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Cascadia WeeklyCascadia #2.18 For more information visit www.fiammaburger.com. 2 c . a . s . c . a . d . i . a 39 05.02.07 05.06.07 WEDNESDAY SUNDAY | Food 30-38 ON STAGE EEKLY Throne of Straw: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, ON STAGE eds WWU Throne of Straw: 2pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU Nunsense II: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, Don’t Count Your Chickens: 2pm, Blaine Community Lynden A glance at what’s happening this week Theater | Classifi DANCE Go Dutch DANCE during Holland 26-29 All-Ages Dance: 6-8pm, Leopold Crystal Ballroom Square Dance Fundraiser: 6-8:30pm, YWCA Ballroom Days May 4 - 5 in downtown MUSIC COMMUNITY Lynden | Film Bellingham Music Club: 10:30am, Faith Lutheran Pancake Breakfast: 8am-1pm, Rome Grange Church WWU Triathlon: 8am, Wade King Recreation Center Jadranka: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU History Open House: 12-4pm, Territorial Courthouse 22-25 Yiddish Kite Day: 2pm, Fairhaven Village Green WORDS A Place at the Table: 6pm, Depot Market Square Spoken Word Wednesday: 8-10pm, Stuart’s at the | Music Market VISUAL ARTS 21 Heritage of Design Talk: 2pm, Whatcom Museum COMMUNITY | Art The Moving Wall: On display through May 7, Deming 20 Logging Show Grounds 05.07.07 MONDAY 05.03.07 | On Stage WORDS 19 Jim Lynch: 7pm, Village Books THURSDAY Poetry Night: 8:30pm, Fantasia Espresso ON STAGE Mixed: A Multiracial Perspective: 6:30pm, Viking COMMUNITY Union, WWU Monday Nights in May: 7pm, Communications Facility, WWU Good, Bad, Ugly: 7:30pm and 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre Bike to Work Meeting: 6:30-8:30pm, Bellingham Public Library Throne of Straw: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU | Words & Community 18 Nunsense II: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, Lynden WORDS Diane Mapes: 7pm, Village Books | Get Out 8-16 WORDS 05.04.07 05.05.07 Michael C. 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Folkdance Party: 8-11pm, Fairhaven Library Beading and Basket Demo: 1-4pm, Whatcom WORDS Museum WORDS Opening Reception: 5-7pm, Lucia Douglas Nicola Griffi th: 7pm, Village Books MUSIC Writing Support Group: 7pm, Barnes & Noble Gallery Honoring the Earth Concert: 1pm, Lincoln Doug Abrams: 7:30pm, Village Books Theatre, Mount Vernon Grand Opening: 6-9pm, Smith & Vallee COMMUNITY Woodworks, Edison Holland Days: 9am-5pm, downtown Lynden Faust Project: 7:30pm, Blaine Performing COMMUNITY Arts Center Sea Kayaking 101: 7pm, REI VISUAL ARTS Children’s Gallery Walk: 6-9pm, downtown Bell- TO GET YOUR EVENTS LISTED, E-MAIL Cascadia WeeklyCascadia #2.18 ingham For music-related events, see page 25 [email protected] Playing With Fire Opening: 6-9pm, Mindport Exhibits More event information can be found starting on page 18 3 39 THIS ISSUE Contact | Food Cascadia Weekly: D 360.647.8200 30-38 letters eds Editorial table of contents credits letters Editor & Publisher: Tim Johnson | Classifi ext 260 Photo by Chris Coffi n, coffi nphoto.com D Bedecked in ceremonial blankets our Great White City { editor@ 26-29 Fathers look on as Lummi drummers and dancers cel- cascadiaweekly.com ebrate the Paddle to Lummi canoe event, which they say will draw thousands of visitors from Coast Salish tribes Arts & Entertainment | Film to Whatcom July 30 through August 4. The drummers Editor: Amy Kepferle and dancers performed during Bellingham City Council’s Dext 203 22-25 regular Monday evening session. {calendar@ cascadiaweekly.com Views & News | Music Music & Film Editor: 21 4: Trails and politics Carey Ross 5: Mayoral grilling D ext 204 {music@ | Art 6: Trust or trough? cascadiaweekly.com 20 8: Paying for the parks Interns: 11: Island ire Kimberly Champley, John C. Davies 14: UFOs, cybersex, 40-ouncers | On Stage 19 16: Powerful poop and politics Production Art & Culture Art Director/ Production Manager: 18: Teed off Jesse Kinsman 19: Never forget {graphics@ cascadiaweekly.com 20: Ten plays in two days Graphic Artist: | Words & Community 21: Procession of the Species Stefan Hansen 18 22: Top rung indie-rock {stefan@ cascadiaweekly.com 23: The circus is in town Send All Advertising Materials To 26: A season of celluloid [email protected] | Get Out ABODES WILL ABIDE septic systems, health codes, the value of supporting locally 8-16 Advertising Rear End In the April 18 edition of the environmental concerns and owned small businesses and 30: Help Wanted, Buy/Sell/Trade & Advertising Weekly there appeared a letter the anticipated development of farms. I believe Ken will bring a Rentals Director: Marc McCoy regarding the removal of three the trail, it was decided not to positive energy to county gov- D360.201.9760 | Currents buildings on the Bay to Baker renew the two property leases ernment and will listen to the 33: This Modern World, Mannkind, Perry {marc@ 6-7 Trail corridor in Glacier to make that expire at the end of this people, not special interest or Bible Fellowship cascadiaweekly.com way for a parking lot. year. There are no plans by the lobbying groups. 33: Real Astrology Marisa Papetti Please know there are no county to terminate the remain- Ken Mann’s qualities are | Views | Views 37: Crossword, Troubletown D360.224.2387 plans at this time to construct ing lease agreements. greatly needed in the District 2 4-5 4-5 { marisa@ a parking lot for trail purposes —Michael McFarlane, director, seat he is seeking. Ken is truly 39: South of the border cascadiaweekly.com on this property, nor has one Whatcom County Parks & devoted to our community—he CASCADIA been proposed. Recreation Dept. studies the issues that really LETTERS Distribution | Letters There are actually four parcels matter to us in Whatcom County 3 ©2007 Cascadia Weekly (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by Cas- of county-owned property in MANN’S THE MAN and is committed to working for cadia Newspaper Company LLC. Direct all correspondence to: Cascadia Weekly David Cloutier, Robert PO Box 2833 Bellingham WA 98227-2833 | Phone/Fax: 360.647.8200 Bell, JW Land & As- which the buildings are private- I am writing to express my solutions. It is time for a new [email protected] Though Cascadia Weekly is distributed free, please take just one copy. Cascadia sociates ly owned and the land is leased excitement that Ken Mann has voice in District 2. Please join Do it Weekly may be distributed only by authorized distributors. Any person removing {distro@ papers in bulk from our distribution points risks prosecution from the county. Two of those announced his candidacy for me in supporting Ken Mann for .07 cascadiaweekly.com Submissions: Cascadia Weekly welcomes freelance submissions. Send material leases will expire at the end of Whatcom County Council. As Whatcom County Council! 02 to either the News Editor or A&E Editor.