News & Announcements

Author Magazine Interviews David Wagoner

Writer-in-residence David Wagoner discusses place, language and meaning in poetry with Author Magazine. Watch the video here.  

Metamorphosis: New Collages by Maya Jeffereis

Metamorphosis: New Collages by Maya Jeffereis is on exhibit in the Hugo Gallery from August 18 - October 19.

Metamorphosis is a series of collages that illustrates the metamorphosis of our environment and the implications this change has on the fate of humankind.   

An opening reception with the artist will be held on August 18, 6-9 p.m. The reception is free.   

The Latest News from the Zine Archive

ZAPP has officially moved upstairs to the second floor of Hugo House and, with the help of volunteer zinesters, librarians, archivists and historians, is in the process of reopening.

Read the latest news from the Zine Archive here.

Ten-Minute Play Festival Runs Aug. 16 - Sept. 7

Next Stage, in residence at Richard Hugo House, presents "The Nexus Project: A Ten-Minute Play Festival" featuring short plays written by some of Seattle's most interesting playwrights Scot Augustson, Elizabeth Heffron, Marya Sea Kaminski and John Longenbaugh, among others.

"The Nexus Project" runs August 16 through September 7 (Thursdays - Sundays at 7:30 p.m. Additional performances Fri. & Sat. at 9:30 p.m.). Tickets are available at brownpapertickets.com.

For more info: www.nextstage.org

Hugo Literary Series 2008-2009 Line-Up

Two years ago we dreamed up an idea of inviting writers to create new work based on themes, and then paying them (yes, paying them). And about a year ago we launched the Hugo Literary Series with new stories about Howard Hughes' love for ham hocks (Randall Kenan), an artist's journey through drawing and drugs (Ellen Forney) and one man's quest to make it out of a public restroom alive (Monica Drake).

Our second season of the Hugo Literary Series brings four more evenings of risk and reward with some of the most exciting writers—and songwriters—working today: Sherman Alexie, Aimee Bender, Vikram Chandra, Marie Howe, Pam Houston, The Maldives, Richard Rodriguez and Laura Veirs—to name just a few.

Series passes and individual tickets go on sale starting September 1 at brownpapertickets.com, but if you are itching to learn more about the Hugo Literary Series you can find information on our here.

"Frequently Asked Questions" Tickets on Sale Now

A few months ago, monologist Mike Daisey came to us with an idea— part improv, part storytelling and all risk— and without batting a Shift key, we said, “yes.”

On September 3 at 8 p.m., Daisey and Reggie Watts (front man of Seattle’s Maktub) will answer life’s other frequently asked questions, like “Why is my pleasure so fleeting?” “Am I here for a reason?” “Why didn't I live up to my potential?”

Tickets are $18/$15 for Hugo House and Town Hall Seattle members, students and seniors & can be purchased at brownpapertickets.com.