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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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Open Floodgates: Ad-hoc Orchestral Jam

OPEN FLOODGATES - A drop-in park-style mutual-improv jam highlighting melodic story-building dialogue. Winding bridges, scale altercations, rhythm permutations, evolving narrative continuity, in microtonal jazz blues, ragtime, surf, gamelan etc. Musicians free / $5-15 suggested donation from audience members WHAT TO BRING: * An outside snack (it's a long event). * Any instrument you can sit […]

Poetrynight ft Savannah Sloane

As usual, signups for the open mic will start around 7 and our feature will read about halfway through. Savannah Slone is a queer writer who recently completed her M.F.A. and dwells in the Pacific Northwest. Her poetry and short fiction has appeared in or will soon appear in Glass: A Poetry Journal, Crab Creek […]

Volunteers’ Meetin’

Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!

Revival: Kickin’ Knowledge

Come for Bellingham's own Revival events dose of Hip-Hop and Art dance your booty off, laugh the night away and have your jaw hit the floor from this amazing slew of talent. Music Lineup- Pascal, Nicholaus Veljkov (Fungus), Harlan James, Lonely Together, Oddlin, $QVTCH Comedy- Zachary Alexander Pease Dance Performance- SINI-HHA Dancers Open Mic Spoken […]

Rinse Out vs Underground Transmissions

Rinse out is back at it again, and this time with a vengeance. 4/4 vs 160 bmp, only one crew will come out with their precious DJ fingers in tact. The people will be skanking, jacking, and wiggling their bodies to beats thumping all night long. $6 dollar donation All ages Underground Transmissions: Jack Anderson, […]

Poetrynight

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 […]

Volunteers’ Meetin’

Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!

Sunset Flight with the Dragons

Sunset Flight with the Dragons (Mostly) Improvisational atmospheric rock with international mysticism. Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm $7-12 sliding scale. Naloxone (Bellingham/Seattle) An improvisational trio featuring Captain Raab (guitar), Dave Abramson(drums), and Kole Galbraith (Bass). Captain Raab is best known for his work as a member of Khu.eex’ and with Bernie Worrell. Dave Abramson […]

Pride Rock: Variety Show + Dance

Dance party / variety show to celebrate pride! Featuring: Pizza Wizard - pizza-flavored party music. Improvisational electronic experimentations in the various styles of house, techno, breaks, lo-fi, noise, and glitch. https://pizzawizard.bandcamp.com/ Farrah Flockhart - amazing drag performer! https://www.facebook.com/farrah.flockhart mystery band - ??? Penny Wide Pupils - Got lifeless eyes. When she comes at ya, she […]

Poetrynight ft Igor Brezhnev

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. Sign-ups for the open mic start around 6:45. First half of the reading starts at a […]