Whatcom Writes Deadline
Whatcom WRITES invites writers of all ages and experience levels to explore a theme inspired by the Whatcom READS book each year. Top entries are selected for publication in the ... Read more
Free
Loading view.
She Travelled Solo: Strong Women in the Early 20th Century
Online EventThis is an ONLINE presentation. You must register to participate: https://wcls.libcal.com/event/9856451 Inspired by her own 5,000-mile solo bicycle ride, Tessa Hulls researched little-known intrepid female adventurers. In this presentation, she ... Read more
Free
Foothills Book Club (Deming)
Deming Library 5044 Mt. Baker Hwy, Deming, WA, United Stateshttps://wcls.libcal.com/event/11394123 The Foothills Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 7 pm. Library staff leads the discussion of a diverse series of fiction and non-fiction books to ... Read more
Free
IWW archive special collections photos and presentation (In Person)
Ferndale Library 2125 Main Street, Ferndale, WA, United StatesArchivist Conor Casey, head of the Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections, will discuss the dynamic history of the labor and social justice movements of the ... Read more
Free
Vintage Vaudevillians
Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building 250 Flora Street, Bellingham, WA, United StatesFebruary 3 – May 31, 2023Hours: Wed.-Sun., Noon – 5pmWhatcom Museum Lightcatcher building, 2nd floor hallway250 Flora St., Bellingham If you love the vaudeville history in The Cold Millions, you ... Read more
The IWW Today
Village Books in Fairhaven 1200 11th Street, Bellingham, WA, United StatesNote: Registration is required for this in-person event. Register here: https://www.villagebooks.com/event/whatcom-reads-IWW-021523 Yes, the Wobblies are alive and well. An organizer for the Whatcom-Skagit Industrial Workers of the World will discuss the ... Read more
Free
Unsettling Settler-Colonial Education
Online EventThis is an ONLINE presentation. You must register to participate: https://wcls.libcal.com/event/9924960 Unsettling Settler-Colonial Education: Join us for an interactive book discussion with co-editors Dr. Robin Zape-tah-hol-ah Minthorn of University of Washington-Tacoma, ... Read more
Free
Vaudeville and Vice in the Early 1900s
Whatcom Museum, Old City Hall, Rotunda Room 121 Prospect Street, Bellingham, WA, United StatesSponsored by the Whatcom Museum Kolby LaBree from Bellinghistory Tours with the Good Time Girls will discuss life on the vaudeville circuit and its ties to the underworld. She will ... Read more
Free
Whatcom WRITES – Village Books in Lynden (The Inn at Lynden)
The Inn at Lynden 100 Fifth Street, Lynden, WA, United StatesHear authors from the Whatcom WRITES contest read their submissions to the latest anthology. The theme for 2023 is BETWEEN FACT AND FICTION, drawn from Jess Walters' The Cold Millions. Conference ... Read more
Free
Bellingham City Club presents A Nicer Kind of Murder: The Evolution of Crime Fiction with Author Matthew Sullivan
Online EventRegistration in advance is recommended for this online event; click here. Registration closes at midnight, February 20. You may also join the meeting by going to the Bellingham City Club website on February ... Read more
Free
History of Spokane
Online EventThis is an ONLINE presentation. You must register to participate: https://wcls.libcal.com/event/9870506 Lynden Library Assistant Branch Manager Wendy McLeod was born and raised in Spokane. In this presentation, she shares the ... Read more
Free
Songs of Protest with Jimmy Brite
Deming Library 5044 Mt. Baker Hwy, Deming, WA, United StatesJoin local musician Jimmy Brite for a spirited performance in conjunction with this year’s Whatcom READS. Listen and sing songs of protest, social justice and inspiration. Jimmy Brite is the ... Read more
Free
Whatcom Writes – Village Books in Fairhaven
Village Books in Fairhaven 1200 11th Street, Bellingham, WA, United StatesHear authors from the Whatcom WRITES contest read their submissions to the latest anthology. The theme for 2023 is BETWEEN FACT AND FICTION, drawn from Jess Walter's The Cold Millions ... Read more
Free
Allied Arts Whatcom READS Challenge
Allied Arts of Whatcom County 1418 Cornwall Avenue, Bellingham, WA, United StatesSubmit your original artwork inspired by The Cold Millions for display at the Allied Arts Gallery in Bellingham. Submissions accepted : Feb. 28-March 1, 2023 Exhibition: March 2-31, 2023 ... Read more
Free