May 1, 2019 | Feature, Featured, Town Crier
Seattle is a city that demands we think outside the box, and few series exemplify this idea quite like Red May. For the month of May, speakers gather to interrogate contemporary issues through the lens of Marxism, political economy, feminism, race, and philosophy—and...
Apr 25, 2019 | Feature, Town Crier, What Are People Doing
Every week the Town Crier blog will look back at Seattle’s near forgotten Town Crier magazine to see what was happening then and talk about what’s happening now. One of the largest sections of the original Town Crier was “What People Are Doing,” highlighting things...
Apr 24, 2019 | Feature, Featured, Interview/Conversation, Town Crier
What do you do when you realize you have everything you think you’ve ever wanted but still feel completely empty? In the summer of 1999, Moby released the album Play, arguably the album that defined the millennium and propelled him to stardom. But then it all fell...
Apr 22, 2019 | Feature, Interview/Conversation, Town Crier
The Lake Union Civic Orchestra (LUCO) is celebrating the retirement of Christoph Chagnard this season. It’s his 20th and final season with the orchestra. The person taking his place is Nikolas Caoile. LUCO has two more concerts to round out Chagnard’s final...
Apr 19, 2019 | Feature, Town Crier, What Are People Doing
Every week the Town Crier blog will look back at Seattle’s near forgotten Town Crier magazine to see what was happening then and talk about what’s happening now. One of the largest sections of the original Town Crier was “What People Are Doing,” highlighting things...
Apr 18, 2019 | Feature, Listening Guide, Town Crier
In episode #32 of In The Moment, correspondent Valerie Curtis Newton talks with Cherríe Moraga (4:40) about her mother’s reinforcement of gender roles during Moraga’s lifetime and her mom’s eventual decline into Alzheimer’s. They discuss the ways in...
Apr 17, 2019 | Feature, Town Crier
On April 27 at St. Mark’s Cathedral, the Seattle Baroque Orchestra and the Byrd Ensemble will present Georg Handel’s most enduring work, Messiah. You can learn more about the event here. Before the concert, learn a thing or ten about arguably the most famous Baroque...
Apr 16, 2019 | Feature, If These Halls Could Talk, Interview/Conversation, Town Crier
The Forum is now open! We’re excited about all the possibilities of the space. One item in the new space is a functional piece of art—the lectern. Comprised primarily of 14-gauge cold-rolled steel and finished with acid patina and wax, the lectern’s height is...
Apr 15, 2019 | Feature, Guest Contributor, TeenTix, Town Crier
Town Hall and KUOW collaborated for That’s Debatable: Technology Will Save Us at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute on March 24. Huma Ali, a junior at Lake Washington High School and a TeenTix Press Corps editor, was in attendance: When I first think...
Apr 12, 2019 | Feature, Town Crier, What Are People Doing
Every week the Town Crier blog will look back at Seattle’s near forgotten Town Crier magazine to see what was happening then and talk about what’s happening now. One of the largest sections of the original Town Crier was “What People Are Doing,” highlighting things...
