Hello, North America Friends! I’m Young Moon, and I’m bringing my new stand-up special to North America this September. I wrote most of this show while studying and living in […]
$58 – $128
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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 […]
$10 – $35 Sliding Scale
Perfume Genius is the moniker of artist Mike Hadreas. Hadreas began his music career in 2008 and released his debut album, Learning, in 2010 via long-time label home Matador. The album immediately captured critics’ […]
$40 GA, $50 day of show
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1 event,
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 […]
$10 – $35 Sliding Scale
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2 events,
Join Pro-Choice Washington for an unforgettable evening with bestselling novelist Laurie Frankel, whose acclaimed novels illuminate the deeply human stories behind the political threats to undermine bodily autonomy, privacy, and […]
$30 – $1000
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. […]
$10 – $35 + Optional Book Add-on
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2 events,
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 […]
$0 – $35 Sliding Scale
Ignite Seattle is the largest open submission public speaking event in the Pacific Northwest. Twice a year, one of the greatest audiences in the world gathers to hear interesting people […]
$13
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2 events,
“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 […]
$38 – $63 (Includes Book)
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2 events,
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 […]
$10 – $35 Sliding Scale
Join Mei-lan & Ali for an immersive live concert where voice and cinematic soundscapes come together in the heart of Seattle. This evening will feature a selection of beloved pieces […]
$65 – $149
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2 events,
Town Hall’s beloved literary series, curated by Jane Kaplan, returns for another afternoon of readings brought to life by local actors. What happens when ordinary life suddenly veers off script? Authors Kevin Barry, Ben Loory, Nafissa Thompson-Spires, and Haruki Murakami find humor, strangeness, and unexpected humanity in the moments when things don’t go quite as […]
$15 – $40 Sliding Scale
Following the success of Sing Along 1, this new edition returns with a broader and richer program featuring new songs from the golden age. In this evening, we sing together through a selection of beloved songs that have lived on in the memory of generations, celebrating the timeless music of the golden age in a […]
$60 – $70
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2 events,
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, […]
$10 – $35 Sliding Scale
In Victorious, The ExtraOrdinary of Merit City, a secret group of individuals gifted with a power connected to their manner of near-death experience, have been keeping a low profile, avoiding the ever-watchful eye of EON in the wake of the showdown with Marcella, Eli, and Serena. But when EON—and its relationship to the ExtraOrdinaries— begins to […]
$10 – $90
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2 events,
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
Be transported into the world of classical guitar with world-class guitarist Alexandra Whittingham, hailed by The Guardian as "a young 21st-century virtuoso" and one of the most exciting musicians of her generation. Alexandra Whittingham began her studies at Chetham's School of Music at the age of eleven, where she explored classical guitar, piano, jazz and […]
$39 – $109
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3 events,
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 […]
$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 […]
$10 – $35 Sliding Scale
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2 events,
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 […]
$10 – $35 Sliding Scale
When a hit-and-run shatters more than his body, a writer is pulled toward revelation—and into a scandal that could destroy everything. Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar’s most daring work yet: The Radiance is visionary novel of spiritual transformation in an age of fracture. What begins as a provocative portrait of academic and cultural warfare deepens […]
$10 – $124
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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 […]
$10 – $35 + Optional Book Add-on
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1 event,
NEA Jazz Masters and multi-Grammy Award winners Branford Marsalis and Dianne Reeves celebrate the John Coltrane centennial with a new album and world tour. Reeves joins the stunningly versatile Branford Marsalis Quartet in this project that pays tribute to the seminal collaboration between Coltrane and vocalist Johnny Hartman, as well as other beloved ballads from […]
$50 – $130
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1 event,
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 […]
$10 – $35 + Optional Book Add-on
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1 event,
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 […]
$10 – $35 Sliding Scale
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3 events,
Emmy Award-winning journalist Paola Ramos, in conversation with UW Political Science faculty member Sophia Jordán Wallace, explores the evolving landscape of Latino voter engagement and political participation. This compelling discussion examines demographic shifts, policy priorities, and the critical role Latino voters play in shaping electoral outcomes across America. Paola Ramos is an author and Emmy Award-winning […]
$10
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 […]
$10 – $35 Sliding Scale
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1 event,
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 […]
$10 – $35 Sliding Scale
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3 events,
Childhood friends, Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing, have been exploring the outdoors together since they were kids growing up in Denver, Colorado. Whether making forts by the neighborhood creek or camping in the mountains, their friendship was built on imagination and adventure. Today, as the GRAMMY Award-winning Okee Dokee Brothers, they turn that spirit into […]
$30 (children under two are free)
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 […]
$10 – $35 + Optional Book Add-on
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1 event,
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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2 events,
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 […]
$10 – $35 + Optional Book Add-on
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1 event,
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 […]
$38 – $63 (Includes Book)
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2 events,
Visit Seattle’s Ovation will return this fall, providing an industry recap of Seattle’s summer performance alongside the most current travel and tourism data. The program will also highlight developments in the Seattle and King County arts communities, offering insight into how the hospitality and arts industries can collaborate to enhance the region’s vibrant visitor economy. […]
$120-$140
This is precisely the time: Nature, stewardship and the future we choose Join UW College of the Environment for the 2026 Doug Walker Reception & Lecture, featuring Phil Levin, professor and director of the UW School of Marine and Environmental Affairs and director of The Nature Record. Conservation has always been about more than protecting species and ecosystems—it is about our relationship with […]
$8
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1 event,
Sasha Berliner is a San Francisco-raised, Los Angeles-based vibraphonist and composer who, in 2020, became the first woman and youngest-ever winner of DownBeat Critics Poll Rising Star–Vibraphone award. A rock drummer turned mallet virtuoso, she has collaborated with Christian McBride, Tyshawn Sorey, and Cécile McLorin Salvant. Her recent release, Fantôme (2025, Outside In Music) was hailed as a defining […]
$44
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1 event,
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 […]
$0 – $35 Sliding Scale (Free for ages 22 and Under)
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2 events,
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)
Composer, conductor, and trombonist Freddy Fuego celebrates the release of his newest album Moment of Truth (2026, Self-Released) with a 15-piece orchestra. Exploring the intersections of jazz, hip-hop, classical, and beyond, Fuego forges a distinct musical language that transcends genre. Grounded in deep musical tradition and driven by fearless sonic exploration, Fuego invites audiences to experience music […]
$44
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2 events,
Composer, conductor, and trombonist Freddy Fuego celebrates the release of his newest album Moment of Truth (2026, Self-Released) with a 15-piece orchestra. Exploring the intersections of jazz, hip-hop, classical, and beyond, Fuego forges a distinct musical language that transcends genre. Grounded in deep musical tradition and driven by fearless sonic exploration, Fuego invites audiences to experience music […]
$44
Program A.J. Potter - Variations on a Popular Tune Aaron Copland - Lincoln Portrait with Hon. Bruce Harrell, speaker Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme ‘Enigma’ Events are offered for informational, entertainment, and educational purposes only. Read Town Hall’s Program Content Policy.
$12 – $25
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2 events,
Climate change is placing unprecedented pressure on the crops that feed the world, altering patterns of disease, flooding, and drought in ways that threaten global food security. Professor Pamela Ronald, a leader in plant genetics research at UC Davis, will describe her research identifying the genes that allow crops to withstand disease and environmental stress, […]
$10
For one unforgettable evening, the performing arts community gathers to celebrate all that has flourished this season. The 26th Annual Gregory Awards: A Grand Bacchanal honors the artists, companies, volunteers, patrons, and supporters whose work has made this season extraordinary. Inspired by Gregory A. Falls’ enduring words — “Theaters, like grapes, grow best in bunches” […]
$45 – $500
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1 event,
“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 […]
$10 – $35 + Optional Book Add-on
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1 event,
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. […]
$10 – $35 + Optional Book Add-on
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1 event,
Celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the Seattle Catrinas Festival, an immersive, multigenerational gathering honoring the timeless Mexican tradition of Día de Muertos. Step into a vibrant sanctuary of remembrance featuring grand community altars (ofrendas), monumental Catrinas, authentic artisan markets, and breathtaking folkloric performances. Through music, color, and candlelight, this landmark cultural celebration invites us to […]
$0 – $150
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