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Summer Solstice Music Festival P.16 A brief overview of this GET OUT 26  Longest Day 10K: 7pm, Fairhaven Village Green

FOOD  week’s happenings FOOD THISWEEK Ferndale Farmers Market: 2pm-6pm, LaBounty Drive

21 Bright Night Market: 5pm-11pm, Aslan Depot SATURDAY [06.22.19] B-BOARD  ONSTAGE Visiting Mr. Green: 2pm Bellingham Theatre Guild

20 Briseis: 7:30pm, Maritime Heritage Park Nunsense: 7:30pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild

FILM  Writer’s Block: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre James and the Giant Peach: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community Theatre 16 All are welcome PainProv: 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre

MUSIC  when the DANCE Bellingham Stepsisters, a Dance Story: 2pm and 7pm, Sylvia

14 Center Rubies: 7pm, Mount Baker Theatre

ART  Roller Betties An Evening of Belly Dance: 7pm, Firehouse Arts host a semifinal & Events Center

13 On Trend: 7pm, McIntyre Hall roller derby bout

STAGE  FILM Sat., June 22 Dudestock: 7pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: Dusk, Fairhaven Village

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GET OUT  Green Home Tour: 10am-5pm, seven locales Pavilion. throughout Whatcom County

10 GET OUT Padden Triathlon: 8am, Lake Padden Park March Point Run: 9am, Andeavor Refinery, WORDS  Anacortes

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CURRENTS ONSTAGE Pavilion Bard on the Beach: Through September, Vanier Park, 6 Vancouver B.C. FOOD Mount Vernon Market: 9am-2pm, Riverwalk Park

VIEWS  MUSIC Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot Arts Marina Albero, Jeff Johnson: 7pm, Sylvia Center Center

4  Saturday Market: 10am-1pm, Lummi Island WORDS Twin Sisters Market: 10am-2pm, North Fork Library

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2  Blaine Farmers Market: 10am-2pm, H Street Plaza COMMUNITY Get a look at innovative sustainable building practices during Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot DO IT  DO IT  Mayoral Forum: 6:30pm, Whatcom Museum’s Old City the 17th annual Green Home Tour Sat., June 22 at seven Market Square Hall locales throughout Whatcom County. SUNDAY [06.23.19] THURSDAY [06.20.19]

06.19.19 ONSTAGE ONSTAGE Nunsense: 2pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild Briseis: 7:30pm, Maritime Heritage Park WORDS James and the Giant Peach: 7:30pm, Anacortes James and the Giant Peach: 2pm, Anacortes Com- .14 Nunsense: 7:30pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild Chuckanut Radio Hour: 7pm, Whatcom Com- Community Theatre munity Theatre 25

# Good, Bad, Ugly: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre munity College PainProv: 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre James and the Giant Peach: 7:30pm, Anacortes Com- DANCE munity Theatre FOOD DANCE Rubies: 2pm, Mount Baker Theatre The Project: 9:30pm, Upfront Theatre Bow Farmers Market: 1pm-6pm, Samish Bay Cheese Rubies: 7pm, Mount Baker Theatre On Trend: 2pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon Stepsisters, a Dance Story: 7pm, Sylvia Center Stepsisters, a Dance Story: 2pm, Sylvia Center DANCE VISUAL On Trend: 7pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon for the Arts Stepsisters, a Dance Story: 7pm, Sylvia Center for Van Gogh for the Youth: 6pm-9pm, Whatcom the Arts Museum’s Lightcatcher Building MUSIC MUSIC CASCADIA WEEKLY Double Trouble Band: 5pm-9pm, Semiahmoo Brian Lee and the Orbiters: 1pm-4pm, Gilkey Marina, Blaine Square, La Conner 2 MUSIC FRIDAY [06.21.19] Low Down Brass Band: 5pm-9pm, Hotel Bellwether Ranger and the Re-Arrangers: 6pm-8pm, Elizabeth ONSTAGE WORDS TUESDAY [06.25.19] Park Briseis: 7:30pm, Maritime Heritage Park Chuckanut Writers Conference: Today and Song Wranglers: 6pm-8pm, Jansen Art Center, Lynden Nunsense: 7:30pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild tomorrow, Whatcom Community College GET OUT Varelse: 7pm, YWCA Ballroom Writer’s Block: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre Family Story Night: 7pm, Fairhaven Library History Cruise: 6:30pm, Cruise Terminal IS CLOSER WHATCOM MUSEUM THAN YOU

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I’m all for breaching the Snake River “For three decades, Hun Sen has re- 10 dams, if that’s truly what is best for peatedly used political violence, repres- both salmon recovery and the orcas that sion and corruption to remain in power,” WORDS  feed on them. But truthfully, I’m not so said Brad Adams, Asia director and author

sure it is. of the report. “Cambodia urgently needs  8 Dams do exactly what they are designed reforms so that its people can finally ex- to do, slow down the flow of water. But ercise their basic human rights without

they also do something else they keep fear of arrest, torture and execution.” CURRENTS smaller bodies of water like creeks and Hun Sen is now the sixth-longest-serv- streams from draining too fast as they ing political leader in the world. Ericksen CIGARETTES AND 6 flow with gravity into larger rivers. And is just trying to clean up the image of a

SMOKELESS TOBACCO VIEWS  at a time when glacial melt is increasing slightly imperfect fellow politician. 4  while snowfall is decreasing, and even Recently a global money-laundering 4  rainfall may be in a steep decline here in watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force MAIL  $ 00 MAIL  The Pacific Northwest, doesn’t it stand to (FATF), placed Cambodia on its watch list

reason that a small stream that has water in February 2019 because of concern Cam- 2  in it is far better for salmon to spawn in bodia is highly vulnerable to money laun- 55 than a stream that is dried up for part of dering. The FATF is an inter-governmental TO DO IT  or most of the year? organization that underpins the fight As for the killer whales, it’s time for against money laundering and terrorist humans to go bold and take immediate financing. Placing Cambodia on the FATF’s $ 00 EXPRESS action to ensure their survival. We can “grey list” will likely curtail international 06.19.19 artificially create the right conditions to financial, investment and trade flows to

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87 25 both hatch and raise Chinook salmon to and from Cambodia. Per Carton • Includes Tax! maturity. And, who knows, we may even Ericksen may help prove that Hun Sen’s # be able to help them to adapt to this new money-laundering charges are false facts. ALL MAJOR BRANDS changing environment. Can we do it better It is not Sen. Ericksen’s fault that the & GENERICS than nature? Of course not! But if we are State of Washington ethics laws are so going to save J, K, and L pods we need to low and lax that what he does is com- OPEN do a lot more than just keeping noise from pletely legal. boats and ships at a reasonable level. —Thomas Gilmore, Bellingham CASCADIA WEEKLY Already, 2019 is looking like it is going 7AM-9PM 5 to be a horrible year for salmon returns. ERRORS AND OMISSIONS CASINO• RESORT And early projections for 2020 don’t look The photographer in a recent 7 DAYS A WEEK very promising either. story about Point Whitehorn was On I-5 Exit 236• theskagit.com Again I say pay the Lummi Tribe to Diane Hollands of Birch Bay. We *Price at time of printing. Limit five cartons/rolls per customer per day. Must have valid ID. Cigarettes are not legal for resale. Prices subject to change. No Returns. The Skagit Casino • Resort and U.S.I.T. Tobacco Shop catch and release Chinook in the same regret the omission. owned by Upper Skagit Indian Tribe. SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Quitting Smoking Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks to Your Health. THE GRISTLE THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX: The status of law en-

26  forcement, public safety and criminal justice re- form was outlined in the annual report of Whatcom FOOD  County Sheriff Bill Elfo to County Council this week. The news is mostly encouraging; and—following views YOUR VIEWS THE GRISTLE two failed ballot initiatives to build a big bloated, 21 remote jail—officials are finally listening to the public in a more responsive framework designed to B-BOARD  reduce incarceration rates and produce better social justice outcomes.

20 “I cannot overemphasize the impact mental health BY AMY GOODMAN and substance abuse issues have in our community

FILM  and the criminal justice system,” Elfo noted in his opening remarks. “In 2016, we began to better track

16 911 calls that involve mental health issues. From that Goodbye, First Amendment year to 2018 alone, we experienced a 33 percent in-

MUSIC  crease in calls attributable to mental health issues.” THE GOVERNMENT’S CRUSADE AGAINST ASSANGE AND MANNING The criminal justice system is a poorly matched and

14 expensive tool to apply to the human health crises of “CONGRESS SHALL make no commuted her sentence, and she was

ART  mental health and substance abuse. law… abridging the freedom of released from prison in May 2017. “New emphasis is placed on the value and tech- speech or of the press,” reads the Her ordeal was not over, however.

13 niques, where safe and appropriate, of diverting First Amendment to the U.S. Consti- In February 2019, she was called people from the criminal justice system and jail to tution. Yet, for the first time ever, a before a grand jury to testify about

STAGE  mental health or substance abuse treatment,” Elfo publisher is being prosecuted under WikiLeaks and Julian Assange. She reported. “A highly trained deputy works with the the World War I-era Espionage Act. said that she had testified fully most complex and repetitive cases, as well as those Julian Assange, cofounder of the during her 2013 court-martial, and 12 who appear to be escalating and pose an imminent whistleblower website WikiLeaks, WikiLeaks—that called WikiLeaks so refused to testify. For that, she threat to the community. Social workers often ac- is facing 170 years in prison if he “a potential force protection, coun- was jailed for two months. She was

GET OUT  company our crisis intervention deputy on calls, and is extradited to the United States terintelligence, operational securi- then called before a second grand provide an opportunity to find solutions outside the from the United Kingdom. The case ty, and information security threat jury. Refusing to testify again, she

10 criminal justice system.” could deal a monumental blow to to the U.S. Army.” has been imprisoned since May 16. A new electronic home monitoring system has dra- the free press in the United States. In April 2010, WikiLeaks made As for Julian Assange, he had matically reduced the number of bed hours required The U.S. first charged Assange international headlines when it re- been living in the Ecuadorian Em- WORDS  the overcrowded and deteriorating jail. in April with attempting to help leased a video showing the indis- bassy in London since 2012, where

 8 “In just the first four months of 2019, the Sher- a U.S. Army whistleblower break criminate targeting and killing of he had been given political asylum. iff’s Office facilitated electronic home monitoring into a military computer system, civilians in Baghdad. The video was He fled to the embassy, fearful that for what would be the equivalent of 10,889 jail bed for which Assange would face up recorded July 12, 2007, by a U.S. he would be extradited to the United

CURRENTS days,” Elfo said, noting that the courts appear to be to five years in prison. Then, on military Apache helicopter gunship, States. On April 11, British authori- taking advantage of a better means of monitoring May 23, the Justice Department and includes audio of military radio ties entered the embassy and forc- 6 6 pre-trial inmates. released a superseding indictment, transmissions. ibly arrested him. He is now serving Bed days for the county’s work release program has adding 17 espionage charges. The Two Reuters employees—Iraqi a 50-week sentence for violating the VIEWS  VIEWS  been nearly cut in half (58 percent) in a very short new charges, The New York Times journalist Namir Noor-Eldeen and terms of his bail in a separate case.

4  period of time thanks to electronic devices that obvi- editorial board wrote on the day driver Saeed Chmagh—were killed Nils Melzer, the United Nations ate the need for jail. they were announced, “could have in the attack, along with at least special rapporteur on torture, said MAIL  Due to a variety of innovations, “the average length a chilling effect on American jour- eight other people. Two children after visiting Assange in the British

2  of stay for persons housed within the jail dropped nalism as it has been practiced for were critically injured. prison where he is being held that from 15 days in 2014 to 12 days in 2018,” Elfo report- generations. It is aimed straight at Reuters had repeatedly requested he “shows all the symptoms of a per-

DO IT  ed. “From January through May of 2019, the average the heart of the First Amendment.” information from the Pentagon re- son who has been exposed to psy- length of stay has been eight days.” The New York Times was one of many lated to the death of its two em- chological torture for a prolonged Many of these innovations arrived through the re- news organizations that partnered ployees, but had received nothing. period of time.” Assange was unable search and recommendations of the Incarceration and with WikiLeaks in publishing material It took one brave whistleblower and to appear in his most recent court 06.19.19 Reduction Task Force, created by County Council after it was provided anonymously. WikiLeaks to reveal the horror of hearing due to failing health. the failure of public bond initiatives to fund a new jail. In 2007, WikiLeaks released a se- that helicopter attack, clear video Ben Wizner, director of the Amer- .14

25 In January, Council refined the duties and ongoing cret manual from the Guantanamo evidence of a possible war crime. ican Civil Liberties Union’s Speech, # work of the IRTF, and approved code revisions that Bay prison, written in 2003, that The whistleblower was eventu- Privacy, and Technology Project, would allow the broad and interdisciplinary task force instructed guards to deny prison- ally identified as Pvt. Bradley Man- said of the new indictment: “For to also serve as the Whatcom County Law and Jus- ers access to the Quran and bar Red ning. Manning was jailed in solitary the first time in the history of tice Council. The latter organization is required under Cross visits in order to “exploit the confinement in conditions that the our country, the government has Washington law but has been inactive for a number disorientation and disorganization United Nations described as tanta- brought criminal charges against of years, paralyzed by divergent paradigms concern- felt by a newly arrived detainee”— mount to torture, then prosecuted a publisher for the publication of

CASCADIA WEEKLY ing mass incarceration—old versus new. In naming a violation of international human and convicted. Immediately after be- truthful information. This is an ex- the IRTF as the Law and Justice Council, policymakers rights law. Not long after, the U.S. ing sentenced to 35 years in prison, traordinary escalation of the Trump 6 broke through the impasse and established the gov- Army Counterintelligence Center Manning announced a gender transi- administration’s attacks on jour- erning paradigm for the future: Humane and effective produced a secret document—sub- tion, changing her name to Chelsea. nalism, and a direct assault on the alternatives to mass incarceration. sequently leaked to and released by President Barack Obama eventually First Amendment.” Earlier this month, County Council acted unani- mously on the recommendations of the IRTF Law and VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY THE GRISTLE Justice Council, approving a resolution

designed to reduce the incarceration of 26  young adults. The resolution recognizes the need to steer this vulnerable class FOOD  away from future involvement with the criminal justice system, focusing in- 21 stead on improving access to education, healthy environments, economic oppor- tunities and housing security. Aikido Of Bellingham B-BOARD  Despite these advances, the need for Looking for Aikido players an improved solution for a jail contin- 20 ues, with the county pouring scads of money into an aging and inadequate Kids, Youth classes and Adults FILM  facility—a projected cost of $10 mil- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, lion over five years to address the most Friday and Saturday 16 significant major threats to safety and Park Manor Shopping Center security, and $32 million over 20 years 1538 Birchwood Ave. Unit A, Bellingham MUSIC  to address the remainder.

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jail involve not only life-safety and ART  security issues, but they also impede

our ability to provide quality mental LOOKING FOR A PLACE 13 health, substance abuse and medical TO CALL HOME? treatment, as well as our ability to pro- STAGE  vide educational and other programs to assist people who are housed in the 12 jail,” Elfo reported. “It breaks my heart, really, to see the money that we have to spend to keep GET OUT  this facility operating,” he confessed,

when at the end of that spending the 10 facility will still be inadequate. Yet this was the covenant established WE CAN HELP REACH WORDS  after two jail initiatives failed: First fix YOUR REAL ESTATE GOALS!

the issues that underlie and contribute  8 to overcrowding and over-incarceration. Free Home Inspection Then, build the right sized jail.

Asked by the Council’s committee chair with Consultation CURRENTS Barry Buchanan if the Sheriff would sup-

Call Jerry Swann For Details! 6 port a smaller, more centrally located 6 jail facility, Elfo affirmed, “I would.” VIEWS  Best 360.319.7776 VIEWS  Council continues to work through Choice proposed revisions to the county’s R EAL T Y Broker# 100688 4  antiquated standards for correctional Protect your drinking facilities. water from aquatic MAIL 

In November, the Sheriff and Pros- 2  ecutors offices outlined the challenges invasive species. with the cumbersome and obsolete DO IT  code that governs county corrections facilities. A majority of counties in Boat inspection Washington do not have code provi- sions governing their correctional fa- stations are open 06.19.19 cilities, providing them with greater

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16 BY TIM JOHNSON MUSIC  14 ART  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begin repairs on three levees along the Nooksack River. The Ferndale, Hannegan, and Sande-Wil- liams levees were damaged during flooding events in 2017. Projected costs for the restoration is $900,000, with half that amount 13 06.11.19 required for the Hannegan levee.

STAGE  TUESDAY Community anger rises after a young camp counselor is fired for being gay. 06.14.19 oilpatch to the British Columbia coast each The 18-year-old was hired for a position at Fircreek in Bellingham, one of the day. Trudeau’s cabinet affirms the National 12 FRIDAY Firs’ camps, but was fired by the Christian camp managers after he posted a Energy Board’s conclusion that, while the picture of him and his boyfriend on social media. Under federal law it is illegal Bellingham’s Bike Plan wins one of pipeline has the potential to damage the

GET OUT  to discriminate or deny someone employment based on their sexual orienta- five Governor’s 2019 Smart Communities environment and marine life, it’s in the na- tion. However, under Washington state law a religious organization may fire Awards. Bellingham’s rapid implementa- tional interest and could contribute tens

10 someone based on sexual orientation. [Bellingham Herald] tion of the 2014 Bicycle Master Plan has of billions of dollars to government coffers created more city-wide bicycle connectiv- and create and sustain thousands of jobs. ity than any other city of a similar size in Approving the project, Trudeau said he is

WORDS  06.12.19 WEDNESDAY Washington, the Governor's Office noted. In committed to directing every dollar the Ca-

 8 the five years since adoption, Bellingham nadian government earns from the pipeline Two Puget Sound Energy coal plants will close in December because of Public Works funded and completed more to investments in unspecified clean energy financial challenges. The two coal-producing units are co-owned by PSE and than 111 of the 215 individual prioritized projects. [CBC] CURRENTS CURRENTS 8 Talen Energy and are part of the larger Colstrip, Montana power plant. Puget bicycle infrastructure projects. According Sound Energy, Washington’s biggest electrical utility, gets an estimated 38 to Valerie Smith, of the Washington State “The Canadian government’s decision to 6 percent of its power from Colstrip’s plants. That comes from four coal facili- Department of Commerce, Bellingham’s bike approve the Trans Mountain Pipeline ex- ties, the oldest two of which are now set to close. [NPR] project stood out in a crowded field of var- pansion is alarming and deeply disappoint- VIEWS  ied and exceptional projects. [COB, Office ing,” Gov. Jay Inslee said in a statement.

4  The Suquamish Tribe plans to sue the U.S. Navy for releasing raw sewage of Governor] “The costs to our environment and commu- into the Puget Sound. The tribe announced its intent file to a lawsuit, accus- nities are simply too high. This pipeline, MAIL  ing the Navy of violating the Clean Water Act for what it calls 11 significant 06.17.19 if built, will impose significant negative

2  discharges of untreated raw sewage in treaty-protected fishing and harvesting impacts on our coastal communities, in- areas. [Squamish Tribe] MONDAY crease the risk of oil spills in our shared

DO IT  Lummi Nation, standing alongside activ- waters and double down on carbon-inten- Federal land managers propose sweeping rule changes to a landmark en- ists and scientists, launch the Salish Sea sive fossil fuels at a time when world lead- vironmental law that would allow them to fast-track certain forest man- Campaign to save the southern resident or- ers need to double down on clean ener- agement projects, including logging and prescribed burning. The U.S. Forest cas and restore their home. The campaign gy. It would unwind our urgent efforts to 06.19.19 Service is proposing revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act that calls for an impact study on stressors to reduce toxics in our environment, protect could limit environmental review and public input on projects ranging from the Salish Sea caused by humans, and seeks our orcas and improve oil-transport safe- .14

25 forest health and wildfire mitigation to infrastructure upgrades to commercial to end new stressors like Navy underwater ty. If the pipeline is expanded, we may see # logging on federal land. [NPR] weapons tests until the Salish Sea is health- a call for additional investments to bring ier. The tribe says it will measure the sea’s more fossil fuels into Washington state.” 06.13.19 health by the number of salmon using 1985 [Office of Governor] levels as a baseline. [Associated Press] THURSDAY Commenting on the Trans Mountain de- Eight U.S. senators urge attention and action on British Columbia’s mining 06.18.19 cision, Lummi Nation remains unequivo-

CASCADIA WEEKLY policy and impacts on rivers that flow into the United States. In a bipartisan cally opposed to the expansion, and will letter to provincial leaders, senators from Washington, Alaska, Idaho, and TUESDAY continue to stand with First Nations and 8 Montana say they “remain concerned about the lack of oversight of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his other tribal leaders in protecting the Sal- mining projects near multiple transboundary rivers that originate in B.C. and cabinet again approve the Trans Mountain ish Sea. Lummi is a signatory, along with flow into our four U.S. states.” Senators document U.S. steps to protect these expansion project, a crucial next step for 149 other First and Tribal Nations, to an watersheds and ask the province to “allocate similar attention, engagement the pipeline project that will carry near- alliance that oppses tar sands expansion and resources” to the issue. [Seattle Times, U.S. Senate] ly one million barrels of oil from Alberta’s [Lummi Nation] FAULTY FLORIST On June 11, a Bellingham Police officer index spoke to a woman after seeing her cut FUZZ flowers from a bush that belonged to a 26  business in Birchwood neighborhood.

BUZZ FOOD  AMBI-BAMBI RUB CLUBS SCRUBBED On June 1, an Anacortes woman called po- 21 On June 13, The FBI and the Bellingham lice to report an injured fawn in the road. Police served search warrants on six mas- “An APD Officer responded and located sage parlors and spas suspected of pro- a fawn nearby,” police reported. “As the B-BOARD  moting prostitution. “The investigation officer approached, the deer ran into the

into the businesses began several weeks woods nearby to look for Thumper.” 20 ago after the Bellingham Police Depart- ment received several complaints of sus- THE BATTLEZONE FILM  picious activity at some of the businesses On June 12, pedestrians reported a man

in question,” police explained. “Further acting erratically and swinging a stick on 16 investigation, including surveillance and the corner of Holly Street and Railroad

covert contacts with the businesses, Avenue in downtown Bellingham, making MUSIC  provided sufficient evidence for search people feel uncomfortable.

warrants. The investigators were looking 14 for additional evidence for the crime of On June 16, a fight broke out at 2:30am ART  promoting prostitution,” police noted. on the corner of Holly Street and Railroad “During today’s searches, investigators Avenue in downtown Bellingham. 13 seized business records, cash and trans-

action receipt information from the busi- On June 15, a fight broke out at 1am STAGE  nesses. Additional people associated with among multiple combatants on the cor- 43,681,651 the businesses, including owners and pa- ner of Holly Street and Railroad Avenue in 12 trons, will be contacted by investigators downtown Bellingham. Foreign-born population of the United States in 2016, projected to rise to 44.4 million in 2019. Since 1965, when U.S. immigration laws replaced a national quota system, the in the coming weeks.” No arrests were number of immigrants living in the U.S. has more than quadrupled. made, and police said the primary objec- On June 15, someone shot paintballs into GET OUT  tive of interviews with employees was to the storefront of JJ’s on Holly Street and learn whether force, fraud or coercion was Railroad Avenue at 1:30am. 10 being used to compel the employees into 1,018, 317 commercial sex acts against their will. SLEEPYTIME CRIMES, CTD. Foreign-born population of Washington in 2016, or about 14 percent of the state’s WORDS  On June 3, Anacortes Police responded population.

to a report of an erratically driven vehi- 8 HIGH STREET HIJINKS  8 On June 14, campus cops checked on a cle almost striking parked vehicles and report of students climbing on a sculpture bouncing off a curb. An officer located the 13.6 77 CURRENTS outside the Performing Arts Center during sedan and observed a man asleep in the  CURRENTS commencement ceremonies at Western driver’s seat of his vehicle. The man was Percent of the U.S. population that are Percent of immigrants who are in the Washington University. startled awake when the officer knocked immigrants, nearly triple the share (4.7 country legally. The remaining quarter 6 percent) in 1970. includes residents with Temporary on the window. “Without responding to

Protection Status (TPS) or Deferred VIEWS  On June 13, University Police checked the officer’s questions, the man exited the Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) .

on a drinking fountain that had been vehicle and entered a nearby business,” 4  smashed by a bottle of liquor in the police reported. “He was escorted out of Ridgeway residence on campus, breaking the building by officers who stood close 37.4 MAIL  off part of the fountain. to him so he wouldn’t fall as he staggered 2  outside.” The 58-year-old was arrested and Percent of immigrants from Asia. Asians are projected to become the largest immigrant group in the United States by 2055. More than 126,000 immigrants On June 13, University Police returned released into the custody of a sober driver. arrived from India in 2017. Hispanic immigration represented 26.6 percent of the DO IT  to the Ridgeway residence because four total in 2017, in sharp decline since 2008. students were reported drunk and on the ALIEN SKIES roof again. On May 28, a bright orange light was ob- served in the sky above the Shuksan pic- 62 38 06.19.19 On June 13, University Police checked on nic area near Mt. Baker. “We spent a lot of

Percent of Americans who believe that Percent of Americans who are .14 a report of someone screaming and bang- time staring at it as it would get brighter immigrants strengthen the country comfortable with immigration at its 25 ing on the walls in the Higginson resi- and then it suddenly stopped,” observers “because of their hard work and talents,” current level. About 24 percent think # dence on campus, at a volume that could reported. “Immediately to the far right of while about a quarter (28 percent) say immigration should be decreased, be heard throughout the floor. that first object, five bright lights were immigrants burden the country by taking while 32 percent think immigration jobs, housing and health care. should be increased. flying at high speeds making no sound in On June 13, University Police learned two a direct line heading east. As they started students were making a lot of noise in the to make their way over the tree line, two

Fairhaven residence stacks on campus. more objects came flying from opposite 60 CASCADIA WEEKLY directions to fall in line. Once they were Percent of Americans who think the U.S. Census Bureau should include a question On June 15, University Police checked on all formed up a bright blue glow appeared about citizenship even if it results in fewer responses and an inaccurate population 9 “suspicious circumstances involving two within the single column formation. This survey. Another 21 percent said the question should not be included, while 19 percent were unsure. According to one government estimate, the question could females and one male in a bathroom stall, glow appeared a few times. We weren’t reduce the accuracy of population counts by about 6.5 million people. regarding a banner,” police reported. They able to see them any longer once the trees wrote a report on the incident. got in the way,” observers noted. SOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau; Pew Research Center; Hill-HarrisX survey doit WORDS

WED., JUNE 19 OPEN MIC: Sign up to read your poetry and 26  prose or play music—or simply listen in—at

FOOD  a Creekside Open Mic starting at 6:30pm at Sudden Valley’s South Whatcom Library, words 10 Barn View Court, Gate 2. Entry to the COMMUNITY LECTURES BOOKS monthly event is free. 21 (360) 305-3632

B-BOARD  THURS., JUNE 20 CHUCKANUT RADIO HOUR: As the kickoff discover she’s been given a job primarily to the Chuckanut Writers Conference, Terry

20 so her boss can sponge off her Empire Brooks reads from The Stiehl Assassin (Fall of Pictures connections. Shannara #3) as the featured author at the live

FILM  It’s no surprise that Roxanne’s work- taping of the Chuckanut Radio Hour at 7pm at days are mostly drudgery and serving Whatcom Community College, 237 W. Kellogg Rd. Live music, performance poet Kevin Mur-

16 coffee—and fending off the unwanted phy, serial radio comedy and more will be part advances of her lecherous supervisor. of the monthly event. Tickets are $5.

MUSIC  Outraged, Roxanne vows to start her own WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM agency, commuting between a beachside FRI., JUNE 21 14 cottage in Malibu and a small office in FAMILY STORY NIGHT: Bellingham Sto-

ART  the Los Angeles suburbs. ryteller’s Guild members will lead an hour of It’s a hard slog, with Roxanne nearly coaching and an introduction to the craft at 6pm at the Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St. At

13 throwing in the towel, until she gets a desperate plea for help from a blacklisted 7pm, Family Story Night will commence. The free events are appropriate for ages 6 to adult.

STAGE  screenwriter. He asks Roxanne to find an- WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ other writer willing to pass off his work BELLINGHAM-STORYTELLERS-GUILD as his own and sell it to a movie studio. 12 The script is good—it sells—and sudden- JUNE 21-22 ly Roxanne’s business is taking off. Her CHUCKANUT WRITERS CONFERENCE: The

GET OUT  success remains tenuous however, as the ninth annual Chuckanut Writers Conference takes place Friday and Saturday at Whatcom constant fear of getting caught in a web Community College, 237 W. Kellogg St. This

10 of lies takes its toll. craft-focused, cross-genre symposium is 10 Roxanne’s world is not all work; she designed to inspire writers of all experience lets loose from time to time with her levels through breakout sessions and panel WORDS  WORDS  childhood friend Jonathan, a bon vivant discussions led by talented authors, meet- ings with respected literary agents, as well

 8 actor. One night, Jonathan and some pals as author readings and book signings. Go on- LAURA KALPKIAN’S take Roxanne to the Comet Club, an Afri- line to see the full lineup of faculty—includ- can-American jazz joint. Roxanne meets ing Washington State Poet Laureate Claudia Castro Luna, novelist Nancy Pearl, poets CURRENTS Terrence Dexter, a handsome, earnest black journalist who writes for an NAACP Jane Wong and Anastacia-Renee, novelist

6 Laurie Frankel, essayist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, newspaper. Their connection is quick REVIEWED BY CHRISTINE PERKINS memoirist Kate Carroll de Gutes, Garth Stein, to build and their passion insatiable, and more. Conference registration is $285. VIEWS  though they take care to hide it. Before WWW.CHUCKANUTWRITERSCONFERENCE.COM

4  long, Roxanne’s work life and personal life become so fraught it’s evident there SAT., JUNE 22

MAIL  Great Pretenders A NOVEL AFFAIR: Help raise funds for will be a dramatic reckoning. a new La Conner Library and Community

2  OF HOLLYWOOD AND HISTORY While the plot of The Great Pretenders Resource Center at “A Novel Affair” event veers toward melodrama, readers who happening from 11am-2pm at Maple Hall, 104 Commercial St. The featured speaker will be DO IT  JUST IN time for hammock season comes local author Laura Kalpakian’s latest enjoy Roxanne’s spunk and tenacity will novel (her 16th), The Great Pretenders. be forgiving. With cameos from the likes Seattle-based author Robert Dugoni, a best- selling mystery and crime writer. Entry is $40; Set in Hollywood in the 1950s, it’s got the right blend of glitz of Rock Hudson and Hedda Hopper, and includes lunch and entry to an auction. and pop culture so you can while away a sun-filled Saturday, al- historical details about the House Un- WWW.NOVELAFFAIR.ORG 06.19.19 lowing yourself to recuperate after your recreational endeavors American Activities Committee and the or take a break from your gardening toil. impact of television on the film industry, NOW AND ZEN: Poet and Zen teacher .14 Norman Fischer will share ideas from his

25 Better still, it addresses social and political issues of that there’s much to keep the pages turning.

# new book, The World Could Be Otherwise: era—the blacklisting of communist sympathizers in the film As Julia reminds Roxanne, “glamour is Imagination & the Bodhisattva Path, at 4pm industry, and discrimination against African-Americans and nothing more than knowing how to talk at Village Books, 1200 11th St. mixed-race couples—which elevates this book from breezy fast…and leave a shimmering wake,” and WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM fluff to interesting, character-driven historical fiction. The Great Pretenders does just that. When Roxanne Granville’s beloved grandmother Julia Greene MON., JUNE 24 POETRYNIGHT: Those looking to share dies, bequeathing her with a sizable inheritance, Roxanne defies convention and Christine Perkins is the executive direc- their creative verse as part of the weekly CASCADIA WEEKLY refuses to return to college. Her grandfather Leon Greene, who, with Julia, raised tor of the Whatcom County Library System Poetrynight can sign up starting at 6:30pm Roxanne from childhood, is gravely concerned. As the deeply conservative scion of (WCLS). WCLS is celebrating its 75th year at the Alternative Library, 519 E. Maple St. 10 Empire Pictures, he wants the best for his granddaughter. of sharing stories with the rural parts of Readings begin at 7pm. But Leon’s part of the problem, as his scandalous affair with starlet Denise Dell, Whatcom County. If you live outside the WWW.BLOG.POETRYNIGHT.ORG

40 years younger than himself, broke Julia’s heart. Roxanne is not in a forgiving city limits of Bellingham, you can apply OPEN MIC: Published and unpublished frame of mind. She refuses to move back in with Leon while Denise is living under for a WCLS library card at www.wcls.org/ writers are encouraged to attend and enjoy the same roof. Roxanne charges off to make a name for herself as an agent, only to get-a-card doit

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author Terry Brooks reads FILM  from his new tome at the Chuckanut Radio Hour Thurs., June 20 at What- 16 com Community College. MUSIC  14 a welcoming audience as they share their stories, SAT., JUNE 22 poems and essays at a monthly Open Mic Night GREEN HOME TOUR: Get an up-close look at ART  starting at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. Sign the latest in environmental building solutions up by calling the number listed below. that embody the region’s aesthetic at during 13 (360) 671-2626 the 17th annual Green Home Tour happening from 10am-5pm at seven homes throughout TUES., JUNE 25 Whatcom County that reach for new heights in STAGE  Our fresh BELLINGHAM READS: Discuss Kevin Kwan’s innovate sustainable building practices, and of- GO LOCAL! Crazy Rich Asians at a Bellingham Reads book fer solutions and ideas to fit a variety of needs. made-from-scratch 305 E Magnolia St 12 discussion at 6:30pm at the Dodson Room at the Tickets are $10. buns make the Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central Ave. The WWW.SUSTAINABLECONNECTIONS.ORG Bellingham, WA group meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month, BEST burgers. GET OUT  and new members are always welcome. AFRICA MAKING STRIDES: Emerging, estab- 360.671.0873 (360) 778-7236 lished and local designers will promote African bellinghambread.com

culture and celebrate African heritage through 10 10 fashion and art at an “Africa Making Huge Strides” event from 5pm-8:30pm at the YWCA, WORDS  COMMUNITY WORDS  1026 N. Forest St. Entry is $30-$60 and includes African dance and drum, the fashion show,

WED., JUNE 19 performers, food and more.  8 MAYORAL FORUM: The Downtown Belling- WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/EVENTS ham Partnership will host a Mayoral Forum at 6:30pm at Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall, SATURDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: The Ferndale CURRENTS 121 Prospect St. April Barker, Seth Fleetwood, Booster Club hosts a “Saturday Night Lights”

Garrett O’Brien, and Pinky Vargas will share dinner and auction from 5pm-10pm at the tent 6 their platforms and viewpoints on downtown at Pioneer Park, 2007 Cherry St. Entry is $60; Bellingham—from continuing the positive funds raised support Ferndale High School VIEWS  changes happening in the district to their students through academics, activities, art, plans to address challenges related to economic athletics and more. 4  development, social issues and housing. WWW.FHS-BOOSTERS.COM WWW.DOWNTOWNBELLINGHAM.COM/MAYORALFORUM MAIL  DUDESTOCK: Celebrate the 21st anniversary of

the cult hit The Big Lebowski at the ninth annual THURS., JUNE 20 2  WATER FUTURE: Skagit PUD presents “Building a “Dudestock” starting at 7pm at Mount Vernon’s Secure Water Future” at 6:30pm at the Mount Ver- Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St. Prizes will be DO IT  non City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St. Water supply, awarded for best costume in several categories, environmental stewardship and the innovation including a chance to win a comfy couch seat in that goes into keeping your water flowing will be the theatre for the show—which starts at 8pm. topics of discussion. Entry is free. Tickets are $12-$15. WWW.MOUNTVERNONWA.GOV WWW.LINCOLNTHEATRE.ORG 06.19.19

GOOD TIME KICKOFF: Attend a Good Time Girls WED., JUNE 26 .14 Season Kickoff Party at 7pm at the Mountain Room SCRUBS CAMP: A free “Scrubs Camp” designed 25 # at Boundary Bay Brewery, 1103 Railroad Ave. View to introduce high school students to a variety episode two of Bellingham Cribs, play History Bingo, of healthcare careers takes place from 8:45am- win prizes and more. Tickets are $13-$15. 2:30pm at Bellingham Technical College, 3028 WWW.GOODTIMEGIRLSTOURS.COM Lindbergh Ave. Please register in advance. WWW.FORM.JOTFORM.COM/AHECWW/ FRI., JUNE 21 BELLINGHAM-SCRUBS-CAMP HIGH TEA: Join the Hattie Strother Chapter

#1514 of Washington State Questers at a High Tea PORT PERSPECTIVES: Bellingham City Club’s CASCADIA WEEKLY starting at 11am in Sedro-Woolley at Willowbrook monthly presentation and luncheon features Port Manor, 27420 Minkler Rd. Entry is $30; funds of Bellingham Executive Director Rob Fix discuss- 11 raised will go to replacing the dry rot on the ing “Perspectives from the Port” from 11:30am- porch of the Pickett House in Bellingham. Call for 1:30pm at Northwood Hall, 3240 Northwest St. registration details. Entry is $5-$18. (360) 293-1082 WWW.BELLINGHAMCITYCLUB.ORG doit

JUNE 20-26 clubs around the Pacific Northwest BOATING CENTER OPEN: Belling- and Canada who will show off their

ham’s Community Boating Center skills and flying artwork, as well as

26  will be open through the summer assist novice flyers. Entry is free. from 10am until sunset daily at their WWW.BLAINECHAMBER.COM

FOOD  headquarters at 555 Harris Ave. Rentals include kayaks, sailboats, RIVER WALK: Learn about local outside rowboats and paddle boards. Reg- salmon species, discover native HIKING RUNNING GARDENING

21 istration for youth camps and adult plants and find aquatic insects at the classes is currently available online. Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Asso- WWW.BOATINGCENTER.ORG ciation’s Nooksack River Walk starting

B-BOARD  at 3pm in Glacier at the Horseshoe Meanwhile, in the same vein, Uncle Don FRI., JUNE 21 Bend Trailhead. Entry is free. WILD THINGS: Kids, adults and WWW.N-SEA.ORG

20 felt compelled to verbalize his feelings in adventurers can join Holly Roger of the form of a personal admonishment. Wild Whatcom for a “Wild Things” ROLLER BETTIES: The Bellingham FILM  “Took us three hours of honest tinker- Community Program from 9:30am- Roller Betties host the semifinal ing just to get you started this morning,” 11am every Friday in June at bout of season 12 at 5pm at the Bellingham’s Marine Park. Suggested Whatcom Community College 16 he harangued the lifeless drill. “And donation is $5 per person. Pavilion, 237 West Kellogg Rd. The then, for all that, you give us hell just to WWW.WILDWHATCOM.ORG doubleheader includes two bouts. MUSIC  turn you off.” Tickets are $5.50-$13. Shaking his head, Uncle Don cast a LONGEST DAY 10K: Salish Wealth WWW.BELLINGHAMROLLERBETTIES.

14 long, soulful gaze at the deep blue sky, Management hosts the “Longest COM/TICKETS Day 10K” at 7pm starting at the

ART  searching for the precise words to utter. Fairhaven Village Green, 1207 10th SUN., JUNE 23 Finally, after a few thoughtful minutes, St. The race for runner and walkers AUDUBON ACTION: Join experts

13 his squinting eyes began to twinkle and of all levels will wend through the from North Cascades Audubon Soci- he raised a fist in righteous fervor. streets, trails and waterfront of ety for a monthly “Audubon at the

STAGE  However, before Uncle Don could ex- Bellingham. Entry is $30. Museum” gathering from 1:30pm- trapolate the fevered pitch of his rec- WWW.BIT.LY/LONGESTDAY10K 3:30pm at the John M. Edson Hall of Birds at Whatcom Museum’s Old titude, our supervisor—alarmed by all 12 12 JUNE 21-23 City Hall, 121 Prospect St. Entry is the exuberant howling—came clomping FERRY RIDES: The Plover ferry included with admission fees. down the trail to assess our situation. runs weekends through Sept. 2 from WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG GET OUT  GET OUT  Unsurprisingly, it only took a quick 12-8pm Fridays and Saturdays, and sniff and a glance at our clothing for him 10am-6pm Sundays departing on the TUES., JUNE 25 hour from the Blaine Visitor’s Dock, ALL-PACES RUN: Staff and volun-

10 to conclude that the most essential thing Gate II at Blaine Harbor. teers are always on hand to guide we required was a bath—a cold, icy bath WWW.DRAYTONHARBOR the way at the weekly All-Paces Run in a partially melted-out lake. MARITIME.COM starting at 6pm every Tuesday at WORDS  So, under the intrepid guidance of this Fairhaven Runners, 1209 11th St. SAT., JUNE 22 The runs are 20 minutes out and

 8 indefatigable goat-footed brush ape we The annual soon relinquished our fraught drilling PADDEN TRIATHLON: back on two key routes by the water Padden Triathlon begins at 8am at or through the woods. Entry is free. project to undertake a “quick zip” up the Lake Padden Park, 4882 Samish Way. WWW.FAIRHAVENRUNNERS.COM

CURRENTS ridgeline into the next basin over, where The annual event features swimming, alpine ablution options were plentiful biking and running, and celebrates HISTORY CRUISE: Whatcom Mu- 6 and pristine. accomplishment, competition and seum hosts its first “Sunset History Our initial ascent proved restoratively community. Entry is $100. Cruise” of the season starting at VIEWS  WWW.COB.ORG 6:30pm at San Juan Cruises’ slip at straightforward, with only one sketchy the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 355

4  deep-gully traverse and the incessant MARCH POINT RUN: The 25th Harris Ave. Historians Brian Griffin STORY AND IMAGE BY TRAIL RAT piping of hoary marmots to enliven the annual March Point Run starts at and Doug Starcher will take turns MAIL  flower-flecked meadows as we kick- 9am in Anacortes at the Andeavor leading the popular Bellingham Refinery. The event includes a Bay excursions aboard the Victoria

2  stepped though emergent vegetation and half-mile race for kids, a certified Star every Tuesday through Sept. diminished snow patches. 5K/10K walk/run, and certified half 3. In addition to offering stunning

DO IT  Bottoms Up Summiting the rocky crown of the marathon. All entry fees will be scenery, the event includes stories EXPEDITION TO A BATH ridge, we were immediately confront- donated to CHOW, helping to end about the region’s fascinating ed with an accumulation of deep, lin- childhood hunger in the Skagit Val- history and how they relate to ley. Fees vary. contemporary issues. Tickets are IT WAS just past noon and the sun beat mercilessly down upon gering snow that stretched unbroken

06.19.19 WWW.MARCHPOINTFUNRUN.COM $30-$35. an exposed stretch of remote North Cascadian mountainside where downslope for about half a mile all the WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG Uncle Don and I were attempting to overpower a violently out-of- way to the shore of nearest Gatorade- ROSE FESTIVAL: Authors and gar- .14

25 control rock drill before it bounced into the ruinous abyss below. colored lake. den experts from around the Pacific WED., JUNE 26 # “Hit the kill switch!” Uncle Don screamed as he pinned the “That’ll do!” Uncle Don hooted as he Northwest will be on hand to offer BACKDOOR TO BAKER: Runners gardeners information about the Jeremy Wolf and Krissy Moehl will roaring, jerking, noxious-exhaust-belching contrivance against whipped out a pick-mattock-turned-ice- hottest trends in rose care at the be joined by adventure photogra- the ground with every inch of his rangy scarecrow-like body. axe and dropped expertly into the snow 16th annual Rose Festival, “A Rosy pher Ben Groenhout for a “Backdoor Hissing and snarling, I kept swatting my hand between Un- for a screaming glissade. Day Out,” from 9am-4pm in Mount to Baker” presentation focusing on cle Don’s outstretched legs until I finally hit the button caus- Journeying to the lake in likewise Vernon at Christianson’s Nursery, their run from the Fairhaven Village ing the engine to pop, let out a couple of convulsive gurgles fashion, I plopped myself, dirty clothes 15806 Best Rd. Green to Mt. Baker during last year’s WWW.CHRISTIANSONSNURSERY.COM summer solstice at 6:30pm at Prime CASCADIA WEEKLY and shudder to a stop. and all, into the frigid water and joyously Sports Institute, 1704 N. State St. “That’s the best sound I’ve heard all day,” Uncle Don said, endured the first of many brain-numbing 12 KITE DAY: All levels of experience Entry is free; please RSVP. drinking in the hard-won silence as we carefully disentangled shocks. Our skin turned blue and our and ages are invited to the inaugural WWW.PRIMEBELLINGHAM.COM ourselves from our vanquished steel-plated foe. teeth chattered, but it felt fantastic. “Fun Fly” Kite Day from 10am-4pm at Although I could have just as easily heaved the entire unit off We kept climbing out just to plunge Blaine’s Marine Park, 272 Marine Dr. SEND YOUR EVENT INFO TO: There will be members from kiting [email protected] the cliff without compunction, I wound up kicking a few retalia- back in. And eventually, somewhere in tory sprays of dirt all over the damned thing instead. the process, we finally got clean. doit

STAGE view Brewing Company in Concrete. WWW.SHAKESNW.ORG JUNE 19-SEPT. 21 BARD ON THE BEACH: A Wild West- MON., JUNE 24 26  inspired version of The Taming of GUFFAWINGHAM: A weekly open FOOD  the Shrew kicks off the 30th Bard on mic for comedians, “Guffawingham!,” stage the Beach season at Vanier Park in takes place at 9pm every Monday at Vancouver, BC. Through Sept. 21, the the Firefly Lounge, 1015 N. State St.

THEATER DANCE PROFILES 21 Shakespearean favorite will show in Entry is free. repertory with the romantic comedy WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GUFFAWINGHAM Shakespeare in Love, an India-based B-BOARD  All’s Well That Ends Well, and the TUES., JUNE 25 riveting political drama Coriolanus. COMEDY SHOWCASE: The Punch Tickets start at $26 (Canadian). Up Comedy Showcase and Open Mic

when it happens. And since no tickets are 20 required, all audiences need to do is to WWW.BARDONTHEBEACH.ORG begins at 7:30pm at the Shakedown, 1212 N. State St. Entry is free. show up and sit tight. FILM  THURS., JUNE 20 WWW.SHAKEDOWNBELLINGHAM.COM You’ll want to make reservations for the GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch “The

next production on the roster, a contempo- Good, the Bad and the Ugly” at WED., JUNE 26 16 rary adaptation of Sophocles’ Ajax debut- 7:30pm every Thursday at the STAND UP COMEDY: Twelve area Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At comedians will ply their trade at ing Thurs., June 27 at the center’s Lucas MUSIC  Hicks Theater. Playwright Bryan Doerries 9:30pm, stick around for “The Proj- a “Summer Funny” Stand Up Com- ect.” Entry is $5-$8. edy show starting at 9pm at the

wrote it in 2015 as a contemporary take on WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. Joel 14 war and the consequences of the choices

O’Connor hosts. Tickets are $5 to ART  made because of it, and director Shu-Ling JUNE 20-23 the R-rated event. Hergenhahn-Zhao will bring to life the Tro- NUNSENSE: Watch what happens WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM 13 13 jan War-based tale of a great warrior who when 52 nuns are poisoned and the Little Sisters of Hoboken decide STAGE  has been driven mad at the hands of his STAGE  to raise funds for the burials by DANCE enemies. It’s a powerful story that will be putting on a variety show when told with the inclusion of a male chorus Dan Goggin’s Nunsense continues JUNE 20-23 12 and live musical accompaniment by Bell- this week with performances at STEPSISTERS: Bellingham Dance ingham-based drummer 7:30pm Thursday through Saturday, Company presents Stepsisters: A and 2pm Sunday at the Bellingham Dance Story at 7pm Thursday and GET OUT  Bill Anker. Tickets to the Theatre Guild, 1600 H St. Tickets Friday, 2pm and 7pm Saturday, opening night recep- are $8-$14 to view the comedy. and 2pm Sunday at Lucas Hicks tion are $20-$25, and WWW.BELLINGHAMTHEATRE Theater at the Sylvia Center for 10 will celebrate the en- GUILD.COM the Arts, 205 Prospect St. The tale tire summer season with about Cinderella’s supposedly evil JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH: stepsisters will be told using only WORDS  preshow champagne and A musical version of Roald Dahl’s cultural and social dancing. Tickets post-show refreshments. James and the Giant Peach continues are $12-$15.  8 Lighter fare will come this week with showings at 7:30pm WWW.SYLVIACENTERFORTHEARTS.ORG ATTEND next in the form of The Thursday through Saturday, and WHAT: Summer 2pm Sunday at the Anacortes Com- JUNE 21-23

Birds, which tells the CURRENTS Rep munity Theatre, 918 M. Ave. RUBIES: The Dance Studio cel- WHERE: story of two wander- WWW.ACTTHEATRE.COM ebrates its 40th anniversary with 6 AJAX Maritime ing Athenians who are “Rubies” performances at 7pm Fri-

PHOTO BY SATTVA PHOTO SATTVA BY PHOTO Heritage Park, searching for a better JUNE 21-22 day and Saturday, and 2pm Sunday Sylvia Center life in the kingdom of WRITERS AND PAIN: Attend at the Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. VIEWS  WHEN: June “Writer’s Block” performances at Commercial St. Tiny tots, tweens,

the birds. The comedy 4  20-Aug. 31 7:30pm Friday and Saturday at teens and adults will perform to BY AMY KEPFERLE COST: Outdoor will be performed start- the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. songs from each previous produc- MAIL  plays are free; ing July 18 by teens At 9:30pm, “PainProv” shows will tion by the Dance Studio from 1979

indoor plays are who have signed up for test the players’ comedic abilities. to today. Tickets are $5-$15. 2  $9-$25 a youth acting program, Tickets are $10-$12. 734-6080 OR WWW. INFO: 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM

Going Greek and will take place at DO IT  www.idiom the park. SOPHOCLES AND BEYOND theater.com SAT., JUNE 22 ON TREND: Skagit Valley Academy Going Greek means VISITING MR. GREEN: As part of of Dance presents “On Trend” IDIOM THEATER isn’t known for its restraint. Not long af- The Odyssey will also make an appear- the “Lend Us Your Ears” series, attend performances at 7pm Friday, 2pm ter wrapping up its regular season with a mainstage production ance starting Aug. 1, when the retelling a staged reading of Visiting Mr. Green and 7pm Saturday, and 2pm Sunday 06.19.19 of Sarah Ruhl’s genre- and gender-bending play Orlando at the of Homer’s story of the final homecoming at 2pm at the Bellingham Theatre in Mount Vernon at McIntyre Hall,

Guild, 1600 H St. The play follows the 2501 E. College Way. The show will .14

Sylvia Center for the Arts, the most prolific theater company of Odysseus to Ithica and to his wife takes weekly interactions of an elderly man include contemporary dance styles 25 # around announced its Summer Rep lineup. the stage at the Sylvia Center for three and a corporate exec who are brought from ballet to hip-hop. Tickets are They deemed it an “ambitious mini-season,” but that’s a bit of weekends of shows. together by a car accident. Local ac- $20-$35. an understatement. Typically, the creative collective has gone Shortly thereafter, An Iliad will end tors Leon Charbonneau, Kris Erickson, WWW.MCINTYREHALL.ORG above and beyond when it comes to entertaining and enlighten- the season back where it began—under and Jeffrey Stiglitz will be featured. Entry is by donation. SAT., JUNE 22 ing the masses. Five plays based on the mythology of ancient the stars at Maritime Heritage Park, and WWW.BELLINGHAM AN EVENING OF BELLY DANCE: Greece are set to begin Thurs., June 20, and will continue through looking back at the events that started THEATREGUILD.COM Area performers will join forces late August at two venues—outdoors at the amphitheater at Mar- it all. The epic tale focusing on warriors for “An Evening of Belly Dance” at CASCADIA WEEKLY itime Heritage Park, and just up the hill at the Sylvia Center. Achilles and Hector that was first told by JUNE 22-23 7pm at the Firehouse Arts & Events Artistic director Glenn Hergenhahn-Zhao’s original play Briseis Homer has been reworked by Lisa Peter- A SHAKESPEAREAN TALE: Shake- Center, 1314 Harris Ave. Tickets 13 speare Northwest presents free show- are $15 to experience captivating kicks off the season with al fresco performances at the park. son and Denis O’Hare, and those who are ings of Once Upon a Shakespearean Tale music and world-class dancing. First mounted in 2012, the quirky black comedy telling the story eager to see the remount of iDiOM’s 2017 at 6pm Saturday at the ACT Annex in WWW.BELLYDANCE. of the last days of the Trojan War through the eyes of a captive production will want to put it on their Anacortes, and 2pm Sunday at Birds- BROWNPAPERTICKETS.COM war bride will be revived, and you’ll want to be front and center summer schedules. soft edges, quick brush strokes, bright colors and painting outdoors—Van Gogh had a problem with bourgeoisie images and instead set out to paint the common

26  man/woman and depict their toils with dignity, no matter if it was a doctor, FOOD  postman or barmaid. visual CW:“After Van Gogh” is the theme. How GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES were the other artists directed to inter- 21 pret that? TH: “Paint a painting as if Vincent were B-BOARD  whispering over your shoulder,” I said to them. Each artist’s challenge be-

20 came creating a painting that is both authentic and carries the artist’s hand,

FILM  experience and voice and at the same time be influenced in some major way

16 by Van Gogh or his work. It might be a copy of one of his paintings, his color

MUSIC  palette, his thick impasto surface, love of the common person, etc. 14 14 CW: Growing Alliances ART 

ART  are the recipients for

“VINEYARD WORKER,” BY SUSUAN GUERRERO SUSUAN WORKER,” BY “VINEYARD this fundraiser, provid-

13 ing training to at-risk youth related to job

STAGE  and food production. How much do you hope to raise for them? 12 TH: Not all of us can ATTEND be foster parents, but WHAT: Van Gogh GET OUT  for the Youth: A we all can bid on won- Night Under the derful artwork to help Stars

10 pay living wages and WHEN: 6pm-9pm give a helping hand “WHATCOM FALLS,” BY NANCY THOMSON BY FALLS,” “WHATCOM Thu., Jun. 20 to foster care kids. WORDS  WHERE: Whatcom Museum’s Not all of us can give

 8 Lightcatcher money either, but we Building, 205 can also just show up Flora St. to show support for COST: Entry is

CURRENTS them. We are opti- free; please RSVP INFO: www. mistically wanting to 6 eventbrite.com raise $20,000. That means we need to get VIEWS  people out to bid who love art, chil-

4  dren, organic food and our planet. The “aged out” youth this money MAIL  will go to will help pay wages for them

2  to work with dignity. At the same time, they will learn about organic farming,

DO IT  menus, allocating food to the com-

“THE HUNTER,” BY PAT BURMAN PAT “THE HUNTER,” BY LORI VOGEL BY “LAKE SAMISH,” munity and other important skills that they will need to be self-sustainable. CW: When you had the preview of the art 06.19.19 at Studio UFO during the June Art Walk, BY AMY KEPFERLE ing will be there to observe the magic. what was the response to the work? .14

25 Cascadia Weekly: How did the idea for TH: It ticked up several notches every # “Van Gogh for the Youth” come together? time I explained the Van Gogh connec- Auction Action Trish Harding: I was approached by Ber- tion to the youth and what we were try- nadette Zuarte (Garden of Life) and ing to do with the artwork. VAN GOGH FOR THE YOUTH Cody Farias (Growing Alliances) to CW: What else do you want people to gather highly qualified artists to create know? Why should they show up? THE LEGACY of a world-famous artist will be front and center when Garden of new work for the Growing Alliances Art TH: I would like everyone to know that

CASCADIA WEEKLY Life and Studio UFO team up for “Van Gogh for the Youth: A Night Under the Stars” Auction, so of course I said yes. part of a successful anything is partici- Thurs., June 20 at Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher Building. The multi-pronged fun- CW: Why Van Gogh? pation and caring. People should come 14 draiser will benefit Growing Alliances, a local nonprofit that provides professional TH: Bernadette suggested Van Gogh, her to this event to give big, participate development training for youth transitioning out of foster care via the wonders of favorite, and we thought it would have and support, and to learn more about urban agriculture. While attendees are listening to classical music, up-bidding on universal appeal. Also, aside from all the the wonderful work of Growing Allianc- the works by 15 local artists during a live auction, and meeting some of the youth similarities of Van Gogh and other im- es. We can’t do anything if people don’t whose lives have been affected by Growing Alliances, Studio UFO founder Trish Hard- pressionists—including painting light, participate in every way they can. doit

UPCOMING EVENTS Irene Lawson will be the featured artist through June at Good Earth Pottery, 1000 Harris Ave.

FRI., JUNE 21 WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM

THE PRESENT SENSE: Children ages 5-8 can get 26  signed up for a mindful sensory class, the Present HADRIAN GALLERY: View “Biome” through June

Sense, from 8:30am-9:30am or 1:30pm-2:30pm at 30 in Edison at Hadrian Art Gallery, 5717 Gilkey FOOD  Make.Shift Art Space, 306 Flora St. Each class will Ave. be focused on a different topic—whether it be in WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/EDISONWA5717

the arts, music, dance, meditation tips or getting 21 to know our emotions. Fees are $15 for drop-ins, I.E. GALLERY: Sharron Antholt’s “Burn Drawings” $80 for six classes, or $42 for three classes. shows through June 30 in Edison at i.e. gallery,

[email protected] 5800 Cains Court. B-BOARD  WWW.IEEDISON.COM JUNE 21-22

CRAFT SALE: Handmade art, jewelry, crafts, JANSEN ART CENTER: View a “Summer Juried Ex- 20 indoor and outdoor decor and more can be perused hibit” through Aug. 20 in Lynden at the Jansen Art and purchased at a Summer Bazaar Craft Sale tak- Center, 321 Front St. Additional exhibits to check FILM  ing place from 10am-4pm Friday and Saturday at out include painter Kay D. Little’s “Innerspace,” the Cedar Grove Park clubhouse, 4915 Samish Way. Cecilia Karoly-Lister’s “Itch” exhibit, and Marcia K. 16 WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/EVENTS Moore’s “Ancients Unfolding.” WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG

SUN., JUNE 23 MUSIC  HANDMADE MARKET: Attend a Bellingham Hand- LUMMI GALLERY: Peruse seasonal exhibits at the 14

made Market from 11am-4pm at Goods Nursery and Lummi Island Gallery at the Village Point Marina, 14 Produce, 2620 Northwest Ave. Through October, the 4232 Legoe Bay Rd. ART  weekly event will offer a selection of rotating ar- WWW.LUMMIISLANDGALLERY.COM ART  tisans that make high-quality functional products

locally—just like the venue’s brews and produce. MAKE.SHIFT: “Perspectives,” featuring new 13 WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GOODSPRODUCE works by local artists Hannah L. Rivers and Mal- issa Perry, shows through June at Make.Shift Art STAGE  TUES., JUNE 25 Space, 306 Flora St. ARTIST WORKSHOP: Watch artist Neal Cronic WWW.MAKESHIFTPROJECT.COM

paint with acrylics and oil at a low-key Artist 12 Workshop from 6pm-7:30pm at the SkillShare Space MINDPORT: View Stephen McMillan’s’ “Natural at the Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central Ave. Connections” exhibit of photo-realistic etchings

If you’re interested in following along with Cronic, and lithographs through July 30 at Mindport Exhib- GET OUT  bring water-based painting materials of your own its, 210 W. Holly St. and join in. Entry is free. WWW.MINDPORT.ORG

WWW.BELLINGHAMPUBLICLIBRARY.ORG 10 PERRY AND CARLSON: Works by Kandis Sudol and Alex Glasser can be viewed at an “Undercurrent” WORDS  ONGOING EXHIBITS exhibit showing through June in Mount Vernon at Perry and Carlson Gallery, 504 S. First St. ALLIED ARTS: A “Native Arts Collective” exhibit WWW.PERRYANDCARLSON.COM  8 shows through June at Allied Arts, 1418 Cornwall Ave. WWW.ALLIEDARTS.ORG QUILT MUSEUM: “Bird Plumage,” “Creative Knit-

ting,” and “Works of Our Hands” are currently on CURRENTS ANACORTES LIBRARY: An exhibit featuring works display at La Conner’s Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts by a variety of local artists can be seen through Museum, 703 S. Second St. 6 June at the Anacortes Library, 1220 10th St. All the WWW.QFAMUSEUM.ORG

art will be for sale. VIEWS  WWW.ANACORTESWA.GOV/220/LIBRARY RAGFINERY: A variety of textile-related work-

shops happen on a regular basis at Ragfinery, 1421 4  ARTWOOD: Works by Doug and Arlene Hudson will N. Forest St. be highlighted through June Artwood Gallery, 1000 WWW.RAGFINERY.COM MAIL  Harris Ave.

WWW.ARTWOODGALLERY.COM SCOTT MILO: Plein Air Washington painters pres- 2  ents its fourth annual “Little Gems” invitational

DEMING LIBRARY: Rae Ellen Lee presents con- show through June 29 in Anacortes at the Scott DO IT  temporary artwork on the border between fun art Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave. and fine art through July 20 in the meeting room WWW.SCOTTMILO.COM at the Deming Library, 5044 Mt. Baker Hwy. (360) 592-2422 SMITH & VALLEE: David Eisenhour’s “Carbon 06.19.19 Dialogue” can be viewed through June 30 in Edison FISHBOY GALLERY: Discover the contemporary at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave. .14 folk art of RR Clark from 1:30-5pm Fridays or by ap- WWW.SMITHANDVALLEEGALLERY.COM 25 pointment at the Fishboy Gallery, 617 Virginia St. # 319-2913 OR WWW.FISHBOYGALLERY.COM WHATCOM ART MARKET: Works by 45 Whatcom Art Guild members can be perused daily at the FOURTH CORNER: “POP!” shows through June at Whatcom Art Market, 1103 11th St. Fourth Corner Frames & Gallery, 311 W. Holly St. WWW.WHATCOMARTMARKET.ORG WWW.FOURTHCORNERFRAMES.COM WHATCOM MUSEUM:”Modern Quilts: Designs of GALLERY SYRE: Peruse a selection of paintings, the New Century,” “People of the Sea and Cedar: A CASCADIA WEEKLY drawings and sculptures that span David Syre’s Journey Through the Tribal Cultures and History of artistic career thus far at a permanent exhibit open the Northwest Coast,” “1889: Blazes, Rails, and the 15 to the public from 12pm-5pm Tues.-Thurs. at Gal- Year of Statehood,” “All is Not Lost: Images Sal- lery Syre, 465 W. Stuart Rd. vaged from Damaged Glass Negatives,” and “John WWW.DAVIDSYREART.COM M. Edson Hall of Birds” can currently be viewed on the Whatcom Museum campus. GOOD EARTH POTTERY: Custer-based potter WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG rumor has it

26  BREAKING NEWS: IT was exactly one week ago that I lamented the disappearance of FOOD  Saxophone Guy from Boulevard Park. I’m not sure if he read my missive or if he just sensed my sadness, but a few days ago, cut- 21 music SHOW PREVIEWS RUMOR HAS IT ting through the standard-issue noise and amplified post-grad glee of the park came B-BOARD  the plaintive tones of a saxophone like a hot knife through butter.

20 Was it the same Saxo- phone Guy? An acolyte? A

FILM  competitor? Will there soon be dueling saxophones

16 16 in the park? A saxophone gang, perhaps? MUSIC  MUSIC  These questions remain to be answered, but rest

14 assured, I am on the case.

ART  Speaking of expanses of BY CAREY ROSS green space where people

13 like to gather and participate in athletic pursuits despite not being forced to by

STAGE  gym teachers, coaches or parents who are coaches (seriously, mom, I’m still not over you grounding me at soccer practice in front 12 of everyone—that was cold as hell), I’ve got news of a new music series in the unlikeliest

GET OUT  spot I’ve heard of in a hot minute. If you don’t golf, there’s a good chance

10 you’ve never been to the North Bellingham Golf Course. Well, now you don’t need to spoil a good walk to make your way to the WORDS  links (that’s what they’re called, right? I’m

 8 a sports fan, but golf is out of my depth— CAVE SINGERS what I mean by that is I’m very bad at golf). The Bellingham Sunset Series is a mysteri-

CURRENTS ous new musical entity that is taking music where it’s never gone before: the golf course. 6 Since I am a person who loves nothing BY CAREY ROSS necessitates a celebration, so more than live music in unorthodox lo- VIEWS  my position on any/all sol- cales—and I’m also incredibly fond of ex-

4  stice-related events falls into ploring the environs and reaches of What- the category of Bring It On. com and Skagit counties—this is obviously

MAIL  Summer Thankfully, just when I custom-made just for me.

2  choose to get serious about The first (and at this juncture, only) con- the solstice, there happens cert of the series is scheduled to take place

DO IT  Solstice Festival to be a serious solstice cel- Fri., June 21 at the North Bellingham Golf SHOW ME THE LIGHT ATTEND ebration for me to attend. Course. And while I don’t know if the bands WHAT: Summer Even better, it will happen in will be appearing at the first hole or the I USUALLY don’t mind darkness. I’m not making a dramatic existential Solstice Music a magical locale: the Guemes 19th (or scattered willy-nilly in between, 06.19.19 statement—I’m talking about literal darkness. When the seasons change Festival Island General Store. surprising unsuspecting golfers), Thunder- WHEN: 1pm and the days become more night than day, I don’t exactly welcome it like Guemes Island is a five- cat, Club Mage, Shimmertraps, and Klefto

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25 some kind of vampire, but I don’t shun it either. WHERE: minute ferry ride from Ana- will all perform somewhere on the premis- # I hate the cold, but I can get down with the dark. Guemes Island cortes—and is proof that it es. The goal of the series is to feature the Until last winter. General Store, takes very little time to be genres of music this area especially loves, For the first time, the shortening of the daylight hours and the increas- Guemes Island transported a world away namely rock ’n’ roll, hip-hop/R&B, folk and COST: $15-$20 ing encroachment of night felt oppressive. I ventured forth from my house INFO: from the mainland and its bluegrass, and EDM. Ticket prices are on the sparingly, complained often and wished mightily for the return of my former www.guemes problems, trials and concerns. sticker-shock side at $40, but since Thunder- agnostic attitude regarding the dying of the light. islandgeneral With its welcoming nature, cat first became known as a member of Sui-

CASCADIA WEEKLY However, mostly I paid close attention once the days began to lengthen store.com Guemes Island is prime stay- cidal Tendencies, has worked with everyone discernibly. Like a cat stretching in a sunbeam, I expanded into the practices, cation real estate, even when from Childish Gambino to Janelle Monae to 16 places and corners of my life that I’d put on hiatus until a lighter, brighter the General Store isn’t throwing one of its inclu- personal faves N.E.R.D., and recently won a time. Now that the daylight hours are almost impossibly long, I have to admit, sive, come-one-come-all events. Grammy for his collaboration with Kendrick I feel like a lighter, brighter version of myself as well. But the Summer Solstice Music Festival, Lamar, I’m guessing he’s worth every penny. This is my longhand way of saying that I never really understood why the which takes place Sat., June 22, isn’t just any But don’t take my word for it. There’s a good solstices are such a big deal to people. Mind you, I support any occasion that old party. It’s a pretty big deal—the kind of big walk just waiting to be spoiled for you. doit BLUES, FROM PAGE 16 MUSIC EVENTS deal that had me looking at the live music

THURS., JUNE 20 lineup and wondering how many of its sig- BLUES & BREWS: A seasonal “Blues, 26  nature fried cheese curds and Hoagie Juan Brews & BBQ” series continues with music by Chicago’s Low Down Brass Band from Kenobi sandwiches the Guemes Island FOOD  5pm-9pm on the waterfront terrace at Hotel General Store had to promise to the bands Bellwether, One Bellwether Way. The open-air and musicians to lure them to the island. concerts continue Thursdays through Sept. 21 Probably not many once the bands 12. Admission is $7-$10. caught wind they’d be playing on an out- WWW.HOTELBELLWETHER.COM door stage in an idyllic spot that features B-BOARD  SONG WRANGLERS: Southwest blues and a killer menu of locally focused food country covers will be on the lineup when

and beverages, with the expanse of the the Song Wranglers perform from 6pm-8pm 20 Guemes Channel as their backdrop. at Lynden’s Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St.

Or at least, that’s what I imagine drew Entry to the all-ages show is free. FILM  the likes of the Smokey Brights and the WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG

Cave Singers to sign on to this solstice 16 VARELSE: Nyckelharpa, fiddle, six-string gui-  16 soiree. Seattle’s Smokey Brights are an- tar and various hand percussion instruments MUSIC chored by Kim West and Ryan Devlin, come together to create a groove and sound MUSIC  who began as songwriting partners that that is simultaneously old and new when the folk fusion band known as Varelse perform at evolved into life partners. Now married, 14 7pm at the YWCA Ballroom, 1026 N. Forest St. they remain as committed to their music Entry will be $15 at the door. ART  as they are to each other, somehow meld- WWW.VARELSEMUSIC.COM ing their love of stoner rock with their 13 disco sensibilities to create music that’s FRI., JUNE 21 DOUBLE TROUBLE BAND: “Friday Night

made for dancing. STAGE  Shindigs” kick off with music by the Double As everyone from around these parts Trouble Band from 5pm-9pm in Blaine at the is well aware, the Cave Singers are Se- Semiahmoo Marina, 9540 Semiahmoo Marina 12 attle music royalty. Comprised of one Pkwy. Cicchitti’s pizza truck will be on site part Murder City Devils and Pretty Girls at the event, which will continue every other week through Aug. 20. Entry is free. Make Graves (Derek Fudesco), one part GET OUT  WWW.SEMIAHMOOMARINA.COM Hint Hint (Pete Quirk), and one part Co- bra High (Marty Lund). Before the Fleet JUNE 21-22 10 Foxes spawned Father John Misty, and KEYS FOR KIDS: Dueling pianos and out- bands like the Head and the Heart and standing food and drink will be part of a “Keys WORDS  Band of Horses centered Seattle firmly at for Kids” fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County starting at 5:30pm Friday the heart of the neofolk movement, the NORTHWEST and Saturday in Burlington at Stepping Stones  8 Cave Singers were simultaneously lulling Garden, 17503 Cook Rd. A silent auction, and wowing us with their debut album In- games and activities will be available during social hour, followed by a gourmet dinner. vitation Songs. Their sound has evolved in GREEN home tour CURRENTS the dozen or so years since, but the mas- Then prepare for a raucous time of laughter, WHATCOM COUNTY

dance, and singing along to a variety of clas- 6 sive amount of talent contained within sic and contemporary favorites as the piano the band has never wavered and is always masters duel it out. Tickets are $75. VIEWS  on full display during their live shows. WWW.SKAGITCLUBS.ORG JUNE 22

Augmenting this lineup of heavy hit- 4  ters is Bob Fossil, Milo Matthews, and a SUN., JUNE 23 10AM–5PM LA CONNER LIVE!: Brian Lee and the Orbit- MAIL  showcase from the Anacortes Music Proj- ers will perform as part of a “La Conner Live!” Self-guided $10 ect featuring Pearl Tottenham, Ristfut, summer concert series from 1pm-4pm at the 2  and Kalopsia. Between those acts, you’ll town’s Gilkey Square. Free concerts continue Sundays through Labor Day weekend. be treated to the circus magic of the Bun- DO IT  ion Sisters and comedic juggling by highly WWW.LOVELACONNER.COM skilled vaudevillians Wren and Della. Food WED., JUNE 26 will be available for purchase, and Aslan HARRIS AND WOODS: The Thomas Harris beer will be flowing throughout the day. and Kevin Woods Quintet closes out Whatcom 06.19.19 In order to maximize the lengthy day, Jazz Music Arts Center’s fifth season with a 7pm concert at the Sylvia Center for the Arts, .14

the music begins at 2pm and concludes 25 205 Prospect St. Bring your instrument and # just before the final ferry sailing of the stick around after the show for a jazz jam. night. However, should you decide you Entry is $5-$10 at the door. don’t want to worry about ferry schedules WWW.WJMAC.ORG and being on time for things after a day of island revelry, it’s worth noting that THURS., JUNE 27 HOUSE CONCERT: Yogoman and Bongo Jac those who book a weekend stay at the will perform at a House Concert at 7:30pm at

Guemes Island Resort get to attend the the Chuckanut Center, 103 Chuckanut Drive CASCADIA WEEKLY Solstice Festival free of charge. N. The duo’s folky style of Reggae meets With a party such as this one on the soul and country music is refreshing and 17 horizon, the dark days and endless nights vibrant—much more laid back than the big sound of Yogoman Burning Band. Suggested of winter seem a long way off. Summer donation will be $5-$10 at the door. solstice, you’ve shown me the light. Con- WWW.CHUCKANUTCENTER.ORG sider me your newest convert. SustainableConnections.org musicvenues 26 

See below for venue FOOD  addresses and phone 06.19.19 06.20.19 06.21.19 06.22.19 06.23.19 06.24.19 06.25.19 numbers WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY

21 LUCINDA WILLIAMS/ Supermissive, Mobilites, Bird Open Floodgates: Ad-hoc Poetrynight w/Savannah Alternative Library Artists Open Stage Laughingstock, Laundry, Apology Wars June 24/Commodore & Shooter Orchestral Jam Sloane Ballroom B-BOARD  Anelia's Kitchen & Brittany Collins Band Jean Mann Stage 20

Beach Store Cafe Threefer FILM 

16 16 Big Lake Bar and Grill Karaoke The Casadiacs MUSIC  MUSIC  Stringband Night w/Robt ’40s Evening w/Dr. Jimmy & Fish Fry Fryday w/The Legendary Irish and Folk Night w/ Out of the Ashes (early), Boundary Bay Brewery Sarazin Blake, Twilight Hour w/ Piano Night w/Paul Klein the Swingtime Serenaders Chucklenuts Flattery Pickled Okra (late) Yogoman Burning Band 14

ART  Brown Lantern Ale Acoustic Night Open Mic Bachelor No. 4 House 13

The Athletic Presents: A Tribute Jim James & The Claypool Commodore Ballroom Five Alarm Funk, Too Many Zooz Daniel Wesley Lucinda Williams to Jason Botchford Lennon Delirium STAGE 

MuseBird Cafe w/Levi Ware/ Trish, Hans and Phil/Market Street

12 Conway Muse Spencer Jarrett Blues Band Petunia and the Vipers Dixieland Jazz Band

GET OUT  Edison Inn The Naughty Blokes Ron Bailey & The Tangents

10 The Bones of J.R. Jones, Surfer Yeti, Firefly Lounge The Boogie Boyz, Stingshark Guffawingham Karaoke Wigs WORDS 

Old-English Songs w/David Greene's Corner Others Jam w/Sage Romey Vergin  8

Guemes Island General Summer Solstice Fest w/Smokey Brights, Store Cave Singers, more CURRENTS 6 Honey Moon Open Mic RSS Trio VIEWS 

4  Lowdown Brass Marvin Johnson Kaeli Earle Trio Hotel Bellwether Band MAIL 

PETUNIA AND THE 2  Kulshan Brewing Co. Daddy Treetops Dain Weisner Heron and Crow VIPERS/June 21/ Conway Muse DO IT 

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After Party Drag Show w/ Panty Hoes Community Rumors Cabaret Dance Off Thursdays Flashback Friday Party Saturday Karaoke w/Seamus O'Carey Jukebox Hangout Vivienne Duchanne Drag Show

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21 small-town piano prodigy to groundbreaking interna- Aladdin: I’m just going to go ahead and say there’s tional superstar with all of the big-hearted campiness not a single animated Disney movie I would like to see and surprising profundity of the artist himself. Plus, it’s

B-BOARD  remade into a live-action film. Nor do I find the idea got a killer soundtrack. HHHHH (R • 2 hrs. 1 min.) of a giant blue Will Smith appealing, but your mileage

may vary there. HH (PG • 2 hrs. 8 min.) The Secret Life of Pets 2: This sequel is pretty 20  20 much a retooling of the first installment of this All Is True: When Kenneth Branagh teams up animated series, but since it’s a movie made for kids, FILM  FILM  with his main man and muse William Shakespeare, who really cares? They love to watch the same things excellent theatrics are the usual result. This time, over and over again. HH (PG • 1 hr. 26 min.) he takes on the last three years of the Bard's life,

16 casting himself as Shakespeare and Ian McKellen Shaft: The black private dick who is a sex machine and Judi Dench as just some of the people he must to all the chicks is back and is evidently “more Shaft

MUSIC  reckon with during his final act. HHHH (PG-13 • 1 than you can handle.” Since the amount of Shaft I hr. 41 min.) wish to handle tops out at zero, a truer statement was never uttered. HH (R • 1 hr. 51 min.) 14 Anna: Director Luc Besson has been accused of sexual

ART  misconduct—from rape to sexual harassment—by at Toy Story 4: I don’t know how the fourth installment least nine women. Feel free to boycott this movie and FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF of a franchise can maintain this level of excellence, donate the price of a ticket to Domestic Violence and but such is the genius of Pixar. Credit should also go 13 Sexual Assault Services at www.dvsas.org to help pro- to Tom Hanks as the ever-reliable Woody, but this time vide support and services to victims of sexual assault. Dark Phoenix: I was so caught up in the Avengers, I she ended up in this film, this is the movie for you. H the show belongs to Forky, aka Tony Hale. One or both STAGE  Zero stars forever. (R • 1 hr. 58 min.) forgot about the existence of the X-Men. Looks like I (PG-13 • 2 hrs. 12 min.) of them will no doubt make you cry. It’s Pixar, after wasn’t the only one, judging by its dismal showing at all. HHHHH (G • 1 hr. 30 min.) Avengers: Endgame: The box office juggernaut that the box office. H (PG-13 • 1 hr. 53 min.) John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum: Keanu 12 is the Avengers’ swan song just blew past Titanic to Reeves has cranked out another improbably well-done become the second-highest-grossing film of all time The Dead Don't Die: On the heels of his excellent installment in this action-packed franchise, and I

GET OUT  and has Avatar firmly in its sights. Somewhere James and stylish vampire flick Only Lovers Left Alive, Jim guess I should stop referring to his success in this Cameron is crying into his piles of money. HHHHH Jarmusch has decided to dabble in the realm of the realm as “improbable.” John Wick is the real deal. (PG-13 • 3 hrs. 1 min.) walking undead, and he's bringing all of his favorite co- HHHHH (R • 2 hrs. 11 min.)

10 conspirators—Bill Murray, Tom Waits, Adam Driver, RZA, The Biggest Little Farm: This documentary follows and more—with him. HHH (R • 1 hr. 43 min.) Late Night: When Mindy Kaling wrote the script for a couple who are living a commonly held dream, that this movie, she penned the lead role of an acerbic WORDS  of chucking corporate life and living off the land. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: This year's Fairhaven late-night host specifically for Emma Thompson, and This is the story of their experiment in biodiversity Outdoor Cinema kicks off Sat., June 22 with this then cast herself as—what else?—a new writer on

 8 and farming, told with great heart, hope and humor. John Hughes classic that introduced us to the most her show. Watch them trade razor-sharp one-liners as Warning: Repeated viewings might cause you to want charming and charmed high-schooler around, Ferris Thompson goes full Meryl Streep, Devil Wears Prada- to buy the farm. HHHHH (PG • 1 hr. 31 min.) Bueller, who I still kinda have a crush on. Admit it, style. HHHH (R • 1 hr. 42 min.) Showtimes you do too. Strangely & Bellow Wing will take to CURRENTS Child’s Play: Despite the fact that this movie stars the Village Green stage to open the show. HHHHH Men In Black: International: Because there is Regal and AMC theaters, please see

6 Aubrey Plaza, features the voice work of Mark Hamill (PG-13 • 1 hr. 43 min.) nothing new under the Hollywood sun, I am unsur- www.fandango.com. as Chucky and boasts a soundtrack by Bellingham’s prised to see this reboot of the MIB franchise, but Bear McCreary, those are not nearly good enough rea- Godzilla: King of the Monsters: If you want to since it stars Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson Pickford Film Center and VIEWS  sons to bring this demented doll back from the grave. watch a big CGI spectacle in which a bunch of mon- (aka Thor and Valkyrie) and was directed by F. Gary PFC’s Limelight Cinema, please see HH (R • 1 hr. 30 min.) sters fight each other and Sally Hawkins wonders how Gray (Straight Outta Compton), I’m not mad at it. It’s 4  www.pickfordfilmcenter.com MAIL 

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ART  important for you to learn in the next three years. however—or so the story goes. A “light from heaven” We all have pockets of ignorance about how we knocked him down, turned him blind, and spoke to understand reality, and now is an excellent time for him in the voice of Jesus. Three days later, Saul’s 13 you to identify what your pockets are and to begin blindness was healed and he pledged himself to illuminating them. Every one of us lacks some key forevermore be one of those devotees of Jesus he had

STAGE  HOTEL BELLWETHER training or knowledge that could help us fulfill our previously persecuted. I don’t expect a transformation PRESENTS noblest dreams, and now is a favorable time for you to quite so spectacular for you in the coming weeks, address that issue. Scorpio. But I do suspect you will change your mind 12 about an important issue, and consider making a GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the next four fundamental edit of your belief system. weeks, you’re not likely to win the biggest prize GET OUT  or tame the fiercest monster or wield the greatest SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You could be power. However, you could very well earn a second- or a disorienting or even disruptive influence to some third-best honor. I won’t be surprised if you claim people. You may also have healing and inspirational 10 a decent prize or outsmart a somewhat menacing effects. And yes, both of those statements are true. dragon or gain an interesting new kind of clout. Oddly You should probably warn your allies that you might be enough, this less-than-supreme accomplishment may almost unbearably interesting. Let them know you could WORDS  be exactly right for you. The lower levels of pressure change their minds and disprove their theories. But also and responsibility will keep you sane and healthy. The tell them that if they remain open to your rowdy grace  8 stress of your moderate success will be very manage- and boisterous poise, you might provide them with cura- able. So give thanks for this just-right blessing! tive stimulation they didn’t even know they needed.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Some traditional CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Some children CURRENTS astrologers believe solar eclipses are sour omens. They are repelled by the taste of broccoli. Food researchers

6 theorize that when the Moon perfectly covers the at the McDonald’s restaurant chain decided to address Sun, as it will on July 2, a metaphorical shadow will the problem. In an effort to render this ultra-healthy pass across some part of our lives, perhaps triggering vegetable more palatable, they concocted a version VIEWS  crises. I don’t agree with that gloomy assessment. that tasted like bubble gum. Kids didn’t like it, I consider a solar eclipse to be a harbinger of grace though. It confused them. But you have to give credit 4  and slack and freedom. In my view, the time before to the food researchers for thinking inventively. I en- Aug 8- The Chryslers - Reunion Tour and after this cosmic event might resemble what courage you to get equally creative, even a bit wacky MAIL  the workplace is like when the boss is out of town. or odd, in your efforts to solve a knotty dilemma. Al- Or it may be a sign that your inner critic is going to low your brainstorms to be playful and experimental.

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25 PICKFORD FILM CENTER | 1318 Bay St. | 360.738.0735 | www.pickfordfilmcenter.org # PFC’S LIMELIGHT CINEMA: 1416 Cornwall Ave. | Parentheses ( ) denote bargain pricing

THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM (PG) 91m, In English - A testament to the immense complexity of nature, this documentary follows two dreamers and their dog on an odyssey to bring harmony to both their lives and the land. Fri: (3:45), 6:00, 8:15

CASCADIA WEEKLY Sat & Sun: (1:15), 6:00, 8:15 Mon - Thu: (3:45), 6:00, 8:15 24 THE CHAPERONE (NR) 108m, In English - PBS has reunited Downtown Abbey's writer Julian Fellowes, director Michael Engler and actor Elizabeth McGovern in The Chaperone. The film follows a young dancer through her summer in New York in the 20’s under the watchful eye of her chaperone. Sat & Sun: 3:30 Sudoku

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25 will return to Squalicum Harbor for a pri- mo fireworks-viewing experience. If you don’t make a reservation in time, don’t fret. I can attest their Chuckanut

26  Cracked Crab Dinner Cruises and BREWers 26 on the Bay offerings happening through FOOD  FOOD  the summer months are well worth the time and money, and I’m guessing their chow Unwined on the Bay wine-tasting cruises 21 RECIPES REVIEWS PROFILES and Brunches on the Bay are hits, as well. Additionally, the boating behe- B-BOARD  moth offers a Sucia Island Picnic Cruise option, and on Sunday afternoons in July

20 and August will head south for Skagit History Cruises (www.skagitcounty.net/

FILM  museum) departing from the dock at La Conner Channel Lodge. Picnic lunches

16 will be allowed, so stock up on tasty vittles and settle in while tour guides

MUSIC  Carl Molesworth and Jesse Kennedy fill you in on the history of the area while

14 motoring through the Swinomish Chan-

ART  nel and beyond. Although it’s not billed as a food-fo-

13 cused fete, passengers aboard Whatcom Museum’s annual History Sunset Cruises

STAGE  (www.whatcommuseum.org) are also en- couraged to bring along picnic dinners and are able to purchase beer or wine 12 once they’re aboard. It’s been a minute since I last boarded

GET OUT  the Victoria Star for an in-depth look at Bellingham’s ever-changing waterfront,

10 but the last time I did it was with my dad on a sweltering summer day that became tolerable as the boat caught a maritime WORDS  breeze. He’s a fan of history, so as we

 8 nibbled on roasted chicken and coleslaw, he was rapt as historian Brian Griffin de-

SCHOONER ZODIAC scribed the changes over the years to the

CURRENTS parks, businesses, industries and neigh- borhoods visible from our covered perch 6 atop the vessel. My dad said it gave him BY AMY KEPFERLE a new understanding of the city he’d been VIEWS  visiting for more than 30 years, and that it

4  made him more aware of big issues such as waterfront redevelopment. MAIL  Sea Food These days, Griffin swaps guide duties

2  DINNER IN THE BAY with Doug Starcher, and they both tie their knowledge of local goings-on with

DO IT  A COUPLE of years ago, my manfriend and I spent the Fourth of July aboard our up-to-date facts about bayside activi- friend’s boat at Squalicum Harbor dining on pulled pork sandwiches and a plethora of side HISTORY SUNSET CRUISE ties. History, trivia, current events and dishes while watching the fireworks light up the night sky. And even though we didn’t stunning scenery throughout combine to motor into Bellingham Bay to watch the action—the skipper wanted to avoid the hassle make for a singular experience. 06.19.19 of docking the boat after dark amid the rowdy crowd of seafaring celebrants—just being promises to actually leave its slip at the For its 36th season, the Tuesday eve- on the water while the explosive action was happening was a whole lot of fun. dock—as well as Friday Salmon Dinner ning cruises will start a little earlier in .14

25 Our buddies don’t own their boat anymore, so the numerous picnics we enjoyed Sails, Sunday Brunches on the Bay, and the season and go a little longer, with # with them both on the bay and docked in the marina are a thing of the past. Luckily, Afternoon Adventure Sails. If they care the first one happening June 25 and the the arrival of summertime means it’s time to once again revisit the numerous oppor- to, passengers can also work up an appe- last one in early September. tunities to combine food and drink with seasonal excursions in the Salish Sea. If you tite on these outings by helping the crew “It feels like summer is coming earlier don’t have a friend with a boat but long for an afternoon or evening at sea, you’ll raise the Zodiac’s four sails—including each year, so we are excited to get out- want to pay attention. her 4,000-square-foot mainsail, which is side beginning this June to enjoy the his- For example, a look at the Schooner Zodiac’s (www.schoonerzodiac.com) roster of day apparently the largest on the West Coast. tory of this beautiful region while cruis-

CASCADIA WEEKLY sails departing from the Bellingham Cruise Terminal reveals a list of outings combining San Juan Cruises (www.whales.com) will ing along the bay,” Whatcom Museum some of the best parts of living in the Pacific Northwest. Ales & Sails excursions feature also have their four vessels in the water Executive Director Patricia Leach says. 26 staff from local breweries sharing their liquid libations while also schooling attendees for the Fourth of July, serving up cracked Outings later in the summer are known on what’s behind the brewing process and what the inspiration was behind each of the crab and baked chicken dinners aboard the to sell out, so take advantage of the recipes. The next one happens Thurs., June 20 with Chuckanut Brewery at the helm, and Victoria Star 2, Salish Express, Chinook, added adventures and secure a spot while includes a delicious dinner that complements the craft beers. But that’s just the begin- and Salish Sea. After cruising through you still can. And when you board, don’t ning. The 160-foot vessel also plays host to a July 4th Fireworks Dinner Sail—this one Chuckanut and Bellingham bays, the boats forget to bring along your dinner. doit WED., JUNE 19 SIT WITH US. WEDNESDAY MARKET: Attend the Bellingham

Farmers Market’s Wednesday Market from 2pm-6pm at the Barkley Village Green, 2215 Rimland Dr. The 26  26 midweek market continues through September. Spice up your solstice by at- Come and FOOD 

WWW.BELLINGHAMFARMERS.ORG FOOD  tending a “Bright SEDRO MARKET: The Sedro-Woolley Farmers Market Night Market: Hot takes place from 3pm-7pm at Hammer Heritage Sauce and Salsa 21 Square, 200 Metcalf St. Vendors will offer a selection Festival” Fri., of produce, crafts and more through September. June 21 at Aslan Depot.

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Free Meditation Instruction 20 THURS., JUNE 20 Monday evenings, 7:00 pm

BOW FARMERS MARKET: Visit the Bow Farmers FILM  Market from 1pm-6pm at Samish Bay Cheese, 15115 Open House Meditation & Talk Bow Hill Rd. The market will be in operation every Meditation @ 7pm/ Talk @ 8pm 16 Thursday through Sept. 13. 2825 Meridian, Suite 201 • 360-483-4526 WWW.BOWLITTLEMARKET.COM

LUMMI MARKET: Vendors will offer fresh LANGAR: All are welcome at a Langar event MUSIC  FRI., JUNE 21 produce, local honey, gorgeous flowers, arts and from 11am-2pm in Lynden at Guru Nanak Gursikh meditation center FERNDALE MARKET: Find fare from local farmers crafts and more at the Lummi Island Saturday Gurdwara, 176 E. Pole Rd. Langar is the sacred 14 and artisans at the Ferndale Farmers Market from Market happening from 10am-1pm Saturdays community free kitchen of the Sikh people and bellingham.shambhala.org

2pm-6pm Fridays through Oct. 11 at a new locale through the summer in the field next to the every temple serves delicious vegetarian food- ART  next to the Grocery Outlet, 1750 LaBounty Dr. Islander Grocery, 2106 S. Nugent Rd. which they invite the general public to come eat. WWW.FERNDALEPUBLICMARKET.ORG (360) 758-2815 The largest free kitchen in the world is Langar at 13 Darbar Sahib, Amritsar India, where they serve BRIGHT NIGHT MARKET: Spice up your solstice LYNDEN MARKET: Local farmers and artisans 100,000 people a day every weekend, and 50,000 a by attending a “Bright Night Market: Hot Sauce will sell their edible and creative wares at the day on weekdays. STAGE  and Salsa Festival” from 5pm-11pm at the Aslan Lynden Farmers Market from 10am-2pm every (360) 398-1184 Depot, 1322 N. State St. In addition to the local Saturday through Sept. 28 at Centennial Park, 12 hot sauce and salsa vendors who will be in atten- 319 Grover St. MON., JUNE 24 GIFTS FOR dance—including HOSA, El Fuego, RADs, San Juan WWW.LYNDENFARMERSMARKET.COM RAW VEGAN DESSERTS: Sara Southerland

Salsa, Mad Cat Salsa, and Haxn Hot Sauce—there focuses on “Raw Vegan Desserts” at a class hap- PAPER NERDS GET OUT  will be fare from Paellaworks, live music by the BLAINE MARKET: Homegrown and handmade pening from 6:30pm-9pm at the Community Food & PENCIL ENTHUSIASTS Bilongo Quintet, and salsa-dancing lessons in the farm products, baked goods, arts and crafts and Co-op, 1220 N. Forest St. Attendees can explore

beer garden. Come drink a speciality chili-infused more can be found at the Blaine Gardeners Market the joy and simplicity of raw desserts, and leave 10 beer, eat fresh paella, sample the best local sauces from 10am-2pm Saturdays through October at the class with a handful of recipes and ideas to try at CARDS · JOURNALS and dance away the longest night of the year. city’s H Street Plaza. home. Fees are $45. WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/EVENTS (360) 332-6484 WWW.WHATCOMCOMMUNITYED.COM SUPPLIES · PAPER WORDS  HOURS SAT., JUNE 22 BELLINGHAM MARKET: The 27th season of the TUES., JUNE 25  8 Monday-Friday 10am-6pm PANCAKE BREAKFAST: All are welcome at a Pan- Bellingham Farmers Market continues from 10am- FOOD PRESERVATION: As part of a Food cake Breakfast happening from 8am-10am at Fern- 3pm Saturdays through Dec. 21 at the Depot Preservation Series with Jennie Goforth, attend saturday 10am-3pm dale’s American Legion Post #154, 5537 2nd Ave. Market Square, 1100 Railroad Ave. In addition to a class on “Pressure Canning” from 6:30pm-8pm CURRENTS Entry is $3 for kids 12 and under, and $6 for adults perusing and purchasing locally grown produce, at the Community Food Co-op, 1220 N. Forest St. 112 Grand Avenue, #101 Ω Bellingham, Wa

and includes pancakes, French toast, biscuits and regular events for the market include Demo Days Additional classes happen July 2 (Pickling and 360.734.0481 Ω bisonbookbinding.com 6 gravy, sausage or ham, and hash browns. and a Wednesday Market starting in June. Fermentation), and July 9 (Freezing, Drying, and (360) 201-1109 WWW.BELLINGHAMFARMERS.ORG Root Cellaring). Entry is $29 per class. WRITE MORE LETTERS CLUB VIEWS  WWW.WHATCOMCOMMUNITYED.COM 3RD WEDNESDAY EVERY MONTH 7PM–9PM MOUNT VERNON MARKET: Attend the Mount BACKYARD CHICKENS: If you’re interested 4  Vernon Farmers Market from 9am-2pm Saturdays having instant access to farm-fresh eggs, Dalia THURS., JUNE 27

through Oct. 12 at the city’s Riverwalk Park, 509 Monterroso, ambassador for Scratch and Peck INCOGNITO: Reserve a seat in advance for the MAIL  S. Main St. The market supports local farmers and Feeds and creator of the popular YouTube Channel unconventional “Incognito” dinner series starting

growers in a family-friendly environment that “Welcome to Chickenlandia,” will lead a free at 6pm at Ciao Thyme, 207 Unity St. Entry is $82 to 2  offers fresh, healthy food including locally grown “Backyard Chickens” class from 3pm-4:30pm at the six-course (or more) feast featuring seasonal produce and baked goods. the Everson Library, 104 Kirsch Dr. Learn how to fare. The details of the menu are concealed until DO IT  WWW.MOUNTVERNONFARMERSMARKET.ORG select the necessary supplies, provide the proper mealtime, so prepare to be pleasantly surprised. nutrition and natural care, and avoid predators, WWW.CIAOTHYME.COM ANACORTES MARKET: Find fresh produce and large and small. much more at the 30th season of the Anacortes WWW.WCLS.ORG DINNER BOOK CLUB: The monthly “Life Between 06.19.19 Farmers Market happening from 9am-2pm Saturdays the Pages” event begins at 6:30pm at Evolve Choc- through Oct. 26 at the Depot Arts Center, 611 R Ave. SEASIDE BBQ: Enjoy the ultimate beach barbecue olate + Cafe, 1200 11th St. (above Village Books).

WWW.ANACORTESFARMERSMARKET.ORG experience at a “Seaside BBQ” series from 5:30- The dinner book club includes food and cocktail .14 25

8:30pm Saturdays through Aug. 31 at Blaine’s pairings related to a book—this month’s choice in # CONCRETE MARKET: Fresh food, arts and crafts, Semiahmoo Resort, 9565 Semiahmoo Pkwy. The Amor Towles' A Gentleman in Moscow. Tickets are and live music are part of the Concrete Saturday “party on the lawn” will feature delicious food $60; copies of the book can be purchased at the Market happening from 9am-3pm weekly through options, live music, games and more. Reservations bookstore for a 15 percent discount. Labor Day weekend at the Concrete Community are recommended. WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM Center, 45821 Railroad St. WWW.SEMIAHMOO.COM WWW.CONCRETESATURDAYMARKET.WEEBLY.COM MEDITERRANEAN MEZZES: Local food blogger SUN., JUNE 23 Samantha Ferraro of The Little Ferraro Kitchen helms TWIN SISTERS MARKET: Affordable, Whatcom BIRCHWOOD MARKET: More than 10 local grow- a “Mediterranean Mezzes” class from 6:30pm-9pm CASCADIA WEEKLY County-grown produce can be procured at the Twin ers and producers will sell fresh fruit, vegetables, at the Community Food Co-op, 1220 N. Forest St. Sisters Farmers Market from 9am-3pm at the IGA eggs, honey, flowers and more at the cooperative Included is muhammara, a Syrian roasted pepper 27 parking lot on Nugent’s Corner, and 10am-2pm in Ma- Birchwood Farmers Market from 10am-3pm every dip, savory cheese pastries called borekas, turmeric ple Falls at the North Fork Library, 7506 Kendall Rd. Sunday through October at the Park Manor Shop- roasted cauliflower with almonds and creamy The markets continue Saturdays through October. ping Center, 1538 Birchwood Ave. tahini sauce and red beet hummus. Fees are $45. WWW.TWINSISTERSMARKET.COM WWW.CITYSPROUTSFARM.COM/MARKET WWW.WHATCOMCOMMUNITYED.COM COUNTRY MUSIC’S NEWEST SENSATION TONY JACKSON AUGUST 16 & 17

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