This week we are featuring a seasonal beer that we have in from Scuttlebutt Brewing Company in Everett, WA.

10° Below Ale is an imperial dunkelweiss style beer that is dark, chocolaty, malty, and smooth. If you pour it into a glass it produces a nice head and settles into quite the satisfying winter ale. And it's only available for a limited time, so come check it out soon!

If you're looking for something to do tonight, there is a great event happening at town hall: the Annual Concert of Sacred Music by Duke Ellington, presented by Earshot Jazz. It starts at 7:30pm.

Ellington's wonderful "Sacred Music" is both serious and swinging. It is a reverent and hip body of jazz composition, written late in his career, for jazz big band, vocal and instrumental soloists, gospel choir, and tap dancers.

For the past 21 years Earshot Jazz has presented an annual concert of Ellington's Sacred Music. The concert features the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, co-directed by Michael Brockman and Clarence Acox, guest vocalists Everett Greene, Nichol Eskridge, and the NW Chamber Chorus, and special guest tap-dancer Alex Dugdale.

Tickets run between $15-34 and can be purchased beforehand at Brown Paper Tickets.

Come join neighbors, business-owners and friends for an outdoor holiday festival! Sponsored by the Union Street Business Group, "Coffee, Choirs and Capoeira" is an hour long opportunity to gather and enjoy the diversity of our neighborhood. Here are the details:

When & Where: 23rd & Union (in front of the Drop-In Center), 12/18, 6pm-7pm, We Will Have Tents:)

Who's Performing:
6:00-6:20, Michael Yasutake's Emerald City Jazz Ensemble
6:25-6:40, FICA Seattle, (Capoeira), Afro-Brazilian Martial Arts & Dance
6:45-7:00, Mt. Calvary Gospel Choir

Snacks & Hot Drinks Provided By: Katy's Corner Cafe, Fatima Cafe, Tougo Coffee, Cortona Cafe, and Thompson's Point of View

This week we are highlighting a business card from Mike Halperin, a founding trustee of Seattle JazzED, a non-profit organization that trains Seattle-area youth in high level jazz music training and performance. One of the important aspects of JazzED's mission is that they offer opportunities to youth regardless of their previous access to musical resources or ability to pay tuition. They reach out into under-served areas in the community and give opportunities to learn self-confidence and discipline through the rich heritage of jazz music. Auditions are held every year in September for students to join, and the program is 25 weeks long.

If you scroll down on their Listen & Learn page, you can watch a couple videos of previous performances from Seattle JazzED students. Check out the website or contact Mike (mike@mhelperin.com) for more info!

If you're looking for something to do this Thursday evening, we wanted to let you know that Madrona K-8 is presenting its annual winter program at 7pm. This year's program is entitled "An Emerald City Winter Wonderland" ---it was put together by several teachers and staff members and is sure to be a cute holiday treat! It will take place on their lunchroom stage and admission is free!