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docTOBER A festival of truth-telling, p.26 My Fair Lady: A loverly night at the theater, p.18

Rumor Has It: Musical+ reunions and baby goats, p.22

SCOPE DOPE: Add your voice to the coal port discussion, p.10 Make your feet count for 38 38 cascadia something this weekend by FOOD participating in the “Walk

31 31 to Defeat ALS” Sept. 29 or the “CROP Hunger B-BOARD A glance at what’s happening this week Walk” happening Sun., Sept. 30 26 FILM FILM COMMUNITY Tech Stomp: 5:30-9:30pm, Academic Instruction

22 Center, WWU

MUSIC Get in the !-$ 4[09.y.12] 20 mood for ONSTAGE

ART ART Body Talk: 7:30pm, Firehouse Performing Arts winter by Center Glorious: 7:30pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild 18 Deathtrap: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre viewing Cody Rivers Show: 8pm, iDiOM Theater STAGE STAGE My Fair Lady: 8pm, Mount Baker Theatre Teton Gravity One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: 8pm, Anacortes Community Theatre 16 Research’s Hodgepodge: 8pm and 10pm, Upfront Theatre

GET OUT MUSIC snowboarding Harvest Fest: 3:30pm-12am, Bow Pretty Little Feet: 6-9pm, Bellewood Farms

14 ﬂicks Further Pagliacci: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon WORDS WORDS and The Dream Poetrynight Anthology Release: 7pm, Make.Shift Art Space

10 Factory Oct. 3 Ivan Doig: 7pm, Village Books at the Mount COMMUNITY Bingo in the Barn: 7-9pm, Sudden Valley Dance CURRENTS Baker Theatre Barn 8 GET OUT Nature Babies: 9:30-11am, Whatcom Falls Park VIEWS VIEWS Playwrights, interfering 4 psychics, meddling lawyers ./0- 4[09.y.12] MAIL MAIL ONSTAGE

2 and frantic wives all make The Importance of Being Ernest: 1pm and 5pm, Mount Vernon Christian High School

DO IT IT DO My Fair Lady: 3pm and 8pm, Mount Baker Theatre DO IT 2 appearances during the After Midnight Cabaret: 7pm, RiverBelle Dinner comedic thriller Deathtrap, Theatre, Mount Vernon .12 Body Talk: 7:30pm, Firehouse Performing Arts 26 Center which plays through Oct. 7 Glorious: 7:30pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild Deathtrap: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre

.07 09. at Lynden’s Claire vg Thomas Cody Rivers Show: 8pm, iDiOM Theater 39

# One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: 8pm, Anacortes Theatre Community Theatre Hodgepodge: 8pm and 10pm, Upfront Theatre

DANCE 2 ) . 4[09.y}.12] Beer Week: Through Sept. 30, throughout Glorious: 7:30pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild Contra Dance: 7-10:30pm, Fairhaven Library Bellingham Deathtrap: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre ONSTAGE Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre MUSIC CASCADIA WEEKLY The Importance of Being Ernest: 7pm, Mount Cody Rivers Show: 8pm, iDiOM Theater Harvest Fest: 12pm-1am, Bow Vernon Christian High School /#0-. 4[09.y~.12] The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre 2 My Fair Lady: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre WORDS ONSTAGE WORDS Cheryl Strayed: 1-3pm, Conway Muse FOOD The Importance of Being Ernest: 7pm, Mount Tim Schlattmann: 8pm, Performing Arts Center, Peter Ludwin, Jane Alynn: 7pm, Village Books Final Wednesday Market: 12-5pm, Fairhaven Vil- Vernon Christian High School WWU lage Green My Fair Lady: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre COMMUNITY Ballot Issues Forum: 10am-12pm, Bellingham

City Council Chambers Wonders of Whatcom: 2:30pm, Fairhaven 38 38 Library FOOD GET OUT Walk to Defeat ALS: 10am, Squalicum Boat- house 31 31 Killer Cross: 10am-2pm, Squalicum Creek Park Arbor Day Celebration: 10am-3pm, Elizabeth Park B-BOARD FOOD Pancake Breakfast: 8-10:30am, Lynden Com- munity Center 26 Pumpkin Festival: 9am-6pm, Christianson’s Nursery, Mount Vernon FILM Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot Community & Arts Center 22 Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot Market Square Ferndale Public Market: 10am-3pm, Centen- MUSIC nial Riverwalk Park

Harvest Dinner: 5:30pm, St. Joseph Center, 20 Mount Vernon ART ART VISUAL ARTS

Really, Really Big Show Opening: 4-9pm, 18 Matzke Fine Art Gallery, Camano Island STAGE STAGE

.0) 4[09.z.12] 16 ONSTAGE Glorious: 2pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild

Deathtrap: 2pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre GET OUT My Fair Lady: 3pm, Mount Baker Theatre

MUSIC 14 Pagliacci: 2pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon

Art of Jazz: 4-6:30pm, Amadeus Project WORDS

WORDS Banned Books Read-Out: 2-4pm, Village Books 10

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Fall Bridal Show: 11:30am-4:30pm, Ferndale CURRENTS Events Center Chinese Moon Festival: 2:30-4:30pm, Bloedel 8 Donovan VIEWS VIEWS GET OUT

Bellingham Bay Marathon: 7:30am, Lummi 4 Nation School CROP Hunger Walk: 2pm, Fairhaven Village MAIL Green

2 2 VISUAL ARTS DO IT IT DO DO IT Wild East Meet Wild West Opening: 12-5pm, Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher Building .12 26 (*) 4[10.x.12] WORDS .07 09.

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14 E360-647-8200 x 202 22: Buffalo birthday ô spelton@ Clubs cascadiaweekly.com I DEW DECLARE process? Then you haven’t been paying attention WORDS 24: Stephanie Young This time of year when vehicles are left out to council minutes or attending public meetings. 26: A month of docs E360-647-8200 x 205 overnight and get a heavy coat of dew on them Whose fault is that? ô stephanie@ 10 28: Time-travel twister cascadiaweekly.com is a very dangerous time for early-morning bi- Twenty years ago, after many public meetings 29: Film Shorts cyclist. and extensive opportunities to voice citizen con- Distribution I have had some of my closest calls with driv- cerns, a vocal minority tried to stop the Whatcom

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8 Burge the side ones. So I humbly plead with all of you crying, “No one told US about this!” Elected of- REAR END ô distro@ cascadiaweekly.com drivers not fortunate enough to have a garage to ﬁcials stood behind the public process and we’re VIEWS VIEWS 31: Bulletin Board, BoB Ballot keep your ride in to please get a squeegee or rag better today for their leadership and integrity. Letters and clear off your windows before heading out. Just like we will be 20, 50, or 100 years from now,

4 32: Advice Goddess 4 Send letters to letters@ 33: Crossword cascadiaweekly.com. Me and my old Schwinn thank you. drinking clean, safe water and enjoying the eco- MAIL MAIL MAIL —Gary Malick, Bellingham nomic beneﬁts of world-class forest lands in our

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backyard, because today’s leaders put aside poli- REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM SKAGIT ISLAND LOWER B.C. 2 * * * 35: Crossword {09.26.12}{#39}{V.07}{FREE} CONVEY THE IMPORTANCE tics and passed the Lake Whatcom Reconveyance.

DO IT IT DO The reconveyance of state forest around Lake —Rodd Pemble, Bellingham 36: This Modern World, Tom the Dancing Bug docTOBER Whatcom to create a county forest preserve was A festival of truth-telling, p.26 My Fair Lady: a great idea before the recent hearing, and it SUPPORT THE HOME FUND

.12 A loverly night at the theater, p.18

37: Slowpoke, Sudoku Rumor Has It: Musical+ reunions and baby goats, p.22 26 still is. These lands are on the very fringe of I am a housing assistance provider for people SCOPE DOPE: Add your voice to the coal 38: How do you like them apples? port discussion, p.10 Bellingham and will provide world-class recre- who are disabled and homeless or in jeopardy of

COVER PHOTO: Andrew Bird: ation and scenery easily accessible from down- losing their housing. The shortage of affordable .07 09. ©2012 CASCADIA WEEKLY (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by Fever Year shows at 6:30pm Fri., town. The preserve will improve our quality of housing in Bellingham is putting our most at-risk 39 Oct. 12 as part of the Pickford

# Cascadia Newspaper Company LLC. Direct all correspondence to: Cascadia Weekly PO Box 2833 Bellingham WA 98227-2833 | Phone/Fax: 360.647.8200 Film Center’s month-long life, benefit our drinking water and help build populations in unstable situations. As a result, I [email protected] documentary film festival, our local economy. have watched this affect our community’s overall Though Cascadia Weekly is distributed free, please take just one copy. Cascadia Doctober. Weekly may be distributed only by authorized distributors. Any person removing We owe big thanks to the five county coun- health and well being. Some are forced to rely papers in bulk from our distribution points risks prosecution SUBMISSIONS: Cascadia Weekly welcomes freelance submissions. Send material cil members—including Sam Crawford and Kathy heavily on expensive emergency services, chil- to either the News Editor or A&E Editor. Manuscripts will be returned if you include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. To be considered for calendar list- Kershner—who voted for the reconveyance after dren suffer educational setbacks, veterans have ings, notice of events must be received in writing no later than noon Wednesday five years of study and open public process. They few places to stabilize, and seniors lack afford- the week prior to publication. Photographs should be clearly labeled and will be

CASCADIA WEEKLYreturned if accompanied by stamped, self-addressed envelope. showed real leadership. able housing care options. We are truly only as LETTERS POLICY: Cascadia Weekly reserves the right to edit letters for length and content. When apprised of them, we correct errors of fact promptly and courteously. Some people are organizing to move us back- healthy as our neighbors and it is unacceptable 4 In the interests of fostering dialog and a community forum, Cascadia Weekly does not publish letters that personally disparage other letter writers. Please keep your ward, demanding the council undo this decision. that anyone spend more than 50 precent of their letters to fewer than 300 words. They claim they weren’t informed, that some income on housing costs. conspiracy is taking place. Citizenship implies Proposition 1 would allow us to make inexpen- responsibilities to inform yourself, folks. In the sive housing a reality for far more of our commu- dark on reconveyance after a ﬁve-year public nity members. Additionally, if people are spending NEWSPAPER ADVISORY GROUP: Robert Hall, Seth Murphy, Michael Petryni, David Syre less on housing, they can spend more at local businesses. Prop 1 will also provide

construction jobs and more eco-friendly,

sustainable housing. 38 Something similar has worked in Se- attle and I believe it would make our GRAND FINALE! FOOD community ﬂourish. A viable and just community does not push poverty to the

TH 31 isolated parts of the county away from THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 transportation, jobs and services—this is not problem solving. B-BOARD It is not a privilege to have an afford- AT MIDNIGHT! able home; it is a right. As a downtown resident and service provider I support Game shows from 7PM to 26

this proposition. Please vote yes on 11PM. Then at midnight, be FILM Proposition 1 in November! there for your chance to win —Celine Mazoyer, Bellingham a brand new Harley! 22 I would like to encourage voters to MUSIC support Proposition 1, the low-income housing levy that will create the Belling- 20 ham Home Fund. This fund would allow individuals and families that have lim- ART ited income to have access to affordable housing. Bellingham has a low vacancy 18 rate that continues to drive the cost of STAGE STAGE affordable apartments up. Therefore individuals making the minimum wage and trying to raise a family often cannot af- 16 ford the high cost of renting an apart-

ment, forcing them to live in crowded GET OUT conditions with family or friends. There are many people that, due to disabilities, may never be able to work again. The dis- 14 ability beneﬁts they receive do not cover the expenses of renting an apartment. WORDS Housing should not be something that only the middle and upper class can af- 10 ford. Housing is a key component to stability in work, home and community. The

Karaoke CURRENTS Bellingham Home Fund is a large step toward a healthier community. Fridays 8 —Kristin Hill, Bellingham VIEWS VIEWS RIGHT WING ANARCHISTS 4 I’m a Whatcom County senior citizen Starts at 9pm With DJ Eric 4 MAIL MAIL who is tired of our state government of Sunset Music DJs MAIL being attacked as Part of The Problem rather than being effectively used as 2

Part of The Solution. That is why I’m IT DO writing in support of Natalie McClendon for 42nd District State Representative. MNF Table Games Drawings! .12

The GOP incumbent, Jason Overstreet, is Earn entries for every hour of tracked play before 26 part of the new generation of right-wing Monday Night Football kick off to recieve drawing anarchists whose mission is to take away tickets for post quarterly drawing. 4 Drawings total: government protections for vulnerable .07 09. 39 citizens and our environment to leave us 1st quarter $50 3rd quarter $150 # to the tender mercies of market-based so- 2nd quarter $100 End of game $500. lutions. As we all know, the outcome of that approach is that the poor get more desperate and the rich get yet richer. 877.935.9300 Natalie is one of the small business own- 5048 MOUNT BAKER HWY, DEMING WA ers who are being hurt by the corporate- 5 Free Drawing Tickets! CASCADIA WEEKLY based government policies Overstreet ex- FIND US ONLINE ValidV lid SeptemberS t b 26 - 228,8 20122012 5 empliﬁes. In the legislature she will work WWW.NOOKSACKCASINO.COM only. Limit one per person. to restore an equitable tax base, rebuild critical infrastructure and improve the TWITTER.COM/NOOKSACKRCASINO Valid only at Nooksack River Casino. Valid September 26 -28, 2012 only. Limit one per person. Must be a Winners Club Member and 21 years of age to redeem. No cash value. Not transferrable. Management reserves all rights to alter, educational opportunities that made our FACEBOOK.COM/NOOKSACKRCASINO amend or cancel offer at any time. Use of coupon implies an understanding and acceptance of all rules. Duplications will not be accepted. Coupon requires validation at Winners Club Booth to be redeemed. Not valid if printed via internet. LETTERS, CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 mail ›› your views

38 38 country great. Natalie will help rebuild a portant it is to not only understand the FOOD productive job-creating economy for 21st law but also to be unbiased, ethical and century Washington State. fair. Deborra was more than just a mock We need new energy and fresh ideas in trial coach. She is a life role model for 31 31 Olympia. Vote Natalie McClendon. me and many others. I hold her in the —Jim Hansen, Bellingham utmost respect

B-BOARD Deborra has a long history representing SIGNS OF THE TIMES people in private practice and has volun- I’ve noticed that when multiple GOP teered countless hours of community ser- 26 signs are placed in yards, they are precisely vice. She has worked many years in the

FILM FILM spaced and aligned. They march in place Superior Court as well as in the federal in an orderly line—kind of like robots. court system. Deborra has volunteered On the other hand, Democratic candidate her time pro bono for the community, 22 signs are haphazard like a random group of acting as legal advisor for the YWCA as

MUSIC people milling around, talking, exchanging well as Womencare Shelter. You will hear ideas. They are dynamic and full of energy. from anyone who has ever interacted

20 I think this says something about how the with Deborra that her poise, intelligence two groups think and what they stand for. and professionalism earn her the highest ART ART Take, for example, the local State Rep- respect in any and all situations. resentative race in the 42nd District be- Deborra Garrett is exactly the person 18 tween Jason Overstreet (R) and Natalie ber of local jobs. QUESTION OF ALLEGIANCE we need as the next Whatcom County Su- McClendon (D). Jason marches in place Finally, Matt recognizes that healthy Jason Overstreet signed Grover perior Court Judge. STAGE STAGE and stays in line, but doesn’t go any- people and communities require a healthy Norquist’s pledge “never to raise taxes,” —Jessica Greco, Bellingham where. Nothing gets done. The status quo environment—clean air, clean water and without exception, regardless of the 16 remains. No new ideas, just the same old no coal trains running through Whatcom situation or emergency. Overstreet’s al- COAL PIER BRINGS JOBS worn-out rhetoric. All talk, no action. County. legiance is to keep that pledge by voting Returning to Bellingham in 2007, it

GET OUT On the other hand, Natalie McClendon For all these reasons, I urge you to vote “no” on bills with no regard to the con- was clear the local economy here is is on the move. She has talked with hun- for Matt Krogh. Because Natalie McClen- sequences or importance of the bill. For struggling. As a young professional, op- dreds of our local citizens and she under- don holds similar views (and is running those unfamiliar with Grover Norquist, he portunities to grow are few and far be- 14 stands our values and our concerns. She for the other seat in the 42nd District), is a lobbyist, a conservative, an activist tween here in Whatcom County. I believe is ready and willing to move forward. She I encourage you to vote for Natalie also. and the founder and president of Ameri- the Gateway Pacific Terminal will aid in WORDS has ideas, solutions and the guts to get Their opponents seem to think the only cans for Tax Reform. He sponsored the providing career opportunities to all of things done. solution to our problems is to cut taxes; “Taxpayer Protection Pledge.” Whatcom County. 10 So, my fellow voters, do you want to they fail to recognize the benefits of It seems to me an elected representa- The GPT is a great first step in the right stagnate, march in place and continue to many government programs. tive should determine the merits of each direction. This is an opportunity to dem- be duped into calling that “good enough?” —Eric Hirst, Bellingham bill before deciding how to vote. onstrate how communities and corpora- CURRENTS Or are you ready to move forward, Natalie McClendon’s pledge is to pro- tions can coexist both economically and

8 implement workable solutions and get NICE GUY NEEDS mote public education and women’s environmentally. This will bring family- things done? If you are ready to roll, TO FINISH LAST health care, encourage job growth and wage jobs to Whatcom County while at VIEWS VIEWS ready to move forward, ready to get prob- I’m sorry, but the simple fact is Rep. Vin- protect our environment while being the same time safely utilize our natural lems solved, get ready to vote for Natalie cent Buys needs to go. While he is person- aware of our needs for a strong, healthy deep-water port. 4 4 McClendon, State Representative for the ally quite nice, his voting record is weak, future. Traditionally, when it comes to oppos- MAIL MAIL MAIL 42nd District. bordering on terrible. At a time when we Think about how you will vote this No- ing industry, opposition groups build

—Gretchen McFarland, Sumas desperately needed someone with sway vember. Will your allegiance be to some- walls to start ideological wars. This is 2 and inﬂuence to bring resources to our one who signed the Norquist pledge or clearly happening in Bellingham. This is

DO IT IT DO ELECT MATT KROGH community, Rep. Buys voted against infra- to someone who has promised to be sen- not only highly unproductive, but it can

Matt Krogh is running for State Rep- structure bills, job bills, grants for early sitive to the needs of Whatcom County also come at the cost of social and eco- resentative in the 42nd District. Here is education, funding for schools, funding residents? nomic stability for many family, friends .12

26 why I will vote for Matt and think you for roads and funding for a whole range of Natalie McClendon has my vote. and community members. It takes the should also: education, equal rights, lo- basic functions of government. Our com- —Naomi Murphy, Bellingham power out of the community and puts it cal jobs and environment. munities needed a champion and instead, at the will of the political interests. .07 09. Matt recognizes that a good educa- they got a bench-warmer. ELECT DEBORRA GARRETT I find it troubling when powerful out- 39 # tion—from kindergarten through college That is why I urge everyone to vote for As a former mock trial student of side influences interject and force them- or technical school—is the key to good Matt Krogh for State Representative. He’s Deborra Garrett, I wish to endorse her for selves into local issues. Funding mis- jobs and healthy communities. Matt will not your usual Democrat; he brings a la- Superior Court Judge. guided local opposition groups to harass work to keep classroom sizes from get- ser eye to budgets and lean government I met Deborra when I was 15 years old, our elected officials and pressure them to ting too big and to limit increases in col- sensibilities. He will do the right thing and Deborra was our volunteer mock trial implement a hostile ideology suppresses lege tuition. and stand up for what we need, fight for coach at Meridian High School. With her the voices of the community. Join me in

CASCADIA WEEKLY Matt will ﬁght for women’s economic, our jobs and not be tied to the party line. constructive criticism and passion for making a stand for Whatcom County! health, and personal rights. He recog- When I say he will do the write thing, I the law, she helped our team make it to —David McKim, Bellingham 6 nizes that supporting women strengthens mean it. He literally wrote the book on the state tournament competition. Since families and communities. ethics in government. It is time we had a she started volunteering at MHS in 2001, COAL IS SAFE On jobs and the economy, Matt will champion for the 42nd, please vote Matt Deborra has educated many, many Merid- For more than 30 years I worked as work for Made in Washington State leg- Krogh this November. ian students. She showed me and all the a locomotive engineer for the Sante Fe islation to protect and increase the num- —Devlin Henderson, Bellingham other students over the years, how im- Railway. During this time I serviced the

38 38 Kaiser Steel Mill in California with coal from York Cannon. I personally trans- FOOD ported more than 1 million tons of coal through the dry desert. 31 31 All those years hauling coal I never experienced coal dust. These statements that coal dust will all of a sudden B-BOARD be a health risk due to the possibility of a few more coal trains is unfounded. These scare tactics by Sierra Club-funded 26

groups of spreading false truths through FILM our community is reminiscent of why I dropped my membership to their organi- 22 zation. This strategy of throwing inﬂam- matory false truths in order to progress MUSIC their political agenda is a far cry from the founder’s intentions. 20 I moved to Whatcom County in 1979 because of all the wonders it has to offer ART and coal trains have always been a part of that experience. Now with improved 18 technologies and environmentally con- STAGE STAGE scious practices, coal transportation by rail has never been safer. This is a great opportunity to bring 16 employment to Whatcom County and

improve our struggling economy. If GET OUT nothing else, consider GPT an upgrade to the existing process. 14 —Francis Post, Bellingham

COVERING COAL WORDS Over the past few months a number of our neighbors have testiﬁed on this 10 page that though they’ve lived in Bell- ingham for many years—and/or though they live next to the railroad tracks— CURRENTS they have never experienced any pollu- 8 tion from coal dust. And SSA Marine’s spokespersons echoed this claim. VIEWS But now Peabody Coal has contra- 4 dicted all of this testimony. Peabody 4 MAIL MAIL says they will treat all trainloads of coal MAIL coming to Cherry Point with a “special sealant.” 2

So I guess coal dust is real. Peabody, IT DO the coal expert, says so. And now to keep the coal dust down, we’ll have an .12

unknown concoction of chemicals “seal- 26 ing” the coal dust in the coal. So what’s in the sealant? And how much of the sealant escapes into the air as the .07 09. 39 trains rumble along for all those miles? # So far we have no idea. Maybe the sealant is more toxic than the coal dust. So here’s the score on integrity so far. SSA Marine begin to work on their Cherry Point site last year without per-

mits. And they chose to be less than CASCADIA WEEKLY honest about coal dust. Given this track record, why should 7 anyone believe that SSA Marine’s claims about job creation or safety or environmental protection are trustworthy? —David Marshak, Bellingham THE GRISTLE

XWE’ CHI’ EXEN: Smoldering in the molten furnace of

38 38 the coal debate are a small number of explosives— potential game changers and deal killers on the FOOD transport of coal through the Paciﬁc Northwest. One is that the major metropolitan population views centers of Cascadia might link arms in an organized 31 31 OPINIONS THE GRISTLE and meaningful way, making coal export through the region a political (and perhaps regulatory and ﬁnan-

B-BOARD cial) impossibility. Another is that the tribal nations would declare a sovereign interest, enforce their treaty rights, and 26 BY PAUL K. ANDERSON immediately bring the matter into focus at the fed-

FILM FILM eral level, drawing in interests of the courts and Con- gress in a powerful way. Fuses were touched off last week—even as the 22 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the state Dept. of Xwe’ chi’ eXen

MUSIC Ecology and Whatcom County jointly announced that GIVE BACK TO A PEOPLE WHO HAVE GIVEN MUCH environmental scoping would begin for the proposed

20 Gateway Pacific coal-export facility at Cherry Point. LEADERS OF the Lummi Na- Portland, Ore., became the latest of those Northwest tion gathered last week to voice ART ART metro areas to link arms on the issue of coal trains, opposition to the Gateway Pacific with Eugene, Ore., expected to follow with a similar Terminal at Cherry Point near Bell- 18 resolution later this month. And Lummi Nation held ingham. Tribal leaders believe the a moving ceremony at Cherry Point last week, all but project could destroy ancestral buri- STAGE STAGE condemning the construction of the coal pier there. al and fishing grounds, and efforts There exist, of course, other potential game chang- to ship as much as 54 metric tons of 16 ers; but the effect of this one-two punch on the eve Rocky Mountain coal out of the site of scoping is to transform the entire tenor of the de- are incompatible with its enduring

GET OUT bate from one of an initial celebration of industrial natural beauty. resurgence, to that of passive acceptance that power- Jewell James, whose ancestral ful and nigh-unstoppable extractive oligarchies have uncle was Chief Seattle, is director 14 at last focused their destructive lens on our region, of the Sovereignty and Treaty Pro- to one of active resistance. A process understood at tection Office for the Lummi Nation WORDS the outset that would define the surrender of how and is one of the most revered Lum- this project would be permitted becomes instead a mis. He is an organizer on this com- 10 symposium on how this project might be rejected, munity event. Jewell James is also and in that becomes a defining moment in the col- a master carver and is responsible lective identity of Cascadia. for the carving of many well-known CURRENTS The Lummi gathering was particularly forceful— totem and healing poles. 8

8 with strong, resonant recitals from tribal elders of In 2002, James and the Lummi the importance of Xwe’ chi’ eXen, a natural and cul- Nation delivered a 13-foot healing VIEWS VIEWS VIEWS tural heritage site of identity to the tribe for 175 pole to a site north of New York City generations. A large symbolic check, written out where the NYC Fire Department and 4 in the sum of hundreds of millions of dollars, was several foundations held programs

MAIL MAIL stenciled over as “Non-negotiable.” The check was for 9/11 families.

burned at the end of their solemn ceremony. In 2003, James and the Lummi 2 While tribal leaders did not entirely rule out ac- Nation delivered an honoring pole

DO IT IT DO cepting an interagency ruling on the scope of the to the Shanksville, Pennsylvania

GPT environmental impact statement, their cere- site where United Airlines Flight mony suggests they will demand a high standard 93 crashed. .12

26 in that scoping. In 2004, James and the Lummi Na- Testament to its profound impact, the gathering tion delivered and installed the Lib- drew an immediate and alarmed reaction from execu- erty and Freedom Poles in Washing- .07 09. tives at SSA Marine, parent company behind Paciﬁc ton D.C.’s Congressional Cemetery. 39 # International Terminals, the project applicant. And, most recently, James and the “SSA Marine takes its relationship with Lummi Lummi Nation delivered a healing PHOTO BY PAUL K. ANDERSON very seriously,” SSA Marine Senior Vice President Bob totem pole to the National Library I believe it is time for America to It is time America honors and sup- Watters said in a statement, promising diligence in of Medicine. step up and support the Lummi Na- ports the Lummi people. protecting the marine environment and Lummi heri- Today Goldman Sachs, Berkshire tion. I believe it is time for those Please speak out and express your tage sites. Hathaway, Peabody Coal, SSA Ma- that have been comforted by the the concerns during the scoping phase

CASCADIA WEEKLY “Lummi ﬁshers have also made it very clear to us rine, and the Burlington Northern healing and honoring poles carved of the Environmental Impact State- how central ﬁshing is to the tribe, both economically Santa Fe Railroad want to build by the hands of the Lummi People ment that began Sept. 24. 8 and culturally,” Watters said. “We are committed to the largest coal-shipping facility to pay back these kind and gener- addressing Lummi concerns in detail.” in North America on the ancestral ous people who have given back to Paul K. Anderson is a contributing The added risk for SSA Marine is that other tribal lands of the Lummi. America time after time. editor of the Chuckanut Conservancy. nations along the export route may join Lummi leadership in asserting their sovereign treaty rights in VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY THE GRISTLE – TOURING TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME – the environmental scoping of the GPT

project, expanding powerful claims of 38 impacts and calls for mitigation far beyond Cherry Point and Custer. FOOD In an analogous vein, Portland joined Seattle, Spokane and other 31 31 Northwest metropolitan communities last week to unanimously oppose coal trains entering Oregon through B-BOARD that city until the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fully evaluates the impacts of exporting coal to Asia through the 26

Northwest. FILM Anti-coal groups and Portland neighborhood leaders cited potential 22 hazards from long, uncovered trains, including diesel pollution, coal dust, MUSIC noise, trafﬁc delays and reduced property values. Others made arguments 20 similar to those from other cities, that a policy to export coal runs counter ART to efforts that encourage renewable power and reduce the emission of cli- 18 mate-changing pollutants. WED OCT 17 STAGE STAGE While tribal and city efforts seek $ .50 similar goals, they proceed from dis- 39 TICKETS similar sets of imperatives. The cit- 16 ies perceive the issue as an inverse-

square problem, where they remain GET OUT far from the intensity of economic TWO GREAT ACTS, beneﬁts while enduring all of the im-

ONE SPECTACULAR EVENING! 14 pacts. Gaining little, they have much to lose. The tribes see all this coming PERFORMING THEIR TOP 40 HITS: their way in a profound and deeply WORDS personal challenge to a hereditary “Dream Weaver”, “Love is Alive” way of life. Not lost on the tribes is and “Really Wanna Know You” 10 a dark history in which U.S. energy and environmental land-use policy and has stripped resources and value from CURRENTS

“Year of the Cat”, “Time Passages” 8 the lands of many indigenous people 8 around the continent. and “On The Border” VIEWS VIEWS The constriction of coal exits in Ore- VIEWS gon pressures the issue back into Wash- 4 ington, with Xwe’ chi’ eXen—the Lummi name for Cherry Point—rapidly becom- MAIL ing the last really viable option for a

SAT OCT 13 2 new coal port of any size operating on

the West Coast of the United States. IT DO SAT NOV 10 It’s ironic indeed that as Whatcom County becomes Ground Zero in the $ .50 29 TICKETS STARTING AT .12 regional coal debate, its population 26 center—the City of Bellingham—con- $39.50 tinues to struggle to find a voice on TICKETS the issue. Bellingham City Council has .07 09. AVAILABLE AT 39 found itself struggling to adopt respon- # sive resolutions even as toothless and non-binding as the Portland model. Two weeks ago, council withdrew yet another proposal, this one seek- ing funding for an independent health EXPERIENCEEVERYTHING impact assessment of GPT. Their rea- CASCADIA WEEKLY sons were sound, even prudent, as 24/7 ACTION they wait for optimal study partners, 4JMWFS3FFG$BTJOPDPNt 9 but adds to a collective unease that Bellingham is just not ready to take a *&YJUt.JO8FTUt)BYUPO8BZBU4MBUFS3PBE principled lead on what’s perhaps the Events subject to change without notice. Management reserves all rights. ©2012 Silver Reef Casino defining issue of the city’s future. on’t be surprised to find the ghost of John Muir drift- ing around Squalicum High

School on Oct. 27. The skinny,

38 38 Dbearded ancestor of the Sierra Club may be heard muttering his most quoted (and FOOD currents misquoted) caution: “When we try to pick out anything by it- NEWS POLITICS FUZZ BUZZ INDEX self, we ﬁnd it hitched to everything else in 31 31 the Universe.” Three government agencies—federal,

B-BOARD state and local—will get an earful from citizens at the high school on that Saturday, on how much of the “everything else” it is rea- 26 sonable to study, relating to the proposed

FILM FILM coal export terminal at Cherry Point. They call it scoping. It is the process through which Ecology, Whatcom County 22 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will

MUSIC decide which of the coal port’s environmental impacts their hired consultant will

20 study. This isn’t the Environmental Impact Statement, but it shapes the Environmen- ART ART Shaping tal Impact Statement. The scoping process deﬁnes how seriously and broadly the deci- 18 sion makers will look at the various effects of Gateway Paciﬁc Terminal. STAGE STAGE and Making The public comment period started this week and ends Jan. 21. If the ordinary

16 SCOPING BEGINS ON citizen can affect the process at all, this is GATEWAY PACIFIC COAL PIER when it should happen. This is when you can

GET OUT persuade the county-state-federal team (or BY BOB SIMMONS fail to) that your particular concern related to the terminal and the export of Wyoming 14 and Montana coal from Cherry Point to China deserves to be studied. You can offer your WORDS wisdom in person at one of seven public hearings, or by postal mail or email. 10

10 Concerns widely expressed leading up to the hearings have to do with ﬁsh, with

NEWS NEWS shoreline preservation, increased rail traf- CURRENTS ﬁc and its inherent pollution, noise in resi-

8 dential neighborhoods, the risks of colli- sion when the world’s largest cargo ships VIEWS VIEWS mix it up with oil tankers in dangerous waters, and with coal-borne mercury in the 4 Asian air that blows back to our coast.

MAIL MAIL SSA Marine, owner-developer of the pro-

posed coal port, wanted the EIS limited to 2 the effects at the company’s 1,100-acre

DO IT IT DO Cherry Point site and the adjacent land and

water. “Just those things we can do something about,” as SSA Vice President Bob .12

26 Watters put it during a Bellingham news conference in 2011. Those on-site issues produced a well- .07 09. publicized protest Friday from members of 39 # the Lummi Nation. They gathered on the beach, on county land near the proposed coal terminal site, for prayers, stories, songs and speeches aimed at protecting the natural condition of Cherry Point. Lummi leaders emphasized the plant site

CASCADIA WEEKLY has been a burial ground for their ancestors and a key access point for inland ances- 10 tors who depended on the once-abundant Cherry Point ﬁshery for their survival Watters attended the ceremony and issued a written statement saying that his company takes the Lummi objections very seriously. “We understand how important their cultural values are to the Lummi,” the Scoping Hearings statement said. “We respect those BELLINGHAM 11am to 3pm Sat., Oct. 27, Squalicum High values and will work with the Lummi School PAC to realize them.” That includes, the 38 statement said, “having their ances- FRIDAY HARBOR tors rest in peace.” Noon to 3pm Sat., Friday Harbor High School FOOD That will be challenging. Three-hun- MOUNT VERNON dred-ﬁfty of SSA’s 1,100 acres will be 4 to 7pm Mon., Nov. 5, McIntyre Hall, Skagit 31 31 intensely industrialized. The work will Community College Seattle impact 145 acres of wetlands. SSA pro- 4 to 7pm Tues., Nov. 13, North Seattle Com- poses to build a wharf more than a half- munity College B-BOARD mile long and 105 feet wide. An update FERNDALE 3 to 7pm Thurs., Nov. 29, Ferndale Events 26 Center

The scoping process SPOKANE FILM deﬁnes how seriously 4 to 7pm Tues., Spokane County Fairgrounds

VANCOUVER, WA 22 and broadly the 4 to 7pm Weds., Gaiser Student Center, Clark College MUSIC decision makers will MORE INFO: www.eisgatewaykpaciﬁcwa.gov COMMENTS: comments@ look at the various eisgatewaypaciﬁcwa.gov. 20

GPT/Custer Spur EIS, 1100 112th Ave. NE, Suite ART effects of Gateway 400, Bellevue, WA 98004.

Paciﬁc Terminal 18 STAGE STAGE for Burlington Northern’s seven-mile railroad spur from Custer will impact ports to Asia. The Coast Guard keeps an another 17 acres of wetlands and cross eye on the ﬁtness of U.S. vessels and 16 two creeks. crews in these crowded, stormy waters,

Those who read Environmental Im- but no one checks to see that the thou- GET OUT pact Statements for a living say it’s sands of foreign ships maneuvering their common to study secondary effects, way through are seaworthy and staffed well beyond what’s going on at or near with competent ofﬁcers and crews. 14 the project. One example of a second- The Coast Guard’s Aleutian Risk As- ary effect would be the increase in sessment study, a work continually in WORDS the number of 150-car coal trains that progress, says nearly 5,000 commercial 10

will carry coal through street inter- vessels and ﬁshing boats from all over 10 sections in Spokane, Vancouver, Se- the world enter the pass every year, attle, Mount Vernon, Bellingham and and they carry more than four million NEWS Ferndale, and their effect (or non- gallons of fuel. CURRENTS effect) on trafﬁc congestion and air Coming soon, oil tankers carrying 8 pollution. Scoping hearings will hap- at least 1.4 million gallons per day of pen in those cities and also in Friday Canadian tar sands oil to Asia from VIEWS Harbor, where the suggestions seem Vancouver and Kitimat, when two new 4 more likely to involve the effects of pipelines from Alberta begin service increased shipping and the risk of colin a few years. MAIL lision with oil tankers in the waters of Add more than 400 coal ships per the San Juans. year from Cherry Point when the ter- 2

(Whether you bring your informa- minal’s in full operation. These are IT DO tion or send it, you might want to the world’s largest vessels, more than read helpful hints from the League of three football ﬁelds long, with a stop- .12

Women Voters. Google: Guide to Writ- ping distance of more than a mile. 26 ing a Scoping Comment.) There could be hundreds more from John Muir never heard of an Environ- other coal ports, if they’re approved, mental Impact Statement, but here’s in Washington and Oregon. All these .07 09. 39 how his admonition applies to coal vessels—the freighters, the tankers, # shipping and secondary impacts. Bell- the coal ships, the ﬁshing boats—will ingham’s Barry Wenger, the recently re- mix it up in Unimak Pass, with its no- tired Senior Planner of the Department torious storms. of Ecology, observes that ships carrying Wenger worries about what may hap- coal from Cherry Point could aggravate pen to the Bering Sea ﬁshery, to the

a disaster-in-waiting at Unimak Pass in north of Unimak. It produces some- CASCADIA WEEKLY Alaska’s Aleutians Islands, 1,600 miles thing like a billion and a half dollars from here. worth of ﬁsh every year. It is the rich- 11 Narrow as the narrowest part of the est commercial ﬁshing ground in the Strait of Juan de Fuca but with much United States. meaner weather, Unimak Pass is part of As John Muir more or less said, ev- the most direct route from Northwest erything touches everything. currents ›› last week’s news

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Hundreds of tribal members from the Lummi Nation gathered Friday to announce the tribe's opposition to development of a facility at Cherry Point to STAGE STAGE 09.yx.12 ship coal brought by train from the Powder River Basin. They ceremonially burned a check on the beach to make a statement that no amount of money could buy their support for a project that would destroy their village and burial sites on the property. The Lummi people have used the land and waters FRIDAY at Cherry Point for 175 generations, tribal leaders said, and even though they no longer own it, the tribe considers it sacred ground. 16

Multiple agencies announce that the scoping period for the in the back. The men face up to eight years in prison

GET OUT environmental review of the proposed Gateway Paciﬁc pier at when they're sentenced on Jan. 11. Cherry Point will begin Monday. The co-lead agencies of What- com County, the state Dept. of Ecology and the U.S. Army Corps Attorney General Rob McKenna announces a na- 14 of Engineers will manage the 120-day period for public review tionwide foreclosure settlement with America's ﬁve and comment on the proposal. The period ends Jan. 21, 2013. biggest lenders. About 34,000 households in Wash- WORDS ington may receive damage claims resulting from il- In a moving ceremony, leaders of Lummi Nation say they op- legal mortgage conduct and servicing abuses. The 10

10 pose the proposed coal-export facility at Cherry Point, site of $25 billion national foreclosure settlement negoti- their heritage ﬁshing grounds. Tribal leaders express concerns ated by 49 states and the federal government.

NEWS NEWS that the development of a shipping terminal may disturb an- CURRENTS cestral burial sites, affect their ﬁshing rights and create other Six teenage offenders being held at a juvenile PHOTO BY ASSOCIATED BY PHOTO PRESS 8 environmental problems. The area has served Lummi for 175 detention facility in Snoqualmie are captured A bad call touches off a national debate about unions. The NFL concedes generations. SSA Marine executives express shock and dismay at Tuesday that the call cost the Green Bay Packers the game—yet still after knocking a female staff member unconscious VIEWS VIEWS the opposition, saying the company is committed to respecting upheld the Seattle Seahawks' victory, 14-12, on Monday Night Football. and escaping. Authorities say the high-risk offend- archeological or historic sites at Cherry Point. A review of the play acknowledged that Seahawks receiver Golden Tate ers, ranging in age from 14 to 15, locked the Echo 4 should have been called for offensive pass interference before the catch. Glen Children's Center staff member in a room late While coaches, players and fans—even athletes in other sports—ripped MAIL MAIL Saturday night and took her keys and radio. The 09.y{.12 the use of replacement refs, the league met with its locked-out ofﬁcials in

an attempt to resolve the impasse. boys were captured and booked on multiple charg- 2 MONDAY es. The woman is recovering.

DO IT IT DO Crews scramble to contain an oil spill coming from a sunken Two Lummi natives face prison after they plead

ﬁshing boat in the Swinomish Channel near Anacortes. The 71- guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter A woman walking on Interstate 5 near Arling- foot Western Flyer sank just south of the State Route 20 bridge, in the death of Lamar James. According to a plea ton is struck and killed overnight. The Wash- .12

26 leaving an oil sheen visible on the water’s surface. Crews will agreements, the men met with James to trade elec- ington State Patrol says the 23-year-old Tulalip contain and remove the fuel from the boat so it no longer poses tronics for drugs at a home on Lummi tribal land last woman had stopped her car after being involved in a spill risk. December. A ﬁght ended with James being stabbed another accident. .07 09. 39 #

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GRAN-SCAM 38 BUZZ On Sept. 20, Bellingham Police logged another granny scam. This time, the 89-year- FOOD TOOL TIME old victim received a call alleged to be from On Sept. 12, a 44-year-old Everett wom- her grandson, claiming he needed cash after 31 31 an was found guilty of attempted murder. having been in an accident. This was fol- Prosecutors say she had attempted to cut lowed by a call alleged to be from her grand- off her husband’s head with a electric saw son’s attorney, requesting a $3,000 retainer. B-BOARD last October. She had also taken a hatchet Grandma told them to call her daughter as to the man and struck him with a mallet, she has no money. “No money was lost to this prosecutors claimed. The woman denied the scam,” police noted. 26

charges, saying someone else had entered FILM the couple’s home and taken the tools to SLOW HIGH-SPEED CHASE her husband. On Sept. 20, Bellingham Police observed a 22 man driving recklessly in the Kohl's parking On Sept. 12, “a Blaine man, angry over lot of Bellis Fair Mall. Police attempted to MUSIC marital problems, kept his family awake stop the driver, but he instead led police most of the night with his laments,” police on a four-mile chase at low speeds through 20 reported. ”Law enforcement eventually got north Bellingham. During the chase, the involved when he called 911 and reported driver rammed three police cars. Officers ART that his wife had attacked him, cutting him were eventually able to get the suspect with a knife. Police responded to the home stopped in the K-Mart parking lot where he 18 and were assisted by Border Patrol agents was taken into custody. No officers or citi- WASHINGTON residents consumed~z 7.3 gallons of gasoline per person during an STAGE in making sure the couple and their chil- zens were injured, although the 20-year-old average week in 2011, the lowest rate of total gas consumption in 50 years. Oregon dren were unharmed and unarmed. When driver suffered a shoulder abrasion while re- logged similar reductions. it became evident no one was buying his sisting officers’ attempts to take him into 16 story, the man admitted that he had made custody.

up the knife attack story out of spite,” po- GET OUT lice noted. “The ofﬁcers then conducted a CHURCH NAZIS false reporting investigation for the pros- On Sept. 24, Bellingham Police investigated x}| x~ 14 ecutor, and transported the man to a rela- a banner reported stolen from a church in THE last year in which gas consumption PEAK year for fuel consumption in the tive's house so that his wife and kids could Sunnyland neighborhood. They discovered was as low as that recorded in 2011. Gas United States. get some sleep.” “some anti-Semitic symbols were mowed prices in that year were 31¢ per gallon. WORDS into the lawn.” 10

PARTY PATROL 10 On Sept. 25, Bellingham Police lectured DOCUMENTING THE

Western Washington University students OUTRAGE NEWS yz CURRENTS after a loud gathering they were hosting On Sept. 12, Blaine Police were dispatched REDUCTIONS in gas consumption can be traced both to reductions in per capita prompted calls to 911. “Upon seeing po- to an apartment complex to investigate 8 driving and, to a lesser extent, fuel efficiency. In 2009, drivers between the age of 16 lice arrival, 30 to 40 youths ran from the an ongoing disagreement between neigh- and 34 drove 23 percent less than their same-aged counterparts in 2001. home,” police reported. Officers advised bors. ”This time one of the ladies was up- VIEWS the renters of city ordinances that per- set because she had been sitting outside 4 tain to loud parties, disorderly behavior in a common area enjoying the afternoon and alcohol violations. “The youths were shade, when her nemesis came out and ¹~ xz MAIL polite and cooperated and had the remain- started taking photographs of her,” police EVEN among households earning $70,000 AVERAGE vehicle efficiency has 2 der of the partygoers leave their home,” reported. “The photographer was contact- per year or more, young people doubled accounted for less than 13 percent of

police noted. ed, and she explained that the landlord had their use of transit between 2001 and the reduction in per capita gasoline IT DO

instructed her to take pictures of anything 2009. consumption since 2002. On Sept. 25, Bellingham Police checked on a that she found bothersome. On the upside,” .12

report of women screaming one at a time at police commented, “at least they're shoot- 26 a home on Sehome Hill. “Ofﬁcers responded ing cameras.” and spoke with several people whom were out on foot,” police reported. “No one else ASSAULT AND ’BAT’-TERY ¹{xz .07 09. AVERAGE price for a gallon of gas in Bellingham. The average was $4.50 per gallon 39 reported hearing the scream, nor did they # On Sept. 18, “vandals struck again at in 2008. admit to being responsible for it. There was Fairhaven Park,” Bellingham Police sighed. a lot of WWU students out and about on foot “They were unsuccessful in kicking out win- walking home from the bars whom were loud dows this time but did break another window and carrying on.” and kill a wild bat that lived in the eaves.” y}~ yz THE Washington Transportation Revenue PERCENT decline in overall fuel

On Sept. 24, Bellingham Police lectured FUN WITH FUNGI CASCADIA WEEKLY Forecast Council predicts that the average consumption produced by increasing WWU students regarding a loud gathering On Sept. 18, Bellingham Police checked on realworld fuel economy of the passenger fuel efficiency by 26.7 miles per they were hosting. “Officers advised them two men wrestling around in Whatcom Falls vehicle fleet will rise to 26.7 miles per gallon. 13 of local city ordinances pertaining to loud neighborhood around 12:30am. One of the gallon by 2027, up from 20.5 mpg today music and disorderly parties,” Police report- men was believed to have ingested hallu- ed. “They agreed to shut off their music and cinogenic mushrooms. He was taken to the SOURCES: Washington Transportation Revenue Forecast Council; Sightline Institute; send their guests home.” emergency room by ambulance. American Automotive Association; Oil Price Information Service doit WORDS

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38 38 EDUCATORS OPEN HOUSE: Children’s book buyer Sarah Hutton and reps from Scholastic and FOOD words Penguin will be on hand to talk to local teachers at an Open House for Educators from 4-6pm at COMMUNITY LECTURES BOOKS Village Books, 1200 11th St.

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26 at 7pm at Make.Shift Art Space, 306 Flora St. Entry mination, Schlattmann moved up through the is free, and copies of the book will be on hand.

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16 success. I have often wondered what makes one WWW.NCASCADES.ORG person more successful than the other: Is it just TREASURED TOMES: Local book experts will be on hand to evaluate books at a “Treasured Tomes:

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14 Attendees can bring up to three books for evalua- 14 ance versus genetics tion. Entry is $5. was explored in a 2009 778-7323 WORDS WORDS New York Times article POETRY FOR TEENS: Seattle poet Karen Finney- titled “Genius: The Mod- frock will lead a free poetry writing workshop

10 ern View.” Author David for Whatcom and Skagit high school students from 1-4pm in Anacortes at Anchor Art Space, Brooks stated that “even 216 Commercial Ave. The ﬁnished work will be ATTEND Mozart’s early abilities part of on upcoming exhibit. Please register in CURRENTS BY GRACE JACKSON WHAT: Tim were not the product of advance.

8 Schlattmann some innate gift. What WWW.ANCHORARTSPACE.BLOGSPOT.COM presents “Writing for Mozart had, we now be- WRITERS LEAGUE: Mary Buckham will focus on the Screen: Big and VIEWS VIEWS lieve, was the same thing synopsis and query letter gathering at today’s From Nebraska Small” Tiger Woods had—the Skagit Valley Writers League meeting from 1:30- 4 WHEN: 8pm Thurs., 5:30pm at the Burlington Library, 820 E. Washing- Sept. 27 ability to focus for long ton St. Cost is $20 for members, $25 general.

MAIL MAIL WHERE: WWU’s periods of time and a fa- WWW.SKAGITWRITERS.ORG Performing Arts ther intent on improving to Hollywood POETRY DUO: Peter Ludwin and Jane Alynn will 2 Center Concert Hall his skills.” read from their respective books of poetry, Rumors COST: Free Brooks also states that of Fallible Gods and Necessity of Flight, at 7pm at DO IT IT DO THE POWER OF PERSEVERANCE

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26 life, but seems more important in Hollywood, where competition is genius. It’s the ability to develop a deliberate, SUN., SEPT. 30 legendary and having the hide of an elephant is part of the trade. strenuous and boring practice routine. We con- READ-OUT: As part of the 30th annual Banned The story behind Tim Schlattmann, writer and executive producer of struct ourselves through our behavior.” Books Week, attend a “Read-Out” from 2-4pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. The event will .07 09. Showtime’s hugely successful Dexter series, is one of perseverance; it’s During a talk at Western Washington Univer-

39 highlight the benefits of free and open access to # a story of believing in your dreams and knowing that a wise man will sity’s campus Thursday night, Schlattmann will information. make more opportunities than he finds (Francis Bacon). describe his career path in Hollywood, as well WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM Schlattmann has traveled a long way from his blue-collar upbringing as discuss industry standards and the writing in Nebraska to the bright lights of Hollywood. process. MON., OCT. 1 Schlattmann’s father worked as a butcher while his mother stayed at “The most important attribute in this busi- POETRYNIGHT: Read your original verse at poetrynight at 8:30pm at the Amadeus Project, 1209 home to raise Tim and his three siblings. They lived in a small house ness and life in general is perseverance,” Cornwall Ave. Sign-ups start at 8pm. Schlattmann says of his outlook toward success. CASCADIA WEEKLY in the country. After working as a disc jockey and college professor, WWW.POETRYNIGHT.ORG Schlattmann pursued his dream of writing for television and movies, “Instead of retreating when I hear the word ‘no,’ 14 and, without knowing a soul, moved to Los Angeles. He started as it makes me work harder. Writing in this busi- TUES., OCT. 2 THE DOULA: Dallas-based writer Bridget Boland the lowest man on a very tall totem pole as a production assistant—a ness is a craft, and sometimes it takes years reads from her work of fiction, The Doula, at 7pm fancy way of saying he fetched coffee and scripts. He then became a to master. I still have much to learn and more at Village Books, 1200 11th St. writer’s assistant, making sure scripts came in and taking notes while stories to tell.” WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM in the room with writers. doit Take your fork WED., OCT. 3 BERTOLINO’S POETRY: Bellingham-based

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WWW.UNITEDFORHEALTHCARE.ORG GET OUT FRI., SEPT. 28 14 BINGO IN THE BARN: The rescheduled 14 “Bingo in the Barn” will raise funds for the South Whatcom Public Library from 7-9pm at WORDS the Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Gate 2. WORDS WWW.WCLS.ORG SAT., SEPT. 29 10 RUMMAGE SALE: Attend the 37th annual “spectacular” Rummage Sale from 8:30am-

3pm at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 1720 CURRENTS Harris Ave. 8 733-6749 BALLOT ISSUES FORUM: The League of VIEWS VIEWS Women Voters of Bellingham/Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham will host 4 a State Ballot Issues Forum from 10am-12pm

at Bellingham City Council Chambers, 210 MAIL Lottie St.

734-2366 OR WWW.LWVBELLINGHAMWHATCOM. 2 ORG DO IT IT DO

WONDERS OF WHATCOM: “Roeder Home: A Virtual Tour” will be the focus a Wonders of Whatcom presentation at 2:30pm at the Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St. Entry is free. .12 26 778-7188 MON - FRI, 5 - 11 P.M. SUN., SEPT. 30

FALL BRIDAL SHOW: A fashion show, SAT, 2 - 11 P.M. .07 09. 39

ballroom dance lessons, food samples, a lun- # cheon buffet and advice and wares from local wedding experts will be part of the Organized HAVE YOU TRIED OUR Bride Fall Bridal Show from 11:30am-4:30pm at the Ferndale Events Center, 5715 Barrett Rd. Entry is $10. RHUBARB MEAD? WWW.THESIMPLYORGANIZEDBRIDE.COM CHINESE MOON FESTIVAL: Traditional CASCADIA WEEKLY Chinese singing and dancing performances, LIVE MUSIC a silent auction, a bake sale and more will 15 be part of today’s Chinese Moon Festival TUES - SAT 8PM from 2:30-4:30pm at Bloedel Donovan, 2214 Electric Ave. Entry is free. WWW.MEIHUASCHOOL.ORG doit WED., SEPT. 26

DEADLIEST DAY: Award-winning journalist Peter

38 38 Zuckerman shares stories from the book he co- wrote with Amanda Padoan, Buried in the Sky:

FOOD G The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on etout K2’s Deadliest Day, at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. The book focuses on the tragic 2008 K2 HIKING RUNNING CYCLING climb, in which 11 climbers died. 31 31 WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM THURS., SEPT. 27 B-BOARD GARDENING GREEN: Learn simple, yet powerful ways to protect our water resources and make your landscape easier to care for at a “Garden-

26 ing Green: Sustainable Landscaping” class from 9am-1:30pm at Bellingham’s WSU Whatcom

FILM FILM Extension Ofﬁce. The class is free, but pre- STORY AND PHOTO BY AMY KEPFERLE registration is required. 671-3891 OR 22 WWW.WHATCOM.WSU.EDU

MUSIC Arbor Day Action FRI., SEPT. 28 NATURE BABIES: Kids, adults and adventurers can join Wild Whatcom Walks for “Nature Ba- 20 IN CELEBRATION OF TREES bies” excursions from 9:30-11am every Friday ART ART in the place he now called home? in September at Whatcom Falls Park. Entry is I’ll never know, but I am thankful for who- by donation. WWW.WILDWHATCOM.ORG 18 ever decided to beau- tify the landscape and SAT., SEPT. 29 STAGE STAGE provide a tree that not FOOTSTEPS FOR WATER: Attend a “Friendly only shades and cools Footsteps for Water” 5K starting at 9:30am at Lynden’s Bethel CRC. Cost is $10 per person or 16 16 my house in the sum- $25 per family; funds raised will help build a mer, but also provides well in Haiti. The event is being organized by two seventh-grade girls. GET OUT GET OUT habitat for birds, bugs, squirrels and the occa- WWW.GBRC.NET sional housecat. ALS WALK: The 9th annual Bellingham “Walk 14 ATTEND While I’ll never build a to Defeat ALS” will begin at 10am at the Squalicum Boathouse, 2600 N. Harbor Loop WHAT: Bellingham tree house in it—rumor Dr. The 2.5-mile excursion is meant to draw

WORDS Arbor Day has it there used to be attention to helping people living with Lou Celebration Gehrig’s disease and their loved ones. Entry is WHEN: 10am-3pm one, but some kid broke 10 free, but those taking part are encouraged to Sat., Sept. 29 his arm after falling participate in fundraising efforts. WHERE: Elizabeth from it and the structure (425) 656-1650 OR WWW.WEB.ALSA.ORG Park had to be taken down—

CURRENTS KILLER CROSS: As part of the Cascade Cross COST: Free I have entertained the INFO: 778-7100 or Series, cyclocross enthusiasts can sign up for 8 www.cob.org idea of taking a sleeping today’s Killer Cross happening from 10am-2pm at bag up there and spend- Squalicum Creek Park. Entry is $15-$30 (an 11am

VIEWS VIEWS ing the night in its sturdy embrace. youth race is free). I’m not the only one in this city who’s in WWW.CASCADECROSS.COM 4 love with trees. At a free Bellingham Arbor PUBLIC LANDS PROJECT: As part of National Public Lands day, join Bellingham Parks and MAIL MAIL Day celebration happening Sept. 29 at Eliza- Rec and other area agencies for a work party beth Park, the branches, bark and leaves will from 10am-12pm at Big Rock Garden Park, 2900

2 be the stars of the show. Sylvan St. Volunteers will help plant, weed, In addition to guided walks focusing on relocate plants, clean sculptures and more. DO IT IT DO

the park’s many storied trees with City of WWW.COB.ORG Bellingham arborist James Luce and local REFLECT YOUR RIDE: Reps from EverybodyBike

.12 will be on hand to dispense free reﬂective

26 expert John Wesselink, the event will also stickers and tape to help bike riders stay visible ONE OF my favorite pastimes in the spring, summer and early feature an Arbor Day proclamation by Mayor on the road at a “Reﬂectorize Your Ride” event fall is to sit on my small second-story porch of my house in the York Kelli Linville, tree climbing for kids led by from 10am-3pm at the Depot Market Square.

.07 09. neighborhood and watch people walk by the massive maple tree in professionals, hands-on educational activi- WWW.EVERYBODYBIKE.COM 39 # my front yard. ties and information about tree planting, lo- LADIES MOON WALK: Area women are Although not everybody pauses under its enormous branches, cal parks and much more. Arborists will also invited to join Wild Whatcom Walks for a “Walk When the Moon is Full” excursion from 5:30- enough do that I’ve come to realize the very old, very tall tree is be on hand to answer questions community 7:30pm in Whatcom County (the waterfront something special. members might have. location will be revealed upon registration). With branches that seem to tickle the sky, a trunk that would If I want more information about the Cost is $10, and registration is required. take at least seven or eight humans with arms outstretched to cir- specimen in my front yard, I may bring WWW.WILDWHATCOM.ORG

CASCADIA WEEKLY cle and a welcoming crotch that has been home to many (uninvited) photos of it and ask them if they can tell SUN., SEPT. 30 after-hours college parties, the leafy behemoth is indeed worth me anything about it. For example: Is it as BELLINGHAM BAY MARATHON: Choose from 16 stopping for. old as the house? Is it a Norway maple or a a full marathon, half marathon or 5K at the One of the joys of living in a house that’s been around since 1900 is I sugar maple? How long can it live? Why do annual “Bellingham Bay Marathon” starting at can dream about who planted the marvelous maple. Was it a family just so many people stop under its branches and 7:30am at the Lummi Nation School on Black- hawk Way (the 5K and the half marathon begin starting out, a widow who dug a hole and placed the tree in it in honor gaze longingly upward? I don’t need all the at the Depot Market Square). Entry is $30-$120. of her late husband, or a young bachelor who wanted to put down roots answers, but I remain curious. doit

38 38 FOOD 31 31 B-BOARD 26 Go into the deep when local traveler and

photojournalist Barb Roy leads an “Innerspace FILM Wonders: A Look at the World Underwater” armchair journey Oct. 4 at Whatcom Museum’s

Old City Hall 22 MUSIC WWW.BELLINGHAMBAYMARATHON.ORG CROP WALK: Join community members to 20 help end hunger one step at a time at the

annual CROP Hunger Walk starting at 2pm at ART the Fairhaven Village Green, 1207 10th St. Admission is by donation, and participants 18 are encouraged to fundraise. WWW.CROPWALK.ORG STAGE STAGE MON., OCT. 1 HIGHWAY 20 HIKES: Washington Trails 16 Association’s Lindsay Leffelman leads a 16 “Highway 20 Fall Hikes” presentation at 6pm at REI, 400 36th St. Register in advance for GET OUT GET OUT the free event. 647-8955 OR WWW.REI.COM

TUES., OCT. 2 14 542 FALL HIKES: Patrick Kennedy helms a

“Five 542 Fall Hikes” primer at 6pm at REI, WORDS 400 36th St. The overview will include ﬁve Thursday hikes that are “ripe and ready for explora- tion” before the heavy snows start falling. 10 Entry is free, and registration is required. Nights 647-8955 OR WWW.REI.COM WED., OCT. 3 CURRENTS BOAT WORKSHOP: RE Sources will host the 8 ﬁrst of two “Pollution Prevention for Boat

Repair Businesses” workshops from 10am- VIEWS 2pm at La Conner’s Lighthouse Building,

539 N. 3rd St. The second happens Oct. 10 4 in Anacortes. Entry is free, but participants

need to register in advance. MAIL WWW.RE-SOURCES.ORG

TETON GRAVITY RESEARCH: View some of ss 2 the world’s most remote terrain when Teton 0’0’

80’ IT DO 8 Gravity Research presents the snowboard- 8 ing movies The Dream Factory at 6:30pm and Further at 9pm at the Mount Baker Theatre, .12

104 N. Commercial St. Tickets are $13 per ﬁlm, Night 26 or $20 for both. 734-6080 OR WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM ()

GARDEN CLUB: Wells Nursery’s Roger Ragusa WELL .07 09.

talks about “Conifers for Color in the Land- () 39 # scape” at the Birchwood Garden Club’s monthly DRINKS meeting at 7pm at the Whatcom Museum’s Ro- () tunda Room, 121 Prospect St. All are welcome. FRIDAY & SATURDAY WWW.BIRCHWOODGARDENCLUB.ORG THURS., OCT. 4 UNDERWATER WORLD: As part of a fall

Travelogue Series, join local traveler and CASCADIA WEEKLY photojournalist Barb Roy for an “Innerspace LIVE MUSIC STARTS Wonders: A Look at the World Underwater” 17 presentation from 7-9pm at the Whatcom OCTOBER 6 WITH: Museum’s Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St. Sug- gested donation is $3. WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG 211 E Chestnut, Bham Find us on 360-306-3178 Facebook doit STAGE

SEPT. 26-29 38 38 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST: Students will present performances of the FOOD G classic comedy, The Importance of Being Ernest, at 7pm Wed.-Thurs. and 1pm and sta e 5pm Saturday at Mount Vernon Christian

31 31 THEATER DANCE PROFILES High School, 820 W. Blackburn Rd. Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door. (360) 424-9157 B-BOARD THURS., SEPT. 27 GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch “The Good, the

26 Bad and the Ugly” at 8pm every Thursday worldwide acclaim and helped garner the ﬁlm eight at the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At

FILM FILM Academy Awards. 10pm, stick around for “The Project.” The same can’t be said for the lead in Mount Entry is $7 for the early show, $4 for the Baker Theatre’s version of the classic musical. late one. 22 Last Sunday night, at the MBT Rep’s ﬁrst dress 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM rehearsal with the full orchestra, Eliza (Ashley SEPT. 27-29 MUSIC Coates) showed, in spades, why she was chosen CODY RIVERS SHOW: After a lengthy to carry on the mantle of a woman whose life hiatus, the amazing Cody Rivers Show 20 is transformed due to stupendously gargantuan returns to town to present their newest sketch comedy masterpiece, “Once and ART ART changes in her speech, dress and persona. Hig- for All for One,” at 8pm Thurs.-Sat. at gins, played with masterful sincerity by Jeff Park- the iDiOM Theater, 1418 Cornwall Ave. 18 18 18 er, is also worth his weight in shillings. Tickets are $10, but the show is sold out. Although it was the ﬁrst time the large cast All is not lost, however, as they’ll also STAGE STAGE STAGE STAGE had run through the play with the assistance of be performing Sun., Oct. 7 at the Mount Baker Theatre. live musicians, that fact wouldn’t have been clear WWW.IDIOMTHEATER.COM OR WWW. 16 if we hadn’t been told before viewing that that MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM was the case. SEPT. 27-30

GET OUT Other than a gaffe in the orchestra pit during GLORIOUS: Learn more about Florence one song that delayed the action for a few brief Foster Jenkins—known as “the worst seconds, the mostly unseen musicians stuck to singer in the world”—when Peter Quilter’s 14 the program and made the comedy Glorious! shows this weekend at famous songs—“Wouldn’t 7:30pm Thurs.-Sat. and 2pm Sunday at WORDS It Be Loverly?,” “The Rain the Bellingham Theatre Guild, 1600 H St. Tickets are $8-$12 and additional show- In Spain,” “Get Me to the ings happen through Oct. 7. 10 Church on Time,” “I’m An WWW.BELLINGHAMTHEATREGUILD.COM Ordinary Man,” “I Could’ve DEATHTRAP: The Lynden Performing Danced All Night,” and oth- Arts Guild continues its run of perfor- CURRENTS PHOTO BY DAMIAN VINES ers—shine. mances of Ira Levin’s Deathtrap at 7:30pm Thurs.-Sat. and 2pm Sun. at Lynden’s 8 While the energy could’ve SEE IT Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front WHAT: My Fair Lady been revved up a bit in St. Tickets are $8-$12 and additional

VIEWS VIEWS BY AMY KEPFERLE WHEN: 7:30pm certain places (mostly the showings of the comedic thriller happen Sept. 26-27, 8pm group scenes that have a lot through Oct. 7.

4 Sept. 28, 3pm and WWW.CLAIREVGTHEATRE.COM 8pm Sept. 29, and of various actors on stage), MAIL MAIL My Fair Lady 3pm Sun., Sept. 30 I’m sure when there’s an au- SEPT. 28-29 WHERE: Mount dience there to laugh, gasp BODY TALK: Hear true stories about sex,

2 FROM POOR TO POSH, WITH STYLE Baker Theatre, 104 and sing along under their birth, mothering, menopause and more N. Commercial St. breath, everything will go when “Body Talk: Sexual Triumphs, Trials, DO IT IT DO

COST: $10-$45 is kind of a jerk. He’s egotistical and misogy- swimmingly. and Revelations” shows at 7:30pm Friday HENRY HIGGINS INFO: 734- and Saturday at the Firehouse Performing nistic, and looks down on those whom he considers being below him in 6080 or www. What was especially amaz- Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave. Tickets to .12 mountbakertheatre. 26 both social class and standing. ing while watching the play see the staged readings—which feature When the phonetic expert meets cute with a lowly ﬂower girl with a com unfold was knowing that di- Bellingham-based actresses Sheila strong Cockney accent named Eliza Doolittle, it’s not long before she’s liv- rector Mark Kuntz and crew Goodwin, Marie Eaton, Kari Severns, Pam Kuntz, and Sarah Eden Wallace—are $15. .07 09. ing in his posh London home in an attempt to better herself by learning pulled off the gargantuan undertaking with less

39 WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ # how to speak like a proper English lady. than a dozen days of rehearsal. BODYTALKPERFORMANCE OR WWW. While she’d be happy to be able to talk “more genteel” so she can get a Even if all cast members showed up with their BROWNPAPERTICKETS.COM job as an assistant in a ﬂower shop, Higgins has bigger plans. Within six lines memorized and their singing voices tuned BACK TO SCHOOL SHOWS: To welcome months, he claims he can pass her off as a lady of high standing at a soiree up, that’s not a huge amount of time to pull off a the university crowd back to town and dubbed the Embassy Ball. production of this scale—in fact, it’s far less time demonstrate to them what comedic While these plot machinations of My Fair Lady may be familiar to many, than Eliza had to go from a girl with “wretched improvisation is all about, students with ID can get into “Hodgepodge” shows for

CASCADIA WEEKLY it’s a testament to the universally told tale that the play continues to cap- clothes and a dirty face” into a proper lady who’s free at the 10pm performances Friday and tivate in the many decades since Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison took on eventually mistaken for royalty. Saturday night at the Upfront Theatre, 18 the starring roles on Broadway—followed by an even bigger ﬁlm version But, as almost everyone knows by now, the sto- 1208 Bay St. Tickets for the 8pm show with Audrey Hepburn taking over the role of Eliza. ry of Eliza and Henry is one that ends well. And will be $8 for students, $10 general. What a few people may not know is that, except for one song, “Just You so, too, does the tale of the MBT Rep’s version of 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM Wait,” Hepburn—who was chosen because she had much bigger star power My Fair Lady. Starting Wednesday night, you can CUCKOO’S NEST: Visit a mental institu- than Andrews at the time—didn’t even sing the songs that brought the movie ﬁnd out for yourself. doit Bar HoPPY Hour Sun-Thur 4-6pm Mon $3 Pint night in Bar 6-close

Tues Kolsch Night $1.50 in Kolsch glass 38 38 Beer Book Talk free Sept 26 7pm FOOD 31 31 B-BOARD 26

Students with ID can ﬁnd out what FILM improvisational comedy’s all about at free “Hodgepodge” showings at 10pm Sept. 28- 29 at the Upfront Theatre 22

tion on the verge of revolt when Ken MUSIC Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

opens this weekend with 8pm showings 20 Friday and Saturday at the Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave. Tickets ART are $18, and additional performances 'RQ·WPLVVWKH 19 happen through Oct. 14. 18 WWW.ACTTHEATRE.COM VB Back-to-School STAGE STAGE SAT., SEPT. 29 STAGE BURLESQUE FUN: The ladies of the After Midnight Cabaret will bring their 16 burlesque moves to Mount Vernon for a 7pm 21-and-over show at the RiverBelle

Dinner Theatre, 100 E. Montgomery. SALE GET OUT Tickets are $20 for the show only, $30 Ends with dessert, and $40 with dinner. 20% WWW.RIVERBELLEDINNERTHEATRE.COM Sept.30 14 SEPT. 30-OCT. 1 OFF PAJAMA GAME AUDITIONS: Men and Children’s 0HOLVVD 'RXJ WORDS women ages 17 to 70 can audition for upcoming performances of the classic OOKS & OYS! B T 10 musical known as the The Pajama Game at 7pm Sunday and Monday at the Belling- ham Theatre Guild, 1600 H St. -RLQXVLQ CURRENTS 647-2561 OR WWW. ZHOFRPLQJ ,9$1 BELLINGHAMTHEATREGUILD.COM DXWKRU '2,* 8 DANCE ZLWKKLVODWHVWQRYHO VIEWS THURS., SEPT. 27 7KH%DUWHQGHU·V 4 FOLK DANCE: The Fourth Corner Folk- 7DOH MAIL dancers meet from 7-10pm every Thurs-

day at the Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th 2 St. Participants can take part in Balkan, Friday, September 28th, 7pm CRAZY for

Israeli, Romani, and Greek dancing, and IT DO

there is often live music provided. Sug- Two Free Events at Village Books gested donation is $5; ﬁrst time visitors Enjoy live music, fun skits, poetry, comedy, and hear and students can get in for free. .12 our special guest, bestselling 26 380-0456 $1'5(:novelist T.C. Boyle, discuss his latest novel, San Miguel. SAT., SEPT. 29 Great Entertainment!

CONTRA DANCE: Live music and a caller 1,.,)258. .07 09.

QUILTS? 39 will be part of tonight’s Contra Dance # from 7-10:30pm at the Fairhaven Library, 7KH(QHUJ\ 1117 12th St. Suggested donation is RI6ODYHV $8-$10. Beginners are welcome, and all dances are taught. Tuesday, Sept.2LODQGWKH 25th, 6:30pm WWW.BELLINGHAMCOUNTRYDANCE.ORG in the Heiner1HZ6HUYLWXGH Theater at AMERICAN QUILTS Whatcom Community College TUES., OCT. 2 Thursday,237 W. Kellogg October Street, Bellingham 4th, 7pm THE DEMOCRATIC ART

SQUARE DANCE: Rainbow Squares hosts CASCADIA WEEKLY co-curated by Robert Shaw square dance lessons from 7-9pm Tues- Read More at VillageBooks.com August 4 – October 28, 2012 and Julie Silber days at Lynden’s Ten Mile Grange, 6958 19 Hannegan Rd. The ﬁrst two lessons are free. Additional lessons are $5. VILLAGE BOOKS 733-4487 1200 11th St., Bellingham The Lightcatcher at the corner of Grand & Flora. 360.671.2626 Open noon-5, Tuesday – Sunday | www.whatcommuseum.org doit UPCOMING EVENTS

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38 38 MATZKE OPENING: A costume-optional party and potluck will open the new exhibit, “The Re-

FOOD ally, Really Big Show” from 4-9pm at Camano Is- visual land’s Matzke Fine Art Gallery & Sculpture Park. The circus-themed invitational—which features GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES works in painting, glass and sculptures—will be 31 31 on display through Nov. 4. WWW.MATZKEFINEART.COM

B-BOARD SUN., SEPT. 30 RUSSIAN PHOTO EXHIBIT: “Wild East Meets stalks that dip toward the water. Wild West: Photographs from Nakhodka, Rus- 26 Viscosi says it wasn’t until she started sia” opens today from 12-5pm at the Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora St. At

FILM FILM interacting in the space that she knew she wanted to create a Paciﬁc Northwest scene 2pm, the exhibit’s photojournalist, Georgy Pakin, will talk about Nakhodka’s historic connection to based largely on bicycle parts. HUB director Bellingham and lead a walk-through tour of his 22 Kyle Morris had given her complete freedom photographs. to paint what she wanted—and traded a WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG MUSIC couple bikes for her labor—so the project THURS., OCT. 4 was hers to do with what she wanted. 20 20 20 STUDIO TOUR PREVIEW: Wet your appe- In the case of those who will be taking tite for the upcoming Whatcom Artist Studio ART ART ART ART part in Allied Arts’ upcoming “Alley Arts: El- Tour—which takes place Oct. 6-7 and 13-14—at ements” mural project taking place Oct. 5 in an opening reception for artists who’ll be par- 18 the newly repaved alley behind the Cornwall ticipating in the countywide tour from 5-9pm at Lynden’s Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St. Avenue gallery, the parameters of design

STAGE STAGE WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG will also come with room for expression. LUCIA OPENING: Attend an opening reception Four artists—Ellen Clark, Cecily Fosso, for photographer James Papp, sculptor Denise M. 16 Jason Darling, and Rhi- Synder, and mixed media artist Jasmine Valan- annon Pereira—will be dani’s exhibit, “Innate,” from 6-8:30pm at the Lucia Douglas Gallery, 1415 13th St. The three-

GET OUT given themes of water, air, earth and ﬁre. From person show will be on display through Oct. 27. WWW.LUCIADOUGLAS.COM there, they’ll outline 14 the themes and techniques for the murals ONGOING EXHIBITS WORDS // ) they’ve been assigned. ALLIED ARTS: “Careful/Balance,” which fea- WHAT: Alley Arts That’s where the tures pieces by Adele Eustis, Emma Jane Levitt,

10 “Elements” Mural public comes in. Each Eileen Reardanz, and Faye Hayes, shows through Project artist will work with Sept. 29 Allied Arts, 1418 Cornwall Ave. WHEN: Fri., Oct. 5 WWW.ALLIEDARTS.ORG WHERE: Behind community members

CURRENTS AMADEUS PROJECT: Gary Bennett’s original oil Allied Arts (1400 (who don’t have to be paintings will be on display through the month

8 block between artists) to guide the at the Amadeus Project, 1209 Cornwall Ave. Railroad and project toward comple- WWW.THEAMADEUSPROJECT.ORG Cornwall avenues) VIEWS VIEWS COST: Free tion. Various artistic ARTISANS NORTHWEST: View works from INFO: www. mediums and dimen- as many as 100 Whatcom County artists on a 4 BY AMY KEPFERLE alliedarts.org or sional components will regular basis at Artisans Northwest Art, Crafts & Eats, 1215 Cornwall Ave. MAIL MAIL artscrush.org be utilized, and the end 733-1805 OR WWW.ARTISANSBELLINGHAM.COM result will hopefully re- ARTWOOD: “Things for the Kitchen” will be 2 main on the alley walls for years to come— Mural Magic featured through September at Artwood Gallery, and deter those who think spray-painting DO IT IT DO 1000 Harris Ave.

ADDING ART TO PUBLIC SPACES their monikers on the wall is cool. WWW.ARTWOODGALLERY.COM The event is part of Arts Crush, a month- BELLINGHAM RAILWAY MUSEUM: The mu- .12 seum is open to the public from noon-5pm Tues. 26 BURGANDY VISCOSI has advice for artists who want to ex- long festival happening throughout the pand the scale of their work by painting large murals on public spaces. Puget Sound that offers opportunities to and Thurs.-Sat. at 1320 Commercial St. 393-7540 “More than anything, always remember the size and scale of the piece participate in visual art, theater, music, CEDARWORKS: Peruse and purchase a variety of .07 09. you’re working on,” says the artist, who recently completed a fabulously literature, dance, ﬁlm and more.

39 Native American art from 10am-6pm Wed.-Sat. at # colorful painting of mountains, water and various bike parts on the wall “Arts Crush reawakens the senses by en- the CedarWorks Art Gallery, 217 Holly St. abutting the HUB Community Bike Shop. Additional tips include making gaging people in the arts in unique ways; 647-6933 a rough draft (or three), using exterior house paint for larger areas (it’s through hands-on participation, peeking CHUCKANUT BREWERY: Tin art by Brett more cost-effective that way) and, of course, painting when the weath- behind the scenes, or experiencing art in Carlson is currently on display at the Chuckanut er’s decent. Other than that, she likes to keep her options open. unexpected places,” organizers say. Brewery & Kitchen, 601 W. Holly St. “For me, it’s more of a free-ﬂow once I have the rough draft,” she says. Viscosi, a traveling artist who’s a new WWW.CHUCKANUTBREWERYANDKITCHEN.COM DEMING LIBRARY: Artist Paul Tempario’s works

CASCADIA WEEKLY “I leave room for creativity. Once you’re actually working on the piece, transplant to Bellingham, wasn’t aware will be on display through Nov. 3 at the Deming your own creativity will bring in the greatest elements of it.” of the event when told about it, but she Library, 5044 Mt. Baker Hwy. 20 Those walking on the South Bay Trail or stopping by the HUB to tune up thinks it’s a good idea. 592-2422 their rides or look for new ones will want to take a closer look at Viscosi’s “I love mixing nature elements with art FISHBOY GALLERY: Check out the contempo- creation. A first glance highlights the sun coming up behind a snowy and urban living,” she says of mural paint- rary folk art of RR Clark from 1:30-5pm every mountain, but a second look confirms the bright orb is actually a series of ing. “It reminds you of your community Mon.-Fri. at the FishBoy Gallery, 617 Virginia St. intertwining spokes, as are the bright yellow sunflowers with bike handle around you.” 714-0815 OR WWW.FISHBOYGALLERY.COM doit IT’S ABOUT THE JOURNEY!

October 11th 38 St. Luke’s Health FOOD Education Center If you care about the future of bike and pedestrian access in 31 Whatcom County and want to

help decide where we’re going B-BOARD and how we’ll get there... R

egister today to learn about 26 opportunities and barriers to promoting active transportation FILM in our region. 22

wprfoundation.org/active MUSIC 20 20 20 ART ART ART ART

LMS ~ ONE N 18 O FI IGH TW T STAGE “Moments of Quiet from the Permanent Collection”—along with “Pilchuck: Ideas”—opens Sat., Sept. 29

at La Conner’s Museum of Northwest Art 16

GALLERY CYGNUS: “Living on Beauty,” an ex- happens here, and throughout La Conner, PRESENTS hibit featuring paintings by Maggie Wilder and through Oct. 15. GET OUT assemblage temples by Jules Remedios Faye, WWW.LACONNERQUILTS.COM The Bellingham Premier of shows through Oct. 21 at La Conner’s Gallery SCOTT MILO GALLERY: View Whidbey Island Cygnus, 109 Commercial Ave. artist Anne Belov’s new oil paintings, “Close to 14 WWW.GALLERYCYGNUS.COM Home,” through Oct. 2 at Anacortes’ Scott Milo

GOOD EARTH: Chris Moench’s award-winning Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave. Works by Barbara WORDS prayer wheels will be featured through Septem- Dollahite, Matt Dollahite, Dick Garvey, and ber at Good Earth Pottery, 1000 Harris Ave. Larry Heald will also be on display. 10 WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM WWW.SCOTTMILO.COM HONEY: See Lael Meidal’s multiple-exposure ﬁlm SKAGIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM: “The Murrow shots shown alongside paintings that revisit the Brothers: Peak of Their Professions” shows

past and explore the present through Oct. 3 at through Dec. 21 at La Conner’s Skagit County CURRENTS Honey Salon, 310 W. Holly St. Historical Museum, 501 4th St. The exhibit 8 WWW.HONEYBELLINGHAM.COM celebrates the lives of the sons of Skagit J’S GALLERY: Works by Jay Bowen, Ed Ka- County who made an impact on their world. VIEWS VIEWS muda, Tom Pickett, Roger Small, and others are WWW.SKAGITCOUNTY.NET currently on display in La Conner at J’s Gallery, SMITH & VALLEE: “Across the Mountains and 4 105 S. Whatcom St. Back,” an exhibit featuring landscape paint- WWW.JAYBOWENGALLERY.COM ings by Lisa Gilley, can be seen through Sept. MAIL JANSEN ART CENTER: Sign up for classes and 30 at Edison’s Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742

Gilkey Ave. workshops at Lynden’s new Jansen Art Center, 2 321 Front St. WWW.SMITHANDVALLEE.COM DO IT IT DO

WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG VALERIE’S GALLERIE: View ﬁgurative art and MAKE.SHIFT: View Joey Bates’ “Recent much more at Valerie’s Gallerie, 220 E. Maple Portraits and Nudes: Works from the Past Five St. (in the alley by Honey Moon). .12 389-0308

Years” from 12-4pm every Tues.-Sat. through 26 Sept. 29 at Make.Shift Art Space, 306 Flora St. VILLAGE BOOKS: Collaborative works by WWW.MAKESHIFTPROJECT.COM painter and author Nancy Lou Canyone, poet Epic prizes and good times to be had by all. MINDPORT: “PAPO 2012,” an exhibit featuring Lana Hechtman Ayers, and glass artists Lin .07 09. McJunkin can be viewed through September Win swag from Jones Snowboards, O'Neill, works painted outdoors on the Holly Street corri- 39 # dor during the Plein Air Paint Out in late August, at the Readings Gallery at Village Books, 1200 Contour, Atomic, The North Face, and much more. can be seen through Oct. 2 at Mindport Exhibits, 11th St. 210 W. Holly St. Entry is $2. WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM *All attendees will receive 2-1 lift tickets WWW.MINDPORT.ORG WHATCOM ART GUILD: From 10am-6pm every to Stevens Pass *Tickets available locally at MONA: “Pilchuck: Ideas” and “Circular from Friday through Sunday, stop by the Whatcom Sportsman Chalet and Backcountry Essentials the Permanent Collection” will be on display Art Guild’s Art Market at Fairhaven’s Waldron Building, 1314 12th St. Sept. 29-Jan. 1 at La Conner’s Museum of Tickets on sale now! 1 film: $13 Adv $15 Door Show Times

WWW.WHATCOMARTGUILD.ORG CASCADIA WEEKLY Northwest Art, 121 S. First St. Admission is Visit http://tinyurl.com/9kgv8do Adult Festival Pass (2 films): $20 The Dream Factory $3-$8. WHATCOM MUSEUM: “American Quilts: The to purchase online. Students and Kids 12 & Under 5:30 Doors 6:30 Show WWW.MUSEUMOFNWART.ORG Democratic Art 1780-2007,” “Window Shop- Call the box office or visit in (1 film): $10 Adv Further 21 QUILT MUSEUM: “At Play: Asobi” and “Ainu ping,” and “Expanded Horizons” currently be person to pickup your Students and Kids 12 & Under 8:00 Doors 9:00 Show Embroidery” will be on display through Oct. viewed at the Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall festival pass! Festival Pass: $15 7 at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, and the Lightcatcher Building. For more information, please visit www.tetongravity.com or email us at [email protected] 703 Second St. Entry is $5-$7. A “Quilt Walk” WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG Rumor Has It

38 38 SO, LAST WEEK I may have made the claim that the booking of a near-horizon Rooftops show FOOD (Sept. 29 at the Shakedown) would shut me up music about the Lands Farther East reunion I’ve been yearning for and yammering about for years. 31 31 SHOW PREVIEWS ›› RUMOR HAS IT Spoke too soon. Much as What’s Up! Magazine editor Brent Cole

B-BOARD and his interminable aging process brought Fed- eration X out of their too-long slumber for the purpose of celebrating his birthday, he’s once 26 again resurrected the zombie known as Lands BY CAREY ROSS

FILM FILM Former East for a March show in order to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the magazine. You can guess what happened to me upon 22 22 22 Wild Buffalo hearing that news: I ate every pancake I could

MUSIC find and fell asleep in a pile of baby goats. When MUSIC HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KID I awoke, I cried. So did the goats. That’s how ex- cited we all were. 20 Clearly, this is a kid who knows how to get things As for the more ART ART done. pertinent details, When Jewell first bought the music venue, what the show is set to 18 he purchased was a space that former owner John take place in early Goodman had lovingly crafted and built into a ha- March, and as of STAGE STAGE ven for blues musicians from this region and be- now Lands Farther yond. But Jewell had a broader East is “confirmed” 16 vision and, along with trusty in the sense that partner Roger Mills (who has Cole figured out BY CAREY ROSS

GET OUT been with the Buff in some ca- the magic spell pacity since long before Jewell that lets that particular musical genie out could legally enter the bar), set of the bottle, but the band still has to do 14 ATTEND about the task of fully realizing things like “relearn all the songs” and “be in WHAT: Wild the venue’s potential. the same room together, in the same city at WORDS Buffalo 4th To say that he’s succeeded be- least once.” Anniversary Party yond expectations would be an Cole says it’s safe to “pencil them in,” but I’d 10 w/Tycho and understatement. rather ink “Lands Farther East 4EVA” into my Heathered Pearls These days, the Wild Buf- diary and then violently scratch it out while WHEN: Mon., Oct. 1 falo is a stop for all manner of crying about how they don’t love me enough if CURRENTS WHERE: Wild musicians and bands—of all they should happen to not play the show.

8 Buffalo, 208 W. types and genres—on their way But LFE isn’t the only band on this throw- Holly St. from Seattle to Vancouver (and back roster. Cole is in the process of cobbling

VIEWS VIEWS COST: $10 back), and many of these bands together an entire evening’s worth of enter- MORE INFO: and musicians are of a size and tainment of the reunion kind. I’m told that

4 www. wildbuffalo.net level of fame that would sug- other bands on the short list of those we

MAIL MAIL gest they’ve got no business may see onstage include Jill Brazil, Enders of playing a small-town music venue—even one as Ozone, and—potentially—a certain Hallow- TYCHO 2 welcoming and that can draw the kind of audi- een-themed horror-punk band—and I’m not ences regularly found at the Buff. This incredible

DO IT IT DO talking about Horror Business here.

WHEN I ﬁrst met Craig Jewell four years ago, I remember run of musical luck owes much to Jewell’s dogged Yes, it’s all very exciting. And no, Racetrack is thinking to myself, “Wow. He looks like a kid.” And when he persistence (another trait disguised by his laid- not going to be the super-secret special guest. .12

26 started talking to me, I followed that groundbreaking bit of back personality)—and the Buffalo’s willingness Even the powers of Cole and I combined cannot insight with, “Wow. He sounds like a kid.” to making inspired—albeit occasionally risky— make that particular scene dream come true. At 22 years old and sporting a pair of ﬂip-ﬂops and a seemingly booking decisions. For those of you who’d like to make the “why

.07 09. unflappable happy-go-lucky demeanor, Jewell was, for all intents But one recent Buffalo booking choice carried all these reunion shows? Why doesn’t What’s 39 # and purposes, a kid. He was also the newly minted owner of the with it no risk: the decision to throw themselves a Up!—and, for that matter, a sizeable section Wild Buffalo, one of Bellingham’s biggest music venues. birthday party and invite all those folks (meaning of the music community—care about music Although Jewell’s flip-flops and easygoing vibe remain firmly pretty much everyone) who have contributed to that’s happening now?” argument Cole has a intact, in the four years that he’s been at the helm of the Buf- the Buffalo’s past and current success. The birth- show in store for you too, also centered on falo, he’s proven time and again that a lot of youthful ener- day bash will take place Mon., Oct. 1 and will fea- the magazine’s anniversary, which will feature gy—when combined with no small amount of smarts and some ture Tycho and Heathered Pearls, who will provide current and up-and-coming local bands, all for

CASCADIA WEEKLY brand of otherworldly persuasiveness when it comes to luring the music for the raucous dance party the Buffalo the bargain price of free. bands to his bar—and the ability to take his job just seriously has planned for its anniversary. I have to assume Of course, a whole world of shows is going to 22 enough while still managing to have a good time can make Jewell, Mills, and the entire Buffalo crew will be on take place between now and March, so this is for a pretty successful business model. Along the way, he’s hand to celebrate, and if you’ve never met Jewell, hardly the last time I’ll get myself all worked also silenced naysayers and anyone prone to underestimating just keep your eye out for a blond kid in ﬂip-ﬂops up over a matter most musical in this town. him (including me—although my days of not giving Jewell the who looks like he’s having a better time than any- The baby goats, however, are a bit tougher of credit he deserves are long over). one else there. an audience. DANCE LISTEN GROOVE musicevents THURS., SEPT. 27 Jovino Santos Neto PIANO LOUNGE: Toni Hess and Sheron ! 38 Ramey will perform as part of the Thurs- "RAZILIAN*AZZ1UINTET

FOOD day Night Piano Lounge series from 5:30-7:30pm at Lynden’s Jansen Art SEATTLE JAZZ HALL OF FAME Center, 321 Front St. Entry is free. 3-TIME GRAMMY NOMINEE

WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG 31 COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR: All are BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTALIST welcome at tonight’s Bellingham Com- Golden Ear 2004 munity Gospel Choir rehearsal at 6:30pm B-BOARD at the Hamilton Place Apartments, 4625 WITH SPECIAL GUEST Cordata St. There are no auditions.

BELLINGHAMGOSPELCHOIR@HOTMAIL. Vibraphonist 26 COM BEN THOMAS FRI., SEPT. 28 “The Mallet Man” FILM BELLEWOOD FARM TUNES: Acoustic 22 duo Pretty Little Feet will perform at a $20 TICKETS AVAILABLE 22 Farm Tunes Encore show from 6-9pm at DĞŶƟŽŶƚŚŝƐĂĚĂŶĚƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĂĨƌĞĞŐŝŌ͊ Online at www.suddenvalleylibrary.org MUSIC

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SEPT. 28-29 ART HARVEST FEST: Polecat, Lumpkins, Down North, Dead Reckon, Ohm Wreck- ers, Kyatami, and many others will 18 perform as part of Good People Produc- Bellingham Theatre Guild PRESENTS

tions’ “Harvest Fest” from 3:30pm-12am STAGE Friday and 12pm-1am Saturday at 7003 Hobson Rd. in Bow (right off the Skagit Casino exit on I-5). Tickets are $50 for a 16 VIP pass or $30 for Saturday only. WWW.WORTHYFEST.COM Plastic Bag Dry Rack GET OUT SEPT. 28-30 she wanted to be a singer in the worst way... and shee was. PAGLIACCI: Watch the “ultimate Carved Bird Feeders backstage drama” when Skagit Opera the hilarious true-life story of Florence Foster Jenkins.nkins. 14 presents showings of Pagliacci at Salt & Pepper Shakers

7:30pm Friday and 2pm Sunday at Mount Smoked Curio Baskets WORDS Vernon’s McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way. The show focuses on the loves Presented through special arrangement with Samuel French

Apple Peeler Corers 10 and jealousies of a traveling troupe of written by clowns. Tickets are $15-$59. Drums, Flutes, Pipes “...any tears were not those of WWW.MCINTYREHALL.ORG OR WWW. Peter Quilter [sadness} but because we were helpless with laughter... a charm-rm- SKAGITOPERA.ORG Non Stick Pie Pans directed by ing night out that reminds us all CURRENTS what it is to dream.” SUN., SEPT. 30 Les Campbell Curtain UpUp 8 ART OF JAZZ: The Christopher Woitach A Comfortable Shop tickets 733-1811 Trio kicks off the Jazz Project’s monthly 360-592-2297 VIEWS “Art of Jazz” concert season from www.everybodys.com more info bellinghamtheatreguild.com 4-6:30pm at the Amadeus Project, 1209 4 Cornwall Ave. Entry is $15. Hiway 9 – Van Zandt

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Truth is stranger than ﬁction, and when

38 38 it comes to documentaries about the human condition, things can get downright bizarre, FOOD as the documentaries of “Oh Humanity!” teach us. Meet the Fokkens takes a look at ﬁlm the lives of 69-year-old identical twins work- 31 31 MOVIE REVIEWS ›› MOVIE SHOWTIMES ing in Amsterdam’s red-light district, while Family Portrait in Black and White tells the

B-BOARD story of Olga Nenya, a Ukrainian woman who is single mother to 16 mixed-race children. People can also be a source of inspiration, 26 26 and that is on full display in How to Survive a FILM FILM

FILM FILM Plague (one of few Doctober ﬁlms to merit a weeklong run), which details the behind-the- scenes struggle of the committed activists 22 who helped turn AIDS from an epidemic to a manageable disease. As well, this category MUSIC contains a contemplation about the nature of Hell and why we’re all so attached to the 20 idea of it (Hellbound?), an insightful glimpse ART ART into the life of virtuoso jazz bassist Jennifer (formerly John) Leitham with I Stand Cor- 18 rected, and so much more.

HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE In the self-describing “Arts & Culture” STAGE STAGE category comes a slew of disparate offer- ings. Chief among them is Side by Side, in

16 which Keanu Reeves (stay with me here) interviews the likes of Martin Scorsese,

GET OUT James Cameron, and David Lynch about the industry-wide switch from ﬁlm to an all- digital format—a change the Pickford Film 14 Center itself will soon have to undergo. Also on this arty docket are movies about iconic WORDS pop artist Wayne White (Beauty is Embar- rassing), iconic indie folkster Andrew Bird

10 (Andrew Bird: Fever Year), an iconic archi- tectural style (Coast Modern), and an iconic painting (Portrait of Wally). CURRENTS As this festival of truth-telling does take 8 DETROPIA CHASING ICE place in our particular corner of the world, some cinematic time must be devoted to the

VIEWS VIEWS planet we live on, hence the “Environmental Spotlight” section of Doctober. The earth- 4 BY CAREY ROSS 1, and doesn’t end until after the sun sets Oct. friendly action kicks off with True Wolf—

MAIL MAIL 31, making for a month that handily combines which takes an eye-opening look at wolves, entertainment with education. their wild nature and the issues surrounding

2 While the documentaries themselves encom- them—before moving onto documentaries Doctober pass subject matter as wide-ranging as it is di- that deal with the rebuilding of wastelands DO IT IT DO

ROCK OUT WITH YOUR DOC OUT verse, for organizational purposes the festival via permaculture (The Global Gardener), the has been divided into four distinct groups: “Our haunting beauty and distress of Earth’s .12

26 World,” “Oh Humanity!,” “Arts and Culture,” and shrinking glaciers via riveting time-lapse IT SHOULD come as no surprise to anyone hip to the behind-the- “Environmental Spotlight.” photography (Chasing Ice), what that “organ- scenes controlled chaos that governs the Pickford Film Center that a goal While “Our World” is a heading general enough ic” stamp on our food really means (In Organic

.07 09. to book and show 20 films during this year’s incarnation of Doctober to offer little clue as to the wonders that lie We Trust), and the story of the world’s most 39 # rapidly grew to nearly double that amount. within, with a modicum of examination, one can adorable otter orphan (Otter 501). Pickford Film Center Program Director Michael Falter is quick to point conclude that these documentaries do the thing As in past years, a commitment to seeing out the total isn’t actually twice the initial plan—“It’s only 37, not 40,” documentaries are arguably best at: giving us a as many Doctober films as possible at the he says—but acknowledges the final figure does significantly exceed the real-life, often nearly real-time glimpse into cul- Pickford Film Center and Limelight does not expected target. tures and societies large and small the world over. only have the potential to make you a bet- As a longtime Pickford projectionist, I can avow that the depth of this This year’s films will take you from a West Bank ter, more well-rounded person, but it could also win you prizes, thanks to the PFC’s an- CASCADIA WEEKLY year’s documentary roster has as much to do with this region’s ongoing village through the lenses of 5 Broken Cameras, love affair with fact-based films as it does with the kind of peculiar mad- to one of the most isolated places on Earth— nual “Doctober Challenge.” The premise is 26 ness that has had the forward-thinking and overachieving movie theater Haida Gwaii—for an up-close look at its people simple: see a film, earn a punch on your firmly in its grip since it first opened its doors some 15 years ago. and their annual harvest in Survival Prayer, to the punch card and, once you’ve reached eight The annual film frenzy known as Doctober—in which the aforemen- stunning story of the nightmare of urban decay punches, a prize package shall be yours. Ed- tioned 37 films will be crammed into showings at both the Pickford Film that modern-day Detroit has become in Detropia, ification, entertainment and bribery make Center and its sister cinema, the Limelight—kicks off promptly on Oct. right to our own back door with a collection of Doctober a potent movie-going mix. NOW SHOWING Sep 28 - Oct 4

38 38 FOOD DOCTOBER2012 Starts Oct 1 - Take the Doctober Challenge 31 31 Arbitrage (R) 35mm/100m - “...a tasty financial thriller written and directed by Nicholas Jarecki (it’s his dramatic- film debut), Gere is Robert Miller, an investment titan who B-BOARD is standing at the precipice (though almost no one knows it). Playing this luxe silver fox, Gere has never been more 26 likable or alive on screen.” EW 26 Fri: (3:45), 6:15; Sat: 3:45, 6:15 FILM FILM Sun: 3:45, 6:15, 8:45; Mon - Thu: (3:45), 6:15, 8:45 FILM

Celeste and Jesse Forever (R) HD/92m 22 Fri: (4:10), 6:30; Sat-Sun: 4:10, 6:30; Mon - Thu: (4:10) MUSIC Killer Joe (NC-17) 35mm/102m - NO ONE UNDER 17! “McConaughey is the real revelation: All Grim Reaper strut and cutthroat stare, he savors each of Letts’s vividly 20

ghoulish lines.” TimeOut ART Fri - Thu: 9:15 PM 18 Seattle Erotic Arts Short Film Festival (NR) Adults only Thu: 6:30 PM - The Best of 2012’s Festival! Naughty. STAGE STAGE

It’s Such a Beautiful Day (NR) 70m - Don Hertzfeldt!

Fri: 9:00; Sat: (2:20), 9:00; Sun: (2:20) - Cult animator 16 returns with a feature length stitching of his finest series.

The Queen of Versailles (PG) HD/100m GET OUT Sat & Sun: (1:15 PM) - Encore screenings of doc hit!

La Traviata @ the Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour (NR) 14 Sun: 11:00 AM - $16/$20 - Opera in Cinema WORDS Kumare (NR) HD/84m - DOCTOBER

Tue: 6:30 “Slippery, ambiguous, tense and finally moving.” 10

5 Broken Cameras (NR) HD/94m - DOCTOBER Wed: 6:30 “A captivating portrait of the frailty and the failures of humanity.” 4 Stars - New Orleans Picayune CURRENTS 8

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B-BOARD Now, here’s where things get fun. You’d think that Older Joe has the upper hand, able to anticipate the way his younger 26 26 self reacted, but as cat-and-mouse games FILM FILM

FILM FILM go, the young punk has a distinct advantage, since the slightest injury to Gordon- Levitt’s body travels forward to appear as 22 scar tissue on Willis. The film demonstrates just how this MUSIC xtreme E works with Joe’s sidekick Seth (Paul Dano). After purposefully allowing his older self 20 home show to escape (or “letting his loop run” in the REVIEWED BY PETER DEBRUGE ART ART parlance), Seth hides out at Joe’s place— not a smart idea, considering Joe prizes 18 Looper money over friendship, and doesn’t put up much resistance before surrendering STAGE STAGE Discounts at the Show at BACK TO THE FUTURE Seth to the syndicate chief (Jeff Dan- iels). What follows is a truly disturbing 16 A TIME-TRAVEL twister that pits death scene, as Seth’s loop tries to hop Comcast Arena in Everett a ruthless hit man (Joseph Gordon-Lev- the nearest train, only to see 30-year-old GET OUT or at any of our itt) against his future self (Bruce Willis), injuries start to appear all over his body, Looper marks a huge leap forward for Rian the result of the younger Seth being sa- Johnson (Brick). His grandly conceived, distically tortured offscreen. 14 Superstores impressively mounted third feature shows Kill the kid and his loop goes, too—a rule nd Pro Brands a ducts* a giddy, geeky interest in science-fiction, that puts Older Joe in the awkward posi- WORDS All Z s on *OAC. Minimum Purchase $499. then forces it into the backseat and lets tion of simultaneously having to run from, ERO onth See store for details. INTEREST for 12 M the multidimensional characters drive. and protect, his younger self. Trickier from 10 In a genre infamous for loose ends, this a storytelling standpoint is the fact that au- thinking man’s thriller marshals action, diences don’t meet Willis until the first-act romance and a dose of very dark comedy break, at which point the film must supply CURRENTS toward a stunning payoff. a romantic backstory for a character who

8 In the future, mobsters dispose of un- technically does not yet exist. So, while wanted rivals by sending them 30 years Gordon-Levitt’s Joe is a heartless hustler,

VIEWS VIEWS back to the past, before time travel has Willis’ older-and-wiser counterpart brings been developed, and into the hands of a soul to the character, having discovered— 4 team of young screw-ups called “loopers” and had to watch die—the love of his life.

MAIL MAIL to do the killing. Why loopers? Because Thirty years after the story takes place, sooner or later, these live-in-the-moment a mysterious ﬁgure called “the Rainmaker”

2 assassins will wind up killing their time- has risen to power, and in classic Termina- displaced selves—or “closing the loop.” tor fashion, Older Joe has the rare chance DO IT IT DO

They’re rewarded, handsomely, and life is to strangle the monster in his crib. sweet until, well, until time travel is in- While Willis single-mindedly begins to .12

26 vented and they get booted back to face hunt down and execute 10-year-olds, Gor- the barrel of their own blunderbusses. don-Levitt tracks down a lead that points You don’t have to be Albert Einstein to him toward an isolated Kansas farmhouse

.07 09. know sending assassins back to the past is where Sara (Emily Blunt) and son Cid 39 # a bad idea. Kick your unwanted trash into (Pierce Gagnon) have cut themselves off the future, and you’re rid of it, but blast from modern society, leading to the in- a career killer back in time, and there’s a evitable confrontation between the two pretty strong chance the assassin will ir- Joes—and a twist that beautifully ties revocably alter the “future” from which everything together. he came if he can manage to escape. Complicated as it all sounds, Johnson paves the way with wall-to-wall voi-

CASCADIA WEEKLY That loophole, big enough to drive a plot through, is precisely what makes Johnson’s ceover. Face-to-face with himself, young 28 crazy idea work. Joe, played by Gordon- Joe hisses, “Why don’t you do what old Levitt with pale blue contacts, puffy lips men do, and die?” and a fake schnozz that takes some get- If the imperfect yet promising Brick ting used to, is pretty unconﬂicted about teased an exciting new voice, then Looper killing strangers from the future, himself suggests big things ahead. ﬁlm ›› showtimes

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HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA STAGE be hard to do, but it’s not without its more humorous Resident Evil: Retribution: Five movies into this moments. ★★★ 3tISNJO franchise and we’re just now getting around to deal- Pickford Film Center See www.pickfordfilmcenter.com #FMMJT'BJS$BMMGPSTIPXUJNFT It’s Such a Beautiful Day: The staff at the ing with retribution? This is the longest videogame I 16 for showtimes. Pickford Film Center have long been fans of Don never played. ★★ 3tISNJO Farewell, My Queen: See review next page. ★★★★ )FSU[GFMEUBOEIJTUXJTUFEAUPPOT5IJTPVUJOHTFFT 4VOTFU4RVBSF] The Dark Knight Rises: Christopher Nolan— 3tISNJO the Oscar-nominated stick-figure animator coalescing GET OUT easily the most visionary mind working in Hollywood PFC’s Limelight See www.pickfordfilmcenter.com for IJTi#JMMwTFSJFTJOUPPOFTFBNMFTTGFBUVSF★★★★ Resident Evil: Retribution 3D: Alice gets hers. today—bids farewell to the superhero franchise showtimes. 6OSBUFEtISNJO *O% OPMFTT★★ 3tISNJO he single-handedly saved eight years ago with this Pickford Film Center See www.pickfordfilmcenter.com 4VOTFU4RVBSF] 14 swan song that is as thought-provoking and smart Finding Nemo 3D: With this, I feel like Pixar for showtimes. as it is exciting and perfectly pulled together. Best is making a statement. A statement that goes Sleepwalk with Me: This movie has a plot superhero series of all time? No question. ★★★★★ something like, “Yeah, so maybe Cars 2 was kind of a Killer Joe: Directed by The Exorcist’s William Friedkin (commitment-phobic New York comedian with serious WORDS 1(tISTNJO dud, and Brave wasn’t the groundbreaker you were all and starring Matthew McConaughey as you’ve never sleep issue hits his comedic stride when he focuses hoping for. But we’re still the most ingenious and in- #FMMJT'BJS$BMMGPSTIPXUJNFT TFFOIJNCFGPSF SFBEBTBTIFSJGGXIPJTBMTPB IJTIVNPSPOIJTIPNFGSPOU BDBTU UIFFOEFBSJOH 10 spired filmmaking force on Earth, and in case there’s EFQSBWFEIJUNBO UIJTJTBHPSZ HMFFmMMFESPNQCZB .JLF#JSCJHMJBBOEBMXBZTFYDFMMFOU-BVSFO"NCSPTF Doctober: See story, page 26. ★★★★★ any doubt, we went ahead and gave Finding Nemo moviemaking madman. ★★★★ /$tISNJO and presumably a purpose, but here is all you really Pickford Film Center & PFC’s Limelight See www. UIFSFUSPBDUJWF%USFBUNFOU5BLFUIBU IBUFS[w 1JDLGPSE'JMN$FOUFS OFFEUPLOPX130%6$&%#:*3"(-"44★★★★ pickfordfilmcenter.com for showtimes. ★★★★★ (tISNJO 6OSBUFEtISNJO CURRENTS

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38 38 REVIEWED BY COLIN COVERT votes herself to the queen’s amusement FOOD even as word of revolt on the streets of nearby Paris begins to ﬂit around the Farewell, servants’ quarters. 31 31 Director Benoit Jacquot stages several spectacular scenes involving crowds ﬁll-

B-BOARD My Queen ing the palace’s access corridors, grop- OF MAIDS AND MONARCHY ing along by candlelight as they share bafﬂing half-truths and wild rumors 26 26 about the upheaval that is soon to en- FILM FILM FILM FILM FOUR DAYS before the French gulf them. Revolution arrived at the gates of Ver- The plot is discursive, with detours sailles, it was business as usual. The into the love lives of castle guards and 22 queen was preoccupied with fashion gondoliers, a dance scene and heaps of and the romantic intrigues of her aris- political skullduggery. As danger draws MUSIC tocratic attendants, the maids gossiped nearer to Versailles, Marie makes Sidonie about their masters’ dalliances and their a dress-up decoy intended to save Ma- 20 own, and the main annoyances were the rie’s beloved Duchess Gabrielle de Polig- ART ART swamp-bred mosquitoes and water rats nac (ravishing Virginie Ledoyen). overrunning the palace. The wellborn beauties share an intense 18 This is the perspective on court life of emotional bond that stops just short of Marie Antoinette’s devoted servant, Si- (Diane Kruger, Inglourious Basterds) is a It is Sidonie’s duty to read poems, the lesbianism that anti-royalist pam- STAGE STAGE donie Laborde. As we follow her through composite of duty, warm affection, pet- plays and essays aloud while Marie leafs phleteers of the time attributed to them. the monarchy’s abrupt collapse, Farewell, tiness and ambiguous sensuality. Her through fabric swatches and fashion il- We feel the pang of the queen’s trans-

16 My Queen gives us intimate, unﬂaggingly Majesty, still girlish though no longer lustrations. With Sidonie at her side, the formation into an unfeeling pragmatist energetic history as seen from the ser- youthful, sensuously rubs ointment queen enjoys a semblance of human con- as sharply as poor Sidonie. Paraphrasing

GET OUT vants’ quarters. on the mosquito-bitten forearm of her tact without the obligation to contrib- Mel Brooks, it’s not always good to be the The relationship between Sidonie (Léa lovely lady in waiting, proclaiming it ute. Marie favors her with smiles, hugs queen, and downright heartbreaking to Seydoux, Midnight in Paris) and her queen “perfectly pudgy.” and compliments. Sidonie humbly de- be her devoted handmaiden. 14 WORDS 10 CURRENTS 8 VIEWS VIEWS 4 MAIL MAIL

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FOOD THE ADVICE sions, and admit your mistakes instead of getting into a committed relation- GODDESS ship with them. (There’s no time like 31 31 31 the present to start.) As wonderful as THE TWEAKEST LINK it is to feel needed by a man, it’s best if it’s simply because he loves being B-BOARD B-BOARD I met this man, and it was instant at- around you, not because without you traction. I’m a 40-year-old woman with he’d have to eat raw hotdogs out of the my own place, a car and a good job, and 26 package and take two buses to make he’s an ex-convict who served four years in the meeting with his parole ofﬁcer.

FILM FILM prison for selling meth. He’s very loving, but he has no car or driver’s license (it ex- ALL TIED UP IN HOTS pired during prison), has a minimum-wage 22 I persuaded my friend and his ex-girlfriend job and is too needy—always checking up to get back together, as I’d never seen

MUSIC on me and doubting where I am. I pay for a more loving couple. The problem is, I our meals, etc., and drive him everywhere. started ﬁnding her sexy. She and my friend It’s like I’m taking care of a child. I’m 20 are now inseparable whenever they’re not trying my best to forget about the material

ART ART at work, and I’m racked with guilt for look- things and just base this on love. —Weary ing at her like a sexual object. (I’m not

18 It’s a good thing you think the guy’s in love with her; I just want to sleep with hot, or you might try to trade up to a her.) Hanging out with them has become

STAGE STAGE serial murderer with a driver’s license. awkward, to say the least. —The Creep It must’ve been a kick to get it on

16 with a real bad boy instead of the kind You aren’t attracted to her because who pulls up on a Harley wearing a you’re a horrible person, but because leather jacket he bought at the mall. you’re a man, not in a coma, and you GET OUT But, assuming you don’t have the con- probably ﬁnd it dangerous and in- science of a dirt clod, how could you convenient to go around blindfolded.

14 make this more than a one-nighter? Like breathing or digesting a burrito, Sure, ofﬁcially, he’s “paid his debt to attraction is involuntary. (Whether

WORDS society,” but he wasn’t in prison for you drool on her shoe or refer to her growing pot, the gateway drug to ly- as “Hey, sex puppet!” is up to you.)

10 ing in a beanbag chair and reinventing As for why you feel so guilty, men the wheel. He was selling snortable are told it’s a thought crime to ever slow suicide, complete with rotting view women as sex objects. Of course,

CURRENTS teeth and a “meth mite” bonus— that’s exactly how women think of nonexistent but seemingly real crawly themselves when they’re dressing to 8 bugs that users try to dig out from attract a man. Oh, did you think wom-

VIEWS VIEWS under their skin with their ﬁngernails en wear plunging necklines and a little or sharp objects, leaving some really gold charm dangling in their cleavage

4 sexy open sores. to frighten away mosquitoes? Beyond what he’s done to make As annoying as it is to want what MAIL MAIL a buck, he’s now about as indepen- you can’t have, assuming you have no

2 dent as one of Paris Hilton’s purse plans to leave your friend pinned un- dogs (although he probably asks his der a tree in bear country, what’s the DO IT IT DO “mommy” to buy him a cheaper class problem? Keep reminding yourself that of sweater). You can’t possibly re- his girlfriend’s a no-go, and seek a

.12 spect him, and if you can’t respect woman you can have. If you can’t be 26 him, you can’t love him. You’ve just around these two without your eye- been calling this “love” to cover for balls crawling all over her, you might

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# to a whole litter of bad decisions. You wise, consider their utter inseparabil- did have help—the ﬂawed machine ity your best defense against bad acts. known as the human brain. When we It’s not like your friend’s going to turn do something dumb, our brain en- to you and say, “Hey, man, I’m right in courages us to ignore evidence we’ve the middle of something. Mind towel- made a mistake so we can hang onto ing off my girlfriend?” our shiny image of ourselves as smart CASCADIA WEEKLY people making wise choices. This ©2012, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. “Crepes worth Craving” 32 feels good in the moment but can, Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier say, leave a person working hard to Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or 1311 Railroad Avenue convince herself that she’s shallow e-mail [email protected] (advicegod- 360-325-1311 and materialistic to want her equal. dess.com). Weekly radio show: blog- If you can accept making mistakes talkradio.com/amyalkon Tue / Sun, 9:00am–9:00pm, Wed–Sat, 9:00am–Midnight or later, Closed Monday rearEnd ›› ”Adjusted to Fit Your Screen” — what the flip is going on? — by Matt Jones

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31 and philosopher Friedrich von Schiller liked to have 31 31 ASTROLOGY rotting apples in his desk drawer as he worked; the ARIES (March 21-April 19): Here’s the curi- scent inspired him. Agatha Christie testified that ous message I derived from the current astrological many of her best ideas came to her while she was B-BOARD B-BOARD configurations: It’s one of those rare times when a washing dishes. As for Beethoven, he sometimes wall may actually help bring people together. How? stimulated his creativity by pouring cold water over Why? The omens don’t reveal that specific informa- his head. What about you, Libra? Are there odd incli-

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FILM FILM that in other situations would tend to cause sepa- to try them all this week, and then see if you can ration will in this case be likely to promote unity. dream up at least two new ones. You have ofﬁcially Capitalize on this anomaly, Aries! entered the brainstorming season. 22 TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In my ﬁrst dream SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It’s expensive for last night, I gave you a holy book that you left out the U.S. to hold prisoners at its Guantanamo Bay

MUSIC in the rain. In my second dream, I cooked you some detention camp in Cuba: $800,000 per year for chicken soup that you didn’t eat. My third dream each detainee. That’s 30 times more than it costs was equally disturbing. I assigned you some home- to incarcerate a convict on the American mainland. 20 work that would have helped you discover important According to the Miami Herald, Guantanamo is the

ART ART clues about tending to your emotional health. Alas, most expensive prison on the planet. How much do you didn’t do the homework. In the morning, I woke you spend on locking stuff up, Scorpio? What does it up from my dreams feeling exasperated and wor- cost, not just ﬁnancially but emotionally and spiri- 18 ried. But later I began to theorize that maybe they tually, for you to keep your secrets hidden and your weren’t prophecies, but rather helpful warnings. fears tamped down and your unruly passions bottled

STAGE STAGE Now that you’ve heard them, I’m hoping you will up and your naughty urges suppressed? The coming become alert to the gifts you’ve been ignoring and weeks would be a good time to make sure the price take advantage of the healing opportunities you’ve you pay for all that is reasonable—not even close to

16 been neglecting. being like Guantanamo. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): There’s a good SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): What time is chance that your rhythm in the coming days will it, boys and girls? It’s Floods of Fantastic Gratitude GET OUT resemble a gentle, continuous orgasm. It won’t be Week: a perfect opportunity to express your passion- stupendously ecstatic, mind you. I’m not predicting ate appreciation for everything you’ve been given. massive eruptions of honeyed bliss that keep blow- So get out there and tell people how much you’ve 14 ing your mind. Rather, the experience will be more benefited from what they’ve done for you. For best like a persistent flow of warm contentment. You’ll results, be playful and have fun as you express your be constantly tuning in to a secret sweetness that thanks. By the way, there’ll be a fringe benefit to WORDS thrills you subliminally. Again and again you will slip this outpouring: By celebrating the blessings you is into a delicious feeling that everything is unfolding already enjoy, you will generate future blessings.

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26 farm-to-table restaurants LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Picture a TV satellite a variation on this theme. What you need right now & in conscientious stores, dish on the roof of a peasant’s shack in rural Hon- is less materialistic and more marvelous. Try making and serve your family good duras. Imagine a gripping rendition of Beethoven’s this your mantra: “Show me the magic.” food, from right here. “Moonlight Sonata” played on the mandolin. Visual- .07 09. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): My acquaintance

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38 nitely one of the better cold sandwiches I’ve had in Bellingham. Applewood smoked turkey FOOD FOOD with a healthy dose of goat cheese, greens, red chow onion and their homemade chipotle apple rasp- berry sauce made this sandwich hearty but not

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GET OUT makes it right. Their regu- / lar cider is sweet, tangy WHAT: and rich. Their hard cider 14 Bellewood Acres is crisp, dry and refreshing. WHEN: 9am- Their “bubbly” (sparkling WORDS 7pm daily cider, not champagne) is WHERE: 6140 Guide Meridian bright and ﬂavorful. Hav- 10 INFO: www. ing tasted all the varieties, bellewoodfarms. it’s obvious these guys re- com ally know what to do with CURRENTS ------an apple. STORY AND PHOTOS BY SALLY WOLFF WHAT: Farm 8 Tunes Encore If I had any more room, I with Pretty would have loved to try ev-

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26 It can be hard for us sunshine-deprived folks to say goodbye to with cinnamon sugar is basically heaven on shorts and tequila season, but it’s not all bad. I recently welcomed earth. Bellewood has, thank goodness, appro- the coming autumn in the warm embrace of Bellewood Acres with the priated this idea and brought it to Bellingham,

.07 09. Gallus Brothers cheerily plucking strings for one of the ﬁnal outdoor where you can get a bag of 20 fresh miniature 39 # concerts of the summer, beneath glowing stringed lights and in front donuts for $4, and everything will seem right of Mt. Baker, spectacularly aglow in the sunset. with the world. My friend and I had gone to see what all the fuss was about and Bellewood Acres has an excellent website to test out some of the new bistro’s menu items, but what we got a as it is inspiring. with loads of information regarding classes, whole lot more than that. It wasn’t exactly the subdued patio dining I tours and U-pick information, so next time Here is what I learned at Bellewood Acres: There’s something for had envisioned, but after we took in the hustle you have a day to kill, I’d recommend making the drive to the farm—or at least perusing CASCADIA WEEKLY everyone. Literally everyone. Is your eccentric uncle in town? There and bustle and visual distractions, we ordered are samples of every kind of fudge for him to try. Entertaining your at the counter and settled into our seats to peo- their website for upcoming events. They have 38 sister’s kids this weekend? They have self-guided golf-cart farm ple watch while we waited for our food. plenty of options, and if absolutely none of tours for $5 (I think that’d be worth your while without kids as well). We ordered the French Farmer sandwich ($9.25) them manage to suit you, at least they have Apple U-pick is open for the season, pumpkin U-pick will open Sept. and, prompted by the bistro’s menu creator, Ari pie. And everyone likes pie, right? 30, and there are distillery tours and tastings and plenty of home- Ambrutis, the Gobbler ($8.65). On principle, Check out more food writing on Sally’s blog, grown food to munch on. Honestly, this place is as overstimulating I don’t normally trust foods with silly names, www.wolfsoup.com doit

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