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February 2020
Telling Stories Through Textile Maps (Blaine Library)
Bettina Matzkuhn has combined her interest in textiles, cartography, and nature over many years. Her textile maps tell stories through unusual forms and subjects not normally associated with embroidery. Join Bettina as she discusses her process of working through ideas and collaborations to create work that has been exhibited internationally.
Find out more »Audubon Fourth Sundays: A Short History of Bird Watching
Join the Whatcom Museum for a special Audubon at the Museum program in conjunction with Whatcom Reads book selection, To the Bright Edge of the World, by Eowyn Ivey. Though people have always had reasons to be interested in birds, over the past century bird watching, or birding, has developed from a fringe pastime into one of the most popular hobbies in America. It can even be considered an extreme sport! Join North Cascades Audubon Society volunteer Paul Woodcock and…
Find out more »Whatcom WRITES Public Presentation (Village Books, Lynden)
Whatcom WRITES invites writers of all ages and experience levels to explore a theme inspired by this year’s Whatcom READS book. Top entries are selected for publication in the Whatcom WRITES anthology. This year’s theme is Discovery. The deadline to submit entries has passed, but you can hear the authors of the top Whatcom WRITES entries read their work at two public presentations and then start planning your own entry for next year!
Find out more »The Birds of Western North America
Be amazed to learn about more than 150 birds with wildlife photographer and WCC Community and Continuing Education photography instructor Ken Salzman. Enjoy a slideshow of photos set to music by Ken, most of which taken by him from within 100 miles of Bellingham - birds coming from as far north as southern Alaska and from Arizona to the south. For a preview of Ken's work, visit his website, www.kensalzman.zenfolio.com. A Whatcom READS event.
Find out more »March 2020
Whatcom WRITES Public Presentation (Village Books, Fairhaven)
Whatcom WRITES invites writers of all ages and experience levels to explore a theme inspired by this year’s Whatcom READS book. Top entries are selected for publication in the Whatcom WRITES anthology. This year’s theme is Discovery. The deadline to submit entries has passed, but you can hear the authors of the top Whatcom WRITES entries read their work at two public presentations and then start planning your own entry for next year!
Find out more »Book Discussion with Eowyn Ivey
Join in a lively discussion of To the Bright Edge of the World-featuring author, Eowyn Ivey.
Find out more »An Evening with Eowyn Ivey
Join us as the WhatcomREADS community gathers to hear author Eowyn Ivey speak about her novel, To the Bright Edge of the World at the historical Mount Baker Theatre. This is a free event and all are welcome.
Find out more »Art Challenge Exhibit
Enjoy artwork inspired by our WhatcomREADS selection, To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey. The exhibit will take place at the Allied Arts of Whatcom County gallery in downtown Bellingham.
Find out more »The Art and Craft of Writing
Gain insight into the writing process as author Eowyn Ivey discusses the art and craft of writing. The program will take place at the Wilson Library Reading Room at Western Washington University. The Reading Room, also known as the Harry Potter Room or 4 Central, is on the fourth floor of Wilson side of the library. The easiest way to get to it is to take the stone stairs near the Wilson entrance to the very top. See map below.
Find out more »Art Challenge Reception
Celebrate the artists and artworks of the WhatcomREADS Art Challenge. The Art Challenge offers artists of all ages and experience levels an opportunity to explore themes related to this year’s WhatcomREADS title and present their work for public display. This reception kicks off a month-long exhibit of the art at the Allied Arts of Whatcom County gallery.
Find out more »Coffee with Eowyn Ivey
Whatcom Reads welcomes author Eowyn Ivey to the Whatcom Community College Heiner Theatre for a presentation on the Main Stage about her novel, to the Bright Edge of the World.
Find out more »A Conversation with Eowyn Ivey
Paul Hanson, co-owner of Village Books and Paper Dreams, will interview author Eowyn Ivey at The Jansen Art Center.
Find out more »December 2020
Colors of the West: An Artist’s Guide to Nature’s Palette with Molly Hashimoto
PLEASE REGISTER FOR THIS LIVE VIDEO EVENT: https://wcls.libcal.com/event/7219175 You will be emailed a link to the Zoom meeting on the day of the event.Discover how painting watercolors, creating prints, and writing, are all ways to honor remarkable wild places, birds and wildlife. Artist Molly Hashimoto’s work has been published as notecards, holiday cards, calendars and children’s books. She is the author of two books: Colors of the West: An Artist's Guide to Nature's Palette and Birds of the West: An…
Find out more »January 2021
Poetry Reading with Robert Lashley
PLEASE REGISTER FOR THIS LIVE VIDEO EVENT: https://wcls.libcal.com/event/7219200
You will be emailed a link to the Zoom meeting on the day of the event. Join us for an evening of poetry with local poet, Robert Lashley. As part of a Northwest population with people from the deep South and a survivor of the Hilltop gang wars of the early 90’s, Lashley’s poetry makes sense of the multitude of voices that have surrounded him over the years. His passion joins high lyric poetry burnished by narrative structure, with a language attuned to the ear and the complexities of the human voice.