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Families: See Native American flute player during Summer Solstice Art Walk in Fairhaven

By Robert Mittendorf

The Bellingham Herald
Peter Ali, right, a flute instructor at the Northwest Indian College on the Lummi reservation, improvises a song with students on their Plains Indian-style flutes at the Olympia Waldorf School in 2014.
Peter Ali, right, a flute instructor at the Northwest Indian College on the Lummi reservation, improvises a song with students on their Plains Indian-style flutes at the Olympia Waldorf School in 2014. Drew Perine The Olympian

Native American flutist Peter Ali will be performing as part of the annual Summer Solstice Art Walk, scheduled for 5-8 p.m. Friday, June 19, in downtown Fairhaven.

Ali, who is of Yaqui heritage, teaches at Northwest Indian College and performs around the Northwest with his hand-carved traditional cedar flutes. He’ll share his music, tell stories and discuss his art from 5-7 p.m. Friday on the main floor of Village Books, 1200 11th St.

This story was originally published June 18, 2015 at 11:45 AM with the headline "Families: See Native American flute player during Summer Solstice Art Walk in Fairhaven."

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