Feb 20, 2019 | Feature, Town Crier, Uncategorized
Thaddeus Turner, also known as Thaddilac, is ready to rock for Town Hall and is inviting your kids to get funky. As part of Town Hall’s Saturday Family Concert series, Turner will combine the beauty of traditional soul with the power of rock on March 9 at the...
Feb 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...
Feb 13, 2019 | Feature, Town Crier
The February 17, 1923 edition of the Town Crier had this to say about Valentine’s Day: Ash Wednesday, St. Valentine’s day and the worst snow storm of the year form a rather unusual combination for this section. Over the phone comes the information that the storm was...
Feb 12, 2019 | Feature, Town Crier, Uncategorized
It’s like Town Hall, but over at the Seattle Center. “Through intergenerational, multicultural exchange, we aim to promote greater social understanding,” reads Northwest Folklife’s mission statement. It’s quite similar to Town Hall’s mission statement. “A...
Feb 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...
Feb 7, 2019 | Audio, Digital Stage, Listening Guide, Town Crier
In this bonus episode of In The Moment, get an inside look at the past and present of our Global Rhythms series! Host Jini Palmer talks with Spider Kedelsky, the founder of the Global Rhythms series. He recalls how the music series came to be and shares his...
Feb 6, 2019 | Feature, Town Crier
The sorrowful mother was standing. This is the rough translation of “Stabat Mater dolorosa,” the first line of a 13th-century Christian hymn to Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. The hymn portrays her suffering during Jesus’s crucifixion, and it is sung as the liturgy...
Feb 4, 2019 | Feature, Town Crier
It’s a snow day in Seattle. Let’s hearken back, then, to January 1, 1937. The Town Crier published this poem: Softly the Snow by Marietta Conway Kennard Softly the snow…gently the snow… Feathery white like the breast of a bird, Covers our...
Feb 1, 2019 | Feature, Town Crier
The big game is this Sunday. The New England Patriots will be battling the Los Angeles Rams for the trophy. Some people will be watching the game. Some people will be watching the ads. Seattle’s Town Crier writers watched a football game or two in their day. The...
Feb 1, 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...
