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Lynden 34 ONSTAGE Bingo, the Winning Musical: 7:30pm, Claire vg BOAT Festival: 7pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild Thomas Theatre, Lynden FOOD FOOD cascadia Vagina Memoirs: 7pm, Performing Arts Center, Always...Patsy Cline: 7:30pm, Conway Muse WWU The Man Who Was Thursday: 8pm, iDiOM Theater The 39 Steps: 7:30pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre Space Trek: 8pm and 10pm, Upfront Theatre 28 MUSIC DANCE Ani DiFranco: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre Swing Dance: 7-9pm, Bellingham Senior Activity B-BOARD B-BOARD Jamie Laval: 7:30pm, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Center Smokey Joe’s Cafe Dance: 7-10pm, Presence A glance at what’s happening this week FILM Studio 24 Human Rights Film Festival: Through March 1, Lalas Burlesque: 7pm, Swinomish Casino,

FILM FILM throughout Bellingham Anacortes Dance Gallery Spring Concert: 7:30pm, Firehouse Performing Arts Center

20 THURSDAY [02.27.14] TAO: 8pm, Mount Baker Theatre

MUSIC ONSTAGE MUSIC International Night: 6-9:30pm, Syre Center, WCC Clamdigger Jazz Band: 2-5pm, VFW Hall BOAT Festival: 7pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild BUG Jam: 3-5pm, St. James Presbyterian Church

18 Vagina Memoirs: 7pm, Performing Arts Center, Chamber Music Society: 7pm, Whatcom Museum’s

ART WWU Old City Hall White Christmas: 7pm, Judson Auditorium, Lynden WORDS 16 The 39 Steps: 7:30pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre Children’s Literature Conference: 8am-4pm, Bingo, the Winning Musical: 7:30pm, Claire vg Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, WWU

STAGE Thomas Theatre, Lynden JA Jance: 7pm, Village Books The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre COMMUNITY 14 The Man Who Was Thursday: 8pm, iDiOM Theater Kids’ Dog Show: 10am, Bloedel Donovan The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre Wonders of Whatcom: 2:3pm, Fairhaven Library An Affair to Remember: 6pm, Lakeway Inn GET OUT MUSIC Cheryl Hodge: 5:30-7:30pm, Jansen Art Center, GET OUT Lynden Winter Field Day: 8:30am-3:30pm, NW Wash- 12 Judy Fjell: 7:30pm, Roeder Home ington Research and Extension Center, Mount Wind Symphony: 8pm, Performing Arts Center, Vernon

WORDS WWU Orchid Show and Sale: 9am-5pm, Skagit Valley Gardens Home & Garden Show: 10am-8pm, NW Washing- 8 VISUAL ARTS Thomas Wood Reception: 5-7pm, Lucia Douglas ton Fairgrounds, Lynden Gallery VISUAL ARTS CURRENTS CURRENTS Levi Vincent Reception: 2-5pm, Good Earth Pottery 6 FRIDAY [02.28.14] Northwest Artists Opening: 4-9pm, Matzke Fine ONSTAGE Art Gallery, Camano Island VIEWS BOAT Festival: 7pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild Atmospheres Opening: 5-8pm, Smith & Vallee Vagina Memoirs: 7pm, Performing Arts Center, Gallery, Edison 4 WWU White Christmas: 7pm, Judson Auditorium, PHOTO BY NOLAN MCNALLY MAIL MAIL Lynden SUNDAY [03.02.14]

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Sure my power bills are going to go up a B-BOARD bit, but it won’t be anything too major that I can’t ﬁt into my budget. These luxuries, 24 however, are unavailable in places stricken by extreme poverty, like many countries in FILM sub-Saharan Africa, where access to elec-

tricity can be rare and a well-paying job 20 even more so.

Nearly 600 million people don’t have ac- MUSIC cess to power in the region and 30 African

countries face power shortages. These are WHATCOM COUNTY’S NEWEST CASINO 18

some of the major constraints to economic ART growth in the region; however, there is currently a bill, the Electrify Africa Act, that 16 will move to help alleviate some of the

problem. The bill looks to provide power to STAGE 50 million people. Though it sounds like an expensive task, it will cost taxpayers very little. Instead it looks to utilize existing 14 organizations such as the World Bank and will encourages private businesses to in- GET OUT vest in the region, beneﬁting companies in the United States. 12 I hope the people of Whatcom County can see what good this will do and that WORDS Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Reps. Rick Larsen and Suzann delBene will 8 do their best to help pass the legislation. —Philip Whitinger, Bellingham CURRENTS CURRENTS LIMIT DANGEROUS CHEMICALS Many household and children’s items are 6 currently produced using dangerous chemi- VIEWS cals as ﬂame retardants, including Tris,

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PLAN A.5: In a packed public meeting last week, the

34 Port of Bellingham Commission approved an exclusive negotiating agreement (ENA) that would allow

FOOD FOOD staff up to 120 days to draw up business terms and development agreements with Harcourt Develop- views ments from Dublin, Ireland, for the first develop- 28 OPINIONS THE GRISTLE ment parcel of the Bellingham Waterfront District. The 10.8-acre development parcel is critically sit-

B-BOARD B-BOARD ed adjacent to Old Town and the downtown core, and includes the Granary Building, potentially allowing

24 these areas to be more tightly integrated and setting the tone and scale for future development of FILM the district. The parcel is also at the nexus of road BY ALAN RHODES and infrastructure development planned and bud-

20 geted by Bellingham Public Works for construction in 2015, potentially promising a quick return on that MUSIC public investment. Reefer Madness Port of Bellingham Executive Director Rob Fix said

18 Harcourt principals have pledged to bring forth a de- MR. CRANKY’S HIGH TIMES

ART velopment concept for the 10.8-acre parcel that is in alignment with the Waterfront District plan adopted ot stores will open soon in epiphanies were exploding in my by the port and city in December. The expectation Bellingham and I’m thinking brain. Why hadn’t I seen all this be- 16 of many observers is that, after four months of ne- P about buying some for old fore? For years the hidden truths of

STAGE gotiation, port staff will report that dialogue with time’s sake. I haven’t smoked mari- the universe have been revealed to Harcourt should continue. juana since the 1970s, back when us by Dagwood Bumstead, and we’ve Harcourt Developments was one of four propos- penalties could be medieval. I had a been too blind to see it! I have to 14 als received in July 2013 seeking to be the master really good job at the time and fig- tell the world! I called my friend Phil developer for the 10.8-acre parcel. A major interna- ured I’d better drop pot from my rec- a good investment. the philosophy major and screamed

GET OUT tional developer, the firm’s largest and most notable reational activities, as a drug bust October 14. Smoked the rest of into the phone,” Phil, all the answers project is the redevelopment of the Titanic Quarter, and prison sentence might not look the stuff from Ernie. I tried reading we’ve been searching for—they’re

12 a former shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Less good on my yearly evaluation. But Siddhartha, a very spiritual book, but right here in Dagwood and Blondie.” successful was the firm’s $1 billion Sullivan Square now that marijuana will be sold in couldn’t concentrate so I turned on Phil, decidedly ungrateful, said, “I mixed-use high-rise project for Las Vegas, Nevada, neighborhood stores, maybe I should the TV and watched the 1939 Bette was asleep, asshole. Sober up and go WORDS a joint venture that tripped up in the financial col- sample it again. I certainly don’t Davis movie Dark Victory. It’s a total to bed.”

8 lapse of 2007 and dissolved into a series of lawsuits. want to be a stuffy old conserva- tearjerker, but everything struck me This morning all the eternal wis- We wrote last week of the proliferation of executive like syndicated columnist David as hilariously funny. I laughed up- dom had vanished. Dagwood was no tive instruments that transfer deliberation and over- Brooks, who recently dismissed his roariously for 20 minutes and then longer a transcendent prophet, just

CURRENTS CURRENTS sight away from elected legislative bodies and their own youthful puffing as immature fell asleep. a guy with a funny haircut making a open, deliberative public processes to administra- and characterized pot smokers as October 28. Smoked some marijua- really big sandwich. 6 6 tion and staff, where agreements are negotiated in morally deficient. na at a party last night and decided It was around this time that I de- the dark. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Back in the ’70s, I was a spiritual that the greatest piece of music in cided to ditch marijuana and return VIEWS VIEWS VIEWS negotiating agreement port commissioners approved seeker. All that really meant was I the history of the world was “In-A- to the fuzzy pleasures of beer. The

4 last week that essentially authorizes the commis- ate brown rice, burned a lot of in- Gadda-Da-Vida” by Iron Butterfly. Do spiritual thing wasn’t working out sion (and public) to be pressed aside while port staff cense and carried around a copy of some strains of marijuana generate and there was also the legal issue MAIL MAIL negotiates in private with Harcourt. Thus, the ENA Aldous Huxley’s The Doors of Percep- stupidity and poor musical taste? I I mentioned.

locks the public out of details of a project that has tion. I figured marijuana would gen- guess so. Anyway, now that marijuana will 2 been fraught throughout with a lack of transparency erate profound mystical insights. November 4. My pal Rick, back soon be for sale all over Washington, DO IT IT DO and responsiveness to public opinion. This didn’t quite work out, as my from Vietnam, gave me some stuff I might stroll down to the nearest At the very essence of public concern is wide- journal from the time attests. from Cambodia. He said it’s the best. cannabis emporium and try it again. spread apprehension that the port staff is really October 3. Smoked marijuana for I figured I’d smoke it, then read There is a problem, though. Most of not up to the task of negotiating in private with the first time last night, eager to see the Bhagavad-Gita, which my friend the time when I was in my pot phase, 02.26.14 a sophisticated international entity like Harcourt. the doors of perception swing wide. Nadine says all true spiritual seek- the main thing it did was make me No one on staff has experience negotiating a real Not much happened except I ate a ers should know. I’d tried reading really, really mellow. Mellow is the .09

09 estate transaction of this scale. The port has appar- full bag of Doritos, a can of crushed it once before. It was boring. With problem, an occupational hazard. # ently prepared no independent financial analysis for pineapple and four rolls of butter rum marijuana I figured I would be able Regular Cascadia Weekly readers have the proposed public/private partnership, an analysis Life Savers. No spiritual insights, but to grasp it at the deepest level. I lit grown accustomed to Mr. Cranky’s that should include a valuation of the property. Eco- really bad indigestion. up and started reading. The Gita was snarky screeds and caustic commen- nomic analysis would indicate both the bonding ca- October 11. Tried marijuana again still boring. I happened to glance tary. What if I get too mellow? Are pacity and potential public liability for the project. last night. Bought some from Er- over at the Sunday paper’s com- people going to read a column called To understand why the port has dodged such a fi- nie, the creepy guy who hangs out ics on the coffee table. I started “Rainbows and Lollipops: Mr. Mellow

CASCADIA WEEKLYnancial analysis, one must understand from the out- around the 7-Eleven. He really over- reading Dagwood and Blondie and Stops and Smells the Roses?” I don’t set the agency planned to sell, worst-case lease, the charged me. Lit some incense, put on couldn’t stop. Each time through I think so. Maybe I should stick to tri- 6 137-acre site of the former Georgia-Pacific mill to Ravi Shankar and waited for spiritual found more hidden symbols, more ple espressos to keep me wired up for a third party. Through that sale, the agency would insights. I immediately fell asleep allegorical meanings and unplumbed crusty jeremiads. I have a reputation recoup costs for environmental cleanup and—poten- and slept for 10 hours. This was not philosophical depths. Life-changing to protect. tially—finance the construction of a new marina. Harcourt’s offer of a partnership with the port is VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY THE GRISTLE a game-changer of a magnitude the TAKE THE TUNNEL TO 1,000 CONVENIENT agency has not readily admitted. The PARKING SPACES AT THE SOUTH ENTRANCE! 34 company’s remote status as an international developer based out of Ire- FOOD land promises an added layer of unusual complexity to the offer. 28 In June of 2012, the port commis- COLLIN RAYE sion hired the Seattle consulting firm 16 #1 COUNTRY HITS Heartland LLC for an initial phase of B-BOARD research and marketing to attract “LOVE, ME,” “ONE BOY, ONE GIRL,” a potential developer for the initial “LITTLE ROCK,” “THE GIFT” AND MORE! 24 10.8-acre property, in anticipation SAT MAR 15TH that firm might submit a master de- FILM velopment proposal for the entire wa- TICKETS ARE SELLING FAST! Tickets Starting At $29.50

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to Heartland to a total of $285,000. In MUSIC return, the company produced a mar-

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34 rently, 50 trains a day pass through that stretch to enter the city. In the next FOOD FOOD currents decade, WORC says, as many as 82 additional trains carrying coal and oil to NEWS POLITICS FUZZ BUZZ INDEX Northwest terminals and refineries and 28 returning empty, will create monumen- tal railroad blues. The study predicts a

B-BOARD B-BOARD dramatic spike in coal exports by 2023, from Montana and Wyoming. Some 11.8

24 million tons were exported westward FILM 20

MUSIC , “We’ll be investing 18 $5 billion in 2014 for ART expansion, maintenance 16 and new technology

STAGE throughout our system.

14 Nine hundred million of that will be spent on GET OUT the Northern Corridor [the route of concern for 12 the coal, oil and grain WORDS shippers].”

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last year at an average of seven trains VIEWS per day, all of it through Canadian ports.

4 BY ROBERT SIMMONS Ten years from now, with Cherry Point and other new coal ports operating, MAIL MAIL WORC says coal exports could reach 170

million tons—52-62 train loads—if all 2 the proposed new and expanded coal DO IT IT DO FREIGHTFEAST ports were to be approved. Public opposition and unprecedented scrutiny of environmental impacts seem COAL, OIL AND WHEAT CAN BIND THE RAIL SYSTEM likely to discourage some port develop- 02.26.14 ers and reduce the grand plans of others. potentially serious case of railway indigestion appeared this week to com- But a few days later, researchers for But if even half the proposed port ca- .09

09 plicate the tangled prognoses for the proposed coal port at Cherry Point. the Western Organization of Resource pacity were to operate, freight volumes # A The most acute sore spot is east of Spokane but seemed certain to radiate Councils of Billings told reporters that would require logistical genius and luck to Bellingham and beyond. the new coal terminals in Washington to avoid gridlock. Especially so when a In dueling news conferences within the past few days, Montana interests told and Oregon will harm, not help, their surge in oil trains is added to the feast, Bellingham reporters how the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal could (1) improve huge wheat and barley business. Their hauling Baaken crude from North Dakota or (2) devastate the health of Montana’s huge wheat and barley industry. organization, heavily supported by to refineries at Cherry Point, Anacortes, The disagreement centers on farmers’ ability to ship their grain to Asia through grain growers, says farmers can’t com- and Vancouver, Wash.

CASCADIA WEEKLY Northwest ports. A delegation including the heads of the Montana Chamber of pete for track space and locomotive Those could total as many as 12 trains Commerce and Montana Farm Bureau came to Bellingham with a strong endorse- power, against a dominant coal indus- per day, the WORC study says. 8 ment of the GPT. (It was a grain terminal before it was a coal terminal.) Its try freighting millions of tons to Cher- Oil, coal and grain trains are so-called proposed design provides for shipping six million tons of grain per year to Asian ry Point. The traffic jam will be greatly “unit trains” carrying a single commodi- buyers, as well as 48 million tons of Montana and Wyoming coal. The Montana aggravated, they believe, by a dramatic ty; it’s normal for one to occupy a mile interests say GPT would offer healthy competition for the business of shipping surge in oil trains headed for refineries and a quarter of track. The profit margin Montana grain, which now reaches Asia by way of Columbia River ports. at Cherry Point and Anacortes. for hauling long trains with a single com- modity to a single destination is greater than mixed freight to multiple destina- tions, the study authors say, and profits Healthy drive corporate decisions. Connections Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokes- 34 person Courtney Wallace disputes WORC’s Classes numbers. FOOD “For one thing, they don’t consider market demand. The volume of any com- 28 modity being shipped is always subject to the market. It isn’t steady and isn’t always predictable.” B-BOARD At any rate, Wallace says, BNSF will be ready for the boom. 24 “We’ll be investing $5 billion dollars in

2014 for expansion, maintenance and new FILM technology throughout our system. Nine

hundred million of that will be spend on 20 the Northern Corridor [the route of con-

cern for the coal, oil and grain shippers].” MUSIC As though the coal/oil/grain stew

weren’t complex enough, there’s grow- 18 ing concern over the explosive danger of ART rail cars carrying volatile Baaken crude oil through cities along the BNSF routes. 16 Second District U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen met

with Bellingham and Whatcom County of- STAGE ficials last week to consider the problem. Larsen said he’s doing what he can to prod federal agencies toward tighter regula- 14 tions, but the volume will far outpace any safety upgrades. GET OUT Larsen said 400,000 carloads of crude oil went down the tracks in the U.S. last 12 year, 20 times more than five years earlier. Of those, 92,000 cars don’t meet current WORDS standards for resisting puncture and need

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stealing Stihl chainsaw from a shed located 34 BUZZ near the residence. He further admitted to FOOD FOOD cutting an an electrical cord from another SPECIAL REPORT: PEEPS... residence on Enterprise Road in order to strip On Feb. 20, Bellingham Police reported on out the copper. The 27-year-old is suspected 28 a series of voyeurism and indecent exposure of stealing three firearms from a home north incidents that have occurred near Western of Ferndale. He denied taking the guns, but B-BOARD B-BOARD Washington University campus: admitted to being in possession of two of them and trafficking them. “An accomplice On Jan, 12. a woman reported she noticed reported dropping Kevin Gorsuch off” at the 24 a flashlight beam outside of her home on home, deputies reported,“ and later picking

FILM FILM North Garden Street. She then saw a man him up when he had three or four firearms. use the flashlight to illuminate his exposed All three firearms that were reported stolen

20 genitals while he fondled them. The woman have been recovered,” deputies noted. He described the man as a white male, about 40 evidently prowled a utility trailer parked be-

MUSIC years of age, wearing white-washed jeans, a hind a building under construction near Fern- dark shirt and a wristwatch. dale and stole rolls of wire for the copper.

18 47.4 A business was burglarized and power tools

ART On Feb. 6, a woman reported that she looked were stolen at another business in Ferndale. WOMEN comprise 47.4 percent of the American workforce, up from just 38 percent outside her home on High Street and saw a “Gorsuch was identiﬁed by a witness,” depu- in 1970. March is women’s history month, authorized by Congress in 1981. man holding a smart phone near her window. ties reported. Gorsuch admitted to opening a 16 He was holding the phone so that she could window to a business in Ferndale but said he

STAGE see a picture of a penis on the phone screen. left without taking anything. 161 2:1

NUMBER of women in the United States, AT 85 and older, women outnumber On Feb. 13, another woman at the same res- RIFLE RAFFLE

14 in millions, as of December 2013. The men 2 to 1, 3.9 million to 2.0 million. idence on High Street looked out of her bed- On Feb. 25, Whatcom County Sheriff’s de- number of men was 156.1 million. room window to see a male subject peering in. tectives announced they’d like to find the GET OUT owner of nearly 50 rifles that were recently On Feb. 10, Bellingham Police were called recovered during an investigation. “The rifles 45 $.78 when a neighbor noticed a man sneaking appear to be a collection, with most manu- 12 around a residence on Nevada Street peering factured between the late 1800s and during PERCENT of women in the workforce AMOUNT earned by women in employed in management, professional Washington State for every dollar earned

WORDS into windows. The neighbor knew the rent- the World War II era,” detectives reported. and related occupations, compared with by men. The national average is 77 ers were all college-aged women. The man “Countries of origin include France, Germany, 34.7 percent of employed males in the cents earned by women in comparison that was peeking in windows was described Italy, Austria, Egypt, and the United States.” 8 same occupations. to every dollar earned by men. as about 6 feet tall, slender, wearing a dark Earlier in the week, deputies investigating jacket and a gray beanie. a report of domestic violence on Old Marine CURRENTS 8 CURRENTS CURRENTS Drive north of Bellingham found “a large ‘job On Feb. 10, a woman in an apartment on In- box’ normally used for storing tools, filled 6 $37,791 dian Street awoke to the sound of someone with firearms,” deputies reported. Deputies turning her bedroom doorknob. When she took the firearms into custody with a hunch

VIEWS THE median annual earnings of women 15 or older who worked year-round, full called out to the person she heard someone they were probably stolen from Sudden Valley time in 2012. In comparison, the median annual earnings of men were $49,398.

4 running out of the house. She and her room- sometime within the last few months. Call mates found the back door to the home ajar. them if they’re yours. MAIL MAIL

On Feb. 21, a woman reported that after On Feb. 21, the manager of the Motel 6 called

2 11.3 31.4 taking a shower in her apartment near WWU Bellingham Police to report a guest had MILLIONS of women enrolled in PERCENT of women 25 and older who DO IT campus she discovered her font door was checked out and left a handgun on the bed. college in fall 2012. Women comprise had obtained a bachelor’s degree or open. She suspected someone had possibly 56.8 percent of all college students. higher degree as of 2012. entered. She was aware of reports that the On Feb. 22, Bellingham Police spoke to three apartments of other young women near cam- people after they were reported having an 02.26.14 pus had been entered. argument outside a nightclub downtown. 63.7 63 According to reports, a handgun was waved PERCENT of women who said they PERCENT of women under the age of .09

09 ...AND PERPS around in the dispute. The three told police voted in the 2012 presidential election, 30 who identify with or lean toward # On Feb. 21, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Of- perhaps it was a fourth person involved in in comparison to 59.7 percent of their the goals of the Democratic Party, fice reported on the arrest of a prolific thief their dispute. Police could not locate that male counterparts. as opposed to the GOP (28%). The general trend of preference is 58 and previously convicted felon who was ar- person or the firearm. percent of young voters preferring the rested in connection with a series of burglar- goals of Democrats. ies and thefts that occurred in the City of FOWL PLAY Ferndale and the rural county. “Deputies did On Feb. 20, an unknown person wiped a dead CASCADIA WEEKLYCASCADIA not need to look too far for the suspect as chicken across the front door of a business in he was already incarcerated in the Whatcom downtown Bellingham. 66 5.2 10 County Jail on burglary and theft charges in MILLIONS of married women in the MILLIONS of stay-at-home mothers relation to crimes that occurred last Decem- LAST DROP United States in 2013. in the United States, compared with ber, officers commented. On Feb. 24, Bellingham Police broke up a 214,000 stay-at-home fathers. quarrel in Birchwood neighborhood “over the SOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statatics; Pew Research In December, deputies say Kevin Gorsuch last glass of iced tea.” Center currents ›› last week’s news

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A cold, wet front drops 6 to 13 inches of snow across Whatcom County, including on the Granary Building and Bellingham’s waterfront. The ART Granary and surrounding property is the focus of a master development agreement Port of Bellingham staff will hammer out with Harcourt

Developments. Port commissioners last week approved an exclusive negotiating agreement that will allow staff to advance discussions with 16 the international firm to develop 10.8 acres in the Waterfront District. The developer is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. STAGE including a 50-foot yacht valued at $300,000. ing in Franklin Park, dead from a heroin overdose. 03.19.14 Initial damage is estimated at $1 million. No one WEDNESDAY is reported injured. A victim of its own success, the Clean Green 14 program will become more costly. A divided

Fire damages a home on North Garden Street in Bellingham. Fire- 02.23.14 Bellingham City Council votes to double the costs GET OUT fighters arrive on the scene to find smoke on the second floor of the to use the popular yard waste disposal facility— home and quickly request additional units to help control the fire. Four SUNDAY from $5 to $10 per load—after Whatcom County 12 fire engines, a ladder truck and a medic unit respond to the incident. The beauty of a late snowfall is marred when drops out of the joint funding agreement. Council Firefighters contained the fire mostly to the second floor and attic area a Bellingham man is killed by his own car as will reassess the future of the program later this WORDS of the home, with the main fire extinguished in approximately 25 min- he was trying to make his way up a slick hill in year. Clean Green opens for the season March 1.

utes. Five Western Washington University students living at the resi- Sudden Valley. The Washington State Patrol re- 8 8 dence are displaced by the fire, but no one is injured. ports the man’s car couldn’t make it up the hill, Bellingham City Council approves a new 20- so he tried to back up. But he couldn’t see out year agreement for wastewater treatment with CURRENTS CURRENTS 09.20.14 the rear window. He set the emergency brake and the Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer District. CURRENTS got out to brush off the snow when the car slid The district will pay the city $630,000 annually THURSDAY back over him, crushing him in a ditch. He died for regular operations and maintenance, with a 6 The number of people who want to grow marijuana overwhelms state at the scene. separate $2.5 million for wastewater treatment regulators. The state Liquor Control Board is cutting back on the num- plant improvements. City staff say the agreement VIEWS ber of licenses it issues and the maximum size of pot farms. The board 02.24.14 strengthens quality controls on wastewater han- 4 decides each applicant can only have one license instead of the three dling in the reservoir and provides greater cer- it planned to allow, and those with licenses can only use 70 percent of MONDAY tainty for utility ratepayers. MAIL

the square-footage they applied for. The state received nearly 3,000 Two women face murder charges in the death 2 applications to grow pot. of a young man found dead in a Bellingham park 02.25.14 DO IT IT DO last October. Whatcom County prosecutors say TUESDAY 02.21.14 the two were seen with 19-year-old William Litvin in a photo taken by an ATM on Oct. 5. That may A Washington State Patrol cruiser is struck FRIDAY have been the last picture taken of Litvin alive. on Interstate 5 north of Burlington. A trooper A fast-moving fire destroys at least seven boats at a marina near La Prosecutors allege the women drugged Litvin, was responding to multiple crashes in icy con- 02.26.14 Conner. Multiple fire departments respond, pouring water on the flames then took his wallet and charged over $1,000 on ditions. The trooper suffers minor injuries in .09

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WED., FEB. 26 34 TROPIC OF CHAOS: Christian Parenti draws on his 2011 book, Tropic of Chaos: FOOD FOOD Climate Change and the New Geography words of Violence, at a 7pm discussion at the COMMUNITY LECTURES BOOKS Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central Ave. 28 He’ll also discuss his recent travels in the Global South. Entry is free. WWW.RE-SOURCES.ORG B-BOARD B-BOARD carries within the grit to prove everyone wrong. Inter- THURS., FEB. 27 spersed are snapshots of Hitler’s activities in Germa- ARMCHAIR AUTHOR: Armchair ePublish- 24 ny—the ugly beginnings of the war on Jews, “sanitiz- ing owner and author Karla Locke shares her expertise at a “Blogging: Are You Doing FILM ing” Berlin of anti-Semitism for the world community It Right?” presentation hosted by the attending the Olympics, and filmmaker Leni Riefens- Skagit Valley Writers League from 6:30- tahl’s role as image shaper for the Hitler regime. 20 8:30pm at the Burlington Public Library, George Pocock’s world-renowned, hand-crafted 820 E. Washington Ave. WWW.SKAGITWRITERS.ORG MUSIC boats are themselves both characters and heroes in this story, and Brown recognizes Pocock and his grace- PULITZER POETRY: As part of WWU

18 ful boats as the spiritual center for the team by start- Reads, attend “An Evening with Pulitzer ing each chapter with a Pocock quote. Al Ulbrickson’s

ART Prize-Winning Poet W.S. Merwin” at 7pm at transcendent coaching drives the boys and helps get Western Washington University’s Perform- the right team of rowers in the boat to win gold. But ing Arts Center. Tickets to hear the poet, 16 the ineffable magic that occurs (and sometimes fails translator and environmental activist read from and discuss his works are $5-$10.

STAGE to occur) when that team strokes perfectly together is 650-6146 OR WWW.TICKETS.WWU.EDU what keeps you turning pages in this must-read title. In another great read that takes place just a few FRI., FEB. 28 14 years after Joe Rantz and his teammates were in POEMS ON ICE: “Vanishing Ice, Vanishing Hitler’s Berlin competing for Olympic gold, scien- Species, and Our Human Spirit: A Poet’s Perspective and Poems” will be the focus of GET OUT tists around the world were a reading and talk with poet Priscilla Long startled by a discovery made at 7pm at Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher in a German lab—when placed Building, 250 Flora St. The event will address 12 12 next to radioactive materials, how poetry, art and the sciences, together, uranium atoms split in two. can help keep us aware of who we are on this WORDS WORDS planet. Suggested donation is $5. Thus began a race of a com- WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG pletely different sort, though 8 no less international in scope, RIVER BED POETRY: Skagit poet and to create the world’s most for- naturalist Andrea Weiser reads from her two new collections—River Bed and Thunder

CURRENTS CURRENTS ATTEND midable weapon. Blossom—at 7ppm at Village Books, 1200 WHAT: Steve Steve Sheinkin tells the story 11th St. Weiser is a naturalist, archaeolo- 6 Sheinkin reads from of Bomb: The Race to Build—and Bomb gist and author who derives inspiration WHEN: 6:30pm Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous from hiking, skiing, scrambling and kayak- VIEWS Monday, March 3 Weapon through three charac- ing the mountains, canyons, and rivers of the American west.

4 WHERE: Whatcom ters—a spy for the Soviets (Harry BY LISA GRESHAM Middle School, 810 Gold), leader of the Manhattan WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM MAIL MAIL Halleck St. Project (J. Robert Oppenheimer), COST: Entry is free SAT., MARCH 1

and a Norwegian resistance sol- CHILDREN’S LIT CONFERENCE: Jennifer

2 INFO: www.wcls.org Boys, Boats, Bombs dier (Knut Haukelid) who sabo- Holm, Nic Bishop, Steve Sheinkin, and Laura Vaccaro Seeger will be among the authors DO IT IT DO

taged German heavy water plants. Filled with archival sharing their words and wisdom at the 11th photos and documents, this may be a lesson in history, GROUNDED IN HISTORY annual Children’s Literature Conference but it reads like an international spy thriller. Sheinkin happening from 8am-4pm at Western Wash- aniel Brown’s The Boys in the Boat is one of those books that has readers on the edge of their seats in anticipation ington University’s Performing Arts Center. 02.26.14 librarians and booksellers dream about—fascinating charac- as years of physics theory are tested in the real world, Book sales, autographing, a question-and- ters, grounded in history, local interest and a story that can only to have that jubilation quickly turn to horror as answer panel and more will be part of the

.09 D day’s activities. Entry is $125. keep you up way too late succumbing to “just one more chapter.” It they understand the reality of their creation. 09 WWW.WWUCLC.COM

# also feeds both a cultural fascination with events of World War II and Bomb is a Newbery Honor book and was published the excitement and passion that surround the Olympic Games. for middle and high school readers, but adults should POETRY WORKSHOP: “Earth, Ice, Place: Brown tells the story of the University of Washington’s rowing team not be deterred from picking this one up—like The Writing the Poem” will be the focus of a and their quest to win gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He chooses Boys in the Boat, it’s available at your local public workshop with Priscilla Long from 1-5pm at Egress Studio, 5581 Noon Rd. During Joe Rantz as the focal point; very different from the well-heeled library. In fact, read it (or listen to it on CD or down- this four-hour workshop, participants young men trying for a place on the team, Joe grew up dirt poor and load the audiobook) with your kids and then bring will look at ways to bring the world, and

CASCADIA WEEKLY was left by his father and stepmother to scrabble out a bare living on the whole family to Whatcom Middle School March 3 the science that illuminates it, into our the Olympic Peninsula during the darkest days of the Depression. It to hear Sheinkin speak when he visits the county for poems. Entry is $50. 12 is a wonder Joe made it to UDub at all, but, once there, he found a the first Whatcom READS! Kids & Teens event. 398-7870 OR WWW.EGRESSSTUDIO.COM sense of home and a reason to hope for a brighter future in the Shell Lisa Gresham is the Adult Services Coordinator for the FICTION DUO: Jeremy Bushnell and House on the shores of Lake Washington. Whatcom County Library System. Check out her “What Rachel Canto will read from their respec- Stories of Joe’s boyhood elucidate the man he brings to the team, Do I Read Next?” blog at wcls.org. When not reading, tive books of fiction—The Weirdness and A one whose self-esteem is worn by abandonment and poverty, but who she enjoys hiking and exploring wild Whatcom County. doit

Highly Unlikely Scenario, respectively—at 4pm SAT., MARCH 1 at Village Books, 1200 11th St. KIDS’ DOG SHOW: Youth in kindergarten

671-2626 through fifth grade can parade their pooches

WWU STUDENTS 34 and take part in a variety of contests at the JA JANCE MYSTERY: Bestselling author 31st annual Kids’ Dog Show starting at 10am PACIFIC BACKPACKS FOOD JA Jance reads from her latest Ali Reynolds at the Bloedel Donovan Multipurpose Room, mystery, Moving Target, at 7pm at Village 2214 Electric Ave. There’ll also be a photo $29.95 W/SCHOOL ID Books, 1200 11th St. Entry is free. Come early booth, a K-9 officer demo, pet care info and 28 for a good seat, as Jance’s readings tend to be more. Entry is free with a donation of a can standing-room-only. of dog food. Brenthaven Premium Cases for Mobile Technology WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM 778-7000 909 Harris Ave B-BOARD B-BOARD

SUN., MARCH 2 WONDERS OF WHATCOM: The various REVOLUTION AND BREAKING: Cari Luna forms of wildlife found throughout Whatcom 24 reads from her debut novel, The Revolution of County will be the focus of today’s “Wonders Every Day, at 4pm at Village Books, 1200 11th of Whatcom” presentation at 2:30pm at the FILM St. She’ll be joined by D. Foy, who will read Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St. Entry is free from Made to Break. and open to all.

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MON., MARCH 3 MUSIC POETRYNIGHT: Those looking to share their for the Alzheimer Society at “An Affair To verse as part of Poetrynight can sign up at Remember, Gatsby Style” benefit starting at 18 7:30pm at the Bellingham Public Library, 210 6pm at the Lakeway Inn Conference Center, 714 SKAGITOPERA.ORG

Central Ave. Readings start at 8pm. Lakeway Dr. Tickets are $75 and include dinner, ART 778-7230 OR WWW.POETRYNIGHT.ORG silent and live auctions, a dessert dash, music by the Atlantics and dancing. Johann Strauss 16 TUES., MARCH 4 671-3316 OR WWW.ALZSOCIETY.ORG POETRY WITH GEDDES: Canadian poet Gary

Geddes reads from his new collection, What GHOST HUNTING: Join Bellingham Observers STAGE Does a House Want?, at 7pm at Village Books, of the Odd and Obscure (BOOO) for a ghost Die Fledermaus 1200 11th St. hunting class and investigation from 6:30pm-

FEBRUARY 28, MARCH 2, 7 & 9 14 WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM 12am starting at the Bureau of Historical Investigation, 217 Holly St. The class will MCINTYRE HALL, Tickets: $25-59 WED., MARCH 5 provide an introduction into the world of ghost CELEBRATE GET OUT DEVIL DREAMS: Former Lummi Island resident hunting. Participants will learn how to conduct Join us for a gala dinner on opening night, $75. Free lecture 45 minutes prior to each performance. Brendan Van Valkenburgh reads from The Devil an investigation, use equipment and interpret Dreams in Darkness at 7m at the Island Public the findings. Entry is $30. TICKETS:

MCINTYREHALL.ORG OR 1-866-624-6897 12 12 Library, 2114 Nugent Ave. Entry is free. WWW.GHOSTHUNTCLASS.WIX.COM WWW.WCLS.ORG WORDS MARCH 3-6 WORDS THURS., MARCH 6 EXPLORATIONS OUTREACH: Learn more

SAFE WITH ME: Seattle-based author Amy about Explorations Academy at “Outreach NEW Whatcom 8 Hatvany reads from her new book of fiction, Week” events happening this week at the Safe With Me, at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 school’s headquarters at 1701 Ellis St. The Food & Farm Finder 11th St. The novel focuses on a story of two events, which are free and open to the public, mothers and one daughter who are linked by include “Postcards from Kenya” (Monday), Coming Soon! CURRENTS tragedy and bound by secrets. a “TED Talk” (Tuesday), a Parenting Forum 6 WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM (Wednesday), and Visitor Night (Thursday). Farms AVAILABLE WWW.EXPLORATIONSACADEMY.ORG MARCH 6-8 Fishers VIEWS BOOK SALE: Attend a “March Madness” Book TUES., MARCH 4 APRIL Sale from 10am-6pm Thursday and Friday, and NSEA TRIVIA NIGHT: The Nooksack Salmon Eateries 4 10am-1pm Saturday, at the Bellingham Public Enhancement Association and the Surfrider Markets MAIL MAIL Library, 210 Central Ave. Prices will decrease Foundation will host a “Trivia Night” fund- 5th and more! by the day. raiser at 6pm at Kulshan Brewery, 2238 James

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WWW.N-SEA.ORG opening day of the COMMUNITY WED., MARCH 5 Bellingham Farmers Market WORLD ISSUES FORUM: Internationally

April 5th, 10am-3pm. 02.26.14 WED., FEB. 26 acclaimed author, orator and activist Winona HEALTHCARE TALK: Join United for National LaDuke focuses on “The Next Energy Economy: Also available at Community

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at 7pm at St. Luke’s Community Health Educa- World Issues Forum at noon at Western Wash- local businesses near you! tion Center, 3333 Squalicum Pkwy. ington University’s Viking Union Multipurpose WWW.UNITEDFORHEALTHCARE.ORG Room. eatlocalfirst.org WWW.WWU.EDU FEB. 26-MARCH 1 HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL: Environ- GREEN DRINKS: Network with likeminded mental justice, issues of gender equality and environmentally conscious community members

cultural rights, peaceful resolution of conflict at the monthly Green Drinks gathering from CASCADIA WEEKLY and sensible alternatives to corporatism will 5-7pm at Itek Energy & Ecotech Energy Solu- be some of the themes on display at the 14th tions, 2886 Hammer Dr. While there, you can 13 annual Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival check out Washington’s largest solar modular continuing through March 1 at a variety of ven- manufacturer and learn more about custom ues. All events are free and open to the public. installations. WWW.BHRFF.WEBS.COM WWW.RE-SOURCES.ORG Choose local businesses taking action for a healthy community. soon accumulated into something much big- ger. By the time we pulled into the trailhead, that lone cloud had expanded exponentially. We slipped warily out of the car into a soupy sea of generalized grayness. From the 34 moment we started hiking, the atmosphere FOOD FOOD outside kept getting denser. HIKING RUNNING CYCLING Visibility through the vapor blanket 28 deteriorated quickly. With each step, we

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18 I’m still not exactly co.whatcom.wa.us/ clear how we man- ART parks/whitehorn aged to grope our way down the ﬁnal set of switchbacks and 16 negotiate the long, twisting staircase that

STAGE carried us to the bluff bank out onto the shingle, but I sure am grateful we made it to the bottom. 14 14 GET OUT GET OUT , 12 It didn’t look like

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Once on the beach, we were buried be- 2 STORY AND PHOTO BY TRAIL RAT neath a multitude of convergent marine lay- DO IT

ers that succeeded to meld us even deeper into the primordial miasma of our immedi- Vaporized ate surroundings. The fog was so thick I couldn’t even see my own body anymore— 02.26.14 A FOG-INDUCED TRANSFORMATION that’s when my mind really started to float. The lapping waves echoed. I swore I heard .09 e couldn’t have picked a more picture-perfect day to spend tiptoe- Turning westbound onto Grandview, we drums. Each time one of my shoes squished 09 # ing through the tidal zone at Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve if it slowed quickly to a halt behind the flashing into the mud, it sounded like water gushing W had leaped out from behind the bushes and poked us with a stick. red lights of a busy railroad crossing. into my ears. I wasn’t walking anymore, I As we rattled through the back roads near Ferndale, the steamy, sun- Five minutes passed. Then 10 minutes. was swimming. drenched landscape seemed to blaze brighter. Pasture grass gleamed. Stand- And still those gleaming black petroleum Just as we began to emerge into the first ing water glistened. tubes kept coming. pocket of relatively clear air in over an hour, “If we can maintain a northwesterly course, we’re bound to run into the Thankfully, just before we decided to I noticed a small cluster of dark, upright

CASCADIA WEEKLY CASCADIA trailhead at some point,” my chauffeur announced, struggling mightily to turn back, the last tank car came thumping forms milling around some driftwood. Sud- maintain his bearings. “But, until then, we’ll just have to content ourselves through and we ﬁnally got rolling again. denly, I heard the voice of a small child cry 14 with soaking up a little more scenery.” That’s when I noticed the cloud. out in alarm. “That works for me,” I said, peering contentedly through the passenger window It didn’t look like anything momentous at “Look, mom—bears!” at a wintering bevy of Trumpeter swans. “This kind of scenery is easy to soak.” ﬁrst glance—just a gauzy ribbon of local- It took me a moment—more than a mo- However, the scenery only succeeded to grow more impedimentary the clos- ized sea fog drifting meekly along the coast- ment, actually—before I realized those er to Point Whitehorn we got. line about three miles directly ahead. But it “bears” were us. doit

WED., FEB. 26 Entry is free. TRAVEL TALK: “Exploring India’s Corbett Na- (360) 676-6736 tional Park” will be the focus of a slideshow with Monica Zikusooka from 6:30-8pm at the Blaine MON., MARCH 3 34 Public Library, 610 3rd St. Entry is free. BAKER BOOK: John D’Onofrio and Todd Warger FOOD FOOD WWW.WCLS.ORG present images and stories from their Mount MON - SAT, 5 - 11 P.M. Baker book at 7pm at the Deming Public Library, TIDES AND CURRENTS: Small-craft boaters can 5044 Mt. Baker Hwy. The book tells the story of learn the process of how to plan trips to take our local volcano from pre-European discovery 28 advantage of tidal flow and local currents at a days to the present and is illustrated with hun- MEET ME AT “Basic Tides and Currents” class from 6-8pm at dreds of historical photos, many never before B-BOARD B-BOARD Bellingham’s Community Boating Center, 555 seen. Entry is free. Harris Ave. Entry is $40. 592-2422 WWW.BOATINGCENTER.ORG THE MOON 24 WED., MARCH 5 FRI., FEB. 28 CANAL CRUISING: Yerda Yearsley and Bruce FILM WILD THINGS: Kids, adults and adventurers Taylor will lead an info session focusing on LIVE MUSIC can join Wild Whatcom Walks for “Wild Things” “Luxemotor Rival: Cruise the Canals of France”

excursions from 9:30-11am every Friday in at 4pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. The slide- EVERY NIGHT 20 February on the Interurban Trail. Entry is by show will highlight their travels along the canals 1053 N. STATE ST.-ALLEY donation. of France in their historic 1925 Dutch Canal. MUSIC WWW.WILDWHATCOM.ORG WWW.RIVALSFRANCE.COM DOWNTOWN BELLINGHAM www.honeymoonmeads.com FEB. 28-MARCH 2 AVALANCHE AWARENESS: Learn more about 18 HOME AND GARDEN SHOW: The 35th annual where and why avalanches occurs and discover ART Whatcom County Home & Garden Show happens basic approaches to managing risk in the back- from 11am-9pm Friday, 10am-8pm Saturday, and country at an “Avalanche Awareness” clinic at 10am-4pm Sunday at Lynden’s NW Washington 6pm at REI, 400 36th St. Register in advance for 16 Fairgrounds, 1775 Front St. In addition to the the free clinic. dozens of exhibitors who’ll be showing and sell- 647-8955 OR WWW.REI.COM LIVE MUSIC STAGE ing their wares, there’ll be educational seminars, major prize giveaways, beer and wine tasting, GARDEN CLUB MEETING: International bee 14 cooking displays and more. Entry is $7-$8. expert Susan Cobey will share her knowledge Mia Vermillion 14 WWW.BIAWC.COM about the effects of the bee colony collapse disorder on the United States food supply at the GET OUT MARCH 7TH - 8TH GET OUT SAT., MARCH 1 Birchwood Garden Club’s monthly meeting at WINTER FIELD DAY: Grafting and mason bee 7pm at Whatcom Museum’s Rotunda Room, 121 6PM - 9PM workshops, pruning demos, presentations on Prospect. Entry is open to the public. 12 a variety of fruit-related topics, fruit display WWW.BIRCHWOODGARDENCLUB.ORG garden tours, and rootstock, scion wood and

grafting sales will be part of Winter Field Day THURS., MARCH 6 WORDS from 8:30am-3:30pm at Mount Vernon’s WSU NORDIC SKI CLUB: The Nooksack Nordic Ski NW Washington Research and Extension Center, Club will host a meeting and potluck from 6:30- 8 16650 State Route 536. Entry is $15 per person 8:30pm at the WECU Educational Building, 511 E. or $30 per family. Holly St. Bud Harwick will also give a presenta- WWW.NWFRUIT.ORG tion on “Local Snowshoe Outings.” WWW.NOOKSACKNORDICSKICLUB.ORG CURRENTS MARCH 1-2 6 ORCHID SHOW: The Mt. Baker Orchid Society TRAVELOGUE: Aidan Woods will focus on “A hosts its annual Show and Sale from 9am-5pm Year on the Road: India, Nepal, SE Asia” at a Saturday and 9am-4pm Sunday at Mount Vernon’s Travelogue from 7-9pm at Whatcom Museum’s VIEWS Skagit Valley Gardens, 18923 Peter Johnson Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St. Suggested dona- Rd. In addition to orchid displays and judging, tion is $3. 4 there’ll be member and commercial orchid sales, WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG CHECK OUT MAIL MAIL and orchid repotting services will be available

by donation. Entry is free. 2 (360) 647-1752 OR OUR SEASONAL WWW.ORCHID-SOCIETY.NET/MT-BAKER DO IT IT DO

SUN., MARCH 2 SPECIALS RABBIT RIDE: Join members of the Mt. Baker Bike Club for the weekly “Rabbit Ride” starting Book Your Reservation Today at 8:30am at Fairhaven Bike & Ski, 1108 11th 02.26.14 St. The 32-mile route sees riders heading down 855.794.6563

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PADDEN MUDFEST: The down-and-dirty, six-mile trail race known as the Padden Mudfest begins at 10am at Lake Padden Park. If you like trails, mud and hills, sign up and take part. Entry is $10; please register in advance. WWW.GBRC.NET CASCADIA WEEKLY INTRO TO GARDENING: WSU Master Gardeners will host an “Introduction to Gardening in What- 15 com County” class from 2-3:30pm at Ferndale’s Tennant Lake Interpretive Center, 5236 Nielsen EXPLORE our Rewards! Ave. Planning, climate, soil, and planting sched- Take part in the down-and-dirty trail run known as ule for vegetables and flowers will be discussed. the Padden Mudfest March 2 at Lake Padden Park SwinomishCasinoandLodge.com 1.888.288.8883 Management reserves all rights. students in mind, the living history performances are just a small part of what the program encompasses. Working with the Skagit Val- ley Genealogical Society and Burlington-Edison

North High School, 12th grade students come 34 to the library each week to learn research skills

FOOD FOOD G and work one-on-one with volunteer mentors to sta e discover more about their own family histories. THEATER DANCE PROFILES “Family historians are also social historians, 28 meaning you cannot just view your ancestors in isolation in time, but must understand the B-BOARD B-BOARD

24 , FILM “Not only does the audience

20 experience on an intellectual

MUSIC level, but also on an

18 emotional level—this is what

ART it felt like to be a Confederate 16 16 or Yankee soldier.” —MARGIE WILSON STAGE STAGE

14 societal influences that the individuals are expe-

GET OUT riencing to truly gain a fuller appreciation of our ancestors’ lives,” Wilson 12 says. “The ROOTS Proj- ect therefore wished the WORDS students to understand ATTEND the social history—the 8 WHAT: ”The Civil War: Defining Our life and times—of their Nation” ancestors as well, so a WHEN: 7pm Thurs.,

CURRENTS CURRENTS series of living history March 6 dramas was incorporated 6 WHERE: Burlington into the project to ac- Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave. complish this.” VIEWS PHOTO BY DAMIAN VINES DAMIAN BY PHOTO COST: Entry is free Previous living history

4 INFO: www. performances included BY AMY KEPFERLE burlingtonwa.gov/ those taking focusing MAIL MAIL library or rootsweb. on late-1700s feminist ancenstry.com

Abigail Adams, as well 2 Living History as “Northwest Passages,” which portrayed a DO IT IT DO

young Swedish woman who came to Washing- STAGING A CIVIL WAR CONFLICT ton state in the late 1800s, and delved into the difficult experiences many immigrants had hen Civil War re-enactors David Imburgia and Matt Clemens the struggle to maintain a united country. when they came to the United States—includ- 02.26.14 step in front on an audience Thurs., March 6 at the Burling- “Civil War re-enactors, by their authentic cos- ing dealing with language struggles, war and ton Public Library, entertainment won’t be the only focus tuming and detailed study of period history, are the influenza epidemic.

.09 W of their performance. able to transport audiences back into time. Not “The series spans the time from the founding 09 # As part of the library’s ROOTS Project Living History Series, “The only does the audience experience on an intel- of this country, to the Civil War that defined Civil War: Defining Our Nation” presentation will also lean heavily on lectual level, but also on an emotional level— out nation, followed by the immigrant experi- the educational aspects that are part and parcel of the project’s aim. this is what it felt like to be a Confederate or Yan- ence, and finally to the 1930s and the works of While the costumed duo will call on their theatrical chops to portray kee soldier. This is what our Civil War ancestors the Civil Conservation Corps,” Wilson says. two close friends who are heatedly debating the issues and political truly believed then and were willing to die for.” “All of these time periods teach us what it climate of the times—zeroing in on the events that led up to the out- Wilson says “Defining Our Nation” is also meant to be an American then, and who we are

CASCADIA WEEKLY break of the War Between the States—those behind the scenes hope a reminder to citizens that democracy is an today as a nation. These programs remind us attendees also come away with a deeper sense of what it meant to be evolving experiment, and that it can take gen- that the values we hold dear as U.S. citizens 16 living in our country during those troubled times. erations for ideologies to take hold and define did not come without personal sacrifice by our “The Civil War period was a pivotal time in our nation’s history,” a country. She also points to the fact that civil ancestors. And, finally, this educational series ROOTS Project Coordinator Margie Wilson says. “If an American today wars are still occurring in countries around the of living histories renews our pride in being traveled back in time they would not recognize the states of the 1860s. world, making the subject even more relevant. part of a collective American heritage that all They would abhor the existence of slavery. They would be surprised at Because the ROOTS Project was created with of our ancestors contributed to.” doit

STAGE Lynden’s Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St. WWW.CLAIREVGTHEATRE.COM FEB. 26-MARCH 1 34 BOAT FESTIVAL: The Bellingham One-Act The- WED., MARCH 5 atre Festival continues at 7pm nightly through BRING IT ON: The “bitingly relevant” Broad- FOOD FOOD Saturday at the Bellingham Theatre Guild, 1600 way comedy known as Bring It On: The Musical H St. For a full listing of the plays that will stops by Bellingham for one night only for a show in repertory, peruse the guild’s website. 7:30pm show at the Mount Baker Theatre, 104 28 Individual show tickets are $4. N. Commercial St. Tickets are $30-$59. WWW.BELLINGHAMTHEATREGUILD.COM 734-6080 OR WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM FEB. 26-MARCH 2 MARCH 6-8 B-BOARD THE 39 STEPS: The MBT’s Winter Repertory SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL: Characters from

Theatre series presents the comic whodunit Dr. Seuss books make appearances when a 24 known as The 39 Steps, which ends its run this cast of 50 presents Seussical the Musical at

week with performances at 7:30pm Wednesday 7pm Thursday through Saturday at Ferndale FILM through Friday, and 3pm Saturday and Sunday, High School, 5830 Golden Eagle Dr. Tickets at the venue’s Walton Theatre, 104 N. Commer- are $7-$10.

cial St. Tickets are $12.50-$25. 383-9261 20 WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM

SKETCHOPEDIA: Krissa Woiwod and Kimberly MUSIC THURS., FEB. 27 Ross present showings of “Sketchopedia” at WAR HORSE: View a big-screen performance of 8pm Thursday through Saturday at the iDiOM 18 the London National Theatre’s Live’s broadcast Theater, 1418 Cornwall Ave. The educational

of their original stage production of War Horse sketch comedy focuses on subject matter that ART at 7:30pm at Mount Vernon’s Lincoln Theatre, starts with the letter A, and is described as 712 S. First St. Tickets are $11-$15. “a journey through history, pop culture and 16 Is School Interrupting Your Child’s Education? 16 WWW.LINCOLNTHEATRE.ORG the animal kingdom with singing and dancing. Tickets are $10. STAGE The Alger Learning Center STAGE GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch “The Good, the Bad WWW.IDIOMTHEATER.COM Independence and the Ugly” at 8pm every Thursday at the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At 10pm, stick MARCH 6-9 High School 14 around for the “Project.” Entry is $4-$7. OKLAHOMA!: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Okla- WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM homa! opens this week with showings at 7pm We are a Washington State approved & Thursday through Saturday, and 2pm Sunday, nationally accredited K-12 private school that GET OUT FEB. 27-MARCH 1 at Bellingham High School, 2020 Cornwall Ave. gives students the opportunity to experience the WHITE CHRISTMAS: Lynden High School Tickets are $10. Additional showings happen freedom of student-centered independent learning and

Performing Arts presents Irving Berlin’s White March 13-16. unschooling. Combining unbridled creativity with 12 Christmas at 7pm Thursday through Saturday at 676-6575 flexible, free-range organic learning, our programs the school’s Judson Auditorium, 516 Main St. enhance freedom and self-directed motivation. Tickets are $9-$10.50. WORDS 354-4401 OR WWW.LYNDEN.WEDNET.EDU Serving Northwestern Washington for over 31 Years

DANCE 8 Specialists in individualized multi-disciplinary curriculum; tutoring & THURSDAY MAN: Glenn Hergenhahn’s adapta- learning labs; annual assessments, credit analysis & transcript evaluations; tion of mystery novelist G.K. Chesterton’s The SAT., MARCH 1 Man Who Was Thursday continues this weekend SWING DANCE: The Bellingham Youth Jazz SAT, college & vocational prep; adult high school completion; CURRENTS CURRENTS with 8pm performances Thursday through Band will perform at a benefit Swing Dance consideration & respect for all learning styles & differences. Accommodating students who travel, work, or have other interests outside school.

Saturday at the iDiOM Theater, 1418 Cornwall from 7-9pm at the Bellingham Senior Activity 6 Ave. The play follows the investigation of a Center, 315 Halleck St. Entry is by donation. detective who infiltrates a secret group of WWW.JAZZPROJECT.ORG Self-Paced & Year-Around - Enroll Anytime - HSPE Not Required VIEWS anarchists. Tickets are $10. New Bellingham classroom & office located at 100 Pine St. on the Bay at Cornwall Beach WWW.IDIOMTHEATER.COM SMOKEY JOE’S DANCE: Music from the 1940- (800) 595-2630 email: [email protected] www.independent-learning.com 4 60s will be part of USA Dance’s “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” dance from 7-10pm at Presence Dance FEB. 27-MARCH 2 MAIL BINGO THE MUSICAL: Friendship and num- Studio, 1412 Cornwall Ave. Entry is $7-$10.

ber-calling will both be part of performances WWW.BELLINGHAMUSADANCE.COM 2 of Bingo, the Winning Musical starting this week

at 7:30pm Thursday through Saturday, and 2pm LALAS BURLESQUE: Classic rock will be part IT DO

Sunday, at Lynden’s Claire Vg Thomas Theatre, of the Lalas Burlesque Show at 7pm in Ana- 655 Front St. Tickets are $8-$12. cortes at the Swinomish Casino & Lodge, 12885 WWW.CLAIREVGTHEATRE.COM Casino Dr. Tickets are $30-$50. WWW.THELALAS.COM FEB. 28-MARCH 1 02.26.14 ALWAYS PATSY: Mount Vernon’s Theater Arts TAO: Athletic bodies and contemporary

Guild continues showings of Always...Patsy costumes meet explosive taiko drumming and .09 09

Cline with performances at 7:30pm Friday and innovative choreography when Japan’s TAO #

Saturday at the Conway Muse, 18444 Main St. presents “Phoenix Rising” at 8pm at the Mount Tickets are $20. Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St. Tickets WWW.THEATERARTSGUILD.ORG are $20-$45. 734-6080 OR WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM SPACE TREK: Watch the improvised sci-fi adventure show known as “Space Trek” for the MARCH 1-2 final weekend at 8pm and 10pm Friday and DANCE GALLERY SPRING CONCERT: Works

Saturday at the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. by local and national choreographers can be CASCADIA WEEKLY Tickets are $10-$12. seen when Dance Gallery hosts its 23rd an- 17 WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM nual Spring Concert at 7:30pm Saturday and 5pm Sunday at the Firehouse Performing Arts MON., MARCH 3 Center, 1314 Harris Ave. Tickets are $12 and MOUSE AUDITIONS: Audition for upcoming additional performances happen March 8-9. performances of The Mouse That Roared at 7pm at WWW.DANCEGALLERY.ORG your life, remembering something important you don’t want to forget as time goes by.” While most people don’t stick with the project for as long as Chaikin has, others are

in it for the long haul. For her part, Chai- 34 kin—who’s also an active painter—says

FOOD FOOD she’ll continue contributing to Blipfoto for visual as long as it keeps her inspired and growing as a photographer. 28 GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES “I didn’t expect my photography skills to change because of Blipfoto,” Chaikin says.

B-BOARD B-BOARD “Boy, was I wrong! Especially in the last 24 FILM , 20 When it’s pointed out MUSIC that 1,500 days of taking 18 18 18 pictures might make it ART ART difficult to come up with 16 additional images, Chaikin STAGE points out that’s not the

14 case, not at all. GET OUT year, my photography has gotten better and 12 better. I am more able to find subjects. I’m WORDS quicker at processing. And almost every day 8 I am able to come up GET IT with a high-quality pho- WHAT: Blipfoto

CURRENTS CURRENTS tograph. I’ve learned a Limited great deal about how to

6 WHEN: Post a photo a day, every process and create what day I want, and I’ve got- VIEWS BY AMY KEPFERLE COST: Being part ten more streamlined at of Blipfoto is free;

4 doing that. Also, I am there is an optional much more experimental annual membership MAIL MAIL fee for those users than I ever was before.”

wanting to access Chaikin also points 2 Day by Day extra features out that being a part of

DO IT IT DO INFO: www. FOUR YEARS AND COUNTING Blipfoto keeps her on the blipfoto.com lookout for interesting f anyone wants to know what Bellingham artist Ann ions about things,” Chaikin says. “Some days I don’t even subject matter, and that Chaikin has been up to for the past 1,500 days—and mention my daily activities. I do always, or almost al- it’s deepened her interest in the natural world. 02.26.14 I counting—there’s an easy way to find out. ways, say something to go along with the photos.” During difficult times, it also helps keep her More than four years ago, Chaikin, 71, signed up for a Blipfoto’s Raquel Gella says the site was started 10 grounded, present and consistently creative. .09 photo blogging platform called Blipfoto that allowed her to years ago by a man named Joe Tree who spent a few hours When it’s pointed out that 1,500 days of 09 # post daily images to share with the viewing public. Along one Sunday afternoon building a simple website that al- taking pictures might make it difficult to with a pick that’s chosen from among the photographs she lowed him to publish one photo a day on the internet and come up with additional images, Chaikin takes with one of her four cameras each day, Chaikin also write something about it. Gradually, he built up a loyal points out that’s not the case, not at all. takes advantage of the site’s journaling capabilities. following of viewers, and eventually expanded the site “I would guess that more than 90 percent So, in addition to viewing Chaikin’s (mostly) Whatcom so that others could do the same thing, as well. Now, of my photos are from an area within a couple County-based worldview, those who peruse the site can Blipfoto delivers more than 18 million monthly views to of miles of where I live,” Chaikin says. “I find

CASCADIA WEEKLY also find out what inspired the shot—or what’s happening visitors in more than 175 countries. subjects by keeping my eyes open all the time in her life each day that deserves mention, whether it’s “Blipfoto gives you a unique and original way to save and watching for something of interest. You’d 18 planning a trip to Las Vegas, commenting on the beauty of your life: rather than just being another screen to con- be amazed how much there is to photograph if the place she lives, or sharing worries about an upcoming sume passively like other social networks, Blip gives peo- you just look.” doctor’s appointment. ple a shared purpose, something constructive to do which “I have moved away from ‘today I did this’ to talking leaves a history,” Gella says. “By taking just one photo To see Chaikin’s 1,500-plus photos from the past about more subjects and expressing my feelings and opin- a day and sharing it on Blip, you are keeping a record of four years, go to www.blipfoto.com/ArtistAnnie doit

UPCOMING EVENTS on display through March at Bellingham City Hall, 210 Lottie St. THURS., FEB. 27 WWW.MOJOSTHEORY.COM

TOM WOOD RECEPTION: An opening 34 reception for Bellingham painter and printer FISHBOY GALLERY: Check out the contem- Thomas Wood’s “Under the Inspiration Tree” porary folk art of RR Clark from 1:30-5pm FOOD takes place from 5-7pm at Fairhaven’s Lucia every Mon.-Fri. at the FishBoy Gallery, 617 Douglas Gallery, 1415 13th St. The exhibit is Virginia St.

a collection of imaginary landscapes filled 714-0815 OR WWW.FISHBOYGALLERY.COM 28 with fantastic creatures and curious plants emerging in an abundance of color and form. GALLERY CYGNUS: “Of This World and See it through March 22. Not,” featuring works by Skagit Valley artists B-BOARD WWW.LUCIADOUGLAS.COM Heidi Epstein, Allen Moe, and Eddie Gordon, shows through March 16 in La Conner at Gal- SAT., MARCH 1 lery Cygnus, 109 Commercial St. 24 SCULPTURE WOODS: Peruse a variety WWW.GALLERYCYGNUS.COM of outdoor sculptures when Lummi Island FILM sculptor Ann Morris opens her property to GOOD EARTH: Wood-fired works by Isaac the public at a monthly self-guided tour hap- Howard and friends can be viewed through 20 pening from 10am-5pm at the island space February at Good Earth Pottery, 1000 Harris at 3851 Legoe Bay Rd. Entry is free; please Ave. MUSIC leave your cameras at home. WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM WWW.ANNMORRISBRONZE.COM 18 HONEY: Erin Clancy’s “Until We Meet Again” 18 LEVI VINCENT RECEPTION: Attend an shows through February at Honey Salon, 310 ART ART opening reception for Levi Vincent’s “Texture W. Holly St. The collection of works on paper & Grace” exhibit from 2-5pm at Good Earth and functional ceramics constitutes Clancy’s

Pottery, 1000 Harris Ave. The “graceful and final art show in Bellingham before moving 16 fun” pots will be on display through March. to New York City.

WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM WWW.HONEYBELLINGHAM.COM STAGE

NORTHWEST ARTISTS OPENING: An JANSEN ART CENTER: Sign up for classes

opening reception and potluck for the “100 and workshops on an ongoing basis at 14 Northwest Artists” show takes place from Lynden’s Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St. 4-9pm on Camano Island at Matzke Fine Art A “Spring Community Exhibit” and special

Gallery and Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche showings by Katherine Payge, Vernon GET OUT Way. Twenty-five of the regional artists who Leibrant, and Michael Davenport are also contributed to the book of the same name currently on display. 12 will show their work, including gallery owner WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG Karla Matzke. The works will show through

April 13. MAKE.SHIFT: View Portland artist Chris WORDS WWW.MATZKEFINEART.COM Henry’s “White Trash Girls from the Small Town in the Middle of My Mind” through Feb- 8 ATMOSPHERES OPENING: New work by ruary at Make.Shift Art Space, 306 Flora St. Tyree Callahan, Todd Horton, and Sharon WWW.MAKESHIFTPROJECT.COM Kingston can be viewed at an opening recep-

tion for “Atmospheres” from 5-8pm at Edison’s MONA: “Shoreline from the Permanent Col- CURRENTS Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave. The lection” and “North American” are on display paintings created for the exhibition are an through March 12 at La Conner’s Museum of 6 inner play between atmospheric light and Northwest Art, 121 S. First St.

northwest landscape. See them through March. WWW.MONAMUSEUM.ORG VIEWS WWW.SMITHANDVALLEE.COM

QUILT MUSEUM: View Sue Spargo’s “Creating 4 Texture,” Surface Design Association’s “Out of the Blue,” and “Timeless Treasures: Crazy MAIL ONGOING EXHIBITS Quilts” through March 23 at the La Conner

ALLIED ARTS: The multi-artist exhibit, “A Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St. 2 Closer Look at Climate,” shows through Feb. WWW.LACONNERQUILTS.COM DO IT IT DO 28 at Allied Arts, 1418 Cornwall Ave. The show is presented by Allied Arts members WHATCOM ART MARKET: From 10am-6pm in conjunction with Whatcom Museum’s every Thursday through Monday through “Vanishing Ice” exhibit. Christmas, stop by the Whatcom Art Guild’s

WWW.ALLIEDARTS.ORG Art Market at Fairhaven’s Waldron Building, 02.26.14 1314 12th St. ANCHOR ART SPACE: View mixed-media WWW.WHATCOMARTGUILD.ORG .09

works by Lanny Bergner, Danielle Bodine, 09 # Lynn DiNino, Lin McJunkin, Don Myhre, and WHATCOM MUSEUM: “Vanishing Ice,” Denise Snyder at an exhibit featuring the “Treasures from the Trunk: The Story of J.J. members of Northwest Designer Craftsmen Donovan” and “Romantically Modern: Pacific through March 9 in Anacortes at Anchor Art Northwest Landscapes” can currently be Space, 216 Commercial Ave. viewed at the Whatcom Museum campus. WWW.ANCHORARTSPACE.ORG WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG

ARTWOOD: View “Sweetheart Surprise” WILSON LIBRARY: View a retrospective of CASCADIA WEEKLY through February at Artwood Gallery, 1000 painter Michael Davenport’s work at “An Art- Harris Ave. ist Never Stops Growing” exhibit on display 19 WWW.ARTWOODGALLERY.COM through March 6 at WWU’s Wilson Library (just above the sky bridge). The works cover CITY HALL: Andrew Johnson’s “Through the the years 1969-2013. Darkness Comes the Light” paintings will be WWW.LIBRARY.WWU.EDU Rumor Has It

I’M AWARE THAT THE What’s Up! Magazine 34 anniversary show with its smorgasbord of free

FOOD FOOD music is hogging up a fair amount of coming- attractions attention at the moment, but Bell- music ingham’s music scene is a busy place, and that’s 28 SHOW PREVIEWS ›› RUMOR HAS IT not the only entertainment game in town. Early bird weekend passes for this year’s it-

B-BOARD B-BOARD eration of Summer Meltdown (which runs from Aug. 7-10) were made available for purchase last weekend, and nabbing a ticket before June 24 BY CAREY ROSS 7 will net you a discount as well as admission

FILM to the festival festivities on Thurs., Aug. 7. You may procure said passes online or at various re- tail outlets from Bellingham to Seattle. Should 20 The Best Things in Life Are… 20 20 you require more incentive than fantasies of

MUSIC MUSIC DID SOMEONE SAY FREE?

MUSIC future Meltdowns can provide, make your way It was also a whole lot of fun. to the Wild Buffalo on Sun., March 2 for a Melt-

18 As such, I should not have been surprised when, down Winter Warmup Party featuring the ever- almost immediately after that music-stuffed day, entertaining and ART Cole began to talk about doing it all over again the occasionally acro- next year. Frankly, I was sure he was just caught batic MarchFourth 16 up in some kind of rosy aural afterglow and would Marching Band. For

STAGE come to his senses and recognize his own crazy talk. that night only, Cole and I have been friends for more than a festival passes can decade. I should really know better by now. be purchased at 14 Which brings us, once again, the Buffalo at a to another birthday for What’s steeper discount BY CAREY ROSS GET OUT Up! Magazine, and a reprise than even the of last year’s daylong celebra- one offered by Meltdown’s website. The Win- tion. This time, the happen- ter Warmup is a joint effort on the part of 12 ings will take place Sat., March the Wild Buffalo, Boogie Universal, and Sum- 1, the venue count has topped mer Meltdown, all of who firmly believe you WORDS ATTEND out at more than 20, and the should definitely go to Meltdown—that is, WHAT: What’s amount of local bands and if you’re not planning to attend the Subdued 8 Up! Magazine Anniversary Show musicians involved is prob- Stringband Jamboree, which, with uncanny WHEN: Sat., ably somewhere in the low six coincidence, once again falls during the same March 1

CURRENTS CURRENTS figures (I may have overstated weekend as Meltdown. Thanks, Stringband and WILD THRONE WHERE: that last part a tiny bit). Meltdown. All we want to do is love you both PHOTO BY RYAN RUSSELL 6 Everywhere Before I get down to the equally. Why won’t you let us? Don’t you want COST: Free ast year at about this time, What’s Up! Magazine Editor Brent MORE INFO: nitty gritty of who is playing us to be happy? VIEWS Cole was unleashing a day’s worth of free local music at pretty www.whatsup- when and where, I’d like to I realize I already blathered a bunch (and

4 L much any/every place in downtown Bellingham that had at magazine.com speak to something about this then some) about the aforementioned day of least one electrical outlet and three square feet of floor space. That particular entertainment ex- music this coming Saturday, but bear with me MAIL MAIL might be a slight exaggeration, but it sure didn’t seem so at the travaganza that should not be overlooked. Cole, as I blather a little more, with a bit more spec-

time. The impetus for the musical melee was the Bellingham music as mastermind and chief organizer of Saturday’s ificity. Because I fear it could get lost in the 2 magazine’s 15th anniversary, a milestone Cole wanted to mark in birthday bash, will no doubt get his measure of shuffle of all the other excellent music taking DO IT IT DO

unforgettable fashion. glory (as well he should) by day’s end. However, place March 1, I’d like to draw some attention The idea was to throw 15 different shows—with every show featur- no man is an island, and Cole would be the first to the show at the Redlight that night, and ing an all-local lineup and none of them featuring a cover charge—at to admit he has a whole lot of help in pulling Apartment Kids in particular. Apartment Kids 15 different venues. It was an undertaking that seemed like utter this off. From those who will lend their gear to was the once-solo (but now with a full band) 02.26.14 folly when Cole first proposed it, but when I started taking certain the people who will help turn places like ModSock project of Peter Hilleary, he of the now-de- factors into account, the notion wasn’t actually so farfetched. Fac- and La Fiamma into impromptu music venues to funct Todos Somos Lee and current Navigator/ .09 tors such as the sheer quantity of bands and musicians in this town. the bars who cleared their calendars so Cole could Communicator. Hilleary was/is a contributor to 09 # Or the healthy number of traditional music venues and music-friendly command nearly every stage in town, it takes, if those bands, but Apartment Kids is a project all spaces that could double as such. Or the fact that bands in this town not a village, at least a whole boatload of people his own. Although Hilleary has released a pair have a history of being exceedingly willing to play for free when the to bring this big, loud baby into being. Of course, of albums under his Apartment Kids moniker, occasion is right. Or the knowledge that if Cole booked it, people none of this would happen without the unfailing he’s yet to play a single live show—but all that would surely come. generosity of Bellingham’s musicians, who are, al- will change on Saturday. In a town rife with All of these things, when taken together, made for a large-scale most without exception, willing to donate their excellent musicians and bands, it can be tough

CASCADIA WEEKLY event that was surprisingly doable, enough that Cole surpassed his time and talent when asked. for any one of them to stand out, but Hilleary target of 15 venues, adding more shows in more places, drawing My space here is far too limited to list every has done just that with his Apartment Kids en- 20 from, but by no means exhausting, Bellingham’s seemingly endless lineup of every show that will take place Saturday deavor. But by no means should you take my supply of musicians. And when the day of the big birthday confab (if you’re a Facebook user, there’s a decent chance word for this. Both Apartment Kids albums are arrived, everything went off with only the most minimal of hitches, you received a flurry of event invites that contain available via Bandcamp, so you can listen for hordes of people came out to partake of the festivities and the whole all pertinent details), but an overview is certainly yourselves before hitting up Saturday’s show at thing was an unqualified success. in order. Things kick off early with a series of all- the Redlight. FREE SHOWS, FROM PREVIOUS PAGE musicevents a truly local nursery! ages shows at some fairly unlikely locales. WED., FEB. 26

At 1pm, Russ Riviere and Misty Flowers ANI DIFRANCO: Contemporary folk singer Ani will play at Naked Clothing, while Biagio DiFranco makes her way to Bellingham for a 34 Biondolillo and Hillary Susz will post up at 7:30pm show at the Mount Baker Theatre. Tickets to see the ever-evolving performer are $25-$35. FOOD Aladdin’s Antiques. At 2pm, 3 Six 0 Music 734-6080 OR WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM will play host to the Fire Organ and Vaca- tioneer, Sarah Goodin and Tyson Ballew will JAMIE LAVAL: Traditional music from Scotland, 28 hit up Avalon Music, and the Co-op will be Ireland, Brittany, and Quebec can be heard when treated to the sweet sounds of Vervex and virtuoso fiddler and storyteller Jamie Laval per- forms at 7:30pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, B-BOARD Reasoner. During the 3pm hour, Kulshan 2117 Walnut St. Entry is $12-$20. free workshops Brewery will get in on the action with sets 384-5117 OR WWW.JAMIELAVAL.COM from Ben N. Fletcher, Moongrass, and the 24 Devilly Brothers, while across town at Ev- SYMPHONIC BAND: Eighty-plus players from every saturday eryday Music, City Hall and Crow Magnet will WWU’s Symphonic band will perform selections FILM from a wide range of musical eras from the 16th entertain shoppers. At the same time, Go in march and 17th centuries at 8pm at the school’s Per- 20 Slowpoke and the Muscle Relaxers will carve forming Arts Center Concert Hall. Entry is free 20 out a corner of La Fiamma for their musi- and open to the public. MUSIC MUSIC cal ministrations. At 4pm, Coulby Styles and 650-7640 it's time mon-sat 10-5, sun 11-4 MUSIC 6906 goodwin road, everson | (360) 966-5859 Ashley Douglas will appear at Gypsies and to get planting! www.cloudmountainfarmcenter.org THURS, FEB. 27 18 Ginger Snaps, and Brad Lockhard and Nika CHERYL HODGE: Listen to the jazz sounds of :KatFom &oXnt\'s nonpUoÀt FommXnit\ IaUm anG eGXFation FenteU Lee, along with Porch Party, will bring live Cheryl Hodge at a free concert from 5:30-7:30pm ART music back to Casa Que Pasa for one eve- at Lynden’s Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St. ning. At 6pm, Thimble vs. Needle will play WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG 16 a concert for an army of socks—and some

JUDY FJELL: Singer and songwriter Judy Fjell STAGE people too—at ModSock. makes an appearance in Bellingham at a 7:30pm I’m pretty sure it would be darn near im- concert at the Roeder Home, 2600 Sunset Dr. possible to see every band playing during Entry is $15-$25. 14 the afternoon and evening hours, but when WWW.JUDYFJELL.COM 7pm arrives, the floodgates truly open, and WIND SYMPHONY: Contemporary and tradi- GET OUT if you try and be everywhere for every- tional music will both be on the bill at a free thing, you’ll expire of an attack of either concert by Western Washington University’s the heart or panic variety. Such thorny lo- Wind Symphony at 8pm at the school’s Perform- 12 gistical issues require strategy, and while ing Arts Center Concert Hall. 650-7640 I can’t determine what yours might be, I’m WORDS perfectly willing to share mine. FRI., FEB. 28 At 7pm, it’s likely I’ll be found at Cap GOSPEL CHOIR: “Give Me That Old-Time 8 Hansen’s for some strong libations set Religion” will be the theme of the Bellingham to a soundtrack of the Country Hamms. Community Gospel Choir’s fifth annual Black FIRST PLACE I’ll be sure and duck out in time to duck History Concert at 7pm at Fountain Community CURRENTS Church, 2100 Broadway.

into Make.Shift at 8pm for at least part 6 (360) 223-8098 NO CONTROVERSY of Learning Team, Fictions, Dad Jazz, and

Porch Cat. From there, it’s back across the FEB. 28-MARCH 2 VIEWS downtown core at 9pm, where I will try and DIE FLEDERMAUS: Skagit Opera presents perform the truly impressive feat of being showings of the comedic opera known as Die 4 Fledermaus starting this weekend with showings

able to see some of each of the shows at Lotus Coffee MAIL at 7:30pm Friday and 3pm Sunday at Mount Ver- the Shakedown (Wild Throne, Girl Guts, non’s McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College St. Tickets

Minor Plains, and Gonzo), the Green Frog are $25-$59. 2 (Br’er Rabbit, the Ames, Louis Ledford, and WWW.MCINTYREHALL.ORG Locally Roasted DO IT Ron Hardesty), the Redlight (PRND and SAT., MARCH 1 the must-not-miss debut show of Apart- TRADITIONAL JAZZ: The Clamdigger Jazz Band ment Kids), and perhaps the Cabin Tavern will perform New Orleans/Dixieland music at the Breakfast

for good measure (Agonizer, Dead Hook- Bellingham Traditional Jazz Society’s monthly 02.26.14 ers, Muppet Fetish, and Vaticunts)—and I concert and dance from 2-5pm at the VFW Hall, 625 N State St. Entry is $6-$12. Omelettes… haven’t even mentioned the whatdoings at .09 734-2973 OR WWW.BTJS.WEBS.COM 09 the Wild Buffalo or the Swillery or Honey Delicious omelettes! # Moon or Poppe’s. Or the earlier shows at BUG JAM: Join Bellingham Ukulele Group for a Third Planet and the Alternative Library. BUG Jam from 3-5pm at St. James Presbyterian If your appetite for local music isn’t sa- Church, 910 14th St. Suggested donation is $5. tiated by the end of Saturday’s free festiv- WWW.BELLINGHAMUKULELEGROUP.COM ities, you’re either some kind of voracious CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY: Flutist Lisa monster or you weren’t trying hard enough McCarthy, oboist Jennifer Weeks, bassoonist CASCADIA WEEKLY to spread yourself too thin over the course Pat Nelson, and pianist Annie Scherr present of the day. Conventional wisdom combined “Masterworks for Winds and Piano” at a Belling- 21 with common sense dictate that the op- ham Chamber Music Society concert at 7pm at Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall, 121 Prospect portunity to see and hear so much music at St. Entry is $10-$20. no cost to you is one that won’t come your 303-4014 OR way again anytime soon—not until next WWW.BELLINGHAMCHAMBERMUSIC.ORG year, at least. Mon - Fri 7am - 4:00pm • Sat 7:30am - 4pm • Sun 8am - 3pm • 1319 Railroad • 676-5288 musicvenues 34 See below for venue addresses and phone 02.26.14 02.27.14 02.28.14 03.01.14 03.02.14 03.03.14 03.04.14 FOOD FOOD numbers WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY

28 Bobby Lee's Pub & Karaoke w/Kristina Karaoke w/Kristina Karaoke w/Kristina Eatery B-BOARD B-BOARD Boundary Bay Paul Klein (early), Jazz Aaron Guest (Taproom) Brewery Night (late) 24

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FILM Open Mic DJ Ontic House Commodore Ballroom 20 20 20 Agonizer, Dead Hookers, Mup- Cabin Tavern The Gypsters, more Ryan Davidson pet Fetish, more MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC

Skinny Puppy, Army of the Commodore Ballroom 18 Universe ART

Conway Muse Kerry and the Keepers Wayne Hayton Swil Kanim 16 STAGE Edison Inn Piano Night Chris Eger Band Bow Diddlers 14

Glow Nightclub Boombox Kid Girl Meets Boy DJ Boombox In Night Out GET OUT

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Honey Moon Open Mic w/Tad Kroening The Sky Colony Eagle's Whistle The Penny Stinkers Live Music The Shadies FILM 20 Moongrass, The Devilly 20 Kulshan Brewery One Lane Bridge Quinnell Brothers MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC

Main St. Bar and Grill Country Karaoke JP Falcon Grady Wolf Creek Blind Fate Boogie Sundays 18

Cinematiks, Infinite Penz, Learning Team, Fictions, Dad ART Make.Shift Art Space more Jazz, more 16

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(360) 599-3663 | H20, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes • (360) 755-3956 | Honey Moon 1053 N State St. • 734-0728 | Kulshan Brewery 2238 James St. • 389-5348 | Make.Shift Art Space 306 Flora St. • 389-3569 | Lighthouse Bar & Grill One Bellwether Way • ( 360) 392-3200 | Main Street Bar & Grill 2004 Main St., Ferndale • ( 360) 384-2982 | McKay’s Taphouse 1118 E. Maple St. • (360) 647-3600 | Nooksack River Casino 23 5048 Mt. Baker Hwy., Deming • (360) 354-7428 | Poppe’s 714 Lakeway Dr. • 671-1011 | Paso Del Norte 758 Peace Portal Dr. Blaine • (360) 332-4045 | The Redlight 1017 N State St. • www.redlightwineandcoffee. com | Rockfish Grill 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes • (360) 588-1720 | The Royal 208 E. Holly St. • 738-3701 | Rumors Cabaret 1119 Railroad Ave. • 671-1849 | The Shakedown 1212 N. State St. • www. shakedownbellingham.com | Silver Reef Casino 4876 Haxton Way, Ferndale • (360) 383-0777 | Skagit Valley Casino Resort 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow • (360) 724-7777 | Skylark’s Hidden Cafe 1300 11th St. • 715- 3642 | Swinomish Casino 12885 Casino Dr., Anacortes • (888) 288-8883 |Temple Bar 306 W. Champion St. • 676-8660 | The Underground 211 E. Chestnut St. • 738-3701 | Underground Coffeehouse Viking Union 3rd Floor, WWU | Village Inn Pub 3020 Northwest Ave. • 734-2490 | Washington Sips 608 1st. St., La Conner • (360)399-1037 | Wild Buffalo 208 W. Holly St. • www.wildbuffalo.net | To get your live music listings included in this esteemed newsprint, send info to [email protected]. Deadlines are always at 5pm Friday. of them with nominations. That final slot easily could’ve gone to the Coen Brothers’ critically acclaimed Inside Llewyn Davis (criminally overlooked by the Academy in

many categories), Her, or The Butler (anoth- 34 er overlooked film). FOOD FOOD Film MOVIE REVIEWS ›› SHOWTIMES Best Director NOMINEES: David O. Russell (American 28 Hustle), Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity), Alexan- der Payne (Nebraska), Steve McQueen (12

B-BOARD B-BOARD Years a Slave), Martin Scorsese (The Wolf of Wall Street)

Who Will Win: As Best Picture goes, so 24 24 does Best Director—or at least that’s al- FILM FILM ways been the trend. The categories split between two films last year, and I think it could happen again this 20 time around, which would

MUSIC surely make some kind of Oscar history if it hap-

18 pened. Although Steve Mc- Queen is building a career ART that has Oscar written all over it, I believe Alfonso 16 ATTEND Cuaron to be the man to the WHAT:

STAGE Pickford Film beat in this category, and Center’s 2014 other awards-season re- Oscar Party sults bear this hunch out. 14 WHEN: 4pm Who Should Win: Alfonso Sun., March 2 Cuaron. Every single terrify- WHERE: GET OUT Pickford Film ing moment of Gravity was also exquisitely directed. I BY CAREY ROSS Center, 1318 Bay St. now feel like I know what it 12 COST: is like to go to space. Pos- Oscars $60-$150 sibly related: I now never WORDS INFO: www. pickfordfilm want to go to space. center.com Who Was Snubbed: The 8 most obvious slight in this category is Paul Greengrass for Captain Phil-

CURRENTS CURRENTS GOINGFORGOLD lips. Not everyone is in love with his herky- jerky camera style, but it was a good fit 6 for this hostage story, and he should’ve at enerally speaking, I use this opportunity Best Picture least earned a nod. Because they are my VIEWS to speak about the many ways in which NOMINEES: American Hustle, Captain Phillips, favorite filmmakers and Inside Llewyn Davis

4 GHollywood has let me down during the Dallas Buyers Club, Gravity, Her, Nebraska, Philom- was an excellent movie, I feel as though year prior. ena, 12 Years a Slave, The Wolf of Wall Street Joel and Ethan Coen were ignored as well. MAIL MAIL I’m not going to do that this year. WHO WILL WIN: With nine films out of a possible

The reason is simple: Although Hollywood of- 10 nominated, this category is rich with possibil-

2 Best Actor fered up its usual subpar roster of sequels, su- ity. That said, conventional wisdom has it that NOMINEES: Christian Bale (American DO IT IT DO

perhero movies and remakes, it was also able to this race comes down to two films: Gravity and 12 Hustle), Bruce Dern (Nebraska), Leonardo balance out the unceasing onslaught of lowest- Years a Slave. One is a $100 million special-effects DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street), Chi- common-denominator dreck with some undeni- sci-fi spectacular, the other a small-budget story wetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), Matthew ably fine films. of slavery that’s as raw and gritty as it gets. The McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club) 02.26.14 Now it is time for the Oscars, ostensibly the two movies could not be more different. With the WHO WILL WIN: Long thought to have a place to honor all this fine filmmaking. With 10 margin between them perceived as being razor- lock on this category, 12 Years a Slave’s Chi- .09 nominations each, Gravity and American Hustle thin, this is a tough category to call, but given wetel Ejiofor now has a monster performance 09 # are the films to beat. But don’t discount critical the proclivities of the Academy, 12 Years a Slave by Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyer’s darling 12 Years a Slave, which nabbed nine nods seems like the more likely bet. Of course, with its Club to contend with. Indeed, I think the of its own. Per usual, the winners in some cat- 10 nominations, American Hustle can’t be counted awards-season momentum McConaughey has egories seem pretty clear-cut, while others are out either, which only makes this Best Picture gathered will be too great to be denied come a mystery. race that much more interesting. Oscar night. He may have made a career out Before the curtain rises March 2 at the Dolby WHO SHOULD WIN: Gravity was the best film I of throwaway rom-coms, but McConaughey

CASCADIA WEEKLY Theatre in Los Angeles and the winners are di- saw in 2013. The Academy doesn’t always love a is in the middle of a second-act reinvention vulged, predictions must be made. And while I’m blockbuster, however, this movie was both to- of himself as a stunningly skilled indie actor. 24 no cinematic prognosticator, I have amassed a tally visionary and utterly gripping. More power to him. decent record when it comes to parsing who will WHO WAS SNUBBED: Where do I begin? It’s WHO SHOULD WIN: I’m pretty on board end their evening with Tinseltown’s most cov- mind-boggling that with 10 spots available to with McConaughey nabbing on Oscar—with eted date: the little gold guy who goes by the them and so many excellent films to choose one caveat. Here’s the thing: I’m not a huge name of Oscar. from, the Academy chose to honor only nine fan of Leonardo DiCaprio. I am, however, am, however, forced to acknowledge he’s a hugely accomplished actor who is amassing an impressive body of work

with his director-in-crime, Martin Scors-

ese. A five-time nominee with no previ- 34 ous wins, someone should give this guy FOOD FOOD and Oscar, and they should do it pretty soon, lest he end up as this generation’s

Robert Redford (see below). 28 WHO WAS SNUBBED: I cannot remember the last time the field was so deep in this B-BOARD B-BOARD category. As Captain Phillips, Tom Hanks

turned in the most obviously overlooked 24 performance of the year. A commanding 24 turn in All Is Lost wasn’t enough to earn FILM Robert Redford a nod—a shame since he’s FILM never won an acting Oscar, and only been nominated in this category once before 20 (in 1974, for The Sting). The case could be made that Oscar Isaac’s breakout perfor- MUSIC mance in Inside Llewyn Davis deserved to be honored as well. 18 ART Best Actress

NOMINEES: Amy Adams (American 16 Hustle), Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine), Sandra Bullock (Gravity), Judi Dench STAGE (Philomena), Meryl Streep (August: Osage

12 YEARS A SLAVE County) 14 WHO WILL WIN: I have not seen Blue Jasmine because Woody Allen joins Ro- GET OUT man Polanski on the list of directors whose movies I won’t watch for moral

and ethical reasons. Child-abuse allega- 12 tions aside, this is the easiest category

of the night to call, with all pundits and WORDS prognosticators (including me) predict-

ing the Oscar will be awarded to five- 8 time nominee Cate Blanchett. WHO SHOULD WIN: I don’t really have a dog in this fight except to say that CURRENTS

Philomena was 2013’s Little Movie that 6 Could (and Did), and that is due primar-

ily to the excellent onscreen work of VIEWS Dame Judi Dench. WHO WAS SNUBBED: Emma Thompson 4

is widely regarded as the person who suf- MAIL fered the biggest snub in this category,

with many feeling as though her turn as 2 P.L. Travers in Saving Mr. Banks was worth DO IT a nomination. I’m going to lodge a more out-of-left-field complaint and say that Adele Exarchopoulos in Blue is the Warm-

est Color was responsible for the most 02.26.14 revelatory performance of the year, one

that more than holds its own among this .09 09

category’s contenders. # Best Supporting Actor NOMINEES: Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phil- lips), Bradley Cooper (American Hustle), Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave), Jonah Hill (The Wolf of Wall Street), Jar- ed Leto ( Dallas Buyers Club) CASCADIA WEEKLY WHO WILL WIN: Jared Leto has cleaned 25 up nearly every accolade he was nominated for during this year’s awards season, with good reason. There’s no reason to think things will go any differently DALLAS BUYERS CLUB come Oscar night. I think the narrative REVIEWED BY PETER RAINER

Like Father, Like Son 34 NATURE VS. NURTURE FOOD FOOD 28 B-BOARD B-BOARD

24 24 FILM FILM 20 MUSIC 18 ART 16 ike Father, Like Son, the new movie By contrast, the Saikis have a ram-

STAGE from the Japanese writer-director shackle, communal lifestyle with lots of L Hirokazu Kore-Eda, is about two fun and games. Their reaction to Ryota’s couples who discover that their 6-year- suggestion that he buy Ryusei and raise 14 old sons were switched at birth. the two boys together is so deeply of-

AMERICAN HUSTLE (JENNIFER LAWRENCE) Ryota and Midori Nonomiya (played fensive to them that the two men almost

GET OUT by Masaharu Fukuyama and Machiko come to blows. Keita goes kite flying Ono) live in an expensive, modern with his “new” father; he bonds with the Tokyo high-rise with their only child, family. Ryusei, in his outings with the 12 Keita. Yudai and Yukari Saiki (played by Nonomiyas, is less indulged. Lily Franky and Yoko Maki), by contrast, Kore-Eda directs in a spare, unforced WORDS live in a small apartment above the style that leaches much of the poten- family’s appliance shop with their three tial slobberiness from this story; and 8 children, including 6-year-old Ryusei. yet the film’s rich/cold versus the not- When the rural hospital where the so-rich/warm dichotomy is inherently

CURRENTS CURRENTS boys were born contacts the parents to sentimental. I’m not sure why he chose inform them of the mistake, both par- to do it this way. Surely the film’s pow- 6 ties are poleaxed by the news. Talk of er would not have been diminished if accountability and lawsuits (mostly from he had simply presented the two fami- VIEWS Yudai) shade into deeper discussions lies as equals on the success ladder.

4 about what exactly should be done. At Previously Kore-Eda has made movies

GRAVITY first there are get-togethers in malls and about rived families that have centered MAIL MAIL in each other’s homes; then the boys, on children, such as Nobody Knows, in

innocent of the mix-up, are swapped on which a mother abandons her kids, and 2 tle), Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave), weekends in preparation for the switch. I Wish, about parental divorce. Here he DO IT IT DO

OSCARS, FROM PAGE 25 Julia Roberts (August: Osage County), The evolving decision about what to shifts the focus to the adults, and this June Squibb (Nebraska) do cuts to the heart of what it means often means the two boys get short in which Jordan Catalano dons a dress and WHO WILL WIN: It seems pretty clear (at to be a parent—specifically a father, shrift. Kore-Eda perhaps believes that wins an Academy Award might just come least to me) that this category belongs since much of the movie focuses on children have an innate resiliency in 02.26.14 true. The world is a weird place. to either Jennifer Lawrence or Lupita Ryota’s transformation from distant these matters, and that, in the end, this WHO SHOULD WIN: Because I love to Nyong’o. I’m as in love with Lawrence as dad to caring father. Baldly put, it’s a is a movie about how a child makes a .09 champion an underdog, I’d like to see new- everyone else, but even so, last year’s Os- movie about nature versus nurture. father out of a man. Well and good, I 09 # comer Barkhad Abdi stage an upset in this car for Silver Linings Playbook might ace Ryota, not a bad man, indulges his suppose, except that this, too, is a sen- category. However, I have a feeling that, the actress out this time around. Which son, but he doesn’t set aside much time timentalism. Six years is certainly old for him, the nomination was the award. leaves us with Lupita Nyong’o, whose 12 for him. He leaves most of the caring to enough for a child to register seismically WHO WAS SNUBBED: Dear Academy, how Years a Slave performance was not only Midori, who at first comes across as a such a wrenching family displacement. the hell did Jonah Hill emerge with an gritty and graceful, but is also the kind dutiful homemaker. When he hears the To pretend otherwise is blinkered. Oscar nomination and yet somehow you the Academy loves to reward. news that Keita is not his birth son, his Despite the film’s emphasis on Ryo-

CASCADIA WEEKLY didn’t see fit to reward James Gandolfini WHO SHOULD WIN: Lupita Nyong’o. response is, “Now it all makes sense.” He ta’s transformation, the most piercing with the same honor for his stellar show- She’s what Oscar dreams are made of. means that the boy’s lack of competi- moment came in the scene in which 26 ing in Enough Said? The mind reels. WHO WAS SNUBBED: Oprah Winfrey un- tive instinct to him has always seemed his wife anguishes over her guilt in not forgettably boozed her way through The vaguely suspect. These words come back realizing right away, as a mother, that Best Supporting Actress Butler, yet could earn no love from the to indict him when Midori, who grows in Keita was not her birth son. At times NOMINEES: Sally Hawkins (Blue Jas- Academy. What’s Oprah gotta do to get a strength as the enormity of her quanda- like this, Like Father, Like Son ascends mine), Jennifer Lawrence (American Hus- little action from the gold guy? ry sinks in, throws them back in his face. to dizzying emotional heights. film ›› showing this week

BY CAREY ROSS movies even Hollywood believes to be too pointless 34 to exist are foisted on unsuspecting audiences. + FOOD FOOD FILM SHORTS (PG-13 • 1 hr. 42 min.) Ride Along: Until I saw the preview for this movie, 28 3 Days to Kill: This tepid actioner can only be and saw Ice Cube standing next to Kevin Hart, I had (slightly) improved by the casting of the always- never realized what a truly tiny man Hart is. That’s watchable Kevin Costner, who appears to be having probably not the only insight that can be gleaned B-BOARD B-BOARD a pretty good time playing a family man who also from this film, but I don’t aim to find out either way. ++ leads a secret life as an international spy on one last (PG-13 • 1 hr. 40 min.) mission. ++ (PG-13 • 1 hr. 40 min.) 24 24 RoboCop: I have a friend whose favorite movie is About Last Night: Nothing like slapping down RoboCop. He’s taken a lot of static for it over the FILM FILM some hard-earned cash to watch yet another movie years, but his love remains steadfast. I respect that. about dudes wrestling with the terrors of romantic Bruce, this one’s for you. ++ (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 1 min.)

commitment. However, this film is based on a play by 20 my foul-mouthed love David Mamet, which is probably what saves it from wading too deeply into treacly Son of God: Because Hollywood knows just what MUSIC rom-com territory. ++ (R • 1 hr. 30 min.) NON-STOP your heathen soul needs, here comes this retelling of the life of Jesus Christ, filmed in the style of an American Hustle: After a rocky start in Hollywood action-adventure movie. In other news, I gave myself 18

marked by public feuding with his actors, director biggest screen you can find. +++++ (PG-13 • 1 hr. ary sleuth Sam Spade, Mary Astor as the femme an aneurism trying to parse how and why this movie ART David O. Russell has hit his stride with films like The 31 min.) fatale, and creepy creepy Peter Lorre are the potent exists. + (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 18 min.) Fighter and Silver Linings Playbook. This freewheeling, ingredients in this 1941 noir classic, which kicks off highly comic story of political scandal, which sees Her: I can take or leave Spike Jonze, but his love the PFC’s Acme Noir series. +++++ (Unrated • 1 hr. Stalingrad: Tells the story of the epic battle that is 16 the director team up again with Jennifer Lawrence, story between a man (Joaquin Phoenix) and his oper- 40 min.) credited with turning the tide of World War II. If you nabbed a whopping10 Oscar nods. +++++ (R • 2 ating system (voiced by Scarlett Johansson) is win- miss the days of hypermasculine war movies, this is STAGE hrs. 9 min.) ning rave reviews from critics and audiences alike. The Monuments Men: I have been waiting to see the 3D IMAX battle royale for you. ++ (R • 2 hrs. Step aside, Siri. ScarJo has your number. ++++ (R • this George Clooney helmed movie about a WWII pla- 15 min.) Dallas Buyers Club: As predicted, Matthew Mc- 1 hr. 59 min.) toon tasked with retrieving stolen masterpieces from 14 Conaughey scored a richly deserved Academy Award the Nazis for so long and through so many postponed That Awkward Moment: That awkward moment nomination for his (razor-sharp, amazing, insert other The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Not as release dates that I’m starting to believe it’s the when Zac Efron tries to graduate from Disney musi- GET OUT hyperbolic superlative here) performance in this film. boring as the first installment, still not as good as cinematic equivalent of a unicorn. Either that, or it cals to R-rated comedies. Long live Troy Bolton and And if critics’ predictions and awards-season trends The Lord of the Rings franchise. ++++ (PG-13 • 2 sucks. While I hope for the former, critics would have his perfect hair. ++ (R • 1 hr. 34 min.) can be believed, McConaughey will be making time hrs. 40 min.) you believe the latter. ++ (PG-13 • 1 hr. 53 min.) 12 with a little gold dude come Oscar night. +++++ (R Winter’s Tale: A burglar (Colin Farrell) falls for • 1 hr. 57 min.) Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit: Tom Clancy’s typi- Nebraska: Director Alexandar Payne (Sideways, an heiress, who dies in his arms. That would be the

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4 £ääÊ Ê Ì}iÀÞ]Ê-ÕÌiÊ££ä]Ê ÕÌÊ6iÀ tacking bear with a knife. He had a brother Lorenzo should be well-informed about the rules, including who came to be known as Tame Bill Hickok. In con- their unusual corollaries and loopholes. Be ready to

MAIL MAIL trast to Wild Bill, Tame Bill was quiet, gentle, and call on expert help and specialized knowledge. As- cautious. He lived an uneventful life as a wagon sume that your luck will be greatest if you are will-

2 master, and children loved him. Right now, Cance- ing to plan nonstandard gambits and try bold tricks. rian, I’m meditating on how I’d like to see your in- DO IT IT DO

ner Wild Bill come out to play for a while, even as AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Sorry to report that your inner Tame Bill takes some time off. you won’t win the lottery this week. It’s also unlikely that you will score an unrecognized Rembrandt paint- LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “If I was a love poet,” ing for a few dollars at a thrift store or discover that writes Rudy Francisco, addressing a lover, “I’d write you have inherited a chinchilla farm in Peru or stumble 02.26.14 about how you have the audacity to be beautiful even upon a stash of gold coins half-buried in the woods. On on days when everything around you is ugly.” I suspect the other hand, you may get provocative clues about

.09 you have that kind of audacity right now, Leo. In fact, how you could increase your cash flow. To ensure you 09

# I bet the ugliness you encounter will actually incite will notice those clues when they arrive, drop your ex- you to amplify the gorgeous charisma you’re radiating. pectations about where they might come from. The sheer volume of lyrical soulfulness that pours out of you will have so much healing power that you may PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Avery, a character even make the ugly stuff less ugly. I’m betting that in Anne Michaels’ novel The Winter Vault, has a you will lift up everything you touch, nudging it in the unique way of seeing. When he arrives in a place for direction of grace and elegance and charm. the first time, he “makes room for it in his heart.” He “lets himself be altered” by it. At one point in the VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “You miss 100 story he visits an old Nubian city in Egypt and is CASCADIA WEEKLY percent of the shots you don’t take,” says hockey overwhelmed by its exotic beauty. Its brightly col- 32 great Wayne Gretzky. In other words, you shouldn’t ored houses are like “shouts of joy,” like “gardens be timid about shooting the puck toward the goal. springing up in the sand after a rainfall.” After Don’t worry about whether you have enough skill or drinking in the sights, he marvels, “It will take all my confidence or luck. Just take the damn shot. You’ll life to learn what I have seen today.” Everything I never score if you don’t shoot. Or so the theory just described is akin to experiences you could have goes. But an event in a recent pro hockey game in the coming weeks, Pisces. Can you make room in showed there’s an exception to the rule. A New York your heart for the dazzle? BY AMY ALKON sure you’ll have a great time with her over the weekend. This sets her

up not to expect much more of this New World

THE ADVICE outdoorsy business from you while 34 setting you up as a good sport who’s

Spanish FOOD GODDESS willing to go out of his way to make her happy. If both you and your rela- Discoveries 28 THE GRATING OUTDOORS tionship survive the weekend, maybe Tasting 28 This great girl I’ve been dating just invited you can show her a thing or two about the great indoors—like how, of all the B-BOARD me on a camping trip. Frankly, there is SAT 12-5 B-BOARD nothing I would like to do less. I hate current wonders of nature, one of the camping, and I won’t know anyone but most wonderful is how you can sit in her. The trip is three days with 20 of her your house drinking martinis while Looking for a 24 friends, including her ex-boyfriend, so I watching them on Discovery Channel. FILM FILM worry about asking her to go without me, And don’t forget my absolute favorite particular wine? especially since we aren’t “ofﬁcial” yet. thing about nature—the whoosh it Check out our wine club @ Let us track it makes as you’re driving past it to get 20 Can I skip this without it being a big deal, sjwinemerchants.com down for you. or is it a mistake to let her go when we’re back to your hotel. MUSIC right at the monogamy crossroads? FRISKIES SOUR

—City Boy My best friend, “Rob,” is really into this 18

The comforts of civilization abound. girl he’s been dating. She is loud, talks ART Even Walmart stocks a heated toilet constantly about vapid subjects, generally

seat—complete with a handy-dandy rubs everyone the wrong way, and—I’m not 16 nightlight in the bowl—for a rather kidding—makes cat “meow” sounds. (For reasonable $119. Yet—go ﬁgure— instance: “I’m hungry; let’s get pancakes! STAGE there are all these people who think Meow.”) Recently, a mutual friend blurted out to Rob, “Dude, seriously, how do you

it would be super-cool to go out for 14 a weekend and squat behind a bush. put up with her?” Rob was upset, and In other words, I’m right there with I sympathized, but the reality is, we all GET OUT you, City Boy. My idea of camping is think that. Shouldn’t he know the truth— waiting for our room to be ready in that none of us wants to be around him

the lobby of a hotel with exposed when he’s around her? 12 wood. My favorite hiking safety tip? —Biting Tongue

Avoid hiking. But I understand your WORDS problem. It’s a bad idea to stay home When you’re all out to dinner, you

when it means she’ll be out there in must live for those moments when she 8 nature with nothing to block the view and some other woman excuse them- of her ex-boyfriend. Unfortunate- selves to go talk about all you guys in ly, you’re being asked on not just a the litter box. As hard as it must be for CURRENTS camping trip but a vetting trip (even you to hold back, all this guy should 6 if she hasn’t put it that plainly to you know is that you’re his friend. People

or even herself). She’ll be looking at mistakenly believe that you can criti- VIEWS how well you ﬁt in with her friends cize somebody into changing. You

(which will tell her something about can’t. What you typically end up doing 4 how well you’ll ﬁt into her life) and, is criticizing them into clinging even MAIL MAIL possibly, evaluating your camping more tenaciously to whatever you

prowess: whether you can start a ﬁre were hoping to pry them away from. 2 with a single soggy match, put up a Because, in relationships, initially DO IT tent using only your teeth, and talk adorable idiosyncrasies can turn geopolitics with a raccoon. screechingly annoying, it’s possible But chances are, if she were some your friend will eventually grow aller- hardcore camper looking for the gic to loud, vapid women who make 02.26.14 man to play Lewis to her Clark, she cat sounds. Until then, well, that’s

wouldn’t even consider dating a guy why there’s guys’ night out at the ci- .09 09

whose idea of a nature hike is prob- gar bar. You might also try to curb # ably cutting across the lawn to get your annoyance by feeling happy for the mail. I shared this thought with him. For him to be blind to how irri- a mentally ill friend of mine (trans- tating she is, she must do some really lation: one who camps on purpose), special things in the bedroom -- you and she agreed. She also added that know, like marking the bed with urine “camping with 20 people is not camp- and killing mice and leaving them on CASCADIA WEEKLYCASCADIA ing; it’s ‘camping.’ It’s getting drunk his pillow. beside your car, tripping over your 33 tent stake, and passing out next to ©2014, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. your sleeping bag. Even a city boy Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 can do that once.” Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, Let your girlfriend know that camp- or e-mail [email protected] (advice ing isn’t your thing but that you’re goddess.com). handed me a hearty serving of the jambalaya. My eyes widened with pleasure as I took the first bite and realized that although there were a lot of ingredients contained in the

classic dish, I could taste each of them on 34 34 their own—and they were all so good. I took FOOD FOOD FOOD FOOD another bite just to be sure, and, before long, chow my plate was empty. “Well, it sure looks like you enjoyed your

28 RECIPES REVIEWS PROFILES snow day repast,” Chef Robideaux said as he cleared my plate and readied the leftovers for

B-BOARD B-BOARD the fridge. “Just wait and see what I come up with on Fat Tuesday.”

24 recipe FILM BY AMY KEPFERLE 20

MUSIC Jambalaya Sunday

18 A MARDI GRAS SNOWSTORM ART He returned a few minutes later to tell me prepara- 16 tions for the Southern-in-

STAGE spired feast had begun. “I took the pot out of the SHRIMP AND cupboard!” he crowed be- 14 fore returning to the com- SAUSAGE fort of the goose feathers. JAMBALAYA GET OUT EAT Eventually, after the WHAT: “Flavors of house had sufficiently —From www.realsimple.com Mardi Gras” with warmed back up and our 12 Jesse Otero WHEN: 6-8:30pm hunger started to inten- INGREDIENTS Wed., Feb. 26 sify, we both made our way 2 tablespoons olive oil WORDS WHERE: Cordata to the kitchen. The chef ¾ pound shelled medium shrimp Community Food took his place at the butch- 1 pound ham (preferably smoked), cubed 8 Co-op, 315 West- er block, while I snuggled 1 pound kielbasa, andouille or chorizo erly Rd. sausage, sliced COST: $39 with the cat on a nearby 2 large celery stalks, diced CURRENTS CURRENTS INFO: 383-3200 loveseat to watch his culi------nary creativity unfold. 1 green or red bell pepper, diced 6 WHAT: “Fat Tues- Because jambalaya is a 1 large onion, diced day” with Mataio dish that can be cooked 1½ cups long-grain rice

VIEWS Gillis 1 16-ounce can diced tomatoes WHEN: 6:30pm about a million different

4 Tues., March 4 ways, I didn’t pay close at- 4 cups chicken broth WHERE: Ciao tention to each and every 1 teaspoon kosher salt MAIL MAIL Thyme, 207 Unity move Chef Robideaux made. ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper St.

I did, however, take note of ½ cup chopped fresh parsley 2 COST: $48 hef “Chief” Robideaux woke me early Sunday morning by rip- INFO: www.ciao- tips he bandied about, and DO IT IT DO ping open the curtains in the bedroom to reveal the effects thyme.com admired the deft way he DIRECTIONS: Heat the oil in a large, heavy C of a weather system that had, while we slept, transformed the ------chopped onions and celery stockpot over high heat and add the shrimp. backyard into a wintry wonderland. WHAT: “Mardi and prepared the shrimp. Cook, stirring constantly, until the shrimp “Rise and shine, missus,” Robideaux said with his trademark good Gras Party” “I will take your jacket curl and just begin to brown, about three 6:30pm 02.26.14 WHEN: minutes. Remove the shrimp with a slotted cheer (and an accent eerily reminiscent of Billy Bob Thornton’s de- Tues., March 4 now, Mr. Prawn,” Robide- ranged character in the movie Slingblade). “Thanks to this tricky storm, WHERE: Gretch- aux said while cleaning the spoon and set aside. .09 we’re not gonna make it to New Orleans today, but I have a plan to en’s Kitchen, crustaceans. “Ideally, I’d Add the ham and sausage to the stockpot 09 # bring the Big Easy to our mouths before the sun sets.” Mount Vernon use fresh shrimp caught in and cook, stirring frequently, until both are COST: $35 Unbeknownst to me, the chef had slipped away to the market the the bayou, but for now a $6 well browned, about 15 minutes. Reduce heat INFO: www. to medium and add the garlic, celery, bell day before to procure the list of edibles he’d need to make his famous gretchenskitchen. bag of frozen shrimp from Creole-style jambalaya. He assured me we had everything we needed com the Bellingham Grocery pepper and onion. for the Mardi Gras meal—including shrimp, chicken, Louisiana-style Outlet will have to do.” Cook, stirring frequently, until tender, about sausage, stock, jalapenos, diced tomatoes, spices and more—and that More ingredients were added to the mix, and, 10 minutes. Stir in the rice, tomatoes, broth,

CASCADIA WEEKLY there was no need to leave the house if we didn’t want to. before long, the house started to smell less salt, cayenne pepper and half the parsley. Chef Robideaux had planned to make the stew in the early afternoon, like winter and more like a sultry evening in Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 20 34 but an unexpected power outage foiled his timetable and sent us both New Orleans. By the time dinner was ready, I’d minutes or until the liquid is almost absorbed. back to bed to stay warm under the covers, where we alternately read, nearly forgotten that we were in the middle of Stir in the shrimp and the remaining parsley. napped and watched the neighbors make giant snowmen. a snowstorm. Cover and cook until all the liquid is absorbed, When the miracles of modern technology were returned to us a couple “This is a dish that’s just gonna get better as 3 to 5 minutes more. Serves 8-10. of hours later, the Chief sprang out of bed and headed to the kitchen. the days go on,” Robideaux said as he finally doit Representing Local Artists Since 1969 THURS., FEB. 27 INCOGNITO: Reserve a seat for the monthly

dinner series known as Incognito, which 34 begins at 6pm at Ciao Thyme, 207 Unity St. 34 Entry is $65. FOOD FOOD FOOD FOOD WWW.CIAOTHYME.COM

BACKYARD BEANS: “Growing Your Own 28 Backyard Beans and Grains” will be the focus at a class with Krista Rome from March 2014 6:30-8:30pm at the Cordata Community Food Featuring B-BOARD Co-op, 315 Westerly Rd. Entry is $5. 734-8158 OR WWW.COMMUNITYFOOD.COOP Award-Winning Soups LEVI 24 TASTES OF PERU: Chef Robert Fong leads a a unique “Tastes of Peru” primer from 6:30-9pm at the VINCENT Fresh Salads & FILM Community Food Co-op, 1220 N. Forest St. & Entry is $39; an $8 wine option is payable “TEXTURE & GRACE” Sandwiches

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Join us in welcoming 16 gourmet appetizers and a chance to win an instant wine cellar will be part of the fun. Tickets are $75, plus a bottle of wine. J.A. JANCE STAGE WWW.WHATCOMHUMANE.ORG

SAT., MARCH 1 14 SASA HERITAGE DINNER: The South Asian 0RYLQJ Student Association will host its annual GET OUT SASA Heritage Dinner from 5:30-11:30pm 7$5*(7 at Western Washington University’s Viking An Ali Reynolds Union Multipurpose Room. Entry is $10 Mystery 7KH 12 for students and $12 general and includes a FREE EVENT at VB food, performances, and different cultural

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