Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute

08/14/2025

05/20/2025

Langston Seattle presents BLACK NERD FEST this weekend. What a lineup - Workshops, performances, artist market, block party! More info here: https://www.langstonseattle.org/programs/seattle-black-nerd-fest-2025/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKZ1fNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE1a3dkSkZNTEhQNUd5ZEllAR7rvs2TAUC1wPsyYuaPOrzAnNonNd59AE3HNwc0qzywQCk-e0pFg8S2Q1xPhw_aem_8w5sG_4ROPl8CL1XlVvEWA

04/14/2025

LHPAI alumni and the Central District's own Ahmadou Seck is a producer of the Apple TV series "Government Cheese". Join us, Langston Seattle, and Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas for a FREE screening of the first two episodes on Saturday, April 19. Doors open at 4 and screening starts at 4:15.

RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/government-cheese-apple-tv-live-viewing-langston-hughes-performing-arts-tickets-1321753172319

San Fernando Valley, 1969. Where the American Dream gets surreal.

12/27/2024

"For those who know her, Boas-Dupree is the backbone of the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute. Her steady leadership, tireless advocacy, and unwavering dedication have kept the space thriving as a beacon of Black culture in Seattle."

Read The Seattle Medium feature on Sandra Boas-Dupree, Facility Manager at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute: seattlemedium.com/seattle-medium-sandra-boas-dupree

11/18/2024

Submissions for Seattle Black Film Festival are open! 🎬

Visit langstonseattle.org/sbff to submit your film and learn more.

Join Langston Seattle April 24-27 for the annual Seattle Black Film Festival!

11/05/2024

Join Langston Seattle for a meaningful Kwanzaa Event on Nov. 9, celebrating the seven principles of Kwanzaa! Watch a special performance of “A Royal Reminder of the 7 Principles,” engage in community discussions, and support youth entrepreneurs at the marketplace featuring vendors from Never 2 Early to Create and Innovate (N2E), Kinara Park Kids, and more. The marketplace is open before, between, and after performances.

Get Tickets: .langstonseattle.org/programs/a-royal-reminder-of-the-7-principles-of-kwanzaa

11/04/2024

"Some celebrities go out of their way to conceal their roots, but Quincy Jones, who died Sunday at age 91, had always expressed a warm and lasting loyalty to Seattle, where he spent his formative musical years."

Read more in the Seattle Times: seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/what-seattle-meant-to-quincy-jones-and-what-he-meant-to-the-city

10/31/2024

Kutt’N’Up is back and they are bringing the heat. The Littest hip hop dance show in the PNW for all generations!

Join Langston Seattle at LHPAI on Nov. 2, 7 p.m.: langstonseattle.org/programs/kuttnup-20-year-reunion

10/22/2024

Embark on a transformative journey with the Messy Movement Lab class, Thursdays through November 21! Presented by Langston Seattle .

RSVP: langstonseattle.org/programs/the-messy-movement-lab

10/21/2024

For over 30 years, Earshot Jazz has been putting on the biggest jazz fest in the Pacific Northwest, featuring concerts, panel discussions, and community-focused programming for a unique and unforgettable experience every year. Join Langston Seattle and LHPAI Oct. 22-26 for a jazz-filled lineup! Learn more: earshot.org

10/18/2024

Dance fitness instructed by Deon “The BodiMechanik” Abdullah, of Holistic Coalition. MixxedFit® is a people-inspired dance fitness program that combines explosive dance movements with bodyweight toning. Moves are easy to follow and repetitive, we dance to Today’s Hits, R&B, Hip Hop, Pop, and basically whatever is trending on TikTok. RSVP: langstonseattle.org/programs/mixxedfit-w-bodimechanik

Presented by Langston Seattle at LHPAI. Pay what you can.

10/11/2024

Join us at LHPAI for "Hold Fast to Dreams," featuring Margaret Bonds’s Credo, with poetry by Langston Hughes, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Youth Speaks Seattle.

Sunday, Oct. 13, 3 p.m. at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, 104 17th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144

Info and tickets: choralartsnw.org/season/

We are offering a special discount to the LHPAI community! Adults use the code LHOct2024A to receive $10 off a Presale Ticket and students use the code LHOCT2024S to receive $10 off a Presale Student Ticket before Oct. 13.