Mar 21, 2019 | Feature, Town Crier, Video
The sounds of South African Township music will emanate from Rainier Arts Center on March 29, when the legendary Lorraine Klaasen performs as part of Town Hall’s Global Rhythm Series. Buy your tickets now. Lorraine Klaasen is the daughter of the famed South African...
Mar 20, 2019 | Feature, Featured, Town Crier
Hello Friends, The capital campaign to renovate our historic building has been a monumental effort for our community, board, and staff over the last two years. We’ve hit several major milestones over the last few months, and we can see the light at the end of...
Mar 20, 2019 | Feature, Town Crier
Recently on the Town Crier, we were discussing a plague of Seattle Spring poets. With the Spring Equinox now upon us, let us celebrate in verse! Today we’ll be showcasing the poetry of Shin Yu Pai. Shin Yu Pai was one of our four In-Residence for our 2018 Inside/Out...
Mar 18, 2019 | Feature, Interview/Conversation, Town Crier
Irene Butter is one of the few Holocaust survivors still writing about her experiences. On April 16, 2019 she joins us for a Town Hall conversation about taking action and refusing to be a bystander. You can get tickets to the event here. To give us a preview of her...
Mar 15, 2019 | Feature, Town Crier, Uncategorized, 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...
Mar 13, 2019 | Feature, Guest Contributor, Town Crier, Uncategorized
Town Hall and the Seattle Times collaborated for the Ignite Education Lab 2019 at the Campion Ballroom at Seattle University on March 11. Lily Williamson, a sophomore at Shorewood High School and a TeenTix Press Corps editor, was in attendance: Ignite Education Lab...
Mar 11, 2019 | Feature, Town Crier, Uncategorized
Town Hall is excited for our 2019 Town Music concert series, curated by Town Music Artistic Director Joshua Roman. Care to buy a season subscription? There’s still time. The season begins with a bang on March 20 at Broadway Performance Hall on the Seattle...
Mar 8, 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...
Mar 7, 2019 | Audio, Digital Stage, Listening Guide, Town Crier
In episode #29 of In The Moment, correspondent Katy Sewall talks with John Lanchester (3:58) about his book The Wall. They delve into Lanchester’s inspiration for the book—a recurring dream. Lanchester recounts the prescient nature of his dream, which took...
Mar 5, 2019 | Feature, Interview/Conversation, Town Crier
There are thousands of living languages spoken in the world—and countless literary masterworks written in each of those languages. Translators like Michael Straus offer us a gateway to these incredible works of fiction and literary history. Straus will join us onstage...
