Happening This Week
Tues. 2/12 6:30 pm
That Design Meetup
Free
Substantial (Capitol Hill)
“That Design Meetup creates a space for designers who already have a few years under their belt to meet, advise, and learn with each other. This is a place to hang out, share our experience, and support our fellow Seattle digital product designers who are further along in our careers.”
#Design
Wed. 2/13 5:00 pm
Duende Libre
No cover
Triple Door Musiquarium (Downtown)
“Duende Libre is an uplifting power trio that utilizes the American jazz tradition as a point of departure for daring explorations of rhythm & influences from the Americas, Europe and Africa yielding catchy melodies, lush harmonies, and wholehearted groove.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Wed. 2/13 5:00 pm
Drink Up For Town Hall
Free
Vito’s (First Hill)
“Vito’s will donate $1 to Town Hall from every draft you buy so you can spend a cozy evening out on the town while supporting the programs you love.”
#Community
Wed. 2/13 6:00 pm
WordPress Developers Meetup
Free
Pyramid Communications (Downtown)
“Let’s get the developer meetup going! In this session we’ll get to know each other and brainstorm how we want the meetups to be structured.”
#WordPress
Wed. 2/13 8:00 PM
Seattle Science Slam
Free
Optimism Brewing (Capitol Hill)
“Three scientists explain their research projects in short talks that are easy to follow. Your applause decides who wins.”
#Science!
Thurs. 2/14 6:30 pm
Michael Martinez
Not clear on event page if there’s a cover
Patagōn (Belltown)
“I will be performing Brasilian Music and a bit of the other…”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 2/14 7:00 pm
UX Book Club
Free
Ada’s Technical Books (Capitol Hill)
“Discuss ‘Measure What Matters’ by John Doerr.”
#Design
Thurs.-Sun. 2/14-17
Frank Olivier’s Twisted Cabaret
$20-40.00
Hale’s Palladium (Fremont)
“The stage is set for the big comedy varieté show, the theater is packed, the band is ready – but the tour bus with all the performers has broken down! Now Frank Olivier must pull off the show of his life and perform all 16 twisted variety acts himself.”
#HauteSeattle
Fri. 2/15 8:00 pm
Moth StorySLAM
$10.00
Bloedel Hall (Capitol Hill)
“LOVE HURTS: Prepare a five-minute tale about a love that made you go OUCH. The agony of deferred love! The misery of good love, gone bad! The anguish of one-way love! Love that ‘Hurts So Good’ also welcome.”
#SEATalks
Sat. 2/16 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. 2/16 7:00 pm
The Cumbieros
$10.00
Seamonster Lounge (Wallingford)
“Unique Latin/Cumbia/Ska style with PNW-ish sound. Although is not the first time at Seamonster for the band, it will be the first one for our lead singer and songwriter César!”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 2/16 8:00 pm
Gail Pettis & Jovino Santos Neto
$20.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Gail Pettis, one of Seattle’s treasures when it comes to Jazz Vocals performs with three-time Latin Grammy nominee Jovino Santos Neto, a master pianist, composer and arranger, among the top Brazilian musicians working today.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 2/16 8:30 pm
Oleaje Flamenco
$35-40.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Seattle-based group of musicians and dancers who share a passion for the rawness and virtuosity of traditional Flamenco while creating fresh perspectives drawn from their rich backgrounds in a variety of musical and movement styles.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Next Week
Mon. 2/18 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
Tues. 2/19 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
Tues. 2/19 5:30 pm
Drink Up For Town Hall
Free
Lagunitas Brewing Company (Ballard)
Lagunitas will donate all beer sales to Town Hall from every draft you buy so you can spend a cozy evening out on the town while supporting the programs you love.”
#Community
Tues. 2/19 6:00 pm
New Tech Seattle
$7-25.00
Thinkspace (South Lake Union)
“New Tech is the Northwest’s largest tech community. We’re the place where you make meaningful connections, learn from the industry’s best, and have a fun night out.”
#Tech
Tues. 2/19 6:30 pm
WordPress Help Desk Meetup
Free
Smart Buildings Center (Beacon Hill)
“Want Help with your WordPress site, or want to help others? This is the place to come for learning and help getting over a hurdle.”
#WordPress
Wed. 2/20 6:30 pm
History Café: The Seattles that Might Have Been
Free
MOHAI (South Lake Union)
“Seattle voters have rejected multiple visions of Seattle. These decisions of how Seattle is—or might have been—shape the way we navigate and inhabit our city today.”
#Community
Thurs. 2/21 5:00 pm
Marco de Carvalho
Free
Triple Door Musiquarium (Downtown)
“Marco de Carvalho has been a performance guitarist, composer and arranger for thirty years. He plays an extensive repertoire of music from Rio de Janeiro as well as his own compositions.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 2/21 6:30 pm
Let’s Talk about Research Ops
$8; free for PS SIGCHI members
Moz (Downtown)
“So what is Research Ops? What is Research Ops trying to solve? How do we start on Research Ops? Do we need it?”
#Design
Thurs. 2/21 7:00 pm
Fresh Ground Stories
Free
Roy Street Coffee (Capitol Hill)
“February’s theme is ‘Left Turn – Stories of life going sideways.'”
#SEATalks
Thurs. 2/21 7:00 pm
Lord Shambleton
$8.00
Skylark (West Seattle)
“Seattle-based instrumental group, bringing together jazz, calypso, and other Afro-Caribbean styles.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs.-Sun. 2/21-24
Arturo Sandoval
$36.50
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
“Arturo Sandoval is one of the most dynamic and vivacious live performers of our time. He was a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning group Irakere, whose explosive mixture of jazz, classical, rock and traditional Cuban music caused a sensation throughout the entertainment world.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 2/22 8:00 pm
Kurdish Rhythm & Free Improvisation
$5-15.00 donation
Good Shepherd Center (Wallingford)
“An evening of free improvisations based on Kurdish rhythms featuring percussion virtuoso Ahmad Yousefbeigi joined by Arrington de Dionyso and Amy Denio.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri.-Sun. 2/22-24
Frank Olivier’s Twisted Cabaret
$20-40.00
Hale’s Palladium (Fremont)
“The stage is set for the big comedy varieté show, the theater is packed, the band is ready – but the tour bus with all the performers has broken down! Now Frank Olivier must pull off the show of his life and perform all 16 twisted variety acts himself.”
#HauteSeattle
Sat. 2/23 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. 2/23 7:00 pm
Trovadoro
$10.00
Seamonster Lounge (Wallingford)
“Another great night of original Cuban roots music – Son Cubano Traditional from a super group of local Cuban musicians.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 2/23 8:00 pm
Ann Reynolds & Clave Gringa
$12.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Clave Gringa plays a broad spectrum of Cuban styles from Cuban son and danzon to rumba and Afro Cuban with an infusion of American jazz.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sun. 2/24 3:00 pm
Correo Aereo Trio
No cover
C&P Coffee (West Seattle)
“Award winning multi-instrumental and vocal Latin/World music.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Noteworthy Upcoming Events
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
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
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
Broadway Performance Hall (Capitol 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
Rainier Arts Center (Columbia City)
“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
$35-42.50
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. 4/13 7:30 pm
Cubana Be Cubana Bop
$50.00
Benaroya Recital Hall (Downtown)
“Ignacio Berroa, world-renowned Latin percussionist, joins Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra to lead the band in a concert of the music of Cuba.”
#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
venue TBD (TBD)
“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