Throughout America, communities have been facing increasingly aggressive state enforcement under the banner of immigration control. Under the Trump Administration, ICE has vastly increased its presence, arrests, deportations, and has […]
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Throughout America, communities have been facing increasingly aggressive state enforcement under the banner of immigration control. Under the Trump Administration, ICE has vastly increased its presence, arrests, deportations, and has […]
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From Alaska to northern California, wild salmon have shaped the lands, waters, and cultures for millennia. Join Braided River for an evening of photography, storytelling, and conversation exploring the deep connections between healthy rivers, Indigenous stewardship, and thriving communities in wild salmon country. Featuring vibrant stories from The Salmon Way, keynote Amy Gulick will share about the […]
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Technology powers our world. But we often give it the upper hand, treating tech solutions as right by default and accepting online risk as the price we have to pay. Rampant security breaches, unwanted surveillance, predators, and misinformation are just a normal part of cyberspace. But what if tech was designed and managed to empower […]
$10 – $35 + Optional Book Add-on
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The Future of Affordable Housing will bring together builders, elected officials, and leaders in affordable housing to envision a future where everyone has a safe, decent, and affordable place to call home. The panel will feature Habitat SKKC leadership in conversation with special guests, followed by a Q&A session inviting attendees to engage in the discussion. […]
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Long ago in a Hall not far away, a select gathering took part in the First Ceremony. Ancient garments were donned. Mysterious rites were observed. Songs of questionable origin echoed through the Hall. Certain doors, once opened, refused to close. We may have lost our security deposit. The acoustical work remains unfinished; this time, “Awesome" […]
$10 – $50
“Are you Mahmoud Khalil?” The question marked the start of a politically charged odyssey that took the Palestinian graduate student and legal resident from his pregnant wife and home in New York City, transported him across the country, and locked him up in a Louisiana detention camp under threat of deportation. His “crime”: exercising his […]
$38 – $63 (Includes Book)
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That affordable housing building you didn’t want in your neighborhood? A kid who grows up there could be Seattle’s mayor one day. A senior who lives there could be the neighbor who waters your garden while you’re away. The families who move in could help your corner coffee shop have its best year yet. We […]
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Town Hall’s beloved literary series, curated by Jane Kaplan, returns for another afternoon of readings brought to life by local actors. A profound, funny, and deeply human look at what unfolds when everyday life suddenly veers off script. Please join us for a surprising afternoon with stories by Ben Loory, Haruki Murakami, Kevin Barry, and […]
$15 – $40 Sliding Scale
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Join Town Hall and Oceans Initiative for an evening exploring the future of the Southern Resident killer whales – now numbering just 74 individuals, and perilously close to extinction. Moderated by award-winning journalist and author Lynda Mapes, this timely conversation brings together leading voices in conservation, including Oceans Initiative scientists Erin Ashe and Rob Williams, […]
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While we may have the perception that we control our own humanity, our relationship with others, and with ourselves, we are often blind to the guiding hand of the state in which we live. Government, society, and technology all exert influence over the way we relate to the outside world to the extent that imagining […]
$10 – $35 + Optional Book Add-on
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New York City in 2023 was no stranger to the strains currently impacting many of our urban landscapes – heated political divides, ailing infrastructure, and struggling aid systems. These factors are uniquely felt, but not unfamiliar or unrelatable to many across the nation. These issues were then thrown into even sharper relief when two men […]
$10 – $50 + Optional Book Add-on
New York Times–bestselling author Travis Baldree shares the new full-color graphic novel adaptation of Legends & Lattes, which brings the high fantasy and low stakes of this beloved story to vibrant life. After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword. The battle-weary orc aims to start afresh, opening the city of Thune’s […]
$38 – $63 (Includes Book)
Afib – atrial fibrillation – is a type of irregular heartbeat that may cause the heart to beat faster than usual. It is projected that by 2030, approximately 12 million people in the U.S. will have AFib. It is important to know that AFib increases the risk of stroke by about 5 times. Join Rebecca […]
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LSD has traveled a strange arc in Seattle, from underground circles guided by charismatic true believers to its global leadership, conducting pharmaceutical clinical trials that are running right now in the Emerald City. In this season-opening Salon, we trace that arc: the fascinating local history of LSD, the wildly improbable figure who moved it through […]
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World-renowned food politics expert Marion Nestle joins forces with former cereal executive Lisa Sutherland to examine what cereal boxes reveal about American culture and food politics in their new book, Sugar Coated: Unboxing the Hidden Forces Shaping America's Favorite Breakfast Food. If you want to understand how the food business works, just have a look at […]
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In the spring of 2025, journalist Chris Hedges and cartoonist Joe Sacco traveled to Cairo in pursuit of their second collaborative project. While in Cairo, they would interview 29 Palestinian families who had recently left Gaza and collect the first-hand experiences of families that had faced – and survived – devastating degrees of fear and […]
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The Traveler and the Bishop on the State of America’s Democracy and Christian Nationalism. Join Rick Steves for a European take on Trump and American democracy (basically his “No Kings” rally speech, updated and with an indoor voice). Rick examines how history is speaking to us, and how we can better understand and meet the […]
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Critically acclaimed author Jodi Picoult shares her new novel, Hollow Bones, about the risks we take to protect the ones we love in a world where crisis is always just around the corner. On September 11, 2001, when Molly Fitzgerald was only two months old, her mother went to an appointment at the World Trade Center and […]
$50 – $70 (Includes Book)
It’s nice to believe in a meritocracy of ideas — genius is always recognized, innovation always seized upon and rewarded. But in reality, so many of the people we now acknowledge as the world’s great creators initially got little traction for their work. It faded out, and only later — often much later — did […]
$10 – $50 + Optional Book Add-on
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After the 2024 election, many voters were left feeling disillusioned with America’s highest governing body. Anxious citizens point to the federal government and national elected officials with growing alarm, but the broken political system they see in Washington is merely a symptom. The site of that break — and the best opportunity to mend it […]
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Join As Many Weirdos As Possible (AMWAP) for an evening of storytelling and portraiture that brings to life one of the most vibrant chapters of the Pacific Northwest music scene (1985-1995). This live program will feature musicians, artists, and community members sharing personal memories, projected alongside their documentary portraits as part of the ongoing AMWAP […]
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The exponential advances in technology in the 21st Century are accompanied by increasingly prescient structural and social ills, losses of human connection, and a cripplingly bleak outlook on the future to come. How can we persist in a society which seeks to separate us from each other, forcing us to operate in an environment that […]
$45 – $55 (Includes Book)
Lies turn deadly in this satirical graphic novel by author Tim Disney. The A.R.C. begins at the Concordia Center in the heart of the Amazon, where a who's who of global elites from business, finance, fashion, entertainment, technology, and online activism have gathered for the Global Reinvestment For Tomorrow Conference (GRFT), promising to solve the […]
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Over the course of more than a decade, Jane Leeves, a former ballerina from humble beginnings in England, saw her life turn on its head when she was cast as the eccentric character, Daphne Moon, on beloved sitcom Frasier, a show that would make her career. Now in her new memoir, Daphne & Me, she recounts the most monumental years […]
$40 – $65 (Includes Book)
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By any metric, a lot was going on in 2020, and looking back at it now, the census may have seemed like a fairly brief blip. Behind the scenes, however, the 2020 census was more than a decade in the making. Implementing phone and online responses for the first time and navigating countless real-time developments, […]
$10 – $35 + Optional Book Add-on
Elizabeth Acevedo’s new novel, Anger Is Only a Shadow, centers around teenage Lil, who is anything but small. She’s rebellious, she’s loyal; she’s figuring out what kind of good person she wants to be, or if she wants to be a good person at all. But more than anything, Lil wants to be free. When her […]
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Are you a mom of a middle schooler? Then you may already be experiencing the special chaos of raising a newly minted teen while also experiencing the wild ride of midlife yourself. Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley, the duo behind #IMomSoHard, are very familiar with your predicament. Drawing from their book, The Middle School Mom’s Survival […]
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What happens when a childhood photograph becomes more than a memory? Here Then invites audiences behind the scenes of an evolving participatory portrait project exploring time, memory, and identity. During this live event, artist Jocelyn R.C. will create portraits on stage using participants' childhood photographs as the primary source of light while sharing the creative […]
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BE THE CHANGE is a family-friendly event that brings to life over a dozen letters written by young people to their heroes throughout history, the responses they received, and their powerful impact on society. Among the many letters in this program, Stan Lee makes good on a decades-old promise, a 9-year-old hoopster consults with NBA superstar Steph […]
$25 – $50 Sliding Scale (Free for ages 22 & Under)
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“Innovation” and “creativity” have been the defining watchwords of American exceptionalism for decades. They’re deployed by business leaders, techies, military strategists, educators, and urban planners to describe our unique standing in the world. While other countries supposedly suffer from regimentation and a fatal lack of imagination, the United States is often portrayed as an unmatched […]
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For decades, Pearl Jam founding member and bassist Jeff Ament has photographed the people, places, and moments that inspire him. A few years ago, he began working through his archive with his brother, acclaimed designer Barry Ament. Their efforts led to Since Forever, a deeply personal visual journal of creativity, friendship, and life on the road. […]
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