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TABLE OF CONTENTS APRIL 2016 FEATURES: 14th Annual Dirty Dan Harris Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Detour to Bellingham – Elvis Costello at the Mount Baker Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ferndale Cherry Blossom Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Procession of the Species Heralds the Return of Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Skagit Opera is Proud to Present Norma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Surf the WAVE (Washington Allegro Vivace Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The Skagit Valley Chorale: Celebrating in Song 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Two New York Institutions Take To Our Local Stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 U.S. Marine Band Saxophonist to perform with The North Cascades Concert Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

DEPARTMENTS: Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-26 Bazaars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Benefits & Fundraisers . . . . . . . 32-33 Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . 15-22 Crafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Cuisine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14 Family & Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 28 Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Health & Fitness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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On the cover: Patti LuPone is a two-time Grammy Award winner, a two-time Tony Award winner

and an American Theater Hall of Fame inductee. She will grace the stage of the Mount Baker Theatre on April 23 at 7:30pm. See story on page 3. Photo by Rahav “Iggy” Segev, Photopass.com.

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Two New York Institutions Take To Our Local Stage

This spring, the Mount Baker Theatre continues its tradition of bringing New York culture to our local stage with two major NYC acts: the multi-award-winning Broadway icon, Patti LuPone, and the groundbreaking international music festival, globalFEST. In our own version of Live from Lincoln Center, here are two entities that have come from that famous New York venue to play our cherished MBT stage. For over a decade, globalFEST has fostered cultural exchange through a major New York music festival and related events—including SXSW, Bonnaroo, and Lincoln Center. GlobalFEST—also a volunteer-run non-profit—describes their organization as one that “values cultural diversity as a source of unity rather than division.” We are thrilled to feature their upcoming tour, gF on the Road: Creole Carnival, on our own historic stage on Tues., April 12 at 7pm. This Creole Carnival includes a combination of Brazilian, Haitian, and Jamaican musical traditions as it “honors the roots of African musical currents, crossed with a fusion of sounds from the Americas.” This dynamic and diverse grouping unites these musical traditions in a Carnival, creating the atmosphere of an international party. Patti Lupone, of course, is also no stranger to the Lincoln Center stage. Trained at Julliard, LuPone has performed in an extraordinary number of Broadway shows, including Evita, Gypsy, Les Miserables, Oliver!, The Cradle Will Rock, and many more. In addition to her powerhouse voice, her acting has been featured in a number of films (Driving Miss Daisy, Witness, Family Prayers, and more), as well as television series (Girls, American Horror Story, Glee, 30 Rock, Penny Dreadful, Will & Grace, and more). As shown by her Tony Awards, Drama Desk Awards, Olivier Awards, among others, LuPone’s triple-threat excellence is a must-see on our stage here in Bellingham on Sat., April 23 at 7:30pm.

Creole Carnival combines Brazilian, Haitian, and Jamaican music. The modern and beloved samba group Casuarina has conquered the music scene in Brazil and abroad; Emeline Michel has been called “The Joni Mitchell of Haiti;” “Rural Jamaican bluesman Brushy one-String puts the world together with a one-stringed guitar.” –http://archive.rockpaperscissors.biz.

Patti LuPone’s solo show, “Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda… Played That Part” sold out at Carnegie Hall. Don’t miss the chance to see it at Mount Baker Theatre! Photo by Axel Dupeux.

In her current tour, “Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda… Played That Part,” LuPone performs songs from musicals which she could have played, should have played, did play, and will play, including songs from Hair, West Side Story, and from her award-winning performances in Evita and Gypsy. As described by The New York Post, this tour is full of amusing arrangements, “filled with running gags that were delivered with the crack timing of a stand-up comedian.” With globalFEST and Patti LuPone, the Mount Baker Theatre is kicking off spring with two brilliant New York City institutions that will give you a taste of the Northeast right here in the Northwest. Mount Baker Theatre thanks Charles Schwab, sponsor of Patti Lupone, and the Community Food Coop, sponsor of globalFEST.

Director, Rob Pattermann Assistant Director, Warren Hopkins in concert ...

Friday, April 29 • 7:30pm Blaine High School PAC 1055 H St, Blaine

Saturday, April 30 • 3pm Anacortes High School Brodniak Hall

A dramatic and entertaining performance, a stirring lesson in patriotism, and an unforgettable music event, all in one program, featuring saxophonist Gregory Ridlington.

1600 20th St

Sunday, May 1 • 3pm

Arlington High School Linda Byrnes PAC 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd

Tickets:

Free admission, donations will be greatly appreciated. North Cascades Concert Band is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization

Gunnery Sgt. Gregory Ridlington, United States Marine Band

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Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and Anne-Marie McDermott – “Good

friends can bring out different qualities in one another,” so wrote the New York Times praising the “fiery, winning” performances of violinist Nadja SalernoSonnenberg and pianist Anne-Marie McDermott. The two stellar musicians team up, Fri., April 1, 7:30pm for a recital presented by the Bellingham Anne-Marie McDermott & Festival of Music. Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg. The concert at WWU PAC features much loved sonatas by Beethoven, Brahms, and Fauré plus Arvo Pärt’s ethereal, shimmering Spiegel im Spiegel. The artists will also present a free public lecture-demonstration, the same day, 11am-noon, in WWU PAC’s Rm. 16. Admission is $35-$45 general / $25 faculty/staff / $12 students. More info: 360-650-6146, boxoffice@wwu.edu or www.bellinghamfestival.org.

Bellingham Ukulele Group Monthly Jam – Join us for our monthly ukulele BUG jam on Sat., April 2 from 3-4:30pm at St. James Presbyterian Church Social Hall (910 14th St.). We hold a 45-minute

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beginner session at 2pm. Bring The Daily Ukulele, Vol. 1, the BUG song book (downloadable from our website), and a music stand. Some loaner ukuleles and songbooks available. Admission is $5 suggested donation. • BUG @ Roeder: Come and sing songs with us from The Daily Ukulele, Vol. 1 in the parlor of the historic Roeder Home (2600 Sunset Dr., Bellingham) on Wed., April 20 from 7-8:30pm. All instruments welcome. Admission is free/donations appreciated. Some loaner ukuleles and books available. Info: bhamuke@gmail.com , 360-734-1792 or www.bellinghamukulelegroup.com.

Loudon Wainwright III – The Lincoln

Theatre (712 S. 1st St., Mount Vernon) presents Loudon Wainwright III, a Grammy Award-winning American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. Loudon Wainwright III came to fame when “Dead Skunk” became a Top 20 hit in 1972. His songs have since been recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, his son Rufus Wainwright, and Mose Allison, among others. Bellingham’s The Scarlet Locomotive opens the show! Performance on Sat., April 2 at 8pm. Admission is $36 / $32 / $28 / $24 / $2 off members. Info: 360-336-8955, tobie@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org. (more music on page 6)

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Detour to Bellingham – Elvis Costello at the Mount Baker Theatre by Marla Bronstein Full disclosure. I have been a fan of Elvis Costello and his music for almost the entirety of his four-decade career. When I saw that his US “Detour” concert schedule included an appearance at the Mount Baker Theatre on April 17, I begged for the opportunity to write this piece about him. For those not familiar, London-born Elvis Costello, née Declan Patrick MacManus, is a singer-songwriter and record producer. Costello’s father was well-known singer and bandleader Ross MacManus, who used aliases for his commercial singles. Ross used “Costello” for the same reason his son did: It was Ross’ grandmother’s maiden name. Costello began his career in London’s pub rock scene in the early 1970s and became associated with the first wave of the British punk and new wave movement. Costello’s discography currently includes more than 50 studio albums, compilations, iTunes only releases, live versions and collaborations. We are beneficiaries of Costello allowing himself the opportunity to dabble in music genres from country to classical, rap to traditional jazz. His debut album, My Aim Is True, was recorded in 1977. His third album, Armed Forces, was released in 1979, and features his most successful single “Oliver’s Army.” These albums appear on My Rolling Stone’s 2004 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 1989, eight albums later, Costello released Spike, which included “Veronica,” co-written with Paul McCartney. It was his biggest single on the U.S. Top 20 Pop Charts. At the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards, “Veronica” won the Award for Best Male Video. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Costello No. 80 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. From 2008 to 2010, he hosted Spectacle, an in-depth music and talk show. In the August 2013 issue of Vanity Fair, Costello wrote “500 Albums Essential To A Happy Life.” None of his own music appears on the list. He said, “There are at least 500 records better than everything that I’ve made.”

Costello has threatened retirement a number of times, as early as the 1980s. In September, 2013 Costello released Wise Up Ghost, a collaboration with The Roots. In a BBC documentary that year, Costello said that Wise Up Ghost was to be his last album. It was not. His Bellingham visit follows the 2015 release of his memoir, Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink (Blue Rider Press/ Penguin Random House.) Its soundtrack, Unfaithful Music is a 2-disc set released this past October that includes old favorites as well as two previously unreleased tracks.

Over the years, Costello has exhibited his share of bad celebrity behavior in business and personal relationships. And yet, he continues to emerge virtually unscathed. In early March of this year, the Songwriters Hall of Fame announced Costello will be inducted at its 47th annual ceremony. Based upon reviews from his current tour, Costello has discovered the fountain of youth, and maintains the same energy level he had in the 1970s. Before arriving in Bellingham on this tour, he will have performed in twelve venues in nine cities. He then heads to the UK & Europe for the months of May and June. Some of the shows before and after he hits Bellingham are already sold out. Joining Costello on his 2016 tour is Larkin Poe, two harmonious sisters from Atlanta. Arrive at the Baker in time for their first downbeat. Tickets for the Sunday, April 17, 7:30pm concert (if the show isn’t sold out by the time you read this), may be obtained by contacting the Mount Baker Theatre by phone at 360-734-6080 or through their website at www.mountbakertheatre.com. Photo courtesy of Elvis Costello.

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Madama Butterfly (Puccini; Met Live) – Kristine Opolais brings her

heartbreaking interpretation of the title role in Madama Butterfly to Live in HD screens for the first time, in Anthony Minghella’s critically acclaimed 2006 production. Roberto Alagna sings Lieutenant Pinkerton, the callous officer who crushes Butterfly’s dreams of love.

Debuting conductor Karel Mark Chichon leads a cast that also includes Maria Zifchak as Suzuki and Dwayne Croft as Sharpless. Screenings on Sat., April 2 from 9:45am-1pm and Sun., April 10 at 1pm. Admission is $23 adults / $19 seniors / $16 students / $2 off members. More info: tobie@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org.

BMC/WWU Awards – Pianist Daniel

Chong will perform for the Bellingham Music Club on Wed., April 6 at 10:30am at Trinity Lutheran Church (119 Texas St.), along with three other winners of the club’s annual awards to Western Washington University students. The other winners are: percussionist Silas Stewart, violinist Emily Ponten, and pianist Gabija Vaicekonis. Free admission. More info: 360-306-8580, rsnyhowl@q.com or www.bellinghammusicclub.org.

Ukulele Fun & Song Circle – Have fun

strumming and singing at the Ukulele Fun & Song Circle on Wednesdays from 1-2pm at the Mount Vernon Senior Center (1401 Cleveland St.). Beginners welcome. Loaner ukes available. Play along or just come to sing with us. Song sheets provided or come and share a song. Admission by free will donation. More info: 206-790-4862 or yogaheartspace0@gmail.com.

Night Beat: Silas Stewart and David Hoogkamer – Percussionist Silas Stewart

and saxophonist David Hoogkamer will

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perform a new composition, written for them, at 7:30pm on Thurs., April 7 at First Congregational Church (2401 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham). This performance is part of the Night Beat series presented by the Bellingham Music Club. Also performing will be pianist Daniel Chong, violinist Emily Ponten and pianist Gabija Vaicekonis. Tickets will be $15 online and at the door,

Surf the WAVE

(Washington Allegro Vivace Ensemble) 1 part EXPERIENCE, 2 parts TALENT, 3 parts JOY and YOU! That’s the winning combo for the WAVE, Washington Allegro Vivace Ensemble, Bellingham’s newest, professional chamber music series: 14 monthly concerts in sets of two, 7-8:40pm Fridays and Saturdays, live and resident at Fairhaven’s Firehouse Performing Arts Center. WAVE is under the experienced directorship of ex-professor Patrick Neher, a Juilliard trained composer and professional bassist who retired early from the University of Arizona and recently moved to Bellingham. Did we mention TALENT? Besides outstanding local artists: Mr. Neher and violists Eric Kean and Lisa Humphrey, WAVE’s opening performers will also include violinist Nancy DiNovo, formerly Concertmaster of the CBC Radio Orchestra, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Edmonton and Victoria Symphonies and member of the Boston Symphony; cellist Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick, holder of the Levine Contemporary Music chair at Cal Arts, who has recorded for the Wergo, Nonesuch, New Albion, Voyager, and Cold Blue labels; and pianist Martin Kennedy, who has performed for NPR and the BBC and has appeared on concert stages worldwide. And speaking of JOY, WAVE’s premiere on May 27 & 28 opens with the gorgeous Beethoven Sonata #5, Op 102 for cello and piano, jumps 85 years to the rousing Dohnányi Serenade Op. #10 for string trio, a piece foreshadowing neoclassicism by three decades; steps back to Heinrich Biber’s toweringly polyphonic, 17th century Passacaglia for Solo Violin; then closes with Mendelssohn’s crystalline sextet for piano, violin, 2 violas, cello, and bass. Then there’s YOU, who might just be checking WAVE’s new website, www.allegrovivace.us. If so, circle these dates: May 27/28; June 24/25; July 22/23; Aug. 19/20; Sept. 16/17; Oct. 14/15; and Nov. 18/19, and order tickets early!

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with free admission for WWU students. Take a teen for free with a paying adult. A mini-subscription to the Night Beat concerts in April, May, and June is $30. Info: 360-306-8580, rsnyhowl@q.com or www.bellinghammusicclub.org.

Students are welcome to attend free of charge. All donations help continue our young performers programs. Refreshments are provided. More info: 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org or www.jansenartcenter.org.

the Whatcom Museum Old City Hall Rotunda Room (121 Prospect St.). Admission is $3. More info: 360-778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www. whatcommuseum.org.

Backstage @ the Border presents: Cathy Mason, Kelley Porter and Susan Thomson – Backstage @ the

Brown Bag: Mockingbird Trio A Cappella Concert – Mockingbird is an

The Jansen Jazz Band presents the last concert of the season on Thurs., April 21 at 7:30pm at Jansen Art Center (321 Front St., Lynden). This community music ensemble is directed by Steve Herrick, and includes over 25 local musicians. The Spring Concert program has a bit of

Border Coffeehouse provides a gathering place and listening room where Northwest Washington and Southwest B.C. audiences can hear live music. Proceeds after expenses benefit the greater Blaine-Birch Bay community with assistance for food, utilities, lodging, gas and other needs. Join us for the performance on Sat., April 9 at 7pm at Christ Episcopal Church (382 Boblett St., Blaine). Admission is $7 donation at the door. More info: 360-9279085, info@backstageattheborder.com or www.backstageattheborder.com.

Two String Quintets and Two Pianists: Martinu and Brahms –

Popular Bellingham pianists, Jeffrey Gilliam and Dan Sabo, will be joined by special guests—Seattle string players, violinists Artur Girsky and Natasha Menbazhanov, of the Seattle Symphony, and violist Laura Renz and cellist Page Smith, of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra—on Sun., April 10 at 3pm at the Firehouse PAC (1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham). The program will feature one of Brahms’ masterpieces, the monumental Quintet in F Minor, and a little-known, but equally engaging work, the 2nd quintet of Martinu, sprightly and upbeat, filled with quirky rhythms and unusual twists. Admission is $15 general / $5 students. More info: 360-671-6104, bellinghamhouseconcerts@gmail.com or www.bellinghamhouseconcerts.com.

Roberto Devereaux (Donizetti; Met Live) – The Lincoln Theatre (712 S. 1st

St., Mount Vernon) presents a live broadcast of Roberto Devereaux on Sat., April 16 at 9:45am and an encore broadcast on Sun., April 24 at 1pm. The final opera in Donizetti’s “Tudor trilogy” focuses on the older Queen Elizabeth I, who is forced to sign the death warrant of the nobleman she loves. Admission is $23 adults / $19 seniors / $16 students / $2 off members. More info: 360-3368955, tobie@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org.

Sunday @ 3 Youth Performance –

Sunday @ 3 is part of a youth performance concert series at the Jansen Art Center in Lynden (321 Front St.) on Sun., April 17 at 3pm. Produced by reknown music educator Jerri Mercer, the concert promotes young performers while offering a performance space for musicians to showcase their developing music talents to a live audience. Sunday @ 3 counts on the community to help encourage our young performers while giving a low-cost musical experience for the public. There is a suggested donation of $5 for adults.

a cappella trio consisting of Robin Wallbridge, Sherrie Lutsch, and Ali Harris. The trio has been delighting audiences throughout the Pacific Northwest for more than twelve years. Come and hear them perform on Thurs., April 21 at 12:30pm in

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U.S. Marine Band Saxophonist to perform with The North Cascades Concert Band Gunnery Sergeant Gregory Ridlington, saxophonist with the United States Marine Band “The President’s Own” from Washington DC., will be the featured soloist with the The North Cascades Concert Band (NCCB). The Marine Band is America’s oldest continuously active professional musical organization. Founded in 1798, the band has performed for every U.S. president since John Adams. Known as “The President’s Own” since the days of Thomas Jefferson, the Marine Band’s mission is to provide music for the President of the United States and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. The theme for the spring concerts is “Sousa, and All That Jazz.” Rob Pattermann and Assistant Director Warren Hopkins direct the NCCB. The concerts are free; however, donations to the NCCB are greatly appreciated. This show will be presented three times – Friday evening, April 29 at 7:30pm at the Blaine High School PAC, 1055 H St. in Blaine; Saturday afternoon, April 30 at 3pm, Anacortes at the High School’s Brodniak Hall; and Sunday afternoon, May 1, at Arlington High School’s PAC at 3pm. Gunnery Sgt. Ridlington (pictured) will be featured on the traditional folk song “Carnival of Venice,” “Harlem Nocturne,” “Over the Rainbow,” and Hoagy Carmichael’s “Stardust.” In addition, the NCCB will feature the saxophone section on “A Night In Tunisia,” as well as jazz favorites “Sing, Sing, Sing,” and “South Rampart Street Parade.” There will also be music by Percy Grainger, Sammy Nestico, John Williams, and many J.P. Sousa marches. Maestro Pattermann states, “It is a program that’s sure to astound and entertain all who attend.” Gunnery Sgt. Ridlington joined “The President’s Own” US Marine Band in April of 1999. He began his musical instruction at age 10. After graduating in 1991 from Mead High School in Spokane, he attended the University of North Texas in Denton where he received a bachelor’s degree in music in 1995. His instructors included Jim Riggs and Eric Nestler. In 1999, he earned a master’s degree in music from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston where he studied with Kenneth Radnofsky and George Garzone. Prior to joining “The President’s Own,” Gunnery Sgt. Ridlington toured with the Glenn Miller Orchestra and performed on the Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise Lines. He performs with the Marine Band at the White House, in the Washington, D.C., area, and across the country during the band’s annual concert tour. In 2003 he performed John Williams’ “Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra” from Catch Me If You Can as a tour soloist and during the Marine Band’s 205th anniversary concert at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with the composer conducting. He also performed An Ellington Tribute on tour that year and appeared as a soloist with the Marine Chamber Orchestra performing the “Concerto for Stan Getz” in 2001. Gunnery Sgt. Ridlington is a frequent clinician as a soloist, with the Marine Saxophone Quartet, and in Music in the High Schools, one of the Marine Band’s local educational outreach programs. In addition, he has performed with a Marine Jazz Combo at the Juneau Jazz and Classics Festival in Alaska in 2007 and 2012. For more information visit www.nccband.org. The North Cascades Concert Band is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

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everything from rock to Latin/samba to big band swing. They are planning a special appearance of the Lautenbach Sisters doing their version of “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” in the style of the Andrews Sisters. Tickets are $10 and are available at the Jansen Art Center and online through www.brownpapertickets.com. More info: 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org or www.jansenartcenter.org.

Laney Jones & The Spirits – Raised on

an exotic animal farm in rural Mount Dora, Florida, Laney Jones sings tales of love and adventure with a voice that has been described as “a mix of lemon, molasses, gin and gunpowder” (WPRK), mellifluous

and smooth but brimming with passion. Her live performance highlights her multi-instrumental prowess on banjo, ukulele, tenor guitar and harmonica backed by her band the Spirits. Performance on Fri., April 22, at 7:30pm at McIntyre Hall (2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon). Admission is $20-$30. More info: 360-416-7727 or www.mcintyrehall.org.

Earth Songs: Voices of the Earth’s Secret Soul – The Cantabile Chamber

Choir celebrates Earth Day, Sat., April 23, with a performance of “Earth Songs: Voices of Earth’s Secret Soul” at 7:30pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon). The concert features songs celebrating our natural world: its sights, sounds, creatures, plants, landscapes, waters, and caring for nature’s precious gifts. Guest performers include a guitarist, violinist, and music students from Cascade Middle School in Sedro-Woolley in a unique Earth Day collaboration, singing “Big Yellow Taxi” and “Teach Your Children Well.” A 45-minute pre-concert presentation on Earth Day history will preceed the concert. Admission is $15 general / $8 students / $40 family. More info: 425-312-4565 or cantabilechamberchoir@gmail.com.

African Music at Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship – Students of

Nancy Steele’s Ruvara Marimba Studio play exuberant Zimbabwean dance music on wooden-key xylophones and hosho (dried gourd shakers) on Sun., April 24 at 10:30am at Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship (1207 Ellsworth St.). The 75-member BUF Chalice Choir will sing sweet harmonies with the marimba music. Free admission. More info: 360-733-3837, nancy@ruvara.org or www.buf.org.

The Langley Ukulele Ensemble –

Twenty-four Langley, B.C students perform Rock-to-Bach, Jazz-to-Pops magic with a fast-paced show of expert uke playing and vocals. Traveling to 80 shows a year, they are all over YouTube. Family fun for the audience. Pre-concert entertainment begins at 2pm. All proceeds to Rotary Charities. Performance on Sun., April 24 from 2:30-5pm at BHS Auditorium (2020 Cornwall Ave.). Admission is $20 general / $15 seniors / $10 age 17 and under. Tickets: www.rcob.brownpapertickets.com. More info: 360-739-1528 or joejudyc@gmail.com.

“Fly Me To The Moon“ – Skagit

Community Band presents: “Fly Me To The Moon,” our annual jazz concert that will send you out of this world. Join us at our annual Spring Swing Concert being held Fri., April 29, 7:30pm, at Maple Hall (La Conner) and Sun., May 1, 3pm, Brodniak Hall (Anacortes). Selections include: Arthur Pryor’s “Blue Bells of Scotland,” featuring our guest trombone soloist Rob Queisser and “Slidin’ Down The Mississippi.” Other selections include “Benny Goodman, King of Swing” and “Opus Two.” Admission to this concert is free, but donations will be gladly accepted. Info: www.Skagitcommunityband.org , 360466-4409 or Vince.fejeran@skagit.edu.

Singer-Songwriter Melissa Manchester to Perform at Skagit Valley Casino Resort – Melissa

Manchester is a singer-songwriter and actress. She began her career in the 1970s as a back-up singer for Bette Midler. She soon took off with her own solo career and has been receiving critical praise and commercial success since. Her most recent album, You Gotta Love Life was released in 2015. Some of her hits include “Through The Eyes of Love,” “Midnight Blue,” “Don’t Cry Out Loud,” and more! Performances at Skagit Valley Casino Resort Pacific Ballroom (5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow) on Fri. & Sat., April 29 & 30 at 8pm. Admission is $28 & $32. More info: www.theskagit.com/entertainment or 877-275-2448.

Elecktra (Strauss; Met Live) – The Lincoln Theatre (712 S. 1st St., Mount Vernon) presents a live broadcast of Elecktra on Sat., April 30 at 9:45am and an encore broadcast on Sun., May 8 at 1pm. Strauss’ blazing tragedy about an ancient Greek princess hell-bent on revenge comes to the Met in the final opera production by the legendary director Patrice Choreau, who died in 2014. Admission is $23 adults / $19 seniors / $16 students / $2 off members. More info: 360-336-8955, tobie@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org. Locarno – Locarno is the Latin project of

the Whatcom Sound Jazz Singers perform their annual benefit to support adult community music education on Tues., April 26 at 7:30pm at Lairmont Manor (405 Fieldston, Bellingham). Jazz vocalist, Greta Matassa; pianist, Andrea Rackl; and author, Brenda Miller will be our special guests. Hadassah McGill will provide pre-concert music starting at 7pm. Desserts and beverages will also be served.

Juno Award-winning musician and Paperboys frontman Tom Landa. The music, like him, is part Mexican, but with strong doses of Cuban Son, folk, pop, and funk. There are threads of Son Jarocho and salsa but the songs are more edgy and contemporary than that. The music could be compared to Manu Chao, Ozomatli or Rodrigo and Gabriela but although there are similarities, it is truly original and a new flavor in the Latin music genre. Performance on Fri., May 6 at 7:30pm at McIntyre Hall (2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon). Admission is $22-$30. More info: 360-416-7727 or www.mcintyrehall.org.

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FAME (Female Artists for Music Education) – Allegra Women’s Choir and

Admission is $25. More info: 360-6761024, info@bellinghamsings.com or www.bellinghamsings.com.

The Skagit Valley Chorale: Celebrating in Song 2016 beautiful colors to complement and enrich our choral sound,” he said. There will be two performances of the Skagit Valley Chorale’s Celebrating in Song spring concert, both at McIntyre Hall Performing Arts & Conference Center in Mount Vernon. The first will be on Saturday, April 30 at 7:30pm and the second will be held Sunday, May 1 at 2pm. Tickets run $16-$25, with student, military, and group discounts available. They are available online through McIntyre Hall’s website, or by calling the box office at 360-416-7727.

Skagit Valley Chorale Director, Adam Burdick. Photo by John Yaeger.

by Osa Hale As spring unfolds in the beautiful Skagit Valley, there is an unquestionable joy that spreads throughout this lush region. Flowers begin to bloom, the sun can be seen peeking through the clouds, and residents of this Pacific Northwest community can see a light at the end of the dark, rainy months they’ve endured. It seems only natural to break into song to celebrate this time of the year, and nobody does this quite like the Skagit Valley Chorale, with their Celebrating in Song concert. Featuring more than 100 local men and women, the Chorale is brought together by their love of song. This makes them a wonderful group to work with, according to Adam Burdick, the Chorale’s artistic director and conductor. “The Chorale is full of people who love singing, and who love to sing with each other. We are a joyful bunch, and I think that comes across in our performances,” Burdick said. This year’s spring concert will feature selections from the cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach, American folk and jazz, and a few more modern popular tunes. Burdick says he selected the program with one unifying theme in mind: dance. “Much of the music I chose for the concert has a dance-like quality to it, whether it’s a folk song like ‘Cindy,’ or Eric Whitacre’s ‘Five Hebrew Love Songs,’” Burdick explained. “Also, we’ll hope to convey the dance-like qualities of J.S. Bach’s music, and make the joyous melodies and countermelodies in his music sparkle.” Like us on Facebook

The program was assembled with diversity in mind, as well. Burdick said the songs reflect several eras and styles of music, as well as a variety of languages, difficulty levels, and cultures, in order to represent many voices. The result is a concert that is dynamic and equally enjoyable for the audience and the performers. One more unique feature of the upcoming concert is the chamber orchestra that will join the Chorale to celebrate the coming springtime by making beautiful music. Burdick was genuinely excited to announce this addition. “[The chamber orchestra] will feature some top players and provide some

Winner 2015 Mayor’s Arts Award

Skagit Opera Is Proud to Present Norma Skagit Opera has been performing to glowing reviews from attendees and critics alike, attracting audience members from Olympia to Vancouver, BC. Their next production is Norma, opening April 8 at McIntyre Hall in Mount Vernon. Whoever heard of an opera called At left: German native Christina Kowalski-Holien is known for the unique dark timbre of her voice, and her “glowing Norma? Well for one, Dr. heights and warm depths” excite audiences in the U.S.A. as well as in Europe. She has been an affiliate artist faculty Banner, a.k.a. “the Hulk” who member at the University of Puget Sound since 2005. Middle: Recently praised by Opera News for his clear and sweet listens to Norma in the latest lyrical tone and brave, vocally assured portrayals (The New York Times), Todd Wilander is quickly emerging as one of Avengers movie. Another is the the most sought-after leading tenors on American and European stages. At right: Clinton Smith, Music Director of Orchestra Seattle and the Seattle Chamber Singers will be the conductor for Skagit Opera’s production of Norma. great German romantic composer Richard Wagner enough stamina to appear in almost every In the lead tenor role, making his Skagit who, after conducting it in 1837, said he scene. The soprano who takes it on must Opera debut, will be Todd Wilander, an considered Norma “the most perfect be able to produce floating pianissimos, up-and-coming young tenor who was a example of a musical tragedy” and “If we sudden dramatic swells, a fusillade of winner of the Metropolitan Opera weep from emotion on hearing it, it is coloratura effects including rapid runs, National Council Auditions and has nothing to be ashamed of.” Written in fluttering trills, delicate turns, and already sung eleven roles at the 1831 by Vincenzo Bellini, one of the three declamatory outbursts. It is the supreme Metropolitan Opera as well as other great composers of the “bel canto” — test for a fiercely intense, formidable major opera houses, including the Berlin literally, “beautiful singing”— style, it will soprano. Opera and the San Francisco Opera. be performed in its original Italian with English supertitles projected over the Skagit Opera is very fortunate to have Another Skagit Opera newcomer will proscenium. Christina Kowalski, one of the premier be stage director Tanya Kane-Parry, the singers in the Pacific Northwest, to sing first woman to stage an opera for the The plot of Norma is a Druid version of the title role. She was spectacular in a company. Mitchell Kahn, general director, Aida: two women, one powerful and the number of Skagit Opera performances said that he wanted a woman to direct other her devoted servant, discover they including Tosca, Madame Butterfly, and Norma because the title character are in love with the same man. With its most recently Cosi Fan Tutte. One represents the archetypical struggle for ferocious vocal and dramatic demands, reviewer said of her performance of women, the sometimes-conflicting roles the female lead is one of the most difficult Tosca: “She burned the house down. If of mother, lover, wife, and demanding roles in opera: it was one of Maria Callas’ Maria Callas was half as good as Kowalski day job (in this case, as high priestess). favorite and most famous roles, requiring then she deserved her reputation.” Kane-Parry has worked on productions at immense range, technical virtuosity, and the Los Angeles Opera, Barcelona Opera, Houston Grand Opera, L’Opera National de Bordeaux and Washington National Opera as both a director and choreographer. Returning to conduct will be Clinton Smith who led the wonderful Hansel and Gretel production in November. Smith has conducted at the Santa Fe Opera, Minnesota Opera, and Juilliard Center for Opera, and is currently the music director of Orchestra Seattle. Performances of Norma are Friday nights April 8 and 15 at 7:30pm and Sunday afternoons April 10 and 17 at 3pm in Mount Vernon’s lovely McIntyre Hall. The great acoustics and sight lines make it an ideal place to see live opera. Each performance is preceded by a lecture about the opera, providing historical context as well as insights into the composer, his work, and opera as an art form. Opening night features a gala dinner. Tickets can be purchased at www.McIntyreHall.org or 360-416-7727.

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Mary Poppins – Mary Poppins is an

enchanting mixture of irresistible story, unforgettable songs, breathtaking dance numbers, and colorful stagecraft. As the story opens, chimney sweep Bert introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family how to value each other again. Performances at McIntyre Hall (2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon) on Fri. & Sat., April 1 & 2 at 7:30pm. Admission is $18 / $24. More info: 360-416-7727 and www.theaterartsguild.org.

uproariously exposes the dark side of the Midwestern American family. Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award. This show contains profanity and mature themes. Performances at the Bellingham Theatre Guild (1600 H St.) on Fri. & Sat., April 22 & 23 at 7:30pm. Sun., April 24 at 2pm; Thurs.-Sat., April 28-30 at 7:30pm; Sun., May 1 at 2pm; Thurs.Sat., May 5-7 at 7:30pm; and Sun., May 8 at 2pm. Admission is $12-$14. Info: info@bellinghamtheatreguild.com, www.bellinghamtheatreguild.com or 360-733-1811.

Oliver – Oliver the award-winning

musical based on the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist opens at the Claire vg Thomas Theatre (655 Front St., Lynden) on May 5, and will be performed 12 times through May 22. The box office opens April 26 (360-354-4425); online sales start April 5 at www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Thurs. & Fri. performances are at 7:30pm, and Sat. & Sun. performances are at 2pm. Admission is $12 general / $10 seniors and students / $8 kids 3-9. Info: 360354-4425, clairevgtheatre@gmail.com or www.clairevgtheatre.com.

The Drowsy Chaperone – The

Drowsy Chaperone is an homage to American musicals of the Jazz Age. The Man in Chair, an agoraphobic Broadway fanatic, seeking to cure his “non-specific sadness,” listens to a recording of a fictional 1928 musical comedy, The Drowsy Chaperone. As he listens, he is transported into the musical. The show’s characters appear in his dingy apartment and it’s transformed into an impressive Broadway set with footlights, sparkling sets, dramatically painted backdrops, and glitzy costumes ... and the roller coaster ride of song, dance and laughter that follows. Join us at Anacortes Community Theatre (918 M Ave.) Fri.-Sat., March 25-26, Thurs.-Sat., March 31-April 2, April 7-9, 14-16, & 21-23 at 7:30pm; and Sundays, April 3, 10 & 17 at 2pm. Admission: $20. More info: 360-2936829, www.acttheatre.com.

Auditions: Anything Goes – Come

be part of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes. Auditions will be held at the Mount Baker Theatre Encore Room (104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham) on Sun., April 10 at 7pm. Looking for a cast of 15m 15w, various ages. There are 6 principal singers (3m, 3w) and 10 principal dancers (5m, 5w). Some of the dancers need to have tap experience. Auditioners will be asked to sing a short upbeat song from a musical theatre piece, and there will also be a dance audition. There will be cold readings from the script at call-backs. Please dress for movement. More info: 360-733-1811, info@bellinghamtheatreguild.com or www.bellinghamtheatreguild.com.

August: Osage County – A vanished

father. A pill-popping mother. Three sisters harboring shady little secrets. When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after dad disappears, their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling secrets. Mix in Violet, the drugged-up, scathingly acidic matriarch, and you’ve got a major new play that unflinchingly and Visit www.ennw.info to view Entertainment News NW on your computer, smartphone or tablet

Valley Writers – Join a writing practice

group (adults) on Fridays, April 1 & 15 from 1-3pm at South Whatcom Library (10 Barn View Ct., Sudden Valley, Gate 2). Bring pen, paper or digital device, and an open mind! No grammar, no spelling, no punctuation, no judgment. Participants write from prompts a la Natalie Goldberg. No registration required. Facilitator: C.J. Prince. Free admission. More info: 360-305-3600 or www.wcls.org.

South Fork Showcase – On Sat., April

2, from 1-3pm you will meet a bevy of local authors who will be signing and reading from their fabulous books. Will said books be available for purchase? Ya, youbetcha! Your host will be Matthew Thuney, author of Bucolia: Hijinx in the Hinterlands and Original Recipes: A Decade of Columns. Sponsored by the South Fork Valley Community Association. Proceeds will help provide for the upkeep and promotion of our beloved Van Zandt Community Hall (4106 State Rt. 9, Valley Hwy.). Edible goodies provided, all are welcome. Admission is free. More info: 360-305-6939, bucolia018@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/ events/1567338650259387/.

Terry Pratchett Memorial Reading –

Are you a Disc World devotee, Pratchett newbie, or just curious about the knighted English author who has given the world a

fantasy-satire universe including recovering vampires, the Golem Trust, a werewolf in the Nightwatch, Granny Weatherwax, and a beneficent tyrant ruling them all? Then join us! Everybody’s welcome to read their favorite Pratchett passages, enjoy soul cakes, and share their sorrow over the passing of one of the great creative minds of our time on Fri., April 15 at 7pm at the Deming Library (5044 Mt. Baker Hwy.). Readers, please sign up at the Deming Library or online at www.wcls.org. Free admission. More info: 360-305-3600.

Ferndale Poetry Festival – Join us on

Thurs., April 28 from 4;30-6pm at the Ferndale Public Library (2125 Main St.) for the 11th Annual Poetry Festival “Beat to Your Own Drum!” Participate in the open mic poetry reading; sign-ups will be at the door. Our featured poet is Kevin Murphy, and the featured visual artwork is from Vista & Horizon Middle Schools. Snacks will be provided. Sponsored by the Friends of the Ferndale Library. Free admission. Info: 360-305-3600 or www.wcls.org.

Books By the Bay Book Fair – Do you

love books? Join us for a three day book fair Fri.-Sun., April 29-May 1 from 11am-5:30pm at the Hotel Bellwether (1 Bellwether Way). Family-friendly, fun, and free. Featuring door prizes, drawings, panel discussions, author/reading speed dating, and more. Kathy Murphy of the Pulpwood Queens Book Club (more than 600 chapters) will reign on Sun., May 1. Beverages (adult and kids) will be available for purchase. Children’s books, SciFi, mystery, historical fiction, literary, romance, fantasy, westerns, young adult, nonfiction, etc. will be available for purchase. Free admission. The Chanticleer Authors Conference will be held during the fair, wtih 1, 2, and 3 day registration packets available; see website for cost. Info: 707780-2271, bookfair@ChantiReviews.com or www.ChanticleerReviews.com.

Poetry Circle at the Deming Library –

Please join us on Fri., April 29 at 7pm at the Deming Library (5044 Mt. Baker Hwy.) in celebration of National Poetry Month. Bring your new poems or old favorites to read aloud. Original and borrowed pieces are encouraged, and everyone will get a chance to read. Please keep selections under 5 minutes, and register at the front counter for an evening of words in the round. Free admission. More info: 360-305-3600 or www.wcls.org.

9th Biennial Skagit River Poetry Festival – The Skagit River Poetry

Foundation celebrates the 9th Biennial Skagit River Poetry Festival, May 19-22 with Naomi Shihab Nye and 25 other acclaimed poets in La Conner. Tickets range from $20-$150 and are now available on www.Brownpapertickets.com. More info: directorsrpp@gmail.com , 360399-1550 or www.skagitriverpoetry.org.

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Northwest Ballet Academy Summer Intensive Enrollment – The NBA

Summer Intensive runs from July 11-Aug. 5, and you can enroll for the full 4-week course, or just part of the intensive. Guest teachers will include Mija Bishop, Miye Bishop, and Julia Sato (from Tokyo, Japan). There will be dynamic classes in ballet, modern, lyrical, pointe, pas de deux, and variations. The intensive will be augmented with rehearsals for Les Sylphides and Paquita, which will be performed at the Blaine PAC on Sat., Aug. 6 at 7:30pm. Cost varies. More info: 360-421-4013, info@northwestballet.org or www.northwestballet.org.

Summer Dancin’ at The Dance Studio – Register now for Summer

Dancin’ at The Dance Studio (1820 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham)! Summer dance camps are a great way for new dancers to experience what dance classes are all about and for returning students to try new styles of dance. It’s a month of dance fit into four energetic, fun and dynamic days in July! Choose from Princesses on Parade; Pixie Hollow and the Magic Garden for ages 3-6 years (ballet, tap and creative movement) and Variety Camps for ages 7 and up (ballet, tap, lyrical, jazz, musical theater and hip hop). More info: office@thedancestudio.net , 360734-1595 or www.thedancestudio.net.

snacks and beverages. Admission is $10 members / $6 students / $12 general. Info: 360-734-2973, btjsjazz@gmail.com or www.btjs.webs.com.

Balkanarama Plays for Lively Balkan Folk Dance Party – Balkanarama plays

high energy Balkan and Rom (Gypsy) dance music and will play Sat., April 2 at the Fairhaven Branch Library (1117 12th St., Bellingham) from 7:30-10:30pm for a Fourth Corner Folk Dancers First Saturday Party. No experience or partner necessary; all ages welcome. Admission is $15 requested donation. Info: 360-380-0456.

Weekly International Folk Dancing –

Learn to folk dance to a variety of international music. Skagit-Anacortes Folk Dancers meet Tuesdays (April 5, 12, 19, 26) at Bayview Civic Hall (12615 C St., in Bayview). Instruction begins at 7pm, followed by review and request dances until 9:30pm. Good exercise, great fun. No

partners needed. The first session is free / $3 thereafter. • Our last live band dance and potluck of the year will be held Sat., April 9, 7pm, with the band RTW. The potluck precedes the dance at 6pm. A donation of $10 to pay for the band is suggested. • Info: Gary or Ginny at 360766-6866 or www.skagitfolkdancers.org.

Contra Dances – Northern Contraband

(Steve Blum-Anderson, Michael Hobart, Mark Danielson, Eileen Sterns, and Greg Sherman) play live tunes for the contra dance on Sat., April 9. Ryan McKasson, Dave Bartley, and George Paul play lively tunes for the contra dance on Sat., April 23. Heliotrope plays tunes and Karen Marshall calls for the contra dance on Sat., April 30. Dances are 7-10:30pm at the Fairhaven Library (1117 12th St., Bellingham). First half hour is instruction (continued on page 14)

Dance Gallery Spring Concert – Local

performing group Dance Gallery will celebrate its 25th and final year at its annual spring concert on Fri., April 1 at 7:30pm and Sat. & Sun., April 2 & 3 at 5pm at the Firehouse PAC (1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham). This farewell performance will feature works by longtime collaborators and local and national choreographers. A free reception after the Sun., April 3 performance will feature refreshments and is open to the public. Tickets are $12 and are available at the Community Food Co-op, Village Books, www.brownpapertickets.com and at the door. More info: 360-676-4113, info@dancegallery.org or www.dancegallery.org.

Traditional Jazz – Listen and dance to

the swinging music of Ray Skjelbred and The Yeti Chasers on Sat., April 2, 2-5pm at the VFW Hall (625 N. State St., Bellingham). Presented by the Bellingham Traditional Jazz Society, enjoy fine acoustics, a large wooden dance floor,

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for beginning dancers. No partner necessary. Admission is $8-$10 ($6 for students). More info: 360-676-1554, dance@januscom.com or www.bellinghamcountrydance.org.

Decade – Professional dance company

Bellingham Repertory Dance presents Decade,an evening of six of the strongest and most audience-loved pieces gathered from the full ten years of the company’s history. In celebration of ten years of growth, this Sat., April 9 show marks the Mount Baker Theatre (104 N. Commercial St.) debut for the seasoned dancers of BRD. The show will run for one night only in Bellingham, and will begin at 7:30pm. Decade also boasts one new work for the company, from Seattle choreographer Mark Haim, which will be danced by current company members as well as nine alumni returning for this special engagement and ten year anniversary celebration. Admission is $20 in advance / $24 at the door / $18 students & seniors. More info: bhamrep@gmail.com , 360734-6080 or www.bhamrep.org.

Dances of Universal Peace in Mount Vernon – The Dances of Universal Peace

are a group of moving meditations to live music. Each dance is focused on the singing of a sacred phrase, inspired by a large variety of religious traditions from around the world. Join us in creating energy for peace. No experience necessary; all dances taught each time. Come alone or bring a friend. Donation requested / no one turned away for lack of funds. Join us for the dances on Sun., April 10 at 6pm at Skagit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (500 W. Section St., Mount Vernon). Admission is by donation. More info: 360-629-9190, jstplnfolk@gmail.com or www.SeattleDUP.org/mt_vernon.htm.

Western Line Dancing – No classes

open for beginners in the month of April; watch for the date of the May novice course on the Lynden Line Dancers Facebook page. In May, we will be moving to our new home at Kickin’ A Saloon and Dance Hall in Ferndale. Watch for the new class schedule on Lynden Line Dancers and Kickin’ A Facebook pages. On Fri., April 22, Lynden Line Dancers is hosting an open house at the Ten Mile Grange Hall (6958 Hannegan Rd., Lynden; Pole Rd. intersection) from 6:30-9:30pm. Cost is $5 at the door. There will be dance demos, lessons, and some free dance floor time. Polish up those boots and join us for an evening of fun. More info: 360-354-4325 or charlene.lenn@gmail.com.

Alice in Wonderland – This absolutely

rich and creative work is full of charm combined with an absurd scenario. Witness the visual splendor and imagination of John Bishop’s original choreography set to music by Louis Moreau Gottschalk. Lewis Carroll’s tale, now brought to life in NBT’s full-length ballet, is without a doubt one of the most famous and endearing classics of all time. Join Alice as she stumbles into Wonderland, where nothing seems logical, as she shares her adventure with the White Rabbit, Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, and the Queen of Hearts. Performances at McIntyre Hall (2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon) on Sat., May 14 at 7:30pm and at Mount Baker Theatre (104 Commercial Ave., Bellingham) on Sat., May 21 at 7:30pm and Sun., May 22 at 2pm. Cost varies. More info: 360-7346080, info@northwestballet.org or www.northwestballet.org.

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APRIL 2016 FRIDAY 4/1/2016

SATURDAY 4/2/2016

Wild Whatcom’s Wild Things (explore nature),

NSEA Work Party at Landingstrip Creek, Acme

Stimpson Family Nature Reserve, 9:30-11am, $5 suggested donation, holly@wildwhatcom.org, 360-389-3414 or www.wildwhatcom.org. Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, free, 360-770-3660, www.skagitart.org/gallery.htm. (pg. 23)

Clay Projects: Guided Studio Sessions (4) begins, Baker Creek Ceramic Studio, 10am-

1pm, $100, bakercreekceramics@gmail.com, 360-393-5458 or www.bakercreekceramics.com. Art Demo: Mila Faulknner, BelleWood Farm Gallery, 1pm, free, 360-318-7720, www.milafaulknerart.com. (pg. 24) Valley Writers (adults), South Whatcom Library, 1-3pm, free, 360-305-3600. (pg. 12) Ceramics Open Studio, Jansen Art Center (JAC), 2-4pm, $10/session or $70 for 10 sessions, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org. Open House, A Sacred Passing, 5-9pm, free, 360-927-5040, info@asacredpassing.com or www.asacredpassing.com. (pg. 36) Anacortes First Friday Artwalk, Downtown Anacortes, 6-9pm, free, 360-293-6938 or www.anacortesart.com. Art Reception, Scott Milo Gallery, 6-9pm, free, 360-293-6938, gallery@scottmilo.com. (pg. 24)

April Art Walk: Soaring and Boring and Fawning and Yawning, Make.Shift Art Space, 6-10pm, free, info@makeshiftproject.com or www.makeshiftproject.com. (pg. 24)

Artist Reception; “The Lay of the Land,”

Fourth Corner Frames & Gallery, 6-9pm, free, 360-734-1340, framr4u@aol.com or www.fourthcornerframes.com. (pg. 24) Artist Reception: Phoebe Toland, ACME Creative Space, 6-9pm, free, 360-453-7663, lisa@acmecreative.com. (pg. 24) Artists 12 Pop-up Art Gallery, old Dakota Art bldg., 6-9pm, free. (pg. 24) Bellingham Music Film Festival, Make.Shift Art Space/Pickford Film Center, 6-10pm, $5-$6 screenings / $20-$25 weekend pass, bmff@makeshiftproject.com or www.bellinghammusicfilmfestival.com. (pg. 35)

Elementary School, 9am-noon, free, 360-7150283, restoration@n-sea.org or www.n-sea.org. Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, www.skagitart.org/gallery.htm. (23) Bellingham Stamp & Coin Show, Hampton Inn Fox Hall, 10am-5pm, free, 360-676-8720. (26) Lummi Arts & Small Business Market, Lummi Te’Ti’Sen Center, 10am-5pm, free, 360-3068554, NancyJ@Lummi-nsn.gov or www.LummiGatewayCenter.com. (pg. 34)

Opening Day for Bellingham Farmers Market,

Depot Market Square, 10am-3pm, free, 360-647-2060, market@bellinghamfarmers.org or www.bellinghamfarmers.org. (pg. 26) Saturday Coffee with NSC, Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 10am, free, 360-933-4507, nwsinglesclub@gmail.com. (pg. 36) Veteran Benefits Event, Ferndale Library, 10:30am-1pm, free, www.facebook.com, 360393-5514, veterannavigator@gmail.com. (36)

“As You Like It” (BBC Shakespeare, 1963),

Pickford Film Center, 11am-1:45pm, free, 360-738-0735, www.pickfordfilmcenter.org. Bellydance 101 (4 classes) begins, Inspire! Fitness, 11am-noon, $40 for the 4 classes, 360-770-6169, dance.comes2U@gmail.com or www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2512439. Ceramics Open Studio, Jansen Art Center, 11am-3pm, $10/session or $70 for 10 sessions, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org.

“Environmental Art: Handmade Recycled Paper” with Ruth San Pietro, North Fork Library, 11am-1pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org.

Bellingham Music Film Festival, Make.Shift Art

Space/Pickford Film Center, noon-10pm, $5-$6 screenings / $20-$25 weekend pass, www.bellinghammusicfilmfestival.com. (pg. 35) FIG Full STEAM Ahead (age 5-11, drop-in only), Family Interactive Gallery, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building, 12:30-2:30pm, $4.50-$10, 360-778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org.

Burlington History Display and Say Day,

Burlington Public Library, 1-3pm, free, 360-757-6224, philbert29@gmail.com. (pg. 35)

Landscape Staging for Selling or Living (Boost Your Curb Appeal!), South Whatcom Library, 1-2pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org.

South Fork Showcase, Van Zandt Community

Hall, 1-3pm, free, bucolia018@gmail.com or 360-305-6939. (pg. 12) Yoga for Gardeners, Lynden Library, 1-2pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org. Finger Painting for Grown-ups, Bay Street Studios, 1:30-4pm, 360-599-7731, heidivwood3@comcast.net or www.fingerpaintingforgrownups.com. (pg. 24) No Sew Braided Rugs Workshop, Ragfinery, 2-4pm, $22, shenterly@ragfinery.com, 360-738-6977 or www.ragfinery.com.

Nutritional Herbs for Stress Relief and Wellbeing with Linda Quintana of

Wonderland Tea and Spice, Ferndale Library, 2-4pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org.

Traditional Jazz: Ray Skjelbred and The Yeti Chasers, VFW Hall, 2-5pm, $10 members / $6 students / $12 general, 360-371-7030, btjsjazz@gmail.com or www.btjs.webs.com. (pg. 13)

Children’s Art Show Reception (students of Brenda Calvert), Lynden Library, 6:30-8:30pm, free / refreshments provided, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org. “Love’s Fool,” Mount Baker Theatre Encore Room, 7-9pm, by donation, 360-510-3205, info@rootedemerging.org or www.rootedemerging.org. (pg. 32) Reading Hour (clairvoyant reading demo), Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 7-8pm, $5 drop-in, admin@simplyspiritcenter.com, 360-647-7134 or www.simplyspiritcenter.com. Dance Gallery Spring Concert, Firehouse PAC, 7:30pm, $12, info@dancegallery.org, 360-6764113 or www.dancegallery.org. (pg. 13) “Mary Poppins,” McIntyre Hall, 7:30pm, $18 / $24, 360-416-7727, www.theaterartsguild.org. (pg. 11)

Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and Anne-Marie McDermott (piano and violin), WWU PAC,

7:30-9:30pm, $35-$45 general / $25 faculty / $12 students, boxoffice@wwu.edu, 360-6506146 or www.bellinghamfestival.org. (pg. 4) “The Drowsy Chaperone,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm, $20, 360-2936829, www.acttheatre.com. (pg. 11)

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APRIL 2016 Bellingham Ukulele Group Monthly Jam, St.

James Presbyterian Fellowship Hall, 3-4:30pm, $5 donation requested, 360-734-1792, bhamuke@gmail.com or www.bellinghamukulelegroup.com. (pg. 4)

Sudden Valley Jazz Series: Battle of the Tenors with Harry Allen and Cory Weeds, Dance Barn, 3-5:15pm, $20, 360-671-1709, www.fswl.org.

Clothing Alterations 101 with Galyna Phillips of Euro Tailor (5 Saturdays) begins, Blaine Library, 4-5pm, free / preregistration required, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org. Dance Gallery Spring Concert, Firehouse PAC, 5pm, $12. (pg. 13) Mission: Delicious, Mount Baker Rotary Building, 5-8pm, $25 in advance / $30 at the door, audreym@thelighthousemission.org, 360-733-5120 or www.classy.org/lynden/ events/mission-delicious/e69192. (pg. 32) Dancing to the Thomas Harris Band, Presence Studio, 7:15-10pm, $10 general / $7 members and students, bhamusabda@aol.com, 360734-5676 or www.bellinghamusadance.com.

Balkanarama Plays for Lively Balkan Folk Dance Party, Fairhaven Branch Library,

7:30-10:30pm, $15 requested donation, 360-380-0456. (pg. 13) “Mary Poppins,” McIntyre Hall, 7:30pm. (pg. 11) “The Drowsy Chaperone,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm, $20, 360-2936829, www.acttheatre.com. (pg. 11) Fritz & the Freeloaders (acoustic rock, pop and alt-country), Fireside Martini & Wine Bar, 8pm, free, 360-738-1000, cheers@firesidemartini.com or www.firesidemartini.com. Loudon Wainwright III, Lincoln Theatre, 8pm, $36 / $32 / $28 / $24 / $2 off members, 360-336-8955, tobie@lincolntheatre.org or www@lincolntheatre.org. (pg. 4)

“Madama Butterfly” (Puccini; Met Live),

Lincoln Theatre, 9:45am-1pm, $23 adults / $19 seniors / $16 students / $2 off members, tobie@lincolntheatre.org or www@lincolntheatre.org. (pg. 6)

SUNDAY 4/3/2016 Community Breakfast, Rome Grange,

8am-1pm, $5 adult / $2 kids 6-10 / free 5 and under, 360-739-9605. (pg. 26) Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23) Bellingham Music Film Festival, Make.Shift Art Space/Pickford Film Center, 10am-4pm, $5-$6 screenings / $20-$25 weekend pass, www.bellinghammusicfilmfestival.com. (pg. 35)

Bellingham Stamp & Coin Show, Hampton Inn Fox Hall, 10am-4pm. (pg. 26)

Margo Murphy and John Roberts (vintage

country, early bluegrass), Nancy’s Farm, 2-4pm, $15, www.info@nancysfarm.com, 360-7395651 or www.nancysfarm.com. Sunday Chess in Bellingham, Barkley Haggen Market Street Cafe, 2-6pm, free, 360-6762260, info@oysteryachting.com or www.meetup.com/BellinghamChess. “The Drowsy Chaperone,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 2pm, $20, 360-293-6829, www.acttheatre.com. (pg. 11)

Sunday Jazz on the Bay: Julianne Thoma Quartet, Hotel Bellwether, 4:30-7:30pm, free, ranenogales@msn.com.

Dance Gallery Spring Concert, Firehouse PAC, 5pm, $12. (pg. 13)

The African Children’s Choir, Hillcrest Chapel,

6-7:30pm, free, www.africanchildrenschoir.com. (pg. 32)

MONDAY 4/4/2016 Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23)

Senior Stretch (gentle yoga), Jansen Art Center, 10-11am, $12, 360-354-3600.

Spring Bird Fling for Kids—Who’s That Bird?

(age 7+), Syre Education Center, 10am-3:30pm, $20-$30 / preregister, 360-778-8930 or www.whatcommuseum.org/learn/camps. Jansen Jazz Band, Jansen Art Center, 5:307:30pm, $5/ session, info@jansenartcenter.org, www.jansenartcenter.org/jansen-jazz-band or 360-354-3600. Meditating with Mandalas: For Kids! (age 7-12), Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 5:30-7pm, $15, 360-647-7134, admin@simplyspiritcenter.com or www.simplyspiritcenter.com/event/meditationwith-mandalas-workshop-for-kids. Dahlias!, Ferndale Library, 6-7pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org. Dig into Spring Gardening Workshop, Mount Vernon City Library, 6-7:30pm, free, 360-3366209, mikeb@mountvernonwa.gov or www.mountvernonwa.gov/index.aspx?nid=186.

“Edible Mushrooms of Northwest Washington and Poisonous Lookalikes” with Jack Waytz, Ferndale Library, 6pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org.

Irish & Folk Mondays, Honeymoon, 6-9:30pm, $5 suggested, 360-820-0486 or www.honeymoonmeads.com. Ceramics Open Studio, Jansen Art Center, 6:30-8:30pm, $10/session or $70 for 10 sessions, 360-354-3600.

TUESDAY 4/5/2016 Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23)

Spring Bird Fling for Kids: Nest Fest (age 5+),

Syre Education Center, 10am-3:30pm, $20-$30, 360-778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org/learn/camps. Gentle Yoga Classes, Joani Glasser, 10:30am11:45am, 360-656-6699. (pg. 31)

Lynden Emeritus Forum: “Railroading in Whatcom County,” Lynden Pioneer Museum, 10:30am-noon, free / donations encouraged, emeritus.forum@gmail.com or www.emeritusforum.weebly.com.

Clay: Tell Your Story with Sculpting Workshop (8 sessions) begins, Baker Creek Ceramics, 1:30-4pm, $220, 360-393-5458, bakercreekceramics@gmail.com or www.bakercreekceramics.com.

Tuesday Night Jazz: Julianne Thoma Quartet,

Hotel Bellwether, 5-8pm, free, 360-392-3100, ranenogales@msn.com. “The Armor of Light,” Pickford Film Center, 5:30pm, free, www.pickfordfilmcenter.org or 360-738-0735. Bellingham Evening Toastmasters Club, Spring Creek Retirement Center, 223 E Bakerview Rd, Bellingham Wa, 98226 7-8:30pm, free, 360756-0217, contact-4470@toastmastersclubs.org or www.4470.toastmastersclubs.org. (pg. 30)

Free Adult Acting Class: Performances,

Anacortes Community Theatre, 7-10:30pm, free, 360-840-0089, Nello@freeadultactingclass. com or www.freeadultactingclass.com. Weekly International Folk Dancing, Bayview Civic Hall, 7-9:30pm, 1st session free / $3 after, 360-766-6866, safdancers@hotmail.com. (13)

WEDNESDAY 4/6/2016 Family Bird Walk: Birding Lake Padden with the Audubon Society, Lake Padden, 9am-

noon, free, info@whatcommuseum.org, www.whatcommuseum.org/learn/camps or 360-778-8930. (pg. 26) Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23) Open Studio Painting, Studio UFO, 10am-3pm, $185 for 4 sessions / $50 day, 360-319-6115, trish.harding@studio-ufo.net or www.studio-ufo.net. (pg. 25) BMC/WWU Awards, Trinity Lutheran Church, 10:30-11:30am, free, rsnyhowl@q.com, 360306-8580 or www.bellinghammusicclub.org. (pg. 6) Chair Yoga, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 11am-noon, free will donation, 206-790-4862, yogaheartspace0@gmail.com. (pg. 31)

“Between June ‘67 and Global ‘68: A Shadow History of Civil Rights and Decolonization” with Keith Feldman, WWU Fairhaven College

Auditorium, noon-1:15pm, free, 360-650-2309, shirley.osterhaus@wwu.edu or www.fairhaven.wwu.edu/world-issues-forum. Lunchtime Music Live: Linda Roorda, Jansen Art Center, noon-1pm, free, 360-354-3600 or www.jansenartcenter.org. Ukulele Fun & Song Circle, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1-2pm, free will donation, 206-790-4862, yogaheartspace0@gmail.com. (pg. 6) School’s Out Fun: Bird Art Adventures, Syre Education Center, 1:30-3:30pm, $4.50-$15, 360-778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org/learn/camps. (26)

Entertainment News Northwest ~ April 2016

360.599.6827

CALENDAR

APRIL 2016 One-on-One Tech Coaching, Bellingham Public Library, 2-4pm, free, 360-778-7210 or dbrewer@cob.org. Healing Hour, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 5:30pm, $5 drop-in, 360-647-7134, admin@simplyspiritcenter.com or www.simplyspiritcenter.com.

Birchwood Garden Club: “All About Hydrangeas” with Nita-Jo Rountree,

Whatcom Museum Rotunda Room, 6:15pm, free, 360-384-6250, threemetcalfes@comcast. net or www.birchwoodgardenclub.org.

Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre: “Revelations,”

Limelight Cinema, 6:30pm, $10.75, 360-7380735, www.pickfordfilmcenter.org. Finger Painting for Grown-ups, Bay Street Studios, 6:30-9pm. (pg. 24) Sumas Community Memory Talk, Sumas Community Senior Center, 7-8pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org. (pg. 35)

Trailer Wars XLVIX: Psychological Thrillers,

Pickford Film Center, 9pm, $2, 360-738-0735, www.pickfordfilmcenter.org.

THURSDAY 4/7/2016 Family Bird Walk: Scudder Pond with the Audubon Society, Bloedel-Donovan Park,

9am-noon, free, 360-778-8930, www.whatcommuseum.org/learn/camps or info@whatcommuseum.org. (pg. 26) Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23) Open Studio Painting, Studio UFO, 10am-3pm, $140 for 3 sessions / $50 day, 360-319-6115 or www.studio-ufo.net. (pg. 25) Gentle Yoga Classes, Joani Glasser, 10:30am11:45am, 360-656-6699 or www.yogawithjoani.com. (pg. 31) Ceramics Open Studio, JAC, noon-4pm, $10 per session / $70 for 10 sessions, 360-354-3600 or www.jansenartcenter.org.

School’s Out Fun: Glow-in-the-Dark Art Adventures (age 7+), Whatcom Museum

Lightcatcher Building Studio, 1:30-3:30pm, $4.50-$15 / preregister, 360-778-8930 or www.whatcommuseum.org/learn/camps. Make It @ Your Library: Collage, Bellingham Public Library, 4-5:30pm, free, 360-778-7217, jjohnson@cob.org or www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org. Meet Artist Anne Schreivogl, Lincoln Theatre, 5-8pm, free, 360-336-8955, www.skagitvalleyartescape.com. (pg. 25) Meditation Hour, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 5:30-6:30pm (drop in quietly), $5, 360-647-7134, admin@simplyspiritcenter.com or www.simplyspiritcenter.com. Artist Reception, Jansen Art Center, 6pm, free, www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 25)

Flower Essence Practitioner Training Course (3 days) begins, Tree Frog Farm, 10am-5pm,

$495, 360-758-7260, info@treefrogfarm.com or www.treefrogfarm.com/store/classes.html. Spring Used Book Sale, Everson Library, 10am-5pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org.

School’s Out Fun—Turn Junk Into Useful Recycled Art (age 7+), Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building Studio, 1:30-3:30pm, $4.50-$15 / preregister, 360-778-8930 or www.whatcommuseum.org/learn/camps.

Sons of Norway 2nd Friday Potluck/Program, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 6pm, bring something to share.

Meraki Meditation: A Three Day Immersive Experience begins, Wise Awakening,

6:30-9pm, $150 advanced / $300 beginners, 360-756-8075 or diana@wiseawakening.com.

Stories of Discovery: Powered by PechaKucha,

Deming Library, 7-8:30pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org. (pg. 30) The African Children’s Choir, The Leopold Ballroom, 7-8:30pm. (pg. 32)

Wild Whatcom’s Family Field Outing: New Moon Night Prowl, Squires Lake Park, 7-9pm,

$12 general / $8 age 4-17 / free age 3 and under / babies worn in carriers welcome, 360-389-3414, holly@wildwhatcom.org or www.wildwhatcom.org. Skagit Opera: “Norma,” McIntyre Hall, 7:30pm, $25-$59, 360-416-7727, www.mcintyrehall.org. (pg. 10) “The Drowsy Chaperone,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm, $20, 360-2936829, www.acttheatre.com. (pg. 11)

SATURDAY 4/9/2016 Huge Rummage Sale, Blaine Senior Center,

8am-3pm, blaineseniorcenter@gmail.com or 363-332-8040. (pg. 34) Lost Lake Hike, departs Cleator Rd./Gates Overlook at 8:30am, free, 360-656-5216, tosteve@mac.com or www.mountbakerclub.org. NSEA Work Party at Black Slough, Acme Elementary School, 9am-noon, free, 360-7150283, restoration@n-sea.org or www.n-sea.org.

AAUW Monthly Meeting: “Women as Political Change Agents: From the Late 1800s to the Present,” Bellingham Public Library, 10am-noon, free, 360-738-4713. (pg. 35)

Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23)

Bellingham Farmers Market, Depot Market Square, 10am-3pm.

Saturday Coffee with NSC, Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 10am. (pg. 36)

Spring Used Booksale, Everson Library,

10am-5pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org.

StashFest 2016, La Conner High School, 10am-

5pm, free, info@laconnerquilts.org, 360-4664288 or www.laconnerquilts.org. (pg. 32) An Artisan Spring Open House, That’s Knot All Artists’ Co-Operative Art Gallery, 10:30am5pm, free, artfully-anns@usa.net, 360-3991660 or www.facebook.com/pages/ThatsKnot-All-Artists-Co-Operative. (pg. 25)

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (BBC Shakespeare, 1971), Pickford Film Center, 11am-1:15pm, free, 360-738-0735.

Antiques & Collectibles Evaluation Event,

Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 11am-4pm, free admission, evaluations $6 per item or $15 for three pieces, 360-733-4030. (pg. 32)

Press Here: Spring into Health with Acupressure with Maureen Kelly, Blaine

Library, 11:30am-12:30pm, free, 360-3053637, www.wcls.org. Anacortes Spring Wine Festival, Port of Anacortes Event Warehouse, noon-5pm, $25 / $50 / $75, www.anacortes.org/spring-wine-festival. (pg. 36)

Advance Care Planning Workshop: WAHA End of Life Choices, Bellingham Public Library,

12:30-2:30pm, free, jjohnson@cob.org, 360778-7217 or www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org. FIG Full STEAM Ahead (age 5-11, drop-in only), Family Interactive Gallery, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building, 12:30-2:30pm, $4.50-$10, 360-778-8930.

An Introduction to Eastern European Family History Research, Burlington Senior Community Center, 1-3pm, free, 360-7576224, rootsproject@frontier.com or www.skagitvalleygenealogy.org. (pg. 35)

An Introduction to Labyrinth Walking,

Ferndale Library, 1-3pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org.

Composting at Home and in the Garden,

Lynden Library, 1-2pm, free, 360-305-3600.

Spring Bird Fling for Kids: Backyard Birding with the Audubon Society (age 7+), Syre

Education Center, 1-4pm, $4.50-$10 / pregister, 360-778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org/learn/camps. Finger Painting for Grown-ups, Bay Street Studios, 1:30-4pm. (pg. 24) The Haynie Opry: Gospel Matinee, 3pm, $5, 360-366-3321.

Backstage @ the Border presents: Cathy Mason, Kelley Porter and Susan Thomson,

Christ Episcopal Church, 7pm, $7 donation at the door, info@backstageattheborder.com, 360927-9085 or www.backstageattheborder.com. (pg. 7)

Cultivating Compassionate Balance Workshop (8 weeks) begins, Skagit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 6-8pm, $325, amy@compassionatebalance.com or www.compassionatebalance.com.

Night Beat: Silas Stewart and David Hoogkamer, First Congregational Church, 7:309pm, $15, 360-306-8580, rsnyhowl@q.com or www.bellinghammusicclub.org. (pg. 6-7) “The Drowsy Chaperone,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm, $20, 360-2936829, www.acttheatre.com. (pg. 11)

FRIDAY 4/8/2016 Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23)

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CALENDAR

APRIL 2016 Author Event: J.L. Oakley (“The Jossing

Affair”), Village Books, 7-8:30pm, free, 360-671-2626, www.villagebooks.com. Contra Dance, Fairhaven Library, 7-10:30pm, $8-$10 general / $6 students, 360-676-1554, dance@januscom.com or www.bellinghamcountrydance.org. (pg. 13-14)

The Haynie Opry: Bob Storms & The Dixieland All Stars, Haynie Grange, 7pm, $10, 360-366-3321.

Weekly International Folk Dancing (with

potluck at 6pm & live music), Bayview Civic Hall, 7-9:30pm, 1st session free / $3 thereafter, 360-766-6866, safdancers@hotmail.com. (13) “Decade,” Mount Baker Theatre, 7:30pm, $20 / $24 general, $18 students & seniors, 360-7346080, bhamrep@gmail.com or www.bhamrep.org. (pg. 14) “The Drowsy Chaperone,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm, $20, 360-2936829, www.acttheatre.com. (pg. 11)

SUNDAY 4/10/2016 North Sound Home School Fair, North Sound

Home School Fair, 9:30am-2pm, free admission, www.northsoundhomeschoolfair.com or 360-395-5446. Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23)

Costume Figure Painting or Drawing Extended Pose, Studio UFO, 10am-3:30pm, $32 + min $3 model tip / please preregister, 360-319-6115 or www.studio-ufo.net. Free Pilates Mat Intro, Joy of Pilates, 10:15am, free, 360-224-1433. (pg. 31)

National Theatre Live: Dangerous Liaisons,

Pickford Film Center, 11am, $20, www.pickfordfilmcenter.org. Historic House Tour, Pickett House, 1-4pm, by donation. (pg. 35)

“Madama Butterfly” (Puccini; Met Live), Lincoln Theatre, 1pm. (pg. 6)

Tour of the 1858 Richards Building (1308 E St.,

Bellingham), 1-4pm, donations requested, 360-384-4209, debnwes@comcast.net. (pg. 35)

Adapting Japan’s Design Traditions for Your Garden with Hans Wressnigg of NIWA,

Ferndale Library, 2-3pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org.

Sunday Chess in Bellingham, Barkley Haggen

Market Street Cafe, 2-6pm, free, 360-6762260, info@oysteryachting.com or www.meetup.com/BellinghamChess. “The Drowsy Chaperone,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 2pm, $20, 360-293-6829, www.acttheatre.com. (pg. 11) NookChat: Community Storytelling, Everson Library, 3-5pm, free, 360-305-3600. (pg. 35) Skagit Opera: “Norma,” McIntyre Hall, 3pm, $25-$59, 360-416-7727. (pg. 10)

Two String Quintets and Two Pianists: Martinu and Brahms, Firehouse PAC, 3-5pm,

$15 general / $5 students, 360-671-6104, bellinghamhouseconcerts@gmail.com or www.bellinghamhouseconcerts.com. (pg. 7) Bellingham Laughter Club, Terra Organica in the Bellingham Public Market, 4-5pm, free, 360-734-4989, therapeuticstudio@msn.com or www.worldlaughtertour.com. (pg. 36)

The Realities of Advanced Medical Interventions, Village Books, 4-5:30pm, free,

360-201-7840, micki98226@aol.com. (pg. 31)

Sunday Jazz on the Bay: Sonja Lee Quartet, Hotel Bellwether, 4:30-7:30pm, free, ranenogales@msn.com.

Dances of Universal Peace Mount Vernon,

Skagit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 6-8pm, by donation, jstplnfolk@gmail.com, 360-6299190 or www.SeattleDUP.org. (pg. 14) Auditions: “Anything Goes,” Mount Baker Encore Room, 7pm, free, 360-733-1811, info@bellinghamtheatreguild.com or www.bellinghamtheatreguild.com. (pg. 11)

MONDAY 4/11/2016 Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23)

Whatcom Genealogical Society Meeting,

Bellingham Elks Lodge, 2-4pm, free, 360-9663860. (pg. 35) Jansen Jazz Band, Jansen Art Center, 5:307:30pm, $5/ session, 360-354-3600 or www.jansenartcenter.org/jansen-jazz-band. Behind the Scenes @ BPL Tour, SkillShare at Bellingham Central Library, 6-7:30pm, free, 360-778-7217, jjohnson@cob.org or www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org. Hand Reading Circle, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 6-9pm, $35, 360-647-7134 or www.simplyspiritcenter.com. Irish & Folk Mondays, Honeymoon, 6-9:30pm, $5 suggested, 360-820-0486, jansongsproductions@gmail.com or www.honeymoonmeads.com. Auditions: “Anything Goes,” Mount Baker Encore Room, 7pm. (pg. 11)

Author/Photographer Event: Joe Ordonez

(“Where Eagles Gather”), Village Books, 7pm, free, 907-766-3576, joe@joeordonez.com.

Sourdough Bread: From Starter to Finish with Andy Walton of Micro Eats Farm, Deming Library, 7-8pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org.

TUESDAY 4/12/2016 Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens,

10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23) Gentle Yoga Classes, Joani Glasser, 10:30am11:45am, 360-656-6699. (pg. 31) Creative Movement, The Firehouse PAC, 4:15-5pm, localmotiondance@gmail.com or 360-296-3766.

Entertainment News Northwest ~ April 2016

Kids: Get Fancy! (Customize Your Clothes Without Sewing; 3 days) begins, Ragfinery,

4:30-6:30pm, $65, shenterly@ragfinery.com, 360-738-6977 or www.ragfinery.com. Creative Modern Dance (ages 5-8), The Firehouse PAC, 5-6pm, $80 (8 weeks), 360-296-3766, localmotiondance@gmail.com. Tuesday Night Jazz: Milo Petersen Trio, Hotel Bellwether, 5-8pm, free, 360-392-3100, ranenogales@msn.com. “A Hen in the Wind” (Ozu Yasujro), Pickford Film Center, 6:30pm, $10.75, 360-738-0735, www.pickfordfilmcenter.org. Bellingham Evening Toastmasters Club, Spring Creek Retirement Center, 7-8:30pm. (pg. 30) GlobalFEST, Mount Baker Theatre, 7pm, $20-$39, 360-734-6080, www.mountbakertheatre.com. (pg. 3) Weekly International Folk Dancing, Bayview Civic Hall, 7-9:30pm, 1st session free / $3 after, 360-766-6866, safdancers@hotmail.com.

WEDNESDAY 4/13/2016 Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23)

Open Studio Painting, Studio UFO, 10am-3pm, $185 for 4 sessions / $50 day, 360-319-6115, or www.studio-ufo.net. (pg. 25)

Advance Care Planning Workshop: WAHA End of Life Choices, Bellingham Public Library, 10:30am-12:30pm, free, 360-778-7217 or www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org. Chair Yoga, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 11am-noon. (pg. 31) Lunchtime Music Live: Sylvia Bos, Jansen Art Center, noon-1pm, free, 360-354-3600 or www.jansenartcenter.org.

“What’s Lost in Campaigns Against Sex Trafficking,” WWU Fairhaven College

Auditorium, noon-1:15pm, free, 360-650-2309, shirley.osterhaus@wwu.edu or www.fairhaven.wwu.edu/world-issues-forum. Ukulele Fun & Song Circle, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1-2pm. (pg. 6) One-on-One Tech Coaching, Bellingham Public Library, 2-4pm, free, 360-778-7210 or dbrewer@cob.org.

A Lifetime of Humor: Puns Meet Science with Lou Lippman and “Wince: A Pun on Thyme,” WWU Wilson Library, 4-5pm, free, 360-650-3052, Clarissa.Mansfield@wwu.edu.

Container Gardening, Blaine Library, 4-6pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

Healing Hour, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing

Center, 5:30pm, $5 drop-in, 360-647-7134 or www.simplyspiritcenter.com. WWP Monthly Meeting, Nicki’s Bella Marina, 6-8:30pm, free, RSVP required, 360-319-8366, www.whatcomwritersandpublishers.org or caithiseach@gmail.com. (pg. 30) Finger Painting for Grown-ups, Bay Street Studios, 6:30-9pm. (pg. 24)

Make Your Mark in Clay Workshop (6 sessions) begins, Baker Creek Ceramic Studio, 6:30-9pm, $170, 360-393-5458, bakercreekceramics@gmail.com or www.bakercreekceramics@gmail.com.

National Theatre Live: Dangerous Liaisons, Pickford Film Center, 6:30pm, $20, www.pickfordfilmcenter.org.

Poetry Reading: “Noisy Water: Poetry from Whatcom County,” Jansen Art Center,

7-8:30pm, free, othermindpress@gmail.com or www.othermindpress.wordpress.com/noisy-water.

360.599.6827

CALENDAR

APRIL 2016 THURSDAY 4/14/2016 Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23)

Exploring Mindfulness Workshop (4 sessions) begins, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center,

10am-12:30pm, $120, 360-647-7134 or www.simplyspiritcenter.com. Open Studio Painting, Studio UFO, 10am-3pm, $140 for 3 sessions / $50 day, 360-319-6115 or www.studio-ufo.net. (pg. 25) Gentle Yoga Classes, Joani Glasser, 10:30am11:45am, 360-656-6699 or www.yogawithjoani.com. (pg. 31)

Museum Advocates: The Art of Success,

Whatcom Museum Old City Hall Rotunda Room, noon-1pm, free, 360-778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org. (pg. 30) Meditation Hour, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 5:30-6:30pm, $5, 360-6477134 or www.simplyspiritcenter.com.

Throwing on the Potter’s Wheel Class (6 sessions) begins, Baker Creek Ceramics, 6-9pm, $180, 360-393-5458, bakercreekceramics@gmail.com or www.bakercreekceramics.com. Astronomy Meeting, WECU Auditorium (Ferndale), 7-9pm, free, www.whatcomastronomy.org. (pg. 36)

Poetry Reading: “Noisy Water: Poetry from Whatcom County,” Village Books, 7-8:30pm,

free, othermindpress@gmail.com or www.othermindpress.wordpress.com/noisy-water.

Sourdough Bread: From Starter to Finish with Andy Walton of Micro Eats Farm, Ferndale Library, 7-8pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org.

“The Race to Alaska” with Jake Beattie,

Backcountry Essentials, 7-9pm, by donation, 360-714-8891, info@boatingcenter.org or www.boatingcenter.org. (pg. 30)

Historical Society: “Geology Underfoot in Western Washington” with Dave Tucker,

Rotunda Room of Old City Hall, 7:30-9pm, $3, 360-778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org. “The Drowsy Chaperone,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm, $20, 360-2936829, www.acttheatre.com. (pg. 11)

FRIDAY 4/15/2016 Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23)

Figure Drawing (5 days) begins, WCC,

1-3:30pm, $159, www.studio-ufo.net, 360383-3000 or trish.harding@studio-ufo.net.

Jewelry Repousse Workshop (5 sessions) begins, Jansen Art Center, 1-4pm, $190,

360-354-3600, karen@jansenartcenter.org or www.jansenartcenter.org. Valley Writers (adults), South Whatcom Library, 1-3pm. (pg. 12) Anacortes Arts Festival: Art in Bloom, Depot Art Center, 6-9pm, free, kerry@anacortesartsfestival.com or www.AnacortesArtsFestival.com. (pg. 25) Kids Night Out @ Western (KNOW), WWU, 7-9:45pm, $20 academic session / $25 academic and swim session, 360-650-3308, www.wwu.edu/ee/youth/know/index.shtml or youth@wwu.edu. (pg. 26) Terry Pratchett Memorial Reading, Deming Library, 7-8:30pm, free, 360-305-3600. (pg. 12)

Skagit Opera: “Norma,” McIntyre Hall, 7:30pm,

$25-$59, 360-416-7727, www.mcintyrehall.org. (pg. 10) “The Drowsy Chaperone,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm, $20, 360-2936829, www.acttheatre.com. (pg. 11)

SATURDAY 4/16/2016 Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser, Blaine Senior

Center, 8-11am, $6 adults / $4 kids under 12, 360-332-8040, blaineseniorcenter@gmail.com or www.blaineseniorcenter.com. (pg. 32) Pancake Breakfast, Ferndale Senior Activity Center, 8-10am, $6 adults / $3 kids / under 3 free, manager.ferndaleseniorcenter@gmail.com or 360-384-6244. (pg. 32) Whatcom Land Trust Work Party, Whatcom Land Trust, at 8am, free / $5 suggested carpool fee, 425-341-3738, ajwinsor@gmail.com or www.mountbakerclub.org. NSEA Potting Party, Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association, 9am-noon, free, 360-715-0283, restoration@n-sea.org or www.n-sea.org.

2nd Annual Ferndale Cherry Blossom Festival,

Crafternoon (work on your own crafts; under 13 must be with an adult), Ragfinery, 1-4:30pm, free, 360-738-6977 or www.ragfinery.com. “Heartworn Highways,” Pickford Film Center, 1-3:45pm, $8.50 general / $8 kids, 360-7380735, www.pickfordfilmcenter.org.

Kombucha and Fermentation (sample and take home) with Community Orchards for Resources and Education, Blaine Library, 1-3pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

Small Looms Clinic for Weavers, Bellingham

Public Library, 1-3pm, free, 360-778-7217 or www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org. Finger Painting for Grown-ups, Bay Street Studios, 1:30-4pm. (pg. 24)

118th Annual Bellingham Firefighters Community Ball, Bellingham Golf and Country Club, 7pm-midnight, $25 advance / $30 at the door, bellinghamfirefightersball@gmail.com or www.bfdball.is-by.us. (pg. 32) “The Drowsy Chaperone,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm, $20, 360-2936829, www.acttheatre.com. (pg. 11)

SUNDAY 4/17/2016

Pioneer Pavilion, 9:30am-5pm, free, www.cityofferndale.org/cherryblossomfest or 360-384-0050. (pg. 27)

Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens,

Lincoln Theatre, 9:45am, $23 adults / $19 seniors / $16 students / $2 off members, www@lincolntheatre.org. (pg. 7) Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23)

Anacortes Arts Festival: The Art of Shopping,

“Roberto Devereaux (Donizetti; Met Live),

Free Adult Acting Class: Performances,

Anacortes Community Theatre, 10am, free, 360-840-0089, Nello@freeadultactingclass.com or www.freeadultactingclass.com.

Greg Aanes Furniture Showroom Open,

10am-3pm, www.FurnitureBellingham.com, 360-389-2714. (pg. 34) Mushroom Compost Sale, Sehome High School Parking Lot, 10am-4pm, 40 lbs. for $5, 360-201-1548, kiwanismarketing@gmail.com. (pg. 32) Saturday Coffee with NSC, Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 10am. (pg. 36) Spinner Ring Workshop, Bellingham Metal Arts Guild (BMAG), 10am-5pm, $80 + $15 kit fee, 360-201-0236, info@BellinghamMetalArtsGuild. org or www.BellinghamMetalArtsGuild.org. Vermiculture/Composting Workshop, Blaine Library, 10am-12pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org. Anacortes Arts Festival: Art in Bloom, Depot Art Center, 11am-4pm, free. (pg. 25)

“King Lear” (BBC Shakespeare, 1998),

Pickford Film Center, 11am-1:45pm, free, 360-223-9479, www.pickfordfilmcenter.org.

“Environmental Art: Handmade Recycled Paper” with Ruth San Pietro, Lynden Library, 11:30am-1:30pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org.

Blessing of the Animals and Open House,

Windy Acre Farm, noon-3pm, free, 360-6713509. (pg. 26, 28) “The Man from Planet X” (1951), Pickford Film Center, noon, $2, 360-738-0735, www.pickfordfilmcenter.org. FIG Full STEAM Ahead (age 5-11, drop-in only), Family Interactive Gallery, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building, 12:30-2:30pm, $4.50-$10, 360-778-8930.

NEW: Submit your event info online at www.ennw.info/submit-an-event/. Thank you!

10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23)

Anacortes Arts Festival: Art in Bloom, Depot Art Center, 11am-4pm, free. (pg. 25)

Depot Art Center, 11am-4pm, by donation.

“Boris Godunov” (Royal Opera House Opera), Limelight Cinema, 11am-1:30pm, $20, 360-738-0735, www.pickfordfilmcenter.org.

Sunday Chess in Bellingham, Barkley Haggen

Market Street Cafe, 2-6pm, free, 360-6762260, info@oysteryachting.com or www.meetup.com/BellinghamChess. “The Drowsy Chaperone,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 2pm, $20, 360-293-6829, www.acttheatre.com. (pg. 11) Skagit Opera: “Norma,” McIntyre Hall, 3pm, $25-$59, www.mcintyrehall.org. (pg. 10) Sunday @ 3 Youth Performance, Jansen Art Center, 3-5pm, $5 suggested donation for adults, info@jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 7)

Sunday Jazz on the Bay: Rane Nogales Trio,

Hotel Bellwether, 4:30-7:30pm, free, ranenogales@msn.com. “Elvis Costello: Detour,” Mount Baker Theatre, 7:30pm, $65, 360-734-6080. (pg. 5)

MONDAY 4/18/2016 Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23)

Anacortes Arts Festival: Art in Bloom, Depot Art Center, 11am-4pm, free. (pg. 25)

“Essential Oils 101: Health & Wellness with Aromatherapy” with Anna Beth Harman of

Do-Terra Oils, Blaine Library, 11am-noon, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org. Ancestry & Genealogy Group, Ferndale Library, 1-2:30pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wlcs.org. (pg. 35) Jansen Jazz Band, Jansen Art Center, 5:307:30pm, $5/ session, 360-354-3600 or www.jansenartcenter.org/jansen-jazz-band. Irish & Folk Mondays, Honeymoon, 6-9:30pm, $5 suggested, 360-820-0486 or www.honeymoonmeads.com. Knit Night, Bellingham Public Library, 6-8pm, free, 360-778-7217, jjohnson@cob.org or www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org.

CALENDAR

APRIL 2016 TUESDAY 4/19/2016 Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23)

Gentle Yoga Classes, Joani Glasser, 10:30am11:45am, 360-656-6699. (pg. 31)

Anacortes Arts Festival: Art in Bloom, Depot Art Center, 11am-4pm, free. (pg. 25)

Creative Movement, The Firehouse PAC,

4:15-5pm, localmotiondance@gmail.com or 360-296-3766. Creative Modern Dance (ages 5-8), The Firehouse PAC, 5-6pm, $80 (8 weeks), 360-296-3766, localmotiondance@gmail.com.

Tuesday Night Jazz: Christian Casolary Trio,

Hotel Bellwether, 5-8pm, free, 360-392-3100, ranenogales@msn.com.

Massage Connection CE Presentation: “Business Ethics” with Dawn Schmidt,

Garden Street Methodist Church, 5:45-9pm, admission $ at www.NCmassageconnection.org.

Build A Small Table Workshop (8 sessions, TTh) begins, Terra Firma Design Woodworking

Shop, 6-8pm, $395 + materials, 360-393-7577, dolesejt@msn.com or www.TerraFirmaDesignNW.com. Bellingham Evening Toastmasters Club, Spring Creek Retirement Center, 7-8:30pm. (pg. 30) Weekly International Folk Dancing, Bayview Civic Hall, 7-9:30pm, 1st session free / $3 thereafter, safdancers@hotmail.com. (pg. 13)

WEDNESDAY 4/20/2016 Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens,

10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23) Open Studio Painting, Studio UFO, 10am-3pm, $185 for 4 sessions / $50 day, 360-319-6115 or www.studio-ufo.net. (pg. 25) Anacortes Arts Festival: Art in Bloom, Depot Art Center, 11am-4pm, free. (pg. 25) Chair Yoga, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 11am-noon. (pg. 31)

“Cultural Conflicts: Shifting Paradigms” with Jewell James, WWU Fairhaven College

Auditorium, noon-1:15pm, free, 360-650-2309, shirley.osterhaus@wwu.edu. Lunchtime Music Live: Emily Bailey, Jansen Art Center, noon-1pm, free, 360-354-3600 or www.jansenartcenter.org.

Newcomers Club: Corrine Sande (Director of

WCC Cybersecurity Center), Bellingham Golf & Country Club, noon-2pm, $16 / luncheon and speaker / reservations required, 360-354-4662, information@whatcomnewcomers.org or www.WhatcomNewcomers.org. Ukulele Fun & Song Circle, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1-2pm. (pg. 6) One-on-One Tech Coaching, Bellingham Public Library, 2-4pm, free, 360-778-7210 or dbrewer@cob.org. Healing Hour, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 5:30pm, $5 drop-in, 360-647-7134.

“Boris Godunov” (Royal Opera House Opera), Limelight Cinema, 6-8:30pm, $20,

360-738-0735, www.pickfordfilmcenter.org.

Finger Painting for Grown-ups, Bay Street Studios, 6:30-9pm. (pg. 24)

BUG @ Roeder, Roeder Home, 7-8:30pm, donation requested. (pg. 4)

Greg Tamblyn Comedy Concert, Unity Church, 7-9pm, $15 / $25 per couple, 360-733-2270, office@unitybellingham.org or www.gregtamblyn.com. (pg. 36) Wild Whatcom’s Ladies Night Out, Location TBA, 7-9:30pm, $12 suggested donation, 360-389-3414, holly@wildwhatcom.org or www.wildwhatcom.org.

THURSDAY 4/21/2016 Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23)

Open Studio Painting, Studio UFO, 10am-3pm,

$140 for 3 sessions / $50 day, 360-319-6115 or www.studio-ufo.net. (pg. 25) Gentle Yoga Classes, Joani Glasser, 10:30am11:45am, www.yogawithjoani.com. (pg. 31) Anacortes Arts Festival: Art in Bloom, Depot Art Center, 11am-4pm, free. (pg. 25)

Brown Bag: Mockingbird Trio A Cappella Concert, Whatcom Museum Old City Hall

Rotunda Room, 12:30-1:30pm, $3, 360-7788930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org. (pg. 7) Book Talk, Bellingham Public Library, 1-2pm, free, 360-778-7230, knbray@cob.org or www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org. Music in the Library: Ensembulele, Bellingham Public Library, 4:30-5:30pm, free, 360-7787217 or www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org. Meditation Hour, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 5:30-6:30pm (drop in quietly), $5, 360-647-7134. KAPOW Placemaking Finalists Event, Mount Baker Theatre, 6-9pm, by donation, 360-7346080 or rose@sustainableconnections.org. (36) “Love Thy Nature,” Pickford Film Center, 6:30-8:15pm, $10.75, 360-738-0735, www.pickfordfilmcenter.org.

Creating Bathtime Products with Karly Batterman of Otion, Ferndale Library, 7-9pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org.

Jansen Jazz Band Spring Concert, Jansen Art Center, 7:30-9:30pm, $10, 360-354-3600 or www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 7-8) “The Drowsy Chaperone,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm, $20, 360-2936829, www.acttheatre.com. (pg. 11)

FRIDAY 4/22/2016 Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23)

Anacortes Arts Festival: Art in Bloom, Depot Art Center, 11am-4pm, free. (pg. 25)

Entertainment News Northwest ~ April 2016

Bingo, Blaine Senior Center, 12:30-3pm, $6

adults / $4 kids under 12, 360-332-8040 or www.blaineseniorcenter.com. (pg. 32)

Energize the Earth! An Earth Day Happy Hour Celebration, Boundary Bay Brewery, 4-6pm,

free, www.sustainableconnections.org, 360647-5593 or diana@sustainableconnections.org. (pg. 28) Gallowglass Irish Trio, Rifugio’s, 6-8pm, 360-592-2888, ilcafferifugio@mac.com or www.ilcafferifugio.com.

“Maiden of Deception Pass: Guardian of Her Samish People,” Padilla Bay Interpretive Center, 6:30-9pm, free, 360-336-0172, outreach@skagitfisheries.org or www.skagitfisheries.org/event/earth-day. Western Line Dancing Open House, Ten Mile Grange, 6:30-9:30pm, $5, 360-354-4325, www.facebook.com/LyndenLineDancers or charlene.lenn@gmail.com. (pg. 14)

“There’s an Alligator Under My Bed, A Nightmare in My Closet and Something in My Attic” (presented by The Neighborhood

Playhouse), Firehouse PAC, 7-8:30pm, $8 students and kids / $12 age 18 and up, www.theneighborhoodplayhouse.net or 360-961-2213. “August: Osage County,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 7:30pm, $12-$14, 360-733-1811 or www.bellinghamtheatreguild.com. (pg. 11) Laney Jones & The Spirits, McIntyre Hall, 7:30pm, $20-$30, 360-416-7727, www.mcintyrehall.org. (pg. 8) “The Drowsy Chaperone,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm, $20, 360-2936829, www.acttheatre.com. (pg. 11)

SATURDAY 4/23/2016 Saturday Pancake Breakfast, American Legion,

Ferndale, 8-11am, $6 adults / $3 ages 6-12 / under 5 free, 360-384-7474, dahubbard10@gmail.com. (pg. 36) 5K Do the Bloom Color Run, Depot Art Center, 8:30am-1pm, $10-$30. (pg. 25) East Bank Baker Lake Hike, departs Burlington at 8:30am, free / $10 suggested carpool fee, 708-302-9177, mikesdavis@outlook.com or www.mountbakerclub.org.

NSEA Earth Day Work Party at Terrell Creek, Birch Bay Bible Church, 9am-noon, free, 360-715-0283, restoration@n-sea.org or www.n-sea.org.

14th Annual Bellingham Bay Bocce Tournament, Bellingham Sportsplex, 9:30am-

4:30pm, free entry / $10 salmon lunch and raffle tickets, outreach@whatcomdrc.org, www.whatcomdrc.org/bhambayboccetournament or 360-676-0122. (pg. 32-33) Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23) Saturday Coffee with NSC, Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 10am. (pg. 36) Sumas Writers Group, Sumas Library, 10-11am, free, 360-305-3600, www.wlcs.org.

Volunteer Work Party and Earth Day Celebration, Bowman Bay, 10am-2pm, free,

360-336-0172, outreach@skagitfisheries.org or www.skagitfisheries.org/event/earth-day-eventat-bowman-bay. (pg. 34) Anacortes Arts Festival: Art in Bloom, Depot Art Center, 11am-4pm, free. (pg. 25) Family Care with Essential Oils, Blaine Library, 11am-noon, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

360.599.6827

CALENDAR

APRIL 2016 “The Taming of the Shrew” (BBC Shakespeare, 2005), Pickford Film Center,

11am-12:45pm, free, 360-738-0735, www.pickfordfilmcenter.org. FIG Full STEAM Ahead (age 5-11, drop-in only), Family Interactive Gallery, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building, 12:30-2:30pm, $4.50-$10, 360-778-8930. Finger Painting for Grown-ups, Bay Street Studios, 1:30-4pm. (pg. 24)

“Environmental Art: Handmade Recycled Paper” with Ruth San Pietro, Sumas Library, 2-4pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org.

“There’s an Alligator Under My Bed, A Nightmare in My Closet and Something in My Attic” (presented by The Neighborhood

Playhouse), Firehouse PAC, 2pm & 5pm, $8 students and kids / $12 age 18 and up, 360961-2213, theneighborhoodplayhouse@q.com or www.theneighborhoodplayhouse.net. 100 Years of Fashions Show, Pioneer Pavilion at Pioneer Park, 7-9pm, $15 purchased in advance at Ferndale Visitor Center, 360-384-6461, park@ferndaleheritagesociety.com or www.ferndaleheritagesociety.com. (pg. 33) Contra Dance, Fairhaven Library, 7-10:30pm.

Patti LuPone “Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda . . . played that part”, Mount Baker Theatre,

7:30pm, $59-$150, 360-734-6080, www.mountbakertheatre.com. (pg. 3) “August: Osage County,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 7:30pm. (pg. 11)

Best Films by Decade: “Steamboat Bill, Jr.,” Lincoln Theatre, 7:30-10pm, 35 cents, 360-336-8955, tobie@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org. (pg. 35)

Earth Songs: Voices of the Earth’s Secret Soul, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 7:30-9:15pm, $15 general / $8 students / $40 family, 425-3124565, cantabilechamberchoir@gmail.com. (8)

“Mount Baker: Our Volcano” with Dave Tucker, Island Library, 7:30-9pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org.

“The Drowsy Chaperone,” Anacortes

Community Theatre, 7:30pm, $20, 360-2936829, www.acttheatre.com. (pg. 11) Fritz & the Freeloaders (acoustic rock, pop and alt-country), Fireside Martini & Wine Bar, 8pm, free, 360-738-1000, cheers@firesidemartini.com or www.firesidemartini.com.

Sunday Chess in Bellingham, Barkley Haggen

Market Street Cafe, 2-6pm, free, 360-676-2260 or www.meetup.com/BellinghamChess.

“There’s an Alligator Under My Bed, A Nightmare in My Closet and Something in My Attic” (presented by The Neighborhood

Playhouse), Firehouse PAC, 2pm, $8 students and kids / $12 age 18 and up, 360-961-2213, theneighborhoodplayhouse@q.com. The Langley Ukulele Ensemble, Bellingham High School Auditorium, 2:30-5pm, $20 general / $15 seniors / $10 age 17 and under, 360-739-1528, joejudyc@gmail.com or www.rcob.brownpapertickets.com. (pg. 8) The Art of Jazz: Scenes Trio, Mount Baker Theatre Encore Room, 4-6:30pm, $16 general / $10 students / Jazz Project members free, 360650-1066, jsherwoodjazzproject@gmail.com or www.jazzproject.org.

Sunday Jazz on the Bay: Alicia Dauber Quintet, Hotel Bellwether, 4:30-7:30pm, free, ranenogales@msn.com.

Noisy Water Artist Reception, Firehouse PAC

Cafe, 6:30-8:30pm, free, 360-752-1904. (25)

MONDAY 4/25/2016 Landscape Painting with Trish Harding (5 days) begins, WCC, 1-4pm, $169, 360-383-

3000, trish.harding@studio-ufo.net or www.studio-ufo.net. Teen Meditation Hour, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 5:30pm, $5, 360-647-7134 or www.simplyspiritcenter.com. Irish & Folk Mondays, Honeymoon, 6-9:30pm, $5 suggested, 360-820-0486 or www.honeymoonmeads.com.

Poetry Night: Washington State Poet Laureate Tod Marshall, Mount Baker Theatre Encore Room, 8pm, free, www.poetrynight.org.

TUESDAY 4/26/2016 Creative Movement, The Firehouse PAC,

4:15-5pm, localmotiondance@gmail.com or 360-296-3766. Creative Modern Dance (ages 5-8), The Firehouse PAC, 5-6pm, $80 (8 weeks), 360-296-3766, localmotiondance@gmail.com.

Science on Screen: “Moonrise Kingdom,”

Pickford Film Center, 5-7pm, free tickets / available at box office only, 360-738-0735, www.pickfordfilmcenter.org. Tuesday Night Jazz: Steve Rudy Trio, Hotel Bellwether, 5-8pm, free, 360-392-3100, ranenogales@msn.com.

Advance Care Planning Workshop: WAHA End of Life Choices, Bellingham Public Library, 5:30-7:30pm, free, 360-778-7217 or www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org.

Audubon Society: “The Salish Sea: Jewel of the Pacific Northwest” with Joseph K. Gaydos, Whatcom Museum Old City Hall

Rotunda Room, 7-9pm, $3, 360-778-8930 or www.whatcommuseum.org. (pg. 30) Bellingham Evening Toastmasters Club, Spring Creek Retirement Center, 223 E Bakerview Rd, Bellingham Wa, 98226, 7-8:30pm. (pg. 30) Weekly International Folk Dancing, Bayview Civic Hall, 7-9:30pm, 1st session free / $3 after, 360-766-6866, safdancers@hotmail.com. (13)

FAME (Female Artists for Music Education), Lairmont Manor, 7:30-9pm, $25, 360-6761024, info@bellinghamsings.com or www.bellinghamsings.com. (pg. 8)

WEDNESDAY 4/27/2016 Open Studio Painting, Studio UFO, 10am-3pm, $185 for 4 sessions / $50 day, 360-319-6115, trish.harding@studio-ufo.net or www.studio-ufo.net. (pg. 25) Chair Yoga, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 11am-noon. (pg. 31)

“American Exceptionalism and the Betrayal of Human Rights” with Jamie Mayerfeld, WWU Fairhaven College Auditorium, noon-1:15pm, free, 360-650-2309, shirley.osterhaus@wwu.edu or www.fairhaven.wwu.edu/world-issues-forum. Bellingham City Club, Northwood Hall, noon-1:30pm, $13 members / $18 nonmembers in advance; $15 / $20 at the door, info@bellinghamcityclub.org or www.bellinghamcityclub.org. (pg. 30)

Lunchtime Music Live: Doris Mae Bajema,

Jansen Art Center, noon-1pm, free, 360-3543600 or www.jansenartcenter.org.

SUNDAY 4/24/2016 Art In A Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 10am-5pm, free. (pg. 23)

Dirty Dan Harris Festival, Historic Fairhaven

District, Village Green, 10am-5pm, free / $ for food & vendors, www.fairhaven.com. (pg. 29) African Music, Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 10:30am-11:45pm, free, 360-733-3837, nancy@ruvara.org or www.buf.org. (pg. 8) Artist Demo: Jeremy Noet, Good Earth Pottery, 1-4pm, free, theteam@goodearthpots.com, 360674-3998 or www.goodearthpots.com. (pg. 25)

Dia de los Ninos or Children’s Day/Book Day, Lynden Library, 1-5pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org. (pg. 28)

“Roberto Devereaux (Donizetti; Met Live),

Lincoln Theatre, 1pm, $23 adults / $19 seniors / $16 students / $2 off members, www@lincolntheatre.org. (pg. 7) 100 Years of Fashions Show, Pioneer Pavilion at Pioneer Park, 2-4pm. (pg. 33) “August: Osage County,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 2pm. (pg. 11)

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APRIL 2016 Ukulele Fun & Song Circle, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1-2pm. (pg. 6)

One-on-One Tech Coaching, Bellingham Public Library, 2-4pm, free, 360-778-7210 or dbrewer@cob.org. Healing Hour, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 5:30pm, $5 drop-in, 360-647-7134.

Doc Talk: “Especially for Girls: What’s Happening to Me?,” Skagit Valley Hospital,

6-8pm, free / call to register, 360-814-2424, www.skagitregionalhealth.org. (pg. 31) Open Craft Night (work on your own crafts; basic sewing support provided), Ragfinery, 6-8pm, free, shenterly@ragfinery.com, 360-738-6977 or www.ragfinery.com. Finger Painting for Grown-ups, Bay Street Studios, 6:30-9pm. (pg. 24) Reiki Circle, Unity Spiritual Center, 6:30-8:30pm, by donation, sallyjl51@comcast.net, 360-2243335 or www.greentouch.net.

Author Event: Abbe Rolnick and “Cocoon of Cancer: An Invitation to Love Deeply,” Anacortes Public Library, 7-8:30pm, free, 360-293-1910, ginav@cityofanacortes.org or www.cityofanacortes.org/library.

THURSDAY 4/28/2016 Lynden Emeritus Forum: “Seismic/Earthquake Hazards in Whatcom County” with Dr. Don Easterbrook, Meadow Greens Retirement Community, 9:30-11am, free / donations encouraged, 360-393-4432, www.emeritusforum.weebly.com.

Learn About Loans with Carol Anderson of Northcoast CU, Ferndale Library, 10am-noon, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org.

Gentle Yoga Classes, Joani Glasser, 10:30am11:45am, 360-656-6699. (pg. 31)

Peaceful Poetry Writer’s Workshop (kids K-12),

Bellingham Public Library, 3-3:45pm, free, 360778-7200. (pg. 28) Make It @ Your Library: Collage, Bellingham Public Library, 4-5:30pm, free, 360-778-7217 or www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org. Ferndale Poetry Festival, Ferndale Library, 4:306pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org. (12) Meditation Hour, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 5:30-6:30pm (drop in quietly), $5, 360-647-7134 or www.simplyspiritcenter.com. “August: Osage County,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 7:30pm. (pg. 11)

FRIDAY 4/29/2016 Breath and Spirit Workshop with Dr. Judith Kravitz (3 days) begins, Be Free Center, 7am-3pm, $425, 360-671-6586, breathenbefree@gmail.com.

Chanticleer Authors Conference, Hotel

Bellwether, 8:30am, see website for cost, 707-780-2271, CAC16@ChantiReviews.com or www.ChanticleerReviews.com. (pg. 12)

Deming Library Friends Spring Book & Bake Sale, Deming Library, 10am-4pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org. (pg. 33)

Used Book Sale, Burlington Public Library,

10am-4:30pm, blibrary@burlingtonwa.gov or 360-755-0760. (pg. 33) Books By the Bay Book Fair, Hotel Bellwether, 11am-5:30pm, free, 707-780-2271 or www.ChanticleerReviews.com. (pg. 12)

Ethics Continuing Education Class for Licensed Massage Practitioners, The Loft,

1-5pm, $90 before April 15 / $115 after, 360-312-1244, IntentionalEthics@gmail.com or www.IntentionalEthics.com.

Lummi Island Yoga Retreat/Fundraiser for LIFE (3 days) begins, 3pm, $165-$549, 360-3191601, susan@whatcomyoga.com. (pg. 33)

Evening of Entertainment: The Lost Highway Band, Ferndale Senior Activity Center,

5:30-8pm, $15, 360-384-6244, manager.ferndaleseniorcenter@gmail.com. (33)

Whatcom Literacy Council Trivia Bee & Silent Auction, Bellingham High School, 6-9:15pm,

$15, events@whatcomliteracy.org, 360-7528678 or www.whatcomliteracy.org. (pg. 33) Poetry Circle at the Deming Library, Deming Library, 7-8:30pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org. (pg. 12) “August: Osage County,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 7:30pm. (pg. 11)

“Fly Me To The Moon” (Skagit Community Band), Maple Hall (La Conner), 7:30-9pm, free, 360-466-4409, vince.fejeran@skagit.edu or www.skagitcommunityband.org. (pg. 8)

North Cascades Concert Band presents “Sousa and All that Jazz,” Blaine PAC,

7:30pm, free / donations appreciated, www.nccband.org. (pg. 7) Melissa Manchester, Skagit Valley Casino Resort Pacific Showroom, 8pm, $28 & $32, 877-2752448, www.theskagit.com/entertainment. (8)

SATURDAY 4/30/2016 Birchwood Garden Club’s 24th Annual Plant Sale, Bellingham Central Library, 9am-noon,

Saturday Coffee with NSC, Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 10am. (pg. 36)

Spring Garden Party, Chuckanut Bay Gallery & Sculpture Garden, 10am-6pm, free, 360-7344885, chuckanutbaygallery@gmail.com or www.chuckanutbaygallery.com. (pg. 34) Used Book Sale, Burlington Public Library, 10am-3pm. (pg. 33) Books By the Bay Book Fair, Hotel Bellwether, 11am-5:30pm. (pg. 12)

“Shakespeare and Us” (BBC Shakespeare, 2012), Pickford Film Center, 11am, free,

360-738-0735, www.pickfordfilmcenter.org.

FIG Full STEAM Ahead (age 5-11, drop-in only), Family Interactive Gallery, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building, 12:30-2:30pm, $4.50-$10, 360-778-8930. Yoga for Gardeners, Ferndale Library, 1-2pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org. Finger Painting for Grown-ups, Bay Street Studios, 1:30-4pm. (pg. 24)

North Cascades Concert Band presents “Sousa and All that Jazz,” Brodniak Hall,

3pm, free / donations appreciated, www.nccband.org. (pg. 7) Sourdough, Grumpy & Sunshine, Everson Library, 3-5pm, free, 360-305-3600. (pg. 36) True Blue & Silver Auction, Bellingham Golf and Country Club, 5:30-10pm, $50, 360-676-2735 or sqhsauction@gmail.com. (pg. 33)

Artist Trust Sponsored Lecture with Phoebe Toland, ACME Creative Space, 6-8pm. (pg. 24) Contra Dance, Fairhaven Library, 7-10:30pm. (pg. 13-14)

Pearl Django (hot Gyspsy jazz), BelleWood

Acres, 7pm, $15 / benefits bee research, 360-318-7720, info@bellewoodfarms.com or www.bellewoodfarms.com. “August: Osage County,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 7:30pm. (pg. 11)

Skagit Valley Chorale: Celebrating in Song 2016 Concert, McIntyre Hall, 7:30pm, $14 /

$16 / $25, 360-416-7727, www.skagitvalleychorale.org. (pg. 9) Melissa Manchester, Skagit Valley Casino Resort Pacific Showroom, 8pm. (pg. 8)

SUNDAY 5/1/2016

free, threemetcalfes@comcast.net, 360-3846250, www.birchwoodgardenclub.org. (pg. 34) Everson Garden Club Plant Sale, Everson Elementary School Lawn, 9am-1pm, free, 360592-5456, bandlburpee@gmail.com. (pg. 34) “Elecktra” (Strauss; Met Live), Lincoln Theatre, 9:45am, $23 / $19 / $16 / $2 off members or www.lincolntheatre.org. (pg. 8) 2nd Annual April Cruz In Car Show, 709 W. Orchard Dr. (Jeckyl & Hyde), 10am-3:30pm, r.vandommelen@burningapplewood.com, 360-715-9100. (pg. 33)

Community Breakfast, Rome Grange,

BelleWood Acres, 10am-10pm, free entry / activity costs vary, info@bellewoodfarms.com, 360-318-7720 or www.bellewoodfarms.com. (pg. 33) Contemplative Hike, Whatcom Falls Park, 10am-3pm, $20, 360-441-5724, olive03@earthlink.net. (pg. 34)

Ski-to-Sea Race Safety & Prep Class,

Apple Blossom & Honey Bee Festival,

Deming Library Friends Spring Book & Bake Sale, Deming Library, 10am-4pm. (pg. 33) Introduction to Keelboat Sailing (4 days) begins, Community Boating Center, 10am-

8am-1pm, $5 adult / $2 kids 6-10 / free 5 and under, 360-739-9605.

Introduction to Sea Kayaking (3 days) begins,

Community Boating Center, 10am-1pm, $200, 360-714-8891, programs@boatingcenter.org or www.boatingcenter.org. Books By the Bay Book Fair, Hotel Bellwether, 11am-5:30pm. (pg. 12) “August: Osage County,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 2pm. (pg. 11) Celebrating in Song 2016 Concert, McIntyre Hall, 2pm. (pg. 9) Community Boating Center, 2:30-6pm, $90, 360-714-8891, www.boatingcenter.org.

“Fly Me To The Moon” (Skagit Community Band), Brodniak Hall (Anacortes), 3pm, free, 360-466-4409, vince.fejeran@skagit.edu or www.skagitcommunityband.org. (pg. 8)

North Cascades Concert Band presents “Sousa and All that Jazz,” Arlington High

School PAC, 3pm, free / donations appreciated, www.nccband.org. (pg. 7)

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Fancy Pants Runway Challenge: Call to Artists – The creative community

textile hub Ragfinery is gearing up for a Spring runway “challenge” and seeking textile artists to participate. This current “challenge” tasks participants with transforming one pair of tuxedo pants and one cocktail dress into a single creative wearable item. Participants will be required to use at least 50% of each garment with the option to add other items purchased from Ragfinery to round out the creation. The $20 registration fee includes one pair pants and one dress (first come first serve). The challenge will be capped at 25 participants. The contest will culminate at the Leopold Crystal Ballroom on Fri., May 20. $10 suggested donation to attend. Individuals interested in participating can sign up in person at Ragfinery (1421 N. Forest Street, Bellingham). Deadline for submission of completed works is Fri., May 13 at 5pm. Info: dbetz@reuseworks.org , 360-738-6977 or www.ragfinery.com.

UFO Member April Shows – Artist

Trish Harding at Blessings Salon & Spa: Harding’s personally selected original oil paintings that encourage relaxation and calm are displayed on walls of Blessings Salon & Spa (1112 11th St.). • Artist Helen Dorn: “Evening in Paris, Fin du Jour:” See Dorn’s paintings of Montmarte on display at WECU’s Fairhaven Branch (1200 Harris Ave.). • Artist Lori Hill: “The Lure of Africa:” Lori Hill will show her recent animal oil paintings, “The Lure of Africa,” at DIS (1315 Cornwall Ave.). • Artist Louise Perram: Recent Acrylic Paintings:Perram’s expressionistic, acrylic, plein air paintings will be on display at Colophon Cafe (1208 11th St.). • All shows are in Bellingham. More info: 360319-6115, trish.harding@studio-ufo.net or www.studio-ufo.net.

Art In A Pickle Barn – For the past 27

years, the annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival has included an art exhibit showcasing local artists’ work. Art in a Pickle Barn will be on display throughout the month of April as part of the countywide celebration of spring. Art in a Pickle Barn can be found at Azusa Farm & Gardens, located at 14904 SR 20, Mount Vernon. Open daily March 25 through April’s Tulips from 10am-5pm. Free admission. More info: 360-770-3660 or www.skagitart.org/gallery.htm.

or are available in the Allied Arts Gallery (1418 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham). For more information contact: Katy Tolles, Artist Services Coordinator, at 360-6768548 x5 or katy@alliedarts.org. Cost is $75. More info: 360-676-8548, katy@alliedarts.com or www.alliedarts.org.

“Causalities of Painting” Exhibit by Dan Delong – Dan’s work displays a variety of styles and techniques. The subject matter is drawn from Dan’s life experiences, both the external and the internal. Paintings on display in Deming Library Meeting Room (5044 Mt. Baker Hwy.) through April 22. Free. More info: 360-305-3600 or www.wcls.org.

Native Art: Contemporary and Traditional Works – PeaceHealth St.

McCracken has forged his own path, inspired by the writings of the nineteenth century philosopher Henry David Thoreau. This exhibit will show through June 5 in the Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building (250 Flora St., Bellingham). Admission is $10 / $8 /$4.50. Info: 360778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org/exhibitions.

Returning Home: Six Decades of Art by Ira Yeager – Born in Bellingham in 1938, Ira Yeager has traveled the world and created a unique body of work that illuminates the people and landscapes he encountered around the globe. This exhibition highlights Yeager’s multifaceted

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Joseph Medical Center (2901 Squalicum Pkwy., Bellingham) continues its exhibition of Native American Art through May 17. The exhibit will have works by local and regional artists, including works on loan from the collection of Leonard Helfgott and Katherine Anderson. More info: 360-733-5361 or ldg@fidalgo.net.

Artwood Gallery: The Art of Gary Giovane – The walls of Artwood (1000

Harris Ave., Bellingham) will be covered with the art of Gary Giovane during the month of April. Gary paints mostly on red oak with acrylic paint. From birds and fish, to other creatures of the world, Gary’s creative pieces are different and unique. He calls his work “Northwest Coast-Celtic Fusion Art, inspired by the Arts & Crafts Movement.” • Come and sit in the comfortable chairs that Artwood (1000 Harris Ave., Bellingham) has to offer: rockers, Morris chairs, and Mutiney Bay chairs and stools! We also have some of the most comfortable dining chairs that anyone has ever sat in! Open 7 days in Historic Fairhaven. Free admission. Info: 360-647-1628, artwood@qwestoffice.net.

“Faith in a Seed”: Philip McCracken’s Sculpture and MixedMedia Painting – This exhibition surveys nature’s inspiration for one of the Pacific Northwest’s most distinguished artists. From animal sculptures, to witty interpretations of contemporary life,

Allied Arts: Call to Artists for 37th Annual Holiday Festival of the Arts – Allied Arts is now accepting applications for the 37th Annual Holiday Festival of the Arts to be held Nov. 22-Dec. 24; application deadline is 5pm on April 21! The twofold purpose of our festivals is to encourage and support the creation and sale of locally produced fine art and crafts, while providing an opportunity to connect artists and craftspeople with the general public. We encourage all artists of any level or medium to apply. Applications can be filled out online at www.alliedarts.org

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approach to art where figures and landscapes, vibrant colors, and abstract lines harmoniously mingle. This exhibit will be showing through May 15 at the Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building (250 Flora St., Bellingham). Admission is $10 / $8 / $4.50. More info: 360-778-

8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org/exhibitions.

Springtime at Mindport – Our staff

has been cranking this winter–literally! Come see what they have been creating with insects, belts, pulleys, magnets and gears, all turning and whirling to fascinate and entertain. Fun for all ages, our one-of-a-kind interactive exhibits provide an opportunity to experience science, nature, and music in unique ways. Mindport celebrates 20 years of delighting our community; come find out for yourselves why it’s called one of the best places to visit in Bellingham. Admission is $2. More info: publicity@mindport.org , 360-647-5614 or www.mindport.org.

BelleWood Farm Gallery – Mila Faulkner presents her new oil and acrylic paintings at BelleWood Farm Gallery (6140 Guide Meridian, Lynden) during April. Mila will provide a free demo of oil and acrylic painting techniques on Sat., April 30 between 1-2:30pm. More info: 360-3187720 or www.milafaulknerart.com. April Art at Make.Shift Art Space: “Soaring and Boring and Fawning and Yawning” – This April, Make.Shift

Art Space (306 Flora St., Bellingham) will feature regional artist Derek Erdman and photographer Ashley Armitage. Derek Erdman is a painter from the Midwest currently living in Seattle. His work is typically absurdist outsider colorful images with an intent of mass accessibility. Ashley Armitage curates an inclusive online gallery, Girlfriends, and co-runs the femalefocused photo agency, Girls by Girls. Her work focuses on reclaiming representations of the female body not through a man’s fantasy, but through a girl’s gaze. Free. More info: info@makeshiftproject.com or www.makeshiftproject.com.

April Gallery Show – Scott Milo Gallery

(420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes) presents brilliant watercolors by Sandy Haight during the month of April. Haight is the official Tulip Festival Poster artist this year. We will have up-close abstract florals and traditional images. Also showing are color photographs by Randy Dana, oils by Lorna Libert and Melissa Jander, and bronze sculptures by Leo Osborne. Artist reception on Fri., April 1 from 6-9pm. Free. Info: 360-293-6938, gallery@scottmilo.com or www.scottmilo.com.

Artist Trust Recipient Phoebe Toland –

In April, ACME Creative Space will welcome Artist Trust Fellowship recipient Phoebe Toland. Her bold abstract compositions are reactions to the interface between human activity and the natural world. Ms. Toland’s work is a fascinating conglomeration of wood block prints, collage, reconstruction and sculpture. An artist reception will be held on Fri., April 1 from 6-9pm in ACME Creative Space (705 Commercial Ave., Anacortes), with an artist lecture on Sat., April 30 from 6-8pm. Free admission. More info: 360-453-7663 or lisa@acmecreative.com.

Artists 12 Pop-up Art Gallery – Join

Artists 12 (Kellie Becker, Linda Coons, Laurel Baldwin, Lori Hill, Joetta Egan, Lyn Jackson, Vikki Jackson, Kevin Ledford, Kelcey Bates, Jacquie Hollingsworth, Nyssa Prowell, and Elaine McRory) in celebrating their Pop-up Gallery’s one-year anniversary during the April Bellingham Art Walk on April 1 from 6-9pm at 1315 Cornwall Ave. (the old Dakota Art building). New artwork, lively conversations, and refreshments will guarantee a fun evening!

“The Lay of the Land” – The vistas of

the Pacific Northwest have inspired artists for generations. Join Fourth Corner Frames & Gallery (311 W. Holly St., Bellingham) in April for an exhibition of scenic works by some of the finest artists from our region. Their styles range from abstract to photorealism, and utilize a variety of mediums, including acrylics, oils, pastels, and watercolors. Artist reception to be held Fri., April 1, 6-9pm. More info: 360-7341340, www.fourthcornerframes.com or framr4u@aol.com.

Finger Painting for Grown-ups – The

new trend in play for adults is finger painting. Try it. This is a two-and-a-halfhour class where adults finger paint. It is a bit more sophisticated than the finger painting you did as a kid, but it is just as much fun. We provide everything, including a glass of wine. You provide your fingers and your imagination and leave relaxed, smiling, and with at least two pieces of art work that will surprise you. Every Wed. from 6:30-9pm & Sat. from 1:30-4pm at Bay Street Studios (#U 8 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham). Cost is $35 / group rates available. More info: 360-5997731, heidivwood3@comcast.net or www.fingerpaintingforgrownups.com.

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Open Studio Painting Wednesdays & Thursdays – This is a great way to increase your painting skills. All skill levels benefit, as the instruction is easel-to-easel using your media and personal project. Join UFO members for professional instruction and spirited presentations and lively critiques. Paint and share in a community of high artistic energy and understanding. Personal style and voice recognized and highly encouraged! Local venues can be available for one person and group shows for Open Studio Painters who build a body of work. Show opportunities at Studio UFO during art walks are also available. Join us at Trish Harding School of Art at Studio UFO (301 W. Holly St., M-4) on Wed. (April 6, 13, 20, 27) or Thurs. (April 7, 14, 21) from 10am-3pm. Admission is $185 for 4 Wed., $140 for 3 Thurs., or $50 per each day. More info: trish.harding@studio-ufo.net , 360-319-6115 or www.studio-ufo.net.

New Art by Anne Schreivogl at Lincoln Theatre – The Lincoln Theatre

(712 S. 1st St., Mount Vernon) invites you to view upbeat whimsical works by noted artist Anne Schreivogl on display in April. Meet the artist during the Mount Vernon Art Walk, Thurs., April 7, 5-8pm. Free admission. More info: 360-336-8955 or www.skagitvalleyartescape.com.

Art Exhibits at Jansen Art Center –

The Jansen Art Center (321 Front St., Lynden) is proud to welcome artists Nick Payne and Sharron Antholt. Payne’s “Lake Padden Memorial Bench Series,” and Antholt’s “Crying Out for Tragedy Like All Beautiful Places” will be on display from April 7-May 27. The opening artist reception will take place on Thurs., April 7 from 6-8pm with live music in the Piano Lounge with Joe Young. The 2016 Spring Juried Exhibit will also be on display; the juried exhibits are open to the public as a way to showcase the artistic talent in the Whatcom County area. More info: 360354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org or www.jansenartcenter.org.

An Artisan Spring Open House –

That’s Knot All (128 1st St., La Conner) invites you to discover the many new spring items that await you at our artists’ co-operative. Come participate in our hourly drawing for special gifts. Demonstrations by our local artists will be going on all day, Sat., April 9 from 10:30am-5pm. We always have fun, treats, and coffee. Every item we make is a one of a kind. Free admission. More info: 360-399-1660, artfully-anns@usa.net or www.facebook.com/pages/Thats-KnotAll-Artists-Co-Operative.

Anacortes Arts Festival – The

Anacortes Arts Festival 3rd Annual Art in Bloom offers an exciting range of events at the Depot Art Center in Anacortes (611 R Ave.) from April 15-23. A juried exhibition featuring 30 regional fine artists opens April 15 (free) from 6-9pm, April 16-23

daily from 11am-4pm. Exhibition includes painting, photography, sculpture, glass, wood and mixed media work. Other festival events include The Art of Shopping on Sun., April 17 from 11am-4pm and the Do the Bloom 5K Color Run on Sat., April 23 from 8:30am-1pm. More info: kerry@anacortesartsfestival.com or www.AnacortesArtsFestival.com.

You CAN Take it With You at Good Earth Pottery – April featured artist

Jeremy Noet has created vessels to help you set aside those disposables and carry your beverage of choice in reusable style! Take a flip-top growler to your favorite beer or kombucha tap—the volume is stamped on the bottom for easy pay calculation. Your barista will delight in the sight of your reusable to-go cup with silicone lid. Meet the artist and watch him at the wheel during the Dirty Dan Day Festival in the heart of Fairhaven on Sun., April 24 from 1-4pm. Representing over 50 artists, Good Earth Pottery has been located in Fairhaven since 1969! Free admission. More info: 360-674-3998, theteam@goodearthpots.com or www.goodearthpots.com.

Artists from Noisy Water – Visual art

and poetry join forces at the Firehouse Cafe for the month of April to celebrate Poetry Month. Over a dozen poet/artists who have been published in Noisy Water will pair their poem with a visual interpretation. Please join us for a reception and reading on Sun., April 24 from 6:30-8:30pm at the Firehouse PAC (1314 Harris St., Bellingham). Free admission. More info: 360-752-1904.

Children’s Art Walk at the Lightcatcher – Celebrate our local

children’s art on Fri., May 6, beginning at 6pm in the Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building (250 Flora St., Bellingham). The Bellingham Youth Jazz Band performs from 6-6:50pm, and artist David Nellis sings from his new album at 7:30pm. Have fun in the FIG and enjoy our current exhibitions: Returning Home: Six Decades of Art by Ira Yeager andFaith in a Seed: Phillip McCracken’s Sculpture and Mixed-Media Painting. Free admission. More info: 360-778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org.

BTC Welding Rodeo & Skills Challenge – Watch teams of welders turn

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Bellingham Technical College (3028 Lindbergh Ave.), from 8am-5pm. Free. More info: weldingrodeo@btc.edu or www.weldingrodeo.com.

Call to Artists: Allied Arts of Whatcom County 2017 Juried Artist Series and Inside the Box Series –

The 2017 Juried Artist Series will consist of approximately eight shows, each one a month long, taking place in 2017. The Inside the Box Series was created to highlight smaller, special, handmade goods of any medium. There is no set theme for these shows. All applications will be judged on the basis of design, technical skill, and originality. We encourage all artists of any level to apply for either one or both of these opportunities. Applications are available now and can be obtained online at www.alliedarts.org or in the Allied Arts Gallery at 1418 Cornwall Ave. in downtown Bellingham. Applications are due no later than 5pm, Aug. 26; no email applications will be accepted. For more information, contact Katy Tolles, Artist Services Coordinator, at 360-676-8548 x5 or katy@alliedarts.org.

Bellingham Stamp & Coin Show –

The Stamp & Coin Place is hosting its annual Stamp & Coin Show on Sat. & Sun., April 2 & 3 at Hampton Inn’s Fox Hall (3985 Bennett Dr., Bellingham). Philatelic and numismatic items, gold, silver, postcards, and related merchandise will be available from around twenty dealers from across the region. Whether collectors are novices or specialists, in just one venue, they will find the most high-grade and rarest material north of Seattle. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Whatcom County, Bellingham Branch, will be the beneficiary of the raffle, where tickets purchased for a donation of $1 each offer the chance to win stamp and coin prizes. Show hours are 10am-5pm on Sat. and 10am-4pm on Sun. Free admission. More info: 360-676-8720.

Opening Day for Bellingham Farmers Market – At 10am on Sat.,

April 2, Mayor Kelli Linville will toss the traditional cabbage to open the Bellingham Farmers Market’s 24th season, followed by the ringing of the Depot Market Square bell, welcoming new and returning vendors and shoppers! The Bellingham Farmers Market is one of the area’s most popular weekend attractions, offering the freshest locally-grown produce, diverse locally-made crafts, appealing ready-to-eat foods, and a wide range of live music every Sat., 10am-3pm, from April 2-Dec. 17 this year. The BFM is located at Railroad Ave. and Chestnut St. More info: 360647-2060, market@bellinghamfarmers.org or www.bellinghamfarmers.org.

Community Breakfast – The Rome

Grange (2821 Mt. Baker Hwy.) presents a community breakfast on the first Sunday of the month (April 3, May 1) from 8am-1pm. Meet and greet local politicians, as they serve you coffee and breakfast, featuring pancakes, French toast, sausage, scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, juice, and coffee. Admission is $5 adult / $2 kids 6-10 / free 5 and under. More info: 360-739-9605.

Children’s Spring Art Camp at BellinghamART – These 4-day camps

are a fun way for children ages 5-1/2 and up to create quality artwork. Everyone will use their creativity, learn new skills, and have fun drawing, painting, and creating art. Each camp (April 5-9) features a creative seasonal theme and includes all art materials, tools, and a daily snack. BellinghamART is located at 1701 Ellis St., Bellingham. Cost is $180. More info: 360-738-8379, info@bellinghamart.com or www.bellinghamart.com.

Family Bird Walks – Birding Lake

Padden with the Audubon Society: Lake Padden is a favorite recreation area for local people, and a favorite spot for birds. Walk with Audubon board member Ken Salzman to see which birds are there in April on Wed., April 6 from 9am-noon (4882 Samish Way, Bellingham; meet in

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the parking lot by the playground). Ken will guide the walk until noon; families can walk as long as they’d like. • Scudder Pond with the Audubon Society: Join wellknown local birder and Audubon board member Paul Woodcock on a birding expedition at Scudder Pond (2214 Electric Ave., Bellingham) on Thurs., April 7 from 9am-noon. This urban nature area is a haven for local birds, both around the pond and in the adjoining wooded area. Paul will help you find birds and share birding tips. Meet in the Bloedel Donovan parking lot. Walk leaves promptly at 9:15am and will continue until noon; families can walk as long as they like. • Prepare for spring weather and bring binoculars if you have them. No preregistration needed. Sponsored by the North Cascades Audubon Society. For ages 7+ with an accompanying adult. Free admission. More info: 360-778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org/learn/camps.

School’s Out Fun: Bird Art Adventures – Did you know that 500

birds hang out in our Syre Education Center (201 Prospect St., Bellingham)? This building is most often closed to the public, but kids will get a special opportunity to explore it and then make bird art in the Syre classroom with our museum staff on Wed., April 6 from 1:30-3:30pm. This Spring Break program is designed to teach art concepts while engaging with cool materials in our art studios. For ages 7+. Space is limited, so register early by calling 360-778-8960. Cost is $5 non-members + admission / $3 members. More info: 360-778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org/learn/camps.

Family Bird Walk: Scudder Pond Kids Night Out @ Western (KNOW) –

Students, grades 1-5 will explore hands-on science activities in Western’s Science Resource Center in the following class groups: grades 1-3 or 4-5. To further the experience, an optional hour of swimming is offered for an additional fee at the Wade King Student Recreation Center on the WWU campus. Event takes place on Fri., April 15 from 7-9:45pm. Admission is $20 academic session / $25 academic and swim session. Info: 360-650-3308, www. wwu.edu/ee/youth/know/index.shtml or youth@wwu.edu.

Blessing of the Animals and Open House – Animals as Natural Therapy

(ANT) asks that you join us on Sat., April 16 from noon-3pm at Windy Acre Farm for the 15th Annual Blessing of the Animals and Open House (721 Van Wyck Rd., Bellingham). The official “blessing” takes place at 1pm. This family-friendly event provides an opportunity to interact with ANT’s furry critters and learn how they help to change lives. While touring the farm, visitors will have a chance to (continued to page 28)

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Ferndale Cherry Blossom Festival by Osa Hale One of the most gorgeous, uplifting sights of springtime is the transformation of cherry trees from bare branches to soft, pink blooms. In Japan, they are known as sakura. In Washington, we just call them cherry blossoms. In Ferndale, during the Cherry Blossom Festival, both words can be heard as people gather to celebrate cultural and natural beauty. Still a new fixture in the Ferndale community, the Cherry Blossom Festival was the brainchild of Marla Morrow, a member of the Ferndale Arts Commission. Morrow says she was inspired by wandering through the Japanese flowering trees at the VanDusen Botanical Gardens in Vancouver, British Columbia. “The visual impact was so ethereal, I froze in reverent awe. I knew each moment was a fleeting, but forever gift, and I wanted to share the experiential joy with others,” Morrow said. “I asked myself, ‘Why not Ferndale?’” Although it was the ephemeral blossoms that sparked the idea for Morrow, she let her imagination run wild, and what began as a way to beautify her hometown grew into an event put on by the arts commission that serves to educate and enrich the community. On Saturday, April 16, starting at 9:30am,

This photo was taken on Hanadori Trail in Ferndale at the inaugural Golden Shovel Tree Planting Ceremony in October. Dignitaries from Ferndale’s sister city Minamiboso, Mr. Shinichi Hayama and his daughter Aoi participated along with City of Ferndale dignitaries, members of The Ferndale Cherry Blossom Festival and other city residents. Photo by Steve Morrow.

participated in a tree planting ceremony last year, featuring 15 Japanese flowering cherry trees donated by the Ferndale Arts commission. This year, 11 more trees are slated to be planted, with more trees available for purchase. Now in its second year, the festival continues to grow, as does Ferndale’s relationship with Minamiboso. While the main event is a one-day celebration on April 16, there will also be collaborative classes held in Bellingham and Ferndale throughout the month, including workshops on Japanese papermaking and landscape design. There have also been ongoing creative Cherry blossoms on the Hanadori Trail. contests put on by the Photo by Marla Morrow on March 15, 2016. Ferndale Arts Commission, for both poster design and haiku community members of all ages will have writing. a variety of opportunities to watch and While everyone is welcome to attend participate in performances, the festival free of charge, there are many demonstrations, and activities designed to ways that interested community members celebrate Japanese culture. These include can support the arts commission and the Taiko drummers, kamishibai (a form of Ferndale Cherry Blossom Festival, Morrow picture-based storytelling), tea said. A silent auction will be held during ceremonies, origami and kirigami lessons, the event to benefit future festivals. and Ikebana and Bonsai demonstrations. Village Books in Bellingham will be There will also be coloring and reading donating 20 percent of all sales of books areas for children, and anime films will be relating to Japanese culture to the festival. shown throughout the festival. Entrance For those with a bit more to spend, to the festival is free and open to the Japanese flowering cherry trees are still public. available to donate; for a mere $125, The trees that are at the root of this anyone can give the festival another tree festival, as it were, can be found on the to plant, with the option to dedicate the Hanadori Trail in Ferndale. Guests from tree to a loved one. Minamiboso, Japan (Ferndale’s sister city) Visit www.ennw.info to view Entertainment News NW on your computer, smartphone or tablet

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enjoy horse demonstrations, animal encounters and children’s activities. Parking will be available at Bank of the Pacific (4165 Hannegan Rd.). A free shuttle ride will be provided to Windy Acres Farm. No outside animals are allowed at the event; visitors are encouraged to bring pictures of their animals to be blessed and appreciated. Free. More info: 360-671-3509.

Energize the Earth! An Earth Day Happy Hour Celebration – Bring your

family to an Earth Day Celebration on Fri., April 22 from 4-6pm at Boundary Bay Brewery (1107 Railroad Ave., Bellingham)

and have fun learning about saving energy and our planet. Dance to bluegrass music from the Elopements, take a photo with Kilowatt Kitty, and learn about the Bellingham Energy Prize. Savor a local Boundary Bay Beer (or root beer), feast on delicious eats from food trucks, and enjoy activities and games for the whole family. More info: 360-647-5593, diana@sustainableconnections.org or www.sustainableconnections.org.

Dia de los Ninos or Children’s Day/ Book Day – Join us for a celebration of

children, books, and the Latino culture on Sun., April 24 from 1-5pm at the Lynden Library (216 4th St.). Storytime and crafts for the kids begins at 1pm, followed by

folkloric dancers Herencias Mexicanas, at 2pm. Refreshments and free books for children will cap off the afternoon. Free admission. More info: 360-305-3600 or www.wcls.org.

Peaceful Poetry Writer’s Workshop – Join the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center for a fun opportunity for students K-12 to explore different styles of poetry and engage their creativity through interactive exercises. The result will be the creation of unique poems to submit in the Peaceful Poetry Contest. Workshop meets on Thurs., April 28 from 3-3:45pm at Bellingham Public Library (210 Central Ave.). Free admission. Info: 360-778-7200 or www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org.

Procession of the Species Heralds the Return of Spring by Deborah M. Bernard You just never know what you’ll see in the springtime streets of Bellingham, from naked bicyclists to travelling musicians to humans parading down the street dressed in elaborate animal costumes, accompanied by drummers and a gigantic animal float or two. Bellingham’s 13th annual Procession of the Species (BPOTS) celebration happens on Saturday, May 7, beginning at 3:30pm at the Bellingham Public Library. From there, a menagerie of wondrous creatures will march, sashay, twirl and promenade down Lottie Street, Commercial, West Holly, through downtown Bellingham, and end up at Maritime Heritage Park where the community will gather for closing ceremonies, activities and music by The Kuugana Marimba Band. The 2016 Grand Marshall is Sonja Wingard, co-founder of the group, Animals as Natural Therapy. In 35 years of youth work and nursing, she has witnessed the courage gained by overcoming fears. “Horses invite courage and trust, as well as mirroring our feelings so we can learn to be honest and ask for what we need,” says Sonya. She has a love for young people and the elderly and enjoys bringing them together through ANT’s intergenerational programs. The event is now an annual Bellingham springtime tradition, “created by the community, for the community, celebrating our connection with nature and each other through fun, imaginative and noncommercial activities,” their website says. The event was begun by a group in Olympia, WA, in 1995 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Earth Day, and Congress renewing the Endangered Species Act. The group decided on a positive statement of support in the form of a community celebration. Bellingham joined as part of the town’s centennial in 2003, a truly fitting match for the City of Subdued Excitement. Six weeks before the parade, people from the community gather at the Environmental Learning Center at Maritime Heritage Park to bring life to unique inventions, creating them out of all kinds of recycled materials. They make masks, large wearable puppets, inventive instruments, wondrous creatures and plants, and large animal floats that fit over adult-size bicycles. There are just three rules for the celebration: No Live Animals. No Motorized Vehicles. No Words, Written or Spoken. Bellingham Police Department estimated that last year’s parade drew 800-1200 people. “Join the fun by participating in the parade in costume, or cheering us on from the sidelines!” the poster proclaims. Sponsored by the Bellingham Parks and Recreational Department, the celebration is supported by a core group of volunteers affiliated with Allied Arts of Whatcom County, which operates under the name Start Here Community Arts (SHCArts). The group sets up, staffs, and breaks down the community arts studio where these wondrous costumes are created. SHCArts wants to thank all who have donated time, materials and support. For more information, or to volunteer your time or materials, go to www.bpots.org , or visit them on Facebook. Photos courtesy of Start Here Community Arts

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14th Annual Dirty Dan Harris Festival by Osa Hale Fairhaven keeps Bellingham history alive in so many ways. You can feel it in the uneven cobblestone streets and enduring red brick buildings. Locals are happy to tell stories about the early days of Bellingham, and no one man is more prominently featured in these tales than good old Dirty Dan Harris. It should come as no surprise, then, that the yearly festival in his honor is one of the most beloved events put on by the Historic Fairhaven Association. On Sunday, April 24, at 10am, the 14th Annual Dirty Dan Harris Festival will kick off with a rowing race at Boulevard Park that is designed to replicate the legendary rum run that Harris is believed to have taken between Fairhaven and Victoria, B.C. At noon, the shenanigans will continue with an uphill piano race, homage to another story about Dirty Dan, who rolled his own piano out of the Fairhaven Hotel, down the street and to the bay after the hotel’s new owner refused to pay him for the instrument. After working up an appetite, competitors (and everybody else!) can load up on the tastiest chili the city has to offer, as the Chuckanut Chili Cook-Off runs from 2-4 p.m. Five dollars will buy a

Who will win the Dirty Dan Look-A-like Contest?

Vendors appear on the Village Green during the Dirty Dan Harris Festival.

taste of each chili and a bowl of the taster’s favorite. The fun doesn’t stop there: the day will be full of events both inspired by history and just put on for the joy of it. A salmon toss, donut-eating contest, live music, craft and food vendors, and the Dirty Dan look-alike & 1800’s costume contests will round out the festival. Adults looking to celebrate Dirty Dan’s more debaucherous legacy can grab a drink at the Sidewalk Saloon on 10th Street next to the Village Green. People of all ages are welcome to dress up in 1800‘s garb, and gobble up historical tidbits offered up by the Bellingham Steampunk Society and Fairhaven Ladies of the Night. A seaman, homesteader, land owner, smuggler, and hotel owner, not to mention the veritable Father of Fairhaven, Dirty Dan Harris is as iconic today as he was unwashed in his prime, and the festival held in his honor promises to be a thoroughly enjoyable day.

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The Dirty Dan Harris Festival includes a Fish Toss for both adults and kids!

Bellingham Evening Toastmasters –

Bellingham Evening Toastmasters invites you to test your extemporaneous speaking skills, or sit back and enjoy an evening of entertaining speeches each Tuesday (April 5, 12, 19 & 26) from 7-8:30pm. Entry is free and open to all at the Spring Creek Retirement Center, 223 E Bakerview Rd, Bellingham Wa, 98226. More info: contact-4470@toastmastersclub.org , http://4470.toastmastersclubs.org or 360-756-0217.

Stories of Discovery: Powered by PechaKucha – Hear Foothills community

members share stories of discovery from our backyard to across the globe. Watch presentations on raising sheep in the Acme Valley, trekking the wilderness with goats, touring Europe, and much more. Each lightening presentation is accompanied by a 20-slide show to highlight the speaker’s experience. Be inspired and intrigued by the adventures and creativity of your neighbors. PechaKucha Nights are informal and fun gatherings where creative people get together and share their ideas, works, thoughts, travels, or just about anything, in a lightening 20x20 format (20 images, 20 slides). Join us for this event on Fri., April 8 at 7pm at the Deming Library (5044 Mt. Baker Hwy.). Free admission. Info: 360-305-3600 or www.wcls.org.

Whatcom Writers and Publishers Monthly Meeting – Whatcom Writers

and Publishers invites all writers to its monthly meeting on Wed., April 13 from 6-8:30pm at Nicki’s Bella Marina (2615 S. Harbor Loop Dr., Bellingham). The evening’s speaker will be Eileen Cook. Ms. Cook will speak on “Conflict Resolution Turned Upside Down.” Participants will receive a list of conflict-increasing techniques and practical examples they can use in their own work. Those interested in attending must RSVP to

www.whatcomwritersandpublishers.org in order to be guaranteed a seat. The official start time is 6pm; come at 5:30pm to get happy hour prices. Free admission. Info: 360-319-8366, caithiseach@gmail.com or www.whatcomwritersandpublishers.org.

Museum Advocates: The Art of Success – Meet the “Master Mind,” a

group of six women with drastically different business backgrounds and entrepreneurial visions who came together to form a group based on Napoleon Hill’s original mastermind format. Each member gives profuse credit to the group for their impressive success. Presentation on Thurs., April 14 from noon-1pm in the Whatcom Museum Old City Hall Rotunda Room (121 Prospect St., Bellingham). Free admission. More info: 360-778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org.

“The Race to Alaska” – Jake Beattie,

Bellingham native and creator of the non-motorized watercraft Race to Alaska,will share stories and photos of the 2015 inaugural R2AK race, answer questions from potential participants, and share news about this year’s event. Beattie will speak at 7:30pm. Proceeds from the presentation will benefit the Community Boating Center, where Beattie sailed as a youngster. The CBC is a nonprofit charitable organization, located in Fairhaven, with a mission to foster small-watercraft education, access, and safe recreation on Bellingham Bay. Doors open at 7pm at Backcountry Essentials (214 W. Holly St., Bellingham) with on-site beer sales by Bellingham’s newest brewery, Stones Throw. Admission is by donation. More info: info@boatingcenter.org , 360-714-8891 or www.boatingcenter.org.

Audubon Society: “The Salish Sea: Jewel of the Pacific Northwest” – Joseph K. Gaydos, Chief Scientist for the SeaDoc Society, has studied fish and

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wildlife of the Salish Sea for more than a decade. Gaydos takes us on a spectacular tour of this rich world—from invertebrates of the deep, to river otters, orcas, bald eagles, and even humans—on Tues., April 26 from 7-9pm in the Whatcom Museum Old City Hall Rotunda Room (121 Prospect St., Bellingham). Admission is $3. More info: info@whatcommuseum.org , 360778-8930 or www.whatcommuseum.org.

Bellingham City Club Luncheon – On

Wed., April 27, Bellingham City Club will present “Are We Really Children of a Common Mother?” with retired Duke University history professor John Herd Thompson, an acknowledged expert on Canadian-American relations. The meeting takes place at Northwood Hall (3240 Northwest Ave.) from noon-1:30pm. Guests and new members are welcome. Admission is $13 members/$18 nonmembers in advance including lunch; $15 / $20 at the door. More info: info@bellinghamcityclub.org or www.bellinghamcityclub.org.

Trinkets and Treasures Craft and Flea Market – Event includes a large

garage sale, food, baked goods and plants. Craft and flea market vendors may still apply. Event takes place on Sat., May 7 from 9am-3pm at the Ferndale High School Gym (5830 Golden Eagle Dr.). Free admission. More info: 360-384-2792, deannakaech@gmail.com or www.ferndaleband.org.

Springs & B.C. Tulips Getaway, April 5-6, $385 • Antique & Tools Appraisal Show, April 9, $6 per item • Snoqualmie Falls Scenic Railway Run, April 12, $66 • Day Tour B.C. Secret Cove, April 20, $148 • Million Dollar Quartet Musical, April 20, $59 • Cuba Travel Show, April 22, 10:30am, free • Mariners baseball vs. Tampa, May 11, $78 • Vancouver Stars on Ice, May 19, $125 • Landmarks & Columbia River Sternwheeler Cruise, May 17-19, $453 • New Orleans, May 9-13 • Victoria Spectacular Gardens Tour, June

20-22, $705 • Salt Spring Island Tour, June 28, $161 • B.C. Sunshine Coast, Desolation Sound & Discovery Islands, July 10-15, $1825 • Mariners vs. White Sox, July 20, $78 • North Cal. Special Trains & Redwoods, July 27-31, $1999 • Canadian Maritimes & Nova Scotia, Aug. 1-13, $4096 • Trains of Colorado, Aug. 21-28, $2999 • Colonial Williamsburg & Washington D.C., Oct. 13-20, $2499 • Cuba Tour, Nov. 2-10, $4995. All rates, subject to change, are per person double occupancy. Info and registration: 360-7334030, ext. 1015, bsacintern@gmail.com or www.wccoa.org.

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Gentle Yoga Classes – Join Joani for

gentle yoga classes at The Metta Center (1602 Carolina St. #D12, Bellingham). Classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30-11:45am. Joani Glasser is a Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance (E-RYT-500), specializing in yoga therapy for the back, with over 35 years experience. This is a supportive, nurturing class ideal for beginners as well as those who desire healthy back yoga. 3-month pass fees: $65 for 5 classes / $100 for 10 classes / $15 drop-in / $10 first time. More info: yogawithjoani@yahoo.com , 360656-6699 or www.yogawithjoani.com.

Chair Yoga – This is a gentle yoga class

seated on a chair or using the chair for support with standing poses. This class includes stretching, strengthening, balancing, smiling, meditation and breath work, and meets on Wednesdays from 11am-noon at the Mount Vernon Senior Center (1401 Cleveland St.). Admission is by free will donation. More info: 206-7904862 or yogaheartspace0@gmail.com.

Free Pilates Mat Intro – Join us for

this free beginner Mat Pilates class. You will get the chance to experience a beginners Mat class and learn the basics of Pilates and core engagement. Must be able to get down to the floor unassisted. RSVP by April 7 to reserve spot for class which will be held Sun., April 10, 10:15am, at Joy of Pilates (2130 Grant St., Bellingham). Info: 360-224-1433, info@joyofpilates.net.

actual equipment used will be available for viewing. This is an interactive session, allowing for questions and dialogue. These nurses present, in layperson’s terms, the realities of what these “interventions” mean to average people and their families. Advance care planning and completing advanced directives will be discussed. Session will take place on Sun., April 10, 4-5:30pm at Village Books (1200 11th St., Bellingham). Free admission. More info: 360-201-7840 or micki98226@aol.com.

Especially for Girls: What’s Happening to Me? – Designed for girls

ages 8-11, Skagit Regional Health offers a mother-daughter class on puberty that will help them address the sensitive topics of physical and emotional development taught in a relaxed environment by Jean Chakraborty, MD, OB/GYN with Skagit Regional Clinics Mount Vernon. This is not a sex education class. Class meets Wed., April 27 from 6-8pm at Skagit Valley Hospital (1415 E. Kincaid St.). Call Skagit Regional Health at 360-814-2424 or 360-629-6481 to register. Free admission. More info: 360-814-2424 or www.skagitregionalhealth.org.

The Realities of Advanced Medical Interventions – Experienced ICU nurses discuss in frank terms the meaning of “advanced medical interventions.” Actual patient outcomes are discussed. Some

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Love’s Fool – A feast for the heart where

adults ages 18-108 share stories of their foibles in early romantic love on stage, along with music, silent auction and games. Open to audiences ages 12 and up. Audience pick will determine “Love’s Fool,” to be crowned with jester’s hat, flowers and prizes! Now, as one more way to show our youth they are not alone, we are going to stand in solidarity with their awkwardness and confusion. It’s time to turn those old, embarrassing tales into medicine for the next generation. We’ve all been there. Come, share in the foolishness. RSVP to Amy Hockenberry at amy.hockenberry@gmail.com. A benefit for Rooted Emerging, this event will take place on Fri., April 1 at 7pm at Mount Baker Theatre (104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham). Admission is by donation. More info: info@rootedemerging.org , 360510-3205 or www.rootedemerging.org.

Mission: Delicious – Join us for a night

of dangerously tasty food for a great cause on Sat., April 2 from 5-8pm at the Mount Baker Rotary Building (1753 Front St., Lynden). Local celebrities have been challenged to put their culinary expertise to the test! Come taste the Delicious as these chefs compete for the highly acclaimed alias of “Top Chef” while helping the street homeless in Bellingham who use Lighthouse Mission’s Drop-In Center. Your mission, should you choose to

accept it, is to taste and vote for the best dishes in all of the following four categories: Appetizer, Entree, Soup/ Chowder, and Dessert. There will be live music, beverages, and wine to purchase by the glass. Admission is $25 in advance / $30 at the door. More info: 360-7335120, audreym@thelighthousemission.org or www.classy.org/lynden/events/ mission-delicious/e69192.

The African Children’s Choir – The

African Children’s Choir melts the hearts of audiences with their charming smiles, beautiful voices and lively African songs and dances. The program features well-loved children’s songs, traditional spirituals, and gospel favorites. Performances on: Sun., April 3 at 6pm at Hillcrest Chapel (1400 Larrabee Ave., Bellingham) and Fri., April 8 from 7-8:30pm in the Leopold Ballroom (1224 Cornwall Ave.). Concerts are free and open to all; donations are welcome. More info: www.africanchildrenschoir.com.

StashFest 2016 – Twenty-six artists

from around Western Washington will come together on Sat., April 9 from 10am-5pm to offer exceptional materials for the committed fiber artist and fiber art enthusiasts to purchase, with a portion of the revenue going to support the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum. Available textiles will include hand-dyed shibori cotton; batik prints; and hand-marbled and snow-dyed fabrics from artists such are Anita Luvera Mayer, Suzi Soderland, Debbie Krell, and others. Shoppers will also find ethnic and vintage textiles from around the world, as well as an impressive selection of hand-crafted embellishments. This event will be held at La Conner High School (404 N. 6th St.). Free admission. More info: info@laconnerquilts.org , 360-466-4288 or www.laconnerquilts.org.

Antiques & Collectibles – An Antiques & Collectibles Evaluation Event will take place on Sat., April 9, 11am-4pm, at the Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck St. Admission is free. Skilled evaluators will review your items in a fashion similar to the notorious “Antique Road Show” and tell you what those heirlooms in the attic are really worth. Cost: $6 per item or $15 for a collection. No furniture please, items must be small enough to carry. Proceeds benefit the Whatcom Council on Aging Programs. Info: 360-733-4030 or www.wccoa.org.

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser – Enjoy a delicious pancake breakfast benefitting the Ferndale Senior Activity Center! Menu items include pancakes or French toast, biscuits & gravy, sausage, ham, scrambled eggs, coffee & orange juice. Join us at Ferndale Senior Center (1999 Cherry St.) on Sat., April 16, from 8-10am. Admission is $6 adults / $3 kids / under 3 eat free. More info: 360-384-6244, manager.ferndaleseniorcenter@gmail.com.

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Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser – Join

in with the community and start your day off right with pancakes, waffles or French toast—plus scrambled eggs and sausage, coffee, tea and OJ at Blaine Senior Center (763 G St.) on Sat., April 16 from 8-11am. This month you can also choose biscuits and gravy! Admission is $6 adults / $4 kids under 12. More info: 360-332-8040, blaineseniorcenter@gmail.com or www.blaineseniorcenter.com.

Mushroom Compost Sale – The

Kiwanis Club of Bellingham is holding their annual Mushroom Compost Sale on Sat., April 16 from 10am-4pm at Sehome High School Parking Lot. This sale will benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of Whatcom County and Sehome High School student programs. Cost is 40 lbs. for $5. Info: 360201-1548, kiwanismarketing@gmail.com.

118th Annual Bellingham Firefighters Community Ball – Come

dance with a firefighter on Sat., April 16 at 7pm at the Bellingham Golf and Country Club (3729 Meridian St.). This is a fun social event and charity fundraiser with music, dancing, silent auction and no-host bar. The silent auction will include items, services and gift packages from local business, artists and entrepreneurs. All proceeds and donations go to help support the Burned Children Recovery Foundation, Royal Family Kids Camp, and the Jason Karwhite Scholarship Fund. Music will be provided by the Bellingham Firefighters Pipes and Drums and DJ Boy meets Girl. The Bellingham Golf and Country Club will be providing hors d’oeuvres, non-alcoholic beverages, and several no-host bars that will take cash and card. Boundary Bay Brewery will be providing a no-host bar with beer and wine that will be cash only. For your enjoyment, there will be a photo booth provided by Oh Snap!. Event tickets can be purchased online for $25 or at the door for $30 cash or credit. Auction items can be purchased at the ball using cash or credit. Online ticket sales will end 24 hours prior to the event. More info: bellinghamfirefightersball@gmail.com or www.bfdball.is-by.us.

Bingo Fundraiser – Join us for bingo at

the Blaine Senior Center (763 G St.) on Fri., April 22 from 12:30-3pm. Win cash! Early Bird games start around 12:30pm, and $ bingo starts at 1pm. Admission is $10 for 8 games/3 cards each game. Kids can come play too, with admission. Join us for clam chowder and grilled cheese sandwiches at our regular lunch program at 11:30am before the game. Admission is $6 adults / $4 kids under 12. Info: 360332-8040, blaineseniorcenter@gmail.com or www.blaineseniorcenter.com.

14th Annual Bellingham Bay Bocce Tournament – Boccemon’s 14th Annual Bellingham Bay Bocce Tournament, benefitting the Whatcom Dispute

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Resolution Center, will be held on Sat., April 23 from 9:30am-4:30pm at the Bellingham Sportsplex (1225 Civic Field Way). Bocce enthusiasts from around the NW, local and regional businesses, novice players, and spectators come out for a day of family-friendly festivities, including: a salmon BBQ, Boundary Bay beer garden, raffles, music, bounce houses, face painting, and more! All proceeds benefit the WDRC’s mission to provide and promote constructive and collaborative approaches to conflict through mediation, training, facilitation and community education. Free entry / $10 salmon lunch and raffle tickets. More info: 360-6760122, outreach@whatcomdrc.org or www.whatcomdrc.org/bhambayboccetournament.

100 Years of Fashions Show – “A 100

Years of Fashions” is the theme for the Ferndale Heritage Society’s Vintage Fashion Show event in the Pioneer Pavilion at Pioneer Park (2004 Cherry St.) on Sat., April 23 at 7pm and Sun., April 24 at 2pm. Some visitors will enjoy the experience of seeing fashions worn in the 1870s, while others will be able to reminisce about fashions they wore themselves. Models for the live show will include men, women and children from the society and local community. Funds raised for the show will be donated to the Pavilion in the form of new tables to be used for rentals in the updated and renovated space. Tickets are $15, must be purchased in advance, and are available starting April 11 at the Ferndale Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center inside of the pavilion. More info: park@ferndaleheritagesociety.com , www.ferndaleheritagesociety.com or 360-384-6461.

Deming Library Friends Spring Book & Bake Sale – Stop by the Deming

Library (5044 Mt. Baker Hwy.) and browse our wide selection of books and yummy baked goods during our week-long sale from Fri., April 29-Fri., May 6. All proceeds go to the Friends of the Deming Library to help pay for the building maintenance of the Deming Library and community programs. Hours are 10am-4pm on Fri. & Sat., with self-service Mon.-Thurs. from 10am-9pm. Free admission. More info: 360-305-3600 or www.wcls.org.

Used Book Sale – The Friends of the

Burlington Library will hold their annual Spring Used Book Sale on Fri., April 29 from 10am-4:30pm and Sat., April 30 from 10am-3pm at the library (820 E. Washington Ave.). Frequent shoppers know that this sale is a great place to stock up on reading material, with most items priced at $2 or less. More info: 360-7550760 or blibrary@burlingtonwa.gov.

Lummi Island Yoga Retreat/ Fundraiser for LIFE – The Lummi Island Foundation for Education (LIFE) is hosting a weekend yoga retreat with Susan D’Onofrio from Fri., April 29-Sun., May 1. Enjoy 3 days of yoga and renewal on

beautiful Lummi Island. Nourish yourself with delicious meals. Stroll along the beach or sit quietly and watch the ebb and flow of the tides. Learn heart-opening poses to re-energize your spirit, hip-openers for flexibility, and restoratives for stress reduction. All profits will be donated to LIFE. Cost is $165-$549. More info: 360-319-1601, susan@whatcomyoga.com or www.whatcomyoga.com.

Evening of Entertainment: The Lost Highway Band – Join us for a good ol’

country Hoedown as we enjoy the Texan outlaw, honkey-tonk music of The Lost Highway Band on Fri., April 29 at the Ferndale Senior Activity Center (1999 Cherry St.). Dust off your cowboy boots, throw on your hat and have a “boot scootin’” good time! Come early and enjoy some “finger-licking” BBQ before the show; we will start selling dinner at 5:30pm, and the show will begin at 6pm. All funds benefit the Ferndale Senior Center, a registered 501(c)3 non-profit. Admission is $15. Info: 360-384-6244 or manager.ferndaleseniorcenter@gmail.com.

Whatcom Literacy Council Trivia Bee & Silent Auction – The Whatcom

Literacy Council’s annual Trivia Bee & Silent Auction is a Jeopardy-style event where teams contend in a fun and friendly competition of wits. Register your team of three, or come cheer on your friends. Event takes place on Fri., April 29 from 6-9:15pm at Bellingham High School (2020 Cornwall Ave.). Trivia celebrity Ken Jennings and KAFE Radio host Scotty VanDryver co-host the event. Proceeds support local literacy programs. Admission is $15. More info: 360-752-8678, events@whatcomliteracy.org or www.whatcomliteracy.org.

2nd Annual April Cruz In Car Show – Join us for this classic car show on Sat., April 30 from 10am-3pm at 709 W. Orchard Dr., Bellingham. Over 100 classic cars and motorcycles on display. Live music, and raffles. Proceeds benefit Shriners Children’s Hospital. Food, beer, kids games, and more! Rain or shine, the show will go on. Info: 360-715-9100 or r.vandommelen@burningapplewood.com.

Apple Blossom & Honey Bee Festival – An all day benefit for the bees on Sat., April 30 from 10am-10pm at Bellewood Acres (6140 Guide Meridian, Lynden): 5K run, Pearl Django concert, bee seminars and demos, Queen of the Sun movie showing, and family orchard photos. Free entry / activity costs vary. More info: 360-318-7720, info@bellewoodfarms.com or www.bellewoodfarms.com. True Blue & Silver Auction – Join us for a night of True Blue & Silver fun at 5:30pm, Sat., April 30, at the Bellingham Golf and Country Club (3729 Meridian St.). The SQHS Auction Dinner is the PTSA’s largest fundraiser of the year and the proceeds directly benefit all the

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students at Squalicum High School in the areas of academics, athletics, music, and activities/clubs. Registration forms available on Squalicum High School website under “PTSA” tab. Drop off registration forms at the school office, email to sqhsauction@gmail.com or mail in to the address provided. Tickets are $50. Info: sqhsauction@gmail.com , 360-6762735 or www.l.facebook.com/l.php?u= http%3A%2F%2FSqualicum.bellingham schools.org%2F&h=LAQFmzWO1&s=1. Dine Out for Maple Alley Inn – Dine Out for Maple Alley Inn is a one-day, all-day event on Tues., May 3 which raises money and community support for Maple Alley Inn, an Opportunity Council program that provides hot, healthy meals for people in need. Participating restaurants donate 20% of sales that day to support Maple Alley Inn, and the more people who “dine out,” the more money this event raises. Plan on treating yourself to breakfast, lunch, and dinner to support Maple Alley Inn. Visit our website for a list of participating local restaurants, www.oppco.org. More info: 360-7345121, info@oppco.org or www.oppco.org/ event/dine-out-for-maple-alley-inn-2016. Have a Heart Run – The 7th Annual Have a Heart Run is a family-friendly event located at beautiful Edgewater Park, just west of the Skagit River in Mount Vernon. This event features a timed 5K/10K Run, 2K walk (dogs & strollers permitted), and a 1/2 Mile Kid’s Run. All proceeds from this event will benefit Community Action of Skagit County, who walk side by side with nearly one in five people in Skagit County on their path to stability and prosperity. Though they offer many different services which range from homeless prevention to nutrition support, the real product that they offer is simple: hope. Join us for the event on Sat., May 7 from 8:15am-noon. Admission is $10-$30 / Couch to 5K Training $70-$80 / free kids under 9. More info: isabelao@communityactionskagit.org , 360-416-7585 or www.haveaheartrun.org.

9th Annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration a Benefit for Sean Humphrey House – Partake in a

traditional Latino-themed dinner, exciting raffles and activities and intriguing silent and live auctions on Sat., May 7 from 5:30-9:30pm at Four Points by Sheraton (714 Lakeway Dr.). You could be the lucky person who wins the chance to smash the pinata full of fun mystery prizes. Admission is $50 per person (tables of 8 available). All proceeds support the programs and services directed to the residents at Sean Humphrey House. By attending the event, you’ll not only have a terrific time, you’ll also be supporting one of our more vulnerable and marginalized populations. For reservations or additional information, contact Sean Humphrey House at 360-733-0176 or visit www.SeanHumphreyHouse.org. More info: Jeanette@SeanHumphreyHouse.org.

Greg Aanes Furniture – Join us for a

special showroom opening on Sat., April 16, 10am-3pm, and come in to check out our furniture. Regular showroom hours are Mon.-Fri. from 10am-5pm. Showroom is located at 2109 Queen St. (one block north of Iowa St. on the corner with Kentucky). Info: 360-389-2714, www.GregAanesFurniture.com or www.FurnitureBellingham.com.

Birchwood Garden Club’s 24th Annual Plant Sale – Birchwood Garden

Club’s 24th Annual Plant Sale will be held on Sat., April 30 from 9am-noon in the lower level conference room of Bellingham Central Library (210 Central Ave.). Annuals, perennials, indoor plants and veggie starts, pots, books, and choice selections from members gardens will be available at the sale. Proceeds from the sale benefit numerous community organizations including maintenance of the Whatcom Museum and Bellingham Public Library gardens, along with donations of gardening literature for both adults and children. This Spring, the BGC will be

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presenting the City with a pedestal sundial and plaque to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Cornwall Rose Garden. Free admission. More info: 360-384-6250, threemetcalfes@comcast.net or www.birchwoodgardenclub.org.

Plant Sale – The Everson Garden Club

Plant Sale will be held Sat., April 30 from 9am-1pm on the Everson Elementary School lawn (216 Everson Goshen Rd.). We offer lots of colorful perennials, (unusual as well as the old stand-bys), natives, shrubs and small trees at wellbelow retail prices. All our plants thrive in Whatcom County. Vendors will offer veggie starts, specialty plants, and crafts. Free admission. More info: 360-592-5456 or bandlburpee@gmail.com.

Save the Date! – Join us for our annual

Spring Garden Party at Chuckanut Bay Gallery & Sculpture Garden (700 Chuckanut Dr. N., Bellingham) on Sat., April 30, 10am-6pm. Meet Northwest artist Stephanie Burgess from Painted Peace, pick out a Peace Pole and have it signed, she will be here from 11am-2pm. Nancy Fiala from Fiala Design Works will also be present (from 11am-2pm) with her display of beautiful painted glass. There will be specials, door prizes & snacks. Visit us online and sign up for more information. More info: 360-734-4885, chuckanutbaygallery@gmail.com or www.chuckanutbaygallery.com.

Volunteer Work Party and Earth Day Celebration – Join us in partnership with

Lummi Arts & Small Business Market – Find exclusive and unique hand

crafted art, special gifts, value-added seafood products created and sold by Lummi Community members on Sat., April 2 from 10am-5pm at the Lummi Te’Ti’Sen Center (4920 Rural Ave., Ferndale). Meet and learn from Lummi artists and small business owners. Check website and Facebook for invited performances and schedule. Events are free and familyfriendly. More info: 360-306-8554, NancyJ@Lummi-nsn.gov or www.LummiGatewayCenter.com.

Huge Rummage Sale – The Blaine

Senior Center (763 G St.) will be hosting a Huge Rummage Sale on Sat., April 9, 8am-3pm. Come find valuable treasures! If you want to donate, drop your items off at the Blaine Senior Center, Mon., April 4Thurs., April 7 from 9am-3pm. Free entry. More info: 363-332-8040, blaineseniorcenter@gmail.com or www.blaineseniorcenter.com.

Northwest Straits Foundation, Washington State Parks, and Samish Indian Nation for an exciting fun-filled day at the shimmering Bowman Bay on Sat., April 23 from 10am-2pm. This site has had many restoration transformations in the last few years, including bank armor removal, student plantings, volunteer plantings and beach monitoring. For all the volunteers, there will also be a salmon burger BBQ as our thank you for your time and commitment to restoring the habitat at Bowman Bay. So come continue the restoration efforts and gain some great natural history knowledge before you indulge in the volunteer appreciation BBQ! Free. More info: 360-336-0172, outreach@skagitfisheries.org or www.skagitfisheries.org/event/earth-dayevent-at-bowman-bay.

Contemplative Hike – Come walk

outside with others in a still and mindful way to connect more deeply with the natural world and with yourself. Join us at Whatcom Falls Park (Lakeway Dr., Bellingham) on Sat., April 30 from 10am-3pm. Cost is $20. More info: 360-441-5724 or olive03@earthlink.net.

Bellingham KIDS Traverse – Get the

kids hooked on the Vacationland RV Bellingham Kids Traverse, a fun relay race that celebrates the journey of wild salmon. Kids age 6-12 form Solo (Chinook), Tandem (Coho), and Relay teams (Chum) to run, bike, and compete on an obstacle course through Squalicum Creek Park (1001 Squalicum Way, Bellingham) on Sun., June 26 at 10am. The top 3 finishers in each age group get awards, and all finishers get a KIDS Traverse medal and Mallard ice cream. The KIDS Traverse supports the stewardship and education programs of Recreation Northwest. Admission is $30 solo / $55 tandem / $80 team. Sign up now! More info: www.BellinghamKIDSTraverse.com.

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Burlington History Display and Say Day – The Burlington Historical Society is

hosting a “Display and Say Day: A Different Kind of Show and Tell” on Sat., April 2 from 1-3pm at the Burlington Public Library (820 Washington Ave.). Display tables will be set up for the public to bring their historic memorabilia, documents, artifacts and share their unique histories. No public speaking required. Exhibitors please arrive at 12:30pm to set up your table display so you are ready by 1pm when the doors open to the public. Come and browse Burlington’s History! Free admission. More info: 360-757-6224 or philbert29@gmail.com.

Sumas Community Memory Talk –

Jospehine Fadden has lived in Sumas for more than ninety years, and has plenty of stories to tell about the way things were! Join Deborah Morgan as she reminisces with Ms. Fadden in an informal setting on Wed., April 6 from 7-8pm at the Sumas Community Senior Center (451 2nd St.). Free admission. More info: 360-305-3600 or www.wcls.org.

“Women as Political Change Agents: From the Late 1800s to the Present” – Humanities Washington, the

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Bellingham, and the League of Women Voters present a community discussion entitled “Women as Political Change Agents from the Late 1800s to the Present” on Sat., April 9 from 10am-noon at the Bellingham Public Library (210 Central Ave.). The speaker will be Jeanne Kohl-Welles, King County Councilwoman and former Washington State Senator. Space is limited. Free admission. More info: 360-738-4713.

Bellingham Music Film Festival – The

first annual Bellingham Music Film Festival (BMFF), April 1-3 is a showcase of music through the medium of film. Not only will you see a wide range of film formats, but the heart of the festival will be powered by bands and live music. Films and music will be playing at Make.Shift Art Space and Pickford Film Center. All proceeds are going towards these participating nonprofits, Film is Truth, which is raising money to transition into a nonprofit organization. For a complete schedule and ticket information visit www.bellinghammusicfilmfestival.com.

Steamboat Bill, Jr. – The Lincoln

Theatre (712 S. 1st St., Mount Vernon) and Fred and Eva Beeks present Steamboat Bill, Jr. on Sat., April 23 at 7:30pm as part of the theatre’s 90th Anniversary

An Introduction to Eastern European Family History – The Skagit

Valley Genealogical Society (SVGS) presents “An Introduction to Eastern European Family History Research” on Sat., April 9 from 1-3pm at the Burlington Senior Center (1011 Greenleaf St.). The guest speaker is Canadian genealogist and author, Dave Obee. Mr. Obee will explain how, with the help of new geographic tools and more records being placed online, it is now easier than ever to locate research records in Eastern European countries like Poland and Ukraine. Free admission. More info: 360-757-6224, rootsproject@frontier.com or www.skagitvalleygenealogy.org.

Pickett House Tours – Nestled at the

edge of Lettered Streets Neighborhood and Old Town is the Pickett House, built in 1856 and designated a local museum in 1941. It is the oldest documented wooden structure house in Washington State still on its original site – it was built with planks sawn at the 1853 Roeder Peabody sawmill on Whatcom Creek. The house was built for Captain George Pickett, who went on to become the infamous Confederate General of “Pickett’s Charge” at Gettysburg during the Civil War. Second Sunday tours are offered by Daughters of the Pioneers of Washington from 1-4pm, Sun., April 10, by donation; donations are used in the care and upkeep of this historic home. Located off F St., between Holly and Dupont Streets (910 Bancroft St., Bellingham). Admission by donation. Info: daughtersofpioneers@hotmail.com.

Tours of the 1858 Richards Building – A tour of the oldest brick building in Washington State (1308 E St., Bellingham) will be given on Sun., April 10 from

1-4pm. Built in 1858, the building has been restored to the period of time when it was the Whatcom County Territorial Courthouse. Local dignitaries, including Captain George Pickett, have tread on the original floorboards. Open times concurrent with the tour times for the Pickett House. Donations requested. Info: 360-384-4209 or debnwes@comcast.net.

NookChat: Community Storytelling – Jim Noteboom, lifelong Whatcom County resident and community-minded citizen, shares stories of his time with the local food bank and his years working for the Nooksack Valley School District. Join Jim Berg and Jim Noteboom as we “Explore the Past; Enrich the Present” in this informal, interactive gathering sponsored by the NVHC committee on Sun., April 10 from 3-5pm at Everson Library (104 Kirsch Dr.). Free. More info: 360-305-3600 or www.wcls.org.

Whatcom Genealogical Society Meeting – Whatcom Genealogical

Society will meet Mon., April 11, 2pm at Bellingham Elks Lodge (710 Samish Way). A program on organizing your research will be presented. Visitors welcome! Free. More info: 360-966-3860.

Ancestry & Genealogy Group –

Looking to research your family history online but don’t know where to begin? Join our group to discuss and share ideas. Learn the basics of searching census, vital, immigration, and military records using Ancestry Library Edition and gain access to charts and forms to help you organize your research. A different topic is presented each month (Mon., April 18) at the Ferndale Library (2125 Main St.). Drop-ins are welcome! Free. More info: 360-3053600 or www.wlcs.org.

Celebration. In this silent comedy, college boy William Canfield Jr. (Buster Keaton) reunites with his boat captain father in a Mississippi River town. The film is punctuated by Keaton’s single most famous stunt. Keaton had performed a similar, though smaller scale, stunt eight years earlier in the short film One Week which opens the evening. Nick Nicolai will be featured on the Mighty Wurlitzer for this evening’s screening! We’ll wrap up the evening with birthday cake and refreshments. All of this entertainment for our opening night price of only 35 cents! The film will be the first in a series of “Best Films by Decade” (with admission prices of the era) for each month throughout the rest of 2016! More info: 360-336-8955, tobie@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org.

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Whatcom Learning Lab – Tutors and

Students Sought for the Whatcom Learning Lab, a not-for-profit offering affordable reading help for reading challenged and dyslexic learners. ESL students also welcome. Trained volunteers tutor children and adults one-on-one Mon. and Wed. after school at NW Baptist Church, 3545 NW Ave. in Bellingham. Info: whatcomlearninglab@comcast.net , www.WhatcomLearningLab.org or 360-371-3978

A Sacred Passing Open House – Join

us for our open house to celebrate our new Bellingham office on Fri., April 1 from 5-9pm at A Sacred Passing Death Midwifery Services (4200 Meridian St.). We will have refreshments, musicians, and door prizes, including a free massage and a free death plan consultation. Bring your friends, family, and coworkers. Come mingle with our crew and hear about our upcoming community offerings. Free admission. More info: 360-927-5040, info@asacredpassing.com or www.asacredpassing.com.

Saturday Coffee with NSC –

Northwest Singles Club invites you to join some of our 100+ membership, 10am, each Saturday for coffee, conversation, and friendship at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal (355 Harris Ave.). Our decadesold club is for single adults over age 55. Come on down, check us out, and browse our monthly calendar of events. Info: 360933-4507 or nwsinglesclub@gmail.com.

Veteran Benefits – If you served in the US Military, Veteran’s Navigators would like to help you access your VA Benefits.

Need to enroll in VA Health Care? Need a DD-214 (discharge papers)? Need information about your VA Benefits? Come to this free VA Benefits event on Sat., April 2 from 10:30am-1pm at the Ferndale Library; you will meet with a Veteran Navigator one-on-one! We are veterans helping veterans. More info: 360-3935514, veterannavigator@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/ WhatcomCountyVeteranNavigators.

Bellingham Laughter Club On Demand – Embrace laughter for a rich

and rewarding life! Free to 4-104 year olds. Laughter Club meets Sun., April 10, 4-5pm, at Terra Organica (Bellingham Public Market). For information, call Mary Lou Richardson at 360-734-4989.

Anacortes Senior College Spring Term – Registration is now underway for

classes April 12-May 19 at Anacortes Senior College, which meets at Anacortes Middle School. The spring lineup includes classes on music, writing, cars, nutrition, government, physiology and more. A 6-week class costs $30 and a 3-week class costs $20 for people over 50 years old. For more information and course descriptions, visit www.seniorcollege.org. Admission is $20 or $30. More info: 360-503-1255, info@seniorcollege.org or www.seniorcollege.org.

Astronomy Meeting – The Whatcom

Association of Celestial Observers meets on Thurs., April 14 from 7-9pm in the front auditorium of the WECU building (5659 Barrett Rd, Ferndale, exit 262). We’ll discuss Star Parties, recent and future astronomy events within driving distance,

outreach projects such as telescopes in Boulevard Park, etc. Interesting presentation scheduled. Open to all. Free. More info: www.whatcomastronomy.org.

Greg Tamblyn Comedy Concert –

Greg Tamblyn has been a successful singer, songwriter, speaker, and humorist for over 20 years. Greg’s humorous musings on cultural absurdities, as well as his messages of effectiveness, optimism, and service, have garnered him a large international following. Greg has become well known for his inspiring songs about the power of the human spirit, as well as his off-the-wall send-ups of modern life, such as “The Shootout at the I’m OK, You’re OK Corral,” “My Life is a Beer Commercial,” and “Type A-Ness.” Join us for his performance on Wed., April 20 from 7-9pm at Unity Church (1095 Telegraph Rd., Bellingham). Admission is $15 / $25 per couple. More info: 360-733-2270, office@unitybellingham.org or www.gregtamblyn.com.

KAPOW Placemaking Finalists Event –

Sustainable Connections calls all local superheroes to participate in Bellingham’s seventh annual PechaKucha Night. Dozens of community members have submitted inspiring ideas to create lively destinations in Downtown Bellingham that attract people, activate spaces and reflect our unique community identity. Pecha Kucha is your opportunity to hear about the top 8 creative ideas for Downtown Bellingham and cast your vote. Winners will receive seed funding to turn their concept into reality. This event will take place on Thurs., April 21 at 6pm at the Mount Baker Theatre (104 N. Commercial St.). Admission is by donation. More info: rose@sustainableconnections.org , 360734-6080 or www.sustainableconnections. org/events/kapow-placemakingcompetition-peoples-choice-award.

6th Annual Car Show – Whatcom Anacortes Spring Wine Festival –

Anacortes will host 30 wineries from across Washington State at the Port of Anacortes Transit Event Center (100 Commercial Ave.) on Sat., April 9 from noon-5pm. The festival will feature an expanded layout, unlimited wine tastes, food bites from Anacortes caterers, and an oyster bar from Taylor Shellfish. Also new this year are VIP tickets with early access to the festival, a VIP swag bag with goodies from Anacortes businesses, and access to the VIP lounge. Tickets to the festival will be limited and are expected to sell out. Admission is $25 / $50 / $75. More info: www.anacortes.org/spring-wine-festival.

Saturday Pancake Breakfast – Join us at American Legion Post 154 (5537 2nd Ave., Ferndale) on Sat., April 23 from

8-11am for a pancake breakfast. Admission is $6 adults / $3 ages 6-12 / under 5 free. More info: 360-384-7474 or dahubbard10@gmail.com.

Sourdough, Grumpy & Sunshine –

Sourdough bread, exceptional music, and Friends of the library—an eclectic afternoon! Learn to make this healthy, whole-grain, fermented food with Andy Walton from Micro Eats Farm; go home with detailed instructions and your own sourdough starter. Savor the music of Grumpy & Sunshine, a delightful mix of instrumentals on banjo and guitar ranging from Latin to bluegrass. Refreshments served. Program follows the Friends of the Everson Library’s brief annual meeting on Sat., April 30 from 3-5pm at the library (104 Kirsch Dr.). Free admission. More info: 360-305-3600 or www.wcls.org.

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County Vietnam Veterans hosts its 6th Annual Car Show on Sun., July 24 from 10am-2pm in the Bellingham K-Mart Parking Lot (Sunset Square). All proceeds are used to aid county veterans–Vets Helping Vets. Cost is $15 to enter a car / spectators free. More info: 360-739-2969 or vietvet165carshow@gmail.com.

Kids Gardening Program Spring/ Summer 2016 – This kids gardening

program is an outdoor learning experience fostering a love and stewardship of nature and gardening. The Master Gardener WSU extension program for children, ages 5-9, runs May 7-Aug. 13, with 12 Saturday morning sessions at Hovander Park (Ferndale). Information and registration at web address below or email questions to ChildrensStoryGarden@yahoo.com. Registration deadline is April 22. Cost is $75. More info: www.whatcom.wsu.edu/mastergardener/csg.

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