Happening This Week
Mon.-Tues. 1/14-15 7:30 pm
When Women Ruled the World
$28-48.00
Benaroya Hall (Downtown)
“Join Dr. Kara Cooney, professor of Egyptology, for a look at a time in ancient history when women ruled the world.”
#SEATalks
Tues. 1/15 6:30 pm
WordPress WooCommerce Meetup
Free
Smart Buildings Center (Beacon Hill)
“Want to give your online store a post-holiday checkup? Jonathan Martin, founder of Cool Blue Web, an agency providing eCommerce solutions, will be sharing some great tips with us.”
#WordPress
Wed. 1/16 6:30 pm
Decoding Art in Seattle’s Public Spaces
Free
MOHAI (South Lake Union)
“Walk down any Seattle street, turn the corner, and you’re likely to discover art enhancing the city’s parks, plazas, and waterfront piers. From cedar totem poles to high-tech video installations, the downtown area alone has more than 350 works of art for all to enjoy. How did Seattle amass such a vast collection? What does it tell us about our city?”
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Wed. 1/16 6:30 pm
Speed Friending
$10.00
Connect Lounge (Belltown)
“Who doesn’t want to make a new friend?!? Each attendee will have a few minutes to meet each other and connect over facilitated prompts from a diverse bank of introductory questions.”
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Thurs. 1/17 6:00 pm
Puget Sound SIGCHI 2019 Kick Off Party
$19 non-members; free for members
Alibi Room (Downtown)
The UX Community in Seattle is diverse, supportive and full of so many great people – we want to celebrate that!
#Design
Thurs. 1/17 7:00 pm
Fresh Ground Stories
Free
Roy Street Coffee (Capitol Hill)
“January’s theme is ‘Fed Up – Stories from the end of your rope.'”
#SEATalks
Fri. 1/18 8:30 am
Creative Mornings
Free
South Park Hall (South Park)
“Zeek Earl & Chris Caldwell are Seattle-based filmmakers who recently debuted their first feature, the SXSW award-winning science fiction film Prospect.”
#SEATalks
Fri. 1/18 5:30 pm
Pecha Kucha
Free
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown)
“American Dreams – Empowering New Visions for a Changing America. The event unites inspiring community leaders from across our region to explore their unique relationship to the American Dream and share their understanding of its relevance to our broader community.”
#SEATalks
Fri. 1/18 7:00 pm
Celebrating Samia Panni
Donation – this event is a fundraiser for Samia’s family
OmCulture (Wallingford)
“Celebrate Samia Panni’s life and her immense contributions to the Brazilian music scene as a performer, tireless promoter, and mentor. She valued both authenticity and innovation in music, and was an enthusiastic builder of bridges between cultures. Samia inspired love and creativity in all of us and we will come together to share our appreciation for her gifts and to perform the music to which she devoted her life.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 1/18 8:00 pm
Moth StorySLAM
$10.00
Bloedel Hall (Capitol Hill)
“BACKWARDS: Prepare a five-minute story about regression. Going back in time. Rebounds and backslides. Tales of the vice versa, the inside out, and the topsy turvy. Revisit the scene of the crime. Press rewind.”
#SEATalks
Sat. 1/19 10:00 am
WordPress 101
Free
Works Progress (Greenwood)
“Come get an introduction to WordPress and get some questions answered. This is a drop-in class with a rotating set of topics. Each class starts with a short presentation on that month’s topic, followed by plenty of time to ask questions and troubleshoot
#WordPress
Sat. 1/19 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Kick Off The Cons 2
$10.00
Renton Technical College (Renton)
“If you love cons you will love this con about cons! Featuring: Crypticon Seattle, CybFest NW, Geek Craft Market, Geek Girl Con, Lake City Toy Show, NerdFaire Con, Norwescon, Renton City Retro Gaming Expo, Renton Comic Con, SuperFami Con, & WA Midsummer Renaissance Faire.”
#Community
Sat. 1/19 6:00 pm-10:00 pm
Django’s Birthday
No cover. The musicians are compensated by your donations.
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Celebrate itinerant Gypsy Django Reinhardt’s 109th birthday with an evening of music. Seattle Gypsy Jazz musicians will make guest appearances.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sun. 1/20 7:00 pm
Marina Albero & Luis Gallo
$25.00
private house concert (Madrona address provided after RSVP-ing)
“Flamenco guitarist Luis Gallo comes back to Seattle for a special duo concert with Marina Albero (piano and psalterium).”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Next Week
Tues. 1/22 5:00 pm
Mambo Cocktail Hour
No cover
Triple Door Musiquarium (Downtown)
“Traditional rhythms of Cuba and South America are given flight with jazz arrangements and sensibility. The songs breathe with a deep lyricism, inviting the audience into a rich and unpredictable musical landscape, where cha-cha-cha, vals, and swing meet like old friends on the dance floor.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs.-Sun. 1/24-27
WAR
$56.50
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
“What do you get when you take funk, jazz, R&B and rock & roll and mix it all together? Well, you get one of the greatest bands of all time.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri.-Sun. 1/25-27 7:30 pm Fri. & Sat.; 2:00 Sun.
Faculty Dance Concert featuring Etienne Cakpo
$10-20.00
Meany Hall (U District)
“This year’s concert features the Seattle debut of award-winning choreographer Brian Brooks and a collaborative new work for large ensemble by Kawasaki Guest Artist Etienne Cakpo.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 1/26 10:00 am
DIY User Group for Bloggers
Free
Wallingford Community Senior Center (Wallingford)
“This is a new WordPress Meetup for those who are DIY (do-it-yourselfers). You may be a beginner, you may be an experienced blogger, you may maintain your own site that someone else created for you.”
#WordPress
Sat. 1/26 10:00 am
WordPress 101
Free
Works Progress (Greenwood)
“Come get an introduction to WordPress and get some questions answered. This is a drop-in class with a rotating set of topics. Each class starts with a short presentation on that month’s topic, followed by plenty of time to ask questions and troubleshoot
#WordPress
Sat. 1/26 8:00 pm
Duende Libre + Frank Anderson
$15.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Duende kicks off 2019 with Frank Anderson at one of our favorite Seattle venues.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 1/26 8:00 pm
The Seattle Pancakes & Booze Art Show
$13.00
El Corazon (Denny Triangle)
“Seattle’s Premier Underground Art Show featuring: 70+ Emerging Artists, Live Body Painting, Live DJ sets, Live Art, FREE Pancake Bar.”
#HauteSeattle
Sun. 1/27 6:30 pm
The Pie Party
$20.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Established in 2002, The Pie Party is a fundraiser for The Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research. Enjoy a pie buffet; both savory and sweet.”
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Noteworthy Upcoming Events
Thurs. 2/7 8:00 pm
Tcheka
$20.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“A Cape Verdean original, a singer/songwriter/guitarist who has mastered the traditional idioms of his musically rich island nation, and channeled them into an expressive style all his own.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 2/28 7:30 pm
Ignite Seattle
$5-15.00
Egyptian Theater (Capitol Hill)
“An evening of fast-paced talks on a wide range of interesting, inspiring, and challenging topics. The simple premise: Enlighten us, but make it quick.”
#Community
Thurs.-Fri. 2/28 – 3/1 8:00 pm
Antibalas 20 Year Anniversary Tour
$25-45.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
“Antibalas (Spanish for ‘bulletproof’) is an American, Brooklyn-based afrobeat band that is modeled after Fela Kuti’s Africa 70 band and Eddie Palmieri’s Harlem River Drive Orchestra.” Link above goes to a page where you can get a ticket for both nights. One-night tickets available for the the Thurs. and Friday shows.
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 2/28 6:30 & 9:00 pm
Habib Koite and Bassekou Kouyate
$32-40.00
Triple Door (Downtown)
“Modern troubadour Habib Koité and ngoni master Bassekou Kouyate exemplify responsibility and shared experience associated with the historical, cultural, and unifying properties of Malian music.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Mon. 3/4 8:00 pm
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
$33.50
Neptune Theater (U District)
I first saw these guys with Paul Simon’s Graceland tour and have seen them many times since. Always a powerful show.
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 3/15 7:30 pm
Rebirth Brass Band
$25.00
Tractor Tavern (Ballard)
“Rebirth Brass Band is a true New Orleans institution. While committed to upholding the tradition of brass bands, they have also extended themselves into the realms of funk and hip-hop to create their signature sound.” Late show at 10:00
#SeattleWorldBeat
Mon. 3/18 7:30 pm
Pedrito Martinez Group
$15-20.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“The Pedrito Martinez Group is a powerhouse arrangement of performers steeped in Afro-Cuban musical traditions.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 3/21 8:00 pm
Fatoumata Diawara
$18.50
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
Thurs. 3/28 8:00 pm
Bombino
$25.00
Crocodile (Belltown)
“Bombino is known as being emblematic of the next generation of Tuareg, a new voice of the Sahara and Sahel, fusing traditional Berber rhythms with the energy of rock and roll and songs about peace.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 3/29 7:30 pm
Lorraine Klaasen
$15-20.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“Lorraine’s performances showcase her stunning vocal prowess and versatility, and she is known for singing in the Tsonga, Sotho, isiZulu, and Xhosa languages of South Africa as well as English and French.”
#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
Sat. 4/20 8:00 pm
Toubab Krewe opens for Hot Buttered Rum
$15-20.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
I have no idea who Hot Buttered Rum are, but Toubab Krewe is one of the finest world-music fusion bands you’ll ever see – traditional West African music meets Southern rock.
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 4/26 7:30 pm
Mokoomba and Chimurenga Renaissance
$15-20.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“Local Zimbabwean-American artist Tendai ‘Baba’ Maraire joins Congolese-American guitarist Hussein Kalonji to form Chimurenga Renaissance, merging hip-hop and Congolese guitar with classic African musical traditions. Mokoomba blends Afro-fusion and traditional Tonga rhythms.”
#SeattleWorldBeat