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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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Louis Ledford / Myshkin Warbler / Jenny Q

Jenny Q’s first book, Held Together, and award-winning songwriter Myshkin Warbler’s ninth record, Trust and the High Wire, cover the same extraordinary true story in different media and voices. In January of 2014, Joshua Tree’s beloved local herbalist and music devotee, Jenny Q, fell into septic shock. During her six days in coma and six […]

Poetrynight

Alternative Library 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA

Bellingham’s longest running poetry open mic now meets at the AltLib every Monday Signups start at 6:30pm Performances at 7:00pm

Classroom: Open Healing Clinic

Alternative Library 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA

Walk-in alternative healing clinic. All by donation (N.O.T.A.F.L.O.F.). Space open to alternative healers to practice their arts. Currently hosting Tuck (GroundEd Holistics, biomagnetic acupressure, kinesiology, energy medicine), Cody (BioSonic Healing, BioMat infrared sauna and tuning fork therapy), Yin (Thai bodywork/massage, scraping, cupping), Grace (herbal consultations), and more! Frequent guests.

Volunteers’ Meeting

Alternative Library 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA

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

Kunkle + Kin: Have You Seen My Voice?

Alternative Library 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA

Have You Seen My Voice? (Alternative titles: We Are All Each Other's Voices / I Think My Voice Is Missing) 25% of proceeds are going to NW Immigrant Rights Project! This group is helping reunite separated immigrant families right now. Check out their work: https://www.nwirp.org/ Themes of the night include, but are not limited to: […]

Linqua Franqa // Animal|Inside // Chrvns // Knomad

Alternative Library 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA

Come enjoy an evening with talented hip-hop / trip-hop musicians and performance artists! Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm $6 admission supports the artists and the AltLib Featuring: --- Linqua Franqa Hip-hop linguist/activist/Ph. D student, Athens, GA "Linguistically speaking, Linqua studies hip-hop patterns and tools, such as slant rhymes and syllables per second, but what […]

Mo’s Parlor: Anime Night & LoFi HipHop

Alternative Library 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA

Mo’s Parlor here to bring you good vibes, local bands, and of course anime! Anime at 7:30 Music at 8:30 6$ Admission

Poetrynight

Alternative Library 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA

Bellingham’s longest running poetry open mic now meets at the AltLib every Monday Signups start at 6:30pm Performances at 7:00pm

Open Healing Clinic

Alternative Library 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA

Walk-in alternative healing clinic. All by donation (N.O.T.A.F.L.O.F.). Space open to alternative healers to practice their arts. Currently hosting Tuck (GroundEd Holistics, biomagnetic acupressure, kinesiology, energy medicine), Cody (BioSonic Healing, BioMat infrared sauna and tuning fork therapy), Yin (Thai bodywork/massage, scraping, cupping), Grace (herbal consultations), and more! Frequent guests.

Tatsuya Nakatani w/ Arrington de Dionyso

Master percussionist, Tatsuya Nakatani, returns to the AltLib, accompanied by saxophonist, Arrington de Dionyso! Doors at 7:30pm; Performance at 8:00pm $8-12 supports the artists and the AltLib --- Tatsuya Nakatani (1970, Osaka) is a Japanese avant-garde sound artist and master percussionist. With his adapted Gong and handcrafted Kobo bow, Nakatani has developed his own unique […]