George Colligan is not only one of the great jazz pianists of his generation, but he has earned an international reputation as a multi-instrumentalist (drums, trumpet, organ, keyboards), composer, accompanist, teacher, and bandleader. Winner of the 2015 DownBeat magazine Critics Poll (Keyboard), he has had a long association with living jazz legend Jack DeJohnette; recent touring took Colligan around the U.S. with “An Evening with Jack DeJohnette and Savion Glover.” He has also recently toured the U.S. and Canada as a leader with his trio featuring legends Buster Williams and Lenny White. With over 130 albums to date as an accompanist, Colligan has worked with a long list of jazz greats, including John Scofield, Buster Williams, Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, Ravi Coltrane, Chris Botti, and many others.

George Colligan has toured, recorded ,and/or performed as a sideman with Lonnie Plaxico, Gary Bartz, Benny Golson, Gary Thomas, Miguel Zenon, Tom Harrell, Steve Coleman, Eddie Henderson, Ralph Peterson, Vanessa Rubin, Steve Wilson, Dave Weckl, Richard Bona, Jane Monheit, Ravi Coltrane, Lenny White, Michael Brecker, Mike Clark, Nicholas Payton, Sheila Jordan, Janis Siegel, Christian McBride, Billy Hart, Charles Fambrough, Mingus Big Band, Al Foster, Mark Turner, Don Braden, Lew Soloff, Gunther Schuller, Larry Coryell, Victor Bailey, Carl Allen, Rodney Whitaker, Lee Konitz, Jamie Baum, Michal Urbaniak, Ron McClure,DJ Logic, Randy Brecker and Stefon Harris, among others.

Lineup: George Colligan (piano), TBD

Cost: $20 general, $10 students
Purchase Advance Tickets

Website: georgecolligan.com, jazzcenterofbellingham.org

Contact: Steve Jones

The members of High Tide are singer-songwriters who perform their own songs, and who invite audience members to sing along (and harmonize) on songs of Van Morrison, Jimmy Buffet, Wilson Pickett, the Eagles, the Rolling Stones, and the Beatles. They also perform songs from the Great American Songbook of the 1940s.

High Tide band members are:

Stan Hodson, vocals & primary guitar;

Maddy Sullivan, vocals, guitar, & saxophone;

Breanna Anderson, vocals, bass, & guitar;

Rod Burton, keyboards; and

Brigitte (“Gitti”) Wiescher, drums.

This event is not ticketed. However, cash donations of appreciation are gladly accepted.

Steeplechase features Juno Award winner Hanz Araki on flutes, penny whistles, and vocals; David Lofgren on bodhrán (Irish frame drum), Zach Bauman on Irish bouzouki, and Sam Vogt on guitar and penny whistles. The band weaves evocative and timeless songs with infectious instrumental dance tunes, hewing closely to the traditional music of Ireland and Scotland.

Join Steeplechase to celebrate the release of Far From Home.

Cost: $12 for children, $20 for adults
Purchase tickets in advance here

Website: https://steeplechase.band

Contact: colleen@colleenraney.com

Bellingham Community Chamber Orchestra’s Spring 2026 Concert explores beautiful music through all of the moods of Spring - from dark and stormy to soft and sweet.  The concert features Edvard Grieg's Holberg Suite, as well as works by Joseph Suk, Felix Mendelssohn, George Gershwin - and more! We hope that you will join us! 

Cost: $20 suggested donation at the door

Website:bellinghamchamberorchestra.org

Contact:Laura Shelton

Renowned Seattle jazz guitarist Milo Petersen comes back to Bham to perform in trio format with Loch Clark, Trumpet and Flugelhorn, and Kaden Schmidt, Bass. Milo has been a fixture on the Seattle jazz scene for many years and gigs with many groups, including Seattle Composers and Improvisers Orchestra, ( the best of the best in Seattle jazz) and the Seattle Symphony. He is not to be missed! The trio will perform a variety of their jazz favorites- all great tunes!

This event is not ticketed. However, cash donations of appreciation are gladly accepted

Improv Playworks presents: An Evening of Improv - A Fundraiser for Hurricane Relief

Sheila Goldsmith will be directing an ensemble of players and musicians featuring games, storytelling and scene work. Experience the joy and creativity that come when we embrace the unexpected, trust our own voices and change our attitudes toward making mistakes. The audience will participate by offering suggestions when prompted; players will then use this input in their work on stage. Join us for some improvised fun out of the hat! 

All proceeds for the evening will go to support the Jamaica Hurricane Relief Fund!

Cost: $25
Purchase Advance Tickets HERE

Improv Playworks Website
Contact for questions: Sheila Goldsmith

Rest, relax & rejuvenate in a spring soundscape. Rise feeling balanced, connected and rejuvenated.

For your maximum comfort please bring a yoga mat/blanket/padding and a small pillow to create your cozy “nest to rest” while reclined. Bring your favorite blanket to nestle in and (optional) a small bolster/rolled towel or pillow for under your knees, as it releases and relaxes the lower back. Seated, chair and reclined meditation all welcome.

Max: 44 humans. $28 ticket. Pre-registration appreciated. Doors open 20 minutes before. Side/back door entry (next the Firehouse patio & garden). Free parking during event.

Purchase Advance tickets HERE

Mystic Heart Website

A Montana Winter, 1935. Bludgeoned and buried alive by his bank-robbing partner/half-brother, Bosco, Benjamin Kilt should have been a corpse. But now very much on this side of heaven, Kilt’s quest for revenge will be unlike anything the west has ever seen.

Kilt is joined on his journey by Bonnie, a thirteen-year-old Native American girl he somewhat reluctantly rescues from her abusive “keeper.” It is through Bonnie’s recollections in old age of Kilt’s thorny quest for justice that Dane Bahr’s masterful tale unwinds, showcasing the tragic, complicated history of the two brothers and leading to a showdown at the very ranch where they were raised.

For readers of Charles Portis, Elmore Leonard, and Annie Proulx, The Dead Ringer explores the slippery justification of questionable deeds done for honorable ends, a bold and haunting novel featuring a man brought back from the dead to exact revenge, only to discover that the world is capable of good no matter how tragic the end may be.

Dane Bahr was born in Minnesota. He is the author of The Houseboat and Stag. He lives in Washington State with his wife, watching his sons and orchard grow.

For more information on Dane, please visit the event details page at Village Books.

Spaces are limited and registration is required so be sure to secure your spot as soon as possible.

Cost: $6.81 (incl. $1.24 Fee / incl. $0.57 Sales Tax)
Purchase advance tickets here

Website:villagebooks.com/events/chuckanut-radio-hour

Contact: biblioinfo@villagebooks.com

Art of Jazz featuring the Brian Cunningham & Christopher Woitach

Sponsored by the Keith Carpenter and Lynne Givler Kaufman.

Cost: $20 general; $10 students; free for Jazz Project members.

Purchase advance tickets HERE

Bellingham Repertory Dance (BRD) presents Hindsight, celebrating 20 years of contemporary dance. This performance features previously performed works from BRD’s repertory, as well as new works by regional choreographers and BRD alumni.

Each weekend of performances will highlight a different selection of featured works, alongside the show's core selection of works. Hindsight will include BRD alumni members performing alongside current members in celebration of the company's 20th season. Audiences will see the return of Anna Bauer’s piece “Breakfast,” where dancers dive deep into a fleeting moment of connection and familiarity, as well as the strange phenomenon of electricity and the energetic power of the color yellow in Robert Kitsos’ “Tricity.” Gina and Kyle Sorensen’s “Seeker” investigates creating and claiming a sense of home. Kim Lusk’s sharp unison drives the satirical nature of her work, “Quintet in Pink,” and Joshua Manculich’s “Manners” serves as a reflection of the ways that we house etiquette. Hindsight will also showcase pieces from earlier seasons of BRD, including Pam Kuntz's “Two Conversations.”

Cost: $16.80-$37.81
Purchase advance tickets HERE

Website: bhamrep.org

Contact: bhamrep.org/contact

Bellingham Repertory Dance (BRD) presents Hindsight, celebrating 20 years of contemporary dance. This performance features previously performed works from BRD’s repertory, as well as new works by regional choreographers and BRD alumni.

Each weekend of performances will highlight a different selection of featured works, alongside the show's core selection of works. Hindsight will include BRD alumni members performing alongside current members in celebration of the company's 20th season. Audiences will see the return of Anna Bauer’s piece “Breakfast,” where dancers dive deep into a fleeting moment of connection and familiarity, as well as the strange phenomenon of electricity and the energetic power of the color yellow in Robert Kitsos’ “Tricity.” Gina and Kyle Sorensen’s “Seeker” investigates creating and claiming a sense of home. Kim Lusk’s sharp unison drives the satirical nature of her work, “Quintet in Pink,” and Joshua Manculich’s “Manners” serves as a reflection of the ways that we house etiquette. Hindsight will also showcase pieces from earlier seasons of BRD, including Pam Kuntz's “Two Conversations.”

Cost: $16.80-$37.81
Purchase advance tickets HERE

Website: bhamrep.org

Contact: bhamrep.org/contact

Bellingham Repertory Dance (BRD) presents Hindsight, celebrating 20 years of contemporary dance. This performance features previously performed works from BRD’s repertory, as well as new works by regional choreographers and BRD alumni.

Each weekend of performances will highlight a different selection of featured works, alongside the show's core selection of works. Hindsight will include BRD alumni members performing alongside current members in celebration of the company's 20th season. Audiences will see the return of Anna Bauer’s piece “Breakfast,” where dancers dive deep into a fleeting moment of connection and familiarity, as well as the strange phenomenon of electricity and the energetic power of the color yellow in Robert Kitsos’ “Tricity.” Gina and Kyle Sorensen’s “Seeker” investigates creating and claiming a sense of home. Kim Lusk’s sharp unison drives the satirical nature of her work, “Quintet in Pink,” and Joshua Manculich’s “Manners” serves as a reflection of the ways that we house etiquette. Hindsight will also showcase pieces from earlier seasons of BRD, including Pam Kuntz's “Two Conversations.”

Cost: $16.80-$37.81
Purchase advance tickets HERE

Website: bhamrep.org

Contact: bhamrep.org/contact

SKERIK has performed, recorded and toured with many major performers and bands. He has recorded on over 200 records as a saxophonist, horn section member, keyboardist, and more. His bands have been featured in films, TV, theatre, and dance. He performs at major festivals worldwide, primarily as a band member. SKERIK owns a studio in Seattle, where he records regularly as a session musician, horn arranger, and soloist, and continues to tour globally.

Lineup: Skerik (saxophone), TBD

Cost: $20 general, $10 students
Purchase Advance Tickets

Website: skerikmusic.com, jazzcenterofbellingham.org

Contact: Steve Jones

Kathy Bastow and Cathy Taylor met at a local open mic here in Bellingham.  They began collaborating and formed the duo- Wild Hearts.  

They play an eclectic mix of covers and originals, including folk, country, bluegrass, and rock, adding our unique arrangements and harmonies.

This event is not ticketed. However, cash donations of appreciation are gladly accepted.

Bellingham Repertory Dance (BRD) presents Hindsight, celebrating 20 years of contemporary dance. This performance features previously performed works from BRD’s repertory, as well as new works by regional choreographers and BRD alumni.

Each weekend of performances will highlight a different selection of featured works, alongside the show's core selection of works. Hindsight will include BRD alumni members performing alongside current members in celebration of the company's 20th season. Audiences will see the return of Anna Bauer’s piece “Breakfast,” where dancers dive deep into a fleeting moment of connection and familiarity, as well as the strange phenomenon of electricity and the energetic power of the color yellow in Robert Kitsos’ “Tricity.” Gina and Kyle Sorensen’s “Seeker” investigates creating and claiming a sense of home. Kim Lusk’s sharp unison drives the satirical nature of her work, “Quintet in Pink,” and Joshua Manculich’s “Manners” serves as a reflection of the ways that we house etiquette. Hindsight will also showcase pieces from earlier seasons of BRD, including Pam Kuntz's “Two Conversations.”

Cost: $16.80-$37.81
Purchase advance tickets HERE

Website: bhamrep.org

Contact: bhamrep.org/contact

Bellingham Repertory Dance (BRD) presents Hindsight, celebrating 20 years of contemporary dance. This performance features previously performed works from BRD’s repertory, as well as new works by regional choreographers and BRD alumni.

Each weekend of performances will highlight a different selection of featured works, alongside the show's core selection of works. Hindsight will include BRD alumni members performing alongside current members in celebration of the company's 20th season. Audiences will see the return of Anna Bauer’s piece “Breakfast,” where dancers dive deep into a fleeting moment of connection and familiarity, as well as the strange phenomenon of electricity and the energetic power of the color yellow in Robert Kitsos’ “Tricity.” Gina and Kyle Sorensen’s “Seeker” investigates creating and claiming a sense of home. Kim Lusk’s sharp unison drives the satirical nature of her work, “Quintet in Pink,” and Joshua Manculich’s “Manners” serves as a reflection of the ways that we house etiquette. Hindsight will also showcase pieces from earlier seasons of BRD, including Pam Kuntz's “Two Conversations.”

Cost: $16.80-$37.81
Purchase advance tickets HERE

Website: bhamrep.org

Contact: bhamrep.org/contact

Bellingham Repertory Dance (BRD) presents Hindsight, celebrating 20 years of contemporary dance. This performance features previously performed works from BRD’s repertory, as well as new works by regional choreographers and BRD alumni.

Each weekend of performances will highlight a different selection of featured works, alongside the show's core selection of works. Hindsight will include BRD alumni members performing alongside current members in celebration of the company's 20th season. Audiences will see the return of Anna Bauer’s piece “Breakfast,” where dancers dive deep into a fleeting moment of connection and familiarity, as well as the strange phenomenon of electricity and the energetic power of the color yellow in Robert Kitsos’ “Tricity.” Gina and Kyle Sorensen’s “Seeker” investigates creating and claiming a sense of home. Kim Lusk’s sharp unison drives the satirical nature of her work, “Quintet in Pink,” and Joshua Manculich’s “Manners” serves as a reflection of the ways that we house etiquette. Hindsight will also showcase pieces from earlier seasons of BRD, including Pam Kuntz's “Two Conversations.”

Cost: $16.80-$37.81
Purchase advance tickets HERE

Website: bhamrep.org

Contact: bhamrep.org/contact

The Trail Running Film Festival is back in Bellingham for their 2026 tour. Join Saga Running, plus sponsors Fairhaven Runners and Walkers and Aspire Adventure Running, for great night of community. This tour features 10 films full of adventures that will inspire you.

Cost: $21.00

Purchase advance tickets HERE

Website: Trail Running Films

Contact for Questions: Trent Banks

Rob Hutchings is a wordsmith and seasoned guitarist, his songs are a compilation of original stories, musings and mantras written on his path as a musician and mind/body integrative therapist. Currently residing in Bellingham, Rob originally hails from Britain, attributing his musical lifestyle to his Welsh and Celtic heritage.

Rob's words capture the essence of human relationship ni their folk-life quality, while his music style blends the soulfulness of the Blues and the improvisational free-form of jazz, to rhythmically set them free.

This event is not ticketed. However, cash donations of appreciation are gladly accepted.

Bellingham Repertory Dance (BRD) presents Hindsight, celebrating 20 years of contemporary dance. This performance features previously performed works from BRD’s repertory, as well as new works by regional choreographers and BRD alumni.

Each weekend of performances will highlight a different selection of featured works, alongside the show's core selection of works. Hindsight will include BRD alumni members performing alongside current members in celebration of the company's 20th season. Audiences will see the return of Anna Bauer’s piece “Breakfast,” where dancers dive deep into a fleeting moment of connection and familiarity, as well as the strange phenomenon of electricity and the energetic power of the color yellow in Robert Kitsos’ “Tricity.” Gina and Kyle Sorensen’s “Seeker” investigates creating and claiming a sense of home. Kim Lusk’s sharp unison drives the satirical nature of her work, “Quintet in Pink,” and Joshua Manculich’s “Manners” serves as a reflection of the ways that we house etiquette. Hindsight will also showcase pieces from earlier seasons of BRD, including Pam Kuntz's “Two Conversations.”

Cost: $16.80-$37.81
Purchase advance tickets HERE

Website: bhamrep.org

Contact: bhamrep.org/contact

Bellingham Repertory Dance (BRD) presents Hindsight, celebrating 20 years of contemporary dance. This performance features previously performed works from BRD’s repertory, as well as new works by regional choreographers and BRD alumni.

Each weekend of performances will highlight a different selection of featured works, alongside the show's core selection of works. Hindsight will include BRD alumni members performing alongside current members in celebration of the company's 20th season. Audiences will see the return of Anna Bauer’s piece “Breakfast,” where dancers dive deep into a fleeting moment of connection and familiarity, as well as the strange phenomenon of electricity and the energetic power of the color yellow in Robert Kitsos’ “Tricity.” Gina and Kyle Sorensen’s “Seeker” investigates creating and claiming a sense of home. Kim Lusk’s sharp unison drives the satirical nature of her work, “Quintet in Pink,” and Joshua Manculich’s “Manners” serves as a reflection of the ways that we house etiquette. Hindsight will also showcase pieces from earlier seasons of BRD, including Pam Kuntz's “Two Conversations.”

Cost: $16.80-$37.81
Purchase advance tickets HERE

Website: bhamrep.org

Contact: bhamrep.org/contact

Bellingham Repertory Dance (BRD) presents Hindsight, celebrating 20 years of contemporary dance. This performance features previously performed works from BRD’s repertory, as well as new works by regional choreographers and BRD alumni.

Each weekend of performances will highlight a different selection of featured works, alongside the show's core selection of works. Hindsight will include BRD alumni members performing alongside current members in celebration of the company's 20th season. Audiences will see the return of Anna Bauer’s piece “Breakfast,” where dancers dive deep into a fleeting moment of connection and familiarity, as well as the strange phenomenon of electricity and the energetic power of the color yellow in Robert Kitsos’ “Tricity.” Gina and Kyle Sorensen’s “Seeker” investigates creating and claiming a sense of home. Kim Lusk’s sharp unison drives the satirical nature of her work, “Quintet in Pink,” and Joshua Manculich’s “Manners” serves as a reflection of the ways that we house etiquette. Hindsight will also showcase pieces from earlier seasons of BRD, including Pam Kuntz's “Two Conversations.”

Cost: $16.80-$37.81
Purchase advance tickets HERE

Website: bhamrep.org

Contact: bhamrep.org/contact

Brian Kirk presents a tribute to a master vibraphonist Gary Burton

Brian Kirk is a Professor of Jazz, Electronic Music, Music Theory, Percussion at Seattle Central College, in Seattle. Son of Indianapolis Hall of Fame drummer and educator Dr. Willis Kirk, Brian grew up in San Francisco where he performed with Gladys Knight, Marlena Shaw, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Bishop Norman Williams, John Handy, and Jessica Williams.

Lineup: Brian Kirk (vibraphone), TBD

Cost: $20 general, $10 students
Purchase Advance Tickets

Website: kirkjazz.net, jazzcenterofbellingham.org

Contact: Steve Jones

Guitars and Gratitude feature the stellar harmonies of Dianne Ardourel and Lane Hoback. They play original and favorite cover tunes in folk, country, Americana, and pop genres. They will be joined by the talented Rick Baunach on harmonica and three row diatonic accordion.

This event is not ticketed. However, cash donations of appreciation are gladly accepted.

With a performance history spanning more than 29 years and having released 15 CDs, Pearl Django endures as one of the most highly regarded Hot Club style groups working today.

Although the band’s roots are firmly in the music made famous by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, its extensive repertoire includes traditional jazz classics and original compositions. The band has performed at festivals, dances and night spots throughout the U.S. and abroad. They have played at the prestigious Festival Django Reinhardt in Samois sur Seine and have been featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered.” The band’s signature style is marked by pristine and dexterous string work, colors of Bal Musette, the steady pulse of rhythm guitar and an unmistakable swing that delights audiences of all musical sensibilities. Throughout the years, Pearl Django has cultivated a devoted and enthusiastic following and they continue to play to packed houses wherever they perform.

“Pearl Django play(s) gypsy jazz…and they do it with such verve, skill and pleasure that they’re pretty much irresistible to jazz and non-jazz listeners alike.” —Seattle Weekly

“Pearl Django: The gypsy jazz of Django Reinhardt done to perfection!” —Paul de Barros, The Seattle Times (2002)

Cost: $30.00
Purchase advance tickets here.

Website: pearldjango.com

Contact: Rick Leppanen

Art of Jazz featuring the Nelda Swiggett.

Nelda Swiggett on piano, Cliff Swigget on trombone, Chris Symer on bass, Adam Kessler on Drums, and Kate Olson on Saxophone/Flute.

Sponsored by the Michael Kaufman.

Cost: $20 general; $10 students; free for Jazz Project members.

Purchase advance tickets HERE

Bellingham based quartet, Cuarto Sueño (Fourth Dream) will be joined by special guests to perform works from their debut album, "Brilliant Dreams”. Comprising seven original compositions, a mix of classic standards, and ambitious new arrangements, Sueño's first album takes a page from Latin greats such as Chick Corea and Niño Joselle, paired with their signature stylings in Pacific Northwest acoustic jazz fusion. "Brilliant Dreams" CDs will be available for purchase at the door.

BJ Block: guitar, Jacob Seyer: guitar, Tom Anastasio: fretless bass, Steve Jones: percussion.

Cost: $20 general

Purchase Advence tickets HERE

Website: Cuarto Sueño

Contact: Steve Jones

John Prine Tribute Concert

John Prine’s music and stories have inspired fans and songwriters for decades ever since he released his first self-titled album in 1971. The album included some of his lifelong classics - Paradise, Angel from Montgomery, Hello In There, Illegal Smile, and Sam Stone. Over these two evenings, a group of local musicians, Keith Carpenter, Lynne Givler, Geof Morgan, Julian Smedley, and Tara Caldwell will weave well-known and lesser-known songs together to create an arc of John Prine’s songwriting career. The evening will be sprinkled with stories he told, how he has inspired us, and the legacy that left us singing his songs.

Come join us and share a musical journey and sing along with a community of John Prine fans.

COST: $25.00

Purchase advance tickets HERE

(all proceeds will support community members recovering from recent flooding)

John Prine Tribute Concert

John Prine’s music and stories have inspired fans and songwriters for decades ever since he released his first self-titled album in 1971. The album included some of his lifelong classics - Paradise, Angel from Montgomery, Hello In There, Illegal Smile, and Sam Stone. Over these two evenings, a group of local musicians, Keith Carpenter, Lynne Givler, Geof Morgan, Julian Smedley, and Tara Caldwell will weave well-known and lesser-known songs together to create an arc of John Prine’s songwriting career. The evening will be sprinkled with stories he told, how he has inspired us, and the legacy that left us singing his songs.

Come join us and share a musical journey and sing along with a community of John Prine fans.

COST: $25.00

Purchase advance tickets HERE

(all proceeds will support community members recovering from recent flooding)

Join the Jerry Steinhilber Trio to celebrate the release of their latest record!

They tantalize the senses of their audience members, not with the expected “standard after standard” set list, but with distinctive mash-ups of influential jazz masterpieces from Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, Joe Lovano, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane and others that interweave a combination of well-known compositions with works deserving wider appreciation within the jazz canon.

Steinhilber’s own compositions punctuate the trio’s well-received live sets along with heavy doses of collaborative improvisation.

Lineup: Jerry Steinhilber (drums), King Dahl (bass), Josh Cook (sax)

Cost: $20 general, $10 students
Purchase Advance Tickets

Website: www.jerrysteinhilber.com, jazzcenterofbellingham.org

Contact: Steve Jones