Tis the season to start “the” shopping. Consumerism is at its highest and finest and November is usually a time where I start talking about the amazing local artists like I did last year in Local & Bazaar and How Bazaar! Not this November (I’ll save that for the emergency gift searches in December). If …
The Wandering ‘Hamster: Carve It
Halloween inspired events are all around us this beautiful October. With the weather being so high and then so low, the hibernation season became abrupt for us Hamsters. Here we are though, trying to get cozy after the remnants of the summer hanging around and the event style switch is here! I personally wanted to …
Greek Fest
For years I have heard of this amazing festival called the Bellingham Greek Fest. As I’ve written about in the past, my intention with this blog has been to get people to feel less anxious about local events and take away from this anxiety is through writing about my experiences. The action of writing about …
Party on Commercial
With Downtown Sounds ending last month, I have felt an absolute whole in my street party time heart. So you can understand my absolute excitement and surprise when I found out my street was being closed down for a partay! Downtown Bellingham Partnership has really upped their game this summer with creative events and amazing …
Rooftop Cinema
Did you know the fine people of the Pickford hold a party on top of the Parkade. What? How is this possible? I know, it’s a wild concept, but this is what you need to know: The Pickford is a beautiful Bellingham staple The Parkade is a parking garage by day and a free cinema …
Karate Church
Sometimes when I go somewhere new I ask people I encounter on my journey if they have been where I’m going. This week, I not only asked people on my walk to the location, but also checked it out on Google. What kind of place might warrant this level of curiosity? Two words, Karate Gym. …
Warren Dunes!
Last summer I had my first opportunities to really attempt to get into local bands. Well I’ve come a long way since then and I’ve got a little treat for you. This Friday, at The Shakedown, we have three amazing bands playing! We’ve got ourselves: Warren Dunes, Tomo Nakayama, and Miles Harris. You might have …
Bike Parade!
In 1948 a bike parade took place in Bellingham that a truly iconic picture was taken: This weekend a call to arms took place and we recreated it! Did you see this amazing and terrifying (for me) bike parade? I only say it was terrifying because I’ve never ridden my bike in such a large …
Inspirational Speakers
In the midst of daily life there are political gatherings everywhere. You see them at City Hall, on the streets, and in our parks. Sometimes these gatherings seem random and some have been talked about endlessly. No, I’m not suddenly becoming a political activist blogger. Today, I found myself in the presence of a very …
The Return of Events
I’m not sure if you are aware, but all of my complaining about Cascadia Weekly departing is finally a moot point. Cascadia Daily News has launched an events page!!! Look how beautiful and exciting it is: I know I’ve been gone for a bit, but I’ve been out here doing some research. I found something …
Another parade missed…
Three years in the making and I’ve missed another parade. Two years can be attributed to the pandemic and this year I only have poor time management to blame. I was hoping walking to the end point at 1:00 would make it so I at least saw the tail end, but alas I was too …
A Silver Lake Getaway
Woo who, do I have something for you this week. Over the weekend I checked out a new version of event. A wonderful example of the amazing offerings of Whatcom County. I found myself in a cabin at Silver Lake. Silver Lake is listed as providing “a wide variety of recreation opportunities just 40 minutes …