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FOOD week’s happenings Theatre THISWEEK My Fair Lady: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community WEDNESDAY [09.25.19] Theatre DANCE WORDS Contra Dance: 7pm-10:30pm, Fairhaven Library Fall Book Sale: Through Saturday, Bellingham Public REAR END 23 Library MUSIC Beatles Singalong: 2pm, Bellingham Unitarian
21 COMMUNITY Fellowship Climate Action Week: Events take place through Sounds of the Planet Celebration: 7pm-10pm,
FILM Sept. 29, throughout Whatcom County the Majestic Paint Bellingham Blue for WWU: 5:30pm-9:30pm, Christine Tassas et Les Imposters: 7pm, Mount downtown Bellingham Baker Theatre 16 Luke Plumb, Stanley Greenthal: 7:30pm, Fire- FOOD house Arts and Events Center
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13 and Zuanich Point Park THURSDAY [09.26.19] Harvest Festival: 10am-4pm, Skagit River Park, Burlington STAGE ONSTAGE Fall Demo Derby: 6:30pm, NW Washington Fair- Good, Bad, Ugly: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre grounds, Lynden And Then There Were None: 7:30pm, Bellingham 12 Theatre Guild GET OUT Godlike: 7:30pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts Baker Lake 25K: 9am, Baker Lake On Approval: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, Lynden GET OUT Run for the Hills: 9am, Skagit Valley Softball Prop Prov: 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre Fields, Mount Vernon
10 MUSIC FOOD Led Zepagain: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre Pancake Breakfast: 8am-10:30am, Lynden Com- Best Intentions: 7:30pm, Chuckanut Center munity Center WORDS Mount Vernon Market: 9am-2pm, Riverwalk Park WORDS Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot Arts
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CURRENTS Saturday Market: 10am-1pm, Lummi Island ONSTAGE Twin Sisters Market: 10am-2pm, North Fork Library
6 And Then There Were None: 7:30pm, Bellingham Lynden Farmers Market: 10am-2pm, Centennial Theatre Guild Park Godlike: 7:30pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts Whodunnit? Find out during the final VIEWS Blaine Farmers Market: 10am-2pm, H Street Plaza Welcome Back Students Shows: 7:30pm and 9:30pm, Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot Upfront Theatre weekend of showings of Agatha Christie’s And 4 Market Square Tuesdays with Morrie: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Food Truck Roundup: 11am-3pm, Barkley Village Theatre, Lynden Then There Were One Sept. 26-29 at the MAIL Green My Fair Lady: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community Theatre Bellingham Theatre Guild. 9pm, Stemma Brewing 2 Afterglow Comedy Hour: 2 SUNDAY [09.29.19]
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DO IT dealt with as such. During her years of community service, Natalie 23: Advice Goddess Letters SEND LETTERS TO LETTERS@ Listen to 16-year-old Greta Thunberg—she is has learned the importance of building strong 24: Comix CASCADIAWEEKLY.COM wise beyond her years. communities with affordable housing, family —A.R. Kennedy, Bellingham wage jobs, and investing in future generations. 25: Slowpoke, Sudoku THE GRISTLE P.06 + FUZZ BUZZ P.09 + FREE WILL ASTROLOGY P.22 09.25.19 c a s c a d i a REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM*SKAGIT*SURROUNDING AREAS She is committed to bringing rural broadband to 26: Veg out 09-25-2019 • ISSUE: 39 • V.14 WHO’S WHO our county communities. .14
39 PAINT B’HAM BLUE Who benefits from rapid global warming? Rus- Natalie understands that Whatcom County The ultimate back-to-school party # P.16 sian oligarchs who extract resources from Sibe- families need their council members to share ©2019 CASCADIA WEEKLY (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by ria and the Russian military who will control an their concern for a healthy environment, clean Cascadia Newspaper Company LLC. Direct all correspondence to: Cascadia Weekly PO Box 2833 Bellingham WA 98227-2833 | Phone/Fax: 360.647.8200 ice-free shortcut to Asia. Who loses? Everyone air and water, and a protective infrastructure. KATE TEMPEST LEMONS MEAL PLANS — — — [email protected] A way with words An off-campus collaboration No meat, no problem P.10 P.13 P.26 else—including those who are currently suffer- Council members must be able to work together Though Cascadia Weekly is distributed free, please take just one copy. Cascadia Weekly may be distributed only by authorized distributors. Any person removing ing from hurricanes, record flooding and forest and accomplish what’s needed for the future of COVER: Photo courtesy papers in bulk from our distribution points risks prosecution fires. Who’s out to dismantle every effort to slow our growing county and all its citizens. SUBMISSIONS: Cascadia Weekly welcomes freelance submissions. Send material of Western Washington CASCADIA WEEKLY to either the News Editor or A&E Editor. Manuscripts will be returned if you climate change? Donald Trump. For more than 20 years she has been a small include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. To be considered for calendar list- University ings, notice of events must be received in writing no later than noon Wednesday Follow the money. Expose the traitor. business owner and knows firsthand how hard 4 the week prior to publication. Photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by stamped, self-addressed envelope. —Mark Ashworth, Bellingham it can be to keep up with the ever-changing en- vironment they face. She is an active member ELECT NATALIE MCCLENDON of the Blaine, Ferndale, and Birch Bay chambers I am supporting Natalie McClendon for What- of commerce. com County Council. She is running for the I know Natalie to be an intelligent, hardworking NEWSPAPER ADVISORY GROUP: Robert Hall, Seth Murphy, Michael Petryni, David Syre problem-solver who will put the interests and “inclusion”—language calculated to of the people of Whatcom County first. Her appeal to (progressive) voters. She was business knowledge and volunteer experi- trained to use value-based language and ences give her a unique insight into some not actually say what she would do. of the difficult problems facing Whatcom I support Seth Fleetwood for mayor. 26 County and how to effectively work to- He has a long and impressive record of A SLICE gether on the Council to solve them. public service, of working well with oth- OF THE GOOD FOOD Please join me in supporting Natalie ers, and taking a thoughtful approach to McClendon for Whatcom County Council. the issues that affect us. Unlike his oppo- LIFE. Milling Our —Linda Schonborn, Ferndale nent, he didn’t jump on the climate crisis bandwagon mid-campaign, but has been Own Fresh
SUPPORT APRIL BARKER an active advocate for the environment WHOLE GRAIN REAR END 23 I am supporting April Barker for Belling- for many years. Flour Daily! —Jude Green, Bellingham ham’s next mayor. We were fortunate to 21 have good candidates in the primary. In the upcoming November general election, SEEKING A FILM however, April is the stronger, and the MORE JUST SOCIETY 305 E Magnolia St
most-needed candidate. I first met April Barker two years ago Bellingham, WA 16 I’ve known all of Bellingham’s fine as I began working with six other ac- 360.671.0873 mayors since moving here in the 1980s— tivists on ways to create a safer city bellinghambread.com MUSIC Tim Douglas, Mark Asmundson, Dan Pike, environment—especially for our most and now Kelli Linville. April will take us vulnerable, marginalized and targeted Local • Fresh • Handcrafted • Delicious 14 to the next level of local governance at groups. We have frequently met with ART a time when what we do locally matters her individually and/or with other coun- in response to current national and in- cil members. She has kept in regular 13 ternational struggles around the envi- and thoughtful communication with me
ronment, how people treat each other, by phone and email as our effort has STAGE and how we care for our most vulnerable perked through city offices and related children and adults. agencies such as the Whatcom Dispute 12 April is a part of the extraordinary Resolution Center. Celebrate farmers with local dinner specials movement that elected scores of women She has provided supportive, candid and to office in 2016—she is a bridge- and sage advice about the strengths of our ef- all month long! GET OUT coalition-builder—at a time when many fort and those weaknesses where we might powerful people seek to divide and sep- be setting up unnecessary roadblocks. 10 arate us. For our next mayor, we need someone Please consider supporting April. who can see beyond the traditional ways WORDS —Ann Stevenson, Bellingham of supporting resident safety and com- plaint processes. We need someone who 8 A DEVELOPERS’ DREAM is willing to think “outside the box”—es- As a Council member, April Barker voted pecially for those for whom the playing
to allow multi-family housing in single- field isn’t so level. CURRENTS family neighborhoods. They didn’t do an Please join me in supporting April for inventory of existing DADUs, research the mayor. DOWNTOWN MT VERNON 6 results of the Happy Valley “pilot proj- —Michael Berres, Bellingham 309 S. THIRD ST · 360.542.5022 WWW.THIRDSTREETCAFE.COOP VIEWS ect” or have a discussion with the people
most affected, but rushed into a sweep- 4 COURSE CORRECTIONS SKAGIT VALLEY FOOD CO-OP’S RESTAURANT & BAR 4 ing change that has provided neither of I believe there is no greater gauge of MAIL the stated goals of availability and af- good governance than how a city handles MAIL
fordability anywhere—not Portland, Se- its screwups. A seriously bad COB plan- 2 attle, Vancouver, and not Bellingham. ning decision hurting the residents in my
Barker proposed removing the owner- patch of Bellingham presented the per- Old Fashioned Pig Roast DO IT occupancy requirement that a landlord fect opportunity to assess the executive live in one of the units on a property mettle of the two mayoral candidates. VFW Post 1585 - 625 N. State Street with a DADU, opening up opportuni- Both candidates responded to my re- ties for speculators and companies with quest for a walk and talk through the 09.25.19 deep pockets to buy up properties, thus neighborhood to see the problem first- .14
making them unavailable for purchase hand. One candidate blindly accepted the 39 by individuals. planner’s judgement as the final answer; # The American Dream is home owner- the other saw the bigger picture, a neigh- ship, not being a lifelong renter. borhood noise pollution problem in need As a landlord with three rental proper- of consideration and a bad omen for a ties, Barker stands to gain by changing city ill-prepared for growth. this rule and it is a cornerstone of her This experience taught me there is only agenda. If we don’t agree with her policies one candidate exhibiting empathy for the CASCADIA WEEKLY of destroying the livability and character residents, a forward vision, and a clear of our neighborhoods, we are labeled priv- understanding of the ’hamster zeitgeist. 5 ileged, exclusionary and racist. Please join me in electing the only - Doors open at 3 pm - Food at 6 - Replayzmentz at 7 Her agenda is a developer’s dream. In- candidate ready for prime time, Seth stead of giving the details of her plans, Fleetwood. - Full bar - entry by donation! she uses words like “equity,” “justice” —Boyd Collings, Bellingham THE GRISTLE TRUST GAP: Moving in the right direction albeit gla-
26 cially, behavioral health and criminal justice reform is taking shape in Whatcom County. FOOD Groundbreaking begins next week on the long an- ticipated Crisis Stabilization Facility, an expansion views YOUR VIEWS THE GRISTLE of the current 13-bed triage center for adults expe- riencing a mental health crisis or in need of with- drawal management services. The new project will
REAR END 23 expand the current facility and services to up to 32 beds—16 for voluntary crisis triage and 16 more for
21 voluntary detox services. The $9.5 million expansion project is funded through a combination of support BY KATHLEEN ROGERS AND DR. SHENGGEN FAN
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MUSIC The expansion was initially proposed in 2014 and WE NEED TO RETHINK OUR FOOD SYSTEM identified as a key priority by Whatcom County Coun-
14 cil in 2015, and may be operational by this time next THE WAY we produce, consume bles. And we all can do our part to
ART year—an illustration of how long it can take for even and discard food is no longer sus- reduce food waste, whether it’s in a widely supported concept to come to fruition. tainable. That much is clear from our company cafeterias or our own
13 Whatcom County Prosecutor Eric Richey and Coun- the newly released UN climate refrigerators. cil member Barry Buchanan sketched the status change report which warns that Technology also plays a part. De-
STAGE and proposals of criminal justice reform at a spe- we must rethink how we produce veloped countries should support cial meeting this week. They were joined by Arlene our food—and quickly— —to and incentivize emerging innova- Feld and Heather Flaherty, citizen members of the avoid the most devastating im- tive technologies in plant-based 12 Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force pacts of global food production, week—we would save approximately foods, as well as carbon-neutral or (IPRTF), a large group with broad experience formed including massive deforestation, 7.8 trillion gallons of water. That’s low-carbon meat production.
GET OUT to review the county’s criminal justice and behavioral staggering biodiversity loss and more than all the water in Lake By promoting enhanced produc- health programs and make specific recommendations accelerating climate change. Champlain. We’d also save 49 bil- tion of healthy and nutritious foods
10 to safely and effectively reduce incarceration of in- While it’s not often recognized, lion pounds of carbon dioxide every while also improving markets in dividuals struggling with mental illness and chemical the food industry is an enormous year—the equivalent of planting low-income countries, we can lower dependency. Formed in 2015, the task force also now driver of climate change, and our ome billion carbon-absorbing trees. prices and increase accessibility WORDS serves as the county’s Law and Justice Council. current global food system is push- What’s more, to the injury from of healthy and sustainable diets.
8 Commenting on public involvement to date, Bu- ing our natural world to the breaking unsustainable food production, we Politicians can also tackle systemic chanan noted, “Over and over again, we heard that point. At the press conference re- add the insult of extraordinary lev- inequalities by redirecting agricul- our community wants to see treatment first, an ex- leasing the Special Report on Climate els of food waste: nearly one third tural subsidies to promote healthy
CURRENTS haustion of options for substance use and mental Change and Land, report co-chair of all food produced globally ends foods, as well as investing in infra- health, and increased transparency, better data, and Eduardo Calvo Buendía stated that up in our garbage cans and then structure like rural roads, electric- 6 6 robust community engagement. We also heard con- “the food system as a whole—which landfills. We are throwing away ity, storage and cooling chain. cerns about the condition of the jail and whether it includes food production and pro- $1 trillion worth of food, or about Change must happen at every lev- VIEWS VIEWS was serving the community or not.” cessing, transport, retail consump- half of Africa’s GDP, every single el if we want to build a better food
4 The meeting served as assurance that county of- tion, loss and waste— is currently year. At our current rates, if food system. International participation fices are listening and at work on these issues. responsible for up to a third of our waste were a country, it would be and resource-sharing can spread re- MAIL Richey scoped a variety of procedural and policy global greenhouse gas emissions.” the world’s third-largest carbon gional solutions across countries.
2 changes underway to help reduce incarceration rates In other words, while most of us emitter after the United States And working for change at the and overcrowding at the jail, and to improve out- have been focusing on the energy and China. ground level—among individuals,
DO IT comes in the criminal justice system by focusing on and transportation sectors in the To ensure global food security communities, local and federal gov- root causes of criminal behavior. climate change fight, we cannot and sustainable food practices in ernments and private entities—can Richey identified primary root causes—housing ignore the role that our food pro- an ever-growing world, we need help fight hunger and food inequal- and income insecurity, exacerbated by inadequate duction has on cutting emissions to reexamine our food systems ity firsthand. 09.25.19 mental and behavioral health treatment services. and curbing climate change. By ad- and take regional resources, such Yes, our food system is broken, Richey also sketched a number of policies champi- dressing food waste and emissions as land and water availability, as but not irrevocably so. The chal- .14
39 oned by his office—many of them identified as early from animal agriculture, we can well as local economies and culture lenges are enormous, but by under- # actions by the IPRTF—to reduce incarceration rates start to tackle this problem. How into account. To start, the United standing the problem and potential and create alternatives to jail. These include expan- do we do that? States and other developed coun- solutions, we can effect critical sion of the county’s therapeutic courts, conversion Livestock production is a lead- tries must encourage food compa- changes in the ways we produce, of low-level drug offenses to misdemeanors, and the ing culprit—driving deforestation, nies to produce more sustainable consume and dispose of food. quashing of outstanding warrants. Many of the latter degrading our water quality and food, including more plant-based result from failure to appear for a court date, so the increasing air pollution. In fact, options, and educate consumers Kathleen Rogers is President of Earth
CASCADIA WEEKLY prosecutors office has taken steps to improve out- animal agriculture has such an and retailers about healthy and Day Network. Dr. Shenggen Fan is reach and a more merciful approach to what’s pejora- enormous impact on the environ- sustainable diets. Leaders must Director General of the International 6 tively been termed “bail jumping.” ment that if every American re- create policies that ensure all com- Food Policy Research Institute (IF- Richey also identified approaches at work in neigh- duced their meat consumption by munities and children have access PRI) and a Commissioner for the boring communities, such as GRACE and LEAD. GRACE just 10 percent—about 6 ounces per to affordable fruits and vegeta- EAT—Lancet Commission. is ground-level response and coordinated engage- ment that focuses on finding proactive solutions VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY Actress, Writer, Web Series Creator THE GRISTLE for individuals in crisis. LEAD is a di- version program currently underway FELICIA 26 in King County that brings in police GIFTS FOR and prosecutors constructively on the FOOD back-end, when community outreach PAPER NERDS and intervention solutions are inef- & PENCIL ENTHUSIASTS DAY fective and an individual is brought Tickets: $21 at Village Books, Thursday, Oct. 10, 7pm into the criminal justice system. LEAD CARDS · JOURNALS the WWU Box Office WWU Performing Arts Center attempts to find credible alternatives & wwu.edu/pacboxoffice/ REAR END 23 to booking people into jail for criminal SUPPLIES · PAPER All tickets include a signed Embrace activity that stems from unmet behav- HOURS copy of her new book! Your Weird! 21 ioral health needs or poverty. Monday-Friday 10am-6pm “We are in the beginning phases of saturday 10am-3pm FREE EVENTS at Village FILM introducing LEAD,” Richey explained. Books in Fairhaven
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Richey also announced the creation 14 Thursday, Sept. 26, 7pm of a new office of pretrial services to ART help reduce the number of people in custody awaiting trial. Caroline Van Hemert 13 In 2019, these policies and programs J.A. JANCE A 4,000 mile
Mystery, intrigue, a human-powered are mostly aspirational in Whatcom STAGE County. They’ve been discussed and new book & BINGO! journey to the Arctic. studied, but not fully implemented. pm pm Sat., Sept. 28, 4 Fri., Sept. 27, 7 12 Nevertheless, Richey reported an 11.5 percent drop in incarceration rates at AND MORE - see VILLAGEBOOKS.COM the Whatcom County Jail since he took 1200 11th St, Bellingham, WA GET OUT office at the start of this year. 360.671.2626 • Open Daily That’s an encouraging number; & 430 Front St, Lynden, WA - Stop by! 10 and an illustration of the remarkable change that can occur merely by look- WORDS ing at a problem through a fresh lens. Richey identified gaps in the coun- 8 ty’s ability to lower rates of incar- ceration and improve outcomes in the
criminal justice system. The speed at CURRENTS which these concepts can be imple- 6 mented is surely among them. 6 “People work at the speed of trust,” VIEWS Flaherty observed of the importance VIEWS
of building strong relationships that 4 move the county forward. It was a witty quote, and one seized MAIL
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The county has a continuing trust DO IT gap with the public over the issue of the jail, and policy approaches to in- carceration. Two public bond initia- tives to finance a big new jail failed 09.25.19 at the polls. Incarceration rates were .14
white-hot as these measures were de- 39 bated, then cooled miraculously after # the measures failed. The county was inflexible on jail size and location, and intractable with local jurisdic- tions on the financing and operations of the facility. An aging jail character- ized as ready to collapse has instead CASCADIA WEEKLY been found to be structurally sound although in need of repair. On and on. 7 Success builds trust, and the county is working at the speed of the trust they’ve built (and are building) with the public.
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MUSIC BY TIM JOHNSON More than 2,500 people rallied at Bellingham City Hall and marched through downtown on Friday, part of a worldwide series of school walkouts and demonstrations focused on climate change. Gov. Jay Inslee praised the activism. “If I had the authority to excuse students from school to participate in this Global Climate Strike, I would grant it,” he said. “I encourage educators 14 to embrace the Climate Strike as part of a strong civic education for young people. The youth of today will inherit the planet
ART of tomorrow. The cataclysmic impact of climate change will impact them more than any generation before them.”
13 to and possibly including letters of impeach- ment. [U.S. Senate] STAGE 09.18.19 An appeals court may decide whether to block a Trump administration rule that bans 12 WEDNESDAY taxpayer-funded health clinics from refer- Washington is one of 13 states that follow California’s fuel-economy stan- ring patients for an abortion—a rule that has
GET OUT dards. Clean air and environmental advocates say cars and trucks are a huge already prompted many providers, including source of pollution in our state and we need to reduce that. Gov. Jay Inslee Planned Parenthood, to leave a longstanding
10 criticized the Trump administration’s effort to block states from setting federal family-planning program. Eleven judg- more stringent vehicle emission standards and Zero Emission Vehicles stan- es from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dards. The state Attorney General will file a lawsuit, challenging federal ef- in San Francisco hear arguments in challenges WORDS forts to reduce emissions standards. [Office of Governor, AGO] brought by 22 states as well as Planned Par-
8 enthood and other organizations. In June, Federal protections for the waters that endangered orcas call home could a three-judge panel from the same court al- soon expand beyond the Salish Sea to encompass much of the West Coast, lowed the rule to take effect, undoing deci- CURRENTS CURRENTS 8 from the Canadian border to central California. The National Oceanic and At- sions by judges in Washington, Oregon, and mospheric Administration proposes to increase the critical habitat designa- California that had put the administration’s 6
tion for southern resident killer whales by more than sevenfold under the OF 350.ORG COURTESY PHOTOS action on hold. [Associated Press] Endangered Species Act. Just 73 orcas remain in the Pacific Northwest popu- Indigenous Protectors of the Salish Sea return to their VIEWS lation, the lowest number in more than three decades. They’re struggling with Sta,chas Nisqually village site at the state capitol and erect 09.24.19 indigenous structures. They say they will not leave until 4 a lack of Chinook salmon, their preferred prey, as well as toxic contamination Governor Inslee is prepared to take action on their demands, TUESDAY and vessel noise. [NOAA, Associated Press] including declaring a climate change emergency. MAIL House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launches
2 A hiker is rescued. The 21-year-old woman is found uninjured after being a formal impeachment inquiry against reported missing over the weekend from Hidden Meadows Camp on the east tleblower complaint that has been withheld President Donald Trump, acquiescing to
DO IT side of North Cascades National Park, approximately nine miles from State from Congress and President Trump’s admis- mounting pressure from fellow Democrats Route 20. A ground search team found the missing woman about a half mile sion that he and members of his team pressed and plunging a deeply divided nation into from camp. [North Cascades National Park Service] the Ukraine government on multiple occasions an election year clash between Congress to manufacture an investigation into former and the executive branch. The probe cen- 09.25.19 09.19.19 Vice President Joe Biden. “What we’re hearing ters on whether Trump abused his presiden- about—the idea of an American President re- tial powers and sought help from a foreign .14 THURSDAY 39 peatedly pressuring a foreign government to government for his reelection. Pelosi said # Washington’s Attorney General files a lawsuit to block the Trump Adminis- investigate a political rival—is gross corrup- such actions would mark a “betrayal of his tration’s plan to “reprogram” funding for more than $3.6 billion in congres- tion and completely outside of our democratic oath of office” and declared: “No one is sionally approved military construction projects to help build a wall along norms,” the Washington Democrat said. “It is above the law.” Pelosi’s brief statement the U.S. southern border with Mexico. In February, President Trump declared essential that Congress have access to every capped a frenetic stretch on Capitol Hill, a “national emergency” to reallocate funds for his long-promised border wall, piece of information relevant to the whis- as details of a classified whistleblower despite the fact that Congress has repeatedly refused to approve the funding tleblower’s complaint so that we can inves- complaint about Trump burst into the open
CASCADIA WEEKLY he requested. The plan diverts nearly $89 million from the Kitsap Peninsu- tigate immediately, take appropriate action, and momentum shifted swiftly toward an la’s Bangor submarine base, the AG claims. [AGO] and make it abundantly clear to this President impeachment probe. The charge was led 8 that despite what he may think, this isn’t how by several moderate Democratic lawmak- 09.23.19 things work in the United States.” Washing- ers from political swing districts, many of ton’s congressional Democrats have signaled them with national security backgrounds MONDAY they favor a more aggressive response to and serving in Congress for the first time. U.S. Senator Patty Murray comments on recent reports concerning a whis- the obstruction of the executive branch, up [Associated Press] officer told the man that census data is collected throughout the year and to call index police if he detected anything suspicious FUZZ about the volunteer’s visit. 26
BUZZ BORDER DISORDER FOOD On Sept. 3, U.S. Customs agents report- CRACKPOT JACKPOT ed a vehicle had entered into the United On Sept. 20, a Bellingham woman States from Canada and they discovered who used her employee access to steal the rear license plates had been report-
$200,000 from the Lummi Nation’s Sil- ed stolen over 30 days ago. “The peo- REAR END 23 ver Reef Casino last November was sen- ple in the truck were the owners of the
tenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle to vehicle and they had no idea how the 21 time-served and two years of supervised stolen plates got on their truck,” police release, federal prosecutors reported. reported. A Blaine patrol officer confis- FILM According to records filed in the case, cated the stolen license plate and ad-
the woman walked into the employee en- vised the reporting agency the license 16 trance at the rear of the casino and got plate had been recovered. “The owners another employee to let her into the cash of the truck were advised to file a report 215,185 MUSIC vault. She filled a bag with four bricks of of their stolen rear license plate with Estimated number of businesses in Washington owned by women. Washington ranks cash totaling $200,000 and told the em- their police department when they get ninth among states witnessing an increase in firms owned by women. 14 ployee in the vault not to push the pan- home,” police noted. ART ic button. The woman then ran from the vault, got in her car and drove away. She
THE CONTINUING CRISIS 13 called 911 claiming that a man with a gun On Sept. 15, Blaine Police learned three had forced her to rob the casino and that minors were smoking marijuana and 6 STAGE the man claimed to have placed a bomb drinking liquor at the Peace Arch park. An Rank of Washington in overall employment vitality, as measured by employment growth rate and average numbers of employees between 2014 and 2019. at the casino which he would trigger if officer arrived and cited the three teens. 12 she did not steal the money. Because of the report of a bomb, law enforcement PET POLICE from the Lummi Nation, Bellingham and On Sept. 17, a pet owner in Anacortes 202,869 $33.6 GET OUT Ferndale Police Departments, the FBI, and was bathing her small dog when its paw Number of employees employed by firms Estimated billions in revenues generated the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Department got stuck in the drain. The owner called owned by women. by firms employed by women in Washington in 2019. Nationally, firms 10 evacuated the hotel and casino. No bomb the police department’s animal control owned by women generated an estimated was located, and her entire story was de- officer for help but the ACO didn’t have $1.8 trillion in revenue in 2019. WORDS termined to be a ruse. all of the tools needed to free the ani-
mal, so she called the Anacortes Fire De- 8 8 FORGIVE OUR TRESPASSES, partment to assist, police reported. “The AS WE FORGIVE THEM THAT end result? One point for the ACO, two 21.3 CURRENTS firefighters, and an anxious, but healthy CURRENTS TRESPASS Percent increase in firms owned by women in Washington since 2014. On Sept. 14, Blaine Police learned of a dog. Zero points for the sink drain that trespass complaint. “Officers arrived and was destroyed in the process.” 6 contacted the suspect a short distance away,” police reported. “Officers tried On Sept. 14, two roommates in Ana- 26 VIEWS to arrest the man for trespassing but the cortes got into an argument over their Rank of Seattle with the largest growth in firms owned by women among the top 4 suspect resisted. When police attempted shared pet, police reported. The two 50 metropolitan areas. The city has seen a 14.5 percent increase in firms owned by to take him into custody, he assaulted men admitted that they were involved women over the past five years. MAIL
two officers by kicking them. Officers in a physical altercation and the prima- 2 were able to gain control of the suspect. ry aggressor, an intoxicated 43-year-old
He was transported to the Whatcom Coun- allegedly head butted his roommate mul- 89 DO IT ty Jail where he was booked for assaulting tiple times. He was taken into custody. Percent of the net new businesses owned by women that have been created by police, resisting arrest and trespass.” women of color. While the number of women-owned businesses grew nationally by 21 percent from 2014 to 2019, firms owned by women of color grew by 43 percent. On Sept. 19, Blaine Police spoke to a The number of firms owned by African American women-owned firms grew even 09.25.19 On Sept. 14, Blaine Police learned that woman about her pet. “Her husband gave faster at a 50 percent increase over those years. someone had thrown a rock through the away their dog and she wants it back,” .14
window of a home on Wood Duck Loop police explained. “She just wanted to 39 for a report of malicious mischief. The know what legal action she could take. 2,346,200 # homeowner told police he wold check Officers advised her that, unfortunately, Number of firms owned by women of Latina/Hispanic descent, or 18 percent of of his closed-circuit television for rele- this was a civil matter and police could all firms owned by women. Native American and Alaska Native women own about vant video footage. Officers document- not get involved. Officers advised her to 1.4 percent of all businesses owned by women. ed the damage. The case remains under seek advice through an attorney or the investigation. civil court system.“ 4 CASCADIA WEEKLY AUDACIOUS AUDITOR On Sept. 15, Anacortes Police learned Estimated millions of new jobs that would be added to the economy if the average 9 On Sept. 14, an Anacortes man called that a hawk or falcon was on a residents’ revenue of firms owned by women of color matched that of firms owned by white police, concerned that a census volun- fence, then on a trampoline but still un- women. The greatest growth in women-owned businesses happened at the two teer came to his house even though the able to get airborne. Police contacted extremes of the spectrum—low-revenue companies and million-dollar-plus businesses. homeowner understood the U.S. Census wildlife officials to capture and rapture SOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau State of Women-Owned Businesses Report; wasn’t taking place until next May. The the raptor. American Express; Business Wire doit WORDS
WED., SEPT. 25 RACISM AND REALITY: John Lovchik 26 shares ideas from Racism: Reality Built on a
FOOD Myth at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. words WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM COMMUNITY LECTURES BOOKS
23 SEPT. 25-28 FALL BOOK SALE: An annual Fall Book Sale takes place from 10am-6pm Wednesday
B-BOARD through Friday, and 10am-1pm Saturday at the Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central poetry, Everything Speaks in its Own Way, Ave. Most items are only $1, and tables will
21 on her own imprint, Zingaro. She also be restocked continually. launched a theatrical spoken-word piece, WWW.BELLINGHAMPUBLICLIBRARY.ORG
FILM Brand New Ancients, wrote another play that premiered at Birmingham Rep The- THURS., SEPT. 26 TURN AROUND TIME: Bestselling author
16 atre, and released Everybody Down. David Guterson returns to Bellingham to The subject matter of that debut album read from his new book of poetry, Turn
MUSIC centered around two characters, Becky Around Time: A Walking Poem for the Pacific and Harry. Becky’s a dancer who also Northwest, at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. 14 works as a waitress and an erotic mas- WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM
ART seuse, and Harry’s a cocaine dealer who longs to quit the business and open up a FRI., SEPT. 27 SUN AS COMPASS: As part of the Nature of
13 community space. When Tempest’s debut novel, The Bricks Writing series, wildlife biologist and writer Caroline Van Hemert will share stories from
STAGE That Built Houses, came out in 2016, The Sun is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Journey those characters came back to life—ex- Into the Alaskan Wilds at 7pm at Village cept in the album Harry was portrayed as Books, 1200 11th St. The book tells the 12 man, and in the book he’s a she. story of her human-powered trip―by rowboat, “Within the context of the novel, I go ski, foot, raft and canoe―from Bellingham to
GET OUT further and I explain— Kotzebue, Alaska. WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM as in me, the writer— 10 10 I explain at greater SAT., SEPT. 28 length and in greater STORY MAGIC: Kids in grades K-5 are invit- detail about Becky and ed to a “Story Magic” event with storyteller WORDS WORDS her life and her work,” and magician Michael E. from 11am-12pm at the Deming Library, 5044 Mt. Baker Hwy.
8 Tempest told NPR that ATTEND WWW.WCLS.ORG WHAT: Kate year. “Whereas with a Tempest four- or five-minute SINS OF THE FATHERS: Bestselling author J.A. Jance returns to Bellingham to read CURRENTS WHEN: 7pm track, there’s an ambi- Sat., Sep. 28 guity to a lot of stuff from her new J.P. Beaumont novel, Sins of
6 the Fathers, at 4pm at Village Books, 1200 WHERE: Wild because actually that’s Buffalo, 208 W. 11th St. what you need in that WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM
VIEWS Holly St. COST: $20-$25 moment. You don’t want ENDANGERED ORCAS: Monika Wieland 4 INFO: www. to be kind of beaten wildbuffalo.net over the head with the Shields shares her new book Endangered
MAIL Orcas: The Story of the Southern Residents at KATE TEMPEST minute details of every- 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St.
2 thing; it needs to work as a song.” WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM So is she a writer or a musician first?
DO IT When she comes to Bellingham for a Sat., SUN., SEPT. 29 BY AMY KEPFERLE Sept. 28 gig at the Wild Buffalo, you’ll EMPIRES: Award-winning poet and translator John Balaban reads from his new get a chance to find out for yourself that collection, Empires, at 4pm at Village Books, she simply has a way with words, and it 1200 11th St. 09.25.19 Kate Tempest isn’t worth the time to check off her for- WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM midable talents in any sort of box. .14 MON., SEPT. 30 39 A WAY WITH WORDS Last year, Tempest was nominated for
# POETRYNIGHT: Share your creative verse Best British Female Solo Performer at the at the weekly Poetrynight at 7pm at the WARNING: IF you’re on a tight schedule, don’t search for Kate Tempest on Youtube. Brit Awards, and it stands to reason that Alternative Library, 519 E. Maple St. If you don’t heed this admonition, there’s a very good chance you’ll spend the next someone who’s been called one of the WWW.BLOG.POETRYNIGHT.ORG hour—or however long the clip is—watching the mesmerizing performer bringing her most respected writers and performers fascinating stories to life with a combination of spoken word and music. in her own county—and sells out shows OPEN MIC NIGHT: Writers are encour- aged to share stories, poems and essays at Even is she’s telling these tales with her eyes closed, Tempest is a sorcerer who makes around the world—is worth giving up a monthly Open Mic Night starting at 7pm CASCADIA WEEKLY it difficult to look away from what she’s bringing to the stage. She’s gritty and real, your Saturday night for. I promise, it’ll be at Village Books, 1200 11th St. Sign up at sweaty and swooning. worth your time. the main counter, or by calling the number 10 The London-born performer is only 33 years old, but she appears to have lived a life- If you don’t believe me, make your way listed here. time in those years. She an English lit grad who toured internationally with her alterna- to Youtube’s search engine, and plug in (360) 671-2626 tive hip-hop band Sound of Rum until 2012, but is also a sought-after wordsmith who Kate Tempest’s name. Don’t blame me if WED., OCT. 2 was commissioned to write her first play, Wasted, that same year. doing so makes you late for an important BOOKS AND TEA: Join an “Afternoon Books She must’ve had a lot more to say, because in 2013 she published her first book of meeting. I warned you, after all. doit Bellingham Theatre Guild presents addressing the question “What can be done to save the Salish Sea?” WWW.SACREDSEA.ORG
SAT., SEPT. 28 26 CHESS TOURNAMENT: Bellingham Knights Chess FOOD Club will host a United States Chess Federation AND THEN (USCF) tournament from 8:15am-6:30pm at Bell- ingham Youth Chess, 4120 Meridian St., #270. The 23 online registration fee is $20. Registration at the door is $30, if space permits. THERE WERE WWW.BELLINGHAMCHESS.COM “Ekes every ounce of suspense, B-BOARD commentary and pathos PARKINSON’S DAY: Attend Bellingham Parkin- from the classic Agatha
son’s Day from 9am-3pm at Squalicum Boathouse Christie novel. The results 21 and Zuanich Point Park. The event begins with a are astoundingly and almost absurdly entertaining.” HOPE Conference offering a resource fair, as well FILM PHOTO COURTESY OF LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY COURTESY PHOTO as breakout sessions. Starting at 12:30pm, at- Variety Caroline Van Hemert will share stories tend a Walk for Parkinson’s. Entry is $15-$20 for from The Sun is a Compass: A 4,000-Mile Directed by Dee Dee O’Connor the conference. The walk is free, but fundraising 16 Journey Into the Alaskan Wilds Fri., Sept 27 at is encouraged. Village Books. WWW.WALKFORPARKINSONS.ORG SEPTEMBER 13–29, 2019 MUSIC and Tea” event from 2pm-3:30pm at the Lynden MARKET & SALE: Attend a Lummi Island
360-733-1811 www.bellinghamtheatreguild.com 14 Library, 216 4th St. Call the library for guest Saturday Market and Yard Sale from 10am-1pm on
speaker details, then show up for a discussion, a the north side of the Islander Grocery, one block ART warm cup of tea, and a sweet treat. south of the ferry landing. (360) 354-4883 (360) 758-2815 HOME LOANS AND REFINANCE 13
A LIFE IN ALASKA: As part of the Nature of FALL FESTIVAL: Vendors, baked books, a holi- Writing series, Adrienne Lindholm reads from It day house, a silent auction, a luncheon counter, STAGE Happened Like This: A Life in Alaska at 7pm at Vil- produce and more will be part of an annual Fall Marie BjornsonTeam lage Books, 1200 11th St. Festival taking place from 10am-3pm in Everson 12 WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 5792 Lawrence Rd. WWW.IMMANUELLUTHERANEVERSON.COM ore e ate
THURS., OCT. 3 GET OUT SWEET BOUNTY: Bellingham-based author E.W. HARVEST FESTIVAL: A pumpkin pitch, zucchini ore otivate an Finke reads from his latest mystery, The Sweet race, activities for kids, food vendors, wagon and more confident home 10
Bounty, at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. pony rides, inflatables, pumpkin painting, a pie- 10 WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM eating challenge and more will be part of an an- nual Harvest Festival happening from 10am-4pm ing e erien e WORDS at Burlington’s Skagit River Park, 1100 Skagit St. WORDS Entry, parking and all activities are free. COMMUNITY WWW.BURLINGTON-CHAMBER.COM Marie Bjornson - Certified Mortgage Planner 8 Reverse Mortgage Planner, CPA, CMPS , NMLS #111765 SEPT. 23-29 FALL DEMO DERBY: Witness an evening of cars 360-676-9600 | [email protected] CLIMATE ACTION WEEK: Bellingham’s Climate crashing, engines revving and dirt flying at a Fall Louise and Marie www.wa-mortgage.com | 112 Prospect Street CURRENTS Action Week continues with an E-Bike Ride Demo Derby starting at 6:30pm in Lynden at the
Wednesday starting at Bellingham High School; Northwest Washington Fairgrounds, 1775 Front 6 a Shared Electric Scooter Demo Thursday at the St. Entry is $14 in advance, $17 at the gate (free *Fairway is not affiliated with any government agencies. These materials are not from HUD or FHA and were not approved by HUD or a government agency. Copyright©2018 Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation. NMLS#2289.4750 S. Biltmore Lane, Madison, WI 53718, 1-866-912-4800. All Granary Building; Green Power X (GPX) Thursday for kids 10 and younger).
rights reserved. This is not an offer to enter into an agreement. Not all customers will qualify. Information, rates and VIEWS at Aslan Depot; Go Solar! events Thursday at WWW.NWWAFAIR.COM programs are subject to change without notice. All products are subject to credit and property approval. Other Cordata Presbyterian Church at the Firehouse restrictions and limitations may apply. Equal Housing Lender. 4 Events Center; a Scavenger Hunt by WTA Bus and SUN., SEPT. 29 Climate Action Week Work Party on Friday; “Netse KULSHAN ANNIVERSARY: Kulshan Community MAIL Mot: One Mind for the Salish Sea” Friday at the Land Trust will host its 20th anniversary Celebra-
Blaine Fishing Pier, and more. Check out the full tion and Community Party from 12pm-3pm at the 2 lineup online. Squalicum Boathouse, 2600 N. Harbor Loop Dr. WWW.COB.ORG The free event will focus on all that’s been ac- DO IT complished over the past 20 years, and what’s to FRI., SEPT. 27 come. The free, family-friendly event will feature INTERNATIONAL MARKET: The Birchwood In- both food and fun. ternational Market returns for the final time this WWW.KULSHANCLT.ORG year from 6pm-9pm at 1650 Birchwood Avenue. 09.25.19 This family-friendly open-air market celebrates TUES., OCT. 1
the diversity of the neighborhood, showcasing CANDIDATE FORUM: Attend a Mayoral and .14 local vendors selling culturally rich merchandise, City Council Candidate Forum from 5pm-8pm at OCTOBER 4th, 5th & 6th 39 # art and food. Small-scale performances and Options High School, 2015 Franklin St. Please PERFORMANCES WORKSHOPS SESSIONS entertainment will be part of the free fun. RSVP online. WWW.SUSTAINABLECONNECTIONS.ORG WWW.RE-SOURCES.ORG & much more in Downtown Bellingham NETSE MOT: Come by land or sea at the border WED., OCT. 2 Join us at the Bellingham Irish Festival October 4th through to show that there is no border when it comes CONSERVATION AWARDS: Whatcom Land Trust October 6th in beautiful Bellingham, Washington. All ages and to protecting the Salish Sea at a “Netse Mot: will host a breakfast buffet and award the Bob
One Mind for Xw’ullemy” event taking place from Keller Business Conservation Leadership Award abilities can partake in the fun and educational workshops and CASCADIA WEEKLY 5pm-7pm at the Blaine Fishing Pier at the end to the Conservation Alliance from 7:15am-9am sessions, or simply enjoy the inspiring performances. of Marine Drive. Tribal and non-tribal, U.S. and at the Bellingham Yacht Club, 2625 S. Harbor 11 Canadian, fishers, kayakers, pleasure boaters, Loop Dr. Keynote speaker is Hilary Franz, Wash- www.bellinghamirishfestival.com elders, youth, and everyone who loves the Salish ington State Commissioner of Public Lands. Sea are welcome. Tribal leaders will speak, and Tickets are $50. will stand with NGOs and faith communities, all WWW.WHATCOMLANDTRUST.ORG doit
THURS., SEPT. 26 berries, and to begin planning for FIND YOUR PARK: Discover the next year at a Gardening Round
best spots to recreate at a “Find table happening from 3pm-4:30pm
26 your Park: Olympic National Park at the Deming Library, 5044 Mt. Coastline” event at 6pm at REI, Baker Hwy. Attendees can also
FOOD 400 36th St. An experienced choose free seeds to plant next instructor will share tips on navi- spring. Please register in advance. outside gating permits, where to camp, (360) 592-2422 HIKING RUNNING GARDENING
23 and what makes this coastline so unique. Stop dreaming and start SEPT. 28-29 planning the trip where you get to EXPO AND MARATHON: The
B-BOARD end your day watching the sunset public is invited to peruse exhibi- osprey followed the current, a wrig- over the Pacific Ocean from the tor booths at the Bellingham Bay comfort of a driftwood log. Marathon Race Expo from 12pm-
21 gling fish in its talons. A tightly choreo- 647-8955 OR WWW.REI.COM 6pm Saturday at the Bellingham graphed group of 17 ducks glided past, Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris Ave. FILM riding the riffles. FRI., SEPT. 27 From 6:30am-2pm Sunday, the As evening fell, we gathered around VENDOVI ADVENTURE: Skagit event will feature a variety of Guided Adventures will host its fi- lengths of runs, starting on Lummi 16 the fire for an hour or two, speaking in nal “Explore n’ Cruise” to Vendovi Nation and finishing in downtown low voices before rolling out our sleeping Island Preserve from 9am-1:30pm, Bellingham. Fees vary. MUSIC bags beneath the star-spangled sky. departing from Anacortes. The WWW.BELLINGHAMBAY In the morning we continued up the outing is kid- and dog-friendly. MARATHON.ORG
14 river, leaving the pavement behind. The Call for details. (360) 474-7479 BOATING CENTER FALL HOURS:
ART rough road followed the flow up into a Bellingham’s Community Boating deepening canyon and soon we encoun- WILD THINGS: Kids, adults Center will be open 10am until
13 tered a devastated landscape of black- and adventurers can join Holly sunset weekends only through ened tree trunks, the aftermath of the Roger of Wild Whatcom for a “Wild October 13 at 555 Harris Ave.
STAGE Thirty Mile Fire, which in 2001 consumed Things” Community Program from Rentals include kayaks, sailboats, more than 9,000 acres and took the lives 9:30am-11am at Whatcom Falls rowboats and paddle boards. The Park (Scudder Pond). Please bring Boating Center will be closed for of four young firefighters. A memorial 12 12 a simple, healthy snack to share, the season beginning October beside the road tells the tragic tale. and dress for the weather. Sug- 14. Stay tuned for fall and winter At the end of the road, we walked (I gested donation is $5 per person. indoor classes. GET OUT GET OUT hobbled) among the apocalyptic rem- WWW.WILDWHATCOM.ORG WWW.BOATINGCENTER.ORG nants of the forest. The midday sun was SAT., SEPT. 28 SUN., SEPT. 29
10 scorching. I had little choice but to sub- BAKER LAKE CLASSIC: The an- RABBIT RIDE: Join members of merge myself in the crystalline waters of nual Baker Lake Classic 25K begins the Mount Baker Bicycle Club for a the river for an instant attitude adjust- at 9am at Concrete’s Kulshan “Rabbit Ride” starting at 8am every WORDS ment. Nirvana for the epidermis. Campground. From north to south, Sunday at Fairhaven Bicycle, 1108 the trail contours the eastern 11th St. The 32-mile route takes
8 Back at camp, we positioned our shoreline of Baker Lake, offering riders down Chuckanut and back via chairs in the river and watched the as- glimpses of Mt. Baker and plenty Lake Samish. pens dance in the breeze while listening of stunning scenery. Entry is $50 WWW.MTBAKERBIKECLUB.ORG
CURRENTS to the beguiling backbeat of the tum- (registration closes Sept. 27). bling water. The late sunlight shifted WWW.NWENDURANCEEVENTS.COM DAHLIA DAY: Whatcom County 6 in the trees and shadows danced to the Master Gardeners will host a Kick off a “Dahlia Day” from 1pm-3pm in current’s rhythm in the lodge pole pines RUN FOR THE HILLS: VIEWS week of flood awareness for Skagit Ferndale at Hovander Homestead across the river. Wisps of cloud animated County by taking part in the “Run Park, 5299 Nielsen Ave. Dahlia
4 the blue sky and all of it was reflected for the Hills” Fun Run starting at experts will be on hand to answer in the eddies of the river. Is there any- 9am in Mount Vernon at the Skagit questions on growing and storing MAIL thing more glorious than the last days Valley Softball Fields, 2700 Martin dahlias, and Master Gardeners Rd. Day-of registration for the 5K will also be available to answer
2 of summer in Cascadia? will be available. A Preparedness your general gardening questions. We enjoyed another quiet evening be- and Prevention Fair will follow at Attendees will also receive a free
DO IT STORY AND PHOTO BY JOHN D’ONOFRIO side the fire. Time to think. The sparks Skagit Valley College’s Tollefson bouquet of cut dahlia flowers. from the campfire rose to join the stars. Plaza. Entry is free and family-friendly. In the morning we explored the trail to WWW.SKAGITCOUNTY.NET WWW.WHATCOM.WSU.EDU Falls Creek Falls, drawn by the symmetri-
09.25.19 PUBLIC LANDS DAY: Celebrate TUES., OCT. 1 Chewuch River cal name and the promise of cool spray, trails while building them at ALL-PACES RUN: Staff and and then drove up Eightmile Creek Road a Public Lands Day work party volunteers are always on hand to .14 A CHANGE OF PLANS 39 (FR-5130) to its conclusion at the Billy taking place from 9am-3:30pm guide the way at the weekly All- # I WAS supposed to be hiking. Goat Trailhead, deep in the mountains at Lake Whatcom Park, 3220 N. Paces Run starting at 6pm every Shore Rd. Join with volunteers Tuesday at Fairhaven Runners, The long-planned itinerary was to have been a weeklong back- and a jumping-off point for trails leading throughout the community to put 1209 11th St. Entry is free. packing trip to Whatcom Pass, deep in the green heart of the off into the Pasayten Wilderness. finishing touches on the new trails WWW.FAIRHAVENRUNNERS.COM North Cascades. But the previous weekend, I had tweaked my Here, too, the landscape was fire-rav- while clearing brush, debris and left knee up at High Pass, scrambling across a rockslide to pho- aged. Dark clouds gathered overhead, logs, moving rock, and installing WED., OCT. 2 tograph some seductive monkey flowers, an irresistible splash of adding a dramatic operatic flourish (cue wood structures as needed. Please GARDEN CLUB MEETING: Ev- register in advance. erett Chu, founder of Azusa Farm CASCADIA WEEKLY color in the gray rubble beneath Mt. Larrabee. the Wagner). WWW.CO.WHATCOM.WA.US and Gardens in Skagit County, So instead I found myself on a camping trip up the Chewuch We returned to camp, happy to reenter 12 will be the guest speaker at a River with old friends Gary and Jesse. They had graciously sac- the green realm. When we arrived, every- GARDENING ROUND TABLE: Birchwood Garden Club meeting at rificed a week of backpacking to car camp with me in this semi- thing seemed in order but, just to make Sit down with Master Gardeners 7pm at Whatcom Museum’s Old City obscure area north of Winthrop. sure, we leaned back in our chairs, the to discuss your successes and Hall, 121 Prospect St. failures, vegetables, fruits and WWW.BIRCHWOODGARDENCLUB.ORG We pulled into a remote campground and established a camp river splashing over our feet, to keep an beside the sparkling river. We had the place to ourselves. An eye on things. doit
STAGE by a full Main Stage Production of another of her plays in the spring.
THURS., SEPT. 26 Tickets are $4-$5. GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch “The WWW.SYLVIACENTERFORTHEARTS.ORG 26 Good, the Bad and the Ugly” at FOOD 7:30pm every Thursday at the WELCOME BACK STUDENTS: Short- stage Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. and long-form improv can be expe- At 9:30pm, stick around for “The rienced at “Welcome Back Students”
THEATER DANCE PROFILES 23 Project”—which tonight will feature shows at 7:30pm and 9:30pm Friday “Prop Prov.” Entry is $8 for the early and Saturday at the Upfront Theatre, show, $5 for the late one. 1208 Bay St. Early shows are PG- B-BOARD WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM PG13, and late shows are PG13+. As a way to welcome back WWU students, SEPT. 26-28 tickets will be $5 for the early shows,
of ours, organizing parties to get more 21 people excited and energized for the GODLIKE: Experience a modern $3 for the later ones. twist on ancient legends when WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM presence of more theater in Fairhaven.” FILM Godlike concludes this weekend with Neyens in the one who discovered Sam performances at 7:30pm Thursday MY FAIR LADY: Sam Guzik directs
Steiner’s award-winning play at the Na- through Saturday at the Sylvia the beloved musical My Fair Lady, 16 tional Theatre in London three years ago, Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St. which opens this weekend with In the original comedy written by 7:30pm showings Friday and Sat- and is excited to bring it to life through MUSIC the collaboration with current and former Rosalind Reynolds, the Greek heroes urday at the Anacortes Community are finally home from Troy, but their Theatre, 918 M Ave. In Lerner and
WWU students and long- reentry to domestic life hasn’t been Loewe’s classic tale, pompous 14 standing members of
easy. Luckily, an unconventional phonetics professor Henry Higgins ART the community. Judging therapist is willing to help them sort and Cockney working-class girl Eliza by the talent witnessed things out. Tickets are $6-$12. Doolittle form an unlikely bond. 13 13 both onstage and back- WWW.SYLVIACENTERFORTHEARTS.ORG Tickets are $20. WWW.ACTTHEATRE.COM STAGE stage during the re- SEPT. 26-29 STAGE hearsal, the formula ap- MYSTERY ISLAND: Find out what MON., SEPT. 30 pears to be a successful happens after 10 strangers with GUFFAWINGHAM: A weekly open 12 ATTEND one thus far. wicked pasts and big secrets are mic for comedians, “Guffawingham!,” WHAT: Lemons Additionally, the summoned to a remote island when takes place at 9pm every Monday at Agatha Christie’s And Then There the Firefly Lounge, 1015 N. State St.
Lemons Lemons GET OUT choice of Lemons Lem- Were None concludes this weekend Entry is free. Lemons Lemons ons Lemons Lemons WHERE: at 7:30pm Thursday through WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GUFFAWINGHAM Lemons was timely. In a Saturday, and 2pm Sunday at the Firehouse Arts 10 and Events world where a new Qui- Bellingham Theatre Guild, 1600 H WATCHING WALTON: Tune in to Center, 1314 etude Law has limited St. Tickets are $8-$16 to see the watch Mount Baker Theatre’s resident thrilling murder mystery. magician, John Walton, compete on WORDS Harris Ave. each person’s speech WHEN: 7:30pm WWW.BELLINGHAMTHEATREGUILD.COM the national television show, Penn
PHOTO BY JORDAN NEYENS JORDAN BY PHOTO to a measly 140 words & Teller: Fool Us, at 8pm PST on the Oct. 3-4 and 8 10-11 per day, Bernadette MORRIE AND APPROVAL: View CW. Walton, a Bellingham native, was COST: $10-$15 and Oliver must deal On Approval, a comedy of manners chosen from magicians all over the BY AMY KEPFERLE www. involving a widow and a man who’s world to appear on the episode that INFO: not only with how to CURRENTS firehouse been in love with her for years, at will feature four magicians each try- communicate with each 7:30pm Thursday and 2pm Saturday ing to fool Penn & Teller with their performingarts. other in a new way, but 6 com in Lynden at the Claire vg Thomas best trick. also with bigger issues Theatre, 655 Front St. At 7:30pm Fri- WWW.CWTV.COM Language, VIEWS of censorship and day-to-day survival. day and Saturday, and 2pm Sunday, learn more about a weekly pilgrimage
Toggling back and forth between a 4 that leads to a class in the meaning DANCE time when the duo could say anything of life at showings of Tuesdays with Interrupted MAIL they meant and a new reality where an Morrie. Tickets are $10-$14; the plays THURS., SEPT. 26
argument or discussion might end midsen- show in repertory through Oct. 6. FOLK DANCE: The Balkan Folk AN OFF-CAMPUS COLLABORATION 2 tence, the audience experiences the full WWW.THECLAIRE.ORG Dancers meet from 7-9:30pm at the Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St.
WESTERN WASHINGTON University wasn’t yet in ses- spectrum of why free speech is so impor- DO IT FRI., SEPT. 27 Suggested donation is $5; first-time sion during a recent run-through of Lemons Lemons Lemons Lem- tant—and what it means when it’s gone. COMEDY HOUR: Attend the monthly visitors can attend for free. ons Lemons at the Firehouse Arts and Events Center, but the Some questions don’t get answered, and Afterglow Comedy Hour at 9pm at (360) 380-0456 actors portraying a couple struggling to come to terms with that’s OK. We never know exactly what the Stemma Brewing Company, 2039 a draconian law limiting verbal communication were already punishment is for noncompliance, or what Moore St. The recipe is simple: Add SAT., SEPT. 28 09.25.19 ahead of the game when it came to furthering their education entity is keeping track of who says what. seven comedians, give them one hour CONTRA DANCE: Heliotrope will
to fit in their funny business, and provide live tunes at the Bellingham .14
through real-world experience. What we do know is that the “hush law” reap infinite laughs. Nikki Kilpatrick Country Dance Society’s bimonthly 39 # As theater majors entering their junior year at WWU, Monty affects every aspect of Bernadette and hosts. Entry is free. Contra Dance from 7pm-10:30pm Rozema (portraying Bernadette, a lawyer) and Mitch Stevens Oliver’s life, whether it has to do with WWW.STEMMABREWING.COM at the Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th (playing Oliver, a musician) were being backed up by director Max sex, communication about what’s for din- St. Suggested donation is $7 for Koh, a recent graduate from Western who’s regularly making the ner, or each other’s politics. SEPT. 27-28 students, $10-$15 general. BEARS AND EXITS: As part of WWW.BELLINGHAMCOUNTRY trek from his current home base in Seattle to guide the produc- One of the more memorable scenes in a new Playwright Reading Series, DANCE.ORG tion. Additionally, aspiring theater producer Jordan Neyens—an- Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons iDiOM Theater presents stage read-
other Viking alum with stage smarts—is co-producing the play takes place shortly before the language ings of Lauren Gunderson’s Exit: MOTOWN CRUISERS DANCE: CASCADIA WEEKLY with award-winning writer, director and producer Valerie Dalena. ban goes into effect and the couple uses Pursued by a Bear at 7:30pm Friday “Motown Baby, Motown!” will be “We’ve been lucky enough to receive support from Scott Ward, the remaining time to air the grievances and Saturday at the Sylvia Center for the theme of a dance with the 13 the Arts, 205 Prospect St. The series, Motown Cruisers starting at 8pm at executive director of the historic Fairhaven Association, as our they’ve kept bottled up inside for the directed by WWU professor Rich the American Legion Hall, 1688 W. honorary producer—a new role we’re pioneering in the Belling- duration in their relationship. In that Brown, features two stage readings Bakerview Rd. Entry is $5. ham theater community,” Neyens says. “Additionally, Eileen Nel- case only, silence might’ve been the of plays by Gunderson, followed (360) 734-1397 son from www.fairhavenhistory.com has been a big supporter better choice. doit UPCOMING EVENTS
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26 ART WALK: Whatcom Art Market, Peter James Photography, Current & Furbish,
FOOD Evolve Chocolates, Tony’s Coffee & Tea/ visual Harris Avenue Cafe, Village Books, Paper GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES Dreams, Colophon Cafe, Chuckanut Center, 23 Artwood Gallery, Morgan Block, Good Earth Pottery, Stones Throw Brewery, and Bless- ings Spa will be among those opening their
B-BOARD doors for the Fourth Friday Art Walk taking place from 5pm-8pm in historic Fairhaven. Entry is free.
21 to keep you looking at it endlessly. WWW.FAIRHAVENARTWALK.COM In the same space, Andrew Vallee’s
FILM new wood and bronze sculptures repre- SAT., SEPT. 28 sent some of the natural forms he has KIDS ART CONTEST: As part of the City of Bellingham’s first Climate Action Week, a
16 collected along the shores of Samish Kids Art Contest will take place from 10am- Bay. Many have three iterations. For ex- 1pm during the Bellingham Farmers Market MUSIC ample, an actual whale vertebra, a rep- at Depot Market Square, 1100 Railroad Ave. lica of it carved from cedar, and another Whatcom Transportation Authority is seek- 14 14 cast in bronze, sometimes polished, ing works of art from kids 10 or younger, to be enlarged and permanently displayed on ART ART others matte-finished. He treats a large three brand-new buses. The theme is “I Love clam shell, a shark’s Nature.” Kids will create their works of art
13 tooth “kohala” and while sitting on a WTA bus parked in front a scallop in a similar of the venue. WWW.COB.ORG/ALL-IN STAGE way. Each is a glorious treasure. TAILGATE PARTY: Register in advance to Jesse Max Otero 12 attend a Tailgate Party and opening reception talked about his art for the Smithsonian’s traveling exhibit, “Home- recently in the Bitters town Teams: How Sports Shape America” from
GET OUT Co. barn (corner of Cal- 2pm-4pm in La Conner at the Skagit County SEE hoon and Best Road). Historical Museum, 501 S. 4th St. Refreshments WHAT: Patty will be available to purchase from La Conner
10 His exhibit, “Terms, Haller and Andrew Rotary. While you’re there, peruse “Hometown Vallee Conditions and Futures” Skagit: How Sports Shape Our Community.” “EDISON NO. 3,” BY ANDREW VALLEE 3,” BY NO. “EDISON WHEN: Through relates to the barn’s WWW.SKAGITCOUNTY.NET/MUSEUM WORDS Sept. 29 history of processing WHERE: Smith SUN., SEPT. 29
8 agricultural products. & Vallee Gallery, HANDMADE MARKET: Attend a Bellingham His installation in 5742 Gilkey Ave., Handmade Market from 11am-4pm at Goods Edison the barn includes ropes Nursery and Produce, 2620 Northwest Ave.
CURRENTS INFO: www. suspended from pul- Through October, the weekly event will offer smithandvallee leys. Reluctant to climb a selection of rotating artisans that make 6 gallery.com a ladder, he left several high-quality functional products locally―just ------like the venue’s brews and produce. nets rolled up against
VIEWS WHAT: Jesse Max WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GOODSPRODUCE “JEWELED UNDERSTORY,” BY PATTY HALLER PATTY BY “JEWELED UNDERSTORY,” “LIGHTCATCHERS” Otero’s “Terms, the wall, where he be-
4 Conditions, and lieves “they are equally MON., SEPT. 30 BY STEPHEN HUNTER Futures” beautiful.” Another CREATIVE CHURCH: Find out more about the MAIL WHEN: Through part of his project, “For connection between spirituality and the arts Sept. 28 when Echoes Bellingham hosts Creative Church
2 Calculating Entropic WHERE: Bitters from 6:30pm-8pm at the Old Parish Hall, 2116 Order and Chaos Co. Barn, Mount Range,” is a pressed Walnut St. The event explores this connection, DO IT Vernon cube of dried flowers, and offers an opportunity to engage your own INTERPRETATIONS AND INSTALLATIONS INFO: www. which he expects to creativity in a mindful setting. Entry is free and bittersco.com break up and be blown open to the public. WWW.ECHOESBELLINGHAM.ORG AT A monthlong exhibit at Smith & Vallee Gallery in Edison, Patty Haller draws from across the floor by the wind. 09.25.19 artistic styles of 19th century Vienna and Meiji Japan to depict “order and chaos” in Otero believes any product “is a re- TUES., OCT. 1 the forests of the Pacific Northwest. Starting with a few simple plant forms, the art- lationship between material, situation LATINO ART SHOW: As part of Latino Heri- .14 tage Month, attend an Art Show at 6:30pm 39 ist who trained as a forester presents images in layers, resulting in a picture at once and circumstance.” He poured paint # recognizable and mysterious. and water onto waterproof art paper in at the Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Sno- qualmie St. The exhibit will feature the work All are in oil, painted on panel. Two are restrained: “Jeweled Understory” is a lovely pans, which he left in a sunny window. of Latino artists Cecilia Alvarez, Rene Julio, gathering of pastel leaves against a dark background. “Lightcatchers” shows broad ma- Evaporation—or “reduction”—will dry and Brenda Brito. Tonight’s event will feature ple leaves transitioning smoothly upward to become green birds rising into a rosy sky. the fluid, leaving a deposit on the pa- a presentation from the artists, followed by Each of her other pieces has its own approach. “Chuckanut Sister, Living Wall” pers, which he plans to display at Bit- a reception. Their work will be on display presents a screen of light-colored leaves or drops cascading in front of ferns. “Coastal ters Co.’s shop in La Conner. through October. WWW.MOUNTVERNONWA.GOV CASCADIA WEEKLY Sister” breaks into a wild phantasmagoria. It’s not hard to imagine doll faces, taran- Otero, a professional cook, says he tulas, butterflies. “came into art through the kitchen.” He 14 WED., OCT. 2 A set of three large panels share a family resemblance. From a few paces, water and finds all natural processes to be engag- SOUL COLLAGE: Facilitator Heidi Ruth forest are the themes—“Wetland Emphatic,” “Wetland First Approximation,” and “Free ing and beautiful. I reflected that his Dittrich leads a “SoulCollage” workshop from Martha.” But as you approach, abstract features claim attention; tangled lines, planes work was similar to how I’d spent my af- 6:30pm-8:30pm at the Lummi Island Library, 2144 S. Nugent Rd. Entry is free. of solid color—and does she intend us to see wobbly eyes and bony fingers? ternoon—stalking Little Indian Slough to WWW.WCLS.ORG There’s no question Haller’s work is beautiful, and it has enough edgy strangeness photograph seagull tracks in the mud. doit
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FULL SERVICE FOOD Anne Martin McCool’s “Welcome” & DELI! will be one of more GROCERY than 95 artworks made-to-order sandwiches, 23 that can be perused yummy salads, espresso bar, through Oct. 4 in
and SO MANY baked goods B-BOARD advance of an annual Art Auction at Matzke Fine Art Gallery.
SALAD BAR! 21 fresh organic greens ONGOING EXHIBITS and fixings with six FILM Drie Chapek’s solo show, “Soul Juice,” can be housemade dressings ALLIED ARTS: “Precise Practicalities” will be seen through the month in Edison at i.e. gallery, on display through Sept. 28 at Allied Arts, 1418 5800 Cains Court. 16 Cornwall Ave. WWW.IEEDISON.COM
Just one mile from MUSIC WWW.ALLIEDARTS.ORG JANSEN ART CENTER: View a “Fall Juried Western to your co-op! 14 ANACORTES LIBRARY: Works by Alden Mason, Exhibit” through Nov. 29 in Lynden at the Jansen FREE WI-FI 14 Max Benjamin, Lanny Bergner, Philip McCracken, Art Center, 321 Front St. Additional exhibits ART Dederick Ward and many other can be viewed at the open for perusal include a “Fall Fiber Showcase” Ask about our student discount! ART Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St. featuring tapestry weaver Linda Rees, and
WWW.ANACORTESWA.GOV/220/LIBRARY painter and multimedia artist Hilarie Couture’s 13 “Intertwinings.” ARTWOOD: Paintings on wood will be featured WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG STAGE through September at Artwood Gallery, 1000 Harris Ave. MATZKE GALLERY: View more than 95 paintings,
WWW.ARTWOODGALLERY.COM glass pieces and sculptures that will be part of 12 a 10th annual Art Auction through Oct. 5 on BAYOU ON BAY: Self-taught artist Savannah Camano Island at Matzke Fine Art Gallery, 2345
LeCornu will show her Northwest form-line pieces Blanche Way. GET OUT through September at the Annex Bar at Bayou on WWW.MATZKEFINEART.COM Bay, 1300 Bay St.
WWW.PATREON.COM/LECORNU MOUNT VERNON LIBRARY: Peruse and purchase 10 abstract paintings by the late Jeffrey Thosten- COLOPHON CAFE: A staff collaboration and new son through September at the Mount Vernon City WORDS paintings by Lori Hill will be on display through Library, 315 Snoqualmie St. September at the Colophon Cafe, 1208 11th St. WWW.MOUNTVERNONWA.GOV WWW.COLOPHONCAFE.COM 8 PERRY AND CARLSON: Trish Maharam’s “One Con- DAKOTA ART GALLERY: View works by sculptor tinuous Body” can be viewed through September
Denise Snyder and painter Mary Jo Maute through in Mount Vernon at Perry and Carlson Gallery, 504 CURRENTS Sept. 29 at the Dakota Art Store Gallery, 1322 S. First St.
Cornwall Ave. WWW.PERRYANDCARLSON.COM 6 WWW.DAKOTAARTBELLINGHAM.COM
RAGFINERY: A variety of textile-related work- VIEWS FISHBOY GALLERY: Discover the contemporary shops happen on a regular basis at Ragfinery,
folk art of RR Clark from 1:30-5pm Fridays or by ap- 1421 N. Forest St. 4 pointment at the Fishboy Gallery, 617 Virginia St. WWW.RAGFINERY.COM
319-2913 OR WWW.FISHBOYGALLERY.COM MAIL RIVER GALLERY: View a showcase of smaller fine
FOURTH CORNER: View salmon fisherman, marine artworks at a “Fall Show” from 10am-5pm Fridays 2 engineer and artist Tom Crestodina’s “A Closer through Sundays through Oct. 20 in Mount Vernon
Look” through Sept. 28 at Fourth Corner Frames & at River Gallery, 19313 Landing Rd. (off Dodge DO IT Gallery, 311 W. Holly St. Valley Rd.). WWW.FOURTHCORNERFRAMES.COM WWW.RIVERGALLERYWA.COM
GALLERY SYRE: Peruse a selection of paintings, WESTERN GALLERY: “Systems of Viewing” shows 09.25.19 drawings and sculptures that span David Syre’s through Oct. 5 at the Western Gallery on Western artistic career thus far at a permanent exhibit open Washington University’s campus. .14 to the public from 12pm-5pm Tues.-Thurs. at Gal- WWW.WESTERNGALLERY.WWU.EDU 39 lery Syre, 465 W. Stuart Rd. # WWW.DAVIDSYREART.COM WHATCOM ART MARKET: Works by Whatcom Art Guild members can be perused daily at the What- GOOD EARTH POTTERY: “Pitcher Perfect” will com Art Market, 1103 11th St. be highlighted through September at Good Earth WWW.WHATCOMARTMARKET.ORG Pottery, 1000 Harris Ave. T WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM WHATCOM MUSEUM: “Wanted: Ed Bereal for Disturbing the Peace,” “What Lies Beneath: CASCADIA WEEKLY HADRIAN ART GALLERY: View a variety of ab- Minerals of the Pacific Northwest,” “City of Hope: stract interpretations via the group show “Dive In” Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People’s 15 through Sept. 29 in Edison at Hadrian Art Gallery, Campaign,” “People of the Sea and Cedar,” “John 5717 Gilkey Ave. M. Edson Hall of Birds,” and a “Whatcom Artist WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/EDISONWA5717 Studio Tour Showcase” can currently be viewed on the Whatcom Museum campus. I.E. GALLERY: Abstract expressionistic painter WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG rumor has it
26 SOUND OF SOUNDINGS: I’m not what you’d call a spiritual person. Perhaps I should FOOD be—I don’t think it would hurt me to get in touch with a kinder, gentler, calmer ver- music sion of myself. SHOW PREVIEWS RUMOR HAS IT Even in my state of spiritual ignorance, I’m still aware of Dean and Dudley Evenson
REAR END 23 and the peaceful-yet-mighty musical empire they’ve built right
20 in our backyard. Called Soundings
FILM of the Planet, it’s the umbrella under
16 16 which the Even- sons have released
MUSIC BY CAREY ROSS MUSIC a staggering num- ber of music and video recordings. If you’ve
14 ever had a massage and been lulled into a
ART state of meditative bliss by the soundtrack chosen by your massage therapist, odds are
13 high it was a Soundings of the Planet re- lease.
STAGE Over the years, the Evensons—probably the kindest, most humble folks you’ll ever encounter—have built Soundings of the 12 Planet into an impressive enterprise that boasts millions of albums and downloads
GET OUT sold. Their releases have been listened to billions of times. Not bad for a couple who
10 got their start selling cassette tapes out of the back of a van. Just as notable, this year marks the 40th WORDS anniversary of Soundings of the Planet, and PHOTO COURTESY OF WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN WASHINGTON COURTESY PHOTO
8 the Evensons are throwing a party to cel- ebrate. The event will happen Sat., Sept. 28 at the Majestic, and will feature Dean BY CAREY ROSS CURRENTS them off campus and into and Dudley, as well as Tom Barabas, Scott downtown. They dubbed Huckabay, Peter Ali, d’Rachael, Phil Heaven, 6 it “Paint B’ham Blue for Burke Mulvany, and others, too many to list WWU,” and it proved to be here. Tickets and more information can be VIEWS Paint B’ham Blue an inspired idea. found at www.soundings.com.
4 PARTY WITH A PURPOSE The shindig, which takes Awhile back, I told local musician and place this year on Wed., booking agent Jan Peters that my sieve-like MAIL IT USED to be you could tell the students had returned to Bellingham Sept. 25, begins on cam- brain works best with reminders, and so he
2 when moving vans—or family vehicles that serve that purpose—would ar- ATTEND pus, in Red Square, where should bug me when he’s cooking up some- rive in front of dorms, apartment complexes and rental houses, disgorging WHAT: Paint thousands of new and re- thing special. When he confirmed renowned B’ham Blue DO IT young folks and their possessions alike, typically in the company of weary- turning students will amass vocal group Windborne for a Wed., Oct. 2 WHEN: 5pm looking parents. Wed., Sep. 25 and assemble. They will show in Boundary Bay’s Mountain Room, he These days, the signal that the students are on their way comes in the WHERE: Depot then form a procession led sent me an email to let me know. Then, over form of lights. A whole lot of them—$150,000 worth. If you’ve been any- Market Square by WWU President Sabah the course of the following weeks, he sent 09.25.19 where in the downtown core during the past couple of weeks, you’ve seen COST: Free Randhawa, and will march me insect emojis by way of “bugging” me. the strands of lights wrapping of the trees on the sidewalks, making down- INFO: www. down the hill and into His unorthodox approach worked be- .14 alumni.wwu.edu
39 town look like a blue-tinged fairy realm of sorts. downtown with their final cause here I am telling you about the show. # Those blue lights are a harbinger, but not one of evil. Instead, they’re part destination being the De- The quartet of close-harmony singers hails of the effort to “Paint B’ham Blue,” which also happens to be the name of pot Market Square. Once there, they will get from New England, but performs music from the event they signal. a chance to sign their names on a giant WWU the world over. Their concerts feature songs When I was a student at Western Washington University back when dino- Vikings banner, enjoy tasty foodstuffs from an from places as far-flung as Corsica, Bulgaria, saurs roamed the campus, I don’t think I made it off the hill for my entire array of Bellingham’s food trucks (way better Quebec, and Basque country, and from the first year except to buy cereal and snacks at the Sehome Haggen. Then when than cereal from Haggen), suss out some local American folk tradition as well. They’ve also
CASCADIA WEEKLY I did emerge from my college cocoon, it was exclusively to buy takeout bur- vendors and more. built their following on using their music as ritos and head back up the hill where I thought I belonged. It was not until And, of course, Paint B’ham Blue is a proper a vehicle for social change, which has never 16 I found myself inexorably drawn to Bellingham’s music scene that I realized Bellingham party, so there will be live music. been more necessary than it is now. Tickets my true destiny as a downtown denizen. It will come in the form of recent WWU grad- to see them are $20, but something tells me However, that’s not quite how things work anymore. Four years ago, the uate Ricky Rath, the artist otherwise known if you come up short, you might be able to WWU Alumni Association, which has offices on the ground floor of the Her- as R-Squared. For Rath, R-Squared isn’t just his talk your way in. Just bug Jan about it. I’m ald Building, decided to throw a party for incoming students that would get DJ handle—although he does throw a mean told that kind of thing works. sky even further. BLUE, FROM PAGE 16 I don’t know about you, but when I went to WWU, the beginning of my school dance party if his sets at Lawnstock are year did not include fireworks. I have to any indication. According to his mission admit, I’m a little envious about that. 26 statement, R-Squared is a whole multi- But Paint B’ham Blue isn’t just limited media affair “dedicated to producing to the tree lights and the event itself. All FOOD memories and carving legacies for others over downtown, participating businesses through digital media, content creation will offer special deals to new and return- and music.” At the core of the memory ing WWU students. (My personal favorite: producing and legacy carving is Rath’s Pepper Sisters is offering discounts off desire to amplify artists of color, with an all of their dishes that are made with FEELING REAR END 23 emphasis on Asian Americans. But when blue corn tortillas or have blue in their
he performs at Paint B’ham Blue, his sole names—which includes my beloved blue 20 mission will be to get the students at the corn rellenos.) Depot Market Square to the dance floor, Paing B’ham Blue might seem like STRESSED? FILM and something tells me he will be quite just a party, but it’s a party with a pur-
successful in that endeavor. pose. “Paint B’ham Blue is a wonderful 16 16 But the dance party isn’t the finale of part of the way we welcome students to MUSIC Paint B’ham Blue. For that, you’ll have to Western,and help get them connected MUSIC look to the sky. to the greater Bellingham community,” WEED CAN HELP Right about the time darkness falls, President Randhawa says. “Fostering a 14 the countdown will begin, and when the sense of belonging and community is a ART crowd chants down to zero, the iconic crucial part of a successful student expe- sign atop the Herald Building will change rience, and Paint B’ham Blue helps us ex- 13 from red to blue. At that point, the fire- tend that sense of belonging beyond the
works will begin, lighting up the night boundaries of campus from the start.” STAGE
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THURS., SEPT. 26 1314 Harris Ave. The acclaimed duo will be shar- GET OUT LED ZEPAGAIN: Longtime Sony recording artists ing arrangements of both traditional and original Led Zepagain will capture the heart and soul of music. Tickets are $6-$18.
the “world’s greatest band” at “A Tribute to Led WWW.FIREHOUSEPERFORMINGARTS.COM 10 Zeppelin” at 7:30pm at the Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St. From high-energy electric SUN., SEPT. 29 WORDS classics to beautiful acoustic works, you will be MUSIC IN MOTION: Internationally renowned mesmerized as the band resurrects Page’s soaring pianist Jon Kimura Parker will join the Belling- guitar leads, Jones’ brilliant keyboard passages, ham Symphony Orchestra for a “Music in Motion” 8 Bonham’s trademark pounding rhythms, and the concert at 3pm at the Mount Baker Theatre, 104 signature Robert Plant vocals. Tickets are $47. N. Commercial St. Tickets are $15-$49. 734-6080 OR WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM 15% OFF CURRENTS
BEST INTENTIONS: Hear jazz standards, old WED., OCT. 2 6 blues, contemporary diamonds in the rough, MUSIC CLUB CONCERT: Organist Wade Dingman
and classic-sounding original music at a House will play orchestral transcriptions and opera VIEWS Concert with the Best Intentions (Ani Banani and themes like you’ve never heard at a Bellingham
Pete Irving) from 7:30pm-9pm at the Chuckanut Music Club concert at 10:30am at St. Paul’s Epis- 4 Center, 103 Chuckanut Drive N. Suggested dona- copal Church, 2117 Walnut St. Entry is free and tion will be $5-$10 at the door. open to the public. ONLINE ORDERS! MAIL (360) 383-7502 WWW.BELLINGHAMMUSICCLUB.ORG
2 SAT., SEPT. 28 JAZZ WALK: Ten bands will play at six venues
BEATLES SINGALONG: Come sing the most during Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center’s annual DO IT sharable of the Beatles songs, lead by skilled “Jazz Walk” taking place from 6pm-10pm in musicians who have led a Beatles Singalong at downtown Bellingham at both theaters at the Folklife for decades, at 2pm at the Bellingham Sylvia Center for the Arts, Brandywine Kitchen, ALL OF SEPTEMBER! Unitarian Fellowship, 1207 Ellsworth St. Entry to Caffe Adagio, the Cabin, and Camber. The Groover 09.25.19 the fundraiser is a suggested $15, but nobody will Quartet headlines, and other ensembles include be turned away if they need to pay less. Miles Black with Kevin Woods; Greta Matassa .14 WWW.BUF.ORG Quartet; Arête with Joe Doria; Jerry Steinhilber SATORIMJ.COM (BELLINGHAM) 39 Trio; MANTrio; Steve Kaldestad Quartet; Milo # MANOUCHE NORTHWEST: Christine Tassas Petersen; Mark Taylor Trio, and the Thomas Harris et Les Imposters will perform as part of the Quartet. Tickets to the fundraiser are $10 for Manouche Northwest jazz series at 7pm at the students, $25 general. Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St. The WWW.WJMAC.ORG all-female ensemble focuses on gypsy jazz, and includes violin, two guitars, bass, trumpet and THURS., OCT. 3 trombone players. Tickets are $25. NIGHT BEAT: As part of the Bellingham Music CASCADIA WEEKLY 734-6080 OR WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM Club’s “Night Beat” series, organist Wade Dingman will play orchestral transcriptions and opera 17 PLUMB AND GREENTHAL: Mandolin virtuoso themes by Mozart, Bizet, Wagner, Saint-Saëns, 100 E Maple St, Bellingham, WA 98225 PH: (360) 746-8478 and multi-instrumentalist Luke Plumb will be Vivaldi, and more at 7:30pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal joined by Lopez Island-based guitarist, bouzouki Church, 2117 Walnut St. Tickets are $15-$20; take This product has intoxicating effects and may be habit forming. Marijuana can impair concentration, coordination, and player and vocalist Stanley Greenthal for a 7:30pm a teen for free. judgment. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug. There may be health risks associated with concert at the Firehouse Arts and Events Center, WWW.BELLINGHAMMUSICCLUB.ORG consumption of this product. For use only by adults twenty-one and older. Keep out of the reach of children.
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Weeed, Forest Ray, Super- Dadweed, Lipstitch, Cat Valley Alternative Library Poetrynight (7pm) missive (9pm) (8pm) REAR END 23 Bottom Shelf Bourbon Trio Anelia's Kitchen & Stage Don Virgovic (5:30pm) Wes Sp8 (7:30pm) (7:30pm) 20
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Abominable: An animated adventure about a kid who wakes up to find a yeti on his roof, befriends it and tries to help it return to its home on Mt. Everest. I’m pretty sure that if I found a yeti on my roof, that’s
REAR END 23 not at all how things would go, so kudos to that kid. HHHH (PG • 1 hr. 37 min.)
20 20 Ad Astra: A lavishly shot, Very Serious sci-fi movie that tackles issues writ small and universal that prob- FILM FILM ably deserves better than to be described as "that Brad Pitt space movie," but I went ahead and said it anyway. HHHH (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 4 min.) 16
Angel Has Fallen: Just when I forgot all about the MUSIC existence of Gerard Butler, here he is. I gave some thought to learning what this movie is about, but that
14 seems like a waste of effort, so I’ll just go ahead and guess it’s about as good as every other Gerard Butler ART movie. HH (R • 1 hr. 54 min.)
13 Brittany Runs a Marathon: Jillian Bell plays a fat woman who runs off the pounds in this film that is, to
STAGE its credit, a lot more complex than other, similar sto- ries in which being skinny is somehow an inspirational ideal rather than an arbitrary standard imposed by
12 society and its ever-changing and largely meaningless principles. HHHH (R • 1 hr. 44 min.)
GET OUT Doctober: This year's documentary extravaganza kicks off with a touching story of triumph over illness with a Bellingham twist (Waldo on Weed), a weeklong 10 run of the tale of a truly singular political rabble- RAISE HELL: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MOLLY IVINS rouser (Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins), COURTESY OF MAGNOLIA PICTURES OF MAGNOLIA COURTESY
WORDS as well as accounts of a boy coping with economic displacement by finding his inner lion (Anbessa), one Keke Palmer, Cardi B, and probably not nearly enough The Lion King: I didn’t like this movie the first time to talk about that. H (R • 1 hr. 29 min.) of Canada's most iconic songwriters (Gordon Lightfoot: Lizzo. Anything you can do, J.Lo can do better. HH around, so do your worst, Disney. Everything the light 8 If You Could Read My Mind), how generational deafness HHH (R • 1 hr. 47 min.) touches is your kingdom, after all. HH (R • 1 hr. 48 Villians: A pitch-black comedy about a pair of cannot interfere with a love of music (Moonlight So- min.) burglars who get far more than they bargain for when nata: Deafness in Three Movements), the rise of emoji It Chapter Two: This movie is predicated on the they break into the home of a couple that has a whole
CURRENTS (Picture Character), a heartbreakingly loving tribute premise that if murderous Pennywise the clown shows Maiden: At 24 years old, fairly inexperienced sailor lot to hide. HHHHH (R • 1 hr. 29 min.) to actor Anton Yelchin (Love, Antosha), and so much up and starts offing people, the now-adult kids from Tracy Edwards helmed the first all-female crew ever to 6 more. HHHHH the Losers Club will return to Derry and vanquish him compete in the hugely grueling Whitbread Round the once again. If I were one of those now-adult kids, World Race. This documentary—suitable for sailors
VIEWS Downton Abbey: I'm always skeptical when a be- that would be the hardest nope I ever noped. HHH (R and landlubbers alike—details the remarkable and loved television show gets the feature-film treatment, • 2 hrs. 49 min.) inspiring journey. HHHHH (PG • 1 hr. 37 min.)
4 but I think this is going to be a good one. Welcome back, Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham. Judy: Renee Zellweger transforming herself to play a The Overcomer: Set against a backdrop of dire MAIL We've missed you. HHHH (PG • 1 hr. 30 min.) late-in-life Judy Garland? Sometimes the dreams that economic circumstances, a man, armed only with his I dare to dream really do come true. HHHHH (PG-13 Bible and a talented high-school athlete, overcomes
2 The Goldfinch: Evidently, this movie is as hard to • 1 hr. 58 min.) something, thus being forever known as the Over- watch as the book was to read. (Sorry, Donna Tartt. comer. It’s possible I got some plot points wrong, but DO IT The Secret History is one of my favorite books, so I Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice: Her I’m pretty sure the thing about the Bible is spot on. Showtimes swear it’s not personal.) H (R • 2 hrs. 29 min.) singular voice and sultry looks made her a star, but HH (PG • 1 hr. 55 min.) it is her status as a fearless trailblazer, singing and Regal and AMC theaters, please see Hustlers: Lest you think Jennifer Lopez is nothing bringing a stunning variety of musical genres and Rambo: Last Blood: If Arnold Schwarzenegger gets www.fandango.com.
09.25.19 more than hit songs and husbands, she’s here to styles to her audience that make her both a musical to be the Terminator again, it seems only fair that Syl- remind you she’s got acting chops for miles in her pioneer and force to be reckoned with. Go beyond the vester Stallone reprise his role as John Rambo. They Pickford Film Center and mesmerizing portrayal of a stripper with big ideas and hits with Ronstadt herself in this illuminating docu- drew first blood. Now he's going to draw last blood. PFC’s Limelight Cinema, please see .14
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FOOD FREE WILL cashmere trench coat from a stranger loitering in a parking lot,” testifies another Libran blogger who refers to himself as MaybeMaybeNot. “Today I had 23 ASTROLOGY the sudden realization that I needed to become a watercolor painter, then signed up for a watercolor AARIES (March 21-April 19): Comedian John class that starts tomorrow,” writes a Libran blog- Cleese speaks of two different modes toward which we ger named UsuallyPrettyCareful. In normal times, I REAR END REAR END 23 humans gravitate. The closed style is tight, guarded, wouldn’t recommend that you Libras engage in actions rigid, controlling, hierarchical, and tunnel-visioned. that are so heedlessly and delightfully spontaneous. The open is more relaxed, receptive, exploratory, demo- But I do now. 21 cratic, playful, and humorous. I’m pleased to inform Pepper Sisters you that you’re in a phase when spending luxurious SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You could call the FILM Flavors of New Mexico amounts of time in the open mode would be dramati- assignment I have for you as “taking a moral inven- cally healing to your mental health. Luckily, you’re tory” or you could refer to it as “going to confession.” more predisposed than usual to operate in that mode. I I think of it as “flushing out your worn-out problems 16 Serving Dinner Tuesday - Sunday encourage you to experiment with the possibilities. so as to clear a space for better, bigger, more interest- ing problems.” Ready? Take a pen and piece of paper MUSIC Happy hour Tuesday - Thursday TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Upcoming adventures or open a file on your computer and write about your could test your poise and wit. They may activate your raw remorse, festering secrets, unspeakable apologies, uncertainties and stir you to ask provocative questions. inconsolable guilt, and desperate mortifications.
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10 360.389.2265 fall in love or imagine falling in love—or both. And willing to forgive those flaws and focus on praising him even if you don’t literally develop a crush on an at- for his soul-inspiring music. I encourage you to practice tractive person or deepen your intimacy with a person a similar approach with yourself in the next two weeks. WORDS you already care for, I suspect you will be inflamed Be extra lenient and merciful and magnanimous as you with an elevated lust for life that will enhance the evaluate the current state of your life. In this phase
8 attractiveness of everything and everyone you behold. of your cycle, you need to concentrate on what works WHY BUY USED? instead of on what doesn’t work. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You know your body is made of atoms, but you may not realize that every CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “When you hit a CURRENTS one of your atoms is mostly empty space. Each nucleus wall—of your own imagined limitations—just kick it contains 99 percent of the atom’s mass, but is as small in,” wrote playwright Sam Shepard. That seems like a 6 Our refurbished appliances in comparison to the rest of the atom as a pea is to a faulty metaphor to me. Have you ever tried to literally cathedral. The tiny electrons, which comprise the rest kick in a wall? I just tried it, and it didn’t work. I put VIEWS Keep resources out of the landfill of the basic unit, fly around in a vast, deserted area. So on a steel-toe work boot and launched it at a closet 1 we can rightfully conclude that you are mostly made of door in my basement, and it didn’t make a dent. Plus 4 nothing. That’s a good meditation right now. The com- now my foot hurts. So what might be a better symbol ing weeks will be a fine time to enjoy the refreshing for breaking through your imagined limitations? How MAIL 2 Cost less than 1/2 the price of new pleasures of emptiness. The less frenzy you stir up, the about this: use a metaphorical sledgehammer or me- healthier you’ll be. The more spacious you allow your dieval battering ram or backhoe. (P.S. Now is a great
2 mind to be, the smarter you’ll become. “Roomy” and time to attend to this matter.) Last longer than new, and come “capacious” will be your words of power.
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.14 802 Marine Drive | 360.527.2646 | ApplianceDepotBham.com best results, be alert for the arrival of new allies, future it inspire you to build your power and authority by 39 colleagues, unlikely matches, and surprise helpers. calling on the spirits of your ancestors and your best # memories. May it remind you that the past has gifts VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In North America, to offer your future. May it mobilize you to invoke people call the phone number 911 to report an beauty and grace as you fight for what’s good and emergency. In much of the EU, the equivalent is 112. true and just. As you might imagine, worry-warts sometimes use these numbers even though they’re not experiencing a PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “All human beings legitimate crisis. For example, a Florida woman sought have three lives: public, private, and secret,” wrote urgent aid when her local McDonald’s ran out of Chicken Piscean novelist Gabriel García Márquez. I will add CASCADIA WEEKLY McNuggets. In another case, a man walking outdoors that during different phases of our lives, one or the just after dawn spied a blaze of dry vegetation in the other of these three lives might take precedence; 22 distance and notified authorities. But it turned out to may need more care than usual. According to my be the rising sun. I’m wondering if you and yours might analysis, your life in the coming weeks will offer be prone to false alarms like these in the coming days, an abundance of vitality and blessings in the third Virgo. Be aware of that possibility. You’ll have substan- area: your secret life. For best results, give devoted tial power if you marshal your energy for real dilemmas attention to your hidden depths. Be a brave explorer and worthy riddles, which will probably be subtle. of your mysterious riddles. BY AMY ALKON for a person you care about.
What’s more, this woman never apolo-
gized. So, your anger—your imposing 26 THE SCIENCE ADVICE a cost on her—did not motivate her to feel remorse or show you that your FOOD GODDESS needs and feelings mean something to her. Yes, it’s good to keep friends—if 23 FRIEND OVER BACKWARD they actually act like friends. Other- Sept. 23 - 29, 2019 A friend agreed to dogsit while I flew up to wise, you should probably treat them Photo by Damian Vines REAR END visit my ailing dad. She bailed at 7pm the like a broken vacuum cleaner. Cor- REAR END 23 night before I flew out, saying she needed rect me if I’m wrong, but you probably Learn about solutions to address global climate change at the local level. three days to pack for a vacation. She never wouldn’t keep it “for old time’s sake!” FREE EVENTS 21 even apologized. I don’t want to be friends after it starts to smoke, blow big dust Climate Action Week Kick-Off by City of Green Power X (GPX) by Puget Sound anymore. She said, “You’re throwing a friend 9/23 Bellingham at City Hall, 7 pm 9/26 Energy, WWU Institute for Energy Studies and FILM clouds, and scream like 20 goats being MON away over not watching your dog.” But it’s THU Sustainable Connections at Aslan Depot, slaughtered in your living room. Racing Extinction - A Documentary by 4 pm - 6 pm not that. It’s that she broke her word and Multifaith Network for Climate Justice at
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that somebody will be there to catch you. What do you suggest? —Hurt by Multifaith Network for Climate Justice at Salmon Enhancement Association at NSEA 13 In this case, your catcher ran off last Lairmont Manor, 6 pm - 7:30 pm Campus, 3 pm - 6 pm Netse Mot: One Mind for Xw’ullemy (the minute for a mani-pedi, and you woke up As a woman, there’s sometimes a STAGE 9/25 E-bike Ride by Whatcom Smart Trips at Salish Sea) by Lummi Nation at Blaine Fishing Bellingham High School, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Pier, 5 pm - 7 pm in the ER getting the crack in your head good reason for you to chase a man, WED Little Squalicum Park Restoration Work Party
stapled shut by four surgical residents. like that he’s good-looking and funny Shared Electric Scooter Demo by Downtown 12 9/26 9/28 by Bellingham Parks Volunteer Program at Little Bellingham Partnership at the Granary Building, SAT At least your anger hasn’t deserted and has also stolen your wallet. THU 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Squalicum Park, 9 am - noon you. Maybe that sounds odd, given that A man who’s interested in you will Kids Art Contest by Whatcom Transportation anger gets a bad rap as a “destructive” not need chasing. In fact, if he’s really Authority at Depot Market Square, 10 am - 1 pm GET OUT emotion. But anger actually has an im- into you, he will chase you like a dog For more event details, visit www.cob.org/all-in portant function. It’s a “recalibrational chases a squirrel—a squirrel wearing a 10 emotion,” one of a few emotions—along tiny jumpsuit made entirely out of ba-
with shame and embarrassment—that con. Unfortunately, human psychology WORDS evolutionary scientist Aaron Sell explains is particularly bad at helping us detach
evolved to regulate our own behavior as from lost causes, motivating us to lead 8 well as someone else’s. with our ego and emotion rather than Sell writes that anger arises in a per- reason. For example, we’re prone to son in response to their perception that keep putting time, energy and/or mon- CURRENTS another person “does not value their in- ey into something based on what we’ve 6 terests highly enough.” This motivates already invested—what we’ve already the angry person to push for better treat- “sunk” into it. This is called the sunk VIEWS ment. There are two tactics for this: in- cost fallacy, and it’s irrational behavior flicting costs (sometimes simply through because our initial outlay is gone. The 4 the scary ugliness of aggression) or with- rational approach is to base any fur- MAIL drawing benefits. ther investment on how likely the thing
The function of these two tactics, Sell is to pay off in the future. 2 explains, is to show the other person (the Cut your losses. Come up with an slacking offender) that they will be worse ego-soothing explanation for his dis- DO IT off if they keep neglecting the angry per- appearance—like that he was kid- son’s interests. Interestingly, in research napped from the mall parking lot and across six cultures—including Shuar never seen again. Crazy as that advice 09.25.19 hunter-horticulturalists in the Amazon— might sound, research on memory by Sell and his colleagues found that people psychologist Elizabeth Loftus actually .14 were less angry when harmed for a large finds we are quick to turn our malarkey, 39 # benefit compared to a small benefit.” especially our repeated malarkey, into Accordingly, chances are you’d be less our reality, i.e., what we believe. Also, angry and less motivated to retire this quite frankly, there’s a good chance he woman as a friend if she’d bailed after actually was kidnapped—though prob- being hit by some big emergency. In- ably just by some other woman’s butt stead, it seems she just wanted to spend cleavage. three days packing for her trip unimped- CASCADIA WEEKLY ed by the slightest bit of doggie care. ©2019, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. 23 That desire in and of itself isn’t wrong, Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 but being friends with someone (and Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA getting the benefits) can involve some 90405, or e-mail [email protected]. inconveniences from time to time—put- @amyalkon on Twitter. Weekly podcast: ting yourself out to make things better blogtalkradio.com/amyalkon rearEnd comix + sudoku
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(PG-13) 95m, English 16 LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE "This documentary is as extraordinary as the singer herself." Showbiz 411 Fri: (3:30), 6:00, 8:20; Sat: (1:00), 6:00, 8:20; Sun: 4:15, 6:30, 8:45 MUSIC Mon: (3:45), 8:30; Tue: (3:45), 6:00, 8:30; Wed & Thu: (3:45), 8:30 MAIDEN (PG) 97m, In English A powerful tribute to a true pioneer. 14 Fri: (2:50); Sat: 3:30; Sun: (2:00), 8:00; Mon: (3:15); Tue: (3:00) - OCAP
ART Wed: (3:15) , 5:45; Thu: (3:15) SNOOPY COME HOME (G) 81m, in English A fun-loving animated adventure for the whole family, in theaters for the first time since its release in 1972! 13 Sun: (Noon); Thu: 6:15 FLEABAG - NATIONAL THEATRE (NR) 180m, In English - See the hilarious, STAGE award-winning, one-woman show that inspired the Emmy winning TV series. Mon: 6:00; Wed: 6:00 - Tickets: $16 Member, $20 General, $20 Students
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CURRENTS LOVE, ANTOSHA (NR) 92m, English At the Limelight Sat & Sun: (3:15) - Presented by Film is Truth 6 WALDO ON WEED (NR) 87m, English MOONLIGHT SONATA: Deafness in Three Movements Sat: 4:45 - A couple treats their son's cancer w/CBD oil
VIEWS (NR) 90m, English At the Limelight All shows open caption Presented by the Hearing, Speech & Deaf Center Bellingham PUSH (NR) 92m, English - Sponsored by Chuckanut Builders
4 Fri: 7:50; Sat: 5:30; Sun: (1:00), 7:50; Mon: 5:30 Sat: 7:30; Mon: 8:00 - Presented by B'ham Tenants Union Tue: 7:50; Wed: 5:30; Thu: 7:50 CHULAS FRONTERAS (NR) 86m, Spanish & English MAIL RAISE HELL: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins Sun: (12:30) - Presented by Familias Unidas por La Justicia (NR) 93m, English At the Limelight
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26 the season from 2pm-6pm at Saturdays through Dec. 21 at 26 the Barkley Village Green, 2215 the Depot Market Square, 1100 FOOD FOOD Rimland Dr. Railroad Ave. chow WWW.BELLINGHAMFARMERS.ORG WWW.BELLINGHAMFARMERS.ORG RECIPES REVIEWS PROFILES SEPT. 25-30 FOOD TRUCK ROUNDUP: The EAT LOCAL MONTH: The an- seventh annual Food Truck nual Eat Local Month continues Roundup takes place from through September. Remaining 11am-3pm at the Barkley Village REAR END 23 events include a Find the Fork Green, 2215 Rimland Dr. Entry is contest, and locally-focused $7. Proceeds benefit Whatcom
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FRI., SEPT. 27 PIG ROAST: Doors open for an 16 FERNDALE MARKET: Attend Old-Fashioned Pig Roast at 3pm the Ferndale Farmers Market from at VFW Post 1585, 625 N. State
MUSIC 2pm-6pm next to the Grocery St. Food will be served starting Outlet, 1750 LaBounty Dr. at 6pm, and the Replayzmentz WWW.FERNDALEPUBLIC will perform at 7pm. Entry is by 14 MARKET.ORG donation.
ART (360) 734-5520 OKTOBERFEST: Craft beer, Bavarian food offerings, live 13 SUN., SEPT. 29 music and more will be part of BIRCHWOOD MARKET: The the Opportunity Council’s Okto- Birchwood Farmers Market takes STAGE berfest fundraiser taking place place from 10am-3pm at the Park from 6:30pm-10pm at the Depot Manor Shopping Center, 1538
12 Market Square, 1100 Railroad Birchwood Ave. Ave. Entry is $25-$30. WWW.CITYSPROUTSFARM.COM/ WWW.OPPCO.ORG/OKTOBERFEST MARKET GET OUT SAT., SEPT. 28 SAVOR THE SYMPHONY: A LYNDEN BREAKFAST: At- “Savor the Symphony” Dinner LORD OF THE FRIES
10 tend a Pancake Breakfast from begins at 6pm at the Ciao Thyme 8am-10:30am at the Lynden Commons, 207 Unity St. Tickets Community Center, 401 Grover St. are $58. WORDS of the bubbly goodness. Founder Miranda Entry is $3-$6. WWW.CIAOTHYME.COM STORY AND PHOTO BY AMY KEPFERLE WWW.LYNDENCOMMUNITY 8 LeonJones is at the Bellingham Farmers CENTER.ORG MON., SEPT. 30 Market Saturdays through December, so MEAL PLANNING: Sara South- you can try for yourself. MOUNT VERNON MARKET: Drop erland leads a “Plant-Based Meal by the Mount Vernon Farmers Mar- Planning” class from 6:30pm-9pm CURRENTS In fact, new arrivals to Bellingham— Veg Out ket from 9am-2pm at Riverwalk at the Community Food Co-op, welcome, WWU freshmen!—should know
6 Park, 509 S. Main St. 1220 N. Forest St. Fees are $45. that many of the vendors who were on NO MEAT, NO PROBLEM WWW.MOUNTVERNONFARMERS WWW.WHATCOM hand have their edible wares regularly MARKET.ORG COMMUNITYED.COM VIEWS MY FRIEND and I were on our way to the inaugural Belling- available to the masses, including the
4 ham Veg Fest last Sunday when she reminded me that in the past Community Food Co-op, Boundary Bay ANACORTES MARKET: The Ana- TUES., OCT. 1 couple of years more than 21,000 scientists from around the Brewery, Gainsbarre, Good to Go, El cortes Farmers Market happens PERUVIAN CUISINE: Antonio
MAIL from 9am-2pm 6 at the Depot Diaz, owner of Bellingham’s Cafe world have chimed in to suggest reducing the amount of meat Fuego and HOSA hot sauces, Fulfilled Arts Center, 611 R Ave. Rumba, helms a “Peruvian Cui-
2 we eat and consuming more plant-based foods is one of the ways Foods, Claire Makes Bread, New Mexico WWW.ANACORTESFARMERS sine” course from 6:30pm-9pm at humans can change their behavior to help save the planet. Tamale Truck, Vitality Bowls, Wild Oat MARKET.ORG the Community Food Co-op, 1220
DO IT “Do you think it’s a coincidence this event is taking place during Cafe, Luna Vida Raw Chocolate, and Sage N. Forest St. Fees are $45. the city’s first Climate Action Week?” I queried, pointing to the Against the Machine. TWIN SISTERS MARKET: At- WWW.WHATCOM tend the Twin Sisters Farmers COMMUNITYED.COM roster of activities happening through Sept. 29 that are designed After my buddy and I shared some Market from 9am-3pm at the IGA to bring attention to a number of urgent environmental issues like amazingly savory mac and cheese and parking lot on Nugent’s Corner, THURS., OCT. 3 09.25.19 marine life loss, fossil fuel addiction and ozone depletion. faux pork sliders from Twin Sisters Brew- and 10am-2pm in Maple Falls HAPPY HOUR BUS: Join What- “Well, I don’t know about that,” she said, “but I do know ing, I stood in line to procure an order of at the North Fork Library, 7506 com Smart Trips for a “Happy Hour .14 Kendall Rd. by Bus” leaving at 5:15pm from
39 climate change is real, and if eating a vegan burger instead of Lord of the Fries from the “100 percent
# WWW.TWINSISTERSMARKET.COM the Cordata Bus Station. The trip a Big Mac can help out our biosphere in any way, then I’m in.” vegan” New Public Food Truck to take will take attendees to Goods Local With that, we joined the throng at the Depot Market Square home to my boyfriend. LYNDEN MARKET: Brews on Northwest Avenue, and a who had come to support the efforts of organizers Selena and When he dug into the perfectly cooked The final Lynden Farmers Market return bus will pick them up. Bus Justin Holmes and Tamara Pavesi to celebrate “vegan-friendly fries that had been smothered in house- of the season happens from passes will be provided. businesses who offer thoughtful and intentional vegan options” made nacho “cheese,” cilantro lime cre- 10am-2pm at Centennial Park, WWW.WHATCOMSMARTTRIPS.ORG 319 Grover St. and give a “free platform to local nonprofits whose mission is to ma, green onions and toasted walnuts, WWW.LYNDENFARMERS VIBRANT VEGGIES: Alissa CASCADIA WEEKLY protect and care for our environment and animal friends.” his eyes lit up with delight. MARKET.COM Segersten focuses on “Vibrant Although it was a rainy day more befitting the first day of fall “These leftovers don’t just make me Veggies” at a class taking place 26 than the final day of summer, attendees appeared to be unfazed want to eat better,” he said, “they make BLAINE MARKET: Attend from 6:30pm-9pm at the Commu- by the weather as they perused the wealth of vegan menu items me want to be a better person.” the Blaine Gardeners Market nity Food Co-op, 1220 N. Forest from 10am-2pm at the city’s H St. Cost is $45. available to them. Street Plaza. WWW.WHATCOM We first sampled Bright and Sunny Ginger Beer’s fermented Go to www.bellinghamvegfest.org for de- (360) 332-6484 COMMUNITYED.COM concoctions—which impressed us so much we each got a cup tails about the aforementioned vendors.
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