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24 24 male and female—issue at a Jan. 20 " ) - $ )/$/4+) ' CLASSIFIEDS A glance at what’s happening this week at Bellingham’s YWCA 22 22 [01. .11] FILM FILM 2 ) . 4 x MUSIC

18 Localpalooza: 7-10:30pm, Viking Union, WWU

MUSIC WORDS Elsie Hulsizer: 7pm, Village Books

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STAGE STAGE ON STAGE Scene Night: 7pm, Bellingham High School Landscape of the Body: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, 14 WWU Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre GET OUT MUSIC Ukulele Group Meeting: 7pm, Bellingham Unitarian Fel- 12 lowship MVHS Jazz Show: 7pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon WORDS COMMUNITY

8 Gender Identity Panel: 7:30pm, YWCA

CURRENTS CURRENTS !-$ 4[01.yx.11] ON STAGE 6 Oliver: 7pm, Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth Scene Night: 7pm, Bellingham High School VIEWS VIEWS Rich Little: 7pm and 9:30pm, Skagit Valley Casino Resort Landscape of the Body: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, 4 WWU Hallelujah Girls: 7:30pm, RiverBelle Dinner Theatre, Mount MAIL MAIL Vernon

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./0- 4[01.yy.11] View and bid on a variety of pieces from ON STAGE Oliver: 7pm, Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth local and regional craftspeople at the Scene Night: 7pm, Bellingham High School Landscape of the Body: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, CASCADIA WEEKLY "/# -$)"*!)/$1 -/$./. WWU Hallelujah Girls: 7:30pm, RiverBelle Dinner Theatre, Mount 2 Jan. 22 at La Conner’s Skagit County Vernon Cagematch: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Serial Killers: 8pm and 10pm, iDiOM Theater Historical Museum Director’s Cut: 10pm, Upfront Theatre DANCE Contra Dance: 7-10:30pm, Fairhaven Library

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MUSIC FOOD Jay and the Americans: 8pm, Silver Reef Pavilion, Ferndale 24 24 COMMUNITY Psychic and Wellness Fair: 9am-5pm, Unity Spiritual Center

Fine Arts Fundraiser: 7pm, Blaine High School CLASSIFIEDS

GET OUT 22 22 Waterfront Run: 9am, Maritime Heritage Park Skagit Eagle Festival: Every Sat.-Sun. through FILM FILM Jan. 30, eastern Skagit County

VISUAL ARTS 18 Collection Selections/Two Opening: 12-5pm, Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher Building MUSIC Gathering of Native Artists: 12-4pm, Skagit County Historical Museum, La Conner 16 ART ART .0) 4[01.yz.11]

ON STAGE 15 Oliver: 2pm, Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth

Landscape of the Body: 2pm, Performing Arts STAGE Center, WWU Circus is Bananas: 8pm, Wild Buffalo Comedy Night: 8pm, Fairhaven Pub 14

MUSIC GET OUT MBT Organ Society: 2pm, Mount Baker Theatre Bill Evans: 2pm, Nancy’s Farm Skagit Symphony: 2pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount 12 Vernon Laurette Langille Memorial Beneﬁt: 2pm,

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VISUAL 2 2 Whatcom Art Guild Meeting: 7pm, Bellingham Public Library DO IT IT DO DO IT

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Plumber-style obscurity. MAKE FOOD A loser in 2008 and then a quit- YOUR OWN ter, she headed south, has pushed SMOKES every button, and now drives an SAVE BIG $$! 24 obsessive, permissive news cycle. $ 99 34 /box of 200 smokes Self-indulgent and indulged, she’s $ 99 created an industry that, sadly, 4 / box of 20 smokes CLASSIFIEDS both her supporters and critics SUPER BOWL SPECIAL feed (consider, MSNBC fans, the 22 February 5th and 6th copy and the commentary lav-

Spin the prize wheel, get FILM ished there). $7 Off with a Touchdown, There’s time before the next $3 Off with a Field Goal electoral cycle, but not much, to or Other Prizes. 18 see if silence provokes self-de- EVERY SPIN A WINNER struction and puts her wagon in MUSIC TOBACCOJOESNETs the ditch. It might deﬁne her FOX %-APLE3T 3UITE “demographic” that stays on board (across from Boomer’s) 16 "ELLINGHAM 7ASHINGTON (I’m guessing 15 percent) for what ART it is, and distance it. With Palin

wealthy, famous, but more isolat- 15 ed, with some political toys taken away, the adult 85 percent could STAGE address, clarify and negotiate .857 hard issues, in hard times. 7,00(50(,67(5 14 —Milt Krieger, Bellingham

DEMOCRACY IS MESSY GET OUT Democracy is messy. Justice, *52:,1* freedom of speech and equal 12 rights do not always prevail. So often the media reports of vio- $)$50(5 WORDS lence, fear and war; that’s not the entire story. Many Americans care; How I 8 many Americans are doing silent Learned to acts of justice and mercy; we do Live Off not hear these stories—but being CURRENTS in the audience at Civic Hall on the Land 6 Martin Luther King Day reminded An honest testament to me that right here in Bellingham the joys and challenges of small farming and an VIEWS we have many mentors of truth, eye-opening look at the food we eat.

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as the many other social justice 2 leaders in our town, was inspiring DO IT IT DO and empowering. 6+$81$ '$11< Living in a democracy demands that we exercise our voices, ex- $+(51 11 ercise our consciences and take .19. 01 stands for uncomfortable positions and here in Bellingham we have *OXWHQ)UHH .06 many mentors to follow. One per- 03 # son really can make a difference. Democracy also involves educa- *LUO tion and informative choices. I recommend every American see the &KHI movie, Inside Job at the Pickford Cinema. It’s a documentary on the Thursday, Jan. 27th, 7pm Wall Street ﬁnancial meltdown. two FREE events at CASCADIA WEEKLY Justice has not prevailed, and 5 many innocent victims on the bot- tom are suffering, so it’s vital we VILLAGE BOOKS exercise our voices and actions to 1200 11th St., Bellingham not let this debacle occur again. 360.671.2626 —Analeise Volpe, Bellingham VILLAGEBOOKS.com THE GRISTLE

LAKE WARS: Having declared it one of the highest prior-

30 30 ities of their 2011 legislative agendas, Whatcom County Council took their war against Lake Padden sub rosa last FOOD week, removing the Yew Street Road upzone from their views public agenda. Instead, council member Kathy Kershner OPINIONS THE GRISTLE

24 24 will work behind the scenes with the developer attorney—without any involvement by county planners— crafting language needed to cram 500 acres north of Lake Padden back into Bellingham’s active urban growth CLASSIFIEDS areas. Her work will involve stripping and burying the ﬁndings of County Council in 2009 that this area needed 22 22 further study, given dense development would likely

FILM FILM have harmful impacts to the Padden watershed. Kershner—who in her 2009 election bid received BY ALAN RHODES more than $40,000 in pro-development money, half 18 from a single source through a now-closed loophole in the state’s campaign finance laws—told media she MUSIC sees no apparent conflict in allowing parties who are Off to a Fresh Start suing the county to use a closed process to draft the 16 laws and recitals the county will adopt. Shrug. MR. CRANKY’S NEW YEAR ART ART The Mayor of Bellingham, meanwhile, took his own work behind the scenes public last week, filing a peti- THIS PAST New Year’s Eve I jolly news to folks who place high 15 tion with the state Dept. of Ecology that seeks to close made a single resolution: I will be value on very comfortable seats and Lake Whatcom to additional groundwater withdrawals. less curmudgeonly and will try to get a sound system that can rattle your STAGE STAGE The request was backed by a resolution supported more in touch with my inner Oprah. fillings loose. The bad news: Even unanimously by Bellingham City Council. So to start 2011 on a sprightly note, worse traffic around Barkley Village

14 The petition formally asserts the city’s senior wa- I decided to write an upbeat column, and 16 more screens of mindless Hol- ter right to the Lake Whatcom reservoir and maintains a list of good news items we can all lywood blockbuster crap.

GET OUT that continued withdrawals in support of additional feel positive about. Despite my best The good news: As we start 2011, buildout and urbanization of the watershed threaten intentions, my inner H.L. Mencken Larsen. He could be baaaaack. Patti Brooks is still co-host on KGMI’s that senior right. The city estimates the ban could lim- kept butting in, blowing cigar smoke The good news: These cold win- morning show. This is a win-win situ- 12 it development of 500 lots on about 5,000 acres, many in Oprah’s face and encouraging me ter days seem to have driven from ation. Local right-wingers love Patti of which could be subdivided under the county’s cur- to be more sardonic. Mencken (along downtown street corners the youth- because there is no opinion they hold WORDS rent zoning laws. A temporary moratorium prohibiting with W.C. Fields and Mark Twain) has ful apostles of Lyndon LaRouche with that is so batty or ill-informed that those subdivisions is due to expire in February unless always been my spirit guide, so I their Obama-as-Hitler posters. The bad Patti won’t validate it. Liberals, too, 8 renewed by Whatcom County Council. abandoned my resolution. However, news: Warmer weather is not far away, love listening to Patti, except they Ecology’s range of response to the petition is lim- I didn’t want to waste the effort I’d and one fears that these surly little tune in to snicker, guffaw and make ited. The agency can support the city’s petition. They spent on the column, so I’ve added misﬁts are already looking forward to fun of what she says. The bad news: CURRENTS CURRENTS can present a modiﬁed plan to achieve similar results. the bad news along with the good. their springtime festivals of simplistic That voice, that strident, nettlesome 6

6 They can reject the petition while providing reasons The good news: Earlier this winter thinking and really bad taste. Might voice. I can’t take it anymore. for denying it. The last option would be difﬁcult for a tropical kingbird was seen hanging they already be planning Obama-as- The good news: There are signs on VIEWS VIEWS VIEWS the agency, since Bellingham’s petition relies in good around the banks of Whatcom Creek. Caligula, Obama-as-Bernard Madoff or the horizon the economy may show measure on Ecology’s own data about the decline of This is the ﬁrst reported sighting Obama-as-Lindsay Lohan? improvement in 2011. The bad news: 4 Lake Whatcom water quality and the agency’s own as- of one of these southern denizens The good news: Tony Larson, who This isn’t happening fast enough.

MAIL MAIL sessment of best practices to ease that decline. in Whatcom County, exciting local devoted his election campaign to There is, however, something you We can guess with conﬁdence that Ecology’s prefer- birders who were amazed to see this demonstrating a conspicuous lack can do. Since consumer spending

2 ence will be to guide activities currently allowed in beauty so far north, and could check of knowledge on every issue facing can jump start a stalled economy, do the watershed rather than, as the city asks, commit to him off their bird lists without hav- Whatcom County, has been elected to your part and go to Village Books to- DO IT IT DO

the legally uncertain option of banning them entirely. ing to journey to Mexico and get the Whatcom County Council. Okay, day and buy a copy of my new book Remedies in ﬁnal form might require the county to shot by a drug gang. The bad news: this one is a little selﬁsh on my part. Returning to the Branch. You should 11 adopt superior development standards for future con- This is probably just one more sign Since I, upon occasion, engage in the probably buy multiple copies for all .19.

01 struction and some revision of homeowner practices in that global warming is advancing writing of satire, Tony might well your friends and relatives. Our recov- the watershed. faster than we thought and we’re all be a luxurious source of new mate- ery as a nation is squarely on your

.06 It’s no secret Mayor Pike has for some time been at going to die. rial in the months to come. The bad shoulders. Be a good American and 03 # work on a panacea that would allow the city to as- The good news: In the recent news: Tony Larson, who devoted his buy this book. sert authority and influence on Lake Whatcom reser- election, Dino Rossi, the political election campaign to demonstrating Well, I’m sorry my inner Oprah voir beyond the 3 percent of the lake that falls within equivalent of the guest who wouldn’t a conspicuous lack of knowledge on had to share space with my inner city limits. Early on, his administration championed a leave, lost his senate race to incum- every issue facing Whatcom County, Mencken. Actually, I’m not sorry at merger and takeover of Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer bent Patty Murray. This made Dino a has been elected to the Whatcom all. Hopefully there’s enough here District, a notable idea from the standpoint of fixing three-time loser and, under the tacit County Council. for both optimists and pessimists. As LWWSD’s aging infrastructure with the muscle of COB The good news: Barkley Village, the American author James Branch CASCADIA WEEKLY three-strikes-and-you’re-out rule of Public Works; however, the effort was abandoned af- politics, he thereby becomes a highly in keeping with its delusional vi- Cabell once observed, “The optimist 6 ter the mayor discovered the (expensive) merger would unlikely candidate for any future of- sion of itself as an “urban village,” proclaims that we live in the best of yield little control over continued development and fice. The bad news: John Koster has is planning a new, state-of-the-art all possible worlds, and the pessimist buildout of the watershed. Other actions have included only lost twice to Congressman Rick 16-screen movie theater. This is fears this is true.” legal attempts to thwart county roadbuilding above the lake’s northern shore. VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY Jan 20 Reid Kerr, Folk 7:30pm THE GRISTLE New 2011 Locavore Menu with Full Circle Pork HoPPY Hour Sun-Thur 4-6pm in Bar Yet it’s also evident that the mayor misstepped slightly by not at least no- Mon Nite $3Pints/Tues Nite $1.50 Kolsch 30 tifying the Lake Whatcom Management team’s executive body that he intended FOOD to file the petition with Ecology. His pre- emptive stealth (intended, laudably, to 24 prevent a reactionary stampede of subdivision and development applications) violated more than a decade of agree- CLASSIFIEDS ments that the interjurisdictional group would work together to craft coordinated policy. Ecology officials (and much fur- 22

ther up the food chain to the governor’s FILM office) were dreadfully reluctant to move forward without at least first meeting with county officials and seeking a co- 18 operative response. Far above Whatcom MUSIC County’s hurt feelings is the wider policy issue of how state agencies should treat 16 local authorities—preemptively or co- operatively, as patron or partner—as an ART increasingly conservative Legislature, budget scissors in hand, looks on. 15 County reaction to the city’s petition reveals the disconnect between STAGE staff and the creatures who craft policy for staff. Staff seemed genuinely taken 14 aback and caught by surprise that what

they felt were cooperative and produc- GET OUT tive advances by the Lake Whatcom Management team would receive such a blunt vote of “no conﬁdence” by city of- 12 ﬁcials who called in the state to referee matters. The creatures, Whatcom County Dine In Take Out WORDS Council—who’ve cut the lake’s fund-

FEATURING 8 ing and threatened to slash it further, Organic Grass Fed Buffalo Meat who’ve thrown their own septic system Organic Cheeses & Organic Vegetables rules down a toilet, who’ve threatened to lift the lake’s subdivision moratorium $2 OFF any combo with this ad CURRENTS exp. 1/31/11 6 and who have admittedly made no head- 6 Located in the Public Market way on transfer of development rights VIEWS VIEWS rules that might ease the impacts of 1530 Cornwall Avenue, Bellingham VIEWS those coming subdivisions—reacted, if 360-594-4019 4 they reacted at all, viscerally with an-

noyance at the city’s move. MAIL Pike’s petition forces state attention back to Lake Whatcom, but his move 2 seems less strategy than tactics—less a DO IT IT DO practical remedy for whatever buildout might still be achievable in Lake What- 11 com watershed than a dramatic airstrike Now Open on .19. called in on county scofﬂaws. 01 Will a now alerted and annoyed Coun- Sundays, 8:30-4:00 ty Council lift their ban before Ecology .06 03 enacts theirs, inviting that stampede? # The county can jab its thumb into Bellingham’s eye on Lake Padden while receiving a gouge in return on Lake Whatcom. But based on Bellingham residents’ indifference toward the de- terioration of either of these lakes, CASCADIA WEEKLY Pike’s action seems only marginally likely to awaken the Subdued City (or every step, every day, over and over 7 to jumpstart his reelection bid) than to 300 W. Champion Street further enrage and activate and polar- Downtown Bellingham ize county voters who view every issue as political divide and culture war. 738-DROP

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12 .#*- '$) Plans to rip up the rip-rap and soften the shoreline of

WORDS Boulevard Park go public next week as the city plans a 8 8 meeting to discuss proposed shoreline improvements at Bellingham’s most popular park. Improvements are CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS intended to ﬁx erosion-related damage and prevent similar 6 problems in the future. Re- lated improvements could VIEWS VIEWS include removing concrete BOULEVARD PARK PHOTO, CITY OF BELLINGHAM rubble along portions of the 4 shoreline and creating a sand and gravel beach to comple- MAIL MAIL man Curt Hart said. “If we got thou- JOIN ECOLOGY’S HIGH TIDE TO PARTICIPATE, ment sandstone drifts. The

FOLLOW THESE STEPS: sands, that would be fabulous.” design may also include 2 PHOTO INITIATIVE t+0*/&$0-0(:4 Flickr “We just don’t want photos of peo- converting portions of exist- group at www.ﬂickr.com/ ing lawn, poisoned at times DO IT IT DO ple posing. And we don’t want people

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11 GRAB YOUR camera and help the state Dept. of Ecology a high-tide event in your ing high tides,” Hart cautioned. Shoreline improvements are

.19. sleuth out some of the highest tides of the year. area and post them on Ecology calls this the Washing- one of several projects cur- 01 Tides have been on the rise since scientists began keeping care- Ecology’s Flickr group. ton King Tide Photo Initiative. The rently underway at Boulevard ful measurement of them at the beginning of the industrial age. A Stay safe. Stay dry. agency will host the photos online Park, said Gina Gobo Austin, .06 few times each year, usually in the early morning hours of winter, at Flickr for everyone to see. project manager for the Bell- 03

# ingham Parks and Recreation Paciﬁc coastal cities experience extra large tidal events, called A 2008 report by the University of Washington Climate Impacts Department. Others include a king tides, when the sun and moon pull in unison on the world’s Group and Ecology estimated that sea-level rise associated with cli- nearly complete renovation to oceans. These winter events can give a pretty dramatic glimpse mate change could be anywhere from 3 inches to 22 inches by 2050. the original Pattle Point trestle into sea-level change, according to Johanna Ofner and Eli Levitt According to the report, by the beginning of the next century boardwalk and preliminary of Ecology’s Climate Policy Group, helping to identify coastal areas sea levels are expected to increase by up to 50 inches (more than design and permitting for an overwater walkway that that could be inundated by future tidal events. 4 feet) in the Puget Sound, and up to 43 inches (about 3.5 feet) on would connect Boulevard Park

CASCADIA WEEKLY Ecology officials are seeking photographs from beachcombers and Washington’s Central and Southern coast. Coastal areas will see an to Cornwall Avenue and the early risers on days of extreme high tides to help them better under- increase in flooding during major storm events. Rising sea levels central waterfront. 8 stand specific areas in shoreline communities where home, commer- also push coastal beaches inland and increase erosion of coastal The meeting is planned cial buildings, roads, utilities and other pieces of the built environ- areas, endangering houses and other structures built near the for 6:30 to 8:30pm, Wed., Jan. 26 at the Library Lecture ment are most vulnerable to sea-level rise. shore or bluff edges. Ecology officials hope their king tide initia- Room, 210 Central Avenue, “We’re hoping to get hundreds of photographs,” Ecology spokes- tive helps get coastal communities planning for sea-level rise. Bellingham. The Doctor Who Marathon!

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24 24 A Whatcom County judge offers ham firefighters. The homeowner is k th harsh words and a harsh sentence for transported to Harborview Medical e a Custer man who killed his infant son. Center in critical condition. Investiga- Judge Ira Uhrig issues the maxmium tors find traces the fire may have been CLASSIFIEDS e a t sentence, 22 years, to Jon Frazier, intentionally set. 43, who pleaded guilty to beating his 22 22 W 10-week-old son to death in August 01.x}.11

W FILM FILM 2009. Police conducted a massive BY TIM JOHNSON SUNDAY e search after Frazier claimed his son had been abducted, then found the The Seahawks rally late in the second

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h baby’s hidden body two days later. quarter but cannot close the Bears’ im- MUSIC NEWS a pressive early lead. Seattle’s NFC play-

T JAN11-JAN18 01.x{.11 off hopes end in Chicago, 35-24. 16 s FRIDAY 01. .11 ART ART x~ The grandmother of a student is shaken but unharmed after she mis- MONDAY 15 took the gas pedal for the brakes and On the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s crashed her car into the side of a Me- holiday, hundreds rally on the steps STAGE STAGE ridian elementary school. No one was of the state’s Capitol to protest pro- injured in the accident. posed cuts to social services. Facing a 14 $4.6 billion deﬁcit, Gov. Chris Gregoire The 850-cow Rhody Dairy of Sumas is has proposed eliminating or cutting

GET OUT 01.xx.11 charged in U.S. District Court in Seat- programs that help the state’s poor, TUESDAY tle with civil violations of the federal including basic health coverage, food Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Federal stamps and aid for the disabled. 12 Wrestling with how to respond to the state’s finding they’ve al- authorities say the dairy sold cows for lowed too much development in rural areas, Whatcom County Coun- slaughter with antibiotics and anti- Railway passenger service begins WORDS cil drops in place an emergency moratorium on the acceptance inflammatory residues in their bodies again north of Seattle after a mud- of new applications for subdivisions and short subdivisions in not approved for human consumption. slide hit the main tracks just south 8 8 those areas. Critics deem their action too little, too late. of the Everett depot last week. Crews Three people who in various ways had inspected slopes, but engineers At least she’s consistent. Council member Kathy Kershner casts helped a man who gunned down four continue to monitor the track. CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS the lone vote against aid to the Bellingham Food Bank. She joined police officers in a Tacoma suburb have

6 a majority rejecting the assistance last year. And Kershner casts the been sentenced to prison. Prosecutors As torrential rains swell lowland riv- lone vote against county support of domestic violence and sexual have alleged as many as seven people ers, trains stopped again for much of VIEWS VIEWS assault services. provided medical aid, transporta- day as the Skykomish River surged to tion and other assistance to Maurice within feet of the tracks. 4 01.xy.11 Clemmons as he tried to evade a mas- MAIL MAIL WEDNESDAY sive manhunt following the shootings 01.x.10

in November 2009. 2 Only days after the shooting of a congresswoman in Arizona, TUESDAY

DO IT IT DO a California man is arrested on charges he threatened to kill A Squalicum High School student 01.x|.10 Washington State Congressman Jim McDermott. U.S. Magistrate SATURDAY is struck in the school’s crosswalk.

11 Judge David Bristow sets bond at $300,000 for Charles Turner The boy, 14, is expected to survive

.19. Habermann, of Palm Springs. He’s due back in court in Washing- A suspicious ﬁre rapidly consumes his injuries. The driver is cited for

01 ton state Jan. 25. a home on Coolidge Drive in Belling- failure to yieild. .06 03 # Can you survive a divorce? Let me help you.

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On Jan. 12, the Whatcom County Court-

FUZZ house was evacuated following the dis- 30 covery of a suspicious package. Areas BUZZ surrounding the courthouse were blocked FOOD off, and the Whatcom County Jail was

DEEP IN THE on lockdown during the evacuation. The 24 HEART OF TEXAS package was found on the second floor On Jan. 13, Bellingham Police corralled near the lunchroom. The Bellingham five suspected gang members allegedly in- bomb unit disposed of the item. CLASSIFIEDS volved in an exchange of gunfire on Texas Street. Neighbors called 911 to report hear- GRIFT THAT ing multiple shots. Investigators believe a KEEPS ON GIVING 22

confrontation occurred between the five On Jan. 10, the owner of an auto repair FILM suspected gang members, who were in a business complained to Bellingham Police car, and a second group. At least one mem- that he had been paid via a credit card 18 ber of the second group is believed to have number but then was asked to wire money returned gunfire. The second group fled on back to Western Union to cover the tow bill MUSIC foot with no injuries reported. A descrip- so the car could be sent from the East Coast tion of a car was dispatched to respond- because the tow company would only ac- 16 ing officers, who quickly located it. The cept cash payments. The credit card num- five men in the vehicle were arrested on ber was a fraud. ART various charges ranging from DUI, minor in possession of alcohol and obstructing a law TORNADOES THREE 15 enforcement officer. All of the occupants On Jan. 9, Bellingham Police responded STAGE STAGE appeared to be intoxicated. to loud voices and banging sounds coming from a Roosevelt neighborhood apart- MIPS NIPPED ment. Police learned a harried mother had 14 On Jan. 17, Bellingham Police reported just returned from shopping and her three

their weekend party emphasis patrols had children were tearing through the grocery GET OUT snared another 71 people, most minors sacks, creating a mess before she could charged with possession of alcohol. In put the groceries away. PERCENT increase in Glock 19 pistol} sales in Arizona after Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was 12 their largest weekend dragnet, Belling- shot with one, compared to the same day the previous year. ham Police arrested 50 minors—many THE SOCIALIST THREAT of them students at area high schools On Jan. 7, Bellingham Police spoke to a WORDS and Western Washington University— Canadian who had tried to pass a coun- 8 8 at a Sunnyland apartment complex. In terfeit $50 bill. The man explained he had a second incident, police nabbed nearly received it from his bank in Canada. | |} two dozen additional minors at an early CURRENTS CURRENTS PERCENT of Americans who feel PERCENT of Americans who believe CURRENTS morning party in Bellingham’s Roosevelt DOPPLEGANGERS it is important to build a stronger China’s environmental policies and neighborhood. On Jan. 8, a woman from out of state relationship with China. practices are unimportant or only 6 called Blaine Police to reported she’d marginally important.

THE UNBEARABLE called a telephone number in that city VIEWS BRIGHTNESS OF SEEING and was greeted by an answering machine 4 On Jan. 13, a federal grand jury in Se- voice she recognized as her own. Yet, she attle indicted a Lynden man prosecu- told police, she had never made such a ~|} MAIL tors say incapacitated a helicopter pilot recording nor had she authorized the use with a portable high-powered spotlight. of her voice to make such a recording. RANK of Bellingham among 15 small RANK of Western Washington 2 markets judged favorable to the opening University on list of “100 Best Values in

On Sept. 22, a U.S. Customs and Border Blaine ofﬁcers determined that the num- IT DO

of a restaurant franchise. Public Colleges” for 2011. Patrol helicopter was supporting law en- ber she’d called was actually assigned to a forcement efforts on the ground to inter- residence in Olympia. Ofﬁcers encouraged 11

cept a suspected illegal border crossing. her to contact Olympia Police Department .19.

The helicopter was operating about 500 regarding her dilemma. 01 feet off the ground near the Abbotsford,

B.C., airport when a spotlight illuminated JOHN GALT SPEAKS x~ .06 03 the aircraft. The beam was reportedly On Jan. 12, a caller reported the theft of a POUNDS of coal shipped to China for every Washingtonian if Ambre Energy’s bid for # a coal port on the Columbia River is approved. Ultimately, coal companies aim to ship trained on the aircraft for about ﬁve min- tin of catfood from the Meridian Haggen. 10-20 times that much from Northwest ports. utes, making it impossible for the pilot, who was wearing night-vision equipment, NICOTINE FITS to see the airspace around him or the in- On Jan. 13, Bellingham Police delivered struments necessary to ﬂy the helicopter. a stern lecture (and citation) to a young

The pilot had his hands on the controls man who’d tried to bum a cigarette and |~ CASCADIA WEEKLY and could not remove his goggles. The then spit on the passerby who refused. NUMBER of journalists killed around the world in 2010 as a consequence of their co-pilot had to direct the pilot out of the work. More thn 1,370 incidents were logged in which journalists were attacked or 11 area. When a border patrol agent drove up On Jan. 12, a convenience store clerk threatened. The deadliest country for journalists was Pakistan, where 11 were killed. to investigate the source of the light, the called 911 to report the theft of three Lynden man reportedly turned the daz- packs of cigarettes. Police were unable to SOURCES: Federal Bureau of Investigation; Bloomberg News; Associated Press; Pew zling beam on him as well. smoke out a suspect. Research Center; QSR magazine; Kiplinger; Reporters Without Borders doit WORDS

30 30 WED., JAN. 19 GLACIERS & TOTEMS: Elsie Hulsizer

FOOD shares stories and slides from her book words Glaciers, Bears, & Totems: Sailing in Search COMMUNITY LECTURES BOOKS of the Real Southeast Alaska, at 7pm at 24 24 Village Books, 1200 11th St. 671-2626 FRI., JAN. 21 DREAMS OF GOLD: Mike Impero dis- CLASSIFIEDS cusses his book, Dreams of Gold: History of the Mount Baker Mining District, at 7pm

22 22 at the Deming Public Library, 5044 Mt. Baker Hwy. Entry is free.

FILM FILM 592-2422 FAMILY STORY NIGHT: Members of the Bellingham Storyteller’s Guild will share 18 tales at Family Story Night at 7pm at the These tiny items were the life’s work of Dr. Cheva- Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St. MUSIC lier Jackson, Renaissance man, painter and inventor 778-7188 of the bronchoscope. Jackson perfected a method of ANTIPHON: Ken Scholes reads from 16 Antiphon, the third book of the Psalms safely removing objects from the throats, stomachs of Isaak chronicles, at 7pm at Village ART ART and bronchial areas of patients in the late 1800s and Books, 1200 11th St. early 1900s, saving most of them from painful sur- WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM 15 gery. And he did most of the procedures as charity. SAT., JAN. 22 Jackson was an unusual character: though he DOUBLE HEADER: A 2pm, Kirby Larson STAGE STAGE grew up in a mining area where brutality was com- reads from Dear America: The Fences Be- mon and sentimentality all but absent, he was tween Us at Village Books, 1200 11th St.

14 a sensitive soul who hated to see cruelty of any At 4pm, Lori Armstrong reads from No sort. He loved working with wood, and his talent Mercy. 671-2626

GET OUT with sharp tools allowed him to set up his own clinic in Pittsburgh at age 22. SUN., JAN. 23 After marriage and starting SLUGS AND SNAILS: David George 12 12 a family, Jackson moved to Gordon shares essays and slides related to his book The Secret World of Slugs & Philadelphia, where he became Snails: Life in the Very Slow Lane, at 12pm WORDS WORDS world-renowned for his skills at Village Books, 1200 11th St. in removing foreign bodies (or WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM 8 “fbdy,” as he called them) from MON., JAN. 24 people who had swallowed but CROW MERCIES: Penelope Scambly GET IT could not remove them. Schott shares poems from her latest col- CURRENTS CURRENTS WHAT: Swallow: When he died in 1958 at age lection, Crow Mercies, at 7pm at Village

6 Foreign Bodies, 93, Jackson had left numerous Books, 1200 11th St. Their Ingestion, In- paintings (many depicting the 671-2626 spiration, and the POETRYNIGHT: Read your original verse VIEWS VIEWS larynxes of his patients), more Curious Doctor Who at poetrynight at 8:30pm at the Ama- Extracted Them BY: than 700 written and co-writ-

4 deus Project, Cornwall Ave. Sign-ups Mary Cappello ten articles, and 12 textbooks. start at 8pm.

MAIL MAIL COST: $27.95 He left his name on medical WWW.POETRYNIGHT.ORG WHERE: The New positions, symptoms, equip-

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2 Press, 2011 WED., JAN. 26 ment and anatomical areas. And GROWING A FARMER: City-dweller he left his collection—amassed in lieu of payment DO IT IT DO turned dairy farmer Kurt Timmermeister

from his patients—to the museum, which is where talks about ideas from his book, Grow- Cappello stumbled upon them. ing a Farmer: How I Learned to Live Off 11 Swallow Let me start by saying that Swallow is a very beau- the Land, at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 .19. 11th St. 01 A LOT TO WASH DOWN tiful book. Cappello, an award-winning author, uses 671-2626 words as paint in this book, waxing poetic and mak-

.06 ing Jackson’s story seem like a lovely rhapsody to THURS., JAN. 27 03 WRITERS LEAGUE: Kate Williams will # TAKE VITAMIN D supplements for health. If you’re a woman, bronchial horrors and accidents of the esophagus. lead a workshop focusing on online you need more calcium. Feeling slow? Take some ginko or one of those But poetry-speak, when you’re more interested in marketing for writers at today’s meet- energy drinks. Your head aches, your joints are screaming, your ulcer’s a story itself, can be taken to extremes. Yes, Capello ing of the Skagit Valley Writers League acting up, you’re “irregular”—don’t worry, there’s always something to gives her readers a good gulp of research and yes, she at 6:30pm at Mount Vernon’s Senior and fix what ails you. does add a sense of lightheartedness in this book, Community Center, 1401 Cleveland. Entry Is it true what they say about a spoonful of sugar? Not if you’re swal- but I felt the fun was overshadowed. So many times is free. WWW.SKAGITWRITERS.ORG as I was reading Swallow, I wanted the poetry and CASCADIA WEEKLY lowing nails, toys, buttons or any of the other thousand things you’ll GLUTEN-FREE GIRL: Shauna and Danny read about in Mary Cappello’s new book, Swallow. the digressions to get out of the way so I could learn Ahern share tips and recipes from their 12 In Philadelphia’s Mutter Museum, almost beneath a staircase, stands about this fascinating man with the flaring name. book, Gluten-Free Girl and Chef: A Love a cabinet filled with drawers and drawers of neatly stored small objects If you’re in the medical profession, you’ll probably Story with 100 Tempting Recipes, at 7pm meticulously saved on white cards. If you peeked inside the draw- like Swallow way more than most people. If you’re at Village Books, 1200 11th St. ers, you’d see hairpins and nails, wire and padlocks, tiny toys, jacks, not a doctor, nurse, med student or researcher, WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM string, peanut kernels, a poker chip and more. though, this book may be a lot to wash down. doit You Need COMMUNITY

THURS., JAN. 20 Someone Who 30 GENDER IDENTITY PANEL: Discuss

issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and FOOD transgender (LGBT) youth and adults at Understands a “Gender Identity” panel starting at 7:30pm at the YWCA, 1026 N. Forest St. the Law… 24 The event is free, but donations are ap- preciated. WWW.YWCABELLINGHAM Felony, Misdemeanor, Infraction, CLASSIFIEDS FRI., JAN. 21 DUI, Assault, Drug & Sex Cases. VIGIL FOR PEACE: Join the longest-

running Peace Vigil in the country—48 22 years and counting—from 4-5pm ev-

Law Oﬃces FILM ery Friday afternoon at the corners of Cornwall Avenue and Magnolia Street. of WWW.WHATCOMPJC.ORG Alexander Ransom 18 SAT., JAN. 22 PSYCHIC FAIR: A Psychic and Wellness (360) 392-8377 MUSIC Fair takes place from 9am-5pm at the Chris Con Carne & Jen Westover Jill Wolfe & David Jefferson Unity Spiritual Center, 1095 Telegraph www.ransom-lawﬁrm.com Matt Curtis & Wendy DeJong 16 Rd. Entry is $5-$10, and additional lec-

tures range from $5-$25. ART 756-0832 OR WWW.UNITYBELLINGHAM.COM 15 FINE ARTS FUNDRAISER: The Blaine AZiirRhnk Fine Arts Association presents its 14th STAGE STAGE annual “Auction, Dance and Commu- nity Celebration” at 7pm at Blaine High AZiirAhnk

School, 975 H St. Entry is $5. 14 WWW.BLAINE.WEDNET.EDU Evenings just got more delicious with

SUN., JAN. 23 Old World Deli, join us for happy hour GET OUT INNER LIFE: Regina Sara Ryan leads a Thursdays–Saturdays from 5:30 –7pm. mini-workshop focusing on ideas from 12 her book, Igniting the Inner Life, from We’ve got imported wine & beer and 12 4-6pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. a special evening menu offering salads, WWW.VILLAGEOOKS.COM antipasti, small bites, bruschetta, WORDS espresso and more. WORDS WED., JAN. 26

HEALTH FAIR: Practitioners from a va- nnn%Fc[Nfic[;\c`(%Zfd 8 riety of ﬁelds—chiropractors, massage therapists, herbalists, naturopaths and GHHNbDghUhYgh more—will be on hand at today’s Health XckbhckbV=\Ua CURRENTS Fair from 11am-2pm at the Bellingham

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Find out more about the slimy creatures 13 in your neighborhood when David George Gordon shares stories and slides from his book, The Secret World of Slugs and Snails, Jan. 23 at Village Books doit WED., JAN. 19 GROUP RIDE: The Mt. Baker Bike Club hosts a

Group Ride starting every Wednesday at 6pm at Boundary Bay Brewery, 1107 Railroad Ave. 30 30 G WWW.MTBAKERBIKECLUB.ORG

FOOD PLANT SOCIETY MEETING: Join members of etout the Komo Kulshan chapter of the Washington HIKING RUNNING CYCLING SKIING Native Plant Society for a meeting and talk at

24 24 7pm at the RE Store’s Sustainable Living Cen- ter, 2309 Meridian St. WWW.WNPS.ORG

CLASSIFIEDS THURS., JAN. 20 VOLCANIC HISTORY: Geologist Dave Tucker leads “The Eruptive History of the Active Vol- 22 22 cano in Our Backyard” talk at 12:30pm at the Whatcom Museum, 121 Prospect St. Suggested

FILM FILM After some initial missteps, I proceeded to kick donation is $3. and glide myself into a brisk camel-walk rhythm WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG from which I could not escape.

18 TRAVEL SERIES: Bellingham Parks and Rec’s pop- Swinging onto York Street, I picked up just ular travelogue series returns with local travelers enough speed to start skating. A single car sharing their slides and stories tonight at 7pm at MUSIC came crawling toward me, headlights barely the Whatcom Museum, 121 Prospect St. beaming through blinding whorls of spiraling WWW.COB.ORG 16 snow. My hoary heart leaped. The blizzard was FRI., JAN. 21 ART ART intensifying! NOATAK RAFTING: Kenyo Fields will share sto- Veering onto King Street, I crouched into ries and photos focusing on “Rafting Down the 15 downhill position and opened up the throttle Noatak River” at 7pm at Lummi Island’s Grange Hall, 2220 N. Nugent Rd. Entry is free. full bore. As the presence of I-5 drew closer, I

STAGE STAGE 758-7145 relished the expansive, near-inexplicable, void of snowy road-induced silence that usurped its oth- SAT., JAN. 22 14 14 erwise ever-droning bombinate din. SKI DAY: Meet at 7:40am at WWU’s Outdoor Center for a “Backcountry Ski and Snowboard Crossing Meador Street proved an uncustom- Day” outing. Cost is $25 for students and $40 GET OUT GET OUT ary breeze and, as I steered myself onto Red Tail general and some gear will be provided. Reach, my spirits soared with the possibilities of 650-3112 an epic journey yet to come. WATERFRONT RUN: Join staff from Fairhaven 12 But then came the I-5 overpass. I had to stop Runners for a free “Marina and Waterfront Run” and remove both skis to cross those bridge-in- starting at 9am in front of Maritime Heritage

WORDS Park’s fountain on Holly Street. The outing duced gravel patches. And when I clipped back should last approximately 40 minutes. in, I was loathe to ﬁnd the snow conditions had WWW.FAIRHAVENRUNNERS.COM 8 turned downright goopy. CLIMBING COMPETITION: The NC3 Northwest Within seconds, my once-precocious kick and Collegiate Climbing Competition takes place from glide degenerated into a humiliating lurch and 9am-5pm at WWU’s Student Recreation Center. CURRENTS CURRENTS wobble. Only through sheer willpower did I man- WWW.WWU.EDU

6 age not to quit. JAN. 22-23 Fortunately, not too far into the cottonwood EAGLE FESTIVAL: Various activities will take BY TRAIL RAT VIEWS VIEWS forest beyond Racine Street bridge, the snow place this weekend and next in Concrete, Rock- ﬁrmed back up, allowing me to recapture some of port, Marblemount, and beyond as part of the 4 Skagit Eagle Festival. my former glory. WWW.CONCRETE-WA.COM

MAIL MAIL Up the creek and onto Valencia I went, zip- Night Skiing ping an invigorating herringbone up the last bit SUN., JAN. 23

2 of Fraser before popping out onto Woburn just FAIRHAVEN RIDE: Meet up with folks from WINTER WONDERLAND GONE WILD Fairhaven Bike & Ski for a weekly race-pace below Bayview Cemetery. DO IT IT DO

ride at 8am at the Fairhaven Village Green. The trees, bigger and darker up there, loomed 733-4433 OR WWW.FAIRHAVENBIKE.COM THE TRANSFORMATION happened in a flash. One min- ominously overhead. Following the trail into 11 ute, the sodden, gloomy cityscape was genuflecting in a mushy-green Whatcom Falls Park, I was nearly startled off my TUES., JAN. 25 .19. NATURE BABIES: Join Wild Whatcom Walks for 01 blur. The next, it was blanketed by a winter wonderland of white. If I feet by the pop-pop-pop of what I first took to be “Nature Babies” excursions from 9:30-11am ev- hadn’t glanced out the window at just the right moment, I would have gunfire, but were actually branches cracking off ery Tuesday in January at Lake Padden.

.06 missed out on it altogether. snow-weighted trees. WWW.WILDWHATCOMWALKS.WORDPRESS.COM 03 # Waiting around for a skiable snowfall in Bellingham proper is an under- It was time to get the hell out of there. ALPS LEGACY PROJECT: Jim Davis, Execu- taking fraught with a miasma of lost hope and broken promises, so when- Silver Beach Road offered the nearest es- tive Director of the North Cascades Conser- ever the moderating maritime atmospheric ﬂuctuations manage to provide cape. But the widow-makers in there were nas- vation Council, gives a talk focusing on the North Cascades Audubon Program’s American some quality pow, I am wont to get outside ASAP. ty. If the bulwark of fallen alders over the road Alps Legacy Project at 7pm at the Bellingham “Where are you going?” my lady friend asked, appearing suddenly on the wasn’t sketchy enough, then the forest fairly Public Library, 210 Central Ave. porch with her camera as I clipped into my skis. exploded, raining a horrifying bombardment of WWW.AMERICANALPS.ORG

CASCADIA WEEKLY “Wherever the snow takes me,” I said. lethal-sized branches overhead. WED., JAN. 26 “How long will you be gone?” she asked, snapping a few cursory pics. Several eternities passed before I ﬁnally SNOWSHOE BASICS: Learn about equipment, 14 “Whenever the snow starts turning to crud,” I said. reached Lakeway Drive. Stopping for a moment clothing, instructional foundations and places And with that, I pole-planted down the steps and went gliding off into to soothe my nerves, I stole a quick moment to go at a “Snowshoeing Basics” clinic at 6pm at the night. to lavish my guardian angel with praise before REI, 400 36th St. Entry is free, but registration Humboldt Street was a hibernal dream. Only a few cars had chewed pushing off down that long boot-packed side- is requested. 647-8955 through the snow—just enough to groom it down into a navigable track. walk for home. doit STAGE

THURS., JAN. 20

GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch “The Good, the 30 Bad and the Ugly” at 8pm every Thursday at

G FOOD the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At 10pm, sta e stick around for “The Project.” Entry is $7 for the early show, $4 for the late one.

THEATER DANCE PROFILES 24 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM JAN. 20-22 SCENE NIGHT: Advanced drama class stu-

dents present “Scene Night” at 7pm Thurs.- CLASSIFIEDS Sat. at Bellingham High School, 2020 Corn- wall Ave. Monologues, scenes, music and 22 22 dance will be part of the entertainment. Tickets are $5. FILM FILM BY AMY KEPFERLE 676-6575 JAN. 20-23 18 LANDSCAPE OF THE BODY: John Guare’s tale of a family that has gone awry, Land- Master Mimic scape of the Body, shows at 7:30pm Jan. 20- MUSIC 22 and 26-29 and 2pm Jan. 23 and 30 at

RICH LITTLE’S BIG TALENTS Western Washington University’s Perform- 16 ing Arts Center. Tickets are $8-$12. ART ART 650-6146 It would be a few years before he made his 15 JAN. 21-23 15 way to the United States and on to his big break OLIVER THE MUSICAL: Thirty-seven ac- on the Judy Garland Show, but, in the meantime, tors ages 9 to 15 will perform Oliver the STAGE STAGE STAGE STAGE Little stayed busy honing his talents at small Musical at 7pm Fri., 2pm and 7pm Sat., and clubs in Canada (at his ﬁrst gig he performed fa- 2pm Sun. at Bellingham Arts Academy for

mous “walks” after realizing nobody spoke Eng- Youth, 1059 N. State St. Tickets are $10. 14 WWW.BAAY.ORG lish) and disc jockey stints (one segment had

him impersonating Elvis, and caused a horde of JAN. 21-22 GET OUT fans to rush the station). MIXED BAG: Show up for competitive Over the decades, in “Cagematch” shows at 8pm at the Upfront

Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At 10pm, stick around 12 addition to lampoon- for “Director’s Cut.” Tickets are $8-$10. ing everyone from Ronald 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM WORDS Reagan to George Bush Jr. HALLELUJAH GIRLS: A “rollicking South- and Sr., Jack Nicholson, ern comedy” dubbed Hallelujah Girls shows 8 Sly Stallone, Dr. Phil, and at 7:30pm at Mount Vernon’s RiverBelle Din- far beyond, Little has also ner Theatre, 100 E. Montgomery St. Tickets are $20-$40. saved the day by doing WWW.RIVERBELLEDINNERTHEATRE.COM voiceovers for celebrities CURRENTS

ATTEND in movies where they be- SAT., JAN. 22 6 WHAT: Rich Little came ill or died before the SERIAL KILLERS: The fourth installment WHEN: 7pm and of the elimination playwriting festival ﬁlm was ﬁnished. VIEWS 9:30pm Fri., Jan. 21 known as “Serial Killers” can be viewed at “I did David Nevin for a 8pm and 10pm shows at the iDiOM Theater,

WHERE: Skagit Valley 4 Casino Resort, Bow couple Pink Panther mov- 1418 Cornwall Ave. 201-5464 OR WWW.IDIOMTHEATER.COM COST: $48 ies,” Little said in a re- MAIL INFO: cent interview. “Poor old SUN., JAN. 23 www.theskagit.com 2 David had lost his voice to CIRCUS IS BANANAS: Members of the Bell- your Jimmy Stewart impression isn’t what it Lou Gehrigs disease. I also did Gene Kelly for a ingham Theatre Guild going under the moni- “I’VE NOTICED IT DO

used to be,” Rich Little told the tall, gray-haired gentleman sitting next Christmas show once, and Tony Curtis for a movie ker Banunky Fun Force present a variety to him on the sound stage. he walked out on.” show, “Circus is Bananas!,” at 8pm at the Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St. Entry is $5. 11 “Let me give you a few pointers,” the master mimic continued, instruct- But lest you think Little is piggybacking on the .19. WWW.BELLINGHAMCIRCUSGUILD.COM ing the older man as to what would be the best body language to use to talents of others and adding none of his own, 01 convey the well-known motions of the famous actor. “First you put your think again. The man of 1,000 voices may draw

hand out and shake it. Look through the tops of your eyes. Kind of squint attention to those who’ve made a name for them- .06

DANCE 03 them a little. Now bend over.” selves, but he then adds his own spin to the sub- # Doing as Little instructed, the man bent, ﬁxed his eyes on the audience ject matter, seamlessly layering jokes and man- SAT., JAN. 22 and muttered, “I feel terrible.” nerisms until it’s not clear who’s the real version, CONTRA DANCE: The Sheep King will provide live music for tonight’s Contra Dance As the camera panned to the well-known faces sharing the stage that and who’s the copy. from 7-10:30pm at the Fairhaven Library, night—Lucille Ball and George Burns among them—much laughter en- For example, when he spoofed Andy Rooney’s 1117 12th St. Suggested donation is $8- sued. You see, the actor Little was attempting to school on Jimmy Stew- 60 Minutes bits on his last Late Show with David $10. WWW.BELLINGHAMCOUNTRYDANCE.ORG

art’s particulars was none other than the icon himself. Letterman appearance, it was pretty difﬁcult to CASCADIA WEEKLY Although impressions of major celebrities are what initially made the Ca- tell the difference. BARN DANCE: Petunia and the Vipers nadian-born Little a household name nearly 50 years ago—around the time “Why do they sterilize needles for lethal will perform at tonight’s live Electric Barn 15 Dance broadcast starting at 7:30pm at the he was roasting the star of It’s a Wonderful Life on national television—his injections,” Little queried, all hunched and American Museum of Radio, 1312 Bay St. ﬁrst forays into the world of canny copycatting came around the age of 12, crotchety a la Rooney. “Why do kamikaze pilots Tickets are $10-$12. when he began talking back to teachers in their own voices and calling girls wear helmets? If you choke a Smurf, what color 738-3886 OR WWW.AMRE.US he liked on the phone while pretending to be their favorite actors. would he turn? Things to think about.” doit UPCOMING EVENTS WED., JAN. 19

SUN DESIGN CONTEST: A “Sun Design” art con- 30 30 test happens through Jan. 31 at the Garden Spot, 900 Alabama St. Winning designs will FOOD decorate the nursery’s light pole banners. visual WWW.GARDEN-SPOT.COM

24 24 GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES THURS., JAN. 20 EXPLORING DREAMER: Kallie George shares stories and slides from her book, Mr. M: The Ex- ploring Dreamer, at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 CLASSIFIEDS 11th St. The tome focuses on the works of cel- ebrated artist Soizick Meister.

22 22 WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM BY AMY KEPFERLE

FILM FILM SAT., JAN. 22 COLLECTIONS OPENING: “New Gifts and Ac- quisitions: Collection Selections/Two” opens

18 today from 12-5pm at the Whatcom Museum’s The Great Exchange Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora St.

MUSIC WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG TRADING CARDS OFFER MINIATURE MASTERPIECES GATHERING OF NATIVE ARTISTS: Maxine Stremler, Leslie Eastwood, Fran James, and 16 16 a few years, and online, before we started trading many others will show their works and demon- ART ART ART ART here in Bellingham. strate how they make them as part of today’s “Gathering of Native Artists” from 12-4pm at CW: That’s a whole lot of frames. La Conner’s Skagit County Historical Museum, 15 SS: I keep them in binders. 501 S. 4th St. A silent auction and live music CW: What’s the medium you use to trade with? will be part of the festivities. Entry is $3-$4 STAGE STAGE SS: I work with paper and ink/chalks. That sort (or $8 per family). of stuff. I also use rubber stamps. They’re min- WWW.SKAGITCOUNTY.NET/MUSEUM 14 iatures of what I might do for a card to give MON., JAN. 24 somebody. I come up with my designs, then do WAG MEETING: All are welcome at the monthly meeting of the Whatcom Art Guild

GET OUT assembly-line work, basically. A lot of people do individual ones. (WAG) at 7pm at the Bellingham Public Li- brary, 210 Central Ave. CW: What if people show up without any art to WWW.WHATCOMARTGUILD.ORG 12 trade? SS: Just come and check us out. Come and see. THURS., JAN. 27 WORDS Everybody is very generous, so they can show up FRANK WARREN TALK: PostSecret’s creator Frank Warren speaks at 7:30pm at Western and probably go home with

8 Washington University’s Performing Arts Cen- ATCs. I believe everyone ter Concert Hall. Entry is $15 for students and has some kind of artistic $20 general. nature inside them. We all 650-6146 CURRENTS CURRENTS do different artistic things 6 throughout the day, but ONGOING EXHIBITS some of us just happen to ALLIED ARTS: As part of the 2011 Juried VIEWS VIEWS put it on little tiny pieces ATTEND Artist Series, view “Up for Interpretation” of paper. through Jan. 29 at Allied Arts, 1418 Cornwall 4 WHAT: Bellingham Artist Trading Card CW: Do you consider the Ave. Contributing artists are George Jartos,

MAIL MAIL UNLESS SOMEBODY paints a likeness of him, the vis- Group meetings to be a safe space Trevor Smith, and Gary Armstrong. age of long-dead athlete Honus Wagner—whose mug graces the most WHEN: 2-4pm Sat., for budding artists? WWW.ALLIEDARTS.ORG

2 valuable baseball card ever sold—won’t be among the items being Jan. 22 SS: Our gatherings are very ARTWOOD: “Wood Specials for the Kitchen” WHERE: Stampadoo- will be featured through January at Artwood, bandied about at the next meeting of the Bellingham Artist Trad- nonjudgmental. That’s not DO IT IT DO

dle, 1825 Grant St. 1000 Harris Ave. ing Card Group. We caught up with longtime member Sherry Sund to COST: Entry is free what we’re about. You al- 647-1628 ﬁnd out more about the worldwide movement—and how you can get INFO: 647-9663 or ways want to encourage

11 BLUE HORSE: View and vote on “Art Among Us” involved with it. www.stampa someone to express their (formerly “Public Hanging”) and take in “The .19. doodle.com 01 Cascadia Weekly: What exactly are Artist Trading Cards (ATCs)? artistic side. What if they Photography of Kiki Cardarelli” through January Sherry Sund: They’re works of art that are always a speciﬁc size—about had that chance to become at the Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St. WWW.BLUEHORSEGALLERY.COM .06 the same size as a baseball card. The only restriction is that they have famous, but didn’t because they took that criti-

03 CEDARWORKS: Peruse and purchase a variety of # to be 2½” by 3½”, and you have to be able to get them in a sleeve. cism to heart? That’s not what we’re about. Native American art from 10am-6pm Wed.-Sat. CW: Where can you find these miniature templates? CW: Are there ever any fights over particular pieces at the CedarWorks Art Gallery, 217 Holly St. SS: Both Stampadoodle and Dakota Arts sell them. I cut my own. I of art? 647-6933 have a template where you can get 10 out of a regular sheet of paper, SS: Not in our group. It’s usually on a first-come, COLOPHON: Works by painters Ken Lane and instead of nine. first-served basis. If you’re one of the first ones Michael Heath can be seen through January at CW: So do you buy them, sell them, or what? at the meeting, then you get to pick the ones the Colophon Café, 1208 11th St. you like. WWW.COLOPHONCAFE.COM CASCADIA WEEKLY SS: We don’t ever sell them. It’s the thrill of exchanging what you do DEPOT ARTS CENTER: “Exploring Bas- with somebody else—to enjoy what it is they make, or find out what CW: What’s your favorite part about attending the kets,” a show and sale of work by members 16 motivates them. You’re not going to like everybody’s style, but you Artist Trading Card meetings? of the Northwest Basket Weavers Guild, shows can appreciate what they have created. SS: The camaraderie and discussion. Lots of times through Jan. 29 at the Depot Arts Center, 611 CW: How many Artist Trading Cards do you currently have in your pos- people bring other art along, or their art jour- R Ave., Anacortes. session? naling. Sometimes people even bring pictures of WWW.DEPOTARTS.COM SS: Thousands. I have every one I’ve ever traded for. I traded for quite their kids. doit FOG: View a variety of works by noted artists at the new Fairhaven Originals Gallery, 960 Harris Ave.

WWW.BELLINGHAMFOG.COM 30 30 GOOD EARTH POTTERY: “Winter Warmers,”

a display featuring functional pieces of art, FOOD shows through January at Good Earth Pottery, GrillGrill && DeliDeli 1000 Harris Ave.

WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM 24 HONEY: Bellingham painter Debbie Leigh- +.(+)*-//- ton’s work can be viewed until Feb. 1 at Honey Salon, 310 W. Holly St. IZgbgbpbmaIbsZss WWW.HONEYBELLINGHAM.COM CLASSIFIEDS INSIGHTS: “Montage: The Work of 30 Artists” <]daKYf\oa[`]k

can be viewed through January at Insights 22 Gallery, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

WWW.INSIGHTSGALLERY.COM KgmhkKYdY\k FILM LOOMIS GALLERY: The multi-artist “Janu- ary Jazz” exhibit can currently be viewed at

<]kk]jlk:]n]jY_]k 18 Blaine’s Loomis Hall Gallery, 288 Martin St. WWW.LOOMISHALLGALLERY.COM

LUCIA DOUGLAS: A plethora of works from <]da;Yl]jaf_ MUSIC local and regional artists can be viewed 16 through Jan. 22 at the Lucia Douglas Gallery, )-+(;gjfoYdd afl`]HmZda[EYjc]l! 16 1415 13th St. The art on display will be culled ART ART from the gallery’s inventory. ART WWW.LUCIADOUGLAS.COM

MINDPORT: “Write ON: Going Postal in the 15 Age of Email” shows through Feb. 6 at Mind- BELLINGHAM TECHNICAL COLLEGE

port Exhibits, 210 W. Holly St. STAGE WWW.MINDPORT.ORG MONA: “Wild/Life,” “Mindful Waters,” and “To- OPEN HOUSE gether: Selections from the Permanent Collec- 14 Your WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2011, 6:00 PM-7:30 PM tion” can be seen until March 2 at La Conner’s CAREER Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St. G BUILDING, BTC CAMPUS Starts FREE EVENT! OPEN TO THE PUBLIC GET OUT WWW.MUSEUMOFNWART.ORG Here www.btc.ctc.edu PAPERDOLL: Jess Flegel’s “Try Harder” exhibit can be seen through Feb. 3 at the Paper- COME AND MEET FACULTY TAKE A PROGRAM TOUR 12 doll, 312 W. Champion St. WWW.THEPAPERDOLL.NET QUILT MUSEUM: “Four Embroiderers” shows WORDS through March 31 at the La Conner Quilt & Tex- tile Museum, 703 S. 2nd St. 8 WWW.LACONNERQUILTS.COM HOLIDAY SCOTT MILO: “Group Show” can be perused until Jan. 31 at the Scott Milo Gallery, 420 $5000 HANGOVER CURRENTS Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

WWW.SCOTTMILO.COM The more you play this month, the more chances you have to win! 6 SKAGIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM: “The Way 5 winners of $1000 each will be drawn on Saturday, January 29th! We Played: Early Skagit Recreation” can be VIEWS seen through July at La Conner’s Skagit Coun- Your entries also qualify you for Holiday Hangover Drawings for $100 or $500 ty Historical Museum, 501 4th St. every Saturday between January 8th and 22nd. 4 (360) 466-3365

See Winners Club for Details. MAIL SMITH & VALLEE: “Artists of Dakota Art: 20th Must be 21 and a Winners Club Member.

Anniversary Show” can be viewed from 11am- 2 5pm every Thurs.-Sun. through Jan. 30 at Edi- son’s Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave. DO IT IT DO WWW.SMITHANDVALLEE.COM VU GALLERY: “PostSecrets” shows through Jan. 28 at Western Washington University’s 11

Viking Union Gallery. .19. 650-6530 01 WESTERN GALLERY: The “Department of Art

Faculty Biennial” can be seen through March .06 03

5 at WWU’s Western Gallery. Entry is free and # open to the public. WWW.WESTERNGALLERY.WWU.EDU WHATCOM ART GUILD: From 10am-6pm every Friday through Sunday, stop by the What- com Art Guild’s Art Market at Fairhaven’s Wal- dron Building, 1314 12th St. WWW.WHATCOMARTGUILD.ORG CASCADIA WEEKLY WHATCOM MUSEUM: “Shifting Views of Space and Place: Collection Selections/One” 17 and “The Arts and Crafts Movement of the THIS WEEKEND AT CLUB 542: Paciﬁc Northwest” can currently be viewed at "" ' '<#$SPACE BAND the Whatcom Museum. WWW.NOOKSACKCASINOS.COM WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG % $"&'< &< FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! WWW.TWITTER.COM/NOOKSACKRCASINO Rumor Has It

30 30 AFTER ENDURING A December/beginning of January that was not as rife with worthy shows as is typically FOOD the case in this burg—admittedly a wholly First World problem to have—so much is happening during the

24 24 music coming weeks that I find myself in an undignified state SHOW PREVIEWS ›› RUMOR HAS IT of excitement just thinking about it. In the immediate future is a pair of shows by a pair of beloved bands that, unfortunately, both take place CLASSIFIEDS at the same time, on Sat., Jan. 22. However, as this is a problem common to the town in which we live, I have 22 22 confidence that those of you who desire to see both

FILM FILM shows will ﬁnd a way to do so. At the Old World Deli, which has been playing host to Saturday-night live music for some months, you’ll ﬁnd the Gallus Brothers, who 18 18 BY CAREY ROSS have not spent nearly enough time in front of local audi- ences as of late. Rest assured, their mancrobatics remain MUSIC MUSIC entrancing and their set promises to be as entertaining as ever. A few blocks away, at the American Museum 16 of Radio and Electricity, will appear Petunia and the Vi-

ART ART Ravenna Woods pers, a band that, through their once-a-month sets at SO MUCH FROM SO LITTLE the Green Frog, has become local favorites—and de- 15 servedly so, as they put on a show that I cannot compli- ment enough. They’ll be the STAGE STAGE musical entertainment for a Barn Dance, which will also

14 be simultaneously broadcast on KMRE (102.3 FM).

GET OUT Also taking place Satur- day night is another ben- eﬁt for the Glacier Skate 12 Park—this one is actually BY CAREY ROSS happening in Glacier prop- WORDS er, at Chair 9—featuring the talents of Sugar Sugar Sugar, as well as Phreddy and the Nightmares. If you’d 8 like to do your charitable giving a little closer to Bell- ingham, you can certainly scratch that itch by head- ing to Boundary Bay for a songwriters-in-the-round CURRENTS CURRENTS Late Show with Robert Sarazin Blake, Boris Budd, and

6 more. Proceeds from the show will beneﬁt Bellingham nonproﬁt Hearts Toward Home International, which

VIEWS VIEWS helps veterans suffering from PTSD. Of course, the next weekend, Jan. 28-29, will be 4 almost completely overtaken by the three-part, two-

MAIL MAIL night musical extravaganza that is the What’s Up! Awards. The ﬁrst two parts happen Fri., Jan. 28 on the

2 WWU campus, and everyone from Acorn Project to No-Fi Soul Rebellion to Dog Shredder will be on hand DO IT IT DO

IT WOULD be easy enough to characterize Ravenna live. But they can. And do. Considering to provide you with the aural entertainment you so Woods as merely another Seattle band taking full advan- their setup exists only of an acoustic gui- desperately crave. Come Saturday night, the masses 11 tage of the roots rock revolution currently occurring in tar, stripped-down drum kit, xylophone and will converge at the Wild Buffalo for the awards show .19.

01 that city’s music scene. And it would not be incorrect to a number of tambourines, their ability to proper, where you can witness the debut performance do so. After all, the band sports the requisite beards and squeeze so much out of so little becomes of Daniel Anderson’s new project, Glowbug, along

.06 their debut album, Demons & Lakes, boasts that sort of all the more impressive. with such tried-and-true bands as Baltic Cousins, the 03 # lush, lo-fi sound that is so common to bands of their ilk. If there’s a focal point for all of Ravenna Productionists, Zorbatron, and more (more about all But if there’s one thing that sets this trio apart, it can Woods’ considerable energy, it would have of the awards weekend action next week). be summed up with one word: energy. Which is to say to be lead vocalist/guitar player Chris Cun- But other bands will play other shows that weekend Ravenna Woods isn’t some flannel-clad (all right, that ningham. With his signature headband, as well. Probably the show I’m most looking forward part’s not entirely true), navel-gazing, awkward-seem- distinctive finger-picking style and fearless to is Dawes, who will return once again to the Wild ing group of young lads. Instead, they’re fully involved, vocals, he is every inch a frontman. How- Buffalo on Fri., Jan. 28. Also taking place that same night is Police Teeth, Virgin Islands, and Caparza at CASCADIA WEEKLY fully engaged, downright passionate musicians. And it’s ever, he gets an ample amount of help from exactly that energy that makes them interesting, for a Brantley Duke and Matt Badger, who pro- the Cabin Tavern. Saturday night brings Pan Pan to 18 number of reasons. vide the incessantly and obsessively rhyth- the Ridge Wine Bar, a pairing of artist with venue I’m Firstly, it’s pretty tough to listen to Demons & Lakes mic percussion that anchors this band, and only too happy to wholeheartedly endorse. and comprehend the fact that all this big, layered sound the vocal harmonies that allow it to soar. As you can see, the music scene will do its very best is coming out of just three people. But it is. And it’s even Another thing that sets Ravenna Woods to entertain you during the next couple of weeks. less believable that this band could pull off all that sound apart from other bands of their ilk is Cun- Which, after December, is the least it can do. showpreview

I spoke. And, while giving their lyr-

30 RAVENNA, ics a read could make any music fan

FROM PREVIOUS PAGE more than a little skeptical—to say FOOD they don’t favor standard verse/cho- ningham’s lyr- rus/verse is a vast understatement— ics. Music tends Cunningham’s delivery of the lines, 24 to follow some with a cadence almost as rhythmic as pretty universal the percussion that underpins them,

themes—love and makes everything work almost impos- CLASSIFIEDS loss and all that sibly well. lies between is the Since the release of Demons & 22 ground most com- HEAR Lakes, Ravenna Woods has been a monly tread—but WHO: Ravenna busy threesome, taking to the road FILM Woods, Big Sur, this band’s focus with Hey Marseilles (who will play Heligoats 18 is a bit more ex- WHEN: 9pm Sat., a Feb. 11 show at the Wild Buffalo 18 ternal, with songs Jan. 22 with Marcy Playground) and record- MUSIC about peasant re- WHERE: Jinx Art ing an EP, Valley of the Headless Men, MUSIC volt and environ- Space, 306 Flora St. which is slated to come out in March. COST: $7 mental issues and It’s likely they’ll play much of that 16 MORE INFO: www.

the distribution jinxartspace.com new material at their Sat., Jan. 22 ART of wealth making show at Jinx Art Space, and it’s just

the track list. All this topical songwrit- as likely they’ll ﬁll the Jinx basement 15 ing sounds like a real bummer, but its with all that big sound and much

real-life translation—probably owing infectious energy. After all, I don’t STAGE to the xylophone and the tambourines think they can help themselves. And PEPPER and the vocal harmonies—is passion- that’s probably the true secret of 14 ate and rife with that energy of which their success.

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the Barefoot Brothers will be part of the Music ([9HPUIV^ 8 for Change Club’s “Localpalooza” gathering from 7-10:30pm at WWU’s Viking Union Multipurpose Room. The all-ages event is free. `V\HYLTVYL CURRENTS CURRENTS WWW.WWU.EDU :PUJL PU)LSSPUNOHT THURS., JAN. 20 Diagnosis U Repair U Service U We Buy and Sell Volvos 6 [OHUQ\Z[ New & used parts in stock U Visa, MasterCard and Discover UKE GROUP: All levels of players are invited to the Bellingham Ukulele Group’s meeting from 360.734.6117 VIEWS 7-9pm at the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, HJ\Z[VTLY rainbowautoservice.com 1708 I St. Suggested donation is $5. Open Monday to Thursday, 8-6 4 733-6867 MAIL MAIL JAZZ SHOW: Students from Mount Vernon High

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Society presents a “Home Team” concert with Closer” and “This Magic Moment.” They’ll stop at the .19. 01 Jeff and Jody Fox—and the Mighty Wurlitzer, of Silver Reef Casino for a pair of shows Jan. 21-22. course—at 2pm at the Mount Baker Theatre, 104 Tickets are still available for the Jan. 21 show, and

N. Commercial St. Suggested donation is $10. more info can be found at www.silverreefcasino.com. .06

tues-sat 11a-5p 03 734-6080 # BANJO IN AMERICA: Bay Area musician and closed sun, mon scholar Bill Evans helms a “Banjo in America: 250 Years of American Music History” concert and help raise funds to publish and manufacture her discussion at 2pm at Nancy’s Farm, 2030 E. Smith CD at a blues jam and auction starting at 4pm Rd. Suggested donation is $15. at Bellingham’s Moose Lodge No. 493, 1791 W. Bakerview Rd. Admission is by donation. 966-4640 OR WWW.NANCYSFARM.COM 647-4371 SKAGIT SYMPHONY: The Skagit Symphony will perform at a Family Concert starting at 2pm at WED., JAN. 26 CASCADIA WEEKLY Mount Vernon’s McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College ROEDER BENEFIT: Laura Smith, Richard Scholtz, 19 Way. Tickets are $10 for adults; kids under 17 are Janet Peterson, and Flip Breskin will perform at free. 7:30pm at the Roeder Home, 2600 Sunset Dr. Sug- WWW.MCINTYREHALL.ORG gested donation is $8-$12; funds raised will ben- LANGILLE MEMORIAL BENEFIT: Celebrate the eﬁt the historic hangout. life of Northwest musician Laurette Langille and WWW.FRIENDSOFTHEROEDERHOME.ORG !CROSSFROM"ELLIS&AIRDOWNFROM2OSSs-ERIDIAN3T"ELL!CROSSFROM"E INGHAM 1sWWwPLATOSCLOSETBELLINGHAMCOM musicvenues 30 30 See below for venue FOOD addresses and phone 01.19.11 01.20.11 01.21.11 01.22.11 01.23.11 01.24.11 01.25.11 numbers WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 24 24 Late Show Veterans Beneﬁt Boundary Bay Henry Wesson (early), feat. Robert Sarazin Blake, Giant's Causeway Brewery Jazz Jam (late) Teo Crider, more

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Caparza, Half Sac, Black Open Mic w/Chuck D feat. Fairhaven Pub Karaoke Live Music College Night CLASSIFIEDS Beast Revival Penny Stinkers

Graham's Restaurant Open Mic Native Guerilla 22

Green Frog Café FILM Ali Marcus Open Mic Robert Sarazin Blake Bentgrass Acoustic Tavern 18 18 Honeymoon Open Mic The Naked Hearts The Hollywood Farmers A History of Silence Barnum Jack MUSIC Ravenna Woods, Big Sur, MUSIC Jinx Art Space Heligoats 16

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BY ROBERT W. BUTLER 18 MUSIC

16 I Love You Phillip Morris

ART ART OF LOVE AND LIFE SENTENCES

15 Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor, doing an amusing but believable riff on a Blanche Dubois Southern belle), Steven STAGE STAGE pulls strings to become Phillip’s cellmate. Once paroled, Steven shows up at the prison the next

14 day posing as a lawyer and waving forged paperwork to have his beloved released. Faking his way into a high-

GET OUT paying executive job with a big corporation, Steven launches an embezzlement scheme to bankroll a house, cars and outrageous vacations for his boy toy. 12 WORDS CARREY TAKES US ON AN 8 AUDACIOUS RIDE IN WHICH WE’RE LESS CONCERNED WITH CURRENTS CURRENTS

6 HIS VICTIMS—MOSTLY BIG CORPORATIONS AND THE STATE VIEWS VIEWS OF TEXAS 4 MAIL MAIL

2 I suppose he could play Steven Russell as a bit of a sleazeball, but where’s the fun in that? Striking just the DO IT IT DO

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01 mostly big corporations and the state of Texas—than with his glorious chutzpah.

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don’t need, and your heart craves a break from the ART conﬁdence into them, barraging them with frustrat- subtle sorrows and trivial tussles of daily life. So go ed exhortations like “Believe in yourself as much as ﬁnd some sweet silence to hide inside, Scorpio. Treat

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cal omens that are coming to bear on you. Here are 12 Larger Than Life Sagittarian.” Dear Larger: You’re in some better ideas: Go seek the ﬁre on the mountain! luck! Members of the Sagittarian tribe have entered Create a secret in the sanctuary! Learn a trick in the

a phase when they can make up for their previous WORDS dark! Find a new emotion in the wilderness! Study neglect of life-nourishing details. In the coming the wisest, wildest people you know so that you, weeks, I bet you’ll ﬁnd it as fun and interesting to too, can be wildly wise! 8 attend to your own little needs as you normally do to CANCER (June 21-July 22): This would be an understanding the mysteries of the cosmos. excellent week to grieve madly and deeply about the CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): All the most old love affairs that shattered your heart. I’ve rarely

credible studies say that the crime rate is steadily CURRENTS seen a better astrological conﬁguration than there is decreasing, and yet three out of every four people now for purging the residual anguish from those old believe it’s rising. What conclusions can we draw from 6 romantic collapses. So I suggest you conduct a formal this curious discrepancy? Here’s one: The majority of ritual that will provide total exorcism and bring you the population is predisposed towards pessimism. In NOW SHOWING AT THE PICKFORD CINEMA: JANUARY 21-27 maximum catharsis. Maybe you could build a shrine VIEWS my astrological opinion, Capricorn, you can’t afford containing the photos and objects that keep a part to be victimized by this mass psychosis. If you are, it of you stuck in the past, and maybe you could ﬁnd 4 will interfere with and probably even stunt the good OPENING FRIDAY the bold words and innovative gestures that will bid fortune headed your way. I’m not asking you to be ab- goodbye to them forever. Do you have any intuitions MAIL surdly optimistic. Just try to root out any tendencies I Love You Phillip Morris about how to create a rousing healing ceremony?

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century, many women at the beach covered most of IT DO ers. It documents the exploits of drivers who haul also the year’s most astonishing romance.” St. Petersburg Times their bodies with swimsuits made of wool. If they heavy loads in their 18-wheelers for long distances t64"tNJOt3 /PUGPSUIFFBTJMZPGGFOEFE went in the water, they’d emerge about 20 pounds across frozen rivers and lakes and swamps in Alaska 'SJ t4BU4VO heavier. Swimming was a challenge. Your current 11 and northwest Canada. They bring supplies to remote .PO5IV psychic state has resemblances to what you’d feel .19. outposts where humans work exotic jobs like mining like if you were wearing drenched woolen underwear Inside Job - 3rd Smash Week! 01 diamonds and drilling for natural gas. If you have any and a drenched woolen clown suit and a drenched “This is a true-life heist movie, and the thieves not truck-driving skills, Leo, you’d be a good candidate to only got away with their billions, they’re still doing

woolen robe. My advice? Take it off; take it all off. .06 apply for a gig on the show. According to my analysis business. Pay attention and blow a gasket.” Time The astrological omens are clear: Whatever your rea- 03 of the astrological omens, your levels of courage and # sons were for being in this get-up in the ﬁrst place t64"tNJOt1( adventurousness will be at an all-time high in 2011. 'SJ t4BU4VO are no longer valid. May I suggest, though, that you try to make your .PO5IV romps in the frontier more purely pleasurable than PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In comedian Sarah what the ice road truckers have to endure? Silverman’s memoir, The Bedwetter: Stories of Cour- The Secret to a Happy Ending age, Redemption, and Pee, she confesses that she The Drive By Truckers like you’ve never seen them before. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Pop chanteuse Katy was still wetting her bed at age 19. Depression was t64"tNJOt6OSBUFEt'SJQN Perry is renowned not only for her singing ability but a constant companion throughout adolescence, and also for her physical appearance. Her preternatural she took a lot of Xanax. Yet somehow she grew into Zenith - A midnight movie, at 10pm. ability to sell her musical products can be attributed CASCADIA WEEKLY such a formidable adult that she was able to cor- ““A visually stunning art-house Blade Runner.”- Flavorwire in part to her sparkling good looks and charisma. “a brooding science-fiction trip…Nikolic’s lust for paranoid desperation ral God himself to write the afterword for her book. That’s why it was amusing when her husband, the is powerful, and his way with actors is stunningly graceful.” 27 How did she manage that? “This is so trite,” she told trickster Russell Brand, Twittered a raw photo of her - Michael Atkinson, Village Voice. Publishers Weekly, “but...sex.” I predict that a com- that he took as she lifted her head off the pillow, t64"tNJOt6OSBUFEt4BUQN parable reversal of fortune is ahead for you, Pisces. awakening from a night of sleep. (See it at tinyurl. Some part of your past will be redeemed, quite pos- com/RealKaty.) Without her make-up, Katy’s visage sibly with the sexy help of a divine ally. was spectacularly ordinary. Not ugly, just plain. In $8.75 regular | $6.75 matinees & under 12 | $5.25 members | 1416 Cornwall | showtimes: pickfordcinema.org | 360.738.0735 rearEnd ›› comix

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the using. This thinking is fed by the 30 THE ADVICE damaging contention that addiction FOOD is “a disease.” Multiple sclerosis is a GODDESS disease. You can’t decide to not have 24

multiple sclerosis. You can decide to 24 TRIUMPH OF THE WILLY stop engaging in some behavior. If When you gave advice to the woman the stakes are high enough, you will. CLASSIFIEDS complaining about her husband surﬁng Shrill ravings about porn keep the CLASSIFIEDS the Internet for porn and swimsuit photos facts about it from being heard, keep- of Serena Williams, you seemed to have ing people from being able to differ- 22 missed the word “husband” in her ques- entiate between porn as a problem tion. I doubt people get married with it and porn as a pastime. FILM being O.K. for another man or woman to This woman’s husband hadn’t be involved in their marriage. Pornography stopped showering, going to work, or 18 causes great harm to marriages. having sex with her to lock himself in

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It’s hard to have a rational conversa- scribed him as a “deeply caring” man 16 who only watches porn when she’s out

tion about porn because people’s ﬁrst ART reaction is so often knee-jerk hysteria. and he’s bored. The actual problem in I got a lot of that in response to this her marriage was her unfounded fears 15 particular column. about his porn consumption—which

While you seem to be under the mis- led to her feeling resentful and shut- STAGE taken impression that I missed the word ting down between the sheets. This “husband” in the woman’s question, you sort of sex and affection strike can 14 seem to have missed most of the words compel even a man who wants to be in my answer. Serena Williams isn’t “in- faithful to expand his horizons from volved” in this couple’s marriage; the sightseeing in the virtual world to GET OUT guy was just using pictures of her to getting naked with coworkers and ring some doorbell in his brain. rent-a-booty in the real one. So, as I 12 Not only is it “normal” for men to look advised this woman, no man “only has at porn, so many men look at it that eyes for you,” but if you’d like keep WORDS what would qualify as deviant behavior the rest of your husband’s body parts

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FILM FILM purchased. No need, my guy pointed out, go out of my way to investigate. Where: as La Gloria was just across the street. I 4140 Meridian St. Info: (360) 733-9102 wasn’t sure what he was talking about— 18 I just saw a crowded gas station—but Best Chopsticks: Location is everything, agreed to head inside. I’m so glad I did. and it seems I always pass by Best Chop- MUSIC I don’t know if La Gloria is one of Bell- sticks long after I’ve already consumed ingham’s best-kept secrets or not, but if my midday repast—usually when I’m 16 I’d known about it sooner, I wouldn’t have walking home after dropping my books ART ART stayed away so long. Hidden as it is in a off at the library. crowded shopping center, it can be easy Last week, however, my aforementioned 15 to miss if you’re not looking. dining companion once again steered me After sitting ourselves at one of the somewhere he thought I’d like, if simply STAGE STAGE 10 or so tables in the small space (which for the fact that he’s dined there on nu-

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GET OUT COMING THROUGH THE DOOR WERE SPANISH SPEAKERS WHO SEEMED TO KNOW WHAT THEY WANTED WITHOUT 12 LOOKING AT THE MENU WORDS abuts a Mexican grocery store), we quick- merous occasions over the years and was 8 ly perused the white-board menu. As it happy with a) the food and b) the price. was my last day eating beef or pork be- I’m always on the lookout for lunch fore my New Year’s resolutions kicked in, deals, and they don’t get much better CURRENTS CURRENTS I opted for the carnitas platillo ($9.99), than this. For a total of $7.04 (plus tip),

6 while the bearded one seemed conﬁdent my order of General Tso’s chicken also in- the chile verde (also $9.99) would make cluded a bowl of soup (I opted for egg

VIEWS VIEWS him happy. drop), a hearty serving of fried rice, an As we waited, I noted that the bulk egg roll and a fortune cookie that in- 4 of diners coming through the door were formed me that I would “always be sur-

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.06 of shredded pork, beans and rice placed the deep-fried options and go for some- 03 # I’M A beast of habit. What this means when it comes to mealtime is that, in front of me. But I did my darndest, thing like the cashew chicken, vegetable lo especially when I’m already hungry, I tend to stick to culinary waters that have placing savory mixtures of meat and ac- mein or prawns foo young, but on that cold already been tested. In the past couple weeks, however, I’ve found excuses to ex- companiments inside homemade corn afternoon it was just what I wanted. pand my epicurean endgame. Following are a couple eateries that—although I’m tortillas that reminded me of the ones I One thing I thought was interesting positive they’ve already been discovered by countless others—are new to me. once purchased from a vendor while on an was that, among the 20 or so diners tak- all-night train from Mexico City to Oax- ing their Chinese food lunch break at Best Chopsticks, only about three of us CASCADIA WEEKLY La Gloria Market & Taqueria: The fella and I tend to shy away from the scary swath aca. My tablemate, meanwhile, oohed and of Guide Meridian that houses Bellis Fair Mall and its auto-centric environs, but on aahed over his slow-cooked pork shoulder. were of the female persuasion. I don’t 30 the first Sunday of 2011, we ventured out in the name of Christmas exchanges. He When we finally conceded defeat, it wasn’t know if it meant anything significant, napped in the Subaru while I swapped a too-small Old Navy sweater for a sports bra, for lack of trying. but men looking for a good place to then we spent a couple hours perusing the discount bins at Barnes & Noble. We didn’t make it into the grocery por- kindle budding bromances might be on Discovering new reading material can build up an appetite, and as we hauled tion of La Gloria, but next time I’m on the to something here. Where: 121 Unity St. our goods to the car, I declared I was ravenous enough to eat the books I’d just guide—and not in starvation mode—I’ll Info: (360) 647-2381 doit Center for Expressive Arts “Flight” Art Walk Exhibit WE WANT YOU! THURS., JAN. 20 Opening Reception Fri. Feb. 4, 6-9pm INCOGNITO: Watch culinary skills in action Anything from Airplanes to Maple Tree Helicopters at the monthly “Incognito” dinner at 6pm at TO BE A MEMBER OF SUSTAINABLE CONNECTIONS! 30 Ciao Thyme, 207 Unity St. Cost is $45 plus NEW, Adult Modern Dance tax. Sundays in February, 7-8:30pm Our programs: FOOD WWW.CIAOTHYME.COM $12 drop in or $40 for all 4 classes Q: Are you a local business CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES: Cindy McKinney owner looking for ways to 24 leads a “Chocolate Truffles” course at 6pm at Curious Canary Mixed Media Art Classes Jan 29th, Feb. 12 & 26, Mar. 12 & 26; ages 8-12 the Cordata Food Co-op. Cost is $39. source local food, save money $17 drop in or $60 for 4 sessions; Saturdays 10am-12pm 383-3200 Students learn about color, texture, and line using a variety on energy, save money by NUTRITION TUNE-UP: Runner Cherrelyn of mediums including paper, photography, & recycled things CLASSIFIEDS Seegers leads a “Your Nutrition Tune-Up” Fit- reducing your waste, or make ness Forum for athletes at 7:15pm at Fairhaven Family Hoop Jam! Wednesday Nights 6-8pm connections with other local Runners, 1209 11th St. Entry is free. 22 Join us for two hours of open guided hooping fun. business owners? WWW.FAIRHAVENRUNNERS.COM Bring your own hoop or use one of ours. All levels welcome FILM FILM FRI., JAN. 21 $5 suggested donation NUTRITION AND DIABETES: Dr. Lou Kupka- Adult Hoop Dance Workout! A: Become a member TODAY Schutt will focus on “Nutrition and Diabetes” Mondays 8-9pm; This is the hottest & most fun workout! 18 in the world! Perfect opportunity for a FUN WORKOUT at a free talk at 11am at the Skagit Valley and you’ll receive help in being More info @ Ms. B, Hooping Allure

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