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Record Store Day: A musical grab bag, P.20 RARE: The art of recycling, P.18 Leave the kids at home

when novelists Chuck 34 34 cascadia Palahniuk, Chelsea Cain, FOOD and Monica Drake lead

27 a raucous “Bedtime Stories for Grownups” B-BOARD A glance at what’s happening this week gathering April 24 at the

24 Wild Buffalo FILM FILM DANCE Dance Faculty Concert: 7:30pm, Performing 20 Arts Center, WWU

MUSIC MUSIC Worthy Fest: 1pm-2am, Foothills Field, Deming

18 John Dennis: 6:30pm, Jansen Art Center, Lynden ART ART Music for the Masses: 7pm, Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church 16 COMMUNITY Tulip Festival Street Fair: 10am-6pm, down- STAGE STAGE town Mount Vernon

14 GET OUT Bull Riding Competition: 7:30pm, NW Wash- ington Fairgrounds, Lynden GET OUT FOOD Wine & Tulips Festival: 11am-6pm, Carpenter

12 Creek Winery, Mount Vernon

VISUAL ARTS WORDS Spring Showcase Reception: 6-8pm, Jansen Art Center, Lynden 8

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VIEWS VIEWS High School ! ½/ April 20 at the Bullshot Crummond: 7pm, Bellingham Arts

4 Academy for Youth Deming Logging Show Grounds The Secret Garden: 7pm, Lincoln Theatre,

MAIL MAIL Mount Vernon The Three Musketeers: 7:30pm, Sehome High

2 School Cinderella: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, DO IT IT DO DO IT 2 WWU The Producers: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Vernon 13 2 ) . 4[04.x~.13] !-$ 4[04.x.13] Red: 8pm, iDiOM Theater 17. Scratch Pad: 8pm, Upfront Theatre The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre 04. ONSTAGE ONSTAGE Red: 8pm, iDiOM Theater You Can’t Take it With You: 7pm, Bellingham You Can’t Take it With You: 7pm, Bellingham Legally Blonde: 8pm, Anacortes Community High School DANCE High School Theatre .08 Dance Faculty Concert: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Bullshot Crummond: 7pm, Bellingham Arts Harold: 10pm, Upfront Theatre 16 # GET OUT Center, WWU Academy for Youth Tulip Festival: Through April, Skagit Valley The Secret Garden: 7pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount DANCE MUSIC Vernon Dance Faculty Concert: 7:30pm, Performing Jerri Mercer: 5:30-7:30pm, Jansen Art Center, Spontaneous Combustion: 7pm and 9pm, Bell- Arts Center, WWU /#0-. 4[04.x.13] Lynden ingham Children’s Theatre The Three Musketeers: 7:30pm, Sehome High MUSIC ONSTAGE FOOD School Worthy Fest: 10am-2pm, Foothills Field, Deming You Can’t Take it With You: 7pm, Bellingham Wine & Tulips Festival: 11am-6pm, Carpenter The Producers: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount CASCADIA WEEKLY High School Creek Winery, Mount Vernon Vernon WORDS Cinderella: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU Scratch Pad: 8pm, Upfront Theatre 2 Ferndale Poetry Festival: 1-3pm, Ferndale The Three Musketeers: 7:30pm, Sehome High VISUAL ARTS Red: 8pm, iDiOM Theater Public Library School After Hours Arts: 6:30pm, Whatcom Museum’s Legally Blonde: 8pm, Anacortes Community Allen Frost: 3pm, Bellingham Public Library Legally Blonde: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community Lightcatcher Building Theatre Spring Poetry Evening: 7pm, Deming Public Theatre Harold: 10pm, Upfront Theatre Library Leigh Newman: 7pm, Village Books

COMMUNITY Bocce Ball Tournament: 9am-4:30pm, Belling- ham Sportsplex 34 Tulip Festival Street Fair: 10am-6pm, downtown FOOD Mount Vernon Blessing of the Animals: 12-3pm, Windy Acres Farm Medieval Faire & Combat Tourney: 12-5pm, 27 Deming Logging Show Grounds

GET OUT B-BOARD Tulip Pedal: 7am, La Conner Middle School Fun with the Fuzz 5K: 9am, Bellingham Police 24 Department Earth Day 5K: 10am, Western Washington Uni- FILM FILM versity track

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VISUAL ARTS 14 Family Activity Day: 10am-4pm, Whatcom Mu- seum’s Lightcatcher Building Into the Light Reception: 3-5pm, Bellewood GET OUT Acres CD Art Release Party: 6-9pm, Anchor Art Space, 12 Anacortes WORDS .0) 4[04.yx.13] 8 ONSTAGE You Can’t Take it With You: 2pm, Bellingham High School Bullshot Crummond: 2pm, Bellingham Arts CURRENTS Academy for Youth 6 The Three Musketeers: 2pm, Sehome High School The Producers: 2pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount VIEWS Vernon The Secret Garden: 2pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount 4 Vernon MAIL MAIL Legally Blonde: 2pm, Anacortes Community

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8 15 at their annual fundraiser this weekend. This to notice the prevailing sense of white supremacy. ô stephanie@ 25: Getting trashed cascadiaweekly.com is the same gun that was used at Sandy Hook Whether on the Tea Party host Kris Halterman’s and in other recent mass killings, which makes “Saturday Morning Live,” or on “Wealth Wake Up” 26: Film Shorts Distribution CURRENTS the inclusion of one in the fundraising auction a with Dick Donahue, it’s always about what’s in it Distribution Manager: highly symbolic gesture, whether the organizers for the white people. Even on “Radio Real Estate” 6 REAR END Scott Pelton meant it that way or not. with Mike Kent, the economy is always about what E360-647-8200 x 202 27: Bulletin Board They claim that in doing this, they are not white people can take, while it is assumed that

VIEWS VIEWS ô spelton@ 28: Free Will Astrology cascadiaweekly.com making a pro-gun statement, but merely a fund- the original owners of Whatcom County—the 4 4 29: Wellness Frank Tabbita, Erik raising statement. This seems to be an extraor- Lummi Indians—will continue to give. Burge dinarily arrogant, insensitive and uncaring atti- Initially, it was the Indian lands and islands MAIL MAIL MAIL 30: Crossword Letters tude, at a time when all of us who have children the whites wanted. So while we now have luxury 31: Advice Goddess are thinking once again about what happened in resorts in the San Juans, the Lummis—who used 2 Send letters to letters@ 32: This Modern World, Tom the cascadiaweekly.com. Newtown while the Senate prepares to debate to live in glorious places like Roche Harbor— DO IT IT DO Dancing Bug some pretty mild new gun regulations. now reside next to an oil reﬁnery and aluminum Earthy Birthday, P.14 * Talking Trash, P.25 * Weeds for Dinner, P.34 cascadia

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13 Northwest Round-Up Regional Educa- 17. tional Conference held a meeting at 04. MON - SAT, 5 - 11 P.M. the Lakeway Inn in Bellingham, sponsored by one of the foremost national .08 brandywine

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OPINIONS THE GRISTLE 27 a property-rights advocate and a collaborator with Christian Patriot militias.

The event was heavily promoted through the What- B-BOARD com Tea Party mailing list and through rightwing talk radio programming on KGMI, and must therefore be un- 24 BY DAVE ZIRIN derstood for what it is: An organizing tool for the ex-

treme political right in coming local elections. Roughly FILM 70 county residents attended the conference.

Commenting on similar anti-Indian groups oper- 20 The Boston Marathon ating around the country, researcher Dean Chavers notes, “Labeling themselves as ‘citizen’s rights’ or- MUSIC WE WILL KEEP RUNNING, KEEP STRUGGLING ganizations, these groups barely conceal their hate

for Indians in general and their scorn and derision for 18 he dead. The injured. The an- acy—pitting boys against girls. It tribal councils. One of their main planks is trying to ART ART guish. All the result of bombs was about people running a race. assert that they are not subject to the jurisdictions that were set to explode at Somehow Kathrine Switzer kept her of tribes—even though their property may be in the T 16 the ﬁnish line just over four hours af- pace as this mayhem occurred all middle of an Indian reservation.”

ter the start of the Boston Marathon. around her. As she said, “I could Indeed, many of the most virulent sponsors of anti- STAGE Right now the sane among us will sug- feel my anger dissipating as the Indian rhetoric in Whatcom County are residents of gest caution. We’ll suggest restraint. miles went by—you can’t run and Lummi fee lands, where they either own the land or We’ll suggest the giving of blood. stay mad!” hold 99-year leases on it, subject to Lummi senior wa- 14 There will be time to mourn. We will sands of deafening screaming women When the pictures from the mara- ter claims. A second tier are the absentee landowners mourn the dead and injured. I also at Wellesley, you climb Heartbreak thon were transmitted across the who use the shore property as vacation homes. Next GET OUT mourn the Boston Marathon and how Hill, you run by all the college parties, globe, the world saw two opposing are third- and fourth-generation farmers with sub- it’s now been brutally disfigured. you pass the CITGO sign and know you models of masculinity: the violence ordinate water claims, and the sport and commercial 12 The Boston Marathon matters in have one mile left, and finally when and paranoia of the marathon direc- fishermen diminished by Boldt. a way other sporting events simply you make the final turn, you sprint by tor vs. the strength and solidarity of Dwarfing these groups, however, are thousands of WORDS do not. It started in 1897, inspired thousands of cheering people towards the other male runners. And at the potential voters activated through the politics of res- by the first modern marathon, which the finish line. Nothing is like it. Noth- center of it all, the resolute focus of sentiment, a blending resentment and hostility di- 8 took place at the inaugural 1896 ing. I just can’t imagine this. What is Kathrine Switzer. In that moment, rected at the perceived cause of one’s frustration, at- Olympics. It attracts 500,000 spec- the most joyous occasion has turned sports bridged the gender divide and tempting to assign a face of blame for one’s losses,

tators and more than 20,000 partici- into a tragedy of epic proportions.” gave the world a glimpse into what made most plain in “white rage.” In Whatcom County, a CURRENTS pants from 96 countries. Every year, Like a scar across someone’s face, was possible. Today, Kathrine Swit- pattern of heedlessness in the protection of resources 6 on the big day, the Red Sox play a the bombing will now be a part of zer says, “When I go to the Boston and resource lands has created the zero-sum game of 6 game that starts at the wacky hour of the Boston Marathon, but also like a Marathon now, I have wet shoul- winners and losers, in which junior and subordinate VIEWS VIEWS 11:05am so people leaving the game scar, we have to remember it’s only a ders—women fall into my arms cry- rights are imperiled by senior rights. Wound up, these VIEWS

can empty onto Kenmore Square and part. If this bombing will always be a ing. They’re weeping for joy because foot soldiers can be set loose to win elections. 4 cheer on the ﬁnishers. It’s not about part of the Boston Marathon, then so running has changed their lives. They Stoking and organizing hate in order to achieve celebrating stars but the ability to is Kathrine Switzer. I want to tell the feel they can do anything.” political objectives is what effective operatives like MAIL

test your body against the 26.2 mile story of Kathrine Switzer because In 1967, Boston Marathon gave us Richards are all about. 2 course, which covers eight separate it’s about remembering the Boston all a glimpse of the possible. This In 1996, at the height of militia organizing in What- DO IT IT DO

Massachusetts towns and the infa- Marathon as something more than week we saw not the world we’d as- com County, Richards noted in an interview with High mous “Heartbreak Hill” in Newton. the scene of a national tragedy. pire to live in, but the one we actu- Country News that he needed to know only two things

It’s as much New England in spring Through 1966, women weren’t al- ally inhabit. Instead of the triumph in politics, “Who to threaten and who to bribe.” 13 as the changing of the leaves in fall. lowed to run the grueling 26-mile of the individual amidst the powerful Through most of the ’90s, the extreme right in What- 17. It’s open and communitarian and race. But in 1967, a woman by the throngs and inspiration of the col- com County was organized through a rising tide of 04. utterly unique. And today it was al- name of Kathrine Switzer registered lective, we have tragedy, disarray, Christian Patriot militias, where Richards played an or- .08

tered forever. I spoke to my friend as K.V. Switzer and, dressed in loose- panic and fear. Like a scar, it now ganizing role. The 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Mur- 16 Jim Bullington who has ran in four ﬁtting sweats, took to the course. marks us: the loss of security among rah Federal Building in Oklahoma City and the growing # Boston Marathons. He said, Five miles into the race, one of the the mass. But like a scar, we may interest of federal authorities in the nexus of militias “For me and to any serious mara- marathon directors actually jumped need to wear it proudly. We will run and domestic terrorism quieted the most vocal county thoner the Boston Marathon will al- off a truck to forcibly remove Swit- next year because the alternative is elements; and in any case the local building industry ways be the runner’s Holy Grail. Run- zer from the course, yelling: “Get too awful to contemplate. and realtor associations were equipped to carry politi- ners train and train and train for this the hell out of my race!” But the cal water through most of the following decade. The race. If you qualify for the marathon men running with her fought him Dave Zirin is the author of A People’s reversal of their fortunes, both through the collapse CASCADIA WEEKLY you get the honor of running through off. For them, Kathrine Switzer had History of Sports in the United of the housing market and court rulings restricting the all the beautiful outlying towns, you every right to be there. For them, States (The New Press). This article is political organizing of these associations, has perhaps 7 get to temporarily loose your hearing the Boston Marathon wasn t about reprinted from The Nation, ©2013 all supplanted greed with fear and anger as central orga- as you run by what seems to be thou- exclusion or proving male suprem- rights reserved. nizing tools for the extreme right. Fortunate for Richards, in Whatcom County all three VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY in various blends always work. “There is a really interesting nexus between innovation in the ﬁeld of sustainability and innovation in job creation that is something I’m really excited

34 34 about,” she says. Cascadia Weekly: We often hear developers FOOD currents complaining about the regulatory frame- NEWS POLITICS FUZZ BUZZ INDEX work that increases the costs of what they do and provide. Less often do we hear from 27 developers complaining that same framework prevents them from achieving a higher

B-BOARD set of goals. A-P Hurd: Stepping into a developer’s

24 shoes, you realize there are things about the regulatory framework around us that

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DO IT IT DO orty years ago, pollutants poured from pipes into our rivers and streams. We created an extensive thing? How do you push the needle on the framework of laws and regulations, an entire federal environmental protection agency and satel- average and get the average level of per-

13 lite departments of ecology, to help with that; and it worked. You won’t ﬁnd a pipe anywhere formance better? 17. F CW: You’re exploring the realm of the pos- 04. vomiting concentrated pollution into a water source; and the entire emphasis has shifted to more subtle sible. non-point-source pollution, an unintended consequence of our success. A-PH: Exactly. And one way to think about .08

16 that is, how do you make it possible to do # The framework was designed to stop a for 35 years now. So why aren’t we get- ment barriers, what are the state barri- the right thing? set of problems different from the prob- ting more of this?” A-P Hurd asks. ers, what are the federal barriers,” Hurd How do we make it not too risky? How lems left in the wake of the success of Hurd is a developer for a Seattle-based says. “What are the barriers developers do we make it less likely to freak out the that framework. But—as another unin- company engaged in inﬁll and urban re- have in their own way of doing busi- neighbors? How do we make investors tended consequence—the framework newal. She has worked extensively on en- ness, have they gotten into a rut of ‘this and lenders willing to be part of the de- has the power to stop more than it was vironmental policy at the local and state is how we do it?’ What are the barri- sign? How do we make it proﬁtable, be-

CASCADIA WEEKLY originally intended to stop. In particu- level. She has a particular interest in the ers nonprofits face? What’s the role of cause once it is profitable lots of people lar, it has the power to stop new ways structure of incentives, and how those higher education campuses in modeling are going to start doing it. 8 of thinking about problems that have incentives come together to encourage these things? I looked at all these dif- A lot of people care passionately about emerged in those four decades. investment and innovation. She recently ferent institutions and thought, ‘What the environment, and they are really will- “People have been talking about sus- published The Carbon Efficient City with can they do to make these goals more ing to do things that are challenging for tainable development, complete neigh- University of Washington Press. possible without violating their own themselves because they believe it will borhoods, mixed use and smart growth “I started looking at the local govern- self-interests?’ have a beneficial result. But in aggregate, EO P G P L E N ’ S I H C S I L they’re maybe only 10 percent of the pop- B U

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MUSIC T APRIL10-12 BY TIM JOHNSON s PHOTO COURTESY WSDOT COURTESY PHOTO 18 A sure sign spring is approaching, road crews reopened the North ART ART Cascades Highway this week. The 37-mile stretch of Highway 20 closed Nov. 20 for the winter. Road crews started clearing snow

16 and avalanches in mid-March. PHOTO COURTESY JANICKI INDUSTRIES

STAGE STAGE Sedro-Woolley is stumped by a log theft. A crosscut section ried they posed a threat to navigational safety in 04. .13 of an ancient tree has disappeared from its display in front of Guemes Channel and could also damage the nearby x Janicki Industries, a Sedro-Woolley engineering and manufactur- ferry dock and the area's marine ecosystem. The 14 ing company. The tree died in 1895 when it was nearly 300 years two former Canadian Navy vessels have been tied WEDNESDAY old.Events such as the Declaration of Independence and Civil Two students from western Washington are arrested in the beat- War were marked by the ring growth. The piece of Skagit Valley up to the old pier for more than a decade. GET OUT ing of a Washington State University professor in Pullman late last logging history weighs several hundred pounds and would have month. Josh Nantz, 22, from Mukilteo faces first degree assault charg- required heavy equipment to move. Officials hope it was not taken A car fleeing police crashes into a house for firewood and have offered a reward for its return.

12 es. Madeline Fouts, 21, from Snohomish may be charged with criminal near Lake Stevens, killing a passenger. An of- assistance. Two additional men from Mukilteo are also charged in the ﬁcer had attempted to pull over the car on High- attack that left Instructor David Warner in critical condition. Warner, way 9 when it sped off at more than 100 miles WORDS )*-/#2 ./+.." . a Native American, suffered serious head trauma on March 30 while MICHELLE LUKE will challenge Carl per hour. Police say the car was going at least Weimer for his seat on Whatcom

8 intervening in a fight between an acquaintance and a group of college- 90 mph when it hit the house. The passenger age people in the parking lot of Adams Mall on College Hill. Police County Council, District 3. Luke is died at the scene. The driver had to be cut out confirmed that alcohol was a factor in the beating incident. chair of the Whatcom County Plan- of the car. The driver was taken to a hospital ning Commission. She has served CURRENTS CURRENTS 8 on the commission since 2010. and will likely face a vehicular homicide charge. In the first of several anticipated challenges to the Lake Whatcom Luke promises fiscal restraint and No one inside the house was hurt, but the crash 6 Reconveyance, a forestry industry consultant petitions state offi- active representation “to ensure knocked one person out of bed. cials to review the proposed transfer of 8,800 acres of timberland that regulation and policy achieve what they are in- VIEWS VIEWS that Whatcom County Council approved last month. Jack Petree says tended to do, nothing more.” 04.xy.13

4 those lands were intended to preserve and enhance the forest resource MICHAEL LILLIQUIST announced industry, source of high-paying jobs. Petree believes the county vio- today that he will seek re- FRIDAY

MAIL MAIL election, representing the 6th lated the state’s Growth Management Act, which has provisions for the The state may need to spend more than $2.4 Ward on Bellingham City Council.

protection of resource lands. billion as a result of a federal ruling con- 2 Among the accomplishments of his first term, Lilliquist points cerning culverts and salmon. The ruling ar- DO IT IT DO 04.xx.13 to several things in particular, rives more than a decade after an injunction including greater funding to was sought by 21 tribes claiming that poorly THURSDAY prevent polluted run-off into Lake Whatcom, stepped 13 planned culverts were blocking salmon from up repair and replacement of public infrastructure, 17. The Washington state Department of Natural Resources says it will and renewed emphasis on economic development and reaching spawning grounds. The tribes say the 04. remove two derelict vessels from the Anacortes harbor. The state took downtown vitality. culverts would infringe on treaty-protected custody of the 125-foot vessels on April 1 because officials were wor- tribal fishing rights. .08 16 # appy Comfort Hour3-6pm LOCAL CRAFT

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Open 7 days a week on the Fairhaven Village Green ing system. ”A man used creatively foul and index FUZZ abusive language during this recorded dia- tribe but forgot to leave a callback number,”

police reported. The call was documented 34 34 BUZZ as disorderly conduct in the event that the

caller is identiﬁed. FOOD TWELVE ANGRY MEN On April 6, a man was reported slamming On April 15, a Bellingham business requested 27 his skateboard against a bank window on a customer be booted from the property for Holly Street. Bellingham Police detained being disruptive in the early morning hours. and arrested the man for attempted mali- Police arrived and delivered the boot. B-BOARD cious mischief. On April 11, an assisted living hospital in 24 On April 6, the assistant manager at Walmart Bellingham requested police assistance af- reported a man had entered the back of the ter the on-duty staff there were assaulted FILM store where only employees are allowed and by a problem patient.

caused a ruckus. The 51-year-old cursed and 20 yelled at the manager as well as other em- On March 26, Bellingham Police spoke to a

ployees as he was escorted from the store. citizen wandering around City Hall, acting MUSIC strangely.

On April 5, a Bellingham Public Works em- 18 ployee requested police assistance while he On March 26, a citizen arrived at Belling- z} ART conﬁrmed that a residential water line was ham Police headquarters to share concerns 2012 was the 36th consecutive year with a global temperature above the 20th shut down in Samish neighborhood. The ho- about terrorists. century average. The year was the hottest on record. 16 meowner there had made threats toward city

staff regarding the disconnection. Officers On April 13, Bellingham Police spoke to a STAGE returned later to stand by as the water was woman who was playing music loud enough turned on after the water bill was paid. that it could be heard in the hallway, stair- xy z~ 14 well and adjoining apartments in her com- On April 4, Bellingham Police scolded a man plex. “Initially she was verbally hostile with INCLUDING 2012, all 12 years to date A person younger than this age has in the 21st century rank among the never seen a year with lower than who had been calling 911 and reporting police,” officers reported. “Officers listened GET OUT 14 warmest in the 133-year period of average global temperatures. The last non-emergencies while he was drunk. Police to her complaints, which calmed her down.” record. Only one year during the 20th below-average annual temperature visited the man on his boat in Squalicum century (1998) was warmer than 2012. was 1976. 12 Harbor and advised the 64-year-old of the THE ROOF OF ALL EVIL crime of telephone harassment and what On April 1, Blaine Police assisted Sheriff’s WORDS types of things are acceptable to report to deputies in a search for an assault suspect

911. “He was warned that he could be ar- who was last seen headed toward Blaine in 8 zz~ 8 rested if he continues to call 911 repeatedly a rental moving truck. The ofﬁcers found the FEBRUARY marked the 28th consecutive February and 336th consecutive month for non-emergent issues,” police reported. truck and one occupant hiding in amid other with a global temperature above the 20th century average. The last below-average CURRENTS trucks unloading at an industrial complex. temperature for February and the last below-average temperature for any month was CURRENTS On April 3, a man was issued a lifetime ban Ofﬁcers continued to search the property for February 1985. Similar data is expected for March and April. from all WTA buses and transit properties. a possible second suspect. ”He was found by 6 The 46-year-old reportedly rode a bus to the a deputy, slowly freezing atop a parked semi terminal in downtown Bellingham. On the trailer,” police reported. “The company pro- z~z x| VIEWS way he acted out because he was drunk. On vided a ladder and the suspect was helped off 4 arrival, he was cited by police. “He stated the truck into the warm back seat of a depu- MILLIONS of people living in the THE number of hurricanes to hit

coastal states stretching from North Florida’s Monroe County from 1960 MAIL that he did nothing wrong and would con- ty’s car.” A small amount of heroin and meth Carolina to Texas, the area most to 2008, the most in the country. tinue to ride the buses whenever he want- was found in the arrestee's hiding spot. threatened by Atlantic hurricanes. Lafourche Parish in Louisiana and 2 ed,” police commented. Approximately 12 percent of the Carteret County in North Carolina have DO IT IT DO

On April 4, passing motorists called Blaine nation’s population live in these areas. each seen 14 hurricanes from 1960 On April 13, Bellingham Police arrested a Police to report a stalled motor home block- to 2008.

58-year-old man who threatened a former ing an eastbound lane east of the truck route. 13 girlfriend and her mother with bodily harm. An ofﬁcer arrived to ﬁnd a man standing atop 17. He was booked on charges of domestic as- the large RV, inspecting its roof. ”It turned x}x {} 04. sault, harassment and malicious mischief. out the motor home's owner had brought it

U.S. energy consumption in the PERCENTAGE drop in the .08

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manufacturing sector, in trillions of consumption of residual fuel oil in the # On April 4, a resident of Samish neighbor- buyer, and the pair somehow decided the thermal units (BTUs), down almost 10 U.S. manufacturing sector in 2010, hood reportedly made threats to intention- middle of a busy street at dusk made for a percent from the 21,098 trillion BTUs going from 314 trillion BTUs in 2006 ally overdose in protest against the poor perfect place to close the deal,” police re- consumed in 2006. down to 170 trillion BTUs consumed services he believed he was receiving from ported. “The driver decided it was easier to in 2010. a health care provider. Bellingham Police move the rig than explain his decision mak- spoke to the man, who said he was conduct- ing skills to a judge in trafﬁc court.” ing a fast in protest against that organi- |x CASCADIA WEEKLY zation’s practices. He had no intention of On April 14, “Three Western Washington Uni- PERCENT of the continental United States—primarily in the central and western 11 harming himself, he said. versity students were invited to get off the regions—in moderate to exceptional drought. Drought conditions are expected to school roof,” Bellingham Police reported after persist, with new drought development, in California, the Southwest, the southern On April 1, Blaine Police were summoned they discovered the trio on the roof of a Hap- Rockies, Texas, and Florida. when two foul phone messages were dis- py Valley school. “They claimed to be ﬁlming SOURCES: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; U.S. Census Bureau; covered on the Municipal Court's messag- for a class project,” police noted. 2010 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey doit

WORDS LONG JOURNEY HOME: Leigh New- man, deputy editor and head of books THURS., APRIL 18 coverage for Oprah.com, reads from her

34 34 USED BOOK SALE: Anyone can show memoir, Still Points North: One Alaskan up to a Used Book Sale from 6-8pm at Childhood, One Grown-Up World, One FOOD Lowell Elementary School, 935 14th St. Long Journey Home, at 7pm at Village words 676-6400 Books, 1200 11th St. COMMUNITY LECTURES BOOKS WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM 27 PIG WAR: Mike Vouri shares stories and images from his revised and SUN., APRIL 21 expanded book The Pig War: Standoff POETRY AT MONA: The Skagit River B-BOARD at Griffin Bay at 7pm at Village Books, Poetry Foundation presents a poetry BARRIERS, FROM PAGE 9 to how regulation can stifle a lot of sustain- 1200 11th St. event featuring readings by wordsmiths able investments and innovations. And I have WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM James Bertolino, Paul Hansen, and Paul 24 If we could raise the price of energy through been thinking how our regulatory environment Hunter at 3pm at La Conner’s Museum of FRI., APRIL 19 Northwest Art, 121 First Ave. Suggested FILM FILM a carbon tax or some other mechanism, then stifles entrepreneurship. FAMILY STORY NIGHT: Pros from donation is $10. anyone who had an innovation that saved en- If we want to grow healthy innovation the Bellingham Storyteller’s Guild will WWW.SKAGITRIVERPOETRY.ORG ergy could make a lot more money off that ecoystems—partly to address our sustainabil- share their talents at Family Story Night 20 innovation. Suddenly there would be profit ity challenges, but partly to address economic at 7pm at the Fairhaven Library, 1117 MON., APRIL 22 12th St. Show up at 6pm for an hour of GROUP POETRY READING: Local

MUSIC around that product that could drive its adop- development—we need to have regulatory coaching and an intro to storytelling. poets will read from their works at a tion through the supply chain. environments that are navigable for an entre- 778-7188 Group Poetry Reading at 7pm at Village

18 But until we figure out a way to have the cost preneur who doesn’t have access to expensive Books, 1200 11th St. of energy reflect the environmental cost of that lawyers. If you have a set of rules and you have BERTOLINO AND BOYLE: Life part- WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM ART ART energy—which is what a carbon tax does—it’s to find a high priest or $500 an hour attorney— ners and prolific poets James Bertolino going to be hard to get people to conserve it. same thing—to tell you what those rules are, and Anita Boyle will read from their POETRYNIGHT: The weekly word-related 16 new collection, Lit Wads, at 7pm at Vil- gathering known as Poetrynight is back CW: In your book you explore unintended conse- then it becomes very difficult for anyone to do lage Books, 1200 11th St. in action. Those looking to share their anything in the space governed by those rules. STAGE STAGE quences and perverse incentives. An example WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM verse can sign up at 7:30pm at the Black might be how a zoning requirement to provide A lot of times we’re really good at add- Drop Coffee House, 300 W. Champion St. parking actually stifles urban design around ing rules. And we’re not good at looking at SAT., APRIL 20 Readings start at 8pm. Entry is free. 14 transit and walkable communities. WRITERS LEAGUE TALK: Copyright WWW.POETRYNIGHT.ORG expert and lawyer Mark Wittow will A-PH: It is certainly true that it can be more join the Skagit Valley Writers League to WED., APRIL 24 GET OUT challenging to do an urban project than a “The environmental present “Legal Issues for Writers: Copy- BEDTIME STORIES FOR GROWNUPS: greenfield project outside the city. And we right, Contract & More!” at 10:30am at Novelists Chuck Palahniuk, Chelsea have regulations and incentives that some- the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Cain, and Monica Drake will take part 12 12 movement is never going to times work at cross purposes to what we think Washington St. Register in advance. in “Bedtime Stories for Grownups” from WWW.SKAGITWRITERS.ORG 6-10pm at the Wild Buffalo, 208 W. we want as cities or as a region. get far if it counts on people WORDS

WORDS Holly St. Expect dirty stories, prizes We have a process in the state called SEPA TWIGSHIRE TALES: Judi Light will and cocktails. Tickets are $30 and review, which is the state environmental re- embracing warm beer and read selections from her newly pub- include one beverage and a signed copy 8 view process, and it is a very important pro- cold showers.” lished book, The Magical World of Twig- of Drake’s new novel, The Stud Book. cess as we’re doing major projects. It’s impor- shire: A Feel-Good Book for All Ages, at WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM OR WWW. 12pm at the Blaine Library, 610 3rd St. BROWNPAPERTICKTES.COM

CURRENTS tant that we think through how a project is 332-8146 going to impact the environment. And if there THURS., APRIL 25 6 are negative impacts, a process where we miti- how these rules work to create outcomes we LIMELIGHT WRITER: Pulitzer Prize- WRITING FOR KIDS: Local author Lois gate those impacts in a sensible way. desire, what might be called “making sustain- winning First Family author Joseph J. V. Harris will teach a “Writing for Chil- VIEWS VIEWS The way SEPA has been implemented in ability legal.” Ellis will be the focus of an onscreen dren” workshop from 6:30-8pm tonight author talk and interview as part of the and again May 2 at Mount Vernon’s

4 urban areas, you draw a boundary for analy- Think of it like your refrigerator. Every week “Writers in the Limelight” series at noon Skagit Valley College. Entry is $49. sis around the project. And the way SEPA has you buy good things to eat. If you keep doing at the Pickford Film Center’s Limelight (360) 416-7638 MAIL MAIL looked at this historically is by assuming a that for years and years, and you never clean Cinema, 1418 Cornwall Ave. Entry is $5. WWW.PICKFORDCINEMA.ORG larger project creates greater impact—more out your fridge and you never check out what’s 2 people, more cars. The way SEPA looks at a in the back of your vegetable drawer, you’ll POETRY FESTIVAL: “Behind the COMMUNITY DO IT IT DO project, if you put 5,000 jobs in this spot, have things in there you don’t want in there. Curtain” will be the focus of the 8th you are creating a negative impact based on As a society, we’re not very good at clean- annual Ferndale Poetry Festival taking WED., APRIL 17

13 those 5,000 jobs. The reference case, the no- ing our fridge. place from 1-3pm at the Ferndale Public THE GREAT MYSTERY: Exploration

17. action alternative, is nobody comes. But that All those rules were good when they got Library, 2007 Cherry St. Sign up at the Academy’s month-long, Bellingham- 04. is not really an accurate reference case, be- put in, and they were well-intentioned. But door for three-minute open mic read- based, team problem-solving challenge, ings. Entry is free. “The Great Mystery,” kicks off this cause those people and those jobs are coming they’re not really doing for us what we still 820-4367 OR WWW. week. Please register ASAP. Entry is $50 .08 whether the project is completed or not. want them to do and they are past their “sell 15 FERNDALEPOETRYFESTIVAL.BLOGSPOT.COM per team. # It is part of a project’s responsibility un- by” date. And a lot of that rot even begins to WWW.EXPLORATINSACADEMY.ORG der SEPA to provide for parking. So you have a carry over into newer, fresher rules. FROST READING: Local author and very interesting dynamic at work that causes And that’s important not just for sustain- librarian Allen Frost will read a few THURS., APRIL 18 stories from his new book, Wonderful CAREER FAIR: Student and alumni job us to provide signiﬁcant amounts of parking ability, it’s really important for entrepreneur- Stupid Man, at 3pm at the Bellingham seekers looking for ways to connect for projects, and that matters because below- ialism—small companies growing into larger Public Library, 210 Central Ave. Copies directly with employers can attend grade parking is incredibly expensive to pro- companies. of the tome will be available. a Spring Career Fair from 11am-3pm

CASCADIA WEEKLY vide, and drives up costs. For companies, that We live in a capitalist society. Elected peo- 778-7206 at Western Washington University’s in turn increases the costs of employment. In ple aren’t going to push for things that aren’t Viking Union Multipurpose Room. SPRING POETRY: A “Rise Up” Spring Admission is free. 12 residential space, it is potentially even worse going to get them elected. So people are going Poetry Evening will feature readings by 650-3240 because it raises the costs of housing and to do things that are in their self interest, but local poets from 7-9pm at the Deming makes housing less affordable. is there a set of things they could all do that Public Library, 5044 Mt. Baker Hwy. TECH EXPO: Learn more about North- CW: What are you currently at work on? could both incrementally and in aggregate to 592-2422 west technology and get information A-PH: I’ve been giving a lot of thought recently make those goals possible. doit

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APRIL 19-21 27 TULIP FESTIVAL STREET FAIR: The 29th annual Tulip Festival Street Fair happens from 10am-6pm Friday and Saturday, and B-BOARD 10am-5pm Sunday throughout historic downtown Mount Vernon. More than 200 booth artisans, specialty craft and food 24 vendors, concessions, live entertainment, children’s activities and more will be part FILM of the festival. WWW.MOUNTVERNONDOWNTOWN.ORG. 20 SAT., APRIL 20 GET SHREDDED: Drive up and drop off up MUSIC to three bags or boxes to be shredded when

the BBB shreds documents and recycles cell 18 phones as part of “Secure Your ID Day” from ART ART 9am-1pm at Wilson Motors, 1100 Iowa St. Entry is free. (206) 676-4190 OR WWA.BBB.ORG 16 BOCCE TOURNEY: The Whatcom Dispute Reso- STAGE lution Center’s 11th annual Bellingham Bay HGCVWTKPICWVJQTU Bocce Ball Tournament fundraiser takes place from 9am-4:30pm at the Bellingham Sports- 14 plex, 1225 Civic Field Way. Entry fees vary. +8&. WWW.WHATCOMDRC.ORG &

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ANIMAL BLESSINGS: Animals as Natural Therapy will host its annual “Blessing of the 3$/$+1,8. 12 Animals” and Open House from 12-3pm at 12 Windy Acres Farm, 721 Van Wyck Rd. CHELSEA CAIN

WWW.ANIMALSASNATURALTHERAPY.ORG WORDS & MONICA DRAKE WORDS MEDIEVAL FAIRE: Sword ﬁghting, archery, Prizes. Cocktails. Dirty Stories. 8 medieval arts and sciences, a silent auc- Creepy Stories. PJs. Music. tion, a bazaar and much, much more will Palahniuk, the acclaimed be part of Sir Edward’s Medieval Faire & TICKETS ON SALE NOW author of FIGHT CLUB & Combat Tourney taking place from 12-5pm at Village Books & CURRENTS Brownpapertickets.com. CHOKE, will be joined ! at the Deming Logging Show Grounds, 3295 Includes admission, one by Bellingham favorite 6 Cedarville Rd. Entry is $5 for kids ages 7-17 beverage, and a copy of Chelsea Cain and author " and $15 for adults. Drake’s novel, Monica Drake for what The Stud Book.

will no doubt be a VIEWS WWW.ANTIR.SCA.ORG $30 memorable and at The Wild Buffalo raucous evening. APRIL 20-27 208 West Holly Street, Downtown Bellingham 4 EARTH WEEK EVENTS: A series of events for Earth Day will happen April 20-27 in 9GFPGUFC[#RTKNVJRO MAIL FQQTUDQQMUKIPKPIUCVRO Maple Falls at the East Whatcom Regional

2 Resouce Center, 8251 Kendall Rd. From -RLQXVLQZHOFRPLQJDXWKRU 11am-4pm Saturday there’ll be a commu- DO IT IT DO nity cleanup and Appliance Depot will be ™ on hand to collect appliances. On Monday, /HLJK1HZPDQ

The sland hicks 13 there’ll be a free class about perennials I C ANTIQUES, VINTAGE, REPURPOSED, and plants that don’t attract wildlife. At REFRESHED AND HANDMADE TREASURES 17.

6pm Wednesday there’ll be a showing of Big STILL POINTS FOR HOME & GARDEN, 9 AM TO 4 PM 04. Miracle and at 1pm Sat., April 27 there’ll be a showing of FernGully: The Last Rainforest

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mainstay at 202 S. First St. C(4'''8'06CV8KNNIG$QQMU CASCADIA WEEKLY WWW.SKAGITFOODCOOP.COM 100 COMMERCIAL AVENUE Read More at VillageBooks.com OVER 30 VENDORS WITH FABULOUS STUFF! 13 SUSTAINABILITY FAIR: Attend an Earth $5 PER PERSON, $3 WITH A FOOD ITEM, Day Sustainability Fair from 4-9pm at DONATED TO THE ANACORTES 100 FOOD BANK Boundary Bay Brewery, 1107 Railroad Ave. VILLAGE BOOKS WWW.BBAYBREWERY.COM 1200 11th St., Bellingham island chicks www.theislandchicks.com [email protected] 360.420.8225 360.671.2626 doit APRIL 17-28 SKAGIT TULIP FESTIVAL: The annual

Skagit Valley Tulip Festival happens through 34 34 April 28 throughout the Skagit Valley. In addition to the acres upon acres of daf- FOOD getout fodils and tulips to peruse, there’ll be art HIKING RUNNING CYCLING shows, street fairs, parades, wine tastings, the “world’s largest garage sale” and much, 27 much more. The ﬂowers bloom according to Mother Nature, so check out the website listed here to check out what’s blooming, B-BOARD and where. WWW.TULIPFESTIVAL.ORG

24 BY TRAIL RAT THURS., APRIL 18 WHATCOM OWLS: Bird photographer and FILM FILM former North Cascades Audubon Society president Joe Meche leads a presentation

20 An Earth Day Birthday focused on “The Owls of Whatcom County” at a brown bag event at 12:30pm at What- com Museum’s Old City Hall, 121 Prospect MUSIC WASHINGTON STATE PARKS TURN 100 St. Suggested donation is $3. WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG

18 with 8,100 feet of beach-laden saltwater shoreline, two freshwater lakes, an expansive, non-motorized,

ART ART FRI., APRIL 19 multiple-use trail system and the cloud-raking hump WILD THINGS: Kids, adults and adventur- of Eocene sandstone, Chuckanut Ridge. ers can join Wild Whatcom Walks for “Wild 16 For those adventure-seeking souls willing to travel Things!” excursions from 9:30-11am every Friday in April at the Stimpson Family

STAGE STAGE a little farther afoot, on Whidbey Island you can lose Nature Reserve. Entry is by donation. yourself in Deception Pass State Park (a 4,134-acre WWW.WILDWHATCOM.ORG marine/camping park harbor- 14 14 ing more trails, beaches and BULL RIDING COMPETITION: Thirty-six bull boat launches than you can riders will be matched with some of the toughest bulls in the country at a Profes- GET OUT GET OUT shake a stick at), Joseph Whid- sional Bull Riders Touring Pro Division event bey State Park (a scenically starting at 7:30pm at Lynden’s Northwest situated, 112-acre day use Washington Fairgrounds, 1775 Front St. Rid- 12 area perched along the shores ers will be competing for up to $25,000 in of the Strait of Juan De Fuca), prize money. Entry is $23-$78. WORDS Fort Ebey State Park (a 645- WWW.NWWAFAIR.COM acre seaside gem featuring

8 // ) SAT., APRIL 20 WHAT: Earth Day one of the most beloved, low- TULIP PEDAL: The 32nd annual “Tulip Pedal” Park Cleanup elevation mountain bike trail begins at 7am at La Conner Middle School, WHEN: 8:30am-2pm 305 N. Sixth St. The event offers three dif-

CURRENTS systems north of Seattle), Fort Sat., April 21 ferent rides on roads through the tulip ﬁelds aking cakes and putting candles in them is always nice. And hand- Casey State Park (a 467-acre WHERE: Larrabee of western Skagit County. Entry is $30-$35 6 ing out presents is awesome. But, as far as I’m concerned, noth- State Park marine camping park contain- (kids 14 and younger are free). Proceeds ing says “Happy Birthday” quite like throwing a kick-ass party. INFO: www. ing the fascinating ruins of a beneﬁt the Skagit County EMS.

VIEWS VIEWS B northsound Last month, our very own Washington State Park System—the fourth once-strategic, seacoast for- WWW.SKAGITEMS.COM conservancy.org

4 oldest state park system in the nation—turned 100. If you’re interested tiﬁcation that helped create ------WALKING CLUB: Whether you’re looking in helping our State Parks mark their Centennial season, dust off your a “Triangle of Fire”) and South WHAT: State Parks to improve or compete, all are welcome at MAIL MAIL tent, get your boats/bikes/hiking boots spruced up and zip on over to “Free Days” Whidbey State Park (featur- the weekly Fairhaven Walking Club led by WHEN: April 27-28 any of the 121 individual parks scattered across our incomparably di- ing 347 acres of jaw-dropping, Cindy Paffumi starting at 8am at various 2 verse, scenic wonderland of a state. A veritable festival of adventure and WHERE: All coastal old-growth forest). locations in Fairhaven. Walk routes and Washington State meeting places change from week to week. DO IT IT DO

exploration awaits. Last, but hardly least, gleam- parks All paces are welcome. For starters, here in Whatcom County we have been gifted with a most COST: Free; a ing like pearls among the laby- 676-4955 OR 319-3350

13 extraordinarily well-endowed triune of awe-inspiring, state-owned par- Discover Pass is not rinthine channel waters around

17. cels of open space—space that not only allows for copious amounts of required San Juan Island (Lime Kiln FUN WITH THE FUZZ: The annual “Fun 04. world-class relaxing and recreating, but also serves to better and more INFO: www.parks. Point State Park) and Orcas Is- with the Fuzz 5K” begins at 9am at the wa.gov meaningfully inform us about the unique blend of natural, cultural and land (Moran State Park) awaits Bellingham Police Department, 505 Grand .08 historical resources that together, help shape the landscape, and the the true treasure trove of the entire Washington State Ave. Entry is $20; 100 percent of the 15

# proceeds will support the Behind the Badge character, of this region. Park System—a rariﬁed grouping of marine parks ac- Foundation, which supports families of of- In Blaine, literally straddling the United States/Canada border on the cessible exclusively by boat. ﬁcers that are killed in the line of duty. tranquil shores of Semiahmoo Bay, we have Peace Arch State Park, a 20- Along with shoving off toward the 564-acre “crown WWW.FUNWITHTHEFUZZ.COM acre day-use area centered around the 67-foot Peace Arch monument. Just jewel” of the Marine Parks—Sucia Island State a quick hop, skip and jump—or brisk kayak paddle around Semiahmoo Park—you can aim your seaworthy vessel of choice EARTH DAY 5K: Help support the environment and WWU’s Track and Field Program at Spit—from there awaits the sublime shorefront resplendence of Birch Bay at Matia Island, Patos Island, Turn Island, James Is- the annual “Earth Day 5K and Alumni Run”

CASCADIA WEEKLY State Park, a 194-acre camping park crisscrossed with trails, dotted with a land, Jones Island, Posey Island, Skull Island, Stuart beginning at 10am at the university’s track bevy of tent and trailer sites, camp fire rings, picnic tables and 8,225 feet Island, Doe Island, Clark Island, and Blind Island. near the south end of campus. The scenic 14 of saltwater shoreline tailor-made for shellfishing, bird watching and as Our state park system might be a 100 years old course goes throughout the campus and much barefoot splash dancing as your lower extremities can handle. but, fortunately for all of us, it is still alive and kick- by each of the major sculptures. Entry is $10-$15. Meanwhile, just a quick cruise down State Route 11 south from Bell- ing, an enduring legacy of public access, outdoor WWW.WWUEARTHDAY5K.ORG ingham, you’ll find the lush coastal forests of Larrabee State Park (Wash- adventure and ecological preservation that can, and ington State’s first state park, established in 1915), a 2,683-acre park should be, celebrated the whole year through doit

PLANTING PARTY: Join Skagit Fisheries for an Earth Day Planting Party from

10am-1pm at Mount Vernon’s Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millett Rd. Attend- 34 ees will be planting natives, removing FOOD invasives and cleaning up the park. Tools, gloves and refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP. 27 WWW.SKAGITFISHERIES.ORG

EARTH DAY PROJECT: Join REI, NSEA, Annual Permits or B-BOARD WLT, and WCC for an Earth Day Service ATTENTION LAKE WHATCOM BOATERS Project from 9am-12pm at Acme’s Land- Day Passes will be ingstrip Creek. Those who take part will

New launching requirements on Lake Whatcom required to pay for 24 be planting hundreds of native trees and inspection services. shrubs along the banks of the South Fork FILM FILM Nooksack River tributary. Inspections will be required for all motorized or trailered watercraft WWW.N-SEA.ORG before launching at Lake Whatcom this boating season. The Bloedel 20 PLANTING DAY: Bring containers from Donovan Inspection Station opens Saturday, April 27. home or purchase them onsite at a Plant- MUSIC ing Day event from 9am-2pm at Garden Pre-season inspections available by appointment. Spot Nursery, 900 Alabama St. Gardner Call the Boat Inspection Hotline. 360-778-7975 www.lakewhatcom.whatcomcounty.org & Bloome Soil and plant horticulturist, 18

Naomi Murray, will be on hand to do the ART planting. Please register in advance for the free event. 16 676-5480 Craving SUN., APRIL 21 STAGE HOOP HOUSE CLASS: “Building Tunnels Something… and Cold Frames” will be the focus of 14 Sweet? 14 a workshop happening from 12-3pm at Everson’s Cloud Mountain Farm Center, 6906 Goodwin Rd. Entry is $30 and GET OUT GET OUT includes a hoop house you’ll build and Savory? be able to take home. t A Crepe For Go You ve ! WWW.CLOUDMOUNTAINFARMCENTER.ORG e’ W 12 en h CLIMATE CLIMB: As part of the upcom- Delicious T ing “Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar WORDS Landscapes in Art” exhibit, internation-

al mountain guide Jason Martin leads 8 a “Celebrate Ice and Climb for the Cli- mate” presentation at 3pm at Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St. The event will also provide details about CURRENTS two three-day Mt. Baker ascents that

Owned & Operated 6 will be offered this summer. Suggested OPEN LATE! by WWU Students! donation is $3. VIEWS VIEWS WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG FIND US 4 COOL SEASON GARDENER: In honor of on facebook! 1311 Railroad Avenue • 360-325-1311 Earth Day, longtime gardening writer Bill MAIL MAIL Thorness will share tips from his book Cool

Season Gardener at 4pm at Village Books, 2 1200 11th St. The tome focuses on main- taining garden year-round even in dark, DO IT IT DO damp maritime climates. Entry is free. WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM OR WWW.

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TUES., APRIL 23 04. GARDENING GREEN: WSU Whatcom

Extension offers up an eight-session “Gar- .08 15

dening Green” landscaping class starting # today from 9am-1pm at Bellingham’s Public Works Facility, 2221 Paciﬁc St. The class, which is $75, continues Tuesdays and Thursdays through May 16. 671-3891

BACKPACKING BASICS: Learn how to

choose a pack, select proper clothing and CASCADIA WEEKLY footwear and get notes on trail etiquette and a “Backpacking Basics” clinic at 6p at 15 REI, 400 36th St. Register in advance for the free course. 647-8955 OR WWW.REI.COM doit STAGE

WED., APRIL 17 34 34 INTRO TO IMPROV: Sheila Goldsmith of Improv Playworks leads an “Awaken the FOOD G Spontaneity” introductory improv class sta e from 7-9pm at 1415 Dupont St. Register in advance for the free workshop. 27 THEATER DANCE PROFILES 756-0756 OR WWW.IMPROVPLAYWORKS.COM

B-BOARD APRIL 17-21 CAN’T TAKE IT: Bellingham High School’s Drama Department presents the Pulitzer

24 Prize-winning play You Can’t Take it With You, BY AMY KEPFERLE at 7pm Wednesday though Saturday and 2pm

FILM FILM Sunday at the school’s auditorium at 2020 Cornwall Ave. Tickets are $8. 676-6575 20 Piece of CAKE THURS., APRIL 18

MUSIC BELLINGHAM CHILDREN’S THEATRE EXPANDS ITS OPTIONS GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” at 8pm every Thursday at the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At 10pm,

18 Bellingham to make a decent living? stick around for “The Project.” Entry is $7 for For now, Robinson says she’ll stick around at ART ART the early show, $4 for the late one. the BCT headquarters through December and pro- 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM duce one more round of her homegrown holiday 16 16 hoedown, The Wutcraker. But unless there’s some APRIL 18-20 RED: Delve into abstract expressionist Mark STAGE STAGE

STAGE STAGE sort of ﬁnancial turnaround by then, that will be Rothko’s life when John Logan’s Red opens the last production in the space. this weekend with 8pm performances Thurs- Until then, there are a variety of ways those day through Saturday at the iDiOM Theater, 14 who’d like to see the theater continue at its cur- 1418 Cornwall Ave. Tickets are $5 on opening rent location can step up to the plate. night and $10 otherwise. Additional showings happen April 25-27. GET OUT From now through August, every Friday night 201-5464 OR WWW.IDIOMTHEATER.COM will be dedicated to “CAKE: Creative Arse-Kicking En-

12 APRIL 18-21 deavors” gigs, which will THE THREE MUSKETEERS: Heroism and feature everything from honor take center stage at showings of The WORDS theater shorts to poetry Three Musketeers at 7:30pm Thursday through Saturday and 2pm Sunday at the Little open mics, music jams, sto- 8 Theatre at Sehome High School, 2700 Bill rytelling and improv perfor- McDonald Pkwy. Tickets are $10. mances, and more. WWW.SEHOMEDRAMA.WEEBLY.COM

CURRENTS . $/ “I created the series to WHAT: CAKE kick my arse, and other art- LEGALLY BLONDE: The stage version of

6 Legally Blonde can be seen at 7:30pm Thurs., rue Robinson is a difﬁcult woman to keep track of. performance ists’ arses, to just perform featuring 8pm Fri.-Sat, and 2pm Sunday at the Ana- As the founder and driving force of Bellingham Children’s Theatre Spontaneous already,” Robinson says. cortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave. Tick- VIEWS VIEWS Dand a longtime proponent and practitioner of putting the “commu- Combustion “We’ve been drawing larger ets to see the musical are $20 and additional showings happen through April 27.

4 nity” in “community theater,” Robinson wears so many hats she, quite liter- WHEN: 7pm and crowds each week as people ally, has a trunk crammed full of them in her downtown studio. 9pm Fri., April 19 get to know about us.” WWW.ACTTHEATRE.COM MAIL MAIL For example, at a December rehearsal of How the Slug Stole Solstice, I WHERE: Bellingham This coming week’s CAKE Children’s Theatre SECRET GARDEN: META Performing Arts

watched Robinson direct actors of varying ages (from grade-schoolers to iteration will feature the presents showings of The Secret Garden 2 Studio, 1412 a guy who passed retirement age about 30 years ago), move heavy props Cornwall Ave. improv stylings of Sponta- weekend at 7pm Thursday through Saturday

DO IT IT DO and 2pm Sunday at Mount Vernon’s Lincoln

around, dart behind the stage curtain to make sure the younger kids were COST: $8 neous Combustion. Robin- in costume, and offer helpful suggestions about how to better move the INFO: 734-9999 or son will be joined on stage Theatre, 712 S. First St. Tickets to see the www.bellingham musical version of this classic tale are

13 action forward. by former Upfront Theatre childrenstheatre. $10-$24. Additional performances happen 17. In short, Robinson accomplishes as much with her small space and lim- com performers Joan Prinz, through April 28. 04. ited funds as those with bigger spaces and much heftier expense accounts Leslie Adamson and, yep, WWW.LINCOLNTHEATRE.ORG OR WWW. do. She writes her own scripts, casts and directs the plays, teaches class- yours truly. METAPERFORMINGARTS.ORG .08 es to actors of all ages and abilities, gets public ﬁgures and young kids It’s also not too early to sign your youngsters 15

# FRI., APRIL 19 onstage, and rounds up volunteers to ensure things go off with as few up for the outdoor theater camps Robinson’s of- DAMSKI TALK: Director Mel Damski of TV’s hitches as possible. fering this summer. “Random Acts & Sneaky Set- Psych will helm an informal talk and ques- It may surprise you, then, to learn that Robinson makes no money off the Up,” “Sprinkle Park: The Musical,” “Wutcraker tion-and-answer session at 5:45pm at the theater she ﬁrst founded in 1994 and then revived after getting her Master’s Boot Camp,” and “Wozard of Iz” are on the line- Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth, 1059 degree in New York City. You may also be shocked to hear that a big chunk of up, and parts for kids of all ages are available. N. State St. Entry is free. Aspiring performers of all types are highly encouraged to what she earns teaching at Fairhaven College and in area elementary schools “I’m wishing so hard that my community will attend this intimate and rare session with a

CASCADIA WEEKLY goes to paying the rent at the Cornwall Avenue space. see what it is that I do and support the original true industry insider. While Robinson is not ready to give up on the Bellingham Children’s and creative endeavors—sign their students up WWW.BAAY.ORG 16 Theatre—which, despite the name, also houses many classes and events for summer camps, get involved in this year’s featuring both teens and adults—she is at a point where she has to make Wutcraker, etc.,” Robinson says. “I’d be grateful APRIL 19-20 CINDERELLA: Western Washington Univer- some big decisions. Will she try and stay at the space and hope the com- for a miracle group of people who have amazing sity’s Opera Studio presents performances of munity steps up and supports it? Will she give up the studio, but keep skills and connections to somehow [help] turn Cinderella (Cendrillon) at 7:30pm Friday and the theater going at various “found” spaces around town? Will she leave this boat around.” doit

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Sweet! FOOD

Join us for our 2013 season of easy, social 27 bike rides to tasty destinations—every other

Sunday from May 5th to Aug 25th, 1-3pm. B-BOARD Kick-off the season Sunday, May 5th with

The Woods Coffee Bike Along Ride. 24

For all the details call 360-671-BIKE, or visit FILM www.everybodyBIKE.com. 20 MUSIC 18

Big Irish Jay Hollingsworth will bring on the hilarity when he headlines a Comedy Nite gig April 21 at ART Guido’s Italian in Ferndale 16 16 Saturday at the school’s Performing Arts Center, 3rd St. The event will be hosted by DJ Clint room 16. The production will be in French with Westwood and will also feature comedian Tyler STAGE STAGE English captions. Tickets are $10-$16. Smith. Tickets are $10. STAGE 650-6146 OR WWW.TICKETS.WWU.EDU WWW.FACEBOOK.COM 14 THE PRODUCERS: Skagit’s Theatre Arts Guild DYNAMO: Discover a new way to spend your presents showings of the song-and-dance spec- Sunday nights when “Dynamo” shows at 8pm tacular known as The Producers at 7:30pm Friday at the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. The per- GET OUT and Saturday at Mount Vernon’s McIntyre Hall, formances feature 12 improvisers vying for the 2501 E. College Way. Tickets are $10-$40. “Dynamo” title through a series of games and WWW.MCINTYREHALL.ORG elimination rounds. Entry is $2. 12 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM SCRATCH PAD, HAROLD: Improvisational comedy and poetry will inspire each other when APRIL 25-28 WORDS “Scratch Pad” returns at 8pm every Friday and FILLING THE VOID: Women’s bodies, voices,

Saturday in April at the Upfront Theatre, 1208 food and culture will be covered when actress 8 Bay St. At 10pm, stick around for “Harold” and storyteller Anneliese Kamola presents her shows. Tickets are $8-$10. one-woman show, “Filling the Void,” at 7:30pm 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM Thursday through Saturday and 2pm Sunday CURRENTS at the Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314

APRIL 19-21 Harris Ave. Tickets are $10-$15. 6 BULLSHOT CRUMMOND: Comedy and camp 389-6418 OR WWW.STORYPOCKET.NET can be expected when students at the Belling- VIEWS VIEWS ham Arts Academy for Youth offer up showings of Bullshot Crummond at 7pm Friday and Satur- 4 day, and 2pm Sunday at BAAY’s headquarters at DANCE 1059 N. State St. Tickets are $10. MAIL MAIL WWW.BAAY.ORG WED., APRIL 17

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE: Join the Scottish 2 BEN FRANKLIN LIVE: Chautauqua performer Country Dance Club from 7-9:30pm every

Greg Robin Smith transforms into a historical Wednesday for a public dance at the Fairhaven IT DO

character of note at “Benjamin Franklin Live!” Library, 1117 12th St. Beginners and interme- presentations at 7pm Friday and Saturday and diate dancers are welcome, and no partner or 5pm Sunday at Mount Vernon’s Diversity Hall, experience is needed. Drop-in fees are $8. ! 13 17. 500 W. Section St. Hear about the founding of WWW.BELLINGHAMSCD.ORG our nation and ask questions about everyday "! 04. life in Colonial America. Entry is $10-$15. APRIL 18-21 ! WWW.BEN-FRANKLIN.ORG DANCE FACULTY CONCERT: Student perform- .08 15

ers will explore current dance interests through # SAT., APRIL 20 original choreography by Western Washington IMPROV FOR EDUCATION: Join Communi- University dance faculty and others at the ties in Schools for the 5th annual “Improv for semiannual “Dance Faculty Concert” at 7:30pm Education” fundraiser from 6-9pm at Broadway Thursday through Saturday and 2pm Sunday at Hall, 1300 Broadway. A live student improv the Performing Arts Center Mainstage Theatre. comedy performance, dinner, live and silent Tickets are $8-$12. auctions and a dessert dash will be part of the 650-6146 OR WWW.TICKETS.WWU.EDU festivities. Tickets are $15-$35. CASCADIA WEEKLY 738-2803 OR WWW.WHATCOMCOUNTY.CISWA.ORG FRI., APRIL 19 PEACE DANCE: The monthly “Dances of 17 SUN., APRIL 21 Universal Peace” takes place from 7-9pm at the COMEDY NITE: Seattle’s Big Irish Jay Hollings- Center for Spiritual Living, 2224 Yew Street Rd. worth will headline a Comedy Nite performance Suggested donation is $5-$10. Rates and loan subject at 8pm in Ferndale at Guido’s Italian, 5611 733-5745 to credit approval. doit UPCOMING EVENTS

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34 34 AFTER HOURS ARTS: Take an “Exhibition Expedition” and explore current exhibitions

FOOD with intrepid and informed guides at an “After Hours Arts” gathering at 6:30pm at Whatcom visual Museum’s Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora St. 27 GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES Entry is free with $5 Thursday admission. WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG

B-BOARD FRI., APRIL 19 SPRING SHOWCASE RECEPTION: Peruse a post our food and garden waste. We take clothes variety of mediums (paintings, tile art, wood- 24 carvings, jewelry, ceramics and photography) we don’t want anymore to consignment stores or at a “Spring Showcase” reception from 6-8pm

FILM FILM donate them to local nonproﬁts. We host—and at Lynden’s Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St. faithfully attend—garage sales. We sell or give Admission is free. The works will be on display away things on Craigslist rather than throw them through June 27. 20 in a dumpster. Heck, many of us even recycle and WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG

MUSIC reuse our rainwater. SAT., APRIL 20 Another way Bellingham recycles in a big way FAMILY ACTIVITY DAY: As part of this 18 18 18 is via art. Some artists use discarded items on weekend’s Recycled Art and Resource Expo, a regular basis as part of their creative process, attend a “Family Activity Day: Earth Cel- ART ART ART ART while others are inspired to try their hand at ebration” from 10am-4pm at the Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora St. it thanks to events such

16 Participants can make masks and accessories as the annual “RARE: Re- for the upcoming Procession of the Species, take green building tours and hear “earth

STAGE STAGE cycled Art & Resource Expo.” tales” with storyteller Harper Stone. Sug- VICTORIA ROBERTS VICTORIA The event, which takes gested donation is $3.

14 WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG place April 20-21 at a variety of venues in down- HOW BIZARRE: Area artists and crafters

GET OUT // ) town Bellingham, cele- are invited to show up to share and sell their WHAT: Recycled Art brates the ethos of Earth creative offerings at a “How Bizarre” gather- & Resource Expo Day in a variety of ways. ing from 10am-4pm at Mount Vernon’s Rexville 12 WHEN: April 20-21 Grocery, 19271 Best Rd. Entry to show your WHERE: Bellingham Artists and their ﬁn- handmade wares is $10. Federal Building, ished works will be high- WWW.REXVILLEGROCERY.COM WORDS Whatcom Museum, lighted via “green” art at Allied Arts, Dakota venues such as Allied Arts BELLEWOOD RECEPTION: A reception for 8 Art Store, Spark and the Bellingham Fed- “Into the Light,” a spring photography exhibit Museum of Electrical featuring works by Elvira Butler and Alma Al- Invention, RE Store, eral Building (a full list of exander, takes place from 3-5pm at Bellewood

CURRENTS Creative Spaces, and participants and events Acres, 6140 Guide Meridian. The works will be Pickford Film Center can be found on the Allied on display through April 30. 6 COST: Free Arts website), but that’s WWW.BELLEWOODFARMS.COM INFO: www. just the beginning.

VIEWS VIEWS alliedarts.org CD ART RELEASE: Put your best ideas in, JESSE LARSEN, “BLACK CAPPED CHICKADEE” ALANA COLEMAN, “BIRD SONG” “BIRD ALANA COLEMAN, In addition to gigs fea- on or around a CD case in any media for a “CD

4 turing local performers, there’ll be a Proces- Art Release Party” fundraiser happening from sion of the Species costume-making workshop 6-9pm in Anacortes at Anchor Art Space, 216 MAIL MAIL and Family Activity Day at Whatcom Museum’s Commercial Ave. All CDs will be sold for $20 BY AMY KEPFERLE with proceeds going to support more great

Lightcatcher Building, an ongoing recycled art 2 programming at the space. station at the RE Store, a “Bag It” sale at Allied WWW.ANCHORARTSPACE.ORG DO IT IT DO

Arts’ Reuse Thrift Store, a “Helix and Tin” instal- RARE lation at Creative Spaces, workshops at Dakota THURS., APRIL 25 AFTER HOURS ART: As part of the “After 13 Art Store and the Spark Museum of Electrical Hours Arts” series, celebrate Earth Day with 17. THE ART OF RECYCLING Invention, and green building and sustainable green drinks, green tours and more from 04. design tours. 5-8pm at Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher typically wait until there’s a clear spell of decent weather before “The main objective of the event is to edu- Building, 250 Flora St. Entry is free with $5 .08 putting stuff out for my ﬁrst “free pile” of the season. cate the community about the role the differ- Thursday admission. 15 # I When I took a look at the sunny icons plastering the forecast for ent forms of art can play in the sustainability WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG Easter weekend, it wasn’t long before a variety of items—gardening pots movement,” Allied Arts Executive Director Kelly I’d never used, spice jars, a small metal table with missing glass, a bucket Hart says. or two, bags of books, half-full cans of paint, a weathered stool and so It probably doesn’t need to be repeated, but it’s ONGOING EXHIBITS on—were placed in my front yard with a “Free!” sign and a short admon- always been my impression that Earth Day—and ALLIED ARTS: Works by more than 30 local ishment indicating that if you took something, I didn’t want it back (as events such as RARE—provides ways to remind artists—both professional and emerging—are on display through April 30 as part of the 12th CASCADIA WEEKLY has been the case in the past—with a wheelchair, of all things). the globe’s inhabitants that recycling and sus- annual “Recycled Art Show” at Allied Arts, Within a few days, everything but the table had been taken from the tainability are ideas that should be thought about 1418 Cornwall Ave. 18 pile. When my boyfriend suggested we move the lone holdout, I asked on more than one day a year. But if you’ve been WWW.ALLIEDARTS.ORG him to give it one more day. In the morning, the table was gone. living in Bellingham for any length of time, you’re What I’m getting at here is that Bellingham is a town that loves to likely already aware these are important consider- ANCHOR ART SPACE: “Ours,” an exhibit about recycle. Sure, we separate our cans, plastic and paper and dutifully ations. If you don’t believe me, create your own people taking up their space and staking their claim, shows through April 18 in Anacortes at set them out on garbage day, but we also do so much more. We com- free pile and sit back to see what happens. doit

Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Ave. MAKE.SHIFT AND LUCIA DOUGLAS: WWW.ANCHORARTSPACE.ORG “Strange Bedfellows,” a collaborative, invi-

tational exhibit between Make.Shift and the

ARTWOOD: Acrylics and watercolors by local Lucia Douglas Gallery, shows through April 25 34 artists will be featured through April at Art- at Make.Shift Art Space, 306 Flora St. and the

wood Gallery, 1000 Harris Ave. Lucia Douglas Gallery, 1415 13th St. A closing FOOD WWW.ARTWOODGALLERY.COM reception for the exhibit, which features artists invited by and showing at both galleries,

BELLEWOOD ACRES: “Into the Light,” a will happen April 25 at Lucia Douglas. 27 spring photography exhibit featuring works WWW.MAKESHIFTPROJECT.COM by Elvira Butler and Alma Alexander, shows

through April 30 at Bellewood Acres, 6140 MONA: “Rik Allen: Seeker,” “Allen Moe: The B-BOARD Guide Meridian. Earth Below,” and “Structures from the Per- WWW.BELLEWOODFARMS.COM manent Collection” will be on display through

June 9 at La Conner’s Museum of Northwest 24 CEDARWORKS: Peruse and purchase a variety of Art, 121 S. First St.

Native American art from 10am-6pm Wed.-Sat. WWW.MUSEUMOFNWART.ORG FILM at the CedarWorks Art Gallery, 217 Holly St. 647-6933 LYNDEN PIONEER MUSEUM: “Salish Bounty,” 20 which takes a closer look at the food tradi- CHRISTIANSON’S NURSERY: The 6th tions of the Salish Peoples of Puget Sound,

annual “Art at the Schoolhouse” can be shows through June 24 at the Lynden Pioneer MUSIC viewed through April 28 in Mount Vernon at Museum, 217 Front St. Entry is $4-$7. 19 Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Rd. New WWW.LYNDENPIONEERMUSEUM.COM 18 and returning artists will offer a multimedia ART ART celebration of styles. MINDPORT: “Memory of Movement,” featuring ART WWW.CHRISTIANSONSNURSERY.COM photos by Kevin Jones, is currently on display

at Mindport Exhibits, 210 W. Holly St. Admis- 16 CHUCKANUT BREWERY: Linda Scoboria’s sion is $2. original-cut paper pictures and prints are WWW.MINDPORT.ORG STAGE STAGE currently on display at Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen, 601 W. Holly St. OYSTER BAR: Paintings by Evan Whitehead PublicPublic OnOn Sale:SaleSale: 10am10am MMon,on, Apr.Apr. 2222

WWW.CHUCKANUTBREWERYANDKITHCHEN.COM will be on display through April at Bayou on MBT Member Presale: Pr 10am Fri, Apr. 19 14 Bay’s Oyster Bar, 1300 Bay St. DEMING LIBRARY: A “Teen Art Show” will be WWW.BAYOUONBAY.COM Mount Baker Theatre on display from through May 4 at the Deming WED 7/17 7:30pm Season Sponsor: GET OUT Library, 5044 Mt. Baker hwy. PEACEHEALTH: “Redeﬁning Life” can be viewed 592-2422 through June 7 at the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Tickets: 360.734.6080 | MountBakerTheatre.com

Medical Center Nutrition and Diabetes Clinic, 12 FARM HOUSE: As part of the 2013 Skagit Tulip 809 Chestnut St. The exhibit showcases original Festival, attend the annual “Art Bash” Show pieces by artists who have disabling conditions. Farm, Store, Distillery WORDS from 11am-7pm through April 28 at the Farm WWW.PEACEHEALTH.ORG House Restaurant, 13724 La Conner-Whitney and Rte. 20. The event features a consortium PICKLE BARN ART: As part of the upcoming Sk- 1st Annual 8 of multimedia artists presenting a collection of agit Tulip Festival, attend the 23rd annual “Art in affordable and original ﬁne art. a Pickle Barn Fine Arts Show & Sale” from 10am- Apple Blossom Festival

WWW.TULIPFESTIVAL.ORG 6pm daily through April 30 at Azusa Farm and th & th CURRENTS Gardens, 14904 State Route 20, Mount Vernon. April 26 27

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GOOD EARTH: Works by sketch artist and pot- much more at Valerie’s Gallerie, 220 E. Maple ter Debra Stern will be featured through April St. (in the alley by Honey Moon). Saturday Night at Good Earth Pottery, 1000 Harris Ave. 389-0308 13 WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM Apple Blossom Party 17. VU GALLERY: Jake Reller’s “I Went Alone as a with The Shadies 04. HISTORICAL MUSEUM: “Skagit Sets Sail: Tunnel,” featuring lithographic prints, charcoal free, all ages, 6-9pm A Maritime History of Skagit County” shows drawings and oil paintings, can be viewed through April 28 at the Skagit County Histori- until April 26 at WWU’s VU gallery in the Viking .08 15

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J’S GALLERY: Works by Jay Bowen, Ed WESTERN GALLERY: “Masters of Design,” an 3**& $(-+$(+$ ,-)-# Kamuda, Dan Soler, Katie Small, Tom Pickett, ongoing exhibition series presented by the WWU +#+ $(&))' Roger Small, Chuck Bankuti, and others are Department of Design, shows through May 18 on currently on display in La Conner at J’s Gallery, campus at the Western Gallery. 3(,-"+'*#)-))(- ,- 101 N. 1st St. WWW.WESTERNGALLERY.WWU.EDU 3)) +$(%,* $&, CASCADIA WEEKLY WWW.JAYBOWENGALLERY.COM WHATCOM MUSEUM: “Jim Olson: Art in Ar- 3$,-$&& +1-,-$(",-).+, 19 JANSEN ART CENTER: Sign up for classes and chitecture,” “Clearly Art: The Beauty of Glass” workshops at Lynden’s new Jansen Art Center, and “Romantically Modern: Paciﬁc Northwest 3$ ,-$/$-$ , 321 Front St. A multi-artist “Spring Showcase” Landscapes” can currently be viewed at the will be on display through June 27. Whatcom Museum. 6140.$ +$ $(1( ( Check us out online WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG 2000 && 0)) !+',)' for more info! Rumor Has It

NOW THAT THE full Capitol Hill Block Party line- 34 34 up has dropped (Dog Shredder plays Saturday,

FOOD while Learning Team is slotted for a Sunday spot, music for those of you making plans to attend) and Coachella is, depending on when you’re reading 27 SHOW PREVIEWS ›› RUMOR HAS IT this, either still happening or just concluded, it appears summer festival season is upon us.

B-BOARD Never ones to be left out of this mix, the booking powers that be behind Summer Melt- down—the Wild Buffalo’s Craig Jewell and Aus- 24 tin Santiago—have a lineup announcement of BY CAREY ROSS FILM FILM their own scheduled for Mon., April 22. Since I am an inveterate snoop and view surprises as

20 codes I need to crack and mysteries I need to 20 20 Record Store Day solve, I used my intrepidness (read: I pestered) MUSIC

MUSIC to ferret out some of the acts booked for this SPIN THE BLACK CIRCLE year’s festival.

18 Of course, one of the conditions of being given such precious ART ART info is that I’m not at liberty to divulge 16 what I know lest I

STAGE STAGE ruin the big surprise (this is the point at which I tell you I can 14 be bribed, and then patiently wait for all BY CAREY ROSS GET OUT of you to bribe me), but sufﬁce it to say, I’m pretty certain Melt- down fans will be real pleased with the roster 12 of talent Jewell and Santiago are putting together for your listening pleasure. And if you WORDS need to mark your calendars, MD13 takes place Aug. 9-11 at its typical stomping grounds, the 8 Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheater. Tickets will go back on sale (after an early bird sale a couple

CURRENTS of months ago) April 22. And if you’re wondering, yes, the Subdued 6 Stringband Jamboree is—once again— scheduled for the same weekend as Meltdown this VIEWS VIEWS year, which I’m starting to believe is some

4 kind of cruel trick played on the music-loving GIRL GUTS masses by the organizers of both festivals. So, KEVIN LOWDON MAIL MAIL weigh your options carefully—although it’s

ix years ago, when the music industry was in freefall due to store owners, buyers and managers could order impossible to choose poorly when it comes to 2 the digital revolution, a group of independent record store any/all things they and their customers desired this concert conundrum. DO IT IT DO S owners got together to discuss not just the problems their from the day’s exclusive offerings, given the Speaking of Learning Team (which I did, par- brick-and-mortar music shops were suffering due to our download fact that many of the items ordered existed in enthetically at least), the band recently re-

13 mania, but also what they could do to reverse the trend. exceedingly limited numbers, what would actu- leased an EP, Aporia Coda, and packed out the

17. Among their ideas was Record Store Day, which is exactly what ally be in stock on Record Store Day would re- Wild Buffalo for their CD release party. Having 04. it sounds like: a day set aside to celebrate the independent record main a mystery until the doors opened. seen the band live and listened to their EP, stores in our midst, and a reminder that they are an integral link As experiments go, this was one that was un- I can say that if there were ever a band that .08 in the chain of our collective music appreciation. precedented enough that, in the days leading up

16 should, by all rights, become too big for Bell- # To keep their newfound “holiday” from being largely symbolic, to that first Record Store Day in 2007, organizers ingham, it’s Learning Team. Their songs are organizers of that first Record Store Day knew they’d have to do didn’t know if it would be a resounding success clever and hooky, they have impeccable indie something special to get us out from behind our various screens or would crash and burn in abject failure. pop chops—and it’s all even more impressive and into their music stores. The strategy they settled on: a massive They needn’t have worried. when you consider the fact that the band’s display of unabashed bribery, aided and abetted by those bands As it turns out, the formula of free stuff + ex- five members appear to be about 10 years old and musicians who share a record-store-friendly ethos. clusive stuff + (in many cases) live in-store mu- (O.K., that’s a slight exaggeration. Doubling

CASCADIA WEEKLY This bribery entailed not only swag bags with a random mix of sic = an idea with a bright future. Which brings that number would probably result in a more musical elements both strange and delightful gifted to custom- us to the here and now. accurate age assessment). Plus, they’re one of 20 ers lucky and smart enough to show up during the early hours Never ones to be left out an opportunity to a very small number of bands willing to play in of Record Store Day, but also a whole slew of releases and reis- celebrate themselves while satisfying custom- my hometown of Everett (which I’m guessing sues unleashed on that day only, never to be seen or heard from ers at the same time, this area’s independent they’ll only do the one time, on Sat., April 20 during regular retail days or hours again. Of course, integral to record stores are all-too-willing participants in and then lessons will be learned), so you know the Record Store Day experiment was the fact that, while record Record Store Day, which takes place this year on my heart has been duly won. raucousness at 4pm. RECORD, FROM PAGE 20 But if you wait to begin your Record s(OUSEHOLD Quality Household Furnishings Sat., April 20. Bellingham’s Everyday Mu- Store Day meander- 34 s&URNITURE sic and Avalon Music were receiving and ings until the music #ONSIGNBY!PPOINTMENT FOOD checking in their Record Store Day loot begins at noon, odds s/UTDOOR at press time (no, they will not divulge are you’ll miss out s#OLLECTIBLES 360-650-1177 the secrets of their stash, so don’t even // ) on most, if not all, s!NTIQUES #ORNWALL!VENUEs"ELLINGHAM 7! 27 ask), and Anacortes’ the Business is get- WHAT: Record of the retail good- s!RT-ORE AM PM -ONDAYTHROUGH3ATURDAY ting in on the action as well. Store Day ies available. Those WHEN: Sat., B-BOARD While far, far too numerous to list any- April 20 in the know are well thing but a fraction of here, the contents WHERE: The aware that in order to of this year’s musical grab bag could Business, 402 score the best stuff, 24 include releases by the following: Sigur Commercial Ave., showing up—and lin- Ros, the Rolling Stones, Botch, At the Anacortes; Avalon ing up—prior to the PEPPER FILM Music, 1330 Drive-In, the White Stripes, the Flam- Railroad Ave.; store’s opening is a 20 ing Lips, Nick Cave, Pink Floyd, the Black Everyday Music, must. Toward that 20 Keys, the Band, David Bowie, Big Star, 115 E. Magnolia end, it would prob- MUSIC SIST MUSIC St. ERS Justin Townes Earle, Soundgarden, Joan ably beneﬁt you to Jett and the Blackhearts, Public Enemy, COST: Avalon know that the Busi- COOKING OUTSIDE THE BOX SINCE 1988

concert, free 18 MGMT, Gram Parsons, Phoenix, Elliott ness typical hours of MORE INFO: www. Open Nightly Except Monday 1055 N State St B’ham 671-3414 Smith, the xx, and so many more. recordstoreday. operation begin at ART As well, the ﬁne folks at Avalon Mu- com 11am, while Every- sic have turned Record Store Day into an day Music opens at 16 excuse to throw a free, all-day, sidewalk 9am, and Avalon Music’s doors open at concert in front of their shop. Ben von 9:30am. In light of that, it would proba- STAGE Wildenhaus, when he’s not performing bly be wise to follow the advice Avalon’s

with Federation X, is responsible for mak- Spencer Willows dispensed via Face- 14 ing music that is mesmerizing and other- book: “I recommend coffee and bagel at worldly. He’ll get things started at 1pm, 8:30am, line up at 9am, swarm product GET OUT before the Shadies treat us to expert ren- like sharks to chum at 9:30am.” Amend ditions of old-timey songs at 2pm. After those times to suit your favorite local that, the Chris Nunn-fronted Waterbear independent record store’s hours of op- 12 TH will take the sidewalk stage before Girl eration and plan your Record Store Day SATURDAY MAY 4

Guts closes it all out with their hooky celebration accordingly. WORDS 8 L Y S E musicevents U D R V O I N R G CURRENTS THURS., APRIL 18 SUN., APRIL 21 P Bellingham’s finest JERRI MERCER: Jazz and theater classics will be MANOR MUSIC: A number of area performers— 6 on the lineup when Jerri Lee Mercer performs Scot Raney, Mikayla Barem, Marvin Johnson, from 5:30-7:30pm at the Piano Lounge at Lynden’s and Diane Leigh among them—will be joined VIEWS VIEWS Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St. Entry is free. by members of Mount Vernon High School’s ac- espresso, omelettes WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG claimed jazz program for a “Music in the Manor” 4 fundraising concert at 1pm at the Lairmont & Manor, 405 Fieldston Rd. Admission is by dona-

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WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG SPRING CONCERT: The Bellingham Community Chorus presents a “Spring Concert” at 3pm at St.

MUSIC FOR THE MASSES: Instrumental and James Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St. The pro- 13 vocal performances by a variety of area artists gram will include choral music, folk, jazz, swing, 17. can be heard at a “Music for the Masses” concert Broadway tunes and more. Entry is by donation. 04. at 7pm at the Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church, [email protected]

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annual Worthy Fest happening from 1pm-2am THIRD SUNDAY SERIES: Talented youth from CASCADIA WEEKLY Friday and 10am-2am Saturday at Deming’s the community and young, world-class artists Foothills Field, 6483 Mt. Baker Hwy. In addition will perform at a new “Third Sunday at Three” 21 to the two stages of music, there’ll also be mixed series at 3pm at Lynden’s Jansen Art Center, media performances, live screen-printing, food 321 Front St. These inspiring youth will perform and much more. Tickets are $40 for one day or and strengthen their skills before a nurturing, $60 for two, and include camping. enthusiastic audience. WWW.WORTHYFEST.COM WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG musicvenues 34 34 See below for venue

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REVIEWED BY NICK PINKERTON 24 25 Trashed is a groundbreaking environmen- FILM FILM tal documentary narrated by Academy Award FILM winner Jeremy Irons. The internationally ac- No claimed ﬁlm illustrates potential risks to the 20 environment from household trash. JUST SAY YES The ﬁlm analyzes the causes and effects of n 1988, the fate of Chile and its dictator MUSIC the seemingly innocuous act of “taking out came down to a ballot as simple as a middle- the garbage” while showcasing the individu- I schooler’s “do-you-like-me?” note. A referen- 18 als, activists, corporate and advocacy groups dum offered citizens a simple choice: a “yes” for ART working to affect change allowing President Augusto Pinochet to return to

and reform the current ofﬁce for another eight years, having clung to 16 model and create a sus- power since his 1973 overthrow of Salvador Al- tainable future. lende, or a “no” for something—anything—else. STAGE What are the effects all Tyrants control their media, of course, but the op-

this waste will have on al- position wasn’t entirely shut out. The national “de- 14 ready strained natural re- bate” platform was two 15-minute television slots sources? Why is so much of in which opposing viewpoints could be voiced, af- GET OUT it produced? While every ter which regularly scheduled programming—that . $/ American creates almost is, ﬂagrantly pro-Pinochet propaganda—would re- WHAT: Trashed WHEN: 6pm Mon. ﬁve pounds of it every sume for the remaining 23.5 hours of the day. 12 April 22 day, who is affected most? Pablo Larrain’s ad-world political thriller No

WHERE: Pickford And who wants America to takes place during that referendum. Like Zero WORDS Film Center, 1318 make more? Dark Thirty, which opened with an audio collage Bay St. “Earth Day is a time to of actual 911 calls from 9/11, No uses the actual 8 MORE: Complimentary recognize sustainability commercial material the opposition created for its refreshments within our local economy anti-Pinochet campaign and deftly appropriates supplied by the and to recognize busi- mediated history for ﬁction. CURRENTS Bellingham Public

ness leaders who not only Ad exec René Saavedra (Gael García Bernal) is 6 Market, with recycle, but reuse and re- introduced pitching a campaign for a cola called a no-host bar. Sustainability purpose discarded goods,” Free. Though Saavedra’s father was a political ex- VIEWS awards, designed said Duane Jager, execu- ile, he’s established a comfortable middle-class and donated by tive director of Appliance home for his own son. All of this is put at risk 4 artist, Graham

Depot, a nonproﬁt job when Saavedra, approached for his expertise by a MAIL Schodda, will be training business that sal- representative for the 17 motley opposition par-

presented prior to the ﬁlm’s showing vages, repairs and sells re- ties, agrees to act as a consultant on their “No” 2 at 6:30. conditioned appliances. TV spots, streamlining their dissent into a single DO IT IT DO COST: $10 A-1 Builders is a Belling- cogent message to crack the dictatorship’s calci- BY TIM JOHNSON and $6.75 ham construction com- ﬁed consensus and sell, yes, freedom. with Pickford pany leading sustainabil- Saavedra jettisons the mostly leftist opposi- 13 membership. 17.

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awards, including the Gov- piness is our concept,” he says, then proceeds to # FILM SETS THE TONE FOR EARTH DAY ernor’s Award for Pollution Prevention and Sus- manufacture the most inanely positive campaign tainable Business Practices. for “No” imaginable: a rainbow logo! Insipid ith only 5 percent of the world’s population, the United Bellingham/Whatcom County Housing Au- stock images of future bliss! A clap-your-hands, States produces a quarter of the world’s waste—1 bil- thorities (BWCHA) was the first property man- sing-along jingle! Celebrity endorsements! W lion tons annually, according to 2006 EPA estimates. Al- agement company to partner with Appliance What stays with you from No is the film’s sense of though Whatcom County’s waste production is below national aver- Depot. BWCHA was also one of only 35 organi- living in history that’s mediated even as it’s made. ages, recycling is simply not enough. zations in the nation to secure a federal Green For some of the old guard in the opposition the CASCADIA WEEKLY On Earth Day, Appliance Depot will recognize three local busi- Communities grant to retrofit their high rise vapidity of the “No” campaign is an unconscionable 25 nesses for sustainability efforts beyond recycling prior to the apartment complexes for energy efficiency. betrayal of the bloody legacy of resistance. The am- showing of the documentary film Trashed at the Pickford Film Cen- The Willows Senior Living Center prides it- bivalence stirred up by these voices hangs over No ter. Leading the film, local companies A-1 Builders, Willows Senior self in providing growth opportunities for its until the triumphant conclusion in which Chileans Living Center, and the Bellingham/Whatcom County Housing Au- residents, including health, recreation and step out of dictatorship—only to find themselves thorities will receive Appliance Depot’s sustainability awards. educational activities. citizens of a whole new simulacra. film ›› playing this week

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27 42: Do I hyperventilate with excitement every time I say something snarky about Hollywood’s love of I see a preview for this biopic about Jackie Robin- pointless franchises, but since Lindsay Lohan is in son? Yes, yes I do. ★★★★ 1(tISNJO this, it’s a must-see. ★ 1(tISNJO B-BOARD Barkley Village See www.fandango.com for showtimes. Barkley Village See www.fandango.com for showtimes.

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WORDS Barkley Village See www.fandango.com for showtimes. Barkley Village See www.fandango.com for showtimes. Oz The Great And Powerful: Turns out, without who hails from around these parts? Because he’s Judy Garland, the ruby slippers and those adorably the dude who wrote the novel this movie is based Django Unchained: Quentin Tarantino takes on The Last Exorcism, Part II: If it was the “last creepy munchkins, Oz ain’t all it’s cracked up to be. on. Nice work, Mr. Marion. ★★★ 1(tIS 8 slavery in his latest bit of revisionist history—and exorcism” the ﬁrst time, how could there be a part ★★ 1(tISTNJO NJO does so with his trademark razor-sharp dialogue, two? ★ 1(tISNJO Barkley Village See www.fandango.com for showtimes. Bellis Fair See www.fandango.com for showtimes. bizarre but brilliant characters and style for miles. Bellis Fair See www.fandango.com for showtimes.

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VIEWS VIEWS the gore and you’ll have this remake of the cult clas- acting. ★★★★ (tISNJO I think we need to talk about this movie and the 1JDLGPSE'JMN$FOUFS"QSJM! sic. ★★★★ 3tISNJO 1JDLGPSE'JMN$FOUFS"QSJM! fact that Ryan Gosling is in it. Hi, Ryan Gosling. Hi.

4 Barkley Village See www.fandango.com for showtimes. ★★★★ 3tISTNJO Writers in the Limelight: Joseph J. Ellis: A Life of Pi: To the surprise of nearly everyone, Ang Barkley Village See www.fandango.com for showtimes. look into the lives of John and Abigail Adams from MAIL MAIL G.I. Joe: Retaliation: This movie is no good. That Lee nabbed a Best Director Oscar for his adaptation eminent historian Joseph J. Ellis, National Book may sound harsh, but in the words of G.I. Joe him- of this beloved bestseller. ★★★ 1(tISTNJO Quartet: Maggie Smith plays an opera diva who Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning author. ★★★★★

2 self, “Now you know. And knowing is half the battle.” Barkley Village See www.fandango.com for showtimes. moves into a home for retired performers in this 6OSBUFEtIS ★★ 1(tISNJO movie directed by Dustin Hoffman. ★★★ 1(t 1'$T-JNFMJHIU"QSJM! DO IT IT DO Barkley Village See www.fandango.com for showtimes. No: See review previous page. ★★★★ 3tIS ISNJO NJO Pickford Film Center See www.pickfordﬁlmcenter.com Wrong: Dolph Springer (Reno 911’s+BDL1MPUOJDL

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27 creators of the original totem poles were indigenous 27 ARIES (March 21-April 19): The writer Oliver Native American tribes of the Pacific Northwest, and Burkeman has some advice that would be helpful for for them the figure at the bottom of the pole was you Aries folks to hear right now: “When you assume the most important one. I foresee the possibility B-BOARD B-BOARD your current preferences won’t alter, you’ll make bad of a similar situation arising in your sphere, Libra. decisions: embarking on a career or marriage, say, Be alert for a misapprehension that needs to be not with a view to its durability, but solely based on righted. It may be the case that what’s last should 24 how it makes you feel now.” I am most definitely not actually be first. Something that has been beneath predicting that you are about to make the kind of or behind “more important” matters should perhaps FILM FILM bad decision Burkeman refers to. I’m sure my warn- get higher priority. ing here in this horoscope will derail any temptation photo by peterjamesstudios.com you might have to make short-sighted moves. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In his book Karmic

20 artwork by thor myhre Traces, Eliot Weinberger describes the life story of na- TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I’m happy to report ked mole rats. They’re animals that never leave their

MUSIC that help from the invisible world is available to you underground tunnels. Normally you Scorpios have noth- discover the magic of creative reuse right now. Of course you won’t be able to use it, let ing in common with them. But in the coming days, I’m alone tune in to it, if you don’t believe there is any hoping there will be one resemblance. According to 18 recycled art & resource expo such thing as help from the invisible world. So if you Weinberger, the naked mole rats “change direction by ART ART april 20 & 21, 2013 bellingham, wa are the type of person who is very sure that reality somersaulting.” Metaphorically speaking, I think this consists of nothing more than what your senses re- would be an excellent strategy for you. There’s no need veal, I suggest that you temporarily suspend that be- to mope cautiously as you alter your course. No need 16 lief. And if you are someone who has had direct ex- to be lackadaisical and ﬁtful and full of doubts. Just The RARE Expo returns this year with new ideas in reuse and sustainability periences with blessings that come from the unseen spring into action with a cheery bounce, and move on STAGE STAGE realm, be aware that the imminent delivery is quite with a renewed sense of purpose. in the arts. Located in the Federal Building at 104 Magnolia St. as well as different from those you have known in the past. at additional locations in and around downtown Bellingham. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The famous 14 GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In her book A Mon- philosopher John Searle unleashed a witty dig about ster’s Notes, Laurie Sheck describes the nuances of the the famous philosopher Jacques Derrida, saying he For event schedules and information visit term “ghost” in the German language. A mediocre wine is “the sort of philosopher who gives bullshit a bad

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quest “controlling,” yet I’ve never made a 16 demand or thrown a tantrum. I’ve just explained that I’d appreciate it if we could A BREATH OF FRESH SWAT STAGE carve out 30 minutes of together-time. ABOUT A FRIDAY NIGHT?

I’ve also asked her to ignore the phone I met this very attractive woman who 14 when we’re in bed, but her tendency is to works at my local bank. She has twice answer it—even if we’re having sex. I’ve called me regarding the bank’s offerings, explained how unwanted this phone thing and I’ve gotten a vibe that her interest GET OUT makes me feel, but she doesn’t seem to isn’t wholly professional. Do I drop by on

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What will happen if one of these get her attention? —Stuck WORDS calls goes to voicemail? Kim Jong Un Many men have had success getting will unleash an electromagnetic pulse the attention of a woman who works in 8 bomb on the United States, and the a bank by coming in wearing pantyhose power grid will be fried for 40 years— over their head and handing her a note. or the neighbor will have to call back to Unfortunately, this approach also tends CURRENTS tell your girlfriend the ingenious thing to draw the attention of the woman’s 6 she did to perk up her banana cake? coworkers (unimaginative sorts who, at

Two years into your relationship, the ﬁrst sign of creative headgear, are VIEWS the point when so many partners quick to summon the SWAT team). Even are just getting good at taking each if you forgo the pantyhat, asking her 4 other for granted, you’re telling your out in person is a problem, as nothing MAIL girlfriend you want to carve out spe- turns the workplace into a junior high cial time to focus on each other— school cafeteria faster than having 2 just 30 minutes out of her unbusy, your co-workers looking on as some- DO IT IT DO retired woman day. She, in turn, re- body hits on you. (Unless your “local sponds like you just demanded she bank” is Citibank’s world headquarters, cut off her three favorite ﬁngers and 13

she probably sits at a desk in the mid- 17. feed them to the pigeons. dle of the place.) So, do go in on some 04. It’s possible she isn’t entirely con- pretext—so she can attach a face to scious of why she’s treating you this your name—and then phone her to ask .08 16 way. She may fear getting closer and her out. If she turns you down, just act # then getting dumped or think you’ll like you’re cool with it and you shouldn’t value her more if she makes you feel have a problem showing your face in like less and less. It’s possible she the bank—tempting as it might be to is punishing you for something or go in wearing a Richard Nixon mask and is trying to abuse you into leaving. try again: “No dye packs or marked What is clear is who’s the controlling money, and can I interest you in dinner CASCADIA WEEKLY one here—the self-appointed dowa- and a slow-speed police chase?” ger countess of the relationship, 31 making the unilateral decision that (c)2013, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. the phone will be answered no mat- Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, Ad- ter what. As for you, her signiﬁcant [email protected] (advicegoddess.com). serf, keep quiet and eat your gruel Weekly radio show: blogtalkradio.com/ arts, entertainment, news while milady has a nice chat with amyalkon AprilApril BrewsBrews rearEnd ›› comix 12th12th 34 34 AnnualAnnual Saturday, FOOD April 27th DayDay 6:30–10pm 27 27 A micro-brewery affair & fundraiser for Max Higbee B-BOARD B-BOARD Center at Depot Market Square

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GET OUT tonic as wild plants. One thing that’s immensely satisfying about weed books is that, unlike my wild plant books, I 12 recognize most of the plants in my weed books. I guess it goes to show where I spend most of WORDS my outside time—in the garden, not the woods. Even if I don’t know the weeds’ names, I’ve al- 8 BY ARI LEVAUX ready seen them, swore at them, pulled them, and all too often watched them re-sprout.

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17. Spring tonics came in many forms, including salad, soup or teas. and even then just the top 6-12 inches, which are 04. In addition to providing nourishment, spring tonics were used to the most tender. They should be harvested care- flush out a winter’s worth of buildup from the body’s gastrointestinal fully, with gloved hands and scissors. And they .08 pipes. Often, spring tonic was served with “sulfur and molasses” to should be steamed before cooking so the spines 16 # enhance this spring cleaning. wilt. This extra hassle is worth it for several rea- A contributor to a Fishingtx.com discussion thread, who goes by sons. Nettles are super-healthy, and can grow in the handle Ole Bill, gives an example of how sulfur and molasses can great abundance, and have a mild, spinach-like be used along with the semi-poisonous poke plant, widely dispersed flavor. Nettle pesto, even without any other weeds in the United States, as a spring tonic. or wild plants, is a treat in itself. He writes: “After breakfast on the first day of spring, granny would Puree your cleaned and processed weeds and

CASCADIA WEEKLY dose everyone with sulfur and molasses then serve up poke and fixins wild plants and in a food processor or blender for the rest of the day—ya didn’t dally in the outhouse or someone with olive oil, garlic, salt, cheese and the toasted 34 would get excited.” nut of your choice. In other words, make pesto. The poke shoots and leaves are typically boiled, first in salt water One difference I’ve noticed with wild/weed and again in clean water, to make them safe to eat. But this isn’t safe pesto is it’s best made a few days in advance, enough, according to Dr. Jean Weese in a June, 2012 Alabama Coop- which allows the flavors to mix, mingle and erative Extension System newsletter. mellow. doit

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