The Brainpower Showcase

An Evening of Stories, Creativity, and Connection

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Date:: Saturday, November 15
Time:: 7:00 pm PST
Cost:: $25 – $100

Venue

: The Wyncote NW Forum
: 1119 8th Ave (Entrance off Seneca St.)
Seattle, 98101 United States + Google Map

Event Format: In-Person

EVENT NOTES
Doors for this event will open at 6:00 PM.

Presented by NAMI Washington. For questions about this event, please contact vosage@namiwa.org or (425) 553-4471.

Rentals

A fundraising event to support the continuing work of NAMI Washington, as they look towards their 50th Anniversary in 2030!

Join NAMI Washington for a festive evening of personal stories, live music, spoken word poetry, visual & performing arts, and fantastic company to uplift mental health in Washington state.

NAMI Washington is proud to present the Brainpower Showcase, an evening of stories, creativity & connection, to bring us together when human connection is the medicine that truly makes us all stronger.

The Supporter Shindig is a chance to unwind and mingle with mental health advocates and supporters, while enjoying food and drink by Cameron Catering. Doors for the Shindig open at 5:30 pm, with the festivity in full swing by 5:45 pm. You’ll be welcomed by Jonathan Swift of Two Man Productions and soothed by live music as you connect. We’ll get you into your seats for the Show at 6:45!

General Admission Show begins at 7 pm, with a welcome from NAMI Washington staff and dives into song, story, and more. There will be a brief Intermission, and lingering in the library or Otto Bar area after the Show is encouraged! Beer, wine, and bubbly will be available for sale to all Show attendees (with proper ID for alcohol).

Storytellers Carol Rhodes, Michael Robertson, and Robin Hinz will offer the personal stories, while artists with a passion for mental health and wellbeing will bring the music, poetry, and more.

Expect an engaging, interactive, inspiring, and refreshingly human event, where you can meet people who are passionate about grassroots mental health and community resilience, and wellbeing.

Storyteller Bios

Carol Rhodes
Carol Rhodes is passionate about the need to tell our story to fight stigma and normalize mental health. She has a 30-year career as a project director and engineer. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder during the first year of her career. Carol’s story shares the reality and complexities of mental illness, the impact of support versus stigma, and the guiding messages of hope she has been so fortunate to receive of healing, health, and success. Carol is a dedicated NAMI volunteer supporting several NAMI educational and support programs.

Michael Robertson
Michael Robertson is a certified peer counselor. Micheal is a staunch advocate for policy change regarding behavioral health policy. He works in the field of peer support within the platform of community re-entry. As a person with past felony convictions Michael is living proof and hope for persons whose lives are currently imbalanced spiritually, emotionally and physically. Michael has been recognized for his work on SB 1477, volunteering for several nonprofit groups in the music industry that promote a message of wellness and inner healing and recovery. A favorite quote: “Uncomfortability is the down payment toward the gift of positive change.”

Robin Hinz
Robin Hinz is the Youth and Young Adult Program Coordinator for NAMI South King County. Not only does she have the honor of working for NAMI, but she is also an individual who spent the majority of her life with undiagnosed ADHD and Major Depression. Robin’s viewpoint is that it is never too late to seek help, her stories discuss how growing up in the 1960’s and 1970’s, when little help was available to those living with mental illness, made life unbearable as an adult. Robin earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at the age of 59, and her Master of Arts in Sociology at the age of 62, demonstrating it is never too late to get help.