Happening This Week
Mon. 5/20
7:30 pm
Completing the Darwinian Revolution
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“Explore the ways an evolutionary worldview can provide a practical toolkit for understanding the fast-paced changes that are having an impact on our world and ourselves.”
#Science!
Tues. 5/21
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. 5/21
6:00 pm
Enterprise vs. Consumer Experience Design
Free
Google (Fremont)
“Join Seattle Women of Design & UX for a panel discussion with design experts from Dell, This Place, and Google.” (Sold out but wait list available.)
#Design
Tues. 5/21
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
Tues. 5/21
7:30 pm
No Visible Bruises
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“A sobering exploration of the real roots of private violence.”
#Civics
Tues. 5/21
7:30 pm
UW Science Now
$5.00
Ada’s Technical Books (Capitol Hill)
“Local graduate students present their latest cutting-edge research.”
#Science!
Tues. 5/21
8:00 pm
Combo Chimbita
$12-14.00
Barboza (Capitol Hill)
“A catharsis of divine feminine force, laden with the teachings from a bygone era, in tune with the spiritual realm.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Wed. 5/22
5:00 pm
Marco de Carvalho
No cover
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
Wed. 5/22
6:00 pm
Setting The Table: Cultivating Belonging in Seattle
$45-55.00
MAKERS Workspace (Belltown)
“Learn, converse, and break bread around an important issue.”
#Community
Thurs. 5/23
6:00 pm
How to Make Design Important (to other people)
$5.00
Artefact (Pioneer Square)
“Fresh ways of thinking about communicating the importance of design.”
#Design
Thurs. 5/23
7:30 pm
Down With Work!
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“Panel discussion on the value of work in our society.”
#Civics
Fri. 5/24
9:00 am-3:30 pm
Civic Boot Camp: Civil Rights
$250.00
Byrd Barr Place (Central District)
“Explore the legacy of the civil rights movement in the Central District.”
#Civics
Fri.-Sun. 5/24-27
10:00 am-10:00 pm
Northwest Folklife Festival
Free (suggested $10 donation per day)
Seattle Center (Queen Anne)
“Community-powered celebration of the music, arts, and heritage that make up the brilliant cultural tapestry of the greater Pacific Northwest.” Lots of world music and street bands.
#Community
Fri. 5/24
7:00 pm
The Jump Session Show
$30.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“Celebration of Jazz, Tap, Lindy Hop, and Swing dances featuring top dancers and musicians from around the world.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 5/24
9:00 pm
Forró Friday Social
$10 with discount for current students ($5)
Union Cultural Center (International Disctrict)
“Playful, rhythmic Brazilian forró partner dancing.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 5/25
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. 5/25
8:00 pm
Las Cafeteras
$15-20.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
“Afro-Mexican music from Southern Veracruz, Mexico.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 5/25
8:30 pm
Lucha Volcánica
$10-15.00
Evolv Fitness (South Lake Union)
“Your favorite local luchadors go head to head.”
#HauteSeattle
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
Next Week
Tues. 5/28
5:30 pm
Celebrate Female Founders
$15-20.00
Create 33 (Downtown)
“Celebrate Female Founders at Startup Grind Seattle.”
#Startups
Tues. 5/28
5:30 pm
UX Happy Hour
Free
Red Door (Fremont)
“Join us on the patio for drinks, appetizers, and mingling with your fellow UXers.”
#Design
Tues. 5/28
7:30 pm
The Secret History of the CIA
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“The secret world of the president’s guerrilla warfare corps.”
#Civics
Wed. 5/29
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. 5/29
7:30 pm
John Waters: Mr. Know-It-All
$5.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“Insight on everything under the sun. Sold out. There will be a standby line at the door.”
#HauteSeattle
Thurs. 5/30
5:00 pm
Duende Libre
No cover
Triple Door Musiquarium (Downtown)
“Daring explorations of rhythm & influences from the Americas, Europe and Africa yielding catchy melodies, lush harmonies, and wholehearted groove.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri.-Sun. 5/31-6/2
MiniGUINEA: West African Dance & Drum Retreat
$375.00
Camp Sealth (Vashon Island)
“Inspire and enliven your life with the infectious rhythms of Guinea, West Africa.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri.-Sun. 5/31-6/2
HONK! Fest West
Free
various locations (south Seattle)
“Part of a global renaissance of community street band culture.” South Park Fri. night, White Center Sat. afternoon, and Columbia City Sun. afternoon.
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri.-Sat. 5/31-6/1
9:00 pm
Puddles Pity Party
$35.00
The Showbox (Downtown)
“Softhearted crooner wandering the world with melancholic pop anthems and free hugs for all the party people.”
#HauteSeattle
Sat.-Sun. 6/1-2
Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival
Free
Armory (Seattle Center)
“Celebrating Philippine culture, arts, and history.”
#Community
Sat. 6/1
1:30 pm
First Caturday
Free
Cal Anderson Park (Capitol Hill)
“Reclaim the glory of the outdoors for our feline friends!”
#HauteSeattle
Sun. 6/2
8:30 pm
Baby Gramps and Jason Webley
$12.00
Hotel Albatross (Ballard)
“With the heart of a genius, no musical training, his own vocabulary and a voice like Popeye the Sailor, Baby Gramps is a cross between an early 1900s hobo and a Sesame Street character.”
#HauteSeattle
Noteworthy Upcoming Events
Wed. 7/17
8:00 pm
Tal National
$13.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
“Joyously hypnotic, unique contribution to West African guitar music delivered with virtuoso precision and unrelenting energy.”
#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