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Ladies' Night
Today's pick:
1. Mayor Mike McGinn is giving a guest lecture tonight at the UW College of Built Environments, the university's urban planning, architecture and design program (which the college's site says aims to "integrate poetic and practical responsibilities in our search for more appropriate forms." That's beautiful.)
McGinn is going to give a lecture on his vision of the Seattle's future, particularly with regard to things like open space, transportation, and sustainability.
It's like a high-brow, urban wonkery-filled town hall—after McGinn's presentation, attendees can ask McGinn questions, share ideas, and give advice.
At the UW's Architecture Hall, Room 147, at 6:30 pm. Free.
On tomorrow's calendar:
1. Since Garry Wills rose to prominence in the '60s as a conservative Catholic disciple of William F. Buckley, he's written more than 40 books. You can pretty much divide Wills' output into two categories—his theological studies, in which he displays an unceasingly critical attitude toward the Catholic Church, and his awesome obsession with presidents of the United States (he's written books about Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy, Thomas Jefferson, Ronald Reagan, George Washington, James Madison, and Abraham Lincoln, winning a Pulitzer for that last one). He's also written books about G.K. Chesterton and Jack Ruby.
His new book, Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State , furthers Wills' study of the executive office, advancing his theory that the president, as the one with sole access to the nuclear "button," has lead to an unparalleled increase in power.
At 7:30 pm, at Town Hall (1119 Eighth Ave). $5.
2. The Citizens Technology and Telecommunications Advisory Board is meeting tomorrow at 6 pm. It sounds wonky, and it is. But if you're like me and you've been using Glenn Fleishman's PubliCola posts as primers on the direction the city is headed, tech-wise, you can go to the meeting (which includes a public comment session) ready to see what Chief Technology Officer Bill Schrier (he of the super-high-speed fiber optic triple play) is planning for 2010.
The meeting also includes presentations to the advisory board by those more directly responsible for bringing broadband and other tech stuff on McGinn's agenda to Seattle's neighborhoods. The advisory board (a ten-member, city council and mayor-appointed committee) will then report back to McGinn and the City Council.
Tomorrow at 6 pm, at Seattle Municipal Tower, 27th floor (700 5th Ave).
3. THEESatisfaction is headlining Ladies' Night at Neumos tomorrow night. Every THEESatisfaction show I've seen has been twice as good as the one I saw before. Their live set on KEXP's Street Sounds last night was fantastic and, of course, too short.
Also playing is Lisa Dank, a local Lady Gaga disciple whose live show sounds fun (MusicNerd Anand Balasubrahmanyan gives Lisa Dank two thumbs up here ) and great up-and-comers Canary Sing.
With Queerbait, Katie Kate, Sap'n, DJ Colby B. Tomorrow night at 8 pm. Tickets are $8.
1. Mayor Mike McGinn is giving a guest lecture tonight at the UW College of Built Environments, the university's urban planning, architecture and design program (which the college's site says aims to "integrate poetic and practical responsibilities in our search for more appropriate forms." That's beautiful.)
McGinn is going to give a lecture on his vision of the Seattle's future, particularly with regard to things like open space, transportation, and sustainability.
It's like a high-brow, urban wonkery-filled town hall—after McGinn's presentation, attendees can ask McGinn questions, share ideas, and give advice.
At the UW's Architecture Hall, Room 147, at 6:30 pm. Free.
On tomorrow's calendar:
1. Since Garry Wills rose to prominence in the '60s as a conservative Catholic disciple of William F. Buckley, he's written more than 40 books. You can pretty much divide Wills' output into two categories—his theological studies, in which he displays an unceasingly critical attitude toward the Catholic Church, and his awesome obsession with presidents of the United States (he's written books about Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy, Thomas Jefferson, Ronald Reagan, George Washington, James Madison, and Abraham Lincoln, winning a Pulitzer for that last one). He's also written books about G.K. Chesterton and Jack Ruby.
His new book, Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State , furthers Wills' study of the executive office, advancing his theory that the president, as the one with sole access to the nuclear "button," has lead to an unparalleled increase in power.
At 7:30 pm, at Town Hall (1119 Eighth Ave). $5.
2. The Citizens Technology and Telecommunications Advisory Board is meeting tomorrow at 6 pm. It sounds wonky, and it is. But if you're like me and you've been using Glenn Fleishman's PubliCola posts as primers on the direction the city is headed, tech-wise, you can go to the meeting (which includes a public comment session) ready to see what Chief Technology Officer Bill Schrier (he of the super-high-speed fiber optic triple play) is planning for 2010.
The meeting also includes presentations to the advisory board by those more directly responsible for bringing broadband and other tech stuff on McGinn's agenda to Seattle's neighborhoods. The advisory board (a ten-member, city council and mayor-appointed committee) will then report back to McGinn and the City Council.
Tomorrow at 6 pm, at Seattle Municipal Tower, 27th floor (700 5th Ave).
3. THEESatisfaction is headlining Ladies' Night at Neumos tomorrow night. Every THEESatisfaction show I've seen has been twice as good as the one I saw before. Their live set on KEXP's Street Sounds last night was fantastic and, of course, too short.
Also playing is Lisa Dank, a local Lady Gaga disciple whose live show sounds fun (MusicNerd Anand Balasubrahmanyan gives Lisa Dank two thumbs up here ) and great up-and-comers Canary Sing.
With Queerbait, Katie Kate, Sap'n, DJ Colby B. Tomorrow night at 8 pm. Tickets are $8.
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