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Volunteers’ Meeting
Volunteers’ Meeting
Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!
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EVENTS CALENDAR
While we are in transition and searching for a stable home base, we will continue to produce events with some of our neighborhood partners.
The AltLib Popup Series will present roving events to continue supporting expansive art projects and dig deep for uncommon cultural exchanges. If you’re interested in setting up a show with us, please read our booking page and send us an e-mail.
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Bard’s Guild
Bard’s Guild
Join us in our musical madness! This is a community gathering with a common vision of writing and sharing music with each other. All levels of musicianship are welcome, whether you are just starting or have been playing for years, feel free to join and connect! If you have any questions or comments contact Rawr: […]
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The Dawn Bombs / Jackie / Great Snakes
The Dawn Bombs / Jackie / Great Snakes
Come vibe out to local bands to help kickstart Better Days, a nonprofit geared toward civilian PTSD awareness/treatment! Doors at 7:30pm Music at 8:00pm $6-12 sliding scale Great Snakes: https://soundcloud.com/thesegreatsnakes https://www.facebook.com/thesegreatsnakes/ Jackie: https://jackie6.bandcamp.com/ The Dawn Bombs: https://www.thedawnbombs.com/ https://thedawnbombs.bandcamp.com/ The AltLib is always all ages!
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Samara Jade Trio ~ Improvisation Workshop and Concert
Samara Jade Trio ~ Improvisation Workshop and Concert
"Philosopholk" songstress Samara Jade is coming to the Bellingham Alternative Library and will be presenting an afternoon workshop on Vocal Play and Exploration, followed by an evening concert with her trio of upright bass and trumpet, featuring local cartoon character, Devin Beu! Workshop at 5pm - $10 Concert at 7:30pm - $6-12 sliding scale ~~~ […]
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Poetrynight
Poetrynight
The second longest running Bellingham poetry group- poetrynight. All people are invited to join the group any Monday night at 7 pm. You don’t have to be a writer to participate as readers of all ages are always invited to sign up to read between 6:30-7:00. Not all works must be originals. Poetrynight got its start in Stuart’s […]
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Volunteers’ Meeting
Volunteers’ Meeting
Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!
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Rebel Movie Night: An Injury to One
Rebel Movie Night: An Injury to One
Whatcom-Skagit IWW as part of the The Bellingham Film Coalition presents.... AN INJURY TO ONE reconstructs the unsolved murder of union organizer Frank Little in Butte, Montana, and provides a corrective - and absolutely compelling - glimpse of a particularly volatile moment in early 20th century American labor history. Suggested donation is $5 Bellingham Film […]
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DVSAS Benefit Show 1
DVSAS Benefit Show 1
The first of two shows at the AltLib in support of a massive fundraising effort for DVSAS, in collaboration with Make.Shift, featuring 17 bands playing across four shows in two venues! Doors at 7:30pm Music at 8:00pm With performances from: The City Hall The Beautiful Freaks Temple Canyon Foxing Gloves --- AltLib is always All […]
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DVSAS Benefit Show 2
DVSAS Benefit Show 2
The second of two shows at the AltLib in support of a massive fundraising effort for DVSAS, in collaboration with Make.Shift, and featuring 17 bands playing across four shows in two venues! Doors at 7:30pm Music at 8:00pm With performances from: Tres Leches Porch Cat Power Strip Sweet Creature AltLib is always All Ages
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Poetrynight ft Davy Jones
Poetrynight ft Davy Jones
The second longest running Bellingham poetry group- poetrynight. All people are invited to join the group any Monday night at 7 pm. You don’t have to be a writer to participate as readers of all ages are always invited to sign up to read between 6:30-7:00. Not all works must be originals. Poetrynight got its start in Stuart’s […]
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Volunteers’ Meeting
Volunteers’ Meeting
Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!
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Cult Film: The Dark Crystal
Cult Film: The Dark Crystal
The Bellingham Film Coalition presents.... Another planet, another time. 1000 years ago the Dark Crystal was damaged by one of the Urskeks and an age of chaos began. Now the time of the great conjunction of the three suns is near. If the crystal is not healed now the control of the evil Skekses will […]
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Artist’s Open Stage
Artist’s Open Stage
The Artist’s Open Stage is a night of creative expression: a sharing of words, music, movement, and ideas. Please join us every third Thursday by performing or curling up on the couch and enjoying the variety of talent our community has to offer. Signups start at 7:00pm; performances start at 7:30pm RSVP and more info […]
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Alexandra Blakely / Rose Drummond / Euphonium Spaceship
Alexandra Blakely / Rose Drummond / Euphonium Spaceship
A night of songs featuring two women song weavers ~ Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm $8 admission supports the artists and the AltLib Alexandra Blakely lives between Seattle, WA and Mexico City. She dedicates her life in service to healing. It is through her own adversities that she explores vulnerability and accesses the interconnectedness […]
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11:11 Writers’ Communion
11:11 Writers’ Communion
com·mun·ion kəˈmyo͞onyən noun 1. the sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, especially when the exchange is on a mental or spiritual level.
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Classroom: IWW Meeting
Classroom: IWW Meeting
International Workers of the World unite! Whatcom and Skagit IWW chapters host a monthly communion of comrades
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Poetrynight
Poetrynight
The second longest running Bellingham poetry group- poetrynight. All people are invited to join the group any Monday night at 7 pm. You don’t have to be a writer to participate as readers of all ages are always invited to sign up to read between 6:30-7:00. Not all works must be originals. Poetrynight got its start in Stuart’s […]
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Volunteers’ Meeting
Volunteers’ Meeting
Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!
2 events,
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Volunteers’ Meeting
Volunteers’ Meeting
Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!
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Selma — Film Screening
Selma — Film Screening
Whatcom Peace & Justice Center, with the Bellingham Film Coalition, presents a screening of the 2014 historical drama “Selma,” directed by Ava DuVernay and starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr., Common as James Bevel, Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King, and Tim Roth as George Wallace. The film follows the Black civil rights […]
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Unist’ot’en Under Attack: Film Fundraiser & Discussion
Unist’ot’en Under Attack: Film Fundraiser & Discussion
Join us for an evening dedicated to supporting the Unis'tot'en Camp. We will watch short documentaries about indigenous land defense, the camp itself, and the violent raids on the land defenders there beginning January 7, 2019. There will be a report back from supporters recently returned from Unis'tot'en, and ample time for discussion. Please bring […]
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Cop Talk / Bird & Shooter / Bandit 99
Cop Talk / Bird & Shooter / Bandit 99
Doors 7:30 Music 8:00 $6 supports the artists and the AltLib! Cop Talk https://www.facebook.com/Cop-Talk-496664964104890/ Bird & Shooter https://www.facebook.com/Birdandshooter/ Bandit 99 All Ages at the Alt Lib!
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3 Key Ingredients to Building Community in the Real World
3 Key Ingredients to Building Community in the Real World
A connection-driven community building experience for people interested in shared housing, shared resources, and shared lives. It was created to connect people interested in cohousing, give existing communities tools to become more connected, and build awareness about Bellingham's newest cohousing project! The event consists of a potluck, 3 Ted Talks from leaders in the cohousing […]
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Cave Swallows / Whiskey Fever / Rain Farmer
Cave Swallows / Whiskey Fever / Rain Farmer
Acoustic rock, rap, and folk, featuring three great acts from just outside of Bellingham! Doors at 7:30pm, Music at 8:00pm $6 supports the artists and the AltLib Whiskey Fever - Skagit Valley gents bringing the dancing, porch jamming, yachting, and sharing the night together. https://www.reverbnation.com/whiskeyfever Rain Farmer - Rain Farmer is an alternative folk & […]
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NOISE Church
NOISE Church
Bow down to the sound January NOISE Church features: Calypso // The Withams // Illuminanites
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Poetrynight
Poetrynight
The second longest running Bellingham poetry group- poetrynight. All people are invited to join the group any Monday night at 7 pm. You don’t have to be a writer to participate as readers of all ages are always invited to sign up to read between 6:30-7:00. Not all works must be originals. Poetrynight got its start in Stuart’s […]
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Volunteers’ Meeting
Volunteers’ Meeting
Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!
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Matrio // Twin Talk
Matrio // Twin Talk
Seattle clarinetist, James Falzone, returns to the Alternative Library with the Matrio trio, featuring Tom Baker on guitar, theremin and electronics, and Greg Campbell on percussion and horns! Traveling with them will be Chicago-based trio Twin Talk with Dustin Laurenzi on tenor saxophone, Katie Ernst on bass and voice, and Andrew Green on drums. https://www.twintalkmusic.com/ […]
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The Not-Creepy Gathering for People Who Want to Fall in Love
The Not-Creepy Gathering for People Who Want to Fall in Love
Are you a nice person who just wants to meet another nice person? This event is for you! Do you ever look around at all of your fabulous single friends and think, “You're all so great! Why can't I get you all in a room together?” Well, here's your chance! What if I'm gay? That's […]
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Clothing Swap
Clothing Swap
Please bring clean, gently used clothes to trade, as well a bag or box to help us transport donations to Lydia Place after the swap. All sizes and styles welcome!