• Interlacements

    Jansen Art Center 321 Front Street, Lynden, WA

    The documentary Interlacements will be shown at the Jansen Art Center on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 4 PM in the Chamber Hall. This movie was produced by Marilyn Romatka, a fiber artist and long-time friend of the Jansen Textile Studio, and her husband Rainer. They will be present to introduce the film and answer questions after the screening. The film highlights the connections made through the fiber arts: the Seattle Weavers Guild...

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  • Be Our Guest: A Fundraiser for BAAY

    Be our guest! Join us for a festive evening to benefit Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth, and support equal access to arts education in our community. Saturday, February 1 from 6:00-9:00 PM at the Sylvia Center for the Arts. Enjoy drinks, light appetizers, fundraising activities, and a showcase of incredible talent from BAAY’s Theatre program. Learn about BAAY’s impact in the community through our Preschool and EduArts programs, and help...

  • Mitzi Szereto: The Best New True Crime Stories author event

    Meet author Mitzi Szereto, editor of The Best New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers (listed in "Top 5 True Crime Books to Read" by CrimeReads). Listen to her read, participate in a Q&A session, and get your book signed....

  • VALENTINE’S EARRINGS:

    In this hands-on, one-day workshop students will learn basic metal fabrication techniques to create a pair of earrings. Techniques include: design, sawing, piercing, filing, texturing, soldering, and stamping. Everyone will leave with at least one set of earrings. A great gift idea! Workshop Facilitator: Lisa Dailey. Prerequisites: Open to adults,...

  • Bellingham Community Chorus

    Bellingham Community Chorus - Come Sing With Us The Bellingham Community Chorus is welcoming back returning members and seeking new additional singers. We are building the chorus, especially more tenors and basses. Currently the membership is approximately 65 members, representing every community in Whatcom County. BCC is a non-auditioned chorus, performing SATB selections. Rob Viens, artistic director, was voted “Best of Bellingham 2019 Music Studio.” Tuition is $80.00 per semester. Rehearsals are every Tuesday and begin Tuesday, January 14th, at...

  • San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit

    Join us on Orcas Island for the 8th Annual San Juan Islands Agricultural Summit! Gather with 150 local farmers, food producers and more for a weekend of education, inspiration, and...

  • Winter Birding Workshop

    The Whale Museum is holding a “Winter Birding Workshop in the San Juans” in partnership with San Juan Islands Audubon. Taking place the weekend of February 7-9, 2020, the intent is to increase birding skills through field trips and presentations. This workshop is ideal for those wishing to continue their education as a naturalist or for those who simply love birds! In this course, participants will...

  • Francis X. Donovan…”Off the Wall”

    Wherever you see Francis’ work, from Bellingham to Boston to Reykjavik, it will stop you in your tracks! His subject matter is...

  • Select Paintings by Barbara Sternberger

    The Inn at Lynden 100 5th st., Lynden, United States

    The Jansen Art Center is pleased to welcome Barbara Sternberger to the Inn at Lynden for an exhibit of her work. The exhibit opens on Friday, February 7 and will be on display through June 8, 2020. Barbara Sternberger has lived and worked in Bellingham since 1993. She has taught painting every summer at WWU for 23 years and for the past decade, holds private painting workshops. Barbara’s gallery...

  • Always Look on The Bright Side of Mental Illness

    For the month of February Make.shift will offer Bellingham the opportunity to “stick their tongues out to distress.” We aim to explore the jovial comradery that is created by a chemical imbalance. We called out to artists in the community to share work inspired by living with mental illnesses, with a comedically defiant twist. As many of us here in Washington state can relate to mental illness, most of us can probably identify with the utter absurdity...