Happening This Week
Mon.-Tues. 10/14-15
7:30 pm
DakhaBrakha
$45-55.00
Triple Door (Downtown)
“Ukrainian ‘ethno chaos’ band creates a world of unexpected new music.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Mon. 10/14
7:30 pm
How Breakthrough Science Can Save The US Economy
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“Pragmatic, sure-to-be controversial plan that will lead to job growth and a new American economy in places now left behind.”
#Civics
Tues. 10/15
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. 10/15
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
Wed. 10/16
7:30 pm
A Thinking Human’s Guide to AI
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“Leading computer scientist Melanie Mitchell reveals the turbulent history of this field and the recent surge of apparent successes, grand hopes, and emerging fears that surround AI.”
#Tech
Thurs.-Fri. 10/17-18
Seattle Interactive Conference
$179-549.99
Washington State Convention Center (Downtown)
“The convergence of technology, creativity, and commerce.” (If you’re interested in content strategy for startups, check out my session Friday afternoon.)
#Tech #Design #Community
Thurs. 10/17
6:30 pm
Demystifying UX Contract Work
$8.00 (free for PS SigChi members)
Moz (Downtown)
“Sage advice from current and former UX contractors to help you decide what’s right for your career.”
#Design
Thurs. 10/17
7:30 pm
AI and the Future of Our Minds
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“Susan Schneider contends that it is inevitable that AI will take intelligence in new directions, but urges that it is up to us to carve out a sensible path forward.”
#Tech
Thurs. 10/17
8:00 pm
Buena Vibra
$12.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Salsa, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha, Guaguanco, and Bolero.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 10/17
8:00 pm
Chucho Valdés Jazz Batá
$18-60.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“50 years of shaping a whole school of modern jazz from deep within the tradition of the batá drum.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 10/18
6:30 pm
Clave Gringa
No cover
Geo’s (Greenwood)
“Featuring Anne Reynolds, Kelsey Mines & Steve Smith.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 10/18
8:00 pm
Moth StorySLAM
$15.00
Bloedel Hall (Capitol Hill)
“Spooky: Prepare a five-minute story about the moments that made your heart race. Jump up from your seat or hide under the covers. Reveal what makes you uneasy.”
#SEATalks
Sat.-Sun. 10/19-20
11:00 am-6:00 pm
Turkfest
Free
Armory (Seattle Center)
“A lively marketplace, food, music, dance, and more.”
#Community
Sat. 10/19
3:00 pm
Sembene!
$10.00
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute (Central District)
“True story of the self-taught novelist and filmmaker who fought a 50-year battle to give Africans the power to tell their own stories.”
#Community
Sat. 10/19
7:30 pm
The Outlaw Ocean
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“Stories of astonishing courage and brutality, survival and tragedy, and a globe-spanning network of crime and exploitation that emanates from the fishing, oil, and shipping industries.”
#SEATalks
Sat. 10/19
7:30 pm
Trichy Sankaran and Ganesh Rajagopalan
$15-20.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“Spellbinding two-part performance by two of the Indian music world’s foremost masters of their instruments.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 10/19
9:00 pm
Akothee
$35.00
Rumba Notes (Columbia City)
“Kenyan singer, songwriter, dancer, socialite and entrepreneur.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sun. 10/20
2:00 pm
Duende Libre
Free
Frye Art Museum (Central District)
“High-energy, dynamic power trio draws on a range of global influences from Afro-Cuban Jazz to Brazilian Samba to American Funk & Soul.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Next Week
Mon. 10/21
5:30 pm
Fireside with Torrey Podmajersky, UX Writer, Google
$5-10 donation requested at the door
WeWork (Downtown)
“Fireside chat with Torrey Podmajersky, UX Writer at Google who recently published Strategic Writing for UX.”
#Design
Tues. 10/22
6:00 pm
Quantified Self Show + Tell
Free
Seattle Children’s Center (South Lake Union)
“Have you done anything self-tracking-related recently?”
#Science!
Tues. 10/22
7:00 pm
David Barsamian: Rise and Resist – Activism in the Age of Trump
$5-10.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“A discussion on world affairs, imperialism, capitalism, propaganda, the media, and global rebellions.”
#Civics
Fri. 10/25
8:30 am
Creative Mornings
Free
The Collective (South Lake Union)
“Esther Loopstra is an illustrator, fine artist, and teacher whose work is an extension of her perpetual curiosity.”
#SEATalks
Sat. 10/26
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. 10/26
noon-6:00 pm
Diwali: Lights of India
Free
Seattle Center (Queen Anne)
“Flower mandala arrangement, henna, saree booth, food, music, and more.”
#Community
Sat. 10/26
8:00 pm
Kiki Valera y su Son Cubano
$10-33.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“Cuban cuatro virtuoso presents sones, boleros, and guarachas with a band of masters. And they’re setting up a dance floor right in front of the stage!”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 10/26
8:00 pm
Samba das Caveiras
$0-10.00
Union Cultural Center (International Disctrict)
“Celebrate life the Brazilian way with live samba all night long and handmade Brazilian food and drinks!”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 10/26
8:00 pm
Eric & Encarnacion – Duo Flamenco
$20.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Internationally renowned flamenco duo.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 10/26
8:30 pm
Lucha Volcánica
$10-15.00
Evolv Fitness (South Lake Union)
“The Silence of the Slams: A Very Lucha Halloween”
#HauteSeattle
Noteworthy Upcoming Events
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
Tues. 12/31
8:45 & 11:00 pm
New Year’s Eve with The Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band
$60.50-$200.50
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
“Master Conguero, Band Leader and Latin Jazz Legend Poncho Sanchez stirs up a fiery stew of straight-ahead jazz, gritty soul music, and infectious melodies and rhythms from a variety of Latin American and South American sources.”
#SeattleWorldBeat