Join Veterans For Peace Chapter 111, The Whatcom Peace & Justice Center, and the Bellingham Film Coalition (Alternative Library, Film Is Truth 24 Times A Second, Whatcom-Skagit IWW + WPJC) for a special screening and discussion of the film, "Making Waves: The Rebirth of the Golden Rule." This 25-minute documentary covers the history of the […]
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.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Every Wednesday is our weekly volunteer meeting, where we discuss the goings on and future of the AltLib!
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 […]
Comrades meet and discuss the imminent extinction rebellion
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, 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: […]