Happening This Week
Tues. 2/4
6:00 pm
New Tech Seattle
$8-12.00
Thinkspace (Westlake)
“The place where you make meaningful connections, learn from the industry’s best, and have a fun night out.”
#Tech
Tues. 2/4
7:30 pm
Bees, Guts, Soil, and Cancer
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“The microscopic universe at the beginning and end of our food chain — the microbiome.”
#Science!
Tues. 2/4
7:30 pm
The Fight to Save America’s Public Schools
$5.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“The story of brave individuals who are fighting back to successfully keep their public schools alive.”
#Civics
Tues. 2/4
8:00 pm
Salon of Shame
$17.00
Theatre Off Jackson (International Disctrict)
“Join us as we drink and exploit our younger selves for your entertainment!” Sold out, but standby line will form.
#HauteSeattle
Thurs. 2/6
10:00 am
WordPress Freelancers Meetup
Free
Good Shepherd Center (Wallingford)
“February’s topic is starting a business – scoping and contracts.”
#WordPress
Thurs. 2/6
6:00 pm
Kijiji Night
$0-17.00
Seattle Art Museum (Downtown)
“The evening will bring the spirit of an African village to SAM and feature special musical performances headlined by Jemere Morgan.”
#Community
Thurs. 2/6
6:30 pm
Screenagers
$10.00
Concordia Lutheran Seattle (Wedgewood)
“What can be done in our schools and homes to build crucial skills to navigate stress, anxiety, and depression in our digital age.”
#Civics #Tech
Thurs. 2/6
8:00 pm
Moth StorySLAM
$15.00
Fremont Abbey (Fremont)
“Love Hurts: Prepare a five-minute tale about a love that made you go OUCH. The agony of deferred love! The misery of good love, gone bad! The anguish of one-way love!”
#SEATalks
Fri. 2/7
7:30 pm
Caixa
$8.00
Café Red (Rainier Valley)
“A night of samba, bossa, and drinks.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Fri. 2/7
8:30 pm
Kiki Valera & Cubaché
$18.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“One of the world’s greatest players of the Cuban cuatro.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 2/8
8:00 pm
Forró Pacífico
$15.00
Union Cultural Center (International Disctrict)
“Our launching party in Seattle will for sure become history of Forró music outside of Brazil.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 2/8
8:30 pm
Gail Pettis & Jovino Santos Neto
$20.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“Jazz vocalist with Latin Grammy nominee Jovino Santos Neto, among the top Brazilian musicians working today.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Next Week
Tues. 2/11
5:30 pm
Green Drinks
Pay what you can (free or suggested donation $5-25)
Lucky Envelope (Ballard)
“The theme is generational relationships and prosperity. Challenge for February: Bring someone with you who is of a different generation than your own!”
#Community
Wed. 2/12
7:30 pm
Is the Internet Making Us Miserable?
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“Gather for a Think & Drink with Humanities WA to examine whether the rise of technology is just the latest punching bag for age-old issues like addiction and depression.”
#Tech
Thurs. 2/13
7:00 pm
UX Book Club
Free
Ada’s Technical Books (Capitol Hill)
“Experience Required: How to become a UX leader by Robert Hoekman Jr.”
#Design
Thurs. 2/13
7:30 pm
Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“A diverse exploration of the problems that face our planet, the factors stopping us from taking action, and what we can do to change them.”
#Civics
Fri. 2/14
6:00 pm
Valentines Day Cards Against Humanity
Free
Oddfellows Hall (Ballard)
“It’s the game for horrible people, and, well, if you are single on Valentine’s day, society says that you are horrible. If you are a couple, and you are thinking of coming as your Valentine’s day date, well, it’s pretty clear you are horrible, and if you are a couple, and you are planning on NOT coming? Well, WE think you are horrible, so you might as well join us.”
#HauteSeattle
Fri. 2/14
7:30 pm
Tangoheart Presents: A Piazzolla Valentine
$18-25.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the power and passion of Seattle’s Argentine tango quintet Tangoheart.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 2/15
10:00 am
WordPress Fundamentals
Free
8001 14th Ave NE (new location) (Ballard)
“Come get an introduction to WordPress and get some questions answered.”
#WordPress
Sun. 2/16
5:00 pm
Locarno
$25.00
private home (Duvall)
“Groove-heavy mix of Mexican folk, Cuban son, and Latin soul.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sun. 2/16
7:30 pm
Exploring The History Of Our Pronouns
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“An illuminating look at the role pronouns have played—and continue to play—in establishing our rights and our identities.”
#ContentStrategy #Civics
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
Fri. 4/17
7:30 pm
Orchestre Les Mangelepa and L’Orchestra Afrisound
$15-20.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“Two pillars of East African music — forefathers of East Africa rumba Orchestre Les Mangelapa, and local Kenyan guitarist Frank Ulwenya with his ensemble L’Orchestra Afrisound.”
#SeattleWorldBeat