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.”
Listening Guide: In The Moment Bonus Episode (Global Rhythms)
In this bonus episode of In The Moment, get an inside look at the past and present of our Global Rhythms series! Host Jini Palmer talks with Spider Kedelsky, the founder of the Global Rhythms...
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.
Rah, Rah, Rah, Sis Boom Bah
The Super Bowl is this Sunday. The New England Patriots will be battling the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta for the trophy. Some people will be watching the game. Some people will be watching the ads.
What Are People Doing?
There was quite a program that took place on February 1, 1919 at the Women’s University Club. This, according to the February 1, 1919 edition of the Town Crier. Dr. Alexander Konanowksi was speaking.
Listening Guide: In The Moment Bonus Episode (Town Music)
In this music-oriented bonus episode of In The Moment, host Jini Palmer sits down with with Joshua Roman, curator of our Town Music series, for a conversation on all things chamber music. They...
Enjoying a Cup of Coffee
Howard Schultz is considering a run for the White House. The former chairman and chief executive officer of Starbucks Coffee Company also has a new book. With From the Ground Up, Schultz writes two interwoven narratives of a conflicted boyhood in Brooklyn and a behind-the-scenes look at his unconventional efforts to challenge old notions about the role of business in society. Town Hall and Seattle Theater Group is presenting him at the Moore Theatre on January 31 at 7:30.