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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.

Headshots of Khushbu Shah (with tan skin and long black hair) and J. Kenji Lopez Alt (with light skin and short dark brown hair)

Khushbu Shah with J. Kenji López-Alt

Culture & Cuisine

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Saturday, September 7 | 7:30 pm PDT
Headshots of Jesmyn Ward (with long curly hair and light/medium skin) and Ijeoma Oluo (with short curly hair, brown skin, and black earrings)

Jesmyn Ward with Ijeoma Oluo

Let Us Descend

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Friday, September 6 | 7:30 pm PDT
Headshots of Aram Sinnreich, Jesse Gilbert, and Daniela Rosner

Aram Sinnreich and Jesse Gilbert with Daniela Rosner

The Secret Life of Data

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Thursday, September 5 | 7:30 pm PDT
Headshots of Daniel J. Levitin, Brian Nova, and Marc McKennon

Daniel J. Levitin with Brian Nova and Marc McKennon

Music, Healing, and Human Biology

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Wednesday, September 4 | 7:30 pm PDT
Headshot of Roberyt W. Merry (with fair skin & hair) in front of a background of full bookshelves

Robert Merry

How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War

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Wednesday, September 4 | 7:30 pm PDT
Headshots of Marisel Salazar and Agueda Pacheco Flores

Marisel Salazar with Agueda Pacheco Flores

Latin-ish — Bold Flavors that Break Boundaries

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Tuesday, September 3 | 7:30 pm PDT
Headshots of Anna Marie Tendler (with fair skin and long brown hair) and Jen Soriano (with tan skin and short asymmetrical black hair)

Anna Marie Tendler with Jen Soriano

Men Have Called Her Crazy — A Literary Self-Portrait

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Wednesday, August 28 | 7:30 pm PDT
Headshots of Nate Silver (with beard and baseball cap) and Clayton Aldern (with chin-length brown hair, mustache, and glasses)

Nate Silver with Clayton Aldern

On the Edge

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Thursday, August 22 | 7:30 pm PDT
Banner promoting 'A Night at the Opera' by Solstice Symphony Orchestra, with a red rose on a sheet of music surrounded by green and gold fabric, and event details including date, time, location, and ticket prices

Solstice Symphony Orchestra presents

A Night at the Opera

Featuring Compositions from Verdi, Gounod, Gershwin, and Strauss

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Saturday, August 17 | 7:30 pm PDT
Headshots of Joy Hollingsworth and Mark Brands.

First Hill Improvement Association presents

First Hill Neighborhood Public Meeting

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Wednesday, August 14 | 6:00 pm PDT
Headshot of Pramila Jayapal (with tan skin and black bob haircut) standing in front of the USA flag.

The Office of the 7th District of Washington presents

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal

Stop Project 2025: Town Hall Meeting

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Tuesday, August 13 | 6:00 pm PDT
Headshot of Professor Xu Zidong (with fair skin, short black hair, glasses, and black jacket)

ValleyRain International presents

Chinese Novels in the 20th Century

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Thursday, August 8 | 7:30 pm PDT
Two dancers perform a dramatic tango move on a stage, spotlighted under a canopy of glowing string lights. A pianist and a bandoneon player accompany them.

Fever presents

We Call it Tango

A Sensational Argentine Dance Show

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Friday, August 2 | 6:00 pm PDT
Headshots of Carmen Maria Machado (with light skin, short brown hair, eyeglasses) and Amber Flame (with tan skin and chin-length curly black hair)

Town Hall Seattle and Clarion West present

VIRTUAL ONLY – Clarion West Summer Reading Series

Featuring Carmen Maria Machado with Amber Flame

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Tuesday, July 23 | 6:00 pm PDT
A string quartet performs on the Great Hall stage surrounded by lit candles.

Fever presents

Candlelight Concert

A Tribute to Adele

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Wednesday, July 17 | 9:00 pm PDT
A string quartet performs on the Great Hall stage surrounded by lit candles.

Fever presents

Candlelight Concert

From Bach to The Beatles

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Wednesday, July 17 | 6:30 pm PDT
Headshots of Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Brad Smith

Gretchen Whitmer with Brad Smith (SOLD OUT)

True Gretch

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Sunday, July 14 | 6:00 pm PDT
Labeled headshots of Akshat Rathi (Bloomberg Zero) and Frank Hodge (UW Foster School of Business). The book cover for "Climate Capitalism" is in the center and the background is a cityscape.

PNW Climate Week presents

Climate Capitalism Seattle

Author Talk with Akshat Rathi

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Saturday, July 13 | 7:00 pm PDT