Bellingham Alive

Ladies Night Out
2023-12-02 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Denver)
Enjoy Pop-Ups tastings and sips of boutique Washington wines hosted by local Mount Vernon businesses from 6:00-8:30pm. Taste fantastic wine at participating locations, enjoy specials at your favorite downtown businesses, and buy bottles of your favorites to share at your upcoming holiday parties!
Limited tickets are also available for a VIP Happy Hour starting at 5:00 pm.
Businesses stay open late with unique experiences for you & your friends!

The Snow Queen
2023-12-02 19:00, 2023-12-03 14:00, 2023-12-08 19:00, 2023-12-09 14:00, 2023-12-10 14:00, 2023-12-15 19:00, 2023-12-16 14:00, 2023-12-16 19:00
Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth presents The Snow Queen! Jump into this playful remix of the fairy tale. Featuring a dash of Hans Christian Anderson, a sprinkling of Fairy Tale
Theatre (on Showtime in the 80’s), and original music by the amazing Steve Barnes, a former Musical Director at BAAY. Get ready for talking reindeer, flying sleighs, goblins in space, and the Northern Lights! BAAY will hold four weekends featuring four different casts of their junior production, which features students ages 9-12. You don’t want to miss out on all the festive fun! Performances run December 1 – January 7 at the BAAY Theatre. Tickets and more information at baay.org.

Euphoria XXXmas Edition
2023-12-02 20:00
An all-trans drag show at The Blue Room.
Doors open 8:00 PM, starts 9:00 PM
Tickets are $15 presale, $20 door

Moving Stories
2023-12-03 15:00 - 16:30
Film Series Documenting Grace – produced by Kuntz and Company presents “MOVING STORIES” December 3rd at 3:00 PM.
In this moving and inspiring documentary, six diverse dancers from the acclaimed Battery Dance company travel the world, working with young people who’ve experienced war, poverty, sexual violence and severe trauma as refugees. The goal: to teach them the tools of choreography so that they can tell their stories through dance. With just one week till performance, the film captures the struggle, frustration, determination, and transformation of students and teachers alike.
a film by Rob Fruchtman, Cornelia Ravenal, Mikael Södersten and Wendy Sax

Krampus Holiday Fest 2023 ft. Machine Animal, Vibacious
2023-12-03 19:00
Join us for the first annual Krampus Fest! The cursed-winter themed event will feature drink specials, live music, a photo booth and an appearance from Krampus himself. Dress up in your best festive costumes and celebrate the dark side of the holiday season!

Breakfast Club with The Hub
2023-12-07 07:30 - 09:00
TOPIC: ​
​IN FOCUS
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SPEAKER : Heather Simpson
Here’s what you can look forward to!
If you feel a lack of excitement, focus and joy in planning your business, career + life… it’s time to get in gear and IN FOCUS.
Heather Simpson is a business strategist that is here to remind you of the reasons you started your journey in the first place. Creating your plan for the next year doesn’t have to be a blah experience. Let’s infuse happiness into your process to get you thriving in all areas of your life!
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​New comer to our event? Don’t worry, we’ve got you! We are the real deal and will truly embrace you when you walk through the door. Connections + Community is what we are all about. Come see for yourself and feel the difference!
Event Details
Event Date: December 7th, 2023
Event Time: 7:30a-9:00a
Location: Her Connection Hub ✨NEW LOCATION ✨
1323 Commercial Street, Bellingham
👉 Bring your work with you | Our breakfast event tickets also include a day pass to work from Her Connection Hub, a coworking space for women. We invite you to bring your computer and stay for the day after the event is over. We will be giving tours of our new location after the event for those who’d like to do a walk through. We’ve got the WIFI and coffee ready for you to have the most productive day at the Hub!
👉 Not your traditional networking event | Please leave your business cards tucked away until after the event is over. We are creating a community and true connections first, and are excited to see relationships (both business and personal) build and grow because of it.
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Questions? Email our team at hello@herconnectionhub.com and we’d be happy to answer any questions you have.
We cannot wait to connect with you!
-The Hub 💕

WWU Jazz Night
2023-12-07 19:00
Featuring the WWU Jazz Department.

Heroes, Beatroots, Bellingham Rock Orchestra
2023-12-08 19:00
Doors Open 7:00 PM, Starts 8:00 PM
Tickets are $10
https://www.venuepilot.co/events/89413/orders/new

Darla Kendrick at the Vault
2023-12-08 19:00 - 21:00
Singer Darla Kendrick plays the Vault Friday, December 8th from 7pm-9pm. A Vault Debut!
No cover but food and/or beverage purchase required.
Call 360-392-0955 to make reservations or just show up:
277 G Street
Blaine, WA 98230
www.thevaultwine.com

Terrarium Make and Take
2023-12-09 10:00 - 11:00
If you missed the first class, join Jen for round 2! She will help you make a miniature landscape under glass with tiny houseplants, rock, and decor. Cost for a basic terrarium is $39.99 with opportunities to upgrade.

Holiday Artisan Market
2023-12-09 12:00 - 2023-12-16 16:00
Join us at The Majestic Art Cafe, located inside the historic ballroom & event center, for our annual Holiday Markets, to be held on December 9 and 16, from 12-4 PM.
Featuring arts & crafts vendors, delicious coffee + waffles and salsa dancing!

Heavy Bloom, Kazmyn, Bellflower
2023-12-09 19:00
Doors Open 7:00 PM, Starts 8:00 PM
Tickets are $10
https://blueroombham.com/tickets-events/#/events?event_id=88594

Skagit Symphony "Once Upon a Time" Holiday Concert
2023-12-09 19:30 - 21:30
Celebrate the holidays with Skagit Symphony again this December! Our exceptional brass section opens the festivities with fanfare, followed by glorious seasonal works with Guest Artist Marcel Helland and Debussy’s seldom heard Rhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra. And finally, we’ll leave your hearts dancing to Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker!
For more information, visit www.skagitsymphony.com or call 360-848-9336
For tickets, visit www.mcintyrehall.org or call 360-416-7727 Tuesday thru Thursday 10:00am-2:00pm

Wreath Workshop with Her Connection Hub
2023-12-10 10:00
Get into the festive spirit at the Her Connection Hub by learning to make your own holiday wreath. Class appropriate for both beginners and experienced crafters. Each participant will have supplies and instruction to create their own 28” winter wreath. Class includes warm drinks and festive pastries, provided by Mount Bakery. Space is limited. Cost: $80 with partial proceeds supporting Lydia Place and Animals as Natural Therapy.
Her Connection Hub
Sunday, December 10, 2023
10:00 AM 12:00 PM
1323 Commercial Street Bellingham, WA, 98225
United States
www.herconnectionhub.com

Pumped for the Holidays: A Holiday Market
2023-12-10 11:00 - 18:00
Come enjoy a holiday market unlike any other in town! Enjoy live music, Santa photos, tarot card reading, face painting, shopping, drinks, food and so much more! A portion of each dollar spent will benefit Shifting Gears, a local non-profit focused on encouraging women to experience the outdoors.
The event hosted by Stump of Approval, Salt & Rain and Pumped Bellingham.

Deck the Old City Hall with Classic Carols!
2023-12-10 14:00 - 15:00
Listen to your favorite holiday songs as you explore the Old City Hall art and history galleries and view more than a dozen Christmas trees decorated by Bellingham organizations and community groups! Presented by the students of the Heather Brooke Bates Music Studio.
121 Prospect Street
Admission by donation

Climate Restorers-FREE FILM SHOWING
2023-12-11 18:30
If you see only one film this year, make it the locally produced film The Climate Restorers.
The Climate Restorers isn’t another film about climate disaster. It’s an unflinching, but optimistic, film about a very different future — if we choose to create it — of urgent solutions for the climate.
We traveled the world to meet top scientists, technologists, innovators, leaders and activists in the new field of climate restoration — the removal of methane and CO2 from the atmosphere, along with ecosystem restoration — and we bring their groundbreaking potential solutions to lay audiences.
The Climate Restorers is the first of four films from TransmediaVision focusing on one of the biggest unspoken threats of our time: the powerful greenhouse gas methane. What if the world doesn’t have to be this way — what if we can change it? This affects every one of us. For more info, click here.

Bar Cicotti Dinner & Curator Tour
2023-12-13 17:30 - 20:00
Enjoy a prix fixe three-course Italian dinner at Bar Cicotti inside the Lightcatcher building. Chef Jonathan Cicotti creates recipes rooted in his Italian family’s traditions from Cento in Northern Italy. After a tasty dinner, join Museum Curator of Art Amy Chaloupka in the Lightcatcher lobby to begin a tour of the exhibition Bellingham National: Acts of Healing and Repair. Dinner and tours are limited to 16 people. Dinner is served from 5:30–6:50 p.m., followed by the tour from 7 – 8 p.m. Your ticket includes your meal, a glass of wine, tax, and gratuity. (Guests who wish to purchase additional alcohol with their meals may do so separately at the restaurant.)
Prices: $63/ea for members, $73/ea for non-members
Dinner: 5:30 – 6:50 p.m.
Tour: 7 – 8 p.m.
Can’t make this date? We are also offering dinner & curator tours on January 24 and February 21.
To reserve your tickets:
https://bit.ly/dinnerandtour

Milano's Holiday Wine Dinner!
2023-12-13 18:30 - 21:30
We’re here again! Our 4th end of the year Wine Dinner Celebration.
And we’re doing it with Long Shadows Winery, from Walla Walla, with a selection of amazing, award winning wines.
December, 13th, 6:30pm at Milano’s.
Reservations by phone: 360 599 2863
Make sure we confirm your reservation.

O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy
2023-12-13 19:30 - 21:00
Fans of Monty Python, Mr. Bean, and Dr. Seuss… Grab your teacups!
Off-Broadway Comedians and London’s 3-time IMPRESARIO Award-Winners, James & Jamesy return with their outrageously funny and brilliantly inventive Christmas comedy classic O Christmas Tea — an astonishing show that delights thousands of hearts every holiday season.
O Christmas Tea is coming to the Mount Baker Theatre in Bellingham on December 13th 2023.
Watch the trailer and get a taste of O Christmas Tea here: https://ochristmastea.com/
When catastrophe strikes at James and Jamesy’s Christmas tea party, flooding the world with tea, the friends leap into action, finding innovative and hilarious solutions to keep them afloat. Redefining immersive theatre, these masters of physical comedy—with over 25 comedy awards to their name—sweep the audience out to sea in a jolly aquatic escapade brimming with whimsy, action, and ingenuity in a celebration of friendship at Christmas.
“Complete and utter fun… for all ages.”
★★★★★ CBC
“Bursting at the seams with joy.”
★★★★★ Theatre in London
“Outrageously funny, magnificently written.”
★★★★★ London Free Press
“O Christmas Tea offers the audience the miraculous experience of being young again.”
★★★★★ Stage Door, Toronto
Hailed as “a child’s imagination on steroids” by London Free Press and “a masterpiece of physical comedy” by Theatre In London, critics rave for the charismatic James & Jamesy. A must-see performance on the international comedy circuit, the unstoppable duo, regarded as “one of the most popular fringe duos ever” (CBC), has been named Best of Fest (Orlando, Toronto, Winnipeg, Ottawa), Most Outstanding Show (London), Best Comedy (Victoria), Patrons’ Pick (London), among many other accolades.

The Blue Room Presents | Cozmic Sauce, a Powerful, Horn Loaded, Funk Experience
2023-12-15 19:00 - 23:59
Cozmic Sauce: https://cozmicsauce.com/
December 15th
7pm Doors | 8pm Show
202 E Holly St. #301 Bellingham WA 98225
www.blueroombham.com
info@blueroombham.com

Living Christmas Trees: Your How to Guide
2023-12-16 10:00 - 11:00
Do you want to try a living Christmas tree this year? Let us help! We will show you both the classic and unique options and explain how to transition them inside and outside. Class is free.

Holiday Makers Market
2023-12-16 12:00 - 2023-12-17 18:00
Bellingham Makers Market is bringing back a brand-new holiday market to the Cruise Terminal!
Get into the festive spirit and discover unique gifts while showing your support for local artisans at our Holiday Market! Join us on December 16-17, 2023, for a magical weekend at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, located at 355 Harris Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225.
This enchanting event will be open on Saturday from noon to 6pm and Sunday from noon to 5pm, offering a fantastic opportunity to explore a diverse array of creations from 50 talented local vendors. The perfect way to stock up on gifts for all of your loved ones, from hand-crafted soaps, sustainable goods and exquisite art to delectable food items, stylish clothing, aromatic candles, and stunning jewelry.
Reel Mobile will be taking part this year, a 1957 Scotsman trailer converted into a super fly vintage photo booth! The booth adds the perfect combo of photography.
Enjoy toasty beverages and tasty treats from Dane Goods Coffee Truck.
Best of all, this makers market is free and open to the public and decorated for the holidays, making it a wonderful way to enjoy the season, find exceptional gifts, and support the vibrant local arts community. Don’t miss out on this delightful holiday shopping experience in the lovely Historic Fairhaven District!
https://bellinghammakersmarket.com/shop-small-vendors
