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April 2019
Take a fun, informative docent-led tour of Old City Hall on Sundays at 12:30pm. The Museum’s trained guides take participants down to the basement of Old City Hall to see the historic jail rooms, including a padded cell from the days of prohibition. They share insights into the early use of the basement as the city jail, as well as tell unique stories. Tours include an overview about the architecture of the venerable building and the history of the early days of Bellingham. Tours last one hour and begin on the first-floor lobby of Old City Hall.
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Our staffed book room is a showcase of books by the attendees and presenters of the Chanticleer Author Conference (#CAC19). Among them are local authors, authors from around world, award-winners and best-sellers. The book room will be open to the public and selling books day Saturday & Sunday. We welcome readers of all ages to come and join us in supporting this talented line up of authors. If you see your favorite author here, feel free to tweet them and ask when they will be autographing at #CAC19. And if you don’t see your favorite author here, also feel free to tweet them and recommend they attend #CAC19! Books By the Bay is an additional event to the annual Chanticleer Authors Conference and International Book Awards Ceremony. Village Books is the book room manager.
Find out moreDrop-in at Old City Hall and talk to experts from North Cascades Audubon Society in the John M. Edson Hall of Birds. In addition to displays of more than 500 mounted birds, the exhibit provides opportunities to learn about migration, conservation, birds in peril, and the importance of studying bird specimens today. The exhibit provides a variety of interactives, including video and audio files, and hands-on activities for children. All ages welcome.
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Take a fun, informative docent-led tour of Old City Hall on Sundays at 12:30pm. The Museum’s trained guides take participants down to the basement of Old City Hall to see the historic jail rooms, including a padded cell from the days of prohibition. They share insights into the early use of the basement as the city jail, as well as tell unique stories. Tours include an overview about the architecture of the venerable building and the history of the early days of Bellingham. Tours last one hour and begin on the first-floor lobby of Old City Hall.
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B'ham Hop is back, in an all-new space, with all-new classes. Learn the basics in a friendly environment with Swing Dancing for Everyone, improve your Lindy Hop with our Intermediate class, or take it back to swing roots with Strong and Mighty Solo Jazz. But when? Every Monday, with four week series starting the first Monday of each month. 5-6pm: Swing Dancing for Everyone 6-7pm: Intermediate/Advanced Lindy Hop 7-8pm: Strong and Mighty Solo Jazz with Bailey But where? Presence Studio – 1412 Cornwall Avenue Who me? Yes you. And me. And jazz. How now? $50 for the month. $15 drop-in. $40 for students. Student drop in? Alright, the ayes have it: $12. Whyyyy? For the fun! Register by going to https://bhamhop.com/classes
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In a lovely corner of Bellingham Washington stands the former Town of Fairhaven. Its growth pattern over the last 164 years has been to grow with booms and fade with busts. But, why? Jackie Lynch will outline the history of at least six boom cycles in the Fairhaven area, and tie this history to changes to the State’s and the Nation’s economy. How much of Fairhaven’s appearance is based on the great tsunamis of history and the economy? And, what can we learn about these changes from Fairhaven’s buildings? This fast-moving presentation’s goal is to provide people interested in Fairhaven and local history with the greater stories told by wood, brick, and mortar. Jackie Lynch has been an urban planner for the City of Bellingham for 29 years and an amateur Anglo Saxon historian for even longer. She is fascinated by the stories told by our built environment, and how we can influence this environment to support our overlapping natural and human worlds. Co-presented by the Whatcom County Historical Society.
Find out moreJoin experts from the North Cascades Audubon Society in the John M. Edson Hall of Birds to learn about migration, conservation, birds in peril, and the importance of studying bird specimens today. The exhibit provides a variety of interactives, including video and audio files, and hands-on activities for children. All ages welcome.
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What happens when you remove two of the largest dams from a river? Jeff Duda of the USGS will provide an update about the status of the Elwha River dam removal and river restoration project, providing highlights from multiple ongoing and completed research projects, including sediment, fish, and vegetation in freshwater, estuarine, and nearshore ecosystems. He will also place the Elwha perspective within a larger context of dam removals occurring throughout the world. Co-presented by the North Cascades Audubon Society.
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