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WATER'S EDGE Landscapes for+ Today P.15 MEAL PLAN P.16 Take a Bite for Skagit P.26 WildWomenA weekend to remember, A brief overview of this Improvised Musical: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre 26 Orlando: 7:30pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts Seussical the Musical: 7:30pm, Clair vg Thomas

FOOD week’s happenings Theatre, Lynden THISWEEK LOL-apalooza: 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre

24 DANCE Contra Dance: 7pm-10pm, Fairhaven Library Spring Dance: 7pm-11pm, the Majestic

B-BOARD Dance in Concert: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU Folk Dance Party: 7:30pm-10:30pm, Squalicum

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FILM MUSIC Guitar Festival: Through Sunday, throughout La Conner 16 The Makedonians: 5:30pm-8:30pm, Cafe Akroteri Manouche NW Jazz Series: 7:30pm, Mount Baker MUSIC Theatre Vox Pacifica: 7:30pm, First Congregational Church 15 WORDS ART Tony McManus Cascadia Poetry Festival: Through Sunday, will be one Croatian Cultural Center, Anacortes

14 Barbara Davis-Pyles: 4pm, Village Books of the many

STAGE GET OUT notable Plant Fair: 8am-2pm, Skagit County Fairgrounds Master Gardener Plant Sale: 9am-2pm, Hovander

13 musicians Homestead Park, Ferndale performing and FOOD

GET OUT Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot teaching May Arts Center Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot

12 10-12 during Market Square the La Conner

WORDS VISUAL Dan Haggerty Talk: 11am, Padilla Bay National Guitar Festival Estuarine Research Reserve

10 Spring Show: 2pm-9pm, FishBoy Gallery SUNDAY [05.12.19] CURRENTS ONSTAGE 6 THURSDAY [05.09.19] Matilda the Musical: 2pm, Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth

VIEWS ONSTAGE Seussical the Musical: 2pm, Clair vg Thomas Spamalot: 7pm, Sehome High School Theater Find growing gifts for Theatre, Lynden 4 Damn Those Bastards: 7:30pm, Sylvia Center for the Aerial Showcase: 3pm, Cirque Lab Arts the women in your life MAIL Seussical the Musical: 7:30pm, Clair vg Thomas DANCE Theatre, Lynden at Master Gardener Dance in Concert: 2pm, Performing Arts Center,

2 2 Orlando: 7:30pm, Sylvia Center Plant Sales Sat., May 11 WWU Good, Bad, Ugly: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre DO IT DO IT The Project : 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre at Ferndale’s Hovander MUSIC Homestead Park and also Guitar Festival: Through today, throughout La DANCE Conner Dance in Concert: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU at the Skagit County Live from Laurel Canyon: 3pm, Mount Baker Theatre 05.08.19 WORDS Fairgrounds. Chamber Music Society: 3pm, Central Lutheran Cascadia Poetry Festival: Through Sunday, Croatian Church .14 Cultural Center, Anacortes Ring of the Nibelung: 3pm, McIntyre Hall, 19

# Stories Deployed: 4pm, Western Library, WWU Seussical the Musical: 7:30pm, Clair vg Thomas WORDS Mount Vernon Theatre, Lynden Cascadia Poetry Festival: Through Sunday, Croa- VISUAL Aerial Showcase: 8pm, Cirque Lab tian Cultural Center, Anacortes FOOD Spring Makers Market: 4pm-9pm, Ciao Thyme Commons LOL-apalooza: 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre Mother’s Day Brunch: 7am-1pm, Semiahmoo FOOD Resort, Blaine FRIDAY [05.10.19] DANCE Spring Wine Walk: 5:30pm-9pm, downtown Langar: 11am-2pm, Guru Nanak Gursikh Gurdwara, Dance in Concert: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Bellingham Lynden ONSTAGE Center, WWU CASCADIA WEEKLY Spamalot: 7pm, Sehome High School Theater SATURDAY [05.11.19] MONDAY [05.13.19] Matilda the Musical: 7pm, Bellingham Arts Academy 2 MUSIC for Youth Guitar Festival: Through Sunday, La Conner ONSTAGE ONSTAGE Damn Those Bastards: 7:30pm, Sylvia Center for the Early Music Festival: 7pm, St. Paul’s Episcopal Spamalot: 2pm, Sehome High School Theater Guffawingham: 9pm, Firefly Lounge Arts Church Matilda the Musical: 2pm and 7pm, Bellingham Improvised Musical: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre Ring of the Nibelung: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Arts Academy for Youth WORDS Orlando: 7:30pm, Sylvia Center Mount Vernon Aerial Showcase: 6pm and 9pm, Cirque Lab Poetrynight: 7pm, Alternative Library McIntyre Hall Presents

Locals Night 26

Friday, May 17 7:30pm FOOD

An evening of music with 24 some of the area’s most vibrant local songwriters. B-BOARD Nathaniel Talbot Solo Acoustic 20 FILM The Scarlet Locomotive Americana Duo 16

The Sky Colony MUSIC 21st Century Folk Rock 15 ART

All tickets $10 14 STAGE 360.416.7727 mcintyrehall.org 13 On the Mount Vernon Campus of Skagit Valley College 2501 E College Way, Mount Vernon GET OUT 12 WORDS 10 CURRENTS

BIKE 6 VIEWS Meg Aubrey; The Pick Up ; Oil onMeg Aubrey; panel. Courtesy of the artist. PARTY 4 MAIL

On Bay st 2 DO IT

; Conversation Waterside Erik Sandgren; Acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the artist. May 17 Last Week to Vote for Your 05.08.19 Favorite Artwork! .14 19

The People’s Choice winner # will be announced May 13th.

Lynn Skordal; Map 4; Overprinting on vintage Skordal; Lynn map, paper collage. Courtesy of the artist. On Bike to Work & School Day (Friday, May 17), roll downtown for a Bike Party from 4–7pm. BELLINGHAM NATIONAL 2019 Bike there after work, bike there after school,

Juried Art Exhibition and Awards bike there from anywhere! Everyone welcome. CASCADIA WEEKLY

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WORDS Arts & Life Bill Kamphausen BIKE TO WORK Lastly, if you want to get into riding to work 12: Inside Indonesia Advertising Design: Roman Komarov Bike to Work and School Day is coming up later or school reach out to someone who already does 10 13: A passion for plants  roman@ this month on Fri., May 17. I have been involved it—we love to see new folks give it a try. cascadiaweekly.com 14: Astounding aerialists Send all advertising materials to with it for more than a decade working at or or- Often having someone who can ride with you [email protected] CURRENTS as a mentor to get you started is a safe, fun way 15: Art on the edge ganizing celebration stations. It is a real hoot for bikers and can be very encouraging. However, to get up on two wheels. Just look for the geeky 6 16: Who run the world? Distribution over those years I have not really seen it spawn guy or gal with the rolled up-pants leg—you 18: Clubs Distribution Manager: new regular bike commuters. know the one. VIEWS Erik Burge I have a few observations I wanted to share. Hope to see you out there. 20: Film Shorts  distribution@ 4 4 cascadiaweekly.com If you are not a bike commuter, getting on a bike —Gary Malick, Bellingham Whatcom: Erik Burge, to get to your job or school can be intimidating. MAIL MAIL Rear End Stephanie Simms It might not be the best time to get into biking. TROUBLE BREWING 21: Crossword

2 Skagit: Linda Brown, Things like these can go through your mind: The signs of spring are unmistakable. The clocks 22: Free Will Astrology Barb Murdoch What if I get a flat tire? Will I be late for work? have leapt, yard work calls, and the alcohol-in-

DO IT 23: Advice Goddess What if I get all sweaty? What if my pants get duced screams from the Bellingham Beer Garden Letters caught in the chain? Where do I park my bike; are ringing through residential Sunnyland. 24: Comix SEND LETTERS TO LETTERS@ CASCADIAWEEKLY.COM what if it rains? It’s a harsh reminder that those we entrust 25: Slowpoke, Sudoku I have a few suggestions. with insuring the rules designed to protect the 05.08.19 26: Bites for Skagit Why not ease into biking by trying it out on residents have failed us.

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©2019 CASCADIA WEEKLY (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by give discounts to bikers on certain days. I know landscape of city hall like a hot potato. Cascadia Newspaper Company LLC. Direct all correspondence to: Cascadia Weekly PO Box 2833 Bellingham WA 98227-2833 | Phone/Fax: 360.647.8200 Café Velo has $1 off pints on Thursdays. Wander When will the COB require the Bellingham Beer [email protected] WATER'S EDGE Landscapes for+ Today does the same on Mondays for bikers with helmets. Garden to meet the setback requirements? When P.15 Though Cascadia Weekly is distributed free, please take just one copy. Cascadia MEAL PLAN P.16 Take a Bite for Skagit Weekly may be distributed only by authorized distributors. Any person removing P.26 Or try biking to the farmers market. It is a lot will the city have them remove the cargo con- WildWomenA weekend to remember, papers in bulk from our distribution points risks prosecution SUBMISSIONS: Cascadia Weekly welcomes freelance submissions. Send material easier to park a bike than a car there. tainers they’ve dumped on the city right of way?

CASCADIA WEEKLY to either the News Editor or A&E Editor. Manuscripts will be returned if you include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. To be considered for calendar list- Bike to a park for a concert—again, no hassle When will the owner be held to the same stan- ings, notice of events must be received in writing no later than noon Wednesday to park. dards as the neighboring businesses? 4 the week prior to publication. Photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by stamped, self-addressed envelope. If your bike is in sad shape, check out the Hub The answer, it appears, is never. Community Bike Shop, they can teach you how Once the planners entered the malingering to fix and maintain your bike so it will be easier stage it is a sure sign they have decided to let to ride and you will feel more confident as you the burden of bureaucracy destroy any opposi- venture out. tion to their divine vision, a child-friendly road- NEWSPAPER ADVISORY GROUP: Robert Hall, Seth Murphy, Michael Petryni, David Syre house in the heart of Sunnyland. And if fake representative? Let’s consider the Cam- time fails to achieve complete submission bodian election that Ericksen, and sidekick in the residents, they can simply change Vincent Buys, supposedly observed. the rules. The removal of a planner’s com- Hun Sen ensured his win in July 2018 WHY BUY USED?

mon sense and conscience must be a con- by imprisoning his only viable candidate 26 dition of employment. on phony charges. While Ericksen and The damage reaches far beyond the Sun- Buys were lauding the fake election, the Our refurbished appliances FOOD nyland residents—all of the businesses rest of the world (except for China) con- and investors in the official entertain- demned the sham. Keep resources out of the landfill 1 24 ment districts that follow the rules are How long are the 42nd’s voters (and damaged when the city authorizes de- Olympia) going to tolerate Ericksen’s ob- Cost less than 1/2 the price of new facto entertainment district bars in other scene behavior, and that of the Bellingham 2 B-BOARD zones. The real entertainment districts Herald editors, who ran a puff piece with Last longer than new, and come could use some class action. Ericksen’s disingenuous interview about 20 —Boyd Collings, Bellingham how we will all benefit from cooperating 3 with a 90 day guarantee

with the murderous Cambodian regime? FILM BETTER VEHICLE STANDARDS The only ones profiting are Ericksen and Appliance Depot is a nonprofit project of ReUse Works. Your purchases & donations support waste reduction & job training.

I’m still not sure why Whatcom Coun- his partner, as they line their pockets with 16 ty doesn’t have emission standards on blood money. vehicles. I get the hesitation of adding —Mira Kamada, Bellingham 802 Marine Drive | 360.527.2646 | ApplianceDepotBham.com MUSIC costs to owning a car—but, hey, a car is a privilege and the benefit of reducing SNACKS IN CLASSROOMS Printing costs funded through a grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology. 15

pollution outweighs the fee we’d all be There is a need in this community for ART charged. And possibly the money could go snacks in classrooms! This is something

to a cause that supports public transpor- people of good heart, those concerned 14 tation—by bus, bike, foot. Further reduc- with food insecurity, those who want

ing toxic emissions. poor children to have a better chance at STAGE We live in a beautiful place where com- succeeding, and who want to support our munity members are often concerned teachers, can do with relatively little ef- 13 with wasteful consumption and pollution fort—and with big impact. that’ll do that beauty harm. Recently, the Pax Christi group at As-

The city and county are growing and sumption/Sacred Heart in Bellingham GET OUT growing. Cars clogged roadways all hours decided on a service project. They knew

of the day now. The infrastructure to keep teachers spend their own money to give 12 pedestrians safe is sorely lacking. That we students snacks. After choosing a class- are failing on this front and also striking room, they raised funds themselves, and WORDS out on requiring that vehicles meet certain availed themselves of two small grants environmental standards that will lower from Thrivent Financial. This allowed them 10 air, water and noise pollution is a shocking to purchase healthy, nutritious food for whiff of the ball for Whatcom County. one classroom, all year long. There were

Time to get in front of growth as it even extras that were shared with other CURRENTS pertains to the increasing car use in our teachers, who were immensely grateful. county. If not the county, let’s have the The teacher reported fewer behavior 6 city lead this charge! problems, better attendance and better VIEWS —Keith Poynter, Bellingham school progress. 4 We were successful in affecting our 4 BEST REPRESENTATION community positively with relatively little MAIL MONEY CAN BUY effort and low cost. And one more teacher MAIL

Let’s talk about the Khmer Rouge com- was able to keep her paycheck for herself. 2 mander, Hun Sen, who won the fake elec- While it is almost the end of the school OYSTERS tion in Cambodia last July—you know, the year, it is not too late to start thinking of DO IT government that is paying Doug Ericksen such a project. COCKTAILS half a million dollars to lobby for them. There are a number of schools in What- Let’s not forget that Ericksen, the senator com County where more than 70 percent who supposedly represents the 42nd Dis- of students are low-income. These can be DINNER 05.08.19 trict, won by a mere 45 votes, and never found easily online. .14

disclosed he was a paid foreign agent dur- Work with the school district as well. 19 ing the 2018 election campaign. Find a teacher who would welcome the # Who do you think “Senator” Ericksen snacks. Join with friends to pool a few represents—the people from the 42nd, dollars each week—then, develop a list of who didn’t know he was a paid lobbyist items that would make a difference. for one of the most corrupt regimes in Examples include “gold fish” snacks, the world? Or does he represent the guy apples or tangerines, cheese sticks and EST. 2014 who is paying him $500K per year? From protein snacks. CASCADIA WEEKLY 1975-1979, the Khmer Rouge, with the Children don’t yet understand the rela- 5 help of Hun Sen, murdered an estimated tionship between fuel and performance, one-fifth to one-quarter of the Cambo- but we know what “running on empty” ROCK AND RYE dian population. means. It’s an area where we can all show OYSTER HOUSE leadership and kindness. So, people of the 42nd District, why the 1145 NORTH STATE STREET hell aren’t you demanding a recall of your —Lee Langdon, Bellingham IN THE HISTORIC HERALD BUILDING THE GRISTLE THE MILLWORKS: At last—a public project with a pub-

26 lic benefit is proposed for our public waterfront, built by local community partners. FOOD Port of Bellingham commissioners last month heard the details of a proposal that would repurpose a long- views YOUR VIEWS THE GRISTLE underutlitized site in the Waterfront District subarea 24 to create affordable housing and local food security. Currently the location of an empty warehouse that for- B-BOARD merly supported the Georgia Pacific paper mill’s lignin packaging operations, the mixed-use project—dubbed BY ALAN RHODES

20 The Millworks—would create a local food campus supported by an event space and performance center, with

FILM associated housing, offices and childcare facilities. A dynamic set of local partners would pool interests to Hurrahs and Harangues

16 create jobs and help strengthen the local economy. READERS SOUND OFF Taking hold in communities around the country, a

MUSIC local food campus employs a single large space where RECENTLY I wrote a column citizens working for vibrant marine numerous food-related businesses, suppliers and orga- in which I raved about things I life in our little corner of the world.

15 nizations build synergy from one anothers’ activities, thought praiseworthy and ranted —Darrel Weiss, Alabama Hill

ART Mauri Ingram explained in a presentation to commis- about annoyances and misdeeds. I RANT: To the Bellingham Herald: sioners. Ingram—a former restaurant owner—is presi- offered Cascadia Weekly readers an stop putting the obituaries in the

14 dent and CEO of the Whatcom Community Foundation. opportunity to join in, and here’s a sports section. Dying is not a sport. The foundation serves to connect those many and var- sampling of what I received. —S. Zelda, Whatcom County

STAGE ied local interests with investment capital. RANT: People who don’t clean up RANTS: (1) Cigarette butts are “The big vision that we have gleaned from a mix after their dogs. How many tons of RANT: Shame on the Leopold the greatest source of ocean pol- of inputs is that we really want to focus on local dog crap wash into Puget Sound for casting out residents with lution, surpassing even plastic 13 economic development—job creation and develop- each year? It’s enough to put one only three months’ notice during straws. Every street, parking lot ment and job training and retention,” Ingram ex- off eating oysters. I regularly walk the holidays! Some of the seniors and park is littered with them. (2)

GET OUT plained. “We also want to make sure we’re building around Lake Padden with my dog, were leased apartments, and paid That lever on the left side of the more wealth in the community for farmers and other who I faithfully clean up after. Peo- a “one-time-only” $2,000 process- steering wheel that goes up and

12 producers. We want to make sure that when we think ple swim and eat fish out of that ing fee as late as last fall with no down is called a turn signal. Use it about flagship projects for the waterfront, that this lake. The ones who especially baffle refunds. A disgraceful end! —Bon- when changing lanes! is right up there at the top.” me are dog owners who do bag their nie Goss, Bellingham RAVE: Markis Dee and JC Mans- WORDS The campus would feature a variety of uses to sup- dog’s crap and leave the bag by the RANT:An article appeared in the field, who helped find and transport port local farms, restaurants, food trucks and stores, trail like their mother is coming Bellingham Herald on March 17 re- homeless people to shelter in Bell- 10 and would likely include large commercial kitchens, along to clean up after them. garding legislation in the Wash- ingham during the weeks of freezing catering services and storehouses for Whatcom Coun- RAVE: Valery and all the other ington State Senate to ban plastic weather in February and March. So

CURRENTS ty farmer produce. parks people who do their best to bags. One of the 14 “no” votes was many people were escorted to shelter Initially intrigued by the idea of a local food cam- clean up after the idiots. —Terry our own Doug Ericksen. He was by the HomesNow vans and volun- 6 6 pus, commissioners had urged for a higher, better use Zeri, Bellingham quoted as saying, “This is a social- teers. —Thomas Gilmore, Bellingham for the former Lignin Building. Under the proposal, RANT: Is there anyone on the ist method….Little things like this It’s me again—Mr. Cranky. Many VIEWS VIEWS the building shell would be demolished later this year alleged Planning Commission and is the indicator that we are trying thanks to those readers who sub-

4 to make way for the food campus, which is expected Permitting cabal who has a drop to micromanage the economy.” mitted their rants and raves, and to occupy around 40,000 square feet of the building of historic preservation? The soul- Not only is Mr. Ericksen an “envi- apologies to those I wasn’t able to MAIL site. Next to the food campus would be a residen- less stuff that’s going up especially ronmentalist,” but he’s also now include. Let me close with one more

2 tial building, with multiple levels of apartment units in the older parts of Bellingham is an economist and an expert on Rant/Rave of my own. priced for a living wage. just shocking, especially the Forest socialism. Of course, he offers no RANT: To the City of Bellingham

DO IT “Prior discussions centered on the Lignin Building Street Big Box. acknowledgement that the buildup for passing up a chance in 2016 to as a site for a local food campus anchored by Belling- RAVE: The Padden Creek Day- of plastic bags is a problem, much buy the land above the Post Point ham Public Schools commissary, a concept very well-re- lighting project for habitat restora- less his plan to address the situ- heron colony, which would have of- ceived by community stakeholders,” Ingram explained. tion. I still smile and marvel at it. ation. —Barry Meyers, Bellingham fered protection for the herons. To 05.08.19 “Additional opportunities have emerged, expanding —Barbara Clarke, Bellingham RANT: Proponents of the Trans- make matters worse, the city has the vision for a local food campus into a broader con- RANT: To our Congress: Stop the Mountain Pipeline who have ad- now issued a Critical Areas permit .14

19 cept encompassing permanently affordable housing, madness! Settle on Standard Time mitted they understand the dire to a developer whose proposed # the Building Performance Center, an event space, cre- or Daylight Savings Time and quit ramifications for orcas but want to project would intrude well into the ative officing and childcare facilities.” flopping back and forth, irritating proceed anyway. Someone should buffer zone protecting the colony. The Lignin Building space is strategically placed a and confusing your already irate sound air horns next to their heads RAVE: To local activist Jamie K. distance from the waterfront near the headquarters of citizenry. each time a vessel passes through Donaldson and others who have filed the Opportunity Council, a key player in championing RAVE: Thanks to the legislators orca habitat. an appeal, hoping to stop this irre- affordable housing options. Other community part- of Washington and California who RAVE: Many thanks to the fine sponsible scheme. We have plenty of

CASCADIA WEEKLY ners in the The Millworks project could include the are following the states of Arizo- folks who shared their knowledge high-end homes in Bellingham, but Community Food Co-op, Bellingham Food Bank, Bell- na, Hawaii, and most of Indiana in during WWU’s fall quarter Huxley only one heron colony. 6 ingham Technical College’s food preparation program, their refusal to get caught up in Speakers Series on the health and and Sustainable Connections’ local food program. the yearly time flip-flop. —Sandy well-being of the Salish Sea. They are Alan Rhodes can be contacted at mr_ “The Millworks partners will benefit from efficien- Lane, Anacortes among the frontline of scientists and [email protected] cies and cost savings because facilities and services will be shared in one, central location,” Ingram ex- VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY THE GRISTLE SIT WITH US. plained. “By virtue of their proximity

to one another, the exchange of infor- 26 mation and ideas will yield improve- FOOD ments, innovations and possible joint Come and ventures. Adding vital workforce housing within walking distance of a prima- 24 ry employment center and a wide range Family Party Packs of services and amenities, including

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“The Sub Area Plan requires at least This Mother's Day STAGE 10 percent of housing in the Waterfront TAKE A MOMENT TO District to be affordable,” Shepard ex- FEATURING NEW WORKS thu MAY 9 13 plained. “The Millworks Project envi- BY DANCE FACULTY fri MAY 10 sions approximately 70 units of mixed sat MAY 11 GET OUT income workforce housing, which SEND Nolan Dennett, @ 7:30pm would match the approximately 70 Susan Haines

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LOVE PHOTO: CLINTON JAMES ity threshold by at least four times.” Anya Cloud The Millworks project could leverage BISON BOOKBINDING and Daniela & LETTERPRESS T heatre Dance a $250,000 grant from the state’s De- CURRENTS Ivanova-Nyberg T heatre & Dance partment of Ecology and Department 112 Grand Avenue #101 6

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“There is a clear community desire 19 for development of the waterfront that more conﬁdent home # aligns with community values,” Shepa- buying experience. rd agreed. “This project takes one of WE CAN HELP REACH the few parcels that are not under op- YOUR REAL ESTATE GOALS! tion by Harcourt and sets an ambitious Marie Bjornson - Certified Mortgage Planner target for development and use. De- Free Home Inspection Reverse Mortgage Planner, CPA, CMPS , NMLS #111765 velopment of the Millworks Project by 360-676-9600 | [email protected] CASCADIA WEEKLY Whatcom Community Foundation will with Consultation Louise and Marie www.wa-mortgage.com | 112 Prospect Street 7 infuse people, jobs and activity into Call Jerry Swann For Details! the Waterfront District. This invest- *Fairway is not affiliated with any government agencies. These materials are not from HUD or FHA and were not approved by HUD or a government agency. Copyright©2018 Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation. NMLS#2289.4750 S. Biltmore Lane, Madison, WI 53718, 1-866-912-4800. All ment will create the excitement we Best 360.319.7776 rights reserved. This is not an offer to enter into an agreement. Not all customers will qualify. Information, rates and need at the waterfront to spur acceler- programs are subject to change without notice. All products are subject to credit and property approval. Other Choice restrictions and limitations may apply. Equal Housing Lender. ated buildout of the district.” R EAL T Y Broker# 100688 office opposing the project. The implications for road congestion, road safety, environmental impacts and treaty rights would stretch far beyond

26 the local area. Area treaty tribes have already expressed their opposition to the FOOD project due to the baldly apparent effects currents this proposal could have on the cultural NEWS POLITICS FUZZ BUZZ INDEX and natural resources that are deeply im- 24 portant to them. .After reading Kiewit’s submitted doc- B-BOARD uments, I listed my main takeaways and concerns:

20 rock, as high as 200 feet, covering an ex- • Trailering in and staging heavy equip- panse of 28-acres. A 12- to 20-foot-tall ment, including trucks so big they

FILM berm is suggested in the applicant’s per- would have to be brought in disassem- mit documents to mitigate noise for the bled with excavators so large they re-

16 nearest neighbors. The rocky backdrop quire a 14-rung ladder to get into them. would broadcast sound across the river • Construction of more than a mile of

MUSIC and throughout the valley like a speaker. road more than 60 feet across to be From the permit documents I learned used for logging and future mining op-

15 the great magnitude and complexity of erations through an area with no cur-

ART planned activities for the next 100 years rent approved use for mining outside of with relatively scant discussion of ef- the county’s Mineral Resources Overlay.

14 fects—near term or cumulative. • Blasting as many as six times per day The project anticipates about 260 truck on slope grading prone to landslides

STAGE trips per day—averaging one truck every perched above nearly 30 nearby homes. three minutes, and as many as 75 of these The resulting road, at about 12 percent trips could be oversized trucks hauling jet- grade, would require using loud vehicle 13 ty stone across 24 miles of narrow coun- brakes numerous times per day. With ty road—the Rockport Cascade Road that a backdrop of rocky ridge, this sound

GET OUT closely borders the Skagit River and is not would be amplified to and across the built for those load weights or traffic fre- river like a speaker.

12 quency. From the Rockport Cascade Road • Blasting would use ammonium nitrate to SR-530, heavy trucks would travel over fuel oil (ANFO) or other emulsions the Skagit River bridge in Rockport, a nar- and would require huge drilling rigs. WORDS row bridge not adequate for those loads or Large volumes of lubricant (likely oil- frequency. From there, trucks would make based) would be needed to keep drill- 10 a tight turn onto SR-20 to head west en ing equipment from seizing. Fly rock route through Sedro-Woolley to Interstate during blasting would spread this resi-

CURRENTS 5. Yet there is no mention in this proposal due across the site. Roughly 100 inches CURRENTS 10 of how to get big trucks around the several of rain per year could flood it to the 6 traffic circles in Sedro-Woolley or where Skagit River. PHOTO BY JOSE VILA BY PHOTO the trucks would go once they reach I-5, • Chainsaw and heavy equipment noise VIEWS leaving many questions about road main- for a timber harvest of 2.7 million

4 tenance, road safety, increased conges- board feet across 90 acres, along with BY ANDREA L. WEISER tion and the carbon footprint associated truck traffic to transport all that tim- MAIL with long-haul transport. ber (i.e, diesel trucks 80 feet in length

2 If permitted, the industrial operation that could haul loads up to 80,000 to log, build a road, create a staging pounds).

DO IT A Quarry Quandary area, blast, stockpile, crush rock and per- • Removal of 9.6 cubic yards of quarry rock form maintenance on large heavy equip- using massive on-site trucks for hauling MASSIVE ROCK-MOVING PROPOSAL IN ment day and night, would be heard and stone, fuel and heavy equipment, such seen in great detail by local residents, as the quarry haul trucks too big and

05.08.19 MARBLEMOUNT fishermen, rafters, eagle watchers, family heavy for permitted highway use, with vacationers and, yes, real estate brokers. gross weight of 256,000 pounds each. .14

19 A SMALL yellow notice sign at the base of some cliffs on a quiet road What Kiewit has proposed would affect This would create dust and noise im- # in Marblemount changed the trajectory of my and my neighbor’s lives this the environment, the wildlife, residents pacts for residents and visitors. spring. The small sign points to a massive proposal to blow up a rocky ridge and tourists. It would shatter our daily • Truck traffic from 6am to 6pm Monday called Big Bear Mountain into jetty rock and truck it to the Columbia River. lives with incessant noise, air pollution, through Saturday, and vehicle main- Yes, jetty rock is needed, but this quarry proposal would blast an 1,100-ft and would scar the beautiful stretch of tenance 6pm to midnight. Occasional tall promontory out of existence. Roughly 30 homes are adjacent to or in near land my family and friends have called periods of other activities outside of proximity to the quarry site and hundreds more are within earshot of the types home for decades. the stated hours are also anticipated.

CASCADIA WEEKLY of activities the applicant proposes. Those of us who recognized what was at Yet no mention of how lights used for Would it create local jobs? No. Kiewit Corporation, the mining company stake began reading the detailed project nighttime work and security would af- 8 based in Seattle, has said the estimated 25 jobs to work the quarry would be proposal and permitting documents— fect the night sky or how the sound drawn from existing union employees. more than 1,000 pages in length. I and of maneuvering trucks with back up Property values, a peaceful setting, local tourist economy and sense of place hundreds of other adults and children, alarms (one of the most grating sounds will be strip-mined if this proposal is permitted. tribes and agencies, have now filed com- in existence) would affect the night Big Bear Mountain would vanish. In its place, a stockpiled mound of waste ments with the Skagit County planning time soundscape.

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Cerise Noah (360) 393-5826 24 REALTOR® [email protected] B-BOARD 20 PHOTO BY JOSE VILA BY PHOTO FILM • The trucks used for hauling jetty stone served by wildlife biologists and commu- Baking from would be oversized (with trailers in- nity members on or adjacent to the Kiewit 16 cluding 7-8 axles) carrying jetty rock property. Some of these species are being scratch with weighing as much as 105,000 pounds. tracked by Washington Department of Fish fresh-ground MUSIC Stones exceeding 28 tons each would and Wildlife (WDFW). Mature trees in the Milling Our

require special hauling equipment and proposed development area show potential flour for almost 15 oversize/overweight permits. Kiewit’s for spotted owl habitat, yet potential to Own Fresh 40 Years. ART operations proposal does not describe affect this issue is not even considered in WHOLE GRAIN how these vehicles would navigate sev- the submitted documents. 14 eral traffic circles in Sedro-Woolley to Risk of contaminating the Skagit Riv- Flour Daily!

reach I-5. No mention of how the in- er ecosystem is high. From the blasting STAGE creased congestion would affect mul- alone, dust from asbestos-bearing rock tiple communities and safety of roads (Shuksan green schist contains actino- 305 E Magnolia St 13 and motorists along the route. lite) would become airborne as well as Bellingham, WA • The route listed for jetty rock and log adhere to the spoils piles and large jet- 360.671.0873 transport is a school bus route for the ty rock being removed from the site and bellinghambread.com GET OUT Concrete School district. School buses tranported over distance. are on this route twice a day, from fall Nowhere in the project proposal or en- Local • Fresh • Handcrafted • Delicious 12 until summer. The bus route is already vironmental documents is there any men- unreasonably long for children—rough- tion of controlling the spread of asbestos WORDS ly 2.5 hours per day. particulate that could put human and This locale is surrounded by homes animal health at risk and threaten water 10 10 specifically chosen for their quiet, nat- quality and fish. ural setting. Marblemount is a gateway If the county planning office chooses to community to the North Cascades moun- make a “threshold determination of sig- CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS tains and protected federal lands includ- nificance”—which is legal speak for “this ing wild and scenic rivers and federally project is complicated and the state-man- 6 designated wilderness in the Mount Bak- dated environmental checklist doesn’t cover-Snoqualmie National Forest and North er it”—the requirement to prepare an En- VIEWS

Cascades National Park. vironmental Impact Statement (EIS) will 4 This is a community where the Skagit provide the basis for a series of evalua- River Eagle Festival happens each Jan- tions and public review periods that would MAIL

uary on a river that hosts hundreds of at least capture more of the magnitude, 2 eagles each winter. It’s the highest mi- complexity and cumulative nature of ef-

gratory eagle population in the lower 48 fects related to Kiewit’s proposed actions. DO IT states, and the stretch of river where the These considerations would include pos- quarry is proposed always has the high- sible connections to federal laws like the est counts—111 eagles last winter. In the Clean Water Act and Wild and Scenic Rivers summer, visitor numbers to and through Act, both of which safeguard our nation’s 05.08.19 this area explode due to access to some of rivers, but in different ways. .14

the best hiking, climbing, backpacking, 19 camping, boating, fishing, motorcycling Comments on the Marblemount quarry # and biking in the state. proposal may be submitted by hard copy The Rockport Cascade Road is a route to the Skagit County Planning Office or listed on the Skagit County Bike Map as through an online form prior to 4:30pm a way to “discover the Skagit Valley.” Mon., May 13. For more information, www. What bicyclists would discover instead is skagitcounty.net/Departments/Plannin- a quarry town. gAndPermit/MarblemountQuarry.htm. To CASCADIA WEEKLY By contrast, on an adjacent property read comments already submitted go to to the quarry proposal, Seattle City Light www.skagitneighbors.com/ 9 identifies animal habitat conservation as a Andrea L. Weiser is a naturalist, archae- priority. Key species such as peregrine fal- ologist and author. She lives with her hus- cons, eagles, fishers, lynx, red fox, wolves, band and daughter near the edge of wil- and marbled murrelets have been ob- derness and North Cascades National Park.

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Governor Jay Inslee urges members of the Washington State Congressional Washington faces a federal court order to fix under-roadway pipes that block migrating fish by 2030, but a budget passed by 13 lawmakers puts the state at risk of missing the deadline and could delay salmon recovery even as the Pacific Northwest’s endan- delegation to support House Resolution 9, the Climate Action Now Act. Inslee gered orcas are starving. The Legislature’s two-year transportation budget, approved last weekend, devotes $100 million to fixing said this legislation is an important step toward reasserting American leader- culverts—large pipes that allow streams to flow under roadways, but can prevent salmon from reaching their spawning grounds.

GET OUT ship and transitioning the United States to a clean energy economy, and that Congress should pass it without delay. “Washington state has continued to failed to consider the marine shipping im- Democrats in the state House of Represen-

12 lead the way on climate action despite the lack of leadership from Washing- pacts of such a project. [CBC] tatives demand that conservative Republi- ton, D.C.,” the presidential candidate wrote. “Our state serves as a clear exam- can Rep. Matt Shea be publicly reprimanded ple that leading on climate action goes hand-in-hand with a strong economy. for extremist activities. In a letter to House

WORDS 05.03.19 Through policies to promote renewable energy, foster clean energy innovation, leadership, Democrats say Shea’s direct in- support electrification of our transportation sector and more, we’re taking bold FRIDAY volvement in extremist activities erodes the 10 action on climate while our economy continues to thrive.” [Associated Press] A 28-year-old Blaine man is in custody state’s ideals of fairness and equality. House after he allegedly murdered a 30-year-old Republicans have already announced an in-

CURRENTS Bellingham man. Police say the men had vestigation of Shea for reports he supported

CURRENTS 10 05.02.19 been socializing for several hours when a a variety of aggressive political tactics, in- 6 THURSDAY fight broke out between them. Police ar- cluding violence, surveillance and intimida- The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups are going to court rived to find one man unconscious and tion. [Associated Press] VIEWS again to stop Trump administration policy on jailing asylum seekers. The bleeding while the other had fled. The vic-

4 ACLU, American Immigration Council, and the Northwest Immigrant Rights tim succumbed to his injuries and died on A Seattle-area man is arrested after author- Project file a class-action lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Seattle over the the scene. [BPD, KGMI] ities said he posted online threats against MAIL policy to bar detained asylum seekers from asking a judge to grant them members of the president’s family, includ-

2 bond. [Associated Press] A deadly crash closes the Peace Arch ing Donald Trump Jr. and Jared Kushner. A border crossing at Blaine. Officials say one complaint says FBI agents spoke with the

DO IT The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the City of Burnaby’s ap- person died in a vehicle crash and fire at 27-year-old in March after he posted to In- peal fighting the construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion the iconic border crossing. Transportation stagram a photo showing a gun pointed at a project. The city was appealing part of a decision from the Federal Court of officials said the Peace Arch crossing would picture of Kushner. Agents said the man told Appeal, which halted work on the project last August. Construction was sus- remain closed in both directions as author- them he did not intend to hurt anyone and 05.08.19 pended after that court found First Nations were not adequately consulted ities investigate the incident. [Bellingham had previously been diagnosed with paranoid before the project was approved in 2016, and that the National Energy Board Herald, WSDOT] schizophrenia. [Associated Press] .14 19 # Pepper Sisters Flavors of New Mexico CASCADIA WEEKLY

10 Serving Dinner Tuesday - Sunday Happy hour Tuesday - Thursday Comfort food from scratch 1055 N. State peppersisters.com already during the same shift,” police reported. Officers arrested the man for dis- index orderly conduct and booked him into the FUZZ Whatcom County Jail. 26

BUZZ FOOD On April 20, police spoke to a woman who was sleeping in the bathroom of a KNOCK, AND THE Blaine business. “Employees had asked 24 DOOR SHALL BE OPENED her to move along and she refused,” po- On May Day, a man was outside a church in lice reported. An officer contacted the

Fairhaven, yelling and trying to get inside. female and told her she had to leave busi- B-BOARD He had apparently been raptured by the ness. “She refused to identify herself, but

time Bellingham Police arrived. left,” police noted. 20

LONE RANGER On April 24, Blaine Police spoke to a man FILM On April 26, a citizen brought a single who had been trespassed the previous

bullet to the Bellingham Police Depart- night who was now back on the property. 16 ment for destruction. “The man was arrested and given a crimi-

nal citation,” police reported. MUSIC CINCO DE MAYO

On May 2, University Police checked on a PUTTING ON THE BRAKES 15 report of a person offering shots of tequila On April 27, a 30-year-old Eastsound man 92 ART to people passing by the Viking Union on was arrested for stealing a $7 can of brake Percent of Bellingham poll respondents who rate the city’s qualify of life as good or WWU campus. cleaner from a hardware store in Ana- excellent. Seven percent rate it as fair, while 12 percent rate the quality of life in Bellingham as poor. 14 cortes. “He was walking out of the store

EVERYONE’S A CRITIC when officers arrived and he was told that STAGE On April 26, police were dispatched to the he matched the description provided by Anacortes Cinema to investigate a possi- store personnel of a theft suspect,” police 29 33 13 ble assault. An arriving officer observed reported. “He admitted to stealing the a 52-year-old man standing outside the item and was taken into custody.” Percent of Bellingham residents who Percent of Bellingham residents who theater who smelled strongly of alcohol. rate the city’s planning efforts for rated the city’s planning efforts for GET OUT growth as good. growth as good in 2008. “When asked about his possible involve- On March 14, Bellingham Police wanted to ment in an assault at a nearby business, he speak to a man on Texas Street about the 12 provided some nonsensical statements,” extensive leak of motor oil coming from police reported, “but was unable to pro- the parked vehicle he had been living in WORDS vide a clear story, possibly due to his level for more than a month. 1 of intoxication.” The officer also inter- Rank of “sense of community” as the top-rated values about Bellingham 10 10 viewed employees and patrons involved DOGGO IMBROGLIO as a place to live. in the incident who provided consistent On May 5, Bellingham Police tried to make accounts of the man knocking a soft drink sense out of a fight between two aggres- CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS out of a teen’s hand and aggressively grab- sive dogs and their upset owners at Se- 69 68 6 bing an employee’s wrist when she asked home Village. Percent of residents who have lived in Percent of residents who have lived in him to leave the building. The man was the region for 10 years or fewer who rate the region for 11 years or more who rate arrested for assault. ALLEY CAT SPATS Seattle as a good place to live. Seattle as a good place to live. VIEWS

On April 29, police scolded a woman for 4 NIGHT DEPOSIT her disorderly behavior in an alley in down- On April 30, a bank employee wanted to town Bellingham. “No witnesses wanted to 34 23 MAIL talk to Bellingham Police regarding some be a victim, so she was warned about her Percent of residents who have lived in Percent of residents who have lived in 2 strange items being placed into their behavior,” police shrugged. the region for less than a decade who the region for a decade or more who

night deposit box. think Seattle is becoming an even better think Seattle is becoming an even better DO IT On April 12, Bellingham Police arrested a place to live. place to live. On April 29, a business on Samish Way 55-year-old man after he yelled at people complained to Bellingham Police that a downtown and acted disorderly. man kept calling and making vague threats 45 60 05.08.19 to put them out of business. PEOPLE WITH ISSUES Percent of residents who have lived in Percent of residents who have lived in the region for less than a decade who the region for a decade or more who .14

On April 19, Blaine Police were asked by 19 WTA transit employees to check the welfare think Seattle is becoming a worse place think Seattle is becoming a worse place # HAPPY HOUR to live. Twenty percent expressed no to live. Seventeen percent expressed no On April 23, Bellingham Police helped of an elderly passenger. Officers contacted opinion on the topic. opinion on the topic. wake a woman who had passed out in the the intoxicated, irritated man and learned lobby of the Lincoln Square residence. he did not need or want any assistance. “She was escorted to her son’s apartment, 26 18 where she had been drinking earlier,” po- On April 23, Bellingham Police tried to Percent of Seattle residents who have Percent of Seattle residents who have lice reported. calm a student who’d gone out of control lived in the city for less than a decade lived in the city for a decade or more CASCADIA WEEKLY on a school bus on Morning Mist Way. who think they’re personally gaining who think they’re personally gaining UNCLEAR ON THE ground in their quality of life. About ground in their quality of life. About 11 On April 27, Bellingham Police listened 48 percent believe they’re staying 45 percent believe they’re staying INSTRUCTION even, while 24 percent say they’re even, while 34 percent say they’re On April 19, Blaine Police spoke to a man to the complaints of a man whose neigh- falling behind. falling behind. creating a ruckus at a local gas station. bor had used derogatory language to de- “Officers had dealt with the male twice scribe him. SOURCES: City of Bellingham Residential Survey; Crosscut.Elway Poll crosstab doit

WORDS focusing on Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder from 6:30pm-8pm at El Agave 2, 4 Clubhouse Circle, Gate 2. THURS., MAY 9 POETRY DUO: Regional poets (360) 305-3632 26 Laura Da’ (Instruments of the True Measure) and Martha Silano (Gravity POETRYNIGHT: Those looking to FOOD Assist read from their respective share their creative verse as part words collections at 7pm at Village Books, of the weekly Poetrynight can COMMUNITY LECTURES BOOKS 1200 11th St. sign up starting at 6:30pm at the 24 WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM Alternative Library, 519 E. Maple St. Readings begin at 7pm. STORIES DEPLOYED: Join local WWW.BLOG.POETRYNIGHT.ORG B-BOARD veterans as they use their skills misfortunes and complicated histories of in creative writing to share their WED., MAY 15

20 her four legendary daughters, told within personal and raw experiences OPEN MIC: Sign up to read your the context of modern Indonesian history. within the military in a spoken poetry and prose or play music at

FILM The story follows Dewi Ayu’s childhood performance at the annual “Sto- a Creekside Open Mic starting at ries Deployed” event happening 6:30pm at Sudden Valley’s South at the outbreak of World War II. After the from 4pm-6pm at Western Wash- Whatcom Library, 10 Barn View

16 bombing of Surabaya by the Japanese, ington University’s Wilson Library Court, Gate 2. Oma Stammler, the grandmother who Reading Room. WWW.WCLS.ORG

MUSIC raised her, evacuates to Holland. Forever [email protected] headstrong, Dewi Ayu refuses to leave. BOOKS ON TAP: Discuss Idaho MAY 9-12 by Emily Ruskovich at a “Fern- 15 Rounded up with other prisoners of war, CASCADIA POETRY FESTIVAL: dale Books on Tap” meeting from

ART she finds herself forced into prostitution Writers, artists, scientists and 6:30pm-8pm at Downtime Taps, at Mama Kalong’s brothel. activists are invited to collaborate, 1730 LaBounty Dr. All are welcome. discover and foster a deeper connec- WWW.WCLS.ORG

14 While the other girls quake and quiver, Dewi Ayu resolves to have the upper hand. tion between all inhabitants and the place itself at the Cascadia Poetry THURS, MAY 16

STAGE She becomes the most sought-after whore Festival happening from Thursday THE EXILE: Author, musician and in the city of Halimunda, and in short through Sunday in Anacortes at the tango dancer Gregory Erich Phillips order gives birth to three beautiful but Croatian Cultural Center, 801 5th will read, discuss and sign copies of 13 cursed daughters: Alamanda, Adinda, and St. This year’s event is a tribute to his latest novel, The Exile, at 7pm Maya Dewi. Each experiences her share of poet and editor Sam Hamill, and will at Village Books, 1200 11th St. include anthology launches, poetry GET OUT violence, hardship and heartbreak, just readings, music, panel discussions, WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM like the fledgling country of Indonesia as workshops and more. Entry is

12 it struggles for independence. $10-$25.

12 THURS., MAY 9 For those whose knowledge of this WWW.CASCADIAPOETRY STEM CARNIVAL: Families, exotic place and time period is limited, FESTIVAL.ORG children, teens and adults can WORDS WORDS learn about science, technology, Beauty is a Wound is a remarkable intro- FRI., MAY 10 engineering and math at a free duction. Kurniawan vividly evokes the

10 HILO BAY MYSTERIES: J.L. “STEM Carnival” from 3pm-6pm at EKA KURNIAWAN smell of frangipani blossoms, the damp- Oakley reads from The Hilo Bay Mys- Whatcom Community College, 237 ness of a mushroom farm, and a wedding teries Collection at 7pm at Village W. Kellogg Rd. Books, 1200 11th St. WWW.WHATCOM.EDU

CURRENTS celebration enlivened by seven groups of master puppeteers and kuda lumping WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM

6 SAT., MAY 11 REVIEWED BY CHRISTINE PERKINS trance dancing. SAT., MAY 11 CORNHOLE CLASSIC: Teams of He takes us through Japanese occu- LYNDEN BOOK CLUB: Discuss The two will compete for one of three VIEWS pation of Indonesia, the return of the Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck at an grand prizes and branded cornhole Award-Winning Book Club gathering sets at a “Skookum Cornhole Clas- 4 Dutch and their subsequent overthrow, from 10:30am-12pm at the Lynden sic” happening from 10am-2pm in Unforgettable the roundup and massacre of thousands Library, 216 4th St. Lynden at Overflow Taps, 106 5th MAIL of Communists in 1965, and the 1975 WWW.WCLS.ORG St. Live music, food trucks, raffles

BEAUTY IS A WOUND

2 invasion of East Timor. Halimunda is and craft beer and wine will be part riddled with the ghosts of Dutch cacao SQUID AND FIELD NOTES: of the fun. Team registration is Barbara Davis-Pyles shares her first $30. Proceeds will benefit Skookum DO IT THERE ARE times when you happen upon a book and are plantation owners, Japanese soldiers, picture book, Stubby the Fearless Kids. completely blown away by its scope, craft and story. Eka Kur- guerrilla fighters, con men, Communists, Squid, at a 4pm reading at Village WWW.SKOOKUMKIDS.ORG niawan’s Beauty is a Wound is just such a novel—sweeping, and thugs—and all the women they fell Books, 1200 11th St. At 7pm, Ana epic, with a vast but unforgettable cast of characters. deeply in love with, obsessed over, ex- Maria Spagna reads from Uplake, READING CEMETERIES: Join 05.08.19 It’s reminiscent of One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Gar- alted, raped and exploited. and Heather Durham shares Going Skagit Valley Genealogical Society cia Marquez’s masterpiece, earthy and ripe with magic, folklore Some readers may wish to map out the Feral: Field Notes on Wonder and and Sylvia Ammons to learn “How .14 Wanderlust. to Read a Cemetery” from 1pm-3pm

19 and ghosts, only it’s set in Indonesia at the complex relationships between daugh- WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM

# at the Burlington Public Library, second half of the 20th century. ters, lovers, children—and even a dog— 820 E. Washington Ave. Attendees The novel begins when Dewi Ayu ex- while others may be content to let the SUN., MAY 12 will lean how to gather the infor- plodes from her grave, two decades story unfold. The drama is both large and POETRY POWER: William O’Daly mation found on local cemetery after she died. Still beautiful but now fantastical, but the author (supported reads from his lyrical translation of tombstones. Chilean poet Pablo Neruda’s Book WWW.SKAGITVALLEYGENEALOGY.ORG wrinkled, the former “comfort woman” by a deft translation by Annie Tucker) of Twilight and from his own poetry to Japanese soldiers is as stubborn and expertly brings the various threads to- collection, Yarrow & Smoke, at 4pm OTTOMAN TO AUSCHWITZ: CASCADIA WEEKLY blunt as ever. She’s amazed to know the gether at the end. at Village Books, 1200 11th St. Devin Naar presents “From the daughter she tried to kill in her womb, WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM Ottoman Empire to Auschwitz: The 12 named Beauty, is not only alive, but is Christine Perkins is the executive director Mediterranean Jewish Experience MON., MAY 13 of the Holocaust” at 7:30pm at also 21 years old and three months pregnant. of the Whatcom County Library System. Her BOOKS ON TAP: South Whatcom Congregation Beth Israel, 751 San “There is no curse more terrible than to give birth to a grandmother, who died recently at the age Library manager, Lizz Roberts, will Juan Blvd. Entry is free. pretty female in a world of men as nasty as dogs in heat,” of 100, was born on the Indonesian island lead a “Books on Tap” discussion (360) 650-7737 Dewi Ayu says, and what follows is a recounting of the many of Belitung. doit

THURS., MAY 9 “Native Plants and Birds” at a 2pm REEFNET FISHING: The Museum presentation at the Everson Library,

Advocates present “Origins, Sus- 104 Kirsch Dr. Attendees at the free

tainability, and Current Applica- event can discover more about the 26 tion of Reefnet Fishing” at a benefits of native plants in your yard

free program starting at 12pm at for birds, bees, bugs and beauty. FOOD Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall, (360) 966-5100 outside 121 Prospect St. HIKING RUNNING GARDENING

WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG MAY 11-12 24 CHRISTIANSON’S FOR MOM: PNW WEATHER: The Community Bring the women in your life along

Boating Center offers an “Under- for a Mother’s Day Weekend celebra- B-BOARD Northwest? A good start is by joining standing PNW Weather” class from tion happening from 9am-6pm Sat- 5:30pm-7:30pm at the community urday and Sunday in Mount Vernon

the WNPS crew for an outing and paying 20 room at REI, 400 36th St. Fees at Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 close attention to what the resident ex- are $20. Best Rd. Take in the sights of the

perts have to say. WWW.BOATINGCENTER.ORG English-styled rose garden, stroll FILM For example, a “Whatcom Falls Eth- through the greenhouses to select FRI., MAY 10 a hanging basket, enjoy compli-

nobotany” introductory plant walk for 16 Kids, adults mentary coffee and chocolate-chip people of all ages and experience levels WILD THINGS: and adventurers can join Holly cookies, and more.

happening Sat., May 11 at Whatcom Falls Roger of Wild Whatcom for a “Wild WWW.CHRISTIANSONSNURSERY.COM MUSIC Park will move beyond the waterfalls Things” Community Program from

and inherent beauty of the local gem 9:30am-11am every Friday in May PUBLIC SAILS: Join the Schooner 15 to focus on what grows within its sun- at Cornwall Park. Suggested dona- Adventuress for a Public Sail from tion is $5. 10am-1pm Saturday, and 11am-2pm ART dappled expanse. WWW.WILDWHATCOM.ORG Sunday leaving from Squalicum Har- In addition to learning more about the bor, 722 Coho Way. Excursions on the 14 native plants and trees and their tradi- INSIDE INDIA: Travelers Dana and 105-year-old watercraft are designed Rand Jack will present photos and to get everyone involved; you’ll be tional uses, the two-hour meander will STAGE also net identification tips and intro- stories focusing on “Falcons, Tigers, invited to help raise the sails or take and One-Horned Rhinos: A Trip to a turn at the wheel as you explore duce attendees to facts about wildlife

India” at 7pm at the Deming Library, the Salish Sea. Tickets are $35-$65. 13 use, gardening with natives, and other 5044 Mt. Baker Hwy. Entry is free. WWW.SOUNDEXP.ORG interesting and useful facts. (360) 592-2422

While you won’t learn about every PLANT CLINICS: Local Master GET OUT one of the more SAT., MAY 11 Gardeners will be on hand for Plant Select Diagnostic Clinics from 4:30pm- than 1,000 species SKAGIT PLANT SALE: 12 tomatoes, veggie starts, annu- 7pm Mondays through May at the 12 of plants that have als, perennials, herbs and other SkillShare Space at the Bellingham been identified in plants lovingly raised by WSU Public Library, 210 Central Ave. WORDS WORDS Whatcom County by Skagit County Master Gardeners WWW.BELLINGHAM various observers at a Plant Fair from 8am-2pm in PUBLICLIBRARY.ORG 10 over several years, Mount Vernon at the Skagit County Fairgrounds, 479 W. Taylor St. Many BIKEPACKING BASICS: A free you will be asked to vendors with exceptional plants, “Backpacking by Bike: Bikepacking pay close attention garden art and food round out the Basics” presentation begins at 6pm ATTEND CURRENTS WHAT: Whatcom to the world around shopping options. at REI, 400 36th St. Falls Plant Walk you while enjoying WWW.EXTENSION.WSU.EDU 647-8955 OR WWW.REI.COM 6 WHEN: 1pm Sat., a spring stroll with May. 11 MG PLANT SALE: The 28th annual TUES., MAY 14 VIEWS people who have WHERE: Whatcom Master Gardener Plant Sale takes ALL-PACES RUN: Staff and volun-

Falls Park made it their busi- place from 9am-2pm at Ferndale’s teers are always on hand to guide 4 COST: Free; no ness to engage with Hovander Homestead Park, 5299 the way at the weekly All-Paces Run registration is our ever-more-frag- Nielsen Ave. Choose from more than starting at 6pm every Tuesday at MAIL required 20 varieties of unique and heirloom Fairhaven Runners, 1209 11th St. ile ecosystem. INFO: www. tomatoes, vegetable starts and Entry is free. 2 BY AMY KEPFERLE The final introduc- wnpskoma.org herbs, unique perennials and shade WWW.FAIRHAVENRUNNERS.COM

tory plant walk of plants, native trees and shrubs, DO IT spring will be led by guidebook author dahlia tubers, a 4-H and much more. WED., MAY 15 Mark Turner Thurs, May 23 at the Sehome A table of gift-related potted succu- TRAINING FOR TRAILRUNNING: Ferngully lents for Mother’s Day, local vendors, Coach and Author Krissy Moehl Hill Arboretum, and the last field trip of demo gardens and advice from Master helms a presentation on “Training 05.08.19 A PASSION FOR PLANTS the season will take place Sat., June 1 on Gardeners will be part of the event. for Trailrunning” at 6pm at REI, the upper South Fork Nooksack River val- WWW.WHATCOM.WSU.EDU 400 36th St. Register in advance for the free event. .14 APPARENTLY, A deer fern is not a plant that hoofed mam- ley at the Edfro Creek Preserve. 19 mals hide behind when members of the Komo Kulshan chapter of the At the latter event, Allan Richardson, SEA SKILLS: The Bellingham and 647-8955 OR WWW.REI.COM # Canadian Sail and Power squadrons Washington Native Plant Society (WNPS) happen upon them while WNPS chapter president and co-author of will host sea-safety demonstrations MAY 16-19 leading one of their many free field trips or plant walks throughout Nooksack Place Names, will lead the day- at a “Sea Skills” event happen- BOAT & YACHT SHOW: Peruse in- Whatcom and Skagit counties each spring and summer. long excursion, which will draw attention ing from 10am-5pm at the Blaine water displays of new and brokerage Turns out the Blechnum spicant is a distinctive evergreen fern to conservation and the cultural site of Harbor, 235 Marine Dr. Flare demos boats, accessory displays and much known to moist, west coast coniferous forests and shady gardens, Yúmechiy (“spring salmon place”), which and dockside boat training will also more at the Anacortes Boat & Yacht be part of the free afternoon. All Show happening from 10am-6pm and that it’s far from the only member of its genus to be found in is named for the now-endangered South CASCADIA WEEKLY boaters are welcome. Thursday through Sunday at Cap our moss-enhanced corner of the world. We also boast alpine lady Fork spring Chinook salmon. WWW.BOATINGISFUN.ORG Sante Marina and various boatyards. 13 ferns, fragile ferns, oak ferns, wood ferns, sword ferns, Shasta ferns, While you’re learning to identify a Entry is $10 (day pass) to $15 holly ferns, maidenhair ferns, mountain ferns and, well, you get the range of native plants in the rainfor- NATIVE PLANTS: Members of the (unlimited). picture. (We’re not lacking in ferns.) est environment, keep a lookout for the North Cascades Audubon Society WWW.ANACORTESBOATAND will share their knowledge about YACHTSHOW.COM But how does one go about differentiating what’s what with- elusive deer fern. You’ll recognize it by out a biology degree or a lifelong study of plants of the Pacific its antlers. doit

STAGE Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth, 1059 N. State St. Tickets are $10.

THURS., MAY 9 WWW.BAAY.ORG 26 GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” at MON., MAY 13 FOOD 7:30pm every Thursday at the GUFFAWINGHAM: A weekly open stage Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. mic for comedians, “Guffawingham!,” At 9:30pm, stick around for “The takes place at 9pm every Monday at 24 THEATER DANCE PROFILES Project.” Entry is $5-$8. the Firefly Lounge, 1015 N. State St. WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM Entry is free. WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ B-BOARD MAY 9-11 GUFFAWINGHAM Perry will be filling in for Nehmer on DAMN THOSE BASTARDS: Local playwright Lantz Simpon’s Damn 20 Friday night with a piece she recently de- TUES., MAY 14 buted in Olympia, and will also join forc- Those Bastards shows at 7:30pm COMEDY SHOWCASE: The Punch Thursday through Saturday at Up Comedy Showcase and Open Mic FILM es with her “aerial life partner,” Dream the Studio Theater at the Sylvia begins at 7:30pm at the Shakedown, Frohe, for a whirl on the Spanish web—a Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect 1212 N. State St. Entry is free.

16 rope with a hand loop attached to it that St. Expect to find out what happens WWW.SHAKEDOWNBELLINGHAM.COM allows for dynamic spinning sequences. when you mix together Bull Durham

MUSIC Per usual for the showcases, the 8-10 tobacco, oxygen tanks, piano tun- WED., MAY 15 acts that will be on display give the ing, orgone boxes, ostrich eggs and VAUDEVILLINGHAM: Attend the new Cadillacs at the clever comedy. Bellingham Circus Guild’s monthly 15 creatively focused athletes a chance to Tickets are $12-$15. uncensored variety show, “Vaudevil-

ART share their talents unrestrained by a par- WWW.SYLVIACENTERFOR lingham,” at 7pm (family-friendly) ticular theme or the demands of a client. THEARTS.ORG and 9pm (almost anything goes) performances at the Cirque Lab, 14 14 Instead, their passion for the art form gets star billing, with aerialists perform- SPAMALOT: See the first production 1401 6th St., suite #102. Suggested in the new Sehome Theater when donation is $5-$10. STAGE STAGE ing selections they’ve carefully created, Monty Python’s Spamalot concludes WWW.BELLINGHAMCIRCUSGUILD.COM refined and polished. this week with performances at 7pm “I feel like it is rare to find the space Thursday and Friday, and 2pm Satur- 13 to share something just because you day at the newly renovated Sehome DANCE loved making it,” Perry says. “Even more High School, 2700 Bill McDonald Pkwy. Tickets are $8-$10. GET OUT rare is the opportunity WWW.SEHOME.BOOKTIX.COM MAY 9-12 to make a decent earn- DANCE IN CONCERT: Western ORLANDO: Experience a meditation Washington University dance

12 ing from that work.” In the seven years on time, gender and sexuality when students will share their talents at since the Aerial Show- Sarah Ruhl’s Orlando continues this “Dance in Concert” performances at WORDS week with shows at 7:30pm Thursday 7:30pm Thursday through Saturday, case first debuted and through Saturday at the Lucas Hicks and 2pm Sunday at the Performing she started producing Theater at the Sylvia Center, 205 Art Center Mainstage. The shows 10 it, Perry says change Prospect St. Tickets are $16-$20 to will feature a suite of dances staged has been inevitable. see the adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s by Bulgarian dance and music art- ATTEND novel of the same name. Additional ist Daniela Ivanova-Nyberg, PhD.

CURRENTS Growth has come in WHAT: Aerial showings happen May 16-18. Tickets are $8-$16. Showcase the form of the number WWW.IDIOMTHEATER.COM 650-6146 OR 6 WHERE: Cirque of shows offered, the WWW.TICKETS.WWU.EDU Lab, 1401 6th ages of the performers, MAY 9-12 VIEWS PJ PERRY St. and technical capabili- SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL: The SAT., MAY 11 PHOTO BY GOVAN BASSON GOVAN BY PHOTO WHEN: 8pm fantastical, magical extravaganza CONTRA DANCE: The Electrodes 4 ties. Additionally, both Fri., May 10; known as Seussical the Musical con- will provide live tunes at the 6pm and 9pm the Bellingham Circus tinues this week with showings at Bellingham Country Dance Society’s MAIL Sat., May 11; Guild and Bellingham 7:30pm Thursday through Saturday, Contra Dance happening from BY AMY KEPFERLE 3pm Sun., May and 2pm Sunday at Lynden’s Claire 7pm-10pm at the Fairhaven Library,

2 Circus Productions are 12 (early shows now nonprofits, mean- vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St. 1117 12th St. Suggested donation are family- Tickets are $10-$14; additional per- is $7 for students, $10-$15 general. DO IT ing she doesn’t have to friendly) formances happen through May 19. Please refrain from wearing fra- fund the show with her High Times COST: $10-$25 WWW.THECLAIRE.ORG grances and scented products. INFO: www. credit card. WWW.BELLINGHAMCOUNTRY UP IN THE AIR bellingham Ticket prices are MAY 10-11 DANCE.ORG 05.08.19 circusguild.com higher than they’ve MUSICALS AND LOL: Mainstage IN MARCH, when aerialist PJ Perry saw Teatro Zinzanni cast been in past years, but that’s because performers will come up with new SPRING DANCE: Help raise funds .14 plots, lyrics, music and choreography for the Community Boating Center

19 member Rachel Nehmer’s solo piece relating to the difficult Perry and her co-producer, Anneka Dea- for each “Improvised Musical” show by attending a Spring Dance from # birth of her second child, it moved her to tears. con, want to make sure as much of the happening at 7:30pm Fridays and 7pm-11pm at the Majestic, 1027 Other than on opening night, those in attendance at the sev- profits as possible go to the perform- Saturdays through May at the Upfront N. Forest St. Entry is $20-$25 and enth annual Aerial Showcase performances taking place May 10- ers—many of which are practicing their Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At 9:30pm, includes live music by the Walrus, 12 at the Bellingham Circus Guild’s Cirque Lab will also be able art on a professional level both region- attend “LOL-apalooza,” a short form dancing and food. Proceeds will games show. Tickets are $10-$12. support youth scholarships. to witness Nehmer’s autobiographical dance trapeze act, which ally and in far-flung locales. 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM WWW.BOATINGCENTER.ORG focuses on the recovery process from that birth—which was a That includes Perry, who will be leav-

CASCADIA WEEKLY dramatic one and nearly killed her. ing soon to perform in Switzerland on a MAY 10-12 FOLK DANCE PARTY: Balkanrama “Her skill as an aerialist is undeniable and was what I ex- six-month contract that starts in June. MATILDA: Meet an extraordinary will play along at the final Folk 14 pecting to see—excellence,” Perry says. “But what really sur- “I am treasuring every moment I get girl who dares to take a stand and Dance Party of the season from change her destiny when Matilda 7:30pm-10:30pm at the Squalicum prised me was her ability to use monologue and movement to spend at the Bellingham Circus Guild,” the Musical opens this weekend Yacht Club, 2633 S. Squalicum Harbor tastefully, effectively and with complete honesty. I think Perry says, “which I truly think is the with shows at 7pm Friday, 2pm and Loop Rd. Suggested donation is $15. of her piece as the keystone of this show, especially since it best spot for creative work I’ve ever en- 7pm Saturday, and 2pm Sunday at (360) 380-0456 lands on Mother’s Day weekend.” countered.” doit

UPCOMING GOOD EARTH POTTERY: The sig- EVENTS nature prayer wheels of Bellingham

artist Chris Moench will be featured through May at Good Earth Pottery, 26 THURS., MAY 9 1000 Harris Ave.

SPRING MAKERS MARKET: Screen WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM FOOD printing by KLT Works, pottery visual by Briggs Ceramics, Textiles by I.E. GALLERY: Works by wire

GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES Heather, flowers and hanging sculptor Lanny Bergner and photog- 24 baskets by Pozie by Natalie, jewelry rapher David Hall show through May by Heidi Hull Designs and more can 26 in Edison at i.e. gallery, 5800

be perused just in time for Mother’s Cains Court. B-BOARD Day at a Spring Makers Market from WWW.IEEDISON.COM 4pm-9pm at the Ciao Thyme Com-

mons, 207 Unity St. JANSEN ART CENTER: “In- 20 WWW.CIAOTHYME.COM tersections/Depth Connections:

Photographs by Neil Berkowitz,” FILM FRI., MAY 10 “Lanny Little: Still Painting the CORSETRY TRUNK SHOW: A Dark Town,” a “Spring Juried Exhibit,”

Garden Unique Corsetry Trunk Show and “Promising Futures” can be seen 16 happens from 5:30pm-9pm at Social through May 31 at Lynden’s Jansen

Fabric, 1302 Commercial St. The Art Center, 321 Front St. MUSIC special event will feature handmade WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG ready-to-wear pieces, as well as 15 15 individual fittings. MAKE.SHIFT: “Life on Mars” shows ART WWW.SOCIALFABRICART.COM through May at Make.Shift Art ART Space, 306 Flora St. WWW.MAKESHIFTPROJECT.COM

SAT., MAY 11 14 ARTIST TALK: Multi-medium artist Don Haggerty will join Skagit MONA: An expansive “continuum” Artists for a talk from 11am-2pm exhibit is currently on display in La STAGE at Padilla Bay National Estuarine Conner at the Museum of Northwest Research Reserve, 10441 Bayview Art, 121 S. First St. 13 Edison Rd. Haggerty will be shar- WWW.MONAMUSEUM.ORG ing key insights he has learned

during his journey as an artist. PERRY AND CARLSON: Jean GET OUT

“THE PICK UP,” BY MEG AUBREY BY UP,” “THE PICK Entry is free. Behnke’s “Standing Still, Looking WWW.SKAGITARTISTS.COM Back” exhibit shows through May in

Mount Vernon at Perry and Carlson 12 BY AMY KEPFERLE Other artists worked with nature to TOUR EN ESPANOL: Dr. Martha Gallery, 504 S. First St. come to complete their visions. I’m think- Lopez will lead a tour of current WWW.PERRYANDCARLSON.COM WORDS ing in particular of photographer Marga- exhibits at a Spanish Tour at 1pm at La Conner’s Museum of Northwest SCOTT MILO: Women Painters of ret Byrd, whose “Cool Cube” and “Granite

Art, 121 S. First St. The tour is free, Washington’s group exhibit, “A Brush 10 Water’s Edge Stack” images of melting ice cubes she family-friendly and geared for native with Color,” will be featured through colored with pink swamp speakers as well as students of Span- June 3 in Anacortes at the Scott Milo LANDSCAPES OF LOSS mallow and purple but- ish. Please RSVP. Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave. CURRENTS A SCANT three days after viewing “Water’s Edge: Landscapes terfly pea flowers made WWW.MONAMUSEUM.ORG WWW.SCOTTMILO.COM for Today” at Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher Building, I awoke for arresting props 6 FISHBOY SPRING SHOW: Find the SMITH & VALLEE: “Micro Macro” to the unsurprising news that a report had just been published against the beauty of perfect work of art at a Spring Show shows through May 26 in Edison VIEWS by the United Nations noting that as many as one million of Norway’s Vikten beach. happening from 2pm-9pm at FishBoy at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gallery, 617 Virginia St. (near Trader Gilkey Ave. Earth’s plant and animal species are currently at risk of extinc- I was drawn in by the 4 tion, and that humans are mostly to blame. many arresting ways Joe’s). Both new and classic works WWW.SMITHANDVALLEEGALLERY.COM

by folk artist R.R. Clark will be on MAIL The corollary between the findings of the 1,500-page docu- in which artists chose SEE display and for sale. WESTERN GALLERY: View Sharron ment—which was compiled by hundreds of international ex- to interpret “Water’s WHAT: WWW.FISHBOYGALLERY.COM Antholt’s “Nothing to Look At” 2 perts and is based on thousands of scientific studies—and the “Water’s Edge: Edge,” and cast my exhibit through May 9 at Western Washington University’s Gallery. subject matter of the third biennial Bellingham National Juried Landscapes for “People’s Choice” vote DO IT Art Exhibition was instantly obvious. Today” for Gary Aagaard’s “Ma ONGOING WWW.WESTERNGALLERY.WWU.EDU When guest curator Bruce Guenther selected pieces from across WHERE: Nature Revisited.” The Whatcom EXHIBITS WHATCOM ART MARKET: Works by the United States for the show, he was seeking an array of con- Museum’s oil painting features a ALLIED ARTS: View professional Whatcom Art Guild members can be 05.08.19 temporary artworks that addressed viewers’ understanding of the Lightcatcher stern woman dressed in work by teaching artists through May perused daily at the Whatcom Art Earth, climate change and the evolving relationships of humanity Building, 250 black. She’s standing at Allied Arts, 1418 Cornwall Ave. Market, 1103 11th St. Flora St. WWW.ALLIEDARTS.ORG WWW.WHATCOMARTMARKET.ORG .14

to nature. Guenther was successful in his endeavor. From the more on parched earth with 19 than 800 works of art that were up for consideration, he chose 71 WHEN: Through remnants of the cur- # Sun., May 19 ARTWOOD: Works by Doug and WHATCOM MUSEUM: “Bellingham pieces by 57 artists that are vastly different, yet manage to impart INFO: www. rent administration’s Arlene Hudson will be featured National Juried Art Exhibition and what he calls “spirit of place.” whatcom excesses behind her. through May at Artwood Gallery, Awards,” “Washington Remembers From renderings of ecological indicators like lichen, springs museum.org It’s harrowing, but also 1000 Harris Ave. WWII: Their Sacrifice. Our Freedom,” and green algae, to Meg Aubrey’s stark urban meditations in weirdly hopeful. WWW.ARTWOODGALLERY.COM “People of the Sea and Cedar,” “All is Not Lost: Images Salvaged from “The Pick Up,” to a lovely photograph of a river in Tennessee “Remnants of Trump donors lie in the FOURTH CORNER FRAMES: A Damaged Glass Negatives,” and that was taken at the place where the last arc-form pearly mus- rubble,” Aagaard explains. “Her bag of “Focus on Color!” exhibit featuring “John M. Edson Hall of Birds” can CASCADIA WEEKLY sel was seen in 1941, the eye-opening exhibit provides much tricks (storms, fires, floods) appears an array of renditions youth can be currently be viewed on the Whatcom food for thought. empty—for now. While Ma Nature may be viewed through May 25 at Fourth Museum campus. 15 Some pieces—like Patti Bowman’s “Wave 1” and Philip Gove- temporarily out of counterattacks, and Corner Frames & Gallery, 311 W. WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG Holly St. SEND YOUR LISTINGS TO: dare’s “Artifact”—are abstractions that become clearer and the landscape looks destroyed, she shows WWW.FOURTHCORNERFRAMES.COM [email protected] more imbued with meaning after a second look. Same goes for a resilient and steadfast face. She warns Amy Ferron’s “Over Our Heads” and Holly Hagan’s “Path.” of her power and cunning.” rumor has it

26 LIKE NEARLY EVERYONE I know, I am not wild about living in a country in which FOOD medical expenses are so often paid via GoFundMe or by other fundraisers rather than by, say, the same non-bankrupting 24 music SHOW PREVIEWS RUMOR HAS IT medical care much of the rest of the world enjoys. B-BOARD That we are one unanticipated medical setback away from financial difficulty or

20 ruin was rammed home to me in a

FILM very real way several years ago when I

16 16 broke my ankle and had to have sur- MUSIC MUSIC gery—sans health insurance.

15 It was a crisis.

ART It could’ve been a disaster. BY CAREY ROSS

14 But musical friends stepped up, you all stepped in, and thanks to a show at the

STAGE Shakedown that became an impromptu benefit, your generosity gave me the help I needed to make it through with a repaired 13 ankle, depleted savings account, but otherwise intact.

GET OUT I know that we take care of our own because of how you took care of me.

12 Back in early March, local musician Jess JOSEPH Manley went into cardiac arrest in the middle of the night and had to be airlifted WORDS to Seattle for treatment and eventual sur- name, they must trademark gery. He was lucky enough to have been 10 BY CAREY ROSS it. So, in 2015, that’s what with his partner when his heart stopped, they attempted to do, and the CPR she performed is likely the

CURRENTS only to have the USPTO reason he is still with us. clutch its collective pearls If you ever needed a reason to obtain or 6 A Weekend to and deny the application renew your CPR certification, the fact that based on the grounds that Manley still lives and breathes among us is VIEWS the name is “scandalous,” as good of one as it gets.

4 Remember ATTEND which isn’t just a term that While Jess was still recovering in the WHO: describes my behavior dur- ICU, his friends—which are many—had MAIL WHO RUN THE WORLD? Thunderpussy, the ing my 20s, but is also a created and donated to a GoFundMe ac- Wednesdays

2 WHEN: 9pm Sat., legal standard. To bolster count to help offset the costs of his medi- THE FIRST time Thunderpussy came to town, it was 2017, and the newish May 11 their claim, the USPTO used cal treatment. The amount raised from that

DO IT Trump administration and Planned Parenthood were involved in an epic faceoff WHO: Joseph, a definition from the Urban effort was significant—and yet it is likely that gripped the country and portended what has become President Trump’s Haley Johnsen Dictionary—and immedi- not even close to enough. policy of stripping rights away from America’s most vulnerable people. WHEN: 9pm Fri., ately upon reading that, my Jess is out of the hospital, back home May 10 What was at stake in the showdown: $500 million dollars in federal funding COST: $20 eyes spontaneously rolled and has been recovering for a minute, so 05.08.19 to the nonprofit that provides critical health care to low-income populations. WHERE: Wild so hard I was unable to fin- now seems like the right time to throw a After witnessing a local demonstration in support of Planned Parenthood, Buffalo, 208 W. ish the story and cannot benefit show for him. After all, as a local .14 Holly St. 19 Wild Buffalo owner Craig Jewell mobilized, organizing a fundraiser he dubbed relate what happened next. musician in a town in which such fund- # “Nasty Women,” and found the perfect band to headline it: Thunderpussy. INFO: www. Just kidding. raisers are common, it’s highly probable wildbuffalo.net At the time, the electrifying rock band from Seattle wanted the focus to be Naturally, Thunder- he’s played a few benefits in his time, firmly on their music and not on their politics. Nonetheless, they were quick pussy appealed, and because the wheels of never knowing he might be the recipient to sign on to the benefit, and they let their burn-down-the-house live set do justice turn very slowly, we must fast-for- of one in the future. the talking for them. In doing so, they helped raise more than $11,000 for ward again, to 2019. The show will happen Sat., May 11 at Planned Parenthood, an amount of money that stunned everyone. Believe it or not, through a series of events Make.Shift, and X-Suns, Voidthrone, Lalo-

CASCADIA WEEKLY Fast-forward a couple of years and the band that wanted to stay out of the that are surprisingly not very interesting chezia (who are reuniting for the occa- political swamp now finds itself neck deep in it. given what the stakes have become, the fate sion), and Dryland have all signed up to 16 To me, the name “Thunderpussy” is a tongue-in-cheek term of empower- of Thunderpussy now rests with the United provide the entertainment for this night ment, perfectly suited to the women it represents. To the United States Patent States Supreme Court. of altruism. The suggested donation for and Trademark Office, it is “scandalous.” Thunderpussy’s case will not be heard directly the evening is $8, but no one will mind Who cares what the USPTO thinks? by the highest court in the land, rather the if you decide to round up by a couple of Thunderpussy does, and for good reason. In order for the band to “own” their outcome of their appeal is tied to the result in hundred bucks. WEEKEND, FROM PAGE 16 another “scandalous” trademark case, that of the clothing brand Fuct. Oral arguments 26 were heard before the Supreme Court in

April and a decision in what has become a FOOD closely watched First Amendment issue is expected in June. 24 As they await their legal fate, Thunder- THUNDERPUSSY pussy continues to do that which has become every bit as much their trademark ner—otherwise known as Joseph—is as B-BOARD as their scandal-causing name: tour, play worthy a respite from the real world as

their guts out, kick ass and delight fans any. The band was founded by Natalie after 20 everywhere. That includes Bellingham, she had a musical crisis of faith and asked where they’ll play a Sat., May 11 show her non-musician twin sisters Meegan and FILM at the Wild Buffalo. The familiar faces of Allison to sing with her. When they agreed

the Wednesdays will be on hand to open. to give it a go, the newly minted trio found 16 16 Before Thunderpussy and the Wednes- their sibling bond made for lovely, lively MUSIC days show up, however, the Wild Buffalo harmonizing—and they weren’t alone in SUNDAY, MAY 12 MUSIC will also be the site of another night in that opinion. They’re no strangers to the which all of the performers identify as fe- Wild Buffalo, where they’ll return for a Fri., 10AM-3PM 15 male, making it the first weekend to boast May 10 performance with Haley Johnsen. ART an all-lady lineup in the history of the Indeed, the only strange thing about this venue—which is a thing worth celebrating show is that tickets are still available. 14 as well as a stark commentary on the state The same is true for Thunderpussy’s and composition of the music industry. show, but that won’t be the case for long. 360.392.6520 STAGE There’s no escaping politics, I guess. And this is one weekend you won’t want to $39 ADULTS | $30 SENIORS | $24 KIDS UNDER 12 | KIDS UNDER 5 EAT FREE But if you’d like to try, going to see miss. After all, it was more than a decade 13 sisters Allison, Meegan, and Natalie Clos- in the making. GET OUT doit 12 FRI., MAY 10 theme of a Vox Pacifica concert at 7:30pm at the EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL: “Baroque Trio JEST” First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall Ave. WORDS will be the focus of a Salish Sea Early Music Tickets are $10-$15. Festival concert at 7pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal WWW.VOXPACIFICA.ORG Church, 2117 Walnut St. Performers include viola 10 da gambist Susie Napper, harpsichordist Elisabeth SUN., MAY 12 Write, and baroque flutist Jeffrey Cohan. Sug- CHAMBER MUSIC: Guitarists David Feingold and

gested donation is $15-$25. Yaniv Attar will join the Bellingham Chamber CURRENTS WWW.SALISHSEAFESTIVAL.ORG Music Society for a 3pm concert at Central Lutheran Church, 925 N. Forest St. Admission is 6 MAY 10-12 $5-$15.

GUITAR FESTIVAL: Concerts, special events, WWW.BELLINGHAMCHAMBERMUSIC.ORG VIEWS workshops, exhibits, panel discussions and much

more will be part of the third annual La Conner LIVE FROM LAUREL CANYON: Immerse yourself 4 Guitar Festival happening Friday through Sunday in the music of Laurel Canyon at “Live from Laurel

throughout the Skagit town. Events take place at Canyon: Songs & Stories of American Folk Rock” MAIL Maple Hall and a variety of other showcased loca- at 3pm at the Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Com-

tions. Entry is $15-$50. mercial St. Tickets are $23-$43. 2 WWW.LACONNERGUITARFESTIVAL.COM 734-6080 OR WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM DO IT WAGNER'S RING: Pacific Northwest Opera pres- TUES., MAY 14 ents an adaptation of Ring of the Nibelung for the CONCERT CHOIR CABARET: “The Legacy Contin- final weekend at 7:30pm Friday, and 3pm Sunday ues” will be the focus of a Concert Choir Cabaret

in Mount Vernon at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College performance at 8pm at WWU’s Performing Arts 05.08.19 Way. Tickets are $25-$65. Center Concert Hall. Entry is free. WWW.MCINTYREHALL.ORG WWW.CFPA.WWU.EDU .14 19

SAT., MAY 11 WED., MAY 15 # THE MAKEDONIANS: Listen to the village music FINGERSTYLE TRIO: Nationally renowned fin- of Greece, Macedonia, and the Balkans when the gerstyle guitarists Peter Janson, Steve Davison, 15-piece ensemble known as the Makedonians and Tracy Moore will perform at a 6pm concert perform at a dinner show from 5:30pm-8:30pm at at the Guemes Island Community Center, 7549 Cafe Akroteri, 1219 Cornwall Ave. Entry is free. Guemes Island Rd. Suggested donation is $15. (360) 676-5554 WWW.MYGUEMES.ORG CASCADIA WEEKLY MANOUCHE NW: Nuages & Friends will perform GRETA MATASSA: Vocalist Greta Matassa will be as part of the Manouche NW jazz series starting at joined by Darin Clendenin (piano), Alexey Nikolaev 17 7:30pm at the Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Com- (sax), Clipper Anderson (bass), and Mark Ivester mercial St. Tickets are $20. (drums) for a Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center 734-6080 OR WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM concert at 7pm at the Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St. Entry will be $5-$15. VOX PACIFICA: “Our Stories Go On” will be the WWW.WJMAC.ORG musicvenues 26

See below for venue FOOD addresses and phone 05.08.19 05.09.19 05.10.19 05.11.19 05.12.19 05.13.19 05.14.19 numbers WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 24 Alternative Library Chirgilchin, Yuliyana Krivoshapkina Poetrynight B-BOARD Anelia's Kitchen & Uncle Doug Jill Newman & Margaret Wilder Stage

20 KATHLEEN MADIGAN/ Mother's Day Brunch/Piano Gus Clark and the Least of Boundary Bay Brewery Piano Night w/Aaron Guest OSMM Fundraiser for Haiti May 10-11/

FILM Night w/Paul Klein His Problems Skagit Casino Resort

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Watts neighborhood is found and restored after 50 20 20 years. Now that's the kind of divine miracle I can believe in. HHHHH (G • 1 hr. 29 min.) FILM FILM Avengers: Endgame: There’s currently a campaign among this film’s directors and fans to get my past

16 and possibly future movie-star boyfriend Robert Downey Jr. an Oscar nomination for his work as Tony

MUSIC Stark/Iron Man for the past decade and I am all about it. HHHHH (PG-13 • 3 hrs. 1 min.) 15 Breakthrough: No matter how much I mock these

ART faith-based movies, they just keep rising again. HHH HAIL SATAN? (PG • 1 hr. 30 min.) 14 Captain Marvel: Brie Larson, Captain Marvel and electrifying costume drama exploring the origin story real-life hero, on her movie bypassing $1 billion of J. R. R. Tolkien starring Nicholas Hoult as Tolkien STAGE in worldwide box office: “I’m very grateful to have and Lily Collins as the woman who helped inspire the broken this glass ceiling of normalizing the concept creation of Middle-earth, Orcs, and Gollum in what that women can also make a billion dollars. I don’t has to be the weirdest love letter of all time. HH (PG- 13 know why that was so hard to comprehend in the first 13 • 1 hr. 51 min.) place.” Solidarity, sister. HHHH (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 8

GET OUT min.) UglyDolls: I know very little about this movie except that it celebrates difference and diversity in a color- The Curse of La Llorona: The title might make this ful, kid-friendly package, and is the self-proclaimed

12 movie sound like a cool arthouse film, but instead it’s “movie musical event of the year” and a “classic yet another forgettable installment of the Conjuring underdoll story.” Sold. H (PG • 1 hr. 27 min.) franchise. Curses! H (R • 1 hr. 33 min.) WORDS Wild Nights with Emily: Emily Dickinson is most Hail Satan?: This hilarious and insightful documen- commonly thought of as a reclusive spinster, but

10 tary details the ingenious means by which the Church this dramedy portrays what is likely a more accurate of Satan are using Christians' own tactics to gain gov- depiction of the poet (as played by Molly Shannon), as THE HUSTLE ernment recognition and highlight the double stan- an irreverent, vivacious woman whose desires might dards at work in the separation between church and surprise you. HHHHH (PG-13 • 1 hr. 24 min.) CURRENTS state. After all, religious freedom applies to everyone, candidate with an “electability” problem, she’s found 71-year-old Jacki Weaver, responded by saying, “I

6 right? HHHHH (Unrated • 1 hr. 35 min.) her weirdly perfect comic co-conspirator. HHHH (R just laughed. And then I said, ‘Well, she can go f—k •1 hr. 55 min.) herself.’” Amen, sister. You’re never to old to pick up The Hustle: This is a remake of the 1988 comedy the poms. HHH (PG-13 • 1 hr. 31 min.) VIEWS Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which succeeded not on the The Mustang: Wild man meets untamed horse in this strength of its plot or script, but on the chemistry deeply affecting dramatization of a real program in Shazam: DC Comics finally scores another win 4 and commitment of its stars, Steve Martin and Michael which prisoners train wild mustangs for auction. You (Wonder Woman can’t do it all herself, after all) with

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2 HHH (PG-13 • 1 hr. 34 min.) min.) but needs a little help when it comes to using them to save the world from evil. HHHHH (PG-13 • 2 hrs. The Intruder: Why would I pay money for a ticket to Pokemon: Detective Pikachu: If you’re not into 10 min.) DO IT this movie when at any given moment I can turn on the Pokemon, you may find yourself lost very early on Lifetime Movie Network and watch a movie of similar in this live-action/animated hybrid starring Ryan Sunset: Hungarian director Laszlo Nemes won an Showtimes quality with the exact same plot? H (PG-13) Reynolds in diet Deadpool mode as Detective Pikachu. Oscar for his debut feature, Son of Saul. He's back with Regal and AMC theaters, please see Light on plot, heavy on eye candy and just fine for a film about a woman searching for her lost past that

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experience in the coming weeks. I’d love for you be

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24 causes. I’d love for you to escape the pull of memories ARIES (March 21-April 19): Time to shake that tend to drag you back toward things that can’t things up! In the next three weeks, I invite you to be changed and don’t matter any more. try at least three of the following experiments. 1. See B-BOARD B-BOARD unusual sights in familiar situations. 2. Seek out new SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Desire is a music that both calms you and excites you. 3. Get an profoundly upsetting force,” writes author Elspeth inspiring statue or image of a favorite deity or hero. Probyn. “It may totally rearrange what we think we 20 4. Ask for a message from the person you will be three want. Desire skews plans and sets forth unthought-of years from now. 5. Use your hands and tongue in ways possibilities.” In my opinion, Probyn’s statements FILM you don’t usually use them. 6. Go in quest of a cathar- are half-true. The other half of the truth is that tic release that purges frustration and rouses holy desire can also be a profoundly healing and rejuve- passion. 7. Locate the sweet spot where deep feeling nating force, and for the same reasons: it rearranges 16 and deep thinking overlap. what we think we want, alters plans, and unleashes unthought-of possibilities. How does all this relate MUSIC TAURUS (April 20-May 20): According to sci- to you? From what I can tell, you are now on the ence writer Sarah Zielinski in Smithsonian magazine, cusp of desire’s two overlapping powers. What hap-

15 fireflies produce the most efficient light on planet pens next could be upsetting or healing, disorienting Earth. Nearly 100 percent of the energy produced by or rejuvenating. If you’d like to emphasize the heal-

ART the chemical reaction inside the insect’s body is emit- ing and rejuvenating, I suggest you treat desire as a ted as a brilliant glow. With that in mind, I propose sacred gift and a blessing. that you regard the firefly as your spirit creature in 14 the coming weeks. According to my reading of the SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “So much of astrological omens, you, too, will be a dynamic and what we learn about love is taught by people who STAGE proficient generator of luminosity. For best results, never really loved us.” My Sagittarian friend Ellen don’t tone down your brilliance, even if it illuminates made that sad observation. Is it true for you? Ellen shadows people are trying to hide. added the following thoughts: so much of what we 13 learn about love is taught by people who were too GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Here’s a message narcissistic or wounded to be able to love very well; from author Susan J. Elliott: “This is not your week to and by people who didn’t have many listening skills GET OUT run the Universe. Next week is not looking so good ei- and therefore didn’t know enough about us to love ther.” Now here’s a message from me: Elliott’s revela- us for who we really are; and by people who love tion is very good news! Since you won’t have to worry themselves poorly and so of course find it hard to love 12 about trying to manage and fine-tune the Universe, anyone else. Is any of this applicable to what you you can focus all your efforts on your own self-care. have experienced, Sagittarius? If so, here’s an anti- And the coming weeks will be a favorable time to do dote that I think you’ll find effective during the next WORDS just that. You’re due to dramatically upgrade your seven weeks: identify the people who have loved you understanding of what you need to feel healthy and well and the people who might love you well in the

10 happy, and then take the appropriate measures to put future—and then vow to learn all you can from them. your new insights into action. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn fantasy CANCER (June 21-July 22): The next three novelist Laini Taylor creates imaginary worlds where CURRENTS weeks will be an excellent time to serve as your own heroines use magic and wiles to follow their bliss

6 visionary prophet and dynamic fortune-teller. The while wrangling with gods and rascals. In describing predictions and conjectures you make about your her writing process, she says, “Like a magpie, I am a future destiny will have an 85 percent likelihood of scavenger of shiny things: fairy tales, dead languages, VIEWS being accurate. They will also be relatively free of fear weird folk beliefs, and fascinating religions.” She and worries. So I urge you to give your imagination adds, “I have plundered tidbits of history and lore to 4 permission to engage in fun fantasies about what’s build something new, using only the parts that light ahead for you. Be daringly optimistic and exuberantly my mind on fire.” I encourage you to adopt her strate-

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DO IT Mama right! deprive the poem of its wild origin.” That’s useful an excellent time to use your magic and wiles to fol- advice for anyone who spawns anything, not just poets. low your bliss while wrangling with gods and rascals. There’s something unruly and unpredictable about every creative idea or fresh perspective that rises up in us. Do AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I was always ask- you remember when you first felt the urge to look for a ing for the specific thing that wasn’t mine,” wrote poet 05.08.19 new job or move to a new city or search for a new kind Joanne Kyger. “I wanted a haven that wasn’t my own.” of relationship? Wildness was there at the inception. If there is any part of you that resonates with that de-

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