June 7
Maker's Club Seattle at Art Marble 21

UX Launchpad @uxlaunchpad

Makers Club is for people who enjoy making things. Artists, designers, architects, illustrators, typographers, filmmakers, photographers, programmers, everyone is welcome. There is no agenda, it’s not…

June 10
Writers - Artist Reception & Author Readings at Essentia - Natural Memory Foam Mattresses

A selection of portraits painted for the <a href="http://seattlereviewofbooks.com/">Seattle Review of Books</a> of local and national authors, plus paintings of the objects of a writer’s life.

<a h…

August 22

beau-t gunderson @beaugunderson

August 24 - 28, 2016
TypeCon2016: Resound at Crowne Plaza Seattle-Downtown

TypeCon is an annual conference presented by the non-profit Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA), an international organization dedicated to the promotion, study, and support of typography and re…

September 8
Jake Bugg at The Showbox

beau-t gunderson @beaugunderson

October 1
Dinosaur Jr. at The Showbox

beau-t gunderson @beaugunderson

March 24, 2017
Teenage Fanclub at Neptune Theatre

Jen Matson @nstop

March 25
Seattle DSA Social Night at Queen Anne Beerhall

Den McHenry @DenMcH

Do you want to learn more about socialism without attending a lecture? Are you looking to get more active in your community to help protect those who are going to be the most affected by Trump’s regre…

March 25
Marc Maron at Moore Theatre

Jen Matson @nstop

March 26
Kane Strang at The Vera Project

Jen Matson @nstop

March 27, 2017

Kevin Clark @kevinefclark

Second Inversion and The Live Music Project are hosting a happy hour for musicians, new music enthusiasts, non-musicians, and curious bystanders alike to come together and share ideas, create connecti…

March 27

Jen Matson @nstop

Don’t let this great depression get you down in the dumps! Take your face, the whole thing, and turn it upside down and smile, darn ya! You will be grinning freakishly from ear to ear when you attend …

March 28
Omni at Victory Lounge

Jen Matson @nstop

April 1, 2017

Feiya Wang @RoughDreamer

Please join thousands of other Americans to protest and rally against the extreme agenda of President Donald Trump, including his nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the US Supreme Court. The People’s Filib…

April 1
Versing at The Monkey Pub

Jen Matson @nstop

Local indie-rock stalwarts mixing noisy jams with a pop sensibility… and impeccable taste in covers (The Clean, Boyracer).

https://versing.bandcamp.com/

April 1, 2017

Dean Putney @deanputney

Join us in celebrating the opening of “WE”, a new, interactive installation by LET’S, the art team of Peter Lynch, Courtney Barnebey, and Andy Arkley. This collaborative, sculptural exhibit uses visit…

April 1
Little Big Show #18: Mitski at Neptune Theatre

Ryan @ryanwhitney

Since the inaugural show in 2012, the Little Big Show concert series has collectively raised money for local arts nonprofits. The money donated has funded fifteen local initiatives that provide arts e…

April 2, 2017

Den McHenry @DenMcH

Hosted by Socialist Alternative, Seattle Democratic Socialists of America, Socialist Students, and Young Democratic Socialists at UW

FEATURED SPEAKERS include:

  • Bhaskar Sunkara, Editor of Jacobi…
April 2
Jose James at Triple Door

Jeff Reguilon @jeffreguilon

He’ll be playing mostly music from his latest R&B-focused album.

April 3 - 5, 2017
An Event Apart Seattle at Bell Harbor International Conference Center

Den McHenry @DenMcH

AEA Seattle, April 3-5, 2017
Seattle
April 3-5, 2017

Three days of design, code, and content with:

  • Jen Simmons, Advanced layout
  • Chris Coyi…
April 3
Regina Spektor at Paramount Theatre

Just discovered Upcoming and just found that Regina Spektor will be performing at the Paramount Monday at 7pm.

April 4
Methyl Ethyl at Barboza

Jen Matson @nstop

Experimental, hazy-psych-pop band from Perth, Australia. Touring in support of their new album on 4AD, “Everything Is Forgotten.”

https://methylethel.bandcamp.com

April 5

Den McHenry @DenMcH

Mule’s design director Mike Monteiro (yes, that Mike Monteiro) is unveiling a brand-new talk - How to Fight Fascism - and you’re invited!

“All design is political, because all politics are designed…

April 5

The Seattle Review of Books and the Seattle Weekly present our monthly election-related book club, hosted by Third Place Books, Seward Park. This month we discuss “What We Do Now: Standing Up For Your…

April 5

Paul Carroll @stublag

I saw Floating Points at Neumos last year and they had the coolest thing behind them on stage. It was a gigantic sheet of glow in the dark material that got blasted with lasers drawing spirograph patt…

April 8, 2017
Wire at The Crocodile

Jen Matson @nstop

Post-punk pioneers still kicking it 40 years later. Touring in support of their new album (the 15th!*), “Silver/Lead.”

.* Wire fan humor

April 11, 2017

Kevin Clark @kevinefclark

The Live Music Project turns three! Join us as we celebrate with an evening of improvisation – in space, and on the stage.

Former NASA astronaut Heidemarie Martha Stefanyshyn-Piper has flown on two…

April 12
Jay Som / The Courtneys at The Crocodile

Jen Matson @nstop

Jay Som: alternately delicate and blissed-out bedroom guitar pop from the Bay Area.

The Courtneys: “Sun drenched flying nun influenced pop with sweet licks that’ll stick with you for days.”

https://jaysom.bandcamp.com/…

April 15, 2017
IAN SWEET / iji at Barboza

Jen Matson @nstop

April 18

Den McHenry @DenMcH

Guided by Voices, August by Cake

Neumos & KEXP Present:
Guided By Voices wit…

April 19
Real Estate at The Showbox

Jen Matson @nstop

April 19
Mount Eerie at Neptune Theatre

Den McHenry @DenMcH

A Crow Looked at Me, by Mount Eerie

Phil Elverum (AKA Mount Eerie, formerly the Microphones), suppor…

April 20 - 21, 2017
Deconstruct at Egyptian Theatre

Deconstruct is a software development conference with an unusually personal lineup. Gary Bernhardt has chosen sixteen of his favorite speakers. They have diverse technical backgrounds and are uniforml…

April 21, 2017
Sundae Crush at The Vera Project

Jen Matson @nstop

April 25 - May 3, 2017

Paul Carroll @stublag

Awesome selection of movies at one of my favorite theaters in Seattle 🎉

April 25 - May 3, 2017

a guy @astro__wannabe

The Cinerama in Seattle is going to be playing some anime classics on their big screen.

The full schedule (pdf) is here: https://www.cinerama.com/cdn/images/event_0000000011.pdf

April 28, 2017
[canceled] at Green Lake Neighborhood

UX Launchpad @uxlaunchpad

There’s no delete or cancel button so I am going to manually say that it’s canceled and set the venue to something strange

May 10, 2017
Old Crow Medicine Show at Moore Theatre

Randy Stewart @stewtopia

May 16, 2017

Join us for an informal gathering of taxonomists to usher in the late spring. This is a great opportunity to meet other taxonomists, hear about what’s going on in Seattle, and learn more about taxono…

May 17 - 20, 2017
Ballard Jazz Festival at Conor Byrne Pub

Vivek Gani @vivekgani

Multi-day Jazz festival in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. A large multi-venue night of performances happens on Friday May 19. Chico Freeman headlining Saturday May 20th.

May 18, 2017
Ignite Seattle at Town Hall Seattle

Doors: 7:00 pm
Seating: 7:30 pm
Talks: 8:00 pm
Audience: All Ages

June 5
The Mountain Goats at The Showbox

Jim W @jwithy

My favorite band is touring to support their new album, Goths. I kinda hate the Crystal Ballroom, so I’m considering heading to Seattle instead!

July 1 - 4, 2017
Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival at Center for Wooden Boats

Joshua Jabbour @joshuajabbour

The Wooden Boat Festival is designed to celebrate the maritime heritage of the Northwest, putting tools in hands and getting people out on the water in historic wooden boats. There’s nothing stuffy ab…

August 9
⚡ Metallica ⚡ at CenturyLink Field

Jim W @jwithy

YEAH! YEAH! METALLICA! YEAH!

November 11, 2017

Brian Dear @brianstorms

Reading, discussion, and Q&A about the history of the PLATO system at the Living Computer Museum in Seattle, a venue that has working PLATO terminals. Come learn about the PLATO system – you will be …

November 13, 2017
Magic Monday at Ravenna Third Place Books

Held the second Monday of the month, each show features the Pacific Northwest’s finest magicians performing feats of mystery, wonder and the bizarre. With its origins in the theaters of London and New…

February 10 - 11, 2018

Don Turnbull @donturn

Vintage Computer Federation is a user group for people who collect and restore historic computers.

July 7, 2018
Queen Anne Running of the Bulls at Paragon Restaurant & Bar

kinsley @koogunmo

I have it on the worst kind of authority that the Comstock Commisison is hosting the 9th annual Queen Anne Running of the Bulls on Saturday, July 7th at the Paragon Bar and Grill. Run starts at 1pm b…

June 3, 2020

Dean Putney @deanputney