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Good morning, Bellingham. This is your Friday update from The Hamster Wheel.
Happy 4th of July y’all!! 🎇
Have fun, and stay safe out there!
Nature, Community, Sasquatch, UAP
Photos From the Hoods
Milky Way from Maple Falls - 📷 by Holly Zwolinski
New Sloth Friends - 📷 by Lew Gaskill
Hollyhock - 📷 by Jim Schmotzer
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Weather Forecast
Friday: 72°F 🌡️ 54°F | 🌤️ Mostly Sunny | 🌧️ 1% | 💨 SSW 1 to 7 mph
Saturday: 70°F 🌡️ 54°F | 🌤️ Mostly Sunny | 🌧️ 3% | 💨 SSW 8 mph
Sunday: 73°F 🌡️ 55°F | ☀️ Sunny | 🌧️ 3% | 💨 SW 1 to 7 mph
Moon Phases
Events, Updates & News Around Town
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Wildland Fire Risk High This Summer
With the arrival of Independence Day, I thought it would be worth reviewing this years wildfire risk predictions from the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center, which provides support and intelligence about wildfire activity to federal and state wildland fire suppression agencies. The outlook for 2025, unfortunately, is for a pretty tough wildfire season throughout the PNW. Below are risk maps for July and August. 👇️
From the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook report: “all areas of the Northwest Geographic Area (NWCC) are expected to experience above average significant wildfire potential for July. Significant fire potential is expected to remain above average areawide through September before starting to decline in October.“
If you lived in Bellingham in 2020 you will remember our weeks long smoky haze brought on by wildfires in Canada and Eastern Washington 👆️. As if COVID wasn’t bad enough. 😆 Fingers crossed we don’t have another summer like that. But overall, be careful with fireworks tonight!
In other news…
🧰 Our friends over at the Re Store have announce a free skillshare workshop, happening July 19th from 1 to 3 pm, called Holy Sheet-Rock! Drywall Repair Basics.
These are great skills to acquire. You’ll be amazed how many small repairs you can DIY and have look amazing! More details and RSVP here.
⛏️ Volunteer Opportunities This Weekend: There are a few outdoor work parties this weekend.
Cherry Point: Join Bellingham SeaFeast for a beach cleanup at Cherry Point Beach in Ferndale (4601 Gulf Road) on Sunday, July 6! Meet at 11am and spend the morning caring for our shoreline and protecting local marine life. Details & Registration.
Locust Beach: Fourth of July celebrations can leave a lot of trash behind. Join Re Sources on Saturday from 9 to 11 am for a beach cleanup with refreshments provided (including fresh Bagelry bagels), on Bellingham’s waterfront to prevent trash from getting into Bellingham Bay! Details & Registration.
Birch Bay Berm: Lend a hand to keep Birch Bay beautiful by participating in a beach cleanup on Saturday, July 5th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Whatcom Conservation District, BBWARM, Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association, Whatcom County Health and Community Services, and the Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce are teaming up to facilitate a beach cleanup at the Birch Bay Berm (7851 Birch Bay Drive). Working together, we can help protect wild animals, sea creatures, pets, birds, and humans from the harmful effects of fireworks trash.
Garage & Estate Sales
Your Source For Vintage Can Openers
7256 W Wiser Lake Court (Fri, Sat, 8 am)
So many fun antiques! Tools and garden items, vintage and antique household goodies, looks like some nautical themed items too. ⚓️ map
Bellingham Dockside Market
From The Salish Sea
The Bellingham Dockside Market is open tomorrow (Saturday), from 10 am to 2 pm at GATE 5 in Squalicum Harbor.
FRESH AT DOCKSIDE
Drayton Harbor Oyster Co
💙(Fresh) Pacific oysters, 💙(Fresh) Taylor Shellfish clams and mussels
Fifth Generation Fisheries
💙(Fresh) troll-caught WA whole king salmon
Lummi Seafood Market
💙(Fresh) Live Dungeness crab 💙 (Fresh) Live sea cucumber
Sea to Shore Seafood Co.
💙 (Fresh) Alaskan sockeye
Sound Leader Seafoods
💙(Fresh) Fresh, whole black cod, 💙(Fresh) black cod collars, 💙(Fresh) whole rockfish, (Fresh) petrale sole, 💙(Fresh) whole Dover sole, 💙(Fresh) whole lingcod, 💙(Fresh) whole Pacific cod, 💙(Fresh) whole halibut
LUNCH AT DOCKSIDE
Drayton Harbor Oyster Co
Grilled Oysters! There’s nothing better 🦪🦪!!
It's the Sweet Things
Bellingham’s own It's the Sweet Things will serve Smoked Salmon Pastries, Dungeness Crab Pastries, and more!
Seashells Coffee Co
Hot coffee and tea beverages, Iced coffee, Lotus, Italian sodas, smoothies, and specialty drinks.
Food & Drink
Hamsters Gotta Eat
Because it’s fun to be a lookie-loo
Crash an Open House
7472 Glacier Springs Drive (Open Fri, Sat 11-2 pm)
You can’t get more PNW than this. A cedar log constructed home. Nestled in the woods. Just up the highway in Glacier. 2 bed, 2+ bath, love it! Listing.
251 N Garden Street (Open Sat, Sun 12-2 pm)
I love the alpine gable on this South Hill beauty. It’s darling where it is, but could just as easily fit into a gnome village nestled into some fairytale woodland. Plus this one comes with a fully-detached ADU. Nice! Listing.
Performance Arts This Week
Dance of The Hamsters
The Foreigner
LIVE ARTS & FILM
New Prospect Theatre
SeaMAN | Sat 7:30 pm
FireHouse Arts & Events Center
Bellingham TheaterWorks Summer Repertory Theatre
Translations | Sun 5:00 pm
The Foreigner | Fri 7:30 pm
The Language Archive | Sat 7:30 pm
The Upfront Theatre
Various performances.
PARTICIPATORY DANCE
Salsa & Bachata
Salsa Collective - The Majestic - Sun 5:30 pm
Other
Sunset Silent Disco - Zuanich - Sat 8:00 pm
Open Floor Movement - Presence Studio - Sun 10:30 am
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Events & Nightlife
Spinning Into The Night
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FEATURED
Prepare yourself for a hilarious on-stage scenic boat tour that promises fishing, the ocean breeze … and SO much more. Whether it’s dodging storms, fighting a seagull, or displeasing a mermaid, it’s always Captain Sea Man vs. the entire ocean. Conceived and performed by award-winning fringe festival veterans Amica Hunter (ANATOMICA) and Bruce Ryan Costella (Rat Man Happy Place), seaMAN is a one man show… by two. Doors open at 7:30 on Saturday at New Prospect Theatre. Tickets.
A Fourth of July Celebration with BBQ, Beats and Booms on the Hotel Bellwether waterfront Terrace featuring the headliner band Chris Eger Band and the Powerhouse Horns! They will have you on your feet with high-energy record hits and electric Blues with Hendrix inspired classic rock and horn infused funk. Doors open at 5:30 pm with the band playing from 7 pm to 10 pm.
FRIDAY
Old-Fashioned Fourth of July, G Street Plaza, Blaine - Taking place all day in the heart of downtown Blaine, this community celebration is packed with activities for all ages—including a parade, car show, kid zone, live music, fireworks, and more. Details.
Bellingham Bells Patriotic Dinger Bobblehead Giveaway, Joe Martin Field - Port Angeles Lefties vs. Bellingham Bells in the first game of the series. First pitch is at 6:35 PM! The first 900 fans in the ballpark will receive a Patriotic Dinger Bobblehead!
SATURDAY
Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema presents Chicken Little, Fairhaven Village Green - The annual summer outdoor move series starts with Chicken Little! It's a Chicken Celebration Day in Fairhaven, go to the Chicken Fest and stay for the movie! Make sure to get a chicken stamp for $1 off the movie!
Chuckanut Foot Race, Marine Park - This point to point 7 mile trail race starts at Marine Park in Fairhaven and finishes at Larrabee State Park, the oldest state park in Washington. After about 1/2 mile on paved streets, the course follows the legendary Inter Urban trail which threads through the Chuckanut mountains which feature gorgeous views of Chuckanut Bay and San Juan Islands. This will be the 57th running of this event which started in June 1968. Register to run.
SUNDAY
Alger Sunday Market & Chili Cookoff, Alger Community Hall - The Alger Sunday Market’s grand opening features a chili cookoff, The Divas’ music, and local vendors, kicking off a Sunday tradition from 11am to 2pm.
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