Town Hall Seattle

KBCS presents: Robin & Linda Williams

11 Jan 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue
Saturday, January 10, 2009, 7:30 – 9:30pm

Performing a blend of bluegrass, folk, old-time, and acoustic country music, instrumentalist and singer-songwriters Robin and Linda Williams appear with Their Fine Group. They debuted on A Prairie Home Companion in 1975, and as half of The Hopeful Gospel Quartet, they have collaborated on several CDs with Garrison Keillor and were featured in the 2006 Robert Altman film A Prairie Home Companion.

Tickets are $25/$22 KBCS Members. Tickets and information at www.kbcs.fm and at Dusty Strings.

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Science: Steven Johnson: 'The Invention of Air'

13 Jan 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
Monday, January 12, 2009, 7:30 – 9pm

Bestselling author Steven Johnson (The Ghost Map, Everything Bad Is Good for You, and Mind Wide Open) is back with The Invention of Air, a compelling narrative of world-changing ideas, genius, violence and friendship in the midst of sweeping historical change. It is the story of Joseph Priestly—scientist and theologian, friend of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson—an eighteenth-century radical thinker who played pivotal roles in the invention of ecosystem science, the discovery of oxygen, the founding of the Unitarian Church, and the intellectual development of the United States. Presented as part of the Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store.

Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 800/838-3006 and at the door beginning at 6:30. Town Hall members receive priority seating.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Bishop Gene Robinson: 'In The Eye of the Storm'

13 Jan 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue
Monday, January 12, 2009, 7:30 – 8:30pm

Gene Robinson, Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire and the first openly gay bishop in the world wide Anglican Communion, talks about his personal story as told in his recent memoir, In The Eye of the Storm: Swept to the Center by God, and his message of full inclusion. Presented by the Diocese of Olympia, Integrity Puget Sound, and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church.

Tickets are $15/$10 students and seniors at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. Visit www.saintandrewsseattle.org for more information.

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Future of Health: Cherie Calbom: Juicing

14 Jan 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street
Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 7:30 – 9pm

Known as “The Juice Lady,” clinical nutritionist Cherie Calbom is author of sixteen books including the best-selling Juicing for Life. Her latest, Juicing, Fasting, and Detoxing for Life describes how juicing vegetables provides concentrated nutrition that is found in virtually no other source including vitamins, minerals, enzymes, phytochemicals, and antioxidants. Calbom, who earned her MS in nutrition from Bastyr University, where she now serves on the Board of Regents, will speak about how juices, smoothies and soups made from vegetables can help promote alkaline balance and weight loss, strengthen the immune system, and cleanse the body and soul. Presented as part of the Future of Health Lectures with Bastyr University and PCC Natural Markets.

Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 800/838-3006 and at the door beginning at 6:30. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Malcolm Gladwell: 'Outliers'

18 Jan 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue
Saturday, January 17, 2009, 7:30 – 9pm

With his beguiling blend of storytelling and academic social science, Malcolm Gladwell (Tipping Point, Blink) is back with Outliers, an examination of why some people are so accomplished, while so many more never reach their potential. Gladwell asserts that environmental factors such as the role of culture, work ethic, and accidental opportunity are as important as intellect and talent in shaping the lives of extraordinary men and women. Presented with Elliott Bay Book Company.

ALL REMAINING TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE DOOR BEGINNING AT 6:30 PM. $5 CASH OR CHECK ONLY.

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RESCHEDULED Early Music Discovery: Orpheus' Lyre

18 Jan 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street
Sunday, January 18, 2009, 1 – 2pm

Seattle-based harpist Maxine Eilander is one of the world’s leading specialists in Renaissance and Baroque harp. She performs on three historical instruments tracing 250 years of music for harp featuring works by Mudarra, De Huete, Trabaci, Frescobaldi, C.P.E. Bach, and others.

Tickets are $10/$5 seniors & students. Visit www.earlymusicguild.org or call 206/325-7066 for more information.

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Inauguration Day Viewing Party

20 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 9am – 12pm

The historic nature of Barack Obama’s presidency and his oratorical ability all but guarantee his inauguration will be one for the ages. If you weren't among the lucky 250,000 Americans to score a ticket, join us at Town Hall and watch the historic event on a big screen in the company of friends, neighbors, and the community. We’ll open the doors at 8:30 am (coffee, tea and pastries available for purchase), and just like our Election Night event, it’s free! Presented by Town Hall Center for Civic Life.

Free, no tickets required. Please register at www.brownpapertickets.com (no calls).

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

From Odetta to Obama: Celebrating a Changing America

21 Jan 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue
Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 7:30 – 10pm

On the historic occasion of the inauguration of Barack Obama, and as a tribute to the life and career of Odetta, the famed folk singer whose passionate performances reflected the yearning for a new American dream, Town Hall presents a special gala concert featuring the extraordinary voice of jazz legend Ernestine Anderson. Hosting the evening is performer/disc jockey, KEXP’s Riz Rollins (DJ Riz). Joining them are blues singer Chic Street Man, traditional Negro Spirituals from The Sound of the Northwest, and the joyful gospel vocals of the Imani Fellowship Choir. The evening will begin with a big screen rebroadcast of Obama’s inauguration speech at 6:30 pm. Doors open at 6 pm.

Tickets are $5 and available at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006 and at the door.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

TownMusic: Seattle Chamber Players' 'From Moscow to the Silk Road'

25 Jan 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue
Saturday, January 24, 2009, 8 – 10:30pm

Seattle’s leading contemporary chamber ensemble, the Seattle Chamber Players, returns to Town Hall for the first of a two-day festival of folk-inspired music by leading contemporary composers. Dedicated to Russia, the first day of the festival includes performances by the Seattle Chamber Players, together with two leading Russian ensembles, members of the Dmitry Pokrovsky Russian Folk Music Ensemble and the Opus Posth string orchestra, led by the world-renowned violinist Tatiana Grindenko. The program features works by Vladimir Martynov, Alexander Raskatov, and Vladimir Nikolaev.

The members of the Pokrovsky Ensemble and Opus Posth are participating in workshops, discussions, and presentations, including sessions and commentary on folk music performance techniques within different genres of contemporary music.
For more information on these community activities visit www.seattlechamberplayers.org or call 206-286-5052.

Advance tickets are $18/$15 Town Hall members, seniors & students only at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. $20/$17 at the door. More information at www.seattlechamberplayers.org.

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TownMusic: Seattle Chamber Players' 'From Moscow to the Silk Road'

26 Jan 2009 03:00:00 GMT

Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue
Sunday, January 25, 2009, 7 – 9:30pm

The second day of the festival features works by Ramin Heydarbeygi and Alireza Mashayekhi (Iran), Artur Avanesov (Armenia), Elmir Mirzoev (Azerbaijan) and Mahir Cetiz (Turkey), as well as the Seattle premiere of a new composition by Giya Kancheli (Georgia).

Advance tickets are $18/$15 Town Hall members, seniors & students only at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. $20/$17 at the door. More information at www.seattlechamberplayers.org.

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Ken Robinson: Human Capacity

27 Jan 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
Monday, January 26, 2009, 7:30 – 9pm

Ken Robinson is an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity and innovation who works with Fortune 500 companies, governments, and educational systems on ways to create environments that enhance talent and learning. In The Element: A New View of Human Capacity Robinson identifies the point where the activities individuals enjoy and are naturally good at come together. He illustrates the importance of nurturing talent and understanding how it expresses itself differently in every individual, emphasizing the importance of mentors and reforming education. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store.

Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 800/838-3006 and at the door beginning at 6:30. Town Hall members receive priority seating.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Matt Miller: 'The Tyranny of Dead Ideas'

28 Jan 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 7:30 – 9pm

America is at a crossroads and our economy is about it face its most severe test in nearly a century. In The Tyranny of Dead Ideas, Matt Miller overturns orthodoxies of the right and the left—including free trade is always good, employers should be responsible for health coverage, taxes hurt the economy, schools are a local matter, money follows merit—and offers fresh insights that can contribute to reinventing American capitalism and democracy for the twenty-first century. Miller is senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, a contributing editor at Fortune, and host of NPR’s Left, Right & Center. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with Elliott Bay Book Company.

Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 800/838-3006 and at the door beginning at 6:30. Town Hall members receive priority seating.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

World Affairs Council: Paul Krugman

29 Jan 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue
Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 7:30 – 9pm

2008 Nobel Laureate in economics and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman delivers a talk on the economic outlook for 2009 and beyond. In response to the current financial crisis, Krugman’s prescient 1999 book, The Return of Depression Economics, has been updated and re-released (The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008) and is included in the price of a ticket. The World Affairs Council will also honor the 2008 recipients of its World Citizen (Karen Kodama) and World Educator (Bob Mazelow) awards.

Tickets (including book) are $55/$35 WAC members and students. Visit www.world-affairs.org or call 206/441-5910 for tickets and more information.

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Future of Health: Dalton Conley: Elsewhere Society

29 Jan 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 7:30 – 9pm

Social scientist and writer Dalton Conley is best known for his contributions to understanding how socioeconomic status is transmitted across generations. His latest research focuses on the round-the-clock connectivity and multitasking that are reshaping the most basic patterns of work, family, and values. In Elsewhere, U.S.A. he connects our new social realities with sociological changes and examines how technology has altered how we earn and spend money. Presented as part of the Future of Health Lectures, with Bastyr University and PCC Natural Markets.

Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 800/838-3006 and at the door beginning at 6:30. Town Hall members receive priority seating.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Film, Music and Jewish American Experience

30 Jan 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street
Thursday, January 29, 2009, 7:30 – 9pm

As part of “Jewish in America,” Town Hall and the Seattle Jewish Film Festival join together for a special program on the role film and music play in Jewish American life. Speakers include members of the Zmiros Project—Frank London, Lorin Sklamberg and Rob Schwimmer, singer Joshua Nelson, and others, along with four short musical films.

Free, no tickets required. Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Global Rhythms: Jewish in America

01 Feb 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Great Hall, enter on Seneca Street
Saturday, January 31, 2009, 8 – 10:30pm

Town Hall and the AJC Seattle Jewish Film Festival present Jewish in America, a gala concert of music and song celebrating the Jewish American experience. Featured artists include the Pacific Northwest debut of The Zmiros Project, mystical Jewish music performed by the trio of trumpeter Frank London and singer/accordionist Lorin Sklamberg, founders of the internationally famed klezmer band The Klezmatics, with keyboard and theremin virtuoso Rob Schwimmer. Joining them are Joshua Nelson, along with his ensemble, who blends his African American and Jewish identities into a unique “kosher gospel” sound; and a suite of Sephardic ballads from Greece and Turkey by noted Seattle artists Rubina and Marcos Carmona of Carmona Flamenco, and Madeleine Sosin of Correo Aereo, who perform together for the first time. There will be a pre-concert talk at 7:20 PM on Sephardic song and zmiros by rabbi and cantor Simon Benzaquen. The Jewish in America concert is the anchor event in five days of community activities that also include lecture-demonstrations, films, and children’s programs. Jewish in America is the fifth annual “In America” program in which the performance traditions of a particular culture are explored in-depth, part of Town Hall’s Global Rhythms series.

Advance tickets are $22/$19 Town Hall members, students & seniors at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. $25/$22 at the door.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Saturday Family Concert (Sunday edition): Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song

01 Feb 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
Sunday, February 1, 2009, 11am – 12pm

Frank London and Lorin Sklmaberg, founders and members of The Klezmatics, New York's most famous Klezmer band, along with noted keyboard player Rob Schwimmer, perform a special Sunday edition for young audiences of new and traditional Klezmer music and Yiddish songs. Appropriate for children 5-10. Presented with Seattle International Children’s Festival.

Free tickets for kids 12 and under with accompanying adult/$5 for adults. No children admitted without adults; no adults admitted without children. Tickets required for both children and adults and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Saturday Family Concert (Sunday edition): Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song

01 Feb 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
Sunday, February 1, 2009, 1 – 2pm

Frank London and Lorin Sklmaberg, founders and members of The Klezmatics, New York's most famous Klezmer band, along with noted keyboard player Rob Schwimmer, perform a special Sunday edition for young audiences of new and traditional Klezmer music and Yiddish songs. Appropriate for children 5-10. Presented with Seattle International Children’s Festival.

Free tickets for kids 12 and under with accompanying adult/$5 for adults. No children admitted without adults; no adults admitted without children. Tickets required for both children and adults and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Science: Mario Livio: 'Is God a Mathematician?'

03 Feb 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue
Monday, February 2, 2009, 7:30 – 9pm

Author of the best selling The Golden Ratio, internationally known astrophysicist Mario Livio examines the power of mathematics to explain the both physical universe (cosmology) and human behavior (cognitive sciences) in his latest book Is God a Mathematician? Livio also takes on the question of whether mathematics is a creation of the human mind or a virtual world awaiting discovery, just as astronomers discover previously unknown galaxies. Presented as part of the Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store.

Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 800/838-3006 and at the door beginning at 6:30. Town Hall members receive priority seating.

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Film Screening: 'Access Denied?

06 Feb 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
Thursday, February 5, 2009, 7:30 – 9pm

Produced by Emmy-winning producers/directors Jon Alpert and Matt O’Neill, Access Denied? The Fight for Corporate Accountability is a new documentary from the nonprofit group Alliance for Justice. The film tells the story of Diana Levine, a Vermont musician who lost her arm due to improper drug labeling, and the bigger story of the legal issues of federal pre-emption—the presumption that if a medical drug or device has FDA oversight and approval, it precludes a personal from filing in state court for damages. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life and Alliance for Justice.

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.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Gilbert & Sullivan: 'Die Fledermaus'

07 Feb 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue
Friday, February 6, 2009, 7:30 – 9:30pm

The Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society returns for the third annual Hans Wolf Operetta Series, this time featuring the most beloved masterwork of the operetta form, Die Fledermaus by "waltz king" Johann Strauss, Jr. The intoxicating comic operetta (The Bat) premiered in Vienna in 1874 and has remained an audience favorite since that time.

Tickets are $27/$25 senior/$15 student at 206/682-0796 or www.pattersong.org

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Gilbert & Sullivan: 'Die Fledermaus'

08 Feb 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue
Saturday, February 7, 2009, 7:30 – 9:30pm

The Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society returns for the third annual Hans Wolf Operetta Series, this time featuring the most beloved masterwork of the operetta form, Die Fledermaus by "waltz king" Johann Strauss, Jr. The intoxicating comic operetta (The Bat) premiered in Vienna in 1874 and has remained an audience favorite since that time.

Tickets are $27/$25 senior/$15 student at 206/682-0796 or www.pattersong.org

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Gilbert & Sullivan: 'Die Fledermaus'

08 Feb 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue
Sunday, February 8, 2009, 2 – 4pm

The Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society returns for the third annual Hans Wolf Operetta Series, this time featuring the most beloved masterwork of the operetta form, Die Fledermaus by "waltz king" Johann Strauss, Jr. The intoxicating comic operetta (The Bat) premiered in Vienna in 1874 and has remained an audience favorite since that time.

Tickets are $27/$25 senior/$15 student at 206/682-0796 or www.pattersong.org

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Science: Jonah Lehrer: 'How We Decide'

10 Feb 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
Monday, February 9, 2009, 7:30 – 9pm

Jonah Lehrer discusses his new book, How We Decide. The acclaimed author of Proust Was a Neuroscientist, Lehrer examines the neuroscience of decision-making. Philosophers have long held that the process of deciding is either rational or emotional. Lehrer shows how our best decisions are a finely tuned blend of both feeling and reason—and that the precise mix depends on the situation. Lehrer is an editor at large for Seed Magazine and a contributing editor at Scientific American Mind and NPR’s Radio Lab. Presented as part of the Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store.

Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com, 800/838-3006 and at the door beginning at 6:30. Town Hall members receive priority seating.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Global Rhythms: Accordi-O-Rama II

15 Feb 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue
Sunday, February 15, 2009, 2 – 4pm

Accordi-O-Rama II: Another Squeezebox Spectacular, the sequel to last year's smash success, features accordionists from several cultural perspectives. Featured artists include: Andy Gonzalez and Conjunto with Tex-Mex polka music; Milen Slavov and Zhivka Papencheva with rollicking Bulgarian wedding music and song; a new work from contemporary musician Rob Witmer of the band Awesome!; Argentine bandoneon virtuoso Daniel Diaz; Finnish accordionists Pekka Pentikainen and Perttu Paapanen; and the sound of the Indian harmonium played by Mausum who accompanies the North Indian singer Srivani Jade. Presented with Northwest Folklife.

Advance tickets are $12/$10 Town Hall members, seniors and students at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. $15/$13 at the door.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Walter Williams: Obama and the Bush Legacy

18 Feb 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 7:30 – 9pm

Walter Williams, a distinguished fellow at the UW’s Center for American Politics and Public Policy, gives a talk entitled "Barack Obama and the Challenge of the Bush Legacy." Economists generally hold that market forces, not a president’s policies and concept of governance, are the main influences of this country’s economy. Williams argues that the factors that have brought down the economy this time are the direct result of policies vigorously pursued by Bush (income tax cuts and deregulation) and a dysfunctional approach to governing. William’s most recent book is The Politics of Bad Ideas. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, 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.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Pratap Chatterjee: 'Halliburton's War'

20 Feb 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
Thursday, February 19, 2009, 7:30 – 9pm

Investigative journalist and author Pratap Chatterjee (Corpwatch, Iraq Inc.) delves into the nebulous world of the Houston-based Halliburton Corporation, tracing its roots and path into the center of Washington power politics. Chatterjee’s new book, Halliburton’s Army: The Long, Strange Tale of a Private, Profitable, and Out-of-Control Texas Oil Company, marshals extensive evidence pointing to a disturbing record of corruption, political manipulation, and human rights abuses. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, 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.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Science: Neil deGrasse Tyson: 'The Pluto Files'

24 Feb 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue
Monday, February 23, 2009, 7:30 – 9pm

In August 2006, when the International Astronomical Union voted Pluto out of planet hood a firestorm ensued. Astrophysicist and Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson takes a lighthearted look at why Pluto is so entrenched in America’s cultural and patriotic view of the cosmos in The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet. Tyson is the bestselling author of Death by Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries and has hosted several PBS 'NOVA' programs. Presented as part of the Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center, and 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.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Science: Cliff Mass: 'Weather of the Pacific Northwest'

26 Feb 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue
Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 7:30 – 9pm

Cliff Mass, professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington and weekly guest of KUOW radio, is the preeminent authority on Northwest weather. In his new book, The Weather of the Pacific Northwest, Mass brings together eyewitness accounts, historical records, and meteorological science in the first comprehensive guide to Northwest weather directed to the general reader. His recent appearance at Kane Hall sold out and his book is already in its second printing. Presented as part of the Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center, University Book Store, and University Press.

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.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

KBCS presents: John McCutcheon

28 Feb 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue
Friday, February 27, 2009, 7:30 – 10pm

Known as the "Hardest Working Man in Folk Music," John McCutcheon returns to Seattle after a two year absence. A master of a dozen traditional instruments, McCutcheon’s songwriting has been hailed by critics and singers alike. Over a musical career spanning more than three decades, he’s received multiple awards as well as acclaim for his work as a children’s artist. McCutcheon is also well known for his commitment to grassroots political organization.

Tickets are $20/$15 KBCS members, seniors and students at www.kbcs.fm and at Dusty Strings. Call 425/564-2418 for more information.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Saturday Family Concerts: Thomas Arthur Lyrical Juggler

28 Feb 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
Saturday, February 28, 2009, 11am – 12pm

Thomas Arthur integrates juggling, acoustic music, and subtle storytelling into a calm and magical choreography of sound and motion. Arthur’s graceful and musical performances leave both children and adults in a relaxed and happy state of wonder, with a deeper appreciation of pattern, cycles, and rhythm.

Free tickets for kids 12 and under with accompanying adult/$5 for adults. No children admitted without adults; no adults admitted without children. Tickets required for both children and adults and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Saturday Family Concerts: Thomas Arthur Lyrical Juggler

28 Feb 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
Saturday, February 28, 2009, 1 – 2pm

Thomas Arthur integrates juggling, acoustic music, and subtle storytelling into a calm and magical choreography of sound and motion. Arthur’s graceful and musical performances leave both children and adults in a relaxed and happy state of wonder, with a deeper appreciation of pattern, cycles, and rhythm.

Free tickets for kids 12 and under with accompanying adult/$5 for adults. No children admitted without adults; no adults admitted without children. Tickets required for both children and adults and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Science: Dave Montgomery: 'Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations'

03 Mar 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street
Monday, March 2, 2009, 7:30 – 9pm

David Montgomery is a MacArthur "Genius"” Award Winner and University of Washington professor of geomorphology whose research has made fundamental contributions to the understanding of how soils and rivers have shaped civilizations, past and present. His new book, Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations, a compelling mix of history, archaeology, and geology, makes a persuasive argument that soil is humanity’s most essential natural resource. Presented as part of the Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center and 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.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Peter Singer: 'The Life You Can Save'

06 Mar 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
Thursday, March 5, 2009, 7:30 – 9pm

What is an ordinary American's obligation to the world’s poor? Peter Singer, philosopher Princeton University bioethics professor, argues that for the first time in history, we’re in a position to end extreme poverty throughout the world. In The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty. Singer famous for compelling people to re-consider and even change long-held beliefs (Animal Liberation), offers unconventional thoughts about what an individual can do to end global poverty—explaining how much to give, how to give it, and to which organizations. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, 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.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Ian Bremmer: 'The Fat Tail'

11 Mar 2009 02:30:00 GMT

Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 7:30 – 9pm

In recent years, investors have learned that in the international economy, politics often matter at least as much as economic fundamentals. Ian Bemmer (with co-author Preston Keat) provides a striking analysis of risk management in the turbulent world of global economics in The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge For Strategic Investing. While the world remains extremely risky for businesses, Bremmer shows how political risks can be identified and managed. Bremmer is the president of the world’s largest risk consultancy and author of the best-selling The J-Curve. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, 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.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

George Akerlof: Animal Spirits

24 Mar 2009 02:30:00 GMT

Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street.
Monday, March 23, 2009, 7:30 – 9pm

The term “animal spirits” was coined by John Maynard Keynes in describing the gloom and despondence leading to the Great Depression. Acclaimed economist George Akerlof (with Robert Shiller) details the pervasive of confidence, fear, bad faith, corruption, a concern for fairness, and the stories we tell ourselves out our economic fortunes on the performance of the macro economy. In Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism, Akerlof shows how Reagonomics, Thatcherism, and the rational expectations revolution failed to account for human psychology, and asserts the necessity of an active government role in economics. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, 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.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

Global Rhythms: Lo Cor De La Plana

28 Mar 2009 03:00:00 GMT

Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue
Friday, March 27, 2009, 8 – 10pm

Making their West Coast debut, Lo Cor de la Plana is one of the hottest new groups in world performance touring. This six-man vocal ensemble from France sings their tight, high-energy vocals in the disappearing language of Occitan, the language of Medieval troubadours, accompanied only by the performer’s stomping feet, clapping hands, tambourines and hand drums. Lo Cor de la Plana is based in the city of Marseille and its polyphonic sound reflects that port city’s eclectic culture with hints of Eastern European, Arab and African music, as well as Gregorian chant. Rich overlapping harmonies, unexpected sonorities and an unfettered approach to performance make for transcendent vocalizing with appeal across all cultural boundaries.

Advance tickets are $22/$19 Town Hall members, students & seniors at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. $25/$22 at the door.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

TownMusic: Joshua Roman in Recital

24 Apr 2009 02:30:00 GMT

Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue
Thursday, April 23, 2009, 7:30 – 9:30pm

Over the past two years, Roman has regularly toured (and recorded) in Japan, and Town Hall is proud to present him to Seattle audiences with his extraordinary partners Eri Hayashi, considered among the country’s finest accompanists, and Hisaya Dogin, a cellist with the prestigious NHK Orchestra. This program of rarely heard works includes Handel's Trio Sonata for two Cellos and Continuo Op 2 No. 8 in G Minor, Gian Carlo Menotti's Suite for Two Cellos and Piano, and others.

Advance tickets are $18/$15 Town Hall members, students & seniors at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. $20/$17 at the door.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

TownMusic: All Premieres

26 Jun 2009 02:30:00 GMT

Great Hall, enter on 8th Avenue
Thursday, June 25, 2009, 7:30 – 9:30pm

The final concert of the season is built around all new work, commissioned by Joshua and Town Hall for a handpicked ensemble which will feature Roman himself on cello; Bill Kalinkos (Alarm Will Sound, Citymusic Cleveland, and Ensemble de Sade) returning on clarinet; Vancouver-born Yuki Numata, a violinist with Miami’s acclaimed New World Symphony; and percussionist Jason Treuting, of SoPercussion, neitherMusic, QQQ, and Alarm Will Sound.

Advance tickets are $18/$15 Town Hall members, students & seniors at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. $20/$17 at the door.

Event type: Town Hall Photo Event

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KBCS presents: Robin & Linda Williams

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Bishop Gene Robinson: 'In The Eye of the Storm'

Future of Health: Cherie Calbom: Juicing

Malcolm Gladwell: 'Outliers'

**RESCHEDULED** Early Music Discovery: Orpheus' Lyre

Inauguration Day Viewing Party

From Odetta to Obama: Celebrating a Changing America

TownMusic: Seattle Chamber Players' 'From Moscow to the Silk Road'

TownMusic: Seattle Chamber Players' 'From Moscow to the Silk Road'

Ken Robinson: Human Capacity

Matt Miller: 'The Tyranny of Dead Ideas'

World Affairs Council: Paul Krugman

Future of Health: Dalton Conley: Elsewhere Society

Film, Music and Jewish American Experience

Global Rhythms: Jewish in America

Saturday Family Concert (Sunday edition): Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song

Saturday Family Concert (Sunday edition): Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song

Science: Mario Livio: 'Is God a Mathematician?'

Film Screening: 'Access Denied?

Gilbert & Sullivan: 'Die Fledermaus'

Gilbert & Sullivan: 'Die Fledermaus'

Gilbert & Sullivan: 'Die Fledermaus'

Science: Jonah Lehrer: 'How We Decide'

Global Rhythms: Accordi-O-Rama II

Walter Williams: Obama and the Bush Legacy

Pratap Chatterjee: 'Halliburton's War'

Science: Neil deGrasse Tyson: 'The Pluto Files'

Science: Cliff Mass: 'Weather of the Pacific Northwest'

KBCS presents: John McCutcheon

Saturday Family Concerts: Thomas Arthur Lyrical Juggler

Saturday Family Concerts: Thomas Arthur Lyrical Juggler

Science: Dave Montgomery: 'Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations'

Peter Singer: 'The Life You Can Save'

Ian Bremmer: 'The Fat Tail'

George Akerlof: Animal Spirits

Global Rhythms: Lo Cor De La Plana

TownMusic: Joshua Roman in Recital

TownMusic: All Premieres

RESCHEDULED Early Music Discovery: Orpheus' Lyre