Blog
Spring Construction Update
Our friends at Rafn Construction have been using these scaffolds to give the Great Hall a face lift, accessing the ceiling to install new molding and lovingly remove the stained glass windows for...
The Space Barons — A Privately-Financed Commercial Space Age
In 2017, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Elon Musk’s company SpaceX successfully landed a reusable rocket booster. Later this year, Virgin Galactic—the spacefaring spinoff of Richard Branson’s Virgin...
Impossible Monuments to a 100 Year Migration Crisis
Mary Ann Peters is an artist whose combined studio work, installations, public art projects and arts activism have made noted contributions to the Northwest and nationally for over 30 years. Most recently her work has focused on the overlap of contemporary events with splintered histories of the Middle East.
The High Cost of Living With Conviction
Town Hall presents Living With Conviction—Sentenced to Debt for Life in Washington State on Tuesday, March 27th. Keshena is $50,000 in debt; she’s filed for bankruptcy. Her husband and...
Beyond Escobar: Murder and Denial in Colombia
For decades, the people of Colombia have been brutalized by a violent civil war fueled by drug money and billions of dollars in military aid from the United States. It’s the bloodiest and most...
Kory Stamper Would Like a Word
Kory Stamper is a lexicographer who worked for nearly two decades at Merriam-Webster dictionary, a world she reveals in the new book, Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries. She will be...
In-Residence Kicks Off!
Every year, Town Hall selects exceptional local artists and scholars for paid residencies where they engage with Town Hall programs and collaborate with our programming team to develop original...
#EducationSoWhite
The Impact of Culture Gaps in our Schools
We’re excited to welcome dynamic and diverse education leaders for one of the most anticipated diversity and education events of our season! First, TED-Ed Innovative Educators and #EducationSoWhite...
Explore Your Brain, Expand Your Mind
There’s no question that Town Hall programming appeals to a thoughtful audience and encourages critical and divergent ways of thinking. But rarely do we produce two events so close together that so...