Volunteers’ Meeting
Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteers' 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.
Cult Film Night: The Future Is Weird
Alternative Library 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WAEvery 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.
Skerik // Nordra
Alternative Library 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WASummoning something wicked from the basements of Seattle~ Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm Nordra - Dystopian soundtracks to make you feel. https://nordra.bandcamp.com/ Skerik - Black metal sax warlock. Co-founder of bands including: Critters Buggin, Garage a Trois, Tuatara, Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet, Lorbo, Crack Sabbath. Regular collaborator with: John Medeski, Les Claypool, Marc Ribot, […]
CLASSROOM: Beginner Partner Acro Yoga
Alternative Library 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WAJoin Mackenzie Rae and Kyra for a Beginner Series of Partner Acrobatic Yoga. All are welcome! You can come solo or with a partner. We will be covering the basic foundational poses of acrobatic yoga, some therapeutic flying poses, and building up to learn new flows (Ninja Star & Around the World). If you are […]
DANCE: Underground Transmission
Alternative Library 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WAFrom the dusty dancefloors of gatherings like Lightning in a Bottle and Symbiosis, the artists of Underground Transmissions found their passions for house music ranging all the way from bouncy tech to the melodic deep. Bringing people together with underground house and techno has kept this collective occupied since they began mixing. They have performed, […]
Cat Valley / Supermissive / Teo / Blood Capsules
Soundtracking your Saturday evening is an eclectic series of performances by local artists: $6 admission supports the artists and the Alternative Library. All ages welcome. Doors are 7:30, Music is at 8:00. Featuring::: Cat Valley (BHAM) - https://catvalley.bandcamp.com/ Cat Valley is a feminist surf pop-punky trio that writes songs about cat-calling, misogyny, and trying to […]
Writers’ Communion
Alternative Library 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WAcom·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. Librarian, N8R, hosts!
CLASSROOM: Legal Observer Training
This workshop will educate participants through a National Lawyers Guild training on how to document police misconduct and counter-protester violence so we can be witnesses in court for our clients (the community organizers and event participants). It will be around 2 hours long.
CLASSROOM: Improv for Everyone
Improv for Everyone is a student run Improv class hosted at the Bellingham Alternative library. We will be opening up our first free class to the public on May 20th from 7pm to 9pm. How does Improv for Everyone work you ask? Well... Because this is an entirely student based class, we function entirely off […]
Poetrynight
Bellingham's longest running poetry open mic now meets at the AltLib every Monday Signups start at 6:30pm Performances at 7:00pm