Seattle attorney Wolfe, author of the e-book Urbanism Without Effort, argues that to create vibrant, sustainable cities, we must understand what happens naturally when people congregate in cities before applying government policies or initiatives.
Upcoming
Charles Wolfe: ‘Urbanism Without Effort’
Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
Sightline@20 Series: Journey to Midway Atoll with Chris Jordan
Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Great Hall; enter on Eighth Avenue. $5.
As part of Sightline’s 20th-anniversary speaker series, Seattle photographer Chris Jordan shares his photos and film project documenting the environmental tragedy on Midway Atoll, where thousands of albatrosses starve after mistaking our floating plastic trash for food.
Brian Fagan: More Humans = More Threats from Rising Seas
Thursday, June 20, 2013, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
Fagan, author of The Attacking Ocean, explains the rising complexity of the relationship between humans and the sea at their doorsteps: It’s a complexity created not by the oceans, which have changed little, but by us, and our numbers on Earth.
‘Says You!’ Live Taping
Saturday, June 22, 2013, 1:30 – 4:00pm
Great Hall; enter on Eighth Avenue. $27.50.
A consistent sell-out in previous Town Hall appearances, NPR’s Says You! tapes a “Solstice in Seattle” edition of its modern parlor game “of words and whimsy, bluff and bluster.”
‘Says You!’ Live Taping
Sunday, June 23, 2013, 1:30 – 4:00pm
Great Hall; enter on Eighth Avenue. $27.50.
A consistent sell-out in previous Town Hall appearances, NPR’s Says You! tapes a “Solstice in Seattle” edition of its modern parlor game “of words and whimsy, bluff and bluster.”
John “Jack” Horner: Digging Around with a Rock-Star Paleontologist
Monday, June 24, 2013, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
Rock-star paleontologist John “Jack” Horner, Curator of Paleontology at the Museum of the Rockies, discusses his storied career and his groundbreaking dinosaur discoveries.
Jean Sherrard & Paul Dorpat: The History of First Hill
Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
Photographer Jean Sherrard and historian Paul Dorpat, who has written the popular “Now and Then” column for The Seattle Times since 1982, share images and stories of First Hill drawn from their iconic book, Washington Then and Now, as well as their other Seattle history books.
Sanjay Basu: The Human Toll of the Recession
Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
Government policy becomes a matter of life and death during financial crises, says Sanjay Basu, so the co-author of The Body Economic offers “Recession medicine” that could help improve economies and protect public health at the same time.
KCTS 9: ‘Coal’ Screening & Panel Discussion
Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 7:30 – 9:30pm
Great Hall; enter on Eighth Avenue. Free.
On the heels of a February forum at Town Hall that explored the Powder River Basin, KCTS 9 screens the original documentary Coal, which offers perspectives on proposed Northwest coal exports, followed by a panel discussion with EarthFix journalists.
Jonathan Lyons: How Benjamin Franklin Enlightened America
Thursday, June 27, 2013, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
Telling the story of America’s coming-of-age through Benjamin Franklin’s American Philosophical Society, historian Jonathan Lyons, author of The Society for Useful Knowledge, illustrates how the movement for useful knowledge is key to understanding the flow of American society and culture, from colonial times to our digital present.
SNAP: Michael D’Antonio: ‘Mortal Sins’
Sunday, June 30, 2013, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Great Hall; enter on Eighth Avenue. $5.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist D’Antonio discusses his new book, Mortal Sins: Sex, Crime, and the Era of Catholic Scandal, a sweeping account of the scandal that has set the Catholic Church on its heels—and of the brave few who fought for justice.
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Reclaiming Prosperity: Building Stability & Security for Part-Time, Temporary & Contract Workers
Monday, July 1, 2013, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
The second event in this new ongoing series features nationally known labor and economic experts Ken Jacobs, Director of the U.C. Berkeley Labor Center, and Chris Benner, Chair of the Community Development Graduate Group at U.C. Davis, who discuss part-time and temporary employment as they work to identify innovative solutions that build stability and security for workers in today’s economy.
*** SOLD OUT *** University Book Store & Clarion West: Neil Gaiman: ‘The Ocean at the End of the Lane’
Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Great Hall; enter on Eighth Avenue. $35 (includes a copy of the book).
We’re sorry. This event is now sold out.
Joseph J. Ellis: The Revolutionary Summer of 1776
Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
Offering a revelatory portrait of the most dramatic months in the story of America’s founding, Pulitzer Prize-winner/ historian Joseph J. Ellis, author of Revolutionary Summer, weaves political and military experiences as two sides of a single story.
Susan Schneider: The Science of Consequences
Thursday, July 11, 2013, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
Taking an “interacting systems” approach, Susan Schneider, author of The Science of Consequences, describes this science and its role in the larger realm of nature-and-nurture, and explains how something so deceptively simple can help make sense of so much.
Aisha Tyler: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation
Saturday, July 13, 2013, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
Tyler, the co-host of The Talk, recurring guest star on Friends, creator of the podcast Girl on Guy, and author of Self-Inflicted Wounds, serves up a spectacular collection of her own epic humiliations—and the personal insights and authentic wisdom she gathered along the way.
CityClub Seattle: Civil Discourse: Moving to the Heart of the Matter
Thursday, July 18, 2013, 12:00 – 1:30pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $12-$30.
When did civility in discourse begin to break down, and how can we act to change the trend? From across the political spectrum, panelists explore how we can engage with each other when we disagree.
Reclaiming Prosperity: Manuel Pastor
Thursday, July 25, 2013, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
The third event in an ongoing series focused on rebuilding economic security and prosperity for working people features Manuel Pastor, professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California.
Third Place Books: Nicholas Sparks with Warren Etheredge: ‘The Longest Ride’
Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Great Hall; enter on Eighth Avenue.
In the tradition of his beloved first novel, The Notebook, bestselling author Sparks returns with The Longest Ride, about two couples whose parallel love stories intersect in profound and surprising ways.
Peter Zuckerman: The Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2′s Deadliest Day
Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
Portland writer Peter Zuckerman, co-author of Buried in the Sky, reveals the astonishing story of two Sherpas who survived K2′s deadliest day, explores Sherpa customs and culture, and re-creates one of the most dramatic catastrophes in alpine history.