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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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Sleezus / Nordra / Tambalaya / BF Knowhere

An enigma nested within a paradox ad infinitum Doors at 7:30pm; Performances at 8:00pm $6-12 sliding scale Nordra - Dystopian soundtracks to make you feel. Nordra is a founder of Zen Mother and has performed with artists including: Xiu Xiu, Bing and Ruth, SUMAC, Mamiffer, Nate Young, Sissy Spacek, Deafheaven, Imarhan, Mirrors for Psychic Warfare, […]

Classroom: Nettle Cordage Workshop

Cordage is an ancient technology that has the power to heal when practiced in its primitive form. Fibers from many plants growing around us can be prepared and twisted together to make a tool essential for our basic needs. Each one is a work of art in which the soul of the maker can be […]

Poetrynite

The second longest running Bellingham poetry group- poetrynight. All people are invited to join the group any Monday night at 7 pm. You don’t have to be a writer to participate as readers of all ages are always invited to sign up to read between 6:30-7:00. Not all works must be originals. Poetrynight got its […]

Volunteers’ Meeting

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

Cléo from 5 to 7

As part of the Bellingham Film Coalition, Film Is Truth presents Agnès Varda’s 1962 film Cléo de 5 á 7, an example of French New Wave cinema that grapples with themes of mortality, the idea of despair, and the struggle to lead a meaningful life. Takes place in Paris in the two hour space following […]

Cheap Sweat / Shimmertraps / Nate Kahn / Micah McCaw

Come out for an eve of next-door-neighbor rock! Doors at 7:30pm Music at 8:00pm $6 supports the artist and the Alt Lib Always ALL AGES! Cheap Sweat https://cheapsweatband.bandcamp.com/?fbclid=IwAR2yXoxzUt95xF09uPPzZ-3-6B6fdzsYqhMoinidGJNLrwTSI-mP4IW63Ks Shimmertraps https://shimmertraps.bandcamp.com/?fbclid=IwAR08LL8ISKzZcpQ1-srYxj_VlR95yLNU8JYT71W-0wF3Bc0OfJqAIzRASIo Nate Kahn and the Maple Bacon Band https://natekahn.bandcamp.com/releases Micah McCaw https://www.micahmccaw.bandcamp.com RSVP and more info: www.facebook.com/events/2146570498795811/

Muse Reading Series

Muse Reading Series, a student-run literary collective, curates diverse groups of local writers to read their work at spaces in the Bellingham community. We will be joined by authors Dayna Kidd Patterson and Hanna Webster, as well as student writers Madison Starks, Sydnee Smith, Jabez Richards and others. Join us! For more info, click here: […]

Poetrynite — Sister Spit

Sister Spit is touring with 7 poets and spoken word artists bringing 2 hours of QTPOC brilliance to the Alternative Library’s Poetrynight! $10-$20 admission supports the artists and the AltLib Meet the 2019 lineup: ▼KATIE FRICAS▼ Katie Fricas is a cartoonist and library worker from New York City. She makes non-fiction essay comics about art, […]

Classroom: Tai Chi

Start the day with intention A step-by-step hour of meditational movement