2025 Members Meeting – Brews & Bouquets

Fall Meeting 2024

Brews & Bouquets ~ Creating a Seasonal Bouquet

Tuesday September 16, 2025
Stemma Brewing Company – West
508 Carolina Street, Bellingham
7:30pm • Doors open at 7
Materials fee $45 – pre-registration online is required! You can pay online or at the door but please pre-register by September 11!
Seating is limited, this event will fill up fast.
You must be a current member to attend.

Join or renew online or at the door for 2025 and 2026.

Registration is closed – there may be 1 seat left, check at the door.|
Stemma Brewing Company – West, 508 Carolina Street, Bellingham – doors open at 7.


We’re back with one of our favorite member events – making your own arrangement! We’re excited to be at a new location: Stemma West’s private taproom on Carolina Street. The first beer or wine is on us, delicious snacks and desserts will be served!

Stemma West’s Private Taproom can be entered Carolina Street (to the left of the main entry). There will be a WHS sign to guide you. Parking is on Carolina, Humboldt or Grant Street.

We invite you to socialize with us! Join an informal group that will meet up at Stemma starting at 5:30 in the main dining area. The menu is from The Rivera Club.

Our very own Kelly Swordmaker will facilitate this workshop and we’ll be joined by local flower growers. In this hands-on workshop she will guide us in creating our own seasonal fall bouquet. Also joining the presentation is Jillian Sullivan, an up and coming floral designer known for her stunning arrangements that incorporate both local and exotic elements. We are locally sourcing all of the flowers that we can find and we ask you to check your garden and help with flowers, greens, grasses and other seasonal plant material. Some of you have fabulous plant material to share! Suggestions: any flower, salal, miscanthus seed heads, rose hips, ferns, unique evergreens, ilex (please strip and bring in a bucket if possible).

Bring with you: clippers, gloves, vase, and box to carry your arrangement home in. We will provide floral and greens, inspiration, chicken wire and floral tape.

Please help with clean up: wipe surfaces, sweep, recycle, put away tables and some chairs (round tables stay up).