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Jail Mailer, p.08 + FUZZ BUZZ, p.11 + NORTHWEST BOOKSHELF, p.12 cascadia REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM*SKAGIT*ISLAND COUNTIES PICKFORD CALENDAR INSIDE 12-07-2016 • ISSUE:49 • V.11 Torrey Clyde Petersen's Pines labor of love, P.24 RIVER ROSTER CLIMATE TheThe eagleseagles havehave landed,landed, P.14P.14 CONTROL ENTERTAINING EDUCATION A BATTLE AGAINST TheThe BellinghamBellingham FolkFolk Festival,Festival, P.20P.20 GREAT ODDS, P.06 34 cascadia SATURDAY [12.10.16] FOOD FOOD ThisWeek ONSTAGE Holiday Magic Show: 11am, 2pm and 5pm, Walton A glance at this week’s Theatre 27 Pippi Longstocking: 2pm and 7pm, BAAY Theatre happenings A Night of Drama: 7pm, Explorations Academy White Christmas: 7:30pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild B-BOARD B-BOARD The Happy Elf: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre A Christmas Story: 7:30pm, Lincoln Theatre The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: 7:30pm, Ana- 24 cortes Community Theatre My Three Ghosts: 8pm, Upfront Theatre FILM Holiday Games Galore: 10pm, Upfront Theatre DANCE 20 Winter Wonderland: 1pm, Nooksack High School North Pole Express: 4pm, Bellingham Sportsplex MUSIC The Nutcracker: 7pm, Anacortes High School 18 MUSIC Wear a holiday- Bellingham Folk Festival: 9am-9:30pm, BUF ART Holiday Jewels: 1pm, McIntyre Hall themed costume Kulshan Chorus: 7:30pm, Bellingham High School 16 Skagit Valley Chorale: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall for the Arthritis COMMUNITY STAGE Foundation’s Holiday Faire: 10am-3pm, Whatcom Hills Waldorf School 14 annual Jingle Bell Winter Wonderland: 10am-9pm, Children’s Museum of Skagit County Run happening GET OUT GET OUT Sat., Dec. 10 Jingle Bell Run: 9am, Bellingham High School Lighted Boat Parade: 5pm, Swinomish Channel, 12 in downtown La Conner FOOD WORDS Bellingham Breakfast With Santa: 8:30-11am, Sedro-Woolley Community Center 8 Breakfast With Santa: 9-11am, Bellingham Child- care & Learning Center THURSDAY [12.08.16] Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot CURRENTS CURRENTS Market Square ONSTAGE 6 White Christmas: 7:30pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild VISUAL The Happy Elf: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, Coast Salish Winter Festival: 10am-5pm, Lummi VIEWS Lynden Gateway Center A Christmas Story: 7:30pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Pacific Arts Market: 10am-6pm, Sunset Square 4 Vernon Deck the Old City Hall: 12-5pm, Whatcom Museum The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: 7:30pm, Ana- Chris Moench Reception: 4-7pm, Good Earth MAIL MAIL cortes Community Theatre Pottery Holiday Brewers Boutique: 4-9pm, K2 Taphouse 2 2 MUSIC BHS Showstoppers: 12pm, Whatcom Museum’s Old SUNDAY [12.11.16] DO IT IT DO DO IT IT DO City Hall Winter Concert: 7pm, Bellingham High School ONSTAGE Roger and Michael Fisher: 7pm, Lincoln Theatre, A Christmas Story: 1:30pm, Lincoln Theatre Mount Vernon Pippi Longstocking: 7pm, BAAY Theatre White Christmas: 2pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild 12.07.16 VISUAL The Happy Elf: 2pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre Holiday Festival of the Arts: 10am-7pm, daily The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: 2pm, Anacortes .11 through Christmas Eve, 4145 Meridian St. Community Theatre 49 # New Exhibits Reception: 6-8pm, Jansen Art Center, Expect seasonal songs and sweeping standards when The Lynden DANCE Irish Tenors present “We Three Kings” Wed., Dec. 14 at The Nutcracker: 2:30pm, Anacortes High School FRIDAY [12.09.16] Nativity Dance: 3:30pm and 6:30pm, Mount Baker the Mount Baker Theatre Theatre ONSTAGE Pippi Longstocking: 7pm, BAAY Theatre MUSIC A Night of Drama: 7pm, Explorations Academy Bellingham Folk Festival: 1-9:30pm, BUF CASCADIA WEEKLY White Christmas: 7:30pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild DANCE ham Unitarian Fellowship Skagit Valley Chorale: 2pm, McIntyre Hall The Happy Elf: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre North Pole Express: 7pm, Bellingham Sportsplex Skagit Symphony: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall Celtic Yuletide: 3pm, Lincoln Theatre 2 A Christmas Story: 7:30pm, Lincoln Theatre Winter Wonderland: 7pm, Nooksack High School Bells of the Sound: 5pm, St. John’s Lutheran Church Best Christmas Pageant Ever: 7:30pm, Anacortes The Nutcracker: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre VISUAL Community Theatre Pacific Arts Market: 10am-6pm, Sunset Square VISUAL My Three Ghosts: 8pm, Upfront Theatre MUSIC Deck the Old City Hall: 12-5pm, Whatcom Museum Pacific Arts Market: 10am-6pm, Sunset Square Holiday Games Galore: 10pm, Upfront Theatre Bellingham Folk Festival: 4:30-9:30pm, Belling- Night Market: 6-10pm, Commercial Street Deck the Old City Hall: 12-5pm, Whatcom Museum 3 CASCADIA WEEKLY #49.11 12.07.16 DO IT 2 MAIL 4 VIEWS 6 CURRENTS 8 WORDS 12 GET OUT 14 STAGE 16 ART 18 MUSIC 20 FILM 24 B-BOARD 27 FOOD 34 Contact THISWEEK Cascadia Weekly: ` 360.647.8200 34 Editorial Editor & Publisher: FOOD FOOD Tim Johnson `ext 260 { editor@ 27 mail cascadiaweekly.com TOC LETTERS STAFF Arts & Entertainment Editor: Amy Kepferle B-BOARD B-BOARD ext 204 {calendar@ An angry beaver was apprehended this week in Charlotte, cascadiaweekly.com 24 Maryland, when authorities were called to a dollar store to Music & Film Editor: collar the criminal—who had started destroying merchan- FILM Carey Ross dise after finding the artificial Christmas tree selection ext 203 lacking. “The beaver was safely rescued by animal control {music@ 20 and was released to a wildlife rehabilitator,” the St. Mary cascadiaweekly.com Sheriff department wrote after collaring the critter. 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