Intro to Self-Publishing is our monthly workshop on the basics of self-publishing, with a focus on zine-making! This is a two-hour instructional that will cover the basic processes of creating a zine using a laser printer, long-arm stapler and paper guillotine! It is recommended (but not required) that you come with ready material to include […]
Lost Sock is a collaboration of percussionist Melanie Sehman and multi-instrumentalist Cullen Beckhorn. Their work is based in live improvisation that transcends genre, combining elements recognizable as jazz, ambient, electronic, experimental, metal, and other sounds! John Saint Pelvin is a vocalist and guitarist who plays with uncommon resonances and has previously opened up performances for […]
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.
Friday, July 23rd; 7:00pm Come through the backyard this week to catch a screening of Matt Thurber’s feature-length film, Fleegix, projected on 16mm with live narration performed by the director! Bring a dish (or not) and join us for a potluck dinner at 7:00pm, then witness a sunset performance from the Spine Readers, one of […]
We’re very excited to be hosting the first Bellingham performance from the UpUpUpInc Crane Truck Circus show! The show was created while in residence at @lookoutartsquarry utilizing an old flatbed truck and manual-crank crane mounted to the bed for levitating pianos, aerial apparatuses, and humans! The show has been traveling the northwest with a 7-person […]
Our collection has been entirely packed away for the summer, but we're hosting one last backyard performance at the old pottery studio, featuring: Arrington de Dionyso is a self-taught artist, musician and linguist. He is the founder of seminal NW post-punk bands Old Time Relijun, Malaikat dan Singa, and the avant-jazz ensembles This Saxophone Kills […]
THIS EVENT HAS UNFORTUNATELY BEEN CANCELED DUE TO A COMPLICATION WITH THE HOST VENUE. We will be rescheduling a performance with Lori Goldston later this summer. The AltLib Popup series will run through the summer, presenting a series of roving popup events to continue supporting expansive art projects and dig deep for uncommon cultural exchanges, […]
Saturday, August 14th, 11am-7pm AltLib Sidewalk Literature Popup at Black Noise Records 1230 Bay Street Local and small-press publications featuring art and radical culture!
We are hosting a generator-powered noise show on the beach or under a bridge, depending on the weather and vibe of the day! This show will be happening at Little Squalicum Park, where the dogs roam leash-free ~ $ donations support the artists and the AltLib Featuring performances from: Guillotine Eyes - https://www.facebook.com/GuillotineEyesBand/ Soft Teeth […]
Radical literature projects from around the region converge for the weekend on an elementary school in Portland! We'll be mobbing down with a couple tables and some of our recent publications and literature distro! The following was copied from a press release posted anonymously to https://pugetsoundanarchists.org/ FREE October 9th and 10th Outside Buckman Elementary on […]