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BoB Ballot, p.17 + SILENT MOVIE SERIES, p.20 + DRIZZLE, p.34 cascadia REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM*SKAGIT*ISLAND COUNTIES 10-04-2016 • ISSUE:40 • V.11 RANDY & ALBATROSS MR. LAHEY ACTION Take it to the The Nature trailer, P.16 of Writing, P.12 A DREAM DEFERRED Toward a new civil rights movement, P.06 34 cascadia The Music Man: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community FOOD FOOD ThisWeek Theatre Jay Owenhouse: 8pm, Mount Baker Theatre A glance at this week’s Hellingham: 8pm and 10pm, Upfront Theatre 27 happenings DANCE The Bustle Hustlers: 9pm, the Shakedown B-BOARD B-BOARD MUSIC Lynden Music Festival: Through Sunday, throughout 24 Lynden Skagit Symphony’s Bachtoberfest: 4-7:30pm, FILM Hillcrest Lodge Mandolin Orange: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall 20 COMMUNITY Blaine Oktoberfest: 8am-8pm, throughout Blaine MUSIC Deming Oktoberfest: 12pm-1am, Deming Log Show Grounds 18 GET OUT ART Chocolate for Charity 5K: 9am, Hovander Park, Ferndale Park-to-Peak Trail Run: 9am, Hillcrest Park, Mount 16 View the best climbing and Vernon Band Aid Fun Run: 9am, Edgewater Park, Mount STAGE adventure films of the year Vernon Everyday Superheroes 5K: 10am, Squalicum Creek Park 14 when the Reel Rock Film Stigma Stomp 5K: 10am, Bloedel Donovan Park Run, Walk and Roll: 10:30am, Squalicum Boathouse Tour screens on Thurs., Oct. Gore and Lore Tour: GET OUT 6pm, downtown Bellingham 6 at Western Washington Shoot the Trails: 6pm, Bellingham Technical College 12 FOOD University’s Arntzen Hall Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot Arts Center WORDS Mount Vernon Market: 9 a m - 2 p m , R i v e r f r o n t P l a z a Blaine Market: 10am-2pm, Peace Portal Drive 8 WEDNESDAY [10.05.16] Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot Market Square MUSIC Bier on the Pier: 12-6pm, Port of Anacortes Ware- house CURRENTS CURRENTS Lynden Music Festival: Through Sunday, Lynden The Polkatones perform during 6 THURSDAY [10.06.16] the Bavarian blowout known as VISUAL the 34th annual Deming Log Art-Oberfest Art Show: 9am-5pm, Blaine Commu- nity Center and beyond VIEWS ONSTAGE Westward Ho’s: 6pm, Lookout Arts Quarry Show Oktoberfest taking place Whatcom Artist Studio Tour: 10am-5pm, through- out Whatcom County 4 Broadway Takes on Politics: 7:30pm, Firehouse PAC Oct. 7-8 at the eponymous The Miracle Worker: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas showgrounds. On Oct. 8-9, you MAIL MAIL Theatre, Lynden SUNDAY [10.09.16] Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre can also attend the Blaine 2 The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre ONSTAGE 2 Oktoberfest The Miracle Worker: 2pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, DO IT IT DO DO IT IT DO Lynden MUSIC Lynden Music Festival: Through Sunday, throughout Lynden MUSIC Lynden Music Festival: Through today, throughout FILM The Music Man: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community Lynden 10.05.16 FOOD Reel Rock Film Tour: 7pm, Arntzen Hall, WWU Theatre Ferndale Farmers Market: 1- 6 p m , C h e r r y S t r e e t Jeff Warner: 2pm, Nancy’s Farm Hellingham: 8pm and 10pm, Upfront Theatre Bier on the Pier: 5-9pm, Port of Anacortes Silent Film Series: 3pm, Mount Baker Theatre .11 VISUAL Randy + Mr. Lahey: 9pm, Wild Buffalo Warehouse Fifth Inversion: 3pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU 40 # First Thursday Art Walk: 5-8pm, downtown Mount Vernon MUSIC VISUAL COMMUNITY New Exhibits Opening: 5:30-7:30pm, Jansen Art Lynden Music Festival: Through Sunday, through- Gallery Walk: 6-9pm, downtown Anacortes Blaine Oktoberfest: 1-5pm, throughout Blaine Center, Lynden out Lynden Art Walk: 6-10pm, downtown Bellingham Jamie Laval: 7-9:30pm, YWCA Ballroom FOOD FRIDAY [10.07.16] SATURDAY [10.08.16] Semiahmoo Oktoberfest: 1-5pm, Semiahmoo COMMUNITY Resort, Blaine ONSTAGE Deming Oktoberfest: 12pm-1am, Deming Log ONSTAGE Sunday Market: 1-5pm, Alger Community Hall CASCADIA WEEKLY Westward Ho’s: 6pm, Lookout Arts Quarry Show Grounds The Miracle Worker: 2pm, Claire vg Thomas It’s Good to Be Home: 7pm, BAAY Theatre Theatre, Lynden VISUAL 2 Traveling with Angels: 7pm, Church of the Assumption GET OUT Broadway Takes on Politics: 3pm and 7:30pm, Whatcom Artist Studio Tour: 10am-5pm, through- Broadway Takes on Politics: 7:30pm, Firehouse PAC Gore and Lore Tour: 6pm, historic Fairhaven Firehouse PAC out Whatcom County The Miracle Worker: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Jason Hummel Slideshow: 7:30pm, Backcountry Westward Ho’s: 6pm, Lookout Arts Quarry Art-Oberfest Art Show: 11am-5pm, Blaine Com- Theatre, Lynden Essentials It’s Good to Be Home: 7pm, BAAY Theatre munity Center and beyond 3 CASCADIA WEEKLY #40.11 10.05.16 DO IT 2 MAIL 4 VIEWS 6 CURRENTS 8 WORDS 12 GET OUT 14 STAGE 16 ART 18 MUSIC 20 FILM 24 B-BOARD 27 FOOD 34 Contact THISWEEK Cascadia Weekly: ` 360.647.8200 34 Editorial Editor & Publisher: FOOD FOOD Tim Johnson `ext 260 { editor@ 27 mail cascadiaweekly.com TOC LETTERS STAFF Arts & Entertainment Editor: Amy Kepferle B-BOARD B-BOARD ext 204 {calendar@ cascadiaweekly.com 24 Music & Film Editor: Noted Skagit Valley painter and sculptor Clayton James died FILM Carey Ross this weekend in Burlington. James, 98, led a storied life; ext 203 he was a conscientious objector during World War II, spent {music@ 20 several years in work camps on both coasts, and—along cascadiaweekly.com with Guy Anderson and Morris Graves—helped establish the “Northwest School” of art. A memorial gathering to honor MUSIC Production the artist will be scheduled soon. 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SEND LETTERS TO LETTERS@ considering suicide?” Asking this will not put the Initiative 1491 can prevent needless trag- 2 30: Free Will Astrology CASCADIAWEEKLY.COM idea into their head, nor will asking them how edies by allowing family members and law en- 31: Advice Goddess BoB Ballot, p.17 + SILENT MOVIE SERIES, p.20 + DRIZZLE, p.34 DO IT IT DO cascadia they plan to take their own life. forcement to get an Extreme Risk Protection REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM*SKAGIT*ISLAND COUNTIES 32: Comix 10-04-2016 • ISSUE:40 • V.11 Ask them why they are considering such a Order from a judge, and do so quickly, if an RANDY & ALBATROSS MR. LAHEY ACTION Take it to the trailer, P.16 drastic decision. 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Cascadia Some warning signs and risk factors to keep in law enforcement officers may petition the judge Weekly may be distributed only by authorized distributors. Any person removing mind if someone you know may be considering for this order. Petitioners must file every year to papers in bulk from our distribution points risks prosecution SUBMISSIONS: Cascadia Weekly welcomes freelance submissions. Send material suicide include: giving away personal possessions, renew the order and the subject may file once to either the News Editor or A&E Editor. Manuscripts will be returned if you include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. To be considered for calendar list- family history of mental illness and/or disorders, a year to end the order.