Seattle Trade Alliance - In Partnership with the Northwest Seaport Alliance Business Etiquette for China Featuring Marc Berger Senior Director, China Practice & Executive Communications, Nyhus and Kenji Ushimaru President, Infra Innovations For more information visit: www.seattletradealliance.com
From Finalnd's best-known director, Aki Kaurismaki a story of an un-employed coal miner who heads south to an uncertain future. Best Foreign Film 1991 National Society of Film Critics.
Seattle Public Library presents: Syrian-British co-authors Robin yassin=Kassab and Leila Al=Shami read from and discuss their book "Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War" which explores the complicated reality of life in present-day Syria. Library events and programs are free and open to the public. Tickets and reservations are not required. For more information visit: […]
From Finalnd's best-known director, Aki Kaurismaki a story of an un-employed coal miner who heads south to an uncertain future. Best Foreign Film 1991 National Society of Film Critics.
Wing Luke Museum - Celebrate Poetry Month with Michael Schmeltzer's first full-length poetry book and a panel discussion on how their Asian-American heritage influences them. Free; access to Museum galleries requires admission.
NOHAI - Celebrate the Closing of The Legacy of Seattle Hip-Hop Saturday, April 30, 8–11 pm Put on your best for this Hip-Hop extravaganza celebrating the closing of the landmark exhibit, The Legacy of Seattle Hip-Hop. Come for dancing, music, fashion, and more! Experience 360° of Hip-Hop culture in a high-energy fashion show, and take […]
Central Library Level One - Microsoft Auditorium "Eve's Bayou" A young girl learns some difficult lessons about truth, love, and fidelity in this critically-acclaimed Southern gothic drama. Eve Batiste (Jurnee Smollett) is a ten-year-old girl whose father Louis (Samuel L. Jackson) is a successful and well-liked doctor in an African-American community in Louisiana....Eve's Bayou was […]
Wing Luke Museum - Join author Mira Shimabukuro and Tom Ikeda of the Densho Project in discussing how writing has served as a critical tool for Japanese American incarcerees and their descendants. Free.
El Centro de la Raza presents the 11th Annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration. Live music, traditional food for sale, raffle prizes, crafts, booths, and children's activities. Free admission for ore information: 206-957-4649; cultura@elcentrodelaraza.org; facebook.com/elcentro72; twitter.com/elcentro72
Seattle Public Library - Lake City Branch Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historical struggle to secure voting rights for all people. A dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1964. Rating PG-13 - Parents Strongly Cautioned Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome […]
Join us in honoring the 2016 Ethnic Heritage Council Award Recipients Martha Golubiec & The Morovich Family. Enjoy a delicious buffet dinner with Polish touches and superb Croatian music! Help us launch the new EHC-King County Student Video Contest. Auction and raffle prizes! Reserve your seats early! RSVP by May 1. Complete the registration form […]
Douglass Truth Branch Seattle Public Library - African American Film Series The high stakes crime, political movement, and trial that catapults the 26 year-old newly appointed philosophy professor at the University of California at Los Angeles into a seventies revolutionary political icon. Nearly forty years later, and for the first time, Angela Davis speaks frankly […]
Seattle Public Library; University Branch - African American Film Series: "Thomasine & Bushrod" A unique entry in the blaxploitation genre of the 1970s, the western "Thomasine & Bushrod" follows the titular couple, a bounty hunter and wanted man, as they rob the rich to the benefit the downtrodden. The film was directed by Gordon Parks, […]
Free informal lesson 7:30-8pm then regular dance is from 8-10:30pm; dance to live music; cost $10 (less for Swedish Club members). Neither a partner nor expertise are mandatory. Join us for old-time waltzes and polkas; adnjust ot have fun.
Wing Luke Museum - A Conversation with a Curator Join the discussion about our newest exhibition, Everything has been materials for scissors to shape, with guest curator Namita Wiggers. Learn about its development and explore the art installations as she guides you through the gallery. Free with museum admission, Free for Members.
This joyful spring celebration is being held in a new 9and much more convenient) venue. Entertainment by Happy Hans and participatory dance headed by Enzian Schuhplattler. Wear fold costume or Tracht and enjoy our potluck selectios. Tickets: $20 club members; $25 nonmembers; $60 family; kids 12 and under free. FOR MORE INFORMATION: call 206-367-1988 or […]
Join panelists Bettie Luke, Ron Chew, and Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson for a discussion of the life and legacy of Wing Luke (1925-1965), the first Asian American elected to office in the Pacific Northwest. In his positions as an Assistant Attorney General and Seattle City Council member, Wing Luke had a powerful and […]
Legendary Bulgarian singer Valya Balkanska and her incomparable bagpiper Petar Yanev returnto Seattle after nearly 15 years for a rare evening of soulful music from the majestic Rhodope Mountains. Concert 8pm; dance 9-10:30pm Co-sponsored by Seattle Balkan Dancers, New Land Music, and the Bulgarian Cultural & Heritage Center of Seattle. FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.seattlebalkandancers.org; danceinfo@seattlebalkandances.org; […]
Saturday, May 21, 2 pm and 3 pm Included with museum admission Within the Silence highlights the effects of Roosevelt's 1942 Executive Order 9066 that imprisoned thousands of American families because of racism and fear. Witness this silent chapter of our history through the eyes of one Japanese American family as they fight to stay […]
Saturday, May 21, 2 pm and 3 pm Included with museum admission Within the Silence highlights the effects of Roosevelt's 1942 Executive Order 9066 that imprisoned thousands of American families because of racism and fear. Witness this silent chapter of our history through the eyes of one Japanese American family as they fight to stay […]
Peggy Roe will call, Musicians TBA, All dances will be taught. newcomers session starts at 3:30pm regular session 4-6:30pm $7 regular $5 students (Fragrance free dance) For more information: 784-2028
This rich story intersects the lives of a number of Finish women. Nominated for the Jussi awards, including Best Director for Saara Cantell.
This rich story intersects the lives of a number of Finish women. Nominated for the Jussi awards, including Best Director for Saara Cantell.