The Alternative Library Locals Showcase features local acts from Bellingham. Unlike the Artists Open Stage, acts are booked in advanced, and set times are longer. Please join us to support and celebrate Bellinghams talented community members! This show is free of charge, but patrons have the opportunity to donate to the acts. Performances will begin […]
Every Monday at 7:00pm we meet to discuss the last week and plan for the next. Anyone is welcome.
Walk-in alternative healing clinic. All by donation (N.O.T.A.F.L.O.F.). Space open to alternative healers to practice their arts. Currently hosting Tuck Tyrell (GroundEd Holistics, biomagnetic acupressure and kinesiology), Cody Harder (BioSonic Healing, BioMat infrared sauna and tuning fork therapy), and Yin (Thai bodywork/massage, scraping, cupping).
Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights presents a play has no lighting or prop requests, other than a stool or chair. It lasts one hour and has two actors. The play is called SAMAHTA, and tells the story of a Palestinian grandfather and grandson who relearn their histories after losing their home under Israeli occupation. […]
Bio: Sarah Hirsch has been practicing yoga for over a decade, and teaching for two years. She earned her 200 hour teacher certification in Rishikesh, India, in 2015. Her classes emphasize the connection between body, mind, and spirit, helping to cultivate a deeper relationship with the Universe as a whole. She strives to use inclusive […]
Whatcom/Skagit IWW presents the monthly Rebel Worker Movie on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Angola 3: Black Panthers and the Last Slave Plantation (2008): February 28th, 2018 This film tells the story of three former members of the Black Panther Party incarcerated at Angola Louisiana State Prison in solitary confinement longer than anyone in […]
The first Thursday of each month is our poets’ open mic. Signups start at 7:00pm, Performances start at 7:30pm
Every Monday at 7:00pm we meet to discuss the last week and plan for the next. Anyone is welcome.
Walk-in alternative healing clinic. All by donation (N.O.T.A.F.L.O.F.). Space open to alternative healers to practice their arts. Currently hosting Tuck Tyrell (GroundEd Holistics, biomagnetic acupressure and kinesiology), Cody Harder (BioSonic Healing, BioMat infrared sauna and tuning fork therapy), and Yin (Thai bodywork/massage, scraping, cupping).
Every Wednesday we host film screenings and typically default to cult classics and new experimental films. Screenings typically start at 8:00pm – Seating is limited, so bringing a pillow is recommended.
The Alternative Library's Local Showcase is a concert of performance acts curated from the community! As opposed to an open mic, the performers of this event are scheduled ahead of time, and set times are longer. This event will take place about once a month, so the wide array of talented people in Bellingham will […]
Animal Inside - Downtempo trip-hop twosome, Animal|Inside, combine electronic drums with roving synth melodies to create the perfect musical setting for delicate and haunting vocals. Cavernous, cerebral, and dark, Animal Inside's songs seem made to transport the listener to a swirling landscape of beauty and rawness. www.animalinside.bandcamp.com Fragile Lung - A genre-bending Seattle group fronted […]
Our monthly discussion on creating Safer Spaces within our event spaces and community. Addressing problems of systemic oppression and marginalization of our community members. Currently, in the effort of maintaining the Alternative Library as a safer space, we will be discussing practices and protocols of the space. Exploring what engaged people can do to actively […]
Every Monday at 7:00pm we meet to discuss the last week and plan for the next. Anyone is welcome.
Walk-in alternative healing clinic. All by donation (N.O.T.A.F.L.O.F.). Space open to alternative healers to practice their arts. Currently hosting Tuck Tyrell (GroundEd Holistics, biomagnetic acupressure and kinesiology), Cody Harder (BioSonic Healing, BioMat infrared sauna and tuning fork therapy), and Yin (Thai bodywork/massage, scraping, cupping).
Bio: Sarah Hirsch has been practicing yoga for over a decade, and teaching for two years. She earned her 200 hour teacher certification in Rishikesh, India, in 2015. Her classes emphasize the connection between body, mind, and spirit, helping to cultivate a deeper relationship with the Universe as a whole. She strives to use inclusive […]
The third Thursday of each month is our Artists’ Open Stage, where anyone is invited to do ANYTHING! Bring a new thing you’ve been working on or a natural born oddity to present. Signups start at 7:00pm, performances start at 7:30pm
The Hot House Jazz Band and Hot Damn Scandal join forces to celebrate the 30th birthday of our fantastical friend, Ani Banani and the power of flaky crust filled with goodness. All ages are welcome at a $5-10 sliding scale cover. That's right folks: just a few bucks for two hot bands to salute a […]
Featuring performances from various local WEEN cover bands and the Seattle WEEN tribute band, WEENER! Doors open at 7:30pm Music starts at 8:00pm
Every Monday at 7:00pm we meet to discuss the last week and plan for the next. Anyone is welcome.
Walk-in alternative healing clinic. All by donation (N.O.T.A.F.L.O.F.). Space open to alternative healers to practice their arts. Currently hosting Tuck Tyrell (GroundEd Holistics, biomagnetic acupressure and kinesiology), Cody Harder (BioSonic Healing, BioMat infrared sauna and tuning fork therapy), and Yin (Thai bodywork/massage, scraping, cupping).
Bio: Sarah Hirsch has been practicing yoga for over a decade, and teaching for two years. She earned her 200 hour teacher certification in Rishikesh, India, in 2015. Her classes emphasize the connection between body, mind, and spirit, helping to cultivate a deeper relationship with the Universe as a whole. She strives to use inclusive […]
Every Wednesday we host film screenings and typically default to cult classics and new experimental films. Screenings typically start at 8:00pm – Seating is limited, so bringing a pillow is recommended.
Briana Marela - Glacial pop music, drenched in reverb. http://www.brianamarela.com/ Ever Ending Kicks - Project of Paul Adam Benson. Also known to play in bands Mount Eerie, LAKE, Karl Blau, Hungry Cloud Darkening, Stephen Steinbrink. https://everendingkicks.bandcamp.com/ Glitchlette - Bittersweet synth lines brewed with raucous beats. https://glitchlette.bandcamp.com/releases Razzleberry - Emotionally honest yet cheeky pop-punk https://www.instagram.com/razzleberryband/ Doors […]
Judith Hamann is a cellist from Melbourne, Australia. Her performance practice stretches across various genres encompassing elements of improvised, art, experimental, and popular music. Currently her work is focused on expressions of immersion and saturation: explored through durational, spatialised and electroacoustic approaches to sound, as well as an examination of psycho-physical materials and manifestation of […]
WOAH BAYBEE! We've got some psychedelic ramblers bringing some grade-A storytelling and mountain gangster folk into the AltLib for a holy Sunday service! Frank Hurricane https://frankhurricane.com/ with a ton of local shrymps: Devin Beu Mike Graves Justice Holmes Rain Farmer RSVP and more info at: https://www.facebook.com/events/574149359616443/
Chidananda has spent the latter part of his life as a monk, studying the teachings of the Gita from the Vedic traditions of India, gaining deep insight into its hidden meaning and timeless practices that are particularly relevant to our current world. As a former investment banker, he uses experience to take the ancient teachings […]
Every Monday at 7:00pm we meet to discuss the last week and plan for the next. Anyone is welcome.
Walk-in alternative healing clinic. All by donation (N.O.T.A.F.L.O.F.). Space open to alternative healers to practice their arts. Currently hosting Tuck Tyrell (GroundEd Holistics, biomagnetic acupressure and kinesiology), Cody Harder (BioSonic Healing, BioMat infrared sauna and tuning fork therapy), and Yin (Thai bodywork/massage, scraping, cupping).
Bio: Sarah Hirsch has been practicing yoga for over a decade, and teaching for two years. She earned her 200 hour teacher certification in Rishikesh, India, in 2015. Her classes emphasize the connection between body, mind, and spirit, helping to cultivate a deeper relationship with the Universe as a whole. She strives to use inclusive […]
Whatcom/Skagit IWW presents the monthly Rebel Worker Movie on the fourth Wednesday of each month. The Molly Maguires (1970): March 28th, 2018 Life is rough in the coal mines of 1876 Pennsylvania. A secret group of Irish immigrant miners, known as the Molly Maguires, fights against the cruelty of the mining company with sabotage and […]
Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm $6 admission supports the performers and the AltLib INDIRA VALEY is a queer Latina multi-disciplinary performance artist and avant-garde musician. She channels powerful songs that reverberate with the voices of her ancestors and speak directly to modern audiences. Her ancient-sounding, resonant voice is a force of nature, and she […]
The Bellingham Comic Arts Festival (BellCAF) is a single day festival celebrating the diverse array of today’s cartoonists, illustrators and printmakers creating new and exciting work, whether it takes the form of comic books, zines, prints, graphic novels or something altogether weirder! BellCAF will take place Saturday, March 31st 2018 from 12:00pm-7:00pm at: The Alternative […]