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Talks, Lectures & Courses in Seattle
Talks, lectures, tours and short courses in Downtown, Capitol Hill, Ballard and Fremont, the U District, South and West Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland and Redmond, each checked against the venue’s own listing.
49 talks and courses in Seattle
SUNDAY–FRIDAY · 1:00 PMStorytelling
The Museum of Flight · South Seattle & Georgetown · 0.5 h
Recurring
FREE with Museum Admission
MON, OCT 26Pamela Ronald: What Feeds Us
Town Hall Seattle · Capitol Hill & Central District
One-time
$10
MON, OCT 26Paul Loeb: The Impossible Will Take a Little While
Third Place Books Lake Forest Park · U District & North Seattle
One-time
Free and open to the public · RSVP recommended
TUE, OCT 27Taryn Delanie Smith: Welcome to the Afterlife
Third Place Books Lake Forest Park · U District & North Seattle
One-time
See listing
WED, OCT 28Guided Nature Experience: Fall Migration
Seward Park Audubon Center · South Seattle & Georgetown · 2 h
One-time
See listing
WED, OCT 28Mushroom Foraging Basics & Mushroom Seasons
King County Library System – Issaquah Library · Eastside · 1.5 h
One-time
Free · registration full, waitlist available
WED, OCT 28Carrie Powell: The Midlife Edit
Third Place Books Lake Forest Park · U District & North Seattle
One-time
Free and open to the public
WED, OCT 28Behind the Byline: Education in Washington
Town Hall Seattle · Capitol Hill & Central District
One-time
$10 – $35 Sliding Scale
WED, OCT 28Thomas Frank: The Creativity Con
Town Hall Seattle · Capitol Hill & Central District
One-time
$10 – $35 + Optional Book Add-on
Culture Class: Hans Christian Andersen's Gothic Tales
National Nordic Museum · Ballard, Fremont & Queen Anne · 1.5 h
One-time
Members: $35 / General Admission: $40
THU, OCT 29Sensoria: Gavin Van Horn, Gordon Miller and Jennifer Oakes
Third Place Books Lake Forest Park · U District & North Seattle
One-time
Free and open to the public
THU, OCT 29For the Love of Bats: Exploring Nature at Night with the West's Flying Mammals
Woodland Park Zoo · Ballard, Fremont & Queen Anne · 1.5 h
One-time
Free, but registration required as spaces are limited
Culture Class: Nordic Metal and Musical Cultures
National Nordic Museum · Ballard, Fremont & Queen Anne · 1.5 h
One-time
Members: $35 / General Admission: $40
SATURDAYS · 1:00 PMAerospace Update
The Museum of Flight · South Seattle & Georgetown · 0.5 h
Recurring
FREE with Museum Admission
31st Annual Wallenberg Lecture With Marko Liias
National Nordic Museum · Ballard, Fremont & Queen Anne · 1 h
One-time
See listing
SUN, NOV 1UNBLACKABLE: Reflection and Conversation with T.R. Miles
Northwest African American Museum · Capitol Hill & Central District · 2 h
One-time
Free with Museum Admission
MON, NOV 2Marie Lu: Mortal Things
Third Place Books Lake Forest Park · U District & North Seattle
One-time
See listing
MON, NOV 2Allison Aubrey with Katie Campbell
Town Hall Seattle · Capitol Hill & Central District
One-time
$10 – $35 + Optional Book Add-on
WED, NOV 4Lichen Walk
Bellevue Botanical Garden · Eastside · 2 h
One-time
$28 – $40
WED, NOV 4Birding for Beginners
Seward Park Audubon Center · South Seattle & Georgetown · 2 h
One-time
See listing
WED, NOV 4Claudia Rankine: Triage
Town Hall Seattle · Capitol Hill & Central District
One-time
$10 to $124
THU, NOV 5Business Basics for Artists
Gage Academy of Art · Ballard, Fremont & Queen Anne · 2 h
One-time
$74
THU, NOV 5Valeria Luiselli: Beginning Middle End
Town Hall Seattle · Capitol Hill & Central District
One-time
Free
THU, NOV 5Nigel Ng with Kristi Brown: Don't Mess Up Your Rice
Town Hall Seattle · Capitol Hill & Central District
One-time
$10 – $35 + Optional Book Add-on
SAT, NOV 7My Body Is a Basket: Artist Conversation
Frye Art Museum · Capitol Hill & Central District · 1.5 h
One-time
Free · registration recommended
SUN, NOV 8SAM Talks: Sound Pollution and Orcas
Olympic Sculpture Park · Downtown & Pioneer Square · 1 h
One-time
See listing
MON, NOV 9Chad Harbach with Thomas Kohnstamm: The Brightness
Third Place Books Lake Forest Park · U District & North Seattle
One-time
Free and open to the public · RSVP recommended
TUE, NOV 10Critical Thinking Seminar: Walter Benjamin
Gage Academy of Art · Ballard, Fremont & Queen Anne · 3 h
One-time
$50
TUE, NOV 10J.A. Jance: The Taken Ones
Third Place Books Lake Forest Park · U District & North Seattle
One-time
Free and open to the public
WED, NOV 11Stephan Pastis: Pearls Jubilee
Third Place Books Lake Forest Park · U District & North Seattle
One-time
See listing
THU, NOV 12Art History Lecture Series: Jeffrey Gibson
Frye Art Museum · Capitol Hill & Central District · 1 h
One-time
Members $15 · Non-members $20 · Students $10
FRI, NOV 13From Awe to Action: In Right and Respectful Relations
Town Hall Seattle · Capitol Hill & Central District
One-time
$10 – $35 Sliding Scale
SAT, NOV 14Saturday University: The In-Between Space of Isamu Noguchi's Black Sun
Seattle Asian Art Museum · Capitol Hill & Central District · 1.5 h
One-time
Included with admission. RSVP at checkout.
SUN, NOV 15Fix It, Issaquah!
King County Library System – Issaquah Library · Eastside · 1.5 h
One-time
Free · registration
MON, NOV 16Holly Black and Solenne Songer: A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters
Third Place Books Lake Forest Park · U District & North Seattle
One-time
All tickets come with a copy of A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters
WED, NOV 18Guided Nature Experience: Trees as Teachers
Seward Park Audubon Center · South Seattle & Georgetown · 2 h
One-time
See listing
WED, NOV 18History Café: Across Time on Skis in the PNW
Museum of History & Industry · Ballard, Fremont & Queen Anne · 1.5 h
One-time
Free
THU, NOV 19Mushroom Walk: Fungi of the BBG and Lost Meadow Trail
Bellevue Botanical Garden · Eastside · 2 h
One-time
$35 – $50
THU, NOV 19Waste Sorting Seminar
Reuse Commons Lake City · U District & North Seattle · 1 h
One-time
$10.00
THU, NOV 19Re-Visiting Jackson Street After Hours
Museum of History & Industry · Ballard, Fremont & Queen Anne · 2.5 h
One-time
Free with Registration
THU, NOV 19John Shephard with Randy Lewis: Washington Wide
Third Place Books Lake Forest Park · U District & North Seattle
One-time
Free and open to the public
SAT, NOV 21Guided Nature Experience: Fall Migration
Seward Park Audubon Center · South Seattle & Georgetown · 2 h
One-time
See listing
SAT, NOV 21SAM Talks: Christine Mehring
Seattle Asian Art Museum · Capitol Hill & Central District · 1 h
One-time
Included with admission. RSVP required.
MON, NOV 23Bonnie Garmus with Jeff Martin: Peck & Peck
Third Place Books Lake Forest Park · U District & North Seattle
One-time
All tickets come with a pre-signed copy of Peck & Peck
FRI, DEC 4Lichen Walk
Bellevue Botanical Garden · Eastside · 2 h
One-time
$28 – $40
TUE, DEC 8Critical Thinking Seminar: Sontag
Gage Academy of Art · Ballard, Fremont & Queen Anne · 3 h
One-time
$50
WED, DEC 9Marlon James with Brandi Fullwood: The Disappearers
Third Place Books Lake Forest Park · U District & North Seattle
One-time
Free and open to the public
THU, DEC 10Art History Lecture Series: To Light a Single Candle
Frye Art Museum · Capitol Hill & Central District · 1 h
One-time
Members $15 · Non-members $20 · Students $10
SAT, DEC 12Saturday University: The Ill-Fated Afterlife
Seattle Asian Art Museum · Capitol Hill & Central District · 1.5 h
One-time
Included with admission. RSVP at checkout.