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PHOTOS: Fire & Story, Bellingham Folk Fest brings together music, arts and community

PHOTOS: Fire & Story, Bellingham Folk Fest brings together music, arts and community

Photo: Saga Communications/Emma Toscani


Downtown Bellingham came alive with music over the weekend of Jan. 23 with Paper Whale’s Fire & Story coinciding with the Bellingham Folk Festival. Here are a series of photos from Friday and Saturday night at both events. The first 14 photos are from Fire & Story at the Bellingham waterfront and the last four are from various events during the folk festival.

To read more about the Bellingham Folk Festival, check out Celine Parton’s interview for a We Are Whatcom feature story.

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