Community Calendar

The Evergreen State Fair is held every year for 11 days with the final day of fair ending on Labor Day. We are proud to host an event that celebrates our rich agricultural culture, traditions and community. At the Evergreen State Fair, there is something for everyone. This year's theme: The Evergreen State Fair, Where the Magic Comes Alive in 2025! The festivities include live entertainment, carnival rides, Fair Time Speedway events, special events, food and drink, shopping and vendors, and more.

2025 dates: August 21-26, August 28-31, September 1

Victory Verticals highlights the little-known story of the Steinway & Sons portable upright pianos that were specially built during World War II to endure any manner of shipping to the front lines and bring morale-boosting music to American troops on land and sea.

The exhibit features three of these Steinway G.I. pianos, known as “Victory Verticals,” fully restored and tuned.

Special programs and displays will highlight how the magic of music helped win the War, including regularly scheduled mini-concerts during the month-long run of the exhibit.

Earth / Sea
8/1 - 9/14

Childhood's End Gallery presents "Earth / Sea", featuring new paintings by Jon Bradham, Chuck Gumpert, and Mary McCann; pastels by Deborah Henderson; raku pottery by Dave and Boni Deal; and metal and glass sculpture by Eileen Lagasse. Explore the gestural ever-changing landscapes through this vibrant group exhibition.
Aug 1 - Sept 14th

Artist Reception, Friday 8/1/25 5-7PM

Free

Mon - Sat | 10-6
Sun | 11-5

childhoods-end-gallery.com

360.943.3724

info@childhoods-end-gallery.com

Echoes of the Floating World features a striking collection of 18th, 19th and early 20th-century Japanese woodblock prints from the Tacoma Art Museum and others, displayed alongside works by contemporary Northwest artists. This exhibition honors the rich legacy of ukiyo-e while exploring its cultural impact on today’s artistic expressions.

Hours-

Monday CLOSED
Tuesday CLOSED
Wednesday 10 am – 5 pm
Thursday 10 am – 8 pm
Friday 10 am – 5 pm
Saturday 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday 10 am – 5 pm

We are protesting project 2025. TacomaRama marching band will join us for the next 4 years. We will meet each month on the Saturday closest to the 18th each month. Always 10am, always Reconciliation park.
Feel loved and supported.

Mandela: The Official Exhibition explores the life of the world’s most famous freedom fighter and political leader. His epic journey is told in a series of experiential galleries, from his rural childhood home through years of turbulent struggle against the apartheid regime, to his eventual vindication and final years as South Africa’s first democratically elected president.

An immersive and interactive experience, the exhibition features previously unseen films, photos, and the display of historical artifacts and personal effects on loan from the Mandela family, museums, and archives worldwide. This unprecedented exhibition offers fresh insights into the people, places, and events that formed Nelson Mandela’s character and the challenges he faced.

MOHAI will also highlight Mandela’s 1999 visit to Seattle and present a look at Seattle’s role in the anti-apartheid movement, including the work of the Seattle Coalition Against Apartheid. Mandela recognized Seattle as one of the first U.S. cities to boycott South African goods.

The period from the 1870s to the 1900s, known as the Gilded Age, saw the rise of the railroad, textile industry, and production. It also saw a rise in migration to US cities, providing workers to fill low paying jobs producing many of the fashions of the era. This era marked a turning point in fashion as new technologies and changing cultural norms transformed the ways in which people dressed.

Explore this history and enjoy the rare chance to see clothing, notions, and artifacts of the period from the Washington State Historical Society collections.

Never Turn Back: Echoes of African American Music unveils the profound legacy of Gospel, Blues, Jazz, and Soul artists who shaped the soundscape of American culture and used their music as instruments of resistance, identity, and representation.

Gospel, Blues, Jazz, and Soul embody the profound influence of African American music on culture and history. From the spiritual foundations and transformative movements of Gospel hymns to the revolutionary improvisations of Jazz, the Blues’ Southern roots rising from the Mississippi Delta, and Soul’s powerful amplification of the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, these genres have defined the unique sound and undying spirit of a nation that continues to echo through contemporary Black music today.

Learn the ins and outs of professional pottery with the Perillos. Watch demos of throwing on a pottery wheel and make your own mini pinch pot to take home.

Presented by City of Olympia
With Support from Community Foundation of South Puget Sound & National Endowment for the Arts

Coming August 27: It’s Election Season!

Join us at our August Election Forum. Races for three City Council seats, three County Council seats and a Port Commissioner are on the ballot along with several initiatives this November. To help our members make informed choices, we will be holding candidate and initiative forums in August, September, and October.

For August, we have scheduled candidate forums for Whatcom County Council District 2, Boyle vs. Morales; Bellingham City Council District 2, Huthman vs. Wainman; and Bellingham City Council District 4, Williams vs. Burnside.

Caterer: Guud Bowls
Please purchase tickets in advance by 6:00pm Sunday, August 24. www.BellinghamCityClub.org or https://bhamcityclub.wildapricot.org/event-6192334/registration
Only a few lunch tickets will be available for purchase at the door. *Tickets are nonrefundable.
• Location: Bellingham Yacht Club, 2625 S Harbor Loop Drive. Bellingham City Club meets in person monthly on the fourth Wednesday, except November and December.
• Time: Doors open at 11:30 am. A buffet luncheon starts at 11:45 am. Meeting runs from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm.
• Ticket prices: Member, $25; Non-member, $30; Youth under 25, $10; Program only (no meal), $10. Tickets are non-refundable.

Founded in 1993, the Bellingham City Club is a non-partisan civic organization with over 350 members that fosters dialogue and debate on important issues facing our community. Meetings are scheduled for the fourth Wednesday of each month (except November and December) from 12 noon to 1:30 pm.

Mission of Bellingham City Club: To inform, connect, and engage our community to strengthen the civic health of our region. Founded in 1993 by a group of citizens, we are a non-partisan civic organization of around 500 members. We foster dialogue and debate on important issues facing our community. FMI: pr@bellinghamcityclub.org (360) 671-5172 info@bellinghamcityclub.org