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Celebrate the life and music of Laurette Langille, 365 Things To Do In Bellingham, WA – Day 195

January 21, 2011 by Michael Eisenberg

Come celebrate the life of Laurette Langille, Sunday, January 23 · 4:00pm – 7:00pm at the Bellingham Moose Lodge 493, 1761 W. Bakerview,(near Bellingham Airport). the event is a fundraiser to publish and manufacture her CD. The event will kick off about 4pm on Laurette’s birthday, Jan 23rd. There will be a Live Blues Jam, a Cornbread and Chili Feed, an Auction and a Bake Sale.

Although one or two of her original songs were included on 4 different regional compilation CDs, Laurette never made a CD of her own, but her live performances were recorded often by Jerry Wolcott of InTune Studios. After she died, Jerry sifted through all his recordings of her solo work and put together an album of 12 representative songs including several of her originals. Marcia Guderian did the graphics and now we are working on raising money to get the album manufactured.
We have made some temporary home-burned copies to facilitate pre-sales of the CD, but the final product will be injection molded with a protective coating and will include more artwork, information and photos. In addition to manufacturing costs, we will need to pay mechanical licensing fees on the 8 cover tunes included on the CD, before it can be officially published and sold. The alternative to publishing the CD is that Laurette’s very unique sound and an important part of Bellingham’s musical history will be lost. Proceeds from sales of the published CDs will go to Laurette’s daughter, Tempeste.

Want to help out? You can:
Donate items to the auction
Donate potluck salads and desserts for the dinner
Donate baked items for the bake sale
Invite your favorite blues musicians to jam
Come early to help set up or stay late to help clean up.

See you there….

Day 148 – 365 Things To Do In Bellingham, WA – Urban Barn Dance

September 18, 2010 by Michael Eisenberg

Come out and kick up your heels for a good cause at Depot Market Square at the inaugural Urban Barn Dance. Music for your dancing feet will be provided by “jamgrass” band Deadwood Revival!

This is a family event so bring the kids and enjoy local eats, sweets, and brews! All donations will go directly towards providing clean drinking water to children & communities without it- starting in Ethiopia, just one well can provide a community of 250 people with clean water. The event is sponsored by Evangeline International

Tickets cost $15 per adult or $40 per family and are available at: Boundary Bay Brewery, The Food Co-op, Bellingham Farmers Markets or at the door.

Day 146 – 365 Things To Do In Bellingham, WA – Sign up for The Bellingham Traverse

September 15, 2010 by Michael Eisenberg

There is still time to register for The Bellingham Traverse. Their website says “Wild Salmon Do It! You should too.”

The Traversre is a fundraising event for soloists, tandem and relay teams that celebrates the lifecycle of wild salmon, recognizing the natural and urban challenges of their life-long journey.

The event is Saturday, Sept. 18th – The course recreates the urban and natural challenges that salmon face in their life’s journey. The course follows urban greenways and roads through Bellingham, showcasing Boulevard Park, Lake Padden Park, Fairhaven Park, and Marine Park.

The course also heads out into the open water of Bellingham Bay finishing at a hidden beach at the end of Cornwall Avenue, where all teams gather to finish the last leg together as they “trek” the last 1/2 mile to the finish line at the Depot Market Square and Boundary Bay Brewery.

“Each participant (SPAWNER) is encouraged to choose an environmental group or related non-profit.. The group that they choose will be whom they will be raising funds for through pledges. This event is unique in that participants have the opportunity to choose the group that their pledges will benefit. 100% of what is raised goes directly to the group of choice.”

To encourage people to raise money, “Bait” is donated by local companies.
For every $500 that you raise, you get cool Traverse gear and a raffle ticket to win the great prizes.

The Course consists of a 5.5 mile Run, 6 mile Mountain bike, 18 mile Road Ride, 3 mile Trail Run, 4 milePaddle, .5 mile Team Trek to the finish line at Boundary Bay Brewery.