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NOTE: The web archive below lists events dating back to June of 2023 only. A complete Town Hall Archive is slated to launch in the fall of 2024. Podcasts/audio recordings dating back to 2017 can be found on our Podcasts page.

A student with long dark hair and a pink cardigan reads a piece of writing off of a music stand with a microphone in front. Another student watches in the background, wearing a name tag.

Seattle Arts & Lectures presents

WITS Year‑End Reading & Celebration

Elementary & Middle Schools

This event has already occurred
Wednesday, June 4 | 6:00 pm PDT
From left to right: Headshots of Coll Thrush (with gray hair, beard, and brown glasses) and Joshua L. Reid (with short grey hair and black suit)

Town Hall Seattle and University of Washington Press present

Coll Thrush with Joshua L. Reid

Wrecked — Unsettling Histories from the Graveyard of the Pacific

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Tuesday, June 3 | 7:30 pm PDT
Navy banner for "Community Impact Town Hall at Town Hall Seattle" event. The event title is at the top with labeled headshots of the speakers: Attorney General Rob Bonta (California), Attorney General Nick Brown (Washington), Attorney General Dan Rayfield (Oregon)

Washington State Attorney General's Office presents

Community Impact Town Hall

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Monday, June 2 | 6:00 pm PDT
Black and white headshot of Ocean Vuong (with light skin and short black hair, wearing a baseball cap, glasses, and a paperclip earring).

Seattle Arts & Lectures presents

Ocean Vuong with Thanh Tân

The Emperor of Gladness: A Novel

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Sunday, June 1 | 7:30 pm PDT
Side shot of Thalia Symphony Orchestra performing on The Great Hall stage, with a stained glass window in the background.

Thalia Symphony Orchestra presents

Not with the eyes, but with the mind

Featuring Pieces by Berlioz, Moncayo, Hovhaness, and Mendelssohn

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Sunday, June 1 | 2:00 pm PDT
a person with glasses and a black turtleneck is smiling

Alison Bechdel

Spent: A Comic Novel

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Friday, May 30 | 7:30 pm PDT
Headshots of Jasper Bernes, Idris Robinson, Colleen Lye, Nikhil Pal Singh, and Philip Wohlstetter

Town Hall Seattle and Red May present

Whatever Happened To Revolution?

The Future of Revolution – Communist Prospects from the Paris Commune to the George Floyd Uprising

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Thursday, May 29 | 7:30 pm PDT
Headshot of Kevin Kwan (with light skin, short black hair, goatee, and sunglasses)

Seattle Arts & Lectures presents

Kevin Kwan — Meet Cute

A Conversation with the Author of "Crazy Rich Asians"

This event has already occurred
Thursday, May 29 | 7:30 pm PDT
From left to right: Headshots of Jackson Comes, Alyssa Giedd, and Juampablo Heras Rivera

Town Hall Seattle and UW Engage present

UW Science Now

Jackson Comes, Alyssa Giedd, Juampablo Heras Rivera

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Thursday, May 29 | 5:30 pm PDT
Close-up shot of a person's hand, clasped in the hands of another person sitting across from them. The Worry Free Wednesdays and Town Hall Seattle logos are in the upper right corner.

Town Hall Seattle and Worry Free Wednesdays present

Five Stories of “Good Dying”

How Preparation Shapes a Good Death

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Tuesday, May 27 | 6:00 pm PDT
From left to right: Headshots of Anna Malaika Tubbs and Florangela Davila

Anna Malaika Tubbs with Florangela Davila

What American Patriarchy Has Hidden from Us

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Friday, May 23 | 7:30 pm PDT
A person wearing a white shirt and red pants stands on stage with their fist raised, holding a microphone in the other hand. The Ignite Seattle logo is projected behind them.

Ignite Seattle presents

Ignite Seattle #48: Big Ideas in 5-Minute Stories

Seattle’s Premier Storytelling Night

This event has already occurred
Thursday, May 22 | 7:30 pm PDT
Richard Fernandes sits and gestures as he talks, holding a drum in one hand.

Town Hall Seattle and The Department of American Indian Studies at the University of Washington present

Roger Fernandes with Barbara Lawrence and Paul Chiyokten Wagner

Sacred Breath Series

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Thursday, May 22 | 7:30 pm PDT
From left to right: headshots of Andrea Lius, Isaac Remy, Ria Sonigra

Town Hall Seattle and UW Engage present

UW Science Now

Andrea Lius, Isaac Remy, Ria Sonigra

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Thursday, May 22 | 5:30 pm PDT
Outdoor headshot of Merlin Sheldrake (with fair skin, short curly brown hair, and blue scarf)

Seattle Arts & Lectures presents

Merlin Sheldrake

Entangled Life — How Fungi Make Our Worlds

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Wednesday, May 21 | 7:30 pm PDT
Headshot of Judge Joel Ngugi (with brown skin, grey buzzed curly hair) wearing wireless rim glasses and a red robe.

University of Washington Office of Public Lectures presents

Judge Joel Ngugi

Equity, Independence, and the Future of Law

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Wednesday, May 21 | 6:30 pm PDT
From left to right: Headshots of Dave Barry (with short grey hair) and Brett Hamil (with short brown hair & beard)

Dave Barry with Brett Hamil

Class Clown: A Memoir

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Tuesday, May 20 | 6:00 pm PDT
From left to right: Headshots of Amy Barden, Leesa Manion, and Natalie Walton-Anderson

Town Hall Seattle and First Hill Improvement Association present

Forum on Public Health & Public Safety

Systems & Solutions

This event has already occurred
Monday, May 19 | 6:00 pm PDT