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Volunteers' Meetin'
2019-06-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-06-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-05-29 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-05-22 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-05-15 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Vancouver)
Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!

Poetrynight
2019-06-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-06-03 19:00 - 22:00, 2019-05-27 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-05-20 19:00 - 21:00
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 start in Stuart’s Coffeehouse in 1995, when a group of poets gathered around a table to share their current work. It has grown over the years as it moved to different locations.
Poetrynight is a program under the Whatcom poetry series, and besides the weekly open mic/feature, can provide creative writing workshops for schools.

Foxy Apollo / In Aisle Eight / Bobby Petite
2019-06-08 19:30 - 23:00
Bend those knees & bob those heads to the groovy rhythm & blues tonight!
$6-10 sliding scale supports the artists and AltLib
Foxy Apollo
https://www.facebook.com/foxyapollo/
Funky Blues out of Seattle
In Aisle Eight
https://www.facebook.com/inaisleeight/
A little bit of everything, but nothing you’ve ever heard before.
Bobby Petite
https://www.facebook.com/bobbypetite/
Jazz/rock and psychedelic/soul with a collective background in performance art creating art for music lovers with sauce and soul.
RSVP and more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/2437026123201238/
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AltLib is always All Ages
NOTAFLOF

Classroom: Chemical Weapons Medical Training
2019-06-08 14:00 - 16:00
Medical support is at the heart of any movement, and chemical weapon countermeasures are vital for medical support. Join some comrades for a practical course on the latest in street medic technology! Taught by Joshua.
The General Defense Committee (GDC) is a committee of and supports the revolutionary unionism of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). The GDC’s goal is to defend and support the entire working class, divided and under attack by those who wage class war against us. We therefore promote, through organization, action, and outreach, a mass, non-sectarian defense of the class, in order to build a self-organized working class that treats differences as strengths and opportunities to live in solidarity.

Future Jazz: Anthony Coleman
2019-06-07 19:30 - 22:00
The Alternative Library’s Future Jazz series explores work from modern experimental composers and improvisers in the field of jazz~
Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm
$6-10 supports the artists and the AltLib
Anthony Coleman (born August 30, 1955) is an avant-garde jazz pianist. During the 1980s and 1990s he worked with John Zorn on Cobra, Kristallnacht, The Big Gundown, Archery, and Spillane and helped push modern Jewish music into the 21st century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Coleman
RSVP and more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/2196064390460114/
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AltLib is always ALL AGES!
NOTAFLOF

Transtock!
2019-06-06 18:30 - 23:00
Celebrate Trans Lives! Eat food, build community, hear great music!
Left at London – Although Left At London mostly is known for her pop writing sensibility, she is mostly known for her deeply personal and introspective lyricism. Despite some of the songs subject matters being very specific to her life as a trans woman with autism, borderline personality disorder, ADHD, and PTSD, her songwriting style takes these concepts and makes them into something that’s uniquely abstract while still remaining relatable and honest. http://leftatlondon.com/
Beautiful Freaks – ranging in style from punk to progressive, to funk, to thrash, and everything in between. https://beautifulfreaksfreeaaky.bandcamp.com/
Porch Cat – Through uptempo punk songs, sludgy ballads, and dreamy pop hooks, Porch Cat writes about queer identity, pain and chronic illness, surviving abuse and assault, colonization and racism – ultimately returning to themes of love and empowerment. https://porchcat.bandcamp.com/music
Rosie Flowers – Seattle, WA
Community Potluck @ 6:30pm
Music @ 7:30pm, poetry/spoken word throughout.
Look for us at Red Square from 12-5pm too.
Email raine.dozier@wwu.edu with questions

Classroom: Fiction Writing as an Act of Magick
2019-06-04 18:00 - 19:20
Do you believe a story can change the world? Do you marvel that ink and tree pulp can conjure images in your mind, and stir up chemicals in your body? Ever wonder exactly how the story of your own life is less fictional than a story in a book? Do you want to feel something?
JUNE 4th TO JULY 23rd
TUESDAY EVENINGS FROM 6 TO 7:20
Eight weeks. Eight sessions. Eighty dollars. Get embodied. Fortify your creative life. Produce at least one rigorously revised work of short fiction with a magickal aim.
Class size will be limited to 15 seats. Please register in advance via Brown Paper Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4228443
RSVP and more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/500505820484752/
FICTION WRITING AS AN ACT OF MAGICK is taught by Taylor Leatrice Werner, who holds an MFA in Fiction from the Institute of American Indian Arts, where she graduated with the distinction of Best Fiction of the Year. Her undergraduate concentration was called Catharsis: Writing the Shadows. She has been awarded three Lannan Foundation Grants, the Carolyn Walton Cole Endowment Fund in Creative Writing, and the James T. Whitehead Creative Writing Endowment. As a tutor and teacher, Taylor has been helping others write since 2012.

Anti-Semitism Movie with Q&A
2019-06-02 20:00 - 22:00
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

Definitely, Maybe / Jackie / Razzleberry
2019-06-01 19:30 - 23:00
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 and texturally warm synth and keys, Aaron Deboskey heartfelt laid back bass parts, and Zachary Antonio’s distinctly groovy and visceral drums.
https://definitelymaybemusic.bandcamp.com/
Jackie is an eclectic blend of blues and classic rock mixed with modern music. Released early 2019, Cabacheba reflects a range of writing styles, versatility, and audience. If you want to be moved both intellectually and physically, take a listen!
https://jackie6.bandcamp.com/
Razzleberry – Indie punky country boy band right here in B’ham!
www.instagram.com/razzleberryband/
RSVP and more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/647738108972334/
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AltLib is always ALL AGES
NOTAFLAF

The City Hall / Magnolia Baseball / River Gods
2019-05-31 19:30 - 23:00
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 ez-bake oven—in other words, sugary pop with a salty aftertaste.
http://thecityhallband.com/
River Gods is a Los Angeles-based group who claim the title of:
THE BEST BAND EVER
https://www.rivergodsforever.com/
Magnolia Baseball is a new Bellingham-based group blending hamonies with indie-rock grooves
https://magnoliabaseball.bandcamp.com/releases
RSVP and more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/428262131309541/
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AltLib is always ALL AGES!
NOTAFLOF

Bhagavad Gita Book Club
2019-05-29 16:00 - 17:00, 2019-05-22 16:00 - 17:00, 2019-05-15 16:00 - 17:00
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!

NOISE Church
2019-05-26 19:30 - 22:30
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

Shimmertraps / Booty EP / Laguna Largo
2019-05-25 19:30 - 23:00
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 sounds and visuals. Francis Hooper (synth, guitar, vocals) and Alli Deleo (keys, vocals) blend sampled hip-hoppy beats with a wash of electronic instruments and cozy guitar.
https://www.bootyepmusic.com/
https://bootyep.bandcamp.com/
Laguna Largo is a new funky outfit on the B’ham scene ~
https://lagunalargo.bandcamp.com/

RSVP and more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/295931887968672/
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AltLib is always ALL AGES
NOTAFLOF

Xiu Xiu
2019-05-24 19:30 - 23:00
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 Faith, privately, collectively, torn apart. Could there ever be a more perfect juncture for a new Xiu Xiu album?”
– Tiny Mix Tapes
RSVP and more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/532869893903010/

Autonomy Is In Our Hearts
2019-05-21 19:00 - 21:00
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 Chiapas, Mexico are more pertinent now than ever. As the political right resurges throughout the Americas and the world, the Zapatistas offer a different way forward. Instead of seeking state power, they have remained steadfast in their commitment to build an autonomous government system beyond the logic of capital and the nation state, and continuously resist attacks on their communities.
Autonomy Is in Our Hearts gives a detailed account of this autonomous government system based on hundreds of testimonies from within the Zapatista base communities. It is rooted in Dylan’s own experiences of years of Zapatista solidarity work and as a student of Tsotsil, a Mayan language indigenous to the highlands Zapatista communities of Chiapas. Dylan analyzes the autonomous government system through the conceptual language of Tsotsil: the foundations of autonomous government lie in long traditions of indigenous understandings of labor, spirit, social change, self-defense, and the good life. The words “Freedom,” “Justice,” and “Democracy” emblazoned on the Zapatista flag are only rough translations of concepts such as ichbail ta muk’ or “mutual recognition and respect among equal persons or peoples;” a’mtel or “collective work done for the good of a community;” and lekil kuxlejal or “the life that is good for everyone.”
Both a good introduction to the Zapatistas and a new perspective for those already familiar with the movement, it is important reading for engaged intellectuals, activists, and organizers.
RSVP and more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1828224013945779/
AltLib is always All Ages~

IWW Meeting
2019-05-19 17:30 - 20:30
International Workers of the World unite!
Whatcom-Skagit IWW host a monthly communion of comrades

11:11 Writers' Communion
2019-05-19 11:15 - 13:00
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.

Memory Boys / All Over Me / Cat Valley
2019-05-18 19:30 - 23:00
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 Me: Based in Bellingham, WA, and bringing those softcore hits. https://alloverme.bandcamp.com/album/best-hits
Cat Valley: A feminist surf pop-punky trio that writes songs about cat-calling, misogyny, and trying to get off in our modern day patriarchy. https://catvalley.bandcamp.com/

Artists' Open Stage
2019-05-16 19:00 - 22:00
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 AGES~

Harvesting Water Workshop
2019-05-16 16:00 - 17:30
We will discuss harvesting rain/greywater & how it can enhance your landscape & help our watershed.
Taught By Hunterwolflydon.com

Film: The Mask You Live In
2019-05-15 20:30 - 22:30
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
