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HELL HIKE Ten miles of terror P.14 HAUNT JAUNTS Frightmares and nightmares P.15
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SPOOKTACULAR! GALLERY Sounds like Halloween, P.18 Beyond Bleedingham, P.16 The Skriker, Duck Variations: 7:30pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts
A brief overview of this How to Succeed in Business: 7:30pm, Anacortes 30 Community Theatre Hellingham: 7:30pm and 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre
FOOD week’s happenings Rocky Horror Picture Show: 8pm, Lincoln Theatre, THISWEEK Mount Vernon Rocky Horror Picture Show: 8pm and 12am, Mount 25 Baker Theatre
DANCE B-BOARD Reel Competition: 9am-5pm, Syre Student Center, WCC BRD’s Frequency: 7:30pm, Firehouse Arts and 22 Events Center Contra Dance: 7-10:30pm, Fairhaven Library FILM MUSIC
18 Halloween Recital: 1pm, Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship Rocktoberfest: 4-10pm, Peace Portal Drive, Blaine MUSIC Bassoon Apocalypse: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU 16 Scott Cossu: 7:30pm, Lummi Island Congregational
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WORDS 15 Frankenstein Presentation: 11am at the Ferndale Library, 1pm at the Lynden Library STAGE COMMUNITY Halloween at the Y: 2-5pm, Bellingham YMCA 14 Trick or Treat: 3-5pm, downtown Ferndale Boo at Bloedel: 3-5pm, Bloedel Donovan Community Building GET OUT On Sat., Oct. 27, kids in costume can attend “Halloween at the Y,” Haunt the Park: 5-7pm, Pioneer Park, Ferndale “ ” and Ferndale’s “ ” Boo! at Bloedel, Haunt the Park GET OUT 12 Concrete Ghost Walk: 6pm, Concrete Theatre
WORDS FOOD THURSDAY [10.25.18] Pancake Breakfast: 8-10:30am, Lynden Community Center 10 ONSTAGE Final Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot The Skriker, Duck Variations: 7:30pm, Sylvia Center Arts Center for the Arts Bellingham Final Blaine Gardeners Market: 10am-2pm, H Good, Bad, Ugly: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre CURRENTS Street Plaza How to Succeed in Business: 7:30pm, Anacortes Com- Circus Guild Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot 8 munity Theatre hosts its annual Market Square The Project: 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre
VIEWS Beastly, SUNDAY [10.28.18] MUSIC Frightful, 4 Creepy Cabaret: 6:30-8:30pm, Bellingham High School ONSTAGE Lindsay Street: 7:30pm, Chuckanut Center Unbelievably Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: 2pm, Blaine High School MAIL Spooky Circus PAC FOOD
Circus of Doom: 4pm, Cirque Lab 2 Oct. 2 School Garden Harvest Dinner: 5-7pm, Whatcom of Doom BAAY Haunted House: 6-11pm, Boundary Bay Middle School 26-31 at the Brewery DO IT DO IT Cirque Lab VISUAL DANCE Art of Local: 5:30-8:30pm, SpringHill Suites Marriott
PHOTO BY THADDEUS HINK THADDEUS BY PHOTO BRD’s Frequency: 3pm, Firehouse Arts and Events Center
10.24.18 FRIDAY [10.26.18] MUSIC ONSTAGE MUSIC VISUAL .13 La Boheme: 3pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon Whatcom Frightmare: 5-10pm, Pioneer Park, Ferndale Net of Indra Release: 7-9pm, Herb’s Cider Tasting Fourth Friday Art Walk: 5-8pm, historic 43 Skagit Community Band: 3pm, Anacortes-Westmin- # Circus of Doom: 7pm, Cirque Lab Room Fairhaven ster Presbyterian Church Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: 7pm, Blaine High School PAC La Boheme: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon Bleedingham Night Gallery: 5-10pm, the Majestic Art of Jazz: 4-6:30pm, BAAY Theatre Scream Fair: 7-10pm, NW Washington Fairgrounds, Skagit Community Band: 7:30pm, Maple Hall, La Emerald City Music: 5pm, Whatcom Museum’s Old Lynden Conner SATURDAY [10.27.18] City Hall The Skriker, Duck Variations: 7:30pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts FILM ONSTAGE COMMUNITY How to Succeed in Business: 7:30pm, Anacortes Com- Wild & Scenic Film Festival: 7:30pm, Lincoln Whatcom Frightmare: 5-10pm, Pioneer Park, Punkin’ Run Car Show: 10am-2pm, Hardware Sales munity Theatre Theatre Ferndale CASCADIA WEEKLY Parking Lot Hellingham: 7:30pm and 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre Circus of Doom: 6pm and 9pm, Cirque Lab Rocky Horror Picture Show: 8pm and 12am, Mount COMMUNITY BAAY Haunted House: 6-11pm, Boundary Bay 2 FOOD Baker Theatre Halloween Costume Jamboree: 6pm, North Fork Brewery Eat Island Grown: 12-4pm, Brickworks, Friday Library Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: 7pm, Blaine High School Harbor DANCE PAC BRD’s Frequency: 7:30pm, Firehouse Arts and Events FOOD Scream Fair: 7-10pm, NW Washington Fairgrounds, SEND YOUR LISTINGS TO Center Whiskey Walk: 5:30-9pm, Barkley Village Lynden [email protected]
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2 Skagit: Linda Brown, However, there is no issue more important, more bors and created 700 affordable homes. By re- 25: Crossword Barb Murdoch pressing, more encompassing than our changing newing the Home Fund, we have the opportunity
DO IT 26: Free Will Astrology climate. Without a sustainable, healthy planet, (obligation, really) to provide an additional 500 Letters all vital issues become unimportant. The increas- homes and support for even more neighbors who 27: Advice Goddess SEND LETTERS TO LETTERS@ CASCADIAWEEKLY.COM ing temperatures and dramatic climate swings will are vulnerable to losing their housing. 28: Comix make it difficult to continue doing our jobs and Community-based solutions like the Home 10.24.18 29: Slowpoke, Sudoku schooling. Our beautiful Whatcom County won’t Fund empower each of us to make a difference 30: Terrifying tofu continue to exist as we know it and love it. with our vote. Vote Yes on Prop 2018-5. .13
43 Vote for the candidates that understand the —Eowyn Savela, Bellingham # science and the implications of unabated climate ©2018 CASCADIA WEEKLY (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by change. We need to take a stand, be bold and MANY FACETS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE Cascadia Newspaper Company LLC. Direct all correspondence to: Cascadia Weekly PO Box 2833 Bellingham WA 98227-2833 | Phone/Fax: 360.647.8200 agree to do all we can as a community to literally As our county prosecutor, James Erb will work [email protected] change the current tide. tirelessly to ensure the public’s safety by vigor- Though Cascadia Weekly is distributed free, please take just one copy. Cascadia Weekly may be distributed only by authorized distributors. Any person removing —Naomi Murphy, Ferndale ously prosecuting those who should be in jail. papers in bulk from our distribution points risks prosecution SUBMISSIONS: Cascadia Weekly welcomes freelance submissions. Send material But currently more than half those in our What-
CASCADIA WEEKLY to either the News Editor or A&E Editor. Manuscripts will be returned if you COVER: See Francis AFFORDABLE HOUSING com County jail have not yet been to trial, not include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. To be considered for calendar list- Dooley’s “Inner ings, notice of events must be received in writing no later than noon Wednesday AFFECTS US ALL convicted of any crime. Many suffer from mental 4 the week prior to publication. Photographs should be clearly labeled and will be Struggle” at the returned if accompanied by stamped, self-addressed envelope. Bleedingham Night I have sometimes felt powerless as I watch health and/or substance abuse issues. Gallery Fri., Oct. 26 at friends struggle to find affordable housing, Erb will implement a range of programs al- the Majestic and as I see more and more folks on the street ready proven successful in other communities who don’t have reliable shelter. We are facing that will enable us to safely lower the number a community crisis. of people in our county jail while reducing our NEWSPAPER ADVISORY GROUP: Robert Hall, Seth Murphy, Michael Petryni, David Syre overall jail costs. He will expand the use if 1631 passes. But little else is factual. of our therapeutic drug court for nonvio- The flyer cites various reports, analyzes lent offenders, allowing them to regain and studies as support. But sound bytes their lives while at the same time cut- from absent documents don’t explain the
ting back the need for more jail beds. He assumptions the documents rely on. 30 will also work to provide enhanced op- To know that, go find the documents SEPTEMBER 8, 2018 – JANUARY 6, 2019 portunities in our community for treat- and slog through hundreds of pages. SEPTEMBERSEPTEMBER 8, 2018 –– JANUARARYY 6,6, 20192019 FOOD ment of mental illness. Even then, some assumptions aren’t ex- In addition to criminal cases, the coun- plained. Like, for instance, the assump- 25 ty prosecutor provides legal advice and tions behind claims that gasoline and representation for the county Executive other costs will rise. Nor are all assump- ART & SCIENCE INTERSECT branch and the County Council in civil tions necessarily correct, or even reason- IN 80 ARTWORKS BY 60 ARTISTS B-BOARD matters. Issues related to water rights, able. A report Big Oil relies on, by expert www.whatcommuseum.org
land use and overall growth management witness farm NERA, admits NERA did not 22 have consistently been before county verify information from other sources, decision-makers for years. Yet they have and that predictions in the report suffer FILM not been resolved successfully, and we from “inherent risks and uncertainties.”
are still out of compliance with the state Yet Big Oil tells us to accept its charac- 18 Growth Management Act. terization of the report as gospel.
These civil issues already have an im- Also, expert witness farms, like NERA, MUSIC pact on our daily lives, and they will con- don’t succeed by contradicting their cli- tinue to affect us more dramatically in ent’s positions. They are bought and 16
the future. paid for by the client. So NERA’s opinions ART Erb will utilize his civil law experience are not independent of Big Oil.
to find just and equitable solutions to As for claims of increased costs to con- 15 these and other vital issues. sumers, Big Oil fails to mention that these
Please join us in voting for James Erb in increases only flow to consumers if passed STAGE this critically important election. He will on. By claiming costs will increase, Big Oil bring the changes we need to the County tells us it is happy to let us bear the brunt 14 Prosecutor’s office. of these costs, even though it was Big Oil —Don and Joy Keenan, Bellingham that did the polluting.
Finally, the claim that 1631 “exempts 8 GET OUT of the 12 largest polluters in the state” is CLARITY ABOUT THE FUTURE Sanna Kannisto; Private Collection, 2003;
Are you unsure about Initiative 1631, false. These polluters are either facilities C-print; 51 x 63 in. Courtesy of the artist. 12 the pollution fee initiative? scheduled for shutdown and protected by Oil companies have spent more than $21 a legal settlement, or reflect agreements WORDS million to scare people into voting against already reached between industry and en- I-1631. They claim it will cost us billions, vironmental groups, or protect industries 10 hurting the people who can least afford that might suffer international competi- it. In reality, the Washington State Bud- tive disadvantage (like aluminum).
get and Policy Center projects the initia- Here’s the takeaway: learn who writes CURRENTS tive will cost the average household about the campaign literature, consider their $13 per month in 2020, far less than the bias and fact-check their claims. You can 8 industry is claiming. At the same time, find the truth, but not from the most-af- VIEWS it will create tens of thousands of good- fected industry. 4 paying jobs, according to economists with —Rick Eggerth, Bellingham 4 the Political Economy Research Institute. MAIL Also, I-1631 includes programs to reduce SLEAZE AT THE BOTTOM OF MAIL
energy costs for low-income households THE BARREL 2 through investment in energy efficiency Question: how low can politicians go? and clean energy infrastructure. Answer: not lower than Doug Ericksen and DO IT The question is: What kind of future the Washington State Republicans, who do we want? I want one with more clean have slid farther down the oily slope of energy jobs, cleaner air, and healthier sleaze with their reprehensible attack on communities. I-1631 will move us in that the homeless that these “sleazters” char- 10.24.18 direction. acterize as criminals and on Pinky Vargas, .13
—David Kershner, Lummi Island who is actually working to improve the 43 plight of the homeless. # WELL-OILED NONSENSE Ericksen’s well-known sleaze ranges Recent “No on 1631” flyers supposedly from the mundane of free meals paid for provide “facts” about Initiative 1631, by lobbyists to accepting his legislative which would develop carbon-free energy salary under false pretenses while being using fees paid by large carbon polluters. AWOL in Washington, to praising the Cam-
But actual facts in the flyers are hard to bodian election, which world observers CASCADIA WEEKLY find. The flyers do name the sponsor, West- know was corrupt. 5 ern States Petroleum Association, and top- Neither Ericksen nor the state GOP has five contributors, all of whom are oil com- endorsed Proposition 2018-5, the Belling- panies and an oil trade group, confirming ham Home Fund, which Pinky voted for to that Big Oil is behind the flyers—the larg- be on the November ballot. The GOPers est carbon polluter, with the most at stake latest mailing states “we should start by mail ›› your views
30 doing the opposite” of what Pinky Vargas has done. Really, Doug? You don’t want FOOD Proposition 2018-5 to pass? How will that uncompassionate act help our “brothers and sisters” in need of rental assistance 25 and housing support? Ericksen is not homeless in the 42nd B-BOARD Legislative District but should become “seatless” in Olympia. Voters need to ex-
22 ercise our term-limits power and put Er- icksen on the sidelines. Vote for Pinky!
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MUSIC If the gut-wrenching turmoil of the last two years has shown us anything, it is
16 that we need elected officials that care
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15 solve problems, not stir up controversy. We need elected officials who care more
STAGE about doing the work than how they will look on Twitter. We need elected officials who remember they work for us. Here in 14 Whatcom, the choice for state senate is protect their community’s health. Join me charge appropriate rates, sufficient has work. As a wife and mother of two crystal clear. in voting no on I-1634. enough to ensure sustainability, cover- sons, aged 2 and 4, she knows the strug-
GET OUT On one side, we have Doug Ericksen, —Ben Rogers, Lummi Island ing not only operating costs but also en- gles of young families. who has spent the last four years chasing abling it to make significant infrastruc- If you haven’t yet met Sharon, watch
12 other jobs with Donald Trump. Ericksen, A CRUCIAL VOICE ON WATER ture upgrades and replacements. With for her at your door and check out her who tried to outlaw peaceful protests, Water rights and availability are very the help of his financial oversight, the website. Then you decide who would be traveled to Cambodia to support a brutal important to myself and other What- PUD continues to operate without seek- the stronger representative for us in WORDS dictator and broke records for accepting com County farmers. Through my work ing property taxes from homeowners and Olympia. more free meals from lobbyists than any with Watershed Improvement Districts, businesses. —Alyce Werkema Lynden, 10 other elected official in Olympia. I know that Paul Kenner has been sup- With the PUD actively involved in de- On the other side, we have Pinky portive of agriculture as a commissioner veloping a comprehensive water solution RENEW THE HOME FUND
CURRENTS Vargas, a local energy efficiency ex- for Whatcom County Public Utility Dis- for all of Whatcom County, we would ben- I live on the east side of Sehome Hill pert who’s worked with business own- trict No. 1. efit from Paul Kenner’s knowledge and and see many of our neighbors living in 8 ers across the county to help them save Kenner’s years of work as a PUD com- experience by re-electing him in the Nov. cars on Samish Way on a daily basis. Vol- money and reduce their impact on the missioner on water issues are critical as 6 general election. unteering with neighborhood groups, I VIEWS power grid. She’s committed to work- we try to find a solution that is fair for —Jeff McClure, Bellingham have heard the message loud and clear. 4
4 ing with Democrats and Republicans all stakeholders. He is a longtime north- We need affordable housing! to promote preschool programs, lower county resident and businessman whom ELECT THE STRONGER With the Bellingham Home Fund, Prop- MAIL MAIL class sizes and expand apprenticeship we can trust. Please join me in voting for CANDIDATE osition 2018-5 we all have the opportuni-
2 programs in Whatcom. Paul Kenner for PUD commissioner in the As I ring doorbells throughout our ty to create affordable homes for seniors, Vargas understands we need less noise Nov. 6 general election. 42nd District, I meet people who tell me, veterans, young families and our neigh-
DO IT and more caring in Olympia and that’s why —Scott Bedlington, Lynden “I vote for the stronger candidate.” Let bors experiencing homelessness. she’s got my vote. Please join me in sup- me tell you about Sharon Shewmake, can- Since the Home Fund was approved by porting Pinky Vargas for State Senate. KEEP THE BAND TOGETHER didate for the House of Representatives voters in 2012, it has met and exceeded —Page Roth, Bellingham I have had the pleasure of working with in Washington state. all of its goals. More than 700 affordable 10.24.18 Paul Kenner as commissioners for Whatcom Many of you already have met her at homes have been built and preserved SACCHARINE DECEPTION County Public Utility District No. 1 for community parades, the Lynden Fair, the and 5,000 residents have been helped .13
43 Call it a Trojan Horse. Call it false ad- many years. Kenner has been a fine repre- Farm Tour, in her classroom at WWU, or at through the emergency rental and hous- # vertising. Whatever you call it, Initiative sentative for all the people of the county. your door. ing support program. 1634 is not about banning taxes on our He comes to our meetings knowledgeable When you meet her, you will remember The Homebuyer Program has given 50 groceries. It is an attempt by the soda in- and prepared about the complex issues we her. She is pleasant and present, energet- working families the ability to put down dustry to prevent local governments from face and actively engages staff members ic and engaged, informed and interested roots in Bellingham. Home ownership is taxing sugary drinks that contribute to and visitors to gain more information. in learning more. the number one way we build strength as obesity and diabetes, and drive up health As a longtime Whatcom County resi- Look at her credentials to see what a community.
CASCADIA WEEKLY care costs. dent, Kenner is aware of water’s impor- she has already accomplished: a doctor- The Home Fund has been in place for Who wants I-1634 to pass? The soda in- tance to so many stakeholders, including ate in Agricultural and Resource Eco- six years and if approved will renew at 6 dustry, which is pouring millions of dol- industries and agriculture. He is keenly nomics from UC Davis and landing her the same levy rate as it did in 2012. lars into this campaign to keep its profits aware that we are stewards of precious teaching job at WWU. Each dollar we’ve invested has been intact, regardless of the health impact on natural resources and has supported nu- As an economist, she knows how an matched by $8 from state, federal and our communities. merous environmental initiatives. economy can lift-up families, protect the private sources. Local communities need the option to Kenner also advocates that the PUD environment and see to it that everyone The Home Fund works by partnering
with local agencies, such as Kulshan enlightened politicians to lead our way Richey as the Whatcom County Prosecutor Now is a time for new energy and 30 Community Land Trust and Catholic out of climate crisis. We also cannot wait is a vote to protect our kids. new vision in Whatcom County. We have Community Services to build affordable for others to come up with that perfect Since taking on the role of Chief Dep- achieved greatness in many ways, but FOOD homes like Eleanor Apartments, Tele- initiative. We must act now and not lose uty Criminal Prosecutor five years ago, many among us still suffer from drug ad- graph Townhomes, and Francis Place. sight of the forest for the trees. If Wash- justice and healing of children who ex- diction and mental illness. Pushing these 25 You can make a difference through this ington passes I-1631 it will be the most perienced sexual and physical abuse has people through the revolving door of in- simple act. Together we can help the vet- ambitious carbon price in the United dramatically improved and child sexual carceration does nothing to help them or erans who have served, your elders who States—still well below the social price abuse rates have dropped. improve the safety of our communities. B-BOARD have raised you, the disabled and men- of carbon, but a step in the right direc- A national expert recently said that We need a new prosecutor who under-
tally ill who have taught you compassion tion. With Washington DC AWOL on cli- Richey is one of the few lead prosecu- stands this and who will institute a sys- 22 and the families hoping to raise children mate change, Washington State will set tors across the country who really get the tem of just mercy. in their own stable homes. an example for other states to follow. child advocacy center model to reduce People of all faiths agree that our worth FILM Join me in voting Yes on Prop 2018-5 to What is at stake here is the choice be- trauma, promote healing, and bring the is best measured by how we treat the
renew the Bellingham Home Fund. tween gasoline that is a little more ex- perpetrator to justice. I oncur and that is weakest and most helpless among us. I 18 —Carla Stellwagen, Bellingham pensive versus a sure path to climate why I am voting for Eric Richey. believe Erb will be a compassionate, intel-
destruction: a world full of risks and —Byron Manering, Bellingham ligent leader in our prosecutor’s office. He MUSIC GIVE THE FUTURE A CHANCE worsening natural disasters for our chil- will support smart, affordable alternatives
How should we vote knowing that hu- dren and grandchildren. TIME FOR A NEW VISION such as increased access to drug court, 16
manity only has 12 years to stem cata- Let’s give future generations a chance. James Erb has my full support for What- risk-assessment tools, and bail reform. ART strophic climate change, according to the Please vote in support of I-1631. com County Prosecutor. He has a strong Please vote for James Erb for Whatcom
latest IPCC report? —Chris and Chom Greacen, Lopez Island background in criminal prosecution, se- County Prosecutor. 15 If passed, Initiative 1631 would impose curing convictions in cases involving —Christy Bell, Bellingham
a carbon pollution fee on coal, gas and SUPPORT CHILD ADVOCACY drug traffickers and violent felons. He is STAGE oil, and use the revenues to invest in As a child advocate and nonprofit admin- also experienced in civil law, working on A WIN-WIN climate, clean energy and environmental istrator for the past 24 years I have seen issues of labor law, land use, torts, con- The prosecutors race is an opportu- 14 projects. The initiative is not perfect. It both the positive and negative impact our tracts and government accountability. In nity for a twofer—elect the progressive is long, complicated and pockmarked with elected officials can have on policies and addition, Erb has extensive experience James Erb and still have Eric Richey and compromises—but it will do a lot more practices impacting the protection of chil- with tribal law and restorative justice, his local experience in his job at the GET OUT good than harm. dren from child abuse. That is why I am having worked as a prosecutor for the prosecutors office.
We simply do not have time to wait for confident when I say that a vote for Eric Nooksack Tribal Court. —Michael Chiavario, Bellingham 12 WORDS PROPOSITION #1 HOW THE PROCESS WORKS District #1
Elizabeth (Liz) Lovelett 10 ON YOUR NOV 6 BALLOT: Daniel Hagen Proposition 1 Margery Hite Vote YES on “freeholders” to Vote Keith Rubin vote YES freeholders! Shani Taha CURRENTS Yes on Charter Ken Goodwin 8 THEN, ON THE SAME BALLOT: Konrad Kurp for Skagit Charter John Doyle Vote for 7 freeholders in your Andrew Miller VIEWS Skagit County’s form of government dates back to the district. “Freeholders” are citizen "ska je tah lo" Lona Wilbur
volunteers. If voters say YES to the 4 Larry Wasserman 4 1880’s, yet we face 21st century challenges. A charter is Charter, then the elected freeholders Amanda Hubik MAIL will draft a proposed charter. Celia Ponce Sanchez MAIL Stephen (Steve) Orsini
the only way county government can be updated. FINALLY, IN NOVEMBER 2019: Ryan Walters 2 Vote on the Draft Charter. Voters
have the final say on whether to adopt District #2 DO IT Jill Boudreau, Sharon Dillon, former Skagit the charter drafted by the freeholders. Britta Eschete Dale Ragan Mayor of Mount Vernon County Commissioner and former Until then, nothing changes. "I support the charter Mayor of Sedro-Woolley Shelley Acero vote. No modern "The best change the charter will Tammy Lanphere Oommen Joe Bowen 10.24.18 organization would bring about is a 5-9 member The freeholder candidates at the right operate under the County Council, so representa- Ellen Gray support the fundamental principles of better Ken Winkes structure we currently tion for the whole county will be .13
county government, including: 43 use." more diversified. Mary Hudson #
• Provide broader representation with 5-9 District #3 part-time council members Gary Wickman Miguel Angel Gaitan • Separate executive and legislative powers Liz Lovelett, Anacortes Dale Ragan, small business owner, Jeremy Harrison-Smith City Council Member former Mount Vernon City Council • Build in a periodic review process Germaine Kornegay "Governance is stronger member • Add initiative and referendum powers Sharon D. Dillon with a clear division of “Every long-term successful Steve Garey business, large and small, periodi- CASCADIA WEEKLY legislative and executive Tonya Bieche cally reviews its every process. If duties. A county charter Paid for by Home Rule Skagit Nan Monk they donʼt, they typically end up on Bill Pfeifer 7 provides a path forward the junk pile of failed businesses. www.homeruleskagit.org for a three-branch The same should be done by our www.facebook.com/homeruleskagit * Candidate statements can system." governmental entities . . . The charter will put a modern approach “Down in the Valley” photo by sea be found in the online in place.” turtle is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Voterʼs Pamphlet THE GRISTLE WHAT THE MARKET WON’T BEAR: Bellingham City
30 Council passed resolutions this week in support of two initiatives on the November ballot, a recommen- FOOD dation that body considers from time to time in sup- port of state measures of benefit to municipal goals. views YOUR VIEWS THE GRISTLE As provided under state law, if the city provides 25 proper notice and an equal opportunity for state- ments for and against a ballot measure, a legislative B-BOARD body can pass resolutions expressing an opinion on the proposal. City Council over the years has been BY ELISABETH BRITT
22 judicious with this liberty, and confines commen- tary to measures that directly impact established city
FILM policy goals. Council members passed a resolution in support The Kampuchean Candidate 18 of Initiative 1631, a unique carbon pricing strategy that would impose a fee on large-scale emitters of CAMBODIAN FOLLIES OF ERICKSEN AND BUYS
MUSIC greenhouse gases in Washington. In their action, Council joined their counterparts in the large metro LIKE THE Cambodian national gists use forensic science and re-
16 areas of Seattle, Tacoma, and Spokane in support of elections they supposedly attended lated techniques in efforts to find
ART the measure. Large numbers of citizens arrived to as “observers” in late July, the most the remains of servicemen who comment on the merits of I-1631 and its limitations recent attempt of Sen. Doug Erick- they didn’t appeal have been lost for decades. Initially
15 and imperfections. sen and Rep. Vincent Buys to curry they scanned aerial photographs to In their recitals, Council noted phased-in carbon favor with its brutal, authoritarian to Hun Sen until locate crash sites. A downed mili-
STAGE fees on greenhouse gas emissions are the most ef- dictator Hun Sen is a sham. After tary aircraft leaves a wide swath of ficient, transparent and enforceable mechanism nearly 50 years, there is little to just before the destruction in the jungle canopy to drive an effective and fair transition to a less no chance of finding any remains when it falls to earth. But after 14 ballots were about carbon-intensive economy, by unleashing the power of downed U.S. pilots in the over- five decades, the jungle has grown of the market to identify the most effective solu- grown Cambodian jungle. This is yet to be distributed back, making it much more difficult
GET OUT tions. The goal dovetails with the City of Belling- another gross political ploy. to find any remaining sites. ham’s climate action plan goals to reduce municipal Our Whatcom County tag team That doesn’t mean they should
12 greenhouse gas emissions to 85 percent below 2000 defied the U.S. President, State pended in retaliation for the United stop looking. As a military brat who levels by 2030 and 100 percent below 2000 levels Department, and Congress by visit- States banning visas for Cambodian grew up on Air Force bases during by 2050. ing Cambodia during the rigged July Foreign Ministry officials. the Vietnam War, I remember well WORDS “Let’s start where there are areas of agreement,” 29 election, widely condemned by In a press release Ericksen stated, the heartbreaking pain of family Council member Michael Lilliquist suggested in sup- the U.S. government and European “Families of those Americans who are members who had just been told 10 port of the resolution. “Even those who are skeptical Union. Despite the fact that the pri- missing in action have spent nearly that their beloved husband or fa- of I-1631 said we need to address climate change, we mary opposition political party had 50 years seeking answers about their ther was missing in action. I don’t
CURRENTS need to address fossil fuel pollution. They’re asking been banned outright from this elec- loved ones.” And he added that he know anyone who grew up on a base for a different carbon-pricing scheme instead. tion, Ericksen publicly praised it as is “very happy that our discussions during those years who doesn’t 8 8 “Well, any carbon-pricing fee will result in higher “legitimate and fair,” as quoted in a with Prime Minister Sen played a want the remains of every MIA ser- fossil fuel prices,” Lilliquist observed. “That’s how it Seattle Times editorial. part in hopefully offering comfort to viceman to be returned. VIEWS VIEWS works, how it is supposed to work. Part of the cost Just in time for our November parents, spouses and children of our But that doesn’t mean we have to
4 will be passed on to us. elections, Ericksen and Buys vis- service members.” give Ericksen and Buys any credit for “It sends a price signal and informs businesses and ited New York to meet with Hun But neither the State Department this work. Curiously, they didn’t ap- MAIL consumers about what it costs, and allows us to make Sen after he recently gave a speech nor the U.S. Ambassador to Cambo- peal to Hun Sen until just before the
2 proper decisions in response to those price signals,” to the United Nations General As- dia has commented on the letter to ballots were about to be distributed he said. “It informs us in our pocketbooks, where it sembly defending his repressive Ericksen and Buys. A spokesperson for the November general elections.
DO IT matters to us” and provides incentives to reduce car- political actions as necessary to for the State Department said the De- That speaks of political calculation, bon pollution to save money. ensure peace, stability and pros- partment has not received any notifi- not of any serious concern for fami- Council also passed a resolution in support of perity for Cambodia. Shortly after cation from Cambodia that the POW/ lies of MIA servicemen. Proposition 2018-5, a city measure that would ex- their visit, Hun Sen sent a letter MIA program has been reinstated. Ericksen and Buys are obviously 10.24.18 tend the horizon of the successful Bellingham Home to them stating that he would be For more than two decades, the trying to cover the tracks they left Fund. If approved by voters, the measure would re- happy to resume military-led mis- United States has conducted recov- in the political mud by cozying up to .13
43 place and enhance existing housing levies by autho- sions to search for the remains of ery activities with the governments an authoritarian dictator. Having al- # rizing property taxes for 10 years to fund programs U.S. servicemen missing in action of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. lowed themselves to be used by Hun for low-income housing and related services. The since the early 1970s. According to the Department of De- Sen to help him legitimize the sham proposed levy would authorize $0.36 per $1,000 as- In an article in the Khmer Times fense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, July election, they lack the common sessed value, raising up to $4 million annually to Ericksen stated, “As we have dis- joint searches began in 1988 in sense to know when to cut their loss- improve housing supply for lower incomes. According cussed before… my government… Cambodia and Laos. Officials have es and call it a day. to the U.S. Census Bureau data, 58 percent of renter agrees to resume this important interviewed thousands of witnesses
CASCADIA WEEKLY households in Bellingham are “cost burdened” be- POW/MIA field mission, regardless and conducted in-depth research of Elisabeth Britt is a public policy analyst cause they spend 30 percent or more of their income of the U.S. visa restrictions now in military records in all three coun- in Bellingham. Content was assisted 8 per month on housing costs. place.” But he acknowledged the tries in a valiant attempt to locate by Michael Riordan, author of several “I think this is one of the more important issues program had been operating suc- the remains of missing Americans. books about science, technology and on the ballot,” said Council member Gene Knut- cessfully for decades. It was sus- Archaeologists and anthropolo- public policy. He lives in Eastsound. son, who recommended the resolution in favor of the Home Fund. “We’ve exceeded every expectation VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY THE GRISTLE from when it was originally passed in WHY BUY NEW?
2012, and I know we will do it again.” 30 When he initially proposed Council take a position in support of the levy, EBT Our refurbished appliances FOOD Knutson had noted that he really had no idea how Bellingham would address Keep resources out of the landfill Alpaca Sox & Blankets 1 25 the issue of affordable housing and Warm & Fuzzy Leggings housing security without the levy.
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August for statements in favor of and 12 opposed to the renewal of the afford- able housing levy, no statement was WORDS offered in opposition to it. “All of that $27 million of activ- 10 ity has been spent locally, in the lo- cal economy, building and preserving
homes, providing housing assistance, CURRENTS either in rent assistance or supportive 8 services,” affordable housing consul- 8 tant Paul Schissler noted in comments VIEWS VIEWS to Council.
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ly—the result of an enlarged tax base LOOKING FOR A PLACE 2 from population growth and rising TO CALL HOME? OYSTERS property values. DO IT “If approved by voters,” Schissler commented, “next year we’ll have $4 COCKTAILS million, and for the next ten years. And if we—as we expect—exceed the DINNER 10.24.18 8-to-1 leveraging, that amounts to $36 .13
million per year or more spent locally 43 on housing development, preserva- # tion, rent assistance and services. “Remember, half of us can still con- WE CAN HELP REACH tinue to afford market-rate housing YOUR REAL ESTATE GOALS! in this town,” Schissler noted. “But about half of us can no longer afford . 20 Free Home Inspection EST 14 market-rate housing—the market just with Consultation CASCADIA WEEKLY doesn’t work for about half of us in 9 Bellingham. And it is that half of the Call Jerry Swann For Details! housing system that we have to figure ROCK AND RYE out how to fix.” Best 360.319.7776 OYSTER HOUSE What the markets alone won’t bear, Choice Broker# 100688 1145 NORTH STATE STREET public policy must. R EALT Y IN THE HISTORIC HERALD BUILDING
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STAGE WEDNESDAY A federal judge orders protection for salmon in the Columbia River basin from warm water temperatures that have been lethal to salmon and steelhead 14 as the climate changes. The U.S. District Court for the Western District issues a ruling that orders the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to protect Columbia
GET OUT Basin salmon and steelhead from dangerously warm water temperatures in the Columbia and Snake rivers. Climate change has exacerbated a long-standing
12 problem with water temperature in reservoirs behind hydropower dams on the rivers, increasing the number of days in which temperatures exceed what can be tolerated by salmon and steelhead, which are cold-water species. In 2015, WORDS 250,000 adult sockeye salmon died when the Columbia and Snake rivers became too warm. Hot water pushed survival rates for critically endangered Snake River 10 sockeye to only 4 percent in 2015. [Seattle Times] CURRENTS
CURRENTS 10 10.18.18 PHOTO COURTESY OF WSDOT COURTESY PHOTO 8 THURSDAY State highway crews prepare to repair and repaint the Deception Pass and Canoe Pass bridges along State Route 20, a project that The federal government again asks the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a
VIEWS will take two years to complete. Deception Pass State Park and all businesses in the area will remain open during construction. climate change lawsuit filed by a group of young people that is scheduled to
4 go to trial in Oregon later this month. A federal judge earlier this week issued a 10.19.18 long-awaited decision that keeps intact the central claims of a lawsuit that as- A man and a woman are dead in a mur- MAIL serts the federal government’s policies regarding the use of fossil fuels are con- FRIDAY der-suicide on the Lummi Reservation.
2 tributing to global warming and violating the rights of 21 youth plaintiffs who The U.S. Supreme Court suspends proceed- Sheriff’s deputies found Essie Cagey, 32, suf- first sued the government in 2015. The plaintiffs, six of whom are from Eugene, ings in a youth-led climate case scheduled fering gunshots to the chest and abdomen
DO IT are between the ages of 11 and 22. The ruling—issued in response to a pair of to go to trial in Eugene beginning Oct. 29. A and Alakana Halemano, 37, dead of an appar- government requests filed earlier this year that sought to resolve the case in brief order issued by Chief Justice John Rob- ent self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head. its favor prior to trial—keeps the case on track for trial in Eugene starting Oct. erts says only that discovery and trial in U.S. Cagey later died at the hospital, a victim of 29. The government, however, has asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to District Court in Eugene are on hold pending domestic assault. Two other adults and three 10.24.18 halt proceedings while it prepares to ask the Supreme Court to dismiss the suit. receipt of a response from the plaintiffs, who children who were in the home weren’t in- [Associated Press] include 21 youths. [NPR] jured. [WSCO, KGMI] .13 43 #
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30 BUZZ HEISENBERG UNCERTAINTY WHATCOM COUNTY
On Oct. 18, the Whatcom Gang and Drug FOOD WHATCOM COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY ‘I KNOW HOW THIS WORKS’ Task Force (WGDTF) completed a three- On Oct. 7, an Anacortes patrol officer ob- month investigation into the sale and
James Erb 25 served a driver execute several poor driv- delivery of methamphetamine from a lo- WHY? An articulate voice for justice reform. ing decisions, including an illegal U-turn cal supplier in Bellingham. On multiple and failure to use a turn signal. The of- occasions an agent of the WGDTF pur- B-BOARD FEDERAL ficer pulled the car over and spoke with chased quantities of methamphetamine
the driver, a 23-year-old from Vancouver, from a 45-year-old supplier. Eventually 22 Wash., who had his hands out the win- they arrested the man and seized the UNITED STATES SENATE dow while exclaiming “I know how this whole two ounces of his product. FILM works.” Further investigation revealed Maria Cantwell
the car was reported stolen out of Bur- IMMORTALITY 18 lington and the driver was placed under ETCHED IN ETERNITY U.S. REPRESENTATIVE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE arrest. A search incident to arrest yielded On Oct. 17, Bellingham Police looked at MUSIC CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2 a glass pipe possibly used to smoke ille- some initials that had been etched in
gal narcotics. The man was taken to jail. freshly poured concrete at Bellis Fair Mall. Suzan Rick 16
DelBene Larsen ART On Oct. 11, Anacortes Police learned POWWOW HIGHWAY that a man and woman would soon arrive On Oct. 16, Bellingham Police observed WHY? Scale back the excesses of the President. Improve balance and comity in Congress. 15 on a state ferry. “The two had a no-con- a man standing in the middle of Tex- STATE
tact order between them and the man, a as Street jawing with a motorcyclist STAGE 33-year-old from Marysville, was ordered heading one way and the occupants of STATE REPRESENTATIVE by the courts not to be within 1,000 feet a car heading the other. When police STATE SENATOR LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 40 LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 42 POSITION 1 14 of the woman,” police explained. An of- approached, all vehicles fled “in an ap- ficer observed their car exiting the fer- parent effort to avoid law enforcement Pinky Debra ry terminal and she pulled it over. The contact,” police speculated. Vargas Lekanoff GET OUT officer attempted to speak to the man who appeared to be pretending he was STATE REPRESENTATIVE STATE REPRESENTATIVE THE CONTINUING CRISIS 12 asleep. The officer called him out by Blaine Police checked on a LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 42 LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 42 On Oct. 5, POSITION 1 POSITION 2 name and he opened his eyes and got report of some very loud yelling coming WORDS out of the car. He was placed under ar- from a silver SUV. “Officers contacted Justin Sharon rest. The man stated that he thought the the occupants of the vehicle to speak 10 Boneau Shewmake 10 order was dropped and he reached out with them about all the yelling,” police WHY? The Democrats got a lot done in Olympia last session. Keep them going. to the woman because he was “having a reported. “An officer determined the fa- bad day.” He was booked into jail. ther was upset with the daughter, so he
WHATCOM COUNTY CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS was yelling at her to make it clear what GREEKS VERSUS TROJANS she had done was not OK. The officer 8 On Oct. 16, a 35-year-old Bellingham found no crimes had been committed WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL, AT-LARGE POSITION B man was booted out of the bar of a and just advised the father to maybe Carol Frazey VIEWS
Greek restaurant north of the city. He tone down the yelling,” police noted. 4 reportedly went into the restroom and “The father said he was sorry and would discharged a can of pepper spray, caus- try and not let that happen again.” WHATCOM MEASURES SKAGIT MEASURES MAIL
ing patrons and staff to cough and leave CITY OF BELLINGHAM PROPOSITION 2018-5 SKAGIT COUNTY PROPOSITION NO. 1 2 until the restaurant could be ventilated. ALIEN SKIES Low-Income Freeholder Sheriff’s deputies found the man walking On Sept. 28, the Sedro-Woolley saucer DO IT away from the restaurant carrying a can nest was busy again. While stargazing Housing Levy: YES Election: YES of “Bear Spray” and a set of brass knuck- with night-vision equipment, a witness Maintain the Bellingham Home Fund Prepare a home rule charter for Skagit les, the Bellingham Herald reported. observed three that which maintained a consistent triangle formation, very high STATE MEASURES 10.24.18 On Oct. 18, Bellingham Police checked up in the night sky. The lights were first
INITIATIVE MEASURE NO. 1631 INITIATIVE MEASURE NO. 1634 .13
on a suspicious circumstance at a home observed to the southwest of Mount Ver- 43 north of Cordata Park. “Someone had non and passed high overhead to the Approve Eliminate Soda # placed a condom on the homeowner’s north. “I don’t believe I would have seen it Carbon Tax: YES Tax: No doorknob, possibly a juvenile neighbor,” with the naked eye,” the viewer reported. police speculated. “When the lights passed in front of other INITIATIVE MEASURE NO. 1639 INITIATIVE MEASURE NO. 940 celestial objects, they were momentarily Improve Firearms De-escalate Police YABLO blocked, suggesting some solidity be-
On Oct. 18, the Bellingham Police De- tween the three lights observed. The rear Safety: YES Violence: Yes CASCADIA WEEKLY partment’s Hazardous Devices Unit got two lights seemed to move occasionally, JUDICIAL CANDIDATES 11 some practice on yet another bomb-like relative to each other, in a manner I could object, detonating old explosives at a only describe as ‘wagging wings.’ No sound COURT OF APPEALS SUPREME COURT JUSTICE POSITION 9 site west of Ferndale. was heard, or other lights were observed. “This thing was high, and fast. Just in- Cecily Hazelrigg- Steve On Oct. 8, Blaine Police checked on a credible!” the skywatcher reported. Hernandez Gonzalez doit WORDS
WED., OCT. 24 HISTORIES & MYSTERIES: Discuss Steven 30 Johnson’s The Ghost Map: The Story of
FOOD London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern words World at a Histories & Mysteries Book Club COMMUNITY LECTURES BOOKS
25 meeting from 6-8:30pm at the Everson Library, 104 Kirsch Dr. (360) 966-5100 B-BOARD THURS., OCT. 25 enters the house, only to TRAVEL TOME: Susan Conrad reads and
22 discover the grisly scene. shares images Inside: One Woman’s Journey Immediately it’s clear Through the Inside Passage from 6-7:30pm at
FILM that Lizzie may know the Oak Harbor Library, 1000 SE Regatta Dr. more than she’s letting The travel tome focuses on Conrad’s 1,200- mile kayaking journey on the Inside Passage 18 on—but what? of British Columbia and southeast Alaska. While the actual mur- WWW.SNO-ISLE.LIBNET.INFO
MUSIC ders happen off-page, GET IT sensitive readers will BOOK GROUP MIXER: Village Books owners Sarah, Paul, and Kelly will be in attendance 16 HOW: You can pick up the terrible feel- check out a at a Book Group Mixer starting at 5:30pm at
ART ing of foreboding that library copy the Inn in Lynden, 100 5th St. They will be of See What I permeates the book. there to dish on favorite books, the world of literature at large, and anything else the 15 Have Done in Flashbacks explore Lizzie a variety of and Emma’s childhood, evening may bring. You don’t have to be in a formats (Book, book group to attend—everyone is invited. STAGE the death of their moth- Please RSVP. Large Print, er, and their strained eBook and [email protected] relationship with Abby, 14 downloadable audiobook) by their stepmother. Their WALKER & MR. B: Author, actor and placing a hold father is strict and harsh; playwright Pat Haines-Ainsworth reads from
GET OUT online at www. tension abounds. Lizzie her new book of fiction, Jeff Walker & Mr. B, at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. wcls.org (or is manipulative and con- www.bellingham The spooky tale focuses on a man who sells
12 trolling, and Emma strug- 12 publiclibrary. his soul to the Jersey Devil for a chance at org if you live gles to escape the bonds riches, prestige, women and fame. within the of both father and sister. WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM WORDS WORDS city limits of There’s significant family FRI., OCT. 26 Bellingham). dysfunction and possible 10 There are VALLEY WRITERS: Bring pen and paper numerous mental illness. or a digital device to the bimonthly “Valley other versions Further complicating Writers” meeting from 1-3pm at Sudden Valley’s South Whatcom Library, 10 Barn
CURRENTS of the Lizzie the scene is the unex- Borden tale pected arrival of their View Court. Participants write from prompts,
8 and the event is facilitated by CJ Prince. All also available; birth mother’s darkly sin- try The Borden adults are welcome. ister brother the night (360) 305-3632 VIEWS Murders: Lizzie Borden and before the murders took Richard Little reads from City 4 the Trial of the place. Why is John there CITY HAUL: Century for and what role did he play? Haul: A Novel at 7pm at Village Books, 1200
MAIL 11th St. In the work of fiction, an outlaw REVIEWED BY CHRISTINE PERKINS a nonfiction In Schmidt’s world, account, biker, a sexy state legislator and pot-smok-
2 or watch none of the Bordens are ing local judge provide attorney Matt Archer Christina Ricci sympathetic. Only Bridg- with a number of predicaments. WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM DO IT True Crime as Lizzie in et, haplessly trapped to the television a life of drudgery, comes SAT., OCT. 27 A DEATH IN THE FAMILY series The across as sane and piti- Lizzie Borden CORRESPONDENCE CLUB: Anyone over 8 ful. The house itself, lit years old can show up for the monthly Cor-
10.24.18 Chronicles on AS THE days get shorter and chillier and the specter of Halloween looms, creepy DVD. A 2018 by kerosene and scented respondence Club gathering from 10:30am- thrillers have seasonal reading appeal. In See What I Have Done, Australian novelist feature film by days-old mutton soup, 12:30pm at Mindport Exhibits, 210 W. Holly .13 starring Kristen St. Supplies, materials and instructional 43 Sarah Schmidt presents a deeply disturbing retelling of a classic true crime story is oppressive and menac-
# guidance will be provided for collage Mail that fits the bill. Stewart as ing. Lizzie’s beloved pi- Bridget and Art, envelopes, postcards and more. Bring Remember the gruesome rhyme “Lizzie Borden took an axe, and gave her mother Chloe Sevigny geons flap and flutter and your addresses and your postage, and make forty whacks…”? Schmidt gets into the head of Lizzie herself, as well as her sister as Lizzie is claw. The book’s cover, of it a good mail day. Emma, Bridget the maid, and a stranger named Benjamin, to explore what happened playing now in a painted pigeon, wa- WWW.MINDPORT.ORG that fateful day in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1892. theaters across tercolors dripping down DRESS UP STORY TIME: Kids ages 2-8 Andrew Borden was a wealthy businessman who, along with his second wife Abby the U.S. in the page, is particularly limited release. can test out their costumes before trick or CASCADIA WEEKLY and his adult daughters Lizzie and Emma, lived in a large two-story home at 92 Sec- arresting. This story will treating at a “Dress up for Story Time” event ond St. Emma was staying with a friend out of town on the day Lizzie purportedly have you shivering under the covers as you at 10:30am at Village Books, 1200 11th St. 12 found her father’s body, slumped and bleeding on the living room couch. “Someone’s stay up ‘til the wee hours reading to the Spooky (but not too spooky) Halloween killed Father,” she is said to have yelled. bitter end. tales, crafts, photo opps and treats will be part of the free fun. Schmidt begins her tale from Lizzie’s perspective in the minutes after the murder. WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM Lizzie is dazed, her heart racing, feverish, nonsensical. She screams for the maid, Christine Perkins is the executive director of Bridget, to send for Dr. Bowen. A neighbor, Mrs. Churchill, hears the commotion and the Whatcom County Library System. doit FREE EVENTS at Village Books in Fairhaven Thursday, Oct. 25, 7pm FRANKENSTEIN’S B-DAY: Literature and film FREE EVENTS at Village Books in Fairhaven scholar Lance Rhoades leads “Happy 200th Birth- Literature and film day, Frankenstein” multimedia presentations at P.Haines scholar Lance Rhoades 11am at the Ferndale Library (2125 Main St.), and leads “Happy 200th AINSWORTH 30 at 1pm at the Lynden Library (216 4th St.). Over the Birthday, Frankenstein” two centuries since Mary Shelley wrote Franken- multimedia presenta- Jeff Walker and Mr. B FOOD stein, the work has also served as a vivid allegory tions focusing on Mary A Cautionary Tale in debates about technology, slavery and universal Shelley’s memorable Spooky! suffrage. Rhoades considers how Shelley addressed monster Sat., Oct. 27 25 some of humankind’s greatest concerns with a cre- at the Ferndale and Friday, Oct. 26, 7pm ation that took on a life of its own. Entry is free. Lynden libraries. WWW.WCLS.ORG Richard B-BOARD SUN., OCT. 28 LITTLE
LIVING WITH AUTISM: Kimberly Reeves and Ryan 22 Cunningham share stories from Raising Ryan: Living City Haul - A Novel
With Autism at 4pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. FILM An outlaw biker, a sexy state The book chronicles and distills the complexities The multi-disciplinary and interactive presentation at the Bloedel Donovan Community Building, 2214 legislator, and a pot-smoking of autism from the perspective of a parent and her focuses on avoiding humanity’s tendency toward Electric Ave. Suggested donation is $3 per kid. Join us! autistic son. prejudice featuring local history, art and music. WWW.COB.ORG local judge. 18 WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM Entry is free. FREE EVENTS at Village Books in Fairhaven
WWW.WCLS.ORG HAUNT THE PARK: Head to Ferndale for “Haunt MUSIC MON., OCT. 29 the Park” from 5-7pm at the city’s Pioneer Park, Kimberly OPEN MIC NIGHT: Published and unpublished FRI., OCT. 26 2004 Cherry St. Candy will be given out, several
REEVES & 16 writers are encouraged to attend and enjoy a wel- KIDS NIGHT OUT: Youth in grades K-5 can explore of the historic buildings will be decorated for Hal-
coming audience as they share their stories, poems hands-on science activities as part of Kids Night loween. Entry is free. Sunday, ART and essays at a monthly Open Mic Night starting at Out @ Western (KNOW) from 7-9:45pm at Western WWW.FERNDALE-CHAMBER.COM Oct. 28, RYAN 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. Sign up at the Washington University’s Science Resource Center. 4pm Cunningham 15 main counter, or by calling the number listed here. To further the experience, an optional hour of DENIM TO DIAMONDS: Join NorthWest Therapeu- (360) 671-2626 swimming will be offered at the Wade King Student tic Riding Center to celebrate its 25th anniversary RAISING RYAN STAGE Recreation Center on Western’s campus. Fees vary. at a “Denim to Diamonds” Dinner and Auction Living with TUES., OCT. 30 WWW.EE.WWU.EDU/YOUTH-PROGRAMS fundraiser from 5:30-9pm at Bellingham Techni- COSTUME STORYTIME: Kids can come dressed in cal College’s Settlemyer Hall, 3028 Lindbergh Ave. Autism 14 their Halloween finery at a Costume Party Storytime COSTUME JAMBOREE: Join the Friends of the Entry is $65 per person. Chronicles and distills event at 10:30am at the Blaine Library, 610 3rd St. A North Fork Community Library for a Halloween Cos- WWW.EVENTBRITE.COM the complexities of (360) 966-5100 tume Jamboree from 6-7:30pm in Maple Falls at the autism. GET OUT North Fork Library, 7506 Kendall Rd. This year will BELLINGHAM TO INDIA: Indian Bandra dance, po- PEACE WEAVERS: Local author Candace Wellman feature live music, delicious food, and a costume etry, food from Simmering Tava, a talk by Sister Lucy speaks about her book Peace Weavers: Uniting the contest, followed by a short community update on on Maher (an organization that supports the margin- 12 12 Salish Coast through Cross-Cultural Marriages at 7pm at library business. Everyone who comes in costume alized in India) and more will be part of a Bellingham HALLOWEEN the Everson Library, 104 Kirsch Dr. will get their name put into the prize drawing. to India Fundraising Celebration at 6pm at the YWCA
FUN!! WORDS WORDS (360) 966-5100 (360) 599-2020 Ballroom, 1026 N. Forest St. Tickets are $60. [email protected] Dress Up for Story Time Oct 27 10:30am WED., OCT. 31 SAT., OCT. 27 10 HALLOWEEN STORIES: When you and your kids GHOSTS OF THE PNW: Instructor Matthew SUN., OCT. 28 Storytellers Guild are trick-or-treating in historic Fairhaven from Thuney and ghost investigator Brian Lee present PUNKIN’ RUN CAR SHOW: Attend the 33rd annual Oct 31, 3-6pm 3-6pm, stop by and listen to Halloween Stories by “Ghosts of the Pacific Northwest” from 10am-1pm Halloween-themed collector car show known as the members of the Bellingham Storytellers Guild at the at Whatcom Community College’s Heiner Hall, 237 “Punkin’ Run” from 10am-2pm at the parking lot at CURRENTS
Readings Gallery at Village Books, 1200 11th St. W. Kellogg Rd. The duo will delve into some of our Hardware Sales, 2034 James St. Entry is free to view VILLAGE BOOKS 8 WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM civilization’s strangest reported experiences with the cars, $10 to enter your own vehicle. the spectral realm and also discuss some local WWW.FOURTHCORNERELITESCARCLUB.COM & PAPER DREAMS VIEWS SCARY STORIES: Pros from the Bellingham Story- ghost hunts. Entry is $45. 1200 11th St, Bellingham tellers Guild will tell “Extremely Scary Stories” from WWW.WHATCOMCOMMUNITYED.COM TRUNK OR TREAT: All ages are welcome at the 4 7-8:30pm at the Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St. third annual “Trunk or Treat” happening from 2-4pm & 430 Front St, Lynden • Open Daily Adults and the brave of heart are welcome at the HISTORICAL HOME TOUR: Ride a horse-drawn at Bellingham’s First Congregational Church, 2401 MAIL free event. P.S. These stories are truly scary, so the wagon as you travel between the historical Gillies, Cornwall Ave. Entry is free. See villagebooks.com for more! event is recommended for adults only. West and Thomas homes at a Sumas Historical Home (360) 734-3720 2 WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/BELLINGHAM- Tour at 2pm and 2:30pm leaving from the Sumas STORYTELLERS-GUILD Historical Society and Museum, 114 Second St. En- WED., OCT. 31 DO IT try is $15; space is limited, so register in advance. DOWNTOWN TRICK OR TREAT: Look for balloons (360) 988-2501 OR WWW.WCLS.ORG when you bring your costumed kids to a Trick-or- COMMUNITY Treat event happening from 3-5pm throughout HALLOWEEN AT THE Y: Rock climbing, a cupcake downtown Bellingham. Entry is free. walk, a haunted house, carnival games, swimming WWW.DOWNTOWNBELLINGHAM.COM 10.24.18 WED., OCT. 24 and more will be part of “Halloween at the Y” from
WOMEN BUILD: Attend a Women Build Community 2-5pm at the Bellingham YMCA, 1256 N. State St. En- HALLOWEEN PARADE: Join the students of La .13 Meeting from 5:30-7:30pm at the Encore Room at try to the family-friendly event is free. Anyone over Conner for a Halloween Costume Parade starting at 43 # the Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St. At- 16 years old must show photo ID to enter the facility. 3pm on First St. Afterwards, kids can trick or treat tendees can learn more about the program, sign up WWW.WHATCOMYMCA.ORG/HALLOWEEN-YMCA at specified businesses. for a team, and mingle with Habitat for Humanity WWW.LOVELACONNER.COM home buyers. Have fun as you learn green building TRICK OR TREAT: From 3-5pm, Ferndale will close techniques, construction skills, and experience the its streets—from First Street to Third Street—and ANACORTES TRICK OR TREAT: Treats will be hand- joys of philanthropy while helping a great cause. more than 40 businesses will hand out candy to ed out to costumed kids at participating businesses (360) 714-9170, EXT. 1013, OR costumed kids at its annual Downtown Trick or Treat. from 3-5pm in downtown Anacortes. Entry is free.
WWW.HFHWHATCOM.ORG Expect more than 2,000 guests to be decked out in WWW.ANACORTES.ORG CASCADIA WEEKLY their finest spooky costumes at the free event. OCT. 25-30 WWW.FERNDALE-CHAMBER.COM FAIRHAVEN TRICK OR TREAT: Join goblins, 13 OPENING DOORS: Attend “Opening Doors: From princesses, wizards, heroes, animals and more at Prejudice to Inclusion” from 7-8:30pm Thursday at BOO AT BLOEDEL: Children in preschool through the all-ages Trick or Treat from 3-6pm throughout the Ferndale Library (2125 Main St.), and 7-8:30pm second grade are invited to attend the City of Bell- historic Fairhaven. Tues., Oct. 30 at the Lynden Library (216 4th St.) ingham’s annual “Boo at Bloedel” Carnival from 3-5pm WWW.FAIRHAVEN.COM doit
THURS., OCT. 25 tour at the Lynden Cemetery, 1975 LADIES NIGHT: Come meet other Front St. At 3pm, there will be a
outdoorsy women for a “Ladies tour at Greenwood Cemetery, 605 30 Night” event from 6:30-9pm at E. Wiser Lake Rd. Both tours will Backcountry Essentials, 214 W. feature costumed guides who will FOOD Holly St. Entry is free. There will explore the many historic person- also be a raffle, snacks, drinks and ages of Lynden and talk about outside activities all night long. grave decorations and how burial
25 HIKING RUNNING GARDENING WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ practices have changed since the BACKCOUNTRYESSENTIALS 1800s. Entry is free. WWW.LYNDENPIONEERMUSEUM.COM B-BOARD BURROWS BAY MYSTERY: Dr. Kirt Onthank presents “Mystery in CONCRETE GHOST WALK: Burrows Bay: The Discovery of a Purchase tickets in advance for 22 Suddenly—just as I began to levi- tate—a huge clucking raven swooped New Octopus Species” at 6:30pm at the final “Concrete Ghost Walk” the Mount Vernon City Library, 315 starting at 6pm at the historic (and FILM overhead and kept circling toward me as Snoqualmie St. Entry is free. haunted) Concrete Theatre, 45920 if it was zeroing in on a potential meal. (360) 336-6209 Main St. Learn about the characters
18 Stopping to wave it off, I noticed a clus- and events that have shaped the ter of white dots high on the shoulder of FRI., OCT. 26 spirited community, hear from local
MUSIC a darkening butte. WILD THINGS: Kids, adults and residents (living and otherwise) and Through my monocular spotting scope, adventurers can join Holly Roger of enjoy a tour along the haunts of Wild Whatcom for a “Wild Things” Main Street. Entry is $12. 16 I formulated 23 mountain goats. Community Program from 9:30-11am WWW.CONCRETE-WA.COM/
ART Bedazzled by ungulate antics, I hun- at the Stimpson Family Nature GHOST-WALK kered down to watch frolicking phantoms Reserve. Suggested donation is $5 per person. SUN., OCT. 28
15 haunt the heather draws for a spell. Unfortunately, I dozed off for an hour. WWW.WILDWHATCOM.ORG FUNGUS AMONG US: Join Wild Whatcom for a “Fungus Among
STAGE Daylight was fading as I entered the WILD AND SCENIC: The Skagit Us” excursion from 10am-12pm at old-growth and the trail crisscrossed a Fisheries Enhancement Group pres- Lake Padden Park, 4882 S. Samish fast-flowing creek that grew exceedingly ents its 16t annual Wild & Scenic Way. Wear your rain gear and bring 14 14 treacherous in the gathering gloom. Film Festival at 7:30pm in Mount a snack and a handled basket for My glued-together boots were com- Vernon at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 collecting the fungus you find. Sug- S. First St. Tickets are $15-$25. gested donation is $8-$12. GET OUT GET OUT promised and pretty soon my right heel WWW.LINCOLNTHEATRE.ORG WWW.WILDWHATCOM.ORG started flapping. Annoying as this was, I AUDUBON ACTION: Join experts
12 managed to clomp around just fine—un- OCT. 26-27 til the owl attack began. GORE AND LORE TOURS: The Good from North Cascades Audubon The first time it swooped, I only felt Time Girls combine history with a Society for a monthly “Audubon at WORDS bit of horror at the final costumed the Museum” gathering from 1:30- a swoosh. I didn’t think it would hap- “Gore and Lore” tours of the season 3:30pm at the new John M. Edson pen again. But it did. And it never let at 6pm Friday in historic Fairhaven, Hall of Birds at Whatcom Museum’s 10 up. By the fifth swoop I’d covered my and 6pm Saturday in downtown Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St. Entry head with my arms and started running. Bellingham. Entry is $15-$20. is included with admission fees. WWW.GOODTIMEGIRLSTOURS.COM WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG
CURRENTS This strategy proved effective until my floppy boot heel crumpled, launching 8 SAT., OCT. 27 MON., OCT. 29 me into the ferns. WORK PARTY: Celebrate Arbor PLANKTON PARTICULARS: Dr. I hid down there for a while and finally Day and Make a Difference Day by Brady Olson presents “An Eye- VIEWS stole a look at it. But all I could see was attending a Community Work Party Opening View of Algae and Plank- with NSEA and the City of Belling- ton” at 6:30pm at the Mount Vernon 4 a shadowy form with hollow eye sockets ham from 9am-12pm at Whatcom City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St. The perched on a low-hanging branch. As Falls Park. free presentation is part of a series MAIL soon as I stood up it swooped again. And WWW.N-SEA.ORG of programs focused on water and
conservation issues in conjunction
2 again. And again. And again. Finally, pleading for mercy, I pulled FIDALGO BAY STEWARDSHIP: with Skagit Reads. Join Skagit Land Trust to help remove (360) 336-6209 DO IT the rucksack over my head and started to STORY AND IMAGE BY TRAIL RAT English ivy from beautiful matur- slither. The owl relented for a while, but ing forest from 10am-1pm at the TUES., OCT. 30 then it attacked once more. recently acquired Fidalgo Bay Graber ALL-PACES RUN: Staff and volun- Bruised and bloodied, I finally reached Conservation Area (right on the edge teers are always on hand to guide 10.24.18 the clear-cut. The wreckage was ugly of Anacortes). Tools, gloves and the way at the weekly All-Paces Run Hell Hike refreshments will be provided. starting at 6pm every Tuesday at down there, but at least there weren’t .13 WWW.SKAGITLANDTRUST.ORG Fairhaven Runners, 1209 11th St.
43 TEN MILES OF TERROR any standing trees for my tormentor to The runs are 20 minutes out and # swoop from. ORCHIDS AND WALKS: Learn more back on two key routes—by land IT SEEMED like a foolproof plan. I’d cut out of work early, Before roaring off in the truck I about taking care of flowering or- and by sea. hike down to the trailhead, hop in our rig, head to the ranger cracked the windows to listen. I won- chids at an “Orchidaceae” class with WWW.FAIRHAVENRUNNERS.COM station, grab a couple spare parts for the ailing come-along, dered whether a barred owl or a north- Harvey Brenneise from 11am-12pm in Mount Vernon at Christianson’s THURS., NOV. 1 drive back to the trailhead and stroll to camp beneath autumnal ern spotted owl had just spent the past Nursery, 15806 Best Rd. At 1pm, TRAVEL TALK: Nicole Oliver star clusters. hour dominating me. sign up for a Fall Color Walk with focuses on “Copenhagen, Malmo,
CASCADIA WEEKLY The first five miles went off without a hitch. “Hoooo… Hoo-hoo… Hooooo!” it soon John Christianson. The first event and Amsterdam—Lessons in Urban I negotiated the switchbacks out of the remote basin where hooted. This was the signal call of a spot- is $8, the second is free. Please Rejuvenation and Connectivity” at a 14 we were working and crested the ridge saddle at full gallop. ted owl defending its territory. register in advance. Parks & Rec Travelogue taking place WWW.CHRISTIANSONSNURSERY.COM from 7-9pm at Whatcom Museum’s Nebulous gobs of late-afternoon sunlight dappled the upper “Who are you? Who are you?” it kept Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St. Sug- bench meadows as I contoured past glowering cliff faces, echoing. CEMETERY TOURS: At 1pm, gested donation is $5. spectral tarns and anthropoid boulder heaps. The North Cas- I’ve pondered that question ever Lynden Pioneer Museum hosts a WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG cades were magnetizing. since. doit STAGE SAT., OCT. 27 BETTY & ROCKY: Iconic drag
THURS., OCT. 25 queen Betty Desire will “sacrifice GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch “The the virgins” in her own inimitable 30 Good, the Bad and the Ugly” at way when she hosts a showing of FOOD 7:30pm every Thursday at the The Rocky Horror Picture Show at 7pm stage Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At in Mount Vernon at the Lincoln The- 9:30pm, stick around for “The Proj- atre, 712 S. First St. Entry is $12.
THEATER DANCE PROFILES 25 ect.” Entry is $5-$8. WWW.LINCOLNTHEATRE.ORG WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM OCT. 28-29 B-BOARD OCT. 25-27 FRANKENSTEIN: Benedict Cumber- THE SKRIKER: Caryl Churchill’s batch and Jonny Lee Miller star in a The Skriker concludes this week at NT Live broadcast of Frankenstein at 22 7:30pm Thursday through Saturday 5:30pm Sunday, and 7:30pm Monday at the Lucas Hicks Theater at the in Mount Vernon at the Lincoln FILM Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Pros- Theatre, 712 S. First St. Tickets are pect St. Tickets are $16-$20. $14-$18.
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SUCCEEDING IN BUSINESS: The
NOV. 1-4 MUSIC musical comedy How to Succeed FUN HOME: Attend showings of Fun in Business Without Really Trying Home at 7:30pm Thursday and Fri-
concludes this weekend with day, 2pm and 7:30pm Saturday, and 16
performances at 7:30pm Thursday 2pm Sunday at WWU’s Performing ART through Saturday at the Anacortes Arts Center Mainstage. The musical Community Theatre, 918 M Ave. adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s 2006 15 Tickets are $20. graphic memoir of the same name 15 WWW.ACTHEATRE.COM sees the author diving deep into her STAGE past. Tickets are $13-$18. STAGE DUCK VARIATIONS: Stone Town 650-6146 OR Theatre Works and iDiOM Theater WWW.TICKETS.WWU.EDU team up to present David Mamet’s 14 The Duck Variations at 7:30pm Thurs- day through Saturday in the Studio DANCE GET OUT Theater at the Sylvia Center, 205 Prospect St. Tickets are $12-$15. OCT. 26-27 WWW.SYLVIACENTER BRD’S FREQUENCY: Bellingham 12 FORTHEARTS.ORG Repertory Dance presents “Fre- quency” at 7:30pm Friday, and 3pm THE NIGHTMARE ON RAILROAD OCT. 26-27 and 7:30pm Saturday at the Fire- WORDS
PHOTO BY LYNN TYLER KING LYNN BY PHOTO HELLINGHAM: The perennially house Arts and Events Center, 1314 popular improvised murder mystery Harris Ave. Experience a range of 10 known as “Hellingham” returns to the movement qualities, environments BY AMY KEPFERLE bringing the theme of the night to life will stage for 7:30pm and 9:30pm shows and characters from businesswomen be more than happy to stick around for the Friday and Saturday (and 7:30pm to the valkyrie warriors of Norse Wed., Oct. 31) at the Upfront Theatre, mythology. Tickets are $15-$28. CURRENTS duration in order to listen to their visitors 1208 Bay St. Tickets are $10-$14. WWW.BHAMREP.ORG 8 howling in terror. I’m expecting crazed WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM Haunts clowns, an array of freak show candidates, SAT., OCT. 27 knife throwers who’ve made unfortunate OCT. 26-28 REEL COMPETITION: As part VIEWS FRIGHTMARES AND NIGHTMARES JEKYLL AND HYDE: Blaine Commu- of the Clan Heather Dancers’ an-
life choices and plenty of things that snarl 4 nity Theater comes back to life with nual Scottish Highland weekend, ADRENALINE JUNKIES have a reason to celebrate this in the night. When: 7-10pm Oct. 26-27; showings of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde members of the public can attend a MAIL week. With Halloween drawing near, a number of haunts de- 7-9pm Wed., Oct. 31. Cost: Tickets at the at 7pm Friday and Saturday, and 2pm Reel Competition from 9am-5pm at
signed to help people scare themselves silly are opening their door will be $10 for kids (parental discretion Sunday at the Blaine High School Whatcom Community College’s Syre 2 creaky doors to the public. Enter if you dare—or on a dare. is advised) and $12 for adults. Info: www. PAC, 1055 H St. Tickets are $11-$13. Student Center, 235 W. Kellogg Rd. WWW.BLAINECOMMUNITY Entry is $4-$6.
The last time I was in the barn at Ferndale’s Pioneer Park, it screamfairhaunt.com DO IT THEATER.COM WWW.CLANHEATHER.COM was during the city’s annual Christmastime celebration, and I Once a year, Boundary Bay Brewery’s was lucky enough to pet a horse and meet a sweet goat that was beer garden in downtown Bellingham OCT. 26-31 CONTRA DANCE: Heliotrope will wearing fake reindeer antlers. But I have a feeling the Whatcom turns into a fear garden, courtesy of The CIRCUS OF DOOM: Bellingham Cir- perform at the Bellingham Old-Time Frightmare Haunted House taking place Friday and Saturday at Nightmare on Railroad Haunted House. cus Guild hosts its annual “Beastly, Country Dance Society’s Contra 10.24.18 the historic space won’t be quite as warm and fuzzy of an expe- Per usual, the scares will come via Bell- Frightful, Unbelievably Spooky Dance happening from 7-10:30pm at
Circus of Doom” at 7pm Friday, 6pm the Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St. .13
rience. Offering both “full scare” and “light scare” experiences ingham Arts Academy for Youth students, and 9pm Saturday, 4pm Sunday, and Suggested donation is $10-$12. 43 # throughout the course of the weekend, the event that is part who will transform into ghosts and ghouls 6pm and 9pm on Halloween night at WWW.BELLINGHAM of the city’s “Haunt the Park” lineup might also result in giving for the duration of their “performances” the Cirque Lab, 1401 6th St. Tickets COUNTRYDANCE.ORG attendees phobias about entering dark barns. Somehow, I’m not throughout the brewery’s warehouse and are $10-$20. soothed by the fact that “children under 5 will be scared for garden. Additionally, the BAAY Haunted WWW.BELLINGHAMCIRCUSGUILD.COM WED., OCT. 31 THRILLINGHAM: Watch local free.” When: 5-10pm Fri.-Sat., Oct 26-27. Cost: $5 per person, $20 Dancers will take center stage at regular ROCKY HORROR: Follow squeaky zombies perform Michael Jackson’s per family (five people). Info: www.facebook.com/whatcomfright- intervals, making attendees believe the clean sweethearts Brad and Janet “Thriller” at the annual “Thrilling-
mare dead really can dance. Entry fees support on an adventure at showings of ham” from 8-10pm at Maritime Heri- CASCADIA WEEKLY Similarly, I’m somewhat spooked by the tagline for the Scream BAAY’s mission to enrich the lives of chil- The Rocky Horror Picture Show at tage Park, 500 W. Holly St. Other Fair Haunted House: Carnival of Terror taking place this week- dren through the exploration of the arts, 8pm and 12am Friday, Saturday, area performers will share their 15 and Wednesday at the Mount Baker talents at the free event. Collected end at Lynden’s Northwest Washington Fairgrounds. “When the so scare up some cash and show your Theatre’s Walton Theatre, 104 N. donations will be go to Brigadoon lights go down and the crowds go home…who is there to hear you undying support. When: 6-9pm (all ages) Commercial St. Tickets are $15. Service Dogs. scream?” they ponder. Well, if this year’s event is anything like and 9-11pm (21 and over) Oct. 27, 28 and WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/THRILLINGHAM past Scream Fairs I’ve attended, the actors and makeup artists 31. Cost: $5. Info: www.baay.org of the Whip. In the horror/drama, God is portrayed as the ultimate trickster, while Lucifer is known as the good guy. Additionally, costumed attendees can
30 also peruse works by Night Gallery poster artist Mandible Everdoom, “borderline FOOD perverse” pieces by Odd Old Uncle O, Frank Dooley’s darkly surrealistic airbrush and oil paintings, Curious by Nature’s 25 visual GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES snakeskin-wrapped skulls and emerald green beetle-wing jew- B-BOARD elry, illustrator Travis Bundy’s original horror
22 cult movie posters, dark delusions by Nick the
FILM Hat, hand-painted in- fants and toddlers by the
18 Twisted Bean Stalk Nurs- ATTEND ery designed to freak MUSIC WHAT: The potential mothers out, Night Gallery Swamp Swag creations, 5-10pm
16 WHEN: 16 and so much more. Fri., Oct. 26 ART
ART For deeper insight WHERE: The Majestic, 1027 into the dark side, there
15 N. Forest St. will be tarot and ora- COST: By cle readings by Harley donation STAGE Draven and Sara Holod- INFO: nick, who will also be up www.bleeding for discussing how para-
14 ham.com ------normal claims and urban WHAT: legends are proven or
GET OUT Bleedingham: disproven. In the same The Creepy vein, the core quartet Cornucopia
12 WHEN: 2:30pm of W.A.R.N. Paranor- Sat., Oct 27 mal investigators will WHERE: educate and entertain WORDS Limelight while talking about how Cinema, 1416 they research and re- 10 Cornwall Ave. ------view cases in the Pacific WHAT: Northwest involving the Bleedingham:
CURRENTS parapsychological, the WA Shorts cryptozoological and 8 WHEN: 8pm
“LIFE AND DEATH,” BY ANTONIO MENDEZ ANTONIO BY “LIFE AND DEATH,” the extra-terrestrial. Sat., Oct. 27 And since the Night
VIEWS WHERE: Pickford Film Gallery is happening in BY AMY KEPFERLE 4 Center, 1306 honor of the locally and Bay St. regionally produced hor-
MAIL ------ror shorts and features WHAT:
2 Night Gallery Bleedingham: that will be screened Oct. The Killers 27-28 at the Limelight
DO IT BEYOND BLEEDINGHAM Within Cinema and the Pickford WHEN: 12pm Film Center, a Belling- Sun., Oct. 28 the average human with a good excuse to spend a NATURE BY CURIOUS ham Film Mixer will kick HALLOWEEN PROVIDES WHERE: night or two getting freaked out by the spooky and the supernatural, but for some Limelight off the evening of freaky 10.24.18 creative types, horror is a year-round affair. Cinema festivities, and the night That’s the case for many of the visually focused vendors who will be participating in INFO: will also feature a couple .13 www.pickford 43 the annual Night Gallery—an event taking place Fri., Oct. 26 at the Majestic ballroom of filmmaking panels.
# filmcenter.org which not only acts as a precursor to the annual Bleedingham Film Festival, but also Glen Bristow will host gives those showing and selling their unique wares a chance beneath the spotlight. the shindig, and there will also be a hor- For example, Bambie of Zombambiecrochet is known to spend large amounts of time ror fashion show, performances by DJ hooking together “crocheted goodies for the dark side,” such as skull scarves, shawls, Cold/Love, the Bustle Hustlers, and Drag hand fans and lingerie, while artist and cosmetologist Naomi B. of Naomi Ink loves Militia, and music by Anv, the Sinbound, to share her passion for vintage sci-fi, fantasy and horror via disturbing artwork af- Guillotine Eyes, and BF Knowhere. Weeny
CASCADIA WEEKLY fectionately referred to as “gross.” Bunz and Dazipop Cupcakes will provide You’ll also find original comic and horror works by self-taught artist Stephen Whit- the grub, and Aslan Brewing Co. will pour 16 ener, whose image of a giant green octopus with four eyes and scores of fearsome liquid fare at the event’s beer garden. fangs attacking Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall is sure to surface in your memory In short, if you’re looking for the ulti- the next time you visit the historic brick building to peruse the exhibits on display. mate way to kick off a weekend of Hal- For those who are fond of art that challenges the status quo where religion is con- loween horrors, the Night Gallery has cerned, local artist Alejandro Gomez will be selling his comic book series, The Leather you covered. BY STEPHEN WHITENER BY doit
UPCOMING EVENTS LUMMI GALLERY: Peruse seasonal exhibits at the Lummi Island Gallery at the Village Point Marina,
THURS., OCT. 25 4232 Legoe Bay Rd.
ART OF LOCAL NIGHT: Works for sale by Kevin WWW.LUMMIISLANDGALLERY.COM 30 Coleman, Jessie Chandler, Suzannah Gusukuma,
Terry Brooks, Anissa Caprina, Kedra Barrett, and MAKE.SHIFT: Haunted art installations and FOOD Kyle Smith can be viewed at an “Art of Local Night” ghostly artworks by local artists such as Sara Ho- from 5:30-8:30pm at SpringHill Suites Marriott, meyer, Eric Vanyo, Stephanie Hugo, Kristin Nelson,
4040 Northwest Ave. Appetizers, music by Ava Sa- Cynthia French, Jessyca Murphy, and more can be 25 kowski and more will be part of the free festivities. seen through October at Make.Shift Art Space, 306 (360) 526-2351 Flora St.
WWW.MAKESHIFTPROJECT.COM B-BOARD FRI., OCT. 26 FOURTH FRIDAY ART WALK: More than a dozen MATZKE GALLERY: “Women Painters of Washing- venues will open their doors for the monthly Fourth ton” shows from 11am-5pm Fridays through Sundays 22 Friday Art Walk taking place from 5-8pm throughout through Nov. 4. on Camano Island at Matzke Fine Art historic Fairhaven. With the exception of December, Gallery and Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche Way. FILM each month a new group of artists is featured. WWW.MATZKEFINEART.COM WWW.FAIRHAVENARTWALK.COM MONA: “Surge,” an exhibition designed to draw 18 SUN., OCT. 28 attention to climate change and its impact on the
COSTUME HELP: A Halloween Costume Open Northwest’s coastal communities, shows through MUSIC Studio takes place from 12-4pm at Social Fabric, Jan. 6 in La Conner at the Museum of Northwest 1302 Commercial St. Bring in your costume and Art, 121 First St. 16 16 volunteers will help you make it work. The first- WWW.MONAMUSEUM.ORG ART come, first-served event is free. ART WWW.SOCIALFABRICART.COM PEACEHEALTH: View “Confluence: A Joint Col- laboration” through Jan. 2 in the main entry of the 15 PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center and near Grounds and Grains Cafe in the east tower. ONGOING EXHIBITS STAGE (360) 788-6866 ALLIED ARTS: Christopher Morrison’s glass art
and new paintings inspired by a recent visit to QUILT MUSEUM: Peruse “Seeing Stars: A Celebra- 14 Alaska can be perused through Oct. 27 at Allied tion of Star Quilts, Old and New,” “Fabric Poems,” When my employees do well, Arts, 1418 Cornwall Ave. and “Gifts from Japan” at La Conner’s Northwest
WWW.ALLIEDARTS.ORG Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum, 703 S. Second St. GET OUT WWW.QFAMUSEUM.ORG ARTWOOD: Hand-crafted ukuleles by Michael my business does well.
Flaherty will be featured through October at Artwood RAGFINERY: A variety of textile-related work- 12 Gallery, 1000 Harris Ave. Meet Flaherty at a recep- shops happen on a regular basis at Ragfinery, 1421 tion from 5-8pm Fri., Oct. 26. N. Forest St. See more details and register online. WORDS WWW.ARTWOODGALLERY.COM WWW.RAGFINERY.COM
FISHBOY GALLERY: Discover the contemporary SCOTT MILO: An annual 98221 Show featuring 10 folk art of RR Clark from 1:30-5pm Fridays or by ap- paintings and sculpture by Leo Osborne will be Invest in the future of your company pointment at the Fishboy Gallery, 617 Virginia St. featured through Oct. 30 at the Scott Milo Gallery, with a Saturna Trust 401(k) Plan. 319-2913 OR WWW.FISHBOYGALLERY.COM 420 Commercial Ave. CURRENTS WWW.SCOTTMILO.COM
FOURTH CORNER FRAMES: “Self-Centric” can be Our low-cost 401(k) platform can help you 8 perused through Nov. 10 at Fourth Corner Frames & SMITH & VALLEE: View wood carvings and Gallery, 311 W. Holly St. bronze casts by Peregrine O’Gormley and Jasmine cut through the jargon with customizable VIEWS WWW.FOURTHCORNERFRAMES.COM Valandani’s abstract works on paper through plans that are easy to operate.
Oct. 28 in Edison at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 4 GALLERY PEGASUS: “New Whatcom 2018” can be Gilkey Ave. seen through Dec. 28 at Gallery Pegasus, 301 W. WWW.SMITHANDVALLEE.COM Email, call, or click to learn more. MAIL Holly St.
WWW.GALLERYPEGASUS.COM SOCIAL FABRIC: Sign up for a variety of sewing 2 and art workshops through October at Social Fab-
GOOD EARTH: Tina Bixby’s “Masquerade” exhibit ric, 1302 Commercial St. [email protected] DO IT will be featured through October at Good Earth WWW.SOCIALFABRICART.COM Pottery, 1000 Harris Ave. Meet the artist at a reception from 5-8pm Fri., Oct. 26. WESTERN GALLERY: “Modest Forms of Biocul- 1-833-STC-401K (1-833-782-4015) WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM tural Hope” shows through Dec. 8 at the Western 10.24.18 Gallery, located on the Western Washington I.E. GALLERY: “Jay and Ree: Companions” shows University campus.
www.saturna.com/401k .13 through October in Edison at i.e. gallery, 5800 WWW.WESTERNGALLERY.WWU.EDU 43
Cains Court. # WWW.IEEDISON.COM WHATCOM ART MARKET: Works by Whatcom Art Guild members can be perused Wed.-Sun. at the Sustainable investment options Easy plan transfers HONEY: Prairie Sandblom’s “Earth/Sky: Intercon- Whatcom Art Market, 1103 11th St. nection of the Cosmic and Natural World” can be WWW.WHATCOMARTMARKET.ORG Free evaluations Full service administration seen through October at Honey Salon and Gallery, 310 W. Holly St. WHATCOM MUSEUM: “Endangered Species: WWW.HONEYBELLINGHAM.COM Artists on the Front Line of Biodiversity,” “The Elephant in the Room: The Allure of Ivory and its CASCADIA WEEKLY JANSEN ART CENTER: Painter Cynthia Camlin’s Tragic Legacy,” “People of the Sea and Cedar: A 17 “Boneyard and Bloom,” a “Whatcom Artist Studio Journey Through the Tribal Cultures and History Tour Showcase” exhibit, “Paintings by HyunJu Pa- of the Northwest Coast,” and “John M. Edson Hall dilla,” and a Fall Juried Exhibit can be seen through of Birds” can currently be viewed on the Whatcom Investing involves risk, including the risk that you could lose money. Nov. 30 at Lynden’s Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St. Museum campus. WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG rumor has it
30 IN COMPILING EVENTS as I am wont to do, I noticed that the Shakedown has some kind FOOD of entertainment happening there on the daily from Oct. 24 through Halloween, and that’s a crowded calendar even for a time of 25 music SHOW PREVIEWS RUMOR HAS IT year characterized by such things. Of par- ticular interest to me are the Wild Powwers B-BOARD album release on Fri., Oct. 26 at the bar, as well as a return visit by La Luz on the day
22 before Halloween incapacitates the town. For those who don’t constantly monitor her
FILM every movement like I do, Wild Powwers is one of the many projects of former Belling-
18 18 ham drummer Lupe Flores. Constant Lovers will make the trip up from Seattle with them. MUSIC MUSIC La Luz has played the Shakedown before, and if memory serves, they either sold it out
16 or came very close
ART during their previous outing, so this might
15 be one of those times when buying a ticket
STAGE early is preferable to waiting. Shy Boys and elusive local 14 band Babe Waves will BY CAREY ROSS round out the night.
GET OUT When local musician and owner of N7E Records Robby Clearly died suddenly about
12 six weeks ago, his wife Keri Shepherd made it known that one way in which she would honor his memory was to continue with WORDS his plans for N7E, including putting on the shows he had booked or had in the pipeline. 10 So it is that N7E is presenting the Oct. 28 show at the Shakedown with Opropos, Kai-
CURRENTS dan, and Here at the End. It’s not the label’s only upcoming show, and we owe Shepherd 8 and Cleary’s cadre of musical co-conspirators
BLACK EYES AND NECKTIES for ensuring the music that meant so much VIEWS to him would be heard—with the volume HOLLIE HUTHMAN HOLLIE
4 turned up as loud as possible. While all of that is going on, in a former MAIL BY CAREY ROSS quarters—no matter the holiday—a good karate church on a hill above town, the Al-
2 place to begin any entertainment journey is ternative Library will be celebrating its 11th Boundary Bay Brewery. Unsurprisingly, the birthday in a fashion perfectly suited to the
DO IT brewpub is going all out, enlisting the cre- organization—with a really cool, truly weird It’s Spooktacular! ative crew at BAAY to transform the ware- 24-hour party. They’ve dubbed their birthday house and beer garden into a Haunted House bash “Fragments of A Wake in Progress,” and THE HALLOWEEN SCENE and Fear Garden” that will feature “ghosts, it begins at 2pm on Oct. 27 and wraps up at 10.24.18 ghouls, and surprises at every turn.” The the same time the next day. During the in- POSSIBLY BECAUSE no one who knows me has ever seen me in a BAAY Haunted Dancers are scheduled to per- tervening hours will be performances by Lori .13
43 costume or witnessed me giving candy to a child, people are often sur- form as well, and you can have the dickens Goldston, Mark Hosler, Big Eater, Stoombz, # prised—shocked even—to find out that I love Halloween just as much as scared out of you before being entertained Seagull Invasion, Gabriel Seaver, Zoe Peter- anyone else in this Halloween-obsessed town. Every Oct. 31, I don orange by the rhythmic stylings of celestial beings son, Kelly Sorbel, Bruce Hamilton & Mindmeld, and black before making my way to Bellingham’s downtown core to witness Oct. 26-27 and Oct. 31. Boundary will also Danny Vogel, and more. It’s part concert, part what happens when costumes and cocktails collide. be the site of a Halloween Jam on Oct. 27, performance art and attendees can drop in for However, it’s not exactly accurate to act as though Halloween is confined with music by Deadly D, Ayo Dot, and the a short visit or stay for the duration. The non- to one day. Around these parts, we are known to make a week of it. And with Monday After. WHERE: 1107 Railroad Ave. profit is also using the anniversary to launch
CASCADIA WEEKLY Oct. 31 falling on Wednesday this year, the celebrating will happen early INFO: www.bbaybrewery.com an art membership club in which folks who and often. As is our perennial custom, music is plentiful, with some once- If you were to ask any member of Misfits sign up to make monthly donations at various 18 dead bands coming back to life to entertain us, while a couple of Halloween cover band Horror Business whether they support levels are gifted with specially se- mainstays—in particular Polecat and Clambake—are nowhere to be found. got into this expecting to still be doing it lected “jawn,” or rewards as the word is used Since I don’t have the space for comprehensive coverage of the Halloween 15 years later, they would probably laugh by in this context. The Alternative Library is a happenings, I’ll try and hit the highlights instead. way of an answer. But year in and year out wondrous place for many reasons, not least for Owing to their richly deserved status as Bellingham’s holiday head- they have donned their distinctive (and now bringing “jawn” back into my vernacular. doit THANK YOU SPOOKTACULAR, WED., OCT. 24 FROM PAGE 18 JOHN HANSEN QUARTET: Pianist John Hansen BELLI G AM will be joined by Alexey Nikolaev (tenor and so-
prano sax), Michael Glynn (bass), and Phil Parisot FOR VOTING! 30 a little ratty) devilocks and given us the (drums, composition) for a Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center concert at 7pm at the Sylvia Center for old-school horror punk that we seem to FOOD the Arts, 205 Prospect St. Tickets will be $5-$10 never stop craving. For their 15th an- at the door. niversary show happening on Halloween WWW.WJMAC.ORG 25 proper at the Shakedown, they may have invested in fresh devilocks and learned a THURS., OCT. 25 The Jazz Project’s Jud Sherwood hosts JAZZ JAM: B-BOARD whole new set, but somehow I doubt it— Pumpkin painting a rotating house trio featuring top-flight local and will be part of a Rock- which is perfectly fine by me. If it ain’t regional musicians at a Jazz Jam happening from toberfest happening
broke, don’t break it. Joining Horror Busi- 5:30-8:30pm Thursdays at Illuminati Brewing, 3950 22 Sat., Oct. 27 in Blaine. ness will be Saganist (I’m going to need Hammer Dr., Suite 101. Entry is free. BES PLA E FOR
WWW.JAZZPROJECT.ORG FILM everyone but Ryan Greer to dress like A FIRS DA E & Carl Sagan for the Halloween show), the BASSOON APOCALYPSE: Hear ghoulish, fright- CREEPY CABARET: Costumes are encouraged ening music performed by the costumed WWU BES APP O R Wyrds, and Meece. WHERE: 1212 N. State 18 at an annual “Creepy Cabaret” taking place from Bassoon Ensemble at the second annual “Bassoon 18 St. INFO: www.shakedownbellingham.com 6:30-8:30pm at Bellingham High School Commons, Apocalypse” concert at 7:30pm at the Western MUSIC Remember nearly a decade ago, when 2020 Cornwall Ave. Entry to the beloved Hal- Washington University’s Performing Arts Center MUSIC Black Eyes and Neckties supposedly loween talent show and fundraiser is $8-$10 and Concert Hall. Entry is free and open to all ages; includes performances from the award-winning come join the fun and enter a costume contest. called it quits and had us all come to 16 choir program, dessert, coffee and tea. WWW.CFPA.WWU.EDU a big blowout at the Nightlight to say (360) 676-6575 ART goodbye? That was a fun show. Since SCOTT COSSU: Pianist Scott Cossu of Windham then, like the zombies they are, they’ve LINDSAY STREET: Attend a House Concert with Hill Fame will team up with guitarist Lonnie 15 come back to life several times, and will Lindsay Street from 7:30-9pm at the Chuckanut Mardis for a magical evening of New Age classics Center, 103 Chuckanut Drive N. The musically di- and original works at 7:30pm at the Lummi Island
do so again Sat., Oct. 27 at the Wild STAGE verse folk-roots band has been playing gigs since Congregational Church, 3913 Lego Bay Rd. Jo Buffalo with No-Fi Soul Rebellion (wel- 2004, drawing inspiration from the British Isles, Philpot opens on harp. Entry is by donation. come back), as well as the Wednesdays. Scandinavia, French Canada, New England, and (360) 758-2060 14 Not content to just don the kerchiefs more. Suggested donation is $5-$10 at the door. and the fake blood and give it another WWW.CHUCKANUTCENTER.ORG SUN., OCT. 28 ART OF JAZZ: The Jennifer Scott Quartet will go onstage, BENt recorded a pair of new GET OUT FRI., OCT. 26 perform at the Jazz Project’s monthly “Art of (to us) songs and made videos to go NET OF INDRA: Attend a new release party for Jazz” event from 4-6:30pm at BAAY Theatre, with them in advance of this show. Does
Net of Indra from 7-9pm at Herb’s Cider Tasting 1059 N. State St. Entry is $10-$17 (free for Jazz 12 this mean they’re back for real? No. But Room, 1228 Bay St. The album is the latest re- Project members). I can think of no other Bellingham band lease from Soundings of the Planet, and features WWW.JAZZPROJECT.ORG WORDS I’d rather see on Halloween, so I’ll take a collaboration with sound healing pioneer Dean Evenson and acclaimed drummer and percussionist EMERALD CITY MUSIC: Bellingham Festival of what I can get. WHERE: 208 W. Holly St.
Tim Alexander (Primus). Entry is free. Music hosts a performance by Seattle’s acclaimed 10 INFO: www.wildbuffalo.net WWW.SOUNDINGS.NET Emerald City Music ensemble at a “Chamber at Old Should you want to take yourself a City Hall” event starting at 5pm at Whatcom Muse- little farther—or more than a little, as OCT. 26-28 um’s Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St. In addition to CURRENTS the case may be—off the beaten path, LA BOHEME: Pacific Northwest Opera presents the French-inspired Café Music program, appetizers
showings of La Boheme at 7:30pm Friday, and 3pm and wine will be available. Tickets are $75. 8 the Guemes Island General Store is host- Sunday in Mount Vernon at McIntyre Hall, 2501 WWW.BELLINGHAMFESTIVAL.ORG ing its third annual Halloween Costume E. College Dr. Tickets are $25-$65 to see one of VIEWS Party on Oct. 27. The night includes mu- the most beloved and romantic operas of all time. TUES., OCT. 30 The cast includes the international tenor Ernesto SALISH SEA SERIES: Her new music by ground- sic from Ebb, Slack and Flood, a buffet 4 dinner and a costume contest. Plus, if Ramirez making his United States operatic debut. breaking jazz clarinetist and composer William O.
Additional performances happen Nov. 2 and 4. Smith at a Salish Sea New Music concert at 7pm MAIL you’re not enticed by the idea of spend- WWW.MCINTYREHALL.ORG in Mount Vernon at Fir-Conway Lutheran Church, ing Halloween—or the Saturday before
18101 Fir Island Rd. Flutist Jeffrey Cohan and vio- 2 it, as is the case—on a tiny, sparsely SKAGIT BAND: “Incantations and Dance” will be linist Sharyn Peterson will bring the works by the the spooky theme of Skagit Community Band per- Seattle-based composer to life in celebration of populated island only accessible by fer- DO IT ry and with limited cell service, you are formances at 7:30pm Friday at La Conner’s Maple his 92nd birthday. Suggested donation is $15-$25. Hall, and 3pm Sunday at Anacortes-Westminster WWW.SALISHSEAFESTIVAL.ORG not in the holiday spirit. The party be- Presbyterian Church. Admission is by donation. gins early, at 5:30pm, is family-friendly, WWW.SKAGITCOMMUNITYBAND.ORG WED., OCT. 31 and if you don’t come in costume, you’ll NAOMI MOON SIEGEL QUINTET: Listen to the 10.24.18 pay more at the door. WHERE: 7885 SAT., OCT. 27 expanding boundaries of jazz when the Naomi HALLOWEEN RECITAL: Feel free to wear a Moon Siegel Quintet performs at a Whatcom Jazz .13
Guemes Island Road, Anacortes INFO: 43 costume to the Bellingham Music Teachers Asso- Music Arts Center concert at 7pm at the Sylvia # www.guemesislandgeneralstore.com ciation’s annual Halloween Student Recital taking Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St. Tickets at However, that’s far from all that’s hap- place from 1-3pm at the Bellingham Unitarian the door will be $5 for students, $15 general. pening on Halloween and the weekend Fellowship, 1207 Ellsworth St. Entry is free. WWW.WJMAC.ORG prior to it. There are pumpkins to be WWW.BELLINGHAMMUSICTEACHERS.ORG carved at Stones Throw Brewery (Oct. THURS., NOV. 1 ROCKTOBERFEST: The JP Falcon Grady Band JAZZ AND MARIACHI: Come relax and enjoy the 27) and money to be won at costume and Exit 266 will provide live music at the music of Nestico, Ellington, Miles Davis, Marvin contests at locales both within Belling- Blaine Rocktobefest taking place from 4-10pm Fisher, Count Basie and more when students from CASCADIA WEEKLY ham and at the casinos surrounding the at 738 Peace Portal Dr. Show up at 3pm for trick Mount Vernon High School’s lauded jazz program city—and at Boscoe’s there’s an Oct. 27 or treating in the haunted Pizza Factory, and perform at 7pm at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. 19 event just called “Halloween” with a de- pumpkin painting. The event will also feature a First St. The evening will also feature music from beer garden, food and craft booths, and more. the school’s growing Mariachi program. Admission scription of “get ready,” a sentiment that Admission is free. is by donation. Cascadia Weekly sums up the Halloween scene in Belling- WWW.BLAINECHAMBER.COM WWW.LINCOLNTHEATRE.ORG ham better than I ever could. musicvenues 30
See below for venue FOOD addresses and phone 10.24.18 10.25.18 10.26.18 10.27.18 10.28.18 10.29.18 10.30.18 numbers WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY
25 Fragments of A Wake in Alternative Library Fragments of A Wake in Progress Poetrynight Progress
B-BOARD Anelia's Kitchen & Stage Quickdraw String Band Cosmos Dream
B-Town Kitchen & Halloween Celebration 22 Threefer Raw Bar w/The Shannanagins
FILM WILD POWWERS/ Beach Store Cafe Bilongo Quintet Oct. 26/Shakedown
18 18 Big Lake Bar and Grill Karaoke Rodster MUSIC MUSIC Bass Invasion: A Nightmare Boscoe's Karaoke Halloween on Holly Street 16 BAAY Haunted House and BAAY Haunted House and Fear
ART Boundary Bay Brewery Aaron Guest Paul Klein Fear Garden Garden/Halloween Jam
15 Acoustic Night w/Josh The Mosstones & The Brown Lantern Ale House Open Mic Whalien Field Enthusiasts
STAGE Trivium, Avatar, Light Commodore Ballroom The Internet, Moonchild Banners, The Brummies Stickybuds, Skiitour Puddles Pity Party the Torch
14 Louis Ledford and Kristin Badd Dog Blues Society/Halloween Conway Muse The Whateverly Brothers Allen-Zito Party w/Baby Gramps
GET OUT Eat Restaurant Live Jazz Live Jazz and Bar
12 Edison Inn Lemon Creek Jimmy Wright Band WORDS 10 Sunday November 4 3:00pm CURRENTS Tickets $49.50, $45.50, $39.50, $30.50* 8
VIEWS COME READY TO LAUGH! 62 years of “Hill” experience. The No matter who or what is in the troupe has performed for the last five 4 headlines, you can bet the Capitol presidents, and the only complaints
MAIL Steps will tackle both sides of the they seem to get are from folks who
political spectrum as they celebrate aren’t in the program! 2 the “mock” in democracy. DO IT Over 30 years ago, the Capitol Steps began as a group of Senate staffers
10.24.18 who set out to satirize the very people and places that employed
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MountBakerTheatre.com • (360) 734-6080 * Plus applicable fees. Mount Baker Theatre is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to the performing arts. musicvenues 30 See below for venue addresses and phone 10.24.18 10.25.18 10.26.18 10.27.18 10.28.18 10.29.18 10.30.18 FOOD numbers WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY
Sam Pace and the Gilded Mr. FeelGood and the Firm Believers, Diatom Deli (early), Soul 25 Firefly Lounge Cloud Person, Crow Magnet Hot Damn Scandal, Baby Gramps Peppino D'Agostino Guffawingham Grit, The Stillvettas Sleepy Alligators Night (late)
Open Mic and Irish & Folk B-BOARD Tom Xavier Greene's Corner Poetry Night Night
Guemes Island General Halloween Costume Party w/Ebb, Slack 22 Store and Flood FILM Honey Moon Open Mic 18 18 Hotel Bellwether Tony Floreno Tony Floreno Janette West Quartet MUSIC MUSIC
Kulshan Brewing Co. Danny Vogel Halloween Party w/One Lane Bridge Quickdraw Stringband 16
Kera Lynne Newman and Jan Seduction Sunday Burlesque ART Lovitt Restaurant Dandelion Cheryl Hodge Pan Celtic RSS Trio Peters Show 15 Main St. Bar and Grill JP Falcon Acoustic Showcase Halloween w/The Takers STAGE
Make.Shift Kinski, Feral Ohms, Fretts 14 Old World Deli Bottom Shelf Bourbon GET OUT Rockfish Grill Fidalgo Swing Lloyd Jones 12 Royal Dance Party Karaoke DJ Jester DJ Jester LIP SYNC BATTLE/Oct. 29/Wild Buffalo Karaoke
Talent Show w/Vivienne WORDS Take Me to Church w/ Karaoke w/Seamus Rumors Cabaret Duchanne and DJ Bellingham Idol Flashback Friday Partylicious Saturday Trashy Tuesday Betty Desire O'Carey Shortstack 10
Porch Cat, North By Wild Powwers, Constant Kaidan, Here at the End, Comedy Punch-Up La Luz, Shy Boys, Babe The Shakedown Harvest Popup Market ¡Mayday!, 1Ton, more North, Wigs Lovers Opropos Open Mic Waves CURRENTS Silver Reef Hotel Halloween Party w/SpaceBand
Casino Spa 8
Skagit Casino Resort Rumor 6 Rumor 6 VIEWS 4 Skylark's Chad Petersen The Sonja Lee Band Faucher Four MAIL
Stones Throw Brewery Killdeer The Naughty Blokes Pumpkin Carving w/The D'vas 2
Costume Contest w/The DO IT Swinomish Casino The Wingmen and Lodge Wingmen
The Underground DJ B-Mello DJ B-Mello 10.24.18
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East Coast Dave and Midwest SAM PACE AND THE GILDED GRIT/ # Whiskey's Burger Bistro Swingers Oct. 24/Firefly Lounge
’90s Till Now Random Rab, Michael Mana- Black Eyes and Neckties, No-Fi Soul Wild Buffalo Ganz, Pacifix, Oddlin Lip Sync Battle w/Boombox Kid han, Korra the Kid Rebellion, The Wednesdays
Alternative Library 519 E. Maple St | Anelias Kitchen & Stage 513 S. 1st St., La Conner • (360) 466-4778 | Beach Store Cafe 2200 N. Nurgent Road, Lummi Island • www.beachstorecafe.com | Bellewood Acres 6140 Guide Meridian, Lynden • (360) 318-7720 | Big Lake Bar & Grill 18247 WA-9, Mt Vernon • (360) 422-6411 | Boundary Bay Brewery 1107 Railroad Ave • 647-5593 | Boscoe’s 118 W. Holly St. | Brown Lantern Ale House 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes • (360) 293-2544 | Chuckanut CASCADIA WEEKLY Brewery 601 W. Holly St. • 752-3377 | Commodore Ballroom 868 Granville St., Vancouver • (604) 739-4550 | Conway Muse 18444 Spruce/Main St., Conway • (360) 445-3000 | Eat Restaurant & Bar 1200 Cornwall Ave • www.4u2eat.com | Edison Inn 5829 Cains Ct., Edison • (360) 766-6266 | Firefly Lounge 1015 N. State St. | H 0, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes • (360) 755-3956 | Honey Moon 1053 N. State St. • 734-0728 | Kulshan Brewery 2238 James St. • 389-5348 | Lovett Restaurant 1114 2 21 Harris Ave, • (360) 671-7143 | Make.Shift Art Space 306 Flora St. • www.makeshiftproject.com | Main Street Bar & Grill 2004 Main St., Ferndale • (360) 384-2982 | The Redlight 1017 N. State St. • www.redlightwineandcoffee.com | Rockfish Grill 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes • (360) 588-1720 | The Royal 208 E. Holly St. • 738-3701 | Rumors Cabaret 1119 Railroad Ave. • 671-1849 | The Shakedown 1212 N. State St. • www.shakedownbellingham.com | Silver Reef Casino 4876 Haxton Way, Ferndale • (360) 383-0777 | Skagit Valley Casino Resort 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow • (360) 724-7777 | Skylark’s Hidden Cafe 1300 11th St. • 715-3642 | Stones Throw Brewery 1009 Larrabee Ave. | Swinomish Casino 12885 Casino Dr., Anacortes • (888) 288-8883 | The Underground 211 E. Chestnut St. • 738-3701 | Underground Coffeehouse Viking Union 3rd Floor, WWU | Village Inn Pub 3020 Northwest Ave. • 734-2490 | The Waterfront 521 W. Holly St. • www.waterfrontseafoodandbar.com | Whiskey's Burger Bistro 1304 12th St • (360) 526-2905 | Wild Buffalo 208 W. Holly St. • www.wildbuffalo.net | Send your music info to [email protected]. Deadlines are always at 5pm Friday. actress who plays her in the Harry Potter movies. Smith’s comic timing might best be described as Borscht Belt consomme. When Atkins confesses she didn’t have
30 the courage to play the lead in Antony and Cleopatra, Smith nods sympatheti- FOOD cally. “Neither did I.” Slightest of pauses. film “That’s why I played it in Canada.” MOVIE REVIEWS FILM SHORTS Dench’s own reservations about the 25 role, when Peter Hall wanted to cast her, were about appropriateness, not nerve. B-BOARD “Are you sure you want a menopausal
dwarf to play this part?” 22 22 FILM FILM
18 Several times a year
MUSIC four of the most distinguished living 16 actresses in England ART like to get together 15 and hang out. The
STAGE film director Roger Michell had the 14 excellent sense to
GET OUT accompany them at one such session with 12 camera and crew WORDS
Of course there’s nerve and then there’s 10 nerve. “On the way to the theater,” At- kins says, “I always think: Would I like
CURRENTS to be run over in a massive car accident? And I only just about come out on the 8 side of no.” Dench scowls that Denchian scowl. VIEWS “I know occasions when it could have
4 turned to yes.” There’s lots more where that comes MAIL was puzzled by her daughter’s desire to from: smart, funny, knowing, alternately
REVIEWED BY MARK FEENEY
2 act. “You’re no oil painting, my dear.” acidulous and loving, at once over the Now 84, Atkins is likely the least top yet just right. There’s also a deep hu-
DO IT known to U.S. audiences. She was Queen manity: the love these women have for Nothing Like a Dame Mary on The Crown, and to see the sibling each other, the joy of craft, an awareness rivalry between her and Helen Mirren in of the burdens of age, an unwillingness Gosford Park (2001) is to know just how to give in to them.
10.24.18 THE CHOICEST OF ROLES cold ice can be. Michell intersperses the What may be the most remarkable mo- SEVERAL TIMES a year four of the most distinguished living actresses in England gabfests with film clips and period pho- ment in this remarkably delightful movie .13
43 (or anywhere else) like to get together at the country home owned by one of them and tos. From one of the latter, we learn just has nothing to do with acting and getting # hang out. The film director Roger Michell (Notting Hill) had the excellent sense to ac- what a stone fox the young Atkins was. off zingers. Smith recalls long-ago visits company them at one such session with camera and crew. Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, This would seem borne out by the fol- to the Plowright/Olivier house, when her Eileen Atkins, and Joan Plowright (the homeowner) offered no objection. They’re per- lowing exchange, about pre-Swinging children were young, as were theirs. “I formers, after all, and what an opportunity for performance this is. Each of these dames Sixties London. “Perhaps we swung a bit suppose,” she says, “that’s what it was of the realm gets to play the choicest of roles: herself. early,” Dench wonders. Atkins, at once all about in those days, the children; very Now 83, Dench is working as hard as ever, with 13 film and television credits in the sheepish and proud, has no doubts on small people running around.” The look
CASCADIA WEEKLY last three years. Does any actress anywhere have a steelier mien? And, oh, that voice: that score. “We behaved pretty badly, on her face encompasses sadness, fond- It’s fine burgundy cut with electroshock. We learn that she initially turned down the Judi, you and I did. I don’t think we ness, memory. She’s as far away as the 22 chance of being the first female M in the 007 movies. Then her husband stepped in. needed the ’60s.” past—and as close. It’s a glimpse of a “I’ve longed to live with a Bond woman!” Now 83, Smith is first among equals, very great actress reduced (or enlarged) Now 88, Plowright is blind and even harder of hearing than the other three are. But she star-wise. That curl in the voice, those to being just like those watching her: a retains the bright, slightly pixie-ish expression she had in The Entertainer (1960), playing heavy-lidded eyes: Professor Minerva human being. That’s the most challeng- the daughter of Laurence Olivier, her future husband. We learn that Plowright’s mother McGonagall isn’t half as wizardly as the ing role of all. film ›› showing this week
BY CAREY ROSS 30 FOOD FILM SHORTS 25 Bad Times at the El Royale: This movie ticks a lot of boxes for me: written and directed by Cabin in the
Woods’ Drew Goddard. A great ensemble cast that in- B-BOARD cludes Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Chris Hemsworth, and Nick Offerman. A kitschy roadside motel. A decidedly 22 Tarantino-esque vibe. Perfect popcorn fare. HHHH 22 (R • 2 hrs. 20 min.) FILM FILM
Doctober: This week in Doctober happenings you'll find Alex Honnold continuing to try and scare us to 18 death while giving us all vertigo at the same time in Free Solo, now moved to the Pickford. Also at the
Pickford will be Michael Moore's must-see latest, Fahr- MUSIC enheit 11/9. At the Limelight, you'll find Maggie Smith,
Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, and Eileen Atkins trading 16 stories and wicked-sharp one-liners in Nothing Like a Dame. In limited Doctober showings at the Pickford, ART you can choose from docs about the making of the
groundbreaking war movie Platoon (Brothers In Arms), 15 the inside world of those who devote their lives to craft brewing (Brewmasters), the evolution of the Dallas STAGE Cowboys Cheerleaders (Daughters of the Sexual Revolu- tion), the true story of a larger-than-life nightclub that
epitomized a larger-than-life era (Studio 54), an ex- 14 ploration of the electrifying Bowery Slam Poetry Team (Don't Be Nice), and more. HHHHH (Varies)
LONDON FIELDS GET OUT First Man: On the heels of the ethereally lovely La La Land, which came on the heels of swinging and savage
Whiplash, comes director Damian Chazelle’s latest going to be bad: If it stars Gerard Butler, it will be growing up in 1990s Los Angeles who finds a quirky couple in question—and the Oscar buzz is already 12 effort, a gritty, gripping account of NASA’s moon mis- bad. This movie stars Gerard Butler. H (R • 2 hrs. 1 community at the local skate shop, with insight and building, although I remain loyal to the super-cheesy sion, as seen through the eyes of Ryan Gosling’s Neil min.) authenticity. HHHH (R • 1 hr. 24 min.) 1976 version. Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson WORDS Armstrong. Chazelle, what will you do next? HHHHH forever. HHHHH (R • 2 hrs. 15 min.) (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 18 min.) Indivisible: Is there some kind of movie farm The Oath: With a title like that and a release date
where these faith-based narratives are cranked out like this, this film would seem to be a Halloween hor- Venom: A rare Marvel miss that I will still probably 10 Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween: Very little like clockwork? This time, it's a family, torn apart by ror flick. Instead, it's a biting satire about political see on account of how Tom Hardy’s presence can make is known about the second installment of the film war, who I have to presume overcome all obstacles tribalism and our current state of affairs, which is a up for a variety of cinematic ills. H (PG-13 • 1 hr. 53 series based on R.L. Stine’s wildly popular books, but with God's will or God's help or God's judgment or horror show all its own. HHH (R • 1 hr. 33 min.) min.) CURRENTS a ventriloquist dummy appears to figure strongly into something else God does. Don't worry, if you miss this
the plot, so this is obviously an unholy nightmare one, another will be along right behind it. HH (PG-13 The Old Man and the Gun: It seems only fitting 8 disguised as a kid flick. HH (PG • 1 hr. 40 min.) • 1 hr. 59 min.) that for his (supposedly) final role before retirement
that Robert Redford would make a film that hear- VIEWS Halloween: In a sequel that wisely pretends all Johnny English Strikes Again: If you like Rowan kens back to some of his best roles as a charismatic
of the other sequels don’t exist, Jamie Lee Curtis Atkinson, you might like this movie despite its many rogue in the likes of Butch Cassidy and The Sting. It's 4 reprises her breakout role as Laurie Strode—except faults. On the other hand, if you like Rowan Atkinson, his cinematic sweet spot, and no one does lawless
it’s 40 years later and Laurie is no one’s victim now. this movie will probably just make you long for Mr. and charming quite like him. HHHHH (PG-13 • 1 MAIL HHHH (R • 1 hr. 49 min.) Bean. H (PG-13 • 1 hr. 28 min.) hr. 33 min.)
2 The Hate U Give: Finally YA gives teens credit for London Fields: This thriller starring Amber Heard is Smallfoot: In a world populated by yetis, people
being interested in more than fantasy and doomed currently sitting at zero percent on review aggrega- are the thing to be feared in this movie that is only DO IT romance with this honest, hopeful adaptation of tor Rotten Tomatoes. I know that should be reason original if you haven’t seen the far superior Monsters Showtimes the acclaimed bestseller by Angie Thomas. Amandla enough to stay away, but perversely, it is its all-en- Inc. But it’s good enough for kids, and not every Stenberg plays a teen torn between two worlds—one compassing awfulness that compels me to want to see animated movie can be a Pixar film. HHH (PG • 1 Regal and AMC theaters, please see rich and white, the other poor and black—and forced it. Zero percent = zero stars. (R • 1 hr. 48 min.) hr. 49 min.) www.fandango.com. 10.24.18 to navigate a precarious path when she witnesses a and police shooting. HHHHH (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 12 min.) Mid90s: Jonah Hill, surprisingly versatile, writes A Star is Born: The fourth version of this toxic-but- Pickford Film Center and directs his first film, mining his own teenage somehow-romantic love story sees Bradley Cooper PFC’s Limelight Cinema, please see .13 43
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FILM Ahead for Natural Burial” Tues., Oct. 30 at the Skagit Valley Food Co-op. 18 MUSIC 16 BE CALM NOW: Ayurvedic Health Practitioner Isabel CHAIR TAI CHI: “Chair Tai Chi” takes place at 3pm ART Castro leads “Be Calm Now: A Holistic Approach to Anxi- Tuesdays in October at the SkillShare Space at the ety and Stress” from 6:30-8:30pm Wed., Oct. 24 in Mount Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central Ave. Chair Tai
15 Vernon at the Skagit Valley Food Co-op, 202 S. First Chi uses all of the concepts and flowing choreo- St. Using wisdom and practical tools from the ancient graphed movements of standing Tai Chi except it is healing science of Ayurveda, you’ll learn to reorient your performed in a seated position. Entry is free. STAGE mind, body and spirit toward ease. This class is part lec- (360) 778-7217 ture, part experiential. Entry is free; register in advance.
14 WWW.SKAGITFOODCOOP.COM MEDITATION EVENTS: Attend a variety of events on a regular basis at the Bellingham Insight Meditation HEMP AND WELLNESS: Learn about the health Society, 1021 N. Forest St.
GET OUT benefits of hempseed oil, famously rich in essential WWW.BELLINGHAMINSIGHT.ORG fatty acids; and CBD oil, a non-psychoactive extract of cannabis that is sought for its health benefits, at a GAM-ANON: Attend Gam-Anon meetings (for family
12 “Hemp and Wellness” workshop with Christy King from and friends of individuals with a gambling disorder) 6:30-8:30pm Wed., Oct. 24 at the Cordata Community from 7-8:30pm Fridays in Mount Vernon at the First Food Co-op, 315 Westerly Rd. Entry is $5. Lutheran Church, 2015 Blackburn Rd. Entry is free. WORDS Celebrate Make a Difference Day and Arbor Day! WWW.COMMUNITYFOOD.COOP WWW.GAM-ANON.ORG
10 Help us improve water quality in Whatcom Creek ADVANCE CARE PLANNING: Attend Advance Care CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS: Most Mondays, Planning workshops with the Whatcom Alliance for Co-Dependents Anonymous meets from 7-8:30pm at Health Advancement from 3-5pm Fri., Oct. 26 at the Dem- PeaceHealth St. Joseph’s Community Health Education ing Library (5044 Mt. Baker Hwy), and 4-6pm Thurs., Nov. Center, 3333 Squalicum Pkwy, conference room B. CURRENTS 1 at the Blaine Library (610 3rd St.). Learn why advance Entry is by donation.
8 care planning is important for everyone, commonly used (360) 676-8588 terms, choosing someone to be your health care agent,
VIEWS how to talk with loved ones and doctors about your SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS: Sex Addicts Anony- personal and cultural preferences around end-of-life, and mous meets at 7pm Tuesdays and Thursdays and 9am
4 what to consider when making your choices. Entry is free. Saturdays at the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, WWW.WCLS.ORG 1207 Ellsworth St.
MAIL (360) 420-8311 OR WWW.PUGETSOUNDSAA.ORG YOGA FOR CAREGIVERS: Certified Nursing Assistant
2 Jade Liu offers a free “Yoga for Caregivers” class from NEWLY BEREAVED: Adults affected by a recent 2-4pm Sat., Oct. 27 at the Community Food Co-op, death are invited to a safe and welcoming atmo-
DO IT 1220 N. Forest St. She’ll use guided instruction, gen- sphere for a time of sharing and information at “A tle flow movement, and breath work to help release Gathering for the Newly Bereaved” from 10-11:30am tension, strengthen and tone muscles, and harmonize on the second Tuesday of every month, and from WHEN: 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 27 body and brain. These simple, practical methods can 5:30-7pm on the first Wednesday of every month be used to relieve stress throughout your workday. in the Bereavement Center at the Whatcom Hospice 10.24.18 WHERE: Whatcom Falls Park This class is appropriate for all levels of experience. Administration Office, 2800 Douglas Ave. Preregistration required. (360) 733-5877 OR [email protected] .13 Access site via lower park entrance (from Lakeway Dr, turn north [email protected] 43
# on Silver Beach Rd.) Limited parking available. Additional parking BREASTFEEDING CAFE: Come relax and meet other and free shuttle available from Bloedel Donovan Park, 2114 NATURAL BURIAL: Jodie Buller focuses on “Planning breastfeeding mothers in a warm, inviting and respect- Ahead for Natural Burial” from 6:30-8:30pm Tues., Oct. ful environment at a Breastfeeding Cafe from 9am- Electric Ave. Please RSVP for groups of 10+ at [email protected]. 30 at the Skagit Valley Food Co-op, 202 S. First St., 12pm Tuesdays at the Bellingham Center for Healthy Mount Vernon. Green burial is a beautiful, meaningful Motherhood, 1012 Dupont Street. Entry is free. Unaccompanied youth under 18 must bring a signed City & NSEA way to return to the earth when you die, and it can WWW.CENTERFORHEALTHYMOTHERHOOD.COM be quite simple. This free presentation will offer pre- Youth Liability Form. This form and more info available at planning ideas and de-mystify natural burial practices TOASTMASTERS: Bellingham Evening Toastmasters CASCADIA WEEKLY www.cob.org/workparties. with practical step-by-step instructions and guidance. invites you to their weekly meeting from 7-8:30pm WWW.SKAGITFOODCOOP.COM Tuesdays at Spring Creek Retirement Center, 223 East 24 Bakerview Rd. See and hear the benefits of learning to Sign in at the HEALING HOUR: Attend a Healing Hour from 5:30- speak well in public. Test your extemporaneous speaking 6:30pm Wednesdays at Simply Spirit Reading & Healing skills or sit back and enjoy an evening of entertaining blue tents! Center, 1304 Meador Ave. Drop in anytime during the speeches. Entry is free and guests are welcome. hour to receive an aura/chakra healing. Entry is $5. 425-802-3036 OR WWW.SIMPLYSPIRITCENTER.COM WWW.4470.TOASTMASTERSCLUBS.ORG rearEnd crossword
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category 4 Do horribly e.g. 58 House support 25 25 40 Solemn promise 5 Closely monitored 38 Dale’s cartoon pal 59 Artist's selection 41 Some people’s hosp. area 39 Pack of cards B-BOARD B-BOARD preferred pronoun 6 Juliet, for one 41 Soundly defeated 42 One not responsi- 7 Mineralogist with a 42 Pointer, for one
ble for the bad news scale 44 They’ll look over 22 43 Hit the mother 8 Number of times the W-2s FILM lode Milwaukee Brewers 45 Something stored 46 “Shameless” net- have appeared in in the cloud? 18 work, for short the World Series 49 Los ___, California
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54 Takeover try 12 “Jackie Brown” graphic 15 55 Prefix meaning actress Grier 54 Like a worn tire “one billionth” 13 It’s made with STAGE 56 Buddy cop show of warm fermentation
the 1970s 18 “___: Ragnarok” Last Week’s Puzzle 14 60 Look sullen 19 Adequate
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30 LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “There is a season FREE WILL for wildness and a season for settledness, and this is
FOOD neither. This season is about becoming.” Author Shauna Niequist wrote that. In accordance with the astrological Pepper Sisters ASTROLOGY omens, I endorse her persepctive as true and useful for 25
25 you. You’ve zipped through your time of fertile chaos, Flavors of New Mexico From scratch Served with love since 1988 ARIES (March 21-April 19): In her poem conjuring up fresh possibilities. When January arrives, Dinner nightly, Tuesday through Sunday 1055 N. State peppersisters.com “Shedding Skin,” Harryette Mullen compares her own you’ll be ready to work on stability and security. But for transformation to the action a snake periodically now, your assignment is to blossom. Halloween costume B-BOARD B-BOARD carries out to renew itself. Since you now have an suggestions: beautiful creature hatching from an egg; excellent opportunity to undertake your own molting strong sprout cracking out of a seed. process, you may find her thoughts helpful. (I’ve 22 rendered them in prose for easier reading.) “Pulling SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “He believed in out of the old scarred skin—old rough thing I don’t magic,” writes author Michael Chabon about a char- FILM need now—I strip off, slip out of, leave behind. Shed- acter in his novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier ding toughness, peeling layers down to vulnerable & Clay. “Not in the so-called magic of candles, pen- stuff. And I’m blinking off old eyelids for a new way tagrams, and bat wings,” nor “dowsing rods, séances, 18 of seeing. By the rock I rub against, I’m going to be weeping statues, werewolves, wonders, or miracles.” tender again.” Halloween costume suggestion: snake Then what kind? Chabon says it’s the “impersonal MUSIC sloughing its skin. magic of life,” like coincidences and portents that re- veal their meanings in retrospect. I bring this to your
16 TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Only the young and attention, Scorpio, because now is a favorable time to stupid are confident about sex and romance,” says call on the specific kind of magic that you regard as
ART 49-year-old author Elizabeth Gilbert, who has written real and helpful. What kind of magic is that? Hallow- extensively about those subjects. I agree with her. een costume suggestion: magician, witch, wizard. I’ve devoted myself to studying the mysteries of love 15 for many years, yet still feel like a rookie. Even if you SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “If adventures are smarter about these matters than Gilbert and me, will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must STAGE Taurus, I urge you to adopt a humble and curious seek them abroad.” Sagittarian author Jane Austen attitude during the next few weeks. The cosmos has wrote that in her novel Northanger Abbey, and now I’m prepared some interesting lessons for you, and the passing her message on to you, slightly altered. My ver- 14 best way to take advantage is to be eagerly receptive sion is, “If adventures will not befall Sagittarian people and open-minded. Halloween costume suggestion: sex of any age or gender in their own neighborhood, they researcher, love explorer, intimacy experimenter. must seek them abroad.” And where exactly is “abroad"? GET OUT The dictionary says it might mean a foreign country, or GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “My way of learning it could simply mean outside or in another place. I’d is to heave a wild and unpredictable monkey-wrench like to extend the meaning further to include anywhere 12 into the machinery,” wrote Gemini author Dashiell outside your known and familiar world. Halloween Hammett. But I recommend that you use his approach costume suggestion: traveler on a pilgrimage or explorer very rarely, and only when other learning methods aren’t on a holy quest. WORDS working. Most of the time, your best strategy for getting the lessons you need is to put lubricating oil into the CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): PR executives
10 machinery, not a monkey-wrench. That’ll be especially at a beer company offered to pay me a lot of money true in the coming weeks. I suggest that you turn the if I would sneak a product placement ad into your machinery off for a while as you add the oil and and horoscope. They asked me to pretend there was a do some maintenance. Halloween costume suggestion: viable astrological reason to recommend that you CURRENTS repair person; computer techie; machine whisperer. imbibe their product in abundance. But the truth is,
8 the actual planetary omens suggest the opposite. You CANCER (June 21-July 22): The great Swedish should not in fact be lounging around in a haze of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman was a Cancerian like you intoxication. You should instead be working hard to VIEWS and me. One of the factors contributing to his success drum up support for your labor of love or your favorite was that he put his demons to good use, “by harness- cause. Very Important People will be more available 4 ing them to his chariot.” He also testified that he to you than usual, and you’ll be wise to seek their gained control over his demons by taking long walks input. Halloween costume suggestion: the Ultimate MAIL after breakfast. “Demons don’t like fresh air,” he said. Fundraiser; Networker of the Year; Chief Hobnobber. “They prefer it if you stay in bed with cold feet.” I
2 suspect that now would be an excellent time to adopt AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “What kind of idea his advice. Halloween costume suggestion: walk your are you?” asks author Salmon Rushdie. “Are you the
DO IT demon on a leash, or make it into a puppet, or har- kind that compromises, does deals, accommodates ness it to your chariot. itself, aims to find a niche, to survive; or are you the cussed, bloody-minded, ramrod-backed type of dam- LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Throughout the Halloween nfool notion that would rather break than sway with season, I encourage you to fantasize extensively about the breeze?” I pose this question to you, Aquarius, 10.24.18 what your dream home would look like and feel like because I think you could be an effective version of if you had all the money necessary to create it. What either idea in the coming weeks. If you’re the latter—
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# carpets or hardwood floors? What would be your perfect world in dramatic ways. Halloween costume sugges- lighting, furniture and décor? As you gazed out your tions: revolutionary; crusader; agitator; rabble-rouser. windows, what views would you see? Would there be nature nearby or urban hotspots? Would you have an PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “There is no beauty office or music room or art studio? Have fun imagining without some strangeness,” wrote Edgar Allen Poe. the sanctuary that would bring out the best in you. Hal- Fashion designer Rei Kawakubo ventured further, loween costume suggestion: the ultimate homebody. declaring, “Strangeness is a necessary ingredient in beauty.” She also added another nuance to her defini-
CASCADIA WEEKLY VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Extraordinary things tion: “For something to be beautiful, it doesn’t have are always hiding in places people never think to to be pretty.” I’ll offer you one more seed for thought: 26 look,” writes novelist Jodi Picoult. That’s crucial for wabi-sabi. It’s a Japanese term that refers to a kind you to meditate on during the coming weeks. Why? of beauty that’s imperfect, transitory, and incomplete. Because your superpower is going to be the ability I bring these clues to your attention, Pisces, because to find extraordinary things that are hiding in places now is an excellent time to refine and clarify your where people have almost never thought to look. You own notion of beauty—and re-commit yourself to can do both yourself and those you care for a big fa- embodying it. Halloween costume suggestion: the vor by focusing your intensity on this task. Halloween embodiment of your definition of beauty. BY AMY ALKON are those that reflect a combination of “high power and high warmth,” explains
business coach Olivia Fox Cabane in her
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Looks are an element of charisma. Slower, expansive body movements 8 Being tall, good-looking and physical- are another mark of the charismatic, in ly stronger than your peers, as well as contrast with the herky-jerkyness of the VIEWS appearing healthy, are correlated with perpetually uneasy. However, there’s a charisma, note Grabo and van Vugt. That caveat to all of this walking and talk- 4
said, though it’s helpful to be a ring- ing advice: If you’re insecure and self- MAIL er for Gisele Bundchen, you can more loathing, you can’t just plaster some closely resemble a hamburger bun in a alpha-girl body language on top of that. 2 bikini and still be mad charismatic. Ac- Not credibly, anyway. You’ve got to put cordingly, the researchers observe that in the work to fix your foundation. DO IT “anecdotal evidence” suggests that Finally, consider that it takes a having “particularly unique” features— strong person to be open about their
“such as Abraham Lincoln’s elongated weaknesses and failures. Counterintui- 10.24.18 face or Rasputin’s piercing eyes”—may tive, I know. But people don’t relate to
amp up charisma “as a result of their greatness. They relate to other people .13 43
attention-grabbing ability.” who show how human and imperfect # The good news—for anyone who lacks they are. Cabane explains that “draw- height, hots or eyes that burn a hole in ing attention to your vulnerabilities” people—is that how a person acts ap- ultimately enhances your power. In pears to be the main driver of charisma. other words, instead of always work- And though some people are naturally ing hard to look good, you’ll amp up (that is, genetically) equipped to be your charisma by making intermittent CASCADIA WEEKLY more charismatic through their set of efforts to look bad—like by confess- personality traits, there are charis- ing, “I’m socially awkward. Always have 27 matic behaviors that anybody can learn been. I’m really bad at leaving conver- and practice (or, perhaps in your case, sations at parties—to the point where engage in more often). I wish a meteorite would crash through The behaviors that drive charisma the ceiling so I could escape.” thu-sat NOV 1 – 3, 7:30pm rearEnd comix + sudoku sat-sun NOV 3 – 4, 2:00pm
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GET OUT NOTHING LIKE A DAME - at the Limelight DAWNLAND - 86m - Indie Lens Pop-Up Also known as Tea With the Dames (NR) 140m Sat: (12:30) - Q+A to follow with Becky Larsen Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Eileen - 86m 12 DAUGHTERS OF THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION Atkins, and Dame Joan Plowright hereby invite you Sat: (3:00); Mon: 7:45 - Presented by WinkWink to join them for a weekend in the country as they STUDIO 54 - 98m
WORDS catch up with one another, reminisce, and share their candid, delightfully irreverent thoughts on everything. Sat: 5:30; Wed: 5:30 - Presented by TWIST Fest Fri: (1:45), (4:00), 6:15 BROTHERS IN ARMS - 89m 10 Sat: (10:15am), (12:15), 6:15 Behind the scenes of Platoon Sun: (10:00am), 3:45, 6:15 Sun: (11:00am) Mon-Tue: (4:00), 6:15; Wed: (4:00), 6:15 - OCAP DON'T BE NICE - 95m CURRENTS Thu: (4:00), 6:15 Slam poetry before the films, Skype Q+A after
8 FAHRENHEIT 11/9 - at the Pickford Sun: (1:15); Tue: 5:30 (R) 128m - A provocative and comedic look at INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT: the times in which we live. It will explore the two most VIEWS THE STORY OF WAX TRAX RECORDS - 95m important questions of the Trump Era: How did we get here, and how the hell do we get out? Sun: 4:15 - Presented by What's Up! Magazine 4 Fri: (2:45); Mon - Thu: (2:45) AFGHAN CYCLES - 90m Presented by Queens of Dirt MAIL FREE SOLO - at the Pickford Mon: (5:30) (NR) 140m From award-winning filmmaker
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STAGE 12-ounces firm tofu, cut into 2 x 2-inch slabs, about a half-inch deep; pressed, drained or patted dry 14 Heat-tolerant oil, enough for deep-frying 3 cloves of garlic, sliced
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12 10 shiitake mushrooms (rehydrate first if dried) 2 celery stalks, sliced lengthwise and then cut into 1-inch slices WORDS ¼ cup soy sauce (have more on hand to season) 2 tablespoons lime juice 10 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon white pepper (if you can’t find white
CURRENTS pepper add a second teaspoon of black) 2 teaspoons fish sauce (vegetarians can omit) 8
DIRECTIONS: The inspiration for this recipe ar- VIEWS rived at my table in a sputtering clay pot, but BY ARI LEVAUX 4 shiitake mushrooms and golden chunks of it’s fine on a stove top like a normal pot of soup. deep-fried tofu, which stayed crispy in Before you do anything, slice the tofu. Heat fry MAIL the peppery broth. oil in a wok or deep skillet to 365 degrees and deep-
fry the tofu until it turns golden-brown and crisp— 2 Bloody Good As I took a few tiny sips of Bloody Brad’s beloved broth, the black pepper jumped about 5 to 10 minutes. Alternatively, pan-fry the
DO IT TORTURING CARNIVORES WITH TOFU out. I don’t see too many spicy dishes tofu slabs in less oil on medium, flipping the slabs powered by black pepper alone, with no to get both sides crispy—about 25 minutes. WHEN A tofu-based vegetarian dish can make a bloodthirsty carnivore backup from chili. But then, Vietnam pro- Remove the tofu and drain on a plate covered whimper with anticipation, it has my attention. duces and exports more black pepper than with paper towels. In your clay pot, saucepan or 10.24.18 Perhaps you know this type of guy, to whom bread is a vegetable and health any other nation, so why not? other vessel, heat 3 tablespoons of oil on medium food is a fast food burger with a side of cigarette. The kind of person who While the pepper was strong, the over- heat and briefly saute the garlic. When it starts .13
43 gets almost as much pleasure offending a vegan as chewing on part of a dead all effect was still subtle somehow, per- to brown and the smell peaks (about one minute), # animal. One such person, whom I will call Bloody Brad, was my unlikely guide. haps thanks to celery taking a rare post add the onion, mushrooms and celery. (If carrots Brad is from Houston, and when I showed up in his hometown for a few days, at center stage. The tofu absorbed the are your thing, slice them and add a few, too. ) I hit him up for restaurant recommendations. I expected him to steer me to flavor around it but held its own. It’s a Add the soy sauce, lime juice, and black and a big Texas rib joint or steakhouse, or a hidden Creole place for a succulent solid, intriguing and satisfying dish. white pepper, and four cups of water. Stir it to- plate of shrimp and grits. The Van Loc crew appeared confused gether and season with soy sauce, black pepper, What I got instead was a recommendation for the Van Loc Vietnamese res- when I asked them how to make this lime and fish sauce. Add the crispy tofu chunks,
CASCADIA WEEKLY taurant—now shuttered after 28 years. Vietnamese cuisine can be heavy on amazing recipe. I left with a full belly, so that they are half-submerged in the saucy stir- red meat, and Van Loc offered an eight-course beef meal. But Bloody Brad had and a hunger for that recipe that would fry. Cover and cook 10 minutes on medium heat. 30 one specific recommendation: Clay Pot Tofu. not quit. Serve immediately by placing the simmering “I’m in so love with it, with mushrooms in a peppery broth, that’s all I When I told Brad that I’d replicated vessel on a hot pad on the table, and let that ever order,” he sighed. his beloved tofu dish, his response, true piercing broth do its peppery magic. Serves two So I went to Van Loc and ordered Clay Pot Tofu. When it arrived, boiling to form, was “Great. Now, can you make as a main course. at my table, I could see black pepper coating large pieces of celery, whole that with pork? doit WED., OCT. 24 includes eggs, sausage, orange juice and coffee. SIMPLY SAUERKRAUT: Learn how to turn lowly WWW.LYNDENCOMMUNITYCENTER.ORG cabbage into delicious, healthy sauerkraut at a “Simply Sauerkraut” workshop presented by Blaine ANACORTES MARKET: Find fresh produce and 30 C.O.R.E. from 4-6pm at the Blaine Library, 610 3rd more at the final Anacortes Farmers Market of the 30 St. With simple, everyday supplies, you can have season from 9am-2pm at the Depot Arts Center, FOOD probiotic-packed homemade sauerkraut to enjoy 611 R Ave. A Holiday Market happens in November. FOOD for just pennies per serving. Handouts and samples WWW.ANACORTESFARMERSMARKET.ORG will be available.
(360) 305-3637 TWIN SISTERS MARKET: Affordable, Whatcom 25 County-grown produce can be procured for the COOKBOOK CLUB: Make a dish to share and come final time this season at the Twin Sisters Farmers ready to talk about the cookbook you used at a Market from 9am-3pm at the IGA parking lot on B-BOARD monthly Eat Your Words Cookbook Club meeting Nugent’s Corner, and 10am-2pm in Maple Falls at from 6:30-8pm in Sudden Valley at the South the North Fork Library, 7506 Kendall Rd. 22 Whatcom Library, 10 Barn View Court, Gate 2. This WWW.TWINSISTERSMARKET.COM BELLINGHAM month’s theme is “Soups and Stews.”
Mount BAker FILM (360) 305-3632 BLAINE MARKET: Homegrown and handmade farm products, baked goods, arts and crafts and TheAtre more can be found at the final Blaine Gardeners THURS., OCT. 25 18 HARVEST DINNER: Common Threads hosts its Market from 10am-2pm at the city’s H Street Plaza. SATURDAY, NOV. 10 AT 8:00PM ninth annual School Garden Harvest Dinner from (360) 332-6484 MUSIC 5-7pm at the cafeteria at Whatcom Middle School, 810 Halleck St. The community celebration of BELLINGHAM MARKET: The 26th season of BUY healthy kids and healthy food features a seasonal the Bellingham Farmers Market continues from TICKETS 16 menu of kid-grown, kid-prepared foods, crafts, 10am-3pm Saturdays through Dec. 22 at the Depot HERE ART games, garden tours, live music and the Real Food Market Square, 1100 Railroad Ave. In addition to offers to these resorts: Show. Entry is $10 (free for kids ages 10 and under). offering locally grown produce, crafts and ready-
Additional donations will support Common Threads’ to-eat foods, upcoming events include Demo 15 school-based gardening and cooking programs and Days, Chef in the Market, and a Wednesday Market.
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