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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.

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Apr
29
Sat
WWU Queer Comic Con @ WWU Academic West Building
Apr 29 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
WWU Queer Comic Con @ WWU Academic West Building | Bellingham | Washington | United States

WWU Queer Comic Con is a single day convention that will be held on Saturday April 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Academic West building on Western’s campus.

This event will feature panels, a costume contest and 30+ artists, authors, and vendors from throughout the US and Canada, all focused on queer comics, sci-fi, fantasy, and pop culture. With this event, we provide an opportunity to celebrate queer comics and queer creators and bring further visibility to the queer community in Bellingham. It is also important to us to make family friendly queer events accessible for both WWU students and the surrounding community.

Parking is free on Saturdays in the C Lots near the Academic West building.Tickets are available online, at the Comics Place in downtown Bellingham and at the door.

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Oct
1
Sat
Girls Need Guitars FERRON @ Firehouse Arts & Events Center
Oct 1 @ 6:30 pm
Girls Need Guitars FERRON @ Firehouse Arts & Events Center

Girls Need Guitars – A benefit to provide Guitars Lessons and Songwriting Workshops for Foster Kids in Whatcom and Skagit County.

“Ferron writes of love with the relentless introspection of Leonard Cohen, and, as with classic Bob Dylan, her songs’ tough, questioning attitude sometimes gives way to the unexpected.” – Rolling Stone Magazine

When Canadian singer-songwriter Ferron was 15, she hit the road alone. She had a single shopping bag with a change of clothes, a toothbrush, a waitress uniform, and a Leonard Cohen LP. Little did she know then, but one day her own songs would be compared to Cohen’s for their depth of wordcraft, intimacy, and wisdom

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