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Friday, January 31- 7:30 PM – Friday, February 28, 2025 - 7:30 PM

MBT Out of the Box Theatrical Series Presents

The Bellinghistory Show with the Good Time Girls

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Step Back in Time with The Good Time Girls for a Historic Cabaret Experience

Experience a two-part edu-tainment extravaganza featuring Bellingham’s beloved historical tour guides, the Good Time Girls! Sip cocktails in a cabaret setting while these sassy storytellers present well-researched theatrical tales and historic photographs from the Bellinghistory vaults.

In part one, the Good Time Girls present the history of amusements on Bellingham Bay from low-brow variety to polite vaudeville and the rise of motion pictures. Visit the early theaters of Bellingham Bay and meet some of the troupers who hit the boards.

And don’t forget to get your tickets for part two as the Good Time Girls present the history of Bellingham’s beloved and only remaining historic theater, The Mount Baker Theatre.

Price:
Starting at $25.75*†
Venue:
  • Harold & Irene Walton Theatre

Important Information:

Season Tickets Go On Sale:

June 24 – Director-Level Members & Above

July 1 – All Members

July 10 – General Public

Q: How long have the Good Time Girls been around?

A: “Officially since 2011, so a while now! It was started by  Sara Holodnick and Marissa McGrath. It was just … the Downtown Sin & Gin Tour and the Gore and Lore Tour. That was actually the first tour I went on as a spectator. I was like ‘This is hilarious and fun.’ And I liked their approach to public history so when they were hiring in 2012 I joined as a guide. In 2018 Wren and I took over the business and kept it going.”
— Kolby LaBree

Q: What did Bellingham look like in the 1920’s and what did it mean to have a theatre in town? 

A: “To me, [Bellingham] looked bigger than it does now. There’s a lot of buildings we’ve lost that were big, beautiful buildings. . . . It had this metropolitan vibe. . . . They didn’t know the depression was about to hit when they built [the Mount Baker Theatre], but that is in fact what happened. . . . It was designed to be an escape. You’re going to live in this little fantasy bubble for a while and get away from your troubles. And I imagine in the 30’s that was even more of a draw.”
— Kolby LaBree


A2: “[Mount Baker Theatre] was one of the biggest theatres on the West Coast at the time it was built, so it was a big deal for people here. It was a big deal for Bellingham and it meant a lot for the economy.”
— Wren Rivers

Q:  What do you think is the most important thing people know about Bellingham and Whatcom County? 

A: “Bellingham has always been a transient place with people migrating in. . . . Things are always changing, and I think people get hung up on the nostalgia and get worried about changes. Change isn’t always bad, it’s inevitable, and history is always going to be there. Don’t get stuck on one version of history”
— Kolby LaBree

A2: “People do seem to hold this ownership over their little place in the world, which is wonderful and the nostalgia is wonderful, but in our work we see all of the beautiful things that each generation has brought to the table [to make] Bellingham what it is.”
— Wren Rivers

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