Happening This 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
7:00 pm
Depressed About Climate Change? Moving from Angst to Action in an Age of Ecological Disruption
Free
Anderson School (Bothell)
“An exploration into the emotional toll of climate change — and how we might build the resilience to stay engaged in solutions.”
#Science!
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
Thurs. 5/30
6:00 pm
Pecha Kucha
Free
Pigott Auditorium (Seattle University)
“Can we imagine a workplace in which women are fully represented in all aspects of the technology production process from ideation, to product development to delivery?”
#SEATalks
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. 6/1
10:30 am
Civic Saturday
Free
Hillman City Collaboratory (Hillman City)
“Come together in civic community, be inspired and encouraged to reflect and connect, and create new civic traditions that are joyful and communal.”
#Civics
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
Sat. 6/1
7:30 pm
Adriana Giordano & EntreMundos Quarteto
$15.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Uplifting and kinetic mix of deep Brazilian roots flavored with world rhythms.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
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
Next Week
Mon. 6/3
7:30 pm
Defending Science from Denial and Fraud
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“A treatise in defense of science’s processes, claims, and discoveries.”
#Science!
Tues. 6/4
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. 6/6
10:00 am
WordPress Freelancers Meetup
Free
Good Shepherd Center (Wallingford)
“Robbin Block’s creative, yet practical advice helps clients take the pain out of marketing decisions while increasing top line revenue.”
#WordPress
Thurs. 6/6
7:30 pm
Ignite Seattle
$15.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“Fast-paced talks on a wide range of interesting, inspiring, and challenging topics. The simple premise: Enlighten us, but make it quick.”
#SEATalks
Thurs. 6/6
8:00 pm
Moth StorySLAM
$10.00
Fremont Abbey (Fremont)
“Chemistry: The power of combinations. Complex reactions, sparks, explosions, magical solutions. Dynamic rapport and explosive interactions.”
#SEATalks
Thurs. 6/6
9:00 pm
Big Sam’s Funky Nation w/45th St Brass
$18.00
Tractor Tavern (Ballard)
“Noladelic PowerFunk. High-energy music that mixes funk, rock & roll, hip-hop, and jazz into the same pot, gluing everything together with the brassy influence — and heavy grooves — of New Orleans.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 6/8
11:00 am-5:00 pm
Indigenous People Festival
Free
Armory (Seattle Center)
“Learn more about indigenous cultures through song, dance, performances, art, food, and the sharing of indigenous knowledge.”
#Community
Sat. 6/8
8:00 pm
Magic Circle
$15.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“An infectious variety of celebratory jazz from South Africa, Brazil, the Caribbean & US.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sun. 6/9
7:00 pm
Boka Kouyate & The Djeliyah Band
No cover
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Fusion between traditional Djeli music and modern Guinea music.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
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