If you have any questions about our events, please email Linda Willenberg at willenberglinda@gmail.com or call her at 425-641-1606.​​​​​​

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2025 Fall Luncheon with Elisabeth Farwell-Moreland, interim artistic director, Union Arts Center

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When: Wednesday, October 22, 12 p.m.
Where: Seattle Yacht Club, 1807 E Hamlin St., Seattle, WA 98112

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This year's fall luncheon will be held at noon on Wednesday, October 22, at the Seattle Yacht Club. Guests are welcome to attend.

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Earlier this year, A Contemporary Theatre (ACT) and Seattle Shakespeare Company merged. All of their productions will now be held in the Union Arts Center building in downtown Seattle (formerly known as ACT).

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Our featured speaker will be Elisabeth Farwell-Moreland, interim artistic director of the Union Arts Center.

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The title of her talk will be A New Beginning: The Future of A  Contemporary Theatre and Seattle Shakespeare Company. This presentation will focus on the merger of these two beloved Seattle theatres – why they chose to merge, and the artistic vision for the future. Within the discussion she will also focus on the struggles in theatre both nationally and locally since the COVID pandemic, including bringing audiences back to downtown Seattle and the mergers and partnerships of other local and national theatres​; the importance of building community through live theatre and building future audiences through education and community programs; and plans to create a true arts center with increased programs and readings, and making the space available to other community organizations.

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The luncheon will start at noon, and the doors will open at 11:45 a.m.

The cost of the luncheon is $60 per person. The menu choices are lemon-herb chicken, butternut squash ravioli (vegetarian), or polenta cakes and vegetables (vegan). Your entrée will be served with rolls and butter and your choice of coffee or tea.

 

You can register on this page, or mail in your menu choice and check to Puget Sound Association of Phi Beta Kappa, P.O. Box 84223, Seattle, WA 98124. 

 

Registration and payment must be received by October 14 in order to ensure entrée order with the venue.

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If you have any questions please contact Linda Willenberg at willenberglinda@gmail.com. You can also call her at 425-641-1606.

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Past Events

• 2025 

  • ​January 15: Young Phi Bete: Boba and Board Games on The Ave

  • January 25: Community volunteer event at Food Lifeline

  • January 30: Young Phi Bete: No-host dinner at Rhein House, Capitol Hill

  • February 8: Young Phi Bete: Husky Ice Skating at Kraken Community Center

  • February 10: Framh-Lewis Trio Virtual Live Performance

  • February 23: Young Phi Bete: Weekend Dinner at Alibi Room, Pike  Place Market

  • March 29: Tour of the Northwest African American Museum

  • May 15: Spring Luncheon with Professor Margaret O'Mara

  • May 24: Free docent tour of the Bellevue Botanical Garden

  • June 21: Free guided tour of Streissguth Gardens

• 2024

  • January 27: Young Phi Bete self-guided tour of the UW Biology Greenhouse followed by a no-host lunch at Shultzy’s

  • February 17: Coffee meet-up in West Seattle

  • February 24: Tour of Henry Art Gallery

  • March 9: Olympics-themed event: Gold Medal Rowing – Presentation by Karrin Klotz about her husband rowing in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics

  • March 23: Young Phi Bete event at Oasis Tea Zone with board games

  • April 6: Volunteer community service event at Food Lifeline packaging food for the homeless

  • April 20: Tour of the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) and coffee

  • May 2: Young Phi Bete event: Burke Museum tour and coffee

  • May 15: Spring Luncheon at Seattle Yacht Club — PBK Secretary and CEO Frederick Lawrence, speaker

  • June 22: Guided tour of Bellevue Botanical Gardens

  • June 22: Young Phi Bete picnic and games at Gas Works Park   

  • August 22: Picnic at Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island

  • September 14: Tour of UW Biology Greenhouse followed by a no-host luncheon at Shultzy’s Bar and Grill

  • October 3: Young Phi Bete event: Key Connections at Big Time Brewery and Alehouse

  • October 19: Tour of Seattle Aquarium

  • November 20: Fall Luncheon: Jevin West, UW Information School, speaker. Presentation of Pathfinder Awards and recognition of 2024 scholarship winners.

  • November 2: Young Phi Bete Event: Indoor bouldering experience and lunch

  • December 5: PBK 247th anniversary celebration event at Big Time Brewery and Alehouse

  • December 19: Young Phi Bete event: No-host dinner at BaBar at South Lake Union