We are going Wednesday nights at 6:30 pm and have fallen in love with the physical activity, the music, and of course our instructor.

We invite all of you to join us for Zumba, and if you are wondering if it is right for you, give it a shot, chances are you will have a great time!

Also, if Wednesday nights don’t work for you, let us know, it’s likely we’ll be going more than just Wednesday!

We would like to thank The Gillette Duet for their wonderful piano and base jazz music, our friends at Sol de Mexico for the beans and rice, and all of our friends, families, and most of all our clients who took time out of their days to help us make this event a success.

The film festival runs February 17th through February 26th

For more information visit the Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival web site.

Following is this year’s list of films that will be shown.

Films start at 7pm unless otherwise noted. Films organized by WHERE they will be show, then by date.

Films Showing at Pickford Film Center

February 17: (7:00PM and 9:00PM)

Budrus

• A Palestinian village’s non-violent opposition to Israel’s barrier wall.

Films Showing at Fairhaven Auditorium, WWU

February 18:

Crude

• Ecuadorans file a lawsuit against Chevron for contamination of their lands.

February 19:

The Power of the Powerless

• The 1989 Czechoslovakian popular revolt against the USSR.

February 20 Matinees:

12:00:  The World According to Monsanto

• Investigation of practices of agricultural company, Monsanto.

2:15:  Orang Rimba

• Corporation threatens culture of indigenous Indonesian forest dwellers.

3:00:  Deep Down

• A community makes a choice when mountaintop coal removal comes.

4:15:  Turtle World

• Short animated animal parable about sustainability.

February 20:

Enemies of the People

• Cambodian Khmer Rouge killers talk for the first time.

February 21:

TAPPED

• Describes various effects of the bottled water industry.

February 22:

A Small Act

• A Kenyan scholarship winner later funds a scholarship program

February 23:

Poto Mitan

• Five Haitian women try to survive in the world economy.

February 24:

Other Side of Immigration

• A look at Mexicans’ decisions to come to the U.S. Which Way Home. Immigrant children travel alone by freight trains to U.S.

February 25:

Redlight

• Working against trafficking of Cambodian children for sex.

February 26 Matinees:

12:00: Tony and Janina’s American Wedding

• Special Preview Screening. Resident couple deals with U S immigration bureaucracy.

1:45: A Thousand Suns

• Explores the sustainable worldview of Africa’s Goma people.

2:30: No Tomorrow

• Considers many aspects of a capital punishment decision.

February 26:

Cultures of Resistance

• Worldwide examples of creative resistance to war and injustice

Films Showing at the Bellingham High School Library

February 22:

Out in the Silence

• Small town’s harassment of a gay high school student.

February 23:

Papers

• Challenges of undocumented youth who turn 18.

Films Showing at Northwest Indian College

February 24: (Back to Back Movies)

TAPPED

• Describes various effects of the bottled water industry.

A Thousand Suns

• Explores the sustainable worldview of Africa’s Goma people.

February 25: (Back to Back Movies)

Crude

• Ecuadorans file a lawsuit against Chevron for contamination of their lands.

Turtle World

• Short animated animal parable about sustainability.

Films Showing at Bellingham Technical College

February 24:

Redlight

• Working against trafficking of Cambodian children for sex.

Films Showing at Sehome High School Theater

February 24:

Out in the Silence

• Small town’s harassment of a gay high school student.

Green

• Destruction of the Indonesian rain forest for palm oil.

We met many different business owners / representatives ranging from Photographers, Florists, DJs, Cake Decorators and so much more.

We helped with the fashion show and were given the great honor of doing all of the model’s hair.

We would also like to congratulate Sarah who won our Raffle Basket full of hair products, shampoos, conditioners, styling products, brushes, and so much more!

Sarah - Our Raffle Winner

Look for more to come or better yet, visit us at the Wedding Expo.

Jazz music was performed by “The Gillette Duet” and light fare was provided to all who were in attendance.

More than 60 people showed up to help us celebrate the new location in downtown Bellingham and welcome 2 new stylists to the salon.

A special thank you to everyone who took time out of their days to stop by and an even more special thanks to all of you who have visited The Velvet Rope Hair Studio over the years!

We have been working hard to make the new space warm and welcoming and are excited to introduce you all to the new space!

Please keep your ears open for our grand opening information!

Don’t be surprised if you hear her music the next time that you come visit us at the salon!

Staff participated in continuing education courses with American Crew, Pravana, Wahl, Aquage, and many others!

Feel free to ask your stylist about their experience down in Seattle!