Jack Straw Cultural Center
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Jack Straw Cultural Center
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Keeping art, culture, and heritage vital through sound since 1962.
January 23, 2026 at 6:31 PM
The latest episode of our Artist of the Week #podcast is up now, featuring #JackStrawArtist Christian Swenson. Listen at jackstraw.org/podcasts/artist-of-the-week/ or subscribe via Apple Podcasts.
January 21, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Tara Youngborg | not a town but a landing page

January 23 – March 20, 2026

Call 206-634-0919 or email jsp@jackstraw.org to schedule a visit
Open during evening events at Jack Straw

Opening reception: Friday, January 23, 7pm
In person at Jack Straw Cultural Center

@tarayoungborg.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Isabel's poem is perfect if you need a peaceful start to your weekend. Written with help from #poet and #TeachingArtist Vicky Edmonds.

#JackStrawCulturalCenter #Poetry #ArtsIntegration #Education #ArtsEducation #RecordingStudio #Seattle #GeneseeHillElementarySchool
January 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Thank you to King County 4culture and our other funders for giving us a lift! We recently completed an accessibility and safety upgrade project, working with ORA Architects and CAS Construction. As part of this, we installed a wheelchair lift connecting our main floor and mezzanine levels.
January 13, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Jack Straw Speakers Bureau Series

Clare Johnson: A Life in Sticky Notes

Thursday, January 15, 7pm
Jack Straw Cultural Center, 4261 Roosevelt Way NE
In person or streaming via YouTube or Facebook
FREE
January 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
We’ve got an excerpt from #JackStrawWriter Amontaine Aurore today.

Yes Ruby, There Is a Black Santa Claus, 1969 (Excerpt)

#JackStrawWriters #JackStrawWriters2024 #RecordingStudio #SeattleRecordingStudio #Seattle
January 9, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Tara Tamaribuchi| Groove Bardos

Groove Bardos closes this Friday! If you're looking for a time to visit, stop by tonight during Unpoetry at Jack Straw.

Call 206-634-0919 or email jsp@jackstraw.org to schedule a visit
Jack Straw Cultural Center, 4261 Roosevelt Way NE
January 7, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Announcing the 2026 Jack Straw Writers

This year's Writers Program Curator, Claudia Castro Luna, has selected the 2026 Jack Straw Writers: @npboisseau.bsky.social, Kevin Dean, Elissa Favero, @jeanferruzola.bsky.social, Rasheena Fountain, Gabriella Garcia, Maiah A Merino, @naihiwet.bsky.social,
January 7, 2026 at 10:31 PM
The latest episode of our Artist of the Week #podcast is up now, featuring #JackStrawArtist Alex Keller. Listen at jackstraw.org/podcasts/artist-of-the-week/ or subscribe via Apple Podcasts.
January 7, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Remember that video we posted the other day? Here’s some bts of the recording session. Without access to #Braille, this piece, and others like it created through the #BlindYouthAudioProject, wouldn’t be possible.

#BrailleDay #BrailleDay2026 #Access #BlindYouth #RecordingStudio #Seattle
January 4, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Here’s a beautiful poem from Saron to kick off the new year! Written with help from #poet and #TeachingArtist, Vicky Edmonds.

#JackStrawCulturalCenter #Poetry #AudioArts #ArtsIntegration #Education #RecordingStudio #Seattle #ConcordInternationalElementarySchool
January 2, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Could you tell which statements were true?

#BlindYouthAudioProject #BlindYouth #RecordingStudio #Seattle
January 2, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Happy New Year!

#NewYear2026
January 1, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Episode 8 of the 2025 season of SoundPages is up! Listen at jackstraw.org/podcasts/soundpages/ or subscribe via Apple Podcasts to hear #JackStrawWriter Mateo Bracken in conversation with #curator @alqalaqat.bsky.social

#JackStrawWriters #JackStrawWriters2025 #Podcast
December 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Thank you for supporting our programs for artists of all ages!

Please consider a gift of any size to support this work in 2026: www.wagives.org/organization...
December 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The latest episode of our Artist of the Week #podcast is up now, featuring #JackStrawArtist Robert Francis Flor. Listen at buff.ly/MIFFjrS or subscribe via Apple Podcasts.
December 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Looking for ways to mark the Winter Solstice? Check out Longest Night, a communally-minded, season-inspired Solstice party that brings light to the liminal space of the year’s darkest day.

RSVP at buff.ly/Jks8x3z
December 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Here’s a sample of #JackStrawWriter Sylvia Byrne Pollack’s work.

Word Work (Excerpt)

#JackStrawWriters #JackStrawWriters2019 #RecordingStudio #SeattleRecordingStudio #Seattle #Poetry
December 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The last few days of Hanukah are upon us! Let's hear how Rosalyn celebrates with her family.

#KimballElementarySchool #SeattlePublicSchools #Hanukkah2025
December 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Episode 7 of the 2025 season of SoundPages is up! Listen at jackstraw.org/podcasts/soundpages/ or subscribe via Apple Podcasts to hear #JackStrawWriter @connorwatkinsxu.bsky.social in conversation with #curator @alqalaqat.bsky.social.

#JackStrawWriters #JackStrawWriters2025 #Podcast
December 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Jack Straw Writers at SoulFood Poetry

Thursday, December 18, 6pm
SoulFood Poetry Night
SoulFood CoffeeHouse, 15748 Redmond Way, Redmond
FREE

@billhollands.bsky.social, @nhattnichols.bsky.social, and @connorwatkinsxu.bsky.social join this long-running reading series, in our last reading of 2025.
December 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
December 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Jack Straw x Bushwick Book Club Seattle 2025-2026: bit.ly/48iQLoj

Episode 6 features #JackStrawWriter Monique Ouk and #musician Nance Castro.

#BushwickBookClub #JackStrawCulturalCenter #JackStrawWriters #JackStrawWriters2025 #SeattleMusic #SeattleWriters
December 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Here’s the latest installment of our New Media Gallery #podcast. #JackStrawArtist Maya Nguyen talks with Carlos Nieto about her Jack Straw New Media Gallery installation huh ugh uh hm mhm.

Listen at jackstraw.org/podcasts/new-media-gallery/ or subscribe via Apple Podcasts
December 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM