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TABLE OF CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2016 FEATURES: A (Recurring) Night at the Majestic: On the Menu: Steamy, Dreamy Jazz . . . . . 22 Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival 16th Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Elevation: The Art of Cascadia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Seriously, Funny Theatre! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Sudden Valley Jazz Series Offers Stellar Lineup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Whatcom Reads One Book Together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Whatcom Symphony Orchestra Premiers “Harmony from Discord: Music That Transcends Oppression” . . . . . . . . . . . 26

DEPARTMENTS: Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11 Bazaars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Benefits & Fundraisers . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . 13-21 Crafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Cuisine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-31 Family & Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Health & Fitness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Home & Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Lectures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 25, 27-28 Outdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Potpourri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

On the cover: Get your tickets now for Mount Baker Theatre’s Winter Rep production of The Nerd by Larry Shue! Touted as “one of the funniest plays ever written,” the show runs Feb. 12–28. See page 3. Photo by Damian Vines, www.damianvinesphotography.com.

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Seriously, Funny Theatre! by Lauren Peterson February in the Northwest is the perfect time for a side-splitting comedy, and Mount Baker Theatre is delivering a full run of opportunities with the next MBT Rep production. “Our goal with our annual Winter Rep selection is to lighten the mood during the dark winter months,” says Program Manager Alison C. Terry, “and The Nerd by Larry Shue is no exception.” The Nerd runs Feb. 12-28. This two-act comedic play presents the story of an ex-GI, Willum Cubbert, who experiences a surprise visit from a man who had once saved his life, but is now an awkward, nerdy, and often inappropriate figure. When this “nerd” overstays his welcome, Cubbert is hilariously pushed to the brink. Since 2004, the Walton Theatre has created the ideal space for experiencing Mount Baker Theatre’s talented and dynamic MBT Rep. The intimate environment of “the Walton” allows for an accessible journey alongside actors through all the forms of entertainment that live performance can bring. Terry says, “MBT Rep is your local, professional theatre, up close. With each of our MBT Rep productions, we seek to foster collaboration among the many talents of local and regional working theatre professionals.” These professionals include Theatre Puget Sound Gregory Award Winners Teresa Thuman (director, The 39 Steps and The Underpants) and Kathryn Van Meter (choreographer, Forever Plaid), as well as local favorites Conner Peirson (now on the Broadway tour of The Book of Mormon), Akilah Williams, and T. J. Anderson. Joining us this February for The Nerd is the award-winning director Corey McDaniel, who has directed, taught, and acted in numerous countries, including

Italy, Brazil, and Japan. McDaniel’s excitement about The Nerd and its staging in the Walton Theatre is clear. In his opinion, The Nerd is “in the top five funniest plays ever written.” He believes that the Walton Theatre couldn’t suit the play any better, saying, “What I love most about the Walton is that it brings the audience into the intimacy

of the lead character’s home. Rather than creating an environment where the audience feels as if they are outside of the story, I think the Walton will bring them inside and thus much, much closer to the experiences that the actors are having.” Shue’s broad comedy will have you laughing right along with (and frequently at) these great characters. We hope you will join these characters in the Walton Theatre – Willum Cubbert’s living room – for an evening that you won’t soon forget.

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BTG’s Baby: The Musical – Is there

anything more exciting, frightening and utterly transformational than impending parenthood? “Baby,” the musical from acclaimed duo Richard Maltby, Jr., and David Shire examines how parents-to-be experience the emotional stresses and triumphs, as well as the desperate lows and the comic highs that accompany the anticipation and arrival of a baby. Join us at the Bellingham Theatre Guild (1600 H St.) as this show continues on Feb. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 or 13, at 7:30pm or Feb. 7 or 14 at 2pm. Admission is $8-$14. More info: www.bellinghamtheatreguild.com or 360-733-1811.

Calendar Girls – In a small town in

Yorkshire, England, Annie has lost her husband to cancer. Inspired by his speech to the local Women’s Institute, where he’d said that “the flowers of Yorkshire are like the women of Yorkshire,” she and her best friend Chris decide to make a calendar composed of twelve local, middle-age women posing nude to raise funds for the local hospital. Perfomances at Anacortes Community Theatre (918 M Ave.) on: Thurs.-Sat, Feb. 4-6 & 11-13 at 7:30pm;

and Sun., Feb. 7 at 2pm. Admission is $20. More info: 360-293-6829, or www.acttheatre.com.

Les Miserables – BAAY is excited to

perform the timeless musical about love, courage, and hope. The epic tale of broken dreams, passion and redemption is set against a nation in the throes of revolution. Winner of over 100 international awards, BAAY’s brand new Pro Company brings this musical to life at BAAY Theatre (1059 State St.) on: Fri. & Sat., Feb. 5 & 6 at 7pm; Sat., Feb. 6 at 2pm and Sun., Feb. 7 at 11am. Admission is $10 / free age 5 and under. More info: 360-306-8531, officemanager@baay.org or www.baay.org.

Auditions: “August: Osage County” – Come to open auditions Sun. & Mon., Feb. 7 & 8 at 7pm for the Bellingham Theatre Guild production of the Pulitzer Prizewinning play August: Osage County by Tracy Letts, directed by Marla Bronstein. We’re looking for a cast of 7 women (one teen, one 20s, three 35-45, two 55-65) and 5 men (four 35-50, one 60+). We’ll do cold readings from the script. This is a wonderful and funny family drama covering adult themes with some adult language. The Bellingham Theatre Guild is located at 1600 H St. Free admission. More info: 360-733-1811, info@bellinghamtheatreguild.com or http://bellinghamtheatreguild.com.

The Odd Couple: Female Version –

Laugh away the winter blues with this hilarious comedy. Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is, in Neil Simon’s update on his comic classic. Instead of the poker party that begins the original version, Ms. Madison has invited the girls over for an evening of Trivial Pursuit. The Pidgeon sisters have been replaced by the two Costazuela brothers. But the hilarity

remains the same. Performances at The Claire Theatre (655 Front St., Lynden) on Thurs. & Fri., Feb. 18, 19, 25, 27 and March 3 & 4 at 7:30pm; Sat. & Sun., Feb. 20, 21, 27, 28 and March 5 & 6 at 2pm. Admission is $12 general / $10 seniors and students / $8 kids 3-9. More info: 360-354-4425, clairevgtheatre@gmail.com or www.clairevgtheatre.com.

As You Like It (NT Live) – Shakespeare’s

glorious comedy of love and change comes to the National Theatre for the first time in over 30 years, with Rosalie Craig (London Road, Macbeth at MIF) as Rosalind. With her father the Duke banished and in exile, Rosalind and her cousin Celia leave their lives in the court behind them and journey into the Forest of Arden. There, released from convention, Rosalind experiences the liberating rush of transformation. Disguising herself as a boy, she embraces a different way of living and falls spectacularly in love. Performances at the Lincoln Theatre (712 S. 1st St., Mount Vernon) on Thurs., Feb. 25, 7-9pm and Sun., March 6 at 1pm. Admission is $16 general / $14 seniors / $12 students and children / $2 off members. More info: 360-336-8955 or www.lincolntheatre.org.

Bellingham One-Act Theatre (BOAT) Festival – The Bellingham One-Act

Theatre (BOAT) Festival runs Feb. 29-March 12 at the Bellingham Theatre Guild (1600 H St.). Local producers are staging short works in this popular festival; come see comedy, drama, musicals, dance, improv, and more. A festival pass is $10. Full schedule will be posted on the BTG website by mid-February. Info: 360-6479242, info@bellinghamtheatreguild.com or www.bellinghamtheatreguild.com/boat.html.

But Is It Art?: The Sequel – Presenting

an evening of new performances in music, dance and theater that question the very nature of performing arts on Fri. & Sat., March 4 & 5 at 7:30pm at WCC. Works by R. Murray Schafer, John Cage, Karlheinze Stockhausen, the Futurists, and others. Great Fun! Hugely Popular. Tickets $5 at the door. More info: 360-383-3532 or GLarge@Whatcom.ctc.edu.

Lummi Arts & Small Business Market – Find exclusive and unique hand crafted art, special gifts, value-added seafood products created and sold by Lummi Community members on Sat., Feb. 6 from 10am-5pm at the Lummi Te’Ti’Sen Center (4920 Rural Ave., Ferndale). Meet and learn from Lummi artists and small business owners. Check website and Facebook for invited performances and schedule. Events are free and familyfriendly. More info: 360-306-8554, NancyJ@Lummi-nsn.gov or www.LummiGatewayCenter.com.

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Mardi Gras! A Dinner and Auction –

Come join us for dinner, music, and an auction to benefit the Skagit Valley College Music Department as they raise money for their trip to sing in Carnegie Hall in NYC. The event also benefits the CHEF club as they travel to the National ACF Conference in Phoenix. Event takes place Thurs., Feb. 4 from 5:15-9pm at the SVC Gary Knutzen Cardinal Center. Admission is $30. For tickets call Diane Johnson at 360-416-7655 or email diane.johnson@skagit.edu.

Hearts For Housing – This February,

you’re invited to the premiere Valentine event of the season, The Innovations for Quality Living Hearts for Housing Gala and Auction. Enjoy a fabulous cocktail hour reception featuring the Hearts for Housing red carpet photo experience, silent auction, music from GMB Entertainment, games, and an exclusive Valentine chocolate bar. Reception followed by a delicious plated dinner, heart-felt program, and romantically curated live auction. Cupids, sweet-themed delights, and more await at this annual Valentine event joining hearts to house the homeless. Event will be held Sat., Feb. 6 from 6-9pm at Four Points by Sheraton (714 Lakeway Dr., Bellingham). Admission is $75. More info: 360-6717663, info@lydiaplace.org or www.heartsforhousing.com.

Community Breakfast – The Rome

Grange (2821 Mt. Baker Hwy.) presents a community breakfast on the first Sunday of the month (Feb. 7, March 6) from 8am-1pm. Meet and greet local politicians, as they serve you coffee and breakfast, featuring pancakes, French toast, sausage, scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, juice, and coffee. Admission is $5 adult / $2 kids 6-10 / free 5 and under. More info: 360-739-9605.

Kirtan Singing with Shantala – Join us

individual / $610 table of 8. More info: office@animalsasnaturaltherapy.org , www.AnimalsAsNaturalTherapy.org or 360-671-3509.

Hearts, Wine, and Chocolate Kids Benefit – This public fundraiser for

Kiwanis Club supports youth projects and features live music, numerous vendor samples, chocolate fountain, cheese and bread vendors, and artist exhibits. Music is swing and jazz with the Mark Kelly Quartet. Tickets are $30 and may be purchased at Village Books, Bellewood Acres, or at the door. Funds go toward YMCA Learn to Swim, Boys and Girls Club, Bicycle Safety, Youth Police Academy, Jansen Art Center youth programs, and student scholarships. Join us for the event on Sat., Feb. 13 from 6:30-9:30pm at Bellewood Acres (6140 Guide Meridian, Lynden). More info: 360-318-7720 or www.bellewoodfarms.com.

President’s Day Bingo at Blaine Senior Center – Join in with our

community and enjoy fun bingo games with friends on Mon., Feb. 15 from 12:30-3pm at Blaine Senior Center (763 G St.). Early Bird games start at 12:30pm, and Big Bucks Bingo starts at 1pm. Win cash and prizes! Admission is $15 for 8 games / 3 cards each game. Children can play too, with admission. Come early at 11:30am and also enjoy our Baked Potato & Salad Bar meal for only $6. Info: 360332-8040, blaineseniorcenter@gmail.com or www.blaineseniorcenter.com.

The Red Carpet Affair – You are invited to hit the Red Carpet, sip and schmooze, and mingle with the Who’s Who of Bellingham at Pickford Film Center’s 7th Annual Academy Awards viewing party, “The Red Carpet Affair.” This swanky benefit event on Sun., Feb. 28 sponsors PFC’s Education Fund, which provides innovative Media Literacy courses and Doc-ED documentary screenings, free to local middle school students. The evening begins with your walk on the red carpet captured by professional photographers, butlered appetizers, a gourmet dinner crafted by 250 flora, drinks, a fantasy dessert bar, and intermesso fun interspersed throughout the evening. The live broadcast of the 88th Academy

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Pancake Breakfast at Blaine Senior Center – Join us Sat., Feb. 20, at the

Blaine Senior Community Center (763 G St.) for a pancake breakfast served 8-11am. Proceeds support the center, and the volunteers always serve up wonderful food with a smile! Admission is $6 adults / $4 kids. More info: 360-332-8040 or www.blaineseniorcenter.com.

for an exquisite evening of heart-centered singing with Portland-based Shantala on Fri., Feb. 12 at 7pm at Presence Studio (1412 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham). This event is a fundraiser to benefit the women and children of the Maher Ashram in Pune, India. Admission is $15-$20. Info: 360734-3207, herbs@livingearthherbs.com or www.ShantalaMusic.com.

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Be a Loving Heart to a Shining Star! –

on the 3rd Saturday of each month (Feb. 20) to support local veterans and veterans’ programs. Breakfast is served from 8-11am at the VFW Hall (7011 Hannegan Rd., Lynden). Great food and great fellowship. Admission is $6 general / free kids 5 and under. More info: 360-303-6818 or peggydeem@gmail.com.

Bring your sweetheart and join Animals as Natural Therapy for an enchanting evening at our 6th Annual Gala & Auction Benefit. The evening will include a lovely plated dinner, local Northwest wines, unique silent and live auction packages, enticing games of chance and the opportunity to support an organization that transforms hundreds of troubled lives every year, those we fondly call our “Shining Stars!” Event takes place on Sat., Feb. 13 from 5-9pm at Bellingham Golf & Country Club (3729 Meridian). Admission is $85

Gang to aid the Whatcom Humane Society. The highlight of the evening will be a drawing where three lucky attendees will win an instant wine cellar. Your admission ticket entitles you to one raffle entry. All guests are asked to bring a bottle of fine wine (suggested retail value $25). Your bottle will be contributed to the instant wine cellar prizes. Additional raffle tickets may be purchased at the event, from 6:30-9pm at Bellingham Cruise Terminal (355 Harris Ave., Bellingham). Admission is $100. More info: 360-7332080, events@whatcomhumane.org or www.whatcomhumane.org.

us on Sat., Feb. 20 from 8-11am for a pancake breakfast at the Ferndale Senior Center (1999 Cherry St.). Best deal in town at $6 for adults / $3 kids / free kids 3 and under. More info: 360-384-6244, karma. ferndaleseniorcenter@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/FerndaleSeniorActivityCenter.

VFW Breakfast – Join us for breakfast

WHS Wine Social & Win an Instant Wine Cellar – Please join us on Fri., Feb.

26 for the event of the year, an evening of fine wine and beer tasting, buffet dinner, and musical entertainment by The Swing

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Gentle Yoga Classes – Join Joani for

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

Women’s “Love Your Heart” Luncheon – Inspirational speaker Jennifer Read Hawthorne, co-author of two bestselling Chicken Soup books for women, shares her secrets for loving the way we live, no matter what’s going on in our lives. Join us for the event on Tues., Feb. 9 from 11:30am-1:15pm at Swinomish Casino and Lodge. Sponsored by the Skagit Valley Hospital Heart & Vascular Institute. Cost is $19 pp / $130 table of 8. Call Skagit Regional Health at 360-814-2424 or 360-629-6481 to register. More info: healthquest@skagitvalleyhospital.org or www.skagitregionalhealth.org.

The Realities of Advanced Medical Interventions – Experienced ICU nurses

discuss in frank terms the meaning of “advanced medical interventions.” Actual patient outcomes are discussed. Some actual equipment used will be available for viewing. This is an interactive session, allowing for questions and dialogue. These nurses present, in layperson’s terms, the realities of what these “interventions” mean to average people and their families. Advance care planning and completing advanced directives will be discussed. Sessions will take place on Wed., Feb. 10, 6:30-8:30pm at Whatcom Peace & Justice Center (1220 Bay St., Bellingham) and on Sun., Feb. 28, 12:30-2:30pm at the United Church of Ferndale (2034 Washington St.). Free admission. More info: 360-201-7840 or micki98226@aol.com.

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Awards from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles will begin at 5pm; doors open at 4pm, and you are welcomed into the Pickford Film Center lobby (1318 Bay St.), which has transformed into a vintage Hollywood atmosphere and most glamorous soiree. Admission is $100 general / $75 PFC members. Info: 360738-0735, info@pickfordfilmcenter.org or www.pickfordfilmcenter.org/event/ the-red-carpet-affair/.

“Frozen in Concrete” – Upper Skagit

Library Foundation presents “Frozen in Concrete” on Sat., March 5 from 1-3pm at the Concrete Theatre (45920 Main St.). Spend an afternoon with the real-life author of the most beloved companion books to Frozen, Barbara Jean Hicks, as she reads from her books. Purchase personalized autographed copies of Ms. Hicks’ books. Sing and dance with Anna and Elsa as they come to life with performers from Emerald Kingdom Parties. Dress up as your favorite character and have your photo taken with Anna and Elsa. Proceeds to benefit a new library building for the Upper Skagit Library District. Tickets are $20 per person and are available at www.FrozenInConcrete. BrownPaperTickets.com. More info: UpperSkagitLibraryFoundation@gmail.com or 360-853-7939.

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

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Valley Writers – Join a writing practice

group (adults) on Fridays, Feb. 5 & 19 from 1-3pm at South Whatcom Library (10 Barn View Ct., Sudden Valley, Gate 2). Bring pen, paper or digital device, and an open mind! No grammar, no spelling, no punctuation, no judgment. Participants write from prompts a la Natalie Goldberg. No registration required. Facilitator: C.J. Prince. Free admission. More info: 360-305-3600 or www.wcls.org.

A Valentine from Bucolia with Love and Cowpies – Longtime Whatcom

County writer, researcher, radio announcer, and wedding officiant Matthew Thuney will sign and read from his new book Bucolia: Hijinx in the Hinterlands on Sat., Feb. 13 from 11am-2pm at Cozy Corner Books & Cafe (3094 Northwest Ave.,

Bellingham). This humorous, heartfelt narrative details Matthew’s bewildered attempts to adjust to life in “Bucolia” (Whatcom County’s South Fork Valley), where he encounters cowspiracies, witches, wolves, wild winged wonders, and the language of truncated gerunds. Matthew will share some stories and relate how his unraveled life was rewoven anew. Free admission. More info: 360-647-1747.

on Sat., Feb. 27 from 8am-3:30pm in the WWU PAC Concert Hall. Registration required. More info: 360-650-3227, Nancy.Johnson@wwu.edu or www.wwuclc.com.

WWU 13th Annual Children’s Literature Conference – The Western

Washington University Children’s Literature Conference is celebrating its 13th Anniversary! This event has become an annual tradition for many, where teachers and librarians, readers and writers gather to celebrate and learn about children’s literature. Join us for this event

Whatcom Reads One Book Together Whatcom READS: Read & share the book, meet the author March 3-5, 2016 It’s the year of Ruth Ozeki! A best-selling author, Zen Buddhist priest, filmmaker and more, Ruth Ozeki and her book A Tale for the Time Being were selected for Whatcom READS 2016. Buddhism, physics, school bullying, Japanese culture, ocean currents and journaling are just a few of the many thoughtprovoking topics Ruth Ozeki explores in A Tale for the Time Being. Throughout this brilliant, unforgettable novel, Ozeki intersperses humor and hope, historical detail and pop culture, explorations of the notion of self, and the relationship between readers and authors. Author visits March 3-5, 2016 Read or listen to the book, share it with your family and friends, and mark your calendar for Ruth Ozeki’s visit March 3-5, 2016. An interesting, diverse schedule of free events is planned with multiple opportunities for people to hear Ruth speak in Bellingham and throughout Whatcom County. (See the ad on the inside front cover for times/locations) Check the Whatcom READS website at www.whatcomreads.org for more details and schedule. About Whatcom READS Whatcom READS is our community’s reading and discussion program, encouraging all Whatcom County residents to read and create a county-wide book club experience. Now in its eighth year, Whatcom READS includes activities centered on the themes of one book culminating in free public presentations by the author. Whatcom READS is organized by all the public and academic libraries of Whatcom County and our community partner, Village Books, with funding from Friends of the Bellingham Public Library and the Whatcom County Library Foundation.

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Elevation: The Art of Cascadia Across the street in the old Dakota Art space, photography holds center The beauty of our local landscapes stage with 15 of our finest nature – and the ways in which we connect to photographers showing their Cascadiathem – is the inspiration for a new event inspired work. One of the largest premiering in Bellingham during the photography exhibitions ever month of February. Elevation: The Art of presented in Bellingham, it will feature Cascadia is a month-long communitywide celebration of natureinspired art that includes exhibitions, presentations, performances, workshops, excursions and an outdoor expo. Elevation kicks off with a bang during Art Walk on Friday, February 5 with exhibitions at the Allied Arts Gallery (1418 Cornwall Ave.) and old Dakota Art space (1415 Cornwall Ave., directly across the street Picture Lake, photograph by Dennis Walton. from the gallery), as well as a bit of inspired art/ music performance at Hatch 2.0 (221 Prospect St.). In the Allied Arts Gallery, the Elevation exhibition features work by some of our finest painters and mixed media artists, all of it inspired by our local natural beauty. Painters Nancy Canyon, Lanny Little, Yvette Neumann and Ron Pattern will be joined by mixed-media Bracken Fern, acrylic on canvas by Lanny Little. artists Anita K. Boyle and Graham Schodda. The opening reception starts at Brett Baunton, Mark Bergsma, John 6pm and features live classical guitar by D’Onofrio, Lance Ekhart, Tommy Gibson, Walt Burkett. David Inscho, Kenni Merritt, Daniel

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Nylen, Tore Ofteness, Ken Osthimer, Andy Porter, Alan Sanders, Helen Scholtz, Mark Turner and Dennis Walton. Here too, the opening reception starts at 6pm and features live music from the Prozac Mountain Boys and fresh local ale from Kulshan Brewery. At 7pm, around the corner at Hatch 2.0, sculptor Denise Snyder and painter Mary Jo Maute will be joined by some of our finest improvising musicians led by Steve Jones in an art/music performance entitled The Nature of Form and Color moved with Sound. Designed to bring viewers into the creative process, they will create art and music together on the fly. On the following day, Saturday, February 6, the Idiom Theatre (1418 Cornwall Ave.) will host Inside: One Woman’s Journey Through the Inside Passage, a presentation by Susan Conrad

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Point of Arches, photograph by John D’Onofrio.

at 2pm. Susan paddled her kayak on an epic solo 66-day journey from Anacortes to Juneau, Alaska. Saturday’s activities conclude with a multimedia presentation, A Love Song For Cascadia in the old Dakota Art space at

San Juan Islands, sandstone detail by Lance Ekhart.

7pm. The presentation features projected images by Brett Baunton, John D’Onofrio, Lance Ekhart and Dennis Walton, accompanied by poets James Bertolino and Anita K. Boyle and Native American Flute master Gary Stroutsos (whose flute was featured in Ken Burns’ documentary series, Lewis and Clark: Journey of the Corps of Discovery). The opening weekend of Elevation wraps up with a Night Sky Photography Workshop on Sunday, February 7 at 11am at the old Dakota Art space led by photographer Andy Porter. These are just some of the highlights of Elevation, which includes the Recreation Northwest Expo on Friday, February 26 at the Depot Market Square. For a complete schedule of events visit www.recreationnorthwest.org/events/ elevation.

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Call for Art: 2016 La Conner Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition – The

Town of La Conner Arts Commission seeks entries for the 2016 La Conner Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition. The 2016 Prospectus and Entry Form are available online. Entry deadline is Mon., Feb. 8 at 3pm. Entries must be of existing works of art available for exhibition and available for purchase for two years. Please contact Town Hall at 360-466-3125 or arts@townoflaconner.org if you have questions. More info: www.townoflaconner.org.

2016 Whatcom READS! Art Challenge Call to Artists – The

Whatcom READS! Art Challenge is done in partnership with Whatcom READS! Artists will read the book A Tale for the Time Being: A Novel by Ruth Ozeki. They will then create an art piece inspired by the novel in any medium. Art work will be displayed at the Allied Arts Gallery March 4-26. Submissions are due by 5pm, March 1. All mediums, genres, and skill levels are welcome to participate in the exhibit. Entry forms can be obtained at the Allied Arts Gallery downtown (1418 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham) or at www.alliedarts.org. Applications will include an explanation on how the book inspired your art. For more information about Whatcom READS!, visit www.whatcomreads.org. For more information about Allied Arts of Whatcom County, visit www.alliedarts.org.

From Etching to Epson at Fourth Corner Frames & Gallery – In February, we will explore print making through the ages, from the earliest technique, woodblock printing, to engraving and aquatint etching, offset lithography, and finally digital printing. The time is now to have your questions answered about proper framing and preservation of your own collection. Fourth Corner Frames and Gallery is located at 311 W. Holly St., Bellingham. Free admission. More info: 360-734-1340, framr4u@aol.com or www.fourthcornerframes.com.

BellinghamART Drawing and Painting Classes – Celebrating 16 years

of providing weekly drawing and painting classes for children, teens, and adults. Our professional artist/instructors teach engaging, age-appropriate classes and encourage students to explore their creativity and develop confidence in art skills. BellinghamART is “where everyone can learn to draw, and paint.” Located at

1701 Ellis Street; cost is $18 per hour of instruction. More info: 360-738-8379, info@bellinghamart.com or www.bellinghamart.com.

Exhibition: “Chipping the Block, Painting the Silk: The Color Prints of Norma Bassett Hall” – Curated by Joby Patterson, scholar and author of Norma Bassett Hall: Catalogue Raisonne of the Block Prints and Serigraphs, this traveling exhibition is the first solo showing of Bassett Hall’s artwork since her death in 1957. It highlights 65 artworks from her 25-year career as a printmaker and will be on display at the Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Bldg. (250 Flora St., Bellingham) through Feb. 14. Admission is $10 general / $8 students and seniors / $4.50 kids. More info: 360-778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org.

Forging Reflection: Luminosity Meets Metal Work – As you walk

around this show at Sculpture Northwest Gallery (203 Prospect St., Bellingham), you will notice that there is a dialogue going on between the works and yourself. These three artists display radically different work, but with something in common despite their various approaches. Jason Brown employs traditional Northwest Coast imagery as a starting point, but uses a totally different media—forged steel. Peter Rand uses wood and light in a thoroughly contemporary way that has an architectural quality and actually uses reflected light. Wayne Kangas produces exuberant pieces of collected metal scraps that glitter, reflect the light, and seem to move. Exhibit on display through Feb. 20. Free admission. More info: 360-734-9757, info@sculpturenorthwest.org or www.sculpturenorthwest.org.

Art in the Barn: Ruth San Pietro and “Wildlife Matters” – Ruth San Pietro is

the featured artist for the Valley Art Group (VAG), exhibiting her sculptural paintings of wildlife at the Creekside Cafe in the Sudden Valley Y (9 Barnview Ct., Bellingham) through March 12. Free admission. More info: 360-778-2930 or itsok@earthlink.net.

Open Studio Painting Wednesdays & Thursdays – This is a great way to paint

or learn to paint better. All skill levels benefit as the instruction is easel-to-easel using your media and personal project.

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Join UFO members for professional instruction and spirited presentations and lively critiques. Local venues can be available for one person and group shows for Open Studio Painters who build a body of work. Show opportunities at Studio UFO during Art walks are also available. Join us at 301 W. Holly St., M-4, Bellingham, WA 98225 on Wed. (Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24) or Thurs. (Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25) from 10am-3pm. Admission is $185 for 4 sessions or $55 per each day. Info: 360319-6115, trish.harding@studio-ufo.net or www.studio-ufo.net.

AHA! After Hours Art: Collograph Printmaking – Learn a creative relief-

printing technique that doesn’t require special materials or tools. In this workshop, led by Meghan Yates, participants will make a printing plate from collaged materials and learn how to print from it, using pre-made plates. Yates has been making prints for 15 years and has taught alternative approaches to art and creativity to artists of all ages and experience levels. Join us for the workshop on Thurs., Feb. 4 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building (250 Flora St., Bellingham). Admission is $18 general / $15 members. More info: 360-7788930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org.

February Art Show at Scott Milo Gallery – Join us Feb. 5-March 1 at Scott

Milo Gallery (420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes) for the Final Chapter featuring the remainder of canvas prints and matted photographs from the estate of Dick Garvey. This will be the final show of Dick Garvey’s work. We will have over 30 canvas prints and many bins of prints. Opening reception is Fri., Feb. 5 from

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6-9pm. Free admission. More info: 360-293-6938, gallery@scottmilo.com or www.scottmilo.com.

The Nature of Form and Color Moved with Sound – Experience the

Moment: In a two hour performance, a painter, a sculptor, and musicians create together with no rehearsal or script. On Fri., Feb. 5 from 7-9pm, artists Denise Snyder, Mary Jo Maute and five accomplished musicians take over the Hatch 2.0 Space at 221 Prospect St., Bellingham, for an art/music performance. The musician lineup is Steve Jones, percussion; John Butorac, percussion; Roger Yamashita, upright bass, Julianne Thoma, piano; and Kevin Woods, trumpet. The performance is in conjunction with Elevation, The Art of Cascadia. Free admission. More info: www.recreationnorthwest.org/events/elevation.

Visit Sculpture Woods – Sculpture

Woods, studio grounds of Ann Morris at 3851 Legoe Bay Rd., Lummi Island, will be open to the public on the first Saturday of each month from 10am-5pm. There are sixteen large sculptures on the grounds to be visited, and the gallery of smaller works will be open. The working studio will not be open. No photos please. Park diagonally in the designated parking area, take a map for the self-guided tour, and enjoy. Free admission. More info: www.sculpturewoods.com.

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

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lines harmoniously mingle. This exhibit will be showing Feb. 6-May 15 at the Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building (250 Flora St., Bellingham). Admission is $10 / $8 / $4.50. • Exhibition Tour with Artist Ira Yeager: Join artist Ira Yeager for a tour of his exhibition. Yeager will share stories and insights on his artwork on Sat., Feb. 6 at 2pm. Free with admission / members free. • More info: 360-7788930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org/exhibitions.

Artwood Gallery – We have lovely

wood jewelry and jewelry boxes for your valentine as well as many other gifts! On Sat., Feb. 13 from 1-4pm, our “Meet The Artist” event will be held with Nancy Grigsby in the gallery, along with about 30 of her paintings. Artwood Gallery is located at 1000 Harris Ave, Bellingham. Free admission. More info: 360-647-1628 or artwood@qwestoffice.net.

Serving Sweets at Good Earth Pottery – Whatcom County is rich with

ceramic artists, and more than 40 of those artists have banded into a growing organization called Whatcom Artists of Clay & Kiln (WACK). This February, Good Earth Pottery (1000 Harris Ave., Bellingham) is putting the spotlight on those artists, and their delectable creations made with serving sweetness on their mind. Meet the artists at a reception on Sat., Feb. 13, from 1-4pm. The gallery represents more than 50 local artists and has been located in historic Fairhaven since 1969! Free admission. More info: 360671-3998, theteam@goodearthpots.com or www.goodearthpots.com.

P.S. I Love You! – You and your

valentine are invited to Studio UFO on

Bellingham Evening Toastmasters –

Bellingham Evening Toastmasters invites you to test your extemporaneous speaking skills, or sit back and enjoy an evening of entertaining speeches each Tuesday (Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23) from 7-8:30pm. Entry is free and open to all at the Festival Square Condominium Clubhouse (5040 Festival Blvd., Bellingham). More info: 360-7560217, contact-4470@toastmastersclub.org or http://4470.toastmastersclubs.org.

Barkley Toasters – We make it easy to

gain confidence in your public speaking. With your committment of two lunch hour meetings a month, and a couple of hours of speech prep every few months, you get support and mentoring from our fun, professional members. Barkley Toasters meets the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Fridays (Feb. 5 & 19), noon-1pm at the Dorothy Haggen Building (2211 Rimland Dr., Bellingham). More info: 360-333-8777 or 1383833.toastmastersclubs.org.

Sat., Feb. 13, 6-9pm for a celebration… P.S. I Love You! Music by Tom Harding & Craig Ostrom, and refreshments. There is nothing like the gift of an original painting by Trish Harding for your Valentine. At the end of the evening you can leave with your personally-selected painting just in time for Valentine’s Day! More info: 360319-6115, trish.harding@studio-ufo.net or www.studio-ufo.net.

to try their hands at clay, live music, and more. Come learn about the who, what, where, why, and how of ceramic arts in Whatcom County! Presented by Whatcom Artists of Clay & Kiln (WACK), Baker Creek Ceramic Studio, and Good Earth Pottery. Free admission. More info: whatcomack@hotmail.com or www.whatcomartistsofclayandkiln.org.

Paintings by Brian Simpson –

Watercolor and acrylic landscapes by local artist Brian Simpson will be on display at the Deming Library (5044 Mt. Baker Hwy.) from Feb. 15-March 18. Sponsored by the Friends of the Deming Library. Free admission. More info: 360-305-3600 or www.wcls.org.

“Faith in a Seed”: Philip McCracken’s Sculpture and MixedMedia Painting – This exhibition surveys nature’s inspiration for one of the Pacific Northwest’s most distinguished artists. From animal sculptures, to witty interpretations of contemporary life, McCracken has forged his own path, inspired by the writings of the nineteenth century philosopher Henry David Thoreau. This exhibit will show from Feb. 27-June 5 in the Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building (250 Flora St., Bellingham). Admission is $10 / $8 /$4.50. Info: 360778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org/exhibitions.

Clay Extravaganza – A clay event of

epic proportions is about to descend on Bellingham on Sat., March 5 from 11am-6pm in Depot Market Square (1100 Railroad Ave.)! Featuring over 20 local pottery vendors, artist demonstrations (and competitions!), opportunities for the public

Whatcom Writers and Publishers Monthly Meeting – Whatcom Writers

and Publishers invites all writers to its monthly meeting on Wed., Feb. 10 from 5:30-8pm at Nicki’s Bella Marina (2615 S. Harbor Loop Dr., Bellingham). Those interested in attending must RSVP to www.whatcomwritersandpublishers.org in order to be guaranteed a seat. The official start time is 6pm; come at 5:30pm to get happy hour prices. Free. More info: 360-319-8366, caithiseach@gmail.com or www.whatcomwritersandpublishers.org.

Bellingham City Club Luncheon –

On Wed., Feb. 24, Bellingham City Club will present “Follow the Money: The Marijuana Industry.” The meeting takes place at Northwood Hall (3240 Northwest Ave.) from noon-1:30pm. Guests and new members are welcome. Admission is $13 members/$18 non-members in advance including lunch; $15/$20 at the door. More info: info@bellinghamcityclub.org or www.bellinghamcityclub.org.

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“Purposeful Boards: Powerful Fundraising” – Facing the eternal

challenge of increasing fundraising and engaging the nonprofit board? “Purposeful Boards: Powerful Fundraising,” a philanthropy symposium by Chuck Loring, will give staff and board members the confidence they need to effectively fulfill the mission of your organization collaboratively, strategically, and successfully. Join us for the event on Thurs., Feb. 4 from 8am-1pm at Swinomish Casino & Lodge (12885 Casino Dr., Anacortes). Sponsored by The Tesoro Foundation in partnership with the Skagit Community Foundation and the Island Hospital Foundation. Admission is $25 per organization / includes box lunch. Info: 360-419-3181, director@skagitcf.org or www.skagitcf.org/2016-symposium.html.

The Enneagram - Opening to Love –

The Enneagram is a profound and dynamic framework describing nine perceptual filters and emotional attitudes that drive our behaviors, motivations and life strategies. Together we will discover the challenges we face in fully opening our hearts to give and receive love. Our journey will be highlighted with story and myth, punctuated by the Dances of Universal Peace. Bring your intellectual curiosity, your undefended heart, and your willingness to sense and experience what is present in each moment as we nurture the

Ludefisk Dinner – Join us for a Ludefisk

Dinner with the Sons of Norway on Sat., Feb.13 from 4-6pm at Windows on the Bay (2625 S. Harbor Loop Dr., Bellingham). Seating at 4pm. Tickets are $25, and must be purchased by Feb. 8. For tickets, contact Vaughn at 360-739-5950 or Elaine at 360-734-7753.

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deep flowering of our hearts and grow in empathic relationship. Join us at Sustainable Living Center (2309 Meridian St., Bellingham) beginning Fri., Feb. 5, at 7pm (through Feb. 7, 1pm). Admission is $255. More info: 360-647-1056, nshama.sterling@gmail.com.

Lovin’ to Sing About Love! – Learn to

serenade your loved one in this fun, fast-paced and informative vocal workshop with Bellingham Sings Director, Ann MacDonald. Love songs provided! Workshop on Mon., Feb. 15 from 7-8:15pm at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church (1720 Harris Ave., Bellingham). Admission is $10 suggested donation. More info: 360-676-1024, info@bellinghamsings.org or www.bellinghamsings.org.

Pet CPR and First Aid Class – Learn

how to help your furry family in case of an emergency! This 4-hour class will be taught by certified instructor and licensed vet tech, Lynn Russell on Sat., Feb. 20 from 11am-3pm at Whatcom Humane Society (2172 Division St., Bellingham). It will include lecture and hands-on teaching. Class is limited to students ages 13 and up. Space is limited, and registration is required. Cost is $30-$40 and must be paid upon registration. To register, call or email Zakia at 360-733-2080 ex. 3116 or outreach@whatcomhumane.org. More info: www.whatcomhumane.org.

Bite of Blaine Food Fest – Let’s eat!

Sample the tastes of Blaine and Birch Bay restaurants and enjoy an evening of food and fun on Mon., Feb. 15 from 6-8pm at Semiahmoo Resort. Door prizes, live and silent auctions, no host bar. Blaine’s Business of the Year will be recognized, and a trophy will go to the favorite restaurant. Admission is $25. More info: 360-332-6484, vic@cityofblaine.com or www.blainechamber.com.

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FEBRUARY 2016 MONDAY 2/1/2016 Knit Night, Bellingham Public Library, 6-8pm,

free, 360-778-7217, jjohnson@cob.org or www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org. WWU Orchestra Winter Concert, WWU PAC Concert Hall, 7:30pm, free, 360-650-7640, www.cfpa.wwu.edu/event/wwu-orchestra or Heather.Dalberg@wwu.edu. (pg. 23)

TUESDAY 2/2/2016 Gentle Yoga Classes, Joani Glasser, 10:30am11:45am, www.yogawithjoani.com or 360-656-6699. (pg. 6)

World Tutu Day with Northwest Ballet

(performances, games, activities, indoor tutu parade), Jansen Art Center, 3pm, free, 360-714-1246, info@northwestballet.org or www.northwestballet.org. Kids: Get Fancy! (3 days) begins, Ragfinery, 4:30-6:30pm, $65, 360-738-6977, hello@ragfinery.com or www.ragfinery.com.

Tuesday Night Jazz: Julianne Thoma Quartet, Hotel Bellwether, 5-8pm, no cover, 360-3923100, ranenogales@msn.com.

Bellingham Evening Toastmasters Club,

Festival Square Condominium Clubhouse, 7-8:30pm, free, 360-756-0217, contact-4470@toastmastersclubs.org or www.4470.toastmastersclubs.org. (pg. 11) Lache Cercel (Roma Violin Master), Green Frog Acoustic Tavern, 7-9pm, $5, 360-820-0486, www.acoustictavern.com/shows.php or jansongsproductions@gmail.com. (pg. 23) Weekly International Folk Dancing, Bayview Civic Hall, 7-9:30pm, 1st session free / $3 after, 360-766-6866, safdancers@hotmail.com. (30)

WEDNESDAY 2/3/2016 Free Adult Acting Class: Performances,

Anacortes Community Theatre, 10am-1pm, free, Nello@freeadultactingclass.com , 360840-0089 or www.freeadultactingclass.com. Open Studio Painting, Trish Harding School of Art at Studio UFO, 10am-3pm, $185 for 4 sessions or $55 per day, 360-319-6115 or www.studio-ufo.net. (pgs. 9-10) BMC Student Piano and Vocal Awards, Trinity Lutheran Church, 10:30-11:30am, free, 360-306-8580, rsnyhowl@q.com or www.bellinghammusicclub.org. (pg. 23) Little Sprouts Learning at the FIG (preschool age with caregivers), Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building, 10:30-11:15am, $10 / $8 / $4.50, info@whatcommuseum.org , 360-778-8930 or www.whatcommuseum.org.

Lynden Emeritus Forum: “Lynden/Bellingham in the Good Old Days” with Troy Luginbill and Cecil Jentges,10:30am-noon, Lynden

Pioneer Museum, free / donations encouraged, emeritus.forum@gmail.com or www.emeritusforum.weebly.com. Chair Yoga, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 11am-noon, free will offering, 206-790-4862, yogaheartspace0@gmail.com.

World Issues Forum: “Understanding ISIS & the New Global War on Terror” with Phyllis Bennis, Fairhaven College Auditorium, noon-

1:30pm, free, shirley.osterhaus@wwu.edu , 360650-2309 or www.fairhaven.wwu.edu/issues. Ukulele Fun, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1-2pm, free will donation, 206-790-4962, yogaheartspace0@gmail.com. (pg. 23)

One-on-One Tech Coaching, Bellingham Public

Library, 2-4pm, free, 360-778-7210 or dbrewer@cob.org. Let’s Make Valentines (age 4-11), Blaine Library, 3:15-4:15pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wlcs.org. Healing Hour, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 5:30pm, $5, 360-647-7134, admin@simplyspiritcenter.com or www.simplyspiritcenter.com.

Doc Talk: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with Dr. Edwin Chang, Skagit Valley Hospital Cascade Room, 6-7pm, free, 360-814-2424, healthquest@skagitvalleyhospital.org or www.skagitregionalhealth.org. Advance Care Planning, Spring Creek Retirement & Assisted Living, 6:30-8pm, free, 360-788-6526, waha.acp@hinet.org or www.whatcomalliance.org/end-of-life-care.

Meditation for Calming and Focusing Your Mind with Jan Hodgman (3 Thursdays) begins, Skagit Valley Hospital Cascade Room, 6-8pm, $39, www.skagitregionalhealth.org , healthquest@skagitvalleyhospital.org or 360-814-2424.

Bellingham Parks & Rec Travelogue Series: “Cycling Idaho and the Rockies in Montana” with Susan Willhoft, Whatcom

Museum Old City Hall Rotunda Room, 7-9pm, $3 suggested donation/members free, 360-778-8930 or info@whatcommuseum.org. “Mary Poppins,” Lynden Christian High School Worship & Fine Arts Center, 7pm, $6-$10, 360-318-9525.

Valley Voices Acappella Chorus Open Enrollment for 2016, Ten Mile Grange, 7-9pm, $10 monthly, valleyvoicesr4u@gmail.com , 360296-4374 or valleyvoices.weebly.com. (pg. 23)

Western Line Dancing Beginners One Class,

Ten Mile Grange, 6:30-7:30pm, $5, 360-3544325, www.facebook.com/LyndenLineDancers or charlene.lenn@gmail.com. (pg. 30)

Birchwood Garden Club: My Garden Nursery,

Whatcom Museum Rotunda Room, 7-9pm, free, threemetcalfes@comcast.net , 360-3846250 or www.birchwoodgardenclub.org. (pg. 31) NYC guitarist Mark Elf, The Majestic, 7-9pm, $20 general / $10 members and students, 206612-5967, julianmacdonough@hotmail.com or www.wjmac.org. (pg. 22) Scottish Country Dance Class, Fairhaven Public Library, 7-9:30pm, $8 / 1st class free, www.bellinghamscd.org. (pg. 30)

THURSDAY 2/4/2016 “Purposeful Boards: Powerful Fundraising,”

Swinomish Casino & Lodge, 8am-1pm, $25 per organization / includes box lunch, 360-4193181, www.skagitcf.org/2016-symposium.html or director@skagitcf.org. (pg. 12) Open Studio Painting, Trish Harding School of Art at Studio UFO, 10am-3pm, $185 for 4 sessions or $55 per day, 360-319-6115 or www.studio-ufo.net. (pgs. 9-10) Gentle Yoga Classes, Joani Glasser, 10:30am11:45am, www.yogawithjoani.com or 360-656-6699. (pg. 6) Syre Education Center Open, Whatcom Museum Syre Education Center, noon-5pm. (pg. 29) Clay Club (4 Thursdays) begins, Baker Creek Ceramics, 1-4pm, $100, 360-393-5458, bakercreekceramics@gmail.com or www.bakercreekceramcis.com. Make It: Corner Critter Bookmarks, Bellingham Public Library, 4-5:30pm, free, 360-778-7217, jjohnson@cob.org or www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org. Mardi Gras! A Dinner and Auction, SVC Gary Knutzen Cardinal Center, 5:15-9pm, $30, 360415-7655, diane.johnson@skagit.edu. (pg. 5)

AHA! After Hours Art: Collograph Printmaking, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher

Studio, 5:30-7:30pm, $18 general / $15 members, info@whatcommuseum.org , 360-778-8930 or www.whatcommuseum.org. (pg. 10) Meditation Hour, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 5:30-6:30pm (drop in quietly), $5, admin@simplyspiritcenter.com , 360-6477134 or www.simplyspiritcenter.com. Bellingham Breweries Tap Takeover, H2O, Anacortes, 6pm, www.anacortesh2o.com/events.

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FEBRUARY 2016 Balkan Folk Dancing, Fairhaven Library,

7:15-10pm, $5 donation requested / 1st time free, 360-380-0456. (pg. 30) “Baby: The Musical,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 7:30pm, $8-$14, 360-733-1811 or www.bellinghamtheatreguild.com. “Calendar Girls,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30-10:30pm, $20, 360-293-6829, www.acttheatre.com. (pg. 4)

FRIDAY 2/5/2016

Elevation: The Art of Cascadia – Opening Reception, Allied Arts Gallery, 6-9 pm, free,

www.recreationnorthwest.org/events/elevation.

Michael Heath and Tom McCalla Watercolor Exhibit – Opening Reception, Downtown

Bellingham Visitor’s Center, 6-9pm, free, www.recreationnorthwest.org/events/elevation.

Opening Reception: Final Show of Dick Garvey’s Work, Scott Milo Gallery, 6-9pm,

free, 360-293-6938, gallery@scottmilo.com or www.scottmilo.com. (pg. 10)

Lummi Reservation Walk, 9:30am, free,

Western Line Dancing Beginners Two and Intermediate Classes, Ten Mile Grange,

Wild Things (nature class for adults and kids),

Elevation: Art / Performance, The Nature of Form and Color Moved with Sound, Hatch

kimcederstrom@yahoo.com , www.mountbakerclub.org.

Interurban Trail, 9:30-11am, $5 suggested donation, info@wildwhatcom.org , 360-3893414 or www.wildwhatcom.org/wild-things. (pg. 29) Coloring for Grownups (materials provided), Bellingham Public Library, 10am-5pm, free, 360778-7217, www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org.

Dance Class for Movement and Neurological Disorders, Ballet Bellingham, 10-11am, free, www.kuntzandco.org/dance-class, 360-5104711 or kuntzpam@gmail.com. (pg. 30)

Computer Basics: Tips for Making Windows Work Better for You, Blaine Library, 10:30am-

12:30pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wlcs.org. Barkley Toasters, Dorothy Haggen Building, noon-1pm, free, 360-220-1151. (pg. 11) Ciompi String Quartet, WWU PAC Concert Hall, noon & 7:30pm, free, 360-650-7640, www.cfpa.wwu.edu/event/ciompi-string-quartet or Heather.Dalberg@wwu.edu. (pg. 23) Syre Education Center Open, Whatcom Museum Syre Education Center, noon-5pm. (pg. 29) Valley Writers (adults), South Whatcom Library, 1-3pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org. (7) Anacortes First Friday Artwalk, Downtown Anacortes, 6-9pm, free, 360-293-6938 or www.anacortesart.com. Downtown Bellingham Art Walk, 6-10pm, free, 360-527-8710, www.downtownbellingham.com.

Elevation: Adventures NW Photographic Exhibition – Opening Reception with live music, old Dakota Art space (across from Allied

Arts), 6-9pm, free, www.recreationnorthwest.org/events/elevation.

6:30-8:30pm. (pg. 30)

2.0 (221 Prospect St.), 7-9pm, free, www.recreationnorthwest.org/events/elevation. “Les Miserables,” BAAY Theatre, 7-9pm, $10 general admission / free ages 5 and under, 360-306-8531, officemanager@baay.org or www.baay.org. (pg. 4) “Mary Poppins,” Lynden Christian High School Worship & Fine Arts Center, 7pm, $6-$10, 360-318-9525.

Poetry Reading: “Noisy Water: Poetry from Whatcom County,” Deming Library, 7-9pm,

free, othermindpress@gmail.com or www.othermindpress.wordpress.com/noisy-water. Reading Hour (clairvoyant reading demo), Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 7-8pm, $5, admin@simplyspiritcenter.com , 360-6477134 or www.simplyspiritcenter.com. The Enneagram - Opening to Love (3 days) begins, Sustainable Living Center, 7pm, $255, Early Bird $225, 360-647-1056, nshama.sterling@gmail.com. (pg. 12)

The Nature of Form and Color Moved with Sound, Hatch 2.0 Space, 7-9pm, free,

www.recreationnorthwest.org/events/elevation. (pg. 10) “Baby: The Musical,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 7:30pm, $8-$14, 360-733-1811 or info@bellinghamtheatreguild.com. (pg. 4) “Calendar Girls,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm. (pg. 4) Coco Montoya, Lincoln Theatre, 7:30pm, $18$35, 360-336-8955, www.lincolntheatre.org. (pgs. 23, 25) Friday Night Dance Party (swing, Latin, ballroom), Bellingham Dance Company, 8-10pm, $5, 360-224-4028, mary@bellinghamdancecompany.com or www.bellinghamdancecompany.com. Fritz & the Freeloaders (acoustic pop, rock, alt-country), Honey Moon Mead & Cider, 8pm, free, 360-734-0728, info@honeymoonmeads. com or www.honeymoonmeads.com.

SATURDAY 2/6/2016 Elevation: Basic Digital Photography Workshop with Terry Halbert, Allied Arts Gallery, 9am-noon, free, www.recreationnorthwest.org/events/elevation. Arthur Greene Masterclass, WWU PAC Concert Hall, 10-11am, free, 360-650-7640, Heather.Dalberg@wwu.edu. (pg. 25) Lummi Arts & Small Business Market, Lummi Te’Ti’Sen Center, 10am-5pm, free, 360-3068554, NancyJ@Lummi-nsn.gov or www.LummiGatewayCenter.com. (pg. 4)

Northwest Singles Club (NSC) Saturday Coffee (55+), Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 10am, free, nwsinglesclub@gmail.com or 360-933-4507. (pg. 31)

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Pruning 101, Blaine Library, 10am-noon, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

Visit Sculpture Woods, 10am-5pm, free, www.sculpturewoods.com. (pg. 10)

Little Sprouts Learning at the FIG (preschool

age with caregivers), Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building, 10:30-11:15am, $10 / $8 / $4.50, info@whatcommuseum.org , 360-778-8930 or www.whatcommuseum.org.

Elevation: Night Sky Photography with Andy Porter workshop, old Dakota Art space, 11am,

free, www.recreationnorthwest.org/events/elevation.

Valentines Open House (one-of-a-kind gifts),

That’s Knot All Artists’ Co-Operative Art Gallery (La Conner), 11am-5pm, free, 360-399-1660, artfully-anns@usa.net or www.facebook.com/ Thats-Knot-All-Artists-Co-Operative. Full STEAM Ahead at the FIG, Lightcatcher Building, 12:30-2:30pm, $10 / $8 / $4.50, 360-778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org.

Personal Leadership Workshop with Leah Wang, Ferndale Library, 1-3pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wlcs.org.

Glaze Workshop with Jennifer Anable, Baker

Creek Ceramics, 1:30-3:30pm, $75, 360-3935458, bakercreekceramics@gmail.com or www.bakercreekceramics.com. “Mary Poppins,” Lynden Christian High School Worship & Fine Arts Center, 1:30pm, $6-$10, 360-318-9525.

Elevation: Susan Conrad: Solo Paddle from Anacortes to Alaska, Idiom Theatre, 2pm, free, www.recreationnorthwest.org/events/elevation.

Exhibition Tour with Artist Ira Yeager,

Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building, 2pm, free with admission / members free, 360-7788930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org. (pg. 11). “Les Miserables,” BAAY Theatre, 2pm & 7pm, $10 general admission / free ages 5 and under, 360-306-8531, officemanager@baay.org or www.baay.org. (pg. 4) Let’s Make Valentines (age 4-11), Ferndale or Lynden Library, 2-3pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wlcs.org. Traditional Jazz, VFW Hall, 2-5pm, $10 members / $6 students / $12 general, 360-371-7030, btjsjazz@gmail.com or www.btjs.webs.com. (pg. 30) Bellingham Ukulele Group Monthly Jam, St. James Presbyterian Fellowship Hall, 3-5pm, $5 donation requested, 360-734-1792, bhamuke@gmail.com or www. bellnghamukulelegroup.com. (pg. 25) Tarot Class (6 weeks) begins, The Center of Holistic Wellness (Sedro-Woolley), 3-5pm, koleakat@hotmail.com , 360-420-2630, koleakat@hotmail.com or sedrowoolleyholisticwellness.wordpress.com.

Elevation: Terry Halbert: Expedition America – A National Park Odyssey, Allied Arts Gallery,

5-6:30pm, free, www.recreationnorthwest.org/events/elevation. Hearts for Housing, Four Points by Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center, 6-9pm, $75, 360-671-7663, info@lydiaplace.org or www.heartsforhousing.com. (pg. 5)

Elevation: A Love Song to Cascadia Multimedia Presentation, old Dakota Art

space, 7pm, $5, www.recreationnorthwest.org/events/elevation. “Mary Poppins,” Lynden Christian High School Worship & Fine Arts Center, 7pm, $6-$10, 360-318-9525.

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CALENDAR

FEBRUARY 2016 Ladies in Red Men in Black Dance with the Alicia Dauber Band, Presence Studio, 7:15-

10pm, $10 general / $7 members and students, 360-734-5676, bhamusabda@aol.com or www.bellinghamusadance.com. “Baby: The Musical,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 7:30pm, $8-$14, 360-733-1811 or www.bellinghamtheatreguild.com. “Calendar Girls,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm. (pg. 4)

The Makedonians play for Fourth Corner Folk Dance Party, Fairhaven Library, 7:30-10:30pm, $15 requested donation. (pg. 30)

SUNDAY 2/7/2016 Community Breakfast, Rome Grange,

8am-1pm, $5 adult / $2 kids 6-10 / free 5 and under, 360-739-9605. (pg. 5) Snowshoeing White Salmon Road, 8am, free / $6 carpool fee, 425-341-3738, ajwinsor@gmail.com.

Games, Games, Games: Girls Winter Outing,

Fairhaven Park, 10am-3pm, $55, 360-3893414, info@wildwhatcom.org or www.wildwhatcom.org/girls-winter-2016-program. (pg. 29)

Introductory/Refresher Bezel and Prong Setting Workshop (2 days) begins, Bellingham Metal Arts Guild (BMAG), 10am-3pm, $250 + $20 kit fee, 360-201-0236, info@BellinghamMetalArtsGuild.org or www.BellinghamMetalArtsGuild.org. “Les Miserables,” BAAY Theatre, 11am, $10 general admission / free ages 5 and under, 360-306-8531, officemanager@baay.org or www.baay.org. (pg. 4) “Baby: The Musical,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 2pm, $8-$14, 360-733-1811, info@bellinghamtheatreguild.com or www.bellinghamtheatreguild.com. (pg. 4) “Calendar Girls,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 2pm. (pg. 4) Sunday Chess in Bellingham, Barkley Haggen Market Street Cafe, 2-6pm, free, 360-6762260, info@oysteryachting.com or www.meetup.com/BellinghamChess. Arthur Greene Guest Recital, WWU PAC Concert Hall, 3pm. (pg. 25)

Sunday Jazz on the Bay: Julianne Thoma Quartet, Hotel Bellwether, 4:30-7:30pm, no

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

Auditions: “August: Osage County,”

Bellingham Theatre Guild, 7pm, free, 360-7331811, info@bellinghamtheatreguild.com or www.bellinghamtheatreguild.com. (pg. 4)

MONDAY 2/8/2016 Whatcom Genealogical Society Meeting: “The Ghost in the Battlefield: Using Military Records to Follow an Ancestor Through the Civil War” with Judy Bayless, Bellingham Elks Lodge, 2-4pm, free.

TESOL Info Night (learn how to get and use a

TESOL certificate), WWU Miller Hall Room 156, 5:30-7pm, free, 360-650-4699, tesol@wwu.edu or www.wwu.edu/tesol.

Auditions: “August: Osage County,”

Bellingham Theatre Guild, 7pm. (pg. 4)

“Calendar Girls,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm. (pg. 4)

TUESDAY 2/9/2016 Gentle Yoga Classes, Joani Glasser, 10:30am-

Early Enrichment (kids 2-4 with caregivers; art, stories and sensory experiences), Museum of Northwest Art, 10:30-11am, free, 360-4664446, jasminev@museumofnwart.org or www.monamuseum.org.

Women’s “Love Your Heart” Luncheon,

Swinomish Casino and Lodge, 11:30am1:15pm, $19 pp / $130 table of 8, 360-8142424, healthquest@skagitvalleyhospital.org or www.skagitregionalhealth.org. (pg. 6) Exploring South America in Clay (8 sessions) begins, Baker Creek Ceramics, 1:30-4pm, $220, bakercreekceramics@gmail.com , 360393-5458 or www.bakercreekceramcis.com. Advance Care Planning, St. Luke’s Health Education Center, 2-4pm, free, 360-788-6526, www.whatcomalliance.org/end-of-life-care or waha.acp@hinet.org.

Whatcom READS! Book Discussion: “A Tale for the Time Being” by Ruth Ozeki, Ferndale Library, 2:30-4:30pm, free, 360-305-3600. (7)

Let’s Make Valentines (age 4-11), Island Library, 3-4pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wlcs.org. Mardi Gras Celebration (Cajun-influenced food specials and Dixieland music), Boundary Bay Brewery, 4-7pm, no cover, 360-647-5593, www.bbaybrewery.com. Tuesday Night Jazz: Milo Petersen Trio, Hotel Bellwether, 5-8pm, no cover, 360-392-3100.

“The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution” (Indie Lens Pop-Up), Pickford Film Center, 5:30-7:45pm, free, 360-738-0735, www.theblackpanthers.com/home.

Bellingham Evening Toastmasters Club,

Festival Square Condominium Clubhouse, 7-8:30pm. (pg. 11)

Poetry Reading: “Noisy Water: Poetry from Whatcom County,” South Whatcom Library,

7-9pm, free, othermindpress@gmail.com or www.othermindpress.wordpress.com/noisy-water. Weekly International Folk Dancing, Bayview Civic Hall, 7-9:30pm, 1st session free / $3 thereafter, safdancers@hotmail.com or 360-766-6866. (pg. 30)

WEDNESDAY 2/10/2016 Open Studio Painting, Trish Harding School of

Art at Studio UFO, 10am-3pm, 360-319-6115.

Little Sprouts Learning at the FIG (preschool

Pruning 101, Blaine Library, 4-6pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

Healing Hour, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing

Center, 5:30pm, $5, 360-647-7134 or www.simplyspiritcenter.com. WWP Monthly Meeting, Nicki’s Bella Marina, 5:30-8pm, free, RSVP required, 360-319-8366, www.whatcomwritersandpublishers.org or caithiseach@gmail.com. (pg. 11)

Whatcom READS!: “Slanted Eyes: The Asian American Experience,” Bellingham Public

Library, 6-7pm, free, knbray@cob.org , 360778-7230 or www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org. (pg. 7) No Sew Braided Rugs, Ragfinery, 6:30-8:30pm, $22, 360-738-6977 or www.ragfinery.com.

The Realities of Advanced Medical Interventions, Whatcom Peace & Justice

Center, 6:30-8:30pm, free, 360-201-7840, micki98226@aol.com. (pg. 6)

Western Line Dancing Beginners One Class, Ten Mile Grange, 6:30-7:30pm. (pg. 30)

Ralph Kolin Presents: A Jazz Fan Picks the Band and Material, The Majestic, 7-9pm,

$10 general / members free, 206-612-5967 or www.wjmac.org. (pg. 22) Heavy Metal Concert, WWU PAC Concert Hall, 7:30pm, free, 360-650-7640, www.cfpa.wwu.edu/event/heavy-metal-concert or Heather.Dalberg@wwu.edu. (pg. 25) Scottish Country Dance Class, Fairhaven Public Library, 7-9:30pm. (pg. 30)

THURSDAY 2/11/2016 Metales M5, McIntyre Hall, 10am & noon, $5,

360-416-7727, www.mcintyrehall.org. (pg. 25)

Open Studio Painting, Trish Harding School of Art at Studio UFO, 10am-3pm, $185 for 4 sessions or $55 per day, 360-319-6115 or www.studio-ufo.net. Gentle Yoga Classes, Joani Glasser, 10:30am11:45am, 360-656-6699 or www.yogawithjoani.com. (pg. 6)

Museum Advocates: Museum Almost Demolished in 1962, Whatcom Museum Old City Hall Rotunda Room, noon-1pm, free, 360-778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org. (pg. 28)

age with caregivers), Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building, 10:30-11:15am, $10 / $8 / $4.50, info@whatcommuseum.org , 360-778-8930 or www.whatcommuseum.org. Chair Yoga, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 11am-noon, free will offering, 206-790-4862, yogaheartspace0@gmail.com.

World Issues Forum: “The Stark Similarities between the Black and Palestinian Struggle for Human Rights” with Aaron Dixon,

Fairhaven College Auditorium, noon-1:30pm, free, shirley.osterhaus@wwu.edu , 360-6502309 or www.fairhaven.wwu.edu/issues. Ukulele Fun, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1-2pm. (pg. 23) Advance Care Planning, Spring Creek Retirement & Assisted Living, 1:30-3pm, free, 360-788-6526, waha.acp@hinet.org or www.whatcomalliance.org/end-of-life-care. One-on-One Tech Coaching, Bellingham Public Library, 2-4pm, free, 360-778-7210 or dbrewer@cob.org. Let’s Make Valentines (age 4-11), Sumas Library, 3:30-4:30pm, free, 360-305-3600.

11:45am, 360-656-6699. (pg. 6)

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CALENDAR

FEBRUARY 2016 Academy for Lifelong Learning (A.L.L.) Spring Preview (course descriptions, refreshments), Bellingham Cruise Terminal 2nd Floor Dome Room, 1-3pm, free / no registration required, 360-650-4970, AcadLL@wwu.edu or www.wwu.edu/all. Learn to Think on Your Feet (all levels, no experience necessary), Improv Playworks, 1:30-3pm, free, sheila@improvplayworks.com , 360-756-0756 or www.improvplayworks.com. Let’s Make Valentines (age 4-11), North Fork Library, 3:45-4:45pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wlcs.org. Meditation Hour, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 5:30-6:30pm (drop in quietly), $5, admin@simplyspiritcenter.com , 360-6477134 or www.simplyspiritcenter.com. Island Writers (writing support group/all styles welcome), Island Library, 6:30-8:30pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wlcs.org. Astronomy Meeting, WECU auditorium (Ferndale), 7-9pm, free, www.whatcomastronomy.org. (pg. 31) “Having It All,” Lincoln Theatre, 7-9pm, free, $5 donation, tobie@lincolntheatre.org , 360336-8955 or www.lincolntheatre.org. (pg. 4)

Valley Voices Acappella Chorus Open Enrollment for 2016, Ten Mile Grange, 7-9pm. (pg. 23)

Balkan Folk Dancing, Fairhaven Library, 7:15-10pm. (pg. 30)

“Baby: The Musical,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 7:30pm, $8-$14, 360-733-1811 or www.bellinghamtheatreguild.com. (pg. 4) “Calendar Girls,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm. (pg. 4)

Historical Society: “The Mount Baker Lodge” with Mike Impero, Whatcom Museum Old City Hall Rotunda Room, 7:30-9pm, $3 suggested donation / members free, 360-7788930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org. (pg. 28)

FRIDAY 2/12/2016 What’s Next: Housing Options as We Age (information fair with opening speech by Mayor Kelli Linville), Bellingham Senior

Activity Center, 9am-4pm, free, 360-733-4030, epierson@wccoa.org or www.wccoa.org.

Wild Things (nature class for adults and kids), Interurban Trail, 9:30-11am, $5 suggested donation, info@wildwhatcom.org , 360-3893414 or www.wildwhatcom.org/wild-things. (pg. 29) Coloring for Grownups (materials provided), Bellingham Public Library, 10am-5pm, free, www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org or 360-778-7217.

Dance Class for Movement and Neurological Disorders, Ballet Bellingham, 10-11am, free,

www.kuntzandco.org/dance-class or 360-510-4711. (pg. 30) Little Sprouts Learning at the FIG (preschool age with caregivers), Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building, 10:30-11:15am, $10 / $8 / $4.50, info@whatcommuseum.org , 360-778-8930 or www.whatcommuseum.org. Heart Art (variety of fun crafts), Bellingham Public Library, 11am-1pm, free, 360-778-7200, www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org.

Art Adventures at the FIG: Clay Critters,

Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building, 1:30-3:30pm, $5 general / $3 members / registration required, 360-778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org.

Western Line Dancing Beginners Two and Intermediate Classes, Ten Mile Grange, 6:30-8:30pm. (pg. 30)

Kirtan Singing with Shantala, Presence Studio,

7-9pm, $15-$20, 360-734-3207, herbs@livingearthherbs.com or www.ShantalaMusic.com. (pg. 5) “Baby: The Musical,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 7:30pm, $8-$14, 360-733-1811 or info@bellinghamtheatreguild.com. (pg. 4) “Calendar Girls,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm. (pg. 4)

MBT Winter Rep: “The Nerd,” Mount Baker

Theatre’s Walton Theatre, 7:30pm, $25 (+ applicable fees), 360-734-6080, www.mountbakertheatre.com. (pg. 3) Turtle Island Quartet, McIntyre Hall PAC, 7:30pm, $30-$40, 360-416-7727, www.mcintyrehall.org. (pg. 25) Friday Night Dance Party (swing, Latin, ballroom), Bellingham Dance Company, 8-10pm, $5, 360-224-4028, mary@bellinghamdancecompany.com or www.bellinghamdancecompany.com. The Legendary Chucklenuts, Boundary Bay Brewery, 8:30-11pm, no cover, 360-647-5593, www.bbaybrewery.com.

SATURDAY 2/13/2016 Stimpson Nature Preserve Hike, 8:30am, free, 360-303-1848, brohiker@gmail.com.

Celtic Arts Highland Dancing Championship,

WCC Syre Center, 9am-5pm, $7 adults / $4 students, dance@clanheather.com , www.clanheather.com or www.celticarts.org or 360-715-8682. (pg. 30) NSC Saturday Coffee, Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 10am. (pg. 31) Sewing Bootcamp (3 Saturdays) begins, Ragfinery, 10am-noon, $65, 360-738-6977, hello@ragfinery.com or www.ragfinery.com. Let’s Make Valentines (age 4-11), South Whatcom, Deming, or Everson Library, 10:30-11:30am, free, 360-305-3600, www.wlcs.org.

A Valentine from Bucolia with Love and Cowpies, Cozy Corner Books & Coffee, 11am-2pm, free, 360-647-1747. (pg. 7)

Yoga for Depression with Abby Staten, Blaine Library, 11am-noon, free, 360-305-3637.

Full STEAM Ahead at the FIG, Lightcatcher

Building, 12:30-2:30pm, $10 / $8 / $4.50, 360-778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org. Artist Reception: Serving Sweets, Good Earth Pottery, 1-4pm, free, www.goodearthpots.com , 360-671-3998 or theteam@goodearthpots.com. (pg. 11)

Meet the Artist: Painter Nancy Grigsby,

Artwood Gallery, 1-4pm, free, 360-647-1628, artwood@qwestoffice.net. (pg. 11) Ludefisk Dinner, Windows on the Bay, 4-6pm, $25. (pg. 12)

6th Annual Gala & Auction Event for Animals as Natural Therapy, Bellingham Golf &

Country Club, 5-9pm, $85 individual / $610 table of 8, office@animalsasnaturaltherapy.org , www.AnimalsAsNaturalTherapy.org or 360-671-3509. (pg. 5) My Circus Valentine, The Cirque Lab, 6pm & 9pm, $10-$20, mycircusvalentine@gmail.com. (pg. 29) P.S. I Love You! Studio UFO, 6-9pm 360-3196115 or www.studio-ufo.net. (pg. 11)

Hearts, Wine, and Chocolate Kids Benefit,

Bellewood Acres, 6:30-9:30pm, $30, 360-3187720, www.bellewoodfarms.com. (pg. 5) A Musical Evening, Bellingham VFW Post 1585, 7-9pm, $5, lovethatbling2@yahoo.com or 360-510-7716. (pg. 25)

Backstage @ the Border: Bauman & Vogt and The Sweet Goodbyes, Christ Episcopal Church (Blaine), 7-9pm, $7 donation at the door, 360927-9085, info@backstageattheborder.com or www.backstageattheborder.com.

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CALENDAR

FEBRUARY 2016 “Baby: The Musical,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 7:30pm, $8-$14, 360-733-1811. (pg. 4) “Calendar Girls,” Anacortes Community Theatre, 7:30pm. (pg. 4) MBT Winter Rep: “The Nerd,” Mount Baker Theatre’s Walton Theatre, 7:30pm, $25 (+ applicable fees), 360-734-6080. (pg. 3) Swing Dance, Bellingham Dance Company, 8-10:30pm, $5, 360-224-4082, mary@bellinghamdancecompany.com or www.bellinghamdancecompany.com. Tango by the Bay Milonga, Squalicum Yacht Club, 8-10:30pm, $7 general / $5 members and students, bhamusabda@aol.com , 360734-5676 or www.bellinghamusadance.com.

SUNDAY 2/14/2016 “Rhapsody” / “The Two Pigeons” (Royal

Opera House Ballet), Limelight Cinema, 11am-2:15pm, $20, 360-738-0735, info@pickfordfilmcenter.org. Waltz Brunch, Bellingham Dance Company, 11am-1pm, $10 general / $8 students, seniors, and military, 360-224-4028, mary@bellinghamdancecompany.com or www.bellinghamdancecompany.com. (pg. 30) Bottling Party, BelleWood Farms, 1pm, free / call for reservations, info@bellewoodfarms.com , 360-318-7720 or www,bellewoodfarms.com. Historic House Tour, Pickett House, 1-4pm, by donation. (pg. 28) “Turandot” (Met Live), Lincoln Theatre, 1pm, $23 general / $19 seniors /$16 students / $2 off members, tobie@lincolntheatre.org , 360-336-8955 or www.lincolntheatre.org. “Baby: The Musical,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 2pm, $8-$14, 360-733-1811 or info@bellinghamtheatreguild.com. Sunday Chess in Bellingham, Barkley Haggen Market Street Cafe, 2-6pm, free, 360-6762260, info@oysteryachting.com or www.meetup.com/BellinghamChess.

“The Evolution of ‘I Do’” with Ray Kamada and the Protea String Quartet, Whatcom

Museum Old City Hall Rotunda Room, 2-3pm, free with admission / members free, 360-7788930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org. (pg. 25) MBT Winter Rep: “The Nerd,” Mount Baker Theatre’s Walton Theatre, 3pm, $25 (+ applicable fees), 360-734-6080, www.mountbakertheatre.com. (pg. 3) NookChat: Community Storytelling, Everson Library, 3-5pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wlcs.org. (pg. 28) Bellingham Laughter Club, Terra Organica in the Bellingham Public Market, 4-5pm, free, 360-734-4989, therapeuticstudio@msn.com or www.worldlaughtertour.com. (pg. 31)

Sunday Jazz on the Bay: Sonja Lee Quartet, Hotel Bellwether, 4:30-7:30pm, no cover, 360-392-3100, ranenogales@msn.com.

“Woman of Tokyo” (with live score from Wayne Horvitz), Pickford Film Center, 5pm, $10.75, info@pickfordfilmcenter.org or 360-738-0735.

Dances of Universal Peace in Mount Vernon,

Skagit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 6-8pm, by donation, jstplnfolk@gmail.com or 360-629-9190. (pg. 25) My Circus Valentine, The Cirque Lab, 6pm & 9pm. (pg. 29) “Baby: The Musical,” Bellingham Theatre Guild, 7:30pm, $8-$14, 360-733-1811.

MONDAY 2/15/2016 President’s Day Bingo at Blaine Senior Center, Blaine Senior Center, 12:30-3pm, $15, 360-332-8040, blaineseniorcenter@gmail.com or www.blaineseniorcenter.com. (pg. 5) Bite of Blaine Food Fest, Semiahmoo Resort, 6-8pm, $25, vic@cityofblaine.com , 360-3326484 or www.blainechamber.com. (pg. 12) Lovin’ to Sing About Love!, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 7-8:15pm, $10 suggested donation, info@bellinghamsings.org , 360-6761024 or www.bellinghamsings.org. (pg. 12)

Mt. Baker Rock & Gem Club Monthly Meeting, Bloedel Donovan Community Center, 7pm, free, www.mtbakerrockclub.org or 360-734-3994.

Whatcom READS! Book Discussion: “A Tale for the Time Being” by Ruth Ozeki, Ferndale Library, 7:30-9:30pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wlcs.org. (pg. 7)

TUESDAY 2/16/2016 County-Wide Baking Contest, Ten Mile

Little Sprouts Learning at the FIG (preschool

age with caregivers), Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building, 10:30-11:15am, $10 / $8 / $4.50, 360-778-8930 or www.whatcommuseum.org. Chair Yoga, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 11am-noon, free will offering, 206-790-4862. Newcomers Club, Bellingham Golf & Country Club, noon-2pm, $16 / luncheon and speaker / call to reserve, 360-354-4662, information@whatcomnewcomers.org or www.WhatcomNewcomers.org.

World Issues Forum: “Sonic Jihad: Muslim Hip Hop in the Age of Mass Incarceration,”

Fairhaven College Auditorium, noon-1:30pm, free, shirley.osterhaus@wwu.edu , 360-6502309 or www.fairhaven.wwu.edu/issues. Ukulele Fun, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1-2pm. (pg. 23) One-on-One Tech Coaching, Bellingham Public Library, 2-4pm, free, 360-778-7210 or dbrewer@cob.org. Garden Design, Blaine Library, 4-6pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org. Healing Hour, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 5:30pm, $5, 360-647-7134, admin@simplyspiritcenter.com or www.simplyspiritcenter.com. Western Line Dancing Novice Class (6 weeks) begins, Ten Mile Grange, 5:45-6:30pm. (pg. 30) Safety Refresher Course, BMAG, 6-8pm, free to members, 360-201-0236, info@BellinghamMetalArtsGuild.org or www.BellinghamMetalArtsGuild.org.

Reverse Applique Headband Workshop,

Ragfinery, 6:30-8:30pm, $22, 360-738-6977, hello@ragfinery.com or www.ragfinery.com.

Grange, entnries due 10am-noon, free, 360-303-3766, dih1934@q.com. (pg. 29) Gentle Yoga Classes, Joani Glasser, 10:30am11:45am, 360-656-6699 or www.yogawithjoani.com. (pg. 6)

Western Line Dancing Beginners One Class,

Tuesday Night Jazz: Christian Casolary Trio,

general / members free, 206-612-5967, julianmacdonough@hotmail.com or www.wjmac.org. (pg. 22) Learn to Think on Your Feet (all levels, no experience necessary), Improv Playworks, 7-9pm, free, 360-756-0756. Scottish Country Dance Class, Fairhaven Public Library, 7-9:30pm. (pg. 30) MBT Winter Rep: “The Nerd,” Mount Baker Theatre’s Walton Theatre, 7:30pm, $25 (+ applicable fees), 360-734-6080, www.mountbakertheatre.com. (pg. 3)

Hotel Bellwether, 5-8pm, no cover, 360-3923100, ranenogales@msn.com.

Massage Connection CE Presentation: “Manual Therapy for the Abdomen and Pelvis” with Marty Ryan, Garden Street

Methodist Church, 5:45-9pm, admission cost at www.NCmassageconnection.org.

Bellingham Evening Toastmasters Club,

Festival Square Condominium Clubhouse, 7-8:30pm. (pg. 11) Weekly International Folk Dancing, Bayview Civic Hall, 7-9:30pm, 1st session free / $3 after, 360-766-6866, safdancers@hotmail.com. ( 30)

WEDNESDAY 2/17/2016 Open Studio Painting, Trish Harding School of Art at Studio UFO, 10am-3pm, $185 for 4 sessions or $55 per day, 360-319-6115 or www.studio-ufo.net.

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Ten Mile Grange, 6:30-7:30pm. (pg. 30)

BUG @ Roeder, Roeder Home, 7-8:30pm, donation requested. (pg. 25)

Kevin Woods Trio, The Majestic, 7-9pm, $10

THURSDAY 2/18/2016 Open Studio Painting, Trish Harding School of

Art at Studio UFO, 10am-3pm, 360-319-6115 or www.studio-ufo.net. Gentle Yoga Classes, Joani Glasser, 10:30am11:45am, 360-656-6699. (pg. 6)

CALENDAR

FEBRUARY 2016 Brown Bag: “Get Started Writing Your Memoir” with Sara Geballe, Whatcom

Museum Old City Hall Rotunda Room, 12:30-1:30pm, $3 suggested donation / members free, info@whatcommuseum.org , 360-778-8930 or www.whatcommuseum.org. Make It: Bubble Collage, Bellingham Public Library, 4-5:30pm, free, jjohnson@cob.org , 360778-7217 or www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org. Meditation Hour, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 5:30-6:30pm (drop in quietly), $5, admin@simplyspiritcenter.com , 360-6477134 or www.simplyspiritcenter.com. Advance Care Planning, St. Luke’s Health Education Center, 6-8pm, free, 360-788-6526, www.whatcomalliance.org/end-of-life-care or waha.acp@hinet.org.

“When Harry Met Sally” Dinner and Movie Event, Pickford Film Center, 6-8pm, 360-7380735, info@pickfordfilmcenter.org.

Bellingham Parks & Rec Travelogue Series: “Exploring the Mountains and Coast of The Beara Peninsula, Co. Cork, Ireland” with Carol Kilgore, Whatcom Museum Old City

Hall Rotunda Room, 7-9pm, $3 suggested donation / members free, 360-778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org. BHRFF: “Groundswell Rising,” Pickford Film Center, 7pm & 9pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm.

Valley Voices Acappella Chorus Open Enrollment for 2016, Ten Mile Grange, 7-9pm. (pg. 23)

Balkan Folk Dancing, Fairhaven Library, 7:15-10pm. (pg. 30)

MBT Winter Rep: “The Nerd,” Mount Baker

Theatre’s Walton Theatre, 7:30pm, $25 (+ applicable fees), 360-734-6080, www.mountbakertheatre.com. (pg. 3) “The Odd Couple: Female Version,” The Claire Theatre, 7:30pm, $12 general / $10 seniors and students / $8 kids 3-9, 360-354-4425 or www.clairevgtheatre.com. (pg. 4)

FRIDAY 2/19/2016 Wild Things (nature class for adults and kids),

Dance Class for Movement and Neurological Disorders, Ballet Bellingham, 10-11am, free, 360-510-4711. (pg. 30)

Little Sprouts Learning at the FIG (preschool

age with caregivers), Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building, 10:30-11:15am, $10 / $8 / $4.50, 360-778-8930 or www.whatcommuseum.org. Microsoft Word: Basic & Intermediate, Blaine Library, 10:30am-3:30pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wcls.org. Barkley Toasters, Dorothy Haggen Building, noon-1pm. (pg. 11) Valley Writers (adults), South Whatcom Library, 1-3pm. (pg. 7) BHRFF: “El Canto del Colibri,” WCC Syre Center, Room 105, 2-3pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. (pg. 32)

Bellingham Music Club 2016 High School Competition: Instrumental, Trinity Lutheran

Church, 5-8pm, mghaines3@gmail.com , 360676-1344 or www.bellinghammusicclub.org.

Western Line Dancing Beginners Two and Intermediate Classes, Ten Mile Grange, 6:30-8:30pm. (pg. 30)

Benefit Swing Dance, Bellingham Senior

Activities Center, 7-8:45pm, by donation, 360-676-5750, markelly@oz.net or www.jazzproject.org. (pg. 25) BHRFF: “Food Chains,” Fairhaven College Auditorium, Room 300, 7pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. (pg. 32) MBT Winter Rep: “The Nerd,” Mount Baker Theatre’s Walton Theatre, 7:30pm, $25 (+ applicable fees), 360-734-6080, www.mountbakertheatre.com. (pg. 3)

Sandford Hill Piano Series: Anderson and Roe,

WWU PAC Concert Hall, 7:30pm, $32, 360-650-7640, Heather.Dalberg@wwu.edu or www.wwu.edu/sanfordhill/anderson&roe.shtml. (pg. 27) “The Odd Couple: Female Version,” The Claire Theatre, 7:30pm. (pg. 4) Friday Night Dance Party (swing, Latin, ballroom), Bellingham Dance Company, 8-10pm, $5, 360-224-4028, mary@bellinghamdancecompany.com or www.bellinghamdancecompany.com. Rabbit Wilde, Lincoln Theatre, 8pm, $20 general / $15 students, 360-336-8955, tobie@ lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org. (pg. 27)

SATURDAY 2/20/2016 Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser, Ferndale Senior Activity Center, 8-11am, $6 adults / $3 kids / free 3 and under, manager.fsac@gmail.com or 360-384-6244. (pg. 5)

Pancake Breakfast, Blaine Senior Center,

8-11am, $6 adults / $4 kids, 360-332-8040, www.blaineseniorcenter.com. (pg. 5) VFW Fundraising Breakfast, VFW Hall, Lynden, 8-11am, $6, vfwpost9301@gmail.com or 360-201-4256. (pg. 5)

Free Adult Acting Class: Performances,

Anacortes Community Theatre, 10am-1pm, free, Nello@freeadultactingclass.com , 360840-0089 or www.freeadultactingclass.com. Garden Design, Blaine Library, 10am-noon, free, 360-305-3637, www.wcls.org.

“Intensive” Beginning Jewelry Metalsmithing (2 days) begins, BMAG, 10am-5pm, $185 +

$10 kit fee, 360-201-0236 or www.BellinghamMetalArtsGuild.org. NSC Saturday Coffee, Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 10am. (pg. 31) Learn to Think on Your Feet for Kids (all levels, no experience necessary), Improv Playworks, 10:30am-noon, free, 360-756-0756, sheila@improvplayworks.com or www.improvplayworks.com. Pet CPR and First Aid Class, Whatcom Humane Society, 11am-3pm, $30-$40, 360-733-2080, outreach@whatcomhumane.org or www.whatcomhumane.org. (pg. 12)

BHRFF: “Fixed: The Science Fiction of Human Enhancement,” Pickford Film Center, noon, free,

www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. (pg. 32) Full STEAM Ahead at the FIG, Lightcatcher Building, 12:30-2:30pm, $10 / $8 / $4.50, 360-778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org. Crafternoon, Ragfinery, 1-4:30pm, free, 360-738-6977, hello@ragfinery.com or www.ragfinery.com. BHRFF: “Groundswell Rising,” Pickford Film Center, 1:30pm, free. (pg. 32) “The Odd Couple: Female Version,” The Claire Theatre, 2pm. (pg. 4) BHRFF: “Food Chains,” Deming Public Library, 3pm, free. (pg. 32) MBT Winter Rep: “The Nerd,” Mount Baker Theatre’s Walton Theatre, 3 & 7:30pm, $25 (+ applicable fees), 360-734-6080, www.mountbakertheatre.com. (pg. 3)

Writing to Navigate Your Life: An Introduction to Journaling, Everson Library, 3-4pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wlcs.org.

BHRFF: “3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets,” Fairhaven College Auditorium, Room 300, 7pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. BHRFF: “Princess Angeline,” Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, 7pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm.

Poetry Reading: “Noisy Water: Poetry from Whatcom County,” Lummi Island Library,

7:30-9pm, free, othermindpress@gmail.com or www.othermindpress.wordpress.com/noisy-water. Country Dance (two-step, waltz, swing), Bellingham Dance Company, 8-10:30pm, $5, mary@bellinghamdancecompany.com , 360-2244082 or www.bellinghamdancecompany.com. Fritz & the Freeloaders (acoustic pop, rock, alt-country), Honey Moon Mead & Cider, 8pm, free, info@honeymoonmeads.com , 360-7340728 or www.honeymoonmeads.com.

SUNDAY 2/21/2016 Lookout Mountain Forest Preserve Hike, 9am, free, 708-302-9177, mikesdavis@outlook.com.

Entertainment News Northwest ~ February 2016

360.599.6827

CALENDAR

FEBRUARY 2016 Skagit Wedding Show, Swinomish Casino &

Lodge, 11am-4pm, $8-$10, 360-428-5972, info@cceventplanning.com or www.skagitweddingshow.com. (pg. 31) BHRFF: “The Hand That Feeds,” Fairhaven College Auditorium, Room 300, 12:30pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. (pg. 32) Sunday Chess in Bellingham, Barkley Haggen Market Street Cafe, 2-6pm, free, 360-6762260, info@oysteryachting.com or www.meetup.com/BellinghamChess. “The Odd Couple: Female Version,” The Claire Theatre, 2pm. (pg. 4) BHRFF: “Tashi and the Monk,” Fairhaven College Auditorium, Room 300, 2:30pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. (pg. 32) MBT Winter Rep: “The Nerd,” Mount Baker Theatre’s Walton Theatre, 3pm, $25 (+ applicable fees), 360-734-6080, www.mountbakertheatre.com. (pg. 3) Mockingbird (a cappella trio) with special guest Dan Maher, Deming Library, 3-5pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wlcs.org.

Silent Film Series with Live Organist Dennis James: The Long-Lost Sherlock, Mount Baker

Theatre, 3pm, $22.50 / $15 / $10, 360-7346080, www.mountbakertheatre.com. Interfaith Choir Fest, First Congregational Church, 3:30-5pm, free, 360-734-3983, info@interfaith-coalition.org or www.interfaith-coalition.org. (pg. 27) BHRFF: “Overpass Light Brigade,” Fairhaven College Auditorium, Room 300, 3:35pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. BHRFF: “India’s Daughter,” Fairhaven College Auditorium, Room 300, 3:45pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. (pg. 32)

Sunday Jazz on the Bay: Rane Nogales Trio,

Hotel Bellwether, 4:30-7:30pm, no cover, 360-392-3100, ranenogales@msn.com. Techno Contra, Fairhaven Library (most likely), 6:30-10pm, $8-$10 general / $6 students, 360-676-1554, dance@januscom.com or www.bellinghamcountrydance.org. See pages 30-31. BHRFF: “Who Is Dayani Crystal?,” Fairhaven College Auditorium, Room 300, 7pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm.

MONDAY 2/22/2016 Ancestry & Genealogy Group, Ferndale Library,

1-2:30pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wlcs.org. (pg. 28) BHRFF: “The True Cost,” Squalicum High School Forum, 2:30pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. (pg. 32) BHRFF: “Language Healers,” Vista Middle School, 6:30pm, free. (pg. 32) BHRFF: “Dirty Gold War,” Fairhaven College Auditorium, Room 300, 7pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm.

TUESDAY 2/23/2016 Gentle Yoga Classes, Joani Glasser, 10:30am-

11:45am, 360-656-6699 or www.yogawithjoani.com. (pg. 6) BHRFF: “Honor Totem,” BTC Settlemeyer Hall, 11am, free. (pg. 32)

BHRFF: “Dirty Gold War,” WCC Syre Student

Ctr., Room 105, 4:15pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. Tuesday Night Jazz: Steve Rudy Trio, Hotel Bellwether, 5-8pm, no cover, 360-392-3100, ranenogales@msn.com.

Healing Hour, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 5:30pm, $5, 360-647-7134 or www.simplyspiritcenter.com.

Intro to Bluegrass Jamming Workshop with Marcel Ardans (general chord knowledge

Festival Square Condominium Clubhouse, 7-8:30pm. (pg. 11) BHRFF: “Kickflips Over Occupation,” Fairhaven College Auditorium, Room 300, 7pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm.

recommended), Hatch, 6-7:30pm, $10 suggested donation, 360-739-7027, bellinghamfolkfestival@gmail.com or www.bellinghamfolkschool.com. Upcycle 101 Class, Ragfinery, 6:30-8:30pm, $22, 360-738-6977, hello@ragfinery.com or www.ragfinery.com.

North Cascades Audubon Society: “From the Andes to Antarctica: Exploring the Scotia Arc” with Lynne Givler and Keith Carpenter,

BHRFF: “Silent River,” Fairhaven College

Bellingham Evening Toastmasters Club,

Whatcom Museum Old City Hall Rotunda Room, 7-9pm, $3 suggested donation / museum & NCAS members free, 360-7788930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org. Weekly International Folk Dancing, Bayview Civic Hall, 7-9:30pm, 1st session free / $3 after, 360-766-6866, safdancers@hotmail.com. (30)

BHRFF: “In the Image: Palestinian Women Capture the Occupation,” Fairhaven College

Auditorium, Room 300, 7:30pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. (pg. 32) WWU Choir Winter Concert, WWU PAC Concert Hall, 8pm, free, 360-650-7640, www.cfpa.wwu.edu/event/concert-choir-1 or Heather.Dalberg@wwu.edu. (pg. 27)

WEDNESDAY 2/24/2016 Open Studio Painting, Trish Harding School of

Art at Studio UFO, 10am-3pm, $185 for 4 sessions or $55 per day, 360-319-6115. Little Sprouts Learning at the FIG (preschool age with caregivers), Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building, 10:30-11:15am, $10 / $8 / $4.50, info@whatcommuseum.org , 360778-8930 or www.whatcommuseum.org. Chair Yoga, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 11am-noon, free will offering, 206-790-4862, yogaheartspace0@gmail.com. Bellingham City Club, Northwood Hall, noon-1:30pm, $13 members/$18 nonmembers in advance; $15/$20 at the door, info@bellinghamcityclub.org or www.bellinghamcityclub.org. (pg. 11)

World Issues Forum: “Carceral Interstice: Between Prison and Home” with Rashad Shabazz, Fairhaven College Auditorium,

noon-1:30pm, free, 360-650-2309, shirley.osterhaus@wwu.edu or www.fairhaven.wwu.edu/issues. Ukulele Fun, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1-2pm. (pg. 23) BHRFF: “The Hand That Feeds,” BTC Settlemeyer Hall, Room 300, 2pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. One-on-One Tech Coaching, Bellingham Public Library, 2-4pm, free, 360-778-7210 or dbrewer@cob.org.

Western Line Dancing Beginners One Class, Ten Mile Grange, 6:30-7:30pm. (pg. 30)

Auditorium Room 300, 7-7:30pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. (pg. 32)

Book Discussion: “Gilbraltar, Rock of My Heart” with Johannas Lisiecki, Sumas Library, 7-8pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wlcs.org.

Miles Black Octet, The Majestic, 7-9pm, $10

general / members free, 206-612-5967, julianmacdonough@hotmail.com or www.wjmac.org. (pg. 22) Scottish Country Dance Class, Fairhaven Public Library, 7-9:30pm. (pg. 30) MBT Winter Rep: “The Nerd,” Mount Baker Theatre’s Walton Theatre, 7:30pm, $25 (+ applicable fees), 360-734-6080, www.mountbakertheatre.com. (pg. 3) BHRFF: “Nuclear Savage,” Fairhaven College Auditorium, Room 300, 7:45-8:45pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm.

THURSDAY 2/25/2016 Open Studio Painting, Trish Harding School of Art at Studio UFO, 10am-3pm, $185 for 4 sessions or $55 per day, 360-319-6115 or www.studio-ufo.net. Gentle Yoga Classes, Joani Glasser, 10:30am11:45am, 360-656-6699 or www.yogawithjoani.com. (pg. 6)

Lynden Emeritus Forum: “Mt. Baker Eruptions and Glaciation” with Dr. Don Easterbrook,

Bryce Park Retirement Community Center, 10:30am-noon, free / donations encouraged, emeritus.forum@gmail.com or www.emeritusforum.weebly.com. BHRFF: “El Canto del Colibri,” BTC Settlemeyer Hall, 11am, free. (pg. 32) BHRFF: “Honor Totem,” Northwest Indian College Log Building, 1-2pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. (pg. 32)

Gluten Free 101: Dealing with Gluten Intolerance, Blaine Library, 4-6pm, free, 360-305-3637, www.wlcs.org.

BHRFF: “We Are All Related Here,” WWU

Academic West Bldg. Rm. 210, 4:30pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm.

Elder Care: Support Options with Dementia Trainer Debbie Gann, Skagit Valley Hospital

Cascade Room, 5:30-8pm, free, 360-814-2424, healthquest@skagitvalleyhospital.org or www.skagitregionalhealth.org.

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CALENDAR

FEBRUARY 2016 BHRFF: “We Are All Related Here,” Northwest

Indian College Log Building, 2:30-3:30pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. (pg. 32) BHRFF: “The True Cost,” WCC Syre Student Ctr., Rm. 105, 4:15-5:45pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. Meditation Hour, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 5:30-6:30pm (drop in quietly), $5, admin@simplyspiritcenter.com , 360-6477134 or www.simplyspiritcenter.com.

Exploring Clay: Introduction to Handbuild Ceramics (4 Thursdays) begins, Roe Studio,

6-9pm, $179, 360-393-5458, bakercreekceramics@gmail.com or www.bakercreekceramics.com. BHRFF: “Language Healers,” Northwest Indian College Log Building, 6:30pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. (pg. 32) “As You Like It” (NT Live), Lincoln Theatre, 7pm, $16 general / $14 seniors / $12 students and children / $2 off members, 360-336-8955, www.lincolntheatre.org. (pg. 4) BHRFF: “Doctrine of Discovery,” Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 7-8pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. (pg. 32) BHRFF: “Paper Tigers,” Sehome High School Little Theatre, 7-8:45pm, free. (pg. 32) BHRFF: “The Hunting Ground,” WWU Academic West Bldg., Rm. 204, 7-8:45pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. (pg. 32)

Valley Voices Acappella Chorus Open Enrollment for 2016, Ten Mile Grange, 7-9pm. (pg. 23)

Balkan Folk Dancing, Fairhaven Library, 7:15-10pm. (pg. 30)

BHRFF: “Honor Totem,” Northwest Indian

College Log Building, 7:30-8:30pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. (pg. 32) MBT Winter Rep: “The Nerd,” Mount Baker Theatre’s Walton Theatre, 7:30pm, $25 (+ applicable fees), 360-734-6080, www.mountbakertheatre.com. (pg. 3)

“The Odd Couple: Female Version,” The Claire Theatre, 7:30pm. (pg. 4)

WWU Wind Symphony Winter Concert,

WWU PAC Concert Hall, 7:30pm, free, www.cfpa.wwu.edu/event/wind-symphony-2 or 360-650-7640. (pg. 27)

FRIDAY 2/26/2016 Wild Things (nature class for adults and kids), Interurban Trail, 9:30-11am, $5 suggested donation, info@wildwhatcom.org , 360-3893414 or www.wildwhatcom.org/wild-things. (pg. 29) Coloring for Grownups, Bellingham Public Library, 10am-5pm, free, 360-778-7217, www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org.

Dance Class for Movement and Neurological Disorders, Ballet Bellingham, 10-11am, free,

www.kuntzandco.org/dance-class, 360-5104711 or kuntzpam@gmail.com. (pg. 30) Little Sprouts Learning at the FIG (preschool age with caregivers), Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building, 10:30-11:15am, $10 / $8 / $4.50, info@whatcommuseum.org , 360-778-8930 or www.whatcommuseum.org.

BHRFF: “Homeless in Bellingham: Cold, Dirty, Scary,” BTC Settlemeyer Hall, 11-11:30am, free. (pg. 32)

Elevation/Recreation Northwest EXPO, Depot

Market Square, 4-8pm, free, 360-739-8458, www.recreationnorthwest.org/events/elevation.

Western Line Dancing Beginners Two and Intermediate Classes, Ten Mile Grange, 6:30-8:30pm. (pg. 30)

WHS Wine Social & Win an Instant Wine Cellar, Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 6:30pm,

$100, events@whatcomhumane.org , 360-7332080 or www.whatcomhumane.org/events. (5) BHRFF: “Life is Waiting,” Fairhaven College Auditorium, Room 300, 7-8pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. BHRFF: “The True Cost,” Bellingham Public Library, 7pm, free. (pg. 32) GEMS Night Out: Bellingham, WWU, 7-9:45pm, $25 per individual session, 360-650-3308, youth@wwu.edu or www.wwu.edu/ee/youth/ gems/bellingham-nightout.shtml. (pg. 29)

Traditional Irish Singer Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhride, Hatch, 7pm, $10-$20 suggested donation, 360-739-7027, bellingahmfolkfestival@gmail.com.

Whatcom READS!: “Buddhism in Bellingham,” Red Cedar Dharma Hall,

7-8:30pm, free, knbray@cob.org , 360-7787230 or www.whatcomreads.org. (pg. 7) MBT Winter Rep: “The Nerd,” Mount Baker Theatre’s Walton Theatre, 7:30pm, $25 (+ applicable fees), 360-734-6080, www.mountbakertheatre.com. (pg. 3) “The Odd Couple: Female Version,” The Claire Theatre, 7:30pm. (pg. 4) Friday Night Dance Party (swing, Latin, ballroom), Bellingham Dance Company, 8-10pm, $5, 360-224-4028, mary@bellinghamdancecompany.com or www.bellinghamdancecompany.com. Gino Vannelli, Skagit Valley Casino Resort Pacific Showroom, 8pm, $50 / $55, 877-275-2448, www.theskagit.com. (pg. 27)

SATURDAY 2/27/2016 WWU 13th Annual Children’s Literature Conference, WWU PAC Concert Hall,

8am-3:30pm, registration required, 360-6503227, Nancy.Johnson@wwu.edu or www.wwuclc.com. (pg. 7) North Lake Whatcom Hike, 8:30am, free, 360-770-2926, eric@bigrockexcursions.com.

Gluten Free 101: Dealing with Gluten Intolerance, Blaine Library, 10am-noon, free, 360-305-3637, www.wlcs.org.

Handbuilt Planters for Spring and Beyond, Roe Studio, 10am-1pm, $45, 360-393-5458, bakercreekceramics@gmail.com or www.bakercreekceramics.com.

“Intensive” Intermediate Jewelry Metalsmithing (2 days) begins, BMAG, 10am5pm, $185 + $20 kit fee, 360-201-0236 or www.BellinghamMetalArtsGuild.org. NSC Saturday Coffee, Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 10am. (pg. 31) Sumas Writers Group, Sumas Library, 10-11am, free, 360-305-3600, www.wlcs.org. Behind the Scenes @ BPL Tour, SkillShare at Bellingham Central Library, 10:30-noon, free, 360-778-7217, jjohnson@cob.org or www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org. Mindport’s Correspondence Club (create “snail mail” cards and envelopes; rediscover the art of collage), Mindport Exhibits, 10:30am-12:30pm, $2, 360-647-5614, pubilcity@mindport.org or www.mindport.org. “Chimes at Midnight,” Pickford Film Center, 11am-1:15pm, $8.50 adult / $8 child, 360-738-0735, info@pickfordfilmcenter.org or www.janusfilms.com/chimes/index.html.

BHRFF: “Homeless in Bellingham: Cold, Dirty, Scary,” BTC Settlemeyer Hall, noon, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm.

BHRFF: “Groundswell Rising,” Ferndale Public Library, 12:15-1:30pm, free. (pg. 32)

BHRFF: “Princess Angeline,” Deming Public Library, 12:15-1:15pm, free. (pg. 32)

Full STEAM Ahead at the FIG, Lightcatcher

Building, 12:30-2:30pm, $10 / $8 / $4.50, 360-778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org. BHRFF: “Language Healers,” Fairhaven College Auditorium, Room 300, 12:45-1:30pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. (pg. 32)

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CALENDAR

FEBRUARY 2016 BHRFF: “Food Chains,” Ferndale Public Library, 1:45pm, free. (pg. 32)

BHRFF: “Honor Totem,” Deming Public Library, 1:45pm, free. (pg. 32)

Press Here: Spring into Health with Acupressure with Maureen Kelly, Lynden Library, 2-3pm, free, 360-305-3600, www.wlcs.org.

MONDAY 2/29/2016 Flute Studio Recital, WWU PAC Concert Hall,

7:30-9:30pm, free, Lisa.McCarthy@wwu.edu , www.cfpa.wwu.edu/event/flute-studio-recital-0 or 360-650-3749. (pg. 28)

TUESDAY 3/1/2016

“The Odd Couple: Female Version,” The Claire

Gentle Yoga Classes, Joani Glasser, 10:30am-

“Young Wings” (demonstrates the calming presence of pigeons/all ages/interact with live pigeons), Sumas Library, 2-3:30pm, free,

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

Theatre, 2pm. (pg. 4)

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MBT Winter Rep: “The Nerd,” Mount Baker

Theatre’s Walton Theatre, 3 & 7:30pm, $25 (+ applicable fees), 360-734-6080, www.mountbakertheatre.com. (pg. 3) BHRFF: “Doctrine of Discovery,” Fairhaven College Auditorium, Room 300, 3:15pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. (pg. 32) BHRFF: “We Are All Related Here,” Deming Public Library, 3:15pm, free. (pg. 32)

BHRFF: “In the Image: Palestinian Women Capture the Occupation,” Ferndale Public

Library, 3:45-4:45pm, free, www.bhrff.webs.com/2016festivalschedule.htm. BHRFF: “The True Cost,” Fairhaven College Auditorium, 7pm, free. (pg. 32)

Bayshore Symphony Chinese New Year Concert, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 7:30-

9:30pm, $15 suggested donation, 360-7247300, director@bayshoremusicproject.com or www.bayshoremusicproject.com. (pg. 27)

Liederabend: Western Singers in Concert,

WWU PAC Concert Hall, 7:30pm, free, 360-650-7640, Heather.Dalberg@wwu.edu or www.cfpa.wwu.edu/event/liederabendwestern-singers-concert-2. (pg. 27) Gino Vannelli, Skagit Valley Casino Resort Pacific Showroom, 8pm. (pg. 27) WC Swing and Blues Party, Bellingham Dance Company, 8-10pm, $5, 360-224-4028 or www.bellinghamdancecompany.com.

11:45am, 360-656-6699. (pg. 6)

Shop, 6-8pm, $395 plus materials, 360-393-7577, dolesejt@msn.com or www.TerraFirmaDesignNW.com. (pg. 31)

Bellingham Evening Toastmasters Club,

Festival Square Condominium Clubhouse, 7-8:30pm, free, 360-756-0217, contact-4470@toastmastersclubs.org or www.4470.toastmastersclubs.org. (pg. 11) Weekly International Folk Dancing, Bayview Civic Hall, 7-9:30pm, 1st session free / $3 thereafter, safdancers@hotmail.com or 360-766-6866. (pg. 30)

WEDNESDAY 3/2/2016 Free Adult Acting Class: Performances,

Anacortes Community Theatre, 10am-1pm, free, Nello@freeadultactingclass.com , 360840-0089 or www.freeadultactingclass.com.

Lynden Emeritus Forum: “Survey of Big Band Music from Its Roots in 1920s Jazz through the Swing Era and Beyond” with Steve Herrick, Lynden High School Band Room, 10:30am-noon, free / donations encouraged, emeritus.forum@gmail.com or www.emeritusforum.weebly.com.

BMC Student Instrumental and String Awards, Trinity Lutheran Church, 10:30-11:30am, free, 360-306-8580, rsnyhowl@q.com or www.bellinghammusicclub.org. (pg. 28) Chair Yoga, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 11am-noon, free will offering, 206-790-4862, yogaheartspace0@gmail.com. Ukulele Fun, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1-2pm, free will donation, 206-790-4962, yogaheartspace0@gmail.com. (pg. 23)

Elder Care: Support Options with Dementia Trainer Debbie Gann, Skagit Valley Hospital

Cascade Room, 5:30-8pm, free, 360-814-2424, healthquest@skagitvalleyhospital.org or www.skagitregionalhealth.org. Healing Hour, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 5:30pm, $5, 360-647-7134 or www.simplyspiritcenter.com. Scottish Country Dance Class, Fairhaven Public Library, 7-9:30pm. (pg. 30)

THURSDAY 3/3/2016 Gentle Yoga Classes, Joani Glasser, 10:30am11:45am, 360-656-6699. (pg. 6)

Meditation Hour, Simply Spirit Reading &

Healing Center, 5:30-6:30pm (drop in quietly), $5, admin@simplyspiritcenter.com , 360-6477134 or www.simplyspiritcenter.com. ReSet for Excellence Workshop (move past your obstacles; 4 days) begins, The Firs, 7pm, $595, 360-734-2507, admin@excellencenw.org or www.excellencenw.org/shop/core-series/reset-for-excellence.

Valley Voices Acappella Chorus Open Enrollment for 2016, Ten Mile Grange, 7-9pm, $10 monthly, valleyvoicesr4u@gmail.com , 360296-4374 or www.valleyvoices.weebly.com. (pg. 23)

SUNDAY 2/28/2016 The Realities of Advanced Medical Interventions, United Church of Ferndale, 12:30-2:30pm. (pg. 6)

Sunday Chess in Bellingham, Barkley Haggen

Market Street Cafe, 2-6pm, free, 360-6762260, info@oysteryachting.com or www.meetup.com/BellinghamChess. “The Odd Couple: Female Version,” The Claire Theatre, 2pm. (pg. 4)

Bayshore Symphony Chinese New Year Concert, Central Lutheran Church, 3-5pm. (27) MBT Winter Rep: “The Nerd,” Mount Baker

Theatre’s Walton Theatre, 3pm, $25 (+ applicable fees), 360-734-6080. (pg. 3) The Art of Jazz: Zoo Patrol, Mount Baker Theatre Encore Room, 4-6:30pm, $16 general / $10 students / Jazz Project members free, 360650-1066, jsherwoodjazzproject@gmail.com or www.jazzproject.org. The Red Carpet Affair, Pickford Film Center, 4pm, $100 general / $75 PFC members, 360-738-0735, info@pickfordfilmcenter.org or www.pickfordfilmcenter.org/event/the-red-carpet-affair/. (pg. 5-6)

Sunday Jazz on the Bay: Alicia Dauber Quintet, Hotel Bellwether, 4:30-7:30pm, no

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

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A (Recurring) Night at the Majestic: On the Menu: Steamy, Dreamy Jazz by Deborah M. Bernard It’s a Wednesday night in December, somewhere in America. A crowd of jazz music aficionados have gathered, as they often do, in a grand basement, anticipating being part of America’s true art form, a night of improv jazz. And the greats are here: Dr. Lonnie Smith, the Hammond Organ B-3 Legend; Dan Balmer, guitar player and inductee into several jazz halls of fame; Corey Weeds, alto sax extraordinaire; and drummer Julian MacDonough, a professional musician who’s performed on over 70 albums.

WJMAC founder and educator Julian MacDonough and WWU jazz studies director Kevin Woods work with a Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center student. Photo courtesy of Sandy Carter.

The music enthralls from the first note. The crowd of 100 breaks into spontaneous applause. Dr. Smith’s complex keyboard riffs; Dan Balmer’s guitar gently weeps, and then soars; Corey Weeds’ heart-throbbing sax notes, Julian’s brush strokes and cymbals making this set so steamy and dreamy. They are reaching into our souls and mystically resonating with the audience. Wow! As with all improv, this is an unrepeatable performance. Where are we? Chicago? New Orleans? New York? No. We are at The Majestic on North Forest Street in Bellingham. Shows like this have been happening in Bellingham every Wednesday night since October 2014, thanks to the passion—and extremely hard work—of Julian MacDonough, award winning drummer and educator who founded the Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center (WJMAC) in the basement of The Majestic.

MacDonough founded WJMAC “to bring world class jazz music to our little town. Being a professional jazz musician myself, I have a lot of really cool friends who are world class musicians,” MacDonough said. (He performs over 200 times a year.) “And, since Bellingham is strategically located between Seattle and Vancouver, it’s natural that a touring band would drop by.” World-class jazz musicians are eager to perform here because they’ve heard that Bellingham audiences are enthusiastic about jazz, he said. Imagine, they want to come and see us because they’ve heard that we want to see them! A match made in jazz heaven, no? The other half of the WJMAC equation is education. Julian saw the need for area high school students to learn true combo jazz. The Bellingham Youth Jazz Band helps middle schoolers learn jazz basics but, previously, there were no opportunities for these students to learn improvisation and perform in small combos once they reached high school. MacDonough spearheaded the Student Combo Classes. He brings his love of teaching, instructing not only drums, but also jazz combos. This program is now available to all ages! “These kids had zero improvisational skills a year ago October. Within five months they really GOT it,” MacDonough said. “Personality really shines through the music—if you let it.” “The students work with three or four professionals at a time,” he said. When they’re ready, they perform for the public. There’s a student concert every Monday night from 7-9pm. “It’s not a restaurant, it’s not a bar, it’s a focused jazz club. I think Bellingham has been wanting this for a long time, but there just hasn’t been an opportunity, or somebody nutty enough to try to pull this off,” MacDonough laughed. If you love jazz, or if you just LIKE jazz and want to promote this program for our community, you have at least two opportunities a week to make that happen. There are student jazz combos every Monday night, from 7-9pm. Every Wednesday night at 7pm, there are local and regional concerts which are $10-$15. Entertainment News Northwest ~ February 2016

National concerts are from $20-$25. OR you can save money and help this great organization by becoming a member at $25 a month, giving you free access to local concerts and half price on other concerts.

Every Monday night, WJMAC students learn from some of the best jazz musicians in the northwest. These students also have the opportunity to perform concerts throughout the year. Photo courtesy of Leon James.

Here’s what’s happening this month. Feb. 3: NYC guitarist Mark Elf with Michael Glynn on bass; and Greg Williamson on drums. Feb. 10: Ralph Kolin presents: A jazz fan picks the band and material! Josh Cook, tenor sax; Kevin Woods, trumpet; Miles Black, piano; Michael Glynn, bass and Julian MacDonough, drums. Feb. 17: Kevin Woods Trio Feb 24: Miles Black Octet: Steve Kaldestad, tenor sax; Mark Taylor, alto sax; Dave Kiem, trombone; Kevin Woods, trumpet; baritone sax player tba; Miles Black, piano; Michael Glynn, bass; and Julian MacDonough, drums. Come and support your local jazz community while enjoying free parking, no traffic, no cover charge, affordable tickets, and a true jazz ambience. Visit www.wjmac.org for more information.

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Harmony Northwest Chorus –

Harmony Northwest Chorus is looking for women to join its award-winning chorus. You too can experience the exhilaration of performing and singing a cappella music with this lively group of women. Music learning and singing techniques are supported by an experienced music team and a director with over 25 years of experience with Sweet Adelines International. Local community performances and regional competition offer opportunities for us to “strut our stuff.” Rehearsals 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.

Bellingham Blend Gospel Chorus Open Enrollment for 2016 – This

men’s barbershop gospel chorus is accepting new members in 2016 for some great 4-part a capella singing. Rehearsals are weekly in Bellingham, Monday nights at 7pm. Songs include [but are NOT limited to] gospel; Beach Boys; patriotic and, of course, those great “polecat” songs of the original barbershop organization: S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. and “tag singing” until the voice gives out!! Come to the Advent Christian Church located at 2100 Broadway, Bellingham. Small monthly donations are accepted. Info: bassbill1950@yahoo.com , 360-966-4976 or www.bellinghamblend.weebly.com.

WWU Orchestra Winter Concert –

Tribute or appropriation? Parody or homage? Join the WWU Symphony Orchestra for an evening exploring musical representations of the “exotic other,” featuring music from Europe and the United States. Contrast Berlioz’s bombastic Hungarian March from his opera The Damnation of Faust with the homegrown, folk-rooted Dance Suite of Bartok. Closer to home, the early American composer Gottschalk’s virtuosic imitation of antebellum banjo techniques creates a wonderful opportunity for discussion when paired with William Grant Still’s groundbreaking Afro-American Symphony. Join us for the concert on Mon., Feb. 1 at 7:30pm in the WWU PAC Concert Hall. Free admission. More info: 360-650-7640, Heather.Dalberg@wwu.edu or www.cfpa.wwu.edu/event/wwu-orchestra.

BMC Student Piano and Vocal Awards – Winners of the Bellingham

Giorgio Ciompi. In a career that includes many hundreds of concerts and spans five continents, the Ciompi Quartet has developed a reputation for performances of real intelligence and musical sophistication, and for a warm, unified sound that is enhanced by each player’s strong individual voice. Join us for the concert on Fri., Feb. 5 at noon or 7:30pm in the WWU PAC Concert Hall. Free admission. More info: 360-650-7640, Heather.Dalberg@wwu.edu or www.cfpa.wwu.edu/event/ciompi-string-quartet.

Ukulele Fun – Have fun strumming and

Coco Montoya at the Lincoln Theatre – The Rick Epting Foundation for

Music Club’s piano and vocal awards for high school students will perform at 10:30am on Wed., Feb. 3 at Trinity Lutheran Church (119 Texas St.). Admission will be free to the public, with donations accepted to support cash awards to students. Winners are selected by professional adjudicators at annual auditions held each winter. More info: 360-306-8580, rsnyhowl@q.com or www.bellinghammusicclub.org. singing at the Ukulele Fun & Song Circle on Wednesdays (Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24), 1-2pm at the Mount Vernon Senior Center (1401 Cleveland St.). Beginners welcome. Loaner ukes available. Play along or just come to sing with us. Song sheets provided, come and share a song. Admission is free will donation. More info: yogaheartspace0@gmail.com or 206-790-4962.

Valley Voices Acappella Chorus Open Enrollment for 2016 – Weekly

singing for women on Thursdays at 7pm. Did you love Pitch Perfect? Do you devour shows like The Voice? Well, here’s your chance to learn how to sing supported harmony the right way—one week at a time. No need to read music. This 8-year-old barbershop chorus is offering open enrollment for women (and daughters with their mothers). Current ages of singers are 11-79. We meet at Ten Mile Grange (6958 Hannegan Rd., Lynden). Admission is $10 monthly. More info: valleyvoicesr4u@gmail.com , 360296-4374 or valleyvoices.weebly.com.

the Arts team up with the Lincoln Theatre (712 S. 1st St., Mount Vernon) to present blues great Coco Montoya on Fri., Feb. 5 at 7:30pm. Long ago, legendary blues man Albert Collins took a young Coco Montoya aside and told him, “Son, just play what’s in your heart.” That has been Coco’s mantra as he’s toured the world cultivating fans with his intense music and warm personality. A self-taught guitar slinger who plays with an emotional intensity few (continued on page 25)

Ciompi String Quartet – The Ciompi

Quartet was founded at Duke University in 1965 by the renowned Italian violinist

Lache Cercel, Roma Violin Master –

Lache Cercel will be bringing his powerfully beautiful and distinctive violin mastery to the Green Frog Acoustic Tavern (1015 N. State St., Bellingham) on the first Tuesday of the month (Feb. 2), from 7-9pm. It’s an early show, and an invitational jam. If you can play swing, Baltic, Klezmer, or Roma music, come on down and introduce yourself ... or just come and listen. Admission is $5. More info: 360-820-0486, jansongsproductions@gmail.com or www.acoustictavern.com/shows.php. Visit www.ennw.info to view Entertainment News NW on your computer, smartphone or tablet

Sudden Valley Jazz Series Offers Stellar Line-up

Greta Matassa

Harry Allen

by Joanna Nesbit The fifth season of the Sudden Valley Jazz Series is lining up to be a great one with four performances spanning April through November that feature musicians from New York, Cuba, Seattle, and Vancouver. First held as a fundraiser for the Sudden Valley branch of the South Whatcom Library, the series has evolved into a much-loved series for jazz aficionados from Sudden Valley and beyond. “I say this every year, but this year really is the best line-up, and the one I’m looking forward to the most,” says K.C. Sulkin, the series scheduler. “Plus the dance barn is a wonderful place to listen to music, acoustically almost perfect.” Here’s what is coming. Battle of the Tenors Featuring Harry Allen and Cory Weeds (Saturday, April 2) Opening the series, internationallyknown tenor sax player Harry Allen is performing with Vancouver-based tenor sax musician Cory Weeds. Allen has more than 30 recordings to his name and has performed at jazz festivals and clubs worldwide, frequently touring the US, Europe and Asia. Raised in LA, Allen lives in New York City and just happens to be touring in the region, courtesy of Weeds. Perhaps best known for his Vancouver jazz club, The Cellar, Cory Weeds is one of Canada’s most important jazz impresarios with an expressive sound rooted in Jazz tradition. He has recorded ten albums.

Cory Weeds

Jorge Luis Pacheco

Jon-Erik Kellso

Greta Matassa and Her Little Big Band (Saturday, May 21) One of Sudden Valley’s favorite performers and voted best jazz vocalist in the Northwest multiple times, Seattle singer Greta Matassa will be backed by a 13-piece jazz band of Seattle-based musicians led by trombonist Dave Marriott. The band will perform all-new arrangements by Bellingham resident Phil Kelly. This group is the biggest band ever hosted in the series and Matassa’s fourth performance here. Renowned for her versatile sound, Matassa was honored with a lifetime achievement award and inducted into the Earshot Jazz Hall of Fame in 2014. Kelly has more than 40 years under his belt as a composer, and arranger for film, TV, and other media. Jon-Erik Kellso Salutes Satchmo (Saturday, September 24) For the first time, the jazz series will feature Dixieland jazz in a tribute to Louis Armstrong that will have the audience snapping their fingers and getting up to dance. Jon-Erik Kellso grew up in Detroit, now lives in New York City, and has been playing in jazz bands since he was 11. He has performed and recorded with Wynton Entertainment News Northwest ~ February 2016

Marsalis, Leon Redbone, Linda Ronstadt, Bob Wilbur and more. He is joined by Evan Arntzen on reeds, a young clarinetist and sax player from the Vancouver area who relocated to New York City and has performed all over the world. Jorge Pacheco, Direct from Havana, Cuba (Sunday, November 6) Jorge Pacheco is a rising jazz star and a fiery young pianist with “flying hands,” who will give a solo performance for a series finale. A passionate and exciting entertainer, Pacheco has performed around the world, including prominent jazz clubs, theaters, and festivals, giving heartfelt performances with electric energy. This concert may sell out in advance because it’s the first time Pacheco has performed in the Pacific Northwest. Don’t delay on your tickets. All concerts are held at 3pm in the Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Gate 2, 8 Barn View Ct., Bellingham. Seating is limited. Tickets may be purchased individually for $20 or $70 for the whole series at the Sudden Valley Community Association Office (Gate 2), online at www.fswl. org/2016-jazz-series, and Village Books. You can also call K.C. Sulkin at 360-6711709 to reserve tickets to be picked up at the door. Learn more about the festival at www.fswl.org/2016-jazz-series.

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string benders possess, he plays lefthanded and upside down in the style of Albert King and Jimi Hendrix. Proceeds go to benefit the arts. Admission is $18-$35. More info: 360-336-8955 or www.lincolntheatre.org.

Pianist Arthur Greene – WWU Music is

proud to present a masterclass by awardwinning pianist and educator Arthur Greene on Sat., Feb. 6 from 10-11am in the WWU PAC Concert Hall. Greene won Gold Medals at both the 1978 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition and the William Kapell International Piano Competition, and he currently chairs the University of Michigan’s Music Department. Greene will also give a recital on Sun., Feb. 7 at 3pm in the WWU PAC Concert Hall. Free admission. More info: 360-650-7640 or Heather.Dalberg@wwu.edu.

Bellingham Ukulele Group Monthly Jam – Join us for our monthly ukulele

BUG jam on Sat., Feb. 6 from 3-5pm at St. James Presbyterian Church Social Hall (910 14th St.). We hold a 45-minute beginner session at 2pm. Bring The Daily Ukulele, Vol. 1, the BUG song book (downloadable from our website), and a music stand. Some loaner ukuleles and songbooks available. Admission is $5 suggested donation. • BUG @ Roeder: Come and sing songs with us from The Daily Ukulele, Vol. 1 in the parlor of the historic Roeder Home (2600 Sunset Dr., Bellingham) on Wed., Feb. 17 from 7-8:30pm. All instruments welcome. Admission is free/ donations appreciated. Some loaner ukuleles and books available. More info: 360-734-1792 or bhamuke@gmail.com or www.bellinghamukulelegroup.com.

Heavy Metal Concert – WWU Music is

proud to present a fun concert of heavy brass instruments. Our low brass ensemble, directed by Dr. Carla Rutschman, will play a concert of classical transcriptions and original music made for the heavy sounds of low brass instruments on Wed., Feb. 10 at 7:30pm in the WWU PAC Concert Hall. Free admission. More info: Heather.Dalberg@wwu.edu , www.cfpa.wwu.edu/event/heavy-metal-concert or 360-650-7640.

(2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon). Admission is $5. More info: 360-416-7727 or www.mcintyrehall.org.

Turtle Island Quartet – The Turtle

Island Quartet has been a singular force in the creation of bold, new trends in chamber music for strings. Winner of the 2006, and most recently, the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album, Turtle Island fuses the classical quartet esthetic with contemporary American musical styles, and by devising a performance practice that honors both, the state of the art has inevitably been redefined. Performance on Fri., Feb. 12 at 7:30pm at McIntyre Hall (2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon). Admission is $30-$40. More info: 360416-7727 or www.mcintyrehall.org.

A Musical Evening – Join us for A

Musical Evening on Sat., Feb. 13 at 7pm at the Bellingham VFW Post 1585 (625 N. State St.). The Harborview Lions Clubs presents various musical entertainers, among them: Annette Richardson; The Honey Bees; Harmony Northwest; The Special Blend; and The Elations. Hors d’oeuvres will be provided, and a silent auction will be held with some great items! This event is in support of KidSight, a program in which pre-school aged children’s eyes are checked, using a special camera, for abnormalities that could affect their eyesight. Entry to the event is $5 per person. Donations will also be appreciated during the evening as well. More info: Vicki Harnden, 360-510-7716 or lovethatbling2@yahoo.com.

Valentine’s Day Music Program: “The Evolution of ‘I Do’” – Join Ray

Kamada and the Protea String Quartet for a musical demonstration and light lecture on Sun., Feb. 14 from 2-3pm in the Whatcom Museum Old City Hall Rotunda

Room (121 Prospect St., Bellingham). The program recounts the rapid expansion of gigging string quartet repertoires over the past ten years. From Bach to Rock, Seattle to Semiahmoo, weddings, parties, and complete concerts, the Protea String Quartet plays it all. Free with admission / members free. More info: 360-778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org.

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

are a group of moving meditations to live music. Each dance is focused on the singing of a sacred phrase, inspired by a large variety of religious traditions from around the world. Join us in creating energy for peace. No experience necessary; all dances taught each time. Come alone or bring a friend. Donation requested / no one turned away for lack of funds. Join us for the dances on Sun., Feb. 14 at 6pm at Skagit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (500 W. Section St., Mount Vernon). Admission is by donation. More info: 360-629-9190, jstplnfolk@gmail.com or www.SeattleDUP.org/mt_vernon.htm.

Benefit Swing Dance – The BYJB

presents a benefit Swing Dance on Fri., Feb. 19 from 7-9pm at the Bellingham Senior Activities Center (315 Halleck St.). Dance instruction by Michael Spinale will be followed by the sounds of the 20-piece Bellingham Youth Jazz Band, conducted by Mark Kelly and featuring instrumental and vocal jazz big band and combos. Refreshments and snacks will be provided at this all-ages event, with donations at the door going to the BYJB and Whatcom County Parks, which provides rehearsal space at the BSAC for the band. Admission is by donation. More info: 360-676-5750, markelly@oz.net or www.jazzproject.org. (continued on page 27)

Metales M5 – Back by popular demand!

Metales M5 is Mexico’s leading brass quintet. Since its founding in 2005, the five gentlemen have been playing a wide variety of music without regard to genre: Baroque and contemporary music, opera and blues, pop, movie soundtracks, and folk music from Spain, Mexico, and other Latin American countries. Combining their skills at fine classical chamber music, non-stop interaction with the audience, inborn showmanship and their inimitable Latin American charm, M5 concerts are unique musical-theatrical concert experiences. Schooltime performances & masterclass. Performances on Thurs., Feb. 11 at 10am and noon at McIntyre Hall Visit www.ennw.info to view Entertainment News NW on your computer, smartphone or tablet

Whatcom Symphony Orchestra Premiers “Harmony from Discord: Music That Transcends Oppression” by Marla Bronstein On Sunday, March 6, the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra will premiere the first concert in its multiyear initiative, “Harmony from Discord: Music That Transcends Oppression.” Maestro Yaniv Attar first conceived the program with the intention to include inspirational and classical pieces that were multi-dimensional for audiences of all ages. The works chosen are uplifting, and honor the composers’ abilities to celebrate life through music as a response to oppression. When Maestro Attar and WSO Executive Director Thom Mayes sat down to program the music, Mayes realized there was enough material available for more than one concert. The compositions programmed include works that were banned from being played in Germany at the time of the Holocaust; works composed in response to oppression, some during the era of the Holocaust, some of which were written from within the confines of the death camps; and works that have been inspired by the events of the Holocaust. On the program for March 2016, is the west coast premiere of Concerto for Flute, Viola, Piano and Strings by Hungarian composer László Weiner, featuring pianist Jessica Choe, violist Susan Gulkis Assadi, and flutist Zart Dombourian-Eby. This triple concerto was written during the time Weiner was in the Lukov labor camp. Weiner never heard this work performed before his death in 1944. Many of his compositions have survived because Hungarian violist Pál Lukács published them in the 1950s and 60s. Maestro Attar has invited Noemi Ban, a Holocaust survivor who also happens to be Hungarian, to speak briefly during the concert. “Ms. Ban has a great love of life and appreciation of every breath,” says Attar. Ms. Ban, author of Sharing is

Maestro Yaniv Attar conducts the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra. Photos by Damian Vines.

Healing, is one of only three living survivors of the concentration camp in Buchenwald, and speaks all over the country about surviving her time there. Also programmed for the concert is Symphony No. 5 in D minor by Dimitri Shostakovich, written in response to oppression by, and criticism from, the Soviet government in the 1930s. Although many concertgoers will recognize some composers’ names, many will be unfamiliar, as American orchestras rarely perform their compositions. One work already programmed for the 2016-2017 season is Symphony No.2 by

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Czech composer Erwin Schulhoff. His name may sound familiar to some, as many of his works have been recorded. Schulhoff is occasionally referred to as the “Gershwin of Europe” due to his jazz influenced orchestrations, and his sometimes avant-garde style. Schulhoff composed many classical pieces in the 1920s and 30s, including his most well known opera, The Communist Manifesto. In June 1941, Schulhoff was deported to the Wülzburg concentration camp as a result of his being a communist, a homosexual, and a Jew. He died in the camp from tuberculosis in 1942. Ramona Abbott, Marketing Manager of the WSO said that early feedback from the symphony supporters showed that the community was excited for the performance and shared the information via social media. Maestro Attar is confident that this kind of program would not have worked in just any community, and Whatcom County’s open- minded audiences welcome this kind of programming. Maestro Attar’s passion for this concert series is fueled by his pledge to perform the pieces to keep them alive, to give a sustained voice to the composers’ works, and to allow them to continue to live and breathe. The music illuminates the human ability to transcend human atrocities. More than anything, “Harmony from Discord” is intended to be life affirming. The music speaks to the human condition, and it can relate to the present day, just as it did back then. The concert will take place on Sunday, March 6 at 3pm at Mount Baker Theatre. For additional information about the WSO and for ticket information, visit www.whatcomsymphony.org.

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Sandford Hill Piano Series: Anderson and Roe – Known for their

adrenalized performances, original compositions, and notorious music videos, Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe are revolutionizing the piano duo experience for the 21st century. Described as “the intense synchronization of genius” (ThirdCoast Digest) and “the most dynamic duo of this generation” (San Francisco Classical Voice), the Anderson & Roe Piano Duo aims to make classical music a relevant and powerful force around the world. Join us for the performance on Fri., Feb. 19 at 7:30pm in the WWU PAC Concert Hall. Admission is $32. More info: 360-650-7640, Heather.Dalberg@wwu.edu or www.wwu.edu/sanfordhill/anderson&roe.shtml.

Rabbit Wilde – Backyard folk seasoned

by the edge, polish and fervor of big-city inclinations is at the root of Rabbit Wilde’s high-energy sound and stage presence. The group revamps classic string band instrumentation with homespun percussion and the unique integration of six-string ukulele and cello. With their widely varying influences, three distinct vocal styles and copious amounts of foot-stomping, they demonstrate a sound and presence that’s at once original and familiar, appealing to audiences of all generations and genres. Performance on Fri., Feb. 19 from 8-11pm at Lincoln Theatre (712 S. 1st St., Mount Vernon). Admission is $20 general / $15 students. More info: 360-336-8955, tobie@lincolntheatre.org or www.lincolntheatre.org.

Interfaith Choir Fest – Choirs from

many faiths and congregations sing individually, then join together in a Festival Chorus, with more than 200 voices joined in two special songs. The first is “Make Me An Instrument of Your Peace,” and the second is “All Lifted Hearts.” “All Lifted Hearts” features music and narration from many diverse faiths found in our community, making a powerful statement about working together for peace. This event will take place on Sun., Feb. 21 from 3:30-5pm at First Congregational Church (2801 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham). Note: All singers interested in participating (whether they perform with a choir or not), please contact us at Interfaith Coalition for details on how you can be part of this. Free. More info: 360-7343983, info@interfaith-coalition.org or www.interfaith-coalition.org.

More info: Heather.Dalberg@wwu.edu , www.cfpa.wwu.edu/event/concert-choir-1 or 360-650-7640.

suggested donation. More info: 360-7247300, director@bayshoremusicproject.com or www.bayshoremusicproject.com.

WWU Wind Symphony Winter Concert – WWU’s Wind Symphony

Liederabend: Western Singers in Concert – Featuring dynamic

performs classic favorites, as well as music from some of today’s best living composers, on Thurs., Feb. 25 at 7:30pm in the WWU PAC Concert Hall. Free admission. More info: 360-650-7640, Heather.Dalberg@wwu.edu or www.cfpa.wwu.edu/event/wind-symphony-2.

Platinum Selling Artist Gino Vannelli to Perform at Skagit Valley Casino Resort – Gino Vannelli has been touring

the world from Japan, Ukraine, Italy, Norway, Mexico, Canada and Holland just to name a few. He most recently completed his live concert special DVD recorded in Los Angeles. Since his release of Crazy Life in 1973, Gino Vannelli has remained one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary music. He is the recipient of multiple Canadian Juno awards, has been nominated for several Grammy Awards, and has sold over 10 million records worldwide. Performances on Fri. & Sat., Feb. 26 & 27 at 8pm in the Skagit Valley Casino Resort Pacific Showroom (5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow). Admission is $50 & $55. More info: 877-275-2448 or www.theskagit.com/entertainment.

performances from accomplished WWU students, this evening of song represents the pinnacle of poetry, music, and tradition. Vocalists have been nominated for this opportunity by their peers and instructors. Join us for the performance on Sat., Feb. 27 at 7:30pm in the WWU PAC Concert Hall. Free admission. Info: 360650-7640, Heather.Dalberg@wwu.edu or www.cfpa.wwu.edu/event/liederabendwestern-singers-concert-2. (continued on page 28)

Bayshore Symphony Chinese New Year Concert – Bayshore Symphony

celebrates Chinese New Year with traditional folk melodies orchestrated by Austin Huang and performed by Chinese soloists from Vancouver, B.C. and Seattle: Sophia Li, violin soloist, Crystal Shaw, soprano, Jinliang Ji, Jiron Huang and Geling Jiang playing special Chinese instruments (erhu, pipa, jingerhu, and Chinese bamboo flute). Also on the program: Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn, by Brahms, and Beethoven’s Egmont Overture. Chip Bergeron, artistic director and conductor. Performances on Sat., Feb. 27, 7:30-9:30pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon) and Sun., Feb. 28, 3-5pm at Central Lutheran Church (925 N. Forest St., Bellingham). Admission is $15

WWU Choir Winter Concert – WWU

Music presents the beautiful sounds and vibrations of 50 voices coordinated in song. WWU’s Concert Choir is comprised of singers from various majors, and performs challenging music from all periods and styles, throughout Puget Sound as well as internationally. Join us for the concert on Tues., Feb. 23 at 8pm in the WWU PAC Concert Hall. Free admission. Like us on Facebook

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Museum Advocates: Museum Almost Demolished in 1962 – Join us

in the Whatcom Museum Old City Hall Rotunda Room (121 Prospect St., Bellingham) on Thurs., Feb. 11 at noon as George E. Thomas, former Executive Director of the Whatcom Museum (1978-1993), discusses how the Museum was saved from demolition in 1962. Looking back on 75 years of the Museum’s precarious early history, he will also talk about the Museum’s founding, struggles in the first decades, and some of the personalities. Free admission. Info: 360778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org.

Historical Society: “The Mount Baker Lodge” with Mike Impero –

Mike Impero shares research, photographs, and historical documents from his recently published book The Grand Lady of Mount Baker: A History of the Mount Baker Lodge from 1927-1931. The Grand Lady was one of the magnificent lodges built in the early twentieth century in the American West. Impero has lived his whole life in Whatcom County, and is the author of Dreams of Gold, The Lone Jack, and The Boys of Glacier. Join us for the presentation on Thurs., Feb. 11 at 7:30pm in the Whatcom Museum Old City Hall Rotunda Room (121 Prospect St., Bellingham). Admission is $3 suggested donation / members free. More info: 360778-8930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org.

for Captain George Pickett, who went on to become the infamous Confederate General of “Pickett’s Charge” at Gettysburg during the Civil War. Second Sunday tours are offered by Daughters of the Pioneers of Washington from 1-4pm, Sun., Feb. 14, by donation; donations are used in the care and upkeep of this historic home. Located off F St., between Holly and Dupont Streets (910 Bancroft St., Bellingham). Admission by donation. Info: daughtersofpioneers@hotmail.com.

NookChat: Community Storytelling – Relive memories of the old Nooksack campground with Carl Crouse on Sun., Feb. 14 from 3-5pm at Everson Library (104 Kirsch Dr.). Founded in 1898, Camp Nooksack was operated by the Advent Christian Conference of Washington. Thousands of people were impacted by it during approximately a century of operation. Carl, the son of Rev. Earl Crouse, grew up in Sumas and remembers going to many campmeetings and children’s programs on the campground. He will be interviewed by Jim Berg. “Explore the Past; Enrich the Present” in this informal, interactive gathering sponsored by the NVHC committee. Free. Info: 360-305-3600 or www.wlcs.org.

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Looking to research your family history online but don’t know where to begin? Join our group to discuss and share ideas. Learn the basics of searching census, vital, immigration, and military records using Ancestry Library Edition and gain access to charts and forms to help you organize your research. A different topic is presented each month (Mon., Feb. 22) at the Ferndale Library (2125 Main St.). Drop-ins are welcome! Free admission. More info: 360-305-3600 or www.wlcs.org.

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Flute Studio Recital – A WWU Flute

Studio Recital featuring the flute students of Lisa McCarthy will be held on Mon., Feb. 29 at 7:30pm. Solos, ensembles and the flute choir will be featured. Audience members are encouraged to bring their flutes to perform on stage with the students. Free admission. More info: 360650-3749, Lisa.McCarthy@wwu.edu or www.cfpa.wwu.edu/event/flute-studio-recital-0.

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Pickett House Tours – Nestled at the

edge of Lettered Streets Neighborhood and Old Town is the Pickett House, built in 1856 and designated a local museum in 1941. It is the oldest documented wooden structure house in Washington State still on its original site – it was built with planks sawn at the 1853 Roeder Peabody sawmill on Whatcom Creek. The house was built

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Tours/Shows with Whatcom County Council on Aging – Free show on Nova

Scotia / BC Discover Islands, Feb. 10, 11am • Seattle Flower & Garden Show, Feb. 17, $73 • Free Show Cuba, Feb. 23, 10am • Winter Bird Viewing Tour, Feb. 23 & 24, $ 63 • Vancouver Hi Tea & Express Rail, Feb. 26, $149 • Free Best of California Show, March 9, 11am • Irish Cultural Fest & Pub, March 13, $95 • Seattle Bargain Finders Tour, March 22, $51 • Seaside, Oregon Stormwatch, March 14-17, $625 • Mississippi Steamboat River Cruise, April 3-11, $5399 • Harrison Hot Springs & BC Tulips Getaway, April 5-6, $385 • Antique Appraisal Show, April 9, $6 • Millon Dollar Quartet Muscial, April 20, $59 • Sedona plus Arizona Train & Grand Canyon, May 1-4, $1995 • Victoria Spectacular Gardens Tour, June 20-22, $700 • BC Sunshine Coast, Desolation Sound & Discovery Islands, July 10-15 • North Cal. Special Trains & Redwoods, July 27-31, $1999 • Canadian Maritimes & Nova Scotia, Aug. 1-13, $4096 • Trains of Colorado, Aug. 21-28 • Williamsburg & Washington DC, Oct. 13-20, $2499 • Cuba Tour, Nov. 2-10, $4995. All rates, subject to change, are per person double occupancy. More info and registration: 360-733-4030, ext. 1015, bsacintern@gmail.com or www.wccoa.org. Entertainment News Northwest ~ February 2016

Bellingham Music Club’s instrumental and string awards for high school students will perform at 10:30am on Wed., March 2 at Trinity Lutheran Church (119 Texas St.). Admission will be free to the public, with donations accepted to support cash awards to students. Winners are selected by professional adjudicators at annual auditions held each winter. More info: 360-306-8580, rsnyhowl@q.com or www.bellinghammusicclub.org.

Lunasa – Music is one of Ireland’s most

celebrated exports, and Lunasa, a band like no other, has been at the forefront of that musical migration. Since the release of their 1997 recording debut, the all-star quintet has become one of the most popular bands on the international Celtic music scene. Performance on Fri., March 4 at 7:30pm at McIntyre Hall (2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon). Admission is $30-$40. More info: 360-416-7727 or www.mcintyrehall.org.

Ragtime Pianist Bob Milne Live at the Lairmont – The unparalleled

Ragtime and Boogie Woogie master Bob Milne returns to the Lairmont Manor (405 Fieldston Rd., Bellingham) for another evening behind the beautiful Steinway piano on Fri., March 11 at 7pm. Watch him bring to life these classic pieces from the Ragtime Era. The audience will be treated to the rich history and stories about this genre that Bob brings with him. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to spend an evening with a living piano master. Admission is $14. More info: 360-2208770, mattberes1@gmail.com or www.bobmilne.com.

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Syre Education Center Open – You’ll

see birds from every corner of Whatcom County in our well-loved exhibit that lets you get an up-close look. Want to know more about these birds? Participate in one of our special birding programs, Thurs.Sat., through Feb. 5, offered by the North Cascades Audubon Society and Museum education staff. Syre Education Center is located at 201 Prospect St., Bellingham. Admission is $5. More info: 360-7788930, info@whatcommuseum.org or www.whatcommuseum.org.

My Circus Valentine – The Bellingham

Circus Guild is hosting its 6th almostannual Valentine’s Day event, My Circus Valentine! We are ready to woo you once again with love potions, interactive adventures, heartfelt performance, and jaw-dropping acrobatics all wrapped up in one big circus-sized embrace. Featuring performances by many of your favorite Bellingham Circus Guild artists and dazzling special guests, gravity-defying aerial mischief, and the kind of hilarity only circus can provide, this event is more than just a show! Performances at The Cirque Lab (1401 6th St., Bellingham) on Sat. & Sun., Feb. 13 & 14 at 6pm & 9pm. Admission is $10-$20; tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com. More info: mycircusvalentine@gmail.com.

County-Wide Baking Contest – The

2016 Annual Baking Contest is coming soon—time to experiment with all those recipes you’ve been collecting! Lots of categories: in addition to cakes, cookies, breads, brownies and bar cookies, we now have fruit pies, cupcakes, decorated cakes, and gluten-free options! Full details are in the 2016 Program Handbook, which is

scheduled to be available online at our state website: www.wa-grange.org. Non-computer folks can get a copy of the Baking Contest Rules by sending a SASE to Dorothy Hanson, our County Chairman of Family Living (CFL), at 2608 N. Nugent Road, Lummi Island, WA 98262. Questions can also be directed to Dorothy at 360-303-3766. Entries are due at Ten Mile Grange (6958 Hannegan Rd., Lynden) between 10am-noon on Tues., Feb.16. That evening, everyone is welcome to attend a 6pm potluck, followed by the fun and tasty auction of baking entries at 6:45pm. Free admission. More info: 360-303-3766 or dih1934@q.com.

Girls in Engineering, Math & Science GEMS Night Out: Bellingham – Enjoy

a fem-powered evening exploring the motivating fields of engineering, math and science at GEMS Night Out! Students in grades 3-8 will explore hands-on science activities in WWU’s Science Resource Center in the following class groups: grades 3-5 and grades 6-8. To end the evening, an hour of swimming is offered at the Wade King Student Recreation Center on the WWU campus. Event takes place on Fri., Feb. 26 from 7-9:45pm. Admission is $25 per individual session. More info: 360-650-3308, youth@wwu.edu or www.wwu.edu/ee/youth/gems/ bellingham-nightout.shtml. • GEMS Academy: Students in grades 5-8 are

invited to explore the exciting fields of engineering, math, science and technology during this fun, full-day event on Sat., March 5 from 10am-4pm at WWU! GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Math and Science) Academy strives to provide a safe and empowering environment for girls to explore STEM fields. Cost is $39 per student / includes cafeteria lunch. Info: 360-650-3308, extendeded@wwu.edu or www.wwu.edu/ee/youth/gems/ bellingham-academy.shtml.

Bellingham St. Patrick’s Day Parade –

Show up, and line up! Anyone can participate! The parade is a wonderful opportunity to connect with our community, as hundreds of residents and visitors flock to the streets of downtown Bellingham on Sat., March 12. The committee invites marching bands, neighborhood associations, schools, musical groups, dancers and green and local businesses to participate. Entry is free and open to all family-friendly, nonpolitical groups. The parade committee encourages floats, cars, and marching bands to register by using the sign up form. Everyone else may just show up in your finest green at the staging area (parking lot of Woodsmiths, the Habitat Store, Cool Beans Espresso, Mobile Music and Two Thimbles) between 11-11:30am. Free admission. More info: stpatsbham@gmail.com or www.stpatsbham.com.

Wild Whatcom – Wild Things is a

nature class for adults and a fun sensory experience and wonder-full adventure for children. Explore nature at a child’s pace, searching for animal evidence and signs of the season. Meet near Old Fairhaven Parkway and 24th St. (by vet) on Fridays., Feb. 5, 12, 19 & 26, 9:30-11am. Admission is $5 (suggested donation). • Games, Games, Games: Girls Winter Outing – Sometimes we all need a day of uninterrupted outdoor play. On this play day, we’ll enjoy new and favorite Wild Whatcom nature games and explore plenty of new games. Come prepared to hide, run, laugh, get dirty, and play games with no winners or losers--just joy! Join us for the outing on Sun., Feb. 7 from 10am-3pm at Fairhaven Park (107 Chuckanut Dr. N., Bellingham). Cost is $55. Info: www.wildwhatcom.org/ girls-winter-2016-program. • More info: 360-389-3414, info@wildwhatcom.org or www.wildwhatcom.org/wild-things. Like us on Facebook

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Irish step and Scottish Highland Dance Classes – Clan Heather Dancers

offers Scottish Highland and Irish step dance classes in three studios (Bellingham, Mount Vernon, and Everett) for preschoolers to adults. Students experience a strong, competitive Highland dance program for beginners through championship level and can participate in three local competitions, including the Celtic Arts Championship and Competition at Whatcom Community College on Feb. 13. The school’s well-known performance group is featured at events throughout the Pacific Northwest. Director Heather Richendrfer is recognized internationally as a teacher and judge of Highland dancing. Cost varies by class. • Celtic Arts Highland Dancing Championship: Competitive Scottish Highland dancing comes to Bellingham for the Celtic Arts Championship on Sat., Feb. 13 from 9am-5pm. Championships are the highest level of competition for the sophisticated and elite folk dance form, where intricate and athletic steps are performed to live bagpipe music. Competitions include traditional Highland and national dances of Scotland and contemporary choreography

for ages four to adult. Sponsored by the Celtic Arts Foundation and the Clan Heather Dancers. Admission is $7 adults / $4 students. • More info: 360-715-8682, dance@clanheather.com or www.clanheather.com.

Weekly International Folk Dancing – Learn to folk dance to a variety of international music. Skagit-Anacortes Folk Dancers meet Tuesdays (Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23) at Bayview Civic Hall (12615 C St., in Bayview). Instruction begins at 7pm followed by review and request dances until 9:30pm. No partners needed. The first session is free / $3 thereafter. More info: Gary or Ginny at 360-766-6866 or www.skagitfolkdancers.org.

Western Line Dancing – Western Line

Dance classes will be held at the Ten Mile Grange (6958 Hannegan Rd., Lynden). Novices start at 5:45pm; the novice class is a 6 week course for $30, held on Wednesdays, Feb. 17-March 16. Beginners One meets from 6:30-7:30pm on Wednesdays, Feb. 3, 10, 17 & 24; Beginners Two meets from 6:30-7:30pm on Fridays, Feb. 5, 12, 19 & 26; beginners have either completed the novice course, or already know the basic steps. Intermediates also meet on Fridays, Feb. 5, 12, 19 & 26, from 7:30-8:30pm; this class is by instructor invitation only. We dance the oldies to the latest club dances. Ages 16 and up. No partner or experience needed; cost is $5 per class for beginners and intermediates. Leather-soled shoes are best to dance in; tennis shoes are acceptable, but do not slide well on the floor. Great exercise! More info: 360-3544325, charlene.lenn@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/LyndenLineDancers.

Scottish Country Dance Classes –

Come learn and enjoy the social dancing of Scotland. September is a great month for beginners. Like square dancing, but with lively Scottish music and unique steps and figures. Everyone welcome! Soft shoes or slippers recommended. No partner needed. Classes meet on Wednesdays (Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24) from 7-9:30pm at the Fairhaven Library (1117 12th St., Bellingham). Admission is $8 / 1st class free. More info: www.bellinghamscd.org.

Thursday Balkan Dances – The Fourth

Corner Folk Dancers meet Thursday evenings (Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25) at 7:15pm at the Fairhaven Library (1117 12th St., Bellingham) to dance to our collection of recorded Balkan folk music and to our own Fourth Corner Folk Dance Band. Teaching and tutoring available; no experience is necessary. All ages are welcome. Most of the dances are line or circle dances, so no partner is needed. Admission is $5 donation requested / 1st time free. • The Makedonians, a well-respected and lively Balkan folk dance band will play music from the Balkans and beyond for your dancing and listening pleasure on Sat., Feb 6 from 7:30-10pm. The party starts at 7:30 and goes until 10:30pm. Admission is $15. More info: 360-380-0456.

Dance class for People with Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement and Neurological Disorders – A dance class for people with

Parkinson’s disease and other movement or neurological disorders continues on Fridays through March 4, from 10-11am at Ballet Bellingham (1405 Fraser St., Suite 103). This dance class is specially designed for people living with Parkinson’s disease, but caregivers and supporting family or friends are also welcome, as are individuals living with other movement or neurological disorders. Rather than focusing on a particular style, this class will open and utilize participants’ individual movement abilities. Taught by Pam Kuntz, a member of WWU dance faculty. Supported by a grant from the American Parkinson Disease Association Washington Chapter. Participants do not have to preregister. Free admission. More info: 360-510-4711, kuntzpam@gmail.com or www.kuntzandco.org/dance-class.

Traditional Jazz – Listen and dance to

the New Orleans/Dixieland music of Bob Storms Dixieland All Stars on Sat., Feb. 6, 2-5pm at the VFW Hall, 625 N. State St. in Bellingham. 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: 360-734-2973, btjsjazz@gmail.com or www.btjs.webs.com.

Waltz Brunch – Waltz is one of the most

classic, most romantic dances of all time. Come dance with us at BDC’s second Waltz Brunch on Sun., Feb. 14 from 11am-1pm! Learn some waltz basics, enjoy some food, and spend some time dancing and socializing. Admission is $10 general / $8 students, seniors, and military. More info: 360-224-4028, mary@bellinghamdancecompany.com or www.bellinghamdancecompany.com.

Techno Contra! – Live techno contra on

Sun., Feb. 21 from 6:30-10pm, with Buddy System (Julie Vallimont and Noah VanNorstrand) and Michael Hamilton calling. Driving rhythm, funky beats,

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Reading Tutoring at Whatcom Learning Lab (WLL) – WLL is a

not-for-profit service which provides children or adults with help learning to read. One-on-one tutoring is provided by trained, community volunteers. We use the Susan Bartlett Method plus additional support of computers and Slingerland techniques. We meet twice a week for an hour. There is an adjustable $2 fee per session based on need. Bellingham site (Northwest Baptist Church) meets Mon. / Wed.; Blaine site (Grace Lutheran Church) meets Tues. / Thurs. More info: 360-3713978, whatcomlearninglab@comcast.net or www.whatcomlearninglab.org.

Northwest Singles Club Saturday Coffee – Northwest Singles Club (NSC)

invites you to join some of our 100+ membership each Saturday for coffee, conversation and friendship at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal (355 Harris Ave.). Our decades-old club is for single adults over age 55. Come on down and check us out, and browse our monthly calendar of events. Free admission. More info: nwsinglesclub@gmail.com or 360-933-4507.

Astronomy Meeting – The Whatcom

Association of Celestial Observers meets on Thurs., Feb. 11 from 7-9pm in the front

Having It All – The Northwest

Educational Service District’s Northwest Early Learning Department presents The Raising of America, a five-part documentary series at the Lincoln Theatre (712 S. 1st St., Mount Vernon). On Thurs., Feb. 11 at 7pm, we screen Having It All. Three women set out to live their dreams of balancing career, marriage, and children. After two trying years of unanticipated trade-offs and painful sacrifices, each finds herself with a changed life and a changed idea of what “having it all” really means. Join us for the film and stay for a discussion with filmmaker Vlada Knowlton. Free admission / suggested $5 donation. More info: tobie@lincolntheatre.org , 360-336-8955 or www.lincolntheatre.org.

amazing fiddle and electronic music melded together for your dancing pleasure (probably under black lights). Check web to confirm location; we’re pretty sure it will be at the Fairhaven Library (1117 12th St., Bellingham). First half hour is workshop, no partner needed. Admission is $8-$10 general / $6 students. More info: 360676-1554, dance@januscom.com or www.bellinghamcountrydance.org. Like us on Facebook

auditorium of the WECU building (5659 Barrett Rd, Ferndale, exit 262). We’ll discuss Star Parties, recent and future astronomy events within driving distance, outreach projects such as telescopes in Boulevard Park, etc. Interesting presentation scheduled. Open to the public. Free admission. More info: www.whatcomastronomy.org.

Bellingham Laughter Club On Demand – Embrace laughter for a rich

and rewarding life! Free to 4-104 year olds. Laughter Club meets Sun., Feb. 14, 4-5pm, at Terra Organica (Bellingham Public Market). For information, call Mary Lou Richardson at 360-734-4989.

Skagit Wedding Show – The Skagit

Wedding Show will be held Sun., Feb. 21 from 11am-4pm at the Swinomish Casino & Lodge Walton Event Center (12885 Casino Dr., Anacortes). This event will deliver an unprecedented opportunity to connect with highly qualified bridal

vendors in a variety of categories. Guests will enjoy viewing the latest trends in the wedding industry, a continuous fashion show, and drawings for great prizes. Show tickets may be purchased online at www.skagitweddingshow.com for $8 before February 19, or at the door for $10. Vendor space is available as well. More info: info@cceventplanning.com , 360-4285972 or www.skagitweddingshow.com.

Connections Conference 2016 – The

Children’s Council of Skagit County is pleased to present its annual Connections Conference for early learning, child care, & school age education. It will be held Sat., March 19 from 8:30am-4:30pm on the Skagit Valley College campus in Mount Vernon, and features 30 educational sessions for educators (parents welcome). Bilingual and Spanish speaking sessions available; clock hours and STARS credits available. Continental breakfast and lunch included. Sessions offered in art, math, science, literacy, music, cultural diversity, and more. Free Community Resource Fair on-site. Cost is $80 before March 1 / $95 after. More info: 360-854-7154, tori.sanchez@unitedgeneral.org or www.skagitconnectionsconference.com.

Build A Small Table Workshop –

Learn the fundamentals of wood working while building a small table to the dimensions of your choosing (end table, coffee table, nightstand, side table, etc.). This class will focus on the sequence of milling rough lumber into stock, the intricacies of laying out and cutting joinery (mortise and tenon), sanding, gluing, and finally applying finish. No experience or tools required. Workshop will be held at Terra Firma Design Woodworking Shop (2139 Humboldt St., Bellingham) Tues. & Thurs., March 1-24; cost is $395 plus material costs. More info: 360-393-7577, dolesejt@msn.com or www.TerraFirmaDesignNW.com.

Birchwood Garden Club – Jenny and

Christopher of My Garden Nursery will be our guests at the monthly Birchwood Garden Club meeting on Wed., Feb. 3 from 7-9pm in the Whatcom Museum Rotunda Room (121 Prospect St., Bellingham). Jenny will talk all about the fun events and seminars they have planned for 2016 and will also share some of the new plants and products they have or will be getting soon. Christopher will do a demo on planting a terrarium and also talk about air plants (tillandsia). They will bring a free tillandsia for everyone attending. Free admission. More info: 360384-6250, threemetcalfes@comcast.net or www.birchwoodgardenclub.org. Winner 2015 Mayor’s Arts Award

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Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival 16th Season by Marla Bronstein The year 2000 saw the first Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival (BHRFF) organized in Whatcom County, thanks to Brenna Forester and Graham Hammy of the Whatcom Film Association (now known as Pickford Film Center or PFC). The mission of BHRFF is to encourage learning and action concerning global issues through independent film and community discourse in the Bellingham and Whatcom County region. This year, the festival runs from February 19-27. The opening night reception starts at 7pm at Pickford Film

Center, with a fundraising auction taking place in the Pickford lobby before the 8pm showing of Groundswell, a film about fracking. In nine days, the festival will present 24 films chosen out of the 54 films that were screened, originating from seven different countries. Screenings are taking place in 14 different venues all over Whatcom County, including PFC, Fairhaven College, Whatcom Museum, and the Deming, Ferndale, and Bellingham Public Libraries. The films focus on issues such as immigrants, homelessness, women and violence, education, and the environment. A BHRFF committee member will introduce each film. Following each film, either the director or someone closely connected to the film will lead a discussion. Action sheets with information about local organizations that are working on the issues addressed in the films will be available for those who want more information or are looking to get involved. For the films screened at Fairhaven College, local non-profit organizations associated with the films’ issues are being invited to host an information table.

Whatcom County businesses, organizations and restaurants have donated goods and services for the auction, which raises funds to keep the festival free. Yes, free. Every movie is free because a contingent of passionate

Whatcom County residents believe that the issues that are the substance of the films shown are important for everyone to be able to see. Colleen Curtis and Shirley Osterhaus attended that first film festival fifteen years ago, and have been on the committee that pulls it together ever since. This year, the steering committee has grown to include more than twodozen people. It’s not a simple task. Films need to be screened and chosen, venues are booked, and speakers are scheduled. Entertainment News Northwest ~ February 2016

The local organizations that support the work and the issues of the films shown are invited. Then there are the basic administrative jobs with any grassroots organization: marketing, publicity, fundraising, and soliciting volunteers who help to keep this worthwhile project alive. Two films beings shown this year are on the shortlist for the 88th Academy Awards Documentary Feature category. 3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets is a film about violence and racism. Also shortlisted is The Hunting Ground, a film about rape on college campuses that is being sponsored by Fairhaven College and the

Women’s Sexuality and Gender Studies Department. Ross Marquardt, a five year BHRFF Committee member, assured me that there are uplifting films as well. Language Healers is about native peoples working to revitalize their languages. Honor Totem documents the story of the memorial healing totem to honor Seattle Native carver John T. Williams. Kickflips Over Occupation details the meaning for youth of the emerging skateboard scene in Palestine. The Festival schedule with dates, times, locations and film lengths can be found at their website: www.bhrff.webs.com. The BHRFF is also looking for volunteers to help with the various tasks involved with the festival. If you are interested, you can sign up on their website and let them know you would like to volunteer. Images courtesy of Pickford Film Center.

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