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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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Oct
19
Wed
Free Costume Consultations at Ragfinery! @ Ragfinery
Oct 19 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Get inspiration and advice for your costume from a local master upcycler! Carol Oberton creates costumes for the Procession of the Species, and will have examples of claws and masks with jaws and teeth, and will be ready to give you tips on constructing the creative costume of your dreams! Details on our website: www.ragfinery.com

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Jun
3
Sat
Chuckanut Mountain Marathon & 1/2 Trail Run @ Larrabee State Park
Jun 3 @ 9:30 am
Chuckanut Mountain Marathon & 1/2 Trail Run @ Larrabee State Park | Bellingham | Washington | United States

The course runs almost exclusively on single track trails on Chuckanut Mountain! The races feature several new trails including the Huckleberry Trail and the Rock Trail. The Rock Trail flows between house-sized rocks, fields of ferns, and up, up, up zig-zagging wooden stairs to the top of Chuckanut Mountain. From the top, the run follows the technical, winding and super fun Ridge Trail with lots of peekaboo views of the Cascade Mountains, including the towering Mount Baker.

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Jul
21
Fri
Clean Out Your Closet / Sidewalk Sale @ Social Fabric
Jul 21 @ 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Clean Out Your Closet / Sidewalk Sale @ Social Fabric | Bellingham | Washington | United States

Clean Out Your Closet / Sidewalk Sale – Shop Friday and Saturday July 21 – 22! OPEN LATE for the Commercial Street Night Market

SHOP donated garments, jewelry or accessories like: hats, belts, purses, shoes, scarves and shawls; All clean and something you’d be proud to wear!

DONATE a minimum of 10 items (up to 25) and receive an “I’m Generous” button good for a 25% discount (expires 7/2018) that can be used in our store (just not at this sale). * ALSO Lydia Place and Agape House will each get 25% of the price of your items sold and so will YOU!

DROP OFF Donations during business hours between Friday, 7/14th – Wednesday, 7/19th. (Unsold items should be picked up by July 29th or they’ll be donated.)

CONTACT US for more info/further details by email at: info@socialfabricart.com or by phone at: (360) 733-1323.

GET BUSY CLEANING OUT THAT CLOSET!!!

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Oct
5
Thu
Kids Finger Knit Rainbow Scarf @ Ragfinery
Oct 5 @ 2:00 pm

Early release Thursdays have never looked so fun! Join this 2-part after school session and finger knit your own warm and cheerful scarf, complete with fluffy cloud pom poms. No experience necessary. All materials provided. Ages: 8-12
Note: This workshop is held on two consecutive Thursday afternoons, Oct. 5 and 12. Register in store or online.

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Oct
7
Sat
Textural Felt Hats @ Ragfinery
Oct 7 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Learn how to make a pattern resist to fit your head, and use up-cycled fabrics and wool to create a fun, textural, classy (or any style you like) felt hat. Various styles will be presented as samples for the class, including some that might be worn for Halloween! Participants will finish up by learning about shaping your damp hat. Note: There will be no set lunch break, so please bring snacks and/or lunch to eat during class. Register in store or online.

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Reverse Pattern Making workshop @ Ragfinery
Oct 7 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Learn how to copy a garment without taking it apart! Making clothing typically begins with a pattern and ends with a garment. In this class we’ll reverse the process: starting with a piece of clothing you bring, you’ll draft a permanent pattern and start sewing your new version. You’ll also learn about fabric, grain and drape, tailoring to your body, and essential pattern making tools and terms.

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Oct
12
Thu
Kids Finger Knit Rainbow Scarf @ Ragfinery
Oct 12 @ 2:00 pm

Early release Thursdays have never looked so fun! Join this 2-part after school session and finger knit your own warm and cheerful scarf, complete with fluffy cloud pom poms. No experience necessary. All materials provided. Ages: 8-12
Note: This workshop is held on two consecutive Thursday afternoons, Oct. 5 and 12. Register in store or online.

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Feb
18
Sun
Make Your Own Leggings @ Social Fabric
Feb 18 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Make Your Own Leggings @ Social Fabric | Bellingham | Washington | United States

We’ll take your measurements and guide you through drafting a pattern that will fit you! We’ll also talk about negative ease and sewing with knits. You’ll learn what kind of knits to buy to make your own leggings in the future! Some sewing experience required.

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Jun
9
Sat
Whispers of the Dead – Book Talk with Local Author Spencer Kope @ WCLS Lynden Library
Jun 9 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Whispers of the Dead - Book Talk with Local Author Spencer Kope @ WCLS Lynden Library | Lynden | Washington | United States

Join us for an afternoon book talk and book signing with local author Spencer Kope, a crime analyst currently assigned to the detectives division at the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office. Spencer will discuss his new book Whispers of the Dead, the sequel to Collecting the Dead. Village Books will be on hand if you would like to purchase a copy of Spencer’s books and have it autographed.

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Sep
22
Sat
Fall Into The Holidays – A Vendor, Artisan, Craft Event @ Birch Bay Activity Center
Sep 22 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Fall Into The Holidays - A Vendor, Artisan, Craft Event @ Birch Bay Activity Center | Blaine | Washington | United States

Enter to win raffle prizes donated by each vendor on site!
All Proceeds Go Toward our Children’s Programing
$1 per ticket, 12 for $10 or 25 for $20

30 interior booths, 26 outdoor booths
Vendor Booth Decorating Contest!
Decided on by the customers!

FREE CHILDCARE so you can shop.

For more information and vendor highlight posts, please check our event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/265618747368019/permalink/278249316104962/

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Oct
11
Thu
Author Visit: Peace Weavers of the Salish Coast @ WCLS Deming Library
Oct 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Local author Candace Wellman speaks about her book Peace Weavers: Uniting the Salish Coast through Cross-Cultural Marriages. Peace-weaving marriages between Salish families and pioneer men played a crucial role in mid-1800s regional settlement. Author Candace Wellman illuminates this hidden history and shatters stereotypes surrounding these relationships. The four exceptional women she profiles left a lasting legacy in their Puget Sound communities.

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Oct
20
Sat
Author Visit: The Heartbreaks & Triumphs of a Long Distance Knitter @ WCLS Ferndale Library
Oct 20 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

In “Skein: The Heartbreaks & Triumphs of a Long Distance Knitter,” author Christen Mattix recounts how she stumbled upon an unusual way of meeting her Fairhaven neighbors when she decided to knit a half-mile blue rope from a public bench to Bellingham Bay. During those three and a half years of knitting at the bench, Mattix meets her loveable and quirky neighbors, visits a Trappist Monastery, falls in love and transforms from introverted artist to a catalyst for community connections.

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Oct
23
Tue
Author Visit: The Heartbreaks & Triumphs of a Long Distance Knitter @ WCLS Lynden Library
Oct 23 @ 6:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Author Visit: The Heartbreaks & Triumphs of a Long Distance Knitter @ WCLS Lynden Library | Lynden | Washington | United States

In Skein: The Heartbreaks & Triumphs of a Long Distance Knitter, author Christen Mattix recounts how she stumbled upon an unusual way of meeting her Fairhaven neighbors when she decided to knit a half-mile blue rope from a public bench to Bellingham Bay. During those three and a half years of knitting at the bench, Mattix meets her loveable and quirky neighbors, visits a Trappist Monastery, falls in love and transforms from introverted artist to a catalyst for community connections.

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Oct
30
Tue
Author Visit: Peace Weavers of the Salish Coast @ WCLS Everson Library
Oct 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Author Visit: Peace Weavers of the Salish Coast @ WCLS Everson Library | Everson | Washington | United States

Local author Candace Wellman speaks about her book “Peace Weavers: Uniting the Salish Coast through Cross-Cultural Marriages.” Peace-weaving marriages between Salish families and pioneer men played a crucial role in mid-1800s regional settlement. Author Candace Wellman illuminates this hidden history and shatters stereotypes surrounding these relationships. The four exceptional women she profiles left a lasting legacy in their Puget Sound communities.

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Nov
10
Sat
Eileen Fisher Renew Pop-up Sale @ Ragfinery
Nov 10 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Eileen Fisher Renew Pop-up Sale @ Ragfinery | Bellingham | Washington | United States

Wear Your Flaws On Your Sleeve.

Join Seattle’s Eileen Fisher Renew and Ragfinery for Bellingham’s Not-Quite Perfect Sale! Shop gently worn, slightly flawed Eileen Fisher pieces at $10 and up! Every purchase of a Not-Quite Perfect item extends the life of the clothes we love, and helps to reduce fashion’s footprint, one garment at a time. Please BYOB (bring your own bag).

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Jan
4
Sat
Fantastic Planet @ Limelight Cinema
Jan 4 @ 10:00 pm
Fantastic Planet @ Limelight Cinema

Sponsored by ModSock, located down the street from the Limelight. So many socks you’ll puke.

Third Eye Cinema is a staff and volunteer-curated film series of all of our favorite flicks — the cult classics, the ones you might have missed, the ones you need to revisit. This month’s movie chosen by our projectionist Jules!

This animated tale follows the relationship between the small human-like Oms and their much larger blue-skinned oppressors, the Draags, who rule the planet of Ygam. While the Draags have long kept Oms as illiterate pets, this hierarchy shifts after an Om boy becomes educated, thanks to a young female Draag. This leads to an Om rebellion, which weakens the Draag control over their race. Will the Oms and the Draags find a way to coexist? Or will they destroy each other?

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Jun
18
Sat
Free Community Clothing Swap @ IBC
Jun 18 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Free Community Clothing Swap @ IBC

We are hosting another free community clothing swap!

If you’re cleaning out closets, save items to share or swap with neighbors and friends.

When: Saturday, June 18th from 10am-2pm
Where: 2000 W North Street, Bellingham
What: Clothing swap for all ages, genders, sizes, styles, seasons. Bring clothes you want to exchange (not required) and take whatever items you need/want.

Leftover items go to non-profits and shelters in Whatcom county including Engedi Refuge, YWCA, and WeCare.

Last September y’all were able to help our community and met so many urgent needs for individuals and families by participating in the swap. You all showed up in a HUGE way to clothe the community free of charge–the stories we heard from attendees blew us away! We can’t wait to do it again.

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