Telling the Story
Telling the Story
Join us for an afternoon with local journalist and activist Ron Chew to celebrate the audiobook launch of his memoir, My Unforgotten Seattle. Ron will share excerpts from his book […]
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Eric Klinenberg with Margaret O’Mara
Eric Klinenberg with Margaret O’Mara
You’d be hard-pressed to find a person whose life went unchanged in 2020, arguably one of the most consequential years in human history. It marked an unprecedented time, left indelible […]
$5 – $25 Sliding Scale + optional $32 book add-on
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Anand Gopal
Anand Gopal
This lecture will explore the rise and fall of American democracy in the context of historical thinking about what makes democracies flourish. It will draw from historical examples to suggest ways of fixing America’s democracy.
Free
Dianne Reeves
Dianne Reeves
Five-time Grammy winner Dianne Reeves is the pre-eminent jazz vocalist in the world. As a result of her breathtaking virtuosity, improvisational prowess, and unique jazz and R&B stylings, Reeves received the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for three consecutive recordings – a Grammy first in any vocal category.
$55 – $80
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Julian Lage
Julian Lage
Hailed as one of the most prodigious guitarists of his generation and “highest category of improvising musicians” (New Yorker), Julian Lage has spent more than a decade searching through the myriad strains of American musical history via impeccable technique, free association, and a spirit of infinite possibility.
$40 – $55
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Global Rhythms: Justin Adams & Mauro Durante with special guest Ganesh Rajagopalan
Global Rhythms: Justin Adams & Mauro Durante with special guest Ganesh Rajagopalan
Prepare for an unforgettable journey across continents and genres as the virtuosic musicians Justin Adams and Mauro Durante come together with a special opening performance by Ganesh Rajagopalan to create a truly unique experience. Justin Adams, a masterful guitarist known for his work with Robert Plant, and Mauro Durante, the charismatic leader of Canzoniere Grecanico […]
$20 – $25
Sloane Crosley with Ben Gibbard
Sloane Crosley with Ben Gibbard
Have you ever lost something or someone dear to you? Though it ranges in severity and impact, loss is a shared human experience – an inevitable, inescapable part of life. Praised for her humor and sharp wit, essayist and novelist Sloane Crosley delivers her first memoir Grief is for People, exploring how loss can take many forms. […]
$5 – $25 Sliding Scale
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Night of Ideas
Night of Ideas
Night of Ideas, Villa Albertine’s flagship nocturnal marathon of philosophical debates, performances, readings, and more is returning to more than 20 cities in the US, from February 25 through March 3, 2024. This multidisciplinary event was introduced in the United States in 2015 by the French Embassy. Today, Night of Ideas is a nationwide phenomenon, drawing tens […]
Free
Winter Concert
Winter Concert
With the proliferation of AI, upcoming elections, and ongoing conflicts throughout the world, 2024 holds many uncertainties that can make it difficult to feel optimistic about the future. Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra's Winter Concert offers a respite from our tumultuous world with an uplifting program infused with hope and joy. Moncayo - Huapango Copland - […]
Free
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Barbara McQuade with Jenny Durkan
Barbara McQuade with Jenny Durkan
The subject of disinformation is a well-known part of political rhetoric, but it has implications even outside of the sphere of democracy. From the electoral system to schools; from the workplace […]
$5 – $25 Sliding Scale
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Dr. Rajiv Shah with Eric Liu
Dr. Rajiv Shah with Eric Liu
Ever wondered how a leader orchestrates large-scale change on a global scale? In his new book, Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens, Rajiv J. Shah, President of the Rockefeller Foundation and […]
$5 – $25 Sliding Scale
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Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Marc Bamuthi Joseph is an artist. His job is social impact. He doesn’t have time to *not* be hopeful…he is an artist…culture is rare air in the lungs of the body politic…he works to remember those who can’t breathe… Collectively, we are exploring the deployment of artistic intelligence as an agent of public healing. We […]
Free
Kara Swisher with Alex Stamos
Kara Swisher with Alex Stamos
Get an inside look at the multifaceted history of the tech industry, its key players, and the evolving impact of technology on society. In her latest work, Burn Book, Award-winning journalist Kara Swisher presents a witty and fair examination of the tech industry and its founders who aspired to change the world but inadvertently disrupted it. […]
$5 – $25 Sliding Scale
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Tessa Hulls with Putsata Reang
Tessa Hulls with Putsata Reang
If you’re a part of the Seattle arts scene, chances are you’ve come across Tessa Hulls. She has a hand in many local creative communities, including Seattle Arts & Lectures (where you might have spotted her illustrations on the 2021 Summer Book Bingo Card!), the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, and the Henry Art Museum. […]
$5 – $25 Sliding Scale
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Candlelight Concert
Candlelight Concert
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Seattle. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Joe Hisaishi at Town Hall Seattle under the gentle glow of candlelight.
$38 – $70
Crowdsource Choir
Crowdsource Choir
Embark on a musical adventure at Crowdsource Choir’s inaugural event at Town Hall Seattle! Since its formation in 2017, Crowdsource Choir has revolutionized the choral experience, ensuring accessibility and enjoyment for all. Thousands have already discovered the joy of singing with the choir, and now it’s an opportunity for others to join in the harmonious […]
$15-$20
Candlelight Concert
Candlelight Concert
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Seattle. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Joe Hisaishi at Town Hall Seattle under the gentle glow of candlelight.
$38-$70
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Palestinian Lana Ikelan & Israeli Noga Bar Oz with Holly Morris
Palestinian Lana Ikelan & Israeli Noga Bar Oz with Holly Morris
Meet two remarkable young women from Israel and Palestine as they travel together to share stories of war, collaboration, bravery, and transformation. Noga Bar Oz is an Israeli musician and conducts an orchestra for Arab and Jewish children. Lana Ikelan, a Palestinian journalist, believes in the power of words and stories to create change and justice. These […]
$10
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Emily Calandrelli with Zeta Strickland
Emily Calandrelli with Zeta Strickland
Have you ever made coins float in water? Or created a geode from an egg? If not, Emmy-nominated science TV host Emily Calandrelli can show you how. Calandrelli, MIT-trained engineer turned internet STEAM star, demonstrates science experiments you can do at home with common household products as the host of Netflix’s Emily’s Wonder Lab and through her […]
$5 – $25 Sliding Scale
Mahan Esfahani
Mahan Esfahani
“Bach’s music is very often mesmerizing. It’s very rarely this fun.” – Neil Fisher, The Times Mahan Esfahani has made his life’s mission to return the harpsichord to the mainstream of concert instruments, and to that end his creative programming and commissioning of new works have drawn the attention of critics and audiences across Europe, Asia, and North America. He will play an intriguing program of music spanning five […]
$15 – $60
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Our Place in this World
Our Place in this World
Journey into the rainforest with the Seattle Festival Orchestra and explore themes of fate, magic and mimicry at their winter concert, Our Place in This World. Music Director Bobby Collins […]
$0-$20
Short Stories Live
Short Stories Live
Town Hall’s beloved literary series, curated by Jane Kaplan, returns for another afternoon of readings brought to life by local actors. Whether a single chance encounter or an unexpected moment in a long relationship, sometimes you see yourself most clearly through someone else’s eyes. Stellar performers Aishé Keita, Julie Briskman, and Nathaniel Tenenbaum read stories […]
$10-$15
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Sasha LaPointe with Dawn Barron
Sasha LaPointe with Dawn Barron
What does it mean to be a proudly queer Indigenous woman in the United States today? Sasha LaPointe, winner of the 2023 Pacific Northwest Book Award for her memoir, Red Paint, shares a new collection of essays that navigate the complexities of indigenous identity, challenge stereotypes, and address cultural displacement and environmental concerns. Thunder Song draws inspiration from her […]
$5-$25
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Susannah Fox with Sally James
Susannah Fox with Sally James
Anyone who has fallen off the conveyor belt of mainstream health care and into the shadowy corners of illness knows what a dark place it is to land. Where is […]
$5 – $25 Sliding Scale
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Replay Matinee: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Replay Matinee: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Town Hall’s new Replay Matinee series invites you to come together in our building to enjoy screenings of our greatest hits – during the day! This community program is free to all participants. Note: this is a screening of a previous in-person event. The speakers will not be in attendance. This Replay Matinee features Roxanne […]
Free
Tricia Romano with Dan Savage and Jane Levine
Tricia Romano with Dan Savage and Jane Levine
The Village Voice aimed to show readers something that mainstream publications wouldn’t: live theater productions climbing through the scaffolding of off-Broadway venues; moments in music from hip-hop to jazz to punk; New York City civil issues, like corrupt landlords; and global issues, like the AIDS crisis. Through decades of independent reporting and first-hand accounts within the myriad subcultures […]
$5-$25
Eric Kim with J. Kenji López-Alt
Eric Kim with J. Kenji López-Alt
Join J. Kenji López-Alt and New York Times staff writer and essayist, Eric Kim. Kim is the author of the instant New York Times bestseller Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home, and he has amassed […]
$10-$100
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Benjamin Wurgaft and Merry White with Peter Miller
Benjamin Wurgaft and Merry White with Peter Miller
What do we learn when an anthropologist and a historian talk about food? Across endless eras, landscapes, and civilizations, humanity’s relationship with food has played the part of one of […]
$5-$25
Text Me Back Live
Text Me Back Live
KUOW is excited to bring you Text Me Back Live! Join Hosts Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays in-person for a delightful and laugh-filled evening. They’ll talk about their favorite animals and least […]
$20-$25
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An Evening of Music Inspired by “I Sing the Salmon Home” by Rena Priest
An Evening of Music Inspired by “I Sing the Salmon Home” by Rena Priest
Town Hall is proud to partner with The Bushwick Book Club Seattle presenting concerts of original music inspired by literature. Each event showcases a lineup of local, professional musicians and artists each offering a fresh response to that evening’s source text, plus extras like an audience quiz, short film, or scholarly introduction. Book choices range […]
$15.00 – $20.00
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Clarence Moriwaki
Clarence Moriwaki
Drawing from his extensive experience, Clarence Moriwaki, the past president of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community and the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Association, brings a timeless and timely […]
$5 – $25 Sliding Scale
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Richard Lui and Dr. Kate Zhong
Richard Lui and Dr. Kate Zhong
Every day, about 38-million people nationwide perform a great labor of love as a family caregiver: caring for parents, spouses, adult children with disabilities, friends and other loved ones. Caring for […]
Free
Brad Gooch with Scott Méxcal
Brad Gooch with Scott Méxcal
Going into the 1980’s, keen observers in the New York City subway system might run across swaths of unused ad space embellished with ephemeral chalk drawings of a signature crawling baby, done by a young artist tapping into the era’s experimental street art scene. By the end of the decade, Keith Haring’s work would become […]
$5-$25
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Seed the Change 2024
Seed the Change 2024
Join Landesa for their signature annual fundraising event, Seed the Change. Gather and grow a community of supporters to advance land rights and climate justice for millions of people across the globe. Landesa is honored to welcome renowned human rights lawyer, writer, front-line defender, and activist Steven Donziger as the keynote speaker for the evening. […]
$10
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Ignite #45
Ignite #45
Ignite Seattle is the largest open submission public speaking event in the Pacific Northwest. Three to four times a year, one of the greatest audiences in the world gathers to hear interesting people tell interesting stories. Each speaker gets 20 slides, for 15 seconds each, to share a passion for 5 minutes – it’s an […]
$5-$15
Lee McIntyre
Lee McIntyre
Disinformation has been used throughout history as a tool to intentionally deceive or manipulate the enemy. In our present age of information, where fabricated news stories, photos, or posts of any kind can be spread in an instant, we find ourselves especially vulnerable to the potentially devasting effects of weaponized disinformation. Lee McIntyre is an author […]
$5 – $25 Sliding Scale
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The Moth Seattle GrandSLAM (SOLD OUT)
The Moth Seattle GrandSLAM (SOLD OUT)
The ultimate storytelling competition, The Moth GrandSLAM invites winners from our open-mic StorySLAMs back to the stage for the Seattle storytelling championship.
$45
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Saturday Family Concert: Neon Brass Party
Saturday Family Concert: Neon Brass Party
Experience the joy of music at Town Hall Seattle’s Saturday Family Concerts, where captivating performances and interactive musical adventures create cherished memories for all ages! Get ready for some terrific toe-tapping tunes with Neon Brass Party, the spirited street band hailing from Seattle, WA!
$5 – $25 Sliding Scale (Free for ages 22 & Under)
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Shain Shapiro with Greg Scruggs
Shain Shapiro with Greg Scruggs
Looking back through history, it is obvious that the presence of music has had a profound impact on the daily lives of humans, our cultural rituals, and the evolution of civilization as a whole. Yet in public discourse, we still tend to separate conversations about music from those about civics or politics. We frame music as […]
$5-$25
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Juliet Hooker with Megan Ming Francis
Juliet Hooker with Megan Ming Francis
Delve into the complex tapestry of American politics with Juliet Hooker, the Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science at Brown University. Hooker, known for her expertise in racial […]
$5 – $25 Sliding Scale
Sasha Issenberg with Austin Jenkins
Sasha Issenberg with Austin Jenkins
As we head into another presidential election year, few issues feel as pressing as the spread of political misinformation. How can political campaigns fight back against the barrage of lies […]
$5 – $25 Sliding Scale
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Lifecycle of Seattle Artists
Lifecycle of Seattle Artists
Explore the life cycle of Seattle artists in a dynamic round table discussion hosted by Sarah Traver, director of Traver Gallery. Join the conversation on transforming artistic practice into a flourishing and creative career within the vibrant artistic landscape of Seattle. Esteemed artists Esther Ervin, Henry Jackson-Spieker, Steve Jensen, Pohlman Knowles, and Jeanne Marie Ferraro all connected […]
$5-$25
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Matthew Desmond
Matthew Desmond
In his landmark book, Poverty, By America, acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond draws on history, research, and original reporting to show how affluent Americans knowingly and unknowingly keep poor people poor. Elegantly written […]
$10-$100
2 events,
Live Wire with Luke Burbank
Live Wire with Luke Burbank
Live Wire Radio is an independently produced radio show and non-profit based in Portland, Oregon. Hosted by Luke Burbank and announced by Elena Passarello, the show artfully blends unpredictable conversation, live […]
$20-$60
Benjamin Herold with Dahlia Bazzaz
Benjamin Herold with Dahlia Bazzaz
While public education has become a hot-button topic in headlines, including Seattle Public Schools, there’s an even bigger story that journalist Benjamin Herold wants to tell. Public schools are a […]
$5 – $25 Sliding Scale
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Spelling Bee 2024
Spelling Bee 2024
Want to watch 80 middle-schoolers knock out words like psammophile, zwitterion, and schistorrhachis? So do we! The regional spelling bee brings together students from schools across King and Snohomish Counties who have already proven themselves to be fantastic spellers. This year’s bee will be moderated by Seattle Radio Theatre founder and KIRO Radio’s producer, host, and […]
Free
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MT Connolly, Page Ulrey, and Leesa Manion with Amy Radil
MT Connolly, Page Ulrey, and Leesa Manion with Amy Radil
Tens of millions of Americans are living longer than ever before, posing new challenges for older adults, their caregivers, communities, and society’s systems. MT Connolly’s new book, The Measure of Our […]
$5 – $25 Sliding Scale
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Worry-Free Wednesday with Wendy Norman
Worry-Free Wednesday with Wendy Norman
Talking about dying has many benefits. One of the most helpful is understanding how to ensure the choices made about your final chapter of life are yours. And when you talk about your choices are they are well communicated, you have a good chance at a good death. Join Wendy from Worry-Free Wednesdays to learn the three things you can […]
$5 – $25 Sliding Scale
Becky Selengut with Bethany Jean Clement
Becky Selengut with Bethany Jean Clement
Go from “what the heck is this” to “how does it taste so good” in a celebration of misfit vegetables. Maybe you just discovered celery root (a lumpy, softball-sized bulb), at the grocery store. Or perhaps you received watermelon radishes in a CSA package. Did a parsnip catch your eye at the farmers’ market? Even […]
$5 – $25 Sliding Scale
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Maxwell Stearns with Mark Smith
Maxwell Stearns with Mark Smith
Can a parliamentary democracy end America's constitutional crisis? It's starting to feel to some people that American elections aren't offering us much choice, instead compounding the continued issues of our […]
$5 – $25 Sliding Scale
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Geraldine DeRuiter with Scott Heimendinger
Geraldine DeRuiter with Scott Heimendinger
Do you ever think of what you eat as being political? Back in 2017, celebrity chef Mario Batali sent out an apology letter for the sexual misconduct allegations made against him and infamously included a recipe—for pizza dough cinnamon rolls. Shortly after Batali's recipe, went viral, Popular blogger Geraldine DeRuiter decided to make the recipe and […]
$5 – $25 Sliding Scale
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Patric Gagne with Katy Sewall
Patric Gagne with Katy Sewall
What is it like to grow up as a sociopath? Is it possible to lead a normal, successful life after such an earth-shattering diagnosis? In her memoir, Sociopath, Patric Gagne sheds […]
$5 – $25 Sliding Scale