Local broadcaster and historian Feliks Banel explores our region’s darkest weather days and most infamous storms. With archival photos, radio, and TV clips, Banel takes us back in time to hear stories of those who survived some of the worst Pacific Northwest weather in recorded history.
Further, Banel explores how these storms can revive our shared humanity. Frightening weather can bind communities together to share resources, commiserate, and protect each other. Participants are encouraged to share their own memories of how they survive being snowed in, washed out, or left without power in the wake of a big storm—and why we remember those moments for the rest of our lives.
Feliks Banel is a writer and producer, and serves as editor of COLUMBIA, the quarterly magazine of the Washington State Historical Society. He has been a host and contributor for KIRO Radio on matters of Northwest history and culture for many years; he created the history series This NOT Just In for KUOW Public Radio; and he produces documentaries for the Seattle Channel.
Banel lives in Seattle.
Upcoming Events
- When
- 2:00 pm, Saturday,
February 23, 2019 - Where
- Mason County Historical Society Museum
427 W. Railroad Ave
Shelton, WA 98584 United States
- When
- 2:00 pm, Monday,
April 15, 2019 - Where
- Magnuson Park Brig
6344 74th Street
Seattle, WA 98115 United States
- When
- 6:00 pm, Wednesday,
April 17, 2019 - Where
- Community Cultural Center (CCC)
411 S. Western Ave.
Tonasket, WA 98855 United States
Learn More
For more information on how to book a speaker, please contact Hannah Schwendeman at (206) 682-1770 x101 or by email.