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28 see development. Bottom land exhausted on low-density build- out, hillcrests bristling with trophy homes and view castles, what remains are the undistributed middle heights—forested slopes that shed their runoff to boggy soils, the fertile ground CLASSIFIEDS left for our new homes. Build it, as the saying goes, and they will come. 24 Let’s take the example of San Juan Boulevard, a winding BY FRED MILLER

FILM FILM arterial proposed for the uneven terrain and sketchy soils in what is currently the forested hills above Lake Padden, an un- broken area that dwarfs the 80-odd acres of Chuckanut Ridge 20 20 and, gazing at a topo map, no reasonable person would readily propose for development. MUSIC Pulling a Fast One In the ‘80s and ‘90s, Bellingham City Council members (some of whom are still seated) thundered San Juan Boulevard would WATER DISTRICT EXPANSION MAKES LITTLE SENSE 18 18 never be connected on their watch—primarily because of its

ART expense, but also, whispered almost as an afterthought, the hills above the Padden watershed just didn’t seem a good can- LAKE WHATCOM Water the notion that its sole mission cus on watershed protection,

17 didate for development. & Sewer District has been busy is to provide water and services exemplified by the mayor’s and Times change; and by the late ‘90s comments about a San trying to pull a fast one several to any developing lot in the wa- City Council’s recent actions,

STAGE STAGE Juan connector would bubble up offhand from city planners times over, seemingly in desper- tershed. Ignoring and skirting would provide a new perspec- and engineers to the point where, among policy makers, it be- ate pursuit of its own survival its responsibilities to oversee tive on the most appropriate

16 came de rigueur understanding of not if but when and on whose and obviously in defiant disre- protection of the quality of the measures needed to balance the watch the connection would occur. gard of a changing paradigm of water it serves to its ratepayers, provision of quality water as it A school gets planned on Yew Street Road (in another ex- protecting Lake Whatcom. the district has fueled its growth manages the new district, in- GET OUT ample of facilitating infrastructure) and suddenly what was de Unchecked, this district is and survival with this notion. stead of the current district’s rigueur is now fait accompli. about to plunge headlong into Some have argued that the destructive pursuit of develop- 14 By 2006, the San Juan connector had crept into the Top Ten a financing scheme that makes city would have to play the ment at all costs. of 25 projects slated for a six-year transportation improvement it toxic to any notion of being same role if it absorbed the The city currently holds the

WORDS program (TIP). What the TIP has to say about the connector absorbed by the City of Belling- district, that there would be contracts with district for the is instructive: “San Juan Boulevard is a prerequisite for con- ham. The rush to poison negotia- no change in the unbridled volumes, rates, and performance

8 tinued development in the north Samish Neighborhood, and tions with a new $6 million dollar pursuit of bringing a few more standards pertaining to water right-of-way dedication, frontage improvements, and trans- building is only part of the ploy. Eversons, Nooksacks and Fern- and sewer services. By absorb- portation impact fee contribution will be required as develop- The district has built into its

CURRENTS CURRENTS ment occurs. This new corridor between Yew Street Road and financing projections a 20 per- Elwood Avenue will provide alternative access to Interstate 5 cent growth rate. Accepting that 6 6 and is expected to relieve congestion along Lakeway Drive” by the district has 3,900 current LAKE WHATCOM WATER & SEWER creating a high-speed east-west corridor through southeast customers, that’s just shy of 800 VIEWS VIEWS VIEWS Bellingham. new households being required DISTRICT HAS BEEN BUSY TRYING TO Phase I construction for the connector begins in 2009. to be built in order to finance 4 PULL A FAST ONE SEVERAL TIMES In one of the most mendacious schemes ever contrived and the poison palace that fends off

MAIL MAIL approved by a smilin’ city government, Phase I merely punches interference from the City. OVER, SEEMINGLY IN DESPERATE a primitive road through forests and wetlands. Phase II widen- What sense does it make to

3 PURSUIT OF ITS OWN SURVIVAL ing of this road comes in 2012 from nearly $5 million in “un- force building nearly the equiva-

DO IT IT DO known,” unspecified funds, presumably from the federal gov- lent of both Everson and Nook-

ernment or transportation impact fees. The latter are not in sack (2000 Census data) into our

08 place and—in any event—will likely not raise more than 30 water supply reservoir? The dis- dales into our reservoir with its ing LWWSD, the city would ac-

.23. percent of the funds necessary for the widening, meaning, one trict’s new financing plan relies current zoning. Here are three celerate the need to resolve the 4 way or the other, taxpayers freight the development of this on the hookup fees and rates ideas to counter such myopia: conflict of Whatcom County’s

.03 subsidized “short cut” through the green hills overlooking their gained from promoting growth The nauseating confusion of zoning with its ability to pro- 17

# Padden watershed. and development in the water- three governments grappling with vide those services. Certainly Thus do things formerly too expensive and inadvisable get shed. Did the district stop to managing the reservoir would be the district, which has failed foisted on unwilling non-beneficiaries, as the unthinkable consider that it shouldn’t bank reduced to only two players, and miserably since its inception curdles to conventional wisdom. its future financial viability, nor that would dramatically simplify to face the fact that it cannot Assault is added to the injury: its ratepayers’ responsibilities, inter-jurisdictional communica- possibly serve all the zoned Back in January, Bellingham Planning and Community De- on degrading the quality of the tions and cooperation. We might watershed lots with the city’s velopment Director Tim Stewart wisely proposed a framework water for 91,000 residents? even see progress re-defined in contractual agreements, cannot CASCADIA WEEKLY for evaluating what lands should be brought into the city. This Of course not! For decades, the our watershed. now claim that 800 new hook-

6 framework—including a more detailed financial analysis of district has steadfastly clung to The city’s new energy and fo- ups in its new 25-year financ- infrastructure and essential public facilities needed to sup- port urban levels of service—would serve as a lens to help VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY ing plan will resolve that problem. THE GRISTLE Instead, the city’s newly absorbed dual responsibilities—providing policymakers focus on what lands make best and protecting water—will force candidates for annexation. it to spend “quality time” with Employing this lens, Stewart reckoned the Whatcom County to resolve the de- southern portion of Yew Street Road was not 34 velopment problem inherent in our a good candidate for annexation because FOOD current zoning. essential infrastructure—roads, sidewalks,

Is it stubbornness or delusion sewers—was not in place. Identical in most 28 that keeps LWWSD refusing to ac- aspects, the northern portion—already an- cept the paradigm shift? In their nexed by a less circumspect process—would good old days just a few years ago likewise not pass this new analysis. after the moratorium was lifted, Heigh-ho, the San Juan connector solves CLASSIFIEDS the district was approving permits several infrastructure concerns; as does a faster than the ink could dry on sizable water tank sited right on the brink 24

them. In a recent meeting, LW- of city limits, proposed by Public Works to FILM WSD commissioners admitted to serve water to areas currently underserved

their having to shift from 200-250 by water—another example of facilitating 20 new permits per year to the cur- infrastructure, underwritten by public dol- rent, curiously slow pace of “10 or lars, that fuels private development. MUSIC 20.” Clearly, without the promise Only one problem remains: The connector of new fees and revenue from dis- must chop through several wetlands of the trict-fueled growth, LWWSD faces highest environmental sensitivity, a con- 18 a serious financial problem. And struction forbidden by the city’s own criti- ART its solution is to build a new $6 cal areas ordinance (CAO)—the rights-of-way

million dollar building. challenge noted in the San Juan Boulevard 17 Instead of looking with an open project plan.

mind to the possibility of a merger The solution? Draft a variance to the city’s STAGE with the city, the district spent CAO that allows these wetlands to be com-

more time in its past meetings promised. 16 wailing about how the new pro- Bad enough, perhaps; but as long as Stew- posed merger couldn’t work and art and Public Works Director Dick McKinley pointing belligerently to “show have the hood up, they might as well propose GET OUT stoppers” and “deal-killers” that sweeping exemptions to the CAO, a veritable might occur if the city didn’t ad- wish list of anything the city might conceive 14 dress every possible nuance of the of constructing anywhere, at any time (it’s district’s rate structure currently worth noting the city already has license to WORDS assessed on its 3,900 clients. They construct essential public facilities in areas were almost annoyed at the re- not restricted by its CAO). 8 quest to begin thinking about the As the public interest group Futurewise 91,000 residents who rely on Lake notes in objections to this proposal, “The

Whatcom for their drinking water. existing CAO already allows for exemptions. CURRENTS It’s time to get over it, accept The only reason for the proposed ordinance 360-220-3061 6 that we can no longer manage the is to allow the city’s capital projects to K–12 All Subjects 6 watershed like we have for the past avoid the strict mitigation requirements of VIEWS VIEWS You Set the Schedule. We Come to You! VIEWS 40-plus years. Water quality is de- the current ordinance. grading. New regulations are com- “With the proposed changes,” Futurewise 4 ing. New drastic restrictions and continues, “these common facilities would be 130 E. Champion Street requirements from the Department considered so vital that they merit weaker stan- Downtown Bellingham MAIL

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cisions for the benefit of the entire Dashing these concerns, Bellingham City .03 17 community. Council last week approved the underlying # framework for these exemptions, shunting fu- Fred Miller is a 29-year resident of ture public land use decisions away from the Bellingham, a co-founder of Friends daylight of public forums and policy debate to of Lake Whatcom, and a developer of the shadowy realms of the Hearings Examiner, the Lake Whatcom Pledge program. a quasi-judicial rubberstamp of status quo de- In addition to his career in telecom- velopment: What Planning and Public Works munications technology, he has want, the Hearings Examiner is prepared to CASCADIA WEEKLY been active in environmental and deliver in a closed (unelected) loop of city 7 business issues including recycling bureaucracy. and business development, and pro- “Do as we say,” City Council beams. “Not as tecting water quality. we do.” currents news commentary briefs

PICO IYER His, & ME HOLINESS FOUR YEARS ago, the 14th Dalai Lama visited the here and there, given background briefings, backstage travel essays I’ve ever come across. Pacific Northwest, giving teachings and participating in access and an intimate press conference I’ll never for- Iyer was fresh on my mind because Whatcom Com- roundtable discussions at venues across Vancouver, B.C. get. I watched a lot of serious journalists lose all pro- munity College, where I was teaching composition One of the highlights of his trip was an elaborate cer- fessional detachment when the Dalai Lama entered the at the time, had chosen another of his books—The emony at Christ Church Cathedral where the Dalai Lama, room—it was near impossible not to be impacted, not Global Soul—as the Book of the Year, and it was be- along with fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureates Archbishop to swoon, when in such close proximity to a “living ing taught in a wide variety of courses. I was already Desmond Tutu and Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Buddha.” looking forward to meeting him on campus in a few Ebadi, were awarded honorary doctorates by Simon I was mingling with the media in the basement of weeks, when he would visit with the classes studying Fraser University. With marching dignitaries, blaring the cathedral, pre-bagpipes, when I saw a reporter that his books, but here he was, in the flesh, in the base- bagpipes, a heavenly chorus of children and enormous looked familiar from dust jackets of several books on my ment of a cathedral in downtown Vancouver. leaded stained-glass windows dripping colored gems, it shelves back at home. “That looks a lot like Pico Iyer,” I introduced myself and quickly learned why he was a breathtaking blend of pomp, posturing, spiritual- I thought of the small, smiling Indian man with the was such a successful world traveler: friendliness! ity and substance, and I was shocked to find myself with beat-up rucksack slung over his shoulder, and a glance With charm and genuine interest, he asked me for my front row seats for the show. at his nametag confirmed my suspicion. I had read and story—who I was, where I came from, what I do and I had been following His Holiness around town for relished Video Nights in Katmandu: And Other Reports what brought me to such an auspicious gathering. To- several days as part of the media contingent, taking from the Not-So-Far and Falling Off the Map: Some Lonely gether we talked about the Dalai Lama phenomenon, photos and notes, watching the pros from the Vancou- Places of the World, two of his finest books collecting the frenzied adulation that accompanied him every- ver Sun and Time magazine at work. We were herded some of the most observant, piquant and intelligent LAMA, CONTINUED ON PAGE 13 ON THE ROAD WITH THE DALAI LAMA BY CHRISTIAN MARTIN STUDENT OPERATED RADIO AT WESTERNNEWS WASHINGTON AND PUBLIC UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS DEMOCRACY NOW 34 FREE SPEECH RADIO NEWS

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24 Community activist Stephanie Kountouros

FILM FILM joins the lengthen- ing list of candidates With help from the county, Whatcom Land Trust completes its filing for the 40th 20 20 ee purchase of Lily Point, 90 acres of undeveloped shoreline at District position va- Point Roberts. The land trust bought Lily Point for $3.5 million, cated by state Senator MUSIC THE THAT WAS transferring the beach to the county for use as a park. Harriet Spanel. Koun- touros has worked professionally with 18 18 04.17.08 04.21.08 survivors of domestic violence, people with ART 04.15.08 THURSDAY MONDAY AIDS, mental health and chemical depen- TUESDAY

17 Unsurprisingly, the state Attorney Washington’s Sen. Maria Cantwell and dency issues. Her work A cyclist recovers in the hospital after being struck by a General finds no illegal manipula- Rep. Jay Inslee say record gas prices in the social services field includes children

STAGE STAGE 90-year-old driver on Bellingham’s Alabama Hill. Police say driver tion of the elevated cost of fuel in the cannot be explained by market forces Verda Korte says she thought she saw two bicyclists just before the Fourth Corner, declaring typical mar- and demand the Justice Department in- surviving sexual abuse and homeless and

16 collision. Her eyesight may have contributed to the accident. ket forces of supply-and-demand are to vestigate possible price-fixing by the oil runaway teenagers. blame rather than “price gouging.” industry (see Thursday). Ferndale Mayor Gary Jensen issues a temporary stop-work GET OUT order on the construction of a skate park after volunteer labor- Meanwhile, gasoline hits an all-time Reeling from last month’s levy failures, ers leave the work site a mess over the weekend. high in Bellingham, averaging $3.67 a the Blaine School Board meets with 14 gallon throughout the city. district staff to discuss how they’re go- Ferndale also delays construction of a new Law and Jus- ing to manage cutting $655,000 out of Paul Gonzales, a WORDS tice Center after consultants find flaws with the site, includ- 04.18.08 next school year’s budget. decorated Washington ing its location in a flood plain, earthquake vulnerability and FRIDAY State Patrol veteran,

8 also seeks the 40th. 8 security issues. Lake Whatcom Water & Sewer District An annual report released from the commissioners meet to further discuss The Mount Vernon resident joins fel- Whatcom County Council votes against a replacement for the Institute for Watershed Studies at West- a report on merging with the City of low Democrats Hue CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS 40-year-old Whatcom Chief ferry to Lummi Island. ern’s Huxley College of Environmental Bellingham. Mayor Dan Pike threat- Beattie, Kevin Ranker, Science confirms the quality of Lake ened legal action unless commissioners Ken Henderson, and 6 Allegiant Air says they’ll add direct flights from Bellingham Whatcom continues to decline, but agreed to study the report. Republican Steve Van to California. Seasonal flights to San Francisco start June 6. yields a nod to Bellingham’s water filtra- Luven in the race for Spanel’s seat. VIEWS VIEWS Flights to San Diego begin June 12. tion efforts. Failing to convince Bellingham City Council (0-6) to initiate an appeal of an 4 04.16.08 04.19.08 extension of water service to a mental-

MAIL MAIL WEDNESDAY SATURDAY health facility in the Lake Whatcom wa- tershed, the Squalicum Community As-

3 ABC shames the nation in the most asinine and embarrass- Unseasonal snow continues to drib- sociation decides to go it alone with the No sooner does KGMI

DO IT IT DO ing televised presidential “debate” in U.S. history. One com- ble, dumping as much as 10 inches of Whatcom County Hearing Examiner. The morning host Brett mentator calls the children’s hour “something akin to a federal snow on some parts of Western Washing- association says servicing the facility Bonner depart the

08 crime…. Seldom has a large corporation so heedlessly inflicted ton, as an unusually powerful low pres- would encourage only new development. airwaves than KVOS Northwest Notebook .23. so much civic damage in such a short space of time.” sure system drifts over the region. 4 The state Supreme Court says it will host Ty Ray announces 04.20.08 he’s also moving on, .03 Bellingham is both shamed and ashamed to learn a woman consider a legal challenge of voter- completing the evis- 17 # who claimed she was kidnapped and raped while jogging at SUNDAY approved limits. The state’s Senate Ma- ceration of thoughtful Little Squalicum Beach last month may have made the whole jority Leader filed the challenge after a community commen- thing up. Police say an extensive investigation turned up no A group representing downtown music pair of initiatives passed that require tary in local electronic evidence a crime had occurred. The woman is taken into protec- venues meets to propose major revisions supermajority approval from the Legis- media. Good luck, Ty; we’ll miss your win- tive custody. to Bellingham’s noise ordinance. Bell- lature in order to raise taxes. ning smile. ingham Downtown Alliance for Music and A Whatcom County man faces vehicular assault charges after Nightlife co-chair Richard Hartnell says 04.22.08 CASCADIA WEEKLY triggering the collision of five vehicles in Bellingham. At least B’DAMN wants the city to define decibel TUESDAY 12 two people are seriously inured in the crash. limits, lower fines and change what he calls “vague language” in the ordinance. Earth Day dawns.

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28 CLASSIFIEDS “I WAS NERVOUS AT THE PROSPECT OF MAKING A CERAMIC PRAYER 24 WHEEL LARGE ENOUGH TO FIT 200,000 HANDWRITTEN PRAYERS” FILM FILM

a longtime Belling- Reached at his retreat near Lake Padden,

CHRIS MOENCH, 20 ham sculptor, recently presented two ceramic Moench commented on his experience: “I was prayer wheels to the Dalai Lama during his honored and nervous. Honored to be able

Seattle visit for the Seeds of Compassion con- to give something back to the Dalai Lama MUSIC ference April 11-15. Last August, Moench ran who has devoted his whole life to promoting into conference organizer Pamela Eakes at an peace in the world. Nervous at the prospect 18 18 art fair and offered to make two prayer wheels of making a ceramic prayer wheel large enough to fit 200,000 handwritten prayers. It

for the event. The first was used onstage in ART a public “Inter-spiritual Dialog” attended by took three months and 175 pounds of sweat, prayers and clay.”

10,000 participants. The second prayer wheel,

LZmnk]ZrFhkgbg` 17 created small enough to fit in a carry-on bag To see more of Moench’s work, visit to Dharamsala, India, was a gift to the Dalai www.axisofhope.net ;k^Zd_ZlmIZgbgb Lama from Moench and all the people involved BEFORE THE MARKET, NOW OPEN STAGE in Seeds of Compassion. AT 9AM ACROSS FROM THE HERALD. 16 TUES–FRI 11–6 & SAT 9–5 GGJFbDghUhYgh@XckbhckbV=\Ua GET OUT

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where he spoke in Vancouver, indeed logical retelling of the Dalai Lama’s much of the world, and threatens to WORDS everywhere he popped up around the life, but instead a series of interlock- derail China’s coming-out party at

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globe. We tried to be a little bit jaded ing chapters that examine the world’s this summer’s Olympic games. 8 about it, but couldn’t quite pull it off most famous monk from three differ- “The country that he was born to since we too were extremely excited ent angles (which also serve as sec- rule is slipping ever closer to extinc- CURRENTS CURRENTS to be a part of his historic visit to tion titles): In Public, In Private, In tion,” laments Iyer, “…on his watch, CURRENTS Canada, especially the ceremony that Practice. his own people have lost most of their was about to take place in the cathe- Iyer begins his biography by exam- contact with their leaders, their loved ;>EEBG@A:F%P: 6 dral above our heads. ining the aspects of the Dalai Lama’s ones, and their culture, and one of d\PILFDMINDHFOFZlPILFDMIIDIGLO I mentioned to Iyer that I had read public life, dividing public perceptions the great centers of Buddhism…has VIEWS and appreciated an essay he wrote of him into chapters entitled “The been all but wiped off the map.” 4 on the Dalai Lama from his then-new Conundrum,” “The Fairy Tale,” and Iyer likewise brings his sharp in- wednesday special

¢ MAIL book Sun After Dark: Flights into the “The Icon.” In the first, Iyer points sight to the Dalai Lama’s cult of per- color copies

Foreign and he responded that if I out the rich ironies embodied in the sonality, examining how a man who UʘÞÊ+Õ>˜ÌˆÌÞ 35 3 1 liked that one, just wait until his next Dalai Lama: “A religious teacher who describes himself as “a simple monk” Up to 8 /2¸Ê—Ê££¸Êœ˜ÊÓ{›Ê7 ˆÌiÊÊUÊÊ-ivÊÃiÀÛiʜ˜Þ

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FILM FILM Safety Awareness and Community Fair Pico Iyer reads from shares his newest collection, Want, at happens from 10am-1pm at Barkley Vil- The Open Road: The 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. For more info: 671-2626. lage. For more info: 650-8359. 20 20 Global Journey of CAT ED: Attend the Alternative Humane the Fourteenth Dalai SAT., APRIL 26 Society’s Cat Education Day from 11am- Lama at Village Books MUSIC BURNING WORD: Workshops, readings, 4pm at Garden Street United Methodist on Wednesday, April concerts and more will be part of the Church, 1326 N. Garden St. For more info: 30 at 7pm. You can Burning Word Festival from 9am-7pm at alternativehumanesociety.org.

18 18 hear a podcast of Whidbey Island’s Greenbank Farm, 765 E. GRANGE CENTENNIAL #4: An all-ages the Dalai Lama’s talk Wonn Rd. Entry is $8-$15. For more info:

ART celebration focusing on “Grange Centen- apodcastcafe.org/ (360) 331-7099 or washingtonpoets.org. nial: 1981, The Fourth Generation: Today radiofreefundi and GREEN PRIMER: Kathleen O’Brien, co- and Tomorrow” happens from 3-8pm at watch webcasts at 17 author of The Northwest Green Home Prim- the Rome Grange, 2821 Mt. Baker Hwy. seedsofcompassion. er, talks about sustainable living at 7pm For more info: 671-5768. org/webcast. at Village Books, 1200 11th St. For more LATINO HERITAGE: Mariachi music, STAGE STAGE info: 671-2626. tango and Panamanian dancing and food from Peru, El Salvador, and the Dominican

16 SUN., APRIL 27 MENDING: Jane Kirkpatrick reads from Republic will be part of tonight’s “Latino her new tome, A Mending at the Edge, at Heritage Celebration” at 6pm at WWU’s to make little reference to the controversies. Viking Union Multipurpose Room. Entry is GET OUT LAMA, FROM PAGE 13 4pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. For Instead, he engaged with diverse groups of more info: 671-2626. $10-$15. For more info: 650-7275. people on and offstage throughout the confer- RAINBOW PROM: Whatcom Community

14 MON., APRIL 28 College’s Queer Straight Alliance will 14 him wherever he travels. Tibet and the Dalai ence, including the governor, researchers from OPEN MIC: A literary Open Mic starts at hold a Rainbow Prom—open to those 16 Lama both “wear the contours of fairy tale” the , musician Dave 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. All and older—at 7pm at the Syre Student WORDS WORDS and this turns out to have both benefits and Matthews, local school children, author Ish- are welcome. For more info: 671-2626. Center, 237 W. Kellogg Rd. Admission is drawbacks. mael Beah, Costco co-founder Jeffrey Brotman, POETRY NIGHT: Sign up to read your by donation. For more info: 927-0341 or

creations at Poetry Night at 8:30pm ev- 8 But fairy tales aside, Iyer also sees some- and Archbishop Tutu. [email protected]. ery Monday at Fantasia Espresso, 1332 thing genuine in the way people of many na- He also made time to meet with a few people Cornwall Ave. For more info: 715-1634 or APRIL 26-27 DIRTY DAN DAYS: A boat race, chowder tions and cultures flock to the Dalai Lama. from the Whatcom area, including members of poetrynight.org. cook-off, live music, yacht tours, an up- CURRENTS CURRENTS “The world seemed to have moved from hav- the Lummi Nation, who presented the Dalai TUES., APRIL 29 hill piano race and much more will be ing too little information about itself to hav- Lama with traditional gifts including a cedar KNUTE SKINNER: Former Bellingham part of the Dirty Dan Days Festival hap- 6 ing too much,” he observes, “and what the soul bark hat and a beaded necklace. professor and nationally acclaimed poet pening from 9am-5pm throughout his- cried out for…was something that could put The ultimate outcome of his trip to Seattle Knute Skinner returns to town to give a toric Fairhaven. For more info: 739-9625 VIEWS VIEWS the clutter into a larger perspective.” The Da- was rather like the outcome of his visit to Van- reading at 4pm at WWU’s SMATE Build- or Fairhaven.com. lai Lama wins audiences over with “transpar- couver four years earlier: to discuss what he ing, room 150. The event is free. For more EARTH SALES: Celebrate the tenets of 4 info: 650-3350. ent sincerity and lack of shadow: just one man considers to be the “universal values” of love, Earth Day from 9am-4pm by participating in the 8th annual Earth Day Garage Sale. MAIL MAIL obviously speaking from the heart, with no ap- dialogue, respect, equanimity, reason, happi- Look in local newspapers for participants. parent wish to sell any position or philosophy, ness and especially compassion. Rather than COMMUNITY For more info: 738-4561. 3 let alone himself.” prostelyze about his own Tibetan Buddhist THURS., APRIL 24 LINUXFEST: The 9th annual LinuxFest Northwest happens from 10am-5pm at

DO IT IT DO These natural talents were evident in the faith, or speechify about the fate of Tibet, the CAREER FAIR: Drop by the Spring Career

Dalai Lama’s recent visit to Seattle. More than Dalai Lama barnstorms city after city, country Fair from 10am-2pm at WWU’s Mac Gym at the Bellingham Technical College, 3028 the Wade King Student Recreation Center. Lindbergh Ave. Entry is free. For more 08 50,000 people filled Qwest Stadium for the cap- after country, reminding us of what we already For more info: 650-3240. info: linuxfestnorthwest.org.

.23. stone event of the five-day Seeds of Compassion know. MON., APRIL 28 4 HEALTHCARE MEETING: United for Na- conference. The gala featured a colorful parade Iyer describes this particular gift of the Dalai tional Healthcare will hold a meeting at TRAGEDY, TRIUMPH: Dr. Craig Broyles will give a free lecture on “Discerning

.03 highlighting more than 200 different cultures Lama’s as helping people “return to the clatter 7pm at Bellingham’s Laborers Hall, 1700 God’s Intervention in Tragedy and Tri- 17 N. State St. For more info: 714-8999. # that live in Washington state, a 1,500-member and commotion (of their lives) a little differ- umph” at 7pm at the Mount Baker Studio intergenerational choir, drumming and dancing ently, in part by seeing how they could change IRAQ TALK: A panel discussion on “Oc- cupation in Iraq” starts at 7pm at WWU’s Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St. For more ceremonies and a beaming Gov. Chris Gregoire. the world by changing the way they looked at Fraser Hall, room 4. For more info: (206) info: logos.com/lectures. The Dalai Lama spoke to the capacity crowd the world.” 298-0848. WED., APRIL 30 about compassion, nonviolence and dialogue, “The Dalai Lama liked to talk of ‘human be- DRAG BINGO: Help out the Evergreen WORLD ISSUES: “Post-Genocide Rwan- with a special emphasis on the importance of ings,’ nearly always preceded by the pronoun AIDS Foundation by attending Drag Bingo da” will be the topic of a free World Issues passing these qualities on to children. ‘we,’” Iyer says, “but what he was really talking from 6:30-10:30pm at Norway Hall, 1419 Forum at noon at WWU’s

CASCADIA WEEKLY N. Forest St. Admission is $20 and in- It was the Dalai Lama’s first international about was ‘human becomings,’ and the ways Auditorium. For more info: 650-2309. cludes bingo, food and drink vouchers. 14 trip since riots have broken out in both Tibet each one of us could travel along the open road For more info: 671-0703. and along the global path of the Olympic torch to becoming more compassionate and respon- as it winds toward China, though he chose sible.” rate Countr Garden · Bakery · Cafe Celeb y at BUY ONE GET ONE TREE Gift & Wine Shop Fabulous Lunches PURCHASE A PAIR OF CHACO FOOTWEAR BETWEEN APRIL 25-27 AND THE ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION WILL PLANT A TREE IN OUR NATIONAL FORESTS & Pastries

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• Who? Christian Martin CURRENTS Communications Coordinator for North Cascades Institute, book reviewer for Cascadia Weekly, web- 6 master of www.podcastcafe.org, freelance writer,

sea kayaker, gardener, hiker, cook and lover of VIEWS “blue highways” road-tripping. • What are you reading now? 4

The Silence of Stones by Rick Bass, The Dharma MAIL Bums by Jack Kerouac, A Range of Glaciers by Fred

Beckey and Caught in Fading Light by Gary Thorp. 3 DO IT IT DO • What’s on your reading list? Red Bird by Mary Oliver, Travels in the Greater Yellowstone by Jack Turner and

The Art of Simple Food by Alice Waters. 08 .23. • Who are some of your favorite authors? 4 Barry Lopez, Pema Chodron, David James Duncan, Robert Sund, Tom Robbins, Kathleen Dean Moore, Gary Snyder, Tove Jansson and Edward Abbey. .03 17 # • Why do you shop at Village Books? I feel the need to visit Village Books at least once a week -- my partner calls it “my comfort.” There is something both grounding and inspiring in browsing the tables of Discover the DEWEY Difference! staff picks, local bestsellers shelves and BooksSense selections of the month. I like to see what the latest literary offerings are, and who is reading what. A stroll through VB connects me to the larger community of readers and thinkers in Bellingham. TOLL FREE 1-800-846-1549 (360) 734-8700 Building Community One Book at a Time 1800 Iowa St., Bellingham CASCADIA WEEKLY VILLAGE BOOKS 15 1200 11th St., Bellingham, WA • 360.671.2626 • VillageBooks.com www.deweygriffin.com doit WED., APRIL 23 10am at Deming’s Homestead Ea- gle Park. Suggested donation is TULIP FEST: The 25th annual Sk- $5-$10. For more info: 650-9470 agit Valley Tulip Festival is hap- or whatcomlandtrust.org.

pening throughout the month. WILDLIFE ORIENTATION: The

34 34 For more info: (360) 428-5969 or Northwest Wildlife Rehabilita- get out tulipfestival.org. tion Center will hold a Volunteer

FOOD HIKING RUNNING CYCLING SQUIRES HIKE: Join members Orientation at 10am at its head- of the Mount Baker Club for an

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28 evening hike to Squires Lake. Hwy. For more info: 966-8845. Meet at 5:45pm at Sunnyland El- ementary or at 6pm at the trail- APRIL 26-27 head. For more info: 676-9843. REGATTA: The 9th annual Semiahmoo Bay International CLASSIFIEDS THURS., Regatta happens through the APRIL 24 weekend at the Blaine Marina. 24 BY AMY KEPFERLE WHITEWATER FILM: American For more info: 332-6484 or Whitewater will hold a fundrais- iycbc.ca. FILM FILM er featuring the film Hotel Char- GARDEN ART FAIR: A Garden ley 3: The Lost World at 7pm at Art Fair occurs from 10am-5pm

20 20 Broadway Hall, 1300 Broadway. at the Depot Arts Center, 611 Life’s a Beach Tickets are $5-$6. For more info: R Ave., Anacortes. Info: ana- bellinghamwhitewater.org. cortesfarmersmarket.org. MUSIC AND THEN YOU CLEAN IT FITNESS FORUM: Mary Lindahl will lead a free Fitness Forum SUN, APRIL 27 focusing on an “Introduction DAN HARRIS CHALLENGE: 18 18 most of the debris found on Washington’s to ChiRunning” at 7:15pm at Sign up now for the Dan Harris Challenge, a nine-mile rowing ART coastline wasn’t left there by day-trippers Fairhaven Runners, 1209 11th St. For more info: 676-4955. and paddling race starting at or folks heading to the beach to watch a 10am at Fairhaven’s Taylor Av-

17 sunset. She says storm drains discharging FRI., APRIL 25 enue Dock and Boulevard Park. directly into waterways and trash dumped VOLKSWALK: The NW Tulip Trek- Cost is $20-$25. For more info: kers will hold a free Volkswalk danharrischallenge.com.

STAGE STAGE into the ocean by commercial and recre- ational boaters comprise a large part of starting at 10am at Fairhaven BENEFIT: Help out Heifer In- Runners & Walkers, 1209 11th ternational by taking part in a 16 the debris that makes its way to beach. St. For more info: 676-4955 or 5K Benefit Run/Walk starting According to data compiled from the nwtrekkers.org. at 1pm at Lake Padden’s south Coast Savers, almost 90 percent of floating entrance. Suggested minimum

GET OUT SAT., APRIL 26 donation is $10. For more info: marine debris is plastic. “Due to its dura- MILES FOR MEMORIES: The 305-6703. bility, buoyancy, and ability to absorb and Alzheimer Society of Washington

16 PLANT WALK: Mark Turner will 14 will hold its 9th annual Miles for concentrate toxins present in the ocean, lead a three-mile “Native Plant Memories 5K Walk/Run starting plastic is especially harmful to marine life,” Tour” starting at 1pm at the at 9am at the Fairhaven Village WORDS GET OUT reads an excerpt on the group’s website. Stimpson Family Nature Reserve Green. Cost is $25 per person, on Lake Louise Road. The event “Surfrider Foundation’s mission is to $10 per canine. For more info:

is free. For more info: 650-9470 8 keep ocean water 671-3316 or elderserviceprovid- or whatcomlandtrust.org. ers.org. clean and beaches FITNESS FORUM #2: “Deep- PLANT SALE #1: Lynden Gar- publicly accessed,” Water Running: Into the Pool!” den Club will host a Plant Sale CURRENTS CURRENTS Parry says. “The will be the topic of a Fitness Fo- from 8:30am-2pm at the North- rum at 1pm at the Arne Hanna Northwest Straits west Washington Fairgrounds.

6 Aquatic Center, 1114 Potter St. chapter does water Info: 354-7659. Cost is $4 for pool entry. For PLANT SALE #2: Bellingham quality monitoring at more info: 676-4955. VIEWS VIEWS Unitarian Fellowship will hold PLASTIC IS dangerous. If you don’t believe me, ask the local beaches around BIOLOGY WALK: REI staff its 24th annual Plant & Tree Sale hapless sea turtles who mistake floating plastic bags for jelly- Bellingham. You don’t member Nicolin Sky will lead a 4 DO IT from 9am-2pm at its digs at 1708 “Biology Walk” at 2pm at the Se- fish—their favorite food—or the gray whales who have been WHAT: Washing- have to be a surfer to I St. For more info: 676-1554. home Arboretum. For more info MAIL MAIL found dead with bags and sheeting in their stomachs. Query the ton Coast Clean be involved.” PLANT SALE #3: Birchwood and to register: 647-8955. numerous birds, fish and mammals that confuse the alarmingly Up with the Even if you can’t Garden Club will have its 16th

3 durable substance for sustenance and feed it to their young—or Surfrider Founda- make it out to coast annual Plant Sale from 9am- TUES., APRIL 29 tion 12pm at the Bellingham Public PERMACULTURE TALK: Seth

DO IT IT DO die of starvation because what they’ve eaten gives them a false for this weekend’s WHEN: Sat., April Library, 210 Central Ave. For Williams will give a talk on “Ur- sense of fullness. 26 event, Parry says more info: 384-6250. ban Permaculture Community:

08 In an attempt to lessen the blow from harmful marine debris WHERE: Rialto there are ways to PLANT SALE #4: The Everson Growing a Sustainable Commu- Beach, near La .23. to both animals and humans, the Northwest Straits Chapter of keep debris in land- Garden Club hosts a Plant Sale nity in Our Backyards” at 6pm at 4 the Surfrider Foundation will hook up April 26 at Rialto Beach as Push fills instead of in at 9am at Everson Elementary the Building Performance Cen- INFO: (253) School, 216 Everson Goshen Rd. ter, 1322 N. State St. For more

.03 part of the 9th annual Washington Coast Clean Up. Rain or shine, our local waterways. 905-3478, For more info: info and to register: 671-5600, 17 # more than 30 groups of volunteers will meet at locations up and WashingtonCoast- “You can always help WORK PARTY: Join members ext. 7, or kclt.org. down the coast to gather beach trash so it can be disposed of Cleanup.org, or out by placing your of Nooksack Salmon Enhance- FAT TIRE 101: Learn more properly. If you’re looking for a way to combine a weekend road CoastSavers.org cigarette butts in ment Association to pot bare about mountain biking in the trip with community service, form a carpool and make your way proper receptacles; root plants and organize the Northwest at a free “Fat Tire 101” to the coast. cutting your six-pack plastic before dis- native plant nursery at 9am at clinic at 6pm at REI, 400 36th the WWU Environmental Center St. For more info: 647-8955. At last year’s event, more than 8,000 volunteers removed 25 posing it; using less plastic (bring your on the corner of Bakerview and TRAIL TALK: Dan Nelson pres- tons of debris in an attempt to keep Washington’s ecologically own canvas bags for shopping); dispos- Hannegan roads. For more info: ents a slide program on his book, CASCADIA WEEKLY sensitive coastline clean. Plastic water bottles, tires, fishing nets ing of motor oil properly; don’t release 715-0283. Day Hiking Mount Rainier at 7pm ANIMAL TRACKING: John at Village Books, 1200 11th St. 16 and other assorted debris were part of that day’s catch, and this balloons into the air; pick up after your year’s event promises more of the same. pet and leaving a beach cleaner than how McLaughlin will lead an outing For more info: 671-2626. focusing on “Animal Tracking” at Rochelle Parry of the Surfrider Foundation points out that you found it!” doit STAGE ventures of Robinson Crusoe at 7pm Fri. and 2pm Sat. at APRIL 23-26 the Assumption Gymnasium, DOG SEES GOD: See what 2116 Cornwall Ave. Tickets happened to Charlie Brown are $5-$7. For more info:

and his friends after they 733-6133. stage grew up a bit when Dog Sees 34 God: Confessions of a Teenage APRIL 25-27 THEATER DANCE PROFILES ALICE, WONDERLAND: See FOOD Blockhead shows at 7:30pm a musical version of Lewis at WWU’s Underground The-

Carroll’s Alice in Wonder- 28 atre in the Performing Arts land at 7:30pm Fri.-Sat. and Center. Tickets are $7-$9. 2pm Sun. at Mount Vernon’s For more info: 650-6146. McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. Col- lege Way. Additional show-

APRIL 23-27 CLASSIFIEDS BY LYNN ROSEN TRIBUTE TO ELLA: Broad- ings happen through May way veteran Freda Payne 4. Tickets are $17-$36. For 24 channels the “First Lady of more info: (866) 624-6897 or Song” when she performs A mcintyrehall.org. FILM FILM Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald at 7:30pm Wed.-Thurs., 6pm APRIL 26-27 Regina AUDITIONS: Shakespeare Fri.-Sat., and 7:30pm Sun. 20 Northwest will hold audi- at the Mount Baker Studio UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU’VE EVER SEEN tions for its upcoming sea- Theatre, 104 N. Commercial son from 3-6pm Sat. and MUSIC St. Tickets are $49. For more 11am-3pm Sun. at the Sk- info: 734-6080 or mount- ”Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines; for our vines have tender grapes.” agit Valley College’s Phillip

bakertheatre.com. 18 —SONG OF SOLOMON 2:15 Tarro Theatre. For more info

THURS., and to set up an audition: ART APRIL 24 (360) 770-7748.

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TUES., 17 “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” at 8pm at the Up- APRIL 29 WEST FEST: Song, dance, STAGE front Theatre, 1208 Bay St. STAGE poetry and more will be At 10pm, stick around for highlighted at the West Fest

the “Project”—which to- 16 2008 at 7pm at WWU’s Per- night features sketch com- forming Arts Center Concert edy. Cost is $5 for the early Hall.Entry is $3-$7. For more

show, $3 for the late show. GET OUT info: 650-7271. For more info: 733-8855 or theupfront.com. WED., APRIL 24-26 APRIL 30 14 VIRTUAL SOLITAIRE: POLYANNA: See an optimis- Seattle playwright and tic orphan come to life when WORDS performer Dawson Nichols Polyanna opens tonight at

7:30pm at Lynden’s Claire vg

performs his acclaimed one- 8 man show about a man who Thomas Theatre, 655 Front gets lost in cyberspace, Vir- St. Tickets are $11-$13 and tual Solitaire, at 8pm at the additional showings hap-

THE HOUSE lights dim. The orchestra begins. Cur- demanding role, Barber as easily delivers her acid dia- iDiOM Theater, 1418 Corn- pen through May 18. For CURRENTS tains open on a black scrim. MGM-like Hollywood title logue as her high C and low G. wall Ave. Tickets are $10. more info: 354-4425 or and credits flash. The scrim rises to reveal a 1900-era Brothers Ben, played with an ironic, humorous twist For more info: 201-5454 or clairevgtheatre.org. 6 sumptuous Southern plantation. Black servants break by baritone Doug MacNaughton, idiomtheater.com. into spiritual, then gospel, then jazz, then ragtime and Oscar the bully, sung by APRIL 24-28 DANCE VIEWS cakewalk. A Dixieland band on stage? Spoken dialogue? baritone Gregory Dahl, seam- FOREVER PLAID: The musi- 4 Dancing? We’re at the opera, right? lessly switch from opera to the cally enhanced play, Forever APRIL 25-26 Plaid, shows at 7:30pm Thurs., LIVE FROM CRAZY: Watch Part traditional opera-with-arias, part Broadway, spoken word. Oscar’s son, Leo, MAIL 8pm Fri.-Sat., and 2pm Sun. one woman’s mental break- part Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story, part Stephen tenor Lawrence Wiliford, pro- at the Anacortes Community down—from joyful to sui- 3 Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park With George, part Kurt vides delightful comic relief at Theatre. Additional showings cidal and back again—when happen through May 3. Tick- Reporting Live From Crazy Weil’s Threepenny Opera, part Harlem blues, part South- the beginning of Act II with his IT DO ern black gospel, part jazz alley, even a touch of Holly- ditty about what a pity it is he’s ets are $16. For more info: combines dance and theater (360) 293-6829 or actthe- at 7:30pm at the Firehouse wood—composer Marc Blitzstein has gathered a multi- not in the city where a boy like 08 atre.com. Performing Arts Center, 1314 tude of American musical idioms together in one piece ATTEND him belongs. .23.

Harris Ave. Additional show- 4 WHAT: Pacific Opera APRIL 25-26 to showcase the rich depth and breadth of these musical Hands down, the two sopranos, ings happen May 2-4. Tick- Victoria’s production THEATRESPORTS FINALS: ets are $13. For more info: traditions in America. The result is Regina. It is unlike of Regina by Marc Kathleen Brett singing Birdie and The final weekend of a The- .03

961-2087 or firehouseper- 17 anything you’ve ever seen. Blitzstein Robyn Driedger-Klassen, her niece atresports championship # formingartscenter.com. Based on Lillian Hellman’s play The Little Foxes, which WHEN: 8pm, April 24 Alexandra, highlight the produc- happens at 7:30pm and opened in 1939 on Broadway starring Tallulah Bankhead, and 26 tion with their beautiful voices, 9:30pm at the Upfront The- SAT., this operatic adaptation stays true to the original text WHERE: Royal Theatre, clear characterizations and intui- atre, 1208 Bay St. On Satur- APRIL 26 805 Broughton St., day night, the champs will go DANCING FEET: A free per- and storyline of a Southern family’s greed for wealth and Victoria B.C. tively interpreted performances. up against a team of secret, formance dubbed “Dancing power and their evil means of achieving both. Many will COST: $25-$100 Alexandra serves as the moral out-of-town guests. Tickets Feet to a Latin Beat” hap- remember Bette Davis’ role as Regina in the 1941 Oscar- INFO: (205) 386-6121 standard, opposes her grasping, are $8-$10. For more info:

pens at 7pm at the Nancy CASCADIA WEEKLY or rmts.bc.ca 733-8855 or theupfront.com. nominated film. toxic family and leaves. Whyte School of Ballet, ROBINSON CRUSOE: The Regina Giddons, the beautiful, ruthless wife of a banker Even in the face of such over- 1412 Cornwall Ave. For more Missoula Children’s Theatre 17 info: 734-9141 or nancy- and sister of two conniving brothers, is commandingly whelming greed, Blitzstein offers hope with the rousing, presents The Amazing Ad- sung by mezzo-soprano Kimberly Barber. In an extremely closing lyric, “Is a new day a-coming? Certainly, Lord.” whyteballet.com. doit

EVENTS WED, APRIL 23 MAYOR’S ARTS AWARDS: The 29th annual

Mayor’s Arts Awards will include a public

34 34 visual celebration honoring this year’s winners at GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES 6:30pm at the Whatcom Museum, 121 Pros-

FOOD pect St. Winners include the Dream Science Circus, John Goodman, the Cody Rivers Show,

28 Lucia Douglas Gallery, Ben Mann, and many others. The event is free. For more info: 778-8930. FRI., APRIL 25

CLASSIFIEDS CAREER DAY: High school students can come face to face with artists, educators and

24 arts professionals as part of “Art Career Day” today at the Whatcom Museum, 121 Prospect

FILM FILM St. For more info: 778-8961. SAT., APRIL 26

20 20 ART BOOTH: Get ready for the upcoming Pro- BY AMY KEPFERLE cession of the Species by stopping by an Art Booth every Saturday in April from 10am-3pm MUSIC at the Bellingham Farmers Market at the Depot Market Square. For more info: bpots.org. 18 18 18 18 Home and Away GROUP SHOW: A “Group Show” featuring more than 30 local and regional artists can ART ART be seen beginning today at the Lucia Doug- THE LIFE AND WORK OF las Gallery, 1415 13th St. The exhibit will be

on display through May 10. For more info: 17 JOHN KOENIG 733-5361 or luciadouglas.com.

STAGE STAGE SUN., APRIL 27 “Life every day should be an adventure, a creation, BIENNIAL BYE-BYE: If you haven’t yet seen “Photography Biennial: Nine to Watch

16 no matter where you are.” from the Pacific Northwest,” currently at the —JOHN FRANKLIN KOENIG Whatcom Museum’s ARCO Exhibits Building, 206 Prospect St., you should know today is GET OUT your last chance to do so. For more info: 778-8961. 14

“Vecteur de Nancray,” 2000, mixed media on canvas ONGOING EXHIBITS WORDS ALLIED ARTS: “Innovative Fiber Arts,” a TIMING IS everything, and acclaimed artist John the world seven times. two-woman show featuring works by Peggy

8 Franklin Koenig fully planned on being front and center He was best known for his large-scale abstract paintings, Kondo and Margie Thierry, shows through when “Northwest Master, Home and Away,” an exhibit span- but Koenig didn’t like to be tied down to any particular April 23 at Allied Arts, 1418 Cornwall Ave. ning his life and expansive body of work, opened last March medium. When his reputation as a collage artist started For more info: 676-8548 or alliedarts.org. AVELLINO: View abstract artwork from Bell- CURRENTS CURRENTS at the Whatcom Museum of History & Art. gaining momentum, he was quick to move on to something ingham artist Kellie Becker through April 27 Although he was in failing health, Koenig’s death on else—whether it was photographs, glass, sculpture, inta- at Avellino, 1329 Railroad Ave. For more info: 6 Jan. 22 at the age of 84 was glio prints, raku or tapestries. 441-2321. unexpected, and instead of be- “He became known for collage early on, but didn’t want BELLINGHAM RAILWAY MUSEUM: The VIEWS VIEWS ing a celebration of his art, the to be forever linked to that,” Moles says. “He started paint- museum is open to the public from noon-5pm Tues. and Thurs.-Sat. at 1320 Commercial St. opening reception morphed into ing more, but he always kept that collage aesthetic…even

4 For more info: 393-7540. a commemoration of his life. his paintings look ripped.” BLUE HORSE: Gallery artists will be on

MAIL MAIL But exhibit curator Kathleen After 1960, travels to Japan, China, and Africa—among display through June 7 at the Blue Horse Moles, who had the chance to other far-flung locales—further influenced his art, and with Gallery, 301 W. Holly St. New artists include

3 meet with Koenig in the course of “Home and Away” being divided mostly chronologically, it’s Laurie Potter, Trish Harding, Nicole Sharpe, and Michael Heath. For more info: 671-2305.

DO IT IT DO putting the exhibit together, says possible to witness his growth and discovery as an artist. COLOPHON: See art deco pieces by MimoK the two are one and the same. SEE IT “Everything was a form of art to him—whatever he did,” WHAT: John Franklin through April at the Colophon Café, 1208 08 “We couldn’t tell the story of Koenig: Northwest Moles says. “Even music and dance informed him.” 11th St. For more info: 647-0092. GOOD EARTH: Works by Eugene and Ene .23. his work without telling the story Master, Home and In his later years, Koenig came back to Seattle to live full 4 of his life, because his work was a Away time. One of the fascinating things you’ll see at “Northwest Lewis will be featured through April at Good WHEN: Through Earth Pottery, 100 Harris St. For more info: .03 direct reflection of how he lived Master, Home and Away” is a recreation of his final studio, 671-3998 or goodearthpots.com.

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# his life,” Moles explains. complete with hundreds of paintbrushes of different sizes, WHERE: Whatcom HISTORICAL MUSEUM: View “Lost Cities of One of the major themes Moles Museum, 121 Pros- scraps of paper, pigments in herring fillet jars, squeezed Skagit: Rediscovering Places of Our Past” says arose during the putting pect St. tubes, rulers and personal photographs and notes. It’s a little through Nov. 2 at La Conner’s Skagit County together of the exhibit was that COST: Admission is spooky—although there’s nobody there, it looks like Koenig Historical Museum, 501 S. 4th St. For more by donation info: (360) 466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/ it was possible to trace Koenig’s could come in at any moment and pick up where he left off. museum. artistic arcs to the story of how INFO: 778-8930 or Above all, “Home and Away” is a fascinating look at one whatcommuseum.org INSIGHTS: Alfred Currier’s “Skagit Legacy” he lived. Born in Seattle in 1924, man’s lifelong mission to immerse himself in art. “We felt paintings show through April 30 at the In- CASCADIA WEEKLY Koenig spent a large part of his like he had never really been given his dues in his home- sights Gallery, 514 Commercial Ave., Ana- life in France (his first foray there was during World War II). land,” Moles says. “I’m excited to finally be showing the cortes. For more info: insightsgallery.com. 18 LYNDEN LIBRARY: A non-juried exhibition In later years, he told those who asked that he’d traveled fullest portrait of his work and his life.” doit

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MINDPORT: Cary Lane’s mixed-media ex- 17 hibit, “The Sheepcarder and the Small, Sto- len Sky,” shows through April 30 at Mind- port Exhibits, 210 W. Holly St. For more STAGE info: 647-5614 or mindport.org.

MONA: View “East and West,” a major ret- 16 rospective of the late artist , through June 15 at La Conner’s Museum of

Northwest Art, 121 S. First St. For more info: GET OUT (360) 466-4446 or museumofnwart.org. PAPERDOLL: See an exhibit of works by 14 Bellingham artist Steeb Russell through the month at the Paperdoll, 1200 10th St. For more info: 738-DOLL or steebrussell.com. WORDS PICKLE BARN: “Art in a Pickle Barn” will

show from 10am-6pm daily through April 27 8 as part of the Skagit Tulip Festival. For more info: (360) 428-8576 or skagitart.org. QUILT MUSEUM: “Barns & Botanicals”

and pieces from “MetroTextual: Manhat- CURRENTS tan Quilters Guild” are on display through May 11 at La Conner Quilt & Textile Mu- 6 seum, 703 S. 2nd St. For more info: (360) 466-4288 or laconnerquilts.com. SEASIDE GALLERY: “Tulip Mania” runs VIEWS through May 15 at La Conner’s Seaside Gal- lery, 112 Morris St. For more info: lacon- 4 nerseasidegallery.com. SMITH/VALLEE: Works by Northwest art- MAIL

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305-4892 or smithvalleegallery.com. WESTERN GALLERY: View “Field Notes: Photographs by Dianne Kornberg” through 08 .23.

May 31 at the Western Gallery on the WWU 4 campus. For more info: 650-3963. WORLD CUP: View a variety of works from .03

Squalicum High School students through 17 # April at World Cup Coffeehouse, 2118 James St. For more info: 733-5615. WHATCOM MUSEUM: “John Franklin Koenig: Northwest Master, Home and Away,” “Love, Murder, Magic,” “Photography Biennial,” and “The Melville Jacobs Legacy” are cur- rently on display at the Whatcom Museum,

121 Prospect St. For more info: 676-6981 or CASCADIA WEEKLY whatcommuseum.org. 19 Rumor Has It

DID YOU KNOW that under Bellingham’s current noise ordinance, a person can go to jail for being

too noisy? And I’m not talking about serving a day 34 music or two—a habitual noise offender can receive as many as 90 days in jail. FOOD FOOD PREVIEWS RUMOR HAS IT This was just one of the many eye-opening

28 28 things I learned at B’DAMN’s recent public forum dealing with proposed revisions to the city’s noise ordinance. Probably the main lesson I took from the forum is that, given the sheer amount of hard CLASSIFIEDS work B’DAMN has put into this issue, not to men- tion a turnout for the meeting that numbered 24 80-plus people and included everyone from local

FILM musicians to members of city council, noise, and BY IAN CHANT the regulation thereof, is something this commu-

nity cares deeply about. 20 20 20 As it currently exists, the noise ordinance allows anyone, anywhere, at anytime to call in a noise MUSIC MUSIC Devotchka complaint, and whether or not the noisemaker is cited requires a judgment call on

18 18 VIDDY WELL, BROTHERS AND SISTERS the part of the offi cer who checks

ART out the complaint. Such the title track is from an earlier, hard-to-fi nd subjectivity in the

17 Devotchka album, the rest of the material fea- law has made for a tures the band’s reinterpretations of songs from situation in which

STAGE traditional folk tunes to Frank Sinatra’s “Some- one or two noise- thin’ Stupid,” and is highlighted by an abso- averse folks have

16 lutely mind-blowing cover of Siouxsie and the been responsible for Banshees’ “The Last Beat of My Heart.” They the vast majority of also expanded onto the silver screen, netting a complaints in the GET OUT Grammy nomination for the dark-but-sweet, pol- downtown core, ka-fl avored soundtrack for the dark-but-sweet thus effectively sti- BY CAREY ROSS 14 2006 fi lm Little Miss Sunshine. fl ing nightlife for More recently, though, Devotchka has returned to the masses. Thus, the

WORDS the studio to release their fi rst full-length album will of one creates an unwanted outcome for many. since 2004, A Mad & Faithful Telling. However, B’DAMN thinks they have found a bet-

DEVOTCHKA 8 “A Mad & Faithful Telling showcases Tom’s string ter way. The group has come up with a proposal arranging on many of the songs.†I would say it that consists of a mix of specifi c decibel levels for has grown out of†both How it Ends and Curse Your acceptable noise, as well as quiet hours, for both

CURRENTS CURRENTS FROM COMPOSING award-nominated movie sound- Little Heart ,” Schroder says. the downtown core and residential neighborhoods. tracks to a critically acclaimed EP consisting mostly of covers, “We did more of writing in The other proposed changes have to do with low- 6 the terrain Devotchka treads in life is much the same as what the studio than we have ever ering the fi nes for noise citations—not to mention they cover musically: eclectic, varied and more than a little done before and also had the eliminating the threat of jail. And a four-year review VIEWS bit strange. In other words, just about what you’d expect from opportunity to include more would also be implemented, so the ordinance can a band that got their name from A Clockwork Orange and their guests.” grow with the city. 4 start playing backup music for burlesque shows. But while the studio is all While community members who spoke at the

MAIL MAIL Like a good horror movie, much of Devotchka’s sound hear- well and good, the stage is meeting seemed to largely agree with the com- kens back to the Romanian countryside, informed by the tra- the only place to get the full ponents of the proposal, many expressed wari-

3 LISTEN ditional gypsy and folk tunes of Eastern Europe. But each WHO: Devotchka, Devotchka experience, which ness that the very objectivity the new ordinance

DO IT member of this Denver-based four piece brings their own Basia Bulat includes a feature or two that seeks to defi ne could somehow become a trap of

unique musical sensibilities and leanings to bear on the WHEN: Thurs., recalling their more tawdry our own making. In other words, while we think May 1 08 whole of the band. From Frank Sinatra, rock ‘n’ roll and Ital- and sordid burlesque days. we may be building bridges, what we’re really do- WHERE: Wild

.23. ian wedding music to mariachi, Dixieland jazz and Celtic folk “We love to include the ing is gilding the bars of our own cage. 4 Buffalo, 208 W. music, everyone lays a variety of musical chips on the table Holly St. burlesque girls,” Schroder It’s certainly a point worth considering. Howev-

.03 during the songwriting process. COST: $15-$18 says. “In fact, we†have one er, so much of the meaning of any law is in its ap- 17

# “Tom [Hagerman, on violin and accordion] is a classically MORE INFO: of them with us on this tour— plication, and, in this case, it seems attitudes—on trained violinist and composer, but also played in a goth band wildbuffalo.net the Amazing Alexandra—she the part of the police department, bar owners and in college,” says Jeanie Schroder, who holds down brass and will be performing an aerial downtown residents—need to change at least as bass duties for the quartet. “We all fi nd ourselves drawn to tissue act to our music.” badly as the existing ordinance requires revision. gypsy, tango, mariachi, Balkan, and Eastern European music. Their road act will continue through the summer When wielded as a weapon, any law can be used as †We’re never really sure which style is going to come out when as they begin cruising through the European fes- a means of punishment rather than a measure of we begin working on a song.” tival circuit, including a stop in Moscow the band protection. A new noise ordinance is just the fi rst CASCADIA WEEKLY This musical version of Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle couldn’t be more excited about. But for those of step. However, building and maintaining a peace-

20 has yet to steer the band wrong. Following their critically you who might not make it to Europe and need ful community isn’t really about legally mandated acclaimed 2004 album How It Ends , Devotchka went on to your fi x right now, you can see them Thurs., May 1 decibel levels or quiet hours, and any claims to the record the six-song EP Curse Your Little Heart in 2006. Though at the Wild Buffalo. contrary are really just so much noise. musicPREVIEW non-clubMUSIC WED., APRIL 23 APPALACHIAN ACTION: Appa- lachian musicians Kate Long and

Robin Kessinger will perform at

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HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE CLASSIFIEDS Bellingham Golf & Country Club, 3729 Meridian St. Tickets are $75. INNOVATION IS almost always For more info: 739-0264 or bell- 24 inghamfestival.org. an accident. When Thomas Edison devel- CHOIR CONCERT: The Multno- FILM oped the phonograph in 1877—a device mah Bible College Choir Concert performs at 7pm at Bellingham’s 20 20 that recorded sound onto a piece of tin- 20 foil wrapped around a grooved cylinder— Immanuel Bible Church, 2000 W. he unknowingly opened the fl oodgates for North St. The event is free. For MUSIC more info: 733-0672. MUSIC modern music, allowing artists to record, SOLO CELLO: Joshua Roman, duplicate and distribute their performanc- principal cellist for the Seattle 18 18 es to a mass audience. Much like the print- Symphony, will give a free con- ing press spread the reading of the gospel, cert at 8pm at WWU’s Performing ART the recording of music allowed artists to Arts Center Concert Hall. For more

info: 650-3130.

be heard on a much broader scale, in places 17 they themselves have never been, and long SAT., APRIL 26 CHORALE FUNDRAISER: The

after they were dead and gone. STAGE Bellingham Chamber Chorale pres- More important- ents its annual fundraiser, “BCC ly, the recording and Friends: A Showcase of Tal- 16 studio completely ent,” at 7pm at the Bellingham redefi ned the na- Golf & Country Club, 3729 Merid- ture of composition ian St. Tickets are $60. For more GET OUT info: 738-9399. itself. Technologi- LEO KOTTKE: Guitarist, compos- THE BLOW 14 cal innovations— LISTEN er, singer and all-around good guy everything from Leo Kottke returns to town for an WHAT: Bellingham 8pm performance at WWU’s Per- WORDS the Theremin to Electronic Arts forming Arts Center Concert Hall. synthesizers to Festival feat. Idiot

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electronicarts VIEWS sic, what it sounds $10; proceeds benefi t the Inter- festival.com faith Coalition. For more info: like, and how it’s

734-3983. 4 made. It should be no surprise the Bell- and various art installments on display he’s since moved on we pretty much BENEFIT SHOW: Michael Costello ingham Electronic Arts Festival (BEAF) throughout the week at Mindport and the share his vision, though it’s expanded to and other local musicians will play MAIL traditional Irish and folk music at

will only push the envelope further, with a Viking Union Arts Gallery. In other words, include more national and international multitude of performers and speakers wax- get a schedule and plan accordingly. artists. a Benefi t Concert for Wellspring 3 High School from 3-7pm at Uisce’s

ing poetic on the various wonders of mak- I talked with festival co-organizer and CW: What made you think Bellingham need- DO IT Pub, 1319 Cornwall Ave. Suggest- ing music out of electricity. Bruce Hamilton, who also doubles as the ed such a festival? What did you feel was ed donation is $10. For more info:

Spread over four days and featuring Associate Professor of Music at WWU. Aside (and is) lacking in the local music scene? 671-5433. 08 ART OF JAZZ: Portland’s Da- more than 40 local, regional and inter- from organizing BEAF, Bruce will also be BH: Well, there’s no proper venue for a sus- .23. 4 national artists, BEAF will be all but un- performing in the Electro Groove Garden at tained series of experimental (for lack of vid Friesen Trio will perform at an Art of Jazz concert at 4pm at avoidable this week. Starting Wed., April the Majestic on Saturday night. a better term) shows; music and art that the American Museum of Radio & .03 17

23 with performances by the Nextdoor CW: How did BEAF materialize? What were would probably appeal to at least enough Electricity, 1312 Bay St. Tickets # Neighbors and Feathers at the Under- you initially hoping to accomplish? people to forge some kind of small scene are $12. For more info: 650-1066 ground Coffeehouse, BEAF will continue BH: Nicholas Brittain Shaber thought elec- of enthusiasts, despite being somewhat or jazproject.org. through the weekend, with notable ap- tronic music (in general) was under-rep- more challenging or off the beaten path TUES., APRIL 29 pearances by the Blow (Fri., April 25 at resented in Bellingham and held the fi rst from what most folks expect. I also think SPRING WHIMSY: Local musi- WWU’s Viking Union), local favorites Idiot BEAF in July 2004 to showcase regional it’s important to help spread music and cians will perform chamber tunes Pilot (Thurs., April 24 at the Old Found- talent. The one-day marathon show at art that’s not well known, as popular- at a free “Musical Spring Whimsy”

concert at 12:30pm at the What- CASCADIA WEEKLY ry), and a whole slew of others, playing the Pickford Dream Space spanned elec- ity has little to do with value. I have an com Museum, 121 Prospect St. For everything from electropop to sound art tropop, various types of experimental opportunity to do that at Western, but more info: 779-8930. 21 to ambient noise. There will also be vari- music and improvisations, along with VJs that’s not enough. ous lectures at WWU, Pickford Cinema, and sound art installations. Later, Nicho- CW: How would you defi ne “electronic” mu- and the Museum of Radio and Electricity, las got more people on board and though BEAF, CONTINUED ON PAGE 27 Start Spring Right! Jewelry Designers & Manufacturers Think Local First! Original Designs Pink Impressions Tulip #P353 14k Pink, Green

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ART pletely absurd. This isn’t—and has never been—a real-life comedy (all

17 IT’S EASY to see why The Coun- that went out the window when terfeiters won this year’s Oscar for best the boys rode a cheetah in the fi rst

STAGE foreign language fi lm: Sensitively act- installment); it’s a fantasy/com- ed, crisply directed and written with edy, the kind you’d dream up while

16 not an ounce of sentimentality, it tells stoned out of your mind on a Satur- of Jews who survived the Holocaust on day night. I tend to think that’s how wit and the whim of fate. writer-directors Jon Hurwitz and GET OUT But this isn’t Schindler’s List ; it’s the Hayden Schlossberg came up with fl ip side of the same accounting sheet, this idea in the fi rst place. 14 scratched with messier handwriting. The Harold and Kumar fi lms are all The Counterfeiters portrays its concen- about three things: drugs, sex and

WORDS tration-camp survivors as pragmatists racial differences. And, as in any se- who ate well, slept on soft mattresses quel, the ante is upped considerably.

8 and played table tennis while the un- Instead of traveling across the state lucky masses were marched and shot of New Jersey, Harold (John Cho) and and starved and gassed scant yards Kumar (Kal Penn) are now traveling

CURRENTS CURRENTS away. across the United States. The stakes But the Holocaust is more than just are also higher; this time, the boys 6 one story. It is six million separate are mistaken for terrorists while on tales, even more if we’re including those a plane heading for Amsterdam after VIEWS who lived, and the narrative of history a green triangle denoting a “habitual Burger (August Diehl) the communist Kumar rigs up a high-tech bong that has room for every single one of them. criminal.’’ typographer, Kolya Karloff (Sebastian is mistaken for a bomb. They end up 4 A movie that bears witness to the full, Ever the opportunist, he curries favor Urzendowsky) the dreamy Russian youth. at Guantanamo Bay, where the fi rst

MAIL MAIL fl awed humanity of Holocaust survivors by drawing portraits for preening Nazi “One adapts or dies,’’ he says simply, but ridiculous homosexual joke plays has its place, even when their behavior offi cers until the day he’s shipped to this isn’t the law of the jungle. It’s the itself out and the boys manage to

3 is less than perfect. Even when the pro- another camp, Sachsenshausen, where law of the jailed. escape. But where will they go and

DO IT tagonist’s a criminal. he’s shuttled into a special barracks Directing from his own adaptation how will they clear their name? And,

Salomon “Sally’’ Sorowitsch (Karl that houses a covert Nazi counterfeit- of Burger’s memoir ( The Devil’s Work- most importantly, do we care?

08 Markovics) makes a splendid and pithy ing scheme codenamed Bernhard. shop), Stefan Ruzowitzky paces the Probably not. This isn’t the type of

.23. anti-hero—a slumping opportunist with Run by the very Herzog who pinched action swiftly—with a few jangles fi lm that tugs at your heartstrings; 4 an unsurpassed gift for counterfeiting. Sally in Berlin, Operation Bernhard offers of handheld realism—and invests it more like the kind that appeals to

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# ter the war has ended, so we know he ish printers, graphic artists, bankers and with meaning. And we can’t see them, boys realize they need to get to survives. We also know he walked off photographers busy cranking out fake but from within “the golden cage’’ of Texas where Colton (Eric Winter) is with a suitcase full of cash, which he documents for the Third Reich. It’s Sal- Operation Bernhard we can hear the about to marry Kumar’s old fl ame splurges at the gaming tables and on a ly’s job, as an expert in forged currency, dull tattoo of prisoners outside be- Vanessa (Danneel Harris)—not to swell brunette who discovers the serial to oversee the design and production of ing forced to run until they drop—a stop the wedding, mind you, but to number on his forearm. ersatz English pound notes and Ameri- “shoe-testing squad.’’ Look sharp, and ask Colton (who has tons of politi- Flash back to 1936 Berlin: Sally, “the can dollars for the Nazi war effort. And you’ll fi nd a brilliant shine on Sally’s. cal connections) to help get them CASCADIA WEEKLY k ing of counter feiters,’ ’ get s nabbed in a so the knotty, toughened realist sets to Is this the last word on the Holo- out of this mess. Of course, Kumar 24 raid led by the smug Nazi Herzog (Devid work, doing what he must to fi ll his own caust? No. But nothing is. And nothing CONTINUED ON PAGE 26 Striesow) and lands in Auschwitz with belly without betraying his fellows: Adolf ever should be. A=CB6A723B@3<2A

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BH: Yep. Or unconventional use BH: Douglas Kahn’s lectures will 28 FILM of guitars, pedals, circuit- probably be wild rides dis- bending, use of fi eld record- cussing sound in the arts, me- SHORTS ings, use of synthetically dia politics and psychology, CLASSIFIEDS Baby Mama: You’d think with all the generated sounds, music or electromagnetism’s effect on comedic skill and experience Tina Fey sound art in which process- culture, and who knows what 24 and Amy Poehler have between them, ing is an integral component, else. It’ll be fun. Dajuin Yao 24 they could somehow fashion a movie FILM FILM

music for multi-channel play- will discuss Chinese auditory FILM that isn’t quite as stupid as this one ob- back environments, interac- culture from a historical per- viously is. But the same could be said for Saturday Night Live as well. ★ 3t tive music, sensors, etc. spective and outline the cur- 20 1 hr. 36 min.) It’s one of those ques- rent East Asian experimental Bellis Fair Call 676-9990 for showtimes. tions we have to answer music/sound art scene, which MUSIC The Counterfeiters: See review previ- every year. Electronic mu- he is a big part of. Santa Fe ous page. ★★★★★ 3tISNJO sic can mean anything with duo NoiseFold will screen and Pickford 4:20 | 6:40 electronics, even though we discuss some of their interac- 18

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that category. but edgy. The panel discus- 17 new world, he soon becomes the prime CW: How were the artists chosen sion will deal with the use of suspect in a woman’s disappearance and SHINE A a multi-million dollar heist. ★★ 3t LIGHT for this year’s festival? fi eld recordings in the arts. STAGE ISNJO BH: To a certain extent, we split There’s also a vintage synth

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we tweak a bit every year. with conventional means, but DO IT offi cer out to avenge the death of his tempt to disprove evolution—or at the Nim’s Island: Abigail Breslin (Little partner. Stars Forest Whitaker, who CW: There seems to be this idea I’m also open to a karaoke very least to point out that it is theory, Miss Sunshine ) stars as a mini adventur-

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