Happening This Week
Mon. 9/16
7:30 pm
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions About Death
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“A look into the fascinating truths about what will happen (to our bodies) after we die.”
#Science!
Tues. 9/17
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. 9/17
8:00 pm
Salon of Shame
$16.00
Theatre Off Jackson (International Disctrict)
“Join us as we drink and exploit our younger selves for your entertainment!”
#HauteSeattle
Wed. 9/18
7:00 pm
Club Sandwich (Flying Karamazov Brothers) preview show
$25.00
Broadway Performance Hall (Capitol Hill)
“The Greatest Live-Action Comedy Thriller of All Time. Follow three happy-go-lucky juggling millionaires and their long-suffering butler. Feel your heart soar to new heights in a gritty, no-holds-barred love rectangle.” The show runs through Oct. 6.
#HauteSeattle
Wed. 9/18
7:00 pm
The Cumbieros
$12.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
“Traditional and contemporary South American Cumbia fused with the modern sounds of ska and rock.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Wed. 9/18
7:00 pm
The Body Lives its Undoing
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“Personal perspectives on the world of autoimmunity.”
#Science!
Wed. 9/18
7:30 pm
Duende Libre
$15.00
Tula’s (Belltown)
“The piano-based trio Duende Libre uses jazz as a departure point to explore international rhythms and sounds.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 9/19
7:00 pm
Fresh Ground Stories
Free
Starbucks (Capitol Hill)
“From Out of Nowhere – Stories of unexpected help. Come tell a story about a time when you were failing, flailing, or just beat down, and someone or something helped you.”
#SEATalks
Thurs. 9/19
7:30 pm
Uncle Bonsai
$20-23.00
Triple Door (Downtown)
“Imagine what might happen if Tim Burton hijacked the Andrews Sisters en route to a Stephen Sondheim festival with The Beatles and Tom Lehrer in the sidecar.”
#HauteSeattle
Fri. 9/20
7:30 pm
Promise and Peril in the Digital Age
$5.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“Confronting a tech sector long obsessed with rapid growth and sometimes on disruption as an end in itself.”
#Tech
Fri. 9/20
7:30 pm
The Myth of the Gendered Brain
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“How the scientific community has engendered bias and stereotype by rewarding studies that show difference rather than sameness.”
#Science!
Fri. 9/20
8:00 pm
Moth StorySLAM
$15.00
Bloedel Hall (Capitol Hill)
“Neighborhoods: Prepare a five-minute story about communities. Nosy grandma two doors down, kids on the stoop, block parties and other local flavors. The guy at the corner store, the church down the road, the playground down the block.”
#SEATalks
Fri. 9/20
9:00 pm
The New Triumph
No cover
Triple Door Musiquarium (Downtown)
“Energetic dance-inducing original mix of Funk, Afro-Latin, and Jazz music.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat.-Sun. 9/21-9/22
10:00 am-4:00 pm
Seattle Children’s Festival
Free
Seattle Center (Queen Anne)
“An event where the whole family can play, dance, sing, learn, and try something new!”
#Community
Sat. 9/21
10:00 am
WordPress Fundamentals
Free
Works Progress (Greenwood)
“Come get an introduction to WordPress and get some questions answered.”
#WordPress
Sat. 9/21
2:00 pm
Thione Diop and Friends
Free
Wa Na Wari (Central District)
Senegalese master drummer always puts on a good show.
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 9/21
7:00 pm
Luminata
Free
Green Lake (North Seattle)
“Celebrate the autumnal equinox to bid farewell to summer and move gently into autumn with our annual illuminated celebration.”
#Community
Sat. 9/21
7:00 pm
Grupo Amoroso
$10.00
Egan’s Ballard Jam House (Ballard)
“Jazzy bossas, groovy sambas & more – a Brazilian music fest!”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 9/21
8:30 pm
Lucha Volcánica
$15-20.00
Hale’s Palladium (Fremont)
“All your favorite local luchadors, plus special appearances by Cazador del Alma, Vaquero Fantasma, and lucha libre legend, Negro Navarro.”
#HauteSeattle
Sun. 9/22
4:00 pm
Think Black
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“A portrait of institutional racism at IBM.”
#Science!
Next Week
Mon. 9/23
7:30 pm
Lucibela
$20-25.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Traditional Cape Verdean music including the bittersweet ballads called mornas – a creole cousin of the fado from Portugal.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues. 9/24
6:00 pm
Trust and Responsibility in Design
$5.00
Artefact (Pioneer Square)
“Celebrate Interaction Design Day with your community by joining us for an in-depth conversation about trust and responsibility in design!”
#Design
Tues. 9/24
7:30 pm
Naomi Klein: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal
$5.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“Investigate our modern climate crisis not only as a profound political challenge but as a spiritual and imaginative one.”
#Civics
Tues. 9/24
8:00 pm
47SOUL
$17.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
“Electro Arabic Dabke (Shamstep).” With Seattle DJ Darek Mazzone.
#SeattleWorldBeat
Wed. 9/25
7:30 pm
Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
$5.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“Discussion of the ways that humanity has turned our planet into a farm for growing meat.”
#Science!
Wed. 9/25
7:30 pm
Single Payer Healthcare and What Comes Next
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“Learn about a vision for a world where we could leave our jobs without losing healthcare for ourselves and our kids; where affordable housing is healthcare; and where social justice links arm-in-arm with health justice for us all.”
#Civics
Thurs. 9/26
5:00 pm
Blink Gallery Exhibition & Speaker Series
Free
Blink UX (Downtown)
“Celebrate the work of photographer Linda Brooks and hear from author and UX leader, Torrey Podmakersky.”
#Design
Thurs. 9/26
7:30 pm
A Farm’s Return to the Wild
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“A discussion of the challenges and successes of a bold mission to revive land and wildlife by letting nature take its course.”
#Science!
Thurs. 9/26
8:00 pm
Fidel Nadal
$25.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
“Latin Grammy nominated Afro-Argentinian pioneer of Latin American Reggae en Español and the underground hardcore punk movement in Argentina” with Mr Pauer & Sounds of Sahara.
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 9/27
7:30 pm
Garifuna Collective and Hagucha Garinagu
$15-20.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“Two Garifuna sensations in back-to-back live performances!”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat.-Sun. 9/28-29
10:00 am-9:00 pm Sat.; 10:00 am-6:00 pm Sun.
Festa Italiana
Free
Seattle Center (Queen Anne)
“The largest Italian-American event in the Northwest. It features art, music, food, dance and participatory activities for the entire family.”
#Community
Sat. 9/28
10:00 am
Town Green Day of Service
Free
Yesler Terrace Park (Yessler Terrace)
“Join Town Hall and the Black Farmers Collective for a Day of Service at Yes Farm.”
#Community
Sat. 9/28
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. 9/28
11:00 am
Ricardo Guity and Hagucha Garinagu
Free-5:00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“Drummer [and community pillar] Ricardo Guity leads Hagucha Garinagu. Learn how to sing songs and play instruments in the Garifuna style, and hear stories celebrating the history and culture of the Garifuna people. Bring the whole family.”
#Community #SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 9/28
11:00 am-4:00 pm
Sustainable Ballard Festival
Free
Ballard Commons Park (Ballard)
“Family-friendly, fun, FREE, and full of surprises! Visit local sustainable businesses and non-profits, catch some local buskers, enjoy refreshments from local food trucks.”
#Community
Sat. 9/28
6:00 pm
Science Night: An Evening of Drunken Experiments
$22.00
Hale’s Palladium (Fremont)
“The most fun you can have without breaking the laws of physics.”
#Science!
Sat. 9/28
8:00 pm
Huun Huur Tu
$20.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
Tuvan throat singing and more. “Descendents of isolated Siberian herdsmen make serious, strangely universal music out of some of the planet’s quirkiest acoustics.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 9/28
8:00 pm
Duende Libre with Frank Anderson
$15.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Energetic new trio that utilizes the American jazz tradition as a point of departure for daring explorations of rhythm & influences from the Americas, Europe and Africa.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 9/28
8:00 pm
Azucar & Correo
$15-20.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
Two Seattle Latin music favorites: Alma y Azúcar and Correo Aereo Quartet.
#SeattleWorldBeat
Noteworthy Upcoming Events
Mon. 9/30
8:00 pm
Too Many Zooz
$20.50-23.50
Neptune Theater (U District)
“The curious thing about being a fan of brasshouse? You’re pretty much talking about being into one solitary but extremely unforgettable band.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 10/3
6:30 pm
Ignite Seattle
$5-10.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“The largest open submission public speaking event in the Pacific Northwest. Each speaker gets 20 slides, for 15 seconds each, to share a passion for 5 minutes. Enlighten us, but make it quick!”
#SEATalks
Mon. 10/7
7:30 pm
Tinariwen
$42-62.00
Benaroya Hall (Downtown)
“Extraordinary guitar-poets from the southern Sahara desert blend blues, rock and pop with Berber and Arabic influences to create an altogether hypnotic concert experience.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 10/11
8:00 pm
Songhoy Blues
$25-28.00
Neptune Theater (U District)
“The future of African rock n’ roll. Steeped in the deep traditions of classic Malian music & desert blues fused with a youthful & super-charged sound of today.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Mon. 10/28
7:30 pm
Vieux Farka Touré & Bombino: Sons of the Sahara
$45-60.00
Benaroya Hall (Downtown)
“A unique collaboration between two of Africa’s most esteemed and dynamic guitar masters.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues.-Sun. 12/3-8
Stomp
Moore Theater (Belltown)
“International percussion sensation uses everything but conventional percussion instruments – matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps – to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms.”
#SeattleWorldBeat