Happening This Week
Mon. 12/2
7:30 pm
Charlton McIlwain: Black Software
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“A chronicle of the long relationship between African Americans, computing technology, and the internet.”
#Civics #Tech
Tues.-Sun. 12/3-8
Stomp
$35-65.00
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
Thurs. 12/5
10:00 am
WordPress Freelancers Meetup
Free
Good Shepherd Center (Wallingford)
“Do you make your living using WordPress to create websites for other people’s businesses? This Meetup is for you!”
#WordPress
Thurs. 12/5
7:30 pm
The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“The story of how the man who was considered the ‘leading light’ of the burgeoning white nationalist movement confronted and disavowed everything he was taught to believe.”
#Civics
Thurs. 12/5
8:00 pm
Moth StorySLAM
$15.00
Fremont Abbey (Fremont)
“Family: Prepare a five-minute story about your kin, your clan, the people that made you.”
#SEATalks
Sat. 12/7
10:30 am
Civic Saturday
Free
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“A civic ritual — a place to 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. 12/7
7:00 pm
Brazilian Connection: Let’s Be United
$15.00
Langston Hughes Performing Arts (Central District)
“Dances from centuries ago with the newest urban styles, showing the continual innovation and inspiration that are African culture in the Americas.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 12/7
8:00 pm
Adriana Giordano & EntreMundos Quarteto
$15.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Deep Brazilian roots flavored with world rhythms, a deft blending of funk, jazz and soul melding with the classic sounds of samba and bossa nova.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 12/7
noon-10:00 pm
Punk Rock Flea Market
Free
King’s Hall (Beacon Hill)
“Seattle’s favorite underground shopping center returns.”
#HauteSeattle
Sun. 12/8
7:30 pm
Kiran Ahluwalia
$20.00
Triple Door (Downtown)
“Vocal traditions of India and Pakistan embracing influences from West African blues, contemporary jazz, and more.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sun. 12/8
noon-6:00 pm
Futures: Trends in Science + Technology & their Implications for Art + Performance
Free
Northwest Film Forum (Capitol Hill)
“Current trends in science and technology, and what effect might these ideas and activities have on art and performance?”
#Tech
Next Week
Mon. 12/9
7:30 pm
Migrating to Prison
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“An urgent call for the abolition of immigration prisons and a radical reimagining of the way we determine who belongs in the United States.”
#Civics
Tues. 12/10
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. 12/10
5:30 pm
Green Drinks Winter Bash
$10-15.00
Friends of the Waterfront (Waterfront)
“This year’s Winter Bash is ugly sweater-themed!”
#Community
Tues. 12/10
6:00 pm
New Tech Seattle
$9-20.00
Thinkspace (Westlake)
“Smart, fun, creative, innovative tech community.”
#Tech
Tues. 12/10
7:00 pm
Correo Aereo
No cover
Perihelion Brewery (Beacon Hill)
“Award winning multi-instrumental and vocal Latin/World music trio performing traditional music of Venezuela, Argentina & Mexico.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues. 12/10
7:30 pm
A History of Xenophobia in the US
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“How xenophobia works, why it has endured, and how it threatens America.”
#Civics
Wed. 12/11
6:00 pm
WordPress Developer Meetup
Free
WeWork (South Lake Union)
“This month we’re hosting an ‘ask me anything’-style panel.”
#WordPress
Thurs. 12/12
7:30 pm
A Political Manifesto to Heal the World
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“A method to replace what ‘capitalist globalization of selfishness’ with a globalization of generosity, prophetic empathy, and environmental sanity.”
#Civics
Fri. 12/13
8:00 pm
Kiki Valera & Cubaché
$15-18.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“One of the world’s greatest players of the Cuban cuatro.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 12/14
8:00 pm
Eric & Encarnacion’s Trio Flamenco
$25.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Internationally renowned flamenco duo.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Noteworthy Upcoming Events
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
Thurs. 2/20
8:00 pm
Antibalas
$28.50
Neptune Theater (U District)
“One of the world’s finest Afrobeat bands.”
#SeattleWorldBeat