Happening This 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. 1/28-1/29
7:30 pm
Afro-Cuban All Stars
$30-50.00
Triple Door (Downtown)
“A sensational showcase for Cuba’s most prodigious young musicians.”
#SeattleWorldBeat
Wed. 1/29
7:30 pm
American Oligarchs
$5.00
The Forum at Town Hall (First Hill)
“Can American democracy survive in a system where more money means more power?”
#Civics
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
Sat. 2/1
8:30 pm
Lucha Volcánica injury fundraiser
$15 suggested donation
Evolv Fitness (South Lake Union)
“High-flying lucha libre action to help out Alan Extreme, a dedicated luchador injured during a recent show who had to undergo emergency knee surgery.”
#Community
Next Week
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
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
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
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