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  • May 22 Sunday

    KNKX presents Orca Rescue! A Special Event About Springer the Orphaned Orca

    Town Hall Seattle - The Forum
    Free
    02:00 PM - 03:30 PM on Sun, 22 May 2022

    Twenty years ago a young orca named Springer was discovered near Seattle - lost, alone and 300 miles away from home. Six months later she was rescued, rehabilitated and returned to her pod on the north end of Vancouver Island. Today she is thriving, with two calves of her own. It's the only successful orca reunion in history! The story is told in a new middle-grade nonfiction book Orca Rescue! by local author Donna Sandstrom.

    On May 22 at 2 p.m. in The Forum at Town Hall Seattle, join us for this special event featuring a presentation and discussion with members of Springer's team, hosted by KNKX Environment Reporter Bellamy Pailthorp. Hear the story firsthand from the people who lived it, and learn how you can help orcas today. The event is free and family friendly, and will include an audience Q&A. All ages welcome! Can’t attend in person? We’ll also live stream the event. REGISTER HERE.

    Elliott Bay Books will be on site selling copies of Orca Rescue! You can get your copy signed by Donna Sandstrom after the event.

    Do you have a question about Springer? We'd love to hear it. We might use your question in the Q&A at the event. Call the Springer Hotline at 206-260-1080 and leave a message, or you can submit your question here.

    Event Panelists:

    The Whale Trail Founder/Executive Director Donna Sandstrom and author, Orca Rescue! The True Story of an Orphaned Orca Named Springer (Kids Can Press 2021)

    Lynne Barre, Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery Coordinator, NOAA Fisheries

    Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard, Senior Scientist at Raincoast Conservation Foundation

    For the safety of Town Hall’s patrons, employees and presenters, masks and proof of vaccination status (or negative COVID-19 PCR test, within 72 hours prior to attendance) are required through May 31, 2022. KNKX will be checking vaccination status at the door. Read Town Hall’s current COVID-19 building policies and in-building safety protocols here.

    Photo credit: NOAA Fisheries

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  • May 20 Friday

    KNKX Honors Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

    Western Washington and beyond
    12:00 AM - 11:59 PM, every day through May 31, 2022.

    May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have a rich heritage thousands of years old and have both shaped the history of the United States and had their lives dramatically influenced by moments in its history.

    KNKX has compiled a list of events marking AAPI Heritage Month in May 2022.

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  • May 21 Saturday

    Edmonds Jazz Walk

    Downtown Edmonds
    See website for schedule and ticketing information.
    06:00 PM - 12:00 AM on Sat, 21 May 2022

    Sponsored by KNKX. Eight Venues in Downtown Edmonds Featuring: Pearl Django, Adriana Giordano, Reuel Lubag, Danny Kolke, Jake Bergevin, The Jazz Punishments Big Band, Neil Welch, Paul Gabrielson, Richard Cole, Greg Williamson, Kareem Kandi, Jared Hall, Steve Treseler, and many more...

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  • May 21 Saturday

    2022 U District Street Fair - May 21-22

    Seattle's University District
    Free
    Every week through May 22, 2022.
    Sunday: 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
    Saturday: 10:00 AM - 07:00 PM

    Join us in 2022 for the 51st Annual University District StreetFair celebrating creativity and community on University Way NE! It's a great place to shop for handcrafted goods, enjoy world cuisines at three food courts, hang out in our beer garden, and hear great local musicians.

    More information:

    U District Street Fair

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  • May 22 Sunday

    Mostly Nordic Chamber Music Series: Norwegian Suites for Strings

    National Nordic Museum
    $25 for Members; $30 general admission; $10 students
    02:00 PM - 04:00 PM on Sun, 22 May 2022

    Sponsored by KNKX. This unusual string trio – violin, viola, and piano – gives us a chance to hear the beauty and richness of close harmonies inspired by Norway's landscapes, folk-music and culture. These masterful and award-winning performers will immerse you in beautiful suites, solos, and sonatas by Edvard Grieg, Bjarne Brustad, Johan Halvorsen, and Agathe Backer Grøndahl, complimented by a world-premiere performance of a brand-new work based on Norwegian musical themes by the brilliant Northwest-based composer and Norwegian music specialist, Steven Luksan.

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  • May 24 Tuesday

    Curtis Stigers - Album Release Celebration - May 24-25

    Dimitriou's Jazz Alley
    $30.50
    07:30 PM - 09:00 PM, every day through May 25, 2022.

    Presented by KNKX. For the past 30 years Stigers been making records that confound those who try to categorize his music or put him in a box.

    Curtis Stigers has had several top ten hits as a long-haired, blue-eyed soul singer and he’s written and sung an Emmy nominated TV theme song. He’s recorded a track for one of the biggest-selling pop albums of all time and he’s released nine critically-acclaimed, award-winning jazz albums. He’s played for presidents and princes and he’s appeared in two Seth MacFarlane movies about a foul-mouthed cuddly bear called Ted. He’s recorded thirteen studio albums and a live album singing Sinatra songs with a big band from Denmark. He’s toured with symphony orchestras, written songs with Carole King and duetted with Al Green, Shawn Colvin and Tom Jones.

    Who is this guy?

    Curtis Stigers’s new album This Life is the answer to that question. It’s a celebration of three decades of musical exploration, evolution and growth. It’s a look back at 13 albums, thousands of concert performances and millions of miles on the road. “We created most of these arrangements onstage, during soundchecks and concerts,” says Stigers. “My songs have changed and grown as they’ve gotten older, just like I have.”

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  • May 27 Friday

    51st Annual Northwest Folklife - May 27-30

    Seattle Center
    Free
    Every week through May 30, 2022.
    Sunday: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
    Monday: 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
    Friday: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
    Saturday: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

    Sponsored by KNKX. The 51st Annual Northwest Folklife Festival (May 27-30, 2022) will include programming that includes music, dance, spoken word, visual arts, films, participatory dances, and workshops spanning 16 stages for an anticipated audience of over 200,000. KNKX will be on site Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Stop by and say hello!

    New features of the festival include:
    Robust virtual selection of programming streaming at https://nwfolklife.org/festival/home.html
    Makers’ Space to feature the tactile elements of folk traditions
    Short Film Showcase highlighting a wide expanse of voices
    Welcome Stage located by Mercer Street will meet attendees with music of all kinds to jump start the celebration as they enter festival grounds

    Per the cultural focus, Metamorphosis: In with the Old, In with the New, some long-time favorite spaces will be back, including:

    Participatory dancing at Warren’s Roadhouse
    Circle of Indigenous Peoples celebration with stories, dancing, music and more at the Broad Street Lawn
    A return to the Mural Amphitheater, Cornish Courtyard, and Bagley Wright Theater

    KNKX presents these showcases hosted by Abe Beeson:

    High School Swing Dance - Friday, May 27 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Fisher Pavilion

    School of Jazz showcase - Sunday, May 29 on the Fountain Lawn Stage
    The E.J. Brannan Trio from the University of Washington from 11-11:30 a.m.
    The Shorecrest Jazz Combo from 11:50 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

    Newly revised Covid-19 policies for the in-person programming will ensure that the festival will be able to serve all of the community. Masks are highly encouraged at the festival, with most indoor spaces requiring masks and proof of vaccination at the doors. For more information about how we are working to protect against the threats of COVID-19, visit the website here.

    A Seattle institution for more than 50 years, Northwest Folklife has been building to this re-emergence with intentionality and community safety in mind. You can view the full schedules at Northwest Folklife’s sites.

    More information here: https://nwfolklife.org/festival/home.html

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  • May 25 Wednesday

    THE INFINITE: An Out-of-This-World Immersive Experience - May 25 through July 31

    Tacoma Armory
    See website for ticketing information.
    Every week through Jul 31, 2022.
    Monday: 10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
    Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
    Thursday: 10:00 AM - 08:00 PM
    Friday: 10:00 AM - 09:00 PM
    Saturday: 10:00 AM - 09:00 PM

    The Infinite is an out-of-this-world immersive experience that transports you into space aboard the International Space Station, through an awe-inspiring journey. After immensely successful runs in Montreal and Houston, the world’s largest multi-sensory, collective VR experience is coming to Tacoma!

    Explore a life-sized 3D modelized recreation of the International Space Station
    Encounter mind-blowing views of the Earth in the first-ever cinematic spacewalk captured in 3D, 360 virtual reality
    Witness the daily life of astronauts in never-seen-before virtual reality footage
    Experience an exclusive installation from world-renowned Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda

    Created by INFINITY EXPERIENCES

    A joint-venture by FELIX & PAUL STUDIOS and PHI STUDIO

    In association with TIME STUDIOS

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  • May 20 Friday

    "The Negro Motorist Green Book" - From the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service March 19-June 12

    Washington State History Museum
    See website for ticketing information. Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    12:00 AM - 11:59 PM, every day through Jun 12, 2022.

    Sponsored by KNKX. WHEN THE FIRST GREEN BOOK WAS PUBLISHED in 1936, the American road was a metaphor for freedom. Freedom to change your present situation, freedom to determine your destiny, freedom to travel. Yet, in 20th century America, this same road was a dangerous place for Black citizens. The land was divided by segregation—through policy or through custom. If you were Black, the prejudice was severe: a systematic effort to deny access to your basic human rights. Imagine the indignity of government-backed and socially-normalized oppression. Imagine the pain, the violence, the disrespect. And yet and still, African Americans created destinations and strategies that affirmed their humanity, their worth, their light, and took to the roads. It was done with ingenuity, with community, and with the help of a Harlem postman named Victor Green.

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  • May 20 Friday

    "From Dusk to Dawn: Nordic Art from Sweden's Nationalmuseum"

    National Nordic Museum
    The Museum is open Wed-Sun from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
    12:00 AM - 11:59 PM, every day through Jul 17, 2022.

    From Dawn to Dusk: Nordic Art from Sweden’s Nationalmuseum presents 56 paintings by Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish artists held in the collection of the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden. The exhibition traces the final decades of the 19th century, a period of radical development in art of the Nordic countries, through scenes of everyday life, portraits, and landscapes by Vilhelm Hammershøi, Hanna Hirsch-Pauli, Carl Larsson, August Strindberg, Anders Zorn, and many others. Beginning with the paintings of Nordic artists working in the realist style dominant in 19th-century France, the exhibition then turns to follow the work of those artists who spent time abroad and returned home to see their native countries with new eyes. This return launched a new approach to painting, particularly in the depiction of the landscape, a genre that has come to be regarded as quintessentially Nordic. Around 1890, a national style developed. Nature and the countryside figure prominently in turn-of-the-century Nordic art, but From Dawn to Dusk also highlights the growing interest of Nordic artists in depicting the growth and activity of modern cities.

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  • May 20 Friday

    "Life in One Cubic Foot"

    Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
    The Burke is open Tues-Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
    12:00 AM - 11:59 PM, every day through Jul 17, 2022.

    From Seattle’s Seward Park to a coral reef in the South Pacific, Life in One Cubic Foot reveals the diversity of nature and inspires visitors to become community scientists. The exhibition reveals the amazing variety of life that can be found using “biocubes”—one-cubic-foot frames used to survey the animals and plants living in an ecosystem. Featuring stunning photographs by David Liittschwager, the exhibition includes biocube-related objects and tools, animal models, hands-on interactives, and videos. What can you discover in just one cubic foot? As it turns out, a whole lot! Biocube samples—the life within one cubic foot of soil or water over one day—capture enough variation to explore the complexity of entire ecosystems. Most of the world’s biodiversity occurs at small scales: organisms hidden in leaf litter, under river rocks, and in the nooks and crannies of environments. Life in One Cubic Foot beautifully conveys the incredible diversity of natural life around the world. The exhibition is organized by the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and is supplemented with Burke Museum research, stories, and collections.

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  • May 20 Friday

    The Ye Law Firm Coloring Book Contest

    The Ye Law Firm, Inc. P.S.
    12:00 AM - 11:59 PM, every day through Jun 17, 2022.

    The Ye Law Firm is committed to spotlighting our local heroes and supporting those who need help. To provide an exciting opportunity for our younger neighbors, we’re holding a coloring book contest! Any children aged 12 or younger can participate by coloring a page from our coloring book and having a guardian submit it for a chance to win a $25 gift card. For more information, please visit our coloring book contest page.

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  • May 20 Friday

    Harlequin Productions presents "Sovereignty" - May 6-28

    State Theater
    See website for schedule and ticketing information.
    12:00 AM - 11:59 PM, every day through May 28, 2022.

    Sponsored by KNKX. Most of us have heard of the Trail of Tears, the forced evacuation of the Cherokee Nation people from their ancestral homeland in present-day Georgia to reservation land in Oklahoma. But why did it happen? What political, cultural, and societal machinations allowed such an event to unfold? Sovereignty tells that story, and it is a tale worth your time. A complex, thrilling historical drama shining a light on the Cherokee Nation’s deeply intertwined past and present, it is performed by an ensemble of Native and non-Native regional and local actors with direction, set, costume, and lighting design by Native artists.

    Sarah Ridge Polson, a young Cherokee lawyer, fights to restore her Nation’s rights while confronting its past. Switching between the 1830s and the present day, Sovereignty tells an epic tale of the powerful intersections of personal and political truths, bridging our country’s distant past and imminent future.

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  • May 20 Friday

    Travessias Brazilian Film Festival 2022

    Northwest Film Forum
    May 19–22 in person, May 19–29 online; see website for schedule and ticketing information.
    12:00 AM - 11:59 PM, every day through May 29, 2022.

    This festival of contemporary Brazilian films gives marginalized voices the mic in discussions of race, sexuality, and governance. The 2022 fest runs May 19–22 in person, May 19–29 online, with short films about the ebbs and flows of life, identity, and belonging and fierce features from a metacinematic kidnapping drama to an enduring saga of Indigenous Brazilians' fight for land rights.

    To celebrate our opening, on May 19 at 7 p.m., Travessias welcomes EntreMundos Quarteto! EntreMundos is an electrifying Seattle-based band who bring to the stage an uplifting and kinetic mix of deep Brazilian roots flavored with world rhythms—a deft blending of funk, jazz and soul melding with the classic sounds of samba and bossa nova. After the show, stick around for a short film screening (also free).

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  • May 20 Friday

    "Riverwood"

    Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute and Seattle Public Theater
    See website for schedule and ticketing information.
    12:01 AM - 11:59 PM, every day through Jun 26, 2022.

    In the midst of city-wide gentrification, rumors of building buyouts and community displacement swirl among the tenants at the Riverwood Apartments. When their worst fears are realized the lives of five people are thrown into upheaval. As seventeen year-old Tel and Crunch navigate their place in society as young, Black men, building super, Lenard, dreams of hitting it big in the lotto. Community warrior, Dédra fights to keep her neighborhood intact, while building manager, Miss Penny is content to do away with it all.

    With painful pasts revealed and uncertain futures ahead, each member of this tight community finds themselves asking: how much would you risk in order to own your own dream? Part coming of age story, part slice of life, Riverwood explores the difficult nature of setting up roots and letting go.

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  • May 20 Friday

    Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest - May 19-22

    Wenatchee River Institute
    06:00 AM - 04:00 PM, every day through May 22, 2022.

    Join the Wenatchee River Institute (WRI) and NCW Audubon Society for the 20th annual Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest held May 19th-22nd, 2022! This year marks 20 years of celebrating the connections between people, birds, and the natural world. Come celebrate with us and discover the natural beauty and wonders of North Central Washington as we welcome the return of migratory birds. Enjoy the excitement by joining in on a birding field trip, workshop, event, or activity! Bird Fest is back to fully in-person programs with some virtual and hybrid options. This is a family-friendly festival open to all experience levels. There will be beginner birding activities happening the week leading up to and during Bird Fest as well as several bilingual events. All of this is happening in beautiful Leavenworth and throughout the Wenatchee Valley. Registration is currently open for all field trips! Some activities do not require registration. We thank our partners, sponsors, and volunteers for helping Bird Fest soar! For 2022, field trip participants will be required to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination. All current information and details can be found at: https://wenatcheeriverinstitute.org/education-programs/community-programs/bird-fest.html.

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  • May 20 Friday

    We Are Puget Sound Photography Exhibit

    Lacey Timberland Regional Library
    Free
    09:00 AM - 06:00 PM, every day through May 31, 2022.

    This spring and summer we are welcoming an exciting new photography exhibit that aims to inspire folks in the Olympic Peninsula area to join together to preserve this vital ecosystem and the livelihoods that depend on it. The Olympia and Lacey Timberland Libraries have agreed to host this exhibit in collaboration with the Puget Sound Estuarium. We are excited to share with you some unique perspectives on this vibrant estuary and the creatures that call it home. The photo exhibit presents striking images from the book We Are Puget Sound: Discovering and Recovering the Salish Sea (Braided River, 2019); a book that features more than 20 regional photographers and showcases the many individuals working to find meaningful solutions to protect the Puget Sound’s waters, wildlife, and the human health and economic prosperity that this region supports. The exhibit will be presented in two parts, each on display for two months. Visit Lacey Timberland Library in April and May to see the first half of the exhibit and then be sure to visit the Olympia Timberland Library in June and July to see the second half. Both libraries are open Monday through Saturday. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to see all these beautiful photographs for free!

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  • May 20 Friday

    "Embodied Change: South Asian Art Across Time"

    Seattle Asian Art Museum
    Museum is open Friday through Sunday. See website for ticket information.
    10:00 AM - 05:00 PM, every day through Jul 10, 2022.

    Spanning a period from the third millennium BCE to today, the works in this exhibition offer metamorphic and compelling images of the human body. Most of the artists utilize female and feminized forms in a myriad of ways, including as a devotional object, as a mode of self-representation, and to question the safety of public spaces.

    Devi, the great goddess who holds immeasurable sacredness and strength, is a typical and potent subject within the canon of South Asian art. In modern and contemporary art, South Asian-identified artists have reacted against traditional norms and challenged gender, national, and social stereotypes. Some have reoriented the exemplary and fierce model of the goddess. Others have attended to new subjects, selecting everyday townspeople—such as fisherwomen and local schoolgirls—to be the protagonists of their work.

    Each of the artists here invest the human body with the power to question social, political, and normative fictions. By doing so, they invite you to explore the complexities of the human body: to contemplate and question which bodies are conferred with greater degrees of humanity and perhaps to imagine, with them, different ways to embody change.

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