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WHATCOM WATCHDOGS: Last week, Washington’s Attorney General Rob McKenna ﬁled twin lawsuits against the Master Builders Association of King and

Snohomish Counties (MBA-K&S) and the Building 34 34 Industry Association of Washington (BIAW), each views for alleged violations of the state’s campaign ﬁ- FOOD OPINIONS THE GRISTLE nance disclosure laws. This week, expect the state

28 28 Public Disclosure Commission to perform a similar smackdown of the Realtors Quality of Life PAC, this time to the (anticipated) tune of $130,000 in ﬁnes for statewide campaign irregularities of CLASSIFIEDS the sort seen in last year’s mayor’s race in Bell- ingham. Actually, all these complaints have their 24 antecedents in Bellingham, as we’ll explore. BY NAOMI KLEIN

FILM FILM The AG’s suit arises from allegations the construction industry associations broke state campaign ﬁnance laws when they funneled money to 20 20 political causes. The Public Disclosure Commis- Business As Usual sion—which enforces timely and meaningful pub- MUSIC lic access to the ﬁnancing of political campaigns— FREE MARKET IDEOLOGY IS FAR FROM FINISHED

agreed unanimously that the MBA-K&S and a BIAW 18 subsidiary each failed to properly report their roles WHATEVER THE events of blers on Wall Street, especially be-

ART ART in directing political donations. The PDC forward- past weeks mean, nobody should because it seems more than likely that ed their complaint to the state’s chief law enforce- lieve the overblown claims that the taxpayers will have to pay to buy ment ofﬁcial for corrective action. market crisis signals the death of back their own assets when the next 17 At issue is $585,000 the BIAW’s member ser- “free market” ideology. Free market bubble bursts.

STAGE STAGE vices corporation collected from builders in 2007 ideology has always been a servant And now that nationalization is and then funneled to a BIAW political action to the interests of capital, and its not a dirty word, the oil and gas com-

16 committee last August to spend on the governor’s presence ebbs and flows depending panies should watch out: someone race—a scheme originally brought to light by law- on its usefulness to those interests. needs to pay for the shift to a green- suits filed by Bellingham-based BIAW members RE During boom times, it’s profitable reckless risks in the housing markets, er future, and it makes most sense GET OUT Sources and A-1 Builders who, yes, resent their in- to preach laissez faire, because an why can’t it intervene to prevent mil- for the bulk of the funds to come surance money being skimmed to fuel Dino Rossi’s absentee government allows specu- lions of Americans from imminent from the highly profitable sector that 14 savage campaign against Gov. Chris Gregoire. Add lative bubbles to inflate. When those foreclosure? By the same token, if $85 is most responsible for our climate to this another $708,000 that the Master Build- bubbles burst, the ideology becomes billion can be made instantly avail- crisis. It certainly makes more sense

WORDS ers Association allegedly skimmed from member a hindrance, and it goes dormant able to buy the insurance giant AIG, than creating another dangerous contractors and threw into Dino’s dish without while big government rides to the why is single-payer health care— bubble in carbon trading.

8 reporting the money’s source. rescue. But rest assured: the ideol- which would protect Americans from But the crisis we are seeing calls Of course, the issue is less whether these associ- ogy will come roaring back when the the predatory practices of health- for even deeper changes than that. ations have a right to direct money into campaigns bailouts are done. The massive debts care insurance companies—seeming- The reason these junk loans were

CURRENTS CURRENTS their leadership feels best represent the interests the public is accumulating to bail ly such an unattainable dream? And if allowed to proliferate was not just of their members—which they do—but whether out the speculators will then become ever more corporations need taxpayer because the regulators didn’t under- 6 6 they are reporting such expenditures in a direct part of a global budget crisis that funds to stay aﬂoat, why can’t tax- stand the risk. It is because we have and timely manner that allows voters their rights will be the rationalization for deep payers make demands in return—like an economic system that measures VIEWS VIEWS VIEWS under Washington law to “follow the money.” cuts to social programs, and for a re- caps on executive pay, and a guaran- our collective health based exclu- An example of underreported activities that newed push to privatize what is left tee against more job losses? sively on GDP growth. So long as the 4 beneﬁt one candidate or party, consider a “public of the public sector. We will also be Now that it’s clear that govern- junk loans were fuelling economic

MAIL MAIL outcry” engineered by the Whatcom Chapter of told that our hopes for a green future ments can indeed act in times of cri- growth, our governments actively BIAW earlier this month over the County Coun- are, sadly, too costly. ses, it will become much harder for supported them. So what is really be-

3 cil’s Shoreline Master Program (SMP), a whisper What we don’t know is how the them to plead powerlessness in the ing called into question by the crisis

DO IT IT DO campaign that turned out hundreds of property public will respond. Consider that in future. is the unquestioned commitment to

rightistas to snarl their outrage at a bewildered North America, everybody under the Another potential shift has to do growth at all costs. Where this crisis

08 08 council over technicalities imposed by the state age of 40 grew up being told that with market hopes for future privati- should lead us is to a radically differ-

.24. and largely outside the purview of local ofﬁcials. the government can’t intervene to zations. For years, the global invest- ent way for our societies to measure 9 Because taking state shoreline rules complaints improve our lives, that government ment banks have been lobbying poli- health and progress.

.03 to the county made so little sense on the surface, is the problem not the solution, that ticians for two new markets: one that None of this, however, will happen 39

# the event was widely understood by observers as laissez faire was the only option. Now, would come from privatizing public without huge public pressure placed a means to mobilize the county’s vocal right-wing we are suddenly seeing an extremely pensions and the other that would on politicians in this key period. And base to beneﬁt Rossi—but it is a pro-Rossi stunt activist, intensely interventionist come from a new wave of privatized not polite lobbying, but a return to that will never be reported as a campaign contri- government, seemingly willing to do or partially privatized roads, bridges the streets and the kind of direct ac- bution by BIAWC. whatever it takes to save investors and water systems. Both of these tion that ushered in the New Deal in “Whatcom County Council chambers could not from themselves. dreams have just become much hard- the 1930s. Without it, there will be contain the numbers or the frustration of citizens This spectacle necessarily raises er to sell: Americans are in no mood superﬁcial changes and a return, as CASCADIA WEEKLY who turned out,” the BIAWC crowed in a trium- the question: if the state can inter- to trust more of their individual and quickly as possible, to business as

6 phant e-mail detailing “the angry crowd’s three vene to save corporations that took collective assets to the reckless gam- usual. hours of testimony. The council decided to send the SMP back to committee for review,” the nasty- VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY THE GRISTLE YOGA NORTHWEST gram gloated. “Read that as ‘wait until THE B.K.S. IYENGAR YOGA CENTER OF BELLINGHAM the crowd has gone, and bring it back when no one is watching.’” Read that as “yelling ‘ﬁre’ in a crowded 34 theater in order to score free popcorn FOOD and loot the wallets of the trampled”—

which pretty much sums the essence of 28 the Dino Rossi campaign. When he was in the Legislature, Rossi voted with the BIAW 98 percent of the time. An example perhaps more pointed is the CLASSIFIEDS more than $172,000 the Realtors Quality of Life PAC allegedly funneled improperly 24 into races statewide in 2007—including Come stretch, breathe and relax in our beautiful new Yoga studio. FILM $31,000 of in-kind contributions that as- Sign up now for our Late Fall Session: Oct 6 - Dec 14

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to timely log more than $19,000 in in- 16 kind contributions by RQL-PAC that beneﬁted his campaign. In other words, the Pike team understood they’d been WE HAVE WHAT YOU NEED! GET OUT blessed by a problematic endorsement but neglected to inform voters of this. 14 Again—as with BIAW—a statewide investigation of persistent and on going WORDS Active Trax RQL-PAC campaign irregularities was ini- tiated by Whatcom watchdogs, who in Weight Machines 8 this case, at the time of the elections, Free Weights were brutally hounded for bringing these Kids Programs matters to the attention of voters. In- CURRENTS Racquetball stead, they should be thanked for their 6 diligence to improve our democracy. Personal Training 6 How tragic that we so frequently hang Swimming Lessons VIEWS VIEWS VIEWS our heroes. Group Exercise How tragic, too, that political sup- Fitness Classes 4 port from the home-building-and-selling lobby has become so tainted candi- Kids Club MAIL

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“I HAVE more reptiles than most zoos,” claims Dave Rucker, Bellingham breeder of dart frogs, geckos, chameleons, newts and other assorted critters both hoppy and crawly. One visit to his modest home will convince you that’s no idle boast. Because it’s not so much his home (and his wife Donna’s—you can tell she lives there by the matching pair of recliners; there’s little room in this primordial menagerie for anything else) as an amazing condominium complex for amphibians and reptiles of every stripe. And spot. And horn. From his childhood days in the Southwest, Dave Rucker was hooked on the bizarre beasties. “Being raised in Arizona, I was around them and took an interest at an early age. It has been a lifelong dream to work with amphibians and reptiles professionally, and breeding them is particularly gratifying.” Still, as the casual visitor wanders from aquarium to aquarium, each one custom designed to suit its specially bred occupants, one can’t help but wonder…why? Why on earth would someone dedicate so much time and energy (and space) to Needless to say, Dave Rucker tries his best to turn over his unusual assuring that tomato frogs, peacock geckos and bearded dragons have a cozy place inventory. Since his animals are occasionally rare and uniformly healthy to live and breed? (and his prices are below retail) Rucker has little trouble finding buyers Why on earth, indeed. For Rucker, success isn’t so much measured by how many rep- among repeat customers and folks who find him on the Internet. tiles he can sell as pets. Success is finding a species that’s threatened in the wild and Then the “fun” begins: shipping lizards and frogs, aye, there’s the effectively breeding it in captivity, thereby helping ensure its continued existence rub. As you might imagine, the slightest shipping delay can be disas- on our cooking, shriveling planet. trous for live cargo. Currently, Dave’s hopping mad over a series of It ain’t easy. Apart from the personal space the Ruckers have ceded to their am- disputes with his present delivery service, which seems to delight in phibian family, there are a whole host of hurdles to overcome before those aquariums losing boxes of dart frogs. CONTACT are filled with healthy, breeding critters. Most of the potential stock is, naturally, Still, Rucker soldiers on, knowing that more often than not his human Dave and Donna imported from elsewhere. As in, all over the world. Some animals arrive healthy. customers will (hopefully overnight) become the proud parents of a to- Rucker, breeders Many others are sick, injured or dead by the time they reach the Ruckers’ door. That’s mato frog, fanfoot gecko (Dave’s personal favorite), Senegal chameleon and suppliers of when Dr. Dave does his thing, nursing ailing amphibians back to health. or emperor newt. “More and more, enthusiasts are endeavoring to breed exotic amphibians If he’s lucky enough to receive an intact male/female pair, it’s off to the breeding their ‘pets,’” Rucker says, “This is a very good thing. Some species will and reptiles, Bell- room for the lucky couple. Here, more tanks of colorful critters of all sizes and shapes undoubtedly be saved from total extinction because of this.” ingham, Wash. WEBSITE: petlife- line the walls, from mating adults to squiggly tadpoles to rambunctious lizkids. The Ruckers see their enterprise as part business, part mission. As they forms.com. Even the Ruckers’ bedroom is shared with reptiles in their glass houses. Nocturnal note on their website, “Whatever it may take to help keep a species from EMAIL: mail@ varmints seeking romance with a potential mate often serenade Dave and Donna going extinct should be implemented or at least encouraged.” petlifeforms.com. during the night. You think the bathroom is off limits? Dave reports that a wayward Which begs these questions: As the squabbling, polluting human spe- PHONE: 360-756- frog once joined him unexpectedly in the shower. And, of course, there’s always a cies gleefully bounds toward extinction on this cooking, shriveling plan- 2245. gregarious gecko or two hanging from the living room drapes. et, who will breed us? And where might we be shipped? BY ALEX MCLEAN followed his father’s footsteps into public service. Earl vestment in education, in training, leadership skills Thomas, Sr., held the same Ferndale school board posi- and in community,” he said. “Casinos helped acceler- tion 32 years ago. “To me [this ceremony] is an honoring ate those efforts, but this has been a thing tribes have of my father,” Thomas said, “and a way to sow the seeds worked on for decades.” Tribal Matters of service in the next generation.” Whatcom County Council member Bob Kelly, a Nook- John McCoy, from the Tulalip tribe, fleshed out some sack, agrees there appears to be increased political 34 NATIVE AMERICANS SOW THE of the difficulties Native Americans face in getting energy within the tribes. He offers a theory on why it FOOD SEEDS OF PUBLIC SERVICE elected. In 2002 McCoy beat the incumbent in his dis- largely leans Democratic.

trict, noted for its staunch conservatives. “Fiscal conservatives have taken a real toll on tribal 28 “I got no help from mainstream Democrats,” McCoy communities and governments,” Kelly said. “So, that NO $50 plates of ﬁlet mignon were in sight. And no admitted. “They basically said, ‘The 38th is Republi- may be a reason right there.” Another factor, he sup- windy speeches echoed through the longhouse. Yet a can, and you’re an Indian.’” posed, is that Democrats are particularly hungry for tribal vote rally and picnic drew more than 200 people In his ﬁrst effort, McCoy lost by only 4,000 votes, votes. “Between the two tribes (Lummi and Nooksack) CLASSIFIEDS and raised roughly $2,000 to support local campaigns. causing Democrats to take notice. He still needed to we’re talking 6,000 or so tribal members,” Kelly said, “so As far as booster events go, this one was decided- lobby tribes across the country and beg an $80,000 you’re looking at perhaps 3,000 potential [Democratic] 24

ly lowbrow. The Lummi Wex’lium Center was spangled boost from the Native American Committee to ﬁnance voters here in Whatcom county alone.” FILM with handmade signs, a potluck buffet on bare fold-out the bulk of his second, winning campaign in 2002. Among ofﬁcials at the rally, none could name a Re-

tables, and an auction of items that mostly could be “I was giving a speech before the National Indian publican tribal member holding ofﬁce. Anywhere. 20 harvested from any winsome garage sale. This rally, hosted by the Lummi Nation and Nooksack “RUN FOR CITY, FOR COUNTY COUNCIL, RUN FOR DOG CATCHER—ANYTHING! MUSIC Tribe, was more about tugging at grassroots and seeding the base with fertile motivation. The goal, of course, NOT EVERY THING HAPPENS IN WASHINGTON D.C. OR OLYMPIA!” 18 was to harvest Democratic victories less than two months — JOHN MCCOY, 38TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT hence during the election. The message—beyond rehash- ART ing the apocalyptic scenarios played out over these last Gaming Association, telling the tribes to get into lo- Yet Native Americans are often conservative in out- eight years—was it is time to get to work. cal politics,” McCoy explained. “I said, ‘Run for city, look and, despite a history being deeply maligned by 17 A clutch of roughly a dozen past or present elected of- for county council, run for dog catcher—anything! Not the federal government, notoriously patriotic. Their ser-

ﬁcials milled among the rally’s hybrid-hugging masses. every thing happens in Washington D.C. or Olympia!” vice to the nation, especially in the military, is elevated STAGE But four of these ofﬁcials were here for more than a Joe DeLaCruz, a legendary Quinault who at the time above numbers among non-natives. As if to underscore

handshake or an earful. The Ferndale School Board’s Ber- was president of the National Congress of American In- this, all four elected Native Americans attending the 16 nie Thomas, Whatcom County Council member Bob Kelly, dians, commandeered the microphone from McCoy and rally said they were inspired by the public service of Whatcom County Treasurer Steve Oliver, and Rep. John demanded, “Well, what are you waiting for?” their parents and from grandparents. McCoy of Everett’s 38th Legislative District are all Na- The gaming association has formed its own PAC, That public service is growing. GET OUT tive Americans. The tribes honored the service of these which recently gave 73 percent of its financial support A record 64 Native Americans were elected to various four with a traditional blanket ceremony. to Democratic candidates. Although the gaming PAC is a state legislatures in 2006, up from 50 the previous year. 14 “Other than a few local positions, we haven’t had this flea compared to titanic donors like the pharmaceutical Here in Washington, Claudia Kauffman—a Nez-Perce level of tribal participation in regional and statewide of- lobby, national Indian gaming revenues delivered a $25 from the Kent area—recently joined the ranks of Native WORDS fice before,” Thomas said. “It is great to see the people in- million onside kick to Democrats in 2006. American lawmakers, a new mark for the state. 8 volved again because we have as much or more at stake in But Whatcom County Treasurer Steve Oliver observed “It takes a long time to build relationships,” noted 8 regard to the environment, education, employment and the that the influx of casino dollars is not the sole source of Henry Cagey, chair of the Lummi Business Council, the economy as anyone in the surrounding community does.” political windfalls for tribal candidates. organizing government for that nation. “That is what we CURRENTS CURRENTS Thomas, a member of the Lummi Nation, has literally “We’re starting to see some of the fruit of tribal in- are doing now—building and renewing.” CURRENTS 6 VIEWS VIEWS

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Republican Dino Rossi throws some 20 20 ee early jabs at Gov. Chris Gregoire in their ﬁrst debate, saying the state’s unemploy- PASSAGES MUSIC THE THAT WAS ment rate and a looming deﬁcit prove that

the incumbent has mismanaged the state. 18 09.16.08 Gregoire spars back, putting the blame ART ART LUKE, the squarely on the failures of the Bush ad- TUESDAY unloved parking ministration Rossi supports. While Rossi Five members of the Iron Pigs motorcycle club—including paystation, is pounded on a 33 percent increase in the 17 two Whatcom County law enforcement ofﬁcers—plead not back on Railroad state budget—a spending increase he says Avenue after

STAGE STAGE guilty to misdemeanor weapons charges stemming from a is 2-1/2 times the increase in revenue— suffering a few shooting last month in which a member of the Hell’s Angels (more) settling- most debate analysts score the event in Long-time Bell- 16 motorcycle club was wounded in a brawl during the Sturgis in glitches. The favor of the governor, whom they say Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. machines accept seemed better prepared on speciﬁcs. ingham resident cash, credit cards and blues singer

GET OUT and debit cards. Laurette Lang- A Bellingham man who pleaded guilty to robbing two The largest influx of students in West- ille passed away banks and a doughnut shop is sentenced to 7 years and 3 ern’s history arrives on campus over the Sept. 16 after a 14 months in prison. Wes E. Hamman, 38, robbed Lafeens Family weekend. WWU campus housing officials courageous battle Pride Donut and Ice Cream in Bellingham with a handgun Feb. say more than 4,000 students are ex- with breast and bone cancer. Her WORDS 2 for an undisclosed amount of cash. On Feb. 6, he robbed a pected to check into the residence halls. powerful voice and Skagit State Bank branch in Burlington. On Feb. 11, Hamman Nearly three quarters are new students. gutsy slide guitar 8 8 robbed a Wells Fargo Bank in Ferndale. frequented local Police suspect a man found dead in venues, including A Mount Vernon man pleads guilty to raping a Bellingham Ferndale may have committed suicide. the Mount Baker Rhythm & Blues CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS woman. Officials say they’ll likely deport illegal immigrant Ro- the Centers for Disease Control contradicts The man’s body is found in a wooded area Festival, Northwest berto Hernandez, 22, after he serves a year in prison for raping initial positive blood tests performed by near Main Street. He appeared to have Folklife, Bumber- 6 a Bellingham woman while she slept in her apartment after a the state. A 48-year-old woman was di- shot himself once in the head using a shoot, and the Port party she’d hosted July 27. agnosed earlier this month with what is handgun. Townsend Blues VIEWS VIEWS now confirmed as a false positive for the Festival. Laurette was the only State elections officials say new voter registrations could illness. 09.21.08 4 Northwest woman break a record this year. King County nears its all-time record, SUNDAY included in the

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08 08 appeared from a migrant labor camp ear- “peace march” to Maritime Heritage Park, Hemphill, and Del Rey. She was re- .24. Kulshan Community Land Trust receives a $25,000 grant lier in the week was evidently part of an followed by a short rally and concert. 9 for placing second in a national contest that rewards con- arranged marriage when the woman and cently inducted into 09.22.08 the National Blues .03 struction of affordable housing. The Home Depot Foundation her child tell their story to Skagit County Hall of Fame. 39 # names KCLT among more than 50 applicants for its residen- Sheriff’s officials. Both are fine. MONDAY tial community, Matthei Place, which is a LEED Silver-certified residential community featuring 14 homes on less than an acre Western Washington University re- Signaling the end of an era, the last of land. The land trust says it plans to use the money to assist ceives a $1 million gift, the largest sin- two big independent investment banks local moderate-income homebuyers. gle gift in the university’s history, that die as Wall Street continues its plunge, will help endow the new Karen W. Morse losing all gains from Friday’s brief rally. 09.19.08 Institute for Leadership, named in honor Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley say CASCADIA WEEKLY FRIDAY of the outgoing WWU president. they’re scrapping the old business model 10 and becoming commercial bank-holding Whatcom County health officials say the first case of measles Undergraduate student Hannah Hig- companies as the federal government rac- reported in 13 years really wasn’t measles after all. Testing by gins, a senior from Pullman majoring in es to stall a panic collapse.

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CRITTER CONTROL 28 On Sept. 21, Bellingham Police hunted for a cougar that was reported walking through a backyard near Lake Padden. The cat was described as thigh-high with white markings around its legs. A state wildlife ofﬁcial speculated the cat was likely “a juvenile that CLASSIFIEDS had been kicked out by its mom and was just trying to ﬁgure things out.” People are advised to keep close track of their chil- 24

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errant cabbie crashed the cab shortly thereafter 16 and ﬂed on foot. Bellingham Police ofﬁcers located COSTCOST OOFF PRPROPOSEDOPOSED WallWallS Streettreet bailoutbailout on Sept. Sept 22, 22 in billions.billions him and booked him into jail on multiple charges. $700 GET OUT

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was rocks. In a couple of cases a tire iron was used and in one case .24. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS in no-bid contracts doled out by FEMA that guaran- 9 a ﬂower pot shattered a car windshield. A house window was shat- $2.4 teed proﬁts for big companies following Hurricane Katrina.

tered by a rock in another incident.” An estimate of total damage .03 39 caused by the vandals is in the neighborhood of $6,000-$7,000. # PERCENT OF $19 billion spent by FEMA on hurricanes Katrina and Rita as of mid-June estimated as fraud and waste ($2 billion). ELECTION BOUNCE 11 On Sept. 20, drunks were reported wandering through the Alabama Hill neighborhood, removing political signs and jumping TRILLIONS WASTED BY Pentagon for unauthorized and unaccounted for airplanes, tanks and missile command launch-units. on trampolines. $1

YABLO TOTAL OUTSTANDING PUBIC debt, in trillions of dollars, on Sept. 18 CASCADIA WEEKLY (public debt when Clinton left office: $5.67 trillion). On Sept. 19, Bellingham Police reported yet another bomb-like ob- $9.664 13 ject, this time a sparkler “bomb” in a neighborhood near Whatcom Falls Park. The device was still burning when firefighters arrived, but SOURCES: Government Accountability Office; Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Report; Project on Government Oversight; Center for Public Integrity Investigation; U.S. Treasury explosive materials had burned away. No damage was reported. doit

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08 08 Another star of the show is the venue itself. Based at the spa- ite artistic skills, though Bingo” happens from 6-9:30m Domke, begins at 7pm at the WHAT: “Simple at Norway Hall, 1419 Forest .24. cious and serene Lucia Douglas Gallery, the free monthly readings I’m more of a visual artist. First Congregational Church, 9 Case Binding Made St. Cost is $15. 2401 Cornwall Ave. Suggest- are meant to combine poetry with interesting things to look at. Easy” workshop Poetry is an auditory art EVERGREENAIDS.ORG ed donation is $5.

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DO IT IT DO on a path that starts downtown and continues on to Lake Padden, welcome. He points out that the entities ven will hold a Dog Walk James Luce, will present an Fairhaven Park, Marine Park, and Cornwall Beach before heading back they raise funds to help out should also at 10am at Birch Bay State “Is My Tree in Trouble?” talk Park. Admission is by do- 08 08 to the point of origin. be on people’s radar. at 12:30pm at the Whatcom nation. Proceeds beneﬁt

.24. When the challenge kicks off Sat., Sept. 27, each participant—also “These local groups also need help Museum, 121 Prospect St. 9 Old Dog Haven, a nonproﬁt known as a “spawner”—will, in addition to personally connecting to consistently,” Elsworth stresses. 778-8930 OR group that provides loving, WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG

.03 their own ecological landscape, be raising money for the environmen- “Whether it is volunteering to help safe homes for abandoned W.E.B.: Whatcom W.E.B. 39

# tal organization of their choice. Giving people the ability to generate Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Associ- senior dogs. (Women Expanding Bound- BIRCHBAYDOGWALK.COM funds for organizations such as Conservation Northwest, the Surfrider ation go out and plant trees alongside aries) will host an open Foundation, Whatcom Land Trust, and the Nooksack Salmon Enhance- a creek or following some of the best FOREST HIKE: From 8:30am- house from 7-8:300pm at ment Association was one of the main reasons organizers Todd and practices that RE Sources outlines for 4pm, explore the 2,300- the Fairhaven Park Pavil- acre watershed known as ion. Women who are inter- Heather Elsworth created the race in the ﬁrst place. us in their new ‘Be Cool’ campaign or the Canyon Lake Communi- “We actually raise money for more than just the environmental com- Sustainable Connections’ ‘Towards Zero ested in networking with ty Forest with Roger Weiss others who are interested munity now,” Todd Elsworth says. “I have a hard time saying no to peo- Waste’ campaign. The best way to par- from the Whatcom Land in outdoor recreational CASCADIA WEEKLY ple who want to raise money for a cause that’s close to their hearts. We ticipate in the community is to become Trust. The nine-mile hike activities should show up. is free. Suggested donation is $2. 16 have expanded into more and more groups over the years. On average, a part of it and become more cognizant WHATCOMLANDTRUST.ORG the participants raise $5,000-$8,000 annually. We give 100 percent of of your actions and the power that your 778-7000 the money to the groups.” choices have.” doit STAGE THURS., SEPT. 25 GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Catch “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” at 8pm at the

Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At 10pm, stage stick around for “The Project: Mad 34 Comedy in the Making.” Cost is $5 for

THEATER DANCE PROFILES FOOD the early show, $3 for the late one. 733-8855 OR THEUPFRONT.COM 28 28 SEPT. 25-28 EVENING WITH GROUCHO: Frank Ferrante, an award-winning actor,

director and playwright, brings leg- CLASSIFIEDS endary comedian Groucho Marx to life when An Evening with Groucho shows 24 at 7:30pm Thurs.-Fri. and 3pm and 7:30pm Sat.-Sun. at the Harold and FILM FILM Irene Walton Theatre, 104 N. Com- mercial St. Tickets are $42. 734-6080 OR MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE. 20 BY AMY KEPFERLE COM SEPT. 26-27 MUSIC UNLEASHED: “Upfront Unleashed”

shows happen at 8pm and 10pm at 18 the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St.

Whodunit? ART Students with valid ID will gain free THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD admission to the early show, and tickets for the 10pm gig are $8-$10. 17 17 733-8855 OR THEUPFRONT.COM STAGE SAT., SEPT. 27 STAGE DINNER THEATER: The Ferndale Heritage Society will host a 1940s- DEATH IS a vital component of any juicy murder mystery, 16 but Charles Dickens probably didn’t mean for the concept to style Radio Dinner Theater at 6pm at the Ferndale Senior Center, 1998 go quite so far when he penned his final novel, The Mystery of Cherry St. Tickets are $25. GET OUT Edwin Drood. 384-3693 The noted author—probably best known for a certain tale of “THE AUDIENCE CHOOSES ONE OUT TALENT SHOW: Creative types will holiday redemption featuring a grumpy guy named Scrooge—had perform at the annual “Skagit’s Got 14 finished an afternoon of writing the latest installation of his Vic- OF SIX POSSIBLE DETECTIVES, ONE Talent” show at 3pm at Burlington’s torian whodunit when he suffered a stroke and died the following Outlet Shops, I-5 exit 229. Tickets are WORDS OUT OF SEVEN POSSIBLE MURDERERS $6-$13. day. The year was 1870, the day was June 8, and he was working (360) 336-8955 OR to complete chapter 22 of the tome. AND ONE OUT OF 18 POSSIBLE LOVE LINCOLNTHEATRE.ORG 8 Although Dickens had hinted to a close friend about who the intended perpetrator was, his secret was closely guarded. Read- STORIES. DO THE MATH: THAT’S HOW SUN., SEPT. 28 AMATEUR NIGHT: If you’ve been ers—who had been keeping track of the characters via monthly MANY COMBINATIONS OF ENDINGS secretly performing standup in your CURRENTS installments of the series—were left not knowing who exactly room late at night, bring it to the had killed Edwin Drood, a young man who’d been orphaned as a THERE ARE.” — MARLA BRONSTEIN stage when “Amateur Standup Night” 6 child and had, apparently, gained a few enemies as he grew up. kicks off at 8pm at the Upfront The- Was it Drood’s opium-addled uncle, a mysterious visitor or a jeal- Because it’s billed as a comedy and atre, 1208 Bay St. Anyone wishing to VIEWS perform will get free entry, and must ous rival for the affections of Drood’s fiance? doesn’t stick completely to Dickens’ ac-

be at the theater by 7:15pm to sign 4 They had to wait more than 100 years, but thanks to the ef- tual work, audiences should be prepared up. General admission is $8. forts of playwright Rupert Holmes, audiences can now ﬁnd out for a little more frivolity than they might 733-8855 MAIL who offed Edwin. In 1985, Holmes debuted a stage version of The expect were they watching a different

WED., OCT. 1 3 Mystery of Edwin Drood. Touted as the ﬁrst Broadway musical with work by the somber scribe. STEEL MAGNOLIAS: The Lynden

multiple endings, the play went on to win a basketful of Tony “This is not Nicholas Nickelby set to Performing Arts Guild begins its sea- IT DO

Awards and tour the nation. music—it’s not a Dickensian work,” Hol- son with a showing of Steel Magnolias at 7:30pm at the Claire vg Thomas But how exactly do audiences view different conclusions to the mes has been quoted as saying. “It’s 08 Theatre, 655 Front St. Tickets are story of Edwin Drood? “We have the audience vote by applause SEE IT light and fun and entertaining. But I .24. $11-$13, and performances continue 9 in some circumstances, and by a show of hands at others,” says WHAT: The hope—I think—that Dickens would have Mystery of Edwin through Oct. 19.

Marla Bronstein, the stage manager for the Bellingham Theatre Drood enjoyed it.” CLAIREVGTHEATRE.ORG .03 39 Guild’s version of the murder-mystery-turned-musical. “The audi- WHEN: 8pm Sept. With WWU theater professor Jim Lortz DANCE # ence chooses one out of six possible detectives, one out of seven 26-27 and 2pm as director, pianist Steve Barnes on the possible murderers and one out of 18 possible love stories. Do Sept. 28; shows sidelines and a host of talented com- SUN., SEPT. 28 the math: That’s how many combinations of endings there are.” continue through munity actors and volunteers onboard, BRDC REHEARSAL: If you’re inter- Oct. 12 ested in finding out what the Belling- Bronstein points out that Holmes prepared for any eventual- WHERE: Bell- Bronstein says the show promises to pro- ity, and wrote a number of endings into the script. Once the vide a good time to all, even if it’s based ham Repertory Dance Company is all ingham Theatre about, attend an open rehearsal for actors discover who has the most votes, they segue into that Guild, 1600 H St. on murder. “Everything With Night for Storms,” CASCADIA WEEKLY particular finale. COST: $8-$12 “This is the kind of show you should from 10-11:45am at the Firehouse INFO: belling- “Rupert Holmes really prepared for any eventuality, Bronstein definitely see more than once,” Bronstein Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris 17 hamtheatreguild. Ave. Admission is free. says. “There are a few ‘If this happens, then you might do this’ in com says, “so you can see the different end- the script. He was quite helpful.” ings, too!” 734-2776 doit 34 34 BELLCON FOOD visual WHAT: BellCon, Bellingham’s Second Annual Comic Book Convention 28 28 GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES WHEN: 10am-5pm, Sat., Sept. 27 WHERE: Whatcom Community College COST: $5 for kids and students, $7 general INFO: myspace.com/bellcon2007 CLASSIFIEDS

FEATURED GUESTS 24 Clayton Crain (Spider Man) Jason Metcalf (Wrath of the Titans) FILM FILM Brandon Jerwa (G.I. Joe, Battlestar Galactica) Tom Peyer (Star Wars)

20 20 Carnell (Fangoria Magazine) Darren Davis (10th Muse, Legend of Isis) MUSIC LIVE MUSIC

11am-4pm: Hot Roddin’ Romeos 18 18 18 Yes We Are

ART ART Candysound ART Acorn Project Tread Abraham 17 DEMONSTRATION/PERFORMANCE

STAGE STAGE Bellingham Fire Department PANEL DISCUSSIONS 16 Noon: King Fu Joe Glen Berry (writer/director) Wilson Large (producer) GET OUT Zak Vanwinkle (actor) Terry Krantz (costume designer) Michael Kutchner (asst. director/producer) 14 2pm: “Low-Budget Filmmaking in Bellingham” Richard Valentine

WORDS Jessica Von Ryan Gulick Scott Pierce 8 Brian Sipe

Costumes Welcome

CURRENTS CURRENTS Free Door Prizes Free Rafﬂe Drawings Every Hour

6 (prizes $100 & up)

VIEWS VIEWS BELLCON KICKOFF EVENTS Thurs., Sept. 25 4 BOOK SIGNING

MAIL MAIL 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. Bluewater Productions

3 Chad Heller (writer) and Daniel Crozier (artist) of Bluewater Productions launch Bartholomew of DO IT IT DO

the Scissors INFO: 671-2626

08 08 FILM PRESENTATION/PANEL

.24. 9:30pm at Pickford Cinema, 1418 Cornwall Ave. 9 Colorized World Premiere of Legend Films’ Last Man on Earth .03

39 STARRING: Vincent Price # Panel Discussion to follow about “Vincent Price Presents,” a new comic book line by Bellingham-based Bluewater Productions Darren Davis (publisher) Chad Helder (writer) Daniel Crosier (artist) Tickets are $15 CASCADIA WEEKLY INFO: pickfordcinema.org 18 doit

34 34 EVENTS tember at Artwood Gallery, 1000 Har-

ris Ave. FOOD THURS., SEPT. 25 647-1628 PARISCAPES: A reception for painter

BLUE HORSE: Erin Libby’s retrospec- 28 Ben Mann’s “Pariscapes” happens from tive, “A Creative Life: Visions of the 7-10pm at the Firehouse Performing Fantastic” shows through Sept. 27 at Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave. The show the Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly hangs through Sept. 30. St. CLASSIFIEDS MANN-ALIVE.COM 671-2305 DARKROOM: “Deja Revue,” a show

SEPT. 26-28 24 featuring photographer Tore Ofteness’ QUILTFEST: The “Blue Ribbon Quilt- work from the late ’60s and early ’70s, fest” happens from 10am-5pm at the FILM shows until Nov. 6 at the Darkroom, La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 310 W. Champion St. 703 South 2nd St. In addition to

961-3860 20 the opening of two new exhibits— “Traditional Piecing with Ethnic and FERNDALE LIBRARY: The Whatcom Art Guild’s “Fall Art Exhibit” shows Hand-Designed Fabrics” and “Six”—at MUSIC the museum, other events will hap- through Oct. 2 at the Ferndale Public Library, 2222 Main St. The works of 25 pen at various locations throughout 19 downtown La Conner. An $8 donation artists are on display. 18 384-3647

is requested. ART ART (360) 466-4288 OR LACONNERQUILTS. INSIGHTS: Anne Schreivogl’s “Last COM Splash of Summer” exhibit can be seen

through Sept. 30 at Insights Gallery, 17 SAT., SEPT. 27 516 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. JINX: New collages and an installa- (360) 588-8044 OR STAGE STAGE tion piece by Andrea Tjoelker will be INSIGHTSGALLERY.COM part of the Art Space Extravaganza LUCIA DOUGLAS: Ceramic sculptures happening from 7-10pm at Jinx Art created by noted Northwest artist 16 Studios, 306 Flora St. The Dandelion Clayton James in the 1980s and ab- Junk Queens and DJ Abby Normal will stract paintings by John Schaefer will GET OUT perform. be on display through Oct. 11 at the JINXARTSPACE.COM Lucia Douglas Gallery, 1415 13th St.

SUN., SEPT. 28 733-5361 OR LUCIADOUGLAS.COM 14 SHIPWRIGHT: Bellingham Interna- MINDPORT: Sculptures, paintings, ce- ramics and more are on display as part of tional Maritime Museum’s Mike Granat WORDS will head up a PowerPoint program on the multi-artist “Off the Edge” exhibit the institution at 2pm at the Whatcom through Sept. 28 at Mindport Exhibits,

Museum, 121 Prospect St. The free 219 W. Holly St. Admission is $2. 8 presentation is part of the “World of 647-5614 OR MINDPORT.ORG the Shipwright” exhibit. MONA: Glass artist Ginny Ruffner’s WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG “Aesthetic Engineering: The Imagina- CURRENTS CURRENTS ART SHOW: As part of the Harvest tion Cycle” can be perused through Festival happening this weekend in Oct. 5 at La Conner’s Museum of North- 6 Burlington, attend a “Fine Art and Gift west Art, 121 S. First St. Show” from 9am-5pm at the Burling- (360) 466-4446 OR MUSEUMOFNWART. ton Community Center, 1011 Greenleaf ORG VIEWS Ave. Admission is free. ONE OF ONE: “Untied,” featuring SKAGITART.ORG the paper artistry of Helen Hiebert, 4 is currently on display at Bison Book- WED., OCT. 1 binding’s One of One gallery, 1420 N. MAIL FRANCIS X: An exhibit of sculptures

State St. 3 and paintings by Bellingham artist BISONBOOKBINDING.COM Francis X Donovan opens today from PAPERDOLL: Erin Clancy’s “Animal Bo- DO IT IT DO

11am-6pm at the Newstand space, tanical” exhibit will be up through Oct. 111 E. Magnolia St. A reception hap- 10 at the Paperdoll, 1200 10th St. pens Oct. 3, and the show will be up 08 THEPAPERDOLL.NET

through Oct. 31. .24. PEACE ARCH PARK: The annual 9 927-8780 Peach Arch Park International Sculp-

ture Exhibit is open through Oct. 1 at .03

Blaine’s Peace Arch Park. 39 ONGOING # 332-7165 OR PEACEARCHPARK.ORG EXHIBITS SMITH/VALLEE: Jack Gunter’s “Where ALLIED ARTS: “Re Collections,” an Pigs Fly” exhibit will be on display exhibit utilizing recycled materials, through Sept. 28 at Edison’s Smith/ features works by Tom Calenberg, Mary Vallee gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave. Ennes Davis, Kathy Bastow, and Ar- (360) 305-4892 unas Oslapas through Oct. 4 at Allied WHATCOM MUSEUM: “World of the Arts, 1418 Cornwall Ave. Shipwright” and “Art + All That Jazz” CASCADIA WEEKLY 676-8548 OR ALLIEDARTS.COM are currently on display at the What- 19 ARTWOOD: Woodworker Michael Fla- com Museum, 121 Prospect St. herty will be featured through Sep- 778-8930 OR WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG Rumor Has It IN CASE YOU’VE been keeping track, we’re clos- ing in on the time when Nightlight Lounge owner

Matt Feigenbaum said he would have the bar up 34 34 and running again—as a bar, rather than just for one-off all-ages shows. And, right on cue, rumors FOOD music PREVIEWS RUMOR HAS IT are once again swirling about the Nightlight’s im-

28 28 minent grand re-re-reopening. How imminent? Well, if barstool gossip can be believed, it could happen as early as the coming week. What form the reopening and the bar itself will take, how- CLASSIFIEDS ever, still remains to be seen. Feigenbaum himself has said the bar will operate differently than it 24 has it the past. In fact, the vision he espoused musicPREVIEW

FILM FILM a few months back was similar to the model the Nightlight has been following in recent months: rather than being open on a day-to-day basis, the 20 20 20 BY CAREY ROSS bar will open only for shows. The difference, of course, will be that (hopefully) the bar part of the MUSIC MUSIC bar will be operational and the shows will happen

a bit more frequently. 18 Stars, Foxes and a Man Speaking of shows at the Nightlight, this Sat., ART ART Sept 27, Sweatshop Union makes a return visit to the club, courtesy, once again, of Con- quest, who have 17 Named Red been responsible

STAGE STAGE ASP POP GETS THE PARTY STARTED for nearly all of the excellent mu-

16 sic that has happened there dur- STARS ing the past few GET OUT months. If you’re unable to make 14 it to the show, can’t scrounge up

WORDS the dough for the ticket or just plain BY CAREY ROSS 8 want to see them twice, Sweatshop Union will also play the newly dubbed Earth

CURRENTS CURRENTS to B’ham Block Party the same day in the Red Berry parking lot. First of all, for those of you

6 unfamiliar with Red Berry, it’s the sexy-looking little frozen yogurt hut near the downtown Bob’s VIEWS VIEWS Burgers whose staff members seem to crop up in the Missed Connections section of Craigslist 4 with alarming regularity. Along with Sweatshop

MAIL MAIL Union, the Mt. St. Helen’s Vietnam Band, Kyprios, Yogoman Burning Band, the Mission Orange, and

3 BILL FRISELL DJs Intlect and Triple Crown will also be on hand.

DO IT IT DO The party gets started at 3pm, and the whole

shebang is free. Git after it.

08 08 Also taking place Saturday is the Jinx Art

.24. Space’s ﬁnally-for-real grand opening. In honor 9 of the event, local artist Andrea Tjoelker will be

.03 FOR THOSE of us who live lives that are mostly uncon- ry will not, in fact, toast your bagel—don’t crafting some sort of giant installation from a 39

# nected to Western Washington University, the start of the even ask—no matter how penetrating the “once-loved, Technicolor-photo trash heap of school year is an event that carries little or no signiﬁcance. We tone of your wheedling. Americrap,” which sounds deeply intriguing, and don’t have friends to become reacquainted with after a sum- However, for music fans, both of the only a tiny bit terrifying. Musical entertainment mer’s separation. We don’t need to put up posters, arrange bed- collegiate and year-round-resident vari- will be courtesy of the ever-delightful Dandelion ding or undertake any other activities associated with settling ety, the start of the school year means the Junk Queens. Show up at 6pm at 306 Flora St. into a dorm room. There are no class schedules for us to check, gears of WWU’s ASP Pop Music start crank- Lastly, I know some of you have been wonder- no books to buy, no ﬁrst-day-of-school jitters to deal with. ing once again. In case you’re unfamiliar, ing when Monotonix is going to swing back this CASCADIA WEEKLY Pretty much the only impact the start of the school year has on ASP Pop Music is the student-run organi- way. The answer: Oct. 2. The location: I’ll never

20 us is in the inﬂux of fresh-faced folks who are confused as to zation that, armed with a goodly amount tell. Space is limited and in such situations, it’s when the parking meters expire and don’t know that the Bagel- ASP POP, CONTINUED ON 21 every girl for herself. musicPREVIEW

ASP POP, FROM PAGE 20 34 34 of university funding, is able to draw big-name musical acts FOOD for the entertainment of the student body and the commu-

nity at large. In the past couple 28 of years, this has translated into being able to see the December- ists play a set in Red Square, the Roots onstage at Carver Gym, and CLASSIFIEDS Cat Power on the PAC Mainstage. And that’s just for starters. 24

A big part of the fun of the ASP METHOD MAN FILM Pop Music series is, of course, in HEAR & REDMAN WHO: Tech N9ne w/ 20 20 speculating who the organization 20 will book next. Rumors ran rampant Skatterman, Snug Brim, tured on The O.C. or a reality show that follows the lives of Grave Plot, Prozak about last year’s Roots show for the young and beautified—which it has—but don’t hold that MUSIC WHEN: 8pm Thurs., MUSIC months before it was confirmed— Oct. 9 against them. Their songs stay with you like a little bit of musi- and, of course, there’s the ever-pop- WHERE: Viking Union cal heartbreak that lingers long after the episode’s over. ular Pearl Jam “secret show” rumor Multipurpose Room, The show on the ASP Pop roster many of you seem to be 18 that seems to crop up every couple WWU most fired up about is the Oct. 18 outing featuring Seattle’s ART COST: $20-$28 of years or so. At this point, ASP darlings of the moment, the Fleet Foxes. Say what you will GhpHi^g Pop has announced four shows— about this band “reinventing” this and “reinterpreting” that, WHO: Stars, Think 17 bookended by hip-hop on either About Life but when it comes right down to it, the Fleet Foxes sound a Fhg]Zrl

side—for the fall quarter, although WHEN: 8pm Fri., Oct. 10 lot like a band your parents would like. Or, to be more accu- STAGE other shows are sure to be added as WHERE: Viking Union rate, the Fleet Foxes sound a lot like a band your parents have Multipurpose Room, Plus a New Expanded Menu! bands and musicians are confirmed already liked, such as the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, and 16 WWU Prociutto, Pancetta, Molinari Salami, during the coming weeks. Crosby, Stills & Nash, to name a few. Because there’s noth- COST: $16-$20 Antipasti Platters, Beer & Wine, Kicking off this year’s series on ing new under the musical sun, the Fleet Foxes create music Thurs., Oct. 9 is Tech N9ne, Skatter- WHO: Fleet Foxes, Frank that is, if not derivative, at least the sum total of their many Sandwiches Eat-in or Take Out. GET OUT man, Snug Brim, Grave Pilot, and Fairfield obvious influences. The trick, however, with this band, is that

WHEN: 8pm Sat., Oct. Monday 11–3 14 Prozak, all artists on Tech N9ne’s they’re so good at it, you stop caring about where they came 18 Tuesday –Friday 11–6 Strange Music label. The Kansas WHERE: PAC Concert from and can simply enjoy who they are. Dense four- and five- Saturday 10–5 WORDS City rapper has been a fixture on Hall, WWU part vocal harmonies, quirky instrumentation, undeniable skill 1140 N. State St the underground hip-hop scene for COST: $6-$10 and a staggering amount of feel-good musical energy are the Downtown Bellingham two decades, and just recently re- hallmarks of the band, and the reason so many fans have gone phone 8 WHO: Method Man & corded his millionth album sold. from curious to converted. 360.738.2090 Redman With his machine-gun style of vo- As I said before, the shows scheduled by ASP Pop thus far fax ;>EEBG@A:F%P: WHEN: Nov. 2 360.733.3169 cal delivery set against a backdrop WHERE: Viking Union are bookended by hip-hop, and at the other end of that book- CURRENTS of fierce beats—not to mention his Multipurpose Room, end are Method Man & Redman. I know they’ve told us the Wu- reputation for being a bit out of WWU Tang Clan ain’t nuthin’ to eph with and all that—and I believe g^pahnkl%lmhihg[r 6 COST: TBA control both onstage and off—it’s them—but I had no idea when they said it that members of MORE INFO: 650-2846 easy to understand the string of the longstanding and critically acclaimed hip-hop collective VIEWS sold-out shows Tech N9ne leaves in his wake. would be stopping by so often to make sure we don’t forget 4 Just a day later, Fri., Oct. 10, comes a wee Canadian invasion it. At any rate, Method Man and his longtime musical cohort, in the form of Stars and Think About Life. Stars, who hail from Redman, will be stopping by the VU Multipurpose Room for a ESTATE WINERY MAIL

Toronto, are classiﬁed as indie pop and characterized by a lush clinic in hip-hop fundamentals. Arguments abound as to who sound, smart lyrics, nimble arrangements and downright lovely is the better MC (I have my own opinions), but seeing them Are You Having 3

vocals. They sound just like a band whose music would be fea- side-by-side is an experience not to be missed. IT DO

Fun This Summer? Just 3 Miles From Bellingham sDIFFERENTWINESTOTASTE 08 .24. sLOCALARTISTGALLERY 9

non-clubMUSIC sBRINGAPICNICOUTSIDEPATIO .03 39 sHANDICAPPED # FRI., SEPT. 26 chestra will offer up a full-length operatic produc- ART OF JAZZ: The Tony Grasso Saxophone Quartet DAMON JONES: Guitarist and singer Damon Jones will tion of the classic Grimm fairytale, Hansel and Gretel, will play as part of the monthly Art of Jazz series at ACCESSIBLE perform mostly original music at a free concert from at 7pm Sat. and 3pm Sun. at Bellingham High School, 4pm at the American Museum of Radio and Electric- 7-9pm at Stuart’s at the Market, 1530 Cornwall Ave. 2020 Cornwall Ave. Tickets are $10. ity, 1312 Bay St. Tickets are $12. (360) 756-6770 756-6752 650-1066 OR JAZZPROJECT.ORG 714-0800 (360) 393-7633 BILL FRISELL: Jazz purveyor Bill Frisell will per- SUN., SEPT. 28 WED., OCT. 1 www.vewinery.com

form at a fundraising concert for RE Sources at 7pm CASCADIA WEEKLY BRAMBLES: Bluegrass and Appalachian folk tunes MUSIC CLUB: Ford Hill and friends will present “A Thursday–Sunday, 11am–6pm at the Church House, 1601 Mill Ave. Tickets are $35. will be among the many musical offerings when The Morning of Mendelssohn” at a free concert being 733-8307 OR RE-SOURCES.ORG Brambles perform at 2pm at Nancy’s Farm, 2030 E. put on by the Bellingham Music Club at 10:30am at 1628 Huntley Rd., Bellingham 21 SEPT. 27-28 Smith Rd. Suggested donation is $10. WWU’s Performing Arts Center. Take I-5 Exit 255, Mt. Baker Hwy. 3 miles 966-4640 671-0252 HANSEL AND GRETEL: The Whatcom Symphony Or- Then left on Noon Rd. 1 Mile, left on Huntley See below for venue addresses and 09.24.08 09.25.08 09.26.08 09.27.08 09.28.08 09.29.08 09.30.08 phone numbers WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Oktoberfest feat. Robert Jazz Jam w/Julian Mac- Boundary Bay Yogoman Burning Band Blake & the High Wide and Rise 'n' Shine (late) Bellingham Traverse The Otters Paul Klein Donough Handsome Band

Commodore Burning Spear 34 34 Ballroom

FOOD Common City of Burlington Harvest Ground Coffee- Festival

28 28 house

Edison Inn Spoonshine CLASSIFIEDS Open Mic w/Chuck D feat. Fairhaven Pub Karaoke DJ Bam Bam Death by Radio Spaceband Comedy College Night Clare 24

Meg Hutchinson, Holly

FILM FILM Green Frog Café The Prozac Mtn. Boys Brianna Lane, Kristi Nelson Kristen Marlo, Dave Hannon Open Mic The Sweaty Sweaters John Batdorf Acoustic Tavern O’Reilly 20 20 20 Honeymoon The Naked Hearts Dead Fish Rising The Shadies MUSIC MUSIC

Main St. Bar and Open Mic w/Chuck D feat.

Country Karaoke Jimmy Wright Band Jimmy Wright Band Karaoke Grill Amber Darland 18

ART ART Nightlight Sweatshop Union Lounge

17 The Oregon Donor, Mr. Connecticut Four, Brownes Old Foundry Gnome, All Creatures of Condition STAGE STAGE Good Heart SWEATSHOP UNION/Sept. 27/ Nightlight Lounge Quarterback Pub Dead Fish Rising , Sons of Character Assassins, Within 16 and Eatery the Widow James Negatives, Muldoon

GET OUT Richard's on Cadence Weapon, Wood- Souls of Mischief, Casual, Alex Gaudino Players Club (late) Cold War Kids Richards hands Pep Love, Blue Scholars 14 Kim Field and the Mighty Rockﬁsh Grill Fidalgo Swing Lloyd Jones Titans of Tone WORDS The All Nighters, Sugar Vaughn Kreestoe Wizard Strait A Students, Our Rogue Hero Mash Up DJ Jaron K Sugar Sugar, The Whiskey

8 Wednesday Dance Party Fallen Heroes, Haf-Sac Wailers

Royal Industry Night College Night Ladies Night Party Night Karaoke CURRENTS CURRENTS

Betty Desire Show, DJ 6 Rumors DJ Buckshot, DJ Deerhead DJ QBNZA DJ Mike Tollenson Karaoke w/Poops DJ Postal, DJ Shortwave Velveteen VIEWS VIEWS Silver Reef Hotel The Jim Basnight Band Tweety & the Tomcats Tweety & the Tomcats Casino & Spa 4 BRIANNA LANE/Sept. 25/Green Frog Cafe

MAIL MAIL Skagit Valley Karaoke Freddy Pink Freddy Pink Casino

3 DO IT IT DO Skylark's The Otters Tim Matheis & Tom Miller The Spencetet Irish Session 08 08 Three Trees Cof- Open Mic feat. Ashley

.24. Brian Buller The Endorﬁns Austin Jenckes 9 feehouse Douglas .03

39 Tivoli Bar Tabac #

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34 34 ﬁlm REVIEWS FILM TIMES FOOD Bottle 28 28 Shock AN INTOXICATING CLASSIFIEDS BREW 24 24 REVIEWED BY JAMES ROCCHI FILM FILM FILM BOTTLE SHOCK veers toward the hokey and is surpassingly predict- 20 20 Miracle at St. Anna’s able, and not just because we know the ending. But its heart is so in the MUSIC UNDENIABLY SPIKE LEE right place and its tableau so appeal-

ing that it’s easy to come away from 18 this sweet, scrappy ﬁlm with a nice

ART ART his drawer and shoots the man dead. Searching the little buzz. man’s apartment, police ﬁnd a purple heart—and a The saga is loosely built around priceless piece of Italian statuary. The murder, the a true story, a 1976 Paris tasting 17 medal, the masterwork; we ﬂash back to 1944 to in which French experts compared

STAGE STAGE see where they all came from. wines from Napa and France. The Four soldiers are cut off during a disastrous “blind” tasting (judges didn’t know

16 1944 Allied advance—natural leader Sgt. Stamps which wines they were drinking) (Derek Luke), stalwart Corporal Negron (Laz Alon- was concocted by Steven Spurrier, a zo), cool-but-nervy Sgt. Cummings (Michael Ealy), Brit who owned a wine store in Paris GET OUT and slow, colossal Pvt. Train (Omar Benson Miller). They make their way to the nearest village, where 14 they meet up with the local citizenry and real- ize that they’re in the best possible place to get ITS HEART IS SO WORDS intelligence about the German column aimed at IN THE RIGHT the American troops. This seems like the sort of

8 stuff of a thousand war ﬁlms, but Lee (and James PLACE AND ITS McBride’s script, adapted from his own novel) carefully, subtly reframes the war not just as a clash TABLEAU SO

CURRENTS CURRENTS between democracies and dictatorships but also APPEALING THAT as a clash between rulers and ruled. The Italians 6 are suffering under the fascist government they IT’S EASY TO COME eagerly brought to power; some of the Germans

VIEWS VIEWS AWAY FROM THIS recognize a dislocation between their orders and their honor; the four American soldiers risk their SWEET, SCRAPPY 4 lives in the name of a nation, and an army, that FILM WITH A NICE MAIL MAIL SPIKE LEE’S ﬁlms have always been fraught with the poten- considers them second-class citizens. Miracle at St. Anna, as the title suggests, is a tial for greatness and disaster, shuddering with a nervy wire-walk- LITTLE BUZZ. 3 ing energy that makes them superb when they stay on the narrow haunted tale, full of ghosts and portents and vi-

DO IT IT DO space between ambition and execution and gives you a long time sions and legends and prophecy, and Lee makes

to watch the fall when they don’t. Lee’s ﬁlms are rarely undeniably some of it work and there are parts of it that simply

08 08 perfect, but they are always undeniably his. do not. Lee is a social realist in love with the look and came to California in search of

.24. So it is with Miracle at St. Anna, a bold, sprawling, messy epic of of classic movies, an uneasy blend of sociologist chardonnays and cabernets to pit 9 war and faith set behind enemy lines in 1944, as a group of four and showman. But asking Spike Lee to do magical against the best of Bordeaux and

.03 African-American soldiers are trapped far from their fellow troops realism—spectral visitors materializing between Burgundy. 39

# in German-occupied Italy. There are moments here where the film the bullets—is like asking a brain surgeon to give The first person Spurrier (Alan Rick- does not work, where you can feel the sharp needle of disbelief you blond highlights; not only is it beneath his ac- man, at his Rickman-est) encounters or dislocation puncture the film mercilessly, and there are other complishments, it’s not necessarily within his skill in Napa is Jim Barrett (Bill Pullman), moments that are not only willing but indeed eager to look at big, set, either. who has shucked a successful career challenging, relevant issues of race and power, war and justice, But then Lee follows that with a shot of our four as a San Francisco lawyer to buy a faith and failure. When Miracle at St. Anna falters, it’s in the mo- heroes looking right into the camera, weary and winery, Chateau Montelena. Abet- ments that seem like they could have been crafted by any other wounded and tired: This is what we’re willing to do; ting, and butting heads with, Bar- CASCADIA WEEKLY filmmaker; when Miracle at St. Anna succeeds, it’s in the moments what are you willing to do to earn that? It’s a ques- rett are his footloose and ambition-

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18 ART ART MY FIRST heirloom tomato was a big, bulbous and funky-shaped Bran- dywine. When the pink juice ﬁlled my mouth and ran down my face it was like 17 waking from a mediocre dream. The pale fruit delivered a subtle yet potent

STAGE STAGE tomato ﬂavor, but was low in acid, like a rose without a thorn—which allowed my heartburn-prone gut

16 to handle as many honkers as it could hold. Those Brandywines were just the beginning of my GET OUT heirloom adventure. Chicken- fried heirlooms came later. 14 Once upon a time, heirlooms were displaced orphans of the

WORDS cultivar world, old-school varieties that nearly vanished

8 as supermarkets superseded gardens. But some dedicated their heirloom offerings, and give advice pile of heirlooms is to juice them—perhaps gardeners, bemoaning the to- on how best to enjoy them. along with the juice of other garden spoils

CURRENTS CURRENTS mato’s homogenization by agri- Mimi Luebbermann, who wrote The Heir- for an heirloom-style V8. business, refused to accept the loom Tomato Cookbook, goes deep in ex- If you’re ready to upgrade your heir- 6 round, shiny, red cardboard va- ploring wine/heirloom pairings. As with looms from supporting role to main event, rieties available in stores. They the classic white meat with white wine, then treat those ﬂeshy spheroids like the VIEWS VIEWS had grandma’s seeds to prove red meat with red wine rule of thumb, she meaty beasts they are. When you can stare there were better options, and suggests pairing the likes of a Black Chero- down a crimson slab that practically ﬁlls 4 kept the lineages going, mostly kee heirloom with a similarly dark wine, the plate, juicier than a T-bone and cased

MAIL MAIL out of self-interest. while the yellows, like Big Blonde or Geor- in a deep-fried crisp, then you’re ready for These days, the heirlooms gia Streak, call for chardonnay. chicken-fried heirloom tomatoes.

3 are back, carried on the strong shoulders of a new generation of farmers Although there are heirloom paste to- Slice inch-thick slabs off the bottom

DO IT IT DO who’ve rediscovered these whimsically named and odd-shaped treasures matoes, the majority of heirlooms are of a massive red heirloom tomato, like a

that come dressed in outrageous colors and patterns. They have distinct heavy on water weight, making them in- Brandywine or an Anna Russian, holding

08 08 flavors that some aficionados pair carefully with wines, though chicken- efficient for frozen sauce or salsa—there’s it by the stem as you slice. Sprinkle the

.24. fried heirlooms are best with beer. too much water to cook off, otherwise the slabs with salt and pepper. Dunk them in 9 An heirloom tomato, technically speaking, has been around at least 50 sauce is too diluted. Thus, like the end of a bowl of buttermilk. Sprinkle with ﬂow-

.03 years, and is open-pollinated, which means it can cross-pollinate with summer, heirlooms are best enjoyed right er. Dip in beaten eggs. Roll in cornmeal. 39

# other open-pollinating strains, opening the door for evolutionary change. here, and right now. Lay in a pan of hot oil (like safflower, Farmers saved the seeds of the best specimens over the years, fine-tuning If you’re new to the heirloom thing, you sunflower or grapeseed). Fry until each the lines by favoring flavor, production, heartiness and suitability to a should calibrate your palate with a simple side is golden brown. particular climate and other nuances. The term “heirloom” can as well be slice adorned with no more than a sprinkle Unlike chicken-fried steak, no gravy is applied to many other edible species as well, from pork to beans. of salt. Many people don’t advance beyond poured over chicken-fried heirlooms, be- There are so many heirloom tomato varieties available—Hillbilly, Big Blonde, this stage, and I can hardly blame them. cause the gravy is already there, on the Green Zebra, Pink Oxheart, etc.—that farmers often lose track of what’s what. But there are those who had big ambi- inside, contained by a solid cornmeal exo- CASCADIA WEEKLY And if a farmer grows a bunch in the same patch and saves the seeds, the heir- tions last spring and are now swamped skeleton. But a dab of mayo never hurts.

34 looms will interbreed and produce an array of delicious oddball fruits. with heirlooms, and they’re looking to take It will look bloody enough for a steak For those who like to keep closer track of what’s what, most farmers mar- it to the next level, beyond slices, salads knife, but you’ll do ﬁne with a spoon. kets have their share of nerdy vendors who will happily talk you through and BLTs. One way to deal with an immense And a bib.

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