Happening This Week
Tues. 4/23
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. 4/23
6:00 pm
Storytelling May Be Your Most Powerful Design Tool
$10.00
Sage Bionetworks (Belltown)
“Telling stories is elemental to being human, so perhaps we should think of storytelling as an essential tool for human-centered design.”
#Design
Tues. 4/23
7:00 pm
Lord Shambleton
$7.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Unique sonic blend of Trinidadian calypso mixed with contemporary jazz, funk and R&B.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues. 4/23
7:30 pm
UW Science Now
$5.00
Ada’s Technical Books (Capitol Hill)
“Local graduate students present their latest cutting-edge research.”
#Science!
Wed. 4/24
7:30 pm
Anoushka Shankar
$29-64.00
Edmonds Center for the Arts (Edmonds)
“A singular figure in the Indian classical and progressive world music scenes.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 4/25
6:00 pm
Designing Social Robots with Teens
$5.00
REI Headquarters (Kent)
“A participatory approach to human-centered design.”
#Design
Thurs. 4/25
7:00 pm
Democracy in Danger: How the International Order is Veering to Authoritarianism
$10-15.00
Folio (Downtown)
“A survey of the rising threats to democracy, their origins, variations and US responses.”
#Civics
Thurs. 4/25
7:30 pm
Stacey Abrams: Lead From The Outside
$5.00
Temple De Hirsch Sinai Seattle (Capitol Hill)
“Political leader Stacey Abrams takes the stage to share her awareness of the experiences and challenges that hinder anyone who exists beyond the structure of traditional white male power—women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, and millennials ready to make a difference.” SOLD OUT, but 50 $5 tickets will be available at walk-up on the night of the event and standby will be available.
#Civics
Fri.-Sun. 4/26-28
10:00 am-6:00 pm
Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival
Free
Armory (Seattle Center)
“A weekend-long celebration of Japanese and Japanese-American culture.”
#Community
Fri. 4/26
7:30 pm
Mokoomba and Chimurenga Renaissance
$15-20.00
The Forum at 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
Fri. 4/26
7:30 pm
Losing Earth—A Recent History
$5.00
The Summit on Pike (Capitol Hill)
“An urgent conversation about the moral framework of climate change.”
#Science! #Civics
Fri. 4/26
7:30 pm
Afro-Cuban All Stars
$24-59.00
Edmonds Center for the Arts (Edmonds)
“A sensational showcase for Cuba’s most prodigious young musicians.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 4/27
10:00 am
Town Green Day of Service
Free
Yesler Terrace Park (Yesler Terrace)
“In the spirit of Earth Day, join Town Hall and the Black Farmers Collective for a Day of Service at Yes Farm.”
#Community
Sat. 4/27
12:30 pm
Repurposing Your Content: A Content Strategy Workshop
Free
Fremont Library (Fremont)
“We all work hard at creating our content. And we are often challenged with creating even more. That is where repurposing comes in.”
#WordPress
Sat. 4/27
8:30 pm
Lucha Volcánica
$10-15.00
Evolv Fitness (South Lake Union)
“Noche de Reyes III: Our biggest event of the spring is back for round 3!”
#HauteSeattle
Sat. 4/27
9:30 pm
Zimbabwe Dance Party
No cover
Triple Door Musiquarium (Downtown)
“Anzanga, Ka 1 & Sarungano, and Kondo Renzou.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Next Week
Tues. 4/30
7:30 pm
Daniela Spielmann, Jovino Santos Neto, and Special Guests
$15.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“A rich repertoire that includes samba, choro, gafieira, bossa nova, frevo, maracatu, and jazz.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Wed. 5/1
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. 5/1
7:00 pm
Cephalopod Appreciation Society 2019
No price information listed; prior events have been free
Hugo House (Capitol Hill)
“Get ready to appreciate the octopus, squid, chambered nautilus, and cuttlefish.”
#Science!
Thurs. 5/2
7:30 pm
Daniela Spielman and the Jovino Santos Neto Trio
$20.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“A rich repertoire that includes samba, choro, gafieira, bossa nova, frevo, maracatu, and jazz.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 5/2
8:00 pm
Moth StorySLAM
$10.00
Fremont Abbey (Fremont)
“Mama Rules: Prepare a five-minute story involving a mother or mothering!”
#SEATalks
Fri. 5/3
7:00 pm
Grupo Amoroso
$10.00
Egan’s Ballard Jam House (Ballard)
“Brazilian bossa novas, jazz and more.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri.-Sat. 5/3-4
Crosscut Festival
$20-200.00
Seattle U (Capitol Hill)
“Thought-provoking conversations and innovative thinking, tackling the most important issues of our times.”
#Civics
Fri. 5/3
8:00 pm
Kiki Valera & Cubache
$15.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Son Cubano is one of the most popular musical styles in Cuba & Kiki Valera is one of its foremost exponents.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 5/4
TEDxUofW
$35-50.00
Kane Hall (UW Campus)
“Ideas worth sharing at the University of Washington.”
#SEATalks
Sat. 5/4
8:00 pm
Flor De Toloache with The Cumbieros
$17-20.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
“New York City’s first all women mariachi.” “The Cumbieros are a Seattle born multi-national cumbia band.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 5/4
8:00 pm
Brazilian Music with Alexandre Ribeiro
$20.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Vibrant music of Brazil.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Noteworthy Upcoming Events
Tues. 5/14
8:00 pm
Salon of Shame
$16.00
Theatre Off Jackson (International Disctrict)
“Seattleites stand and read from their worst adolescent writing, including middle school diaries, high school poetry, unsent letters, etc.”
#SEATalks
Sun. 5/26
8:00 pm
Gogol Bordello
$35.00
Neptune Theater (U District)
“A band of immigrants, with members hailing from Ukraine, Ecuador, Russia, and Ethiopia.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues.-Wed. 7/23-24
7:30 pm
Ranky Tanky
$36.00
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
“‘Ranky Tanky’ translates loosely as ‘Work It,’ or ‘Get Funky!’ Timeless music of Gullah culture born in the southeastern Sea Island region of the United States.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs.-Sun. 9/5-8
7:30 pm (one 9:30 show Sat. night)
Sergio Mendes
$66.00
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
“Three-time Grammy winner and Brazilian music legend.”
#SeattleWorldBeat