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The Gristle, p.06 + BOB BALLOT, p.17 + FERNDALE FARMSTEAD, p.34 cascadia REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM*SKAGIT*ISLAND COUNTIES PICKFORD CALENDAR INSIDE 09-21-2016 • ISSUE:38 • V.11 ERIN JONES Teaching kids, teaching ourselves, P.08 COMMUNITY CAROUSING Make.Shift Block Party, P.14 WONDER WOMEN Love, Loss, and SONGBIRDWhat I Wore, P.16 SPOTLIGHT LADIES OF THE LINCOLN, P.20 34 cascadia FOOD FOOD ThisWeek COMMUNITY Farm Toy Show: 9am-3:30pm, NW Washington A glance at this week’s Fairgrounds, Lynden 27 Garage Sale: 9am-4pm, Skagit County Fairgrounds, happenings Mount Vernon Make.Shift Block Party: 12-8pm, Flora Street B-BOARD B-BOARD GET OUT WEDNESDAY [09.21.16] Whatcom Water Week: Events happen through Oct. 24 1, throughout Whatcom County WORDS Family fun can be Baker Lake Classic: 9am, Kulshan Campground FILM Chuckanut Radio Hour: 7pm, Whatcom Community Giant Pumpkin Festival: 9am-5pm, Christianson’s College had Sat., Sept. 24 Nursery, Mount Vernon Run with the Chums: 10am, BP Highlands, Blaine 20 COMMUNITY at the Skagit Valley Holly Street History Tour: 1pm, downtown Bell- Day of Peace Celebration: 6-8pm, the Majestic ingham MUSIC Headbands 4 Hillary: 6-9pm, the Shakedown Giant Pumpkin Festival in Mount FOOD 18 FOOD Pancake Breakfast: 8-10:30am, Lynden Community Eat Local Month: Through September, throughout Center ART Vernon and a Whatcom County Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot Arts Sedro-Woolley Market: 3-7pm, Hammer Heritage Harvest Festival Center 16 Park Mount Vernon Market: 9am-2pm, Riverfront Plaza and Pumpkin Pitch Twin Sisters Market: 9am-3pm, Nugent’s Corner, Deming STAGE THURSDAY [09.22.16] in Burlington Harvest Festival: 9am-5pm, Skagit River Park, ONSTAGE Burlington 14 The Miracle Worker: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Blaine Market: 10am-2pm, Peace Portal Drive Theatre, Lynden Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Market Square GET OUT The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre Harvest Field Day: Washington Research and Exten- sion Center, Mount Vernon FOOD Food Truck Roundup: 11am-3pm, Civic Field 12 After Hours Market: 4-8pm, Depot Market Square VISUAL Artist Talk: 4pm, Smith & Vallee Gallery, Edison WORDS VISUAL Idyllic Opening: 6-9pm, Rehab Station, La Conner David Kane, Launi Lucas Opening: 4-6pm, i.e. gallery, Edison 8 FRIDAY [09.23.16] SUNDAY [09.25.16] ONSTAGE CURRENTS CURRENTS Love, Loss & What I Wore: 7:30pm, Heiner Audito- ONSTAGE rium, WCC Love, Loss & What I Wore: 2pm, Heiner Auditorium, 6 The Miracle Worker: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas WCC Theatre, Lynden The Miracle Worker: 2pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, VIEWS The Music Man: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community Lynden Theatre Culture Shock: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre 4 Welcome Back Students: 8pm and 10pm, Upfront Standup Comedy Showcase: 8:30pm, the Shake- Theatre down MAIL MAIL MUSIC MUSIC 2 2 Farm Tunes: 6-9pm, BelleWood Acres Starry Night Chamber Orchestra: 3pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon DO IT IT DO DO IT IT DO COMMUNITY Art of Jazz: 4-6:30pm, BAAY Theatre Garage Sale: 9am-4pm, Skagit County Fairgrounds, Deobrat Mishra: 7pm, the Majestic Mount Vernon As part of Whatcom Water GET OUT Bellingham Bay Marathon: 7:30am, near Goose- 09.21.16 FOOD Week, attend the annual Ferndale Farmers Market: 1-6pm, Cherry Street berry Point “Run with the Chums” Oyster Run: 9am-5pm, throughout Anacortes and .11 beyond 38 VISUAL Sat., Sept. 24 at Blaine’s # Fred Abelman Talk: 6pm, ACME Creative, Anacortes BP Highlands MONDAY [09.26.16] SATURDAY [09.23.16] ONSTAGE ONSTAGE Guffawingham: 9:30pm, Green Frog The Miracle Worker: 2pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, Lynden DANCE Male Ensemble NW: 7:30pm, Third Christian Reformed WORDS Love, Loss & What I Wore: 7:30pm, Heiner Audito- Contra Dance: 7-10:30pm, Fairhaven Library Church, Lynden CASCADIA WEEKLY rium, WCC Laura Marling: 7:30pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon OPEN MIC: 7PM, VILLAGE BOOKS Poetrynight: 8pm, Bellingham Public Library 2 The Music Man: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community MUSIC Theatre Salute to Satchmo: 3-5:30pm, Sudden Valley Dance WORDS Welcome Back Students: 8pm and 10pm, Upfront Barn Beth Anna Margolis: 4pm, Village Books FOOD Theatre John Whelan, Dale Russ: 7pm, Littlefield Celtic World Peace Poets Read-In: 5-9pm, St. James Pres- Final We Grow Market: 3-5pm, Northwest Youth Center, Mount Vernon byterian Church Services GAMING | DINING | EVENTS |GOLF |LODGE GAMING |DINING |EVENTS 1.888.288.8883 |swinomishcasinoandlodge.com 1.888.288.8883 Management reserves all rights. allrights. reserves Management FOOTBALL Food &DrinkSpecials IS BACKAT10SPORTSBAR! 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I am a water pro- 31: Sudoku The Gristle, p.06 + BOB BALLOT, p.17 + FERNDALE FARMSTEAD, p.34 DO IT IT DO REPORTING FROM cascadia THE HEART OF CASCADIA increased shipment of unrefined fossil fuels at tector—a land, air and life form protector. They WHATCOM*SKAGIT*ISLAND COUNTIES PICKFORD CALENDAR INSIDE 32: Free Will Astrology 09-21-2016 • ISSUE:38 • V.11 Cherry Point. are what we need, above all, to survive. ERIN JONES Teaching kids, teaching 33: Advice Goddess ourselves, P.08 Among his reasons: his disdain for Lummi Na- Come to the Sept. 27 County Council meeting, COMMUNITY CAROUSING Make.Shift Block Party, P.14 tion’s need of support to help protect their sacred be a protector, and make sure the moratorium 09.21.16 34: Ferndale Farmstead lands and waters at Xwe’chi’ eXen, juxtaposed with is extended! WONDER WOMEN Love, Loss, and What I Wore, P.16 his concern that industry would feel disrespected —Dena Jensen, Birch Bay .11 SONGBIRD SPOTLIGHT 38 ©2016 CASCADIA WEEKLY (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by by lack of adequate consultation. LADIES OF THE LINCOLN, P.20 # Cascadia Newspaper Company LLC. Direct all correspondence to: Cascadia Weekly PO Box 2833 Bellingham WA 98227-2833 | Phone/Fax: 360.647.8200 Yet, the county executive didn’t provide this SAVE BLANCHARD FORESTS [email protected] COVER: Bebel Gilberto information to Council members at the time he Bellingham’s proximity to outdoor areas is Though Cascadia Weekly is distributed free, please take just one copy. Cascadia performs Wed., Sept. Weekly may be distributed only by authorized distributors. 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