Talks & readings in Seattle

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Thursday, October 29

Conversation with Jonathan Cheng: U.S.-China & "Strategic Stability"

11:30 AM PDTPort of Seattle — 2711 Alaskan Wy

The Court We Need: Dean's Luminaries in Law Series Featuring Stephen Vladeck

12:00 PM PDTCenter for Science and Innovation, Seattle University — Sullivan Hall

Healing Yourself and the Collective: Including Local Indigenous Cultural Practices

4:30 PM PDTEdmonds Center For the Arts

Uncovering the History of Seattle's Central Waterfront

5:30 PM PDTThe Chapel Lounge

Guest Curator Daniel Tam-Claiborne presents "Diaspora & Belonging," highlighting the artistic contributions of Southeast Asian communities to Seattle

6:00 PM PDTLittle Saigon Creative

Shannon Lee & Fonda Lee celebrate MARK OF THE WARRIOR at B&N Northgate

6:00 PM PDTNorthgate Station — Barnes & Noble

Seattle Field Guide | Author Talk

6:30 PM PDTBirds Connect Seattle

Culture Class: Hans Christian Andersen's Gothic Tales

6:30 PM PDTNational Nordic Museum

Grit City After Dark: An Evening of True Crime Tales

7:00 PM PDTSpanish Ballroom at Elks Temple

For the Love of Bats: Exploring Nature at Night

7:00 PM PDTWoodland Park Zoo

Donna Miscolta w/ Karen Maeda Allman

7:00 PM PDTElliott Bay Book Company

Mary Lou Sanelli: An Island Called Bainbridge

7:00 PM PDTThird Place Books Ravenna

Emily Poole: Cascade of Life

7:00 PM PDTThird Place Books — Seward Park

Gavin van Horn, Gordon Miller, and Jennifer Oakes: Sensoria

7:00 PM PDTTown Center at Lake Forest Park

Viven: A Jack Staw Writers Reading

7:00 PM PDTHugo House — Lapis Theater

Jeff Ament and Barry Ament with Jonathan Evison

7:30 PM PDTTown Hall Seattle — The Great Hall

Kiliii Yüyan: Indigenous Wisdom for a Thriving Planet

7:30 PM PDTVashon Center for the Arts — KATHERINE L. WHITE HALL

See You At The Crossroads - Death In Hip Hop

7:30 PM PDTBlack & Tan Hall

Friday, October 30

Ballard Landmark District

10:00 AM PDTMarvin's Garden

Peace Corps Africa Stories

4:00 PM PDTKezira Cafe Seattle

5:00 PM PDTPioneer Square

David Naimon w/ Conner Bouchard-Roberts

7:00 PM PDTElliott Bay Book Company

Saturday, October 31

South Lake Union: Then & Now

10:00 AM PDTTriangle Park at Westlake and Denny

Culture Class: Nordic Metal and Musical Cultures

11:00 AM PDTNational Nordic Museum

Forged in Fire: Studio Glass Movement

1:30 PM PDTMuseum of Glass

7:30 PM PDTSeattle Open Arts Place (formerly known as 18th & Union)

Sunday, November 1

31st Annual Wallenberg Lecture with Marko Liias

11:00 AM PSTNational Nordic Museum

Is There a Mine in My Backyard?

1:00 PM PSTBlack Diamond History Museum

Battling Bloodsuckers | National Geographic Live

2:00 PM PSTBenaroya Hall — S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium

Paul E. Nelson w/ Nadine Maestas & Jason M. Wirth

7:00 PM PSTElliott Bay Book Company

Monday, November 2

Jeff Ament & Barry Ament: 'Since Forever' Book Talk

7:00 PM PSTEasy Street Records & Cafe

Kimberly Blaeser w/ Sonia Barry

7:00 PM PSTElliott Bay Book Company

Marie Lu: Mortal Things

7:00 PM PSTTown Center at Lake Forest Park

Winter Hansen with Lish McBride — 'What the Sea Keeps'

7:00 PM PSTThird Place Books Ravenna

Allison Aubrey with Katie Campbell

7:30 PM PSTTown Hall Seattle — The Great Hall

Battling Bloodsuckers | National Geographic Live

7:30 PM PSTBenaroya Hall — S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium

Tuesday, November 3

Hot Stove Radio Show

9:00 AM PSTHot Stove Society

First Tuesdays Book Group

1:00 PM PSTKitsap Regional Library, Little Boston

M/s Across Generations

5:30 PM PSTKink Center

Kimberly Blaeser: Red Ants

6:30 PM PSTElliott Bay Book Company

Dana Mashoian Walrath

7:00 PM PSTElliott Bay Book Company

Battling Bloodsuckers | National Geographic Live

7:30 PM PSTBenaroya Hall — S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium

Wednesday, November 4

Cocktails and Fishtales – Be Whale Wise in the Salish Sea

5:30 PM PSTOcean5

Collections—A Live Magazine and Public Club

6:00 PM PSTHugo House — Lapis Theater

Alexandra Kennington celebrates DROWN THE BONES at B&N Northgate

6:00 PM PSTNorthgate Station — Barnes & Noble

Denizens of Highline Forest: Birds in Our Local Forests

6:30 PM PSTDes Moines Library

God and the Alcoholic Experience: Suffering and Solidarity with the Addicted

6:45 PM PSTSaint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral — Bloedel Hall

Subduction Cascadia Poetry Salon

7:00 PM PSTVermillion

Donna Miscolta with Jennie Shortridge — 'Ofelia and Norma'

7:00 PM PSTThird Place Books Ravenna

Birdbrains: The Jack Straw Reading

7:00 PM PSTJack Straw Cultural Center

Claudia Rankine

7:30 PM PSTTown Hall Seattle — The Great Hall

The Best One Yet

8:00 PM PSTThe Showbox

Tribal Sovereignty & The Next Generation

8:00 PM PSTThe Collective Seattle

Thursday, November 5

Power to the People: An Evening with Aaron & Elmer Dixon

5:00 PM PSTthe Metropole

Chris Maynard: Book Release & Signing Party

5:00 PM PSTArtX Contemporary

Beyond Treaties: Native Stories of Survival and Strength

5:30 PM PSTWhite River Valley Museum

Murder and Mayhem with Gerald Elias, Kate Jackson, and Charles Philipp Martin

6:00 PM PSTFolio: The Seattle Athenaeum

Annie Atkins: 'Letters from the Witch'

6:00 PM PSTThird Place Books — Seward Park

Jodi-Ann Burey with Angela Garbes — 'Authentic'

7:00 PM PSTThird Place Books Ravenna

7:00 PM PSTElliott Bay Book Company

Valeria Luiselli

7:30 PM PSTTown Hall Seattle — The Wyncote NW Forum

Davide De Pierro

7:30 PM PSTThe Triple Door — Mainstage Theatre

Historic Talks in Historic Buildings with Harriet Baskas

7:30 PM PSTStimson-Green Mansion

The Moth StorySLAM

8:00 PM PSTFremont Abbey Arts Center

Friday, November 6

Hot Stove Radio Show

9:00 AM PSTHot Stove Society

College of Science and Engineering: Student Research Showcase and Lab Tours

1:00 PM PSTCenter for Science and Innovation, Seattle University

Sharing Our Stories: Sonia Barry Talks Indigenous Horror

5:30 PM PSTPort Gamble S'Klallam Tribe

Black Punk Weekend 2

7:00 PM PSTBlack & Tan Hall

Claudia Castro Luna: The Flowers Along the Way

7:00 PM PSTThird Place Books Ravenna

Davide De Pierro

7:30 PM PSTThe Triple Door — Mainstage Theatre

Saturday, November 7

Mid Century Delights: NW Contemporary comes to Ravenna / Bryant

10:00 AM PSTNortheast Branch - The Seattle Public Library

Harvard Belmont: The Rich Life on Capitol Hill

10:00 AM PSTMerrill Court Townhouses

Writer Erica Bauermeister + Writing Support

10:30 AM PSTKitsap Regional Library, Port Orchard

Explore Nature in the City

2:00 PM PSTMountlake Terrace Library

Seattle Field Guide | Author Talk

2:00 PM PSTMountlake Terrace Library - Sno-Isle Libraries

Sharing Our Stories: City of Poulsbo Community Read Discussion

2:00 PM PSTPoulsbo City Hall

Sunken Treasures of Lake Washington

2:30 PM PSTKingsgate Library

"Three Fingers: The Mountain, A Lookout, and Its Lookouts" with Author Malcolm Bates

3:00 PM PSTSnohomish Library - Sno-Isle Libraries

A Cinematic Tribute to Veterans

4:00 PM PSTShoreline Library

Engrained Is Our Story

5:30 PM PSTTown Hall Seattle — The Wyncote NW Forum

Cut to the Ending by Maria Millage debut release event

7:00 PM PSTBeguiled Books

Monona Wali & Tess Gallagher w/ Gary Copeland Lilley

7:00 PM PSTElliott Bay Book Company

Sunday, November 8

J.A. Jance Author Event: The Taken Ones

12:00 PM PSTSammamish Library

Artist Talk: Josefina Muñoz Torres

1:00 PM PSTMuseum of Glass

SAM Talks | Sound Pollution and Orcas

2:00 PM PSTOlympic Sculpture Park

Corpus Callosum - Stories of resilience of the human body

7:00 PM PSTVermillion

7:00 PM PSTElliott Bay Book Company

Monday, November 9

Hidden Layers: Women’s Undergarments and How They’ve Shaped Ladies’ Liberties

1:00 PM PSTKent Senior Activity Center

Author Talk: Anna Voloshyna, Ukraine

6:30 PM PSTBook Larder

2026 Honor Awards for Washington Architecture

7:00 PM PSTTown Hall Seattle — The Great Hall

Chad Harbach: The Brightness

7:00 PM PSTTown Center at Lake Forest Park

Stefanie O’Connell with Ruchika T. Malhotra: The Ambition Penalty

7:00 PM PSTThird Place Books — Seward Park

Joey Clift w/ Matika Wilbur & dk

7:00 PM PSTElliott Bay Book Company

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