Happening This Week
10/2-10/6 Mon.-Fri.
Startup Week Seattle
various locations
“Techstars Startup Week Seattle offers five days of exciting events to connect and empower our local entrepreneurial community.”
#Tech
10/3 Wed. 7:30 pm
Eric Verlinde Trio presents Entremundos Quarteto
Tula’s (Belltown)
“Eric Verlinde welcomes Brazilian singer Adriana Giordano to the fold, transforming this trio into the Seattle Brazilian Jazz ensemble, Entremundos Quarteto.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
10/3 Tues. 8:00 pm
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
The Neptune (U District)
“Seun Kuti is the youngest son of legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. At the age of nine, Seun expressed the wish to sing to his father. A short while later Seun started performing with his father and the band, until his father’s untimely death in 1997. Seun, then only 14 years old, assumed the role as lead singer of Egypt 80.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
10/3 Tues. 8:00 pm
Seattle Science Slam #8
Vermillion (Capitol Hill)
“Three scientists will explain their research projects in short talks that are easy to follow. Everyone in the audience can understand and your applause decides who wins! Itzue Caviedes-Solis – Evolution of swimming in tree frogs. David Frank – Sensory Marketing and the Subtle Science of Packaging. Anamol Pundle – Making Cleaner Cookstoves Using Computational Fluid Dynamics.”
#Science!
10/4 Wed. 6:00 pm
Silent Reading
Sorrento Hotel (First Hill)
Quietly enjoy your favorite book and a drink in the company of fellow readers.
#HauteSeattle
10/5 Thurs. 10:00 am
WordPress Freelancers Meetup
Good Shepherd Center (Wallingford)
“Do you make your living using WordPress to create websites for other people’s businesses? This new Meetup is for you! We are not about themes or plugins, rather we’ll talk about aspects of having a freelance business based in WP. We’ll discuss the successes and challenges of running a small business, share stories, ask questions, share tools & resources, brainstorm ideas and generally create community for those of us who typically work in isolation.”
#WordPress
10/5 Thurs. 6:00 pm
WooCommerce Seattle Meetup (Goodbye Michael Tieso)
coolblueweb (Pioneer Square)
“Today marks the last day Michael will be a co-organizer for our meetup. He is heading across the pond to a little country known as Italy. (boo-hoo, poor Michael). I am going to miss my good friend and I’m sure many of you will too. So let’s celebrate his last meetup here in Seattle and send him off with many hugs. And to top it off, I am going to interview him at the meetup on what it’s like to work remotely. As you can guess, Michael has a lot of experience with that.”
#WordPress
10/5 Thurs. 7:30 pm
Trio Da Kali
Washington Hall (Central District)
“Trio Da Kali unites three outstanding musicians from the Mande culture of southern Mali who come from a long line of distinguished griots (hereditary musicians). Formed of voice, balafon and bass ngoni, the Trio aim to bring a contemporary twist to ancient and neglected repertoires.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
10/5 Thurs. 8:00 pm
The Moth StorySLAM
Fremont Abbey (Fremont)
“COMPETITION: Prepare a five-minute story about the clash. Showdowns and tug-of-wars. Sibling rivalries, frenemies, battles of wit. Eyes on the prize; fighting for the girl, the gold medal, or the corner office. Dukes up.”
#SEATalks
10/6 Fri. 6:30 pm
Town Hall Capitol Hill/Central District Neighborhood Meet & Greet
The Summit on Pike (Capitol Hill)
“Meet your neighborhood steering committee! Town Hall is Inside/Out in Capitol Hill/Central District this season, and a group of neighborhood residents are advising and guiding us along the way. Join us for a reception with light bites and beverages with your Capitol/Central committee to learn more about what’s coming up and how to get involved. This reception immediately precedes our event with celebrity mortician Caitlin Doughty.”
#Community
10/6 Fri. 7:30 pm
Lance Lu Quartet
Couth Buzzard (Greenwood)
“Slip into fall with a Friday evening of jazz with the Lance Lu Quartet, featuring Theo Lim, piano, James Peters, trumpet, Will Stump, bass, and Lance Lu [my friend and sometimes band-mate] drums and percussion. Music begins at 7:30pm, 2 sets with one intermission. This Friday, we will be joined by special guest, Kenny Mandell on sax.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
10/6-10/7 Fri.-Sat. 8:00 pm
Soy Cuba!
Triple Door (Downtown)
“Soy Cuba is an expansive revue of popular Cuban music and dance from the danzon of the late 1800s to modern timba. Featuring living legends Roberto Borrell and Calixto Oviedo, as well as Seattle-area luminaries Kiki Valera, Jose Carrion, Pedro Vargas, Maiensy Sanchez, Reinier Valdes, Julio Jauregui, Carlos Cascante, Elspeth Savani and directed by Alfredo Polier. A unique experience of Cubanismo – its joys and trials – as expressed through the music and movement of Cubans far from home.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
10/6 Fri. 8:00 pm
Viking Disco
Swedish Club (Westlake)
“As we know: ‘Vikings + Disco = A natural fit.’ Music by cover band “Prom Date Mixtape.” Guest DJ spins vinyl. Costumes encouraged! We’re having a Viking Dinner this night as well, so you can elect to come for the Dinner and then the Disco, or just enjoy the disco.”
#HauteSeattle
10/6 Fri. 8:00 pm
Nakatani Gong Orchestra
Taoist Studies Institute (Greenwood)
“Tatsuya Nakatani (b. 1970 Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese avant garde percussionist and acoustic sound artist. Nakatani has developed his own unique instrumentation, creating new sounds and extended techniques. Utilizing gongs, drums, cymbals, singing bowls, his breath, wooden sticks, metal objects, and the idiosyncratic bows and mallets he handcrafts in his workshop; he sculpts an intense, intuitively primitive, expressive sound form that defies genre.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
10/6 Fri. 8:00 pm
Trio Abaraka
The Outlander (Fremont)
Beautiful kora, percussion, and bass from three good friends. “Chet, Thione, and Brady are happy to return to the Outlaner for a fun evening of music on the awesome new stage! Hope you’ll join us.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
10/7 Sat. 1:30 pm
First Caturday
Cal Anderson Park (Capitol Hill)
“Not all cats will want to be walked on a leash, but every cat should be given the opportunity.”
#HauteSeattle
10/7 Sat. 2:30 pm
The Fake News Survival Guide
Seattle Central Library (Downtown)
“This class provides an overview of fake news and the information cycle, instructions on how to evaluate information, and provides resources/best practices for identifying fake news.”
#Civics
10/7 Sat. 5:30 pm
The Secret Sauce of Communication
Adobe Seattle (Fremont)
“What does it take to make and share stories successfully in a world inundated by content? Join UW Communication Leadership director Hanson Hosein and Derek Thompson, senior editor at The Atlantic, for a revealing conversation on how storytelling, human relationships, and technology are intertwined. We will untangle the world of what makes things popular, and how any communications professional or content maker can use this ‘secret sauce’ to bring people together.”
#SEATalks
10/7 Sat. 8:00 pm
Guinea 59th Independence Day
Ethiopian Community Center (Rainier Valley)
“Please join us to celebrate the 59th years of independence of the Republic of Guinea. Everyone is invited.”
#Community
Next Week
10/10 Tues. 7:30 pm
Healthcare for All: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
Kane Hall (UW Campus)
“Why has it been so difficult to insure healthcare coverage for everyone? From Roosevelt to Trump, Donna Shalala, Trustee Professor of Political Science and Health Policy, University of Miami, traces how history, politics and complexity have all contributed to our failure to achieve high quality care for everyone, and explores ways we can move forward.”
#Civics
10/12 Thurs. 7:00 pm
UX Book Club
Ada’s Technical Books (Capitol Hill)
“Discuss ‘About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design’ by Alan Cooper. This is a traditional book club style meeting where we chat about the book as a group (not an author event or presentation). Feel free to join even if you don’t get a chance to read the book!”
#Design
10/12 Thurs. 7:00 pm
Why Be a Designer? Lecture + Book Signing with Paul Sahre
Seattle Central Library (Downtown)
“Paul will use examples of his own work for wildly imaginative clients: directors, writers, musicians, and artists (as well as a series of seemingly unrelated life experiences) to arrive at an (un)expected conclusion — that ultimately, the designer’s life is one of survival. A process of questioning, inventing, failing, dreaming, and ultimately making.”
#Design
10/13 Fri. 8:30 am
Creative Mornings
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#SEATalks
10/13 Fri. 9:00 pm
Friday the 13th with En Canto
Royal Room (Columbia City)
“Friday the 13th with En Canto brings the beloved Brazilian social dance back to The Royal Room featuring live forro music with Seattle’s multi-ethnic, woman-led band En Canto and two very special guests: classically skilled Brazilian violinist and educator from New York, Eliano Braz, and accordionist Gabe Hall-Rodrigues from Arizona.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
10/14-10/15 Sat.-Sun.
Turkfest
The Armory (Seattle Center)
“Turkfest is getting ready to take place at Seattle Center and will be full of events, stage performances as well as authentic Turkish goods and cuisine. You are invited to share this joyful weekend in the middle of Seattle Downtown!”
#Community
10/14 Sat. 10:00 am
WordPress Contributor Meetup
Uptown Espresso (South Lake Union)
Help create the world’s most popular publishing software. Anyone can contribute to the WordPress open-source sofware project – whether you’re a user, a developer, a designer, or a blogger or publisher. “Look for WordPress shirts, laptops, and a generally nerdy vibe.”
#WordPress
10/14 Sat. 2:00 pm
WordPress Study Group for Women
Wallingford Community Senior Center (Wallingford)
“Women, this meetup is just for you! Bring your laptops, bring your questions, and bring your projects – we’ll get together to discuss WordPress, answer questions, show off what we’re doing, and help each other out. All levels of experience and expertise are welcome.”
#WordPress
Get This Noteworthy Upcoming Event on Your Calendar
7/28/61 Thurs. 9:00 pm
Halley’s Comet Viewing
Gasworks Park (Wallingford)
“As we observe Neil deGrasse Tyson’s birthday this Thursday, be sure to set aside this future Thursday – July 28, 2061 – for Halley’s Comet’s next swing by planet Earth.”
#Science!