Join us for free admission, extended hours until 9 pm (FIG until 6 pm), and free programming for all ages!
Welcome local LEGO® Master contestants Brad Bergman and Mike Tarrant to the museum for another building bonanza. For the second year, Brad and Mike will bring bricks, blocks, and all things LEGO® to our May Free Friday. In the evening, we’ll celebrate the accomplishments of our community’s young artists at Children’s Art Walk. Join us for facepainting, performances from the Shoestring Circus, and more!
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**Sweet Art Tour of Verdant**
📍The Lightcatcher Gallery
🕰️10:15 am
A short and sweet introduction to the French masters for children 1 – 5 with an accompanying caregiver.
**Baby & Toddler Music Classes with Little Sapling Music**
📍The Lightcatcher Studio
🕰️10:30 – 11 am, 11 – 11:30 am & 11:30 am – Noon
A fun and engaging music class for littles ages 1 – 5 with an accompanying caregiver.
**Two-ply Tour with Curator Jeff Jewell**
📍Old City Hall Gallery
🕰️12:30 pm
Join Photo Archivist and local historian Jeff Jewell to learn about the rise and decline of Bellingham’s waterfront pulp and tissue mills.
**LEGO® Brick Pit**
📍The Lightcatcher Studio
🕰️ 12:30 – 5 pm
The LEGO® Brick Pit is a place for LEGO® enthusiasts to dream, craft, and build to their heart’s content.
**Docent Tours of Not the Whole Picture**
📍The Lightcatcher Gallery
🕰️ 2 pm
Enjoy a docent guided tour of Not the Whole Picture and explore the arc of Garth Amundson and Pierre Gour’s collaborative and personal partnership.
**Procession of the Species Mask Making**
📍The Lightcatcher | Family Interactive Gallery Art Studio
🕰️ 3 – 5 pm
Join us for a free craft day before the parade where you can create a mask of your favorite creature.
**Beeswax Figures with Whatcom Hills Waldorf School**
📍The Lightcatcher Lobby
🕰️ 5 – 6 pm
Mold and mash beeswax into tiny figures you can take home.
**Face Painting with the Fairies of Art and Happiness**
📍The Lightcatcher Lobby
🕰️ 3 – 5 pm
Sit down with magical fairies and let them transform you into your favorite animal or magical creature.
**Bellingham Symphony Orchestra Meet a Musician**
📍The Lightcatcher | Family Interactive Gallery
🕰️ 4 pm
Kids can meet musician Kristi Kilgore and learn about the horn in this fun, kid-friendly performance.
**Shoestring Circus**
📍The Lightcatcher Lobby
🕰️ 5 – 6 pm
Experience gravity defying feats of balance and object manipulation with members of the Shoestring Circus.
**Meet & Greet with LEGO® Masters contestants Brad Bergman and Mike Tarrant and LEGO® Competition Winner Announcement**
📍Old City Hall Rotunda Room
🕰️ 5:30 – 6 pm
Meet local LEGO® Master contestants Brad Bergman and Mike Tarrant before the judging of our Community LEGO® Competition at 6 pm.
**Bellinghome School of Music Teen Jazz Band**
📍Old City Hall Rotunda Room
🕰️ 6:30 pm
Listen to jazz and R and B classics from our community’s young musicians.
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Exhibitions and galleries are open until 9 pm on the first Friday of every month, and the Family Interactive Gallery (FIG) is open until 6 pm.
Headphones and other sensory tools are available at the front desks for guests who require accommodation during their visit.
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For details:
https://www.whatcommuseum.org/free-first-friday/
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