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Poetrynight
2019-09-23 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-09-16 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-09-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-09-02 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | Alternative Library, 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
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 start in Stuart’s Coffeehouse in 1995, when a group of poets gathered around a table to share their current work. It has grown over the years as it moved to different locations.
Poetrynight is a program under the Whatcom poetry series, and besides the weekly open mic/feature, can provide creative writing workshops for schools.

EnertiaCall Birthday Party For AltLib Fundraiser
2019-09-22 19:30 - 23:00 | Alternative Library, 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
Details TBA

Artists' Open Stage
2019-09-19 19:00 - 22:00 | Alternative Library, 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
Signups start at 7:00pm; performances start at 7:30pm
The Artist’s Open Stage is a night of creative expression: a sharing of words, music, movement, and ideas. Please join us every third Thursday by performing or curling up on the couch and enjoying the variety of talent our community has to offer.
AltLib is always ALL AGES~

Volunteers' Meetin'
2019-09-18 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-09-11 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-09-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Alternative Library, 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!

IWW Meeting
2019-09-15 17:30 - 20:30 | Alternative Library – CLASSROOM, 519 E. Maple St. , Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
International Workers of the World unite!
Whatcom-Skagit IWW host a monthly communion of comrades

11:11 Writer's Communion
2019-09-15 11:10 - 13:00 | Alternative Library, 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
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.

Planned Parenthood Benefit Show feat. Necrotic Divine, Porch Cat, Vaticxnts, Beautiful Freaks
2019-09-14 19:30 - 23:00 | Alternative Library, 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
Details TBA.

i.o. / The Censors / Triage
2019-09-13 19:30 - 23:00 | Alternative Library, 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
I.O
i.o is the music of Victoria BC multi-instrumentalist and artist Maxwell Patterson. In just five years of releasing music, Maxwell boasts an torrential discography of over 80 self-released records under the ‘io’ moniker (https://ioiomusic.bandcamp.com/) i.o has an LP out now and another slated for release with critically aclaimed and cutting edge experimental music labels PTP/Purple Tape Pedigree (NYC).
Feature on Bandcamp Daily: http://www.theneedledrop.com/articles/2014/12/i-o-four-pattern-distorted-harmony-2
With local support from:
THE CENSORS
https://www.facebook.com/TheCensorsBand/
https://soundcloud.com/kelsify/sets/censors-demos
TRIAGE
Immense sounds from Skagit Valley. Fusing elements of Drone and Industrial Rock with Post Rock as well as Noise Rock.
https://triage1.bandcamp.com/
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Doors at 7:30PM. Music starts at 8PM.
$6 supports the artists and AltLib
The Alternative Library is ALWAYS ALL AGES
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Glitchlette / Izumi Goto / Razzleberry
2019-09-07 20:00 - 23:00 | Alternative Library, 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
Y’all better dance to this.
IZUMI GOTO [SEA]
Singing loud with all my might, hoping words will turn out right! Strumming fast and keeping time, hoping that this sounds just fine!
With local support from:
GLITCHLETTE
A sonic onslaught of emotional catharsis, Glitchlette is an electro-pop experience to dance and cry to.
RAZZLEBERRY
not your average indie punk boy band!
Doors open at 7:30 PM, music starts at 8 PM.
$6-10 sliding scale supports the artists and the Alt Lib
~ The Alternative Library is ALWAYS ALL AGES ~
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Gordon Keepers / Magnolia Baseball / Bobby Petite
2019-08-31 20:00 - 23:00 | Alternative Library, 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
GORDON KEEPERS

A veteran of the Portland, Oregon music scene, singer-songwriter Gordon Keepers returns to Bellingham in a reprise of his April show at the Alt Lib–but this time, he’s bringing his full band.

MAGNOLIA BASEBALL

Magnolia Baseball plays songs about worms, hunks, and ants. “At first Johnny wasn’t here and we were like, where’s Johnny? He showed up in the end though so it all worked out.”

BOBBY PETITE

Bobby Petite is a no-frills band that creates art for music lovers. With a keen sense of direction, this band aims to gain a following by consistent live performances with sauce and soul.

Doors at 7:30 PM. Music at 8 PM.

$6-10 supports the artists and your favorite local radical library and community arts center.

~The Alt Lib is ALWAYS ALL AGES~

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Glass Egg / Ends / World Record Winner
2019-08-30 19:30 - 23:00 | Alternative Library, 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
Ambient and experimental pop at the AltLib
Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm
$6-10 supports the artists and the AltLib
World Record Winner – On this tour World Record Winner will perform as a duo, with Emmet Martin controlling cassettes, tape loops, and ambience, while also singing songs on guitar. They will be joined by their partner who will be providing live drawings and visuals using an overhead projector.
worldrecordwinner.bandcamp.com
Ends – Ends uses analog synths, field recordings, and audio processing software to make electronic music. This set will feature new ambient compositions with playback components and live synth improvisation.
http://ends.bandcamp.com/
Glass Egg – Glass Egg is the solo music project of Emilia Glaser, mixing etherial vocals over winding folk guitar melodies.
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AltLib is always All-Ages
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Volunteers' Meetin'
2019-08-28 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-08-21 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-08-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2019-08-07 19:00 - 20:00

Poetrynight
2019-08-26 19:00 - 21:00

+++N O I S E+++ ++C H U R C H++
2019-08-25 20:00 - 23:00 | Alternative Library, 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
+++Come BOW DOWN to the SOUND+++
NOISE CHURCH is our occasional Sunday special feature of avant-garde performance, improvised music, and experimental electronics.
Doors at 7:30pm ++ Music at 8:00pm ++ $6 suggested cover
~AltLib is always ALL AGES~
Featuring:
BEETLE BOX
Beetle Box is a solo artist splitting time between Little Rock, Arkansas and Grand Rapids, Michigan. As an experimental composer and keyboardist, he focuses on creating original, piano-centered electronic music for live performance. His intricate control at the keys triggers a plethora of intertwined acoustic and computer-generated sounds. Drawing inspiration from a wide range of different genres, his music has featured everything from dubstep synthesizers and pop-single samples to orchestral instrumentation’s and Indian temple rhythms. Beetle Box has carved out a niche somewhere between beautiful and strange, and consistently forges a unique and engaging experience for his audience.
Local support:
FISCHKOPF SINFONIKER
Strange electronic sounds emanating from the outer void.
About the debut EP, Music For A Revolution: “A tribute to Takehisa Kosugi, this interdisciplinary EP takes inspiration from Fluxus, musique concrete, and hip-hop sampling. Synthesizer drones, tape loops, vocal samples, mangled soul records, and electronic noise are employed in this sonic assault on the American establishment. Good soundtrack for tossing Molotovs and punching Nazis.”
XENOSTERRA
Ecstatic/Afro-inspired Sci-fi Industrial complete with Modulation Wheel. You might want to dance to this!
KRISTAL MCKINSTRY AND THE SPRINGS
A one-mermaid-band, concentrating this show on live-sculpted harmonic interference resonance of polytonal sources, particularly sul ponticello cello, polytonal vocals, and harmonica through instrumentally controlled feedback and Bode SSB ring modulation. Eerie atmospheric ghost pirate waltzes this time around.

New Issue / Wrinkles / The Censors / Bird & Shooter
2019-08-24 20:00 - 23:00 | Alternative Library, 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
Expect anything to happen at this talent-laden bill encompassing dream pop to no wave and more.

NEW ISSUE

Formerly known as Hungry Cloud Darkening, New Issue is an Anacortes-based trio whose members also play with Mount Eerie and Ever Ending Kicks. For their most recent EP, they recorded as a Farfisa/Acetone organ trio. “Blending elements of incredible vocal harmonies, sharp witted lyricism, and creative talents behind every instrument from 12 stringed acoustic guitar to synthesizers, vibraphone, and trombone.” – http://www.anacortes.net

WRINKLES

Wrinkles is a five-piece indie rock band from Missoula, Montana. Their songs range from sparse, ominous dream pop to guitarmanized rock anthems, but are tied together with the band’s propensity for interlocking hooks and melodies. Accept Wrinkles!

Local support from:

THE CENSORS

Four humans, one larynx, multiple strings, several blunt objects, and a smattering of electronic devices. Influences include no wave, krautrock, free jazz, distant children crying out in what could equally well be anguish or mirth, etc.

BIRD & SHOOTER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylhCsBeXVSA

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Doors at 7:30 PM. Music at 8 PM.

$6-$10 supports the artists and your favorite neighborhood radical library.

~The Alternative Library is ALWAYS ALL AGES ~

NOTAFLOF

Future Jazz: Thollem's Electric Confluence
2019-08-23 20:00 - 22:00
The Alternative Library’s Future Jazz series explores work from modern experimental composers and improvisers in the field of jazz~
Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm
$6-10 supports the artists and the AltLib
Thollem’s Electric Confluence is exactly what you’d think Omni-Idiomatic music influenced by cultures from Ethiopia, Japan, China, Persia, Latin America, Ireland, Indonesia, Vietnam, Russia, The Balkans, Jazz, Blues, Punk, Country and the Avant Garde might sound like played on a synthesizer by ​an intense and virtuosic keyboardist.
​- Time Out, New York
While Thollem is a classically trained pianist, he prefers an improvisational approach that incorporates elements of free-jazz, post-classical, the Blues, punk, and noise. In addition, the musician’s aesthetic is informed by the years he spent involved in “grassroots politics,” as well as “anti-war and environmental activism.” Much of his twenties he lived out of a backpack as, what he would describe, an “itinerant antagonist to society.” This period also saw him putting aside music in favor of his activism and writing. Thollem explains that he would eventually go on to realize that his musical abilities offered the best way for him to “participate in making the world a better place.” Exploring his discography, it’s obvious he’s never looked back since. Still informed by his anarchist roots and living an itinerant lifestyle after all these years, Thollem’s music is a testament to his restless and prolific creative drive, as well as Art’s ability to bridge and build diverse communities.
Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Thollem was exposed to the music of an incredible array of communities that influenced his development ​as a musician and a person. He has spent much of his adult life touring throughout N. America and Europe.
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AltLib is Always All-Ages
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Poetrynight feat. Thollem
2019-08-19 19:00 - 21:00
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 start in Stuart’s Coffeehouse in 1995, when a group of poets gathered around a table to share their current work. It has grown over the years as it moved to different locations.
Poetrynight is a program under the Whatcom poetry series, and besides the weekly open mic/feature, can provide creative writing workshops for schools.
Featured poet: Thollem

IWW Meeting
2019-08-18 17:30 - 20:30

11:11 Writer's Communion
2019-08-18 11:10 - 13:00

Dawn Bombs / Idell Drive
2019-08-17 20:00 - 23:00 | Alternative Library, 519 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA, 98225, United States
DAWN BOMBS
If you took three jazz musicians steeped in Vampire Weekend’s off-kilter psych pop along with Local Natives alternative indie rock, you might get close to Bellingham’s The Dawn Bombs.
Perfect for private candlelit evenings, festival circuits, or ideally dirty house shows, The Dawn Bombs craft left-field experimental doowop with intricate harmonies and complicated arrangements. It’s the kind of pop you’d finally want to hear on your radio.
“For a band whose sound walks on a tight-rope between an enticing mathematical modulation of ’50s pop, and dangerously sophisticated indie rock sentiments, there could not be a more fitting name. ” – Keenan Ketzner, What’s Up Magazine
IDELL DRIVE
https://soundcloud.com/user-529453275
Doors at 7:30 PM. Show at 8 PM. $6-$10 Sliding Scale
The Alternative Library is ALWAYS ALL AGES
No Alcohol, No Drugs, Respect The Books

Poetrynight: Boynton Bouncers
2019-08-12 19:00 - 21:00
Have you submitted a poem to the Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest only to be disappointed by rejection? Well, if so, here’s your chance to show your stuff!
Poetrynight and the Boynton Selection Committee are teaming up to bring you the Boynton Bouncers! A showcase of the best (worst?) poems you DIDN’T get accepted to the Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest. Any rejected-by-Boynton poems from any contest year, 2006-2019, are eligible.
Poets must read their own poems; if their work has been turned away in multiple years, they may read more than one poem.
Poets can just show up and read, or, to assure a spot in the lineup, send an email with your name, phone, and poem title(s) to boyntonpoetrycontest@hotmail.com.

I Love You Avalanche / Go Slowpoke / Sweet Creature / Porch Cat
2019-08-10 20:00 - 23:30
Doors at 7:30pm; Music at 8:00pm
$6-10 supports the artists and the AltLib
Based in Bellingham, WA, and Portland, OR, Go Slowpoke is the project of Tom J. Ferrell, Kevin Lee, and Peter William Woiwod. Their influences include The Raveonettes, John Lennon, Lightning Dust, Jens Lekman, and the Dixie Chicks.
https://goslowpoke.bandcamp.com/
Sweet Creature
Rabbit underground, rabbit safe and sound.
https://sweetcreaturemusic.bandcamp.com/
Since 2003, Anna Arvan has been writing and performing lyrically driven pop music as I Love You Avalanche. In addition to myriad four track recordings and random scraps, Fiction, the first full-band I Love You Avalanche record made in the studio, was released in 2013. Since then, Anna Arvan and Nora Hughes have been playing as a two piece focusing on vocal harmonies. They have recently added drums and bass, and are currently putting together a new record.
https://www.iloveyouavalanche.com/
Porch Cat is a Bellingham-based queer pop punk band fronted by singer-songwriter Chan Barraza. Lyrically drawing from Barraza’s experiences as a gender nonconforming lesbian living with chronic illness, Porch Cat uses specificity to speak to the human experiences of loneliness, love, loss, and pain.
https://porchcat.bandcamp.com/
RSVP and more: https://www.facebook.com/events/440917690063963/
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AltLib is always ALL AGES
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