Writer’s Communion
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.
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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.
Inside Joe Listening Party
Swing through the backyard for a listening party and hang with the curators of the newly released Inside Joe Mixtape Vol. 1
Palm Sunday // Sun Professor // Laith
This week’s backyard concert features the inimitable Sun Professor performing live alongside traveling artists Palm Sunday and Laith, visiting from Portland! $8 supports the artists and the AltLib! AltLib is always ALL AGES NOTAFLOF
The First Pride Was a Riot
THE FIRST PRIDE WAS A RIOT! July 3rd; 6:00pm; Meet at the Bellingham City Hall Lawn; All Queers Welcome! *cops stay home* Join us during the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots for an evening of radical queer joy and solidarity to honor the radical queers, queens, amd other assorted troublemakers who came before us! […]
We’re All We’ve Got, We’re All We Need
Mutual Aid Pop-Up July 4th; 1-7pm; Public Library Lawn Come bring supplies for unhoused neighbors, listen to local artists perform, and find ways to get involved with local mutual aid groups.
Letters To Prisoners
We will gather in the backyard for a kind of info session about prisoner solidarity in the US and then break out to write letters to incarcerated people. We have assembled some information and correspondence with specific prisoners, and we will provide pens, paper, and envelopes! As Biden/Harris crack down even harder on anyone fighting […]
Intro to Self-Publishing
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 // John Saint Pelvyn & Cauda Decurvata // Tim Root
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 […]
$8
Writer’s Communion
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.
Fleegix Film Screening // Spine Readers
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 […]
$6