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April 2020
Menopause The Musical first debuted in 2001 and women worldwide have been laughing about it ever since. The musical follows four women shopping for lingerie at a Bloomingdale’s sale, singing about chocolate cravings, hot flashes, memory loss, night sweats, and more! The hilarious lyrics parody popular music from the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. “It’s impossible not to laugh!” —The New York Times
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For over two decades, Grammy Award-winning master trumpeter and composer Chris Botti (pronounced “BODE-dee”) has amassed a spectacular variety of honors, including multiple Gold and Platinum albums, to become the nation’s biggest-selling instrumental artist. He is the complete package: a dazzling trumpeter—at home in everything from jazz to pop to rock—a brilliant bandleader who lets his players shine, and a born showman whose joy at being on stage is infectious. See Botti live, and you’ll understand why musical stars Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, and Sting have been eager to share his stage!
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Join Allied Arts of Whatcom County on May 5h to #GivingTuesdayNow for support of our local teaching artists and programs! Early giving for #GivingTuesdayNow has begun! Visit the our donation page at GiveBIGWa, between now and May 5th to make a donation in support quality Arts Education in our local schools. Allied Arts of Whatcom County depends on your generosity to continue our work of providing quality curriculum art, performance, music and literary classes and residencies to schools throughout Whatcom County. This year, our goal is to raise $10,000 to help support our 15 fabulous teaching artists who had over 466 hours of arts in the classroom time canceled due to Covid-19. These dedicated artists rely on those hours as a major source of their income. “I loved watching the kids try on different roles. It changed my perception of them, and their perception of each other. They STILL play those games at recess.” Wade King Elementary 5th grade teacher. Our other programs have suffered as well; we are currently working to expand our web sites and establish an on-line store to sell artwork that should have been on display in our gallery exhibits and the thousands of pieces of artwork by area youth during the Children’s Art Walk. Seattle Foundation’s annual day of giving is going strong and with your help, we hope to make this #GivingTuesdayNow the biggest one yet! Donate here today! Thank you for your continued support of Arts Education and Allied Arts of Whatcom County.
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Since releasing their first full-length album in 2004, The Wailin’ Jennys have grown into one of today’s most beloved international folk acts. These superstars of Americana folk-pop have been touring, making albums, winning Juno awards, and appearing on shows like A Prairie Home Companion for over 15 years. Aside from their classically trained voices, expect guitar, accordion, banjo, bodhrán, harmonica, drums, ukulele, and upright bass—all delivered with the irresistible power of three creating an achingly perfect sound. “Their sweeping melodicism defies boundaries, feeling at once edgy and familiar, delivered in harmonies that could melt a Manitoba February.” —Boston Globe “Like Gillian Welch or Alison Krauss, they can make new songs feel traditional and old songs sound brand new.” —All Music Guide
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Be utterly inspired by the landmark performance tour of this company that, for 50 years, has embodied the power of art to transform lives. Dance Theatre of Harlem was founded to provide access to ballet for all and stands as an elegant example of what is possible when an inclusive approach to art is allowed to evolve and thrive. Compelled to make a positive impact following the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the legendary Arthur Mitchell offered children in the Harlem neighborhood where he grew up the opportunity to change their futures by challenging themselves against the rigors of a classical art form. Now in its fifth decade, DTH has an extraordinary legacy based on thrilling performances and artistic excellence. “For 50 years, Dance Theatre of Harlem has inspired the world with a revolutionary vision of a multiethnic ballet company.” “Dance Theatre of Harlem and ballet lifts peoples’ spirits and carries them forward when the world is full of confusion.”
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Expect uncontrollable laughter in the presence of “the master of satire” and author of Me Talk Pretty One Day. With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. Calypso, his latest collection of essays, is not only a New York Times best-seller, the audio version was also nominated for a 2019 Grammy in the Best Spoken Word Album category. There are over ten million copies of his books in print. This past March, he was elected into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. “Sedaris belongs on any list of people writing in English at the moment who are revising our ideas about what’s funny.” —San Francisco Chronicle
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Kevin James began his career as a stand-up on the Long Island comedy scene. After being discovered at the 1996 Montreal Comedy Festival, he signed a network development deal to create his own sitcom. The King of Queens, which premiered in 1998, ran for nine seasons on CBS with James starring and executive producing, and it garnered him an Emmy nomination in 2006 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. The show concluded its run in 2007 but continues to air daily in syndication across the country and around the world. James is currently in production starring in and executive producing The Crew, a sitcom for Netflix. In 2001, James brought his stand-up act to TV with Sweat the Small Stuff, a one-hour special for Comedy Central. In 2005, Kevin James and Ray Romano executive produced and starred in the HBO Sports Special Making the Cut: The Road to Pebble Beach; a documentary about the Pebble Beach Pro Am Golf Tournament that was nominated for a Sports Emmy. His second comedy special Never Don’t Give Up premiered on Netflix in April 2018. James was the producer, co-writer, and star of the hit comedies Paul Blart: Mall Cop 1 & 2, Zookeeper, and Here Comes The Boom. James made his feature film debut in 2005 in Columbia Pictures’ Hitch starring opposite Will Smith, and starred alongside Adam Sandler in Pixels, Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2, and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. He starred in the feature True Memoirs of an International Assassin for Netflix in 2016. In addition to his on-camera work, James’s voice has been featured in the animated films Barnyard for Nick Movies, as well as Monster House and the Hotel [...]
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Relax, refresh your creative spirit. Stress and worry are the creative flow inhibitors. Join us for this weekly guided session. Nothing to do but follow my voice and enter a deeply refined and peaceful space inside. After a while follow my moves as I lead you in Yi Ren Qigong moves. In the first part we rest deeply and in the second, enliven, rebalance and harmonize your energy system. Renew your creative juices! It's easy and effortless.
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Relax, refresh your creative spirit. Stress and worry are the creative flow inhibitors. Join us for this weekly guided session. Nothing to do but follow my voice and enter a deeply refined and peaceful space inside. After a while follow my moves as I lead you in Yi Ren Qigong moves. In the first part we rest deeply and in the second, enliven, rebalance and harmonize your energy system. Renew your creative juices! It's easy and effortless.
Find out moreWe're pleased to kick off an exhibition partnership with the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) as we present three masterworks from one of the nation’s most treasured collections of American art. Made possible through the support of Art Bridges and the Terra Foundation for American Art, Conversations Between Collections will highlight these three works in conversation with select works from the Whatcom Museum’s permanent collection in the Lightcatcher’s first-floor gallery and in the People of the Sea and Cedar exhibit.
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