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”.

Where: Museum of History and Industry; 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109

When: Wednesday, March 18 at 6:30 pm

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

Interpreters: Amie Pease & Jessica Skolrood

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.

ID: Black and white photograph of a book titled “Seattle Mystic: Alfred M. Hubbard. Inventor, Bootlegger & Psychedelic Pioneer.” By Brad Holden. Foreword by Don Lattin. Next to title, a black and white photograph of a white man with a tie, grinning and below, other old black and white photograph of Seattle with Smith Tower in the background. The background behind the book is blue and pink in psychedelic swirls."