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WHATCOM WATER WEEK A resource roundup P.12 HERBSSTOCK THINK Party on Bay Street P.16

BLACKClyde Ford breaks the code P.10

EDGAR ALLAN Reconsidering Poe P.13 Ibidunni Ojikuta, Rebecca Manalac: 7:30pm, A brief overview of this Jansen Art Center, Lynden 26  WORDS

FOOD  week’s happenings THISWEEK Sara Donati: 4pm, Village Books COMMUNITY Anacortes Community Energy Fair: 9am-2pm, Depot Arts Center Warbird Weekend: 10am-4pm, Heritage Flight

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FOOD 20 Mount Vernon Market: 9am-2pm, Riverwalk Park Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot Arts

FILM  Center German-themed Saturday Market: 9am-3pm, Concrete Community Center 16 food and drink Saturday Market: 10am-1pm, Lummi Island Twin Sisters Market: 10am-2pm, North Fork Library

MUSIC  can be found Lynden Farmers Market: 10am-2pm, Centennial Sat., Sept. 14 at Park

14 Blaine Farmers Market: 10am-2pm, H Street Plaza an Oktoberfest Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot ART  Market Square celebration Surf and Turf by the Sea: 11am-5:30pm, G Street

13 Plaza, Blaine at Chuckanut Farmtoberfest: 12pm-9pm, Farmstrong Brewing, Mount Vernon STAGE  Brewery, and at Oktoberfest: 1pm-10pm, Chuckanut Brewery Farmtoberfest

12 GET OUT taking place Out of the Darkness Walk: 8am-12pm, Bellingham High School

GET OUT  at Farmstrong Run with the Chums: 10am, BP Highlands, Birch Bay Bellingham Traverse: 12pm, Boundary Bay Brewery Brewing Co. Nooksack River Walk: 3pm, Horseshoe Bend

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CURRENTS Bard on the Beach: Through Sept. 21, Vanier Park, Steve Hofstetter: 7pm, Upfront Theatre Vancouver, BC Vaudevillingham: 7pm and 9pm, Cirque Lab 6 Celebrated soprano MUSIC MUSIC

VIEWS  Jerry Steinhilber Trio: 7pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts Ibidunni Ojikuta will be Gangspil: 2pm, Nancy’s Farm joined by award-winning Diana Krall: 7pm, Mount Baker Theatre 4  FOOD Eat Local Month: Through September, throughout pianist Rebecca Jordan WORDS

MAIL  Whatcom County Clyde Ford Book Launch: 4pm, Village Books Wednesday Market: 2pm-6pm, Barkley Village Green Manalac for a Sat., Sept. 14

2  2  Sedro-Woolley Farmers Market: 3pm-7pm, Hammer concert in Lynden at the COMMUNITY Heritage Square Chinese Moon Festival: 3pm-5pm, Bloedel Donovan DO IT  DO IT  Jansen Art Center. THURSDAY [09.12.19] GET OUT Fueling Education Run: 10am, Washington Park, ONSTAGE Anacortes

09.11.19 Good, Bad, Ugly: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre Improv Mash-up: 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre Theatre Guild SATURDAY [09.14.19] FOOD Murder at the Manor: 7:30pm, ACT Annex, Birchwood Market: 10am-3pm, Park Manor Shop- .14 Anacortes ping Center 37 DANCE ONSTAGE

# Folk Dance: 7pm, Fairhaven Library 48 Hour Theater Festival: 7:30pm and 10pm, And Then There Were None: 7:30pm, Bellingham Langar: 11am-2pm, Guru Nanak Gursikh Gurdwara, Sylvia Center for the Arts Theatre Guild Lynden MUSIC Improv Evolution: 9pm, Upfront Theatre Murder at the Manor: 7:30pm, ACT Annex, Anacortes Space Band: 5pm-9pm, Hotel Bellwether 48 Hour Theater Festival: 7:30pm and 10pm, VISUAL MUSIC Sylvia Center for the Arts Handmade Market: 11am-4pm, Goods Nursery and WORDS Pickled Okra: 6pm-9pm, Bellewood Acres Improv Evolution: 9pm, Upfront Theatre Produce Cheryl McCarthy: 7pm, Village Books Imagine Music and Arts Festival: Through Sun- day, Doe Bay Resort, Orcas Island DANCE CASCADIA WEEKLY MONDAY [09.16.19] FOOD Contra Dance and Potluck: 6pm-10:30pm, Bow Farmers Market: 1pm-6pm, Samish Bay Cheese Fairhaven Library 2 GET OUT ONSTAGE Wild Things: 9:30am-11am, Whatcom Falls Park WinkWink, YesYes: 9:30pm, Wild Buffalo Guffawingham: 9pm, Firefly Lounge FRIDAY [09.13.19] FOOD MUSIC WORDS ONSTAGE Ferndale Farmers Market: 2pm-6pm, LaBounty The Gothard Sisters: 7pm, Guemes Island Com- Poetrynight: 7pm, Alternative Library And Then There Were None: 7:30pm, Bellingham Drive munity Center

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CURRENTS [email protected] 13: Edgar Allan EVERY LITTER BIT HELPS tongs as this helps exercise my brain. 6 14: Body and Soul Distribution Having just moved to Pollman Circle in Lynden I did this in Minneapolis when I walked and Distribution Manager: one-and-a-half years ago, I am absolutely shocked other people saw me and soon they were out do-

VIEWS  16: Herbsstock Erik Burge and appalled by the litter on the sides of many of ing this also! I could go on for hours but as we 18: Clubs  distribution@ 4  4  cascadiaweekly.com the roads in the Northwest Washington area. say in China, shui zhang chuan gao, a rising tide 20: Film Shorts Whatcom: Erik Burge, Recently, while driving to Ferndale down Pole lifts all boats. MAIL  MAIL  Stephanie Simms Road West and Northwest Drive I couldn’t stand By working together (rising tide) we all can im-

2  Rear End Skagit: Linda Brown, it any longer and took it upon myself to stop my prove the world (lift all boats). If you have ques- 21: Hustlers, BOB ballot Barb Murdoch car, get out, and pick up some of what I saw. tions, feel free to contact me via this newspaper.

DO IT  I stopped across from Open Door Fellowship —Peter Baker, Lynden 22: Free Will Astrology Letters SEND LETTERS TO LETTERS@ church, also at the intersection of Pole Road and 23: Crossword CASCADIAWEEKLY.COM Northwest Drive, and again at a couple of spots CHERRY POINT IN THE CROSSHAIRS 24: Comix nearby. I collected about 25 drink cans (mostly The future health and safety of Whatcom Coun- THE GRISTLE P.06 + FUZZ BUZZ P.09 + BOB BALLOT P.21 09.11.19 c a s c a d i a REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM*SKAGIT*SURROUNDING AREAS beer), about three cubic feet of plastic (cups, ty citizens are in voters’ hands this fall. At issue 25: Slowpoke, Sudoku 09--2019 • ISSUE: • V.14

HATC straws and wrappers, etc.), a couple of 10 X 10 is the expansion of new fossil fuel projects at AT K .14 A resource 26: Cider house rules roundup 37 plastic sheets, a 14-foot-long 2-foot-wide strip Cherry Point. Industry pressures to increase the HBTCK Party on # THINK Bay Street of plastic, an empty Purina calf feed pellets bag export of highly volatile unrefined fuels, coal BLACKClyde Ford breaks ©2019 CASCADIA WEEKLY (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by the code and about 20 cigarette butts and more. and gas from the west coast have put Whatcom Cascadia Newspaper Company LLC. Direct all correspondence to: Cascadia Weekly PO Box 2833 Bellingham WA 98227-2833 | Phone/Fax: 360.647.8200 This took me 30 minutes, so mei wenti (Can- County and Cherry Point in their crosshairs. A ALLAN [email protected] Reconsidering Poe tonese for “no worries”); however, this is part of If Satpal Sidhu is elected County Executive and Though Cascadia Weekly is distributed free, please take just one copy. Cascadia Weekly may be distributed only by authorized distributors. Any person removing what is causing global warming. Natalie McClendon is elected to the District 5 COVER: Portrait of the papers in bulk from our distribution points risks prosecution The world will be gone in 30 years. Council Seat (which includes Blaine, Ferndale, SUBMISSIONS: Cascadia Weekly welcomes freelance submissions. Send material author as a young man

CASCADIA WEEKLY to either the News Editor or A&E Editor. Manuscripts will be returned if you include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. To be considered for calendar list- I also watch retired folks out exercising, walk- Birch Bay, and Lummi Island), they will support ings, notice of events must be received in writing no later than noon Wednesday ing along these roads and just walking by all the current County Council work to restrict unre- 4 the week prior to publication. Photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by stamped, self-addressed envelope. this litter. When Jimmy Carter goes out walk- strained expansion at Cherry Point. ing, he picks up litter he sees. When I walk my The County Council has proposed sensible dog, I take a set of tongs and pick up litter and amendments to the Comprehensive Plan for cigarette butts as I walk along—and although I Cherry Point, prohibiting any new piers and fos- am left-handed I use my right hand to work the sil fuel projects that would increase transport NEWSPAPER ADVISORY GROUP: Robert Hall, Seth Murphy, Michael Petryni, David Syre and export of unrefined fossil fuels. At over the last decades, costs of policing the same time, the amendments protect and incarceration have increased—and it existing industries and refineries, allow- is unsustainable. ing limited expansion to safeguard their As the Vera Institute of Justice’s report competitive viability and protect the on the relationship between police, ar- Professional, knowledgeable, 26  jobs they provide. rests and mass incarceration discusses,

However, opposition to the Council’s “the likelihood that arrests lead to incar- fun & friendly to work with. FOOD  efforts has resulted in very large sums of ceration has steadily increased.” money from the fossil fuel industries flow- Why? Because although most of 911 ing to Tony Larson’s campaign for County calls are for help unrelated to crimes in Cerise Noah (360) 393-5826 Executive and Ben Elenbaas’ campaign for progress, officers will respond with the REALTOR® [email protected] the District 5 County Council seat. Be- tool that is most familiar to them—ar- REAR END 21 cause I support moving toward cleaner rest. Our law enforcement system doesn’t

energy, job retraining as needed, and a offer enough alternative options. 20 healthy environment, I will be voting for Trauma from these arrests affects our

Satpal Sidhu for County Executive and community in painful, and painfully ex- FILM  Natalie McClendon for the District 5 seat. pensive, outcomes. This sinkhole of tax-

I am also voting to re-elect Carol Frazey payers’ money has now been painstak- A SLICE 16 to her at-large Council position to con- ingly researched by Joy Gilfilen. OF THE GOOD tinue her good work. Winning these races Check out JoyforSheriff.com to under- MUSIC  is critical if we want responsible develop- stand Whatcom County’s way out of this LIFE. Milling Our ment at Cherry Point and a healthy envi- quagmire. 14 ronment for ourselves, our families, and —Sage Waters, Nooksack Own Fresh ART  future generations. WHOLE GRAIN —Judy Bush, Lummi Island

A VOICE FOR MY ISSUES 13 I am voting for April Barker for mayor of Flour Daily!

There is a lot at stake in the upcoming Bellingham because I feel like she truly un- STAGE  county elections. Foremost is the choice derstands the worries I face as a 20-year- to complete or undo the painstaking work old young adult who hopes to work and 305 E Magnolia St 12 of our County Council regarding Cherry thrive in the community I was raised in. Bellingham, WA Point. The choice to preserve current in- April sees that it is daunting to find af- 360.671.0873 dustry operations, protect our precious fordable rentals within the city. April ad- bellinghambread.com GET OUT  marine environment, honor our treaty ob- vocated for tenant protections as a City ligations, and move toward a sustainable Council member. She also champions di- 10 future. Or to reverse course and open the verse housing types in a variety of neigh- Local • Fresh • Handcrafted • Delicious doors to expanded shipment of unrefined borhoods that would be safe and close WORDS  fossil fuels, thereby expanding the risk of to services to increase opportunities to oil spills, pipeline leaks and rail accidents. walk or bike. She is all about increasing  8 We are now at the last stage of years of our public transportation to make getting policy and legal work to define how Cherry places easier without a car. This is good

Point can best serve our entire communi- for the pocketbook and the environment. CURRENTS ty. To finish the job, we must elect Nata- I don’t want to see my peer group lie McClendon to County Council Coastal forced to move away from this great place 6 District 5 and Satpal Sidhu as County because there are no vacancies, or we are Executive. Natalie has served on the priced out of the market. VIEWS 

County Planning Commission and Satpal April is an advocate for jobs and for 4  4  has served on the County Council. Both just housing that would allow my gen- MAIL  are experienced, thoughtful and collab- eration to stay and give back to the city MAIL 

orative. They know the issues our County that raised us. 2  faces and will ensure that productive ac- —Sam Morgan, Bellingham

tion goes forward without disruption. DO IT  Fossil fuel monies are flowing into the FEARLESS ADVOCATE campaigns of Tony Larson and Ben Elen- April Barker is a fearless advocate for our baas in hopes of stalling and reversing fragile environment, young families, and this process. But they are on the wrong the diversity and growth of Bellingham. 09.11.19 side of history. And those of us who exer- At the Aug. 28 City Club, April re- .14

cise our voice and our vote can outweigh sponded knowledgably and consistently 37 deep pockets. to all questions. # To protect our water, air and health Two phrases stand out: and the jobs of those who currently work “Community fairness.” April realizes at Cherry Point, please join me in voting we are all in this together and we need a for Natalie McClendon and Satpal Sidhu leader who is committed to just and fair in November. treatment for all. —Ben Rogers, Lummi Island “Manage conflict.” April realizes that RAFFLES • FOOD • ENTERTAINMENT • FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! CASCADIA WEEKLY change creates conflict, which requires BREAK THE CYCLE thoughtful and compassionate leadership. 5 Whatcom County is in danger of being We are entering the decade of the ‘20s. Help us make this event ZERO WASTE by bringing your own: Cutlery • Water Bottle • Napkins • Tote • Tumbler • Food Containers bankrupted by law enforcement taxes. We We need a leader like April who will fight need a cost-effective system for public for what is right. FOR A FULL LIST OF VENDORS & TO LEARN MORE, VISIT: BELLINGHAMVEGFEST.ORG safety. Even though crime has dropped —Carole Hanaway, Bellingham THE GRISTLE A RISING TIDE: Bellingham’s Climate Action Plan Task

26  Force and their counterpart, Whatcom County’s Cli- mate Impact Advisory Committee, are scrambling to FOOD  bring a package of recommendations to their respec- tive legislative bodies by the end of the year. But—as views YOUR VIEWS THE GRISTLE we noted last week—as fast as they’re moving on cli- mate response and energy policy, climate and energy forecasts are also shifting.

REAR END 21 Last week, the Gristle surveyed the uncertain fu- ture of clean power generation. The ink was hardly BY ERIC HIRST

20 dry on that column before NOAA Fisheries wrote the lede for part two. FILM  The federal agency announced a new expanse of ex- Peak Water ceptionally warm water is building along the Pacific

16 West Coast from Alaska to California similar to one THE VALUE OF A WATER RIGHT FOR WHATCOM FARMLAND that formed over several months in 2014 and peaked

MUSIC  in 2015—severely disrupting the marine ecosystem FARMER JONES sells his 40- suitable property sales for some and depressing salmon runs. The new expanse ranks acre raspberry farm, which has a years was very small.

14 as the second-largest marine heat wave in the north- water right, for $25,000/acre. Soon The price of farmland increased,

ART  ern Pacific Ocean in the last 40 years, the agency thereafter, Farmer Smith sells her although erratically, from the mid- reported, growing in much the same way, in the same 65-acre raspberry farm, which lacks 1980s through 2018. These increas-

13 area, to almost the same size as the earlier event. a water right, for $19,000/acre. es occurred for both land with and “It’s on a trajectory to be as strong as the prior To what extent is this $6,000/ without a water right. However,

STAGE  event,” said Andrew Leising, a research scientist at acre difference in sale price related over all time periods the price of NOAA Fisheries. “Already, on its own, it is one of the to water rights? Does it matter? land with a water right was higher most significant events that we’ve seen.” According to the Washington ter right is worth about $7,000 per than for land without a water right. 12 This time around, Washington is already witnessing State Dept. of Ecology, the Nook- acre more than comparable land The average difference was almost a widespread harmful algae bloom that could be re- sack River Basin is one where “de- without a water right. Spread over $4,200/acre.

GET OUT  lated to the warm water mass, said Stephanie Moore, mands for water exceed supply, the 18,600 acres that are irrigated Although Ecology finalized the research oceanographer for NOAA’s Northwest Fisher- where many claims for water remain without a water right, the aggre- Nooksack instream flow rule in 1985,

10 ies Science Center. outstanding, where conflicts ex- gate value is $130 million. it was not clear until the early 1990s The bloom is large and poisonous, stretching from ist among water users, and where The analyses used three disparate that Ecology was no longer able to the outer coast to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the San tribal senior water rights have not datasets—Ecology’s Geographic issue new water rights in the Nook- WORDS  Juan Islands and into Puget Sound. Harvest of any been quantified.” Water Rights Information System; sack River basin. Thus, the first sev-

 8 shellfish species from the area—clams, geoducks, One of the major issues underly- crop distribution data for 2014 eral years of data in this analysis are scallops, mussels, oysters and other invertebrates such ing these problems is the amount from the Washington State Dept. not relevant to understanding how as snails (not crab or shrimp)—should be avoided, un- of water used for agricultural irri- of Agriculture; and property sale the existence of a water right af-

CURRENTS der an advisory from the state Department of Health. gation without authorization from prices from the Whatcom County fects the value of farmland. Warming seas mean rising sea levels. According to Ecology; more than 40 percent of Assessor’s Office, along with the Indeed, the data show very lit- 6 6 projections, rising sea level rise could threaten as many that water lacks claims, permits or size, zoning code and transaction tle difference between the values as 94,000 Washington residents and 13 million people certificates. Although this situa- date for each property. with and without a water right for VIEWS  VIEWS  nationwide by 2100. The City of Bellingham forecasts a tion has existed for more than three Because these three databases the three five-year periods from

4  sea level rise of up to 50 inches in a similar timeframe. decades, Ecology has done little to were created and are maintained by 1984 through 1998. It is not un- Local policy response to incipient climate change resolve it in a systematic fashion. different agencies and for different til 1999 that the two lines diverge MAIL  is confined primarily to land use—shoreline manage- Our research estimates the value purposes, there inevitably arose in- significantly.

2  ment, and how we employ our shore assets to help of Whatcom County farmland with consistencies among them. The period from 2000 through mitigate the impacts of and (in the particular in- a water right relative to farmland As an example, the crop distribu- 2018 shows land prices, both with

DO IT  stance of Cherry Point) contributors to global climate without a water right. Our hope tion data treats farm fields, whereas and without a water right, increas- change. These are important areas for public policy. is that this unrealized economic the sales data treats parcels of land. ing over time. Prices for land with a Bellingham City Council this week received a status value is large enough to, at long The end result, after adjusting for water right were consistently high- report on the Waterfront District from Port of Bell- last, stimulate a suitable policy errors and limitations in the data, er than for those without a water 09.11.19 ingham Executive Director Rob Fix that was almost response. By suitable, we mean was 463 farmland property sales right, with an average difference criminally bereft of any response from that marine a solution that provides farmers between 1984 and 2018. of $7,000/acre. A recent review .14

37 agency to the issue of sea level rise on port proper- with sufficient water rights to ir- We began our analysis with data of farmland values in Washing- # ties. Listeners at a similar presentation at Bellingham rigate their crops and that tribal from the mid-1980s because Ecol- ton (conducted by ECONorthwest), City Club earlier this summer were aghast when Fix concerns are addressed, primar- ogy’s instream flow rule for the based on data from the 2017 Cen- placed the planning responsibility squarely and solely ily increasing streamflows in fish- Nooksack River basin went into sus of Agriculture, shows a $7,400 on the shoulders of the City of Bellingham. bearing streams during the critical effect in January 1986. This rule per acre premium for irrigated over “I hate to keep punting to the city,” Fix told lis- low-flow summer months. set minimum flows (in cubic feet nonirrigated farmland. teners, “but in the interlocal agreement between the We focus on agricultural irriga- per second) for many locations

CASCADIA WEEKLY port and the city, the city is in charge of sea level tion because it accounts for about within the basins; generally speak- Joshua Grandbouche, Katelyn Bigby, rise and they do that on a project-by-project basis, 70 percent of Whatcom County wa- ing, these flows are not met dur- Lucas Dubois, and Eric Hirst authored 6 using best available science.” ter use during the summer. ing the low-flow summer months. this report. Complete report: www. Fix fumbled more than he punted through his pre- The data and analyses presented We analyzed the data in five-year cbe.wwu.edu/files/2019_Valuing_ sentation on waterfront development to Council this suggest that farmland with a wa- aggregates because the number of Water_Rights.pdf week; however, he received only one question about sea level rise, and he shifted the burden of respon- VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY THE GRISTLE sibility on to Harcourt, the absentee WHY BUY USED?

Irish developer. 26  Fortunately the city is a bit more re- sponsive and comprehensive than the Our refurbished appliances FOOD  port authority, hence the establish- ment of a task force to examine these Keep resources out of the landfill issues. The city this week announced 1 an entire week of public events to fo- Wed. Sept. 11th | 7pm–9pm | Free! cus new attention on its Climate Ac- 2 Cost less than 1/2 the price of new REAR END 21 tion plan, Sept. 23-29. Join Write More Letters Club! Our mission is to keep the art of letter

Whatcom County took up the issue writing alive and relevant. Stop by and Last longer than new, and come 20 in a similarly comprehensive way in write a letter with other snail mail 3 with a 90 day guarantee their initial scoping work to update enthusiasts from your community. FILM  Basic supplies for letter writing the county’s Shoreline Management Appliance Depot is a nonprofit project of ReUse Works. Your will be available. Stamps, cards, and purchases & donations support waste reduction & job training. Program (SMP) in their Natural Re- stationery are available for purchase. 16 sources committee meeting this week.

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“But it currently does not take STAGE  climate change data into account in spite of the scientific urgency to COCKTAILS 12 do so, nor does it include any means of determining if our current shore- DINNER line management techniques have GET OUT  been successful in protecting critical shoreline functions,” RE Sources Ex- 10 ecutive Director Shannon Wright ob- served in a recent editorial. WORDS  “We already know the likely impacts that are projected for our shorelines—  8 the worst being several feet of sea EST. 2014 level rise encroaching on buildings,

and powerful storms putting them in CURRENTS harm’s way like never before,” Wright 6 wrote. “It makes financial sense to use 6 Whatcom County residents’ tax dollars ROCK AND RYE VIEWS 

OYSTER HOUSE VIEWS  to address, prevent or minimize dam- 1145 NORTH STATE STREET ages rather than remediate later. IN THE HISTORIC HERALD BUILDING 4  “If the county allows some kinds of development in areas we know will MAIL 

have higher seas nipping at its heels, 2  emergency measures will happen on

the taxpayer’s dime down the road— DO IT  and the bill will be much, much higher.” The other prong of public activity takes place in the form of a town hall meeting on Whatcom County Council’s 09.11.19 proposed Cherry Point amendments to .14

help limit large-scale exports of unre- 37 fined fossil fuels by industries located # there. These proposed amendments to Cherry Point land use law would be precedent-setting. As we’ve noted before, this is an is- sue likely to come under heavy bom- bardment in county elections through- CASCADIA WEEKLY out the fall, as candidates have amassed tens of thousands of dollars 7 in contributions from industries and their partners. The Sept. 12 town hall in County Council chambers is an op- portunity to be heard over that din.

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16 BY TIM JOHNSON feat meteorologists say is not likely to repeat anytime soon. About 1,250 lightning strikes were recorded in the Puget Sound area during a storm that caused widespread power outages Saturday night, the National Weather Service reported. MUSIC  First Nations and labor leaders say there commitments to reducing greenhouse gas

14 is a desperate need for relief for commer- emissions. Climate Action Week, Sept. 23-29,

ART  cial salmon fishermen on British Colum- aligns with the United Nations (UN) Climate bia’s coast. Advocates say the federal and Action Summit and Climate Week NYC. [COB]

13 provincial governments need to step in to help fishermen through the worst com- A Washington state Senate inquiry finds

STAGE  mercial fishing season in 50 years, as no evidence that sexist or racist state- 09.04.19 runs have plummeted for all species and ments were made by Democratic lawmak- in all regions. [Canadian Press] ers during caucus meetings earlier this 12 WEDNESDAY year. The inquiry was launched after Dem- The Trump administration plans to significantly weaken federal rules that A Washington court dismissed a chal- ocratic Sen. Mona Das reported experienc-

GET OUT  require more energy-efficient light bulbs, a move that could contribute to lenge that contended affirmative-action ing “hate, sexism, racism and misogyny” greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. A gradual shift toward opponents are making false claims about during closed-door Democratic meetings.

10 more efficient light bulbs is one of the largely unsung success stories in the Initiative 1000 in voter-pamphlet language Das, whose family moved to the United fight to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. This achievement ahead of the Nov. 5 election. Proponents of States from India when she was an infant, will be unwound by new federal directives. [NY Times] Referendum 88 gathered enough signatures later said the comments by lawmakers WORDS  this summer to put the initiative, which was were not overt and that she was referenc-

 8 09.05.19 passed by the Legislature earlier this year, ing coded language and implied bias. The up for a public vote. The R-88 campaign ar- report on the inquiry was released by the THURSDAY gues the new law allows preferential treat- secretary of the Senate. [Associated Press] CURRENTS CURRENTS 8 Federal scientists are monitoring a new ocean heat wave off the U.S. West ment and would also end preferences for Coast, a development that could badly disrupt marine life including salm- veterans. The language of I-1000, however, 09.10.19 6 on, whales and sea lions. The expanse of unusually warm water stretching says the new law restores affirmative ac- from Alaska to California resembles a similar heat wave about five years ago tion “without the use of quotas or prefer- TUESDAY VIEWS  that was blamed for poorer survival rates for young salmon, more humpback ential treatment.” I-1000 was set to take The Bellingham Public Schools Founda-

4  whales becoming entangled in fishing gear as they hunted closer to shore, effect on July 28 but is on hold pending the tion has announced two grant opportu- and an algae bloom that shut down crabbing and clamming. [NOAA Fisheries, outcome of the referendum. [Seattle Times] nities available to district schools. The MAIL  Associated Press] annual competitive grant program opens

2  09.09.19 in October with more than $50,000 avail- Three new viruses—including one from a group of viruses never before MONDAY able to help make big ideas come true in DO IT  shown to infect fish—have been discovered in endangered Chinook and sock- the classroom and schools. The Foundation eye salmon populations. While the impact of the viruses on salmon health The City of Bellingham plans to go “all- also announced a new $10,000 grant to ex- isn’t yet known, all three are related to viruses that cause serious disease in in” in a Climate Action Week later this pand student access to music and the arts. other species. The University of British Columbia and Fisheries and Oceans month to draw public attention and com- Last year, Sunnyland Elementary School’s 09.11.19 Canada researchers used DNA sequencing followed by tests specific to each ment on the city’s Climate Protection Action library received a $3,000 Foundation grant virus to screen more than 6,000 salmon from along the B.C. coast, including Plan update. The city first developed the for new books that mirror student diver- .14

37 wild, hatchery and aquaculture fish. [UBC] plan 10 years ago as part of COB’s strategic sity, culture and identity. [BPS, KGMI] #

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the license plate appear current. Troop- some juveniles who were horsing around 20 er Heather Axtman graded the creative on the roof of a building downtown. forgery with an A for effort and noted FILM  “coloring skills are kind of on point.” On Aug. 28, the property of four teenage

Along with the grade the motorist re- girls was stolen while they were at swim 16 ceived a $228 ticket for expired tabs. practice at Fidalgo Pool. The items—

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On Sept. 3, Bellingham Police tried to cortes Police reported. 14 corral some “naked females” on North- ART  shore Drive near Lake Whatcom in the CALL OF THE ROAD late afternoon. On Sept. 5, a Bellingham citizen report- 13 ed an elderly man who had his driver’s

UN-BREAK MY HEART license revoked was getting ready to STAGE  On Aug. 25, a hospital security guard drive a vehicle. reported a man playing music and danc- 12 ing in an adjacent parking lot just be- On Sept. 4, Bellingham Police tried to fore 4am. Anacortes patrol officers con- make sense of a man riding a bicycle 59,871,746 970,358 tacted the 36-year-old, who said he just while carrying a gas can in the middle Number of people in the United States Number of people of Hispanic descent in GET OUT  ended a long-term relationship and he of the night. of Hispanic descent as of July 1, Washington as of July, 1, 2018. Hispanics was trying to relieve the stress of the 2018, the nation’s largest ethnic or make up about 12.8 percent of the state’s 10 breakup. Officers noted he had not been UNCLEAR ON THE racial minority. Hispanics constitute population. 18.3 percent of the nation’s total drinking and was just sad. INSTRUCTION population. September is Hispanic WORDS  On Sept. 5, a man protected by a no-con- Heritage Month.

tact order called Bellingham Police to 8 TEEN TROUBLES  8 On Aug. 25, Anacortes Police stopped a complain that bar staff had kicked him car full of teenage girls after they had run out of a bar at the request of the respon- 744,868 745,184 CURRENTS a stop sign shortly before midnight. As dent to the no-contact order.  CURRENTS the officer was interviewing the 17-year- Population of Washington’s Congressional Population of Washington’s Congressional old driver, police received a call from a District 1. Geographically large, the District 2. The district includes the dense 6 CRITTER CRIMES district includes rural communities in the and relatively affluent coastal communities man who complained he had nearly been On Sept. 5, Bellingham Police reported

north Cascades foothills. of the upper Puget Sound region. VIEWS  rear-ended by the same vehicle and one they were investigating suspicious deaths

of the five passengers had flipped him of two cats found in the city limits. On 4  off. “The other driver contacted officers Sept. 3, a deceased cat was found by a and said the vehicle pulled up very close citizen near Civic Field. In a previous call 65,473 83,402 MAIL  Hispanic population in Congressional Hispanic population in Congressional behind him, flashed its lights and then on Aug. 30, the Bellingham Police De- 2  moved into the wrong lane of travel to partment and Whatcom Humane Society District 1, or about 8 percent of the District 2, or about one person in 10. population. pass his vehicle,” police reported. “The responded to the report of a deceased cat DO IT  girl told officers she was trying to get near Memorial Park. The death of this cat the other driver to speed up.” was possibly the result of being hit by a car; however, more detailed medical ex-

43.1 39.9 09.11.19 On Aug. 23, Anacortes Police were called aminations of the two incidents are being Percent of Congressional District 1 Percent of Congressional District 2 about a fight in a city park. While offi- investigated together, police reported. At between the ages of 25 and 55, the between the ages of 25 and 55, the largest demographic group. largest demographic group. .14 cers attempted to locate those involved, this point the cause of death of the cats 37 an 18-year-old was contacted by police is undetermined, police noted. # and ran. Officers gave chase and took him into custody. Officers also were able On Sept. 6, Mount Vernon Police checked 38.3 38.7 to identify the other person involved in on a report of a black bear roaming the Median age in Congressional District 1. Median age in Congressional District 2. the fight, a 17-year-old. Both told simi- Kulshan Trail heading to the east. Police lar stories: the 18-year-old bought mari- employed a drone to monitor the bear juana from the younger man and punched while Washington Department of Fish and $94,638 $69,599 CASCADIA WEEKLY him in the face using brass knuckles and Wildlife officers prepared to safely cap- stole his backpack and skateboard. The ture him. The bear, however, had other Median jousehold income in Median household income in Congressional 9 17-year-old and a friend followed and ideas and hid in a culvert to evade search- Congressional District 1. About 4.1 District 2. About 5.4 percent of families percent of families live below the live below the poverty level. the fight continued in a parking lot. An ers. Additional sightings of the bear were poverty level. adult came out of a nearby business and reported as he moved east. Police said he told them to break it up or he was calling did not appear to be aggressive. SOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau 2018 American Community Survey der a microscope,’ ‘always on display’ or ‘representing one’s race.’ ” As much as Ford’s book is about his fa- ther, it is also a book about himself, his

26  own journey in parallel and in contrast to his father, and in the ferment of the FOOD  nascent Civil Rights movement. words “I read ravenously of the accomplish- COMMUNITY LECTURES BOOKS ments of Black women and men through- 21 out history,” Ford relates. “I promoted passionately the ideas of Black Power and B-BOARD  Black nationalism. I believed that Black and provocative detail this book from the women and men could accomplish any-

20 award-winning Bellingham author is es- thing they set their minds to, that skin col- sential reading. or had nothing at all to do with intellect.

FILM  An IBM veteran himself, Clyde Ford And I still believe firmly in those ideas. runs a small software firm in Bellingham. Even though as a young person, a radical

16 He is also an insightful psychotherapist young Black man, those beliefs set me at and expert in transformative mythology. odds with my father.

MUSIC  “Think Black started out as a ‘hidden “My father’s deep wound of ‘racial in- figures’ story about my father as the first feriority’ only deepened during the years

14 Black software engineer in America at he worked at IBM,” Ford relates. “As time

ART  IBM,” Ford relates. “I thought I would be wore on, and my father witnessed himself writing about the ‘Branch Rickey, Jackie passed over for promotions, or placed in

13 Robinson’ moment that happened be- the position of training men who would tween my father and Thomas J. Watson, ultimately become his superiors, some-

STAGE  and everything that flowed from there.” thing gave inside of him. There’s still some debate, Ford tells us “After returning from the March on in early chapters, whether to call the IBM Washington, where he stood with millions 12 407 the first true computer or the last of of other Black men and women listening the programmable accounting machines. to Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have A Dream’

GET OUT  “It’s a safe bet to trace the origins of speech, my father returned to New York modern digital technol- City to help found the 100 Black Men’s 10 10 ogy as least as far back Club. Even more astounding to me, he as the IBM 407,” Ford began an ‘Underground Railroad’ helping notes, “IBM announced promising young Black men and women WORDS  WORDS  the model in 1949, not get into IBM.”

 8 long after my father When Clyde’s moment arrived to step began his career. The into the shoes of his father and go to work BY TIM JOHNSON HEAR WHAT: Think company trained him as a software engineer at IBM in the early

CURRENTS Black Launch to operate and program 1970s, he found it was not a forever fit. Party the machine. So it’s a “I unearthed a revolting story about the 6 Think Black WHEN: 4pm safe bet to say that my dark side of technology and race,” Ford Sun., Sept. 15 father was present at relates. “IBM was centrally involved, and VIEWS  A FATHER, A SON AND THE TECHNOLOGY GIANT WHERE: the dawn of the Digital deeply engaged, with some of the worst ra-

4  Village Books Age…. cial atrocities of the modern era. Eugenics, BETWEEN THEM INFO: “My father under- the Holocaust, and apartheid. And, more MAIL  www.village stood the code, and recently in developing facial recognition

2  “DOUBLE-CONSCIOUSNESS LIES at the heart of a basic question asked over books.com before he even began technology for enhanced racial profiling.” and over again by members of racial minorities: Is what is happening to me because of working with comput- Writing the book, Ford came to a per-

DO IT  who I am as a person, or who I am as a person of color? …What ers, he understood the power of any sonal reckoning. pathology, then, arises when the soul’s dogged strength alone code to create, shape and transform the “One route toward this reckoning is res- cannot keep these warring ideals apart? What happens when that world,” Ford writes. ignation that being Black in America will measuring tape of contempt turns inward as a yardstick by which Transformative as that code was, another always mean facing brutality and oppres- 09.11.19 one gauges oneself? It becomes the ‘internalized racism’ that my transformative code—a social one—was sion, whether in chains from a slaver or father struggled with throughout his life.” rewriting American life as people of color cuffs from a police officer predisposed to .14

37 Clyde Ford explores that life, amplified against his own narra- began moving with accelerating frequency violence against people of color. While I # tive as a boy in the Bronx walking around in his father’s shoes, his into roles formerly the exclusive domain of can never ignore or forget the brutality father transplanted to Manhattan to toil as an executive at one of the overclass. Yet the trauma, the deep di- perpetrated against people who look like the foremost technology firms in the world. visions and barriers remain. me,” he writes, “I am not ready to define In 1947 his father, John Stanley Ford, went to work at International Business Ma- The elder Ford’s success at IBM came at myself solely in terms of this brutality and chines as the first black software engineer in America. He was personally hired by IBM’s a price. He internalized the racism he en- oppression. Doing so, I believe, leads down daunting leader, Thomas Watson Sr. countered in the workplace and brought it the road to victimization.

CASCADIA WEEKLY This was the year when Jackie Robinson was breaking the color barrier in Major home to unleash on his family. “‘A Black man has to work twice as League Baseball, brought on personally by Brooklyn Dodgers owner Branch Rickey. “My father developed a unique form hard to be considered half as good as 10 First specializing on the IBM 407, John Stanley Ford, who died in 2000, was literally of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Whitey.’ I grew to greatly resent this present at the dawn of the Digital Age. He worked at the company for 37 years. as a result of being the first black sys- notion,” Ford relates, “even as I learned Kirkus Reviews judges Ford’s new book, Think Black, published by Amistad/HarperCol- tems engineer at IBM,” Ford writes, “one to accept its truth.” lins, as among the most anticipated nonfiction books this year. It is surely that, and known to many who are racial, ethnic or His book stands as a triumphant re- more. Part searching memoir, part meditation on race, society and technology, in searing gender ‘firsts’…a reaction to feeling ‘un- buke to that. doit WORDS THURS., SEPT. 19 FEMINIST SOLIDARITY: Joy L. Wiggins, Ph.D., shares ideas from the new book she co-wrote THURS., SEPT. 12 MCCARTHY’S MEMOIR: Freelance journalist with Kami J. Anderson, From Sabotage to Support: 26  and Bellingham-based author Cheryl McCarthy A New Vision for Feminist Solidarity in the Work- reads from Many Hands Make Light Work: A Mem- place, at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. The FOOD  oir at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. book offers vital strategies for not only working WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM women, but also for business leaders who want to understand patriarchy’s toll and learn how to 21 FRI., SEPT. 13 create an inclusive, diverse and better working SECRETS: Diana Dodds reads from Secrets: Fam- environment for everyone. ily, Friends, and Mental Illness, at 7pm at Village WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM B-BOARD  Books, 1200 11th St. WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM 20 SAT., SEPT. 14 COMMUNITY

WRITING WORKSHOP: Abbe Rolnick leads a THURS., SEPT. 12 FILM  free workshop focused on “Writing to Become An DOWNTON ABBEY CELEBRATION: In advance Author: The Art of Story Telling” from 10am-11am of the new Downton Abbey movie, attend a Down- at the Sumas Library, 461 2nd St. ton Abbey Celebration starting at 5pm at Mount 16 (360) 988-2501 Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St. Entry is

free, but registration is required. MUSIC  BOOK SALE: Stock up on books for all ages and (360) 336-6209 tastes for $5 a bag today at the Friends of the 14 Library Fall Book Sale from 10am-4pm at the ASTRONOMY MEETING: The Whatcom As-

Deming Library, 5044 Mt. Baker Hwy. sociation of Celestial Observers will meet from ART  (360) 592-2422 7pm-9pm at Ferndale’s Whatcom Educational Credit Union, 5659 Barrett Rd. Local astronomy 13 LIGHT AND ANIMALS: Bestselling author Sara events will be discussed and a presentation is Donati reads from her new book of fiction, Where scheduled. the Light Enters, at 4pm at Village Books, 1200 WWW.WHATCOMASTRONOMY.ORG STAGE  11th St. At 7pm, Fred Brown shares The City is More Than Human: An Animal History of Seattle. SAT., SEPT. 14 12 WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM ENERGY FAIR: All are welcome at the Anacortes Community Energy Fair taking place from 9am-2pm at the Depot Arts Center, 611 R Ave.

MON., SEPT. 16 GET OUT  POETRYNIGHT: Those looking to share their Meanwhile the Anacortes Farmers Market will be creative verse as part of the weekly Poetrynight in full swing. Entry is free.

WWW.ANACORTESCOMMUNITYENERGY.ORG 10 can sign up starting at 6:30pm at the Alternative 10 Library, 519 E. Maple St. Readings begin at 7pm. Entry is by donation. CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT: People ages 10- WORDS  WWW.BLOG.POETRYNIGHT.ORG 100 can attend an End of Summer Cornhole WORDS  Tournament from 10am-2pm on the lawn at the

TUES., SEPT. 17 Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck  8 GRIZZLY BOY: Kids in grades K-5 are invited to St. Entry to the double-elimination tournament laugh out loud with local author Barbara Davis- is $30 for a team of two. Pyles as she reads her book Grizzly Boy at 3pm at WWW.WCCOA.ORG CURRENTS the Point Roberts Library, 1431 Gulf Rd.

(360)945-6545 WARBIRD WEEKEND: Peruse multiple museum 6 exhibits, watch display flights of historic war- COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS: Attend a limit- birds, enjoy food from local vendors and more at VIEWS  ed-run book group, “Community Conversations,” at the September Fly Day, “Warbird Weekend,” from 5pm at Village Books. Inspired by Unity Village—a 10am-4pm in Burlington at the Heritage Flight 4  temporary tiny home community for the homeless Museum, 15053 Crosswind Dr. in Bellingham and Whatcom County—today’s topic WWW.HERITAGEFLIGHT.ORG MAIL  of discussion will be Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond. GENEALOGY TALK: The Skagit Valley Genealogi- 2  WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM cal Society will host an introductory tutorial about using a new software program called DNA DO IT  BOOKS ON TAP: Deming Library staff will lead Painter 1pm-3pm at the Burlington Library, 820 a “Books on Tap” discussion focusing on Leif E. Washington Ave. Whittaker’s My Old Man and the Mountain from WWW.SKAGITVALLEYGENEALOGY.ORG 7pm-8:30pm at the North Fork Brewery, 6186 Mt. Baker Hwy. SUN., SEPT. 15 09.11.19 (360) 592-2422 MOON FESTIVAL: Celebrate the Chinese Moon

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WED., SEPT. 18 Park gymnasium, 2114 Electric Ave. The free # OPEN MIC: Sign up to read your poetry and event features Mei Hua Chinese School students, prose or play music at a Creekside Open Mic start- performances by local dance and martial arts ing at 6:30pm at Sudden Valley’s South Whatcom groups, crafts for kids, and a silent auction. Library, 10 Barn View Court, Gate 2. WWW.MEIHUASCHOOL.ORG (360) 305-3632 MON., SEPT. 16 DISRUPTIVE PLAY: Writer, musician and educa- PROMISE & PERILS: “Nuclear Power and tor Shepherd Seigel shares ideas from Disruptive Weapons: Promise & Perils” will be the focus of CASCADIA WEEKLY Play: The Trickster in Politics and Culture at 7pm at a presentation with Dr. Sandy Lawrence from Village Books, 1200 11th St. The book journeys 6:30pm-8:30pm at the Lynden Library, 216 4th St. 11 from ancient folkloric appearances of Tricksters (360) 354-4883 to their confined role in Western civilization, and then on to Trickster’s 20th century jailbreak. SEND YOUR EVENT INFORMATION TO: WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM [email protected] doit

SEPT. 11-15 Walk starting at 3pm in Glacier at BOATING CENTER OPEN: the Horseshoe Bend Trailhead. The

Bellingham’s Community Boating free, all-ages educational excur-

26  Center will be open 10am until sions will be led by Nooksack River sunset daily through Saturday at Steward naturalists Saturdays

FOOD  their headquarters at 555 Harris through September 21. Ave. The venue will be open Sept. WWW.N-SEA.ORG outside 21-22 and 28-29 before pulling HIKING RUNNING GARDENING 21 in their boats for the season. SUN., SEPT. 15 Rentals include kayaks, sailboats, RABBIT RIDE: Join members of rowboats and paddle boards. the Mount Baker Bicycle Club for a

B-BOARD  WWW.BOATINGCENTER.ORG “Rabbit Ride” starting at 8am every that follow the path of rain after it falls Sunday at Fairhaven Bicycle, 1108 FRI., SEPT. 13 11th St. The 32-mile route takes

20 in Squalicum Creek Park, Bloedel Dono- WNPS FIELD TRIP: Join the local riders down Chuckanut and back via van Park, trails around Barkley Village, chapter of the Washington Native Lake Samish. The group also holds FILM  Fairhaven, and downtown Bellingham. A Plant Society from 8am-6pm for a weekly rides Tuesdays, Wednesdays, mobile-friendly site, www.stormwater. “Plant ID at Chain Lakes Loop in Thursdays and Saturdays. Heather Meadows” field trip today. WWW.MTBAKERBIKECLUB.ORG 16 cob.org, will help guide the way with Meet to carpool at the south- maps, historical photos and underground east corner of the Sunset Square CITY CYCLING: Smart Trips will MUSIC  drawings uncovering the mysteries of Safeway parking lot, then head to host a Confident City Cycling these stormwater features working to Artist Point and beyond. Class from 2pm-4pm starting at

14 protect local waters. WWW.WNPSKOMA.ORG PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, 2901 Squalicum Pkwy. In

ART  “Run with the Chums” will once again Kids, adults the classroom, learn more about act as the unofficial kickoff to Whatcom WILD THINGS: and adventurers can join Holly roadway positioning, moving

13 Water Week Sat., Sept. 14 starting at the Roger of Wild Whatcom for a “Wild through intersections, choosing BP Highlands in Birch Bay. Attendees at Things” Community Program from good routes, putting your bike

STAGE  the free, family-friendly event can run 9:30am-11am every Friday in on the bus, and more. A short or walk a scenic loop through the high- September at Whatcom Falls Park ride to test out your new skills (Scudder Pond). Please bring a lands above Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve will follow. Fees are $25; please 12 12 simple, healthy snack to share, register in advance. and Point Whitehorn and dress for the weather. Sug- WWW.WHATCOMSMARTTRIPS.ORG that explores forested gested donation is $5 per person GET OUT  GET OUT  trails, coastal views, (kids and adults) TUES., SEPT. 17 and finishes through WWW.WILDWHATCOM.ORG ALL-PACES RUN: Staff and volunteers are always on hand to

10 agricultural lands. With MOON WALK: Area women can guide the way at the weekly All- a theme of “Healthy join Wild Whatcom for a monthly Paces Run starting at 6pm every Water, Healthy People,” “Ladies Night Out: Moon of the Tuesday at Fairhaven Runners, WORDS  this year’s resource fair Harvest” excursion from 6:30pm- 1209 11th St.. Entry is free. 8:30pm in Whatcom County (locale WWW.FAIRHAVENRUNNERS.COM

 8 will also focus on orca ATTEND recovery and what local will be divulged after you regis- WHAT: Whatcom ter). Suggested donation is $12. THURS., SEPT. 19 Water Week partners are working on WWW.WILDWHATCOM.ORG

CURRENTS WHERE: regarding habitat resto- DIG DEEP: Share growing tips BY AMY KEPFERLE Throughout ration efforts for both SEPT. 13-14 and get your gardening questions 6 Whatcom County whales and salmon. SIN & GIN TOURS: Through answered at the final “Dig Deep” WHEN: Sept. From 10am-12pm that September 21, costumed guides event of the summer from 3pm- VIEWS  14-22 will regale audiences with tales 5pm at the Deming Library, 5044 COST: Free same day, interested of fascinating characters at the Mt. Baker Hwy. No experience is

4  Water Week INFO: www. parties can also get in- margins of history at Good Time necessary; tools and gloves will be whatcomwater volved in International Girls’ “Sin & Gin” tours at 7pm provided.

MAIL  UNCOVERING A VALUABLE RESOURCE weeks.org Coastal Cleanup Day ef- Fridays at Saturdays in downtown (360) 592-2422 Bellingham and historic Fairhaven.

2  the heck does the water Bellingham residents use for forts at Bellingham’s Lo- HOW IN Tickets are $17-$22. TRAVELOGUE: “Amazing Namibia” drinking, soaking their plants, doing laundry or taking a shower cust Beach and Blaine’s Semiahmoo Spit, WWW.GOODTIMEGIRLSTOURS.COM will be the focus of a Bellingham

DO IT  make the trek from Lake Whatcom to their taps? or join the Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Parks and Rec Travelogue with This mystery will be one of many those interested in finding Association to explore the biennial return SAT., SEPT. 14 Lawrence Wong from 7pm-9pm at out more about the state of Whatcom County’s resources can of Pacific pink salmon along Thompson BELLINGHAM TRAVERSE: Cel- Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall, ebrate the journey of wild salmon 121 Prospect. Suggested donation uncover during Whatcom Water Week, the annual happening that Creek in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie Nation-

09.11.19 by signing up for the annual relay is $5 per person. sees businesses, nonprofits and community groups focusing on al Forest. race known as the Bellingham WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG the importance of water via stewardship opportunities, outdoor Remaining events include neighbor- Traverse, which starts at 12pm .14

37 and indoor tours and talks, storytelling gatherings and beyond. hood stream tours of Padden, Squalicum, at Boundary Bay Brewery, 1107 NATIVE PLANT STEWARDSHIP: # The weeklong series of events taking place Sept. 14-22 is orga- and Whatcom creeks, a Maple Creek Reach Railroad Ave. Families, friends Members of the Washington Native and local companies form Chinook Plant Society are invited to sign nized by the Whatcom Watershed Information Network (WWIN), tour led by Whatcom Land Trust, a City (solo), Coho (tandem) and CHUM up for a free Native Plant Steward- whose members include representatives from government agen- of Lynden Water Treatment Plant tour, a (relay teams) and then run, bike ship course starting tonight from cies, businesses, nonprofit organizations, educational institu- guided look at the Bellingham Wastewa- and paddle through Bellingham’s 6pm-8:30pm at the Bloedel Beach tions, tribes and citizens who are involved and interested in ter Treatment Plant, a “Shared Waters, scenic parks, winding trails and Pavilion, 1124 Electric Ave. The marine and freshwater ecosystems and natural resources educa- Challenges, and Solutions” event, work open waterways. Entry fees vary. class continues Thursday evenings WWW.BELLINGHAMTRAVERSE.COM through Oct. 24 (with a few Sat- CASCADIA WEEKLY tion and outreach. parties and more. urday field trips). Please register For a good example of the educational elements WWIN is hop- Through Sept. 30, residents can also 12 RIVER WALK: Learn about local in advance. ing to incorporate into the mix, consider attending a Bellingham submit photos that best capture the role salmon species, discover native WWW.WNPS.ORG Water Treatment Plant tour Thurs., Sept. 19 at the Whatcom Falls water plays in their life and in the culture plants and find aquatic insects at Park that will answer the aforementioned question about how of Whatcom County. By doing so, you’ll the Nooksack Salmon Enhance- SEND YOUR EVENT INFO TO: ment Association’s Nooksack River [email protected] the water gets from the lake to the tap. get to hone your vision of why the re- Also on the roster are self-guided stormwater discovery tours source matters to you. doit

STAGE at the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. Tickets are $30.

THURS., SEPT. 12 WWW.EVENTBRITE.COM GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch “The 26  Good, the Bad and the Ugly” at VAUDEVILLINGHAM: Attend the FOOD  7:30pm every Thursday at the Upfront Bellingham Circus Guild’s monthly stage Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At 9:30pm, stick uncensored variety show, “Vaudevil- around for “The Project”—which to- lingham,” at 7pm (family-friendly)

THEATER DANCE PROFILES 21 night will feature a monthly “Improv and 9pm (almost anything goes) Mash-up.” Entry is $8 for the early performances at the Cirque Lab, 1401 show, $5 for the late one. 6th St., suite #102. Expect to see B-BOARD  WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM everything from aerial performances to dance, comedy, magic, juggling, SEPT. 13-14 burlesque and more. Both novice and 20 IMPROV EVOLUTION: What is the veteran performers are welcome to next step in performance improvisa- share their talents. Suggested dona- FILM  tion? Find out during showings of tion is $5-$10. “Improv Evolution” at 9pm Friday WWW.BELLINGHAMCIRCUSGUILD.COM

and Saturday at the Upfront The- 16 atre, 1208 Bay St. Tickets are $12. MON., SEPT. 16 Additional showings of the format GUFFAWINGHAM: A weekly open MUSIC  happen Sept. 20-21. mic for comedians, “Guffawing- 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM ham!,” takes place at 9pm every

Monday at the Firefly Lounge, 1015 14

48 HOUR THEATER FESTIVAL: At- N. State St. Entry is free. ART  tend showings of the 53rd iteration of WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GUFFAWINGHAM iDiOM Theater’s 48 Hour Theater Festi- 13 val at 7:30pm and 10pm Friday and SEPT. 19-21 13 Saturday in the Lucas Hicks Theater SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN: View Singin’ STAGE  at the Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 in the Rain, Jr. at 7pm Thursday and STAGE  Prospect St. Audiences will see six Friday, and 2pm Saturday at the brand-new short works brought to life auditorium at Ferndale High School, each night; watch both nights for the 5630 Golden Eagle Dr. Tickets are $8 12 full experience. Tickets are $6-$12. to see the one-hour version of the WWW.SYLVIACENTERFORTHEARTS.ORG famed stage musical. GET OUT  (360) 820-5443 SEPT. 13-15 PHOTO BY DAN NORMAN DAN BY PHOTO MYSTERY ISLAND: Find out what 10 happens after 10 strangers with DANCE During the course of wicked pasts and big secrets are BY AMY KEPFERLE summoned to a remote island when THURS., SEPT. 12 WORDS  the play, songs such as Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were FOLK DANCE: The Balkan Folk Danc- “Why is the Night So None opens this weekend at 7:30pm ers meet from 7-9:30pm Thursdays at  8 Dark?,” “The Shadow,” Friday and Saturday, and 2pm Sunday the Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St. Edgar Allan and “Everything Cruel” at the Bellingham Theatre Guild, 1600 There is teaching early in the eve- H St. Tickets are $8-$16 to see the ning, and no experience or partner is

touch on everything CURRENTS THE MYSTERY AND THE MANIA thrilling murder mystery. Additional necessary. Suggested donation is $5. from Poe’s ego to his showings happen through Sept. 29. (360) 380-0456 6 AS COFOUNDERS of the Twin Cities Horror Festival, actors deep insecurities to im- WWW.BELLINGHAMTHEATREGUILD.COM and musicians Katie Hartman and Nick Ryan are familiar with ATTEND pulse control and the SAT., SEPT. 14 things that go bump in the night. WHAT: Edgar thrill of doing things MURDER AT THE MANOR: Ana- CONTRA DANCE: Join the Belling- VIEWS  Allan cortes Community Theatre presents ham Country Dance Society for a

Performing as the Coldharts, the duo furthers their love for you know you shouldn’t. 4  WHEN: 7pm Fri., Murder at the Manor at 7:30pm Friday Contra Dance, potluck and season the macabre by bringing original works inspired by the American Sep. 20 “With all of the songs, and Saturday, and 2pm Sunday at the kickoff from 6pm-10:30pm at the MAIL  Gothic to audiences far and wide. In 2013, they debuted Edgar Al- WHERE: we were trying to delve ACT Annex, 1020 11th St. The two act Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St.

lan at the homegrown festival, bringing an unexpected spin to the Firehouse,1314 into the seeds of Poe’s murder-mystery play is audience- Tonight’s event will feature a new- 2  life of enigmatic writer, poet and literary critic Edgar Allan Poe. Harris Ave. work, and show the be- interactive, and features a different comers workshop at 7pm, followed COST: $15 “murderer” for each performance. by an open band and open mic for

The two-person musical starring Hartman as the titular char- ginnings of these ideas DO IT  INFO: “Detectives” from the audience will calling. Suggested donation is $7 for acter follows a preadolescent Poe in his first year at Manor www.firehouse that he would pursue be selected to ask the eight “sus- students, $15 general. House School. He’s looking to gain academic excellency over the performing in his writings later in pects” questions. The event is rated WWW.BELLINGHAM rest of the students, but when another boy named Edgar Allan arts.com life,” Hartman says. PG-13, and tickets are $10. COUNTRYDANCE.ORG (played by Ryan) arrives, his plans go horribly awry. When arts patrons depart after the WWW.ACTMURDERMYSTERY.COM 09.11.19 Ryan says that in the course of their research about the trou- Fri., Sept. 20 showing of Edgar Allan at WINK WINK: Burlesque perfor-

SEPT. 14-15 mances by Ms. Briqhouse (founder .14 bled writer, they came across the short story William Wilson, a Bellingham’s Firehouse Arts and Events WILLIE WONKA: Forte Chocolates of Shuga Shaq), Rainbowglitz and 37 # tale set in the English boarding school Poe attended as a child. Center, they may be wondering if the two will team up for viewings of Willie Ruthe Ordare (of Virago Nation), The story became the spine of their plot, and they enlarged characters with the same name are meant Wonka in Smell-O-Vision at 3pm Fanny Bluebird, and Sugar Cabaret and added autobiographical details. The result is a comedic riff to show the duality of human nature, or if Saturday and Sunday in Mount will be part of a “WinkWink, YesYes” about Poe’s obsessions, mania and inherent insanity that has the duplicate monikers are simply a way Vernon at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 event celebrating WinkWink’s first S. First St. Tickets are $8-$10.50 to anniversary of sexing up Bellingham been described as being darkly funny and dangerous, as well as to move the story forward. the annual screening of the 1971 at 9:30pm at the Wild Buffalo, 208 a “triumph of storytelling.” “We get this question a lot,” Ryan says. family-friendly musical. W. Holly St. Suggested donation

“We often hear from people asking about Poe and his rela- “Is there another Edgar Allan, or is it all WWW.LINCOLNTHEATRE.ORG is $5; 100 percent of the proceeds CASCADIA WEEKLY tionship with childhood trauma and mental illness, for which in his head? I don’t think anyone is satis- will benefit Mt. Baker Planned we and historians don’t have a definitive answer, only our own fied with the answer: We wrote the play SUN., SEPT. 15 Parenthood. 13 STEVE HOFSTETTER: Lauded WWW.WILDBUFFALO.NET interpretation of the events that occurred in his early child- one way, and we perform it the other. We standup comedian Steve Hofstet- hood,” Hartman says when asked how audiences react. ”We’re think one of the reasons the work is com- ter bring a no-holds-barred set to SEND YOUR EVENT INFO TO: always happy when people express their desire to read more pelling is because we never spell it out Bellingham for a 7pm performance [email protected] Poe after seeing Edgar Allan.” for the audience.” doit UPCOMING EVENTS

SEPT. 11-OCT. 31

26  CALL FOR ART: Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to submit their artwork for consider-

FOOD  ation for publication in Whatcomics, an an- visual nual teen art book, through Oct. 31. The rules GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES are simple: submit original two-dimensional 21 artwork to any public library on or before Halloween. Accepted artists receive a copy of the book to keep. Everyone is invited to

B-BOARD  the Whatcomics Art Reception in January to celebrate this year’s published art and artists. Submissions will be accepted at Whatcom

20 eroded fragments of shell. County libraries or online. Many of her works are fragile, especially WWW.WCLS.ORG

FILM  the intensely personal “hair beads.” She rolled up the 360 “beads” from strands THURS., SEPT. 12 WAST DISCUSSION: Whatcom Museum 16 found in the shower. Initial panic for hair Advocates host a panel discussion focusing on lost “gave way to wonder” as the hairs com- “25 Years of the Whatcom Artist Studio Tour” MUSIC  pacted and felted, clinging to each other at 12pm at Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall, ”like a small head.” 121 Prospect St. The discussion and slideshow 14 14 Maharam offers many will feature local artists Brian O’Neill, R.R. Clark, Karen and Vernon Leibrant, and Joy ART  ART  versions of circles of Olney—artists who are participating in the thread on linen or silk. tour taking place the first two weekends of

13 Breasts come to mind. A October. Entry is free. series entitled “Grada- WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG

STAGE  tions of Grey” employs dark knots rising to a SAT., SEPT. 14 POP CAN WREATHS: Local artist Karen point. “Circle of Words” 12 SEE Weber will lead a “DIY Pop Can Wreaths” WHAT: Trish suggests lines of type. workshop from 1pm-4pm at the Lummi Island Maharam’s “One Staring at her spirals of Library, 2144 S. Nugent Rd. Entry is free, and

GET OUT  Continuous Body” “Spring Green” evoked all materials will be provided. WHEN: Through a feeling of falling into (360) 758-7145 September

10 desert ziggurats. WHERE:Perry and OTERO RECEPTION: Attend an opening Carlson Gallery, Chapek has previously reception for Jesse Max Otero’s “Terms, Condi- 504 S. First St., shown her paintings at tions, and Futures” exhibition from 3pm-5pm WORDS  Mount Vernon i.e. With “Soul Juice,” in Mount Vernon at Bitters Co. Barn, 14034 Cal- INFO: houn Rd. At 4pm, Otero will also helm an Artist

 8 she’s at the peak of her www.perryand Talk. This is the first of a two-part installation, game. She paints big, carlson.com and can be viewed through Sept. 28. ------in oil, and surprises by WWW.BITTERSCO.COM

CURRENTS WHAT: Drie leaving thin washed Chapek’s “Soul canvas in pale hues SUN., SEPT. 15 6 Juice” next to thick impasto. HANDMADE MARKET: Attend a Bellingham WHEN: Through Handmade Market from 11am-4pm at Goods

“THESE TIMES,” BY DRIE CHAPEK “THESE TIMES,” BY She pushes somber VIEWS  Sept. 29; attend Nursery and Produce, 2620 Northwest Ave. an Artist Talk at blues against pink and Through October, the weekly event will offer

4  4pm Sat., Sept. 21 faint marigold, orange a selection of rotating artisans that make WHERE: i.e. against green. high-quality functional products locally―just MAIL  BY STEPHEN HUNTER gallery, 5800 Each of her substan- like the venue’s brews and produce. Cains Court, WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GOODSPRODUCE

2  Edison tial compositions is a INFO: rich visual experience. MON., SEPT. 16 DO IT  Body and Soul www.ieedison.com She creates depth not ANYTHING GOES: Get crafty with a different only by impasto, but staff-curated project as you engage with com- SIMILARITIES TO REALITY also by juxtaposing light and dark. “Plea- munity members in a low-pressure environment at a monthly “Anything Goes Arts and Crafts” sure” features an irregular, rosy field

09.11.19 meeting from 10:30am-11:30am at the Sumas ABSTRACT ART evokes emotions by teasing our minds to look for similarities streaked with red, framed by black on all Library, 461 2nd St. Today’s focus will be on to reality. sides. “Aloft” suggests a mountain peak wire and beads; all necessary materials and ba- .14

37 Two accomplished artists offer fine abstract works at Skagit Valley galleries this backed with indigo, sun-washed glaciers sic instruction will be provided. Entry is free. # month; Trish Maharam at Perry and Carlson in Mount Vernon and Drie Chapek at i.e. gal- tumbling down the front. (360) 988-2501 lery in Edison. They represent opposite approaches to materials, color and composition. Chapek’s “Grounded” mesmerized me. HAMSTER CHURCH: Echoes Bellingham Maharam descends from a family of fabric entrepreneurs. In her art, so natural to Shrouds in white, yellow, crimson whisper hosts a “Conversation with Brad Lockhart, her that she compares it to breathing, she knits, felts and hand-stitches on silk and power and majesty—an uncanny congru- Bellingham’s Flag Guy” as part of its ‘Hamster linen. The finished work is spare and attenuated, her use of color restrained. She ence to Velasquez’s 1650 portrait of Pope Church lineup from 6:30pm-8pm at the observes, “the pieces which most compel me are the ones which take me by surprise.” Innocent X. Old Parish Hall, 2116 Walnut St. Expect a fun, lighthearted public conversation with CASCADIA WEEKLY She headlines her work with a poem, “One Continuous Body.” The exhibit is an She is at her most ambitious with “These Lockhart that will focus on flag design and amalgam of stitchery and text: her own, plus quotations from her favorites, including Times.” There’s no pictorial hook for the his stories around flag-making. Attendees will 14 Rilke and Proust. imagination here. Sinews stretch across hear about how the whole flag thing got its “We make a home,” she writes. “In mine are many rocks, shells, mounds of glass. the canvas, framed by viridian to one side start, as well as other designs that Brad has Fabric, books.” Her choice favors unbleached white linen or silk, sometimes bound up and blood red, the other. Was this what done and is planning. Entry is by donation. WWW.ECHOESBELLINGHAM.ORG with tiny treasures. “Like a Child” features glass fragments burnished from years of another reviewer described as “fully alive churning in surf, bound with silk thread. The analogous “torsos found” incorporates and beautifully decomposing?” doit

TUES., SEPT. 17 engineer and artist Tom Crestodina’s “A Closer ARTIST WORKSHOP: Watch artist Neal Cronic Look” through Sept. 28 at Fourth Corner Frames & paint with acrylics and oil at a low-key Artist Gallery, 311 W. Holly St.

Workshop from 6pm-7:30pm at the SkillShare Space WWW.FOURTHCORNERFRAMES.COM 26  at the Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central Ave.

If you’re interested in following along with Cronic, GALLERY SYRE: Peruse a selection of paintings, FOOD  bring water-based painting materials of your own drawings and sculptures that span David Syre’s and join in. Entry is free. artistic career thus far at a permanent exhibit

WWW.BELLINGHAMPUBLICLIBRARY.ORG open to the public from 12pm-5pm Tues.-Thurs. at 21 Gallery Syre, 465 W. Stuart Rd. Sept. 23 - 29, 2019 WWW.DAVIDSYREART.COM Photo by Damian Vines ONGOING EXHIBITS B-BOARD  GOOD EARTH POTTERY: “Pitcher Perfect” will be Learn about solutions to address global climate change at the local level. ALLIED ARTS: “Precise Practicalities” will be on highlighted through September at Good Earth Pot- display through Sept. 28 at Allied Arts, 1418 Corn- tery, 1000 Harris Ave. FREE EVENTS 20 wall Ave. The exhibit dedicated to the beauty of WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM 9/23 Climate Action Week Kick-Off by City of Green Power X (GPX) by Puget Sound precise artwork, jewelry and woodwork will feature Bellingham at City Hall, 7 pm 9/26 Energy, WWU Institute for Energy Studies and FILM  MON THU View a variety of Sustainable Connections at Aslan Depot, works by artists Sacha Bliese, Anita K. Boyle, Seren HADRIAN ART GALLERY: Racing Extinction - A Documentary by 4 pm - 6 pm Fargo, Chris Romaine, and Barbara Stiegele. abstract interpretations via the group show “Dive Multifaith Network for Climate Justice at Pickford Film Center, 5:45 pm - 7:15 pm Go Solar, Save the Planet, Save Money 16 WWW.ALLIEDARTS.ORG In” through Sept. 29 in Edison at Hadrian Art Gal- Workshop by Banner Power Solutions at lery, 5717 Gilkey Ave. Firehouse Arts and Events Center, 6 pm - 8 pm Climate Action for Smart Businesses by MUSIC  ANACORTES LIBRARY: Works by Alden Mason, WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/EDISONWA5717 9/24 Sustainable Connections and the Port of A Moral Case for Climate Action by Climate TUE Max Benjamin, Lanny Bergner, Philip McCracken, Bellingham at Squalicum Boat House, Reality Project Bellingham Chapter at Bellingham noon - 1 pm Unitarian Fellowship, 6:30 pm - 8 pm 14

Dederick Ward and many other can be viewed at the HARDWARE APPLIED SERVICES: View the ves- 14 Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St. A new self- sels of sculptor Gailan Ngan and paintings by Peter Energy Efficiency and Home Improvement 9/27 Scavenger Hunt by WTA Bus by Whatcom

Fair by Community Energy Challenge at Smart Trips at Downtown Bellingham Bus ART  ART  guided tour features the more than 40 pieces of Scherrer through Sept. 20 at Hardware Applied Building Performance Center, 5 pm- 7 pm FRI Station, 2 pm - 3:15 pm art in the library through the use of the brochure Services, 215 W. Holly St., suite H-21. Celebrating Earth, Our Common Home Climate Action Week Work Party by Nooksack

or the downloadable QR code linking to online WWW.HARDWAREAPPLIEDSERVICES.COM by Multifaith Network for Climate Justice at Salmon Enhancement Association at NSEA 13 information about the artwork. Lairmont Manor, 6 pm - 7:30 pm Campus, 3 pm - 6 pm WWW.ANACORTESWA.GOV/220/LIBRARY JANSEN ART CENTER: View a “Fall Juried Exhibit” Netse Mot: One Mind for Xw’ullemy (the 9/25 E-bike Ride by Whatcom Smart Trips at Salish Sea) by Lummi Nation at Blaine Fishing STAGE  through Nov. 29 in Lynden at the Jansen Art Cen- Bellingham High School, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Pier, 5 pm - 7 pm WED ARTWOOD: Paintings on wood will be featured ter, 321 Front St. Shared Electric Scooter Demo by Downtown Little Squalicum Park Restoration Work Party through September at Artwood Gallery, 1000 Harris WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG 12 9/26 9/28 by Bellingham Parks Volunteer Program at Little Bellingham Partnership at the Granary Building, SAT Ave. Works by Gary Giovane, Doug Hudson, George THU 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Squalicum Park, 9 am - noon Blakeman, Joan Cawthorn, and Karl Nielsen will be MAKE.SHIFT: Contribute to “This Little Piggy” Kids Art Contest by Whatcom Transportation on display and for sale. through September at Make.Shift Art Space, 306 Authority at Depot Market Square, 10 am - 1 pm GET OUT  WWW.ARTWOODGALLERY.COM Flora St. WWW.MAKESHIFTPROJECT.COM For more event details, visit www.cob.org/all-in BAYOU ON BAY: Self-taught artist Savannah LeCor- 10 nu will show her Northwest form-line pieces through MONA: Check out the “Art and Legacy of Joan September at the Annex Bar at Bayou on Bay, 1300 Kirkman” and “continuum...continued” through WORDS  Bay St. LeCornu is an Alaskan Native American, and Sept. 22 in La Conner at the Museum of Northwest works in this medium to help preserve her cultural Art, 121 S. First St. identity for herself and future generations. WWW.MONAMUSEUM.ORG  8 WWW.PATREON.COM/LECORNU MOUNT VERNON LIBRARY: Peruse abstract

BELLINGHAM MAKERSPACE: Find sophisticated paintings by the late Jeffrey Thostenson through CURRENTS tools, technology, workspace and a variety of September at the Mount Vernon City Library, 315 creative classes on an ongoing basis at Bellingham Snoqualmie St. 6 Makerspace, 1000 F St. Fees vary. WWW.MOUNTVERNONWA.GOV

WWW.BELLINGHAMMAKERSPACE.ORG VIEWS  QUILT MUSEUM: “Shifting Tides: Convergence in

COLOPHON CAFE: A staff collaboration and new Cloth,” and “Out of Darkness: Bent Needle Collec- 4  paintings by Lori Hill will be on display through tive” are currently on display at La Conner’s North-

September at the Colophon Cafe, 1208 11th St. west Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum, 703 S. Second St. MAIL  Meet the artists during the Fourth Friday Art Walk. WWW.QFAMUSEUM.ORG

WWW.COLOPHONCAFE.COM 2  SMITH & VALLEE: Works by painter Patty Haller

COOPER LANZA: Group classes, private lessons, and sculptor Andrew Vallee can be perused through DO IT  life drawing, long-pose sessions, exhibits and more Sept. 29 in Edison at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 happen on a regular basis at Cooper Lanza Gallery Gilkey Ave. and School of Fine Art, 1415 13th St. WWW.SMITHANDVALLEEGALLERY.COM WWW.COOPERLANZAGALLERY.COM 09.11.19 WHATCOM ART MARKET: Works by Whatcom Art DAKOTA ART GALLERY: View works by sculptor Guild members can be perused daily at the What- Denise Snyder and painter Mary Jo Maute through com Art Market, 1103 11th St. .14 37

Sept. 29 at the Dakota Art Store Gallery, 1322 WWW.WHATCOMARTMARKET.ORG # Cornwall Ave. WWW.DAKOTAARTBELLINGHAM.COM WHATCOM MUSEUM: “Wanted: Ed Bereal for Dis- turbing the Peace,” “What Lies Beneath: Minerals DEMING LIBRARY: View Bellingham resident Rod of the Pacific Northwest,” “City of Hope: Resurrec- Haynes’ “Postcards from Bellingham” photogra- tion City and the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign,” phy exhibit from Sept. 18-Oct. 16 at the Deming “People of the Sea and Cedar,” “John M. Edson Library, 5044 Mt. Baker Hwy. Haynes shoots all Hall of Birds,” and a “Whatcom Artist Studio Tour CASCADIA WEEKLY of his photos with his iPhone. He seeks out fun, Showcase” can currently be viewed on the Whatcom thought-provoking images from his surroundings— Museum campus. 15 both natural and developed. WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG WWW.WCLS.ORG SEND YOUR EVENT INFORMATION TO: FOURTH CORNER: View salmon fisherman, marine [email protected] rumor has it

26  SEX IN THE City: To know Jenn Mason is to know she’s always looking for a dance party. FOOD  When she cannot find a dance party, she will make one happen. I’m at least 99 percent music sure that when she can’t wrangle enough SHOW PREVIEWS RUMOR HAS IT folks to form a party, she’s just fine dancing with herself.

REAR END 21 What I’m try- ing to say is I have

20 long suspected that Jenn’s life is one

FILM  long dance party. Given that, it

16 16 stands to reason that when planning

MUSIC  BY CAREY ROSS MUSIC  a birthday bash— even when it’s for a 1-year-old—Jenn will

14 instantly default to dance party mode.

ART  And so she has for the one-year anniversa- ry of her super-inclusive, radically cool down-

13 town Bellingham sex shop WinkWink. The party is Sat., Sept. 14 and will take place,

STAGE  not at her Commercial Street store, which is too small to contain the planned revelry, but around the corner at the Wild Buffalo, whose 12 life is also one long dance party. This means you can begin your Saturday

GET OUT  shenanigans with Herbsstock and then wan- der about half a block to the Wild Buffalo

10 for burlesque courtesy of Ms. Briq House (producer of Shuga Shack, an all-POC bur- lesque troupe in Seattle), RainbowGlitz and WORDS  TIM ALEXANDER Ruthe Ordare (of Virago Nation, Vancouver,

 8 BC’s all-indigenous burlesque troupe), and others, as well as kinky rope demos and that aforementioned dance party that will BY CAREY ROSS CURRENTS Mostly what has stuck go late into the night. with me post-dinner is that If “sex shop birthday,” “sexy demos,” 6 the story of Herb’s Cider “burlesque” and other unknown and poten- is pretty straightforward, tially salacious delights aren’t enough to VIEWS  Herbsstock as these things go. A mar- tempt you to the event Mason has named

4  OF MOTHS AND FLAMES ried couple busts out some WinkWink YesYes, perhaps knowing that batches of hard cider in their 100 percent of the night’s proceeds will go MAIL  I’M NOT good at a great deal of things that are useful to the world at garage, discovers they have to Planned Parenthood will do the trick.

2  large. However, I do have some talents that come in handy, and one of those ATTEND a real knack for it, decides At the risk of injecting too much serious- is being able to recognize an invitation I cannot not refuse when one comes WHAT: to go into business and ness into this celebratory occasion, shit is Herbsstock DO IT  my way. So when I got an invite to attend a Txotx dinner at Herb’s Cider’s builds a production facility real rough for reproductive health right WHEN: 4pm Sat., fermentation facility, there was probably less than a millisecond between Sep. 14 and tasting room. What sets now, and Planned Parenthood is taking it offer and acceptance. WHERE: Herb’s Herb’s Cider apart is that the on the chin for the good of the millions of Delicious Basque-themed food courtesy of Evolve Chocolate + Cafe’s Cider, 1228 Bay Alexanders are showing the people—mostly folks who are poor or have 09.11.19 Christy and Shannon Fox, whose trail of breadcrumbs I would follow to the St. same attention to building poor access to health care or both—who rely ends of the Earth? Check. A chance to sit down and have a meal with Herb’s COST: Free community as they are to on them. Every now and again, we get an op- .14 INFO: www. 37 owners Tim and Shama Alexander? Check. A cider pairing with each of the herbscider.com crafting cider. portunity to let them know they can rely on # meal’s seven courses? Check. Of course, becoming us too, and this is one of those times. Seems like a no-brainer except for one trifling detail: I don’t drink hard deeply embedded in culture and community is Plus, out of all the times I’ve given cider. Don’t get me wrong, I like cider quite a bit. It’s just that I’m allergic a model followed by just about all of Belling- Planned Parenthood my money, this will be to it. And it’s the kind of allergy that has, on occasion, made it difficult for ham’s breweries and one that has extended to the only instance in which I’ve gotten bur- me to breathe. the city’s growing number of cideries as well. lesque out of the deal. Sure beats the pants However, invitations that cannot be refused do not care about such petty I guess, then, what really makes Herb’s Cider off what I usually get in return, which are

CASCADIA WEEKLY issues as my possible demise. They are a flame and I am but a helpless moth different is that Tim Alexander is actually Tim a pap smear and a mammogram referral— in their presence. “Herb” Alexander, longtime drummer for Pri- necessary to my life, but not nearly as 16 I went to the dinner. I drank the cider. It was tasty. Spoiler alert: I did mus and bona fide rock star. This is something much fun. And not just because Planned not die. about which everyone in Bellingham’s music Parenthood won’t let me drink cocktails But I did learn some things. Nerdy stuff about types of fermentation and scene is well aware, but we are all trying to be during my appointments, like how I can at varieties of apples. Cool stuff about Basque traditions. Interesting stuff very casual about it. WinkWink YesYes. They might be negotiable about the other guests. That Tim Alexander wears three-piece suits. For those who are not up on their 1990s funk on the subject of a dance party though. doit HERBSSTOCK, FROM PAGE 16 WED., SEPT. 11 polkas and jigs to lyrical waltzes, fiery reels and metal bands, Primus came along during a JERRY STEINHILBER TRIO: The Whatcom Jazz happy hopsas when Gangspil performs at 2pm at Music Arts Center hosts a concert by the Jerry Nancy’s Farm, 2030 E. Smith Rd. Suggested dona- time when music was Very Serious and Steinhilber Trio at 7pm at the Sylvia Center for the tion is $18 at the door. 26  injected some levity into the mix. Among Arts, 207 Prospect St. Entry will be $5-$10. WWW.NANCYSFARM.COM their achievements—and there are quite WWW.WJMAC.ORG FOOD  a few—is the indelible pop-culture mo- BEATLEMANIA: Explore little-known facets of ment they provided when they were KJ SAWKA THURS., SEPT. 12 the Fab Four when cultural and media historian BLUES & BREWS: A “Blues, Brews & BBQ” series Lance Rhoades presents “Beatlemania/Beatleme- pelted with mud while performing their concludes with music by Space Band from 5pm-9pm dia: How Talent, Timing, and Technology Created hit song “My Name Is Mud” at Woodstock Naturally, any event that involves live on the waterfront terrace at Hotel Bellwether, One the World’s Biggest Musical Sensation” at 2pm at

94, an experience that seemed fairly un- music and Tim Alexander spawns the Bellwether Way. Admission is $7-$10. the Everson Library, 104 Kirsch Dr. REAR END 21 pleasant, even at the time. Primus was question of whether Primus will play, WWW.HOTELBELLWETHER.COM (360) 966-5100

also nominated for a Grammy award for a which seems a bit outlandish to me, 20 FRI., SEPT. 13 DIANA KRALL: Lauded jazz singer and pianist song called “Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver” but, then again, so does the fact that FARMTUNES: Pickled Okra performs at the final Diana Krall kicks off the Mount Baker Theatre’s that, along with its many-entendred sub- a member of Primus owns a cidery in Farmtunes Concert Series from 6pm-9pm at Belle- 2019/2020 season with a 7pm at the historic per- FILM  ject matter, name-checked the Taco Bell downtown Bellingham. Dispensing with wood Acres, 6140 Guide Meridian. Entry is free; formance venue at 104 N. Commercial St. Krall will food and beverages are available for purchase. showcase her considerable gifts as a vocalist and

7-Layer Burrito and referenced cocaine. the suspense, no, Primus is not playing 16  16 Bless you, Primus. Herbbstock—but Tim Alexander is, and WWW.BELLEWOODFARMS.COM will mesmerize the audience as she delivers her take on the American Songbook. What few tickets MUSIC Now that we’ve gotten a primer on Pri- he’s bringing friend and fellow fierce MUSIC  SAT., SEPT. 14 remain are $67-$136. mus, it’s time to return our attention to drummer KJ Sawka with him. Also in the THE GOTHARD SISTERS: Siblings Greta, Willow, 734-6080 OR WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM

Herb’s Cider. When the Alexanders decided musical mix is Fred Green, and the Staxx and Solana—the Gothard Sisters—will perform at 14 to celebrate the second anniversary of Brothers will make their return to Bell- 7pm at the Guemes Island Community Center, 7549 WED., SEPT. 18 ART  their cider enterprise, they didn’t just opt ingham as well. Guemes Island Rd. Suggested donation is $15. BRAD SHIGETA QUINTET: Whatcom Jazz Music WWW.MYGUEMES.ORG Arts Center presents the Brad Shigeta Quintet to throw a party. They elected to close Did I mention this thing is free? Be- from 7pm-9pm at the Sylvia Center for the Arts, 13 down the whole damn street so they could cause it’s free. J’S CONCERT SERIES: Celebrated soprano 205 Prospect St. Entry will be $5-$10.

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26  BY CAREY ROSS sible I got some plot points wrong, but I’m pretty sure the thing about the Bible is spot on. HH (PG • 1 hr. FOOD  55 min.)

FILM SHORTS The Peanut Butter Falcon: Shia LeBeouf delivers on some of the promise he showed in his earlier roles Angel Has Fallen: Just when I forgot all about the as a small-time outlaw who befriends a young man existence of Gerard Butler, here he is. I gave some with Down syndrome who ran away from his nursing

REAR END 21 thought to learning what this movie is about, but that home in order to follow his dream of becoming a pro- seems like a waste of effort, so I’ll just go ahead and fessional wrestler in this heartwarming Mark Twain-

guess it’s about as good as every other Gerard Butler inspired story. HHHHH (PG-13 • 1 hr. 33 min.) 20  20 movie. HH (R • 1 hr. 54 min.) Ready Or Not: Everyone is commenting on the de- FILM  FILM  Brittany Runs a Marathon: Jillian Bell plays a fat lightfully demonic turn by newcomer Samara Weaving woman who runs off the pounds in this film that is, to as a bride who marries into a family with a seriously its credit, a lot more complex than other, similar sto- twisted take on hide and seek, but I’m here to remind 16 ries in which being skinny is somehow an inspirational you this horror-thriller also stars Adam Brody, aka ideal rather than an arbitrary standard imposed by Seth Cohen from The O.C., aka Dave Rygalski from MUSIC  society and its ever-changing and largely meaningless LUCE Gilmore Girls. HHHHH (R • 1 hr. 35 min.) principles. HHHH (R • 1 hr. 44 min.)

14 Rojo: This film takes a hard look at the changes, Dora and the Lost City of Gold: The tagline for Good Boys: If you think that watching a bunch of Luce: Luce is a former Eritrean child soldier adopted large and small, wrought by creeping fascism in 1970s ART  this first installment of what is sure to be a Dora the overly precocious kids swear a lot is funny, have I got by Naomi Watts and Tim Roth, who seems to excel in Argentina through the eyes of a lawyer whose nice life Explorer franchise is "Explorer is her middle name." a movie for you. HHHH (R • 1 hr. 35 min.) his upper-class world of nice homes and good schools. under the dictatorship begins to crumble. That's the

13 Which is dumb because everyone knows her middle But his teacher, Octavia Spencer, thinks something thing about creeping fascism: Everything is fine—un- name is "the." Don't hold it against Dora or her Hustlers: See review on next page. And then bow before sinister lurks beneath his perfect veneer, and what til it isn't. HHHHH (Unrated • 1 hr. 48 min.)

STAGE  movie, though. It's not their fault. HHHH (PG • 1 Jenny from the block. HHHHH (R • 1 hr. 47 min.) happens when she threatens to jar his status as a hr. 42 min.) success story will have far-reaching implications for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: For anyone who It Chapter Two: This movie is predicated on the everyone. HHHHH (R • 1 hr. 49 min.) grew up reading this series of short horror stories,

12 The Farewell: Awkwafina gets the starring role premise that if murderous Pennywise the clown shows all we want is for this film not to suck. And thanks to she so richly deserves—and makes the most of it up and starts offing people, the now-adult kids from Maiden: At 24 years old, fairly inexperienced sailor Guillermo del Toro, who is responsible for the story in this multigenerational story about family bonds, the Losers Club will return to Derry and vanquish him Tracy Edwards helmed the first all-female crew ever to and the editing, it most assuredly does not suck.

GET OUT  saying goodbye and those times in which honesty once again. If I were one of those now-adult kids, compete in the hugely grueling Whitbread Round the HHHH (PG-13 • 1 hr. 48 min.) is not always the best policy. See summer's indie that would be the hardest nope I ever noped. HHH (R World Race. This documentary—suitable for sailors blockbuster before it says farewell. HHHHH (PG • • 2 hrs. 49 min.) and landlubbers alike—details the remarkable and 10 1 hr. 34 min.) inspiring journey. HHHHH (PG • 1 hr. 37 min.) Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice: Her

WORDS  Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw: It singular voice and sultry looks made her a star, but Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Quentin Taran- stars Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, it is her status as a fearless trailblazer, singing and tino’s latest is two hours and 40 minutes of setup and an actual dame, Helen Goddamn Mirren, so I bringing a stunning variety of musical genres and for five minutes of payoff. But what a gloriously  8 could care less about its nonexistent plot, thinly styles to her audience that make her both a musical unhinged, completely batshit five minutes it is. Plus, drawn characters and reality-defying stunts. Give it pioneer and force to be reckoned with. Go beyond the I could watch Brad Pitt steal scenes from Leonardo Showtimes all of the Oscars. Every last one. HHH (PG-13 • 2 hits with Ronstadt herself in this illuminating docu- DiCaprio forever and never tire of it. HHHHH (R • 2 Regal and AMC theaters, please see CURRENTS hrs. 15 min.) mentary. HHHHH (PG-13 • 1 hr. 35 min.) hrs. 39 min.) www.fandango.com. 6 The Goldfinch: Evidently, this movie is as hard to The Lion King: I didn’t like this movie the first Overcomer: Set against a backdrop of dire economic Pickford Film Center and watch as the book was to read. (Sorry, Donna Tartt. time around, so do your worst, Disney. Everything circumstances, a man, armed only with his Bible and PFC’s Limelight Cinema, please see VIEWS  The Secret History is one of my favorite books, so I the light touches is your kingdom, after all. HH (R a talented high-school athlete, overcomes something, swear it’s not personal.) H (R • 2 hrs. 29 min.) • 1 hr. 48 min.) thus being forever known as the Overcomer. It’s pos- www.pickfordfilmcenter.com 4  MAIL 

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Emojis in courtship were the subject of sires to another person is essential to 12 SquarePants was introduced and we were wasn’t just a song—it was a pop-culture two studies from the Kinsey Institute. In having real intimacy—allowing them all preparing for whatever Y2K would bring. phenomenon. the more recent one, social psychologist to really know and understand you. But

In an old house that had been converted It was just the beginning of the gifts As- GET OUT  Amanda Gesselman and her colleagues as with the Officer Cocktail Sausage into a recording studio in Los Gatos, Cali- tro Lounge would keep giving Smash Mouth. found a link between emoji use and main- example, telling the whole truth isn’t fornia, the members of Smash Mouth were The album also yielded “Then the Morning taining a connection beyond the first always ideal. 10 under pressure and feeling it. Comes,” “Can’t Get Enough of You Baby,” and date, as well as more romantic interac- Technically, by not letting rip whatever Their 1997 album, Fush You Mang, had “Come On Come On,” all of which climbed

tions and more sex (over the year that feeling comes to mind, you’re being “in- WORDS  yielded the hit “Walkin’ On the Sun”—and, charts and proved to be musical catnip for participants were surveyed about). authentic,” “phony,” “insincere.” Howev- with its turn away from Smash Mouth’s ska/ movie soundtracks, TV shows and national

I suspect emojis are an especially er, this view comes out of neuroscientific  8 punk roots and toward a more radio-friend- ad campaigns. If you felt like the late 1990s helpful tool for men to use in dating. ignorance. Though we have personality ly pop sound, had caused divisions not only and early 2000s were saturated with Smash Research by psychologist Simon Baron- traits that are consistent across time and among their fans, but also within the band. Mouth and Astro Lounge, you weren’t wrong. Cohen suggests that men, in general, situations, research by neuroscientists CURRENTS How they followed that album was an issue Given that, it stands to reason Smash don’t have women’s emotional fluency— Roger Wolcott Sperry, Michael Gazzaniga, of critical importance. Looming over them Mouth, which is still together, would 6 that is, women’s ease in identifying and and Joseph LeDoux suggests there is no were label expectations, the threat of being want to commemorate the 20th anniver- expressing emotion. Emojis help men singular, consistent “real you”—or “real” a one-hit wonder and nagging doubts about sary of Astro Lounge. For a band that spent VIEWS  communicate warmth and interest in a anyone, for that matter. Instead, we each the change in their sound. two years touring on the album after its woman easily and comfortably. This in appear to be a set of shifting standards, 4  In short, they had a lot to prove—and release, it only makes sense they’d once turn keeps women from getting mad preferences, and practices based on the they knew it. again wish to bring it to the fans. They’ll MAIL  that men don’t show their feelings—or priorities that a particular situation trig- They needn’t have worried. be in our neck of the woods doing just that

mistaking a lack of expressiveness for a gers in our evolved psychology: whether, 2  The first single from 1999’s Astro Lounge when they play at 7pm Sat., Sept. 21 at Sil- lack of feeling. say, it’s survival (“Run for your life!”) or was a test balloon launched a month be- ver Reef Casino Resort’s Event Center. So it’s no surprise you appreciate mating (“Wanna have coffee? Naked?”). DO IT  fore the album’s release. How the world Back in 1999, when Astro Lounge was the emojis. Still, there’s much that Not having a singular self means we received it would determine whether their first released, seeing the band in an arena remains unexplored in these studies. can choose the sort of person we want to musical gamble had paid off. with tens of thousands of people might’ve For example, do people who use more be. We do this by coming up with a set of That debut single was “All Star,” and by the seemed appealing, but these days, the idea 09.11.19 emojis get more dates and sex, or do values and acting in line with them. (For time it was done running roughshod over of watching Smash Mouth, and partaking people who get more dates and sex use more on the practical steps involved, see the radio waves, it was a Billboard Top Ten of the Silver Reef’s state-of-the-art gam- .14 more emojis? And do emojis play well the “Be Inauthentic!” chapter in my book 37 hit, was used prominently in the film Mys- ing, full-service spa, luxury hotel rooms, # with everybody, or do they sometimes Unf*ckology.) In your case, for example, if tery Men (and would go on to a whole new life award-winning Steak House, Loomis Trail kill a developing connection? ”Wait, a kindness is one of your values, you might as part of the Shrek franchise), and helped Golf Course, and all of the other amenities 55-year-old man just sent me an entire set aside your grievances with your col- propel Astro Lounge to quadruple-platinum definitely sounds like the superior way to screen of cartoon eggplants?” league and decide, “You’re a fellow hu- status and a Grammy nomination. Far from go. Tickets to see Smash Mouth are $35-$55 Of course, emojis could more chari- man who’s suffering, and I’m gonna reach being just the song of the summer, “All Star” and can be had at www.silverreefcasino. tably be viewed as a classic form of out to say I’m sorry about that.” Being

was everywhere. It could be heard on every com. (Hot tip: We hear the Silver Reef’s CASCADIA WEEKLY communication. The medium was just kind to a guy you loathe is actually an radio station, was used heavily in television social media pages are a treasure trove of different back around 2000 B.C., when act of sincerity when your behavior aligns shows and movies—you couldn’t even go to ticket giveaways.) We’ll see you at the Reef. 23 the pharaoh would dispatch the eunuch with your values. If only “killing ‘em with with stone tablets covered in pictures kindness” were more than a figure of of dogs, beetles, and mummies. Mes- speech, then you could call dibs on this WHAT: Smash Mouth WHERE: Silver Reef Casino Resort INFO: www.silverreef WHEN: 7pm Sat., Sept. 21 COST: $35-$55 casino.com sage: “Dinner is at 6, unless there’s a meanie’s swanky office as they wheeled plague of locusts.” him out in a body bag. rearEnd crossword

sleeves 70 Former M&M hue 27 “Happy Days” and X-ray ma- 26  37 ___ Wonder 71 Can’t stand hangout chines

FOOD  (Robin’s nick- 29 Minotaur’s island 50 The Duchess of name) DOWN 30 Go on the radio Sussex’s original

21 38 Puzzle activities 1 Type of computer 33 Neat drink’s lack surname where you want printer 34 “The People’s 51 Partners to leave? 2 Bahrain’s capi- Princess” 52 Dry zone REAR END  REAR END 21 41 Film street of tal (not to be 36 Where zebras 54 Center of Disney nightmares confused with a may be spotted World 20 43 Turn from bad to Central American 38 Fortify for fight- 56 Director Michael mad, maybe? country) ing of the “Up” series FILM  44 Luau paste 3 On time 39 Pizzeria order (now at “63 Up” 45 Inventive Gold- 4 “One Day at a 40 “Pulp Fiction” in 2019) 16 berg Time” star Moreno role 57 Make on a loom

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ART  49 “Diary of ___ Gama captain Jean-___ 63 Right this mo- Black Woman” 7 “Dies ___” (“Day Picard ment

13 (2005 film) of Wrath”) 46 Notable times- 64 Knack for detail 53 Phobic 8 Duracell battery pans STAGE  55 Old saying feature 48 Org. with wands 58 Drink that may 9 Unskillful

12 be pale or Scotch 10 Adds vocals to, Be a Superhero 59 Key ingredients maybe Last Week’s Puzzle GET OUT  in boba tea ___ de los THEY ALL WEAR ONE 11 63 1990s web Muertos park) leader (abbr.) browser now ___ Spiegel 10 ACROSS 12 1 Technique taught 17 1991 De Niro 22 Golf course owned by Verizon 14 Gathering of the

WORDS  at the Ground- thriller, or what supply 65 Silent film’s suc- Juggalos band, to lings and UCB you shouldn’t 23 Piano exercises cessor fans

 8 7 Here, in Paris have when 26 “I’m off!” 66 Olive loved by 18 Family conflict 10 Like 7 or 13 answering the 28 Chiwetel Ejiofor, Popeye 20 Freemium game 13 Airport serving theme clues? in 2019’s “The 67 Scott Turow breaks, often CURRENTS Tokyo 19 “Caribbean” Lion King” memoir about law 24 “Achtung Baby”

6 14 Magnetic metal plant more com- 31 Donut maneuver school co-producer Brian 15 “La ___ en Rose” monly called 32 Start of many 68 More malevolent 25 Tough section of VIEWS  16 ___ Berry Farm allspice rap names 69 Small, in a jigsaw puzzle,

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25 doit WED., SEPT. 11 WEDNESDAY MARKET: Attend the Belling-

ham Farmers Market’s Wednesday Market from

26  2pm-6pm at the Barkley Village Green, 2215 26 Rimland Dr. The midweek market continues FOOD  FOOD  through September. chow WWW.BELLINGHAMFARMERS.ORG RECIPES REVIEWS PROFILES SEDRO MARKET: The Sedro-Woolley Farmers Market takes place from 3pm-7pm at Hammer Heritage Square, 200 Metcalf St. Vendors will offer a selection of produce, crafts and more REAR END 21 through Oct. 16. WWW.SEDROWOOLLEYFARMERSMARKET.COM

20 In between revelatory courses of egg custard, roasted cod with green pep- SIMPLY SAUERKRAUT: Learn how to turn

FILM  pers, pork sausage with Malbec-soaked cabbage into a delicious, healthy dish at a apples and cider-infused blueberry mus- free “Simply Sauerkraut” workshop presented by Blaine C.O.R.E. (Community Orchards for

16 tard, grilled tri-tip steak, aged sheep’s Resources and Education) from 4pm-6pm at milk cheese from Northern Spain, and the Blaine Library, 610 3rd St. Handouts and

MUSIC  caramel apple cake, we learned more samples will be available. about our hosts, and about the cider (360) 305-3637

14 renaissance currently occurring in Bell- BREWERS CRUISE: “Bellingham Bay BREW-

ART  ingham and beyond. ers Cruise” features liquid fare from Boundary Shama told us she and Tim hadn’t been Bay Brewery and two other local or regional breweries at 6:30pm at San Juan Cruises' 13 setting out to open a cider-making busi- ness when they fermented their first dock at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris Ave. Entry is $39 and includes snacks;

STAGE  batch of cider in their garage in the fall additional cruises happen Wednesdays of 2016. The apples and pears left over through Sept. 18. from their garden after a bumper crop WWW.WHALES.COM 12 prompted Tim to rent an apple press, and the delicious hard cider that was the end SEPT. 11-30

GET OUT  result of the experiment paved the way EAT LOCAL MONTH: Sustainable Con- nections hosts its annual Eat Local Month for Herb’s Cider to come into being. through September. Upcoming events include

10 A few years later, Weir and the Alex- a Find the Fork contest happening through anders are committed to the craft of the month, SeaFeast (Sept. 21-22), and cider making. They use only traditional locally-focused specials at nearly 20 area WORDS  methods, don’t add sugar to flavor their restaurants. Community members are also encouraged to share their local food stories

 8 products, and procure organic fruit from and experiences and submit them to social around the Pacific Northwest. media throughout the month of September In addition to running a tasting room for chances to win amazing locavore prizes. WWW.EATLOCALFIRST.ORG CURRENTS on Bay Street in downtown Bellingham that will celebrate its second anniversary 6 THURS., SEPT. 12 with a block party dubbed “Herbsstock” BOW FARMERS MARKET: The final Bow Sat., Sept. 14—read more about it in our Farmers Market of the season will take place VIEWS  music section on page 16—the cider that from 1pm-6pm at Samish Bay Cheese, 15115

4  is coming out of the ever-evolving pro- Bow Hill Rd. duction facility is being sold at a grow- WWW.BOWLITTLEMARKET.COM MAIL  STORY AND PHOTO BY AMY KEPFERLE ing number of area grocery stores, gas FRI., SEPT. 13

2  stations, restaurants, bars, theaters, and FERNDALE MARKET: Find fare from local even other cider-focused establishments. farmers and artisans at the Ferndale Farmers DO IT  Cider House Rules In fact, Bellingham Cider Company co- Market from 2pm-6pm Fridays through Oct. owner Bryce Hamilton was on hand at the 11 at a new locale next to the Grocery Outlet, 1750 LaBounty Dr. Txotx event to lend his support, and discus- AN ATTRACTION TO APPLES WWW.FERNDALEPUBLICMARKET.ORG sions with other guests led me to believe 09.11.19 WHEN MY coworker and I were dropped off in front of Herb’s Cider’s production facil- the number of people who love making ci- SALMON DINNER SAIL: Combine your ity on Mercer Avenue late Sunday afternoon, we weren’t sure what to expect. der and tasting cider—a pastime I could tastes for adventure and delicious food at .14 the final “Bellingham Bay Salmon Din- 37 As part of Washington Cider Week, we’d been invited to a traditional Basque Txotx get used to after sampling Weir’s amazing

# ner Sail” of the season tonight aboard the dinner being prepared by Chef Christy Fox and Shannon Fox of Evolve Chocolate + Cafe, concoctions—are growing by the day. Schooner Zodiac leaving at 6pm from the and had been told the seven-course feast would be paired with liquid libations chosen Washington Cider Week will go out with Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris Ave. and crafted by head cider wizard Chris Weir. a bang on Saturday, but that doesn’t mean Tickets are $59 for kids and $79 for adults. It was clear upon our arrival this wasn’t going to be a typical evening out on the celebrating cider has to come to an end. WWW.SCHOONERZODIAC.COM town. Gleaming silver tanks and an assemblage of machinery dominated the warehouse With a growing number of cider houses SAT., SEPT. 14 space off of Marine Drive—as did a mile-high tower of canned hard cider—but a long, in Bellingham—including the new Thou- MOUNT VERNON MARKET: Attend the CASCADIA WEEKLY artfully decorated table set for approximately 24 people had been seamlessly integrated sand Acres Cider House, Lost Giants Cider Mount Vernon Farmers Market from 9am-2pm into the middle of the facility for the unique event. Company, Bellingham Cider Company, and Saturdays through Oct. 12 at the city’s River- 26 After being introduced to owners Shama and Tim “Herb” Alexander and Weir, revelers Honey Moon Mead and Cider—the party walk Park, 509 S. Main St. The market supports were told the Txotx (pronounced “Choch”) would hew to the typical Spanish traditions. can go on and on. local farmers and growers in a family-friendly environment that offers fresh, healthy food in- After each course, there’d be a “Choch!” call-and-response, and we’d bring our empty cluding locally grown produce and baked goods. glasses to be refilled with the next featured cider out of one of the casks, bottles, or Info on Washington Cider Week can be WWW.MOUNTVERNONFARMERSMARKET.ORG tanks. Before the next course was served, we were encouraged to mix and mingle. found at www.washingtonciderweek.org doit FREE & RUN WITH family friendly

THE CHUMS 26  26 Learn how to FOOD  preserve sea- Saturday, September 14 FOOD  sonal produce 10:30 AM 5K Chum Run at a “Simply 10 AM Smolt Sprint Sauerkraut” BP Highlands, Birch Bay workshop Wed., Sept. 11 and Register at: www.whatcomcd.org/run-with-the-chums a “Fermented REAR END 21 Vegetables” class Sat.,

Sept. 14 at the 20 Blaine Library. FILM  16 MUSIC  ANACORTES MARKET: Find fresh produce and versary event taking place from 12pm-9pm in Mount much more at the 30th season of the Anacortes Vernon at Farmstrong Brewing Co., 110 Stewart Rd. 14 Farmers Market happening from 9am-2pm Satur- WWW.FARMSTRONGBREWING.COM days through Oct. 26 at the Depot Arts Center, ART  611 R Ave. OKTOBERFEST: Traditional German-style beer, - WWW.ANACORTESFARMERSMARKET.ORG brats, sauerkraut, pretzels, sodas and cider will 13 be on the menu at an Oktoberfest celebration NOW PLAYING TWIN SISTERS MARKET: Affordable, Whatcom happening from 1pm-10pm at Chuckanut Brewery & County-grown produce can be procured at the Twin Kitchen, 601 W. Holly St. Bier garden games, face Fri, September 13 - STAGE  Sisters Farmers Market from 9am-3pm at the IGA painters, German music and fun contests—such Thu, September 19 parking lot on Nugent’s Corner, and 10am-2pm in as yodeling—will also be part of the festivities. 12 Maple Falls at the North Fork Library, 7506 Kendall Entry is $2 (kids are free). LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE Rd. The markets continue Saturdays through October. WWW.CHUCKANUTBREWERY.COM (PG-13) 95m, In English "Showcases the trailblazer that she is because of her WWW.TWINSISTERSMARKET.COM singular stunning voice. Weave in her gritty and smart down to earthiness, well GET OUT  DEMOCRATS DINNER: “Keep Making History” will this documentary is as extraordinary as the singer herself." Showbiz 411 FERMENTED VEGGIES: Learn how easy it is to be the theme of the Whatcom Democrats' annual Fri: (1:10), 6:15, 8:30; Sat: (11:30AM), (1:45), 4:00, 6:15

preserve your produce using an age-old technique at Eleanor Roosevelt Dinner starting at 5:30pm at Sun: (1:10), 5:10, 7:30; Mon: (1:00), 8:00; Tue: (1:00), (4:00), 6:15 10 a free “Fermented Vegetables” workshop with Blaine the Silver Reef Casino Resort, 4876 Haxton Way. Wed: (1:00), 8:30; Thu: (1:00), (4:00), 6:15 C.O.R.E. (Community Orchards for Resources and Tickets are $60 to attend the campaign fundraiser

ROJO (PG) 109m, In English "The ensemble excels, but it's WORDS  Education) from 10am-12pm at the Blaine Library, and celebration. Naishtat's script and direction that most chillingly convey the ease with which 610 3rd St. Attendees will also enjoy free samples. WWW.WHATCOMDEMOCRATS.ORG normality can turn to nightmare." Radio Times (360) 305-3637 Fri: (3:45); Sat: 8:30; Sun: (12:25); Mon: (3:15); Tue: 8:30; Wed: (3:15)  8 SUN., SEPT. 15 Thu: 8:30 LYNDEN MARKET: Local farmers and artisans will SEDRO BREAKFAST: Eggs to order, omelets, hash sell their edible and creative wares at the Lynden browns, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, French toast MAIDEN (PG) 97m, In English A powerful tribute to a true pioneer. CURRENTS Farmers Market from 10am-2pm every Saturday and more can be had at a monthly Community Fri: (3:30), 8:15; Sat: (10:45AM), 5:45; Sun: 3:30, 8:15; Mon: 5:45 Tue: (3:30), 8:15; Wed: 5:45 - OCAP; Thu: (3:30), 8:15 through Sept. 28 at Centennial Park, 319 Grover St. Breakfast happening from 8am-11am in Sedro- 6 WWW.LYNDENFARMERSMARKET.COM Woolley at American Legion Post #43, 701 Murdock THE FAREWELL (PG) 98m, In English & Mandarin w/ English subtitles St. Entry is $5 for kids, $7 for adults. "This smart film deftly mixes comedy and tragedy." Detroit News VIEWS  BLAINE MARKET: Homegrown and handmade WWW.SEDRO-WOOLLEY.COM Fri: 5:45; Sat: (3:25), 8:15; Sun: (10:45AM), 5:45; Mon: (3:25), 8:15 farm products, baked goods, arts and crafts and - OCAP

Tue: 5:45; Wed: (3:25) , 8:15; Thu: 5:45 4  more can be found at the Blaine Gardeners Market BIRCHWOOD MARKET: More than 10 local grow- WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE RABBIT - KID PICKFORD from 10am-2pm Saturdays through October at the ers and producers will sell fresh fruit, vegetables, (G) 94m, in English Eccentric inventor Wallace and his faithful and perplexed dog MAIL  city’s H Street Plaza. eggs, honey, flowers and more at the cooperative Gromit are back in their first feature-length adventure from animator Nick Park.

(360) 332-6484 Birchwood Farmers Market from 10am-3pm every Sat: (1:00) - Sponsored by Bank of the Pacific 2  Sunday through October at the Park Manor Shop- BLUE NOTE RECORDS: BEYOND THE NOTES (NR) 85m, in English BELLINGHAM MARKET: The 27th season of ping Center, 1538 Birchwood Ave. Archival footage, recording sessions and conversations with jazz icons reveal a DO IT  the Bellingham Farmers Market continues from WWW.CITYSPROUTSFARM.COM/MARKET powerful mission and illuminate the vital connections between jazz and hip hop. 10am-3pm Saturdays through Dec. 21 at the Depot Sun: (3:00) - Sponsored by Whatcom Jazz Music Arts Center Market Square, 1100 Railroad Ave. In addition to LANGAR: All are welcome at a Langar event perusing and purchasing locally grown produce, from 11am-2pm in Lynden at Guru Nanak Gursikh MR. TOILET - WHATCOM WATER WEEK (NR) 87m, in English 09.11.19 regular events for the market include Demo Days, Gurdwara, 176 E. Pole Rd. Langar is the sacred An intelligently crafted doc that effectively captures the subject's rambunctious Kids Vending, and more. community free kitchen of the Sikh people and personality and the sanitary issues he wants to bring to a wider audience.

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which they invite the general public to come eat. MARGARET ATWOOD'S THE TESTAMENTS - LIVE IN CINEMAS (PG) 110m, English # SURF AND TURF: Experience incredible food and The largest free kitchen in the world is Langar at Celebrating the release of her new book with a Q+A streamed to cinemas! live music as you dine and unwind at a “Blaine Darbar Sahib, Amritsar India, where they serve Wed: 5:45 Surf and Turf by the Sea” event taking place from 100,000 people a day every weekend, and 50,000 a OPEN CAPTION WEDNESDAYS: THE FAREWELL - (3:25); MAIDEN - 5:45 11am-5:30pm at the city’s G Street Plaza, 601 day on weekdays. Peace Portal Dr. Pit Master Christopher McBride (360) 398-1184 PICKFORD FILM CENTER: 1318 Bay St. | THE LIMELIGHT CINEMA: 1416 Cornwall Ave. will be serving crab, salmon, oysters, pulled pork Movie Line: 360.738.0735 | www.pickfordfilmcenter.org | Parentheses ( ) denote bargain pricing and more for $20 a plate (includes two proteins). TUES., SEPT. 17 WWW.BLAINECHAMBER.COM COOK AND BOOK: Students in grades 4-7 can meet LUCE (R) 149m, In English CASCADIA WEEKLY up for cooking and book-related fun at a monthly "This is a powerful film that shows how far some will go to protect the reality FARMTOBERFEST: Two special beer releases, an “Cook It and Book It” gathering from 3:30pm-5pm at they choose to believe. It gets into your head and stays there." Detroit News 27 Oktoberfest menu from Double Barrel BBQ, live mu- the Lynden Library, 216 4th St. If whipping up some- Fri: 5:30, 8:00; Sat & Sun: (2:55), 5:30, 8:00 - OCAP sic from Mama Dirty Skirt, cake, game challenges, thing tasty to eat and talking about books interests Mon & Tue: 5:30, 8:00; Wed: 5:30 , 8:00 Thu: 5:30, 8:00 limited-edition steins, cake, balloon art and more your kids, have them check it out. will be part of a “Farmtoberfest” and fourth anni- (360) 354-4883 OPEN CAPTION WEDNESDAYS: LUCE - 5:30 ON SALE! NOW

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