Volunteers’ Meetin’
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.
Nakatani Gong Orchestra
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 […]
Sounds of the Underground: Battle of the Bands
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 […]
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 […]
Bhagavad Gita Book Club
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!
Volunteers’ Meetin’
Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!
Free Jazz / Free Food / Free Spirits
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 […]
Chirgilchin: Tuvan Throat Singers with Yuliyana Krivoshapkina
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 Sex
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 […]
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 […]