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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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Feb
25
Sat
Raising Pigs! @ Cloud Mountain Farm Center
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Feb 25 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Raising Pigs! @ Cloud Mountain Farm Center | Everson | Washington | United States

Have you been wondering what it takes to raise a few pigs in the backyard? Interested in adding pastured pork to your farm or homestead? This workshop will give you the overview you need to get started. You can expect to learn about housing and fencing, pasture management, feed and nutrition, health concerns and care, and processing and butchering options. You’ll also learn about various pig breeds and where to source weaners. A co-presenter from the Whatcom Conservation District will cover the free and confidential services available for rural landowners, and conservation farm planning 101. $10 per person or $8 each for 2 or more people, registration recommended.
Sponsored by Scratch & Peck

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Education Home & Garden Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: Farming gardening homesteading livestock pigs
Sep
8
Sat
NASA: Colonizing Space @ WCLS South Whatcom Library
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Sep 8 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
NASA: Colonizing Space @ WCLS South Whatcom Library | Fuquay Varina | North Carolina | United States

Whether you want to be an astronaut or you’re just interested in the future of space exploration, this program is for you. Someday, we may colonize Mars. Tell our Arduino device what you want to be when you grow up and find out if Mars needs you! Also, make your own record of what you would send into space to represent humanity. What music, or recipe, or… would you send? With NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador Matthew Borghese. For grades K-5.

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Categories: Kids Tags: Mars NASA
Sep
15
Sat
NASA: Colonizing Space @ WCLS Lynden Library
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Sep 15 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
NASA: Colonizing Space @ WCLS Lynden Library | Lynden | Washington | United States

Whether you want to be an astronaut or you’re just interested in the future of space exploration, this program is for you. Someday, we may colonize Mars. Tell our Arduino device what you want to be when you grow up, and find out if Mars needs you! Also, make your own record of what you would send into space to represent humanity. What music, or recipe, or … would you send? With NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador Matthew Borghese. For grades K-5.

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Categories: Kids Tags: Mars NASA
Sep
22
Sat
NASA: Colonizing Space @ WCLS Everson Library
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Sep 22 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
NASA: Colonizing Space @ WCLS Everson Library | Everson | Washington | United States

Whether you want to be an astronaut or you’re just interested in the future of space exploration, this program is for you. Someday, we may colonize Mars. Tell our Arduino device what you want to be when you grow up, and find out if Mars needs you! Also, make your own record of what you would send into space to represent humanity. What music, or recipe, or… would you send? With NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador Matthew Borghese. For grades K-5.

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Categories: Kids Tags: Mars NASA
Sep
29
Sat
NASA: Colonizing Space @ WCLS Ferndale Library
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Sep 29 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
NASA: Colonizing Space @ WCLS Ferndale Library | Ferndale | Washington | United States

Whether you want to be an astronaut or you’re just interested in the future of space exploration, this program is for you. Someday, we may colonize Mars. Tell our Arduino device what you want to be when you grow up, and find out if Mars needs you! Also, make your own record of what you would send into space to represent humanity. What music, or recipe, or… would you send? With NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador Matthew Borghese. For grades K-5.

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Categories: Kids Tags: Mars NASA
Feb
2
Sat
The Not-Creepy Gathering for People Who Want to Fall In Love @ Alternative Library
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Feb 2 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Are you a nice person
who just wants to meet another nice person?
This event is for you!

Wanna know what it would look like if an artist came up with an antidote to
cruise-y bar scenes and soulless dating apps?
Come find out!

“What if I’m gay?”
That’s great!
This event is not just for straight people.

“Aw, I do want love, but I’m too old.”
No you’re not!!!
This event draws adults of all ages.

Are you scared?
It’s okay. Me, too.
Let’s be scared together.

This structured event is all about connection. It’s fun. And surprising. And weird! And real. People come not to judge or be judged. They come to connect – meaningfully and genuinely.

Bring a notebook!

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Tags: #pnwsingles connection dating
Feb
16
Sat
Free Beginner Tennis Clinics @ Bellingham Training & Tennis Club
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Feb 16 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Free Beginner Tennis Clinics @ Bellingham Training & Tennis Club

Whether you’re a brand new player or knocking the rust off, join us for a free sample of our Early Spring Tennis Clinics! Non-members welcome and encouraged!

The 1:00 p.m. clinic is open to Elementary/Middle School aged children, and 2:00 p.m. is for High School and Adults.

Our Early Spring Tennis Clinics start February 25! Visit www.betrainingtennis.com/tennis for a full list of clinic offerings.

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Categories: Sports Tags: #adulttennis #BellinghamTraining&TennisClub #howto #kidstennis #racket #racquet #sports #tennis adults fitness free Kids
Feb
17
Sun
Stroke of the Month: Ferocious Forehand @ Bellingham Training & Tennis Club
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Feb 17 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Stroke of the Month: Ferocious Forehand @ Bellingham Training & Tennis Club

Improve 1/3 of your shots in one hour! A better forehand will make you a better player. This workshop with our USPTA-certified Tennis Director will help you learn how to set up your forehand to put the ball away. You’ll get a bigger forehand and the skills to score more points.

Non-Members welcome!

Please RSVP by calling the front desk, 360-733-5050.

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Categories: Sports Tags: #BellinghamTraining&TennisClub #forehand #indoor tennis #racket #racquet #tennis #Tennis Pros #tennisclass workshop
Sep
19
Thu
Crones of Whatcom County @ Women of Wisdom
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Sep 19 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

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 aging women through the sharing of personal stories, and unleash the presence and power of women’s unique capacities and contributions through the aging process. Women “of all ages” are invited to share the stages of the aging journey, from maiden, to matriarch, to Crone. Find support and share your adventure, while connecting with like-minded sisters. Participants take turns facilitating. We play, dance, sing, discuss, read poetry, and sometimes drum.
Newcomers welcome. Free admission. Sponsored by the Crones of Whatcom County, representing the National Crones Counsel, a non-profit organization of 27 years.

Welcome

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Categories: Adult Focused Events Tags: connection seniors
May
30
Sat
Empowerment Camp Session online with Empowerment 4 Girls @ Empowerment Sessions online on Zoom
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May 30 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Empowerment Camp Session online with Empowerment 4 Girls @ Empowerment Sessions online on Zoom

Join us for our Empowerment Camps Online!
2-Hour Empowerment Sessions: Saturdays 12:00 – 2:00 pm

Empowerment 4 Girls Zoom Sessions provide an opportunity for our girls to stay socially and emotionally connected during these challenging times of physical distancing. Yoga, art, talking circles and other aspects of our day-camps are included, along with at-home activities that will be directed by our Founder & Program Director, Kristen Rubis and other Guest Speakers.

Register for one or multiple Yoga or Empowerment sessions using the same registration form. We offer discounts on our Payments page on pre-registration for more than 1 yoga session, or more than 1 two-hour session, and for 8 sessions. We understand that families may need financial support during this time. Thanks to generous donors, we have ample partial or full scholarships available.

These thematic sessions are for 9-16 year old girls and include: introductions, talking circle, yoga/meditation/breath work, art/lecture and a closing circle. We’ll take a few minutes for feedback and end the session with our Girl Power Rocks cheer!

May 30 Self Love
Guest Speaker: Jessica Rose

Cost: $40 each or all 4 Empowerment Sessions for $150

Scholarships & Registration:
https://www.empowerment4girls.com/zoomsessionsmay.html

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Education Health & Wellness Kids Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: community connection educate empower girlpower meditation nurture relaxation selflove yoga
Aug
1
Mon
WNPS Field Trip: Heather Meadows Wildflowers and Bumble Bees @ Heather Meadows Visitor Center
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Aug 1 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
WNPS Field Trip: Heather Meadows Wildflowers and Bumble Bees @ Heather Meadows Visitor Center

The Koma Kulshan Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society regularly holds educational field trips, meetings, and webinars–typically free and open to the public! Registration is required for this event. Please see below for details.

Date: Monday, August 1
Time: 10 am to 2 pm
Location: Meet at the Visitor’s Center parking lot in Heather Meadows (MP 56 on Mt. Baker Hwy) near the Mt. Baker Ski Area at 10 am.
Participants should bring warm clothes/layers (just in case), sun protection, lunch, and adequate water.

Volunteers from the Koma Kulshan Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society monitored wildflower phenology (when plants bloom) and bumble bee foraging from spring snow melt to the first snowfall for five years in Heather Meadows. This hike will visit some of the areas that were monitored to see subalpine wildflowers at their peak and learn about how native plants and bumble bees interact to assure pollination and the profusion of wildflowers at Heather Meadows.

We will start the hike at the Visitors Center parking lot and tour three of the transects we monitored at that elevation. We will then drive to the Artist’s Point parking lot and visit two additional transects at higher elevations. This will be about a three-mile hike with about 300 feet of elevation gain. For those who need the exercise, there will be an option of walking up the Wild Goose Trail from the Visitors Center to the Artist’s Point parking lot (add about 1.6 miles and 500 feet elevation gain to the hike).

***Pre-registration with the event organizer is required as the hike will be limited to 12 participants. For more information, please visit our calendar at the link provided.

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Categories: Education Local History Outdoor Recreation Seasonal and Holiday Events Volunteering and Community Enrichment Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: Bumble bees ecology environmental education heather meadows Mt. Baker Native pollinators outdoor education Washington Native Plant Society
Feb
21
Wed
Bumble Bee Conservation in Subalpine Meadows (Zoom) @ Zoom
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Feb 21 @ 7:00 pm
Bumble Bee Conservation in Subalpine Meadows (Zoom) @ Zoom

Koma Kulshan Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society
Chapter Meeting, 7:00 PM, Zoom

Jim Davis will present results from a five-year study of flower phenology and bumble bee foraging at Heather Meadows. In a typical year, observed abundant and continuous floral resources for the duration of the growing season. During the exceptionally early spring of 2015, flowering was early for many species, while the duration of flowering increased for a few species and decreased substantially for others.
These findings preview the potential impacts of climate change on flowering plants and bumble bees in subalpine meadows of the Pacific Northwest. To register, go to http://wnps.org/events

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Categories: Workshops, Classes and Lectures Tags: #nativeplants Bumble bees ecology heather meadows insects
February 2017 – February 2024 Feb 2017 – Feb 2024