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June 2025 Jun 2025
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Jun
5
Thu
Voxel Gallery Presents: How Queer! @ Voxel Gallery
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Jun 5 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Voxel Gallery Presents: How Queer! @ Voxel Gallery

Voxel Gallery is thrilled to announce How Queer!, a powerful group exhibition featuring artists from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. The show opens with a public reception on Thursday, June 5, 2025, from 6–9 PM, and runs through July 23, 2025, at Voxel Gallery, 312 West Champion Street, Bellingham, WA.
How Queer! invites artists and viewers alike to explore and reflect on themes of love, identity, resilience, family, justice, and personal transformation. Through a wide range of visual media—including painting, photography, sculpture, and mixed media—this exhibition offers a bold and intimate look at the lived experiences of queer artists in our community and beyond.
As part of Voxel Gallery’s commitment to community impact, 25% of all proceeds from the exhibition will be donated to the Bellingham Queer Collective, a local nonprofit supporting LGBTQIA+ individuals through advocacy, resources, and community-building initiatives.
How Queer! honors Pride Months not just through visibility, but through meaningful artistic expression that uplifts diverse voices and experiences. The June 5 opening night will include light refreshments and the opportunity to meet some of the featured artists.

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Categories: Arts and Entertainment Tags: #lgbtqia+ #voxelgallery
Jun
15
Sun
Patricia Grayhall in Conversation with Michelle Harmeier- A Place for Us @ Village Books in Fairhaven
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Jun 15 @ 4:00 pm
Patricia Grayhall in Conversation with Michelle Harmeier- A Place for Us @ Village Books in Fairhaven

Join Village Books and founder of the Bellingham Queer Collective, Michelle Harmeier, in welcoming Patricia Grayhall to the Readings Gallery to celebrate her newest book, A Place for Us!

In 1981 London, Jo and Lauren’s passionate connection is derailed by distance and immigration. Two decades later, both trapped in unhappy relationships, a chance San Francisco reunion sets their passion ablaze. Against breathtaking landscapes, they must finally confront old truths and fight to claim the future they’ve always yearned for in a world slow to accept their love.

Patricia Grayhall is a retired medical doctor and author of the memoir Making the Rounds: Defying Norms in Love and Medicine, which garnered a starred Kirkus Review and was named one of Kirkus Reviews Best 100 Indie Books of 2022. Among the awards were the 2024 National Indie Excellence Award for LGBTQIA Non-fiction and Memoir and the 2023 Best Indie Book Award Winner for LGBTQ Memoir.

Patricia published a romance novel, Golden Years and Silver Linings, with her wife in 2023. A Place for Us: A Novel is her third book, inspired by her Canadian immigration experience. Her fourth book, Presumed Guilty, a thriller in which a physician and an environmental attorney confront Big Oil, will be published in January 2026.

Michelle Harmeier is the founder of the Bellingham Queer Collective (BQC), a whose mission is to connect, celebrate, unite, and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. The BQC Community Center at 310 W. Champion St. hosts monthly book discussion groups and highlights local queer authors.

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Categories: Author Talk Tags: #lgbtqia+ #VILLAGEBOOKS bellingham queer collective books
June 2025 Jun 2025