The February 22, 1919 edition of the Town Crier had this bold prediction for 1919, “Doughnuts will be cut very large around the interior and will be loose-fitting and very plain, being entirely without trimming.”
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum
Our renovation has touched every corner of Town Hall. When the cranes clear out and the plaster is all swept up, some of our performance spaces will feel revitalized yet familiar—while others will get to introduce themselves all over again.
Getting Funky with Thaddeus Turner
Thaddeus Turner, also known as Thaddilac, is ready to rock for Town Hall and is inviting your kids to get funky. As part of Town Hall’s Saturday Family Concert series, Turner will combine the beauty of traditional soul with the power of rock on March 9 at the venerable Royal Room in Columbia City.
What Are People Doing?
“Dancing feet need expert care,” noted a Frederick & Nelson ad in the February 15, 1919 edition of the Town Crier. “Dancing feet need expert care to keep them always well-groomed and graceful, whether one dances barefoot or in slider silver slippers.”
Happy Valentine’s Day
“St. Valentine’s day and the worst snow storm of the year form a rather unusual combination for this section,” a Town Crier writer wrote on February 17, 1923.
Movin’ Around the World: Winter
Town Hall is eager to be present at the coming “One Big Neighborhood” festival (2/16-2/22). It’s being put on by Northwest Folklife and the Seattle Center. We’ll have a table there on Saturday (2/16). Come on by and make a zine with us! The multi-day festival is a youth and family program that provides opportunities to share and sustain the vitality of folk, ethnic, and traditional arts for present and future generations.
What Are People Doing?
The February 8, 1919 editors of the Town Crier sang the praises of Seattle’s libraries in an article entitled “The Use of Books.”
Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater
The sorrowful mother was standing. This is the rough translation of “Stabat Mater dolorosa,”
Snow Day
It’s a snow day in Seattle. Let’s hearken back, then, to January 1, 1937.