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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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April 2015 – October 2022 Apr 2015 – Oct 2022
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Apr
26
Sun
El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros @ Lynden Library
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Apr 26 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros @ Lynden Library | Lynden | Washington | United States

A free event with food, entertainment, music, free books for children and Latino crafts. Fun for the whole family – a celebration of children, books and the Latino community. See Dan the Magic Man at 1:15 p.m. and the Herencias Mexicanas Dancers at 2:30 p.m.

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Categories: Family Events Festivals, Expos & Parades Kids Tags: books cultural event Latino reading
Jul
10
Fri
Summer Festival Used Book Sale @ Everson Library
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Jul 10 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Find a great selection of books, music, and media at the Friends’ annual Summer Festival Book Sale. Something for everyone! Behind Peoples Bank across from the Everson Library.

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Categories: Family Events Non-Profit Fundraising Events Tags: books reading
Jul
11
Sat
Summer Festival Used Book Sale @ Everson Library
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Jul 11 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Find a great selection of books, music, and media at the Friends’ annual Summer Festival Book Sale. Something for everyone! Behind Peoples Bank across from the Everson Library.

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Categories: Family Events Non-Profit Fundraising Events Tags: books reading
Sep
9
Wed
Whatcom Literacy Council Volunteer Info Session & Thank You Party @ Bellingham Public Library
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Sep 9 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Change a Life. Become a Tutor.
The Whatcom Literacy Council presents a Volunteer Info Session & Thank You Party
Wednesday, September 9th 5-6pm at the Bellingham Public Library.

Come learn more about the Whatcom Literacy Council, the far reaching impact of illiteracy, and about becoming a volunteer literacy tutor.

Current volunteers are invited to come and celebrate their service to the community with cake and juice, and to share their stories with neighbors who are interested in becoming volunteers.

WLC provides free, confidential, one-to-one tutoring and small classes for adults in order to help them improve their reading/writing skills or learn English. Training is provided and tutoring takes place within your own community at hours convenient for your schedule. No previous teaching or foreign language skills are needed. Tutors must be at least 18 years old and have graduated from high school.

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Categories: Volunteering and Community Enrichment Tags: literacy party reading tutor volunteer
Nov
12
Thu
13th Annual Literacy Breakfast with Nancy Pearl @ Settlemyer Hall, Campus Center, Bellingham Technical College
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Nov 12 @ 7:00 am – 9:00 am
13th Annual Literacy Breakfast with Nancy Pearl @ Settlemyer Hall, Campus Center, Bellingham Technical College | Bellingham | Washington | United States

Each year, Whatcom Literacy Council helps hundreds of adults in Whatcom County build their literacy skills and move forward in their lives. The funds raised at the Annual Literacy Breakfast help make that possible.

This year’s Literacy Breakfast will be held at Settlemyer Hall in the Campus Center building at Bellingham Technical College. The witty and wonderful Nancy Pearl, author of Book Lust, More Book Lust, Book Crush, and Book Lust To Go, will return to share her thoughts on some of the best reads available. Village Books will be on hand selling books. Seating is limited (it sold out last year!), so please go to whatcomliteracy.org/register or call 752-8678 to reserve your spot. You may also RSVP via email at events@whatcomliteracy.org

Although there is no charge for breakfast, this is a fundraiser and guests will be asked
to make a donation. Proceeds are used to fund literacy programs right here in Whatcom County.

The proceeds from this fundraiser?will support more than 50 WLC students for one year.?

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Categories: Business Networking Events Food & Beverage Non-Profit Fundraising Events Tags: breakfast free fundraising nancy pearl npr reading village books whatcom literacy council
Jun
4
Sat
Summer Reading Triathlon Opening Ceremony @ Barnes & Noble
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Jun 4 @ 11:00 am
Summer Reading Triathlon Opening Ceremony @ Barnes & Noble | Bellingham | Washington | United States

From May 17 to September 6, kids in grades 1 through 6 can earn a free book at their local Barnes & Noble! Join us for the Summer Reading Triathlon Opening Ceremony on June 4 at 11:00 a.m. Kids can get their journals for a free book, enjoy fun-filled activities and cast a ballot for their favorite book hero and place to win a Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal.

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Categories: Family Events Kids Tags: barnes&noble barnesandnoble Bellingham books free Kids openingceremony reading summer reading
Jul
30
Sat
Harry Potter Countdown to Midnight @ Barnes & Noble
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Jul 30 @ 8:00 pm
Harry Potter Countdown to Midnight @ Barnes & Noble | Bellingham | Washington | United States

Join us on Saturday, July 30, 2016, 8:00 p.m. for a special Countdown to Midnight Party leading up to the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two, a special rehearsal edition script book, which goes on sale July 31 at midnight. The party will feature a special Muggle Wall where customers can share their favorite memories of Harry Potter as well as amazing giveaways and fun activities!

 

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Categories: Family Events Kids Tags: adults balloons barnes&noble barnesandnoble Bellingham blaine book clubs book release books cursedchild family fun ferndale free for kids harrypotter Kids kids entertainment Lynden party reading Simply Magical Parties summer summer fun summer reading Western Reads Whatcom Whatcom READS!
Sep
15
Thu
Parents’ Night: Felt Story Make and Take @ WCLS North Fork Library
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Sep 15 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Parents' Night: Felt Story Make and Take @ WCLS North Fork Library | Maple Falls | Washington | United States

Meet and chat with other local parents while we craft a felt story to take home and share with your child. Learn tips to make play and storytime with your little one fun and impactful. Light refreshments and childcare provided. Registration required.

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Categories: Family Events Tags: crafts library parenting reading stories
Nov
3
Thu
Literacy Breakfast with Nancy Pearl @ Bellingham Technical College
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Nov 3 @ 7:15 am – 9:00 am
Literacy Breakfast with Nancy Pearl @ Bellingham Technical College | Bellingham | Washington | United States

Come hear the witty and wonderful Nancy Pearl’s reading recommendations; Village Books will be on hand to sell her suggested titles. Registration is required; a donation of $75 or more is expected.

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Categories: Non-Profit Fundraising Events Tags: breakfast food nancy pearl npr reading village books whatcom literacy council
Sep
10
Thu
Virtual Group Reading for Writing Together, Rising Together as part of People’s Perspectives Project @ Village Books Crowdcast Channel
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Sep 10 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Virtual Group Reading for Writing Together, Rising Together as part of People's Perspectives Project @ Village Books Crowdcast Channel

The Chuckanut Writers Conference, produced by Whatcom Community College and Village Books, invites submissions of poetry and creative nonfiction as part of Peoples’ Perspectives: Covid-19 in Whatcom County. a county-wide, multimedia initiative to capture and archive our experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual reading is the conference’s contribution to this project.

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Categories: Author Talk Family Events Tags: local authors reading
Oct
1
Sat
Jack Straw Writers at Village Books @ Village Books
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Oct 1 @ 4:00 pm
Jack Straw Writers at Village Books @ Village Books

Jack Straw Cultural Center brings several of the 2022 Jack Straw Writers to Village Books. This multi-genre literary event features local writers Jessica Gigot and Jory Mickelson, as well as several Seattle-based members of the cohort. 2022 Writers Program curator Michael Schmeltzer will host.
Readers: Ally Ang, Jessica Gigot, Erin Langner, Jory Mickelson, Emily Parzybok, Vincent Rendoni, and Ruth Schemmel. Pre-registration recommended.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Author Talk Tags: literature reading
April 2015 – October 2022 Apr 2015 – Oct 2022