Happening This Week
10/23-10/24 Mon.-Tues. 7:30 pm
National Geographic Live – Into the Arctic Kingdom
Benaroya Hall (Downtown)
“Through breathtaking imagery, the National Geographic photographer takes audiences on a legendary journey into the Arctic kingdom – with a special focus on the Arctic Refuge, one of the world’s last great wilderness areas.”
#SEATalks
10/24 Tues. 6:00 pm
The Big Lebowski Movie Night
Mammoth (Eastlake)
“Cozy up at Mammoth for a showing of The Big Lebowski! Free Admission. Our friends at Mollusk brewed a White Russian Stout for the event! We will also be making White Russian cocktails. Wii Bowling in the Boom Boom Room for the kiddo’s (and adults)! Costume contest w/prizes for whoever has the best ‘Dude’ sweater. Robes and flip flops encouraged!”
#HauteSeattle
10/24 Tues. 9:30 pm
Caixa
Vermillion (Capitol Hill)
“Caixa is a musical group based in Seattle. We strive to preserve the classic Afro-Brazilian samba heritage. Our live shows feature sambas, bossa novas, boleros, tangos, Portuguese fados, as well as other European and middle-eastern styles of music.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
10/26 Thurs. 6:00 pm
Innovation and Design Thinking Meetup
The Pioneer Collective (Pioneer Square)
“Theme and location to be announced as the Meetup date gets closer.”
#Design
10/26 Thurs. 6:30 pm
So, we built this diorama of a hospital room . . .
TUNE Inc. (Belltown)
“Smashing Ideas worked on a proof of concept to demonstrate how voice-based UI (such as Alexa, Siri, Cortana, or Google) can drastically improve the patient care experience. As they progressed through the various technical aspects, they discussed how best to present this proof of concept — not really feeling inspired by cranking out yet another slideshow. The interactive nature of the story they were crafting demanded something more. Then someone said the word ‘diorama.'”
#Design
10/26 Thurs. 6:30 pm
Ampersand Live
Moore Theater (Belltown)
“An evening of edgy and nerdy unrehearsed stories and performances about the Pacific Northwest by all-local artists, performers, musicians, writers, and more.”
#SEATalks
10/26 Thurs. 7:00 pm
Fresh Ground Stories: Never in a Million Years
Roy Street Coffee (Capitol Hill)
“This month’s theme is ‘Never in a Million Years: Stories of the unthinkable.’ Tell us about a time when you did something you never thought you’d do. Or lived through something you never thought you’d have to live through. Or maybe you always thought you’d react in a certain way but when real life came knocking your response surprised you.”
#SEATalks
10/26 Thurs. 8:00 pm
Songhoy Blues
Crocodile (Belltown)
While they have their early roots in the traditional music of Mali, this is definitely not your typical world-beat band. Band member Garba Toure says, “We grew up listening to old music by the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and John Lee Hooker. But our main diet was hip hop and R&B. We can’t stay in the traditional aesthetic of our grandparents; that was another time. Besides, we love electric guitars too much.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
10/27-10/29 Fri.-Sun.
Mad Science Fair! – A Maker Competition
Bell Harbor International Conference Center (Waterfront)
“Steamposium is around the corner and as luck would have it, it falls on Halloween weekend! Keeping in the spirit of the creepy, spooky, and scary, Mad Science Fair! – A Maker Competition will be geared (see what I did there) towards a Halloween theme. It could be a tool to fight off the ghouls and ghosts, it could be a monstrous creation in of itself, it could be a robotic minion of an insane engineer. What it is, is up to you!”
#HauteSeattle
10/27 Fri. 8:00 pm
Cat Videos Live!
The Neptune (U District)
“Cat Videos Live! is a feline film, cat comedy event and social gathering for all ages. Cat Videos Live! provides a genuine atmosphere for animal lovers to experience the cat video phenomenon – together. . . a forum for cat video creators to showcase their cats.”
#HauteSeattle
10/27 Fri. 8:00 pm
Seattle Phonographers Union at Georgetown Steam Plant
Georgetown Steam Plant (Georgetown)
“Listen to the world in a new way at this sonic improvisation performed at a historic landmark. The Seattle Phonographers Union is a collective of artists from various backgrounds—music, visual art, audio engineering, nature recording, film/video game sound—who engage in group improvisation using only field recordings gathered by group members in the so-called ‘real world.’ For this performance, group members will focus on using sounds that are recorded in, or evocative of, the Georgetown Steam Plant.”
#HauteSeattle
Next Week
11/1 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
11/1 Wed. 8:00 pm
Johnny Clegg: The Final Journey
The Neptune (U District)
“Long before Paul Simon’s Graceland album, Johnny Clegg was a cultural outlaw. Clegg’s music helped break down the racially dictated musical barriers of South Africa.” – Afropop Worldwide
#SeattleWorldBeat
11/1 Wed. 8:00 pm
Seattle Science Slam #9
Optimism Brewing (Capitol Hill)
“Each free Seattle Science Slam event features engaging and accessible presentations where scientists do not talk about ‘textbook knowledge,’ but explain individual aspects or fundamentals of their own research projects. Audience applause decides who wins.”
#Science!
11/2 Thurs. 10:00 am
WordPress Freelancer’s Meetup: WordCamp Seattle Prep
Good Shepherd Center (Wallingford)
Help the community get ready for our annual gathering. “Our November 2 Meetup will not have a topic, rather we’ll spend time visiting and networking while we do some name badge organization for WordCamp Seattle.”
#WordPress
11/2 Thurs. 5:00 pm
New Tech Eastside – Diversity in Tech
eBay (Bellevue)
Network with “the Northwest’s smart, fun, creative, innovative tech community – software and application developers, company owners, startup founders, recruiters, hackers, job seekers, executives, investors, and community leaders.” Great event for folks new to the area.
#Tech
11/2 Thurs. 6:30 pm
Artist Talk: Ira Block & Cuban Baseball w/ Trio Cubay
Seattle Central Library (Downtown)
Photojournalist Ira Block’s vivid images offer iconic glimpses of Cuba’s love for baseball, a passion in common with America. Opening performance by Trio Cubay. Trio Cubay bases its repertoire essentially on sones, guarachas and boleros with a hint of rumba, cha-cha-cha, changüí and latin jazz.”
#SeattleWorldBeat #Baseball
11/4-11/5 Sat.-Sun.
WordCamp Seattle
Washington State Convention Center (Downtown)
“WordCamp Seattle is an informal conference that brings together WordPress enthusiasts from around the Northwest for two days of education, edification, and community. Whether you’re a developer, a designer, a consultant, an agency, a blogger, or a publisher, WordCamp will take your WordPress skills and enthusiasm to the next level.”
#WordPress
11/4 Sat. 7:00 pm
Science Night October, An Evening of Drunken Experiments
Hale’s Palladium (Fremont)
“This is most fun you can have without breaking the laws of physics. Science Night is a hands on Science Experiment free for all, with dozens of experiments to try. Blow things up with air! Levitate metal! Make homemade lightbulbs, unbreakable bubbles, 3-d art, and more! Ever wanted to play with liquid nitrogen? Play with a Van De Graaff generator? Suspend protozoans in a laser beam? We have got you covered. Science Night is [now] smoke and flame free.”
#Science!
11/4 Sat. 8:00 pm
Habib Koite
Meany Hall (UW Campus)
“Hailing from the West African nation of Mali, guitarist and composer Habib Koite has been named the biggest pop star of the region by Rolling Stone. His artistry and magnetic personality have made him an international star, placing him firmly among the leading figures in contemporary world music.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
11/4 Sat. 9:00 pm
Cumbieros
Royal Room (Rainier Valley)
“The Cumbieros fuse traditional and contemporary South American cumbia with the modern sounds of ska and rock creating fun, high-energy music that drives everyone to the dance floor. Cumbia is a genre of music/dance that originated in Colombia and is now extremely popular all across Latin America.”
#SeattleWorldBeat