WEIRD at NIGHT is a surreal comedy, art share, live stream hosted by Patrick Galactic every Saturday night at 10PM on Converge Media. This week features Problem Magic Comedy, Thavoron, Enumclaw, Aaron Semer and a poetry performance by Catricia Hiebert!

Happy Thursday! Today on the Rewind With Besa hosted by Besa Gordon, Besa updates us on the total number of Monkeypox in Washington State, a new spicy chicken restaurant called Al’s Hot Chicken coming to Tacoma, new music drops, rumors of Wendy Williams being married again and more!

Guess what! It's time to Rewind With Besa! Today on The Rewind, Besa gives an update on Brittney Griner, monkeypox, Starbucks closing down local stores, Instagram updates, Mystikal getting arrested, and more.

Seattle JazzED is a music education nonprofit, and they’re expanding their fall programming for young people across the region. Founded to teach and honor the great legacy of jazz music, their goal continues of making sure kids experience the life-changing magic of teamwork, creativity, and confidence that comes from dedicated education in the undoubtedly quintessential Black American art form. 

The Seattle Storm got out to an early lead against the Minnesota Lynx, and never looked back. With Lauren Jackson in attendance, Briann January and Sylvia Fowles being honored, there were plenty of festivities before and during the big win.

The Seattle Sounders secured three critical points in a 1-0 victory over FC Dallas. Nico Lodeiro remains perfect from the spot, converting Seattle's only goal

Guess what! It's time to Rewind With Besa! Today on The Rewind, Besa catches you up with local events such as Seafair, HAMILTON at the Paramount, Summer Sky Vol 1, and this month's featured events at Pier 62.

Seattle Opera pops the cork on its monumental 2022/23 season with Gaetano Donizetti’s delightful summer sipper, The Elixir of Love. After a beautiful film production in 2020, this colorful comedy returns to McCaw Hall in a new-to-Seattle production with an intoxicating mix of ingredients: zany characters, lovestruck buffoonery, and a happy ending—all set to sparkling music perfect for a summer’s day.

Portland Hip Hop Week is an annual celebration of art and culture in Northern Oregon. The festivities bring together artists of all types, from DJ’s to rappers to break dancers and everything in between. Founded in 2015 by legendary Portland DJ O.G.ONE who is a DJ for the Portland Trailblazers as well as Vice President of the PNW Recording Academy and the late northwest music industry icon StarChile, the events focus on community engagement and are community-organized. 

One Vibe is proud to unveil the eighth annual Madaraka Festival on Saturday, August 13th and Sunday August 14th. Madaraka Festival brings Africa’s finest musicians and creatives together with world renowned artists and innovators for a celebration of music and civic purpose. The festival will be held from 2:00 pm at Pier 62 at Waterfront Park in Seattle, Washington where we will have live musical performances, African food, and art!

Charles Hamaker of Circling Seattle Sports sat down with Seattle Kraken radio announcer Everett Fitzhugh for a conversation about his journey to becoming the NHL’s first Black full-time play-by-play broadcaster. They discussed topics ranging from growing up as a hockey fan to his time in minor-league hockey to his current job with the Kraken.

WEIRD at NIGHT is streaming live at 10 PM, Saturday Night, from the Trial of Dartone the Third! In the WAN-iverse, when we go big - we go huge and the Trial of Dartone the Third promises to be strange, surreal, explosive, implosive, and surprising. There will be music by Terry Monstrosity, NOTFOR$ALE, Noel Brass Jr., Air Jazz, and more! Public Access gems from the past will be entered into evidence and Patrick Galactic hosts the entire live experience beginning with a sing-a-long incantation and ending with a stream-of-consciousness auto-write!

Tre Simmons and Emergency Feeding Program will be hosting a Back To School backpack and supply giveaway on August 20th at Garfield High School. They’ll welcome students from throughout the community to come get the gear they need to be successful in school this year.

The Seattle Storm recognized KD Hall during a halftime ceremony on July 24 as part of their Believe in Women Night presented by Symetra. Hall was joined by Ljeoma Oluo and Joycelyn Thomas. The event is part of Force4Change, the franchise’s social justice platform. 

The Seattle Mariners completed a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers thanks to a three-run blast by Julio Rodriguez and some great pitching. Seattle will head on the road for a tough road trip, but in good spirits thanks to the sweep.

The Seattle Mariners took the series against the Texas Rangers thanks to a walk off in game two. Julio Rodriguez returned to the Seattle lineup, homering in his first at bat.

The Baseball Beyond Borders 18u Senior Division All-Star Team travelled to Compton to represent Seattle in the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) West Region Senior Baseball Tournament. The team put up a strong showing, including an 11-6 victory over Colorado Rockies RBI on Saturday morning. Despite being eliminated after the first two days, it was a great experience and a fun trip.

The Seattle Mariners got back in the win column and took game one of the series in their July 25th win against the Texas Rangers. Seattle first baseman Ty France had a three hit night.

The reason I started these mixers is because I truly felt that people who look like me in the media industry, or even just influencers sometimes don't have the right information on how to properly promote themselves on social media, how to properly use the algorithm to their best advantage, or even how to reach out to brands. So I wanted to put something together where we can have people like the Vida Agency come in and give us some top-notch information on how to make sure that we’re really living our best lives out here and getting paid for it.

This week on Rewind With Besa Season 2 Ep 3, Besa Gordon is talking about addictions, how she's working through her own, and she got to the point of poor management when it comes to alcohol consumption. However, before the talk gets too deep, Besa recaps us on all the hottest events happening in Seattle such as BLXST, All Day & A Night Official Day Party Presented by Creative Econ, #CHBP, South Sound Music Festival, General Baptist Convention Northwest 70th Annual Jubilee Session, Seattle Art Fair 2022, and Charlie Onna Friday.