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cascadia REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA 09/12/07 :: 02.37 :: FREE PEACE DAY, P. 6 THE NYLONS, P. 23 GOING GREEK, P. 39 FUNNY BUSINESS Northwest Clown Festival, P.20 BROKEN SPOKE FEST: FAREWELL TO GP: TODD RUNDGREN: NOT JUST FOR ATHLETES, P. 19 RUN OF THE MILL, P.8 STILL IN THE GAME, P. 22 WE’VE GOT SPIRIT, HOW ‘BOUT YOU?! ] 39 ][ FOOD Sept. 16th, 1-6pm 32-38 32-38 @ Depot Market Square WARNING: SERIOUS LAUGHTER MAY OCCUR ][ CLASSIFIEDS ][ 26-31 26-31 FEATURING: the .2k Harvest Chase ][ FILM ][ RACING STARTS AT 2PM 22-25 22-25 Garden of Spirits Hosted by Boundary Bay Brewery, featuring local brews and wines from our region's finest A little out of the way… Joel Ricci's West Sound Union ][ MUSIC ][ 21 on the main stage from 1-2pm and 5-6pm Food Vendors But worth it. wood-fired Pizzazza pizza, Mallard Ice Cream, ][ ART ][ Diego's Mexican goodies, and more 20 20 Kindred Kids Corner Veggie Toss, Veggie 500 racing - games and fun for kids of all ages with the Be Local to benefit Sustainable Connections’ Food & Farming Program ][ ON STAGE ][ 19 Striving to serve the community of Whatcom, Skagit, Island Counties & British Columbia 8038 Guide Meridian (360) 354-1000 Visit our website for more info www.SustainableConnections.org ][ GET ][ OUT Lynden, Washington www.pioneerford.net 18 18 ][ WORDS ][ & COMMUNITY 8-17 8-17 ][ CURRENTS ][ 6-7 6-7 ][ VIEWS ][ 4-5 4-5 Performing Arts Center Series2007-2008 ][ MAIL ][ Rachael Price - Friday, October 26, 2007 3 up-and-coming female jazz vocalist For tickets please call the DO IT IT DO Trio Mediæval - Thursday, November 29, 2007 WWU Box Office at 360.650.6146 polyphonic mediaeval music or go online at www.tickets.wwu.edu .07 www.pacseries.wwu.edu 12 Le Trio Joubran - Friday, February 15, 2008 09. Middle-Eastern oud and vocal harmonies Quartet San Francisco - Friday, April 4, 2008 visit us online at Season tickets and Single tickets the fiery tango with live dancers On Ensemble - Friday, May 16, 2008 are currently available! innovative taiko ensemble Performingeo g Arts Center Series All performances begin CASCADIA WEEKLY #2.37 at 7:30pm and are located in Special thanks to our sponsors: the PAC Concert Hall. 2 c . a . s . c . a . d . i . a GET LOST IN THE VEGETABLES when ] Lynden High School’s FFA directs wan- 39 derers through their CORN MAZE every Friday through Sunday until Sept. 30 on ][ FOOD EEKLY Hannegan Road 32-38 A glance at what’s happening this week ][ CLASSIFIEDS ][ 09.12.07 09.16.07 WEDNESDAY SUNDAY 26-31 ON STAGE ON STAGE FILM ][ Krazy Kamp: 2pm, Whatcom Middle School International Fringe Festival: Granville Island, Vancouver B.C. Romeo and Juliet: 7pm, Vanier Park, Vancouver 22-25 B.C. International Fringe Festival: Granville Island, WORDS Vancouver B.C. David Jennings: 7pm, Village Books MUSIC ][ Spoken Word Wednesday: 8-10pm, Bellingham 21 Public Market DANCE Tango Dance: 7:30pm, Bellingham Golf & Country Club ][ ART ][ COMMUNITY 20 Wednesday Market: 3-7pm, Fairhaven Village Green MUSIC Glacier Bay Brass Quintet: 2pm, Whatcom Museum Puyallup Fair: Through Sept. 23, Puyallup Knut Erik Jensen: 3pm, Trinity Lutheran Church David Lanz, Gary Stroutsos: 3pm, House Concert Swing Connection Jazz Band: 3pm, Fairhaven Village ON STAGE ][ 09.13.07 19 THURSDAY Green WORDS ON STAGE Paul Simon may have made them famous, but LADYSMITH Book Sale: 10am-3pm, Bellingham Public Library ][ GET ][ OUT Intro to Improv: 7pm, Mindport Exhibits BLACK MAMBAZO has gone on to sell more than six million 18 Romeo and Juliet: 7pm, Vanier Park, Vancouver B.C. records worldwide on their very own. Hear the longtime en- COMMUNITY Timon of Athens: 7pm, Vanier Park, Vancouver B.C. Chuckanut Century Ride: 7am, Boundary Bay Brewery International Fringe Festival: Granville Island, semble’s inspiring Zulu harmonies Sept. 13 when they stop by Mt. Baker Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Kendall Elemen- Vancouver B.C. the Mount Baker Theatre tary School Kindred Spirits Celebration: 1-6pm, Depot Market MUSIC Square Petula Clark: 7pm and 9:30pm, Skagit Valley Casino, Corn Maze: 2-6pm, Lynden Bow Ladysmith Black Mambazo: 8pm, Mount Baker VISUAL ARTS WORDS ][ & COMMUNITY The Nylons: 8pm, Bellwether on the Bay Elvis Elite: 7:30pm, Lynden Community Theatre Michael Heath Art Show: 5-9pm, Firehouse Performing 8-17 Center Arts Center WORDS WORDS Todd Rundgren: 8pm, Silver Reef Casino Kate Morgan: 7pm, Village Books Book Sale: 10am-8pm, Bellingham Public Book Sale: 3-6pm, Bellingham Public Library Library WORDS 09.17.07 Book Sale: 10am-5pm, Deming Library Book Sale: 10am-6pm, Bellingham Public CURRENTS ][ COMMUNITY Library MONDAY 6-7 Book Sale: 10am-5pm, Deming Library Sikh Commemoration: 6-8pm, Guru Nanak Gursikh COMMUNITY Temple, Lynden Corn Maze: 6-10pm, Lynden Janet Lee Carey: 12pm, Village Books WORDS VIEWS ][ Mary Gillilan: 7pm, Village Books VISUAL ARTS COMMUNITY 4-5 Poetry Night: 8:30pm, Fantasia Espresso James Woods Reception: 7pm, Roeder Home 09.15.07 Speed & Chrome Car Show: 8am-3pm, 1400 Larrabee Ave. SATURDAY Fairhaven Runners Waterfront 15K: COMMUNITY MAIL ][ 3 3 09.14.07 8:30am, Fairhaven Village Green Rock and Gem Club Auction: 6pm, Bloedel Donovan ON STAGE Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot Market IT DO FRIDAY The Taming of the Shrew: 7pm, Vanier Square IT DO Park, Vancouver B.C. Broken Spoke Festival: 10am, Bellingham 09.18.07 ON STAGE Krazy Kamp: 7:30pm, Whatcom Middle Farmers Market .07 School 12 The Taming of the Shrew: 7pm, Vanier Park, Open House: 12-4pm, Heritage Flight TUESDAY Vancouver B.C. ITV: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre Museum 09. ITV: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre Theatresports: 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre Salmon Barbecue: 1:30-3:30pm, Fairhaven ON STAGE Village Green Krazy Kamp: 7:30pm, Whatcom Middle School International Fringe Festival: Granville Romeo and Juliet: 1pm, Vanier Park, Vancouver B.C. Island, Vancouver B.C. Corn Maze: 2-10pm, Lynden A Little Princess: 7:30pm, Lynden Pioneer Museum Anniversary Auction: 5-9pm, Yoga North- Theatresports: 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre MUSIC west International Fringe Festival: Granville Island, DANCE Euphoria Barbershop Quartet: 12:30pm, Whatcom Vancouver B.C. Save the Grange Dance: 7pm, Ten Mile Museum Grange, Lynden VISUAL ARTS Northwest Classical Guitar Society: 7:15pm, Fairhaven Contra Dance: 8-11pm, Fairhaven Library Plein Air Painting: 10am, Nesset Farm Library MUSIC CASCADIA WEEKLY #2.37 Maryann Schmitt Reception: 7-10pm, Girls Need Guitars: 7pm, Bellingham Unitarian Center for Expressive Arts Fellowship MUSIC Jim Page: 7:30pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon James Edwards: 7:30pm, Firehouse Perform- ing Arts Center TO GET YOUR EVENTS LISTED, SEND INFO TO [email protected] 3 THIS ISSUE Contact A VOICE IS SILENCED: ] Luciano Pavarotti, Cascadia Weekly: 39 the Italian tenor who E 360.647.8200 helped make opera mu- Editorial sic cool, died Thursday ][ FOOD at his home near Mod- Editor & Publisher: mail 32-38 32-38 ena from complications Tim Johnson related to pancreatic E ext 260 CONTENTS CREDITS LETTERS cancer. 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