How has the pandemic affected local film festivals?

Normally, this time of year would have Bellingham’s Pickford Film Center busy with people lining up, ordering popcorn, and enjoying films entered in the CASCADIA International Women’s Film Festival. But the COVID-19 lockdown changed all that. This year, the festival was forced to screen its official selections online. What makes…

Whatcom community forced to chart new territory online

As conditions with the Covid-19 virus took the world by storm, all non-essential local businesses have been ordered closed. This immediate change left little time for any transition, and students were thrown right into it. Teachers were not immune. “I’m learning from the experience,” said Whatcom Community College drama instructor…