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A More Perfect Version of Ourselves
“To tell a story of Seattle.” “A looooong discussion about the kind of city we want to share.” These phrases don’t appear in Town Hall’s mission statement but they’ve become a shorthand for the goal...
Looking Toward a Brighter Future Next Season
In a typical year, June marks the end of our season. Same thing in 2021— but truly nothing else about the past year+ has been typical. Since last March we’ve produced over 250 events, only a...
Meet Timothy White Eagle, Town Hall’s Spring Artist-in-Residence
This spring, Town Hall is thrilled to welcome performance and visual artist Timothy White Eagle as our Artist-in-Residence. He has worked extensively over the past two decades exploring Native American, Pagan, and other earth-based spiritual practices. This will be a continued focus during his residency, as he interrogates the differences between early Indigenous peoples’ handling of death and the Christian colonizer approach to death, a topic that has been heavy on his mind in the time of COVID.
Shankar Vedantam Shines a Light on the Hidden Brain
Our brains are mysterious. There are as many neurons in the brain as there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy. That’s a lot of neurons. There’s much we don’t know about what goes on inside our noggins.
It’s not every man that can explain String Theory to Everyman.
It’s not every man that can explain String Theory to Everyman. No, most people can’t put into simple terms what a Calabi-Yau manifold is. Nor what Ricci flatness is. Most folks can’t make much sense of the multiverse, even if they did watch Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Luckily, there are some talented people out there who can take huge mind-blowing questions and concepts and make them understandable to people like, well, us here at Town Hall. Enter Brian Greene.
A Reflection from Masao Yamada on Global Rhythm’s Mako and Munjuru
January 23, 2021. This date was marked on my calendar for a couple of reasons, one being the kick off to Town Hall Seattle’s Global Rhythms Series. It wasn’t just that I was excited to see local...
Black History Month at Town Hall
Today is February 1, which marks the beginning of Black History Month. Black History Month was established in 1976, and what you may not know is that there is a theme every year. The theme is...
Fermata Update | Joshua Talks the Latest TM Concert and the End of His Fermata Residency
Joshua’s residency has technically ended, but Joshua’s not done by a long shot! Here, Joshua thanks all of our Town Music supporters and opens a surprise gift (spoiler: it’s a beautiful poster).
Fermata Subscriber Exclusive | A Very Personal Performance Of Hallelujah from Joshua Roman
In this subscriber-only video Joshua performs (both cello and voice) and intimate rendition of Hallelujah.