Village Books: Building Community One Book at a Time

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events:

Mon., May 27, 7pm: Open Mic Night

Tues., May 28, 6pm: Memory into Memoir Class Group Reading

Wed., May 29, 7pm: Judy Bentley & Lorraine McConaghy, Free Boy: A True Story of Slave & Master

Thurs., May 30, 12pm: Patricia Herlevi, Basic Astrology Presentation

Check out more events by browsing our calendar along the right-hand column.

KMRE 102.3FM plays our author events every Monday at noon, and KAVZ 102.5FM plays our author events Mondays-Thursdays at noon. Check them out!

Seattle chef, Makini Howell, will be at Ciao Thyme as part of their "In the Kitchen" series.
Ciao Thyme's culinarians will provide vegan dishes prepared from recipes in the book, Plum: Gratifying Vegan Dishes from Seattle's Plum Bistro.

June 4, 6:30pm

Tickets are $38 and can be purchased on ciaothyme.com or by calling Ciao Thyme at 360.733.1267

Plum: Gratifying Vegan Dishes from Seattle's Plum Bistro (Hardcover)

By Makini Howell

$29.95

ISBN-13: 9781570617911
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Sasquatch Books, 4/2013

The Man of the Grill, Steven Raichlen, at the Willows Inn, June 18 & 19

(photo credit: barbecuebible.com)

Enjoy at getaway at the Willows Inn with Steven Raichlen, author of The Barbecue Bible, June 18th & 19th.

The all-inclusive package includes:

One room night
Discussions with Steven Raichlen centering on his writing, recipes, techniques, and more
Dinner on Tuesday night at the Beach Store Café featuring items that you help grill with Steven Raichlen
Breakfast on Wednesday morning followed by a discussion with Steven at The Willows Inn
Your personal copy of Steven Raichlen’s book
And more

Visit willows-inn.com for pricing & full details.

14th Annual Village Books & Fairhaven Runners 5k Walk/Run for Literacy!

Saturday, June 29, 9:00am

Kids Fun Run (free!) begins at 8:45am (ages 10 & under)

Pre-Registration runs to Thursday, June 27. No registration on Friday, June 28.

Individual Entry: $10 / $15 Day-Of

Family Entry: $20 / $25 Day-Of

To register, download the Literacy Run Registration Form & return or mail it to
c/o Literacy Run, Whatcom Literacy Council, PO Box 1292, Bellingham, WA 98227 or register online below.

All proceeds benefit the Whatcom Literary Council.

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Camp Village Books! August 5th-9th

Monday-Friday, August 5th-9th

For Boys & Girls Ages 7-10

Village Books is hosting a week-long, half-day summer camp, Mon., Aug. 5-Fri., Aug. 9, 2013 from 1-5pm each day. Join Village Books staff member, Claire, as she leads each day of themed activities with hands-on projects, book-related topics, and field trips around Fairhaven. Snack included.

Check out our themes:

• Monday - Science Fun

• Tuesday - Marine Life Day with a bus ride to the Marine Life Center

• Wednesday – Food & Farm Day

• Thursday - Art Day with a visit to Ben Mann’s studio

• Friday - Fun in the Sun Day with a walk to Fairhaven Park's splash area

Camp VB is $129 per child. Registration is for the entire week and is limited to 10 campers. Registration is first-come, first-served (no waiting list), and must be brought in to our main counter (form must be fully completed and fully paid for camper to be accepted). No mailed or phoned registrations accepted. Registrations must be received by Wed., July 31. Download the registration form, or you pick up a form at our main counter. Call 360-671-2626 for more information.