Past Events

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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.

Web banner image for Step Into the Shadows: An Afternoon with Saints, Souls, and Spirits. Headshots of Sarah Harlett, Bradford Farwell, Gabriela Noble, and Joe Doria are included. (left to right)

Short Stories Live

Step into the Shadows — An Afternoon with Saints, Souls, and Spirits

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Sunday, October 13 | 4:00 pm PDT
From left to right: Headshots of Geoffrey Larson (conductor) and Greg Copeland (host/narrator)

Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra presents

Mozart and Haydn in Paris

Music and Letters

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Sunday, October 13 | 2:00 pm PDT
Carlos Nunez stands in the spotlight on stage, gesturing with one hand upwards to a full audience of people.

Early Music Seattle presents

Carlos Núñez Band

Celtic Music, Galician Tradition, and Global Fusion

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Saturday, October 12 | 7:30 pm PDT
Amer Zahr poses in front of a microphone, with the empty auditorium in the background.

Amer Zahr presents

Amer Zahr

The Truth — Stand Up Comedy from a Palestinian Point of View

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Friday, October 11 | 7:00 pm PDT
Headshot of Tui Sutherland (with fair skin, chin-length blonde hair, and eyeglasses) and Ben Clanton (with fair skin, glasses, and baseball cap)

Tui T. Sutherland with Ben Clanton

Wings of Fire – The Dragonet Prophecy

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Friday, October 11 | 6:00 pm PDT
Jordi Savall plays the viola da gamba in front of a black background, wearing black clothing.

Early Music Seattle presents

Jordi Savall & Hespérion XXI

The Tears and The Fire of the Muses

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Thursday, October 10 | 7:30 pm PDT
Banner promoting the Evans School Public Leadership Awards & Celebration on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, featuring a scenic sunset over a rocky shoreline, with text and logos for the University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy & Governance.

University of Washington presents

The Evans School’s Public Leadership Awards & Celebration

Celebrate Leaders in Public Policy and Governance

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Wednesday, October 9 | 6:00 pm PDT
Headshot of Sandra Cisneros (with tan skin, long dark hair, and blunt bangs)

Seattle Arts & Lectures presents

Sandra Cisneros

Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of "The House on Mango Street"

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Tuesday, October 8 | 7:30 pm PDT
Headshots of Martina Kartman, Eugene Youngblood, Jazmyn Clark, Chelsea Moore, and Michele Storms

University of Washington Office of Public Lectures and ACLU of Washington present

We Keep Us Safe

Public Safety, Crime, and Elections

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Tuesday, October 8 | 6:30 pm PDT
Headshot of Chase Jarvis (with short brown hair, light skin, and black tee shirt)

CANCELED – Chase Jarvis

What We Can Find Outside of Our Comfort Zone

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Monday, October 7 | 7:30 pm PDT
A person with fair skin and wavy brown hair playing violin with text overlay reading 'OCT 5 & 6' and 'CAPTIVATE' in bold letters.

North Corner Chamber Orchestra presents

Captivate

Featuring Compositions from Montgomery, Williams, and Mozart

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Sunday, October 6 | 7:30 pm PDT
A flamenco dancer wearing a ruffled red dress performs on stage in front of a Spanish guitar player.

Fever presents

CANCELED – We Call it Flamenco

A Sensational Spanish Dance Show

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Sunday, October 6 | 7:00 pm PDT
Headshots of Erin McElroy with Manissa Maharawal and Daniela Rosner

Erin McElroy with Manissa Maharawal and Daniela Rosner

How Silicon Valley's Tactics Spread to Postsocialist Romania

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Saturday, October 5 | 7:30 pm PDT
Northwest Green Building Slam banner for October 5, 2024, at Town Hall in Seattle, featuring a green leaf logo.

Northwest EcoBuilding Guild presents

2024 Northwest Green Building Slam

Buildings that Push the Envelope in Environmentalism

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Saturday, October 5 | 6:00 pm PDT
Headshots of Louise Erdrich and Karen Russell

Louise Erdrich with Karen Russell

Dark Realities and Glimmering Hopes in the Red River Valley

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Friday, October 4 | 7:30 pm PDT

Ignite Seattle presents

Ignite #46

Enlighten Us, But Make It Quick!

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Thursday, October 3 | 7:30 pm PDT
Headshots of Tyler Thrasher (with tan skin and textured black hair/beard), and Terry Mudge (with fair skin, short brown hair, and eyeglasses)

Tyler Thrasher and Terry Mudge

A Color Wheel of Wonders

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Thursday, October 3 | 7:30 pm PDT
From left to right: Headshots of Monica Guzman and Steve Scher

University of Washington Office of Public Lectures presents

I Never Thought of It That Way

How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times

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Wednesday, October 2 | 6:30 pm PDT