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Jun
22
Sat
What’s the Point? @ Pt Whitehorn Marine Reserve County Park
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Jun 22 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
What's the Point? @ Pt Whitehorn Marine Reserve County Park

What’s the Point? Cherry Point! Please come to the Pt Whitehorn Marine Park for Whats the Point, a beach exploration event during a very low tide. It’s a great opportunity to explore this long beach and talk with naturalists who can help you get to know the community of animals and seaweeds that will be exposed and visible. Sandy tidepools, harbor seals relaxing on off-shore rocks, red rock crabs and sea stars hiding under rocks, all waiting for the tide to come back in. The shore of the Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve is an incredibly beautiful and surprising place!

The event runs from 10-2 on Saturday, June 22nd. Low tide is at 12:12: -2.76’. Pam Borso, a member of both the Audubon and Native Plant Societies, will lead a bird and plant walk along the ¾ mile (accessible) trail to the beach beginning at 10:15. She is particularly good at identifying birds by their songs! Doug Clark, geology prof at WWU, will conduct a field tour on the beach at 11:00. Do you know how the beach we see today was formed? Come and find out!

There will be display booths: the Marine Mammal Stranding Network will have pelts of seals and sea lions to touch; kids can learn how watersheds work at the Whatcom Conservation District’s scale model; the Whatcom Marine Resource Committee can tell you about their effort to restore Olympic oysters; the Marine Life Center will regale you with their deep knowledge and excitement about the shoreline and the ocean. Many other organizations with interests in marine lands and issues will also be there.

Signs at Grandview and Jackson Rd will direct you to parking at BP’s lot at 7039 Jackson Rd. Blaine-Birch Bay Parks and Recreation will provide a shuttle from there to the Park, beginning at 9:45. The trail to the beach is packed gravel and accessible by wheelchair, and disabled parking is available at the Park parking lot. Whatcom County Parks does not allow dogs on this beach, so please do leave them at home. And don’t forget reef-safe sunscreen, water and snacks. You may not be ready to leave the beach when your belly tells you it’s lunch time!

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Jun
25
Tue
Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre – To Kill a Mockingbird @ Firehouse Arts and Events Center
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Jun 25 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre - To Kill a Mockingbird @ Firehouse Arts and Events Center

Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre presents three plays at the Firehouse Arts and Events Center:
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Christopher Sergel. Adapted from the novel by Harper Lee

Opens June 25, 2024
Performs June 28, July 4, July 7, July 10, July 13, July 16, July 19

This is the stage adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Harper Lee. The story revolves around a small Alabama town lawyer Atticus Finch as he defends Tom Robinson, a black man falsely accused of rape that sends violent waves through the community in the 1930’s. Timeless and lingering, this hard-hitting work explores prejudice, compassion and the courage to do what is right.

“Onstage, a classic about Racism and Tolerance.” Aileen Jacobson – New York Times

“To Kill a Mockingbird is produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois”

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Jun
27
Thu
Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre – The Mountaintop @ Firehouse Arts and Events Center
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Jun 27 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre - The Mountaintop @ Firehouse Arts and Events Center

Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre presents three plays at the Firehouse Arts and Events Center:
THE MOUNTAINTOP by Katori Hall

Opens June 27, 2024
Performs June 30, July 3, July 6, July 9, July 12, July 18, July 21

Katori Hall was the first black woman in history to win the Olivier Award for Best New Play for this fictional depiction of Martin Luther King Jr’s last night on earth in Room 306 of the Lorriane Hotel on the eve of his assassination in 1968.

“The Mountaintop is a bold shape shifter of a play.” Arifa Akbar – The Guardian

“The Mountaintop’s Original Broadway production produced by Jean Doumanian, Sonia Friedman Productions, Ambassador Theatre Group, Raise the Roof 7, Ted Snowdon, Alhadeff Productions/Lauren Doll, B Square + 4 Productions/Broadway Across America, Jacki Barlia Florin/Cooper Federman, Ronnie Planalp/Moellenberg Taylor and Marla Rubin Productions/Blumenthal Performing Arts, in association with Scott Delman.”

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Jun
29
Sat
Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre – The Thanksgiving Play @ Firehouse Arts and Events Center
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Jun 29 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre - The Thanksgiving Play @ Firehouse Arts and Events Center

Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre presents three plays at the Firehouse Arts and Events Center:
THE THANKSGIVING PLAY by Larissa FastHorse

Opens June 26 7:30 PM
Performs June 29, July 2, July 5, July 11, July 14, July 17, July 20.

This comic satire is currently running in New York, celebrating the first time a Native American woman’s play has been produced on Broadway. The story revolves around four woke white individuals who attempt to create a politically correct First Thanksgiving play for Native American Heritage Month to be performed in schools.?

“it is the hilarious envelope in which she (FastHorse) delivers a brutal satire about mythmaking..” Jesse Green – New York Times

“The Thanksgiving Play” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com”

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Jul
2
Tue
Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre – The Thanksgiving Play @ Firehouse Arts and Events Center
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Jul 2 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre - The Thanksgiving Play @ Firehouse Arts and Events Center

Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre presents three plays at the Firehouse Arts and Events Center:
THE THANKSGIVING PLAY by Larissa FastHorse

Opens June 26 7:30 PM
Performs June 29, July 2, July 5, July 11, July 14, July 17, July 20.

This comic satire is currently running in New York, celebrating the first time a Native American woman’s play has been produced on Broadway. The story revolves around four woke white individuals who attempt to create a politically correct First Thanksgiving play for Native American Heritage Month to be performed in schools.?

“it is the hilarious envelope in which she (FastHorse) delivers a brutal satire about mythmaking..” Jesse Green – New York Times

“The Thanksgiving Play” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com”

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