Happening This Week
Mon.-Fri. 9/17-21
Seattle Design Festival final week
both free and paid events
various locations (around Seattle)
“The Seattle Design Festival features citywide tours, exhibits, outdoor installations, activities, interactive workshops and more. This year’s Festival theme, TRUST, examines the role of design thinking in bringing together and building TRUST among diverse communities.”
#Design
Mon. 9/17 7:30 pm
Timefulness and Geology for Saving the World
$5.00
The Summit on Pike (Capitol Hill)
“A literal history of the world, and a treatise for building a more time-literate and ecologically considerate society.”
#Science!
Tues. 9/18 6:30 pm
WordPress Help Desk Meetup
Free
Smart Buildings Center (Beacon Hill)
“This is the place to come for learning and help getting over a hurdle. Bring your laptop and be ready to share your question, or help others with their questions.”
#WordPress
Tues. 9/18 7:00 pm
John Boylan’s Conversations
Free
Vermillion (Capitol Hill)
“This time, we want to look at some of the issues around the #MeToo revelations: what they mean, where they come from, how people are dealing with them.”
#SEATalks
Tues. 9/18 8:00 pm
Salon of Shame
$16.00
Theatre Off Jackson (International Disctrict)
“Join us as we drink and exploit our younger selves for your entertainment! The idea is simple: Seattleites stand and read from their worst adolescent writing, including middle school diaries, high school poetry, unsent letters, etc. Everybody wins when it comes to embarrassment!”
#HauteSeattle
Wed. 9/19 5:00 pm
Mochima
Free
Triple Door Musiquarium (Downtown)
“Mochima is a trio dedicated to the spread of joropo, merengue, parranda and all other Venezuelan musical styles.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Wed. 9/19 6:00 pm
Beyond the Umwelt: Bringing Communities Together through Participatory Design
$10.00
Impact Hub (Pioneer Square)
“Through a mix of lecture and hands-on design, we will teach attendees how to engage in a participatory public process and build trust with communities throughout the process.”
#Community #Design
Thurs. 9/20 7:30 pm
The Self-Interested Altruism of Today’s Elite
$5.00
Southside Commons (Columbia City)
If you already had tickets for this one, note the change of venue.
“What do we do when our society’s economic elite become more interested in celebrating their own magnanimity than bringing about real change?”
#Civics
Thurs. 9/20 8:00 pm
MarchFourth
$15-20.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
“MarchFourth is a joy-inducing force of entertainment. The colorful explosion of brassy funk, rock, and jazz is all about the groove. This larger-than-life group of musicians and acrobats tours the country year-round, bringing a spirit of celebration wherever they go.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 9/20 8:30 pm
BKO Quintet
$20-25.00
Clock-Out Lounge (Beacon Hill)
“Power quintet from Bamako, Mali. Associating the guitar of griots with the lute of Bambara hunters had never been undertaken before in the Malian music universe. It is indeed two opposite worlds that BKO have decided to bring up together in order to develop a resolutely urban music style rooted in secular tradition.” video
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 9/21 6:00 pm
Djeliyah Band
Free
Central Area Senior Center (Central District)
“Beautiful music, song and dance from Guinea West Africa!”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 9/21 8:00 pm
Moth StorySLAM
$10.00
Bloedel Hall (Capitol Hill)
“RIVALS: Prepare a five-minute story about your nemesis: the Backstreet Boy to your N’Sync, the Killmonger to your T’Challa, the Paris to your Nicole. Yankees to Red Sox, cats to dogs, Coke to Pepsi. Tell of enemies, ‘frenemies,’ rivals and foes.”
#SEATalks
Sat. 9/22 10:00 am
DIY User Group for Bloggers
Free
Wallingford Community Senior Center (Wallingford)
“SEO professional Aimee Jurenka will be joining us to share Basic SEO Tips. We’re always on a quest to increase traffic to our blog and Aimee is going to help us get started.”
#WordPress
Sat. 9/22 11:00 am-4:00 pm
Sustainable Ballard Festival
Free
Ballard Commons Park (Ballard)
“Eclectic, artsy, earthy, urban and committed to a better future . . . Join your Ballard neighbors for creativity, passion and community-building while learning about daily practices and big steps toward more sustainable living.”
#Community
Sat. 9/22 1:00 pm
Internet Cat Video Festival
$9-15.00
SIFF Cinema Uptown (Queen Anne)
“Curated by award-winning local filmmaker Will Braden (‘Henri le Chat Noir’ creator and writer), the festival features over 85 viral cat videos in one engaging and exciting non stop parade of **squee!** that will leave you with a smile on your face and a purr in your heart!”
#HauteSeattle
Sat. 9/22 5:00 pm
New Hugo House Opening Celebration
Free
Hugo House (Capitol Hill)
“Join Hugo House as we open the doors to our new home – 10,000 square feet designed by and for writers and readers. Explore all the nooks and crannies, catch pop-up readings, hear music, and find literary experiences around every corner.”
#Community
Sat. 9/22 7:00 pm
Luminata
Free
starts at Aqua Theater at south end of lake (Green Lake)
“Celebrate the autumnal equinox to bid farewell to summer and move gently into autumn with our annual illuminated celebration. Full participation is open to the public! Everyone is invited to bring lanterns, glowing umbrellas, luminous costumes, or other beaming creations to parade around the lake.”
#Community
Sat. 9/22 7:00 pm
Grupo Amoroso
$10.00
Egan’s Ballard Jam House (Ballard)
“Brazilian jazz, bossa nova classics, and MPB.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 9/22 7:30 pm
Abdi Nor Iftin: Call Me American
$5.00
Washington Hall (Central District)
“Abdi Nor Iftin was just 6 years old when civil war consumed his country, forcing his family to flee. Sit in as he speaks about his path to the U.S., and how America is — and isn’t — what he expected.”
#Civics
Sun. 9/23 1:00 pm
Seattle’s Central Park: What Could Have Been
$30.00
Denny Park (South Lake Union)
“A journey into Seattle’s not-so-distant past: The failed Seattle Commons project: A proposed redevelopment plan for South Lake Union that was narrowly voted down by Seattle voters in the mid-1990s. Referred to as ‘Seattle’s Central Park,’ the plan would have created a large urban park in the center of South Lake Union, space currently occupied by blocks of skyscrapers.”
#Community
Sun. 9/23 7:00 pm
Brazilian Master Guitarist Marcus Tardelli (house concert)
$25.00
provided after ticket purchase (Madrona)
“One of the most remarkable guitarists to emerge from Brazil.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sun. 9/23 8:30 pm
Orchestra Zarabanda
$12.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Both the savvy and the uninitiated get up and moving to this irresistible dance music! Echoing the classic Cuban conjunto format, Zarabanda plays deep-grooving salsa, straight from Old Havana, and spices it up with modern arranging sensibility.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Next Week
I’m traveling this week, so I didn’t have time to look as far ahead as usual. Back to normal next week.
Thurs.-Sun. 9/27-30
Sergio Mendes
$60.00
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
“One of the most internationally successful Brazilian artists of all time, Sergio Mendes has recorded more than 35 albums and is a three-time Grammy Award winner. Producer, composer, keyboardist and vocalist, Mendes’ influence on the music industry has spanned five-decades and continues to evolve.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Noteworthy Upcoming Events
Thurs. 10/4 7:30 pm
Ignite Seattle
$5-10.00
Egyptian Theater (Capitol Hill)
“Ignite Seattle is the largest open submission public speaking event in the Pacific Northwest. Each speaker gets 20 slides, 15 seconds each, to share a passion for 5 minutes – it’s an evening of curated discovery.”
#SEATalks
Fri. 10/5 9:00 pm
Too Many Zooz
$20.00
Tractor Tavern (Ballard)
“Too Many Zooz’s manic music, dubbed ‘BrassHouse’ by drummer King of Sludge, is an irresistible rocket that combines styles more diverse and far-flung than any international space station.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues. 10/16 8:30 pm
Jupiter and Okwess
$20-23.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
“Jupiter and Okwess transcend the Congo’s unexplored musical heritage and dive into a pool of modernity. From James Brown to the ultra-dominant Congolese rumba style, Jupiter creates his own mode of musical expression.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 10/19 7:30 pm
Soweto Gospel Choir
$21-51.00
Paramount Theatre (Downtown)
“Awe-inspiring 20-member ensemble that thrills audiences worldwide with their stunning blend of African gospel music, spirituals and American popular music. Earthy rhythms and rich harmonies sung in six of South Africa’s 11 official languages are combined for a moving performance which uplifts the soul through the music and dance of South Africa.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 10/20 8:00 pm
Northwest World Fest
$20-35.00
Kings Hall (Beacon Hill)
“Celebrating world culture with music & food. Good vibes and tunes from Mamadou Diabate & Percussion Mania, Alpha Yaya Diallo & the Bafing, and Mahonyera Mbira Ensemble.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 11/17 8:00 am-4:30 pm
TEDxSeattle 2018
$35-250.00
McCaw Hall (Seattle Center)
“The theme for this year’s event is Tall Order. As an individual, many of us have thought, ‘that’s a tall order’ about something in our personal and work lives. As a theme, Tall Order balances the sense that these are challenging times – but that the challenges can be met. Tickets will go on sale this summer.”
#SEATalks
Thurs. 3/21 8:00 pm
Fatoumata Diawara
$22.00 as season ticket holder; general sales not yet open
Neptune Theater (U District)
“Boldly experimental yet respectful of her roots . . . Fatoumata Diawara is the voice of young African womanhood – proud of her heritage but with a vision that looks confidently to the future and a message that is universal.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues. 4/2 7:30 pm
Zakir Hussain Masters of Percussion
$41.50 – $50.00, as a part of a season subscription; general sales not yet open
Moore Theater (Downtown)
“An international phenomenon and one of the greatest musicians of our time. A classical tabla virtuoso of the highest order, his consistently brilliant and exciting performances have established him as a national treasure in his own country, India, and as one of India’s reigning cultural ambassadors.”
#SeattleWorldBeat