Town Hall is Seattle's community culture center located in the historic First Hill neighborhood, on the edge of downtown. Town Hall showcases the community's cultural energy with diverse music, arts and humanities, civic discourse, and world culture programming. Housed in an historic Roman-revival-style building on the corner of 8th and Seneca, Town Hall opened in March 1999.
1119 Eighth Avenue (at Seneca Street)
Seattle, Washington 98101
Events:
Lake Union Civic Orchestra - Wagner and Mahler
Join the Lake Union Civic Orchestra and conductor Christophe Chagnard as we explore Gustav Mahler's brilliant symphonies, beginning with the Fourth, featuring Canadian soprano extraordinaire L...
Category: Music, 19:30:00, 2007-05-11 19:30:00
Lake Union Civic Orchestra - Sounds of Spain
Join the Lake Union Civic Orchestra and conductor Christophe Chagnard for the last concert of our 2006-2007 season. We take you on a musical journey to Spain, celebrating its irresistable rhythms and ...
Category: Music, 19:30:00, 2007-06-29 19:30:00
Short Storeis Live: Saving Grace
Short Stories Live returns with an afternoon of stories about courage, sacrifice and acceptance. Alice Munro's 'The Bear Came Over the Mountain,' source for recent film ...
Category: Other, 16:00:00, 2007-11-25 16:00:00
Michael Levi: on Nuclear Terrorism
Michael Levi, a fellow for science and technology at the Council on Foreign Relations, examines the universe of motivations, plots, and defenses in his new book 'On Nuclear Terrorism.'...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-11-26 19:30:00
Game Show: You'Re on the List
Town Hall introduces an irreverent game show blending music, comedy and an eclectic mix of personalities. Inspired by the long-running '50s quasi-game show 'You Bet Your Life,'...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-11-29 19:30:00
Early Music Guild: Trio Mediaeval
The brilliant young sopranos of Trio Mediaeval will perform Norwegian medieval ballads and songs in this program.
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-11-30 20:00:00
Northwest Girlchoir: Holiday Concert
Enjoy this delightful holiday concert.
Category: , 14:00:00, 2007-12-01 14:00:00
Elena Martin and Jose Meliton: Virtuoso Piano Series
Spanish born duo-pianists Elena Martin and Jose Meliton have been hailed by both critics and audiences and have emerged in the last few years as major interpreters of Spanish music for two pianos. The...
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-12-01 20:00:00
Robert Huttner: the Squandering of America
In his new book, 'The Squandering of America,' Kuttner argues that the abandonment of policies, institutions, and regulations in place since the New Deal has enriched the already wealt...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-12-02 19:30:00
Ted Van Dyk: Heroes, Hacks and Fools
Journalist and political insider Ted Van Dyk was a senior advisor to presidential candidates Humphrey, McGovern, Carter, Ted Kennedy, Mondale, Hart and Tsongas. In his new memoir, 'Heroes, Hac...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-12-04 19:30:00
Amy Hanaiali'I Gilliom: Hawaiian Christmas Concert
Amy Hanaiali'I is Hawaii's most prominent female performer, winning the hearts of many with the resurrection to 'Ha'I.'
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-12-05 19:30:00
Human Rights Day 2007: Kenji Yoshino
The Seattle Office for Civil Rights presents acclaimed legal scholar and author Kenji Yoshino as the featured speaker commenorating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for All People, signed on ...
Category: , 19:00:00, 2007-12-06 19:00:00
Seattle Radio Theater : It's a Wonderful Life
Town Hall and Seattle Radio Theatre present a live one-hour radio production of 'It's A Wonderful Life,' complete with live music and sound effects, a cast featuring KING TV&am...
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-12-07 20:00:00
Seattle Children's Chorus: Tidings of Great Joy
Come and enjoy this delightful children's concert.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-12-09 19:30:00
Tom Brokaw: Boom! Aftershocks of the Sixties
Bestselling author and veteran broadcaster will be on hand to discuss his new book, 'Boom! Aftershocks of the Sixties.' Brokaw will survey how famous people, ordinary citizens, and the...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-12-10 19:30:00
Seattle Girls' Choir: Holiday Concert
The public is invited to attend this holiday concert.
Category: , 13:30:00, 2007-12-17 13:30:00
Town Hall Presents: Messiah Family Matinee
Town Hall presents the Tudor Choir and Seattle Baroque Orchestra in a special one-hour performance of George Frideric Handel's 'Messiah' designed especially for families. These...
Category: , 12:00:00, 2007-12-22 12:00:00
Town Hall Presents: Handel's Messiah
Town Hall presents the Tudor Choir and Seattle Baroque Orchestra in a performance of George Frideric Handel's 'Messiah.' These acclaimed, Seattle-based interpreters of early mu...
Category: , 19:00:00, 2007-12-22 19:00:00
Short Stories Live: Tradition, With an Edge
Short Stories Life continues with stories about holiday traditions. Seattle favorite John Aylward reads 'Red Ryder Nails the Cleveland Street Kid;' local historian and raconteur Paul D...
Category: , 16:00:00, 2007-12-23 16:00:00
Townmusic: Quartet
Joshua Roman, the 23-year-old principal cellist of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, has joined Town Hall as artistic director of TownMusic, Town Hall's exploratory classical music series. Dubbe...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2008-01-10 19:30:00
Cappella Romana
Cappella Romana is a leading Byzantine music ensemble of virtuoso singers from Greece, England and the United States.
Category: , 20:00:00, 2008-01-12 20:00:00
Lake Union Civic Orchestra: Beethoven and Respighi
Beethoven: Violin Concerto;
Respighi: Feste Romane.
Adam LaMotte, violin,
Christophe Chagnard, conductor.
$15 general admission, $10 students/seniors, children under 12yrs listen free
Category: Music, 19:30:00, 2008-01-18 19:30:00
Magnetic Fields
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2008-03-06 20:00:00
Magnetic Fields
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2008-03-07 20:00:00
An Afternoon With Lois Lowry, presented by Seattle Arts & Le...
Two-time Newberry Medal winner, for Number the Stars (1990) and The Giver (1994), Lois Lowrey is the prolific author of more than 30 books for children and young adults. The trials and triumphs of suc...
Category: Family, 13:00:00, 2008-03-15 13:00:00
Lake Union Civic Orchestra: Debussy and Strauss
Debussy: Images;
Richard Strauss: Death and Transfiguration.
Christophe Chagnard, conductor.
$15 general admission, $10 students/seniors, children under 12yrs listen free
Category: Music, 19:30:00, 2008-05-09 19:30:00
Lake Union Civic Orchestra: The Planets
Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice;
Holst: The Planets.
Christophe Chagnard, conductor.
$15 general admission, $10 students/seniors, children under 12yrs listen free
Category: Music, 19:30:00, 2008-06-27 19:30:00