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Anacortes Vintage Market . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Artwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inside back Bard on the Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 BelleWood Acres and Distilling . . . . . . . . . . 5 Bellingham Festival of Music . . . . inside back Bellingham House Concerts . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Bellingham Music Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Bellingham Sail & Power Squadron . . . . . . 36 Bellingham Sports & Spine PT . . . . . . . . . . 28 Bellingham Theatre Guild . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Boundary Bay Brewery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Bruton, Nissen & Schellberg, P.S. . inside back Cantabile of Skagit Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Cascadia International Women’s Film Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Chanticleer Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . 19, 35 City of Bellingham — Procession of the Species . . . . . . . . . . 36 Community Action of Skagit County — Have a Heart Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Diamond Antiques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Diane Arvin, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Eat Restaurant and Bar . . . . . . . . inside front Gabriel’s Art Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Gallery Pegasus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Good Earth Pottery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Greg Aanes Furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Historic Fairhaven Association . . . . . . . . . . 4 Improv Playworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Jansen Art Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Kulshan Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lincoln Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Linda Henderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Lithtex Northwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 McIntyre Hall Performing Arts Center . . . 4, 9 Meredith Ann Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 META Performing Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mod Sock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Mount Baker Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 North Cascades Concert Band . . . . . . . . . 10 Northwest Ballet Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Opportunity Council — Dine Out for Maple Alley Inn . . . . . . . 23 Pacific Northwest Opera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Penn Cove Water Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ragfinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Renaissance Celebration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Sean Humphrey House — Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Benefit . . . . . . . 27 Sehome High School Little Theatre . . . . . . 30 Skagit Art Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Skagit Casino Resort . . . . . . . . . . back cover Skagit Community Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Skagit River Poetry Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Skagit Symphony . . . . . . . . . . . . inside front Source Within You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Still Life Massage and Float . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Studio UFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Village Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Washroom Wizard! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Whatcom Art Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Whatcom Council on Aging . . . . . . . . 26, 35 Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center (WJMAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 WWU PAC . . . . . . . inside front, inside back Yes Massages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inside back

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APRIL 2018 FEATURES: April is National Poetry Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Bellingham Film, Script to Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 BMC Night Beat returns for Spring Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Classic Chaplin with MBT’s Historic Pipe Organ make Fantastic Fun . . . . . . . . . 33 FutureFest: Earth Day Celebration in Anacortes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Oh! All Those Saxophones! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Spring is Nature’s Way of Saying, “Let’s Party!” – McIntyre Hall’s April Shows Will Get Your Party Started! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Volunteering Is a Good-for-All Habit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

DEPARTMENTS: Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-13 Benefits & Fundraisers . . . . . . . 26-27 Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . 15-23 Crafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Family & Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-33 Health & Fitness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Home & Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Lecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10 Outdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Potpourri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-30 Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

On the cover: Genevieve Goings and Constantine “DC” Abramson, the stars of Disney Junior’s Choo Choo Soul, are entering their 11th year of entertaining pre-schoolers and parents worldwide. Don’t miss their performance at McIntyre Hall on Sunday, April 22 at 1pm! See feature story on all of the April shows at McIntyre Hall on page 3.

APRIL 2018 Volume 15 Number 3 P.O. Box 2606 • Bellingham, WA 98227-2606 360-599-6827 • email: editor@ennw.info • www.ennw.info The ENNW Publishing Team Mark Fuller: mfuller@ennw.info • Barb Fuller: bfuller@ennw.info Gladys Crnich: gladys@ennw.info • Lynna Dunn Fuller: lfuller@ennw.info Margaret Bikman: margaret.bikmanennw@gmail.com Chris Cariker: chriscarikerennw@gmail.com

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Spring Is Nature’s Way of Saying, “Let’s Party!” McIntyre Hall’s April Shows Will Get Your Party Started! by Deborah M. Bernard Winter has released its grip on the Pacific Northwest. Flowers are springing forth. “Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’” said Robin Williams, and boy, does McIntyre Hall in Mount Vernon have the perfect shows to help you celebrate April! Pacific Northwest Opera presents Turandot Fridays, April 6 and 13 at 7:30pm Sundays, April 8 and 15 at 3pm Reserved Seating: $25-$65 Pacific Northwest Opera presents Turandot, based on an ancient Chinese tale, an epic masterpiece of revenge, power and love. The vengeful princess Turandot has decreed that she will marry only a royal suitor who can answer her three riddles and those that fail will lose their heads — and many have. The tartar prince Calaf, filled with the fire of heroes and bewitched by her beauty, is determined to try — and succeeds but not without tragedy. Giacomo Puccini’s final opera is filled with passion and soaring melodies. Sung in original Italian with English supertitles. Black Umfolosi Saturday, April 14 at 7:30pm Reserved Seating: $25 / Box Seats $35 Black Umfolosi were formed in 1982 by school friends in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, who named themselves after the Umfolosi Omnyama River in South Africa — to where their ancestors can be traced. Their performances are energy driven and completely engaging, mixing a great gentleness of spirit and song with an exuberance in dance. Their trademark harmonies mixed with intricate rhythms,

Black Umfolosi is a self-taught traditional Zimbabwean a cappella singing and traditional dance group.

clicking and clapping are highlighted during their brilliantly choreographed shows with a full range of movements from subtle to vibrant stomping and leaping! Their famous Gumboot Dances showcase the traditional styles and rituals of the South African mining regions. Adrian Legg Friday, April 20 at 7:30pm Reserved Seating: $25 / Box Seats $35 “...dazzling technique with equally large dollops of spirit, humor, passion, eclecticism and spontaneity. Quite simply, there is no-one like him.” –Andy Kershaw, BBC Radio

Hop on the train with Choo Choo Soul’s Genevieve Goings (singer) and Constantine “DC” Abramson (dancer and beat boxer)!

from the mind of a Silicon Valley video game developer, Choo Choo Soul began as a hip-hop/soul children’s album of music that “won’t drive parents crazy.” It encourages young viewers to get up and dance to their funky, urban sound. The live incarnation of Choo Choo Soul finds Genevieve, the soulful & hip singing train conductor, and DC, the beatboxing, breakdancing engineer on stage engaging children in sing-alongs, dance routines and lots of crowd participation as they perform the hits as seen on Disney Junior. What’s Up magazine hails London-born Adrian Legg as “the greatest British import since Newcastle Brown Ale.”

Renowned and awarded for his unique amalgamation of acoustic and electric guitar and how he blends diverse musical styles and inspirations into a distinctive sound all his own, Legg has been hailed as “one of the wizards” of the guitar (Philadelphia Enquirer). In addition to his distinguished career as a live performer, recording artist and composer, he is an innovator in guitar design and amplification technology, an instructor, photographer, writer and author, witty and engaging onstage storyteller, and an at large commentator for National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, among other gifts, pursuits and interests. Hence, it’s no wonder that What’s Up magazine hails London-born Legg as “the greatest British import since Newcastle Brown Ale.” Disney’s Choo Choo Soul With Genevieve! Sunday, April 22 at 1pm Reserved Seating: $25 ~/ Box Seats $35 / Children $15 Genevieve Goings and Constantine “DC” Abramson, the stars of Disney Junior’s Choo Choo Soul, are entering their 11th year of entertaining preschoolers and parents worldwide. Born

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Flautist Stephanie Bethea and clarinetist Barry Ulman will perform in Skagit Symphony’s Classics Concert.

Skagit Symphony 2018 Classics Concert Saturday, April 28 at 7:30pm Reserved Seating: $10-$45 Skagit Symphony takes the spotlight in their season-ender with four members of the orchestra performing solos by Bach and Saint-Saëns. Lutoslawski’s vibrant and sparkling Mala Suite and Grieg’s spirited Symphonic Dances closes their season with toe-tapping celebration. McIntyre Hall is located on the Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon campus, 2501 East College Way in Mount Vernon. The Box Office is open Tuesday-Friday from noon to 4pm. Tickets may also be reserved by visiting www.mcintyrehall.org or calling 360-416-7727.

Easter on the Farm – Join us for

BelleWood Acres’ Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Brunch on Sat. & Sun., March 31 & April 1 from 10am-3pm (6140 Guide Meridian, Lynden). Egg hunt package is $12 for kids ages 1-12 years; package includes egg hunt, photo-op with the Easter Bunny, apple bin train ride, petting zoo, and bunny trail hunt. Brunch is $28 general (ages 11-adults) and $12 kids (ages 3-10 years). Face painting and pony rides available for additional fee. Info: 360-318-7720, info@bellewoodfarms.com or www.bellewoodfarms.com.

Young Artists Club (grades 6-12) –

Work on your art skills, engage in fun theatre/improv games, and meet new friends on Wednesdays from April 4-June 13 at 3pm at the Ferndale Library (2125 Main St.). This is a social club for teens who love art, theatre, and playing games

with friends. Snacks and beverages are provided. For grades 6-12. Free admission. Info: 360-384-3647 or www.wcls.org.

Ferndale Cherry Blossom Festival –

The focus of Ferndale’s Cherry Blossom Festival (Sat., April 14, 9am-3pm) is learning about, honoring, and celebrating Japanese culture and the fleeting beauty of iconic cherry blossoms. At 9am on Hanadori Trail, Cascadia third grade music students will sing cherry blossom songs accompanied by traditional Japanese instruments. Festivities continue at 10am in Pioneer Pavilion Community Center. OKK Taiko Drummers and Dancers, Bonsai, Ikebana, Furoshiki and Sashiki demonstrations and workshops will be offered. Special events are planned for children. Japanese finger foods will be served. Door prizes and raffle ticket items will be awarded. Free. More info: 360384-0050, www.cityofferndale.org/ get-involved/cherry-blossom-festival.

Do the Bloom 5k Color Run – Join us

for Anacortes’ very own color run on Sat., April 14 from 10am-noon during the Anacortes Arts Festival. This is the fourth year of this 5K or 1 Mile Fun Run, Walk, Stroll or Crawl! The course is along the beautiful Cap Sante Marina, and our volunteer color throwers will work to make you a moving piece of art at each of their color stations. This is a great opportunity to be active and smile all the way! This event is filled with joy and frivolity and is appropriate for runners (and walkers) of all ability levels. It is a fun run, and though we award the top finishers, it is not a timed race. Proceeds benefit public art programs on Fidalgo Island. Register at Active.com. Admission is $25 adults / $15 youth / $10 kids 12 and under. More info: www.anacortesartsfestival.com.

BelleWood Acre’s 3rd Annual Run for the Bees 5K – It’s time for our

annual farm run through a blooming orchard, on Sun., April 29 at Bellewood Acres (6140 Guide Meridian). This is the most beautiful 5K in the country! Join us as we learn about bees and support bee research as you run through our real, working farm! Your entry includes snacks, drinks, and a BelleWood H2O bottle. Pre-register at www.bellewoodfarms.com or 360-318-7720. Check in at 9am, race begins at 11am. Cost is $24 general / $12 kids 3-10 / $40 per family. More info: info@bellewoodfarms.com.

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Small Looms Clinic for Weavers –

Join members of the Whatcom Weavers Guild in the SkillShare Space at the Bellingham Library (210 Central Ave.) as they work on projects on their small looms from noon-3pm on Sat., April 7. Some weavers will be demonstrating their craft, while others will welcome you trying it out yourself. Free admission. More info: 360-778-7217, jjohnson@cob.org or www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org.

Learn to Think on Your Feet – Come join us for a free workshop. We will do a selection of games and exercises from improvisational theater. Adults & teens 14+. Join us at Improv Playworks Studio (1011 Girard St.) on Thurs., April 12 and Wed., April 18 from 7-9pm. More info: sheila@improvplayworks.com , 360-7560756 or www.improvplayworks.com.

Build Small, Live Large – A community workshop to explore creative housing solutions, connect, converse, and learn about expanding housing choices for people of all income levels here in Bellingham. There will be speakers, a screening of a short local housing video, and facilitated discussion and discovery on how we can design and build small for affordable and accessible housing for all. Lunch and snacks provided. Takes place Sat., April 14 from 8:30am-3pm at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church (1720 Harris Ave., Bellingham). Free admission. More info: rose@sustainableconnections.org , https://sustainableconnections.org/events or 360-647-7093.

April Events at Littlefield Celtic Center – Gaelic Language & Song

Workshop is designed to get beginners speaking and singing in Gaelic before the end of the day; suitable for first-time visitors with no previous experience with Gaelic. Takes place on Sat., April 14 from 10am-3pm. Admission is $20. • Blackthorn Band’s repertoire is rooted in the musical traditions of Scotland and Ireland as well as the folk music of English and French Canada, playing lively jigs and reels, to songs with rousing choruses and heart-wrenching airs and ballads. Performance on Sat., April 21 from 7-9pm. Admission is $20-$25. • All-Ireland Fiddle

Champion Dylan Foley takes the stage with Eamon O’Leary for a night of great Irish music on Sat., April 28 at 7pm. Enjoy brilliant fiddle playing and superb accompaniment from two of the finest Irish musicians of our time. • Littlefield Celtic Center is located at 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon). More info: 360416-4934, events@celticarts.org or www.celticarts.org/celtic-events/spring-gaelic-18.

Willow Weaving Workshop –

Basketmaker Shannon Robertson teaches you how to make a basket bottom with a beautiful, decorative sun. All materials and tools are provided; but if you have your own bypass pruners, please bring them. Space is limited; registration required. Takes place on Sat., April 14 from 1-5pm at the Lynden Library (216 4th St.). More info: 360-305-3637 or www.wcls.org.

copyright and trademark law for authors; and more! A two-day book room, open to the public and managed by Village Books, will feature the books of attendees and presenters. Best-selling books of the weekend will be featured at both Village Books locations. Saturday night’s Gala Awards Banquet will name the winners of the Chanticleer International Writing Competitions and crown the Grand Prize, Over-All Best Book of 2017. Takes place Fri.-Sun., April 20-22, 8am-5pm at the Bellwether Hotel (1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham). Cost is $260-$545. More info: Info@ChantiReviews.com or www.chantireviews.com/chanticleer-conference.

Parenting Around the World: An Exploration of the Diversity of Culture and Parenting Values Practices Worldwide – Come for an

engaging session exploring parenting practices around the world. Presented by Darcie Donegan, adjunct faculty in Early Childhood Education at WCC since 1995. With more than 30 years experience working with families in various capacities, including teaching, writing, consulting, and international work in over 20 countries, Darcie received a mini-grant from the Northwest International Education Association to develop this workshop. Co-sponsored by WCC and the Bellingham Public Library, this workshop will take place on Tues., April 17 from 6:15-7:45pm at the library (210 Central Ave.). Free admission. More info: www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org.

Chanticleer Authors’ Conference: CAC18 – Learn how to sharpen your

prose and increase your book sales at Chanticleer Book Reviews and Int’l. Writing Competitions Conference or CAC18. Featuring: Ann Charles, USA Today best-selling author; Beth Bacon, expert in GoogleAd Words and Amazon.com marketing; Sally DeSipio, award-winning executive producer, marketing strategist & content creator; Lake Perriquey; attorney and specialist in

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Spring Musical O’Lip-ics – You are

invited to attend our weekly rehearsals and learn vocal and visual skills. Many upbeat and a few old favorite songs are in our repertoire. Rehearsals are on Mondays from 6:30-9pm at the Mount Vernon Community Center (1401 Cleveland St.). Free admission. More info: 360-201-5861, contact@harmonynorthwest.org or www.harmonynorthwest.org.

Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center (WJMAC) Jazz Combo Classes –

Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center provides classes for those seeking to hone their skills in small combo settings, focusing on, but not limited to, high school age musicians. Classes are taught by experienced jazz musicians who mentor the students in combo performance and improvisation. Some of the combos for more advanced students will be themed and based in the style of an historic jazz band such as the Art Blakey and the Jazz Messenger’s combo, Miles Davis combo, Horace Silver combo, etc. Students will have the opportunity to perform multiple concerts at the venue space itself and will learn how to plan a proper set list and prepare for,

and run, a gig. The monthly tuition covers the weekly rehearsals but also includes full membership at WJMAC so that the students can hear all of the great groups performing, without additional cost. Classes take place at The Sylvia Center (205 Prospect St., Bellingham) on Mondays from 7-8:30pm. Cost is $125 per month. More info: 509-859-1801, info@wjmac.org or www.wjmac.org.

Song Circle Gathering – Please join us

in a welcoming, nurturing circle of women’s voices lifted together in song on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month from 6:30-8:15am at First Congregational Church (2401 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham). All voices are welcome. We sing songs of peace, healing and celebrating life. Free admission. More info: 360-525-3487, info@bellinghamwomenwithwings.org or www.bellinghamwomenwithwings.org.

Local Jazz at Pegasus Art Gallery –

The owner of the Pegasus Art Gallery, Heidi Wood, loves art and loves jazz and always wanted to combine the two. She’s featuring small jazz groups, ranging from soloists to trios, at her gallery on Tuesdays, from 7-9pm. The gallery is located at the corner of Holly and Bay in downtown

Bellingham in the building that used to feature another jazz/art gallery, The Blue Horse. All concerts are free to the public and there will be light refreshments available. For further information, contact Heidi Wood at 360-599-7731 or K.C. Sulkin at 360-671-1709.

Kevin Woods Quintet featuring NYC Baritone Saxophonist Gary Smulyan –

Trumpeter/composer Kevin Woods is quickly emerging as one of the most melodic and emotive voices in the Northwest. His passion for both performance and education have made him in demand as a leader and sideman as well as a composer, arranger, and clinician. Kevin is the Director of Jazz Studies at WWU, a Yamaha performing artist and clinician, and a WJMAC favorite. Tonight he will be leading a quintet, featuring the great baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan, who has not only repeatedly won both Jazz Times and Downbeat’s Readers and Critics Polls, but also has six Grammies to his credit. Performance at the Sylvia Center (205 Prospect Ave., Bellingham) on Wed., April 4, 7-9pm. Admission is $20 general / $10 WJMAC members / $5 students. More info: www.wjmac.org.

Oh! All Those Saxophones! Jazz Celebration X will take place on Sunday, May 20 at 3pm at the First Baptist Church at 110 Flora St. in Bellingham. The annual Jazz Celebration concert this year will mark its tenth year of showcasing the music of local musician Bob Storms, who writes new music every year for the event. There won’t be any songs that you know because that’s the unique thing about this concert. It’s all new music! Also, the show features the talented jazz musicians in Whatcom County playing Bob’s tunes and songs. The Jazz Celebration concert series began in 2009 and was to be a single celebration concert. The reason for the celebration was that Bob’s collection of songs (“Tunes From Toneville”) had reached a goal. He had five hundred songs in copyright in 2009 and wished to share his music with our community, so he put on a concert featuring twenty-five of his songs played by five different jazz bands. The concert received a standing ovation and the audience wanted more, so the Jazz Celebration series was born. At this time, Bob has logged in over 1200 tunes and songs in copyright protection. This year, Paul Sorensen’s Big Band will be the featured jazz group. And since Paul is a composer too, he will be performing his music as well. Paul is well known in and around Bellingham both as a bandleader and tenor saxophone artist. Paul graduated from Bellingham High School and Western Washington University, although it was called Western Washington State College of Education in 1960. Mary Michaelson sings with the Bellingham Dixieland All Stars, and Bob’s daughters are the vocal quartet “The Gales”. Paul’s band will open the show. Other acts to follow are the Bellingham Dixieland All Stars, Ragtime piano music, Bob’s family band “Stormy Sea and the Gales” and finally, a whole lot of saxophones! It will be a Sax-O-Rama. There will be more saxophones than you have ever seen in one place. It’s going to be a rare “photo op.” The saxophone players range in age from those in their teens to some in their eighties. The music is jazz, the music is all new, and you are invited to come to the show to see and hear the talent in our county. If you haven’t been to a Jazz Celebration concert, be sure to come and see what others have found so valuable that they would never miss it. The $15 tickets will be available at the door. Also, if you have a saxophone and wish to play in the concert contact Bob via his website at stormsmusicservices.com.

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Jazz Project Jazz Jam – Jud Sherwood

hosts The Jazz Project Jazz Jam at Illuminati Brewing Company (3950 Hammer Dr., Suite 101) every Thursday from 5:30-8pm through August. A rotating house trio will perform, and provide the opportunity for other jazzers to sit in with the band. House bands include Blues Union, Tim Volpicella, Scot Ranney, and Jennifer Scott. Illuminati is an all ages venue with great food, beer, wine, cider, and other beverages. No cover. More info: jsherwoodjazzproject@gmail.com , 360-650-1066 or www.jazzproject.org.

Bellingham Ukulele Group Monthly Jam – Join the Bellingham Ukulele Group

Jam for strummin’ together on Sat., April 7 from 1:30-4pm at St. James Presbyterian Fellowship Hall (910 14th St.). Jam is a time for all levels of ukulele players to join for playing music, singing, and socializing. We will play and sing from The Daily Ukulele, Vols.1&2, so bring them along, or share with your neighbor. Check our website for a list of songs to practice (not required) before the jam. Suggested donation is $5. More info: 360-510-4386, www.bellinghamukulelegroup.com or bhamuke@gmail.com.

Peter Asher & Albert Lee Concert –

Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno in Concert – Vivian, from Virginia, grew up

playing and performing with her parents, Carol Elizabeth Jones and James Leva, learning traditional songs and honing her rhythmic guitar style. Riley, of Seattle, spent his earlier years playing with the widely recognized band, The Onlies, developing his own distinct authenticity on the fiddle and banjo. For the past two months Vivian and Riley (pictured) have been touring through the Southeast and Canada, and are now beginning the West Coast leg of their tour. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the YWCA, the only non-profit in Bellingham that provides housing for single homeless women. Performance on Fri., April 6 at 7pm in the YWCA Ballroom (1026 N. Forest St., Bellingham). Admission is $18. Info: 360-733-5960 or oldtimemusic. bellingham@gmail.com.

Whatcom Sound Jazz Singers perform for Diventi Art Walk Concert Series – Join members of the

As one half of Peter & Gordon, Peter Asher’s voice “literally soared through Carnegie Hall” (Fox News), while Albert Lee has been called “the ultimate virtuoso” by Eric Clapton. Influenced from their earliest days as musicians and performers by great American artists like Buddy Holly and The Everly Brothers, Peter Asher and Albert Lee bring those influences to the fore in their first series of shows together as an acoustic duo. Performance on Sat., April 7 at 8pm at the Lincoln Theatre. Admission is $20-$35 / $2 off members. More info: 360-336-8955, tickets@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org/performance/ peter-asher-and-albert-lee-0.

Jazz 2nd Sunday at the Anacortes Public Library – Join us on Sun., April 8

at 2pm at the Anacortes Public Library (1220 10th St.) for a jazz concert featuring Choroloco. Choroloco is a Seattle-based, acoustic trio specializing in Choro, a popular and high-energy style of Brazilian instrumental music. Choro originated in Rio during the 19th century, as Brazilian musicians mixed European music and styles with Brazilian instruments and AfroBrazilian rhythms. On traditional Brazilian instruments and the vibraphone, they perform classic and modern choros, jazz, and other Brazilian styles of music. Free admission. More info: 360-293-1910 or www.jazzatthelibrary.com.

Bellingham’s Dixieland All Stars –

Since their beginning in 2009, the Bellingham Dixieland All Stars have worked

to play the best Dixieland music in Whatcom County. Since then, the band has been swinging for dancers and listeners from Canada to Olympia. When two well-known Dixieland jazz players (Jerry Fenwick and Clive Collins) retired to Whatcom County, band leader Bob Storms, a composer of over twelve hundred songs himself, gathered up the best players he could to build a band around their experience and expertise. Later, vocalist Mary Michaelson, and, more recently, bassist John Flancher, joined the group, which includes Mike Hobbs on banjo, Lou Lippman on piano, and Brent Storms on drums. Join us on the WJMAC stage (205 Prospect Ave., Bellingham) on Wed., April 11, 7-9pm. Admission is $10 general / $5 students / WJMAC members free. More info: www.wjmac.org.

Bellingham Ukulele Orchestra Concert – The 18 member Bellingham

Ukulele Orchestra will be playing songs from a variety of eras and genres in two performances: Thurs., April 12 at 6:30pm at The Leopold (1224 Cornwall Ave.) and Sat., April 14 at 3pm at the Anacortes Senior Activity Center (1701 22nd St.). Fun is guaranteed. Admission is free, however donations appreciated for the April 12 concert and $10 for the April 14 concert. Info: 360-733-6867, pngmac@gmail.com or www.bellinghamukuleleorchestra.com.

Aiming for the Stars: Six Gun Sal and Klover Jane Concert – KSVR radio

presents Six Gun Sal and Klover Jane on Thurs., April 12 from 8-10pm at the Lincoln Theatre (712 S. 1st St., Mount Vernon). Los Angeles-based Southern rock band Six Gun Sal will move you with melodic emotional ballads, and grungy, rocked-out powerhouse songs, featuring powerful lead guitars, funky bass riffs, and drum fills. Klover Jane is a popular Seattle rock band, releasing Sporadic Insanity in 2016. VIP ticket includes premium seating, an after party with an acoustic set by Klover Jane, and autographs and selfies with the bands. Admission is $40 VIP / $27 / $22 / $16.50. More info: 360-3368955, tickets@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org/performance/ six-gun-sal-and-klover-jane.

Whatcom Sound Jazz Singers all-female vocal ensemble for a light reception and a sampling of their jazz repertoire. The ensemble consists of 12 talented singers under the artistic direction of noted jazz artist, Michael-Paul Gurule. We perform an eclectic mix of both jazz standards as well as works by new, up-and-coming composers on the jazz circuit. Performance on Fri., April 6 from 7-9pm at Diventi Music Conservatory & Performance Center (1213 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham). Free admission. More info: 360-738-7166, info@diventimusic.com or www.diventimusic.com. Visit www.ennw.info to view Entertainment News NW on your computer, smartphone or tablet.

The Haynie Opry Presents – Matt

Audette and the Circle of Friends Band will be performing traditional country music, including tributes to Mel Tillis, Fats Domino, and Don Williams, on Sat., April 14 from 7-9pm. Also includes special guest Mike Bohnson, local jazz guitarist. Admission is $10. • The band will also perform the Old-Time Gospel Music Matinee on Sat., April 14 at 3pm; $5 at

the door. Performances at the Haynie Grange (3344 Haynie Rd., Blaine). More info: 360-366-3321.

Backstage @ the Border Presents Jean Mann – A personable, jazz-tinged

Americana songwriter, Jean performs originals and beautifully-arranged cover tunes on acoustic guitar, ukulele and harmonica. With seven CDs in her catalogue, Jean has toured nationally since 2000, and made her European debut in 2014. Performance on Sat., April 14 at 7pm at Christ Episcopal Church (382 Boblett St., Blaine). Proceeds after expenses go to the Loads of Love laundry ministry. Admission is $7 donation at the door (no one is turned away). More info: info@backstageattheborder.com , 360-9279085 or www.backstageattheborder.com.

From NYC! Josh Bruneau Quintet with Gary Smulyan – Trumpeter Josh

Bruneau first hit the WJMAC stage in 2014 supporting one of his mentors, trombonist Steve Davis. He came back in 2016 with Eric Alexander, among others. Frequently heard at Smalls and Smoke in NYC, Josh will be leading a quintet for his third WJMAC show on Wed., April 8 at 7pm at Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center at the Sylvia Center (205 Prospect Ave., Bellingham). Josh is bringing with him multiple award and six-time Grammy winner Gary Smulyan on baritone sax. Admission is $10 general / $5 students / WJMAC members free. More info: www.wjmac.org.

Nuages and Friends in Concert –

Nuages and Friends will play in concert on Sat., April 14, 7:30-9:30pm at Unity Spiritual Center (1095 Telegraph Rd., Bellingham) as the seventh and final installment in the 2017-2018 Manouche NW concert series! Local jazz quintet Nuages plays regularly at Uisce and Chuckanut Brewery and is sure to charm you with their swinging Gypsy jazz sound. The concert also features Texas-based jazz vocalist Danielle Reich and violinist Mark Seale. Craft beer and wine will be available for purchase at the concert, with proceeds supporting the Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center. Admission is $15. More info: 360-961-1559, nuagesjazz@gmail.com or www.manouchenw.com.

Sunday @ 3: Young Artists Concert Series – The Jansen Art Center (321 Front

St.) is pleased to present Sunday @ 3, our Young Artist Concert Series, taking place on Sun., April 15 at 3pm. Produced by local music instructor, Jeri Mercer, Sunday @ 3 is designed as a program to allow young, semi-professional artists to perform work showcasing the advancement of their skills. The concert will feature a performance by Maria and Ema, two of WWU Piano Professor Milica Jovanovic’s young daughters. They are frequent performers in the area, playing both solos and duets. Maria has an extensive list of pieces and has already presented fulllength programs at ten years of age. Sunday @ 3 is a family-friendly concert series, and students and families are encouraged to attend. Admission by donation. More info: 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org or www.jansenartcenter.org/events/sunday-3-apr-15.

BUG Song Circle at Roeder Home –

Come join us for strummin’ and singing from The Daily Ukulele, Vols. 1&2, in the parlor of the historic Roeder Home (2600 Sunset Dr.) on Wed., April 18 from 7-8:30pm. All instruments welcomed. Admission is by donation. More info: 360-510-4386, bhamuke@gmail.com or www.bellinghamukulelegroup.com.

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Jansen Jazz Band Concert – The

popular Jansen Jazz Band returns to the Chamber Hall for their winter performance on Thurs., April 19 at 7:30pm (321 Front St., Lynden). Under the direction of Steve Herrick, this group performs a new collection of songs in a big band jazz style for each of their concerts. Admission is $10. More info: 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org or www.jansenartcenter.org/events/jansenjazz-band-concert-3.

Third Friday Coffeehouse – Listen

and/or participate every third Friday of the month at Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship Coffeehouse/Acoustic Open Mic (1202 Ellsworth St.), held upstairs in the Flex Room. Sign up to play at 6:15pm. A small donation for refreshments is requested. Free admission. More info: 509-675-1722, starsong816@gmail.com or www.buf.org.

Skagit Jazz Night – Young musicians

from around the region will be performing at the Lincoln Theatre (712 S. 1st St., Mount Vernon) for the 8th Annual Skagit Jazz Night on Fri., April 20! The night is all about bringing people together, and showcasing great students making music across city lines. Doors open at 6:30pm with music at 7pm. Admission is $10 adults / $5 seniors and students. Money collected will support the music boosters of all the participating schools. The show will feature the jazz bands from Burlington-Edison, Concrete, Mount Vernon, and SedroWoolley high schools. More info: 360336-8955, tickets@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org.

“Sousa’s America!” – The North

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that Staff Sergeant Cecilia Buettgen, French Hornist with the United States Marine Band, “The Presidents Own,” from Washington, DC, will be the featured soloist with the NCCB for their series of concerts in April 2018, themed “Sousa’s America!” Staff Sgt. Buettgen will be featured on Richard Stauss’s technically difficult “Horn Concerto No.1 in Eb Major.” In addition, the NCCB French horn section will be featured on “Blue Skies” by Irving Berlin, and an impressive arrangement of the Navy Hymn “Eternal Father Strong To Save.” Also programmed is music by Aaron Copland and Robert Jager, as well as two medleys featuring the music of Benny Goodman, and several John Philip Sousa marches. Performances will be held on: Fri., April 20 at 7:30pm at WWC Syre Center (Bellingham); Sat., April 21 at 7:30pm in the Lynda Byrnes PAC (Arlington High School); and Sun., April 22 at 3pm at Brodniak Hall (Anacortes High School). Tickets are not necessary, although donations will be greatly appreciated. The North Cascades Concert Band is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. More info: marj@openaccess.org , 360371-2267 or www.nccband.org.

Brigid Collins Benefit Concert – Please join us on Sat., April 21 from 8-10pm at the Walton Theatre for our annual benefit

concert for Brigid Collins Family Center. Music will be brought to you by the duo of Sharon Mayson and Shauna Rae Samograd (pictured): strong vocals and sweet harmonies covering Americana-style roots music and originals. Backed by the High Spirits Band, featuring Diane Leigh, Ray (continued on page 10)

BMC Night Beat returns for Spring Season Bellingham Music Club’s evening series, Night Beat, returns for three concerts, starting with “Western Treasures Showcase” on Thursday, April 19, 7:30pm. In collaboration with the WWU Music Department, Night Beat presents winners from BMC’s Competition for WWU students and additional top music students, in a full-length program in the WWU PAC Concert Hall. This will be an evening high in emotion and virtuosity! This concert is free to attend. In May, pianist Michael Refvem (pictured) performs a program of ambitious works by Bach, Debussy, Chopin, Beethoven and Scriabin. “But then, virtuosity is Michael’s trademark!” says Isabelle Cormier, BMC Program Chair. Refvem is well known in the Northwest for his outstanding performances as a soloist, accompanist, and chamber musician. Now based in Montreal, Canada, he recently performed Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto with Lake Union Civic Orchestra to glowing reviews. Performance is Thursday, May 3, 7:30pm at First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall, Bellingham. Then, New York soprano Theresa Bickham and pianist Rachel Roulet (pictured) celebrate all things regal with “Keep Calm and Carry On: Try Me, Good King!” (Who knew a year ago, when BMC planned its season that British royalty would be so hot?) From arias by Handel, Brahms, and Gounod, to excerpts from Camelot, Princess Ida, and Once Upon a Mattress, this will be a feast that crowned heads would want to attend – if they could! Thursday, June 7, 7:30pm, also at First Congregational Church. Tickets for the May and June concerts are $20 general and $15 seniors, available at Village Books, online at www.bellinghammusicclub.org , and at the door before the concert. Take a teen for free! About the BMC: Non-profit, volunteer-run Bellingham Music Club has enhanced cultural life in the Northwest since 1916. BMC offers free daytime concerts (a gift to the community!), produces Night Beat, and supports young musicians with awards and prizes. For more information, please visit www.bellinghammusicclub.org or call 360-305-6526. Visit www.ennw.info to view Entertainment News NW on your computer, smartphone or tablet.

supporting women in the arts! Tickets are $30 at www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/3365627. More info: 360-927-1746, www.allegrawomensensemble.org or amyblack@bellinghammusicenrichmentproject.org.

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Wolpow, Adrian Clarke, Chuck Dingee, Cary Stevens and Conner Helms. Located inside Bellingham’s historic Mount Baker Theatre (104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham), the Walton Theatre provides an intimate, cabaret-style atmosphere where you will enjoy the music of some of Bellingham’s finest while enjoying free desserts, coffee and tea. Bar service available in the room. Buy your tickets early as seating is limited. Proceeds benefit the Brigid Collins Family Support Center, a community-based organization dedicated to ending child abuse and neglect throughout Whatcom & Skagit Counties by providing healing, justice, support, education, training, and leadership. Admission is $22. More info: 360-3060661, sharonmayson@gmail.com or www.mountbakertheatre.com/shows/ brigid-collins-benefit.

Flute Recital and Masterclass – Justin

Lee and Denise Fillion, two WWU grads who are now living in New York, perform a recital for flute and piano on Tues., April 24 at 7:30pm in the WWU PAC Concert Hall. Free admission. More info: 360650-3133 or lisa.mccarthy@wwu.edu.

Michael Van Bebber Quartet –

Michael Van Bebber (pictured) was raised in Seattle, and graduated from the University of Washington before going on to earn two M.A. degrees in classical trumpet and composition at Truman State University, and a D.M.A. in Jazz Studies from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. He performed many years as a member of the renowned Eastman Jazz Ensemble, and has shared the stage with many notable jazz artists including Lee Konitz, John Pizzarelli, the Woody Herman Band, Walt Weiskopf, Chuck

Mangione, Jeff Beal, Walter White, John Fedchock, Pat LaBarbara, Marvin Stamm, and Bill Dobbins. He has also appeared several times at the Rochester International Jazz Festival, in both quintet and big band settings. Performance on Wed., April 25 at 7pm at Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center at the Sylvia Center (205 Prospect Ave.). Admission is $10 general / $5 students / WJMAC members free. More info: www.wjmac.org.

F.A.M.E. Female Artists for Music Enrichment – Allegra Women’s Ensemble and Whatcom Sound Jazz Singers (WSJS) collaborate once again to provide exceptional music for a benefit at the historic Lairmont Manor (405 Fieldston Rd., Bellingham). Doors open on Wed., April 25 at 7pm with entertaining music by Hadassah McGill. Allegra’s fine-tuned harmony is under the direction of Tim Black and WSJS’s tight jazz sound is directed by Michael Gurule. Inspiring musician Andrea Rackl returns to delight us on solo piano. Admission includes light hors d’oeuvres and wine. Enjoy a relaxing evening in an elegant setting while

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A dramatic and entertaining performance, a stirring lesson in patriotism, and an unforgettable music event, all in one program, featuring Cecilia Buettgen on French Horn.

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Skagit Community Band Spring Swing Concert – Join the Skagit

Community Band in their annual Spring Swing Concert on Fri., April 27 at 7:30pm at Maple Hall (La Conner) & Sun., April 29 at 3pm at Brodniak Hall (Anacortes). The SCB with be featuring vocalist Joan Penney singing “Someone to Watch Over Me” and “They Can’t Take That Away From Me.” The concert band selections include: “Symphonic Duke” and “An American In Paris.” This concert also features the SCB Jazz Band performing the music of Sammy Nestico and Bill Evans, featuring Joan Penney on “Night and Day.” Admission is free, but donations are gladly accepted. More info: 360-466-4409, Vmfejeran@gmail.com or www.skagitcommunityband.org.

Bellingham Community Chorus Spring Concert – Music Director Dr.

Timothy Black leads the longtime community choral group in selections that celebrate the 50th anniversary of the King’s Singers inaugural concert and the centennial of Leonard Bernstein’s birth date. The chorus collaborates with Allegra, a Bellingham women’s ensemble, and a group of local brass musicians. A King’s Singers’ arrangement of “Down to the River to Pray” will be featured along with a trio of gospel music by Gwyneth Walker “in celebration of community singing.” The chorus will present a medley from West Side Story, which Bernstein composed with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Performance on Sun., April 29 at 3pm at St. James Presbyterian Church (910 14th St., Bellingham). Admission is TBA, Brown Bag Tickets and at the door.

Bellingham Music Club Presents Pianist Michael Refvem – Michael

Refvem performs an ambitious program for the piano on Wed., May 2, at 10:30 at Trinity Lutheran Church (119 Texas St., Bellingham). Montreal-based Refvem is well-known in the Northwest for his outstanding performances as soloist, accompanist and chamber musician. This one-hour long recital is BMC’s gift to the community! Free and open the public. More info: 360-305-6526, bellinghammusicclub@gmail.com or www.bellinghammusicclub.org.

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Art in a Pickle Barn – Visit Art in a

Pickle Barn, Skagit County’s foremost juried art show with artists from the NW. A sanctioned event of the Skagit County Tulip Festival, the show runs the month of April. Enjoy a colorful journey through the tulip fields and arrive at Azusa Farm and Gardens (14904 State Route 20, Mount Vernon), to find local artist’s work in all mediums from paintings, glass work, photography, wood, jewelry, textile and much more. Open 9am-5pm daily, April 1-30. Free admission. More info: 360-7243051, womansongs@gmail.com or www.skagitart.org.

code are eligible to submit digital photos of their two dimensional art for consideration. To requestion information on how to apply, e-mail to folartcommittee@gmail.com. The first exhibition will be May 10 through September 13. Submittal deadline is April 20. No entry fee. More info: 360-299-9584.

Art Exhibit: Mila Faulkner – Mila

Faulkner shows her art at Silvery Moon (1010 Harris Ave. in Fairhaven). Her art is inspired by nature’s beauty: dancing clouds or evening late light full of atmosphere and mystery. Her paintings blend traditional values with contemporary developments. Free admission. More info: 360-715-0073, milafaulk@comcast.net or www. milafaulknerart.com.

Ordinary Men: Photography by Alan Friedlob – This exhibit documents “any

day” in the life of the independent loggers who make their living in the Pacific Northwest’s forests. Local photographer Alan Friedlob shares images of the professionalism of independent loggers born of shared multi-generational learning and experience. This exhibit is a tribute to their dedicated fellowship. Sponsored by the Friends of the Deming Library. Showing at the Deming Library (5044 Mt. Baker Hwy.) through April 21. Free admission. More info: 360-305-3637 or www.wcls.org.

The Paintings of Erik Whitehead –

The Jansen Art Center is pleased to present an exhibit by Bellingham artist Erik Whitehead at The Inn at Lynden (100 5th St.). The exhibit will be on display through April. Free admission. More info: 360-3543600, info@jansenartcenter.org or www.jansenartcenter.org/exhibit/ paintings-by-evan-whitehead.

Fired Earth at Good Earth Pottery –

April featured artist, Jesse Rasmussen, draws his inspiration from the source of his materials: earth. His passion for making includes various firing techniques to highlight the natural elements of his designs. Meet the artist and see him demonstrate his clay-tree-carving technique at a reception on Sun., April 22 from noon-3pm, during the Dirty Dan Day festivities. Representing more than 50 juried local artists, the gallery has been located in the historic Fairhaven village for nearly 50 years! Free. More info: 360-6713998, theteam@goodearthpots.com or www.goodearthpots.com.

Call to Artists – The Friends of the

Anacortes Library’s Art Committee is launching a new art exhibit program in the community room of the Anacortes Public Library. Artists residing in the 98221 zip

4-8: Cristal McQueen, photography; Cristal will be on-site to talk about her art Sat., April 7, 11am-2pm. • April 11-15: Karen VerBurg, acrylic paintings; Karen will demonstrate her art Sat., April 14, 11am-2pm. • April 18-22: Barb Klepac, oil and acrylic paintings; Barb will demonstrate her acrylics on rocks painting Sat., April 21, 11am-2pm. • April 25-29: Fay & Jeff Stockton, glass mosaic; The Stocktons will be on-site for the Fairhaven Art Walk on Fri., April 27, 6-8pm. Come meet them and learn about their fabulous glass artistry! • Open during the Fairhaven 4th Friday Art Walk, April 27, 6-8pm, many of our 45 artists are on-site to meet and talk with about their art. Many of our (continued on page 12)

A Couple Nice Horses and a Cow –

Photos by Kevin G. Jones are on display at Mindport Gallery (210 W. Holly St., Bellingham). Admission is $3. More info: 360-647-5614, publicity@mindport.org or www.mindport.org.

Separated From Normal – Separated

From Normal, a series of new paintings by Bellingham artist and art educator Trish Harding, on exhibit through May 12 at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center (2901 Squalicum Pkwy.). The theme of the show are Harding’s visual memories of her youth growing up on Lummi Island and the life there during the ‘60’s. Harding was born in Washington state and grew up on Lummi Island. Recognized as a Northwest painter of regional icons, she is best know for her land and seascapes as well as her urban industrial landscapes. For the last 12 years, she has facilitated the Plein Air Paint Out and Exhibition in downtown Bellingham. Harding teaches from her Studio UFO in Bellingham and at Whatcom Community College. Free admission. More info: 360-383-7166 or ldg@fidalgo.net.

Ship of Fools: A Show of Political Satire – Putting our political visual

thoughts to the walls! Resisting through art! We call BS! If you remember the Ship of Fools show from the old Blue Horse days, it’s back! Now at Cooper Lanza Gallery in Fairhaven (1415 13th St.) on Sun., April 1 from 4-7pm. Ship of Fools is a show of political satire. The popular show welcomes regional contributions with the theme of political art, satire, and social commentary. Laughter is good medicine, and we so need it now. We will be at the opening in fool’s regalia; all are encouraged to dress for the event! Free admission. More info: 360-223-5352, cooperlanzagallery@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/events/156542755060781.

April at the Whatcom Art Market –

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artists will take commissions if you are looking for a special piece of art. Come see us, bring your friends and family, and share the best display of Whatcom’s art! Free. More info: 360-738-8564 or www.whatcomartmarket.org.

Open Studio Painting Wednesdays – Learn to paint/learn to paint better in Open Studio Painting Classes at Studio UFO. 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. Join us at Studio UFO (301 W. Holly St., M-4) on Wed., April 4, 11, 18 & 25. Admission is $200 for 4 days or $62 per day. More info: 360-319-6115, trish.harding@studio-ufo.net or www.studio-ufo.net.

Bonsai & Their Pots – The Jansen Art Center Ceramics Studio and Whatcom Skagit Bonsai Society invite you to Bonsai & Their Pots, a collaborative exhibit of ceramic and bonsai artists from around the region, on display April 5-28. Ceramic artists participating in this project created bonsai containers, and bonsai artists from the Whatcom Skagit Bonsai Society planted and designed trees to fit the containers. The finished pieces will be on display for the duration of the exhibit, and all of the pieces will also be available to purchase through a silent auction. Bids will be taken through the Gallery Shop at the Jansen Art Center (321 Front St., Lynden) starting at the opening reception and going through the closing reception. Free admission. More info: 360-354-3600, www.jansenartcenter.org/events/bonsaitheir-pots or info@jansenartcenter.org. April Art Show – Scott Milo Gallery (420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes) welcomes its 3rd Annual presentation of “Tulip Poster Artists Past and Present,” featuring oils by 2018 artist, Melissa Jander; still life photographs by 2000 & 2003 artist, Randy Dana; pastels by 2015 artist, Teresa Saia; and watercolors by 2016 artist, Sandy Haight. Also showing are new quilts by Fidalgo Island Quilters. Official Skagit Valley Tulip Festival merchandise is available. Please join us to meet the artists at the opening reception on Fri., April 6, 6-9pm. Free admission. More info: 360-293-6938, gallery@scottmilo.com or www.scottmilo.com.

April Art Walk: Shanley Narens & Kat Varela – For the month of April,

Make.Shift (306 Flora St.) will be hosting two evocative exhibits from two unique Pacific Northwest Artists. Our entrance gallery will showcase I Can’t Kill Myself Because, a series of photographs by Bellingham artist Kat Varela. Ranging from chore-like tasks to cherished memories, these images were created as a form of distraction to remind both the artist and

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viewer of what and who we have to live for. The main gallery will house Trash with multimedia works from Portland-based visual artist Shanley Narens, whose vibrant graphic art is based on her experiences as a queer mother and stripper/sex worker. Reception on Fri., April 6, 6-10pm. Free admission. More info: 360-223-0602, gallery@makeshiftproject.com or www.makeshiftproject.com/gallery.

Ruckus Art Gallery Events – April 6,

6-9pm: Our collection sees the beauty in the discarded, old, and broken, and gives it a new life and purpose through art. In participation with the Allied Art’s Recycled Arts Resource Expo, a big component in our collection will be focused on artwork created with recycled and repurposed materials. Featuring the work of Thor Mhyre, Clarissa Callesen, Rafa Mithuna, Jason Reed Brown, Lucas Walker, and others. • April 7, 12pm: “Washtub Bass with Thor Myhre” - Build your own mini washtub bass instrument from a coffee can. This low volume, mellow instrument is a great way to discover the physics of sound and is an easy way to learn how to find notes by ear. Other audio found object sculptures will be on hand to experiment with. • April 7, 2:30pm: “Pappenspiel” - an original repurposed puppet show by “Max” Eberhard Eichner. Alive imagination, moral storytelling and puppetry based on fable, folk and wondertales for all ages. • April 7, 1pm: “Ubercycle Revisionists with Thor Myhre and Eberhard Eichner” - Build musical instruments from discarded materials that already surround us. These audio sculptures can be played, resulting in a unique kind of performance art that demonstrates the physics of sound and shows how creativity is accessible to anyone even with mundane, everyday materials. The audience will be given an opportunity to experiment with the instruments. • April 7, 2:30pm: “Puppet Show by Eberhard Eichner.” • Ruckus Art Gallery is located at 228 E. Maple St. in Bellingham. Info: 360-220-4833 or info@ruckusartgallery.com.

Self Portrait of the Soul – Self Portrait

of the Soul is an exhibition of works by Shawna Morris, an intuitive painter who considers her art a dance. She uses her sense of design, color, and composition to co-create with her inner voice. The show will open with an Art Walk reception on Fri., April 6 (6-9pm) at Fourth Corner Frames & Gallery (311 W. Holly St., Bellingham) and will hang in the gallery through April. Free admission. • Call to Artists for CHIRP! We would like to invite local artists to participate in CHIRP! a show all about birds. The show will take place July 6-28. • More info: 360-734-1340, framr4u@aol.com or www.fourthcornerframes.com.

Monday Throwing on the Potter’s Wheel – Join us at Baker Creek Ceramics (4058 Hammer Dr.) for this exciting

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throwing experience! You will learn how to center and throw clay on the potter’s wheel in the first four sessions. You will also learn how to trim and decorate your work in week five. Finally, in week 6, you will learn how to glaze. Mondays, April 9-May 14 from 6-9pm. Cost is $195. More info: bakerceramics@gmail.com , 360-3935458 or www.bakercreekceramics.com.

Garden Mask Saturday Workshop –

Join Deb McCunn at Baker Creek Ceramic Studio and create your own garden mask! This is a family friendly workshop. Ages 8 to 13 are invited to enroll with a parent, while ages 14 and up can enroll on their own. In this workshop, you will design and build your own mask that you will be able to hang on the wall; takes place Sat., April 14 from 9am-noon. Cost is $45. More info: bakercreekceramics@gmail.com , 360393-5458 or www.bakercreekceramics.com.

Sculpture Day 2018, a guided tour of the sculptures at Big Rock Garden Park (2900 Sylvan St., Bellingham) will be held on Sat. & Sun., April 28 & 29 at 10:30am, 1pm, and 3pm. The tours will be conducted by George F. Drake who, with his wife, founded Big Rock Garden Nursery, now Big Rock Garden Park. The park now contains 39 sculptures by artists from 7 nations. Free admission. More info: 360734-9757, info@sculpturenorthwest.org or www.sculpturenorthwest.org.

Tues., May 22. Artist drop-off will be on Sat., June 2. More info: 360-354-3600.

Summer Juried Exhibit: Call to Artists – The Jansen Art Center (321

Front St., Lynden) is accepting submissions for its 2018 Summer Juried Exhibit, opening June 7. Open to the public, this exhibit showcases artistic talent in Whatcom County and beyond. Each season, artists are invited to submit up to five pieces to be judged by a qualified jury of artists, curators and others in the arts community. Submissions will be accepted through Mon., May 14 (online to midnight). A $25 submission fee covers up to five works. Artist-level members (or higher) receive $10 off their submissions. More info: 360-354-3600 or info@jansenartcenter.org.

Deming Teen Art Showcase Call for Submissions (grades 7-12) – Want to

share your art? Enter the Deming Teen Art Showcase at the Deming Library. Pick up your entry form at the Deming or North Fork Library, or Mt. Baker High School Library. Submit 2D artwork, matted or framed, with entry form, to the Deming Library between April 19 and May 3. Free. Info: 360-592-2422 or www.wcls.org.

Dessert Boats: Altered Throwing Workshop with Deb Schwartzkopf –

Join Seattle artist Deb Schwartzkopf at Baker Creek Ceramics (4058 Hammer Dr., Bellingham) for this fun weekend workshop on Sat. & Sun., April 21 & 22 from 9am-4pm! This is a hands-on workshop where you will learn to alter thrown forms to create various shapes and assemble dessert boats! Basic throwing skills required. Cost is $230. More info: 360393-5458, bakercreekceramics@gmail.com or www.bakercreekceramics.com.

Home Stein by Nicole Aquillano

6th Annual Cup Show: Call to Artists – Ceramic artists are invited to submit their work for consideration for the 6th Annual Cup Show at the Jansen Art Center (321 Front St., Lynden). Artists can submit up to three pieces. The deadline to submit online is Mon., May 14, 11:59pm. Artists can choose to have their work available for purchase during the exhibit, or on display online. There are three awards given for this exhibit. Decisions will be emailed by

Fairhaven Fourth Friday Art Walk –

Sponsored by the Historic Fairhaven Association, Fourth Friday Art Walk will celebrate the unique character of Fairhaven. Fourteen venues will open their doors to share local art, appetizers, drink and, in some cases, live entertainment. Join us at Harris Ave and 10th St. on Fri., April 27, 5-8pm. Free admission. More info: 206-696-2671, scott@scottwardart.com or www.fairhavenartwalk.com.

The Art of Gary Giovane – Artwood

Gallery (1000 Harris Ave., Bellingham) presents the wood art of Gary Giovane through April. Gary loves painting on wood in Northwest Coast Indian Art style, Celtic Art style, and some Japanese styles as well. He paints on cedar and makes the frames out of red oak. Gary will be with us for the Fairhaven Art Walk on Fri., April 27, from 5-8pm. More info: 360-6471628, artwood@qwestoffice.net or www.artwoodgallery.com.

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Northwest Ballet Academy –

Northwest Ballet Academy (1417 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham) is currently enrolling new students for its Spring Semester, offering classes in ballet, contemporary, creative movement, pre-ballet, Irish step, tap, ballroom, and adult ballet. • Immerse Yourself in Dance and Prepare to Perform! Where would you like to be in your dancing? The Northwest Ballet Academy (1417 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham) in conjunction with Northwest Ballet Theater, has put together one of the most comprehensive dance programs around. In addition to receiving training from the best in the field, our Summer Intensive Program gives the unique opportunity for participants to dance in a public performance at the end of the four week experience. Your dancing can, and will, reach a new level in that short time span, and you can be ready to go when classes resume in the fall. Cost varies. • More info: 360-714-1246, info@northwestballet.org or www.info@northwestballet.org.

welcome, no partners needed. Every Thursday from 1:30-3pm at the Bellingham Senior Activities Center (315 Halleck St., Bellingham). Free admission. More info: sounds.trad@gmail.com , 360834-2674 or https://becd2.wordpress.com.

Thursday Evening Balkan Folk Dancing – The traditional folk dances

from the Balkans and beyond are danced and taught at the Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St., Bellingham on Thursday evenings (April 5, 12, 19 & 26) from 7-9:30pm. A $5 donation is requested, with first-timers free. • Kafana Klub is the featured band for the First Saturday Dance Party on Sat., April 7 at the Fairhaven Library. Kafana Klub is a spirited Balkan folk dance band from Portland, Oregon. The music and dancing will start at 7:30pm, and wind down at 10:30pm. A donation of $15 is requested. • No partner or experience is necessary. More info: 360-380-0456.

Traditional Jazz – Listen and dance to

the New Orleans/Dixieland music of the Maple Leaf Jazz Band on Sat., April 7, 2-5pm at Bellingham’s VFW Hall (625 N. State St.). Presented by the Bellingham Traditional Jazz Society, enjoy fine acoustics, a large wooden dance floor, snacks and beverages. Admission is $10 members, $6 students, $12 general. Info: 360-371-7030 or www.btjs.webs.com.

Contra Dance! – The Bellingham

Old-Time Country Dance Society will hold contra dances on Sat., April 14 & 28 at the Fairhaven Library (1117 12th St., Bellingham). Suggested donation $8-$10 / students $6. Please refrain from wearing fragrances. Live fiddle music; caller; no experience required. All dances taught. Beginners’ workshop 7pm, with dance 7:30-10:30pm. Info: dance@januscom.com or www.bellinghamcountrydance.org.

Weekly Dancing – Learn to folk dance

to a variety of international music. Skagit-Anacortes Folk Dancers meet Tuesdays (April 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1) at Bayview Civic Hall (12615 C St., in Bayview). Dance review begins at 7pm followed by request dances until 9:30pm. The first session is free / $5 thereafter. All are welcome, good exercise, great fun, no partners needed. Info: Gary or Ginny at 360-766-6866, safdancers@hotmail.com or www.skagitfolkdancers.org.

teaching us all about herbs. Check out her garden blog, ThatBloominGarden.com. Birchwood Garden Club is open to anyone in Whatcom or Skagit Counties. Free admission. More info: 360-384-6250, threemetcalfes@comcast.net or www.birchwoodgardenclub.org.

Scottish Country Dancing Classes –

Do you love lively music and want to try a new way to exercise and socialize? Come try Scottish Country Dancing. A fun way to exercise your body and brain at the same time. No experience or partner needed, soft shoes recommended. Mention this notice and get a free 6-visit punchcard! Classes take place on Wednesdays at the Fairhaven Library (1117 12th St., Bellingham) from 7:309:30pm. $8 drop in fee or free with punchcard. Info: www.bellinghamscd.org.

English Country Dancing – Learn the gentle country dances of England accompanied by beautiful music. All are

Anacortes Vintage Market – Join us Dahlia Tuber Auction & Sale – The

Whatcom County Dahlia Society hosts a dahlia tuber auction. Come and bid on those hard to find tubers on Mon., April 2, 7-9pm at Laurel Grange (6172 Guide Meridian). Refreshments provided. Admission is free. • Dahlia Sale: Come to Bloedel Donovan Park (2114 Electric Ave. Bellingham) on Sat., April 7. Hundreds of varieties of dahlias will be available from the lil’ pompons to the giant dinner plates. All colors of the rainbow! Experienced growers will be on hand to answer your questions. Dahlias are fun and easy to grow. More info: wcdspublicity@gmail.com.

Birchwood Garden Club: Herb Gardening with Kristin Crouch –

Kristin Crouch from Delta, B.C., will be our guest speaker on Wed., April 4 from 7-9pm in the Whatcom Museum Rotunda Room (121 Prospect St.). A Master Gardener for 25 years with the Vancouver Master Gardener Association, she will be

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for the Anacortes Vintage Market “Vintage by the Sea” Home & Garden Show on Fri., April 27 from 6-9pm and Sat., April 28 from 9am-4pm at the Anacortes Port Transit Event Center (100 Commercial Ave.). Find out why we are one of the “Hidden Gems” of vintage shows, according to Romantic Homes magazine! Friday will be a VIP Special Event! (21 or older) You won’t want to miss the first opportunity to shop and stroll through aisles of wonderment! Enjoy a complimentary beverage and treat! This is a limited ticket event that includes free shopping on Saturday. All shoppers enjoy 3 fabulous shopping areas, indoors and large event tents! Vintage treasures around every corner, wonderful salvaged garden goodies, french antiques, and repurposed and restyled decor. Find that perfect piece of rusty goodness or a fabulous gift for the holidays! The thrill of the hunt awaits you! Admission is $7 general / $20 VIP. More info: stacy@sassyfrassco.com or www.anacortesvintagemarket.com.

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APRIL 2018 SUNDAY 4/1/2018 Easter on the Farm, BelleWood Acres, 10am3pm. (pg. 4)

Community Pancake Breakfast, Rome Grange,

8am-noon, adults $6, kids 6-10 $2, 5 and under free, 360-592-2705, geancress@gmail.com. (pg. 26). Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 9am-5pm, free, womansongs@gmail.com , 360-724-3051 or www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11) Artist Reception: Jesse Rasmussen, Good Earth Pottery, noon-3pm, free, 360-671-3998, theteam@goodearthpots.com or www.goodearthpots.com. Easter Brunch with Marvin J, B-Town at Four Points Sheraton, 11am-3pm, free.

Demo at Whatcom Art Market (Penny Welch),

Whatcom Art Market, 11am-3pm, 360-7388564, www.whatcomartmarket.org. (pg. 11-12) “Scapino!,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 2pm, $8-$14, info@bellinghamtheatreguild.com , www.bellinghamtheatreguild.com or 360-733-1811. (pg. 29)

“Ship of Fools: A Show of Political Satire,”

Cooper Lanza Gallery and School of Fine Art, 4-7pm, free, 360-223-5352, www.facebook.com/events/156542755060781 or cooperlanzagallery@gmail.com. (pg. 11) Sunday Jazz on the Bay: Lisa Baney Trio, Hotel Bellwether, 4:30-7:30pm, free, 360-392-3100, ranenogales@msn.com. Music & Trivia (with Marvin J), Greene’s Corner, 5-8pm, free, 360-303-7101, brock.t.blatter@gmail.com. Smart Recovery, Anacortes Center for Happiness, 6:30-7:30pm, by donation, 360-464-2229, info@anacortescenterforhappiness.org or www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org.

MONDAY 4/2/2018 Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 9am-5pm, free, 360-724-3051. (pg. 11)

Spring Break Art Camps (4 days) begins,

BellinghamART, 9am-4pm (choose mornings or afternoons), $180, info@bellinghamart.com , 360-738-8379 or www.bellinghamart.com. Spring Movie Matinee, Bellingham Public Library, 2-4pm, free / call for title, 360-7787200, www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org. T’ai Chi Class, St James Presbyterian Church, 5:15-6:15pm, 360-389-5754, LindaTaiChi@comcast.net. (pg. 28) Meditation Monday, Anacortes Center for Happiness, 5:45-6:30pm, by donation, info@anacortescenterforhappiness.org , 360-4642229 or www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org. Harmony NW Chorus Rehearsal, Mount Vernon Community Center, 6:30-9pm, free, 360-201-5861, contact@harmonynorthwest.org or www.harmonynorthwest.org. (pg. 6) Dahlia Tuber Auction (with coffee and refreshments), Laurel Grange, 7-9pm, free, wcdspublicity@gmail.com. (pg. 14)

TUESDAY 4/3/2018 Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 9am-5pm, free, 360-724-3051 or www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11)

Kids Do Art Spring Break Workshops, Jansen

Art Center, 9am-12pm, $10, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org or www.jansenartcenter.org/kids-do-art. Gentle Yoga Classes with Joani Glasser, The Metta Center, 10:30am, 360-656-6699. (pg. 28)

Off the Shelf Book Club: (“The End of Your Life Book Club” by Will Schwalbe), South

Whatcom Library, 1-2pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org. Spring Movie Matinee, Bellingham Public Library, 2-4pm, free / call for title, 360-7787200, www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org. Home Item Repair Workshop (toys, small kitchen appliances, electric tools), Bellingham Public Library, 5-7:30pm, free, 360-778-7217, www.nwfreerepairs.wordpress.com or jjohnson@cob.org.

Soft Place to Land Women’s Support Group,

Anacortes Center for Happiness, 6-8pm, $10 or chocolate, 360-464-2229 or www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org. Song Circle Gathering, First Congregational Church, 6:30-8:15pm, free, 360-525-3487, info@bellinghamwomenwithwings.org or www. bellinghamwomenwithwings.org. (pg. 6) Local Jazz, Pegasus Art Gallery, 7-9pm, free, 360-599-7731 or 360-671-1709. (pg. 6) Weekly International Folk Dancing, Bayview Civic Hall, 7-9:30pm, 1st session free / $5 after, 360-766-6866, safdancers@hotmail.com. (pg. 14)

WEDNESDAY 4/4/2018

Birchwood Garden Club: Herb Gardening with Kristin Crouch, Whatcom Museum Rotunda Room, 7-9pm, free, 360-384-6250, threemetcalfes@comcast.net or www.birchwoodgardenclub.org. (pg. 14)

Kevin Woods Quintet featuring Gary Smulyan, Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center at

the Sylvia Center, 7-9pm, $20 general / $10 WJMAC members / $5 students, www.wjmac.org. (pg. 6) Scottish Country Dancing Classes, Fairhaven Library, 7:30-9:30pm, $8 drop-in fee or free with punchcard, www.bellinghamscd.org. (pg. 14)

THURSDAY 4/5/2018 Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 9am-5pm, free, 360-724-3051. (pg. 11)

Gentle Yoga Classes with Joani Glasser, The

Metta Center, 10:30am, 360-656-6699. (pg. 28)

English Country Dancing, Bellingham Senior Activities Center, 1:30-3pm, free, 360-834-2674, sounds.trad@gmail.com or https://becd2.wordpress.com. (pg. 14) Spring Movie Matinee, Bellingham Public Library, 2-4pm, free / call for title, 360-7787200, www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org.

Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens,

Exploring Equity and Cultural Humility Workshop, Ferndale Library, 5-8pm, free,

Open Studio Painting Wednesdays (4 days) begins, Trish Harding School of Art at Studio

Jazz Project Jazz Jam, Illuminati Brewing

9am-5pm, free, www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11)

UFO, 10am-3pm, four 5-hour sessions $200 / or $62 each session, 360-319-6115, trish.harding@studio-ufo.net or www.studio-ufo.net. (pg. 12)

Bellingham Music Club presents WWU Competition Winners in Concert, Trinity Lutheran Church, 10:30am, free.

T’ai Chi Class, Firehouse PAC, 11:15am12:15pm. (pg. 28)

Wednesday Lunchtime Music: Sylvia Bos,

Jansen Art Center, noon-1pm, no cover, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org or www.jansenartcenter.org/all-performances.

Afternoon Books and Tea: “The Geologic History of Whatcom County” with Don Easterbrook, Lynden Library, 2-3:30pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

360-384-3647, www.wcls.org.

Company, 5:30-8pm, no cover, 360-650-1066, jsherwoodjazzproject@gmail.com or www.jazzproject.org. (pg. 7) Open Mic, EAT Restaurant & Bar, 6-8pm, no cover, 360-306-3917, eat1200@yahoo.com. Introduction to Fermented Foods, Lynden Library, 6:30-8pm, free, 360-354-4883, www.wcls.org.

Author Event: Jennifer Wilhoit and “Writing on the Landscape,” Village Books

(Bellingham), 7pm, free, www.villagebooks.com/event. Fly Fishing Film Festival, Historic Lincoln Theatre, 7-9pm, $15 advance / $20 at the door, 360-336-8955, tickets@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org/film/fly-fishing-filmtour-2018. (pg. 36)

Spring Movie Matinee, Bellingham Public

Library, 2-4pm, free / call for title, 360778-7200, www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org.

Everson Book Club (“Behind the Kitchen Door” by Saru Jayaraman), Everson Library,

3-4:30pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

Young Artists Club (grades 6-12), Ferndale

Library, 3-4:30pm, free, 360-384-3647. (pg. 4)

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

Dinner Music with Marvin Johnson, Lovitt Restaurant, 5:30-7:30pm, no cover, 360-303-7101.

Basic Gemstone Identification Workshop (2 days) begins, Candi’s Jewelry and Gifts, 6-9pm, $69, Info@BMAG-WA.org , 360-788-5858 or www.BMAG-WA.org.

Creative Group Singing Circle: Making Musical Mandalas, The Bellingham Folk

School, 6-7pm, $5 drop-in, 970-585-4867, paul@themusicalmandala.com or www.themusicalmandala.com. Diversión Familiar/Family Fun (noche de cuentos, juegos, actividades y convivencia para toda la familia en Español), Lynden Library, 6-8pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

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APRIL 2018 Thursday Evening Balkan Folk Dancing,

Fairhaven Library, 7-9:30pm, $5 requested donation, 360-380-0456, fourthcornerfolkdancers.org. (pg. 14) “9 to 5: The Musical,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm, $20, 360-293-6829, www.acttheatre.com. (pg. 29) “Scapino!,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 7:30pm, $8-$14, info@bellinghamtheatreguild.com , www.bellinghamtheatreguild.com or 360-733-1811. (pg. 29) Marvin J’s Jazz Jam, Greene’s Corner, 8-10pm, no cover.

FRIDAY 4/6/2018 Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens,

9am-5pm, free, 360-724-3051 or www. skagitart.org. (pg. 11) Movement As Medicine: 55+ Yoga, Forum de Freedom, 11am-12:15pm, $10 suggested donation / bring your own mat, director@mindfuluse.org or www.mindfuluse.org. Barkley Toasters (improve public speaking and develop leadership skills), Dorothy Haggen Room, noon-1pm, guests are free, https:// barkley.toastmastersclubs.org/index.cgi?membe rauth+Ptm2Ifmamr6sRtLJbWZQslcrB+loggedin. Figure Drawing (5 classes) begins, WCC, 1-3:30pm, $179, trish.harding@studio-ufo.net , 360-383-3200 or www.whatcom.ctc.edu. Spring Movie Matinee, Bellingham Public Library, 2-4pm, free / call for title, 360-7787200, www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org. April Art Show, Scott Milo Gallery, 6-9pm, free, 360-293-6938, gallery@scottmilo.com or www.scottmilo.com. (pg. 12)

First Friday Artwalk, Historic Downtown Anacortes, 6-9pm, free, 360-293-6938, gallery@scottmilo.com or www.anacortesart.com.

Opening Reception: Shanley Narens & Kat Varela, Make.Shift Art Space, 6-10pm, free,

360-223-0602, gallery@makeshiftproject.com or www.makeshiftproject.com/gallery. (pg. 12)

Opening Reception: Shawna Morris and “Self Portrait of the Soul,” Fourth Corner Frames &

Gallery, 6-9pm, free, framr4u@aol.com , 360734-1340 or www.fourthcornerframes.com. (pg. 13) Ruckus Art Gallery Show, 228 E. Maple St., Bellingham, 6-9pm, free, 360-220-4833, info@ruckusartgallery.com. “Always... Patsy Cline,” The Conway Muse, 7-9pm, $28, www.brownpapertickets.com. Kevin Woods Duo (jazz), EAT Restaurant & Bar, 7-9:30pm, no cover, 360-306-3917, eat1200@yahoo.com.

Poetry Evening with Matthew Nienow,

Deming Library, 7-8:30pm, free, 360-592-2422, www.wcls.org. (pg. 34)

Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno in Concert,

YWCA Ballroom, 7-9:30pm, $18, 360-7335960, oldtimemusic.bellingham@gmail.com. (pg. 7) Whatcom Sound Jazz Singers, Diventi Music Conservatory & Performance Center, 7-9pm, free, 360-738-7166, info@diventimusic.com or www.DIVENTImusic.com. (pg. 7) “9 to 5: The Musical,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm. (pg. 29) “Scapino!,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 7:30pm. (pg. 29) “Turandot,” McIntyre Hall, 7:30-10:30pm, $25-$65, 360-610-7249, info@pnopera.org or www.pnopera.org. (pg. 3)

SATURDAY 4/7/2018 Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 9am-5pm, free. (pg. 11)

Coffee with Northwest Singles Club (mingle

and plan meetups for dinners, hikes, theaters and more; age 40+), Bellingham Ferry Terminal, 10am-noon, free, 360-305-4534, nwsinglesclub@gmail.com. Dahlia Tuber Sale, Bloedel-Donovan Park, 10am-3pm, free, wcdspublicity@gmail.com. (pg. 14) Dahlias, Blaine Library, 10am-noon, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

Whatcom Food & Farm Finder Release,

Bellingham Farmers Market, 10am-3pm, free, diana@sustainableconnections.org , www.sustainableconnections.com/events or 360-647-7093. (pg. 28)

Whatcom Art Market (meet photographer Cristal McQueen), Whatcom Art Market,

11am-2pm, 360-738-8564, www.whatcomartmarket.org. (pg. 11-12) Small Looms Clinic for Weavers, Bellingham Public Library, noon-3pm, free, 360-778-7217, jjohnson@cob.org or www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org. (pg. 5)

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Whatcom Library, 1-2:30pm, free, 360-305-3632, www.wcls.org. Spring Fling Bingo (lots of prizes!), Ferndale Senior Activity Center, 1-3pm, $20 for 3 cards / $15 additional packages, 360-384-6244, manager.fsac@gmail.com.

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Bellingham Ukulele Group Monthly Jam, St.

James Presbyterian Fellowship Hall, 1:30-4pm, $5 donation suggested, 360-734-5259, bhamuke@gmail.com or www.bellinghamukulelegroup.com. (pg. 7)

Lend Us Your Ears: Tina Howe’s “Painting Churches,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 2pm,

pay-what-you-will, 360-647-9242, www.bellinghamtheatreguild.com. (pg. 29) Traditional Jazz, VFW Hall, 2-5pm, $10 members / $6 students / $12 general, www.btjs.webs.com. (pg. 14) Yankee Drivers (bluegrass), Old World Deli, 6-8pm, no cover, 360-738-2090 or www.oldworlddeli1.com/music-events. “Always... Patsy Cline,” The Conway Muse, 7-9pm, $28, www.brownpapertickets.com.

Author Event: Matt Young and “Eat the Apple,” Village Books (Bellingham), 7-8pm, free, www.villagebooks.com/event.

“Deconstructing Eden: Saving Sea Otters” (with filmmaker Q&A), Mount Baker Theatre Encore Room, 7-9pm, free, 360-733-5793, www.facebook.com/events/ 2045904555693021. Tea Seas Trio (jazz), EAT Restaurant & Bar, 7-9:30pm, no cover, 360-306-3917, eat1200@yahoo.com. “9 to 5: The Musical,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm. (pg. 29)

First Saturday Dance Party featuring Kafana Klub, Fairhaven Library, 7:30-10:30pm, $15 requested donation. (pg. 14)

“Scapino!,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 7:30pm. (pg. 29)

Peter Asher & Albert Lee Concert, Historic

Lincoln Theatre, 8-10pm, $20-$35 / $2 off members, tickets@lincolntheatre.org , 360-3368955 or www.lincolntheatre.org/performance/ peter-asher-and-albert-lee-0. (pg. 7)

SUNDAY 4/8/2018 Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 9am-5pm, free, 360-724-3051. (pg. 11)

The Realities of Advanced Medical Interventions, St. Luke’s Health Education

Center, noon-1:30pm, free, 360-201-7840, micki98226@aol.com. (pg. 28) “Cosi Fan Tutte” (Met Live in HD), Historic Lincoln Theatre, 1pm, $23 general / $21 senior / $19 student (with I.D.) / $17 kids 12 and under / $2 off members, 360-419-7129, tickets@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org/film/met-live-hd-cosifan-tutte. (pg. 29) Pickett House Museum Tour, Pickett House Museum, 1-4pm, free. (pg. 31) “9 to 5: The Musical,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 2pm. (pg. 29) Jazz 2nd Sunday, Anacortes Public Library, 2-3:30pm, free, 360-293-1910, www.jazzatthelibrary.com. (pg. 7) “Scapino!,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 2pm. (pg. 29) The Debutones (country, folk, bluegrass), Nancy’s Farm, 2-4pm, $15, 360-739-5651, info@nancysfarm.com or www.nancysfarm.com. “Turandot,” McIntyre Hall, 3pm. (pg. 3)

Author Event: J.A. Jance and “Duel to the Death,” Village Books, 4pm, free, www.villagebooks.com/event.

Music & Trivia, Greene’s Corner, 4:30-8pm, no cover, 360-303-7101.

Sunday Jazz on the Bay: Anissa Quartet, Hotel Bellwether, 4:30-7:30pm, free, 360-392-3100, ranenogales@msn.com.

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APRIL 2018 Dances of Universal Peace Mount Vernon,

Skagit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 6-8pm, free / by donation, 360-629-9190, jstplnfolk@gmail.com or www.seattledup.org. Smart Recovery, Anacortes Center for Happiness, 6:30-7:30pm, by donation, 360-464-2229, info@anacortescenterforhappiness.org or www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org.

MONDAY 4/9/2018 Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 9am-5pm, free, www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11)

Whatcom Genealogical Society Meeting,

Bellingham Elks Lodge, 2-4pm, free, 360-733-3333. (pg. 31) T’ai Chi Class, St. James Presbyterian Church, 5:15-6:15pm. (pg. 28) Meditation Monday, Anacortes Center for Happiness, 5:45-6:30pm, by donation, www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org.

Monday Throwing on the Potter’s Wheel (6 weeks) begins, Baker Creek Ceramics, 6-9pm,

$195, bakerceramics@gmail.com , 360-3935458 or www.bakercreekceramics.com. (pg. 13)

Books on Tap (“The Good Rain: Across Time and Terrain in the Pacific Northwest” by Timothy Egan), El Agave 2, 6:30-8pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

Harmony NW Chorus Rehearsal, Mount

Vernon Community Center, 6:30-9pm. (pg. 6)

TUESDAY 4/10/2018 Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 9am-5pm, www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11)

Gentle Yoga Classes with Joani Glasser, The

Metta Center, 10:30am, 360-656-6699. (pg. 28)

Ferndale Book Group (“The Other Einstein” by Marie Benedict), Ferndale Library

2:30-4pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

Home Item Repair Workshop (toys, small

kitchen appliances, electric tools), Bellingham Public Library, 5-7:30pm, free, 360-778-7217, jjohnson@cob.org or www.nwfreerepairs.wordpress.com. Music Night: Mockingbird, Lynden Library, 6-7pm, free, 360-354-4883, www.wcls.org.

NAMI Community Education Forum: Suicide Prevention, Bellingham Public Library, 6-8:30pm, free, jjohnson@cob.org , 360-778-7217 or www.namiwhatcom.org.

“The Story of Big Ole: A Timber Mill Whistle” with Author Todd Warger, North Fork Library, 6:30-7:30pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

Author Event: Michael Finkel and “The Stranger in the Woods,” Village Books

(Bellingham), 7-8pm, free, www.villagebooks.com/event. Local Jazz, Pegasus Art Gallery, 7-9pm, free, 360-599-7731 or 360-671-1709. (pg. 6) Weekly International Folk Dancing, Bayview Civic Hall, 7-9:30pm, 1st session free / $5 after, 360-766-6866, safdancers@hotmail.com. (14)

WEDNESDAY 4/11/2018 Club 60 Toastmasters (improve your public

Wednesday Lunchtime Music: Doris Mae Bajema, Jansen Art Center, noon-1pm, no

cover, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org or www.jansenartcenter.org/all-performances. Young Artists Club (grades 6-12), Ferndale Library, 3-4:30pm. (pg. 4) Dinner Music with Marvin Johnson, Lovitt Restaurant, 5:30-7:30pm, no cover, 360-303-7101.

Creative Group Singing Circle: Making Musical Mandalas, The Bellingham Folk

School, 6-7pm, $5 drop-in, 970-585-4867 or www.themusicalmandala.com. Diversión Familiar/Family Fun (noche de cuentos, juegos, actividades y convivencia para toda la familia en Español), Lynden Library, 6-8pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

Whatcom Writers and Publishers Monthly Meeting, Nicki’s Bella Marina, 6-8:30pm, free,

360-319-8366, caithiseach@gmail.com or www.whatcomwritersandpublishers.org. (pg. 35)

Welcome to Advance Care Planning,

Community Co-op Cordata, 6:30-8:30pm, free, 360-788-6594, info@whatcomalliance.org or www.whatcomalliance.org/end-of-life-care. Bellingham’s Dixieland All Stars, Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center at the Sylvia Center, 7-9pm, $10 general / $5 students / WJMAC members free, www.wjmac.org. (pg. 7) Chuckanut Radio Hour, WCC Heiner Theater, 7-8pm, $5, www.villagebooks.com/event. (pg. 35) FloWednesdays with Steve Remo, Center for Mindful Use, 7:30-9:30pm, free / love donations accepted, director@mindfuluse.org or www.mindfuluse.org. Scottish Country Dancing Classes, Fairhaven Library, 7:30-9:30pm. (pg. 14)

Organic Farming in Skagit Valley, Mount

Vernon City Library, 6:30-7:30pm, free, 360-336-6209, mikeb@mountvernonwa.gov or www.mountvernonwa.gov/186/Events. Astronomy Meeting, WECU Auditorium (Ferndale), 7-9pm, free, www.whatcomastronomy.org. (pg. 25)

Author Event: Pat Dixon and “Swimming With Fish & Other Animals,” Village Books, 7pm, free, www.villagebooks.com/event.

Learn to Think on Your Feet (adults and teens 14+), Improv Playworks Studio, 7-9pm, free,

360-756-0756, sheila@improvplayworks.com or www.improvplayworks.com. (pg. 5)

Thursday Evening Balkan Folk Dancing,

Fairhaven Library, 7-9:30pm, $5 requested donation. (pg. 14) “9 to 5: The Musical,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm. (pg. 29) “Scapino!,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 7:30pm. (pg. 29)

Aiming for the Stars: Six Gun Sal and Klover Jane Concert, Historic Lincoln Theatre,

8-10pm, $40 VIP / $27 / $22 / $16.50, 360-336-8955, tickets@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org/performance/ six-gun-sal-and-klover-jane. (pg. 7) Marvin J’s Jazz Jam, Greene’s Corner, 8-10pm, no cover.

THURSDAY 4/12/2018 Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 9am-5pm, free, 360-724-3051 or www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11)

Gentle Yoga Classes with Joani Glasser, The

Metta Center, 10:30am, 360-656-6699. (pg. 28)

“Whatcom Women Words and Work,”

Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, 11:30am1pm, free, whatcommuseum.org.

Renovating Your Overgrown “Jungle” (Master Gardener Foundation of Whatcom County Presentation), Community Coop (Holly St., Bellingham), noon-1:30pm, free, 425-830-5505, marilyn.glenn@comcast.net.

The Busy Person’s Guide to Self-Publishing, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1-3pm, free, www.skagitwritersleague.org. English Country Dancing, Bellingham Senior Activities Center, 1:30-3pm. (pg. 14)

Boater’s Intro to Coastal Navigation with Captain Mike Reed (2 days) begins, REI,

5:30-8pm, $55, info@boatingcenter.org , www.boatingcenter.org/classes/adult-lessons/ indoor-classes or 360-714-8891. Jazz Project Jazz Jam, Illuminati Brewing Company, 5:30-8pm. (pg. 7) Open Mic, EAT Restaurant & Bar, 6-8pm, no cover, 360-306-3917, eat1200@yahoo.com. Bellingham Ukulele Orchestra Concert, The Leopold, 6:30-8m, free / donations appreciated, 360-733-6867, pngmac@gmail.com or www.bellinghamukuleleorchestra.com. (pg. 7) Growing Your Garden, Van Zandt Community Hall, 6:30-8pm, free, 360-305-6939, southforkvalley@aol.com or www.facebook.com/southforkvalley.

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CALENDAR

APRIL 2018 FRIDAY 4/13/2018 Spring Garage Sale (antiques and more; food

and live music; over 150 vendors), Skagit County Fairgrounds, 9am-4pm, $3, 360-416-1350, aricg@co.skagit.wa.us. Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 9am-5pm, free, 360-724-3051 or www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11) Movement As Medicine: 55+ Yoga, Forum de Freedom, 11am-12:15pm, $10 suggested donation / bring your own mat, director@mindfuluse.org or www.mindfuluse.org. “A Very Crazy Frog Prince,” BAAY Theatre, 6pm, by donation at the door, 360-306-8531, info@baay.org or baay.org. (pg. 29)

BCG’s 10 Year Anniversary Celebration,

Bellingham Cirque Lab, 6pm (all ages) & 9pm (21+), $15 in advance / $18 at the door / $10 for kids 12 and under / babes in arms are free, heidiblossom@gmail.com or www.bellinghamcircusguild.com. (pg. 29) Belly Dancing Class (6 weeks) begins, Fidalgo Dance Works (Anacortes), 6-7pm, $85, www.fidalgodanceworks.org/2017/08/ adult-belly-dancing or 360-299-8447. Sons of Norway Potluck/Program, Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 6pm, bring something to share / enter from the north side, 360-715-2186. “Always... Patsy Cline,” The Conway Muse, 7-9pm, $28, www.brownpapertickets.com. Thomas Harris Duo (jazz), EAT Restaurant & Bar, 7-9:30pm, no cover, 360-306-3917, eat1200@yahoo.com. “9 to 5: The Musical,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm. (pg. 29)

“Projections: Dance, Poetry, and Visual Art,”

Western Gallery at WWU, 7:30pm, $25 dance lover / $20 general / $15 student, 509-2518802, bhamrep@gmail.com or www.bhamrep.org. (pg. 34) “Scapino!,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 7:30pm. “Turandot,” McIntyre Hall, 7:30pm. (pg. 3)

SATURDAY 4/14/2018 Build Small, Live Large, Our Savior’s Lutheran

Church, 8:30am-3pm, free, 360-647-7093, https://sustainableconnections.org/events or rose@sustainableconnections.org. (pg. 5) Spring Garage Sale (antiques and more; food and live music; over 150 vendors), Skagit County Fairgrounds, 9am-4pm, $3, 360-416-1350, aricg@co.skagit.wa.us. Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 9am-5pm, free, www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11) Ferndale Cherry Blossom Festival, Ferndale Cherry Blossom Festival, 9am-3pm, free, 360-384-0050, www.cityofferndale.org/ get-involved/cherry-blossom-festival. (pg. 4) Garden Mask Saturday Workshop, Baker Creek Ceramics, 9am-noon, $45, 360-393-5458, bakercreekceramics@gmail.com or www.bakercreekceramics.com. (pg. 13) Guide to Pastels (2 days) begins, WCC, 9:30am-3pm, $135, 360-383-3200, trish.harding@studio-ufo.net or www.whatcom.ctc.edu. “Luisa Miller” (Met Live in HD), Historic Lincoln Theatre, 9:30am-1:30pm, $23 general / $21 seniors / $19 students / $17 kids 12 and under / $2 off members, 360-336-8955, tickets@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org/film/met-live-hd-luisa-miller. (pg. 30)

Entertainment News Northwest ~ April 2018

Bellingham Kiwanis Annual Compost Sale,

Sehome High School, 10am-4pm, $6, 360-441-7082, jgregw@aol.com. (pg. 26) Estate Planning Basics, YWCA, 10am-noon, free, 360-392-8856, hbergkolin@gmail.com. (pg. 31) Coffee with Northwest Singles Club (mingle and plan meetups for dinners, hikes, theaters and more; age 40+), Bellingham Ferry Terminal, 10am-noon, free, 360-305-4534, nwsinglesclub@gmail.com. Do the Bloom 5k Color Run, Depot Art Center, 10am-noon, $25 adults / $15 youth / $10 kids 12 and under, www.anacortesartsfestival.com. (pg. 4) Gaelic Language & Song Workshop, Littlefield Celtic Center, 10am-3pm, $20, 360-416-4934, events@celticarts.org or https://celticarts.org/ celtic-events/spring-gaelic-18. (pg. 5)

Intensive: Beginning Jewelry Metalsmithing 2 (2 days) begins, Bellingham Metal Arts Guild (BMAG), 10am-5pm, $215 + $20 kit fee, 360-788-5858, Info@BMAG-WA.org or www.bmag-wa.org. Life with an All-Electric Car, Blaine Library, 10-11:30am, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org. Sewing Bootcamp (2 days) begins, Ragfinery, 10am-1pm, $76, hello@ragfinery.com , www.ragfinery.com/upcoming-events/event/ sewing-bootcamp-14 or 360-738-6977.

Sumas Book Club (“City Beasts” by Mark Kurlansky), Sumas Library, 10-11am, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

Antiques and Collectibles Evaluation Show,

Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 11am-3pm, $8 evaluation fee / free to view, www.wccoa.org. (pg. 26)

Demo at Whatcom Art Market (Karen VerBurg), Whatcom Art Market, 11am-2pm,

360-738-8564, www.whatcomartmarket.org. (pg. 11-12) Intro to Tennis for Beginners, Bellingham Training & Tennis Club, 1-2pm elementary and middle school / 2-3pm teens and adults, free / must preregister, 360-733-5050, www.betrainingtennis.com/events/2017/8/26/ free-beginner-tennis-clinics-hxc7d-dl85k-84elplgdh4.

“Lost Communities of Whatcom County,”

Burlington Senior Community Center, 1-3pm, free, genealogy0715@gmail.com , 360-7576224 or www.skagitvalleygenealogy.org. (pg. 31)

“Rooted, Revived, Reinvented: Basketry in America’s” Curators Share an Intimate View, Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, 1-2:30pm, free with admission, whatcommuseum.org. (pg. 31)

“Rough Cut: Lessons from Endangered Species” with Rick Wood, Ferndale Library,

1-2pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org. (pg. 31) Willow Weaving Workshop, Lynden Library, 1-3pm, free / must preregister, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org. (pg. 5)

Garden Soils: Key Ingredients for Success,

South Whatcom Library, 2-3pm, free, 360-305-3632, www.wcls.org. HNW Chorus Performance, Hillcrest Park Pavilion Kiwanis BBQ, 2-3pm, free, 360-2015861 or contact@harmonynorthwest.org. Seed & Start Swap & Giveaway, Van Zandt Community Hall, 2-4pm, free, 360-592-2297, southforkvalley@aol.com or www.facebook.com/southforkvalley.

360.599.6827

CALENDAR

APRIL 2018 Bellingham Ukulele Orchestra Concert,

Anacortes Senior Activity Center, 3-4:30pm, $10. (pg. 7) Old-Time Gospel Music Matinee, Haynie Grange, 3pm, $5, 360-366-3321. (pg. 8)

Charlie Chaplin Shorts (with Dennis James on the mighty Wurlitzer), Mount Baker Theatre, 3pm, $5.50-$15.50, 360-734-6080 or www.mountbakertheatre.com. (pg. 33)

Native Plants & Birds with North Cascades Audubon Society (benefits for your garden),

Deming Library, 3-4:30pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

Sudden Valley Jazz (The Arntzen Brothers), Sudden Valley Dance Barn, 3-5:15pm, $20, 360-671-1709, www.fswl.org.

Author Event: Claire Swedberg and “In the Valley of Mystic Light,” Village Books, 4pm,

free, www.villagebooks.com/event. FACES Autism Auction & Dinner, Hotel Bellwether Ballroom, 5:30pm, $80, 360389-2151, www.facesnorthwest.com. (pg. 26)

Ragfinery’s Flora & Fauna Upcycle Runway Show, Leopold Crystal Ballroom, 7pm,

$12-$50, 360-738-6977, hello@ragfinery.com or www.ragfinery.com. (pg. 26) “A Very Crazy Frog Prince,” BAAY Theatre, 6pm. (pg. 29)

BCG’s 10 Year Anniversary Celebration,

Bellingham Cirque Lab, 6pm (all ages) & 9pm (21+). (pg. 29)

Bilongo Quintet w/Sabrina Gomez (Latin jazz), Old World Deli, 6-8pm, no cover,

360-738-2090, oldworlddeli1@mac.com or www.oldworlddeli1.com/music-events. Buffett Beach Bash, Port of Anacortes Transit Shed, 6-11pm, $40, www.anacortesartsfestival.com. (pg. 26) “Always... Patsy Cline,” The Conway Muse, 7-9pm, $28, www.brownpapertickets.com.

Author Event: Mary Lou Sanelli and “The Immigrant’s Tale,” Village Books, 7pm, free,

www.villagebooks.com/event. Contra Dance, Fairhaven Library, 7-10:30pm, by donation, dance@januscom.com or www.bellinghamcountrydance.org. (pg. 14) Jamie Findlay Duo (jazz), EAT Restaurant & Bar, 7-9:30pm, no cover, 360-306-3917, eat1200@yahoo.com. Jean Mann, Christ Episcopal Church (Blaine), 7-9pm, $7 donation at the door (no one is turned away), 360-927-9085, info@backstageattheborder.com or www.backstageattheborder.com. (pg. 8) The Haynie Opry Presents, Haynie Grange, 7-9pm, $10, 360-366-3321. (pg. 8) “9 to 5: The Musical,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm. (pg. 29) Black Umfolosi, McIntyre Hall, 7:30pm, $25-$35. (pg. 3) Nuages and Friends in Concert, Unity Spiritual Center, 7:30-9:30pm, $15, 360-961-1559, nuagesjazz@gmail.com or www.manouchenw.com. (pg. 8)

“Projections: Dance, Poetry, and Visual Art,”

Western Gallery at WWU, 7:30pm. (pg. 34) “Scapino!,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 7:30pm.

Threefer (Chuck Dingee, Sharon Mayson, and Katie Weed), Fireside Martini & Wine Bar, 8-11pm, no cover.

SUNDAY 4/15/2018 Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 9am-5pm, free, 360-724-3051. (pg. 11)

“Julius Caesar” (NT Live), Historic Lincoln

Theatre, 1-5pm, $18 general / $16 seniors / $14 students and kids / $2 off members, 360-336-8955, tickets@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org/film/nt-live-juliuscaesar. (pg. 30) “9 to 5: The Musical,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 2pm. (pg. 29)

Song Circle Gathering, First Congregational

Church, 6:30-8:15pm, free, 360-525-3487, info@bellinghamwomenwithwings.org or www.bellinghamwomenwithwings.org. (pg. 6)

Books on Tap (read a John Steinbeck title of your choice), North Fork Brewery, 7-8:30pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

“Projections: Dance, Poetry, and Visual Art,”

Excellence NW Workshop Featuring Monique Stefens: “Forgiveness,” Village Books, 7pm,

“Scapino!,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 2pm.

Local Jazz, Pegasus Art Gallery, 7-9pm, free,

Sunday @ 3: Young Artists Concert Series: Maria and Ema Hollen, Jansen Art Center,

Weekly International Folk Dancing, Bayview

Western Gallery at WWU, 2pm. (pg. 34) (pg. 29)

3-5pm, by donation, 360-354-3600, www.jansenartcenter.org/events/sunday-3-apr-15 or info@jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 8) “Turandot,” McIntyre Hall, 3pm. (pg. 3)

Poetry Event: “Alchemous Resistance” with Maya Zeller, Jennifer Bullis, and Kathryn Smith, Village Books, 4pm, free, www.villagebooks.com/event.

Sunday Jazz on the Bay: Thomas Harris Quartet, Hotel Bellwether, 4:30-7:30pm, free,

360-392-3100, ranenogales@msn.com. Music & Trivia (with Marvin J), Greene’s Corner, 5-8pm, free, 360-303-7101, brock.t.blatter@gmail.com. Community Backgammon Session, Parkway Village Clubhouse, 5:30-9pm, free for newcomers / $15 regulars, 360-255-1014. Smart Recovery, Anacortes Center for Happiness, 6:30-7:30pm, by donation, 360-464-2229 or www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org. Vaudevillingham, Bellingham Circus Guild’s Cirque Lab, 7pm & 9pm, $5-$10 suggested donation, www.bellinghamcircusguild.com/ vaudevillingham. (pg. 29)

free, www.villagebooks.com/event.

360-599-7731 or 360-671-1709. (pg. 6)

Civic Hall, 7-9:30pm, 1st session free / $5 after, 360-766-6866, safdancers@hotmail.com. (pg. 14)

WEDNESDAY 4/18/2018 Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 9am-5pm, free, www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11)

T’ai Chi Class, Firehouse PAC, 11:15am12:15pm. (pg. 28)

Newcomers’ Club Monthly Luncheon/ Speaker, Bellingham Golf & Country Club,

noon-2:30pm, $20 (must reserve), 360-9334669, Information@whatcomnewcomers.org or www.whatcomnewcomers.org.

Wednesday Lunchtime Music: Marc Berger, Jansen Art Center, noon-1pm, no cover, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org or www.jansenartcenter.org/all-performances.

MONDAY 4/16/2018 Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens,

9am-5pm, free, 360-724-3051 or www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11) T’ai Chi Class, St. James Presbyterian Church, 5:15-6:15pm. (pg. 28) Meditation Monday, Anacortes Center for Happiness, 5:45-6:30pm, by donation, www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org. Mosses, Fungi, and Lichen, Mount Vernon City Library, 6-7:30pm, free, 360-336-6209, mikeb@mountvernonwa.gov or www.mountvernonwa.gov/186/Events.

Ferndale Cookbook Club: Paleo Cooking, Ferndale Library, 6:30-8pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

Harmony NW Chorus Rehearsal, Mount

Vernon Community Center, 6:30-9pm. (pg. 6)

TUESDAY 4/17/2018 Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 9am-5pm, free, 360-724-3051 or www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11)

Gentle Yoga Classes with Joani Glasser, The

Metta Center, 10:30am, 360-656-6699. (pg. 28)

Free Info Session on Becoming a U.S. Citizen, Deming Library, 6-7pm, free, 360-752-8678, events@whatcomliteracy.org or www.whatcomliteracy.org/events.

Parenting Around the World: An Exploration of the Diversity of Culture and Parenting Values Practices Worldwide, Bellingham Public Library, 6:15-7:45pm, free, www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org. (pg. 5)

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CALENDAR

APRIL 2018 Young Artists Club (grades 6-12), Ferndale

Library, 3-4:30pm. (pg. 4) Container Gardening, Blaine Library, 4-6pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org. Marvin Johnson, Lovitt Restaurant, 5:307:30pm, free, 360-303-7101.

Creative Group Singing Circle: Making Musical Mandalas, The Bellingham Folk

School, 6-7pm, $5 drop-in, 970-585-4867, paul@themusicalmandala.com or www.themusicalmandala.com.

Diversión Familiar/Family Fun (noche de

cuentos, juegos, actividades y convivencia para toda la familia en Español), Lynden Library, 6-8pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org. No-Sew Braided Rug, Ragfinery, 6-8pm, $25, 360-738-6977, hello@ragfinery.com or www.ragfinery.com/upcoming-events/event/ no-sew-braided-rugs-16.

Author Event: Albert Flynn DeSilver and “Writing as a Path to Awakening,” Village

Books, 7pm, free, www.villagebooks.com/event.

BUG Song Circle, Roeder Home, 7-8:30pm, by

donation, 360-510-4386, bhamuke@gmail.com or www.bellinghamukulelegroup.com. (pg. 8)

Josh Bruneau Quintet with Gary Smulyan,

Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center at the Sylvia Center, 7-9pm, $20 general / $10 WJMAC members / $5 students, www.wjmac.org. (pg. 8) Learn to Think on Your Feet (adults and teens 14+), Improv Playworks Studio, 7-9pm. (pg. 5) Scottish Country Dancing Classes, Fairhaven Library, 7:30-9:30pm. (pg. 14)

THURSDAY 4/19/2018 Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens,

9am-5pm, free, 360-724-3051 (pg. 11)

Friends of the Lynden Library Spring Book Sale, Lynden Public Library, 10am-4:30pm, free, 360-305-3600, president@lyndenlibraryfriends.org.

Movement As Medicine: 55+ Yoga, Forum de

Freedom, 11am-12:15pm, $10 suggested donation / bring your own mat, director@mindfuluse.org or www.mindfuluse.org. Barkley Toasters (improve public speaking and develop leadership skills), Dorothy Haggen Room, noon-1pm, guests are free, https://barkley.toastmastersclubs.org/index.cgi? memberauth+Ptm2Ifmamr6sRtLJbWZQslcrB+ loggedin.

Books & Bites (“Jimmy Bluefeather” by Kim Heacox), Blaine Library, 1-2:30pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

“A Very Crazy Frog Prince,” BAAY Theatre, 6pm. (pg. 29)

Third Friday Coffeehouse, Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 6:30-8:30pm, free, 509-675-1722, starsong816@gmail.com or www.buf.org. (pg. 8) “Always... Patsy Cline,” The Conway Muse, 7-9pm, $28, www.brownpapertickets.com.

Crones Circle Gathering, The Willows,

Author Event: Julie Christine Johnson and “The Crows of Beara,” Village Books, 7pm,

Gentle Yoga Classes with Joani Glasser, The

Kevin Woods Duo (jazz), EAT Restaurant & Bar,

9am-5pm, free, www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11) 10-11:30am, free, 360-595-4485. (pg. 25)

Metta Center, 10:30am, 360-656-6699. (pg. 28) English Country Dancing, Bellingham Senior Activities Center, 1:30-3pm. (pg. 14) Hattie Strother Chapter Meeting, member home, 1:30-4:30pm, free, 360-733-5873, daughtersofpioneers@hotmail.com or www.questers1944.org. (pg. 31) Jazz Project Jazz Jam, Illuminati Brewing Company, 5:30-8pm. (pg. 7)

NAMI Community Education Forum: Holding the Space, Bellingham Public Library, 6-8:30pm, free, 360-778-7217, jjohnson@cob.org or www.namiwhatcom.org. (pg. 31) Open Mic, EAT Restaurant & Bar, 6-8pm, no cover, 360-306-3917, eat1200@yahoo.com.

Author Event: Scott Freeman and Susan Leopold Freeman and “Saving Tarboo Creek,” Village Books, 7pm, free, www.villagebooks.com/event.

“The Story of Big Ole: A Timber Mill Whistle” with Author Todd Warger, Ferndale Library, 7-9pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

Thursday Evening Balkan Folk Dancing,

Fairhaven Library, 7-9:30pm, $5 requested donation. (pg. 14) “9 to 5: The Musical,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm. (pg. 29) BMC Night Beat: “Western Treasures,” WWU PAC Concert Hall, 7:30-9pm. (pg. 9) Jansen Jazz Band Concert, Jansen Art Center, 7:30-9:30pm, $10, 360-354-3600 or www.jansenartcenter.org/events/jansen-jazzband-concert-3/. (pg. 8) Marvin J’s Jazz Jam, Greene’s Corner, 8-10pm, no cover.

FRIDAY 4/20/2018 Chanticleer Authors’ Conference: CAC18,

Hotel Bellwether, 8am-5pm, $260-$545, www.chantireviews.com/chanticleer-conference or info@ChantiReviews.com. (pg. 5) Garage Sale, Bellingham Covenant Church, 8am3pm, free, 360-733-5920, frontdesk@bellinghamcov.org. (pg. 27)

Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens,

Entertainment News Northwest ~ April 2018

free, www.villagebooks.com/event.

7-9:30pm, no cover, 360-306-3917, eat1200@yahoo.com. Skagit Jazz Night, Historic Lincoln Theatre, 7-9pm, $10 general / $5 seniors and students, 360-336-8955, tickets@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org. (pg. 8)

USA Dance with Swing Connection Big Band,

The Majestic, 7:15-8pm East Coast Swing lesson / 8-10pm dance, $10 general / $7 members and students, bhamusabda@aol.com , 360734-5676 or www.bellinghamusadance.com. “9 to 5: The Musical,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm. (pg. 29) Adrian Legg, McIntyre Hall, 7:30pm, $25-$35. (pg. 3) “Sousa’s America,” WCC Syre Center, 7:30-9:30pm, free / donations appreciated, 360-371-2267, marj@openaccess.org or www.nccband.org. (pg. 8-9)

SATURDAY 4/21/2018 Chanticleer Authors’ Conference: CAC18, Hotel Bellwether, 8am-5pm. (pg. 5)

Garage Sale, Bellingham Covenant Church, 8am-3pm. (pg. 27)

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser, Ferndale Senior Activity Center, 8-11am, 360-384-6244, activities.fsac@gmail.com. (pg. 27) Pancake Breakfast, American Legion Post 154 (Ferndale), 8-11am, $6 adults / $3 kids 6-12 / free age 5 and free, 360-384-5595. (pg. 27) Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 9am-5pm, free, 360-724-3051. (pg. 11)

Dessert Boats: Altered Throwing Workshop with Deb Schwartzkopf (2 days) begins,

Baker Creek Ceramics, 9am-4pm, $230, 360-393-5458, bakercreekceramics@gmail.com or www.bakercreekceramics.com. (pg. 13) Coffee with Northwest Singles Club (mingle and plan meetups for dinners, hikes, theaters and more; age 40+), Bellingham Ferry Terminal, 10am-noon, free, 360-305-4534, nwsinglesclub@gmail.com.

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APRIL 2018 Earth Day Celebration, Edgewater Park,

10am-4pm, free, outreach@skagitfisheries.org , www.skagitfisheries.org/event/earth-day-celebration or 360-336-0172. (pg. 36)

Friends of the Lynden Library Spring Book Sale, Lynden Public Library, 10am-4:30pm. (pg. 27) FutureFest, Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center, free, info@transitionfidalgo.org or www.transitionfidalgo.org/futurefest. (pg. 24) Ponds and Water Features, Blaine Library, 10am-noon, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

Thinking Outside The Basket: Community Art Museum Day, Whatcom Museum Light

Catcher Building, 10am-4pm, $3 general / members free, 360-778-8930, www.whatcommuseum.org. Books By the Bay Book Festival, Hotel Bellwether, 11am-6pm, free, 707-780-2271, SAnderson@ChantiReviews.com or www.chantireviews.com/chanticleerconference/chanticleer-authors-conferencebook-room-fair-information. (pg. 35) HNW Chorus Performance, Pine Street Park in Downtown Mount Vernon, 11am-noon, free, 360-201-5861 or www.harmonynorthwest.org.

Demo at Whatcom Art Market (Barb Klepac),

Whatcom Art Market, 11am-2pm, 360-7388564, www.whatcomartmarket.org. (pg. 11-12)

Basic Bezel Setting of Cabachon and Facetted Stones (2 days) begins, Bellingham Metal Arts Guild (BMAG), 1-4pm, $185 + $25 kit fee, details online, 360-788-5858, info@bmag-wa.org or www.bmag-wa.org. Experience Reiki, Center for Spiritual Living, 1-3pm, 360-224-3335, sallyJL51@comcast.net. Veggie Gardening 101: Seeds vs. Starts, South Whatcom Library, 2-3pm, free, 360-305-3632, www.wcls.org. Read Your Greats Poetry Circle, Deming Library, 3-4:30pm, free, 360-592-2422, www.wcls.org. (pg. 35)

Brigid Collins Benefit Concert, Mount Baker

Walton Theatre, 8-10pm, $22, 360-306-0661, sharonmayson@gmail.com or www.mountbakertheatre.com/shows/ brigid-collins-benefit. (pg. 9-10) Fritz & the Freeloaders (rock, pop, country), Fireside Martini & Wine Bar, 8:15pm, no cover, 369-738-1000, cheers@firesidemartini.com or www.firesidemartini.com.

SUNDAY 4/22/2018 Chanticleer Authors’ Conference: CAC18,

Hotel Bellwether, 8am-5pm. (pg. 5) Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 9am-5pm, free, 360-724-3051 or www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11) Master Class with Jessica Morrell, Hotel Bellwether, 9:30am-4:30pm, $145, 707-7802271, info@ChantiReviews.com or www.chantireviews.com/services/2018-SundayMaster-Writing-Classes-p55578777. Dirty Dan Harris Festival, Fairhaven, 10am5pm, free, www.fairhaven.com/events. FutureFest, Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center, free, info@transitionfidalgo.org or www.transitionfidalgo.org/futurefest. (pg. 24) Books By the Bay Book Festival, Hotel Bellwether, 11am-5pm. (pg. 35)

“Model Boats: A Maritime Adventure” with William Schermerhorn, Whatcom Museum

Old City Hall, 7:30-9pm, free, 360-778-8930, www.whatcommuseum.org. Mustang-Saribung Pass Trek, Island Library, 7:30-9pm, free, 360-758-7145, www.wcls.org. “Sousa’s America,” Lynda Byrnes PAC (Arlington High School), 7:30-9:30pm. (pg. 8-9)

Bellingham Beer Week Lecture Series with Jeff Alworth (with Q&A), Chuckanut Brewery, 7pm, free, www.villagebooks.com/event.

Local Jazz, Pegasus Art Gallery, 7-9pm, free, 360-599-7731 or 360-671-1709. (pg. 6)

“Rafting the Marsh Fork of the Canning River” with Wildlife Photographer Dan Streiffert, Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, 7-9pm, free, 360-778-8930, www.whatcommuseum.org.

Weekly International Folk Dancing, Bayview Civic Hall, 7-9:30pm, 1st session free / $5 thereafter, 360-766-6866. (pg. 14) Flute Recital, WWU PAC Concert Hall, 7:30-9pm, free, 360-650-3133, lisa.mccarthy@wwu.edu. (pg. 10)

1-5pm. (pg. 27)

“9 to 5: The Musical,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 2pm. (pg. 29)

“A Rambling Unicorn Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail” with Katy Shaw, Everson Library,

3-4:30pm, free, 360-966-5100, www.wcls.org.

Sunday Jazz on the Bay: Alicia Dauber Quintet, Hotel Bellwether, 4:30-7:30pm, free,

Deli, 6-8pm, no cover, 360-738-2090, oldworlddeli1@mac.com or www.oldworlddeli1.com/music-events. “Always... Patsy Cline,” The Conway Muse, 7-9pm, $28, www.brownpapertickets.com. Blackthorn Band Concert, Littlefield Celtic Center, 7-9pm, $20-$25, 360-416-4934, www.celticarts.org/celtic-events/blackthornband-concert or events@celticarts.org. (pg. 9) SpeakEasy 21: Poets Talk Poetry, Mount Baker Theatre Encore Room, 7-9pm, free, 360-734-6080, othermindpress@gmail.com or www.othermindpress.wordpress.com/speakeasy. (pg. 34) Tea Seas Trio (jazz), EAT Restaurant & Bar, 7-9:30pm, no cover, eat1200@yahoo.com. “9 to 5: The Musical,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm. (pg. 29)

door prizes), Masquerade Wine Company, 6-7pm, free, 360-733-2080, events@whatcomhumane.org or www.whatcomhumane.org/event/walk-on-thewild-side-oh-deer.

Friends of the Lynden Library Spring Book Sale ($4 bag day), Lynden Public Library,

“A Very Crazy Frog Prince,” BAAY Theatre, 6pm. (pg. 29)

“Walk on the Wild Side” Presentation Series: “Oh Deer!” (no-host food and beverages with

3pm, free, theteam@goodearthpots.com , 360-671-3998 or www.goodearthpots.com. Disney’s “Choo Choo Soul,” McIntyre Hall, 1pm, $15-$35. (pg. 3)

“Sousa’s America,” Brodniak Hall (Anacortes

Rainy Day Ramblers (bluegrass), Old World

Ceramics, 1:30-4pm or 6:30-8pm, $165, 360-393-5458, bakercreekceramics@gmail.com or www.bakercreekceramics.com.

8th Annual Dirty Dan Day Pottery Demonstrations, Good Earth Pottery, noon-

Author Event: Ben Guterson and “Winterhouse,” Village Books, 4pm, free, www.villagebooks.com/event.

Creating in Clay (5 weeks) begins, Baker Creek

High School), 3pm. (pg. 8-9)

360-392-3100, ranenogales@msn.com.

Music & Trivia (with Marvin J), Greene’s

Corner, 5-8pm, free, 360-303-7101, brock.t.blatter@gmail.com. Smart Recovery, Anacortes Center for Happiness, 6:30-7:30pm, by donation, 360-464-2229 or info@anacortescenterforhappiness.org.

MONDAY 4/23/2018 Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens,

9am-5pm, free, 360-724-3051 or www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11) T’ai Chi Class, St. James Presbyterian Church, 5:15-6:15pm. (pg. 28) Meditation Monday, Anacortes Center for Happiness, 5:45-6:30pm, by donation, info@anacortescenterforhappiness.org , 360-4642229 or www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org. Harmony NW Chorus Rehearsal, Mount Vernon Community Center, 6:30-9pm. (pg. 6)

TUESDAY 4/24/2018 Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 9am-5pm, free, 360-724-3051 or www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11)

Gentle Yoga Classes with Joani Glasser, The

Metta Center, 10:30am, 360-656-6699. (pg. 28)

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APRIL 2018 WEDNESDAY 4/25/2018 Club 60 Toastmasters (improve your public

speaking and develop leadership skills), Dorothy Haggen Room, 7-8am, guests are free, www.toastmasters.org/Find-a-Club/00000060bellingham-toastmasters-club-60. Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 9am-5pm, free, 360-724-3051 or www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11) T’ai Chi Class, Firehouse PAC, 11:15am12:15pm. (pg. 28) Bellingham City Club, Northwood Hall, 11:30-1:30pm, $13 members / $18 nonmembers / $5 adults (under 29) in advance; $15 members / $20 non-members at the door, info@bellinghamcityclub.org or www.bellinghamcityclub.org. (pg. 25)

Wednesday Lunchtime Music: Karen Scholten, Jansen Art Center, noon-1pm, no cover, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org or www.jansenartcenter.org/all-performances. Young Artists Club (grades 6-12), Ferndale Library, 3-4:30pm. (pg. 4) Kombucha, Blaine Library, 4-6pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org. Dinner Music with Marvin Johnson, Lovitt Restaurant, 5:30-7:30pm, no cover, 360-303-7101.

Creative Group Singing Circle: Making Musical Mandalas, The Bellingham Folk

Eat Your Words Cookbook Club: Fiesta, South

Whatcom Library, 6:30-8pm, free / bring a dish to share and the cookbook you used, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org. Michael Van Bebber Quartet, Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center at the Sylvia Center, 7-9pm, $10 general / $5 students / WJMAC members free, www.wjmac.org. (pg. 10) Poetry Slam, Colophon Cafe, 7pm, free, www.villagebooks.com/event. (pg. 35)

F.A.M.E.: Female Artists for Music Enrichment, Lairmont Manor, 7:30-9:30pm, $30, 360-9271746, www.allegrawomensensemble.org or amyblack@bellinghammusicenrichmentproject.org. (pg. 10) Scottish Country Dancing Classes, Fairhaven Library, 7:30-9:30pm. (pg. 14)

THURSDAY 4/26/2018 Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 9am-5pm, free, 360-724-3051 or www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11)

Gentle Yoga Classes with Joani Glasser, The

Metta Center, 10:30am, 360-656-6699. (pg. 28) English Country Dancing, Bellingham Senior Activities Center, 1:30-3pm. (pg. 14) Jazz Project Jazz Jam, Illuminati Brewing Company, 5:30-8pm. (pg. 7)

Intermediate Throwing (5 weeks) begins,

Baker Creek Ceramics, 6-9pm, $195, 360-3935458, bakercreekceramics@gmail.com or www.bakercreekceramics.com. Open Mic, EAT Restaurant & Bar, 6-8pm, no cover, 360-306-3917, eat1200@yahoo.com.

“A Plastic Ocean”: We Need a WAVE of Change, Historic Lincoln Theatre, 7-9pm, free,

360-336-8955, tickets@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org/film/plastic-ocean-weneed-wave-change. (pg. 32-33)

Thursday Evening Balkan Folk Dancing,

Fairhaven Library, 7-9:30pm, $5 requested donation. (pg. 14) “9 to 5: The Musical,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm. (pg. 29) House Concert with Misty Flowers (folk, jazz and blues), Chuckanut Center, 7:30-9pm, $5-$10 / limited seating, 470-236-8374, Chuckanutcenter@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/events/2049108845326642. Marvin J’s Jazz Jam, Greene’s Corner, 8-10pm.

FRIDAY 4/27/2018 Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens, 9am-5pm, free, www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11)

Plant Sale (house plants, annuals, perennials,

garden decor), Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 9am-4pm, free, 360-733-4030, epierson@wccoa.org or www.wccoa.org. Spring Book & Bake Sale, Deming Library, 10am-5pm, free, 360-592-2422, www.wcls.org. Movement As Medicine: 55+ Yoga, Forum de Freedom, 11am-12:15pm, $10 suggested donation / bring your own mat, director@mindfuluse.org or www.mindfuluse.org.

Whatcom Art Market (meet the artists Fay & Jeff Stockton), Whatcom Art Market, 11am-2pm, 360-738-8564. (pg. 11-12) Valley Writers with C.J. Prince (bring a pen, paper, or digital device and an open mind), South Whatcom Library, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

Artist Reception: The Art of Gary Giovane,

Artwood Gallery, 5-8pm, free, 360-647-1628, artwood@qwestoffice.net or www.artwoodgallery.com. (pg. 13)

Entertainment News Northwest ~ April 2018

Fairhaven Fourth Friday Art Walk, Historic

Fairhaven Village, 5-8pm, free, 206-696-2671, scott@scottwardart.com or www.fairhavenartwalk.com. (pg. 13)

Boys & Girls Clubs of Whatcom County Gala & Auction, Silver Reef Event Center, 5:30-

10pm, $160, 360-738-3808, raxelsson@whatcomclubs.org or http://whatcomclubs.maestroweb.com. (pg. 27) Anacortes Vintage Market, Anacortes Port Transit Event Center, 6-9pm, $20 VIP, stacy@sassyfrassco.com or www.anacortesvintagemarket.com. (pg. 14) Ring Design and Rendering, BMAG, 6-9pm, $55, 360-788-5858, Info@bmag-wa.org or www.BMAG-WA.org. “Always... Patsy Cline,” The Conway Muse, 7-9pm, $28, www.brownpapertickets.com.

Author Event: Tom Fleischer, Saul Weinberg, and Edie Dillon, Village Books Bellingham, 7pm, free, www.villagebooks.com/event.

Nick Taylor Trio (jazz), EAT Restaurant & Bar,

7-9:30pm, no cover, 360-306-3917, eat1200@yahoo.com. “9 to 5: The Musical,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm. (pg. 29) Spring Swing Concert, Maple Hall (La Conner), 7:30pm, free, Vmfejeran@gmail.com , 360466-4409 or www.skagitcommunityband.org. (pg. 10) “The Kid,” Historic Lincoln Theatre, 7:30-9pm, 35¢, 360-336-8955, tickets@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org/film/92ndanniversary-celebration-kid. (pg. 33)

SATURDAY 4/28/2018 Anacortes Vintage Market, Anacortes Port

Transit Event Center, 9am-4pm, $7. (pg. 14)

Annual Plant Sale, Everson Elementary School

lawn, 9am-1pm, free, 360-592-5456. (pg. 27)

Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens,

9am-5pm, free, 360-724-3051 or www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11) Have a Heart Run, Edgewater Park, 9am-noon, free-$35, www.haveaheartrun.org , 360-4167585 or events@communityactionskagit.org. (pg. 27) Independent Bookstore Day, Village Books (Bellingham & Lynden), 9am (10am in Lynden), free, www.villagebooks.com/event. (pg. 35) LinuxFest Northwest, BTC, 9am-5pm, free, www.linuxfestnorthwest.org. (pg. 25) “Cendrillion” (Met Live in HD), Historic Lincoln Theatre, 9:45am-2pm, $23 general / $21 seniors / $19 students / $17 kids 12 and under / $2 off members, tickets@lincolntheatre.org , www.lincolntheatre.org/film/met-live-hd-cendrillon or 360-336-8955. (pg. 30) Coffee with Northwest Singles Club (mingle and plan meetups for dinners, hikes, theaters and more; age 40+), Bellingham Ferry Terminal, 10am-noon, free, 360-305-4534, nwsinglesclub@gmail.com. Dia de los Ninos/Children’s Day, Lynden Library, 10am-5pm, free, 360-354-4883, www.wcls.org.

Intensive: Intermediate Jewelry Metalsmithing All About Rings (2 days) begins, BMAG,

10am-5pm, $215 + $50 kit fee, 360-788-5858, Info@BMAG-WA.org or www.bmag-wa.org. New at Ragfinery: Art Dolls, Ragfinery, 10am-4pm, $72, 360-738-6977, hello@ragfinery.com or www.ragfinery.com. Spring Book & Bake Sale, Deming Library, 10am-5pm, free, 360-592-2422, www.wcls.org.

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APRIL 2018 Guided Tours, Big Rock Garden Park, 10:30am /

1pm / 3pm, free, info@sculpturenorthwest.org , 360-734-9757 or www.sculpturenorthwest.org. (pg. 13) Mindport’s Correspondence Club, Mindport Exhibits, 10:30am-12:30pm, free, 360-647-5614, publicity@mindport.org or www.mindport.org. (pg. 30)

New York New York: A Night on the Town,

Swinomish Casino & Lodge, 5:30-11pm, $150, 360-299-4201, christy.lyman@islandhospital.org or www.islandhospitalfoundation.org/gala-of-hope. (pg. 27) Chad Petersen & Friends (jazz), Old World Deli, 6-8pm, no cover, 360-738-2090, oldworlddeli1@mac.com or www.oldworlddeli1.com/music-events. “Always... Patsy Cline,” The Conway Muse, 7-9pm, $28, www.brownpapertickets.com.

Arbuthnot Honor Lecture with Naomi Shihab Nye, WWU PAC, 7pm, $25. (pg. 34) Author Event: Janet Oakley & Mike Impero and “Celebration of Statue Honoring Civilian Conservation Corps,” Village Books, 7pm, free, www.villagebooks.com/event.

Contra Dance, Fairhaven Library, 7-10:30pm. (pg. 14)

Dylan Foley & Eamon O’Leary Concert,

Littlefield Celtic Center, 7-9pm, $20-$25, 360-416-4934, events@celticarts.org or www.celticarts.org/celtic-events/foley-oleary. (pg. 5) Jamie Findlay Duo (jazz), EAT Restaurant & Bar, 7-9:30pm, no cover, eat1200@yahoo.com. “9 to 5: The Musical,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm. (pg. 29)

Skagit Symphony 2018 Classics Concert, McIntyre Hall, 7:30pm. (pg. 3)

Fantasy Band Show (classic 70s and 80s favorites), Fireweed Terrace at Eaglemont

(Mount Vernon), 8-11pm, free, 360-428-1954, fantasyband360@gmail.com. Paula Poundstone, Historic Lincoln Theatre, 8-10pm, $65 / $55 / $45 / $35, 360-3368955, tickets@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org/performance/ paula-poundstone. (pg. 30)

SUNDAY 4/29/2018 Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens,

9am-5pm, free, 360-724-3051 or www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11) LinuxFest Northwest, BTC, 9am-5pm. (pg. 25) Guided Tours, Big Rock Garden Park, 10:30am / 1pm / 3pm. (pg. 13)

BelleWood Acre’s 3rd Annual Run for the Bees 5K, BelleWood Acres, 11am-3pm, $24

general / $12 kids 3-10 / $40 per family, 360-318-7720, info@bellewoodfarms.com or www.bellewoodfarms.com. (pg. 4) “Luisa Miller” (Met Live in HD), Historic Lincoln Theatre, 1pm. (pg. 30)

Bellingham Community Chorus Spring Concert, St. James Presbyterian Church,

3-4:15pm, $TBA, Brown Bag Tickets and at the door. (pg. 10)

Lynden Music Teachers Association 50th Anniversary Gala Concert, Jansen Art Center, 3pm, $25, 360-410-0831.

Jazz Project Art of Jazz Series: Wayne Horvitz and Sweeter than the Day, Church House,

4-6:30pm, $17 general / $10 students / free for Jazz Project members, 360-650-1066, jsherwoodjazzproject@gmail.com or www.jazzproject.org.

Poetry Event: Christine Kendall and “Resting in the Familiar,” Village Books, 4pm, free, www.villagebooks.com/event.

Sunday Jazz on the Bay: Blue Root Quartet, Hotel Bellwether, 4:30-7:30pm, free.

Music & Trivia (with Marvin J), Greene’s

Corner, 5-8pm, free, 360-303-7101, brock.t.blatter@gmail.com. Smart Recovery, Anacortes Center for Happiness, 6:30-7:30pm, by donation, 360-464-2229. Spring Swing Concert, Brodniak Hall (Anacortes), 3pm. (pg. 10)

MONDAY 4/30/2018 Art in a Pickle Barn, Azusa Farm and Gardens,

9am-5pm, free, 360-724-3051 or www.skagitart.org. (pg. 11) T’ai Chi Class, St. James Presbyterian Church, 5:15-6:15pm. (pg. 28) Meditation Monday, Anacortes Center for Happiness, 5:45-6:30pm, by donation, www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org or 360-464-2229. Harmony NW Chorus Rehearsal, Mount Vernon Community Center, 6:30-9pm. (pg. 6)

Open Mic Poetry Night with Andrew McBride, Village Books, 7pm, free, www.villagebooks.com/event. (pg. 34)

TUESDAY 5/1/2018 Gentle Yoga Classes with Joani Glasser, The

Metta Center, 10:30am, 360-656-6699. (pg. 28)

Off the Shelf Book Club: (“Stay With Me” by Ayobami Adebayo), South Whatcom Library, 1-2pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

Author Event: Peggy Shumaker and Maurya Simon and “Cairn & The Wilderness,” Village

Scottish Country Dancing Classes, Fairhaven

Library, 7:30-9:30pm, $8 drop-in fee or free with punchcard, www.bellinghamscd.org. (14)

THURSDAY 5/3/2018 Gentle Yoga Classes with Joani Glasser, The

Metta Center, 10:30am, 360-656-6699. (pg. 28)

After School Pom-Pom Pets Mini-Workshop (kids), Village Books, 2pm, free, www.villagebooks.com/event.

Jazz Project Jazz Jam, Illuminati Brewing

Company, 5:30-8pm, no cover, 360-650-1066, jsherwoodjazzproject@gmail.com or www.jazzproject.org. (pg. 7) “Annie: The Musical,” Sehome High School Little Theatre, 7pm. (pg. 30) BMC Night Beat: Pianist Michael Refvem, First Congregational Church, 7:30-9pm, $20 general / $15 seniors / take a teen for free, 360-3056526, bellinghammusicclub@gmail.com or www.bellinghammusicclub.org. Marvin J’s Jazz Jam, Greene’s Corner, 8-10pm, no cover.

FRIDAY 5/4/2018 YWCA Leadership Power Breakfast: “The Changing Landscape of Love,” Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, 7-9am, $50 minimum donation requested, ywca@ywcabellingham.org , 360-734-4820 or www.ywcabellingham.org. (pg. 27)

The Whatcom Literacy Council’s 22nd Annual Trivia Bee & Silent Auction, BTC Settlemyer Hall, 6-9:15pm, $15 adults / $5 kids under 12, 360-752-8678, events@whatcomliteracy.org or www.whatcomliteracy.org. (pg. 27)

Books, 7pm, free, www.villagebooks.com/event.

Weekly International Folk Dancing, Bayview

Civic Hall, 7-9:30pm, 1st session free / $5 after, 360-766-6866, safdancers@hotmail.com. (pg. 14)

WEDNESDAY 5/2/2018 Club 60 Toastmasters (improve your public

speaking and develop leadership skills), Dorothy Haggen Room, 7-8am, guests are free, www.toastmasters.org/Find-a-Club/00000060bellingham-toastmasters-club-60. BMC Presents Pianist Michael Refvem, Trinity Lutheran Church, 10:30-11:30am, free, 360305-6526, bellinghammusicclub@gmail.com or www.bellinghammusicclub.org. (pg. 10)

Afternoon Books and Tea: “Whispers of the Dead” with Author Spencer Kope, Lynden Library, 2-3:30pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

Everson Book Club (“Brown Girl Dreaming” by Jacqueline Woodson), Everson Library,

3-4:30pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

Young Artists Club (grades 6-12), Ferndale

Library, 3-4:30pm, free, 360-384-3647, www.wcls.org. (pg. 4) Marvin Johnson, Lovitt Restaurant, 5:307:30pm, free, 360-303-7101. Diversión Familiar/Family Fun (noche de cuentos, juegos, actividades y convivencia para toda la familia en Español), Lynden Library, 6-8pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org. “Annie: The Musical,” Sehome High School Little Theatre, 7pm, $10 general / $8 students and seniors, 360-676-6481, sehomelittletheatre@gmail.com or www.sehomedrama.com. (pg. 30)

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FutureFest: Earth Day Celebration in Anacortes local musicians to “sing the future you want.” Earth Day has been celebrated in Art exhibits will include The America since 1970. This year a Tempestry Project (using group from Skagit County are colored yarn to show climate taking it to the next level with change) and The Grove of FutureFest, an interactive and Life, where attendees add dynamic festival planned by their own personal resolutions to a forest Transition Fidalgo & Friends. The affect the future of our region. The display. Artist Loyalinda Bird will assemble Anacortes Transit Shed, located at 1 Anacortes Food Co-op will provide local a Luminaria display, and John Bowey of Commercial Avenue, will be bustling with and sustainable food, and additional Transmedia Vision will present a video activities on April 21 & 22 where we can options can be purchased from Arbita experience about climate change called celebrate the wonders of our Pizza and The Crepes Guy, as well as local “The Qube.” The common factor with environment, learn in educational restaurants. The venue has plenty of these artistic displays is that each medium workshops, see unusual art, hear live parking and overlooks Guemes Channel brings awareness of our changing world music, and have a great time. on the Anacortes waterfront. and can inspire us to The Transition view our environment in Fidalgo & Friends a new way. organization Mary Beth Conlee, embraces a mission one of the planners for “to raise awareness the event, expects the of and develop festival to draw as many solutions to the as 300 people. “I think challenges of climate different audiences will change, energy come and go,” said uncertainty, and Conlee. “The workshops economic instability. are on diverse topics, TF&F promotes a and will interest move away from everyone from business fossil fuels through entrepreneurs to spiritual decreasing demand, “Grove of life” is an example of the myriad of seekers. The art show is increasing efficiency, interactive activities that will be available at FutureFest. ongoing, and we have supporting several other interactive renewable energy, Eagle 2018 is an example of Loalynda Bird’s projects people can walk and fostering the luminary masterpieces. She’ll lead Sunday’s through at any time.” local production of luminary walk, in which anyone is invited to food, energy, and Keynote speaker Sarah participate. Image courtesy of Loalynda Bird. goods.” The group van Gelder will be on has been organizing hand to share tales of suppers at the senior people she believes are center, gleaning helping to improve our groups, and shared society in small towns gardens for many across America. Port years. With Townsend Mayor FutureFest, they are Deborah Stinson and Eric taking that passion Jorgensen of Finn River for environmentallyFarm & Cidery will share friendly causes to their ideas on the next level by community-sourced throwing a party funding for local These knitted strips that represent temperature data for the entire businesses. A discussion from Deception Pass over the past decades. A large community. panel on community exhibition of them will be at FutureFest along with housing will be The events explanatory material. It’s a dramatic visualization in fiber art. These strips represent daily high scheduled are all Sarah Van Gelder, the 2018 FuterFest keynote brainstorming ideas for temperatures for various years at Deception Pass, free and people speaker. Her topics will include the work that we social change, and Washington. The yellows and pale greens of spring the people are doing to reinvent our economy, Belinda Griswold will can catch a and fall are pushing further into the colder months, grow local foods, solve the climate challenge, present her thoughts on variety of and summers are intensifying. Courtesy of create alternatives to prisons, and more. overcoming our worries attractions at Emily McNeil of The Tempestry Project. and improving our different points in connection with the earth and its people. the weekend. Entertainment will include Saturday will feature lots of musical live music, a guided walk in the Anacortes This festival is still scheduling presenters entertainment and a song-writing contest. Forestlands, interactive exhibits, an art and will be needing volunteers to help on Local musicians who submitted their show, and other booths for related site. Anyone looking for a more complete demos can play their music live on stage, environmental causes. The guest speakers schedule of activities and entertainment and one song will be selected for the will present their talks in a “workshop” can go to: www.TransitionFidalgo.org. $200 grand prize. The contest, sponsored setting addressing various issues that by Anacortes Music Project, encourages

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Astronomy Meeting – The Whatcom Association of Celestial Observers meets on Thurs., April 12, from 7-9pm in the front auditorium of the WECU building, (5659 Barrett Rd, Ferndale, exit 262). A presentation on the life of stars is scheduled. Free admission. More info: www.whatcomastronomy.com.

Gathering of Crones – Crones, an

archetype for older women, meet monthly for discussion, singing, and poetry. Find support, share your adventure in living, and connect to camaraderie with other sisters. Newcomers welcome. Join us on Thurs., April 19 from 10-11:30am at The Willows (3115 Squalicum Pkwy., 1st Floor West Lounge). Free admission. More info: 360-595-4485.

Bellingham City Club Monthly Program – Founded in 1993, the

Bellingham City Club is a non-partisan civic

organization with over 450 members that fosters dialogue and debate on important issues facing our community. City Club meets for lunch on the 4th Wednesday of the month (April 25) at Northwood Hall (3240 Northwest Ave, Bellingham). Doors open at 11:30am; lunch is served at 11:50am; program starts at 12:15pm; and program ends at 1:30pm. The program is open to the public. Admission is $13 members / $18 non-members / $5 adults (under 29) in advance; $15 members / $20 non-members at the door / $5 for young adults (29 and under) when purchased in advance on Brown Paper Tickets; a limited number of tickets may be available at the door at the cost of $15 for members and $20 for guests. Info: 360739-1427, info@bellinghamcityclub.org or www.bellinghamcityclub.org.

LinuxFest Northwest – Come

experience a tech-forward, geek science

fair at this year’s LinuxFest Northwest, held Sat. & Sun., April 28 & 29 at Bellingham Technical College. The Fest runs from 9am-5pm both days, and admission is free. LinuxFest Northwest is an annual Open Source event that usually draws between 1,500 to 2,000 people. This year’s theme is “Message in a Bottle,” with an emphasis on the topics of containerization and security among the event’s approximately 100 presentations. Sessions range in topics and complexity for novices and professionals alike. BTC IT students and instructors build the network and volunteer at the event with the Bellingham Linux Users Group planning team. More info: www.linuxfestnorthwest.org.

Volunteering Is a Good-for-All Habit by Marla Bronstein

2018 National Volunteer Week (NVW) runs from April 15 through the 21st—Tax day through Earth Day. NVW was first established in 1974 to recognize and thank volunteers who lend time, talent, voice, and support to causes in their community and around the world. The Volunteer Center of Whatcom County (VCWC) has been proudly serving the county and its residents since 1972, initially as Congress’ Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). In 2016, the VCWC became a program of the Opportunity Council. Summer Star, the VCWC Volunteer and Event Coordinator, considers her organization to be a kind of matchmaker. New volunteers should give careful thought to defining their personal interests. Consider how and where you want to impact the community, and how much time you are willing to spend each week. There are volunteer opportunities with non-profits, social service agencies, businesses and in private homes. Some are inside, others are outside near water or inland. They have even had a call for volunteers to pet kittens. Their most popular programs are The Volunteer Chore Program, which helps seniors and adults with functional disabilities remain independent in their homes, and Maple Alley Inn, where three healthy meals are served each week to Whatcom County residents experiencing hunger. Whatcom County is home to a very active volunteer community. In 2017, VCWC volunteers tracked more than 18 thousand hours of volunteer time by just under one thousand volunteers for a value of more than one half of a million dollars. VCWC also holds monthly brown-bag lunch meetings to talk about issues related to volunteering. They are located at 1419 Cornwall Avenue, and their phone number is 360-734-5121. Check the VCWC website for different ways to get involved throughout the county: www.whatcomvolunteer.org. Photos courtesy of the Whatcom County Volunteer Center.

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Pancake Breakfast – Community

All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast with pancakes, French toast, biscuits & gravy, eggs, sausage, juice, coffee and tea. Adults pay $6, kids 6-10 pay $2 and 5 and under are free. Join us at Rome Grange (2821 Mt. Baker Hwy.) on Sun., April 1, 8am-noon. Admission is adults $6, kids 6-10 $2, 5 and under free. More info: 360-592-2705, geancress@gmail.com.

Bellingham Kiwanis Annual Compost Sale – Held at Sehome High School (2700 Bill McDonald Pkwy.), this year’s sale on Sat., April 14, 10am-4pm, features compost from Smit Farm in Lynden. Cost is $6 per 40 pound bag; bulk scoops also available on site. Proceeds go to Bellingham school programs, children and youth programs in the community, and the Bring Joy to a Child program at Sehome. More info: 360-441-7082 or jgregw@aol.com.

Antiques and Collectibles Evaluation Show – The Whatcom Council on Aging

will be hosting the Antiques and Collectibles Evaluation Show at the Bellingham Senior Activity Center on April 14 from 11am-3pm. This community service event will have great entertainment on hand, food to purchase, and a raffle to win prizes! There will be a classic car show and more. All are welcome to attend. Expert appraisers will be on hand to tell the stories and value of your precious heirlooms, collections and flea market

finds. The cost for each appraisal will be $8. There will be a special category for “general opinion” for the value of a collection with the charge being $20 for 3 items. There will be no cost of admission for anyone who just wishes to view the memorabilia show, but appraisals will require the payment of an appraisal fee. Tickets will be available at the door. All proceeds from this event will benefit a Whatcom Council on Aging program. A travel booth for the Whatcom Senior Tour Program will be available to those curious about the top travel destination getaways we have to offer all over the world as well as right here in Washington. For more information, visit www.wccoa.org.

Ragfinery’s Flora & Fauna Upcycle Runway Show – Ragfinery is hosting its

4th Annual Upcycle Runway Challenge on Sat., April 14 at 5:30pm at Leopold Crystal Ballroom (1224 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham)! Every year, brave participants of all skill levels are tasked with transforming castaway materials into runway-ready designs. This exciting event is a celebration of creativity and community as we come together to be inspired, witnessing local artists and craftspeople transforming ordinary into extraordinary. This year’s theme, Flora & Fauna, celebrates our natural world in its elegance and wonder, challenging participants to design and construct costumes, garments, and accessories that embody the beauty and grace displayed in our natural world. With the support of enthusiastic community members, participants will walk the Red Carpet Runway for a panel of local judges, and awards will be presented in six categories on the night of the show. Join us for a lively exhibition of local talent, food, wine, entertainment, and awards, all in the name

of raising funds for Ragfinery’s unique nonprofit project. Doors open at 5:30pm, and the show begins at 7pm. Tickets on sale at ragfinery.com while supplies last. Admission is $12-$50. More info: 360738-6977, hello@ragfinery.com or www.ragfinery.com.

Buffett Beach Bash – Come flip-flop

the night away at the Buffett Beach Bash on Sat., April 14 from 6-11:30pm at the Port of Anacortes Transit Shed (100 Commercial Ave.). Garratt Wilkin and the Parrotheads, a fabulous Jimmy Buffett tribute band, will play Jimmy’s greatest songs and classic rock. The party includes dancing, cheeseburgers, margaritas, a Parrothead Costume Contest, swag and lots of fun. Tickets are $40, and available online. Evening proceeds support the Anacortes School District art programs. Admission is $40. More info: www.anacortesartsfestival.com.

Autism Awareness Auction – Please

join us to celebrate and support our children with autism at our annual event, FACES Autism Auction & Dinner, Sat., April 14 at the Hotel Bellwether Ballroom (1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham). Tickets are $80 each. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. The evening will kick off with champagne, wine and beer, plus appetizers, and a delightful selection of items to bid on. Dinner will be served with an exciting live auction featuring fabulous items such as overnight spa packages and adventures in travel. The evening will conclude with

Bellingham Senior Activity Center presents

No limits— Bring as many items as you wish

• EVALUATION EVENT • Saturday, April 14 • 11am – 3 pm Bring your treasures and your friends to this great event! Seasoned evaluators are on site to estimate the value of your collectibles.

$8 per item or $20 for three (3) items Portable items only, no furniture or extremely large items EXAMPLES of WHAT TO BRING: Fine art, tools, coins, books, toys, jewelry, clocks, quilts, stamps, silver, sports cards and comics

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dancing. It will be a night to remember… Join us! Roaring 20s attire is encouraged! For more information and tickets, visit www.facesnorthwest.com or call 360-389-2151.

Whatcom County Clubhouses. Tickets are $160 ($150 before April 1). This event is 21+. More info: 360-738-3808, raxelsson@whatcomclubs.org or http://whatcomclubs.maestroweb.com.

Bellingham Covenant Church Garage Sale – This huge annual two-day sale

Annual Plant Sale – The Everson

takes place Fri. & Sat., April 20 & 21 from 8am-3pm at Bellingham Covenant Church (1530 E. Bakerview Rd.). Items are collected for almost an entire year prior to the sale dates. Our inventory includes indoor and outdoor furniture, rugs, lamps, household decor, collectibles, dishes, cookware, small appliances, linens, fabric, bedding/comforters, clothing for all ages, shoes, toys, books, sports equipment, tools, craft supplies and holiday decor, especially Christmas. Proceeds benefit local organizations such as Agape House, Love, Inc., and Skookum Kids. Free admission. More info: 360-733-5920 or frontdesk@bellinghamcov.org.

Friends of the Lynden Library Spring Book Sale – The Friends of the Lynden Library are holding a sale on Fri. & Sat., April 20 & 21 (10am-4:30pm) and Sun., Åpril 22 (1-5pm) at the Lynden Library (216 4th St.). Both hardbacks and paperbacks will be sold, covering a wide range of interests: fiction, nonfiction, cooking, health, religion, kids, mystery, romance, biographies, and many more. Most books are $2 or less. On Sat. starting at 2pm, and all day Sun., get a bag of books for $4! All proceeds benefit the library. More info: 360-305-3600 or president@lyndenlibraryfriends.org.

Garden Club Plant Sale is Sat., April 28, from 9am-1 pm at 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.

Have a Heart Run – Join us for our 9th

Annual Have a Heart Run benefiting Community Action. When you run with us, you’re helping people find the tools and support they need to get out of poverty. Create a team, raise pledges, and help us inspire hope. Takes place at Edgewater Park (600 Behrens Millett Rd., Mount Vernon) on Sat., April 28 from 9am-noon. Admission is free-$35. More info: 360-416-7585, events@communityactionskagit.org or www.haveaheartrun.org.

Lakeway Dr., Bellingham). The event funds YWCA housing and services for homeless women. In the past 50 years, Coontz says, almost all the “old rules” for navigating personal relationships have changed. We are still debating which are “for better” and which “for worse.” Some seem to occur overnight, like the #MeToo movement. Others evolve slowly over time. Coontz will show how these changes impact individuals, couples, and society at large, and how current trends may affect the future. Reserve by April 25 to assure seating. Admission is a minimum $50 donation requested. More info: 360-7344820, ywca@ywcabellingham.org or www.ywcabellingham.org.

The Whatcom Literacy Council’s 22nd Annual Trivia Bee – The

Whatcom Literacy Council’s annual Trivia Bee & Silent Auction will take place on Fri., May 4 from 6-9:15pm at BTC’s Settlemyer Hall. Join co-hosts Scotty VanDryver of KAFE Radio and Jeopardy! star Ken Jennings, and match wits with other members of the community. Pizza, cookies, and coffee will be available, as well as a cash bar with beer and wine. Our silent auction will feature an eclectic array of cool items under $200. Come join the fun! Bring your friends! Admission is $15 adults / $5 kids under 12. More info: 360-7528678, events@whatcomliteracy.org or www.whatcomliteracy.org.

Pancake Breakfast – Enjoy pancakes,

French toast, biscuits and gravy, sausage, ham, and hashbrowns on Sat., April 21 from 8-11am at the American Legion (5537 2nd Ave., Ferndale). Admission is $6 adults / $3 ages 6-12 / under 5 free. More info: 360-384-5595.

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser – Enjoy

a full menu of pancakes, French toast, biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, sausage or ham along with juice and coffee. Proceeds go toward supporting the Ferndale Senior Activity Center’s efforts to provide affordable educational, nutritional, social and recreational programs. Bring your family and friends. Cost: $6 adults / $3 children / age 3 and under, free. Join us at the Ferndale Senior Activity Center (1999 Cherry St.) on Sat., April 21, 8-11am. More info: 360-384-6244, activities.fsac@gmail.com.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Whatcom County Gala & Auction – Join the Boys

& Girls Clubs of Whatcom County for our most elegant event of the year on Fri., April 27 from 5:30-10pm at the Silver Reef Event Center (4876 Haxton Way, Ferndale). This black-tie affair features a surf and turf dinner, live and silent auctions, and impact stories from our supporters, staff, and Club kids. All proceeds directly benefit our four

New York New York: A Night on the Town – Hail yourself a cab and join us on

Sat., April 28 from 5:30-11pm for Island Hospital Foundation’s 15th Annual Gala of Hope at Swinomish Casino and Lodge (12885 Casino Dr., Anacortes). “New York New York: A Night on the Town” will dazzle you with the spectacular Manhattan Skyline and the sights and sounds of Broadway. Guests are invited to sit with friends and enjoy a delectable dinner reminiscent of the historic Delmonico’s Restaurant, bid boldly on incredible packages, and raise their paddle high to support cancer care in our community. Cost is $150. More info: 360-299-4201, christy.lyman@islandhospital.org or www.islandhospitalfoundation.org/gala-of-hope.

YWCA Leadership Power Breakfast – “The Changing Landscape of Love” is the fascinating topic that noted author and TV commentator Stephanie Coontz will explore at the YWCA Leadership Power Breakfast from 7-9am on Fri., May 4, in the Four Points by Sheraton Ballroom (714

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Senior Bocce Ball – Come and try Bocce Ball with 50+ active seniors at the Bellingham Sportsplex. Every Mon. & Thurs. from 10-11:30am. Have fun and stay dry at the same time. Cost is $24 per month. More info: 360-318-3851 or fizworp@gmail.com. T’ai Chi Classes – Join Linda and learn

T’ai Chi Ch’uan to sustain and maintain your health, balance, and well-being throughout life. Beginners and all levels of T’ai Chi skill levels welcomed. This class will guide you through the flowing and choreographed movements that are easy on the body and make the mind-body connection through deep energizing breathing, essential for good brain health. Classes held at St. James Presbyterian Church (910 14th St., Bellingham) on Mondays from 5:15-6:15pm and Wednesdays from 11:15am-12:15pm at the Firehouse PAC (1314 Harris Ave.). Contact Linda at 360-389-5754 or LindaTaiChi@comcast.net for details.

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 support for the back, with over 35 years experience. This class is ideal for beginners as well as those who desire healthy back yoga. 3-month pass fees: $67 for 5 classes / $110 for 10 classes / $15 drop-in / $10 first time. Info: yogawithjoani@yahoo.com or www.yogawithjoani.com.

Whatcom Food & Farm Finder Release – Join us on opening day (Sat.,

April 7) of the Bellingham Farmers Market (1100 Railroad Ave.), to get your 2018 Whatcom Food & Farm Finder. The Finder is your guide for all things local food: farmers, markets, restaurants, locally-made products, and more. Learn how to eat local from the experts, and win prizes! Hours are 10am-3pm. Free. Info: 360-647-7093, diana@sustainableconnections.org or www.sustainableconnections.com/events.

The Realities of Advanced Medical Interventions – This presentation

explains, in frank terms, the meaning of advanced medical interventions, what they could mean for patients in the short and the long term; possible outcomes are explained. This interactive session includes Q&A. Advance care planning, advance directives, and the importance of palliative care are explained. Presented by Rebecca Rech Cutler, BSN, RN, CRRN (Certified Registered Rehabilitation Nurse), CHPN (Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse). Rebecca has been a RN for 30 years with 15 years of Home Health and 5 years of Hospice experience. Takes place Sun., April 8 from noon-1:30pm at St. Luke’s Health Education Center (1095 Telegraph Rd., Bellingham). Free admission. More info: 360-201-7840 or micki98226@aol.com.

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Scapino! – Bellingham Theatre Guild

(1600 H St.) presents the comedy hit of the year! With the first line of the play, we plunge into the situation as Octavio cries, “I am lost! I am ruined! What am I to do? My world is crumbling around me. Disaster after disaster!” Into this comes Scapino who states, “The good Lord has blessed me with quite a genius for clever ideas and inspired inventions which the less talented, in their jealousies, call deceits and trickery!” Fantastic fun for the whole family; kids and adults both will love the fast-paced and physical hijinks of this timeless comedy. Performances: Sun., April 1, 8 & 15 at 2pm, and Thurs.-Sat. April 5-7 and 12-14 at 7:30pm. Admission is $8-$14. More info: 360-733-1811, info@bellinghamtheatreguild.com or www.bellinghamtheatreguild.com.

9 to 5: The Musical – Set in the late

70s, this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the cubicle era is an outrageous and hilarious musical romp! Pushed to the boiling point, three female coworkers concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call their boss. In a hilarious turn of events, Violet, Judy and Doralee live out their wildest fantasy: giving their boss the boot! While boss Hart remains “otherwise engaged,” the women give their workplace a dream makeover. With music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. Performances at the Anacortes Community Theatre (918 M Ave.) Thurs.-Sat., April 5-28 at 7:30pm and Sun., April 8, 15 & 22 at 2pm. Admission is $20. More info: 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com.

the pairs of young lovers who test each other’s faithfulness. David Robertson conducts. Showing on Sun., April 8 at 1pm at Lincoln Theatre (712 S. 1st St.). Admission is $23 general / $21 senior / $19 student (with I.D.) / $17 kids 12 and under / $2 off members. More info: 360419-7129, tickets@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org/film/met-live-hd-cosi-fan-tutte.

BAAY Presents A Very Crazy Frog Prince – Don’t miss these zany

performances on Fri. & Sat., April 13 & 14 and 20 & 21 at 6pm at BAAY (1059 N. State St.). Lisa Markowitz directs the magic tale of frogs, princesses, buttermilk biscuit mountains, and more! Students ages 5-8 sing, dance, and act their way through a show that guarantees fun for the whole family! Admission by donation at the door. More info: 360-306-8531, info@baay.org or www.baay.org.

April 13 & 14: 6pm (all ages) and 9pm (21+ featuring giggle juice and revelry) at the Bellingham Cirque Lab (1401 6th St. in Fairhaven). Admission is $15 in advance / $18 at the door / $10 for kids 12 and under / babes in arms are free. • Vaudevillingham: Join us for this uncensored variety show fundraiser, every month on the 15th! Come one, come all, to see our completely new and exciting show, featuring local and out-of-town talent. Shows at 7pm and 9pm; doors open 30 minutes prior. Admission is $5-$10 suggested donation. Early show is family-friendly, and late show is (almost) anything goes! • More info: heidiblossom@gmail.com or www.bellinghamcircusguild.com.

Bellingham Circus Guild’s 10 Year Anniversary Celebration! – It’s been

10 whole years of fun, laughter, and amazement with the Bellingham Circus Guild! Come celebrate with us a decade of doing what we love and sharing it with our community. Take a walk down memory lane as we present some of the best of our past, as well as our current stars. There will be gravity-defying juggling, aerials and acrobatics, peppered with laughter and remembrance, and we’ll end it all with a dance party! Shows take place Fri. & Sat.,

Lend Us Your Ears: Tina Howe’s The Goat Or, Who is Sylvia? – Lend Us

Your Ears, the new reading series at the Bellingham Theatre Guild, presents Tina Howe’s Painting Churches on Sat., April 7 at 2pm at the BTG (1600 H St., Bellingham). The pay-what-you-will reading, directed by Shawn Fuller, follows the high-risk portrait by an up-and-coming painter of her parents, the Churches: a Pulitzer-winning poet father in decline and a loudly long-suffering mother. Quirky, funny, and heart-breaking, Painting Churches features local actors Robert Simmons, Terry Sacks, and Alycia Francis. Contains some adult language and adult situations. No reservations necessary. Any questions? Contact Sean Walbeck (sean@gigglewax.com , 360-647-9242). Info: www.bellinghamtheatreguild.com.

Cosi Fan Tutte (Met Live in HD) –

A winning cast comes together for Phelim McDermott’s clever vision of Mozart’s comedy about the sexes, set in a carnivalesque, funhouse environment inspired by 1950s Coney Island—complete with bearded ladies, fire eaters, and a Ferris wheel. Manipulating the action are the Don Alfonso of Christopher Maltman and the Despina of Tony Award-winner Kelli O’Hara, with Amanda Majeski, Serena Malfi, Ben Bliss, and Adam Plachetka as Visit www.ennw.info to view Entertainment News NW on your computer, smartphone or tablet.

Julius Caesar (NT Live) – Ben Whishaw

Luisa Miller – Placido Domingo is

featured in this rarely performed Verdi gem, a heart-wrenching tragedy of fatherly love. Sonya Yoncheva sings the title role opposite Piotr Beczala in the first Met performances of the opera in more than ten years. Bertrand de Billy conducts. Showing at the Lincoln Theatre (712 S. 1st St., Mount Vernon) on Sat., April 14, 9:30am-1:30pm and Sun., April 29, 1pm. Admission is $23 general / $21 seniors / $19 students / $17 kids 12 and under / $2 off members. More info: 360-336-8955, tickets@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org/film/met-live-hdluisa-miller.

(The Danish Girl, Skyfall, Hamlet) and Michelle Fairley (Fortitude, Game of Thrones) play Brutus and Cassius; David Calder (The Lost City of Z, The Hatton Garden Job) plays Caesar; and David Morrissey (The Missing, Hangmen, The Walking Dead) is Mark Antony. Broadcast live from The Bridge Theatre, London. Caesar returns in triumph to Rome, and the people pour out of their homes to celebrate. Alarmed by the autocrat’s popularity, the educated elite conspire to bring him down. After his assassination, civil war erupts on the streets of the capital. Showing at the Lincoln Theatre (712 S. 1st St., Mount Vernon) on Sun., April 15, 1-5pm. Admission is $18 general / $16 seniors / $14 students and kids / $2 off members. More info: 360-336-8955, tickets@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org/film/nt-live-julius-caesar.

“Cendrillion” (Met Live in HD) –

”Glorious,” raved the New York Times when Joyce DiDonato sang the title role of Cendrillon at the Royal Opera in 2011. “Her performance was thoroughly enchanting.” Now, for the first time ever, Massenet’s sumptuous take on the Cinderella story comes to the Met, with DiDonato starring in the title role. She is paired with mezzo-soprano Alice Coote in the trouser role of Prince Charming, Kathleen Kim as the Fairy Godmother, and Stephanie Blythe as the imperious Madame de la Haltire. Bertrand de Billy conducts Laurent Pelly’s imaginative storybook production. Shows on Sat., April 28 at 9:45am at the Lincoln Theatre (712 S. 1st St., Mount Vernon). Admission is $23 general / $21 seniors / $19 students / $17 kids 12 and under / $2 off members. More info: tickets@lincolntheatre.org , www.lincolntheatre.org/film/met-live-hd-cendrillon or 360-336-8955.

Paula Poundstone – Fresh on the heels

of the release of her hilarious new book The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness, comedian Paula Poundstone is entertaining audiences across the country and leaving them complaining that their cheeks hurt from laughter and wondering if the random people she talks to are plants. Of course, they never are. Poundstone can be heard regularly on NPR’s #1 show, the weekly comedy news quiz Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me! When asked about Paula, host Peter Sagal replied, “Paula Poundstone is the funniest human being I have ever known. Everything she does, thinks, or says is hilarious. She is made of funny.” On Sat., April 28 at 8pm at Lincoln Theatre (712 S. 1st St., Mount Vernon). Admission is $65 / $55 / $45 / $35. More info: 360-3368955, tickets@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org/performance/ paula-poundstone.

Annie: The Musical – The Sehome HS

Drama Department is proud to present Annie: The Musical. In the depths of the desolate 1930s, Annie is a fiery young orphan girl who is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City orphanage. This classic family musical has a happy ending for Annie, Daddy Warbucks, Sandy the dog, and the whole gang. The winner of 7 Tony Awards (including Best Musical) and featuring popular hits such as “Hard-Knock Life” and “Tomorrow,” this heart-warming classic is all about finding your way home. Performances at the SHS Little Theatre (2700 Bill McDonald Pkwy.) on: Wed., Thurs. & Sat., May 2, 3 & 5 at 7pm; Thurs. & Fri., May 10 & 11 at 7pm; and Sat., May 12 at 2pm. Admission is $10 general / $8 students and seniors. More info: 360-6766481, sehomelittletheatre@gmail.com or www.sehomedrama.com.

Mindport’s Correspondence Club –

Make your own cards and envelopes at Mindport’s monthly Correspondence Club on Sat, April 28 from 10:30am-12:30pm. This fun, creative, hands-on activity is open to all ages over 8 years (although young folks need to bring a participating adult). Supplies, materials, and instructional guidance provided for collage mail art, envelopes, post cards, and more. Lively company and inspiration is the norm. Check the Facebook page or website for updates and our latest new exhibits! Free. More info: 360-647-5614, publicity@mindport.org or www.mindport.org.

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Burlington’s Medical Legends History Exhibit – Burlington’s Medical

Legends is a history exhibit on display (through June) at the Burlington Chamber of Commerce, 520 E. Fairhaven Ave. This exhibit is an historic preservation awareness project to inspire community interest in Burlington’s rich past. Featured are Dr. Fred Schacht and Dr. H.E. Cleveland and other local physicians and nurses. This free exhibit is viewable during regular Chamber hours. More info: 360-757-0994.

Pickett House Museum Tour – Come tour the Historic Pickett House Museum where Major General George E. Pickett,

CSA of Civil War fame lived and loved. This home was built in Bellingham on Peabody Hill in 1856 with planks sawn at the 1853 Roeder-Peabody Mill on Whatcom Creek. It is the oldest documented, wooden structure on its original site in the State of Washington. This is where U.S. Army Captain George E. Pickett married a Haida woman and raised their son, James Tilton Pickett before the Civil War. Pickett’s house has changed ownership many times. Hattie Strother, who lived here from 1889 until her death in 1936, deeded the house to the Washington State Historical Society and the contents to the Daughters of the Pioneers of Washington, Whatcom

Chapter 5. After her death, the house became an historical monument, was listed on the Washington Heritage Register, and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. Join the tour on Sun., April 8 from 1-4pm. Located at 910 Bancroft St., Bellingham. Free admission. More info: daughtersofpioneers@hotmail.com , 360733-5873 or www.questers1944.org.

Whatcom Genealogical Society Meeting – The Whatcom Genealogical

Society will meet Mon., April 9 at 2pm at the Bellingham Elks Lodge (710 Samish Way). Presentation is “Planning & Preparing for a Research Trip” with Mary Kozy. Visitors welcome! Free admission. More info: 360-733-3333.

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Estate Planning Basics – The American

Association of University Women (AAUW) hosts its April monthly meeting on Sat., April 14, 10am-noon at the YWCA (1026 N. Forest St., Bellingham). Attorney Emily Rose Mowrey of Limitless Law will discuss issues relating to estate planning such as wills, trusts, probate, Medicaid, and long-term care planning. AAUW supports equity for women and girls through education, research, advocacy, & philanthropy. Free admission. More info: 360-392-8856 or hbergkolin@gmail.com.

Rooted, Revived, Reinvented: Basketry in America — Curators Share an Intimate View – Visit the

Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building on Sat., April 14 from 1-2:30pm to celebrate the innovation and reinvention of basket art. Experience basketry demonstrations, participate in hands-on activities, and meet with basket artists to learn about their work. Basket makers will be on hand in the Lightcatcher building to discuss Rooted, Revived, Reinvented, as well as at Old City Hall to provide information about the Northwest Basket Weavers juried exhibition, Gathered Together. Free with admission. More info: www.whatcommuseum.org.

NAMI Community Education Forum: Holding the Space – An informative workshop for family and friends of the bereaved, held on Thurs., April 19 from 6-8:30pm at the Bellingham Public Library (210 Central Ave.). The workshop directly addresses individuals, family, and friends who find themselves supporting a griever. Presenter Lynda Cheldelin Fell will explain the “grief dance,” and offer tools to help everyone survive the turbulence. Learn how to overcome the urge to fix the griever’s sadness, caregiving pitfalls to avoid, the power of loving actions, and what to expect along the way. Cosponsored by NAMI Whatcom and the Bellingham Public Library. No registration required. Free admission. More info: 360-778-7217, jjohnson@cob.org or www.namiwhatcom.org.

County looks at the towns that once existed: places like Goshen, Forest Grove and Dam Town. Troy Luginbill Director/ Curator of the Lynden Pioneer Museum has spent 20 years exploring Whatcom County’s past. His collection of slide show, photos and artifacts commemorate these lost communities, for Skagit Valley Genealogical Society on Sat., April 14, from 1-3pm at the Burlington Senior Center (1011 Greenleaf Ave., East entrance). Free admission. More info: 360757-6224, genealogy0715@gmail.com or www.skagitvalleygenealogy.org.

Hattie Strother Chapter Meeting –

Please come to enjoy learning about antiques and sharing about their collections with new friends. Join us at member’s home on Thurs., April 19, 1:30-3:30pm. Free admission. More info: daughtersofpioneers@hotmail.com , 360-733-5873 or www.questers1944.org.

“Rough Cut: Lessons from Endangered Species” – Filmmaker/

author Rick Wood has chronicled endangered species for the past six years and has amazing stories to tell. His tales of tragedies and triumphs shed light on the state of the environment and our hopes to repair damages already done. Presentation includes a slide show of Rick’s photography. This family-friendly program is sure to spark discussion among young and old, alike. Takes place on Sat., April 14 from 1-2pm at the Ferndale Library. Free admission. More info: 360-305-3637 or www.wcls.org. Visit www.ennw.info to view Entertainment News NW on your computer, smartphone or tablet.

Bellingham Film, Script to Screen by Osa Hale Film is one of the most powerful mediums we have to share stories. There are as many stories to be told as there are people, and increasing access to the world of filmmaking is an important way to amplify the voices of diverse creators. Bellingham Film does exactly that, working to strengthen the community, educate beginning filmmakers, and uplift local talent. One of the programs that Bellingham Film uses to empower folks to make movies is Script to Screen. Script to Screen creates a months-long educational experience. Aspiring filmmakers learn by doing, as they make a movie with experienced professionals. The process began in September of last year with creators submitting pitches that were judged on story, producibility, commerciality, and educational value of the production. Five submissions were selected, and the creators worked with Script to Screen executives Joshua Krenz and Mike Petryni to develop their pitches into outlines. From those five, three participants were chosen to move on, writing their outlines into screenplays with the help of their peers and monthly Script Studio sessions at Bellingham Film. Finally, in November,

interviewed for the roles of producers, director, cinematographer, production & sound designers, and editor. Aside from documentarian Loree Boyd, who worked on the film as a producer, all of the people chosen for these roles had no prior film experience.

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one script was selected for production: Jerry Wade’s The Demon Cost. The Demon Cost is about two lifelong friends who are both Vietnam veterans. Their lives go in different directions after their time in the war; while the protagonist is struggling with trauma, his friend moves on with his life easily. The film explores that difference and the conflict it causes. Wade drew from his own experiences during and after the Vietnam War to create a strong and timely story. Bringing Wade’s script to life was the next step. More participants were

“Script to Screen is about creating access,” Krenz explained. “These individuals demonstrated traits we felt would create a successful team, and we were largely right.” The crew held regular meetings, where the Script to Screen executives and local film-making professionals served as mentors and helped to guide the process as they brought The Demon Cost to life. Hand Crank Films gave the team access to their equipment, so they had professional gear to work with. After months of education, revision, rehearsals, and coordination, the crew filmed over the course of three days in February. This filming process was a chance for the brand-new filmmakers to really shine. Krenz said the participants did an impressive job of transferring skills from outside of the film world to the production and applying all the things they’d learned over the past several months. “I was blown away by how everything came together. There were opportunities Entertainment News Northwest ~ April 2018

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for failure, but the team’s communication and passion really drove this project,” Krenz said. “Everyone was there to learn, and as long as we stayed focused on the final product, we could solve anything.” The film is currently in post-production, and will premier in May. Bellingham Film will have information about the screening of The Demon Cost on their website and Facebook page. Any filmmakers who are interested in learning more and connecting with other creators can take advantage of the hub that is Bellingham Film. They offer networking mixers, educational seminars, special screenings, and guest lectures from film professionals. The Script Studio, which was featuring the Script to Screen process, is held the final Wednesday of every month at the Mount Baker Theatre’s Encore Room; it’s free to attend and open to anyone who wants to learn more about screenwriting.

A Plastic Ocean: We Need a WAVE of Change – Skagit BAG Band Wagon,

the Children’s Museum of Skagit County, and the Lincoln Theatre are joining forces to present a free screening of A Plastic Ocean on Thurs., April 26 at 7pm at Lincoln Theatre (712 S. 1st St., Mount Vernon). The film begins when journalist Craig Leeson, searching for the elusive blue whale, discovers plastic waste in what should be pristine ocean. In this adventure documentary, Craig teams up with free diver Tanya Streeter and an international team of scientists and researchers, and they travel to twenty locations around the world over the next four years to explore the fragile state of our oceans, uncover alarming truths about plastic pollution, and reveal working solutions that can be put into immediate effect. The film screening is free with donations accepted at the door

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Classic Chaplin with MBT’s Historic Pipe Organ make Fantastic Family Fun

Take a trip back in time to the movies when the biggest of the big from the silent film era meets Mount Baker Theatre’s mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ on Saturday April 14 at 3pm. Expect hilarity, history, and also harmony with four Chaplin shorts on the Main Stage screen and worldrenowned film historian and organist Dennis James at MBT’s beautifully preserved organ. The short films that will be screened to live accompaniment are The Immigrant, The Vagabond, The Fireman, and The Adventurer. Charlie Chaplin introduced his beloved, baggy-panted Tramp in 1914, and within two years, he become the most famous entertainer in the world. He was offered the largest salary ever extended to a motion picture star—$670,000 for a single year’s work—to make twelve, two-reel

Take a trip to the Silent Film Era with four Charlie Chaplin shorts on the main stage screen accompanied by world-renowned organist Dennis James on Mount Baker Theatre’s mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ.

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comedies for the Mutual Film Corporation. For Mutual, Chaplin produced what many film historians believe to be his best works in which his Tramp character evolved from a slapstick-driven character to a threedimensional, complex individual filled with humor, pathos and humanity. These comedies lay the groundwork for his feature film masterpieces. Chaplin’s Mutual period, which he would describe as “the happiest time of my career,” was one in which he flourished with complete creative control over his projects. Film historian Ephraim Katz wrote: “Chaplin proved himself an inimitable pantomimist capable of moving his audiences from laughter to tears with a subtle gesture or a bold sweep of movement, as graceful as a ballet dancer.” The San Francisco Chronicle has called Dennis James “A National Treasure.” His authentic live film accompaniment and insights on film history are truly magical. Experience Mount Baker Theatre as it was meant to be enjoyed and introduce the whole family to the brilliance of a

bygone era of vaudeville. Tickets ($5.50 - $15.50) are available at 360-734-6080 or www.MountBakerTheatre.com. This show is made possible by the support of local businesses Threshold Documents and Saturna Capital.

to help cover expenses. More info: 360-336-8955, tickets@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org/film/plasticocean-we-need-wave-change.

Charlie Chaplain’s Silent Film The Kid – Charlie Chaplin’s first

full-length feature is a silent masterpiece about a little tramp who discovers a little orphan and brings him up, but is left desolate when the orphanage reclaims him. Chaplin directed, produced and starred in the film, as well as composed the score. This special screening will feature live accompaniment on the 1926 Mighty Wurlitzer Organ. Special film price of thirty-five cents. Shows on Fri., April 27 at 7:30pm at Lincoln Theatre (712 S. 1st St.). More info: tickets@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org/film/92ndanniversary-celebration-kid. Visit www.ennw.info to view Entertainment News NW on your computer, smartphone or tablet.

April Is National Poetry Month by Margaret Bikman Whatcom and Skagit Counties have a plethora of poets who’ll be sharing their works during National Poetry Month. Don’t think you like poetry? Keep an open mind! Here’s a thought from artist and poet Anita K. Boyle: “To understand a poem, I’ve found that it is important to let yourself sit in the passenger seat of someone else’s perspective. Poetry can certainly take you for a ride—if you let it.” And on to the events: Award-winning Port Townsend poet Matthew Nienow—a boat builder, shipwright, father, and musician—shares his poetry at 7pm on April 6 at the Deming Library, 5044 Mount Baker Hwy. Details: 360-592-2422, www.wcls.org. Whatcom Museum Advocates host a presentation by artists and poets Anita Boyle, Nancy Canyon, Judy Kleinberg,

Christine Kendall will read from her most recent poetry collection on April 29 at 7pm at Village Books.

Naomi Shihab Nye speaks on April 28 at Western Washington University’s Performing Arts Center. Photo courtesy of the Poetry Foundation.

and Sheila Sondik on April 12 at 11:30am at the Old City Hall’s Rotunda Room, 121 Prospect St. Details: 360-778-8930. Chuckanut Sandstone Writers Theater and Bellingham Repertory Dance present Projections: Dance, Poetry, and Visual Art, April 13 through 15 at Western Washington University’s Fine Arts Gallery. The annual event will feature four or five poetry and dance collaborative works. Details: email bhamrep@gmail.com. Alchemous Resistance,” a reading with Maya Jewell Zeller, Kathryn Smith, and Jennifer Bullis, begins at 4pm on April 15 at Village Books, 1200 11th St. Details: 360-671-2626. If you live in Whatcom County, you’re invited to share the poems that have mattered the most in your life at the Deming Library Poetry Circle from 3-4:30pm on April 21 at the Deming Library, 5044 Mount Baker Hwy. Read your own poem or one by a favorite author. Reading time is limited; reserve your spot by calling ahead. Details: 360-592-2422, www.wcls.org. Speak Easy 21: Poets Talk Poetry, featuring Bruce Beasley, Ramona Elke, Jory Mickelson, Kevin Murphy, Nancy Pagh, Dayna Patterson, and Rena Priest, begins at 7pm on April 21 in the Mount Baker Theatre Encore Room, 104 N. Commercial St. Details: 360-671-1041. Naomi Shihab Nye delivers the Arbuthnot Honor Lecture, Our Lives of Reading and Writing, at 7pm on April 28 at WWU PAC.

She’ll also be at a luncheon that day, where there’ll be displays of poetry by local kid poets and a performance by Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth. The cost is $25. The lunch registration is on the same site as the lecture (which is free). When you register online for the lecture, you can add the luncheon. Details: 360-650-7992. Registration: https://wcls.libcal.com/event/3504085. An Open Mic Night with Andrew McBride starts at 7pm on April 30 at Village Books, 1200 11th St. A few ongoing events to keep in mind: Have you seen the poem booth outside the downtown Community Food Co-op on North Forest Street? Coordinators Christen Mattix, Summer Starr, Shannon Laws, Jory Mickelson, and Sheila Sondik encourage poetry lovers to see works written by residents of Whatcom County through May. For more on the poem booth, go to poembooth.weebly.com. Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central Ave., hosts an all-ages poetry open-mic reading event from 8-10pm every Monday. Details: 360-778-7323 Every Wednesday from 7-9pm at Greene’s Corner, 2208 James St., there is an Open Mic and Poetry Night hosted by JP Falcon. And don’t forget the Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest Ceremony at 7pm, May 17 at Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris Ave. For more information visit www.boyntonpoetrycontest.wordpress.com. Also, the fabulous Skagit River Poetry Festival is May 17-20 in La Conner.

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for the Books by the Bay Book Festival! This is a great opportunity to pick up award-winning books by talented authors from all over the world. Village Books will be there to help you with your selections! Don’t miss out on this outstanding opportunity to fill your to-be-read basket and buy those gifts for loved ones and colleagues alike. Children’s books, literary

Whatcom Writers and Publishers Monthly Meeting – Whatcom Writers

and Publishers invites all writers to its monthly meeting on Wed., April 11, from 6-8:30pm at Nicki’s Bella Marina (2615 S. Harbor Loop Dr., Bellingham). How can visual arts support and enhance the writing process? Join writers Jolene Hanson and Susan Chase-Foster (pictured) as they share their use of photography, sketching, and painting during the writing process and across various genres. Jolene Hanson is a travel writer and photographer working on her tenth Irish passport stamp. Susan Chase-Foster wanders the world recording moments in words, watercolors, and photographs. Please RSVP on our website to guarantee a seat. The official start time is 6pm; come at 5:30pm to get happy hour prices. Free admission. More info: 360-319-8366, caithiseach@gmail.com or www.whatcomwritersandpublishers.org.

Chuckanut Radio Hour – Join us for

this very special dual-guest Radio Hour on Wed., April 11 at 7pm in the WCC Heiner Theater! We are thrilled to welcome Willy Vlautin and Jonathon Evison, two talented PNW writers to the stage of the Heiner Theater. Each has a brand-new novel, and they will discuss them in an “in conversation” style interview. These two novels are great compliments to one another, and the authors (who also happen to be long-time friends) are such great entertainers in their own right, that we can’t wait to listen in on their conversation! Each Chuckanut Radio Hour includes guest authors, musicians, performance poet Kevin Murphy, and episodes of “As the Ham Turns” serial radio comedy, not to mention groaner jokes by hosts Paul Hanson and Kelly Evert, and announcer Rich Donnelly. And by the way, Willy Vlautin will also be our musical guest for the evening, performing pieces from the soundtrack that he composed to accompany his novel. Admission is $5. More info: www.villagebooks.com/event.

Books By the Bay Book Festival –

Grab the kids and come on down to the Hotel Bellwether (1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham) on Sat. & Sun., April 21 & 22

selections, mysteries, thrillers, sci-fi/ fantasy, romance, middle-grade novels, young adult, historical fiction, narrative non-fiction, how-to’s, inspirational work, paranormal, and westerns—we have what you want! Free admission. More info: 707-780-2271, SAnderson@ChantiReviews.com or www.chantireviews.com/chanticleerconference/chanticleer-authorsconference-book-room-fair-information.

Poetry Slam in the Colophon Cafe –

In honor of National Poetry Month, Village Books and the Colophon Cafe (1208 11th St., Bellingham) are pleased to be teaming up with Write Riot Poetry’s very own Jessica Lohafer to bring our first ever poetry slam to the building! Well, the first that any of us can remember, that is. This is a free event and open to the public, space allowing, on Wed., April 25 at 7pm. The Colophon will be offering drink specials from the bar and food to nibble as the slam goes on. Free admission. More info: www.villagebooks.com/event.

Independent Bookstore Day at BOTH stores! – From Bellingham to

Brooklyn, booksellers and book lovers will celebrate Sat., April 28 as Independent Bookstore Day. For the fourth year in a row, we’re throwing a party to celebrate the things that make independent bookstores special, and you’re invited to spend the day at Village Books and Paper Dreams! This year we are excited to celebrate in both of our stores; join us at 10am in Lynden or 9am in Fairhaven to be first in line for exclusive, limited-edition Independent Bookstore Day items like the ever-popular Literary Tea Towels! We’re also tickled to revive our “writers in the window” scene where local writers will settle in to get writing in the front window of the store. And stick around for more fun

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throughout the day; it’s not a party without presents, so keep your eye out for treats, games, and giveaways throughout the day. Free admission. More info: www.villagebooks.com/event.

Skagit River Poetry Festival – The 10

Biennial Skagit River Poetry Festival in historic La Conner opens Thurs., May 17 with “Dear America: Poetry of Hope and Resistance in a Time of Turmoil.” Poets include three time US Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, and Ada Limon, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, and Brian Turner. Twenty-five other remarkable poets including Ellen Bass, Tony Curtis, Samuel Green, Quenton Baker, Dan Gerber and Robert Wrigley will be part of this four day celebration of poetry. Tickets are $40-$100 and are on sale now on our website. More info: 360-422-6033, directorsrpp@gmail.com or www.skagitriverpoetry.org.

Tours/Shows with Whatcom Council on Aging – The Antique and Collectibles

Evaluation Show, April 14 • Oregon Seaside Tour, April 16-19 • Travel Show on Amish Country & Philadelphia, April 18, 1:30pm, free • Musical, “9 to 5,” April 22 • BC Migratory Birding & OWL Tour, April 25 • Mariners Baseball vs. Rangers, May 16 • Windjammer Cruise, May 30 • Indian Arm Cruise, June 25 • Baker River Area Tour – TBA • Black Hills & Mt. Rushmore, Aug. 15-21 • Philadelphia, The Poconos and Amish Country Tour, Oct. 7-12. More info and registration: whatcomseniortours@wccoa.org or 360-746-3457.

Whatcom Senior Tours a program of Whatom Council on Aging Take the trip of a lifetime!

BC Bird Viewing Tour April 25

PSE Baker River Hydro Tour June Indian Arm Cruise June 25 Black Hills, Badlands & Mt Rushmore August 15–21 Amish Country Fall Colors & Philadelphia Oct 7–12

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and culture of fly-fishing. Admission is $15 advance / $20 at the door. Info: 360-3368955, tickets@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org/film/fly-fishing-film-tour-2018.

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Fly Fishing Film Festival – Come enjoy

the latest in fly fishing adventure film and support wild steelhead on Thurs., April 5 from 7-9pm at the Lincoln Theatre (712 S. 1st St., Mount Vernon). The film tour will feature a variety of short films about fly fishing from around the globe. Following the film there will be a raffle for a number of fishing products and logo gear to enjoy. All proceeds from the event will go to our local North Sound Chapter of Trout Unlimited for use in wild steelhead recovery efforts. The festival consists of short and feature length films produced by professional filmmakers from all corners of the globe, showcasing the passion, lifestyle

springtime again, and that means Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group’s Annual Earth Day Celebration is just around the corner. This year’s Earth Day event takes place at Edgewater Park (600 Behrens Millett Rd.) in downtown Mount Vernon on Sat., April 21 from 10am-4pm. Edgewater Park is directly adjacent to the Skagit River, which harbors wild salmon runs. Volunteers will participate in enhancing salmon habitat by removing invasive species from nearby young native trees planted by our organization 3 years ago, and enhance the park by improving a nature walking path. Community members will be able to attend educational sessions by local scientists and naturalists, have fun at our all-ages activities, and win sustainable prizes at our raffle giveaway. We provide all the necessary tools for your success! We will have boots, gloves, tools, and refreshments! Free admission. More info: outreach@skagitfisheries.org , www.skagitfisheries.org/event/earth-day-celebration or 360-336-0172.

16th Annual Dirty Dan Harris Festival – April 22 is the day to celebrate

the “unscrubbed” community founder of Fairhaven, Dirty Dan Harris! There will be loads of fun to be had from 10am-5pm! The festival celebrates Fairhaven’s founder, Dirty Dan Harris, the odiferous owner of much of Fairhaven in the 1800s. The uphill piano race reenacts the legend of Dan taking back his piano and rolling it into the bay when the new owner wouldn’t pay up. The Dan Harris Challenge is a race for rowers and paddlers of all types, inspired by Dan Harris’ cross-border rum-rowing adventures. Enjoy live music, great food, a Sidewalk Saloon, and the legendary Dirty Dan look-a-like and 1800s dress contests. Don’t miss the Chuckanut Chili Cook-Off, the Bellingham Steampunk Society information booth, face painting, the Peoples Bank fish toss, and the Rocket Donuts donut-eating contest. For detailed info, visit www.fairhaven.com/events.

Ski to Sea Race – The 46th annual Ski

to Sea Race is 93 miles from Mt. Baker to Bellingham Bay, and highlights 7 different sports. Race, volunteer, or cheer on the racers at the finish line. Food vendors, The Boundary Bay Beer Garden, and fun and prizes from our sponsors await you at Marine Park. The race takes place May 27; registration is now open. Cost is $449$699 per team. More info: 360-746-8861, info@skitosea.com or www.skitosea.com.

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