• The Orcas Island Lit Fest

    The Orcas Island Lit Fest is an annual celebration of literature and community held in an inspiringly beautiful place. This April 17-19, 2020, we’ll bring together renowned authors and...

  • INTERACTIVE ACRYLIC POUR PAINTING DEMO ARIL 18

    Join popular artist, Bev Davis, at the Whatcom Art Market on Saturday April 18 from noon to 3 pm to learn how to paint by pouring acrylic paint and take your creation home with you. The gallery is...

  • Laugh Your Tail Off!

    Big laughs are on the way Saturday, April 18, 2020, at The NOAH Center’s 7th annual Laugh Your Tail Off comedy show and auction featuring comedian Collin Moulton. The fun begins at 6 p.m. Laugh Your Tail Off is a fun evening...

  • Kulshan Youth Choir Concert

    The Kulshan Youth Choir invites you to celebrate the songs that nature sings at their upcoming concert, "O Colored Earth," on Thurs., April 23 at 5:30pm at the First Congregational Church in Bellingham (2401 Cornwall Ave). We are a new youth chorus in Whatcom County providing music education through choral singing. Our choristers develop age-appropriate vocal practices, learn healthy singing technique, and foundational musicianship skills, all the while making ensemble music together....

  • Habitat for Humanity Trashion Show April 24, 2020

    Call for Entries for the Annual Trashion Show! Make fashion from trash, or “Trashion!” Do you want to participate as an artist or fashion designer in this year’s Habitat for Humanity annual “Trashion Show?” The “Trashion Show” is held during our Raise the Roof Auction on April 24th. Enter your design for a chance to win a cash prize of $150 for First Place Design, and $100 for Runner-up Design. Entries with $40 fee due by March 30, 2020.

  • Tour de Lopez

    This very popular non-competitive bicycle tour of Lopez Island is brought to you by the Lopez Island Chamber of Commerce and is the kickoff event for cycling in the beautiful San Juan Islands. Whether you make it a day trip or make it a weekend getaway you will not be disappointed! Many of our riders return every year for this event. There are four routes (5,...

  • FUNDrive benefiting Blue Skies for Children

    Ready for spring cleaning but unsure where to donate your items? Drop them off at Blue Skies for Children! We are conducting a FunDrive through Value Village and collecting items now through April 26th....

  • Go Wild Photo Contest

    The Whatcom Humane Society's Go Wild Photo Contest is an online photo contest to recognize and appreciate photos of wildlife...

  • Cascadia Poetry Festival

    Seattle Poetics LAB (SPLAB), a literary arts-oriented nonprofit organization and the organizing entity of the Cascadia Poetry Festival, is presenting the seventh Cascadia Poetry Festival at the Multiverse on San Juan Island May 1-3, 2020. The Multiverse, a gallery and island cultural center, will provide an intimate setting for festival attendees to deep-dive into the intersection of poetics and bioregionalism. In addition to poetry readings, there...

  • Kulshan Chorus Presents: Carmina Burana

    Kulshan Chorus, Cantabile Chamber Choir, Kulshan Youth Choir, Sno-King Community Chorale, and orchestra join forces under the artistic direction of Dustin Willets...