Featured Events in Bellingham in January, 2025(November Updated)

The Cabin at the End of the World, Douglas Cole's latest poetry book with Unsolicited Press, ventures into prose poetry that is sometimes surreal, sometimes acute social commentary. In short, dreamlike and longer poems we glimpse the ragged edge of American dream and the possible future of a crumbling empire. Douglas Cole has published eight poetry collections and the novel The White Field, winner of the American Fiction Award. His work has appeared in journals such as Beloit Poetry, Fiction International, Valpariaso, The Gallway Review and Two Hawks Quarterly. He contributes a regular column, Trading Fours, to the magazine, Jerry Jazz Musician. He also edits the American Writers section of Read Carpet, a journal of international writing produced in Columbia. In addition to the American Fiction Award, his screenplay of The White Field won Best Unproduced Screenplay award in the Elegant Film Festival. He has been awarded the Leslie Hunt Memorial prize in poetry, the Best of Poetry Award from Clapboard House, First Prize in the Picture Worth 500 Words from Tattoo Highway, and the Editors' Choice Award in fiction by RiverSedge. He has been nominated Six times for a Pushcart and Eight times for Best of the Net. His website is https://douglastcole.com. Information Source: Village Books | eventbrite

This is the story of an adventurous squirrel, Wonky Willy, who lives in the forest. Although life in the wild isn't easy, with his new friends, Isabella and her dog, Annie, he thrives. Then one evening, a dark shadow sweeps out of the trees toward him. Will Isabella be able to save him? Will Willy ever make it home again? Kerry Claire was born in Vancouver, BC. Although she worked as a nurse practitioner for much of her life, animals have always been her passion. Wonky Willy is a tribute to a little injured squirrel she and her husband came to know and admire one summer. It is her first children's book. She lives in Washington State with her husband and their collie, Annie. Motoko Lewis was born in Japan and studied printmaking and drawing at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. Studying art was one of her childhood wishes; another was to connect with animals. She fulfilled the latter through small animal massage and various canine training programs. Motoko currently resides in Blaine, WA with her husband and two dogs. Information Source: Village Books | eventbrite

This is the story of an adventurous squirrel, Wonky Willy, who lives in the forest. Although life in the wild isn't easy, with his new friends, Isabella and her dog, Annie, he thrives. Then one evening, a dark shadow sweeps out of the trees toward him. Will Isabella be able to save him? Will Willy ever make it home again? Kerry Claire was born in Vancouver, BC. Although she worked as a nurse practitioner for much of her life, animals have always been her passion. Wonky Willy is a tribute to a little injured squirrel she and her husband came to know and admire one summer. It is her first children's book. She lives in Washington State with her husband and their collie, Annie. Motoko Lewis was born in Japan and studied printmaking and drawing at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. Studying art was one of her childhood wishes; another was to connect with animals. She fulfilled the latter through small animal massage and various canine training programs. Motoko currently resides in Blaine, WA with her husband and two dogs. Information Source: Village Books | eventbrite