Town Hall Seattle

David Callahan: The New Liberal Rich

2010-09-08T02:30:00Z

David Callahan, co-founder of the think tank Demos, says something big is happening among the wealthiest Americans: They’re turning liberal. Exploring the influence of left-leaning affluence on Wall Street, in Hollywood, and now in Silicon Valley, Callahan, author of Fortunes of Change, explains how our politics and culture are changing—and what the future may hold. Presented by The Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with Elliott Bay Book Company. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust, the RealNetworks Foundation and the Otto Haas Charitable Trust.

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

LEARN MORE:
Callahan’s page at Demos
About the book

STG: Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon & Red House Painters

2010-09-08T03:00:00Z

Mark Kozelek has no shortage of creative outlets: He’s been the lead singer of acclaimed bands Sun Kil Moon and Red House Painters, a record producer, a frequent contributor to compilation and tribute albums, a published songwriter whose book Nights of Passed Over contains all the lyrics to his songs, and an actor (Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky and Shopgirl). He’s also famous for his sometimes-drastic musical interpretations: His 2001 AC/DC cover album What’s Next to the Moon sounded so unlike the originals, a radio executive reportedly insisted the title track was a Leonard Cohen song. Presented by Seattle Theatre Group.

Tickets are $18 here or 877/784-4849.

LEARN MORE: Mark Kozelek
www.sunkilmoon.com

Robert Scheer: The Culprits Behind Our Collapse

2010-09-10T02:30:00Z

Truthdig editor-in-chief Robert Scheer believes our financial meltdown is at its heart an old-fashioned swindle. Scheer, author of The Great American StickUp, exposes the bipartisan group that paved the way for the crash of 2008 (including power-couple Phil and Wendy Gramm, former Goldman Sachs leaders Robert Rubin and Henry Paulson, and former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers)—and says it’s still flying under the media radar. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.

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

LEARN MORE:
Robert Scheer on Truthdig
Listen to an interview with Scheer

Very Bright: Inspiration Through Words and Music

2010-09-12T02:00:00Z

Designed to raise awareness of the incurable genetic condition sickle cell, this inspirational concert features real-life stories of courage and strength accompanied by gospel, jazz, and R&B music. Seattle vocalist Bridget Bazile, Stellar Award-winning singer Maurette Brown Clark, Bridgette Bryant, Shawntae Jackson, and poet Tia-Nache Yarbrough will deliver an inspiring message about the discovery of power and purpose through pain. Presented by Very Bright Foundation, a new Seattle non-profit organization established to "break sickle cell silence."

Tickets are $25 minimum donation. Visit www.verybright.org for more information.

LEARN MORE:
www.verybright.org

Short Stories Live: The Jewish Imagination

2010-09-12T23:00:00Z

The season premiere of Short Stories Live features excerpts from classic short stories capturing the Jewish imagination: Woody Allen’s "Hassidic Tales, With a Guide to Their Interpretation by the Noted Scholar"; the Depression-Era "Looking for Mr. Green" by Saul Bellow; and J.D. Salinger’s story-within-a-story, "The Laughing Man." Hosted and directed by A Contemporary Theatre Artistic Director Kurt Beattie. Presented by Town Hall with A Contemporary Theatre.

Tickets are $13/$10 Town Hall members, seniors & students, at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. $15/$13 at the door. ACT Members call 206/292-7676 to reserve tickets as part of ACTPass and Charter Membership.

LEARN MORE
www.acttheatre.org

ACLU of Washington: Marijuana Reform

2010-09-13T02:00:00Z

This public forum titled “Where is Marijuana Reform Heading?” features local and national panelists discussing the history, current status, and future of marijuana-law reform in Washington and the United States. Panelists include travel writer Rick Steves; Keith Stroup, founder of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws; Washington state Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles; Rob Kampia, of the Marijuana Policy Project; and Ethan Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance. Presented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington.

Admission is free, no tickets required. Visit www.aclu-wa.org for more information.

LEARN MORE:
www.aclu-wa.org

Ussama Makdisi: The Devolution of American-Arab Relations

2010-09-14T02:30:00Z

Just 100 years ago, Arabs viewed the United States as a benevolent power that was neither imperialist nor covetous. Award-winning historian Ussama Makdisi says that one single choice changed the American-Arab relationship forever: our decision to support the creation of an Israeli state. Makdisi, author of Faith Misplaced, re-examines the tumultuous history of this relationship at a time when it is more fractured, and more important, than ever. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.

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

LEARN MORE:
Makdisi’s Institute for Middle East Understanding bio

Sustainable Path: Sustainable Design

2010-09-15T01:30:00Z

The final installment of the three-part series titled “Seeking Sustainable Systems” focuses on sustainable design and features Ash Awad, vice president of Energy and Facility Services at McKinstry, and Daniel S. Friedman, dean of the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington. Presented by Sustainable Path.

Tickets are $10 at www.sustainablepath.org, $15 at the door. Visit www.sustainablepath.org for more information.

LEARN MORE:
www.sustainablepath.org

CityClub: Global Health: The Local Impact

2010-09-15T19:15:00Z

Could Seattle organizations’ global health efforts—the ground-breaking inventions, and new strategies to curb disease in Africa or Asia—be used to improve public health or fight epidemics here at home? Leaders from Seattle health organizations, including Thomas N. Hansen, CEO of Seattle Children’s Hospital, and David Fleming, director and health officer of Public Health—Seattle & King County, will discuss efforts to improve public health globally, and locally. Presented by CityClub as part of its Health Care series.

Tickets for luncheon and program are $30/$20 CityClub members/$25 guests and co-presenters; $18/$12/$15 for coffee and dessert here.

LEARN MORE: Seattle CityClub

David Plouffe: Inside Obama’s Victory

2010-09-16T02:30:00Z

David Plouffe not only led the groundbreaking digital-technology-meets-grassroots campaign that put Barack Obama in the White House, but some say he also changed the face of politics forever and re-energized the idea of democracy itself. Plouffe, author of The Audacity to Win, reveals the strategies that delivered Obama to office and how the candidate (and campaign) tackled challenges and opportunities. Presented by The Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with Elliott Bay Book Company. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.

Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Late seating not guaranteed
LEARN MORE:
davidplouffe.net
Video and more

Future of Health: Jan Faull: Nurturing Babies’ Minds

2010-09-16T02:30:00Z

Seattle-based parenting expert Jan Faull not only offers parents the essential tools to recognize and encourage their children’s natural development, she makes it fun. Faull, a former columnist for The Seattle Times and author of the just-released Amazing Minds, distills the latest developmental research into a chronological account of what babies are capable of, then explains practical exercises and fun games to enhance their innate learning process. Presented by Town Hall’s Future of Health Lecture Series with University Book Store. Series sponsored by PCC Natural Markets. Series media sponsorship provided by KPLU.

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

LEARN MORE:
A Parenting Press bio of Faull
Faull’s archive of Seattle Times columns

CANCELLEDBetween the Pages: Jane Smiley and Friends

2010-09-17T02:00:00Z

Five female authors known for writing with heart and humor will meet in Seattle to share their latest stories in conversations with each other, and with the audience. The panel includes Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jane Smiley (Private Life), Joshilyn Jackson (Backseat Saints), Josie Brown (Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives), Tatjana Soli (The Lotus Eaters), and Eileen Goudge (Once in a Blue Moon). Presented as a fund-raiser by Kitsap Regional Library Foundation.

Tickets are $50 at www.krl.org. Call 360/475-9039 for more information.

LEARN MORE:
Jane Smiley
www.joshilynjackson.com
www.josiebrown.com
Tatjana Soli
www.eileengoudge.net

Saturday Family Concerts: Recess Monkey

2010-09-18T18:00:00Z

A brand-new season of Saturday Family Concerts opens with a return engagement by Seattle’s own Recess Monkey, a rock band for tots made up of three elementary-school teachers with an ear for hooks and a gift for goofiness. Known and loved for their catchy songs with catchy titles (Boogie Monster, Busy Squirrel, and Monkey Bars), they’re finding fame and fans from coast to coast. In their music, Recess Monkey members Jack Forman, Andrew Holloway, and Daron Henry celebrate a child’s point of view, and their singable, danceable songs are as much fun for parents as for kids.

Tickets are free for kids 12 and under/$5 for adults with children/$25 unaccompanied adults. Tickets are required for children and adults and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006.

LEARN MORE:
www.recessmonkeytown.com

Saturday Family Concerts: Recess Monkey

2010-09-18T20:00:00Z

STG: An Acoustic Evening with The Airborne Toxic Event

2010-09-19T03:00:00Z

Taking its name from Don DeLillo’s 1984 novel White Noise, KEXP-championed The Airborne Toxic Event has been compared to the Cure, Modest Mouse, the Smiths, Franz Ferdinand, the Clash, and the Arcade Fire. The group’s live shows include viola, organ, guitars, and trumpet, and for this special acoustic show—part of a limited North American tour—they’ll be joined by the innovative and imaginative Calder Quartet. Presented by Seattle Theatre Group.

Tickets are $20 in advance at STGPresents, 877/784-4849, or STG box offices; $25 day of show.

LEARN MORE:
www.theairbornetoxicevent.com
www.calderquartet.com

Jonathan Safran Foer: ‘Eating Animals’

2010-09-21T02:30:00Z

Jonathan Safran Foer—the acclaimed author of Everything Is Illuminated; Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close; and a new worker of non-fiction, Eating Animals—spent his youth oscillating between omnivore and vegetarian. But on the brink of fatherhood, and facing the prospect of making dietary choices on a child’s behalf, his casual questioning became more urgent; Foer ended up visiting factory farms in the middle of the night, dissecting the emotional ingredients of meals from his childhood, and probing some of his most primal instincts about right and wrong. Presented by Town Hall with University Book Store.

Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Late seating not guaranteed.

LEARN MORE:
eatinganimals.com
Read actress Natalie Portman’s Huffington Post article "‘Eating Animals’ Turned Me Vegan"
Watch Foer on The Colbert Report

Future of Health: Judith Simon Prager: Healing Words

2010-09-21T02:30:00Z
When kids fall off a bike or wake from a bad dream, sometimes a make-it-all-better kiss just isn’t enough. But hypnotherapist and homeopath Judith Simon Prager believes what you say to your child in those first moments of pain or fear could make all the difference. Prager, co-author of Verbal First Aid, explains how calming words can promote healing, relieve pain, even save lives. Presented by Town Hall’s Future of Health Lecture Series with Elliott Bay Book Company. Series sponsored by Bastyr University and PCC Natural Markets; series media sponsorship by KPLU radio.

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

LEARN MORE:
www.judithprager.com
Watch Prager on Good Morning America.

CityClub: David Gregory of ‘Meet the Press’

2010-09-22T02:30:00Z
Meet the Press moderator David Gregory was known as the "firebrand in the front row" when he served as NBC’s White House press correspondent during the George W. Bush administration. Gregory, a regular contributor to the Today show and substitute anchor on NBC’s Nightly News, also was named one of Washington’s 50 best and most influential journalists by Washingtonian magazine. Tonight, Gregory will address the forces, trends, and issues at the heart of the national political scene in a discussion moderated by KING 5 news anchor Jean Enersen. Presented by CityClub as part of its Community Matters Campaign.

Tickets are $10/$8 CityClub members here. Note: For this event, you must print your registration receipt and bring it to the event; entrance will be denied without a receipt.

LEARN MORE:
seattlecityclub.org
At msnbc
Gregory’s MSNBC blog

Soundings from Island Press: Peter Fox-Penner: ‘Smart Power’

2010-09-22T02:30:00Z
As the U.S. debates a new national policy on climate change, our public utilities will be transformed utterly. Peter Fox-Penner, author of Smart Power, explains the coming energy revolution, examining options for low-carbon emissions along with the real-world challenges the industry and its regulators face in retooling and financing new sources and systems. Presented as part of the Soundings from Island Press series by Town Hall and Island Press through the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, in association with Elliott Bay Book Company.

Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door. Visit www.islandpress.org for more information.

LEARN MORE:
www.islandpress.org
The Smart Power
Web site

John Casti: How Our Mood Affects Our Future

2010-09-23T02:30:00Z
It is no accident that “futurists” flop, says Professor John L. Casti: Most social prediction is based on the extrapolation of present trends into the future, and generally fails because trends change. Casti, author of Mood Matters, explains how the collective mood of a population biases the events we can expect, arguing that the presumption that events cause social moods and trends is exactly backward. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with Elliott Bay Book Store. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.

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

LEARN MORE:
www.moodmatters.net

ISB: K-12 Science Education Panel

2010-09-23T23:00:00Z
Institute for Systems Biology president and co-founder Lee Hood is joined by Mary Alice Heusche, Superintendent, Renton School District; Ed Lazowska, Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering, UW; George Nelson, Professor and Director of Science, Mathematics & Technology Education, Western Washington University; and Scott Silver, Site Director, Google for a discussion of K-12 science education. ISB has established the Center for Inquiry Science, a group of science educators who support Puget Sound school districts in the development, implementation, and advocacy of systemwide, research-based science-education programs. Presented by ISB, with the Technology Alliance.

Tickets are $20 here or by calling 206/732-1398.

CD Forum: Terry McMillan: ‘Getting to Happy’

2010-09-24T02:30:00Z
Terry McMillan’s Waiting to Exhale was more than just a best-selling novel—its publication was a watershed moment in literary history. McMillan’s sassy and vibrant story about four African-American women struggling to find love and their place in the world touched a cultural nerve, inspired a blockbuster film, and garnered a devoted audience. Now, in her new work Getting to Happy, McMillan revisits Savannah, Gloria, Bernadine, and Robin 15 years later, when all are at midlife crossroads, learning to heal past hurts and reclaim their joy and dreams. They've exhaled; now they are learning to breathe. Presented by the Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas, with Elliott Bay Book Company and KUOW 94.9-FM.

Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006.

LEARN MORE:
www.cdforum.org

Historic Seattle: 2010 Bungalow & Craftsman Home Fair

2010-09-25T17:00:00Z
Historic Seattle returns to Town Hall for its most popular annual offering. The premier event of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, the weekend-long fair includes the exhibit and sale of antique and reproduction wares, along with educational lectures on the Arts & Crafts Movement. More than 50 exhibitors from across the country who specialize in services and items designed for Arts & Crafts enthusiasts join book dealers and dealers in ephemera relating to the period.
Admission is good for both days, but there is a charge for each lecture.

Advance tickets before Sept. 22 are $8 admission and $8 per lecture for members; after that date, $10/$10. At the door, $10 admission, $10 per lecture /$5 for students.

LEARN MORE:
www.historicseattle.org

Historic Seattle: 2010 Bungalow & Craftsman Home Fair

2010-09-26T17:00:00Z
Historic Seattle returns to Town Hall for its most popular annual offering. The premier event of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, the weekend-long fair includes the exhibit and sale of antique and reproduction wares, along with educational lectures on the Arts & Crafts Movement. More than 50 exhibitors from across the country who specialize in services and items designed for Arts & Crafts enthusiasts join book dealers and dealers in ephemera relating to the period.
Admission is good for both days, but there is a charge for each lecture. Advance tickets before Sept. 22 are $8 admission and $8 per lecture for members; after that date, $10/$10. At the door, $10 admission, $10 per lecture /$5 for students.

LEARN MORE:
www.historicseattle.org

Sebastian Mallaby: The History (and Future) of the Hedge Fund

2010-09-28T01:00:00Z
Hedge funds have survived the stock-market collapse of the 1970s, the bond-market downturn of the 1990s, and the dot-com crash in 2000—and Sebastian Mallaby says it would be wrong to bet against them now. Mallaby, author of More Money Than God, offers an authoritative, painstaking (and at times, painful) history of hedge funds that explains their long and enduring shadow over our economy. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, in association with the Council on Foreign Relations. Series media sponsorship provided by PubliCola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation. Free Town Hall members receive priority seating.
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Mallaby’s Council on Foreign Relations page: www.cfr.org/bios/4452/ 
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Deborah Fallows: Seeing China through Language

2010-09-28T02:30:00Z
Linguist Deborah Fallows has spent much of her life traveling and learning languages, but nothing prepared her for the surprises of learning Mandarin, China’s most common language, or for the intensity of living in Shanghai and Beijing. But Fallows, author of Dreaming in Chinese, realized that as her skill with Mandarin increased, bits of the language became windows into the romance, humor, protocol, relationships, and humanity of modern China. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.

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

LEARN MORE: About the book and Fallows

TownMusic: Derek Bermel with Christopher Taylor & Joshua Roman

2010-09-29T02:30:00Z
This season, Town Hall’s TownMusic series will explore the work of composer/performers, and it kicks off in grand style with the boundary-defying clarinetist/composer Derek Bermel. His 2010 CD Voices, featuring expansive works that meld orchestral and jazz music with unlikely global traditions and influences, was nominated for a 2010 Grammy Award, and he is a recipient of a Guggenheim and Fulbright Fellowship and the prestigious Rome Prize. Regularly performing on the classical circuit, he also plays with rock and funk groups (including his own, TONK). For TownMusic, he will be joined by series Artistic Director Joshua Roman and pianist Christopher Taylor (called “brilliant” and “energetic” in the New York Times) in a highly personal program that includes Brahms’ Trio for Clarinet, Violoncello & Piano, Milhaud’s Sonatine, the world premiere of a new work by Suzanne Farrin, and the world premiere of new version (for cello and piano) of Bermel’s own Sonata Humana, among others.
Tickets are $20$/$17 Town Hall members & seniors/$12 age 25 & under at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. $25/$22/$12 at the door. Late seating is not guaranteed.
LEARN MORE:
www.derekbermel.com
Christopher Wentworth
www.joshuaroman.com
On YouTube

Nancy Pearl: ‘Book Lust to Go’

2010-09-29T02:30:00Z
Nancy Pearl is a reader and a librarian, not a travel agent—so instead of recommending 120 places to visit before you die, she recommends 120 places to read about before you visit. Known for her librarian action figure and her influential Book Lust, Seattleite Pearl—author of the new Book Lust to Go—summons the perfect book to connect with any interest or adventure, whether it requires a passport or just an armchair: V.S. Naipaul’s Among the Believers before a trip to Indonesia, for example, or Nuala O’Faollin’s Are You Somebody? before heading to Ireland. Pearl is joined for onstage conversation by KUOW host Steve Scher. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store and Sasquatch Books.

Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Late seating not guaranteed.

LEARN MORE: Nancy Pearl
Pearl’s blog

World Affairs Council: Ayaan Hirsi Ali

2010-09-30T02:00:00Z
An outspoken speaker on women’s rights in Islamic societies and the relationship between the West and Islam, Ayaan Hirsi Ali was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. From her efforts in the Dutch parliament to her work on the 2004 film Submission and the establishment of the AHA Foundation in 2007, Hirsi Ali’s defense of the rights of women in the West against militant Islam has been vigorous and constant. Author of the memoir Infidel and the new Nomad, Hirsi Ali will discuss her life since losing her Dutch citizenship and her attempt to reconcile her Islamic past with her passionate adherence to democracy and Western values. Presented by the World Affairs Council.
Tickets are $45/$30 WAC members & students/$75 including VIP reception beginning at 6 pm, here. Event and VIP tickets include a copy of Nomad. The first 500 registrants receive a signed copy of the book; there will be no book signing at the event. This event will be a moderated discussion; submit your questions in advance by emailing wac@world-affairs.org.

LEARN MORE: World Affairs Council

Mary Catherine Bateson: Aging With Purpose

2010-09-30T02:30:00Z
With age comes wisdom—and a renewed sense of purpose, says writer and cultural anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson. The author of Composing a Further Life, Bateson sees aging today as an “improvisational art form calling for imagination and willingness to learn,” and calls this new stage of the life cycle “Adulthood II.” Bateson explores how people boosted by unprecedented levels of health, energy, time, and resources are finding new meaning and new ways to contribute, thinking about and approaching later lives with the full force of imagination, curiosity, and enthusiasm. Presented by Town Hall, with Elliott Bay Book Company.

Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Late seating not guaranteed.

LEARN MORE:
www.marycatherinebateson.com

Science: Peter Miller: Learning from Swarms

2010-10-01T02:30:00Z
The modern world may be obsessed with speed and productivity, but National Geographic senior editor Peter Miller says we 21st-century humans could learn a lot from the ancient instincts of ants, bees, and birds—creatures who crowd. Already, says Miller, author of Smart Swarms, their collective intelligence has influenced airline-boarding procedures, spy networks, and robotics, and the wisdom we glean about crowd behavior could even help us solve our own complex problems with business, politics, and technology. Presented as part of Seattle Science Lectures, with Pacific Science Center and University Book Store. Series sponsored by Microsoft. Series media sponsorship provided by KPLU.

Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door beginning at 6:30 pm.

LEARN MORE:
thesmartswarm.com

Seattle Speaks: Income Tax in Washington State?

2010-10-01T02:30:00Z
This fall, Washington residents will vote on Initiative 1098, which would impose a state income tax on couples earning more than $400,000 and individuals earning more than $200,000 a year. The estimated $1 billion generated annually would be restricted by law to education and public health services. Proponents say this funding is needed to maintain the integrity of vital services, while opponents argue it opens the door for more taxation and hurts small businesses. Seattle Channel host C.R. Douglas will lead an interactive community discussion with leaders from both sides of the issue, state lawmakers, business owners, and audience members in attendance and online. Presented by CityClub of Seattle, The Seattle Channel, and Town Hall.

Admission is free, but registration is required; visit www.seattlecityclub.org or call 206/682-7395. (Audience members will participate with instant polling devices; online viewers also can respond to the polls and voice opinions.)

LEARN MORE:
www.seattlecityclub.org

Ken Follett: Fall of Giants

2010-10-02T02:30:00Z
Attention, Ken Follett fans: You might want to clear your calendar for the next four years. One of the world’s most beloved novelists (The Pillars of the Earth), Follett has a new historical epic, and it’s just the first installment in a new series called The Century Trilogy. Volume One, Fall of Giants, follows five interrelated families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—through World War I and the Russian Revolution; the second book, due in 2012, will feature their descendants in the Depression and WWII; and the third (2014) will continue the tale through the Cold War. Presented by Town Hall.

Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Late seating not guaranteed.

LEARN MORE:
www.ken-follett.com

Markos Moulitsas: Conservatives as 'American Taliban'

2010-10-04T02:30:00Z
Islamic radicalism believes in government by theocracy, curtails civil liberties, embraces torture, represses women, wants to eradicate homosexuals from society, and insists on the use of force over diplomacy. Markos Moulitsas, liberal pundit and founder and publisher of Daily Kos, sees a natural (if unlikely) ally in the American political spectrum—the modern conservative movement—and wryly explores their common cause in his latest work, American Taliban. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with Elliott Bay Book Company. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.

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

CD Forum: Michele Norris: ‘The Grace of Silence’

2010-10-05T02:30:00Z
Michele Norris, the host of NPR’s All Things Considered, had set out to report and write a book about “the hidden conversation on race” going on in this country. But along the way, she unearthed some painful family secrets. And so, in contemplating a “post-racial America,” Norris, author of The Grace of Silence, discovered through her story and her family’s how character is forged by both repression and revelation, and how silence can become a form of self-protection and a means of survival. Presented by the Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas, with Elliott Bay Book Company and KUOW 94.9-FM.

Tickets are $10 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. Visit www.cdforum.org for more information.

LEARN MORE: Central District Forum
On NPR

Hardy Green: ‘The Company Town’

2010-10-05T02:30:00Z
Hershey bars, Tabasco sauce, Spam, even Google—all come from a “company town,” where one business dominates the local economy and culture. Seattle has in the past had the same designation—and though most would say we’ve diversified in the last 25 years, there are still a handful of players that cast undeniably long shadows. These towns are the essence of America, says former BusinessWeek associate editor Hardy Green, who analyzes how the American economy has grown and changed, and how the company town has reflected the best and worst of American capitalism. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.
Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.
LEARN MORE:
Green’s articles for Daily Finance
Green’s BusinessWeek archive About the book

Robert Reich: What Really Caused the Recession

2010-10-06T02:30:00Z
When the 2008 recession hit, blame was directed toward a bloated financial industry lacking government oversight or accountability. But former Secretary of Labor and economist Robert Reich suggests a different, structural, reason for the meltdown: The distribution of wealth in the United States is wildly off, and the middle class in particular suffers for it. Reich, author of 2007’s Supercapitalism and the new Aftershock, suggests that if we are to lastingly improve our economy, it will take a serious examination of our nation’s principles, and a much broader safety net for the middle class. Presented by The Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust, the RealNetworks Foundation and the Otto Haas Charitable Trust.

Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Late seating not guaranteed.
LEARN MORE:
robertreich.org

Eliza Griswold: The Line Between Christianity and Islam

2010-10-07T02:30:00Z
The 10th parallel—the line of latitude 700 miles north of the equator—is a geographical and ideological front line where Christianity and Islam collide: More than half the world’s 1.3 billion Muslims live along it, as do 60 percent of the world’s 2 billion Christians. Investigative journalist and poet Eliza Griswold, author of The Tenth Parallel, examines the area’s complex relationships of religion, land, and oil; local conflicts and global ideology; politics and martyrdom; and faith and violence in the contemporary world. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.

Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, and at the door beginning at 6:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Late seating not guaranteed.

LEARN MORE:
www.elizagriswold.com

UBS: David Rakoff: ‘Half Empty’

2010-10-08T02:30:00Z
Assume the worst, says David Rakoff, and you’ll never be disappointed. By examining his own life alongside the realities of our sunny, everyone-can-be-a-star culture, Rakoff, author of the bestselling Don’t Get Too Comfortable and the new memoir Half Empty, finds that the best is not yet to come, adversity will triumph, justice will not be served, and your dreams won't come true. Whether he’s lacerating the musical Rent for its cutesy depiction of AIDS or criticizing the sad state of the outdated “House of Tomorrow” at Disneyland, his sharp and witty observations positively revel in the power of negativity. Presented by University Book Store.

Tickets are free with the purchase of Half Empty from University Book Store; otherwise $5 beginning September 21 and at the door. Visit www.ubookstore.com or call 206.634.3400
for more information.

LEARN MORE: About the book

Richard Rhodes: ‘The Twilight of the Bombs’

2010-10-08T02:30:00Z
The past 20 years have drastically transformed our relationship with nuclear weapons. In The Twilight of the Bombs, the culminating volume in Richard Rhodes’ prizewinning history of nuclear weapons, Rhodes offers a comprehensive narrative of the challenges faced in a post–Cold War age, detailing how the five original nuclear powers—Russia, Great Britain, France, China, and especially the United States—have struggled with new realities. Assessing the hope for our future, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author also gauges the emerging threat of nuclear terrorism. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store. Series media sponsorship provided by Publicola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.

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

LEARN MORE:
www.richardrhodes.com

Global Rhythms: Drumming!

2010-10-09T03:00:00Z
A new season of Town Hall’s world-music series picks up the beat with our first ever ‘palooza of percussion’, an all star concert featuring Japanese Taiko by Town Hall favorites Kaoru Watanabe (KODO) and the legendary Kenny Endo, with Asako & Ringtaro Tateishi (Ondekoza); Senegalese Sabar by Thione Diop (Town Hall’s 2005 Africa in America) and Yeke Yeke; and Indian tabla by Samir Chatterjee, an
internationally-acclaimed virtuoso and noted historian of Indian music.

Tickets are $22/$19 Town Hall members, students & seniors at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006. $24/$21 at the door.

LEARN MORE
www.kennyendo.com
www.thionediop.com
www.tabla.org
Chatterjee on YouTube

Early Music Guild: Jaap ter Linden: Bach 'Cello Suites'

2010-10-10T03:00:00Z
The 34th season of Early Music Guild’s International Series features a lineup of familiar artists, Seattle debuts, and exciting regional partnerships. Tonight’s opening performance features beloved Dutch baroque cellist Jaap ter Linden, who returns with his signature program: Bach’s suites for unaccompanied cello. This performance completes the cycle that ter Linden began during the 2008-09 season of the EMG series. A preconcert lecture begins at 7 pm. Presented by Early Music Guild.

International Series tickets are $170/$150 senior/$50 under age 25. Single tickets are $40/$35 senior/$25 side sections/$15 under 25. Town Hall members receive a $5 discount off single ticket price. Visit www.earlymusicguild.org or call 206/325-7066 for tickets and information.

LEARN MORE:
www.earlymusicguild.org
jaapterlinden.com

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David Callahan: The New Liberal Rich

STG: Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon & Red House Painters

Robert Scheer: The Culprits Behind Our Collapse

Very Bright: Inspiration Through Words and Music

Short Stories Live: The Jewish Imagination

ACLU of Washington: Marijuana Reform

Ussama Makdisi: The Devolution of American-Arab Relations

Sustainable Path: Sustainable Design

CityClub: Global Health: The Local Impact

David Plouffe: Inside Obama’s Victory

Future of Health: Jan Faull: Nurturing Babies’ Minds

**CANCELLED**Between the Pages: Jane Smiley and Friends

Saturday Family Concerts: Recess Monkey

Saturday Family Concerts: Recess Monkey

STG: An Acoustic Evening with The Airborne Toxic Event

Jonathan Safran Foer: ‘Eating Animals’

Future of Health: Judith Simon Prager: Healing Words

CityClub: David Gregory of ‘Meet the Press’

Soundings from Island Press: Peter Fox-Penner: ‘Smart Power’

John Casti: How Our Mood Affects Our Future

ISB: K-12 Science Education Panel

CD Forum: Terry McMillan: ‘Getting to Happy’

Historic Seattle: 2010 Bungalow & Craftsman Home Fair

Historic Seattle: 2010 Bungalow & Craftsman Home Fair

Sebastian Mallaby: The History (and Future) of the Hedge Fund

Deborah Fallows: Seeing China through Language

TownMusic: Derek Bermel with Christopher Taylor & Joshua Roman

Nancy Pearl: ‘Book Lust to Go’

World Affairs Council: Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Mary Catherine Bateson: Aging With Purpose

Science: Peter Miller: Learning from Swarms

Seattle Speaks: Income Tax in Washington State?

Ken Follett: Fall of Giants

Markos Moulitsas: Conservatives as 'American Taliban'

CD Forum: Michele Norris: ‘The Grace of Silence’

Hardy Green: ‘The Company Town’

Robert Reich: What Really Caused the Recession

Eliza Griswold: The Line Between Christianity and Islam

UBS: David Rakoff: ‘Half Empty’

Richard Rhodes: ‘The Twilight of the Bombs’

Global Rhythms: Drumming!

Early Music Guild: Jaap ter Linden: Bach 'Cello Suites'

CANCELLEDBetween the Pages: Jane Smiley and Friends