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cascadia REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA SKAGIT*WHATCOM*ISLAND*LOWER B.C. 01/16/08 :: 03.03 :: FREE JESSE JACKSON, P. 6 VIRGIN SNOW, P. 15 FREE WILL, P. 30 + - A DREAM DEFERRED in memory of MLK 01.15 1929 - 04.04 1968 LA CONNER: ART AND ADVENTURE, P. 19 | WHAT’S UP?: AWARDS, MUSIC AND NUDITY, P. 20 HEAVEN & EARTH: THE ALGEBRA OF RECONVEYANCE, P. 8 Sustainable Connections’ 6th annual 34 All Members Meeting FOOD FOOD & Holiday Party! Proudly presented by the Sanford Piano Series 29 29 Robert Roux Friday, January 25 Thursday, Jan 17th 7:30 p.m. CLASSIFIEDS 6-9pm at Bellingham Cruise Terminal For tickets and disability PAC Concert Hall accommodations contact the 26 ~ FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ~ WWU Box Office at FILM (360) 650-6146 tty (800) 883-6388 20 20 It’s a Potluck! MUSIC Visit online for full details... 19 Join Dr. Roux for a free ART M aster Class on Saturday, Jan. 26 from 18 18 Featuring Yoram Bauman, PhD Professor of Economics at the University of Washington, Noon to 2 p.m. in project economist for “Impacts of Climate Change on Washington’s Economy,” the PAC Concert Hall ON STAGE AND “the world’s first and only stand-up economist” 17 www.pacseries.wwu.edu Sibyl Sanford Whatcom Community Foundation’s Spirit Fund WORDS www.SustainableConnections.org 15 GET OUT 8 Orange Ya Glad There’s Organic CURRENTS WynneWynne Marks,Marks, Community CommunityCommunity FoodFood Co-opCo-op ProduceProduce ManagerManager Food Co-op 6 VIEWS 4 MAIL Wynne says, 3 “Buy organic to: • Reduce and eliminate the use of DO IT persistent toxic pesticides, herbi- 08 cides, and fungicides. .16. • Support growers who are rebuild- OrganicOrganic NavelNavel 01 ing and expanding the health of OrangesOranges .03 soil and ecosystems. 03 # • Take better care of the land that 3 lbs provides for us all.” 3 lbsfor $ With this coupon 1 Limit please one (1) coupon CASCADIA WEEKLY FOOD CO OP per shopper Limit six (6) pounds per coupon 2 1220 N. Forest St. • Bellingham WA Open every day 7 am–9 pm 360-734-8158 • www.communityfood.coop Coupon expires January 22, 2008 cascadia 34 FOOD FOOD WORLD-RENOWNED BANJO MAN 29 29 BILL EVANS hooks up with fi ddle fi lly Megan Lynch for some fast-paced fi n- A glance at what’s happening this week ger fun Jan. 20 at Nancy’s Farm CLASSIFIEDS 26 01.16.08 01.20.08 FILM WEDNESDAY SUNDAY 20 ON STAGE ON STAGE The King and I: 8pm, Village Theatre, Everett H.M.S. Pinafore Auditions: 6:30pm, Barn Theatre, MUSIC Sudden Valley MUSIC The King and I: 2pm and 8pm, Village Theatre, Music Circle: 7:30pm, Roeder Home Everett 19 ART WORDS MUSIC William Stafford Celebration: 7pm, Village Books Bill Evans, Megan Lynch: 2pm, Nancy’s Farm Swing Connection Big Band: 2-4pm, the Leopold Spoken Word Wednesday: 8-10pm, Bellingham 18 Public Market Whatcom Symphony Orchestra: 3pm, Mount Baker Theatre GET OUT Active Living Talk: 5:15pm, Communications Facil- WORDS ON STAGE ity, WWU Lana Ayers, Nancy Pagh: 4pm, Village Books Native Plant Society Meeting: 7pm, Fairhaven 17 Park Pavilion COMMUNITY Roe v. Wade Anniversary: 3pm and 5pm, Mt. Baker Planned Parenthood WORDS 01.17.08 GET OUT 15 Eagle Watchers: 10am-4pm, Milepost 100 and THURSDAY Howard Miller Steelhead Park ON STAGE SEE POP CULTURE AND ART COLLIDE at an GET OUT Kermet Apio: 7pm, Viking Union, WWU opening reception for an exhibit featuring TEEN HEAT STUDIO’S 8 Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre 01.21.08 The King and I: 8pm, Village Theatre, Everett SEAN O’CONNOR Jan. 19 at the Paperdoll MONDAY MUSIC Cabin Fever: 6-8pm, Community Food Co-op ON STAGE CURRENTS Jeff Bradetich: 7:30pm, Ferndale High School MUSIC DANCE H.M.S. Pinafore Auditions: 6:30pm, Barn Theatre, Fritz and the Freeloaders: 7pm, Bellingham Public Contra Dance: 9-11pm, Fairhaven Library Sudden Valley 6 Market Theater Lab: 7pm, Whatcom Family YMCA WORDS Owls in the Attic: 8pm, Firehouse Performing Arts MUSIC MLK, Jr. Readings: 7pm, Lynden Library VIEWS Center Thelonious Monk Tribute: 7:30pm, Lairmont Manor Greta Gaard: 7pm, Village Books WORDS MLK Read-In: 11am-4pm, Village Books WORDS MLK Poetry Reading: 7-9pm, Swan Café, Com- WORDS 4 COMMUNITY Family Story Night: 7pm, Fairhaven Library Will North: 7pm, Village Books munity Food Co-op Sustainable Connections Party: 6pm, Bellingham Joanne Harris: 1pm, Village Books Poetry Night: 8:30pm, Fantasia Espresso Cruise Terminal MAIL Pennie Morehead: 7pm, Village Books COMMUNITY Swedish Pancake Breakfast: 8-11am, Norway Hall COMMUNITY 3 GET OUT COMMUNITY Immigration Reform Panel: 9am, WECU Rock & Gem Club Meeting: 7pm, Bloedel Donovan 3 Bike Maintenance 101: 6pm, REI Prayer Vigil for Peace: 5:30pm, Sacred Heart MLK, Jr. Human Rights Conference: 10am, Syre Travel Talk: 7pm, Bellingham Public Library DO IT Catholic Church DO IT Center, Whatcom Community College Fitness Forum: 7:15pm, Fairhaven Runners Shabbat Celebration: 6:30pm, Chabad Jewish Center GET OUT 01.22.08 08 VISUAL ARTS Eagle Watchers: 10am-4pm, Milepost 100 and A Public Hanging Reception: 5-9pm, Blue Horse Howard Miller Steelhead Park TUESDAY .16. 01.18.08 01 Gallery Night Beach Walk: 8-10pm, Wildcat Cove, Larrabee State Park MUSIC FRIDAY Piano Interlude: 12:30pm, Whatcom Museum .03 03 Celtic Harp Concert: 7:30pm, Roeder Home # ON STAGE 01. .08 VISUAL ARTS Theatresports: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre 19 Boys & Girls Club Exhibit: 10am-5pm, Center for Expressive Arts COMMUNITY 48 Hour Theater Festival: 8pm and 10pm, iDiOM SATURDAY Theater Family Art Day: 10am and 1pm, Museum of North- Eating Locally Talk: 6:30pm, Co-op Connection west Art, La Conner Building The King and I: 8pm, Village Theatre, Everett ON STAGE Upfront Unscripted: 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre Sean O’Connor Reception: 6-8pm, the Paperdoll Theatresports: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre GET OUT 48 Hour Theater Festival: 8pm and 10pm, iDiOM Winter Camping Clinic: 6pm, REI DANCE Theater CASCADIA WEEKLY Audubon Society Meeting: 7pm, Bellingham Public Dance Party: 9-11pm, U & Me Dance The King and I: 8pm, Village Theatre, Everett TO GET YOUR EVENTS LISTED, SEND INFO Library 3 Upfront Unscripted: 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre TO [email protected] THIS ISSUE Contact 34 Cascadia Weekly: FOOD FOOD D 360.647.8200 29 29 Editorial Editor & Publisher: mail Tim Johnson D ext 260 CONTENTS CREDITS LETTERS CLASSIFIEDS ô editor@ cascadiaweekly.com 26 Arts & Entertainment Editor: Amy Kepferle FILM Dext 203 Sir Edmund Hillary, the fi rst person to stand atop Mount ô calendar@ 20 20 Everest, died Jan. 11 in Auckland, New Zealand. He was 88. cascadiaweekly.com Hillary, along with Tenzing Norgay, his Sherpa guide, were the fi rst to conquer the world’s highest mountain in 1953. Music & Film Editor: MUSIC Carey Ross D ext 204 VIEWS & NEWS ô music@ 19 cascadiaweekly.com 4: Mailbag missives ART Production 6: A civil response Art Director: 8: Of land and logs 18 18 Jesse Kinsman 13: Robberies, trials, resolutions ô graphics@ cascadiaweekly.com ON STAGE ART & CULTURE Graphic Artist: Stefan Hansen 15: Virgin snow ô stefan@ 17 17: Continuing the struggle cascadiaweekly.com 18: Ten plays, two days Send All Advertising Materials To WORDS [email protected] 19: Loving La Conner Advertising 15 20: Awards, music, nudity Advertising 24: Clubbin’ Director: Marc McCoy D360.201.9760 GET OUT 26: Savage siblings, mad money ô marc@ cascadiaweekly.com 8 REAR END Marisa Papetti 25: Help Wanted, Services D360.224.2387 ô marisa@ CURRENTS 26: Crossword, Free Will Astrology cascadiaweekly.com 27: Wellness 6 Frank Tabbita 28: Troubletown, This Modern World, D 360.739.2388 Advice Goddess ô frank@ VIEWS cascadiaweekly.com 29: Bulletin Board Distribution HEIGHTS AND challenge you to provide real While some of the parks 34: Tangy treasures 4 HIGHLANDS evidence of intentional ex- district supporters are also 4 David Cloutier, Robert OK. Lets have a discussion clusion. Then, in the case of Chuckanut Ridge preserva- Bell, JW Land & As- MAIL MAIL MAIL sociates of the ethics of Mischaikov’s Southsiders against Chucka- tionists, you won’t fi nd funds CASCADIA ô distro@ tower and Chuckanut Ridge. nut Ridge development, you from the parks district in the 3 cascadiaweekly.com But fi rst I have to disagree accuse them of “gerrymander- purchase funding plans being ©2007 CASCADIA WEEKLY (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by Letters with you on the facts of those ing” a park district and caus- proposed by those preserva- DO IT Cascadia Newspaper Company LLC. Direct all correspondence to: Cascadia Weekly Send letters to letters@cas- PO Box 2833 Bellingham WA 98227-2833 | Phone/Fax: 360.647.8200 matters. Your recent Gristle ing north side residents to suf- tionists. It is clear that any cadiaweekly.com. Keep letters [email protected] played a little loose with fer due to south side rejection money that might come from Though Cascadia Weekly is distributed free, please take just one copy. Cascadia shorter than 300 words. 08 Weekly may be distributed only by authorized distributors. Any person removing the facts in my estimation— of any growth. A look at the the parks district would be cascadia papers in bulk from our distribution points risks prosecution REPORTING FROM THE .16. HEART OF CASCADIA SKAGIT*WHATCOM*ISLAND*LOWER B.C. loose in a way that seemed boundaries of the proposed a very small part of the pur- SUBMISSIONS: Cascadia Weekly welcomes freelance submissions. Send 01/16/08 :: 03.03 :: FREE 01 material to either the News Editor or A&E Editor. Manuscripts will be JESSE JACKSON, P. 6 VIRGIN SNOW, P.