The WhatcomTalk Events Calendar shares things to do around Whatcom County including Bellingham, Ferndale, Lynden, Blaine and beyond. Find fun activities and adventures throughout the region on our comprehensive events calendar. Have an event that isn’t listed? Click the green “Post your Event” button and our editors will review and approve within two business days.
This multi-week course covers homesteading skills and strategies in a hands-on learning.
100+ Hour Hands-On Community Focused Course
The schedule is a mix of four in-person “weekend sessions” and a “week-long intensive” including camping and meals. This unique learning experience covers everything from growing food & repairing tools to mindfulness & relational skills. Students will come away with a holistic foundation for using these skills in their personal lives and professional careers.
More info and Registration at: www.whatcompermaculture.com
This multi-week course covers homesteading skills and strategies in a hands-on learning.
100+ Hour Hands-On Community Focused Course
The schedule is a mix of four in-person “weekend sessions” and a “week-long intensive” including camping and meals. This unique learning experience covers everything from growing food & repairing tools to mindfulness & relational skills. Students will come away with a holistic foundation for using these skills in their personal lives and professional careers.
More info and Registration at: www.whatcompermaculture.com
This multi-week course covers homesteading skills and strategies in a hands-on learning.
100+ Hour Hands-On Community Focused Course
The schedule is a mix of four in-person “weekend sessions” and a “week-long intensive” including camping and meals. This unique learning experience covers everything from growing food & repairing tools to mindfulness & relational skills. Students will come away with a holistic foundation for using these skills in their personal lives and professional careers.
More info and Registration at: www.whatcompermaculture.com
This multi-week course covers homesteading skills and strategies in a hands-on learning.
100+ Hour Hands-On Community Focused Course
The schedule is a mix of four in-person “weekend sessions” and a “week-long intensive” including camping and meals. This unique learning experience covers everything from growing food & repairing tools to mindfulness & relational skills. Students will come away with a holistic foundation for using these skills in their personal lives and professional careers.
More info and Registration at: www.whatcompermaculture.com
This multi-week course covers homesteading skills and strategies in a hands-on learning.
100+ Hour Hands-On Community Focused Course
The schedule is a mix of four in-person “weekend sessions” and a “week-long intensive” including camping and meals. This unique learning experience covers everything from growing food & repairing tools to mindfulness & relational skills. Students will come away with a holistic foundation for using these skills in their personal lives and professional careers.
More info and Registration at: www.whatcompermaculture.com
This multi-week course covers homesteading skills and strategies in a hands-on learning.
100+ Hour Hands-On Community Focused Course
The schedule is a mix of four in-person “weekend sessions” and a “week-long intensive” including camping and meals. This unique learning experience covers everything from growing food & repairing tools to mindfulness & relational skills. Students will come away with a holistic foundation for using these skills in their personal lives and professional careers.
More info and Registration at: www.whatcompermaculture.com
This multi-week course covers homesteading skills and strategies in a hands-on learning.
100+ Hour Hands-On Community Focused Course
The schedule is a mix of four in-person “weekend sessions” and a “week-long intensive” including camping and meals. This unique learning experience covers everything from growing food & repairing tools to mindfulness & relational skills. Students will come away with a holistic foundation for using these skills in their personal lives and professional careers.
More info and Registration at: www.whatcompermaculture.com
This multi-week course covers homesteading skills and strategies in a hands-on learning.
100+ Hour Hands-On Community Focused Course
The schedule is a mix of four in-person “weekend sessions” and a “week-long intensive” including camping and meals. This unique learning experience covers everything from growing food & repairing tools to mindfulness & relational skills. Students will come away with a holistic foundation for using these skills in their personal lives and professional careers.
More info and Registration at: www.whatcompermaculture.com
Vika & the Velvets
The hauntingly blue, vintage voice of Vika summons a sentimental response deeply rooted in the hazy psychedelia of yesteryear. The 21 year-old Russian/Egyptian songstress, who came of age playing music in the grungy confines of Spokane, WA, has employed her reverence of rock with the emotional truth of influences like Amy Winehouse to an exacting degree, creating a cemented sound that’s nostalgic beyond her years.
Full Color Dream
Full Color Dream is an independent grunge-pop band from Bellingham, WA crafting music inspired by the the sounds of 90s guitar-driven alt-rock bands and following that thread of inspiration on up through the years to the indie rock music that soundtracked the mid-00s.
Our members hail from backgrounds playing in pop-rock and singer-songwriter projects Fossil Fire and Crooked Neighbours, hard rock projects Feral Moon and Vendovi, and heavy metal projects such as Tome and other San Diego-based heavy and hardcore bands.
Collectively, we’ve been creating and performing music for many years, and our combined backgrounds and influences shine through our music in familiar and unique ways.
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Join the Whatcom Literacy Council for our 28th annual TRIVIA BEE fundraiser on Thursday, April 18th from 6:30 pm to 8 pm.
Ryan Budds of TRIVIA WITH BUDDS will provide a fast paced and interactive platform for an online trivia night akin to Jeopardy!
Register your team (3 people) on our webpage for $75, or just watch for free.
Teams compete in four rounds on a variety of topics, with the winners going home with the traveling “Totten Trophy.” Because it is a virtual ZOOM event participants can play from anywhere, with answers submitted via cell phone.
For local residents who would like to meet in person Aslan Depot (1322 N State, Bellingham, WA) will be showing the event on a big screen. It is recommended that you arrive around 6pm to find a table and order drinks and food before the game begins at 6:30pm.
Since 1983, the Whatcom Literacy Council has helped hundreds of adults in Whatcom County transform their lives by strengthening their literacy skills with free tutoring and small group classes. Proceeds from the event go directly to programs that help our neighbors here in Whatcom County build skills that help them get jobs and take care of their families.
Please contact us at events@whatcomliteracy.org for information on sponsorships and visit our website whatcomliteracy.org for team registrations. Thank you!
Join Bellingham Parks & Recreation for a presentation with guest speaker John D’Onofrio in the Rotunda Room of Old City Hall.
Iceland is a traveler’s dream. Exploring this diverse natural wonderland is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and its diverse beauty goes far beyond the epic waterfalls for which the island is famous: Towering sea cliffs, basalt canyons, technicolor Rhyolite Mountains, misty fjords, dwarf birch forests, and yes, an erupting volcano make for an unforgettable sensory experience.
Springtime is here, and so is Sustainable Connections’ second annual Sandwich Showdown! From April 15 to May 15, sandwich lovers will be scouring Bellingham, Whatcom County, and beyond in search of their favorite sammie. We have invited food businesses to participate by submitting a featured sandwich – this may be a *custom* sandwich just for the Sandwich Showdown, or it could be one already on their menu. Which sandwich will reign supreme in 2024?
Visit participating businesses and vote for your favorite sandwich for a chance to win one of our ultimate sandwich prizes worth $50!
Head to https://sustainableconnections.org/sandwich-showdown/ to learn more!
Give your child the gift of unforgettable experiences as they forge connections with nature and learn valuable outdoor skills! Join Jazmen from Northwest Natura for a 9-week class held every Friday from 12:30-2:30 pm at Rising Moon Meadows Learning Center. For ages 12-17.
? Discover the Secrets of the Pacific Northwest’s Wilderness: Under the guidance of Jazmen, an experienced botanist and former professional wetland ecologist, your children will embark on a journey like no other. From botany to ecology, fungi to wilderness skills, and beyond, this class offers a comprehensive exploration of our region’s natural heritage.
? Hands-On Learning Experience: Get ready for hands-on adventures as your child learns the art of wildcrafting, master plant identification, and hone their fire-building skills. From cooking over an open flame to understanding Pacific Northwest natural history, every session is packed with exciting activities that will leave them craving more.
? Meet Jazmen: Your Expert Guide: Born and raised in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, Jazmen’s passion for nature is contagious. With over a decade of experience in practicing and implementing outdoor skills, her expertise and enthusiasm will inspire your child to connect deeply with the environment around them.
? Limited Spots Available – Sign Up Today! Don’t miss out on this extraordinary opportunity for your child to embark on a transformative journey with Northwest Natura. Secure their spot in our 9-week class now!
When: Fridays from 12:30 – 2:30 pm from April 19th – June 14th (9 classes)
Join us for Tulip Tunes, a lively three-day music festival nestled within the Tulip Festival Street Fair in Downtown Mount Vernon. This free festival will feature 18 diverse acts, seamlessly blending the homegrown talent of the Pacific Northwest with regional/national artists. Enjoy a weekend filled with live music, community spirit, and the vibrant colors of spring in full bloom.
For the full lineup and more details, visit https://www.downtownmountvernon.org/events.
Pine Square at the Tulip Festival Street Fair – Mount Vernon, WA
April 19-21, 2024
10am-6pm (Friday & Saturday)
10am-5pm (Sunday)
Don’t Blame Me GLow Skate With Taylor Swift Mix
All Prices include Free Glow Necklaces
$10 With Own Skates
$13 With rental skates
Hilarious adventure awaits! Join our band of unlikely heroes as they are called upon by an audience member to embark on a true-to-life quest. Armed with d20’s, the audience will journey with our heroes through strange lands, navigate perils and pitfalls, bond over pints, and fight off dangerous foes. Will our heroes survive and complete their quest? That is up to the dice! This show is sponsored by our friends at Cosmic Games.
Every Fri. & Sat. in April at 7:30pm
Springtime is here, and so is Sustainable Connections’ second annual Sandwich Showdown! From April 15 to May 15, sandwich lovers will be scouring Bellingham, Whatcom County, and beyond in search of their favorite sammie. We have invited food businesses to participate by submitting a featured sandwich – this may be a *custom* sandwich just for the Sandwich Showdown, or it could be one already on their menu. Which sandwich will reign supreme in 2024?
Visit participating businesses and vote for your favorite sandwich for a chance to win one of our ultimate sandwich prizes worth $50!
Head to https://sustainableconnections.org/sandwich-showdown/ to learn more!
Cozmic Sauce is a collaboration of seasoned musicians from around the globe, based in the Pacific NW, with a bright, modern, and unique sound. It’s a powerful, horn-driven, irresistibly danceable blend of funk and soul inspired grooves with sparkling vocals and compelling arrangements.
In 2017, the band’s leader, bassist Steven Pearson, originally from London but now based near Bellingham, Washington, met drummer Jim Dunstone, also coincidentally a London native, and the Brit pair began assembling a group of accomplished musicians to perform music that nobody else around here is playing.
With up to five horns leading rousing instrumental numbers, mixed with tunes featuring the vocals of the phenomenally talented Carrie Bieber, the band throws down an exciting and diverse live show every time.
Drawing on modern funk and groove sounds from the likes of The New Mastersounds, Speedometer, The Bamboos, and Galactic, and weirdly influenced by 70s cop show theme music, the group has a growing following and a reputation for tight arrangements, quality musicianship, and high energy shows.
All the players in the group have broad stage experience, with various members having performed in bands with luminaries including soul queen Etta James, gigged with up and coming Seattle reggae artist Adrian Xavier, toured with reggae and rock steady giant Winston Jarrett, made multiple appearances at the internationally famous Burning Man event in Nevada, and have opened for the legendary BB King. With performances at the wildly fun Strange BrewFest in Port Townsend, the prestigious Blaine Harbor Music Festival, and the Washington Brewers Festival at Seattle’s Marymoor Park, the state’s largest brewfest, Cozmic Sauce is gaining attention and gigs throughout the Northwest and beyond.
The OuttaTowners are a five-piece band blending jazz/rock/pop. Tyler Rogers, an accomplished saxophone player and endorsed artist in the Seattle-area brought together the following musicians: Savanna Woods, is an accomplished and highly sought after singer making appearances on season 20 of The Voice and securing a spot on Kelly Clarkson’s team. Luca Cartner, is an in-demand drummer around the greater Seattle-area playing with likes of the Delvon Lamar Organ Trio and other local favorites. Matthew Crissey, is a bass player and recording engineer who has worked and played on numerous projects around the Seattle-Tacoma area and got his training from the University of Washington. Jacob Martin, is a talented keyboard/piano player and composer writing and playing his compositions for multiple groups around the Seattle-area.
Celebrate Earth Day alongside more than 1 billion people worldwide by joining the City of Bellingham, the Salish Sea Institute at Western Washington University, and many other community partners for our annual Earth Day Community Work Party on Saturday, April 20th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. along Squalicum Creek. Together, we will remove invasive species to improve fish and wildlife habitat and help water quality near the Squalicum Creek Re-route project. This important ecological restoration project was constructed in 2020 to benefit salmon and other native species.
Please meet at the Birchwood PeaceHealth Parking Lot located off of Birchwood Avenue.
Celebrate Earth Day with NSEA and the Whatcom Conservation District along the Nooksack River planting trees, and shrubs to restore the long-lost forest that once protected the riverbank. Find out more and register at n-sea.org/stream-stewards
April is “National Healthcare Decisions” month. Don’t wait for a crisis to make your healthcare decisions known. Join us for “Your Voice, Your Choice: Proactive Planning for Your Healthcare Wishes.” All participants will be guided through the process of choosing a trusted decision-maker and putting your wishes in writing in an Advance Directive in the event that you are unable to speak for yourself. All documents will be provided, and Notaries Public will be available to assist participants in finalizing their Advance Directive, which includes a durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare.
Pick up beach cleanup supplies, refreshments, and join us on Bellingham’s waterfront to prevent trash from getting into Bellingham Bay!
To combat plastic pollution in the Salish Sea, we host beach cleanups — as well as cleanups along rivers and lakes — throughout Whatcom and Skagit counties, providing cleanup equipment and a place to connect with like-minded community members.
Plastic pollution is a concern for water quality and wildlife everywhere, and has even been discovered in drinking water and table salt worldwide. Recent research found that Pacific Ocean juvenile fish have been consuming microplastic particles in their first days of life, with not-yet understood health consequences.
RSVP not required, but helps us get an idea of how many people to expect. Thank you for keeping waterways clean!
Join us for Tulip Tunes, a lively three-day music festival nestled within the Tulip Festival Street Fair in Downtown Mount Vernon. This free festival will feature 18 diverse acts, seamlessly blending the homegrown talent of the Pacific Northwest with regional/national artists. Enjoy a weekend filled with live music, community spirit, and the vibrant colors of spring in full bloom.
For the full lineup and more details, visit https://www.downtownmountvernon.org/events.
Pine Square at the Tulip Festival Street Fair – Mount Vernon, WA
April 19-21, 2024
10am-6pm (Friday & Saturday)
10am-5pm (Sunday)
We are pleased to invite you to “Charting the World: A Journey
Through Old and New Maps” with works by Chuck Kitterman,
Hannah L. Rivers, David Syre and a selection of old maps from a
private collection.
“Charting the World” takes you on an enchanting journey through the
evolution of maps, from traditional cartography to modern digital
mapping technologies. It celebrates the rich history and diverse
forms of maps and map-inspired artworks while exploring their
enduring significance in shaping our understanding of the world
Support local artisans and non-profits at our Earth Day Market on Saturday, April 20th!
Join us in the beer garden from 11 am – 3 pm to shop from and learn about 15+ local, sustainably-minded vendors and organizations! From upcycled clothes, accessories, and decor to organizations dedicated to getting people outdoors and reducing food waste, there’ll be lots to see! Open to all ages and free to attend!?
