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THE STAGES AND SCIENCE: DAY An Experiment with AFTER an Air Pump, p.16 Election BREWGRASS: results and Of bands and more, p.8 beer, p.20

BEARDINGHAM HAIR, THERE, EVERYWHERE, P.18 Iconic Paciﬁc 34 34 cascadia Northwest wordsmith FOOD Tom Robbins drops

27 by Village Books Nov. 13 to read an B-BOARD A glance at what’s happening this week essay focused on his favorite bookstore 24

FILM FILM FILM Warren Miller’s Flow State: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre 20

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18 ONSTAGE Last Comic Standing: 7pm, Viking Union Multipur- ART ART pose Room, WWU Talent Revue: 7pm, Ferndale High School Audito-

16 rium Experiment with an Air Pump: 7:30pm, Performing

STAGE STAGE Arts Center, WWU Inherit the Wind: 7:30pm, Sehome High School’s Little Theatre

14 Footloose: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon Murder at Club Babalu: 7:30pm, RiverBelle Dinner Theatre, Mount Vernon

GET OUT Blender: 8pm and 10pm, Upfront Theatre

DANCE 12 Bellingham Repertory Dance: 7:30pm, Firehouse Performing Arts Center WORDS MUSIC Peter Ali: 6:30pm, Deming Public Library 8 Sanford-Hill Piano Series: 7:30pm, Performing Arts PHOTO BY ALEX BY WITKOWICZPHOTO Center, WWU Dave Stringer: 8pm, Presence Studio CURRENTS Get revved up for winter at a viewing of 2 ) . 4[11.~.12] WORDS 6 ONSTAGE Jack Nisbet: 7pm, Village Books Warren Miller Entertainment’s Flow State Experiment with an Air Pump: 7:30pm, Performing

VIEWS VIEWS Arts Center, WWU COMMUNITY Nov. 8 at the Mount Baker Theatre Veteran’s Day Ceremony: 12-1:30pm, Viking Union 4 MUSIC Multipurpose Room, WWU Sergio Mendes: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre MAIL MAIL Latif Bolat: 7:30pm, Pickford Film Center FOOD Community Spaghetti Feed: 7pm, Blaine Senior

2 COMMUNITY Center Russian-born Green Drinks: 5-7pm, RE Sources Sustainable Living DO IT IT DO DO IT 2 musician Denis Center ./0- 4[11.x.12] .12 Kozhukhin will 07 /#0-. 4[11..12] ONSTAGE kick off the Community Talent Show: 7pm, Deming Library ONSTAGE Talent Revue: 7pm, Ferndale High School Auditorium Experiment with an Air Pump: 7:30pm, Performing Experiment with an Air Pump: 7:30pm, Performing .07 11. Sanford-Hill

45 Arts Center, WWU Arts Center, WWU # Piano Series Inherit the Wind: 7:30pm, Sehome High School’s Inherit the Wind: 7:30pm, Sehome High School’s Little Theatre Little Theatre Nov. 9 at WWU’s Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Footloose: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre Murder at Club Babalu: 7:30pm, RiverBelle Dinner Performing Arts Theatre, Mount Vernon WORDS Serial Killers: 8pm and 10pm, iDiOM Theater Center Vince Welsh: 7pm, Village Books Blender: 8pm and 10pm, Upfront Theatre

CASCADIA WEEKLY Rocky Horror Picture Show: 10pm, Lincoln Theatre, COMMUNITY Mount Vernon 2 Career Fair: 1-5pm, Wade King Student Rec Center, WWU DANCE Kulshan Land Trust Party: 6-9pm, Leopold Crystal Contra Dance: 7-10:30pm, Fairhaven Library Ballroom Bellingham Repertory Dance: 7:30pm, Firehouse Performing Arts Center MUSIC Matt Audette and Circle of Friends: 7pm,

Stillaguamish Grange, Stanwood

Bayshore Symphony: 7:30pm, St. Paul’s Episco- 34 pal Church, Mount Vernon FOOD GET OUT Turkey Trot: 9:30am, Bender Fields, Lynden

Fowl Fun Run: 10am, Mount Vernon Christian 27 School

FOOD B-BOARD Community Breakfast: 8-11am, Bellingham Senior Activity Center

Community Meal: 10am-12pm, United Church 24 of Ferndale

Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot FILM Market Square Dishing Up Washington: 7pm, Village Books 20 VISUAL ARTS

Art by the Lake: 9am-6pm, Bloedel Donovan MUSIC Community Building Holiday Studio Tour: 10am-5pm, Lummi Island 18 ART ART .0) 4[11.xx.12] ONSTAGE 16 Experiment with an Air Pump: 2pm, Perform- ing Arts Center, WWU STAGE Inherit the Wind: 2pm, Sehome High School’s Little Theatre 14 Footloose: 2pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon Whatever’s Clever Variety Show: 8pm, the Shakedown GET OUT DANCE Bellingham Repertory Dance: 5pm, Firehouse 12 Performing Arts Center

MUSIC WORDS Musical Salute to Veterans: 2pm, Mount Baker

Theatre 8 Bayshore Symphony: 3pm, Central Lutheran Church Melanie Rieck: 3pm, Bellingham Unitarian CURRENTS Fellowship 6 WORDS Ish River Poets’ Circle: 3pm, La Conner Civic VIEWS VIEWS Garden Club Road Trip Poetry Reading: 7pm, Amadeus Project 4 GET OUT MAIL MAIL Bellingham Trail Marathon: 9am, Lake Padden

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3 /0 . 4[11.xz.12] WORDS Tom Robbins: 7pm, Village Books thisweek Contact Cascadia Weekly:

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REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM*SKAGIT*ISLAND*LOWER B.C. the efﬂuence and waste of industry into mother I am writing 14 hours before the polls close, but 34: A peasant’s feast {11.07.12}{#45}{V.07}{FREE} ocean. With so much hidden in the depths, the I can make some predictions about the outcome. .12 THE STAGES AND SCIENCE: 07 DAY An Experiment With slag mound is a constant visual reminder of what Regardless of who “wins,” we will be no closer to AFTER an Air Pump, p.16 Election BREWGRASS: results and Of bands and more, p.8 beer, p.20 we’ve done. We have gotten better—but we have having a political system free of the overwhelming a long, long way to go. inﬂuence of money, or to a long overdue redirec- .07 11. ©2012 CASCADIA WEEKLY (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by Art being inherently subjective, I understand tion of our obscene “defense” budget to domestic 45 HAIR, THERE, EVERYWHERE, P.18

# Cascadia Newspaper Company LLC. Direct all correspondence to: Cascadia Weekly PO Box 2833 Bellingham WA 98227-2833 | Phone/Fax: 360.647.8200 the risk of allowing geurilla art to ﬂourish. Had needs like education or infrastructure. We will [email protected] COVER: Artwork by John Though Cascadia Weekly is distributed free, please take just one copy. Cascadia the crowds strolling the dock that ﬁrst day continue to have a foreign policy based on our Weekly may be distributed only by authorized distributors. Any person removing Overly, photo by Kevin found a pink Cadillac bolted to the slag heap, sprawling worldwide empire of military bases, to papers in bulk from our distribution points risks prosecution Lowden SUBMISSIONS: Cascadia Weekly welcomes freelance submissions. Send material I think the general consensus would have been threaten Iran with military intervention, to pro- to either the News Editor or A&E Editor. Manuscripts will be returned if you include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. To be considered for calendar list- one of overwhelming revulsion. I remember vide Israel with billions of dollars in aid as well as ings, notice of events must be received in writing no later than noon Wednesday reading letters in the Weekly by certain con- diplomatic coverage for its routine violations of the week prior to publication. Photographs should be clearly labeled and will be

CASCADIA WEEKLYreturned if accompanied by stamped, self-addressed envelope. cerns opposed to “Grace,” but I don’t under- international law, to maintain a vicious regime of LETTERS POLICY: Cascadia Weekly reserves the right to edit letters for length and content. When apprised of them, we correct errors of fact promptly and courteously. stand. Protest for protest sake, I guess. Most of sanctions against Cuba, while cozying up to the 4 In the interests of fostering dialog and a community forum, Cascadia Weekly does not publish letters that personally disparage other letter writers. Please keep your the people I know thought “Grace” to be a work despots in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and other “stra- letters to fewer than 300 words. of exceptional beauty. tegic allies.” And we will continue to ignore the I feel “Grace’s” degradation over time was only sensible coal policy: leave it in the ground. symbolic, and so paralleled life. In that, ulti- We have only ourselves to blame: Until we mately, we are all, the very earth that we live demonstrate by the force of our numbers and our NEWSPAPER ADVISORY GROUP: Robert Hall, Seth Murphy, Michael Petryni, David Syre organization that there is an enduring constituency for dramatic change in direction for our country, we will continue PlayPlay forfor youryour along this path. 34 We have given President Obama abso- lutely no reason to listen to us. He will chancechance toto winwin FOOD win Washington by a margin of 300,000 votes or more, and he knows that he 27 would have achieved that result regardless of his actions while in ofﬁce.

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SLOW DOWN! 20 Thank you, bicyclists and walkers reduc- MUSIC ing the need for gas. We auto drivers can minimally do the same by slowing down. 18 However, we Americans are too spoiled to do so. Too many want to speed to a Drawings ART next agenda item. Drawings Years ago, President Jimmy Carter sug- 16 gested we have 55 MPH speed limits in Every Weekend STAGE order to reduce the need for gas. He was Every Weekend attempting to make American lives not so gas dependent, especially on foreign in November! 14 oil—the true cause of war. However, his in November!

idea was hated. Most Americans did not GET OUT want 55 MPH speed limits. It did not matter that Carter was correct. 12 Our dependency on other countries’ oil MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL TABLE makes us ugly imperialists—even when WORDS we are not corporations. So slow down. Go

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A DEEP, PURPLE BRUISE: Of the many moving pieces on

34 34 Election Night, the Gristle’s eye was ﬁxed on the role of rural Whatcom County as a bellwether for emerging FOOD state and national political trends—primarily, whether the searing, scalding bitter TEA of movement conserva- views tives had cooled. Early results indicate it has, in drips 27 OPINIONS THE GRISTLE and dribbles of polling data. The People of Washington—who’ve had the foresight

B-BOARD to create a bipartisan process wherein federal, state and local voting districts are discussed, analyzed and rationally agreed upon—really have no idea how power- 24 fully movement conservatives were able to stamp their

FILM FILM radical imprimatur like a deep bruise into the ﬂesh of the nation. The tea party movement rose like a sharp musical note in precise time with the national Census 20 and its attendant requirement to redistrict our political BY AMY GOODMAN

MUSIC representation. Unlike Washington, the redistricting of most states is imposed by the majority of whoever’s in

18 charge, no matter how slim or transient that majority and their mandate might be. And a faction of far-right ART ART Rising Storm extremists gained power at the exact moment when their peculiar virus could be wound permanently into

16 WE ARE NOT POWERLESS TO CONFRONT CLIMATE CHANGE the nation’s DNA. If the nation’s 2012 red-and-blue electoral map looks MILLIONS OF victims of dustrialized economy. With these STAGE STAGE a lot less like the country you know and much more like Superstorm Sandy remain without sorts of storms, people are going to the division of the states at the outbreak of the Civil power, but they are not powerless wise up at some point and say: ‘Hey, 14 War, understand it is no accident: The very frameworks to do something about climate what’s going on? Maybe we shouldn’t of our government—the senate, our electoral college— change. The media consistently mess with the very forces that en-

GET OUT were designed to hold in place stubborn ideas like slav- fail to make the link between ex- able us to live on the planet Earth’... ery and the ascendance of a landed aristocracy against treme weather and global warming. We’ve got to get self-preservation in populist reforms. Our Madisonian instruments protect Through this catastrophe, people our minds pretty soon, or this is just 12 a minority view; our strange oligarchy of consumer- are increasingly realizing that our Mitt Romney must rue that line in the start of things. Here we are in based, investor-owned capitalism polices it. climate has changed, and the con- his Republican National Convention the year 2012; what’s going to be WORDS In the hands of a more adept and circumspect mod- sequences are dire. speech, days after Hurricane Isaac happening in 2030 if we’re already ern conservative movement, instruments protecting One meteorologist who deﬁes the narrowly missed hitting Tampa, seeing storms like this?” 8 the rights of minority interests are a good thing. It’s norm is Dr. Jeff Masters, who found- Fla., and the convention, when he ThinkProgress did an analysis of the weird Randian-Calvinism fusion that empowers the ed the weather blog Weather Under- quipped: “President Obama prom- the 94 stories in major newspapers minority of the already exceedingly powerful, that mis- ground. As Sandy bore down on the ised to slow the rise of the oceans in the week leading to the super- CURRENTS apprehends the very nature of tyranny, that is at odds East Coast, I asked Masters what and to heal the planet. My prom- storm. Not once was climate change 6 6 with our democratic institutions. We have a conserva- impact climate change was having ise is to help you and your family.” mentioned. In a 600-page report is- tive movement that has systematically destroyed its on hurricanes. He said: “Whenever Romney drew a big laugh from those sued in November 2011, the New York VIEWS VIEWS VIEWS own capacity to respond to the conditions and prob- you add more heat to the oceans, gathered to nominate him. No one State Energy Research and Develop- lems that actually exist in the world. you’ve got more energy for destruc- is laughing now. Sandy’s U.S. death ment Authority assessed in detail 4 For sure, tea party excesses—a nominating theater tion. Hurricanes... pull heat out of toll has exceeded 100, with 8 million the likely effects of climate change

MAIL MAIL where accomplished conservatives around the country the ocean, convert it to the kinetic without power. Initial estimates put on every aspect of the state. The

were forced out in favor of ﬁrebreathers and paleo- energy of their winds.” the cost of the damage at tens of summary provides a litany of disas- 2 demogogues—kept the U.S. Senate strongly in the Masters’ blog became so popular, billions of dollars. ters likely to visit the Empire State in

DO IT IT DO hands of Democrats. it was purchased by the Weather We also should not let President coming years, from ﬂoods, droughts

The remarkable performance of Republican Rob McK- Channel. As Sandy moved up the Barack Obama off the hook. Recall and rising sea levels displacing en- enna in statewide results that otherwise boosted Demo- coast, Masters continued with our the presidential debates, where he tire communities to the complete .12

07 crats Barack Obama and Maria Cantwell back into ofﬁce interview: “When you do heat the continually boasted of his fossil-fuel ﬂooding of the New York City subway by double-digit margins is testament—in the Gristle’s oceans up more, you extend the credentials. “Oil production is up, system. Sound familiar? view—to the gnawing hunger, particularly among in- length of hurricane season. And natural gas production is up,” he said As power is restored to the mil- .07 11. dependent voters, for a calmer, saner GOP, distanced there’s been ample evidence over at Hofstra, during the second debate. lions without it, there is a power 45 # from the snarling jihadists who oppose government the last decade or so that hurri- “I’m all for pipelines. I’m all for oil that cannot be taken from us. That everywhere but inside a woman’s womb, where there cane season is getting longer— production.” In none of the three is the power to decide, especially government intrusion should be absolute and totalitar- starts earlier, ends later. You’re presidential debates was climate as we move into this election, that ian. Many of these “independents” were once formerly more likely to have this sort of change mentioned, even once, not by the issue of climate change, and proudly wearing the Republican brand. situation where a late-October the major-party presidential candi- what we can do about it, will never Political scientists argue that the sorts of broad storm meets up with a regular win- dates and not by the moderators. be excluded from the national de-

CASCADIA WEEKLYsocial forbearance, the civil discourse the Democrats ter low-pressure system and gives Masters partially attributes the bate again. had to learn in order to hold their North and South us this ridiculous combination of lack of discussion to the power of 6 factions together for most of the 20th Century are no a nor’easter and a hurricane that the fossil-fuel lobby: “You’re talk- Amy Goodman is the host of “Democ- longer functioning, returning us to a political map comes ashore, bringing all kinds of ing about the oil and gas industry racy Now!” Denis Moynihan contrib- where enormous underpopulated swaths of these Unit- destructive effects.” ... about the entire basis of the in- uted research to this column. ed States command political parity with metropolitan areas representing hundreds of thousands of people. VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY THE GRISTLE

Largely gone are the imperatives and

contracts, the national goals and pru- 34 dent compromises that might knit these groups together. Formerly unthinkable FOOD breakdowns—such as the completely EXPERIENCE avoidable federal “debt ceiling” crisis 27 in 2011, and the budget coup led by minority Senate Republicans in Olympia ACTION last spring—become commonplace. B-BOARD As the country, so the county. With the districts and representa-

Saturday, 24 tives that serve most of Bellingham in supermajority vanguard against elec- November 10 FILM tion upheaval (there were no serious contenders for seats safely held in both 7pm 20 the 40th Legislative District races and the 2nd Congressional District, and MUSIC those challengers were all roundly de- TICKETS STARTING AT feated by large margins Tuesday), the 18 interesting litmus is how severely the $ .50 remainder of Whatcom deviated from 39 ART its larger Congressional District and state results as a whole. 16 A poll released in late October in- STAGE STAGE dicated moderate Suzan DelBene had made up ground and pulled even with Republican tea party ﬁrebreather John 14 Koster in the new 1st Congressional Dis-

trict, as scattered Democrats coalesced GET OUT around their candidate. Results were entirely ﬂipped in Whatcom County, which supported Koster by a ten-point 12 margin. The 42nd Legislative District—ap- WORDS parently steeped in tea in much greater

EXPERIENCE 8 concentrations than in neighboring areas—returned incumbent Republicans to Olympia. THANKSGIVING CURRENTS As we indicated last week, the com- 6 manding ten-point leads of incumbent 6 Republicans Jason Overstreet and Vin- BUFFET VIEWS VIEWS cent Buys eroded with the inﬂux of new VIEWS registered voters, but not enough to 4 lend Democrats victory in this formerly Thursday, competitive swing district. Both Demo- MAIL crats Natalie McClendon and Matt Krogh November 22 lost by margins similar enough to sug- 2

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10.zx.12 WEDNESDAY A Ferndale man is convicted of animal cruelty charges after authorities seized 48 dogs from his home. The Bellingham herald reports Kenneth Cassel was found guilty of three counts of second degree animal cruelty and one count of violating the More than 1,000 people showed up for the Nov. 5 hearing in Skagit Federal prosecutors are preparing formal charges state dog breeding law following an animal safety check last County for the environmental scoping of the Gateway Pacific Terminal against the suspect. at Cherry Point. As with meetings in Bellingham and Friday Harbor, the April. The dogs have since been placed in new homes or trans- crowd appeared overwhelmingly opposed to the coal pier project, al- ferred to animal adoption agencies. though most were excluded from speaking by time constraints. Support- 11.|.12 ers say these meetings do not accurately reflect the deep community A Deming man is in custody after officers say he assaulted support for their project. MONDAY a Whatcom County Sheriff’s deputy as he was being arrest- Testimony opens in a military court hearing in Fort ed. Deputies saw the 44-year-old driving recklessly on the 11.y.12 Lewis for a soldier accused of shooting and killing Mount Baker Highway and chased him onto Marshall Hill road 16 civilians in Afghanistan. The Army alleges that where they found his vehicle abandoned. They llocated and FRIDAY Sgt. Robert Bales, 39, was responsible for the mas- attempted to arrest him. He kicked one of the officers. The A Blaine man is in custody on investigation sacre, which took place on the night of March 11. The

8 deputy was not injured in the attack. that he assaulted his infant son. The boy was preliminary hearing will determine whether there's found unresponsive from head and brain injuries enough evidence against Bales to move ahead with a NEWS NEWS 11.x.12 and was transported to Harborview Medical Center court-martial. in critical condition. Blaine Police said the boy’s THURSDAY father, 31, admitted that he threw the 4-month- A Bellingham man is arrested following a crash on Bellingham Mayor Kelli Linville appoints an acting police old boy to the ground Wednesday. Hospital staff Mount Baker Highway. Troopers say the 30-year-old chief. Deputy Police Chief Mark Gill will replace Chief Todd determined that the child had also suffered previ- was speeding and attempting to pass a truck when he Ramsey. Ramsey is on medical leave for the remainder of the ous injuries, including fractured bones and head lost control and ﬂipped the car onto its roof, injuring year, retiring after 30 years on the force. A search is underway trauma, police said. himself and his passenger. for a new chief of police. Search and Rescue volunteers discover the body 11.}.12 A Whatcom County man is attacked with a knife in down- of a missing deer hunter on Sumas Mountain. The TUESDAY DO IT 2 town MAIL 4 VIEWS 6 Bellingham. CURRENTS 8 WORDS 12 Police GET OUT 14 STAGE 16 were ART 18 called MUSIC 20 to FILM 24 Peach B-BOARD 27 Health FOOD 34 St. Joseph’s 71-year-old Bellingham man was reported missing on

Hospital after the victim admitted himself for treatment. The Thursday. Deputies ﬁnd no evidence of foul play. Authorities in Seattle investigate a break-in at 44-year-old victim was able to identify his attacker as someone the ofﬁces of the Washington State Democratic .12

07 he had associated with in the past. He told police he was at- A homeless man is under arrest on suspicion Party. A worker arriving on scene in the morning tacked from behind. Someone from a nearby apartment building of killing a 67-year-old Lummi man. A relative notices a broken window and open door. No arrests yelled at the attacker, causing him to run off. Acting on informa- found the slain man inside his home on Lake Ter- are made, and police aren’t sure if the break-in was .07 11. tion, police ﬁnd and arrest the alleged 30-year-old attacker. rell road on Oct. 23, apparently beaten to death. politically motivated. 45 # PEPPER CASCADIA WEEKLY 10 SISTERS COOKING OUTSIDE THE BOX SINCE 1988

Open Nightly Except Monday 1055 N State St B’ham 671-3414 relationship problems with her boyfriend, index FUZZ ripped the tracheal tube from his throat, then charged police armed with two knives. BUZZ The Bellingham Herald reports the couple were arguing when the woman punched the } man and tore the artificial breathing tube THE rate of violent crime in Washington’s cities decreased by 6.0 percent (per PHANTOM OF THE OPERA from his throat with her bare fingers. Fern- 100,000 people) from the previous year. The state’s property crime rate decreased by On Oct. 30, Bellingham Police learned some- dale Police arrived to find the man outside, 3.4 percent (per 100,000 people) for the same period, mirroring national trends of declining crime rates. one had entered a home near Elizabeth Park. breathing with difficulty. When the woman The prowler stole a costume and a violin. saw police, the 40-year-old grabbed two kitchen knives and yelled that she was go- MORE TRICKS THAN TREATS ing to kill them. She was shot with a Taser x yy On Nov. 1, Bellingham Police received a call and arrested. NUMBER of violent crimes reported in NUMBER of violent crimes reported in that a prowler was trying to enter a home Bellingham in 2011-12, a 30 percent Bellingham in 2010-11. on South State Street. Police arrived to find MAIL FAIL reduction from previous year. a man trying to unlock the front door, so On Oct. 25, Bellingham Police recovered drunk he didn’t know the house was not his. what appeared to be stolen mail piled in a He was taken to the hospital to sober up. shed in Happy Valley. xy On Nov 4, someone hurled a pumpkin at a On Oct. 24, a Sunnyland resident complained NUMBER of murders in Bellingham in NUMBER of murders or homicides in vehicle traveling along Lakeway Drive. The to Bellingham Police that transients were 2011-12. Bellingham in 2010-11. pumpkin damaged the front headlight. taking things from her porch and leaving empty liquor bottles in her mailbox. SPOOK LIGHTS On Oct. 19, an Everett woman waiting for a On Oct. 22, a King Mountain resident report- z| z~ bus saw a small white round object transverse ed finding assorted mail. Bellingham Police NUMBER of incidents of forcible rape in NUMBER of incidents of forcible rape Bellingham in 2011-12. in Bellingham in 2010-11. the sky. “It did not blink, like an aircraft, and impounded the mail. there was no red or green blinking lights. Just a small circle of light—large enough to cast NAUGHTY CHILDREN OF A a shadow had it been lower in the sky. It was COMMON MOTHER || ~z moving quite fast, but not like a meteor that On Nov. 3, a car was keyed after a dispute over NUMBER of reported robberies in NUMBER of reported robberies in shoots across the sky. Faster than a plane— a parking space at Trader Joe’s. The suspect Bellingham in 2011-12, a 25 percent Bellingham in 2010-2011. like a meteor in slow motion.” roared off in a car with Canadian plates. reduction from the previous year.

On Oct. 24, Mount Vernon residents spotted CRITTER CRIMES an alien spacecraft. “My friends and I were On Oct. 25, a Blaine resident called police x x~ sitting in the living room when we all saw when they caught a masked intruder in the INSTANCES of aggravated assault INSTANCES of aggravated assault a bright light,” one reported. “We thought beam of a flashlight. Police arrived to find reported in Bellingham in 2011-12, a 47 reported in Bellingham in 2011-12. 8 it was lightning at first and looked out the several trespassers who were in the process percent decrease from the previous year. window to see weird squares floating with of stealing fish from an outdoor landscape NEWS lights on both sides. They flashed a bright pond. ”The suspects were doing their best light and disappeared.” to dispose of the evidence by consuming zzy z}|z it,” police reported, “much to the chagrin of NUMBER of property crimes reported NUMBER of property crimes reported BAD BREAKUPS the flashlight-wielding pond owner who was in Bellingham in 2011-12, a 10 percent in Bellingham in 2010-11. On Oct. 17, a county resident called Blaine working to reset the breaker switch on his decrease from the previous year. Police for assistance after his hopes for an landscape security lighting. In the end the amicable end to his dating relationship were pond was filled with light, but not before the dashed. ”He explained that his now former- raccoons were filled with fish.” girlfriend had reacted very strongly to learn- }{} |

ing that he was breaking up with her,” police On Oct. 26, a young driver was startled when NUMBER of burglaries reported in NUMBER of burglaries reported in DO IT 2 MAIL 4 VIEWS 6 CURRENTS 8 WORDS 12 GET OUT 14 STAGE 16 ART 18 MUSIC 20 FILM 24 B-BOARD 27 FOOD 34 reported. ”The lady was now driving around a large mouse popped up on the seat beside Bellingham in 2011-12, a 10 percent Bellingham in 2010-11. somewhere between Blaine and Bellingham, him. “Unfortunately the gent was driving his increase from the previous year. .12

texting threats to harm herself unless the pickup at the time,” Blaine Police reported, 07 male half relented and exorcised the ex- from “and the next thing to pop up was the much their relationship.” The man was advised to larger Puget Power light pole that he crashed y}x yzx contact the Sheriff's Office to make a formal into while trying to come to grips with the THEFTS reported in Belligham in 2011-12. THEFTS reported in Bellingham in .07 11. 45 report about the lady's actions and log his rodent. Man and mouse survived the colli- 2010-11. # concerns about her safety. sion, but the motorist's desire to extermi- nate his passenger was overcome by his need On Nov. 3, a man called 911 concerned, as he to first extinguish his vehicle, because a fire xzx xzz had just broken up with his girlfriend. She erupted following the wreck. The Blaine offi- MOTOR vehicles stolen in Bellingham in MOTOR vehicles stolen in Bellingham had told him she was going to harm herself. cer who arrived at the scene discovered that 2011-12 in 2010-11.

Bellingham Police located the woman at Lake the truck had careened out of the city lim- CASCADIA WEEKLY Samish. She told police she had no intention its and into the county's jurisdiction before of harming herself. She was only wanting her crashing and catching fire,” police comment- ~}11 ex-boyfriend to feel the pain and anguish ed, “so the final twist of bad luck in the long she was experiencing. mouse tale fell to the sheriff's deputy to had INCIDENTS of arson reported in INCIDENTS of arson reported in Bellingham in 2011-12. Bellingham in 2010-11. to respond and fit the entire adventure into On Oct. 31, a Ferndale woman, enraged over a traffic collision report.” SOURCES: Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports doit WORDS

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34 34 RIVERS OF THE WEST: Vince Welch shares stories from The Last Voyageur: Amos Burg FOOD and the Rivers of the West, at 7pm at Village words Books, 1200 11th St. COMMUNITY LECTURES BOOKS WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM 27 SAT., NOV. 10 BOOK SALE: A Craft & Christmas Book

B-BOARD Sale happens from 10am-5pm at the Lynden Public Library, 216 4th St. uniquely adept at scientiﬁcally surveying this “New 354-4883 24 World.” He was passionate about botany and gar- SHOOT IT!: Film critic David Spaner shares stories from his book Shoot It! Hollywood

FILM FILM dening, fastidious about specimen collecting and Inc. and the Rising of Independent Film at note taking, young enough to be resilient and ad- 4pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. Entry venturous and also wise enough to befriend the is free. 20 native people and others who lived close to the WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM land. This combination of skills, pluck and strate- MUSIC gic relationships combined to produce one of the SUN., NOV. 11 great explorers of America. POETS’ CIRCLE: Georgia Johnson, Jeremy 18 Voigt, Steve Roxborough, and Anita Boyle His legacy is writ large on the landscape today will read from their works at today’s Ish ART ART by way of nomenclature: the Douglas fir, Snow River Poets’ Circle gathering at 3pm at the Douglasia, Douglas squir- La Conner Civic Garden Club, 622 S. Second 16 rel, Douglas Brodiaea, and St. Suggested donation is $5. more than 80 plant and ani- WWW.ROBERTSUNDPOETSHOUSE.ORG STAGE STAGE mal species with douglasii in IMPROVING EDUCATION: David Marshak their scientific names. shares ideas from his book, Kids Need the Same Teacher for More Than One Year: The 14 As exemplified in David Most Powerful Innovation to Improv Education Douglas, A Naturalist at Work, for Your Children, at 4pm at Village Books,

GET OUT // ) Nisbet’s method of interpret- 1200 11th St. WHAT: Jack Nisbet ing regional history isn’t the 671-2626 reads from David usual staid recitation of dates ROAD TRIP POETRY: Twenty-four local 12 12 Douglas, A Naturalist and facts. In pursuit of bring- poets will read work related to the theme at Work ing stories nearly 200 years of “Road Trip” at a SpeakEasy presentation

WORDS WHEN & WHERE: WORDS old to life, he walks trails, from 7-9pm at the Amadeus Project, 1209 3pm Fri., Nov. 9 Cornwall Ave. Entry is by donation. at WWU’s Huxley visits reservations and tribal 739-7846 8 College, 7pm Fri., elders, charters pilot boats, Nov. 9 at Village climbs trees and wild-har- MON., NOV. 12 Books, and 12pm vests food. His studies may WHIMSY AND HEALING: Blaine author

CURRENTS Sat., Nov. 10 at BY CHRISTIAN MARTIN begin by perusing old maps Helen Worley reads from Hope Lives in a Watermark Book Co. Garden: A Tale of Whimsy & Healing at 7pm 6 INFO: www. or historical journals in dusty at Village Books, 1200 11th St. villagebooks.com or archives, but his curiosity WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM

VIEWS VIEWS watermark Naturalists at Work soon has him bounding out POETRYNIGHT: All are invited to read bookcompany. the door and into the same their words at the weekly poetrynight 4 blogspot.com EXPLORING WASHINGTON’S EXPLORERS landscapes his subjects once starting at 8:30pm at the Amadeus Project,

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2 Jack Nisbet is fascinated with the natural and cultural history of the the contemporary landscape he reconnoiters is in TUES., NOV. 13 many ways not so different than what the early DO IT IT DO Paciﬁc Northwest. He is one of the most gifted interpreters of the ADULT STORY TIME: Kate Chopin’s fable

wild bounty that our corner of the country possesses, and also has explorers saw. will be the focus of an Adult Story Time gone to great lengths to tell the stories of the “Although the natural and human landscapes that gathering focusing on “An Unexpected Tale” .12 at 1pm at the Bellingham Public Library, 210

07 ﬁrst European explorers to encounter this native Douglas described have endured a turbulent two endowment. centuries since his departure, a surprising number Central Ave. Entry is free. 778-7220 His books include Source of the River: Tracking of the species he collected can still be found near TOM ROBBINS: Hear iconic Northwest author .07 11. David Thompson Across Western North America, the sites where he originally saw them,” Nisbet

45 Tom Robbins read his essay about why Vil- # The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural His- writes, which leads him to realize that “many de- lage Books in his favorite indie bookstore at tory of the Northwest, and The Mapmaker’s Eye: tails of both Douglas’ and the Northwest’s larger 7pm at, you guessed it, Village Books, 1200 David Thompson on the Columbia Plateau. Each stories remain incomplete, waiting to be teased 11th St. The essay is one of 82 tributes writ- volume retraces the steps of passionate, hardy individuals who made out of clues that have been left scattered behind.” ten as part of My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate the ﬁrst strides in understanding the landscape, native people, wild- Thus begins the author’s quest. Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read & Shop. life and botany of Washington State. What is noteworthy about his approach is that Entry is free. WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM

CASCADIA WEEKLY Douglas, the subject of his latest book David Douglas, A Naturalist he actually places himself in direct lineage with at Work, landed at the mouth of the Columbia River in the spring of the great literary naturalists of America. Nisbet is WED., NOV. 14 12 1825, charged by the London Horticultural Society, with blessings a modern-day John Muir, climbing to the tops of WRITERS THEATER: The monthly Chucka- from the Hudson’s Bay Company, to learn all he could about the Paciﬁc precarious ﬁr trees to collect cones, and a contem- nut Sandstone Writers Theater Open Mic Northwest‘s botanical treasures. porary of Henry David Thoreau, digging up native begins at 7pm at the café at the Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave. Douglas had previously pored over the accounts of Lewis and camas bulbs in order to taste the earthy fruits of 734-2776 Clark, Vancouver, Mackenzie, Thompson, and other explorers and was the land. doit Representing Local Artists Since 1969 COMMUNITY

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CAREER FAIR: Job seekers looking for ENE’ & EUGENE B-BOARD ways to connect directly with employers can attend Western Washington University’s LEWIS Business Career Fair from 1-5pm at the Wade 2010 Mayor’s Art CALIFORNIA IMPRESSIONISM: 24 King Student Recreation Center. WWW.WWU.EDU/CAREERS Award Winners Selections from the Irvine Museum FILM GRATITUDE TREE: “I Heart Bellingham,” a Meet the Artists! November 17, 2012 – February 17, 2013 Parks and Rec volunteer group, will show off Gallery Walk November 23rd, 5-7pm

its Gratitude Tree from 3-4pm at the Little 20 Cheerful Café, 113 E. Holly St. Each leaf on the ##$' &*

tree will feature a Bellinghamster’s thoughts ! )% & MUSIC on why they are grateful to live here. [email protected] (((!!#%"!%$! 18 LAND TRUST PARTY: Join Kulshan Com-

munity Land Trust homeowners and members ART for music, revelry, gratitude and family fun A FREE EVENT at Village Books! at the nonproﬁt’s annual party and celebra- th, 7:00pm 16 tion from 6-9pm at the Leopold Crystal Tuesday, Nov. 13 Ballroom, 1224 Cornwall Ave. Entry is $15 for STAGE STAGE non-members. 72052%%,16 WWW.KULSHANCLT.ORG Will read his essay about Village Books from HISTORICAL SOCIETY: “A Pioneering Cold War 14 Fishing Venture” will be the focus of a What- com County Historical Society presentation 0<%22.6725( :ULWHUV&HOHEUDWH7KHLU)DYRULWH with Stowe Talbot from 7-9pm at Whatcom GET OUT 3ODFHVWR%URZVH5HDG 6KRS Museum’s Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St. WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG -RLQXVIRUWKHOLYHUHFRUGLQJRI 12 LOST AIRMEN: Veteran Joe Moser and The Chuckanut Radio Hour 12 producer Gerald Barron will be on hand at a IHDWXULQJ6HDWWOH7LPHV-D]] :RUOG0XVLF&ULWLF WORDS screening of the documentary, Lost Airmen of WORDS Buchenwald, at 7pm at the Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St. Entry is $7 (free for veterans). 3DXO'H%DUURV 8 WWW.CONCRETE-THEATRE.COM DXWKRURI FRI., NOV. 9 6KDOO:H3OD\

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a Holiday Bazaar from 9am-3pm at Willows 2 Senior Living, 3115 Squalicum Pkwy. DO IT IT DO 671-7077 720 LUTHERWOOD BENEFIT: A silent auction, Bonus! live music by Half Note, dinner, a perfor- '28*/$6 .12 mance by members of the Upfront Theatre 07 and more will be part of a beneﬁt for Camp Friday, Nov. 16th, 7:00pm ® Lutherwood from 5-8pm at Central Lutheran Use your WECU Visa at Bellingham Church, 925 N. Forest St. Tickets are $50. Technical College .07 11. WWW.CAMPLUTHERWOOD.ORG for holiday purchases

45 Settlemyer Family Hall # ALCAN BOOGEY: Celebrate the comple- 3028 Lindbergh Ave. and receive a 1% cash tion of one of the longest highways in the Join us in welcoming Seattle world—the Alaska Canadian Highway—at an restaurateur and award- “ALCAN Boogey” from 6-8pm at the Lynden winning chef, Tom Douglas back rebate in January! Pioneer Museum, 217 Front St. Entry is $7. to Bellingham. Includes Dessert Samples! WWW.LYDNENPIONEERMUSEUM.COM ® Tickets $15 available at Village 7LFNHWVSURFHHGVWREHQHÀW Apply for a WECU Visa today: SUN., NOV. 11 Books & BrownPaperTickets.com. WKH&XOLQDU\$UWV3URJUDP DW%7& CASCADIA WEEKLY READING OF THE FALLEN: Attend a www.wecu.com/visa “Reading of the Fallen” from 12-4pm at Bell- Read More at VillageBooks.com 13 ingham’s Lee Memorial Park, 210 Central Ave. The event will be occurring at 600 locations nationwide at the same time. VILLAGE BOOKS 738-3427 1200 11th St., Bellingham www.wecu.com Federally insured 360.671.2626 by NCUA. doit THURS., NOV. 8 FLOW STATE: Warren Miller Entertainment’s 63rd

annual snow sports-based feature ﬁlm, Flow State, 34 34 shows at 7:30pm at the Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St. Tickets are $21. FOOD getout WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM HIKING RUNNING CYCLING FRI., NOV. 9

27 NATURE BABIES: Nature Babies excursions with Wild Whatcom Walks happen from 9:30-11am Fridays in November at Cornwall Park. Entry is by donation. B-BOARD WWW.WILDWHATCOM.ORG SAT., NOV. 10

24 FRAGRANCE LAKE HIKE: Join members of the Mount Baker Club for a hike to Fragrance Lake today.

FILM FILM Meet at 9am at Sunnyland Elementary to carpool. 332-3195 OR WWW.MOUNTBAKERCLUB.ORG WORK PARTY: Join members of the Nooksack 20 Salmon Enhancement Association and Bellingham Parks Volunteer Program for a Work Party from 9am-

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18 TURKEY TROT: Sign up for today’s “Turkey Trot” 5K run and walk, which starts at 9:30am at Lynden’s ART ART Bender Fields, 8770 Bender Rd. Entry is $10-$22. WWW.LYNDENGIRLSCOUTS.ORG

16 FOWL FUN RUN: The 32nd annual “Fowl Fun Run”— which includes both a 10K run and 5K run/walk—

STAGE STAGE starts at 10am at Mount Vernon Christian School, 820 W. Blackburn Rd. Entry is $15-$25. WWW.SKAGITRUNNERS.ORG 14 14 SUN., NOV. 11 TRAIL MARATHON: The Bellingham Trail Marathon GET OUT GET OUT begins at 9am at Lake Padden Park, 4882 Samish Way. A 2.6-mile race begins at 11am. Cost is $30-$90. WWW.BELLINGHAMTRAILMARATHON.COM 12 MON., NOV. 12 ISLAND TALK: Archeologist Mike Etnier will lead WORDS a “Similarities of Pribilofs & Galapagos Islands” STORY AND PHOTO BY JESSAMYN TUTTLE horse again someday. presentation at 6pm at REI, 400 36th St. 8 Heimer, much like myself, wanted to work with 647-8955 OR WWW.REI.COM horses from an early age, but was convinced by TUES., NOV. 13 others that it wasn’t a viable career choice. After WAXING BASICS: “Ski/Snowboard Waxing Basics”

CURRENTS Horse Sense spending time as a journalist, however, her passion will be the focus of a free clinic at 6pm at REI, 400

6 RIDING WITH ROLLING STONE took her back to riding. She worked as an assistant 36th St. Register in advance. riding instructor before striking out on her own and 647-8955 OR WWW.REI.COM TRAILS ASSOCIATION SOCIAL: Hook up with Wash- VIEWS VIEWS AS WITH most young girls, I was completely horse-crazy starting Rolling Stone Equestrian—so called be- ington Trails Association members for a WTA Social as a kid, but a bad fall from a runaway horse when I was 10 years cause she’s always on the road making “house calls”

4 from 6:30-8:30pm at the Bellingham Cruise Termi- old took the shine off my obsession. I had very little contact with her riding instruction business. She works nal, 355 Harris Ave. Please sign up in advance.

MAIL MAIL with horses for many years afterward, except for an occasional with arenas and boarding stables around Skagit WWWW.WTA.ORG trail ride on a cynical, disillusioned animal. So it was with trepi- and Whatcom counties to meet up with students.

2 WED., NOV. 14 dation that I took up local riding instructor Andrea Heimer of Those without their own horses can learn on Dixie, SNOWSHOE BASICS: A “Snowshoeing Basics” clinic

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A week or so previously I had observed another of Heimer’s les- Heimer works with all sorts of riders, regardless advance for the free course. sons, with one of her students practicing dressage moves in an of their skill level or goals. She can start at the 647-8955 OR WWW.REI.COM .12

07 arena outside of Mount Vernon. I know nothing about dressage, very beginning with new or incredibly out-of-prac- THURS., NOV. 15 so I needed to have it explained to me that they were working on tice riders like me, but also helps serious dressage REEL ROCK TOUR: View world-class climbers from a “ﬂying change”—switching which foot is leading as the horse riders work on their technique and improve their all over the world via adventure ﬁlms being shown at

.07 11. canters around the arena. It looked complicated. The student, who communication with their horses, as well as show the 7th annual Reel Rock Film Tour at 7pm at Western 45 Washington University’s Artzen 100. Entry is $5 for # has been studying dressage for several years but has only worked coaching and dressage clinics. She also works with students with ID and $7 for community members. with Heimer for a short time, commented on the instructor’s calm recreational trail riders to improve their balance, WWW.REELROCKTOUR.COM and encouraging manner and seemed to be having a good time. desensitize their horses to scary things like water TRAVELOGUE: Gene Davis focuses on “A Year in the When it came time for my own lesson, I appreciated that Heimer on the road, and learn how to jump small obstacles. Republic of Georgia” at a photographic presentation treated me as a complete beginner. Precariously balanced on the “I want everyone to try everything,” Heimer says. from 7-9pm at Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall, 121 soft, English-style saddle, the ground seemed very far away. Having I asked whether the economic downturn, which Prospect St. Suggested donation is $3. WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG

CASCADIA WEEKLY only ever ridden on a Western saddle (and not recently), I grabbed for has resulted in many people not being able to afford the nonexistent saddle horn and tried not to hyperventilate. horse ownership, was affecting her business. “Horse BIKE TRAVEL SLIDESHOW: Members of Bicycle Alliance of Washington will share stories and images 14 Heimer talked me through my initial panic and explained how to owners are crazy,” she says, laughing. “They’ll ﬁnd of bicycling through Turkey at a Bicycle Travel Slide ﬁnd my seat and what to do with my feet and hands. By the end of a way to keep doing it.” Show at 7pm at Whatcom Council of Governments, the hour-long lesson, I actually felt like I stood a chance of keeping 314 E. Champion St. the horse underneath me. This was the kind of teaching I never got For more info about Rolling Stone Equestrian, call (360) WWW.EVERYBODYBIKE.COM as a kid, and actually made me think I might voluntarily get on a 220-5396 or go to www.rollingstoneequestrian.com

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27 THEATER DANCE PROFILES Project.” Entry is $4-$7. Killers” can be seen at 8pm and 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT. 10pm at the iDiOM Theater, 1418 COM Cornwall Ave. Based on audience B-BOARD COMEDY SERIES: The ﬁnal votes, six short plays began the installment in a three-show competition, and only one will Comedy Series takes place at survive at the ﬁnal performance

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MUSIC INHERIT THE WIND: Students Mount Vernon’s Lincoln Theatre, from Sehome High School will AN EXPERIMENT WITH AN AIR PUMP 712 S. First St. Entry is $10-$12, perform Inherit the Wind at 18 and prop bags will be available 7:30pm Thurs.-Sat. and 2pm Sun- with moral qualms re- for $5. ART ART day the school’s Little Theatre, lating to science, medi- WWW.LINCOLNTHEATRE.ORG cal research and gender 2700 Bill McDonald Parkway. Tickets are $8-$10. 16 16 SUN., NOV. 11 roles. WWW.SEHOMEDRAMA.WEEBLY. COMEDY NIGHT: Joe Fontenot In the earlier century, COM and Amanda Arnold will do STAGE STAGE STAGE STAGE a physician named Fen- their stand-up comedy thing at FRI., NOV. 9 wick wants to change Comedy Night at 7pm in Ferndale LAST COMIC STANDING: AS

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GET OUT happy with the state Experiment with an of things, as they feel Union Multipurpose Room. Entry NOV. 14-17 Air Pump unsure of their roles in will be $2-$3. THE SPITFIRE GRILL: Watch WHEN: 7:30pm 650-3738 12 what happens when a feisty society. When they’re Wed.-Sat., Nov. parolee follows her dreams to 7-10 and 2pm Sun., joined by two other sci- NOV. 9-10 small-town Wisconsin when the

WORDS FHS TALENT REVUE: More Nov. 11 entists—one a reason- heartwarming musical known as than 20 local acts can be seen WHERE: Performing able young man in love The Spitﬁre Grill shows at 7:30pm at the annual FHS Talent Revue 8 Arts Center Wed.-Sat. at Whatcom Com- with words and another at 7pm Friday and Saturday at Mainstage, WWU munity College’s Heiner Center. who soon reveals himself the auditorium at Ferndale High COST: $8-$12 Tickets are $8-$12. School, 5830 Golden Eagle Dr. INFO: 650-6146 or to be an unfeeling cad— 647-9242 CURRENTS www.tickets.wwu. a few days before New Entry is $6. edu 383-9261 6 Year’s Eve, it’s not long THURS., NOV. 15 VAUDEVILLINGHAM: The before a misshapen ser- MURDER AT CLUB BABALU: The murder mystery parody, Bellingham Circus Guild hosts VIEWS VIEWS vant girl becomes either a love interest or an Murder at Club Babalu, shows at the monthly variety show known experiment. 7:30pm Friday and Saturday at as Vaudevillingham at 8pm and 4 Meanwhile, in 1999, a geneticist named El- Mount Vernon’s RiverBelle Dinner 10pm at their new space at 1400 Theatre, 100 E. Montgomery. 6th St. (off Harris Ave). Sug- MAIL MAIL len struggles with decisions over both sell- gested donation is $5-$10. ing the old house and also taking a new job Tickets are $20-$40. WWW. WWW.BELLINGHAMCIRCUSGUILD. 2 that involves stem cell research. Her husband, RIVERBELLEDINNERTHEATRE.COM COM

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.07 11. fall show, “Fulcrum,” at 7:30pm audience-goers must head backstage to traverse a short laby- ing us to consider opposing perspectives on 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT. 45 # rinth of dark hallways to reach the rows of bleachers. their particular issues,” director Charlotte Guy- COM Friday and Saturday and 5pm Sunday at the Firehouse Per- This works to the advantage of the drama, as it creates an ette explains in the liner notes for the play. “It NOV. 9-15 forming Arts Center, 1314 Harris immediate intimacy that demands those in attendance pay explores science through a very human port.” FOOTLOOSE: Skagit County’s Ave. Tickets are $12-$15. close attention to what’s happening onstage. Although you’ll have to show up to see how Theater Arts Guild presents Foot- WWW.BHAMREP.ORG Named after Englishman Joseph Wright’s 1768 painting, the two centuries come together, be assured loose at 7:30pm Fri.-Sat., 2pm SAT., NOV. 10 “An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump,” the play takes that the cast—many of whom play two differ- Sun., and 7:30pm Wed.-Thurs. at Mount Vernon’s McIntyre Hall, CONTRA DANCE: Bellingham’s

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34 34 CALL FOR ART: The City of Bellingham is seeking submissions for a temporary

FOOD two-dimensional art show highlighting downtown Bellingham “as imagined in the visual future.” Entries can be submitted through Nov. 21.

27 GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES WWW.COB.ORG NOV. 8-10 B-BOARD CRAFT SHOW: Attend a “Whale of an Arts and Craft Show” from 5-8pm Thursday, At ﬁrst glance, the images appear to be simple 10am-6pm Friday, and 9am-4pm Saturday 24 portrait photographs surrounded by elaborate and at Birchwood Presbyterian Church, 400 Meadowbrook Court. Admission is free.

FILM FILM unique frames. Closer looks, however, made it clear WWW.BPCHURCH.ORG there was more to the beards than met the eye. “All the portraits are plastisol ink hand-screen SAT., NOV. 10 20 printed on black velvet by me at Vessel Screen CRAFT FAIR: The 23rd annual “Home- Printing Studio,” Overly told me when I contacted made Memories” Craft Fair takes place MUSIC from 8:30am-4pm at Bellingham Christian him after the show. He says the idea for the exhibit School, 1600 E. Sunset Dr. came about after he was asked to do a couple piec- 966-4796 18 18 18 es for an all-screen-printing group show at Make. YULE BOUTIQUE: Handcrafted gifts and ART ART ART ART Shift a few months ago. home-baked goods will be available at the “I knew I wanted full color and something on Assistance League’s annual Yule Boutique 16 black velvet,” he noted. “I just decided last-min- from 9am-3pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2408 Cornwall Ave. ute to do the images of Noah [Burns] and Dan WWW.ASSISTANCELEAGUEBELLINGHAM.ORG STAGE STAGE [Ryan]. Those two portraits sparked some interest HOLIDAY BAZAAR #1: A Holiday Bazaar at Make.Shift and essentially became the cata- happens from 9am-3pm at the Deming Log-

14 lyst for the ‘Beardingham’ show.” (For the record, ging Show Grounds, 3295 Cedarville Rd. Overly shaved his own beard off two hours before 595-0138 HOLIDAY BAZAAR #2: As many as 60

GET OUT the opening reception.) It turns out beards and black vendors will share their handcrafted wares at a Holiday Bazaar from 9am-4pm velvet are a classic combination, at Bellingham Covenant Church, 1530 E. 12 and as we moved through the Bakerview Rd. gallery, I asked my guy to chime WWW.BELLINGHAMCOV.ORG WORDS in as he deemed necessary. OPEN HOUSE: A 25-year anniversary “That’s the most man of all,” celebration and open house happens 8 he observed when we came to from 10am-6pm at the Chuckanut Bay Gallery and Sculpture Garden, 700 N. the portrait of Jared Michael Chuckanut Dr. . $/ Stoker, a hirsute guy who was WWW.CHUCKANUTBAYGALLERY.COM CURRENTS WHAT: wearing a jean jacket vest, un- ART TALK: Mike and Kim Gardner will Beardingham 6 derwear, a gun and, of course, talk about their work on display at 7pm WHEN: 12-4pm a beard. at Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen, 601 W. Tues.-Sat., Holly St. VIEWS VIEWS through Dec. 1 “That’s a lot of hair jumpin’ BY AMY KEPFERLE WWW.CHUCKANUTBREWERYANDKITHCHEN. WHERE: Make. around,” he noted as we passed

4 COM Shift Art Space, Zach Zinn’s visage. 306 Flora St. MAIL MAIL Dan Ryan’s masterful mutton- NOV. 10-11 INFO: www. chops garnered no discussion, ART BY THE LAKE: Members of the Beardingham makeshiftproject. Whatcom Art Guild will show and sell their 2 nor did Noah Burns’ semi-sur- THE FACE OF THINGS com wares at the annual “Art by the Lake” Fall DO IT IT DO prised-looking image. Festival of Arts and Crafts from 9am-6pm

It wasn’t until we came to Spencer Willhoft’s Saturday and Sunday at the Bloedel Dono- THE ONLY time I’ve ever seen my boyfriend without a beard was and Josh Holland’s likenesses that the discussion van Community Building, 2214 Electric .12 Ave. There’ll also be art demos, a ﬂea

07 on Halloween a few years ago. ramped up. You see, neither of them have beards— market, rafﬂes and more. He’d been super-secretive about his costume, and it wasn’t until he only mustaches. WWW.WHATCOMARTGUILD.ORG showed up at the party as Edgar Allan Poe with a clean-shaven face, a Holland’s image, in particular, got my date riled LUMMI STUDIO TOUR: More than 18 .07 11. fake mustache and a “nevermore”-croaking raven perched on his shoul- up. It features a surreal and somewhat hallucina- artists and craftspeople will share their 45 # der that I got to see what he looked like without a face full of fur. He tory cascade of Holland’s face—we counted seven, work at 12 locations at the annual Lummi was still darn cute, but I almost didn’t recognize him. but there may have been more layers we didn’t get Island Artists’ Studio Tour from 10am- In other words, I’d grown so used to seeing a beard on his mug that around to. 5pm throughout the island. Entry to the self-guided tour is free. Pick up maps at when it wasn’t there, I kind of missed it. “So many faces, so little hair,” my guy comment- participating locations. I shouldn’t have worried. As he’s a prodigiously hairy male speci- ed. Of the $400 opening bid, he theorized that was WWW.LUMMI-ISLAND.COM men, it wasn’t long before the fancy follicles were back in action. And “like $70 a ‘stache.” MON., NOV. 12

CASCADIA WEEKLY there they have stayed. As we continued to make our way through the DR. SKETCHY’S: “A Time Warp of Coffee Because of his longstanding authority concerning facial hair, my rich roster of facial hair, I asked him if he wished Through the Ages” will be the theme of 18 guy was more than happy to escort me to a recent opening reception his bearded image had made the cut. tonight’s Dr. Sketchy’s drawing event for “Beardingham,” an exhibit by Vessel Screen Printing Studio’s John “No way,” he answered. “My beard’s already been starting at 6:30pm at the Temple Bar, 306 Overly at Make.Shift Art Space. around. My beard has tasted the winds of many W. Champion St. Tickets are $12. What we saw on the walls made it more than clear that our town is continents, as well as various states of conscious- WWW.TEMPLEBARBELLINGHAM.COM thick with hirsute men who aren’t afraid to let their hair(s) down. ness. It doesn’t need to be hanging on a wall.” doit ONGOING EXHIBITS ALLIED ARTS: “This Town” shows through Dec. 1 at Allied Arts, 1418 Cornwall Ave. s

WWW.ALLIEDARTS.ORG 34 AMADEUS PROJECT: View Laurie Potter’s FOOD new works in pastel and acrylic through November at the Amadeus Project, 1209 Cornwall Ave.

WWW.THEAMADEUSPROJECT.ORG 27 ARTWOOD: View new work from Artwood members through November at Artwood Gallery, 1000 Harris Ave. B-BOARD WWW.ARTWOODGALLERY.COM BLUE HORSE: Photographic prints by Su- zanne Steel, impressionist works by Janet 24 Hamilton, a new collection of oil paintings by Valerie Collymore, works by Erin Libby, FILM and ﬁgurative abstracts by Dotti Burton are currently on display at Blue Horse Gallery, 20 301 W. Holly St. WWW.BLUEHORSEGALLERY.COM MUSIC FISHBOY GALLERY: Check out the contemporary folk art of RR Clark from 1:30- 18 18 5pm every Mon.-Fri. at the FishBoy Gallery, 18 ART ART 617 Virginia St. ART 714-0815 OR WWW.FISHBOYGALLERY.COM GALLERY CYGNUS: “We Remember John 16 Simon” is currently on display in La Conner at Gallery Gygnus, 109 Commercial Ave. Voted Best Dessert! STAGE STAGE WWW.GALLERYCYGNUS.COM GOOD EARTH: Works by Eugene and Ene Pre-Order your

Lewis will be on display through November 14 at Good Earth Pottery, 1000 Harris Ave. Thanksgiving Dessert WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM

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featuring new works by Bellingham painter WORDS and muralist Lanny Little, shows through HAPPY HOUR SPECIALS Pumpkin Cheesecake Dec. 22 at the Lucia Douglas Gallery ,1415 Tuesday - Friday from 5 to 7 PM 8 13th St. Or your favorite WWW.LUCIADOUGLAS.COM 1424 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham MONA: “Pilchuck: Ideas” and “Circular Pure Bliss treat! from the Permanent Collection” will be CURRENTS on display through Jan. 1 at La Conner’s Call, e-mail or stop by to confirm your order 6 Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St. Admission is $3-$8. Mention this add and receive $1 OFF your slice of cake. VIEWS VIEWS WWW.MUSEUMOFNWART.ORG Monday – Friday, 12 to 5pm POSITIVE NEGATIVE: View Jason Byal’s www.PureBlissDesserts.com 4 crossover series of gelatin silver prints from digital negatives, as well as other MAIL MAIL traditional and alternative photographic

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SMITH & VALLEE: La Conner sculptor Per- egrine O’Gormley’s “Fire” exhibit will show through Nov. 25 at Edison’s Smith & Vallee .12 07 Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave. WWW.SMITHANDVALLEE.COM WESTERN GALLERY: “ColorMAD,” an .07 11. exhibit featuring a range of medias focus- 45 ing on the dynamic world of color, shows # through Nov. 21 at Western Washington University’s campus-based Western Gallery. Entry is free and open to the public. WWW.WESTERNGALLERY.WWU.EDU WHATCOM MUSEUM: “American Quilts: The Democratic Art 1780-2007,” “Wild East

Meets Wild West: Photos from Nakhodka, CASCADIA WEEKLY Russia,” “Window Shopping,” and “Ex- panded Horizons” currently be viewed at 19 the Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall and the Lightcatcher Building. WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG Rumor Has It

34 34 LET’S TAKE A moment, shall we, to extol the virtues of the Cabin Tavern. FOOD No, I’m not talking about the abundant music cheap beer than can be found within its welcoming walls. Or the down-to-earth ambiance 27 SHOW PREVIEWS ›› RUMOR HAS IT of the place. Or even its sassy bartendress/karaoke goddess/gameshow savant (yes, Audra,

B-BOARD I’m looking in your direction). Instead, I’m referring to a far more important service the Cabin performs for the music community. 24 DANNY BARNES Every town that purports to have the kind of

FILM FILM lively music scene that Bellingham possesses has a mixture of music venues that serve a variety of purposes. Places like the Wild Buffalo 20 20 20 are necessary because they draw bigger na-

MUSIC tional and regional acts. The Shakedown ﬁlls MUSIC the loud and proud niche so necessary to this particular mu- 18 sic community ART ART with great ef- fectiveness. 16 The Green Frog helps preserve STAGE STAGE our legacy of roots/Ameri-

14 cana/bluegrass/folk mu- BY CAREY ROSS

GET OUT sic. Make.Shift currently acts as our de facto all-ages venue. The list goes on. 12 And while all those venues (as well as the many others that call Bellingham home) are WORDS vital to preserving and nurturing our beloved BY CAREY ROSS It is possible that all sounds music scene, one could make the argument 8 like a foreign language to you, that places such as the Cabin are the ones we and, if so, allow me to trans- can’t do without. late: bluegrass is on the musi- You see, I’ve lived here a minute. And for most CURRENTS Brewgrass cal menu for this event, and it of that time, the business of the music commu-

6 ROSIN UP YOUR BOW will come to you via the Stilly nity has been the business of my life. This has // ) River Band (Brown Lantern) allowed me to draw certain conclusions about VIEWS VIEWS HERE IN Bellingham, we like to think we’ve got the market WHAT: Brewgrass and Pearly Blue (Rockfish Grill) certain things. And one of those conclusions is cornered when it comes to blending our bands with our beer. WHEN: Fri.-Sat., on Friday night, with the Shed this: Every music scene needs a venue where 4 Anacortes, however, may beg to differ with that opinion. Nov. 9-10 Boys (Brown Lantern) and the nearly any band can book and play their first WHERE: Brown MAIL MAIL As proof the not-so-sleepy island town also exists at the Howdy Boys (Rockfish Grill) on Lantern (412 show. In a perfect world, said venue would be a nexus of making music and pouring pints is the yearly festi- the Brewgrass lineup Saturday smallish place where the stakes are low and the

Commercial 2 val known as Brewgrass, at which one can wander from venue Ave.), H2O (314 night. As well, Spoonshine will potential to have a good time is high. Commercial Ave.),

DO IT IT DO to venue, catching bands and quafﬁng pints. play at H2O both nights, and Over the years, various venues have performed

By the numbers, this year’s iteration of Brewgrass looks a Rockﬁsh Grill (320 they’ll be joined by some very this critical function with differing degrees of Commercial Ave.), little something like this: special guests. success. But almost since it began to play host

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07 t/VNCFSPGGFTUJWBMEBZT5XP 'SJ4BU /PW COST: Free Six-string violin player Geof- to music on the regular, the Cabin Tavern has t /VNCFS PG WFOVFT JOWPMWFE 5ISFF UIF #SPXO -BOUFSO MORE frey Castle will take the stage been this place for Bellingham. Sure, the Cabin H2O, and the Rockﬁsh Grill). INFO: www. with Spoonshine ﬁrst, and he’ll won’t just book anyone willy nilly, but when it

.07 11. t/VNCFSPGCBOETQMBZJOH4FWFO NPSFPOUIBUJOBNJO- anacortesrockﬁsh. bring to bear all the inventive comes to the kind of music that has become’s 45 com/brewgrass. # ute). nimbleness that took this musi- cfm this town’s stock in trade, many bands have the t/VNCFSPGCFFSTPOUBQ ZFT UIBUNBOZ cian from being a street player wee tavern on Holly Street to thank for giving t$PWFSDIBSHF;FSPEPMMBST UIBUNFBOTGSFF to the bright lights of Broadway. Come Saturday them their ﬁrst crack at a live audience. t#FJOHBCMFUPTFFTFWFOCBOETGPSGSFFPOUXPOJHIUTBU night, Spoonshine’s honorary auxiliary member will This is why, when I see the Cabin has a bunch three venues within two blocks of each other in down- be none other than Danny Barnes, whose ranging of shows with open slots that are crying out for town Anacortes while drinking handcrafted beers at each banjo stylings and adventurous nature are sure to local support, I encourage those wholly inexpe-

CASCADIA WEEKLY stop: Priceless (sorry, couldn’t resist). keep Spoonshine on their feet all night long, as they rienced or somewhat underexperienced bands As for the kind of music that will provide the soundtrack have with other artists Barnes has played with such to take full advantage. Such is the case for 20 for your beer-tasting expedition, if the name “Brewgrass” as Bela Fleck, Lyle Lovett, and Bill Frisell. shows set to take place this Fri.-Sat., Nov. 9-10. doesn’t give it away, the call to action issued by festival or- So, if you possess a bow, you may want to rosin At press time, those slots have yet to be filled, ganizers almost certainly will: “Tune up your flat top, rosin up it. And that flat top could probably use a tune. As and if the Cabin’s proven history is any indica- your bow, restring your washtub and put on your best dress for your washtub, don’t forget to restring it. It is, as tion, the bar would really like to give your band overalls. It’s time for Brewgrass!” they say, time for Brewgrass. a chance. Carpe diem and all that. musicevents THE LAW OFFICE OF DANIEL SOBEL

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Widrig at the Bellingham Music Club’s monthly Comprehensive Estate Planning, and FOOD concert at 10am at Trinity Lutheran Church, 119 Facilitating Gifts to the Community. Texas St. Entry is free and open to all. The first $100 of your fee is payable to the community group of your choice. 671-0252 Daniel Sobel 27 SERGIO MENDES: The undisputed master of [email protected] VISIT WWW.DANIELSOBEL.COM TO LEARN MORE pop-inﬂected Brazilian jazz and funk, Sergio www.danielsobel.com OR CONTACT DANIEL SOBEL AT (360) 510-7816

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VIEWS VIEWS This Bond bleeds, he hurts and he just might board, Bond goes about his usual blend of REVIEWED BY PETER DEBRUGE suffer from unresolved mommy issues dredged drinking, gambling, shooting and seduc- 4 up when he sees M thrust into a position of ing—all of which Mendes and ace d.p. Roger

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BOND AT HIS BEST fruit cart, Bond valiantly tries to retrieve a hard charms. While Severine’s fate may be famil- PUTTING THE “intelligence” in MI6, Skyfall represents a smart, drive containing a list of nearly all the NATO iar, the ﬁlm casts Silva in such an unfor- .12

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.07 11. Mendes’ hands, the franchise comes full circle, revealing the three-film Though M gets right to work writing Bond’s typical PG-13-rated 007 romp. 45 # Daniel Craig cycle to be both prelude and coda to the entire series via obituary, the film doesn’t allow audiences to In perhaps its most welcome deviation a foxy chess move that puts these films on par with Christopher Nolan’s believe him dead for long, calling him back to from tradition, Skyfall visits the villain’s Dark Knight trilogy as best-case examples of what cinematic brands can London with a televised report of a bomb going lair early, leaving the finale to unspool at a achieve—resulting in a recipe for nothing short of world domination. off in MI6 HQ. surprise location—one that reveals intrigu- This time it’s personal, so to speak, only the character seeking revenge Whatever parallels it shares with the Bourne ing new depths of Bond’s personal history. isn’t our secret-agent hero—though he has good reason, shot in the series or Nolan’s astonishingly realized Batman When asked about her evidently outmod-

CASCADIA WEEKLY chest and left for dead in the Istanbul-set opening sequence—but Silva saga, Skyfall radically breaks from the Bond for- ed intelligence tactics, M argues that her (Javier Bardem), a character from M’s past who resorts to cyberterrorism mula while still remaining true to its essential methods work because the world’s enemies 24 as a way of reconciling an old score. Refreshingly unlike the first 20 Bond beats, presenting a rare case in which audi- have moved into the shadows. The same installments and yet completely of a piece with the franchise’s core val- ences can no longer anticipate each twist in could be said of the Bond film series since ues, Skyfall continues the stripped-down approach introduced in Casino advance. Without sacrificing action or overall Casino Royale, with its new willingness to Royale, completing Bond’s transformation from kiss-kiss-bang-bang ac- energy, Mendes puts the actors at the forefront, explore what lurks in the shadows of Bond’s tion figure to full-fledged character. exploring their marvelously complex emotional murky past. Make sure to visit our s NEW LOCATION on Northwest Ave.

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27 Argo: This movie, which shines cinematic light on a little-known part of the Iranian hostage drama and the Hollywood/CIA partnership that led to the rescue B-BOARD of six of the hostages, is easily the most suspense- ful movie of 2012 thus far. Well done, Ben Afﬂeck. ★★★★★ 3tIST 24 24 Sunset Square 1:30 | 4:30 | 7:15 | 10:15 FILM FILM FILM FILM Cloud Atlas: If you like your movies ambitious but overlong, beautiful but kind of boring, challenging but also confounding, this adaptation of the best- 20 seller by David Mitchell that stars Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaving, and more is the ﬁlm for you. A

MUSIC side note: nearly all of this ﬁlm’s $100 million budget came from sources outside the major studio system, WRECK-IT RALPH

18 so even if it falls short onscreen, off-screen, it’s a game-changer. ★★★ 3tISTNJO ART ART Sunset Square 1:00 | 4:45 | 8:30 I’m having a harder time ﬁguring out is whether the story of musician Rodriguez, virtually unknown in with the subjects of “new American cinema” and the

16 The Doors: Live at the Bowl ‘68: Continuing voice work of Fran Drescher and Cee Lo Green can America, but a legend in South Africa, where his al- movies of the 1970s that tried to change the world. the Pickford’s concert series featuring seminal rock make up for the fact that both Adam Sandler and bum Cold Fact improbably helped bring about the fall ★★★★★ 6OSBUFEtIST bands in their prime comes this Doors concert at the Kevin James are affiliated with this film. ★★ 1(t of Apartheid. A movie with an amazing payoff, and Pickford Film Center Nov. 10 @ 11:00am STAGE STAGE Hollywood Bowl, widely considered to be the best ISNJO a story that has to be seen to be believed. ★★★★★ concert by the band ever committed to film. ★★★★ Bellis Fair Call 676-9990 for showtimes. 6OSBUFEtISNJO Taken 2: You steal Liam Neeson’s kid, he’ll punch

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FOOD Virgo, is to see what you can do about coalescing a FREE WILL few constellations. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Doctors used to believe that ulcers were caused by stress and spicy 27 27 ASTROLOGY foods. But in the 1980s, two researchers named ARIES (March 21-April 19): The data that’s Barry Marshall and Robin Warren began to promote stored and disseminated on the Internet is unimag- an alternative theory. They believed the culprit was B-BOARD B-BOARD inably voluminous. And yet the 540 billion trillion H. pylori, a type of bacteria. To test their hypoth- electrons that carry all this information weigh about esis, Marshall drank a Petri dish full of H. pylori. the same as a strawberry. I’d like to use this fun Within days he got gastric symptoms and underwent

24 fact as a metaphor for the work you’re doing these an endoscopy. The evidence proved that he and his days—and the play, too. Your output is prodigious. partner were correct. They won a Nobel Prize for

FILM FILM Your intensity is on the verge of becoming legend- their work. (And Marshall recovered just ﬁne.) I urge ary. The potency of your efforts is likely to set in you to be inspired by their approach, Libra. Formu- motion effects that will last for a long time. And yet, late experiments that allow you to make practical

20 to the naked eye or casual observer, it all might look tests of your ideas, and consider using yourself as as simple and light as a strawberry. a guinea pig.

MUSIC TAURUS (April 20-May 20): What if you have SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This is not prime a twin sister or brother that your mother gave up time for you to rake in rewards, collect hard-earned for adoption right after you were born and never goodies, and celebrate successes you’ve been build- 18 told you about? Or what if you have a soul twin ing towards for a long time. It’s ﬁne if you end up

ART ART you’ve never met—a potential ally who understands doing those things, but I suspect that what you’re life in much the same ways that you do? In either best suited for right now is getting things started. case, now is a time when the two of you might ﬁ- You’ll attract help from unexpected sources if you 16 nally discover each other. At the very least, Taurus, lay the groundwork for projects you want to work on I suspect you’ll be going deeper and deeper with throughout 2013. You’ll be in alignment with cosmic

STAGE STAGE a kindred spirit who will help you transform your rhythms, too. Your motto comes from your fellow stories about your origins and make you feel more at Scorpio, writer Robert Louis Stevenson: “Judge each home on the planet. day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds 14 GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I urged my readers to you plant.” meditate on death not as the end of physical life, but SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): On a beach, a as a metaphor for shedding what’s outworn. I then man spied a pelican that was barely moving. Was it GET OUT asked them to describe the best death they had ever sick? He wanted to help. Drawing close, he discovered experienced. I got a response that’s applicable to you that ants were crawling all over it. He brushed them right now. It’s from a reader named Judd: “My best off, then carried the bird to his car and drove it to a 12 death was getting chicken pox at age 13 while liv- veterinarian. After a thorough examination, the doc- ing in the Philippines. My mother banished me to the tor realized the pelican was suffering from a fungus TV room. I was uncomfortable but hyperactive, lonely that the ants had been eating away—and probably WORDS and driven to agony by the awful shows. But after six would have removed completely if the man hadn’t in- hours, something popped. My suffering turned inside terfered. Moral of the story: Sometimes healing takes

8 out, and a miracle bloomed. I closed my eyes and my place in unexpected ways, and nature knows better Storm? imagination opened up like a vortex. Images, ideas, than we do about how to make it happen. Keep that places, dreams, people familiar and strange—all in mind during the coming weeks, Sagittarius. amazing, colorful, and vibrant—ﬂowed through my CURRENTS CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A farmer in What storm head. I knew then and there that no material thing Japan found a 56-leaf clover. Well, actually, he bred 6 on this Earth could hook me up to the source of life it in his garden at home. It took effort on his part. like my own thoughts. I was free!” Presumably, it provided him with 14 times the luck CANCER (June 21-July 22): Conservationists of a mere four-leaf clover. I don’t think your good VIEWS VIEWS Norman? are surprised by what has been transpiring in and karma will be quite that extravagant in the coming around Nepal’s Chitwan National Park. The tigers week, Capricorn, but there’s a decent chance you’ll 4 that live there have changed their schedule. Pre- get into at least the 16-leaf realm. To raise your viously, they prowled around at all hours, day and odds of approaching the 56-leaf level of favorable MAIL MAIL Everything is warm and cozy here night. But as more people have moved into the area, fortune, remember this: Luck tends to ﬂow in the

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DO IT IT DO AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The largest bell

and well cared for! Give us a call with humans. I suspect that a metaphorically similar in the world is located in Moscow, Russia. Called development is possible for you, Cancerian. Medi- the Tsar Bell, it’s made of bronze, weighs 445,170 and set up a tour to bring your tate on how the wildest part of your life could adapt .12 pounds, and is elaborately decorated with images of

07 family member to our Friday better to the most civilized part -- and vice versa. people, angels, and plants. It has never once been Happy Hour...we can all share a (Read more: tinyurl.com/HumanTiger.) rung in its 275 years of existence. Is there anything LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): What is a dry water- comparable in your own life, Aquarius? Some huge good time! fall? The term may refer to the location of an extinct .07 11. presence that has never actually been used? The

45 waterfall where a river once fell over a cliff but has time is near when that stillness may finally come # This time of year can be challenging, especially if you are stuck at since stopped flowing. Döda Fallet in Sweden is such to an end. I suggest you decide how this will occur home, bored or lonely. At The Leopold there is a full calendar of a place. “Dry waterfall” may also signify a waterfall rather than allowing fate to choose for you. that only exists for a while after a heavy rain and PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Are you interested events all winter long, new friends to make, a delicious menu, and then disappears again. One example is on Brukkaros in experiencing a close brush with a holy anomaly or plenty of things to do within walking distance! Mountain in Namibia. A third variant shows up in a rowdy blessing or a divine wild card? If not, that’s Cliffs Beyond Abiquiu, Dry Waterfall, a landscape perfectly O.K. Just say, “No, I’m not ready for a lyri- painting by Georgia O’Keeffe. It’s a lush rendering of cal flurry of uncanny grace.” And the freaky splendor a stark landscape near the New Mexico town where or convulsive beauty or mystical mutation will avoid CASCADIA WEEKLY Call us O’Keeffe lived. Soon you will have your own meta- making contact with you, no questions asked. But if phorical version of a dry waterfall, Leo. It’s ready for you suspect you might enjoy communing with a sub- 28 you if you’re ready for it. versive blast of illumination—if you think you could for a Tour! VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You are getting to have fun coming to terms with a tricky epiphany where you need to be, but you’re still not there. that blows your mind—then go out under the night 360-733-3500 You have a good share of the raw materials you will sky and whisper a message like this: “I’m ready for 1224 Cornwall Ave. Bellingham WA 98225 require to accomplish your goal, but as of yet you you, sweetness. Find me.”. rearEnd ›› ””Rated R (for Relocation)” — movies you’ll never see

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