THE GRISTLE, P.06 + STEAMPUNK FESTIVAL, P.12 + BIRCHWOOD MARKET, P.30 c a s c a d i a REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM SKAGIT ISLAND COUNTIES 07-25-2018* • ISSUE:*30 • V.13 FESTIVAL FUN Arts at the Port SUM P.16 MER CAMP UNITY MELT Help for the homeless P.08 SHAKESPEARE NORTHWEST DOWN There will Party in the woods be blood P.18 P.15 SATURDAY [07.28.18] A brief overview of this ONSTAGE 30 Ironman: 1-9pm, Rexville Grange Amphitheater Welcome Marionettes: 3pm, Point Roberts Library FOOD week’s happenings Hound of the Baskervilles: 7:30pm, Anacortes THISWEEK Community Theatre Shiner: 8pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts 24 Rob Schneider: 8pm, Skagit Casino Resort LOL-Apalooza: 9pm, Upfront Theatre Saturday Night B-BOARD DANCE Live alum Rob Graffiti Dance Theater: 7:30pm, Firehouse Arts and Events Center 23 Schneider MUSIC FILM brings his Youth Jazz Band: 10:30am-12pm, Barkley Village Gazebo standup to the Rock the Farm: 4-7pm, Bellingham Country Gardens 18 Rock the ‘Mont: 4-10pm, Eaglemont Golf Course, area for July Mount Vernon MUSIC 27-28 shows at The Anniversary Boys: 6-8pm, Maritime Heritage Park 16 Skagit Casino Cascadia Groove: 6-8pm, Heart of Anacortes Marrowstone Chamber Concert: 7:30pm, Perform- ART Resort. ing Arts Center, WWU 15 FILM Coco: Dusk, Fairhaven Village Green STAGE COMMUNITY Steampunk Festival: 10am-5pm, Fairhaven Village 14 Green Quidditch Fest: 11am-3pm, Skagit River Park, Burlington GET OUT Whatcom Old Settlers Picnic: Through Sunday, Pioneer Park 12 WEDNESDAY [07.25.18] FOOD Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot Arts Center WORDS MUSIC Downtown Sounds: 5:30-8:30pm, downtown Bellingham Mount Vernon Market: 9am-2pm, Riverwalk Park Leo Kottke: 7:30pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon Lummi Island Market: 10am-1pm, the Islander 8 Lynden Farmers Market: 10am-2pm, Centennial FOOD Park Wednesday Market: 3-7pm, Fairhaven Village Green Blaine Gardeners Market: 10am-2pm, H Street Plaza CURRENTS Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot THURSDAY [07.26.18] Market Square 6 Downtown Chow Down: 10am-5pm, Mount Vernon ONSTAGE Street Food Saturdays: 11am-2pm, Zuanich Point Park VIEWS King Lear: 7pm, Rexville Grange Amphitheater Saturday Market: 1-3pm, Concrete Community Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Center 4 The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre VISUAL MAIL MUSIC Samish Island Arts Festival: 10am-4pm, Samish Blues and Brews: 5-9pm, Hotel Bellwether terrace Island Community Center 2 2 The Walrus: 6-8pm, Elizabeth Park Arts at the Port Opening: 6-9pm, Anacortes Port Chris Eger Band: 6-8pm, Riverwalk Plaza, Mount Vernon Transit Shed DO IT DO IT Val Dalessio, Jean Mann: 7:30pm, Chuckanut Center Marrowstone Faculty Concert: 7:30pm, PAC Concert Hall SUNDAY [07.29.18] COMMUNITY Peruse an array of crafts and baked goods made by local youth DANCE 07.25.18 Health and Safety Fair: 11am-2pm, Washington Park, Fri., July 27 at the 50th annual Children’s Craft Fair at the Graffiti Dance Theater: 7:30pm, Firehouse Arts and Anacortes Events Center Hot Thursday Nights: 5-10pm, downtown Lynden Bellingham Public Library. Kids’ Craft Fairs will also take place this week .13 30 at the South Whatcom Library, Lynden Library, and Ferndale Library. MUSIC # FOOD Brian Lee and the Orbiters: 1-4pm, Gilkey Square, Bow Farmers Market: 1-6pm, Samish Bay Cheese La Conner Fiddlin’ Fox Finale: 2-5pm, Fairhaven Village Green VISUAL DANCE Northwest and Maplewood Avenues Marrowstone Festival Orchestras: 3pm, Performing Kids’ Craft Fair: 2-4pm, Lynden Library Dancing on the Green: 7-9:30pm, Fairhaven Vil- Whatcom Old Settlers Picnic: Through Sunday, Arts Center, WWU lage Green Pioneer Park FRIDAY [07.27.18] Graffiti Dance Theater: 7:30pm, Firehouse Arts FOOD and Events Center FOOD Edison Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Edison Granary CASCADIA WEEKLY ONSTAGE Ferndale Market: 3-7pm, Riverwalk Park Brewers by the Bay: 1-5pm, Depot Market Square Titus Andronicus: 7pm, Rexville Grange Amphitheater 2 MUSIC Hound of the Baskervilles: 7:30pm, Anacortes Com- Gin Gypsy: 6-8pm, Burlington Visitor Center VISUAL TUESDAY [07.31.18] munity Theatre Miller Campbell: 6-8pm, Seafarers’ Park, Anacortes Children’s Craft Fair: 11am-1pm, Bellingham Shiner: 8pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts Public Library MUSIC Rob Schneider: 8pm, Skagit Casino Resort COMMUNITY Fourth Friday Art Walk: 5-8pm, historic Robert Cray: 7:30pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon LOL-Apalooza: 9pm, Upfront Theatre Birchwood International Market: 6-10pm, Fairhaven RETURN THE TO GREEN golfboards • GOLF EQUIpMENT • CUSTOM FITTINGs • LESSONS & clinics s winomish golf link s proudly welcom es you back to our newly upgraded course! 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