About Our Big Neighborhood
Our Big Neighborhood is an intergenerational, multicultural exchange aimed to develop minds and bodies through movement, rhythm, food, craft and storytelling. Our mission is to empower artists by giving them a platform to share their art, their craft, and their culture with the community. Through partnerships with businesses, organizations, and everyday folx throughout Washington State, Our Big Neighborhood reveals that folklife happens every day—in customs, conventions, and practices that we live out actively and subconsciously, and the interactions that evolve those traditions on a regular basis.
NW Folklife Special Events
NW Folklife works with partners all over Seattle and Washington State. We love to work in collaboration and cooperation with our community partners to produce, co-produce, and support a wide variety of events, concerts, and exhibits.
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Challenging boundaries, genres, and classifications
SuperFolk tests our boundaries for genre and classification, giving us permission to slide in between and amongst dimensions that have been too often demarcated into tiny little boxes. Within the realm of SuperFolk, all ingredients are good ingredients and can belong together in various interpretations, tapestries, and amalgamations.
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Folklife Sessions at Métier Brewing Company
We're excited to announce a new partnership with Metier Brewing Company. Every 1st Thursday, NW Folklife will host a concert at Metier's Central District location from 6-8pm.
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Saturday Family Concerts Series
NW Folklife is proud to partner with Town Hall Seattle this season to curate a series of Saturday Family Concert events that combine music, dance, and visual art to showcase the diverse cultures here in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. The Concert Series offers a special opportunity for young people and families to interact with culture, not just be witness to it!
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Wonder/Wander Fest
Explore parks, arts organizations, arts & cultural businesses, events, venues, and exhibits you’ve never seen. Wonder/Wander invites you to pique your curiosity, inspire your senses, and engage your own wonder.