Happening This 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
6:00 pm
Civic Cocktail
$25.00
Palace Ballroom (Downtown)
“Perspectives from leaders in news, local government and the social-services sector in response to the recent KOMO-TV documentary ‘Seattle Is Dying.'”
#Civics
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
10:00 am
WordPress Freelancers Meetup
Free
Good Shepherd Center (Wallingford)
“Creating a one-page business plan using the Lean Canvas approach, in preparation for next month’s Marketing focus.”
#WordPress
Thurs. 5/2
6:00 pm
Solid Seattle
Free
Galvanize (Pioneer Square)
“The web needs a mid-course correction. Solid, an open source project led by WWW inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee, is leading the way.”
#Civics
Thurs. 5/2
7:00 pm
Spring Fling: A HONK! Fest West Fundraiser
$10.00 (this is a fundraiser for a super-worthy event, so feel free to pay more)
Peddler Brewing (Ballard)
“Featuring the noise of: Butt Dial, VamoLá, and Chaotic Noise Marching Corps. All proceeds go toward Honk! Fest West 2019: Seattle’s free, community-driven, 3-day street band festival!”
#SeattleWorldBeat
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.-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
7:00 pm
Grupo Amoroso
$10.00
Egan’s Ballard Jam House (Ballard)
“Brazilian bossa novas, jazz and more.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
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
3:00 pm
Breaking the Story of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford
$30.00
The Riveter (Capitol Hill)
“A conversation with Emma Brown, the Washington Post reporter who broke the Dr. Blasey Ford story.”
#Civics
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
Next Week
Mon. 5/6
7:00 pm
The Neuroscience of a One-Track Mind: A Lecture-Concert
$20-30.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“A scintillating lecture from UW neuroscientist Chantel Prat, a centuries-spanning solo marimba performance by Erin Jorgensen, a ticket giveaway, and the most adorable cupcake toast this side of the Cascades.”
#Science! #SeattleWorldBeat
Tues. 5/7
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. 5/7
6:30 & 9:00 pm
Eddie Palmieri’s Latin Jazz Septet
$32-40.00
Triple Door (Downtown)
“One of the finest pianists of the past 60 years fuses the rhythm of his Puerto Rican heritage with the complexity of jazz.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues. 5/7
7:00 pm
Become America – Book Launch with Eric Liu
Free
Washington Hall (First Hill)
“Examine the growing community need to gather face-to-face, reflect on what it means to be an active citizen, and answer the call to rehumanize our politics.”
#Civics
Wed. 5/8
6:00 pm
WordPress Developer Meetup
Free
WeWork (South Lake Union)
“We tend to mix things up every month doing Lean Coffee discussions, Lightning Talks and Presentations.”
#WordPress
Wed. 5/8
7:00 pm
Open Rehearsal – Play in the Solstice Parade with VamoLa!
Free
Roosevelt High School (Roosevelt)
“Open rehearsal for folks interested in playing samba. Musical experience, especially percussion experience, is helpful but not required.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 5/9
7:00 pm
UX Book Club
Free
Ada’s Technical Books (Capitol Hill)
“Discuss ‘Articulating Design Decisions’ by Tom Greever.”
#Design
Thurs. 5/9
7:30 pm
UW Science Now
$5.00
Ada’s Technical Books (Capitol Hill)
“Local graduate students present their latest cutting-edge research.”
#Science!
Fri. 5/10
8:30 am
Creative Mornings
Free
Seattle Public Library (Downtown)
“Dallas Graham is the founder and creator of the Red Fred Project: a children’s book collaboration between himself and 50 children with critical illnesses across the 50 states.”
#SEATalks
Fri. 5/10
7:30 pm
The Old Is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“Political theorist Nancy Fraser dissects neoliberalism’s current crisis and asserts that we might be able to wrest new futures from its ruins.”
#Civics
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