• Poetry Symposium

    Join us to kick off poetry month and celebrate two of our exhibitions Silva Cascadia: Under the Spell of the Forest & My Roots: Honoring the cultural identity of Skagit Valley’s under-resourced...

  • Folk Club at The Blue Room featuring | Cape Flattery, Morgan Mchugh

    Cape Flattery is: Pete Goodall - Bass, Mandolin Ted O’Connell - Guitar, Mandolin, Harmonica, Piano Lindsay Poynter - Guitar Plus guests! Folk Club shows happen on the first and third Sundays of every month and are all ages! Suggested donation $10-$20 - NOTAFLOF Doors 2pm | Music 3pm Folk Club Happy Hour 2-3pm!

  • Whatcom Literacy Council’s 28th Annual TRIVIA BEE

    This annual event puts the "FUN" in fundraiser. Join trivia host master Ryan Budds, as teams compete in 4 rounds of fast paced trivia on a variety of topics. Winner takes home the...

  • Earth Day Orcas Festival

    Islanders are joining hands to celebrate Earth Day in meaningful and joyful activities as a way to honor our amazing blue and green planet and also to sound-out our concerns and solutions for the challenges we face on local and global levels. On Orcas Island, a team of over 24 local organizations and individuals are celebrating...

  • Carbon Flows: A Collaborative Talk with Artist Suze Woolf & Scientist Dave Peterson

    Carbon is integral to every aspect of life on earth, yet its increasing presence in our atmosphere is driving unprecedented climate change, contributing to more areas burned by wildfires. Artist Suze Woolf began painting large portraits of individual burned trees in 2008 as she noticed increasing burned-over areas in her favorite wildernesses. Dr. David L. Peterson has studied climate change, fire, and ecological disturbances over a long research career. Together they will...

  • MOVING MEMORIES & EL SUEÑO Dance Film Screening w/ Alicia Mullikin

    Join us on April 27 for a dance workshop and short film screening with Alicia Mullikin! Ages: all (children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult) Cost: $35 for both Movement Workshop and Film Screening / $5 for Film Screening only Location: In-person class at MoNA MOVING MEMORIES with Alicia Mullikin: Saturday, April 27 from 1:00 -2:00 pm This is a family friendly all...

  • Draw The Forest: Preliminary Drawing Fundamentals for Plein Air Painting w/ Trish Harding

    All experience levels welcome - workshop for ages 18 and up Cost: $35 ($30 participation and $5 materials fee) Where: In-person art class at the MoNA studio When: Saturday, May 4 from 10am-12pm All Materials Provided With quick charcoal sketches from photographs (supplied by Trish) we will break down a forest scene into manageable chunks, establish a center of...

  • Folk Club at The Blue Room featuring | Serafima & the Shakedowns with Mae Powell, The House Wrens

    Serafima & the Shakedowns with Mae Powell With a keen eye for life and love, Serafima sings about the experience of a modern day woman in all its sparkle and grit. Through reflective hyperbole and honest observation her lyrics dance their way to the front of your heart, and live in the back of your head. But every pot needs a holder and The Shakedowns know how to distribute the...

  • CHRIS PUREKA

    The Shakedown 1212 N State St, Bellingham

    If you like Bruce Springsteen or Patty Griffin, you’ll like Chris Pureka. This Portland-based independent singer songwriter is coming to the Shakedown in downtown Bellingham this month. Over their 20-year career, Pureka has united the...