BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Trumba Corporation//Trumba Calendar Services 0.11.5906//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Town Hall Seattle X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Kim Ricketts Book Events: Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner on 'Sup erFreakonomics’ LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091102T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091102T203000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Since its 2005 publication\, Freakonomics has changed our understanding of how the world works\, how we really make decisions \, and even how we name our children. The revolutionary book spent two y ears on The New York Times bestseller list and spawned a new genr e of books on behavioral economics – and now\, hear an update by the aut hors who made economic sciences cool. SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooli ng\, Patriotic Prostitutes and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insur ance is based on all-new research and original studies by Steven D. Levitt (pictured)\, who was recently awarded the American Economic Assoc iation’s John Bates Clark Medal\, given to the economist under age 40 wh o has made the greatest contribution to the field. Journalist Stephen J. Dubner is co-author of both books. Presented by Kim Ricketts Book Event s. \n\n

\nAdvance tickets (whic h include a copy of "SuperFreakonomics") are $30 at www.brownpaperticket s.com or 800/838-3006\, by emailing info@kimricketts.com\, or by calling 206/632-2419. CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Civic DTSTAMP:20091023T133352Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85772831 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Science: Eva Hoffman: Perceptions of Time LOCATION:Downstairs at Town Hall\; enter on Seneca Street DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091102T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091102T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Time is generally considered a great given\, an impartial an d objective force that cannot be circumvented\, deconstructed\, or wishe d away\, no matter how much Botox or collagen we inject. But what is the nature of time in our time? And why do we feel we have less time\, even as we live longer than ever? What effects do computers\, video games\, and instant communications have on our perceptions\, and our bodies? The acclaimed novelist\, memoirist\, historian and critic Eva Hoffman is th e author of a small but provocative work called Time\, which asse rts that we are tampering with time in ways that affect how we live\, th e textures of our experience\, and our very sense of what it is to be hu man. Presented as part of the Seattle Science Lectures series\, with Pac ific Science Center and University Book Store. \n

\nTickets a re $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006\, and at the door beg inning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating. \n\nLE ARN MORE: \nHoffman's biography\nRead a conversation with Hoffman: CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Science DTSTAMP:20090726T152831Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/84922693 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Brian Fagan: Water: The Elixir of Humanity LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091103T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091103T203000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:If water is the magic potion that enables and sustains life \, then what will we do in the face of prolonged drought? Archaeologist a nd archaeological writer Brian Fagan will discuss how earlier civilizati ons flourished or foundered during water crises\, and what a future of d eep drought could look like for us. Fagan\, author of The Great Warmi ng: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations\, is profe ssor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of California at Santa B arbara and has written several books on historical climate change and re lated topics. Presented as part of the Walter P. Kistler Lecture Series \, a program of the Bellevue-based Foundation For the Future.\n\nFree\, n o tickets required. Visit www.futurefoundation.org or call 425/451-1333 for more information.\n\nLEARN MORE: \nwww.futurefoundation.org\n www.brianfagan.com CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Science DTSTAMP:20091008T113448Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85772380 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Rich Benjamin: The Implications of White Flight LOCATION:Downstairs at Town Hall\; enter on Seneca Street. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091103T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091103T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:A prediction that made headlines 10 years ago is fast becomi ng a reality: By 2042\, whites will no longer be the American majority. As immigrant populations—largely people of color—increase in cities and suburbs\, more and more white people are moving to small towns and exurb an areas that are predominately white. Journalist Rich Benjamin\, a seni or fellow at the nonpartisan public-policy research and advocacy organiz ation Demos\, calls these enclaves “Whitopias\,” and from 2007 to 2009\, he embarked on a 26\,909-mile journey to some of the fastest-growing an d whitest locales in our nation. Benjamin\, author of Searching for W hitopia\, explores the social and political implications of this phe nomenon\, concluding that Obama’s historical presidency has actually rai sed the stakes in a battle between two versions of America: one that is broadly comfortable with diversity yet residentially segregated (ObamaNa tion)\, and one that does not mind a little ethnic food--as long as it d oes not overwhelm a white dominant culture (Whitopia). Presented by Town Hall’s Center for Civic Life\, with Demos and Elliott Bay Book Company. Series supported by the Otto Haas Charitable Trust. \n\n

\nA dvance 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 sea ting. \n\nLEARN MORE:\nwww.richbenjamin.com\nRead an In These Times interview with Benjamin CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Civic DTSTAMP:20091023T134501Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85772834 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Science: Brad Matsen: The Life of Cousteau LOCATION:Downstairs at Town Hall\; enter on Seneca Street. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091104T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091104T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Under water and on land\, the legendary Jacques Cousteau exp lored and explained the magnificent world of the oceans unlike anyone el se. And\, just like the seas he loved\, his life held depth well beneath the surface of his global reputation as a celebrated oceanographer and environmentalist. With the cooperation of Cousteau’s collaborators\, fri ends\, and family\, Vashon Island writer Brad Matsen’s biography Jacq ues Cousteau: The Sea King examines the people\, the adventures\, th e science\, and the lure of the sea that shaped Cousteau’s life. From hi s work for the French resistance during World War II to television’s Und ersea World of Jacques Cousteau\, Matsen has captured the essence of a m an who profoundly changed the way we view\, and treat\, our planet. Pres ented as part of Seattle Science Lectures\, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store.\n\n

\nAdvance tickets are $5 and a re available at www.brownpapertickets.com\, 800/838-3006 and at the door beginning at 6:30. Town Hall members receive priority seating. \n\nL EARN MORE:\nhere CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Science DTSTAMP:20090916T163027Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85772385 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:James McManus: The Story of Poker LOCATION:Downstairs at Town Hall\; enter on Seneca Street DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091105T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091105T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:You may think you know when to hold ’em\, when to fold ’em\, and even when Neil Patrick Harris should go “all in” on Celebrity Po ker Showdown—but what about the real story of poker? Author\, memoir ist and inveterate poker player James McManus knows it all\, from the ga me’s roots in China to its status as a global—and yet quintessentially A merican—phenomenon. Best known for writing on the game in his bestsellin g Positively Fifth Street (2001)\, McManus has long-explored the ways poker reverberates with our battlefield and business tactics: cheat ing and thwarting cheaters\, leveraging uncertainty\, bluffing and sussi ng out bluffers\, and managing risk and reward. In his latest book\, Cowboys Full\, McManus says poker goes hand in hand with our nationa l experience\, reflecting who we are and how we operate through its perv asive cultural influence. Presented by Town Hall\, with University Book Store. \n

\nTickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 80 0/838-3006\, and at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m. Town Hall members re ceive priority seating. \n\nLEARN MORE:\nMcManus’ Poker Listings profi le \nRead a New York Times story on McManus CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Civic DTSTAMP:20090817T094015Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/84922700 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Andrew Boscardin’s Zubatto Syndicate LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091105T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091105T220000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:The Zubatto Syndicate\, a new 12-piece ensemble under the di rection of composer/guitarist Andrew Boscardin\, debuts at Town Hall wit h a highly original take on Big Band and jazz orchestra traditions. Feat uring a unique synthesis of reed instruments and electric sounds\, brass and stand-up bass\, Zubatto targets the musical place where Maria Schne ider meets the Mahavishnu Orchestra\, and the Roots meet Radiohead by wa y of Mingus. The music combines detailed arrangements and inventive harm onic ideas with rhythmic settings and idioms atypical of the jazz orches tra\, as realized by some of the top improvising musicians in Seattle. A long with Boscardin on guitar\, the band features Taina Karr on oboe and English horn\, Jesse Canterbury on clarinets\, Greg Sinibaldi on bass c larinet and tenor saxophone\, Francine Peterson on bassoon\, Clark Gibso n on alto saxophone\, Jim DeJoie on baritone sax and bass clarinet\, Cha d McCullough on trumpet\, Chris Stover on trombone\, Mack Grout on keys \, Jon Hamar on bass\, and Byron Vannoy on drums.\n\n

\nAdva nce tickets are $15 general/$5 students at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. For more information\, call 206/409-4495. \n\nLEARN MOR E:\nwww.boscology.com CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Music DTSTAMP:20091014T123954Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/86118377 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:TownMusic: Marion Verbruggen Trio LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091106T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091106T213000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Internationally-acclaimed recorder virtuoso Marion Verbrugge n is joined by 2005 Grammy nominee and Seattleite Margriet Tindemans\, v iola da gamba\, and harpsichordist Jillon Stoppels Dupree\, founding dir ector of Seattle’s Gallery Concerts for a program featuring works by Te lemann\, Bach\, Handel\, and others. \n\n‘If there is such a thing as an international recorder superstar\, Verbruggen is it. The Dutch artist p erforms with astonishing virtuosity and nuance.’ (San Jose Mercury N ews) \n\n \n

\n\nAdvance tickets are $18/$15 Town Hall member s\, students & seniors at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. $20 /$17 at the door.\n\nLEARN MORE:\nAbout Verbruggen\nAbout Tindemans\nAbout Dupree CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Music DTSTAMP:20091102T135159Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/84622583 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Perspectives on Environmental Spirituality LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091107T184500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091107T213000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:In a benefit program for the Ignatian Spirituality Center ca lled “Exposed on the Cliffs of the Heart\,” four noted speakers will exp lore our relationship and responsibility to Earth. Dr. Terry McGonigal\, Dean of Spiritual Life at Whitworth University\, will discuss the bibli cal call to be stewards of the Earth\; ecologist Mary Ruckelshaus will p ut the Puget Sound region’s environmental issues into global context\; a nd novelist and salmon activist David James Duncan will join acclaimed w riter Sherman Alexie in sharing appropriate selections from their works in response. Presented by Ignatian Spirituality Center of Seattle as par t of its Ignatian Eco-Spirituality Series. \n\nAdvance tickets are $20 at www.ignatiancenter.org/programs/exposed-on-the-cliffs-of-the-heart or by calling 206/329-4824\; $25 at the door. For more information\, see w ww.ignatiancenter.org.\nLEARN MORE: \nwww.ignatiancenter.org CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Civic DTSTAMP:20091031T153642Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85923348 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Earshot Jazz: Evan Flory-Barnes LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091108T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091108T220000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:As part of the 2009 Earshot Jazz Festival\, Seattle bassist and composer Evan Flory-Barnes presents a world premiere titled "Inherit ance\, Authenticity and Healing: Acknowledgement of a Celebration\," lar ge-ensemble fusion of jazz\, hip-hop\, and classical music\, complete wi th modern dancers and freestyle break-dancers. A standout in Seattle’s j azz scene\, Flory-Barnes’ acoustic double bass skills\, a combination of improvisation and classical training\, have been featured in collaborat ions ranging from Brazilian pianist Jovino Santos Neto to hip-hop band M aroon Colony. Commissioned as part of a national series of works from Me et the Composer’s Commissioning Music/USA program\, Acknowledgement o f a Celebration is performed as a nine-movement orchestral cycle wit h 35 musicians and 10 dancers. \n\n

\nTickets are $18-$24 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. Visit www.earshot.org for more information.\n\nLEARN MORE: \nEarshot Festival\nEvan Flory-Barnes on Facebook\nOn YouTube CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Music DTSTAMP:20091030T143748Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85791576 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:**POSTPONED**Nan Aron: Bringing Justice to Torturers LOCATION:Downstairs at Town Hall\, enter on Seneca Street DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091109T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091109T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Attorney General Eric Holder\, writes Alliance for Justice p resident and founder Nan Aron\, is a man on a hot seat that’s getting ho tter. Holder reportedly is considering authorizing a criminal investigat ion into the mistreatment of detainees by CIA interrogators\, but Presid ent Obama has said he does not support a special commission for explorin g the Bush administration. And some big\, powerful names are sure to com e up in any kind of investigation—Dick Cheney\, Donald Rumsfeld\, Alber to Gonzales\, George Tenet\, John Ashcroft\, and Condoleeza Rice. But Ar on thinks Holder needs to go even further: While a full-scale investigat ion of the use of torture by the United States government will stir up p assions on both sides\, she writes\, “it is our only hope for reaching s ome national consensus on the torture issue.” Aron has been a leading vo ice in public-interest law for more than 30 years\, and helped defeat Ro bert Bork’s nomination to the Supreme Court in 1987. Presented by the To wn Hall Center for Civic Life.\n\n

\nAdvance tickets are $5 a t www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006\, or at the door beginning a t 6:20 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.\n\nLEARN MORE: \nAlliance for Justice\nHuffingt on Post CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Civic DTSTAMP:20091102T140021Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85772443 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:**SOLD OUT** Seattle Speaks: Preventing Youth Violence LOCATION:Downstairs at Town Hall\, enter on Seneca Street DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091110T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091110T203000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Youth violence is on the rise in Seattle. The city is respon ding with a community-based\, multi-agency Youth Violence Prevention Ini tiative\, the front lines of a fight that could mean life or death for k ids aged 12-17. Over the next two years\, the city will spend about $8 m illion to try to reduce youth violence\, focusing on the youths who are at highest risk of perpetuating or being victimized by violence. But is it working? Is it realistic? And is it the best approach\, and the best use of the money? Scheduled participants include Mariko Lockhart\, direc tor of the city initiative\; Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell\; a representative of the Seattle Police Department’s gang unit\; a former gang member\; and youth who have experienced violence firsthand. Broadc ast live and online at the Seattle Channel\, this 90 minute interactive forum will lay out the extent of Seattle’s youth-violence problem\, offe r updates on and analysis of the initiative\, explore innovative anti-vi olence strategies\, and share experience from other cities. How do you f eel about this issue? C.R. Douglas will moderate the conversation “in th e round” to offer you a chance to share your opinions and suggestions\, and electronic polling during the event will gauge responses from both t he live and online audiences. Presented by Town Hall\, with City Club an d the Seattle Channel. \n\nRegistration is now closed. You can watch th is program live on Seattle Channel and participate in the discussion by using special tools at www.seattlechannel.org.\nTake a poll now and leav e your thoughts and comments on youth violence here: http://www.seattlec ityclub.org/seattlespeakssurvey \n\nLEARN MORE: \nhttp://cityofse attle.net/mayor/issues/youthInitiative/\nseattlecityclub.org \nwww.seatt lechannel.org CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Civic DTSTAMP:20091105T174012Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/86118456 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Alex Steffen: Building a Planet with a Future LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091111T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091111T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:At the Copenhagen climate summit in December\, the world’s l eaders will try to reach agreement on a path to a climate-safe future. A s debate rages about how to lift the developing world out of poverty whi le redefining affluence on dramatically more sustainable lines\, Alex St effen’s answers are increasingly influential. Steffen\, the Seattle-base d editor of the instrumental sustainability site Worldchanging.com\, has become one of the world’s leading thinkers on the planetary future\, an d his ideas on “bright green” environmentalism—sustainable\, dynamic\, p rosperous\, and fair—have a wide following in Northern Europe. Steffen w ill be keynote speaker at three of the major events during the Copenhage n summit\, but first he’ll deliver a special two-night talk at Town Hall exploring what a bright-green future means for the planet—and the peril s and opportunities that future will bring for Seattle. Richard Conlin i ntroduces tonight’s talk\, which will focus on global issues and big tre nds. Presented by Town Hall’s Center for Civic Life. \n\n

< img src="http://townhallseattle.org/images/wine_glass_2_28.jpg">\nTi ckets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006\, and at the d oor beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.\n \nLEARN MORE:\nwww.worldchanging.com\nWatch Steffen’s talks at TED: \nPopTech: www.poptech.org/popcasts/popcasts.as px?lang=&viewcastid=45\nAnd at the Danish Architecture Center:\nhttp://v imeo.com/2160138 CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Civic DTSTAMP:20091106T115714Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85854293 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Mark Danner: Reports from the World’s Hot Spots LOCATION:Downstairs at Town Hall\; enter on Seneca Street. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091111T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091111T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:For the past two decades\, author and award-winning journali st Mark Danner has reported from Latin America\, Haiti\, the Balkans\, a nd the Middle East\, exploring not only the real consequences of America n engagement with the world\, but also the relationship between politica l violence and power. From the fall of the Duvalier dictatorship in Hait i to the tumultuous rise of Aristide\; from the onset of the Balkan Wars to the painful fragmentation of Yugoslavia\; and to the invasion of Ira q and the legacy of the Bush administration\, Danner\, former staff writ er at The New Yorker and author of Stripping Bare the Body \, has visited some of the world’s most troubled regions\, bringing back lessons on politics\, violence\, and war. Presented by Town Hall’s Cent er for Civic Life\, with Elliott Bay Book Company. Series supported by R ealNetworks Foundation\, the Brown Foundation\, and the Otto Haas Charit able Trust. \n\n

\nAdvance tickets are $5 at www.brownpaperti ckets.com or 800/838-3006\, or at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Ha ll members receive priority seating. \n\nLEARN MORE: \nwww.markda nner.com CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Civic DTSTAMP:20091005T131837Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85772502 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Technology Commercialization in Difficult Times LOCATION:Downstairs at Town Hall\; enter on Seneca Street. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091112T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091112T190000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Seattle is famous for its techies and biotechies—they’re sup er-smart and filled with great ideas\, but might not have the entreprene urial know-how to turn those ideas into a product or a company\, especia lly in today’s economic climate. But Lee Hood and Carl Weissman have a s olid track record of translating ideas into successful businesses— and t hey’re willing to share their insight\, which is considerable: Hood\, co -founder and president of the Institute for Systems Biology\, invented t he automated genome sequencer and has co-founded more than 14 biotech co mpanies. And Weissman\, chairman and CEO of Accelerator Corporation\, ha s led the company as it invested in 10 biotech companies\, three of whic h have raised more than $114 million in additional rounds of financing. Hosted by the ISB Associates Network and sponsored by Schwabe\, Williams on & Wyatt.\n\nTickets are $10 at http://isbtownhall.eventbrite.com and at the door beginning at 5 pm. \nLEARN MORE:\nAbout Systems Biology\nAbout Lee Hood\nAbout Carl Weissman CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Science DTSTAMP:20091027T165653Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85854951 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Alex Steffen: Seattle's Bright Green Moment LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091112T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091112T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:At the Copenhagen climate summit in December\, the world’s l eaders will try to reach agreement on a path to a climate-safe future. A s debate rages about how to lift the developing world out of poverty whi le redefining affluence on dramatically more sustainable lines\, Alex St effen’s answers are increasingly influential. Steffen\, the Seattle-base d editor of the instrumental sustainability site Worldchanging.com\, has become one of the world’s leading thinkers on the planetary future\, an d his ideas on “bright green” environmentalism—sustainable\, dynamic\, p rosperous\, and fair—have a wide following in Northern Europe. Steffen w ill be keynote speaker at three of the major events during the Copenhage n summit\, but first he’ll deliver a special two-night talk at Town Hall exploring what a bright-green future means for the planet—and the peril s and opportunities that future will bring for Seattle. Mike McGinn intr oduces tonight’s talk\, which will focus on the local picture and what w e can do right now. Presented by Town Hall’s Center for Civic Life. \nTi ckets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006\, and at the d oor beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.\n \n

\n\nLEARN MORE:\nwww.worldchanging.com\nWatch Steffen ’s talks at TED CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Civic DTSTAMP:20091101T101633Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85854970 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Seattle Public Library Presents: Clay Jenkinson as Thomas Jeffer son LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091113T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091113T203000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Clay Jenkinson portrays some of the biggest names in America n history: Theodore Roosevelt\, Meriwether Lewis\, and Thomas Jefferson (which landed him on The Colbert Report in 2006). One of the firs t winners of the nation’s highest award in humanities\, the Charles Fran kel Prize\, Jenkinson performs monologues\, followed by Q&A sessions as the character\, in costume. Later\, he steps out of character and answer s questions as himself. Jenkinson\, an American humanities Rhodes schola r\, is co-founder of the modern Chatuauqua movement\, a forum for public discussion about the ideas and lives of key figures in American history . Presented by Seattle Public Library as part of its 2009 McLellan/O’Don nell Living History Series. \n\nFree\; no tickets required. \n\nLEARN MORE:\nHear Jenkinson’s syndicated radio show at www.jeffersonhour. org. \nWatch his appearance on The Colbert Report (Jenkinso n is “Jefferson One” in Colbert’s “America’s Top Jefferson” competition. ) \nwww.spl.org CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Literary DTSTAMP:20091101T102340Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/86025595 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Saturday Family Concerts: Tahqua LOCATION:Saturday Family Concerts: Tahqua DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091114T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091114T120000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Native American ensemble Tahqua celebrates tradition and cul ture through performances described as “a delight and inspiration to the human spirit.” With creative and captivating performances of contempora ry and traditional music\, song\, story\, and dance\, Tahqua’s vocal ver satility and highly charged physical performance enrapture audiences of all ages. Series sponsored by ParentMap.\n\n

\nTickets are free for kids 12 and under/$5 for adults. No children without adults\; no adults without children. Tickets are requi red for children and adults and are available at www.brownpapertickets.c om or 800/838-3006. \n\nLEARN MORE: \nwww.genetagaban.com CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Family DTSTAMP:20090920T145152Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85772610 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Saturday Family Concerts: Tahqua LOCATION:Downstairs at Town Hall\, enter on Seneca Street DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091114T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091114T140000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Native American ensemble Tahqua celebrates tradition and cul ture through performances described as “a delight and inspiration to the human spirit.” With creative and captivating performances of contempora ry and traditional music\, song\, story\, and dance\, Tahqua’s vocal ver satility and highly charged physical performance enrapture audiences of all ages. Series sponsored by ParentMap.\n\n

\nTickets are free for kids 12 and under/$5 for adults. No children without adults\; no adults without children. Tickets are requi red for children and adults and are available at www.brownpapertickets.c om or 800/838-3006. \n\nLEARN MORE: \nwww.genetagaban.com CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Family DTSTAMP:20090920T145215Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85772628 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra in Concert LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091114T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091114T213000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Now in its 10th season\, Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra is k nown for passionate\, virtuosic\, and energetic performances that belie its all-volunteer membership. The orchestra’s season-opener at Town Hall will include Helios Overture\, one of the most famous short orch estral works by Danish composer Carl Nielsen\; Brahms’ Variation on a Theme by Haydn\, first performed in 1873 by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under Brahms’s baton\; Wagner’s Prelude to Act I (from Lohengrin)\, marked by a grand\, all-encompassing climax\; and t he dramatic one-movement Symphony No. 1 by Samuel Barber\, the fi rst American work performed at the Salzburg Festival. \n\n

\nTicket prices a re to be determined\, at www.psso.org\n\nLEARN MORE: \nwww.psso.o rg CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Music DTSTAMP:20091101T101816Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85772656 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Early Music Discovery: From Vielle to Viol LOCATION:Downstairs at Town Hall\; enter on Seneca Street. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091115T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091115T140000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:EMG opens its seventh Discovery Concerts series with bowed s trings expert Margriet Tindemans\, founder and music director of Seattle ’s Medieval Women’s Choir. Tindemans will introduce and perform on instr uments from the medieval period through the Baroque\, showing their deve lopment over 600 years and demonstrating the role of bowed string instru ments in early Europe\, in courtly circles\, and in the homes of everyda y people. \n\nTickets are $10/$5 students and seniors. Visit www.earlym usicguild.org or 206/325-7066 for tickets and information. \n\nLEARN MORE: \nwww.earlymusicguild.org\nTindemans and the Medieval Women’s Choir CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Music DTSTAMP:20090726T140003Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/84619097 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ed Schultz: 2009 Tour for Change LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091115T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091115T200000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Ed Schultz\, billed as “the most listened-to progressive rad io talk-show host in America\,” brings his Tour for Change to Town Hall with a two-hour interactive discussion of healthcare reform and other m ajor issues. The meeting will be recorded for broadcast coast-to-coast o n The Ed Schultz Show and recorded by MSNBC. With 3 million followers ca lled “Ed Heads” and a 30-year broadcasting history\, “Big Eddie” is hear d locally on Progressive Talk AM1090.\n\nAdvance tickets are $20 general /$50 VIP (includes a pre-event meet-and-greet with Schultz and Team Farg o) here\n\nLEARN MORE: \nwww.bigeddieradio.com\nSchultz’s YouTube gallery\nOn Facebook CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Civic DTSTAMP:20091019T114512Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/86159610 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ellie Krieger: So Easy: Ten Foods That Can Change Your Life LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091116T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091116T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Whether you’re anticipating or dreading the season of holida y (over)eating\, Ellie Krieger has an encouraging message for you: You c an eat delicious food and maintain your health even when life is really hectic. A dietitian\, host of Food Network’s acclaimed Healthy Appetite\, and New York Times-bestselling author of The F ood You Crave\, Krieger specializes in offering real advice about fo od and healthy habits\, without gimmicks or crash diets. In a manner at once easygoing and direct\, she says that with the right tools and knowl edge\, anyone can have a healthy\, conscious approach to nutrition witho ut sacrificing a pure love of food. \n\n

\nTickets are $15 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006 \, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. \n\nLEARN MORE:\nwww.fri endshealthconnection.org\nwww.elliekrieger.com CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Civic DTSTAMP:20090925T123940Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85772689 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:**SOLD OUT** Kim Ricketts Book Events: Al Gore LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091117T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091117T203000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Former Vice President Al Gore’s best-selling book (and Oscar -winning film) An Inconvenient Truth sounded the global-warming a larm and raised the world’s climate consciousness to a new level. Now\, drawing on more than 30 "Solutions Summits" Gore has since led with top scientists\, engineers\, and policy experts\, he offers real solutions t o the climate crisis and describes a comprehensive global strategy to im plement them urgently. Our Choice\, the latest work by the 2007 w inner of the Nobel Peace\, argues that the bold decisions necessary to a ddress the Earth’s climate can also be the foundations of policies world wide to create new jobs and stimulate sustainable economic progress. \n< a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/77240">

\nAdvance tickets (which include a copy of Gore’s new book\, "Our Choice") are $25 at www.brownpaperticket s.com or 800/838-3006\, by emailing info@kimricketts.com\, or by calling 206/632-2419. \n\nLEARN MORE:\nwww.kimricketts.com\nGore’s blog CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Civic DTSTAMP:20091101T101731Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85125479 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Soundings from Island Press: Tony Barnosky: ‘Nature in an Age of Global Warming’ LOCATION:Downstairs at Town Hall\, enter on Seneca Street. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091118T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091118T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:In 2006\, one of the hottest years on record\, a “pizzly” wa s discovered near the top of the world. Half polar bear\, half grizzly\, this never-before-seen animal might have been dismissed as a fluke of n ature\, but Berkeley professor and paleoecologist Anthony Barnosky\, aut hor of Heatstroke: Nature in an Age of Global Warming\, instead s ees it as a harbinger of things to come. Everywhere on Earth\, global w arming is fundamentally changing the natural world and its creatures and \, Barnosky says\, climate change is more likely to wipe out species tha n to create them. Barnosky draws connections between the coming centurie s and the end of the last Ice Age\, when mass extinctions swept the plan et\, but says climate change is faster and hotter now and\, for the firs t time\, humanity is driving it—which means this time\, we can work to s top it. Presented through the Town Hall Center with Island Press through the Town Hall Center for Civic Life\, in association with IslandWood an d Elliott Bay Book Company. \n\n

\nAdvance tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006\, or at the door. Town Hall me mbers receive priority seating. \n\nLEARN MORE: \nwww.islandpress .org\nAnd here CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Civic DTSTAMP:20090923T093703Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85772691 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:American Red Cross: Tsunami Recovery LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091119T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091119T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:December marks the fifth anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsu nami\, one of the most devastating natural disasters in recent history. The tsunami affected people in more than 12 countries\, killing more tha n 200\,000 and leaving millions without homes. To commemorate the event and to explain its impact on disaster relief and risk-reduction efforts locally and globally\, Jerry Anderson\, senior director of the American Red Cross Tsunami Recovery Program\, will address lessons learned during the response and present a photo exhibit highlighting the recovery of a ffected communities. Presented by the American Red Cross Serving King an d Kitsap Counties. \n\nAdmission is free\; no tickets required. For mo re information\, call 206/726-3534\, or visit www.seattleredcross.org. \n\nLEARN MORE: \nwww.seattleredcross.org CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Civic DTSTAMP:20091015T164713Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85923350 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Michael Tomlinson: Thanksgiving Concert LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091120T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091120T220000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:In this season of gratitude\, Seattle singer-songwriter Mich ael Tomlinson performs a concert in celebration of our local healing-art s community. Accompanied by the studio musicians who performed on his ne w release\, The Way Out West\, Tomlinson will perform acoustic-ba sed songs from that CD\, as well as earlier albums. Known for his friend ly concerts\, funny stories\, and warm performances\, Tomlinson writes a nd sings songs ranging from folk and pop to jazz and rock—all lyrically rich and uplifting. Wood & Steel has compared Tomlinson’s music t o Bruce Cockburn\, Danny O'Keefe\, and David Wilcox\, and longtime PI music critic Gene Stout calls his "clear\, breezy tenor… strikingl y beautiful.” A free preconcert reception begins at 7 pm. \n\n

\nAdvance tickets are $25 at www.brownpa pertickets.com or 800/838-3006\, or at the door. For more information\, visit www.michaeltomlinson.com/healers/index.htm.\n\nLEARN MORE: \nwww.michaeltomlinson.com\nOn YouTube\, singing “Seattle Skies” CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Music DTSTAMP:20091030T132909Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85923355 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Early Music Guild: Musica ad Rhenum LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091121T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091121T220000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed American baroque flutist Jed Wentz returns with hi s Netherlands-based quintet to present works by Francois Couperin and Ge org Philipp Telemann. Formed in 1992\, the group’s intensely personal an d highly emotional style has earned it a special place in the early musi c scene. Director Wentz has performed and recorded with such groups as M usica Antiqua Koln\, Les Musiciens du Louvre\, Capriccio Stravagante Par is\, and the Gabriele Consort. A pre-concert lecture begins at 7 pm. \n \n

\nTickets are $38/$35/$20. Town Hall members receive a $5 discount. Visit www.earlymusicguild.org or 206 /325-7066 for tickets and information. \n\nLEARN MORE: \nwww.earl ymusicguild.org\nMusica ad Rhenum\nwww.jedwentz.com CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Music DTSTAMP:20091101T101708Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/84619785 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Na'alehu Theatre: Hawaiian Slack Key Festival LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091122T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091122T180000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Slack-key guitar is a treasured musical tradition in Hawaii \, where it is called ki ho`alu\, (literally\, "loosen the key"). With th eir unique\, finger-picked style\, slack-key pieces typically reflect Ha waiian themes of stories\, feelings\, aloha\, and nature. The Na'alehu T heater\, an organization dedicated to Hawaiian culture and history\, pre sents its first Seattle Slack Key Festival\, featuring Grammy-winning sl ack-key master Cyril Pahinui. \n\n

\nTickets are $25-$75 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006.\n\n LEARN MORE: \nAbout Na'alehu Theatre\nwww.cyrilpahinui.com\nFor more on the slack-key guit ar CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Music DTSTAMP:20091102T184417Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/84619903 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Joel Waldfogel: Rethinking Holiday Gifts LOCATION:Downstairs at Town Hall\; enter on Seneca Street. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091123T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091123T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:The holidays: seasonal cheer\, family get-togethers\, and pr esents—lots and lots of presents. But did you really love that sweater f rom Grandma\, or the singing fish from your uncle? And how many gifts di d you buy without knowing what the recipient really wanted\, or needed? What if it’s time to rethink the whole idea of gift-giving? Economist J oel Waldfogel believes that could be a gift in itself. The author of Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn’t Buy Presents for the Holidays\, say s it’s time to stop the madness\; by spending $85 billion each winter\, making poorly informed choices\, maxing out our credit cards\, and leavi ng recipients less than satisfied\, we’re creating “deadweight loss.” In stead\, Waldfogel proposes gift-giving alternatives that can reclaim the original spirit of the holidays. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life\, with Elliott Bay Book Company. \n

\n< img src="http://townhallseattle.org/images/twebb.gif">\nTickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006\, and at the door beginn ing at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating. \n\nLEARN MORE: \nAbout the book\nAbout Wa ldfogel CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Civic DTSTAMP:20090726T153724Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/84922762 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Baroque Fire-The Promethean Violin LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091128T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091128T220000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Venice was already electrified by the 17th century\, as the first generation of Baroque violin icons brought the fire of the gods to the benighted musical world of the Renaissance\, igniting a virtuoso tr adition that altered the musical landscape forever. Music Director Ingri d Matthews will be joined on violin by perennial favorites Tekla Cunning ham and Carrie Krause for brand-new instrumental transcriptions of Luigi Rossi’s lovely lyric works for three sopranos\, along with fiery sonata s by Dario Castello\; a dose of whimsy in Biagio Marini’s comical "Ecco" sonata\; and a continuo team including Nathan Whittaker on cello and J ohn Lenti on theorbo\, led by Byron Schenkman. Seattle Baroque Orchestra \, known and loved by Town Hall audiences for its shining Messiah perfor mances with the Tudor Choir\, captures the vitality of 17th- and 18th-ce ntury music for contemporary audiences with historically informed perfor mances. A free pre-concert lecture begins at 7 pm. \n

\nTickets are $38-$29 Adult/$33-$24 Senior/$13-$10 Stu dent. Town Hall members receive a 10% discount off the applicable price. Visit www.seattlebaroque.org for tickets and information. \n\nLEARN MORE: \nwww.seattlebaroque.org CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Music DTSTAMP:20091101T101904Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/84620014 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: Climate Change and Justice LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091129T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091129T203000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:In an event titled "Global Justice Forward: The Climate is C hanging\, and It’s Time for Solutions\," internationally known activists will join Northwest organizers to discuss current ecological and enviro nmental crises as well as how social movements are responding with solut ions. Scheduled panelists include environmental author and activist Bria n Tokar\, development specialist Eric Holt Gimenez\, and Canadian author and activist Maude Barlow. Presented by Community Alliance for Global J ustice\, an organization of volunteers who work toward a just local and global economy. \n\nAdvance tickets are $5-$10 at info@seattleplus10.org \, or by calling 206/405-4600. Visit www.seattleglobaljustice.org for mo re information.\n\nLEARN MORE: \nwww.seattleglobaljustice.org\nww w.seattleplus10.org CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Civic DTSTAMP:20091030T133204Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/86293458 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Science: Alan Boyle: Why Pluto is Planet-Worthy LOCATION:Downstairs at Town Hall\; enter on Seneca Street. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091201T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091201T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:To its fans\, Pluto’s the cutest and most unfairly maligned planet of all—but possibly not even a planet at all\, thanks to its stil l-disputed “demotion” by the Astronomical Union in 2006. But the cosmic underdog remains an American favorite\, and with good reason\, says MSNB C.com science editor Alan Boyle: Pluto may have contained the building b locks of life billions of years ago\, and may well serve as life’s last redoubt billions of years from now. Boyle\, the Seattle-based author of The Case for Pluto: How a Little Planet Made a Big Difference and the award-winning blogger behind Cosmic Log\, argues in favor of Pluto’s planetary status\, exploring its discovery and strange appeal\, and explaining how it is still changing the way we see the universe. P resented as part of Seattle Science Lectures\, with Pacific Science Cent er and University Book Store. Series sponsored by Microsoft. \n\nTickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006\, and at the door b eginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating. \n\n

\n\nLEARN MORE:\nBoyle’s Cosmic Log blog\nBoyle on Splitweet CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Science DTSTAMP:20091009T112144Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85772692 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Soundings from Island Press: Elizabeth Grossman: A Green Chemist ry Revolution LOCATION:Downstairs at Town Hall\, enter on Seneca Street DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091202T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091202T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:From baby bottles to kitchen cookware\, Americans are more c oncerned than ever about chemicals and their effect on our health. The s tories are unnerving: Our children play with toys that leach unsafe chem icals\, our makeup and sunscreen carry toxins\, and nearly every child b orn today carries hazardous chemicals in his or her blood. Even the air we breathe can alter our genes. Maybe we’ve had enough\, on every level. Investigative journalist Elizabeth Grossman\, author of Chasing Mole cules: Poisonous Products\, Human Health\, and the Promise of Green Chem istry\, thinks we have. A “benign by design” chemical revolution is brewing\, she says\, and its hope is the promise of green chemistry—a wo rld where the pollutants stay out of products and out of people. Present ed by Island Press through the Town Hall Center for Civic Life\, in asso ciation with IslandWood and Elliott Bay Book Company.\n\n

\nAdvance tickets are $5 at www.brownpaperti ckets.com or 800/838-3006\, or at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Ha ll members receive priority seating.\n\nLEARN MORE: \nwww.nomipri ns.com CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Civic DTSTAMP:20091015T115542Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85772707 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Seattle Pro Musica: Music from Asia and the Pacific LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091205T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091205T170000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:This matinee performance includes the wonderful music of the evening Eastern Lights concert\, just in a shorter\, one-hour version e specially for children and families—plus\, it includes stories and a cha nce to conduct. The innovative winter program features traditional songs and new choral music from Japan\, Korea\, China\, India\, Southeast Asi a\, New Zealand\, and Australia\, performed by the critically acclaimed \, nationally recognized choral ensemble led by award-winning conductor a nd artistic director Karen P. Thomas. Named “among America’s very best choirs” by American Record Guide\, Seattle Pro Musica consists of 70 tal ented singers with diverse backgrounds and a shared passion for beautifu l and precise expressions of classical music.\n\nAdvance tickets are at $22-$32 general/$17 seniors/$12 students/free-$10 children\, at www.seat tlepromusica.org or 206/781-2766. \n\nLEARN MORE: \nwww.seattlepr omusica.org CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Music DTSTAMP:20090916T224434Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85791621 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Seattle Pro Musica: Music from Asia and the Pacific LOCATION:Great Hall\, enter on 8th Avenue DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091205T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091205T213000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE DESCRIPTION:Seattle Pro Musica\, a critically acclaimed\, nationally rec ognized choral ensemble led by award-winning conductor and artistic dire ctor Karen P. Thomas\, returns to Town Hall for its annual winter concer t with a program titled "Eastern Lights." The innovative program feature s traditional song and new choral music from Japan\, Korea\, China\, Ind ia\, Southeast Asia\, New Zealand\, and Australia. Named “among America’ s very best choirs” by American Record Guide\, Seattle Pro Musica consis ts of 70 talented singers with diverse backgrounds and a shared passion for beautiful and precise expressions of classical music. A free preconc ert talk by Thomas begins at 6:30 pm. \n

\nAdvance tickets are at $22-$32 ge neral/$17 seniors/$12 students\, at www.seattlepromusica.org or 206/781- 2766. \n\nLEARN MORE: \nwww.seattlepromusica.org CATEGORIES:Town Hall Photo Event,Music DTSTAMP:20091101T101939Z X-TRUMBA-CUSTOMFIELD;NAME="Event Type";ID=21;TYPE=Number:Town Hall Photo Event UID:http://uid.trumba.com/event/85791626 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR