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18 Landscapes Opening: 5-7pm, Lucia Douglas Birthday Bash Revue: 2pm, Bellingham Theatre Gallery Guild ART Man of La Mancha: 2pm, Alger Community Church 16 FRIDAY [01.31.14] Gramercy Ghost: 2pm, Anacortes Community Theatre STAGE Zimbabwean ONSTAGE Taming of the Shrew: 7pm, Bellingham High MUSIC superstar School Tribute Jazz Series: 12:30pm, Firehouse Perform- 14 Phantom of the Opera: 7pm, Lynden Christian ing Arts Center Oliver “Tuku” Worship and Fine Arts Center Jim Malcolm: 2pm, Nancy’s Farm Man of La Mancha: 7pm, Alger Community Washed Out, Kisses: 8pm, Viking Union Multipur- GET OUT Mtukudzi and Church pose Room, WWU his band, the Birthday Bash Revue: 7:30pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild FOOD 12 Black Spirits, will i: 8pm, iDiOM Theater Community Breakfast: 8am-1pm, Rome Grange Gramercy Ghost: 8pm, Anacortes Community

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THE CLIMATE IN OLYMPIA: The state Legislature is

34 back in session and the paralysis of government is on proud display. The paralysis is driven by the

FOOD FOOD party structure of the modern conservative movement, which mirrors the sorts of dysfunction seen at views the national level. Nowhere is this more immediately 27 OPINIONS THE GRISTLE evident than in the 40th and 42nd Legislative Dis- tricts, a vast, unbreachable gulf... separated by the

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24 To the south, representatives work to improve public education and the state’s energy profile. To the

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20 ability to address the problems of a modern society. BY ROBERT REICH In short, one district works to solve problems that

MUSIC actually exist in the world; the other does not. The chasm would be comical if its consequences 18 weren’t so dire. Why There’s No Outcry

ART Last year, at the urging of the new governor, the legislature approved Senate Bill 5802 authorizing a TALKING ABOUT A REVOLUION task force “to prepare a credible evaluation of ap- 16 proaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” eople ask me all the time why to change society or even to change

STAGE primarily through a rejiggering of the state’s energy we don’t have a revolution in a few laws when they don’t believe profile. Lawmakers had already passed a measure in P America, or at least a major government can possibly work. 2011 to phase out the state’s last existing coal-fired wave of reform similar to that of the You’d have to posit a giant conspir- 14 power plant and, meanwhile, readily understood that Progressive Era or the New Deal or acy in order to believe all this was the forecasted population growth cannot be served by the Great Society. doing of the forces in America most

GET OUT hydro power alone. Middle incomes are sinking, the resistant to positive social change. The Climate Legislative Work Group (CLEW) is sup- ranks of the poor are swelling, al- It’s possible. of course, that right-

12 posed to come up with recommendations to reduce most all the economic gains are go- major force for social change. They wing Republicans, corporate execu- the state’s greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels ing to the top, and big money is cor- played an active role in the Civil tives, and Wall Street moguls inten- by 2020. Leading the work group in Olympia are Sen. rupting our democracy. So why isn’t Rights movement, the Free Speech tionally cut jobs and wages in order to WORDS Kevin Ranker, a Democrat in the 40th District, and there more of a ruckus? movement, and against the Viet- cow average workers, buried students

8 Sen. Doug Ericksen, a Republican in the 42nd District. The answer is complex, but three nam War. under so much debt they’d never take A more acrimonious pairing could hardly be imagined. reasons stand out. But today’s students don’t want to the streets, and made most Ameri- The work group concluded 2013 by issuing two First, the working class is para- to make a ruckus. They’re laden with cans so cynical about government

CURRENTS CURRENTS proposals. Predictably, the Republican proposal rec- lyzed with fear it will lose the jobs debt. Since 1999, student debt has they wouldn’t even try for change. ommended cheaper approaches and did much less to and wages it already has. increased more than 500 percent, But it’s more likely they merely al- 6 6 reduce CO2 emissions that the Democratic proposal. In earlier decades, the working yet the average starting salary for lowed all this to unfold, like a giant CLEW Republicans began the year by issuing a class fomented reform. The labor graduates has dropped 10 percent, wet blanket over the outrage and VIEWS VIEWS VIEWS press release calling for additional study of the eco- movement led the charge for a mini- adjusted for inflation. Student debts indignation most Americans feel but

4 nomic and environmental impacts of various carbon mum wage, 40-hour workweek, un- can’t be cancelled in bankruptcy. A don’t express. reduction policy proposals. employment insurance, and Social default brings penalties and ruins a Change is coming anyway. We can- MAIL MAIL “It is vital that legislators receive accurate infor- Security. credit rating. not abide an ever-greater share of

mation about the economic costs and the potential No longer. Working people don’t To make matters worse, the job the nation’s income and wealth go- 2 environmental benefits surrounding any carbon-re- dare. The share of working-age market for new graduates remains ing to the top while median house- DO IT IT DO duction efforts,” Ericksen said. He chairs the Senate Americans holding jobs is now lower lousy. Which is why record numbers hold incomes continue to drop, one Energy, Environment and Telecommunications Com- than at any time in the last three are still living at home. out of five of our children living in mittee. “We also need real numbers on Washington’s decades and 76 percent of them are Reformers and revolutionaries don’t dire poverty, and big money taking actual role in worldwide carbon output.” living paycheck to paycheck. look forward to living with mom and over our democracy. 01.29.14 Ericksen and fellow Republican Shelly Short—a No one has any job security. The dad or worrying about credit ratings At some point, working people, representative of minuscule Ferry County in eastern last thing they want to do is make and job recommendations. students, and the broad public will .09

05 Washington, a county with a population half that of a fuss and risk losing the little they Third and finally, the American have had enough. They will reclaim # the City of Lynden—recommended at least another have. public has become so cynical about our economy and our democracy. year of such study. Besides, their major means of government that many no longer This has been the central lesson of For Ranker, looking at a reduction threshold of organizing and protecting them- think reform is possible. American history. less than six years, additional delay is unacceptable. selves—labor unions—have been When asked if they believe govern- Reform is less risky than revolu- The state is already likely to be 9.5 million metric decimated. Four decades ago more ment will do the right thing most of tion, but the longer we wait the tons off the 2020 goal. than a third of private-sector work- the time, fewer than 20 percent of more likely it will be the latter.

CASCADIA WEEKLY “Doing nothing is the only option not on the ers were unionized. Now, fewer than Americans agree. Fifty years ago, table,” said Ranker, who also serves on the senate 7 percent belong to a union. when that question was first asked Robert Reich is a professor of Public 6 committee with Ericksen and is ranking member of Second, students don’t dare rock on standard surveys, more than 75 Policy at the University of California the senate’s powerful Ways and Means Committee, the boat. percent agreed. at Berkeley. He was Secretary of Labor responsible for crafting the state budget. He serves In prior decades students were a It’s hard to get people worked up in the Clinton administration. on CLEW with fellow Democrat Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, of the populous West Seattle district (perhaps you VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY THE GRISTLE can see a pattern forming).

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34 counts, and Eastman made an interesting calculation: one barge making two trips FOOD FOOD currents a week could have dumped 2.21 million cubic yards of waste into Bellingham Bay NEWS POLITICS FUZZ BUZZ INDEX in 20 years. 27 The activity would have ended in the 1970s, when the federal government be-

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ART , “Two or three times a 16 week the barges would STAGE go out with huge loads of

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12 back empty.” —JIM HAYNES WORDS 8 know where it is or what it’s doing. It BY BOB SIMMONS may be just a minor issue that deserves CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS 8 investigation, maybe just an inquiry for the sake of finding out.” 6 Jude Apple doesn’t think the issue is minor. He’s a marine ecologist at WWU’s

VIEWS Hog Fuel Hidden in Plain Sight Shannon Point Marine Center in Anacortes

4 NO ONE KNOWS JUST WHERE IT GOES OR WHAT IT’S DOING TO BELLINGHAM BAY whose expertise includes the causes of hypoxia—the absence of dissolved oxygen MAIL MAIL n the mills they called it “hog fuel,” that countless tonnage of waste wood and local attitudes combined to provide in water. It’s a condition that kills crabs,

ground into small bits, from sawdust size to an inch or two. For decades it’s eminent domain over Washington’s public clams, worms and other bottom dwellers 2 I been coming ashore near the northwest corner of Bellingham Bay. Property waters, for those in the business of boom- that once flourished in Puget Sound. DO IT IT DO owners complain about long piles as much as six feet high that smother plant life ing logs and manufacturing paper. “We know from what’s been seen at Cliff- and keep shoreline dwellers from enjoying the beach. For years, Lummi fishermen (According to Wiktionary, “hog fuel” is side that there’s a very mobile amount of told of “sawdust drift” clogging nets, making it impossible to fish. a legacy of the strong Scandinavian in- wood debris that surfaces and disappears What it does to the bottom of the bay is unknown, and seems likely to stay fluence in the Northwest. The Norwegian and moves around the Bay,” Apple said. 01.29.14 that way. term for “chopped” or “hacked” is hogde. “What’s the old saying—‘Crap always runs A researcher named Todd Eastman, working on a modest grant from the state Americanized, it became “hogged” and, downhill?’ If this wood waste flowed into .09

05 Department of Ecology, set out four years ago to find a practical way to clear the inevitably, “hog.” Now it can be told.) the deeper areas of Bellingham Bay, it # piles of wood waste from the beach at Cliffside. Just as he was ready to start, At the pulp mills, they burned as much would be a perfect fuel for hypoxia.” the waste suddenly disappeared from Cliffside, to pile up on the Fort Bellingham hog fuel as they could, producing heat used Apple says the sediment samples from beach, a few thousand feet away. in making pulp and paper. They couldn’t the bay that he’s examined don’t show a Over the next couple of years, Eastman’s project morphed from cleanup to detec- burn it nearly fast enough, and millions of lot of woody particles. However, “Nobody tive work aimed at understanding the nature of the waste, its history and its likely tons had to be disposed of, somewhere. has really looked at it and said, O.K., let’s impact on the bay. His unpublished 2011 report is an unusual blend of science, Eastman put us in touch with Jim do a survey and see what we can find.

CASCADIA WEEKLY historical research and firsthand observation. Haynes, who knows where a lot of it went. There are a lot of resource agencies who Now, given new revelations of how badly things are going for sea life in Belling- The 69-year old Intalco retiree grew up on could use the data, but nobody wants to 8 ham Bay (see Cascadia Weekly, Jan. 15), Eastman’s work deserves a second look. He Eldridge Avenue and used to watch barges do it on their own dime. ” makes a strong case for boring into the bottom of the bay, chemically analyzing haul wood waste into the Bay, from the Ecology’s new and gloomy findings of a the stuff that comes up, and assessing its effect on the creatures that live there. vicinity of the Georgia Pacific plant. sharp decline in marine life at the bottom The migrating hog fuel is a byproduct of Bellingham’s smoky history, dominated “Two or three times a week the barges of the Bay emerged from “grab samples,” by the money and political power of the timber, pulp and paper industry. State law would go out with huge loads of chipped scoops of mud from the upper few centi- meters of bottom sediments at scores of Representing Local Artists Since 1969 locations around the bay. Ecology’s Valerie WillWill youyou bebe ourour Partridge, who authored the report, says the researchers were looking for marine life and toxins in the sediments. For that Valentine?Valentine? 34 purpose the grab samples are just right— revealing and relatively inexpensive. ^ŚĂƌĞŝŶƚŚĞůŽĐĂůůŽǀĞǁŝƚŚŚĂŶĚŵĂĚĞŐŝŌƐ FOOD “Learning how much woody debris is ŵĂĚĞǁŝƚŚŝŶϭϬϬŵŝůĞƐŽĨĞůůŝŶŐŚĂŵ͘ on the bottom, and analyzing it, is much February 2014 dŚĂƚΖƐϭϬϬйt͕ǌĞƌŽƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐĐŽƐƚƐ͕ 27 more difficult,” Partridge says. “We’d FEATURING have to bore into the bottom with an ƚŽƚĂůůǇůŽĐĂůĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůǇĐŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶƚ͘ augur and bring up core samples to be ISAAC B-BOARD chemically analyzed. We don’t have the HOWARD funds to do it, and it’s not part of what & FRIENDS 24 the legislature mandated us to do.” Wood-Fired

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Scientific studies tend to follow the STAGE money. The obvious and urgent need to detox the former GP sites, upland and seaward, ties up grant money the way de- 14 caying wood chips tie up oxygen. There’s barely enough dollars to clean up the GET OUT known poisons. Wood waste is an undramatic unknown, 12 even if its potential for harm may be obvious. And it is, according to Barry Rogow- WORDS ski, a section manager for Ecology’s Puget Sound Initiative cleanup program. 8 “Let’s keep it simple,” Rogowski says. New Clone Connection “Suppose you dump two or three feet of Largest selection wood waste on your lawn and leave it for CURRENTS 50 years. What do you think happens to of clones in the grass? Well, the same thing happens if 6 you dump it on a patch of eelgrass.” Bellingham Eelgrass is perhaps the most guarded VIEWS

and hovered-over plant in the waters of 4 Puget Sound. It provides the essential nursery and feeding area for young fish MAIL

and crabs, and it’s fragile. The shadow of 2 a dock can threaten its survival. An eel- LIVE MUSIC DO IT IT DO grass patch fated to be in the way of a migrating slug of wood chips is done for. How often that has occurred in the bay in by Deems Tsutakawa the past century is what Valerie Partridge calls “the photo we’ve never seen.” jazz pianist 01.29.14 Todd Eastman doesn’t consider his time .09 and work to have been wasted, even with First Time Patients 05 # Ecology declining to make his report pub- recieve free Edible lic. He hopes passionately that someone February 7th & 8th 6pm - 9pm will move the inquiry forward by doing and the core sampling. Refer a patient for Book Your Reservation Today 855.794.6563 “The people who work for Ecology are so a free pre-roll. bright and so hard-working,” Eastman says. “But they get bracketed by the funds. CASCADIA WEEKLY They’ll keep on doing whatever the funding source says should be done so long as it Open 10am-7pm Mon-Sun 9 involves toxics. Wood waste is obviously 360-733-3838 EXPLORE our hazardous to marine life, but it isn’t toxic, 1326 E. Laurel St. Rewards! SwinomishCasinoandLodge.com 1.888.288.8883 so we don’t find out where it is and what Bellingham, WA 98225 Management reserves all rights. it’s doing to the Bay.” samishwayholistic.com FAST ACTION index FUZZ On Jan. 11, a man reported that in the five minutes it took him to drop off his grand-

34 BUZZ daughter at the home of a friend and walk her to the door, the tires on his car had

FOOD FOOD been slashed five times on his return. Bell- SPECIAL REPORT: ingham Police logged it as a hate crime. BURGLED AND BUNGLED 27 On Jan. 21, Bellingham Police detectives THE GRIFT THAT arrested a man believed responsible for KEEPS ON GIVING B-BOARD B-BOARD robbing multiple businesses along the I-5 On Jan 17, at least four restaurants in corridor. “Detectives sought out Douglas Bellingham reported receiving “phone

24 L. Jones to determine his connection calls from people claiming to be working to a series of nearly 25 business break- for Puget Sound Energy informing them

FILM ins to Bellingham businesses that share a that they were delinquent on their bills common method of entry, and also share and power would be shut off today,” po-

20 similarities to business burglaries in oth- lice reported. The callers directed the vic- er jurisdictions,” police reported.” The tims to pay their ransom via money order

MUSIC burglary spree in our jurisdiction began or credit cards. in the later portion of August in 2013.”

18 Commenting on the arrest of the 45-year- On Jan. 10, a family in Cordata neighbor-

ART old Mount Vernon resident, police noted, hood reported they’d received a phone “Our detectives and officers are quite call announcing they had won one million familiar with Mr. Jones as they had ar- dollars. All they had to do to collect was 16 rested him on March 21, 2013, for seven wire a money order for a specific amount

STAGE counts of trafficking in stolen property which was to be sent to the caller. in the 1st Degree. This prior arrest was the culmination of a three-month inves- On Jan. 15, concerned neighbors called 14 tigation into 20 business burglaries in Blaine Police to report a man who came which a similar method of forced entry to their doors in the evening, claiming to

GET OUT was employed.” Jones is also suspected want to sell them a vacuum cleaner. Police of similar burglaries in Arlington, Marys- located the man walking along the road

12 ville, and Mount Vernon. and were somewhat astonished to discov- 4,000 er he was, in fact, an appliance salesman. On Jan. 22, Bellingham patrol veteran Rob “He was warned to desist his activities WORDS NUMBER of people who have signed up for the first four-day “Colorado Cannabis Brandland investigated a series of proper- until he obtained a city business license, Sampler” tour. The tour of the state’s legal marijuana gardens costs $1,200 and $1,400, not including airfare.

8 ty crimes in Birchwood neighborhood. In and the concerned home owners were ad- one incident, the thief stole a motorized vised of the outcome,” police reported. scooter. In another, the thief dropped his $329 $2 CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS 8 cellphone. Officer Brandland traced the PEOPLE WITH ISSUES cellphone to a home within walking dis- On Jan. 10, Bellingham Police took two

6 MILLIONS in estimated revenue ESTIMATED revenue, in billions, tance of all of the burglaries. He observed roommates into protective custody after collected from Colorado’s marijuana gleaned from legal marijuana sales by the scooter that had been reported stolen police learned they had developed a mu- dispensaries in 2012. the end of fiscal 2017. VIEWS earlier. The suspected thief, Randall Miller tual suicide pact.

4 Jr., initially attempted to hide in the attic of his parents’ home and a search warrant On Jan. 12, a woman came to the Belling- MAIL MAIL was sought so that officers could enter ham Police station to report someone is 19

the home to locate him. His parents were living in her neighbor’s crawlspace. “She 2 cooperative. Miller was eventually hauled said it could be her niece’s son because he NUMBER of confirmed deaths by influenza in Washington State since July. These DO IT IT DO out and detained, police reported. Miller is homeless,” police reported. are deaths confirmed by laboratory samples. The number of flu-related deaths may was booked into jail on four separate bur- be considerably higher. glaries and three vehicle prowls that were On Jan. 9, two businesses in Fairhaven reported on the same day. reported the same customer acting odd- 48 7.2 01.29.14 ly and inappropriately. “In one business COMPASS POINTS he asked the lone, female clerk to try on NUMBER of positive influenza tests PERCENT of deaths nationally .09 reported through the Peace Health attributed to influenza or pneumonia

05 TRUE NORTH clothing,” Bellingham Police reported, # Laboratory in January, or a little over in January, slightly above the epidemic On Jan. 26, a driver stopped a pedestrian “during which he called her ‘honey” and 10 percent of those screened for illness. threshold monitored by the CDC. in Happy Valley and asked for directions. ‘babe’ and then touched her on the side While she was giving directions, the pedes- when he pulled aside the dressing room trian noticed the driver was masturbating. curtain, while she was in the dressing 6.6 5 She described him as white, 19-20 years room.” old, short blonde hair, thin small build THE unemployment rate in Washington NUMBER of years since CASCADIA WEEKLY driving a new dark blue 4 door Hyundai. On Jan. 19, Bellingham Police found the in December; however, the figure does unemployment in Washington has driver of a car they’d been alerted could not represent those who have given been this low. The state added a total 10 On Jan. 11, a woman told Bellingham be intoxicated. The man was standing up on employment and are no longer of about 47,000 jobs for the year. Police that a man in a car in Happy Val- next to his car in his stocking feet, uri- reported by state accounting. ley had asked her for directions. As she nating in the street while he was stopped SOURCES: Boulder Weekly; Washington Post; Farmers National Company gave him directions, she could see he in the lane of travel. “He was soon arrest- Survey; Washington State Dept. of Health; Whatcom County Health Dept.; was masturbating. ed for DUI,” police reported. Centers for Disease Control; Washington State Employment Security Dept.; currents ›› last week’s news

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h A deed is transferred, and nearly 9,000 acres of forest above Lake Whatcom becomes the county’s a newest park as the Dept. of Natural Resources officially transfers control of the land. Dozens attended

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T JAN21-27 a special commemorative ceremony over the weekend. The forest preserve park is made up of two pieces of land, one covering the slopes of Stewart Mountain on the southeast side of the lake and BY TIM JOHNSON s the other on Lookout Mountain on the southwest side. It is the largest park in Washington State, the MUSIC seventh-largest park in the nation. 18 stroke patient on multiple occa- all gun sales, easily gathered more ART sions in 2011. than 345,000 signatures to qualify for the statewide ballot. Supporters 16 01.21.14 01.23.14 of Initiative 591,which would keep

checks mandatory only for sales by STAGE Jason Overstreet and TUESDAY THURSDAY licensed dealers, also appeared to Vincent Buys sign The I-5 Skagit River bridge collapse last May inspires a new requirement A Custer dairy farm is fined meet the signature requirements in a letter threatening 14 in the recently passed federal spending bill. The Government Account- $6,000 for spilling manure into Cal- submittals to the state today. the Washington State ability Office now must conduct a survey on how states oversee the ifornia Creek. The spill at Pomeroy Supreme Court. The permitting of oversize loads. Part of the Skagit bridge collapsed when an Dairy last October caused high levels Fishermen discover the body of 42nd District represen- GET OUT tatives joined other oversized semi struck and collapsed steel support beams, sending sev- of fecal bacteria in the creek. The a man in the Nooksack River. He Republicans in “safe” eral cars into the river. Washington Senator Patty Murray says these new Whatcom County Health Department is identified as Marion Blakemore, voting districts to scold 12 requirements will “ensure the United States continues to invest in roads had to close shellfish harvesting at a 78, who was reported missing by his the court, declaring it and bridges to remain competitive and prevent another tragic accident.” beach near the mouth of California family earlier in the week. Relatives has no jurisdiction to WORDS Creek for a week after the spill. say he suffered from dementia. define the funding of education, a function of

In related news, a trucking company is ticketed nearly $41,000 for 8 the Legislature. Earlier 8 taking their super-sized load over Skagit County roads and bridges. The The Washington State Patrol says 01.27.14 this month, the court trucking company was trying to transport an oversized load that weighed DUI may have been a factor in a issued an order that MONDAY proposes education CURRENTS CURRENTS 232,000 pounds from Texas to Anacortes. The semi was stopped and cited crash that injured two people and CURRENTS by the Washington State Patrol on rural county roads near La Conner. tied up traffic on I-5 in Everett Bellingham City Council supports a budgets for the school

years 2014-18 after 6 for more than an hour. The backup resolution calling for increased safe- lawmakers failed to 01.22.14 from the two car crash extended ty standards for transporting petro- make progress in their VIEWS for several miles and blocked at leum and other flammable liquids constitutional duty to WEDNESDAY adequately fund public least three southbound lanes. The through the city. The mayor proposed 4 The Whatcom County sheriff says the shotgun death of a 60-year-old driver of one of the cars, a 58-year- the resolution earlier this month. education. Petitioners,

including public school MAIL Sudden Valley man is being investigated as a homicide. Steven Roy old Bellingham woman, is suspect- districts like Belling-

Siebert was found dead Tuesday evening. His stepson reportedly fled the ed of being intoxicated. Meanwhile, four groups call on ham, filed a lawsuit in 2 scene in the man’s car and later stole a pickup truck. Island County offi- Whatcom County to re-open the 2007 arguing the state

was not fulfilling this IT DO cials say the 41-year-old stepson was arrested in the stolen pickup after 01.23.14 permit applications for BP and a high-speed chase on Whidbey Island. A stolen handgun is recovered. Phillips 66 refineries’ rail infra- paramount constitutional agreement. FRIDAY structure projects to ship Bakken Justices agreed, and A former nurse wanted in California for elder abuse is in Whatcom Dueling gun initiatives appear crude by rail to Cherry Point. They gave the state a limited County Jail. The U.S. Marshal’s Office inters Russel Torralba for extradi- to have made the ballot for next request a new environmental im- amount of time to find 01.29.14 tion to San Diego after his initial arrest in Canada. Marshals say Torralba November. Initiative 594, which pact study of risks associated with solutions... or they will. .09

and another male nurse had sexually assaulted a bed-ridden 98-year-old would require background checks for the crude transport. 05 #

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plained. “On issues like the Gateway Pacific 34 Terminal, I know there are so many terrific

FOOD FOOD people working on that and there will be good words media coverage. So I will focus on something COMMUNITY LECTURES BOOKS else—mostly those that focus on natural re- 27 sources, and especially fish and wildlife.” Animals and their habitat particularly fall

B-BOARD B-BOARD through the cracks because there is so sel- dom an advocate for them, she said. “Just as being an activist led me inciden- 24 tally to writing, working on these issues led BY TIM JOHNSON FILM me into being concerned about public process issues. Following these issues, I see problems with public records, transparency, open public 20 meetings and public policy,” Harris said.

MUSIC Citizen Journalist “I really do try to stick to facts and cite statutes and accurate information,” she said,

18 WENDY HARRIS RECEIVES THE PAUL DEARMOND AWARD “and not make wild accusations because it is important to have credibility.” ART Honored by the award, Harris said, “It is so important to get this kind of peer recogni- 16 tion, both to encourage others and give cred-

STAGE ibility to the work citizens do to make their representative government better.” The pressure on citizen reporting is keen, 14 she said, because professional staff are considered experts by default and the time citi-

GET OUT zens can spend learning about and reporting on the issues is always limited—whether by health, family, career or other pursuits. But 12 12 one should not be shy: “I didn’t know what a watershed was when I WORDS WORDS started,” she laughed. “You just have to care.” The citizen journalism award is named in 8 memory of Paul deArmond, a Bellingham icon who mentored many in citizen involvement

CURRENTS CURRENTS and activism. For Paul, the social network was the campfire he hosted in his backyard, 6 where neighbors and friends would jaw over public policy. Many efforts were spawned VIEWS over those years of fires, issues like neigh-

4 borhood recycling, and many people were coaxed from there into public office. Paul MAIL MAIL died in 2013 at the age of 60; but an award

that honors his memory lives on, in part to 2 encourage others to take up the challenging DO IT IT DO

task Paul personified. Toward the end of his life, deArmond was greatly diminished by prolonged illness, but the fire to know and inform still burned strong 01.29.14 in him. Wendy Harris embodies this, too. hough tiny in voice and height, Wendy Harris is Herculean in her in reporting on it. Citizenship, in its most “I do push myself,” she admitted, “per- .09 fierce spirit to make representative government more responsive generous expression, is the essence of citi- haps more than an average healthy citizen, 05 # T and our community a better place to live. She watches the public zen journalism. And because that effort is because these issues matter and the time I process and she reports on it. honorable, we must honor it. have to comment on them is limited.” Harris will be honored in February by an award and private banquet Harris was a skilled tax law attorney until When government officials see Wendy of peers and supporters who want to thank her and encourage others medical disability reduced her professional coming to the microphone, they swallow to take up her important work. Award sponsors include the North Sound capacity. As her health permits, she keenly hard and get their papers in order. Not much Media Alliance. observes the public process and alerts the more than that needs to be said about the

CASCADIA WEEKLY In an era when newspapers and other conventional news outlets are community through social media to issues importance of her work. sharply diminished, their voices dimmed, the role of the citizen jour- of concern. Her particular passion is the 12 nalist becomes profound. Ironically, the very social media tools that health of Bellingham’s two waterfronts— Cascadia Weekly Editor Tim Johnson served have weakened the business model and profit centers of traditional the lake and the bay—and the watersheds on the nominating committee for the Paul media serve the citizen journalist well. The future of news promises that feed them. deArmond Citizen Journalism Award. Read our to be decentralized and deinstitutionalized; but it will be informed or “The writing comes out of my activism, interview with Wendy online at www.cascadia uninformed, reliable or unreliable, to the extent citizens are involved and both are limited by my health,” Harris weekly.com doit Pilsner, Kolsch Sweetheart Dinner Strong Ale, Rauch WORDS that night from 11:30pm-2am at a historical Prix Fix for 2 Bottles for Sale building in Fairhaven. Entry is $30, and you 1 App; 2 Entrees; 1 Dessert THURS., JAN. 30 must be 18 or older to take part. HoPPY Hour 34 AFTER HOURS: Discuss Kathleen Dean WWW.GHOSTHUNTCLASS.WIX.COM Superbowl Party Moore’s Moral Ground at an After Hours Art Sun–Thurs 4–6 pm

with Pitchers FOOD gathering at 6:30pm at Whatcom Museum’s HISTORICAL BUREAU OPENING: Attend a Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora St. Thursday Grand Opening from 7-9pm at the Good Time OPEN entry is $5. Girls tour hub and gift and souvenir shop, the Wi Fi DAILY

Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen 27 WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG Bureau of Historical Investigation, 217 W. Hol- 601 West Holly Street • 360-75-BEERS (752-3377) • www.chuckanutbreweryandkitchen.com ly St. The event will feature a performance and CHUCKANUT RADIO HOUR: Highlights from fundraiser for local performer Sarah Goodin, B-BOARD B-BOARD past shows, a new essay by Alan Rhodes, live who’s been invited to preliminary auditions music by the Walrus, and a few clips from for The Voice in Miami in early February. Entry some of the best of 2013 will be part of the is $10 at the door (additional donations are 24 Chuckanut Radio Hour’s seventh anniversary encouraged). show starting at 7pm at Whatcom Community WWW.THEBUREAUBELLINGHAM.COM FILM College’s Heiner Theater. Tickets are $5. WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM BOATING CENTER BENEFIT: The Corinthian

Yacht Club of Bellingham will host a dance and 20 SAT., FEB. 1 auction to benefit the Community Boating FOR THE KIDS: Why Do I Sing? illustrator Center from 7-11:30pm at the Bellingham MUSIC Andrew Gabriel will read from the kid-friendly Elks Lodge, 710 Samish Way. The Walrus will book at 11am at Village Books, 1200 11th St. provide live music. Entry is $20 in advance or Story and mask-making activities will follow. $25 at the door. 18

Entry is free. WWW.BOATINGCENTER.ORG OR WWW. ART 671-2626 CYCLEBELLINGHAM.ORG

SUN., FEB. 2 SUN., FEB. 2 Award-Winning Soups 16 LIBRARY SUNDAY: In case you didn’t know, GRIEF AS TRANSFORMER: Join John Robin-

a unique STAGE today will be the first day the Bellingham son, Bereavement Coordinator for Whatcom Fresh Salads & & Public Library will be open on Sundays (once Hospice, and panelists in a conversation again). Visit from 1-5pm at the library’s head- about the transforming possibilities of grief, Sandwiches

memorable 14 quarters at 210 Central Ave. As in the past, at a “Grief as Transformer” event at 3pm Sunday hours are restored during the school at the Lummi Island Public Library, 2114 Savory Quiches year only, closing again on Sundays during the S. Nugent St. The event is part of Whatcom & Pot Pies Dining Experience GET OUT summer. Reads—based on Cheryl Strayed Wild. Entry WWW.BELLINGHAMPUBLICLIBRARY.ORG served with pride by our talented & friendly staff. is free. Decadent Desserts WWW.WHATCOMREADS.ORG 12 MON., FEB. 3 12 MULTI-AUTHOR SIGNING: Four local authors TUES., FEB. 4 WORDS who took part writing the international best- MEMORY CAFE: Bellingham’s first “Memory WORDS selling book The Missing Piece: A Transforma- Cafe” will open at 3pm in the lobby of the

tional Journey will read from and sign copies Crown Plaza, 114 W. Magnolia St. The café— 8 at 6pm at Ferndale’s Chihuahua’s Mexican which is co-sponsored by the Alzheimer Restaurant, 5694 Third Ave. Society of Washington—provides a relaxed, 384-5820 informal social venue where people can connect with peers and professionals to discuss CURRENTS BOOK GROUP: Join the General Literature dementia-related issues in an atmosphere 6 Book Group to discuss Whatcom Reads author that encourages recognition and acceptance. Cheryl Strayed’s Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things The event will happen the first Tuesday of at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. All are every month. VIEWS welcome. 392-3934 OR WWW.RAHNORTHWEST.COM 4 WWW.WHATCOMREADS.ORG TOASTMASTERS OPEN HOUSE: Join the Bell- MAIL MAIL POETRYNIGHT: Those looking to share their ingham Evening Toastmasters for an evening

verse as part of Poetrynight can sign up at of lively speeches and a chance at impromptu 2 7:30pm at the Bellingham Public Library, 210 speaking—or sit back and watch as others en- Central Ave. Readings start at 8pm. Tonight’s tertain you—at an open house from 7-8:30pm DO IT IT DO event will be hosted by Travis Thompson. Entry at Unity Church of Bellingham, 1095 Telegraph is by donation. Rd. Entry is free and open to all. 778-7230 OR WWW.POETRYNIGHT.ORG 756-0217 OR WWW.TOASTMASTERSCLUBS.ORG

TUES., FEB. 4 WED., FEB. 5 01.29.14 WINDFALL: Journalist McKenzie Funk shares GREEN DRINKS: Environmentally-minded

ideas from his new book, Windfall: The Booming community members can discuss the issues .09

Business of Global Warming, at 7pm at Village of the day at the monthly Green Drinks gath- 05 #

Books, 1200 11th St. The book examines the ering from 5-7pm at Bellingham’s Confluence climate change crisis by seeing it through Fly Shop, 2620 N. Harbor Loop Rd. Today’s the eyes of those who view it as a business meeting will also focus on the grassroots opportunity. campaign to designate the upper forks of the WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM Nooksack River as a Wild and Scenic River. WWW.GREENDRINKS.ORG OR WWW. AMERICANRIVERS.ORG CASCADIA WEEKLY COMMUNITY GROWTH PLANNING: “Planning for Growth the Right Way” will be the focus of an over- 13 SAT., FEB. 1 view for activists and the community led by GHOST HUNTING CLASS: A “Ghost Hunting former David Stalheim from 6:30-8pm at RE Class” takes place today from 4-6pm in down- Sources, 2309 Meridian St. town Bellingham. An investigation takes place WWW.RE-SOURCES.ORG doit

WED., JAN. 29

GRAFTING WORKSHOP: “Harvesting

34 Scion Wood” will be the focus of the Blaine C.O.R.E. gardening program’s grafting work-

FOOD FOOD shop from 4-6pm at the Blaine Library, 610 outside 3rd St. Specifics on identifying, harvest- HIKING RUNNING CYCLING ing, labeling and storage of scion wood will

27 lead the workshop into an introduction to pruning basics. The free program happens again Sat., Feb. 1.

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EVENING EPIC RUN: As part of a weekly

24 lineup of drop-in runs and walks, take part in a “Evening Epic Run” at 6pm every

FILM Wednesday at Fairhaven Runners, 1209 11th St. The strenuous runs take place on hilly terrain with experienced trail runners. 20 Entry is free. WWW.FAIRHAVENRUNNERS.COM MUSIC FRI., JAN. 31 WILD THINGS: Kids, adults and adventur- 18 ers can join Wild Whatcom Walks for “Wild

ART Things” excursions from 9:30-11am every Friday in January at Lake Padden. Entry is

16 by donation. WWW.WILDWHATCOM.ORG

STAGE SAT., FEB. 1 WALKING CLUB: Whether you’re looking 14 14 to improve or compete, all are welcome at the weekly Fairhaven Walking Club led by Cindy Paffumi starting at 8am at vari- GET OUT GET OUT ous locations in Fairhaven. All paces are welcome. 676-4955 OR 319-3350 12 MAKE AND TAKE: Make something special for your sweetie at a “Make It and Take It: WORDS Valentine’s Wreath” workshop starting at 9am at Garden Spot Nursery, 900 Alabama 8 a dangling rope, hanging from a muddy cliff. St. Class fee is $39; please register in advance. STORY AND PHOTO BY JOHN D’ONOFRIO We climbed it, one by one, slipping and slid- 676-5480

CURRENTS CURRENTS ing and hanging on for dear life, like Keystone Cops with enormous backpacks. GRAFTING WORKSHOP: “Harvesting 6 Rainy Rendezvous Across the top of the bluff we went, through Scion Wood” will be the focus of the Blaine salal the size of small trees and lots more of C.O.R.E. gardening program’s grafting work-

VIEWS shop from 1-3pm at the Blaine Library, 610 A NIGHT AT TOLEAK POINT the gaiter-slathering mud to the far edge, 3rd St. Specifics on identifying, harvest-

4 where we discovered that the wooden stairs ing, labeling and storage of scion wood will e rendezvoused at the Third Beach trailhead in a downpour. that facilitate descent had been reduced to lead the workshop into an introduction to MAIL MAIL My traveling pals had come up from southern Oregon—brave splintery bits by a fallen cedar. pruning basics. Entry is free. 305-3600 OR WWW.WCLS.ORG

fools. I’d come across on the Chetzemoka (named for a long-de- A trail crew was there working on the prob- 2 W ceased Chief of the Klallam tribe) from the ferry terminal at Coupeville to Port lem, and they were a profoundly unhappy- WORK PARTY: Join the Bellingham Parks DO IT IT DO

Townsend. The sun held out until Lake Crescent, west of Port Angeles. Then it looking bunch, sullenly wielding their pulas- Volunteer Program for a work party from began to rain. And rain. kis, miserable and tired. “One thing’s for sure,” 10am-12pm at Lowell Park (meet at the end Normally, I’d go gallivanting off into the tempest, but cooler heads pre- the crew boss told us, “it’s different every of 19th Street). You’ll be removing invasive vailed and a bivouac at the Olympic National Park campground at Mora was year.” Amen to that. ivy and holly plants, so dress accord- ingly. Gloves, tools and guidance will be 01.29.14 determined to be just the ticket. And it was. We ate macaroni and cheese Back on the beach, we made good time provided. beside the fire, beneath the tarp. (If life gets better than this, let me know.) toward the distant Giant’s Graveyard, a line 778-7105 OR WWW.COB.ORG .09 In the morning, the Sun Gods were smiling upon us. We returned to the of black sea stacks lined up like dark battle- 05 # Third Beach trailhead and huffed our packs down through the forest to the ships offshore. At Scott Creek we removed our SUN., FEB. 2 wide beach, raked clean by the retreating tide. boots to ford the stream, which was freezing, RABBIT RIDE: Join members of the Mt. Baker Bike Club for the weekly “Rabbit We walked south along the sand until confronted by the jutting jaw and an instant ice cream headache for the feet. Ride” starting at 8:30am at Fairhaven Bike flashing waterfall of Taylor Point and climbed the “sand ladder,” a uniquely We dropped our packs at Toleak Point and & Ski, 1108 11th St. The 32-mile route sees Olympic coastal trail feature, steel cables bridged by wooden steps, to gain made camp beneath the first gnarled trees riders heading down Chuckanut and back the top of the headland. On top, we crossed what can only be described as a above the beach. via Lake Samish. 733-4433 OR WWW.MTBAKERBIKECLUB.ORG CASCADIA WEEKLY jungle through boot-sucking mud. At the end of the day, the sun flared or- Eventually, we descended slippery slopes back to the beach. Walking on ange and crimson on the sea and we coaxed a TUES., FEB. 4 14 smooth, compacted sand was a pleasure and we quickly reached Scotts Bluff, smoky fire to life. The fire burned down and WAXING BASICS: Find out more about which, in theory, can be rounded at low tide. On this day, at low tide, the my weary traveling companions slipped off to taking care of your winter gear at a “Ski/ theory was radically unconvincing—waves crashing on the sheer cliffs—so we bed, one by one. The usual situation: I was Snowboard Waxing Basics” clinic at 6pm at looked for the sand ladder to climb the headland, but discovered it had been alone by the dying embers, listening to the REI, 400 36th St. This class will focus on a attached to a tree that had gone down in a winter storm. In its place was music of the waves. doit

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You do not need to bring your personal 34 skis or snowboard to this class. Entry is

free; register in advance. FOOD 647-8955 OR WWW.REI.COM

HIKING HISTORY: Local author and 27 historian Janet Oakley presents “From Hiking Clubs to the CCC” at 7pm at the

Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central B-BOARD Ave. Those who attend will find out more about the Civilian Conservation Corps,

which shaped the future of the Mount 24 Baker Forest Lands. Entry is free.

WWW.WHATCOMREADS.ORG FILM WED., FEB. 5 GARDEN CLUB MEETING: The Rhodo- 20 dendron Society’s Alan Yoder will focus

on a variety of topics focused on rhodies MUSIC at the Birchwood Garden Club’s monthly

meeting at 7pm at Whatcom Museum’s 18 Rotunda Room, 121 Prospect St. Entry is open to the public. ART WWW.BIRCHWOODGARDENCLUB.ORG The 16 MOUNT BAKER BOOK: John D’Onofrio Chuckanut Radio Hour and Todd Warger will share stories, his- STAGE tory and pictures from their new book, 7th Anniversary Show Images of America: Mount Baker, at 7pm We’ll have live music by The Walrus, 14 at Village Books, 1200 11th St. Entry 14 is free. fun skits, poetry, and much more! Join us!

WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM Tickets $5 available at Village Books GET OUT & BrownPaperTickets.com GET OUT THURS., FEB. 6 NORDIC SKI CLUB MEETING: All are Thursday, Jan. 30th, 6:30pm welcome at the Nooksack Nordic Ski in the Heiner Theater at WCC 9TH ANNUAL 12 Club’s monthly meeting from 6:30- 8:30pm at the WECU Educational Center, Award-winning Journalist... WORDS 511 E. Holly St. Jeremy Boyer will SHOEPER BOWL present “Mt. Baker Area Off the Groomed Track.” 0F.HQ]LH Fri-Sat, Jan 31-Feb 1, 10am-6pm 8 WWW.NOOKSACKNORDICSKICLUB.ORG SALE Sun, Feb 2, 11am-4pm )81. Drawings all day Sunday! PCT RECORD-SETTER: Bellingham- CURRENTS will join us to discuss his book based adventurer Heather Anderson

will recount her record-setting Pacific 6 Crest Trail hike at a free Whatcom Reads Markdowns on presentation from 7:30-9pm at the Bell- :,1')$// VIEWS ingham Public Library, 210 Central Ave. The Booming Business

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Appropriately, a duo of ditties from The 14 Boyfriend kicked off the show. From there, nearly 40 songs filled the first act of the

GET OUT performance with song-and-dance selec- tions from Kiss Me Kate, West Side Story, South Pacific, Sweeney Todd, The Wizard of 12 Oz, Music Man, Damn Yankees, and more. (A certain redhead WORDS tried to vocalize her feelings about hop- 8 ing the sun would come out the follow-

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4 BY AMY KEPFERLE day Bash Revue The amount of cos- WHEN: 7:30pm Fri., tume changes in the MAIL MAIL Jan. 31, 2pm and first act rivaled those 7:30pm Sat., Feb. 1,

of a celebrity awards 2 and 2pm Sun., Feb. 2 Birthday Bash WHERE: Bellingham show, but it was the DO IT IT DO

Theatre Guild, 1600 way the actors and SONG AND DANCE BY THE NUMBERS H St. singers seamlessly COST: $12-$14 transitioned from INFO: 733-1811 or ’m not good with most mathematical concepts, but at the Friday night This sense of welcoming collaboration was on www.bellinghamthe- more serious fare to 01.29.14 performance of the Bellingham Theatre Guild’s “Musical Birthday Bash full display opening night. Plenty of volunteers atreguild.com farce and back again Revue” last weekend, it soon became obvious the show was all about were on hand to take tickets, distribute pro- that drew my atten-

.09 I numbers—both offstage and on. grams and show patrons to their seats. Down- tion. Kudos should also be distributed 05 # For example, the event itself draws attention to the fact that it’s been stairs, others were putting finishing touches to pianist Steve Barnes, bass man John 50 years since the Bellingham Theatre Guild (BTG) staged its first musical, on a birthday party that was set to take place Bisceglia, and drummer Marcel Ardans, who a comedic romp known as The Boyfriend. Additionally, this year also marks following the inaugural performance with the provided the soundtrack to the show, and the BTG’s 85th anniversary, and the 70th anniversary of offering theater to actors, audience members and myriad other didn’t appear to miss a single beat. the citizens of Bellingham and Whatcom County at its current locale. Inci- people who work behind the scenes to pull off I had to leave shortly after intermission dentally, the building itself turns 110 this year. each and every performance at the BTG. in order to make an appearance at anoth-

CASCADIA WEEKLY “We are honored to have a home that was built about the same year four Although I didn’t spot them among the er birthday celebration across town, but small towns (Whatcom, Sehome, Bellingham, and Fairhaven) consolidated throng, I’m sure co-directors Kathryn Murray I’m guessing the second act of the “Musi- 16 into the City of Bellingham, and proud of our contributions to our commu- and Martha Benedict—also known as the “Tiara cal Birthday Bash Revue”—which included nity,” BTG president John Purdie says in a welcoming note in the program. Twins”—were also likely roaming the hallowed nearly 40 more songs—also wowed the “Performances are just part of what we provide. We also offer to anyone who halls of the BTG in the minutes before the crowd. After all, the durability of the Bell- wants to get involved opportunities for creative outlet, learning and a true lights dimmed and the audience was exposed ingham Theatre Guild is proof that, at least feeling of belonging.” to a new grouping of figures. in this case, numbers don’t lie. doit

STAGE Sunday, at the Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave. Tickets to the comedic drama are JAN 27-FEB. 1 $18; additional showings happen through

WINTER DRAMA FESTIVAL: Shakespeare’s Feb. 15. 34 The Taming of the Shrew and Jane Austen’s Pride WWW.ACTTHEATRE.COM and Prejudice will show in repertory as part of FOOD the Drama Winter Festival happening through MON., FEB. 3 Saturday at 7pm at Bellingham High School, GUFFAWINGHAM: A weekly open mic for co-

2020 Cornwall Ave. Tickets to the see the BHS medians, dubbed “Guffawingham!,” takes place 27 drama students do their thing will be $5 at at 9:30pm Mondays at the Green Frog, 1015 N. the door. State St. Entry is free. 778-7000 WWW.ACOUSTICTAVERN.COM B-BOARD THURS., JAN. 30 FEB. 3-5 GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch “The Good, the Bad WED WIDING HOOD: Skagit Academy pres- 24 and the Ugly” at 8pm every Thursday at the ents showings of Doo Wop Wed Widing Hood at Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At 10pm, stick 7pm Monday and Wednesday at Mount Vernon’s FILM around for the “Project.” Entry is $4-$7. Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St. Viewings of the 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM fairy tale spoof are free. 20 WWW.LINCOLNTHEATRE.ORG JAN. 30-FEB. 1 ORIGINAL I: An original play written by FEB. 6-9 MUSIC outgoing Artistic Director Sol Olmstead, i, FUDDY MEERS: Western Washington Uni-

opens this weekend with 8pm performances versity’s Department of Theatre and Dance 18 Thursday through Saturday at the iDiOM presents showings of Fuddy Meers at 7:30pm ART Theater, 1418 Cornwall Ave. The produc- Thursday through Saturday, and 2pm Sunday, tion—which features Olmstead, Wes Davis, at the school’s Performing Arts Center 16 Andrew Herndon, Joan Harris, and Becky Mainstage. The “romp of comedy and toxically 16 Byrd—focuses on a man who literally sees quirky characters” focuses on a woman who Happy Hour Tuesday STAGE himself walking by one day and decides to has a rare form of amnesia that erases her STAGE follow himself around, revealing truths about memory whenever she goes to sleep. Tickets his life he never expected. Tickets are $10; are $8-$12 and additional showings happen additional showings happen Feb. 6-8. Feb. 12-16. and Wednesday 4-Close 14 WWW.IDIOMTHEATER.COM 650-6146 OR WWW.TICKETS.WWU.EDU

GREASE: Watch Danny and Sandy find love, GET OUT lose it and then rediscover it at viewings of the perennially popular musical Grease at 7pm DANCE showings Friday and Saturday at Deming’s 12 Mount Baker High School, 4936 Deming Rd. THURS., JAN. 30

Tickets to go back in time to the late 1950s are FOLK DANCE: Join the Fourth Corner Folk WORDS $6-$8 and additional showings of the classic Dancers for a weekly Folk Dance at 7:15pm happen Feb. 5, then again Feb. 7-9. most Thursdays at the Fairhaven Library, 1117 8 383-2015 OR WWW.MTBAKER.WEDNET.EDU 12th St. All are welcome to come learn more about folk dances from Europe, Greece, Turkey, JAN. 31-FEB. 1 and Israel, and also get in some exercise.

OPERA PHANTOM: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The First-timers are free; suggested donation after CURRENTS Phantom of the Opera can be seen at 7pm Friday that is $5. 6 and Saturday at the Lynden Christian Worship 380-0456 and Fine Arts Center, 515 Drayton St. Tickets

are $6-$10 and additional showings of the play FRI., JAN. 31 VIEWS about a soprano who becomes the obsession of THE MOM SHOW: Dance, choreography, spon-

a mysterious, disfigured genius happen Feb. 4 taneous action, photography and music will be 4 and 6-8. part of New York City-based artist Sara Brown’s (360) 318-9525 “The Mom Show, Part 2” performance at 7pm MAIL at the Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 BELLINGHAM THEATRE

SPACE TREK: Watch the improvised sci-fi Harris Ave. The show is a celebration of the GUILD PRESENTS 2 adventure show known as “Space Trek” at 8pm life and love of Sara’s mother, Kathy, who has DO IT IT DO and 10pm Fridays and Saturdays in February struggled with long-term illness for many at the Upfront Theater, 1208 Bay St. Tickets to years. Entry is by donation. get onboard the USS Upfront are $10 in advance WWW.IMSARABROWNPHOTOGRAPHY.COM or $12 at the door. *ANUARY

WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM SAT., FEB. 1 01.29.14 RED AND BLACK: USA Dance Bellingham will &EBRUARY JAN. 31-FEB. 2 host a “Ladies in Red, Men in Black” dance .09

MAN OF LA MANCHA: Watch the play-within- from 7-10pm at Presence Studio, 1412 Cornwall 05 # a-play known as Man of La Mancha when the Ave. Live music by the Alicia Dauber Band and Alger Lookout Thespian Association presents a nightclub two-step lesson will be part of the the musical starting this weekend with shows fancy fun. Entry is $7-$10. at 7pm Friday and Saturday, and 2pm Sunday, WWW.BELLINGHAMUSADANCE.COM at the Alger Community Church, 1475 Silver Run Lane. Tickets are $12-$14 and additional show- FOLK DANCE PARTY: The Makedonians will ings happen Feb. 7-8 and 14-16. provide live music from the Balkans and beyond WWW.ALTATHEATRE.COM at the Fourth Corner Folk Dancers’ monthly CASCADIA WEEKLY Folk Dance Party from 7:30-10:30pm at the GRAMERCY GHOST: Find out what happens Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St. All ages are 17 when a woman “inherits” a spirit and thinks welcome, and no partner or experience is DIRECTED BY it’s a joke when Gramercy Ghost continues necessary. Suggested donation is $15; potluck this weekend with showings at 7:30pm contributions are also welcomed. Thursday, 8pm Friday and Saturday, and 2pm 380-0456 ished fabrics, sewing machines, fabric scissors, dress forms, elastic and more can also currently be dropped off from 10am-5pm every Tuesday through Thursday at the store.

Libby Chenault is one of the artists on Rag- 34 finery’s steering committee and a ReUse Works

FOOD FOOD board member. She’s also a self-proclaimed “fi- visual ber junkie” who has long relied on thrift store finds and donations from friends, family and 27 GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES customers to augment her creations—which include everything from handmade hats and

B-BOARD B-BOARD clothes to hair clips, mittens, stuffed animals and more. “This project engages so many of my pas- 24 sions,” Chenault says. “I see it becoming a hub

FILM of creativity and learning—a way for Bellingham to set a new standard for creative recycling.” Chenault says recent focus group meetings 20 that included other artists and community

MUSIC members provided a boost for her and others 18 18 18 ART ART

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BY AMY KEPFERLE who have been working on the project for more VIEWS than a year.

4 “There are a lot of fabric artists who already Ragfinery use recycled or reclaimed material in their work,” MAIL MAIL Chenault says. “I hope Ragfinery will make it

NEW LIFE FOR OLD CLOTHES easier to source their material and also be a 2 place to find inspiration. It can be lonely sitting DO IT IT DO

espite the fact that Bellingham has a plethora of clothing con- or value-added.” at a sewing machine all day; it will be great to signment stores and thrift meccas, a shocking amount of wearable Jager stresses that have a place where people speak my language of Dwares still make their way to the landfill on the regular. Ragfinery is not a recycling and fabric.” “According to national statistics, 82 pounds per person of textile waste thrift store, but rather Chenault says working with reclaimed materi- 01.29.14 are discarded every year,” ReUse Works’ Duane Jager says. “About 15 per- a venue selling up- als for so many years has helped her to see that cent of this goes to thrift stores, leaving about 70 pounds per person go- cycled products made there’s built-in history, connection and personal- .09 ing to the landfill. Thrift stores sell only 20 percent of what they receive. from post-consumer ity in every finished piece, and that those who 05 # Applying national statistics to Bellingham, more than three million pounds SEE IT textiles and a place choose to use recycled goods for their work must of textiles are landfilled each year in our city alone.” WHAT: Ragfinery where trainees can acquire special skill sets. This is where Ragfinery comes in. Much like ReUse Works’ Appliance De- WHEN: 10am-5pm help run a business “For the maker to claim value in a material— Tues.-Thurs. pot—where used household appliances are fixed and refurbished while si- WHERE: 1421 N. while gaining work maybe fall in love with the color or texture even multaneously providing training and jobs to those working on them—the Forest St. skills. Employees will if it has stains and then cut around what’s no venue also intends to focus on “jobs from waste” by upcycling unwanted INFO: www. also cut and sell rags, longer useful and form something fresh—that’s

CASCADIA WEEKLY garments and textiles in collaboration with local artisans. ragfinery.com host workshops and magic,” she says. “And when I think about all “In our downtown Bellingham facility, a collective of worker trainees sell the surplus to tex- the lives that have touched the fabric and 18 and community mentors will determine creative reuse value and process tile brokers to help generate more revenue. how it is being given another chance, I can’t donated textiles into a wide range of products that showcase the skills Donation bins are located outside Ragfin- help but draw some poetic parallels to our and talents of our community,” Jager says. “In the case of Ragfinery, the ery’s headquarters near Norway Hall on For- own lives and the power to mend ourselves workers will be sorting, cutting, sewing and creating products to sell, est Street and at the Appliance Depot, and and transform our days with some creativity plus providing these services for artists who want the textiles, either raw clean and dry clothing, home linens, unfin- and a bit of lace.” doit

UPCOMING EVENTS cloth banners by Nicolette Harrington through February at Boundary Bay Brewery, 1107

THURS., JAN. 30 Railroad Ave. LUCIA LANDSCAPE OPENING: View new WWW.BBAYBREWERY.COM 34 works by landscape painters Lisa McShane,

Margy Lavelle, and Nancy Canyon at an open- COLOPHON CAFE: View the paintings of Kelcey FOOD ing reception for the artists from 5-7pm at Bates through January at the Colophon Cafe, Fairhaven’s Lucia Douglas Gallery, 1415 13th St. 1208 11th St. The works will be on display through Feb. 22. WWW.COLOPHONCAFE.COM 27 WWW.LUCIADOUGLAS.COM DOWNTOWN STARBUCKS: Roger Lamb’s oil

SAT., FEB. 1 paintings will be on display through Feb. 3 at B-BOARD SCULPTURE WOODS: Peruse the studio Bellingham’s downtown Starbucks, 132 E. Holly St. grounds of sculptor Ann Morris at a monthly 733-1228

open house from 10am-5pm at her Lummi 24 Island-based Sculpture Woods, 3851 Legoe Bay FISHBOY GALLERY: Check out the contempo-

Rd. There are 16 large sculptures on the grounds rary folk art of RR Clark from 1:30-5pm every FILM to be visited and the gallery of smaller works Mon.-Fri. at the FishBoy Gallery, 617 Virginia St. will be open. Entry to the self-guided tour is 714-0815 OR WWW.FISHBOYGALLERY.COM

free. No photos, please. 20 WWW.ANNMORRISBRONZE.COM GOOD EARTH: A “Bowls and Lamps Benefit” shows through January at Good Earth Pottery, & MUSIC GOOD EARTH OPENING: View a variety of 1000 Harris Ave. WE’RE OPEN LATE, EVERY THURSDAY wood-fired work by artist Isaac Howard and WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM 18 18 18 friends at an opening reception from 5-8pm at ART Good Earth Pottery, 1000 Harris Ave. The works HONEY SALON: “Creatures of Comfort,” featur- ART will show through February. ing works by Karie Jane Von Allmen and Liliana WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM France, can be perused through Feb. 5 at Honey 16 Salon, 310 W. Holly St. THURSDAYS What’s not to love? CYGNUS OPENING: View the works of three WWW.HONEYBELLINGHAM.COM

$5 admission all day STAGE well-known Skagit Valley artists—Heidi Epstein, Allen Moe, and Eddie Gordon—at an JANSEN ART CENTER: Sign up for classes Join Moral Ground book discussion on Jan. 30 opening reception for “Of This World and Not” and workshops on an ongoing basis at Lynden’s Trek to India with our Travelogue on Feb. 6 14 from 5-8pm at La Conner’s Gallery Cygnus, 109 Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St. Commercial St. The works will be on display WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG Explore Vanishing Ice ‘til 8 PM

through March 16. GET OUT WWW.GALLERYCYGNUS.COM MONA: Robinson Devor and Charles Mudede’s “North American” film installation and the www.whatcommuseum.org

SUN., FEB. 2 multi-artist “Shoreline from the Permanent Col- 12 SNOW STAR: Photographer Eirik Johnson lection” show through March 12 at La Conner’s shares fascinating insights and images from the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St. WORDS annual “snow star” pilgrimages to the glacial WWW.MONAMUSEUM.ORG peaks of the Colquepunko mountain range de-

picted in the “Vanishing Ice” exhibit at 3pm at OLD TOWN CAFE: Bellingham artists Steeb 8 Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher Building, 250 Russell and Erin Clancy are exhibiting their Flora St. Suggested donation is $3. group show, “Comrades,” through January at the 5th Annual Great Northwest Glass Quest WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG Old Town Cafe, 316 W. Holly St. CURRENTS CURRENTS 671-4431 Februaryy 14-23,, 2014

THURS., FEB. 6 www.thegreatnwglassquest.comwww.thegreatnwglassquest.com 6 SPRING EXHIBITS RECEPTION: View the QUILT MUSEUM: View Sue Spargo’s “Creating works of a variety of regional artists at an Texture,” Surface Design Association’s “Out VIEWS opening reception for a “Spring Community of the Blue,” and “Timeless Treasures: Crazy Exhibit” from 6-8pm at Lynden’s Jansen Art Quilts” through March 23 at the La Conner Quilt The Fun is in the Quest! The Treasure is in the Experience! 4 Center, 321 Front St. Special showings by & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St.

Katherine Payge, Vernon Leibrant, and Michael WWW.LACONNERQUILTS.COM MAIL Davenport will also be on display.

WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG WESTERN GALLERY: “David Maisel/Black 2 Maps: American Landscape and the Apocalyptic

Sublime” shows until Feb. 14 at WWU’s Western IT DO

Gallery, 516 High St. ONGOING EXHIBITS WWW.WESTERNGALLERY.WWU.EDU ALLIED ARTS: View “The Art of Light and Technology” through Jan. 31 at Allied Arts, WHATCOM ART MARKET: From 10am-6pm 1418 Cornwall Ave. The light-themed multime- every Thursday through Monday through Christ- 01.29.14 dia show includes works by three artists and a mas, stop by the Whatcom Art Guild’s Art Market

technology display by SPIE. at Fairhaven’s Waldron Building, 1314 12th St. .09 05

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ANCHOR ART SPACE: Seiko A. Purdue’s “Cast- WILSON LIBRARY: View a retrospective of ing: Labor of Love” shows through Feb. 2 in painter Michael Davenport’s work at “An Art- Anacortes at Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial ist Never Stops Growing” exhibit on display Ave. The multimedia exhibit features installa- through March 6 at WWU’s Wilson Library (just tions, delicate paper casts and more. above the sky bridge). Funded in part by Snohomish Co. WW.ANCHORARTSPACE.ORG WWW.LIBRARY.WWU.EDU Tourism Assistance Program. CASCADIA WEEKLY

ARTWOOD: “Wood Art for the Wall” will be WHATCOM MUSEUM: “Vanishing Ice,” “Trea- A Treasure Hunt for the Whole Family! 19 featured through January at Artwood, 1000 sures from the Trunk: The Story of J.J. Donovan” Discover unique shops and explore hidden parks while you QUEST Harris Ave. and “Romantically Modern: Pacific Northwest for the clue to your hand-blown glass treasure. WWW.ARTWOODGALLERY.COM Landscapes” can currently be viewed at the Whatcom Museum campus. Explore our Natural Side at the 9th Annual Port Susan Snow Goose & Birding Festival, BOUNDARY BAY: Peruse prints, paintings and WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG Feb. 22 & 23, 2014. Visit www.snowgoosefest.org for tours and activities. Rumor Has It

LIKE SOME OF you, I watched the Grammy awards

34 last weekend. But even if I hadn’t, it was pretty tough to escape the news that one of the night’s FOOD FOOD biggest winners was Macklemore, capping what had music to be an utterly surreal year for the Seattle rapper. 27 SHOW PREVIEWS ›› RUMOR HAS IT With “Thrift Shop,” Macklemore became the first independent artist in 20 years to hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. His album The Heist has B-BOARD B-BOARD sold more than a million copies, and its success helped the rapper sell out a massive worldwide such as Phil Ochs and Bob Dylan—lending her 24 tour. Along the way, he helped spread the gospel distinctive voice and style to their politically of marriage equality with his song “Same Love.” FILM minded lyricism. But it wasn’t just the well- And at Sunday’s Grammys, he ended the evening known songwriters of that time that she gave with four awards and provided the evening’s emo- voice to. Combining her keen ear for discerning 20 20 20 tional high point with a performance of “Same interesting, intelligent songwriting with her Love” during which 33 couples were married. MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC wide-ranging musical sensibility, Collins also It all sounds like pretty good stuff. So why do so helped introduce the music of then-obscure many people have such a problem with Macklemore?

18 songwriters like Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, While the many of the issues surrounding the rap- and Randy Newman to broader audiences. ART per are far too nuanced (read: persnickety) for me to Soon Collins was writing songs of her own, get into here, there are a couple I’d like to address. and the blue-eyed girl who was once busking on

16 First is the skepticism about Macklemore’s status the sidewalks of New York began charting Bill- as an independent artist. In a world where record

STAGE board hits and, before long, even won a Grammy labels are known for be- for the song “Both Sides, Now.” It was during ing oppressive overlords this time that Collins made her iconic appear- who rob from their art- 14 ance on the Muppet Show (as well as Sesame ists only to drop them Street, but that isn’t as indelible a part of my when they don’t earn GET OUT childhood experience). their keep or toe the Collins’ career has line creatively, isn’t the BY CAREY ROSS spanned nearly 60 years, 12 fact that Macklemore but it hasn’t all been bright has managed to achieve unprecedented success BY CAREY ROSS lights, award-winning mo-

WORDS without relying on that archaic business model a ments and hit songs. In good thing? What he has done—what he continues fact, many of her highs 8 to do—is only going to make things easier for inde- Judy Collins ATTEND have been tempered by pendent musicians. No, Macklemore has not single- lows that might’ve crippled handedly opened the door for independent musi- WHO: Judy Collins CURRENTS CURRENTS SEND IN THE CLOWNS someone with less self-pos- cians, but he has cracked it considerably wider than & the Passenger session, but Collins is made it was before, which is no small feat.

6 String Quartet ecause I am a person of a certain age, my main point of WHEN: 8pm Sat., of strong stuff, dealing with And now for the marriage-equality thing. Mackl- reference when it comes to Judy Collins is from reruns of Feb. 1 her demons forthrightly. emore has been taken to task repeatedly over “Same VIEWS Bher 1978 appearance on the Muppet Show, in particular, her WHERE: Mount She’s endured tuberculo- Love,” accused of being a “bandwagon” same-sex Baker Theatre, 4 somewhat eerie performance of “Send in the Clowns.” To put a sis, the end of a marriage, marriage supporter. finer point on it, it wasn’t so much her performance that was eerie, COST: $30-$49 a battle with bulimia and MORE INFO: www. I don’t believe that to be the case, but as long MAIL MAIL rather it was the balletic, tumbling clowns dancing across half of mountbakertheatre. alcoholism that included a as we’re speaking to this issue, it’s worth pointing

the television screen that seared the song into my memory. com stint in rehab and the trag- 2 out that thousands of people around these parts In not taking the time to get to know Collins, I have done ic suicide of her son. are sporting Seahawks jerseys and climbing aboard DO IT IT DO myself a great disservice. As it turns out, she’s pretty amazing. Through it all, she’s continued to record and that stadium-sized bandwagon—which seems to First of all, we have a rightful claim to Collins—if not so much tour, releasing more than 50 albums (and count- be perfectly fine. But when Macklemore does it her music—in this corner of the country as she was born and ing), still allowing her musical curiosity to be in the name of marriage equality—an issue some spent the first 10 years of her life in Seattle. But even before she her guide, still seeking to shed light on lesser- might argue is actually more important than wins 01.29.14 made her musical debut as a classical piano prodigy at the age known artists—her performance at the Mount Super Bowl—then it’s somehow wrong? of 13, Collins had overcome polio, which she contracted when Baker Theatre will feature Seattle’s Passenger Maybe the fact that our state’s same-sex mar- .09 she was 11 years old. Maybe it was conquering the often deadly String Quartet—still using her voice to speak to 05 riage law is a whole year old has made us forget that # disease that did it, or maybe it was something she was born with, the environmental and social issues that are so the cushy liberal paradise we’ve established here is but from a very young age it seems Collins was always firmly in close to her heart and have imbued so much of not reflected across much of the rest of the United charge of her own destiny. her work with a sense of purpose. States. And when Macklemore travels to those parts Indeed, when a burgeoning interest in folk music caused her Few people in music have had the kind of the country where the issue of marriage equality piano instructor to force her to choose between the two dis- of career Collins has enjoyed, with its time is a thing people make jokes about rather than fight ciplines, Collins made the difficult decision to forgo what was spanned and musical nooks and crannies ex- for and sings “Same Love” in sold-out arenas, he’s CASCADIA WEEKLY shaping up to be a promising career as a pianist and never plored. But, then again, she’s been fiercely doing something big. Should you need a metric by looked back. She embraced the music of Woody Guthrie and self-determined since the minute she stepped which you can measure the good that results from 20 Pete Seeger, learned to play the guitar and eventually made her away from the piano bench and picked up a such an act, look no further than the same-sex wed- way to New York, where she played the smoke-filled folk clubs guitar all those years ago. But, then again, I ding ceremony that took place at the Grammys, a of Greenwich Village. should’ve known that anyone who can hold her thing I never thought I’d see during my lifetime. It was then that she first gained recognition for her ability own among an unruly pack of superstar Mup- Is it weird that I’m defending Macklemore? Prob- to reinterpret songs by great songwriters and protest poets— pets is not to be underestimated. ably. Do I care? Not really. BY CAREY ROSS

Sarah Goodin ([SORULQJ 34

FINDING HER VOICE 3RUW FOOD don’t know much about these things,

but I assume when someone charged 7DVWLQJ 27 I with casting the reality television sing-off competition The Voice calls and 6DW B-BOARD B-BOARD asks you to audition, you immediately say yes, even if the audition in question happens to be in, say, Miami. /RRNLQJIRUD 24 But that kind of thing doesn’t happen VSHFLILFZLQH" FILM to people around here. :HDUHJUHDWDW Unless you’re Sarah Goodin, that is. A 20 few days ago, she received such a phone 1HZZLQHFOXEQRZDYDLODEOH# KXQWLQJWKHP 20 call. But there’s a catch: Goodin has to GRZQ VMZLQHPHUFKDQWVFRP MUSIC pay her own way to the audition, which MUSIC takes place in a couple of weeks, and a plane ticket to Miami isn’t exactly cheap. 18

Enter Marissa McGrath and Sarah Ho- doesn’t guarantee her a place on the ART lodnick, otherwise known as the Good show, but as anyone who’s ever heard

Time Girls. On the verge of opening a her sing well knows, hers is a rare talent 16 storefront, the Bureau of Historical In- certainly deserving of widespread ex- WHAT’S NEXT? vestigation, the Good Time Girls sched- posure. Whatever your opinion of real- STAGE uled a grand opening celebration for ity TV, I think we can all agree Goodin’s Housing Options as We Age

Feb. 1 at their new Holly Street shop, voice is one The Voice needs to hear. 14 and invited Goodin to come and play a Sarah Goodin plays at 7pm Sat., Feb. Thursday, February 20th 2-6pm fundraiser as part of the festivities, an 1 at the Bureau of Historical Investiga- Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck St. GET OUT offer she readily accepted. tion, 217 W. Holly St. Cost: $10. More info: FREE Admission Of course, Goodin’s Voice audition www.thebureaubellingham.com Featuring over 20 representatives from housing resources: 12 In-home Care, Assisted Living, Retirement Communities, WORDS musicevents and Rehabilitation Care. .DWKDULQH'DQQHU

FRI., JAN. 31 Smith Rd. Suggested donation is $15. 8 OLIVER MTUKUDZI: Zimbabwean Oliver “Tuku” WWW.NANCYSFARM.COM 2:00pm - Housing options and how to make the best choice for you. Shelly Zylstra, Mtukudzi and his band the Black Spirits will per- Northwest Regional Council. form at 7:30pm at Mount Vernon’s McIntyre Hall, WASHED OUT, KISSES: Popular chillwave band CURRENTS CURRENTS 2501 E. College Way. Tickets are $25. known as Washed Out will perform at 8pm at 4:30pm - Stay in your home as you age. Aging in Place and the Village Movement.

WWW.MCINTYREHALL.ORG WWU’s Viking Union Multipurpose Room. Kisses Katherine Danner, ED of Ashland at Home, Oregon. 6 opens the show. Tickets are $14-$18. WWW.TICKETS.WWU.EDU

SAT., FEB. 1 VIEWS BUG JAM: Join the Bellingham Ukulele Group for

its monthly BUG Jam from 3-5pm at St. James TRIBUTE JAZZ SERIES: Pianist Miles Black, 4 Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St. bassist Chuck Kistler, and drummer Julian Mac-

WWW.BELLINGHAMUKULELEGROUP.COM Donough present the music of Sonny Clark as part MAIL of a “Tribute Jazz” Series concert at 12:30pm at

TRADITIONAL JAZZ: The Crescent City Shak- the Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ǩ 2 ers will perform at the Bellingham Traditional Ave. Entry is $10 for students, $15 general.

734-2776 DO IT Jazz Society’s monthly concert and dance from 2-5pm at the VFW Hall, 625 N. State St. Entry Ǥǯ is $6-$12. WED., FEB. 5 734-2973 OR WWW.BTJS.WEBS.COM MUSIC CLUB CONCERT: The recipients of the Ǧ ǣ Bellingham Music Club’s annual piano and voice 7DL]p 01.29.14 WINE AND JAZZ: The Julianne Thomas Trio will competition will perform at the club’s monthly perform starting at 7pm at Vinostrology Wine concert at 10:30am at Trinity Lutheran Church, + Ǥ Lounge, 120 W. Holly St. Entry is free, wine is not. 119 Texas St. Entry is free and open to all. .09

+ Ǥ 05 WWW.VINOSTROLOGY.COM 671-0252 OR WWW.BELLINGHAMMUSICCLUB.ORG ǡ Ǥ # INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT: Brian Gore MIKE ALLEN QUARTET: WWU Jazz and the Jazz + ͸ȂͳͲǤ (United States), Pino Forastiere (Italy), Mike Project present a monthly Mike Allen Quartet Jazz Daws (England), and Quique Sinesi (Argentina) Series performance at 7:30pm at the Bellingham ǡ ƬǤ will be the performers at the annual Interna- Arts Academy for Youth, 1059 N. State St. Tickets Ǥ tional Guitar Night concert at 8pm at Mount are $8-$10. Vernon’s Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St. Tickets WWW.JAZZPROJECT.ORG ǡ are $23-$32. ǡǣ CASCADIA WEEKLY WWW.LINCOLNTHEATRE.ORG FLUTE RECITAL: Leonard Garrison will present 21 a recital of contemporary works with pianist Kay ǤǤȀ SUN., FEB. 2 Zavislak at 8pm at Western Washington Univer- JIM MALCOLM: Scottish singer and songwriter sity’s Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. Entry ǫ͹͵͵ǦʹͺͻͲͳͲͳͻ Jim Malcolm presents atraditional and original is free and open to the public. ǣ ̷Ǥ songs at a 2pm concert at Nancy’s Farm, 2030 E. 676-9521

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who manages to balance the character’s 34 conflicting allegiances—protective of his

FOOD FOOD mother, longing for male approval—with- Film out lapsing into precious child-actor mode. MOVIE REVIEWS ›› SHOWTIMES In the sweep of Hank’s life, this is the week- 27 end he goes from being a boy to becoming a man, and the movie plants all sorts of fore-

B-BOARD B-BOARD boding visions to prepare audiences for a worst-case outcome, including the warnings

of a brooding teenage friend (Brighid Flem- 24 24 ing) who felt pushed aside when her own FILM FILM parents found new adult partners. Reitman rightly intuits that erotic ten- sion will take the story further than a 20 passionate embrace possibly could, and so

MUSIC he includes charged moments—a steady hand on Adele’s waist, attention paid to

18 a childhood scar, and the hyper-sensual act of laying a pie-crust in place. In one ART especially nice touch, Hank is playing a videogame in the next room when he 16 catches the reflection of his mother nuz-

STAGE zling Frank in the screen. Labor Day brims with such carefully 14

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12 touch, Hank is playing a videogame in the next WORDS room when he catches 8 the reflection of his mother nuzzling Frank CURRENTS CURRENTS REVIEWED BY PETER DEBRUGE in the screen. 6 observed details, all of them a little too VIEWS Labor Day elegant to feel entirely genuine, and yet

4 impossible to fault—apart from the un- LOVE TAKES A HOSTAGE derlying premise, of course, which is plen- MAIL MAIL ty troubling: that a misunderstood killer

ubtract the kidnapping, and Labor Day depicts the most romantic long week- ters share in common until the end, which is just the father/lover this incomplete 2 end a divorced hausfrau could hope for, as a swarthy stranger waltzes into makes for a third act even Nicholas Sparks family needs to feel whole again. Still, DO IT IT DO S her life, passing the time by fixing her car, making pie and teaching her would envy. one has to respect Reitman for tackling awkward son to play baseball. Factor in the notion that the outsider is an escaped In the early going, Reitman struggles a project with such a major inherent hur- killer, however, and this all-summer-in-a-day story starts to feel as baked as the to balance the competing feelings the dle, and there’s no question that this film convict’s peach pies. scenario evokes. He can count on Wins- finds him delving past the ironic veneer of 01.29.14 Jason Reitman’s passionate fifth feature may leave a significant fraction of its let, who has long since mastered the role Juno and Young Adult into more sentimen- audience in tears as they connect with Kate Winslet’s Adele, a depressed single of affection-starved wife in Little Chil- tal (evoking Clint Eastwood’s The Bridges .09 mother whose pain runs deeper than the film initially lets on. As in Joyce Maynard’s dren and Mildred Pierce, to communicate of Madison County and A Perfect World, in 05 # novel, events are told from the perspective of Adele’s 14-year-old son Henry, or Adele’s fragility in a matter of a few short particular). “Hank,” played by Gattlin Griffith for most of the picture, which is set on the last scenes, but it’s much harder to accept The mid-’80s period aspects—beauti- weekend of summer 1985, but narrated in the present by Tobey Maguire. that a wanted man can be as sensitive as fully rendered in sun-dappled shots that As the voiceover makes clear, Hank was too young to understand his mother’s Frank. The film tries to manufacture sus- seem to be elegantly tracking in, out, left needs back then, which poses a bit of a problem for Reitman’s approach, since he pense when Frank first forces his way into and right at all times—are so ripe with ultimately wants to be inside Winslet’s head. Indeed, the director, who possesses their lives, though it can’t afford to make nostalgia, Labor Day also calls to mind

CASCADIA WEEKLY a good eye for composition and generally sharp instincts with actors, seems to be him too scary, lest audiences find him dif- J.J. Abrams’ Super 8, only the characters operating from a place of empathy rather than life experience, drawing attention ficult to like. After all, everything hinges aren’t junior filmmakers but budding pie- 24 to the contrivances that Maynard got away with in her novel. on Adele’s willingness to suppress her in- bakers, and rather than aliens, they have More than once we hear the word “longing” to describe Adele’s state of mind, and stincts and shelter this wanted criminal— a hostage crisis to contend with. To the there’s a sense that she’s willed prison escapee Frank (Josh Brolin) into existence. and for audiences to accept her actions. extent that Adele’s hunger for affection Though he was serving 20 years for murder, Frank insists there’s more to the story. Almost immediately, Frank proves himself resonates with audiences, what emerges is Time will tell, though the film dutifully withholds the tragedies these two charac- a better father figure to Hank than Adele’s a powerful—if implausible—romance. 49ers produced a litany of tweets, blogs LETTERS, FROM PAGE 5 and news reporting on the “rant” of the Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard

of a portion of county recording fees Sherman. His energetic and emotional, for programs to reduce homelessness. yet raw interview on national TV, just 34 Now these fees provide the state’s most following his amazing play saving the FOOD FOOD significant funding source for such pro- win for Seattle, has been the talk of grams. In Whatcom County, the Home- many a pundit. But much of this dis- less Service Center was created and cussion has, from my perspective, been 27 continues to be maintained using these hypocritical and, worse, at times racial. funds. Since the center began in 2008, The hypocritical aspect is for all who B-BOARD B-BOARD overall homelessness has decreased by love to watch the NFL, root for their

34 percent! This funding also makes in- teams, and then become “holier-than- 24 teragency coordination more feasible. thou” when criticizing Sherman. To say 24 Unfortunately, this fee is set to be the least, the NFL is the modern-day FILM reduced beginning July 2015 and the equivalent of the Roman gladiators. It FILM reductions would result in a loss of 62.5 is a violent sport. I played it through percent of total current funding for high school and one year of college. The 20 homelessness. If this happens, effective difference in talent and corresponding programs in Whatcom County will expe- emotional hype and physical hurt be- MUSIC rience severe cuts or close. tween just those two levels was asymp- As for my own experience, when re- totic. I can only imagine what the jump 18 searching how to record a real estate between college and professional might ART document, I was rather irritated when entail. That being said, if we are hon-

I saw the fee I would have to pay. But, est viewers of the game, we love to see 16 when I learned about the importance of fantastic hard-hitting tackles. this as funding for homeless programs, Is there not some adrenalin flowing in STAGE my attitude changed. I was happy to your blood when your team is winning

know I was contributing in some small the big game? 14 way to improving the lives of my home- So when this “rant” occurred on na- less neighbors. tional TV, the hypocrites emerged from GET OUT I ask 40th and 42nd District legisla- their sofas to exclaim with disbelief tors to support passage of SB 6313 and and amazement that a young black man

HB 2368 to keep this funding secure. could act so unsportsmanlike. None of 12 —Carol Gavareski. Bellingham them even taking into consideration

the factors I listed above. And I would WORDS TRIGGER HAPPY surmise, most, if not all these Monday-

Are you aware that our local State morning QBs would have done the same. 8 Representative, Jason Overstreet, is But the attention has been heightened sponsoring House Bill 2529 in the state due to one and only one reason. Richard legislature? This bill will exempt state Sherman is black with long dreads of hair. CURRENTS

sales tax on firearms and firearm am- If this were a white football player, the 6 munition for the next 10 years. coverage would have ended before the

Overstreet likens firearms to food next commercial. Let’s be honest about VIEWS and water as “basic necessity.” He and that. But since he is black, and because his fellow sponsors say this bill will cut it fits into a stereotype of a black nasty 4

crime in society. Overstreet is quoted as villain, the coverage seems unending. MAIL saying that it’s time to “go on the of- Sherman is a bright man, from the fense” and push for looser gun laws. He poor district of Compton, Calif., to the 2 states there are as many Democrats as halls of elite Stanford University did DO IT Republicans who enjoy shooting sports not happen by accident or by some spe- and we should teach our kids about safe cial privilege afforded to his race. He handling of firearms. earned it. He had to be the best to make

I ask you, does this make sense? How the grades required to stay in this elite 01.29.14 in the world does this lead to a safer, university. And this then gave him the

saner environment? He likens sport boost to move to the NFL. It is the same .09 05 shooting to cutting crime. He insinu- dream many share to move from a place # ates that a gun in every hand will make of unfortunate poverty to the places of us safer. Where does he propose we re- regal compared to their early childhood. duce services as a result of decreased Most of us share a same desire. taxes? Perhaps police/sheriff funding? Yes, he could have been more mature, I He is mad. He calls this “a great offen- would agree. But given most NFL watch- sive measure.” I call this just offensive. ers and lovers of the game, you want your CASCADIA WEEKLY —Roger Murphy, Ferndale players hyped to play. That hype does not end the second the time clock hits zero. 25 IN THE CORNERBACK’S How many fans were still celebrating long CORNER after the end of the game? I bet most Should we not be surprised? fans did. Sherman was, as well. The recent NFL game between the Se- —Art Spring, Bellingham attle Seahawks and the San Francisco Edited for length film ›› showing this week

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34 Philomena: This year’s Little Movie that Could, this poignant story of adoption, Irish-Catholic op-

FOOD FOOD pression and the search for family earned four Oscar FILM SHORTS nominations, including a Best Actress nod for the ever-impeccable and eminently watchable Dame Judy

27 12 Years A Slave: This based-on-actual-events Dench. +++++ (PG-13 • 1 hr. 38 min.) story of the horrors of slavery garnered nine Oscar nominations, and has long been thought to be the Ride Along: Until I saw the preview for this movie,

B-BOARD B-BOARD film to beat on the big night. Whether that remains and saw Ice Cube standing next to Kevin Hart, I had true is up for debate, but there can be no doubt the never realized what a truly tiny man Hart is. That’s

movie was the most talked-about and critically ac- probably not the only insight that can be gleaned 24 24 claimed of the year. +++++ (R • 2 hrs. 14 min.) from this film, but I don’t aim to find out either way. ++ (PG-13 • 1 hr. 40 min.) FILM FILM American Hustle: After a rocky start in Hollywood marked by public feuding with his actors, director Saving Mr. Banks: 2013 saw Tom Hanks prov- David O. Russell has hit his stride with films like The ing his status as one of Hollywood’s most adept, 20 Fighter and Silver Linings Playbook. This freewheeling, beloved and bankable actors with his role in Captain highly comic story of political scandal, which sees Phillips and here, as Walt Disney trying to charm,

MUSIC the director team up again with Jennifer Lawrence, cajole and woo Mary Poppins into cinematic life. nabbed a whopping10 Oscar nods. +++++ (R • 2 ++++ (PG-13 • 2 hrs.) hrs. 9 min.) 18 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: I had high

ART Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues: I’m pretty hopes for this big-screen adaptation of James sure it doesn’t matter one whit whether this movie is Thurber’s short story. Ben Stiller’s interpretation (he worth watching or not because we’re all going to see 16 directs and stars) is visually whimsical but otherwise it anyway. +++ (PG-13 • 1 hr. 59 min.) blah. Methinks Walter Mitty’s secret life should’ve stayed that way. ++ (PG • 1 hr. 54 min.) STAGE August: Osage County: Although this movie is getting mixed reviews, I will see it for no other That Awkward Moment: That awkward moment

14 reason than watching Meryl Streep earn her record when Zac Efron tries to graduate from Disney musi- 18th Academy Award nomination by being in full-on cals to R-rated comedies. Long live Troy Bolton. ++ Mommie Dearest mode sounds like down-and-dirty (R • 1 hr. 34 min.)

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12 Dallas Buyers Club: As predicted, Matthew Mc- story between a man (Joaquin Phoenix) and his The Invisible Woman: Charles Dickens was not DiCaprio until one of two things happens: Either Conaughey scored a richly deserved Oscar nomination operating system (voiced by Scarlett Johansson) only a famous author during our time, but also during he dies (an event I sincerely hope never occurs) or for his (razor-sharp, amazing, insert other hyperbolic is winning rave reviews from critics and audiences his time. He also carried on a passionate decade- DiCaprio finally nabs that Oscar he’s been chasing for WORDS superlative here) performance in this film. +++++ alike. ++++ (R • 1 hr. 59 min.) plus-long affair with a spirited woman who just so long. Sorry, Leo. I’m not certain this will be your (R • 1 hr. 57 min.) might’ve been the love of his life. This is their story. year. ++++ (R • 2 hrs. 59 min.)

8 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Not as (R • 1 hr. 51 min.) Devil’s Due: If Rosemary’s Baby and Paranormal boring as the first installment, still not as good as Activity had a child, it would hopefully be not at The Lord of the Rings franchise. ++++ (PG-13 • 2 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit: Tom Clancy’s typi- all like this movie lest it be promptly disowned and hrs. 40 min.) CURRENTS CURRENTS cally tepid spy franchise gets another harmlessly disavowed. + (R • 1 hr. 29 min.) mediocre installment, this time with Chris Pine

6 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire: I would like playing a younger version of Jack Ryan, and Kenneth Frozen: Disney unleashes a brand-new princess to thank this box-office-smashing cinematic saga Branagh acting as both villain and director. +++ on the world. However, this is no passive princess, for gifting the world with the crazy magic that is (PG-13 • 1 hr. 45 min.) VIEWS but a git-’er-done, girl-power heroine who is not Jennifer Lawrence. I hear the movie she stars in is

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Choose local businesses taking action for a healthy community. debilitating as you have imagined. And life will prove BY ROB BREZSNY it to you this week. Or rather, let me put it this way: Life will attempt to prove it to you—and not just in

some mild, half-hearted way, either. The evidence it

34 offers will be robust and unimpeachable. But here’s FREE WILL my question, Virgo: Will you be so attached to your

FOOD FOOD pain that you refuse to even see, let alone explore, ASTROLOGY the dramatic proof you are offered? I hope not!

27 LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Kenneth Rexroth 27 ARIES (March 21-April 19): On my 15th birth- wrote a poem called “A Sword in a Cloud of Light.” day, I finally figured out that eating dairy products I want to borrow that image. According to my astro- was the cause of my chronic respiratory problems. logical analysis and poetic intuition, you will generate B-BOARD B-BOARD B-BOARD From that day forward, I avoided foods made from the exact power you need in the coming weeks by cow’s milk. My health improved. I kept up this regi- imprinting your imagination with a vision of a sword men for years. But a month ago, I decided to see if in a cloud of light. I don’t want to get too intellectual 24 my long-standing taboo still made sense. Just for about the reasons why, but I will say this: The cloud the fun of it, I gave myself permission to gorge on of light represents your noble purpose or your sacred FILM a tub of organic vanilla yogurt. To my shock, there aspiration. The sword is a metaphor to symbolize the was no hell to pay. I was free of snot. In the last few new ferocity you will invoke as you implement the weeks, I have feasted regularly on all the creamy next step of your noble purpose or sacred aspiration. 20 goodies I’ve been missing. I bring this up, Aries, MON - SAT, 5 - 11 P.M. because I suspect an equally momentous shift is SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Every autumn, the

MUSIC possible for you. Some taboo you have honored for bird species known as the Clark’s Nutcracker pre- a long time, some rule you have obeyed as if it were pares for its winter food needs by burying 30,000 an axiom, is ripe to be broken. pine nuts in 5,000 places over a 15-square-mile 18 area. The amazing thing is that it remembers where ART CIDERHEAD! TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Psychologist Dan- almost all of them are. Your memory isn’t as prodi- iel Kahneman, who won a Nobel Prize in Econom- gious as that, but it’s far better than you realize. ics, says that consulting experts may be useless. And I hope you will use it to the hilt in the coming 16 NOW IN BOTTLES. In his study of Wall Street traders, he found their days. Your upcoming decisions will be highly effec- advice was no better than information obtained by tive if you draw on the wisdom gained from past

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12 GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I’m a big fan of a pure and exalted condition is impossible for anyone logic and reason, and I urge you to be, too. Using to accomplish, of course. But you have a shot at ac- your rational mind to understand your experience is complishing the next best thing in the coming week. WORDS a very good thing. The less stock you put in supersti- For best results, don’t try to be perfectly candid and tious head trips and fear-based beliefs, the smarter utterly uninhibited. Aim for 75 percent.

8 you will be. Having said that, I recommend that you also make playful use of your creative imagination. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It’s a favorable Relish the comically magical elements of your mysteri- time to gather up resources and amass bounty and ous fate. Pay attention to your dreams, and indulge in solicit help and collect lots of inside information. CURRENTS CURRENTS the pleasure of wild fantasies, and see yourself as a I won’t call you greedy if you focus on getting ex- mythic hero in life’s divine drama. Moral of the story: actly what you need in order to feel comfortable 6 Both the rational and the fantastical approaches are and strong. In fact, I think it’s fine if you store up essential to your health. (P.S. But the fantastical far more than what you can immediately use—.be-

VIEWS needs extra exercise in the coming weeks.) cause right now is also a favorable time to prepare for future adventures when you will want to call on

4 CANCER (June 21-July 22): Sorry, Cancerian, you extraordinary levels of resources, bounty, help, and won’t be able to transform lead into gold anytime soon. inside information.

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That’s the bad news. The good news is this: If you focus a woman’s head. Collections of fruit might be arrayed on performing less spectacular magic, you could accom- in the mass of hair, along with small replicas of gar- plish minor miracles. For example, you might diminish dens, taxidermically stuffed birds, and model ships. I an adversary’s ability to disturb you. You could welcome would love to see you wear something like that in the into your life a source of love you have ignored or un- coming week. But if this seems too extreme, here’s 01.29.14 derestimated. And you may be able to discover a secret a second-best option: Make your face and head and you hid from yourself a long time ago. hair as sexy as possible. Use your alluring gaze and

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ting with your arms folded on the CASCADIA WEEKLY Though women evolved to look for couch. potential partners to show generosi- 33 ty, you can do that in a symbolic way, ©2014, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. simply by treating her to something Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 more affordable—maybe a ticket to Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA a museum and fancy ice cream after- 90405, or e-mail [email protected] ward—and by showing generosity of (advicegoddess.com). I’d made, I’d look more closely at recipes that integrated additional ingredients such as ba- con, peas, carrots, parsley and assorted fresh herbs (there are also plenty of vegetarian and

vegan recipes out there to be found). 34 34 From the time I harvested the leeks to the FOOD FOOD FOOD FOOD time we sat down to dinner, about an hour chow had passed. The recipe was easy to follow, and the results were both pleasing and comfort-

27 RECIPES REVIEWS PROFILES ing. The soup was creamy, but not too much so, and the earthy flavor of the leeks shone

B-BOARD B-BOARD through. The following night, I diced a couple chicken sausages and added them to the mix, along 24 with some fresh thyme. That, too, was a suc-

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3 tablespoons butter CURRENTS CURRENTS BY AMY KEPFERLE just the ticket. 3 leeks, thinly sliced (clean thoroughly) 6 It turns out I needn’t 1 medium or large onion, chopped have worried about the 6-8 russet potatoes, thinly sliced (peeled or VIEWS state of the cold-hardy veg- unpeeled)

4 Soup’s On etables. When I returned 3 1/2 cups chicken or veggie broth (or home on a recent evening enough to barely cover potatoes) MAIL MAIL A WINTER’S WORTH OF WARMTH after a harrowing day in 1 cup heavy cream

which my wallet was lost, salt to taste 2 ust because the Pacific Northwest didn’t get caught up in Janu- EAT then found, then joyously fresh ground black pepper to taste WHAT: Karina DO IT IT DO

ary’s punishing “polar vortex” weather system doesn’t mean those returned to me, dusk had Davidson leads who live in warmer climes are sipping mojitos on their verandas already settled in when I DIRECTIONS: Melt butter in a large saucepan J a “Winter Soups quite yet. of France” class, went to pull the long green over medium heat, then add onions and leeks. Although Washingtonians are experiencing toastier afternoons since with a focus on stalks from the ground, Cook, stirring, until onions are limp and just 01.29.14 the sun decided to occasionally come out and play, as soon as that yel- potato leek, farm- making it unclear what kind slightly brown. low orb in the sky disappears from view, the winter chill quickly sets house vegetable, of shape they were in. Add sliced potatoes to saucepan then pour

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heaters off and transitioning into spring. WHEN: 6-8:30pm side and peeled back a few toes. Continue cooking over medium heat until What this means for those of us who like to cook is that it’s still full- Thurs., Feb. 6 leaf sheath layers, I saw potatoes are tender. Using a potato masher, on soup season, and it probably will be for at least another couple of WHERE: Cordata that what remained was mash and stir potatoes until desired consis- months (hopefully not more). Community Food in perfect condition. Af- tency is reached. As you mash the potatoes Co-op, 315 West- I’ve made enough batches of chicken soup this season to satiate my ter clipping the roots off and the soup thickens, turn down heat and erly Rd. inner Jewish grandmother, but have also felt the need to branch out. COST: $35 the bottom and giving the stir frequently with a large spoon to prevent

CASCADIA WEEKLY After Christmas, for example, I made my first-ever batch of split pea INFO: 383-3200 specimens a thorough rinse, scorching on the bottom. soup from the leftover ham (and hambone) that remained from the the green-and-white stalks Add one cup of heavy cream (or more if you 34 holiday feast. It was salty, savory and delicious and kept our small gleamed and nary a blemish could be found. desire) and salt and black pepper to taste. household fed for nearly a week. I’d perused a variety of potato and leek soup Cook 15 minutes more over low heat, stirring After the latest overnight freeze, I noticed the remaining leeks in recipes, and settled on one that used ingre- frequently, then remove from heat and serve. the garden were looking dirty and a little droopy, and resolved to use dients I had (mostly) on hand. I figured I’d them up before they went to waste. Potato and leek soup seemed like start simple, and if I liked the result of what doit THURS., JAN. 30 FUN WITH FRITTERS: Paul Manthe shares Go Hawks!

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