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THE GRISTLE, P.06 + BELLINGHAM NATIONAL, P.14 + FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS, P.26 c a s c a d i a REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM SKAGIT ISLAND COUNTIES 08-09-2017* • ISSUE:*32 • V.12 There's no place like home P.16 INDIVISIBLE RISING Of action and activism, P.10 & COMEDY TO COUNTRY Grandstand hits at the VIVA NW Washington Fair, P.13 LA VISAS Labor dispute at Sarbanand Farms, P.08 SATURDAY [08.12.17] ONSTAGE c a s c a d i a 26 The Sword and the Stone: 2pm and 7pm, BAAY Theatre FOOD ThisWeek The Comedy of Errors: 7pm, Rexville Grange Amphitheater A glance at this week’s Help!: 7:30pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre 21 I Love You, You’re Perfect: 7:30pm, Performing happenings Arts Center, WWU An Iliad: 7:30pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts B-BOARD The Cemetery Club: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community Theatre WEDNESDAY [08.09.17] Anniversary Shows: 8pm and 10pm, Upfront 22 Theatre MUSIC Hear a fresh take on Americana music when FILM Kuinka: 6-8pm, Maritime Heritage Park DANCE the ensemble Kuinka performs Wed., Summer Ice Show: 6:30pm, Bellingham Sportsplex COMMUNITY 16 Skagit County Fair: 10am-10pm, Skagit County Aug. 9 at Maritime Heritage Park and Sat., MUSIC Fairgrounds Haynie Opry: 3pm and 7pm, Haynie Grange, Blaine MUSIC Aug. 12 at Ferndale’s Pioneer Park Kuinka: 6:30pm, Pioneer Park, Ferndale THURSDAY [08.10.17] SpaceBand: 7-9pm, Boulevard Park 14 ONSTAGE FILM ART The Comedy of Errors: 7pm, Rexville Grange Finding Dory: Dusk, Fairhaven Village Green Amphitheater 13 Help!: 7:30pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre COMMUNITY I Love You, You’re Perfect: 7:30pm, Performing Antique Fair: 9am-4pm, Christianson’s Nursery Arts Center, WWU Skagit County Fair: 10am-10pm, Skagit County STAGE An Iliad: 7:30pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts Fairgrounds The Cemetery Club: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community Birch Bay Rollback Weekend: 11am-7pm, Beach 12 Theatre Park Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Summerfest: 2-8pm, Josh VanderYacht Memorial Park GET OUT MUSIC Jasmine Greene: 5-9pm, Hotel Bellwether GET OUT Sleepy Alligators: 6-8pm, Elizabeth Park Community Sailing Day: 10am-5pm, Community 10 The Naughty Blokes: 6-8pm, Riverwalk Plaza, Boating Center Mount Vernon Fidalgo Bay Day: 11am-3pm, Fidalgo Bay Resort, Ron Artis II: 7pm, Firehouse PAC Anacortes WORDS COMMUNITY FOOD 8 Skagit County Fair: 10am-10pm, Skagit County Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot Arts Fairgrounds Center Mount Vernon Market: 9am-2pm, Riverfront Plaza CURRENTS FRIDAY [08.11.17] Blaine Gardeners Market: 10am-2pm, H Street Plaza 6 ONSTAGE Twin Sisters Market: 10am-12pm, North Fork Library The Sword and the Stone: 7pm, BAAY Theatre Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot VIEWS Edward II: 7pm, Rexville Grange Amphitheater Market Square Help!: 7:30pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre Brewfest on the Skagit: 4-9pm, Riverwalk Park, 4 I Love You, You’re Perfect: 7:30pm, Performing Mount Vernon Arts Center, WWU MAIL An Iliad: 7:30pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts SUNDAY [08.13.17] The Cemetery Club: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community 2 2 Theatre ONSTAGE Anniversary Shows: 8pm and 10pm, Upfront Help!: 2pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre DO IT DO IT Theatre The Sword and the Stone: 2pm, BAAY Theatre I Love You, You’re Perfect: 2pm, Performing Arts DANCE Center, WWU Dancing on the Green: 7-9:30pm, Fairhaven Village The Cemetery Club: 2pm, Anacortes Community Green Theatre 08.09.17 Edward II: 4pm, Rexville Grange Amphitheater MUSIC .12 Baby Cakes: 6-8pm, Seafarers Park, Anacortes 32 MUSIC # Haynie Opry: 7pm, Haynie Grange, Blaine Jazz Concert: 1-4pm, Gilkey Square, La Conner Kevin DallaSanta: 3pm, Jansen Art Center, Lynden COMMUNITY Skagit County Fair: 10am-10pm, Skagit County COMMUNITY Fairgrounds Show and Shine Car Show: 10am-2pm, BelleWood Swinomish Days: Through Sunday, La Conner Acres Indivisible Rising: 12-4pm, Maritime Heritage Park FOOD Birch Bay Rollback Weekend: 11am-7pm, Beach CASCADIA WEEKLY Food Truck Fridays: 11am-2pm, Zuanich Point Park Carnival games and rides, FFA exhibits, pie-eating contests, Park Ferndale Farmers Market: 3-7pm, Centennial 2 mainstage entertainment and more will be part of the Skagit Riverwalk Park MONDAY [08.14.17] County Fair Aug. 9-12 in Mount Vernon, and the Northwest VISUAL COMMUNITY Amateur Chalk Art Festival: 10am-2pm, Dakota Washington Fair Aug. 14-19 in Lynden NW Washington Fair: 9am-11pm, NW Washington Art Store Fairgrounds, Lynden JOIN US EVERY WEEKEND LIVE 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM! 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When the guitarist, singer and former television host was di- Art Director: 14 agnosed with the disease, he allowed a documentary crew to Jesse Kinsman jesse@ ART film him on his 2014 tour—resulting in the award-winning film, I’ll Be Me, and making him a public face for Alzheimer’s. kinsmancreative.com Design: 13 Bill Kamphausen Advertising Design: STAGE Views & News Roman Komarov roman@ 04: Mailbag cascadiaweekly.com 12 Send all advertising materials to 06: Gristle & Views [email protected] 08: Land and liberty GET OUT Advertising 09: News roundup Account Executive: 10 Scott Pelton Arts & Life 360-647-8200 x 202 spelton@ WORDS 10: Indivisible Rising cascadiaweekly.com 12: Chasing rainbows 8 Distribution 13: Fluffy at the fair Distribution Manager: NO JOE MOJO The only way to significantly raise the standard 14: Luck of the draw Scott Pelton I was shocked to learn that the Joe Show was of living of many working people is by substan- 360-647-8200 x 202 CURRENTS 16: Sounds like Stringband being cancelled on KBAI. tial tax transfers from the military budget (which spelton@ This was one of the few sane programs avail- devours over half of federal discretionary spend- 6 18: Clubs cascadiaweekly.com able to the public. 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