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TROUBLED WATERS P.08 + FUZZ BUZZ P.11 + FREE WILL ASTROLOGY P.25 c a s c a d i a REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM*SKAGIT*SURROUNDING AREAS 12-04-2019 • ISSUE: 49 • V.14 INSIDE Cascadia Gift THE Guide NAUGHTY A HOLIDAY CABARET LIST P.16 MERRY MUSIC SOUNDS OF THE SEASON P.20 TERRAMAR BREWING Making a splash in Edison P.30 High School 30 Whatcom Chorale: 7pm, Mount Baker Theatre A brief overview of this Christmas with the King: 7pm, Firehouse Arts FOOD and Events Center week’s happenings A Winter Gift: 7pm, Littlefield Celtic Center, THISWEEK Mount Vernon 25 Swing Connection Holiday concert: 7pm, First Baptist Church Walter Trout Band: 8pm, Lincoln Theatre B-BOARD COMMUNITY Harbor Lights Festival: 10am-7pm, throughout 24 Blaine Holiday Port Festival: 11am-5pm, Bellingham FILM Cruise Terminal Winterfest: 12pm-6pm, historic Fairhaven Olde Fashioned Christmas: 1pm-9pm, Pioneer 20 Park, Ferndale Magic of Christmas: 1pm-9pm, Sedro-Woolley MUSIC Lighted Christmas Parade: 6pm, downtown Lynden Downtown Holiday Festival: 6pm-9pm, Depot 18 Market Square ART GET OUT 16 Lighted Boat Parade: 5:30pm-7:30pm, Bellingham Bay STAGE FOOD Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot 14 Market Square Bow Holiday Festival: 10am-4pm, Edison Elemen- As part of a Holiday Art Walk taking place Dec. tary School GET OUT 6-7 in Old Town Anacortes, artists including VISUAL Jennifer Bowman and Leo Osborne will help the Holiday Open House: 10am-4pm, Morrison Glass 12 Art Scott Milo Gallery celebrate its 25th anniversary Holiday Art Walk: 10am-5pm, Old Town Anacortes Pacific Arts Market: 10am-6pm, Sunset Square WORDS at an opening reception. Holiday Make.Sale: 12pm-5pm, Make.Shift Art Space 8 “HIGH SEAS,” BY JENNIFER BOWMAN SEAS,” BY “HIGH Deck the Old City Hall: 12pm-5pm, Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall THURSDAY [12.05.19] Holiday Show: 1pm-7pm, FishBoy Gallery CURRENTS Santa will be on ONSTAGE SUNDAY [12.08.19] 6 Crazy for You: 7:30pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild hand at a variety Working, a Musical: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, of events this weekend— ONSTAGE VIEWS WWU Working, a Musical: 2pm, Performing Arts Center, A Christmas Carol: 7:30pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts including the Holiday Port WWU 4 Narnia the Musical: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas The- Festival at the Bellingham Crazy for You: 2pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild atre, Lynden Narnia the Musical: 2pm, Claire vg Thomas MAIL Number the Stars: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community Cruise Terminal, Blaine’s Theatre Theatre The Gateway Show: 8pm, Upfront Theatre 2 Harbor Holiday Light Festival, 2 VISUAL a Family Holiday Festival in DANCE DO IT DO IT Winter Exhibits Reception: 6pm-8pm, Jansen Art Finding Christmas Spirit: 1pm, Bellingham Center, Lynden Anacortes, and beyond. Sportsplex The Nutcracker: 2pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon FRIDAY [12.06.19] MUSIC 12.04.19 ONSTAGE Tingstad and Rumbel: 7:30pm, Lincoln Theatre Working, a Musical: 2pm and 7:30pm, Perform- Candlelight Concert: 2pm, First Presbyterian Crazy for You: 7:30pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild ing Arts Center, WWU Church .14 Working, a Musical: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, Space Trek: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre Holiday Harmony: 2pm, Mount Vernon Community 49 COMMUNITY # WWU Holiday Port Festival: 12pm-8pm, Bellingham Crazy for You: 7:30pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild Center A Christmas Carol: 7:30pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts Cruise Terminal Number the Stars: 7:30pm, Anacortes Com- Holiday Magic with the BSO: 3pm, Mount Baker Space Trek: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre Olde Fashioned Christmas: 5pm-9pm, Pioneer munity Theatre Theatre Narnia the Musical: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas The- Park, Ferndale Holiday Improv Games: 9:30pm, Upfront atre, Lynden Theatre COMMUNITY Number the Stars: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community VISUAL Becoming Magic Mike: 10pm, Sylvia Center Holiday Port Festival: 11am-5pm, Bellingham Theatre First Friday Art Walk: 6pm-9pm, downtown Cruise Terminal Holiday Improv Games: 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre Anacortes DANCE Olde Fashioned Christmas: 1pm-5pm, Pioneer CASCADIA WEEKLY Art Walk: 6pm-10pm, downtown Bellingham Finding Christmas Spirit: 5pm, Bellingham Park, Ferndale Sportsplex Holiday Parade: 5pm, downtown Mount Vernon 2 DANCE The Nutcracker: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall SATURDAY [12.07.19] The Nutcracker: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon VISUAL MUSIC ONSTAGE Pacific Arts Market: 10am-6pm, Sunset Square Dark of December: 7pm, Garden Street Methodist Narnia the Musical: 2pm, Claire vg Thomas MUSIC Deck the Old City Hall: 12pm-5pm, Whatcom Church Theatre The Coats Holiday Concert: 7pm, Bellingham Museum’s Old City Hall ING IN IN TYLE R 2020 S 30 FOOD OARING S ARTY NYE R 20’ P 25 B-BOARD 24 FILM 20 MUSIC 18 ART 16 VIP tickets on sale now at Marriott.com/BLIFP STAGE or call (360) 392-6501 for more info $ 14 G/A tickets at _________.com in early Dec starting at 40 Four Points by Sheraton Bellingham Hotel & Conference Center 714 Lakeway Drive | Bellingham, WA 98229 GET OUT 12 WINNING WORDS IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK! 8 CURRENTS 6 VIEWS 4 MAIL 2 DO IT 12.04.19 .14 49 # CASCADIA WEEKLY 3 SilverReefCasino.com • I-5 Exit 260 Visit Reef Rewards for details. 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