Upcoming Community Events, 2/7/19

A collection of community events curated by our Equity Team.

1. Free First Thursday. Feb 7, various. Enjoy free admission to NAAM, SAM, MOHAI, Wing Luke, the Burke Museum, Japanese Garden and more. https://www.parentmap.com/calendar/28967

2. Kijiji Night. Feb 7 from 6:00pm–9:00pm at Seattle Art Museum. Free. http://seattleartmuseum.org/visit/calendar/events?EventId=63398

3. Exploring Racism in the Women's Suffrage Movement. Feb 7 from 6:30pm–8:00pm at Seattle First Baptist Church. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/575124869628168/

4. Black History Month Artist Showcase: Aramis O. Hamer. Feb 8 4:00pm–5:00pm at Renton Library. Free. https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/events/5c25561f664f462a009b1f57

5. Children’s Film Festival Seattle Inspires Kids to Be the Dream. Through Feb 9 at Northwest Film Forum. $9/$12. https://childrensfilmfestivalseattle.org/2019-festival-calendar/

6. Seattle’s Chinatown-International District Lunar New Year Celebration. Feb 9 from 11:00am-4:00pm in the ID. Free. https://cidbia.org/events/lunar-new-year/

7. 10th Annual Lunar New Year Costume Contest. Feb 9 at 11:00am in front of the Northwest Asian Weekly in the ID. Free.
http://nwasianweekly.com/events/

8. Lunar New Year Celebration. Feb 9 from 11:00am–6:00pm at The Bellevue Collection. Free. https://lunarnewyear.bellevuecollection.com/

9. Lunar New Year. Feb 9 from 12:00pm–6:00pm at the Lounge by AT&T. Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/332901480651575/

10. Lunar New Year. Feb 9 from 2:00pm–4:00pm at Bellevue Botanical Garden. Free. https://bellevuebotanical.org/event/lunar-new-year-celebration/

11. 52nd Annual Lunar New Year Gala. Feb 9 from 5:30pm–9:30pm at Kane Hall Room 130 UW. $5. https://www.facebook.com/events/348912052569975/

12. Black History Month Lecture: Afrofuturism 101 with Nisi Shawl. Feb 10 at 1:00pm at Renton Library. Free. https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/events/5c2559a63d8741200065c290

13. Monday Movie Night: The Hate U Give. Feb 11 from 4:00pm– 6:00pm at Renton Highlands Library. Free. https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/events/5c256034664f462a009b222b

14. Author Talk: Zaitoun by Yasmin Khan. Feb 11 at 6:30 pm at the Book Larder. Free, RSVP. https://www.booklarder.com/events/info/author-talk-zaitoun

15. Ralina L. Joseph Reads And Discusses 'Postracial Resistance'. Feb 12 from 7:00pm–8:00pm at Central Library. Free. https://www.spl.org/event-calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D130932686