Town Hall Seattle

Early Music Discovery: From Vielle to Viol

2009-11-15T21:00:00Z

EMG opens its seventh Discovery Concerts series with bowed strings expert Margriet Tindemans, founder and music director of Seattle’s Medieval Women’s Choir. Tindemans will introduce and perform on instruments from the medieval period through the Baroque, showing their development over 600 years and demonstrating the role of bowed string instruments in early Europe, in courtly circles, and in the homes of everyday people.

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

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www.earlymusicguild.org
Tindemans and the Medieval Women’s Choir

Ed Schultz: 2009 Tour for Change

2009-11-16T02:00:00Z

Ed Schultz, billed as “the most listened-to progressive radio talk-show host in America,” brings his Tour for Change to Town Hall with a two-hour interactive discussion of healthcare reform and other major issues. The meeting will be recorded for broadcast coast-to-coast on The Ed Schultz Show and recorded by MSNBC. With 3 million followers called “Ed Heads” and a 30-year broadcasting history, “Big Eddie” is heard locally on Progressive Talk AM1090.

Advance tickets are $20 general/$50 VIP (includes a pre-event meet-and-greet with Schultz and Team Fargo) here LEARN MORE:
www.bigeddieradio.com
Schultz’s YouTube gallery
On Facebook

Ellie Krieger: So Easy: Ten Foods That Can Change Your Life

2009-11-17T03:30:00Z

Whether you’re anticipating or dreading the season of holiday (over)eating, Ellie Krieger has an encouraging message for you: You can 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 Food You Crave, Krieger specializes in offering real advice about food and healthy habits, without gimmicks or crash diets. In a manner at once easygoing and direct, she says that with the right tools and knowledge, anyone can have a healthy, conscious approach to nutrition without sacrificing a pure love of food.

Tickets are $15 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm.

LEARN MORE:
www.friendshealthconnection.org
www.elliekrieger.com

SOLD OUT Kim Ricketts Book Events: Al Gore

2009-11-18T03:00:00Z

Former Vice President Al Gore’s best-selling book (and Oscar-winning film) An Inconvenient Truth sounded the global-warming alarm 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 to the climate crisis and describes a comprehensive global strategy to implement them urgently. Our Choice, the latest work by the 2007 winner of the Nobel Peace, argues that the bold decisions necessary to address the Earth’s climate can also be the foundations of policies worldwide to create new jobs and stimulate sustainable economic progress.

Advance tickets (which include a copy of Gore’s new book, "Our Choice") are $25 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, by emailing info@kimricketts.com, or by calling 206/632-2419.

LEARN MORE:
www.kimricketts.com
Gore’s blog

Soundings from Island Press: Tony Barnosky: ‘Nature in an Age of Global Warming’

2009-11-19T03:30:00Z

In 2006, one of the hottest years on record, a “pizzly” was 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 nature, but Berkeley professor and paleoecologist Anthony Barnosky, author of Heatstroke: Nature in an Age of Global Warming, instead sees it as a harbinger of things to come. Everywhere on Earth, global warming is fundamentally changing the natural world and its creatures and, Barnosky says, climate change is more likely to wipe out species than to create them. Barnosky draws connections between the coming centuries and the end of the last Ice Age, when mass extinctions swept the planet, but says climate change is faster and hotter now and, for the first time, humanity is driving it—which means this time, we can work to stop it. Presented through the Town Hall Center with Island Press through the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, in association with IslandWood and Elliott Bay Book Company.

Advance tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door. Town Hall members receive priority seating.

LEARN MORE:
www.islandpress.org
And here

American Red Cross: Tsunami Recovery

2009-11-20T03:30:00Z

December marks the fifth anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the most devastating natural disasters in recent history. The tsunami affected people in more than 12 countries, killing more than 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 affected communities. Presented by the American Red Cross Serving King and Kitsap Counties.

Admission is free; no tickets required. For more information, call 206/726-3534, or visit www.seattleredcross.org.

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www.seattleredcross.org

Michael Tomlinson: Thanksgiving Concert

2009-11-21T04:00:00Z

In this season of gratitude, Seattle singer-songwriter Michael Tomlinson performs a concert in celebration of our local healing-arts community. Accompanied by the studio musicians who performed on his new release, The Way Out West, Tomlinson will perform acoustic-based songs from that CD, as well as earlier albums. Known for his friendly concerts, funny stories, and warm performances, Tomlinson writes and sings songs ranging from folk and pop to jazz and rock—all lyrically rich and uplifting. Wood & Steel has compared Tomlinson’s music to Bruce Cockburn, Danny O'Keefe, and David Wilcox, and longtime PI music critic Gene Stout calls his "clear, breezy tenor… strikingly beautiful.” A free preconcert reception begins at 7 pm.

Advance tickets are $25 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door. For more information, visit www.michaeltomlinson.com/healers/index.htm.

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www.michaeltomlinson.com
On YouTube, singing “Seattle Skies”

Early Music Guild: Musica ad Rhenum

2009-11-22T04:00:00Z

Acclaimed American baroque flutist Jed Wentz returns with his Netherlands-based quintet to present works by Francois Couperin and Georg Philipp Telemann. Formed in 1992, the group’s intensely personal and highly emotional style has earned it a special place in the early music scene. Director Wentz has performed and recorded with such groups as Musica Antiqua Koln, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Capriccio Stravagante Paris, and the Gabriele Consort. A pre-concert lecture begins at 7 pm.

Tickets are $38/$35/$20. Town Hall members receive a $5 discount. Visit www.earlymusicguild.org or 206/325-7066 for tickets and information.

LEARN MORE:
www.earlymusicguild.org
Musica ad Rhenum
www.jedwentz.com

Na'alehu Theatre: Hawaiian Slack Key Festival

2009-11-22T22:00:00Z

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 stories, feelings, aloha, and nature. The Na'alehu Theater, an organization dedicated to Hawaiian culture and history, presents its first Seattle Slack Key Festival, featuring Grammy-winning slack-key master Cyril Pahinui.

Tickets are $48-$125 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006.

LEARN MORE:
About Na'alehu Theatre
www.cyrilpahinui.com
For more on the slack-key guitar

Joel Waldfogel: Rethinking Holiday Gifts

2009-11-24T03:30:00Z

The holidays: seasonal cheer, family get-togethers, and presents—lots and lots of presents. But did you really love that sweater from Grandma, or the singing fish from your uncle? And how many gifts did 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 Joel Waldfogel believes that could be a gift in itself. The author of Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn’t Buy Presents for the Holidays, says it’s time to stop the madness; by spending $85 billion each winter, making poorly informed choices, maxing out our credit cards, and leaving recipients less than satisfied, we’re creating “deadweight loss.” Instead, 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.

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
About Waldfogel

Amy Goodman: Celebrating Community Journalism

2009-11-28T03:00:00Z

Award-winning broadcast journalist Amy Goodman, author of Breaking the Sound Barrier and host and executive producer of the radio program Democracy Now!, kicks off a week of events marking the 10th anniversary of the historic Seattle WTO meeting with a celebration of the expanding world of grassroots community journalism. Goodman's work has won the George Polk Award and the Robert F. Kennedy prize for international reporting, and her show can be heard in Seattle on KBCS 91.3FM at 8 am and 3 pm weekdays. Presented by KBCS, Reclaim the Media, and the Seattle Plus 10 organizing committee as a benefit for KBCS.

Tickets are $15-$25 at www.kbcs.fm and at the door. Call 425/564-4069 or visit www.kbcs.fm for more information.

LEARN MORE:
www.kbcs.fm
www.democracynow.org

Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Baroque Fire-The Promethean Violin

2009-11-29T04:00:00Z

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 tradition that altered the musical landscape forever. Music Director Ingrid Matthews will be joined on violin by perennial favorites Tekla Cunningham and Carrie Krause for brand-new instrumental transcriptions of Luigi Rossi’s lovely lyric works for three sopranos, along with fiery sonatas by Dario Castello; a dose of whimsy in Biagio Marini’s comical "Ecco" sonata; and a continuo team including Nathan Whittaker on cello and John Lenti on theorbo, led by Byron Schenkman. Seattle Baroque Orchestra, known and loved by Town Hall audiences for its shining Messiah performances with the Tudor Choir, captures the vitality of 17th- and 18th-century music for contemporary audiences with historically informed performances. A free pre-concert lecture begins at 7 pm.

Tickets are $38-$29 Adult/$33-$24 Senior/$13-$10 Student. Town Hall members receive a 10% discount off the applicable price. Visit www.seattlebaroque.org for tickets and information.

LEARN MORE:
www.seattlebaroque.org

Panel Discussion: Climate Change and Justice

2009-11-30T03:00:00Z

In an event titled "The People’s Summit: Global Justice Forward," activists will join Northwest organizers to discuss ecological and environmental crises as well as how social movements are responding with solutions. Scheduled panelists include Leo Gerard of United Steelworkers, Patti Goldman of Earthjustice, Eric Holt-Gimenez of Food First, Thea Lee of the AFL-CIO, and Jim Sinclair of the BC Federation of Labour. Presented by the Seattle+10 Organizing Committee.

$5-$10 suggested donation at the door. Email info@seattleplus10.org, call 206/405-4600 or visit www.seattleglobaljustice.org for more information.

LEARN MORE:
www.seattleglobaljustice.org
www.seattleplus10.org

Science: Alan Boyle: Why Pluto is Planet-Worthy

2009-12-02T03:30:00Z

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 still-disputed “demotion” by the Astronomical Union in 2006. But the cosmic underdog remains an American favorite, and with good reason, says MSNBC.com science editor Alan Boyle: Pluto may have contained the building blocks 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. 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, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.

LEARN MORE:
Boyle’s Cosmic Log blog
Boyle on Splitweet

Soundings from Island Press: Elizabeth Grossman: A Green Chemistry Revolution

2009-12-03T03:30:00Z

From baby bottles to kitchen cookware, Americans are more concerned than ever about chemicals and their effect on our health. The stories are unnerving: Our children play with toys that leach unsafe chemicals, our makeup and sunscreen carry toxins, and nearly every child born 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 Molecules: Poisonous Products, Human Health, and the Promise of Green Chemistry, thinks we have. A “benign by design” chemical revolution is brewing, she says, and its hope is the promise of green chemistry—a world where the pollutants stay out of products and out of people. Presented by Island Press through the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, in association with IslandWood and Elliott Bay Book Company.

Advance tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door. Town Hall members receive priority seating.

LEARN MORE:
www.islandpress.org
www.chasingmolecules.org

Nomi Prins: The Ugly Truth Behind Our Financial Crisis

2009-12-04T03:30:00Z

The federal government’s financial bailout was a scary and maddening wake-up call for America. But former Wall-Street-insider-turned-journalist Nomi Prins, author of It Takes a Pillage, says our eyes aren’t all the way open yet. Prins, former managing director at Goldman Sachs and current senior fellow at Demos, knows Big Finance and big money, and says that amid the bailout’s exposure of greed, irresponsible regulation, and selfish mind-sets, the scariest part is that for all the trillions we’re spending or committing, our economic system remains in disarray—and Washington has no real plan for fixing it. Prins does, though. Presented by Town Hall’s Center for Civic Life, with Demos and Elliott Bay Book Company. Series supported by the Otto Haas Charitable Trust.

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:
www.nomiprins.com

Seattle Pro Musica: Music from Asia and the Pacific

2009-12-05T23:00:00Z

This matinee performance includes the wonderful music of the evening Eastern Lights concert, just in a shorter, one-hour version especially for children and families—plus, it includes stories and a chance to conduct. The innovative winter program features traditional songs and new choral music from Japan, Korea, China, India, Southeast Asia, New Zealand, and Australia, performed by the critically acclaimed, nationally recognized choral ensemble led by award-winning conductor and artistic director Karen P. Thomas. Named “among America’s very best choirs” by American Record Guide, Seattle Pro Musica consists of 70 talented singers with diverse backgrounds and a shared passion for beautiful and precise expressions of classical music.

Advance tickets are at $22-$32 general/$17 seniors/$12 students/free-$10 children, at www.seattlepromusica.org or 206/781-2766.

LEARN MORE:
www.seattlepromusica.org

Seattle Pro Musica: Music from Asia and the Pacific

2009-12-06T03:30:00Z

Seattle Pro Musica, a critically acclaimed, nationally recognized choral ensemble led by award-winning conductor and artistic director Karen P. Thomas, returns to Town Hall for its annual winter concert with a program titled "Eastern Lights." The innovative program features traditional song and new choral music from Japan, Korea, China, India, Southeast Asia, New Zealand, and Australia. Named “among America’s very best choirs” by American Record Guide, Seattle Pro Musica consists of 70 talented singers with diverse backgrounds and a shared passion for beautiful and precise expressions of classical music. A free preconcert talk by Thomas begins at 6:30 pm.

Advance tickets are at $22-$32 general/$17 seniors/$12 students, at www.seattlepromusica.org or 206/781-2766.

LEARN MORE:
www.seattlepromusica.org

Northwest Girlchoir: Winter Family Concert

2009-12-06T22:00:00Z

This family-friendly, fun-filled holiday choral concert and sing-along features more than 200 young singers and special guests of Northwest Girlchoir, a critically-acclaimed choral group comprised of five auditioned choir levels for girls in grades 3 to 12, and two non-auditioned programs for girls ages 4 to kindergarten.

Advance tickets are $14/free ages 5 and under, and are available at www.northwestgirlchoir.org or by calling 206/985-3973. $16 at the door. For more information, call 206/985-3968 or visit www.northwestgirlchoir.org.

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northwestgirlchoir.org

Earshot Jazz: The Charles Lloyd New Quartet

2009-12-07T03:30:00Z

Legendary saxophonist Charles Lloyd is a singular voice in jazz, and to experience him in person is equally rare, and special. Since his 1961 recording debut as a member of the Chico Hamilton Quintet, Lloyd has built an international reputation and following, and he says his New Quartet—featuring pianist Jason Moran, bass player Reuben Rogers, and drummer Eric Harland—inspires him to continue his “outward journey.” Presented by Earshot Jazz.

Advance tickets are $28-$35 general/$29-$34 Earshot members /$10-$33 student and seniors at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. Visit www.earshot.org or call 206/547-6763 for more information.

LEARN MORE:
www.earshot.org
www.charleslloyd.com
The Charles Lloyd blog YouTube

William Langewiesche: ‘Miracle on the Hudson’

2009-12-08T03:30:00Z
Last January 15, a US Airways jet had just taken off from New York’s LaGuardia Airport when it was struck by a flock of geese, destroying both engines. Over the next three minutes, the plane’s pilot, Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, managed to glide the jet to a safe landing in the Hudson River. It was an instant media sensation—the “Miracle on the Hudson”—and Captain Sully was a hero. But how much of the happy ending can actually be credited to the pilot? To what extent is the “miracle” the result of extraordinary—but not widely known, and in some cases quite controversial—advances in aviation and computer technology? In his latest book, Fly By Wire, <i?Vanity Fair foreign correspondent (and pilot) William Langewiesche explores the world of advanced aviation and assembles the untold stories necessary to truly understand the “miracle,” questioning our assumptions about the role of human decision-making in modern aviation. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life with University Book Store. Series supported by The Boeing Company and 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:
www.williamlangewiesche.com/
Read a USA Today article article about the book

Mary Gordon: ‘Changing the World Child by Child’

2009-12-09T03:00:00Z
Mary Gordon believes the solution to bullying and other anti-social behavior lies within each child’s natural sense of caring and compassion, which means empathy could change the world—if we infuse our children with it. An educator, author, child advocate, and parenting expert, Gordon is the founder of "Roots of Empathy," an international classroom program that aims to reduce levels of aggression among schoolchildren by raising social/emotional competence and increasing empathy. Gordon, a member of the Order of Canada and an Ashoka Fellow, has chronicled the creation of her award-winning classroom program in her book Roots of Empathy: Changing the World Child by Child, which shares her vision of a society of compassionate and caring children, who in turn will pass on a legacy of empathy to their own children.
Admission is free.

LEARN MORE:
www.rootsofempathy.org

Science: Richard Ellis: The Changing World of the Polar Bear

2009-12-10T03:30:00Z
At once fierce and adorable, the polar bear symbolizes the harsh beauty and muscular grace of the Arctic. In our age of global warming, polar bears have also come to symbolize the peril that faces all life on Earth. But while the population of polar bears has shrunk by half in 20 years, wildlife painter and acclaimed science writer Richard Ellis says the polar bears’ extinction—and the ice caps’ disappearance—is far from inevitable. Ellis, author of On Thin Ice, says that as the polar bears’ habitat disappears, their survival rests on our willingness to take critical steps, such as listing them as endangered, even though that would render their territory off-limits to oil drilling. Presented as part of the Seattle Science Lectures series, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store. Sponsored by Microsoft.

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: here
and here
Read a Q&A with Ellis

City of Seattle: Human Rights Day 2009: The Worldwide Struggle for Women’s Rights

2009-12-11T03:00:00Z
Each year, the Seattle Commission for Human Rights and the Seattle Office for Civil Rights, in conjunction with the United Nations Association of Seattle and other community partners, celebrate the signing of the U.N.’s Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948. This is the third annual event at Town Hall, and will feature a talk titled titled "International Women’s Rights: Lessons in Struggle, Models of Success" by Prof. Adrien K.Wing, the Bessie Dutton Murray Professor of Law at the University of Iowa.

Free, no tickets required. Call 206/684-4500 or visit www.seattle.gov for more information.

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Seattle Radio Theatre: ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

2009-12-12T04:00:00Z
In a spirited celebration of the holidays, Seattle Radio Theatre offers its 10th annual live radio production, featuring music, whiz-bang live sound effects, and a cast of beloved Northwest personalities. This year’s production brings back It’s a Wonderful Life, starring Emmy-winning Almost Live star Pat Cashman as George Bailey and Chris “J.P. Patches” Wedes as Old Man Potter. The performance will also be broadcast live on AM1090, so plan to be in your seats no later than 7:45pm for a little ‘studio audience warmup’—and to stick around afterwards for a post-show reception with members of the cast.

Advance tickets are $13 general/$10 Town Hall members, students & seniors/$5 kids 12 and under at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006; $15 general/$13 Town Hall members, students & seniors/$5 kids 12 and under at the door.

LEARN MORE:
www.patcashman.com
www.jppatches.com

Seattle Children’s Chorus: ‘Once Upon a Christmas’

2009-12-12T21:00:00Z
Seattle Children’s Chorus presents "Once Upon a Christmas: Stories of the Season," featuring the voices of 200 children and youth ages 7-18, under the direction of Artistic Director Kris Mason. All four levels of the choir will perform beloved carols and favorite songs of Christmas—with plenty of opportunities for audience sing-alongs— in the opening performance of the choir’s 21st season, A Season of Storytelling.

Tickets are $16 adults/$10 students and seniors, at www.seattlechildrenschorus.org, 206/542-5998, 888/561-7139, or at the door.

LEARN MORE:
www.seattlechildrenschorus.org

Tudor Choir & Seattle Baroque Orchestra: ‘Messiah’

2009-12-13T03:30:00Z
The Tudor Choir, under the direction of Doug Fullington, and Seattle Baroque Orchestra, led by Ingrid Matthews, return to Town Hall for the first of two performances of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah. Their much-lauded period version of Handel’s most famous creation has filled Town Hall—a warm and intimate setting in which the rich complexity of the score can be heard perfectly.

Tickets are $40-$30 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006.

LEARN MORE:
www.seattlebaroque.org
www.tudorchoir.org

Tudor Choir & Seattle Baroque Orchestra: ‘Messiah’

2009-12-13T22:00:00Z
Tudor Choir, under the direction of Doug Fullington, and Seattle Baroque Orchestra, led by Ingrid Matthews, the return to Town Hall for the first of two performances of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah. Their much-lauded period version of Handel’s most famous creation has filled Town Hall—a warm and intimate setting in which the rich complexity of the score can be heard perfectly.

Tickets are $40-$30 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006.

LEARN MORE:
www.seattlebaroque.org
www.tudorchoir.org

James Fetzer: Unanswered Questions Around 9/11

2009-12-14T03:00:00Z
Dr. James H. Fetzer, the founder of Scholars for 9/11 Truth & Justice, will deliver a talk looking into what 9-11 Truth Seattle calls “the many unanswered questions surrounding one of the greatest crimes of all time.” Fetzer is Distinguished McKnight University Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and author of The 911 Conspiracy: The Scamming of America. A question-and-answer session will follow Fetzer’s presentation. Presented by 9-11Truth Seattle.

Tickets are $10 at www.911truthseattle.org, or by calling 206/286-1421. For more information, visit www.911truthseattle.org.

LEARN MORE:
www.911truthseattle.org
and here

Iran-Israel-US: Resolving the Nuclear Impasse

2009-12-17T03:00:00Z
As Congress toughens its stance against Iran through sanctions and asset seizures, this community conference will explore ways of resolving the Iranian nuclear crisis through negotiation, rather than force, proposing a comprehensive approach that could open a new era in relations between three countries. Three Iran and Israel analysts—Dr. Trita Parsi, director and founder of the National Iranian American Council; Ian Lustick, University of Pennsylvania political science professor; and Dr. Keith Weissman, former director of AIPAC's Iran desk— will discuss U.S. and Israeli policy options, including sanctions and a possible military attack. Presented by a coalition of Seattle academic, religious, and peace groups, including the American Friends Service Committee Pacific Northwest.

Advance tickets are $10 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006.

LEARN MORE:
www.afsc.org/seattle

Jennifer Burns: Ayn Rand's Legacy to Conservatives

2009-12-17T03:30:00Z
Worshipped by her fans, trivialized by her enemies, and forever shadowed by controversy and scandal, Ayn Rand was a powerful figure whose views on government and markets have helped shape the modern conservative movement. Drawing on Rand’s private papers and journals, Jennifer Burns, an assistant professor of history at the University of Virginia and author of Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right, examines the novelist’s life, ideas, and the political impact of ‘Objectivism’, the self-styled heroic philosophy articulated by Rand in novels like The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life with Elliott Bay Book Company.

Advance 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.jenniferburns.org

Michael Medved: ‘5 Big Lies About American Business’

2009-12-18T03:30:00Z
Local conservative pundit Michael Medved returns to Town Hall with the follow-up to his best-seller The 10 Big Lies About America. Medved, host of the nationally syndicated radio program The Michael Medved Show, says contempt for free enterprise is fueled by lies, including the belief that pursuit of profit damages the public interest and undermines values. In challenging myths about our corporate system, Medved argues that free-market businesses are responsible for providing today’s food, medical care, and other necessities of life. Presented by Town Hall’s Center for Civic Life. Series supported by The Boeing Company, and 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.michaelmedved.com

Seattle Girls’ Choir: Holiday Concert

2009-12-19T21:30:00Z
The Seattle Girls’ Choir presents a holiday sing-along concert featuring all six of its choirs, with members ages 5 to 18. Founded in 1982 as a “junior conservatory” for talented young women, the choir, led by artistic director Jerome Wright, is a national leader in choral and music training. Its senior choir, Prime Voci, travels and performs internationally, most recently at the opening of the Salzburg Festival.

Tickets are $15 at www.seattlegirlschoir.org and at the door. Visit www.seattlegirlschoir.org or call 206/526-1900 for more information.

LEARN MORE:
www.seattlegirlschoir.org

Rosie Thomas Christmas Show

2009-12-20T04:00:00Z
As an artist, Seattle songwriter/singer Rosie Thomas’ relationship with her songs has always been intensely personal: Her creations are “taken care of even like a friend,” as she puts it. From If Songs Could Be Held to A Very Rosie Christmas, Thomas approaches universal topics, holiday favorites, and playful originals with both bravery and a sense of fun. Featuring special guest Josh Ottum. Presented by Seattle Theatre Group.

Advance tickets are $15 at www.stgpresents.org or 877-STG-4TIX. For more information, see www.stgpresents.org.

LEARN MORE:
rosiethomas.wordpress.com
Thomas’ Kite Song on <a href-"www.youtube.com…

Town Hall Seattle

Early Music Discovery: From Vielle to Viol

Ed Schultz: 2009 Tour for Change

Ellie Krieger: So Easy: Ten Foods That Can Change Your Life

**SOLD OUT** Kim Ricketts Book Events: Al Gore

Soundings from Island Press: Tony Barnosky: ‘Nature in an Age of Global Warming’

American Red Cross: Tsunami Recovery

Michael Tomlinson: Thanksgiving Concert

Early Music Guild: Musica ad Rhenum

Na'alehu Theatre: Hawaiian Slack Key Festival

Joel Waldfogel: Rethinking Holiday Gifts

Amy Goodman: Celebrating Community Journalism

Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Baroque Fire-The Promethean Violin

Panel Discussion: Climate Change and Justice

Science: Alan Boyle: Why Pluto is Planet-Worthy

Soundings from Island Press: Elizabeth Grossman: A Green Chemistry Revolution

Nomi Prins: The Ugly Truth Behind Our Financial Crisis

Seattle Pro Musica: Music from Asia and the Pacific

Seattle Pro Musica: Music from Asia and the Pacific

Northwest Girlchoir: Winter Family Concert

Earshot Jazz: The Charles Lloyd New Quartet

William Langewiesche: ‘Miracle on the Hudson’

Mary Gordon: ‘Changing the World Child by Child’

Science: Richard Ellis: The Changing World of the Polar Bear

City of Seattle: Human Rights Day 2009: The Worldwide Struggle for Women’s Rights

Seattle Radio Theatre: ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’

Seattle Children’s Chorus: ‘Once Upon a Christmas’

Tudor Choir & Seattle Baroque Orchestra: ‘Messiah’

Tudor Choir & Seattle Baroque Orchestra: ‘Messiah’

James Fetzer: Unanswered Questions Around 9/11

Iran-Israel-US: Resolving the Nuclear Impasse

Jennifer Burns: Ayn Rand's Legacy to Conservatives

Michael Medved: ‘5 Big Lies About American Business’

Seattle Girls’ Choir: Holiday Concert

Rosie Thomas Christmas Show

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