Upcoming Community Events, 5/16/19

Here is this week’s collection of community events, curated by the Equity Team.

1. Celebrate Africa Day! May 16 from 4:00pm–7:00pm at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center. Free, RSVP requested. http://events.gatesfoundation.org/events/africa-work-stories-that-provide-insight-into-progress-and-impact/event-summary-be6aa8f839234edeade080daa647b912.aspx

2. Brown v. Board Turns Sixty-Five with Integrated Schools. May 16 from 6:00pm–8:30pm at Garfield High School. Free, registration required. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brown-v-board-turns-65-seattles-school-segregation-story-tickets-60738873606

3. Justin Jesty: Art and Engagement in Early Postwar Japan. May 16 at 6:30pm at Seattle Art Museum. Free. http://seattleartmuseum.org/visit/calendar/events?EventId=65226

4. Loreen Lilyn Lee: The Lava Never Sleeps. May 16 at 7:00pm at Third Place Books Seward Park. Free. https://www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/loreen-lee-lava-never-sleeps

5. Syttende Mai Festivities. May 17 from 10:00am–5:00pm at the Nordic Museum. Free. https://nordicmuseum.org/events/175101

6. Community Iftar Dinner. May 17 from 8:00pm–10:30pm at New Holly Gathering Hall. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/2131033963651172/

7. Life Wide Angle/Close Up Exhibit Opening Week. May 10–17 at Wing Luke. $17. https://www.wingluke.org/life-wide-angle-close-up

8. Kent International Festival. May 18 from 10:00am–8:00pm at ShoWare Center. Free. https://kentinternationalfestival.com/

9. Literacy Jamboree 2019: You're a STAR. May 18 from 11:00am–2:00pm at Filipino Community of Seattle. Free. 
https://www.facebook.com/events/305746273662334/

10. A Glimpse of China: Chinese Culture and Arts Festival. May 18 from 11:00am–6:00pm at Seattle Center Armory. Free. http://www.chinaartandculture.org/

11. Northwest Folklife: Balkanarama. May 18 from 6:30pm–8:30pm at Crossroads Market Stage. Free. https://crossroadsbellevue.com/marketstage

12. "But I’m A Good Person—How All White People Benefit From Institutional Racism" with Tilman Smith. May 21 from 5:30pm-7:30pm at Leschi Elementary Library. Free. RSVP required and childcare available upon request. RSVP to Lisa at lisa.a.lotus@gmail.com or (206) 676-0023.

Upcoming Community Events, 5/9/19

Here’s this week’s collection of community events curated by our Equity Team.

1. The Groovement. May 10 from 7:00pm–9:00pm at Paul Robeson Performing Arts Center. $16. https://groovement2019.brownpapertickets.com/

2. Life Wide Angle/Close Up Exhibit Opening Week. May 10–17 at Wing Luke. $17. https://www.wingluke.org/life-wide-angle-close-up

3. Family Saturday: Koi Day. May 11 from 10:00am–2:00pm at Seattle Japanese Garden. $4-$8; free for youth 12 and under. https://www.seattlejapanesegarden.org/events-calendar/2019/5/11/family-saturday-koi-day-2019

4. Preserving History and Community at the Nisei Veterans Hall. May 11 from 11:00am–12:30pm at the Nisei Veterans' Committee Memorial Hall. $30. https://www.atlasobscura.com/events/preserving-history-and-community-at-the-nisei-veterans-hall

5. Black Radical Imagination: Fugitive Trajectories. May 11 at 1pm at Frye Art Museum. Free. https://fryemuseum.org/calendar/event/7122/

6. Second Saturday Spectacular: Northwest Bookshelf. May 11 from 3:00pm–4:45pm at University Heights Center. Suggested donation, tickets required. https://www.uheightscenter.org/events/northwest-bookshelf

7. Devi. Through May 11 at ACT Theatre. $27-$42. https://order.acttheatre.org/events/devi?psn=11142

8. Te Fare O Tamatoa's Tahitian Dance & Drumming Showcase 2019. May 11 from 5:00pm–8:00pm at Highline Performing Arts Center. $20. https://tfot.ticketleap.com/showcase2019/

9. Bonsai Fest! May 11–12 at Pacific Bonsai Museum. Free. http://pacificbonsaimuseum.org/event/bonsai-fest-2/

10. By the Fire: Sami Folktales and Legends. May 12 at 2 pm at the Nordic Museum. Free. https://nordicmuseum.org/events/174245

11. Brown v. Board Turns Sixty-Five with Integrated Schools. May 16 from 6:00pm–8:30pm at Garfield High School. Free, registration required. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brown-v-board-turns-65-seattles-school-segregation-story-tickets-60738873606

12. Celebrate Africa Day! May 16 from 4:00pm–7:00pm at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center. Free, RSVP requested. http://events.gatesfoundation.org/events/africa-work-stories-that-provide-insight-into-progress-and-impact/event-summary-be6aa8f839234edeade080daa647b912.aspx

13. Loreen Lilyn Lee: The Lava Never Sleeps. May 16 at 7:00pm at Third Place Books Seward Park. Free. https://www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/loreen-lee-lava-never-sleeps

14. Justin Jesty: Art and Engagement in Early Postwar Japan. May 16 at 6:30pm at Seattle Art Museum. Free. http://seattleartmuseum.org/visit/calendar/events?EventId=65226

Upcoming Community Events, 5/2/19

A collection of community events curated by our Equity Team.

1. Free First Thursday. May 2, various. Enjoy free admission to NAAM, SAM, MOHAI, Wing Luke, the Burke Museum, Japanese Garden and more. https://www.parentmap.com/calendar/28967

2. Drop-In Studio: Like a Hammer. May 2 from 6:30pm–8:30pm at SAM. Free. http://seattleartmuseum.org/visit/calendar/events?EventId=63795

3. Oshibana (Pressed flower) Demonstration. May 2 from 5:00pm–6:30pm at the Seattle Japanese Garden. Free. https://www.seattlejapanesegarden.org/events-calendar/2019/5/2/first-thursday-oshibana-demonstration-by-norimi-kusanagi

4. Korea Day at Asia Pacific Cultural Center. May 4 from 11:00am–3:00pm at Asia Pacific Cultural Center Tacoma. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/317707082228654/

5. El Centro de la Raza's Cinco de Mayo Celebration. May 4 from 11:00am–6:00pm at El Centro de la Raza. Free. http://www.elcentrodelaraza.org/events/event/cinco-de-mayo-celebration/

6. 34th Annual Powwow. May 4–May 5 at Edmonds Community College Seaview Gym. Free. https://www.edcc.edu/powwow/

7. Kodomo no Hi: Japanese Children's Day Festival. May 5 from 11:00am–5:00pm at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington. Free. https://www.jcccw.org/kodomo-no-hi

8. Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration. May 5 from 11:45am–5:00pm at Seattle Center. Free. http://apiheritage.com/

9. Yom Hashoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration. May 5 from 2:00pm–4:00pm at Seattle Art Museum. Free. https://www.holocaustcenterseattle.org/programs-events/445-yom-hashoah-holocaust-remembrance-day

10. Free Rosemaling Class. May 8 from 6:30pm–8:00pm at Leif Erikson Hall. Free, RSVP required. http://www.parentmap.com/calendar/free-rosemaling-class

Upcoming Community Events, 3/14/19

A collection of community events curated by our Equity Team.

1. Cup of Tea. Mar 16 at 4:00pm at the Islamic Idris Mosque. Free, registration required. 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cup-of-tea-get-to-know-your-muslim-neighbor-tickets-55243789662

2. Irish Festival. Mar 16–17 at Seattle Center. Free. http://irishclub.org/irish-festival-seattle/ 

3. Magic Teakettle. Mar 16–17 at Sunset Hill Community Club. $10. https://www.thistletheatre.org/ 

4. Purim Carnival. Mar 17 from 11:00am–2:00pm at Stroum Jewish Community Center. Free, RSVP requested. https://sjcc.org/events-classes/holiday-celebrations/

5. Persian New Year Celebration. Mar 17 from 1:00pm–5:00pm at Seattle City Hall. Free. https://seattleisfahan.org/nowruz-2019/

6. Leemos Juntos - Spanish Story Time. Sundays, Mar 17–Jun 23 at Imagine Children's Museum. $12 museum admission. https://www.imaginecm.org/programs-camps-events/storytimes/

7. Hiphop, Islam, and Enlightenment. Mar 17 at 5:00pm at East West Bookshop. $15. https://www.eastwestbookshop.com/products/march-17-2019-sunday-5-7pm-hip-hop-islam-and-enlightenment-with-mona-haydar

8. Author Talk: Vietnamese Food Any Day by Andrea Nguyen. Mar 18 from 6:30pm–8:00pm at Book Larder. Free. https://www.booklarder.com/events/info/author-talk-vietnamese-every-day

9. Magic Teakettle. Mar 19 at 6:30pm–7:30pm at Kent Library. Free. https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/events/5c589d9ddabc323f00a13cd5

10. History Café: Untold Stories from the Chinese Exclusion Act Files. Mar 20 from 6:30pm–8:00pm at MOHAI. Free. https://mohai.org/event/history-cafe-untold-stories-from-the-chinese-exclusion-act-files/

Upcoming Community Events, 2/28/19

A collection of upcoming community events curated by our parent Equity Team.

1. Paper Collage Alebrijes Art Workshop. Feb 28 from 4:00pm–5:15pm at White Center Library. Free, registration required. https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/events/5c357c2d5f74d63e00abb093

2. Jeffrey Gibson: Like a Hammer Community Opening Celebration. Feb 28 from 5:00pm–9:00pm at SAM. Free, RSVP requested. http://seattleartmuseum.org/visit/calendar/events?EventId=63798

3. Indigenous Teen Art Show. Through Feb 28 at the Vera Project. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/358056921418354/

4. Seattle’s Chinatown-International District Lunar New Year Celebration. Mar 2 from 11:00am-4:00pm in the ID. Free. https://cidbia.org/events/lunar-new-year/

5. 10th Annual Lunar New Year Costume Contest. Mar 2 at 11:00am in front of the Northwest Asian Weekly in the ID. Free.
http://nwasianweekly.com/events/

6. Bellevue Collection Lunar New Year. Mar 2 at The Bellevue Collection. Free. https://lunarnewyear.bellevuecollection.com/

7. Magic Teakettle. Mar 2–3 at BYT-Crossroads Theatre and Mar 9–10 at Magnuson Park Theatre. $10. https://www.thistletheatre.org/

8. Step Afrika! Mar 2 from 7:30pm–9:30pm at Northshore Performing Arts Center. $30–$45. http://npacf.org/

9. Seattle Lilla Spelmanslag. Mar 3 from 4:00pm–5:00pm at Phinney Neighborhood Association. $12-$15. https://seattlelillaspelmanslag.brownpapertickets.com/

10. Free First Thursday. Mar 7, various. Enjoy free admission to NAAM, SAM, MOHAI, Wing Luke, the Burke Museum, Japanese Garden and more. https://www.parentmap.com/calendar/28967

11. Kenneth Moore: Conversations in Black Surreality. Through Mar 9 at Frederick Holmes and Company. Free. http://www.frederickholmesandcompany.com/