2024 Year in Review: Pacific Arts Association

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This past year was our 24th year as a nonprofit organization, and it was our 23rd year providing a high-quality July concert series as well as a summer music camp for kids from Whatcom County and, this year, as far as Pennsylvania.

In 2024 we again offered our Cinco de Jazz night, featuring traditional jazz and swing dancing, while sharing the stage with the choral and band kids from Blaine. We also had a traditional jazz float in the Fourth of July parade. Many of you made it to our Blaine Harbor Music Festival concerts in July, our big band night at Barnstar Events and our student performances. We can’t thank the Blaine community enough for how you support this endeavor by enjoying the concerts, housing our faculty, giving hours of help during the festival week, and donating to keep the Blaine Harbor Music Festival and Camp happening.

We want to express special appreciation for a member of the board who retired her position this year. Christy Callender put years of hard work into fundraising, event planning, organization and administration to make the festival possible over the years. She – along with the many board members who have gone before her – has made the kind of contribution that helps Blaine shine as a thriving community. Many, many thanks to you, Christy!

As we go into the new year, we want to note that we now have many new board members. We have fresh ideas and energy, which you may have noted at what we hope was our first annual Blaine Night Market during the Holiday Harbor Lights Festival. We are excited to see what happens next as we step into the new year.

Learn more and find where you can donate at blaineharbormusicfestival.org.

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