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28 bring their timeless rock to the area for two shows June 11 at the Skagit CLASSIFIEDS A glance at what’s happening this week Valley Casino Resort 24 2 ) . 4[06..10] FILM FILM ON STAGE Intro to Improv: 7pm, 302 W. Illinois St. $/'' 20 WORDS .+ '$($)" MUSIC Writers Theater: 7pm, Firehouse Café chainsaw-bucking, log-rolling, axe- COMMUNITY

18 throwing good time June 12-13 at the Wednesday Market: 12-5pm, Fairhaven Village

ART ART Green 4th annual Deming Logging Show Judy Fest: 9:30pm, Rumors Cabaret

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34 34 COMMUNITY Deming Logging Show: 8am, Logging Show FOOD Grounds Lummi Farmers Market: 10am-1pm, Nugent 28 Drive Ferndale Farmers Market: 10am-1pm, Centen- nial Riverwalk Park Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot CLASSIFIEDS Market Square

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32: Advice Goddess 2 Distribution to outright protect it is for the Skagit County were angry that the land became a national park, 33: This Modern World, Commission to ask for it back as a park. and there were people angry that it didn’t hap- DO IT IT DO Tom the Dancing Bug JW Land & Associates Christian Clark Those of us who’ve worked on ﬁguring out how pen fast enough. We certainly have no shortage 34: Camp cuisine ô distro@ to protect it have this set of facts in our heads. in our country today of angry, privileged men 10 cascadiaweekly.com We’ve looked at other options and they just willing to shout out ugly slurs at those who roll .09.

06 aren’t there. That’s why the approach settled on up their sleeves and work toward solutions. Letters by the Blanchard Strategies Group—to outright Yes, Mitch Friedman, the Skagit Land Trust, ©2010 CASCADIA WEEKLY (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by Send letters to letters@

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EIGHT-BALL ENGINEERING: Whatcom County prepares

34 34 to throw wide the doors for development around Lake Whatcom while simultaneously crippling the revenues FOOD that might fund even meager efforts to protect your views drinking water resource. OPINIONS ›› THE GRISTLE 28 28 Surprising no one, for the second time in as many weeks Whatcom County Council failed to make the ban on new subdivisions in the Lake Whatcom watershed permanent, a move that would prevent the construction of hundreds CLASSIFIEDS of additional homes in this drinking water resource for 80,000 people. The clock runs out on the ban in August. 24 As we’ve detailed, should that happen, landowners

FILM FILM may stampede the county planning ofﬁce, ﬁling dozens of applications to subdivide their property into additional home sites. As we also detailed, no additional 20 legal clarity will arrive by August on the rules by which

MUSIC these homes might be built. Do land use rules in place when these properties were BY DESMOND SKUBI

18 first purchased apply; or do the more stringent modern rules in place when development applications are filed ART ART apply? The latter would better safeguard human health; the former would greatly assist property speculation 16 Solutions That Work and profiteering. Guess which concern—ignoring a century of court rulings declaring the contrary—the STAGE STAGE THE LEGISLATURE GOT IT RIGHT mighty new County Council majority favors? “Whatcom County seems to be the the only county 14 in the state of Washington having this conversation in AS WASHINGTON State eliminated. Community health ture hadn’t raised new revenues, 2010,” county Planning Supervisor Tyler Schroeder ob- struggles to pull its way out of the clinics would have closed. Health Basic Health would have been

GET OUT served—particularly about lands bordering a municipal Great Recession, our elected offi- care workers would have lost their eliminated—only to be com- water supply! cials in Olympia faced one of the jobs. And the growing number pletely rebuilt at a high cost to Nevertheless, Schroeder said, the county will ap- most difficult legislative sessions of uninsured people in our State our state and to taxpayers when 12 proach these decisions on a case-by-case basis—the in decades. And they rose to the would have sought care in expen- health coverage expansions be- very opposite of predictability and transparency: Land challenge. sive hospital emergency rooms. gin in 2014. Instead, Washington WORDS use “decisions” with all the planning authority of a Legislators had two choices: Magic 8 Ball: “It is decidedly so.” “Ask again later.” cut $2.8 billion from the state’s 8 “Signs point to yes.” The county planning director also budget, decimating health care, got the blackball treatment. For David Stalheim, it was education and other core servic- THE NUMBER OF VISITS TO UNINSURED swallow this poison pill or be fired. He quit. es; or balance the budget through CURRENTS CURRENTS Schroeder attempted to explain this lack of coordi- targeted cuts, closing tax loop- PATIENTS AT INTERFAITH COMMUNITY

6 nated planning policy to—ironically—stunned mem- 6 holes and creating new revenue HEALTH CENTER HAS INCREASED BY 41 bers of the Lake Whatcom Policy Group. streams. They chose the balanced VIEWS VIEWS VIEWS The policy group was formed in 2008 to continue the approach, raising new revenues PERCENT IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE. work of the earlier Interjurisdictional Coordinating Team while making difﬁcult cuts. Made 4 at the end of the ICT’s ﬁve-year work plan for Lake What- quality of life and our economic

MAIL MAIL com. Like its predecessor the ICT, the policy group reviews recovery their top priorities. data about the quality of this drinking water resource and While new revenues account for Thankfully, we’re looking at a likely will begin to receive fed-

2 tracks the implementation of the Lake Whatcom manage- less than eight percent of the much brighter future. Because of eral dollars in the coming months ment plan. Representatives from city and county govern- solution to the two-year budget the tough choices made by state to offset some of the costs of Ba- DO IT IT DO ments and the Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer District crisis, the funds they raise mean leaders like Rep. Kelli Linville, sic Health and other State health (LWWSD) are members of the working group. vital health care and other core more than 100,000 Washingto- care programs. 10 The group, in the midst this week of updating a new services are there for people when nians will keep their health cov- Some people may complain that .09.

06 work plan for the lake, has its own behind-the-eight-ball they need them. erage through programs like Basic legislators took too long to make familiarity with lack of direction: Bellingham City Council And that need is strong. The Health and Apple Health for Kids. their decisions. Raising taxes isn’t

.05 member Stan Snapp, a member of the group, took the op- number of visits to uninsured pa- And community health clinics like a decision that should be taken 23

# portunity at their meeting to castigate their lack of prog- tients at Interfaith Community Interfaith will continue to serve lightly and legislators thought long ress in the 18 years he’s served to study Lake Whatcom. Health Center, with locations in the ever-growing number of unin- and hard before settling on a ﬁnal “I disagree absolutely that that this work plan is a res- Bellingham, Ferndale, and Point sured people in our State. revenue package and budget. They toration plan,” Snapp raged. The work plan documents Roberts, has increased by 41 per- Perhaps most importantly, our chose a solution that works for our efforts to monitor, measure and record the decline of the cent in the last year alone. If the legislators put Washington State state and our community. And we lake, but contains few speciﬁcs on how to reduce resi- legislature hadn’t raised revenue, at the front of the line to part- should thank them for making the dential and residential impacts. The city has acquired, at nearly all State health care ser- ner with the federal government right choice. CASCADIA WEEKLY great expense and while delaying other activities, public vices for low-income people—in- on health care reform. Our state’s 6 lands to slow the entry of phosphorous into the lake. cluding grants that help commu- Basic Health plan is built into the Desmond Skubi is executive director Other things, like roadbuilding restrictions, are entirely nity clinics like Interfaith care for health care reform law as a na- of the Interfaith Community Health missing, he noted. Along with the rigorous science. the uninsured—would have been tional model. But if the legisla- Center in Bellingham. “I and others have been lobbying for a very long time for a restoration plan for Lake Whatcom that VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY THE GRISTLE

follows the EPA Handbook written for this very topic. It’s a cookbook on 34 how to do this,” Snapp said. efmj!!!!!bmf!ipvtf FOOD But while the policy group stirs the recipe, they may not be able to af- Bellingham’s Tastiest ford new ingredients. Under the lake Wood Fired Pizzas 28 management plan now under consideration, about $27.3 million would 'LUTEN$AIRY&REE/PTIONSs#ATERINGs/UTDOOR0ATIO be spent over the next ﬁve years for CLASSIFIEDS stream restoration and retroﬁtting Treat Dad the Day Before private property to prevent stormwa- th

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closing and locking the kitchen. 18 sWWWJHDELICOM One set of doors was locked last month, when council passed a law that ART requires future tax increases to ﬁrst be approved by a (non-binding) vote 16 of the public. They also foreclosed VILLAGE STAGE on the county’s ﬂood tax by adopt- ing a similar restriction for the coun-

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% 12 of a more general-purpose tax. The increase brought in nearly $1 million to fund water quality projects, many ;'#45 WORDS directed at Lake Whatcom. BOOK LAUNCH Thursday It Takes a Village Books: 8 Now council President Sam Crawford 30 Years of Building and his new majority propose rolling June 10th Community, One Book at a Time back the flood tax to its level before by CHUCK ROBINSON 2008. Once done, lost flood tax reve- FREE! QRWLFNHWQHHGHG CURRENTS A Very Special Anniversary nues may never again be restored solely 6 Thursday 6 by board action. CHUCKANUT JuneLQWKH%RXQGDU\ 17th VIEWS VIEWS Crawford says that as an alternative to %D\%HHU*DUGHQ VIEWS increased flood tax revenues to protect RADIO HOUR Boundary Whatcom’s shorelines he would prefer DW%RXQGDU\%D\%UHZHU\ Bay will be 4 Featuring Chuck Robinson, brewing a more comprehensive, equitable and poet Kevin Murphy, a concert a special MAIL transparent general tax increase to vot- by The Atlantics and Anniversary Ale for the 2 ers, with specific information about what dancing after the show! occasion. services taxpayers will receive from the DO IT IT DO revenues. Only hitch is, as Crawford works 5K Walk/Run for to cripple existing revenues he expresses Saturday LITERACY 10 no intention whatsoever of placing the sug- sign up at VB or on June 19th .09.

gested alternative on a future ballot. GetMeRegistered.com 06 “Regardless of whether the proposal to put a tax increase on the ballot had Saturday & Sunday .05 23 any merits,” Crawford told the Gristle June 19th-20th # last month, “it would need work and advocacy that cannot be started in 5614'9+&' May of a given election cycle. So that ain’t going to happen, at least this time 20% Off around. I don’t recall seeing any signs at both Village Books & Paper Dreams! of support for this idea among my fel- 5#.' CASCADIA WEEKLY low council members.” 5HDGPRUHDERXWWKHVH RWKHUIXQHYHQWVDW So with the outer door behind closed 7 and locked, the inner door to replace- ment revenues may be similarly barred. VILLAGEBOOKS.com Whatcom’s waterways are about to be 1200 11th St., Bellingham cleavered in the foyer. 360.671.2626

34 34 tainable systems online. When engineer Terry Meyer—owner of the Bellingham- FOOD currents NEWS ›› COMMENTARY ›› BRIEFS based Cascade Community Wind development ﬁrm—approached neighbors on 28 28 Squalicum Mountain, he was aware of this challenge. “The risk that something might impact

CLASSIFIEDS an aesthetic value neighbors hold—a Neighbors and policymakers were view—is often greater than the assur- alarmed in February when a local en- ance that they will begin to solve some 24 ergy entrepreneur came forward with of their own and the world’s problems,”

FILM FILM a plan to site large-scale wind energy Meyer said. “That’s the tragedy of the towers on Squalicum Mountain. What- Commons—’Wind is great, let’s put it

20 com County Council moved quickly to somewhere else.’ halt that effort. Council passed an “It’s a NIMBY issue,” he admitted, “but

MUSIC emergency moratorium, followed by it is also a universal issue. These con- a more permanent restriction in April cerns pop up everywhere.”

18 that will hold until new rules can be “Property owners on Squalicum Moun- crafted. tain were concerned and talked to their ART ART Now policymakers are returning to the elected representatives, and their elect- drafting table to harness the wind. ed representatives responded,” What- 16 “A lot of people think that all of com County Council member Ken Mann

STAGE STAGE Washington’s electricity is clean be- related. “I did not vote in favor of the cause of our big hydro,” Alex Ramel emergency moratorium personally, be- explained. Ramel, the energy policy cause I think it sent the wrong message 14 manager for Sustainable Connections, to the business community investing in has been studying energy systems and alternative energy, but as far as the pro-

GET OUT local energy initiatives since he gradu- cess of the moratorium went, that is, I ated from Western’s Huxley College of think, how representative democracy is the Environment in 2005. supposed to work.” 12 “The truth is that we’ve outgrown Mann explained the county’s original our capacity to provide for all of our plans for accommodating wind power WORDS electricity demand with hydro,” Ramel were ﬂawed. The 2008 ordinance de- said. “A big piece of the pie is from the ﬁning these rules was developed while 8 10 coal plant in Centralia and most of the Mann served on the county planning new electricity sources that have been commission. brought on line in recent decades are “When the original ordinance came CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS natural gas, including four plants in through,” Mann said, “it was very much

6 Whatcom County. Several years back, geared toward small, personal power gen- there was a huge local debate about a eration on a property that might perhaps

VIEWS VIEWS proposed ﬁfth, Sumas 2, which was op- be shared with neighbors. I don’t recall posed largely because of air pollution much discussion at all on whether the 4 concerns and the health impacts there. ordinance would allow for 400-foot-tall

MAIL MAIL “It is pretty evident that our current wind turbines. I think that is fair to say. fossil fuel dependence is destructive of “Language allowed it,” he said, “but

2 the oceans and the atmosphere, and is I’m not sure that was the intent or that foolish foreign policy and costly in ev- anyone really contemplated that. I think DO IT IT DO

ery sense of the word,” Ramel said. “If the new ordinance will have a much more we are going to change that, we need comprehensive, rigorous process and 10 BY TIM JOHNSON to employ a healthy mix of renewable clearly deﬁned setbacks, and testing .09.

06 technologies and energy efﬁciency.” mechanisms to make sure these projects The nation’s wind turbines generate are sited correctly.”

.05 enough electricity to power the equiv- The revised ordinance, which Mann’s 23 # A Mighty Wind alent of 9.7 million homes, according committee hopes to bring forward this COMMUNITY CONCERNS CREATE A HURDLE FOR to a trade indusry report. Last year, summer, will be more restrictive. Texas consolidated its lead as the na- “The ordinance passed in 2008 relat- CLEAN ENERGY SYSTEMS tion’s top wind producer, with a total ed to wind energy systems generally,” capacity of 9,410 megawatts, about Ramel explained. “Community wind is three times more than the second-larg- about who owns the project and how est producer, Iowa. They were followed it is capitalized, not the type of tow- CASCADIA WEEKLY erhaps the biggest barrier to moving away from distant oil ﬁelds and leaking tankers and risky coal mines and by California and Washington. er. The permitting process probably 8 Community reaction to proposed shouldn’t distinguish based on who tangled electrical grids for our energy needs is... the renewable energy generation systems owns the system.” P remain a signiﬁcant portion of the Ramel said certain restrictions on solutions may end up in our backyards. challenge in bringing renewable, sus- these systems are reasonable, particular-

Ramel added that big, distant proj- 34 ects loose an average of 7 percent of FOOD their energy in transmission. “That’s a big cost we should be trying

to avoid,” he said. “This is a proﬁtable, 28 growing industry that provides high- quality jobs, and I’d rather not let only

the big, out-of-town companies capture CLASSIFIEDS all of the value.” But perhaps this concern has been ex- 24 pressed too late.

“I’ve stopped everything in What- FILM com County,” Meyer admitted. “I’ve lost money here. People are too willing to 20 defend their lifestyle against the ben-

eﬁts of clean energy. MUSIC “The current wind maps say maybe

Whatcom County has a good wind re- 18 source. Right now, where I know we ART ART could put wind turbines in that would ly as they relate to health and safety. resource land. “They’ve basically created rules for sit- be successful are places like Squalicum 16 “There is a fear that windmills can “We’ve for too long had rural land use ing wind turbines in this county that Mountain, Galbraith Mountain, Cherry cause adverse health impacts on neigh- policies that have allowed people to basically mean no wind turbines will be Point. But those areas are increasingly STAGE STAGE bors,” Ramel said. “If that is true, and move out into areas that should remain sited in this county.” surrounded by urban development. if it wasn’t known or contemplated resource lands,” Mann said. “Sometimes Ramel agreed. “In Kittitas County, an area with a when the 2008 ordinance was passed, it’s farmland, where new residents com- “One of the members of the working much better wind resource, I knew they’d 14 then an emergency moratorium is fully plain of smell or slow tractors, sounds group advising the council on this did had some battles with wind farms,” Mey- appropriate. at night—these are the inevitable con- an analysis of 13 other communities er said. “Over the last year, we’ve been GET OUT “What is important to understand,” he sequences of when residential devel- that have setbacks greater than three working on a wind ordinance there, and cautioned, “is that the actual scientific opment encroaches on resource-based times tower height and found that no all of these same issues have come up. 12 evidence to support these claims of ad- uses. I’ve wanted to be serious about utility-scale turbines had been put up There are websites that are set up to verse health impacts is really scarce.” stopping that trend, and this is a good in any these communities,” he said. “I straight up provide information to neigh- “The most recent fear is ‘wind turbine example for me.” don’t see any reason that we wouldn’t bors to stop or stall these projects. WORDS syndrome,’” Meyer explained, “the idea “Wind turbines are only economical get similar results here.” “Typically,” Meyer said, “good science... 8 that mysterious vibrations can make where there is enough reliable wind, common sense... reality... win the day, 10 you sick—and if you squint just right, and where there is adequate access to A CHILLY WIND but it can take a year. It has taken a year maybe you could see a corrleation. connect to the electric grid,” Ramel ex- The chilling effect of poor planning in Kittitas County. In Whatcom County, CURRENTS CURRENTS There’s enough scientific facts scat- plained. “This creates a pretty signifi- and policy on the development of new they had the foresight to pass something CURRENTS

ahead of time. Then the council changed 6 and the right people screamed bloody

“THEY’VE BASICALLY CREATED RULES FOR SITING WIND TURBINES IN THIS murder and now who knows what we’re VIEWS going to get. So good on us for trying to

COUNTY THAT BASICALLY MEAN NO WIND TURBINES WILL BE SITED IN THIS 4 get ahead of this, but maybe we needed

COUNTY” —TERRY MEYER, CASCADE COMMUNITY WIND a little more trial by fire.” MAIL Ferndale’s High School, BTC, and WWU tered through the story and enough cant constraint as it is. Even if such an renewable energy systems are profound, are all trying to prepare students to 2 pseudo-science to try to connect it all ordinance doesn’t outright forbid proj- Ramel explained. thrive in the renewable energy field, Ra- DO IT IT DO that it has gained some traction for a ects, it could make it hard enough to “The biggest challenge for renewable mel noted. little while. Just like, ‘wind turbines find the handful of potentially feasible energy projects is financing. Clean en- “BTC and Ferndale High both have 10 slaughter birds.’ That was another huge projects that there wouldn’t be any rea- ergy has to compete with fossil fuels small-scale wind energy systems going .09.

concern and, you know, there was one son for a developer to spend their time that get to pollute, to a large extent, in so that students can learn about them 06 instance where a wind farm did.” prospecting here. There is lots of oppor- for free. The marginal price of electric- ﬁrsthand. It would be a real shame to be

Other concerns a new ordinance may tunity elsewhere.” ity in this part of the county is based on making this investment to train them to .05 23 attempt to address include the size, “It makes sense to have some sort the price of natural gas; generally if you do jobs that will only be in other coun- # noise and proximity of these systems to of an aesthetic buffer,” Meyer agreed. can’t compete with that price, you can’t ties,” he said. residents. “You don’t own the view, but a tower get ﬁnanced. “The potential for the lack of regu- “A good ordinance would address does create an impact, and so where you “Small entrepreneurs are the best latory certainty to frighten Terry and those concerns as well, but not with draw that line is an arbitrary rule that is source of innovation,” he continued. other entrepreneurs (and their ﬁnanc- the same zero tolerance that it should up to a council to make. But it needs to “And when the community owns it, as ers) out of our community is my biggest have for any potential health and safety be in scale,” he cautioned. with Terry’s projects, there is a natural concern,” Ramel said. “I think that the CASCADIA WEEKLY risks,” Ramel said. “There are some counties in the coun- stewardship that comes from the own- county government gets that and they Part of the challenge in keeping try that have setbacks of a half a mile, ers caring about the place that they live have expressed a desire to ‘get it right’ 9 these systems away from people, Mann and in those counties there are no wind and their neighbors. There is a natural this time and to do so on a relatively admitted, is the county has not been turbines,” Meyer said, because there is gravitation toward triple-bottom-line quick timeline. I am hopeful that this rigorous enough in its protection of always someone living in that range. business management,” Ramel said. will succeed.” /# - !**/ ) $/ 34 34 ek th FOOD e a t 28 28 W

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FILM FILM JUNE03-JUNE08 s A bounty and a bounty hunter are added to the tools San Juan officials hope may capture the 20 The Whatcom Chief, providing ferry transport to Lummi Island, was discovered to have a significant Barefoot Bandit. An anonymous hole in her stern tube propeller shaft and was taking on water Tuesday. The ferry was pulled from donor last week offered $50,000 MUSIC service and pronounced unseaworthy by U.S. Coast Guard officials pending repairs. Preliminary inspec- to a notorious 19-year-old tions indicate the boat may be out of service for two weeks, with passenger-only service to the island. burglar suspected of raiding va-

18 cation homes and businesses and 06.z.10 stealing planes and boats around ART ART and endorses fellow Republican 06.~.10 the Northwest—if he turns THURSDAY himself in within ﬁve days. Dino Rossi. Washington’s top two 16 MONDAY Colton Harris-Moore has been The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issues its primary is Aug. 17. on the run—often in bare

STAGE STAGE final determination on the Port of Bellingham’s challenge to the Bellingham City Council chafes feet—since April 2008, when federal agency’s selection of Newport, Ore., as the new home for its 06.{.10 at the t iming of a proposal by the he escaped from a group home Pacific Marine Operations Center. Bellingham’s protest argued that mayor to put a transportation south of Seattle, and authori- 14 ties believe he’s responsible the Newport site was ineligible for consideration because it was FRIDAY tax increase on the fall ballot, for dozens of break-ins in five located in a flood plain. NOAA responds that the Bellingham site, An 80-year-old activist ar- in part to stall transit service Washington counties, British

GET OUT at the shipping terminal near the end of Cornwall Avenue, has its rested by Israeli authorities cuts. The mayor wants to cre- Columbia, and Idaho. Police also own flood plain issues. Officials also reiterate a key sticking point: during the raid of flotillas head- ate a “Transportation Benefit believe he has taken four planes, Bellingham’s annual lease price of $4 million was above NOAA’s ing to Gaza earlier this week re- District” which would allow the luxury cars and power boats. 12 Everett bounty hunter Mike $2.6 million ceiling for the project. Newport used a state subsidy turns unharmed to Seattle. David city to collect funds for street, Rocha and Edmonds criminal to get its own bid under that ceiling. Schermerhorn is a retired televi- pedestrian and bicycle improve-

WORDS defense attorney James Johan- sion producer who lives on Orcas ments. But they agree to hold a son announced the donor’s offer A few hours later, NOAA holds a groundbreaking ceremony for Island. His daughter says he is a public hearing on the matter in and declined to say anything 8 10 its new facility in Newport, Ore. Bellingham’s challenge cost the member of the Free Gaza Movement two weeks. about where the money came from. They insisted the offer is port $475,000. and has been to Gaza three times. genuine: The money has been Israeli commandos rappelled down CURRENTS CURRENTS 06. .10 placed in Johanson’s trust

CURRENTS CURRENTS More than 100 people applied for the Port of Bellingham’s to the ﬂotilla early Monday, clash- account for his law ﬁrm, and

6 executive director position, but only 17 candidates remain. A ing with pro-Palestinian activists TUESDAY ethical rules would prevent him handful of ﬁnalists are expected to be narrowed by the end in a botched raid that left at least The effort to legalize marijua- from participating if it were a ruse to persuade Harris-Moore to VIEWS VIEWS of the month to ﬁll the position left vacant last year by the nine passengers dead. na for adults in Washington may surrender. departure of Jim Darling. not make the ballot this year,

4 According to an analysis by An Olympia woman is among after anticipated support didn’t The Everett Herald, the value

MAIL MAIL A man is stabbed in the back and robbed in Ferndale after get- those turned back in a second at- materialize. The campaign tells of property that authorities ting a ride to a convenience store. The driver reportedly stopped the tempt to break the Gaza blockade the AP more than 100,000 people believe Harris-Moore might have

2 stolen, including boats and car and demanded the 31-year-old victim’s medication, stabbing the on the Irish-ﬂagged vessel, the have signed a petition to get planes—some of which were victim and taking his money as he tried to get out of the vehicle. Rachel Corrie. The vessel is named the initiative on the ballot. The DO IT IT DO severely damaged when they

The stabbing victim is treated, and able to identify the driver, who for the Washington peace activist group needs 241,000 signatures were crash-landed—is more than is later arrested by Ferndale Police and Lummi tribal ofﬁcers. who was crushed to death in the by July 2 and just learned that $1.5 million. 10 Gaza Strip in 2003 by an Israel De- a major union has said it would .09.

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ing torch light going up and down and 28 LIKE BOATS, in circles near the ridge north of me. GRASS FLOATS Weird motions incapable of helicopter or

On June 31, two Canadians were arrested plane. Then it went down over ridge out CLASSIFIEDS following a high-speed boat chase in the of sight.” ¾ Strait of Juan de Fuca. U.S. Customs and |y 24 Border Protection says agents saw the two WITH THE ¾ unloading large bales of marijuana wrapped SHARPNESS OF AXE FILM in black plastic west of Port Angeles. The On June 1, a Blaine business reported that z pair got back in their boat and raced north a teenage boy had opened and applied “a 20 when confronted, but a customs vessel popular brand of deodorant/cologne spray

intercepted them after a three-minute to freshen his scent and left the used MUSIC chase. Investigators found eight wrapped bottle on the shelf,” police reported. “The

bundles of marijuana weighing more than business declined to pursue charges and 18 527 pounds bobbing in the water. only requested an ofﬁcer for assistance ART ART with a trespass,” police noted. It turned STRONG ALL STATE On June 2, a slumbering boat owner was out, though, the teen had a felony war- TEA PARTY VOTERS 16 roused from the bunk of his 85-foot char- rant. Police sniffed him out a few blocks SUPPORTERS POLLED ter boat by cries of help coming from down the road and booked him into juve- STAGE STAGE the Whatcom Waterway. Three yachters nile detention. climbed into their runabout and helped PERCENT who agree Washington State is on

the wrong track. 14 rescue a 26-year-old man, thrashing in the GETAWAY VEHICLE {{ water below Bellingham’s Roeder Street On June 4, a tricycle was reported stolen bridge, “who was—in his words—mo- from a front porch in Bellingham’s Let- GET OUT ments away from drowning,” police said. tered Streets neighborhood. PERCENT who disapprove of the job the The man was taken to St. Joseph Hospital. governor is doing. 12 He did not know how he ended up in the MYSTERY CRIME } {~ water, but police strongly suspect booze On June 3, a convenience store in Bell- WORDS was involved. ingham’s Roosevelt neighborhood reported PERCENT who disapprove of the new national an unknown female had stolen something health care bill. 8 ALIEN CAPTURED! from his store. Police were unable to locate {x 10 On April 28, a young woman traveling the unknown woman or the unknown object with her father snapped pictures of dra- she had reportedly stolen. CURRENTS CURRENTS matic clouds north of Mount Vernon. “I PERCENT who support the efforts of the state’s CURRENTS Attorney General to block portions of the health emailed myself these pictures from my WHAT’S $20 6 { { care bill. phone,” she reported, “and upon down- BETWEEN FRIENDS? loading them that evening, I noticed, in On May 28, a Blaine resident called po- VIEWS the ﬁrst picture I had taken, an object lice to complain about the behavior of PERCENT who think African-Americans have in the sky that was not visible in the sky a friend. The caller explained he’d bor- gotten sufﬁcient social gains. 4

when I took the picture: a large, gray, rowed 20 bucks from his friend, but nev- ~ | MAIL jellyﬁsh-shaped object with at least four er repaid it. Now the friend reportedly

2 distinct legs and three prominent lights drives by the caller’s home, “shaking his PERCENT of Tea Party supporters who support and two lesser lights. I have a much more ﬁst and occasionally showing him a spe-

Arizona’s new immigration law. IT DO interesting picture to send my boyfriend cific finger. The complainant finds both |y than I anticipated!” she exclaimed. Oth- actions upsetting,” police reported. 10 er analysts believe the alien object was “An officer contacted the old friend and PERCENT who disagree gay and lesbian couples .09. a large bug that had smashed on her fa- asked him to take a more civil approach 06 should have an equal right to marry. ther’s windshield. to resolving the inequity. The old friend y | denied doing anything, but did agree to .05 23 On May 14, the Sedro-Woolley sau- stay away from the complainant.” SOURCE: Washington Poll #

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FOOD words COMMUNITY ›› LECTURES BOOKS 28 28 CLASSIFIEDS 24 Cascadia Weekly: What compelled you to We now occupy, just in selling space, a

FILM FILM write your own book? little over 10,000. Chuck Robinson: I realized 30 years was CW: What have been some of the chal- kind of a milestone. I started announc- lenges of running Village Books? 20 ing it to people, so I ﬁgured I’d better CR: The number of books that are being

MUSIC do it. sold haven’t increased with the rate of I took off a month at the beginning population. It hasn’t really kept up. The

18 of this year to do it. We spent four other piece, then, is that that share of weeks in Laguna Beach, and I was very books—that pie, as it were—has been ART ART disciplined. All things considered, we sliced into so many more pieces. Books should’ve planned for six weeks. are being sold online by lots of people 16 CW: What was the original impetus to (including us). Books are being sold in open the bookstore? virtually every kind of retail establish- STAGE STAGE CR: We were both working in education in Illinois. We were going to take a 14 year off and travel, and that’s what we did. We sold a home back there, and A LOT OF PEOPLE IN

GET OUT most of what we owned. We bought an older mobile home and remodeled it. THIS COMMUNITY ARE We were going to circumnavigate the 12 12 United States. ENGAGED WITH BOOKS By the time we took off, we were WORDS WORDS thinking a little differently about AND IDEAS. the trip. When we got to the North- 8

PHOTO BY JESSE KINSMAN ELIZABETH BERG, THE west, we fell in love with it and started imagining: What if we lived NOVELIST, WAS HERE here? What’s to keep us from living CURRENTS CURRENTS here? Both of us liked what we were ONE TIME. SHE LOOKED

6 doing—we weren’t trying to escape something—but we were feeling the UP AT THE AUDIENCE

VIEWS VIEWS need for something different. AND SAID, “I CAN HEAR CW: What drew you to Bellingham? 4 IN D IE CR: By the time we got to this area in YOU LISTENING.”

MAIL MAIL the fall, we were starting to think about not going back, and seriously

2 started thinking about a bookstore. We explored communities all the way DO IT IT DO 9SPIRIT9 to Santa Rosa, Calif. It had to be be- ment there is. When you start slicing tween 40,000-100,000 people. It had the pie, our sales have actually dropped 10 to have a college or university. It had in the last couple years. Unfortunately, .09. IT TAKES A VILLAGE BOOKS

06 to be close enough to a city for those the expenses don’t go away. amenities, but far enough away that When I was president of the Ameri-

.05 BY AMY KEPFERLE it wasn’t just a bedroom community can Booksellers Association in 1992, 23

# for the city. It had to have some op- there were about 4,500 members. To- hirty years ago, a young couple named Chuck and Dee Robin- portunity for a bookstore to be there. day there are about 1,400. That was son made a decision that would affect the rest of their lives: As we went down the checklist, Bell- when there was the rollout of the T ingham had most of those things. big-box bookstores—Barnes & Noble They opened an independent bookstore. CW: What’s changed since you ﬁrst and Borders. Then there were Internet To celebrate, and pay homage to, three decades of providing reading material— opened? sales and e-books. CR: Well, it started with just the two of People value the physical spot. The CASCADIA WEEKLY and a place to gather—for the masses, Chuck Robinson decided the time was us—Dee and myself. Now there are be- question is, what do you do when some- 12 right for him to add to the stacks. His memoir, It Takes a Village Books: 30 Years tween 25 to 30 people working in the one comes in and uses this as a show- of Building Community, One Book at a Time, is the result. bookstore. Depending on the season, room, and then goes and orders their Paper Dreams has another 8 to 10 peo- book online or downloads an e-book? We sat down with Chuck recently to ﬁnd out more about what the past three ple. When we opened, Village Books How do you monetize being the show- decades of running Village Books have wrought. was a little less than 1,500 square feet. room? Those are the big challenges. CW: How many books would you say are in the store right now? doit CR: I would guess it’s in the range of 75,000. Maybe more. CW: When you run a busy bookstore, do you still have time to read WORDS COMMUNITY

any of those 75,000 books?

CR: We both do read. We don’t have television, so that’s one of WED., JUNE 9 WED., JUNE 9 34 our forms of leisure. There are very few nights that either of us WRITERS THEATER: All word- FAIRHAVEN MARKET: The go to sleep without reading. I don’t know that I read any less smiths are welcome at the Wednesday Farmers Market FOOD monthly meeting of the Chucka- is open from 12-5pm at the than I did when I wasn’t a bookseller. Dee reads more. She’s nut Sandstone Writers Theater Fairhaven Village Green. The mid- faster than I am. I’m guessing she reads well over 100 books a Open Mic at 7pm at the Firehouse week market continues through 28 year. I’m not nearly that fast. Café, 1314 Harris Ave. September. CW: Did you have any big revelations about the bookstore when i 734-2776 i 647-2060 OR you were writing the book? WWW.BELLINGHAMFARMERS.ORG CLASSIFIEDS SAT., JUNE 12 JUDY FEST: As part of the CR: I remembered a lot of things as isolated stories. When I CAN MAN: Illustrator and author “There’s No Place Like Home” put it into a timeline, I realized that some of these things Craig Orback will read and sign

campaign, help raise funds for 24 from his new children’s book, happened at the same time. I might be talking about a First the Pickford Dream Center by at- The Can Man, from 11am-1pm at

Amendment issue that happened here in town, and then realize tending “Judy Fest” at 9:30pm at FILM Barnes & noble, 4099 Meridian it was a time adjacent to when we were expanding the store Rumors Cabaret, 1119 Railroad St. Entry is free. or some big event happened with Ave. Entry is free.

i 647-7018 20 i WWW.PICKFORDEVENTS.COM somebody I met through the ABA. DANCING FEET: Guest author

It was a great recollection of how Lindsey Craig will be present at FRI., JUNE 11 MUSIC much fun a lot of it has been—and Preschool Story Time to read from PIONEER PICNIC: Carl Cozier Craig & Kathy Cole * Mike & Meghan Hammer her and illustrator Marc Brown’s Elementary PTA will host a fund- Tom Amend * Ruth Pyren * Liz Dean

how fortunate we’ve been over the 18 Dancing Feet! at 10:30am at Vil- raising “Pioneer Picnic” from David & Jan Evraets * Gary & Sara McGee years to be able to do this—and

lage Books, 1200 11th St. 5-9pm at the Gordon L. Carter ART the people we’ve met or gotten to i 671-2626 Environmental Education Site. work with over the years. It was ANCIENT WISDOM: Gayle Red- Suggested donation is $35. Mon $3 pints/Tues Kolsch Nite $1.50 16 just reinforcement that it’s been a fern will share ideas from her i 920-1676 OR Thurs Twilight Tunes 8pm Free great ride. ATTEND book, Ancients Wisdoms: Explor- [email protected] WHAT: Chuck Robinson STAGE CW: Do you have advice for people ing the Mysteries and the Connec- June 20 Buy Pop a Beer $1 Off all day reads from It Takes A tions, at 7pm at Village Books, SAT., JUNE 12 who might dream of opening their FERNDALE MARKET: Attend Village Books: 30 Years 1200 11th St. the Ferndale Farmers Market from Locavore Specials Menu at 5pm 14 own bookstore someday? of Building Community, i WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM CR: Finally, again, we’re gaining num- One Book at a Time 10am-1pm at Centennial River- WHEN: 7pm Thurs., SUN., JUNE 13 walk Park. The market continues bers of independent bookstores GET OUT June 10 BOBBY’S DINER: Susan Wingate every Saturday through Oct. 9. (maybe 10 stores more nationwide WHERE: Village Books, reads from her new book, Easy as i 384-3042 every year). Bookstores that I 1200 11th St. Pie at Bobby’s Diner, at 4pm at Vil- BELLINGHAM MARKET: Pur- 12 12 think will continue to do well over COST: Free lage Books, 1200 11th St. chase and peruse local fruit and time are neighborhood bookstores INFO: 671-2626 i 671-2626 veggies and artistic offerings at WORDS that are highly engaged in their — — the Bellingham Farmers Market WORDS WHAT: Chuck Robinson MON., JUNE 14 from 10am-3pm at the Depot own communities—whether it’s a POETRYNIGHT: Sign up to read will be featured during Market Square at the corner of 8 neighborhood or larger community the Chuckanut Radio your verse at the weekly poetry- Railroad Avenue and Chestnut that they’re in. I think certain- Hour night at 8pm at the Anker Café, Street. sized towns around the country WHEN: 7pm Thurs., 1424 Cornwall Ave. Readings be- i 647-2060 OR

gin at 8:30pm. CURRENTS will certainly be able to continue June 17 WWW.BELLINGHAMFARMERS.ORG i WWW.POETRYNIGHT.ORG WHERE: Boundary Bay, LUMMI MARKET: The Lummi

to support bookstores—especially 6 1107 Railroad Ave. BOOK LAUNCH, MUSIC: The Jud Island Farmers Market occurs if they can control their occupan- COST: Free Sherwood Quartet will provide from 10am-1pm every Saturday

cy expenses. INFO: jazz tunes at L.A.-based author through the summer next to the VIEWS CW: Do the author readings you host www.villagebooks.com Larry Strauss’s book launch for Islander grocery store. so often help drive business? his tome, Now’s the Time, at 7pm i [email protected] 4 at Village Books, 1200 11th St. BLAINE MARKET: Local ven-

CR: It drives trafﬁc, which in turn—we hope—draws revenue MAIL i WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM sales. It doesn’t always. We have a full-time events coordina- dors will sell their wares at the

Blaine Gardeners Market from tor, and it’s still a central piece of what we do. It’s one of our TUES., JUNE 15 2 10am-2pm at H Street Plaza. The Valid All Day Wednesday! MARTINI’S RULE: Bestselling core things. weekly event continues Saturdays DO IT IT DO

author Steve Martini reads from Part of the reason we still get the number of people we do is through Oct. 9. his new Paul Madriani book, The i WWW.BLAINECHAMBER.COM $ that a lot of authors have been here before. They feel very well Rule of Nine, at 7pm at Village 10 taken care of here; they love the audiences in Bellingham. A lot Books, 1200 11th St.

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5.00 06 of people in this community are engaged with books and ideas. DEMING LOGGING SHOW: A FOOT LONG COLD SUBS I’ve constantly been told what good questions people ask here. WED., JUNE 16 bevy of action logging events

and exhibits will be part of the .05 Elizabeth Berg, the novelist, was here one time. She looked up ROEDER WRITERS: Bring work

hubbub at the annual Deming 23 at the audience and said, “I can hear you listening.” to share (as well as a pen and # Logging Show Saturday and Sun- CW: What would you like to say to the people who have supported paper) at the monthly “Roeder day at the Deming Logging Show Home Writers” meeting from Village Books over the years? Grounds, 3295 Cedarville Rd. En- 1-4pm at the Roeder Home, 2600 CR: I’m taken aback all the time by what a great community try is $4-$7. Sunset Dr. i 592-3051 OR this is. We dearly love this place. Dee said once, a long time i 647-0724 WWW.DEMINGLOGGINSHOW.COM ago, that one of the most fulﬁlling things for her was that we RIVER OF ANGELS: Abbe Rol- were able to build the kind of bookstore we really wanted to nick—the ﬁrst-ever employee at

SUN., JUNE 13 CASCADIA WEEKLY run, and the community responded to it in such an amazing Village Books—reads from her PICKETT TOUR: Peruse the old- Lakeway Shopping Center book, The River of Angels, at 7pm fashion. We are extremely thankful. est wooden structure in the state Next to Cost Cutter 13 at the eponymous bookstore, This became our home very quickly. Neither one of us are from 1-4pm at the Pickett House, 1068 Lakeway Drive 1200 11th St. 910 Bancroft St. Admission is by Northwesterners, but our plan is to stay here. Even if the day i WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM donation. comes when we both retire and get out of the business, I don’t i WWW.COB.ORG Valid only at above location. One coupon per customer imagine leaving Bellingham. per visit. Not valid with any other offer or coupon. doit

WED., JUNE 9 34 34 DOWNTOWN PLANTS: Investigate green things in an urban environ- FOOD ment with members of the Washing- getout ton Native Plant Society at a “Down- HIKING ›› RUNNING ›› CYCLING

28 town Plants” walk at 6pm leaving from the Maritime Heritage Center. No registration is required. i WWW.WNPS.ORG

CLASSIFIEDS BACKPACKING BASICS: Find out how to choose the right gear for the outdoors at a “Backpacking Basics” 24 BY PATRICK O’TOOLE clinic at 7pm at REI, 400 36th St. Entry is free, but registration is re- FILM FILM quested. i 647-8955

20 Letters From THURS., JUNE 10 BIKE BASICS: Learn how to lube a MUSIC chain and fix a flat a “Bike Mainte- nance Basics” clinic at 7pm at REI, 400 36th St. The event is free, but 18 Lake Squalicum registration is required. ART ART THE WILD DOGS OF THE NOOKSACK i 647-8955 FRI., JUNE 11 16 out a dark fish! He proudly set the fish GET GARDENING: As part of the down next to me on the blue river rocks “Get Gardening” series, Tom Fisher STAGE STAGE and let out a wild yelp. Soon, three other will offer up planting tips from his dogs—Butterscotch, Pepperface, and Dai- book, The Gardener’s Color Palette: Paint Your Garden with 100 Extraor- 14 14 sy—emerged from the cottonwoods and dinary Flower Choices, at 7pm at Vil- came to the riverbank to feast on the fish lage Books, 1200 11th St. GET OUT GET OUT Speckle Freck had caught. i 671-2626 The dogs ate for a while and then began SAT., JUNE 12 conversing about an organization they were THE HUMAN RACE: Pick a worthy 12 involved with called WHOA! (Wild Hounds of cause to raise cash for at the annual America!). Apparently I had stumbled upon event dubbed the “Human Race” WORDS WORDS their biweekly meeting. starting at 8:45am at Zuanich Point “Next topic,” said Speckle Freck (who was Park, Squalicum Harbor. Choose from

8 a 5k walk or a 5k or 10k run. Entry is clearly the meeting’s orator), “2012: Will it $15, but you’re responsible for gath- be the end of humanity/do we care?” ering pledges for your nonproﬁt. “I don’t know, I think it’s just gonna be i 734-3055 OR CURRENTS CURRENTS like Y2K,” Daisy said. “A lot of dogs thought WWW.WHATCOMVOLUNTEER.ORG GARDEN CLASSES: Chuck McClung 6 they would get their chance to re-wild then, but look what happened. Nothing.” will lead a “Growing Tomatoes & Peppers in Whatcom County” class VIEWS VIEWS “Daisy, don’t be such a pessimist!” But- at 10am at Bakerview Nursery, 945 terscotch barked. E. Bakerview Rd. At 2pm show up 4 “Y2K was about computers, 2012 is cen- for “Summer Container Gardening.”

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i 676-0400 OR 2 wear little jackets in the winter and personal ﬂotation devices in the summer. We derstand it! Don’t you remember the stories are disgusting sinners. from the days when humans and animals WWW.BAKERVIEWNURSERY.COM DO IT DO Clearly there is no hope for us, but there may still be hope for the canine species, still communicated, still respected each BIKE & GEAR SALE: Samish Woods Montessori School will hold a “Used because what most people don’t know is that there is a small, yet noteworthy, revo- other, still looked after one another? Don’t Kid’s Bike and Outdoor Gear Sale” 10 lution happening along the grey banks of the Nooksack River. Here is everything I those stories mean anything to you?” fundraiser from 10am-3pm at 4601 .09.

06 know about it so far: A few Saturdays ago, I biked to the river to enjoy a bacon and The rushing river grew louder and louder Samish Way. Donations for the sale kale sandwich and a short story by Karen Russell. It was one of those sunny spring as all eyes turned to Speckle Freck. are appreciated. i [email protected]

.05 days when people start being nice to each other again and I was feeling rather “Look,” he began slowly, “I don’t know

23 JR. STEWARDS: A free, self-paced # bright and hopeful, so when I got to the river I began to do a little yoga. if anything will happen in 2012, but I do environmental education program As I exposed my bicycle-shorted bottom to the sky in the downward-dog know there’s still some ﬁsh left and to- for elementary-age kids and their position, I felt a light nudge in my nether region. Looking upside-down and night’s a new moon. This meeting is ad- family kicks off today at a “Jr. Stew- through my legs I discovered a little upside-down dog with speckled grey-blue journed.” The wild dogs wagged their tails ards” program kickoff from 10:30am- fur and black bean eyes. He took a few delicate sniffs of my rump, arrived at in agreement. “Next week’s topic: Eating 12:30pm at Fairhaven’s Marine Park. some sort of conclusion, and sat down on the river rocks. your own poop. Is it gross?” The event is free, and booklets can be picked up onsite.

CASCADIA WEEKLYCASCADIA On account of the weather, I was feeling like being nice to people, but as there After the meeting was over, we all played i 650-9470 OR were none in the general vicinity, I resolved to share a little bit of my bacon sand- fetch until it got dark and then laid on the WWW.WHATCOMLANDTRUST.ORG 14 wich with my new mutant friend, whom I decided to call Speckle Freck. However, as riverbank watching for shooting stars and OCEANS DAY WALK: As part of I produced my sandwich he got up and casually trotted along the riverbank. making up constellations. National Oceans Day, naturalist Da- “This is homegrown kale!” I yelled after him. Bi-weekly WHOA! meeting 5pm to moonset vid Bean will lead a “ramble” from I ﬁgured that maybe Speckle Freck was vegan, being from Bellingham and on the banks of the Nooksack. Bring a ﬁsh 11am-1pm at Blaine’s Semiahmoo all, but then, to my amazement, he darted into the green water and pulled and an open mind. doit

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24 Members of Shakespeare Northwest offer a free showing of “Shakespeare’s Clowns” FILM FILM BY AMY KEPFERLE June 12 at the Fairhaven Village Green 20 STAGE

MUSIC Playing With Fire WED., JUNE 9 CALIFORNIA COLLECTIVE MAKES SPARKS FLY INTRO TO IMPROV: Attend a free 18 introductory improv class from 7-9pm

ART ART at 302 W. Illinois St. Instructor Sheila Goldsmith will lead the way. i 756-0756 16 16 “ULTIMATELY, IT’S A GIANT THURS., JUNE 10 STAGE STAGE STAGE STAGE GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch “The Good, CONSPIRACY TOWARD the Bad and the Ugly” at 8pm every Thursday at the Upfront Theatre, 1208 14 MUTUAL INSPIRATION.” Bay St. At 10pm, stick around for “The Project.” Entry is $5 for the early show, — RICHARD HARTNELL $3 for the late one. GET OUT i 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM JUNE 10-SEPT. 30 12 code that exists for fire performance. Fire BARD ON THE BEACH: Head to Van- couver, B.C.’s Vanier Park for the 21st extinguishers, first-aid kits and fire cloths

WORDS season of Bard on the Beach. Much Ado are always in the hands of one or more des- About Nothing opens the season, and ignated safety people.” will be followed by Antony and Cleopa- 8 Like many of the performers taking part in tra, Falstaff, and Henry V. Tickets are the Vulcan Fire Show, Hartnell is used to living $19-$38 (Canadian). i on the edge. Most have quit their day jobs to WWW.BARDONTHEBEACH.ORG CURRENTS CURRENTS devote more time to their artistic quests, and JUNE 10-12 PHOTO BY RICHARD HARTNELL BEST OF IDIOM: Watch the best short 6 gravitated to the Vulcan so they could be sur- plays from the iDiOM Theater’s past few years at “Best of iDiOM” shows at VIEWS VIEWS juggler Richard Hartnell left Bellingham for rounded by like-minded WHEN CONTACT 8pm Thurs.-Sat. at the theater’s digs at California, it wasn’t because of a lack of love for his hometown—and it people. 1418 Cornwall Ave. Tickets are $10. 4 wasn’t with a vow to never, ever return. While allowing that i 220-5446 OR WWW.IDIOMTHEATRE.COM

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I LOVE A PIANO: The Irving Ber- 2 out industrial complex that is renowned for its hub of well-known circus be both beautiful and lin musical, I Love a Piano, shows at performers, musicians and visual artists that practice and create there terrifying, Hartnell says 7:30pm Thurs., 8pm Fri.-Sat., and 2pm DO IT IT DO —Hartnell hasn’t forgotten from whence he came. it simply wasn’t feasible Sun. at the Anacortes Community The- SEE IT atre, 918 M Ave. Tickets are $16 and Come Mon., June 14, Hartnell will return to the area with a crew of some WHAT: Vulcan Fire in Bellingham. At the Vul- 10 additional showings happen through of the hottest ﬁre performers from around the country for a one-night-only Show can, he notes, there are

.09. June 26. WHEN: 9pm Mon., 06 show at the Lookout Arts Center to make sparks fly. And, although it’s hap- so many creative juices i WW.ACTTHEATRE.COM pening after dark on a Monday night, it promises to be more than worth June 14 flowing that there’s a WHERE: Lookout ANNIE: See the story of a lucky orphan .05 staying out a little late on a workday to experience. Arts Center, 246 constant sense of wonder, when META Performing Arts presents 23 # What can people expect at the performance? According to Hartnell: “Stun- Old Hwy 99 N. and it’s not uncommon Annie at 7pm Thurs., 7pm Sat., and 2pm ning technical mastery, expressive flow, inventive partner and troupe fire COST: Suggested for the various artists Sun. at Mount Vernon’s McIntyre Hall. Tickets are $18-$35. dance, mind-boggling tricks, danger, excitement and maybe a little romance.” donation is $10 to feed off each other’s i WWW.MCINTYREHALL.ORG With a common love of the element that inspires them, the performers— INFO: (360) 820- energy. “Ultimately, it’s a 2306 the duo Fire Smoothie and the six-piece Vulcan Crew among them—will giant conspiracy toward JUNE 11-12 light up the night with their various talents. mutual inspiration,” Hartnell says. PULP IMPROV, ETC.: Show up for “Triples” shows at 8pm at the Upfront And, although fire is indeed hazardous in the wrong hands, rest assured “I came to the Bay Area because I knew CASCADIA WEEKLY Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At 10pm, witness the seasoned performers will have everything under control. I needed this,” he adds. “It was basically the opening of a new format dubbed 16 “Fire is dangerous, but controllable,” Hartnell says. “During a fire ses- impossible in Bellingham. I am hoping this “Pulp Improv.” Tickets are $8-$10. sion, one will often see performers harmlessly brushing out a spot of lifestyle will become more feasible there as i WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM burning clothing with a free hand—even brief contact with a burning patrons realize that compelling art takes a I DO!: Watch a five-decade marriage wick won’t necessarily result in a significant burn. Of course, really aw- lot of work, and that artists can’t pay rent in action when the musical, I do! I ful things can and do happen, which is why there’s an extensive safety with our good reputations.” doit Milano’s do! shows at 7:30pm every Fri.-Sat. through June 26 at Mount Vernon’s restaurant & deli

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$20-$40. Servicing Most European 34 i WWW.RIVERBELLEDINNERTHEATRE.COM FOOD BLACK COMEDY: Peter Shaffer’s farci- & Japanese Models Celebrating our cal play, Black Comedy, shows at 8pm at the Blaine Community Center, 763 G St. 20th anniversary 28 Tickets are $8-$10. i 224-1233 JUNE 11-13 FEATURING SHOP OF HORRORS: Teens from the CLASSIFIEDS Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth Milano's Restaurant a 3 Course Dinner will perform the musical, Little Shop 24 of Horrors, at 7pm Fri., 2pm and 7pm for $20.00 Sat., and 2pm Sun. at the BAAY Actor’s 9990 Mt. Baker Highway FILM Studio, 1059 N. State St. Tickets are $10 and additional showings happen Glacier, WA Available Monday–Friday June 18-19. 20 i 306-1543 OR WWW.BAAY.ORG through the month of June GUYS AND DOLLS: Singing, dancing Open daily from 11:00 a.m. MUSIC and lots of love will hit the stage when 360 671.2420 the musical comedy known as Guys and

ENJOY SPRING IN THE MOUNTAINS 18 Dolls opens this weekend with showings at 8pm Fri.-Sat. and 2pm Sun. at ART the Bellingham Theatre Guild, 1600 H St. Tickets are $8-$12 and additional PRESENTS 16 Weekly Specials "ELLINGHAM4HEATRE'UILD 16 showings happen through June 27. i 733-1811 OR WWW. STAGE STAGE STAGE STAGE BELLINGHAMTHEATREGUILD.COM Tuesday = Flatiron Steaks SAT., JUNE 12 w/2 sides & a Pint! $16 SHAKESPEARE’S CLOWNS: Members 14 Produced by special of Shakespeare Northwest will pres- Wednesday = Rib Night arrangement ent a theatrical compilation dubbed with Music Theatre International, Inc. GET OUT “Shakespeare’s Clowns” at 2pm on the *People’s Choice Award* 81st Fairhaven Village Green. Entry is free. i WWW.SHAKESNW.ORG w/2 sides and a Pint! $16 12 JUNE 12-13 Thursday = Buffalo Brisket $14 OFF THE MAP AUDITIONS: Sign up WORDS to audition for upcoming performances of Off the Map! from 1-4pm Sat. and 8 7-9pm Sun. at the Anacortes Commu- Hours: *UNE nity Theatre, 918 M. Ave. BOOK: *O3WERLINGAND!BE"URROWS Tues.- Thurs. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. MUSIC & LYRICS: i WWW.ACTTHEATRE.COM &RANK,OESSER Fri. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. DIRECTOR: *UDITH/WENS ,ANCASTER CURRENTS Sat. 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. SUN., JUNE 13 ADULTS: s CHILDREN: s STUDENTS/SENIORS:

YOUTH IMPROV: Sheila Goldsmith Sun. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. 6 TICKETS: will teach an introductory improv class for youth and teens ages 9 to 14 at 2pm PLAYHOUSE: (3TREETs "ELLINGHAM VIEWS at 302 W. Illinois St. SHOW SCHEDULE & INFO: "ELLINGHAMTHEATREGUILDCOM i 756-0756 4 COMEDY NIGHT: A weekly Comedy

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Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St. .05 23 i WWW.CLAIREVGTHEATRE.ORG HAPPY HOUR # On the Patio 5-7 pm DANCE TUES., JUNE 15 DANCING IN THE PARK: The Bellingham LIVE MUSIC EVERY Scottish Country Dancers will begin a CASCADIA WEEKLYCASCADIA summer of “Dancing in the Park” from 7-9pm at the Elizabeth Park gazebo. TUES - SAT 8PM 17 The event—which will happen every Tuesday through Aug. 10—is family- 1300 Bay St. friendly. Donations are appreciated. i 933-1779 360.752.2968 (75.BAYOU) www.bayouonbay.com

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20 BY AMY KEPFERLE MUSIC 18 18 18 Honest Visions ART ART ART ART NEW YORK OR BUST 16 STAGE STAGE TO WAISMAN, ART ISN’T JUST ABOUT CREATING SOMETHING

14 FOR OTHER PEOPLE’S ENJOYMENT, BUT ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS. GET OUT SARAH WAISMAN does not make her through to the other side. As an actress art for other people. This is not to say she who’s driven by the ways in which humans ex- 12 doesn’t appreciate it when one of her visions press said emotions, she uses that passion to inspires or affects somebody else, but rather fuel her creativity. WORDS WORDS that she’s not thinking of an audience of ad- With a college degree in hand, Waisman is pre- mirers when she makes it. paring for the next phase of her life—moving to 8 “Many of my paintings are inspired by my New York City in October. She’s hoping sales of own experiences of or close friends or fam- her artwork will help propel her into her new ex- ily,” Waisman explains. “I tell stories of ex- istence, where she hopes to pursue opportunities CURRENTS CURRENTS treme joy or sorrow, of both the theatrical and visual kinds.

6 centered on pivotal While she’ll miss the strong sense of commu- moments in life, such nity—and the fresh air—of Bellingham, Wa-

VIEWS VIEWS as newfound love and isman says she’s looking forward to having a heartbreak, or suc- broader range of possibilities in the much big- 4 cess and failure.” ger city, and welcomes the competition that’ll

MAIL MAIL Take a look at the motivate her to work harder. small collection of Even if her acrylic, collage and mixed-media

SEE IT 2 Waisman’s paintings WHAT: Artwork by pieces don’t bring in a mint by July 4, Waisman that are currently on Sarah Waisman doesn’t seem like the type of person who’ll be DO IT DO display in the cantina WHEN: Through much bothered by that. To her, art isn’t just at Casa Que Pasa— July 3 about creating something for other people’s

10 WHERE: Casa Que which also happens enjoyment, but about what it means.

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# herent in her pieces. “It is an opportunity for me to voice my “A Reminder,” one of her bigger works, shows opposition to violence and my feminist per- a half-naked woman reaching up to what Wa- spective. The aches and pains of living can isman explains is an abstract representation either eat you alive or you can use them to of the things in life that are most important your advantage. Aggravation, anger, joy and to her, which are consolidated into a glowing sadness can be harnessed into useful energy in service of expression. Art demands creativ- CASCADIA WEEKLYCASCADIA orb. “Life’s Too Short, After All,” two collaged, framed renderings of women (one young, one ity and helps me to construct fruitful bridges 18 not) surrounded by musical notes and bling, to other people and their experiences, uniting speaks of stories both past and present. the parallel universes of the private realm and Waisman, a recent WWU theater arts grad, the public sphere.” says she only creates art when she’s in a high Hear that, New York? It’s time to set another state of emotion and needs the outlet to get place at the table. “A REMINDER” “A doit

EVENTS 8CPEQWXGT(QNM 34 34 WED., JUNE 9 WEAVERS GUILD: Join the Whatcom Weavers FOOD Guild for its monthly meeting at 7pm at St. James /WUKE(GUVKXCN The Avett Brothers Presbyterian Church, 910 14th St. Entry is free, and visitors are welcome. 28 i WWW.WHATCOMWEAVERSGUILD.ORG ,7.;į,'4+%*1$'#%*2#4- THURS., JUNE 10 ART & FEMINISM: Barbara L. Miller will lead a 8#0%178'4p$%p%#0#&# CLASSIFIEDS “Do We Still Need Feminism to Talk About Art?” brown bag discussion at 12:30pm at the Whatcom 24 Museum’s Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora St. En- (GCVWTKPI QXGTCTVKUVUCPFITQWRU try is $3. FILM FILM i WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG HTQOCNNQXGTVJGYQTNFKPENWFKPI Playing for Change SAT., JUNE 12 20 LUCIA OPENING: View ceramic works by Charles Colin Hay 3 Bettye LaVette 3 Calexico 3Natacha Atlas Krafft and new paintings by John Schaefer at an MUSIC opening reception from 6-8pm at the Lucia Doug- Sarazino 3Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens las Gallery, 1415 13th St. The works will be up Finley Quaye Watcha Clan Alvin Youngblood Hart

3 3 18 through July 24. 18 i WWW.LUCIADOUGLAS.COM ART ART Tao Seeger Band 3 Sarah Harmer 3 Paciﬁ c Curls 3Oka ART Namgar ONGOING EXHIBITS Peatbog Faeries 3 Boukman Eksperyans 3 Jon & Roy 16 ALLIED ARTS: Ron Pattern and James William-

El Puchero del Hortelano 3 Debashish Bhattacharya STAGE son’s “Bellingham by Land, Sea & Sky” exhibit shows through the month at Allied Arts, 1418 Las Alegres Ambulancias The Deep Dark Woods Cornwall Ave. 3 14 i WWW.ALLIEDARTS.ORG Brett Dennen 3Said the Whale 3 emmas’s revolution BLUE HORSE: Shutterbugs from throughout the

Northwest will share their images as part of the United Steel Workers of Montreal 3 The Gertrudes GET OUT “Public Hanging: Photography” exhibit through Calexico June 25 at the Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly Shane Koyczan & the Short Story Long 3 Alex Cuba

St. 12 i WWW.BLUEHORSEGALLERY.COM Hannah Georgas 3Les Boukakes 3 Jeremy Fisher DEPOT ARTS CENTER: The Cascade Clay Artists WORDS WORDS will host the 6th annual “Clay, Fire and Form” ex- Carlos del Junco and the Blues Mongrels 3Fribo hibit and sale through June 26 at Anacortes’ Depot Arts Center, 611 R Ave. Luluc 3Madison Violet 3Nathan Rogers 3 Po’ Girl 8 i WWW.DEPOTARTSCENTER.ORG GALLERY CYGNUS: An exhibit featuring works by Bob Brozman painter Nick Fennel and sculptor Robert Gigliotti TICKETS: CURRENTS can be perused until June 27 at La Conner’s Gal- Early Bird lery Cygnus, 109 Commercial St. 1.604.602.9798 6 i (360) 420-9568 tickets

LITTLE GALLERY: Works by painter and muralist to June 11 www.thefestival.bc.ca VIEWS Lanny Little and paintings and ﬂoorcloths by Kay Buy now D. Little can currently be viewed at the new Little 4 Gallery, 1220 Bay St. and save! i 647-5675 MAIL MONA: View “Resonances: Contemporary Echoes

Modern,” “Resonances in Glass,” and “Poses from Crooked Still 2 the Permanent Collection” until June 13 La Con- DO IT DO ner’s Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St. i WWW.MUSEUMOFNWART.ORG

SMITH & VALLEE: Painter Todd Horton’s “Mi- 10

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O’Gormley can be viewed every Wed.-Sun. through 06 June 27 at Edison’s Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742

Gilkey Ave. .05 i WWW.SMITHANDVALLEE.COM 23 # WHATCOM ART GUILD: From 10am-6pm every Friday through Sunday, stop by the Whatcom Art Guild’s Art Market at Fairhaven’s Waldron Building, 1314 12th St. i WWW.WHATCOMARTGUILD.ORG WHATCOM MUSEUM: “Expanded Horizons: Pan- oramic Photographs by J.W. Sandison,” “Show of CASCADIA WEEKLYCASCADIA Hands: Northwest Women Artists 1880-2010” and “Outside the Home: Photographs of Women in the 19 Workplace” can currently be viewed at the What- Bassekou Kouyate com Museum. & Ngoni Ba i WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG Rumor Has It

34 34 DESPITE THE FACT that sunshine has been sporadic in this neck of the woods—to say the least—the calendar tells FOOD me summer is nigh. Which means various parks, open spaces—even the streets downtown—are about to come

28 28 music alive with the sound of music. SHOW PREVIEWS ›› RUMOR HAS IT But, if the June monsoon persists in wrecking my plans for al fresco music and a deluxe farmer’s tan, plenty of indoor options abound, as you all well know—including CLASSIFIEDS some new/newish venues that are trying on live music to see how well it ﬁts. In the interest of perfect honesty, it 24 should be noted that really only one of these places ﬁts

FILM FILM the deﬁnition of “new,” as the rest have all been around awhile—it’s just their musical status that has changed.

20 In the aforementioned “new/newish” category is 20 Bloom, on Cornwall Avenue. By day, it’s a 100 percent MUSIC

MUSIC organic, vegan restaurant. But, by night (and at noon one day a week), it’s been playing host to a variety of

18 live music. The music to be found there tends to be of a quieter ilk, but “quieter” ART ART doesn’t equal “boring,” as they’ve played host to ev- 16 erything from belly dancers to Yogoman. STAGE STAGE Another place that’s recently begun testing the 14 live-music waters is way out on little Lummi Island.

GET OUT First of all, if you’ve ever spent any time on Lummi, but haven’t indulged in 12 the delights of the Beach BY CAREY ROSS Store Café, shame on WORDS you. The food is tasty, the folks are friendly and it’s one of the best ways to get a taste—so to speak—of the pace 8 and the style of Lummi’s brand of island life. But don’t let the laid-back environment fool you: when a place kicks off their live music offerings with a show by Sugar Sugar CURRENTS CURRENTS Sugar, as the Beach Store did a few weeks ago, you know

6 they are ready to rock it out. The newly minted venue has music booked every Saturday night through September,

VIEWS VIEWS with all sorts of styles/genres represented. BY CAREY ROSS Also ramping up their live music selections will be the 4 Temple Bar. The Temple is, of course, no stranger to serv-

MAIL MAIL ing up bands, along with cheese plates, inventive cocktails and carefully chosen wines. However, their relationship

2 Marcy Playground with live music has been a little on-again, off-again. I’m told the torrid affair between the Temple and live music DO IT IT DO SEX + CANDY = ONE-HIT WONDER is soon to be back on, just in time for summer. I’ve spoken before of my love of the Temple Bar, so it should come as 10 WHAT DO Blind Melon, the Archies, and Falco have she only ever hit Top 40 status for “Me and no surprise that I ﬁnd it to be a perfectly lovely place to .09.

06 in common? Bobby McGee” and he for “All Along the while away an evening with a little wine and song. But Easy question, right? They’re all one-hit wonders— Watchtower”—when both amassed bodies don’t take my word for it. Suss it out for yourself.

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# and Falco for, of course, “Rock Me Amadeus.” weight, even until this day. Also, a band like the Cabin is far from a newcomer to this whole live-music If you wanted to, you could also add New York’s Marcy Devo—a well-known one-hit wonder for thing. But they’ve gone from being a bar that puts on Playground to that list for their 1997 hit “Sex and Can- “Whip It”—has gone on to be hugely influen- a show here and a show there as part of a fundraiser or dy.” After all, they’re coming to Bellingham—for a Thurs., tial outside the confines of that one song. as a favor to a friend to being a bonafide music venue, June 10 show at the Wild Buffalo—and they’re bringing However, it has to be said, that, by any with at least two shows—most of the live, local variety their megahit with them. definition, Marcy Playground’s “Sex and so many of us favor—happening there every week. And The band’s impending visit has me thinking about one-hit Candy” made them a one-hit-wonder band. while there’s bigger, “better” in terms of sound quality CASCADIA WEEKLY wonders, specifically, how, exactly, to characterize them. But if you have to build a career around be- (and various other technical things I don’t pretend to 20 Case in point: it seems the meaning of “one-hit wonder” ing known for only one song, you’d prob- understand) places to see shows, I’m just going to come should be cut and dried: if a band or musician only charts ably be pretty happy if that song hit as hard right out and say it: the Cabin is, hands down, the most a single hit, they then fall into said category. But it’s not as the one by this post-grunge trio did. With consistently fun place to see a show in town. Sure, I may really that simple. By that narrow definition, folks like Janis its undeniably hooky arrangement and its change my mind about that next week. But, for now, Joplin and Jimi Hendrix would be one-hit wonders—as somewhat nonsensical yet still catchy lyrics, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. musicEvents

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# that was the ’80s, The A-Team stood out as the kind of show voted most likely to him from killing them all by bribing him to do the original TV series proud. But, make viewers’ brains leak out of their ears. with food. It’s hardly high comedy, but at two hours, this is a little long, es- But buried deep beneath the shoddy production values, cardboard performances, for a Hollywood action movie it’s gold. pecially as the extra time could have dull action and by-the-numbers scripting lay something Hollywood could take Howling Mad Murdoch (Sharlto Copley) been saved by ditching the ﬁlm’s few and nurture and turn into a massively expensive summer blockbuster. That isn’t actually called “howling mad” by any- moments of supposed character growth. something? Catchphrases. If you created a drinking game based around the one in the movie, but he does get to make Does anyone care that Face ﬁnally gets

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33 eatit WED., JUNE 9 THE TOWN FOOD SAVED: Ben Hewitt, 34 34 34 author of The Town That Food Saved, will helm two events in Bellingham today. The FOOD FOOD ﬁrst happens at 4pm at the Fairhaven Vil- chow lage Green, and then he’ll head across the square for a 7pm reading at Village Books, 28 28 RECIPES ›› REVIEWS ›› PROFILES 1200 11th St. i 671-2626 THURS., JUNE 10 CLASSIFIEDS EAT LOCAL: As part of Eat Local (Every) Week, drop by the North Fork Brewery and Beer Shrine in Deming for pizza and salad 24 specials using all-local ingredients from the likes of Moondance Farm, Holistic Home- FILM FILM BY AMY KEPFERLE stead, Vis Seafood and Brookﬁeld Farms. i WWW.SCONNECT.ORG 20 .$-0' .!*- FRI., JUNE 11 TASTE OF LA CONNER: Meander and nosh on MUSIC (+**&$)" fresh, local edibles from 4-8pm at “A Taste Camp Cuisine t Plan meals in advance. of La Conner.” La Conner Seafood & Prime

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GET OUT SEA HARVEST: Ryan Dr um w ill helm a “Sea / Vegetable Harvest” outing from 9am-2pm WHAT: Backcountry at Larrabee State Park. The class—dubbed 12 Cooking Basics a “seaweed safari”—will focus on the safe WHEN: 7pm Mon., harvesting of delectable sea vegetables. June 14 WORDS Cost is $34-$38, and you must have a valid WHERE: REI, 400 shellfish-harvesting license. 36th St. i 734-8158 8 COST: Free BEER BATTER COMMUNITY MEAL: A free, bimonthly INFO: 647-8955 Community Meal can be had from 10am- FISH FILLETS If you’ve had luck fishing, do the catch 12pm at the United Church of Ferndale, WHAT: Camp Cooking CURRENTS CURRENTS justice with this simple, mouthwater- 2034 Washington St. Basics ing recipe. Be sure to dry the fillets on i 384-1422

6 WHEN: 7-8:30pm the outside so the batter will stick while Wed., June 16 FORKS, CORKS, FARMERS, CHEFS: cooking. Cook over medium heat. WHERE: Larrabee Growing Washington will host a “Forks, VIEWS VIEWS State Park Corks, Farmers and Chefs” benefit dinner COST: Free Ingredients at 6:30pm at Bellingham’s Depot Market 4 INFO: 647-8955 Allow ½ pound fish fillets or two small, Square. In addition to the diverse cuisine from local farms and chefs, there’ll be live

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06 Those who are planning outdoor adventures for the warmer months may want to Fairhaven hub, 1200 Old Fairhaven Park- sign up now for a couple clinics that will make the experience all the sweeter (or far DIRECTIONS: Using a small bowl, way, suite #101. i 671-0203 OR WWW.QUELFROMAGE.COM .05 more savory, if that’s what you’re looking for). blend the buttermilk pancake mix

23 FUNDRAISING BUFFET: Help local # Head to REI June 14 for a “Backcountry Cooking Basics” clinic, and you’ll get a with the beer, using a fork. Whip the screenwriter Monica Romano get to Holly- better idea of what it takes to eat like royalty in the great outdoors. In addition to batter until smooth and the con- wood’s Act One filmmaking program by at- covering the basics—what to bring, what to leave behind and how to handle your sistency of heavy cream. Blot the tending a Fundraising Buffet from 5-8pm edibles for transport—you’ll get recipes (Maple Bacon scones, anyone?) and solid fillets dry using a napkin or paper at Giuseppe’s Italian Restaurant, 1414 advice on staying well-fed at 6,000 feet, more or less. towel, and dip in the batter. Heat Cornwall Ave. Entry is $45. Keep that advice in mind for a Wed., June 16 outing at Larrabee State Park (meet the oil in a skillet and fry the fillets i 527-1606 at the first shelter near the campground exit, and keep an eye out for the black REI until golden brown on the outside.

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