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FOOD week’s happenings WORDS THISWEEK Elizabeth Vignali, Kami Westhoff: 7pm, Village Books 21 COMMUNITY Wellness Day: 1-3pm, both Community Food Co-op B-BOARD Soprano Jennifer locations GET OUT
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10 COMMUNITY NookChat Community Storytelling: 3-4:30pm, Everson Library WORDS WEDNESDAY [01.09.19] GET OUT 8 Rabbit Ride: 8:30am, Fairhaven Bicycle ONSTAGE Lake Samish Runs: 10am, Samish Park Readers Theatre: 3-4:30pm, Ferndale Library Photography tours, Skagit Eagle Festival: 10am-4pm, Rockport, Con- CURRENTS Menace on the Mic: 9m, Menace Brewing crete, and Marblemount nature walks, watching Deep Forest Experience: 11am-4pm, Rockport State 6 MUSIC Park Jared Hall Quintet: 7pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts stations and much more
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THURSDAY [01.10.19] 2 through January in 2 ONSTAGE ONSTAGE Rockport, Concrete, BOAT Festival: 7-9:30pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild DO IT DO IT Guffawingham: 9pm, Firefly Lounge Good, Bad, Ugly: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre Marblemount, and beyond. The Project: 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre WORDS Books on Tap: 6:30-8pm, El Agave 2, Sudden Valley Poetrynight: 7pm, Alternative Library 01.09.19 DANCE Folk Dance: 7-9:30pm, Fairhaven Library Brewing Co., Mount Vernon Urinetown: 7pm, Bellingham Arts Academy for VISUAL FOOD .14 Youth Student Art Show Reception: 5:30-7:30pm, Cooper Community Soup Kitchen: 6pm, Little Cheerful Cafe 02 MUSIC
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CURRENTS 14: Always creative [email protected] AN ILLUMINATING TOWN HALL Let’s continue the debates now that we have 6 16: Portland Cello Project Distribution How nice to attend a 42nd Legislative District both sides of the issues being discussed, de- 18: Clubs Distribution Manager: town hall meeting (sponsored by Whatcom Re- bated and, hopefully, passed so our community VIEWS Erik Burge publicans) Jan. 5, and find an elected represen- can benefit. 20: Film Shorts distribution@ 4 4 cascadiaweekly.com tative representing me and my views. Thanks to —Naomi Murphy, Ferndale Whatcom: Erik Burge, the Republicans for inviting our newly elected MAIL MAIL Rear End Stephanie Simms House Democrat, Sharon Shewmake, to join Having just returned from the town hall meet- 21: Crossword
2 Skagit: Linda Brown, them in the event. ing with Sen. Doug Ericksen and Reps. Luanne 22: Free Will Astrology Barb Murdoch This was uncharted territory and things were Van Werven and Sharon Shewmake, I am struck
DO IT 23: Advice Goddess rocky at first, with a portion of the audience by the differences in their styles and issues they Letters 24: Comix SEND LETTERS TO LETTERS@ complaining about the long opening prayer. Sep- think are important. CASCADIAWEEKLY.COM aration of church and state was the issue and Van Werven, to make a point about educa- 25: Slowpoke, Sudoku this was clearly overlooked by those in charge. tion funding, cited that teachers make $96,000 01.09.19 26: From seeds to soup The questions and answers are always interest- per year. Later, when she was questioned about ing but this time, I found Shewmake presenting it, she retracted it to say somewhere in the .14
02 new ideas in dealing with climate change, offering $70,000 range. # proven solutions to a complex issue. Sure, Sen. Er- She may have been speaking of the average of
©2019 CASCADIA WEEKLY (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by icksen is still extolling “that there are scientists on Washington as a whole, but she represents What- Cascadia Newspaper Company LLC. Direct all correspondence to: Cascadia Weekly PO Box 2833 Bellingham WA 98227-2833 | Phone/Fax: 360.647.8200 both sides of the climate change issue that could com County and should know there are no teach- [email protected] debate, etc.” But Shewmake was there to present ers here making $96K! The average teacher pay in Though Cascadia Weekly is distributed free, please take just one copy. Cascadia Weekly may be distributed only by authorized distributors. Any person removing a different stance—one I found most hopeful. Whatcom County is between $50,000 and $66,000. papers in bulk from our distribution points risks prosecution SUBMISSIONS: Cascadia Weekly welcomes freelance submissions. Send material Teacher salaries were discussed where different She doesn’t know her facts, yet still complains
CASCADIA WEEKLY to either the News Editor or A&E Editor. Manuscripts will be returned if you include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. To be considered for calendar list- opinions were voiced and truths presented. Rep. about how much teachers make. ings, notice of events must be received in writing no later than noon Wednesday Shewmake stated that attracting quality teachers The answers from the two Republicans seem to 4 the week prior to publication. Photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by stamped, self-addressed envelope. requires offering profession-like salaries. She also have centered around money—taxes in particu- briefly mentioned looking into regulations to help lar. It seems it’s about all they care about. with affordable housing and reduce homelessness. Shewmake, on the other hand, came loaded with There was agreement on this and perhaps a bipar- stats about how much better a society functions tisan solution can be presented in the near future. when the people are happier and better educated. NEWSPAPER ADVISORY GROUP: Robert Hall, Seth Murphy, Michael Petryni, David Syre Ericksen and Van Werven both decried The patient has lost control of any of the damage to places like Intalco and the decision process. BP if a cost-per-ton of carbon were to What do we do? Pepper Sisters be put in place. We can assert our right to know what Flavors of New Mexico
A convenient sound bite, but In- is happening to us and what is being re- 26 talco uses mostly electrical energy to corded. We can use the Freedom of Infor- smelt aluminum. The taxpayers built mation Act to demand our right to know Dinner nightly, Tuesday - Sunday FOOD the Bonneville Power Administration to what types of records they are keeping. Happy hour Tuesday - Thursday promote and power the smelting opera- We have a right to request itemized 21 tions in the Northwest. Intalco’s carbon charges to our client ID and challenges Comfort food footprint is relatively small. those charges. from scratch 1055 N. State peppersisters.com Shewmake’s plan is to redistribute the If we do not fight back, it will just get B-BOARD fees to the residents of the county— worse. you know, the ones who get to breathe We need to hit them where it hurts and YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE 20 dirty air from PSE and BP, and the refin- file class-action lawsuits. If we do not do eries in Anacortes. Yet, these Republi- this—we could end up “unsane.” TO THE MASSIVE ISSUE OF TEXTILE WASTE FILM cans will fight tooth and nail to defeat —Susan Diblasiof, via email
these proposals. 16 Ericksen won his race by 45 votes, out SOMETHING THERE IS WEAR of a total of 72,779. Van Werven by 81 DOESN’T LOVE A WALL MUSIC votes, of 72,493. Let’s separate Donald Trump’s beloved
30 14 Don’t believe them when they tell you wall from his argument of dire necessity they have a mandate from the people. and place it squarely within the con- Buy Thrift Be Selective Upcycle ART They don’t. text of the widespread corruption of the Extend the life of existing Apply the Wear 30 Rule: Learn to sew, mend, and —Gary Meader, Nooksack Trump Administration. 13 garments & reduce demand only buy garments you know creatively reinvent your Which of Trump’s cronies, including for new consumer goods you’ll wear at least 30 times wardrobe
HEARTLESSNESS IN Trump himself, will benefit financially STAGE
BELLINGHAM’S HEART from the construction of this $5-$6 bil- This ad was funded through a grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology. While these materials were reviewed for grant consistency, this does not necessarily constitute endorsement by Ecology. It was rather shocking and sad to learn lion wall? This is an initial estimate 12 that the owners of the Leopold intend to only. The costs would undoubtedly go increase homelessness in Bellingham by much higher. (360) 738-6977 evicting seniors. We are seeing how Trump is willing to GET OUT textile transformation The heartless timing of the announce- destroy our public lands policy by turn- 1421 N Forest St. ragfinery.com ment of their intentions served to com- ing land held in legacy for all Americans, 10 pound the awful and stressful impact for even from areas designated for national residents, employees and their families. parks and monuments, over to politi- WORDS There must be a better way forward cally powerful extractive industries, in-
than seniors losing their homes, their cluding livestock interests, to be pollut- 8 friends, their neighbors and access to ed by petroleum spills, mining detritus downtown conveniences while Belling- and cattle waste, among other forms of
ham loses more of its heart and soul. pollution. A Republican-controlled Con- CURRENTS —Virginia Watson, Bellingham gress is seemingly unable, or unwilling, to stop this desecration. 6 UNSANE HEALTH CARE Let’s pause for a cursory examination VIEWS Regarding the draconian health care of Trump’s “porous” southern border argu- 4 system that is in place, today, I thought ment and the claim that Middle Eastern 4 of a book by David J. Rothman, Strang- terrorists have been arrested there. No MAIL ers At The Bedside: A History of How Law argument has been presented to confirm MAIL
and Bioethics Transformed Medical Deci- that the border, from the Gulf of Mexico 2 sion Making. The book explains how the to the Pacific Ocean, is under massive as- system of medical treatment began as a sault. Rest assured that if any confirmed DO IT patient-to-doctor relationship. Middle Eastern terrorist is ever arrested This relationship was based on the there, Trump would introduce him/her neighborhood doctor system, where the to the American public in a triumphant patient lived in an ethnic religious en- White House ceremony. 01.09.19 vironment with others who shared the A seemingly minor, but important argu- .14
same beliefs. A patient would contact ment: A wall would impede the seasonal 02 the doctor. They would decide on the routes of migratory animals. # treatment and payment. Robert Frost wrote in “The Mending Doctors began to take more control Wall,” LOCATED JUST EAST OF BELLINGHAM IN BEAUTIFUL WHATCOM COUNTY and the relationship became doctor-to- Before I built a wall I’d ask to know King is GONE and Chris is HERE patient. The treatments were done in a What I was walling in or walling out clinic and home visits were not ordinary. And to whom I was like to give offense. Come see what we can
Now, it has morphed into the monster Something there is that doesn’t love a wall do for your VOLVO!! CASCADIA WEEKLY that exists today, and is out of control. That wants it down. • Diagnosis • Repairs 5 The system now involves the govern- Ronald Reagan wanted to see the Ber- • Part Sales • Pre-Purchase Inspections ment/doctor/patient. The government lin Wall down; Donald Trump wants to • Late Model and Vintage Pre-Owned Volvos • Internet cafe and barista on site! tells the doctor what they will be paid build a much longer version along our RainbowAutoService.com to do and passes down the decision to southern border. 360-734-6117 • 2729 Jensen Rd. Locally owned and environmentally conscious. MON-THUR 8am-6pm Taking care of you and your Volvo since 1986. the patient. —Thomas J. Hussey, Bellingham THE GRISTLE ‘ALTERNATIVE METHODS’: After nearly 30 years of in-
26 transigence, Whatcom County has finally come into compliance with the Washington State Growth Man- FOOD agement Act of 1990—by essentially running out the clock on citizen challenges to the inadequacy of views YOUR VIEWS THE GRISTLE county planning on growth. 21 In the quiet lull of the holidays, the Western Wash- ington Growth Management Hearings Board closed B-BOARD the outstanding challenge of the Hirst petition that the county was failing to plan growth in tandem with BY VICTOR NOLET
20 adequate resources for growth. The essentials of the Hirst complaint remain relevant (and will undoubt-
FILM edly plague the county for generations); a decision of the Legislature last session simply renders those Honoring MLK 16 complaints moot. In 2016, the Washington State Supreme Court DR. KING’S LEGACY ENDURES, BUT SO DOES RACISM
MUSIC agreed with the findings of the state growth board that “the county’s Comprehensive Plan does not sat- YOU MIGHT not think you’re racism may not realize that sys-
14 isfy the GMA requirements to protect water availabil- a racist, but you probably benefit temic racism is very much alive and
ART ity or water quality,” noting “it is the local govern- from racism. a factor in Whatcom County. More ment—and not the state Dept. of Ecology—that is On the evening of April 4, 1968, important, many people who would
13 responsible to make the decision on water adequacy at the age of 39, Dr. Martin Luther not see themselves as racist benefit as part of its land use decision.” Responsibility for King Jr. was assassinated in Mem- directly from systemic racism.
STAGE planning, of course, is the flip side of local control phis Tennessee. If Dr. King were Today, we can each honor Dr. and authority over planning. alive today, he would be 90 years King’s legacy by educating our- The assertion, however, held profound consequenc- old on January 15. We observe Mar- selves about the ways systemic rac- 12 es for other counties and jurisdictions around the tin Luther King Day each year, on these precious values that we’ve ism operates in Whatcom County. state that had relied on Ecology as their authority in the third Monday of January, as a left behind.” We can ask questions such as these:
GET OUT determining adequate water supply to issue building celebration of Dr. King’s remarkable The struggle to which Dr. King 1. How do employment rates among permits, a requirement of GMA. These counties called life and the work to which he dedi- dedicated his life would today be people of color and white people
10 on their state representatives to issue a “fix” that cated that life. recognized as a struggle against compare in Whatcom County? would bring the state agency back into a partnership As a pastor, scholar, orator, politi- systemic racism. 2. What are the suspension and role in determining supply. cal organizer and a movement build- Systemic racism exists when public graduation rates among students WORDS In response to the Supreme Court’s decision, the er, Dr. King had a profound impact policies, institutional practices, and of color in our local schools?
8 2018 Legislature adopted ESSB 6091. The law autho- in the United States and around the cultural norms work in various ways How often are students of color rizes Ecology to work with specified local jurisdictions, worldin his own time and in the five to perpetuate racial group inequity. subjected to racist bullying in watershed planning units and federally recognized decades since his death. In the United States, systemic our area schools?
CURRENTS Indian tribes to review and update various watershed In a professional career that racism has been responsible for, 3. How often do people of color in plans to identify, among other things, impacts of per- spanned just 14 years, Dr. King among other things, Indian cultural Whatcom County get pulled over 6 6 mit-exempt wells on groundwater supplies. gave over 2,500 speeches and ser- genocide, slavery, Japanese intern- by police or receive extra scru- Importantly, ESSB 6091 does nothing to resolve the mons, wrote five books and dozens ment camps, school segregation, tiny in stores? VIEWS VIEWS actual underlying argument of the Hirst complaint, of articles, and was the youngest real estate red lining and voter dis- 4. What are the demographic char-
4 that using Ecology’s established rules Whatcom County person at that time to win the No- crimination. acteristics of the desirable neigh- had oversubscribed its water supply in numerous river bel Peace Prize. Even when laws are passed to cor- borhoods in Whatcom County? MAIL basins along the northern tier. The Nooksack River In this prodigious body of work, rect blatant examples of systemic 5. Who has equitable access to af-
2 drainage encompasses the bulk of Whatcom County Dr. King demonstrated repeatedly racism, the long-term impacts are fordable housing and health care and is designated by the state as WRIA-1. that his most profound contribution felt for generations. in Whatcom County?
DO IT As the hearings board dryly commented, “The was as a moral philosopher. While Today, the effects of systemic 6. How do I benefit from systemic amendments included in ESSB 6091 provided alterna- he never doubted the potential for racism can be found in every as- racism in Whatcom County? tive methods for achieving compliance with [GMA], goodness in every individual, he pect of society. For children and Learn more about the roots of the provision which requires counties to adopt com- saw the forces of racism, economic families of color, it affects where racism at the 21st annual Martin 01.09.19 prehensive plan rural element measures to protect injustice, and violence that often they live, the quality of educa- Luther King Conference sponsored surface water and groundwater resources.” seem to be hard-wired into the tion they receive, their access to by the Whatcom Human Rights Task .14
02 The law does require Whatcom County to adopt an American political and economic healthy food, their income, their Force on Sat. Jan. 19 at the Syre # updated watershed plan for WRIA-1 by February of structure as evidence of moral mis- access to health care, their expo- Center at Whatcom Community Col- this year. direction at a societal level. sure to harmful environmental im- lege. Then plan to celebrate Dr. Whatcom County Council received a status report on As early as 1954 in a sermon in pacts, and their interactions with King’s life and legacy at the first the work of the WRIA-1 Planning Unit in a special ses- Detroit, he said that “The great the criminal justice system. annual Unity Ball at the Majestic sion this week that reported on the WWGMHB finding problem facing modern man is that Most thoughtful people today from 8 to 12pm that evening. Learn of compliance, as revised by the Legislature’s “fix.” the means by which we live have recognize that individual racism more at http://www.whrtf.org.
CASCADIA WEEKLY In the report, Council learned the Planning Unit was outdistanced the spiritual ends for and bigotry are wrong. These are unlikely to achieve consensus by the deadline imposed which we live…If we are to go for- acts that intentionally express Victor Nolet is a board member of 6 by ESSB 6091, and were instead advised to send an in- ward, if we are to make this a bet- hate, prejudice, or bias, based on Whatcom Human Rights Task Force dex of work that has been completed along with a let- ter world in which to live, we’ve got race. Yet, people who would never and a professor at Western Washing- ter to Ecology explaining the impasse. This is not at all to go back. We’ve got to rediscover dream of engaging in individual ton University. surprising, considering the diverse and often fractious Planning Unit is not a unit, and to a large degree many VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY LOOKING FOR A PLACE THE GRISTLE TO CALL HOME? of its citizen members do not plan and
indeed are hostile to planning. 26 The scope of work required under ESSB 6091 is narrow, and concerns FOOD primarily how the county will miti- gate or offset the impacts of a pro- 21 jected 2,100 additional wells in those impaired basins over the next 20-year NOW planning window. B-BOARD Even here, after a year, the Planning WE CAN HELP REACH HIRING
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by residents of this state.” 02 Former County Council member Carl # Weimer steadfastly believed years Bellin am inan ialPlanners. om of noncompliance with the spirit of P, ., these goals might have been avoided ee nly inan ial Plannin ee Based nvestment ana ement if county planners and policymakers had simply sat down with petitioners and tried to address their finite and CASCADIA WEEKLY reasonable concerns. 7 “There is a huge difference,” he com- onald ott olson mented from a distance on the recent P , B , President ice 0 .98 .9977 order, “between being legally compli- 4740 Austin Court ant with an Act and embracing the vi- ellingham WA 98229 2 59 sion and spirit of it.”
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GET OUT to the region’s expert on the demographics of the critically endangered south- ern residents. Photos taken of J17 on New Year’s Eve showed the 42-year-old Communities across Canada and the United States rallied to protest state violence on the unceded territory of Wet'suwet'en in northern British Columbia. On Monday, militarized police (RCMP) breached a gate that a northern B.C. First Nations had erected
10 female has so-called peanut head, a misshapen head and neck caused by star- to block access to a pipeline project carrying fracked natural gas. Officers broke through the blockade near Prince George to vation. In addition K25, a 27-year-old male, is failing, also from lack of suf- enforce a B.C. Supreme Court injunction order, arresting 14 people. Protests in Bellingham and 55 other cities were intended to ficient food. He lost his mother, K13, in 2017 and is not successfully foraging express solidarity with Wet'suwet'en tribal people. WORDS on his own. The southern resident population is at a 35-year low after three
8 deaths this past year in four months. There are only 74 left. [Seattle Times] er major scientific gatherings scheduled to NORTHWEST PASSAGES begin this week. [Associated Press] 01.04.19 Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is plan- ning a presidential run, noting that CURRENTS CURRENTS 8 01.08.19 FRIDAY he has launched a political action committee and plans to form an 6 Gov. Jay Inslee announces a Marijuana Justice Initiative to provide par- exploratory committee. Inslee, who TUESDAY dons for certain individuals who have convictions on their record for mis- has served as the governor of Wash- Governor (and likely presidential candi- VIEWS demeanor marijuana possession. Under this initiative, Inslee will exercise ington since 2013 and was previ- date) Jay Inslee proposes a public health ously a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 4 his constitutional clemency authority to pardon individuals who have a single insurance option for state residents, the said he’s “laying the groundwork that would make this conviction on their criminal record. Marijuana possession misdemeanors would a feasible thing in the relatively short term.” Climate latest action by a Democratic governor to MAIL not be illegal today and they disproportionately affect communities of color, change, a long-standing issue of Inslee’s, will be the address Trump administration health poli-
primary focus of his campaign. [The Atlantic]
2 the governor said. These misdemeanor convictions can be over a decade old, cies they say are keeping people from get- but still create barriers to housing, employment, student loans, credit scores ting the care they need. Inslee said he will
DO IT and even the ability to participate in a child or grandchild’s school field trip. A ask lawmakers to consider a plan that would pardon of a marijuana possession conviction can reduce these barriers. [Office storms struck parts of Washington state direct the Washington State Health Care of Governor] and Oregon over the weekend. Approximate- Authority to offer public health insurance ly 20,000 Puget Sound Energy customers statewide to anyone in the individual mar- 01.09.19 The U.S. Senate confirms Brian Moran, a former leader in the state at- were still without power Monday evening. ket who is not covered by their employers. torney general’s office, to be the top federal prosecutor in western Wash- The National Weather Service reported wind Inslee said reimbursement rates would be .14
02 ington. Moran supervised nearly 600 state lawyers as chief deputy attorney gusts of more than 60 mph at the storm’s consistent with federal Medicare plans. [As- # general from 2006 to 2013 under Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna. peak. [Associated Press] sociated Press] Moran, 59, will replace U.S. Attorney Annette Hayes. [Associated Press] The world’s largest airborne observatory The state of Washington opposes a feder- Home prices in Whatcom County increased in 2018. The countywide medi- was supposed to be parked in Seattle this al proposal to reclassify some radioactive an price 2018 reached $382,800, up more than 12 percent from 2017. This fig- week, where thousands of scientists attend- waste on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation ure includes data from Bellingham, Birch Bay/Blaine, Ferndale, Lynden, Mount ing a American Astronomical Society meeting because it fears much of the waste will
CASCADIA WEEKLY Baker, Nooksack Valley, and Sudden Valley. Bellingham had the highest median could see a Boeing 747 outfitted with a mas- be left in the ground. The state this week price at $449,450, while Mount Baker had the lowest at $224,000. [KGMI] sive telescope. But NASA’s space-exploring files its objections to a Trump administra- 8 plane won’t visit because of the partial gov- tion plan to reclassify millions of gallons of 01.07.19 ernment shutdown now stretching into its waste stored in underground tanks at Han- third week. Along with the plane, hundreds ford. The objections were accompanied by a MONDAY of government scientists are also no longer letter from the governor and state Attorney Power has been restored for more than 300,000 people after wind- allowed to attend the conference, or two oth- General. [Associated Press] ingham Police station to report that FUZZ she had possibly been stalked while index walking in Sehome neighborhood. The
incident is under further investigation, BUZZ 26 police noted. FOOD 13TH DAY OF CHRISTMAS JUST SAYING HI On Jan. 4, Bellingham Police responded On Jan. 5, Bellingham Police took a 21 to a complaint in Cordata neighborhood report of a woman wandering Sunny- of a guest who had overstayed their land neighborhood randomly knock- welcome and refused to leave. ing on doors. B-BOARD
RING IN THE NEW On Jan. 5, a citizen reported a man was 20 On Jan. 2, Whatcom County Sheriff’s banging on a car and then chased it as deputies requested assistance with a it sped off in Cordata neighborhood, FILM report of shots being fired at a res- Bellingham Police noted.
idence in Birch Bay. Officers arrived 16 and provided a perimeter around the CALL DROPPED home where the shots were reported- On Jan. 1, Bellingham Police reported MUSIC ly fired. “It was later determined the on two people with mental problems
shots fired were really fireworks,” po- who were involved in a skirmish in Me- 14 lice shrugged. ridian neighborhood, in which one of ART them threw a phone at the other. 54
ANY PORT IN A STORM Percent of American voters who opposed building a wall on the Mexican voters on the eve 13 On Jan. 3, Bellingham Police spoke to NO ROCKSTAR of President Trump’s nationally televised speech on border security. This is the highest level of support for the wall since the independent Quinnipiac University National Poll a homeless man who had set up camp On Jan. 2, a woman was stopped by STAGE on the roof and attic space of the for- loss- prevention employees after she first asked the question in November 2016. mer Burlington Coat Factory on Meridi- had stolen a can of Rockstar energy 12 an Street. “He was contacted by police drink from Winco in Bellingham. Winco and issued a Notice of Trespass from chose not to press charges against the 86 90 the building, which he stated that he woman, but wanted her trespassed from Percent of Republicans who support a Percent of Democrats who oppose a GET OUT understood,” officers reported. all store locations. Bellingham Police wall. wall. found she had an outstanding warrant 10 On Jan. 6, Beliingham Police checked on for failing to appear in court on an earli- a parked vehicle that had been prowled er theft charge. She was arrested. WORDS overnight on Railroad Avenue. “Appears 54 Percent of American voters who believe a physical wall is neither necessary or effective to someone broke into car and slept in On Jan. 4, Bellingham Police noted 8 8 it,” the patrol officer reporting, noting that a man who had been trespassed improve border security. Eight voters in ten (81percent) believe that border security is an important issue. property stolen had also been stolen. from the Bakerview Shopping Center in CURRENTS November had returned. He was cited CURRENTS On Dec. 31, Bellingham Police checked again for trespassing and told not to on a man who had attempted to break come back. The 49-year-old was not re- 62 6 into a storage container rented by ceptive to this, police reported, “and
Percent of American voters who oppose shutting down the government because of VIEWS a store on Meridian Street. The man left the area yelling and cursing.” funding differences over the wall. Only the Republican cohort support shutting down the
damaged the refrigeration unit and as- government in dispute over the wall (59 percent). 4 saulted the manager of the faciiity. The THE CONTINUING CRISIS 42-year-old was booked into jail. On Dec. 10, the vice principal of a MAIL
Blaine school notified police that a stu- 51 37 2 On Dec. 6, police attempted to wake a dent who attempted to leave campus was Percent of American voters who primarily Percent of American voters who person who fell asleep on the porch of a upset, and was not listening to teachers. DO IT blame President Donald Trump for the primarily blame Democrats in Congress home near downtown Bellingham. By the time an officer arrived, the school dispute over funding for the border wall. for the dispute over funding for the had already resolved the issue. border wall. On Dec. 4, Bellingham Police checked on a man hiding in the bushes at Lenora On Jan. 5, a concerned caller reported 01.09.19 Court in Happy Valley. they’d heard a child screaming in Corda- .14
ta neighborhood. “Officers conducted a 02
86 # On Dec. 4, a homeowner near Broadway welfare check and found all children to Park called Bellingham Police to report be safe,” Bellingham Police reported. Percent of American voters who believe Congress should focus more on other national priorities—such as immigration (24 percent), health care (23 percent) and the a woman who appeared to have mental environment (11 percent). Only 8 percent think impeaching the president should be the problems was in his back yard. On Jan. 4, “Not enough garbage service top priority of Congress. for a large apartment complex is causing TOXIC MALE SYNDROME trash issues” in Birchwood neighbor-
On Dec. 11, a woman reported being hood, Bellingham Police reported. CASCADIA WEEKLY followed by an unknown man while 69 9 walking in Birchwood neighborhood On Jan. 2, Blaine Police checked on a Percent of same group of American voters who say they are concerned about climate who asked her to get into his vehicle, domestic incident. “The DV was verbal change, including 65 percent of voters aged 18 to 34 years who believe climate change Bellingham Police reported. in nature,” police reported, “and only will have "a significant negative effect on the world” in their lifetime. an argument over who was taking the On Dec. 17, a woman came to the Bell- dogs out to potty.” SOURCES: Quinnipiac University Poll doit WORDS
WED., JAN. 9 A FOREST OF WORDS: Teens in grades 6-12 26 are invited to enter original poems for inclu-
FOOD sion in an annual teen poetry anthology, A Forest of Words, through Fri., March 15. words Poems can be submitted online or at local COMMUNITY LECTURES BOOKS
21 libraries. WWW.WCLS.ORG
B-BOARD WHATCOM WRITERS: Whatcom Writers and Publishers invites all writers to its monthly about the Saxon School District, approved meeting taking place from 6-8:30pm at
20 in 1887, which served 84 square miles Nicki’s Bella Marina, 2615 S. Harbor Loop with local, one-room schoolhouses until Dr. Speaker Norman Green will focus on
FILM the current Acme Elementary School was “Formatting: Making a Book a Book.” (Green built in 1938. It’s hard not to view the is the owner of Threshold Documents and has been creating quality books for writers and
16 many photographs of earnest-faced chil- poets in our area for years.). Please RSVP to dren without wonder- guarantee a seat.
MUSIC ing what mischief these WWW.WHATCOMWRITERSANDPUBLISHERS.ORG youth were getting up FRI, JAN. 11 14 to as soon as the cam- EYE OF THE BEHOLDER: Poet Luci Shaw
ART era was put away. reads from her latest collection, Eye of the It is fascinating to Beholder, at 6:30pm in Lynden at Village Books, 430 Front St. This book of new poems
13 see the pictures care- fully reproduced on is in many ways the culmination of a stun- ning career. Readers will find a focus for
STAGE each page and under- ATTEND meditation and be excited into their own WHAT: Whatcom stand the impact made imaginative writing. Historical upon the landscape in WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM 12 Society hosts just a few decades— Margaret Hellyer the town of Acme SAT., JAN. 12
GET OUT WHEN: 7:30pm springing from the for- SUMAS BOOK CLUB: Read Pachinko by Min Thu., Jan. 10 Jin Lee for a Sumas Book Club discussion WHERE: est with the stumps of taking place from 10-11am at the Sumas
10 Whatcom the giant trees in the
10 Library, 461 2nd St. All are welcome; coffee Museum’s Old background. The set- and treats will be served. City Hall, 121 tlers were extremely (360) 988-2501 WORDS WORDS Prospect St. industrious, advocat- MORE: Hellyer LYNDEN BOOK CLUB: Colson Whitehead’s
8 will talk about ing for a post office, The Underground Railroad will be the topic of her book, A a voting district, a an Award-Winning Book Club discussion tak- Home on the water district, roads ing place from 10:30am-12pm at the Lynden South Fork Library, 216 4th St. All are welcome to join CURRENTS and electricity for COST: Suggested their burgeoning com- the friendly and lively event—even if you 6 REVIEWED BY KATRINA CARABBA donation is $5 didn’t finish the book. INFO: munity. Their awe and (360) 354-4883 www.whatcom pleasure in the country VIEWS museum.org or is apparent in many BODY A BULLET: Poets Elizabeth Vignali www.south and Kami Westhoff read selections from 4 of the photos: women Time Travel forkpress.com Your Body a Bullet at 7pm at Village Books, wading in the river,
MAIL 1200 11th St. The collection “lifts the veil A HOME ON THE SOUTH FORK picnics in the woods, between the ghastly and beautiful relation-
2 woodsmen posing next to ancient timber. ships of parasites and their hosts, inviting AFTER READING A Home on the South Fork: An Early History of Acme by Margaret A. It is this history Hellyer so beautifully us to face our own extremes.” WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM DO IT Hellyer, it is easy to conjure the wild place this river valley once was: ancient cedar and lays out in A Home on the South Fork, fir trees growing tall in fertile soil; the south fork of the Nooksack River running thick published by South Fork Press in 2018. SUN., JAN. 13 with salmon, crossed by logjams of old growth. The book is lovely in its outlay, large in WRITE TO RENEW: Expressive arts facilita- For millennia, Coast Salish peoples lived well among format, and studded with photographs tor Jay S. Nahani, MSW, leads a “Write to 01.09.19 this wildness until the lure of the U.S. Homestead Act from the author’s private collection. Renew” workshop from 10am-3pm at the of 1862 brought a hardy group of white families from Hellyer, whose own valley roots stretch Chuckanut Center, 103 Chuckanut Drive N. .14 The day will be full of opportunities to write
02 lands abroad to this area of Whatcom County. A de- back four generations, spent 10 years
# and renew, and to make personal discoveries scendent of such settlers, Hellyer follows her family’s writing this valuable contribution to ru- with a sense of purpose and perspective. homesteading adventures and those of other settler ral history. She tells the South Fork story You will leave with several fresh pieces of families that made claim to the South Fork Valley in with thoroughly researched and detailed writing underway, and a readiness to move the 19th century. information collected from a well-docu- forward on your continually unfolding path. For new arrivals, it was no easy task to navigate the bottomlands after the 12-mile mented variety of sources. Entry is $75 and is payable at the door. WWW.CHUCKANUTCENTER.ORG trip across Lake Whatcom to the boat landing at Park, and then nine more miles tra- The book forms a bridge to the pres-
CASCADIA WEEKLY versing the hardscrabble trail to Acme. Once in the valley, settlers had to endure long ent and enriches the sense of place for A HOLOCAUST STORY: Karen Treiger reads winters and hard summers proving up a claim. This was too daunting for some, but many those of us that live here, and it will be from My Soul is Filled With Joy: A Holocaust 10 stayed and persevered. a resource and a joy for anyone with an Story at 4pm at Village Books, 1200 11th Hellyer’s text is replete with excerpts from letters, journals and newspaper articles interest in Whatcom County history. St. The book focuses on Treiger’s in-laws, Sam and Esther Goldberg, who escaped the that reveal the character of the times. The book can be opened at any place and the Treblinka Death Camp and hid in the woods reader will find something of interest. Katrina Carabba is the branch manager of for a year until liberation. Treiger uncovers I particularly enjoyed Chapter 6: “Slates and Inkwells: Education in the Valley.” It tells the WCLS Deming Library. doit
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Poet Luci Shaw 21 reads from her latest Cerise Noah (360) 393-5826 collection, Eye of the REALTOR® [email protected]
Beholder, Fri., Jan. B-BOARD 11 at Village Books in Lynden.
20 FILM 70% of Weight Loss is Nutrition! details of their wartime experiences. treats from various Co-op departments, chair mas- 16 WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM sages, health care information, wellness talks and Call for a Free Consultation
more will be a part of the free festivities. MUSIC MON., JAN. 14 WWW.COMMUNITYFOOD.COOP BOOKS ON TAP: South Whatcom Library staff (360) 313-8170 14 will lead a “Books on Tap” discussion focusing on GERMANS FROM RUSSIA: Internationally s e n s i b l y s p r o u t e d . c o m Ron Suskind’s Life, Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, renowned author, genealogy expert and journalist ART Heroes, and Autism from 6:30-8pm at El Agave 2, 4 Dave Obee joins the Skagit Valley Genealogical Clubhouse Circle. Society to discuss “Germans from Russia: Placing 13 WWW.WCLS.ORG Our Ancestors in Historical Context” from 1-3pm Made at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washing- POETRYNIGHT: Those looking to share their ton Ave. Entry is free, and all are welcome. From STAGE creative verse as part of the weekly Poetrynight WWW.SKAGITVALLEYGENEALOGY.ORG can sign up starting at 6:30pm at the Alternative Scratch 12 Library, 519 E. Maple St. Readings begin at 7pm. SUN., JAN. 13 Every Entry to the all-ages event is by donation. CLOTHING DRIVE: Donations of clothing, WWW.BLOG.POETRYNIGHT.ORG shoes, accessories, linens, towels, blankets and Day GET OUT more will be accepted when Ballet Bellingham TUES., JAN. 15 Boosters hosts a Clothing and Soft Goods Milling Our
Deming Library staff Erin Suda Drive from 10am-2pm at Suite F at the Haskell 10
BOOKS ON TAP: 10 and Katrina Carabba lead a discussion on Kath- Business Center, 1001 Meador Ave. Donations Own Fresh leen Grissom’s Kitchen House at a “Books on Tap” will support dancers traveling to perform at WORDS meeting happening from 7-8:30pm at the North Disneyland this spring. WHOLE GRAIN WORDS Fork Brewery, 6186 Mt. Baker Hwy. [email protected] Flour!
(360) 592-2422 8 NOOKCHAT: As part of an “Explore the Past; WED., JAN. 16 Enrich the Present” series, attend a NookChat FERNDALE BOOK GROUP: A Ferndale Book Group Community Storytelling event focusing on Hark- 305 E Magnolia St CURRENTS discussion will focus on The Keeper of Lost Things, a ness Homestead from 3-4:30pm at the Everson Bellingham, WA novel by Ruth Hogan, from 2:30-4pm at the Fern- Library, 104 Kirsch Dr. Entry is free. 6 dale Library, 2125 Main St. All are welcome. (360) 966-5100 360.671.0873 WWW.WCLS.ORG bellinghambread.com TUES., JAN. 15 VIEWS OPEN MIC: Sign up to read your poetry and prose TOASTMASTERS: Bellingham Evening Toastmas- 4 or play music—or simply listen in—at a Creekside ters invites the public to an Open House meeting Local • F resh • Handcrafted • De licious Open Mic starting at 6:30pm at Sudden Valley’s from 6:45-8:30pm at Spring Creek Retirement MAIL South Whatcom Library, 10 Barn View Court, Gate Center, 223 East Bakerview Rd. Meet members
2. Entry to the monthly event is free. and other guests. See and hear the benefits of 2 (360) 305-3632 learning to speak well in public. Test your extem- poraneous speaking skills or sit back and enjoy DO IT BOOKS ON TAP: All are welcome at a “Ferndale entertaining speeches. Entry is free. Books on Tap” discussion from 6:30-8pm at WWW.4470.TOASTMASTERSCLUBS.ORG Downtime Taps, 1730 LaBounty Dr. Tonight’s focus will be on The Wanderers, by Meg Howrey. CHANGE YOUR HABITS: International facilita- (360) 384-3647 tor Desiree “Monique” Stefens leads an Excellence 01.09.19 Northwest workshop at 7pm at Village Books,
1200 11th St. “Change Your Habits” will be the .14 focus of the free event. 02 COMMUNITY # WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM FRI., JAN. 11 WED., JAN. 16 PEACE VIGIL: All people of goodwill are invited A SEA CHANGE: Sandy Lawrence, MD, leads “A to join the weekly Peace Vigil from 4-5pm every Sea Change” presentation at 6:30pm at the Com- Friday on the corner of Magnolia Street and Corn- munity Food Co-op, 1220 N. Forest St. Lawrence wall Avenue (in front of the Federal Building). is a retired physician with a lifelong interest in
WWW.WHATCOMPJC.ORG environmental issues, and will discuss solutions CASCADIA WEEKLY to problems associated with sea changes—such SAT., JAN. 12 as overpopulation, king tides, storm surges, 11 WELLNESS DAY: Attend “Wellness Day” events acidification, deoxygenation, coral bleaching, from 1-3pm at both Community Food Co-op plastic accumulation, and overfishing. Register locales—1220 N. Forest St. and 315 Westerly Rd. in advance for the free event. Samples and information from local vendors, tasty WWW.COMMUNITYFOOD.COOP doit
THURS., JAN. 10 walks, presentations by guest PRUNING FOR GARDENERS: Plant speakers, watching stations,
Amnesty Master Pruner and WSU photography tours, multimedia 26 Master Gardener Erin Moore focuses presentations, sales by artisans on “Pruning for Gardeners” at a and much more will be part of the FOOD free presentation from 12-1:30pm 21st annual Skagit Eagle Festival at the Community Food Co-op’s taking place Saturdays and Sundays outside Connections Classroom. At the through January (and on Martin
21 HIKING RUNNING GARDENING event, learn why you should prune, Luther King, Jr. Day) at Rockport’s basic cuts and tools, pruning dos Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive and don’ts and timing. Center at Howard Miller Steelhead B-BOARD (360) 778-5811 Park, and in Concrete, Marblemount, and beyond. Entry is by donation. PUB RUN: Join BBay Running for WWW.CONCRETE-WA/COM/SKAGIT- 20 spired to topple us at every turn. “Maybe next year we can buck tradition a Pub Run starting at 6pm at the EAGLE-FESTIVAL store’s headquarters at 1431 N. FILM and rent a cabin for once,” I suggested as State St. At the weekly event, store SUN., JAN. 13 we lumbered up the cat track feeling un- safely guide each pace group during LAKE SAMISH RUNS: The Greater
16 characteristically discombobulated. the 3- to 5-mile runs, which are Bellingham Running Club hosts its “Somebody told me the ramshackle old open to athletes of all levels and 43nd annual “Lake Samish Runs”
MUSIC A-frame down in Glacier that we occupied abilities. Tonight’s excursion follows starting at 10am at Samish Park, back in the day has been extensively ren- the Salmon Woods Trail, ending at 673 N. Lake Samish Dr. Entry to take Lost Giants Cider. Entry is free. part in the 6.5-mile race or half- 14 ovated and currently lists on Airbnb at WWW.BBAYRUNNING.COM marathon is $5-$35. Entry is capped
ART $300 per night.” at 300 participants. “Sweet!“ our bro Stackhouse chimed ALTITUDE JOURNALS: Local au- WWW.GBRC.NET thor, financial planner and summit-
13 in. “If we piled up a few mounds of damp, festering socks and dripped a climber David Mauro reads from MON., JAN. 14 The Altitude Journals: A Seven-Year BACKCOUNTRY BASICS: Necessary
STAGE couple buckets of hot wax all over the Journey from the Lowest Point in My gear, common mistakes, best prac- furniture and floor we could make it feel Life to the Highest Point on Earth at tices and places to ride will be part like home again.” 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. of a free “Baker Backcountry Basics” 12 12 Although this nostalgic reverie elic- WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM clinic at 6pm at REI, 400 36th St. ited a smattering of bemused chuckles, Please register in advance. FRI., JAN. 11 647-8955 OR WWW.REI.COM GET OUT GET OUT nobody in our posse felt compelled to WILD THINGS: Kids, adults and reflect any further upon the grim, near- adventurers can join Holly Roger of TUES., JAN. 15 Wild Whatcom for a “Wild Things” ALL-PACES RUN: Staff and volun-
10 inhabitable snow-sports-induced squalor we cultivated throughout our formative Community Program from 9:30-11am teers are always on hand to guide North Fork residency. every Friday in January at Lake Pad- the way at the weekly All-Paces Run WORDS den Park (east entrance). Suggested starting at 6pm every Tuesday at Instead, we turned our attention to donation is $5 per person. Fairhaven Runners, 1209 11th St.
8 indulging in one of our more redeemable WWW.WILDWHATCOM.ORG WWW.FAIRHAVENRUNNERS.COM inclinations—absorbing the corporeal shapes of the local terrain of Mt. Baker JAN. 11-13 WAKE MEETING: Whatcom As- DEEP FOREST EXPERIENCE: At- sociation of Kayak Enthusiasts
CURRENTS while navigating efficiently and with min- tend “Deep Forest Experience” events (WAKE) hosts its monthly meeting imal exposure to our desired destination. from 11am-4pm Friday through from 6:30-8pm at the Nooksack 6 The radial arms and hulking shoulders Sundays through Feb. 24 at Rockport Salmon Enhancement Association, of ridges. All those grinning untracked State Park, State Route 20, milepost 3057 E. Bakerview Rd. Speaker VIEWS faces and corniced brows. Spines and 96. Guided hikes will depart from the Wayne Horodowich will discuss “So Discovery Center at 11am, 12pm, 1pm You Want to be a Trip Leader,” and 4 saddles. Fingers and feet. Noses, knobs STORY AND IMAGE BY TRAIL RAT and 2pm; Park staff and volunteers attendees can learn about upcom- and myriad runouts. will lead half-mile, 45-minute walks ing kayak events. MAIL In an era increasingly defined by crip- under a dense canopy of old growth WWW.WAKEKAYAK.ORG
fir, cedar, hemlock and maple trees.
2 pling concentrations of wealth, high- tech chicanery and divisive power grabs, During the walks, interpretive staff WED., JAN. 16 Full Immersion and guest speakers will discuss the PLANT SOCIETY TALK: Envi- DO IT these are the abiding landmarks we cher- unseen ecosystems that keep forests ronmental science professor Jim BACK TO BAKER (AGAIN) ish to share and shred. healthy. Entry is free; a Discovery Helfield will join the Washington Within our established pecking or- Pass is required to park. Native Plant Society to discuss the THE THREE of us burly geezers were wound up tight and der, Stackhouse was slated to drop into WWW.PARKS.STATE.WA.US/574/ “Importance of Salmon-Derived Nu- 01.09.19 feeling squirrely as we nosed our big stiffy powder boards the chute first. But since he wound up ROCKPORT trients for Riparian Forest Growth” through thigh-deep freshies toward the drop-in point above the spending approximately two hours trying at 7pm at the RE Store’s Sustainable .14 SAT., JAN. 12 Living Center, 2309 Meridian St. At- 02 feeder gully leading into the basin for our long-overdue first to adjust his fancy new goggles, it soon HUMMINGBIRDS AND BUDDHAS: tendees at the free event can learn # backcountry run of the season. became necessary for me to rear up and Learn more about “Attracting Hum- about how 600,000 pounds of dead Van camping in the Heather Meadows parking lot had exacted stomp out of the gate in front of him. mingbirds” with Sittrea Friberg at fish affected Alaska’s trees. a terrible toll. Contorting our galumphing, ape-shaped bodies The crusty powder dragged at my 10am at the Garden Spot Nursery, WWW.WNPSKOMA.ORG/MEETINGS into child-sized foldout recesses precipitated stiff necks, achy knees but I crouched hard into my ini- 900 Alabama St. At 1pm, a “Make It and Take It: Hanging Indoor Buddha THURS., JAN. 17 shoulders and pervasive lower-back discomfort that lingered in tial momentum and let the concave Garden” workshop will see attendees BANGLADESH TRAVELOGUE: all occupants. Abominable outbursts of heavy snoring hounded slope funnel me straight toward the making a zen hanging terrarium with “Bumpy Travels Through Bangla-
CASCADIA WEEKLY us unabated through the dismal night—we could have caught gap. Stackhouse kept screaming as I ca- miniature indoor plants and a Buddha desh” will be the focus of a Parks more Z’s in a lumber mill for all the log-sawing that went on in reened between the rocks, but when I statue. Entry to the first class is free; and Rec Travelogue with local 12 that glorified tin can. broke wide out into the open flank be- fees for the second are $24. traveler Jake Strauss from 7-9pm at WWW.GARDEN-SPOT.COM Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall, No surprise that we awoke feeling bleary-eyed and extra- low there was nothing but fresh floaty 121 Prospect St. Suggested dona- creaky. Levering groggily out of our warm but musty sleeping turns to carry us forward through insular JAN. 12-13 tion is $5. bags we struggled mightily to maneuver through the bitter cold depths of crystalline silence. EAGLE FESTIVAL: Guided nature WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG predawn, blundering around through icy conditions that con- It felt just like the good old days. doit
STAGE where a 20-year drought has caused a devastating water shortage and a
WED., JAN. 9 governmental ban on private toilets. MENACE ON THE MIC: Attend a Tickets are $10; additional perfor- 26 free “Menace on the Mic” Standup mances happen Jan. 18-20. FOOD Comedy Night night starting at 9pm WWW.BAAY.ORG stage at Menace Brewing, 2529 Meridian St. WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/EVENTS SUN., JAN. 13 THEATER DANCE PROFILES 21 GATEWAY SHOW: Attend a monthly THURS., JAN. 10 “Gateway Show” at 8pm at the GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch “The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. The B-BOARD Good, the Bad and the Ugly” at night’s entertainment will feature 7:30pm every Thursday at the five comics who will do a sober set, Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. get extremely high at an undisclosed 20 At 9:30pm, stick around for “The location, and then return for a sec- Project.” Entry is $5-$8. ond (stoned) set. Tickets are $12. FILM WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM
FRI., JAN. 11 JAN. 14-18 16 BRRRLESQUE: Join Western BOAT FEST: The seventh annual Washington University’s Preven- Bellinghamster One-Act Theater Fes- MUSIC tion and Wellness Services’ Body tival (BOAT) begins with performanc- Empowerment group for “Brrrlesque: es from 7-9:30pm Monday through
It’s Cold outside But it’s Hot in Friday at the Bellingham Theatre 14
Here” at 5:30pm at the school’s Old Guild, 1600 H St. The “fringe”-style ART Main Theatre. The event will feature festival will present an eclectic mix performances by the WWU Hip Hop of short works by mostly local artists 13 Dance Team, the Unique Technique this week, then again Jan. 20-26. 13 Dance Company, Dame Sincyr, and the Festival passes will be $10. STAGE Provocateurs. Tickets are $8-$11. WWW.BELLINGHAM STAGE WWW.TICKETS.WWU.EDU THEATREGUILD.COM
WAY NORTH FINALE: The final TUES., JAN. 15 12 Way North Comedy Show takes place VAUDEVILLINGHAM: Attend the from 6:30-9pm in Mount Vernon at Bellingham Circus Guild’s monthly GET OUT Farmstrong Brewing Co., 110 Stewart uncensored variety show, “Vaudevil- Rd. Celebrate two years of laughs, lingham,” at 7pm (family-friendly) drinks and crazy moments when all of and 9pm (almost anything goes) 10 the vagaries of being the comics who have ever graced the performances at the Cirque Lab, on Twitter—which may stage are invited to do a quick set. 1401 6th St., suite #102. Suggested BY AMY KEPFERLE Entry to the NSFW event is free. donation is $5-$10. WORDS well bring him back WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ WWW.BELLINGHAMCIRCUSGUILD.COM around to Trump. WAYNORTHCOMEDY 8 “Once he started us- WED., JAN. 16 ing it as an outlet, I JAN. 11-12 INTRO TO IMPROV: Attend a free Black’s Back HOW SWEET THE SOUND: Bell- workshop focusing on play, creativ-
didn’t want to enhance CURRENTS ingham TheatreWorks introduces ity, storytelling and fun at a “Learn THE JOKE’S ON US it in any fashion,” a new play by Bellingham-based to Think on Your Feet” introductory 6 ATTEND Black says. “I didn’t playwright Eryn Elyse McVay, How improv class from 7-9pm at Improv WHEN ASKED if he thinks Donald Trump is the worst or best WHAT: Lewis want to legitimize Sweet the Sound, with performances Playworks, 1011 Girard St. Please thing to ever happen to comedians, standup star Lewis Black Black “The him. It’s not the way at 7:30pm Friday and Saturday at register in advance. VIEWS Joke’s on US” the Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 (360) 756-0756 OR WWW. didn’t pause before saying he thinks the sitting president is a president should be 4 Tour Prospect St. In the production, IMPROVPLAYWORKS.COM “good for comedy in the way that strokes are good for a nap.” WHEN: 8pm Fri., communicating. I still three girls depend on a charismatic MAIL Lewis notes he’s had the same answer since the former real- Jan. 11 believe the president leader for their well-being. But do
ity television star began his polarizing run as the leader of the WHERE: should come in front of ulterior motives hide behind his DANCE 2 free world two years ago, adding he doesn’t much like making Mount Baker people and talk direct- benevolence? Will his past entwine Theatre, 104 N. with their future? Tickets are $15. jokes about any president because he doesn’t find them to be ly. When some schmuck DO IT Commercial St. WWW.BELLINGHAM THURS., JAN. 10 that interesting. COST: $46-$65 like him sends out THEATREWORKS.ORG FOLK DANCE: The Balkan Folk “I’ve always had problems with authority,” Black says. “Always.” INFO: something stupid to 25 Dancers meet from 7-9:30pm Thurs- That admission won’t be a surprise to anyone who’s seen the www.mount million people on Twit- SPACE TREK: The men and women days at the Fairhaven Library, 1117 righteous rants the 70-year-old comedian, author, actor and bakertheatre.com ter, a bunch of people of the USS Upfront will return to the 12th St. There is teaching early in 01.09.19 playwright is capable of when he’s getting his points across to respond. It empowers stage when the popular improvised the evening, and no experience or
sci-fi show, “Space Trek,” returns to partner is necessary as most dances .14 audiences that flock to his shows to find out what he’s got to say the one schmuck, I think.” the stage for 7:30pm and 9:30pm are line or circle dances. Suggested 02 # about everything from history to religion, cultural trends and, But don’t expect the oft-described performances Friday and Saturday donation is $5. of course, politics. “pissed-off optimist” to spend all of his at the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. (360) 380-0456 Black’s entertaining and engaging form of anger management time on politics. He’s got plenty of other Tickets are $10-$12. will be on the docket when he returns to Bellingham Fri., Jan. 11 line items on his mind, including things 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM SAT., JAN. 12 CONTRA DANCE: Northern for a gig at the Mount Baker Theatre as part of his “The Joke’s on that bring him a glimmer of hope—such JAN. 11-13 Contraband will provide live tunes US” tour. But although the teaser for the performances features as a recent visit to Portugal. URINETOWN: Bellingham Arts and Maureen Collier will do the him standing in front of a Fake Newsstand and holding a copy “I found that people who have much less Academy for Youth students will calling at the Bellingham Country CASCADIA WEEKLY of the Daily News with a headline proclaiming “President Makes than we do in many ways are way happier present the bold musical comedy Dance Society’s Contra Dance from Comedians Obsolete,” Black says he’ll try his best not to mention than we are,” he says. “Eventually Ameri- Urinetown at 7pm Friday, 2pm and 7-10:30pm at the Fairhaven Library, 13 7pm Saturday, and 2pm Sunday at 1117 12th St. Suggested donation is Trump until at least 40 minutes into his act. cans will realize that buying a lot of shit BAAY Theatre, 1059 N. State St. $7 for students, $10-$15 general. “There are a lot of other things that are more important,” he doesn’t fill the hole in your heart. It’s like The Tony Award-winning play takes WWW.BELLINGHAM says, pointing to timely topics such as climate change, education, if you’re not on opioids, then you’re on Am- place in the not-so-distant future, COUNTRYDANCE.ORG road infrastructure, the rising cost of attending university, and azon buying 10 more dresses a month.” hewn wood furniture, awesome assem- blages, giant oil paintings, woodcuts on paper, fascinating photography, giant bells made from repurposed
26 metal and other materials, a 1917 Cable-Nelson upright piano board, an FOOD Edison dictation machine known as an Ediphone, jewelry, and even a few cre- ative collaborations. 21 visual GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES “Cook on the Night Train” is a good example of what is possible when two B-BOARD artists brainstorm. The fascinating woodblock print of the “cook” was cre-
20 ated by Russell Ford, while Ford pro- vided the frame—which he construct-
FILM ed from a reclaimed stainless steel beer cooler door, lawn chair parts,
16 1940s computer parts and an antique model train track.
MUSIC The work is proof that Ford and com- pany are obviously thinking outside the 14 14 box, and that aside from being pleasing ART
ART to the eye and thought-provoking, the art they’re showcasing and selling on a
13 regular basis has a lot of attitude. “We believe art should be an inte-
STAGE gral part of your life, whether you are hanging it on the 12 wall, eating dinner on it or wearing it around
GET OUT your neck,” Ford says. “Our carefully curated
10 collection fuses the SEE authenticity of the West with a modern WORDS WHAT: Ruckus Art Gallery organic appeal and WHERE: 228
8 rugged functionality. Maple St. “Inspired by our WHEN: 3-7pm love of rust, leather, Thursdays,
CURRENTS 3-9pm Fridays, weathered wood, and 10am-6pm sterling silver and 6 Saturdays (or by aged canvas, we appointment) offer fine art and VIEWS INFO: sculpture, as well as www.ruckus 4 artgallery.com inspired furniture, PHOTO COURTESY OF RUCKUS ART GALLERY OF RUCKUS COURTESY PHOTO jewelry, bags and the MAIL occasional vintage relic or found object
2 we can’t resist. Our selections are irre- BY AMY KEPFERLE sistibly familiar, delightfully unique and
DO IT always creative.” A focus on local artists such as Thor Mhyre, Rob Blumenthal, Karen Fran- Ruckus Gallery ces, Clarissa Callessen, Vivian Mazzola, 01.09.19 ART WITH AN ATTITUDE Frank Goss, Mary Joe Maute, and many others may also draw visitors to Ruckus, .14
02 I’M NOT sure how I failed to notice the giant skeleton head dangling outside the but once you make your way inside, I’m # front door of Ruckus Art Gallery, but when I inquired within, I was told the startling guessing the objects displayed within sculpture had only been in residence since Halloween—meaning I haven’t been com- will make you want to linger awhile to
pletely clueless about what’s been happening at the creative collective located across HARPER STONE BY “STRANGE TONGUES,” find out what’s behind every nook and the street from the Depot Market Square. cranny of the Maple Street hideout. That said, I must admit last Saturday was the first time I actually stepped through the If you’re inspired to take a look doors of the 2,000-square-foot venue since longtime local Alexei Ford opened Ruckus’ around—something I’d wholeheart-
CASCADIA WEEKLY doors last March. edly recommend—the gallery is open I’ve been missing out. Ford—a general contractor, designer and creator of iconic every Thursday through Saturday, and 14 sculptures such as the metal spacecraft located in front of Rocket Donuts in downtown for most of the downtown Bellingham Bellingham—has used a generous portion of the work studio he’s had for nearly 20 years Art Walk events that take place on the to create a gallery that is a marvel to behold. first Friday of each month. Just locate Ruckus is bigger than it appears to be from the outside, meaning there’s room not the giant cranium and prepare to be
only for industrial sculptures and one-of-a-kind lighting fixtures, but also hand- DYRLAND MICHAEL BY WALLA,” WALLA “TRAIN CAR AT enchanted. doit
UPCOMING EVENTS 5800 Cains Court. The multi-artist show features some of the strongest work of 2018 from artists
FRI., JAN. 11 such as Thomas Wood, Ed Kamuda, Robin Green,
STUDENT ART SHOW: Attend an opening recep- Clarissa Callesen, and more. 26 tion for a Student Art Show from 5:30-7:30pm at WWW.IEEDISON.COM
Fairhaven’s Cooper Lanza Gallery and School of FOOD Fine Art, 1415 13th St. The show features pieces by JANSEN ART CENTER: Through March 1, view Cooper’s students, and is a celebration of all their a “Winter Juried Exhibit” at Lynden’s Jansen Art
hard work and accomplishment. Entry is free. Center, 321 Front St. Additional exhibits to check 21 WWW.COOPERLANZAGALLERY.COM out include “The Sound of Moonlight: Paintings by Todd Horton,” “Romantic Rural: Paintings by
WED., JAN. 16 Elizabeth Wonnacott,” and Whatcom Art Guild’s B-BOARD INFRA-SUPRA OPENING: An opening reception “Exploring Signs and Symbols.” for Finnbogi Petursson’s “Infra-Supra 2019” exhibit WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG takes place from 5-7pm at Western Washington 20 University’s Western Gallery. Petursson is known for K2 BREWERY: As part of a Kulshan Artist intricate and subtle sound sculptures that have been Series, view the photography of Colin Wiseman at FILM described as “part physics and part poetics.” The ex- Kulshan’s K2 Brewery, 1538 Kentucky St. hibit can be experienced by students and members WWW.KULSHANBREWING.COM of the public through March 16. 16 WWW.WESTERNGALLERY.WWU.EDU LYNDEN LIBRARY: View the works of talented
teen artists at a “Whatcomics 2018” art exhibit MUSIC showing through January at the Lynden Library, 216 4th St. 14 ONGOING EXHIBITS 14 WWW.WCLS.ORG ART ALLIED ARTS: As part of a Gallery Series dubbed ART “Women Empowering Women,” view works by MAKE.SHIFT: Celebrate the intersection between Erin Libby, Francie Allen, LaVera Langeman, Mary arts and crafts at “Warp & Woof: A Fiber Arts 13 Davis, and Patti Fairbanks at through Jan. 26 at Extravaganza” through January at Make.Shift Art Allied Arts, 1418 Cornwall Ave. The exhibit rep- Space, 306 Flora St. STAGE resenting women, women’s issues, and portraits WWW.MAKESHIFTPROJECT.COM of other women’s empowerment will include addi-
tional events happening through the month. MINDPORT: Kevin G. Jones’ photography exhibit, 12 WWW.ALLIEDARTS.ORG “Wetlands,” can be viewed through January at Mind- port Exhibits, 210 W. Holly St. Admission is $3.
ARTWOOD: Pieces by 12 local wood-turners will be WWW.MINDPORT.ORG GET OUT featured through January at Artwood Gallery, 1000 Harris Ave. Earrings, rings, bowls, boxes, rolling QUILT MUSEUM: “Contemporaneo-Contemporary
pins, vases, ornaments, spinning tops and many II” is on display through Jan. 27 at La Conner’s 10 other items can be perused and purchased. Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum, 703 S. WWW.ARTWOODGALLERY.COM Second St. WORDS WWW.QFAMUSEUM.ORG DEMING LIBRARY: View works on paper in oil pas- tel, ink, charcoal, and acrylic paint when renowned RAGFINERY: A variety of textile-related work- 8 artist Michael Davenport shows his work through Jan. shops happen on a regular basis at Ragfinery, 1421 12 at the Deming Library, 5044 Mt. Baker Hwy. N. Forest St. See more details and register online. (360) 592-2422 WWW.RAGFINERY.COM CURRENTS
FISHBOY GALLERY: Discover the contemporary SCOTT MILO: Acrylics by Jennifer Bowman will be 6 folk art of RR Clark from 1:30-5pm Fridays or by ap- featured through Jan. 22 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 pointment at the Fishboy Gallery, 617 Virginia St. Commercial Ave. VIEWS 319-2913 OR WWW.FISHBOYGALLERY.COM WWW.SCOTTMILO.COM 4 FOURTH CORNER: Visit “Rising” through Sat., SKAGIT MUSEUM: “50 Years of Memories” can be
Jan. 12 at Fourth Corner Frames & Gallery, 311 W. seen through March 3 at La Conner’s Skagit County MAIL Holly St. The exhibit features works by 13 women, Historical Museum, 501 S. 4th St. “
ranging from the traditional to the avant-garde, WWW.SKAGITCOUNTY.NET/MUSEUM 2 from fiber to clay and all mediums in between.
WWW.FOURTHCORNERFRAMES.COM SMITH & VALLEE: An exhibit featuring paintings DO IT and etchings by Ruthie V. and stone sculptures GALLERY PEGASUS: A solo exhibition of the by Ken Barnes can be viewed through Jan. 27 in abstract expressionist work of Gregory S. Walsh can Edison at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave. be viewed through Feb. 24 at Gallery Pegasus, 301 WWW.SMITHANDVALLEEGALLERY.COM 01.09.19 W. Holly St. WWW.GALLERYPEGASUS.COM SOCIAL FABRIC: Sign up for a variety of sewing and art workshops at Social Fabric, 1302 Com- .14 02
GOOD EARTH: An annual “Winter Warmers” ben- mercial St. # efit will be featured throughout January at Good WWW.SOCIALFABRICART.COM Earth Pottery, 1000 Harris Ave. Ten percent of the proceeds of all cup purchases this month will go to WHATCOM ART MARKET: Works by more Whatcom the Maple Alley Inn—the Opportunity Council’s hot Art Guild members can be perused Wed.-Sun. at the meal program. Whatcom Art Market, 1103 11th St. WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM WWW.WHATCOMARTMARKET.ORG CASCADIA WEEKLY HONEY SALON: Aaron Brick’s “Papercuts” exhibit WHATCOM MUSEUM: “The Elephant in the Room: can be viewed at through January at Honey Salon The Allure of Ivory and its Tragic Legacy,” “People 15 and Gallery, 310 W. Holly St. of the Sea and Cedar: A Journey Through the Tribal WWW.HONEYBELLINGHAM.COM Cultures and History of the Northwest Coast,” and “John M. Edson Hall of Birds” can currently be I.E. GALLERY: A “Curator’s Choice” exhibit can viewed on the Whatcom Museum campus. be viewed from Jan. 11-27 in Edison at i.e. gallery, WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG rumor has it
26 IN CASE YOU missed it, we are currently in the midst of a shutdown of the federal FOOD government and, by my prediction, are at least a couple of presidential temper tan- trums away from it being over. 21 music SHOW PREVIEWS RUMOR HAS IT I realize that the prevailing image of the shutdown is likely to be how Americans used B-BOARD their National Parks as garbage dumps in an ill-advised policy shift from Leave No Trace
20 practices to Leave Every Trace tactics, but more places than parks are feeling the pinch.
FILM For instance, organizations that serve sur- vivors of domestic violence and sexual as-
16 16 sault across the nation are scrambling to keep MUSIC MUSIC their doors open and their facilities staffed
14 as the federal funds
ART they rely on have dried up due to the shut-
13 down. Many such orga- nizations operate on a BY CAREY ROSS
STAGE shoestring, paycheck- to-paycheck budget and without the influx of federal money that sustains them, their 12 situation grows more dire by the minute. In this area, we are lucky to have Domes-
GET OUT tic Violence and Sexual Assault Services—or DVSAS as they are universally known—to
10 support and assist those impacted by do- mestic violence and sexual assault. Unlike many organizations, DVSAS has diversified WORDS funding sources and a well-managed endow-
8 ment that keep the nonprofit stable and al- low it to continue its important mission. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t help
CURRENTS them line their coffers. The work they do is vital and the good they do is immeasurable. 6 There are many means by which to donate to DVSAS, but one of the more entertain- VIEWS ing ways is to attend the four benefit shows
4 happening during the coming two weekends at Make.Shift and the Alternative Library. MAIL The Alternative Library is the site of the
2 BY CAREY ROSS as Metallica’s “Master of Puppets.” He jumped initial pair of shows, which happen Fri.-Sat., forward a couple of songs to “The Unforgiven” Jan. 11-12 at the Maple Street locale. Friday's
DO IT and then to “Nothing Else Matters.” By the lineup consists of a rare set by City Hall, as time we hit “Battery,” I was sold. well as the Beautiful Freaks, Temple Canyon, Portland The band was Finnish metal group Apoca- and Foxing Gloves. The show goes on Satur- lyptica and the album was Plays Metallica by day night thanks to Tres Leches, Porch Cat, 01.09.19 Four Cellos. I had never heard anything like Power Strip, and Sweet Creature. it. Something about the droning quality that Things pick back up the next weekend, .14 Cello Project
02 is particular to the cello combined with the Fri.-Sat., Jan. 18-19—albeit not quite # TO BOLDLY GO nimbleness of it being a stringed instrument where they left off. Instead, the Make. matched Metallica’s thundering low end and Shift basement will play host, and Friday’s I REMEMBER the exact moment I discovered that I have a thing for thrashy guitars. stacked lineup includes Babe Waves, the the cello. If Apocalyptica’s unorthodox approach to Wednesdays, Razor Clam, Cat Valley, and It didn’t happen at a classical music concert the way a proper romance with cello arrangements sparked in me a love for Glitchlette. Closing out this musical fund- a dignified stringed instrument should. Nor did was I seduced by Yo-Yo Ma, the cello, it was the Portland Cello Project raising extravaganza on Saturday night will
CASCADIA WEEKLY whose cello mastery has launched more than a few love affairs of its own. that taught me that the instrument has appli- be Maneken Hand, Guillotine Eyes, Gallow- No, I came to the cello by way of an ex-boyfriend. One day, as I walked cations that go far beyond songs from Metal- maker, and Sweet Creature. 16 into his house, he greeted me with, “Hey, have you heard this?” before lica’s back catalogue. Given the prevalence of domestic violence cranking up his stereo. The music that spilled forth was confounding—it Any song can be a cello song if you try hard and sexual assault, odds are decent that was obviously classical music instruments, but they weren’t playing Bach enough. money from the benefits will go toward ser- or Beethoven. However, the song was definitely familiar. I cocked an ear, When the Portland Cello Project began, it vices that will directly support someone you listened for a minute and then a wide grin split my face as I identified it was a fluke, a one-off show of nine cellists know. Help DVSAS help them. choose to play. doit CELLO, FROM PAGE 16 During their dozen or so years of exis- WED., JAN. 9 Jared Hall will bring his tence, the ensemble has invited audiences JARED HALL QUINTET: Trumpeter Jared Hall will playing a set of western classical music to “Shake It Off” with Taylor Swift and trumpet stylings to the Sylvia
be joined by Derek Smith (woodwinds), John Hansen Center for the Arts for a Wed., at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge. However, “shake it like a Polaroid picture” with Out- (piano), Greg Feingold (bass), and Matt Jorgensen Jan. 9 jazz concert. 26 the fluke quickly became, to borrow a Kast. They’ve meandered down John Den- (drums) for a Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center term from the fine-art world, a “happy ver’s “Country Roads,” and gone “Between concert at 7pm at the Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 FOOD Prospect St. Entry will be $5-$15 at the door. the Bars” with Elliott Smith. They’ve even accident,” that became a bona fide band. WWW.WJMAC.ORG Well, sort of. tackled Pantera’s “Mouth For War.” 21 As the name implies, it’s not exactly Much like their ever-evolving lineup, the THURS., JAN. 10 a band in the traditional sense. It has a Portland Cello Project tries to change up SONG CIRCLE: A monthly Rise Up Singing Song leader—Douglas Jenkins, who played that their programming for Circle begins at 7pm at the Chuckanut Center, 103 B-BOARD Chuckanut Drive N. Participants are encouraged to first show in 2006 and has kept the cello- every project and tour. bring instruments, voices and lyric/chord charts
infused good times going ever since—and For this run of shows to share. Organizers primarily use the Rise Up when the Portland Cello Project performs at 3pm 20 enough structure so that the involved they’ll cover Radio- Singing songbook and have extra copies on hand. at the Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St. parties are able to arrange songs and tour head’s OK Computer in Donations will be accepted, but are not required. Tickets are $22.50-$42.50. FILM together. But it’s probably more accurate its entirety—and if ever www.chuckanutcenter.org 734-6080 OR WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM
to describe the Portland Cello Project as a an album lends itself to 16 SAT., JAN. 12 OPERA BENEFIT CONCERT: “Star Flaming Queens 16 collective rather than a band. the multi-cello treat- BIRDSVIEW BLUEGRASS: Get your blood pump- of the Night” will feature sopranos Jennifer MUSIC Jenkins draws from a list of somewhere ATTEND ment, it’s Radiohead’s ing at “An Evening with Birdsview Bluegrass” from Bromagen and Serena Eduljee—both of whom have MUSIC between 25 and 30 Portland-area cellists WHAT: Portland iconic opus—and they’ll 6-8pm in Sedro-Woolley at Eagle Haven Winery, performed the difficult role of Queen of the Night 8143 Sims Rd. Specializing in a mix of contempo- for Seattle Opera—from 4-6pm at Lairmont Manor, for whatever phase the project happens Cello Project throw in some Coltrane 14 rary and traditional Bluegrass, the band is led by 405 Fieldston Rd. Tickets are $75 and include to be in, whether it be going on tour, re- WHEN: 3pm to keep things interest- Jeff Blanton on guitar, mandolin and mixed vocals. wine and appetizers. Proceeds benefit the Pacific ART cording, collaborating with other artists Sun., Jan. 13 ing and a little Bach to WHERE: Tickets are $12-$15. Northwest Opera. or some combination thereof. When they show off their classical WWW.EAGLEHAVENWINERY.COM (360) 610-7249 OR WWW.PNOPERA.ORG Mount Baker 13 play live, the number of cellos onstage Theatre, 104 N. music bona fides. HOT CLUB OF TROY: As part of the Manouche NW TUES., JAN. 15 varies from tour to tour and sometimes Commercial St. To be sure, it’s a bit of STAGE series, the Hot Club of Troy will share its acoustic FIREHOUSE OPEN MIC: Performers and patrons from show to show. Despite the number COST: $22.50- an eclectic set list, but $42.50 jazz stylings from 7-9pm at the Mount Baker The- of all ages and talents are invited to a monthly of cellists the Portland Cello Project there’s method to this atre’s intimate Walton Theatre, 104 N. Commercial Firehouse Open Mic happening from 6-9pm at the INFO: 12 theoretically has at its disposal, this isn’t www.mount musical madness. Every- St. Per usual, Nuages will host. Tickets are $20. Firehouse Arts and Events Center, 1314 Harris Ave. some kind of musical free-for-all—Jen- bakertheatre.com thing the Portland Cello WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM Come to perform or just enjoy watching all the amazing local talent. Entry is free; sign-up starts kins says he’s fully aware it’s possible Project does hews to its GET OUT KULSHAN CHORUS: “Gathering” will be the at 5:30pm. to have too many cellos onstage at one stated mission to boldly go where no cello theme of a Kulshan Chorus concert at 7:30pm at WWW.FIREHOUSEPERFORMINGARTSCENTER.COM time. And because a band can’t live by has gone before, whether that be through the Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St. 10 cellos alone, Portland Cello Project per- reinterpreting the music of Prince, Duran The chorus is celebrating its 30th year of building CANNONBALL CELEBRATION: Drummer Roy formances typically involve other instru- Duran or Kanye West, or playing venues community and healing divisions through song. For McCurdy (who has played with some of the best- WORDS mentation as well. typically frequented by rock bands, or col- the performance, artistic director Dustin Willetts loved names in jazz, including Sonny Rollins, Count has discovered diverse music from a Bollywood Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, and Herbie For instance, the band’s upcoming show laborating with just about anyone regard- favorite to a traditional Roma tavern song—music Hancock) and Vancouver’s Cory Weeds lead an 8 at the Mount Baker Theatre—which takes less of genre or discipline. that will delight you and remind you of the beauty all-star band of Northwest talent in celebration of place at 3pm Sun., Jan. 13—will feature The more the Portland Cello Project of gathering together. Tickets are $7-$22. Cannonball Adderley’s music and a newly released 734-6080 OR WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM album at a Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center concert the talents of six cellists, with support changes, the more one thing remains the CURRENTS from drums and bass, along with vocals same: No matter what songs they play or at 7pm in the Lucas Hicks Theater at the Sylvia
SUN., JAN. 13 Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St. Entry at the 6 from Patti King of the Shins. where they play them, people show up PORTLAND CELLO PROJECT: Hear music from door will be $10-$20. But it’s not the configuration of to see what they’ll do next. Turns out everyone from Radiohead to Bach and Coltrane WWW.WJMAC.ORG the Portland Cello Project that makes I’m far from the only one with a thing VIEWS
them so compelling. It’s the music they for the cello. 4 MAIL
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Guemes Island General 21 Norm Baker Store B-BOARD Hotel Bellwether Ruby Flambé Marvin Johnson Janette West Quartet 20 The Devilly Kulshan Brittany Collins Brewing Co. Brothers FILM 16 Lovitt Restaurant Dandelion Yesterday’s Playboys w/Marvin J Steve Foucher Trio RSS Trio 16 MUSIC MUSIC
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Moon Darling, Bird & Shooter, Dream ART Make.Shift Otter 13
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A Dog’s Way Home: A lost dog makes a 400-mile
B-BOARD journey to find its owners, spreading joy wherever it roams because that’s what dogs do. They can’t help
themselves. Fact: I will make it roughly five minutes 20 20 into this movie before I begin crying and I won’t stop until the end credits roll. HHH (PG • 2 hrs. 17 min.) FILM FILM Aquaman: If you happen to see a lot more ladies than is the norm for a comic-book movie lining up
16 to buy tickets, it’s because we are thirsty and Jason Momoa as Aquaman is a tall drink of water. HHH (PG-
MUSIC 13 • 2 hrs. 23 min.)
Bohemian Rhapsody: This Queen biopic just won 14 all of the Golden Globes. (Right? It won all of them? I
ART was too busy Googling “Fiji Water Girl” to notice who won what.) And no one was more surprised by that than everyone on Earth. HHHH (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 15 min.) 13
Bumblebee: What happens when someone finally has STAGE the good sense to wrest this bloated film franchise away from the unimaginative self-indulgence of Mi- chael Bay? You get the first decent Transformers movie 12 in franchise history, starring Hailee Steinfeld and everyone’s favorite canary-yellow Autobot. HHHHH
GET OUT (PG-13 • 1 hr. 54 min.)
Escape Room: As soon as escape rooms were invent-
10 ed, it became inevitable that someone would stage a horror movie in one. It's not even that original an idea considering that half of horror flicks deal in some WORDS way with people being trapped somewhere they can't escape. HH (PG-13 • 1 hr. 40 min.) 8 The Favourite: After making audiences uncomfort- able and critics happy but also uncomfortable with The Lobster and The Killing of a Sacred Deer, director CURRENTS Yorgos Lanthimos makes everyone happy with an 18th A DOG’S WAY HOME
6 century royal rumble starring Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, and an incredible turn by Olivia Colman. HH HHH (R • 1 hr. 59 min.) bie is her queenly counterpart in this costume drama Second Act: I spelled “Manhattan” wrong in the Vice: Not the tour de force of my dreams, but well VIEWS that, refreshingly, places its focus firmly on two of blurb about this movie. Twice. Then it stayed like that worth it to see Christian Bale (not old, hot, Welsh) Hale County This Morning, This Evening: A po- history's most powerful women and the battle for the for weeks. And not one of you told me. I guess when play former Vice President Dick Cheney (primordial, 4 etic documentary that spends five years following two throne they both believe to be theirs. HHHH (R • 1 I walk out of a restroom with my skirt tucked into the ogre-adjacent, lives under bridge) and Sam Rockwell
MAIL young African American men from rural Hale County, hr. 52 min.) back of my underwear, you probably won’t clue me in (charismatic, clever as hell) play George W. Bush (not Alabama, detailing the region's deep culture and com- to that either. HH (PG-13 • 1 hr. 44 min.) so much). HHH (R • 2 hrs. 12 min.)
2 munity roots. HHHHH (Unrated • 1 hr. 16 min.) The Mule: Say what you will about Clint Eastwood, he can still star in and direct the shit out of a Shoplifters: The latest from Japanese director If Beale Street Could Talk: What do you do if movie, and this based-on-a-true-story account of an Hirokazu Kore-eda also happens to be one of the DO IT you're Barry Jenkins and fresh off an unexpected— 80-something drug mule looks to be right in his spare, most-anticipated foreign films of the year (and a sure albeit richly deserved—Best Picture Oscar for emotionally gripping wheelhouse. HHH (R • 1 hr. 56 shoo-in for a forthcoming Oscar nod) and is another Moonlight? You expertly adapt a James Baldwin novel min.) of his richly imagined, fully realized portraits of an about a man jailed for a crime he didn't commit. Get unorthodox family persevering despite obstacles and 01.09.19 it, Barry. HHHHH (R • 1 hr. 57 min.) On the Basis of Sex: Long before she was a dysfunction from both internal and external sources. Supreme Court Justice and the Notorious RBG (and HHHHH (R • 2 hrs. 1 min.)
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# movie is how mad people get after wasting their time pinned), Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a lawyer who Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: Remember and money on seeing it. H (PG-13 • 1 hr. 31 min.) helped overturn a century of gender discrimination. when this animated multi-Spidey movie was announced No big deal. HHHH (PG-13 • 2 hrs.) and everyone was all, “Cool, a movie with a bunch of Mary Poppins Returns: Wisely choosing to bring Spider-Men!” And then people caught wind that not the next chapter of the story of Mary Poppins to life Ralph Breaks the Internet: The continuing all the Spider-Men would be white and not all of them rather than remaking the practically perfect in every adventures of Wreck-it Ralph, animated cinema's most would be men. It did not go over well. Now the movie way original, director Rob Marshall introduces us to heartwarming and lovable hero, as he ventures out of stands at 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and is a mas- three new Banks children and a next-generation magi- the arcade and into the wilds of the World Wide Web. sive hit. Representation rules. Diversity means dollars. CASCADIA WEEKLY cal nanny, played by Emily Blunt (with Lin-Manuel HHHHH (PG • 1 hr. 54 min.) Get on board, world. HHHHH (PG • 1 hr. 57 min.) Showtimes Miranda as her Dick Van Dyke). If the movie itself is 20 as good as the casting, you won’t need a spoonful of Replicas: Keanu Reeves can play all of the “daring The Upside: Serious question: How badly do you Regal and AMC theaters, please see sugar for this medicine to go down. HHHH (PG • 2 synthetic biologists” (whatever that is) with a tragi- think writer Paul Feig and costars Bryan Cranston and www.fandango.com. hrs. 10 min.) cally killed family and an axe to grind against the Nicole Kidman wish that someone other than Kevin government that he wants, but to me he will always Hart had been cast in their inspirational true story Pickford Film Center and Mary Queen of Scots: Walking Oscar nomination be Johnny Utah from Point Break. HH (PG-13 • 1 hr. right about now? Real badly? All of the badly? HH PFC’s Limelight Cinema, please see Saorise Ronan plays one regal badass and Margot Rob- 47 min.) (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 6 min.) www.pickfordfilmcenter.com rearEnd crossword
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26 LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In 1557, Welsh FREE WILL mathematician Robert Recorde invented the equals
FOOD sign: =. Historical records don’t tell us when he was born, so we don’t know his astrological sign. But I’m ASTROLOGY guessing he was a Libra. Is there any tribe more skill- 21
21 ful at finding correlations, establishing equivalencies, ARIES (March 21-April 19): Computer-generated and creating reciprocity? In all the zodiac, who is best special effects used in the 1993 film Jurassic Park at crafting righteous proportions and uniting appar- may seem modest to us now. But at the time they ent opposites? Who is the genius of balance? In the B-BOARD B-BOARD were revolutionary. Inspired by the new possibilities coming months, my friend, I suspect you will be even revealed, filmmakers like Stanley Kubrick, George more adept at these fine arts than you usually are. Lucas, and Peter Jackson launched new projects they 20 had previously thought to be beyond their ability SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): There’s a modest, to create. In 2019, I urge you to go in quest of one-story office building at 1209 North Orange FILM your personal equivalent of Jurassic Park’s pioneer- Street in Wilmington, Delaware. More than 285,000 ing breakthroughs. According to my analysis of the businesses from all over the U.S. claim it as their astrological omens, you may be able to find help and address. Why? Because the state of Delaware has 16 resources that enable you to get more serious about advantageous tax laws that enable those businesses seemingly unfeasible or impractical dreams. to save massive amounts of money. Other buildings in MUSIC Delaware house thousands of additional corporations. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I’m a big proponent It’s all legal. No one gets in trouble for it. I bring
14 of authenticity. I almost always advise you to be this to your attention in the hope of inspiring you to yourself with bold candor and unapologetic panache. hunt for comparable situations: ethical loopholes and
ART Speak the truth about your deepest values and workarounds that will provide you with extra benefits clearest perceptions. Be an expert about what really and advantages. moves you, and devote yourself passionately to your 13 relationships with what really moves you. But there is SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): People in the one exception to this approach. Sometimes it’s wise Solomon Islands buy many goods and services with STAGE to employ the “fake it until you make it” strategy: regular currency, but also use other symbols of worth to pretend you are what you want to be with such to pay for important cultural events like staging wed- conviction that you ultimately become what you want dings and settling disputes and expressing apologies. 12 to be. I suspect now is one of those times for you. These alternate forms of currency include the teeth of flying foxes, which are the local species of bat. In GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The students' din- that spirit, and in accordance with current astrological GET OUT ing hall at Michigan State University serves gobs of omens, I’d love to see you expand your sense of what mayonnaise. But in late 2016, a problem arose when constitutes your wealth. In addition to material pos- 1250 gallons of the stuff became rancid. Rather than sessions and funds in the bank, what else makes you 10 simply throw it away, the school’s Sustainability valuable? In what other ways do you measure your Officer came up with a brilliant solution: load it into potency, your vitality, your merit? It’s a favorable time a machine called an anaerobic digester, which turns to take inventory. WORDS biodegradable waste into energy. Problem solved! AUTHOR EVENTS - FREE! The transformed rot provided electricity for parts of CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1984, singer- 8 the campus. I recommend you regard this story as a songwriter John Fogerty released a new album whose David Mauro metaphor for your own use. Is there anything in your lead single was “The Old Man Down the Road.” It sold Luci Shaw life that has begun to decay or lose its usefulness? If well. But trouble arose soon afterward when Fogerty’s so, can you convert it into a source of power? former record company sued him in court, claiming he
CURRENTS The Altitude Friday, January 11, 6:30pm stole the idea for “The Old Man Down the Road” from
6 Journals in Lynden CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you grow veg- “Run Through the Jungle.” That was a tune Fogerty A Seven-Year Journey From the etables, fruits and grains on an acre of land, you can himself had written and recorded in 1970 while play- feed 12 people. If you use that acre to raise meat-pro- ing with the band Creedence Clearwater Revival. The
VIEWS Lowest Point in My Life to the Eye of the Highest Point on Earth ducing animals, you’ll feed at most four people. But legal process took a while, but he was ultimately vin- to produce the meat, you’ll need at least four times dicated. No, the courts declared, he didn’t plagiarize 4 Beholder more water and 20 times more electric power than you himself, even though there were some similarities be- Thursday, January 10, 7pm Author of more than 35 collections would if you grew the plants. I offer this as a useful tween the two songs. In this spirit, I authorize you to
MAIL in Fairhaven POETRY! of poetry and creative non-fiction. metaphor for you to consider in the coming months. borrow from a good thing you did in the past as you According to my analysis of the astrological omens, create a new good thing in the future. There’ll be no
2 you should prioritize efficiency and value. What will hell to pay if you engage in a bit of self-plagiarism. Elizabeth Vignali provide you with the most bang for your bucks? What’s DO IT the wisest use of your resources? AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book is a collection of fables that take & Kami Westhoff LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Modern kids don’t spend place in India. Three movies have been made based much time playing outside. They have fun in natural on it. All of them portray the giant talking snake Saturday, Jan. 12, 7pm environments only half as often as their parents did named Kaa as an adversary to the hero Mowgli. But 01.09.19 Karen Treiger in Fairhaven while growing up. In fact, the average child spends in Kipling’s original stories, Kaa is a benevolent ally Sunday, Jan. 13, 4pm Your less time in the open air than prison inmates. And and teacher. I bring this to your attention to provide .14 today’s unjailed adults get even less exposure to the context for a certain situation in your life. Is there 02 MY SOUL is # BODY a elements. But I hope you will avoid that fate in 2019. an influence with a metaphorical resemblance to Kaa: According to my astrological estimates, you need misinterpreted by some people, but actually quite Filled with JOY BULLET to allocate more than the usual amount of time to supportive and nourishing to you? If so, I suggest you A Holocaust Story feeling the sun and wind and sky. Not just because it’s intensify your appreciation for it. key to your physical health, but also because many in Fairhaven of your best ideas and decisions are likely to emerge PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Virginia Woolf A tale of hope while you’re outdoors. thought that her Piscean lover Vita Sackville-West and promise was a decent writer, but a bit too fluid and effortless.
CASCADIA WEEKLY that emerges VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): NASA landed its Self-expression was so natural to Sackville-West that from horror and destruction. POETRY! robotic explorer Opportunity on Mars in January of she didn’t work hard enough to hone her craft and 22 2004. The craft’s mission, which was supposed to last discipline her flow. In a letter, Woolf wrote, “I think for 92 days, began by taking photos and collecting there are odder, deeper, more angular thoughts in your 1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA soil samples. More than 14 years later, the hardy ma- mind than you have yet let come out.” I invite you to chine was still in operation, continuing to send data meditate on the possibility that Woolf’s advice might & 430 Front St, Lynden, WA back to Earth. It far outlived its designed lifespan. be useful in 2019. Is there anything in your skill set villagebooks.com • 360.671.2626 I foresee you being able to generate a comparable that comes so easily that you haven’t fully ripened it? marvel in 2019, Virgo: a stalwart resource or influence If so, develop it with more focused intention. BY AMY ALKON cious and has yet to have a whole lot of meaningful contact with gravity. THINK LOCAL FIRST
Putting this in a less depressing way,
THE SCIENCE ADVICE in seeking male partners, context mat- 26 ters. Your friend will have more interest GODDESS from men when she’s in a room—in real FOOD life—where the female competition is 21
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off 14 sage, “I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up!” and depressingly, it’s really hard to find work.
A study by psychologist Jan Antfolk Though I want to talk to my friends about it, ART and his colleagues looked at sex differ- I’m afraid they’d think I was trying to borrow RECOVER FROM THE HOLIDAYS.
ences in the preferred age of romantic money, so I’ve been keeping to myself. 13 partners. They found—as have other —Unemployed ENJOY 20% OFF SELECT ITEMS DURING JANUARY researchers—that “women are inter- FROM SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL BUSINESSES. STAGE ested in same-aged to somewhat older When you’ve been unemployed for a men” throughout their lives. Men, on while, it becomes awkward to propose SustainableConnections.org 12 the other hand, “show a tendency to be get-togethers: “Hey, wanna go out on sexually interested in women in their Friday night for a glass of air?” THINK LOCAL FIRST mid-20s,” a preference that emerges in However, avoiding your friends is prob- GET OUT their teen years and remains consistent ably making things worse—or at least
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"highest fertility” in women “has been This term, explains social psychologist 8 estimated to occur in the mid-20s.” Emily D. Hooker, refers to “an individ- However, when older men are asked ual’s relative rank in society based on to think practically—when asked not their income, education and employ- CURRENTS which women are running naked through ment.” Hooker notes that lower socio- 6 their mind at the checkout stand but economic status—whether measured by whom they’d have a relationship with— such things as income and occupational VIEWS women more similar in age have a shot. prestige or mere perception of one’s own
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20 recommended the Calypso variety be- cause it can handle more heat than most
FILM cilantro plants, she can plant it tightly and cut it like salad mix, and she gets a
16 second cutting from each planting. In the middle of summer, when cilan-
MUSIC tro wants to flower as soon as it sprouts, Luci uses shade cloth to cool the soil be-
14 fore planting, but token gardeners like
ART myself can use the shade of other plants. And we don’t need to plant our coriander CORIANDER
13 in perfect rows, either. We token garden- ers can just toss our coriander toward CARROT SOUP
STAGE the garden by the handful. My seeds arrived in February. In April, INGREDIENTS I began throwing coriander into the mid- 1 ½ pounds carrots, sliced (about 5 12 dle of the garden, where it would get the cups) most sun. As the days grew longer and 1 pound onion (one large one), sliced
GET OUT hotter, I threw seeds into shadier spots, 1 stalk celery, chopped between raspberry bushes, under the to- 1 large garlic clove
10 matoes, beside the spinach. ¼ pound potato, peeled and sliced In the heat of summer, as expected, 1 tablespoon coriander seeds or 1 most of my cilantro flowered and went teaspoon ground coriander WORDS to seed. Most, but not all. Because I ½ cup cilantro, loosely packed
8 had so much cilantro in the ground, in 1 teaspoon salt so many spots, it was always possible to 8 cups water find enough cilantro when I needed it. Garnish: some kind of cream, such as
CURRENTS That token sack of cilantro seed, which heavy cream, mayo or sour cream cost me $14, returned free cilantro all 6 summer long. DIRECTIONS With it, I made salsa, chutney, curry, Place the carrots, onion, potato, gar- VIEWS tacos. By the end of summer, the garden lic, salt and stock in a large pot, and bring
4 was full of cilantro plants gone to seed, to “the boil,” as they would say. Simmer some of which had dropped and sprouted for 30 minutes, skimming any scum that
MAIL BY ARI LEVAUX anew. I thought about trying to save some floats to the surface.
Meanwhile, toast the coriander seeds 2 of my homegrown coriander for the pan- try. Then I remembered I still had about in a dry pan on medium-low heat. When DO IT Comfort Food a quarter pound of Calypso cilantro seed. browned and aromatic but not burnt So I’ve been making a lot of coriander (about five to 10 minutes), grind them FROM SEEDS TO SOUP and carrot soup, sometimes without the and add to the pot. (If you don’t have a fresh coriander leaf that most recipes spice grinder, use ground coriander.) 01.09.19 LAST YEAR at about this time, I sat down with a stack of seed catalogs, a warm call for—it’s great either way. I use car- Simmer until everything is tender, beverage and a pantry full of dreams. I repeat this ritual every year, fully aware that it’s rots and onions from the winter farmers about 20 minutes. Turn off the heat and .14
02 only a game, and that only a token amount of my food will ever come from my garden, market, and garlic and coriander from my let it cool to a temperature you can man- # regardless of how many seeds I order. pantry. What I find most striking about age in a blender. Blend in batches. Add But tokens like this have a way of taking me to some cool places, so each winter as I this mellow, satisfying soup is how the fresh cilantro and blend again, until the peruse my seed catalogs, I choose a few more. Last winter I ordered a token pound of coriander disappears. green flecks of fresh coriander are to your cilantro seeds, aka coriander. As a result, I didn’t have to buy cilantro all summer, or co- The carrots and onions neutralize the liking: not too big, not too small, but just riander all winter, and I became acquainted with one of England’s favorite comfort foods. strong-flavored seed to the point where right. (An immersion blender or food pro- In the United Kingdom, where cilantro is called “coriander leaf,” cooks use both you can barely taste it in the soup. My cessor will also do the trick, eventually.
CASCADIA WEEKLY seed and foliage in a velvety carrot soup. Carrot and coriander soup is so popular that version is assembled from ideas and in- You want zero chunks.) entire Top 10 lists have been written, ranking and comparing the various retail options gredients chosen from other recipes. Serve hot or cold, garnished with the 26 available on the British market. When I started making batches of my own this winter, With a dish as simple as this one, even cream of your choice, extra coriander or I began to understand why. mild deviations can have a big impact on some grated ginger, if you wish. Makes 12 I had ordered my pound of coriander based on conversations with a farmer friend the final character, so there is no need cups; serves six. named Luci, who plants cilantro every two weeks from April through September. It’s to get fancy. Just get some coriander, her most profitable summertime crop, in terms of output versus return, she says. Luci and you will be fine. doit Stoney Point Seafoods
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demonstrates a positive impact for Downtown which happens from 6-7pm every Monday until 10 Bellingham. The inaugural event is scheduled for April 1 at the Little Cheerful Cafe, 133 E. Holly St. THE FAVOURITE (R) 119m, In English Mon., Jan. 21 at Goat Mountain Pizza. The public The event provides meals to the homeless com- "A comedy of manners without any manners at all." NPR is invited to attend and vote for their favorite munity in Whatcom County. Fri: (2:45), 5:30, 8:15; Sat: (3:15), 6:00, 8:45 WORDS proposal. A $10 cash donation at the door will (360) 738-8824 Sun: (Noon), (2:45), 5:30, 8:15; Mon: (2:45), 5:30, 8:15 entitle each attendee to a locally prepared soup Tue: (2:45), 5:30 Wed: (1:00), (2:45)-OCAP, 5:30, 8:15 8 dinner and the opportunity to review all submit- TUES., JAN. 15 Thu: (2:45), 5:30, 8:15 ted proposals and vote for their favorite. COOK AND BOOK: Students in grades 4-7 can WWW.DOWNTOWNBELLINGHAM.COM meet up for cooking and book-related fun at a SHOPLIFTERS (Manbiki kazoku) (R) 121m, In Japanese w/ English subtitles CURRENTS monthly “Cook It and Book It” gathering from 3:30- "Kore-eda has the sensitive, calibrated touch of a master safecracker, and he's a virtuoso of emotional and narrative buildup." New York Times
PAELLA NIGHT: Reservations are recommended 5pm at the Lynden Library, 216 4th St. If whipping 6 for a monthly “Paella Night” dinner taking place up something tasty to eat and talking about books Fri & Sat: (3:00), 7:45; Sun: (12:15), 5:00, 7:45; Mon: (3:00), 5:45 from 5:30-7pm at Old World Deli, 1228 N. State St. interests your kids, have them check it out. Tue: (3:45), 8:15; Wed: 5:45, 8:30; Thu: (3:00), 7:45 VIEWS Entry is $5 for kids under 12, $17 general (includes (360) 354-4883 SHREK (PG) 95m, In English - Pickford Family Matinees one serving of paella and a side greens salad. While simultaneously embracing and subverting fairy tales, the irreverent Shrek 4 WWW.OLDWORLDDELI1.COM THURS., JAN. 17 provides a moral message to children and offers viewers a funny, fast-paced ride.
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WINTER MARKET: Peruse and purchase locally starting at 6pm at Ciao Thyme, 207 Unity St. 2 (NR) 126m, In Filipino & Tagalong w/ English subtitles - Júlio Madiaga, a sourced food and crafts from area vendors at the Entry is $82 to the six-course (or more) feast 'provinciano', arrives in Manila to search for Ligaya, his loved one. Anacortes Farmers Market’s first Winter Market featuring seasonal fare. The details of the menu Tue: 6:30 DO IT of the season from 9am-2pm at the Depot Arts are concealed until mealtime, so prepare to be Center, 611 R Ave. Additional markets happen pleasantly surprised. OPEN CAPTION SCREENINGS: The Favourite - Wed: 2:45 on the second Saturdays of the month—Feb. 9, WWW.CIAOTHYME.COM PICKFORD FILM CENTER | 1318 Bay St. | 360.738.0735 | www.pickfordfilmcenter.org March 9, and April 13—before the season opens Now serving draft beer! Enjoy a drink while you watch. Mary's Happy Hour: M-F, 4-6pm $1 off Beer + Wine 01.09.19 on a weekly basis in early May. PASTURED POULTRY: As part of its Farm PFC’S LIMELIGHT CINEMA: 1416 Cornwall Ave. | Parentheses ( ) denote bargain pricing WWW.ANACORTESFARMERSMARKET.ORG Speaker Series, Whatcom Conservation District will host a “Pastured Poultry” workshop from MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS .14 02
BEE TALK: Blaine C.O.R.E. (Community Orchards 6-8pm at Whatcom County Civic Center, 322 N. # (PG-13) 125m, English Starring Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie. for Resources and Education) presents “Mason Commercial St. Attendees can visit with poultry "An epic look at the intimate frustrations of two massively powerful young Bees: Alternative Pollinators” from 10am-12pm processing experts and a panel of local com- women who spend most of their energy navigating between who they are and at the Blaine Library, 610 3rd St. Learn how to mercial pastured poultry producers, as well as get what they represent." IndieWire establish and maintain a healthy colony in your resources and information relevant to any size Fri: (2:40), 5:30, 8:20; Sat: (11:45 AM), (2:40), 5:30 yard and neighboring areas. Local beekeeper Capp flock. Please RSVP; entry is free. Sun - Tue: (2:40), 5:30, 8:20 Connors will have live honeybees on hand during (360) 526-2381 OR WWW.WHATCOMCD.ORG Wed: (3:00), (5:55) - OCAP, 8:45 demonstrations, as well as a list of available lo- Thu: (3:00), 8:45 cally sourced bees. Entry is free. WINTER SOUPS: Karina Davidson helms “Winter CASCADIA WEEKLY (360) 305-3637 Soups for the Body and Soul” from 6:30-9pm at SUNDANCE SHORTS (NR) 92m, English the Community Food Co-op, 1220 N. Forest St. On Catch these award worthy short films such as Maude, written and directed by 27 TASTE OF SOUTH AFRICA: Longtime Prime the lineup will be a classic oxtail soup; broccoli- Anna Margaret Hollyman, Baby Brother, written and directed by Kamau Bilal, Wine Imports wine rep Renee Stark presents a cheddar bisque; black and white bean soup; and and The Burden, written and directed by Niki Lindroth von Bahr. “Taste of South Africa” tasting from 2-4pm at winter avgolemono. Entry is $45. Sat: 8:20; Sun: (12:30) Siefert & Jones Wine Merchants, 19 Prospect St. WWW.WHATCOMCOMMUNITYED.COM OPEN CAPTION SCREENINGS: Mary Queen of Scots - Wed: 5:55
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