Intensely musical and felicitous, Persian poetry has inspired the soul for over two millenia. Join Iranian vocalist and tar (Persian lute) player Parvaneh Daneshvar and Seattle vocalist and composer Jessika Kenney for Arghavan: Soul of Wine, a duo performance of classical Persian music and poetry. This free concert takes place,… [ Keep reading ]
Bring the kids for a session of sweet folk and country serenades from The Starlings, 12 to 1:00 p.m., Thursday, October 21, at City Hall. Their insightful music is packed full of storied songwriting, tender vocal harmonies and acoustic goodness all “buoyed by shimmering vocalist Joy Mills,” writes the Seattle P-I.
Get swept up in the interactive fandango (folk and flamenco dance) traditions of Veracruz, Mexico at a free show of The Seattle Fandango Project 12 to 1:00 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 16, at City Hall. Dancing on box drums, festive melodies and bright flowing dresses immerse the audience in convivencia (the spirit of living and being in community).
Arts Corps, Seattle’s largest nonprofit youth arts educator, celebrates a decade of service to the community with a photo retrospective by Susie Fitzhugh. An artist reception for Reflections: Ten Years of Arts Corps Photographs by Susie Fitzhugh will be 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 15, in City Hall’s lobby,… [ Keep reading ]
Be sure to get ya boogie on when Seattle Presents hosts Clinton Fearon and Boogie Brown Band in a free concert at Seattle City Hall, 12 to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 26. A key member of the legendary reggae group The Gladiators, Fearon also grooved with Yabby You, Jimmy Riley, Max Romeo, Junior… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Presents concert series welcomes Latin Expression, 12 to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 19, outside at City Hall plaza. Bring your dancin’ shoes because a floor is provided and The Seattle Times raves that this band “serves its salsa HOT, HOT, HOT!! Power salsa that gets people dancing.” Watch a video… [ Keep reading ]
United Reggae magazine recently published a two-part interview with Seattle reggae master Clinton Fearon. Be sure to mark your calendars for Fearon’s upcoming free concert, 12 to 1:30 p.m., August 26 at Seattle City Hall. Part 1 of the interview recaps Fearon’s work as bassist, singer and songwriter for reggae super group The Gladiators, his move… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Presents summer concerts keep on rockin’ with Handful of Luvin’, 12 to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 12 at City Hall. The quartet’s fiddle-driven roots music cheers even the hardest of hearts and blends folk-rock, reggae and world rhythms with pop hooks and Celtic swells. In case of rain, the show will… [ Keep reading ]
Direct from their ongoing “Urban Square Dance,” the Century Ballroom brings The Tallboys to Seattle City Hall, 12 to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 5. A dance floor is provided and no dance experience is required to have a rollicking good time. Watch a video of The Tallboys. The show is part of Seattle… [ Keep reading ]
Here’s a final reminder to get to Seattle City Hall tomorrow night for a special artist talk with Bumbershoot visual artists and designers. The free artist talk will take place 5:30 to 7 p.m., Aug. 3, in the lobby of Seattle City Hall, 600 Fourth Ave. (enter through 5th Ave doors… [ Keep reading ]
