Events

Town Hall's Spring 2024 Artist-in-Residence, Maia Brown, returns to the stage with her band, Brivele, to celebrate the release of their third album, Khaveyrim Zayt Greyt. Brivele is a Seattle-based duo who braid together Yiddish song, anti-fascist and labor balladry, folk-punk, and contemporary rabble-rousing in stirring vocal harmony. In Yiddish, Brivele (בריוועלע) means "little letter." […]

When you imagine the archetypal person in nature, what does that person look like? What are they doing? Chances are, most people would have a similar picture in their minds of that outdoorsy individual. However, both the identities and the experiences of people in nature are quite diverse. All Humans Outside: Stories of Belonging in […]

Get ready to squawk and soar with the Toucans, a lively steel drum band bringing tropical vibes to Seattle and beyond! Since the late 1980s, this dynamic group has been bonking barrels and sharing the sunny sounds of Trinidadian steel drums with audiences of all ages. From Pike Place Market to the islands of Puget […]

At 26, Ian Mackay loved the outdoors, natural sciences, and cycling. While studying as a biology undergrad at UC Santa Cruz, he crashed his bike into a tree on campus […]

Today’s world is rapidly changing, including our language. Phrases like “ecological grief” and “political stress” have recently popped up in our lexicon. How do we live in this new space […]

“The Seattle Welcome Day is the perfect way to start your Seattle community! - Welcome Day Participant Join us for Seattle’s Welcome Day—an event for every newcomer or resident ready […]

Founded in 1970, NPR is America’s most powerful broadcast news network. Despite being overshadowed by the larger and more glamorous PBS, public radio has long been home to shows such […]

You could argue that Dave Barry is the country’s class clown, but did you know that he actually was elected class clown in high school? It’s no wonder, then, that he’s made […]

The Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Washington hosts an annual literary and storytelling series, Sacred Breath, featuring Indigenous writers and storytellers who share their craft at […]

A “good death” is often described as dying without suffering, dying one’s own terms, having quality of life until the end, or having everything prepared for those left behind. Many […]

Spinning together fine-tuned self-critique and sharp comedic reflection in her newest autofiction comic novel Spent, acclaimed cartoonist Alison Bechdel questions passion, politics, and personal investment in the increasingly complex modern world. […]