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LISTENING IN ON A LEGEND, P.22

Park or Parkade? One man’s dream for a greener future, P.8

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38 38 cascadia FOOD Kathryn Hackney’s abstract paint-

31 31 ings can be seen at Honey Salon July 6 as part of the monthly B-BOARD A glance at what’s happening this week 2 happening throughout

26 downtown Bellingham FILM FILM 2 ) . 4[07.{.12] Quinton Rundell: 6-8pm, Elizabeth Park

22 ONSTAGE WORDS Commedia in the Park: 7pm, Maritime Heri- Book Sale: 10am-7pm, Blaine Public Library

MUSIC tage Park GET OUT FOOD Beach Cleanup: 10am-1pm, Locust Beach, 20 Wednesday Market: 12-5pm, Fairhaven Village Marine Park, and Cherry Point

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MUSIC 18 !-$ 4[07. .12] Rock the Dock: 5-10pm, Seafarers Memorial } Park, Anacortes ONSTAGE STAGE STAGE Commedia in the Park: 7pm, Maritime WORDS Heritage Park Book Sale: 10am-4pm, Blaine Public Library 16 No Sex Please, We’re British: 7pm, Riverbelle Dinner Theatre, Mount Vernon COMMUNITY Theatresports: 9pm, Upfront Theatre Old-Fashioned 4th of July: 8am-10pm, Blaine GET OUT Independence Day Parade: 12pm, La Conner MUSIC Haggen Family 4th of July: 4:30-10pm, Zuan- Jeremy Denk, Bellingham Festival of Music:

14 ich Point Park 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU

VISUAL ARTS WORDS WORDS Essence of Bellingham: 4:30-9pm, Squalicum Book Sale: 10am-6pm, Blaine Public Library Boathouse 8 COMMUNITY Rummage Sale: 4-8pm, Congregational /#0-. 4[07.|.12] Church, Lummi Island CURRENTS CURRENTS ONSTAGE Everson-Nooksack Summer Festival: Through Sunday, Nooksack City Park

6 Bard on the Beach: Continues through Sept. 22, Vanier Park, Vancouver, B.C. GET OUT Commedia in the Park: 7pm, Maritime Heri- VIEWS VIEWS Bakeries of Bellingham Ride: 3pm, Mount tage Park Bakery Violin virtuoso Joshua Bell joins the star- Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre 4 Sin and Gin Tour: 6:45pm, downtown Bell- The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre ingham MAIL MAIL studded lineup during the DANCE Sin and Gin Tour: 6:45pm, Fairhaven

2 Folk Dance: 7-10pm, Fairhaven Library ! ( , which happens July 6-21 FOOD Cracked Crab Cruise: 6:30-9:30pm, Belling-

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at various venues around town Protea String Quartet: 12:30pm, Whatcom ham Bay Museum

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04 Hills to Mills Woodworking Show: 9am-6pm, Deming Logging Showgrounds Gallery Walk: 6-9pm, downtown Anacortes

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Abney Park performs ./0- 4[07.~.12] July 7 at the SPARK ONSTAGE No Sex Please, We’re British: 7pm, Riverbelle Museum as part of a Dinner Theatre, Mount Vernon Theatresports: 9pm, Upfront Theatre

CASCADIA WEEKLY . ! DANCE 2 happening throughout Contra Dance: 7:30-10:30pm, Glen Echo Com- the day in Fairhaven munity Hall, Everson and beyond MUSIC Abney Park: 8pm, SPARK Museum WORDS Steampunk Festival: 1-4pm, Village Books

FILM 38 Hugo: Dusk, Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema FOOD COMMUNITY Rummage Sale: 8am-5pm, Congregational

Church, Lummi Island 31 Bellingham Roller Betties: 5pm, Orcas Pavilion, WCC B-BOARD GET OUT Chuckanut Foot Race: 9am, Marine Park

Historical Walking Tour: 1:15pm, Everson Library 26

FOOD FILM Pancake Breakfast: 8-10am, United Church of Ferndale

Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot 22 Community & Arts Center

Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot MUSIC Market Square Ferndale Public Market: 10am-3pm, Centennial Riverwalk Park 20 ART ART VISUAL ARTS Hills to Mills Woodworking Show: 10am-5pm, 18 Deming Logging Showgrounds Moments of Quiet and Pilchuck Ideas Recep- tion: 2-5pm, Museum of Northwest Art, La STAGE Conner Todd Horton Opening: 5-8pm, Smith & Vallee 16 Gallery, Edison Art of Furniture Reception: 6-8pm, Jansen Art Center, Lynden GET OUT

.0) 4[07..12] 14 MUSIC Salt Water Octet: 2-5pm, Fairhaven Village Green WORDS Pearl Django, Blaine Jazz Festival Faculty:

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DANCE DO IT Whatcom Swing: 7-10:15pm, Ten Mile Grange,

Lynden .12 04 MUSIC Joshua Bell, Bellingham Festival of Music:

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Tofu Ling and the Carp Banner: 1pm, Belling- CASCADIA WEEKLY ham Public Library Proof: 8pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre 3

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8 ô stephanie@ 27: Sister act cascadiaweekly.com 30: Film Shorts Distribution SAVE THE GRANARY a destination restaurant. It could have class- CURRENTS CURRENTS REAR END Frank Tabbita, JW I have been with the planning for the water- rooms or ofﬁces or a kayak rental shop, or all, 6 Land & Associates front for a long time, through the Waterfront because it is a big building. It could help spark 31: Bulletin Board ô distro@ cascadiaweekly.com Futures Group, the Bellingham Bay Foundation, Old Town revitalization and send a message to VIEWS VIEWS 32: Advice Goddess and the Waterfront Advisory Group. I feel I potential developers that something is happen- Letters have a pretty good idea of what is going on ing on our waterfront. It would be a gateway

4 33: Wellness 4 Send letters to letters@ 34: Crossword cascadiaweekly.com. down there. building. MAIL MAIL MAIL I know that the planning process has burned Years ago, the building and the wharf were

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through a million dollars and countless meet- a key piece of the R/UDAT planning process REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM SKAGIT ISLAND LOWER B.C. 2 * * * 36: This Modern World, Tom the {07.04.12}{#27}{V.07}{FREE} ings. I guess we should be happy the planning for revitalizing Old Town. Recently a number Dancing Bug DO IT IT DO process had not swung into the really big capital of architects have written letters in support Lyley LOVETTT 37: Sudoku, Slowpoke LISTENING IN ON A LEGEND, P.22 items, like bridges and roads before the economy of keeping this building. RMC Architects sev- tanked like some communities did, and realize eral years ago said renovation would be about .12 38: Oysters unlimited Park or Parkade? One man’s dream for a greener future, P.8

04 Wolf Watch: A peek at the packs, P.16 that it may be years before the waterfront is re- $200/sq ft. Builders have given similar num-

Free Will: Sage advice for everyone, P.35 developed. But lack of action other than some bers; however, the port has a study that puts clean-up does depress me. That being said, I am renovation costs at $533/sq ft. This estimate is ©2012 CASCADIA WEEKLY (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by .07 07. Cascadia Newspaper Company LLC. Direct all correspondence to: Cascadia Weekly deeply troubled that the Port Commission, with used as grounds for tearing the building down. 27

# PO Box 2833 Bellingham WA 98227-2833 | Phone/Fax: 360.647.8200 [email protected] $500,000 of state money, is planning on knock- While this building does not say “Bellevue,” it Though Cascadia Weekly is distributed free, please take just one copy. Cascadia ing down the Granary Building located along the does say “Bellingham.” It appears to be the only Weekly may be distributed only by authorized distributors. Any person removing papers in bulk from our distribution points risks prosecution wharf at Central Avenue and Roeder in the im- structure on the waterfront that the port or the SUBMISSIONS: Cascadia Weekly welcomes freelance submissions. Send material to either the News Editor or A&E Editor. Manuscripts will be returned if you mediate future. city can move ahead on in the short run. It is include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. To be considered for calendar list- This building has been repeatedly identiﬁed by clearly low-hanging fruit. ings, notice of events must be received in writing no later than noon Wednesday the week prior to publication. Photographs should be clearly labeled and will be planners as worth saving. The building is his- Imagine businesses branching out onto the returned if accompanied by stamped, self-addressed envelope.

CASCADIA WEEKLY LETTERS POLICY: Cascadia Weekly reserves the right to edit letters for length and toric. It is solidly constructed, made of poured wharf. Imagine it as the starting point to a walk content. When apprised of them, we correct errors of fact promptly and courteously. to Fairhaven. In the interests of fostering dialog and a community forum, Cascadia Weekly does concrete and heavy timbers on pilings. It ap- 4 not publish letters that personally disparage other letter writers. Please keep your pears structurally sound. Unfortunately, the port is not even asking for letters to fewer than 300 words. The building sits inside the 50’ conservative a request for proposals from developers before shoreline setback, so the site can not be used knocking it down. I ﬁgure the building and the for another building. The building is perfect community vision is due that. NEWSPAPER ADVISORY GROUP: Robert Hall, Seth Murphy, Michael Petryni, David Syre for adaptive reuse. It could be a ﬁsh market or —John Blethen, Bellingham SHOULDN’T HAPPEN TO A DOG win up to While returning home from shopping

on Sat., June 30, I saw my new neigh- 38 bor sitting on the lawn, in the rain, next to their malamute husky. My new Silver FOOD Beach neighbors arrived just two weeks ago—a fine family; mom and dad, a small 31 31 child and two large husky dogs. I went to see if the dog was injured and learned that in a frenzy of fear due to fireworks, every thursday friday and saturday night! B-BOARD the dog jumped off a second story deck and broke her back. Anyone who thinks illegal fireworks are 26

“fun” should listen to the sound of a dog FILM with a broken back crying in pain and fear. The use of ﬁreworks to create noise 22 and random explosions is an invasion of privacy—a rude, arrogant and dangerous MUSIC deed. Please do not set off ﬁreworks. Go see a display if you like them. The dog 20 was euthanized. thursday ART —Sheila McElhinney, Bellingham

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SLIPPERY SLOPES: Bellingham City Council this week

38 38 wrote the epitaph on the Padden Trails development proposal, rejecting a dense mix of housing types FOOD clustered around a pocket neighborhood on 113 steep, forested acres west of Lake Padden. views In its demise, the project is worthy of eulogy. 31 31 OPINIONS THE GRISTLE Padden Trails was the ﬁrst large-scale development proposal to attempt to make use of the city’s notable

B-BOARD Inﬁll Toolkit, which proposes a variety of mixed uses on a small footprint. Opponents, including residents in Samish neighborhood, objected to inﬁll tools be- 26 ing used at the city’s edge. A council majority agreed, BY ROBERT REICH

FILM FILM last month rejecting after lengthy debate a proposal to rezone the area to accommodate nearly twice the number of homes that can be built on the site’s cur- 22 rent 246 lots. By contrast, Bellingham’s Planning Roberts’ Switch

MUSIC Commission found the plan sufﬁciently compelling they recommended the rezone. A DELIBERATE MISREADING OF THE CONSTITUTION

20 The project applicants, Padden Trails LLC, indicat- ed they will appeal council’s decision with the state’s TODAY A majority of the Court as the penalty for failing to do so is ART ART Growth Management Hearings Board, claiming the upheld the constitutionality of considered to be a tax. proposal is consistent with the city’s comprehensive the Affordable Care Act, otherwise Regardless of the fragility of Rob- 18 plan to promote growth within urban centers. known as Obamacare in recognition erts’ logic, the Court’s majority has Rather than basing their decision on definable of its importance as a key initiative given a huge victory to the Obama STAGE STAGE characteristics, council’s findings of fact “just pile of the Obama administration. The administration and, arguably, the one weak finding on top of one another without ever big surprise, for many, was the vote American people. The Affordable 16 referencing actual facts in the record,” the appli- by the Chief Justice of the Court, As Alexander Hamilton pointed Care Act is still flawed—it doesn’t cants’ attorney complains. John Roberts, to join with the out when the Constitution was be- do nearly enough to control increas-

GET OUT Inasmuch as Padden Trails is asking for a change in Court’s four liberals. ing written, the Supreme Court is es in healthcare costs that already city zoning to accommodate their plan, their appeal Roberts’ decision is not without the “least dangerous branch” of gov- constitute 18 percent of America’s despite its merits probably has only a slim chance precedent. Seventy-five years ago, ernment because it has neither the Gross Domestic Product, and will 14 of winning favorable review from the state growth another Justice Roberts—no rela- purse (it can’t enforce its rulings by soar even further as the baby boom- board. And that in itself is a minor tragedy, as city tion to the current Chief Justice— threatening to withhold public mon- ers age—but it is a milestone. WORDS leaders should be doing all in their power and policy made a similar switch. Justice Owen ey) nor the sword (it has no police But over the next four months the to encourage tight, smartly constructed neighbor- Roberts had voted with the Court’s or military to back up its decisions). Act will be a political football. Mitt 8 hoods inside urban centers, doing the city’s part conservative majority in a host of It has only the trust and confidence Romney, the Republican presiden- to stall the conversion of county resource land into 5-4 decisions invalidating New Deal of average citizens. If it is viewed as tial candidate, has vowed to repeal residential development. legislation, but in March of 1937 he politically partisan, that trust is in the law as soon as he is elected (an CURRENTS CURRENTS In their resolution officially denying the Padden suddenly switched sides and began jeopardy. As Chief Justice, Roberts odd promise in that no president 6

6 Trails plan amendment and proposed rezone, City joining with the Court’s four liber- has a particular responsibility to can change or repeal a law without a Council wisely decided to strike at least one state- als. In popular lore, Roberts’ switch maintain and enhance that trust. majority of the House of Represen- VIEWS VIEWS VIEWS ment from their ﬁnding of facts, that the proposed saved the Court—not only from Nothing else explains John Rob- tatives and 60 Senators). His cam- development threatened neighborhood character. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s threat to pack erts’ switch—certainly not the con- paign, and so-called independent 4 The last thing the City of Bellingham needs on its it with justices more amenable to voluted constitutional logic he used groups that have been collecting

MAIL MAIL ofﬁcial record is admission that creative applica- the New Deal but, more importantly, to arrive at his decision. On the most tens of millions of dollars from Rom-

tion of the city’s Inﬁll Toolkit endangers neighbor- from the public’s increasing percep- critical issue in the case—whether ney supporters (and Obama haters), 2 hood character. tion of the Court as a partisan, po- the so-called “individual mandate” have already launched advertising

DO IT IT DO “Neighborhood character” serves, sadly, as a eu- litical branch of government. requiring almost all Americans to campaigns condemning the Act.

phemism for status quo—or, at its most generous, Chief Justice John Roberts isn’t purchase health insurance was a con- Unfortunately for President more of the familiar—so of course any plan to design related to his namesake, but the stitutionally permissible extension Obama—and for Chief Justice Rob- .12

04 things anew might endanger that! current Roberts’ move today marks of federal power under the Commerce erts, to the extent his aim in joining In remarks to City Council in May, Padden Trails a close parallel. By joining with the Clause of the Constitution—Roberts with the Court’s four liberals was to project planner Bill Geyer noted, “There are no longer Court’s four liberals who have been agreed with his conservative breth- reduce the public appearance of the .07 07. good places to build in Bellingham. Every decision in the minority in many important ren that it was not. Court’s political partisanship—the 27 # from here on will involve tradeoffs and mitigation.” cases—including the 2010 decision, Roberts nonetheless upheld the four conservatives on the Court, all Every new building site will require some assessment Citizen’s United vs. Federal Elec- law because, he reasoned, the pen- appointed by Republican presidents, of best use and least harm. tion Commission, which struck down alty to be collected by the govern- were ﬁercely united in their view He raises an excellent point. constraints on corporate political ment for noncompliance with the that the entire Act is unconstitu- The great tragedy of Bellingham land use is so much spending as being in violation of law is the equivalent of a tax—and tional. Their view will surely become of its most excellent buildable assets were built out the Constitution’s First Amendment the federal government has the part of the Romney campaign.

CASCADIA WEEKLYin eras with some of the most atrocious planning and guaranteeing freedom of speech— power to tax. By this bizarre logic, development standards, a problem the Toolkit was the current Justice Roberts may the federal government can pass all Robert Reich is professor of Public 6 designed to address. Oldest neighborhoods, built in have, like his earlier namesake, sorts of unconstitutional laws— Policy at the University of California eras before cars, are tight and coveted; you could saved the Court from a growing rep- requiring people to sell themselves at Berkeley. He was Secretary of Labor hardly squeeze a new home into them. Newer, out- utation for political partisanship. into slavery, for example—as long in the Clinton administration. lying neighborhoods scarcely achieve four home per acre, are often far from transit services and many are VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY THE GRISTLE

without sidewalks.

Much of this later development ar- 38 rived in a time not simply of bad taste, but in an imperfect storm of specula- FOOD tive housing construction and an un- fortunate conﬁdence game of property 31 31 ﬂipping that festers in the swamp of Washington’s odd vesting privilege.

In most states, a development B-BOARD plan vests when permits are issued. In Washington, just about any crazy idea you propose vests a suite of le- RICH LITTLE 26

gal rights, and there is little tie back, FILM virtually no covenant to the actual .BOPGB5IPVTBOE7PJDFT construction. Thus you can propose 22 El Dorado, a wondrous city of gold, to -FHFOEBSZ*NQSFTTJPOJTU snare the zoning change with its at- MUSIC tendant value, then ﬂip that in a quick LIVE MIXED MARTIAL FRI AUG 3 proﬁt sale to some new owner who can 20 construct El Dorado, the trailer park.

ARTS CAGE FIGHTING ART This was indeed an apprehension 8pm among certain council members who’ve been burned before in the con game. 18 The public duty to create cream is STAGE easily severed from the private right to create crap. The fault, admittedly, is of no one in particular and of an PM 16 industry and a region in general.

Scarcely had Bellingham City Coun- GET OUT cil placed Padden Trails on a shelf when they opened a new chapter on King Mountain—another innovative 14 design of homes, businesses, streets, parks and plazas proposed for an area WORDS with a variety of integration and traf- Featuring local favorite Taylor 8 ﬁc concerns. Parker in a 5 round LOTC 145lbs Bill Geyer is the planning lead on this project as well, and he issued Silver Championship Fight, in CURRENTS initial cautionary statements to coun- 6 cil moving forward about the need to addition to a full card of live 6 build all housing types in Bellingham. VIEWS VIEWS The developer, Ralph Black, rumbled MMA action! TICKETS $39.50 VIEWS threats of anticipatory legal action 4 days in advance of council’s session, then mellowed to a sunnier “wait- MAIL and-see” position by Monday, thank- ing council for the ﬁne work he urges 2

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The 635-acre area—bounded on the .07 07. 27 east by the Mount Baker neighbor- # hood and Guide Meridian and Cordata neighborhoods on the west—became Bellingham’s 24th neighborhood in March, 2009, speciﬁcally in response to Black’s proposal and assurances he EXPERIENCEEVERYTHING

wants to build a model neighborhood. CASCADIA WEEKLY It is served by prodigious services and 24/7 Action an excellent parks plan. The Planning 4JMWFS3FFG$BTJOPDPNt 7 Commission ages ago recommended approving the developers’ plan. And it *&YJUt.JO8FTUt)BYUPO8BZBU4MBUFS3PBE is coming before a City Council des- Events subject to change without notice. Management reserves all rights. ©2012 Silver Reef Casino perate for a development win. multaneously too nerve-jangling and too tax- ing for the simple promise of cheap parking. As a result, that top floor, the fifth floor, is

a moonscape of unused concrete. It has been

38 38 for years. My ﬁrst interaction with this top ﬂoor, likely FOOD currents sometime in the 1990s, came about as a result NEWS POLITICS FUZZ BUZZ INDEX of a phase in my life where I was “elevating my subconsciousness.” I didn’t always wake 31 31 up on top of buildings in downtown Belling- ham, but it seemed like it was happening with

B-BOARD enough frequency to call it a hobby. As with youthful social deviants the world over, others have now usurped my throne and security 26 issues, painting over grafﬁti and cleaning up

FILM FILM wayward digestive tracts are a major, persis- tent, hassle for Parkade employees. My next experience on the Parkade roof 22 deck came in the summer of 2009, when I was

MUSIC a fully mature and functional adult. During that pleasant summer evening, as a group of

20 my peers hula-hooped around the orbit of a plastic penguin we had brought with us, one ART ART of us said something that has haunted me ever since: “Damn, look at this place! This is 18 the best park in town!” No, actually, it is not. STAGE STAGE What it is what it has been for several years—is an empty level of a parking garage. 16 There are now cameras and security staff happy to remind you of this fact.

GET OUT The Parkade was built in 1969 as the result of a lonely campaign flogged relentlessly by Brian Griffin. Griffin is best known for having 14 poured life into another concrete edifice, the Farmers Market complex. WORDS “Back in the day,” Griffin recalled, “Dad would go off to work while Mom did her shop- 8

8 BY ALEX MCLEAN ping, in downtown, for everything. All the retail was downtown and people were buying cars NEWS NEWS and not using the buses or trolleys anymore. It CURRENTS CURRENTS was a problem that resulted in the malls hap-

6 pening.” Grifﬁn was asked to join the Civic Affairs

VIEWS VIEWS EMPARQUEADERO! Committee, but he demurred for lack of faith that it would accomplish any good for the dy- 4 It is time for a public park in ing downtown.

MAIL MAIL “I said, ‘We need a parking garage down-

downtown Bellingham town or we’re going to lose it,’” Grifﬁn re- 2 called. “I told them the only way I would be

DO IT IT DO a summary theory for why nobody parks on the top ﬂoor interested is if we did nothing else but com- THIS IS of the Downtown Bellingham Parkade: Nobody goes to that tippy-top mit to building this garage.” level, and especially not in a car, because getting there is a hassle and He became the chair of the committee and, .12

04 leaving from there is a hair-blistering nightmare from hell. as they say, the rest is history. In order to access this top floor, the committed driver needs to As far as parking garages go, Bellingham enter the building, traverse the full length of the building eight got really lucky. The building, one of the tall- .07 07. times, and then, as a reward for their conquest, they get to park est in the Central Business District, is so inof- 27 # their vehicle outside in the beating sun or pounding rain. This travel fensive in its exterior design that, ironically, distance, incidentally, amounts to 2,200 linear feet or roughly the few people even know it is there. Designed by same as driving five city blocks (the long way, since Bellingham’s local architects at the firm of Stradling and “blocks” are actually rectangles). The driver, after rescuing their Stewart, the most important and lasting fea- abused vehicle at the end of the workday, now has an even more ture of the Parkade is the inclusion of retail daunting, although shorter, journey to get safely back to street lev- stores girding the street-level sidewalk.

CASCADIA WEEKLY el. This is due to the fact that they will be navigating an ominously “Nowadays it is pretty much a given,” lead tight corkscrew roundabout that spirals downward, back into the architect John Stewart explained, “but, yes, 8 abyss, before sluicing through a narrow gutter of concrete walls— it was a bit of a rarity back then to do that.” somewhere avoiding a lurking tire gate that waits to shred the trac- The perimeter of trees, now fully grown and tion off of the wheels. The beneﬁt of this “skills” portion of the test taller even than the building itself, was also is that, for once, nobody dares to violate the posted 5 mph limit. a consideration that, according to Stewart, Most non-medicated drivers apparently believe the experience is si- PARKADE, CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 VANCOUVER 38

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38 38 depths sometimes exceeding 450 feet Still, after listing a half-dozen design top answer could be this top floor; Build FOOD PARKADE, FROM PAGE 8 from the nearest entrances. The lot at options, Hamilton finished his off-the- us a park downtown. Walmart is bigger still, having lot depths cuff meditations by suggesting the idea We would need to get over the claus- “took a bit of a fight” to make part of the eclipsing 600 feet in length. The “parking is not, actually, insane. “I dare say that trophobia that wobbles on the edge of 31 31 Parkade plan. problem” is real, therefore, but it is solv- something could be done,” he said. “It this brilliant idea. It can, and has, al- My own vision for adding trees and able by psychology more readily than by could get expensive, but [putting a park ready been done. Seattle just installed

B-BOARD greenery to the Parkade also took some building more empty lots. on it] would be cheaper than adding a a public “UpGarden” pea-patch on a early blows. It was late 2010 by now and I If you park your car on the top level of sixth ﬂoor.” garage of nearly identical size and age. had, for some daffy reason, become fully the Parkade, for example, then you might My decades-long relationship with And, at the other extreme, the Kaiser 26 obsessed with green roofs. I went back to as well drive past it to City Hall or to the this building entered a new chapter last Center has a three-acre public park sit-

FILM FILM school, to floss some plaque-encrusted Lakeway/Holly intersection—that is how month during a Parkade “Perk-Up” walk- ting above its five-story garage that has credits that were rotting, and enrolled far 2,200 linear feet of extra driving is. through survey. About 25 people and a been around for more that 50 years. It in a curriculum of sustainable design. I The upper floors of the Parkade are not gaggle of Public Works staff showed up is, reportedly, a great place for wed- 22 created an elaborate and painfully ver- for retail shoppers. These spaces are leas- to answer the question of “what can we dings. I’d wager, however, that Bell-

MUSIC bose website devoted to green roofs in able, for $616 per year, for people work- do to improve this building?” ingham’s garage has views that could Bellingham. Then I hornswoggled my way ing downtown. Since city officials could As the winds of a brainstorming ses- blow Oakland’s trousers off. Brushing aside abundant lip-quivering denials, it 20 into an internship with a local nonprofit validly argue they “need the revenues” sion rose, I raised my hand and offered organization that had formed, of all won- they milk from this cow, I was excited to that my half-dozen renderings and 19- is possible to make the Parkade into a ART ART drous things, a “Green Roof Task Force.” learn the final bond payment for financ- Our lone goal was to find to find suit- ing of the Parkade was made last month, 18 able targets in Bellingham’s CBD, where 42 years after the building left Stewart’s If you park your car on the top level of the Parkade, for stormwater runoff and its impacts are drafting table. Even at $134,000 per year, STAGE STAGE the hardest to manage, and, hopefully, the Parkade bond purchased an invalu- example, then you might as well drive past it to City install green roofs upon them. able asset for this community. No mat-

16 Hall or to the Lakeway/Holly intersection—that is how “The Parkade!” I bellowed. ter the cost or the cloying number games It will never happen, the Task Force I play, the CBD would be truly buggered far 2,200 linear feet of extra driving is.

GET OUT leader said. Never. if we deleted all 495 units of parking it Parking is a sacred cow in our car-ob- represents from the nearly 3,800 that sessed culture and, because of this, we were known to exist in a 1997 district page design manifesto could be included thumping tourist engine. We have our 14 completely divorce ourselves from sanity inventory. As dangerous as my tilting into the mix. A few people laughed. I, local example in the converted parking when we perceive it is under threat. If windmill appears, I’m not proposing that however, am creepily serious. I’ve be- lot we today call, thanks again to Grif- WORDS this is true downtown, then it is quin- madness. come the weirdly obsessed boyfriend ﬁn, the Bellingham Farmer’s Market. tuply true in Fairhaven, where business All I want is for the top ﬂoor—the who wants to date the city’s ugliest “Putting a park on it” would be just 8

8 owners will become unhinged, like pro- empty one—to become a public park. daughter, their cow, and take her to reward for a city that is rapidly crest- tective mother bears, if anything should “If it was used for large gatherings, prom. ing the charts nationally for proving a NEWS NEWS glance cross-eyed at their Parking Dis- then that could be a problem,” Kris Ham- Here’s the bargain: The city owns this willingness to just let the damn car rot. CURRENTS CURRENTS trict or dare suggest closing streets to ilton, the lead engineer for the structural property. We paid for it. The top ﬂoor This is because the City of Bellingham

6 improve pedestrian walkability. design of the fifth floor, said. Hamilton is either unused or unusable as a future has responded, very well, to previous This parking-related dementia is not came late to the Parkade project, tardy parking asset since no “major downtown polling that said we wanted more bike VIEWS VIEWS reserved just for business owners. Car by nearly three decades, because the employer” wants to drive nearly a half lanes, more greenways for walking, and drivers, those “consumers” attempting to fifth floor was added to the building in mile, at 5 mph, for eight laps, as they improved or expanded public transit. 4 access retail nirvana, are actually worse 1995. “A sculptured landscape design, watch their nearby office space drift- We are doing what we said we would

MAIL MAIL in the realm of warping their parking per- with circulation areas for people, should ing by their car window. We’ll never ﬁnd do, if given the chance.

ceptions. The numbers are delicious, so work O.K. though,” Hamilton added. cheaper, or more centrally located, park Now, like good little puppies, our cook- 2 let’s now snack upon them. Hamilton delivered a cautionary detail acreage. We’ll never ﬁnd better views of ie, our park, please?

DO IT IT DO The length of an average city block in that is as frustrating to me as trying to our gob-smackingly gorgeous city. And,

Bellingham’s CBD is about 450 feet. In ﬁnd a lost car at the cineplex when “Wife since the CBD’s largest permanent pub- Alex McLean serves on the Bellingham Fairhaven, where the blocks are smaller, Elves III” is playing on every screen: The lic plaza is currently a postage-stamp Transportation Commission. He has post- .12

04 and therefore cuter, it is closer to 220 structural loads permissible for parking courtyard snuggled, ironically, behind ed renderings and a detailed proposal for feet. By contrast, the Bellis Fair Mall, cars on garage floors are lower than the the Parkade, we know we have the need. the Parkade on his website at www.bell- which Griffin predicted against and yet loads demanded for the people, desks Public surveys done last year asked for inghamgreenroofs.com. Look for the tab .07 07. still came to be in 1987, has parking lot and chairs sitting in an office floor. our biggest “wish” for the CBD and the marked “Linville Park.” 27 #

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38 38 landmark healthcare law that requires ers a battery of actions, including a most Americans to purchase health letter to Whatcom County planning, )*-/#2 ./ FOOD insurance coverage. The decision restating the city’s concerns about +.." . defines the mandate as a tax, which rail transport through the city, this k t 31 e h Congress is empowered to impose. time requesting an official response e a to these issues from railroad officials. Calling Isaac Zamora "the most Council also prepares a resolution as- B-BOARD t mentally ill criminal in the history of serting the city’s concerns about the W Skagit County," a Superior Court judge full impacts of the proposed Gateway 26 W rules Zamora will remain at Western Pacific Terminal at Cherry Point. The BY TIM JOHNSON e State Hospital indefinitely. The state resolution will be submitted as envi- FILM wanted to transfer him to serve out ronmental scoping on the project that

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NEWS a people and wounded four others dur-

T ing a shooting rampage in September City Council restates their ob- JUNE26-JULY03 Port of Bellingham MUSIC s 2008. jections to the Community Bill of Commissioner Michael Rights initiative, which seeks to cre- McAuley was selected 20 06. .12 ate a coal-free Bellingham, believ- as one of two new port

y ART ing it is not a proper ordinance. The representatives to the FRIDAY Puget Sound Partnership’s measure has sufﬁcient signatures for ecosystem coordination 18 Human bones found by a hiker in a the November ballot if it is not struck board. The board serves as remote forest in Skagit County have from the ballot by a judge. an advisory body allowing STAGE STAGE been identiﬁed as an Anacortes man citizens, governments, who went missing more than two years At the end of a lengthy evening ses- tribes, scientists and businesses to plan for the 16 ago. Medical examiners identify the sion, City Council closes the record on restoration of the region’s 06.y}.12 man as Keith A. Anderson, father to Padden Trails, denying a rezone that water bodies. McAuley,

TUESDAY Jake Anderson, a crew member of the would allow the developer to add ad- along with a commis- GET OUT Seattle-based ﬁshing vessel featured ditional homes on 113 steep forested sioner from the Port of Lynden Police take steps to ban gang members from the in the Discovery Channel's "Deadliest acres south of the city. Council opens Seattle, will represent the

state’s 75 port districts 14 Northwest Washington Fair when it opens in August. Ofﬁcials Catch" series. When he went missing the record on a dense development on the board. say additional enforcement may prevent a repeat of the vio- in 2010, search and rescue teams were and urban village proposed at King “We’re lucky to have the lence at last year's fair when one person was stabbed and three found his truck but couldn't locate the Mountain, sending the matter to their regional coordination and WORDS were shot. The 15-year-old shooter pleaded guilty to attempted retired high school counselor. planning subcommittee for additional leadership of the Partner- ship, I’m looking forward 8

murder and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. consideration. 8 to seeing more progress 07.y.12 in the coming years as we continue working NEWS 06.y~.12 07.z.12 CURRENTS MONDAY together,” McAuley said.

WEDNESDAY Two dozen cars of a 125-car coal TUESDAY 6 A woman who died in a Maple Falls ﬁre was under in- train bound from Wyoming's Powder The state Board of Natural Resourc-

vestigation for stealing around $100,000 from the busi- River Basin to British Columbia de- es in Olympia unanimously approves VIEWS ness where she previously worked. Whatcom County Sheriff’s rail along the Columbia River Gorge the Lake Whatcom Inter-Trust Ex- 4 deputies were reported preparing to arrest Belinda Barnett, east of Pasco, blocking a main rail change, consolidating a checkerboard

45, for three counts of first degree theft. She was found dead line. No injuries are reported. The de- of thousands of acres of forested trust MAIL near the front door of her home by fire officials responding to railed cars ended up on their sides land into contiguous management

the blaze. Barnett died from smoke inhalation. Ofﬁcials are with an undetermined amount of blocks. The value of the inter-trust 2

investigating the ﬁre and death. coal spilled. Railroad ofﬁcials say the exchange estimated at $37.7 million. IT DO

cause of the derailment is under in- In May, Whatcom County Council vot- vestigation. ed 5-2 to forgo logging revenues and

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acquire the county’s portion of those 04 THURSDAY Dozens arrive at Bellingham City trust lands from the state to manage The Supreme Court rules 5-4 that the 2010 Affordable Care Council to express their views on as a forest preserve park. The state

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FUZZ be a gun. 38 38 BUZZ On June 30, Bellingham Police loaned their dog to Whatcom County Sheriff’s FOOD THE CONTINUING CRISIS deputies who were searching for a tran- On July 2, Bellingham Police raced to the sient north of Bellingham. The suspect 31 31 eastern part of the city to try to calm an was located and arrested. argument that had broken out over a tea- spoon of strawberry jam. DIVINE AND SUPINE B-BOARD On June 13, a Blaine man reported trou- On June 9, Bellingham Police were alerted ble getting his intoxicated girlfriend up to the possibility that disgruntled hippies and dressed so that she could get to the 26

might try to heckle Rep. Rick Larsen at a detox facility in Bellingham. A domestic FILM fundraiser for the beleaguered congress- dispute erupted in the process and police ional Democrat. were called to the home. Officers found 22 the woman was wanted on an arrest war- On June 29, a Bellingham Police officer rant. “The boyfriend was saved a long {} MUSIC calmed a citizen who was upset some- drive as officers transported the woman AMERICANS were evenly split last week on the Supreme Court’s ruling on President Obama’s one is writing mean things about him on to jail where she could sober up and see a signature legislative accomplishment, the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Forty-six percent said 20 Craigslist. judge about her problems with the court,” the court made the right decision. An equal number disagreed with it. police reported. ART On June 11, a woman advised Bellingham Police that untrue statements about her On June 11, Blaine Police were dispatched 18 had made their way to the Internet. to assist a Whatcom County Sheriffs }{ STAGE deputy who was responding to a report PERCENT of Americans say politics played PERCENT of Republicans who believe On June 5, a Bellingham resident wired of a possibly suicidal man at a home in too great a role in the court’s decision on politics played too big a role, compared Western Union several hundred dollars Birch Bay. “Officers assisted the deputy universal health care, while 29 percent with 47 percent of Democrats. Pollsters 16 in order to secure a vast fortune in Ni- with contacting an intoxicated adult who disagree. suggest it’s likely these numbers would have been reversed had the decision gone geria. The money was lost. The resident adamantly opined from his supine posi- GET OUT the other way. was upset. tion on the floor that he had no intention of harming himself,” police reported. ”His On July 3, a man was reporting pounding single-minded focus on maintaining a 14 on the front door of a home in Birchwood low center of gravity lent credence to his

{x WORDS neighborhood. Bellingham Police con- stated goal of avoiding injury, and ofﬁ- PERCENT of Americans who were unaware the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on health tacted the man who said he was suffering cers encouraged him to call for assistance care last week. 8

from mental health issues, and was con- if his intentions wandered.” 8 fused where he was. WIENER WARRIORS NEWS CURRENTS CURRENTS On June 10, a woman called Bellingham On June 18, Blaine Police raced to the {} PERCENT of Washington residents who say they disapprove of efforts to reform health care. Police to report her roommate was drunk scene of dogs-on-men melee. “When of- Forty-one percent said they approve of the effort. Thirteen percent said they were unsure. 6 and breaking things. ﬁcers unraveled the mess they found it

had started with a physical backyard ﬁght VIEWS ROOM 127 between a man and his adult son,” po- 4 On June 29, a drunk woman called Bell- lice reported. “Their battle ignited the ~ ~y ingham Police, demanding to have a protective instincts of the family's dasc- PERCENT of Washington residents who say PERCENT of Washington residents who say MAIL drunk man removed from Room 127 at hunds, and the pack of wiener dogs tried they like that health care insurers cannot they like the fact that children can stay on the Aloha Motel. to rescue father and son by biting them exclude patients for pre-existing conditions their parents’ health care plan until their 2 under the new law. 26th birthday under the new law.

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cinating that men with guns were in her was the primary aggressor, arrested him 04 hotel room. and booked him into jail. |} On June 30, the desk clerk at the NOSES WHERE PERCENT of Washington residents who say PERCENT of Washington residents who .07 07. 27 Econolodge on Meridian reported a THEY DON’T BELONG they’re already covered under a health care say they expect they’ll pay more for their # 15-year-old girl was in a room doing god On June 15, a man took offense that plan. More than 90 percent over the age of medical insurance under the new law. knows what with a much older man. someone was going through his trash in 50 said they are already covered. the alley behind his home in Bellingham’s HOBO HELL Columbia neighborhood. He confronted On June 30, a man was arrested for stab- the man. He got a punch in the nose for

bing another several times at a transient his effort. The man left on foot. CASCADIA WEEKLY camp north of Bellingham “Victim was ¹ 13 treated at St Joseph's Hospital. Reason On June 29, a man was punched in the ONLY people who do not have health care insurance and who refuse to get it after receiving for assault varied from parties involved,” nose in an alley on Holly Street in Bell- the subsidies that allow them to purchase it are subject to a ﬁne under the so-called police reported. ingham. “Did not want to tell police what individual mandate. arguement was about,” the reporting of- SOURCES: Gallup; Kaiser Health Tracking Poll; Survey USA; Associated Press On June 30, a caller reported seeing a ﬁcer shrugged. doit WORDS

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38 38 BLAINE BOOK SALE: As part of the Blaine Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration, FOOD words attend a Book Sale from 10am-4pm Wed., 10am-8pm Thurs., and 10am-6pm Fri. at the COMMUNITY LECTURES BOOKS Blaine Public Library, 610 3rd St. Books,

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22 SAT., JULY 7 STEAMPUNK FESTIVAL: The ﬁrst-ever Steampunk Festival includes readings from MUSIC Falling in Love with the World Nick James (Skyship Academy: The Pearl THOMAS FLEISCHNER WORKS TO REVITALIZE NATURAL HISTORY Wars), Karina Cooper (Tarnished), and Kris 20 Saknussemm (Zanesville and Enigmatic Pilot) from 1-4pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. ART ART TF: In my mind, natural history is a verb, not Entry is free, and costumes are encouraged. a noun—it’s the practice of attending, not 671-2626 OR WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM 18 just the body of knowledge that accrues from STEAMPUNK, CONT.: The quintessential the observations. I’ve come to refer to natu- Steampunk band, Abney Park, will perform STAGE STAGE ral history as the practice of falling in love at 8pm at the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention, 1312 Bay St. The event will also with the world. feature the book releases for Bellingham 16 Natural history at its best involves integra- author Karina Cooper’s Tarnished, and Cap- tion between sciences, arts and humanities. tain Robert Brown’s The Wrath of Fate. Entry is $20 general, free for kids 10 and under.

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14 MON., JULY 9 14 a painting, a poem, an essay or a scientiﬁc POETRYNIGHT: Read your original verse monograph. at poetrynight at 8:30pm at the Amadeus WORDS WORDS CW: What are the roots of Project, 1209 Cornwall Ave. Sign-ups start at 8pm. this tradition? WWW.POETRYNIGHT.ORG 8 TF: Natural history is the oldest continuous human TUES., JULY 10 endeavor. But there’s never FORMS OF FEELING: Learn more about the

CURRENTS CURRENTS role of poetry in the contemporary world been a time in the history of when John Morgan shares ideas and poems

6 the world when natural histo- from his book Forms of Feeling: Poetry in Our ry was practiced less than it Lives at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St.

VIEWS VIEWS THOMAS FLEISCHNER is a man on a mission. An envi- ATTEND is today. Still, I’m ultimately 671-2626 ronmental studies professor at Prescott College in Arizona, cofounder WHAT: Tom optimistic. Humans are wired

4 THURS., JULY 12 Fleischner reads of the North Cascades Institute, and founding president of the Natural to do natural history—it’s ROMANCE AND REVOLUTION: Carolyn from The Way of

MAIL MAIL and Dennis Buckmaster share tales from History Network, Fleischner has worked in the trenches of conservation Natural History literally what we evolved to biology, environmental education and ecological literacy for decades. do: pay attention. Healing, Romance & Revolution: Letters from

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2 an American Nurse in 1926 China at 7pm at His latest effort toward these interrelated goals is the publication of Sun., July 8 CW: There are a lot of new Village Books, 1200 11th St. The Way of Natural History, a multidisciplinary anthology featuring con- WHERE: Village technological ways to access DO IT IT DO WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM

tributions from Robert Michael Pyle, Kathleen Dean Moore, Robert Ai- Books, 1200 11th and appreciate nature. Why St. ken, Dave Foreman, and others. do we still need to get out- .12 COST: Entry is free COMMUNITY 04 Fleischner lived in Bellingham from 1979-1988, attending Western INFO: www.village doors? Washington University for his Master of Biology degree, working as an books.com TF: These new technologies WED., JULY 4 interpretive naturalist and backcountry ranger for North Cascades Na- are wonderful, and provide OLD-FASHIONED FOURTH: Jazz concerts,

.07 07. tional Park, and serving as co-director for North Cascades Institute. I all sorts of new channels into observing naan arts and crafts fair, a Show-N-Shine car 27 # had the opportunity to talk with him while he is back in town, readying ture. There’s lots of examples of ways they’ve show, ferry rides, a parade, a salmon barbe- for his July 8 presentation at Village Books. helped us understand the world. These tech- cue and fireworks will all be part of the an- Cascadia Weekly: How do you define natural history as it pertains to your nologies are also really important in that they nual Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration happening throughout the day and into the new book? can provide an entry point for young people, night in Blaine. Many events are free. Thomas Fleischner: For some years now, I’ve defined natural history as brought up in this electronic world, to pay WWW.BLAINECHAMBER.COM “the practice of intentional, focused attentiveness to the more-than- attention to what’s around them. PARADE, PICNIC, FIREWORKS: Head to La Conner to celebrate Independence Day today.

CASCADIA WEEKLY human world, guided by honesty and accuracy.” Simply put, it’s the But it’s key that it doesn’t stop there. It’s practice of paying attention. vital that they take the next step and get out At noon, there’ll be a parade in the small Sk- agit town, which will be followed by a com- 14 In this book, I gathered together a variety of voices—poets, art- there and get muddy and watch what that bird munity picnic and games for kids in Pioneer ists, musicians, philosophers, scientists and others—to hear how this is really doing or how the beetle’s carapace Park. Fireworks will ﬁll the night sky starting practice of paying attention to the wider world has served their work glistens in the sun. Those are the experiences at 10pm over the Swinomish Channel. and play. that create the opportunity for falling in love WWW.LACONNERCHAMBER.COM CW: So, natural history involves a way of seeing the world? with the world. EO P G P L E N ’ S I doit H C Representing Local Artists Since 1969 S I L

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26 JULY 4-22 Minbashian took an eager BBC ﬁlm crew into the rug- TOUR DE FRANCE: If you’re interested in

FILM FILM ged terrain of the Cascades, searching for an elusive seeing live portions of the Tour de France, and mysterious pack of 10 wolves, the Methow “Look- show up from 5:30-9am every race day out Pack,” rumored to be in the area. The team spent through July 22 to watch the action on 22 more than a month in the frozen Cascades wilderness, the big screen at the Mount Bakery, 308 W. Champion St. listening and watching for signs of the elusive wolves. MUSIC WWW.MOUNTBAKERY.COM One cold morning before dawn, their wait was re- warded. THURS., JULY 5 20 “We heard a long, low, deep howl,” Minbashian re- BEACH CLEANUP: Join RE Sources for

ART ART Sustainable Communities North Sound lated. “We instantly froze. We knew exactly what it Baykeeper team and the Surfrider Founda- was. We decided to follow the sound. Suddenly, one of tion for a 5th of July Beach Cleanup from 18 us pointed up to the ridge and there were two mem- 10am-1pm at Locust Beach, Marine Park, bers of Lookout Pack, staring right at us. They must or Cherry Point. Litter-collecting equip- STAGE STAGE have been looking at us for 10 minutes. They’d found ment and gloves will be provided, as will light refreshments. Dress for the weather. us long before we spotted them. It was at that mo- WWW.RE-SOURCES.ORG 16 16 ment I realized how ill-equipped humans are in the wilderness,” she laughed. FRI., JULY 6 NATURE BABIES: Kids, adults and GET OUT GET OUT “I’ve been working on wolf recovery for a long time. adventurers can join Wild Whatcom Walks That was the first time I had seen wolves in the wild. for Nature Babies excursions from 9:30- It was a profound moment for me,” Minbashian admit- 11am every Friday in July on the North 14 ted, “knowing I was in the familiar Cascade Mountains Whatcom Trail. Admission is by donation. BY TIM JOHNSON I grew up in, staring at wild wolves.” WWW.WILDWHATCOM.ORG WORDS The film her team produced follows Minbashian, wolf BAKERY RIDE: As part of the Summer tracker Isaac Babcock, and wild- Rides series, join up for a “Bakeries of 8 Bellingham” excursion starting at 3pm life cameraman Gordon Buchanan Cry of the Wolf at Mount Bakery, 308 W. Champion St. through eight weeks in the Cas- Riders will continue on to stops at Ralf’s DOCUMENTARY SPOTS WOLVES IN THE cades, as they attempted to not Bavarian Bakery, La Vie En Rose, and Our CURRENTS CURRENTS only confirm the existence of the Kitchen is Your Kitchen. The event is free, but bring funds for treats. 6 PACIFIC NORTHWEST wolf pack, but also document their presence on camera. The result is WWW.EVERYBODYBIKE.COM

VIEWS VIEWS FEW OTHER animals inspire the passion and fear of wolves. less your standard Wild Kingdom JULY 6-7 For thousands of years they were America’s most widely distributed narrative over stock footage than GOOD TIME GIRLS: Join the Good Time 4 predator. European colonists brought their centuries-old folklore SEE IT a riveting adventure in one of the Girls for lively historical walking tours through Aug. 25. “Sin & Gin” tours happen

MAIL MAIL and animosity against the wolf with them to North America. As WHAT: MAN VS. wild, exotic places of the world. at 6:45 every Fri.-Sat. in downtown Bell- ranchers and cattlemen pushed west, local predator control esca- WOLF! “Wolves are intelligent,” Min-

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2 WHEN: 8pm, Sat., lated into a full-scale wolf-eradication program. By the early 20th July 8 bashian explained. “They can and there’ll also be a family-friendly century, more than a million wolves had been poisoned, trapped or move 30 miles in one day. They’re afternoon tour at 2pm Saturdays in DO IT IT DO WHERE: Discovery

shot. Pushed to the brink of extinction, the wolf found protection Channel built to travel in that landscape. Fairhaven. Tickets are $10-$20. under the 1973 Endangered Species Act, only to be stripped of that MORE: Live screen- They know how to track, and WWW.GOODTIMEGIRLSBHAM.COM .12 ing, 7pm, Sat. July

04 protection by the U.S. Congress in 2011. avoid being tracked.” SAT., JULY 7 8 at Backcountry CHUCKANUT FOOT RACE: The point- But wolves are hardy and durable. They learn. They don’t give up, Essentials More than just beautiful, to-point, seven-mile trail race known as and they don’t ask Congress to save them. They’re stalking back into INFO: www. wolves are an important piece the Chuckanut Foot Race celebrates its .07 07. the Paciﬁc Northwest, grim and beautiful, and our forests may be conservationnw. of keeping northwest forests

27 45th year starting at 9am Marine Park and

# org healthier for it. healthy, she said. finishing at Larrabee State Park. The fin- A single pack was catalogued in northeastern Washington in 2008, “Wolves have been in the Cas- ish line party at Larrabee will feature live according to researchers at the Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, cades for 10,000 years. The ecoystem has evolved music, food and drink. Entry is $25. possibly crossing into the state from Idaho or interior British Colum- with them as an integral part of it. Predators essen- WWW.GBRC.NET bia. A handful of years later fully five packs were confirmed, including tially shape the ecosystem by controlling the behav- WORK PARTY: Join the Whatcom Land Trust for a Work Party from 9am-12pm at one just east in the Methow Valley. Another roams the state’s moun- ior of prey.” Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve. Partici-

CASCADIA WEEKLY tainous center, just east of Seattle. This ecosystem didn’t evolve with humans as a com- pants will be removing invasive species, Importantly, these newly discovered packs share DNA with wild plete keystone, replacing those functions cleanly. so dress accordingly. Directions can be 16 wolves in coastal B.C., indicating robust populations may still range Wolves cull the weak and sick in ways human hunters, in found the group’s website. in remote places, noted wildlife biologist Jasmine Minbashian. Min- search of excellent game, do not, Minbashian explains. WWW.WHATCOMLANDTRUST.ORG bashian has been working in the ﬁeld of wildlife and forest con- “Without that control, those animals can have the WALKING TOUR: Local historian Jim Berg will lead a “Historical Walking Tour” servation for more than 15 years, currently leading Conservation run of the landscape, overgrazing shrubs and trees, re- from 1:15-2:45pm leaving from the Ever- Northwest’s efforts to recover the gray wolf in Washington. WOLF, CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE doit Watch Fireworks w/$350 pints on patios! 3 Dartboards Now in Covered Patio

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at 2pm for her new 27 problems of their own.” 4EPI%PI # book –Tarnished Are wolves back in the Paciﬁc North- S^GERTEGO west to stay? Through effort and un- * at 3pm derstanding, wolf packs may again for his books FOOD CO OP roam the dark, wild places of the North Cascades. –Zanesville & Bellingham’s Natural Grocer –Enigmatic Pilot

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38 38 JULY 4-6 COMMEDIA IN THE PARK: Western Wash- FOOD G ington University drama students will present “Commedia in the Park” at 7pm Wed.-Fri. at sta e Bellingham’s Maritime Heritage Park, 500 W. Holly St. The show features well-known Ital- 31 31 THEATER DANCE PROFILES ian Renaissance stock characters such as the tricky servants, young lovers and foolish old men. Entry is free and open to all. B-BOARD WWW.WWU.EDU THURS., JULY 5 26 GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” at 8pm every Thursday at

FILM FILM the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At 10pm, stick around for “The Project.” Entry is $7 for the early show, $4 for the late one. 22 BY AMY KEPFERLE 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM

MUSIC JULY 5-12 BARD ON THE BEACH: The Taming of the Shrew shows in repertory with Macbeth, The

20 Comedy Crossover Merry Wives of Windsor, and King John through

ART ART FROM SEATTLE, WITH LAUGHS Sept. 22. at Bard on the Beach at Vancou- ver, B.C.’s Vanier Park. Tickets are $21-$40 (Canadian). 18 18 18 an event featuring Andy Haynes, Sean O’Connor, ALTHOUGH THE WWW.BARDONTHEBEACH.ORG price of gas is falling, it’s not and Rick Turner. STAGE STAGE STAGE STAGE always an easy financial deci- “We started doing shows at the Wild Buffalo JULY 6-7 sion to journey from Whatcom hoping to start booking small tours of Wash- NO SEX, PLEASE: Scandinavian pornogra- phy, mistaken mail orders and a fair dose of 16 or Skagit counties to down- ington communities that seem under-served by hilarity can be seen when the comedic No Sex town Seattle for a show. comedy,” Devin says. “And our show, put hum- Please, We’re British continues this weekend with 7pm showings Fri.-Sat. at Mount Ver- GET OUT Factor in the hassles of bly, would be good for any size town: James dealing with big-city traf- Adomian, Ron Funches, Andy Haynes, and Sean non’s RiverBelle Dinner Theatre, 100 E. Mont- fic, finding parking, choosing O’Connor have all done either Conan or Fallon gomery. Tickets are $30-$40 and additional

14 showings happen through July 14. where to plunk down a hand- and are truly hilarious.” WWW.RIVERBELLEDINNERTHEATRE.COM ful of greenbacks for dinner Devin says he contacted the Wild Buffalo on THEATRESPORTS: Show up for classic The- WORDS and drinks and staying alert the recommendation of Jim atresports tournaments at 9pm Saturday and enough to make the drive Martin, a comedian and West- Sunday at the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. 8 back home in the wee hours ern Washington University The performances feature two teams battling of the night, and exhaustion graduate who had performed for supremacy, and promise a mix of classic games and new improv forms. Tickets are $8- can soon set in. NICK TURNER there. And, per the dictate $10. P.S. Summer hours start this weekend, so CURRENTS CURRENTS While it’s worth it to make of supporting Northwest tal- expect one show only on weekend nights for

6 the energetic effort once in ent, each show has included the next couple months. a while, wouldn’t it be nice performers whose home base 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM VIEWS VIEWS if the choice came to you on ATTEND is Bellingham (D.K. Reinemer, TUES., JULY 10 occasion? WHAT: The H.O.T. Morgan Grobe, and Brandon STUDENT PERFORMANCE: Western Wash- 4 That’s where Tristan Devin Comedy Tour Ivey are among those who’ve ington University theater students bring the WHEN: 9pm Sun., story of an imaginative mouse to life when MAIL MAIL comes in. As the director of July 15 taken part). the Seattle-based People’s “We always try to put lo- they perform Tofu Ling and the Carp Banner WHERE: Wild at 1pm at the Bellingham Public Library, 210 2 Republic of Komedy, Devin Buffalo, 208 W. cals on any show because Central Ave. Entry is free, and the event is books shows and handles Holly St. they bring friends (to put it DO IT IT DO intended for kids 5 and under. COST: $7 marketing and planning for cynically), and in order to WWW.BELLINGHAMPUBLICLIBRARY.ORG INFO: www. the nonproﬁt, whose goal is ﬁnd talented young come-

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04 to both foster new talent in www.peoplesrepub- dians, you need give them SUMMER REPERTORY: Proof, a play about the Northwest as well as cre- licofkomedy. stage time,” he says. a young woman dealing with the aftermath com of the death of her brilliant mathematician ate events that energize the ANDY HAYNES Although he doesn’t have

.07 07. local comedy scene. any locals booked for the July father, opens the Mount Baker Theater’s 6th 27 annual Summer Repertory Theatre at 8pm # Laff Hole, Devin explains, is 15 gig just yet, Devin says audiences can expect Tues. at the MBT’s Walton Theatre, 104 N. an offshoot of the program that showcases standup, sketch and comedy to ﬁnd a familiar face or two at the event, which Commercial St. The play shows in repertory on a regular basis at Chop Suey. can be experienced for a mere $7. with On Golden Pond and Neil Simon’s Chapter “We’ve made a big push over the last two years to bring headliners As for what the future holds, Devin says he’d like Two at various dates through Aug. 5. Tickets up from Los Angeles to some success,” Devin says. “We’ve had Tig to keep offering performances at the Buff whenever are $10-$25. Notaro, Dana Gould, Andy Kindler, Pete Holmes, and many others. In possible. The shows are dependent on comedians 734-6080 OR WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM

CASCADIA WEEKLY part, we bring artists out to give local newcomers a chance to work who are seeking West Coast dates, so there’s that to WED., JULY 11 with professionals, but we also get a great show out of it.” factor in. But, ultimately, the Peoples Republic of INTRO TO IMPROV: Sheila Goldsmith leads 18 Since March of this year, some of those bigger-name comedians Komedy is happy with the comedy crossover. an introductory improv class for teens and have also been booked for a night at Bellingham’s Wild Buffalo on a “Bellingham audiences are incredibly gracious adults from 7-9pm at Improv Playworks, 302 W. Illinois St. Register in advance for the free semi-monthly basis. After ﬁnishing up a two- or three-night run in and seem to have more fun than their glum big- workshop. Seattle, the comedian—or comedians—stop in for a night to grace city counterparts,” Devin says. Plus, it’s a heck of 756-0756 OR WWW.IMPROVPLAYWORKS.COM our town with their talents. Next up is the H.O.T. Comedy Tour, a lot easier to ﬁnd parking. doit Take your fork

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performances July 4-6 at Bellingham’s Maritime 14 Heritage Park WORDS DANCE 8 THURS., JULY 5 FOLK DANCE: The Fourth Corner Folkdanc- ers meet from 7-10pm every Thursday at the Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St. Participants CURRENTS can take part in Balkan, Israeli, Romani, and 6 Greek dancing, and there is often live music provided. Suggested donation is $5; ﬁrst time visitors and students can get in for free. VIEWS 380-0456 4 SAT., JULY 7 DRIFTWOOD AUDITIONS: Choreographer MAIL Rachael Maddalena is seeking dancers for a

contemporary dance project called “Drift- Lester & Hyldahl 2 wood.” Performers with intermediate level DO IT IT DO technical background and diverse dance and artistic experience are invited to audition at DUI/'VMQMREP&EROVYTXG]4IVWSREP-RNYV] 2pm at the Firehouse Performing Arts Center, Helping Good People in Hard Times .12

1314 Harris Ave. Rehearsals will happen at 04 2pm Saturdays. 441-0211 Tom Lester - Doug Hyldahl - Lee Grochmal CONTRA DANCE: Join the Bellingham .07 07.

Country Dancers for a Contra Dance from 27 Attorneys at Law # 7:30-10:30pm at Everson’s Glen Echo Com- munity Hall, 7694 Goodwin Rd. Live music will be provided by Northern Contraband, and all dances will be taught. Entry is $5-$8 per person or $20 for a family of four. WWW.BELLINGHAMCOUNTRYDANCE.ORG

MON., JULY 9 CASCADIA WEEKLY WHATCOM SWING: Learn new dances every week by joining Whatcom Swing for 19 gatherings from 7-10:15pm every Monday at Lynden’s Ten Mile Grange, 6958 Hannegan Rd. Entry is $5. (360) 441-3652 360.733.5774 tara@lesterh]PHELPGSQ doit UPCOMING EVENTS

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38 38 ESSENCE OF BELLINGHAM: Winning selections from the “Essence of Belling-

FOOD ham” art contest will be on display from visual 4:30-9pm at the Squalicum Boathouse during the Haggen Family 4th of July GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES Festival. A slideshow of winners can 31 31 also be seen on the Port of Bellingham’s website. WWW.PORTOFBELLINGHAM.COM B-BOARD FRI., JULY 6 the nude ﬁgure.” GALLERY WALK: The Anne Martin McCool 26 When I asked longtime member and property Gallery, Scott Milo Gallery, Samish Gal- lery of Native Arts, and Anchor Art Space

FILM FILM owner Astrid King if the art exhibit’s motto was will be among the participants taking also the club’s, she didn’t even refer to nudity part in the monthly Gallery Walk from in her answer. 6-9pm throughout downtown Anacortes. 22 “We offer a wonderful place to disconnect WWW.ANACORTESART.COM from the daily grind and recharge,” she says. ART WALK: Peruse galleries, restaurants MUSIC “We’re enjoying nature…naturally!” and businesses at the monthly Art Walk For King, and others of her ilk, living a taking place from 6-10pm throughout 20 20 20 downtown Bellingham. Read the listings clothing optional lifestyle has become second below for places to visit, or pick up a ART ART ART ART nature. As members of the American Associa- map at participating locations. tion for Nude Recreation and participants of WWW.DOWNTOWNBELLINGHAM.COM 18 the Naturalist Society, those who visit or be- ALLIED ARTS: An opening reception for come members are free to wear whatever they “Our World in Four Cameras”—featuring STAGE STAGE want—or not. unique images from Kate Henze, Craig Dunstan-McGrail, David Inscho and As for the art show, King says the club was Tommy Gibson—happens from 6-9pm at 16 looking for an added event on the grounds dur- Allied Arts, 1418 Cornwall Ave. Addition- ing the yearly Open House and thought “Bare ally, there will also be a “Bag It!” sale at the gallery’s Reuse Thrift Store.

GET OUT Images” was a “natural pairing and segue to introducing ourselves to the public.” FOR MORE INFO: WWW.ALLIEDARTS.ORG And although the art show is focused on BRANDYWINE: “The Day the Music Died,”

14 featuring portraits by Karie Jane and the human form, the artists who will be show- Jessica Lynn Bonin, opens tonight from ing their work—most of 6-10pm at Brandywine Kitchen, 1317 WORDS who are not members of Commercial St. The works will be up LARC—were instructed through August. 8 not to submit pieces that WWW.BRANDYWINEKITCHEN.COM were “erotic art of a sexual HONEY SALON: View abstract expression- ist paintings by Kathryn Hackney at an nature.” While this means opening reception from 6-9pm at Honey CURRENTS CURRENTS that some art will simply Salon, 310 W. Holly St. The works will be

6 showcase the miracles of on display through Aug. 1. . $/ the human body and oth- WWW.HONEYBELLINGHAM.COM “DEFEAT,” BY SONYA STOCKTON

VIEWS VIEWS WHAT: “Bare ers will focus more on FISHBOY: Head out of downtown proper Images” Art Show abstract work, none of it from 6-10pm to visit R.R. Clark’s Fishboy 4 and Open House Gallery, 617 Virginia St. should make viewers un- BY AMY KEPFERLE WHEN: 11am-4pm WWW.FISHBOYGALLERY.COM MAIL MAIL Sat., July 7 and comfortable. (Those who MAKE.SHIFT: An opening reception for 11am-3pm Sun., come check out the space “Printers, Inc.: A Showcase of Locally

2 July 8 should also be aware they Screen Printed Works” happens from WHERE: Lake As- don’t have to disrobe to 6-10pm at Make.Shift Art Space, 306 Flora DO IT IT DO Bare Images sociates Recreation do so.) St. The exhibit—which features new work Club, 21700 SR 9, by more than half a dozen locals—will be NUDIST CLUB CELEBRATES THE HUMAN FORM Mount Vernon In addition to viewing on display from 12-4pm every Tues.-Sat. .12

04 COST: Entry is free “Bare Images,” King says through July 28. THE TIMES in my adult life that I’ve been publicly nude in the light INFO: www.larc those who visit can also WWW.MAKESHIFTPROJECT.COM nudists.com of day probably number about a half-dozen. I’ve been topless in Mexico a tour the grounds, peruse WHATCOM MUSEUM: As part of the

.07 07. few times, all-the-way naked on a famous beach on a small island in Greece, LARC’s gift shop, purchase “Population” exhibit, local artists and a 27 photographer will be on hand to create # and half-dressed in Hawaii. food and beverages, and, if the spirit moves portraits as part of a “We Are Whatcom In every place I’ve decided to bare what nature gave me, the climate them, stay for the night (the group’s website County!” gathering from 5-10pm at the has been tropical and most of the other people near me were in a similar has information for those looking to camp or Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher Building, state of undress. In other words, even though in each case I was kind of hook up an RV). 250 Flora St. Entry is free. nervous about sharing my womanly assets, I wasn’t necessarily taking any “We’re a group of friendly, fun people,” King WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG chances—and didn’t have to worry about getting cold. says. “Really, a little village of sorts.” AMADEUS PROJECT: Skagit Valley artist Brian Cypher will show recent digital draw-

CASCADIA WEEKLY If I’d been at the Lake Associates Recreation Club (LARC) in Mount Ver- But back to that clothing-optional thing. ings focusing on geometric abstraction— non, I’d have soon discovered that, in the scheme of things, public nudity When asked if it was difﬁcult to be a nudist and created with an iPad—from 6-9pm at 20 is no big deal. In fact, it’s just part of what draws people to the picturesque in Western Washington—a place where summer the Amadeus Project, 1209 Cornwall Ave. acreage, which comes complete with sunning grounds, volleyball courts, doesn’t typically kick in until after the 4th of The works will be up through July. nature trails and even a waterfall or two. July, and even after that can consist of negligi- WWW.THEAMADEUSPROJECT.ORG At “Bare Images,” the club’s upcoming art show—which can be seen July ble weather—King had an answer at the ready. 7-8 as part of LARC’s annual open house—the focus is on “a celebration of “Hot tubs are helpful,” she says. doit JULY 6-8 CEDARWORKS: Peruse and purchase a vari- HILLS TO MILLS: The 12th annual “Hills to ety of Native American art from 10am-6pm !

Wed.-Sat. at the CedarWorks Art Gallery, 217 Mills” Woodworking Show takes place from 9am-6pm Friday and 10am-5pm Saturday and Holly St. 38 Sunday at the Deming Logging Showgrounds, 647-6933 3295 Cedarville Rd. The event features CHUCKANUT BREWERY: Works by painter FOOD champion chainsaw carvers, bowl turning, Rebecca Meloy will be on display through blacksmithing, crafts, and vendors. Live auc- Aug. 4 at the Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen, * 601 W. Holly St. '0('2!0,2 4 /- tions happen each day at 4pm. 31 WWW.DEMINGLOGGINGSHOW.COM WWW.CHUCKANUTBREWERYANDKITCHEN.COM "#1, Proceeds Benefit CONCRETE HERITAGE: In conjunction with the Children’s

SAT., JULY 7 the Skagit County Historical Museum, view Museum! B-BOARD MONA OPENING: Attend the openings for “The Stump Ranch” through the summer $'(.)'.()..) “Moments of Quiet from the Permanent Col- at the Concrete Heritage Museum, 7380 360-757-8888 lection” and “Pilchuck: Ideas” from 2-5pm .+2&.//3

Thompson Ave. or 26 at La Conner’s Museum of Northwest Art, 121 !.%'* *,(."00- skagitchildrensmuseum.net (360) 853-7041 ') 0.2 S. First St. The exhibits will be on display DEMING LIBRARY: “The Garden in My FILM through Sept. 23. ''("',,.0,.).& Soul,” featuring paintings by Ellen Spring, WWW.MUSEUMOFNWART.ORG can be seen through July 27 at the Deming TODD HORTON OPENING: Todd Horton’s Library, 5044 Mt. Baker Hwy. MARK’S ON PINE SQUARE 22 “Between Seeing & Knowing (Vision, Desire, 592-2422

Movement” opens from 5-8pm at Edison’s MUSIC FISHBOY GALLERY: Check out the contem- Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave. porary folk art of RR Clark from 1:30-5pm The exhibit, which explores the memory of 20 20 every Mon.-Fri. at the FishBoy Gallery, 617 20 dreams, will show through July 29. Virginia St. ART ART WWW.SMITHANDVALLEE.COM ART 714-0815 OR WWW.FISHBOYGALLERY.COM ART OF FURNITURE: An opening reception FOG: View a variety of works by noted art- for “The Art of Furniture: Works by Greg ists at the Fairhaven Originals Gallery, 960 18 Klassen” happens from 6-8pm at Lynden’s Harris Ave. Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St. The award-

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38 38 NO MATTER WHAT kind of music you favor, I predict summer is going to be a good time for you. FOOD Which brings us to the Bellingham Festival of music Music. Bet you didn’t see that one coming. 31 31 SHOW PREVIEWS ›› RUMOR HAS IT I will be the ﬁrst to admit that what I know about classical music could dance on the head of a

B-BOARD pin. But that doesn’t keep me from liking it just the same. It’s smart and beautiful and complex and interesting in a way that I can’t always get my head 26 around, but I’ve been trying it on ever since I got a

FILM FILM Hooked on Classics cassette for Christmas as a kid. As for the Festival of Music itself, its impres- BY CAREY ROSS siveness and overall radness cannot be denied. 22 22 22 Every year for the past two decades (give or take

MUSIC one hiccup), renowned MUSIC Lyle Lovett and Ramblin’ Jack classical musicians from acclaimed orchestras and 20 LEGENDS BOOKEND BELLINGHAM other prestigious posi- ART ART tions across the conti- he doesn’t write songs quite like anyone else, nent converge to form 18 his arrangements don’t hew to the model ad- a sort of superorches- hered to by his contemporaries, his appearance tra under the direction STAGE STAGE is distinctive (to say the least)—I am far from of Artistic Director and the only one who ﬁnds him to be both fascinat- Maestro Michael Palmer. 16 ing and endlessly engaging. After all, this is a They then learn a bunch man who can lay claim to four Grammy Awards of dauntingly intricate BY CAREY ROSS

GET OUT and more than four million albums sold. pieces of music before Those awards and accolades make plain the playing a series of shows from July 6-July 21 at fact that Lovett’s gifts extend much further various venues all over town. Guest artists drop 14 than that lopsided grin or the ever-evident in to strut their stuff, Bellingham spends a couple twinkle in his eye. As of weeks being more steeped in culture than usual WORDS songwriters go, he’s aston- and we’re all better for it. ishingly skilled, frequently But the near future isn’t just full of Beethoven 8 using the small details of and Brahams—hip-hop is on the horizon too. daily life to highlight the Bet you didn’t see that one coming either. universalities between us So, the hip-hop duo known as dead prez is mak- CURRENTS CURRENTS ATTEND all. In shor t, when he sings ing its way July 7 to the Wild Buffalo. I, like some 6 about love, it sounds, not of you undoubtedly did, became familiar with dead WHAT: Ramblin’ Jack Elliott like some abstract notion, prez and their “revolutionary hip-hop with a gang- VIEWS VIEWS WHEN: 7pm Thurs., but like an emotion we sta lean” in 2006 via Dave Chappelle’s Block Party. July 12 readily recognize—and his As part of that concert doc, they shared stage time 4 IT’S NOT an exaggeration to say that, if a person was so WHERE: The Green songs about heartbreak with some of hip-hop’s heaviest hitters—Kanye Frog, MAIL MAIL inclined, he or she could wander the streets of Bellingham on sound familiar because West, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, and Common among COST: $25 pretty much any given night and run into live music that’s at when we’ve lost love, it them—and when I left the movie theater, it was

MORE INFO: www. 2 least decent, if not a whole lot better than that. brownpapertickets. has departed in much the dead prez I was far and away most impressed with. But it’s a little rarer when two people who could easily be de- com/event/254769 way Lovett describes. It’s

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scribed using words like “living legend” and “great” roll through ------a neat trick, but what’s take-no-prisoners attitude all add up to a hip-hop WHAT: Lyle Lovett town within 72 hours of each other. And although these artists even more impressive is pair that should be as well-known as their contem-

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04 share some similarities, the shows they will play could not be July 14 the seeming effortless- poraries—and probably would be were it not for more different. WHERE: Mount ness with which Lovett their pesky habit of writing songs that decry the On Sat., July 14, none other than Lyle Lovett will make his Baker Theatre, 104 has pulled it off for almost mercenary habits of corporate America, hip-hop

.07 07. way back to Bellingham and the Mount Baker Theatre. This is, N. Commercial St. three decades. record labels and mainstream radio. 27 COST: $49-$89 # of course, not the distinctive crooner’s ﬁrst visit to the historic But before Lovett makes Now for a piece of news that will prove, despite MORE INFO: www. theater; he last played to a sold-out (and enthralled) crowd mountbakertheatre. his way here, a journey to all this talk of classical music and hip-hop, that there nearly ﬁve years ago, as part of the Songwriters Tour, com the other side of down- I have not been body-snatched: Oh holy night, along with John Hiatt, Guy Clark, and Joe Ely. This time around, town, to the south end of Black Mountain is coming to the Shakedown. Lovett won’t have to share the stage with anyone—other than State Street is in order. As it turns out, the They’ll be here Aug. 27 with Quest for Fire, and his own acoustic group, that is. Baker doesn’t exactly have the market cornered tickets are on sale now. The last time they came

CASCADIA WEEKLY Having seen Lovett a few times, in a different iteration each when it comes to legendary performers. to town, they packed a sizey crowd into the Wild time—with his Large Band, at an intimate show in which he Come Thurs., July 12, the Green Frog will Buffalo, so it’s safe to say the Shakedown show 22 was backed by just two of his longtime bandmates and as part play host to Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. And if you will sell out lickety split. It’s also safe to say of the aforementioned Songwriters Tour—I can attest to the think Lovett has an impressive pedigree, it’s this will be a never-to-be-duplicated night of fact that he is a performer both impossibly versatile and almost not hyperbole to say he’s got nothing on music, the memory of which you will cherish and criminally charming. Ramblin’ Jack. treasure forever. Or maybe that’s just me. But And while nearly everything about Lovett is unconventional— I think it’s safe to say that, by the time they somehow I doubt it. musicevents LOVETT, FROM PREVIOUS PAGE WED., JULY 4 Performing Arts Center, the

ROCK THE DOCK: The Geof- Mount Baker Theatre, and the Bellingham Cruise Termi- reach the age of 80, most folk sing- frey Castle Band, the Bad 38 Apples, Karl Blau, and Sleepy nal. Tickets are $12-$43. ers have probably given some serious Lagoon will provide the tunes WWW.BELLINGHAMFESTIVAL. FOOD thought to hanging it up—that is, if at the “Rock the Dock” 4th ORG they haven’t retired already. But “re- of July community concert SUN., JULY 8

and art faire from 5-10pm 31 tirement” is not a word in Elliott’s ex- FIDDLIN’ FOX: The Salt in Anacortes at Seafarers pansive vocabulary, as the renowned Water Octet performs its Memorial Park, 601 Seafarer singer and storyteller still adheres to a swinging jazz sounds at the

Way. There’ll also be food and B-BOARD ﬁrst of a “Fiddlin’ Fox” July pretty active touring schedule. beverage vendors, a beer gar- concert series from 2-5pm at den and plenty of activities But don’t let the fact that Elliott is play- the Fairhaven Village Green. for kids. Entry is free. ing such an intimate venue fool you— There’ll also be dance in- 26 (360) 708-7770 after all, this is a man who, if he were to struction at the free event, write his resume, his references would PIMPS OF JOYTIME THURS., JULY 5 so come prepared to move. FILM be Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan. STRING QUARTET: The WWW.FAIRHAVEN.COM Protea String Quartet will 22 Really. JULY 8-14 22 perform Schubert’s iconic In fact, Elliott learned much of the BY CAREY ROSS BLAINE JAZZ FESTIVAL:

piece, “Death and the MUSIC

Big bands, combos and jazz MUSIC considerable amount he knows from Maiden,” at 12:30pm at groups can be heard during Guthrie (Woody’s son, Arlo, has been the Whatcom Museum, 121 the Blaine Jazz Festival, known to say he learned his father’s Prospect St. Suggested 20 Downtown Sounds which happens through donation is $3. songs and style primarily from Elliott), July 14 at various venues ART WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG and then turned around and had a simi- STILL TAKIN’ IT TO THE STREETS in Blaine. Although the PARK CONCERT SERIES: weeklong event is touted lar inﬂuence on Dylan. And I don’t care 18 As part of a summer concert who you are, but if you’re making a AS FAR as entertainment happenings go, the Downtown Bellingham as an educational tool for series, listen to the acoustic young musicians, it will also short list of Great American Songwrit- Partnership’s Downtown Sounds concert series really hits a lot of marks rock stylings of Quinton feature a variety of concerts STAGE ers, Guthrie and Dylan have to be pretty for me. First and foremost, it helps to satiate my healthy appetite for Rundell from 6-8pm at the by both the students and near the top. live music. And, what with the hordes and masses and crowds of people Columbia Neighborhood’s talented guest faculty. 16 However, one does not attend a Ram- who comprise its audience (more than 1,500 a show for last year’s se- Elizabeth Park. Entry is WWW.PACIFICARTSASSOC. free. Concerts happen every ORG blin’ Jack Elliott show simply to hear him ries), it satisﬁes my need for spectacle. As well, it is free, family-friendly Thursday through Aug. 23. GET OUT interpret folk songs in his oft-imitated (not so much a consideration for me, but still) and, as it shuts down an WWW.COB.ORG WED., JULY 11 fashion. A true troubadour through and entire block of the downtown core, it’s pretty tough to miss as well. NOON CONCERT SERIES: JULY 6-21 Seattle reggae rockers Kore through, Elliott’s sets are just as much In terms of the bands on this year’s roster, they aim to please the 14 BELLINGHAM FESTI- about the stories he tells as the songs varied cross-section of the community that hangs out at these open-air Lonz will perform at the VAL OF MUSIC: Joshua second Summer Noon Con- he sings. I will never know how Green affairs. In chronological order, they are Acorn Project (who will kick off Bell, Jeremy Denk, Rita cert Series of the season at WORDS Frog owner James Hardesty enticed El- the series Wed., July 11), Polecat (July 18), the Prime Time Band (July Constanzi, Tamera Mumford, 12pm at Western Washington liott into playing his cozy venue, but I 25), Keaton Collective (Aug. 1), and the Pimps of Joytime (Aug. 8). Pablo Sainz Villegas, and University’s Performing Arts 8 do know this show will be unforgettable Since this marks the 8th year Downtown Sounds has been taking mu- Lynn Harrell are among the Center Plaza. Entry is free. guest artists who’ll take part for everyone who attends. sic to the streets of Bellingham, the Downtown Bellingham Partnership Additional concerts happen in the 19th season of the July 18 (Cumulus), July 25 Whether your music-seeking mean- knows a thing or two about how to show a lot of people a really good Bellingham Festival of Music (Ruvara Marimba Ensemble), CURRENTS derings take you to one side of down- time. All you have to do is show up. at performances happening and Aug. 1 (Hot Bodies in 6 town or the either, to a venue large or Downtown Sounds concerts take place at 6pm every Wednesday from July through July 21 at Western Motion). Entry is free. small, strolling into one of these shows 11 to Aug. 8 in the 1300 block of Bay Street. Cost: Free. More info: www. Washington University’s 650-2489 VIEWS VIEWS is sure to be a walk worth taking. downtownbellingham.com 4 MAIL MAIL

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38 38 THE 99% SOLUTION munity. I have to wonder just how much FOOD If it’s good for Goldman Sachs, it’s bad thought has really been given to this. for America. Fraud and deception contrib- It is a cold, hard rule of the market uted to an economic meltdown in 2008. that companies do not exist to provide 31 31 Pension funds pilfered from the working plentiful well-paying jobs. Companies class transformed an American Dream into can only survive by providing the few-

B-BOARD a living nightmare. Ruthless GS executives est, lowest-paying jobs they possibly can reaped monetary gain while taxpayer dol- while achieving their core purpose—to lars provided the big-bucks bailout. For- make as much money as possible. 26 26 mer top dog Greg Smith used the word It is surprising to me that some of my FILM FILM

FILM FILM “toxic” in a scathing op-ed piece to the brothers and sisters in organized labor New York Times earlier this year. so quickly forget this truth. The quest for wealth continues with Experience has shown us that few op- 22 coal trains damning Bellingham to tracks erations create anything like the number of black dust and screeching railroad of jobs they promise when overstating MUSIC whistles. This town of subdued excite- that number is likely to gain them a more ment is hungry for jobs, but ask yourself positive reception. Likewise, experience 20 this question: Should our environment shows us clearly that projected impacts ART ART be at the mercy of a ﬁnancial institution to communities and the environment with a proven track-record of greedy, il- are routinely understated, for much the 18 legal and unethical behavior? Or perhaps same reasons. the better question would be: Do you re- The community does not have enough STAGE STAGE ally want to give Goldman Sachs more good jobs now. That we can agree on. power for destruction? But since existing jobs are likely to be

16 —Carol Hunter, Bellingham hurt by the development of coal exports, including mine, as a ﬁsherman, should

GET OUT COAL PORT BRINGS JOBS we not first value what we have before I have lived in Bellingham almost my jeopardizing it on vague promises? entire life and I clearly remember train That is what comes to mind when I 14 traffic at a much greater frequency than think of “good jobs, now.” we have today. This idea that an increase Jeremy Brown, Bellingham WORDS of rail traffic, specifically coal trains, is Member, Deep Sea Fishermens Union of the going to hurt our local economy is base- Pacific 8 less. Bellingham at one point had multiple tracks running throughout the city that SHIPS POLLUTE, TOO serviced the many industrial businesses Our air quality is threatened by the pro- CURRENTS CURRENTS that once existed in greater numbers. posed Cherry Point coal export terminal.

6 toxicity would increase, causing real We have in place infrastructure that Last Friday I was kiteboarding across LETTERS, FROM PAGE 5 estate values to drop and businesses to could be complimented by a multi-com- Bellingham Bay and got to a point where

VIEWS VIEWS relocate and the death of a tourist in- modity export terminal at Cherry Point. I was breathing diesel exhaust fumes in their neck of the woods and the peo- dustry. Tankers would risk oil and coal We should fully utilize of the existing rail from a crude oil tanker anchored in the 4 ple living near the strip-mining sites spills in the ocean and local waterways. in Whatcom County. The Gateway Paciﬁc bay. I was directly downwind of the ship

MAIL MAIL in the Powder River Basin. If you lack Washington will no longer be the Emer- Terminal, through private investment and about a half mile in distance from it. the time to read the text, check out the ald State. of more than $700 million in Whatcom These ship engines are always running,

2 photographs. They’re enough to turn the Bellingham is populated with entre- County will generate new high-wage jobs even when they are at anchor. They pol- strongest stomach. preneurs, and innovators who can usher locally; both directly at the terminal and lute our air with diesel exhaust fumes DO IT IT DO

Instead of focusing on industries that in sustainable industries while producing indirectly in the community. The existing and particulates that have been proven promote climate change and disregard local goods. This region also provides us rail corridor in our county is a great asset to cause cancer. .12

04 health, focus on building a sustainable with an abundance of food. that can handle current and future rail If the Cherry Point coal export termi- local economy that brings high-paying Ask yourself what will become of the trafﬁc without the need for expansion. nal is approved, there will be 487 ships jobs without wrecking our quality of life. local farms, what will become of the uni- Throughout my years of working around per year coming to the dock to load coal

.07 07. Imagine a more accessible waterfront, versity and colleges if enrollment drops, the county I have never experience coal bound for China. That’s more than nine 27 # clean air clean water, and the vibrant what will happen to the local economy dust, even while working right next to ships per week. Add to that the 126 coal lifestyle Whatcom residents already en- if businesses flee, and what will happen the rail lines. This obviously is a scare trains per week, with five engines per joy. All of this will disappear if that coal to the supernatural beauty that many of tactic used to drum up opposition to the train, which means 631 diesel train en- terminal manifests. us revere? Gateway Pacific Terminal. Because of this gines per week. If people still choose to believe cor- It seems to me those high-paying coal- I suggest residents do their own research You can see our air quality is severely porate lies whispered in their ears, related jobs aren’t worth having. While in the effort to formulate your own opin- threatened by diesel engine exhaust.

CASCADIA WEEKLY they’re in for a huge disappointment. no one would call those jobs slave wage, ion based on facts, not talking points. More than 200 of our local doctors are The corporations will hire outsiders there are other forms of enslavement —Mike Cline, Bellingham opposed to the terminal for this reason. 28 most likely, develop housing, increas- practiced by transnational corporations We all need to act now. Please come help ing urban sprawl, and most likely local who invade, rape the land, steal from fu- JOB CLAIM IS COMPLEX us stop this threat. workers will land low-paying service-in- ture generations and move on, similar to “Good jobs now” has become the one- Let’s keep our air clean and our county dustry jobs that support the high-paid parasites that kill their hosts. liner mantra for supporters of the trans- beautiful. outside workers. Train noise, trafﬁc and —Patricia Herlevi, Bellingham port and export of coal through this com- —David Culver, Ferndale Upcoming 38 38 Sponsored by FOOD

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be receiving some of your smart attention and tender CURRENTS this grind-it-out advice. I’m just reporting what the care. One good way to get the process started is sim- planetary omens are telling me.) ply to acknowledge its validity and importance. Doing 6 CANCER (June 21-July 22): The epic breadth so will reveal a secret that will help you attend to of your imagination is legendary. Is there anyone your special need with just the right touch. VIEWS VIEWS else who can wander around the world without ever AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Due to the pres- once leaving your home? Is there anyone else who

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hurl rocks in the direction of heaven, throw darts at 2 may soak up the teachings that ﬂow your way when photos of your nemeses and cram a coconut cream you physically venture outside of your comfort pie into your own face. Please understand, however, DO IT IT DO zone. Now is such a moment, my fellow Cancerian. that taking actions like these should be just the ini- Please don’t take a merely virtual break in the ac- tial phase of your master plan for the week. In the tion. Get yourself away from it all, even if it’s only

next phase, you should capitalize on all the energy .12 to the marvelous diversion or magic sanctuary on you’ve made available for yourself through purgative 04 the other side of town. acts like the ones I mentioned. Capitalize how? For LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In Norse mythology, Fen- starters, you could dream and scheme about how you rir was a big bad wolf that the gods were eager to will liberate yourself from things that make you an- .07 07.

keep tied up. In the beginning they tried to do it gry and frustrated. 27 # with metal chains, but the beast broke free. Then they PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Check to see if commissioned the dwarves to weave a shackle out of you’re having any of the following symptoms: 1. six impossible things: a bear’s sinews, a bird’s spit, a sudden eruptions of gratitude; 2. a declining fas- fish’s breath, a mountain’s root, a woman’s beard, and cination with conflict; 3. seemingly irrational urges the sound a cat’s paws made as it walked. This magic that lead you to interesting discoveries; 4. yearn- fetter was no thicker than a silk ribbon, but it worked ings to peer more deeply into the eyes of people very well. Fenrir couldn’t escape from it. I invite you you care about; 5. a mounting inability to tolerate to take inspiration from this story, Leo. As you deal boring influences that resist transformation; 6. an CASCADIA WEEKLY with your current dilemma, don’t try to fight strength increasing knack for recognizing and receiving the with strength. Instead, use art, craft, subtlety, and love that’s available to you. If you’re experiencing 35 even trickery. I doubt you’ll need to gather as many as at least three of the six symptoms, you are certifi- six impossible things. Three will probably be enough. ably in close alignment with the cosmic flow, and Two might even work fine. should keep doing what you’ve been doing. If none VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): This is a time when of these symptoms have been sweeping through your personal actions will have more power than you, get yourself adjusted. rearEnd ›› comix 38 38 FOOD 31

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38 ($2.50 per oyster). Along with slices of lemon and a clear dipping sauce, we sampled Penn Cove, Fanny FOOD FOOD Bay, and a third salty bivalve (whose name I didn’t chow write down). “Oh man, these are so fresh,” one diner could be

31 31 RECIPES REVIEWS PROFILES heard muttering under his breath as he slid an award- winning Penn Cove morsel into his mouth. I didn’t

B-BOARD say anything, as I had my eyes closed, and was busy savoring the briny goodness that only a fresh oyster can provide. 26 “There’s always something available,” one of our

FILM FILM servers reported when asked if it’s possible to get oysters year-round—a must if you’re running a restaurant with the word “oyster” in it. When queried about 22 the possibility of ingesting radioactive seafood, she noted that Taylor “would never sell anything that MUSIC wasn’t safe to eat.” Our next course, an endive salad with duck conﬁt 20 ($9) was the only one without some sort of sea crea- ART ART ture in it, and we were O.K. with that. “I love a good meat salad,” the bearded fellow sitting next to me 18 said, digging in with relish. Everyone else must’ve agreed, because our plates were soon empty. STAGE STAGE Oysters were also part of the next round of goods, this time in the form of Oys-

16 ters Rockefeller and Oysters Gabrielle (each $9 for a serving

GET OUT of four). Bigger than their raw counterparts, they were baked with a variety of cheeses, ba- 14 con, greens and magic, and pretty much melted on contact WORDS / with our mouths. WHAT: Bayou Following that were black 8 Oyster Bar tiger prawns served with spicy WHEN: 5-11pm horseradish sauce ($6). Packed Tues-Thurs., full of their own ﬂavor, a slight

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6 5-7pm diment was all that was need- WHERE: 1300 Bay ed. They were simple, yet light

VIEWS VIEWS St. and lovely. INFO: www.bayou STORY AND PHOTO BY AMY KEPFERLE Our ﬁnal non-dessert menu 4 onbay.com item was salmon tacos with

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04 ANYBODY WHO’S visited Bellingham’s Bayou ple the best of what cook Jacob Grisham has to offer. noted that “the mango is pretty much the perfect ac- on Bay during a sunny summer afternoon knows that in First, of course, we had to check out the expansive companiment.” order to get a good seat on the patio, or even within drink menu, which promised to deliver a variety of Sated with seafood, sauces and sippers, we neverthe-

.07 07. the confines of the two floors of sprawling restaurant cocktails “from 1823 to 2012.” I opted for the Moscow less opted for a couple servings of the flourless choco- 27 # space, it helps to show up early or be prepared to wait Mule ($6), a vodka, lime juice and ginger beer concoc- late torte ($5), which could’ve pushed us over the edge, a few minutes for a table to open up. tion first seen in New York City’s Chatham Bar in 1941. but instead left us all with smiles on our faces. What you may not know is that Bayou’s Oyster Bar— I thought about ordering a Satan Cocktail ($8), another A couple weeks later, my guy and I dropped by which is located right next door to the main space in ’41 invention consisting of bourbon, Vermouth, bitters during Happy Hour—which takes place every day a long, narrow room with cobalt-blue walls and fancy and absinthe, but reconsidered after a tablemate in- from 5-7pm, and, at a reduced price, allows diners chandeliers—is an entirely different party animal. In- formed us she’d boozily propositioned a close friend to mix and match where oysters and appetizers are concerned—to make sure our superb meal hadn’t been CASCADIA WEEKLY stead of battling crowds, those who enter its doors can after ingesting two of them. “One is fine,” she added, typically expect to easily find a seat (either inside or “just don’t, ever, have two.” a fluke. I’m happy to report that things were just as 38 out), take a deep breath and settle in for a well-crafted Duly warned, I sipped on my Mule—which was light, good the second time around. cocktail, an oyster or six, a light meal and conversation tasty and seasonally refreshing—and joined the fun Next time you’re battling the crowds at Bayou’s that doesn’t require a megaphone. when everybody tried each other’s spectacles on. To my main space, take a moment to consider your options. On the first of two recent visits to the Oyster Bar, a left, I noticed sailboats merrily cruising in Bellingham Sure, gumbo and po’ boys are delicious, but so are group of us gathered at the biggest inside table to sam- Bay in the slice of waterfront view that can be seen oysters and absinthe. Think about it. doit

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Bulk food manager Brooks Dimmick will join the ART Learn how to add pizzazz to your summer class. Cost is $39 with an $8 wine option payable dishes—and a whole lot more—at an “Herbali- at class.

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