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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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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!
Oct
8
Sat
Art-Oberfest Art Show and Gift Market @ Blaine Community Center Pavilion
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Oct 8 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Art-Oberfest Art Show and Gift Market @ Blaine Community Center Pavilion | Blaine | Washington | United States

The Blaine Harbor Art Gallery is a showcase of artists and artisans from Blaine WA and the surrounding communities of Whatcom County in Washington State.

Art-Oberfest is a new fall celebration of art and creativity produced by the artist members of Blaine Harbor Art Gallery.

Saturday October 8, 2016 · 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sunday October 9, 2016 · 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

See the artworks of twenty-three creative artists at the Blaine WA Community Center Pavilion, and tour art studios of local Blaine artists – painters, printers, jewelry makers, artisan garden decor, glass artists, fiber artists, wood crafts, soaps, and more. Meet the artists, learn about their inspirations, buy artwork and gifts and hear live local music.

This is the weekend Semiahmoo Resort is holding Octoberfest Celebrations. While visiting Blaine WA for the Art-Oberfest Art Show and Gift Market 2016, stop for fresh oysters at the Drayton Harbor Oyster Company, indulge in delicious ice cream at Edaleen Dairy, have coffee and well crafted sandwiches at Peace Arch Cafe, and/or The Little Red Caboose. Saturday morning is the Blaine Gardeners Market on Peace Portal Drive. For lunch, try Big Al’s Diner, another local favorite as is Lizzie’s Cafe for crispy, savory fish and chips (and more). After visiting the art show and artist studios, take a walk in the waterfront park at Blaine Harbor then head out to Semiahmoo Resort for a glass of wine on the waterfront or stay for a delicious dinner at either Packers Oyster Bar or Pierside Kitchen. To make a full weekend, check out the website stayinnblaine.com for local accommodations. Please share with your friends.

Make it a day of local art and fun and good food in Blaine Washington.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Tags: Art art show blaine wa fiber art gift market gift show jewelry lotions pet art Photography sculpture soaps watercolor wood art
Oct
9
Sun
Art-Oberfest Art Show and Gift Market @ Blaine Community Center Pavilion
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Oct 9 @ 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Art-Oberfest Art Show and Gift Market @ Blaine Community Center Pavilion | Blaine | Washington | United States

The Blaine Harbor Art Gallery is a showcase of artists and artisans from Blaine WA and the surrounding communities of Whatcom County in Washington State.

Art-Oberfest is a new fall celebration of art and creativity produced by the artist members of Blaine Harbor Art Gallery.

Saturday October 8, 2016 · 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sunday October 9, 2016 · 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

See the artworks of twenty-three creative artists at the Blaine WA Community Center Pavilion, and tour art studios of local Blaine artists – painters, printers, jewelry makers, artisan garden decor, glass artists, fiber artists, wood crafts, soaps, and more. Meet the artists, learn about their inspirations, buy artwork and gifts and hear live local music.

This is the weekend Semiahmoo Resort is holding Octoberfest Celebrations. While visiting Blaine WA for the Art-Oberfest Art Show and Gift Market 2016, stop for fresh oysters at the Drayton Harbor Oyster Company, indulge in delicious ice cream at Edaleen Dairy, have coffee and well crafted sandwiches at Peace Arch Cafe, and/or The Little Red Caboose. Saturday morning is the Blaine Gardeners Market on Peace Portal Drive. For lunch, try Big Al’s Diner, another local favorite as is Lizzie’s Cafe for crispy, savory fish and chips (and more). After visiting the art show and artist studios, take a walk in the waterfront park at Blaine Harbor then head out to Semiahmoo Resort for a glass of wine on the waterfront or stay for a delicious dinner at either Packers Oyster Bar or Pierside Kitchen. To make a full weekend, check out the website stayinnblaine.com for local accommodations. Please share with your friends.

Make it a day of local art and fun and good food in Blaine Washington.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Tags: Art art show blaine wa fiber art gift market gift show jewelry lotions pet art Photography sculpture soaps watercolor wood art
Jan
20
Sat
Travel to Cuzco and Machu Picchu with Lawrence Pang @ WCLS Blaine Library
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Jan 20 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Travel to Cuzco and Machu Picchu with Lawrence Pang @ WCLS Blaine Library | Blaine | Washington | United States

Local resident and world traveler Lawrence Pang will take you on a virtual tour using video clips and photos of his visits to locations around the world. This time, journey with Lawrence to Cuzco and Machu Picchu, where you’ll discover the people, the food, the architecture and more.

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Arts and Entertainment Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: Cuzco library Machu Picchu travel
Sep
19
Wed
29th Annual Fall Craft & Antique Show @ Northwest Washington Fair and Event Center
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Sep 19 @ 10:00 am
29th Annual Fall Craft & Antique Show @ Northwest Washington Fair and Event Center | Lynden | Washington | United States

The Lynden Craft and Antique Show returns to the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds,
Thursday October 18 through Saturday October 20, 2018.

Shoppers will enjoy perusing the familiar and new fun finds of over 100 artisans, crafters and vintage dealers. Handmade toffee and truffles, jewelry, home and holiday decor, gourmet foods, vintage and re-purposed treasures will fill the Expo Building.

Hours are Thursday and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

General Admission is $6, Seniors ages 60 and over $5.00. Children 12 and under are free. Entrance fee includes return privileges to the show. Free parking.

More information at:
http://www.facebook.com/LyndenCraftandAntiqueShow

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Sep
20
Thu
29th Annual Fall Craft & Antique Show @ Northwest Washington Fair and Event Center
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Sep 20 @ 10:00 am
29th Annual Fall Craft & Antique Show @ Northwest Washington Fair and Event Center | Lynden | Washington | United States

The Lynden Craft and Antique Show returns to the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds,
Thursday October 18 through Saturday October 20, 2018.

Shoppers will enjoy perusing the familiar and new fun finds of over 100 artisans, crafters and vintage dealers. Handmade toffee and truffles, jewelry, home and holiday decor, gourmet foods, vintage and re-purposed treasures will fill the Expo Building.

Hours are Thursday and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

General Admission is $6, Seniors ages 60 and over $5.00. Children 12 and under are free. Entrance fee includes return privileges to the show. Free parking.

More information at:
http://www.facebook.com/LyndenCraftandAntiqueShow

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Oct
18
Thu
29th Annual Fall Craft & Antique Show @ Northwest Washington Fair and Event Center
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Oct 18 @ 10:00 am
29th Annual Fall Craft & Antique Show @ Northwest Washington Fair and Event Center | Lynden | Washington | United States

The Lynden Craft and Antique Show returns to the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds,
Thursday October 18 through Saturday October 20, 2018.

Shoppers will enjoy perusing the familiar and new fun finds of over 100 artisans, crafters and vintage dealers. Handmade toffee and truffles, jewelry, home and holiday decor, gourmet foods, vintage and re-purposed treasures will fill the Expo Building.

Hours are Thursday and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

General Admission is $6, Seniors ages 60 and over $5.00. Children 12 and under are free. Entrance fee includes return privileges to the show. Free parking.

More information at:
http://www.facebook.com/LyndenCraftandAntiqueShow

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Tags: arts and crafts gifts handmade holiday boutique home decor jewelry re-purposed soaps upcycle Vintage
May
24
Fri
ALL IN THE TIMING: Benefit for Youth Acting Program @ Sylvia Center for the Arts
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May 24 @ 7:30 pm
ALL IN THE TIMING: Benefit for Youth Acting Program @ Sylvia Center for the Arts

iDiOM Theater proudly presents ALL IN THE TIMING by David Ives.

Two nights only: Fri May 24 & Sat May 25 at 7:30pm.

Tickets are $25, available at https://sylviacenterforthearts.org/events, benefiting Sylvia Center’s Summer 2019 Youth Acting Program.

David Ives’ collection of short comedies, described by The New York Times as “surprisingly substantial in its silliness,” first premiered in 1993, and quickly became the most-produced non-Shakespeare play in the nation.

Its status as one of the most popular plays of the last 30 years helped usher in a new era of one-act theater which was highly influential on iDiOM Theater and its founders.

“Witty, irreverent, absurd, and inventive—these plays are exactly the type of work iDiOM was built on,” says Artistic Director Glenn Hergenhahn-Zhao.

The ensemble cast will be joined by student actors, and proceeds from the show will support Sylvia Center’s Youth Acting Program, which gives students age 13–17 the opportunity to take acting classes and perform in theater productions.

The Summer 2019 Youth Acting Program begins this June and offers student scholarships and sliding scale tuition in order to make the program as accessible as possible to any students/families who wish to participate.

This year’s summer youth program will be taught by theater educator (and iDiOM ensemble member) Michael Morgen along with the creative staff of iDiOM Theater, at Sylvia Center for the Arts, and will culminate in a free outdoor production of Aristophanes’ THE BIRDS in Maritime Heritage Park in July.

ALL IN THE TIMING includes the much-loved short plays Sure Thing; Variations on the Death of Leon Trotsky, Unamunda, the Universal Language; and Words Words Words.

iDiOM Theater, “the hardest-working theater in the known world,” has been one of the most prolific producers of new work in the nation since 2002, and is the in-house production company at Sylvia Center for the Arts since 2016.

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May
25
Sat
ALL IN THE TIMING: Benefit for Youth Acting Program @ Sylvia Center for the Arts
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May 25 @ 7:30 pm
ALL IN THE TIMING: Benefit for Youth Acting Program @ Sylvia Center for the Arts

iDiOM Theater proudly presents ALL IN THE TIMING by David Ives.

Two nights only: Fri May 24 & Sat May 25 at 7:30pm.

Tickets are $25, available at https://sylviacenterforthearts.org/events, benefiting Sylvia Center’s Summer 2019 Youth Acting Program.

David Ives’ collection of short comedies, described by The New York Times as “surprisingly substantial in its silliness,” first premiered in 1993, and quickly became the most-produced non-Shakespeare play in the nation.

Its status as one of the most popular plays of the last 30 years helped usher in a new era of one-act theater which was highly influential on iDiOM Theater and its founders.

“Witty, irreverent, absurd, and inventive—these plays are exactly the type of work iDiOM was built on,” says Artistic Director Glenn Hergenhahn-Zhao.

The ensemble cast will be joined by student actors, and proceeds from the show will support Sylvia Center’s Youth Acting Program, which gives students age 13–17 the opportunity to take acting classes and perform in theater productions.

The Summer 2019 Youth Acting Program begins this June and offers student scholarships and sliding scale tuition in order to make the program as accessible as possible to any students/families who wish to participate.

This year’s summer youth program will be taught by theater educator (and iDiOM ensemble member) Michael Morgen along with the creative staff of iDiOM Theater, at Sylvia Center for the Arts, and will culminate in a free outdoor production of Aristophanes’ THE BIRDS in Maritime Heritage Park in July.

ALL IN THE TIMING includes the much-loved short plays Sure Thing; Variations on the Death of Leon Trotsky, Unamunda, the Universal Language; and Words Words Words.

iDiOM Theater, “the hardest-working theater in the known world,” has been one of the most prolific producers of new work in the nation since 2002, and is the in-house production company at Sylvia Center for the Arts since 2016.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Non-Profit Fundraising Events Theater Performances Tags: available at https://sylviacenterforthearts.org/events benefiting Sylvia Center’s Summer 2019 Youth Acting Program. David Ives’ collection of short comedies described by The New York Times as “surprisingly substantial in its silliness
July 2016 – May 2019 Jul 2016 – May 2019