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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
18
Tue
WWU TESOL Info Session @ Western Washington University Miller Hall room 154
Apr 18 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Teach, travel, TESOL! Learn more about earning a certificate in teaching English to speakers of other languages. Recent graduates will share their stories, including their experiences attending the TESOL International Convention in Seattle. The session will be hosted at Miller Hall, Room 154. Learn more now at http://www.wwu.edu/ee/degrees/tesol/

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May
9
Tue
Out and Out from the Family to the Community @ Western Washington University, Western Libraries
May 9 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Out and Out from the Family to the Community @ Western Washington University, Western Libraries  | Bellingham | Washington | United States

Heritage Resources Distinguished Speakers: Dr. Kristen Mahoney: “Out and Out from the Family to the Community: The Housmans and the Politics of Queer Sibling Devotion.” In this talk, Kristin Mahoney will discuss the manner in which Laurence Housman’s collaborative relationship with his sister, with whom he lived for his entire life, became the foundation for broader forms of feminist and anticolonial political thinking, and she will address the ways in which Laurence’s advocacy for sex reform informed his posthumous framing of his brother’s sexuality. For the Housman family, queer kinship practices engendered political activism, and political activism fostered queer kinship practices.

Kristin Mahoney is an Associate Professor of English at Western Washington University. Her research and teaching interests include aestheticism, Decadence and queer studies. She has published articles in Victorian Studies, Criticism, Victorian Review, Victorian Periodicals Review, English Literature in Transition, Nineteenth-Century Prose and Literature Compass. Her book Literature and the Politics of Post-Victorian Decadence was published by Cambridge University Press in 2015. She is currently working on a project entitled “Queer Kinship after Wilde: Transnational Aestheticism and the Family.”

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May
13
Sat
Bellingham GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Math & Science) Fair @ Western Washington University
May 13 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

The GEMS (Girls in engineering, math, and science) Fair is a free, family-friendly event showcasing groups around campus and Bellingham that have ties to the STEM community. Learn about careers in STEM fields, enjoy demonstrations and presentations throughout the day, and participate in an opportunity for local STEM Based programs and groups to inspire and encourage young women to explore different aspects of STEM.

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May
17
Wed
Poetry after Auschwitz – Who was Else Dormitzer? @ Western Washington University, Western Libraries Special Collections
May 17 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Poetry after Auschwitz - Who was Else Dormitzer? @ Western Washington University, Western Libraries Special Collections | Bellingham | Washington | United States

Western Libraries Reading Series – “Poetry after Auschwitz – Who was Else Dormitzer?”

In this talk, Dr. Sandra Alfers will present her research on the poetry of the Holocaust. She will introduce the work and life of Holocaust survivor Else Dormitzer and propose a reading of Dormitzer’s poetry collection from the Theresienstadt transit camp.

Else Dormitzer (1877-1958) was a journalist, writer and activist who fled her hometown of Nuremberg along with her husband Dr. Sigmund Dormitzer shortly after the November pogrom of 1938, also known as “Kristallnacht” (The Night of Broken Glass). In 1943, the German occupying forces in the Netherlands, where the Dormitzers had lived after their escape from Nazi Germany, deported the couple to the Theresienstadt ghetto. While her husband did not survive the Holocaust, Else Dormitzer returned to the Netherlands and later moved to the United Kingdom. She became a British national in 1951.

With the help of the “Association of Jewish Refugees,” an organization based in the UK, and of Frank Harris, founder of the “Nürnberg-Fürth Survivors Group” in the U.S., Alfers was able to locate Dormitzer’s surviving relatives in Europe. They opened their extensive private family archive to her, including poetry and diaries from Theresienstadt. Alfers’ German-language book weiter schreiben. Leben und Lyrik der Else Dormitzer (Hentrich & Hentrich, 2015) made Dormitzer’s Holocaust writings available in Germany for the first time. The book also places Dormitzer’s contributions to cultural and social history into context as it traces her life in the 20th century.

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Jun
20
Tue
WWU Lakewood Jr. Sailing Camp @ Lakewood Water Sport Facility on Lake Whatcom
Jun 20 @ 10:00 am

Enjoy your summer in an outdoor classroom on beautiful Lake Whatcom. Since 1981, WWU Lakewood Jr. Sailing Camp has helped young sailors and windsurfers master skills in a natural environment that few activities can match.

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Jun
21
Wed
WWU Lakewood Jr. Sailing Camp @ Lakewood Water Sport Facility on Lake Whatcom
Jun 21 @ 10:00 am

Enjoy your summer in an outdoor classroom on beautiful Lake Whatcom. Since 1981, WWU Lakewood Jr. Sailing Camp has helped young sailors and windsurfers master skills in a natural environment that few activities can match.

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Jun
22
Thu
WWU Lakewood Jr. Sailing Camp @ Lakewood Water Sport Facility on Lake Whatcom
Jun 22 @ 10:00 am

Enjoy your summer in an outdoor classroom on beautiful Lake Whatcom. Since 1981, WWU Lakewood Jr. Sailing Camp has helped young sailors and windsurfers master skills in a natural environment that few activities can match.

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Jun
23
Fri
WWU Lakewood Jr. Sailing Camp @ Lakewood Water Sport Facility on Lake Whatcom
Jun 23 @ 10:00 am

Enjoy your summer in an outdoor classroom on beautiful Lake Whatcom. Since 1981, WWU Lakewood Jr. Sailing Camp has helped young sailors and windsurfers master skills in a natural environment that few activities can match.

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Jun
25
Sun
Bellingham College Quest @ Western Washington University
Jun 25 @ 7:00 am

Immerse yourself in the college experience – from residence hall to classroom – through College Quest on Western’s campus located in Bellingham, WA. During your stay you will complete a real college course, earn university credit, gain valuable college success information, and form extraordinary social connections that come with life in a residence hall.

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Jun
26
Mon
Bellingham College Quest @ Western Washington University
Jun 26 @ 7:00 am

Immerse yourself in the college experience – from residence hall to classroom – through College Quest on Western’s campus located in Bellingham, WA. During your stay you will complete a real college course, earn university credit, gain valuable college success information, and form extraordinary social connections that come with life in a residence hall.

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Western Kids Camp (Grades 1-6) Bellingham @ Western Washington University
Jun 26 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Start the morning with enrichment activities that encourage exploration and discovery utilizing university facilities and equipment.

The afternoon will be filled with recreation activities in the award winning Wade King Student Recreation Center (WKSRC) and athletic fields, including swimming, rock climbing, archery, crafts, Wednesday lunch concerts, and much more. The blend of academics and recreation provides an engaging and fun learning environment unique to a college campus.

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WWU Lakewood Jr. Sailing Camp @ Lakewood Water Sport Facility on Lake Whatcom
Jun 26 @ 10:00 am

Enjoy your summer in an outdoor classroom on beautiful Lake Whatcom. Since 1981, WWU Lakewood Jr. Sailing Camp has helped young sailors and windsurfers master skills in a natural environment that few activities can match.

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Jun
27
Tue
Bellingham College Quest @ Western Washington University
Jun 27 @ 7:00 am

Immerse yourself in the college experience – from residence hall to classroom – through College Quest on Western’s campus located in Bellingham, WA. During your stay you will complete a real college course, earn university credit, gain valuable college success information, and form extraordinary social connections that come with life in a residence hall.

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Western Kids Camp (Grades 1-6) Bellingham @ Western Washington University
Jun 27 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Start the morning with enrichment activities that encourage exploration and discovery utilizing university facilities and equipment.

The afternoon will be filled with recreation activities in the award winning Wade King Student Recreation Center (WKSRC) and athletic fields, including swimming, rock climbing, archery, crafts, Wednesday lunch concerts, and much more. The blend of academics and recreation provides an engaging and fun learning environment unique to a college campus.

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WWU Lakewood Jr. Sailing Camp @ Lakewood Water Sport Facility on Lake Whatcom
Jun 27 @ 10:00 am

Enjoy your summer in an outdoor classroom on beautiful Lake Whatcom. Since 1981, WWU Lakewood Jr. Sailing Camp has helped young sailors and windsurfers master skills in a natural environment that few activities can match.

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Jun
28
Wed
Bellingham College Quest @ Western Washington University
Jun 28 @ 7:00 am

Immerse yourself in the college experience – from residence hall to classroom – through College Quest on Western’s campus located in Bellingham, WA. During your stay you will complete a real college course, earn university credit, gain valuable college success information, and form extraordinary social connections that come with life in a residence hall.

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Western Kids Camp (Grades 1-6) Bellingham @ Western Washington University
Jun 28 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Start the morning with enrichment activities that encourage exploration and discovery utilizing university facilities and equipment.

The afternoon will be filled with recreation activities in the award winning Wade King Student Recreation Center (WKSRC) and athletic fields, including swimming, rock climbing, archery, crafts, Wednesday lunch concerts, and much more. The blend of academics and recreation provides an engaging and fun learning environment unique to a college campus.

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WWU Lakewood Jr. Sailing Camp @ Lakewood Water Sport Facility on Lake Whatcom
Jun 28 @ 10:00 am

Enjoy your summer in an outdoor classroom on beautiful Lake Whatcom. Since 1981, WWU Lakewood Jr. Sailing Camp has helped young sailors and windsurfers master skills in a natural environment that few activities can match.

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Jun
29
Thu
Bellingham College Quest @ Western Washington University
Jun 29 @ 7:00 am

Immerse yourself in the college experience – from residence hall to classroom – through College Quest on Western’s campus located in Bellingham, WA. During your stay you will complete a real college course, earn university credit, gain valuable college success information, and form extraordinary social connections that come with life in a residence hall.

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Western Kids Camp (Grades 1-6) Bellingham @ Western Washington University
Jun 29 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Start the morning with enrichment activities that encourage exploration and discovery utilizing university facilities and equipment.

The afternoon will be filled with recreation activities in the award winning Wade King Student Recreation Center (WKSRC) and athletic fields, including swimming, rock climbing, archery, crafts, Wednesday lunch concerts, and much more. The blend of academics and recreation provides an engaging and fun learning environment unique to a college campus.

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WWU Lakewood Jr. Sailing Camp @ Lakewood Water Sport Facility on Lake Whatcom
Jun 29 @ 10:00 am

Enjoy your summer in an outdoor classroom on beautiful Lake Whatcom. Since 1981, WWU Lakewood Jr. Sailing Camp has helped young sailors and windsurfers master skills in a natural environment that few activities can match.

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Jun
30
Fri
Bellingham College Quest @ Western Washington University
Jun 30 @ 7:00 am

Immerse yourself in the college experience – from residence hall to classroom – through College Quest on Western’s campus located in Bellingham, WA. During your stay you will complete a real college course, earn university credit, gain valuable college success information, and form extraordinary social connections that come with life in a residence hall.

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Western Kids Camp (Grades 1-6) Bellingham @ Western Washington University
Jun 30 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Start the morning with enrichment activities that encourage exploration and discovery utilizing university facilities and equipment.

The afternoon will be filled with recreation activities in the award winning Wade King Student Recreation Center (WKSRC) and athletic fields, including swimming, rock climbing, archery, crafts, Wednesday lunch concerts, and much more. The blend of academics and recreation provides an engaging and fun learning environment unique to a college campus.

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WWU Lakewood Jr. Sailing Camp @ Lakewood Water Sport Facility on Lake Whatcom
Jun 30 @ 10:00 am

Enjoy your summer in an outdoor classroom on beautiful Lake Whatcom. Since 1981, WWU Lakewood Jr. Sailing Camp has helped young sailors and windsurfers master skills in a natural environment that few activities can match.

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Jul
3
Mon
Western Kids Camp (Grades 1-6) Bellingham @ Western Washington University
Jul 3 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Start the morning with enrichment activities that encourage exploration and discovery utilizing university facilities and equipment.

The afternoon will be filled with recreation activities in the award winning Wade King Student Recreation Center (WKSRC) and athletic fields, including swimming, rock climbing, archery, crafts, Wednesday lunch concerts, and much more. The blend of academics and recreation provides an engaging and fun learning environment unique to a college campus.

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