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History Café: Seattle Mystic Al Hubbard

Wednesday March 18, 2026 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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Join Brad Holden, author of Seattle Mystic Alfred M. Hubbard for a discussion of one of Seattle’s most mysterious figures. Hubbard first appeared in the papers in 1919 for his supposed invention of a perpetual motion machine that harnessed energy from Earth’s atmosphere. From there, he transformed himself into a bootlegger, radio pioneer, top-secret spy, and eventually “the Johnny Appleseed of LSD”.

History Café is produced as a partnership between HistoryLink and MOHAI.

ASL Interpretation and CART captioning are available during the program. In addition, a limited number of Assistive Listening Devices are available upon request. For more accessibility support, email programs@mohai.org two weeks before the program.

Grab some food for thought–light food and drink will be available to purchase in the atrium.

If you can’t make it to the museum, tune in live on the MOHAI YouTube channel to virtually attend this event.

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Event Accessibility:
ASL Interpretation, CART Captioning, Assistive Listening Device
Cost:
Sliding Scale: Free-$50
Audiences:
Adults

Speaker Bio

Brad Holden

Brad Holden

When not out searching for local historical artifacts, Brad Holden enjoys writing about the more illicit side of Seattle’s past. He is a contributing writer for HistoryLink.org (an online encyclopedia of Washington state history) and his work has also appeared in Seattle Magazine and several newspapers. Holden has been profiled on KIRO and KOMO news, Seattle Refined, NPR, King 5 Evening! and various publications. His trilogy of books related to the Prohibition era are available online and at bookstores everywhere. He lives in Edmonds, WA.