Apr 22 Wednesday
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!!!
Apr 29 Wednesday
Apr 30 Thursday
During World War II, over 6,000 men were assigned to Walla Walla’s Army airfield base. Walla Walla Air Field was unique, in that it was the recipient of the first squadron of African-American WACS (Women’s Army Corps) ever assigned to an air base. About 100 of them arrived in August 1943, composed of WACs from different bases. Who were these black WACs? And what was their role at the air base?
How were the WACs assigned to Walla Walla treated, and what was their interaction with the community like?
Several Union-Bulletin articles, two air base newsletters and a long-forgotten microfilm of Walla Walla Air Field history uncovered at the Whitman College Archives helped reconstruct the WACs’ experience here.
Presented by Susan Monahan.
Join the Latah County Historical Society for Suds with a Scholar on Thursday, April 30th at Hunga Dunga Brewing Co (333 N Jackson St) in Moscow. Beginning at 6:30 pm, Dr. Lee Sappington will present “We Can Take It,” a talk about the history and work of the Civilian Conservation Corps in North Idaho throughout the 1930s.
Lee Sappington holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Washington State University and is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Idaho with a focus on cultural resource management and the history and archaeology of the Columbia Plateau.
Entry to this event is $12 for LCHS members, $15 for the general public, and includes a guest’s first beer. Additional beverages and food will be available for purchase. Tickets may be acquired in advance at latahcountyhistoricalsociety.org/suds.
May 01 Friday
The Kulshan Chorus presents “We Tell Each Other Stories” on Friday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 2 at 3:00 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall Ave. in Bellingham, Washington. Directed by Dustin Willetts, this unique and inspiring concert features the professional storytelling of Eva Abram (Rainwater Storytelling) and Harvest Moon (Quinault Basket Maker & Storyteller), interwoven with the music of the Kulshan Chorus.
“Storytelling has been at the center of human society since we first learned to communicate,” says Willetts. “It is a fundamental tool for not only sharing information but for creating connections and fostering empathy. It is a true honor to bring our stories and songs to you this evening and to share with you the gifts of Eva Abram and Harvest Moon. These two talented word-weavers will inspire you with their tales, while Kulshan Chorus offers a soundtrack that prepares your heart to receive something wonderful and new. Come and sit by the fire and hear a story. Put aside the noise of the outside world and let us once again fan the flames of wonder.”
General admission tickets are available for $25 at https://www.ticketstripe.com/we-tell-stories. An ASL interpreter will be present at the May 2 performance. For more information, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.kulshanchorus.org.
May 02 Saturday
May 06 Wednesday
May 09 Saturday
Gesa Power House Theatre is humbled to welcome The Aunties to our stage on Saturday, May 9 at 7PM for a contemporary Indigenous storytelling experience. This programming is brought to you in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional support from the Washington Stories Fund grant at Humanities Washington, ArtWalla Art Builds Community Grant, the Betty Kinsman Fund at The Kinsman Foundation, and a Spark Good Local Grant from Walmart #2492. This event is also sponsored by Friends of the Theatre.
The Aunties is an invitation to come together to honor the women that shape, heal, and uphold Indigenous communities through an evening of contemporary storytelling, shared live from the stage alongside familial and archival photographs and works of legacy. The Aunties project is shared at sites across the Blue Mountain region, featuring stories by Indigenous women who call the local area their home and who have dedicated their life’s work in service to their community. We come together to honor the contributions and enduring legacy of Native women, whose stories inspire new narratives and guide new generations of leaders. We join in community to reflect on our collective history to nurture hope for a brighter future.
Storytelling from the live performance will be preserved on film to become the heart of a narrative-driven documentary series that captures the artistic, cultural, and visual integrity of the places and people from which auntie stories emerge.
May 13 Wednesday
May 15 Friday
Could the American Revolution have been both a fight for human liberty—and for empire and dominance?
Explore the strange duality of the Revolutionary War with historian Lawrence Hatter. Meet the Revolutionary War generation who won huge victories for universal human rights, yet who conquered other humans for territory and treasure. Discover the Battle of Fallen Timbers, where the U.S.’s victory over a Native confederacy led to its ongoing invasion of Indian Country.
As the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaches, how can we celebrate the Founders’ achievements while reconciling with this dissonant past?Lawrence B. A. Hatter is an award-winning scholar and teacher of Colonial and Revolutionary American history. A native of the United Kingdom, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia and currently serves as associate professor of History at Washington State University. He has been published in The Washington Post and TIME magazine. He also writes a regular column for Spokane’s The Inlander newspaper.Lawrence lives in Pullman.
This talk is presented in partnership with The Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service, which educates citizens across the state about democratic institutions and public affairs, and is based at Washington State University. For more information, visit The Foley Institute’s website.
