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Jun
7
Sat
Safety Fair / Summer Kick-off @ Barkley Cinema Parking Lot
Jun 7 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Safety Fair / Summer Kick-off @ Barkley Cinema Parking Lot

Summer is here and that means it’s once again time for the annual Safety Fair at Barkley Village! There will be many activities and fun for everyone on Saturday, June 7 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm in the cinema parking lots. Be sure to bring your bicycle and helmet to ride the safety course!

Jun
22
Sun
Pine Needle Basketry – A Wildcrafter’s Workshop @ Chuckanut Center
Jun 22 @ 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Pine Needle Basketry - A Wildcrafter's Workshop @ Chuckanut Center

In this wildcrafting workshop you will learn how to weave a basket using the coil technique and Ponderosa Pine needles.

Weaving with pine needles and other coiled plant material is a practice ancient peoples from all continents implemented in day-to-day survival, conventional living, and art.

The technique requires patience and attention to detail before it becomes a relaxing, repetitive stitching pattern. It is a skill that is more easily learned with a little guidance.

Dabblers, beginners, intermediate, and advanced weavers will enjoy this creative, social gathering with Northwest Natura.

In this course you will learn:
-ID and Ecology features of Pinus spp. (various pine tree species).
-Foraging techniques and where to harvest pine needles.
-How to weave a coiled basket using pine needles.

*All materials will be provided but you are welcome to bring your own too if you wish (e.g., thread, beads, decor, sewing kit).

Please register via the event website. Space is limited.

Jul
7
Mon
Summer Art & Dance Camps: Where the Wild Things Roam! @ Unique Technique Dance
Jul 7 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Summer Art & Dance Camps: Where the Wild Things Roam! @ Unique Technique Dance

Where the Wild Things Roam- Art & Dance Camp #2: July- 7-11 10am-4pm, Mon-Fri, Ages 5-8, $300 with Rachel Simpson for Art and Tara Reiter for Dance. Get a Wild Fun mixture of Dance and Art in this full day camp!! Join us on the last day for a Dance Performance and Art Show! Students Bring: Lunch, Water Bottle, Weather appropriate clothing, clean soled sneakers. Learn a full dance routine, lots of dance games and amazing art projects including:-Clay Foxes & Wild Cats-Watercolor Paints with Leaf Prints, 3/D Bunny or Mice in Mini-Tin-Beds-Wild Forrest & Fauna, Paint & Papercraft Art-Mushroom and Wee Bugs in 3/D Craft, Bright Painted Dots of Favorite Animals, Art Games with Nature. 3 hours of Art and 3 hours of dance each day! 10:00am-12:45pm Art, Lunch 12:45-1:15pm,1:15pm-4:00pm Dance. Ages 5 – 8. Location: Unique Technique Dance, 3815 Bakerview Spur #1, Bellingham, WA 98225. Websites: http://www.rachelswhimsicalart.com/ and https://www.uniquetechniquedance.com/

Jul
8
Tue
Summer Art & Dance Camps: Where the Wild Things Roam! @ Unique Technique Dance
Jul 8 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Summer Art & Dance Camps: Where the Wild Things Roam! @ Unique Technique Dance

Where the Wild Things Roam- Art & Dance Camp #2: July- 7-11 10am-4pm, Mon-Fri, Ages 5-8, $300 with Rachel Simpson for Art and Tara Reiter for Dance. Get a Wild Fun mixture of Dance and Art in this full day camp!! Join us on the last day for a Dance Performance and Art Show! Students Bring: Lunch, Water Bottle, Weather appropriate clothing, clean soled sneakers. Learn a full dance routine, lots of dance games and amazing art projects including:-Clay Foxes & Wild Cats-Watercolor Paints with Leaf Prints, 3/D Bunny or Mice in Mini-Tin-Beds-Wild Forrest & Fauna, Paint & Papercraft Art-Mushroom and Wee Bugs in 3/D Craft, Bright Painted Dots of Favorite Animals, Art Games with Nature. 3 hours of Art and 3 hours of dance each day! 10:00am-12:45pm Art, Lunch 12:45-1:15pm,1:15pm-4:00pm Dance. Ages 5 – 8. Location: Unique Technique Dance, 3815 Bakerview Spur #1, Bellingham, WA 98225. Websites: http://www.rachelswhimsicalart.com/ and https://www.uniquetechniquedance.com/

Jul
9
Wed
Summer Art & Dance Camps: Where the Wild Things Roam! @ Unique Technique Dance
Jul 9 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Summer Art & Dance Camps: Where the Wild Things Roam! @ Unique Technique Dance

Where the Wild Things Roam- Art & Dance Camp #2: July- 7-11 10am-4pm, Mon-Fri, Ages 5-8, $300 with Rachel Simpson for Art and Tara Reiter for Dance. Get a Wild Fun mixture of Dance and Art in this full day camp!! Join us on the last day for a Dance Performance and Art Show! Students Bring: Lunch, Water Bottle, Weather appropriate clothing, clean soled sneakers. Learn a full dance routine, lots of dance games and amazing art projects including:-Clay Foxes & Wild Cats-Watercolor Paints with Leaf Prints, 3/D Bunny or Mice in Mini-Tin-Beds-Wild Forrest & Fauna, Paint & Papercraft Art-Mushroom and Wee Bugs in 3/D Craft, Bright Painted Dots of Favorite Animals, Art Games with Nature. 3 hours of Art and 3 hours of dance each day! 10:00am-12:45pm Art, Lunch 12:45-1:15pm,1:15pm-4:00pm Dance. Ages 5 – 8. Location: Unique Technique Dance, 3815 Bakerview Spur #1, Bellingham, WA 98225. Websites: http://www.rachelswhimsicalart.com/ and https://www.uniquetechniquedance.com/

Summer Play Days at Barkley Village @ Barkley Plaza next to Wood Coffee
Jul 9 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Summer Play Days at Barkley Village @ Barkley Plaza next to Wood Coffee

We are excited to add a new event to our summer event roster! Barkley Village Playdays on the Plaza is a free outdoor play event for children and their caregivers that takes place every Wednesday from 10-11am in July and August.

Jul
10
Thu
Summer Art & Dance Camps: Where the Wild Things Roam! @ Unique Technique Dance
Jul 10 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Summer Art & Dance Camps: Where the Wild Things Roam! @ Unique Technique Dance

Where the Wild Things Roam- Art & Dance Camp #2: July- 7-11 10am-4pm, Mon-Fri, Ages 5-8, $300 with Rachel Simpson for Art and Tara Reiter for Dance. Get a Wild Fun mixture of Dance and Art in this full day camp!! Join us on the last day for a Dance Performance and Art Show! Students Bring: Lunch, Water Bottle, Weather appropriate clothing, clean soled sneakers. Learn a full dance routine, lots of dance games and amazing art projects including:-Clay Foxes & Wild Cats-Watercolor Paints with Leaf Prints, 3/D Bunny or Mice in Mini-Tin-Beds-Wild Forrest & Fauna, Paint & Papercraft Art-Mushroom and Wee Bugs in 3/D Craft, Bright Painted Dots of Favorite Animals, Art Games with Nature. 3 hours of Art and 3 hours of dance each day! 10:00am-12:45pm Art, Lunch 12:45-1:15pm,1:15pm-4:00pm Dance. Ages 5 – 8. Location: Unique Technique Dance, 3815 Bakerview Spur #1, Bellingham, WA 98225. Websites: http://www.rachelswhimsicalart.com/ and https://www.uniquetechniquedance.com/

Jul
11
Fri
Summer Art & Dance Camps: Where the Wild Things Roam! @ Unique Technique Dance
Jul 11 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Summer Art & Dance Camps: Where the Wild Things Roam! @ Unique Technique Dance

Where the Wild Things Roam- Art & Dance Camp #2: July- 7-11 10am-4pm, Mon-Fri, Ages 5-8, $300 with Rachel Simpson for Art and Tara Reiter for Dance. Get a Wild Fun mixture of Dance and Art in this full day camp!! Join us on the last day for a Dance Performance and Art Show! Students Bring: Lunch, Water Bottle, Weather appropriate clothing, clean soled sneakers. Learn a full dance routine, lots of dance games and amazing art projects including:-Clay Foxes & Wild Cats-Watercolor Paints with Leaf Prints, 3/D Bunny or Mice in Mini-Tin-Beds-Wild Forrest & Fauna, Paint & Papercraft Art-Mushroom and Wee Bugs in 3/D Craft, Bright Painted Dots of Favorite Animals, Art Games with Nature. 3 hours of Art and 3 hours of dance each day! 10:00am-12:45pm Art, Lunch 12:45-1:15pm,1:15pm-4:00pm Dance. Ages 5 – 8. Location: Unique Technique Dance, 3815 Bakerview Spur #1, Bellingham, WA 98225. Websites: http://www.rachelswhimsicalart.com/ and https://www.uniquetechniquedance.com/

Jul
16
Wed
Summer Play Days at Barkley Village @ Barkley Plaza next to Wood Coffee
Jul 16 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Summer Play Days at Barkley Village @ Barkley Plaza next to Wood Coffee

We are excited to add a new event to our summer event roster! Barkley Village Playdays on the Plaza is a free outdoor play event for children and their caregivers that takes place every Wednesday from 10-11am in July and August.

Jul
23
Wed
Summer Play Days at Barkley Village @ Barkley Plaza next to Wood Coffee
Jul 23 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Summer Play Days at Barkley Village @ Barkley Plaza next to Wood Coffee

We are excited to add a new event to our summer event roster! Barkley Village Playdays on the Plaza is a free outdoor play event for children and their caregivers that takes place every Wednesday from 10-11am in July and August.

Jul
30
Wed
Summer Play Days at Barkley Village @ Barkley Plaza next to Wood Coffee
Jul 30 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Summer Play Days at Barkley Village @ Barkley Plaza next to Wood Coffee

We are excited to add a new event to our summer event roster! Barkley Village Playdays on the Plaza is a free outdoor play event for children and their caregivers that takes place every Wednesday from 10-11am in July and August.

Aug
6
Wed
Summer Play Days at Barkley Village @ Barkley Plaza next to Wood Coffee
Aug 6 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Summer Play Days at Barkley Village @ Barkley Plaza next to Wood Coffee

We are excited to add a new event to our summer event roster! Barkley Village Playdays on the Plaza is a free outdoor play event for children and their caregivers that takes place every Wednesday from 10-11am in July and August.

Aug
13
Wed
Summer Play Days at Barkley Village @ Barkley Plaza next to Wood Coffee
Aug 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Summer Play Days at Barkley Village @ Barkley Plaza next to Wood Coffee

We are excited to add a new event to our summer event roster! Barkley Village Playdays on the Plaza is a free outdoor play event for children and their caregivers that takes place every Wednesday from 10-11am in July and August.

Aug
20
Wed
Summer Play Days at Barkley Village @ Barkley Plaza next to Wood Coffee
Aug 20 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Summer Play Days at Barkley Village @ Barkley Plaza next to Wood Coffee

We are excited to add a new event to our summer event roster! Barkley Village Playdays on the Plaza is a free outdoor play event for children and their caregivers that takes place every Wednesday from 10-11am in July and August.

Aug
27
Wed
Summer Play Days at Barkley Village @ Barkley Plaza next to Wood Coffee
Aug 27 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Summer Play Days at Barkley Village @ Barkley Plaza next to Wood Coffee

We are excited to add a new event to our summer event roster! Barkley Village Playdays on the Plaza is a free outdoor play event for children and their caregivers that takes place every Wednesday from 10-11am in July and August.