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POSTED: Friday, May. 01, 2009

Children's Art Walk, film festival on tap

Several events this weekend celebrate children, from an art walk to a film festival. And don't forget there's a chance to dress up for the Procession of the Species.

The ninth annual Children's Art Walk, sponsored by Allied Arts, showcases hundreds of pieces of art created by young artists from more than 25 Whatcom County schools from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 1, in downtown Bellingham. Call 676-8548 or visit alliedarts.org for details.

The Bellingham Children's Film Festival presents 10 short award-winning animated, documentary and live action films at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3, at the Pickford Cinema, 1416 Cornwall Ave.

Go to pickfordfilmcenter.com for a schedule and for details on free workshops in conjunction with the festival.

The sixth annual Procession of the Species, a community celebration of our connection with nature, begins at 4 p.m. Saturday in front of Bellingham City Hall, 210 Lottie St. (the line-up starts at 3:30 p.m.), and ends at Maritime Heritage Park.

The only rules: no motorized vehicles, no words (written or spoken) and no live animals. Details at bpots.org.

ELECTRONIC ARTS FESTIVAL

The sixth annual Bellingham Electronic Arts Festival features five concerts, Thursday through Saturday, April 30-May 2, at Western Washington University and downtown venues.

Among the participants is New York-based electronic music pioneer Morton Subotnick, whose works will be featured at 4 p.m. Saturday at WWU's Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. The festival also includes lectures, panels and workshops.

For a complete schedule, call Bruce Hamilton at 650-3711 or visit beaf.org.

FOR PETE'S SAKE, SING!

Folk icon Pete Seeger turns 90 years old on Sunday, May 3, and Bellingham, like many other cities across the world, joins in the celebration with a concert of his songs, which include "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?," "Turn, Turn, Turn" and "If I Had a Hammer."

The concert is at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship and includes an open mic hosted by poet Kevin Murphy, a Seeger-sing-along with Laura Smith, Richard and Helen Scholtz and Flip Breskin; and performances by Tom Rawson, Linda Allen, Tracy Spring, Mike Marker and Cabin Fever NW.

Admission is $10; donations for the Bellingham Food Bank are appreciated. Tickets are available in advance at Village Book and the Community Food Co-op. Call 734-7979 or e-mail linda@lindasongs for more information.

APPLIANCE ART

More than 20 local artists have created unique art made from surplus appliance parts for a month-long display at the Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen, 601 W. Holly St., that demonstrates creative reuse and local sustainability.

An opening gala begins at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at the brewery, with hands-on workshops for kids, music by James Higgins & the Muddy Boots Band, Hoss and Lucky Brown & the Funk Revolution. A silent auction for the art ends at 9 p.m. The work is currently on display.

Cover charge for Saturday's event is $5. Call 527-2646 or go to reuseworks.org for details.

TRADITION!

Lummi violinist Swil Kanim is the "Fiddler on the Roof" in Skagit County's META Performing Arts' production of the beloved musical that features such songs as "If I Were a Rich Man" and "Do You Love Me?," onstage at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, May 1-10 at McIntyre Hall on the Skagit Valley College campus, 2501 E. College Way, in Mount Vernon.

Tickets range from $15 to $24, and can be reserved by calling (360) 416-7727 and online at mcintyrehall.org.