College of Fine and Performing Arts

It’s only the first quarter in which modern dance has been offered as its own class at Whatcom Community College, both classes and all 40 spots are filled up with students interested in learning “the nuts and bolts of modern dance,” says Hannah Lindberg, teacher of the new course. Lindberg is…

A dance class for people with Parkinson's disease and other movement and neurological disorders begins Thursday, Oct. 14.

The classes are 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the YWCA Ballroom, 1026 N. Forest St.

The classes are on Thursdays through Dec. 16, except for Nov. 25.

Classical guitarist David Feingold, 55, who began teaching at Western Washington University in 1980 as a guitar instructor, says he has the most comprehensive guitar program of any of the state universities and one of the better programs for guitar in the Pacific Northwest.

He performs at…

Classical guitarist David Feingold, 55, who began teaching at Western Washington University in 1980 as a guitar instructor, says he has the most comprehensive guitar program of any of the state universities and one of the better programs for guitar in the Pacific Northwest.

Pam Kuntz's latest performance work tells the compelling stories of 15 community members who have been challenged to make public those things we don't normally talk about, including health care issues, stress, patient advocacy and the connections within Bellingham neighborhoods.

There's a moment in "Stories from Jim and Jo" in which Jim Lortz sits in a chair, slowly and wearily stands, raises his arms over his head and bellows.

It is a sound of rage, of fear, of loss.

And it came during a recent rehearsal for the show, which will hit the…