David Callahan: The New Liberal Rich
Civic
David Callahan, co-founder of the think tank Demos, says something big is happening among the wealthiest Americans: They’re turning liberal. Exploring the influence of left-leaning affluence on Wall Street, in Hollywood, and now in Silicon Valley, Callahan, author of Fortunes of Change, explains how our politics and culture are changing—and what the future may hold. Presented by The Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with Elliott Bay Book Company. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust, the RealNetworks Foundation and the Otto Haas Charitable Trust.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
Callahan’s page at Demos
About the book.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
STG: Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon & Red House Painters
Music
Mark Kozelek has no shortage of creative outlets: He’s been the lead singer of acclaimed bands Sun Kil Moon and Red House Painters, a record producer, a frequent contributor to compilation and tribute albums, a published songwriter whose book Nights of Passed Over contains all the lyrics to his songs, and an actor (Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky and Shopgirl). He’s also famous for his sometimes-drastic musical interpretations: His 2001 AC/DC cover album What’s Next to the Moon sounded so unlike the originals, a radio executive reportedly insisted the title track was a Leonard Cohen song. Presented by Seattle Theatre Group.
Tickets are $18 here or 877/784-4849.
LEARN MORE:
Mark Kozelek
www.sunkilmoon.com.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
Robert Scheer: The Culprits Behind Our Collapse
Civic
Truthdig editor-in-chief Robert Scheer believes our financial meltdown is at its heart an old-fashioned swindle. Scheer, author of The Great American StickUp, exposes the bipartisan group that paved the way for the crash of 2008 (including power-couple Phil and Wendy Gramm, former Goldman Sachs leaders Robert Rubin and Henry Paulson, and former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers)—and says it’s still flying under the media radar. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
Robert Scheer on Truthdig
Listen to an interview with Scheer.
Thursday, September 9, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Very Bright: Inspiration Through Words and Music
Music
Designed to raise awareness of the incurable genetic condition sickle cell, this inspirational concert features real-life stories of courage and strength accompanied by gospel, jazz, and R&B music. Seattle vocalist Bridget Bazile, Stellar Award-winning singer Maurette Brown Clark, Bridgette Bryant, Shawntae Jackson, and poet Tia-Nache Yarbrough will deliver an inspiring message about the discovery of power and purpose through pain. Presented by Very Bright Foundation, a new Seattle non-profit organization established to "break sickle cell silence."
Tickets are $25 minimum donation. Visit www.verybright.org for more information.
LEARN MORE:
www.verybright.org
www.bridgetabazile.com
www.maurettebrownclark.com.
Saturday, September 11, 2010, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
Short Stories Live: The Jewish Imagination
Literary
The season premiere of Short Stories Live features excerpts from classic short stories capturing the Jewish imagination: Woody Allen’s "Hassidic Tales, With a Guide to Their Interpretation by the Noted Scholar"; the Depression-Era "Looking for Mr. Green" by Saul Bellow; and J.D. Salinger’s story-within-a-story, "The Laughing Man." Hosted and directed by A Contemporary Theatre Artistic Director Kurt Beattie. Presented by Town Hall with A Contemporary Theatre.
Tickets are $13/$10 Town Hall members, seniors & students, at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. $15/$13 at the door. ACT Members call 206/292-7676 to reserve tickets as part of ACTPass and Charter Membership.
LEARN MORE
www.acttheatre.org.
Sunday, September 12, 2010, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
ACLU of Washington: Marijuana Reform
Civic
This public forum titled “Where is Marijuana Reform Heading?” features local and national panelists discussing the history, current status, and future of marijuana-law reform in Washington and the United States. Panelists include travel writer Rick Steves; Keith Stroup, founder of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws; Washington state Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles; Rob Kampia, of the Marijuana Policy Project; and Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance. Presented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington.
Admission is free, no tickets required. Visit www.aclu-wa.org for more information.
LEARN MORE:
www.aclu-wa.org.
Sunday, September 12, 2010, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
Ussama Makdisi: The Devolution of American-Arab Relations
Civic
Just 100 years ago, Arabs viewed the United States as a benevolent power that was neither imperialist nor covetous. Award-winning historian Ussama Makdisi says that one single choice changed the American-Arab relationship forever: our decision to support the creation of an Israeli state. Makdisi, author of Faith Misplaced, re-examines the tumultuous history of this relationship at a time when it is more fractured, and more important, than ever. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
Makdisi’s Institute for Middle East Understanding bio.
Monday, September 13, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Sustainable Path: Sustainable Design
Civic
The final installment of the three-part series titled “Seeking Sustainable Systems” focuses on sustainable design and features Ash Awad, vice president of Energy and Facility Services at McKinstry, and Daniel S. Friedman, dean of the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington. Presented by Sustainable Path.
Tickets are $10 at www.sustainablepath.org, $15 at the door. Visit www.sustainablepath.org for more information.
LEARN MORE:
www.sustainablepath.org.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
CityClub: Global Health: The Local Impact
Civic
Could Seattle organizations’ global health efforts—the ground-breaking inventions, and new strategies to curb disease in Africa or Asia—be used to improve public health or fight epidemics here at home? Leaders from Seattle health organizations, including Thomas N. Hansen, CEO of Seattle Children’s Hospital, and David Fleming, director and health officer of Public Health—Seattle & King County, will discuss efforts to improve public health globally, and locally. Presented by CityClub as part of its Health Care series.
Tickets for luncheon and program are $30/$20 CityClub members/$25 guests and co-presenters; $18/$12/$15 for coffee and dessert here.
LEARN MORE:
Seattle CityClub.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
David Plouffe: Inside Obama’s Victory
Civic
David Plouffe not only led the groundbreaking digital-technology-meets-grassroots campaign that put Barack Obama in the White House, but some say he also changed the face of politics forever and re-energized the idea of democracy itself. Plouffe, author of The Audacity to Win, reveals the strategies that delivered Obama to office and how the candidate (and campaign) tackled challenges and opportunities. Presented by The Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with Elliott Bay Book Company. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Late seating not guaranteed
LEARN MORE:
http://davidplouffe.net
Video and more.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
Future of Health: Jan Faull: Nurturing Babies’ Minds
Health
Seattle-based parenting expert Jan Faull not only offers parents the essential tools to recognize and encourage their children’s natural development, she makes it fun. Faull, a former columnist for The Seattle Times and author of the just-released Amazing Minds, distills the latest developmental research into a chronological account of what babies are capable of, then explains practical exercises and fun games to enhance their innate learning process. Presented by Town Hall’s Future of Health Lecture Series with University Book Store. Series sponsored by PCC Natural Markets. Series media sponsorship provided by KPLU.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
A Parenting Press bio of Faull
Faull’s archive of Seattle Times columns.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
**CANCELLED**Between the Pages: Jane Smiley and Friends
Literary
Five female authors known for writing with heart and humor will meet in Seattle to share their latest stories in conversations with each other, and with the audience. The panel includes Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jane Smiley (Private Life), Joshilyn Jackson (Backseat Saints), Josie Brown (Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives), Tatjana Soli (The Lotus Eaters), and Eileen Goudge (Once in a Blue Moon). Presented as a fund-raiser by Kitsap Regional Library Foundation.
Tickets are $50 at www.krl.org. Call 360/475-9039 for more information.
LEARN MORE:
Jane Smiley
www.joshilynjackson.com
www.josiebrown.com
Tatjana Soli
www.eileengoudge.net.
Thursday, September 16, 2010, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
Saturday Family Concerts: Recess Monkey
Family
A brand-new season of Saturday Family Concerts opens with a return engagement by Seattle’s own Recess Monkey, a rock band for tots made up of three elementary-school teachers with an ear for hooks and a gift for goofiness. Known and loved for their catchy songs with catchy titles (Boogie Monster, Busy Squirrel, and Monkey Bars), they’re finding fame and fans from coast to coast. In their music, Recess Monkey members Jack Forman, Andrew Holloway, and Daron Henry celebrate a child’s point of view, and their singable, danceable songs are as much fun for parents as for kids.
Tickets are free for kids 12 and under/$5 for adults with children/$25 unaccompanied adults. Tickets are required for children and adults and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006.
LEARN MORE:
www.recessmonkeytown.com.
Saturday, September 18, 2010, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Saturday Family Concerts: Recess Monkey
Family
A brand-new season of Saturday Family Concerts opens with a return engagement by Seattle’s own Recess Monkey, a rock band for tots made up of three elementary-school teachers with an ear for hooks and a gift for goofiness. Known and loved for their catchy songs with catchy titles (Boogie Monster, Busy Squirrel, and Monkey Bars), they’re finding fame and fans from coast to coast. In their music, Recess Monkey members Jack Forman, Andrew Holloway, and Daron Henry celebrate a child’s point of view, and their singable, danceable songs are as much fun for parents as for kids.
Tickets are free for kids 12 and under/$5 for adults with children/$25 unaccompanied adults. Tickets are required for children and adults and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006.
LEARN MORE:
www.recessmonkeytown.com.
Saturday, September 18, 2010, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
STG: An Acoustic Evening with The Airborne Toxic Event
Music
Taking its name from Don DeLillo’s 1984 novel White Noise, KEXP-championed The Airborne Toxic Event has been compared to the Cure, Modest Mouse, the Smiths, Franz Ferdinand, the Clash, and the Arcade Fire. The group’s live shows include viola, organ, guitars, and trumpet, and for this special acoustic show—part of a limited North American tour—they’ll be joined by the innovative and imaginative Calder Quartet. Presented by Seattle Theatre Group.
Tickets are $20 in advance at STGPresents, 877/784-4849, or STG box offices; $25 day of show.
LEARN MORE:
www.theairbornetoxicevent.com
www.calderquartet.com.
Saturday, September 18, 2010, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM.
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue.
Jonathan Safran Foer: ‘Eating Animals’
Civic
Jonathan Safran Foer—the acclaimed author of Everything Is Illuminated; Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close; and a new worker of non-fiction, Eating Animals—spent his youth oscillating between omnivore and vegetarian. But on the brink of fatherhood, and facing the prospect of making dietary choices on a child’s behalf, his casual questioning became more urgent; Foer ended up visiting factory farms in the middle of the night, dissecting the emotional ingredients of meals from his childhood, and probing some of his most primal instincts about right and wrong. Presented by Town Hall with University Book Store.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Late seating not guaranteed.
LEARN MORE:
http://eatinganimals.com
Read actress Natalie Portman’s Huffington Post article "‘Eating Animals’ Turned Me Vegan"
Watch Foer on The Colbert Report.
Monday, September 20, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
Future of Health: Judith Simon Prager: Healing Words
Health
When kids fall off a bike or wake from a bad dream, sometimes a make-it-all-better kiss just isn’t enough. But hypnotherapist and homeopath Judith Simon Prager believes what you say to your child in those first moments of pain or fear could make all the difference. Prager, co-author of Verbal First Aid, explains how calming words can promote healing, relieve pain, even save lives. Presented by Town Hall’s Future of Health Lecture Series with Elliott Bay Book Company. Series sponsored by Bastyr University and PCC Natural Markets; series media sponsorship by KPLU radio.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
www.judithprager.com
Watch Prager on Good Morning America.
Monday, September 20, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
CityClub: David Gregory of ‘Meet the Press’
Civic
Meet the Press moderator David Gregory was known as the "firebrand in the front row" when he served as NBC’s White House press correspondent during the George W. Bush administration. Gregory, a regular contributor to the Today show and substitute anchor on NBC’s Nightly News, also was named one of Washington’s 50 best and most influential journalists by Washingtonian magazine. Tonight, Gregory will address the forces, trends, and issues at the heart of the national political scene in a discussion moderated by KING 5 news anchor Jean Enersen. Presented by CityClub as part of its Community Matters Campaign.
Tickets are $10/$8 CityClub members here. Note: For this event, you must print your registration receipt and bring it to the event; entrance will be denied without a receipt.
LEARN MORE:
http://seattlecityclub.org
At msnbc
Gregory’s MSNBC blog.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue.
Soundings from Island Press: Peter Fox-Penner: ‘Smart Power’
Civic
As the U.S. debates a new national policy on climate change, our public utilities will be transformed utterly. Peter Fox-Penner, author of Smart Power, explains the coming energy revolution, examining options for low-carbon emissions along with the real-world challenges the industry and its regulators face in retooling and financing new sources and systems. Presented as part of the Soundings from Island Press series by Town Hall and Island Press through the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, in association with Elliott Bay Book Company.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door. Visit www.islandpress.org for more information.
LEARN MORE:
www.islandpress.org
The Smart Power
Web site.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
John Casti: How Our Mood Affects Our Future
Civic
It is no accident that “futurists” flop, says Professor John L. Casti: Most social prediction is based on the extrapolation of present trends into the future, and generally fails because trends change. Casti, author of Mood Matters, explains how the collective mood of a population biases the events we can expect, arguing that the presumption that events cause social moods and trends is exactly backward. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with Elliott Bay Book Store. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
www.moodmatters.net.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
ISB: K-12 Science Education Panel
Science
Institute for Systems Biology president and co-founder Lee Hood is joined by Mary Alice Heusche, Superintendent, Renton School District; Ed Lazowska, Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering, UW; George Nelson, Professor and Director of Science, Mathematics & Technology Education, Western Washington University; and Scott Silver, Site Director, Google for a discussion of K-12 science education. ISB has established the Center for Inquiry Science, a group of science educators who support Puget Sound school districts in the development, implementation, and advocacy of systemwide, research-based science-education programs. Presented by ISB, with the Technology Alliance.
Tickets are $20 here or by calling 206/732-1398.
Thursday, September 23, 2010, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
CD Forum: Terry McMillan: ‘Getting to Happy’
Literary
Terry McMillan’s Waiting to Exhale was more than just a best-selling novel—its publication was a watershed moment in literary history. McMillan’s sassy and vibrant story about four African-American women struggling to find love and their place in the world touched a cultural nerve, inspired a blockbuster film, and garnered a devoted audience. Now, in her new work Getting to Happy, McMillan revisits Savannah, Gloria, Bernadine, and Robin 15 years later, when all are at midlife crossroads, learning to heal past hurts and reclaim their joy and dreams. They've exhaled; now they are learning to breathe. Presented by the Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas, with Elliott Bay Book Company and KUOW 94.9-FM.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006.
LEARN MORE:
www.cdforum.org.
Thursday, September 23, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue.
Historic Seattle: 2010 Bungalow & Craftsman Home Fair
Special Programming
Historic Seattle returns to Town Hall for its most popular annual offering. The premier event of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, the weekend-long fair includes the exhibit and sale of antique and reproduction wares, along with educational lectures on the Arts & Crafts Movement. More than 50 exhibitors from across the country who specialize in services and items designed for Arts & Crafts enthusiasts join book dealers and dealers in ephemera relating to the period.
Admission is good for both days, but there is a charge for each lecture.
Advance tickets before Sept. 22 are $8 admission and $8 per lecture for members; after that date, $10/$10. At the door, $10 admission, $10 per lecture /$5 for students.
LEARN MORE:
www.historicseattle.org.
Saturday, September 25, 2010, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Enter on 8th Avenue.
Historic Seattle: 2010 Bungalow & Craftsman Home Fair
Special Programming
Historic Seattle returns to Town Hall for its most popular annual offering. The premier event of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, the weekend-long fair includes the exhibit and sale of antique and reproduction wares, along with educational lectures on the Arts & Crafts Movement. More than 50 exhibitors from across the country who specialize in services and items designed for Arts & Crafts enthusiasts join book dealers and dealers in ephemera relating to the period.
Admission is good for both days, but there is a charge for each lecture. Advance tickets before Sept. 22 are $8 admission and $8 per lecture for members; after that date, $10/$10. At the door, $10 admission, $10 per lecture /$5 for students.
LEARN MORE:
www.historicseattle.org.
Sunday, September 26, 2010, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Enter on 8th Avenue.
Sebastian Mallaby: The History (and Future) of the Hedge Fund
Civic
Hedge funds have survived the stock-market collapse of the 1970s, the bond-market downturn of the 1990s, and the dot-com crash in 2000—and Sebastian Mallaby says it would be wrong to bet against them now. Mallaby, author of More Money Than God, offers an authoritative, painstaking (and at times, painful) history of hedge funds that explains their long and enduring shadow over our economy. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, in association with the Council on Foreign Relations. Series media sponsorship provided by PubliCola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation. Free Town Hall members receive priority seating.
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LEARN MORE:
Mallaby’s Council on Foreign Relations page: www.cfr.org/bios/4452/
About the book: http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,9781594202551,00.html?sym=EXC.
Monday, September 27, 2010, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Café; enter on Eighth Avenue.
Deborah Fallows: Seeing China through Language
Civic
Linguist Deborah Fallows has spent much of her life traveling and learning languages, but nothing prepared her for the surprises of learning Mandarin, China’s most common language, or for the intensity of living in Shanghai and Beijing. But Fallows, author of Dreaming in Chinese, realized that as her skill with Mandarin increased, bits of the language became windows into the romance, humor, protocol, relationships, and humanity of modern China. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
About the book and Fallows.
Monday, September 27, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
TownMusic: Derek Bermel with Christopher Taylor & Joshua Roman
Music
This season, Town Hall’s TownMusic series will explore the work of composer/performers, and it kicks off in grand style with the boundary-defying clarinetist/composer Derek Bermel. His 2010 CD Voices, featuring expansive works that meld orchestral and jazz music with unlikely global traditions and influences, was nominated for a 2010 Grammy Award, and he is a recipient of a Guggenheim and Fulbright Fellowship and the prestigious Rome Prize. Regularly performing on the classical circuit, he also plays with rock and funk groups (including his own, TONK). For TownMusic, he will be joined by series Artistic Director Joshua Roman and pianist Christopher Taylor (called “brilliant” and “energetic” in the New York Times) in a highly personal program that includes Brahms’ Trio for Clarinet, Violoncello & Piano, Milhaud’s Sonatine, the world premiere of a new work by Suzanne Farrin, and the world premiere of new version (for cello and piano) of Bermel’s own Sonata Humana, among others.
Tickets are $20$/$17 Town Hall…
Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue.
Nancy Pearl: ‘Book Lust to Go’
Literary
Nancy Pearl is a reader and a librarian, not a travel agent—so instead of recommending 120 places to visit before you die, she recommends 120 places to read about before you visit. Known for her librarian action figure and her influential Book Lust, Seattleite Pearl—author of the new Book Lust to Go—summons the perfect book to connect with any interest or adventure, whether it requires a passport or just an armchair: V.S. Naipaul’s Among the Believers before a trip to Indonesia, for example, or Nuala O’Faollin’s Are You Somebody? before heading to Ireland. Pearl is joined for onstage conversation by KUOW host Steve Scher. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store and Sasquatch Books.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Late seating not guaranteed.
LEARN MORE:
Nancy Pearl
Pearl’s blog.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
World Affairs Council: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Civic
An outspoken speaker on women’s rights in Islamic societies and the relationship between the West and Islam, Ayaan Hirsi Ali was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. From her efforts in the Dutch parliament to her work on the 2004 film Submission and the establishment of the AHA Foundation in 2007, Hirsi Ali’s defense of the rights of women in the West against militant Islam has been vigorous and constant. Author of the memoir Infidel and the new Nomad, Hirsi Ali will discuss her life since losing her Dutch citizenship and her attempt to reconcile her Islamic past with her passionate adherence to democracy and Western values. Presented by the World Affairs Council.
Tickets are $45/$30 WAC members & students/$75 including VIP reception beginning at 6 pm, here. Event and VIP tickets include a copy of Nomad. The first 500 registrants receive a signed copy of the book; there will be no book signing at the event. This event will be a moderated discussion; submit your questions in advance by…
Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue.
Mary Catherine Bateson: Aging With Purpose
Special Programming
With age comes wisdom—and a renewed sense of purpose, says writer and cultural anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson. The author of Composing a Further Life, Bateson sees aging today as an “improvisational art form calling for imagination and willingness to learn,” and calls this new stage of the life cycle “Adulthood II.” Bateson explores how people boosted by unprecedented levels of health, energy, time, and resources are finding new meaning and new ways to contribute, thinking about and approaching later lives with the full force of imagination, curiosity, and enthusiasm. Presented by Town Hall, with Elliott Bay Book Company.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Late seating not guaranteed.
LEARN MORE:
www.marycatherinebateson.com.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
Science: Peter Miller: Learning from Swarms
Science
The modern world may be obsessed with speed and productivity, but National Geographic senior editor Peter Miller says we 21st-century humans could learn a lot from the ancient instincts of ants, bees, and birds—creatures who crowd. Already, says Miller, author of Smart Swarms, their collective intelligence has influenced airline-boarding procedures, spy networks, and robotics, and the wisdom we glean about crowd behavior could even help us solve our own complex problems with business, politics, and technology. Presented as part of Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store. Series sponsored by Microsoft. Series media sponsorship provided by KPLU.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door beginning at 6:30 pm.
LEARN MORE:
http://thesmartswarm.com.
Thursday, September 30, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue.
Seattle Speaks: Income Tax in Washington State?
Civic
This fall, Washington residents will vote on Initiative 1098, which would impose a state income tax on couples earning more than $400,000 and individuals earning more than $200,000 a year. The estimated $1 billion generated annually would be restricted by law to education and public health services. Proponents say this funding is needed to maintain the integrity of vital services, while opponents argue it opens the door for more taxation and hurts small businesses. Seattle Channel host C.R. Douglas will lead an interactive community discussion with leaders from both sides of the issue, state lawmakers, business owners, and audience members in attendance and online. Presented by CityClub of Seattle, The Seattle Channel, and Town Hall.
Admission is free, but registration is required; visit www.SeattleCityClub.org or call 206/682-7395. (Audience members will participate with instant polling devices; online viewers also can respond to the polls and voice opinions.)
LEARN MORE:
www.SeattleCityClub.org.
Thursday, September 30, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Ken Follett: Fall of Giants
Special Programming
Attention, Ken Follett fans: You might want to clear your calendar for the next four years. One of the world’s most beloved novelists (The Pillars of the Earth), Follett has a new historical epic, and it’s just the first installment in a new series called The Century Trilogy. Volume One, Fall of Giants, follows five interrelated families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—through World War I and the Russian Revolution; the second book, due in 2012, will feature their descendants in the Depression and WWII; and the third (2014) will continue the tale through the Cold War. Presented by Town Hall.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Late seating not guaranteed.
LEARN MORE:
www.ken-follett.com.
Friday, October 1, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
Markos Moulitsas: Conservatives as 'American Taliban'
Civic
Markos Moulitsas: Conservatives as 'American Taliban'
Islamic radicalism believes in government by theocracy, curtails civil liberties, embraces torture, represses women, wants to eradicate homosexuals from society, and insists on the use of force over diplomacy. Markos Moulitsas, liberal pundit and founder and publisher of Daily Kos, sees a natural (if unlikely) ally in the American political spectrum—the modern conservative movement—and wryly explores their common cause in his latest work, American Taliban. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with Elliott Bay Book Company. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
Sunday, October 3, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
CD Forum: Michele Norris: ‘The Grace of Silence’
Civic
Michele Norris, the host of NPR’s All Things Considered, had set out to report and write a book about “the hidden conversation on race” going on in this country. But along the way, she unearthed some painful family secrets. And so, in contemplating a “post-racial America,” Norris, author of The Grace of Silence, discovered through her story and her family’s how character is forged by both repression and revelation, and how silence can become a form of self-protection and a means of survival. Presented by the Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas, with Elliott Bay Book Company and KUOW 94.9-FM.
Tickets are $10 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. Visit www.cdforum.org for more information.
LEARN MORE:
Central District Forum
On NPR.
Monday, October 4, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue.
Hardy Green: ‘The Company Town’
Civic
Hershey bars, Tabasco sauce, Spam, even Google—all come from a “company town,” where one business dominates the local economy and culture. Seattle has in the past had the same designation—and though most would say we’ve diversified in the last 25 years, there are still a handful of players that cast undeniably long shadows. These towns are the essence of America, says former BusinessWeek associate editor Hardy Green, who analyzes how the American economy has grown and changed, and how the company town has reflected the best and worst of American capitalism. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
Green’s articles for Daily Finance
Green’s BusinessWeek archive
About the…
Monday, October 4, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Robert Reich: What Really Caused the Recession
Civic
When the 2008 recession hit, blame was directed toward a bloated financial industry lacking government oversight or accountability. But former Secretary of Labor and economist Robert Reich suggests a different, structural, reason for the meltdown: The distribution of wealth in the United States is wildly off, and the middle class in particular suffers for it. Reich, author of 2007’s Supercapitalism and the new Aftershock, suggests that if we are to lastingly improve our economy, it will take a serious examination of our nation’s principles, and a much broader safety net for the middle class. Presented by The Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust, the RealNetworks Foundation and the Otto Haas Charitable Trust.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Late seating not guaranteed.
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue.
Eliza Griswold: The Line Between Christianity and Islam
Civic
The 10th parallel—the line of latitude 700 miles north of the equator—is a geographical and ideological front line where Christianity and Islam collide: More than half the world’s 1.3 billion Muslims live along it, as do 60 percent of the world’s 2 billion Christians. Investigative journalist and poet Eliza Griswold, author of The Tenth Parallel, examines the area’s complex relationships of religion, land, and oil; local conflicts and global ideology; politics and martyrdom; and faith and violence in the contemporary world. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Late seating not guaranteed.
LEARN MORE:
www.elizagriswold.com.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
UBS: David Rakoff: ‘Half Empty’
Literary
Assume the worst, says David Rakoff, and you’ll never be disappointed. By examining his own life alongside the realities of our sunny, everyone-can-be-a-star culture, Rakoff, author of the bestselling Don’t Get Too Comfortable and the new memoir Half Empty, finds that the best is not yet to come, adversity will triumph, justice will not be served, and your dreams won't come true. Whether he’s lacerating the musical Rent for its cutesy depiction of AIDS or criticizing the sad state of the outdated “House of Tomorrow” at Disneyland, his sharp and witty observations positively revel in the power of negativity. Presented by University Book Store.
Tickets are free with the purchase of Half Empty from University Book Store; otherwise $5 beginning September 21 and at the door. Visit www.ubookstore.com or call 206.634.3400
for more information.
LEARN MORE:
About the book.
Thursday, October 7, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Richard Rhodes: ‘The Twilight of the Bombs’
Civic
The past 20 years have drastically transformed our relationship with nuclear weapons. In The Twilight of the Bombs, the culminating volume in Richard Rhodes’ prizewinning history of nuclear weapons, Rhodes offers a comprehensive narrative of the challenges faced in a post–Cold War age, detailing how the five original nuclear powers—Russia, Great Britain, France, China, and especially the United States—have struggled with new realities. Assessing the hope for our future, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author also gauges the emerging threat of nuclear terrorism. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door.
LEARN MORE:
www.richardrhodes.com.
Thursday, October 7, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue.
Global Rhythms: Drumming!
Music
A new season of Town Hall’s world-music series picks up the beat with our first ever ‘palooza of percussion’ an all star concert featuring Japanese Taiko by Town Hall favorites Kaoru Watanabe (KODO) and the legendary Kenny Endo, with Asako & Ringtaro Tateishi (Ondekoza); Senegalese Sabar by Thione Diop (Town Hall’s 2005 Africa in America) and Yeke Yeke; and Indian tabla by Samir Chatterjee, an
internationally-acclaimed virtuoso and noted historian of Indian music.
Tickets are $22/$19 Town Hall members, students & seniors at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. $24/$21 at the door.
LEARN MORE
www.kennyendo.com
www.thionediop.com
www.tabla.org
Chatterjee on YouTube.
Friday, October 8, 2010, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Great Hall, enter on Great Hall.
Early Music Guild: Jaap ter Linden: Bach 'Cello Suites'
Music
The 34th season of Early Music Guild’s International Series features a lineup of familiar artists, Seattle debuts, and exciting regional partnerships. Tonight’s opening performance features beloved Dutch baroque cellist Jaap ter Linden, who returns with his signature program: Bach’s suites for unaccompanied cello. This performance completes the cycle that ter Linden began during the 2008-09 season of the EMG series. A preconcert lecture begins at 7 pm. Presented by Early Music Guild.
International Series tickets are $170/$150 senior/$50 under age 25. Single tickets are $40/$35 senior/$25 side sections/$15 under 25. Town Hall members receive a $5 discount off single ticket price. Visit www.earlymusicguild.org or call 206/325-7066 for tickets and information.
LEARN MORE:
www.earlymusicguild.org
http://jaapterlinden.com.
Saturday, October 9, 2010, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
EMG Discovery: Jaap ter Linden Master Class
Music
Following his International Series appearance at Town Hall on Oct. 9, master cellist Jaap ter Linden returns to open the eighth season of Early Music Discovery Concerts, a series of affordable hour-long performances for music lovers of all ages. In this master class, the energetic and humorous ter Linden and two young, Seattle-based cellists will concentrate on the unaccompanied suites of J. S. Bach. Presented by Early Music Guild and the Seattle Cello Society.
Tickets are $10/$5 students and seniors. Visit www.earlymusicguild.org or call 206/325-7066 for tickets and information.
LEARN MORE:
www.earlymusicguild.org
http://jaapterlinden.com.
Sunday, October 10, 2010, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
UBS: Bill Bryson: ‘At Home’
Literary
Beloved author Bill Bryson (A Walk in the Woods, I’m a Stranger Here Myself, and the new At Home) lives in a Victorian parsonage in England where not much has happened since the Romans decamped. That is, until the day Bryson decided to write a history of the world without leaving home. And now, his bathroom provides the occasion for a history of hygiene; the bedroom, sex, death, and sleep; the kitchen, nutrition and the spice trade. Journeying through the rooms of his house, Bryson shows how each has figured in the evolution of private life, demonstrating that whatever happens in the world ends up in our house. Presented by University Book Store.
Tickets are free with the purchase of At Home from University Book Store beginning October 5. Additional tickets are $5 at the door. Visit www.ubookstore.com or call 206/634.3400 for more information.
LEARN MORE:
About the book
Watch Bryson discuss the mysteries of home with BBC News.
Monday, October 11, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
Alex Ross: ‘Listen to This’
Music
Music critic Alex Ross established himself as a true cultural historian with his international bestseller The Rest is Noise, an ambitious and award-winning history of 20th-century music. Now Ross is expanding his repertoire, approaching music “not as a self-sufficient sphere but as a way of knowing the world.” Ross, author of Listen to This, offers a panoramic view of the musical scene, from Bach to the Malcolm X Shabazz High School Marching Band. Presented by Town Hall in association with University Bookstore.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
Ross’ Web site www.therestisnoise.com
Ross’ blog on The New Yorker.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
Foundation For the Future: Peter Ward: Our Flooding World
Science
Sea levels rise and fall through two main mechanisms: reduction of the ocean basins by increased heatflow, a very slow process, and melting or freezing of continental ice sheets—which is dramatically quicker. UW Professor Peter Ward will discuss both mechanisms and examine the consequences of varying sea-level rises on civilization. Ward will also sign copies of his latest book, The Flooded Earth: Our Future in a World Without Ice Caps. Presented by Foundation For the Future as part of the Walter P. Kistler Lecture Series, with Elliott Bay Book Company.
Free, no tickets required.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue.
Jonathon Keats: Language Born of Technology
Special Programming
The technological realm cultivates not only new ideas and products but also some pretty remarkable linguistic innovations to go with them: How else would words like qubit (a unit of quantum information) or in vitro meat (chicken and beef grown in an industrial vat) enter our language? Conceptual artist and Wired magazine ‘Jargon Watch’ columnist Jonathon Keats, author of Virtual Words, investigates the interplay between words and ideas in our fast-paced, tech-driven society, examining how such words get coined; what relationship they have to their subject matter; and why some (blog) succeed, while others (flog) fail.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
Read Keats’ Jargon Watch columns.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
UBS: Michael Cunningham: ‘By Nightfall’
Literary
Like his legendary Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, The Hours, Michael Cunningham’s new novel is a heartbreaking look at the way we live now. Peter and Rebecca Harris are in their mid-40s, living in Manhattan, and nearing the apogee of committed careers in the arts. With a spacious loft, a college-age daughter, and lively friends, they are admirable, enviable contemporary urbanites with every reason, it seems, to be happy. But a visit from Rebecca’s younger brother, known in the family as Mizzy (“the mistake”), leaves Peter questioning his work and career—and the entire world he has so carefully constructed. Presented by University Book Store.
Tickets are free with the purchase of By Nightfall from University Book Store beginning September 28; otherwise tickets are $5. Visit www.ubookstore.com or call 206.634.3400 for more information.
LEARN MORE:
www.michaelcunninghamwriter.com.
Thursday, October 14, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Science: Robert Michael Pyle: Chasing Butterflies
Science
There are 800 species of butterflies in America, so naturally, naturalist Bob Pyle raced across the country to find as many as he possibly could in one year. Accompanied by his butterfly net, his 1982 Honda Civic, and the small Leitz binoculars he’s carried for more than 30 years, Pyle, author of the classic Chasing Monarchs and the new Mariposa Road, journeyed into the heart and fringes of butterfly country, and into close-up encounters with the land, its people, and its fading fauna. Presented as part of Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store. Series sponsored by Microsoft. Series media sponsorship provided by KPLU.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
About the book.
Friday, October 15, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Edwidge Danticat: The Duty of Immigrant Artists
Literary
Haiti’s devastating earthquake stirred the world into action, but celebrated Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat believes it shouldn’t take a natural disaster to expose a country’s suffering. MacArthur awardee Danticat, author of Create Dangerously, says immigrant artists from countries in crisis bear a responsibility to produce works that testify to the violence, oppression, poverty, and tragedy in their homelands. Presented by The Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with Elliott Bay Book Company. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
Read Danticat’s essay for The New Yorker on her family’s loss in the Haiti earthquake
Read a CSMS Magazine interview with Danticat
Watch Danticat’s Stories of Haiti reading.
Friday, October 15, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
2nd Annual Seattle Slack Key Festival
Music
Slack-key guitar is a treasured musical tradition in Hawaii, where it is called ki ho`alu, (literally, “loosen the key”). With their unique, finger-picked style, slack-key pieces typically reflect Hawaiian themes of feelings, aloha, and nature. Performers include Grammy-winning slack-key master Cyril Pahinui, Jeff Peterson, Kamuela Kimokeo, Kalehua Krug, Blake Leoiki-Haili, George Kuo, and Sonny Lim, along with ukulele prodigy Kunia Pahinui-Galdeira, emcee Skylark Rosetti, and local Hula Halau. Presented by the Na’alehu Theatre, an organization dedicated to Hawaiian culture and history.
Tickets are $35/$99 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. Visit www.seattleslackkeyfestival.com or call 808/722-8575 for more information.
LEARN MORE:
www.seattleslackkeyfestival.com
http://cyrilpahinui.com/
Video from the 1st Seattle Slack Key Festival at Town Hall.
Saturday, October 16, 2010, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
George Hunsinger: Ending U.S. Torture
Civic
In his moral war against torture, theologian and activist George Hunsinger, an ordained Presbyterian minister and professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, battles what he calls “a profound assault on the dignity of the human person as created by God.” Co-founder of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, Hunsinger was awarded the 2010 Karl Barth Prize, in part, for his defense of human rights and for acting as a “partner in the theological and political debates of our times.” Presented by the Washington State Religious Campaign Against Torture, a project of Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800-838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm.
LEARN MORE:
www.wsrcat.org
http://wwfor.org
About Hunsinger
Read a 2005 speech by Hunsinger on torture.
Saturday, October 16, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Onyx Chamber Players: Schumann and His World
Music
Based in Seattle and Chicago, the critically-acclaimed Onyx Chamber Players is a trio featuring cellist Meg Brennand, pianist David White, and violinist James Garlick. The group is acclaimed for its vivid, energetic readings of Classical repertoire, with the effect—in the words of the Seattle PI—of “re-creating performances as they would have been in the composer’s day.” This program features Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17; Brahms’ Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 101; and Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E Flat, Op. 44, with guest violist Constance Gee.
Tickets are $21/$18 seniors/$10 25 and under, at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006.
LEARN MORE:
http://onyxchamberplayers.com.
Sunday, October 17, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue.
John Medina: ‘Brain Rules for Baby’
Science
In his bestseller Brain Rules, John Medina showed us how our brains really work—and why we should redesign our workplaces and schools accordingly. Now, the developmental molecular biologist—and dad—shares the latest scientific scoop on how to raise smart and happy children from birth to age 5. Medina, author of Brain Rules for Baby, unravels how a child’s brain develops, and what you can do to optimize it. Presented by Pear Press. Lecture is for adults only, please.
Tickets are $25 (includes a copy of Brain Rules for Baby) at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006.
LEARN MORE:
http://johnmedina.com/.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
Science: Simon LeVay: The Science of Sexual Orientation
Science
Since neuroscientist Simon LeVay reported a difference in the brain structure between gay and straight men in 1991, an entire scientific discipline has sprung up around the quest for a biological explanation of sexual orientation. And now LeVay, author of Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why, explains where the science stands today. Although many details remain unresolved, he says, the general conclusion is quite clear: A person’s sexual orientation arises in large part from biological processes that are already under way before birth. Presented as part of Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store. Series sponsored by Microsoft; series media sponsorship provided by KPLU.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
www.simonlevay.com.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Science: Sam Harris: Science Can Answer Moral Questions
Science
Sam Harris’ bestselling book The End of Faith ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion, and his combustible February presentation at TED is still fueling that fire. Now Harris, author of The Moral Landscape, tears down the wall between scientific facts and human values, showing that we know enough about the human brain and its relationship to events in the world to say that there are right and wrong answers to the most pressing questions of human life. Presented as part of Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store. Series sponsored by Microsoft. Series media sponsorship provided by KPLU.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Late seating not guaranteed.
LEARN MORE:
www.samharris.org
Harris’ February 2010 TED presentation
, Read Harris’ Huffington Post article “Toward a Science of Morality”:
Harris is co-founder of Project Reason, a…
Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
Saturday Family Concerts: Elizabeth Mitchell
Family
Following sold out Town Hall appearances in 2008, family artist Elizabeth Mitchell returns with an extraordinary repertoire ranging from traditional American songs and folk tunes from across the world to unlikely rock covers. Performing with her husband Daniel Littleton and daughter Storey, Mitchell thoughtfully re-conceives each song, offering subtle, thoughtful music for children and adults alike. Her CDs include the brand-new Sunny Day along with You Are My Little Bird, You Are My Flower, and You Are My Sunshine.
Tickets are free for kids 12 and under/$5 for adults with children/$25 unaccompanied adults. Tickets are required for children and adults and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006.
LEARN MORE:
www.youaremyflower.org
Watch Mitchell, Littleton and Storey perform Green Green Rocky Road
, Listen to Mitchell’s NPR interview
Listen to a Land of Nod "Nodcast Podcast" with Mitchell and Ella Jenkins.
Saturday, October 23, 2010, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Saturday Family Concerts: Elizabeth Mitchell
Family
Following sold out Town Hall appearances in 2008, family artist Elizabeth Mitchell returns with an extraordinary repertoire ranging from traditional American songs and folk tunes from across the world to unlikely rock covers. Performing with her husband Daniel Littleton and daughter Storey, Mitchell thoughtfully re-conceives each song, offering subtle, thoughtful music for children and adults alike. Her CDs include the brand-new Sunny Day along with You Are My Little Bird, You Are My Flower, and You Are My Sunshine.
Tickets are free for kids 12 and under/$5 for adults with children/$25 unaccompanied adults. Tickets are required for children and adults and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006.
LEARN MORE:
www.youaremyflower.org
Watch Mitchell, Littleton and Storey perform Green Green Rocky Road
, Listen to Mitchell’s NPR interview
Listen to a Land of Nod "Nodcast Podcast" with Mitchell and Ella Jenkins.
Saturday, October 23, 2010, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Garry Wills: An Outsider's Look at History
Civic
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Garry Wills (Lincoln at Gettysburg, Bomb Power) has built a formidable career, even as he has remained a staunch outsider—in the academy, in journalism, even in his church. In his latest, a memoir entitled Outside Looking In, Wills reflects on how his ‘outsider’ status—as a matter of personality—has created opportunities for intimate access to a range of public figures as diverse as conspiratorialist Mark Lane; civil rights leader James Bevel; and conservative leader William F Buckley Jr. Presented by The Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with Elliott Bay Book Company. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust, and the RealNetworks Foundation.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
Read Wills’ work for The New York Review of Books.
Saturday, October 23, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Pergolesi: 'Stabat Mater'
Music
The Seattle Baroque Orchestra, once again under the joint direction of violinist Ingrid Matthews (music director) and harpsichordist Byron Schenkman (artistic director), opens a 2010-11 season of passion and virtuosity with a celebration of the 300th birthday of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. This performance of his most sparkling, beloved work features two young soloists, Yulia Van Doren and Ian Howell. Also on the program: works by other Neapolitan greats Alessandro Scarlatti and Nicola Porpora, whose Cello Concert in G Major will feature Seattle’s own baroque cello star Nathan Whittaker. A preconcert lecture begins at 7 pm. Presented by Seattle Baroque Orchestra and Early Music Guild.
Full series tickets are $170/$150 senior/$50 student. Three-concert series tickets are $105/$90/$30.
Single tickets are $40/$35 senior/$25 side sections/$15 under 25. Town Hall members receive a $5 discount on single tickets. Visit www.seattlebaroque.org for tickets and information.
LEARN MORE:
www.seattlebaroque.org.
Saturday, October 23, 2010, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
Steven Rattner: Inside the Auto-Industry Rescue
Civic
It’s first quarter 2009 and the US economy is virtually in freefall. President Obama, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, and chief economic advisor Larry Summers faced the possibility of 3-4 million lost jobs in the auto sector, and bankruptcies at GM and Chrysler, two iconic American manufacturers in perhaps the country’s most iconic industry. As head of the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry, former New York Times reporter and private equity executive, was at the center of the crisis, and his latest book—Overhaul—offers a brutally frank look at the political brinkmanship, corporate mismanagement, and personalities under pressure that informed one of the most critical—and controversial—moments of the Obama presidency. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store. Series media sponsorship provided by PubliCola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and…
Sunday, October 24, 2010, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
Ingrid Betancourt: Lessons from Captivity
Civic
In 2002, while campaigning in the Colombian presidential elections, Ingrid Betancourt was abducted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. She spent the next 6½ years in the jungle as a prisoner. Freed in 2008 by the Colombian army, Betancourt, author of Even Silence Has an End, now sheds light on the plight of hostages and victims of terrorism through lessons in courage, resilience, and humanity. Presented by The Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with Elliott Bay Book Company. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust, and the RealNetworks Foundation.
Advance tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Late seating not guaranteed.
LEARN MORE:
Watch a New York Times video on Betancourt’s release
Read the Vanity Fair article “Inside Colombia’s Hostage War”.
Monday, October 25, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
Soundings: Cristina Eisenberg: Predators as Ecosystem Regulators
Civic
Wolves, sea otters, and sharks exert a disproportionate influence on their environment; dramatic ecological consequences can result when they are removed from—or returned to—an ecosystem. Scientist Cristina Eisenberg (The Wolf’s Tooth) explores the role of top predators in regulating ecosystems, along with trophic cascades and ecosystem processes—predators and their prey, what it takes to survive in a landscape, and the flow of nutrients. Presented as part of the Soundings from Island Press series by Town Hall and Island Press through the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, in association with IslandWood and Elliott Bay Book Company.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door. Visit www.islandpress.org for more information.
LEARN MORE:
Read Eisenberg’s bio at Epernicus
Her Oregon State University profile
Her OSU Web page.
Monday, October 25, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Aron Cramer & Zachary Karabell: Business & Environmentalism
Civic
From carbon-footprint concerns to unprecedented transparency, today’s business landscape is fundamentally changing, with companies adapting in response to a paradigm shift: Nike now publishes information on its subcontractor factories, and GE and Google have partnered to develop renewable-energy technologies. Aron Cramer and Zachary Karabell, authors of Sustainable Excellence, examine how 21st-century businesses will need to integrate their aims with environmentally responsible practices. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store. Series media sponsorship provided by PubliCola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust, and the RealNetworks Foundation.
Advance tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
Read a Publishers Weekly Q&A with Cramer and Karabel
About Karabell
About Cramer.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Piotr Rubik: ‘Santo Subito’
Music
As part of a North American tour featuring an orchestra, choir, and soloists, Piotr Rubik presents his oratorio Santo Subito, which recounts the life and mission of Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II. A Polish composer of symphonic pop music for orchestra, films, and theater, Rubik is a popular musician whose albums are among the bestselling recordings in Poland. Presented by the Polish Home Association.
Tickets are $80 at www.christopherentertainment.com.
LEARN MORE:
About Rubik
www.christopherentertainment.com
http://rubik.pl.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
Global Rhythms: Ordo Sakhna
Music
Performing the songs and epic story-telling of central Asian nomadic culture, Ordo Sakhna is a ten member folk music ensemble and theatre from Krygyzstan. Through music that is by turns awe inspiring and humorous, and rooted in a profound connection to nature, Ordo Sakhna displays the color and diversity of many authentic dress styles and instruments, including the Komuz, a three-stringed lute which is played rapidly with extreme precision and choreographed movements. The group has toured widely in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Russia; their Seattle debut is presented in collaboration with the Earshot Jazz Festival.
Advance tickets are $22/$19 Town Hall members, students & seniors at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. $24/$21 at the door.
LEARN MORE:
http://www.ordosakhna.com.
Thursday, October 28, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue.
Seattle Radio Theatre: Mercury Theatre’s ‘Dracula’
Special Programming
Today’s pop-culture vampires stake out movies, TV, and Facebook, but in 1938, there was only radio. And there was Dracula. On July 11, 1938, The Mercury Theatre on the Air, which later leaped into legend with War of the Worlds, presented its first radio production: Bram Stoker’s Dracula, starring Orson Welles. Seattle Radio Theatre revives the Mercury Theatre’s version of Stoker’s Gothic horror tale, with amazing Halloween-appropriate sound effects and music, plus a cast of beloved Northwest personalities, including (but subject to change) Pat Cashman, Tracey Conway, John Maynard, Steve Wilson, and Jim Dever. Presented by Town Hall and Seattle Radio Theatre.
Advance tickets are $13 /$10 Town Hall members, students & seniors/$5 kids 12 and under at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006; $15 /$13 Town Hall members, students & seniors/$5 kids 12 and under at the door.
LEARN MORE:
, Listen to The Mercury Theatre’s July 11, 1938, production of Dracula.
Friday, October 29, 2010, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue.
Short Stories Live: The Witching Afternoon
Literary
Horror haunts the afternoon hours with this program of spooky short stories directed by ACT Artistic Director Kurt Beattie. On the program: "Wicked John and the Devil," a work of English/American lore from American folk tales and songs compiled by Richard Chase; the good-versus-evil tale "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne; and the chilling "Narrative of The Ghost of a Hand" by Sheridan Le Fanu, the premier ghost-story writer of the 19th century.
Advance tickets are $13/$10 Town Hall members, seniors & students, at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. $15/$13 at the door.
ACT Members call 206/292-7676 to reserve tickets as part of ACTPass and Charter Membership.
LEARN MORE:
www.acttheatre.org.
Sunday, October 31, 2010, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Ari Berman: The Day After: A Progressive Response to Election Night
Civic
After the 2004 election, the Republican Party held the White House, both houses of Congress, 28 governorships, and most state legislatures. And yet the Democrats came back. Journalist Ari Berman, author of Herding Donkeys, chronicles the improbable grassroots resurgence that transformed the Democratic Party, examining Howard Dean’s 50-state strategy and how the Obama campaign built it into victory—all through the present-tense lens of the 2010 midterm elections. Berman will be joined by Seattleites Timothy Egan, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and New York Times correspondent, and Eli Sanders, associate editor of The Stranger. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with Elliott Bay Book Company. Series media sponsorship provided by PubliCola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Science: Thomas Seeley: Bees Do Democracy Right
Science
Honeybees make decisions collectively—and democratically: Every year, their life-or-death relocation process relies on collective fact-finding, vigorous debate, and consensus-building. Cornell biology Professor (and beekeeper) Thomas Seeley, author of Honeybee Democracy, says these bees could teach us a lot about collective wisdom and effective decision-making, including the importance of debate, seeking diverse solutions, and minimizing a leader’s influence. Presented as part of Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store. Series sponsored by Microsoft. Series media sponsorship provided by KPLU.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
Seeley’s Cornell Web site.
Thursday, November 4, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
John Gottman: Building Stronger Relationships
Civic
World-renowned (and Seattle-based) marriage and parenting expert John Gottman will discuss how to develop stronger, more compassionate, and more trusting relationships. Co-founder of the Gottman Relationship Institute with his wife, Julie Schwartz Gottman, Gottman is also executive director of the affiliated Relationship Research Institute and a professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Washington, where he founded the famed “Love Lab.” Presented by ParentMap.
Advance tickets are $25 at www.parentmap.com; $30 at the door beginning at 12:30 pm.
LEARN MORE:
www.gottman.com.
Friday, November 5, 2010, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
Lake Union Civic Orchestra: Beethoven and Shostakovich
Music
Dedicated to the energetic, passionate performance of symphonic and chamber music, LUCO opens its 2010-11 season at Town Hall with performances of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 in F Major and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 12 in D Minor (The Year of 1917). Formed in 1995, the nonprofit orchestra is led by charismatic music director Christophe Chagnard.
Four-concert series subscription tickets are $45/$30 student & senior; three-concert series tickets are $34/$23 student & senior. Single tickets are $15/$10 students & seniors/free for children under 12 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 800/838-3006, and at the door. Visit www.luco.org for more information.
LEARN MORE:
http://luco.org.
Friday, November 5, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
EMG: Plaine & Easie: Elizabeth’s Pleasure
Music
This Seattle-based ensemble of soprano, lute, off-shoulder violin, and five-string bass violin, winner of the 2009 Early Music America Medieval/Renaissance Competition, presents a program that captures the energy, passion, humor, and sublime melancholy of the times of Elizabeth I, from mirthful consorts by Thomas Morley to poignant lute songs by John Dowland. A preconcert lecture begins at 7pm. This special concert is presented by Early Music Guild.
Tickets are $25. Town Hall members Visit www.earlymusicguild.org for more information.
LEARN MORE:
www.earlymusicguild.org
Plaine and Easie.
Saturday, November 6, 2010, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
NW Leadership Summit: Success Takes Courage
Civic
Now more than ever, organizations need leaders who are not only competent and impactful, but also courageous in the face of an uncertain and tenuous market. Keynote speaker Susan Scott, author of Fierce Leadership, will explain how to replace long-held “best” practices with superior ones; panel members including CLF fellows Allan C. Golston of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Phyllis Campbell of JP Morgan Chase also will demonstrate how they have effectively shown courage to navigate and thrive. Presented by Seattle University’s Center for Leadership Formation.
Tickets are $95/$75 for nonprofit, small business & SU employees. Call 206/296-2575 or email NWLS@seattleu.edu for more information.
LEARN MORE:
<a href="http://www.seattleu.edu/albers/inner.aspx?id=60763/>Seattle University
About Scott and Fierce Conversations, Inc: www.fierceinc.com.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
Science: Christopher Wills: ‘The Darwinian Tourist’
Science
Everywhere biologist Christopher Wills travels, he finds a message. From the underwater life of Indonesia's Lambeh Strait to an earthquake off the island of Yap, Wills demonstrates how ecology and evolution have interacted to create our world. Drawing out the evolutionary stories behind wildlife, Wills, author of The Darwinian Tourist, shows how looking at the world with a Darwinian perspective creates a renewed sense of wonder about life’s diversity, along with an appreciation of our evolutionary history. Presented as part of Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store. Series sponsored by Microsoft. Series media sponsorship provided by KPLU.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door beginning at 6:30 pm.
LEARN MORE:
Wills’ UC San Diego Web page.
Monday, November 15, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Science: James Kakalios: Adventures in Quantum Mechanics
Science
In pulp magazines and comics of the 1950s, the future looked positively utopic (flying cars, jetpacks, robotic assistants). Things didn’t exactly turn out that way, but our world actually is even more fantastic now, says James Kakalios, author of The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics. Just as he made physics fun in Physics of Superheroes, Kakalios uses examples from comics and magazines to explain how breakthroughs in quantum mechanics led to technologies such as the World Wide Web and MRIs, and how they underlie our day-to-day lives. Presented as part of Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store. Series sponsored by Microsoft.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
Kakalios’ University of Minnesota bio.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue.
Ian Morris: East & West, Today & Tomorrow
Civic
Why does the West rule? There are two broad theories: Either some critical factor sited the industrial revolution in the West, or Western rule is a temporary aberration now coming to an end. But Stanford polymath Ian Morris prefers a new theory. Morris, author of Why the West Rules—For Now, offers a major reassessment of the East/West relationship to explain its historical progression, and to predict what is coming. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with Elliott Bay Book Company. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
Morris’ Stanford bio.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Science: Simon Winchester: The Living Atlantic
Science
The Atlantic Ocean is a vast piece of ecologically fascinating real estate, fragile and vulnerable and assaulted by overuse and irresponsibility. But geologist Simon Winchester, author of The Atlantic, also considers “the pond” a living entity with a 200-million-year history and a life all its own. And, he says, from warriors and traders to navigators, pirates and scientists, we all have a relationship with this great body of blue-green sea. Presented as part of Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store. Series sponsored by Microsoft; series media sponsorship provided by KPLU.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
http://simonwinchester.com
Winchester’s YouTube page
PRI’s The World has archived Winchester’s audio postcards from his research.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
SAL: Nora Ephron: ‘I Remember Nothing’
Literary
Beloved writer/director Nora Ephron, who spoke to the soul of womanhood with her witty and candid book I Feel Bad About My Neck, connects again with her latest I Remember Nothing, a cold, hard, hilarious book that bemoans the vicissitudes of modern life and recalls everything she hasn’t (yet) forgotten. In the essays, Ephron recounts falling hard for a way of life; breaking up even harder with the men in her life; and the evolution, a decade after she wrote and directed You’ve Got Mail, of her relationship with her in-box, all the while giving eloquent voice to the issues, struggles, and discoveries of "women of a certain age." Presented by Seattle Arts & Lectures, with University Book Store.
Tickets are $15/$30 patron at www.lectures.org or 206/621-2230.
LEARN MORE:
www.lectures.org
About the book.
Thursday, November 18, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue.
Soundings: Robert Glennon: The Value of Water
Civic
Las Vegas sits deep in the harsh Mojave Desert—but on the Strip, water flows freely in fountains, pirate lagoons, and casinos. Elsewhere, communities, farmers, and factories are struggling to find water. Robert Glennon, author of Unquenchable, sees both tragedy and irony in America's coming water crisis—and believes that only when we recognize water’s worth will we begin to conserve it. Presented as part of the Soundings from Island Press series by Town Hall and Island Press through the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, in association with IslandWood and Elliott Bay Book Company.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door. Visit www.islandpress.org for more information.
LEARN MORE:
Glennon’s Web site
, Watch Glennon discuss Unquenchable on The Daily Show
Glennon’s University of Arizona faculty profile
Read Glennon’s blog entries at The Huffington Post.
Thursday, November 18, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Tim Wu: Who Will Control the Internet?
Civic
Most people connect the Internet Age with unprecedented freedom in communications and culture. But Columbia Professor Tim Wu, author of The Master Switch, says every once-free-and-open technology, from telephone to cable TV, arrived on a similar wave of idealistic optimism but in time was centralized and closed, profoundly affecting how Americans communicate. Against the current debate in Washington over Net Neutrality, could history repeat itself, with a giant entity taking control of our access to information? Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
www.timwu.org/
About the book: www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307269935.
Friday, November 19, 2010, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Saturday Family Concerts: Amy Denio
Family
Amy Denio’s musical motto might be: “has instruments; will travel.” Denio (rhymes with “Ohio”) is a multi-instrumentalist composer and singer based in Seattle—but she doesn’t stay still for long. She started her label Spoot Music in 1986 and since has released dozens of records, both solo and as a member of Tone Dogs, Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet, Danubians, Pale Nudes, FoMoFlo, Quintetto alla Busara, and the accordion quartet Hell’s Bellows! Denio currently plays in circus chamber trio AMA and tours internationally with the Tiptons Sax Quartet and Kultur Shock. It won’t surprise you she makes fun music for families, too, and this marks her first appearance in Town Hall’s Saturday Family Concerts.
Tickets are free for kids 12 and under/$5 for adults with children/$25 unaccompanied adults. Tickets are required for children and adults and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006.
LEARN MORE:
www.amydenio.com.
Saturday, November 20, 2010, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
Saturday Family Concerts: Amy Denio
Family
Amy Denio’s musical motto might be: “has instruments; will travel.” Denio (rhymes with “Ohio”) is a multi-instrumentalist composer and singer based in Seattle—but she doesn’t stay still for long. She started her label Spoot Music in 1986 and since has released dozens of records, both solo and as a member of Tone Dogs, Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet, Danubians, Pale Nudes, FoMoFlo, Quintetto alla Busara, and the accordion quartet Hell’s Bellows! Denio currently plays in circus chamber trio AMA and tours internationally with the Tiptons Sax Quartet and Kultur Shock. It won’t surprise you she makes fun music for families, too, and this marks her first appearance in Town Hall’s Saturday Family Concerts.
Tickets are free for kids 12 and under/$5 for adults with children/$25 unaccompanied adults. Tickets are required for children and adults and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006.
LEARN MORE:
www.amydenio.com.
Saturday, November 20, 2010, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.
PSSO: Fall Concert
Music
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra, an all-volunteer ensemble whose repertoire is driven by the desire to play interesting music that is fun to play, opens its 11th season with this fall concert. Under the baton of Music Director Alan Shen, this year’s concerts will feature works by musical giants such as Brahms and Wagner, Mendelssohn’s beloved Midsummer Night's Dream, and crowd favorite West Side Story by Bernstein.
Advance tickets are $7/$4 students & seniors at www.psso.org/tickets.html; $10/$5 at the door. Season tickets are $21/$12 students & seniors. Online ticket sales will close the day before each concert; please, no children under age 5.
LEARN MORE:
www.psso.org.
Saturday, November 20, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
SAL: Billy Collins
Literary
Laugh-out-loud funny, former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins is the author or editor of fifteen books of poetry, including Sailing Alone Around the Room. In 2005, Collins was the first annual recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for Humor in Poetry. He’ll read from his work and participate in an onstage interview/audience Q&A moderated by SAL Poetry Curator Rebecca Hoogs. Presented by Seattle Arts & Lectures as part of its 2010-11 Poetry Series.
Tickets are $20/$35 patron/$50 grand patron at www.lectures.org or 206/621-2230.
LEARN MORE:
About the event
Collins’ Library of Congress bio.
Monday, November 22, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue.
SBO Soloists: Bach and Friends
Music
This intimate program features four stellar musicians from the Seattle Baroque Orchestra whose musical camaraderie mirrors that of J.S. Bach and some of his favorite contemporaries. SBO Musical Director Ingrid Matthews, Artistic Director Byron Schenkman, baroque cello star Nathan Whittaker, and Seattle newcomer Jason Fisher will join for a special evening of Bach and other chamber music, featuring the wonderfully rich and warm combination of violin, viola, and continuo. A preconcert lecture begins at 7 pm. Presented by Seattle Baroque Orchestra and Early Music Guild.
Tickets are $40/$35 senior/$25 side sections/$15 under 25; Town Hall members receive a $5 discount. Visit www.seattlebaroque.org or call 206/322-3118 for tickets and information.
LEARN MORE:
www.seattlebaroque.org.
Saturday, November 27, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue.
Science: Antonio Damasio: The Creation of Consciousness
Science
This question has confounded neurologists, philosophers, cognitive scientists, and psychologists for centuries: How is consciousness created? Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio, founder of USC’s Brain and Creativity Institute and author of Self Comes to Mind, says consciousness (“self”) is not separate from the body, but instead a biological process created by the brain—a dynamic, unpredictable faculty that is instrumental in defining and explaining who we understand ourselves to be. Presented as part of Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store. Series sponsored by Microsoft. Series media sponsorship provided by KPLU.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
Damasio’s Brain and Creativity Institute Web site
Damasio’s USCfaculty page.
Monday, November 29, 2010, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.