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THE GRISTLE: OF COAL AND SOUL, P.8 }} PARK IT: THE SOUNDS OF SUMMER, P.22 BIG IDEAS: RIES NIEMI’S OVERSIZED IMAGINATION, P.20

34 34 cascadia Expect to see everything from FOOD #*/.20&$)" to'*"-*''$)" at the 28 49th annual Deming Log Show June 11-12 at the eponymous B-BOARD A glance at what’s happening this week grounds on Cedarville Road 26 2 ) . 4[06..11] FILM FILM

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22 Intro to Improv: 7pm, Improv Playworks

MUSIC MUSIC Marvin Goldstein, Vanessa Joy: 7pm, Mount Baker Theatre 20

ART ART WORDS Sandstone Writer’s Theater: 7pm, Firehouse Performing Arts Center 18 Inga Muscio: 7pm, Village Books

STAGE STAGE COMMUNITY Wednesday Market: 12-5pm, Fairhaven Village Green 16

GET OUT /#0-. 4[06..11] ON STAGE The Servant of Two Masters: 7:30pm, Anacortes 14 Community Theatre Bard on the Beach: Through September, Vanier

WORDS Park, Vancouver, B.C. Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre

10 Damn Yankees: 8pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre

WORDS CURRENTS CURRENTS Megan Chance: 7pm, Village Books 8

VIEWS VIEWS !-$ 4[06.x.11] ON STAGE 4 Director’s Cut: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Damn Yankees: 8pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild MAIL MAIL 48 Hour Theater Festival: 8pm and 10pm, iDiOM

Theater 2 The Servant of Two Masters: 8pm, Anacortes Community Theatre DO IT IT DO DO IT 2

COPS 911: 10pm, Upfront Theatre DANCE

11 Head back to the 1800s when DANCE Emerald Bay: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre

.08. Swing Connection: 7pm, Leopold Crystal Ballroom

06 Emerald Bay: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre the based-in-Bellingham ballet, MUSIC The First Thursday Band: 2-5pm, VFW Hall

.06 MUSIC ( -' 4 shows June Haynie Opry: 3pm and 7pm, Haynie Grange 23

# Haynie Opry: 7pm, Haynie Grange Pipes for Pipes: 7:15pm, Our Saviour’s Lutheran 10-12 at the Mount Baker Theatre COMMUNITY Church Deming Logging Show: 11am, Deming Logging Ana Sia: 9pm, Lookout Arts Center Show Grounds Blaine Gardeners Market: 10am-2pm, H Street WORDS Plaza Amy Hatvany: 7pm, Village Books ./0- 4[06.xx.11] A River Story: 6:30pm, Smith & Vallee Gallery, Lummi Island Market: 10am-2pm, 2106 S. Nugent Edison Rd.

CASCADIA WEEKLY COMMUNITY ON STAGE Director’s Cut: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Chestnut Lummi Stommish Water Festival: Through Sun- Shakespeare’s Fools: 1pm, Mount Vernon City Damn Yankees: 8pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild Street and Railroad Avenue 2 day, Lummi Nation Library 48 Hour Theater Festival: 8pm and 10pm, iDiOM Ferndale Public Market: 10am-4pm, Riverwalk Park Shakespeare’s Fools: 4pm, Maiben Park, Burl- Theater Skagit Valley Market: 10am-3pm, Farmhouse FOOD ington The Servant of Two Masters: 8pm, Anacortes Restaurant, Mount Vernon Taste of La Conner: 4-8pm, throughout La Conner A Night for the Arts: 7pm, American Museum of Community Theatre Natural Health Fair: 1-4pm, Bellingham Public Radio COPS 911: 10pm, Upfront Theatre Market Bellingham Roller Betties: 5pm, Whatcom Community College

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Kayak Demo: 10am-1pm, Bloedel Donovan Park 34

FOOD FOOD Community Breakfast: 8-11am, Bellingham Senior Center

Community Meal: 10am-12pm, United Church 28 of Ferndale

VISUAL ARTS B-BOARD What Remains Presentation: 1pm, La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum Gail Grinnell Talk: 1pm, Anchor Art Space, 26 Anacortes FILM FILM

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Damn Yankees: 2pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild MUSIC The Servant of Two Masters: 2pm, Anacortes Community Theatre 20

DANCE ART Emerald Bay: 2pm, Mount Baker Theatre

COMMUNITY 18 Deming Logging Show: 11am, Deming Logging

Show Grounds STAGE Charlie Chaplin Photo Event: 3pm, Pickford Film Center 16 GET OUT Bill’s Hills Ride: 7am, Marine Park GET OUT Rock n’ Soul: 2pm, Western Washington University

VISUAL ARTS 14 Zimbabwe Arts Project Talk: 12pm, Belling- ham Unitarian Fellowship WORDS 10 (*) 4[06.xz.11] WORDS Poetrynight: 8:30pm, Amadeus Project CURRENTS 8

/0 . 4[06.x{.11] VIEWS WORDS 4 Open Mic: 7pm, Blue Horse Gallery

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2 REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA 4 WHATCOM*SKAGIT*ISLAND*LOWER B.C. tured at local venues in recent months, is an out- I am opposed to the coal train. I do not be- 33: This Modern World, 06..11 :: #23, v.06 :: !- DO IT DO

MAIL sider himself. Lombard recently promoted a mar- lieve that it will bring enough jobs for Whatcom Tom the Dancing Bug ket-based mitigation scheme developed solely to County residents to justify the toll it will take 34: Go Greek

11 accommodate new shopping malls and highway on the quality of life in Bellingham and What-

AND NOWNAOMI .08. KLEIN projects by allowing destruction of natural Sk- com County. The proposed coal trains will fur- P.8 06 agit Valley wetlands. ther burden a struggling downtown Bellingham THE GRISTLE: OF COAL AND SOUL, P.8 }} PARK IT: THE SOUNDS OF SUMMER, P.22 BIG IDEAS: RIES NIEMI’S OVERSIZED IMAGINATION, P.20 The unfounded prediction that the county’s pop- economy, and destroy any chance for successful 2011 CASCADIA WEEKLY (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by Casca-

.06 Cover: Photo by Ed Kashi, design dia Newspaper Company LLC. Direct all correspondence to: Cascadia Weekly ulation will double in 50 years continues to echo waterfront redevelopment. 23 PO Box 2833 Bellingham WA 98227-2833 Phone/Fax: 360.647.8200 by Jesse Kinsman # [email protected] from one public meeting to the next. There is no If the coal train advocates get their way, we Though Cascadia Weekly is distributed free, please take just one copy. Cascadia Weekly may be distributed only by authorized distributors. Any person removing papers in bulk getting around it, they tell us. We will simply have will be shipping thousands of tons of raw coal to from our distribution points risks prosecution to suck it up and deal with the consequences. China, which also means shipping thousands of SUBMISSIONS: Cascadia Weekly welcomes freelance submissions. Send material to either the News Editor or A&E Editor. Manuscripts will be returned if you include a Demand for locally grown wholesome food coal-processing jobs to China. stamped, self-addressed envelope. To be considered for calendar listings, notice of events must be received in writing no later than noon Wednesday the week prior to products and affordable building materials will I am ashamed to see union support for this publication. Photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompa- undoubtedly accelerate in the coming decades. proposal, and am disappointed at the shortsight- nied by stamped, self-addressed envelope.

CASCADIA WEEKLYCASCADIA LETTERS POLICY: Cascadia Weekly reserves the right to edit letters for length and Skagit Valley’s capacity for producing these com- ed tunnel vision from an organization that has content. When apprised of them, we correct errors of fact promptly and courteously. In the interests of fostering dialog and a community forum, Cascadia Weekly does not modities depends largely upon its rich soils that fought long and hard for a better life for us all. 4 publish letters that personally disparage other letter writers. Please keep your letters to fewer than 300 words. are among the ﬁnest on earth. Subjecting this —Elizabeth MacDonald, Bellingham unique treasure to the pollution generated by 120,000 additional commuters crowded into low- Why did you accept the infomercial ad for SSA? rent districts is unconscionable. Oh, and by the Why are you still running it? It’s past the “second NEWSPAPER ADVISORY GROUP: Robert Hall, Seth Murphy, Michael Petryni, David Syre way, do the outsiders have a plan for moderniz- in a series.” It’s understandable you need income, but you’re touting a project that will impact the entire world, not employ locals

and is just a PR blitz to continue the lies

from corporations to the layperson. 34 China wants the coal to forge their own steel, so as to not buy American steel, FOOD which is what they are doing currently. [Chamber of Commerce director] Ken 28 Oplinger cares about profit, not the Pa- cific Northwest, not China, or the impact this will create. His interests are B-BOARD all over the country. Was he publicly elected? How does he benefit from supporting SSA? David Warren represents 26 the AFL-CIO interest. Only union work- Win Up To $3,000! FILM ers will be hired, and how many who live &KRRVHDPRQH\¿OOHGHQYHORSH&KRRV here now will be employed? These men do not represent my interest. WKHQZHZLOOWU\WREULEHLWRII\RXWWKKHQZ 22

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The full-page ad designed to drum STAGE STAGE up support for the big coal terminal is getting a little old, along with its callow promise. 16 I just love how this works—kill a com-

munity economy and then hold it hos- GET OUT tage, so it will sell its soul and everyone 6DWXUGD\%%4%XIIHW else’s for a few jobs. Is that all those pe- destrian hacks have to bribe us with—a SP 14 few jobs? They must recognize that this

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through our town (and regional environ- .08. ment) really are not a good idea. 06 At all.

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WWW.NOOKSACKCASINO.COM 23 # #" $%*$* I went to the Mayor’s meeting on converting Cherry Point to a coal ter- #!*"$"" ! !*! ! minal tonight. Outside, I got into a conversation with an articulate labor representa-

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34 34 sil fuels use given the knowledge we pos- it. And for what we spent on them com- FOOD sess about the real costs of using them. bined we could have done it. The oceans are warming and acidify- And then we would be selling power to ing, and global temperatures are rising the Middle East, rather than buying. And 28 due to human-based activity, speciﬁcally using coal and oil for something besides fossil fuel use. These are facts that can making smoke. B-BOARD no longer be disputed by honest arbiters Not to mention little fringe beneﬁts: of knowledge. Like doubling the size of the United States. The last time Earth went through a Changing Earth-approaching asteroids from 26 phase such as she’s in now, temperatures world killers into valuable real estate. And

FILM FILM raised by 6 degrees C, and many species being really, really cool. went extinct. It was called the Eocene– —Mitch Magnet, via email Oligocene extinction event, which oc- (edited for length) 22 curred over 20,000 years. The one we’re

MUSIC currently creating has been greatly accel- SINGLE-PAYER: erated over the past 200 years, primarily INTO THE LIFEBOATS! through the burning of coal. Idealistically, I much prefer a single 20 It doesn’t take a deep understanding health-care system that covers all folk— ART ART of science to comprehend what ocean rich and poor; indeed, no for-profit acidification, crop failures, desertifica- healthcare whatsoever. 18 tion, violent weather events and ocean On the other hand, however, is not level rise will do to current human popu- ence? Our own financial-industrial capital no to Peabody Coal and their own gov- making the willing, wealthy folk wait STAGE STAGE lations. There is no way to really put a (like Goldman-Sachs, BNSF), compliant ernment. Do you want to have a hand in like the rest of us average-income and price on the mayhem that will ensue, and jurisdictions and a docile citizenry would this? If we build this terminal for shipping poor folk on the public healthcare wait- 16 it’s already begun. be responsible. Is this what we want 100 coal to China we will certainly be complic- ing lists, somewhat akin to forcing those One thing I agree with the labor rep. years from now? it, and that is unconscionable. who would otherwise survive the Titanic

GET OUT about: We must come together to work this —Milt Krieger, Bellingham We can do better. Together we can create tragedy die like every other passenger, out. It is imperative we ﬁnd the political a healthy economy instead of being hood- all for the sake of equality? will to insist on large-scale research and To be or not to be, is that the question? winked into believing that the SSA Marine’s —Frank G. Sterle, Jr., White Rock, B.C. 14 development in solar, nuclear fusion and Have we already tipped too many tipping Gateway Paciﬁc Terminal will save us. That’s wind-based energies. Doubling down on points? Or is the question not whether cas- why I say “no” to the dirty business of coal OLD WOUNDS, REOPENED WORDS WORDS fossil fuels is a crime against our future. cading crashes are underway, but rather and “yes” to green jobs and a sustainable While I fully understand the sorrow of —David Donohue, Bellingham how to shake our collective haze and con- green economy. I want to help ensure our Cindy Sheehan, I think she should put 10 front the cumulative destruction inherent building of livable and reliable communi- the blame where it belongs. She should COLONIZING OURSELVES in prevailing political-economic practices? ties for everyone, everywhere and for that talk to al-Qaeda and explain to them that Recent empires took raw materials from In one of the most stellar settings imag- I must stand by my conscience. war is a bad thing. Tell them to leave us CURRENTS CURRENTS colonies, transported and made them into inable, people of northwest Washington —Krista Hunter, Ferndale alone and there will be no war. By the

8 industries at home, then sold ﬁnished have been thrust to the fore of an epic di- way, often quoted is the statement that goods at a proﬁt. A few colonized people lemma: living in harmony with Earth vs. vo- THE REAL INFINITE ECONOMY President Bush lied when he said, “Mis- VIEWS VIEWS ate crumbs from the cake, based either on racious appetite for energy backed by the I read Dean Baker’s views and responses sion accomplished.” No, he didn’t lie; and inherited local powers or civilian and mili- muscle of Wall Street and Beijing. to it. One response stated “All of econom- it’s easy to see why not. 4 tary service to colonizers. Some became Coal shipments are more than trade, ics is divided into two schools: steady He said it onboard an aircraft carrier, and

MAIL MAIL the political and business leaders in states jobs or even quality of local life. At issue is state theory and inﬁnite planet theory.” for those men the mission indeed was ac- on current maps, still ruling, prospering whether we side with quickening or slowing There is a third alternative, one that pre- complished because the air raids were no

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06 rails and roads to deep sea ports and then and reinvigorate public discourse with could we build? The answers were impres- —Frank Cvancara, Surrey, B.C. home. These threads and connectors, vis- common sense, starting on the shore of sive. Solar power satellites could provide .06 ible and operating today, with oil pipe- Bellingham Bay. more power per year than the human race 23 # lines added, shape Africa’s current human —James Loucky, Bellingham has used in the last 1,000 years. Space fac- geography of extracted wealth and struc- tories could produce virtually every prod- DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS If you picked up our handy Summer tural poverty. Think “unregulated” clear uct that earth-based factories can without PEABODY VS. EVERYBODY Entertainment Guide included in lastt cuts, strip mines, compromised ﬁelds and Imagine for a moment the vast swathes polluting the planet. And, most impressive week’s issue, please disregard the polluted shorelines as landscape scars, of once-productive land stripped bare to me, we could build habitats both beau- lineup for the annual Downtown framing hollowed out populations and by Peabody Coal, stripped of all life- tiful and able to give living space greater Sounds concerts held in Belling- ham. The action does indeed kick CASCADIA WEEKLYCASCADIA economies. For parallels here, think Ap- generating capacity and left scarred and than a hundred times what we have now. off with the MarchFourth Marching palachia, the agro-industrial South and polluted—communities and lives de- Some would say that these concepts are Band, but that’s on July 6, not July 6 Midwest, the Jersey coast, Gary, Indiana. stroyed. Now imagine the cities in China silly dreams, too expensive to build. To put 13. The action continues with Kytamii Not to scrutinize and, if warranted, stop choked by the debilitating debris of coal- it simply: For what we have spent in Iraq (July 13), Acorn Project (July 20), the coal project’s “investment in our fu- burning, lungs unable to breathe, chil- over the last 25 years we could probably Flowmotion (July 27), and the Moondoggies ture” risks a 21st century “crumbs from dren dying of asthma.Cities inhabited by have done it. For what we spent on Viet (August 3). Please readjust your calendars. We regret the error. China” scenario. The Africa-U.S.A. differ- people who are voiceless, powerless to say Nam we could have almost surely have done career education

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34 34 exploded last week as two meetings drew hundreds to protest a proposal to build the West Coast’s largest FOOD coal export facility at Cherry Point. ReSources, the views educational and advocacy group founded in Belling- OPINIONS THE GRISTLE ham, brought environmental writer Bill McKibben to 28 the Fairhaven Village Green to encourage a crowd in excess of 800 to activism on the issue. The following B-BOARD night, the Bellingham Municipal Courthouse was burst well beyond capacity as the mayor sought to receive public comments about the environmental scoping of 26 the proposed Gateway Paciﬁc Terminal project.

FILM FILM City staff estimate more than 500 people attended the COB event, and while the crossover attendance at both events were large, the city event drew unique 22 numbers of residents concerned with the impacts of BY ROBERT REICH

MUSIC a project that could move as much as 56 million tons of coal through Bellingham each year. Opposition to the project appeared to run about 20 ten-to-one within the more diverse crowd and in- ART ART The Voiceless terests expressed at the COB event, even with organized Labor present. Importantly, large numbers WHY WASHINGTON ISN’T DOING SQUAT ABOUT JOBS AND WAGES 18 took a position that the project should not be ac- commodated in any way, and urged the mayor to is deafening. been in the job market are unable STAGE STAGE THE SILENCE abandon the managerial stewardship he offered to While the rest of the nation is head- to land a ﬁrst job. Employers with a assemble public comments on the scoping process ing back toward a double dip, Wash- pick of applicants see no reason to 16 and become their champion against the project. ington continues to obsess about fu- hire someone without a track record, Perhaps the evening’s most devastating com- ture budget deﬁcits. Why? particularly those without much edu-

GET OUT mentary arrived from Bellingham’s physicians and Republicans don’t want to do any- cation. Unemployment among high health care providers, who cited numerous health thing about jobs and wages. They’re so school dropouts is hovering around and public safety hazards associated with the min- intent on unseating Obama they’d like 30 percent. Even recent college 14 ing and transport of coal. The letter was signed by the economy to remain in the dumps Women who had been teachers, graduates are having a much harder nearly 70 PeaceHealth physicians—ironically close through Election Day. They also see public health professionals and so- time than usual ﬁnding a job. Many WORDS WORDS to the number of people expected to be permanently the lousy economy as an opportunity cial workers have been hit hard. are settling for jobs that don’t ordi- employed by the coal facility, according to the ap- to sell Americans their big lie that These jobs continue to be slashed by narily require college degrees, which 10 plicant’s documents. One could honestly say that for government spending is the culprit— state and local governments. Public pushes those with less education nearly every person potentially employed by GPT, and jobs will return if spending is cut schools alone accounted for nearly even further back in the line. there’s a local doctor concerned about it. and government shrinks. 40 percent of the nation’s total pub- Older workers who have lost their CURRENTS CURRENTS Mayor Dan Pike read the electoral politics on dis- Democrats, meanwhile, don’t want lic sector job losses in the last year. jobs are at the greatest risk of con- 8

8 play, and late last week announced, “By any cal- to admit the recovery has stalled. From March 2010 to March 2011, tinued unemployment. Employers as- culation, the proposed coal-dependent terminal at They worry such talk will further women lost 214,000 public sector sume they aren’t as qualiﬁed or reli- VIEWS VIEWS VIEWS Cherry Point does not add up. undermine consumer conﬁdence or jobs, compared with a loss of 115,000 able as those who are younger and “In the end,” Pike said, “it is my job as mayor to spook the bond market. They don’t public jobs by men. have been working more recently. 4 protect Bellingham and protect it I will.” want to head into the election year Unmarried mothers are having a According to research by the Urban

MAIL MAIL His announcement drew immediate fire from the sounding downbeat. And they don’t particularly difficult time getting Institute, once you’re laid off, your Bellingham/Whatcom County Chamber of Commerce think they have the votes for any- back jobs because their work was chance of finding another job within

2 and Industry, who criticized the mayor for giving thing that will have much effect be- heavily concentrated in the retail, a year is 36 percent if you’re under DO IT DO

heed to “the falsehoods and purposeful misinforma- fore Election Day anyway. restaurant and hotel sectors. Many the age of 34. But your odds drop the tion that are being forced upon our community by But there’s a third reason for Wash- of these jobs disappeared when con- older you get. If you’re jobless and

11 those who would use this issue to raise money for ington’s inaction. It’s not being talk- sumers reduced their discretionary in your 50s, your chance of landing

.08. their organizations on the backs of the hard-working ed about—which is itself evidence of spending, and they won’t come back another job within the year is only 24

06 men and women of Bellingham and Whatcom Coun- the problem. in force until consumers start spend- percent. Over 62, you’ve got only an ty.” This, of course, from a donor-based organization The unemployed are politically in- ing more again. 18 percent chance.

.06 that has rigorously opposed minimum-wage laws and visible. They don’t make major cam- According to a new report by the What do these jobless have in com- 23 # worker safety standards. paign donations. They don’t lobby California Budget Project, the re- mon? They lack the political connec- “Frankly, the polite thing to do is to welcome Congress. There’s no National Asso- cession erased more than half the tions and organizations to get the them in, and engage in the process of reviewing ciation of Unemployed People. jobs single mothers in California ears of politicians, and demand poli- the impacts of this project,” Chamber President Ken Their ranks are ﬁlled with women had gained from 1992 to 2002. The cies to spur job growth. Oplinger said of Seattle-based SSA Marine and their who had been public employees, sin- result has been a drop in the share proposed terminal. “If we ﬁnd, through this state gle mothers, minorities, young people of unmarried mothers in jobs, from Robert Reich is professor of public

CASCADIA WEEKLYCASCADIA and federally mandated review process, that there trying to enter the labor force, and 69.2 percent in 2007 to 58.8 percent policy at the University of California are signiﬁcant impacts which we feel cannot be ade- middle-aged men who have been out in 2010. Unmarried mothers who still at Berkeley. He served as secretary of 8 quately mitigated, then we should absolutely oppose of work for longer than six months. have jobs are working fewer hours per labor under President Bill Clinton and this project at that time. Opposing it before that You couldn’t ﬁnd a collection of peo- week than before. is the author of Aftershock: The Next work has been completed is simply wrong.” Ignoring ple with less political clout. Many young people who have never Economy and America’s Future. his caution of impartiality, Oplinger has strongly at- tached his name and support to the project. VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY THE GRISTLE

SSA Marine has proven exceptionally

adept at lining up ofﬁcial support— 34 like Oplinger—of this project well in advance of its details. Pike was ﬁrst to FOOD champion opposition. Kirin Ginseng Roots There’s a simple reality at work with 28 this project: Gamma E Complex So long as everyone plays by the rules Thyroid Energy as they’re written, this project will be B-BOARD approved and permitted. The game of Ƥ siting large-scale, unpopular projects is weighted to allow their siting despite Super Enzymes 26 their unpopularity. That’s the outcome Herbal Extracts FILM the rules are designed to produce. The governor continues to hold closed Shinglederm Rescue 22 session meetings in Olympia between Health is Wealth

SSA Marine and her agency heads, or- MUSIC ganized as a Multi-Agency Permit Team (MAP). No outside organizations have ^^^L]LYÌVK`ZJVT /P^H` ¶=HUAHUK[ 20 been allowed to attend the sessions. In April, Bellingham environmental ART lawyers sent a letter to the governor, herself once the head of the state Dept. )DWKHU·V'D\ 18 of Ecology, critical of the manifest un- *UDGXDWLRQ STAGE fairness of this arrangement: Handcrafted “A student of the process might con- clude, sadly, that the exercise lacks 16 perspective and grounding in reality, ¿RI when it excludes the majority of af- GET OUT fected jurisdictions, businesses, prop- Our Gift Cards are Good at Both Desserts, erty owners, and citizens along the Village Books AND Paper Dreams! 14 affected transportation corridor. Pub- Meat & Vegetable Pies, Desserts all day, lic confidence can be restored in the Register NOW for the (MAP) review if it is quickly revised to Saturday, June 18th, 9am every day! WORDS include a broader base, allowing these 10 affected entities to participate in the 5k Walk/Run Dessert Hour 7-9! discussion about project design, im- for Half off dessert with pacts, and scope of agency review to Literacy come. Without that change, this post- at Village Books, Fairhaven Runners, two man pies! CURRENTS or on-line at GetMeRegistered.com 8 application... review process behind 8 closed doors seems skewed in favor of Proceeds benefit the OpenOpen 7 days/wk.days/wk Whatcom Literacy Council Find us on for our VIEWS VIEWS the applicant,” they observed of “an 1215 Railroad Ave. daily lunch specials VIEWS agency environmental review process Downtown B’Ham MONDAY 7:00pm 4 that is already pre-determined in many important respects.” JUNE 13th MAIL Sensing a fait accompli, citizens urged

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referee and armor fully into the conﬂict. IT DO DEBORAH For a city like Bellingham, far ahead of many parts of the country in the un- FRIEZE 11 derstanding of sustainability and livable .08. communities, of Peak Oil and energy 06 challenges, and the impacts of the accelerated burning of fossil fuels on human A LEARNING .06 23 health and the environment, the siting JOURNEY INTO # of the West Coast’s largest coal export COMMUNITIES facility here takes on an enormous, un- DARING TO LIVE avoidable moral signiﬁcance. Citizens, voters have invested their lives in sup- THE FUTURE NOW port of this awareness. And from that (9(5<21(:(/&20(

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34 34 Long said. Among them is Naomi Klein, who will keynote the FOOD currents event. And while Klein will speak to concerns different from NEWS COMMENTARY BRIEFS McKibben, and was invited to Bellingham for a wholly 28 separate purpose, the pairing of the two at this particular moment in Bellingham could not be more fortu- B-BOARD itous. Sometimes nature cooperates. Klein and McKibben recently penned an article together, encouraging renewed action in response to one 26 of the most imminent threats of corporate cronyism,

FILM FILM the fossil fuel industry and its contribution to global climate change. “The full power of the fossil fuel industry—the most 22 BY TIM JOHNSON A PROPHESY proﬁtable business in the planet’s history—has been

MUSIC brought to bear on the fight, and they play hard and dirty,” Klein and McKibben wrote. “To us, the lesson is pretty clear. Since we’re never 20 going to have as much money as the fossil fuel indus- ART ART try, we need to rebuild the kind of mass movement that marked 1970: bodies, passion, and creativity are the 18 OF PROFITS currencies we can compete in.” It’s not impossible, they wrote; but it is difficult. STAGE STAGE NAOMI KLEIN AND THE RISE OF Klein is the author of Shock Doctrine, a book that de- ‘DISASTER CAPITALISM’ tails the many ways in which corporate influences use 16 crisis and catastrophe to rewrite laws in their favor, forming—she says—”disaster capitalism.”

GET OUT “Capitalism and democracy, free markets and free people, do not, as we’ve been told, go hand in hand,” the 14 40-year-old Canadian journalist and author remarks. Free mar- WORDS WORDS ket advocates believe markets perform best when freed from 8 10 interference, she notes, and support getting rid of tariffs, // ) subsidies, minimum-wage laws, CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS WHO: Naomi Klein public housing, Social Secu- WHAT: Living Econo- 8 mies 2011 rity, ﬁnancial regulation, and WHEN: June 14-17 licensing requirements, includ- VIEWS VIEWS WHERE: Western ing those for doctors—virtually Washington Univer- every measure devised to pro- 4 sity campus tect people from the market’s COST: $595 general MAIL MAIL admission, discounts harshest edges. Indeed, one wonders how

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06 rain that had threatened stopped, and a ganization to Bellingham for a conference this can break down resistance to unpopular ideas. blue expanse began to yawn overhead. month. The Business Alliance for Local Living “What I’m talking about,” she summarizes, “is us- .06 Bill McKibben stepped on to the Economies, or BALLE, is North America’s fastest ing a crisis to limit democracy, to declare a democra- 23 # A stage as sunlight broke through, en- growing network of socially responsible busi- cy-free zone because it’s a state of emergency.” couraging a crowd of more than 800 that had nesses, comprised of more than 80 community Klein argues that the only circumstance in which gathered on Fairhaven Village Green to en- networks in 30 U.S. states and Canadian prov- a population would accept eliminating these protec- act their local values on behalf of the globe. inces representing 22,000 independent business tions is when it is in a state of shock, following a Sometimes nature cooperates. members across the U.S. and Canada. crisis of some sort—a natural disaster, a terrorist “This is the perfect place for this ﬁght,” the BALLE is organized around a principle that lo- attack, a war, the collapse of an economy and the

CASCADIA WEEKLYCASCADIA activist and author of The End of Nature told cal, independent businesses and entrepreneurs joblessness that follows. listeners, encouraging them to let their voices are among the most powerful agents of change, “A person in shock regresses to a childlike state in 10 be heard on whether to site the nation’s largest builders of community builders and the starting which he longs for a parental figure to take control,” coal export facility here. Bellingham, he said, point for social innovation, aligning commerce Klein argues. “Similarly, a population in a state of has earned a national reputation for supporting with the common good. Michelle Long and her shock will hand exceptional powers to its leaders, per- sustainable, living economies. husband Derek helped found a chapter in Bell- mitting them to destroy the regulatory functions of That reputation has brought a national or- ingham in 2002. Michelle went on to become government.” Her work is not without critics, with models and corporate lobbyists exercise some scholars complaining Klein con- their influence in the nation’s capital. Aggressive. flates the casual opportunism of the mar- “Part of the shock doctrine is really ǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ͘īĞĐƟǀĞ͘ ketplace with causal intent and design. a philosophy of power,” notes Klein.

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state of disorientation in the sense of we Let me help you. 2 scale back social reforms, consumer pro- lost our narrative, we lost our story and IT DO tections and environmental safeguards the discourse of the war on terrorists was in response to a collapsed economy. incredibly effective at heightening that Attorney Lauren E. Trent 11 disorientation,” she observes. “It had a

“The New Deal is usually told as a his- .08. Divorce / Dissolution of Marriage • Child Custody • Parenting tory of F.D.R.,” Klein says, “of reforms really effective silencing effect on a lot Plans • Support Orders – Protection Orders 06 put in place following a great economic of people. In terms of thinking about depression. But we don’t talk enough how we reorganize.” The Lustick Law Firm Bellingham – Mount Vernon .06 23 about the pressure from below. Neigh- Moving forward, Klein says, “I believe (360) 685-4221 www.Lustick.com # borhoods organized, and when their it’s about knitting together what it is evicted neighbors’ furniture was put that we know about war, natural disas- on the streets they moved it back into ters and proﬁteering now and what we their homes. It was that kind of direct knew before and our work will be cut ARTISAN LETTERPRESS PRINTING action that won victories like rent con- out for us, really. I also believe that the For bellingham bellingham trol, public housing, and the creation level of dissent is so high but there’s a MAKE AN IMPRESSION WEEKLYCASCADIA of Fannie Mae.” Environmental and eco- lack of conﬁdence, a lack of courage and With personalized fine letterpress wedding invitations nomic protections were also part of this I think part of that is about the effec- 11 washington and business stationery. washington reform, she says. tiveness of fear.” A series of shocks and panics can A union of forces is required, Klein con- ! force these reforms to be undone as an cludes. And, like the old New Deal, reform weddings business cards ephemera more unsettled public casts about for new will arrive from neighborhoods. honeybeepress.com On May 20, a family happened across an index

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34 34 FUZZ beach below the South Beach trail along Bellingham’s waterfront. FOOD BUZZ YABLOS SPECIAL REPORT: SECOND On June 1, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s 28 AMENDMENT WELL front office was temporarily closed while law DEFENDED enforcement officers investigated what ap- B-BOARD On May 6, Bellingham Police responded to a peared to be yet another bomb-like object. report of a woman’s scream and shots being A woman had arrived at the front office and fired on Woburn Street. Police took a couple hurriedly dropped off a package, which police 26 into protective custody and learned they’d say was tightly wrapped with duct tape and

FILM FILM had a quarrel. The man, Uriah, had stormed marked with strange writing. The Bellingham out. When Uriah returned, he found his girl- Police Department bomb squad opened the friend Deanna was holding the .38 Smith and pakage and found books, papers and “nonsen- 22 Wesson he’d received as a gift and stored in sical ramblings.”

MUSIC a box under the mattress. He managed to get the handgun away from his girlfriend. Deanna On June 3, residents of Puget neighborhood re- continued to appeal to him to give her the ported hearing a loud explosion. The following 20 gun. Uriah was unpersuaded. Uriah was hold- day a neighbor found a plastic juice container ART ART ing the gun above his head out of her reach that had been fashioned into an explosive de- when the gun discharged. Hurriedly, they re- vice. “The device had remnants of pyrotechnic 18 placed the gun under the mattress before po- powder inside and was deformed from the det- lice arrived. When police knocked and asked onation,” Bellingham Police commented. The STAGE STAGE what had caused the disturbance, Deanna device was collected as evidence. asked, “When? What gun?” Police spied the 16 gun box on the living room sofa. The couple SIPPY AND THE SASQUATCH had forgotten to put the gun back inside when On May 26, Blaine Police happened across a

GET OUT they stuffed it under the mattress. group of Canadians who had apparently been drinking in the parking lot of a business near On May 25, 911 dispatchers received a call the international border. “None of them were 14 from a man threatening to kill someone with imbibing at the moment of contact,” police a gun at a company office in Blaine. Police ar- admitted, “and two of them graciously agreed WORDS WORDS rived and did nor find either the threatened or to pick up and dispose of some garbage they threatenor at the business. They were able to had carelessly discarded as officers arrived,” 8 10 identify the suspect, who had actually phoned police noted. “Once properly briefed on Yan- in the threats from Canada using an internet- kee [drinking] etiquette, the group was al- based phone service. The RCMP spoke to the lowed to continue their trip to the Sasquatch! CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS man, who lives in Surrey, B.C. Music Festival.”

8 ¼ On May 10, Bellingham Police responded On May 26, police cited a Blaine Middle School NEW York Democrat Rep. Anthony Weiner mistyped a Twitter hashmark, turning VIEWS VIEWS to a report of shots fired at 2am north of student for being a minor in possession of al- his private photo into a public “tweet.” The Twitter “DM fail” wrecked his marriage, ruined his reputation and probably destroyed his career. East Bakerview Road. Police arrived to find a cohol and distributing that beverage to other 4 woman piling things on a large bonfire. Her minors. They impounded the boy’s green Sippy

MAIL MAIL boyfriend ﬂew into a rage and said he’d been Cup of wine as evidence. throwing garbage around, including paint

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asserted his constitutional right to continue On May 27, the caregiver of an amputee patient that passed between when a photo Leader Nancy Pelosi’s terse call for to terrorize his girlfriend and ordered police returned to her car in a shared parking lot to of a man’s crotch in tighty-whiteys an ethics investigation, detailing her was sent to a Whatcom Community formal request for the inquiry. Weiner

11 off the property (which he did not own). He ﬁnd another vehicle pressed nose ﬁrst against College student and Anthony “sexted” on Facebook and Twitter with

.08. screamed the cops were “punk ass bitches” her car, possibly causing damage. Blaine Po- Weiner’s press conference where the six women for more than three years. 06 as they departed. lice were called and found “the senior citizen Congressman tearfully confessed who’d turned her car into a blockade,” police that, yes, he’d sent it. .06 On May 28, a woman walking her dog through reported. “The elder resident felt the caregiver 23 # Lincoln Park encountered a man dressed in had stolen her parking stall. Officers convinced camouflage carrying a rifle. Shortly after re- her to move her car.” {} zz zx covering from that shock she heard a loud PERCENT of New York poll respondents PERCENT of New York poll respondents bang like a gunshot. Blaine Police and Bor- BIATCH WATCH who think Rep. Weiner should resign who think other members of Congress der Patrol agents investigated and found On March 31, Blaine Police reported that a from office. About 41 percent think he behave just as bad (33%) or worse about 13 teenagers playing war games with high school girl had taken an inappropriate should remain in office. (31%) than Rep. Weiner.

CASCADIA WEEKLYCASCADIA Airsoft guns. ”The soldiers were advised that picture of another girl at the school. ”Ofﬁ- a wooded area near the International border cers investigated and determined the picture 12 inside the city limits adjacent to a federal taken was not criminal, but it was not very {| law enforcement compound was not the best nice, either,” police reported. “School ofﬁ- PERCENT of same poll respondents who say it’s too soon to know whether they’d place to play commando,” police noted. “They cials were advised and will be taking admin- vote for Weiner if he ran for mayor of New York City. agreed to retreat to their headquarters and istrative action against the four young ladies formulate fresh battle plans.” involved.” SOURCES: Associated Press; Reuters; Survey USA poll currents ›› last week’s news

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Park watching children play. The lone pilot aboard the 50-foot com- MUSIC witness reportedly learned the mercial vessel Ruby Lily who elects senator says he wants the job. man in the suspicious car tried to remain on board. 20 to get a 9-year-old girl into his car by offering her candy. Police As state Attorney General Rob ART locate the man and, on determi- McKenna prepares to announce nation of probable cause, book he will seek the ofﬁce of gov- 18 06.y.11 him into jail. ernor in 2012, the 11th Circuit STAGE STAGE THURSDAY Court of Appeals in Atlanta pre- State veterinarians say it ap- pares to hear oral arguments in

One day after environmental writer Bill McKibben draws pears a recent outbreak of a the multistate health care law- Barbara Brenner seeks a sixth term 16 more than 800 ’hamsters to the Fairhaven Village Green, potentially fatal horse virus suit filed last year. The federal on Whatcom County Council. She was first elected in 1991. encouraging them to fight the good fight against expan- has been contained, at least government will ask the three- GET OUT sion of U.S. coal exports at Cherry Point, the City of Bell- in Washington and Oregon. The judge panel from the 11th Cir- Sam Crawford and Tony Larson also ingham holds a “listening session” to public concerns highly contagious virus poses cuit to overturn the decision by file for reelection. about the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal. More than no risk to humans but has been Florida Judge Roger Vinson earli- 14 300 people pack the Bellingham Municipal Courthouse. At blamed for the deaths of at least er this year declaring the Afford- least 200 people gathered outside, trying to get in. 12 horses since the outbreak be- able Care Act unconstitutional WORDS gan in early May at a horse com- because of a provision requiring 8 06.z.11 petition in Ogden, Utah. all Americans to have or purchase 10 a government-approved health FRIDAY insurance policy in the private

06. .11 CURRENTS ~ CURRENTS Bellingham Mayor Dan Pike, responding to public outcry market. McKenna created contro- TUESDAY Seth Fleetwood files for a second to champion their interests, announces he will oppose the versy when he joined that lawsuit term on Bellingham City Council. 8 Gateway Pacific Terminal. The project is not a future he Satisfied their work on the coun- against the wishes of the gover- Larry Farr has challenged Fleetwood wants to see for the community because of health and en- ty’s rural lands is complete, What- nor and state legislature. for the position. VIEWS 4 MAIL MAIL

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realized that many of those kids had no vision 22 of a future and no idea that things do get better—hence, the video. MUSIC But one video begat two, then 100, then a computer crash, a presidential message, and a 20 movement. In this book, they gather notable ART ART messages to LGBT teens—some are poignant, and some surprising. 18 Like teens that see only “one way out” of their torment, many It Gets Better posters tell STAGE STAGE of trying to take their own lives at 15, 12, even 10 years old. But, as one pointed out, there are

16 many things she would have missed, were she successful. Another poster begs teens not to

GET OUT make him miss the chance to know them. The respondents came from around the world: the United States, Canada, England, 14 14 Australia, and Iraq. Politicians weighed in, as did ministers, doc- WORDS WORDS WORDS WORDS tors, dancers, soldiers and teachers. The posters were 10 gay and straight, parents and friends. One offered to send readers a letter CURRENTS CURRENTS of support. One gave the PHOTO BY KELLY O

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06 HIGH SCHOOL, it seems, was built for drama. less. Readers will get teary, they’ll laugh, nod Maybe it’s because of hormones or because everybody’s searching their heads, gasp and want to scream.

.06 for who they are or the person they’ll become, but one thing’s for And this book isn’t just for teens: adults who 23 # certain: mean girls, jocks and cheerleaders, nerdy kids, geeks and need it and read it will ﬁnd comfort here, too. bullies generally cannot coexist in peace. The only caveat is that this book is (some- And therein lies a problem, particularly if you’re on the receiving end what) targeted to middle-schoolers, but it of brutality, teasing or ostracism. Not only does that stuff hurt, but it may be too much for them to handle. What’s also makes life so unpleasant that you can sometimes see only one way written here is often profane, in your face, to stop it. and generally pretty grown-up, so caution

CASCADIA WEEKLYCASCADIA Stranger columnist Dan Savage, with his husband Terry Miller and should be used before giving this to a kid a friend, decided to do something about that. In It Gets Better, they who isn’t ready for it yet. 14 explain what happened and how an un-splashy video became a tidal Still, if you know someone that needs this wave of support. book, you’ll feel compelled to act. After Just 100 videos; that’s the response Dan Savage and Terry Miller you’ve read it yourself, you’ll know that It hoped they’d get from a YouTube post they made in the aftermath Gets Better gives him or her a better chance of several suicides by LGBT teens. In an aha! moment, Savage had of, well, surviving. doit Family Law Attorney with 18 years experience Collaborative WORDS WATER TALK: A “What’s in Our Waters? Health, Recreation and Ecosystem Connections We Care about Your

WED., JUNE 8 with Water Quality and Shellﬁsh on Whatcom Children’s Well-Being Divorce 34 34 WRITERS THEATER: The monthly Chuckanut County Beaches” talk begins at 7pm at the Port (360) 647-8897 Sandstone Writer’s Theater Open Mic begins of Bellingham’s Ofﬁce Commission Chambers, Settle Your Case [email protected] FOOD at 7pm at the Firehouse PAC Café, 1314 Harris 1801 Roeder Ave. Entry is free. Without Going to Court 1010 Harris Ave. #201 Ave. All are welcome. 676-6876 734-2776 Free Consultation Bellingham 28 LOVE IN VIOLENT TIMES: Cunt author Inga JUNE 10-12 Patrick Gallery LUMMI STOMMISH: The 65th annual Lummi Muscio shares ideas from her latest book, Rose: Divorce With Dignity & Mutual Respect Stommish Water Festival takes place from Fri.- Love in Violent Times, at 7pm at Village Books, Sun. at the Lummi Nation Reservation. War ca- B-BOARD 1200 11th St. noe races, bone games, a carnival, traditional WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM singing and dancing, a moonlight concert se-

THURS., JUNE 9 ries, salmon barbecues and much more will ﬁll 26 CITY OF ASH: Megan Chance reads from City the weekend. Admission is free and open to

the public. PEP FILM of Ash, her history-based novel focused around PER the great Seattle ﬁre of 1889, at 7pm at Village WWW.STOMMISH.COM Books, 1200 11th St. SAT., JUNE 11 22 671-2626 BLAINE MARKET: Through the summer, at- SISTERS FRI., JUNE 10 tend the Blaine Gardeners Market from 10am- MUSIC BEST KEPT SECRET: Amy Hatvany reads from 2pm every Saturday on the H Street Plaza. COOKING OUTSIDE THE BOX SINCE 1988 her autobiographical book, Best Kept Secret: A 332-8082 Open Nightly Except Monday 1055 N State St B’ham 671-3414 20 Novel, at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. BELLINGHAM MARKET: The Bellingham

WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM Farmers Market continues from 10am-3pm ART every Saturday through December at Railroad SAT., JUNE 11 Avenue and Chestnut Street. 18 GLOBAL TALES: Entertainer Tom McCormack WWW.BELLINGHAMFARMERS.ORG shares world stories accompanied by ethnic LUMMI MARKET: The Lummi Island Farmers instruments to kick off a Summer Reading pro- STAGE Market occurs from 10am-2pm in the parking gram at 10:30am at the Everson McBeath Com- lot of the Islander, 2106 S. Nugent Rd. munity Library, 104 Kirsh Dr. At 1pm, he’ll do

WWW.LUMMI-ISLAND.COM 16 the same thing at the Ferndale Public Library, FERNDALE MARKET: The Ferndale Public 2007 Cherry St. Market is open for business from 10am-4pm 966-5100 OR 384-3647 every Saturday at the city’s Riverwalk Park. GET OUT THIRTEEN FUGUES: Jennifer Natalya Fink WWW.FERNDALEPUBLICMARKET.ORG reads from Thirteen Fugues at 7pm at Village SKAGIT MARKET: The new Skagit Valley Sat- 14 Books, 1200 11th St. 14 urday Market can be attended from 10am-3pm 671-2626 every weekend through September in the park- WORDS SUN., JUNE 12 ing lot of Mount Vernon’s Farmhouse Restau- WORDS YOUNG WRITERS STUDIO: A group reading rant, 13724 La Conner Whitney Rd. WWW.SKAGITVALLEYSATURDAYMARKET. from those taking part in the Young Writer’s 10 Studio Group happens at 4pm at Village Books, BLOGSPOT.COM 1200 11th St. NATURAL HEALTH FAIR: Acupuncturists, WWW.YOUNGWRITERSSTUDIO.ORG chiropractors, nutritionists, massage thera-

pists, herbalists and more will be on hand at a CURRENTS MON., JUNE 13 Natural Health and Fitness Fair from 1-4pm at 8 POETRYNIGHT: Read your original verse at the Bellingham Public Market, 1530 Cornwall poetrynight at 8:30pm at the Amadeus Project, Ave. Entry is free. VIEWS VIEWS 1209 Cornwall Ave. Sign-ups start at 8pm. WWW.BELLINGHAMPUBLICMARKET.COM WWW.POETRYNIGHT.ORG ROLLER BETTIES: Attend the Bellingham 4 TUES., JUNE 14 Roller Betties Semi-ﬁnals at 5pm at Whatcom

Community College’s Orca Pavilion. Tickets are MAIL OPEN MIC: The weekly Spoken Word, Poetry $6-$14. and Open Mic occurs from 7-9pm every Tues-

WWW.BELLINGHAMROLLERBETTIES.COM 2 day at the Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St. 0IWXIV ,]PHELP Entry is free. JUNE 11-12 DO IT IT DO

WWW.BLUEHORSEGALLERY.COM DEMING LOGGING SHOW: Help raise money (9-'VMQMREP&EROVYTXG] WED., JUNE 15 for injured loggers and their families at the annual Deming Logging Show starting at 11am 11 OREGON EXPERIMENT: Keith Scribner shares ,IPTMRK4ISTPIMR,EVH8MQIW

Saturday and Sunday at the Deming Logging .08. tales from The Oregon Experiment: A Novel at Show Grounds, 3295 Cedarville Rd. Log rolling, 06 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. speed climbing, trailer biking, hot saw buck- 671-2626

ing and much more will be among the activi- 8SQ0IWXIV(SYK,]PHELP0II+VSGLQEP .06 23 ties taking place throughout the day. Entry is %XXSVRI]WEX0E[ # COMMUNITY $4-$7. WWW.DEMINGLOGGINGSHOW.COM WED., JUNE 8 WEDNESDAY MARKET: The Wednesday Market SUN., JUNE 12 occurs from 12-5pm every Wednesday through CHAPLIN PHOTO EVENT: Bring along bowler Sept. 28 at the Fairhaven Village Green. derby hats, moustaches and canes for the WWW.BELLINGHAMFARMERS.ORG Charlie Chaplin Commemorative Photo Event

at 3pm at the Pickford Film Center, 1318 Bay CASCADIA WEEKLY THURS., JUNE 9 St. Prizes will be awarded for best the best APPLIANCE REPAIR: Appliance Depot tech- costume and “Chaplin walk.” The event hap- 15 nician Rod Taylor leads a free “Appliance Re- pens in conjunction with the Pickford’s Charlie pair Q & A” from 6-7:30pm at the organiza- Chaplin Retrospective Film Festival happening tion’s digs at 802 Marine Dr. through today. WWW.REUSEWORKS.ORG 778-8961 OR [email protected] XEVE$PIWXIVL]PHELPGSQ

34 34 G FOOD etout HIKING RUNNING CYCLING SKIING 28 B-BOARD

the potential of immersion, a variety of wet- 26 suits are available.

FILM FILM “Do you need to buy a $1,000 dry suit?” Hill posits. “It depends on how much you’re going to challenge yourself. You always need to 22 be aware of the elements and make sure your boat’s seaworthy.” MUSIC Whether you attend Hill’s “Kayak Basics,” the June 11 Kayak Demo being put on by Yeager’s 20 Sporting Goods Paddle ART ART Shop at Bloedel Dono- van Park, or the June 18 18 Kayaking Symposium hosted by the Whatcom STAGE STAGE Association of Kayak En- thusiasts (which is only 16 16 ATTEND for members, but offers WHAT: Yeager onsite sign-up), rest as- Paddle Shop’s Kayak GET OUT GET OUT Demo sured that, among the WHEN: 10am-1pm many events, you’ll soon Sat., June 11 ﬁnd out exactly what 14 WHERE: Bloedel you need to make your Donovan Park, 2214 own waves.

WORDS WORDS Electric Ave. COST: Free As for Hill, she’s happy INFO: www. to answer any questions 10 yeagerssporting you might have along the goods.com way. For instance, what was it about kayaking

CURRENTS CURRENTS WHAT: “Kayak Basics” with that ﬁrst drew her in and

8 Sharmon Hill has caused her to spend BY AMY KEPFERLE WHEN: 7pm Wed., the last few decades

VIEWS VIEWS June 15 spending as much time as WHERE: REI, 400 possible on open water?

4 36th St. COST: Entry is free; Well, in addition to the MAIL MAIL Making Waves register in advance fact that the guided ad- INFO: 647-8955 or ventures she leads take

2 THETIMETO KAYAKIS NOW www.moondance her to where it’s pos- kayak.com

DO IT DO sible to have lunch with

IN 1992, when she was ﬁrst toying with the idea of starting her Although being on open water is her own WHAT: WAKE Kayak- a ﬂedgling eagle looking own seasonal kayaking company, Sharmon Hill asked the group of women particular passion, Hill understands some peo- on or getting to spot

11 ing Symposium she was leading on a Parks & Rec. outing what they thought about the ple simply want to plop a boat in a lake and WHEN: 8am-5pm gray whales, porpoises .08.

06 name “Moondance.” paddle around for a couple hours. To that end, Sat., June 18 and seal pups during the “I was thinking about the relationship of the tides to the moon cycle,” she’ll discuss craft options—sea kayaks, recre- WHERE: Lake course of the day, she Padden .06 Hill recalls. “The whole rhythm, to me, seems like a dance; the water with ational boats and sit-on-tops among them— COST: Entry is open loves not knowing ex- 23 # the moon. It seemed appropriate.” and find out how much the participants are to Whatcom actly what the outcome The ladies she was with wholeheartedly agreed with her, and, almost looking to take on. Association of Kayak of the outing will be. 19 years later, Moondance Sea Kayak Adventures is still going strong. As “If you get a recreational boat, you’re go- Enthusiasts members “I can travel the same for those women she helped introduce to the sport, well, she just paddled ing to want to stick to flatter, warmer water,” only, but paddlers shoreline 800 times and are welcome to join with a few of them as recently as a week ago. Hill explains. “If they do want to venture onto at the event still find something new And, although she loves reconnecting with people who enjoy getting open water, they should probably take a few INFO: www.wake to discover,” Hill says.

CASCADIA WEEKLYCASCADIA on the water as much as she does, Hill is more than happy to introduce lessons or experience capsizing so they know kayak.org “There’s challenges, too. the activity to beginners as well. how to manage getting back into the boat.” It’s not always ﬂat water 16 In fact, when she gives a “Kayak Basics” talk June 15 at REI, it’ll be Hill says even if kayakers are launching from with sun. Sometimes, there’s also wind and with novices in mind. Larrabee State Park into Bellingham Bay, they rain and people are wondering if it’s still go- “It’s information for people who are looking to get into kayaking or should, at the minimum, have a spray skirt, ing to be fun. By the end of the trip, though, have been on a tour and want to get out on their own,” Hill says. “There’ll lifejacket and whistle. Bilge pumps are also they’re usually grinning from ear to ear; they be something for everybody.” something to consider, and, if you think there’s feel like they’ve accomplished something.” doit 6SD LQ 3RUWXJDO FRI., JUNE 10 BIKE TO BREAKFAST: As part of Every-

bodyBike’s Summer Rides series, show up 3RUN7HQGHUORLQZLWK&DEUDOHV Cocktail Hour 34 for a “Bike to Breakfast” excursion at 10am 3pm-6pm Daily at the corner of W. Holly Street and W. All Day Sunday *DPEDV3LO3LO FOOD Champion Street. You’ll ride to Heron Pond, then roll to breakfast in Old Town. Registra- $1 Off House 6SDQLVK%RFDGLOORV tion is not required. Cocktails 28 WWW.EVERYBODYBIKE.COM Drafts )HD WXULQJ SALMON SPEAK: Experts from the Nook- & Wine Pours sack Salmon Enhancement Association will

&KXFNDQXW&KHHVH3OD WH B-BOARD lead a “Salmon Speak” presentation at 7pm $4 Off Any at Blaine’s Birch Bay State Park. At 10am Bottle of Wine *DUGHQ3D WLR1RZ2SHQ Saturday, show up for NSEA’s “Streamside Exploration” at Terrell Creek to see the 26 ideas in action. Both events are free. FILM FILM WWW.FOBBSP.ORG %UXQFKHYHU\6DWXUGD\ 6XQGD\ SAT., JUNE 11 22 SONGBIRD WALK: Ace birder David Drum- mond leads a “Summer Songbird Walk” from 7-9:30am at the Stimpson Reserve on Lake Rhododendron Cafe MUSIC Louise Rd. Entry is $20-$24; please register

by noon on Friday, June 10. Chuckanut & Bow Hill Rd. 360-766-6667 www.rhodycafe.com 20 734-8158 ART ART FUN RUN: The 17th annual Tesoro March Point Fun Run begins at 10am at the Tesoro

Reﬁnery in Anacortes. Registration fees are 18 $10.

WWW.SKAGITRUNNERS.ORG STAGE VINEYARD WORKSHOP: “Summer Care in the Vineyard” will be the focus of a free 16 workshop happening from 10:30am-12pm 16 at Everson’s Cloud Mountain Farm, 6906 Goodwin Rd. GET OUT GET OUT WWW.CLOUDMOUNTAINFARM.COM SUN., JUNE 12 BILL’S HILLS: Join members of the Mt. 14 Baker Bike Club for “Bill’s Hills,” a challeng-

ing social ride of up to 100 miles, leaving WORDS at 7am from Fairhaven’s Marine Park. Non- members are welcome. 10 WWW.MTBAKERBIKECLUB.ORG BIKE SHOP TOUR: The free Summer Rides series hosted by EverybodyBike continues

with “Tour de More Bike Shops” beginning CURRENTS at 1pm at Jack’s Bicycle Center, 1907 Iowa 8 St. Aaron & Jessica Bandstra * Steeb & Libby * WWW.EVERYBODYBIKE.COM Brian Sibley James & Amelia Lehman * Daniel & Beth Sobel Jason Reid VIEWS ROCK N’ SOUL: Sign up for “Rock n’ Soul: Sheila Harrison & Lance Hendrix A 5K Run and Concert for MS” starting at Peadar McMahon * Steve McMillan 4 2pm on the Western Washington University campus track, 1880 Bill McDonald Pkwy. MAIL MAIL Entry is $20.

WWW.MSROCKNSOUL.COM 2 MASTER GARDENER WORKSHOP: As part DO IT IT DO

of the bimonthly Whatcom County Master Gardener workshops, learn about “Inten- sive Gardening: How to Grow Vegetables 11 on Small Spaces of Land or on Your Deck” at 2pm at Ferndale’s Hovander Homestead .08. 06 Park. Entry is free. 676-6736 OR WWW.WHATCOM.WSU.EDU .06 23

TUES., JUNE 14 # BIKE BASICS: A “Bike Maintenance Ba- sics” clinic begins at 7pm at REI, 400 36th St. Entry is free, but you need to register in advance. 647-8955 WED., JUNE 15

PLANT SOCIETY TALK: The Washington CASCADIA WEEKLY Native Plant Society’s presents “Return of the Kings: Predicting the Effects of Dam 17 Removal on Native and Invasive Plants on the Elwha River” at 7pm at the Sustainable Living Center, 2309 Meridian St. 319-6988 OR WWW.WNPS.ORG doit STAGE

WED., JUNE 8

34 34 INTRO TO IMPROV: Sheila Goldsmith helms a free introductory improv class at 7pm at

FOOD G Improv Playworks, 302 W. Illinois. Call to sta e pre-register. THEATER DANCE PROFILES 756-0756 28 THURS., JUNE 9 GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” at 8pm every Thursday at B-BOARD the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At 10pm, stick around for “The Project.” Entry is $7 for the early show, $4 for the late one. 26 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM

FILM FILM JUNE 9-12 together. It’s not as great as seeing the actual THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS: A show, in my opinion, but pretty cool.” 250-year-old Italian commedia dell’arte clas- 22 On the night of the soiree, Post, dressed in a sic dubbed The Servant of Two Masters shows at tuxedo and beaming with pride, prefaced the per- 7:30pm Thursdays, 8pm Fridays and Saturdays, MUSIC formance by reminding those in the theater that and 2pm Sundays through June 25 at the Ana- cortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave. Tickets “Anniepalooza” was merely a sampling of the ways

20 for the comedic farce are $18. kids could enrich their lives through the explora- WWW.ACTTTHEATRE.COM ART ART tion of the arts, and pointed to a summer’s worth DAMN YANKEES: Baseball and soul-snatch- of upcoming classes and performances designed ing make appearances when Damn Yankees 18 18 18 to continue their creative journeys. shows at 8pm Thurs.-Sat. and 2pm Sunday at And so it was that two grown women with no the Bellingham Theatre Guild, 1600 H St. Tick- STAGE STAGE STAGE STAGE ets are $8-$12. Showings of the play continue children—along with every parent, sibling and through June 19. friend of the 100-plus performers—waited in the WWW.BELLINGHAMTHEATREGUILD.COM 16 darkened glory of the Mount Baker Theatre for the kids of JUNE 9-15 BARD ON THE BEACH: William Shakespeare’s

GET OUT BAAY to entertain us. The Merchant of Venice, Henry VI, Richard “Will they all be dressed as III, and As You Like It will play in repertory Annies?” my friend queried. I throughout the summer as part of the an- 14 shrugged, but I’d been won- nual Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival dering the same thing. at Vancouver, B.C.’s Vanier Park. Tickets are $21-$40. WORDS The answer, we soon dis- WWW.BARDONTHEBEACH.ORG covered, was no. Six was the 10 SEE IT number of bewigged red- JUNE 10-11 BY AMY KEPFERLE WHAT: Annie (Pixie heads, and the canny cuties 48 HOUR THEATER FESTIVAL: The 29th it- Sr.) eration of the 48 Hour Theater Festival will ranged in age from approxi- see plays go from page to stage in 24 hours—

CURRENTS CURRENTS WHEN: 6pm Fri., June 10 and 5pm mately 5 or 6 to early teens. twice—at 8pm and 10pm performances Friday 8 Sat., June 11 Everybody else was dressed in and Saturday at the iDiOM Theater, 1418 Corn- Anniepalooza wall Ave. Tickets are $10, and reservations are WHERE: Belling- red T-shirts emblazoned with recommended. P.S. This is the ﬁnal “ofﬁcial” VIEWS VIEWS ham Arts Academy the word “Annie” on them. YEP, THE SUN CAME OUT show of iDiOM’s season, so don’t miss out. for Youth, 1059 N. With a boozy Miss Hannigan 4 State St. 201-5464 OR WWW.IDIOMTHEATER.COM COST: Admission is guiding audience members MIXED BAG: Most weekends in June, attend

MAIL MAIL THE CAMPAIGN began about a month ago, after I’d casually by donation through the Annie timeline— “Director’s Cut” shows at 8pm at the Upfront mentioned to my coworker that the Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth INFO: www.baay.org wherein an orphan escapes, Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At 10pm, stick around

2 (BAAY) was putting on an event they’d dubbed “Anniepalooza.” tries to find her parents, gets for a new format dubbed COPS 911. Tickets Without mincing words, she informed me that, barring any un- on the radio and is ultimately adopted by a bil- are $8-$10. DO IT IT DO 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM foreseen global catastrophes, we’d both be in attendance the night lionaire named Oliver Warbucks—the horde of of the big event—which was set to feature more than 150 kids kids threw their all into bringing big sounds to SAT., JUNE 11 11 performing a variety of musical numbers from the famed song-and- the big stage. SHAKESPEARE’S FOOLS: Actors from the .08. Skagit River Shakespeare Festival present free 06 dance spectacular. Although it was a little distracting to have showings of Shakespeare’s Fools at 1pm at the Now, I enjoy singing orphans as much as the next theater aficio- youth of different ages sharing dialogue (as was Mount Vernon City Library and 4pm at Burling- .06 nado, but I was a little freaked out about the excessive amount of the case for most of the speaking roles that were ton’s Maiben Park. 23 # participants who’d be informing us that, yes indeed, the sun would spread out among the youngsters) the bravado WWW.SHAKESNW.ORG come out tomorrow. At that point, my answer to her was “maybe.” with which they embraced songs such as “It’s the A RIVER STORY: Attend a dramatic reading I remained noncommittal until a few days before the big event, Hard Knock Life,” “Little Girls” and “Easy Street” of Anna Linzer’s novel, A River Story, at 6:30pm when my officemate upped the ante by offering to spring for a sushi made up for the occasional overlap. at Edison’s Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave. The novel, fittingly, takes place in Fish- dinner before the show. She was half-crazed from a lack of sleep and And by the time the entire cast joined together town—a creative settlement of artists, poets an excess of caffeine, and the wild, pleading gleam in her eyes in- for a rousing, hug-filled rendition of “Tomorrow,” and scholars on the Skagit River beginning in the late 1960s.

CASCADIA WEEKLY formed me that she wouldn’t give up until I acquiesced. And so I did. it was clear the night was a success. With our Saturday night plans finally secured, I contacted BAAY As for my friend, I’m pretty sure she was happy WWW.SMITHANDVALLEE.COM 18 artistic director David Post to find out if “Anniepalooza: A Musical she’d hounded me to come. As parents got ready A NIGHT FOR THE ARTS: A short theater Review” was indeed going forth as planned. to throw bouquets of flowers and finished video- performance by actors from the Neighborhood Playhouse, dancing from the La Vida Dance “It’s going to be fun,” Post answered, “A ‘wow, we actually did this’ taping their kids’ talents on their cell phones, she Studio, live music, food and drink and more kind of event. There’ll be six different casts of Annie all together on leaned in, sighed and whispered, “I wish it would will be part of “A Night for Arts” at 7pm at the one stage doing big dance numbers, with a narrative to connect them never end.” June 11 End of the Road String Band, 8pm $3 Pints Mon 6-close in Bar/Kolsch Tues 5-close

nd $ 25 NEW Wed Buy a Pint & 2 pint 2 in Bar 6-close Dad’s Day BeerBQ Sun June 19 34 FOOD 28 B-BOARD 26 FILM FILM 22 MUSIC 20 ART ART 18 Just $9.99! 18 PHOTO BY DAVID COOPER STAGE STAGE STAGE STAGE Shakespeare’s “merriest of comedies,” As 2 Small You Like It, opens Bard on the Beach’s latest season at Vancouver, B.C.’s Vanier Park Cold Combos 16

American Museum of Radio and Electricity, GET OUT 1312 Bay St. Tickets are $15-$25; proceeds beneﬁt the Bellingham Arts Center. 6 Convenient Locations! WWW.BELLINGHAMARTSCENTER.COM Bellingham 14 WED., JUNE 15 %3UNSET$RIVEs VAUDEVILLINGHAM: The monthly uncen- WORDS sored variety show, Vaudevillingham, offers ,AKEWAY$RIVEs up shows at 8pm and 10pm at the Bellingham 7-AGNOLIA3Ts 10 Circus Guild’s Cirque Lab, 2107 Iron St. Entry Mill Creek is by donation; funds raised go toward as- "OTHELL %VERETT(WYs sisting, promoting and supporting the circus

arts community of Whatcom County. Tulalip CURRENTS WWW.BELLINGHAMCIRCUSGUILD.COM TH!VE.%s 8 JUNE 16-19 Mountlake Terrace

WALKING THE TIGHTROPE: The Neighbor- THTH!VE7ESTs VIEWS hood Playhouse presents Mike Kenny’s Walk- Expires 12/31/11. Valid only at participating Washington locations. One coupon per customer per visit. Not vaild with any other offer or coupon. ing the Tightrope at 7pm Thurs., 2pm Sat., and 4 5pm Sun. at the Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave. The play explores a MAIL child’s ﬁrst experience of loss and change.

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FRI., JUNE 10 06 SWING CONNECTION: “Swing is a Spring Thing” will be the theme of tonight’s concert .06

and dance with the Swing Connection Big 23 Band at 7pm at the Leopold Crystal Ballroom, a v e g e t a r i a n d r i v e t h r u # 1224 Cornwall Ave. Entry is by donation. WWW.SWINGCONNECTION.ORG JUNE 10-12 EMERALD BAY: Northwest Ballet Theater presents the based-in-Bellingham ballet about racial tensions and love in the 1800s CASCADIA WEEKLYCASCADIA at “Emerald Bay” performances at 7:30pm Fri-Sat. and 2pm Sun. at the Mount Baker 19 Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St. Tickets are $15-$24. 700 Ohio St. Bellingham WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM OR 961-8694 WWW.NORTHWESTBALLET.ORG 0QFO.o8t5I't

34 34 FOOD visual GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES 28 B-BOARD 26 FILM FILM 22 MUSIC 20 20 20 that were then woven on to the ART ART ART ART frame. Adding that it’s an invo- cation to the mythical trickster, 18 Baba Yaga, he says the creation of it called for everything from STAGE STAGE bending steel to using a simple ATTEND needle and thread. 16 WHAT: “Monu- “The Big Blue Dress is about ments to the shelter,” Niemi says. “Sitting in- Everyday” GET OUT side it is like being in a yurt or WHEN: Through a tent, and the table and stools Sept. 11 that go within it were thought

14 WHERE: Whatcom Museum’s Light- of as an integral part of the ex- catcher Building perience, and made to ﬁt.” WORDS INFO: www. The table, he adds, was whatcom sourced from timber he discov- 10 museum.org ered in the depths of a barn on

WHAT: Ries Niemi, the 35 acre Skagit Valley prop- Amy Huddleston, erty he shares with his wife, CURRENTS CURRENTS and Jano Argue artist Sheila Klein, and their

8 WHEN: Through two kids, Torque and Rebar (yes, July 2 those are their real names). He WHERE: Lucia VIEWS VIEWS Douglas Gallery, says it’s a perfect place to be 1415 13th St. an industrial artist. 4 INFO: www.lucia “I can make all the noise I “WORLD’S LARGEST WALK-THRU HANDBAG” “BIG BLUE DRESS” BLUE “BIG douglas.com MAIL MAIL want,” Niemi says. “I make a lot of noise. My power hammer

2 And, although both venues are including smaller shakes the ground for hundreds of feet around. BY AMY KEPFERLE renditions of his eclectic work, it’s the industrial “I have always been in love with tools, the DO IT IT DO

artist’s bigger pieces that will, initially at least, bigger the better. So I use a variety of indus- catch your eye. trial tools and processes to make art—things like 11 Consider, for example, the stainless steel creation power hammers and lathes, milling machines and .08.

06 Industrial in the Lightcatcher’s courtyard. Dubbed the “World’s twisting machines, inverter welders and comput- Largest Walk-Thru Handbag,” the forged and fabri- erized embroidery machines. I also use industry

.06 cated sculpture stands at 14 feet tall. Then there’s itself as a tool; my big purse at the Whatcom Mu- 23 # Strength the ceiling-high “Big Blue Dress” currently taking up seum was electro-polished by a company in Ev- a vast amount of space at the Fairhaven locale. erett, which dipped it in 120-degree phosphoric RIES NIEMI’S BIG, BOLD UNIVERSE “The walk-thru handbag at the Whatcom Museum is acid while running 1,000 amps of 100-volt elec- a statement about modern consumer culture, among tricity through it.” YOU MAY not even be aware of it, but there’s a good chance other things,” Niemi says, noting that its original It should be noted, however, that Niemi doesn’t if you live in Whatcom or Skagit counties, you’ve encountered, or home was at the Bellevue Art Museum, where it lived necessarily have a preference for “big” versus “small” where art is concerned. CASCADIA WEEKLY perhaps even utilized, a creation by Edison artist Ries Niemi. in close proximity to stores that actually sold $2,000 In addition to some of the permanent pieces he has on dis- purses (sans irony). “The handbag takes on a whole “I make the right size object for the place it 20 play—such as the “Fish Bridge” in downtown La Conner and the different feeling in the courtyard of the Lightcatcher, will go,” he says. “I consider myself an Industrial sleek silver furniture set peppering Bellingham’s Railroad Avenue where it looks as if it was made to coexist with the Artist. To me, that means accepting the fact that sidewalks—Niemi is also currently being featured at the What- grid of windows in the curved wall.” the Industrial Revolution has happened, and ﬁg- com Museum’s Lightcatcher Building and, across town, at a group The “Big Blue Dress,” he says, was created by uring out what the place is for an artist in the show at the Lucia Douglas Gallery. freeform welding and a plethora of used blue tarps modern world.” doit

EVENTS GOOD EARTH: Larry Richmond and Peggy Con- do’s “Clay and Fiber Fusion” shows through June

WED., JUNE 8 at Good Earth Pottery, 1000 Harris Ave.

WEAVERS’ SALE: The Whatcom Weavers Guild WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM 34 offers up a “Stash Sale” as part of its monthly HONEY SALON: Pastel and oil artist Steven meeting at 7pm St. James Presbyterian Church, Cousens will show his works through June 29 at FOOD 910 14th St. Entry is free. Honey Salon, 310 W. Holly St. WWW.WHATCOMWEAVERSGUILD.ORG WWW.HONEYBELLINGHAM.COM SAT., JUNE 11 INSIGHTS: “Coefﬁcient,” a multimedia exhibit 28 featuring works by Liana Bennett, Michael Moe, QUILTS & POETRY: Textile artists Margaret Steve Philbrick, and Dinah Snipes Steveni, shows Chula and Kathy Erickson will lead a discussion through June 9 at Insights Gallery, 604 Commer- B-BOARD of their book What Remains: Japanese Americans cial Ave., Anacortes. in Internment Camps at 1pm at the La Conner Quilt WWW.INSIGHTSGALLERY.COM & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St. Entry is $12 26 and includes admission. LOOMIS HALL: Internationally known designer WWW.LACONNERQUILTS.COM Matt French’s “Expose Moi” exhibit can currently be viewed at Blaine’s Loomis Hall Gallery, 288 FILM GRINNELL TALK: An informal talk with art- Martin St. ist Gail Grinnell begins at 1pm at Anchor Art WWW.LOOMISHALL.COM

Space, 216 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Today 22 is also the last chance to see Grinnell’s exhibit, MATZKE FINE ART: View the efforts of 17 re- “Tinker, Tailor, Mender, Maker.” gional glass artists when “Playing with Hot and MUSIC WWW.ANCHORARTSPACE.ORG Cold” continues through June 19 at Camano Is- land’s Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park, 20 20 SUN., JUNE 12 2345 Blanche Way. 20 JUSTICE AND ART: “Celebrating Social Justice WWW.MATZKEFINEART.COM ART ART ART ART Through Art: The Zimbabwe Arts Project” will MINDPORT: A WWU Student show featuring ﬁber be the focus when founder Richard Adams gives artists will be on display through June 11 at Mind- a talk at 12pm at the Bellingham Unitarian Fel- port Exhibits, 210 W. Holly St. Admission is $2. 18 lowship, 1708 I St. An accompanying exhibit WWW.MINDPORT.ORG

will be on display through July 10. STAGE LUCKY MONKEY: Kat Houseman’s “The Impor- WWW.ZIMBABWEARTISTSPROJECT.ORG tance of Respect” shows through June at the Lucky Monkey Gallery, 114 W. Magnolia St. 16 392-2819 ONGOING EXHIBITS MONA: “Act 2: The Next Track,” “The Vanishing ALLIED ARTS: “Delicate Strength,” featuring Landscape,” and pieces by James B. Thompson’s GET OUT the paintings of Enid Wilson and Yvette Neu- and Jay Steensma from the permanent collection mann, shows until June 25 at Allied Arts, 1418 can be seen through June 12 at La Conner’s Mu-

Cornwall Ave. seum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St. 14 WWW.ALLIEDARTS.ORG WWW.MUSEUMOFNWART.ORG BLUE HORSE: “Our Town,” featuring paintings OVERGROWTH GALLERY: “Errant Immediacy,” RESTAURANT u RETAIL u CATERING EXTENDED HOURS WORDS by Lanny Little and former Bellingham artist Lisa featuring works by Kendra Aldrich, will be shown Lamoreaux, shows through the month at the Blue through June at the Overgrowth Gallery, 1206 Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St. A closing recep- OPEN 10 Cornwall Ave. Sunday tion happens June 25. (415) 513-1580 June 12 th 3-6 pm WWW.BLUEHORSEGALLERY.COM PIONEER MUSEUM: “Flying Spokes: 100 Years of the Cribbage CHUCKANUT BREWERY: Joy Hagen’s paintings Bicycle” is on display through Nov. 30 at the Lynden CURRENTS will hang through June at the Chuckanut Brew- Pioneer Museum, 217 Front St. Entry is $4-$7. Tournament @ 6 8 ery, 601 W. Holly St. WWW.LYNDENPIONEERMUSUEM.COM & 752-3377 QUILT MUSEUM: Quilt artist Cathy Erickson and Father's Day th DEMING LIBRARY: View art by Mt. Baker High poet Margaret Chula’s “What Remains: Japanese June 19 4-8 pm VIEWS School students through June 26 at the Deming Americans in Interment Camps” shows through

100 N. Commercial St. next to Mount Baker Theatre u 360-594-6000 u bellinghampasta.com 4 Public Library, 5044 Mt. Baker Hwy. June 26 at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 592-2422 703 S. 2nd St. MAIL MAIL DIGS: View works by Bellingham artist Andrea WWW.LACONNERQUILTS.COM

Heimer and Seattle painter Renae Koepke at their SCOTT MILO GALLERY: View a selection of watercol- 2 “Zoology” exhibit through June at DIGS, 200 W. ors by Eric Wiegardt through June 28 at the Scott Holly St.

Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. IT DO

WWW.DIGSSHOWROOM.COM FOR MORE INFO; WWW.SCOTTMILO.COM FISHBOY GALLERY: Check out the contempo- SMITH & VALLEE: More than 15 Northwest art- 11 rary folk art of RR Clark from 12-5pm every Mon.- ists will take part in “The Salish Sea” exhibit Fri. at the Fishboy Gallery, 617 Virginia St. through June at Edison’s Smith & Vallee Gallery, .08.

MON - FRI, 5 - 11 P.M. 06 714-0815 OR WWW.FISHBOYGALLERY.COM 5742 Gilkey Ave. FOG: View a variety of works by noted artists at WWW.SMITHANDVALLEE.COM

SAT, NOON - 11 P.M. .06 the new Fairhaven Originals Gallery, 960 Har- WHATCOM ART GUILD: From 10am-6pm every 23 ris Ave. Friday through Sunday, stop by the Whatcom Art # WWW.BELLINGHAMFOG.COM Guild’s Art Market at Fairhaven’s Waldron Build- FOURTH CORNER FRAMES: The works of Laurie ing, 1314 12th St. NOW SERVING THIS SPRING’S Potter, Rob Vetter, and others can currently be WWW.WHATCOMARTGUILD.ORG viewed at Fourth Corner Frames and Gallery, 311 WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE: “New York Inspi- RHUBARB MEAD W. Holly St. rations” can be viewed through June 17 at What- 734-1340 com Community College’s Heiner Center Lobby.

GALLERY CYGNUS: “Canvas & Clay,” an ex- 380-6409 LIVE MUSIC CASCADIA WEEKLY hibit featuring pieces by Patty Detzer, Michael WHATCOM MUSEUM: The “Fate of the Forest: Open Clough, and Sue Roberts, will be up through Hanging” exhibit is currently on display at the TUES - SAT 8PM 21 June 26 La Conner’s Gallery Cygnus, 109 Com- Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher Building, 250 mercial St. Flora St. The exhibit will hang through Sept. 18. WWW.GALLERYCYGNUS.COM WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG Rumor Has It

34 34 AMONG MY FRIENDS, I am well known for having a distinct, unwavering penchant for frivolous FOOD entertainment of the decidedly bizarre variety. Of late, this urge has led me to a frigid barn in music Lynden and a one-way date with the Splatter

28 SHOW PREVIEWS ›› RUMOR HAS IT Zone for “Evil Dead the Musical.” More recently, I could be found in the audience at the Mount

B-BOARD Baker Theatre for “Anniepalooza.” There’s no telling what kind of entertainment offerings will tickle my fancy (I possess no answer for 26 this riddle—even I don’t know why I’m drawn

FILM FILM to such things), but the weirder they are, the more wonderful I believe they will be. This is why I’m currently ﬁnding Fonzworth 22 22

22 BY CAREY ROSS Bentley’s upcoming visit to the Wild Buffalo to be both mystifying and strangely compelling. MUSIC MUSIC Pretty much, I only know Bentley to be the snappily dressed dude who carried P. Diddy’s 20 Art in the Parks umbrella and appeared in some music videos ART ART THE SWEET SOUNDS OF SUMMER half a decade ago. However, while I 18 know who he is, I have no idea what STAGE STAGE he does, which may explain why

16 I ﬁnd myself to be so fascinated by BY CAREY ROSS

GET OUT his appearance at the Buff. Set to take place Fri., June 10, the event is billed as “Dressed to the Nines” and 14 is described as being a fancy-dress cocktail party of sorts. I’m also told this will be Bent- WORDS WORDS ley’s lone Washington “performance.” Which begs the question: what, exactly, will Bentley 10 be “performing” at this shindig? Intriguing, to say the least. No matter, even if Bentley just stands around being nattily dressed and CURRENTS CURRENTS charming, your entertainment needs will be

8 more than met by the equally sartorially splen- did Productionists.

VIEWS VIEWS While she may never have been up close and personal with P. Diddy, that in no way 4 diminishes my love for Casey Nolan. And, in

MAIL MAIL PAPERBOYS between dreaming up stunts that endear her to just about everyone and foisting a seem-

2 LAST WEEKEND, when we were the lucky recipients of It seems, along with a ing never-ending supply of dachshund vid-

DO IT DO 48-plus hours of perfect sunshine after months upon months of strange and foreign-feeling eos upon me, Nolan has also found the time

spitting rain, it seems we all got a little drunk on the weather. need to take myself outdoors, to graduate from college and join a band Even I eschewed my normally staunch life motto of “outside the sun also awakens in me (not necessarily in that order). And, along 11 bad, inside good” in favor of prolonged wanderings to and fro, some sort of Pavlovian desire with that band—which goes by the name of .08. 06 only too content to take myself wherever I could pull up a sunny for art in the parks—art of the Bowlcut—Nolan will be taking over Jinx on patch and soak in some rays. musical variety, that is. Lucky Sat., June 11 for a tour kickoff show featur-

.06 And while strolling the streets and chasing the sun was a ATTEND for me, even if the sun decides ing Bowlcut, Cat From Hue (also hitting the

23 WHAT: Parks & # good way to waste a weekend, I also found myself wishing I Rec’s Summer in to be a ﬂeeting visitor, the road), Livingston Seagull, Tearamanapart, could avail myself of music at some point during my sun-dap- the Parks series musical lineup on the horizon and Darto. Show starts early—at 8pm—and pled sojourn—or, rather, music that didn’t come via a pair of WHEN: June will be sure to lure it back. Nolan’s mom is rumored to be bringing “hella earbuds and the stash of sounds stored on my iPod. 18- Aug. 25 Parks & Rec kicks off its sum- pizza.” While Nolan is touring with Bowlcut, I noticed this hankering became especially strong as I mean- WHERE: mer series in the very place that it behooves the rest of us to ﬁnd her a job Boulevard, Big dered through Boulevard Park and took in all the Frisbee players Rock Garden, and provoked my sun-dappled desire: that will keep her in Bellingham forever. Why?

CASCADIA WEEKLYCASCADIA and joggers and those simply content to sprawl on the grass Elizabeth parks Boulevard Park. As the center- Because Nolan does many, many useful things watching them. As I ambled past the stage, where children COST: Free piece of the Parks & Rec series, to support the music community in very real 22 were busy acting out impromptu acts of dramatic ambiguity, my MORE INFO: the Boulevard Park portion typi- ways, all the time. In fact, once you get past vague yearning solidiﬁed itself into something more concrete. I http://cob.org cally draws some bigger-name her perplexing pop-punk proclivities, I would realized it wasn’t just any live outdoor music experience I was acts—not to mention some big- go as far as to say she is the exact kind of seeking. Instead, I was after something speciﬁc: Bellingham time crowds. And, as they are no strangers either person to whom we should entrust the future Parks & Rec’s yearly Concerts in the Parks series. to Bellingham or its outdoor summer concert series, of our music scene. For real. showpreview musicevents

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BENEFIT FOR BO: Acclaimed pianist 34 Marvin Goldstein and vocalist Vanessa

the Paperboys are the perfect pick to with a frosty beverage on my front FOOD Joy perform at a beneﬁt for Whatcom kick things off. They’ll take the stage porch and spend some time winding County high school musician Bo Steele at 7pm Sat., June 18. Come for the down to the sounds of music that at 7pm at the Mount Baker Theatre, 104

music, stay for the spectacular sunset. came my way via a little help from N. Commercial St. Tickets are $10-$20. 28 They’ll be followed, in orderly fashion, a gentle summer breeze. Far from a 734-6080 OR WWW. by Spoonshine (July 2), the Atlantics one-time musical interlude, this be- MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM B-BOARD (July 16), Handful of Luvin’ (July 30), came a ritual I enacted every Thurs- THURS., JUNE 9 while Locarno has been tapped to day, and, while I haven’t lived in DULCIMER CLUB: Beginners are welcome to attend tonight’s Bellingham

close out this particular portion of the that locale for several years, I still 26 summer series Aug. 13. become nostalgic for my proximity to Dulcimer Club meeting from 6:30- 8:30pm at the First Christian Church, FILM FILM But the al fresco action does not all that bygone music. 495 E. Bakerview Rd. Entry is $2. begin and end at Boulevard. Indeed, Which is why, come Thurs., June WWW.BELLINGHAMDULCIMERCLUB.COM 22 other locales, each inviting in its 23, there’s a high likelihood I will 22 own way, will play host to sounds of ﬁnd myself inexplicably drawn to FRI., JUNE 10 PIPES FOR PIPES: Organ master Jeff MUSIC MUSIC the musical variety all summer long. Elizabeth Park, where Matt Audette Fox will be joined by his wife Judy and Rachel Oliver for a “Pipes for Pipes”

organ and vocal concert at 7:15pm at 20 Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 1720

IT SEEMS, ALONG WITH A STRANGE AND ART Harris Ave. Entry is by donation; funds FOREIGN-FEELING NEED TO TAKE MYSELF raised will beneﬁt the repair of the

church’s basement, which was dam- 18 OUTDOORS, THE SUN ALSO AWAKENS IN aged by ﬂooding in December. ME SOME SORT OF PAVLOVIAN DESIRE FOR WWW.OURSAVIOURSBHAM.ORG STAGE ANA SIA: San Francisco electronic musician Ana Sia will be joined by

ART IN THE PARKS—ART OF THE MUSICAL 16 Splatinum for an “intimate rural ware- VARIETY, THAT IS. house party” at 9pm at the Lookout Arts Center, 246 Old Highway 99N. GET OUT Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at The gentler, more contemplative and his Circle of Friends band will the door. WWW.BROWNPAPERTICKETS.COM

segment of the summer series takes entertain the assembled masses. 14 place at the equally scenic Big Rock As this is the most comprehensive JUNE 10-11

Garden Park. Tucked away in a stand of the Parks & Rec series, taking HAYNIE OPRY: Hear classic country WORDS of evergreens above Lake Whatcom, place every Thursday through the music when Vicky Jo and Lew Nordy open the Haynie Opry season with

Big Rock Garden doesn’t get all the end of August, space prohibits me 10 press and fanfare accorded to its from listing the entire lineup here, a 7pm performance Friday night at the Haynie Grange, 3344 Haynie Rd. other parks system counterparts, but some highlights include Kris They’ll be joined by Eli Westin and

but just because it’s slightly hid- Orlowski (July 7), Juba Marimba Harvey De Jong for 3pm and 7pm Sat- CURRENTS den, that doesn’t mean you should (July 21), What the Chelm (Aug. 4), urday gigs. Tickets are $5-$10. give it a miss. Beginning at 3:30pm and Prozac Mtn Boys (Aug. 18). And WWW.THEHAYNIEOPRY.COM 8 Sun., June 19, the exceedingly ac- with the many genres and styles of SAT., JUNE 11 VIEWS complished WWU Faculty Jazz Col- music represented in the Elizabeth TRADITIONAL JAZZ: The First

lective (don’t let the unassuming Park series, if one week’s offering Thursday Band will perform during 4 name fool you: this ensemble is doesn’t tickle your musical fancy, the Bellingham Traditional Jazz Soci- MAIL MAIL comprised almost entirely of local you merely have to return a week ety’s monthly concert and dance from 2-5pm at the VFW Hall, 625 N State St.

musical luminaries) will provide the later and try again. Entry is $6-$10. 2 perfect soundtrack for your relaxing But what of Downtown Sounds? As 734-2973 OR WWW.BTJS.WEBS.COM DO IT DO reverie or art-infused stroll. Howev- that concert series, which Parks & Rec er, while the Big Rock Garden Park also helps to helm, is its own beast, THURS., JUNE 16 USO BENEFIT: Live music by the Hon- 11 musical series is certainly some- it will be dealt with in a future issue. eybees (and food) will be available at thing special, it is also the most But, rest assured, by the time the a USO Beneﬁt from 4-6pm at Merrill .08. 06 abbreviated of the parks lineup. So, MarchFourth Marching Band takes the Gardens, 4415 Columbine Dr. Minimum if you miss the show June 19, you’ll downtown stage July 6, all and sun- donation is $10. WWW.MERRILLGARDENS.COM .06 only have two more chances—Gi- dry will be duly informed as to what 23 # ants’ Causeway on July 17 and the happens when the Parks & Rec series SISTER’S STRINGS: The Buckingham Sisters String Quartet (Ruth, Christy, Robert Sarazin Blake Trio on Aug. exits the parks and hits the streets. Grace, and Amy) perform in honor of 21—to see what this part of the However, probably the best part their teacher Barton Frank at 7pm at summer series has to offer. of the Parks & Rec Concerts in the Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall, 121 The last locale in the Parks & Rec Parks series is the one I’ve yet to Prospect St. Suggested donation is $3. outdoor lineup (the last locale with mention: every last bit of it is free WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.COM the exception of one, that is) is the and family-friendly. Which means UKE GROUP: Beginners are welcome WEEKLYCASCADIA at the bimonthly Bellingham Ukulele one that has the strongest hold upon you can spend your entire summer Group (BUG) meeting from 7-9pm at 23 my heart. Many times, I’ve relayed outdoors, listening to live music the Squalicum Yacht Club, 2633 Harbor the story of how I used to live in a without having to pay one thin dime Loop Dr. Suggested donation is $5. purple house mere blocks away from to do so. It’s almost enough to make WWW.BELLINGHAMUKULELEGROUP.COM Elizabeth Park, which afforded me me revise my “outside bad, inside the opportunity to pull up a chair good” mantra. Almost. musicvenues 34 34 See below for venue FOOD addresses and phone 06.08.11 06.09.11 06.10.11 06.11.11 06.12.11 06.13.11 06.14.11 numbers WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 28 Blue Horse Gallery Jazz Night Milonga del Centro

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recting an elaborate homage to those early

34 34 days under the Amblin banner. American di- rectors are constantly paying tribute to the FOOD fertile ground that inspired their own careers ﬁlm (Woody Allen had Radio Days, Joe Dante made Matinee), but Abrams’ attempt is different in

28 MOVIE REVIEWS ›› MOVIE SHOWTIMES that he allows an ear-splitting, server-strain- ing CG train crash to derail his rose-colored

B-BOARD reverie, emerging with a relatively standard monster movie instead. Had Super 8 opened in 1979, the year in 26 26 which it’s set, one might have easily mistak- FILM FILM FILM FILM en the ﬁlm for the work of Spielberg, who had channeled his alien-invasion and suburban- family anxieties into Close Encounters of the 22 Third Kind two years earlier. But even though Abrams leans heavily on many of his mentor’s MUSIC stylistic signatures—lingering on the faces of awestruck kids, withholding the monster 20 for as long as possible and transforming an ART ART all-American neighborhood through Klieg lights and crane shots, to name but a few— 18 Super 8 owes at least as much to another picture hitting theaters that summer: Ridley STAGE STAGE Scott’s Alien. The latter debt feels more subconscious,

16 since Abrams doesn’t reference Scott’s dark, acid-dripping scarefest nearly so openly, and

GET OUT yet, in both temperament and scale, Super 8’s alien-on-the-loose indubitably shares a fair amount of that classic H.R. Giger-designed 14 creature’s DNA. Still, despite an inspired explanation for why the beast is so hostile WORDS WORDS (hint: nurture, not nature), Abrams’ alien seems like an afterthought in a story that 10 is far more invested in its six young human characters. For one, Super 8 refrains from giving audi- CURRENTS CURRENTS ences a good look at the giant, otherworldly

8 arachnid until so late in the game that it forces our attention on the junior ensemble,

VIEWS VIEWS who were selected carefully enough to hold their own onscreen (Gabriel Basso, Zach Mills 4 and metal-mouthed scene-stealer Ryan Lee

MAIL MAIL REVIEWED BY PETER DEBRUGE round out the group). On one hand, Abrams had crafted an endearing Son of Rambow-

2 style period piece, bottling that childhood

DO IT DO thrill of cinematic discovery like so many

Super 8 summer lightning bugs, while at the same time, he feels compelled to turn it into some- 11 E.T. BY WAY OF ALIEN thing bigger. .08.

06 After making mega-successful installments A TERRIFYING, spider-like alien interrupts an amateur ﬁlm crew’s Despite whatever bad blood exists be- in the Mission: Impossible and Star Trek fran-

.06 attempts to shoot a shoestring zombie movie in Super 8, investing a sweet, tween their parents, Joe can’t help being chises, Paramount’s golden boy has been 23 # family-friendly drama with big-budget thrills. Rare is the writer-director ca- attracted to his pretty blonde classmate, granted the freedom to direct his first, genu- pable of creating such compelling horror-movie characters, yet one suspects which would be fairly generic stuff, if not for inely original feature, so long as the project J.J. Abrams’ spirited teen ensemble would have sustained our interest even Abrams’ decision to set the romance against in question is capable of delivering the same without the CG E.T. Sadly, the helmer seems too smitten working with Ste- the production of a backyard monster movie. boffo box office potential. Super 8 is refresh- ven Spielberg to recognize that his idol-turned-champion created the very Joe isn’t the director but merely the makeup ing to the extent that it feels personal, but paradigm that limits his passion project, forcing this modest nostalgia trip artist, leaving him to flirt with Alice while ultimately exasperating for how much the

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Bridesmaids: Thank god Hollywood has ﬁnally taken B-BOARD the lowest-common-denominator, R-rated comedy formula and applied it to women. No, seriously, if I have to look at another tepid rom-com with fall-ﬂat 26 26 humor about the horrors of being single or shopping FILM FILM for shoes or whatever it is we ladies are supposed to FILM like, I’m going to punch Hollywood right in its clue- less face and then blame it on PMS. ★★★★2s

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Chicken Run: I used to find the premise of this movie—about a flock of chickens constantly plotting 16 escape—to be farfetched. Then I met some actual CHICKEN RUN chickens and learned that, well, they’re constantly plotting escape. Real life meets ingeniously amazing As for the film itself, it has to do with all the crazy the kind of education that will allow them to help 4HESE ARE THE WAYS IN WHICH (OLLYWOOD USES ITS $ GET OUT stop-motion animation in this family-friendly film. hijinks a spirited ginger gets up to when her friends save their culture back home. ★★★★5NRATEDs power for both good and evil, all within the same and family abandon her, and she must cobble together ★★★ ★★★★★'sHRMIN HRMIN movie. 0' sHRSMIN a summer vacation worth remembering. ★★★ 0ICKFORD&ILM#ENTER*UNE AM 0's 0ICKFORD&ILM#ENTER*UNE "ELLIS&AIR\\\ HRMIN 14 Meek’s Cutoff: In the video game, dying on the Oregon Super 8: See review previous page. ★★★★0' s The Economics of Happiness: A hard look at the "ELLIS&AIR\\\ personal implications of globalization and the re- Trail ain’t no big thing—you simply reboot and start HRMIN WORDS WORDS sulting backlash that happens when government and The Kid/A Dog’s Life: Come for the classic Charlie over. However, in real life, as Kelly Reichardt’s (Wendy 3UNSET3QUARE#ALL FORSHOWTIMES Chaplin movies, before donning your bowler hat and and Lucy, Old Joy) film (starring Michelle Williams) so business continue to grow in a world that continues Thor: Some muscular blond bloke who used to be a

swinging your cane as part of the PFC’s effort to re-cre- amply illustrates, life and death on the trail is serious 10 to shrink. ★★★★5NRATEDsHRMIN god runs around smacking things up and saving the ATETHELOCALLYFAMOUSSPHOTOOFA#HARLIE#HAPLIN stuff. ★★★★0'sHRMIN 0ICKFORD&ILM#ENTER*UNE world with a hammer. That’s pretty much all I get look-alike contest. Photos will be snapped, fun will be Pickford Film Center See www.pickfordcinema.com from this ﬁlm. ★★★0' sHRSMIN Fast Five: Apparently, this movie isn’t near as bad had and prizes will be awarded. ★★★★★ (G) for showtimes. 3UNSET3QUARE#ALL FORSHOWTIMES CURRENTS as it should be. And yes, that is what passes for a 0ICKFORD&ILM#ENTER*UNE ringing endorsement from me, at least when it comes Midnight in Paris: At ﬁrst glance, I thought this

Wretches and Jabberers: Autism is a mystery to 8 Kung Fu Panda 2: I believe this movie can best be was One Night in Paris, the movie that made Paris Hil- to sequel-to-a-sequel movies where the cars display many, but two men aim to change that by traveling summed up using the wise words once sung by a man ton a night-visioned amateur porn star. Instead, it’s more acting chops than the actual cast. ★★★0' the globe and meeting with autistic people—and NAMED#ARL$OUGLASh%VERYBODYWASKUNGFUlGHTING actually Woody Allen’s latest cinematic effort (star- VIEWS sHRSMIN regular folk—the world over. Follow them on their Those cats were fast as lightning. In fact, it was a little ring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, and more), which 3UNSET3QUARE#ALL FORSHOWTIMES journey—complete with laughs and heartbreak in bit frightening. But they fought with expert timing.” seems inﬁnitely preferable. ★★★0' sHR 4 equal measure along the way—and you will never see The Hangover Part II: Hungover again. ★★★2s Or not. Whatever. ★★★★0'sHRMIN min.)

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34 34 Wham-Bam-I-Am Jam.” I encourage you to try some Darryl Dawkins-like behavior in your own chosen

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28 ASTROLOGY LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): According to research published in The Journal of Personality (ti- ARIES (March 21-April 19): You have poetic nyurl.com/NoToSex), many college students prefer B-BOARD B-BOARD B-BOARD license, as well as astrological permission, to be ex- ego strokes to sex. Given the choice between making tra cute in the coming week. I mean you have a love with a desirable partner and receiving a nice divine mandate to exceed the usual levels of being big compliment, a majority opted for the latter. In adorable and charming and delectable. Here’s the 26 the near future, Libra, it’s important that you not potential problem with that, though: Trying to be act like one of these self-esteem-starved wimps. You cute doesn’t usually result in becoming cuter; often FILM FILM need the emotional and physical catharsis that can it leads to being smarmy and pretentious. So how come from erotic union and other sources of pleasur- can you take advantage of the cosmic imperative to able intensity far more than you need to have your

22 be wildly, extravagantly, sublimely cute—without pride propped up. getting all self-conscious about it? That’s your riddle of the week. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): An uncanny MUSIC stretching sensation will soon be upon you if it’s not TAURUS (April 20-May 20): It would be an ex- already. Whether you’re prepared or not, you will be cellent week for you to declare war on everything asked, prodded, and maybe even compelled to ex- 20 that wastes your time. Well, maybe “declaring war” pand. It could feel stressful or exhilarating or both. is not quite the right spirit to adopt; after all, we ART ART And it will probably force you to rethink your fasci- don’t want you to go around constantly enraged nation with anyone or anything you love to hate. For and hostile. How about if we phrase it this way: It’s best results, I suggest that you don’t resist the elon- 18 prime time for you to ingeniously and relentlessly gation and enlargement. In fact, it would be a very elude all activities, invitations, temptations, trains good idea to cooperate. As the odd magic unfolds, of thought, and habits that offer you nothing in re- STAGE STAGE it will increase your capacity for taking advantage of turn for the precious energy you give to them. Of paradox. It may also give you a surprising power to course this is always a worthy project, but it so hap- harness the energy released by the friction between

16 pens that you’re likely to achieve far more progress oppositional forces. than usual if you do it now. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’re in a GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Primatologist Jane phase of your astrological cycle when you’re likely to GET OUT Goodall, who lived for years among chimpanzees in be as attractive and endearing and in demand as it’s Tanzania, is one of the world’s top experts on the possible for you to be. I am not making any absurdly creatures. Can you guess what her favorite toy was extravagant claims here—am not implying you’ll be

14 when she was young? A stuffed monkey, of course. as charismatic as a rock star and as lovable as a There were no doubt foreshadowings like that in your kitten—but you will be pushing the limits of your own childhood or adolescence, Gemini. Right? Signs

WORDS innate allure. I bet your physical appearance will of the magic you would eventually seek to ripen? be extra appealing, and you’ll have an instinct for Seeds of destiny that had just begun to sprout? Now highlighting the most winsome aspects of your per-

10 would be a good time to reflect on those early hints. sonality. To help you take advantage of the potential You’ll benefit from updating your understanding of that’s now available, please add the following word and commitment to the capacities they revealed. to your vocabulary: “concupiscible,” which means CANCER (June 21-July 22): After all these “worthy of being desired.” CURRENTS CURRENTS years, the American presidential election of 2000 CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Nicolas Cage is still makes me cringe. Because of the archaic laws 8 a Capricorn. While performing his film roles, he often governing the process, the candidate who “lost” the 3006 W. Hollyy loses his composure. Of course the crazy things he ror ckketdodonuutss.ccomm election actually got 543,895 more votes than the

VIEWS VIEWS does as an actor aren’t real and don’t lead to dire guy who “won.” How could anyone in good con- (3606 ) 676 1-6111 consequences in his actual life. But they afford him science, even those who supported the less-popular

4 a great deal of emotional release. Let’s hypothesize “winner,” have sanctioned such a result? It was per- that, like Cage, you could beneﬁt from expressing verse. It was pathological. It was crazy-making. I’d

MAIL MAIL the hell out of yourself without causing any mayhem. say the same thing if the roles had been reversed, Is there a cork-lined sanctuary where you could go and Gore had become president with a half-million and safely unveil explosions of extreme emotions? Or 2 fewer votes than Bush. You must not let something some equivalent? For inspiration, check this Youtube comparable to this anomaly happen in your personal compendium of Cage uncaged: bit.ly/CageUncaged. DO IT IT DO life in the coming weeks, Cancerian. It is crucial that every winner be the one who deserves to be. Don’t AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): My divinations sacriﬁce what’s right in order to serve corrupt proto- suggest that you’d be wise to assign yourself an er- 11 col or outmoded conventions. rand in the wilderness. The precise nature of the er-

.08. rand has not been revealed to me, but I suspect it LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I dreamed you had been 06 involves you going to an untamed place whose pro- tending an unusual garden for months. Your crops vocative magic will tangibly alter your consciousness, weren’t herbs or ﬂowers or vegetables, but rather

.06 awakening you to some truth about your destiny that miniature volcanoes. Each was now ripe and stood 23 you’ve been unable to decipher. I also believe your # about waist-high. They erupted with a steady ﬂow task is more likely to succeed if you create a small, of liquid blue ﬁre that you were harvesting in large, whimsical shrine there in your ad hoc sanctuary. gold, Grail-like cups. Apparently this stuff was not only safe to drink, but profoundly energizing. You PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Do you have any sipped some of the potion yourself and distributed idea of how many of your diapers your mother changed the rest to a large gathering of enthusiastic people when you were a baby? It was almost certainly more who had come to imbibe your tasty medicine. The than 1,000. Have you ever calculated how many meals mood was festive, and you were radiant. This dream she prepared for you? That number probably exceeds

CASCADIA WEEKLY of mine is a good metaphor for your life in the im- 10,000. While we’re on the subject, do you remember mediate future. who taught you to read and write? Can you visualize the face of the ﬁrst person besides your parents 30 VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Darryl Dawkins who made you feel interesting or well-loved or real? I played professional basketball from 1975 to 1996. encourage you to follow this line of thought as far as One of the sport’s more colorful personalities, he said you can. It’s a perfect time, astrologically speaking, he lived part-time on the planet Lovetron, a place to visualize memories of speciﬁc times you’ve been where he perfected his interplanetary funkmanship. well cared for and thoroughly blessed. He also liked to give names to his slam dunks. The rearEnd ›› ”Crossword of the Decade” — gee, already? ›› by Matt Jones

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out rooms? as a second lang. 45 Did too much of, 18 56 Jogger’s attach- 14 Active person STAGE STAGE ment, perhaps 19 Original, to Orff 57 “Get ___ writing” 21 Got in the Last Week’s Puzzle 16 solve your muscle 31 Crux 58 Learner, in some vicinity Across connection prob- 32 Alan of “Little cases 25 Cigarillo left- 1 Like a ‘60s four- lems? Miss Sunshine” and 59 Game with mallets over GET OUT some 20 Responses to “Has “Sunshine Clean- 60 Final Four org. 26 After-school

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ment from a partner. But, women aren’t

34 34 your problem and men aren’t the solution. Like a lot of people in their 20s, FOOD THE ADVICE you’re probably a crappy gatekeeper— prone to rushing into a relationship

28 GODDESS because a woman’s hot and fun. Before

28 getting serious, you need to do the ra- SANE-SEX ATTRACTION tionality and groundedness entrance B-BOARD B-BOARD B-BOARD I’m an African-American gay woman in my exam: “What kind of circus are we enter- mid-20s. I initially had relationships with ing into here? Will somebody be swing- men, but I’m just not attracted to or coming from the chandelier because we got 26 pelled by them. Women make me feel alive, her the ‘wrong’ birthday card?”

FILM FILM exhilarated, connected and challenged, and That said, a healthy relationship in- sex is the bomb. So, I know I truly love wom- volves taking pleasure in doing the little things that please your partner —

22 en…but most lesbians, including my current even if you ﬁnd them somewhat silly. If Meek’s Cutoff (PG) Michelle Williams Stars Wretches & Jabberers (NR) Encore! girlfriend, are crazy. I can’t deal with their you get tired from all the rubbing and MUSIC Supreme revisionist Western--shot in 4:3! Sat: (12:00 PM) constant breakdowns because I didn’t call Fri: (3:45), 6:30, 9:20 enough, compliment enough, rub enough, or complimenting or whatever, go to lunch Sat: (2:15), 4:35, 7:00, 9:20 The Kid and A Dog’s Life (NR) PFC Hosts with a bunch of straight women and 20 Sun: (1:00), 6:30, 9:20 Chaplin look-a-like contest, post screening! whatever else I should be doing but am not. you’ll be reminded that anybody who

ART ART Mon: (3:30), 8:30 Sun: (1:15 PM) Things felt more emotionally balanced with Tue - Thu: (3:45), 6:30, 9:20 men (probably because I didn’t really care). dates anybody has it rough. People— Journey From Zanskar (NR) I feel stuck between engaging in meaning- can’t live with ‘em, can’t kill ‘em and be 18 Cave of Forgotten Dreams in 2D (G) 89 min. Director Frederick Marx in attendance! absolutely sure you’ll get off on a tech- Fri: (2:15), (4:30), 6:45, 9:00 Sun: 4:00 PM less relationships with men and living a life nicality. STAGE STAGE Sat: (2:00), 4:30, 6:45, 9:00 of passion and disappointment with women. Sun: 4:30, 6:45, 9:00 The Economics of Happiness (NR) What would you do if you were in my little Mon: (2:15), (4:30), 6:45, 9:00 Presented by Transition Whatcom & BALLE CUSTER’S LAST NIGHTSTAND Tue: (1:45), (4:15), 9:30 Mon: 6:00 PM gay pink slippers? —Fed Up 16 My boyfriend still shares a weekend/vaca- Wed & Thu: (2:15), (4:30), 6:45, 9:00 I think you need to follow the Inter- tion house with his ex-wife. He just framed High and Low (NR) Kurosawa Classic! net trafﬁc. A substantial portion seems a photo of me and put it on the nightstand

GET OUT Chicken Run (G) 12 & Under $5 Tue: 6:30 PM Sat: 11:00 AM - Presented by ICU Family Pass to be those forwarded lists—from next to his bed, the spot where he previ- both men and women—explaining why ously put unimportant photos — ones of NEW PICKFORD FILM CENTER: 1318 Bay St. | 360.738.0735 | PickfordFilmCenter.org his dogs and trips with college friends. All 14 whichever sex they’re dating compares unfavorably to dogs. Clearly, we should the photos of his family members (and of his now-ex-wife) are along the stairway. WORDS WORDS ditch these complicated human rela- Should I say something? DIVORCE and FAMILY LAW tionships for a simpler kind of love— MARRIAGES AND DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS —Hurting 10 the one we’d share with a partner who’s Child Custody and Visitation beyond happy as long as we keep throw- Are the throw pillows plotting against Dividing Property and Debts ing it a dirty tennis ball and dropping you? Has his trash been talking trash CURRENTS CURRENTS pieces of food on the ﬂoor. about you again? It seems you’re a Couch Alimony and Child Support The sad fact is, anyone who can’t de-

8 Whisperer, blessed with the rare gift for Traditional and Collaborative Representations scribe him or herself as “cocker spaniel- understanding the secret language of

VIEWS VIEWS $350 Flat Fee Advice Packages Also Available curious” has a problem. According to household objects. You know better than Daniel Sobel - VISIT WWW.DANIELSOBEL.COM TO LEARN MORE women, men’s emotions run the gamut to ﬁnd it sweet that your picture is the Family Lawyer FREE INITIAL CON SULTATION 4 (360) 510-7816 from H to H (Hungry to Horny), they last thing the guy’ll look at before he think the correct place for a wet towel is MAIL MAIL falls asleep and the ﬁrst thing he’ll see “wherever it happens to fall when they’re upon waking up. If he really loved you,

2 done drying off,” and they leave the toi- he’d have his ex’s picture on his night- let seat up and still manage to miss the stand and stick yours between fat dead DO IT DO bowl. (“Why, why, why, when you have a Uncle Joe and the ﬁshing picture of his pee device shaped like a pointer?”) pimply cousins. Or, better yet, he could 11 Men ﬁnd women naggy, controlling, just forget that the house is a shared .08. and prone to verbal excess—that is, 06 space—shared with his ex-wife—and when they aren’t expressing themselves post a picture of her replacement over

.06 with pouting and drawer-slamming. The the ﬁreplace. Should you say something? 23

# man’s left to parse whether the acting Absolutely…to a therapist, before your out is just a fun feature of her monthly toxic fear and festering insecurity drive Mr. Toad’s Wild Hormone Ride—or indic- your boyfriend to relocate your photo to ative of some crime on his part, like the a place many will see it—if they remove failure to celebrate their second weeki- the note taped over your face reading, versary (that all-important two-week “Yard Sale, everything on this table 50 anniversary of their second date). cents or less.” CASCADIA WEEKLYCASCADIA You’ve been dating women for what, 32 22 minutes, and a handful of emo ©2011, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. chicks later, you’re ready to pack it in Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 for emotionally dead relationships with Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA men? Women tend to be more emotion- 90405, or email [email protected] ally demanding—probably because they (www.advicegoddess.com) rearEnd ›› comix

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niversary of the monthly “Taste of La Con- 34 34 34 ner” happens from 4-8pm throughout the lovely Skagit Valley locale. Tickets are $25 FOOD FOOD and include ﬁve “tastes” at participating locales such as Nell Thorn, El Gitano, the chow La Conner Pub & Eatery, Seeds Bistro, and 28 RECIPES REVIEWS PROFILES the Waterfront Café. WWW.LACONNERCHAMBER.COM

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WORDS TUES., JUNE 14 OLIVE OILS: Chef Robert Fong leads an “Olive Oil: Gift from the Gods” course 10 "- &.' from 6:30-8pm at the Community Food FROM SAVEUR MAGAZINE Co-op, 1220 N. Forest St. Special guest Eric Stone will provide further insights. CURRENTS CURRENTS 2 tablespoons roughly chopped Cost is $39. 383-3200 8 fresh parsley, plus more for garnish WED., JUNE 15

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MAIL MAIL lengthwise, and sliced cross- samples from at least a dozen participat- GREECE IS a l and of r ich histor y, both of pared salad is a mosaic of contrasting col- wise into ¼ pieces ing wineries.

2 gods and humans, and their cuisine reﬂects ors and textures: round olives complement ½ medium white onion, thinly 734-2201 this. One example is the Greek salad, which square slabs of feta; crunchy cucumbers are sliced DO IT IT DO

does not contain lettuce. made silky with extra-virgin olive oil. 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive A reason for this symbolic omission can I remember enjoying a big and bold oil 11 be found in the mythological story of the Greek salad while dining in a restaurant 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar .08.

06 passionate and desirous Adonis. when I lived in England—I was surprised ¼ teaspoon dried oregano, plus Adonis’ physical beauty incited lust, rage when my salad arrived without lettuce. more

.06 and jealousy among gods and goddesses; When I spoke to my server about it, he Kosher salt and freshly ground 23 # Aphrodite and Persephone fought vigor- winked and said lettuce does not inspire black pepper, to taste ously for him. “earthly pleasures.” I ate my lettuce-less 6 oz. feta, cut into thick slabs One day, when swooning nymphs searched salad with gusto. 8 kalamata olives for him for an afternoon tryst, Adonis was Feta means “slice” in Greek, so serve large DIRECTIONS: Combine parsley, found dead in a lettuce patch. Because of slices on top of the salad; it should never tomatoes, cucumbers and onions their wrath at his sexual vanity, the gods be crumbled. Red ripe tomatoes and cu- in a bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar and oregano.

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