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Bellingham Sunday: Community Connections and Mountain Bike Season Kicks Off

Bellingham Sunday: Community Connections and Mountain Bike Season Kicks Off

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Good morning, this is your Bellingham Local Frequency for Sunday, April 26.

What a vibrant Sunday to kick off your day in Bellingham, folks. While yesterdays WWU QueerCon wrapped up its tenth year with a bang as the award-winning student-led celebration of LGBTQIA2S plus art, comics, and fan culture, todays spotlight shines on community connections that keep our citys heartbeat strong. Head over to the Bellingham Queer Collective Center this afternoon for Rainbow Refugees, a welcoming group for 2SLGBTQIA plus folks who have relocated from less friendly areas. They will dive into chats about settling into Bellingham life, shaking off survivors guilt, and embracing our safer vibe, starting right around now, so its perfect for that post-brunch connection.

If youre craving some reflective downtime, the BQC Center also hosts ongoing Drop-in Social Hours throughout the day, complete with free Wi-Fi, snacks, books, games, and brews, making it an easy spot to mingle, read, or just recharge with new friends. Families and sports fans, swing by New Song Church Bellingham if youre catching the tail end of their inspiring Saturday night service vibes from yesterday, or check WhatcomTalks event listings for pop-up happenings across Whatcom County today, from Ferndale to Lynden, keeping that local energy flowing.

Looking ahead, gear up for outdoor thrills as the fifth annual Whatcom World Cup mountain bike races rev up next Wednesday at Galbraith Mountain, with nine adrenaline-packed events every hump day through July 1, right between Sudden Valley and Bellingham on those epic 70 miles of trails. It means more community cheers, fitter riders, and that unbeatable post-ride camaraderie shaping our summers. Meanwhile, The Chrysalis Inn and Spa in Fairhaven is toasting 25 years of hospitality this April, inviting you to relive the cozy stays and spa bliss that have made it a Whatcom staple.

On a somber note, we remember Janice S. Heberden, who passed this year, her legacy honored in todays Bellingham Herald obituary, reminding us to cherish our elders stories. And while national headlines buzz about the safe evacuation at the White House Correspondents Dinner last night with no injuries, heres to our peaceful Bellingham skies.

This has been Bellingham Local Frequency. Well see you tomorrow with more local updates.

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