Speaking of Seattle

Speaking of Seattle

Hi Friends, I’m excited to share something new we’re trying at Town Hall Seattle. We’re stretching into our strategic plan — experimenting, expanding, seeing what sticks when we try new programming. We’re introducing a new series called Speaking of Seattle. It’s...
A Year of Building, A Season of People

A Year of Building, A Season of People

A note from Executive Director, Kate Nagle-Caraluzzo One year ago, I stepped into the Executive Director seat at Town Hall — excited, humbled, and a little nervous. After seven years on the team, it felt less like crossing a threshold and more like carrying...
A New Series in Town

A New Series in Town

An Eye on the Oculus Series Have you noticed the new “Oculus Series” events popping up on our calendar over the past few months? Since its launch last September, we’ve hosted four incredible events: novelists Jesmyn Ward and Louise Erdrich, cookbook author and Milk...
Thinking about Wier Harman, One Year Later

Thinking about Wier Harman, One Year Later

Last December, in 2023, we lost Wier Harman – Town Hall’s beloved leader of 17 years and a person I was lucky to know and work with for seven of those years. Rarely does a day go by that I don’t think of him.  If you didn’t have the pleasure of meeting Wier, know...
Queering Talks with Dr. Jen Self

Queering Talks with Dr. Jen Self

From the beginning, Town Hall has been about meeting the needs of our city and its people — whether as a concert venue for community orchestras, a place to present new ideas in the form of book talks, and, now, as the world keeps changing, finding fresh ways to...