Community Calendar

Through March 8

Youth musical theater classes

Youth musical theater classes at Jansen

Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden from Feb. 1-March 8. Learn acting, singing, and dancing skills while putting together a performance in just six weeks. The class will share its work with families on the last day. Alison Ross, who is very talented and has many deep connections with the local community having taught at Lynden Christian and other regional institutions, will teach this class. Musical theater classes are for children in grades 3-5 and grades 6-8. Family preschool music class for 3.5- to 5-year-olds and their caregiver will join Ross for a time of connection, songs, games, and stories. This will be a gift of time to slow down, sing, play, and connect with the special child in your life. Visit jansenartcenter. org/classes/music for more information.

Through Feb. 26

You Can’t Take It With You

The Claire, 655 Front St., Lynden, invites you to come out to see the Lynden Performing Arts Guild’s latest production: You Can’t Take it With You. Directed by Ken Dalena, You Can’t Take it With You is rated PG. Evening showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16-18 and Feb. 23-25. Matinees showtimes are 2 p.m. Feb. 19 and Feb. 26. Tickets are available at TheClaire. org, or call (360) 354-4425. Cost is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (62 and older) and students (ages 10-22), $11 for children ages 4-9. The Claire asks that out of respect for your fellow patrons and the cast, please, no one under age 4 in the theatre. “They can be distracting to both the audience and the actors. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.”

Feb. 22

Evolution of crime fiction

A nicer kind of murder: The Evolution of Crime Fiction. From noon-1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 22, Bellingham City

Club hosts Humanities Washington speaker and author Matthew Sullivan at its online zoom program. Sullivan will explore the shifting role of the victim in detective novels, and how that shift reflects broader social changes. The community is invited to this free educational meeting. To register and for more info please seebellinghamcityclub. org. Bellingham City Club’s mission is to inform, connect, and engage our community to strengthen the civic health of our region.

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Feb. 23

WSU Extension o ers gardening green course

Like to have a beautiful ornamental garden that also helps to keep Whatcom waters clean? WSU Extension o ers a five-part gardening green course that teaches essential principles for landscape gardening success using less water, and little-to-no fertilizer or pesticides. Learn the framework for a landscape plan customized to site and lifestyle. Cost of the course is $36 for a laboratory soil test. Course meets Thursday evenings in March online via Zoom with a field trip on Saturday April 1. To learn more or register visit extension.wsu.edu/whatcom/nr/gardeninggreen.

Feb. 23

February birthday party - community party

If you were born in February, the Lynden Community/Senior Center wants to celebrate you on Thursday, Feb. 23 from 12:30-1:15 p.m. After lunch is a special dessert and time of celebration. Lynden Community/Senior Center celebrates birthdays for each month on the last Thursday of the month, so make sure to join us when it’s your birthday. The Lynden Community/Senior Center is at 401 Grover St. For more information, call (360) 354-2921 or email info@lyndencommunitycenter.org.

Feb. 24

Bruce & Carr, piano and guitar

Join the Lynden Community/Senior Center for a concert with Bruce Parker and Carr Johnson on Feb. 24 at 12:45 p.m. Parker grew up in the Bellingham area. He started playing music very young, playing in numerous bands since high school. He has toured in the U.S. and Canada. He also played music in Fiji, where he lived for a while. Johnson grew up on Mercer Island and started playing music quite young. He played in high school bands and later also in the US and Canada. He lived on Maui for 30 years, where he played and was inspired