Press Releases


Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Fairhaven Festival Hosts Legendary Beer Garden for Ski to Sea Race

Fairhaven Festival: the 8th Leg of the Race celebrates Bellingham’s historic Ski to Sea adventure relay race with a giant street party in the Historic Fairhaven District on Sunday, May 27 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.  Hosted by the Old Fairhaven Association, the public festivities feature the Legendary Beer Garden, live rock music, 22 [...]

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Performer at Mount Baker Theatre’s Late Nite Catechism receives over $5,600 in donations for Tacoma Convent

BELLINGHAM – The Mount Baker Theatre was home recently to a run of performances of Late Nite Catechism. The shows ran from April 12 through May 13 in MBT’s Walton Theatre. The actress who played the lead role accepted voluntary donations after each performance to support a local convent. In total she collected $5,648.36 to [...]

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Ray Turner: Population Opens June 16, 2012 at Whatcom Museum in Bellingham

Ray Turner: Population June 16 – September 9, 2012 Ray Turner’s Population celebrates a cross-section of our community through the art of portraiture. Based on photographs taken during a visit to Bellingham last year as well as portraits of people living in other host cities, this exhibition changes from museum to museum. It reflects the [...]

Monday, May 14th, 2012
Scotty Browns Opens at Bellingham International Airport

Bellingham, WA  – The Port of Bellingham and Scotty Browns USA are pleased to announce that Bellingham’s second Scotty Browns Restaurant opened successfully at the Bellingham International Airport on Saturday and Sunday, May 12-13, 2012. Scotty Browns USA President, Scott Morison, explained that, “Bellingham is a great community, and the Bellingham International Airport is one [...]

Monday, May 14th, 2012
Whatcom Harvest Dinner Sept. 23, 2012 at BelleWood Acres

Whatcom County, WA – The popular Whatcom Harvest Dinner is set for September 23, 2012 at BelleWood Acres. The event, in its 10th year, celebrates the abundance of our regional food-shed and bounty of Whatcom County farms, fisheries and this year, with a special highlight on school and community gardens as well. A major focus [...]

Monday, May 14th, 2012
Contrast and Harmony at Allied Arts June 1 – 30, 2012

Allied Arts of Whatcom County kicks off the 2012 Juried Artist Series with Contrast & Harmony featuring work from Deb Steinkamp, Richard Nevels, Chris Murphy, Jonelle Johnson and John D’Onofrio, June 1 -30, 2012. The opening reception will be held during Bellingham’s Downtown Art Walk, Friday, June, 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. Contrast & [...]

Monday, May 14th, 2012
10th Annual Imagine This! Home & Landscape Tour June 23-24, 2012

BELLINGHAM, WA – Do it yourself-ers will delight in a weekend of exploring others’ beautiful, innovative and eco-friendly homes during the 10th annual Imagine This! Home & Landscape Tour, hosted by Sustainable Connections at locations throughout Whatcom County, June 23-24, 2012. This year’s tour features even more of the best in green building and smart [...]

Monday, May 7th, 2012
Pickford Film Center to Host “The Mountain Runners” Premiere

Bellingham, WA – Pickford Film Center, in downtown Bellingham, will host an opening night premiere of the locally produced film, The Mountain Runners on Thursday, May 24. Tickets for the popular event have already sold out, however PFC has scheduled a week’s worth of screenings at its Limelight Cinema location and more showings may be [...]

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Upfront Theatre Brings Back Improvised Law Enforcement with COPS 911

The Upfront Theatre in Bellingham is bringing back COPS 911, an improvised cop show for the entire month of May at 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Uniformed improvisers will be on the beat, busting bad guys, solving crimes and getting involved in all kinds of other shenanigans too. The audience provides some suggestions at [...]

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Good Time Girls Tours Return to Bellingham in June 2012

The ‘ladies’ who brought Bellingham the Downtown Sin & Gin Tour in 2011 are back in 2012, with the original tour in Downtown Bellingham, and two new tour experiences in Bellingham’s Historic Fairhaven District. The original Downtown Sin & Gin Tour takes place on Friday and Saturday Nights. On this walking tour of Bellingham’s former [...]