WHATCOM COUNTY, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – Spring has finally sprung. Tulips are blooming, beer is flowing, and locals are sprawling out under the warm April sun with a good book and a hearty yearning for the warmer months ahead.
Whatever the weather brings, there is so much to do this weekend in Whatcom County. We have it all for you on the docket in this week’s Lifestyle Lookout.
If you want to head to Skagit County to enjoy the colors of the season, you are in luck. Three tulip farms offer opportunities to walk among the flowers, take pictures, ride trolleys, snack on food, enjoy libations, buy fresh cut flowers, and a whole lot more.
Tulip Town, Tulip Valley Farms, and Roozengarde Flowers and Bulbs all sell tickets to celebrate the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Tulip season runs through the end of April and right now the flowers are in peak bloom.
If you want to get outside and enjoy downtown Bellingham, this is the weekend for you. The Downtown Spring Scavenger Hunt is Saturday, April 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Participants will hunt for a dozen little baby chicks hidden inside downtown businesses. If you find one, you will win a prize. Check-in opens at 11 a.m. sharp at the Commercial Street Plaza, where vendors will be set up with locally crafted wares for sale.
For all the details, go to downtownbellingham.com.
Fans of beer and cider do not want to miss April Brews Day. Over 40 local and regional breweries and cideries will be on hand offering tasting of their delicious creations. This year’s event is at Civic Stadum, so you won’t have to worry about kicking rocks as you peruse the stalls and chat it up with brewers.
Proceeds from April Brews Day go to support Max Higbee Center, a local non-profit that provides recreational opportunities for youth and adults with developmental disabilities.
For tickets, go to maxhigbeecenter.org.
Any readers out there?
An author with roots in Lynden is coming to Bellingham to talk about his new novel Electric Orange. Village Books in Fairhaven will host TJ Poortinga for a talk Friday, April 17 at 6 p.m.
The novel is about a psychologist who suffers a mental breakdown on live television and unwillingly becomes the leader of new political movement that he wants nothing to do with. Electric Orange drips with satire that explores the current American political zeitgeist.
For tickets to the author’s talk, go to villagebooks.com.
We have two featured live shows for you in this week’s Lifestyle Lookout.
On Saturday, The Coast to Coast Tour comes to the Mount Baker Theatre. Colin James, Matt Anderson and Terra Lightfoot will perform for a crowd hungry for themes of Americana, family and the healing power of nature and spirituality.
For tickets, go to mountbakertheatre.com.
On Sunday, April 19, Kitchen Dwellers will perform at Wild Buffalo. The Montana quartet fuses folk and bluegrass to create an immersive live experience full of psychedelic rock energy.
Opening for Kitchen Dwellers is DUG. For tickets, go to wildbuffalo.net.
