Featured Events in Bellingham in June, 2025 (July Updated)

Confessions of a Teletubby Arguments and poo! Sex and swearing! Blood, sweat, tears and giant rabbits! Life on the set of Teletubbies might not have been quite as you imagined… Fresh from sell-out shows at Edinburgh Fringe, Confessions of a Teletubby lifts the lid on what went on behind the scenes of one of the most globally successful TV shows ever. Nikky Smedley played LaaLaa (the yellow one) in the original series of Teletubbies for six years - that’s a lot of custard for a grown woman to get excited about. Come and hear how she got the job by dressing as a bistro table; what it was really like inside one of those (surprisingly large) Tubby suits; how the NooNoo really worked and why children loved the show so much. Information Source: The Mill Arts & Events Centre | eventbrite

Displays of Belongingilluminates the work of Polish Jewish museologists, who sought to preserve the treasures of the Jewish past while demonstrating Jewish belonging on Polish soil. It offers a nuanced understanding of the ways Jews in Poland saw their present and dreamed of their future, and sheds light on how ideas about belonging and national identity were negotiated in the space of museums. Sarah Ellen Zarrow is an Associate Professor of History at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, where she holds the Endowed Professorship in Jewish History. She has also served as a consultant to archival and museum projects at YIVO and Polin: Museum of the History of Polish Jews, designing exhibits and creating educational programming. *Feel free to call Village Books and Paper Dreams for further assistance at 360-671-2626!* Information Source: Village Books | eventbrite

A provocative retelling of shipwreck tales from the Northwest Coast, Wrecked includes stories of vessels that met their fate in the Graveyard of the Pacific and the meanings made of these events by both Indigenous and settler survivors and observers. This lively history highlights the ways in which the three central myths of settler colonialism—the disappearance of Indigenous people, the control of an endlessly abundant nature, and the idea that the past would stay past—proved to be untrue. Coll Thrush is the author previously of Native Seattle: Histories from the Crossing-Over Place and Indigenous London: Native Travelers at the Heart of Empire. He is professor of history at the University of British Columbia and founding co-editor of the Indigenous Confluences book series at the University of Washington Press. *Feel free to call Village Books and Paper Dreams for further assistance at 360-671-2626!* Information Source: Village Books | eventbrite

Hear ye, hear ye!The hit drag comedy show rocking the West Coast is swinging round' to Bellingham! Witness the high-fantasy, high-heeled, high-rolling, high-larity as three drag queens play the legendary tabletop game of Dungeons and Dragons LIVE. Dungeon Master comedian Paul Curry and improvisational musician Carson Cutter shall lead our Queens through a brand new storytelling adventure, with danger, snark, and audience participation around every precarious corner. Experience the adventure, or fail your quest- at Dungeons and Drag Queens! - Nerdy, Queer, Fantastic! Seattle Times Check out our Socials for footage from shows! TikTok — @dndnqlive Facebook — Dungeons and Drag Queens Instagram — @dndqlive Musician Carson Cutter and Dungeon master Paul Curry on stage in dramatic lighting What is Dungeons and Dragons? Dungeons and Dragons is a collaborative storytelling game where one person, the Dungeon Master, plays the narrator and supporting cast while everyone else plays a main character. Dungeons and Dragons has existed since 1970, and continues to be a cultural phenomenon to this day. When you throw Drag Queens into the mix, who knows what magic will come out of the cauldron? Don’t miss out! Audience watching the show DISCLAIMER: We are in no way affiliated with Wizards of the Coast and we do not own Dungeons and Dragons Information Source: Dungeons and Drag Queens | eventbrite

Join Gerald Baron in the Readings Gallery for an in-depth talk about his book, It Was My Turn: One of Vietnam's Most Decorated Pilots and America's Secret War, where special guest and the main subject of the book Terry Crump will be joining him! It Was My Turn: One of Vietnam's Most Decorated Pilots and America's Secret War is the story of Bellingham's own Terry Crump who was awarded an unprecedented seven Distinguished Flying Crosses during his one year tour in Vietnam. This book puts you in the cockpit of a Cobra gunship as Terry and his fellow Pink Panther pilots fought to protect the lives of the Green Berets and their teams sent into the forbidden territory of Laos and Cambodia, most often against overwhelming enemy forces. The highly classified secret war of SOG, the so-called Studies and Observation Group, was finally revealed in the 1990s and has generated great public interest. This is the little known story of the war in the skies above the embattled Special Forces. Gerald Baron is a retired businessman from Bellingham, founding and owning several businesses including Business Pulse, Baron & Company, a marketing a public relations firm, and PIER Systems. He also served as founding Executive Director of Whatcom Family Farmers and Save Family Farming. He has written several books including Now Is Too Late on crisis communication and A Fighter Pilot in Buchenwald, the Joe Moser story. He and his wife Lynne live in Mount Vernon. Warrant Officer Terry Crump was a Cobra Gunship pilot who earned a near-unprecedented seven Flying Crosses in his one year tour in Vietnam. He was one of Vietnam's most decorated pilots. *Feel free to call Village Books and Paper Dreams for further assistance at 360-671-2626!* Information Source: Village Books | eventbrite

Join Village Books in celebrating New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Ann Aguirre newest book, I Think I'm in Love with an Alien! - Galaxy Quest meets Roswell in this quirky sci-fi rom-com from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Ann Aguirre. He's stranded. He's desperate. He's not looking for love. Alien Tamzir Jaarn, a.k.a. Seeker, is paying the price for risking an illicit holiday on an interdicted planet. His ride off-world never showed, and he's been stranded on Earth for nearly a year. His gear is breaking down, food is becoming a problem, and if his camouflage unit fritzes, he'll wind up in a government lab. But he's met some cool humans online, and they've invited him to the biggest space-themed convention around. Why not make memories with them while he figures out how to get home? Space Con or bust! She's nerdy. She's flirty. She's ready for romance. Jennette Hammond is an endearing weirdo, voted most likely to bang an alien in high school. Her house is full of gray man collectibles, adorable tentacle monsters, and yes, in college, she volunteered for a SETI-type program. Not that she's ever had any close encounters of the sexy, alien kind. Heck, she's never even been able to convince anyone to attend Space Con. But that's about to change. Finally, she has online friends who have agreed to go, and it will be a romp to remember—and she'll finally put a face to the name of her longtime crush, Seeker. When alien meets adorkable, they're destined for an out-of-this-world affair... - New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Ann Aguirre has been a clown, a clerk, a savior of stray kittens, and a voice actress, not necessarily in that order. She loves video games, Korean dramas, music, dogs and cats, and staring at the sea. Though she writes all kinds of genre fiction, she has a major soft spot for a happily ever after. Sarah Hawley is the USA Today bestselling author of Servant of Earth and the Glimmer Falls series. She has an MA in archaeology and has excavated at an Inca site in Chile, a Bronze Age palace in Turkey, and a medieval abbey in England. When not dreaming up whimsical love stories, she can be found reading, dancing, or cuddling her two cats. *Feel free to call Village Books and Paper Dreams for further assistance at 360-671-2626!* Information Source: Village Books | eventbrite

Join Village Books to welcome award-winning, ardent conservationist, Northwest trails and hiking expertCraig Romano to the Readings Gallery for his latest book, Urban Trails: Vancouver, BC! In this region rich with natural beauty, Urban Trails: Vancouver, BC spotlights 55 trails, parks, preserves and greenbelts within Vancouver and across the 21 municipalities of the greater Vancouver area. Some destinations take readers to old-growth forests, lakeshores, coastal beaches, riverfronts, and wildlife-rich wetlands while others uncover accessible trails and peaceful corners right within urban centers. Craig Romano is an award-winning author, an ardent conservationist, and a Northwest trails and hiking expert. He has written for more than two dozen publications including Northwest Travel and Life, Washington Trails, and numerous websites. He provides weekly content for Hikeoftheweek.com and is co-host of the Washington State Hiking podcast. He lives in Skagit County and is frequently out hiking or trail running, often accompanied by his wife, Heather, and son, Giovanni. *Feel free to call Village Books and Paper Dreams for further assistance at 360-671-2626!* Information Source: Village Books | eventbrite

Ryan will teach you how to create a wire tree in any style you want on an adult closed fist sized rock you provide during this two hour class! Ticket includes all the tools and materials needed for you to create your own wire tree sculpture! Things you need to bring- - an adult closed fist sized rock for your tree to grow on - friends and family to participate with - your creativity! *One ticket per person* Information Source: Wire By Ryan, Inc. | eventbrite