Rankling Pam Kuntz isn’t easy.

When I queried the dancer and choreographer about a press release she’d sent regarding Kuntz and Company’s latest community dance piece, Spokes, I noted she’d sent photos of people on bikes and the title evoked them, but she’d ended the missive by saying the show wasn’t about the two-wheeled conveyances.

“The bikes are the frame we are using to explore relationships,” she says. “In the same way that True Grit is not about horses or Star Trek is not…

If a flat ride through bucolic farmland is what you think of when you picture taking your bicycle on an autumn excursion, it might be time to stop reading.

On the other hand, if what excites you is challenging trails and bringing a sense of adventure to your weekends, it’s not too late to sign up for a couple of events taking place Sat., Oct. 19 that are designed to get your adrenaline flowing and your conveyance dirty.

For those who’d like to join Cascade Cross for its “Woolley…

Each spring and fall, River Gallery shows work by dozens of Northwest artists. Even several hundred paintings and three-dimensional pieces do not make this repurposed greenhouse look crowded.

Charlotte Slade Decker, a longtime regular, makes a bold impression with vivid abstract paintings. “Connection” and “Wandering XII” are in freely brushed, transparent acrylic in bright red, blue and yellow. She smiled at my remark that she looks like her art. You can see for yourself when…

Due to the abundance of press craft beer gets throughout the Pacific Northwest—and in Bellingham itself—wine aficionados are often forced to take a backseat when it comes to finding events that are designed to celebrate and elevate the grape.

Luckily, a trio of happenings taking place within city limits this week will not only cater to the tastes of those who prefer chardonnay to IPA, but they will also raise money for local causes. So while you’re sipping your way through a world of…

You may have heard that it’s Whatcom County Library System’s 75th anniversary year, and to celebrate we’ve created the Read & Share program featuring Leif Whittaker’s excellent memoir My Old Man and the Mountain

Whittaker is the son of “Big Jim” Whittaker, the first American to summit Mt. Everest in 1963. Leif has recreated his father’s historic climb and made it to the peak (twice). Thanks to a grant from the Whatcom County Library Foundation, he’ll be speaking at…

At the surface, there doesn’t seem to be much overlap between Jay Farrar and Joe Pug other than the fact that they kind of exist under the very broad umbrella of alt-country, and both will perform at the Wild Buffalo in the coming days—Farrar with his band Son Volt on Thurs., Oct. 17 and Pug a few days later on Sun., Oct. 20. But scratch that surface just a tiny bit and some commonalities appear.

Probably chief among the similarities is that underneath the skin of the alt-country…