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THE GRISTLE, P.6 RUMOR HAS IT, P.22BOB BALLOT, P.27 cascadia REPORTING FROM THE HEARTHEART OFOF CACASCADIASCADIA WHATCOMWHATCOM SKAGITSKAGIT ISLANDISLAND LOWERLOWER B.C.B.C. 09.09..10.10 :: #36, v.05v.05 :: !- THRILLS AND SPILLS AT THE LOOKOUT ARTS CENTER, TER , P.18P.18 BALANCINGA C CLASS ACTS: HONORINGT THE NATION’S TEACHERS, P.8 }} HELMET: A LOVE OF DISTORTION, P.23 BLUE HORSE: A NEW RIDER AT THE REINS, P.20 38 38 Travel to Greece without leaving FOOD cascadia the country by filling up on gy- ros, baklava, loukemathias and 31 31 much more Sept. 9-12 at the an- nual "- &! ./$1'/ CLASSIFIEDS ./.*+#$*-/#**3 A glance at what’s happening this week #0-# 26 FILM FILM 2 ) .4[09..10] ON STAGE 22 Intro to Improv: 7pm, 302 W. Illinois St. MUSIC WORDS Writers Theater: 7pm, Firehouse Performing Arts Center 20 ART ART COMMUNITY Wednesday Market: 12-5pm, Fairhaven Village Green 18 VISUAL ARTS STAGE STAGE Whatcom Weavers Guild Meeting: 7pm, St. James Presbyterian Church 16 /#0-.4[09..10] GET OUT ON STAGE Bard on the Beach: Through Sept. 30, Vanier 14 Park, Vancouver, B.C. Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Squalor: 8pm, iDiOM Theater WORDS The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre 8 COMMUNITY Tech Stomp: 5:30pm, Squalicum Boat House FOOD CURRENTS CURRENTS Greek Festival: Through Sunday, St. Sophia Orthodox Church 6 VIEWS VIEWS !-$4[09.x.10] 4 ON STAGE The Sound of Music: 7pm, Bellingham High MAIL MAIL School Dog Sees God: 7:30pm, Firehouse Performing 2 Arts Center Jessica Bonin’s “The Road West” is one of Squalor: 8pm, iDiOM Theater DO IT IT DO DO IT 2 Blender: 9pm, Upfront Theatre many pieces to peruse as part of 10 MUSIC /# ( -$)').+ .08. Darryl Worley: 7pm and 9:30pm, Skagit Valley 09 Casino Resort exhibit, which opens Sept. 11 at Blaine’s Cash, the Living Tribute: 8pm, Mount Baker Loomis Hall Gallery .05 Theatre 36 # WORDS Chuckanut Radio Hour: 7pm, Leopold Crystal The Sound of Music: 2pm and 7pm, Bellingham MUSIC Firefighters Competition: 10am-5pm, Haggen Ballroom High School George Winston: 7pm, Mount Baker Theatre parking lot, Ferndale Dog Sees God: 2pm and 7:30pm, Firehouse Per- Studebaker Car Show: 9am-5pm, Hampton Inn FOOD forming Arts Center WORDS Taste of La Conner: 4-8pm, La Conner Squalor: 8pm, iDiOM Theater Elizabeth Colen: 7pm, Village Books GET OUT Blender: 9pm, Upfront Theatre Farm Tour: 10am-6pm, Whatcom County CASCADIA WEEKLY COMMUNITY Festival 542: Today and tomorrow, Glacier and DANCE Lummi Farmers Market: 10am-1pm, Nugent Drive beyond 2 ./0-4[09.xx.10] Scandinavian Dance: 2-5pm, Norway Hall Ferndale Farmers Market: 10am-1pm, Centennial Fairhaven Runners Waterfront 15K: 8:30am, Contra Dance: 7-10:30pm, Fairhaven Library Riverwalk Park Fairhaven Village Green ON STAGE Tango by the Bay: 8-11pm, Squalicum Yacht Club Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot Dahlia Society Show: 12-5pm, Bloedel Donovan Soapbox Sh’Bang: 12pm, Lookout Arts, Alger Market Square Park Bay to Bay Bike Ride: 1-4pm, Bay Horizon Park, Birch Bay 38 38 VISUAL ARTS Woodapalooza: 10am-5pm, Open Door Com- FOOD munity Gallery, Langley The American Landscape Opening: 6-9pm, 31 31 Loomis Hall Gallery, Blaine .0)4[09.xy.10] CLASSIFIEDS ON STAGE Dog Sees God: 2pm, Firehouse Performing Arts 26 Center Northwest Puppet Center Performance: 2pm, FILM Whatcom Museum Comedy Night: 8pm, Fairhaven Pub 22 WORDS Riverrat Poems: 4pm, Museum of NW Arts, La MUSIC Conner Laurie Frankel: 4pm, Village Books 20 COMMUNITY ART Compete for a Cause: 9am, Boundary Bay GET OUT 18 Skagit Flats Marathon: 8am, Burlington- Edison High School STAGE Dahlia Society Show: 12-4pm, Bloedel Dono- van Park 16 VISUAL ARTS Woodapalooza: 10am-3pm, Open Door Com- GET OUT munity Gallery, Langley 14 (*)4[09.xz.10] WORDS WORDS Jennifer Aist: 7pm, Village Books Poetrynight: 8pm, the Amadeus Project 8 [09. .10] /0 .4 x{ CURRENTS MUSIC Singing in Community: 7pm, Jerns Funeral 6 Chapel VIEWS VIEWS WORDS Writers Festival Preview: 7pm, Village Books 4 MAIL MAIL 2 2 DO IT IT DO DO IT 10 .08. 09 .05 36 # --4'2*-' 4 highlights his vast country music singing and songwrit- ing skills with two shows CASCADIA WEEKLY Fri., Sept. 10, at the Skagit Valley Casino Resort 3 SEND EVENTS TO CALENDAR@ CASCADIAWEEKLY.COM Contact THIS ISSUE Cascadia Weekly: E 360.647.8200 38 38 Editorial Editor & Publisher: FOOD Tim Johnson E ext 260 mail 31 31 ô editor@ cascadiaweekly.com CONTENTS ›› LETTERS ›› STAFF Arts & Entertainment Editor: Amy Kepferle CLASSIFIEDS Eext 204 PHOTO COURTESY OF SAM TAYLOR ô calendar@ The Bellingham Herald’s government affairs reporter, Sam Tay- cascadiaweekly.com 26 lor, is a father. 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Send material THRILLS AND SPILLS A THE LOOKOUTT ART S CENT to either the News Editor or A&E Editor. Manuscripts will be returned if you TER, P.18 wing jihadism in Council chambers. They influence of public employee unions. They 188 include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. To be considered for calendar list- LAN get along with the minority moderates, Mr. are generating more and more political in- ings, notice of events must be received in writing no later than noon Wednesday BALANCINGA the week prior to publication. Photographs should be clearly labeled and will be Weimer and Mr. Mann. fluence. Most don’t understand we are not returned if accompanied by stamped, self-addressed envelope. C LETTERS POLICY: Cascadia Weekly reserves the right to edit letters for length and All this comity might soon change. A hard- a democracy. We are a Republic... When we CLASS ACTS: HONORINGT THE NATION’S TEACHERS, P.8 }} HELMET: A LOVE OF DISTORTION, P.23 CASCADIA WEEKLYcontent. When apprised of them, we correct errors of fact promptly and courteously. BLUE HORSE:RSE ANEWA NEW RIDER AT THE REINS, P.20 In the interests of fostering dialog and a community forum, Cascadia Weekly does right wind is blowing. The conservative ma- expect and ask our government to solve our not publish letters that personally disparage other letter writers. Please keep your COVER: California duo the 4 jority on council may soon have its own Newt problems, we are in trouble.” letters to fewer than 300 words. Button Wagon perform Sept. 11 at the Lookout Arts Center’s Gingrich, its own “Contract on Whatcom.” Interesting times. “Sh’Bang” and Sept. 15 at Tony Larson is the hard-right candidate for —Abe Jacobson, Bellingham Vaudevillingham. Photo by Misha Miller.