It's the last poetrynight of National Poetry Month, and we've got another local poet to share with you. As usual, we'll start with open mic, give our feature some time and then close out with whoever didn't get a chance to read. Nate Witham is a monstrous mountain man from Montana; with venison tendons in […]
Feel free to show up without any prior attendance to this open discussion on one of the most foremost scriptures in Hinduism – the Bhagavad Gita!
Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!
Doors at 7:30pm; Performance at 8:00pm Tatsuya Nakatani returns to Bellingham to lead a performance of the Nakatani Gong Orchestra (NGO), a nomadic, large ensemble contemporary sound art project, featuring 10 performers bowing and striking large gongs under Nakatani's conduction. In the last decade, the NGO has performed hundreds of concerts involving thousands of participants […]
Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm AltLib is always ALL AGES~ The final round of Sounds of the Underground, Western Washington University's battle of the bands. Here, previous rounds' winners will compete before a panel of judges represented by different music industry professionals from around the PNW. The winner will secure a spot on the […]
The second longest running Bellingham poetry group – Poetrynight. All people are invited to join the group any Monday night at 7pm. You don’t have to be a writer to participate as readers of all ages are always invited to sign up to read between 7-7:30. Not all works must be originals. Poetrynight got its […]
Feel free to show up without any prior attendance to this open discussion on one of the most foremost scriptures in Hinduism – the Bhagavad Gita!
Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!
Come join us for a night of free jazz and free food in the company of free spirits! $6-10 supports the artists and the AltLib With his seventh solo album “Broken Silence,” Swiss saxophonist Urs Leimgruber allows more space for the expression of the quiet – a sort of contemplative essence. Having long left the […]
The Alternative Library is excited to bring the traditional Tuvan throat singing group Chirgilchin, and Yuliyana Krivoshapkina to Bellingham for a concert of traditional Tuvan folk music! Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm Ticket pre-sales will be announced soon ~~~ The word Chirgilchin has two translations: "dance of the air in the heat of the […]
Let's Talk About It... is an afternoon of open conversation about topics that affect all of us, featuring different voices from within the community. This month, Let's Talk About... Sex. In facilitated group discussions, we'll examine: -How we learn about sex -How we relate sex and intimacy -What is our relationship with sex concerning sexual autonomy (the body)? Featured […]
The second longest running Bellingham poetry group – Poetrynight. All people are invited to join the group any Monday night at 7pm. You don’t have to be a writer to participate as readers of all ages are always invited to sign up to read between 7-7:30. Not all works must be originals. Poetrynight got its […]
Feel free to show up without any prior attendance to this open discussion on one of the most foremost scriptures in Hinduism – the Bhagavad Gita!
Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!
WWU's new Ally Education Club will be screening "The Mask You Live In," a 2015 film addressing how American culture's narrow definition of masculinity is harming our boys, men and society at large and explores what we can do about it. Snacks provided! RSVP and more: https://www.facebook.com/events/330460394335413/ AltLib is always All Ages~ NOTAFLOF
We will discuss harvesting rain/greywater & how it can enhance your landscape & help our watershed. Taught By Hunterwolflydon.com
Signups start at 7:00pm; performances start at 7:30pm 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. AltLib is always ALL […]
Join us for a night of indie pop-punk! Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm $6-10 sliding scale supports the artists and AltLib AltLib is always All Ages~ Memory Boys: From Langley, WA, their blistering and melodic, dirty indie punk will be ringing in your ears long after you press the pause button. https://memoryboys.bandcamp.com/album/sun-wires All Over […]
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.
International Workers of the World unite! Whatcom-Skagit IWW host a monthly communion of comrades
The second longest running Bellingham poetry group – Poetrynight. All people are invited to join the group any Monday night at 7pm. You don’t have to be a writer to participate as readers of all ages are always invited to sign up to read between 7-7:30. Not all works must be originals. Poetrynight got its […]
Come join us for an evening with PM Press author Dylan Fitzwater as he shares lessons from his experience working and learning alongside the Zapatistas. He'll be presenting his newly published work, "Autonomy Is In Our Hearts: Zapatista Autonomous Government through the Lens of the Tsotsil Language." The lessons offered by the Zapatista movement of […]
Feel free to show up without any prior attendance to this open discussion on one of the most foremost scriptures in Hinduism – the Bhagavad Gita!
Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!
Xiu Xiu comes to the Alternative Library touring their latest album: Girl With Basket of Fruit! Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm $15 adv | $17 dos | Always All-Ages Advance tickets are available via Brown Paper Tickets ~ https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4108106 "It’s as if the basic machinations of nation-states are crumbling before our very eyes. Our […]
It's gonna be a groover at the AltLib! Two local favorites and some of our maple-syrup-loving neighbors! Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm $6-10 supports the artists and the AltLib Shimmertraps - Certainly shimmery; not a trap. https://shimmertraps.bandcamp.com/ Booty EP is a Vancouver based duo inviting you on a dreamy time through their wonderland of […]
BOW DOWN to the SOUND…! Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm AltLib is always ALL AGES~ Featured acts include: Death Mask Kellan & Friends
The second longest running Bellingham poetry group – Poetrynight. All people are invited to join the group any Monday night at 7pm. You don’t have to be a writer to participate as readers of all ages are always invited to sign up to read between 7-7:30. Not all works must be originals. Poetrynight got its […]
Feel free to show up without any prior attendance to this open discussion on one of the most foremost scriptures in Hinduism – the Bhagavad Gita!
Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!
The City Hall returns to Bellingham, along with LA-based group River Gods, and new local group Magnolia Baseball will open the evening! Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm $6-10 supports the artists and the AltLib The City Hall creates music that is the sonic equivalent of throwing gushers, broken camcorders, and birthday tears into an […]
Come out to the AltLib for a night of three groovy energetic bands that will get you dancing and thrashing about!!! Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm $6-10 supports the artists and the AltLib Definitely, maybe is a Denver-based tender psych band formed by Carmine Gabbianelli in 2018. The live band features Ben Weirich's swirling […]
For June's WPJC film night, we are watching the second volume of "Shoah" by Claude Lanzmann. Afterward, we will have a Q&A about anti-semitism hosted by local Jewish artist and activist Robert Yerachmiel Schneiderman. RSVP and more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/353691225501198/ AltLib is always All Ages