This is the last list for 2019. I’ll take the next to weeks off to observe the holidays with family. See you in 2020.
Happening This Week
Tues. 12/17
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
Tues. 12/17
7:00 pm
Sin Fronteras
$10.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Songs of life, humanity, and love.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues. 12/17
7:00 pm
Marina Albero CD Release Concert
$12-25.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Brewed in Spain, Cuba and US and made of a natural blend of impressionistic, jazz, flamenco, son and early music.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Wed. 12/18
7:30 pm
Parranda Navideña: A Latin Caribbean Christmas Party
$12-15.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Venezuelan traditional music group Mochima and Puerto Rican bomba group Los Hijos de Agüeybaná play gaita, parranda, bomba, and plena, the fun and loud Christmas music of Venezuela and Puerto Rico.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 12/19
7:00 pm
Fresh Ground Stories
Free
Starbucks (Capitol Hill)
“Tell a story about a time when you were at a crossroads. What brought you to that intersection in life? Did you see it coming or did it sneak up on you?”
#SEATalks
Thurs. 12/19
7:00 pm
Central District Stories: Neighborhood memories through poetry
Free
Wa Na Wari (Central District)
“Poets share their stories and history of the neighborhood.”
#Community
Fri. 12/20
7:00 pm
Baque Maré Debut Showcase
Free
Hughes Penthouse Theater (U District)
“Launching and debut of our maracatu de baque virado group.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 12/20
8:00 pm
Moth StorySLAM
$15.00
Bloedel Hall (Capitol Hill)
“Traditions: Prepare a five-minute story about birthrights and rituals, customs and lore from those who went before.”
#SEATalks
Sat. 12/21
6:00 pm
Winter Solstice Celebration & Odd Feast
$25.00
Ballard Alki Odd Fellows Lodge (Ballard)
“Celebrate the longest night / shortest day of the year.” Reach out to your fellow Fremonsters for an invite code.
#Community
Sat. 12/21
7:00 pm
SuperSones
$10.00
Seamonster Lounge (Wallingford)
“Debuting some new material and featuring Sonero Alfredo Polier de Holguin, Cuba.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 12/21
8:30 pm
Lucha Volcánica: Fight Christmas
$10-15.00
Evolv Fitness (South Lake Union)
“The most marvelous spectacle of mirth, martinetes, mayhem, and merriment this holiday season.”
#HauteSeattle
Sun. 12/22
2:00 pm
Yemaya Gathering
Free
Lincoln Park (West Seattle)
“We will bring elders together with our children and youth to learn drumming, singing, and dancing.”
#SeattleWorldBeat #Community
Next Two Weeks
Sat. 12/28
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
Thurs. 1/2
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
Mon. 12/30
7:30 pm
Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band
$36.50
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
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. 1/2
6:00 pm
Quantified Self Show + Tell
Free
Institute for Systems Biology (South Lake Union)
“Have you done anything self-tracking-related recently?”
#Science!
Sat. 1/4
8:00 pm
Moth StorySLAM
$15.00
Fremont Abbey (Fremont)
“Adventure: Prepare a five-minute story about an experience outside your usual sphere of comfort. Dangerous outings, dubious cohorts, uncharted territory.”
#SEATalks
Noteworthy Upcoming Events
Fri. 1/17
7:30 pm
Cheikh Lô and Thione Diop
$15-20.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“Drums like the sabar and the djembe occupy a place of critical importance in Senegalese musical culture — and Senegalese percussionists like Cheikh Lô and Thione Diop embody the spirit of African drumming that’s alive and well today.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 2/20
8:00 pm
Antibalas
$28.50
Neptune Theater (U District)
“One of the world’s finest Afrobeat bands.”
#SeattleWorldBeat