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Bellingham's signature buildings. Showcasing everything from live music to dance to
plays, the theater regularly draws in top-name acts.

WWU Performing Arts Center THEATER
( www.pacseries.wwu.edu ; 516 High St) WWU's performing arts center usually features an in-
triguing lineup of international music and dance figures. See the website for the current
program.

Wild Buffalo LIVE MUSIC
( www.wildbuffalo.net ; 208 W Holly St) Bellingham's 'house of music' is hidden in this invit-
ing century-old building and is bereft of the traditional pub foibles of games machines
and unsubtly positioned TV sets. Come here to enjoy local and national acts play jazz,
blues, funk, salsa, rock and roll, and much more. Microbrew ales are served and dancing
is de rigueur.

Shopping
Bellingham is a genuine readers' haven, with at least a dozen great bookstores. Music
collectors will be equally enamored by a clutch of offbeat record stores, many of which
stock old vinyl.

Village Books BOOKS
( www.villagebooks.com ; 1210 11th St) This is a real community resource in Fairhaven, with
lots of literary activities, to say nothing of being the home of the popular Colophon Cafe.

EM Everyday Music MUSIC
( www.everydaymusic.com ; 115 E Magnolia St; 9am-midnight) Late-night vinyl browsing
available until midnight 365 days a year. Plenty of time to search for that rare New Order
12-inch.

Information

There's a downtown Visitor Info Station ( www.downtownbellingham.com ; 1304 Cornwall St;
9am-6pm) and another office (905 Potter St; 8:30am-5:30pm) close to I-5.

Getting There & Away

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