Entertainment News NW-May 2013 by Entertainment News NW

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May 2013

NORTHWEST BALLET THEATRE PRESENTS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS MAY 2013 FEATURES: Be Swept Away by Northwest Ballet Theatre’s Production of Cinderella! . . . . . . 3 Bellingham Scottish Highland Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Blazing Paddles... A Celebration of Paddlesports Around the World . . . . . . . . . 42 Paula Poundstone Coming to the Mount Baker Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Spring Into Sanford-Hill — Piano Prodigy at WWU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 This Musical’s Out of This World! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Whatcom Girls Chorus — May Performance and New Summer Camp . . . . . . . 32 WWU Summer Youth Theatre Camps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

DEPARTMENTS: Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-15 Benefits & Fundraisers . . . . . . . 10-11 Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . 19-31 Crafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Cuisine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 Family & Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Health & Fitness . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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On the cover: Experience this magnificent performance of “Cinderella” presented by over 80 Northwest Ballet dancers, June 1 & 2 at the Mount Baker Theatre. Photo by Damian Vines Photography. See feature story on page 3.

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Be Swept Away by Northwest Ballet Theatre’s Production of Cinderella! by Osa Hale Northwest Ballet Theatre is no stranger to Cinderella. In 2003, Mija Bishop led the performance as the titular princess, to great critical review. Ten years later, her younger sister Miye will be taking the lead, with Mija in charge of choreography and staging, as well as playing one of the evil stepsisters in the ballet. John Bishop, their father and the Artistic Director of Northwest Ballet Theatre, says it has been an exciting task for them both. Audiences can look forward to an even better show than the last time, with improvements in sets, costumes, and even choreography. With Mija handling the choreography, Bishop says the story will be brought stunningly to life. “Her style is really to bring out the drama and the emotions and make the audience feel as though they are experiencing something that feels very real, and yet is fantasy,” Bishop said.

by Ryann Lewis, and the Stepsisters, played by Mija Bishop and Barbara Telek, will bring delicious villains and comic relief. All three women have performed in the past with Northwest Ballet Theatre. The Seasonal Fairies will also bring a sumptuous performance, Bishop says. “The core of the show is really the talent and technique of our dancers,” Bishop said. Chloe Johnston, Tempeste Langille, Miye Bishop, Anna Ford, and Sophia Kongshaug.

Ryann Lewis, Attila Andrasti (standing), Emily Elzea and Alize Andrasti (below).

Christopher Key and Angus McLane.

The emotion is what will take this well-worn tale and remind audience members why it is a classic. The tragedy of the unappreciated work and love of a young woman, who is taken advantage of again and again, makes her transformation into a princess a joyful moment. It is an evening of escape not only for Cinderella, but also for the entire audience, who Bishop says will be able to lose themselves in the story and the beauty of the ballet. A lovely musical score will help this journey. The music has been edited in small yet effective ways, tailoring it to the dancers and trimming down the running time in thoughtful deference to the audience. Miye Bishop will be dancing with talented Seattle dancer Joshua Deininger as her Prince Charming. Kira Cardoza, who audiences may recognize from her performance in Northwest Ballet Theatre’s recent production of The Nutcracker, will be playing the role of the Fairy Godmother. The Evil Stepmother, played

The audience can expect a show that will surprise, touch the heart, and bring smiles and even laughter, Bishop says. The performers will be dancing from one end of the emotional spectrum to the other. “There are romantic bits, sad bits, and comical bits. It’s really a fully dramatic ballet,” Bishop said. “I think the one thing that is going to be very entertaining is the humor, the comedy. We have some extremely talented dancers but there are also a lot of comic moments.” Ultimately, this production has more to offer than even the most decadent of

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films because it has the staying power of live performance, Bishop says. It will draw audience members in, take them on a journey, and leave a lasting impression. “It is a roller coaster of emotions and scenes and we don’t want to just entertain people, we want to leave them with something, even feeling that there is something to learn from the production itself,” Bishop said. Cinderella will be performed at the Mount Baker Theatre, June 1 at 7 p.m. and June 2 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $24, $20 or $15, with a 20 percent discount available for students, seniors and military members (ID required), as well as groups of ten or more. Tickets are available at the Mount Baker Theatre box office, where they can be purchased in person or over the phone. They are also available online at www.mountbakertheatre.com. Osa Hale has been a regular contributor to Entertainment News NW since 2012. She is a senior at Western Washington University, majoring in Visual Journalism. Her work has also appeared on Bellingham’s KOMO News website, the Western Front, and Klipsun magazine. She will be graduating in the summer, after an internship with The Seattle Times. Photos by Christopher Key.

Scottish and Irish Dance Classes –

Clan Heather Dancers offer Scottish Highland and Irish step dance classes in three studios: Bellingham, Mount Vernon and Everett for pre-schoolers to adults. Registration is now underway for July’s dance camp and summer classes. A strong competitive Highland dance program for beginners to championship level and three local competitions are offered. The school’s well-known performance group is featured at events throughout the Pacific Northwest. Recreational dancers enjoy the fun of intricate footwork and lively music. Director Heather Richendrfer is recognized internationally as a teacher and judge of Highland dancing. More info: 360-715-8682, clanheather@nas.com or www.clanheather.com.

Fourth Corner Folk Dancers – An

evening of Eastern European, Greek, Israeli and Turkish folk dancing with live and recorded music every Thurs., 7:15-10pm, at the Fairhaven Library, 1117-12th Street, Bellingham. Live music part of the time provided by our Fourth Corner Folk Dance Band. All ages welcome, no partner necessary; tutoring and teaching available; please wear clean, soft-soled shoes. Suggested donation is $5; first time visitors and students free. Info: 360-380-0456.

Contra Dance! – Bring your dancing feet and join the Bellingham Country Dance Society for two contra dances this month at the Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St., Bellingham. A special dance will be held Fri., May 3, 7-10:30pm, featuring Andrew and Noah VanNorstrand from New York, with Sarah VanNorstrand calling. Our dance on Sat., May 11, 7-10:30 pm, will feature Up in the Air with Robin Brown, Ginny Snowe, Marcia Robey and Paul Englesberg on fiddle, flute and winds, percussion, piano, bass and concertina, with Karen Marshall from Seattle calling. No partner necessary, no fragrances please. The first half hour is instruction for beginners. Admission is $8-$10 ($6 for students). More info: 360-676-1554, dance@januscom.com or www.bellinghamcountrydance.org.

Swing, Latin and Ballroom Dance Parties – Join BDC every Friday night in

May and dance the Tango, Waltz, Cha Cha, Salsa, Swing and more. Dances held at Bellingham Dance Company, 1705 N. State St., Bellingham. Each night includes a different pre-party lesson: Fri., May 3, Waltz; May 10, Cha Cha; May 17, Merengue; May 24, West Coast Swing; and May 31, Foxtrot. Admission is $7 ($5 student, senior & military.) More info: mary@bellinghamdancecompany.com or www.bellinghamdancecompany.com or 360-224-4082.

”Cabaret” Dance Performance May 3-4 – Western Washington University’s

Department of Theatre and Dance will feature its third “Cabaret” performance of the year at 8pm Fri. & Sat., May 3 & 4 in

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Room 16 of the Performing Arts Center at Western Washington University. Now in its fifth year, the Cabaret performance series showcases cutting-edge eclectic works with a fresh perspective on the arts. Often the pieces are collaborative efforts featuring multiple art forms – such as dance, theatre, song, poetry, and improvisation. Admission is $5. Tickets are available through the WWU Box Office at 360-650-6146 or online at www.tickets. wwu.edu. More info: 360-650-3786 or www.wwu.edu/theatredance.

Bellingham Traditional Jazz Society – Dance to the swinging music of the Saltwater Octet on Sat., May 4, 2-5pm, at the VFW Hall, 625 N. State St. in Bellingham, featuring fine acoustics, large wooden dance floor, snacks and beverages. Musicians are: Mark Kelly, woodwinds/leader; Ray Downey, saxes; Lanny Jacobs, trumpet; Bob Hiorns, trombone; Tom Miller, guitar; Bill MacDonough, piano; Tom Anastasio, bass; and Grant Wilson, drums/vocals. Admission: $8 members / $6 students / $10 general. More info: 360-734-2973 or www.btjs.webs.com.

Swing into Spring – The Swing

Connection Big Band returns to the Leopold Hotel’s Crystal Ballroom for its second quarterly dance on Sat., May 4, 7-9pm, this time to put some spring into your swing steps. Phil Heft will conduct the 19-piece ensemble through swing standards, ballads, and Latin tunes of the name bands popular during the 1940s to the present. Dance club members are especially invited, but the dance is open to the general dancing and/or listening public. Free admission; contributions to the “tip jar” are encouraged. Info: 360-7140054 or www.swingconnection.org.

Latin Dance Classes with Rumba Northwest – Come learn a variety of

Latin dance styles! No experience or partner needed. Classes include: Beginning / Intermediate Cuban Salsa, Bell Tower Studio, 1430 N. Garden St., Mondays, 6:30-7:45pm. • Advanced Cuban Salsa, Bell Tower Studio, Mondays, 7:45-9pm. • Beginning / Intermediate L.A. Salsa, StudioZ, 311 W. Holly St., Bellingham, Thursdays, 7:45-9pm. Classes are: $10 adults / $7 students (punch cards available). • Salsa parties most Saturdays at Cafe Rumba, 1140 N. State St., Bellingham. Admission is $3. More info: 360-595-7369, www.rumbanorthwest.com or rumbanorthwest@gmail.com.

The Dance Studio – Tickets go on sale

Sat., May 11, 10am, at the Mount Baker Theatre for the June dance production of “Where Memories Begin.” • Summer dance workshops are now posted at www.thedancestudio.net. Registrations are being accepted for dance camps: July 8-11 and July 15-18 (ages 3-9); July 8-12 (ages 12 and up, intermediate and advanced ballet); and July 22-25 (ages 10-13,

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various dance styles). • Drop in classes will begin in August. • We offer classes in pointe, ballet technique and performance, jazz, tap, contemporary/lyrical, hip hop, musical theater, adagio, creative and zumba for ages 3 to adult, beginning to advanced levels. More info: visit us at 1820 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham, call 360-734-3607, www.thedancestudio.net.

Saturday Club Dance – Come dance

with us every 2nd and 4th Saturday. Dances focus on WC Swing, Hustle, Nightclub 2 Step, and EC Swing. A lesson is offered at each dance for Nightclub 2 Step. Join us on Saturdays, May 11 & 25, 7:30-10pm, at Bellingham Dance Company, 1705 N. State St., Bellingham. Admission is $7 / $5 students, seniors and military. More info: 360-224-4082, mary@bellinghamdancecompany.com or www.bellinghamdancecompany.com.

Scottish Country Dance Social –

Bellingham Scottish Country Dancers will hold a social dance on Sat., May 11, 7:30pm, at the YWCA Ballroom, 1026 N. Forest St., Bellingham. Admission is $10 adults / $7 students. Soft shoes or slippers recommended. All dances will be walked through. Info: www.bellinghamscd.org.

Ballroom Dance – USA Dance

Bellingham will hold a “Prom Night” themed dance on Sat., May 18 at the Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th Street. A lesson will be taught from 7-8pm with dancing from 8-10pm. Suggested donation is $10 / $7 members. Partners not necessary; singles always welcome. Refreshments will be available. Info: www.bellinghamusadance.com or 360-734-5676.

Young Dancers Invited to High Tea – Aspiring dancers ages 4-10 are

invited to Cinderella’s High Tea and Ball in conjunction with Northwest Ballet Theater’s production of Prokofiev’s classic ballet, on Sun., May 26, 3pm, at 1417 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham. Activities include a short performance from “Cinderella;” Meet-and-Greet with Cinderella, Prince Charming and other cast members; dance floor where guests can dance with Cinderella and Prince Charming; photo booth with Cinderella’s carriage; games and prizes. Cupcakes and snacks will be served. Admission: $5 per child; adults free. More info: www.northwestballet.org.

Sci-Fi Cabaret – The Provocateurs

embark on a sci-fi cabaret adventure into the depths of space in search of answers and solutions for the battle of the sexes on earth that is becoming a threat to humanity! Performances are on Fri., May 31, Sat., June 1, and Thurs.-Sat., June 6-8 at 9pm at SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, 1312 Bay St., Bellingham. Admission is $10 advance / $12 door. Info: www.facebook.com/ theprovocateurs.

Grand Opening of the Firehall Cafe at the Jansen Art Center – Enjoy art, food and fun for all ages at the grand opening celebration for the Jansen Art Center’s Firehall Cafe, Thurs.-Sat., May 2-4, from 8am-8pm. There will be food and drink specials, live music, door prizes, tours and more! If you haven’t been to the awardwinning transformation of the former Lynden City Hall into a regional art center, this is a good excuse! Only 20 minutes from Bellingham in downtown Lynden, 321 Front St. More info: www.jansenartcenter.org or 360-354-3600.

Secrets of Mexico’s Interior at Ciao Thyme Catering – Cinco de Mayo is here,

and even though it’s not an American holiday, we are always ready for a reason to celebrate! Roberto’s class will focus on the interior of Mexico and a style of cuisine not often seen in the United States. He will demonstrate Mole Almendrado, Cochinita Pibil, Shrimp Crepes in Poblano Crema, and Capirotada. Join us on Sun., May 5 at 6:30pm to learn and taste these rare dishes and see how they will change your views on Mexican cuisine. Ciao Thyme Catering is located at 207 Unity St., Bellingham. Class is $48. More info: info@ciaothyme.com or www.ciaothyme.com or 360-733-1267.

Cooking Classes at Gretchens –

Gretchens Kitchen in Mount Vernon holds cooking classes throughout the month in our professional demonstration kitchen. Meet other foodies and sharpen your cooking skills at one of our classes. Unless noted, all classes are from 6:30-8:30pm and the cost is $40. Full class descriptions are available at www.gretchenskitchen.com or stop by the store at 509 South 1st St., Mount Vernon. • Knife Skills & Sharpening, Mon., May 6. • Gluten Free Recipes, Thurs., May 9. • Mini Mezza – Lebanese Tapas, Tues., May 14. • The Five Mother Sauces, Thurs., May 16. • Croissants and Laminate Dough, Mon., May 20. • Homemade BBQ and Cookout Recipes, Tues., May 21. Info: 360-336-8747. Local Foodie Series – Temple Bar presents Creating Cocktails, the first of the Local Foodie Series, a cooking series featuring local bars and restaurants. Join us in the Lehmann’s Appliance Jenn-Air Test Kitchen (2001 James St., Bellingham) on Fri., May 10, at 6:30pm, to learn how to make tasty spring cocktails with the expert mixologists from the Temple Bar. Cost is $10. Each person will receive one drink at the event. Must present valid ID (21+). RSVP to Cara Omoto at 206-375-6080, or email cara@fifthonsixth.com.

Mother’s Day New Wine Release –

Join Vartanyan Estate Winery Mother’s Day weekend for their New Release Wine Tasting on Sat. & Sun., May 11-12, 1-8pm. Take your mom out for a special treat. Bring a picnic and enjoy the day with a glass of wine and music on our outside patio with a gorgeous Mount Baker view. 1628 Huntley Rd., Bellingham. Info: 756-6770 or www. vewinery.com.

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Children’s Art Walk at the Lightcatcher – The art walk on Fri., May

3, 6-9pm, will feature student art created with FIG educators, Wade King Elementary and the Bellingham Sister Cities Association. See an aboriginal-style ‘dot-art’ mural and student art that showcases where they live that will be sent to students in our sister-city Port Stephens,

Australia. A Fine Line Cello Studio presents a children’s concert from 6:30-7:30pm by 30 cellists ages 5-18. Coral Marchant directs the group in everything from simple folk tunes to popular world music. More info: www.whatcommuseum.org.

C.A.K.E. (Creative Arse-Kicking Endeavors): A New Friday Night Performance Series – This is a new

performance series happening at the Little Studio Up Top (1412 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham) every Friday at 7pm. May’s C.A.K.E. line-up includes: “CAKEWALK: Kids Perform the Strangest Things!” in conjunction with Children’s Art Walk on May 3 with live performances by elementary and middle school poets, actors, and writers. • Open-mic poetry, storytelling, music, and dance on May 10. • “Spontaneous Combustion” Improv with Joan, Amy, Leslie and Drue on May 17. • “The Word Shakers,” some of the most hip original music and performance poetry in town on May 24. • “Poetry in Motion: Live Sketching... With Words” on May 31. Doors open at 6:30pm. Admission is by donation at the door. More info: 360-734-9999 or druebob@mac.com.

”Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse” – The

Neighborhood Playhouse presents “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse” written by Kevin Kling and adapted from the book series by Kevin Henkes, May 3-12 at the Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave. in Fairhaven. Meet Lilly, Queen of the World and Lover of Everything! Lilly especially loves her brand new purse that plays music whenever it’s opened. In fact, she loves it so much that it gets her into trouble, and she learns that making mistakes is all part of growing up. Performance times are Fri., May 3, 7pm; Sat., May 4, 2pm and 5pm; Fri., May 10, 7pm (PJ Night – wear your jammies!); Sat.,

May 11, 2pm and 5pm and Sun., May 12, 2pm. Tickets are $12 adults / $8 students, and are available at Piper Music, Village Books and online through BrownPaperTickets. More info: 360-961-2213, boxofficetnp@gmail.com or www.theneighborhoodplayhouse.net.

World Culture Day – Come to World

Culture Day at the Ferndale Public Library, 2007 Cherry St., on Sat., May 4, 10am6pm. Learn about other cultures! Sample authentic foods. See traditional clothing and art and listen to some great music. Watch Irish, as well as Swing dancers perform and then take a mini dance class! Enjoy a presentation by a Lummi storyteller that includes drumming/singing and much more. Kids, fill out your passport and win a prize. More info: Dianne Smith at 360-384-3150 or www.wcls.org.

The 10th Annual Procession of the Species Parade will take place Sat., May

4, 3-5:45pm, in downtown Bellingham. Lots of handmade costumes, masks and instruments are featured. There are 3 simple rules: 1. no words written or spoken; 2. no live animals; and 3. no motorized vehicles. Line up at 3:30pm in front of City Hall (back lawn of the Library) if you’d like to participate, or come and line the streets to cheer all of the flying, creeping, jumping, walking, waddling, buzzing creatures as they pass by on the way to the ending celebration at Maritime Heritage Park. Sponsored by Bellingham Parks & Recreation and Start Here Community Arts. Free admission. More info: 360-778-7000 or www.bpots.org.

Summer Rides – The Woods Coffee

Bike-Along kicks off the Summer Rides Series on Sun., May 5, 1-3pm. Start at the Woods Coffee on Railroad Ave., Bellingham, and enjoy samples and sweets, and a chance to win prizes. Ride to Fairhaven Village Green and back along the South Bay Trail. Each summer ride has a different theme with goodies like chocolate or cheese provided along the way. Fun, short, friendly, and no hills! Rides are on alternate Sundays from May to August. Next two rides are Sun., May 19 (Urban Farmers) and Sun., June 2. Free. More info: 360-671-BIKE or www.everybodyBIKE.com.

Sensational Toddlers Program –

Come join us for this “sense”ational weekly parent-child play program for children with and without special needs (18 months to 3 years) at Whatcom Center for Early Learning (WCEL). See how creative those little hands can be as they experiment and explore with paint, paper, play dough, glitter, goop and gak. The child-friendly environment at WCEL will spark your child’s imagination and self-expression while promoting socialization and motor development. Dress for mess! Registration begins May 6. Contact Bellingham Parks & Rec at 360-778-7000 for more info and to sign

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up for the Summer Sessions: Tues., June 25-July 16, 10-11:30am or Thurs., June 20-July 18 from 10-11:30am. Sessions held at 2001 H St., Bellingham. Cost is $49/session. More info: 360-671-3660 ext. 100 or www.wcel.net.

Inaugural Skagit Day of Giving Event: Strengthen Your Community,

Double Your Impact – The Skagit Community Foundation will host an event with the unprecedented opportunity for seven local non-profit partners to receive up to $15,000 each in matching funds. The event will be a free, fun-filled experience for families featuring youth activities and crafts, educational booths, live music and food and beverages. With events and activities planned throughout the evening, participants will come away with greater understanding and appreciation of our local non-profits and the many resources they sustain. The Skagit Day of Giving will be held on Thurs., May 9, 4-8pm at the St. Joseph Center in Mount Vernon. Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County, Friendship House, Museum of Northwest Art, North Cascades Institute, Padilla Bay Foundation, Skagit Land Trust and Skagit Symphony are excited to be a part of this challenge. Sponsorships for the event are available. Info: 419-3181 or visit www.skagitcf.org.

Moms, Music and Brunch – Treat your mother and yourself to a scrumptious brunch at the Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden on Sun., May 12, 2-4:30pm. Enjoy a performance by one of the area’s loveliest pianists, Jerri Mercer. A special Mother’s Day concert will be held at 3pm, featuring Boston Pops guest artist, singer Tracy Neff, and pianist Jerri Lee Mercer. Brunch and piano performance is $15; concert only is by donation. Everyone welcome! More info: 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org or www.jansenartcenter.org.

Vaudevillingham! Fundraiser for the Bellingham Circus Guild – This

uncensored variety show brings a totally new and different show each month: no pre-screening, all-volunteer, local and out-of-towners, novice and veteran performers, dance, aerial, comedy, magic, juggling, burlesque and more. Acts are from raw to polished. Also featuring live music from Rattletrap Ruckus. All money raised goes back into the guild to help continue its mission to assist and support the circus arts community of Whatcom County. Join us Wed., May 15, at 7pm or 9pm at The Cirque Lab, 1401 6th St. in Fairhaven. Doors open at 6:30pm for the 7pm show and at 8:30pm for the 9pm show. Suggested donation is $5-$10. Info: belingham-circus-guild@googlegroups.com or www.bellinghamcircusguild.com.

Bike to Work and School Day –

Celebrate the 16th annual Bike to Work and School Day in Whatcom County on Fri., May 17, 6:30-10am, with a cruise into

spring. Fresh air feels even better when you’re making a difference for your world and your wallet, all while having fun on your way to work, school or anywhere. Last year, 10,400 people of all ages pedaled in, from toddlers in bike trailers to seniors in their 80s. Just bike or walk to one of the fifty or so Celebration Stations around Bellingham and Whatcom County. There’ll be treats, prizes, and the friendly clang of cowbells. Check website for the Celebration Stations along your route. Free. More info: 360-671-BIKE or www.everybodyBIKE.com.

Blaine Senior Center Pancake Breakfast – Everyone is welcome to

attend the Blaine Senior Center Pancake Breakfast on Sat., May 18, 8-11am at the Blaine Senior Center, 763 G St. The breakfast features pancakes, biscuits and gravy, waffles or french toast with fruit, scrambled eggs, sausage, orange juice and coffee. Admission is $6 adults / $4 children. More info: 360-332-332-8040, blaineseniorcenter@gmail.com or www.blaineseniorcenter.com.

Celebrate the World! – Skagit Valley

College will host Celebrate the World! A Multicultural Family Festival on Sun., May 19 from noon-5pm at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. There will be live global entertainment from Korea, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Alaska; interactive cultural activities; international cuisine; a children’s village; and vendors showcasing arts and crafts from around the world! This is a family-friendly event. Free admission. More info: 360-416-7786 or Anita.Ordonez@skagit.edu.

children; or bring the whole family: $13 for 2 adults and 3 kids under 12. More info: 360-733-4030, cbell@wccoa.org or www.wccoa.org.

Saturday Pancake Breakfast – Enjoy a

Pancake Breakfast on Sat., May 25, from 8-11am at the American Legion Post 154, 5537 2nd Ave., Ferndale next to the ball fields. Eggs, ham, juice and coffee included. Cost is $5.50 adults / $2.50 ages 6-12 / under 6 free. Info: 360-384-7474 or dahubbard10@gmail.com. Fairhaven Festival – The finish for the annual Ski to Sea Adventure Relay Race is celebrated in the heart of Fairhaven with a giant, all day (Sun., May 26, 10am-7pm) multi-street party for all ages and tastes. “The party after the race” includes live music on two stages, children’s fun, a historic beer garden, over 50 different arts and craft vendors, plus special exhibits and plenty of food booths. There are free shuttles from WWU park-n-ride to Fairhaven and downtown locations, and a non-profit fair on the Village Green. From Fairhaven, spectators and team members can easily walk down Harris Avenue to Marine Park to view the final leg of the Ski to Sea race (kayaking across Bellingham Bay) and the ringing of the finish line bell. At the park, even before the finishers start coming in, you’ll find race information, photos, and a number of exhibitors, including some great Fairhaven businesses. The Old Fairhaven Association hosts the event. More info at www.fairhaven.com.

Ski to Sea Race Block Party – The

2013 All Ages Block Party will take place on Friday, May 24 from 5-9pm at Boundary Bay Brewery. In celebration of the movie, “The Mountain Runners,” which tells the story of the 1911 Mount Baker Marathon Race, wear your Ski to Sea themed attire for a chance to win big! Dress as an original 1911 racer or a modern day racer! Join us and there’s a chance you will meet racers from our Sister Cities International Team. There will be live music in the beer garden. The first 800 racers to show up wearing their race bibs will take home a free Ski to Sea beer glasses. Stroll down Cupcake Alley to taste and judge which bakery makes the best cupcake in town in the Cupcake Challenge! Info at www.skitosea.com.

Blossom Time Community Breakfast – Get one of the best parking

spaces in town for the parade!!! Join us at the Bellingham Activity Center, 315 Halleck St., for breakfast before the Ski to Sea Blossom Time Parade on Sat., May 25, from 8am-noon. Bring the kids for a healthy breakfast! Your choice of delicious buttermilk pancakes, biscuits and gravy, or oatmeal and fresh fruit – plus scrambled eggs, sausage, fruit, juice, milk, coffee or tea. Cost is only $6 for adults, $3.50 for

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The Neighborhood Playhouse –

Registration is now open for TNP’s 2013 Summer Drama Camps. • Theatre Under the Big Top! (K-grade 2), July 8-12, $145. • “Up the Down Staircase” (grades 6-12, by audition only), July 8-20, $275. • Page to Stage (grades 3-5), July 29-Aug. 2, $195. • Camp Comedy! (grades 6-12), July 29-Aug. 2, $195. All camps will be held at the Bellingham Theatre Guild, 1600 H St., Bellingham. For more info and registration go to www.theneighborhoodplayhouse.net.

Missoula Children’s Theatre returns to Mount Baker Theatre – In July and August

the Mount Baker Theatre will host three week-long theatre camps. Missoula Children’s Theatre (MTC) touring productions are complete with costumes, scenery, props and makeup – everything it takes to put on a play, except the cast. Local students, grades 1-12, rehearse with the MCT tour actor/directors, 10am-2:30pm each day (arrive 9:45-9:55am on Mon.), and present two public performances on Sat. at 3pm & 7pm on the Theatre’s historic Main Stage. Parts are assigned the first day of the camp. Schedule: “Robinson Crusoe” Theatre Camp: July 22-27; “The Wizard of Oz” Theatre Camp: July 23-Aug. 3; and “Blackbeard the Pirate” Theatre Camp: Aug. 5-10. Enrollment: $185 per child; includes an official camp t-shirt & 2 complimentary tickets to one of the Main Stage presentations on Saturday. Those registering for multiple camps or multiple children receive a $15 discount. Registering now. More info: 360-734-6080 or www.mountbakertheatre.com.

Bricks and Beyond Camp Registration – Bricks and Beyond is now registering for

Bellingham Children’s Theatre – Summer Camps. Registration is now open for summer

camps for kids ages 8-15 from July 8-Aug. 2, featuring flash mobs, theatre games, “city clowning,” sword-fighting and more! Camps include: Random Acts & Sneaky Set-Ups (July 2-6); Wutcraker Boot-Camp (July 15-19); “Sprinkle Park: the Musical” (July 22-26); and “Wozard of Iz” (July 29-Aug. 2). All camps run from noon-5pm (5:30 pick-up option) and cost $150. (Special permission needed for ages 6-7.) To register, email BCT founder and artistic director Drue Robinson at bhamchildrenstheatre@me.com or call 360-734-9999, or visit www.BellinghamChildrensTheatre.com.

CMT’s 7th Annual Summer Stock Musical Theatre Camp: “My Son Pinocchio, Jr.” –

The Children’s Musical Theatre (CMT) is now accepting registrations for CMT’s 7th Annual Summer Stock Musical Theatre Camp, presenting Disney’s “My Son Pinocchio Jr.” Ages 8-18 are welcome. Participants may audition for lead parts if desired. All campers will participate in this new stunning award winning musical that depicts a hilarious journey through a fractured fairytale. The camp fee is $200 and runs June 17-29, 10am-2pm at the Lynden Museum. Performances will be Fri.-Sat., June 28-29, 7pm, at Lynden Christian High School Auditorium, 515 Drayton St. Tickets sold at the door. Artistic and Music Director is Kathleen Dean. Info: 360-354-2525, songbird58@comcast.net or www.thechildrensmusicaltheater.com.

Children’s Summer Art Camps at BellinghamART – Register now! Whether

summer camps. Using LEGO® bricks, students will learn the basics of robotics. Please visit or call Launching Success Learning Store at 360-527-2641 to enroll. For class descriptions, visit our website. More info: Bricksandbeyond@gmail.com or www.BricksandBeyond.com or 360-527-2641.

you’re new to our summer art programs, or have been coming for years, everyone will learn new drawing, painting, sculpting and craft skills and have fun creating art. Choose from morning or afternoon camps or workshops that include all art materials, tools and a daily snack. Different themed art camps run each week, mornings (9am-noon) or afternoons (1-4pm) from June-August.

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Camps for ages 4-5, 5-1/2 to 8, and 8 and up. Camps are $85 for ages 4-5, or $185 for 5-1/2 and up. More info: 360-738-8379, info@bellinghamart.com or www.bellinghamart.com.

Tower Arts Studio – Island Art Camp

Adventure starts June 24. Spend five fun-filled days making art in an artist’s studio on Guemes Island. Four one week sessions will be taught throughout the summer. Each session offers something unique and different taught by two professional artists. Students can choose to work in clay, watercolors, found object sculptures, print-making, cartooning and more. Class time is spent not only in the studio, but outdoors on the nearby beach. All sessions are Mon.-Fri., from 9:30am-2:30pm and designed for ages 6-14. Class size is limited! Cost is $295 a session, which includes all art materials and ferry transportation. More info: call Sue Roberts at 360-293-8878, or www.towerartsstudio.com.

Bellingham Scottish Highland Games The 2013 Bellingham Scottish Highland Games will take place May 31 through June 2 at Hovander Homestead Park in Ferndale. Entertainment will include some of the annual favorites such as highland dancing, piping, drumming, Scottish country dancing, Whatcom County wine tasting, the ever popular Scottish Idol, and vendors galore! There will also be Celtic music by local artists on two stages. While the Highland Games include competitions for local participants in many athletic games, piping, drumming, and highland dancing, there will also be an International Championship for heavy athletics. The Highland Games is a great annual event that promises fun for the whole family. Hovander Homestead Park is transformed from one end to the other with lively music, exciting games, sensational international competitions, food, wine, arts & crafts from local venders, and activities for children. Among the vendor’s booths, there are presentations of different clan information and history, inviting all guests and attendees to discover their own Scottish roots. There’s also the acclaimed Ale Garden, featuring Boundary Bay Ales. Admission is free on Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, tickets are $15 for adults, and $10 for seniors and children. Tickets, as well as more information, can be found online at www.bhga.org.

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WWU Summer Youth Theatre Camps by Joanna Nesbit Is your child interested in learning how to design costumes or write scenes for a play? Or taking a stab at performing improv? This June, WWU’s Summer Youth Theatre Institute is offering two camps for elementary and secondary levels that give kids an all-encompassing stage experience with a series of theater workshops. The elementary series runs for two weeks, June 24 to July 5, 9am-noon (no class July 4). The secondary series runs for three weeks, June 24 to July 12, 1:30-4pm (no class July 4). Classes are held in WWU’s Performing Arts Center and culminate in grand finale showcases performed on the Old Main Theater stage.

Institute caters to and encourages all levels of experience. For elementary students (grades 1-5), this year’s theme is “Fantastic Voyages.” For the workshops, students are broken into small groups according to their age to work with a drama teacher. The benefit of the every-day schedule, says Currier, is that kids have the opportunity to learn theater skills during the first part of the morning and then apply them right away to the performances they’re working on. In smaller groups, the kids receive one-on-one attention from their teachers. They also work together as a large group to learn two or three whole-group stories. The grand finale showcase features both small-group and whole-group performances. The elementary Grand Finale Showcase is Friday, July 5, noon and 7pm.

play. It’s a great opportunity to branch out and test untapped potential. The secondary Grand Finale Showcase will be held Friday, July 12, at 7pm. The camps are popular, and early sign-ups are recommended. The elementary camp costs $275 and the secondary level is $375. Scholarships are available. Contact Currier for scholarship information. To learn more about the camps and to register, visit www.acadweb.wwu.edu/ eesp/youth/theatre/index.html or call 650-3308. Bellingham freelancer Joanna Nesbit has been writing for ENNW since 2005. She loves learning new stuff about her town. Her work has also appeared in FamilyFun, Parenting, Northwest Travel, and Washington State Visitors’ Guide. Learn more at www. joannanesbit.com.

Elementary SYTI students modeling Googly Gator masks.

“The camps explore all aspects of theater production, and the kids get a taste of the variety,” says Dr. Deborah Currier, associate professor of the Department of Theatre and Dance and program director of drama in education. Students learn theater elements such as monologue and scene writing; character development; stage movement, blocking, and directing; choreography; vocal techniques, and costume and set design. They’re also encouraged to try anything that interests them—singing, for example, even if they aren’t the best soloist. Under Currier’s direction, advanced WWU drama education students teach the workshops. These drama ed students have formal teaching skills, and after graduation they typically go on to work for organizations such as Missoula Children’s Theatre or Seattle Children’s Theatre. Their own theater interests play a part in the workshops they teach, and they provide in-depth mentoring and coaching to the camp participants. Some of the participants are returning with experience from past workshops, but many are total beginners. The Summer

SYTI secondary students.

SYTI elementary students.

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For secondary students (grades 6-12), the Institute offers “Red Carpet! Favorite Moments from the Silver Screen.” The students aren’t broken out by age group but instead work in mixed-age groups according to their interests. The enrollment cap is 20 (sign up early!) to enhance the one-on-one mentoring. Like the elementary camp, the secondary students learn all aspects of theater production, but their final performances feature movie themes. “We also do scenes from plays,” says Currier, “but we bring in a lot of scenes and monologues from movies for kids to choose from.” Students also have the opportunity to write their own scenes to perform. The drama leaders ensure students have opportunities to work on elements they might not be comfortable with at first. For example, a shy student might be encouraged to perform a part she/he might not be cast for in a high school

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Springtime High Tea at the Blaine Senior Center – Jerns Funeral Chapel is

hosting a Springtime High Tea on Sun., May 5 from 1-3pm at the Blaine Senior Center, 763 G St., Blaine. Enjoy delicious food, including tea sandwiches, scones, fruit, chocolates, and more, provided by Louisa House Assisted Living. Entertainment includes music by the dynamic Valley Voices a capella Chorus, a silent auction and prizes. Admission is $15. Due to limited seating, we suggest purchasing tickets in advance. Proceeds support the Blaine Senior Center. If you wish to set your own table, contact us at 360-332-8040. More info: 360-332-3603, blaineseniorcenter@gmail.com or www.blaineseniorcenter.com.

13th Annual Dine Out for Maple Alley Inn – Anyone can “dine out” for

breakfast, lunch and dinner Tues., May 7, and be an active part of raising money for people in need. Close to 40 local restaurants are participating in the Opportunity Council’s 13th annual “Dine Out for Maple Alley Inn.” Each restaurant owner will donate a percentage of their sales on May 7 to Maple Alley Inn. “Dine Out” participants can feel good knowing their meal purchase helped someone else receive a meal at Maple Alley Inn. Maple Alley Inn is an Opportunity Council program that provides hot, healthy meals to people who are homeless, mentally ill, working poor, aging, disabled veterans and families with children. ”We’re seeing an increase in the number of people who are hungry and come to Maple Alley Inn for a hot, nutritious meal,” said Anjali Englund, OC spokesperson. “This annual “Dine Out” event, together with our wonderful volunteers and community partners, helps us to continue providing meals for people in need.” The Opportunity Council also accepts individual donations for Maple Alley Inn. Checks payable to Opportunity Council Maple Alley Inn can be mailed to 1111 Cornwall Ave., Suite C, Bellingham, WA 98225. More info: visit www.oppco.org/event/dine-out-for-maple-alley-inn.

Victory Over Violence Luncheon –

On May 10, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services of Whatcom County (DVSAS) will be hosting the Victory Over Violence Luncheon from 11:30am-1pm. The program will feature Dr. Jen Lois, Associate Professor of Sociology at Western Washington University, who will discuss the ways that gendered emotions and socialization contribute to or prevent violence. Other speakers include Whatcom County Executive Jack Louws and Bellingham Police Department’s Deputy Chief Flo Simon. The luncheon will be at Northwood Hall, 3240 Northwest Ave., Bellingham. Free admission. Donations to benefit Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services of Whatcom County (DVSAS) are requested. More info: 360-671-5714, jmason@dvsas.org or www.dvsas.org/vov.

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Ladies Spring Tea – Join us Sat., May

11, noon-2:30pm, for a lovely spring tea at the Ferndale Senior Center, 1999 Cherry St., Ferndale at Pioneer Park. Wear your favorite spring hat and bring your favorite tea cup (not required). Victorian dresses will be on display by Louise Sager, and The Honeybees will be performing. Sponsored by Silverado Senior Living. Proceeds benefit the Ferndale Senior Center. Space is limited; purchase tickets now at the front desk. Admission is $5 and includes light tea fare. More info: 360-384-6244.

BHS Alumni Band Spring Concert –

Under the direction of Frank Kuhl, the Bellingham High School Alumni Band presents its annual Spring Concert on Sat., May 11 at Northwood Hall, 3240 Northwest Ave., Bellingham. Hearty appetizers, a silent auction and concert start at 6pm. This annual fundraiser benefits the music scholarship and teacher grant program. Tickets are $25 and are available at Piper Music, 2512 Meridian St., www.Brownpapertickets.com or contact Skip at 360-734-8466, ewill1051@aol.com or Jerry at 255-1984, sofa01@hotmail.com. More info: www.bhsalumniband.com.

Three-Band Marimba Jam – Come

listen to The Big Bad Monkeys Youth Marimba Band, Kuungana, and Ruvara Marimba play joyous, polyrhythmic Zimbabwean dance music Sat., May 11, 7-11pm at Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 1207 Ellsworth St. Dust off your dancing shoes for an evening of rousing marimba (wooden-key xylophones), soulful mbira (African thumb piano), singing and vibrant drumming. Proceeds go towards sound equipment for the bands and aiding Zimbabweans suffering from hunger and disease. Suggested donation: $10 adults / $5 students and seniors 60 and up / free for kids 10 & under. More info: 360-920-6494, nancy@ruvara.org or www.ruvara.org.

”Pretty in Purple” Ladies’ Night Out – The Downtown Bellingham

Partnership presents its Fifth Annual Ladies’ Night Out: “Pretty in Purple” on Thurs., May 16, 5-8pm. Attendees are invited to come downtown to shop, primp and sip, while taking advantage of various specials and promotions offered by participating businesses. Attendees are encouraged to dress the part of this “pretty in purple” event. Proceeds will benefit non-profit organizations including YWCA, DVSAS, Lydia Place and Women Build to aid in empowering women. Free admission. More info: 360-527-8710, Lindsey@DowntownBellingham.com, Facebook.com/DowntownBellinghamPartnership, or www.downtownbellingham.com.

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SWIB Spring Fling Awards Dinner –

Skagit Women in Business (SWIB) will honor some of Skagit County’s most deserving women professionals with scholarships at the annual Spring Fling awards dinner on Thurs., May 16, 5:30pm at Skagit Golf & Country Club, 16701 Country Club Drive, Burlington. These scholarships are designed to help these deserving women professionals forward their education. Presentations by Larson Gross and keynote speech by Mount Vernon Mayor Jill Boudreau. There will be raffles and acceptance speeches from the scholarship winners. Admission is $25, dinner included. More info: 360-336-0914 or www.skagitwomeninbusiness.com.

Leadership Breakfast – The 19th

Annual YWCA Leadership Breakfast will be held on Fri., May 17, 7:30-9am in the ballroom of the Best Western Lakeway Inn, 714 Lakeway Dr., Bellingham. Wendy Lawrence, retired NASA Astronaut, is the keynote speaker. The breakfast raises funds to support the YWCA transitional and emergency housing program for women made homeless by a life crisis such as domestic violence, job loss or physical or mental illness. A minimum $65 donation is suggested. More info: 360-734-4820, ywca@ywcabellingham.org or www.ywcabellingham.org.

10th Annual Shoe Drive for Charity – 12th Street Shoes in Fairhaven

is asking customers to bring in a pair of gently-worn shoes and receive an additional $5 off a new pair during their 14th Anniversary Sale the weekend of May 17-19. All shoes will be donated to the YWCA’s Back to Work Boutique. More info: 360-733-2066, info@12thstreetshoes.com or www.12thstreetshoes.com.

Lydia Place Spring Gala & Auction –

reality. Challenge your mind and support the Lincoln Theatre! Tickets are $10 at the door. More info: 360-336-8955, www.iLovetheLincoln.com.

Laughter is the best medicine! Join us for Stand Up to Cancer presenting the Boob Tour benefiting Relay for Life of North Whatcom at the NW Washington Fairgrounds Expo Building. The Boob Tour is a comedy show with the” breast” of intentions, fighting cancer one laugh at a time. On Thurs., May 23, the evening starts with a silent auction at 6pm, live auction at 6:30pm and the laughter starts at 7:30pm. On Fri., May 24, there will be a comedy show only at 7:30pm. Ages 16+. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door, available at NW Washington Fair office, by calling 360-303-3883 or visiting www.relayforlifenorthwhatcom.org.

Registration at 8:45am; race starts at 10am. Registration fee for 5K is $25 early bird / $35 after 5pm on Sun., May 19; fee for 10K is $35 early bird / $45 after 5pm on Sun., May 19. Early bird family fee is $50 or $60 same-day. Info: 360-734-3055 or info@whatcomvolunteer.org or www.whatcomvolunteer.org.

Zumba® Fundraiser – Dance the night

away and support the Lincoln Theatre’s Digital Conversion at this Super Zumba® Fitness fundraiser. Bring a friend and join guest instructors Arzu Gosney and Nathan Vanderhoof on Fri., May 31 from 7-9:30pm at the Washington Elementary School Gymnasium, 1020 McLean Rd., Mount Vernon. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. More info: 360-336-8955, www.iLovetheLincoln.com.

The Human Race – Whatcom Volunteer Center is sponsoring The Human Race on Sat., June 1 from 8:45am-noon at the Squalicum Boathouse, Zuanich Point Park, 2600 Harbor Loop, Bellingham. The Human Race is a nationwide community fundraising event for nonprofit organizations. The Whatcom County Human Race is a 5K walk and 5K/10K run inside the beautiful harbor loop on Bellingham Bay and has raised over $600,000 in the past for local agencies.

Join us on Fri., May 17 at 5:30pm at the Best Western Lakeway Inn for an evening of festivities to support a very special organization, Lydia Place. Each year, the Spring Gala & Auction helps over 150 families make the transition from homelessness to independence. Enjoy a complimentary social hour, fabulous silent and live auction, great food, and great company. Visit www.lydiaplace.org to preview the live auction items which include a diamond and platinum ring, trip to Maui, club seats at the Mariners and more. Tickets are $60. Call 360-671-7663 to reserve your seat today!

Brian Ledbetter’s Mentalist Show –

The Lincoln Theatre presents mentalist Brian Ledbetter in a show to benefit the Lincoln’s Digital Campaign on Sun., May 19 at 3pm and 7pm at 712 South First St., downtown Mount Vernon. Audiences of all ages love Ledbetter’s exciting, intriguing performances. He uses the principles of psychology, magical illusion, intuition, and perceptual manipulations to make the seemingly impossible become a total email editor@ennw.info • See www.ennw.info for “News, Reviews and Updates”

Trish Harding School of Art at Studio UFO – Open Studio Painting (any

medium) with Trish Harding, Wed. (May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29) or Thurs. (May 2, 9, 16, 23), 10am-3pm, $200 for all five Wed. or $165 for all four Thurs., or $48 for one session; you must specify dates (no refunds or rollovers). • Studio UFO will be closed to the May 3 Art Walk. • Figure Drawing Sessions (pre-registration required, no instruction): Nude Figure Drawing Session, Tues., May 7, 10am-noon, $16 prepay plus $2 minimum model tip at time of session; Clothed Figure Drawing (costumed), Tues., May 21, 10am-noon, $16 prepay plus $2 minimum model tip at time of session. • Drawing Workshop: Draw the Human Head, Mon., May 6, 10am-3:30pm, $100 (pre-registration required). • Upcoming classes at WCC: Watercolor Figure Painting, Fridays, May 17-June 14; Pilchuck School in the Woods, Sat., May 11; WCC Campus Art Tour, Thurs., June 13, 6:30-8pm. Register at 383-3000 or www.whatcom.ctc.edu. • Pastel Power Punch! Register now at www.creativeartscommunity.org for Pastel Workshop for Creative Arts Community at Menucha from Aug. 11-17. • Info: 319-6115, email trish.harding@studioufo.net or visit www.studioufo.net. Bay Street Village, 301 W. Holly St., Suite M-4, Bellingham.

Mother’s Day Amateur Art Walk –

We invite you to come to downtown Sedro-Woolley May 1-15 during regular business hours and see what your friends and neighbors are creating! Many different types of media and art will be on display in the windows of our participating businesses. Sponsored by the Arts Council of Sedro-Woolley. Free admission. More info: 360-521-6325 or artscouncilsedrowoolley@gmail.com.

Artwood, a Gallery of Fine Woodworking – “Small Tables, Wine,

Cheese and Candlelight” is the feature at Artwood for the month of May. A “gate-leg” dining table (a small bedside table or coffee table), cheese boards, wine holders and beeswax candles will be on display for you to choose from. Open 7 days a week (Mon.-Sat., 11am-6pm; Sun., 11am-5pm). 1000 Harris Ave., Historic Fairhaven, Bellingham. More info: 360-647-1628.

Quilt Exhibits – The La Conner Quilt

and Textile Museum, 703 South 2nd St., has an exhibit of Historical Quilts from the Latimer Quilt & Textile Center. It’s a rare treat to see antique quilts from the 1850s; some of the most stunning are those made with red and green applique on a white background, often made for use as a “best” quilt or a wedding quilt. There are also quilts from the 20th century, including unique 1930s quilts with their cottoncandy colors. • At Home in High Places: Quilts by Karin Franzen – A long-time resident of Alaska and full-time studio artist, Franzen creates art quilts that are

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innovative, yet soundly tied to tradition. Her work revolves around one of her favorite subjects, the birds of Alaska. Her current fascination is the story of the inter-relationships of interior Alaska’s high-altitude avian predators and their prey. Exhibits can be viewed Wed.-Sun., through June, 11am-5pm. Admission is $7. More info: 360-466-4288, info@laconnerquilts.com or www.laconnerquilts.com.

Figure Drawing at Dakota Arts – Join us at Dakota Arts (1415 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham) for weekly figure drawing sessions with a nude model. We meet every Wednesday from 11:30am-2pm. Please bring your own art supplies. Some easels and horses are provided at the studio. No instruction given. The session begins with several gesture poses, and a few shorter poses leading up to twentyminute poses until the end of the session. Cost is $15. Tips for the model are greatly appreciated. More info: 360-676-8918 or www.dakotaartstores.com.

Mindport Exhibits – Anmorgan Curry’s

front window Gallery Miniscule presents “Food Circles” in May. Recent photographs by Kevin Jones and Richard Krull are also on display. All ages can try their hand at “Rollentless,” spin “Swirl” or “Magnetic Molasses,” or play on any of innovative sounds sculptures. Gallery hours: Wed.-Fri., noon-6pm; Sat., 10am-5pm; and Sun., noon-4pm. Located at 210 W. Holly St., Bellingham. Admission is $2. More info: 360-647-5614, publicity@mindport.org or www.mindport.org.

Vintage Textiles from the Tropics –

An exhibit of beautiful handmade textiles using a variety of techniques including batik, ikat, block print, bark cloth and applique from Indonesia, India, and Africa will be shown at Jelita Arts, 1139 11th St. in historic Fairhaven, during May. Hours are noon-4pm, Tues.-Sat. More info: 360-756-1949 or jelita_arts@comcast.net.

”Masters of Design” – Western

Washington University’s Western Gallery will present the “Masters of Design” exhibition through May 18. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Celebrating the field of design, “Masters of Design” is presented by the WWU Department of Design with an accompanying lecture sponsored by the Indle and Rosalie Endowment. This year’s featured designer is Volume, Inc. of San Francisco, CA. Since its inception, Volume has created environments, books, websites, promotional collateral and films for a variety of clients throughout the world. For more exhibition details or gallery hours, please visit http://westerngallery.wwu.edu/.

Artist Yuken Teruya to Present Lecture at WWU on May 2 – Western Washington University’s Department of Art is pleased to present a lecture by artist Yuken Teruya at 4pm on Thurs., May 2, in

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room 120 of the SMATE Building located on Western’s campus. Born in Okinawa, Japan, New York-based Teruya has shown in several solo exhibitions around the world. His work, which often references consumer culture, provides a refreshing and modern take on traditional craft techniques. The lecture is free and open to the public. More info, please contact the WWU Department of Art at 360-650-3660.

Baker Creek Ceramic Studio – Baker

Creek Ceramic Studio, 4058 Hammer Drive #105, Bellingham, is offering the following classes in May: • Thursday Night Clay Club with Deb McCunn, May 2, 9,16 & 23, 6-9pm. Clay Club is open studio time for supported projects. Bring your ideas for projects, use studio equipment to build your pieces and get peer support, advice and feedback. Bring your own tools, a hand towel and plastic to cover your work in progress. Clay is $20 for 25 pounds and the cost covers glazes, stains, washes and two firings (one bisque and one glaze). Course fee is $92 for the 4-week session. Each member is assigned one personal shelf to store work in progress and tools as long as they remain enrolled in Clay Club. Active Clay Club members can also sign up to use the studio during Open Studio times (usually Saturdays, 1-5pm). • Coil Wall Hangings with Ann Marie Cooper, Sun., May 19 and June 2, 10am-2pm. In the first class, you will construct your own wall hanging. In the second class, you will finish the surface of your piece. You will be able to pick up the finished art on Sat., June 15, between 1-5pm. All clay and supplies are provided for this workshop. Course fee is $60 early registration / $75 after May 10. More info and to register: Deb McCunn at 360-393-5458, email bakercreekceramics@gmail.com or visit www.bakercreekceramics.com.

John D’Onofrio at the Hotel Bellwether – Allied Arts of Whatcom

County has partnered with the Hotel Bellwether to feature some of its artist members at the beautiful waterfront location. Local photographer, John D’Onofrio, will have his work on display in the Hotel’s lobby, hallway and Lighthouse Bar & Grill from May 3-June 29. As a photographer, John’s work has appeared in numerous magazines, calendars, note cards and post cards, been utilized by the NBC and ABC television networks, featured in materials for North Cascades National Park and is on permanent display at the U.S. Forest Service headquarters in Everett. His photography has been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums around the Northwest. More info: www.alliedarts.org or contact: Katy Borden, Artist Services Coordinator at 360-676-8548 x5 or katy@alliedarts.org.

Glass Mountain Studios Annual Mother’s Day Sale & Open Studio –

Glass Mountain Studios is having its annual Mother’s Day sale and open studio Fri.-Sun., May 3-5, 10am-6pm, at 927 Yew St., Bellingham. Join us for glassblowing demonstrations, tasty treats, and a free glass flower for all moms that come in! It’s our way to say “thanks” for all of the hard work that our mothers do for us each and every day! Free admission. More info: 360-733-3497, glassmtn@comcast.net or www.glassmtn.com.

Anchor Art Space opens its “Harmony

of Silence” art exhibit at 216 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, on Fri., May 3 at noon. Kandinsky spoke of white as “the harmony of silence – not a dead silence, but one pregnant with possibilities.” These artists mine the expressive potential of quiet restraint, using white as both ground and

palette in a variety of media: textile, porcelain, oil and wax. Artists include Alma Chaney, Aaron Haba, Trish Maharam, and Timea Tihanyi. Curated by Jasmine Valandani. Exhibit continues through Sun., June 16. Free. More info: info@anchorartspace.org or www.anchorartspace.org.

12th Annual Student Art Show – Join

BellinghamART in celebrating our students’ drawing and painting on Fri., May 3, 6-8pm, at 1701 Ellis St., Bellingham. Everyone is invited to view the wonderful art our students have created this past year as part of the show and the Children’s Art Walk. The exhibit will be open Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm, through May 31. Free admission. More info: 360-738-8379, info@bellinghamart.com or www.bellinghamart.com.

13th Annual Children’s Art Walk –

Whatcom County students will proudly display their works of art during the 13th annual Children’s Art Walk presented by Allied Arts of Whatcom County. On Fri., May 3 from 6-9pm, art lovers can stroll through downtown Bellingham and delight in children’s creative expressions displayed in store windows, hear live youth musical performances, and participate in special offerings at the Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher building and Mount Baker Theater. The Allied Arts Gallery exhibit will feature professional work by Allied Arts Teaching Artists in Whatcom County. Art will stay on display through May 31 in honor of the state-wide Arts Education Month. More info: Sara or Molly at 360-676-8548, or email to sara@alliedarts.org or molly@alliedarts.org.

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AHA! After Hours Art – The Whatcom

Museum introduces AHA! After Hours Art on Thursdays at the Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher, 250 Flora Street. May’s events include: • May 2 & 16, 6:30pm: Exhibition Expedition – Explore current exhibitions at the Lightcatcher with our intrepid and informed guides. • May 9, 6:30pm: Native Landscape. Find out about how native plants can accent your home and garden from an Olson Kundig architect, then explore the Jim Olson: Art in Architecture exhibit. You can also check out our rain and rooftop gardens. • May 23, 5-8pm: Crafts in Architecture. Enjoy some fantastic food from our café 250 flora and then join Kevin Kudo-King, an Olson Kundig architect, in a presentation about the use of crafts in architectural design. You’ll also have a chance to look at the Jim Olson: Art in Architecture exhibit while you’re here. • All events are free with $5 Thursday admission (Museum members free). More info: www.whatcommuseum.org. email editor@ennw.info • See www.ennw.info for “News, Reviews and Updates”

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Street Village. On display in her gallery window through June, this unique watercolor/collage depicts Buethorn’s imagined eagle-eye view of the race from Mt. Baker. With cut-paper pieces symbolizing the different sports represented, chunks of color add to the festive feeling of the collage. Join us during the Downtown Art Walk at 301 W. Holly Street, #M5, Bellingham, on Fri., May 3 and June 7, 6-9pm. Free admission. More info: www.candacebuethorn.com or 360-778-3941.

Burgundy Viscosi Art Opening and May Art Walk – International muralist

and local painter Burgundy Viscosi will display her work during the month of May at The Lucky Monkey, 312 W. Champion St., Bellingham. An opening reception will be held Fri., May 3 from 6:30-9:30pm and

will coincide with the Children’s Art Walk. Burgundy’s work is remarkable and reflects the human experience through geometry and color. Free admission. More info: 360-393-4068.

Tribute to Our Feathered Friends –

Chuckanut Bay Gallery & Sculpture Garden will be hosting their Annual Spring Garden Party: Tribute to Our Feathered Friends, Sat., May 4, from 10am-6pm. Stop by and preview the wonderful selections in the Gallery and Sculpture Gardens. Sign up for door prizes and enjoy home baked goodies. Chuckanut Bay Gallery & Sculpture Garden is located on scenic Chuckanut Drive (Highway 11); 1.5 miles south of the Historic Fairhaven District. For more info, please visit www.chuckanutbaygallery.com or call 360-734-4885, or visit the Chuckanut Bay Gallery & Sculpture Garden page on Facebook. Support American Craft – made with fingerprints, a story and in the U.S.

Lynne Edwards at the Whatcom Art Market – A Spotlight Artist Reception for

Lynne Edwards will be held at Whatcom Art Market on Sat., May 4, from 4-8pm. Edwards, an incredible wildlife photographer, is our featured artist for the month of May. We will be celebrating both her world class photography and her years of dedication and service to our organization. Refreshments will be served, with Lynne available to meet and greet our guests, at the Art Market, hidden in McKenzie Alley, 11th St., Fairhaven. Free admission. More info: 360-738-8564 or www.whatcomartguild.org.

15th Annual Camano Island Studio Tour, a much anticipated Mother’s Day tradition, takes place May 10, 11 & 12 (Mother’s Day weekend) and May 18 & 19, 10am5pm each day. The free, self-guided tour of includes 48 artists, 31 studios and 3 galleries, and features glass, painting, ceramics, fiber and textiles, jewelry, sculpture, photography, printmaking, and fine wood. To help you navigate, download the new Mobile App from the Camano Arts Association Facebook page. Look for the Blue CAA signs along the way. We enjoy sharing our love of art with others. Take in the art and the stories of the people behind the art and see artists in action. Be inspired to imagine, share, gift and collect works of art. More info: www.camanoarts.org.

Blaine, Birch Bay and Custer Artists Studio Tour – Over 40 artists will display

their works at this year’s self-guided tour of artist studios in Northwest Whatcom County. The Mother’s Day weekend tour, Sat. & Sun., May 11 & 12, 10am-5pm, includes a stop at the Dakota Creek Winery, where samples of the vintner’s spring release will be available. Details at www.blaineharborartgallery.com or the Blaine Visitors Center, 728 Peace Portal Dr. Sign up for door prizes as you visit all the sites in Blaine, Birch Bay and Custer. Free admission. More info: 360-933-4513, neng2@comcast.net or www.blaineharborartgallery.com.

Mosaic Garden Art with Sue Roberts – This 2 day mosaic workshop

well-know raku ceramic artist Lynn Dee is the featured artist for May at Good Earth Pottery, 1000 Harris Ave., Historic Fairhaven, Bellingham. Dee has stepped outside of her well-known realm of gorgeous jars and vases for this show; she has crafted sculptures inspired by desert landscapes. Visit with the artist at the opening reception on Sun., May 5, from 2-5pm, or view the show during regular gallery hours, Mon.-Sat., 11am-6pm and Sun., noon-5pm. More info: 360-671-3998, theteam@goodearthpots.com or www.goodearthpots.com.

with Sue Roberts will be held Sat. and Sun., May 11 and 12, 10am-3pm, at Harmony Fields, 7465 Thomas Rd., Bow. Students will make a unique, colorful mosaic garden piece using pre-made forms and covering them with pottery shards, mirror, toys, trinkets and found objects. Instruction will focus on color, patterns and adhering tiles pieces onto forms which will then be grouted. Students are encouraged to bring their own special mementos or found objects to use in their mosaic. Open to all levels. To register, email hfproduce@gmail.com. Cost is $95 plus $15 materials fee. More info: 360-941-8196 or www.hfproduce.com.

Sculpture Exhibit: Tribute to David Marshall – Join us for the opening of this

Seed Beading Demonstration with Artist Amanda Smith – Please join us

”RockFace” – Lummi Island resident and

special outdoor garden exhibit on Thurs., May 9, 9am-6pm, at Big Rock Garden Park, 2900 Sylvan St., Bellingham. In all, 40 sculptures by international and local sculptors are anticipated in addition to the 36 already in the permanent Big Rock Garden collection. Canadian sculptor David Marshall was one of the founders of the sculpture exhibits at Big Rock Garden Park and an avid supporter of it as a venue for showing sculpture. Free. More info: 360-734-9757, gdrake@nas.com or www.sculpturenorthwest.org.

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Sat., May 11 at 1pm for a beading demonstration as Amanda shares with us her unique style and twist on traditional beading design. Weaving kits available for purchase; drop-ins welcome. The Lummi Gateway Center is located at 4920 Rural Ave., Ferndale. Free admission. More info: 360-306-8554, arts@lummigatewaycenter.com or www.lummigatewaycenter.com.

Welding Rodeo – This welding skills

challenge will be held Fri.-Sat., May 17-18 at Bellingham Technical College, 3028 Lindbergh Ave., Bellingham, from 8am5pm on Fri. and 8am-6pm on Sat.

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Saturday’s events include a welded sculpture competition and auction. Food, vendors, and trade expo. Free admission. More info: 360-752-8493, mkuebelbeck@btc.ctc.edu or www.weldingrodeo.com.

”Art By The Airport” – Whatcom Art

Guild is holding its annual Ski to Sea show and sale of fine art and crafts, “Art By The Airport,” at Hampton Inn’s Fox Hall, 3985 Bennett Drive, Bellingham. The opening reception is on Fri., May 17, 6-8pm, and the event continues on Sat.-Sun, May 18-19, 10am-5pm. The judged show will feature the work of over 45 well-known community artists. View artwork in many mediums, such as oil, acrylic, watercolor, collage and pastels. Browse for fine art originals, affordable prints, photography, hand-crafted fabrics, pottery, jewelry, garden art and more one-of-a-kind items handmade by community artists. Find that perfect piece of artwork for your wardrobe, home, office or garden. Enjoy the day and browse the art demos and an array of affordable spring garden plants. Sample mouth-watering food prepared by Bare Bones Barbecue. Free admission, parking, refreshments and music. More info: 360-676-0942, crownlanebeth@comcast.net or www.whatcomartguild.org.

Lummi Island Artists’ Studio Tour – Join us on Lummi Island, Memorial

Day Weekend, Sat. and Sun., May 25 and 26 from 10am-6pm for a self-guided tour of art studios. Artists and craftspeople will be offering their work at various locations around the island. Maps will be available at the Islander Store and the Beach Store Cafe. Enjoy paintings, drawings, prints, pottery, jewelry, photography, sculpture, woodwork, leatherwork, notecards, glass, metalwork, stonework, quilts, clothing, knitwear, and more! Free admission. More info: 360-758-7121, www.lummi-island.com.

Vartanyan Estate Winery is holding an art and wine event on Sat., May 25 from 3-5pm at 1628 Huntley Rd., Bellingham. Meet local artist Patricia Brown and combine two forms of art: beautiful paintings and great wines! Tasting fee is $5, refundable with purchase. More info: 360-756-6770, info@vewinery.com or www.vewinery.com.

Annual Seconds Sale!! – Join us Sun., May 26, 10am at Good Earth Pottery, 1000 Harris Ave., Bellingham, for this one day only, once-a-year sale of less-thanperfect pots at perfect prices – right in the heart of the Ski-to-Sea festival! Free admission. More info: 360-671-3998, theteam@goodearthpots.com or www.goodearthpots.com. Fairhaven Festival – The Whatcom Art

artists of all disciplines will take part in the fair. In addition to Washington and B.C. artists, there will be participants from California, Oregon and Wyoming. The event also will feature gourmet food at the American Kitchen, wine samplings and music. Parking is free and art is duty free into Canada. Free admission. More info: 360-933-4513, neng2@comcast.net or www.peacearchart.org.

Market will be celebrating the Fairhaven Festival on Sun., May 26 from 10am-6pm with outdoor displays, entertainment, artist demonstrations and a free kids and parents fun art play area. Come see what our over fifty local artists are doing. Join us at the Art Market, hidden in McKenzie Alley off 11th Street in Fairhaven. Free admission. More info: 360-738-8564 or www.whatcomartguild.org.

”Coal Train” – UFO Artists have

something to say about coal trains! “Coal Train” opening reception will be held Thurs., May 30, 6-8pm, at Studio UFO, 301 W. Holly St., M-4. The show will run through June 30. Studio UFO will be open for the June 7 Art Walk. Free. More info: 360-319-6115, www.studioufo.net or trish.harding@studioufo.net.

Weekly Drop-In Watercolor Saturdays – Bring your own watercolor

project or work on Nancy Grigsby’s instructor-provided project during these informal Saturday classes. Each week will focus on a different subject from still life to architectural painting. Each session will begin with a brief demo on the day’s project for those who choose to paint it. For students bringing their own subject – whatever you choose – Nancy will be available to answer questions and provide individualized assistance to help you create a watercolor masterpiece. Come for 1, 2 or all 5 Saturdays. The atmosphere will be informal, fun and casual. Students are to provide their own watercolor materials of choice. Join her at the Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden, on Sat., June 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 9:30am-12:30pm. Admission is $25 per session. More info: 360-354-3600, sue@jansenartcenter.org or www.jansenartcenter.org.

International Art Festival at Peace Arch State Park – Art goes international in Blaine this year with the first International Art Festival at Peace Arch Park on Sat., June 22, 10am-7pm and Sun., June 23, 11am-5pm. More than 70

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Community Workshops Offered –

End of Life Choices Advance Care Planning / Advance Directive workshops are sponsored by the Whatcom Alliance for Health Advancement (WAHA) throughout the community. Free workshops (no registration required) will be held: Wed., May 1, 1:30-3pm and Wed., May 8, 6:30-8pm at Spring Creek Retirement & Assisted Living, 223 E. Bakerview Rd.; Tues., May 7, 5:30-7pm, at St. Luke’s Community Health Education Center, 3333 Squalicum Parkway; Wed., May 8, 2:30-4pm at Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck St.; and Sat., May 18, 11am-12:30pm at Parkway Chateau, 2818 Old Fairhaven Pkwy. Admission is free. More info: 360-788-6526, waha.acp@hinet.org or www.whatcomalliance.org.

Free Intro Pilates Class – Joy of Pilates

(209 Prospect St. #4, Bellingham) is offering a free Intro Pilates Class on Sun., May 5 from 10:15-11:15am, covering the basics of core activation and Pilates principles in a no pressure, gentle class. Must pre-register and complete the new client form to bring to class. If you are a current Joy student and refer a friend to this class you get a free drop-in class. More info or to register: info@joyofpilates.net or 360-224-1433.

Skagit Valley Roller Derby (SVRD) Info Jamboree – SVRD will be holding

their monthly Info Jamboree on Sun., May 5 from 2-4pm. Interested in being a Skagit Valley Roller Girl, referee, sponsor, or volunteer? Join us the first Sunday of every month from 2-4pm at The Skateway, 1834 SR20, Sedro-Woolley. The public is welcome and admission is free. More info: 360-399-6044, info@ skagitvalleyrollerderby.com or www.skagitvalleyrollerderby.com.

Gentle Yoga Classes – Join Joani for

gentle yoga classes Tuesdays and Fridays at Pacific Martial Arts, 1308 N. State St., downtown Bellingham. Joani Glasser is a Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance (E-RYT-500) specializing in yoga therapy for the back. Classes are ideal for beginners. Cost for the 5-week series is $65 for once a week (5 classes), $85 for twice a week (10 classes), or $15 per class drop-in. A new morning 5-week series begins Tues., May 7 or Fri., May 10 at 10:30am. More info: 656-6699, YogawithJoani@yahoo.com or www.yogawithJoani.com.

Bellingham Tennis Club is hosting the

following events in May: Rally for the Cure & Racquet Demo Night, Fri., May 10, 6:15-8:15pm – Join us for this fun tennis round robin social trying out the latest racquets and raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure. Pink snacks and goodie bags too! $20 donation. • Free Kids Tennis Clinic, Sat., May 11, noon-1pm – Find out why tennis is so much fun with this free Introductory tennis

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clinic for ages 5-16. No experience needed! • Free Tennis Clinic for Adults, Sat. May 11, 1:30-2:30pm – Find out why tennis is the game of a lifetime! You are never too old to learn. Join us for this introductory tennis clinic to learn the basics from tennis teaching professionals. • All events held at the Bellingham Tennis Club, 800 McKenzie Ave. in Fairhaven. More info: 360-733-5050 or www.bellinghamtennis.com.

Reiki Workshop – Reiki makes natural

healing easily accessible. It can be as straight forward as placing your hands on your head when you have a headache. During Reiki class, you are taught how to connect with energy that you can use for healing yourself and others. Reiki nurtures on the physical, emotional and mental levels. The workshop will be held at Anacortes Center for Happiness (619 Commercial, Ballroom) on Fri., May 10, 6:30-8:30pm and Sat., May 11, noon4pm. Cost is $185. Info: 360-464-2229, info@anacortescenterforhappiness.org or www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org.

Introduction to the Qabalistic Tree of Life (Class) – Laura Abernathy, CPC,

founder and Teacher of the Tree of Life Sanctuary, a 501(c)3 spiritual school of the Soul, is presenting “Introduction to the Qabalistic Tree of Life” on Sat., May 11, 10am-noon, at Wise Awakening, 314 E. Holly St., Bellingham. Fee is $15 and class size is limited to 8 people. To sign up, email info@TreeofLifeSanctuary.org or leave your name and number at 360-592-0924. More info: www.TreeofLifeSanctuary.org.

Donation Pilates Class for Whatcom YWCA – Join us for this all-level Pilates

class where all money will be donated to the Whatcom YWCA. Suggested donation is $10 or more. Whatcom YWCA provides women in crisis with a safe place to stay and helps connect YWCA residents with the resources they need to get back on their feet. Join us at Joy of Pilates, 209 Prospect St., #4, (Zervas Building) on Sat., May 11, from 10:15-11:15am. More info: 360-224-1433, info@joyofpilates.net or www.joyofpilates.net.

6th Annual Gluten Free Food Fair –

Join us on Sat., May 11, 1-4pm.at the Bellingham Public Market, 1530 Cornwall Ave. and learn about celiac disease and gluten intolerance. Lots of gluten free food available for sampling. Free admission. More info: 360-715-8020 or Trapeze.Cafe.Deli@gmail.com.

Experience Reiki! This regular monthly

opportunity for anyone to experience Reiki Energy is held on the 2nd Sat. of every month (May 11) at Unity Church, 1095 Telegraph Rd., Bellingham, from 1-5pm. Anyone is welcome to drop in and receive a Reiki treatment. Practitioners of all levels volunteer to share Reiki with those who come to receive, and to answer your questions. There is no set charge for this

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event; all money collected goes to Unity Church for letting us use the space. • Join Reiki Master Sally Ledgerwood and others on the last Wed. (May 29) of every month for a Reiki Circle from 6:30-8:30pm; donations appreciated. More info: Sally Ledgerwood, 360-224-3335, or www.greentouch.net.

Change Your Relationship Settings –

Bad relationship experiences can shut down future possibilities. They create “shut down” reaction patterns that live in your neural networks. You can actually clear these out, allowing more of what you want. Learn how and clear a bunch of your programmed reactivity. This applies to existing relationships to improve them and to future relationships if you are looking. This is self-help, not therapy, using meridian tapping and visualization. Meet the 2nd Sunday (May 12), 1-5pm, at the Mount Vernon Center for Spiritual Living, 1508 18th St. (off College Way), or the 4th Sunday (May 26), 1-5pm, at the Bellingham Center for Spiritual Living, 2224 Yew St. Rd (top of the hill opposite radio towers). Newbies welcome. Bring water, a snack and notepaper. Please be prompt. Cost is $20 suggested contribution, or what you can afford. RSVP appreciated. Facilitator is Daimon Sweeney, EFT-CC. More info: 360-441-1195, www.EFTSettings.com.

Heart Harmonics Hypnotherapy

presents “Create A Vibrant and Healthy New You with Self-Hypnosis!” class on Thurs., May 16, 6-9pm, in Bellingham (register for location). Are you ready to create a new blueprint for your health and vitality? By harnessing the power of your subconscious mind, you can improve your health and well-being and experience more joy and freedom. Self-hypnosis is a safe and effective therapeutic tool that has many practical applications – possibilities include: decreasing stress, increasing relaxation, achieving healthier lifestyle goals, accelerating healing and preventing illness. In this experiential session, you will learn about the subconscious mind and how it works, as well as techniques for self-hypnosis. You will leave this class feeling refreshed, rejuvenated and revitalized! Class fee is $45. Register at

www.whatcomfolkschool.org or Terra Organica. More info: 360-647-3726 or www.HeartHarmonicsHypnotherapy.com.

Learn About the Tree of Life Sanctuary – Laura Abernathy, CPC,

founder and Teacher of the Tree of Life Sanctuary, a 501(c)3 spiritual school of the Soul, will be hosting a table at the Mystical Winds Holistic Fair on Sat., May 18, 10am-5pm, at Bloedel Donovan Park multi-purpose room, 2214 Electric Ave., Bellingham. Drop by to meet her and learn more about the School’s programs. Admission is free. More info: 360-592-0924 (leave your name and number), info@TreeofLifeSanctuary.org or www.TreeofLifeSanctuary.org.

Group Meditation and Sai Maa Diksha Exchange – Join us for

rejuvenation, stillness, and conscious connection with the Divine on Sun., May 19, 4-5:30pm, at the Center for Spiritual Living, 2224 Yew Street Rd., Bellingham. We will use alchemical crystal bowls (if you have one, bring it), guided imagery, mantra/chanting, breath work (pranayam), silence and the gift of Sai Maa Diksha to move inward, expand our light and awareness, and rest in the beauty of all that is. All are welcome! Love offerings are gratefully accepted and will be shared with the Center and Just One Hunger Initiative, a humanitarian project sponsored by Humanity in Unity. More info: Jeni Miller, 360-647-3726.

Real Massage – North Cascade Massage Connection is pleased to announce our May 21 meeting and potluck with Lavon Whatson, the AMTA-WA “massage cop.” Lavon will give us up to date information on unlicensed massage and foot spas, and possible illicit activities and then invite questions and sharing about the AMTAWA “Real Massage” in the Whatcom County area. Come and enjoy our potluck meal and social exchange. Admission is $10 for LMPs / $8 for guests (public welcome). The meeting is from 5:458:45pm at the Garden Street Methodist Church Annex, 1326 N. Garden St., Bellingham. More info: www.NCMassageconnection.org.

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”Bless Me Ultima” – The Lincoln

Theatre presents “Bless Me Ultima” May 2–6 at 712 South First St., Mount Vernon. Rudolfo Anaya’s acclaimed novel comes to the big screen in a film by Carl Franklin starring Luke Ganalon, Miriam Colon and Benito Martinez. Set in New Mexico during WWII, this drama centers on the relationship between a young man and an elderly medicine woman who helps him contend with the battle between good and evil that rages in his village. Admission is $10 general / $9 seniors, students and active military / $8 members / $7 children 12 and under. Matinee prices (all shows before 6pm) are $2 less. Check online calendar for specific times. More info: 360-336-8955, www.iLovetheLincoln.com.

”Where the Trail Ends” – The Lincoln

Theatre presents the documentary, “Where the Trail Ends” on Fri., May 3 at 7:30pm at 712 South First St., downtown Mount Vernon. This collaborative fundraiser benefits the Lincoln Theatre’s Digital Futures Initiative and the Lakewood/Arlington Composite Bike Team (which involves students from N. Snohomish and Skagit counties). “Where the Trail Ends” follows the world’s top freeride mountain bikers as they search for unridden terrain around the globe, ultimately shaping the future of big mountain freeriding. Tickets are $10 at the door. More info: 360-336-8955, www.iLovetheLincoln.com.

Age of the Image: Redefining Literacy in a World of Screens –

What does it mean to be literate in the 21st Century? In his new book, The Age of the Image: Redefining Literacy in a World of Screens, Stephen Apkon, founder and executive director of the Jacob Burns Film Center and the MediaArts Lab, asserts that it must include visual fluency. Apkon offers a clear and compelling argument for integration of “visual literacy” into our daily lives and into school curriculums at all levels. Apkon will be at the Pickford for a demonstration, reading, and Q&A, on Sun., May 5, 3pm, culminating in a screening of a poignant new documentary he produced that must remain nameless until its official premiere. Join Village Books at the Pickford Film Center, 1318 Bay St., Bellingham for this unique event. Free admission but reservations are recommended. More info: 360-647-1300 or www.pickfordfilmcenter.org.

Locals-Own Casting Call – Casting call

on now for Bellingham’s own reality home show. Real estate brokers will be paired with homeowners looking to sell and compete within their neighborhood to make their houses desirable and sell their homes first. Winning brokers will receive a trip for two to Hawaii, and homeowners will get to work with the best brokers in the area to sell their houses quickly. Submit your application to localsown@gmail.com today; deadline is Sun., May 5 at 6pm. Application is free. More info: Cara Omoto at cara@fifthonsixth.com or 206-375-6080, localsown@gmail.com or www.locals-own.com.

Occupy Love: Film Showing – Join us

in viewing Occupy Love on Tues., May 21, 6-8pm at the Pickford Limelight, 1416 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham. Occupy Love is a journey that goes deep inside the revolution of the heart that is erupting around the planet. Millions of people are deciding that enough is enough – the time has come to create a new world, a world that works for all life. Director Velcro Ripper asks the question, “How could the crisis we are facing become a love story?” Join in a discussion as we explore how the movie’s concepts can be used to guide local activities to create a more resilient and self-reliant Whatcom County. Admission: members $6 / general $9 / students $6.50. More info: 360-647-1300.

Nordic Movie Night – Bellingham Sons

of Norway presents “The Girl” Fri., May 24, 7pm, at Norway Hall, 1419 N. Forest St., Bellingham (enter in rear). Swedish coming-of-age charmer, a lyrical, languid tale of a 9-year-old child left in the care of her flighty aunt while her family is in Africa during the summer of 1981. She uses her freedom to discover the often absurd and perverse adult world around her. Swedish with English Subtitles. NR. Free admission (donations accepted). More info: 360-734-2516, bellinghamson@gmail.com or www.wergelandlodge.com.

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MAY 2013 WEDNESDAY 5/1/2013 Ferndale Toddler Time, Ferndale Boys & Girls

Club, 10-11:30am, suggested donations of $2 per child / $5 per family, 360-671-3660 ext. 100, info@wcel.net , www.wcel.net. Genealogy Assistance (for adults), Bellingham Central Library Genealogy Alcove, 10am-2pm, free, 360-778-7323. Toddler Art, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building FIG, 10-11am, regular admission rates + $2 suggested materials donation, 360-778-8930, www.whatcommuseum.org. Roots of Melody: World Folk Influences in Art Song, Trinity Lutheran Church, 10:30-11:45am, free, www.bellinghammusicclub.org , 360-671-0252. (pg. 33) Figure Drawing (nude model), Dakota Arts, 11:30am-2pm, $15 + tips for the model, 360-676-8918, www.dakotaartstores.com. (pg. 12)

End of Life Choices Advance Care Planning / Advance Directive Workshop, Spring Creek

Retirement & Assisted Living, 1:30-3pm, free, no registration required, waha.acp@hinet.org , www.whatcomalliance.org , 360-788-6526. (pg. 16) Kundalini Yoga (every Wednesday), Anacortes Center for Happiness (619 Commercial, Ballroom), 4-5:30pm, $10 per class, 360-4642229, info@anacortescenterforhappiness.org , www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org. Meditation Hour with local clairvoyant Jill Miller, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 1304 Meador Ave., Suite B-11, 5:30-6:30pm, $5, 360-647-7134, www.simplyspiritcenter.com.

Bellingham Youth Jazz Band Concert,

Assumption School, 6pm, free, 360-676-5750, markelly@oz.net , www.jazzproject.org. (pg. 33) Flow Yoga (every Wednesday), Anacortes Center for Happiness (619 Commercial, Ballroom), 6pm, $5 per class, 360-464-2229, info@anacortescenterforhappiness.org , www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org. Author Reads: “Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans” by John Marzluff and Tony Angell, Village Books, 7pm, 360-671-2626, www.villagebooks.com.

Birchwood Garden Club Meeting, Whatcom

Museum Rotunda Room, 7pm, free, 360-3846250, www.birchwoodgardenclub.org. (pg. 42) Scottish Country Dancing Class (beginners & intermediate), Fairhaven Public Library (upstairs), 7-9:30pm, $8 drop-in (first class free), www.bellinghamscd.org. West Coast Swing class begins (1st of 4), Bellingham Dance Company, beginners at 7pm, intermediates at 8pm, $55 ($50 students, seniors and military), 360-224-4082, mary@bellinghamdancecompany.com , www.bellinghamdancecompany.com. Yoga Nidra (every Wednesday), Anacortes Center for Happiness (619 Commercial, Ballroom), 7:15pm, $5 per class, 360-4642229, info@anacortescenterforhappiness.org , www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org. Wild Out Wednesday featuring The Blessed Coast Soundsystem (reggae / dancehall / hip hop / dubstep), Wild Buffalo House of Music, 9:30pm, $3, www.wildbuffalo.net , 360-312-3684.

THURSDAY 5/2/2013 Grand Opening of the Firehall Cafe, Jansen Art

Center, 8am-8pm, 360-354-3600, www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 5) E-Book Help Every Thursday! (for adults), Deming Library, 1-3pm, www.wcls.org , 360-592-2422. Brown Bag: Bellingham Sings: Allegra, Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, 12:30pm, $3 suggested donation (Museum members free), www.whatcommuseum.org. (pg. 33) Lecture by Artist Yuken Teruya, WWU SMATE Building (room 120), 4pm, free, 360-650-3660. (pg. 12) Live Music in the Piano Lounge featuring Andy Koch, Jansen Art Center, 5:30-7:30pm, no cover, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 34) Clay Club begins (1st of 4 classes), Baker Creek Ceramic Studio, 6-9pm, $92, 360-393-5458, bakercreekceramics@gmail.com , http://www.bakercreekceramics.com/. (pg. 13) Dyeing for Color – Immersion Dyeing (1st of 2 classes), Jansen Art Center, 6-8pm, $75, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43) Nia (every Thursday), Anacortes Center for Happiness (619 Commercial, Ballroom), 6pm, $10 drop in / $75 for 8 classes, 360-464-2229, info@anacortescenterforhappiness.org , www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org/. AHA! After Hours Art: Exhibition Expedition, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher, 6:30pm, free with $5 Thursday admission (Museum members free), www.whatcommuseum.org. (pg. 13) Author Reads: “Becoming Big League: Seattle, the Pilots, and Stadium Politics” by William H. Mullins, Village Books, 7pm, 360-671-2626, www.villagebooks.com. eBook Reader Drop-In Class (for all ages), Ferndale Library, 2-4pm, 360-384-3647 (Sarah), www.wcls.org. Fourth Corner Folk Dancing, Fairhaven Library, 7:15-10pm, $5 suggested donation (first time visitors and students free), 360-380-0456. (pg. 4) ”Bless Me Ultima” (film), Lincoln Theatre, 7:30pm, $10 / $9 / $8 / $7, 360-336-8955, www.iLovetheLincoln.com. (pg. 18) Corbin Keep, The Wild Cellist, Roeder Home, 7:30pm, $15, Roselotus@aol.com , 360-671-6327. (pg. 34)

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”Little Shop of Horrors” (presented by Lynden Performing Arts Guild), Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 7:30pm, $12 / $10 / $8, 360-3544425, www.clairevgtheatre.com. (pg. 46) Wayne Hayton (singer / songwriter), The Conway Muse, at 7:30pm, no cover, 360-445-3000, www.conwaymuse.com.

”Karaoke That Tune” with Rocky & Kristine,

Skagit Valley Casino, Winners Lounge, 8pm-midnight, free, www.theskagit.com , 877-275-2448. Tocato Tango (Argentine tango), Skylark’s in Fairhaven, 8-11pm, all ages, no cover, dancers welcome, 360-715-3642, www.skylarkshiddencafe.com. That 1 Guy, Captain Ahab’s Motorcycle Club, Wild Buffalo House of Music, 9:30pm, $10-$12, 360-312-3684, www.wildbuffalo.net.

FRIDAY 5/3/2013 Grand Opening of the Firehall Cafe, Jansen Art Center, 8am-8pm, 360-354-3600, www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 5) Last chance: Final Garage Sale, First Congregational Church, 8:30am-3pm, 360-734-3720. (pg. 44)

Glass Mountain Studios Annual Mother’s Day Sale and Open Studio, 10am-6pm, free,

360-733-3497, glassmtn@comcast.net , www.glassmtn.com. (pg. 13) Toddler Art, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building FIG, 10-11am, regular admission rates + $2 suggested materials donation, 360-778-8930, www.whatcommuseum.org. Morning Nia (every Friday), Anacortes Center for Happiness (619 Commercial, Ballroom), 10:30am, $10 drop in / 8 classes for $75 / $50 for unlimited monthly Nia Happy Pass, info@anacortescenterforhappiness.org , www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org , 360-464-2229. Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis, Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 11am-noon, free for people with MS, bring a blanket , yoga mat, 360-671-2538, abbyoga@msn.com. ”Harmony of Silence” Art Exhibit Opening, Anchor Art Space, noon, free, info@anchorartspace.org , www.anchorartspace.org. (pg. 13) Special Zumba with Rhena (every Friday), Anacortes Center for Happiness (619 Commercial, Ballroom), 4pm, $5 per class, info@anacortescenterforhappiness.org , www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org , 360-464-2229. 12th Annual Student Art Show Opening, BellinghamART, 6-8pm, free, 360-738-8379, info@bellinghamart.com , www.bellinghamart.com. (pg. 13) 13th Annual Children’s Art Walk, downtown Bellingham, 6-9pm, free, 360-676-8548, www.alliedarts.org. (pg. 13) Bellingham Youth Jazz Band Concert, Children’s Art Walk (1308 Cornwall Ave.), 6pm, free, 360-676-5750, markelly@oz.net , www.jazzproject.org. (pg. 33) Western Line Dancing, Ten Mile Grange, 6pm beginners, 7:15pm intermediates, $5, 360-354-4325. ”Winning Ways” – Ski to Sea inspired collage on display at Buethorn Watercolor Studio, 6-9pm, free, www.candacebuethorn.com , 360-778-3941. (pg. 13-14)

Burgundy Viscosi Art Opening and May Art Walk, The Lucky Monkey, 6:30-9:30pm, free, 360-393-4068. (pg. 14)

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MAY 2013 ALTA presents “Driving Miss Daisy,” 1475

Silver Run Lane in Alger, 7pm, $14 / $12 students and seniors, tickets at 360-424-5144, www.altatheatre.com. (pg. 46)

C.A.K.E. Performance Series: “CAKEWALK: Kids Perform the Strangest Things,” The

Little Studio Up Top, 7-9pm, by donation at the door, 360-734-9999, druebob@mac.com. (pg. 6) Contra Dance!, Bellingham Country Dance Society, Fairhaven Library, 7-10:30pm, $8-$10 ($6 for students), 360-676-1554, dance@januscom.com , www.bellinghamcountrydance.org. (pg. 4)

TNP presents “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse,”

Firehouse PAC, 7pm, $12 / $8, 360-961-2213, boxofficetnp@gmail.com , www.theneighborhoodplayhouse.net. (pg. 6) Bellingham Youth Jazz Band Concert, Bellingham High School Jazz Festival, 7:30pm, free, 360-676-5750, markelly@oz.net , www.jazzproject.org. (pg. 33) Dance Party Mix (Swing, Latin and Ballroom) with beginning lesson in Waltz, Bellingham Dance Company, 7:30pm, $7 ($5 student, senior & military), 360-224-4082, mary@bellinghamdancecompany.com , www.bellinghamdancecompany.com. (pg. 4) ”Little Shop of Horrors” (presented by Lynden Performing Arts Guild), Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 7:30pm, $12 / $10 / $8, 360-3544425, www.clairevgtheatre.com. (pg. 46) Melody Walker & Jacob Groopman (bluegrass), The Conway Muse, 7:30-10:30pm, $7 cover, conwaymuse@conwaymuse.com , www.conwaymuse.com , 360-445-3000.

Skagit Community Band presents “Stella by Starlight,” La Conner Maple Hall, 7:30pm, $15 / $10 seniors & students / $30 family / children 12 years and under free when accompanied by adult, www.skagitcommunityband.org. (pg. 34) ”Where the Trail Ends” (film), Lincoln Theatre, 7:30pm, $10 festival seating, 360-336-8955, www.iLovetheLincoln.com. (pg. 18) ”Cabaret” Dance Performance, WWU PAC Room 16, 8pm, $5, tickets at 360-650-6146, www.tickets.wwu.edu. (pg. 4) Kiss Alive!, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 8-11pm, $18-$20, 877-275-2448, http://www.theskagit.com. (pg. 34) Steve Faucher and Faucher Four (acoustic guitar and vocals), Skylark’s in Fairhaven, 8-11pm, no cover, all ages, 360-715-3642. Bullet Creek (top 40 country and rock), Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 9pm-1am, free, www.theskagit.com , 877-275-2448.

SATURDAY 5/4/2013 Pancake Breakfast for Opening Day of Boating Season, Squalicum Harbor (Squalicum Yacht Club), 7am-11am, by donation (Food Bank), www.SqualicumYC.org. Grand Opening of the Firehall Cafe, Jansen Art Center, 8am-8pm, 360-354-3600, www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 5) Have a Heart Run, Edgewater Park, Mount Vernon, 8;15am registration ($30 / $15), 9:30am race start, www.haveaheartrun.org.

Gateway to Your 5-Star Life Workshop

– When “My Will” and “Thy Will” Merge, Gateway Centre Executive Suites, $79, 360-384-2497, info@5StarLifeQuests.com , www.5StarLifeQuests.com/eventshome/reg. (pg. 43)

Last chance: Final Garage Sale, First

MegaZapper Electrical Show, SPARK Museum

Birchwood Garden Club’s 21st Annual Plant Sale, Bellingham Public Library, downstairs

10th Annual Procession of the Species Parade,

Congregational Church, 8:30am-3pm, 360-734-3720. (pg. 44)

lecture room, 9am-noon, free, 360-384-6250, www.birchwoodgardenclub.org. (pg. 42) Basic Soapmaking Class (ages 18+), Otion, 10am-1pm, $40 pre-paid, register at 360-676-1030 , www.otion.com. Felted Ruffle Scarf Workshop, Jansen Art Center, 10am-2pm, $45, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43)

Glass Mountain Studios Annual Mother’s Day Sale and Open Studio, 10am-6pm, free,

360-733-3497, glassmtn@comcast.net , www.glassmtn.com. (pg. 13) Northwest Singles Club Coffee Hour (age 50+), Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 10am, 360-393-3982. Sculpture Woods of Ann Morris, Lummi Island, 10am-5pm, free, www.annmorrisbronze.com. Sewing Sock Kittens with Jayma Nichol (for adults), Deming Library, 10am-1pm, 360-5922422 (Katrina), register online at www.wcls.org. Spring Garden Party: Tribute to Our Feathered Friends, Chuckanut Bay Gallery & Sculpture Garden, 10am-6pm, 360-734-4885, info@chuckanutbaygallery.com , www.chuckanutbaygallery.com. (pg. 14) Teacher Appreciation Day, Launching Success Learning Store, 10am-2pm, free, 360-5272641, www.launchingsuccess.com. (pg. 44) WAKE Sea Kayak Demo Day and Gear Swap, Bloedel Donovan Park, 10am-5pm, free admission ($5 boat demo), 360-778-7000, www.wakekayak.org. (pg. 42) World Culture Day (for all ages), Ferndale Library, 10am-6pm, 360-384-3150 (Dianne), www.wcls.org. (pg. 6) Kids’ Event: Preschool Storytime (ages 3-5) with Claire, Village Books, 10:30-11am, 360-671-2626, www.villagebooks.com. E-Book Help (all ages), Everson Library, 11am-noon, schedule a half hour appointment at 360-966-5100, www.wcls.org. Opening Day of Boating Season, Squalicum Harbor (Bellingham Yacht Club & Squalicum Yacht Club), 11am-3pm, www.byc.org. Ring In A Day – Create a Silver Ring, Jansen Art Center, 11am-5pm, $85, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43)

Science Saturday in the SPARK Lab:

Versoriums, SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, 11am-2pm, $7 plus the cost of admission, anne@sparkmuseum.org , www.sparkmuseum.org or 360-738-3886. (pg. 43) Street Law at the Library (for adults), Bellingham Central Library Lecture Room, 1-4pm, free, 360-778-7323. Bellingham Traditional Jazz Society: Saltwater Octet, VFW Hall, 2-5pm, $8 members / $6 students / $10 general, 360-734-2973, www.btjs.webs.com. (pg. 4) Kids’ Event: Preschool Storytime and Craft: Vader’s Little Princess and Darth Vader & Son (children of all ages) with Christina (author not attending), Village Books, 2pm, 360-671-2626, www.villagebooks.com.

TNP presents “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse,”

Firehouse PAC, 2pm and 5pm, $12 / $8, 360-961-2213, boxofficetnp@gmail.com , www.theneighborhoodplayhouse.net. (pg. 6)

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of Electrical Invention, 2:30pm, $5, 360-738-3886, tana@sparkmusem.org , www.sparkmuseum.org. (pg. 46)

downtown Bellingham, 3-5:45pm, free, 360-778-7000, bpots@comcast.net , www.bpots.org. (pg. 6) Bellingham Ukulele Group (BUG) Jam, St. James Presbyterian Church, 3-5pm (beginners workshop at 2pm), $5 suggested donation, 360-510-4386, 360-733-6867, www.bellinghamukulelegroup.com. (pg. 34)

Digital Photography – Beyond Auto Exposure

(1st of 2 classes), Jansen Art Center, 3-6pm, $75, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43) Author Reads: “North of Hope: A Daughter’s Arctic Journey” by Shannon Polson, Village Books, 4pm, www.villagebooks.com , 360-671-2626. Spotlight Artist Reception for Lynne Edwards, Whatcom Art Market, McKenzie Alley in Fairhaven, 4-8pm, 360-738-8564, www.whatcomartmarket.org. (pg. 14) 1st Saturday Family Fun Night – Clay Faces, Jansen Art Center, 5-6:30pm , 7:30-8:30pm, $75/family, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org , 360-354-3600. (pg. 43) Front Porch Swing (swinging jazz & sometimes not), Old World Deli, 6:30-8:30pm, 360-738-2090, www.OldWorldDeli1.com. Marianne’s House May Fiesta!, Silver Reef Casino, 6:30pm, $30, 360-393-7779, director@marianneshouse.org , www.marianneshouse.org. ALTA presents “Driving Miss Daisy,” 1475 Silver Run Lane in Alger, 7pm, $14 / $12 students and seniors, tickets at 360-424-5144, www.altatheatre.com. (pg. 46) Author Reads: “Zero Separation” by Philip Donlay (fiction), Village Books, 7pm, 360-671-2626, www.villagebooks.com.

”Ecstatic Chant and Dance...from the Heart”

– Yoga of Sound, 7pm, $10, 360-464-2229, www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org. (pg. 35) Swing into Spring: Swing Connection Dance, Leopold Hotel Crystal Ballroom, 7-9pm, free, donations appreciated, 360-714-0054, www.swingconnection.org. (pg. 4)

Traditional Old-Time, Country and Bluegrass Concert with Laurel Bliss, Tom Sauber, Patrick

Sauber, and Mark Graham, YWCA Ballroom, 7-10pm, $15 / $10 students, 360-733-5960, oldtimemusic.bellingham@gmail.com. (pg. 34)

Fourth Corner Folk Dancers First Saturday Folk Dance Party with Kafana Republik,

Fairhaven Library, 7:30-10:30pm, $15 requested donation, 360-380-0456. ”Little Shop of Horrors” (presented by Lynden Performing Arts Guild), Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 7:30pm, $12 / $10 / $8, 360-3544425, www.clairevgtheatre.com. (pg. 46)

Skagit Valley College Music Dept. presents “Hello Dolly!,” McIntyre Hall, 7:30pm, $25 /

$20 / $15, www.mcintyrehall.org , 360-416-7727 ext. 2. (pg. 46) The Greg Pitsch Band (country to rock), The Conway Muse, 7:30pm, $7 cover, 360-445-3000, www.conwaymuse.com. Vocal Fusion: Amber Darland with the Whatcom Sound Jazz Singers, Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 7:30-9:30pm, $10, 360-676-2396, info@bellinghamsings.org , www.bellinghamsings.org. (pg. 35)

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MAY 2013 ”Cabaret” Dance Performance, WWU PAC

Room 16, 8pm, $5, 360-650-6146, www.wwu.edu/theatredance. (pg. 4) Stirred Not Shaken (casual jazz with vocals), Skylark’s in Fairhaven, 8-11pm, no cover, all ages, 360-715-3642. Bullet Creek (top 40 country and rock), Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 9pm-1am, free, www.theskagit.com , 877-275-2448. Salsa Party, Cafe Rumba, $3 cover, 9pmmidnight, rumbanorthwest@gmail.com , www.rumbanorthwest.com , 360-595-7369. (pg. 4) Shemekia Copeland (blues / soul / gospel), Wild Buffalo House of Music, 9:30pm, $20, 360-312-3684, www.wildbuffalo.net.

SUNDAY 5/5/2013 Community Breakfast, Rome Grange, Mt. Baker Highway, 8am-1pm, $5 adults / $2 kids ages 6-10 / under 5 free, 360-739-9605.

Glass Mountain Studios Annual Mother’s Day Sale and Open Studio, 10am-6pm, free,

360-733-3497, glassmtn@comcast.net , www.glassmtn.com. (pg. 13) Free Intro Pilates Class, Joy of Pilates, 10:15-11:15am, pre-registration required at info@joyofpilates.net, 360-224-1433. (pg. 16) ”The Met Live in HD: Giulio Cesare,” Lincoln Theatre, 12:30pm, $23 adult / $19 seniors / $16 students ($2 off members), 360-336-8955, www.ILovetheLincoln.com. (pg. 35) Springtime High Tea, Blaine Senior Center, 1-3pm, $15, 360-332-3603, blaineseniorcenter@gmail.com , www.blaineseniorcenter.com. (pg. 10) Summer Rides Kick-off: Woods Coffee Bike-Along, 1-3pm, free, 360-671-BIKE, www.everybodyBIKE.com. (pg. 6)

Try It! Hand Building – Making Useful and Decorative Pottery, Jansen Art Center, 1-3pm, $25, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43) ”Little Shop of Horrors” (presented by Lynden Performing Arts Guild), Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 2pm, $12 / $10 / $8, 360-354-4425, www.clairevgtheatre.com. (pg. 46) Opening Reception: “RockFace,” Good Earth Pottery, 2-5pm, free, 360-671-3998, theteam@goodearthpots.com , www.goodearthpots.com. (pg. 14)

Quilts and Books – Cuddle Up and Read! Silent Auction, Lummi Island Library, $5 per

person requested donation / kids free, 2-4pm, 360-758-7145. Quilts of Valor Opening Reception, Ferndale Library, 2-4pm, 360-384-3353 (Bertilla), www.wcls.org. (pg. 44) Seasonal Garden Workshop: Preparing Your Soil, Tennant Lake Interpretive Center, 2pm, free, http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ , 360-676-6736. (pg. 42)

MegaZapper Electrical Show, SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, 2:30pm, $5, 360-738-3886, tana@sparkmusem.org , www.sparkmuseum.org. (pg. 46)

Age of the Image: Redefining Literacy in a World of Screens, Pickford Film Center, 3pm, free (reservations recommended), 360-6471300, www.pickfordfilmcenter.org. (pg. 18) Protea String Quartet, Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, 3pm, regular admission rates (Museum members free), www.whatcommuseum.org. (pg. 35)

Skagit Community Band presents “Stella by Starlight,” Brodniak Hall in Anacortes, 3pm,

$15 / $10 seniors & students / $30 family / children 12 years and under free when accompanied by adult, www.skagitcommunityband.org. (pg. 34) Author Reads: “Divine N Promise: A Difficult Promise” by Karen B. McLean Dade, Village Books, 4pm, www.villagebooks.com , 360-671-2626. Bellingham Laughter Club, Downtown Food Co-op Connections Building, 4-5pm, free, 360-734-4989, therapeuticstudio@msn.com. (pg. 44) Locals-Own Casting Call: Application Deadline is today at 6pm, free application, 206-375-6080, localsown@gmail.com , www.locals-own.com. (pg. 18) Secrets of Mexico’s Interior, Ciao Thyme Catering, 6:30pm, $48, 360-733-1267, info@ciaothyme.com , www.ciaothyme.com. (pg. 5) Smart Recovery® Anacortes (every Sunday), Anacortes Center for Happiness (619 Commercial, Ballroom), 6:30pm, by donation, www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org , 360-464-2229. Cinco de Mayo with Snug Harbor, Green Frog Acoustic Tavern, 8-11:45pm, $7, 360-961-1438, james@acoustictavern.com , www.snugharbormusic.com.

MONDAY 5/6/2013 Drawing Workshop (Draw the Human Head) with Trish Harding, Studio UFO, 10am3:30pm, $100, pre-registration required, 360-319-6115 , visit www.studioufo.net. (pg. 12) Northwest Singles Club (age 50+) Weekly Walk, meet at the top of Taylor Dock, 10am, 360-393-3982.

WWU Knock-Out Editing Info Session with Laurel Leigh, Village Books, 5:30-6:30pm, 360-671-2626, www.villagebooks.com.

Nia (every Monday), Anacortes Center for

Happiness (619 Commercial, Ballroom), 6pm, $10 drop in / $75 for 8 classes, 360-464-2229, info@anacortescenterforhappiness.org , www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org/. Beginning / Intermediate Cuban Salsa Class, Bell Tower Studio, 6:30-7:45pm, $10 adults / $7 students (punch cards available), 360-595-7369, rumbanorthwest@gmail.com , www.rumbanorthwest.com. (pg. 4) Cooking Class: Knife Skills and Sharpening, Gretchens Kitchen, 6:30pm, $40, 360-3368747, www.gretchenskitchen.com. (pg. 5) Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” Mount Baker Theatre, 7pm, $75 / $65 / $49 / $20 + applicable fees, 360-734-6080, www.mountbakertheatre.com. (pg. 35) eBook Reader Drop-In Class (for all ages), Ferndale Library, 2-4pm, 360-384-3647 (Sarah), www.wcls.org. Advanced Cuban Salsa, Bell Tower Studio, 7:45-9pm, $10 adults / $7 students (punch cards available), 360-595-7369, rumbanorthwest@gmail.com , www.rumbanorthwest.com. (pg. 4) Learn to Cha Cha class begins (1st of 4), Bellingham Dance Company, 8-9pm, $55 ($50 students, seniors and military), 360-224-4082, www.bellinghamdancecompany.com.

TUESDAY 5/7/2013 13th Annual Dine Out for Maple Alley Inn,

local Bellingham restaurants, all day, www.oppco.org/dine-out-for-maple-alley-inn. (pg. 10) Painting in Oils & Acrylics with Lorna Libert, Jansen Art Center, 9:30am-12:30pm, $90, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43) Felted Tea Cozy Workshop, Jansen Art Center, 10am-2pm, $45, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org , 360-354-3600. (pg. 43) Nude Figure Drawing Session (no instruction), Studio UFO, 10am-noon, $16 prepay plus $2 minimum model tip at session, pre-registration required, 319-6115 , visit www.studioufo.net. (pg. 12) Prime Time Tuesday: Let Papa Honor You (your choice of music and 10% off for ages 65+ / 25 cent cup of coffee/tea), Papa’s Sweets in Fairhaven, 10am-9pm, 360-778-3366, info@papassweets.com. Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis, Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 10am-noon, free for people with MS, bring a blanket , yoga mat, abbyoga@msn.com, 360-671-2538.

Skagit Valley College Music Dept. presents “Hello Dolly!,” McIntyre Hall, 2pm, $25 / $20 / $15, www.mcintyrehall.org , 360-416-7727 ext. 2. (pg. 46) Skagit Valley Roller Derby Info Jamboree, The Skateway, Sedro-Woolley, 2-4pm, free, www.skagitvalleyrollerderby.com. (pg. 16) ALTA presents “Driving Miss Daisy,” 1475 Silver Run Lane in Alger, 2:30pm, $14 / $12 students and seniors, tickets at 360-424-5144, www.altatheatre.com. (pg. 46)

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CALENDAR

MAY 2013 Gentle Yoga Classes with Joani (5-week series)

begins, Pacific Martial Arts, 1308 N. State St., 10:30am, $65 for once a week / $85 for twice a week / $15 drop-in, www.yogawithJoani.com , yogawithjoani@yahoo.com , 360-656-6699. (pg. 16)

End of Life Choices Advance Care Planning / Advance Directive Workshop, St. Luke’s

Community Health Education Center, 5:30-7pm, free, no registration required, 360-788-6526, waha.acp@hinet.org , www.whatcomalliance.org. (pg. 16) Nia (every Tuesday), Anacortes Center for Happiness (619 Commercial, Ballroom), 6pm, $10 drop in / $75 for 8 classes, 360-464-2229, info@anacortescenterforhappiness.org , www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org/. Kiwanis Bingo, Elks Club, 710 Samish Way, 6:15-9pm, $11, www.BellinghamKiwanis.org. Everson Friends Board Meeting, Everson Library, 6:30-8pm, 360-966-5100, www.wcls.org. Author Reads: “Dandelion Hunter: Foraging the Urban Wilderness” by Rebecca Lerner, Village Books, 7pm, www.villagebooks.com , 360-671-2626. Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” Mount Baker Theatre, 7pm, $75 / $65 / $49 / $20 + applicable fees, 360-734-6080, www.mountbakertheatre.com. (pg. 35) Mount Baker Toppers Rehearsal, First Christian Church (at Deemer Rd.), 7-10pm, free, 360-384-4432, www.topperschorus.org. (pg. 35) Jazz Project Jazz Jam, Boundary Bay Brewery, 8:30-11:30pm, free, 360-650-1066, jsherwoodjazzproject@earthlink.net , www.jazzproject.org. (pg. 35)

Ivan & Alyosha, Jay Nash, Keaton Collective (Americana / folk), Wild Buffalo House of Music, 9:30pm, $5, 360-312-3684, www.wildbuffalo.net.

WEDNESDAY 5/8/2013 Ferndale Toddler Time, Ferndale Boys & Girls

Club, 10-11:30am, suggested donations of $2 per child / $5 per family, 360-671-3660 ext. 100, info@wcel.net , www.wcel.net. Genealogy Assistance (for adults), Bellingham Central Library Genealogy Alcove, 10am-2pm, free, 360-778-7323. Toddler Art, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building FIG, 10-11am, regular admission rates + $2 suggested materials donation, 360-778-8930, www.whatcommuseum.org. Blaine Wednesday Book Group (call for title), Blaine Library, 11am-1pm, Debby at 360-332-8146, www.wcls.org. Figure Drawing (nude model), Dakota Arts, 11:30am-2pm, $15 + tips for the model, 360-676-8918, www.dakotaartstores.com. (pg. 12)

2nd Chapter Discussion Group Planning Meeting, Bellingham Central Library Lecture

Room, noon-1pm, free, 360-778-7230 (Katie). Wednesday SPARK Lab: Steampunk Electronics Workshop, SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, 1:30-3:30pm, $18 / $15 Spark Family members, anne@sparkmuseum.org , www.sparkmuseum.org , 360-738-3886. (43)

End of Life Choices Advance Care Planning / Advance Directive Workshop, Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 2:30-4pm, free, no registration required, waha.acp@hinet.org , www.whatcomalliance.org or 360-788-6526. (pg. 16)

Healing Hour, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing

Center, 1304 Meador Ave., Suite B-11, 5:30-6:30pm, $5, 360-647-7134, www.simplyspiritcenter.com. Northwest Singles Club Meeting (age 50+), Cascade Pizza on Meridian Street, 5:30pm, 360-393-3982.

Tree of Life Sanctuary Colleague Connection, Wise Awakening, 6-8pm, free, pre-register (required) at 360-592-0924 email info@TreeofLifeSanctuary.org.

End of Life Choices Advance Care Planning / Advance Directive Workshop, Spring Creek Retirement & Assisted Living, 6:30-8pm, free, no registration required, waha.acp@hinet.org , www.whatcomalliance.org or 360-788-6526. (pg. 16)

Chuckanut Sandstone Writer’s Theater Open Mic, Firehouse Cafe, Fairhaven, 7-8pm, free,

360-671-9961, Chuckansandstone@gmail.com.

Journaling with Heart Workshop: “Free Your Creative Voice,” with Jenny Davidow, M.A., Bellingham, 7-9pm, $25 / $20 advance, 360-389-2432, www.JennyDavidow.com. Scottish Country Dancing Class (beginners & intermediate), Fairhaven Public Library (upstairs), 7-9:30pm, $8 drop-in (first class free), www.bellinghamscd.org. New Moon Celebration, Anacortes Center for Happiness (619 Commercial, Ballroom), 7:30-9pm, $5-$10 suggested donation, info@anacortescenterforhappiness.org , www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org , 360-464-2229.

THURSDAY 5/9/2013 BAC Annual Plant Sale, Bellingham Activity

Center, 9am-4pm, free, 360-733-4030, cbell@ wccoa.org , www.wccoa.org. (pg. 42)

Sculpture Exhibit: Tribute to David Marshall (opening), Big Rock Garden Park, 9am-6pm, free, 360-734-9757, gdrake@nas.com , www.sculpturenorthwest.org. (pg. 14)

Museum Guild Gathering and Program: Babes in the Woods, Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, 9:30am, free, www.whatcommuseum.org. E-Book Help Every Thursday! (for adults), Deming Library, 1-3pm, 360-592-2422, www.wcls.org.

Mount Baker Theatre Education Program presents “Skippyjon Jones,” Mount Baker

Theatre, 10am , 12:15pm, $5 ($6.50 for Bellingham School District students), 360-734-6080, www.mountbakertheatre.com. Teen Gaming! (grades 6-12), Lynden Library, 2:30-3:30pm, 360-354-4883 (Kyla), www.wcls.org. Inaugural Skagit Day of Giving Event, St. Joseph Center in Mount Vernon, 4-8pm, free admission, 360-419-3181, www.skagitcf.org. (pg. 7)

Live Music in the Piano Lounge featuring Nick Swanson, Jansen Art Center, 5:30-7:30pm, no

cover, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 34) Hand-Painted Yarns (1st of 2), Jansen Art Center, 6-8pm, $75, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org or 360-354-3600. (pg. 43) AHA! After Hours Art: Native Landscape, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher, 6:30pm, free with $5 Thursday admission (Museum members free), www.whatcommuseum.org. (pg. 13)

Entertainment News Northwest ~ May 2013

Cooking Class: Gluten Free Recipes, Gretchens Kitchen, 6:30pm, $40, 360-336-8747, www.gretchenskitchen.com. (pg. 5)

Emergency Preparedness Red Cross Class,

Hopewell Grange, Everson, 6:30pm (followed by refreshments and bingo at 7:30pm), free, llmckay@earthlink.net, Cheri at 360-410-6014. Author Reads: “Rowing into the Son: Four Young Men Crossing the Atlantic” by Jordan Hanssen, Village Books, 7pm, 360-671-2626, www.villagebooks.com. eBook Reader Drop-In Class (for all ages), Ferndale Library, 2-4pm, 360-384-3647 (Sarah), www.wcls.org. Fourth Corner Folk Dancing, Fairhaven Library, 7:15-10pm, $5 suggested donation (first time visitors and students free), 360-380-0456. (pg. 4) ”Little Shop of Horrors” (presented by Lynden Performing Arts Guild), Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 7:30pm, $12 / $10 / $8, 360-3544425, www.clairevgtheatre.com. (pg. 46) WWU Theatre Presents “Soapbox,” WWU PAC Mainstage Theater, 7:30pm, $12 general / $10 seniors / $8 students, 360-650-6146, www.wwu.edu/theatredance. (pg. 46) Beginning / Intermediate L.A. Salsa Class, StudioZ, 7:45-9pm, $10 adults / $7 students (punch cards available), 360-595-7369, rumbanorthwest@gmail.com , www.rumbanorthwest.com. (pg. 4) Brian Forsloff (jazz solo guitar), Skylark’s in Fairhaven, 8-11pm, no cover, all ages, 360-715-3642. ”Evermore” (Sci-Fi Rock Musical), Lincoln Theatre, 8pm, $12 / $15 / $18 / $20, 360-336-8955, www.iLovetheLincoln.com. (pg. 48) ”Karaoke That Tune” with Rocky & Kristine, Skagit Valley Casino, Winners Lounge, 8pm-midnight, free, 877-275-2448, www.theskagit.com.

FRIDAY 5/10/2013 BAC Annual Plant Sale, Bellingham Activity

Center, 9am-4pm, free, 360-733-4030, cbell@wccoa.org , www.wccoa.org. (pg. 42) Chihuly’s Glass Making School Tour, Pilchuck Glass School, 9:30am-3:30pm, $83 members (+$10 extra non-members), 360-733-4030, www.wccoa.org/index.php/Tours/. (pg. 40) Camano Island Studio Tour, 10am-5pm, www.camanoarts.org. (pg. 14)

Friends of the Deming Library Spring Book & Plant Sale, Deming Library, 10am-5pm, 360-592-5748 (Ellen), www.wcls.org.

Toddler Art, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher

Building FIG, 10-11am, regular admission rates + $2 suggested materials donation, 360-778-8930, www.whatcommuseum.org. Gentle Yoga Classes with Joani (5-week series) begins, Pacific Martial Arts, 1308 N. State St., 10:30am, $65 for once a week / $85 for twice a week / $15 drop-in, www.yogawithJoani.com , yogawithjoani@yahoo.com , 360-656-6699. (pg. 16) Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis, Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 11am-noon, free for people with MS, bring a blanket , yoga mat, 360-671-2538, abbyoga@msn.com. DVSAS Victory Over Violence Luncheon, Northwood Hall, 11:30am-1pm, donations requested, RSVP to 360-671-6714 , online at www.dvsas.org. (pg. 10)

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CALENDAR

MAY 2013 Fairhaven Family Movie (all ages), Fairhaven

Library Fireplace Room, call for title, 4-6pm, free, 778-7200 (Bethany), www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org. Western Line Dancing, Ten Mile Grange, 6pm beginners, 7:15pm intermediates, $5, 360-354-4325. Rally for the Cure & Racquet Demo Night, Bellingham Tennis Club, 6:15-8:15pm, $20 donation, www.bellinghamtennis.com , 360-733-5050. (pg. 16) Local Foodie Series: Temple Bar presents Creating Cocktails (21+), Lehmann’s Appliance, 6:30pm, $10, RSVP required to 206-375-6080 (Cara) , cara@fifthonsixth.com. (pg. 5) Reiki Workshop (1st of 2 days), Anacortes Center for Happiness (619 Commercial, Ballroom), 6:30-8:30pm, $185, 360-464-2229, info@anacortescenterforhappiness.org , www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org. (pg. 16) ALTA presents “Driving Miss Daisy,” 1475 Silver Run Lane in Alger, 7pm, $14 / $12 students and seniors, tickets at 360-424-5144, www.altatheatre.com. (pg. 46)

C.A.K.E. Performance Series: “Open Mic,”

The Little Studio Up Top, 7-9pm, by donation at the door, druebob@mac.com , 360-734-9999. (pg. 6) ”Into the Woods,” BAAY Theatre, 7pm, $10, 360-306-1543, david@baay.org , www.baay.org. (pg. 46)

TNP presents “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse,”

Firehouse PAC, 7pm (PJ night – wear your jammies), $12 / $8, 360-961-2213, boxofficetnp@gmail.com , www.theneighborhoodplayhouse.net. (pg. 6) Dance Party Mix (Swing, Latin and Ballroom) with beginning lesson in Cha Cha, Bellingham Dance Company, 7:30pm, $7 ($5 student, senior & military), 360-224-4082, www.bellinghamdancecompany.com. (pg. 4) Jack Mattingly and Whiskey Fever (roots / Americana / folk-rock-n-roll), The Conway Muse, 7:30pm, no cover, 360-445-3000, conwaymuse@conwaymuse.com , www.conwaymuse.com. ”Little Shop of Horrors” (presented by Lynden Performing Arts Guild), Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 7:30pm, $12 / $10 / $8, 360-3544425, www.clairevgtheatre.com. (pg. 46)

Skagit Valley College Music Dept. presents “Hello Dolly!,” McIntyre Hall, 7:30pm, $25 / $20 / $15, 360-416-7727 ext. 2, www.mcintyrehall.org. (pg. 46)

The Sanford-Hill Piano Series Presents Alessio Bax, WWU PAC Concert Hall, 7:30pm, $24 general / $18 seniors / $9 students, 360-6506146, www.wwu.edu/sanfordhill. (pg. 33) WWU Theatre Presents “Soapbox,” WWU PAC Mainstage Theater, 7:30pm, $12 general / $10 seniors / $8 students, 360-650-6146, www.wwu.edu/theatredance. (pg. 46) ”Evermore” (Sci-Fi Rock Musical), Lincoln Theatre, 8pm, $12 / $15 / $18 / $20, www.iLovetheLincoln.com. (pg. 48) Swing Gang (instrumental jazz with a swing style), Skylark’s in Fairhaven, 8-11pm, no cover, all ages, 360-715-3642. Nitecrew (contemporary Top 40 dance band), Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 9pm-1am, free, www.theskagit.com , 877-275-2448.

SATURDAY 5/11/2013 Master Gardener Plant Sale, Hovander

Homestead Park, 9am-2pm, 360-354-1351. (pg. 42) Skagit Valley Roller Derby Craft Fair, The Skateway in Sedro-Woolley, 9am-3pm, free admission / $25 vendor fee, 360-399-6044, info@skagitvalleyrollerderby.com , www.facebook.com/events/356414347805221/. (pg. 41) Sumas Book Club, Sumas Library, 9-10am, 360-988-2501 (Karin), www.wcls.org. Make a Spring Hat! (free craft for all ages), Wickersham Bookmobile stop at Royer Street, 9:45-11am, free, 360-384-3150 ext. 264, www.wcls.org. Basic Soapmaking Class (ages 18+), Otion, 10am-1pm, $40 pre-paid, register at 360-676-1030 , www.otion.com.

Blaine, Birch Bay and Custer Artists Studio Tour (Northwest Whatcom County), 10am-

5pm, free, 360-933-4513, neng2@comcast.net , www.blaineharborartgallery.com. (pg. 14)

Byzantine Chainmaking Workshop: Bracelets & Necklaces, Jansen Art Center, 10am-4pm,

$55, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43) Camano Island Studio Tour, 10am-5pm, www.camanoarts.org. (pg. 14)

Friends of the Deming Library Spring Book & Plant Sale, Deming Library, 10am-5pm, 360-592-5748 (Ellen), www.wcls.org.

Greg Aanes Furniture Showroom Special Saturday Opening, 10am-2pm, 350-3892714, www.GregAanesFurniture.com , www.FurnitureBellingham.com. Intro to Water-Based Oil Paint, Jansen Art Center, 10am-2pm, $65, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43)

Introduction to the Qabalistic Tree of Life

(class), Wise Awakening, 10am-noon, $15, 360-592-924, info@TreeofLifeSanctuary.org , www.TreeofLifeSanctuary.org. (pg. 16) Mosaic Garden Art with Sue Roberts (2-day workshop), Harmony Fields (Bow), 10am-3pm, $95 plus $15 materials fee, 360-941-8196, register at hfproduce@gmail.com , www.hfproduce.com. (pg. 14) Northwest Singles Club Coffee Hour (age 50+), Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 10am, 360-393-3982.

Tickets go on sale today for The Dance Studio’s “Where Memories Begin,” Mount Baker Theatre, 10am, 360-734-6080, www.mountbakertheatre.com. (pg. 4)

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Donation Pilates Class for Whatcom YWCA,

Joy of Pilates, 10:15-11:15am, suggested donation is $10 , more, 360-224-1433, info@joyofpilates.net , www.joyofpilates.net. (pg. 16) LEGO® Club (all ages), North Fork Community Library, 10:30am-12:30pm, 360-599-2020 (Evie), www.wcls.org. Belle on Wheels Fashion Show, Bellingham Farmer’s Market, 11am-2pm, free, 360-671-BIKE, info@everybodyBIKE.com , www.everybodyBIKE.com. (pg. 44) E-Book Help (all ages), Everson Library, 11am-noon, schedule a half hour appointment at 360-966-5100, www.wcls.org. Science Saturday in the SPARK Lab: Steampunk and Wire Critters, SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, 11am-2pm, $7 plus the cost of admission, anne@sparkmuseum.org , www.sparkmuseum.org , 360-738-3886. (43) 2nd Annual Authors & Artists Afternoon, Sudden Valley Village Mall, noon-3pm, free, 360-714-8901, cdleeper@hotmail.com. (pg. 41) Acro Yoga Immersion Weekend (all levels), 3 OMS YOGA, noon-3pm, $35 / $30 early bird registration by May 4, 360-671-3510, connect@3omsyoga.com , www.3omsyoga.com. Free Kids Tennis Clinic, Bellingham Tennis Club & Fairhaven Fitness, noon-1pm, 360-733-3607, www.bellinghamtennis.com. (pg. 16) Gemstone Necklace Healing Workshop, Ayurvedic Health Center of Bellingham, noon-2pm, $40, 360-734-2396, info@ayurvedichealthcenter.com , www.AyurvedicHealthCenter.com. (pg. 43) Ladies Spring Tea, Ferndale Senior Center, Pioneer Park, noon-2:30pm, $5, 360-384-6244. (pg. 10) 6th Annual Gluten Free Food Fair, Bellingham Public Market, 1-4pm, free, 360-715-8020, Trapeze.Cafe.Deli@gmail.com. (pg. 16) Experience Reiki with various practitioners and students, Unity Church, 1095 Telegraph Rd., drop-in 1-5pm, by donation, 360-224-3335, www.greentouch.net. (pg. 16-17) LEGO® Play (ages 5-10), Launching Success Learning Store, 1-2pm, drop-in, parents should stay near by, free, 360-527-2641, www.launchingsuccess.com. Mother’s Day Weekend: Spring Wine Release, Vartanyan Estate Winery, 1-8pm, $5 tasting fee, refundable with purchase, free to Wine Club members, info@vewinery.com , www.vewinery.com or 360-756-6770. (pg. 5)

CALENDAR

MAY 2013 Seed Beading Demonstration with Artist Amanda Smith, Lummi Gateway Center, 1pm,

free, arts@lummigatewaycenter.com , www.lummigatewaycenter.com or 360-306-8554. (pg. 14) Bellingham Dulcimer Club (BDC), Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 1:30pm, 360-255-3410, http://bellingham-dulcimer-club.blogspot.com, mountain_dulcimer_guy@juno.com. (pg. 35) Free Tennis Clinic for Adults, Bellingham Tennis Club & Fairhaven Fitness, 1:30-2:30pm, 360-733-5050, www.bellinghamtennis.com. (pg. 16) ”Into the Woods,” BAAY Theatre, 1:30pm, $10, 360-306-1543, david@baay.org , www.baay.org. (pg. 46) Reset Games Presents: Game On Tournament and Open Play (ages 12-19), Lecture Room, Bellingham Central Public Library, 1:30-5pm, www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org , 360-778-7323 (Jennifer).

TNP presents “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse,”

Firehouse PAC, 2pm and 5pm, $12 / $8, 360-961-2213, boxofficetnp@gmail.com , www.theneighborhoodplayhouse.net. (pg. 6) MegaZapper Electrical Show, SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, 2:30pm, $5, 360-738-3886, tana@sparkmusem.org , www.sparkmuseum.org. (pg. 46) Author Reads: “Be Ready!” by Kim Chase, Village Books, 4pm, 360-671-2626, www.villagebooks.com. Prenatal Partner Yoga Workshop, 3 OMS YOGA, 4-6pm, $45/couple (pre-register by May 1), connect@3omsyoga.com , www.3omsyoga.com or 360-671-3510. BHS Alumni Band Spring Concert, Northwood Hall, 6pm, $25, 360-734-8466 , 360-255-1984, www.bhsalumniband.com. (pg. 10) ALTA presents “Driving Miss Daisy,” 1475 Silver Run Lane in Alger, 7pm, $14 / $12 students and seniors, tickets at 360-424-5144, www.altatheatre.com. (pg. 46) Chamber Music of Three Centuries, Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, Rotunda Room, 7-8:30pm, suggested donation $20, 206-953-2275, leslie@lavastrings.com , http://www.lavastrings.com/. (pg. 35-36)

Contra Dance!, Bellingham Country Dance

Society, Fairhaven Library, 7-10:30pm, $8-$10 ($6 for students), 360-676-1554, dance@januscom.com , www.bellinghamcountrydance.org. (pg. 4) ”Into the Woods,” BAAY Theatre, 7pm, $10, 360-306-1543, david@baay.org , www.baay.org. (pg. 46)

Mother’s Day Musical Celebration: Cowboy Music, Syres Auditorium, Whatcom

Community College, 7-9pm, $15 adults / $10 children, www.topperschorus.org , 360-384-4432. (pg. 36) Polecat CD Release Party, The Majestic Ballroom, 7pm, $5 adult / under 12 free, polecatbluegrass@gmail.com , www.polecatmusic.com. (pg. 36) Three-Band Marimba Jam, Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, $10 adults / $5 students & seniors / free for kids 10 & under, 360-920-6494, nancy@ruvara.org , www.ruvara.org. (pg. 10)

5pm, free, 360-933-4513, neng2@comcast.net , www.blaineharborartgallery.com. (pg. 14) Camano Island Studio Tour, 10am-5pm, www.camanoarts.org. (pg. 14) Mothers Day Fold-Form Bracelet Workshop, Jansen Art Center, 11am-4pm, $65, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43) Acro Yoga Immersion Weekend (intermediate), 3 OMS YOGA, noon-3pm, $35 / $30 early bird registration by May 4, 360-671-3510, connect@3omsyoga.com , www.3omsyoga.com.

Skagit Valley College Music Dept. presents “Hello Dolly!,” (Special Mother’s Day Brunch and Performance), McIntyre Hall, brunch at 12:30pm, performance at 2pm, $45 (brunch and show) / show only $25 / $20 / $15, 360-416-7727 ext. 2, www.mcintyrehall.org. (pg. 46)

Allegra Women’s Vocal Ensemble: “Aqua,”

Mother’s Day Weekend: Spring Wine Release,

Bellingham Scottish Country Dancers’ Social Dance, YWCA Ballroom, 7:30pm, $10 adults /

Mount Vernon Community EFT Gathering

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 7:30pm, $10, 360-676-2396, info@bellinghamsings.org , www.bellinghamsings.org. (pg. 36)

$7 students, www.bellinghamscd.org. (pg. 5) ”Little Shop of Horrors” (presented by Lynden Performing Arts Guild), Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 7:30pm, $12 / $10 / $8, 360-3544425, www.clairevgtheatre.com. (pg. 46) Rainbow Squares Square Dancing, Ten Mile Grange, 6985 Hannegan Rd., pre-rounds at 7:30pm, mainstream from 8-10pm, $6, www.sqdance.org/clubs/rainbow.html , 360-733-4487. Saturday Club Dance, Bellingham Dance Company, 7:30-10pm, $7 / $5 students, seniors and military, 360-224-4082, mary@bellinghamdancecompany.com , www.bellinghamdancecompany.com. (pg. 5)

Skagit Valley College Music Dept. presents “Hello Dolly!,” McIntyre Hall, 7:30pm, $25 / $20 / $15, 360-416-7727 ext. 2, www.mcintyrehall.org. (pg. 46)

WWU Theatre Presents “Soapbox,” WWU

PAC Mainstage Theater, 7:30pm, $12 general / $10 seniors / $8 students, 360-650-6146, www.wwu.edu/theatredance. (pg. 46) ”Evermore” (Sci-Fi Rock Musical), Lincoln Theatre, 8pm, $12 / $15 / $18 / $20, 360-336-8955, www.iLovetheLincoln.com. (pg. 48) The Spencetet (classic jazz quartet), Skylark’s in Fairhaven, 8-11pm, no cover, all ages, 360-715-3642. Nitecrew (contemporary Top 40 dance band), Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 9pm-1am, free, 877-275-2448, www.theskagit.com. Salsa Party, Cafe Rumba, $3 cover, 9pmmidnight, rumbanorthwest@gmail.com , www.rumbanorthwest.com or 360-595-7369. (pg. 4) WWU Theatre Presents “Soapbox,” WWU PAC Mainstage Theater, 10:30pm, $12 general / $10 seniors / $8 students, 360-650-6146, www.wwu.edu/theatredance. (pg. 46)

SUNDAY 5/12/2013 Haynie Grange Breakfast, 8am-noon, $5 adults / $3 children ages 6-12 / 5 & under free, 360-305-4556.

Blaine, Birch Bay and Custer Artists Studio Tour (Northwest Whatcom County), 10am-

Entertainment News Northwest ~ May 2013

Vartanyan Estate Winery, 1pm, $5 tasting fee, refundable with purchase, free to Wine Club members, 360-756-6770, info@vewinery.com , www.vewinery.com. (pg. 5)

(Change Your Relationship Settings), Mount Vernon Center for Spiritual Living (1508 18th St.), 1-5pm, $20 suggested contribution, RSVP appreciated to 441-1195, www.EFTSettings.com. (pg. 17) Cantabile of Skagit Valley Concert: “The Sounds of Spring: Light, Love, and Music,” St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Mount Vernon, 2pm, donations accepted at the door, 360-588-9392, lynnt20012@msn.com , www.cantabileofskagitvalley.org. ”Into the Woods,” BAAY Theatre, 2pm, $10, 360-306-1543, david@baay.org , www.baay.org. (pg. 46) ”Little Shop of Horrors” (presented by Lynden Performing Arts Guild), Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 2pm, $12 / $10 / $8, 360-354-4425, www.clairevgtheatre.com. (pg. 46) Mother’s Day Brunch & Concert, Jansen Art Center, 2-4:30pm, $15, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 7)

Skagit Valley College Music Dept. presents “Hello Dolly!,” McIntyre Hall, 2pm, $25 / $20 / $15, www.mcintyrehall.org , 360-416-7727 ext. 2. (pg. 46)

TNP presents “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse,”

Firehouse PAC, 2pm, $12 / $8, 360-961-2213, boxofficetnp@gmail.com , www.theneighborhoodplayhouse.net. (pg. 6) MegaZapper Electrical Show, SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, 2:30pm, $5, 360-738-3886, tana@sparkmusem.org , www.sparkmuseum.org. (pg. 46) Mother’s Day Concert, Jansen Art Center, 3-4:30 pm, admission by donation, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 7) North Cascades Concert Band Concert: Music Made in America, Arlington High School’s Byrnes Performing Arts Center, 3pm, $12 / $10 / $5, www.nccband.org. (pg. 36) Geoffrey Castle Band and Turn On Red, Lincoln Theatre, 6pm, $20 plus applicable fees, 360-336-8955, www.iLovetheLincoln.com. (pg. 36)

360.599.6827

CALENDAR

MAY 2013 MONDAY 5/13/2013 Northwest Singles Club (age 50+) Weekly

Walk, meet at the top of Taylor Dock, 10am, 360-393-3982. Anime @ your Library (ages 12-19), Lecture Room, Bellingham Central Public Library, 5:30-7:30pm, 778-7323 (Jennifer), www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org. Blaine Monday Book Group (call for title), Blaine Library, 6-8pm, Debby at 360-332-8146, www.wcls.org. Beginning / Intermediate Cuban Salsa Class, Bell Tower Studio, 6:30-7:45pm, $10 adults / $7 students (punch cards available), 360-595-7369, rumbanorthwest@gmail.com , www.rumbanorthwest.com. (pg. 4) Friends of the Sumas Library Meeting, Sumas Library, 6:30-8pm, 360-988-2501 (Karin), www.wcls.org. Author Reads: “Farmacology: What Innovative Family Farming Can Teach Us About Health and Healing” by Daphne Miller, Village Books, 7pm, 360-671-2626, www.villagebooks.com. eBook Reader Drop-In Class (for all ages), Ferndale Library, 2-4pm, 360-384-3647 (Sarah), www.wcls.org. Friends of the Ferndale Library Meeting, Ferndale Library, 7-8:45pm, 360-384-3647 (Sarah), www.wcls.org. Friends of Island Library (FOIL) Meeting, Lummi Island Library, 7:30-9pm, 360-758-7145, www.wcls.org. Advanced Cuban Salsa, Bell Tower Studio, 7:45-9pm, $10 adults / $7 students (punch cards available), 360-595-7369, rumbanorthwest@gmail.com , www.rumbanorthwest.com. (pg. 4)

TUESDAY 5/14/2013 Prime Time Tuesday: Let Papa Honor You (your

choice of music and 10% off for ages 65+ / 25 cent cup of coffee/tea), Papa’s Sweets in Fairhaven, 10am-9pm, 360-778-3366, info@papassweets.com. Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis, Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 10am-noon, free for people with MS, bring a blanket , yoga mat, 360-671-2538, abbyoga@msn.com. Kids’ Event: Curious George Preschool Storytime & Craft (ages 3-5), Village Books, 11-11:30am, 360-671-2626, www.villagebooks.com. Western Connections Brown Bag Series with Julene Sodt, Reference Specialist, Wilson Library, WWU on Breaking Knitting Stereotypes, Village Books, noon-1pm, 360-671-2626, www.villagebooks.com. Understanding Conflict Workshop (1st of 2 days), Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center, 1-4pm, $75, 360-676-0122, outreach@ whatcomdrc.org , www.whatcomdrc.org. (pg. 43)

Friends of Sudden Valley Library Board Meeting, Sudden Valley Community Center,

3-5pm, 360-306-1800 (Mary). Intro to Pottery – Bowls (1st of 6 classes), Jansen Art Center, 3-5:30pm, $165, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43) Kiwanis Bingo, Elks Club, 710 Samish Way, 6:15-9pm, $11, www.BellinghamKiwanis.org.

Cooking Class: Mini Mezza – Lebanese Tapas, Gretchens Kitchen, 6:30pm, $40, 360-3368747, www.gretchenskitchen.com. (pg. 5)

Intro to Pottery – Cups & Mugs (1st of 6

classes), Jansen Art Center, 6:30-9pm, $165, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43) Elder Care Presentation by Ana Burnes (for adults), Ferndale Library, 7-8:45pm, 360-715-8822 (Ana), www.wcls.org. Mount Baker Toppers Rehearsal, First Christian Church (at Deemer Rd.), 7-10pm, free, 360-384-4432, www.topperschorus.org. (35)

Couch Talk: Hot Flashes and Perimenopause with Dr. Alethea Fleming, ND, Anacortes Center for Happiness (619 Commercial, Ballroom), at 7:30pm, $15, reservations appreciated at 360-464-2229, info@anacortescenterforhappiness.org , www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org/ couch-talk-with-dr-alethea.

WEDNESDAY 5/15/2013 Ferndale Toddler Time, Ferndale Boys & Girls

Club, 10-11:30am, suggested donations of $2 per child / $5 per family, 360-671-3660 ext. 100, info@wcel.net , www.wcel.net. Genealogy Assistance (for adults), Bellingham Central Library Genealogy Alcove, 10am-2pm, free, 360-778-7323. Toddler Art, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building FIG, 10-11am, regular admission rates + $2 suggested materials donation, 360-7788930, www.whatcommuseum.org. Figure Drawing (nude model), Dakota Arts, 11:30am-2pm, $15 + tips for the model, 360-676-8918, www.dakotaartstores.com. (pg. 12) Newcomers Luncheon (featuring Marsha Neal of Vibrant Spa), Bellingham Golf & Country Club, noon, $16, reservations 360-933-4669, publicity@whatcomnewcomers.org.

Creative Crafting Series: Drop Spindle with Brigid Wilson (adults, children 12 & up),

Bellingham Central Library Conference Room, 5-6pm, free, 360-778-7205 (Keyla).

Meditation Hour with local clairvoyant Jill Miller, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center,

1304 Meador Ave., Suite B-11, 5:30-6:30pm, $5, www.simplyspiritcenter.com , 360-647-7134. Friends of the Blaine Library Meeting, Blaine Library, 6:30-8pm, 360-332-8146 (Debby), www.wcls.org. Intermediate/Advanced Wheel Throwing (1st of 6 classes), Jansen Art Center, 6:30-9pm, $165, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43)

Raising Meat Animals on the Small Homestead with Mathew Aamot, Sumas

Library, 6:30-7:30pm, 360-988-2501 (Karin), www.wcls.org. Scottish Country Dancing Class (beginners & intermediate), Fairhaven Public Library (upstairs), 7-9:30pm, $8 drop-in (first class free), www.bellinghamscd.org.

Vaudevillingham! Fundraiser for the Bellingham Circus Guild, The Cirque Lab,

7pm, suggested donation $5-$10, belingham-circus-guild@googlegroups.com , www.bellinghamcircusguild.com. (pg. 7) Whatcom Girls Chorus Concert, Firs Retreat Center, 7pm, free, 360-738-4105, www.whatcomgirlschorus.com. (pg. 32) WWU Theatre Presents “Soapbox,” WWU PAC Mainstage Theater, 7:30pm, $12 general / $10 seniors / $8 students, 360-650-6146, www.wwu.edu/theatredance. (pg. 46)

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Vaudevillingham! Fundraiser for the Bellingham Circus Guild, The Cirque Lab,

9pm, suggested donation $5-$10, belingham-circus-guild@googlegroups.com , www.bellinghamcircusguild.com. (pg. 7)

THURSDAY 5/16/2013 E-Book Help Every Thursday! (for adults),

Deming Library, 1-3pm, 360-592-2422, www.wcls.org. Kids’ Event: Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse Preschool Storytime & Activity (ages 3-5) with Christina, Village Books, 11-11:30am, 360-671-2626, www.villagebooks.com. Brown Bag: Community to Community with Rosalinda Guillen, Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, 12:30pm, $3 suggested donation (Museum members free), www.whatcommuseum.org. (pg. 44) Finding Funders for Your Nonprofit (for adults), Bellingham Central Library Lecture Room, 1-2:30pm, free, registration required at 778-7210 (Deborah) , email dbrewer@cob.org. Intro to Pottery – Cups & Mugs (1st of 6 classes), Jansen Art Center, 3-5:30pm, $165, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43) ”Pretty in Purple” Ladies’ Night Out, downtown Bellingham, 5-8pm, proceeds to benefit several non-profits, 360-527-8710, www.downtownbellingham.com. (pg. 10)

Live Music in the Piano Lounge featuring Steve Rudy, Jansen Art Center, 5:30-7:30pm,

no cover, www.jansenartcenter.org or 360-354-3600. (pg. 34) SWIB Spring Fling Awards Dinner, Skagit Golf & Country Club, 5:30pm, $25, 360-336-0914, www.skagitwomeninbusiness.com. (pg. 11)

Heart Harmonics Hypnotherapy presents Create A Vibrant and Healthy New You with Self-Hypnosis!, register for Bellingham location

at www.whatcomfolkschool.org , Terra Organica, 6-9pm, $45, 360-647-3726, www.HeartHarmonicsHypnotherapy.com. (14) AHA! After Hours Art: Exhibition Expedition, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher, 6:30pm, free with $5 Thursday admission (Museum members free), www.whatcommuseum.org. (pg. 13) Cooking Class: The Five Mother Sauces, Gretchens Kitchen, 6:30pm, $40, 360-3368747, www.gretchenskitchen.com. (pg. 5) ”Into the Woods,” BAAY Theatre, 6:30pm, $10, 360-306-1543, david@baay.org , www.baay.org. (pg. 46) Intro to Pottery – Bowls (1st of 6 classes), Jansen Art Center, 6:30-9pm, $165, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43)

Bellingham IONS (BIONS) presents “I AM,”

Fairhaven Public Library Fireside Room, 7-9pm (doors open at 6:30pm), $5-$10 suggested donation, cyndysheldon@comcast.net , www.bellinghamions.blogspot.com. (pg. 44) eBook Reader Drop-In Class (for all ages), Ferndale Library, 2-4pm, 360-384-3647 (Sarah), www.wcls.org. Finding Your Creative Writing Voice (1st of 5 classes), Jansen Art Center, 7-9pm, $65, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43)

Improv Playworks presents Awaken the Spontaneity Within! Improv Workshop,

Improv Playworks, 7-9pm, free, pre-register at 360-756-0756. (pg. 46)

CALENDAR

MAY 2013 Kriya Yoga: Solution to Modern Day Problems, Western Washington University, Viking Union, 7-9pm, free, 360-733-5211, www.kriya.org. (pg. 44)

Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest: Awards Ceremony and Reading,

Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 7-9pm, free, boyntonpoetrycontest@hotmail.com , www.boyntonpoetrycontest.wordpress.com. (pg. 41) Fourth Corner Folk Dancing, Fairhaven Library, 7:15-10pm, $5 suggested donation (first time visitors and students free), 360-380-0456. (4) ”Little Shop of Horrors” (presented by Lynden Performing Arts Guild), Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 7:30pm, $12 / $10 / $8, 360-3544425, www.clairevgtheatre.com. (pg. 46) NT Live: “This House,” Lincoln Theatre, 7:30pm, $15 / $13 / $11 ($2 off members), www.iLovetheLincoln.com, 360-336-8955. (pg. 46) WWU Theatre Presents “Soapbox,” WWU PAC Mainstage Theater, 7:30pm, $12 general / $10 seniors / $8 students, 360-650-6146, www.wwu.edu/theatredance. (pg. 46) Beginning / Intermediate L.A. Salsa Class, StudioZ, 7:45-9pm, $10 adults / $7 students (punch cards available), 360-595-7369, rumbanorthwest@gmail.com , www.rumbanorthwest.com. (pg. 4) Jazz Open Mic, Skylark’s in Fairhaven, 8-11pm, no cover, all ages, 360-715-3642. ”Karaoke That Tune” with Rocky & Kristine, Skagit Valley Casino, Winners Lounge, 8pm-midnight, free, 877-275-2448, www.theskagit.com. Man , Astroman? (surf / space rock), Wild Buffalo House of Music, 9:30pm, $15, 360-312-3684, www.wildbuffalo.net.

FRIDAY 5/17/2013 Bike to Work and School Day, check the

website for the stations on your route, free, 360-671-BIKE, info@everybodyBIKE.com , www.everybodyBIKE.com. (pg. 7) 19th Annual YWCA Leadership Breakfast, Best Western Lakeway Inn, 7:30-9am, $65 suggested donation, 360-734-4820, www.ywcabellingham.org. (pg. 11) Welding Rodeo, Bellingham Technical College, 8am-5pm, free, mkuebelbeck@btc.ctc.edu , http://www.weldingrodeo.com or 360-752-8493. (pg. 14-15) 4th Annual LivFest 2013, Western Washington University, Geodesic Dome on the Comm Lawn, 10am-all day, 360-393-9133, Facebook: WWU Changemakers Club. (pg. 27)

10th Annual Shoe Drive for Charity, 12th Street Shoes, 10am-5pm, 360-733-2066, www.12thstreetshoes.com. (pg. 11)

Friends of the Deming Library Spring Book & Plant Sale, Deming Library, 10am-5pm, 360-592-5748 (Ellen), www.wcls.org.

Toddler Art, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher

Building FIG, 10-11am, regular admission rates + $2 suggested materials donation, 360-778-8930, www.whatcommuseum.org. Spring Garden and Gift Show, Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 11am-5pm, free admission, 360-755-9649, http://recreation. ci.burlington.wa.us. (pg. 42) Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis, Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 11am-noon, free for people with MS, bring a blanket , yoga mat, 360-671-2538, abbyoga@msn.com. Humanities Washington Speaker Series – Dr. Doyle and Mr. Holmes: The Cultural Staying Power of Sherlock Holmes (for adults), Bellingham Central Library Lecture Room, noon, free, 360-778-7236 (Suzanne). (pg. 41) Rejuvenate! (presentation and healing clay demo), Anacortes Center for Happiness (619 Commercial, Ballroom), 3-5pm, $20 includes a light lunch, 360-708-8313, info@anacortescenterforhappiness.org. Kids’ Event: “Aliens in Disguise: Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast” by Clete Barrett Smith (ages 3-5), Village Books, 11-11:30am, 360-671-2626, www.villagebooks.com. Lydia Place Spring Gala & Auction, Best Western Lakeway Inn, 5:30pm, $60, 360-671-7663, www.lydiaplace.org. (pg. 11)

”Art By The Airport” Ski to Sea Show Opening Reception, Hampton Inn, 6-8pm,

free admission, 360-676-0942, crownlanebeth@comcast.net , www.whatcomartguild.org. (pg. 15) Family Story Night (ages 6 to adult) with the Bellingham Storytellers Guild, Fairhaven Library Fireplace Room, 6-8pm, free, 360-778-7188, bhamstoryguild@comcast.net. Junior Ski to Sea Parade, downtown Bellingham, 6pm, www.skitosea.com. Western Line Dancing, Ten Mile Grange, 6pm beginners, 7:15pm intermediates, $5, 360-354-4325. Bingo in the Barn (all ages) & Hot Diggety Hot Dogs, Sudden Valley Dance Barn, 6:15-9pm, 360-306-1800 (Mary). ALTA presents “Driving Miss Daisy,” 1475 Silver Run Lane in Alger, 7pm, $14 / $12 students and seniors, tickets at 360-424-5144, www.altatheatre.com. (pg. 46) C.A.K.E. Performance Series: “Spontaneous Combustion Improv,” The Little Studio Up Top, 7-9pm, by donation at the door, 360-7349999, druebob@mac.com. (pg. 6) Coffee House & Open Mic, Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 7pm, free, 360-733-1420, tommyvillalovoz@yahoo.com. (pg. 36) Moving Meditation for Peace, Center for Spiritual Living, 7-9pm, donation, 360-7335745, www.dancesofuniversalpeacena.org. (pg. 44) Dance Party Mix (Swing, Latin and Ballroom) with beginning lesson in Merengue, Bellingham Dance Company, 7:30pm, $7 ($5 student, senior & military), 360-224-4082, www.bellinghamdancecompany.com. (pg. 4) ”Little Shop of Horrors” (presented by Lynden Performing Arts Guild), Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 7:30pm, $12 / $10 / $8, 360-3544425, www.clairevgtheatre.com. (pg. 46) Entertainment News Northwest ~ May 2013

Sara Watkins, McIntyre Hall, 7:30-9:30pm, $20,

360-416-7727, www.mcintyrehall.org. (pg. 36)

The Jefferson Rose Band with Alex Kitchen

(world music), The Conway Muse, 7:30pm, $10 cover, conwaymuse@conwaymuse.com , www.conwaymuse.com , 360-445-3000. WWU Theatre Presents “Soapbox,” WWU PAC Mainstage Theater, 7:30pm, $12 general / $10 seniors / $8 students, 360-650-6146, www.wwu.edu/theatredance. (pg. 46) ”Evermore” (Sci-Fi Rock Musical), WCC Syre Theater, 8pm, $12 / $15 / $18 / $20, 360-961-8833, www.brownpapertickets.com. (pg. 48) Fritz and the Freeloaders, Honey Moon Tasting Room, 8-10pm, no cover, 360-734-0728, contact@honeymoonmead.net. Telefon (casual jazz trio), Skylark’s in Fairhaven, 8-11pm, no cover, all ages, 360-715-3642. The Walrus at The Underground, 8-11pm, $5, 360-306-3178. H2O Comedy Night with Toby Roberts, H2O, 9pm, $10 at the door, 360-755-3956, info@ anacortesrockfish.com , anacortesH2O.com. (pg. 45) Voyager (hard rock and ‘80s metal covers), Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 9pm-1am, free, www.theskagit.com , 877-275-2448.

SATURDAY 5/18/2013 4th Annual LivFest 2013, Western Washington

University, Geodesic Dome on the Comm Lawn, 8am-all day, 360-393-9133, Facebook: WWU Changemakers Club. (pg. 27) Junior Ski to Sea Race, Lake Padden in Bellingham, 8am-4pm, www.skitosea.com. Pancake Breakfast, Blaine Senior Center, 8-11am, $6 adults / $4 children, 360-3328040, blaineseniorcenter@gmail.com , www.blaineseniorcenter.com. (pg. 7) Swedish Pancake Breakfast, Norway Hall, 8-11am, $7 adults / $3 children 10 & under, www.wergelandlodge.com. Welding Rodeo, Bellingham Technical College, 8am-6pm, free, mkuebelbeck@btc.ctc.edu , http://www.weldingrodeo.com , 360-752-8493. (pg. 14-15) GyoTaku (Fish Prints) Intro, Jansen Art Center, 9am-3:30pm, $45, 360-354-3600, info@ jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43) Plant Sale, Cascade Cuts Plant Nursery, 9am-4pm, free, erin@sconnect.org , www.sustainableconnections.org , 360-647-7093. (42) Spring Garden and Gift Show, Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 9am-3pm, free admission, 360-755-9649, http://recreation.ci.burlington.wa.us.

Discover the Meaning of Life Signs in Painting Workshop (1st of 2 days), Dakota

Art, Bellingham, 9:30am-4:30pm, $175, 360-676-8918, nmgrigsbystudios@comcast.net , www.nmgrigsbystudios.com. (pg. 43). ”Art By The Airport” Ski to Sea Show, Hampton Inn, 10am-5pm, free admission, 360-676-0942, crownlanebeth@comcast.net , www.whatcomartguild.org. (pg. 15) 10th Annual Shoe Drive for Charity, 12th Street Shoes, 10am-5pm, 360-733-2066, info@12thstreetshoes.com , www.12thstreetshoes.com. (pg. 11) Camano Island Studio Tour, 10am-5pm, www.camanoarts.org. (pg. 14)

360.599.6827

CALENDAR

MAY 2013 Friends of the Deming Library Spring Book & Plant Sale, Deming Library, 10am-5pm, 360-592-5748 (Ellen), www.wcls.org.

Learn About the Tree of Life Sanctuary at Mystical Winds Holistic Fair, Bloedel

Donovan Park Multi-Purpose Room, 10am5pm, free, info@TreeofLifeSanctuary.org , www.TreeofLifeSanctuary.org , 360-592-0924. (pg. 17) Northwest Singles Club Coffee Hour (age 50+), Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 10am, 360-393-3982. Used Book and Plant Sale, North Fork Community Library in Kendall, 10am-4:30pm, 360-599-2020, www.wcls.org. E-Book Help (all ages), Everson Library, 11am-noon, schedule a half hour appointment at 360-966-5100, www.wcls.org.

Ballroom Dance: “Prom Night” theme (USA

Dance Bellingham), Fairhaven Library, lesson 7-8pm, dance from 8-10pm, $10 / $7 members, 360-734-5676, www.bellinghamusadance.com. (pg. 5) ”Into the Woods,” BAAY Theatre, 7pm, $10, 360-306-1543, david@baay.org , www.baay.org. (pg. 46) ”Little Shop of Horrors” (presented by Lynden Performing Arts Guild), Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 7:30pm, $12 / $10 / $8, 360-3544425, www.clairevgtheatre.com. (pg. 46) Rainbow Squares Square Dancing, Ten Mile Grange, 6985 Hannegan Rd., pre-rounds at 7:30pm, mainstream from 8-10pm, $6, www.sqdance.org/clubs/rainbow.html or 360-733-4487.

Skagit Symphony Masterpiece Concert,

McIntyre Hall, 7:30-9:30pm, $40 / $30 / $25 / $20, 360-416-7727, www.mcintyrehall.org. (pg. 37) Woodrush (acoustic / rock / folk rock), The Conway Muse, 7:30pm, $7 cover, 360-4453000, conwaymuse@conwaymuse.com , www.conwaymuse.com. WWU Theatre Presents “Soapbox,” WWU PAC Mainstage Theater, 7:30pm, $12 general / $10 seniors / $8 students, 360-650-6146, www.wwu.edu/theatredance. (pg. 46) ”Evermore” (Sci-Fi Rock Musical), WCC Syre Theater, 8pm, $12 / $15 / $18 / $20, 360-961-8833, www.brownpapertickets.com. (pg. 48)

End of Life Choices Advance Care Planning / Advance Directive Workshop, Parkway

Chateau, 11am-12:30pm, free, no registration required, 360-788-6526, waha.acp@hinet.org , www.whatcomalliance.org. (pg. 16) LEGO® Show and Tell (grades K-5), Lummi Island Library, 11am-noon, 360-758-7145. Pierced Pendant Workshop, Jansen Art Center, 11am-5pm, $65, www.jansenartcenter.org , 360-354-3600. (pg. 43) Science Saturday in the SPARK Lab: Cartesian Divers, SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, 11am-2pm, $7 plus the cost of admission, 360-738-3886, anne@sparkmuseum.org , www.sparkmuseum.org. (pg. 43) Woodside Wedding Faire, 2224 Yew Street Road, 11am-4pm, free, 360-734-4160, www.csl-bellingham.org. Monthly Fly Day, Heritage Flight Museum, $5, noon-4pm, www.heritageflight.org , 360-733-4422. (pg. 45) Movie Showing & Discussion: Writers in the Limelight featuring on-screen author talk & interview with Madeleine Albright (“Prague Winter”) (author not attending), Pickford Film Center’s Limelight Cinema, noon, $5, tickets available through the Pickford , Village Books, 360-671-2626, www.villagebooks.com. Street Law at the Library (for adults), Bellingham Central Library Lecture Room, 1-4pm, free, 360-778-7323. ”Into the Woods,” BAAY Theatre, 1:30pm, $10, 360-306-1543, david@baay.org , www.baay.org. (pg. 46) Sumas Anime Club (SAC) (grades 6-12, adults), Sumas Library, 2-3pm, 360-988-2501 (Karin), www.wcls.org. MegaZapper Electrical Show, SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, 2:30pm, $5, 360-738-3886, tana@sparkmusem.org , www.sparkmuseum.org. (pg. 46) Lego® Creator’s Club (grades 3-5), Ferndale Library, 3-5pm, 360-384-3647 (Dianne). Parents’ Event: “Seeds for a New Day” by Sarai Stevens (co-sponsored by Churckanut Transition and Transition Whatcom), Village Books, 4pm, www.villagebooks.com , 360-671-2626. Prayer Vigil for Middle East Peace, First Church of Christ Scientist, 5:30-6pm, free, 360-752-0767, charlidan@aol.com. (pg. 45) D’vas & The Dudes (bluegrass, folk, country & blues), Old World Deli, 6:30-8:30pm, 360-738-2090, www.OldWorldDeli1.com. ALTA presents “Driving Miss Daisy,” 1475 Silver Run Lane in Alger, 7pm, $14 / $12 students and seniors, tickets at 360-424-5144, www.altatheatre.com. (pg. 46) NEW: Submit your event info online at www.ennw.info/submit-an-event/. Thank you!

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MAY 2013 Experience Tango Buenos Aires Style, Presence Dance Studio, 8-11:30pm, $10 / $7 students, 360-708-8076, secure@cnw.com. Nuages (instrumental jazz trio mixed with R&B), Skylark’s in Fairhaven, 8-11pm, no cover, all ages, 360-715-3642. Paula Poundstone (fundraiser for Rainbow Recovery Center), Mount Baker Theatre, 8pm, $39, www.mountbakertheatre.com , 360-734-6080. (pg. 47) Salsa Party, Cafe Rumba, $3 cover, 9pmmidnight, rumbanorthwest@gmail.com , www.rumbanorthwest.com or 360-595-7369. Voyager (hard rock and ‘80s metal covers), Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 9pm-1am, free, 877-275-2448, www.theskagit.com. WWU Theatre Presents “Soapbox,” WWU PAC Mainstage Theater, 10:30pm, $12 general / $10 seniors / $8 students, 360-650-6146, www.wwu.edu/theatredance. (pg. 46)

SUNDAY 5/19/2013 ”Art By The Airport” Ski to Sea Show,

Hampton Inn, 10am-5pm, free admission, 360-676-0942, crownlanebeth@comcast.net , www.whatcomartguild.org. (pg. 15) 10th Annual Shoe Drive for Charity, 12th Street Shoes, 10am-5pm, 360-733-2066, info@12thstreetshoes.com , www.12thstreetshoes.com. (pg. 11) Camano Island Studio Tour, 10am-5pm, www.camanoarts.org. (pg. 14)

Coil Wall Hangings Workshop with Ann Marie Cooper (1st of 2 days), Baker Creek

Ceramic Studio, 10am-2pm, $60 early registration / $75 after May 10, 360-393-5458, bakercreekceramics@gmail.com , www.bakercreekceramics.com. (pg. 13)

Celebrate the World!: A Multicultural Family Festival, McIntyre Hall, noon-5pm, free,

360-416-7786, Anita.Ordonez@skagit.edu. (pg. 7) Summer Rides: Urban Farmers, check website for starting location, 1-3pm, free, 360-671-BIKE, info@everybodyBIKE.com , www.everybodyBIKE.com. (pg. 6) Try It! Wheel Throwing, Jansen Art Center, 1-3pm, $25, 360-354-3600, info@ jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43) Fire and Wings (meditation, movement and journaling workshop), Anacortes Center for Happiness (619 Commercial, Ballroom), 2pm, $30, info@anacortescenterforhappiness.org , www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org , 360-464-2229. ”Into the Woods,” BAAY Theatre, 2pm, $10, 360-306-1543, david@baay.org , www.baay.org. (pg. 46) ”Little Shop of Horrors” (presented by Lynden Performing Arts Guild), Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 2pm, $12 / $10 / $8, 360-354-4425, www.clairevgtheatre.com. (pg. 46) Rural Delivery, Nancy’s Farm, 2-4pm, $15, 360-966-4640, info@nancysfarm.com , www.nancysfarm.com. (pg. 37) Seasonal Garden Workshop: Transplanting and Planting Properly, Hovander Park, 2pm, free, 360-676-6736, http://whatcom.wsu.edu/. (pg. 42) ALTA presents “Driving Miss Daisy,” 1475 Silver Run Lane in Alger, 2:30pm, $14 / $12 students and seniors, tickets at 360-424-5144, www.altatheatre.com. (pg. 46)

MegaZapper Electrical Show, SPARK Museum

of Electrical Invention, 2:30pm, $5, 360-738-3886, tana@sparkmusem.org , www.sparkmuseum.org. (pg. 46) Brian Ledbetter’s Mentalist Show, Lincoln Theatre, 3pm, $10, 360-336-8955, www.iLovetheLincoln.com. (pg. 11)

The Third Sunday at Three Youth Concert Series, Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge,

Lynden, 3-4:30pm, admission by donation, 360-354-3600, www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 37)

Group Meditation and Sai Maa Diksha Exchange, Center for Spiritual Living,

Bellingham, 4-5:30pm, by donation, 360-647-3726. (pg. 17) Kids’ Event: “Shoe Print Art: Step Into Drawing” by Karen Russell, Village Books, 4pm, 360-671-2626, www.villagebooks.com. Sound Healing with Ami and Kristen, 8 Petals Yoga, $12 advance / $15 at the door, 6-8pm, 360-319-1601, innerlightyoga@comcast.net , www.whatcomyoga.com. (pg. 37) Brian Ledbetter’s Mentalist Show, Lincoln Theatre, 7pm, $10, 360-336-8955, www.iLovetheLincoln.com. (pg. 11)

MONDAY 5/20/2013 Registration deadline for Sounds of Summer Camps is today, www.mbys.org. (pg. 37) Northwest Singles Club (age 50+) Weekly Walk, meet at the top of Taylor Dock, 10am, 360-393-3982.

Friends of the North Fork Community Library Board Meeting, North Fork Community Library, 6-8pm, 360-599-1345 (Nori), www.wcls.org. Teen Game Night (ages 12-19), Lecture Room, Bellingham Central Public Library, 6-7:30pm, 360-778-7323 (Jennifer), www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org.

Anything About Apple! A Mac & Apple Product User Group (for adults), Blaine Library, 6:30-8pm, 360-332-8146, www.wcls.org.

Beginning / Intermediate Cuban Salsa Class, Bell Tower Studio, 6:30-7:45pm, $10 adults / $7 students (punch cards available), 360-595-7369, rumbanorthwest@gmail.com , www.rumbanorthwest.com. (pg. 4)

Cooking Class: Croissants and Laminate Dough, Gretchens Kitchen, 6:30pm, $40,

360-336-8747, www.gretchenskitchen.com. (pg. 5) eBook Reader Drop-In Class (for all ages), Ferndale Library, 2-4pm, 360-384-3647 (Sarah), www.wcls.org. Advanced Cuban Salsa, Bell Tower Studio, 7:45-9pm, $10 adults / $7 students (punch cards available), 360-595-7369, rumbanorthwest@gmail.com , www.rumbanorthwest.com. (pg. 4)

TUESDAY 5/21/2013 Clothed Figure Drawing Session – Costumed

(no instruction), Studio UFO, 10am-noon, $16 prepay plus $2 minimum model tip at session, pre-registration required, 319-6115 , visit www.studioufo.net. (pg. 12) Prime Time Tuesday: Let Papa Honor You (your choice of music and 10% off for ages 65+ / 25 cent cup of coffee/tea), Papa’s Sweets in Fairhaven, 10am-9pm, 360-778-3366, info@papassweets.com.

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Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis, Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 10am-noon, free for people with MS, bring a blanket , yoga mat, 360-671-2538, abbyoga@msn.com.

Exhibit Opening: “Shall We Gather: The Centennial Churches of Skagit County,”

Skagit County Historical Museum, 11am-5pm, $5 adults / $4 seniors & children 6-12 / under 6 free / $10 families / members free, 360-466-3365, museum@co.skagit.wa.us , www.skagitcounty.net/museum. (pg. 45)

North Cascade Massage Connection Meeting & Potluck (Real Massage with Lavon

Whatson), Garden Street Methodist Church Annex (1326 N. Garden St.), 5:45-8:45pm, LMPs $10 / guests $8, www.NCMassageconnection.org. (pg. 17) Occupy Love: Film Showing, Pickford Limelight, 6-8pm, members $6 / general $9 / students $6.50, 360-647-1300. (pg. 18) Kiwanis Bingo, Elks Club, 710 Samish Way, 6:15-9pm, $11, www.BellinghamKiwanis.org. Bellingham Reads: “Still Alice” by Lisa Genova, Bellingham Central Library Dodson Room, 6:30-7:30pm, free, 778-7323 (Suzanne). Children’s Art Show Reception, Lynden Library, 6:30-8pmpm, 360-354-4883, www.wcls.org.

Cooking Class: Homemade BBQ and Cookout Recipes, Gretchens Kitchen, 6:30pm, $40,

360-336-8747, www.gretchenskitchen.com. (pg. 5) Pajama Storytime (ages 3-7), Lummi Island Library, 6:30pm, 360-758-7145, www.wcls.org. ”Pushing the Limits” (#4: Knowledge – Jean Auel, “Land of Painted Caves”) (for adults), Sedro-Woolley Public Library, 6:30-7:45pm, RSVP to 360-855-1166. (pg. 41) Mount Baker Toppers Rehearsal, First Christian Church (at Deemer Rd.), 7-10pm, free, 360-384-4432, www.topperschorus.org.

WEDNESDAY 5/22/2013 Minter Gardens & B.C. Country Store Tour,

departs Bellingham Activity Center at 8am, returns at 5pm, $99 (+ $10 for non-members), www.wccoa.org/index.php/Tours/ , 360-733-4030. (pg. 40) Ferndale Toddler Time, Ferndale Boys & Girls Club, 10-11:30am, suggested donations of $2 per child / $5 per family, 360-671-3660 ext. 100, info@wcel.net , www.wcel.net.

Friends of the Bellingham Public Library Ski to Sea Book Sale, Downtown Library, 10am-6pm, free, 360-778-7250, friendslibrary3@gmail.com. Genealogy Assistance (for adults), Bellingham Central Library Genealogy Alcove, 10am-2pm, free, 360-778-7323. Toddler Art, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building FIG, 10-11am, regular admission rates + $2 suggested materials donation, 360-778-8930, www.whatcommuseum.org. Figure Drawing (nude model), Dakota Arts, 11:30am-2pm, $15 + tips for the model, 360-676-8918, www.dakotaartstores.com.

Bellingham City Club Annual Meeting and Lunch, Northwood Hall, noon-1:30pm, $13

members / $18 non-members in advance; $15 / $20 at door if available, www.bellinghamcityclub.org. (pg. 45) Wednesday SPARK Lab: Fun with Pressure, SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, 1:30-3:30pm, $18 / $15 Spark Family members, anne@sparkmuseum.org , www.sparkmuseum.org , 360-738-3886. (43)

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MAY 2013 FIG Art Club Workshop, Whatcom Museum

Lightcatcher Building FIG, 2-4pm, $7 / $5 Museum members, 360-778-8930, www.whatcommuseum.org. Healing Hour, Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center, 1304 Meador Ave., Suite B-11, 5:30-6:30pm, $5, 360-647-7134, www.simplyspiritcenter.com. Adult Children and Aging Parents (for adults), Blaine Library, 6:30-7:30pm, 360-332-8146, www.wcls.org. Scottish Country Dancing Class (beginners & intermediate), Fairhaven Public Library (upstairs), 7-9:30pm, $8 drop-in (first class free), www.bellinghamscd.org.

THURSDAY 5/23/2013 E-Book Help Every Thursday! (for adults),

FRIDAY 5/24/2013 Friends of the Bellingham Public Library Ski to Sea Book Sale (half price day), Downtown Library, 10am-6pm, free, 360-778-7250, friendslibrary3@gmail.com. Toddler Art, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building FIG, 10-11am, regular admission rates + $2 suggested materials donation, 360-778-8930, www.whatcommuseum.org. How to Solder Workshop, Jansen Art Center, 11am-4pm, $55, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43) Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis, Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 11am-noon, free for people with MS, bring a blanket , yoga mat, 360-671-2538, abbyoga@msn.com.

Deming Library, 1-3pm, 360-592-2422, www.wcls.org.

Ski to Sea Race Block Party, Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro, 5pm, free, www.skitosea.com. (pg. 7).

Comedy Show Benefiting Relay for Life of North Whatcom County (ages 16+), NW WA Fairgrounds Expo Building, 7:30pm, $20 advance / $25 at the door, tickets at 360-3033883 , www.relayforlifeofnorthwhatcom.org. (pg. 11) Western Line Dancing, Ten Mile Grange, 6pm beginners, 7:15pm intermediates, $5, 360-354-4325.

C.A.K.E. Performance Series: “The Word Shakers,” The Little Studio Up Top, 7-9pm, by donation at the door, 360-734-9999, druebob@mac.com. (pg. 6) Taylor Guitars Road Show 2013, Mojo Music, 7pm, www.mojomusicdiscount.com , 360-671-0614.

Friends of the Bellingham Public Library Ski to Sea Book Sale, Downtown Library, 10am-6pm, free, friendslibrary3@gmail.com , 360-778-7250.

Friends of the Lynden Library Meeting, Lynden

Library, 1-3pm, 360-354-4883 (Sarah), www.wcls.org. Live Music in the Piano Lounge featuring B.C.’s Jerri Mercer, Jansen Art Center, 5:30-7:30pm, no cover, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org , 360-354-3600. (34)

Comedy Show and Auction Benefiting Relay for Life of North Whatcom County, NW WA Fairgrounds Expo Building, 6pm silent auction, 6:30pm live auction, 7:30pm comedy show, $20 advance / $25 at the door, tickets at www.relayforlifeofnorthwhatcom.org , 360-303-3883. (pg. 11)

Travel Talk: “Talking About Turkey,”

Bellingham Travel & Cruise, 6pm, free, 360-733-1270, travel@bellinghamtravel.com , www.bellinghamtravel.com. (pg. 40) AHA! After Hours Art: Crafts in Architecture, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher, 6:30pm, free with $5 Thursday admission (Museum members free), www.whatcommuseum.org. (pg. 13) eBook Reader Drop-In Class (for all ages), Ferndale Library, 2-4pm, 360-384-3647 (Sarah), www.wcls.org.

”Understanding Our Connection With Angels” Workshop, Simply Spirit Reading &

Healing Center, 7-9pm, $15, 360-647-7134, admin@simplyspiritcenter.com , www.simplyspiritcenter.com. (pg. 43) Fourth Corner Folk Dancing, Fairhaven Library, 7:15-10pm, $5 suggested donation (first time visitors and students free), 360-380-0456. (pg. 4) Fidalgo Youth Symphony Finale Concert, McIntyre Hall, 7:30-9:30pm, $15, 360-4167727, www.mcintyrehall.org. (pg. 38) Beginning / Intermediate L.A. Salsa Class, StudioZ, 7:45-9pm, $10 adults / $7 students (punch cards available), 360-595-7369, rumbanorthwest@gmail.com , www.rumbanorthwest.com. (pg. 4) Chad Petersen & Friends (casual jazz with vocals), Skylark’s in Fairhaven, 8-11pm, no cover, all ages, 360-715-3642. ”Karaoke That Tune” with Rocky & Kristine, Skagit Valley Casino, Winners Lounge, 8pm-midnight, free, 877-275-2448, www.theskagit.com.

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MAY 2013 Nordic Movie Night: “The Girl,” Norway Hall,

7pm, free (donations accepted), 360-734-2516, www.wergelandlodge.com. (pg. 18) Dance Party Mix (Swing, Latin and Ballroom) with beginning lesson in West Coast Swing, Bellingham Dance Company, 7:30pm, $7 ($5 student, senior & military), 360-224-4082, mary@bellinghamdancecompany.com , www.bellinghamdancecompany.com. (pg. 4) Matt Rehfeldt Updates Baroque!, Firehouse PAC, 7:30pm, $20. (pg. 38) Tim Fast (a singin’ songwritin’ son of a guitar playin’ harmonica bendin’ folkin’ good time jammin’ ya sure ya betcha don’t cha know kind of a Minnesota Guy!), The Conway Muse, 7:30pm, $7 cover, 360-445-3000, conwaymuse@conwaymuse.com , www.conwaymuse.com. Kim Bowman with the Paul Sorensen Trio, Fireside Martini & Wine Bar, 8-11pm, free, 360-738-1000. (pg. 38) The Sonja Lee Band (classic jazz & R&B vocals), Skylark’s in Fairhaven, 8-11pm, no cover, all ages, 360-715-3642. Dance Factory (‘70s & ‘80s high energy horn and dance band), Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 9pm-1am, free, 877-2752448, www.theskagit.com.

SATURDAY 5/25/2013 Blossom Time Community Breakfast,

Bellingham Activity Center, 8am-noon, $6 adults, $3.50 children, $13 family (2 adults, 3 kids under 12), 360-733-4030, cbell@wccoa.org , www.wccoa.org. (pg. 7) Saturday Pancake Breakfast, American Legion Post 154, 8-11am, $5.50 adults/ $2.50 age 6-12 / free children under 6, 360-384-7474, dahubbard10@gmail.com. (pg. 7) 8th Annual Northwest Robotics Festival, SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, 9am-2:30pm, free, peggy_uppiano@msn.com , www.sparkmuseum.org or 360-927-1154. (pg. 45) Roadmap to Becoming a Life Coach, Wise Awakening, 9-11am, free, pre-register by May 23 to 360-592-0924 , Laura@ MissionAccomplishedAcademy.com. (pg. 45) Deming Book Club (“Robinson Crusoe” by Daniel Defoe), Deming Library, 10am-noon, 360-592-2422, www.wcls.org.

Friends of the Bellingham Public Library Ski to Sea Book Sale ($4 bag day), Downtown Library, 10am-3pm, free, 360-778-7250, friendslibrary3@gmail.com. Lummi Island Artists’ Studio Tour, self-guided, free, 10am-6pm, 360-758-7121, www.lummi-island.com. (pg. 15) Northwest Singles Club Coffee Hour (age 50+), Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 10am, 360-393-3982.

Ski to Sea Blossom Time Grand Parade,

“Whatcom County – Watch Us Grow,” downtown B’ham, 10am, www.skitosea.com. E-Book Help (all ages), Everson Library, 11am-noon, schedule a half hour appointment at 360-966-5100, www.wcls.org. Art and Wine, Vartanyan Estate Winery, 3-5pm, $5 tasting fee, refundable with purchase, 360-756-6770, info@vewinery.com , www.vewinery.com. (pg. 15) MegaZapper Electrical Show, SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, 3:30pm, $5, 360-738-3886, www.sparkmuseum.org. (46)

Richard Scholtz, Flip Breskin & Laura Smith (impromptu folk songs), Old World Deli, 6:30-8:30pm, 360-738-2090, www.OldWorldDeli1.com.

An Amateur’s Guide to Kayaking Vancouver Island’s Broken Island Group with Leaf Schumann and Louise Granger (all ages),

Deming Library, 7-8:30pm, 360-592-2422 (Katrina), www.wcls.org. Tocato Tango (hot, sultry Argentine tango and swing), Fireside Martini and Wine Bar, 7:30-10pm, no cover, 360-738-1000. (pg. 38) Matt Rehfeldt Updates Baroque!, The Conway Muse, 7:30pm, $20. (pg. 38) Saturday Club Dance, Bellingham Dance Company, 7:30-10pm, $7 / $5 students, seniors and military, 360-224-4082, www.bellinghamdancecompany.com. (pg. 5) The Julianne Thoma Quartet (classic jazz vocals), Skylark’s in Fairhaven, 8-11pm, no cover, all ages, 360-715-3642. Dance Factory (‘70s & ‘80s high energy horn and dance band), Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 9pm-1am, free, 877-275-2448, www.theskagit.com. Salsa Party, Cafe Rumba, $3 cover, 9pmmidnight, 360-595-7369, rumbanorthwest@ gmail.com , www.rumbanorthwest.com. (4)

SUNDAY 5/26/2013 Ski to Race, 8am start, ends in Fairhaven, www.skitosea.com.

Annual Seconds Sale, Good Earth Pottery,

10am, free, theteam@goodearthpots.com , www.goodearthpots.com , 360-671-3998. (pg. 15) Fairhaven Festival, Whatcom Art Market, 10am-6pm, free, 360-738-8564, www.whatcomartguild.org. (pg. 15) Fairhaven Festival, “The party after the Ski to Sea race,” throughout Fairhaven, 10am-7pm, free, www.fairhaven.com. (pg. 7). Lummi Island Artists’ Studio Tour, self-guided, free, 10am-6pm, 360-758-7121, www.lummi-island.com. (pg. 15) Viking Knit Workshop: Bracelets & Necklaces, Jansen Art Center, 10am-4pm, $55, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43)

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Copper Cuff Bracelet Workshop, Jansen Art Center, 11am-4pm, $55, 360-354-3600, www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43)

Bellingham Community EFT Gathering

(Change Your Relationship Settings), Bellingham Center for Spiritual Living (2224 Yew St. Rd.), 1-5pm, $20 suggested contribution, RSVP appreciated to 441-1195, www.EFTSettings.com. (pg. 17)

Try It! Hand Building – Making Useful and Decorative Pottery, Jansen Art Center, 1-3pm, $25, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43) NT Live: “This House,” Lincoln Theatre, 2pm, $15 / $13 / $11 ($2 off members), 360-3368955 , www.iLovetheLincoln.com. (pg. 46) MegaZapper Electrical Show, SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, 2:30pm, $5, 360-738-3886, tana@sparkmusem.org , www.sparkmuseum.org. (pg. 46) ”Cinderella” High Tea (aspiring dancers ages 4-10), 1417 Cornwall Ave., 3pm, $5 per child / adults free, www.northwestballet.org. (pg. 5) The Art of Jazz, Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth, 4-6:30pm, $16 general, $10 students with ID, 360-650-1066, www.jazzproject.org. (pg. 38)

MONDAY 5/27/2013 Northwest Singles Club (age 50+) Weekly

Walk, meet at the top of Taylor Dock, 10am, 360-393-3982.

Beginning / Intermediate Cuban Salsa Class, Bell Tower Studio, 6:30-7:45pm, $10 adults / $7 students (punch cards available), 360-595-7369, rumbanorthwest@gmail.com , www.rumbanorthwest.com. (pg. 4) eBook Reader Drop-In Class (for all ages), Ferndale Library, 2-4pm, 360-384-3647 (Sarah), www.wcls.org. Open Mic with Laurel Leigh, Village Books, 7pm, 360-671-2626, www.villagebooks.com. Advanced Cuban Salsa, Bell Tower Studio, 7:45-9pm, $10 adults / $7 students (punch cards available), 360-595-7369, rumbanorthwest@gmail.com , www.rumbanorthwest.com. (pg. 4)

TUESDAY 5/28/2013 Beginning Jewelry (1st of 5 classes), Jansen Art

Center, 10am-1pm, $185, 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 43) Prime Time Tuesday: Let Papa Honor You (your choice of music and 10% off for ages 65+ / 25 cent cup of coffee/tea), Papa’s Sweets in Fairhaven, 10am-9pm, 360-778-3366, info@papassweets.com. Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis, Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 10am-noon, free for people with MS, bring a blanket , yoga mat, 360-671-2538, abbyoga@msn.com.

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MAY 2013 Kiwanis Bingo, Elks Club, 710 Samish Way,

6:15-9pm, $11, www.BellinghamKiwanis.org. Mount Baker Toppers Rehearsal, First Christian Church (at Deemer Rd.), 7-10pm, free, 360-384-4432, www.topperschorus.org. (35) Beginners’ Yoga Course (1st of 8) starts, 3 OMS Yoga Studio, 7:15-8:45pm (Tues. & Thurs. thru June 20), $80 ($15 drop-in), register at www.3omsyoga.com , 360-671-3510.

WEDNESDAY 5/29/2013 Seattle Great Ferris Wheel & Water Canal & Locks History Tour, 8:45am-5pm, $69.99

members (+ $10 for non-members), 360-7334030, www.wccoa.org/index.php/Tours/. (pg. 40) Ferndale Toddler Time, Ferndale Boys & Girls Club, 10-11:30am, suggested donations of $2 per child / $5 per family, 360-671-3660 ext. 100, info@wcel.net , www.wcel.net. Genealogy Assistance (for adults), Bellingham Central Library Genealogy Alcove, 10am-2pm, free, 360-778-7323. Toddler Art, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building FIG, 10-11am, regular admission rates + $2 suggested materials donation, 360-778-8930, www.whatcommuseum.org. Figure Drawing (nude model), Dakota Arts, 11:30am-2pm, $15 + tips for the model, 360-676-8918, www.dakotaartstores.com. (pg. 12) Creative Crafting Series: Darning Socks with Erma Boothby (adults, children 12 & up), Bellingham Central Library Conference Room, 5-6pm, free, 360-778-7205 (Keyla).

Whatcom Writers & Publishers Monthly Dinner Meeting and Presentation: “Building , Remodeling Your Author Platform,” Nicki’s Bella Marina , 6-8:30pm, reservations required, 360-714-8901, cdleeper@hotmail.com , www.whatcomwritersandpublishers.org. (41) Reiki Circle, Unity Church of Bellingham, 6:30-8:30pm, free, SallyJL51@comcast.net , 360-224-3335. (pg. 16-17) Scottish Country Dancing Class (beginners & intermediate), Fairhaven Public Library (upstairs), 7-9:30pm, $8 drop-in (first class free), www.bellinghamscd.org.

THURSDAY 5/30/2013 E-Book Help Every Thursday! (for adults), Deming Library, 1-3pm, 360-592-2422, www.wcls.org.

Live Music in the Piano Lounge featuring Andy Koch, Jansen Art Center, 5:30-7:30pm,

no cover, info@jansenartcenter.org , 360-354-3600. (pg. 34) ”Coal Train” Opening Reception, Studio UFO, 6-8pm, free, trish.harding@studioufo.net , www.studioufo.net or 360-319-6115. (pg. 15)

Bob Milne: Ragtime/Boogie Woogie Master returns to Bellingham, Whatcom Museum

Old City Hall, Rotunda Room, 7-9pm, $22 (plus service fee), mattberes1@gmail.com , ragtime.brownpapertickets.com , 360-220-8770. (38) eBook Reader Drop-In Class (for all ages), Ferndale Library, 2-4pm, 360-384-3647 (Sarah), www.wcls.org. Elder Care Presentation by Ana Burnes, Everson Library, 7-8pm, 360-966-5100. Fourth Corner Folk Dancing, Fairhaven Library, 7:15-10pm, $5 suggested donation (first time visitors and students free), 360-380-0456. (pg. 4)

Beginning / Intermediate L.A. Salsa Class,

StudioZ, 7:45-9pm, $10 adults / $7 students (punch cards available), 360-595-7369, rumbanorthwest@gmail.com , www.rumbanorthwest.com. (pg. 4)

”Karaoke That Tune” with Rocky & Kristine, Skagit Valley Casino, Winners Lounge, 8pm-midnight, free, 877-275-2448, www.theskagit.com.

FRIDAY 5/31/2013 ”Blast of Bubbles” Quilt Show, Sedro-Woolley, 10am, $3, www.woolleyfiberquilters.blogspot. com. (pg. 41) Toddler Art, Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building FIG, 10-11am, regular admission rates + $2 suggested materials donation, 360-7788930, www.whatcommuseum.org. Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis, Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 11am-noon, free for people with MS, bring a blanket , yoga mat, 360-671-2538, abbyoga@msn.com.

Bayview Cemetery Tours: Bayview’s Beginnings, 1420 Woburn St., Bellingham,

free, reservations required at 360-778-7150. (pg. 45) Bellingham Scottish Highland Games, Hovander Homestead Park, Ferndale, free today only, www.bhga.org. (pg. 8) Western Line Dancing, Ten Mile Grange, 6pm beginners, 7:15pm intermediates, $5, 360-354-4325.

”Blast of Bubbles” Quilt Show, Sedro-Woolley, 10am, $3, www.woolleyfiberquilters.blogspot. com. (pg. 41) Northwest Singles Club Coffee Hour (age 50+), Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 10am, 360-393-3982.

Introductory Screenwriting Workshop begins

(1st of 4 classes), Pickford Film Center, 3-6pm, $230, info@ScriptDoctor911.com , www.ScriptDoctor911.com , 360-527-2242. (pg. 41)

FAME Benefit: Female Advocacy for Music Education, Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship,

7-8:30pm, $15 in advance online / $20 at the door, 360-676-1024, info@bellinghamsings.org , www.bellinghamsings.org. (pg. 38) NBT presents “Cinderella,” Mount Baker Theatre, 7pm, tickets $24 / $20 / $15 at 360-734-6080, www.mountbakertheatre.com. Bayshore Symphony Spring Concert, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Mount Vernon), 7:309:30pm, $10 suggested donation, children 12 & under free, 360-724-7300, www.bayshoremusicproject.com. (pg. 38-39) Expertease (‘80s, ‘90s and current Top 40 rock), Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 9pm-1am, 877-275-2448, www.theskagit.com. Sci-Fi Cabaret, SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, 9pm, $10 advance / $12 door, www.facebook.com/theprovocateurs. (pg. 5)

SUNDAY 6/2/2013

C.A.K.E. Performance Series: “Poetry in Motion,” The Little Studio Up Top, 7-9pm, by

Bellingham Scottish Highland Games,

Spotlight Concert presented by Skagit Symphony, McIntyre Hall, 7:30-10pm, $45 /

Whatcom Chorale Presents Harmonic Passage, First Congregational Church, 3-5pm,

donation at the door, 360-734-9999, druebob@mac.com. (pg. 6) Zumba® Fundraiser, Washington Elementary School Gymnasium, 7-9:30pm, $15 in advance / $20 at-the-door, 360-336-8955, www.iLovetheLincoln.com. (pg. 11) Dance Party Mix (Swing, Latin and Ballroom) with beginning lesson in Foxtrot, Bellingham Dance Company, 7:30pm, $7 ($5 student, senior & military), 360-224-4082, www.bellinghamdancecompany.com. (pg. 4) $35 / $30 / $25, 360-416-7727, www.mcintyrehall.org. (pg. 38) The Don Richards Band (high-energy power trio), The Conway Muse, 7:30pm, $7 cover, www.conwaymuse.com or 360-445-3000. The Spencetet (classic jazz quartet), Skylark’s in Fairhaven, 8-11pm, no cover, all ages, 360-715-3642. Sci-Fi Cabaret, SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, 9pm, $10 advance / $12 door, www.facebook.com/theprovocateurs. (pg. 5) The Spazmatics (‘80s showband), Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 9pm-1am, free, 877-275-2448, www.theskagit.com.

Hovander Homestead Park, Ferndale, $15 / $10, www.bhga.org. (pg. 8) Summer Rides, check website for details, 1-3pm, free, 360-671-BIKE, info@everybodyBIKE.com , www.everybodyBIKE.com. (pg. 6) NBT presents “Cinderella,” Mount Baker Theatre, 2pm, tickets $24 / $20 / $15 at 360-734-6080, www.mountbakertheatre.com. Bayshore Symphony Spring Concert, Central Lutheran Church (Bellingham), 3-5pm, $10 suggested donation, children 12 & under free, 360-724-7300. (pg. 38-39) $20 adults / $15 seniors and students / $5 under 18, www.whatcomchorale.com , 360-738-7166. (pg. 39)

SATURDAY 6/1/2013 Bellingham Scottish Highland Games,

Hovander Homestead Park, Ferndale, $15 / $10, www.bhga.org. (pg. 8) The Human Race, Squalicum Boathouse, Zuanich Point Park, $25 / $35 / $50 / $60, registration at 8:45am, race starts at 10am, 360-734-3055, info@whatcomvolunteer.org , www.whatcomvolunteer.org. (pg. 11) Weekly Drop-In Watercolor Saturdays, Jansen Art Center, 9:30am-noon, $25 / session, 360-354-3600, sue@jansenartcenter.org , www.jansenartcenter.org. (pg. 15)

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Whatcom Girls Chorus – May Performance and New Summer Camp by Joanna Nesbit The Whatcom Girls Chorus will perform their spring concert at the Firs Retreat Center on Cable St. on Wednesday, May 15, 7pm. The concert features the WGC’s three chorus groups—High Notes, Chorus, and Upper Staff—as well as a special alumni group of graduating seniors, the chorus’s first students in 2005. Highlighting 60’s music, the performance will include many Beatles tunes and is sure to be lively. The concert is free, but donations to the WGC scholarship fund are welcome.

Whatcom Girls Chorus performing.

This summer for the first time, WGC is offering a Mini Singing Camp for young singers from July 8-18 with a culminating performance on July 20. Director Carolyn Troutman decided to hold a summer camp to introduce new girls to WGC and to provide a place for her current students to keep singing during summer. The “Disney Summer”-themed elementary session (students entering third, fourth, or fifth grade) runs 10am-noon. The “Grease” and “Hairspray”-themed middle school session runs 2-4pm. Cost is $140. Founded in 2005, WGC is the brainchild of Troutman and her best friend, Jenny MacQuarrie, who were both moms with elementary-aged daughters interested in singing. At the time,

Bellingham offered no singing opportunities outside of school for this age group, and MacQuarrie persuaded Troutman to start a girls’ chorus, promising to serve as chorus manager. “Jenny was really my inspiration for starting the group,” says Troutman, who brings a wealth of professional experience to the program, including a degree in music education, experience as an elementary and middle school music teacher, and many years of singing with choral groups. So it was decided, and the WGC was born. Initially serving fourth and fifth-grade girls, the WGC grew to include third through eighth grade. MacQuarrie worked as manager as promised, wearing many “hats” through the first few years. Sadly, she passed away in March 2011. To honor her memory, Troutman started a scholarship in her name to provide need-based tuition assistance. She also began giving an award in MacQuarrie’s name to a graduating standout eighth grader each spring—the Jenny MacQuarrie Reach for the Stars for Excellence in Choral Singing Award. Monaca Nelson, involved from the WGC’s inception, took over the position of manager. The WGC is a great place for girls to discover singing in a supportive environment, Troutman says, and prepares them well for high school music programs. She emphasizes fun, support, and respect, along with high choral standards. “Our mission is to provide a

Whatcom Girls Chorus with Carolyn Troutman, director (top), Monaca Nelson, manager (middle), and JoAnn Armstrong, accompanist (bottom).

fun yet challenging singing opportunity for girls where they can learn about two and three-part singing, develop new friendships, and try solo auditions within a safe, supportive, and friendly environment,” says Troutman. The chorus has two seasons, fall and spring, and offers three different groups. The “High Notes” (new this year) is an introductory group for third graders, with an emphasis on unison and round singing, as well as singing basics. The “Chorus” is the main group for fourth through eighth graders, where girls learn warm ups, harmonies, and singing in two or three parts, either alto or soprano. The “Upper Staff” is a select opportunity for sixth, seventh, and eighth graders who audition in to the group and also sing with the Chorus. In September, Troutman hired JoAnn Armstrong, formerly of Keyboard Kids, as her piano accompanist and is delighted to have her on board. For her part, Armstrong says, “What a wonderful opportunity it is for me to be involved in music-making with children again!” Troutman’s mother, Louise Andrews, accompanied the WGC until retiring this year. For more information on WGC, visit www.whatcomgirlschorus.com. To register for the camp, email whatcomgirlschorus@gmail.com or call 738-4105. Bellingham freelancer Joanna Nesbit has been writing for ENNW since 2005. She loves learning new stuff about her town. Her work has also appeared in FamilyFun, Parenting, Northwest Travel, and Washington State Visitors’ Guide. Learn more at www. joannanesbit.com. Photos courtesy of Whatcom Girls Chorus.

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Spring into Sanford-Hill — Piano Prodigy at WWU experience.” An Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient and First Prize winner at the There are few things as aurally exciting Leeds International Pianoforte as classical piano played with flawless Competition, Alessio Bax has appeared as technique and sensitive style. Western a soloist with over 90 Washington University’s orchestras, thrilling College of Fine and audiences with his ravishing Performing Arts has performances and insightful collaborated with donor interpretations. Sybil Sanford for the past 11 In addition to his solo years to bring some of the career, Bax also performs best young concert artists to with his wife, Lucille Bellingham. Chung. They have shared “I believe that through stages at venues around the the arts we can be in touch world and at festivals such with a transcendent place as Bravissimo-Festival in within ourselves, a place Guatemala and Music@ where the soul shines Menlo festival. Chung forth,” Sanford said. “The described playing duo with artist, then, has the Bax: “It just needs to be at opportunity to become an Alessio Bax. Photo by the right time, then we love instrument for something far Lisa-Marie Mazzucco. to say yes, since we are a greater than him or herself. great team. There is total trust and…we If art is created or interpreted from this think so much alike, we don’t even have state of being, then I believe it can have a to talk while rehearsing. We just know transformative effect on all who express it after a halt, where to come in again and and all who receive it.” how to communicate what we would like Sanford, who is a very successful artist, to happen. We think as a unit and that is teacher, author and philanthropist, also advantageous for improving one’s security studied piano with WWU Associate level within the repertoire. We feel free to Professor Emeritus of Piano Ford Hill. Hill take risks during performance and still are joined Sanford in supporting the series in aware of the safety net, the complete 2011 and the Sanford Piano Series support at the same time.” became the Sanford-Hill Piano Series. The Tickets are $24 general; $18 seniors, added support enabled WWU to purchase WWU faculty & staff and $9 students. a nine-foot Steinway Concert Grand that Tickets are available through the WWU bears Hill’s name. Box Office at (360) 650-6146 or online at “When I was a student at Indiana www.tickets.wwu.edu. University, my intellect was fed through Christopher Key is an actor and director outstanding lectures and through my who lives in Bellingham and writes to help private piano lessons with their unique support his theatrical addiction. one-on-one relationship with a master teacher,” Hill said. “But, as invaluable and necessary as those experiences were, my musical soul was enriched and inspired through the many outstanding piano recitalists I was privileged to hear during my years of study.” Sanford-Hill’s second recital of the season will be held on Friday, May 10, 7:30 p.m. at WWU’s Performing Arts Center Concert Hall and will feature 36-year-old Italian Alessio Bax. Bax was born in 1977 in Bari, Italy, and graduated from the Bari conservatory at the age of 14. He won the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan at age 19 and was a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s CMS Two for three seasons, beginning in 2009. He studied at Southern Methodist University near Dallas, Texas, where he is currently a faculty member of the university’s Meadows School of the Arts. “His playing quivers with an almost hypnotic intensity,” says Gramophone magazine, leading to “an out-of-body

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Bellingham Music Club: “Roots of

Melody: World Folk Influences in Art Song” – Soprano Tracy Rhodus Satterfield, accompanied by pianist William Nyaho, will perform songs by Joshua Uzoigwe (Nigeria), Manuel de Falla (Spain), Francisco Braga (Brazil) and John Wallace Carter (USA) at at Trinity Lutheran Church, 119 Texas St., Bellingham, on Wed., May 1, 10:30-11:45am. Free. Music Club concerts are the first Wednesday of each month (except Jan., July, and Aug.) More info: 360-671-0252 or www.bellinghammusicclub.org.

The Bellingham Youth Jazz Band

presents three free concerts in May. Concert dates are Wed., May 1, 6pm, in the Assumption School library; Fri., May 3, 6pm at the Children’s Art Walk, 1308 Cornwall Ave.; and Fri. May 3, 7:30pm at the Bellingham High School Jazz Festival. Free admission. More info: 360-676-575, markelly@oz.net or www.jazzproject.org.

Brown Bag: Bellingham Sings: Allegra – Join Director Ann MacDonald

and the Allegra women’s choir as they celebrate with song and poetry one of the Northwest’s most treasured and beloved resources: water. Now in its sixth season, Bellingham Sings offers choirs, classes and workshops for singers of all ages and experience levels. MacDonald attended The Boston Conservatory and has her masters in Choral Conducting with highest honors from the University of Arizona. The program will be held at Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St., Thurs., May 2, at 12:30pm. Admission: $3 suggested donation (Museum members free). Info: www.whatcommuseum.org.

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Piano Lounge – Jansen Art Center is

holding the following live musical events in its piano lounge each Thurs. in May, 5:30-7:30pm: Andy Koch of Badd Dog Blues Society, May 2. • Nick Swanson, May 9, great young talent. • Steve Rudy, May 16, rock, New Orleans-style jazz and blues classics. • B.C.’s Jerri Mercer, May 23. • Andy Koch of Badd Dog Blues Society, May 30. Come relax and enjoy our piano lounge; great outdoor seating when the sun shines! Discover our new Firehall Cafe menu; wine, beer and good food now being served. Jansen Art Center, 321 Front Street, Lynden. No cover charge.

More info: 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org or www.jansenartcenter.org.

Corbin Keep – The Homemade Music

Society presents Corbin Keep, The Wild Cellist, on Thurs., May 2, 7:30pm, at the Roeder Home, 2600 Sunset Dr., Bellingham. Corbin Keep, aka The Wild Cellist, is excited to be returning to his hometown of Bellingham to present a solo concert. Corbin plays cello-centric music in a wide variety of genres, from classical to rock to the unclassifiable. His brand new CD, “UnBowed,” consists of songs for bow-less solo cello and voice. Not only the songs are new; several of them introduce

brand-new cello techniques you will not hear anywhere else. If you enjoy the cello, this is not a concert to miss! Sponsored by the Homemade Music Society and the Whatcom Family and Community Foundation. Tickets are $15. More info: 360-671-6327 or Roselotus@aol.com.

Skagit Community Band presents “Stella by Starlight” – The Skagit

Community Band, under the direction of Vince Fejeran, presents their annual jazz concert with the SCB Big Band. The Concert Band music selections include: “Symphonic Duke” by Tommy Newsom, “Dave Brubeck A Portrait In Time” – a tribute to the late great Dave Brubeck, “Sing, Sing, Sing” by Louie Prima, and “Legends of Jazz” featuring the music of Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk. The SCB Big Band selections include: “Shiny Stocking,” “A Bone Case Full O’ Blues,” “I Remember Clifford” and “Stella By Starlight.” Start your spring off with a swinging good time. Performance dates are Fri., May 3, 7:30pm in Maple Hall (La Conner) and Sun., May 5, 3pm in Brodniak Hall (Anacortes). Tickets: $15 / $10 seniors & students / $30 family / children 12 & under free when accompanied by an adult. Info: www.skagitcommunityband.org.

Kiss Alive! performs at Skagit Valley

Casino Resort on Fri., May 3 from 8-11pm. The Skagit welcomes NYC’s premier Kiss tribute band for a rock party at Skagit Valley Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow, in the Pacific Showroom on Fri., May 3 from 8-11pm. Kiss Alive! is considered one of the best KISS tribute bands in the nation, with authentic costumes and an unbeatable stage show. Hosted by 92.9 KISM, the party features an opening set from local hard-rock and ‘80s metal cover band Voyager, dancing, prizes, and a no-host bar! Tickets are $18-$20. More info: 877-275-2448, www.theskagit.com.

Bellingham Ukulele Group (BUG) Jam will be held Sat., May 4, from 3-5pm,

at St. James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St., Bellingham. A beginners workshop will be held at 2pm prior to the meeting. A few loaner ukes are available for workshop and jam. Suggested donation is $5. More info: 360-510-4386, 360-733-6867, www.bellinghamukulelegroup.com.

Traditional Old-Time, Country and Bluegrass Concert – This concert

features the singing and playing of master musicians Laurel Bliss, Tom Sauber, Patrick Sauber, and Mark Graham. These performers are all nationally known for their highly acclaimed CD releases as well as their frequent concert and festival appearances. Join us on Sat., May 4, 7-10pm at the YWCA Ballroom, 1026 N. Forest St., Bellingham, across from The Majestic. Admission is $15 / $10 students. More info: 360-733-5960 or oldtimemusic.bellingham@gmail.com.

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Yoga of Sound presents “Ecstatic Chant

in a spell placed by an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity. Tickets are $75 / $65 / $49 / $20 + applicable fees. Student rush tickets are one 50% off ticket with valid ID an hour before the show. Info: 360-734-6080 or www.mountbakertheatre.com.

Vocal Fusion: Amber Darland with the Whatcom Sound Jazz Singers – Bellingham Sings presents Amber

The Mount Baker Toppers, a men’s a

and Dance...from the Heart” on Sat., May 4, 7pm, 619 Commercial, Upstairs Ballroom, in Anacortes. Sing joyfully, uplifting chants from around the world with music by “Ancient Rhythms.” Your heart will open so wide you’ll have no choice but to dance! Admission is $10. More info: 360-464-2229, laura@anacortescenterforhappiness.org or www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org.

Darland in concert with the Whatcom Sound Jazz Singers.Amber Darland is one of the most exciting emerging singer/ songwriters of the Pacific Northwest. The Whatcom Sound Jazz Singers are Bellingham’s only all-female vocal jazz ensemble. They have been entertaining local northwest audiences since 2007. Join us at the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 1207 Ellsworth, on Sat., May 4, 7:309:30pm. Admission is $10 at the door or online at www.bellinghamsings.org. More info: 360-676-2396, info@bellinghamsings.org or www.bellinghamsings.org.

The Met: Live in HD – The Lincoln

Theatre presents “The Met: Live in HD – Giulio Cesare” on Sun., May 5 at 12:30pm. The opera that conquered London in Handel’s time comes to the Met in David McVicar’s lively production. The world’s leading countertenor, David Daniels, sings the title role opposite Natalie Dessay as an irresistibly exotic Cleopatra. Baroque specialist Harry Bicket conducts. Tickets are $23 adult / $19 seniors / $16 students ($2 off members). More info: 360-336-8955, or visit www.ILovetheLincoln.com.

cappella chorus based in Bellingham, Washington, holds rehearsals every Tuesday from 7-10pm at the First Christian Church, 495 E. Bakerview Rd. (at Deemer Rd.) The Toppers perform a variety of musical genres, including pop, doo-wop, gospel, and barbershop. All rehearsals are open to the public, and men who want to experience the challenge and thrill of singing in harmony are invited to drop in and sing along. Free admission. More info: 360-384-4432 or www.topperschorus.org.

Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 1207 Ellsworth, between H and I Streets in the Lettered Streets Neighborhood of Bellingham, Sat., May 11. New and newer players are encouraged to show up at 1:30pm, with more experienced players welcome to join us after 2pm. Room rent donations accepted. More info: http://bellingham-dulcimer-club.blogspot.com or mountain_dulcimer_guy@juno.com.

Bellingham Chamber Music Society Presents Chamber Music of Three Centuries – Bassoonist Pat Nelson, flutist Lisa McCarthy and violist Leslie Johnson perform chamber works by Ludwig von Beethoven, Malcolm Arnold, Gernot

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Jazz Project Jazz Jam – The Jennifer

Scott Trio hosts the Boundary Bay Jazz Jam every first Tuesday (May 7) of the month in the taproom (1107 Railroad Ave., Bellingham), 8:30-11:30pm. Next Jazz Jam is Tues., June 4. Free. More info: 360-650-1066, www.jazzproject.org or jsherwoodjazzproject@earthlink.net.

Dulcimer Club – The Bellingham

Dulcimer Club (BDC) will meet at the

Protea String Quartet – The Protea

Ensemble with Pianist Dan Sabo presents the Faure Piano Quartet #1, Opus 15 with Dan Sabo, piano; Jeanette Wickell, violin; Lisa Humphrey, viola; and Ray Kamada, cello; Ysaye Sonata #3 for unaccompanied violin with Jeanette Wickell; and the Brahms Piano Trio, Opus 114 with Lisa Humphrey, viola; Ray Kamada, cello; and Dan Sabo, piano. The program will be held at Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St., Sun., May 5, at 3pm. Admission: regular admission rates (Museum members free). More info: www.whatcommuseum.org.

Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” at Mount Baker Theatre – This award-

winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical is premiering in Bellingham in May. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at the Mount Baker Theatre on Mon., May 6 and Tues., May 7, at 7pm. Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” is the classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped email editor@ennw.info • See www.ennw.info for “News, Reviews and Updates”

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Wolfgang, Walter Piston and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Join us in the Rotunda Room of Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St., Bellingham, on Sat., May 11, 7-8:30pm. Suggested donation is $20. More info: 206-953-2275, leslie@lavastrings.com or www.lavastrings.com.

Mother’s Day Musical Celebration: Cowboy Music – Bring mom to this

concert featuring The Mount Baker Toppers, The Jaybirds and The Swing Connection on Sat., May 11, 7pm, at Syre Hall at Whatcom Community College, 237 W. Kellogg Rd., Bellingham. Give the lady in your life the gift of music with the Mount Baker Toppers men’s a cappella chorus, the Jaybirds award-winning humorous quartet, and the Swing Connection, Whatcom County’s premier swing orchestra. Honoring mothers, friends and family with a variety of music, including western songs, barbershop harmony and swing, the evening will include music, a mother’s day flower for the ladies, dancing, pie, coffee and soft drinks. Tickets are $15 / adults, $10 / children under 12. Tickets available from Village Books, www.brownpapertickets.com or at the door. More info: 360-384-4432 or www.topperschorus.org.

String Quartet and Bemused Vocal Quartet in an afternoon of musical selections on the theme of water. America’s beloved songs, “At the River,” “The Water is Wide,” “Shenandoah” and “Singin’ in the Rain” will be featured along with many more from Canada, France and Great Britain. Join us at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 1720 Harris Ave., Bellingham, on Sat., May 11, 7:30pm. Admission is $10 at the door or online at www.bellinghamsings.org. More info: 360-676-2396, info@bellinghamsings.org or www.bellinghamsings.org.

”Music Made in America” Concert –

The North Cascades Concert Band, under the direction of newly appointed conductor Rob Pattermann, is presenting its annual John Philip Sousa concert of highly energetic and entertaining classical band music all written by American composers and reminiscent of the style of a John Philip Sousa Concert of the 1920s. Sousa marches are freely inserted after many numbers, just as Sousa did it. The final concert is Sun., May 12, 3pm, at Arlington High School’s Byrnes Performing Arts Center. Tickets may be purchased in Arlington at Flowers by George, and Cinderella Styling Salon; or at the door. Tickets are $12 adults / $10 seniors / $5 students. More info: www.nccband.org.

Polecat CD Release Party at the Majestic – Polecat is pleased to present

Geoffrey Castle Band and Turn On Red – The Lincoln Theatre hosts the

Allegra Women’s Vocal Ensemble: “Aqua” – Bellingham Sings presents

Coffee House & Open Mic –

an evening of music, dancing, and all-ages fun on Sat., May 11 at 7pm to celebrate the release of their newest album, Fathoms! The evening will include face-painting, organic curly fries, instant photos, a bar available for 21+, live entertainment, special CD release party album prices, and a full evening of Polecat music to stomp and dance to. Bring the whole family to The Majestic Ballroom,1027 N. Forest St., Bellingham and join the party! Admission is $5 adult / under 12 free. More info: polecatbluegrass@gmail.com or www.polecatmusic.com.

Allegra Women’s Vocal Ensemble in concert with the Peterson Conservatory

Bytech Services presentation of the Geoffrey Castle Band and Turn On Red on Sun., May 12 at 6pm, at 712 South First St., downtown Mount Vernon. As a pioneer in the electric six-string violin, Castle has played throughout the world and Broadway. He works to change any preconceived notions of what a violin can do and plays a variety of musical styles from rock, country, jazz, to a personal favorite: Celtic. Get ready for jaw-dropping musical feats in this high-energy concert. Tickets are $20 (plus applicable fees) and are available at 360-336-8955 or online at www.iLovetheLincoln.com. Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship hosts a Coffee House on Fri., May 17, 7pm, at 1207 Ellsworth St., Bellingham. A “coffee house” and light refreshments for people of all ages, this event is free and open to the public. Open mic for singers, musicians, and readers of poetry and prose, either their own or written by others, will be your entertainment. Please arrive early if you need to set up. You may perform up to three songs or three poems, but doing just one is fine. More info: 360-733-1420 or Tom Villa-Lovoz at tommyvillalovoz@yahoo.com.

Sara Watkins – McIntyre Hall presents Sara Watkins on Fri., May 17, from 7:30-9:30pm at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Watkins, best known for her work in the Grammy Award-winning band Nickel Creek, is a

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frequent guest on A Prairie Home Companion. Admission is $20. More info: 360-416-7727 or www.mcintyrehall.org.

Masterpiece Concert – Skagit

Symphony will perform its Masterpiece Concert on Sat., May 18 at 7:30pm in McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Roupen Shakarian will conduct the orchestra featuring the Symphony’s concertmaster Bonnie Wilkens performing Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major. Also on the program: Rossini’s William Tell Overture and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”). Tickets are $40 / $30 / $25 / $20. Tickets: 360-416-7727 or www.mcintyrehall.org. More info: www.SkagitSymphony.com.

Nancy’s Farm – Rural Delivery will

perform at Nancy’s Farm, 2030 E. Smith Rd., Bellingham, Sun., May 19, at 2pm. Rural Delivery is a contemporary bluegrass band based out of the Seattle area. They have been performing in the greater Northwest since 1976. The five musicians pride themselves in playing the finest in acoustic music. Crowds welcome the group’s rich harmonies and energetic presence. Admission is $15. More info: 360-966-4640, info@nancysfarm.com or www.nancysfarm.com.

The Jansen Art Center is pleased to

introduce the Third Sunday at Three Youth Concert Series on Sun., May 19, 3-4:30pm, featuring the beautiful 9’ German Schimmel concert grand piano.

This concert is the second in a series of Sunday afternoon children’s concerts which showcases regional talent and helps young artists reach their artistic potential. Jansen Art Center is located at 321 Front St., Lynden. Admission is by donation. More info: 360-354-3600, www.jansenartcenter.org.

Yoga with Susan D’Onofrio presents

Sound Healing with Ami and Kristen on Sun., May 19, 6-8pm, at 8 Petals Yoga, 1317 Commercial St., #203, Bellingham. Join us for a deeply nourishing evening of chanting and sacred sound. Kristen shares healing sound with crystal quartz bowls and soothing percussion instruments. She will also lead a guided meditation and gentle breathing exercises. Ami will lead kirtan, call-and-response chants and mantras to raise the energy, and bring us more deeply into the present moment. Tickets are $15 at the door, $12 in advance (available at the Community Food Co-op). A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Brigid Collins Family Support Center. More info: 360-319-1601, innerlightyoga@comcast.net or www.whatcomyoga.com.

1-4 for ages 13-20 with a final concert on Sun., Aug. 4, to be performed for incoming campers and families. A Music Immersion Camp runs from Aug. 4-10 for ages 11-20 with a grand finale concert on Sat., Aug. 10 at McIntyre Hall in Mount Vernon. Professor Weiqiang Yue of Shanghai, rated among the top music teachers in all of China, is the featured instructor at this year’s camp. He will be (continued on page 38)

Sounds of Summer Music Camps –

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bringing a team of four Master Teachers from Shanghai as well as 31 students who will join U.S. performers. Registration deadline is May 20. Space is limited. Cost of the camp ranges from $500 to $980. More info: Sharyn Peterson, Director at 360-421-2527, sharynpeterson@hotmail.com or www.mbys.org.

Fidalgo Youth Symphony Finale Concert – This grand finale concert is a

culmination of a full season of learning, perfecting and realizing potential. Senior soloists will perform concertos with a farewell bow to their supportive community. Join us at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon on Thurs., May 23, 7:30-9:30pm for this special performance. Admission is $15. More info: 360-416-7727 or www.mcintyrehall.org.

Matt Rehfeldt Updates Baroque! –

Wouldn’t the great baroque composers have used our modern instruments if they’d existed then? Now you can hear Bach, Vivaldi, and Handel with electric guitar for all the solo parts. This modern instrument is joined by a classical guitar, a 200-year-old violin and a 300-year-old cello. You’ll be amazed and delighted! Concerts will be held Fri., May 24, 7:30pm, at the Firehouse Performing Arts Center in Fairhaven, and Sat., May 25, 7:30pm, at The Conway Muse. Tickets are $20.

Kim Bowman with the Paul Sorensen Trio – Kim Bowman is featured vocalist along with the Paul Sorensen Trio for a special evening of sultry vocals and jazz on Fri., May 24, 8-11pm at the Fireside Martini and Wine Bar, 424 W. Bakerview Rd., Bellingham. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear Kim sing some of the classic songs such as “Come Rain Or Come Shine” and “Nature Boy.” Backed by Paul on piano, the combo is a nightclub treat all will enjoy! Free admission. More info: 360-738-1000.

Tocato Tango (hot, sultry, Argentine

tango and swing) plays at the Fireside Martini and Wine Bar on Bakerview Rd., Sat., May 25, from 7-10pm. No cover. Dancers welcome. No cover. More info: 360-738-1000 or www.firesidemartini.com.

The Art of Jazz – May’s installment of

the Art of Jazz features the Thomas Marriott Quartet with Marriott on trumpet and flugelhorn, Bill Anschell on piano, Jeff Johnson on bass, and Jud Sherwood on drums. The Art of Jazz takes place on the last Sunday (May 26) of the month at Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth (BAAY), 1059 N. State Street in Bellingham, from 4-6:30pm. Tickets available online and at the door, if not sold out; $16 general, $10 WWU students with ID, free for Jazz Project members. More info: 360-650-1066, www.jazzproject.org.

Bob Milne: Ragtime/Boogie Woogie Master Returns to Bellingham – Join

us Thurs., May 30, from 7-9pm for an extra-special evening of Ragtime in the beautiful Rotunda Room of Bellingham’s historic Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St. Bob Milne, considered the greatest living ragtime pianist alive, has played for U.S. Presidents, for Neil Armstrong at his 80th birthday celebration, has served as a United States Ambassador of Music to foreign nations around the globe, and been called a Living National Treasure by The United States Library of Congress. He was recently approached by 60 Minutes to be featured in a future episode and has just been the subject of a groundbreaking new study using MRI machines to study the functioning of his highly unique neural activity patterns. Admission is $22 (plus service fee). More info: 360-220-8770, mattberes1@gmail.com or ragtime.brownpapertickets.com.

Spotlight Concert – Skagit Symphony

invites you to join the Seattle Baroque Soloists for an evening program of the Italian Baroque Masters on Fri., May 31, from 7:30-10pm at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Five musicians will play on period instruments (violin, harpsichord, cello and lute). They are widely acclaimed for their performances of composers such as Corelli, Vivaldi, and Castello. Tickets are: $45 / $35 / $30 / $25. Tickets: 360-416-7727 or www.mcintyrehall.org. More info: www.SkagitSymphony.com.

FAME Benefit: Female Advocacy for Music Education – Local female artists,

Sara Goodin, Amber Darland and Andrea Rackl share their talents in support of music education at Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 207 Ellsworth, on Sat., June 1, 7-8:30pm. Joining them will the Allegra Vocal Ensemble, Whatcom Sound Jazz Singers and BAAY’s Celestial Voices, a girl’s choir for developing voices. Admission is $15 in advance online or $20 at the door. Tickets available online at www.bellinghamsings.org. More info: 360-676-1024, info@bellinghamsings.org.

Bayshore Symphony Spring Concert – Bayshore Symphony presents our Spring Concert, Beethoven & Beethoven & More. Hear the Leonore

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Overture No. 1 and the epic Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, plus Benjamin Britten’s Simple Symphony and the Franz Danzi Woodwind Quintet Op. 67, No. 3. Artistic Director and Conductor Travis Sipher directs. Performances are Sat., June 1, 7:30pm, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon, and Sun., June 2, 3pm, at Central Lutheran Church, 925 N. Forest St., Bellingham. Admission is $10 suggested donation, children 12 & under free. More info: 360-724-7300, director@bayshoremusicproject.com or www.bayshoremusicproject.com.

Whatcom Chorale Presents Harmonic Passage – Enjoy three

masterworks in one concert on Sun., June 2, 3-5pm, at First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham. Savor the contrapuntal genius of J. S. Bach’s Magnificat, a timeless baroque treasure. Indulge your inner romantic with the transcendent harmonies of Mendelssohn’s Psalm 115. Finally, enjoy the brilliant innovation Beethoven brought to the classics, as Whatcom Chorale sets the stage for a virtuoso piano performance of his Choral Fantasia in C Minor. Tickets available at the door and at Village Books, Piper Music, Everybody’s Store, Greenhouse, and the Community Food Co-op stores one month in advance. Also purchase tickets online through www. BrownPaperTickets.com. Ticket prices are $20 adults / $15 seniors and students / $5 under 18. More info: 360-738-7166 or www.whatcomchorale.com.

Mount Vernon High School (MVHS) Choirs under the direction of Megan

Lizama, present a year end finale concert of diverse choral works at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Two concerts will be presented on Mon., June 3 at 4-6pm ($6) and 7-9pm ($8). More info: 360-416-7727, www.mcintyrehall.org.

performed by Ted Vigil and 90 year old fiddling sensation Don Maddox of “Maddox Brothers and Rose.” Tickets are $20 and may be purchased in advance at Mojo Music in Bellingham and Hugo Helmer Music in Burlington, or by calling Matt Audette at 366-3321 or Walt Roder at 392-8066. • There will be Southern Gospel matinee performances on Saturdays, June 8, July 13 and Aug. 10 at 3pm. Tickets available at the door for $10. • Doors open 1 hour before all shows. The Haynie Grange is located at 3344 Haynie Rd., Blaine. Exit 270 off I-5, N. on Valley View Rd. 2 miles, left on Haynie Rd. 1/4 mile, facility on right. Info: 360-366-3321, www.thehaynieopry.com.

Bellingham Chamber Chorale to Perform ”In Praise of Music” Concert – Bellingham Chamber Chorale

celebrates its tenth anniversary season on Sat., June 8 from 4-6pm with a concert entitled “In Praise of Music.” BCC has chosen a program ranging from the Renaissance to modern times with choral music inspired by the interplay of poetry, drama, dance and song. The concert features Norman Dello Joio’s “To Saint Cecelia” and Elliott Carter’s a cappella madrigal “Musicians Wrestle Everywhere,” plus a variety of other choral selections from the fanciful to the sublime. The concert will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 1031 N. Garden St., Bellingham. Admission is $15 general / $12 senior / $5 student. Tickets can be purchased in Bellingham at Piper Music, Village Books, Community Food Co-op, online at www.brownpapertickets.com and at the door. More info: www.bccsings.org or 360-738-4375.

The Bellingham Ukulele Group Ensemble (BUG) presents an “I Love a

Ukulele” concert on Sat., June 8, 7-9pm at the Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham. Proceeds go to the Uke for Kids program. Admission is $8. More info: 360-733-6867, bhamuke@gmail.com or www.bellinghamukulelegroup.com.

18th Annual Mount Baker R&B Festival Tickets on Sale Now – The

Mount Baker Rhythm and Blues Festival is the receipient of The Blues Foundation’s “Keeping the Blues Alive” award for 2013 Blues Festival...America. This year’s event is scheduled for Aug. 2-4 at the Deming Log Show Fairgrounds. Performers include: Miles Harris & Blues Youth, Ayron Jones & The Way, Antony Gomes, Gary B’s Church of the Blues, Blues Redemption, The Fat Tones, Kal David & the Real Deal, California Transit Authority, Shane Dwight featuring Bekka Bramlett, The John Stephan Band, Chris Eger Band, The Wired Band, Trampled Under Foot, and Hamilton Loomis. Tickets on sale now at www. bakerblues.com, 360-383-0850, Hugo Helmer Music in Burlington, and Avalon Music in Bellingham. More info: www.bakerblues.com.

542 Music Fest – Deming Logging

Show grounds and the East 542 Music Festival will host the second annual classic rock party of the year. 542 Fest promises classic rock legends along with multiple local and out of town artists in a community festival set for July 12 & 13. Headlining are Journey, former lead singer Steve Augeri and Boston, former lead singer Fran Cosmo singing all the hits. To purchase tickets and learn more, visit www.542musicfest.com and “like” them on Facebook at East 542 Music Festival.

Spring Choral Concert with WCC Collegiate Choir – WCC’s Collegiate

Choir presents an eclectic range: madrigals, Syrian folksongs, African American spirituals, and film music made into a choral work, in this concert on Tues., June 4, 7:30-8:30pm at WCC’s Heiner Auditorium. Free admission. More info: 360-383-3817 or email creed-jones@whatcom.ctc.edu.

Haynie Opry Presents Tribute Shows at The Haynie Grange – “The Day The

Music Died” will be a recreation of the ill-fated last concert that was given by Richie Valens, J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) and Buddy Holly after which they were tragically killed in a plane crash. We are proud to present a tribute to these three great entertainers on Fri., June 7, Sat., June 8, and Sat., Aug. 10 at 7pm. Fri., Aug. 9 will be a regular Opry night with local and regional acts ($15). Tickets are $20 and will be sold at the door. • On Fri., July 12 and Sat., July 13, Haynie Opry will present an evening with John Denver as email editor@ennw.info • See www.ennw.info for “News, Reviews and Updates”

Whatcom County Tour Programs:

Upcoming trips include: Chihuly’s Glass Making School Tour, Fri., May 10, $83 (+$10 for non-members), departs BAC at 9:30am, returns at 3:30pm. • Minter Gardens and B.C. Country Store Tour, Wed., May 22, $99 (+10 for nonmembers), departs BAC at 8am, returns at 5pm. • Seattle Great Ferris Wheel & Water Canal & Locks History, Wed., May 29, $69.99 (+$10 for non-members), departs BAC at 8:45am, returns at 5pm. • Banff and Canadian Rockies, June 10-15 (check website for details). • B.C. Beach Promenade & Local Hidden Treasures (White Rock), Fri., June 14, $69.99 (+ $10 for non-members), departs Bellingham Activity Center at 9:30am, returns at 4pm. • The Heart of Eastern Canada, June 20-29, $3969 ppdo / $4999 single; $200 deposit due now. • New York Tour, Oct. 4-13 (check website for details). • San Antonio, TX Tour, Dec. 5-9 (check website for details). • All prices listed are for members. More info: Cwillis@wccoa.org, 360-733-4030 (dial #, ext. 47019), or visit http://wccoa.org/index.php/Tours/. The Tour Program is a non-profit community service provided by the Whatcom County Council on Aging.

Stigliani served as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer from 1975 to 1999, spent five years of his career in Turkey, and still speaks fluent “tourist Turkish.” His last visit to Turkey was in 2008, and he will be joining the Bellingham Travel group taking the Windstar cruise originating from Istanbul in October. Free admission. More info: RSVP to 360-733-1270 or travel@bellinghamtravel.com.

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Travel Talk: “Talking About Turkey” – On Thurs., May 23, Bellingham Travel & Cruise will present “Talking About Turkey” with Nick Stigliani at 6pm at 200 W. Chestnut St., downtown Bellingham.

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Phyllis L. Ennes Poetry Contest – The Skagit River Poetry Foundation has announced its first-ever Phyllis L. Ennes Poetry Contest. Poets from Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia are invited to submit three previously unpublished works to skagitcontest@gmail.com. Be sure to include contact information with your submission in a cover letter for each poem: name, address, email, and phone number. Reading fee of $15 for each submission. Make checks payable to SRPF, P.O. Box 238, La Conner, WA, 98257. Deadline for submissions is October 15, 2013. Info: 360-840-1452, directorsrpp@gmail.com or www.skagitriverpoetry.org.

May Events at Village Books – Village

Books holds many author readings and other events during the month (see calendar). Children’s Book Week is May 13-19, and we will be celebrating youth literacy throughout the week with a variety of in-store events. Village Books donates 10% of all kids’ book purchases made during Children’s Book Week to the children’s departments of the city and county libraries. • All events held in the Readings Gallery unless otherwise noted. Changes, additions, and cancellations do occur. Check the website for the most complete information about our author events. 1200 11th St. in Fairhaven. Info: www.villagebooks.com, 360-671-2626.

2nd Annual Authors & Artists Afternoon – Meet Whatcom authors of

various genres on Sat., May 11, noon3pm, as they present an open-air book signing event at Sudden Valley Village Mall, 1941 Lake Whatcom Blvd., Bellingham. Sudden Valley artists will display art, crafts, jewelry, and photography. Free admission. More info: 360-714-8901 or cdleeper@hotmail.com.

Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest: Awards Ceremony and Reading – Sue

Boynton Poetry Contest judges Bruce Beasley and Mary Gillilan have made their selections of 10 Walk Awards and 15 Merit Awards in this year’s county-wide contest. Poets will read their winning entries on Thurs., May 16, 7-9pm, at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris Ave. Free admission. More info: boyntonpoetrycontest@hotmail.com or www.boyntonpoetrycontest.wordpress.com.

Humanities Washington Speaker Series – Dr. Doyle and Mr. Holmes: The Cultural Staying Power of Sherlock

Holmes. The Friends of the Bellingham Public Library and Humanities Washington invite the community to an engaging conversation with journalist Tom Koegh, a member of the 2012-14 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau. Keogh leads this conversation about Sherlock Holmes, the story of his creation by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the latter’s subsequent love-hate relationship with the character over decades. Why do we, as a culture, remain so attached to a character invented in 1886? This series for adults takes place in the Lecture Room at the Bellingham Central Library on Fri., May 17 at noon. Info: www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org or Suzanne at 360-778-7236. Bellingham Reads – Join us as we discuss Still Alice by Lisa Genova, Tues., May 21, 6:30-7:30pm, at the Bellingham Central Library Dodson Room. Bellingham Reads is the Bellingham Public Library book discussion group. New members welcome. Info: Suzanne at 360-778-7323 or www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org.

will be available; ask at our Front Desk. Please RSVP for attending; call the Library at 360-855-1166.

”Pushing the Limits” – Are you

Hollywood script doctor Aubrey M. Horton (MFA, UCLA film school) will teach a weekend series of screenwriting workshops this summer. A four-week introductory course will begin Sat., June 1, 3-6pm, $230 tuition (June 1, 8, 15, 22). An eight-week advanced course will begin Sun., June 2, 3-6pm, $360 tuition (June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, July 7, 14, 21). The workshops will be held at 1318 Bay St., Mezzanine Conference Rm., Bellingham. Horton has consulted on projects for Warner Bros., Paramount, and HBO. Info: 360-527-2242, info@ScriptDoctor911.com or www.ScriptDoctor911.com.

curious? Do you like science? Want to discuss ideas? Then please join the Sedro-Woolley Public Library as we continue our new “Pushing the Limits” project. “Pushing the Limits” is a free, 4-part science discussion series for adults, each of which includes a book discussion, and a short related video – in a fun science café model. Our final theme is: #4: Knowledge – Jean Auel, Land of Painted Caves, Tues., May 21. This series is held at the Sedro-Woolley Library, 802 Ball St., from 6:30-7:45pm. Copies of the books

Craft Fair – The Skagit Valley Roller

Derby Craft Fair will be held at The Skateway, 1834 SR20, Sedro-Woolley, on Sat., May 11, 9am-3pm, just in time for Mother’s Day. Paintings, glass, plants, sculptures, and much more will be available. Free admission to shoppers; $25 fee for vendors; senior discounts. More info: 360-399-6044, info@skagitvalleyrollerderby.com or www.facebook.com/events/356414347805221/.

”Blast of Bubbles” – Woolley Fiber

Quilters present their annual quilt show

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Whatcom Writers & Publishers –

WWP holds their monthly meeting Wed., May 29, 6-8:30pm, at Nicki’s Bella Marina (upstairs), 2615 S. Harbor Loop Drive, Squalicum Marina. This month’s topic is “Building or Remodeling Your Author Platform.” Author platforms are the foundation of increasing book sales. Even if you have not published, it is never too early to start building relationships with potential readers. We will cover the latest in promotional tools for today’s publishing. If you have a platform, we will show you ways to boost your traffic and interactions. Reservations are required. Seating is limited. We advise making your reservation on-line to guarantee a seat. Dinner and drinks are available for purchase. Info: 360-714-8901, cdleeper@hotmail.com or www.whatcomwritersandpublishers.org.

Weekend Screenwriting Workshops at the Pickford Film Center –

“Blast of Bubbles” May 31-June 2 in downtown Sedro-Woolley at 817 Metcalf St., during Blast from the Past, SedroWoolley’s premier celebration of hometown fun. Over 200 quilts will be on display, as well as a boutique, vendors, “bed turning” demonstrations, and the Story Walk Challenge Quilts. Quilters and quilt appreciators of all ages will enjoy this show! Admission is $3. Opens at 10am daily. There is also a vintage car show on Sunday. More info: www.woolleyfiberquilters.blogspot.com.

Birchwood Garden Club Meeting –

On Wed., May 1, 7pm, in the Whatcom Museum Old City Hall Rotunda Room, 121 Prospect St., Bellingham, Dr. Carol Miles, associate professor at WSU, will be speaking on vegetable grafting. Vegetable grafting is new to the U.S. but has a long history in Asia. Free admission. More info: www.birchwoodgardenclub.org or 360-384-6250.

Birchwood Garden Club’s 21st Annual Plant Sale – BGC will be selling

a wide variety of annual and perennial plants, vegetable starts, shrubs, vines, trees, herbs, ornamental grasses and much more on Sat., May 4, 9am-noon, at the Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central Avenue. Monies earned will help with the beautification of many local public gardens. Shop early for best selection. Free admission. More info: 360-384-6250, www.birchwoodgardenclub.org.

Free Seasonal Garden Workshops

are being offered by the WSU Whatcom

County Extension Office on Sundays, 2pm at Hovander Park (except May 5). • May 5: Preparing Your Soil, at Tennant Lake Interpretive Center. • May 19: Transplanting and Planting Properly. • June 2: Growing Vegetables in Small Spaces. • June 16: Smart Watering for Your Garden. • June 30: Perennial versus Annual Weeds. • July 14: Critters in Your Garden. • July 28: Growing Garlic and Shallots. • Aug. 11: Growing and Pruning Berries. • Aug. 25: Pruning Fruit Trees. • For a complete description of the classes and more info: www.whatcom.wsu.edu/ch. Sponsored by WSU Whatcom Co. Master Gardener Foundation.

BAC Annual Plant Sale – This year’s

sale will be held Thurs.-Fri., May 9-10 from 9am-4pm at the Bellingham Activity Center, 315 Halleck Street. Many indoor/ outdoor plants and vegetable starts donated by local nurseries and by members of the BAC will be available. This is a fundraising event with all proceeds benefiting activities of the Bellingham Activity Center. Free admission. More info: 360-733-4030, cbell@wccoa.org or www.wccoa.org.

Master Gardener Plant Sale – The WAKE Sea Kayak Demo Day and Gear Swap – Need a kayak or some

gear? You can try out lots of new kayaks in the safe, comfortable Lake Whatcom swim area Sat., May 4, 10am-5pm. Enjoy talking with kayak and gear vendors, testing their boats and gear they will be selling. Check out the Gear Swap event! Drop off your used kayaks/gear to sell from 8-10am. Then browse through the swap for any items you may need. It’s a full day of demos and on-water presentations (no classes) at Bloedel Donovan Park, 2214 Electric Avenue, Bellingham. The event is open to the public, and the only charge is $5 to try out boats on the water. Info: 360-778-7000 or www.wakekayak.org.

Diamond Antiques

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360-676-9100 Closed Sundays

popular annual Master Gardener Plant Sale is scheduled for Sat., May 11, 9am-2pm, at Hovander Homestead Park in Ferndale. Vegetable and tomato starts, perennials, shrubs, small trees and herbs suitable for the Pacific Northwest will be for sale. Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions about plant selection,

diseases and pests. Vendors and displays will be on site. Sponsored by the WSU Whatcom County Master Gardener Foundation and Whatcom County Parks & Recreation. Info: 360-354-1351.

Spring Garden and Gift Show –

Burlington Parks and Recreation will hold a Spring Garden and Gift Show on Fri., May 17, 11am-5pm and Sat., May 18, 9am3pm at the Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave. Plant and vegetable vendors will have tomato and veggie starts, perennials, annuals, dahlia tubers, and hanging baskets. There will also be garden art, jewelry, soaps, lotions, artwork and more! Free admission. Go online to see schedule of free gardening seminars offered both days. More info: 755-9649, http://recreation.ci.burlington.wa.us.

Cascade Cuts Plant Sale – The

ever-popular Cascade Cuts Plant Sale is back again on Sat., May 18, 9am-4pm, at Cascade Cuts Plant Nursery, 632 Montgomery Rd., Bellingham. The wholesale nursery opens its doors to the public just one day every year as a fundraiser for Sustainable Connections Food & Farming Program. Familiar and unique plants galore, the plant sale is a fun-filled event. Shoppers can hear music from local musicians wafting through the greenhouses as they shop and talk with local plant experts and master gardeners. Free admission. More info: 360-647-7093, erin@sconnect.org or www.sustainableconnections.org.

Blazing Paddles... A Celebration of Paddlesports Around the World It’s wet, it’s wild, it’s Blazing Paddles! Paddle4Ever, in conjunction with Washington Water Trails Association will be hosting this annual event featuring a select and diverse group of films from the Reel Paddling Film Festival on Thurs., June 6, at the historic Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon, from 7-10pm. Rapid Media’s 8th annual Reel Paddling Film Festival showcases the world’s best paddling films to audiences in the United States, Canada, and around the world. The festival inspires people to explore rivers, lakes and oceans, push physical and emotional extremes, embrace the lifestyle and appreciate the heritage of the wild places we paddle. The films will cover action, documentary and environmental categories featuring sea kayaking, whitewater kayaking canoeing, rafting, stand up paddle boarding and other paddling-related footage. This will be an evening full of high quality films with a common element – having fun on or in the water. Combining silliness, insight, humor, tragedy, drama and passion with fast-paced action, incredible scenery and culture this film festival will take you around the globe, and for only $12 you can ride shotgun along for the action! Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the door the night of the event. Doors open at 6pm. Show starts promptly at Photo by Reel Productions 7pm. Your ticket will automatically enter you into the door prize drawings. Beer, wine and snacks will be available for purchase at the theatre. A portion of the proceeds will go to Washington Water Trails, a non-profit organization dedicated to the recreational use and environmental stewardship of Washington State waterways. We hope you will join us in this visual paddlesports feast and celebration of human powered watercraft. Entertainment News Northwest ~ May 2013

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Jansen Art Center (321 Front St.,

Lynden) is offering the following workshops in May: Dyeing for Color – Immersion Dyeing (2-day class), Thurs., May 2, 6-8pm, and Sat., May 4, 10:30am4:30pm, $75. Instructor: Kim McKenna. • Felted Ruffle Scarf, Sat., May 4, 10am-2pm, $45. Instructor: Donna Hunter. • Ring In A Day, Sat., May 4, 11am-5pm, $85. Instructor: Judith Gauthier. • Digital Photography – Beyond Auto Exposure (2-day class), Sat., May 4 and 11, 3-6pm, $75. Instructor: Mark Bergsma. • 1st Saturday Family Fun Night – Clay Faces, Sat., May 4, 5-6:30pm or 7:30-8:30pm, $75/family. Instructor: Trisha Dawn Coggins. • Try It! Hand Building – Making Useful and Decorative Pottery (2 classes), Sun., May 5 and 26, 1-3pm, $25. Instructor: Shelly Stark. • Painting in Oils & Acrylics (3-day class), Tues., May 7, 14, and 21, 9:30am-12:30pm, $90. Instructor: Lorna Libert. • Felted Tea Cozy, Tues., May 7, 10am-2pm, $45. Instructor: Donna Hunter. • Hand-Painted Yarns (2-day class), Thurs., May 9, 6-8pm and Sat., May 11, 10:30am-4:30pm, $75. Instructor: Kim McKenna. • Byzantine Chainmaking – Bracelets & Necklaces, Sat., May 11, 10am-4pm, $55. Instructor: Nancy La Hatt. • Intro to Water-Based Oil Paint, Sat., May 11, 10am-2pm, $65. Instructor: Cindy Bell. • Mothers Day Fold-Form Bracelet, Sun., May 12, 11am-4pm, $65. Instructor: Judith Gauthier. • Intro to Pottery – Bowls (6-day class), Tues., May 14, 21, and 28 and June 4, 11, and 18, 3-5:30pm and Thurs., May 16, 23, and 30 and June 6, 13, and 20, 6-9:30pm, $165. Instructor: Jesse Rasmussen. • Intro to Pottery – Cups & Mugs (6-day class), Tues., May 14, 21, and 28 and June 4, 11, and 18, 6:30-9pm and Thurs., May 16, 23, and 30 and June 6, 13, and 20, 3-5:30pm, $165. Instructor: Jesse Rasmussen. • Intermediate/Advanced Wheel Throwing (6-day class), Wed., May 15, 22, and 29 and June 5, 12, and 19, 6:30-9pm, $165. Instructor: Jesse Rasmussen. • Finding Your Creative Writing Voice (5-day class), Thurs., May 16, 23, 30 and June 6 and 13, 7-9pm, $65. Instructor: Jeff Schiller. • GyoTaku (Fish Prints) Intro, Sat., May 18, 9am-3:30pm, $45. Instructor Scott Christensen. • Pierced Pendant, Sat., May 18, 11am-5pm, $65. Instructor: Judith Gauthier. • Try It! Wheel Throwing, Sun., May 19, 1-3pm, $25. Instructor: Shelly Stark. • How to Solder, Fri., May 24, 11am-4pm, $55. Instructor: Judith Gauthier. • Viking Knit – Bracelets & Necklaces, Sun., May 26, 10am-4:pm, $55. Instructor: Nancy La Hatt. • Copper Cuff Bracelet, Sun., May 26, 11am-4pm, $55. Instructor: Judith Gauthier. • Beginning Jewelry, Tues., May 28 and June 4, 11, 18, and 25, 10am-1pm, $185. Instructor: Judith Gauthier. More info: 360-354-3600, info@jansenartcenter.org or www.jansenartcenter.org.

Gateway to Your 5-Star Life Workshop – When “My Will” and “Thy

Will” Merge workshop will be held at the Gateway Centre Executive Suites, 1313 West Maple St., 3rd Floor, Bellingham, on Sat., May 4, 8:30am-5pm. Learn how to overcome adversity, achieve success, and align mind, body and spirit to attain true fulfillment in life. Dawn-Marie Hanrahan, co-author of Unbreakable Spirit, and her team of international experts (Calli Meister, Calista, and Kate Gardner) offer lifetransforming results at this one-day workshop. Workshop fee is $79. Info: 360-384-2497, info@5StarLifeQuests.com or www.5StarLifeQuests.com/eventshome/reg.

Science Saturday in the SPARK Lab –

SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, 1312 Bay St., Bellingham, offers 20-30 minute walk-in activities on Saturdays from 11am-2pm in the SPARK Lab. Participants can explore art and science by constructing a take-home project to share with others. Activity topics include: Versoriums (May 4), Steampunk & Wire Critters (May 11), and Cartesian Divers (May 18). These workshops are appropriate for ages 8-14. Cost is $7 plus the cost of admission. Info: 360-738-3886, anne@sparkmuseum.org or www.sparkmuseum.org.

Wednesday SPARK Lab – Join us

Wed., May 8 for our Steampunk Electronics Workshop and Wed., May 22 for Fun with Pressure at the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, 1312 Bay St., Bellingham, from 1:30-3:30pm. Both home-schoolers and children on early release find the Wednesday SPARK Lab a perfect opportunity to enrich their science learning. The Steampunk Electronics Workshop is where children learn to use tools safely and appropriately and to take things apart and then re-use them in some new creative way. In Fun with Pressure, we’ll explore pressure with a variety of activities, including building a Cartesian Diver to take home. These workshops are appropriate for ages 8-14. Cost is $18 / $15 Spark Family members. More info: 360-738-3886, anne@sparkmuseum.org or www.sparkmuseum.org.

Gemstone Necklace Healing Workshop – Join Ashlie LaLonde,

Understanding Conflict Workshop to be offered in May – The Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center (WDRC) is offering a six-hour (2 afternoon) Understanding Conflict workshop on Wed., May 14 and Thurs., May 16, from 1-4pm, at 13 Prospect St., Suite 201, Bellingham. This interactive workshop is designed to develop participants’ awareness of their own approach to conflict, and to increase their skills and capacity to better manage conflict as it arises in their home, community, and work environments. Cost of the workshop is $75, and pre-registration is required. More info: 360-676-0122, outreach@whatcomdrc.org or www.whatcomdrc.org.

Discover the Meaning of Life Signs in Painting Workshop – We are all

drawn to certain subjects and shapes when we paint. Join Nancy Grigsby at Dakota Art, 1411 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham on Sat. and Sun., May 18 and 19, 9:30am4:30pm, to learn the historical/ psychological meaning behind them to give your art depth and purpose. Class focuses on acrylic painting, collage and other media. Includes discussion of handouts, artist demos, lots of in-class painting time and participatory critique. Limited enrollment; sign up early to ensure your space. Supply list available upon registration. Cost is $175. More info: nmgrigsbystudios@comcast.net or www.nmgrigsbystudios.com or 360-676-8918.

”Understanding Our Connection With Angels Workshop” – Join us

Thurs., May 23, 7-9pm at Simply Spirit Reading & Healing Center,1304 Meador Avenue, B-11, Bellingham for this oneevening workshop. Local clairvoyant healer Jill Miller will discuss understanding our connection with angels, including the appearance of angels throughout history, the role of angels in modern society, asking for angelic healing for the higher good, and recognizing signs of angelic presence in your everyday life. Admission is $15. More info: 360-647-7134, admin@simplyspiritcenter.com or www.simplyspiritcenter.com.

Certified Gemstone Therapist and Vibrational Medicine Practitioner on Sat., May 11 from noon-2pm at the Ayurvedic Health Center of Bellingham, 203 W. Holly St., Suite 201. This workshop will cover a variety of crystal types and explain how their healing properties work together to address a specific imbalance, ailment or disease. You will pick out your own crystal beads that are specific to your needs, and then create a personalized gemstone necklace. All supplies included, as well as Ayurvedic Tea! Cost is $40. More info: 360-734-2396, info@ayurvedichealthcenter.com or www.AyurvedicHealthCenter.com.

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Last chance: Final Garage Sale – The

sale, on Fri., May 3 and Sat., May 4 from 8:30am-3pm, includes antiques, musical instruments, lots of kid stuff, books, office supplies, housewares, tools, crafts, and lots more. This is a great shopping experience and will be the biggest and best sale we’ve ever had. Follow signs to E St. basement entrance of First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall in Bellingham. More info: 360-734-3720.

Teacher Appreciation Day – Launching Success Learning Store, 133 Prince Ave., will be kicking off nationally-observed Teacher Appreciation Week on Sat., May 4, 10am-2pm, in studious style. Arrive early for the highly sought-after gift bags, available only to the first 50 people to enter the door at 10am. Door prizes are given away every 15 minutes, and grand prizes for three lucky recipients are drawn at the close of the event. Both teachers and non-teachers are invited to participate and celebrate. Refreshments are provided by Costco and Starbucks, while Mary Kay provides a sample of pampering goodies. Free admission. More info: 360-527-2641, www.facebook.com/LaunchingSuccess or www.launchingsuccess.com.

Quilts of Valor – The Quilts of Valor Show at the Ferndale Public Library, 2007 Cherry St., opens in May with a reception on Sun., May 5, 2-4pm. More than 25 quilts have been made by local quilters. The quilts will be on display through May and then will be given to wounded veterans. Info: 360-384-3353 (Bertilla Hansen) or email musmel@aol.com. Bellingham Laughter Club – Think Globally, Laugh Locally. Join our Certified Laughter Leader and experience the health benefits of social, joyful laughter exercises. We will meet the first Sunday of the month at the Downtown Food Co-op Connections Building: May 5 (World Laughter Day). Free. Info: 360-734-4989 or email therapeuticstudio@msn.com. Belle on Wheels Fashion Show –

EverybodyBIKE is hosting the Belle on Wheels fashion show at the Bellingham Farmer’s Market, on Railroad Ave., Sat., May 11, 11am-2pm. Come celebrate fashion and functionality, featuring gorgeous spring outfits, handbags and accessories modeled on matching chic bicycles. Experience a mini-fashion show that coordinates a great look with an elegant ride. Star in your own fashion photo shoot on one of the beautiful cruisers and comfort bikes. Fashions from 4 Starrs, Sojourn, Black Market and more; bikes and accessories by Kulshan Cycles, Fanatik Bike, Ibex, Po Campo, and more. Prizes, entertainment, and information about Bike to Work and School Day. Free admission. More info: 360-671-BIKE, info@everybodyBIKE.com or www.everybodyBIKE.com.

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Brown Bag: Community to Community with Rosalinda Guillen – Learn how social change is

happening in our own agricultural communities with Rosalinda Guillen, Executive Director of Community to Community Development (C2C). Guillen will discuss the women-led, grassroots effort that C2C has undertaken to support under-represented people and create sustainable agricultural policies for farmworkers in Whatcom County. A widely recognized farm worker and rural justice leader, Guillen has represented workers in ongoing dialogues of immigration issues, labor rights, trade agreements, and strengthening the food sovereignty movement. The presentation will be at Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St., Thurs., May 16, at 12:30pm. Admission: $3 suggested donation (Museum members free). More info: www.whatcommuseum.org.

Bellingham IONS (Institute of Noetic

Sciences) presents “I AM,” Thurs., May 16, 7-9pm, at the Fairhaven Public Library, 1117 12th St., Bellingham (downstairs Fireside Room). This movie is the story of a successful Hollywood director, Tom Shadyac, who experienced a life threatening head injury, and his ensuing journey to try and answer two very basic questions: “What’s wrong with our world?” and “What can we do about it?” Group discussion to follow. Doors open at 6:30pm. Suggested donation is $5-$10 (no one will be turned away). More info: cyndysheldon@comcast.net or www.bellinghamions.blogspot.com.

Kriya Yoga: Solution to Modern Day Problems – Kriya Yoga is sponsoring this free public lecture by Swami Atmavidyananda on Thurs., May 16, 7-9pm, in the WWU Viking Union, 516 High St., Bellingham. More info: 360-733-5211 or www.kriya.org.

Moving Meditation for Peace – The Dances of Universal Peace meets Fri., May 17, 7-9pm, at the Center for Spiritual Living, 2224 Yew Street Rd., Bellingham, across the road from Cascade Radio (www. csl-bellingham.org). The Dances are: a dynamic form of contemplative prayer; a multicultural celebration of the sacred in movement and voice, rhythm and melody; meditative and uplifting group dances with simple choreography, accompanied by devotional songs and chants, honoring the world’s spiritual traditions. No previous experience is necessary. All are welcome. Leaders have taught the Dances worldwide for over 25 years. This is a fragrance-free event. Suggested donation is $5-$10. Info: 360-733-5745 or visit the NADUP website at www.dancesofuniversalpeacena.org. H2O Comedy Night with Toby Roberts – Anacortes restaurant and club, H2O, will present comedian Toby Roberts on Fri., May 17, at 9pm. Cover is $10 at the door. As a headliner, Toby Roberts is a

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mainstay on the Northwest comedy scene with a “story teller” style that has rapidly become a favorite of comedy fans of all backgrounds. H2O is Skagit county’s latest gathering place featuring a unique craft cocktail list using house made liquors, 24 draft beers, an innovative menu and live entertainment. They are located at 314 Commercial Ave. in downtown Anacortes. More info: 360-755-3956, info@anacortesrockfish.com or www.anacortesH2O.com.

Christian Scientists Host Prayer Vigil for Middle East Peace – In December

2000, the churches in Bellingham and Whatcom County, at the initiative of Churches for Middle East Peace in Washington DC, began holding prayer vigils for Peace in the Middle East. Churches in every state were asked to pray for Middle East peace on a certain day each month; our state was assigned the 18th. Please join us Sat., May 18, 5:306pm at First Church of Christ Scientist, 2700 Lakeway Dr., Bellingham, for the May vigil. Free admission. More info: 360-752-0767 or charlidan@aol.com.

Bellingham City Club Annual Meeting and Lunch Meeting – BCC

presents non-partisan discussion of issues important to the community. On Wed., May 22, the City Club Annual Meeting begins at 11:30am, followed by lunch

Skagit County Historical Museum Presents a Henry Klein Retrospective – This continuing exhibit

features models, drawings and photos highlighting the amazing career of Skagit County architect, the late Henry Klein. Come view the exhibit at the Skagit County Historical Musuem, 501 S. 4th St, La Conner, Tues.-Sun., 11am-5am, through June 2. Admission is $5 adults / $4 seniors & children 6-12 / under 6 free / $10 families / members free. Pick up your Barn Map at the Museum and enjoy a driving tour of the 55 Heritage Barns in Skagit County. More info: 360-466-3365 or museum@co.skagit.wa.us.

Monthly Fly Day will be held at the

Heritage Flight Museum, 4165 Mitchell Way, Bellingham, Sat., May 18, noon4pm. See aviation history come to life and take to the skies! Flying and static displays of historic military aircraft, flight simulators, artifacts and memorabilia. Local food vendor, StrEAT Food, sells food and beverages. Suggested donation: $5 person. More info: 360-733-4422 or www.heritageflight.org.

Shall We Gather: The Centennial Churches of Skagit County – Through photographs, stories and artifacts this

meeting from noon-1:30pm at Northwood Hall, 3240 Northwest Ave. Guests and new members are welcome. Admission is $13 members / $18 non-members in advance; $15 /$20 at door if available. More info: www.bellinghamcityclub.org.

8th Annual Northwest Robotics Festival – The SPARK Museum of

explore the idea of becoming a coach of any type, this discussion is for you. This no charge public education event is limited to 15 people. Register by Thurs., May 23 by emailing Laura@Mission AccomplishedAcademy.com or leave your name and number at 360-592-0924.Info: www.MissionAccomplishedAcademy.com.

Electrical Invention along with the Bellingham Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Society and WWU’s College of Sciences & Technology are hosting this event Sat., May 25, 9am-2:30pm at the SPARK Museum, 1312 Bay Street, Bellingham. Kids will build robots with the help of BAIRS members, and can enter a Robot Sumo or Fast Track Racing competition and watch demonstrations from various robotics clubs and organizations. Great for anyone with an interest in electronics, mechanics, science, design, or robots. Free admission. More info: 360-927-1154, peggy_uppiano@msn.com or www.sparkmuseum.org.

Roadmap to Becoming a Life Coach – Laura Abernathy, CPC, life

coach, founder and Teacher of the Tree of Life Sanctuary, and colleague Barb Campbell, CPC, ELI-MP, invite you to join them for “The Roadmap to Becoming a Life Coach” on Sat., May 25, 9-11am, at Wise Awakening, 314 E. Holly St., Bellingham. If you think you might want to

exhibit will celebrate the history of places of worship and their contributions to Skagit County. We have many items in our collection, but are also pleased to have additional items being loaned by the churches. Come “gather” with us May 21-Aug. 4, Tues.-Sun., 11am-4pm, at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. 4th St., La Conner to view this special exhibit. Exhibit opening is on Tues., May 21, 11am-5pm. Admission is $5 adults / $4 seniors & children 6-12 / under 6 free / $10 families / members free. More info: 360-466-3365, museum@co.skagit.wa.us or www.skagitcounty.net/museum. Cemetery Tours – The City of Bellingham presents “Bayview Cemetery Tours: Bayview’s Beginnings” on Fri., May 31 at 12:30pm. This is the first in a series of monthly tours. The tour features cemeteries before Bayview, early Bayview history, and the oldest parts of Bayview Cemetery. Admission is free but reservations are required; phone 360-778-7150 to reserve a place. The walk will be about 1 mile over uneven ground, and last about 1 to 1.5 hours. Park and meet at the Veterans’ Memorial on the southeast side of the Cemetery (1420 Woburn St., Bellingham). More info: www.cob.org/services/human/bayview/.

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“Little Shop of Horrors” – The Lynden

Performing Arts Guild proudly presents “Little Shop of Horrors” at the Claire vg Thomas Theatre in Lynden. A long-running Off-Broadway hit, this affectionate spoof on 1950’s sci-fi movies is charming, tuneful, and hilarious – with tongue firmly planted in cheek! Book and lyrics by Howard Ashman; music by Alan Menken. Directed by Ed Marantette. Performances are May 2-4, 9-11, and 16-18 at 7:30pm; and May 5, 12 & 19 at 2pm. Tickets are $12 adults / $10 seniors and students / $8 children. Info: www.clairevgtheatre.com or call 360-354-4425.

”Driving Miss Daisy” – Alger Lookout

Thespian Association (ALTA) Dessert Theatre presents “Driving Miss Daisy” by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Alfred Uhry, at 1475 Silver Run Lane, Bellingham (Alger), I-5 exit 240. “Driving Miss Daisy” is the beloved story of an ornery, older Jewish woman and her chauffeur, a thoughtful, unemployed black man, spanning 25 years during which the two reach mutual acceptance and more than a deep respect. Performance dates are May 3-4, 10-11, 17-18 at 7pm; and Sun., May 5 and 19 at 2:30pm. Tickets for the 7pm performances are $14 adult ; $12 seniors & students. All matinee tickets are $10. For tickets and more info: 360-424-5144 or www.altatheatre.com

MegaZapper Electrical Show – The

SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention presents the highly acclaimed MegaZapper

Electrical Show every Saturday and Sunday at 2:30pm (exception: show on Sat., May 25 begins at 3:30pm.) Elements of the show include a variety of eye-popping machines reminiscent of Frankenstein’s laboratory. The highlight is the MegaZapper and its giant 10 foot arcs of purple lightning. Admission to the show is just $5 and following each show, for a donation, visitors ages 18 and over will be invited to enter the lightning cage and be bombarded with 4 million volts of electricity. Located at 1312 Bay St., Bellingham. More info: 360-738-3886 or visit www.sparkmuseum.org.

”Hello Dolly!” – The Skagit Valley College Music Department presents “Hello Dolly!” based on Thornton Wilder’s “The Matchmaker.” “And what do you do for a living, Mrs. Levi?” asks Ambrose Kemper in the first scene of this most delightful of musical comedies. “Some people paint, some sew... I meddle,” replies Dolly. “Hello Dolly!” tells the story of Dolly Levi, a professional matchmaker, who has been hired to arrange a marriage for the wealthy widow, Horace Vandergelder. Dolly, however, has other plans. Join us on a whirlwind race around New York at the turn of the twentieth century, as we follow the adventures of America’s most beloved matchmaker! Performances will be May 4, 10 and 11, at 7:30pm; and Sun., May 5 and 12, at 2pm. Tickets are $25 / $20 / $15. A special Mother’s Day brunch and performance will be hosted on Sun., May

12. Doors will open at 12:30pm for the brunch, and the performance will begin at 2pm. Tickets for the brunch and reserved seating for the mother’s day performance are $45. All performances are at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. More info: 360-416-7727 or www.mcintyrehall.org.

WWU Theatre Presents “Soapbox” –

Starting with a course last September, twenty-four students bravely leapt into the unknown and spent the year researching, creating, developing, rehearsing, and finally performing “Soapbox.” Created for later college-aged audiences, the piece asks, “How will you balance time and money; technology and relationships; and living for yourself or helping others, during your individual pursuit of happiness?” Performance dates are: Thurs.-Sat., May 9-11 and Wed.-Sat., May 15-18 at 7:30pm; and Sat., May 11 & 18 at 10:30pm. Performances will be held at the WWU PAC Mainstage Theater, 516 High St., Bellingham and include adult content and language. Admission is $12 general / $10 seniors / $8 students. More info: www.wwu.edu/theatredance or 360-650-6146.

”Into the Woods” at BAAY Theatre –

Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” (full version) will be performed by the BAAY Rep cast (actors ages 12-15) on the following dates: Fri., May 10 at 7pm, Sat., May 11 at 1:30pm and 7pm; Sun., May 12 at 2pm; Thurs., May 16 at 6:30pm; Sat., May 18 at 1:30pm and 7pm; and Sun., May 19 at 2pm. Performances held at the BAAY Theatre, 1059 N. State St., Bellingham. Some material is about life’s challenges and may be inappropriate for younger viewers. Admission is $10. Tickets available at the door or online at www.brownpapertickets.com. More info: 360-306-1543, david@baay.org or www.baay.org.

Improv Playworks Workshop –

Improv Playworks presents a free workshop taught by Sheila Goldsmith in May. Awaken the Spontaneity Within! Improv Workshop will be held Thurs., May 16, 7-9pm, at Improv Playworks, 1415 Dupont St. (corner of Dupont and Broadway), Bellingham. Experience the freedom of authentic communication and play. The tools of improv are transformative in the workplace and your daily life. Develop confidence, flexibility, community, and the ability to listen and respond! Call 360-756-0756 to preregister. Visit www.improvplayworks.com for future class and event dates.

NT Live: “This House” – The Lincoln

Theatre presents NT Live’s production of “This House” on Thurs., May 16 at 7:30pm and Sun., May 26 at 2pm, at 712 South First St., downtown Mount Vernon. Set in the corridors of the British Parliament in 1974, the play follows the political battles of a changing government

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and world. This new play by James Graham is a biting, energetic and criticallyacclaimed production that strips politics down to the practical realities of those behind the scenes who roll up their sleeves, and on occasion bend the rules, to maneuver a diverse and conflicting chorus of voices within the English Parliament. Tickets: $15 general, $13 seniors and $11 students with $2 off for Lincoln Theatre members. More info: 360-336-8955 or www.iLovetheLincoln.com

addicted to her mysterious new meat pie recipe! Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by Hugh Wheeler; directed by Ed Marantette; published by Music Theatre International. Performances are Thurs.-Sat. at 7:30pm; and Sunday matinees at 2pm. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $5 children ages 5-12. Box office is open Tues.-Sat., 1-6pm. More info: 360-733-1811, bellinghamtheatreguild@yahoo.com, www.BellinghamTheatreGuild.com.

Bellingham Theatre Guild presents “Sweeney Todd” – “Sweeney Todd: The

Northwest Washington Theatre Group (NWTG) presents “Peter Pan” – the absolute adventure for every

Demon Barber of Fleet Street” runs June 7-23 at the Guild, 1600 H St., Bellingham. Stephen Sondheim’s and Hugh Wheeler’s heart-pounding masterpiece of murderous barber-ism and culinary crime tells an infamous tale: an unjustly exiled barber returns to 19th century London seeking revenge against the lecherous judge who framed him and abducted his young wife. Sweeney’s thirst for blood soon grows to include his unfortunate customers, while Mrs. Lovett, the resourceful proprietor of the pie shop downstairs, has London

child who never wants to grow up and for every parent who wishes they never will! Join Peter Pan, Wendy, John and Michael and be whisked away to the magical wonders of Never Land where wishes come true, childhood innocence comes alive and dreams last forever. There they fight the wicked Captain Hook and his dastardly pirates, and come face to face with a crocodile. Delight at the carefree band of Lost Boys who romp amongst sparkling fairies; let your imagination run

wild at boisterous Indian braves and mesmerizing mermaids; tremble at dastardly pirates led by the villainous Captain Hook... and beware the ticking crocodile! This fantastic new production of “Peter Pan,” filled with larger-than-life characters, dazzling scenery, exuberant costumes and captivating scenes, will leave you with a smile on your face and, perhaps, just a sprinkling of fairy dust to treasure your dreams forever! Performances are at the historic Mount Baker Theatre on Fri. & Sat., June 14 & 15 at 7:30pm with a matinee on Sat., June 15 at 2pm. For more information and tickets, go to www.NWTG.org.

Paula Poundstone Coming to the Mount Baker Theatre by Joanna Nesbit The Rainbow Recovery Center will present comedian Paula Poundstone at the Mount Baker Theatre on Saturday, May 18, at 8pm for the Center’s third annual fundraising event. Poundstone will bring her razor-sharp wit (and possibly a can of Diet Pepsi) to the Mt. Baker Theatre to send the audience into gales of laughter. Known for her spare stage setting, intelligent humor, and ability to interact spontaneously with audiences, Poundstone has a lengthy list of comedic credits to her name. She serves as a panelist on NPR’s “Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me” weekly news quiz program, has starred in HBO and BRAVO solo specials, and has appeared on David Letterman, Leno, and Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion.” She was the first woman to receive an ACE Award for Best Standup Comedy performance and was recently inducted into the Comedy Hall of Fame. It’s a show not to be missed. The Rainbow Recovery Center is located in downtown Bellingham and is a program of the Whatcom Counseling and Psychiatric Clinic. The Center provides services to help mentally ill adults recover from the effects of their illnesses and reintegrate into the larger community. Resources to meet members’ basic needs include meals, showers, laundry, mail, computer access, and human companionship. Additionally, the Center provides referrals for counseling and medication, as well as assistance in finding housing and employment. Without the support of the annual fundraiser, the Center would not be able to provide the services it offers. Event sponsors are Whatcom Educational Credit Union, KISM, Northwest Public Radio, and Café 104.1 FM. The Rainbow Center thanks them for making the event possible. Tickets to the show are $39 and are available online at www.mtbakertheatre.com or by calling 360-734-6080. To learn more about Rainbow Recovery Center, visit www.whatcomcounseling.org. To learn more about Paula Poundstone, visit www.paulapoundstone.com. Bellingham freelancer Joanna Nesbit has been writing for ENNW since 2005. She loves learning new stuff about her town. Her work has also appeared in FamilyFun, Parenting, Northwest Travel, and Washington State Visitors’ Guide. Learn more at www.joannanesbit.com. email editor@ennw.info • See www.ennw.info for “News, Reviews and Updates”

This Musical’s Out of This World! by Michelle Wallace Beneath a strange and unknown city in the sky, small clans of people trade amongst themselves in the ruins of a post-apocalyptic world. But when love sparks between rival trading groups, the life of one young man takes an intriguing turn. Bursting into song and dance, an unforgettable cast helps him navigate mysteries and strange new possibilities - all on stage with a full rock ensemble. Meet Evermore, a new science fiction rock musical from Free Key Productions! Directed by Christopher Key, local theatre guru and recent founder of Free Key, the tale is a mash-up of melodic rock, futuristic awesomeness and true love - a little somethin’ for everyone with a whole lot of rock’n’roll. The story revolves around Rush That Speaks (Michael Harris), a young man who meets a woman named Once A Day played by Western graduate Vanessa Mills. Set a thousand years in the future, “it’s a very powerful story,” Key describes. “You’ve got a young man and a young woman from different tribes in a post-apocalyptic America.” With the recent creation of his new production company, Key will bring a variety of locally written shows and lesser known one-acts to stage with a strong

focus on local talent. Evermore’s cast includes singers, dancers and actors uniquely suited to each role. “The collective talent that has gone into making this happen is... WOW,” Key muses.

Mystery abounds in the futuristic world of Evermore. Photo by Vanessa Mills.

Evermore came to be after local writer and musician Mike Rostron read a science fiction novel by John Crowley, Engine Summer. Inspired, he wrote a song about it – and then another and another. His vision led to multiple rock numbers and a script based loosely on the book. A musician and member of local band Salvadore Dali Llama, Rostron had met

Key through the local theatre scene. And when the two started discussing Rostron’s script, it seemed like just the kind of work Christopher wanted to direct with his own production company. Two years later, Free Key Productions was born and Evermore is set to hit the stage on May 9th. As for the rock’n’roll, Mike Rostron’s perspective as a writer and musician is groundbreaking - plus the music’s totally catchy! Key jokingly intones, “we’re not sorry about that! We’d be very happy if people went out of there with these songs in their heads.” Under the musical direction of John French, the phenomenal artists in this show include Mike, bandleader Jim Nelson, and a full chorus. Audiences can also look forward to jaw-dropping sets by Russ Nelson (what does that mysterious city in the sky look like?) and skilled choreography by Mija Bishop. With an unforgettable cast and masterful staging, Evermore brings local talent from the acting, dancing and singing realms together in one fabulous collision. Evermore opens in Mount Vernon at the Lincoln Theatre (712 South First St.) May 9-11 at 8pm, and then moves to Bellingham’s Syre Theater (Whatcom Community College, 237 West Kellogg Rd.) May 17-18 at 8pm. Tickets are available at BrownPaperTickets.com and LincolnTheatre.org. Free Key Productions wishes to thank Northwest Ballet and Eagles Hall for rehearsal space, plus an anonymous donation that’s really helped make this a reality. So what, really, is Evermore? “It’s for theatre people, it’s for musical people, it’s for people who love dance; it’s for people who love science fiction,” exclaims Key. With the universal appeal and groundbreaking awesomeness of this local show, one thing’s for certain: this musical’s out of this world! Michelle Wallace has been a contributor to Entertainment News NW since 2008, when she first moved to Bellingham. As a promotional writer, she has produced work for Allied Arts of Whatcom County and Cartier Studios in Bellingham. Michelle is a graduate of Western Washington University, where she studied literature and astronomy.

Entertainment News Northwest ~ May 2013

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