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ZEN: STUFF CONNECTION: STEWED LISTENING IN WITH HAPPENS: BACKSTAGE AND BUTTERED, P. 38 KELLY JOE PHELPS, P. 22 WITH BUSH, P. 18 A Commitment to Family, 39 DAN McSHANE Community & Public Service FOOD FOOD FOR MAYOR OF BELLINGHAM 30 30 CLASSIFIEDS Darrell Hillaire Lummi Nation 26 Dan McShane Laurie Caskey-Schreiber County Councilmember Gene Knutson FILM City Councilmember 22 22 Bob Kelly Nooksack Tribe MUSIC & County Council Candidate 20 20 A RECORD WE KNOW ART 18 18 WWW.DANMCSHANE.COM VALUES WE SHARE Endorsed by Bellingham Firefighters • Washington Conservation Voters ON STAGE Whatcom County Democrats • Nooksack Tribe • Lummi Nation SEIU Healthcare • Whatcom County Democratic Women’s Club And many business, community, neighborhood, and environmental leaders 16 CHANGE WE TRUST Paid for by McShane for Mayor • 1451 Grant St. • 303.3252 GET OUT 14 Psyched Us too! 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Holly Downtown Bellingham - 360.543.5678 .31. 10 Hours: Monday thru Saturday 10 - 7 & Sunday 12 - 5 U.S. Congressman Congressman Inslee is , pm a recognized leader SATURDAY 7 Literature on energy issues November 3rd at the JAY and recently named First Congregational Church LIVE! by Nancy Pelosi 2401 Cornwall Ave. to the House Select Tickets $5: CASCADIA WEEKLYEVENTS #2.44 Committee on Energy one free with each pre-purchase of proceeds to benefit Inslee’s acclaimed book, Apollo’s Fire NSLEE Independence and RESOURCES 2 I Students: Free Igniting America’s VILLAGE BOOKS Global Warming -donation optional .com CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY c . a . s . c . a . d . i . a Find out more about a DISTANT LAND WHEN TEGAN CALLAHAN 39 leads a Travelogue Series talk, “The FOOD FOOD King of Swaziland: Two Years in Rural Africa Through the Eyes of a Peace Corps 30 EEKLY Volunteer,” Nov. 1 at the Bellingham Library A glance at what’s happening this week CLASSIFIEDS International Comedy Competition: 9:30pm, 10.31.07 POLITICS AND PARODY take center stage when the Fairhaven Pub 26 WEDNESDAY CAPITOL STEPS—a singing and dancing ensemble MUSIC FILM composed primarily of former Congressional staffers—perform Nov. Bagpipe Concert: 2pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount ON STAGE Vernon Hellingham: 8pm, Upfront Theatre 2 at the Mount Baker Theatre Victoria, Dan Ebel-Sabo: 3pm, house concert Arch Oboler: 8pm, American Museum of Radio 22 North Cascades Concert Band: 3pm, Brodniak Hall, Rocky Horror Show: 8pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Anacortes Vernon Hotel California: 4pm and 7pm, Skagit Valley MUSIC Serial Killers: 8pm and 10pm, iDiOM Theater Casino WORDS COMMUNITY Ghoulish Tales: 7:30pm, Fairhaven Library Community Breakfast: 8am-1pm, Rome Grange 20 Ghost Hunters Getaway: 8:30am-5pm, Arntzen ART COMMUNITY Hall, WWU Trick or Treat: 3-5pm, downtown Bellingham Padden Mudfest: 10am, Lake Padden Trick or Treat: 3-6pm, Fairhaven Laughter Club: 10:30am, Co-op Connection Building 18 18 Boo at Bloedel: 4:30-6:30pm, Bloedel Donovan VISUAL ARTS Potpourri of Art: 9:30am-3pm, Sacred Heart Catholic Church ON STAGE 11.01.07 THURSDAY 16 11.05.07 ON STAGE Folks: 8pm, iDiOM Theater MONDAY GET OUT Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Rocky Horror Show: 8pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount ON STAGE 14 Vernon Bellingham Plays: 7pm, YMCA WORDS WORDS WORDS Brian Griffi n: 5:30pm, Depot Market Square Dalton Conley: 4pm, Fraser Hall, WWU Kevin Murphy: 7pm, Village Books Dan Kalla: 7pm, Village Books 8 Poetry Night: 8:30pm, Fantasia Espresso VISUAL ARTS CURRENTS 11.02.07 Girasole Reception: 5:30-8pm, B Gallery, WWU VISUAL ARTS WORDS FRIDAY Ben Mann, Jennifer Lommers: 6-9pm, Allied Arts Barbara Hand Clow: 7pm, Village Books 4 Antonio Gonzalez Reception: 7-10pm, Center for ON STAGE Expressive Arts 11. .07 MAIL Evolution: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre COMMUNITY 06 Ghost Hunters Getaway: 8:30am-5pm, Arntzen Black Widow: 7:30pm, Blaine Community Theater Hall, WWU TUESDAY Defending the Caveman: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot Market Square 3 Mount Vernon 3 11.03.07 Scandinavian Fair: 10am-4pm, Fox Hall ON STAGE Capitol Steps: 8pm, Mount Baker Theatre Salome Auditions: 6-9pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Denim to Diamonds: 5:30pm, Elks Lodge DO IT DO IT Folks: 8pm, iDiOM Theater SATURDAY Vernon Rocky Horror Show: 8pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon ON STAGE VISUAL ARTS Tag Sale: 8am-1pm, Whatcom Museum MUSIC 07 Theatresports: 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre Open House: 1-5pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild WWU Concert Choir: 8pm, St. Paul’s Episcopal Gathering Artists: 10am-4pm, Fairhaven Park .31. Evolution: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre Church Pavilion 10 Black Widow: 7:30pm, Blaine Community Theater DANCE Potpourri of Art: 10am-7pm, Sacred Heart Catholic Defending the Caveman: Imprint: 7:30pm, Firehouse Performing Arts Center 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Church WORDS Mount Vernon Scottish Ceilidh: 7:30pm, Fairhaven Middle School Hibiki Miyazaki, Pat Wickline: 5-7pm, Lucia Open Mic: 7pm, Underground Coffeehouse Folks: Contra Dance: 8-11pm, Fairhaven Library 8pm, iDiOM Theater Douglas Gallery Rocky Horror Show: 8pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount COMMUNITY Vernon MUSIC Justice at the Table: 7pm, Bellingham Public Knut Bell: 7pm, Skagit County Historical Museum Theatresports: 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre Library 11.04.07 WORDS DANCE Larry Kreisman: 7pm, Village Books Imprint: 7:30pm, Firehouse Performing Arts Center SUNDAY CASCADIA WEEKLY #2.44 MUSIC ON STAGE TO GET YOUR EVENTS LISTED, SEND INFO Kids 4 Kids: 7pm, Assumption Gym Jack and the Beanstalk: 2pm, Whatcom Museum TO GET YOUR EVENTS LISTED, SEND INFO 3 TO [email protected] Black Widow: 2pm, Blaine Community Theater TO [email protected] THIS ISSUE Contact KARMA VS. 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