Apr 15 Wednesday
Date, Time, Place: April 15, 2026; 1912 Center Arts Workshop. 12:00 PM - 1:00 P.M.
Title: The Lifeblood of the Pacific Northwest: Stories of Salmon in the Columbia Basin
Speaker: Abby Saks, Inland Northwest Organizer for Save Our wild Salmon
Description: Salmon are an ecological and cultural keystone species, playing a crucial role for ecosystems across the Northwest and holding a deep significance for many Northwest Tribes. However, runs across the Columbia Basin are in peril: 11 of the 16 historic stocks migrating above Bonneville Dam are either threatened, endangered, or extinct, and none are anywhere close to healthy or harvestable numbers. This month's talk will discuss the critical importance of salmon, how they're doing across the Basin, the threats they face, and what actions can be taken to restore their populations, with a focus on lower Snake River restoration.
Free In Person Financial Course! Want to learn more about money? How to make your dollar stretch? How to create a budget? Well this free course is for you! Come join us on Wednesdays at the WECU Education Center on 511 E. Holly Street, Downtown Bellingham, starting February 4th-March 25th from 3:00pm-5:00pm. Scan the QR code or visit www.oppco.org/flare-registration/ to register. Hope to see you there!!!
Jazz Wednesdays 6-8pm!
Grab your horn, axe, sticks or voice and sit in!
Or sit and enjoy the best in local jazz talent.
All Ages. No Cover. Dinner show. Reservations Recommended.
The Skagit League of Women Voters and Burlington Public Library invite community members to attend “Ballot Basics,” a free public program explaining how ballots are prepared, processed, and counted in Skagit County.The program will feature Gabrielle Clay, Elections Manager for the Skagit County Elections Department. She will explain the steps involved in running local elections, from designing ballots to reporting results.Attendees will learn how ballots are created and the timeline for preparing each election. The presentation will also cover how ballots are securely handled, how election results are verified, and how they are officially certified.This year’s program will also include a panel discussion about Election Observers. Volunteer Observer Coordinators will explain how community members can sign up to watch the election process in person. Observers can see for themselves how ballots are processed and how election procedures are followed.The event will take place Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 7:00 - 8:30PM at the Burlington Public Library.The program is free and open to the public.
Apr 16 Thursday
Fort Walla Walla Museum is ready for spring!
April is the start of our annual April Fools Scavenger Hunt. Practice your sleuthing skills by tracking down the historically inaccurate items hidden throughout the museum’s exhibits—keep an eye out for these time-traveling objects and earn a prize in the Museum Store!
The scavenger hunt is a month-long event starting Wednesday, April 1st. The Museum is open from 10 am-5 pm daily.
Don’t forget that members get in free!
Mimi Jung: An Unfinished Origin ExhibitionMarch 31, 2026 – June 27, 2026Tuesday through Saturdays from 10am to 4pm, CLOSED Sunday, Monday
"Mimi Jung: An Unfinished Origin" brings together recent sculptural works from this Helena, Montana-based artist. The loom has long served as the foundation of her methodical and often labor-intensive process, where the slow creation of each piece allows for deliberate shaping and assessment over time. Using unexpected and unconventional materials like paper and foam as wefts, a variety of non-traditional strings as warps, as well as woven pieces cast in metal, the artist’s work rewards close inspection, asking us to slow down and engage reflectively.
Central to her concerns are the gaps between what we believe we know and what remains unknown, creating space for wonder, contemplation, and connection. Correspondingly, her woven forms are intentionally ambiguous and in a state of change. Their structures invite multiple interpretations appearing near completion, undergoing deconstruction, or suspended between concealment and exposure. Jung relates this fluidity to one’s own sense of evolving self.
“The core component of my work has always been identity and self-preservation,” says the artist. “It’s about how our narratives constantly evolve to fit into a much larger cultural narrative in order to survive.”
IMAGE | Mimi Jung, Resonate With, 2023
LOCATION | The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is located in the Crimson Cube (on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium and the CUB) on the WSU Pullman campus.
Childhood's End Gallery presents "Atmospheres". Featuring new work by Mitchell Albala, Kim Eshelman, and Christopher Mathie. "Atmospheres" is a celebration of color, gesture, and pigment in two-dimensions. Witness the shifting light, air, and hues of these three PNW artists and their most recent creations.
Feb 27- April 19.Artist Reception: Feb 28, 4-6PM
FREE
Childhood’s End Gallery222 4th Ave WOlympia WA 98501
360-943-3724
[email protected]
Master of Fine Arts: Thesis ExhibitionMarch 31, 2026 – June 27, 2026Tuesday through Saturdays from 10am to 4pm, CLOSED Sunday, Monday
The annual "MFA Thesis Exhibition" is the culmination of three or more years work by the Master of Fine Arts graduate candidates. With its wide range of art-making approaches, it provides a stimulating experience for faculty, students, and museum visitors. This year’s MFA candidates are Keegan Baatz, S. Camille Comer, and Kahyun (Kate) Uhm.
Arriving from diverse locations, these student-artists immersed themselves in an intensive, interdisciplinary studio experience. Through regular group discussions and individual critiques with faculty, alongside sustained engagement with visiting artists and scholars, they received wide-ranging perspectives on their work. Over time, each artist strengthened their voice, refined their practice, and clarified their artistic direction. This MFA Thesis Exhibition represents both a culmination of focused study and a meaningful threshold as they step into their professional lives.
IMAGE | MFA candidates Keegan Baatz, S. Camille Comer, and Kahyun (Kate) Uhm.
Apr 17 Friday
Co-hosted by the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC), the City of Seattle, and Washington’s central IT and cybersecurity agency WaTech, the WA Nonprofit Cyber Forum: Research & Resources will connect nonprofits to free, pro-bono, and low-cost cybersecurity support to strengthen their cyber readiness.
In Washington State, the majority of public services are delivered by nonprofit organizations, through state and local government grants and contracts. Yet, nonprofits are the second-most-targeted sector for cyberattacks – threats which can strain their budgets, disrupt their operations, and interrupt essential services for local communities.
At the event, CLTC will present findings from a statewide study of Washington nonprofits on their current cybersecurity challenges and unmet cybersecurity needs. A panel of state and local government representatives will then discuss the report’s policy recommendations and practical pathways for closing those resource gaps.
The event will conclude with a Cybersecurity Resource Fair to connect nonprofits directly with vetted cyber volunteering programs and managed service providers (MSPs/MSSPs) specializing in nonprofit support. Nonprofits will have the opportunity to learn about available services and resources, ask questions, share their cybersecurity experiences, and sign up for free, pro-bono cybersecurity assistance.
