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Join us June 9 and 10 for our Ladies Outdoor Beginner Fitness Class Kickoff! Classes are $5 and all you need to bring is a beach towel/something similar for “floor” work, water and a positive attitude! No weights, no commitments, no negativity! Classes will continue throughout the summer every Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Location may vary. We look forward to seeing you! (Please arrive 10-15 minutes early to ensure we start on time)
For additional questions, feel free to contact us at alignfitness.bellingham@gmail.com.
Join the CBC for an afternoon of paddling, sailing and learning among fellow women in the community! Choose your adventure by signing up for a combination of on-water sailing, kayaking, paddleboarding and outrigger canoeing lessons (provided by BBOP) and classroom sessions in sail theory, basic kayaking, intro to navigation and boating safety, and learn from prominent women boaters in the community. Want to just get out on your own? Participants will also have access to rentals of paddleboards and sit-on-top kayaks. Move between as many activities as you like to get experience in multiple areas. Check out the schedule to see all the possibilities!
This event is geared toward women in the community looking to break into boating of any kind. Come learn, explore and have fun with fellow women in a supportive and friendly environment. Take advantage of the opportunity to network with fellow boaters and make new friends to hit the water with!
Sign up today at boatingcenter.org.
Harmony Musical Productions proudly announces their debut event, “An Evening of Broadway,” starring Cat Christ, Erin O’Reilly and Beth Anne El Fattal
“An Evening of Broadway” is a unique three-female vocalist staged collection of 30 musical numbers; some iconic, some obscure, each from a Broadway show. Backed by Kate Moody on piano, JP Falcon Grady on guitar and Rob Neeleman on drums, this show delivers quality, professional musical entertainment in a creative format currently not available anywhere in the area.
Come ready to be entertained and even involved as the talented trio takes you on a delightful musical journey of beauty, comedy, heartache and joy, while engaging the audience in the moment!
Performances are November 2 at 7:00 p.m. and November 3 at 2:00 p.m.
The South Fork Valley Community Association is pleased to announce
Friday Night Flicks
At the Community Hall in Van Zandt
Featuring: 120” Screen, Surround Sound!
“RBG”
Who would have thought that a Supreme Court Justice would achieve near “rock star” pop culture status? This award-winning 2018 documentary explores the career of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg from her birth in Brooklyn to her outstanding academic career and trailblazing legal decisions.
Suggested Donation: $5/person, $10/family. *NOTE: This film is rated PG.
A photographer is stuck with small-change shooting jobs and dreams of success. When her roommate decides to get married and leave, she has to learn how to deal with living alone. Directed by Claudia Weill.
“One of the great cinematic injustices of the late 20th century is that while Woody Allen’s name became synonymous with the neurotic artist living in New York City, Claudia Weill and her debut feature Girlfriends was largely forgotten. Long before Girls In The Big City became a common trope, via the films of Nora Ephron to Sex and the City and Lena Dunham’s Girls, Girlfriends was one of the first films to capture the nuances and complexities of female friendship and the frightening loneliness of freedom.” Katie Goh for Little White Lies: Truth & Movies.
Presented as part of The Distaff Side: Women Directors of the 70s.
Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Help us take over the outdoors the Week of March 1-March 8 to celebrate International Women’s Day! Spend the day hiking, biking, running, kayaking, etc. Then, transform from a day of mud, dirt and sweat into your inner diva and celebrate with us in the Boundary Bay Mountain Room on Friday, March 8 from 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Ballgowns, fancy pantsuits, old prom dresses and the like are all welcome attire for this indulgent event. Raffles, drinks, and dancing music will fill the evening. Money raised from the evening will go towards supporting programs put on by Shifting Gears, a local non profit creating welcoming recreation experiences that encourage confidence, wellness, growth and joy. This is a 21+ and ticketed event.
Ladies, join us for a night of fun while giving back to your community! Enjoy a live auction, raffle, vendors, fashion show and fantastic hors-d’oeuvres.
All proceeds benefit Warm Beach Camp’s Special Friends Camps, camps for adults with disabilities!
The Distaff Side: Women Directors of the 70s. Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
With her first and only feature film, Barbara Loden turned in a groundbreaking work of American independent cinema. Set amid a soot-choked Pennsylvania landscape and shot in an intimate verite style, the film takes up with distant and soft-spoken Wanda (Loden), who has left her husband, lost custody of her children, and now finds herself alone, drifting between dingy bars and motels, and callously mistreated by a series of men – including a bank robber who ropes her into his next criminal scheme.
“At that moment in the early 1970s, the feminist movement was split over whether its political imperative was to secure the liberty of all women or, more practically, to throw its weight behind the talented, the ambitious, the already privileged. There was—and continues to be—discomfort around Wanda because the central character is not a role model.” Amy Taubin for Criterion.
MIKEY AND NICKY (1976)
Limelight Cinema
Monday, Mar 25, 2019 6:00 PM
The Distaff Side: Women Directors of the 70s. Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Nickey (John Cassavetes) is a small-time Jewish gangster in trouble with the mob. He calls on his lifelong friend Mikey (Peter Falk) for help. During the night the two spend together, the power of their friendship is undermined by their mutual nastiness and pressing financial concerns. Directed by Elaine May.
“[May’s] genius for finding the squirmy humanity within toxic characters finds its purest and most heartbreaking expression in Mikey and Nicky, which filming began in 1973 but which wasn’t released till 1976, following all manner of ill will and out-and-out warfare between May and Paramount, the studio that financed the film. At one point, May even hid reels of her own footage so that Paramount could not wrest it from her and release the movie in a bastardized form.” Nathan Rabin for Criterion.
Join the Gathering of Crones.
Crones, an archetype for senior women, gathers together for discussion, empowerment, and advocacy for wise women, owning your aging process, and embracing your value to society.
These Crone Counsel gatherings honor the wisdom of the aging woman, through the sharing of personal stories, and unleash the presence and power of women’s unique capacities and contributions.
Women “of all ages” are invited to celebrate the stages along the aging journey. Find support and share your adventure, while connecting to camaraderie with like-minded sisters.
Participants take turns facilitating the gatherings. The topic or content is up to the facilitator, who is encouraged to bring in anything she creates (show, tell & discuss). We learn, play, dance, sing, read poetry, and celebrate your life and the lives of other women.
Newcomers welcome. Free admission.
Sponsored by the Crones of Whatcom County, representing the National Crone Counsel, a non-profit organization, celebrating over 25 years of enriching the lives of women. https://www.cronescounsel.org/
Questions? Contact Anne Richardson, zannadel@gmail.com, 360-483-7896
Join the Gathering of Crones.
Crones, an archetype for older women, gathers together for discussion, empowerment, and advocacy for wise women, owning the aging process, and embracing your value to society. We share personal history, and unleash the presence and power of women’s unique capacities and contributions. Women of all ages are invited to share their stage in the aging journey, find support, and share your adventure, while connecting to the camaraderie with like-minded sisters. We learn, sing, discuss, read poetry, and celebrate the lives of women. Newcomers welcome. We represent the National Crones Counsel, a non-profit organization of 27 years, enriching the lives of women. cronescounsel.org
Questions? Contact Anne Richardson, zannadel@gmail.com, 360-483-7896
Join Habitat for Humanity and Kulshan Brewing for a pint night and a special, limited-edition Women Build beer release in support of International Women’s Day and the Habitat Whatcom Women Build program. Kulshan Brewery will donate $1 per pint sold between 5pm – 9pm to support affordable housing and women’s empowerment through construction. There will also be a 50/50 raffle and a “sign-a-stud” Habitat fundraiser.
The Virtual Leadership Breakfast is a fundraiser to support programs of the YWCA Bellingham, including emergency and permanent supportive housing for women experiencing homelessness and low income women. We look forward to hosting an engaging event that you and your friends and loved ones can enjoy from the comfort of your own home! Registration is free, with the option to purchase breakfast delivery on the day of our event as well as raffle tickets for our fantastic Staycation raffle prize!
Our keynote speaker this year will be Monica Alexander, Division Manager of Advanced Training for the WA State Criminal Justice Training Commission. She will be presenting her talk titled “This Moment in Time: Confronting Bias in Law Enforcement and Our Nation.”
Monica was the first African American woman to be promoted to Captain in the almost 100 year history of the WA State Patrol’s existence. Her passion led her to establish the missing and murdered indigenous women’s project, culminating in a 36-page report. She also worked to highlight the 32-year backlog of over 10,000 sexual assault kits, eventually helping push through legislation that funded an $11 million lab facility in Vancouver to complete work on the backlog.
Monica is a great leader and influencer. Her enthusiasm, passion and sense of humor are contagious, and we look forward to having her at our Virtual Leadership Breakfast!
The Approach Film is an action-driven ski and snowboard film elevating people of color, women, and adaptive athletes. Please join us to celebrate the coming of winter, raise money for charity, drink great beer, and celebrate diverse tracks on the mountain with The Approach Film Premiere.
Doors open at 6pm
6pm Social & beer hour with Fat Tire, raffle tickets for sale
7pm Athlete Introduction & pre-film reels
7:30 THE APPROACH FILM PREMIERE
8:00 Raffle
8:15 Athlete & director Q & A
8:45-9:30 Social
Presented by The North Face and Subaru
Red Bull’s Hannah Bergemann, a Bellingham-based freestyle mountain bike athlete known for her progressive style and empowerment of female athletes, will host the second iteration of her women’s freeride and jump jam event, Hannah’s Hangtime, in Bellingham, Sept 30 – Oct 1.
A group of invited athletes will spend an intensive two days progressing their own riding while also mentoring the up-and-comers.
Saturday, Oct 1st: Athletes will get another private session on the jumps in the morning. This will be followed by a session in the evening (around 4pm, wind depending) that is open to the public for viewing!
All are welcome to come watch these ladies throw down on this massive jump line!
The Afterparty at Transition Outpost ~7-10pm
Year Five of Scarecrow Academy brings an ambitious discussion series titled “Women in Trouble: Great Melodrama in Film,” an in-depth look at an often-derided, but frequently glorious genre sometimes called “women’s pictures.” In these ten weeks of free online conversations, we explore the way imaginative filmmakers have put women at the center of their hothouse creative universes. David Lynch refuses to describe his films, but has sometimes summed them up with the phrase “A Woman in Trouble.” In this series we’ll see how potent that situation can be.
Discussions are led by National Society of Film Critics member Robert Horton, author of the Seasoned Ticket column at the Scarecrow blog and Scarecrow’s “Historian-Programmer in Residence.” The Zoom sessions are free and open to all; there’s no homework, but we ask that you register online in advance. We’ll be meeting on Saturdays at 2 p.m., beginning March 4, 2023. Note: there will be no class on April 29.
Attendance is free, registration is required: https://bit.ly/scarecrowacademy
Year Five of Scarecrow Academy brings an ambitious discussion series titled “Women in Trouble: Great Melodrama in Film,” an in-depth look at an often-derided, but frequently glorious genre sometimes called “women’s pictures.” In these ten weeks of free online conversations, we explore the way imaginative filmmakers have put women at the center of their hothouse creative universes. David Lynch refuses to describe his films, but has sometimes summed them up with the phrase “A Woman in Trouble.” In this series we’ll see how potent that situation can be.
Discussions are led by National Society of Film Critics member Robert Horton, author of the Seasoned Ticket column at the Scarecrow blog and Scarecrow’s “Historian-Programmer in Residence.” The Zoom sessions are free and open to all; there’s no homework, but we ask that you register online in advance. We’ll be meeting on Saturdays at 2 p.m., beginning March 4, 2023. Note: there will be no class on April 29.
Attendance is free, registration is required: https://bit.ly/scarecrowacademy
Year Five of Scarecrow Academy brings an ambitious discussion series titled “Women in Trouble: Great Melodrama in Film,” an in-depth look at an often-derided, but frequently glorious genre sometimes called “women’s pictures.” In these ten weeks of free online conversations, we explore the way imaginative filmmakers have put women at the center of their hothouse creative universes. David Lynch refuses to describe his films, but has sometimes summed them up with the phrase “A Woman in Trouble.” In this series we’ll see how potent that situation can be.
Discussions are led by National Society of Film Critics member Robert Horton, author of the Seasoned Ticket column at the Scarecrow blog and Scarecrow’s “Historian-Programmer in Residence.” The Zoom sessions are free and open to all; there’s no homework, but we ask that you register online in advance. We’ll be meeting on Saturdays at 2 p.m., beginning March 4, 2023. Note: there will be no class on April 29.
Attendance is free, registration is required: https://bit.ly/scarecrowacademy
Year Five of Scarecrow Academy brings an ambitious discussion series titled “Women in Trouble: Great Melodrama in Film,” an in-depth look at an often-derided, but frequently glorious genre sometimes called “women’s pictures.” In these ten weeks of free online conversations, we explore the way imaginative filmmakers have put women at the center of their hothouse creative universes. David Lynch refuses to describe his films, but has sometimes summed them up with the phrase “A Woman in Trouble.” In this series we’ll see how potent that situation can be.
Discussions are led by National Society of Film Critics member Robert Horton, author of the Seasoned Ticket column at the Scarecrow blog and Scarecrow’s “Historian-Programmer in Residence.” The Zoom sessions are free and open to all; there’s no homework, but we ask that you register online in advance. We’ll be meeting on Saturdays at 2 p.m., beginning March 4, 2023. Note: there will be no class on April 29.
Attendance is free, registration is required: https://bit.ly/scarecrowacademy
Year Five of Scarecrow Academy brings an ambitious discussion series titled “Women in Trouble: Great Melodrama in Film,” an in-depth look at an often-derided, but frequently glorious genre sometimes called “women’s pictures.” In these ten weeks of free online conversations, we explore the way imaginative filmmakers have put women at the center of their hothouse creative universes. David Lynch refuses to describe his films, but has sometimes summed them up with the phrase “A Woman in Trouble.” In this series we’ll see how potent that situation can be.
Discussions are led by National Society of Film Critics member Robert Horton, author of the Seasoned Ticket column at the Scarecrow blog and Scarecrow’s “Historian-Programmer in Residence.” The Zoom sessions are free and open to all; there’s no homework, but we ask that you register online in advance. We’ll be meeting on Saturdays at 2 p.m., beginning March 4, 2023. Note: there will be no class on April 29.
Attendance is free, registration is required: https://bit.ly/scarecrowacademy
Year Five of Scarecrow Academy brings an ambitious discussion series titled “Women in Trouble: Great Melodrama in Film,” an in-depth look at an often-derided, but frequently glorious genre sometimes called “women’s pictures.” In these ten weeks of free online conversations, we explore the way imaginative filmmakers have put women at the center of their hothouse creative universes. David Lynch refuses to describe his films, but has sometimes summed them up with the phrase “A Woman in Trouble.” In this series we’ll see how potent that situation can be.
Discussions are led by National Society of Film Critics member Robert Horton, author of the Seasoned Ticket column at the Scarecrow blog and Scarecrow’s “Historian-Programmer in Residence.” The Zoom sessions are free and open to all; there’s no homework, but we ask that you register online in advance. We’ll be meeting on Saturdays at 2 p.m., beginning March 4, 2023. Note: there will be no class on April 29.
Attendance is free, registration is required: https://bit.ly/scarecrowacademy
Year Five of Scarecrow Academy brings an ambitious discussion series titled “Women in Trouble: Great Melodrama in Film,” an in-depth look at an often-derided, but frequently glorious genre sometimes called “women’s pictures.” In these ten weeks of free online conversations, we explore the way imaginative filmmakers have put women at the center of their hothouse creative universes. David Lynch refuses to describe his films, but has sometimes summed them up with the phrase “A Woman in Trouble.” In this series we’ll see how potent that situation can be.
Discussions are led by National Society of Film Critics member Robert Horton, author of the Seasoned Ticket column at the Scarecrow blog and Scarecrow’s “Historian-Programmer in Residence.” The Zoom sessions are free and open to all; there’s no homework, but we ask that you register online in advance. We’ll be meeting on Saturdays at 2 p.m., beginning March 4, 2023. Note: there will be no class on April 29.
Attendance is free, registration is required: https://bit.ly/scarecrowacademy
Year Five of Scarecrow Academy brings an ambitious discussion series titled “Women in Trouble: Great Melodrama in Film,” an in-depth look at an often-derided, but frequently glorious genre sometimes called “women’s pictures.” In these ten weeks of free online conversations, we explore the way imaginative filmmakers have put women at the center of their hothouse creative universes. David Lynch refuses to describe his films, but has sometimes summed them up with the phrase “A Woman in Trouble.” In this series we’ll see how potent that situation can be.
Discussions are led by National Society of Film Critics member Robert Horton, author of the Seasoned Ticket column at the Scarecrow blog and Scarecrow’s “Historian-Programmer in Residence.” The Zoom sessions are free and open to all; there’s no homework, but we ask that you register online in advance. We’ll be meeting on Saturdays at 2 p.m., beginning March 4, 2023. Note: there will be no class on April 29.
Attendance is free, registration is required: https://bit.ly/scarecrowacademy
Year Five of Scarecrow Academy brings an ambitious discussion series titled “Women in Trouble: Great Melodrama in Film,” an in-depth look at an often-derided, but frequently glorious genre sometimes called “women’s pictures.” In these ten weeks of free online conversations, we explore the way imaginative filmmakers have put women at the center of their hothouse creative universes. David Lynch refuses to describe his films, but has sometimes summed them up with the phrase “A Woman in Trouble.” In this series we’ll see how potent that situation can be.
Discussions are led by National Society of Film Critics member Robert Horton, author of the Seasoned Ticket column at the Scarecrow blog and Scarecrow’s “Historian-Programmer in Residence.” The Zoom sessions are free and open to all; there’s no homework, but we ask that you register online in advance. We’ll be meeting on Saturdays at 2 p.m., beginning March 4, 2023. Note: there will be no class on April 29.
Attendance is free, registration is required: https://bit.ly/scarecrowacademy
Year Five of Scarecrow Academy brings an ambitious discussion series titled “Women in Trouble: Great Melodrama in Film,” an in-depth look at an often-derided, but frequently glorious genre sometimes called “women’s pictures.” In these ten weeks of free online conversations, we explore the way imaginative filmmakers have put women at the center of their hothouse creative universes. David Lynch refuses to describe his films, but has sometimes summed them up with the phrase “A Woman in Trouble.” In this series we’ll see how potent that situation can be.
Discussions are led by National Society of Film Critics member Robert Horton, author of the Seasoned Ticket column at the Scarecrow blog and Scarecrow’s “Historian-Programmer in Residence.” The Zoom sessions are free and open to all; there’s no homework, but we ask that you register online in advance. We’ll be meeting on Saturdays at 2 p.m., beginning March 4, 2023. Note: there will be no class on April 29.
Attendance is free, registration is required: https://bit.ly/scarecrowacademy
