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FOOD  week’s happenings Chapters: 1pm and 6:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre THISWEEK Swan Lake: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon

21 MUSIC Brother Ray’s Band Benefit: 3pm-10pm, Bound- See what the Little ary Bay

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20 up to when the comedy opens June WORDS FILM  Nunsense Correspondence Club: 10:30am, Mindport Exhibits 14 at the Bellingham Savannah Moore-Stein: 7pm, Village Books 16 Theatre Guild. COMMUNITY Berry Dairy Days: 7am-9pm, throughout Burlington MUSIC  Juneteenth Celebration: 4pm-8pm, Maritime Heritage Park 14 GET OUT ART  What’s the Point: 9am-1pm, Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve

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to pass a resolution that would be a non- ing it into healthy ecosystem functions 26  binding declaration of support of refu- and the ecosystem benefits this produces gees, regardless of their religion, race, which are necessary for our survival. FOOD  gender identity, sexual orientation or I see this every day with climate break- country of origin. More than 200 commu- down. 21 nities have already stood up for refugees Who speaks about this as an ecosystem and asylum seekers. issue? Who understands that trees and The society we want to live in is one wetlands and the oceans do a better job B-BOARD  where we take care of people who need of reducing greenhouse gases than any

safety. Strong communities help people economic plan? Why isn’t restoring our 20 realize their potential, and welcome oth- ecosystems, and therefore the biosphere, ers who also want to contribute to make our first course of action? FILM  society better for all. That requires we understand that air

The United States should be the world’s pollution is not the only problem we 16 leader in welcoming refugees, but our face. It is connected to a number of other government has abandoned that lead- equally important, pressing ecological is- MUSIC  ership. They have decided to meet the sues such as water quality and quantity world’s worst refugee crisis in recorded (flooding and drought), loss of biodi- 14

time with historically low levels of sup- versity (salmon and orcas) and nutrient ART  port. If our national and local officials loading (stormwater runoff).

don’t hear our voices in support of refu- Adopting an ecosystem perspective 13 gees, this will only get worse. requires that we understand and respect

Right now, 25.4 million refugees world- the interconnections and synergy within STAGE  wide are seeking a home, and more than an ecosystem. That did not result by acci- half of them are children. Fewer than 1 dent. The components within an ecosys- 12 percent will be resettled each year. tem co-evolved over millions of years to Refugees deserve to be welcomed—not achieve balance, strength and resiliency. When my employees do well, demonized. But in the face of the larg- Human actions usually degrade and GET OUT  est refugee crisis in recorded history, the weaken the inherent function, strength

United States is closing its doors. and resiliency that nature provides us. my business does well. 10 The Trump administration capped an- Each of these problems is the result nual refugee admissions to another his- of human failure in respecting ecologi- WORDS  toric low of 30,000 refugees this fiscal cal limits and safe human boundaries

year, implemented a series of severe within our local ecosystem. We continue  8 restrictions that act as a de facto refu- to see these things as unconnected and Invest in the future of your company gee ban, restricted access to asylum at rely on human technology for solutions. with a Saturna Trust 401(k) Plan. the southern border for those fleeing It is less expensive and more effective CURRENTS violence and persecution, and proposed to simply protect and/or restore ecosys- drastic cuts to funding for refugee pro- tem functions holistically, understand- Our low-cost 401(k) platform can help you 6 grams and humanitarian aid. ICE is cur- ing the sum of the whole is greater than cut through the jargon with customizable VIEWS  rently detaining more than 52,000 peo- any of its parts. plans that are easy to operate. 4  ple, an all-time high. Families continue And let us be honest. Nothing we have 4  to be separated from their children, as been doing is really working. That suggests MAIL  people are kept in overcrowded and in- we are going about things incorrectly. Email, call, or click to learn more. MAIL 

humane detention centers. A good start is to understand and live 2  Seeking asylum is legal under U.S. law, within the carrying capacity (the eco- regardless of where or how people enter. logical limits) of our local ecosystem. Of [email protected] DO IT  The administration’s efforts to curtail ac- course, there is more to it than that, but cess to protection violates both U.S. and nature points us to the solutions when we international law. are ready to learn. 1-833-STC-401K (1-833-782-4015) 06.12.19 People have the right to seek asylum —Wendy Harris, Whatcom County where they feel safe. Refugees leave their www.saturna.com/401k .14 homes because they have no other choice, SHE WAS SUPPORTED 24 and should be treated with compassion. The Gristle reported that Brett Bonner # All countries, including the United resigned as vice chair of the Whatcom States, should protect dignity and fair- County Republican Party after Daniella Sustainable investment options Easy plan transfers ness, and reject fear and prejudice. Pentsak came forward with complaints Free evaluations Full service administration —Colleen Curtis, Bruce Radtke, Jan Dietzgen, about inappropriate behavior. One small Amy Mower, Faline Jett, and Mary Jean Van correction: Bonner came to me first. I

Almen, Amnesty International Group 270 asked him to resign, he did, then Dani- CASCADIA WEEKLY ella came to me. I told her Bonner had 5 UNDERSTANDING AN resigned, and she was satisfied. ECOSYSTEM She has been offered support Something has been bothering me for a throughout. Investing involves risk, including the risk that you could lose money. long time regarding how we think about —Kathy Kershner, Chair and talk about climate change. This is an Whatcom County Republican Party THE GRISTLE A JOURNEYMAN’S JOURNEY: Watching a good idea

26  fade through bad public process: Twenty years ago, then-Governor Gary Locke signed FOOD  an executive order encouraging workforce develop- ment to address skilled labor shortages that were views YOUR VIEWS THE GRISTLE hampering the state’s economic development. The 21 order observed that apprenticeship programs were producing less than a third of the state’s labor force B-BOARD  requirements, and the state would continue to fall behind in coming years. BY ROBERT REICH

20 In the months following, Locke signed another executive order that created a model for the devel-

FILM  opment of apprenticeship programs in public works projects statewide. Locke’s order required that con- Warren’s Way

16 struction companies that do business with the state must include in their ranks a substantial number of THREADING ECONOMIC NATIONALISM AND FREE TRADE

MUSIC  apprentices—an order intended to put more workers into family-wage jobs and supply more trained work- AS WE’RE now witnessing, terests of capital over the interests

14 ers for the industry. For projects paid for with public Trumpian economic nationalism is a of American workers.”

ART  money, an additional public goal would be achieved zero-sum game in which the indus- Warren proposes enlarging fed- through this initiative. tries of the future are dominated eral research and development, and

13 “Without this step,” Locke warned as he signed the either by China or by the United targeting it on leading technolo- order, “we will simply miss the opportunity to move States. We win or they win. gies. These R&D investments would

STAGE  thousands of young people into high-skill and high- The loudest opposition to this be “spread across every region of wage lifetime careers. Washington is facing a labor view comes from multinational the country, not focused on only shortage in the construction industry,” Locke said. American corporations and their beneficial industries grew, the a few coastal cities.” The prod- 12 “Skilled workers are retiring at a rapid rate, and we’re Republican shills in Congress, who world will be better for everyone. ucts that emerge would be built by not replacing them quickly enough.” don’t want tariffs stopping them America’s industrial policy didn’t American workers.

GET OUT  Twenty years on, and Whatcom County is facing a from making bundles of money necessarily benefit America. Her Green Manufacturing Plan mounting shortage in its journeyman labor force, as around the world. Military spending was bloated proposes allocating $150 billion

10 skilled workers retire and younger workers find them- So is this the only choice—zero- and wasteful. The NIH didn’t require annually for the next decade to selves without the required training and hours. Twen- sum economic nationalism or unfet- drug companies using its research renewable, green, American-made ty years on, Locke’s initiative fading into memory, tered free trade? to invest in good jobs in America, energy products, along with a dra- WORDS  and Whatcom County Council is still bickering about No. There’s a third alternative: or to hold down drug prices. matic expansion of worker training

 8 what to do about it. “industrial policy”—which means Special tax breaks for oil and to ensure Americans have the skills In early May, Council Chair Rud Browne introduced putting national resources (gov- gas have hastened the climate cri- for the anticipated new jobs. an ordinance that would require public funds used for ernment spending on research and sis. The huge, no-strings-attached It’s a national investment in our

CURRENTS construction projects do double duty by also provid- development, along with tax subsi- 2008 bailout of Wall Street allowed future. “Over the next decade, the ing apprentices with job training hours to meet the re- dies and export incentives) behind financial executives to prosper even expected market for clean energy 6 6 quirements necessary for the next generation of skilled emerging industries, while making as millions of Americans lost their technology in emerging economies trades. Later that month, the proposal got clawed back sure the nation’s workers get the homes and savings because of Wall alone is $23 trillion,” she explains. VIEWS  VIEWS  in a bitter quarrel over which council committee should resulting experience and jobs. Street’s gambling addiction. It would also be good for the

4  hear and discuss the matter. Elizabeth Warren’s new Plan for State and local subsidies to lure world. She calls for a Green Marshall “Washington’s traditional sources of high-wage, low- Economic Patriotism, unveiled on companies their way have merely plan, “dedicated to selling Ameri- MAIL  skilled work (forests and factories) are declining due Tuesday, marks a stunningly ambi- moved jobs from one place to an- can-made clean, renewable and

2  to automation and global trade,” Browne asserted in tious version of American indus- other, and are ignored when a com- emission-free energy technology his proposed ordinance. “For there to be an increase in trial policy. pany decides it can do even better abroad and a $100 billion commit-

DO IT  wages, there needs to be both an increase in the use Industrial policy centers on a by moving elsewhere. ment to assisting countries to pur- of technology and highly skilled workers. If employers social contract between the pub- Smartness and openness go to- chase and deploy this technology.” cannot find trained workers in Whatcom County, they lic and business: corporations get gether. An open, explicit industrial Warren is promoting a positive will look to other places to locate their business facili- extra resources to grow bigger and policy becomes a national competi- economic nationalism designed 06.12.19 ties and create jobs.” more innovative. In return, those tive strategy. Hidden industrial poli- both to advance America’s workers The proposal, which would be phased in over a num- corporations create high-paying cy becomes a haven for political pay- and respond to one of the most pro- .14

24 ber of years, would require that for construction con- jobs in the nation, and focus on offs—a form of corporate welfare. found crises confronting the world. # tracts in excess of $1 million, no less than 10 percent of sectors promising the greatest so- Warren is no zero-sum economic She reasons that if China can the labor hours would be performed by apprentices, and cial returns. nationalist. She understands glo- commit its national resources to in a manner that would assist with their certification. This isn’t laissez-faire economics; balization can be a positive force promoting its domestic industry Under the proposal, all contracts for such construction nor is it zero-sum economic nation- if focused on improving the condi- through plans such as Made-in- projects would need to provide a plan for an appren- alism. America’s investments in its tions of a nation’s workforce rather China 2025, and Germany can un- ticeship program that is approved or recognized by the workers and leading-edge industries than on maximizing returns to dertake economic planning, there’s

CASCADIA WEEKLY Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council wouldn’t prevent other nations from capital. “Globalization isn’t some no reason America can’t plan a fu- that governs such programs. making similar investments. mysterious force whose effects are ture of cutting-edge industries and 6 The proposal finally came before council’s Commit- Such competition is positive- inevitable and beyond our control. good jobs—while combating the tee of the Whole last week, where its vital premises sum: if all nations’ workers became No—America chose to pursue a climate emergency. were scissored apart by a council minority that was more productive, and all socially- trade policy that prioritized the in- She’s right. either opposed to the concept in principle or did not understand its essence—the industry requirements for VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY LOOKING FOR A PLACE THE GRISTLE TO CALL HOME? qualified and accredited journeyman

and apprentice programs are onerous. 26  “The critical issue here,” Browne ob- served, “is to make sure that appren- FOOD  tices have the job training and the hours necessary to graduate into journey-level 21 certification—and that is identified as the biggest challenge in creating a skilled labor force, and the graduation B-BOARD  rate of apprentices. WE CAN HELP REACH

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“In Washington, which, of four states This Father's Day STAGE  studied, provided data covering the lon- TAKE A MOMENT TO gest time period, 70 percent of construc- 12 tion apprentices who began their ap- prenticeship in 1994 [were] cancelled,” reported the Aspen Institute, which SEND GET OUT  studied apprenticeships in the building

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can help more apprentices access op- DO IT  portunities created by these invest- ments and should be encouraged.” “This will increase our costs,” Council member Tyler Byrd derided in opposition 06.12.19 to the proposal. “The contractors who .14

want to build on county projects will 24 have to put 15 percent into an appren- # ticeship program. They will need two journeymen for every apprentice—so that’s 45 percent of their worker base. “That will increase their costs, and it will increase our costs.”

“Education costs money,” Browne CASCADIA WEEKLY agreed. “But it is still much cheaper 7 than ignorance. Having an unskilled workforce is damaging to our economy. Their discussion will continue, but let’s hope it doesn’t take another 20 years.

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STAGE  06.06.19 THURSDAY 12 The Washington State Supreme Court upholds its previous decision that found a Richland florist violated Washington’s Consumer Protection Act and

GET OUT  the state law by refusing to serve a same-sex couple seeking to buy wedding flowers in 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court had asked the state’s high court to

10 reexamine the decision after they’d issued a narrow ruling in favor of a bakery in Colorado that refused to provide a wedding cake to a same-sex couple. Under Washington law, a business need not provide a particular service, but WORDS  if it chooses to do so for couples of the opposite sex, it must provide that

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The state Attorney General files a lawsuit in U.S. District Court challenging CURRENTS CURRENTS 8 the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to revise Washington’s water quality standards. The standards, which apply specifically to Washington, are 6 used to determine how clean the state’s waters must be in order to protect hu- man health. In 2016, the Washington Department of Ecology proposed updates VIEWS  ELK PHOTO BY BRENT M., CREATIVE COMMONS BRENT M., CREATIVE BY ELK PHOTO to a portion of state water quality standards that establish limits on a range TOP: The current drought outlook for the Olympic Peninsula just took another step in the wrong direction. In their weekly 4  of nearly 200 pollutants dangerous to human health, such as arsenic, asbestos, update of drought conditions across the country, the U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) changed its classification for the Olympic mercury and lead. The Environmental Protection Agency revised the proposal, Peninsula region from “moderate” to “severe” drought. According to the USDM, a severe drought classification can bring po- MAIL  and Washington began to implement those standards. Changing those standards tential impacts of likely crop and pasture damage, water shortages, and water restrictions. In response to current conditions,

some communities and water systems on the peninsula have already begun anticipating low water supply.

2  now, the lawsuit argues, would create confusion and disrupt the work Washing- ton has already completed to meet the original demands. [AGO] LOWER: The growing elk population in Skagit County is costing farmers $1.4 million a year, according to a new estimate. The new

DO IT  estimate by the Skagit County Assessor’s Office is based on 140 survey responses from farmers involved in a state program that offers A Superior Court judge imposes more than $9 million in penalties against ca- tax benefits to keep farms in production. In survey responses, damage to fences and crops were listed as the top issues. ble and internet provider Comcast after finding more than 445,000 violations of Washington state’s Consumer Protection Act. The ruling found that Comcast ports that the 50-year-old woman complained 06.11.19 06.12.19 had signed up 30,946 Washington residents to a plan without their consent. of chest pain and difficulty breathing at the TUESDAY Additionally, the company did not reveal the true cost of the plan to another Skagit County Community Justice Center in .14

24 18,660 state residents. [Associated Press] Mount Vernon before she collapsed. Officials The Washington Supreme Court hears ar- # say deputies performed CPR and medical per- guments that will determine whether state Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Senate appointees save the British Co- sonnel arrived to assist, but the woman could lawmakers are subject to the same disclosure lumbia oil tanker ban bill from defeat. While the Senate’s transport com- not be revived. [Associated Press] rules that apply to other elected officials mittee recommended the upper house in Ottawa defeat the bill outright, a under the voter-approved Public Records coalition of Independent and Liberal senators cobbled together enough votes 06.10.19 Act. The appeal was sparked by a September to rescue legislation to implement the government’s planned ban on oil tank- 2017 lawsuit filed by a media coalition, led

CASCADIA WEEKLY ers along British Columbia’s northern coast. The committee issued a scathing MONDAY by the Associated Press. The coalition has report this week saying that, if passed, the bill would stoke a nascent sepa- The Canadian government plans to ban argued that lawmakers have been violating 8 ratist movement in Western Canada, and accused the government of unfairly single-use plastics as early as 2021. Specific the law by not releasing emails, schedules targeting Alberta’s oil patch at a time of constrained pipeline capacity and items to be banned will be determined based and reports of sexual harassment. Lawmak- cratering oil prices. [CBC] on a science-based review, but officials are ers have long argued they are not subject considering items such as water bottles, plas- to the voter-approved Public Records Act. A woman dies while in custody in Skagit County. The Skagit Valley Herald re- tic bags and straws. [Associated Press] [Associated Press] lanes at the intersection of Freeway Drive and College Way in Mount Vernon, but the index driver sped away. The car reached speeds of FUZZ 90 mph on Interstate 5 during the chase, 26  before it exited onto Lake Samish Way. The

BUZZ FOOD  car continued, driving up to 60 mph on Old Samish Road, where the 34-year-old driver “WATCH OUT!” was stopped and booked into jail suspicion 21 On June 4, a homeowner observed a man of DUI, attempting to elude and first-de- in camouflage rummaging though the un- gree driving with a suspended license. A locked vehicle that was parked in his drive- passenger in the car was not arrested, the B-BOARD  way on Silver Lake Road. The homeowner State Patrol reported.

approached the man, but observed he had 20 an AK-47-style assault rifle strapped across FAMILY FEUD his chest. The man yelled at the homeowner On June 1, Whatcom County Sheriff’s FILM  that he’d “better watch out!” The man then deputies helped break up a dispute be-

walked away down the driveway. tween two brothers in Sudden Valley. 16 Deputies learned one of the brothers was MUSIC 

On June 4, a short time later, a caller to armed with a knife. They spotted the man OF THE CITY BELLINGHAM COURTESY ANGELA LEE HOLSTROM, BY PHOTO 911 reported the same man in camouflage walking down the street, still carrying

with an AK-47. The motorist reported the the pocket knife. Deputies learned the 14 man was standing in the middle of the 28-year-old had entered the home of his ART  roadway and motioning for the driver brother in violation of a no-contact order to stop. The motorist instead acceler- and began pounding on the locked door 13 ated around the gunman in an attempt of a bedroom in the home. He was able to

to get away. The driver told Whatcom force his way into the bedroom and rushed 237,000 STAGE  County Sheriff’s deputies that the sus- at his brother with the knife raised and Estimated gallons of gasoline that flowed into Hannah and Whatcom creeks from a pect brought the rifle up in a two-handed demanded money and the brother’s cell ruptured underground pipeline near Whatcom Falls Park. The Olympic Pipe Line leak ignited in a deadly fireball that rocked Bellingham, killing three youths. June 10 marked 12 shooter’s stance, pointing it at the driv- phone, WCSO reported. Delivering his de- the 20th anniversary of the tragic event. er’s vehicle as he sped away. mands, the 28-year-old plunged the knife

into a mattress several times. The 28-year- GET OUT  On June 4, WCSO deputies located the old fled with $161. The cell phone was 1.5 26 gunman near the entrance to Silver Lake damaged in the altercation. No one was Miles of creek ecology destroyed by the Acres burned in Whatcom Falls Park, 10 Park, still in possession of the rifle, which injured. He was booked into jail on multi- fire, including an estimated 100,000 including 16 acres of mature second- was slung over his shoulder. The gunman ple felony charges. fish. growth forest. WORDS  initially refused to comply with the in-

structions of deputies, but eventually 8 YABLO  8 placed the gun on the ground and surren- On June 5, Bellingham Police received an dered. The 31-year-old Bellingham man anonymous call concerning yet another 41,000 CURRENTS was booked into Whatcom County Jail. bomb-like object, this one a bomb threat in Miles of natural gas and hazardous-liquid pipelines in Washington state.  CURRENTS Sunnyland neighborhood. “Officers checked PEEK-A-BOO the area and were unable to locate any ex- 6 On June 7, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s plosive device,” police reported. 5,709 VIEWS  Office used a GPS bait device to catch a Number of significant pipeline incidents across the United States from 1999 car prowler in north Bellingham. “This PET POLICE 4  area has been repeatedly targeted by ve- On June 9, University Police spoke with through 2018. Federal regulators define “significant” as incidents that result in

a fatality or an injury that requires hospitalization; damage in the amount of MAIL  hicle prowlers in recent weeks,” Sheriff Bill a grieving student about a bird that had $50,000 or more; or one that released more than 50 barrels of product.

Elfo reported. “The tracking device was a flown into a window on campus. 2  cell phone that had been placed inside a

backpack in a parked vehicle. At approxi- On June 3, animal control officers re- DO IT  mately 11:54am, detectives received an sponded to an Anacortes business after $9,214,185,558 alert that the device had been stolen. The someone reported what they thought was Total damage from significant pipeline incidents across the United States from device was taking photographs of the sus- a koi fish hanging from a tree in the park- 1999 through 2018. pect and sending them to the detectives as ing lot. The business was advised on how 06.12.19 they tracked it using GPS.” Detectives soon to dispose of the dead carp. 1,267 261 .14

spotted the suspect. When questioned, the 24 32-year-old admitted to stealing the back- THIN BLUE LINE Injuries from significant pipeline incidents Deaths from significant pipeline # pack from the vehicle. The tracking device On June 7, Bellingham Police survived the across the United States since 1999. incidents across the United States since 1999. and backpack were recovered from the ve- 2019 World Naked Bike Ride through the hicle he was driving. The man was booked downtown core. “Lots of bicycles down- into jail on charges of vehicle prowl, theft town,” police reported. “They have a per- and driving with a suspended license. mit and should be obeying traffic control 890,000

devices. A bit of patience may be needed Capacity of the proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion, in barrels per CASCADIA WEEKLY CANNONBALL RUN as you drive,” police warned. “Oh, and FYI, day. Current capacity is 300,000 barrels per day. The expansion project—and On June 6, a man led Washington State many of the cyclists are naked.” its associated expansion into Whatcom and Skagit counties—is expected to be 9 approved in Canada this month. Patrol troopers on a pursuit through both

Skagit and Whatcom counties. State Patrol On June 7, vigilant Bellingham Police SOURCES: Bellingham Herald; City of Bellingham; Washington Utilities and Transportation troopers attempted to stop a 2005 Dodge were well fortified with sugary treats sup- Commission; U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Neon for speeding and weaving between plied as part of National Doughnut Day. Administration; Canada National Energy Board (NEB) doit WORDS

THURS., JUNE 13 UNDERGROUND WRITING: Attend an 26  official release and reading of When the Dust

FOOD  Rises at 6:30pm at the Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St. The anthology words by the Mount Vernon Migrant Leaders Club is COMMUNITY LECTURES BOOKS in collaboration with Underground Writing, 21 a literature-based creative writing program serving migrant, incarcerated, recovery

B-BOARD  and other at-risk communities in northern Washington through literacy and personal founder of the Northwest Center for Ho- transformation. Entry to celebrate the teen

20 locaust, Genocide and Ethnocide Educa- writers is free. tion, concurred. WWW.MOUNTVERNONWA.GOV

FILM  “I will be forever grateful to Noémi for her willingness to bear witness to the HIMALAYA BOUND: Writer and photog- rapher Michael Benanav shares stories and

16 unfathomable events of the Holocaust slides from his new book, Himalaya Bound: and for sharing her award-winning teach- One Family’s Quest to Save Their Animals and

MUSIC  ing talents with our community and me,” an Ancient Way of Life, at 7pm at Village he said. “Her messages of resiliency and Books, 1200 11th St. The book follows a tribe of forest-dwelling nomads as they trek into 14 hope, of the responsibilities that come the Indian Himalayas on their annual spring

ART  with freedom, of the dangers of even a migration. This compelling true story offers little bit of hatred, and of the importance an intimate glimpse into a rarely seen world and the modern forces that threaten it.

13 of remembrance resonate in my heart and the hearts of tens of thousands who have WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM

STAGE  heard her story.” FRI., JUNE 14 Ban’s family were living in Debrecen, FORMS OF PRESENCE: Local poet and Hungary, when the country was occupied storyteller William Baroch reads from Forms 12 by Germany in 1944; shortly afterwards Full of Presence at 7pm at the Deming Library, they were shipped by rail to Auschwitz. 5044 Mt. Baker Hwy. Entry is free to listen in

GET OUT  Ban’s mother, grandmother, younger sis- on the collection of new and selected poems. (360) 592-2422 ter and younger brother all died in the

10 camp’s gas chambers, along with about 10 SAT., JUNE 15 550,000 other Hungarian Jews. CORRESPONDENCE CLUB: Anyone over 8 After immigrating to the United States years old can show up for the monthly Cor- WORDS  WORDS  with her husband and two sons in the respondence Club gathering from 10:30am- 12:30pm at Mindport Exhibits, 210 W. Holly

 8 mid-1950s and with a successful career as St. Supplies, materials and instructional a sixth-grade teacher behind her, in the guidance will be provided for collage Mail 1990s Ban began her unexpected second Art, envelopes, postcards and more. Bring your addresses and your postage, and make CURRENTS career as a public speaker, telling audi- ences from the Pacific Northwest to Eu- it a good mail day.

6 WWW.MINDPORT.ORG rope to Taiwan her story of grief, tragedy, tolerance, love and hope. SINGLE MOM’S MEMOIR: Savannah Moore- VIEWS  BY JOHN THOMPSON Wolpow and Ban authored the book Stein reads from Did I Raise You Right? A Single Mother’s Memoir at 7pm at Village 4  Sharing is Healing: A Holocaust Survivor’s Story, and after asking Ban to discuss The Books, 1200 11th St. Savannah Moore-Stein

MAIL  is a pen name for this first-time author. Diary of Anne Frank to one of his classes, Noémi Ban WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM

2  WWU Professor of Theatre Arts Jim Lortz HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR AND EDUCATOR began work on a documentary film, My MON., JUNE 17 POETRYNIGHT: Those looking to share DO IT  Name is Noémi, which was released in NOÉMI BAN, a survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp who be- 2009 and traces Ban’s journey back to their creative verse as part of the weekly Poetrynight can sign up starting at 6:30pm came an outspoken advocate and educator on the horrors of the Holocaust and the Auschwitz for the first time since the end at the Alternative Library, 519 E. Maple St. enduring power of love and tolerance, was laid to rest at the age of 96 in a memorial of the war. Readings begin at 7pm. Entry to the all-ages 06.12.19 service this week. WWU President Sabah Randhawa said event is by donation. Ban had been a frequent speaker at Western Washington University since the mid- Ban’s wisdom and kindness left deep im- WWW.BLOG.POETRYNIGHT.ORG .14

24 1990s, offering the school’s students, faculty and staff a message not only of remem- pressions on the community.

# TUES., JUNE 18 brance, but also of hope and healing. “Noémi dedicated her life to teaching BOOKS ON TAP: Deming Library staff lead a “Life is precious. Life is wonderful. I love life and I refuse to give in to hate,” she some of the most profound and timeless “Books on Tap” gathering focused on Souad would tell rapt audiences at her quarterly presentations on campus. human truths: that love is stronger than Mekhennet’s I Was Told to Come Alone at 7pm Ban, along with fellow Holocaust survivors Fred Fragner and Magda Dorman, were hate, kindness more powerful than cruel- at Josh Vanderyacht Memorial Park, 4106 also a pivotal force in the founding of WWU’s Northwest Center for Holocaust, Geno- ty, and that compassion and understand- Valley Hwy. (360) 592-2422 cide and Ethnocide Education (now the Ray Wolpow Institute for the Study of the ing will overcome bigotry and ignorance,” CASCADIA WEEKLY Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity). he said. “She was also the living embodi- WED., JUNE 19 Sandra Alfers, director of the institute and a WWU professor of modern and classi- ment of that wisdom. The people she in- FERNDALE BOOK GROUP: Social class 10 cal languages, said the news of Ban’s death has hit the community hard. spired through her teaching is a wonderful distinctions about overcoming cultural “Our hearts are heavy. Noémi was simply an amazing woman: a genuinely kind legacy of hope and remembrance.” discrimination and about standing up for oneself will be topics of a Ferndale Book human being, an inspirational teacher, and a compassionate advocate for Holocaust John Thompson is the assistant director Group discussion focused on Jonathan education. She touched the lives of many at Western and beyond,” Alfers said. of the Office of Communications and Mar- Evison’s Lawn Boy from 2:30pm-4pm at the Wolpow, a retired professor from the Woodring College of Education and the keting at WWU. doit

Ferndale Library, 2125 Main St. Gem Club hosts its annual Rockhound Recycling WWW.WCLS.ORG Rendezvous sale from 10am-5pm at Bloedel Donovan Park, 2214 Electric Ave. Members will be

OPEN MIC: Sign up to read your poetry and prose selling their rocks and rock-related items, includ- 26  or play music—or simply listen in—at a Creekside ing gems, jewelry, fossils, crystals, equipment Open Mic starting at 6:30pm at Sudden Valley’s and more. Entry is free and open to the public. All FOOD  South Whatcom Library, 10 Barn View Court, Gate ages are welcome. 2. Entry to the monthly event is free. (360) 366-0121 (360) 305-3632 21 JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION: All are welcome at THURS., JUNE 20 the second annual Juneteenth Celebration hap- CHUCKANUT RADIO HOUR: As the kickoff to the pening from 4pm-8pm at Maritime Heritage Park, B-BOARD  Chuckanut Writers Conference, Terry Brooks reads 500 W. Holly St. The event commemorates the of- from The Stiehl Assassin (Fall of Shannara #3) as the ficial enforcement of the Emancipation Proclama- Register now at

featured author at the live taping of the Chuckanut tion on June 19, 1865. The American holiday pays 20 Radio Hour at 7pm at Whatcom Community College, tribute to 153 years of independence, celebrating www.MarchPointFunRun.com

237 W. Kellogg Rd. Live music, performance poet and commemorating the astounding accomplish- SIGN UP TODAY!!! FILM  Kevin Murphy, serial radio comedy and more will be ments of African-American people and their part of the monthly event. Tickets are $5 (free with accomplices that etched true civil liberty into a purchase of the book). history. Speakers, a community open mic, reps 16 WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM from Black Lives Matter Bellingham, live music, Come join us for a fun filled day of road racing around March Point

step dancing, food vending and more will be part starting and ending at the Marathon Anacortes, WA Refinery MUSIC  of the free festivities. Picnics are encouraged. WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/EVENTS After crossing the finish line to celebrate your accomplishment with COMMUNITY friends, family and runners alike at the post race party. 14

WED., JUNE 12 SUN., JUNE 16 ART  WOMEN IN AVIATION: In conjunction with the CAR SHOW: View more than 200 classic and Complimentary Lunch • Awards • Over $1,000 in Raffle Prizes exhibit “Firsts in Flight: A Hidden History, Leslie modified cars and trucks at a Father’s Day Car Show Kids Play Zone with Frankie the Fire Engine 13 Czechowski from the Seattle Museum of Flight happening from 9am-3pm at Whatcom County’s Live Music • Fabulous Fun and Swag for All Ages! Speakers Bureau leads a presentation dubbed BelleWood Acres, 6140 Guide Meridian. Admission “Women in Aviation: From Passenger to Pilot” at is free for spectators, and there will be live music STAGE  6:30pm at Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall, 121 by the Prozac Mountain Boys, an awards ceremony, Prospect St. Entry is free. spirits sampling (for adults) and more. Breakfast 12 WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG and a barbecue lunch will be offered. Registration Opens 7:30am • Kids 1/2 Mile Race 8:30am • Half Marathon Run 9:00am WWW.BELLEWOODFARMS.COM 5K and 10K Run/Walk 9:00am • Chip Times & USATF Certified

THURS., JUNE 13 GET OUT  TOTEM POLE JOURNEY: The Whatcom Museum HISTORY TOUR: Attend a History Tour from will be host to the Lummi Nation’s Orca Tokitae 12:30-1:30pm at Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall,

totem pole at Old City Hall (121 Prospect St.) as 121 Prospect St. The museum’s trained guides 10 10 it journeys back home after traveling across the will take participants to the basement to see country on their mission to bring the beloved the historic jail rooms, including a padded cell WORDS  Orca back to her native waters and family in the from the days of prohibition. They will also share WORDS  Salish Sea. Beginning at 6pm, guest speakers, insights into the early use of the basement as

including the Whatcom Museum’s Executive the city jail, as well as tell unique stories. Tours  8 Director Patricia Leach, Mayor Kelli Linville, and include an overview about the architecture of Representatives Debra Lekanoff and Sharon Shew- the venerable building and the history of the Get Out on the make will share the importance of this journey. early days of Bellingham. Entry is included with CURRENTS Lummi House of Tears carvers Jewell James and museum admission.

Doug James will speak and share a song, and WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG 6 Lummi Council Member Fredrick Lane will emcee. Water this Additional performances by Lummi student poet WED., JUNE 19 VIEWS  Duran Jefferson, poet Rachael Andersen, singer BIZ LEADERSHIP: Mark Peterson of Sustainable songwriter Dana Lyons, and singer Julie Trimming- Connections, Amanda Grelock and Melissa Elkins 4  ham will be included. Entry is free. of the Community Food Co-op, and Tyson Roman- Summer WHALE WATCHING CRUISES WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG ick of Saturna Capital will speak at the first Smart Join us as we look for Orca whales, bald eagles, MAIL  Business Leadership series at 11:30am at the seals, porpoises, sea lions, Humpback whales,

Co-op’s Connections Classroom, 405 E. Holly St. Minke whales and more, as the captain tells you FRI., JUNE 14 2  LIBRARY LOCK-IN: Students in grades 6-12 can “The Value of People, Planet, Profit AND Purpose” about the history, wildlife and geology of the area. get parental permission to register for a “Teen will be the topic of discussion at the free events.

CHUCKANUT CRAB DINNER CRUISE DO IT  Library Lock-In” from 8pm-8am at the Ferndale Please register in advance. Cruise the diversely scenic Chuckanut Coast while Library, 2125 Main St. There will be food, games, WWW.SUSTAINABLECONNECTIONS.ORG enjoying the Northwest’s finest Dungeness Crab - movies, crafts and so much more. There will be Friday, Saturday & Sunday evenings this summer. activities scheduled all night long, but for those MAYORAL FORUM: The Downtown Bellingham

SUCIA ISLAND PICNIC CRUISE 06.12.19 Partnership will host a Mayoral Forum at 6:30pm who want to rest at any point, there will be a Bring your friends and family out for a beach picnic supervised quiet movie room. at Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall, 121 Prospect and nature walk at Sucia Island State Park. WWW.WCLS.ORG St. April Barker, Seth Fleetwood, Garrett O’Brien, .14 and Pinky Vargas will share their platforms and ERS 24 BELLINGHAM BAY BREW CRUISE # JUNE 14-16 viewpoints on downtown Bellingham from continu- Wednesday evening beer tasting cruises BERRY DAIRY DAYS: Strawberry shortcake ing the positive changes happening in the district on Bellingham Bay, featuring three booths, food and craft vendors, salmon barbe- to their plans to address challenges related to Northwest microbreweries and nine craft beers on cues, live music, a fireworks show, a free outdoor economic development, social issues and housing. every cruise. movie, a grand parade, activities for kids, a WWW.DOWNTOWNBELLINGHAM.COM/MAYORALFORUM “Berry Cool” car show, a road run and more will be part of the 82nd annual “Berry Dairy Days” THURS., JUNE 20 taking place from 11am-10:30pm Friday, 7am-9pm GOOD TIME KICKOFF: Attend a Good Time Girls CASCADIA WEEKLY Saturday, and 10am-3pm Sunday in Burlington. Season Kickoff Party at 7pm at the Mountain Many events are free. Room at Boundary Bay Brewery, 1103 Railroad 11 WWW.BERRYDAIRYDAYS.COM Ave. View episode two of Bellingham Cribs (featur- ing Wren of the Good Time Girls), play History SAT., JUNE 15 Bingo, win prizes and more. Tickets are $13-$15. ROCKS AND GEMS: The Mount Baker Rock and WWW.GOODTIMEGIRLSTOURS.COM 360-738-8099 • whales.com doit

WED., JUNE 12 the Washington Native Plant Society WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS: The and a guest biologist for a field trip

Mount Vernon Downtown Asso- to Ravencrest Farm. Assess how the

26  ciation hosts its second “Wellness understory vegetation is recovering Wednesdays” event at 12pm at the three years after cessation of cattle

FOOD  Skagit Riverwalk Plaza. Skagit Val- grazing, and how the unusually cold ley Academy of Dance will lead the early spring weather has affected outside lunch-hour workout. Each Wednes- bud break and bloom phenology. HIKING RUNNING GARDENING

21 day through June will feature a Bring lunch. Entry is free. class taught a local wellness busi- WWW.WNPSKOMA.ORG ness. Bring your yoga mat, running

B-BOARD  shoes, water and a friend. BIRDS & POLLINATORS: Learn WWW.MOUNTVERNONDOWNTOWN.ORG about “Skagit Birds and Pollinators PNW” when avid birder Bob Hamblin 20 GROUP RUN: All levels of experi- leads a class on the topic at 11am ence are welcome at a weekly Group in Mount Vernon at Christianson’s FILM  Run beginning at 6pm in Mount Nursery, 10856 Best Rd. Attendees Vernon at the Skagit Running will find out more bout the local Company, 702 First St. The 3- to birds and other insects that pol- 16 6-mile run is great for beginners or linate our food. Fees are $8. for others wanting an easy recovery. WWW.CHRISTIANSONSNURSERY.COM MUSIC  Entry is free. WWW.SKAGITRUNNERS.ORG SUN., JUNE 16

14 RABBIT RIDE: Join members of the THURS., JUNE 13 Mount Baker Bicycle Club for a “Rabbit ART  INTO THE WILD: Western Wash- Ride” starting at 8am every Sunday at ington University alum and current Fairhaven Bicycle, 1108 11th St.

13 assistant coach TJ Garlatz leads a WWW.MTBAKERBIKECLUB.ORG presentation dubbed “Into the Wild:

STAGE  Making Distance Running Champions MOON WALK: Area women are in Alaska” at a free Fitness Forum at invited to join Wild Whatcom for 7:15pm at Fairhaven Runners, 1209 a “Ladies Night Out: Moon of the 12 12 11th St. He will discuss the overall Salmon’s Return” outing from 8pm- Alaskan running experience, work- 10:30pm in Whatcom County (locale ing with Kenyan student athletes, will be revealed when you register). GET OUT  GET OUT  and some of the most unbelievable Suggested donation is $12. stories of hardship and triumph. WWW.WILDWHATCOM.ORG WWW.FAIRHAVENRUNNERS.COM

10 MON., JUNE 17 FRI., JUNE 14 PLANT CLINICS: Local Master shipping piers here: BP, WILD THINGS: Kids, adults and Gardeners will be on hand for Plant WORDS  BY KIM CLARKIN Phillips66, and Petro- adventurers can join Holly Roger of Diagnostic Clinics from 4:30pm- Wild Whatcom for a “Wild Things” 7pm Mondays through June at the

 8 gas. Under the terms of Community Program from 9:30am- SkillShare Space at the Bellingham their leases with DNR, 11am every Friday in June at Bell- Public Library, 210 Central Ave. What’s they are required to ingham’s Marine Park. Please bring a WWW.BELLINGHAMPUBLIC

CURRENTS maintain strict stan- simple, healthy snack to share, and LIBRARY.ORG dards of water-quality dress for the weather. Suggested 6 protection. Also, be- donation is $5 per person. TUES., JUNE 18 the Point? WWW.WILDWHATCOM.ORG Staff and cause the companies ALL-PACES RUN: VIEWS  ATTEND volunteers are always on hand to What’s LOW-TIDE LESSONS WHAT: need large protective ALPINE LAKES: Seattle-based guide the way at the weekly All-Paces the Point? 4  buffer spaces around brothers Nathan and Jeremy Barnes Run starting at 6pm every Tuesday WHEN: 9am ON A calm day in March, I hiked the forested trail at Whatcom them, most of the bluffs share tips and trails from Alpine at Fairhaven Runners, 1209 11th St. MAIL  Sat., Jun. 15 Lakes Wilderness: The Complete Entry is free. County Parks’ Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve, keen to see what WHERE: Point are in a quasi-natural, Hiking Guide at 7pm at Village WWW.FAIRHAVENRUNNERS.COM

2  the beach looked like after a recent herring spawn. vegetated state. Except Whitehorn Books, 1200 11th St. With more Marine Reserve Hopping across driftwood onto the beach, I was delighted to for the herring, Cherry than 600 miles of trails and more BEE INFORMED: Celebrate Na- COST: Free DO IT  see crowds of scoters moving to and fro. They were accompanied Point seems to be sus- than 700 sparkling alpine lakes and tional Pollinators’ Week at a “Bee INFO: www. by gulls, grebes, cormorants and several seals reposing on a flat taining its diverse com- ponds, this treasured wilderness Informed” presentation by Timothy whatcomland rock some way out from the beach. munity of intertidal encompasses a lifetime’s worth of Lawrence, PhD, at 6:30pm at the trust.org mountain landscapes. Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Picking my way down the beach, I saw little white balls stick- plants and animals.

06.12.19 WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM Snoqualmie St. He’ll discuss the ing to the seaweed left by the last tide. Herring eggs! That’s Would you like to see those animals importance of bees, why they are at what the birds were after! and seaweed? Do you want to hear the JUNE 14-16 risk, and what you can do to help .14

24 These eggs probably weren’t from the famous Cherry Point her- extraordinary life stories of crabs, bar- FERRY RIDES: The Plover ferry them. Entry is free. # ring—they spawn in April and May. Still, it was wonderful to see nacles, sea anemones, sea cucumbers runs weekends through Sept. 2 from WWW.MOUNTVERNONWA.GOV 12-8pm Fridays and Saturdays, and herring eggs back on the Cherry Point beach, where they used to and sea stars? The intertidal world is full 10am-6pm Sundays departing on the THURS., JUNE 20 be so thick you could be up to your knees in eggs on seaweed. of unexpected ways animals and plants hour from the Blaine Visitor’s Dock, DIG DEEP: Share growing tips and Those special herring are why the Department of Natural Re- transform as they grow, and the annual Gate II at Blaine Harbor. Suggested get your gardening questions an- sources established the Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve almost 10 “What’s the Point?” during low tide on donation for the excursion on the swered at a “Dig Deep” event from years ago. Their numbers had plummeted, and remained low even Sat., June 15 is a day to find out all oldest foot passenger ferry in the 3pm-5pm at the Deming Library, state is $1 for kids and $5 for adults. 5044 Mt. Baker Hwy. Participants CASCADIA WEEKLY after a decade of fishing prohibition. One of the main goals of about that world. WWW.DRAYTONHARBOR plan, plant and harvest the library the Reserve was to protect the aquatic habitat and create condi- A group of naturalists will be on the 12 MARITIME.COM garden monthly through September. tions that would result in population recovery. beach from 9am-1pm at Point Whitehorn WWW.WCLS.ORG Herring do still spawn in April and May, but their numbers are Marine Reserve, eager to share these life- SAT., JUNE 15 not increasing. Nonetheless, Cherry Point water quality consis- cycle stories with you. All ages will find FIELD TRIP: From 10am-1pm, wel- SEND YOUR EVENT INFO TO: come summer by joining members of [email protected] tently rates as cleaner than more southerly areas of the Salish Sea things to be amazed and to wonder at. where the shoreline is more urbanized. Three companies maintain Kim Clarkin is on Cherry Point Aquatic doit

STAGE and 9pm (almost anything goes) performances at the Cirque Lab,

JUNE 12-SEPT. 21 1401 6th St., suite #102. Suggested BARD ON THE BEACH: A Wild West- donation is $5-$10. 26  inspired version of The Taming of WWW.BELLINGHAMCIRCUSGUILD.COM FOOD  the Shrew kicks off the 30th Bard on stage the Beach season at Vanier Park in MON., JUNE 17 Vancouver, BC. Through Sept. 21, the GUFFAWINGHAM: A weekly open

THEATER DANCE PROFILES 21 Shakespearean favorite will show in mic for comedians, “Guffawingham!,” repertory with the romantic comedy takes place at 9pm every Monday at Shakespeare in Love, an India-based the Firefly Lounge, 1015 N. State St. B-BOARD  All’s Well That Ends Well, and the Entry is free. riveting political drama Coriolanus. WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GUFFAWINGHAM Tickets start at $26 (Canadian).

producing director Steve Lyons, it was 20 with a goal of bringing world-class the- WWW.BARDONTHEBEACH.ORG JUNE 20-22 BRISEIS: Glenn Hergenhahn-Zhao’s ater with a local twist to patrons of the FILM  THURS., JUNE 13 Briseis opens the Sylvia Center’s arts. Fairhaven Summer Repertory The- THEATRE NIGHT: Help raise funds Summer Rep with showings at

atre takes that challenge even further. for local youth and children’s program 7:30pm Thursday through Saturday 16 The $2,000 Kickstarter ask is just the when the Kiwanis Club of Bellingham at the amphitheater at Maritime hosts its annual “Theatre Night” fun- Heritage Park, 500 W. Holly St. beginning. Ultimately, the company MUSIC  hopes to raise a total of $10,000 through draiser at 6:30pm at the Bellingham Through Aug. 31, the quirky black Theatre Guild, 1600 H St. A wine and comedy telling the story of the last

partnerships with local businesses and cheese hour will precede a viewing of days of the Trojan War through the 14 individual donors to help keep ticket

the comedy Nunsense, and there will eyes of a captive war bride will play ART  prices on the low side, pay actors, de- be a number of silent auction items with Sophocles’ Ajax, Aristophanes’ signers and crew members, and return to bid on. Tickets are $25. The Birds, a new telling of Homer’s 13 13 in the summer of 2020 with more high- (360) 714-8156 Odyssey, and An Iliad by Lisa Peter- son and Denis O’hare. Entry to the STAGE  quality productions. GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch “The three outdoor shows is free. STAGE  Meanwhile, this year’s plays will test the Good, the Bad and the Ugly” at WWW.SYLVIACENTERFORTHEARTS.ORG waters between hilarity and heartbreak. 7:30pm every Thursday at the 12 Edson’s Wit kicks things off with a sar- Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At donic exploration of a 9:30pm, stick around for “The Proj- DANCE ect.” Entry is $8 for the early show, GET OUT  journey toward death as $5 for the late one. seen through the eyes WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM JUNE 15-16 of a 50-year-old English SWAN LAKE: Under the artistic 10 Lit professor who has JUNE 13-16 direction of John Bishop, Northwest been diagnosed with JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH: Ballet Theater presents the world’s A musical version of Roald Dahl’s most beloved ballet, Swan Lake, at WORDS  terminal cancer. The James and the Giant Peach continues 7:30pm Saturday and 2pm Sunday Pulitzer Prize-winning this week with showings at 7:30pm in Mount Vernon at McIntyre Hall,  8 play asks audiences and Thursday through Saturday, and 2501 E. College Way. Tchaikovsky’s ATTEND characters to examine 2pm Sunday at the Anacortes Com- iconic score, spectacular costuming WHAT: munity Theatre, 918 M. Ave. and stage designs, mist-filled rows

aspects of life that make CURRENTS Fairhaven WWW.ACTTHEATRE.COM of swans and much more will make Summer it worth living, and will the performance one to remember. 6 Repertory also be the subject of JUNE 14-15 Tickets are $15-$40. CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Theatre a related collaboration WRITERS AND PAIN: Two writers WWW.MCINTYREHALL.ORG OR WHERE: will create a brand-new story while WWW.NORTHWESTBALLET.ORG VIEWS  PHOTO BY PETER JAMES PHOTOGRAPHY PETER JAMES BY PHOTO with the Palliative Care Firehouse Arts improvisers act it out on the spot

Institute dubbed “The 4  & Events Center, at “Writer’s Block” performances JUNE 15-17 1314 Harris Ave Wisdom of Wit.” happening at 7:30pm Fridays and CHAPTERS: Dancing for Joy MAIL  BY AMY KEPFERLE WHEN: July Up next is The Clean Saturdays through June at the presents performances of “Chapters”

2-28 House, which features a Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At at 1pm and 6:30pm Saturday, and 2  COST: $20 per doctor who is too busy 9:30pm, “PainProv” shows will test 6:30pm Sunday and Monday at show/$50 for all the players’ comedic abilities and the Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N.

to clean her own abode DO IT  three pain tolerance. Tickets are $10-$12. Commercial St. The production Fairhaven Rep and hires a feisty maid INFO: WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM will showcase scenes from popular A STAGE FOR THE SUMMER www.bellingham from Brazil who’d rather stories such as Cinderella, Beauty and theatreworks.org make jokes than make JUNE 14-16 the Beast, Mary Poppins, Where the NO MATTER what, the shows will go on. beds. After the doc’s NUNSENSE: Watch what happens Wild Things Are, and more. Tickets 06.12.19 That’s one of the important messages to be gleaned from neat-freak sister surreptitiously takes over when 52 nuns are poisoned and the are $15-$18.

Little Sisters of Hoboken decide to 734-6080 OR .14 reading about Bellingham TheatreWorks’ current Kickstarter cleaning duties, the doctor’s personal life raise funds for the burials by putting WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM 24 # campaign, which aims to raise funds to give a boost to its inau- takes a dive, and even more messes must on a variety show when Dan Goggin’s gural Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theatre season. be attended to. Nunsense opens this week with perfor- JUNE 20-23 The ambitious undertaking will see three groundbreaking Finally, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof enters the mances at 7:30pm Friday and Saturday, STEPSISTERS: Bellingham Dance plays—Margaret Edson’s Wit, Sarah Ruhl’s The Clean House, and fray with a familial fracas that brings up and 2pm Sunday at the Bellingham Company presents Stepsisters: A Dance Theatre Guild, 1600 H St. Tickets are Story at 7pm Thursday and Friday, 2pm the iconic Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams—being big issues such as alcoholism, suicide, $8-$14 to view the comedy. and 7pm Saturday, and 2pm Sunday performed six nights a week for four weeks, beginning July 2. homosexuality, trust and greed. WWW.BELLINGHAM at Lucas Hicks Theater at the Sylvia

While opening night at the Firehouse Arts and Events Center is If you’re intrigued. consider donating THEATREGUILD.COM Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St. CASCADIA WEEKLY still a few weeks away, another crucial takeaway from perusing to the Kickstarter campaign. Even those The tale about Cinderella’s supposedly the details on the funding platform is that every dollar raised who give $1 will get their names in the SAT., JUNE 15 evil stepsisters will be told using only 13 VAUDEVILLINGHAM: Attend the cultural and social dancing (waltz, before then will go to ensuring the company can continue to grow printed program, meaning you’ll be do- Bellingham Circus Guild’s monthly foxtrot, cha cha, swing and more). roots in Fairhaven. ing your part to ensure Fairhaven Sum- uncensored variety show, “Vaudevil- Tickets are $12-$15. When Bellingham TheatreWorks was founded in 2014 by West- mer Repertory Theatre sticks around for lingham,” at 7pm (family-friendly) WWW.SYLVIACENTERFORTHEARTS.ORG ern Washington University theater professor Mark Kuntz and the long haul. doit UPCOMING EVENTS

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26  MANDALA EXHIBIT: The public is invited to visit, observe and engage at a “Prayers for

FOOD  the Earth” Tibetan Sand Mandala exhibit from visual 10am-5pm Thursday, and 10am-4pm Friday GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES at the Firehouse Arts & Events Center, 1314 21 Harris Ave. The event will provide a unique educational and cultural opportunity to ob- serve the ritual creation of the Sand Mandala,

B-BOARD  the meditative practices of the monks, and an exquisite example of this sacred art form. As well, it will provide an oasis of peace and

20 His glistening bronze jellyfish, formerly inspiration for all in attendance at this “medi- merely delightful works of art, now carry a tation in action.” Entry is free.

FILM  symbolic message, juxtaposing innocence WWW.SANDMANDALATOUR2019.HOME.BLOG with menace. Jellyfish, the artist tells us, SAT., JUNE 15 16 will inherit warming oceans as fish and WINDOWSILL ART: A free “Windowsill Art” coral vanish from acidifying and overfish- workshop with Rae Ellen Lee happens from MUSIC  ing. The mantles of Eisenhour’s jellyfish 11am-1pm at the Deming Library, 5044 Mt. offer images of babies and dinosaurs— Baker Hwy. Attendees will use a small, re- 14 14 and some of the jellyfish dangle human cycled box, bits of junk mail and acrylic paint to make their masterpieces. Please register in ART 

ART  fingers, in place of tentacles. advance, as space is limited. “Terrorpod” is a bronze wall hanging in (360) 592-2422

13 the shape of a spread-winged eagle. It’s a monstrosity with a skull-face between ARTIST TALK: Sharron Antholt will discuss her “Burn Drawings” exhibit at an Artist Talk STAGE  the wings and six toes on either side. The name’s a play on the at 4pm in Edison at i.e. gallery, 5800 Cains Court. Antholt builds hanging pieces with word “terra,” mean- 12 Nepalese paper, then uses the power of the ing both “Earth” and sun and a magnifying glass to burn holes in “terrible.” Eisenhour specific patterns occasionally coloring with

GET OUT  admits it was a “ca- gold leaf or ink. In this way she marks time thartic work. I felt like and place in a meditative art form. WWW.IEEDISON.COM

10 I was letting go of the demon of extinction.” JUNE 15-16 Even Eisenhour’s DYE & TIE: Artist and university professor WORDS  ATTEND lovely prints on cedar, Seiko Atsuta Purdue will lead a “Dye & Tie: MORE: WHAT: Japanese Gift-Wrapping Textiles” workshop

 8 “Carbon Excerpts,” are “Carbon Dialogue” from 10am-3pm Saturday, and 1pm-4pm Sun- mysteriously haunting. WHEN: 11am-5pm day at Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher Build- daily through He laboriously cre- ing, 250 Flora St. Fees are $60-$75; advance

CURRENTS June 30 ates each image on a registration is required. WHERE: Smith board using clay, paint WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG 6 & Vallee Gallery, and coal dust. The ab- Edison SUN., JUNE 16 stract images suggest

VIEWS  INFO: HANDMADE MARKET: Attend a Bellingham www.smithand diatoms, ferns, coral, Handmade Market from 11am-4pm at Goods

4  valleegallery.com butterfly wings, bro- Nursery and Produce, 2620 Northwest Ave. ------ken glass and patterns Through October, the weekly event will offer a “IN A DROP,” BY DAVID EISENHOUR DAVID BY “IN A DROP,” MAIL  WHAT: in sand. selection of rotating artisans that make high- “Splintered” quality functional products locally—just like

2  With thoughts of the BY STEPHEN HUNTER WHEN: 12pm- the venue’s brews and produce. 4pm Mon.-Sat., apocalypse in mind, WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GOODSPRODUCE

DO IT  through June 29 how about something WHERE: Bitters completely different? THURS., JUNE 20 Co. Barn, 14034 Drive south on Farm VAN GOGH FOR YOUTH: Garden of Life, Carbon Dialogue Calhoun Rd., Studio UFO, and Growing Alliances team up for Mount Vernon to Market Road to vis-

06.12.19 a “Van Gogh for the Youth: A Night Under the FROM INNOCENCE TO MENACE INFO: www. it the historic barn of Stars” fundraiser from 6pm-9pm at Whatcom bittersco.com Bitters Co. Museum’s Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora .14 St. Live bidding on Van Gogh-themed art 24 I’VE OFTEN enjoyed the work of David Eisenhour. His bronze sculptures previously Owners Amy and # exhibited at the Museum of Northwest Art and Smith & Vallee Gallery have joyfully Katie Carson design and sell a line of created by Studio UFO members, classical music and more will be part of the evening’s celebrated the beauty of crustaceans and jellyfish. housewares made by skilled craftsmen events. Seventy percent of the art sales will Eisenhour began as a foundry worker, where he was allowed to build up his own body from around the world, with a retail go to Growing Alliances—which provides of work. Once he became a full-time artist, he gradually moved from strict imagery to store in La Conner. youth professional development training and creating “something which would make people ask questions.” Through June 29, the Carson sisters gardening skills to foster responsibility and And with a new exhibit at Smith & Vallee, “Carbon Dialogue,” he’s moved the goal- welcome you to ascend into the hayloft independence—and 30 percent to the artists. Entry is free; please RSVP. CASCADIA WEEKLY posts further—he’s become an oracle. for “Splintered.” Here, listen to recorded WWW.EVENTBRITE.COM You might compare his present work to that of Hieronymus Bosch, who beautifully fragments of verse spoken by poet Shin 14 depicted the hellish punishments awaiting mankind at the Last Judgment. You Pai, randomly accompanied by per- Eisenhour’s theme is, “We are all part of a carbon dialogue.” Beyond that cryptic cussive sounds struck by sound artist ONGOING EXHIBITS remark, the sculptor speaks through his work. A statue in concrete and coal in the form Steve Peters on glassware, metal and oth- ALLIED ARTS: A “Native Arts Collective” of a spiral shell is simply labeled, “Canary” (think coal mine). A bronze wall piece, “In er objects from the company’s inventory. exhibit shows through June at Allied Arts, a Drop,” features a human hand encrusted with coral and barnacles. It’s a meditative, healing experience. doit

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Irene Lawson will be the featured artist through WWW.RAGFINERY.COM MAIL  June at Good Earth Pottery, 1000 Harris Ave.

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HADRIAN GALLERY: View “Biome,” a collec- through June 29 in Anacortes at the Scott Milo DO IT  tion of pieces by Pacific Northwest artists who Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave. have created works with wild animals as subjects, WWW.SCOTTMILO.COM through June 30 in Edison at Hadrian Art Gallery, 5717 Gilkey Ave. WESTERN GALLERY: “Fever Dreams” shows 06.12.19 WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/EDISONWA5717 through June 15 at Western Washington Univer- sity’s Western Gallery. .14 JANSEN ART CENTER: View a “Summer Juried Ex- WWW.WESTERNGALLERY.WWU.EDU 24 hibit” through Aug. 20 in Lynden at the Jansen Art # Center, 321 Front St. Additional exhibits to check WHATCOM ART MARKET: Works by Whatcom Art out include painter Kay D. Little’s “Innerspace,” Guild members can be perused daily at the What- BellinghamFinancialPlanners.com COLSON FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISOR Cecilia Karoly-Lister’s “Itch” exhibit, and Marcia K. com Art Market, 1103 11th St. Moore’s “Ancients Unfolding.” WWW.WHATCOMARTMARKET.ORG Fee-Only Financial Planning | Fee-Based Investment Management WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG WHATCOM MUSEUM:”Modern Quilts: Designs of LUMMI GALLERY: Peruse seasonal exhibits at the the New Century,” “People of the Sea and Cedar: A CASCADIA WEEKLY Lummi Island Gallery at the Village Point Marina, Journey Through the Tribal Cultures and History of 4232 Legoe Bay Rd. the Northwest Coast,” “1889: Blazes, Rails, and the 15 WWW.LUMMIISLANDGALLERY.COM Year of Statehood,” “All is Not Lost: Images Sal- Ronald Scott Colson vaged from Damaged Glass Negatives,” and “John CFP®, MBA, President (Office) 303.986.9977 MAKE.SHIFT: “Perspectives,” featuring new M. Edson Hall of Birds” can currently be viewed on 4740 Austin Court works by local artists Hannah L. Rivers and Mal- the Whatcom Museum campus. issa Perry, shows through June at Make.Shift Art WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG Bellingham WA 98229-2659 rumor has it

26  UPDATE: LAST WEEK, I talked about how, for the first time ever, I’d received a press FOOD  release from a middle-schooler, which was pretty much the coolest thing. I met said press-release author, Kulshan Middle School’s 21 music SHOW PREVIEWS RUMOR HAS IT Kaleb Payne (I’m pretty sure I was a little too excited), and a whole bunch of his co- B-BOARD  conspirators from the Bellingham Youth Me- dia Project, when they

20 showed their films at the Pickford Film Cen-

FILM  ter while I was work- ing a projectionist shift

16 16 there. Not only were their movies great, but MUSIC  MUSIC  they were also delight- ful guests—and they BY CAREY ROSS

14 cleaned and swept the

ART  theaters and lobby between shows. What I’m trying to say is that if you’d like

13 to complain to me about kids today, I’m not wanting to hear about it until you’ve

STAGE  cleaned my bathroom and taken out my trash. My newfound middle-school friends have set the bar pretty high. 12 Less-important update: Since Saxophone Guy has evidently departed Boulevard Park

GET OUT  for good, thus forsaking me and everything we stood for, I’ve transferred my affections

10 to Opera-Singing Biker Guy. Keeping to the template carved out by his predecessor, I have no idea who Opera-Singing Biker Guy WORDS  is, where he came from or even where he’s

 8 going—and I have no wish to be clued in. THE LOWDOWN BRASS BAND Now that I’ve finished thoroughly bury- ing the lede, it’s probably time to move on

CURRENTS to matters of actual importance. Last week, right around the time I was 6 reminding myself not to bug the Downtown BY CAREY ROSS around, many of those pic- Bellingham Partnership’s Lindsey Payne VIEWS  turesque spots double as Johnstone about it, she released the lineup

4  music venues. However, few for this year’s Downtown Sounds, which also live music locales are prettier happens to be the 15th anniversary of the

MAIL  Blues, than the Bellwether’s patio wildly popular and well-attended concert se-

2  perched on Bellingham Bay. ries. Of course, I will have many more things A few years ago, the hotel to say about this subject when I write my

DO IT  Brews and BBQ decided to capitalize on their annual love letter to Lindsey and the be- SUMMER IS COMING ATTEND singular spot and its expan- loved block parties she’s transformed into WHAT: Blues, sive patio by offering up a Bellingham’s marquee summer event, but for IT HAPPENS every year. After spending the entire winter wearing all of Brews and BBQ combination that has proven now, here’s what she’s got in store for us. 06.12.19 the warm clothes I own at the same time, feeling like I’ll never be anything WHEN: irresistible to darn near all This year’s Downtown Sounds begins with Thursdays, June other than cold and weighted down by countless technical layers, existing of us: live outdoor music Polecat (if they don’t come with outlandish

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24 in a constant state of nostalgia for balmier days, the skies part, the sun WHERE: Hotel coupled with local beer. I’m ideas and costumes, I will be sad) on July # shines down and a realization dawns. Bellwether, 1 pretty sure they threw in the 10, to be followed in short order by the Re- Summer is coming. Bellwether Way barbecue element as a sort of birth Brass Band (seriously, Lindsey, how’d But it’s not quite here yet and I find myself confused by how to dress ap- COST: Varies entertainment insurance pol- you do that?) on July 17, Orchestra Zara- INFO: propriately for the weather—it’s time to put my wool sweaters away, but it’s www.hotel icy—if you weren’t lured to banda on July 24, Sepiatonic on July 31, and not quite T-shirt season. So, I’m back to donning multiple layers of clothing, bellwether.com the Bellwether by the sound Monophonics on Aug. 7. Last year, Lindsey lighter ones this time. of music, perhaps the aroma suffered some setbacks prior to Downtown

CASCADIA WEEKLY What I really need is a mostly sunny, 73-degree day and somewhere I can of smoked meat would do it. Sounds—including breaking her arm—and go to be entertained and enjoy it. Naturally, folks showed up in droves, right still managed to pull off a record-setting se- 16 It just so happens that the weather forecast for Thurs., June 13 matches from the start. Now, hundreds of people ries, and did so with her customary positiv- that description exactly, which is fortunate considering it’s also the first make their way to the bay for their weekly ity and unmatched work ethic firmly intact installment of the Hotel Bellwether’s annual Blues, Brews and BBQ series. dose of pints, meat and music—so much so (and a whole lot of help from her army of Bellingham has its fair share of impressively scenic outdoor locales and that they’re now known as “patio partiers” in civic-minded volunteers). I can only imagine we make good use of them year-round, and when the summer months come Hotel Bellwether parlance. what she’s got in store for us this year. BLUES, FROM PAGE 16

If you were to have me try and deduce What the Heck? which longtime Bellingham band would be 26  tapped to start this year’s series, my list MAKE WAY FOR THE of guesses would probably start and end MICROPHONES FOOD  with the Atlantics. I would not be wrong, On Mon., June 10, seemingly out of nowhere, as they’ll kick out the jams not just during Anacortes musical force Phil Elverum resurrected 21 the June 13 kickoff party, but also two his band the Microphones and the ghost of the more times, on July 18 and Aug. 29. They What the Heck? Fest, announcing a July 20 show won’t be the only band making repeat ap- at Anacortes’ Croatian Club featuring his tempo- B-BOARD  pearances, however. The Chris Eger Band rarily not-defunct band as well as Little Wings, Karl Blau, D+, and others. Less than three hours

(July 4, July 25, and Sept. 5), Baby Cakes 20 later—or roughly the time it took for most of us (July 11 and Aug. 15), and SpaceBand to process this was really happening—it was sold

(Aug. 1 and Sept. 12) will all play multiple out. What the heck, indeed. FILM  times, which means you can catch them

once, and then again on the flip side. 16  16 Filling in the blanks between those pa- MUSIC tio parties will be the return of Chicago’s MUSIC  Lowdown Brass Band (June 20), who seem doit to make a habit of touring through town WED., JUNE 12 FANTASY AND MORE: The Rick Epting Founda- Front St. Tickets are $15. 14 just in time for Blues, Brews and BBQ, PHIL PARISOT QUARTET: Selections recorded tion for the Arts will host a fundraising event WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG ART  much to the delight of their ever-growing by Max Roach from the 1940s-1960s will be fea- featuring performances by Burlington-Edison network of local fans. Following them will tured when the Phil Parisot Quartet presents “To High School students and local dance band SUN., JUNE 16 13 be the sweet sounds of Jasmine Greene the Max!” at a Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center Fantasy starting at 6:30pm at the Old Edison, LA CONNER LIVE!: Clearbrook Fabulous Dixie- concert at 7pm at the Sylvia Center for the Arts, 5829 Cains Court. This event will raise money for land Band will perform as part of a “La Conner

(June 27), who is certainly no stranger 205 Prospect St. Tickets will be $5-$10. the Burlington-Edison Music Program and will in- Live!” summer concert series from 1pm-4pm at STAGE  to Bellingham’s outdoor music-making lo- WWW.WJMAC.ORG clude sets by the school’s Jazz Band, Drum Line, the town’s Gilkey Square. Free concerts continue cales. On Aug. 8 will come a blast from our and the student band Chuckanut Funk. Entry is Sundays through Labor Day weekend. 12 musical past as the Chryslers will get the CLASSICAL AROUND TOWN: The Bellingham by donation. WWW.LOVELACONNER.COM band back together for a reunion show on Symphony Orchestra String Trio will perform at (360) 708-7770 a “Classical Around Town” concert at 7:30pm in WED., JUNE 19 GET OUT  the patio. The final single-serving band of Lynden at the Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St. The EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL: The final Salish Sea ALBERO AND JOHNSON: Barcelona-born pianist Blues, Brews and BBQ will be Midlife Cri- free, all-ages concert will also see the musicians Early Music Festival concert of the season com- Marina Albero and bassist Jeff Johnson will join sis, who will perform on Aug. 22. sharing information about the pieces and compos- mences at 7pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, forces for a Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center con- 10 When the series sunsets on Sept. 12, ers they are presenting to the public. 2117 Walnut St. Harpsichordist Jonathan Oddie, cert at 7pm at the Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 the days will be growing shorter, kids will WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG violist and violinist Stephen Creswell, baroque Prospect St. Entry will be $5-$10 at the door. cellist Caroline Nicolas, and baroque flutist WWW.WJMAC.ORG WORDS  be back in school and I will have begun SAT., JUNE 15 Jeffrey Cohan will perform quartets stretching adorning myself in layers while also eye- BAND BENEFIT: Friends of Bellingham’s Ray through the 18th century by Telemann, C.P.E. THURS., JUNE 20  8 ing my wool sweaters resentfully. The Downey present the fifth annual “Brother Ray’s Bach, Joseph Haydn, and others. Suggested VARELSE: Nyckelharpa, fiddle, six-string guitar and three-plus months of evening concerts, 6th Grade Band Benefit” from 3pm-10pm at the donation is $15-$25. various hand percussion instruments come together Boundary Bay Beer Garden, 1107 Railroad Ave. The WWW.SALISHSEAFESTIVAL.ORG to create a groove and sound that is simultaneously

pints of beer and the foodstuffs that sig- CURRENTS Atlantics, Baby Cakes, Dr. Jimmy and the Swing old and new when the folk fusion band known as nify summer will have been lovely, but Time Serenaders, Kid’Sax Ensemble, and Mark Ash- GIANT'S CAUSEWAY: Hear Irish and Scottish Varelse perform at 7pm at the YWCA Ballroom, 1026 6 no amount of Blues, Brews and BBQ can worth will perform. Suggested donation is $5. folk music when Giant’s Causeway performs at N. Forest St. Entry will be $15 at the door. stave off the reality drawing ever-nearer. WWW.BELLINGHAMSCHOOLSFOUNDATION.ORG 7:30pm in Lynden at the Jansen Art Center, 321 WWW.VARELSEMUSIC.COM Winter is coming. VIEWS  4  MAIL 

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See below for venue FOOD  addresses and phone 06.12.19 06.13.19 06.14.19 06.15.19 06.16.19 06.17.19 06.18.19 numbers WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY

21 Bill and Ted's Excellent Adven- Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure: The L7/June 12/Commodore Poetrynight w/Oliver Alternative Library ture: The Musical Musical Ballroom Amatist B-BOARD  Anelia's Kitchen & Jennifer Spector Daddy Treetops Stage 20

Beach Store Cafe Rich Rorex FILM 

16 16 Big Lake Bar and Grill Karaoke North By Northwest MUSIC  MUSIC  Stringband Night w/High Citra Summer Vibes Shindig w/ Brother Ray's Benefit w/The Atlantics, Irish and Folk Night w/ Out of the Ashes (early), Boundary Bay Brewery Piano Night w/Aaron Guest Piano Night w/Paul Klein Mountain String Band The Sky Colony more Dale Russ The Elopements (late) 14

ART  Brown Lantern Ale Acoustic Night Open Mic MoonCats House 13

Commodore Ballroom L7 The Heavy Aly and AJ STAGE 

MuseBird Cafe w/Linda Nicole Blair, Wes Mark Nichols and Julie Lewis Brian Lee and the Orbiters 12 Conway Muse Sp8, Ronnie Nix

GET OUT  Edison Inn The Fantasy Band The Pour Boys

10 Louis Ledford, Kenny Roby, Hot Damn + 3 For Silver = F@&#*ñ$ Firefly Lounge Pretty Gritty Guffawingham Karaoke I Love You Avalanche Zombies WORDS  Joy Westerman’s Family & Friends Show Greene's Corner Old England on the Greene 2nd Fridays w/Sage Romney (early), Saloon! (late)  8

Guemes Island General Father's Day Pizza Benefit w/ Store The Enthusiasts, more CURRENTS 6 Honey Moon Open Mic RSS Trio VIEWS 

Hotel Bellwether Atlantics Adrian Clarke Blake Angelos Janette West Quartet 4  MAIL 

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B-BOARD  remade into a live-action film. Nor do I find the idea of a giant blue Will Smith appealing, but your mileage

may vary there. HH (PG • 2 hrs. 8 min.) 20  20 Avengers: Endgame: The box office juggernaut that FILM  FILM  is the Avengers’ swan song just blew past Titanic to become the second-highest-grossing film of all time and has Avatar firmly in its sights. Somewhere James

16 Cameron is crying into his piles of money. HHHHH (PG-13 • 3 hrs. 1 min.) MUSIC  The Biggest Little Farm: This documentary follows a couple who are living a commonly held dream, that 14 of chucking corporate life and living off the land. This

ART  is the story of their experiment in biodiversity and farming, told with great heart, hope and humor. Warn- ing: Repeated viewings might cause you to want to 13 buy the farm. HHHHH (PG • 1 hr. 31 min.)

STAGE  Booksmart: Two nerdy girls on the eve of graduating high school decide to experience all the fun they’ve been denying themselves—in one night. Hijinks obvi- 12 ously ensue in this whip-smart, razor-sharp comedy di- rected by Olivia Wilde. HHHHH (R • 1 hr. 45 min.) GET OUT  Dark Phoenix: I was so caught up in the Avengers, I forgot about the existence of the X-Men. Looks like I

10 wasn’t the only one, judging by its dismal showing at the box office. H (PG-13 • 1 hr. 53 min.)

WORDS  The Dead Don't Die: On the heels of his excellent and stylish vampire flick Only Lovers Left Alive, Jim

 8 Jarmusch has decided to dabble in the realm of the walking undead, and he's bringing all of his favorite co- conspirators—Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Adam Driver, RZA,

and more—with him. HHH (R • 1 hr. 43 min.) THE DEAD DON'T DIE CURRENTS

6 Godzilla: King of the Monsters: If you want to watch a big CGI spectacle in which a bunch of mon- animated series, but since it’s a movie made for kids, sters fight each other and Sally Hawkins wonders how who really cares? They love to watch the same things VIEWS  she ended up in this film, this is the movie for you. H over and over again. HH (PG • 1 hr. 26 min.) (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 12 min.) 4  Shaft: The black private dick who is a sex machine

MAIL  John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum: Keanu to all the chicks is back and is evidently “more Shaft Reeves has cranked out another improbably well-done than you can handle.” Since the amount of Shaft I

2  installment in this action-packed franchise, and I wish to handle tops out at zero, a truer statement was guess I should stop referring to his success in this never uttered. HH (R • 1 hr. 51 min.) realm as “improbable.” John Wick is the real deal. DO IT  HHHHH (R • 2 hrs. 11 min.)

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Ma: This is yet another movie that got lost on its way masterpieces. HHH (PG-13 • 2 hrs.) in this live-action/animated hybrid starring Ryan to the Lifetime Movie Network and somehow ended Reynolds in diet Deadpool mode as Detective Pikachu. up on the big screen, but since it involves Octavia Non-Fiction: Cultural commentary and lively com- Light on plot, heavy on eye candy and just fine for Spencer going full psycho on a bunch of unsuspecting edy collide in this sparkling film starring Juliette kids. HHH (PG • 1 hr. 44 min.) teenagers, I’m all about it. HH (R • 1 hr. 50 min.) Binoche and Guillaume Canet as French sophisticates CASCADIA WEEKLY who have heavy conversations while indulging in Rocketman: This biopic charts Elton John’s rise from Showtimes Men In Black: International: Because there is a little light adultery as they deal with the fallout small-town piano prodigy to groundbreaking interna- 20 nothing new under the Hollywood sun, I am unsur- from an author who leans a little too heavily on his tional superstar with all of the big-hearted campiness Regal and AMC theaters, please see prised to see this reboot of the MIB franchise, but real-life experiences to craft his works of fiction. and surprising profundity of the artist himself. Plus, it’s www.fandango.com. since it stars Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson HHHHH (R • 1 hr. 46 min.) got a killer soundtrack. HHHHH (R • 2 hrs. 1 min.) (aka Thor and Valkyrie) and was directed by F. Gary Pickford Film Center and Gray (Straight Outta Compton), I’m not mad at it. It’s Pokemon: Detective Pikachu: If you’re not into The Secret Life of Pets 2: This sequel is pretty PFC’s Limelight Cinema, please see not like the first three MIB films were cinematic Pokemon, you may find yourself lost very early on much a retooling of the first installment of this www.pickfordfilmcenter.com rearEnd crossword

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This ad was funded through a grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology. While these materials were reviewed for grant consistency, this does not necessarily constitute endorsement by Ecology. time on, the grandfather was cured of his disability. love logic and champion rational thinking, I’m grant- What I wish for you in the coming weeks is that you ing you a temporary exemption from their supremacy. 12 will find stories like that. To understand what’s transpiring in the coming weeks, and to respond with intelligence, you will have to (360) 738-6977 GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the 1960s, Gemini transcend logic and reason. They will simply not be GET OUT  musician Brian Wilson began writing and recording sufficient guides as you wrestle and dance with the textile transformation 1421 N Forest St. bestselling songs with his band the Beach Boys. A Great Riddle that will be visiting. You will need to ragfinery.com seminal moment in his development happened while unleash the full power of your intuition. You must 10 he was listening to his car radio in August 1963. harness the wisdom of your body, and the informa- A tune he had never heard before came on: “Be My tion it reveals to you via physical sensations. You Baby” by the Ronettes. Wilson was so excited he will benefit from remembering at least some of your WORDS  Two Days Only pulled over onto the shoulder of the road and stopped nightly dreams, and inviting them to play on your driving so he could devote his full attention to what consciousness throughout the day.  8 he considered a shockingly beautiful work of art. “I started analyzing all the guitars, pianos, bass, drums, CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): For the sake of STOREWIDE and percussion,” he told The New York Times. “Once I your emotional and spiritual health, you may need got all those learned, I knew how to produce records.” to temporarily withdraw or retreat from one or more CURRENTS JUNE 15 & 16 I suspect a pivotal moment like this could unfold for of your alliances. But I recommend that you don’t do

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constantly two steps behind you with jury, and death” lest they be all “Shoot 13 the wet mop. it with an arrow? But it’ll bleed, and I

Research consistently finds that pass out at the sight of blood!” STAGE  women have far greater “disgust sensi- As interesting as all of this specula- tivity” than men—meaning they have tion is, for purposes of relationship har- 12 a stronger predisposition to experience mony, the reason your girlfriend is more disgust. Disgust—like Little Pigs, Blind easily disgusted doesn’t actually mat- Mice, and Stooges—comes in three ter. Likewise, whether what she wants GET OUT  forms (per evolutionary psychologist you to do seems rational isn’t relevant,

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Sexual disgust leads a person to feel “Is a little encrusted whatever really WORDS  creeped out about having sex with evo- going to kill us?”

lutionarily disadvantageous partners Understanding this is important. A  8 (too old, too closely related, or sporting lot of unnecessary relationship conflict a big pustule that screams STD). Moral comes out of people thinking they need disgust leads us to be all “Oh, yuck!” to stand up against beliefs by their part- CURRENTS about people who violate moral stan- ner that they find kind of Cuckoo for Co- 6 dards. And finally, there’s the pathogen coa Puffs. Often—assuming a partner’s disgust your girlfriend’s expressing, beliefs are merely annoying, not endan- VIEWS  which protects us from bacteria, vi- gering—a wiser approach is acting on ruses, parasites and toxins by making the principle that the facts matter vast- 4  us beat a retreat from sick people, dead ly less than the feelings behind them. bodies, spoiled food and bodily fluids In your situation, for example, what MAIL 

like mucus, spit and poo. counts is that you’re kind and respect- 2  Evolutionary psychologist Laith Al- ful—meaning that you do your best to

Shawaf and his colleagues call women’s remember to clean up, especially in the DO IT  greater disgust sensitivity “puzzling bathroom and kitchen (major gross-out in light of their well-documented im- arenas)—simply because it’s important munological superiority.” Though we to your girlfriend. And when you for- 06.12.19 think of women as more physically get—which you’re sure to do—apolo- fragile than men, they actually have gize, making sure to validate her feel- .14

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2  THE BIKES OF WRATH - (NR) 106m, In English - Five Australians cycle from Oklahoma to California in honor of the westward migration in The Grapes of Wrath

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CARMINE STREET GUITARS - (NR) 80m, In English Wed: 5:45 - The legendary Greenwich Village guitar shop resists gentrification

06.12.19 THE RIVER AND THE WALL - (NR) 97m, In English Thu: 5:45 - Journey along the US-Mexico border from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico

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25 sugar jam. The recipes that come with it call for juice, like apple or pineapple, in place of sugar. That’s all I’m going to say about jam,

26  because I skip the sugar, juice and pec- 26 tin entirely. I simply cook the cleaned, FOOD  FOOD  pitted and perhaps chopped fruit in a pot, preferably heavy-bottomed, in a chow little bit of water with the lid on. The 21 RECIPES REVIEWS PROFILES resulting fruit-in-jars can be resurrected in the dead of winter as practically any- B-BOARD  thing you want, including jam. I leave the cherries and strawberries

20 whole. The sauce between fruit chunks thickens as it cooks. Add water as neces-

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13 Fruit-in-jars can be frozen or canned.

STAGE  If you have the freezer space, your best bet is to freeze 12 ATTEND the jars, filled three- WHAT: Jam and fourths full to al- GET OUT  Can Class low for expansion. WHEN: Mon., That’s the quickest, June 17

10 easiest option. And WHERE: since freezers work Chuckanut Center harder when they’re WORDS  COST: $20 INFO: www. not full, you’re sav- chuckanut  8 ing both energy and center.org your freezer’s life by ------taking this route. WHAT: Food CURRENTS Preservation This is especially Series applicable in early 6 WHEN: June 18 summer, when freez- BY ARI LEVAUX in jars and figure it out later. and 25, July 2 ers tend to be at VIEWS  For cherries and strawberries, I have and 9 their emptiest. WHERE: 4  two methods: freezing them whole—the Community Food If you don’t have easiest—and making a simple prepara- Co-op freezer space, can- MAIL  Berry Blast tion I call fruit-in-jars. COST: $29 per ning the fruit is your

class, $99 for 2  THE FRUITS OF SUMMER To freeze them whole, just clean, dry best option. Low- and (if applicable) pit the fruit, pack them series acid fruits such as INFO: DO IT  STRAWBERRIES, THE gateposts of fruit season, have arrived. gently in a jar or bag, with as little air in- www.whatcom apples, pears and As the summer unfolds, they will be followed by cherries, apricots, raspberries, side as possible, and freeze. That’s it. They communityed.com plums will need to peaches, blueberries, grapes, apples, pears and plums. The plants that bear these col- won’t last as long as a Twinkie, but up to a be pressure-canned, orful spheroids of seeded fructose are found in many places, public and private. Acquir- year with no significant deterioration. while the tarter fruits can hold off spoil- 06.12.19 ing the fruit takes creativity, and can sometimes push the limits of your comfort zone. Fruit-in-jars is more involved. The age with their acid content, and only A crop of apricots neglected on a neighbor’s tree can often be gleaned for a knock process is similar to making jam, but I need a simple water-bath. .14

24 and the polite asking. Farmers packing away their leftovers at the end of market might prefer it because it’s simpler, and more To properly handle all of the fruit that’s # be ready to make a deal (such arrangements have been known to lead to offers to pick importantly because jam requires pectin, coming, you need a trusted source that trees clean). There are feral or abandoned orchards, U-pick farms, and even grocery a polysaccharide usually derived from gives the proper processing times and stores—after all, when fruit is in season it’s usually cheap, so you don’t have to fall out apple peel that’s available in powder techniques for each fruit, and tells you of a tree or get shot for trespassing just to get some. form. Pectin is what thickens jam, but which ones need pressure, and how much. That said, the harvest is not going to come to you. Go get that fruit before the birds only if you add sugar, which makes the A county or university extension service and bugs get it, before it ends up in the compost pile or the dumpster, and before it pectin congeal. Adding sugar to fruit is is a good source of information on pro-

CASCADIA WEEKLY drops to the ground. If it does drop, pick up the good ones. unhealthy and absurd, and since I’m not cessing fruit. Online, the National Center When I preserve the bounty of summer, be it fruit, vegetable, berry or root, I usually a bread person I have little use for jam. for Home Food Preservation has canning 26 choose the simplest path to quickly and efficiently stabilize the product. I’m trying to All the jam-spreaders out there, who times for fruit at every elevation. pack away as much food as I can, and I don’t often want to mess around with recipes likely comprise a majority of the general Experiment with different prepara- that slow me down. I do have some specialty preparations I’ve grown to depend on over populace, should take note that there is tions. Figure out which storage forms the years, like pickled peppers, salsa, ketchup and stacks of frozen plum tortes. But a type of pectin, called Pomona’s Pec- you prefer. Each year you’ll get better at while I appreciate a jar of apricot chutney as much as anyone, I prefer to just put them tin, that’s designed for low-sugar or no- squirreling away the fruits of summer. doit

WED., JUNE 12 MEET YOUR FARMER: Talk to the farmers who WEDNESDAY MARKET: Attend the Bellingham Salted-cod fritters will me on the menu when Sarah Chan leads grow and produce food locally at a “Meet Your

Farmers Market’s Wednesday Market from 2pm-6pm a “Calypso Kitchen: Caribbean Creole Home Cooking” course Wed., Farmer: Berries” event happening from 2pm-5pm at the Barkley Village Green, 2215 Rimland Dr. The June 19 at the Community Food Co-op. at Twin Sisters Brewing Company, 500 Carolina St. 26  26 midweek market continues through September. At the family-friendly gathering, you can sample FOOD  WWW.BELLINGHAMFARMERS.ORG products, sign up to win raffle prizes, and learn FOOD  more about local farming in Whatcom County. Ad- SEDRO MARKET: The Sedro-Woolley Farmers Market ditional events happen July 6 (meat and seafood), takes place from 3pm-7pm at Hammer Heritage July 27 (dairy), and Aug. 24 (fruits at vegetables; 21 Square, 200 Metcalf St. Vendors will offer a selec- held at BelleWood Farms). Entry is free and open tion of produce, crafts and more through September. to the public.

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6:30pm at San Juan Cruises' dock at the Bellingham toast and more can be had at a monthly Community FILM  Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris Ave. Entry is $39 and Breakfast happening from 8am-11am in Sedro- includes snacks; additional cruises happen Wednes- Woolley at American Legion Post #43, 701 Murdock days through Sept. 18. St. Entry is $5 for kids, $7 for adults. 16 WWW.WHALES.COM WWW.SEDRO-WOOLLEY.COM MUSIC  THURS., JUNE 13 TUES., JUNE 18 SANDWICH SALE: To thank the community for 12 COOK AND BOOK: Students in grades 4-7 can meet 14 years of operations, Old World Deli will offer $6 up for cooking and book-related fun at a monthly sandwiches from 11am-4pm at their headquarters at MOUNT VERNON MARKET: Attend the Mount markets continue Saturdays through October. “Cook It and Book It” gathering from 3:30pm-5pm at ART  1228 N. State St. (Some restrictions apply.) Vernon Farmers Market from 9am-2pm Saturdays WWW.TWINSISTERSMARKET.COM the Lynden Library, 216 4th St. If whipping up some- WWW.OLDWORLDDELI1.COM through Oct. 12 at the city’s Riverwalk Park, 509 thing tasty to eat and talking about books interests 13 S. Main St. The market supports local farmers and LUMMI MARKET: Vendors will offer fresh produce, your kids, have them check it out. BOW FARMERS MARKET: The Bow Farmers Market growers in a family-friendly environment that offers local honey, gorgeous flowers, arts and crafts and (360) 354-4883 opens today from 1pm-6pm at Samish Bay Cheese, fresh, healthy food including locally grown produce more at the Lummi Island Saturday Market happen- STAGE  15115 Bow Hill Rd. The market will be in operation and baked goods. ing from 10am-1pm Saturdays through the summer FOOD PRESERVATION: Learn how to safely can, every Thursday through Sept. 13. WWW.MOUNTVERNONFARMERSMARKET.ORG in the field next to the Islander Grocery, 2106 S. freeze, dehydrate, and ferment your favorite foods 12 WWW.BOWLITTLEMARKET.COM Nugent Rd. to increase nutrition throughout the year at a Food ANACORTES MARKET: Find fresh produce and much (360) 758-2815 Preservation Series with Jennie Goforth starting

FRI., JUNE 14 more at the 30th season of the Anacortes Farmers tonight with “Water Bath Canning” from 6:30pm- GET OUT  SALMON DINNER SAIL: Combine your tastes for Market happening from 9am-2pm Saturdays through LYNDEN MARKET: Local farmers and artisans will 8pm at the Community Food Co-op, 1220 N. Forest adventure and delicious food when the three-hour Oct. 26 at the Depot Arts Center, 611 R Ave. sell their edible and creative wares at the Lynden St. Additional classes happen June 25 (Pressure Can-

“Bellingham Bay Salmon Dinner Sail” continues this WWW.ANACORTESFARMERSMARKET.ORG Farmers Market from 10am-2pm every Saturday ning), July 2 (Pickling and Fermentation), and July 9 10 week aboard the Schooner Zodiac leaving at 6pm through Sept. 28 at Centennial Park, 319 Grover St. (Freezing, Drying, and Root Cellaring). Entry is $29 from the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris Ave. CONCRETE MARKET: Fresh food, arts and crafts, WWW.LYNDENFARMERSMARKET.COM per class or $99 for the series. Tickets are $59 for kids and $79 for adults. and live music are part of the Concrete Saturday WWW.WHATCOMCOMMUNITYED.COM WORDS  WWW.SCHOONERZODIAC.COM Market happening from 9am-3pm weekly through La- BLAINE MARKET: Attend the Blaine Gardeners

bor Day weekend at the Concrete Community Center, Market from 10am-2pm Saturdays through October at WED., JUNE 19  8 SAT., JUNE 15 45821 Railroad St. the city’s H Street Plaza. CALYPSO KITCHEN: Sarah Chan leads a “Calypso PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Choose from pancakes, WWW.CONCRETESATURDAYMARKET.WEEBLY.COM (360) 332-6484 Kitchen: Caribbean Creole Home Cooking” course French toast, or biscuits and gravy at a Pancake from 6:30pm-9:30pm at the Community Food Co-op, CURRENTS Breakfast taking place from 8am-11am at the Fern- TWIN SISTERS MARKET: Affordable, Whatcom BELLINGHAM MARKET: The 27th season of the 1220 N. Forest St. The night’s menu will include

dale Senior Center, 1999 Cherry St. Entry is $2.50 for County-grown produce can be procured at the Twin Bellingham Farmers Market continues from 10am- accra (salted-cod fritters) and mango sauce; green 6 kids and $6 for adults and includes scrambled eggs, Sisters Farmers Market from 9am-3pm at the IGA park- 3pm Saturdays through Dec. 21 at the Depot Market banana salad; oxtail stew; and coconut red beans ham or sausage, and beverages. ing lot on Nugent’s Corner, and 10am-2pm in Maple Square, 1100 Railroad Ave. and rice. Fees are $45. VIEWS  WWW.FERNDALESENIORCENTER.ORG Falls at the North Fork Library, 7506 Kendall Rd. The WWW.BELLINGHAMFARMERS.ORG WWW.WHATCOMCOMMUNITYED.COM 4  MAIL 

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