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A Weekend to Remember, P.16 ALAN RHODES, P.06 + FUZZ BUZZ, P.11 + AERIAL SHOWCASE, P.14 c a s c a d i a REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM SKAGIT SURROUNDING AREAS 05-08-2019* • ISSUE:* 19 • V.14 QUARRY QUANDARY Wilderness in peril, P.08 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 20 Yacht Club 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 Theatre, Lynden Find growing gifts for 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 Juried ArtExhibition andAwards whatcommuseum.org May19 Through Lightcatcher building Whatcom Museum BELLINGHAM NATIONAL 2019 BELLINGHAM NATIONAL Lynn Skordal; Map 4; Overprinting on vintage Meg Aubrey; The Pick Up; Oil on Locals Night Locals map, paper collage. Courtesy of the artist. On the panel. Courtesy of the artist. Scarlet Locomotive The McIntyre HallPresents McIntyre mcintyrehal Friday, May 177:30pm May Friday, some of the area’s mostvibrant some ofthearea’s will beannouncedMay13th. Last Week to Vote for Your forYour toVote Last Week The People’s Choice winner The People’s Mount Vernon Campus of Skagit Valley College Valley ofSkagit Campus Vernon Mount 2501 E College Way, Mount Vernon Mount Way, 2501 ECollege An evening ofmusicwith evening An Nathaniel Talbot Nathaniel 360.416.7727 The Sky Colony Sky The 21st Century Folk Rock 21st Century Folk Favorite Artwork! local songwriters. Americana Duo All tickets$10 All Solo Acoustic l.org Erik Sandgren; Waterside Conversation; Acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the artist. Bikes! food! BEER! FUN! On Bike to Work &SchoolDay Work to On Bike bike there from anywhere! Everyone welcome. Everyone anywhere! from there bike Bike there after work, bike there after school, afterschool, there bike afterwork, there Bike roll downtown for a Bike Party 4–7pm. from aBike for downtown roll BIKE On Bay st On Bay Biketoworkandschoolday.org PARTY May 17 May (Friday, May17), (Friday, 3 CASCADIA WEEKLY #19.14 05.08.19 DO IT 2 MAIL 4 VIEWS 6 CURRENTS 10 WORDS 12 GET OUT 13 STAGE 14 ART 15 MUSIC 16 FILM 20 B-BOARD 24 FOOD 26 THISWEEK 26 FOOD Contact Cascadia Weekly: 360.647.8200 24 mail TOC LETTERS STAFF Advertising B-BOARD Sales Manager: Stephanie Young ext 1 sales@ 20 cascadiaweekly.com FILM Editorial Editor & Publisher: 16 Peter Mayhew was famous, but most people likely didn’t Tim Johnson recognize the 7-foot-3-inch actor when he wasn’t in the ext 3 furry costume that transformed him into Chewbacca, a role MUSIC editor@ he inhabited in Star Wars movies from 1977 until 2015. cascadiaweekly.com Mayhew died early last week at the age of 74, but won’t 15 soon be forgotten. “He was the closest any human being Arts & Entertainment could be to a Wookiee,” director George Lucas said of Editor: Amy Kepferle ART Mayhew. “Big heart, gentle nature.” ext 2 calendar@ 14 cascadiaweekly.com Music & Film Editor: STAGE Carey Ross Views & News music@ Mailbag cascadiaweekly.com 13 04: 06: Gristle and Rhodes Production GET OUT 08: Quarry quandary Art Director: 10: Last week’s news Jesse Kinsman jesse@ 12 11: Police blotter, Index kinsmancreative.com Design: 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 20: Film Shorts I have a few observations I wanted to share. Hope to see you out there. 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. ALAN RHODES, P.06 + FUZZ BUZZ, P.11 + AERIAL SHOWCASE, P.14 c a s c a d i a REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA some other not-so-crucial activities that you can For almost a year, far too many requests for en- WHATCOM SKAGIT SURROUNDING AREAS .14 05-08-2019* • ISSUE:* 19 • V.14 19 be late for or bail on if needed? Try a bike to have forcement have gone unresolved, the pleas sim- QUARRY # QUANDARY Wilderness in peril, P.08 a beer or coffee day. Some local businesses even ply circulate endlessly through the Kafkaesque ©2019 CASCADIA WEEKLY (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by give discounts to bikers on certain days.
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