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FIESTA STUDIO 4 CUBA SCENES A cultural Art on the smorgasbord, islands, P.18 P.16

RISKY BUSINESS Why bankrolling fossil fuels must end, P.08 LABOR OF Oak Harbor Music Festival, P.20 LOVE DANCE Fiesta 4 Cuba: Belltower Studios and BAAY Theatre

USA Dance Anniversary: 7:15-10pm, Presence

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FOOD FOOD ThisWeek MUSIC Bluegrass Festival: 9am-10pm, Hovander Homestead A glance at this week’s Park, Ferndale

27 Oak Harbor Music Festival: 10am-11pm, downtown happenings Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island Clamdigger Jazz Band: 2-4pm, VFW Hall

B-BOARD B-BOARD Alan Hatley Band: 5-8pm, Heart of Anacortes Tradicuba: 9:30pm, BAAY Theatre

24 COMMUNITY Community Fun’Raiser: 10am-4pm, Alger Com-

FILM munity Hall Fiestas Patrias: 12pm-12am, Pioneer Park, Ferndale

20 GET OUT Dance North County Road Run: 7am, downtown Lynden MUSIC performances Fishtival: 10am-2pm, Silver Lake Campground, Maple Falls

18 and family fun FOOD ART will be part of Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot Arts Center

16 the Fiestas Mount Vernon Market: 9am-2pm, Riverfront Plaza Twin Sisters Market: 9am-3pm, Nugent’s Corner, Patrias event Deming STAGE celebrating the Blaine Market: 10am-2pm, Peace Portal Drive Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot

14 area’s hispanic Market Square community VISUAL ARTS

GET OUT Artists Studio Tour: 10am-5pm, throughout Lummi Sat., Sept. 3 Island Artists Studio Tour: 10am-5pm, throughout Lopez

12 at Ferndale’s Island Pioneer Park Woodpalooza: 12-5pm, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley WORDS Imaginative Illustrations Reception: 2-5pm, Good Earth Pottery 8 WEDNESDAY [08.31.16] Pacific Inc. Reception: 5-8pm, Smith & Vallee Gal- lery, Edison ONSTAGE

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VIEWS Green the artists showing their Sedro-Woolley Market: 3-7pm, Hammer Heritage MUSIC

4 Park work at Honey Salon’s group Bluegrass Festival: 9am-10pm, Hovander Homestead Brewers Cruise: 6:30pm, Bellingham Cruise Terminal Park, Ferndale

MAIL MAIL showcase, “Honey’s Hunnys,” Oak Harbor Music Festival: 10am-6pm, downtown Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island

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2 Fri., Sept. 2 during the ONSTAGE FOOD DO IT IT DO DO IT IT DO Bard on the Beach: Through September, Vanier Park, Downtown Bellingham Community Breakfast: 8am-12pm, Rome Grange Vancouver BC Art Walk Farm Fund Hootenanny: 6-9:30pm, Boundary Bay Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre DEB STEINKAMP “OPENING,” BY Brewery Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead: 8pm, Cirque Lab

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.11 FRIDAY [09.02.16] DANCE Island 35 # Fiesta 4 Cuba: Through Saturday, various venues FOOD Woodpalooza: 12-5pm, Whidbey Island Center for ONSTAGE Ferndale Farmers Market: 1-6pm, Cherry Street the Arts MUSIC First Friday Dinner Theater: 6-8pm, Community Salmon Dinner Sail: 6pm, Bellingham Cruise Terminal Bugs N Things Reception: 4-7:30pm, Tillie Lace The Atlantics: 5-9pm, Hotel Bellwether Food Co-op Gallery Jazz Underground: 6-8pm, Riverwalk Plaza, Mount Recent Tragic Events: 7:30pm, Anacortes Com- VISUAL ARTS Vernon munity Theatre First Friday Art Walk: 6-9pm, downtown Anacortes MONDAY [09.05.16] Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead: 8pm, Art Walk: 6-10pm, downtown Bellingham FOOD Cirque Lab ONSTAGE CASCADIA WEEKLY Eat Local Month: Through September, throughout SATURDAY [09.03.16] Guffawingham: 9:30pm, Green Frog Whatcom County 2 DANCE Bow Little Market: 1-6pm, Belfast Feed Store Fiesta 4 Cuba: Through Saturday, various venues ONSTAGE VISUAL ARTS After Hours Market: 4-8pm, Depot Market Square Recent Tragic Events: 7:30pm, Anacortes Com- Woodpalooza: 12-5pm, Whidbey Island Center for MUSIC munity Theatre the Arts VISUAL ARTS Oak Harbor Music Festival: 5-11pm, downtown Oak Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead: 8pm, Art Walk: 5-8pm, downtown Mount Vernon Harbor, Whidbey Island Cirque Lab [email protected] A summer evening filled with music, tasty food and an all-around great time!

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4 Letters the export of dangerous fossil fuels has been a every word you can imagine, and they do this for Wellness SEND LETTERS TO LETTERS@ 28: CASCADIAWEEKLY.COM huge concern and endeavor in our community. hours at a time. Neighbors have been instructed MAIL MAIL MAIL MAIL 29: Crossword As someone who’s drawn a paycheck from the to call the front desk at Francis Place when this The Gristle, p.06 + Film Shorts, p.26 + EMPIRE ALEHOUSE, p.34 cascadia BP Cherry Point refinery, I know firsthand the happens, where the employee reports he has no 2 REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA 30: Free Will Astrology WHATCOM SKAGIT ISLAND COUNTIES * * 08-31-2016 • ISSUE:35 • V.11 importance of maintaining well-paying local control over the people he is in charge of. The

FIESTA DO IT IT DO 31: Advice Goddess STUDIO 4 CUBA SCENES A cultural jobs, and am concerned about the risk that we police are constantly involved. Art on the smorgasbord, islands, P.18 32: Comix P.16 might see our jobs shipped overseas if our refin- Forty-three mentally ill and chronically home- RISKY BUSINESS Why bankrolling eries switch to exporting crude oil. less individuals are now boxed in together next fossil fuels 33: Sudoko must end, P.08 LABOR Oak Harbor Music True leaders are moved by the community’s in- door to the high-volume musical stylings of Ru- Festival, P.20

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35 ©2016 CASCADIA WEEKLY (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by COVER: Penguin Prison Satpal Sidhu, Barry Buchanan, Todd Donovan, work to get the homeless off the streets? # Cascadia Newspaper Company LLC. Direct all correspondence to: Cascadia Weekly PO Box 2833 Bellingham WA 98227-2833 | Phone/Fax: 360.647.8200 headlines the Oak Rud Browne, and Barbara Brenner for taking the The downtown neighbors made it clear during [email protected] Harbor Music Festival Though Cascadia Weekly is distributed free, please take just one copy. Cascadia long view in keeping our community and our jobs the planning stages that a building like Francis Weekly may be distributed only by authorized distributors. Any person removing taking place Sept. 2-4 safe. Yours was a bold and smart move in placing Place was not safe or appropriate in these blocks papers in bulk from our distribution points risks prosecution SUBMISSIONS: Cascadia Weekly welcomes freelance submissions. Send material in historic Oak Harbor a moratorium on the export of fossil fuels that with the Farmers Market, breweries, restaurants, to either the News Editor or A&E Editor. Manuscripts will be returned if you include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. To be considered for calendar list- are not processed here in our county. stores, services, but Steve Powers pushed his ings, notice of events must be received in writing no later than noon Wednesday —Nancy Orlowski, Bellingham agenda through the process and got it built. the week prior to publication. Photographs should be clearly labeled and will be CASCADIA WEEKLYreturned if accompanied by stamped, self-addressed envelope. How can Bellingham create “bottom-up” de- LETTERS POLICY: Cascadia Weekly reserves the right to edit letters for length and content. When apprised of them, we correct errors of fact promptly and courteously. NOT AN INSTRUMENT OF PEACE sign for the homeless and mentally ill? Housing 4 In the interests of fostering dialog and a community forum, Cascadia Weekly does not publish letters that personally disparage other letter writers. Please keep your It is 1:30 Sunday morning. While Alan Rhodes needs to be based on the needs of the people letters to fewer than 300 words. sleeps peacefully in his home, having written a being housed. The residents have so much an- glowing account of daily life at Francis Place for ger and bitterness, and they scream about it 24 Cascadia Weekly, the actual activities are hap- hours a day in the tiny driveway that serves as pening now in their driveway at full volume for their recreational area, throw things, pound on NEWSPAPER ADVISORY GROUP: Robert Hall, Seth Murphy, Michael Petryni, David Syre things, graffiti their own building with and fully conscious as workers begin dis- negative impacts on the problem and also question her honesty. symbols like “666,” then take their anger membering their bodies. make stopping climate change the priority Truth: As Secretary of State she failed out on their walks through downtown. Rather than kill endangered animals in in our voting and political organizing. to disavow the lie that Benghazi was

People in the alley behind Francis Place order to contribute to this cycle of mis- —Stephen Amy, via email caused by a video. 34 have been physically threatened and ha- ery, the state should encourage ranch- Consequences: Months and months rassed by residents looking for a fight. ers to grow crops on their land and leave ORWELLIAN DOUBLETHINK spent by numerous committees delving FOOD Where could housing be located that the wildlife alone. And the rest of us can do Seems that “the Donald” (“the Bad into the veracity of the claim. residents who need to express themselves what’s best for all animals—go vegan. Hairdo” and “the Orange-Faced Monster” Truth: Hillary refuses to disclose her 27 by screaming and swearing at the top of —Jennifer Bates, PETA Foundation were already taken) is accusing Hillary speech transcripts to Goldman Sachs and their lungs can do so freely? The power of Clinton of being a bigot. Let’s see, a man other big banks and corporations that she nature and the outdoors to calm and to WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS who has called Mexican immigrants “rap- vilifies in public. B-BOARD absorb noise is lost in this urban site. In the United States, mostly in south- ists,” who has attacked a federal judge Consequences: Questions regarding

Nobody should be congratulating ern states, there have been eight “500- for his ethnicity, and whom the Justice which is most important to her dollars for 24 themselves on the construction and occu- year” precipitation events in the past 15 Department had to sue in order for him speeches or pandering to those who op- pation of Francis Place. It could be repur- months! to rent to black people, and refused to pose the influence of big banks and busi- FILM posed for safe and calm senior housing, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric repudiate an endorsement from a Klan ness? Both, of course.

and future projects for the homeless and Administration (NOAA) confirms this— member( until it went viral in the media), Truth: Hillary was required under Exec- 20 mentally ill should be built where there is that since May of last year, eight events who rails against “Muslims” and denied utive Order 3526 to take a course educat- open space available. in the United States had the amount of that the current President was actually ing her on the proper handling of classi- MUSIC —Shannon Morris, Bellingham rainfall in an area in a specified window born in Hawaii, has accused a woman who fied government documents.

of time exceed NOAA predictions for an went undercover in Alabama to see if seg- Consequences: She thinks the orders 18

LET WOLVES BE WOLVES amount of precipitation that will occur regated private schools were collecting did not pertain to her. Or she’s a very ART The state’s plan to kill an entire pack once every 500 years. The tragedy in the federal money of being bigoted. slow learner. of endangered gray wolves in order to area around Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is Did I just wake up in 1984, where “war Truth: As Secretary of State she used 16 “protect” animals who are themselves al- the latest in a series. is peace,” “freedom is slavery,” and (es- her personal Blackberry and server

ready condemned to a terrifying death is Climate change is destroying the lives pecially fitting for “the Donald”) “igno- against all approved protocol. STAGE patently absurd. Cows are sensitive, in- of people right here in our country. Along rance is strength?” Consequences: Classified documents telligent beings who are crammed onto with what havoc is being wreaked on the —John Gray, Bellingham and thus our vational security were com- 14 trucks and transported for hours or even wild environment and its web of life, I am promised. days without water or rest to reach the also concerned about the effect of people TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES Truth: Hillary Clinton would be a disas- slaughterhouse. Once there, they’ll be having to deal with such tragedies. Truth: Hillary Clinton is truth-chal- ter as President of the United States. GET OUT stunned—often ineffectively—and their We need to do what we can in our per- lenged Consequences: Donald Trump will prevail. —Diana J. Lowry, Bellingham throats cut open. Some will still be alive sonal lives to absolutely minimize our own Consequences: Even her supporters 12 WORDS 8 CURRENTS CURRENTS 6 VIEWS 4 4 MAIL MAIL MAIL MAIL

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5 THE GRISTLE MUCH ADU ABOUT NOTHING: A generational rift has

34 opened on Bellingham City Council, but might it repre- sent a more fundamental and lasting division on pub-

FOOD FOOD lic policy and the role of democratic process? City Council this week retreated from their earlier, di- views YOUR VIEWS THE GRISTLE vided decision to remove the requirement in the city’s 27 Comprehensive Plan for owner occupancy for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in single-family neighborhoods.

B-BOARD B-BOARD Under current requirements, homeowners may where permitted add ADUs to their property as long as they

24 are nearby to manage and remain responsible for the additional housing unit. The requirement is contentious BY DAN HAMMILL FILM indeed. Established neighborhoods are convinced the restriction helps protect the integrity of single-family

20 neighborhoods and keeps them from morphing over time into tracts of rental properties that absentee land- No Vacancy MUSIC lords and management firms may use to gain additional income—rent-seekers replacing a functional and durable BELLINGHAM FACES A HOUSING EMERGENCY

18 community, an existential threat to what it means to

ART be a neighborhood. Others—including a plurality of the WE ARE in a state of housing absentee landlords and some renters, newest voices on City Council—believe the city faces emergency in Bellingham and other and some perennial issues like park- a housing emergency, with available housing at only communities up and down the West ing and partying, it’s not difficult to 16 a fraction of a percent of the total housing stock, and Coast. Locally, our vacancy rate re- see how the problem stopped being

STAGE none of it affordable to working-class incomes. In their cently plummeted to .2 percent. Put about housing options for working view, unreasonable restriction on housing stock pro- another way, 99.8 percent of all Bell- people and retirees and started be- longs or worsens the emergency. ingham housing is not for rent or sale ing about perceived impacts to sin- 14 Veterans on City Council have encountered the con- and most people can’t afford to rent three other City Council members, gle-family neighborhoods. But more victions and passions of existing neighborhoods on or buy what little is available. cast a preliminary vote to remove importantly, what I have heard time

GET OUT this topic before, and they understand that change Given this crisis for working-class as a priority the requirement for and time again from many single- must come diligently, through thorough and respect- residents, it became apparent to owner-occupied Accessory Dwell- family homeowners is that they are

12 ful outreach and listening to the community. The case me that the process of consider- ing Units—or ADUs, in single-family willing to welcome more ADUs into is made (and hopefully won) neighborhood by neigh- ing all types of housing options for zoned neighborhoods (they are also their neighborhoods as long as an borhood through tangible victories and demonstrable workforce individuals, families and known as mother-in-laws, granny owner lives on the property. WORDS outcomes. Such directives do not belong initially in retirees would come sooner than I flats or carriage houses depending We have an extraordinary amount

8 the city’s Comp Plan update, which imposes terms and expected during my time on City on where you grew up). My intent of work to do as a community when policy comprehensively throughout the city. Council. I want to make it clear—I’m was to then help craft policy that it comes to housing and we need to Council newcomers disagreed, and on Aug. 1 decided not talking about solving our com- would later guide an ADU ordinance start working together toward the

CURRENTS CURRENTS to remove language from the Comp Plan that requires munity’s homelessness issue. That’s that would limit the amount and per- greater benefit. Neighborhoods are owner-occupancy in single-family zones. Gene Knutson, related, but not the problem I am try- missible locations of these types of part of that, but so is coming up with 6 6 with more than 20 years of experience with these is- ing to address here. It’s the dearth of residences in neighborhoods where it housing for the next 30,000 people - sues, opposed the proposal; as did Michael Lilliquist. workforce housing (think retail, food made sense to do so. Things like how born and raised here or moving here - VIEWS VIEWS VIEWS Importantly, the decision was pressed forward over the service, light manufacturing, bank far a unit would be set back from the that will make Bellingham their home

4 objections of another 20-year veteran on Council, Terry tellers, office workers and nonprofit neighbor’s fence, the size and height over the next 20 years. We need to Bornemann, who could not be present at the Aug. 1 people) and lack of housing for re- and other design standards would be make compromises we can all live MAIL MAIL meeting and had asked that the matter be postponed. tirees—the “silver tsunami” of Baby part of the formula as well. All of this with. It is in this spirit that I will

The disrespect shown to Bornemann and to neighbor- Boomers that are living longer than is with the recognition that any suc- do my part: On August 29th, I, along 2 hood representatives who had asked that the require- any previous generation. cessful ADU ordinance is only a frac- with the full City Council, made a DO IT IT DO ment not be stripped from the Comp Plan flared up dra- If you fit into any of those work- tion of the solution for the housing preliminary vote reinstating lan- matically in Council’s angry followup meeting on Aug. 8. force categories and make only those crisis we now face. guage to prioritize owner occupancy Bornemann introduced a resolution that would “re- wages without a substantial nest egg Some single-family neighborhood for ADUs in single-family zoning as scind council direction provided on Aug. 1, 2016 re- from somewhere else, it’s basically residents understandably saw the part of the Comp Plan process. 08.31.16 garding language requiring owner-occupancy in single impossible to buy a house in Belling- worst that could happen to their Now, let’s work together—neigh- family zones as a priority for updating the city’s ADU ham. And if you make $19 an hour neighborhoods: unscrupulous devel- borhood representatives, citizens, .11

35 ordinance.” The request was ignored by the Council full time (the cutoff point for hous- opers and real estate agents would City Council, and the Planning De- # president, who also roughly handled comments from ing affordability here), you might get buy up what little housing inventory partment, to create a well-crafted the public expressing outrage at the process. lucky and find a rental that isn’t too there was en masse with cash of- ADU ordinance that encourages the This week, upon reflection, Council President Pin- small for your family, poorly managed fers above listing prices. They would appropriate amount and disburse- ky Vargas and others who had supported the Aug. 1 or in a neighborhood across town then install ADUs up and down ev- ment of owner-occupied Accessory change were contrite in admitting good procedure was from where you work. But remember: ery block and profit at the expense Dwelling Units within single-family not followed and that, yes, changes to the ADU re- 99.8 percent of all housing is not of working-class neighbors. It would neighborhoods. We have a long way

CASCADIA WEEKLY quirement had no place in the current update of the available. It’s a seller’s and landlord’s become a housing armageddon and to go in solving our housing crisis - Comprehensive Plan. Council agreed more dialogue market, and working-class families Bellingham would devolve into Any- this is part of the solution. 6 needs to occur on this topic, but the sense of irrita- and retirees are taking the hit. where, USA. Given the amount of tion and unease, of disrespect unacknowledged and So it was with this intractable times—and ways—some neighbor- Dan Hammill is Bellingham City Coun- unrepented, lingered in the air of their proceedings. problem in mind that I, along with hoods have been impacted by some cil’s Ward Three Representative Vargas continued to ignore the resolution introduced by Bornemann and relied instead on a similar motion VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY THE GRISTLE from April Barker to rescind the remov-

al of occupancy restrictions on ADUs. GO 34 Council member Barker had initially NORTHWOOD supported the change to the Comp Plan. FOOD “Being one of the original authors of that language 21 years ago, it FOR CASINO ! 27 wasn’t easy putting that language in there,” Knutson commented. “We had

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FOOD FOOD Xi Jinping of China are reportedly plan- currents ning to jointly announce their ratification NEWS POLITICS FUZZ BUZZ INDEX of the landmark Paris climate accord later 27 this week ahead of the global summit. And while the COP21 goal of limiting global

B-BOARD B-BOARD warming to 2°C is laudable, observers warn WARNING THAT climate change it will not be achieved if nations continue

24 Trains were delayed for amounts to the “mother of all risks,” to pour billions of dollars into high-carbon nearly 11 hours between three of the world’s biggest insurance energy sources.

FILM Saturday afternoon, Aug. companies this week are demanding that In 2009, G20 leaders agreed to “ratio- 27, and early Sunday morn- G20 countries stop bankrolling the fossil nalize and phase out over the medium ing when three protesters

20 fuels industry. term inefficient fossil fuel subsidies that blocked the tracks on a trestle in Chuckanut Bay. Multi-national insurance giants Aviva, encourage wasteful consumption.”

MUSIC The delays began when ac- Aegon, and Amlin, which together manage Five years later, this goal rings “empty” tivists used three 20-foot- $1.2 trillion in assets, released a state- to Shelagh Whitley, research fellow at the long poles to erect a tripod 18 ment this week calling on the leaders of Overseas Development Institute (ODI), on the trestle in the path of

ART the world’s biggest economies to commit which estimates such assistance amounts a northbound BNSF Railway coal train. to ending coal, oil, and gas subsidies of roughly $444 billion each year. within four years. “These subsidies fuel dangerous cli- 16 “Climate change in particular rep- mate change,” Whitley said. “If we are to

STAGE resents the mother of all risks—to busi- ness and to society as a whole. And that risk is magnified by the way in which fos- 14 sil fuel subsidies distort the energy mar- ket,” said Aviva CEO Mark Wilson. “These We're calling on GET OUT subsidies are simply unsustainable.” According to a recent report by the In- governments to kick

12 ternational Monetary Fund (IMF), fossil away these carbon fuel companies receive an estimated $5.3 trillion a year in global subsidies—a figure crutches, reveal the WORDS that included, as the IMF put it, the “real true impact to society

8 costs” associated with damage to the envi- ronment and human health that are foisted of fossil fuels and the on populations but not paid by polluters. price we will pay in the CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS 8 The declaration was issued as leaders prepare to convene for the 11th summit future 6

PHOTO COURTESY OF DEEP GREEN RESISTANCE SEATTLE OF DEEP GREEN RESISTANCE COURTESY PHOTO of the G20 world economies, which is —MARK WILSON, CEO OF AVIVA being held in Hangzhou, China in Sep- VIEWS tembe runder the theme, “Toward an In-

4 novative, Invigorated, Interconnected, have any chance of meeting the 2°C tar- and Inclusive World Economy.” get set at the Paris climate summit then MAIL MAIL The Mother of All “We’re calling on governments to kick governments need to start a program of

away these carbon crutches, reveal the rapid decarbonization. The finance sec- 2 true impact to society of fossil fuels tor recognizes the importance of moving DO IT IT DO and take into account the price we will away from fossil fuels; governments need pay in the future for relying on them,” to realize they may be the only ones left Wilson added. not moving.” Indeed, insurance companies are in- Adding its voice to the chorus, the Si- 08.31.16 creasingly shouldering many of the costs erra Club recently launched its Fossil Free associated with a warming planet, wheth- Finance campaign to encourage G20 gov- .11

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20 BY TIM JOHNSON MUSIC 18 ART 08.24.16 16 PHOTO COURTESY OF CONSERVATION NORTHWEST OF CONSERVATION COURTESY PHOTO WEDNESDAY Washington’s Dept. of Fish and Wildlife will kill an entire wolf pack in the northeast corner of the state. The decision

STAGE A new state rule will help first responders prepare for crude oil shipments. comes after at least 12 cattle were killed in the area. Wildlife officials have confirmed seven of the 12 dead cows were Starting Oct. 1, facilities that receive shipments of crude oil and pipelines that de- killed by wolves. It’s likely that the remaining five were as well. The cattle graze on federal land between Kettle Falls and liver crude oil will be required to notify the state Dept. of Ecology of anticipated Republic, Washington, in the summer. After six calves and two cows were found dead, the state shot two female wolves from 14 oil transport, which the state can pass on to emergency responders along oil train a helicopter. But on Aug. 19, four more dead cattle were discovered. and pipeline routes. The rule will apply to four of the state’s five refineries that

GET OUT currently receive crude oil shipments by rail. [Ecology] shows Whatcom County homelessness down State fishery managers hold public from 2008 but up 10.4 percent from last meetings to hear comments on 2017

12 Orca J-14, a 42-year-old female named Samish, has gone missing and is pre- year. Unsheltered people sleeping in places sportfishing rules for Puget Sound and sumed dead, while J-28, a 23-year-old orca mom named Polaris, may be living out like cars increased 40 percent from 2015. the Washington coast. The public and her final days. “Things are shaping up to be pretty bad,” said Ken Balcomb of the The City of Bellingham and the Lighthouse department staff submitted 66 propos- WORDS Center for Whale Research, who keeps tabs on the orca population. “J-28 is look- Mission were unsuccessful in finding a lo- als this spring. State fishery managers

8 ing super-gaunt, and I would say she is within days of her death.” The southern cation for a shelter that would not have re- are recommending that 11 of the propos- resident orca whales' population has been in decline for several years. [Center for quirements like sobriety for people to stay als move forward for additional review. Whale Research] there. [Bellingham Herald, KGMI] [WDFW] CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS 8 08.25.16 08.29.16 08.30.16 6 THURSDAY MONDAY TUESDAY VIEWS A kayaker finds a dead man near the village center on Lopez Island. When San The City of Bellingham agrees to an Republican nominee Donald Trump rocks

4 Juan County Sheriff’s Office officials arrive on the scene they discovered a second option for jail services with the county the XFinity Arena in Everett for a fundrais- man who was also deceased. The cause of death for both individuals was from that eases booking restrictions but re- ing whistle stop. Asked whether it was a MAIL MAIL gunshot wounds. Investigators suspect the events are a murder-suicide. [Journal quires two transports per week to remote good idea to campaign in a state as heav-

of the San Juan Islands] facilities to ease crowding in a deteriorat- ily blue as Washington, Trump told media, 2 ed facility. [COB] “Who knows if it’s the right thing or the DO IT IT DO 08.28.16 wrong thing?” The latest Elway poll on Aug. A fire at Little Cranberry Lake is almost 15 gives Democrat Hillary Clinton a dou- SUNDAY completely contained. The fire burned ble-digit lead over Trump statewide (43 per- Bellingham’s mission will remain open 24 hours a day in the fall as the num- more than 18 acres near Anacortes since it cent for Clinton vs. 24 percent for Trump). 08.31.16 ber of homeless people rises. The Bellingham Herald reports that a January count started Friday. [Anacortes Police] [Associated Press] .11 35 # HARVEST HAPPENS! Daily • Country Café On Weekends • Corn Cannons • Apples • Breakfast& Lunch • ƉƉůĞŝŶdƌĂŝŶZŝĚĞƐ • &ĂĐĞƉĂŝŶƚŝŶŐ

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and flames visible on the railroad tracks near 34 BUZZ the northbound 274 off-ramp at Interstate 5.

“Officers arrived, located the fire and dowsed FOOD BELLY OF THE BEAST it with a fire extinguisher until the fire de- On June 29, Bellingham Police wrestled with partment arrived to further help in extin- 27 a one-woman crime wave. Officers respond- guishing the burning embers of the creosote ed to a report of a vehicle prowl on Railroad railroad tie,” police reported. “The cause of

Avenue. Upon arrival police saw a gray Ford the fire appeared to be from a spark from B-BOARD Ranger parked at the corner of East Maple recent grinding of the tracks by Burlington Street. While they spoke to the truck’s own- Northern Santa Fe maintenance equipment. 24 er, officers heard a car alarm going off down BNSF was advised of the fire and possible re- the street. They investigated and found the pairs needed.” FILM vehicle’s back passenger side door was open,

and could see that there was a heavyset BAD SEED 20 woman wearing all black inside the vehicle. On Aug. 19, Blaine Police were called to a re-

“I could see a person in a black coat bending port of an intoxicated adult causing problems MUSIC into the car from the passenger side,” police in his mother's home. “No crime appeared to reported. “A female was inside in the back have been committed,” police reported. “The $83,417 18 seat rummaging through the front of the car. man did not have any money for a hotel room. Average earnings of full-time, year-round workers age 18 and older with a ART She had a box of beauty products stuck be- Officers cleared the residence with a warning bachelor’s degree or higher in 2014. Workers whose highest degree was a tween the rolls of her stomach, which she of future arrest if they were called back.” bachelor’s had mean earnings of $72,896. Mean earnings for full-time, year- 16 claimed adhered to her while she was in the round workers with a high school diploma (includes GED certificate) was $42,094, while workers with less than a ninth grade education had $31,288

car.” “She was instructed to lay on her stom- On Aug. 15, a woman called 911 to report STAGE average earnings. ach,” a second officer reported. “She instead problems with her adult grandson, who was started trying to explain why she was in the out of control and scaring her. Bellingham Po- vehicle. I then assisted her with exiting the lice escorted the man from his grandmother’s 77.2 48.3 14 vehicle by grabbing her by her shirt, around home. “He refused to accept the trespass and Millions of children and adults Fall enrollment for elementary her shoulder area, and escorting her to the yelled profanities at police,” officers reported. enrolled in school throughout the and secondary public school GET OUT ground,” the officer explained. “She had a country in October 2014 — from systems in 2013, in millions. package of face cream stuck to her belly as nursery school to college. They

PET PATROL 12 she had exited the vehicle.” She explained On Aug. 18, a concerned adolescent came comprised 25.6 percent of the that she had seen three men break into the into the Blaine Police station to report that entire population age 3 and older. WORDS car and had entered it in order to shut off the a dog was tied up to the bicycle rack lo-

car alarm. Police asked her about the earlier cated at the library. “An officer accompa- 8 8 raid on the pickup and the woman advised nied the girl to the library and located the 8.8 $83.5 police to speak to her lawyer. The 38-year-old dog, which was tied to the bicycle rack in Estimated sales at family Estimated dollar value of clothing stores in August private and public educational CURRENTS CURRENTS was also suspected of breaking into a busi- the shade with food and water readily avail- CURRENTS 2015, in billions. The sales at construction in 2015, in ness on State Street earlier that day. able,” police reported. “The dog did not ap- bookstores in August 2015 were billions. 6 pear in any immediate harm, and the officer estimated at $1.6 billion. MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN was in fact a bit jealous of its restful little On Aug. 18, a Blaine prosecutor notified po- spot in the shade. The thoughtful girl was VIEWS lice of a phone scam that appears to be target- thanked for watching out for the pet.” $17.7 $256.9 4 ing persons who may have recently immigrated to the United States and/or may have limited On Aug. 18, a person reported observing an Dollar value of U.S. imports Dollar value of binders and MAIL of rubber erasers in 2015, in folders imported in 2015

English-speaking abilities. The reporting pros- upset and very vocal pooch inside a van with millions. The majority of this in millions. China was the 2 ecutor, Rajeev Majumdar, received a phone all the windows rolled up on a very hot day. amount ($10.3 million) was for principal importer, importing a DO IT IT DO call that asked for him by full name and spoke “An officer was dispatched to check on the rubber erasers imported from value of $128.9 million. with a very thick Indian accent. The caller be- pup’s welfare,” Blaine Police reported. “Offi- China. rated him and was very aggressive by stating cers contacted the owners of the van along he knew a complaint had been filed against with the three canines and one cat inside. All him with the U.S. Embassy and the police. animals appeared well cared for and the inte- 158.5 08.31.16 “Mr. Majumdar rebutted the caller's claims as rior of the van was cooled by solar-powered

Millions of people age 16 and over in the nation’s labor force as of May 2016. .11

he was a U.S. citizen and understood the le- fans and ice blocks.” 35 gal system very well,” police reported. “The # caller became more aggressive and stated Mr. On Aug. 19, a couple came in to the Blaine 11.9 Majumdar would be in big trouble if he did not Police department to report their cat was at- Rank of retail sales as the largest Percent increase in complete an N-4 form. The caller then hung up tacked by a coyote early that morning. “A report single category for employment employment, or 141.9 million, after hearing the laughter on the other end was taken and will be forwarded to Washington for working Americans. The in the U.S. between December the phone, because Mr. Majumdar knew he did State Fish and Wildlife,” police reported. national unemployment rate 2014 and December 2015. In not need the documents, as he was a US cit- stands at 4.9 percent, and December 2015, the 342 U.S. CASCADIA WEEKLY izen and was not in any kind of legal trouble. On June 30, a concerned passerby found an the number of unemployed counties with 75,000 or more persons is essentially unchanged jobs accounted for 72.5 percent 11 Mr. Majumdar reported the incident to police, injured rabbit and called Blaine Police. “An at 7.8 million. The state’s of total U.S. employment and because he believes a person with limited En- officer provided the reporting party with the unemployment rate is slightly 77.8 percent of total wages. glish-speaking abilities, or someone who is best resource available for undomesticated higher at 5.5 percent. fearful of being deported, might fall prey to a critters: contact information for the Wildlife SOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau, Income and Poverty in the United States; U.S. Bureau scam such as this,” police explained. Rescue Center,” police reported. of Labor Statistics doit WORDS WED., AUG. 31 34 LYNDEN BOOK CLUB: Adults can share what

FOOD FOOD they’re reading and gain ideas for their next read at a Book Enthusiasts Book Club meeting from 12:30-1:30pm at the Lynden Library, 216 4th St. Don’t worry if you don’t have a book to 27 words COMMUNITY LECTURES BOOKS share, as library staff will always have a few to talk about. If you’re so inclined, bring a brown

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MUSIC overview of the memoir to help guide writers and shape their understanding. Entry is $19; registration is required. 18 WWW.WHATCOMCOMMUNITYED.COM ART POETRY WRITING GROUP: Meet other writers who can help you get organized, give feedback, 16 and assist you with your writing goals at a monthly Poetry Writing Group meeting from 5:30- STAGE 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. The group is open to newcomers and drop-ins and meets the first and third Thursday of each month. 14 WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM

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12 La Conner’s Faded Cover, 105 S. First St. WWW.LOVELACONNER.COM WORDS WORDS PAIN AND EMPTINESS: Local author Julie Hanft shares her journey focused on dealing with

8 my brain conjures is an image of a severed chronic pain when she reads from Rising Above BY AMY KEPFERLE leg settling slowly on the ocean floor and the Pain at 4pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. At the character of Quint getting chomped in 7pm, Oregon-based writer Robert Brockway reads from his new book of speculative fiction, The CURRENTS CURRENTS half by the great white shark at the heart of the story (thanks a lot, neural matter). Empty Ones. Entry to both events is free.

6 WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM Hammock Time I’m hoping that by rereading the book, I’ll get better acquainted with the cast of SEPT. 3-4 VIEWS AN END-OF-SUMMER READING LIST characters struggling to subdue their ter- USED BOOK SALE: Fiction, nonfiction, chil- dren’s books, cookbooks, craft books and VHS, 4 I’VE SPENT much of the past three months working on various house ror in the fictional resort town of Amity, and yard projects and gazing longingly at the hammock in the backyard from Long Island after a ginormous shark starts DVDs and CDs can be found at a Used Book Sale

MAIL MAIL happening from 10am-3pm Saturday and Sunday afar. With the countdown to the end of summer nearly upon us, I’m planning to munch its denizens with the alacrity of at the Point Roberts Library, 1437 Gulf Rd. Funds

to put down the paintbrushes and yard implements and re-read a few books a stoner taking down a bag of Doritos. Af- 2 raised support library programs and projects. from the comfort of the outdoor hangout. I looked to a “Best Beach Books ter all, in addition to the goings-on of an WWW.WCLS.ORG DO IT IT DO Ever” poll NPR listed a few years back for inspiration on my yesteryear quest, angry fish, the townfolk still have to find and found a few gems. time to do things like commit adultery and BOOK SALE: Help support the Friends of the North Fork Community Library at their annual Since acquiring a Kindle, I’ve taken the opportunity to revisit nearly every hush up the horror. sale of gently used books and delectable baked Stephen King novel I’ve devoured over the course of my life (which includes Finally, I’m looking forward to getting back goods at a Book Sale from 10am-4:30pm Satur- 08.31.16 pretty much everything King’s committed to paper). But when I saw NPR’s to the basics of the beach read with Judy day and Sunday in Maple Falls at the Mt. Baker list—which includes both high-falutin’ literature like Pride and Prejudice as Blume and her book Summer Sisters. While I Foothills Visitor Center, 7509 Mt. Baker Hwy. .11 Proceeds support building maintenance, updates

35 well as a few sexy and steamy romps, like Terry McMillan’s How Stella Got Her found out a whole lot about periods and fat # and programs at the library. Groove Back—I realized I haven’t gone back to The Stand. And while reading shaming and teenage angst from Blume dur- WWW.WCLS.ORG a postapocalyptic horror novel may not seem like the most relaxing way to ing my formative years, I was already a full- enjoy the waning days of summer, I can’t think of a better way to pass the fledged adult (or trying to be) when I read SUN., SEPT. 4 time. While I’m chilling on my hammock reading about Captain Trips—the this 1998 story about two longtime friends, MEMOIR WRITING GROUP: A Nonfiction & strain of influenza that kills more than 99 percent of the world’s popula- Caitlin and Vix, whose bond is threatened Memoir Writing Group meets from 3:15-5:15pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. Members bring tion in King’s seminal tome set in the summer of 1990—and the nefarious when they fight for the same fella. While it’s printed copies of their pieces for others to fol- CASCADIA WEEKLY and heroic characters that struggle for survival after mankind’s near-death a coming-of-age novel—as many of Blume’s low while you read aloud; the group critiques experience, I’ll feel superior in knowing that I’m still alive and that it’s all offerings are—the amount of sex in the book aloud and also writes notes on your printout, 12 make-believe. Or is it? gives it an NC-17 rating. The drama comes to and returns the print outs to you for you to Fear is also at the heart of the second book on my reading list—Peter a head when Caitlin disappears in a boating keep. New members are asked to attend at least two meetings before submitting their Benchley’s Jaws. I didn’t read the book until years after seeing Steven accident, but I can’t really remember what own works for critique. Spielberg’s film adaptation—which will show Sat., Sept. 3 at Mount Ver- happens after that. Guess it’s time to head to (360) 671-2626 non’s Lincoln Theatre—and thus when I think about the terrifying tale, all the hammock to find out. doit

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CLOVER READING: Local authors will read from FRI., SEPT. 2 STAGE their pieces in Clover, A Literary Rag Volume XI at FRIDAY NIGHT FLICKS: The South Fork Valley 4pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. The stories Community Association hosts its first “Friday 14 and poetry in the locally produced tome include Night Flicks” event with a showing of Casablanca works by more than 50 talented writers. at 7pm at Deming’s Van Zandt Community Hall, WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM 4106 Valley Hwy. Entry is $5 per person or $10 per Jasmine Talsma REALTOR/SRES GET OUT family. Additional events happen through Nov. 11. TUES., SEPT. 6 [email protected] JasmineTalsma.com

TEEN BOOK CLUB: Students in grades 6-12 can 12 12 take part in a Teen Book Club from 3-4pm at the SAT., SEPT. 3 Blaine Library, 610 3rd St. The reading and talking ALGER FUN’RAISER: A beer garden, food ven- WORDS group chooses a new book at each gathering and dors, produce and craft vendors, garage sales, mu- WORDS meets on the first Tuesday of the month. sic by the Old Highway 99, a car wash, a bake sale,

WWW.WCLS.ORG kids’ games, a bouncy house, informational booths 8 and an item raffle will be part of a Fun’Raiser from THURS., SEPT. 8 10am-4pm for and at Alger Community Hall, 18735 SKAGIT WRITERS LEAGUE: ArmChair ePublish- Parkview Lane. Proceeds will be used for regular CURRENTS CURRENTS ing owners Karla and Tony Locke will present maintenance and special projects on the hall. Last

“Tips in Document Preparation for Your Book” year’s proceeds helped the space rebuild its wood 6 at a Skagit Valley Writers League meeting from shed and install a wheelchair ramp. 1-3pm at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. (360) 724-0340 VIEWS Washington Ave. Please register in advance for the free event, which will focus on how to provide the FIESTAS PATRIAS: Family fun, food, entertain- 4 technical assistance for self-publishing: cover art, ment by Chicas Reinas dancers, a dancing horse formatting, eBook conversion and more. competition, a late-night dance party and more MAIL MAIL WWW.SKAGITWRITERS.ORG will be part of “Fiestas Patrias” 2016 from 12pm-

12am at Ferndale’s Pioneer Park, 2004 Cherry St. 2 CHUCKANUT WRITERS: What should come first? Entry to help celebrate the Hispanic community in

Publishing your memoir or preserving family our region is $1. All are welcome. IT DO relationships? Find out when award-winning (360) 255-1874 writer and editor Laurel Leigh helms an “Honesty Vs. Confessiveness” workshop from 5:30-7pm in OPERATION WARM: Live music by Spaceband, the Readings Gallery at Village Books, 1200 11th food and beverages will be part of an all-ages St. Entry to the Chuckanut Writers event is $19; fundraiser for Operation Warm from 6-10pm at 08.31.16 please register in advance. the beer garden at Boundary Bay Brewery, 1107

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COMMUNITY FISH TRIVIA: Join the Nooksack Salmon Enhance- ment Association’s River Stewards for a Salmon WED., AUG. 31 Trivia fundraiser from 7-9pm in Glacier at Chair 9, CITY CLUB MEETING: “The 2016 Election as an 10459 Mt. Baker Hwy. Entry to the family-friendly MRI on America” will be the focus of a Belling- event is $5; teams of up to five people will have the ham City Club luncheon at 11:30am at Northwood chance to win a variety of prizes donated by local CASCADIA WEEKLY Hall, 3240 Northwest Ave. The presentation will businesses. The organization will also host a “Fishti- be led by celebrated author, correspondent and val” earlier in the day from 10am-2pm in Maple Falls 13 documentary filmmaker Hedrick Smith—a two- at the Silver Lake Campground celebrating salmon time Pulitzer Prize-winner. Entry is $5-$20 and through games, crafts and educational stations includes lunch. focusing on the lifecycle of the iconic fish. WWW.BELLINGHAMCITYCLUB.ORG WWW.N-SEA.ORG let me know,” she offered. “After all, the beach will always be there for us, but your skeletal system is a rare and delicate bird.” As usual, the Lady of the House was

34 absolutely right. Once I finally took the picnic pack off and got everything sorted

FOOD FOOD out to an acceptable degree, my perfor- outside mance on the trail—not to mention my HIKING RUNNING GARDENING whole outlook on life in general—im- 27 proved dramatically. “You’re like a man reborn,” she said,

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MUSIC espoused, stiffening my sea-bound canter into a galloping trot. “Salvation will not

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ART congress of reciprocal loons and grebes!” “Sweet holy Neptune,” she sighed. “Your salty sermonizing exudes a conundrum of 16 enigmatic proportions. But somewhere in

STAGE there—so help me god—I can fathom the direction you’re heading.” Alas, my theological 14 14 dedication to beach- combing and her insatia- GET OUT GET OUT ble water-loving nature soon came spiriting more

12 cohesively to the surface once we finally negoti- ated the long wooden WORDS GO stairway leading off the

8 bluff and turned our- WHAT: Point Whitehorn selves loose among the Marine Reserve tidepools and cobble.

CURRENTS CURRENTS WHERE: 6770 “I can’t believe I’ve nev- Koehn Rd., er been here before,” the 6 Blaine Lady of the House declared WHEN: Park as she scampered ankle-

VIEWS hours are sunrise to deep into the nearest

4 sunset available sand-lined de- INFO: www. clivity between the rocks. MAIL MAIL co.whatcom. She said the channel wa.us water was plenty frigid, 2 but up in the shallows it proved just tepid DO IT IT DO enough for her to proceed with the long- awaited immersion. Next time I looked up—just a few min- utes after I’d staked out our picnic spot 08.31.16 beside an enormous semi-shade-bearing “Seems like a sound enough policy,” she log—she’d inched herself in up to the .11

35 STORY AND IMAGE BY TRAIL RAT smiled, striding a considerable distance knees. And just a couple more minutes # ahead of me as I attempted to balance after that—barely enough time for me my load through an ill-conceived series of to spread the blankets and bust out the spasmodic contortions. brie—her thighs had slipped into the wa- Fun in the Sun “What on earth is wrong with you?” she ter as well. PICNIC AT POINT WHITEHORN asked, watching my desperate antics from I’d just finished cutting the brie when I afar with increasing concern. “Did you saw she was in the salty seawater up to her

CASCADIA WEEKLY “NOW THIS is my kind of trail,” the Lady of the House fawned as we breezed throw out your lower back again?” shoulders—not quite swimming yet, but across the first of many elevated walkways that help mediate the established ac- “No, thank god,” I groaned. “But I think assuredly wading. 14 cess route from the parking area to the beach at Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve. the jumbo-sized brie wheel shifted and I “Ahoy there!” I beckoned, waving a long “Glad to hear it,” I said, struggling to maintain my composure as the cloying can definitely feel the cutting board pok- baguette above my head like a beacon. heft of our overstuffed picnic backpack began to wobble and sag against my right ing into my hip.” “Not yet!” she bellowed, treading her shoulder blade. “Well, if you need to stop a minute or way headlong through the sun glitter on a “If it makes you happy, it makes me happy,” I added with a wince. have me carry the cold beverages, just rippling sidestroke glide. doit MEDITATE

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Find out how to become a coach or

start a program at B-BOARD your school at a “Girls on the Run” presentation Tues., Free Meditation Instruction 24 Sept. 6 at Fairhaven Monday evenings, 7:00 pm FILM Runners Open House Meditation & Talk Meditation @ 7pm/ Talk @ 8pm 20  4LYPKPHU:\P[L‹  MUSIC meditation center

bellingham.shambhala.org 18 ART 16 STAGE WED., AUG. 31 Run starting at 7am in Lynden at 110 3rd St. Entry is LEAVE NO TRACE: Get backpacking tips of the GROUP RUN: All levels of experience are welcome $30-$45 to take part in the 5K, 10K and 25K runs. trade and much more at a free “Leave No Trace” 14 at a weekly Group Run beginning at 6pm in Mount WWW.NORTHCOUNTYROADRUN.COM presentation at 6pm at Backcountry Essentials, 214 14 Vernon at the Skagit Running Company, 702 First W. Holly St. St. The 3- to 6-mile run is great for beginners or for PADDEN RELAY: Join the Greater Bellingham Run- WWW.BACKCOUNTRYESSENTIALS.NET GET OUT others wanting an easy recovery. Entry is free and ning Club for its annual “Lake Padden Relay” start- GET OUT no registration is required. ing at 10am at East Lake Padden Park, 4883 Samish HUMANS ON THE RUN: Staff and volunteers are WWW.SKAGITRUNNERS.ORG Way. Run the race 10-mile race individually, or as a always on hand to guide the way at the weekly group of four. Individual runners are $12; teams are All-Paces Run starting at 6pm every Tuesday at 12 AUG. 31-SEPT. 8 $24 (entry is free for GBRC members). Fairhaven Runners, 1209 11th St. The runs are 20

BOATING CENTER OPEN: The Community Boating WWW.GBRC.NET minutes out and back on two key routes—by the WORDS Center is open from 12pm to sunset on weekdays, water or through the woods. Entry is free. Follow- and 10am to sunset on weekends through the sum- FISHTIVAL: Join the Nooksack Salmon Enhance- ing tonight’s outing, a “Girls on the Run” primer 8 mer at their headquarters at 555 Harris Ave. Rentals ment Association for a “Fishtival” from 10am-2pm focuses on the life-changing program that empow- include kayaks, sailboats, rowboats and paddle in Maple Falls at the Silver Lake Campground, 9006 ers girls, inspires coaches and helps our entire boards. Registration for youth camps and adult Silver Lake Rd. The free event celebrating salmon community. You can also find out how to become a classes are currently available online. will include games, crafts, snacks and stations that coach or start a program at your school. CURRENTS WWW.BOATINGCENTER.ORG educate on the lifecycle, species and habitat re- WWW.FAIRHAVENRUNNERS.COM 6 quirements of salmon—including native plants and SEPT. 1-5 water quality indicators. All ages are welcome. WED., SEPT. 7

SKAGIT TOURS: As part of the annual “Skagit WWW.N-SEA.ORG GARDEN CLUB MEETING: Danielle Young from VIEWS Tours,” Seattle City Light, the North Cascades In- Skagit Gardens offers a visual tour of foliage and stitute, and the National Park Service offer Diablo HOLLY STREET HISTORY TOUR: The Bureau of flower powerhouses that will make a gardener 4 Lake boat tours, Gorge powerhouse tours and Ne- Historical Investigation teams up with the City of treasure their fall gardens at the Birchwood whalem tours Thursdays through Mondays through Bellingham to offer “Holly Street History Tours” at Garden Club’s monthly meeting at 7pm at Whatcom MAIL the summer in and around the three dams near 1pm starting in front of the Chuckanut sandstone Museum’s Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St. All are wel-

Highway 20. “Newhalem at Night” walking tours are building at 311 E. Holly St. Please register in ad- come; membership is open to anyone in Whatcom or 2 free; boat tours and other tours are $12-$40. vance for the free, all-ages excursion, which covers Skagit counties. DO IT IT DO WWW.SKAGITTOURS.COM topics of growth, social reform, the arts, women’s WWW.BIRCHWOODGARDENCLUB.ORG history, racial tensions and more. Tours continue FRI., SEPT. 2 Saturdays through Sept. 24. THURS., SEPT. 8 WILD THINGS: Kids, adults and adventurers WWW.EVENTBRITE.COM CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC: Register in advance for can join Holly Roger of Wild Whatcom for a “Wild the charity golf classic, “Tournament of Hope,” 08.31.16 Things” Community Program from 9:30-11am every SUN., SEPT. 4 taking place from 11am-5pm at the Bellingham

Friday in September at Whatcom Falls Park. Sug- RABBIT RIDE: Join members of the Mount Baker Golf and Country Club, 3729 Meridian St. Entry .11

gested donation is $5. Bicycle Club for a “Rabbit Ride” starting at 8am ev- is $125 and includes brunch, green fees, a power 35 # WWW.WILDWHATCOM.ORG ery Sunday at Fairhaven Bicycle, 1108 11th St. The cart, an awards dinner and a lovely afternoon on 32-mile route takes riders down Chuckanut and back Whatcom County’s premier golf course. Proceeds SEPT. 2-4 via Lake Samish. The group also holds weekly rides benefit Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault PLOVER RIDES: The Plover ferry runs through Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Services (DVSAS). this weekend from 12-8pm Friday and Saturday WWW.MTBAKERBIKECLUB.ORG WWW.DVSAS.ORG and 10am-6pm Sunday departing on the hour from the Blaine Visitor’s Dock, Gate II at Blaine Harbor. TUES., SEPT. 6 ASTRONOMY MEETING: The Whatcom Associa-

Suggested donation for the excursions is $1 for kids BIKING BELLINGHAM: Discover where and when tion of Celestial Observers will meet from 7-9pm at CASCADIA WEEKLY and $5 for adults. to ride, how to set up your ride and learn how to Ferndale’s Whatcom Educational Credit Union, 5659 WWW.DRAYTONHARBORMARITIME.ORG get involved with the Whatcom Mountain Biking Barrett Rd. (I-5 exit 262). The event will include a 15 Association at a free “Ride the Chuckanuts and discussion of local astronomy events and outreach SAT., SEPT. 3 Galbraith: Mountain Biking Bellingham” presenta- projects and a presentation. Entry is free and open ROAD RUN: Three different courses will provide an tion at 6pm at REI, 400 36th St. Please register to the public. opportunity for runners and walkers of all ages and in advance. WWW.WHATCOMASTRONOMY.ORG abilities to participate in today’s North County Road 647-8955 OR WWW.REI.COM Morrero says. “You won’t find the kind of amenities you would in most other places. If you travel to Cuba, it needs to be for the peo-

34 ple, and for the culture. We are promoters of helpful tourism to Cuba. We want peo-

FOOD FOOD ple to go who want to give to the people stage and help them move forward in positive THEATER DANCE PROFILES ways, despite their complex and difficult 27 situations.” “Fiesta 4 Cuba,” Morrero says, will pro-

B-BOARD B-BOARD vide a way for people to immerse them- selves in the culture of the country without

24 having to present their passports. Addi- tionally, attendees can find out more about

FILM a youth center the Morreros are building on property they own in Trinidad. Funds

20 raised during the three days of events tak- ing place Sept. 1-3 at Love to Move Studioz,

MUSIC Bell Tower Studios, and BAAY Theatre will go to the effort, which

18 will provide a space for

ART both kids and adults to gather—whether it’s to do homework, take com- 16 16 munity classes, be men- STAGE STAGE tored or host meetings. If you attend one or many events—among 14 ATTEND WHAT: Fiesta 4 them are an introduc- Cuba tion to mambo and GET OUT WHERE: Events cha-cha-cha led by Yoel take place at on Thursday night; ad- Love to Move

12 ditional Latin dance Studioz, Bell Tower Studios, workshops Friday night; a Saturday-afternoon

WORDS and BAAY Theatre gathering featuring WHEN: Sept.

8 food from the Cubano 1-3 Cubano food truck, an COST: Admission to art and photo exhibit,

CURRENTS CURRENTS most events is the aforementioned by donation; travel tips presenta- 6 raffle tickets tion, and speed dance are $20 and workshops; and a Satur- VIEWS include a chance to win day night fiesta with a

4 YOEL MORRERO a round-trip “Having Fun at a Cuban

PHOTO BY ALAN FRIEDLOB BY PHOTO ticket to Concert” crash course MAIL MAIL Cuba. Entry and live music by Tra- to Saturday’s dicuba—you can talk to 2 performance BY AMY KEPFERLE by Tradicuba is the Morreros about join- DO IT IT DO $10-$15 ing their next visit to INFO: www. the island in November Our goal is that people mojitosand and purchase $20 raffle Culture Club moves.com/ tickets that could result 08.31.16 will get a taste of CUBA FIESTA FOR CUBA in taking home a round- trip airline ticket for the journey.

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35 AMONG THE many things Stephanie Morrero misses when she and her husband But even if a trip to Cuba isn’t in your # Yoel leave Trinidad, Cuba and return to Bellingham is the constant music and dancing aspects and art in immediate future, the duo hopes those that can be found on the Caribbean island. Cuba” who attend will learn more about the place “I miss the people out and about anytime, anyplace,” Morrero says. “I miss the they love. —STEPHANIE MORRERO warmth of the sun, the culture and the people. I miss my family. I miss Havana Club “Our goal is that people will get a taste rum, too. I don’t miss not having instant access to internet, to stores, to transporta- of various cultural aspects and art in tion. I don’t miss the daily complexity of life and long waits for everything.” Cuba,” Morrero says. “We hope people

CASCADIA WEEKLY When the couple—who met and married in Trinidad—presents “Fiesta 4 Cuba” munist state is situated in an exotic locale, will broaden their experience with Cuban at a variety of events on Labor Day weekend, they’ll be bringing some of their it’s not necessarily a luxury destination. art, have a desire to go to Cuba them- 16 hometown’s highlights to Bellingham via Latin dance workshops, art exhibits, food “Right now, their infrastructure does selves, and that people will come to un- offerings, live music and a presentation focusing on travel tips and including a not support the huge influx of tourists derstand the importance of preserving Q&A panel of alumni who have traveled to Cuba with the Morreros on one of their and visitors, and it can be incredibly frus- cultural values—that is what has kept “Mojitos and Moves” trips. trating and confusing if you go to Cuba on Cuba afloat all these years, despite ex- The number-one thing travelers should know, Morrero says, is that although the com- vacation to relax and get some sunshine,” treme hardship.” doit

Showings of 34 The Merry Wives of Windsor and Romeo FOOD FOOD and Juliet can be seen as part of the “Bard on the Beach” 27 lineup through Sept. 24 at Vancouver BC’s Vanier Park B-BOARD B-BOARD 24 FILM PHOTO BY DAVID COOPER DAVID BY PHOTO 20 STAGE SEPT. 2-3

RECENT TRAGIC EVENTS: A small cast will use a MUSIC WED., AUG. 31 variety of theatrical devices to explore post-9/11 THE GUN SHOW: Bellingham TheatreWorks America, the human condition and free will and presents The Gun Show at 8pm at the Mountain fate when ACT Fringe presents Recent Tragic Events 18

Room at Boundary Bay Brewery, 1107 Railroad at 7:30pm Friday and Saturday at the Anacortes ART Ave. The one-man performance featuring actor Community Theatre, 918 M Ave. Tickets to the Ian Bivins “jumps into the middle of the gun thought-provoking play are $10; additional shows 99%+ FOSSIL FUEL-FREE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 16 16 control debate with poignant stories that are happen Sept. 9-10. sometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreaking, WWW.ACTTHEATRE.COM STAGE but always brutally honest.” An additional show- STAGE ing happens Sept. 7. Tickets are $15 in advance MON., SEPT. 5 or at the door. GUFFAWINGHAM: A weekly open mic for come- 14 WWW.BELLINGHAMTHEATREWORKS.ORG dians, “Guffawingham!,” takes place at 9:30pm every Monday at the Green Frog, 1015 N. State THURS., SEPT. 1 St. Entry is free. Each week, the event features GET OUT GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch “The Good, the Bad approximately 20 standup comedians who each do and the Ugly” at 8pm every Thursday at the Up- a four-minute set. Tonight’s featured comedian is front Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At 10pm, stick around Lisa Person. 12 for “The Project.” Tonight’s late-night Stand Up WWW.ACOUSTICTAVERN.COM Comedy show features both new and experienced comedians taking turns making you laugh (contact WORDS the Upfront to get in on the action). Entry is $8 DANCE for the early show, $5 for the late one. BellinghamFinancialPlanners.com 8 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM THURS., SEPT. 1 COLSON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISOR FOLK DANCE: Join the Fourth Corner Folk Dancers Fee-Only Financial Planning | Fee-Based Investment Management SEPT. 1-3 to learn lively folk dances from Eastern Europe, CURRENTS CURRENTS ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN: After leaving Greece, Turkey, and Israel from 7:15-10pm every their home of 14 years and before moving perma- Thursday at the Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St. Ronald Scott Colson (Direct) 303.986.9977 6 nently into the Sylvia Center for the Arts, iDiOM Suggested donation is $5; students and first- CFP®, MBA, President (Toll Free) 800.530.3884 Theater will present Sir Tom Stoppard’s “sparkling timers are free. VIEWS and absurdist” tragicomedy, Rosencrantz & Guil- (360) 380-0456 4740 Austin Court denstern Are Dead, at 8pm shows Thursday through Bellingham WA 98229-2659 4 Saturday at the Bellingham Circus Guild’s Cirque SAT., SEPT. 3 Lab, 1401 6th St. Tickets to the Hamlet parody— USA DANCE ANNIVERSARY: Help USA Dance MAIL MAIL which features the tragic events of Shakespeare’s Bellingham celebrate at a 20th Anniversary Dance play ingeniously retold from the perspective of Party from 7:15-10pm at Presence Studio, 1412 2 two minor characters—are $15. Additional perfor- Cornwall Ave. The evening will start with a foxtrot

mances happen Sept. 8-10. lesson and be followed by live music by the Sonja IT DO

WWW.IDIOMTHEATER.COM Lee Band and dancing. Everyone is welcome including beginners, singles, couples, seniors and SEPT. 1-7 students. Entry to the special event is $5 for all. BARD ON THE BEACH: William Shakespeare’s WWW.BELLINGHAMUSADANCE.COM Romeo and Juliet, The Merry Wives of Windsor, 08.31.16 Othello, and Pericles are currently showing in SUN., SEPT. 4 repertory as part of the 27th “Bard on the Beach” SUNDAY NIGHT FUSION: A community partner .11 35 season at Vancouver, BC’s Vanier Park. This year’s dance dubbed “Sunday Night Fusion” takes place # productions will run through Sept. 24. Tickets are from 7-9pm every Sunday at Presence Studio, 1412 $20-$47. Cornwall Ave. The event explores “co-creative part- WWW.BARDONTHEBEACH.ORG ner dance inspired by a variety of beautiful music.” No experience is necessary. Entry is $5 at the door. FRI., SEPT. 2 WWW.PRESENCE-STUDIO.COM DINNER THEATER: Celebrate Eat Local Month and the downtown Art Walk by attending First Friday TUES., SEPT. 6

DInner Theater from 6-8pm at the mezzanine at SKAGIT FOLK DANCERS: Join the Skagit- CASCADIA WEEKLY the Community Food Co-op, 1220 N. Forest St. All- Anacortes Folk Dancers for a weekly International local dinner specials, baked good samples, music Folk Dancing event from 7-9:30pm at Bayview 17 by Paige Wood, art by Rose Drummond, and en- Civic Hall, 12615 C St. No partners are needed; just tertainment by performance artist and storyteller show up and dance. Entry to the drop-in event is Karla Mi Lugo will be part of the fun. Entry is free. free for the first session, $3 afterwards. WWW.COMMUNITYFOOD.COOP WWW.SKAGITFOLKDANCERS.ORG Lummi Island Artists’ Studio Tour. In ad- dition to being a way to see the creativity that goes on behind the scenic scenes, the event is also a way to explore the island as

34 a whole, as many artists have unparalleled views from their studios. Along Seacrest

FOOD FOOD Drive—where our cabin is—visitors can see Wayne H. Chadiere’s sculpture garden (where he reveals the “softer side of cold, 27 visual

GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES hard steel”) and waterfront landscape, Nancy Ging’s pastel paintings inspired by

B-BOARD B-BOARD the lovely locale, and Joanie Roteman’s Treehouse Pottery. At the Heritage Trust

24 Resource Center, get unique views of the island via Ed Lowe’s photography. You can

FILM also visit a micro-eco-farm, peruse Lynn Dee’s raku studio and get a mini-glazing

20 lesson, wander Ann Morris’ breathtaking sculpture grounds, peruse Good Thunder

MUSIC Arts, stop by the new Lummi Island Gal- lery, and—among 20 stops featuring work 18 18 18 by more than 40 artists—see Ria Harboe’s

ART latest paintings, which are said to “reveal a ART deep connection to the beautiful nature of the Northwest.” When: 10am-5pm Sept. 3-4 16 Where: Throughout Lummi Island Cost: En-

STAGE try to the self-guided tour is free Info: www. lummi-island.com Also on the Labor Day lineup is the 20th 14 annual Lopez Island Studio Tour. Although I’d have to travel a bit farther to get there—

GET OUT it’s a 40-minute ferry ride from Anacortes to Lopez versus a five-minute boat trip from

12 Gooseberry Point to Lummi Island—the payoff would be equally entrancing. “Lopez Island in the late summer is a combina- WORDS tion of sunny, pastoral farmlands, rugged

8 shorelines, soft vistas and friendly folks ev- erywhere,” organizers say. “[It’s a] perfect place to celebrate the end of summer and

CURRENTS CURRENTS enjoy the holiday weekend.” With more than 30 artists showing work at 23 studios, at- 6 tendees at the yearly event will find plenty of things to look at on the walls, as well as VIEWS out the windows. And since the studios are

4 accessible by car and bicycle, you can travel at your own pace. If you want, you can stay MAIL MAIL for the weekend. When: 10am-5pm Sept. 3-4

Where: Throughout Lopez Island Cost: Free 2 Info: www.lopezstudiotour.org “MORNING COFFEE,” BY RIA HARBOE COFFEE,” BY “MORNING DO IT IT DO While it might be tempting to get dis- tracted by the views from the Deception Pass Bridge on the way to Whidbey Island’s BY AMY KEPFERLE 14th annual “Woodpalooza,” it’s not nec- 08.31.16 essary to choose one over the other. In other words, enjoy the ride until you come .11

35 to a stop at Langley’s Whidbey Island Center # Island Insights for the Arts, where visitors will be welcomed A GOOD REASON FOR A GETAWAY by makers of furniture, cabinetry, architec- tural woodwork, turners, clock makers, saw- I HAVE often retreated to the relative peace and quiet of our family’s cabin yers, carvers, restorers, musical instrument on Lummi Island when the real world gets to be too much to handle. Examples makers, boat builders and refinishers. Ac- include the second time George W. Bush was elected president; when I got the cording to a recent press release, “You’ll

CASCADIA WEEKLY news my 98-year-old grandmother had passed away; and avoiding pretty much learn firsthand the inspiration and process any holiday that involves large amounts of people driving to and fro. that go into each artist’s work, while enjoy- 18 With Labor Day weekend on the immediate horizon, I’m once again consider- ing many scenic island views as you discover ing vamoosing to the land mass. While it’s a good way to get out of the fray Langley.” Sounds good to me. When: 12-5pm without having to drive too far, I wouldn’t necessarily need to enter a period Sept. 3-5 Where: Whidbey Island Center for of seclusion. Along with the natural beauty that is part and parcel of visit- the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley Cost: En-

ing or living on the isle, Saturday and Sunday will also bring the semiannual ORCAS” TOWARD “ANOTHER try is free Info: www.woodpalooza.com doit

UPCOMING EVENTS HONEY SALON: Works by clients, stylists and ONGOING EXHIBITS Steve Jensen” and “Northwest Impressions: Lilli friends can be viewed at a group show dubbed ARTWOOD: Phil Skochilich’s fish carvings will be Mathews and Art from the Permanent Collection” THURS., SEPT. 1 “Honey’s Hunnys” from 6-10pm at Honey Salon, 310 W. featured through September at Artwood Gallery, through Sept. 11 at La Conner’s Museum of North-

ART WALK: Seventeen locations will exhibit Holly St. The reception will feature cocktails, sweet 1000 Harris Ave. west Art, 121 S. First St. 34 original works by outstanding artists at the monthly treats, music by PhDJ, and more. See the varied paint- WWW.ARTWOODGALLERY.COM WWW.MONAMUSEUM.ORG First Thursday Art Walk taking place from 5-8pm in ings and fiber and collage works through the month. FOOD downtown Mount Vernon. Featured artist David C. WWW.HONEYBELLINGHAM.COM BOUNDARY BAY: Bellingham artist Tom Ensign’s new PEACH ARCH PARK: View the Peace Arch Sculpture Kane will show his paintings, drawings and prints at paintings from his “Dreams of Lascaux” series can be Exhibit from 8am-dusk through Oct. 1 at Blaine’s the Front Gallery (420 Myrtle St). The final Art Walk WATERFRONT STUDIOS: Peruse paintings, jewelry, viewed through September at Boundary Bay Brewery, Peace Arch State Park. 27 for 2016 will take place Thurs., Oct. 6. sewn leather art, sonic art, pastels, montage, 1107 Railroad Ave. Proceeds from art sales will benefit WWW.PEACEARCHPARK.ORG WWW.MOUNTVERNONDOWNTOWN.ORG collage and more from 6-10pm at the Waterfront the Interfaith Coalition of Whatcom County. Artists’ Studios, 1220 Central Ave. (across the street WWW.BBAYBREWERY.COM QUILT MUSEUM: “Beauty of Japan,” “Images of B-BOARD FRI., SEPT. 2 from Jalapeno’s). Japan,” “Colonial Revival Quilts” and “That’s How We ANACORTES ART WALK: The Good Stuff Arts, (360) 201-0710 CHUCKANUT BREWERY: Peruse paintings of Felt” are currently on display at the La Conner Quilt A.C.M.E. Creative Spaces, Burton Jewelers, Native birds and wildlife by sisters Lyn and Vikki Jackson & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St. 24 Springs, the Scott Milo Gallery, the Majestic Inn and DAKOTA GALLERY: View new work by Kim Balla, through Oct. 8 at Chuckanut Brewery and Kitchen, WWW.LACONNERQUILTS.ORG Spa, and PDA Marketing Group will be among the Quinton Maldonado, Andrew Lui Robinson, and Tyl 601 W. Holly St. FILM venues opening their doors for the monthly First Fri- Will at an opening reception for “Would Have Been WWW.CHUCKANUTBREWERYANDKITCHEN.COM RAGFINERY: A variety of textile-related workshops day Art Walk taking place from 6-9pm in downtown Anyways” from 6-9pm at Dakota Art Gallery, 1324 happen on a regular basis at Ragfinery, 1421 N. For- 20 Anacortes. Entry is free. Cornwall Ave. The exhibit shows through Sept. 30. FISHBOY GALLERY: Peruse the contemporary folk est St. See more details and register online. WWW.ANACORTESART.COM WWW.DAKOTAARTGALLERY.COM art of RR Clark from 1:30-5pm Fridays or by appoint- WWW.RAGFINERY.COM MUSIC ment at the FishBoy Gallery, 617 Virginia St. ART WALK: Allied Arts, Artists 12 Pop-Up Gallery, SAT., SEPT. 3 319-2913 OR WWW.FISHBOYGALLERY.COM SCULPTURE NW: “Electric and Kinetic” shows 18 18 Aslan Brewing Co., Bayou on Bay, the Community VINCENT RECEPTION: Peruse Levi Vincent’s through Oct. 1 at Sculpture Northwest, 203 Prospect 18 Food Co-op, Dakota Gallery, Downtown Visitors Center, “Imaginative Illustrations” and meet the artists I.E. GALLERY: View “Into the Woods” through St. These interactive and sculptural marvels by 14 ART ART Fourth Corner Frames & Gallery, Honey Salon, the Leo- at an opening reception from 2-5pm at Good Earth Sept. 18 at Edison’s i.e. gallery, 5800 Cains Court. noteworthy Northwest artists invite the viewer to pold, the Lucky Monkey, Make.Shift, Maritime Heritage Pottery, 1000 Harris Ave. Vincent utilizes a special WWW.IEEDISON.COM completely engage and imagine via unconventional

Park, Novato, Opus Performing Arts, Pickford Art Stu- image-transfer process to apply unique hand-drawn sculptures that defy pigeonholing. 16 dios, Studio 5, Unity Care NW, and Wandering Oaks will illustrations to his potter—if you’re lucky, he may JANSEN ART CENTER: Peruse exhibits featuring NORTHWESTERN

be among those opening their doors for the monthly do a demo at the event. work by Barbara Sternberger (“Successions”), Lynne STAGE Art Walk happening from 6-9pm throughout Downtown WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM Oulman (“State of Affairs”), and Colleen Hoffen- SKAGIT MUSEUM: “Voces Del Valle” can be seen Bellingham. More venues can be found online, or pick backer (“Coastal Impressions”) at Lynden’s Jansen through Sept. 25 at La Conner’s Skagit County His- up a map at participating locales. PACIFIC INC. RECEPTION: An opening reception Art Center, 321 Front St. Attendees can also view torical Museum, 501 S. 4th St. The exhibit features 14 WWW.DOWNTOWNBELLINGHAM.COM for “Pacific Inc.” takes place from 5-8pm at Edison’s the “Late Summer Juried Exhibit.” All exhibits can stories of the Latino community in Skagit County Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave. The exhibit be seen through Sept. 30. from 1940 to present day. ALLIED ARTS: Works by Robert Marki, Yvette featuring works by Edison-based artists Pieter WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG WWW.SKAGITCOUNTY.NET/MUSEUM GET OUT Neumann, Gregory Walsh, and Ken Wiener can be VanZanden and Many Jane Turner features a series of viewed at an opening reception for “Roy G. Giv” VanZanden’s sculptures that are re-imagined in Turn- MAKE.SHIFT: View original works inspired by the WHATCOM ART MARKET: Works by more than 45 from 6-9pm at Allied Arts, 1418 Cornwall Ave. The er’s paintings and prints. The exhibit shows through beloved childhood literary staple known as the Whatcom Art Guild members can be perused and 12 exhibit—which was inspired by all the colors of the Sept. 27; an artist talk happens Sat., Sept. 24. Little Golden Books series at the invitational group purchased from 10am-6pm Wed.-Sun. at the new

rainbow—will show through Sept. 24. WWW.SMITHANDVALLEEGALLERY.COM art show “Stay Gold” through Sept. 24 at Make.Shift Whatcom Art Market, 1103 11th St. WORDS WWW.ALLIEDARTS.ORG Art Space, 306 Flora St. WWW.WHATCOMARTMARKET.ORG SUN., SEPT. 4 WWW.MAKESHIFTPROJECT.COM 8 FOURTH CORNER FRAMES: An opening reception BUGS N THINGS: Peruse works inspired by insects WHATCOM MUSEUM: “Colorfast: Vivid Installa- for “Artist’s Choice” takes place from 6-9pm at and the natural world at an opening reception for MINDPORT: View works from the 11th annual Plein tions Make Their Mark,” “Just Women” “Nostalgic Fourth Corner Frames & Gallery, 311 W. Holly St. The “Bugs N Things” from 4-7:30pm at Tillie Lace Gal- Air Paint Out (PAPO) Sept. 2-25 at Mindport Exhib- Saturation: Mid-Century Bellingham in Historic collaborative show features small works chosen by lery, 1415 13th St. The group exhibition features its, 210 W. Holly St. Color” and “Back at the Park: Vintage Views from CURRENTS area artists and professionally framed by staff at pieces by artists from Bellingham to Seattle. See it WWW.STUDIO-UFO.NET the Photo Archives” can currently be viewed on the the space. See it through Oct. 7. through Sept. 29. Whatcom Museum campus. 6 WWW.FOURTHCORNERFRAMES.COM WWW.TILLIELACEGALLERY.COM MONA: View “MoNA at 35,” ”Voyager: A Series by WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG VIEWS 4 MAIL MAIL

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19 rumor has it

34 I ALWAYS KNOW that when Wild Buffalo own- er Craig Jewell sends me a text that reads,

FOOD FOOD “HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE” with no further expla- nation, he’s been up to something big, which was the case last Wednesday. 27 music SHOW PREVIEWS RUMOR HAS IT After hearing that Dawes had a hole sudden- ly open in their schedule due to a show cancel-

B-BOARD B-BOARD lation, Craig reached out and offered them a Sunday-night fill-in slot at the Buffalo, a place

24 they’ve been thoroughly (some might say hys- terically) embraced during shows past. They

FILM accepted his invite, Craig announced the show, and by the time they took the stage just a few

20 20 days later, 300 people were only too happy to

drop everything and sing along to a stellar set MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC by the Los Angeles band. There’s a reason bands like Dawes—and

18 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, who will play Sept.

ART 1, and Charles Bradley, who, after some 300- plus emails were exchanged between his peo- ple and Jewell, will play Sept. 16—return time 16 and again to the Wild Buffalo, even long af-

STAGE ter they’ve outgrown not just the venue, but Bellingham itself. It’s the same reason similar 14 bands play other venues in town when they’ve

GET OUT become too big for our smallish stages. I’m very

12 fond of talking about the superior way venues treat BY CAREY ROSS artists here and of the WORDS unabashed enthusiasm displayed by local au-

8 diences and the way those things combine to THE FAME RIOT create some sort of crazy magic that makes this town not like any other, but I have to confess

CURRENTS CURRENTS got that one friend who sucks it up and pre- that sometimes I wonder if this place really is BY CAREY ROSS pays for parking and then cheerfully offers you that special. And then I see hundreds of people 6 a ride—which is nice for you and you should singing their hearts out late on a Sunday night thank that person accordingly—but my trips at a show they’d learned of only a few days be- VIEWS to Bumbershoot typically come with a case of fore to a band who chose to come to Belling-

4 Oak Harbor parking-related stress that starts to consume ham rather than take a well-deserved day off, my psyche somewhere around Lynnwood. and it really does feel an awful lot like magic. MAIL MAIL Good thing I happen to know of an alter- Changing gears a bit, Art Walk is happening

native to Bumbershoot that is, in many ways, Fri., Sept. 2, and with it comes an event not 2 Music Festival decidedly superior to the Seattle mainstay. music-related, but still dear to my heart.

DO IT IT DO IT TAKES AN ISLAND I’m talking about the Oak Harbor Music Happening at Honey Moon will be an exhibit NOT FAR away lies a music festival. One that takes please each year Festival, and if you think I’ve taken leave titled “Reflections.” It’s a group show by Jes- during Labor Day weekend. One that features a diverse array of artists of my sensibilities in suggesting it’s better sie Lu Galbraith, Jessie Carlson, and Jessica De playing on multiple stages, and focuses on art as well as music. One where than Bumbershoot, hear me out. Boer, the graphic designers of Funny Feelings, 08.31.16 you can spend a single day or devote your entire weekend to its offerings. Before I make my case, some basic informa- the company that publishes frequency: The One that’s free and open to everyone. One at which trying to park won’t tion is in order. The Oak Harbor Music Festival Snowboarder’s Journal, The Ski Journal, and The .11

35 take a bite out of your wallet and years off your life. takes place Sept. 2-4 on Pioneer Way in histor- Flyfish Journal here in Bellingham. In my other # Toto, I don’t think we’re talking about Bumbershoot anymore. ic downtown Oak Harbor. Though Oak Harbor employed life (I have a few of those), I act as Jaundiced cynic though I am, I remain a Bumbershoot fan. It has be- is where it happens and the place from which copy editor for those magazines, and much as I come a sport and a habit to grouse about the lineup of Seattle’s hallmark it draws its name, the event actually comes want to believe my knowledge of independent music festival, but when a roster includes Run the Jewels, Father John about through the effort of people from Oak clauses is what draws people to the publica- Misty, Tame Impala, Billy Idol, Death Cab for Cutie, and Macklemore & Harbor, Coupeville, Freeland, and Langley. It tions, I suspect their incredible beauty has a Ryan Lewis among the headliners, I can find plenty to command my at- might take a village to raise a child, but it little more to do with their appeal. Galbraith,

CASCADIA WEEKLY tention. And that doesn’t touch the many, many support acts, among takes an island to pull off this festival. Carlson, and De Boer are the artists behind all which my new favorite band could very well be lurking, waiting for me Yes, the towns mentioned are fairly small. that editorial splendor, and this show is your 20 to discover them. All of Whidbey Island boasts a population chance to see what kind of art they conjure However, even the rabid music fan and ardent idealist within me can’t somewhere around 60,000 people, while near- up when they’re not laying out snowboarding quell the reality that, logistically speaking, Bumbershoot can be a real pain ly 700,000 people call Seattle home. But don’t spreads. Trust me when I say if their art is half in the ass. While the price of a three-day pass remains reasonable in the gen- let that fool you into believing that the Oak as good as their award-winning design work, erally bloated festival economy, it’s still an investment. And maybe you’ve Harbor Music Festival is an amateur-hour af- the show will be excellent indeed. cal needs in our community, including but doit OAK HARBOR, FROM PAGE 20 not limited to, giving scholarships to local graduation seniors.” They take their phi- THURS., SEPT. 1 Band will perform New Orleans/Dixieland fair. Instead, it is 30 bands over three days lanthropy seriously, growing their program BLUES & BREWS: The Atlantics will perform music at the Bellingham Traditional Jazz on two stages—with a lineup that manages from a single scholarship in 2013, to six at tonight’s “Blues, Brews & BBQ” summer Society’s monthly concert and dance from music series taking place from 5-9pm on the 2-5pm at the VFW Hall, 625 N State St. Entry 34 to achieve that sought-after standard of of- scholarships, divided evenly between se- waterfront terrace at Hotel Bellwether, One is $6 for students, $10 for members, and $12 fering something for everyone. niors at the three high schools on Whidbey Bellwether Way. The concerts continue Thurs- for non-members. FOOD This year’s marquee headliner is New York Island. The scholarships days through Sept. 15. Entry is free. 371-7030 OR WWW.BTJS.WEBS.COM electropop musician Chris Glover, far bet- are given in honor of two WWW.HOTELBELLWETHER.COM 27 ter known as Penguin Prison. Glover’s first people who have impact- ALAN HATLEY BAND: Hear rock, blues and RIVERWALK CONCERT SERIES: Jazz Under- original tunes when the Alan Hatley Band per- musical love was country, he spent a bit of ed and inspired countless ground performs as part of the Riverwalk Sum- forms at a summer concert series from 5-8pm at time in a gospel choir, his punk band per- music students on the mer Concert Series from 6-8pm at the Skagit the Heart of Anacortes, 1014 4th St. Tickets are B-BOARD formed at CBGB’s, and he was once part of a island, former Oak Harbor Riverwalk Park plaza in historic Mount Vernon. $8; additional outdoor shows take place Sept. fake boy band—so it makes sense that his High School music direc- The free series concludes with a concert by 10 and 11. 24 adult life would be spent impeccably remix- tor Ed Bridges and recent- the Chris Eger Band and the Powerhouse Horns WWW.THEHEARTOFANACORTES.COM Thurs., Sept. 8. ing the music of others. In recent years, HEAR ly retired Oak Harbor mu- WWW.RIVERWALKCONCERTS.COM VINCE NEIL: Motley Crue classics like “Girls, FILM it has become custom for music festivals WHAT: Oak sic teacher Bruce Lance, Girls, Girls,” “Dr. Feelgood,” “Shout at the Harbor Music Devil,” “Kickstart My Heart,” “Wild Side,”

FRI., SEPT. 2 20 to find their heavy hitters among perform- granting the awards add- 20 ers and producers geared toward getting Festival ed significance. FARM TUNES: The Elopements perform on the and more will all be part of the soundtrack of WHEN: Fri., patio as part of the summer’s “Farm Tunes” se- throwback jams when Vince Neil takes the stage MUSIC people to dance, and Penguin Prison fits But all of this fails to MUSIC Sep. 2-4 ries from 6-9pm at BelleWood Acres, 6140 Guide at 7pm at the Silver Reef Hotel, Casino and Spa, that mold nicely. WHERE: mention the biggest thing Meridian. At the event, you can enjoy “food, Haxton Way at Slater Road, Ferndale. The former

Also included in the eclectic lineup is Pioneer Way, the Oak Harbor Music spirits and fun.” Entry is free. Crue frontman will also perform original solo 18 Ayron Jones and the Way, Leroy Bell and His Oak Harbor Festival has on Bumber- WWW.BELLEWOODFARMS.COM material as part of “The Legacy Continues Tour.” ART Only Friends, Fly Moon Royalty, the Fame COST: Free shoot—or any other area Tickets to see the heavy-metal heavy hitter at INFO: Riot, Dylan Jakobsen, Eldridge Gravy & the festival, for that matter— EVERYDAY IN-STORE: Everyday Music in his 21-and-older show are $65-$85. www.oakharbor downtown Bellingham will host a rare in-store WWW.SILVERREEFCASINO.COM 16 Court Supreme, Too Slim and the Taildrag- festival.com all of the music is free. No performance at 6:30pm featuring local bands

gers, Rust on the Rails, and many more, who presale codes needed, no Blue Star and Living Arrows. The free show will WED., SEPT. 7 STAGE will all perform on either the Island Trollers festival passes to procure. All you have to coincide with the monthly Art Walk. MUSIC CLUB CONCERT: Percussionist Patrick Stage or the Island Thrift Stage. Between do is show up (rest assured, parking is, at (360) 676-1404 Roulet and pianist Rachel Roulet—a husband- sets, you’ll be able to peruse the extensive worst, a minor hassle, not a major night- and-wife duo from the faculty of Western Wash- 14 SEPT. 2-4 ington University—will hearken back to the arts and crafts fair, slake your thirst with mare) and a whole weekend’s worth of mu- HOVANDER BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: Two Golden Age of the xylophone as the Bellingham pints from the beer garden, or enjoy every- sic is yours for the taking. You’ll want to stages with live music and entertainment will Music Club launches its 101st season with a GET OUT thing from Hawaiian to Greek to Caribbean bring money in case you decide to go home be part of the inaugural Hovander Homestead 10:30am concert at Trinity Lutheran Church, 119 to Thai to chicken and waffles courtesy of with wares lovingly crafted by local artists, Bluegrass Festival taking place Friday through Texas St. Entry is by donation. 12 an incredible array of food vendors. Try eat- and pints of beer and hillbilly gyros don’t Monday at Ferndale’s Hovander Homestead Park. WWW.BELLINGHAMMUSICCLUB.ORG In addition to nationally recognized blue- ing hillbilly gyros and banana-leaf tamales pay for themselves, but there’s no tickets

grass bands, emerging artists from across the THURS., SEPT. 8 WORDS and then chasing that with tiny donuts at to buy or gate admission to spring for. If country, and plenty of local talent, the event NIGHT BEAT: Bellingham Music Club will the Seattle Center. It can’t be done. you’re feeling generous, volunteers staff- will also feature a craft and food vendor area, launch its 2016-2017 “Night Beat” series with 8 As well, the Oak Harbor Music Festival ing the festival are happy to take donations beer garden, contests for instrumentalists, a performance by percussionist Patrick Roulet was founded and is organized by a group to put toward scholarship funds and other informal jam areas, an instrument swap meet, a and pianist Rachel Roulet at 7:30pm at the children’s stage and more. Tickets are $15-$55 Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris of avowed do-gooders. On the surface, the acts of charitable kindness. I mean, if you (children 12 and under are free). Ave. Recalling the Golden Age of the xylophone, CURRENTS aim of the thing is to entertain the pub- don’t have to put your funds toward parking, WWW.HHBGF.ORG the husband-and-wife duo will play music by lic—that’s the goal of any festival experi- weekend passes or a full tank of gas, you’ll Gershwin, Joplin, Confrey, Green and others. 6 ence. But scratch the surface just a bit, and probably have enough of a surplus to help SAT., SEPT. 3 Tickets are $15. you’ll find a nonprofit organization with a send some kids to college. You can’t do that TRADITIONAL JAZZ: The Clamdigger Jazz WWW.BELLINGHAMMUSICCLUB.ORG VIEWS

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musicvenues 34 See below for venue FOOD FOOD addresses and phone 08.31.16 09.01.16 09.02.16 09.03.16 09.04.16 09.05.16 09.06.16 numbers WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY

27 Anelia's Kitchen & Autumn Electric Levi Burkle Louis Ledford Stage

B-BOARD B-BOARD Bellewood Acres The Elopements

24 Irish & Folk Happy Hour w/Rob- Out of the Ashes Operation Warm w/ Night w/Peadar Boundary Bay The Gun Show ert Sarazin Blake, Jasmine Greene (afternoon), BIFT

FILM Spaceband MacMahon & Brewery Twilight Concert (evening) Friends

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Acoustic Night w/John Brown Lantern Ale House Open Mic Three for Silver Bisagna MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC Commodore Ballroom Bob Moses Explosions in the Sky Explosions in the Sky 18 Rylei Franks, Gregory Rawlins,

ART Conway Muse Scratchdog Stringband Stardrums & Lady Keys Kevin Kieneker

16 THE ELOPEMENTS/Sept. Corner Pub Knut Bell and the 360s 2/Bellewood Acres

STAGE Dylan Hermansen Dylan Hermansen Duo Eat Duo 14 Edison Inn The Skeptix Duo The Atlantics Bow Diddlers VERSA PHOTOGRAPHY VERSA

GET OUT Anelias Kitchen & Stage 511 Morris St., La Conner • (360) 466-4778 | Bellewood Acres 6140 Guide Meridian, Lynden • (360) 318-7720 | Bobby Lee’s Pub & Eatery 108 W. Main St., Everson • 966-8838 | Boundary Bay Brewery 1107 Railroad Ave • 647-5593 | Brown Lantern Ale House 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes • (360) 293-2544 | The Business 216 Commercial Ave., Anacortes • (360) 293-9788 | Chuckanut Brewery 601 W. Holly St. • 752-3377 | Commodore Ballroom 868 Granville St., Vancouver • (604) 739-4550 | Conway Muse 18444 Spruce/Main St., Conway (360) 445-3000 | Corner Pub 14565 Allen West Road, Burlington | Eat

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musicvenues 34 See below for venue addresses and phone 08.31.16 09.01.16 09.02.16 09.03.16 09.04.16 09.05.16 09.06.16 FOOD numbers WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY

Glow Nightclub DJ J-Will Reggaeton & Hip-hop DJ Boombox Kid 27

Slow Jam (early), Thad Beckman

Open Mic B-BOARD Justin Farren (early), Bobcat Rob and Linda McRae Rust on the Rails (early), Guffaw- Green Frog L.A. Edwards (late) Armenti, more (early), Soul ingham (late) (late) Explosion (late) 24 el Colonel and Mary de la H2O DJ Ryan I Karaoke Fuente FILM

Strangely Mondays w/ Honey Moon Open Mic w/Scot Casey Pete and Friends Louis Ledford Douglas Francisco Band New Music Tuesday w/Richard Friends 20 20

Kulshan Brewing Co. David D. One Lane Bridge Joe Kaplow MUSIC MUSIC

Loco Billy's Wild Moon Cookie & the Cutters, Megs Jam Night/Open Mic Cowgirls Gone Wild Saloon McLean 18

Main St. Bar and Grill JP Falcon Acoustic Showcase Desperate Measures Special Delivery ART

Tom Nook, Satellite Campus, Make.Shift Art Space 16 more

Old World Deli Richard Tucker STAGE

Poppe's 360 Ruby Flambe 14

Rockfish Grill Fidalgo Swing Charlie Hodge Soul Shadows GET OUT

Royal Karaoke Karaoke Country Night DJ Jester 12

Rumors Cabaret Throwback Thursday DJ Postal, DJ Shortwave DJ Robby Clark Karaoke w/Zach JUSTIN FARREN/Sept. 2/ WORDS Lalochezia, Human Ottoman, The Atomic Bitchwax, Dirty Green Frog The Shakedown Fred & Toody Cole Aireeoke Kuvoza Sheets 8 Silver Reef Hotel Casino DJ Big Rez Vince Neil Spa CURRENTS CURRENTS Skagit Valley Casino Randy Linder Randy Linder Resort 6 VIEWS Skylark's Marvin J Telefonic Stirred Not Shaken 4

Tetrachromat, The Kids We Used To Swillery Whiskey Bar Karaoke Singer/Songwriter Night DJ Night Know, more MAIL

Swinomish Casino Party on the Patio The Mix The Mix 2 and Lodge DO IT IT DO

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2-3/Skagit Valley Casino 35 # All The Aparatus, Liam O'Brien's The Waterfront Resort Faithless Followers, more

Mr. Feelgood & the Firm Believers, Wild Buffalo ’90s Night w/DJ Boombox Kid Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Y2K w/DJ RoyBoy Lip Sync Battle The Austerman File, DJ Mike Roe

The Green Frog 1015 N. State St. • www.acoustictavern.com | Edison Inn 5829 Cains Ct., Edison • (360) 766-6266 | Glow 202 E. Holly St. • 734-3305 | H20, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes • (360) 755- 3956 | Honey Moon 1053 N. State St. • 734-0728 | KC’s Bar and Grill 108 W. Main St., Everson • (360) 966-8838 | Kulshan Brewery 2238 James St. • 389-5348 | Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon 27021

102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood • www.locobillys.com | Make.Shift Art Space 306 Flora St. • www.makeshiftproject.com | Main Street Bar & Grill 2004 Main St., Ferndale • (360) 384-2982 | McKay’s Taphouse CASCADIA WEEKLY 1118 E. Maple St. • (360) 647-3600 | Poppe’s 714 Lakeway Dr. • 671-1011 | Paso Del Norte 758 Peace Portal Dr. Blaine • (360) 332-4045 | The Redlight 1017 N. State St. • www.redlightwineandcoffee. com | Rockfish Grill 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes • (360) 588-1720 | The Royal 208 E. Holly St. • 738-3701 | Rumors Cabaret 1119 Railroad Ave. • 671-1849 | The Shakedown 1212 N. State St. • www. 23 shakedownbellingham.com | Silver Reef Casino 4876 Haxton Way, Ferndale • (360) 383-0777 | Skagit Valley Casino Resort 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow • (360) 724-7777 | Skylark’s Hidden Cafe 1300 11th St. • 715-3642 | Swillery Whiskey Bar 118 W. Holly St. | Swinomish Casino 12885 Casino Dr., Anacortes • (888) 288-8883 | Temple Bar 306 W. Champion St. • 676-8660 | The Underground 211 E. Chestnut St. • 738-3701 | Underground Coffeehouse Viking Union 3rd Floor, WWU | Via Cafe 7829 Birch Bay Dr., Blaine • (360) 778-2570 | Village Inn Pub 3020 Northwest Ave. • 734-2490 | Vinostrology 120 W. Holly St. • 656-6817 | The Waterfront 521 W. Holly St. • www.waterfrontseafoodandbar.com | Wild Buffalo 208 W. Holly St. • www.wildbuffalo.net | To get your live music listings included, send info to clubs@ cascadiaweekly.com. Deadlines are always at 5pm Friday. Kopple—a two-time Oscar winner—didn’t build her reputation making Behind the Music-style career surveys. Her brand of nonfiction filmmaking doesn’t dwell in the

34 past or rely on B-roll, privileging instead human stories in the here and now—and

FOOD FOOD what Jones is going through here and now film is stage-two pancreatic cancer. Later on, Jones will have enough per- 27 MOVIE REVIEWS FILM SHORTS spective to observe that she separated her musical self from her sick/personal

B-BOARD B-BOARD self during her treatment. That much is perfectly clear to both Kopple and audi-

24 24 ences, who might have bought their tick- ets expecting a quasi-concert film, but FILM FILM quickly come to realize they’re watching a cancer survival story—an entirely dif-

20 ferent genre of film, and one that can be far more emotionally draining.

MUSIC But this isn’t just any cancer survival story. It’s the story of how a personal-

18 ity as strong and spiritual as Jones’ deals

ART with the disease. Kopple captures the tears as a hairdresser clips her braids and shaves her head pre-chemo—a painful 16 STAGE

14 It’s the story of how a personality as GET OUT strong and spiritual

12 as Jones’ deals with the disease WORDS 8 de-feminization process, rendered doubly powerful for any who have seen the Oscar-

CURRENTS CURRENTS nominated short, “Mondays at Racine.” She’s at Jones’ side for the torturous rou- 6 tine of green-sludge detox shakes and clinic visits—a tough adjustment for a VIEWS woman accustomed to having the freedom

4 to eat pork chops and the energy to dance for hours. (It’s not the same without hav- MAIL MAIL ing long hair to toss around, she admits.)

she also puts the attitude aside, laid low One can’t help but feel inspired by 2 REVIEWED BY PETER DEBRUGE and humbled by an intensive chemotherapy both Jones’ sparkplug attitude and the DO IT IT DO routine. The director, who similarly pro- gentle way those around her respond to filed the Dixie Chicks during the touchiest her needs. As if cancer weren’t adversary Miss Sharon Jones! three years of their career for the film Shut enough during this time, there remains Up and Sing, hooks up with Jones in 2013, that neglected musical self to contend 08.31.16 THE SOUL OF A SOUL SINGER just as she’s receiving the worst news in with. We see a severely weakened Jones what has hardly been an easy life. rehearsing her next Give the People What .11

35 MISS SHARON JONES? Though the actual title for the soul singer’s soul-bear- The documentary offers a few sidelong They Want album with the Dap-Kings, # ing docu-portrait ends with an emphatic, life-affirming exclamation point, audiences glimpses into that past as Jones returns then struggling to remember the lyrics to could be forgiven for phrasing it as a question instead: Just who is this tiny musical to hometown (North) Augusta, S.C., where her new songs when she finally feels well dynamo, who finds the energy not only to thrash and shimmy like a pint-sized Tina both she and soul brother James Brown enough to go back onstage—now joined Turner onstage but also to battle it out with pancreatic cancer behind the scenes— were born. She remembers how a local by a pair of Dappettes. and more importantly, why haven’t we heard of her before? shopkeeper trained his pet parrot to insult It’s a relatively upbeat place to leave For those who know Jones’ work as the just-shy-of-five-foot frontwoman for Brook- “colored” patrons (“N—-s stealin’,” the the story (literally, “what the people

CASCADIA WEEKLY lyn-based funk ensemble the Dap-Kings, director Barbara Kopple’s latest femme-pow- bird would squawk whenever she entered want”), but hardly the end of it: Not erment film anthem will be a delight. And for the many who don’t, the discovery the store), suggesting some of her earliest long after the movie’s premiere, Jones 24 proves an even greater pleasure, offering an intimate glimpse of the fighting spirit brushes with a racist institution that later delivered the bad news that the can- that defines one of America’s great unsung rhythm artists. considered her “too black, too short” to cer was back—and the fight continues. Actually, “diva” is the term Jones seems to get most, though the label hardly seems succeed—when all she really wanted was Jones’ music will always be her legacy, appropriate in this context. Not only has the singer never scored the sort of hit that to buy her mom a decent place to live. but thanks to Kopple’s portrait, we got a would have made her a household name, but during Kopple’s period of observation, These are fascinating details, though chance to see her soul.

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g 8g $ b 18 ART 16 STAGE ably play better with the pause function REVIEWED BY RUSS FISCHER of home media than they do on the big screen. He lampoons yoga through an 14 instructor played by Justin Long, who

teaches poses with names like “Dissatis- GET OUT Yoga fied Customer,” and earns a few laughs in doing so. 12 The Colleens just want to attend a par- ty thrown by a cute senior boy, but end Hosers WORDS up running afoul of tiny creatures caus- PASS THE DUTCHIE ing mayhem around town, and the conve- 8 nience store is soon overrun by tiny Nazi KEVIN SMITH’S Yoga Hosers is a flab- sausage-men. These silly minions, awk-

by, goofy, comically inert cartoon that pits wardly composited into the film, have CURRENTS two teen clerks against Canadian Nazis and little sausage-casing knots atop their little creatures made of sausage. heads, spout nonsense German like “Das 6 Much like his prior film Tusk, which Boot!” and “Wunderbar!” and explode was born from a podcast, this movie into sauerkraut when stomped. VIEWS

has the vibe of a stoned conversation No, wait, don’t stop reading, I haven’t 4 splashed on the screen. Smith is making even got to the Golem Goalie yet. That’s movies for himself (which can be admi- a big sculpture made by a Canadian Nazi MAIL

rable) and seemingly for extended and played by Ralph Garman who mostly 2 in-joke-aware fans. speaks thought impersonations of Al DO IT IT DO

Yoga Hosers is Smith doing an ’80s Pacino and Charles Nelson Reilly. teen comedy, but its primary comic voice Garman’s character was once an art- is the Dad Joke. With the exception of ist until mean critics drove him toward young stars Lily-Rose Depp and the direc- villainy—the Golem Goalie’s express Law Offices of tor’s daughter Harley Quinn Smith (both purpose is to destroy critics and haters. 08.31.16 introduced in these roles in Tusk) this Smith seems to be lampooning that mo- Alexander F. Ransomm .11

movie is as fresh as a wrinkled conve- tivation more than endorsing it, but as 35 nience-store hotdog. with so much of the rest of the film, the # Depp and the younger Smith are Col- jokes just aren’t funny. leen C and Colleen M, BFFs who work at As he has for most of his career, Smith Experienced. the Eh to Zed convenience store owned edited the film himself, and the returns by Colleen C’s dad. Posted up behind the on his editing skills are steadily diminish- Effective. counter, they dispense shade along with ing. Jokes consistently play far too long, change, whenever they’re not nose-deep or are wildly over-explained, or both. Exceptional. CASCADIA WEEKLY in their phones or taking extended breaks Avid consumers of nerd culture—that Compassionate Criminal Defense Attorney for band practice in the back room. is, people like Kevin Smith—may get a Fighting for Your Rights 25 Kevin Smith adopts stylistic tactics bit more out of this film than everyone 119 NORTH COMMERCIAL ST. SUITE #1420 • OFFICE: (360) 746-2642 from Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. else. Anything is possible, but it would The World and introduces characters via take even more weed than Smith smokes Instagram-like info cards that will prob- in a month to make me believe it. www.ransom-lawfirm.com film ›› showing this week

34 BY CAREY ROSS which then morphs into an urban adventure tale—is right up my alley. ++++ (PG • 1 hr. 31 min.) FOOD FOOD

Southside With You: A fictionalized imagining of FILM SHORTS the first date of Barack and Michelle Obama. A sweet, 27 easy-to-like, critically acclaimed, largely harmless Bad Moms: Ever since I watched the crowd-funded movie that is somehow still steeped in controversy Veronica Mars movie late one night in a Las Vegas hotel because humans have no chill. Calm down, humans. B-BOARD B-BOARD room while I was slightly tipsy, I have kind of been You’re freaking me out. +++++ (PG-13 • 1 hr. 21 in love with Kristen Bell. I don’t even hate her when min.)

she is trying to sell me home appliances. Whether 24 24 my affection can survive this comedy in which Bell, Star Trek Beyond: Until recently, this movie was Mila Kunis, and Kathryn Hahn play moms gone wild is going to be known as the first Star Trek feature in FILM FILM questionable. ++ (R • 1 hr. 41 min.) the rebooted franchise that wasn’t directed by nerd king J.J. Abrams. Now it will go down in history as Ben Hur: Hollywood, you are out of control. Go Anton Yelchin’s final turn as Chekov before the actor 20 home. You are way, way too drunk. + (PG-13 • 2 hrs. was killed in a freak accident, and for the big reveal 5 min.) of Sulu as being gay. I’m sure this film has a plot or MUSIC whatever, but who the hell is going to remember that? Captain Fantastic: Viggo Mortensen (definitely ++++ (PG-13 • 2 hrs.)

18 fantastic, military rank unknown) is raising six kids in a decidedly eccentric off-grid existence in the Suicide Squad: No summer blockbuster has been ART deep woods of the Pacific Northwest. Life forces more highly anticipated than this one, which hoped them into civilization and things get even hairier to do for DC Comics what smart-ass, foul-mouthed

16 than Mortensen’s bountiful beard. +++++ (R • 1 hr. Deadpool did for Marvel—too bad it’s a big, dumb dud. 58 min.) Give Harley Quinn an R rating and then we’ll really see MORGAN STAGE what she can do. ++ (PG-13 • 1 hr. 40 min.) Don’t Breathe: A group of young people breaks into the house of an elderly man, believing him to be sit- War Dogs: Director Todd Phillips has made two

14 ting on a stash of cash. He’s blind, so they figure it’ll homework) and perfectly casts his movie with Chris and so thought it would be a good idea to add another pretty decent comedies—The Hangover and Borat (but be easy pickings. They figured wrong, as this uncon- Pine, Ben Foster and the inimitable Jeff Bridges, who franchise sequel to his resume. Turns out, it was not a only if we pretend Sacha Baron Cohen wasn’t really ventional horror thriller quickly illustrates. +++++ all do his cops-and-robbers story real proud. +++++ good idea. + (R • 1 hr. 39 min.) responsible for Borat)—amid a filmography comprised GET OUT (R • 1 hr. 28 min.) (R • 1 hr. 42 min.) of unmitigated crap. Maybe this Jonah Hill/Miles Teller Miss Sharon Jones! See review previous page. ++ buddy comedy will be the third fluke of his otherwise Don’t Think Twice: Mike Birbiglia pulls another mov- Jason Bourne: When Matt Damon decided to end his +++ (Unrated • 1 hr. 33 min.) undistinguished career. ++ (R • 1hr. 83 min.) 12 ie straight from his real-life experiences—this time run as the unlikeliest action hero since Bruce Willis dealing with the capricious nature of career success made everyone die hard, we were all a little sad. But Morgan: Produced by Ridley Scott, and directed by Yoga Hosers: See review previous page. + (PG-13 •

WORDS within an improv group—and once again capably bal- once you live the life of a supremely skilled superspy, his son Luke, this appears to be the kind of sci-fi 1 hr. 28 min.) ances humor, humanity and the richly varied talents of it’s hard to give up, and so Bourne (and director Paul thriller—featuring a remote location, a girl with his excellent ensemble cast to tell a story both funny Greengrass) is back. ++ (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 3 min.) superhuman abilities, a team of probably ethically 8 and poignant. +++++ (R • 1 hr. 32 min.) compromised scientists who have never seen a Ridley The Light Between Oceans: This adaptation of the Scott movie, and a canny outsider (played by Kate Florence Foster Jenkins: Meryl Streep, 19-time bestselling novel about a couple who finds a baby and Mara)—at which the Scott family excels. +++ (R • 1

CURRENTS CURRENTS Oscar nominee and finest actor alive, continues raises it as their own stars Michael Fassbender and hr. 32 min.) barnstorming through what should be (but most cer- Alicia Vikander and was presumed to be the opening 6 tainly isn’t) the twilight of her career with her gleeful salvo of the 2016 Oscar season. If that’s the case, it’s Pete’s Dragon: Did the world really need a live- portrayal of indelible characters. This time, she plays a going to be a long, hard road between here and Oscar. action Pete’s Dragon remake? No, not really. Is this at

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24 up for the struggle? I understand if you’re not. I’ll forgive you if you simply flee. But if you decide to SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The dictionary says

FILM FILM work your cagey magic, here are some tips. 1. Compile that the verb “to schmooze” means to chat with your evidence with rigor. 2. As much as is humanly people in order to promote oneself or make a social possible, put aside rancor. Root your efforts in com- connection that may prove to be advantageous. But

20 passionate objectivity. 3. Even as you dig around in that definition puts a selfish spin on an activity that the unsightly facts, cherish the beautiful truths you’d can, at least sometimes, be carried out with artful like to replace them with. integrity. Your assignment in the coming weeks is MUSIC MUSIC to perform this noble version of schmoozing. If you TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Are you willing are offering a product or service that is beautiful or

18 to lose at least some of your inhibitions? Are you useful or both, I hope you will boost its presence and curious to find out what it feels like to cavort like a influence with the power of your good listening skills ART wise wild child? If you want to fully cooperate with and smart conversations. life’s plans, you will need to consider those courses

16 of action. I am hoping that you’ll accept the dare, of SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you are at- course. I suspect you will thrive as you explore the tuned with the cosmic rhythms in the coming weeks, pleasures of playful audacity and whimsical courage you will be a source of teaching and leadership. Allies STAGE and effervescent experiments. So be blithe, Taurus! will feel fertilized by your creative vigor. You’ll stimu- Be exuberant! Be open to the hypothesis that open- late team spirit with your savvy appeals to group ing to jaunty and jovial possibilities is the single solidarity. If anyone can revive droopy procrastinators 14 most intelligent thing you can do right now. and demonstrate the catalytic power of gratitude, it’ll be you. Have you heard enough good news, Sagit- GEMINI (May 21-June 20): What’s the current tarius, or can you absorb more? I expect that you’ll GET OUT status of your relationship with your feet? Have you inspire interesting expressions of harmony that will been cultivating and cherishing your connection with replace contrived versions of togetherness. And every the earth below you? The reason I ask, Gemini, is that blessing you bestow will expand your capacity for 12 right now it’s especially important for you to enjoy attracting favors you can really use. intimacy with gravity, roots and foundations. Whatever

WORDS leads you down and deeper will be a source of good CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The fictional fortune. Feeling grounded will provide you with an character known as Superman has one prominent aptitude for practical magic. Consider the possibilities vulnerability: the mineral kryptonite. When he’s near 8 of going barefoot, getting a foot massage, or buying this stuff, it weakens his superpowers and may cause new shoes that are both beautiful and comfortable. other problems. I think we all have our own versions of kryptonite, even if they’re metaphorical. For

CURRENTS CURRENTS CANCER (June 21-July 22): A woman in the final instance, my own superpowers tend to decline when stages of giving birth may experience acute discomfort. I come into the presence of bad architecture, cheesy 6 But once her infant spills out into the world, her dis- poetry, and off-pitch singing. How about you, Capri- tress can transform into bliss. I don’t foresee quite so corn? What’s your version of kryptonite? Whatever it

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smart pills and eat an entire chocolate cheesecake weeks. You may also be invited to join your fortunes before writing my next Leo horoscope. In another with potential collaborators who have almost fully dream, my Leo friend Erica suggested that I compose awakened to your charms. I won’t be surprised if your horoscope while attending an orgy where all the you receive requests to share your talents, offer your

08.31.16 participants were brilliant physicists, musicians, and advice, or bestow your largesse. You’re a hot prospect, poets. In a third dream, my old teacher Rudolf (also my dear. You’re an attractive candidate. You appear a Leo) said I should create the Leo horoscope as I to be ripe for the plucking. How should you respond? .11

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Benjamin Benschneider whatcommuseum.org/visit/ wiches divided into “smooshed” and “non- smooshed,” and Caesar salad described as “it’s a Caesar salad.” The “Italian Stallion” sandwich listing tells us only that no stal-

34 lions were harmed in its production, har 34 har. Overall, it includes the usual pub fa- FOOD FOOD FOOD FOOD vorites without anything particularly un- usual, from salads and burgers to fried fish and pastas. Prices run a little high, but for 27 chow RECIPES REVIEWS PROFILES most items the portions are generous. Since the day they opened, everything

B-BOARD B-BOARD we’ve had at the Empire that has come from the fryer has been great. Fish and chips

24 ($17) are made with halibut and a house beer batter speckled with lots of cracked

FILM black pepper. The jalapeno popper ball ($3) is dangerously good (you can get this put

20 on a burger, it’s amazing). And then there are the tots, which are as perfect as any

MUSIC tot I’ve ever eaten. You can get sweet po- tato tots as well, which are also perfectly

18 fried but startlingly sweet. You can either

ART embrace this quality by topping them with cinnamon sugar, or eat them with a pile of deep-fried jalapenos, which we did and 16 enjoyed very much.

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GET OUT rather bland and gluey when I tried it. Fish tacos

12 ($17) were pretty good, with sautéed fish and a surprising tangerine salsa. WORDS Salads are touted as being

8 huge, but my one attempt EAT at a Caesar salad ($15 with WHAT: Empire Alehouse chicken) was moderately

CURRENTS CURRENTS WHERE: 314 sized, very dull tasting, W. Gates St., and contained not a single 6 STORY AND PHOTOS BY JESSAMYN TUTTLE Mount Vernon crouton. The house side WHEN: Open salad includes a variety

VIEWS 11am-11pm daily of vegetables, but makes 4 Empire Alehouse INFO: www. up for it by being to- empirealehouse. tally smothered in grated MAIL MAIL BACK ON THE SCENE IN SKAGIT com cheese. Coleslaw is rich

and creamy and packs a 2 Mount Vernon is a good town for pubs, and there are plenty of them. For powerful hit of horseradish. DO IT IT DO years, one of the cornerstone pubs of downtown was the Empire Alehouse, and And then there are burgers, which vary there was much lamentation when the owner decided to retire and put it up for in price from $11 for the basic to $18 for sale last year. Therefore there was much rejoicing when the Empire reopened the Empire Double. That this is not a place earlier this summer under new management. to watch your diet is never more obvious 08.31.16 Over the years, the Empire’s space has grown. The original no-minors barroom, than when seeing any of the enormous with doors opening onto Gates Street, is dark and cozy. The wood bar and booths specialty burgers leave the kitchen, with .11

35 provide snug spots to hide from the sun (or pretend that it’s not pouring down top buns perched precariously on a pile # rain outside). The next room, which includes a fireplace and some comfy furni- of toppings and firmly skewered in place ture, is brighter but still cozy, as is the small mezzanine above the bar. And now to prevent accidents. The build-your-own the new owners have added both a banquet room and yet another dining area, burger is a (slightly) more moderate op- this one open to all ages, along the front of the building where big windows look to give you a taste before you decide. tion. I tried one with fresh chiles and pep- onto the main street of downtown. There are two menus here, the regular per jack cheese from the Toppers menu and Even with the expanded space, the pub has kept a nice ambience, although food menu and a smaller sheet of “Top- was impressed by the perfectly juicy beef

CASCADIA WEEKLY it’s strange for old regulars to hear, instead of a steady stream of blues, a mix of pers” on one side and “I’m starving!” on patty, still pink in the middle and very Creedence Clearwater Revival, AC/DC, and Journey. the other, offering a variety of snacks substantial—even with the smaller burger 34 Beer, of course, is the Empire’s stock in trade, and they offer a wide selection and nibbles. Toppers include anything you you’ll want to arrive hungry. on tap, especially from hyperlocal breweries like North Sound and Farmstrong, might want to add to burgers, fries or tater The Empire in its new incarnation is def- but there are beers from around the Northwest, plus the occasional California, tots: cheese, peppers, onions, Frank’s Red initely different than the old Empire, but it Wyoming, or Utah brew. They also have a small selection of wine and cider. Serv- Hot sauce, or Alfredo. The main menu is will please many hungry—and thirsty— ers are not always knowledgeable about what’s on tap, but they’re always willing whimsically uninformative, with sand- customers. doit

WED., AUG. 31 the beer garden at Boundary Bay Brewery will act gatherings from 5:30-9:30pm Friday and Saturday at WEDNESDAY MARKET: Attend the Wednesday as the official kickoff for Sustainable Connections’ Blaine’s Semiahmoo Resort, 9565 Semiahmoo Pkwy.

Market from 12-5pm at the Fairhaven Village Green, annual Eat Local Month, which features various Entry is $13-$30. 1207 10th St. events throughout September. The month will bring WWW.SEMIAHMOO.COM 34 34 WWW.BELLINGHAMFARMERS.ORG Bellingham Beer Week (Sept. 9-18), the Whatcom FOOD FOOD Farm Tour (Sat., Sept. 10) menu specials at a SAT., SEPT. 3 FOOD SEDRO MARKET: The Sedro-Woolley Farmers Market plethora of participating restaurants, open houses, ANACORTES MARKET: Attend the Anacortes Farm- takes place from 3-7pm at the town’s Hammer Heri- a coffee home brewing workshop, Chef in the Mar- ers Market from 9am-2pm at the Depot Arts Center,

tage Square, 640 Metcalf St. ket, After Hours Markets, gardening workshops, and 611 R Ave. 27 WWW.SEDROWOOLLEYFARMERSMARKET.COM Seafeast—a new event at the tail end of September WWW.ANACORTESFARMERSMARKET.ORG celebrating Bellingham’s maritime heritage, working

BREWERS CRUISE: Tonight’s “Bellingham Bay waterfront and fishing and seafood industries. See MOUNT VERNON MARKET: The Mount Vernon B-BOARD BREWers Cruise” will feature liquid fare from Bound- the full schedule online. Farmers Market takes place from 9am-2pm at the ary Bay Brewery, RAM Brewing, and Black Raven WWW.EATLOCALFIRST.ORG city’s Riverfront Plaza.

Brewing at 6:30pm at San Juan Cruises’ dock at the WWW.MOUNTVERNONFARMERSMARKET.ORG 24 Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris Ave. Entry FRI., SEPT. 2 is $39. FERNDALE MARKET: Attend the Ferndale Farmers BLAINE MARKET: Procure produce, crafts, food FILM WWW.WHALES.COM Market from 1-6pm at 2007 Cherry St. from vendors and more at the Blaine Gardeners The fourth annual “Farm Fund WWW.FERNDALEPUBLICMARKET.ORG Market from 10am-2pm at 685 Peace Portal Dr. Hootenanny” will kick off Eat Local 20 THURS., SEPT. 1 WWW.BLAINECHAMBER.COM Month and benefit the Community Food BOW LITTLE MARKET: Vendors sell their wares at SALMON DINNER SAIL: The three-hour “Belling- Co-op’s Farm Fund Sun., Sept. 4 at the Bow Little Market from 1-6pm Thursdays through ham Bay Salmon Dinner Sail” returns for the final time BELLINGHAM MARKET: Attend the Bellingham Boundary Bay Brewery’s beer garden MUSIC Sept. 1 at the Belfast Feed Store, 6200 N. Green this season aboard the Schooner Zodiac leaving at Farmers Market from 10am-3pm every Saturday (south of Bow Hill Rd.). 6pm from the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris through Dec. 17 at the Depot Market Square, 1100 18 WWW.BOWLITTLEMARKET.COM Ave. Tickets are $59-$79. Railroad Ave. place from 5:30-9pm at Blaine’s Semiahmoo Resort,

WWW.SCHOONERZODIAC.COM WWW.BELLINGHAMFARMERS.ORG 9565 Semiahmoo Pkwy. Package rates start at $439 ART AFTER-HOURS MARKET: More than 20 local farm- for two. ers and food vendors will provide fresh produce, WINE, MUSIC, MOVIE: Show up for live music at WWW.SEMIAHMOO.COM SUN., SEPT. 4 16 meat, dairy, baked goods and more at a new After 6:30pm in the courtyard of Artifacts Cafe and Wine COMMUNITY BREAKFAST: Meet and greet politi- Hours Market taking place from 4-7pm Thursdays Bar, located inside Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher cians at the monthly Community Breakfast resumes SEPT. 8-11 STAGE through September at the Depot Market Square, Building, 250 Flora St. At dusk, watch Red Obsession. from 8am-12pm at the Rome Grange, 2821 Mt. Baker GREEK FESTIVAL: Traditionally made gyros, spana- 1100 Railroad Ave. A themed wine tasting, popcorn and food choices Hwy. Entry is $2-$6. kopita, dolmades, baklava, loukoumades, Greek cof- WWW.BELLINGHAMFARMERS.ORG (360) 739-9605 will be part of the fun. Entry is free. fee and more will be on the mouthwatering menu at 14 WWW.ARTIFACTSWINEBAR.COM the annual Greek Festival happening from 11am-9pm SEPT. 1-30 THURS., SEPT. 8 Thursday through Saturday, and 11am-8pm Sunday,

EAT LOCAL MONTH: A Farm Fund Hootenanny SEPT. 2-3 VINTNER DINNER: The wines of Rodney Strong at Bellingham’s St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church, GET OUT for the Community Food Co-op’s Food & Farming BEACH & BARBECUES: Live music and grilled will be paired with a five-course dinner designed 510 E. Sunset Dr. Program taking place from 6-10pm Sun., Sept. 4 at goods can be had at “Barbecues and Beach Parties” by Executive Chef Bruno at a Vintner Dinner taking WWW.BELLINGHAMGREEKFEST.ORG 12 WORDS

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