Happening This Week
Mon. 1/20
7:30 pm
Seattle Interprets Jobim
$30.00
Block 41 (Belltown)
“A tribute to Brazilian composer/pianist Tom Jobim performed by outstanding Seattle-based artists.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues. 1/21
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
Thurs. 1/23
6:00 pm
Designing for Personal Change
Free
Delta Dental (South Lake Union)
“Before we can lead organizational change or introduce new ways of working to others, it is important to gain empathy for the challenges of trying to lead change for ourselves.”
#Design
Thurs. 1/23
7:00 pm
Elere Latin Jazz
$5.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“A unique set of salsa, mambo and Latin jazz classics sure to ignite your heart’s fire, make your feet move and your body groove.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 1/23
7:30 pm
Who Can We Trust? Technology’s Impact on Democracy
$5.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“A conversation about ways to maintain a healthy democracy in the face of misinformation and ‘fake news.'”
#Civics
Sat. 1/25
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. 1/25
10:30 am
Civic Saturday
Free
El Centro de la Raza (Beacon 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. 1/25
7:00 pm
Duende Libre with Frank Anderson
$15.00
Egan’s Ballard Jam House (Ballard)
“The American jazz tradition as a point of departure for daring explorations of folk and classical music from the Americas, Europe and Africa, yielding catchy melodies, lush harmonies, and wholehearted groove.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 1/25
7:00 pm
Luis Gallo
$20-25.00
Zen Arts Group (Wedgewood)
“Flamenco musician, composer and producer.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 1/25
8:30 pm
Alma y Azucar
$15.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Beloved Latin rhythmic styles – Cha Cha, Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz, Son, Salsa, and more – with more contemporary influences, resulting in ‘Latin music for everyone.'”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sun. 1/26
2:00 pm
Catching Homelessness
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“A piercing firsthand look at the homelessness industry, nursing, and our country’s health care safety net.”
#Civics
Next Week
Mon. 1/27
7:00 pm
Science on Tap
Free
Third Place Books (Ravenna)
“Diet wars: Tribes and heretics on my plate. Translating nutrition science to individual health and well-being.”
#Science!
Mon. 1/27
7:30 pm
SRJO Sextet featuring Ignacio Berroa
$16.00
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
“Jazz Legend Dizzy Gillespie said he’s ‘the only Latin drummer in the world that intimately knows both worlds: his native Afro Cuban music as well as jazz.'”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues. 1/28
5:00 pm
Mochima
No cover
Triple Door Musiquarium (Downtown)
“Mochima is a trio dedicated to the spread of joropo, merengue, parranda and all other Venezuelan musical styles.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues. 1/28
7:00 pm
Marina Albero & Luis Gallo
$18.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Flamenco jazz.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues.-Wed. 1/28-29
7:30 pm
Afro-Cuban All Stars
$30-50.00
Triple Door (Downtown)
“A sensational showcase for Cuba’s most prodigious young musicians.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 1/30
5:30 pm
Democratize by Design: Designing Civic Uprising
$10.00
Henrybuilt (Georgetown)
“What is the role of design and designers in promoting civic action?”
#Design #Civics
Fri. 1/31
8:00 pm
Noche Bembe y Guaguanco with Elere and Omo Alagba
$10.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Dance to rumba, bembe, palo, makuta, salsa, mambo and Afro-Cuban jazz.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 1/31
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. 2/1
8:30 am
Oleaje Flamenco
$30-35.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Seattle-based flamenco group.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 2/1
2:00 pm
Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“The bizarre ways numbers trip us up and what these blunders reveal about math’s essential place in our world.”
#Science!
Sat. 2/1
8:30 pm
Passarim
$12.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Bossa nova.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Noteworthy Upcoming Events
Thurs. 2/20
8:00 pm
Antibalas
$28.50
Neptune Theater (U District)
“One of the world’s finest Afrobeat bands.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 2/22
8:00 pm
Brazilian Carnival
$20.00
The Crocodile (Belltown)
“Celebrate with Eduardo Mendonça, Show Brazil! band, & non-stop Carnaval music & dancing.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 3/28
8:00 pm
Zakir Hussain, Kala Ramnath and Jayanthi Kumaresh
$35-42.50
Moore Theater (Downtown)
“The pre-eminent classical tabla virtuoso of our time” and guest artists.
#SeattleWorldBeat