Happening This Week
Tues. 3/3
7:00 pm
The Story Collider
$12-15.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Our ten-year anniversary! True, personal stories about science.”
#SEATalks
Tues. 3/3
7:30 pm
How to Resist Sexism and Dismantle the Patriarchy
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“Tools for women everywhere to navigate institutionalized sexist power structures, attitudes, and events that are outside of our control.”
#Civics
Tues.-Thurs. 3/3-5
9:00 am-5:00 pm
ConveyUX
$1,495.00
Westin (Downtown)
“The premier user experience conference on the West Coast.” (I’m hosting a panel discussion Thurs. morning.)
#Design
Tues.-Wed. 3/3-4
7:30 pm
Omar Sosa and Yilian Cañizares: Aguas Trio
$30.50
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
“Two generations of Cuban artists interpreting their roots and traditions in subtle and unique ways.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Wed. 3/4
5:30 pm
UX Super Meetup with Jared Spool
$15.00
Westin (Downtown)
“Design is a Team Sport.”
#Design
Wed. 3/4
6:00 pm
CityClub Civic Cocktail
$28.00
Palace Ballroom (Downtown)
“Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman and Attorney General Bob Ferguson.”
#Civics
Wed. 3/4
8:00 pm
Como el Aire: An Evening of Flamenco
$25-35.00
Columbia City Theater (Rainier Valley)
“An evening of Flamenco music and dance.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 3/5
5:30 pm
Global Music Nights
No cover
Triple Door Musiquarium (Downtown)
“African, Balkan and more live music from around the world every Thursday night March through May. March 5th Features Yaamba Marimba and Zambuko.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 3/5
7:00 pm
Dylan Hayes Trio w/Jeff Busch & Dean Schmidt
$10.00
North City Bistro (Shoreline)
“New jazz trio plays an uplifting blend of jazz, Caribbean, R&B and Brazilian music.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs.-Sun. 3/5-8
7:30 pm + 9:30 shows Fri. & Sat.
Arturo Sandoval
$36.50
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
“10x Grammy-winning Cuban jazz trumpet master.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 3/5
7:30 pm
Can We Create New Senses For Humans?
$5.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“An exploration of sensory substitution, time perception, brain plasticity, synesthesia, and neurolaw.”
#Science!
Thurs. 3/5
8:00 pm
Moth StorySLAM
$15.00
Fremont Abbey (Fremont)
“Challenge: Prepare a five-minute story about a feat that tested your mettle, sanity or patience. Triumph or defeat. Inch-by-inch success or major overhaul.”
#SEATalks
Fri. 3/6
6:30 pm
Design Lecture Series with Jerome Harris
Free
Seattle Public Library (Downtown)
“Join designer Jerome Harris for a free lecture.”
#Design
Sat. 3/7
7:00 pm
Alma y Azucar
No cover
The Tasting Room (Downtown)
“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
Sat. 3/7
8:00 pm
Mark Ifeoluwa
$15 (or pay what you can)
Red Café (Rainier Valley)
“Original songs, followed by a mini dance class and a mini Orisha singing class.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 3/7
9:00 pm
Rumba DB Band
Cover price not listed
Rumba Notes (Columbia City)
“Rumba, soukous, Afrobeats.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sat. 3/7
5:00 pm-midnight
Balkan Night NW
$10-25.00
Saint Demetrios Hall (Montlake)
“Bands with membership from Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Macedonia as well as home-grown afficionados.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Sun. 3/8
7:30 pm
#MeToo in the Corporate World
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“Explore the social and economic consequences of the #MeToo movement — and learn steps to help any corporation create a safer and more equitable environment.”
#Civics
Next Week
Mon. 3/9
7:30 pm
Driving While Black
$5.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“Travel deep into a parallel, largely undocumented world of black-only businesses, informal communications networks, and travel guides.”
#Civics
Mon. 3/9
7:30 pm
Setting Things Straight In Silicon Valley
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“An urgent corrective to this narrative of Silicon Valley corporate benevolence.”
#Civics
Tues. 3/10
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. 3/10
7:30 pm
Fiesta Caribe
$10-15.00
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Trinidadian and Venezuelan night! Mochima: traditional and modern Venezuelan folkloric music; and steel pan group Dingolay.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Wed. 3/11
7:30 pm
Interviews From The Billionaire Wilderness
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“An exploration of the hidden connections between wealth concentration and the environment.”
#Civics
Wed. 3/11
12:00 am
WordPress Developers
Free
Seattle Public Library (Capitol Hill)
“Technical/developer topics.”
#WordPress
Thurs. 3/12
5:00 pm
Global Music Nights
No cover
Triple Door Musiquarium (Downtown)
“Melez Band (Macedonian style Roma Pop) and Leif Totusek (Soukous guitar and Cuban Rumba).”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Thurs. 3/12
6:00 pm
In Their Element: Photo Exhibition by Shaya Bendix Lyon
Free
Poco Wine + Spirits (Capitol Hill)
“Eight women empowered and in their element: tranquil and fierce, alone and together, in focused stillness and lost in a blur.”
#Friends
Thurs. 3/12
6:30 pm
Writing is Designing
$10.00
Moz (Downtown)
“Andy Welfle, co-author of ‘Writing Is Designing: Words and the User Experience’ will show you how to give your users clarity, test your words, and collaborate with your team.”
#ContentStrategy
Thurs. 3/12
7:00 pm
UX Book Club
Free
Ada’s Technical Books (Capitol Hill)
“The Best Interface is No Interface by Golden Krishna.”
#Design
Thurs. 3/12
7:30 pm
Velvet Sweatshops and Algorithmic Cruelty
Free
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“Explore the roles of work and labor in the tech economy.”
#Civics
Thurs. 3/12
8:00 pm
The Moth Seattle GrandSLAM
$30.00
Town Hall (First Hill)
“The champions of ten previous StorySLAM nights return to the stage to compete with brand new stories for the title of GrandSLAM champion.”
#SEATalks
Fri. 3/13
8:30 am
Creative Mornings
Free
Galvanize (Pioneer Square)
“Matt Ruff is the award-winning author of seven novels.”
#SEATalks
Sat.-Sun. 3/14-15
10:00 am-6:00 pm
Irish Festival
Free
Armory (Seattle Center)
“Celebrate Irish heritage, culture, and arts.”
#Community
Sat. 3/14
1:00 pm
Write! Shoot! Edit! A Film Workshop for Teens
$20.00
Concordia Lutheran Seattle (Wedgewood)
“Hands-on two-hour workshop will journey you through the basics about telling stories through film.”
#Community
Sun. 3/15
1:00 pm
Urban Poverty Forum
Free
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“How do we respond to encampments in our city, and how can we better show up for our neighbors experiencing homelessness?”
#Civics
Sun. 3/15
7:00 pm
Urgent Africa Fundraiser
$15.00
Columbia City Theater (Columbia City)
“Performances by Hip Replacements and Comfort Food.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Noteworthy Upcoming Events
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
Sat. 4/25
8:00 pm
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
$25-35.00
Nectar Lounge (Fremont)
“The youngest son of legendary Afrobeat godfather Fela Kuti.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues.-Wed. 6/2-3
7:30 pm
Vieux Farka Touré
$30.50
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
“Malian singer/guitarist, ‘The Hendrix of the Sahara.'”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Tues.-Wed. 7/14-15
7:30 pm
Boubacar Traoré
$30.50
Jazz Alley (Downtown)
“Malian superstar, master singer, songwriter, and guitarist.”
#SeattleWorldBeat