November 21 - December 24, 2008
1308 Cornwall Avenue, Downtown Bellingham, WA
(The Old JC Penney Building)
The Bellingham Independent Music Association is partnering with Allied Arts for their 29th Annual Holiday Festival of the Arts. This calendar has a dual purpose of inviting musicians to select a time to take the stage, and to let the public know when musicians are performing.
Store will be open on Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays (except Thanksgiving), Fridays, and Saturdays from 10 am to 7 pm and will close at 3 pm on Dec 24th. On Gallery Walk Night, November 28th, the store will be open until 10 pm, and include a special party with music and door prizes.
Bookmark and revisit this page throughout the holiday season as there will be frequent additions and revisions. Additional time slots may be created upon request, and set length is flexible. Everyone is welcome to perform (no membership with BIMA required), but current membership is required to sell CDs at the BIMA booth.
Musicians please indicate the style of music and the length of your desired set. They are set for a hour, but you may request a longer or shorter set. Email or call 360-714-1630 for further information. . Volunteers are also invited to participate with set up, maintenence, and take down of BIMA CD sales booth. Enjoy the festival!
| Fri Nov 21 |  |
| 11 am |  |
| 12 noon | |
| 1 pm | |
| 2 pm | |
| 3 pm | |
| 4 pm | Barbara Furlan - Piano Holiday Tunes & Favorite Songs |
| 5 pm | Pete Farmer - One man band extravaganza |
| Sat Nov 22 | |
| 10:30 am | |
| 11:30 am | |
| 12:30 pm | |
| 1:30 pm | Laura Overstreet - Country Blues |
| 2:30 - 4 pm | Marvin J Original Jazz Piano with Holiday Improvision |
| 4 pm | Barbara Furlan - Piano Holiday Tunes & Favorite Songs |
| 5 pm | Cosmic Sneakers - Post modern,folky world fusion, jazzy funk, rockin' gypsy, mind expanding thrill music to move your body and soul... |
| Sun Nov 23 | |
| 11 am | |
| 12 noon | |
| 1 pm | |
| 2 pm | |
| 3 pm | |
| 4 pm | |
| 5 pm | |
| Fri Nov 28 | |
| 10:30 am | |
| 11:30 am - 1 pm | Marvin J Original Jazz Piano with Holiday Improvision |
| 1 pm | Kris Orlowski - Original Rock Pop |
| 2 pm | |
| 3 - 5 pm | T-Bone Taylor - acoustic rock, pop, blues, and soul |
| 5 pm | Chad & Nicole - Jazz and jazz vocals by Nicole Hurtubise and Chad Petersen of the Otters |
| Sat Nov 29 | |
| 10:30 am | |
| 11:30 am | |
| 12:30 - 2 pm | Marvin J Original Jazz Piano with Holiday Improvision |
| 2 pm | Rochelle Brown - Celtic harp and vocals |
| 3 pm | Marcia Guderian - Bright melodic quasi-jazz |
| 4 - 4:30 pm | Pakawalups - Songs from the 40's |
| 4:30 pm | Sabrina y Los Reyes - Latin Fusion |
| 5:30 pm | |
| Sun Nov 30 | |
| 11 am | |
| 12 noon | |
| 1 pm | |
| 2 pm | |
| 3 pm | |
| 4 pm | The 3 Ds Celtic and Oldtime Bluegrass |
| 5 pm | |
| Fri Dec 5 | |
| 11 am | |
| 12 noon | |
| 1 pm | |
| 2 pm | Lili McGovern - Singer/Songwriter - Acoustic Folk |
| 3 pm | Sehome High School Chamber Orchestra - Holiday Music |
| 4 pm | John Eros - Original indie-alternative |
| 5 pm | Pete Farmer - One man band extravaganza |
| Sat Dec 6 | |
| 11 am | |
| 12 noon | Lunazentrio - World fusion music |
| 1 pm | Rochelle Brown - Celtic harp and vocals |
| 2 pm | Morrison-Hiet - Seasonal Music |
| 3 pm | James Higgins acoustic and vocal folk |
| 4 pm | The 3 Ds- Old Time Bluegrass and Celtic |
| 5 pm | Cosmic Sneakers - We will be performing music from our upcoming children's musical "The Tinder-box"!!! |
| Sun Dec 7 | |
| 11 am | |
| 12 noon | |
| 1 pm | The Honeybees - Holiday Music |
| 2 pm | Amber Darland - acoustic folk pop-rock singer-songwriter |
| 3 pm | Millie and the Mentshn - world music, klezmer, swing, jazz |
| 4 pm | Cherie Donovan Singer/Songwriter - Acoustic Folk |
| 5 pm | Halleck Street Ramblers - swing jazz band |
| Fri Dec 12 | |
| 11 am | |
| 12 noon | Cabin Fever NW - Folkgrass |
| 1 pm | |
| 2 pm | Lili McGovern - Acoustic Folk |
| 3 pm | Squalicum HS Chamber Orchestra - String Orchestra Holiday-ish |
| 4 pm | Juba Marimba - Lively, lyrical African marimba |
| 5 pm | The 3 Ds- Old Time Bluegrass and Celtic |
| Sat Dec 13 | |
| 11:30 am | Sopaltenbar Sax Quartet (Students of Mark Kelly) Jazz Classical and Christmas |
| 12:30 pm | Lunazentrio - World fusion music |
| 1:30 pm | Calyx - Vocal Trio |
| 2:30 pm | Karen FitzGerald - Solo piano |
| 3:30 pm | James Higgins acoustic and vocal folk |
| 4:30 pm | Tom Sandblom - Acoustic Groove |
| 5:30 pm | Cherie Donovan Singer/Songwriter - Acoustic Folk |
| Sun Dec 14 | |
| 11 am | |
| 12 noon | bandZandt |
| 1 pm | Morrison-Hiet - Seasonal Music |
| 2 - 4 pm | Brother Dalton's Euphonic Elixir - neo-traditional old time sound |
| 4 pm | Deborah Anderson's Guitar Students - Classical |
| 5 - 6:30 pm | Yogoman Burning Band - Unite people through music and dance |
| Fri Dec 19 | |
| 11 am | |
| 12 noon | |
| 1 pm | |
| 2 pm | Laura Overstreet - Country Blues |
| 3 pm | Marcia Guderian - Bright melodic quasi-jazz |
| 4 pm | Lili McGovern - Acoustic Folk |
| 5 pm | The 3 Ds- Old Time Bluegrass and Celtic |
| Sat Dec 20 | |
| 11 am | Daniel Sobel - Singer/Songwriter |
| 12 - 2 pm | Bentgrass - Bluegrass |
| 2 pm | Morrison-Hiet - Seasonal Music |
| 3 pm | James Higgins acoustic folk |
| 4 -6 pm | Mockingbird Acapella trio with enduring songs about life and the season |
| Sun Dec 21 | |
| 11 am | |
| 12 noon | Amber Darland - acoustic folk pop-rock singer-songwriter |
| 1 pm | Laurel Bliss and John Clark - old time tunes and songs |
| 2 - 4 pm | Brother Dalton's Euphonic Elixir - neo-traditional old time sound |
| 4 pm | Millie and the Mentshn - world music, klezmer, swing, jazz |
| 5 pm | Cherie Donovan Singer/Songwriter - Acoustic Folk |
| Mon Dec 22 | |
| 11 am | |
| 12 noon | Cantabile Trio flute, piano and cello classics and Christmas |
| 12:30 pm | |
| 2 pm | |
| 3 pm | Beatrice Degen Accoustic folk. International songs her own compositions |
| 4 pm | bandZandt combo little blues, little jazz, big fun |
| 5 - 6:30 pm | Mockingbird - acappella with heart and soul |
| Tues Dec 23 | |
| 11 am | |
| 12 noon | |
| 1 pm | |
| 2 pm | |
| 3 pm | Amber Darland - acoustic folk pop-rock singer-songwriter |
| 4 pm | Laura Overstreet - Country Blues |
| 5 pm | The 3 Ds- Old Time Bluegrass and Celtic |
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Want to perform? Thanks to all the musicians |
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As time allows, more songs will be added here ... Enjoy!
This is a sampling of BIMA member music
available at our CD table at the festival.
If you want your song included, please send it to me.