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FOOD week’s happenings Songs of Protest: 3pm, North Fork Library THISWEEK Celtic Nights: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre Bayshore Symphony: 7:30pm, St. Paul’s Episcopal

22 Church, Mount Vernon Queen of Rock: 8pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon

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20 Yolanda Allard Book Launch: 3:30pm, Upper Skagit Library, Concrete FILM COMMUNITY Tax Help: 12:30-4:30pm, First Congregational 16 Church Community of Stars Gala: 5-9pm, Hotel Bellwether MUSIC Bourbon Street Bingeaux: 5:30pm, Boys & Girls Club of Whatcom County 14 GET OUT ART Bonsai for Beginners: 9am, Garden Spot Nursery Hellebores Celebration: 9am-5pm, Christianson’s

13 Nursery, Mount Vernon Fowl will be Smelt Run: 10am, La Conner Middle School Recreation NW Expo: 12-5pm, Bellingham Cruise STAGE featured at the Terminal

12 annual Chicken FOOD Pancake Breakfast: 8-11am, American Legion Hall, Parade happening Ferndale GET OUT Small Farm Expo: 9am-2pm, NW Washington Fair- at high noon grounds, Lynden

10 VISUAL Sun., Feb. 25 in FiberFest: 10am-4pm, La Conner Middle School Naturally Speaking Panel: 2pm, Whatcom Mu- WORDS downtown Edison seum’s Old City Hall 8 SUNDAY [02.25.18] ONSTAGE

CURRENTS Us and Them: 2pm, BAAY Theatre WEDNESDAY [02.21.18] A Murder is Announced: 2pm, Claire vg Thomas 6 Renowned tribute Theatre, Lynden MUSIC artist Luisa Marshall Beauty and the Beast: 2pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount

VIEWS Van Bebber Quartet: 7pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts Vernon Daimh: 7pm, Littlefield Celtic Center, Mount Vernon channels Tina Turner at ”The Take Me to Church: 8pm, Rumors Cabaret 4 FILM Queen of Rock N Roll” MUSIC MAIL Human Rights Film Festival: Through Feb. 24, performances Feb. 23 at the Bayshore Symphony: 3pm, Central Lutheran Church throughout Bellingham Young Artist Concert Series: 3pm, Jansen Art

2 Mount Baker Theatre, and Feb. Center, Lynden WORDS Lenny White Trio: 7pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts DO IT DO IT Creekside Open Mic: 6:30pm, South Whatcom Library 24 at the Lincoln Theatre GET OUT THURSDAY [02.22.18] Chicken Parade: 12pm, through Edison Hellebores Celebration: 9am-5pm, Christianson’s Nursery, Mount Vernon 02.21.18 ONSTAGE A Murder is Announced: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas A Murder is Announced: 7:30pm, Claire vg VISUAL Theatre, Lynden Thomas Theatre, Lynden Fourth Friday Art Walk: 5-8:30pm, historic FOOD .13 Enchanted April: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community Beauty and the Beast: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Fairhaven Taste and Tour: 12-5pm, Lairmont Manor 08

# Theatre Mount Vernon New Exhibit Reception: 6-8pm, Skagit County Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Cupid’s Arrow: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Historical Museum, La Conner MONDAY [02.26.18] The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre Backyard Brawl: 10pm, Upfront Theatre SATURDAY [02.24.18] WORDS DANCE MUSIC Open Mic Night: 7pm, Village Books Balkan Folk Dance: 7-9:30pm, Fairhaven Library Queen of Rock: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre ONSTAGE Poetrynight: 8pm, Bellingham Public Library Youth Jazz Band: 7:30pm, Bellingham Senior A Murder is Announced: 2pm, Claire vg Thomas MUSIC Activity Center Theatre, Lynden CASCADIA WEEKLY TUESDAY [02.27.18] Jazz Jam: 5:30-8:30pm, Illuminati Brewing Us and Them: 2pm and 7pm, BAAY Theatre Jansen Jazz Band: 7:30pm, Jansen Art Center, Lynden Serial Killers: 7:30pm and 9:30pm, Sylvia Center 2 GET OUT ONSTAGE Wild Things: 9:30-11am, Interurban Trail for the Arts Comedy Open Mic: 7:30pm, the Shakedown FRIDAY [02.23.18] Beauty and the Beast: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon MUSIC ONSTAGE FOOD Cupid’s Arrow: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Jazz Soiree: 7pm, Pegasus Gallery Us and Them: 7pm, BAAY Theatre Coffee Tasting: 3pm, Camber Cafe Backyard Brawl: 10pm, Upfront Theatre MVHS Jazz Band: 7pm, Lincoln Theatre APRIL 6 & 7 THISWEEK

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underwater by 2100? The most important meeting to attend is 26 The cost of climate change is not just the Council meeting on Feb. 27. economic. Speak out! SISTERS FOOD According to the World Health Organi- —Ronna Loerch, Everson zation, it’s the greatest threat to global COOKING OUTSIDE THE BOX SINCE 1988 22 health in the 21st Century! SHIFT THE FOOD PARADIGM Depressing? Yes. But the good news is Many thanks for publishing Brad John- Open Nightly Except Monday 1055 N State St B’ham 671-3414 our elected officials in Olympia can take son’s letter “Practice What You Eat” in B-BOARD LOCATED JUST FOUR MILES EAST OF BELLINGHAM IN BEAUTIFUL WHATCOM COUNTY action on climate by passing key pieces this week’s issue. I agree completely that

of legislation, including a bill that would we need to support a shift to plant-based 20 put us on a path to 100 percent clean farming and eating for myriad reasons. WHERE VOLVOS GO! electricity by 2045. Yes, the dairy industry is huge here, but AND KEEP GOING! FILM Kudos to Sen. Kevin Ranker for spon- there are numerous examples worldwide • Diagnosis • Repairs soring this important bill and generating of dairy farms shifting to hemp or grain 16 bipartisan support for it. production for direct human consump- • Parts in Stock • Pre-Purchase Inspections • Late Model and Vintage Pre-Owned Volvos We need to make the switch away from tion, and creation of non-dairy milks, yo- MUSIC • Internet cafe and barista on site! harmful fossil fuels and promote the use gurts, cheeses and ice creams. RainbowAutoService.com Locally owned and environmentally conscious. of clean energy alternatives. Doing so We can’t wring our hands about water- 360-734-6117 • 2729 Jensen Rd. 14 MON-THUR 8am-6pm Taking care of you and your Volvo since 1986.

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We must put an end to our dependence and so forth, while at the same time sup- First massage is STAGE on fossil fuels now. porting this destructive industry. Senator Ranker, lead the way! Let’s encourage this shift from dairy 12 —Pam Borso, Custer farms to grain, seed and legume farms Lily Elkjaer Giesecke Specializing in Deep Tissue, Neuromuscular Massage, Trigger Point Therapy & Ashiatsu Deep Feet Therapy right here in Whatcom County! LMP | License #60450100 SAVE OUR PUBLIC LANDS —Ellen Kennelly, Bellingham 215 W. Holly St, Suite G-2 Half price specials all month long! GET OUT Bellingham, WA 98225 A short while ago a surprise sprang up evergreenbellingham.com | [email protected]

for residents living in the foothills of Su- OPPOSE RATE SHIFT 360.389.2265 10 mas and Red Mountain They discovered Fellow natural gas customers, please that the Department of Natural Resourecs take a look at the insert in your most recent WORDS is asking the county to rezone this forest- gas bill with the proposed rate increase for

ry land to allow trails for motorized off- Cascade Natural Gas Corporation. 8 road vehicles throughout this DNR land. We strongly object to the distribution This request from DNR comes at the of rate increases proposed by Cascade

request of a very active minority group Natural Gas. Professional, knowledgeable, CURRENTS of ORV users. They have been organized Why should residential rates go up fun & friendly to work with. 6 and vocal, working on this for the past 2,940 times as much as commercial rates? two years. Do the math: Percentage change for the VIEWS If anyone has been to Canada where former is +4.41 percent; for the latter it is Cerise Noah (360) 393-5826 4 these activities are allowed, you will see +0.0015 percent. And, the rates proposed REALTOR® [email protected] 4 that the land is trashed and devastated for Industrial will actually decrease by MAIL with much erosion and, packed soils. 0.07 percent! MAIL

Their activities are noisy and destructive Why is this cost burden being shifted Bellingham Senior Activity Center 2 to the nature they invade. to individuals and away from businesses?

Many years ago, the Whatcom County Unlike individuals, businesses can pass DO IT Council voted to forbid this activity on their rate increases on to their custom- Housing Options land zoned for commercial forestry—we ers. Or, they can implement energy effi- free must keep it this way. ciencies. Those that do so best will then As climate change occurs, our public enjoy an advantage over those who don’t. 02.21.18 forest land becomes ever more vulner- Rather than lower rates for excess use, As We Age .13 able to minor abuses, and this activity is those rates should increase. That will 08 not minor. Fires, erosion, and landslides more effectively motivate industrial us- # are possible consequences of such offers to conserve energy. Vendors & presenters will be on hand to provide road activity. The same logic applies to large volume Even if a re-zone were achieved there users, interruptible users and transpor- information and answer your questions. will be scant resources for oversight and tation. A great event for older adults & their children to attend. enforcement of any regulations made to The goal of the Washington Utilities

For full schedule of events: CASCADIA WEEKLY monitor the harmful activity. and Transportation Commission should The proposal for a zoning amendment be twofold: (1) to distribute necessary www.facebook.com/BellinghamSeniorActivityCenter 5 before the Council is PLN-2018-0004. increases equitably, and (2) to create in- 360.733.4030 ext. 1035 We can stop this request in its tracks if centives for energy efficiencies. enough Whatcom County residents speak This proposal does neither and should, out. Call, write or email your county therefore, be rejected. Wed. February 28, 9am-2pm 315 Halleck St. Bellingham council member to speak out against this —Tom and Rainbow Goetzl, Bellingham THE GRISTLE A PUBLIC EDUCATION: Republicans in the 42nd District

26 laid out their legislative agenda at a town hall meeting in Blaine over the weekend: Undoing the agree- FOOD ments they agreed to as a solution for the funding of public education after they had already foreclosed on views YOUR VIEWS THE GRISTLE any other solution for funding public education. 22 Sen. Doug Ericksen introduced a proposal to cut property taxes in Washington by $1 billion—which should B-BOARD be pretty popular in Whatcom County following a levy shift proposed to meet the requirements of the state

20 Supreme Court under their McCleary ruling. In Whatcom BY TIMOTHY BALLEW II County in 2018, the implementation of the McCleary

FILM solution may mean a $280 increase in property taxes for property with an assessed value of $250,000.

16 Republicans last session decided they’d support the Orcas and Oil Don’t Mix levy shift to fund schools only after they had eliminat-

MUSIC ed any other possible revenue source to fund schools. THE LEGISLATURE MUST PASS THE SPILL PREVENTION ACT Next step: Campaign against their own agreement.

14 “My bill would return much of that money to the THE PACIFIC Northwest is truly plans for addressing a tar sands

ART taxpayers, in the form of a property tax cut,” Ericksen the best place in the world to live. We spill. This urgently needs to happen. explained. “This year we are seeing a one-time ‘spike’ are lucky to live in such a beautiful A single spill is unacceptable, and

13 in property taxes because of the new school-financing corner of the world, where both the we can’t afford it. A single spill would system adopted by the Legislature last year. When Cascades and the San Juan Islands devastate the ecosystem irrevocably,

STAGE this plan is fully implemented in 2019, 73 percent of are in reach. When we are on the and harm thousands of families that Washington taxpayers will see lower property taxes— water, either harvesting or for rec- depend on fishing. The best response including Whatcom County. reation, we can get a better under- to an oil spill is preventing one in the 12 “The problem is,” he said, “that last year’s Legisla- standing of how special this place is. first place. But as long as crude oil is ture allowed local school levies for basic education to Coming from a fishing family, carried through our waters, we must

GET OUT continue in 2018, while a new flat-rate state levy for when I am on the water in the Sal- be ready to respond rapidly. schools is being ratcheted up.” ish Sea, I can’t help but think of Every day, crude Being ready for a spill means

10 The idea there’s any sort of surplus—after the how my family has traveled and re- having containment equipment state has wasted a decade bickering and dithering lied on the water since time imme- oil vessels move staged and ready to go, a clear and stalling over McCleary, and walking back its com- morial. Also, I can’t help but hope response plan for each watershed, WORDS around the San mitments to teacher compensation (COLA) that were that this same opportunity exists Juan Islands and plenty of well-trained re-

8 approved by voters before the economic collapse of for the generations of the future. sponders available. 2007—that’s all part of Ericksen’s charming fiction. Every day, crude oil vessels through narrow Though governmental jurisdic- Despite McCleary, Washington ranks 30th in the na- move around the San Juan Islands tion of the Salish Sea is divided,

CURRENTS tion in its spending on K-12 education. Yet voters sup- through narrow passageways that passageways that oil spills don’t stop at the border. port do their schools. are home to 76 surviving Southern We need better transboundary co-

6 are home to 76 6 Two local school levies passed by healthy margins Resident Orcas. The continued risk ordination for response planning last week. Bellingham School District, in particular, of an oil spill threatens the se wa- surviving Southern between agencies of Washington, VIEWS VIEWS passed a $155 million general obligation bond, easily terways that are the lifeblood of Resident Orcas British Columbia, federal and local

4 getting well above the 60 percent threshold required our way of life and our economies. governments. OSPA would convene for the property tax levy in all but a handful of city Our state’s Oil Spills program is a crossboundary summit for deci- MAIL districts. Mount Baker School District similarly passed drastically underfunded by millions, increasing amounts of “heavy crude,” sion makers, emergency respond-

2 a levy that will generate approximately $1.67 million and unequipped to address the tar sands bitumen from Alberta, and ers, and others to coordinate on de- per year for facilities and technology improvements present risks. That’s why I’m urg- has proposed to multiply tar sands veloping threats and how to jointly

DO IT through the six-year horizon of the levy. ing Washington’s legislature to pass traffic sevenfold with Kinder Mor- respond to a catastrophic oil spill. The approval of these bonds won’t increase the over- the Oil Spill Prevention Act (OSPA) , gan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expan- I urge our state legislators to take all property tax rate for local schools, as the rate was which would close the funding gap sion to load ships in Burnaby, B.C. swift action and support the stron- factored in tandem with the levy shift for McCleary. and require better planning and co- Unlike conventional oil, tar gest provisions in OSPA to protect 02.21.18 While 42nd District lawmakers were busy promis- ordination between governments sands bitumen sinks in water. And our livelihoods in the Salish Sea. We ing a property tax windfall, they dodged questions for spill response and prevention. though it is diluted so as to flow can afford to prevent and be pre- .13

08 about the security and safety of schools in the wake In recent years, we’ve seen major through the pipeline, it can cre- pared for an oil spill. Our fishers, # of yet another yet fatal shooting rampage that took changes in oil transportation, with ate a spill where some of the toxic shellfish industry, children, and way the lives of 17 high school students in Florida last far greater volumes shipped on barges materials float and others sink. If of life cannot afford the consequenc- week—bringing the number of school shootings to 18 over greater distances, and ships be- a spill were to happen now, from es of an oil spill in our Salish Sea. since the start of the year alone. ing loaded with crude oil for export. a pipeline crossing the Nooksack I hope you will join me today in School safety is a big component of Bellingham’s There have been dramatic increases River, or a barge in Fidalgo Bay, calling on our elected representa- school levy, with more than $19.5 million slated to in oil imported by pipeline and by rail emergency responders would not tives in Olympia to pass the Oil Spill

CASCADIA WEEKLY complete the upgrade to Sehome High School to a in the last five years. Yet through a know how to contain it. Prevention Act. more centralized campus so that the school may be loophole, a barrel tax that funds spill Our state has no response plan 6 locked down more readily in the event of an emergen- prevention and response does not ap- to deal with heavy oil spills. O SPA Timothy Ballew II is a former chair- cy. Similar safety improvements will be incorporated ply to oil imported by pipeline. would require the state to actively man of Lummi Nation. He currently into planned expansions to Alderwood, Parkview and What’s more, Canada is exporting study and develop contingency serves on Whatcom County Council. Sunnyland elementary schools, older schools in the city’s fastest growing neighborhoods. VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY THE GRISTLE “The bond measure includes im- A BETTER WAY TO

portant safety and security improve- 26 ments including lockdown shades for classrooms; radio communica- PLAY FOOD tion tools; PA/intercom service for EVERY all school areas, including portables; 22 access control for more secured en- DAY ATNORTHWOOD! trances at schools in need; door locking systems; security cameras B-BOARD for exterior vandalism deterrent and

protection; and cameras in some com- 20 mon interior areas such as hallways,”

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statement. “Additionally, each school 16 has a state-of-the-art emergency pan- ic system, designed to expedite police MUSIC response to school crises.

“Safety is about more than immedi- 14 ate physical needs,” Baker said. “It is Grand Finale ART also about maintaining a strong safety

net for those who need extra supports. 13 Over the past few years, we have added

counselors to all 22 of our schools, and STAGE we have an additional grant-funded Drawings partnership to offer mental health 12 support to any child in need. We keep Your favorite buffet deal is back for working to ensure all of our students a limited time only starting in June! have a trusted adult to talk with when Winners Club Members can get GET OUT they are hurting and that they have our full dinner buffet for only

February 25! 10 the skills to reach out for help when TWO DOLLARS every Tuesday they see someone struggling. from 5pm to 10pm! “One of the ways we do this is by fo- On Sunday, February 25, you’ll get a WORDS cusing on social-emotional learning for chance to win:!

students in all grades. Social-emotional 8 • $2,000 at 1:30pm learning relates to building social skills that help children understand and man- • $500 every 30 minutes from 2pm to 4:30pm age their emotions, set and achieve • $5,000 at 5pm CURRENTS positive goals, feel and show empathy 6 for others, establish and maintain posi- You must be present to win a Grand Prize 6 on February 25. All entries / swipes must tive relationships and make responsible VIEWS be completed before closing on Saturday, VIEWS decisions,” Baker said. February 24 to be valid for Sunday’s drawings. These programs are reassuring to 4 new generations of Americans; but they also underscore the rising costs MAIL

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12 02.13.18 TUESDAY GET OUT An off-duty Bellingham Police officer is arrested for trespassing after police

10 say he intimidated his wife. Sheriff’s deputies say the officer got into a heated argument with the woman at a home near Sumas but responding officers didn’t find enough evidence to make an arrest. He was told to leave and did, but WORDS returned later and refused to leave. The officer is on paid administrative leave

8 pending an internal investigation. [Bellingham Herald, KGMI]

A lawyer for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Seattle has been PRESS ASSOCIATED CURRENTS CURRENTS 8 charged with stealing immigrants’ identities. Raphael Sanchez, identified as ICE’s chief counsel in Seattle, faces one count of aggravated identity theft and The Orca protection bill stumbles and dies on state Senate floor. State legislation that would increase protection for Puget Sound’s 6 another of wire fraud. Prosecutors with the Justice Department’s Public Integ- killer whales died this week amidst confusing floor action. Orca advocates are pushing a narrower bill approved by the House that may include a $3 million budget appropriation to support other orca protection measures. rity Section allege that Sanchez stole the identities of seven people “in various VIEWS stages of immigration proceedings” to defraud credit card companies including

4 American Express, Bank of America and Capital One. [Associated Press] dered inspections of all nine of Cooke’s says the salmon did not contract the virus in net pens after a catastrophic collapse of the net pens. [Olympian] MAIL 05.14.18 one of its net pens at Cypress Island in

2 the San Juans last August, allowing more Cooke Aquaculture issues a stern warning WEDNESDAY than 200,000 Atlantic salmon to escape that if state legislators approve a ban on the

DO IT The Washington Senate passes a measure to abolish the state’s death pen- into the Salish Sea. Problems include poor state’s existing salmon farming industry, they alty. Senate Bill 6052 passed on 26-22 bipartisan vote and now heads to the condition and deterioration of some an- will seek to overturn the decision through House for consideration. Previous efforts to ban the death penalty have failed chor lines, surface rust and corrosion on NAFTA arbitration. [Cooke Aquaculture] to gain traction in recent years, in spite of a moratorium put in place by Gov. parts of the facilities and concern about 02.21.18 Jay Inslee in 2014. As long as the moratorium is in place, death row inmates whether anchors were inside the boundar- 02.15.18 will remain in prison rather than face execution. A 2015 study from Seattle ies of the net-pen leases. [Seattle Times] .13 THURSDAY 08 University found that death penalty cases in the state cost $1 million more # than similar cases where capital punishment is not sought. Inslee praises the Wild Fish Conservancy Northwest calls on Canada’s National Energy Board says bill. [Associated Press] state officials to test all Atlantic salmon work can begin on construction of the net pens in Puget Sound after the advocacy Trans Mountain pipeline tunnel entrance Washington state moves a step closer to banning net-pen aquaculture. The group found farmed salmon infected with at Burnaby Mountain—as long as the Washington House of Representatives votes to phase out farming of non-native a contagious and debilitating virus. Re- company has permits from three levels of fish in state waters, drawing the end of Atlantic salmon farming in Puget Sound searchers had 19 Atlantic salmon caught in government. The B.C. government has cre-

CASCADIA WEEKLY one step closer. The move comes one week after a similar vote by the state Sen- the Strait of Juan de Fuca tested and demon- ated some uncertainty around the future ate. Both bills let existing salmon farms keep operating only until their current strated all 19 were infected with a virus that of the pipeline project, by proposing re- 8 leases run out, in the next 4 to 7 years. [KUOW] can cause heart and skeletal muscle inflam- strictions on any increase in diluted bitu- mation and “render a wild fish incapable of men shipments while it conducts studies More deficiencies are found at Cooke Aquaculture’s Atlantic salmon net surviving in natural conditions,” according on the response to potential spills. How- pens in Puget Sound by an independent inspector, the state Department to the group. Cooke criticizes the claim. The ever, Trans Mountain said it was pleased of Natural Resources reports. Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz or- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife with the decision [CBC] On Feb. 14, Bellingham Police spoke to FUZZ a citizen who reported being hypnotized index by gang members.

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On Feb. 13, a very intoxicated man at the FOOD UNTIDY ID bus transit station had taken it upon him- On Feb. 14, a woman attempted to gain self to arrange for a bed at the Detox cen- 22 a cash advance from the West Edge Cred- ter. He needed a ride, however. Bellingham it Union in Bellingham. Her attempt trig- Police arrived and gave him a ride to Detox. gered a fraud alert for potential identity B-BOARD theft. She left the credit union before On Feb. 13, a transient in Fairhaven asked

police arrived, but was later reported at Bellingham Police for a ride to the down- 20 a second lender, Heritage Bank, again at- town shelter for the evening. tempting to draw a cash advance using a FILM fake ID. She reportedly was using the name MILK FILCH

of Moewana Alice Singh-Perrira, but police On Feb. 11, a 40-year-old Anacortes man 16 said they could not confirm her identity was charged with theft after stealing a gal-

until fingerprint results were obtained at lon of milk from a convenience store. “The MUSIC jail. She was held on fraud and criminal store manager called for a check on an in-

impersonation charges. toxicated male loitering in and around the 14 store,” police explained. Police arrived and ART SORTING IT OUT found him walking away with a $3 gallon On Feb. 13, Anacortes Police checked on of milk. Officers cited the man and gave 13 the occupants of a white van sitting idle him a ride home.

in an intersection downtown. When the STAGE officer asked if the driver was the reg- MAKE AMERICA 92 istered owner, the driver told the officer GREAT AGAIN Number of nations competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Korea, a record. Six new countries debuted in this year’s games—Ecuador, Eritrea, Kosovo, Malaysia, Nigeria, 12 that he was and that he was just letting On Feb. 13, a store at Bellis Fair Mall and Singapore. his van warm up before heading out of reported the theft of a quantity of base- town. A returned records check deter- ball caps. GET OUT mined the driver had a suspended license. The driver, a 36-year-old from Belling- On Feb. 12, a man stole a hat from a store 100 3,000 10 ham, said he was not aware that his li- in Fairhaven. Number of medal events in the 2018 Number of athletes from nearly 100 nations cense was suspended. The officer was Winter Olympics. The International Olympic competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics, also WORDS processing his citation when he noticed GHOSTLY GUESTS Committee added four new events this year. a record.

a discrepancy in the physical description On Feb. 15, a woman reported two suspi- 8 8 of the person he had in custody and the cious people in her apartment, who left registered owner of the van. When con- without causing any harm or damage. “No CURRENTS CURRENTS fronted on the discrepancy, the driver evidence suggested anyone was inside the 242 CURRENTS could not provide an adequate explana- apartment,” Bellingham Police reported. Number of athletes from the United States competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics, beating

the previous record set for 222 U.S. competitors at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. 6 tion or personal identifying information that matched the registered owner. The THE LAST MILE officer interviewed the passenger in the IS THE LONGEST VIEWS

van, a woman, and she provided informa- On Feb. 16, a woman reported she was 6 4 tion that lead to his positive identifica- robbed of money and her vehicle. Belling- Standing of the United States in medals won, with 12 total as of Tuesday Feb. 20. Leading nations are Norway with 29 medals; Germany with 23 medals; Canada with 19 medals; the MAIL tion. The man was cited for driving with ham Police found her vehicle unoccupied Netherlands with 14 medals; and France with 13 medals. license suspended and identity theft. The at a nearby apartment complex. 2 officer also discovered that the 22-year-

old woman in the van had arrest warrants On Feb. 6, a moped was reported stolen DO IT for shoplifting and felony assault. She in Happy Valley. Bellingham Police found $12.9 was booked in the county jail. The driver it later, abandoned downtown. Estimated amount, in billions, the local government in Pyeongchang, South Korea, will pay for the was released on scene. games, up from the $7 billion originally projected. On Feb. 19, a transient got into a yelling 02.21.18 TO SERVE AND PROTECT match with a motorist on Lakeway Drive .13

On Feb. 13, Bellingham Police were alert- in Bellingham, refusing to leave and then 43,700 08 ed that a man might not be wearing his attempting to climb inside the vehicle. Population of Pyeongchang, South Korea, the smallest city to host Winter Games since # jacket in the rain. Police checked and The altercation was over by the time Bell- Lillehammer, Norway, in 1994. found that he had a jacket and was busy ingham Police arrived. charging his cell phone. He did not need additional police assistance. THE CONTINUING CRISIS $4.4 On Feb. 15, Bellingham Police scolded Amount, in billions, NBC paid for the broadcast rights to the Olympics through 2020. The network has also purchased broadcast rights for the Games from 2021 t0 2031 for an additional On Feb. 11, Bellingham Police were a group of four kids who were horsing $7.5 billion. CASCADIA WEEKLY called to a potential domestic violence around on the roof of Northern Heights incident. Officers arrived and found Elementary School. 9 the apartment occupied by a single $900 man whom they familiar with. “He was On Feb. 15, Bellingham Police checked on Millions of NBC ad sales generated from the 2018 Winter Games. having a bad day and was being verbal a report of some kids smoking cigarettes in about it. No crime,” police reported. a bathroom at Shuksen Middle School. SOURCES: Associated Press; Forbes; Council on Foreign Relations; NBC Universal doit WORDS

26 WED., FEB. 21 A FOREST OF WORDS: Teens in grades 6-12

FOOD are invited to enter original poems for inclu- sion in an annual teen poetry anthology, A words Forest of Words, through March 1. Along with COMMUNITY LECTURES BOOKS 22 having their poems published in the tome- which is distributed to each Whatcom County library and area schools-all selected poets will

B-BOARD receive their own copy of the book. Poems can be submitted online or at local libraries. WWW.WCLS.ORG

20 he learned with new generations. He explored and learned from the great CREEKSIDE OPEN MIC: Sign up to read your

FILM traditional reefnetting sites across the poetry and prose or play music—or simply Fraser Delta, on both sides of a geopoliti- listen in—at a Creekside Open Mic starting at 6:30pm at Sudden Valley’s South Whatcom

16 cal boundary line that—as far as fish are Library, 10 Barn View Court, Gate 2. Entry to concerned—is an irrational administra- the monthly event is free.

MUSIC tive hindrance to their lives. He helped (360) 305-3632 design a special kind of reefneeting boat

14 and called her Spirit of Sxwo’le. The boat THURS., FEB. 22 LOVE SHARE: Do you have an infatuation

ART allowed him to monitor and document with romance fiction? If so, join a “Love is those techniques using underwater cam- in the Air Story Share” from 5-6pm at Sudden Valley’s South Whatcom Library, 10 Barn View 13 eras and equipment, applying high-tech to a very old way of living. He built the Court, Gate 2. For the fun-filled discussion, bring books you love, relish and adulate from

STAGE aluminum hull craft in partnership with the most amorous genre. friends—Pat and Julie Pitsch—who (360) 305-3632 launched their own boat building com- 12 pany, All American Marine. FRI., FEB. 23 Larry married his soulmate Eleanor Sol- VALLEY WRITERS: Bring pen and paper or a

GET OUT omon Kinley in April, 1993, in Bullhead digital device to the bimonthly “Valley Writers” meeting from 1-3pm at Sudden Valley’s South City, Arizona. They spent some time liv- Whatcom Library, 10 Barn View Court. Partici- 10 10 ing in San Diego. pants write from prompts, and the event is He was known all over the West Coast. facilitated by CJ Prince. All adults are welcome. “Larry was a builder of strong relation- (360) 305-3632 WORDS WORDS LARRY GEORGE KINLEY ships and we in Yakutat, Alaska, knew him SAT., FEB. 24

8 as a highliner fisherman and a truly good CHILDREN’S LIT CONFERENCE: Attend man and leader of his people,” Alaska na- Western Washington University’s 15th an- BY TIM JOHNSON tive Byron Mallott said. nual Children’s Literature Conference from 8am-3:30pm at the school’s Performing Arts CURRENTS Always, though, Larry’s heart was in the Salish Sea. Center. This event has become an annual tra-

6 dition for many, where teachers and librar- “He was one of the best and he loved be- ians, readers and writers gather to celebrate ing on the water which was his real home,” and learn about children’s literature. This VIEWS Spirit of Sxwo’le tribal members noted in a press release. year’s conference features Sophie Blackall,

4 A TRIBAL WARRIOR REMEMBERED “Larry believed that to save the salmon Benjamin Alire Saenz, Pam Munoz Ryan, and we need to know who we are and where we Kevin Henkes. Entry is $35-$175.

MAIL WWW.WWUCLC.COM “THERE ARE community leaders, the people whose names you know. And there are came from. We as a people started with reef

2 people who lead communities, and who lead the leaders, and give them guidance and nets. He believed in getting our children NOOKSACK WRITING GROUP: The Nooksack make them better. Sometimes you don’t know the names of those people outside the on the water, and reefnetting provided a River Writing Group meets at 10am at Lynden’s

DO IT community. But inside the community, they’re known and they’re important.” safe platform to teach from. Reefnetting Village Books, 430 Front St. The multi-genre Darrell Hillaire told me that within hours of the passing of Larry George Kinley, brought our family and people full circle workshop is open to anyone looking for a supportive space to share their work, receive who lost his battle with cancer February 13. When the well-known elder of Lummi in fishing and culture. He fished salmon, and provide feedback, and connect with other Nation was chairman of the Lummi Indian Business Council, Chairman Hillaire had herring, and halibut in Southeast Alaska local writers. All varieties of experience and 02.21.18 Larry as his chief-of-staff, the man steadily alongside him in those important years, and the Aleutian Islands. He also chased expertise are welcome. doing the critical work of tribe. Dungeness on the Washington coast and WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM .13

08 Larry, too, served on the LIBC for 19 years between the years of 1974-2001. He served squid in California.”

# BOOK LAUNCH: Local author Yolanda Allard as the longest running chairman. Larry was instrumental in advancing the will showcase he newest tome, Song of Fire, Larry was a founding member of the Northwest Indian College Foundation and was the largest tribal fishing fleet in the world— at a Book Launch party from 3:30-4:30pm at board’s president since 1988. He also served on two other boards, The National Center for focused not only on the craft and joy, but Concrete’s Upper Skagit Library, 45770 Main Indian Enterprise Development and the Sycuan Tribal Development Corporation. His was a the enablers, on treaty rights, self-gover- St. She will answer questions, talk about her critical voice in the strengthening of Lummi School District. nance and tribal sovereignty. other books, and tell attendees what inspires her writing. The event is free for all ages. “He strongly believed that an education is essential to the long term survival of “He caused many positive changes in his (360) 853-7939 CASCADIA WEEKLY us as a people, especially under our own terms,” Greg Masten, executive director of lifetime,” tribal leaders said. “He is widely the foundation, said. known as a true visionary, who exempli- SUN., FEB. 25 10 More fundamentally than that, Larry was a fisherman of a fishing people. fied real dedication with no fear of taking LITTLE REFLECTIONS: Amanda Freed reads Through the hard years when tribes were often not able to lawfully exercise their risks. Lummi has been blessed with many from Divinely Flawed & Wildly Amused: Little Re- flections for a Big Life at 4pm at Village Books, treaty fishing rights, Larry served in a role similar to that of Nisqually elder Billy Frank, of those leaders.” 1200 11th St. This book is inspired by the idea Jr.—pushing the limits of that law, challenging that law, and finding within that effort He joins them now, one of their beloved that before you can be of service to, or in rela- the joy of rediscovering traditional reefnetting techniques—sxwo’le—and sharing what and honored tribal warriors. doit tionship with, anybody else, you have to turn in and tion Barn, 7291 Everson-Gosen Rd. They will have / /

connect deeply with yourself. In other words, think new items, gently used items, baked goods and of this book as your spiritual oxygen mask. much more—not just horse items. Funds raised / 26 WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM help purchase equipment and supplies to help

preserve the group’s right to ride and access FOOD MON., FEB. 26 public lands for future generations. OPEN MIC NIGHT: Published and unpublished WWW.WHATCOM-BCH.COM @ writers are encouraged to attend and enjoy a 22 welcoming audience when they share their own SAT., FEB. 24 stories, poems and essays at a monthly Open Mic TAX HELP: The AARP Tax-Aide program will

Night starting at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th provide free tax preparation services today from B-BOARD St. Local writer and editor Andrew McBride will 12:30-4:30pm at Bellingham’s First Congregational host. Sign up at the main counter on the first floor, Church, 2401 Cornwall Ave. On weekdays through

or by calling the number listed here. mid-April, the service will take place from 3:30- 20 (360) 671-2626 6:30pm. A Spanish-language interpreter will be

available on Wednesdays and Saturdays. See guide- FILM POETYRNIGHT: Those looking to share their lines on the Bellingham Public Library’s website. creative verse as part of Poetrynight can sign up at WWW.BELLINGHAMPUBLICLIBRARY.ORG

7:45pm at the Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central 16 Ave. Readings start at 8pm. Entry is by donation. COMMUNITY OF STARS: Help raise funds for

WWW.POETRYNIGHT.ORG Animals as Natural Therapy’s eighth annual “Com- MUSIC munity of Stars Gala” happening from 5-9pm at the TUES., FEB. 27 Hotel Bellwether Ballroom, One Bellwether Way. 14 BELLINGHAM READS: New members are welcome Tickets are $85 and include a sit-down dinner and at a “Bellingham Reads” book discussion group dessert dash, music by the Atlantics, a raffle and ART focusing in this year’s Whatcom READS selection, silent auction, visits and photo-ops with ANT’s Sunil Yapa’s Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a miniature horses, and stories about the work the 13 Fist, from 6:30-7:30pm at the Dodson Room of the nonprofit does to create an opportunity for people Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central Ave. to help themselves reach a better future. STAGE (360) 778-7236 WWW.ANIMALSASNATURALTHERAPY.ORG

BOURBON STREET BINGEAUX: The Bellingham

THURS., MARCH 1 12 BOYNTON POETRY CONTEST: The annual Sue C. branch of the Boys & Girls Club of Whatcom County Boynton Poetry Contest is accepting submissions will host its annual “Bourbon Street Bingeaux” fun-

from March 1 through March 31. Winning entries draiser starting at 5:30pm at their headquarters at GET OUT are displayed for a year on placards in front of the 1715 Kentucky St. Entry is $40 in advance, $50 at the Bellingham Public Library, and inside Whatcom door and includes bingo, prizes and delicious treats. 10 Transportation Authority buses that serve routes All proceeds benefit the Bellingham clubhouse. 10 throughout Whatcom County. Winners will read WWW.WHATCOMCLUBS.ORG their poems at a free awards ceremony on Thurs., WORDS May 17 at Bellingham Cruise Terminal. See submis- TUES., FEB. 27 WORDS sion guidelines online. TRIVIA NIGHT: Erin Bersch will host Rick and

WWW.THEPOETRYDEPARTMENT. Morty Trivia from 8-11pm at Boscoe’s, 118 W. Holly 8 WORDPRESS.COM/CONTEST St. Entry is $2 per person; the winner takes the pot. Drink specials will take place throughout the night. TESS OF THE ROAD: Bestselling Young Adult au- WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PGBOSCOESBHAM Bellingham Cruise Terminal - Saturday, February 24th CURRENTS thor Rachel Hartman (Seraphina and Shadow Scale) reads from her newest book of speculative fiction, WED., FEB. 28 6 Tess of the Road, at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 HOUSING OPTIONS: “What’s Next? Housing 11th St. Hartman once again pushes the boundaries Options as We Age” will be the focus of a series of VIEWS of genre, addressing issues that are rarely dealt presentations taking place from 9am-2pm at the with in epic fantasy and balancing them perfectly Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck St. 4 with adventure and light humor. The free event will help families talk with their

WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM OR loved ones about viable housing options and help MAIL WWW.RACHELHARTMANBOOKS.COM individuals make a housing decision that works

for them. Topics include long-term care planning, 2 when home is no longer the best option, the benefits of community living, and aging in place. COMMUNITY DO IT (360) 733-4030 OR WWW.WCCOA.ORG FEB. 21-24 HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FEST: The 18th annual WHAT THE WOOF?: Sign up in advance for a “What Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival will the Woof? Barkology 101” program happening from feature films and facilitated discussions designed 6:30-8pm at the Whatcom Humane Society, 2172 02.21.18 to foster dialogue, promote action and encourage Division St. In the 90-minute seminar led by Angela the community to explore and engage with criti- Lenz, owner and lead trainer of Tails-A-Wagging Dog- .13 08

cal issues through Feb. 24 at a variety of venues- gie Day Care and Canine Training Center, attendees # including the Pickford Film Center, Fairhaven will learn what kind of barking their dog is doing and College Auditorium, Bellingham High School, a solid plan on how to help them. Bellingham Public Library, Whatcom Community (360) 733-2080 (EXT. 3116) OR College, Whatcom Museum, Sehome High School, WWW.WHATCOMHUMANE.ORG Northwest Indian College, First Congregational Church, Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, and BEFORE THE FLOOD: As part of a free film series Squalicum High School. Entry to the films is free. happening this month, watch Before the Flood See the full schedule online. at 7pm at Mount Vernon’s Skagit Valley Food CASCADIA WEEKLY WWW.BHRFF.WEBS.COM Co-op, 202 S. First St. The National Geographic film features Leonardo DiCaprio on a journey as a 11 FRI., FEB. 23 United Nations Messenger of Peace, traveling to HORSEMEN AUCTION: Attend Whatcom Chapter five continents and the Arctic to witness climate Backcountry Horsemen’s 21st annual Fundraiser change firsthand. Auction starting at 5:30pm at the Everson Auc- WWW.SKAGITFOODCOOP.COM doit WED., FEB. 21 FEB. 24-25 GROUP RUN: All levels of experi- HELLEBORES CELEBRATION: Find

ence are welcome at a weekly Group out why there’s no longe a need to 26 Run beginning at 6pm in Mount wait for spring to enjoy flowers at a Vernon at the Skagit Running “Winter Celebration of Hellebores” FOOD Company, 702 First St. The 3- to from 9am-5pm Saturday and Sunday outside 6-mile run is great for beginners or in Mount Vernon at Christianson’s HIKING RUNNING GARDENING for others wanting an easy recovery. Nursery, 15806 Best Rd. In addition 22 Entry is free. to plant sales and specials, you can WWW.SKAGITRUNNERS.ORG also register for a complimentary keynote speech by Skagit Gardens’ B-BOARD PLANT PLUMBING: Biology profes- Katie Miller and a workshop making sor Anu Singh-Cundy will awe attend- crepe paper hellebore blossoms ees with her knowledge about how (pre-payment is advised). 20 and regional retailers (Earl’s Bike Shop, Fairhaven Runners, LFS Marine, Red Wing trees can lift water 400 feet into the WWW.CHRISTIANSONSNURSERY.COM canopy at Washington Native Plant FILM Shoes, REI, Yeager’s Sporting Goods); and Society talk, “Plant Plumbing: How BIRDING FOR KIDS: Skagit Guided adventure guides (American Alpine Insti- Plants Move Fluids,” at 7pm at the Adventures offers a fun and easy

16 tute, Baker Mountain Guides, Dragonfly RE Store Sustainable Living Center, way to introduce kids to identify- Kayak Tours, Moondance Sea Kayak Ad- 2309 Meridian St. Entry is free and ing and learning about the birds of

MUSIC ventures, NOLS). open to all. winter at “Birding for Kids: An ‘I Spy Additionally, you can meet with reps WWW.WNPSKOMA.ORG Adventure’ in Skagit Valley” from 2:30-4:30pm Saturdays and Sundays 14 from outdoors-focused clubs (Commu- THURS., FEB. 22 through March 18. Fees vary.

ART nity Boating Center, Greater Bellingham PUB RUN: Attend a weekly Pub (360) 474-7479 OR Running Club, Nooksack Nordic Ski Club, Run starting at 6pm at BBay Run- WWW.SKAGITGUIDEDADVENTURES.COM ning, 1431 N. State St. The 3- to

13 Whatcom Rowing Association, Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition, etc.), stewards 5-mile runs are open to all levels SUN., FEB. 25 and abilities of runners, and BBay RABBIT RIDE: Join members of the

STAGE and educators (American Rivers, North ambassadors guide each pace group. Mount Baker Bicycle Club for a “Rab- Cascades Institute, Tonight’s run will follow along the bit Ride” starting at 8:30am every Recreation Northwest east Whatcom Creek trail, ending at Sunday at Fairhaven Bicycle, 1108 12 12 (natch), Washington Aslan Brewing. Entry is free. 11th St. The 32-mile route takes Trails Association, WWW.BBAYRUNNING.COM riders down Chuckanut and back via Lake Samish. The group also holds GET OUT GET OUT Whatcom Land Trust, FRI., FEB. 23 weekly rides Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Outdoors for All), race WILD THINGS: Kids, adults and Thursdays and Saturdays. adventurers can join Holly Roger of WWW.MTBAKERBIKECLUB.ORG

10 reps (Ski to Sea, Tour de Whatcom, Belling- Wild Whatcom for a “Wild Things” SASQUATCH ATTEND ham Traverse, Belling- Community Program from 9:30-11am AUDUBON ACTION: Join experts WORDS WHAT: every Friday in February on the from North Cascades Audubon Recreation ham Bay Marathon, Interurban Trail. Please bring a Society for a monthly “Audubon at

8 Northwest EXPO Chuckanut Classic, simple, healthy snack to share, and the Museum” gathering from 1:30- WHEN: 12pm Bellingham Parks and dress for the weather. Suggested 3:30pm at the new John M. Edson BY AMY KEPFERLE Sat., Feb. 24 Recreation), and those donation is $5 per person. Hall of Birds at Whatcom Museum’s WHERE: WWW.WILDWHATCOM.ORG Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St. In

CURRENTS with insights about Bellingham Cruise addition to displays of more than Terminal, 355 destinations, health 500 mounted birds, the exhibit pro- 6 SAT., FEB. 24 Harris Ave. and fitness, and media. BONSAI FOR BEGINNERS: Japa- vides opportunities to learn about Recreation COST: Entry is The second facet of nese gardening pro Chris Glatz leads birds in peril and the importance of VIEWS free the event will include a “Bonsai for Beginners” workshop studying bird specimens today. En- INFO: at 9am at Garden Spot Nursery, 900 try is included with admission fees. 4 demos and speakers. www.recreation Alabama St. Glatz was the head gar- WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG northwest.org Starting at 12:30pm, dener at the Morikami Museum and

MAIL Roundup 30-minute demon- Japanese Garden in Delray Beach, TUES., FEB. 27

AN EXPO FOR EVERYONE Florida, for 10 years. Entry is free; ALL-PACES RUN: Staff and volun-

2 strations will focus on everything from stretching for lifetime flexibility, to tak- register in advance. teers are always on hand to guide WWW.GARDEN-SPOT.COM the way at the weekly All-Paces Run DO IT poster promoting the Recreation Northwest Expo, a furry ing a closer look at cross-country skis, IN A starting at 6pm every Tuesday at trio resembling a family of Sasquatch are shown from behind, testing a fancy rowing machine, ski and GARDEN DESIGN: Attend a free Fairhaven Runners, 1209 11th St. musing on an array of outdoor accoutrements hanging on the snowboard maintenance basics, hiking “Garden Design” workshop from The runs are 20 minutes out and wall in front of them—a bicycle, a bundle of rock climbing rope, how-to’s, injury prevention, and learning 10am-12pm at the Blaine Library, back on two key routes-by the water 02.21.18 snowshoes, skis and a kayak paddle. more about wild foraging from a kayak. 610 3rd St. Find out how to deter- or through the woods. Entry is free. I’m guessing what onlookers are meant to infer from the stance You can also take photos with Smokey mine the best placement of fruit Be sure to bring a light. .13 trees, bushes, and vines. Learn WWW.FAIRHAVENRUNNERS.COM

08 of the bipedal humanoids is that they’re having a difficult time the Bear, test-ride e-bikes, meet outdoor about site selection, including hard- # deciding what sort of outdoor activity they want to enjoy. writers and purchase their books, peruse scape assessment, scope of project, BIRDING ADVENTURES: The North As conundrums go, it’s one residents of and visitors to this used boats that are for sale, stop by the materials use, integration with your Cascades Audubon Society will host region are lucky to have. It’s also a good reason to attend the Boundary Bay Brewery beer corner to home and/or views, sunlight obser- a “Birding Adventures with Videos” annual expo being put on by Recreation Northwest Sat., Feb. 24 quench your thirst, or grab a bite to eat vations, air flow and more. presentation by Dick McNeely from (360) 305-3637 7-9pm at Whatcom Museum’s Old at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal. The event not only celebrates at StrEAT Food Cafe. City Hall, 121 Prospect St. McNeely the bounty of ways to recreate in the region, but also acts as Along the way, perhaps you’ll run into SMELT RUN: La Conner Rotary will share what he has learned

CASCADIA WEEKLY a way to suss out just what is that interests you when it comes a trio of befuddled Sasquatch who still hosts a fundraising “Smelt Run” about bird habitats, bird migration, to exploring the copious trails, mountains and bodies of water haven’t decided whether they’ll be spend- starting at 10am at La Conner survival in adverse conditions, and 12 that surround us. ing the rest of their weekend climbing Middle School, 305 N. Sixth St. attracting birds to feeders. The pre- Choose from a 2-mile walk or 5K and sentation will include videos filmed The process of figuring that out is twofold. First is through Mt. Baker, kayaking in Bellingham Bay, 10K runs. Entry is $15-$30, and a throughout Whatcom and Skagit the plethora of exhibitors at the event. They include those or mountain biking on Galbraith. Be sure free kids dash will also take place. counties. Suggested donation is $5. sharing their latest gear and equipment (NuCanoe, Rad Power and inform them that if they play their WWW.SKAGITVALLEYRUNNING.COM WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG Bikes, Square One Maps, Trail Insight, Trayvax, and more); local cards right, they can do all three. doit STAGE SUN., FEB. 25 TAKE ME TO CHURCH: The iconic WED., FEB. 21 Betty Desire and the Panty Hoes INTRO TO IMPROV: Attend a present a weekly “Take Me to Church” 26 free workshop focusing on play, drag production starting at 8pm at stage creativity, storytelling and fun at Rumors Cabaret, 1119 Railroad Ave. FOOD a “Learn to Think on Your Feet” Entry is by donation; funds raised THEATER DANCE PROFILES introductory improv class from benefit community charities. 7-9pm at Improv Playworks, 1011 WWW.RUMORSCABARET.COM 22 Girard St. All levels are welcome, and no experience is necessary. CAT MEETS ROOF: Tennessee Please register in advance. Williams’ 20th century masterpiece B-BOARD 756-0756 OR Cat on a Hot Tin Roof can be viewed WWW.IMPROVPLAYWORKS.COM at NT Live performance at 1pm at

mal set and the fantastic roster of the 20 BAAY senior age group. Mount Vernon’s Lincoln Theatre, THURS., FEB. 22 712 S. First St. The “thrilling FILM CW: Was author David Campton com- GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch “The revival” features Sienna Miller, Jack menting on the effects of a real wall—like Good, the Bad and the Ugly” at O’Connell, and Colm Meaney telling

the Berlin Wall—or do you think the cau- 8pm every Thursday at the Upfront a tale of a Southern family in Mis- 16 tionary tale is simply a metaphor? Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At 10pm, sissippi. Tickets are $14-$18. stick around for “The Project.” WWW.LINCOLNTHEATRE.ORG IB: The play was written in 1982. I’d MUSIC Entry is $8 to the early show, $5 for define that as in the midst of the Cold the late one. War, when it was easier to rely on mutual- 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM DANCE 14 ly assured destruction than it was to cre- ART ate productive dialogue between super FEB. 22-25 WED., FEB. 21 powers. Let’s presume he was making a ANNOUNCING MURDER: Agatha SCOTTISH DANCING: Join the 13 Christie’s classic English murder Bellingham Scottish Country 13 direct commentary on a barrier that stood mystery, A Murder is Announced, Dancers from 7:30-9:30pm every STAGE for 10,315 days, in many cases dividing concludes this week with perfor- Wednesday through May at the STAGE families as well as perceived ideologies. mances at 7:30pm Thursday and Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St. The I’d say he got to the metaphorical root of Friday, and 2pm Saturday and drop-in fee is $8. 12 what was a very real wall. That metaphor Sunday at Lynden’s Claire vg Thomas WWW.BELLINGHAMSCD.ORG Theatre, 655 Front St. Tickets are is still equally relevant in today’s discus- $10-$14. THURS., FEB. 22 sion of division versus dialogue. WWW.THECLAIRE.ORG COUNTRY DANCING: Attend GET OUT CW: You’re using the Margolis Method for English Country Dancing classes this play. What are the FEB. 23-24 from 1:30-3pm Thursdays at the 10 basics? CUPID AND BRAWLING: An Bellingham Senior Activity Center, improvised dating game dubbed 315 Halleck St. IB: It’s is a dynamic “Cupid’s Arrow” concludes this week (360) 384-2674 WORDS approach to theatre with performances at 8pm and 10pm making that puts the Friday and Saturday at the Upfront FOLK DANCE: The Balkan Folk 8 actor at the center of Theatre, 1208 Bay St. The show is Dancers meet from 7-9:30pm Thurs- the creative process. It inspired by the classic 1960s and ’70s days at the Fairhaven Library, 1117 show The Dating Game. At 10pm, stick 12th St. Dances are taught, and

seeks to take the mys- around for “Backyard Brawl,” which mentoring is available. Suggested CURRENTS tery out of acting by pits two teams of improvisers against donation is $5.

ATTEND 6 WHAT: Us and offering tangible, prac- on another in a “short form improv (360) 380-0456 SCENE FROM US AND THEM Them ticable exercises that slugfest.” Tickets are $10 in advance, WHERE: BAAY allow the actor to build $12 at the door. SAT., FEB. 24 VIEWS Theatre, 1059 N. 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM CONTRA DANCE: Northern Con-

and hone their skills as 4 State St. traband will provide live music and WHEN: Feb. a true craftsperson. FEB. 23-25 Abigail Hobart will do the calling at 23-25 CW: How are your BEAUTY & THE BEAST: The the Bellingham Country Dance Soci- MAIL BY AMY KEPFERLE COST: $10 young performers hand- Theater Arts Guild and Skagit Valley ety’s Contra Dance taking place from 2 INFO: www. ing the timely material? College will team up to present 7-10:30pm at the Fairhaven Library, baay.org Disney’s much loved musical version 1117 12th St. Suggested donation is IB: I find they grasp of Beauty and the Beast at showings $6 for students, $8-$10 general. DO IT Us and Them the parallels between at 7:30pm Friday and Saturday, WWW.BELLINGHAMCOUNTRY this subject matter and current events. and 2pm Sunday at Mount Vernon’s DANCE.ORG LESS WALLS, MORE COMMUNICATION However, they don’t approach it in a McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way. heavy-handed way I would expect to see Tickets to the all-ages show are MON., FEB. 26 02.21.18 $20-$40. Additional showings hap- CUBAN SALSA: Rumba Northwest WHEN NEIGHBORING groups from the East and West from adults without lots of direction. They

pen through March 10. hosts a “Cuban Salsa for Begin- .13

show up in the same space, building a wall seems to be the best understand that you can approach a touchy WWW.MCINTYREHALL.ORG ners” class at 6pm at Bell Tower 08 way to keep their communities separate. The tale may remind subject, yet still maintain enough distance Studios, 1430 N. Garden St. At 7pm, # you of misbegotten edicts of the current presidential adminis- to reveal the metaphors of the situation. SAT., FEB. 24 a “Cuban Salsa Advanced” class tration, but Us and Them was written in 1982. We asked Belling- CW: Do you consider yourself to be pro- SERIAL KILLERS: Three remaining takes place. Entry is $8 for regular teams will present short episodic students, $12 for drop-ins. ham Arts Academy for Youth director Ian Bivins what drew him wall or anti-wall? plays as part of IDiOM Theater’s WWW.RUMBANORTHWEST.COM to the play that will be staged Feb. 23-25 at the State Street IB: Once I built a fence to keep trash annual “Serial Killers” competition theater, and he shared a few insights. from being blown or thrown into my at 7:30pm and 9:30pm at the Sylvia TUES., FEB. 27

CW: What made you realize this was a story that would benefit yard. But that didn’t stop the fact that Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect SKAGIT FOLK DANCERS: Join the CASCADIA WEEKLY from being told on the BAAY stage? I can still wave to my neighbors. When St. Per usual, the audience will vote Skagit-Anacortes Folk Dancers for a to kill off one of the plays, with the weekly International Folk Dancing 13 IB: After the third time through the script, I started to visual- I’ve built walls between other people and remaining teams fighting to stay event from 7-9:30pm at Bayview ize just how much story there was living in a seemingly simplis- myself, I can’t say I’ve ever reaped any alive—and win $1,000—through Civic Hall, 12615 C St. No partners tic format. At only 21 pages and with dialogue that is rapid-fire benefit. A lack of compassion and com- Sat., March 3. Entry is $10-$12.50. are needed. Entry is free. and intentionally repetitive, we dive into a world of echoes and munication has been the only thing to WWW.IDIOMTHEATER.COM WWW.SKAGITFOLKDANCERS.ORG absurdity. I started dreaming of what we could do with a mini- grow. So yeah, I’m not so into walls. doit UPCOMING EVENTS

WED., FEB. 21 RUNWAY CHALLENGE: Textile artists can 26 now register for Ragfinery’s fourth annual

FOOD Runway Challenge. The event will happen April 14 at the Leopold Crystal Ballroom, and participants can sign up in person at

22 visual Ragfinery, 1421 N. Forest St. Entry is $20, and GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES materials can then be purchased at the textile reuse center. This year’s theme, “Flora and

B-BOARD Fauna,” celebrates our natural world in its el- egance and wonder, challenging participants to design and construct costumes, garments

20 grapefruit and cantaloupe peel, yellow and accessories that embody the beauty and cedar bark, ostrich shell beads and waxed grace displayed in nature. There will be a cap

FILM linen; and so much more. of 28 participants. The traveling exhibit on display WWW.RAGFINERY.COM

16 through May 6 includes FRI., FEB. 23 some of the more con- FOURTH FRIDAY ART WALK: Attend the

MUSIC temporary artists who monthly Fourth Friday Art Walk from 5-8:30pm are set on maintaining throughout historic Fairhaven. Among those taking part in the free event are Cooper Lanza 14 14 or reviving traditions Gallery, Mambo Italiano, Current and Furbish, ART ART practiced for centuries, Scandi Butik, Whatcom Art Market, Fairhaven while others combine Realty, Village Books, A Lot of Flowers, Stones Throw Brewery, Artwood, Morgan Block

13 age-old techniques with nontraditional materi- Studios, Good Earth Pottery, and more. Art, ATTEND appetizers, drinks and live entertainment will STAGE als in order to generate WHAT: Naturally be part of the festivities. their versions of cul- Speaking: A WWW.FAIRHAVEN.COM tural commentary.

12 Panel of NW Artists Discuss “Baskets convey OLD-TIME OPENING: An opening recep- Fine Art meaning through the tion for “Old-Time Tools and New-Fangled

GET OUT Basketry in the artists’ selection of ma- Furniture” takes place from 6-8pm at La 21st Century Conner’s Skagit County Historical Museum, WHEN: 2pm terials; the techniques 501 S. 4th St. The exhibit features the work of

10 Sat., Feb. 24 they use; and the col- Skagit furniture-maker Stuart Welch as well as WHERE: ors, designs, patterns woodworking tools from the museum’s historic Whatcom and textures they em- collection. See it through May 13. WORDS Museum’s Old ploy,” say co-curators WWW.SKAGITCOUNTY.NET/MUSEUM City Hall, 121

8 Prospect St. Jo Stealey and Kristin SAT., FEB. 24 COST: Included Schwain. “This exhibi- FIBERFEST: Peruse an extravaganza of arti- with admission tion will feel both fa- san textiles, embellishments, unique fibers, INFO: and wearable art at the Pacific Northwest CURRENTS miliar and alien to visi- www.whatcom Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum annual “FiberFest” KATE ANDERSON; LICHTENSTEIN TEAPOT/GIRL WITH RIBBON, 2005 TEAPOT/GIRL ANDERSON; LICHTENSTEIN KATE tors. Some objects are

6 museum.org happening from 10am-4pm at La Conner Mid- very utilitarian while dle/High School, 305 N. 6th St. All items are others defy every idea you might have artisan made or uniquely ethnic or imported. VIEWS about what a basket could be.” Hands-on activities and demonstrations and

4 BY AMY KEPFERLE I didn’t have time to walk the block to parking will be part of the event. Entry is Old City Hall to view “Hidden in the Bun- free. Food will be available to purchase.

MAIL WWW.QFAMUSEUM.ORG dle: A Look Inside the Whatcom Museum’s

2 Basketry Collection,” but was told by a Basket Case volunteer at the Lightcatcher’s front desk ONGOING EXHIBITS DO IT THE ART OF WEAVING that it was worth a look-see, as it features plenty of pieces from the museum’s ALLIED ARTS: Attend a “Member’s Show” through Feb. 24 at Allied Arts, 1418 Cornwall PARDON THE pun, but I was a real basket case when I arrived to view “Root- First Nations collection, representing Ave. The exhibit features works by as many ed, Revived, Reinvented: Basketry in America” on a recent Wednesday afternoon at different eras and cultures and highlight- as 100 Allied Arts members—including pros, 02.21.18 Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher Building. To say I was stressed out is putting it ing the “unique and unexpected.” students and new or emerging artists. mildly. But as soon as I walked into the “Basketry in America” exhibit I could feel my On Sat., Feb. 24, a panel discussion at WWW.ALLIEDARTS.ORG .13

08 blood pressure drop. It turns out it’s difficult to be on edge when you’re surrounded the Old City Hall will be moderated by

# CHUCKANUT BREWERY: Paintings and by varying incarnations of baskets that cross decades and encapsulate a country’s Northwest Designer Craftsmen and featur- prints by Jill Feestra are on display through history of weaving. ing internationally recognized Northwest Feb. 9 at Chuckanut Brewery and Kitchen, 601 The 93 objects—spanning in time from the basket’s origins in Native American, fine art basketry artists such as Polly W. Holly St. immigrant and slave communities to its current cache as part of the contemporary Adams Sutton, Jan Hopkins, Jill Nordfors WWW.CHUCKANUTBREWERYANDKITCHEN.COM fine art world—weren’t just interesting in a historical context, they were also beau- Clark, Katherine Lewis, Lanny Bergner, DEMING LIBRARY: View Ken Speer’s “Tree tiful to behold. Charissa Brock, Dorothy McGuinness, Nan- Dreaming in Dharma” through March 3 at the CASCADIA WEEKLY Split into five sections—Cultural Origins, New Basketry, Living Traditions, Basket cy Loorem Adams, Danielle Bodine, Leon Deming Library, 5044 Mt. Baker Hwy. The as Vessel, and Beyond the Basket—visitors can views everything from shallow coiled Russell, Judy Zugish, and Bill Roeder, who exhibit features paintings expressing our 14 baskets made between 1890-1910 out of willow and devil’s claw; to a basket made out will respond to questions about their use Western landscape in an Eastern transcenden- of organic and industrial materials in 2012 that is described as resembling a nuclear ex- of techniques, materials and influences. tal manner. 360) 592-2422 plosion (“Brendan Basket #309); to a plaited mulberry bark basket crafted in 1985; egg If I make it, I’ll also peruse “Hidden in baskets; a sharply industrial basket constructed in memory of the artists’ father from the Bundle” at my leisure—when I won’t GALLERY PEGASUS: View “Unfold: Nude materials collected while cleaning out his father’s garage; a bust portrait of Eve using be such a basket case. doit

Form and Concept” through Feb. 26 inside Bay Street Village at Gallery Pegasus, 301 W.

Holly St. The multi-artist show that takes an in-depth look at the human figure. 26 WWW.GALLERYPEGASUS.COM FOOD GOOD EARTH: The Washington Clay Arts EBT Association’s juried “Teapot Show” will be highlighted through February at Good Earth

Dynamite Deli Sandwiches 22 Pottery, 1000 Harris Ave. WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM Local Garlic Smoke Salmon

Organic Espresso & Coffee B-BOARD HONEY SALON: Jess Bonin’s “There’s a Fruit- fly in My Cabernet” is currently on display at Peruvian Alpaca Blankets

Honey Salon & Gallery, 310 W. Holly St. 20 WWW.HONEYBELLINGHAM.COM Skagit Free Range Chicken FILM I.E. GALLERY: “Northwest Revisited” shows Wild�lower Comb Honey through Feb. 25 at Edison’s i.e. gallery, 5800 Harmonicas, Flutes, Drums Cains Court. The “secondary market” exhibit 16 features works by Northwest artists.

WWW.IEEDISON.COM Another Roadside Distraction MUSIC 360-592-2297 JANSEN ART CENTER: View Winter Exhibits 14 www.everybodys.com 14 through Feb. 28 at Lynden’s Jansen Art Center, Highway 9 – Van Zandt ART 321 Front St. Exhibits include a juried exhibit, ART Honghong Wang’s “Life Studies,” “Unseen: The Art of Nanci Price Scoular,” and “Johannes ND THE FASHION INDUSTRY IS THE 2 LARGEST INDUSTRIAL POLLUTER IN THE WORLD 13 Kunst: Imaginary Friendship in Retrospect.” WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE STAGE MAKE.SHIFT: “Shelf-Conscious: A Peek Inside the Artists’ Journal” shows through 12 February at Make.Shift Art Space, 306 Flora St. The exhibit features journal entries, WEAR diaries and sketchbooks from local artists and GET OUT writers, and will feature an array of formats. WWW.MAKESHIFTPROJECT.COM 30 10 MINDPORT: Photographs of Olympic National Buy Thrift Be Selective Upcycle Park by Kevin G. Jones will be displayed through February at Mindport Exhibits, 210 Extend the life of existing Apply the Wear 30 Rule: Learn to sew, mend, and WORDS W. Holly St. garments & reduce demand only buy garments you know creatively reinvent your

WWW.MINDPORT.ORG for new consumer goods you’ll wear at least 30 times wardrobe 8

MONA: “Holly Andres: The Homecoming,” This ad was funded through a grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology. While these materials were reviewed for grant consistency, this does not necessarily constitute endorsement by Ecology. “Katie Creyts: Wilderland,” “For the Masses: CURRENTS Prints and Printmaking from the Permanent

Collection,” and “Through Their Eyes: A North- 6 west Youth Services Photography Project” are (360) 738-6977 on display through ??? at La Conner’s Museum VIEWS of Northwest Art, 121 First St. 1421 N Forest St. WWW.MONAMUSEUM.ORG

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RAGFINERY: A variety of textile-related MAIL workshops happen on a regular basis at Rag-

finery, 1421 N. Forest St. See more details and 2 register online. WWW.RAGFINERY.COM DO IT

SCOTT MILO: Stephen R. Hill’s “The Expressive Language of Light and Color” can be viewed in Anacortes through Feb. 27 at the Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave. In addition view 02.21.18 still life oils by Barbara Benedetti Newton and landscapes in oil by Damon Brown. .13 WWW.SCOTTMILO.COM 08 #

WHATCOM MUSEUM: “Jeweled Objects of Desire: From Ordinary to Extraordinary,” “Gathered Together: A Show of Work Celebrat- ing Members of the Northwest Basket Weavers Guild,” “Hidden in the Bundle: A Look Inside the Whatcom Museum’s Basketry Collection,” “People of the Sea and Cedar: A Journey CASCADIA WEEKLY Through the Tribal Cultures and History of the Northwest Coast,” “Back at the Park: Vintage 15 Views from the Photo Archives,” and “John M. Edson Hall of Birds” can currently be viewed on the Whatcom Museum campus. WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG rumor has it

26 IN THE REALM of things changing and yet somehow staying the same comes a couple FOOD of events happening during the coming days. First is the return of erstwhile Bellingham- ster Corey Brewer. When he lived here, Corey 22 music SHOW PREVIEWS RUMOR HAS IT was an experimental musician with a pen- chant for visual art. After he moved to Se- B-BOARD attle way too long ago, he remained a cease- lessly, fearlessly experimental musician and

20 more fully realized his very particular vision as a visual artist.

FILM The word “experimental” can mean very many things and tends to be a term that is

16 16 far more forgiving than it is specific. And it’s true that some of MUSIC MUSIC Corey’s musical output can be chaotic and

14 occasionally tough to

ART listen to—and that’s totally by design. The

13 method in his madness relies on, in his words

STAGE “montage, collage and repetition,” and there’s BY CAREY ROSS always more than enough that is compelling 12 and interesting and weirdly appealing in everything he undertakes.

GET OUT And he undertakes a lot. POLYRHYTHMICS Music-wise, his bands include Triumph of

10 Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death, ManDate with other genius thinker and former local 39 seconds re-watching Clyde Petersen, Chaostic Magic, Cold Lake WORDS BY CAREY ROSS the “Name of the Game” (again with Petersen as well as long-de-

8 video, which stars a guy camped locals James Burns and Jeff Mitch- with a giant nose for a ell), his own solo stuff and more. He also Warm Up face who does the follow- does this thing where ruins Christmas car-

CURRENTS ing things: 1. Break dance ols in the most insanely delightful way that like he’s auditioning for earned him the headline “Christmas Clas- 6 In the Buff ATTEND a lead role in Breakin’ 2: sics butchered by Seattle’s Corey Brewer” in WHAT: Jamboree Electric Boogaloo. 2. Rip the Seattle Times. Most recently came that VIEWS Winter Warmer DON’T BE A WEATHER WIMP WHEN: 6pm Thurs., rad BMX tricks. 3. Skip time he provided a live score (complete with

4 Feb. 22 hand in hand through the “maximum dread”) for a showing of his fa- LIKE MANY of you, I have been in deep hibernation ever since the COST: $12 woods with a beautiful vorite film, The Shining, that had the film MAIL weather drove me indoors some months ago and kept me there with its end------girl. I highly recommend running forward and backward superim- WHO: The Crystal

2 less days of rain, rain and more rain. checking it out if you have posed on itself, that packed the house at Method But we can’t stay ensconced in our respective domiciles forever. After spend- WHEN: 9:30pm Fri., time to spare. These days, Seattle’s Northwest Film Forum.

DO IT ing a couple of months honing my skills as a potential future Jeopardy contes- Feb. 23 the duo is down to Scott All of this is a prelude to say that when he tant, I’m feeling boredom set in and it’s bringing its buddy restlessness with it. COST: $20 Kirkland, who is keeping performs Sat., Feb. 24 at Boscoe’s, I have no Happily, the Wild Buffalo remains here for us, like an entertainment oasis ------alive the dreams of the idea what the hell he’s going to do. I could just WHO: Polyrhythmics in our waterlogged landscape, offering a variety of shows in the coming Crystal Method and nose- ask him, I suppose. But that does not seem to

02.21.18 WHEN: 9pm Sat., days sure to draw even the biggest weather wimps (read: me) out of the Feb. 24 faced dudes everywhere. be in keeping with the spirit of the thing. house and into the bar. COST: $10 The Wild Buffalo is fa- Beginning Sun., Feb. 25 at the Cabin Tav- .13

08 The Subdued Stringband Jamboree comes but once a year, but that doesn’t ------miliar territory for the ern will be another event that has its roots # mean we can’t celebrate what came before and look forward to what will come WHO: Ha Ha Tonka, Polyrhythmics, who will in Bellingham’s musical past. Havilah Rand is Sky Colony next with a 6pm Thurs., Feb. 22 concert that comes midway between last year’s play a Sat., Feb. 24 show a singer/songwriter who was a staple of the WHEN: 9pm Sun., and this year’s festivals. Dubbed a “Jamboree Winter Warmer,” festival founder Feb. 25 at the venue. The Seattle local music scene for a time before moving Robt Sarazin Blake (he recently abbreviated himself. Just go with it) has en- COST: $10 band has been finding its to Austin and living there for several years. listed the Mammals to pull us from the doldrums of our waning winter with WHERE: way to Bellingham on the As so many people do, she could not resist their highly original and boundary-breaking folk music. If you’re on the fence, Wild Buffalo regular for most of its Bellingham’s siren song and returned not long INFO: CASCADIA WEEKLY you should probably know that the Mammals went on hiatus in 2008, and didn’t lifetime. The eight-piece ago, and she brought an Austin tradition with www.wildbuffalo.net reemerge until last year. You should also know that the lineup will be rounded ensemble, with its blend her that seems right up our alley. Called the 16 out by the Elopements, Chipps, and Blake himself—this is his party, after all. of funk, Afrobeat, soul and psychedelic rock is Sunday Gospel Brunch, it will be a weekly When I heard the Crystal Method would be coming to the Wild Buffalo for right in the pocket of this town’s known musi- event featuring musicians in the round, all of a Fri., Feb. 23 show with Boombox Kid and JEK, I revisited the era during the cal interests and its no wonder they’ve made the libations a proper Sunday brunch calls for late ’90s when the Grammy-nominated, big-beat electronica duo of Ken Jordan the Buffalo their Bellingham home. and breakfast tacos to boot. That’s a gospel and Scott Kirkland ruled the charts. I also spent a glorious three minutes and Another band that seems to make its way that deserves an amen. THE BUFF, FROM PAGE 16 first became aware of them via Anthony Bourdain, who filmed an episode of No Reservations in the Ozarks that featured to the Buffalo’s stage whenever they the Southern rock-influenced band. Now tour—possibly owing to owner Craig more than a decade and seven albums 26 Jewell’s known proclivity for them—is Ha in, Ha Ha Tonka’s latest release, Heart-

Ha Tonka, who will pay us a return visit Shaped Mountain, sees them transition- FOOD on Sun., Feb. 25. However, they have to ing from songs about social issues and travel a little farther than 90 miles up the state of the world, to a more per- 22 the I-5 corridor to get here. They hail sonal, love-centered focus. But whatever from Missouri, and like most everyone the subject matter, they still promise a else not from their neck of the woods, I rousing, foot-stomping good time. B-BOARD

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doit LOVES: Playing Ball FILM PROTECTS: Padden Creek We scoop Brite for a spirited performance in conjunction with WED., FEB. 21 16 poop at home 16 VAN BEBBER QUARTET: Lauded trumpeter Mi- this year’s Whatcom READS at “Songs of Protest & Enter your dog in the cheal Van Bebber will be joined by bassist Michael Social Justice” from 3-4pm in Maple Falls at the every week MUSIC MUSIC Glynn, pianist John Hanse, and drummer Julian North Fork Library, 7506 Kendall Rd. Attendees at MacDonough for a Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center the free event can both listen in and sing along. Scooping Stars

concert at 7pm at the Sylvia Center for the Arts, (360) 599-2020 14 205 Prospect St. Entry is $5-$10. photo contest! ART WWW.WJMAC.ORG CELTIC NIGHTS: Witness a sweeping production using Irish music and dance to capture the resilience Your dog may star in a future bus ad or poster

DAIMH CONCERT: Gaelic supergroup and High- of the human spirit when “Celtic Nights: Oceans of about scooping the poop. 13 land music champions Daimh perform from 7-9pm Hope” shows at 7:30pm at the Mount Baker Theatre, 1 Go to www.cob.org/ScoopPoop

at Mount Vernon’s Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 104 N. Commercial St. Told through Irish eyes by STAGE Cleveland Ave. Taking the name from the Gaelic some of the Emerald Isle’s finest performers, this 2 Pledge to scoop the poop at home at least word for “kinship” Daimh (pronounced Dive) have sweeping production explores the journeys of those weekly, rain or shine, to scoop the poop on walks 12 taken their contemporary take of Highland and who left their lives behind and traveled across the every time, and to bag it, and put it in the trash. Gaelic music to more than 20 countries, setting seas to the New World. Tickets are $22-$46. audiences alight from Moscow to San Francisco. 734-6080 OR WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM

Submit your photo* to [email protected] GET OUT Tickets are $20-$25. 3 WWW.CELTICARTS.ORG FEB. 24-25 or at www.facebook.com/WeScoopBellingham BAYSHORE SYMPHONY: As part of Bayshore * By submitting a photo, you agree to the City’s Photo Use Agreement found at www.cob.org/ScoopPoop. THURS., FEB. 22 Symphony’s 14th season, works by Offenbach, Co- 10 JAZZ JAM: The Jazz Project’s Jud Sherwood hosts pland, Brahms, and Bach can be heard at concert

a rotating house trio featuring top-flight local and at 7:30pm Saturday at Mount Vernon’s St. Paul’s WORDS regional musicians at a Jazz Jam happening from Episcopal Church (415 S. 18th St.), and 3pm Sun- 5:30-8:30pm Thursdays at Illuminati Brewing, 3950 day at Bellingham’s Central Lutheran Church (925 8 Hammer Dr., Suite 101. Entry is free. N. Forest St.). Suggested donation is $15 (children WWW.JAZZPROJECT.ORG 12 and under are free). WWW.BAYSHOREMUSICPROJECT.COM

JANSEN JAZZ BAND: The popular Jansen Jazz CURRENTS Band perform at 7:30pm at Lynden’s Jansen Art SUN., FEB. 25 Center, 321 Front St. Under the direction of LENNY WHITE TRIO: Three-time Grammy award- 6 Steve Herrick, this local group of instrumental- winning drummer Lenny White will be joined by

ists performs a new collection of songs in a big bassist Buster Williams and pianist George Col- VIEWS band jazz style for each of their concerts. The ligan for a special Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center

program has a great selection of tunes from pop, concert at 7pm at the Sylvia Center, 205 Prospect 4 swing, rock and jazz standards. Bonnie VanderY- St. Entry is $5-$25. acht will be featured vocalist on a Michael Buble WWW.WJMAC.ORG MAIL tune. Tickets are $10.

WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG TUES., FEB. 27 2 JAZZ SOIREE: Jazz and art will combine when FRI., FEB. 23 Jazz Soiree continues tonight from 7-9pm at the DO IT YOUTH JAZZ: Michael Spinale will provide dance Pegasus Gallery, 301 W. Holly St. The weekly event instruction at a Bellingham Youth Jazz Band con- features small jazz groups, ranging from soloists cert starting at 7:30pm at the Bellingham Senior to trios. All concerts are free to the public, and

Activity Center, 315 Halleck St. Admission is by light refreshments are available. 02.21.18 donation; proceeds benefit the band and Whatcom WWW.GALLERYPEGASUS.COM County Parks. .13

WWW.JAZZPROJECT.ORG MVHS JAZZ BAND: Come and listen to one of 08 Washington’s premier jazz programs when Mount # FEB. 23-24 Vernon High School presents a MVHS Jazz Band QUEEN OF ROCK: Renowned tribute artist Luisa concert at 7pm at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First Marshall channels Tina Turner at “The Queen of St. Come relax and enjoy the music of Nestico, Rock N Roll” at 7:30pm Friday at the Mount Baker Ellington, Miles Davis, Marvin Fisher, Count Basie Theatre (104 N. Commercial St.) and 8pm Saturday and much more. Entry is free. in Mount Vernon at the Lincoln Theatre (712 S. WWW.LINCOLNTHEATRE.ORG

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): 22 poker, a wild card refers to a card that can be used as coming weeks, you will recover a lost or missing item any card the cardholder wants it to be. If the two of in an equally unlikely location, Virgo. Or perhaps your hearts is deemed wild before the game begins, it can retrieval will be of a more metaphorical kind: a dream, B-BOARD B-BOARD be used as an ace of diamonds, jack of clubs, queen of a friendship, an opportunity. spades, or anything else. That's always a good thing! In the game of life, a wild card is the arrival of an LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): According to British 20 unforeseen element that affects the flow of events un- philosopher Alain de Botton, “Maturity begins with predictably. It might derail your plans, or alter them the capacity to sense and, in good time and without in ways that are at first inconvenient but ultimately defensiveness, admit to our own craziness.” He says FILM beneficial. It may even cause them to succeed in an that our humble willingness to be embarrassed by our even more interesting fashion than you imagined they confusion and mistakes and doubts is key to under- 16 could. I bring this up, Aries, because I suspect that standing ourselves. I believe these meditations will be you'll be in the Wild Card Season during the next four especially useful for you in the coming weeks, Libra. weeks. Any and all of the above definitions may apply. They could lead you to learn and make use of robust MUSIC Be alert for unusual luck. new secrets of self-mastery. 14 TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you gorge on SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): During the next four ten pounds of chocolate in the next 24 hours, you weeks, there are three activities I suspect you should ART will get sick. Please don't do that. Limit your intake indulge in at an elevated rate: laughter, dancing, to no more than a pound. Follow a similar policy and sex. The astrological omens suggest that these 13 with any other pleasurable activity. Feel embold- pursuits will bring you even more health benefits ened to surpass your normal dosage, yes, but avoid than usual. They will not only give your body, mind, ridiculous overindulgence. Now is one of the rare and soul the precise exercise they need most; they STAGE times when visionary artist William Blake's maxim is will also make you smarter and kinder and wilder. applicable: “The road of excess leads to the palace Fortunately, the astrological omens also suggest that of wisdom.” So is his corollary, “You never know laughter, dancing, and sex will be even more easily 12 what is enough until you know what is more than available to you than they normally are. enough.” But keep in mind that Blake didn't say, “The road of foolish, reckless exorbitance leads to SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The little GET OUT the palace of wisdom.” voices in your head may have laryngitis, but they're still spouting their cracked advice. Here's another GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Have you ever curiosity: You are extra-attuned to the feelings and 10 had a rousing insight about an action that would thoughts of other people. I'm tempted to speculate improve your life, but then you failed to summon that you're at least temporarily telepathic. There's a WORDS the willpower to actually take that action? Have third factor contributing to the riot in your head: Peo- you resolved to embark on some new behavior that ple you were close to earlier in your life are showing would be good for you, but then found yourself up to kibitz you in your nightly dreams. In response, 8 unable to carry it out? Most of us have experienced I bid you to bark “Enough!” at all these meddlers. these frustrations. The ancient Greeks had a word for You have astrological permission to tell them to pipe it: akrasia. I bring it up, Gemini, because I suspect down so you can hear yourself think. CURRENTS you may be less susceptible to akrasia in the next

four weeks than you have ever been. I bet you will CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Paleontologist 6 consistently have the courage and command to Jack Horner says that developmental biologists are CIGARETTES AND actually follow through on what your intuition tells halfway toward being able to create a chickeno-

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weeks. You'll be able to decrypt messages that have trees whose roots had grown into the foundation of CASCADIA WEEKLY different meanings from what they appear to mean. her family's house. “How funny, strange, that a thing You won't get fooled by deception and misdirection. can grow so powerful even when planted in the wrong 7AM-9PM 21 This knack will enable you to home in on the elusive place,” she says. Then she adds, “ideas, too.” Your CASINO• RESORT truths that are circulating—thus saving you from un- first assignment in the coming weeks, my dear Pisces, 7 DAYS A WEEK necessary and irrelevant turmoil. is to make sure that nothing gets planted in the On I-5 Exit 236• theskagit.com wrong place. Your second assignment is to focus all *Price at time of printing. Limit five cartons/rolls per customer per day. Must have VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In April 1972, three your intelligence and love on locating the right places valid ID. Cigarettes are not legal for resale. Prices subject to change. No Returns. The Skagit Casino • Resort and U.S.I.T. Tobacco Shop American astronauts climbed into a spacecraft and for new seeds to be planted. owned by Upper Skagit Indian Tribe. SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Quitting Smoking Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks to Your Health. WELLNESS SERVICES WELLNESS EVENTS

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INSTRUCTIONS: Arrange the digits 1-9 so that each digit occurs once in 22 HAUNTING ACCIDENT Nir also finds that there’s often—sur- each row, once in each column, and once in each box. What do dreams mean? I was dumped 10 prise, surprise—greater emotionality B-BOARD months ago. I couldn’t stop thinking about when dreaming. (Presumably, you don’t B-BOARD sudoku for April 01, 2006 difficult him. Now I barely do, but last night, I go around punching your ex-boyfriend’s dreamed I broke in to his apartment, found dates in your waking life.) 20 6 8 1 him in bed with this gorgeous girl, and However, Domhoff says that in many

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cessorized so credibly, with the cigar, thoughts made them come back with GET OUT the iconic eyewear, and the groovy Vien- a vengeance. The same was true when 159 4 6 nese fainting couch.” he later had subjects try to suppress Psychologist G. William Domhoff, on thoughts just before going to sleep. 10 the other hand, has done decades of These subjects were much more likely

2 6 4 WORDS rigorous research on dreaming. He finds to have those thoughts be all “We’re © sudokuplace.com All rights reserved. there’s really no good scientific evidence baaaack!” in their dreams. that dreams have any importance for But—good news—there is a way to 8 guiding our lives—no evidence that they outsmart your brain’s yanking you back have any function or useful meaning for into the same old abyss. Psychologists CURRENTS us (save for the guy in the turban and Jens Forster and Nira Liberman found

kohl eyeliner outside the food co-op, for that you can probably keep yourself 6 whom dreams are the stuff that timely from endlessly revisiting a thought if rent payments are made of). you simply admit that not thinking of VIEWS Domhoff explains dreaming as “in- it is hard. As I explain in my new book, 4 tensified mind-wandering” that leads to “Unf*ckology: A Field Guide to Living

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doing targeted thinking, like trying to tion always showing the same disturbing # solve some complicated equation or re- rerun. Moving forward takes thinking member some word in French. Your brain about the past in “forward” ways—basi- doesn’t just shut down between these cally, by making meaning out of it. So targeted thinking jags. It does what I when you find yourself reflecting on this think of as “background processing,” relationship, remind yourself to put the

gnawing at problems you were previously right spin on it: looking at it from the CASCADIA WEEKLY focused on—but it does it beneath your standpoint of what you’ve learned— conscious awareness while you’re, oh, what you’ll apply to make your relation- 25 washing a dish or having sex. ships work better in the future. Before So, in a way, dream time seems to be long, you could be on a date again—and a kind of cognitive autopilot. In brain I don’t mean one of his, with binoculars scans of people in REM sleep, neurobi- from a car across the street. While most pumpkin pies contain vanilla, sangkaya contains pandan leaf, which has a similarly warm, sweet fragrance. Since every squash is a different size,

26 and some types take longer to cook than 26 others, giving a one-size-fits-all cooking FOOD FOOD time recommendation is difficult. Making it even more complicated is the fact that different squashes have 22 chow RECIPES REVIEWS PROFILES different sized body cavities, resulting in different custard thickness. Because B-BOARD it’s easy to overcook the squash while you fret about the custard not setting

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MUSIC Rinse the outside of a squash. Trim the bottom, if necessary, to make it sit flat

14 and not roll over. Then cut out the stem

ART end of the squash, making a round or square hole as you would when carving a

13 jack-o-lantern, and scrape out the seeds and membranes on the inside. Kabocha

STAGE squash is typically used, but acorn, deli- cata, buttercup and many others work too. To make the custard, begin by mixing 12 a cup of coconut cream with a cup of sugar, and heat them gently until the

GET OUT sugar dissolves and it becomes a smooth mixture. Coconut cream can be pur-

10 chased as such. Alternatively, a typical can of coconut milk will separate into thick cream and a thin, low-fat milk. It WORDS may take two cans of coconut milk to

8 glean a cup of coconut cream. Allow the mixture to cool to room tem- perature. Beat five eggs and mix them with

CURRENTS the cooled mixture. Add a half-teaspoon of vanilla, and strain the mixture through 6 cheesecloth or a wire mesh to remove any bubbles, and pour it into your hollowed VIEWS squash, up to within an inch of the top.

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2 Place the squash in a steamer, and steam. Larger squash should be support-

DO IT ed by a wide bowl; one pitfall in making this dish is to cook the squash to the BY ARI LEVAUX point where it’s too soft and slumps over. It could take up to an hour for the cus- 02.21.18 tard to set in a larger squash; as little as 20 minutes for a cup of custard. .13

08 Thai Pie After about 40 minutes, check to see if # A STEAMED SQUASH SURPRISE the custard has set. The custard will have expanded over the top and plugged the THE THAI dessert sangkaya is a steamed squash filled with coconut custard. It hole you created, making this dish over may not sound like pie, but anyone who likes a good slice of pumpkin pie should the top in more ways than one. be very interested in this dish. Insert a butter knife deep into the I first came across sangkaya at a night market in Bangkok. Taking in the tapioca custard and try to wag it back and forth

CASCADIA WEEKLY balls, syrups, fried goodies and brightly colored jellies of a dessert vendor, I noticed like a paddle. If it moves easily, or if liq- a squash that was sliced into four wedges, revealing a white custard filling. I bought uid comes out the knife hole, the cus- 26 a wedge. The combination of sweet, starchy squash flesh and creamy coconut custard tard isn’t done. Keep steaming, checking reminded me of pumpkin pie, as it turned my concept of pumpkin pie inside out. every 10 minutes until the knife won’t Pumpkin pie filling, after all, is basically spiced pumpkin custard. This pumpkin paddle. Turn off the heat and allow to Thai, as I call sangkaya, is basically a deconstructed pumpkin pie, minus the crust, cool. When the squash cools, cut it into and pie spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. wedges as you would a pie, and serve. doit

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