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B-BOARD Swinomish Northern Lights A glance at what’s happening this week Casino 24 [02. .11] FILM FILM 2 ) . 4 x} ON STAGE

20 I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change: 7:30pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre

MUSIC Circus is Bananas: 8pm, Cirque Lab

WORDS 18 Brent Hartinger: 7pm, Village Books ART ART

16 /#0-. 4[02.x~.11] ON STAGE STAGE STAGE Hot Rod: 7pm, Lynden High School I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change: 7:30pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre 14 The Cemetery Club: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, Lynden Romeo & Juliet: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community GET OUT Theatre Curiouser and Curiouser: 8pm, iDiOM Theater Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre 12 The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre

WORDS MUSIC Ukulele Group Meeting: 7-9pm, Squalicum Yacht

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FILM Human Rights Film Festival: Through Feb. 26, CURRENTS CURRENTS various locations throughout Bellingham

6 COMMUNITY Roeder Tour: 12:30pm, Roeder Home VIEWS VIEWS Travelogue Series: 7pm, Whatcom Museum 4

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CASCADIA WEEKLY Ilya Itin: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change: Romeo & Juliet: 8pm, Anacortes Community WORDS 7:30pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre Theatre Book Sale: 10am-3pm, Bellingham Public Library 2 WORDS Chekhov in Love: 7:30pm, 1412 Cornwall Ave. Triple Threat: 10pm, Upfront Theatre Chuckanut Radio Hour: 7pm, Leopold Crystal Book Sale: 10am-6pm, Bellingham Public Library The Cemetery Club: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Ballroom David Vann: 7pm, Village Books Theatre, Lynden DANCE Family Story Night: 7pm, Fairhaven Library Hallelujah Girls: 7:30pm, RiverBelle Dinner Valentine Dance: 7-10pm, Blue Moon Ballroom COMMUNITY Theatre, Mount Vernon A Tierra Flamenco Show: 8pm, Old Main The- Community Conversation: 9:30am-12pm, City Council Chambers

Robot Festival: 10am-4:30pm, American

Museum of Radio 34 Fly Day: 12-4pm, Heritage Flight Museum

Dating Game: 8-11pm, Poppe’s FOOD

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CURRENTS CURRENTS REAR END Distribution JUNGLE OF JARGON cial signiﬁ cance, and it has not designated

6 27: Bulletin Board JW Land & Associates It is painfully evident that in the human such lands as required by state law.” What? 28: Wellness ô distro@ world language is more powerful than message. asks the moderately informed reader.

VIEWS cascadiaweekly.com 29: Crossword Observe Jack Petree in his recent letter to the And, “No matter what permutations and ob- Weekly, addressing a complex land-planning is- fuscations Jack may try to employ, the fact 4 4 30: Free Will Astrology Letters Send letters to letters@ sue with blunt and easy-to-follow language: remains that the current council has not com- cascadiaweekly.com. MAIL MAIL MAIL MAIL 31: Advice Goddess “Jean Melious’ article, ‘De-planning Whatcom pleted rural element planning that is neces- County,’ contains errors.” sary under state law.” Rural element planning?

32: This Modern World, THE GRISTLE, P.6 -5*-#*) +x{ RUMOR HAS IT, P.20

2 cascadia REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA Tom the Dancing Bug WHATCOM*SKAGIT*ISLAND*LOWER B.C. “...Even as she points to 88,000 acres of ag Maybe so, says Joe. 02.x}.11 :: #07, v.06 :: !- land we have designated in Whatcom County, Truth is in the dungeon, but Reason’s at the DO IT 33: Sudoku, Troubletown Jean simultaneously contends the county has gate! Rally forth the loyal Guard of Language 34: Salad days rights AND wrongs ‘never designated agricultural land as required Dupli-cate! For Reason is a monster, and Truth FILM FESTIVAL 11 EXPLORES THE HUMAN CONDITION, P.8 by state law.’” degenerate. Language keeps them in their place, .16.

02 Whatever else it is, it’s easy enough for the of this you must forget!

ALAN RHODES: AS THE WORLD TERNS, P.6 }} TELEKINESIS: MOVING MUSIC, NOT MOUNTAINS, P.20 COMEDIC COUPLINGS: YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, P.16 —Everett James, Bellingham ©2011 CASCADIA WEEKLY (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by average reader to digest. His letter goes on to

.06 Cascadia Newspaper Company LLC. Direct all correspondence to: Cascadia Weekly Cover: “Mango Boy,” as he is paint Jean Melious as a person unfortunate, out 07 PO Box 2833 Bellingham WA 98227-2833 | Phone/Fax: 360.647.8200 known, can be seen in Poto # [email protected] Mitan, part of the Bellingham of touch, for sure. Jean rightly responds with a GOOGLE AIR PATROL Though Cascadia Weekly is distributed free, please take just one copy. Cascadia Human Rights Film Festival. See Weekly may be distributed only by authorized distributors. Any person removing letter of her own. No insult was intended by my pointing out in papers in bulk from our distribution points risks prosecution page 8 for details and schedule. She starts out great, with “Jack Petree’s a recent letter Jean Melious had served on the SUBMISSIONS: Cascadia Weekly welcomes freelance submissions. Send material to either the News Editor or A&E Editor. Manuscripts will be returned if you comments on my article (“De-Planning What- Planning Commission for some years. If Jean include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. To be considered for calendar list- ings, notice of events must be received in writing no later than noon Wednesday comCounty”) surrounded some factual mis- actually felt insulted, I hope she will accept the week prior to publication. Photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by stamped, self-addressed envelope. statements and mischaracterizations with a my apology. LETTERS POLICY: Cascadia Weekly reserves the right to edit letters for length and

CASCADIA WEEKLY blizzard of words,” and “Jack’s statement that I do wish Jean had addressed her recommen- content. When apprised of them, we correct errors of fact promptly and courteously. In the interests of fostering dialog and a community forum, Cascadia Weekly does Whatcom County has designated agricutural dation to include designated ag lands in ﬁ ve of 4 not publish letters that personally disparage other letter writers. Please keep your letters to fewer than 300 words. land as required by state law is wrong.” But the county’s urban growth areas. from here on the complexity of the issue be- I’d be happy to sit down with her and, via gins to overburden her language: “The county Google Earth airlines, “ﬂ y” over the many high has not adopted designation criteria for agri- density developments removed from various Ur- NEWSPAPER ADVISORY GROUP: Robert Hall, Seth Murphy, Michael Petryni, David Syre cultural resource lands of long-term commer- ban Growth Areas, as well as the many hundreds

34 FOOD FOOD of acres of designated ag lands of long term commercial signiﬁ cance 27 she (and fellow commissioners) rec- ommended be included inside of city B-BOARD B-BOARD growth areas. It’s a little stunning Jean claims to be unaware of intense

development in the areas she helped 24 remove from growth areas. Jean did make one little factual FILM error in her response.

No land in the Lake Whatcom 20 watershed was removed from any

UGA, though, to give credit, I be- MUSIC lieve she may have voted to remove Geneva and Hillsdale from 18

Bellingham’s growth area. Of ART course, both areas are nearly fully

built out at densities more in- 16 tense than those found in many 8SWR:LQQHU Bellingham neighborhoods inside STAGE the city. (DFK+RXUSPSP —Jack Petree, Bellingham (YHU\)ULGD\ 6DWXUGD\ 14 NITS BELATEDLY PICKED I just found a clipping from a GET OUT September issue, quote Amy Kep-

ferle: “Got water? If you’re human, 12 then the answer is, yep, you sure *5$1'),1$/( do, as up to 70 precent of your WORDS body weight is made up of the clear )HEUXDU\SPSP liquid. The same equation goes for 8 Planet Earth.” If this were true, we would be able to take a submarine direct- UP TO $5000 CURRENTS ly to China. The drop-off at the 6 Washington coast would be 8,000 miles deep. In fact, water is only

WINNER EACH HOUR VIEWS about 0.023 percent of the earth’s 4

“weight,” or volume. The oceans 4 are only on average six miles deep. MAIL MAIL This matters to me: people think MAIL if 70 percent of the earth is water, 7ZRIRU2QH 2 then they are more likely to use it DO IT as a self-cleaning inﬁ nite waste %XUJHU6SHFLDO dump. If they respected the tiny actual volume of the oceans, may- 11 be more respect for the oceans. (DFK7KXUVGD\LQ)HEUXDU\ .16. Another error, rough quote Carey 0XVWEHDQG:LQQHUV&OXE0HPEHUWRUHGHHP 02 Ross: “LA is a lousy place, but they .06 have an OK music scene.” Carey: 07 # the music section of the LA Weekly is bigger than the entire Seattle Weekly. The ﬁ lm and recording in- dustries support a population of professional musicians larger, I am THIS WEEKEND AT CLUB 542: sure, than the population of Bell- FRI - MECHANICAL BULL RIDING & DJ ROY BOY ingham. LA is the Mecca of music SAT - THE COLONEL & DOUBLESHOT CASCADIA WEEKLY in its variety. There is more choice WWW.NOOKSACKCASINOS.COM 5 there in a night than there is in a year in Bellingham. ! "#0G"0 Please, just be truthful so I can ! 0 " 0 believe your articles. —Shannon Morris, Bellingham Management reserves all rights. THE GRISTLE

DOGHOUSE: It’s tempting to read too much into the

34 timing and meaning of two orders against Whatcom County by separate state authorities, but it does seem FOOD FOOD reasonable to conclude each represents a strong warn- views ing by state authorities that Whatcom government is OPINIONS THE GRISTLE not moving with correct direction or speed on policy 27 that best safeguards the public interest. The ﬁ rst order, arriving from the Western Washington

B-BOARD B-BOARD Growth Management Hearings Board, found the county is permitting too much growth in rural areas. The hearings board invalidated portions of the county’s compre- 24 hensive plan that attempt to permit that buildout. BY ALAN RHODES

FILM The GMHB is considering the county’s request to lift the order, a decision they’ll make soon. But as What- com County Council continues its slow struggle with 20 both the implications and response to the order, as Destroying a Resource they did in a special committee this week, it’s unlikely MUSIC the board will readily grant the request. THE PORT OF BELLINGHAM’S WAR ON WILDLIFE A second decision is also pending from the state 18 Dept. of Ecology in response to a petition from the IF YOU walked along the water- possible, Paulson ends on a somewhat ART City of Bellingham. The city asked the agency to use front last summer you might have radical note for a scholarly biologist. its authority to close Lake Whatcom to additional well seen them: thousands of Caspian “I think it’s time a strong protest is 16 withdrawals. The city maintains its senior water right terns, strikingly beautiful white birds mounted against these activities. is being harmed by the subordinate rights of develop- with bold black caps and red-orange Caspian terns are federally protected STAGE ments that degrade Bellingham’s municipal water sup- bills. If you took time out to enjoy wildlife.… [but] there is a well orga- ply; and while Ecology continues to mull the state’s the spectacle, you weren’t alone. Lo- nized campaign against them.”

14 ultimate response to the petition, it’s clear the agen- cals have been heading to the water’s Caspian tern colony right here in Bell- The last time Bellingham birders cy is sympathetic to Bellingham’s conclusions, drawn edge to witness this incredible sight ingham,” Joe enthuses. “This has huge and wildlife enthusiasts united in

GET OUT as they are from Ecology’s own data. since the terns decided to make Bell- potential as a tourist attraction. It’s protest was 2004, when they suc- The petition was a canny move by Mayor Dan Pike. ingham their summer home in 2009. right downtown, so it will be a boost ceeded in stopping developers from Pike tumbled to the idea that the city was spend- Word has spread over the internet for local merchants. For example, I cutting trees in a wooded area of Post 12 ing millions to acquire development rights in an ef- and birders have been trekking to know someone who came up from Fed- Point where great blue herons were fort to protect the lake. Under Washington law, you Bellingham to see for themselves. eral Way to see the terns, had lunch nesting. The developer’s goal was to WORDS cannot build unless you can demonstrate sufﬁ cient When Joe Meche, president of Bell- here, dinner later at the Cliff House, improve the views for future luxury water supply to the proposed development. So a ban ingham’s North Cascades Audubon and his wife did some shopping at the condos. Public protest put a stop to 8 on well withdrawals, in rough terms, just ends the Society, ﬁ rst realized what was hap- Greenhouse. Imagine that multiplied it, the condos were never built, and discussion of further subdivisions or compensations pening, he was ecstatic over our good by all the people who would be here the Post Point Heron Colony was cre- in and above Lake Whatcom. fortune. He tells me about it over cof- if we turned this into the Port of Bell- ated by the City of Bellingham. Today CURRENTS CURRENTS Ecology’s menu of responses is limited; and as the fee at a downtown espresso bar. ingham Wildlife Reserve.” it is considered a local treasure. 6

6 city’s arguments are framed in arguments the state “This is a discovered resource,” Joe Joe envisions a summer Caspian When I recently opened a Belling- agency has also made, it seems likely some restriction says, “a gift that fell into our laps.” tern festival, with booths and music ham Herald, out fell a glossy full-color VIEWS VIEWS VIEWS on well withdrawals will occur until the county adopts I ask him how this colony decided downtown, and all the dollars such insert, targeted speciﬁ cally at Bell- a plan for the watershed that is deemed sufﬁ ciently to locate here. events can bring in. ingham, inviting us to the Stanwood 4 protective. Importantly, the proposed restriction ac- “When the port demolished some “The city is always looking for ways area for the Port Susan Snow Goose

MAIL MAIL knowledges that not just obvious surface water, but GP buildings, they inadvertently cre- to promote downtown,” I comment. and Birding Festival. There was a web- subtle aquifers and tributaries that draw and feed must ated a perfect habitat. The terns nest “This seems like a no-brainer.” site listed, with links to local lodging

2 be considered in the overall health of a water body. on the ground, and this piece of land “That’s how I see it,” Joe answers, and attractions, the sort of thing Joe To their credit, County Council last week cooper- has 360-degree visibility so they can “but the port is uncompromising. The Meche was suggesting. But here in DO IT

ated with the spirit of the petition and extended their watch for predators, and there is terns are occupying only a small part Bellingham, Ken Oplinger, our reliably ban on additional subdivisions in the Lake Whatcom double fencing around the area for of the area, but the port wants no clueless Chamber of Commerce presi- 11 watershed. further protection. If you’re a Cas- part of them.” dent, echoed the port’s sentiments, .16.

02 Both orders—the one in place and the one soon to pian tern, it’s ideal.” This issue has generated attention calling the terns “squatter birds” and arrive—are similar in that they arrive in response to It may be ideal for the terns, but well beyond Bellingham’s city limits. wishing them good riddance.

.06 the county’s terrible inability to craft a plan for land the Port of Bellingham has a differ- Birding blogs are lighting up over it, While our less enlightened “busi- 07 # and water resources that can pass a smell test. Both ent idea. They are planning to circle and recently birding luminary Den- ness leaders” brush off these feath- orders are backed by rulings of the Washington State the area with silt fences to destroy nis Paulson chimed in at the website ered visitors as a nuisance, other Supreme Court; and both are resisted by a defi ant the terns’ view, and to install coyote Tweeters. Paulson—director emeritus places have seen the value of migra- County Council majority who believe they champion silhouettes and bald eagle kites. of the Slater Museum of Natural His- tory birds, in terms of both steward- some higher interest of local control and individual Joe explains that the port is miss- tory and a writer/advisor on KPLU’s ship and economic value. There are property rights. ing an amazing opportunity. Part of “Bird Note”—complained that Caspi- cash-generating birding festivals in The state has noticed. an terns have “been driven from pillar such diverse spots as Grays Harbor, CASCADIA WEEKLY the vision for the waterfront, along Let’s back up a bit and acknowledge that both the with residential and commercial de- to post in Washington State.” After Sequim, Concrete, Leavenworth, Ed- 6 GMHB and DOE—separate, uncoordinated entities velopment, is the creation of parks, detailing the concerted effort from monds, and Blaine. Have they fi gured acting on their own imperatives—have each been walking trails and natural areas. commercial fi shing interests to eradi- out something the Port of Bellingham extremely reluctant to recommend action against “We can have the world’s largest cate Caspian tern colonies wherever just doesn’t get? the county. Counties, by their very nature and orga- nization, are presumed by the state to be operating VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY THE GRISTLE FREE ADMISSION & PARKING FEB. 17-26, 2011

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The orders are interrelated in another FILM way, too. FIND US ON FACEBOOK Search for “Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival” County Council last August debated whether to lift its ban on additional CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE 20 subdivisions in Lake Whatcom water- http://bhrff.webs.com/ MUSIC shed. Council member Ken Mann con- QUESTIONS? vinced the majority to extend the ban ;>EEBG@A:F%P: Email [email protected] 18 while he crafted a plan that might ART ART transfer development rights (TDR) out -RLQXVIRUWKHOLYHWDSLQJRI of the watershed, what he saw as an 3GDChuckanut 16 equitable market-based solution that )HEUXDU\5HJLRQDO,WDOLDQ&RRNLQJ balances property rights against the RADIO HOUR public’s right to a protected water sup- Village Books’ monthly radio STAGE variety show which is recorded *ULOOHG3DQLQLZLWK3DUPD ply. He convinced them again as the live and features live music, poetry,

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FOOD FOOD currents NEWS COMMENTARY BRIEFS 27 B-BOARD B-BOARD 24 FILM

20 INTRODUCTION BY TIM JOHNSON, REVIEW BY WESLEY MORRIS MUSIC

18 Human Rights Film Festival ART MOVIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD GET TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER 16

STAGE With spontaneous uprisings erupting

14 throughout the Middle East and northern Africa to overthrow tyranny, and calls for an increase GET OUT in democracy throughout the world, 2011 12 opens a little less bleak for human rights than WORDS in years previous... but packed with plenty 8 8 of explosives for events to go terribly awry. CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS Despite encouraging signs in Egypt and the

6 Sudan that peaceful transformation is possible,

VIEWS the great work on the human condition is far

4 from over, as 10 days of ﬁ lms will reveal. MAIL MAIL

2 FROM ABUSES in the Far East and eastern Europe, to

DO IT devastation in the Caribbean and even closer to home—where

America’s agricultural future is being plundered, its public lands

11 destroyed, and its border conﬂ icts come to resemble killing

.16. ﬁ elds—the Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival documents

02 the events and the efforts to overcome them. From atrocities as vast as subcontinents to the smallest, bullying abuses in our .06 neighborhood schools, the fi lms are also not without uplifting 07 # charms. One fi lm details how the small kindness of a stranger transformed the life of a Kenyan man. As with all great drama, the saga of human rights holds power to both hurt and heal. Now in its 11th year, the Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival screens nine days of documentaries in venues that span the city. Most fi lms will also feature community discussion or commentary

CASCADIA WEEKLY from the fi lmmakers. High school focus groups will help discuss a few fi lms with topics of particular interest to students. 8 The Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival is made possible by a diverse group of volunteers, with the goal of creating awareness of human rights issues and encouraging ways to effectively respond. 11T H A N N UA L WED., FEB. 23 BELLINGHAM HUMAN Poto Mitan (2009/USA-Haiti/50min.) Told through RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL compelling personal stories of five courageous Haitian 34 woman workers, the film gives the neo-liberal global econ- THURS., FEB. 17 omy a human face and shows the impact in inhumane work- FOOD Budrus (2009/Israel-USA/58 min.) Ayed Morrar and ing conditions, poverty, health, education. Solange Pierre, his 15-year-old daughter organize Palestinians, along with a Haitian human rights activist in the Dominican Republic,

Israelis, in an inspiring nonviolent movement to save their will facilitate a discussion following the ﬁlm. 27 village from destruction by Israel’s Separation Barrier. See 7PM, FAIRHAVEN COLLEGE AUDITORIUM, WWU review on this page. Papers (2009/USA/100 min.) A story about 65,000

7 AND 9PM, PICKFORD CINEMA undocumented youth and the challenges they face and B-BOARD choices they must make as they graduate from high school. FRI., FEB. 18 I Am, a Bellingham High School student group, will facili- Crude (2009/USA/105 min.), A disturbing inside look at tate a discussion following the ﬁlm. 24 the infamous $27 billion “Amazon Chernobyl” case and the 7PM, BELLINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY. courageous lawsuit by tens of thousands of Ecuadorans FILM FILM against Chevron’s contamination of the Ecuadorean Ama- THURS., FEB. 24 zon. Other Side of Immigration (2009/USA/55 min.)

7PM, FAIRHAVEN COLLEGE AUDITORIUM, WWU A subtle, thought-provoking ﬁlm that asks why Mexicans 20 come to the United States, what happens to the families SAT., FEB. 19

BUDRUS: BAD FENCES, BAD NEIGHBORS and communities they leave behind, and challenges au- MUSIC The Power of the Powerless (2010, Czech, 78 min.) Ex- diences to ﬁnd more creative and effective immigration amines the struggle for freedom during the communist era Bacha’s documentary Budrus, a stolid Israeli Army solutions.

IN JULIA 18 in Czechoslovakia culminating in the student-led movement 7PM, FAIRHAVEN COLLEGE AUDITORIUM, WWU spokesman named Doron Spielman describes his country’s protective that sparks the 1989 bloodless Velvet Revolution and cata- Which Way Home (2009/USA/62 min.) Shows immi- ART separation barrier as a “fence.” A lot of reporting on the barrier de- pults black-listed playwright, Vaclav Havel, into the presi- gration through the eyes of children who, with enormous dency. The filmmakers will be on hand to discuss these and scribes it that way, either out of carelessness or simply as a synonym courage and resourcefulness, face harrowing dangers en other issues. 16 for everything else the barrier is. But “fence’’ is a neighborly word. route to the United States on a freight train they call “the 7PM, FAIRHAVEN COLLEGE AUDITORIUM, WWU It’s benign. The partition the movie captures is more hostile than beast.” James Loucky, WWU anthropology professor, will STAGE STAGE that. Bacha focuses on the section that cut off six occupied Palestin- SUN., FEB. 20: facilitate a discussion following the film. ian villages from the rest of the West Bank, one 1,500-person enclave Enemies of the People (2010/UK-Cambodia/94 8PM, FAIRHAVEN COLLEGE AUDITORIUM, WWU in particular: Budrus. min.) The deaths of hundreds of thousands in the Kill- Redlight (2010/USA/71 min.) Sex trafficking of chil- 14 ing Fields of Cambodia remain unexplained, until now. This dren is a growing worldwide problem. This remarkable, The installation of the Budrus section of the barrier, which began film tells the first-person stories by those who perpetuated disturbing film looks into the lives of young Cambo- in 2003, threatened to demolish 3,000 cash-crop olive trees. It also the massacres, including the number two man to Pol Pot. dian victims and two forceful advocates. Shows again at GET OUT threatened to tear through a cemetery and stand within kickball 7PM, FAIRHAVEN COLLEGE AUDITORIUM, WWU Fairhaven College on Friday. distance of a schoolhouse. Fed up, Ayed Morrar, a community orga- The World According to Monsanto (2009/France/109 min) 7PM, BELLINGHAM TECHNICAL COLLEGE nizer and family man, decided to organize peaceful demonstrations, An investigation of the giant agricultural products company, Out in the Silence (2009/USA/65 min.) Repeat 12 which, using gathered footage, the film watches him assemble and Monsanto. The film reveals the effects of Roundup, bovine screening.

growth hormone, and genetically modified seeds and the 7PM, SEHOME HIGH SCHOOL THEATER WORDS enact. Violence, he says more or less, is what the Israelis expect tactics of a company intent on dominating world agricul- Green (2010/France/48min.) A moving film that stirs from Palestinians so he holds rallies instead. The rallies unite the 8 ture. the hearts of people to act after knowing of the destruc- 8 town—a schoolteacher and Hamas member, Ahmed Awwad, helps NOON, FAIRHAVEN COLLEGE AUDITORIUM, WWU tion of the Indonesian rainforest. Morrar—and attract international attention. Orang Rimba (2008/UK/23 min.) The way of life of 8PM, SEHOME HIGH SCHOOL THEATER The nonviolence culminates, nonetheless, in a melee. Intrepid, this small cultural group of indigenous Indonesian for- CURRENTS CURRENTS FRI., FEB. 25 CURRENTS fully covered Arab women whack at Israeli soldiers. A soldier man- est dwellers is threatened by agricultural and industrial forces. Redlight (2010/USA/71 min.) Repeat screening. ages to slap a woman without losing the cigarette in his mouth. The 7PM, FAIRHAVEN COLLEGE AUDITORIUM, WWU 6 2:15PM, FAIRHAVEN COLLEGE AUDITORIUM, WWU village becomes a war zone. Deep Down (2009/USA/55 min.) Examines an Appala- Budrus is a bit haphazard. Uncertain what approach to use, film- SAT., FEB. 26 VIEWS chian community’s conflicts over a proposed mountaintop Cultures of Resistance (2010/USA/72 min.) A makers try a little of everything: sit-down interviews, in-the-moment removal coal mine. groundbreaking exploration of slum kids in Rio’s favelas, 4 footage, sentimental close-ups. A patient, on-the-ground approach 3PM, FAIRHAVEN COLLEGE AUDITORIUM, WWU poets in Colombia, Tuareg musicains in Mali, rappers in would mostly have sufficed. But the movie is fascinating anyway. Once Turtle World (1998/USA/9min.) This animated short Iran, and dancers in Rwanda who creatively resist war and MAIL Morrar’s resistance attracts Israeli supporters, the soldiers are in the follows a lone sea turtle traveling through space carrying build peace, justice and sustainability.

a verdant world on its back, in a poignant parable about 2 awkward position of having to club and arrest their countrymen. Bacha 7PM, FAIRHAVEN COLLEGE AUDITORIUM, WWU sustainability. Noon Tony and Janina’s American Wedding (2010/

provides nightly news footage of the deputy defense minister telling IT DO 4:15PM, FAIRHAVEN COLLEGE AUDITORIUM, WWU USA/83 min.) Special preview screening of the story of a an anchor that Israelis protesting the barrier alongside Arabs should couple living in the United States for 18 years. With a son be put on trial. MON., FEB. 21 and a business, Janina is deported back to Poland, leav- 11 APPED (2009/USA/76min.) An unﬂinching examina- ing their lives severely disrupted. Their struggle is moving

The Israeli-Palestinian conﬂict is maddening and depressing and .16. tion of the unregulated and unseen bottled water industry

commentary on federal immigration policy. 02 surreal. It could end at any moment, yet never does. And this movie that aims to privatize and sell back water, which becomes NOON, FAIRHAVEN COLLEGE AUDITORIUM, WWU captures the grassroots entrenchment that makes rapprochement a commodity rather than a human right. A Thousand Suns (USA/28 min.) Explores the worldview seem so difficult. It faults Israel. (Bacha’s big get on that front is 7PM, FAIRHAVEN COLLEGE AUDITORIUM, WWU .06 of the Gama people of Africa’s Rift Valley. Their concepts 07 a former soldier, a woman, whom both her Israeli comrades and the # TUES., FEB. 22 of interconnectedness and sustainability are contrasted Arab women taunt. Her situation is a movie unto itself.) Obvious- A Small Act (2010/USA/88 min.) An inspiring tale of with the modern world’s separation from and superiority ly, the conflict and its history are far more complicated than that. a young Kenyan whose life changes drastically when his over nature. Budrus is a microcosm of Palestine, not Palestine itself. education is sponsored by a Swedish stranger. Years later, 1:45PM, FAIRHAVEN COLLEGE AUDITORIUM, WWU But all you can think about while watching Budrus is that wall. he replicates the kindness he once received. No Tomorrow (2009/USA/84 min.) A film within a film It’s fence-y in sections, sure. (The two-foot clouds of wire that seem 7PM, FAIRHAVEN COLLEGE AUDITORIUM, WWU becomes important in the decision for capital punish- Out in the Silence (2009/USA/65 min.) An uplifting ment of an accused killer. Leading death penalty experts

to hover above it give the land on either side a penitentiary feel.) CASCADIA WEEKLY story of a small U.S. town challenged in their beliefs about address the broader question of whether the state has It’s concrete slabs in others—brutalism in want of a more inspired homosexuality and confronted with a ﬁrestorm of contro- the right to kill him. architectural calling. Which is to say it’s ugly. Its physical awfulness versy ignited by a same-sex wedding announcement and 2:30PM, FAIRHAVEN COLLEGE AUDITORIUM, WWU 9 would breed contempt for anyone who’d erect such an eyesore in a the brutal bullying of a gay teen. The Queer Straight Alli- backyard, an olive grove, or a cemetery. ance (QSA), a Bellingham High School student focus group, will facilitate a discussion following the ﬁlm. Shows again Films are free and open to the public. For more The movie ends with a silver lining. But even that has tarnish. The at Sehome High School. information, visit www.facebook.com/pages/Bellingham- barriers are moved. But, alas, they’re still there. 7PM, BELLINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY Human-Rights-Film-Festival. www.bhrff.webs.com currents ›› last week’s news

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A federal judge strikes down parts of Washington’s “right of publicity” law in a long-running legal ﬁght over the use of the name and STAGE STAGE 02. .11 likeness of legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix (standing left of Buddy Miles). The case was brought by Hendrix’s estate against a Las Vegas company run in part by the guitarist’s brother, Leon Hendrix.

14 TUESDAY Whatcom County Council agrees to extend a temporary ban on 02..11 02.xx.11

GET OUT subdivisions in the Lake Whatcom watershed. The ban, in place since 2005, prevents the creation of new lots smaller than five acres WEDNESDAY FRIDAY in the unincorporated portion of the Lake Whatcom watershed. Lynden School District’s $35 million dollar Gov. Chris Gregoire signs a $300 mil- 12 bond measure for new facilities fails at the lion tax break for businesses and tempo- A natural gas hot water heater causes an explosion and fire in polls. With most ballots counted, just 57 per- rary pay increase for people newly claiming WORDS a Bellingham condominium. Damage is limited to one condo, and cent were marked “yes.” The measure needs a unemployment, marking an end to a week no one was injured in the fire. Two people living in the condo were 60 percent supermajority in order to pass. of frenzied negotiations among legisla- 8 8 not home at the time of the blaze. tors, business and labor interests. The new Relatives of six of the seven workers killed law halts a scheduled 36 percent jump that The vehicular homicide trial of the teen accused of causing the in a 2010 blast and fire at Tesoro Corp.’s Ana- businesses were about to see in their un- CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS crash that killed a two-year-old Bellingham girl will remain in cortes oil refinery file a wrongful death law- employment taxes. The tax break is perma-

6 juvenile court. Prosecutors argued the 16-year-old Bellingham suit, claiming Tesoro deliberately ignored dan- nent; the pay bump is temporary. High School student should be tried as a juvenile, but in front of a gerous conditions leading to the blast. VIEWS VIEWS Superior Court judge. Her attorney countered that the juvenile jus- 02.x{.11 tice system was designed precisely for proceedings of this kind. 4 02.x.11 MONDAY

MAIL MAIL Longview residents are outraged to learn the international coal THURSDAY Blaine City Council joins Bellingham in Lummi Nation ofﬁcials say that after 15

companies proposing a coal export terminal for Cowlitz County tabling a resolution in support of a pro- 2 concealed plans to build a much larger facility than the one origi- months of talks, negotiations over the future posed shipping terminal at Cherry Point of Whatcom County’s Gooseberry Point ferry DO IT IT DO nally proposed. In November, Cowlitz County ofﬁcials approved a after hearing public concerns about the

shoreline permit to build a coal export facility shipping ﬁve mil- dock have stalled. The tribe rejects the project. Bellingham City Council had de- county’s attempted rent payment and says

11 lion tons per year. New documents reveal the companies’ plan calls layed approving a similar resolution until ferry operations at the Lummi dock must

.16. for exporting 25 million tons per year—ﬁve times the capacity potential impacts of the project are de-

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visited a Sehome apartment while in-

FUZZ vestigating a report of stolen property. 34 The officer observed that the apart- BUZZ ment was filled to the ceiling with gar- FOOD bage. The officer called adult protec- YABLO tive services.d 27 On Feb. 10, Bellingham Police responded to a report of yet another bomb-like On Jan. 25, a woman told Bellingham object, this one apparently planted at Police about an elaborate plot hatched B-BOARD the front door of a residence on 32nd by her former husband, who was hav- Street. The resident reported a loud ex- ing members of a church follow her plosion just after midnight. Police say every move. 24

the explosion was caused by chemicals FILM sealed inside a plastic container. The On Feb. 9, Bellingham Police spoke to chemicals reacted and expanded and a man walking naked along Meridian 20 the container burst, causing minor Street. damage to the door. Police say the vic- MUSIC tim was specifically targeted in the at- On Jan. 28, a man entered Blaine Police tack. Their investigation continues. headquarters and demanded a charac- 18 ter reference. He became upset when A PERFECT STORM he was advised that particular service ART On Feb. 12, firefighters from Bellingham would not be forthcoming. He was to be and South Whatcom station responded advised to leave rather than risk arrest 16 to a vehicle fire at the Galbraith Road for disrupting business in the lobby. STAGE STAGE trailhead. Fierce winds had brought down a high voltage line, causing an On Jan. 30, Bellingham Police spoke to electric arc that set the car on fire. a woman who reported she was off her 14 Firefighters could not safely approach medication. Police reported she made

the blaze, which spread and eventu- strange comments. GET OUT ally consumed five vehicles and set the surrounding woods on fire. The fire was On Jan. 28, B e l lingham Police che c ke d on eventually extinguished and the burned a man who was reported in a North State 12 out shells of the vehicles were towed Street alley yelling out odd things.

{{ WORDS off. All five were a total loss. On Jan. 28, a woman with mental is- MODERN data storage capacity expressed in a stack of 404 billion CDs, which would 8 reach beyond the orbit of the moon. 8 CAMOUFLAGE sues was found sitting on the porch of INTERMITTENTLY a friend’s house with minor, but appar- WORKING ent injuries. The cause of the injuries CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS CURRENTS On Feb. 2, a caller reported seeing a was unknown and she was taken to the teenager wearing dirty camouflage tres- Emergency Room for an evaluation. x x~{ 6 passing in the Blaine city watershed 21 near the caller’s home. Police checked THE FLASH ZETTABYTES (10 ) of information sent NUMBER of newspapers every person in VIEWS through broadcast technology such as the world would have to read each day the area but did not find the teen. On Jan. 12, U.S. Border Patrol agents televisions and GPS in 2007 to equal 1.9 zettabytes of data transfer. 4 watched a man pace up and down Zero

On Feb. 3, a few hours later, Blaine Avenue in Canada, gathering up his MAIL Police did contact a teenager dressed courage to dash into the United States. in camouﬂage. The young man said he Eventually he did. He expressed amaze- 2

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x{ place to get some rest. He refused ad- apprehended and taken into custody by PERCENT of information data stored PERCENT of information data stored on ditional assistance. the agents. digitally in 1986. vinyl records in 1986. 11 .16.

On Feb. 7, a Blaine public works em- On Jan. 30, border patrol agents in 02 ployee contacted police to tell them a Blaine spotted a man lurking near the suspicious looking person wearing cam- international boundary after dark. They .06 y| { 07 ouflage clothing had been spotted on a determined he was wanted on an out- # bicycle near the watershed on Pipeline standing municipal warrant. Blaine of- PERCENT of information memory stored PERCENT of information memory stored digitally in 2000. digitally in 2010. Road. An officer checked the area but ficers responded to the scene and took could not locate the suspect. the 26-year-old lurker into custody.

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On Jan. 26, Blaine Police stopped a ULYSSES CASCADIA WEEKLY pickup truck for a trafﬁc violation and On Feb. 6, a Canadian shopper at Bel- z{ xy } discovered the driver was stark naked lis Fair Mall reportedly tried to pass a ESTIMATED number of cell phones / landline telephones / Internet subscriptions in 11 from his waist down. ”He offered a limp counterfeit $50 bill. The shopper said use globally, in billions. excuse about changing clothes while he was unaware he’d received the Con- driving,” police reported. He was booked federate general obligation note when SOURCES: Science; United Nations; Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles; Univ. for driving with a suspended license. he exchanged his money in Canada. of California, San Diego; doit WORDS

34 34 WED., FEB. 16 SHADOW WALKERS: Brent Hartinger reads

FOOD from his latest book, Shadow Walkers, at 7pm words at Village Books, 1200 11th St. COMMUNITY LECTURES BOOKS WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM 27 THURS., FEB. 17 DUPED & DOPED: Dr. Robert Affolter talks about health care in America and his book B-BOARD Dupe ‘Em & Dope ‘Em at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. 671-2626 24 FRI., FEB. 18

FILM FILM FAMILY STORY NIGHT: Members of the Bellingham Storytellers Guild tell tales at the free Family Story Night at 7pm at the 20 Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St. 778-7188

MUSIC CARIBOU ISLAND: Lauded author David BY AMY KEPFERLE Vann reads from his latest novel, Caribou Is-

18 land, at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM ART ART FEB. 18-19

16 Here and There BOOK SALE: The Friends of the Bellingham Library will host a Children’s Winter Break Book Sale—featuring books and DVDs for all STAGE STAGE FACT AND FICTION WITH JONATHAN EVISON ages—from 10am-6pm Fri. and 10am-3pm Sat. at the Bellingham Public Library, 210

14 To call West of Here an “epic” is an apt way to describe the Central Ave. 778-7250 scope of the story, which focuses its long literary lens on the

GET OUT progression of a small segment of the far-west United States. SUN., FEB. 20 And while there’s no denying Evison takes certain liberties DISTANT LETTERS: Marie Lawson Fiala with historical accounts of the past, he does so in a way that reads from her autobiographical tome, Let- 12 12 ters From a Distant Shore, at 2pm at Village makes readers want to know a whole lot more about what Books, 1200 11th St. came before us—not to mention what the future holds. 671-2626 WORDS WORDS The action kicks off in 1890 (not so coincidentally, the year the real Port Angeles was incorporated into a city), MON., FEB. 21

8 POETRYNIGHT: Read your original verse with an explorer named James Mather who’s about to lead a at poetrynight at 8:30pm at the Amadeus hardy crew of adventurers on an expedition through the cen- Project, 1209 Cornwall Ave. Sign-ups start ter of the then-uncharted Olympics. Readers are also intro- at 8pm. CURRENTS CURRENTS duced to a pregnant journalist named Eva and her spurned WWW.POETRYNIGHT.ORG

6 suitor, Ethan Thornburgh, a man who TUES., FEB. 22 dreams of taming not just his would-be LYNCH IN B-HAM: As part of Whatcom

VIEWS VIEWS wife, but also the mighty Elwha River. A Reads, author Jim Lynch will discuss his book headstrong hooker, a ruthless pimp and Border Songs at 2:30pm at the Bellingham 4 a mute Klallam tribe teenager round out Public Library, 210 Central Ave. WWW.WHATCOMREADS.ORG

MAIL MAIL the cast, with the geographical splendor OPEN MIC: The new weekly Spoken Word, of the surroundings ﬁlling in as needed.

Poetry and Open Mic occurs from 7-9pm ev- 2 ATTEND Those highlighted in the modern-day ery Tuesday at the Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. “Perhaps Port Bonita was not an address, after all, not even a chapters and asides have far less to con- Holly St. Entry is free. DO IT IT DO

WHAT: Chuckanut place, but a spirit, an essence, a pulse—a future still unfolding.” Radio Hour with tend with in terms of day-to-day survival, WWW.BLUEHORSEGALLERY.COM —ETHAN THORNBURGH Jonathan Evison but are no less attention-grabbing. There’s TERROR OF LIVING: Urban Waite reads 11 WHEN: 7pm Sat., David “Krig” Krigstadt, a nearing-middle- from The Terror of Living at 7pm at Village .16. Feb. 19 Books, 1200 11th St. 02 reading Jonathan Evison’s age Bigfoot aﬁcionado who’s fond of smok- WASHINGTONIANS WHERE: Leopold WWW.VILLAGBOOKS.COM new tome, West of Here, will soon realize the “here” he’s writing Crystal Ballroom, ing dope in his car during his off-hours at

.06 about is much nearer than they think. In fact, in some cases, it’s 1224 Cornwall Ave. one of the few remaining fish-processing WED., FEB. 23 07 CREATIVE WORKSHOP: D.E. Knobble, au- # right outside their doorsteps. COST: $5 plants around, an ex-con named Timmon INFO: 671-2626 or thor of the young adult adventure novel, Merging known facts with fantastical fictions, the Bain- Tillman and his well-meaning parole offi- Runaway Storm, leads a Creative Writing Fun- bridge Island writer who garnered acclaim for his debut nov- www.village cer, a troubled Native teen named Curtis, books.com Shop at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. el, All About Lulu, has crafted a book that manages to not only and Jared Thornburgh—the great-great Entry is free. cram more than 100 years of American history into less than grandson of the man responsible for try- 671-2626 500 pages, but also make it interesting. ing so hard to successfully tame natural forces (if not the THURS., FEB. 24

CASCADIA WEEKLY Evison appears to know that if you’re going to incorporate woman of his dreams). WHATCOM READS: Jim Lynch, author of Bor- both the past and present in one story, the characters populat- To ﬁnd out how the lives of each faction of characters in- der Songs, reads from his book and answers 12 ing both spans of time—more on them in a minute—need to be tersect and wend their circular way into a cognitive, cap- questions at 1:30pm and 7:30pm at Whatcom people the readers are invested in knowing more about. And, as tivating tale, you’ll have to read the novel to get a clearer Community College’s Syre Auditorium. WWW.WHATCOMREADS.ORG Evison’s focus switches back and forth from the late 1880s to picture of this particular American experience. Keep an eye the year 2006 in the small Olympic Peninsula town of Port Bo- out for pertinent details, because they may well remind you nita (a thinly disguised Port Angeles), he does that, in spades. that “there” is “here.” doit

HEALING POWERS: “The Healing Power of

Meditation” gathering happens from 2-3pm

at the Community Food Co-op’s Connection 34 Building, 1220 N. Forest St. The event is free

and no registration is necessary. FOOD WWW.MEDITATEINNWWASHINGTON.ORG SAT., FEB. 19 COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: The League 27 of Women Voters of Bellingham/Whatcom County host a Community Conversation focusing on “The New Jail Proposals and Who B-BOARD We Are Incarcerating” from 9:30am-12pm at Bellingham City Council Chambers, 120 Lottie

St. Mayor Dan Pike, Sheriff Bill Elfo, Superior 24 Court Judge Chuck Snyder, and others will be As part of the Whatcom Reads! events, Border among the panelists. FILM Songs author Jim Lynch will visit the county at WWW.LWVBELLINGHAMWHATCOM.ORG various times and locations Feb. 22-24 ROBOT FESTIVAL: The Bellingham Artiﬁcial 20 Intelligence and Robotics Society hosts the 6th annual Northwest Robot Festival from MUSIC COMMUNITY 10am-4:30pm at the American Museum of Ra- dio and Electricity, 1312 Bay St. The event is

WED., FEB. 16 free and open to the public. 18 PROJECT HOMELESS: Volunteers are needed 650-3350 to take part in the third annual Project Home- ART FLY DAY: See rare military aircraft in action less Connect, which, come March 3, will see as part of the monthly Fly Day from 12-4pm

more than 600 people in Whatcom County 16 at the Heritage Flight Museum, 4165 Mitchell receive free, conﬁdential services—including Way. Suggested donation is $5.

dental care, medical exams, vision screening, STAGE WWW.HERITAGEFLIGHT.ORG housing assistance and much more. Up to 250 TRANSITION CAFÉ: Transition Whatcom community volunteers will be needed to pull hosts its ﬁrst “Transition Café” from 6-9pm at it off, so sign up now. 14 the Bellingham Public Market, 1530 Cornwall 734-3055 OR WWW.WHATCOMVOLUNTEER.ORG Ave. Topics of conversation will include how PLANT SOCIETY: “Artic Plants: Where Are to build more resilient lives, create stronger They and Are They on the Move?” will be the GET OUT communities and connect with other people. topic of the Washington Native Plant Society’s Entry is free. meeting at 7pm at the RE Store’s Sustainable 734-3501 OR WWW.TRANSITIONWHATCOM.COM 12 Living Center, 2309 Meridian St. Entry is free. 12 DATING GAME: Attend “Deb Slater’s WWW.WNPS.ORG Eek!Harmony Dating Game from 8-11pm at WORDS WORDS THURS., FEB. 17 Poppe’s, 714 Lakeway Dr. Five contestants of ROEDER TOUR: Docent Christine Kendall will each sex will vie for all-expenses trips to 8 lead a “Tour of the Roeder Home: A Whatcom Las Vegas. County Treasure” at 12:30pm at the epony- WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/EEKHARMONY PEPPER mous venue at 2600 Sunset Dr. Suggested SUN., FEB. 20 donation is $3. CURRENTS B-HAM BACKGAMMON: The monthly “Back- WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG

gammon in Bellingham” tournament begins at 6 TRAVEL SERIES: “Community-based Adven- SIST 6pm at Paciﬁc Martial Arts, 1308 N. State St. ERS tures in Peru: On and Off the Beaten Path” will Entry is $15. be the focus of tonight’s Travelogue Series at COOKING OUTSIDE THE BOX SINCE 1988 VIEWS 733-6173 7pm at the Whatcom Museum, 121 Prospect

Open Nightly Except Monday 1055 N State St B’ham 671-3414 4 St. Entry is $3. MON., FEB. 21 778-7000 ROCKS AND GEMS: The monthly meeting of MAIL MAIL FRI., FEB. 18 the Mt. Baker Rock & Gem Club starts at 7pm at Bloedel Donovan, 2214 Electric Ave. All are 2518 meridian st. VIGIL FOR PEACE: Join the longest-running 2 welcome. Peace Vigil in the country—48 years and fountain district WWW.MTBAKERROCKCLUB.ORG DO IT IT DO counting—from 4-5pm every Friday after- NUTRITION DETECTIVE: Karl Mincin, oth- 360.303.2249 noon at the corners of Cornwall Avenue and erwise known as the “Nutrition Detective,” Magnolia Street. gives a free talk on personal nutrition base- 11 WWW.WHATCOMPJC.ORG lines at 6:30pm at Mount Vernon’s Skagit Val- .16.

SCHMOOZEFEST: Local nonproﬁts are in- 02 ley Food Co-op. vited to the Whatcom Council of Nonproﬁts’ WWW.SKAGITFOODCOOP.COM “Schmoozefest” from 4:30-6:30pm at the tues-sat 11a-5p .06

Boys & Girls Club, 1715 Kentucky St. 07 WED., FEB. 23 closed sun, mon # WWW.WCNWEBSITE.ORG SKIN AND NUTRITION: “Nutrition for RAINBOW MASQUERADE: Dance and mingle Healthy Skin” will be the focus of a class hap- for a good cause at the QSA Rainbow Masquer- pening from 6-8pm at the Cordata Food Co-op. Cascadia Family Health ade at 7pm at Whatcom Community College’s Kim Sandstrom, ND, LMP, will lead the way. Syre Student Center. Cost is $5 for members, $6 general. Exceptional & Affordable Healthcare 383-3000 734-8158 MEDITATION AND EVOLUTION: “Meditation Pediatrics – Adult

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18 Razor Hone ART ART HIGHWAY TO THE HOAR ZONE 16 THE MILDEWY stench of our recently flooded basement STAGE STAGE still lingered on my clothes as I rolled into the lower parking area of Salmon Ridge Sno-Park early of a recent weekday morn. 14 14 Although my lady friend and I had succeeded in mitigating the in- sidious subterranean river that occasionally surges up like the Ganges GET OUT GET OUT beneath our house, the battle had exacted a heavy toll on our general peace of mind. In order to heal our respective wounds, we decided to take the 12 day off. While she chose to air herself out with a little therapeutic winter gardening, I drove east on 542 as far as my half-empty gas WORDS tank allowed. Razor Hone Road was as far as I got. 8 My first course of action was to divest myself of all flood-sullied gar- ments and ensconce myself in a fresh assemblage of ski wear. While doing so, however, I became aware of a discordant drone, CURRENTS CURRENTS which at first, I assumed, could only be the incessant sound of the

6 sump pump still reverberating through my ears. I HAD PROCEEDED TO PUSH “Go away!” I groaned, physically trying to shake that terrible MYSELF INTO SUCH A VIEWS VIEWS racket out of my head. Thankfully, before I could inﬂict any lasting damage, I noticed a

4 LIBERATING ENDORPHIN- twinkly procession of cars growling up the high-

MAIL MAIL way to the Mt. Baker Ski Area and realized the BRACED MOMENTUM error of my ways.

2 The ﬁrst feeble rays of sunlight were just start- THAT, EVEN IF A TREE HAD ing to glint through the forest by the time I ﬁ- DO IT IT DO FALLEN ON ME, I PROBABLY nally sidestepped around the starting gate and merged myself onto the track. 11 DO IT WOULDN’T HAVE FELT IT. As could only be expected, the recent freeze/ .16. WHAT: Salmon

02 thaw cycle had rendered snow conditions peril- Ridge Sno-Park I sallied out onto the main bed of the river, in- ously icy and fast. WHERE: 1-5 Exit tending to deposit myself on a nice sandy gravel

.06 Although I appreciated the fact that each kick- 255 to Mt. Baker bar, I wound up following a trail of fascinating 07 Hwy 542, east for # and-glide whisked me that much quicker and far- frost formations through the cobble from one 46 miles ther away from the horror show in our basement, COST: Day pass is alluvial terrace to the next. I also knew it was hurling me that much closer $20, season pass I’ve oohed and aahed over my fair share of to a whole different (and likely far more painful) is $40 ice-induced oddities over the years, but never brand of disaster. INFO: www. before had I served witness to an inexplicable parks.wa.gov But even before I could sound out the word articulation of spicules quite as bizarre or pin-

CASCADIA WEEKLY “hematoma” in my mind, I had proceeded to push myself into such a wheel-shaped as the one I found welded across liberating endorphin-braced momentum that, even if a tree had fallen However, being that the track terminates on the voids between those shiny smooth rocks. 14 on me, I probably wouldn’t have felt it. the southern bank of the North Fork about four Even though that particular stretch of the And the farther that crusty white highway kept winding me into miles in, that’s precisely where the ﬁrst leg of North Fork has become patently familiar to me the timber, the more buoyant and diffuse my weary body and soul my Journey of Healing came to a spectacularly over the years, the presence of such alien frost became. Seriously, if Razor Hone had continued, I would have glad- panoramic, sun-drenched end. rendered it strikingly anew. It wasn’t just a ly stayed on the thing all day. Yet the adventure was hardly over, for when river anymore, it was a whole new planet. doit DO IT

THURS., FEB. 17 MOON WALK: Join Wild Whatcom Walks 34 for a “Walk When the Moon is Full” outing from 4:30-6:30pm at Ferndale’s Tennant FOOD Lake Interpretive Center. Entry is $7. 393-7827 27 SAT., FEB. 19 EDIBLE LANDSCAPES: Learn more about

“Designing and Planning an Edible Land- B-BOARD scape” at a clinic at 10:30am at Everson’s Cloud Mountain Farm, 6906 Goodwin Rd. Dine In Take Out WWW.CLOUDMOUNTAINFARM.COM FEATURING 24 PLANT PARTICULARS: “Success With In- Organic Grass Fed Buffalo Meat

door Plants” will be the topic at 11am at Organic Cheeses & Organic Vegetables FILM Bakerview Nursery, 945 E. Bakerview Rd. At 2pm, learn about “Pruning and Main- with this ad $2 OFF any combo 20 taining Home Orchard Fruit Trees.” exp. 2/28/11 WWW.BAKERVIEWNURSERY.COM Located in the Public Market MUSIC SUN., FEB. 20 1530 Cornwall Avenue, Bellingham BIRCH BAY MARATHON: The 43rd annual

360-594-4019 18 Birch Bay Marathon begins at 8am at Birch )<32<7

Bay State Park. This year, there’ll also be a ART half-marathon. Costs vary. “I’m here to chew bubblegum and pour wine, WWW.BIRCHBAYMARATHON.COM and I’m all out of bubblegum.” 16 SNOWSHOE DEMO: Join members of the - the ridge wine bar :[YVUN /LHS[O`YLX\PYL Mt. Baker Club and REI employees for a Snowshoe Demo from 10am-2pm at the STAGE Salmon Ridge Sno-Park (milepost 47 on 5\[YP[PV\Z >OVSLZVTL Hwy 542). 14 14 746-8861 OR WWW.MOUNTBAKERCLUB.ORG BORDER BIRDS: Joe Meche leads “The GET OUT Birds of Border Songs Creek Walk” starting GET OUT at 1pm at the Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central Ave. Please register in ad-

vance. 12 778-7323, EXT. 2

MON., FEB. 21 WORDS WINCHESTER TALK: The Mount Baker Club’s David Inscho leads a “Winchester 8 Lookout: From Fire Duty to Lookout Beau- ty” slideshow and talk at 6pm at REI, 400 36th St. Entry is free. CURRENTS CURRENTS 647-8955

SEARCHING FOR POWDER: Jeremy Evans 6 shares stories from his book, In Search of

Powder: A Story of America’s Disappearing VIEWS Ski Bum, at 7pm at Village Books, 1200

11th St. 1017 n. state street, bellingham 4 WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM MAIL MAIL TUES., FEB. 22

FIRST GEAR: Register ASAP for a “First 2 Gear” bicycle class, which happens from

6-8pm at Whatcom Smart Trips headquar- IT DO

ters, 314 E. Champion St. Cost is $10. WWW.EVERYBODYBIKE.COM 11 SCURLOCK PHOTO SHOW: Mountain photographer John Scurlock shares images .16. 02 from the North Cascades in winter months at a free photo show at 6pm at REI, 400 36th St. .06 07 647-8955 # AUDUBON PROGRAM: Alan Fritzberg leads an “Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: A Glimpse of Wilderness” talk and slideshow at the North Cascades Audubon’s monthly meeting at 7pm at the Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central Ave. &KRRVHIURPPRUHWKDQ WWW.NORTHCASCADESAUDUBON.ORG CASCADIA WEEKLY WED., FEB. 23 EXONIRRGVDWWKH&RRS 15 SNOW GEESE: Vasily Baranyuk leads a presentation focusing on “Wrangel Island Snow Geese” at 7pm at the Whatcom Mu- 'RZQWRZQ² &RUGDWD² seum, 121 Prospect St. 1)RUHVW6W :HVWHUO\5G WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG ;>EEBG@A:F%P: DW+ROO\6W DW&RUGDWD3NZ\

34 34 FOOD staGe THEATER DANCE PROFILES 27 B-BOARD 24

FILM FILM BY AMY KEPFERLE 20

MUSIC A Coupled Comedy

18 YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE

ART ART Of course, without an able cast, the fre- netic energy of ILYYPNC simply wouldn’t 16 16 work, especially since the four actors—Molli Corcoran, Alex Rumbolz, Becca Orlowski, and STAGE STAGE STAGE STAGE Colin Weiss—pull off more than 40 separate characters throughout the course of the

14 night. Additionally, they also have to be able to sing their hearts out while making it ap-

GET OUT pear effortless. And, good news, they do. Points should also go to pianist Michael Nutting and violin vixen Cherilyn Reim- 12 ers, who unobtrusively supply the entire score WORDS while seated behind a partition on stage. 8 Dancers Mikey Moore and Sophia Scott are also vital to the CURRENTS CURRENTS forward motion, as

6 they—dressed in Greek ATTEND garb, ﬂirtatious and VIEWS VIEWS WHAT: I Love You, silent—are responsible You’re Perfect, Now for moving the props 4 Change around in an entirely WHEN: 7:30pm every MAIL MAIL Tues.-Sat. through captivating manner. March 5; 2pm Feb. 20, Because each char-

2 26 and March 6 acter only appears in WHERE: MBT’s Walton one scene, pay close DO IT IT DO

Theatre, 104 N. Com- attention to the subtle mercial St. changes the four actors 11 COST: $20 of the ﬁrst scenes in I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, likely also feel similar connections during bring to the 19 different .16. IN ONE INFO: 734-6080 or

02 a couple meets by a fountain for a blind date. The woman, who claims one of the many vignettes in Joe DiPietro’s www.mountbaker vignettes. to be “busy, busy, busy,” suggests, for time’s sake, that they pretend musical comedy, which explores love, lust, theatre.com Whether they’re por-

.06 they’ve already gotten through the first-date awkwardness and skip singlehood, marriage, child-rearing and traying guys trying not 07 # ahead to the second date. even death with a heady dose of humor and to weep during chick flicks (and failing), Her date readily agrees, but one-ups her by pointing out that he’d be occasional moments of pathos. a woman getting flustered about condoms comfortable if they traveled even further—perhaps past the point where Director Mark Kuntz—who sat behind me and lasagna while talking about a long- they’ve already slept together. Continuing in this farcical fashion, the during the Valentine’s Day opening-night run hoped-for assignation, a mass murderer who man and woman, in the span of a few short minutes, go from being com- and seemed pleased with the full-to-capaci- snapped while everybody around him was plete strangers to a loving couple. Soon, in fact, they’re moving so fast ty crowd—has made a wise choice selecting kissing during a New Year’s Eve celebration,

CASCADIA WEEKLY they’ve already skipped ahead to their first fight, the inevitable breakup I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change as his a longtime bridesmaid, geeks on a date or and an accidental reunion at a local coffee shop. As they finally go their second annual Winter Repertory run. The play new parents who’ve been reduced to calling 16 separate ways, both agree that this was a “good date.” is fast-paced enough to keep even those with each other “mommy and daddy” and sing- Anyone who’s ever spent time looking for love—whether it’s via a wandering attention spans glued to their ing in baby talk, there’s something that sets set-up through well-meaning friends, at a dark bar with questionable seats, and the universal themes play well to each role distinctly apart from each other. clientele, via an online dating site or even at a speed-dating soiree— just about any audience (although kids and It’s an impressive feat and, in this case, a will probably be able to relate to the aforementioned scene. They’ll teens probably wouldn’t get it). wildly successful one. doit

at 8pm every Friday and Saturday in February at the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At 10pm,

stick around for “Triples Improv” shows. Tick-

ets are $8-$10. 34 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM

HALLELUJAH GIRLS: A “rollicking Southern FOOD comedy” dubbed Hallelujah Girls shows for the ﬁnal weekend at 7:30pm at Mount Vernon’s Riv-

erBelle Dinner Theatre, 100 E. Montgomery St. 27 Tickets are $20-$40. WWW.RIVERBELLEDINNERTHEATRE.COM

WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY?: Ryan Stiles, Greg B-BOARD Proops, Jeff Davis, and Chip Esten bring their improv chops to Anacortes for “Whose Live

Anyway?” shows at 8pm at the Swinomish Ca- 24 sino. Tickets are $50.

WWW.SWINOMISHCASINO.COM FILM FEB. 18-20

CHEKHOV IN LOVE: The words of Russian writer 20 Anton Chekhov will be highlighted when actors

from the Viewpoints Theatre Ensemble perform MUSIC Funnyman Ryan Stiles will be joined by a stellar Chekhov in Love at 7:30pm Fri.-Sat. and 2pm Sun. cast of improvisers—Greg Proops, Chip Esten, at the Bellingham Children’s Theatre studio at 18 and Jeff Davis—for “Whose Live Anyway?” 1412 Cornwall Ave. Tickets are $10-$12.

shows Feb. 18-19 at the Swinomish Northern 734-9999 ART Lights Casino SUN., FEB. 20 16 COMEDY NIGHT: The weekly Comedy Night be- 16 STAGE gins at 8pm at the Fairhaven Pub & Martini Bar, See us STAGE STAGE 1114 Harris Ave. Tickets are $15. STAGE WED., FEB. 16 WWW.FAIRHAVENPUB.COM at our 2nd CIRCUS IS BANANAS: The Banunky Fun Force FEB. 23-26 14 brings back its “onslaught of uncensored circus VAGINA MEMOIRS: Experience the true location entertainment” at a “Circus is Bananas” reprise stories and experiences of female-identiﬁed

at 8pm at the Bellingham Circus Guild’s Cirque GET OUT students and community members at perfor- Lab, 2107 Iron St. Entry is $5. mances of Vagina Memoirs at 7pm Wed.-Fri. at WWU’s WWW.BELLINGHAMCIRCUSGUILD.COM WWU’s Viking Union Multipurpose Room at Sat. THURS., FEB. 17 at the Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. En- Meat & Vegetable Pies, Desserts VendorVendor Row 12 GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch “The Good, the Bad try is free.

and the Ugly” at 8pm every Thursday at the 650-6114 WORDS Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At 10pm, stick THURS., FEB. 24 DailyDaily around for “The Project.” Entry is $7 for the 8 MOON OVER BUFFALO: Ken Ludwig’s farce, early show, $4 for the late one. e Moon Over Buffalo, shows at 7pm Thurs.-Sat. LunchLunch SpecialsSpp 733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM and 2pm Sun. at Bellingham High School, 2020

FEB. 17-19 Cornwall Ave. Tickets are $8 and additional 11-311-3 MM-F CURRENTS HOT ROD: Students will perform Hot Rod: performances take place through March 6. 6 Cruisin’ Back to the 1950s at 7pm Thurs.-Sat. at 676-6575 OpenOpen 7 days/wk.days/wk Lynden High School’s Judson Theater. Tickets Findd us on for our

are $6-$8 and additional shows take place Feb. 1215 Railroad Ave. daily lunch specials VIEWS 25-26. DANCE Downtown B’Ham 4 354-4401 SAT., FEB. 19 ROMEO & JULIET: The Bard’s Romeo & Juliet VALENTINE DANCE: Attend a “Ladies in Red, MAIL shows for the ﬁnal weekend at 7:30pm Thurs. A Classic Masterpiece Men in Black Valentine Dance” from 7-10pm at

and 8pm Fri.-Sat. at the Anacortes Community the Blue Moon Ballroom, 1213 Cornwall Ave. 2 Theatre, 918 M Ave. Tickets are $18. Beginners are welcome, and partners aren’t How can a man in the bloom of youth, WWW.ACTTHEATRE.COM pursuing writing and love with vigor, IT DO necessary. Entry is $7-$10. CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER: A creative re- 734-5676 end up grizzled, old, and surrounded telling of Alice in Wonderland can be seen when by piles of boxes and paper, the

FLAMENCO SHOW: “A Tierra” performs ﬂa- 11 Krissa Woiwod’s Curiouser and Curiouser opens detritus of a life? The answer is the menco through dance and music at 8pm at this weekend with 8pm showings Thurs.-Sat. at story of Logan Mountstuart, who .16.

Western Washington University’s Old Main The- 02 the iDiOM Theater, 1418 Cornwall Ave. Tickets believes, "Every human being is atre. Tickets are $8-$14. are $5 on Thursday, $10 otherwise, and addi- a collection of selves...we never 650-6146 tional showings occurs Feb. 24-26. stay just one person." An .06 EXPERIENCE TANGO: A “Tango Experience 07 201-5464 intimate take on a sweeping # Milonga” begins at 8:40pm at Presence Dance century, Any Human Heart is FEB. 17-20 Studio, 1412 Cornwall Ave. Show up at 8pm for based on the bestselling book THE CEMETERY CLUB: Ivan Menchell’s heart- an orientation class. Entry is $8. by William Boyd. warming comedy, The Cemetery Club, shows at 708-8076 7:30pm Thurs.-Sat. and 2pm Sun. at Lynden’s Masterpiece: Any Human Heart Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St. Tickets SUN., FEB. 20 Monday, February 21 at 8 p.m. are $8-$10 and additional performances hap- PEACE DANCE: The monthly “Dances of Uni-

pen through Feb. 27. versal Peace” happens from 7-9pm at Presence CASCADIA WEEKLY Studio, 1412 Cornwall Ave. No experience is WWW.CLAIREVGTHEATRE.ORG necessary, and all are welcome. Entry is by 17 FEB. 18-19 donation. SPACE & TRIPLES: The completely improvised (516) 320-3094 outer space adventure show, Space Trek, shows

34 34 FOOD visual GALLERIES OPENINGS PROFILES 27 B-BOARD 24 FILM FILM 20 BY AMY KEPFERLE MUSIC 18 18 18 ART ART ART ART Flower Power OF HUMAN RIGHTS, ART AND AGRICULTURE 16

STAGE STAGE EVERY APRIL, the loamy lengths of the Skagit Valley come to life with swaths of color stretching into the horizon.

14 Anyone who’s celebrated the coming of spring by viewing the yellow ﬁelds of daffodils that give way to acres upon acres of tulips in just about ev-

GET OUT ery shade of the rainbow likely gives serious props to Mother Nature for providing such bounty. But, while Mama N. certainly deserves her share of the 12 credit, those in awe of the end effect often forget it’s the scores of seasonal workers who are ultimately responsible WORDS for the vast amount of sweat equity necessary to pull off such epic acts of beauty. 8 Jesus Guillen might have been one of the nameless SEE IT farmworkers hidden behind the scenes were it not for the WHAT: Jesus fact that he transformed his decades of work in the ﬁelds Guillen’s “Art of the CURRENTS CURRENTS into something more permanent—namely, works of art. Skagit Valley”

6 By the time Guillen’s vibrant painting of Hispanic farm- WHEN: Through workers harvesting the fruits of their labor was chosen to March 31 WHERE: Skagit Val- VIEWS VIEWS represent the 1994 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival—inciden- ley College Art Gal- tally, his was the first official visual representation of the lery, Mount Vernon 4 event to include people instead of simply flowers—he was COST: Entry is free

MAIL MAIL in the last year of his life. But his story doesn’t end there. INFO: www. To kick off “Bringing it Home,” the 8th annual Skagit skagithrf.wordpress.

2 com Human Rights Festival, Guillen’s artistic legacy is being revived. “Art of the Skagit Valley” is currently showing DO IT IT DO WHAT: “Bringing It

at Mount Vernon’s Skagit Valley College Art Gallery, and Home: A Skagit Hu- will be available for viewing through March 31. man Rights Festival 11 While perusing his paintings and sculptures, keep in WHEN: Every Thurs- .16. day in March 02 mind that many of Guillen’s earlier creations were lost or WHERE: Skagit Val- “HE FELT WE ALL HAD AN OBLIGATION TO FIND THAT left behind due to the transitional nature of his work. He ley College and the

.06 was born in Texas, but his family eventually returned to Lincoln Theatre THING WITHIN US THAT MADE US HAPPY—NOT OUT 07 # Mexico, where, not long afterward, his father was killed. OF EGO, BUT OUT OF DOING SOMETHING GOOD FOR Guillen’s widow, Anita, shares that his mother then made the decision to return to the United States. “Here, as a young man, Jesus became a seasonal agricul- THE COMMUNITY.” —ANGELICA GUILLEN tural worker,” Anita says. “And although he worked long and hard hours in the ﬁelds, he always found time to paint and draw.” Anita relates that, for a decade after their marriage, Jesus would often leave Although the self-taught artist would and their families.

CASCADIA WEEKLY his family on his uncle’s cotton farm in Texas while he traveled the country in never become a household name, Guillen’s “Dad had a strong philosophy of life search of steady work. That all changed when he arrived in the Skagit Valley in memory lives on in many ways, not the least that focused on the dignity of the indi- 18 1961 to pick strawberries. of which was his gift of giving representa- vidual,” his daughter Angelica says. “He “He fell in love with the area and knew the Northwest was home,” Anita tion—both visual and vocal—to those who, felt we all had an obligation to ﬁnd that says. “He returned one ﬁnal time to Texas and moved his family to a migrant for so many decades, were subjected to job thing within us that made us happy—not camp just outside of La Conner, eventually settling permanently in the town insecurity, low wages and poor living condi- out of ego, but out of doing something of La Conner.” tions in an effort to provide for themselves good for the community.” doit

UPCOMING EVENTS tion, Endless Interpretations” can be perused and purchased through February at Good Earth

WED., FEB. 16 Pottery, 1000 Harris Ave.

CALL FOR ART: If you’re a professional artist WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM 34 and a member of the Whatcom Museum, you’re HONEY: Steve Satushek’s photo transfers can be eligible to submit one, exhibition-ready work viewed through the month at Honey Salon, 310 FOOD in any media interpreting the Paciﬁc North- W. Holly St. west forest. Deadline for “Fate of the Forest: WWW.HONEYBELLINGHAM.COM

An Opening Hanging” is Sun., May 15. See more 27 LOOMIS GALLERY: The multi-artist “January details at the link listed below. Jazz” exhibit can be viewed through February at WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG Blaine’s Loomis Hall Gallery, 288 Martin St. THURS., FEB. 17 WWW.LOOMISHALLGALLERY.COM B-BOARD PHOTO SHOW: Blaine photographer David Rifﬂe LUCIA DOUGLAS: “Studio Soup: 2 Artists + 1 will host an exhibit of his photography at 7pm at Studio” can be perused until Feb. 26 at the Lu- 24 the Lairmont Manor, 405 Fieldston Rd. cia Douglas Gallery, 1415 13th St. The exhibit 647-1444 features the works of longtime studio-mates Terry Nelson and Dana Mattson. FILM SAT., FEB. 19 WWW.LUCIADOUGLAS.COM FAMILY ART DAY: “Winter Dreaming: Fun with MINDPORT: Playful photographs dubbed “The 20 Fimo Clay” will be the focus of Family Art Inner Life of Cats” can b viewed beginning Feb. Day happenings from 11am-1pm or 2-4pm at 9 at Mindport Exhibits, 210 W. Holly St. Admis- MUSIC La Conner’s Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. sion is $2. First St. The event is open to all ages and skill WWW.MINDPORT.ORG 18 18 levels. 18 MONA: “Wild/Life,” “Mindful Waters,” and “To- WWW.MUSEUMOFNWART.ORG ART ART gether: Selections from the Permanent Collec- ART SUN., FEB. 20 tion” can be seen until March 2 at La Conner’s 1 Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St. rs * * * * 926 ARTS & CRAFTS: Historic Seattle’s Lawrence ea * -2 16 WWW.MUSEUMOFNWART.ORG 5 Y 01 Kreisman helms a presentation and walk-through 8 1 focusing on “The Arts and Crafts Movement in PAPERDOLL: “Damn Love,” a trunk show by De- * * STAGE the Paciﬁc Northwest” exhibit starting at 1pm vout Dolls, can be perused through March 3 at at Whatcom Museums Old City Hall, 121 Prospect the Paperdoll, 312 W. Champion St. WWW.THEPAPERDOLL.NET

St. Entry is $3. 14 WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG QUILT MUSEUM: “Four Embroiderers” shows through March 31 at the La Conner Quilt & Tex-

tile Museum, 703 S. 2nd St. GET OUT ONGOING EXHIBITS WWW.LACONNERQUILTS.COM ALLIED ARTS: View “Color Theory” until Feb. ROOT STUDIO: “Quite Normal,” featuring works 28 at Allied Arts, 1418 Cornwall Ave. The exhibit by renowned photographer Fritz Liedtke, will be 12 st features paintings by Kat Schneider, Mary Dud- on display through the month at Root Studio 1 & Kincaid, downtown Mount Vernon and Gallery, 19 Prospect St. ley, and Phillip Hanson. WORDS WWW.ALLIEDARTS.ORG WWW.THEROOTGALLERY.COM Lincoln Theatre Project:85 ANCHOR ART: Sculptor Lanny Bergner’s “Bend- SCOTT MILO: Joanne Shellan’s “Celebration” 8 ing Space” exhibit runs through Feb. 26 at exhibit can be viewed through February at the Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial St., Ana- Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Ana- The Lincoln Theatre, Skagit County’s only nonprofit historic venue, cortes. cortes. is celebrating 85 years of entertainment in April 2011. Project:85 is born WWW.ANCHORARTSPACE.ORG WWW.SCOTTMILO.COM out of the desire to bring back the historic lighted blade sign, which occupied CURRENTS SKAGIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM: “The Way We ARTWOOD: Check out “Sweetheart Boxes” the front façade during the first six decades of the Lincoln’s existence. 6 through February at Artwood, 1000 Harris Ave. Played: Early Skagit Recreation” can be seen This $85,000 campaign will also help build and install electronic 647-1628 through July at La Conner’s Skagit County His-

message centers for upcoming event information, and ensure the VIEWS torical Museum, 501 4th St. BLUE HORSE: “He Said, She Said: Partners in (360) 466-3365 financial health of the nonprofit operating the Lincoln.

Creativity” shows through February at the Blue 4 Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St. VIKING UNION: Dennis McNett’s “Whirling Waves and Wolfbats” exhibit will be up until WWW.BLUEHORSEGALLERY.COM “Celebrate the history, and help MAIL Feb. 18 at WWU’s Viking Union Gallery. CEDARWORKS: Peruse and purchase a variety 650-7490

‘Light up the Lincoln’ for years to come!” 2 of Native American art from 10am-6pm Wed.- WESTERN GALLERY: The “Department of Art Sat. at the CedarWorks Art Gallery, 217 Holly Supporters at the Anniversary level ($85) or higher receive tickets to a celebration performance DO IT IT DO

Faculty Biennial” can be seen through March 5 St. in April. Also anticipated at this event is the inaugural lighting of the historic sign - don’t miss it! 647-6933 at WWU’s Western Gallery. Entry is free and open to the public. “For more information or to make a gift of support, visit www.iLovetheLincoln.com” DIGS: View and purchase the art of Cameron 11 WWW.WESTERNGALLERY.WWU.EDU

Jennings’ at “Bargain Basement Art Liquidation .16.

Sale” happening through February at DIGS, 200 WHATCOM ART GUILD: From 10am-6pm every 02 W. Holly St. Friday through Sunday, stop by the Whatcom Art WWW.DIGSSHOWROOM.COM Guild’s Art Market at Fairhaven’s Waldron Build- .06 ing, 1314 12th St. 07

DEPOT ARTS CENTER: Dick Garvey’s “Train # WWW.WHATCOMARTGUILD.ORG Photographs” will be on display until Feb. 26 at the Depot Arts Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. WHATCOM MUSEUM: “Collection Selections/ WWW.DEPOTARTS.COM Two” and “Arts and Crafts Movement of the Pa- ciﬁc Northwest” can currently be seen at the FOG: View a variety of works by noted artists at Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher Building, 250 the new Fairhaven Originals Gallery, 960 Harris Flora St. Ave. WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG WWW.BELLINGHAMFOG.COM

WORKS ON CANVAS: “Size Still Matters,” an CASCADIA WEEKLY GALLERY CYGNUS: View a special 93rd “Birth- exhibit of larger-than-usual pieces by artists day Show” for iconic Skagit artist Clayton James Ruthie V, Denise Snyder, David Ridgway, and 19 until Feb. 27 at La Conner’s Gallery Cygnus, 109 Media Sponsor: Tickets for all events available at others can be seen through February at Works Commercial St. on Canvas Gallery, 301 W. Holly St. www.ilovethelincoln.com WWW.GALLERYCYGNUS.COM WWW.WORKS-ON-CANVAS.COM or GOOD EARTH POTTERY: “Teapots: One Func- 360-336-8955 Rumor Has It

34 BELLINGHAM IS, AS we all know, a town with a transient population. No, I’m not referring to the FOOD FOOD herd of miscreants at the corner of Railroad Av- enue and Magnolia Street, but instead to the fact music that people move here, stay for awhile—usually 27 SHOW PREVIEWS ›› RUMOR HAS IT until sometime after they’ve graduated college, when they’ve come to the realization that, al-

B-BOARD B-BOARD though a nice place to live, Bellingham is a tough place to make a living—and then move on. Such is the nature of life in this smallish town. 24 As such, those of us who’ve stayed tend to be

FILM philosophical about these frequent departures. We wish them well, mutter things about the

curse of the Chinese coalminers and get on with 20 20 BY CAREY ROSS our lives, turning our time and attention toward the never-ending inﬂ ux of newcomers. However, MUSIC MUSIC some people, although gone, still seem to stick in our collective craw. Maybe we miss them, 18 maybe they’re like a song

ART Telekinesis stuck in our head. Either MAKING MUSIC, MOVING MOUNTAINS way, some people we just 16 can’t shake. point on it, Lerner is Telekinesis. For me, one of those STAGE This is not just a bunch of paranormal psychobabble. people is erstwhile local, Telekinesis is the moniker under which Lerner makes now Seattle resident Stell

14 his music. And while the notes, chords and lyrics he Newsome. Is this because cobbles together might not be able to bend spoons or while he lived here Stell

GET OUT roll dice, Lerner has shown himself quite capable of was always the soul of making Telekinesis work for him. kindness to me? Not re- Lerner’s musical project started out as a casual affair, ally. But I wouldn’t have 12 just something he did to “challenge” himself. As well as liked him nearly as much BY CAREY ROSS being an accomplished drummer, he’s also a trained re- if he had been. And he is WORDS cording engineer, so time in the studio was easy to come nothing if not incorrigibly likeable. Is it because by. When he began, he didn’t think far beyond simply Stell has a tendency to liven up any room he’s 8 recording himself for himself. in, whether he’s onstage playing guitar (as he so But simple beginnings can yield often was—during his tenure here, I lost count surprising things. as to the number of bands he lent his skills to) CURRENTS CURRENTS In Lerner’s case, the surprise in or offstage cracking jokes? Absolutely. And, as

6 store was none other than Death Cab those cursed coalminers would have you believe, for Cutie’s Chris Walla, who caught everyone always comes back—even if it’s just VIEWS wind of Lerner’s one-man band and for a night. knew his smart, impeccably styled So, Stell’s got a new band, the Smoke Broth- 4 ATTEND and impossibly sincere power pop ers, and he’s not the only former ‘hamster in this WHO: Telekinesis, MAIL MAIL sounded like something he wanted old-school country mix. Mark Blum-Anderson, The Globes, to throw the not-inconsiderable he of Feed and Seed (a band that was once the

Candysound 2 WHEN: 9pm Fri., weight of his support behind. So, subject of my most egregious print error, when Feb. 18 Walla offered to produce an album. I said they were “worth nothing” rather than DO IT

WHERE: Jinx Art Lerner took him up on the offer, and “worth noting,” but were so gracious I still feel Space, 306 Flora the result was Telekinesis!. guilty about the mistake) will also be making 11 St. So far, so good. Lerner had an al- the journey from the big city to the Green Frog .16. COST: $10

02 MORE INFO: bum, a powerful ally in Walla and come Fri., Feb. 18, and they will have two other www.jinxartspace. seemingly all the necessary elements Smoke Brothers in tow. Go to the show. Tell them

.06 com to write his own musical success how much you miss them. Maybe they’ll move 07 # story. But he was missing one vital the whole kit and kaboodle back here. The no- component: He didn’t have a band. After all, a dude, tion, after all, is not that farfetched. Just ask his drum kit and a handful of songs—albeit really great those Chinese coalminers. TELEKINESIS IS the power to move things with songs—do not a band make. Now that we’ve dispensed with Stell, let’s your mind. Not fi guratively, as in “I’d move mountains However, aside from available studio time for him to address a decidedly different subject: Leather- for him.” Rather, telekinesis is the literal movement of scratch his musical itch, being a recording engineer had horn’s upcoming show at Glow. This defi nitely falls squarely into the category of “Shit So CASCADIA WEEKLY objects using nothing but mind power or brainwaves or another useful perk when it came to realizing a fully whatever it is that telekinetic types use to shove things fl eshed-out version of Telekinesis: it afforded Lerner ac- Weird I Could Not Possibly Be Making It Up.” 20 around by doing nothing other than training their focus cess to an exemplary roster of musicians. After all, why But it gets weirder. They’ll also be joined by on them and making it so. place an ad on Craigslist looking for a guitar player when Todos Somos Lee. Leatherhorn. And Todos So- What does this have to do with Michael Lerner? May- he could simply walk into the next room and ask Cody Vo- mos Lee. At Glow . It all goes down Mon., Feb. be nothing. tolato (The Blood Brothers, Jaguar Love) if he wanted the 21, and I can’t think of a single reason you Except that Telekinesis is also Lerner, or, to put a fi ner job? Jason Narducy (Verbow, Bob Mould band) was tapped wouldn’t want to be there. showpreview

Votolato and Narducy when it comes Globes, as well as Candysound. 34 TELEKINESIS, time to tour, what Lerner also has is If you ﬁ nd your way to the show ex- FOOD FROM PAGE 20 a brand-new album, called 12 Desper- pecting Lerner to play all the instru- ate Straight Lines, released just a few ments from across the room with noth-

days before his Fri., Feb. 18 show at ing but the power of his considerable 27 job? Jason Narducy (Verbow, Bob Mould Jinx Art Space. The show will kick off brainwaves, well, you might be disap- band) was tapped to play bass, and sud- a nationwide tour for the Seattle in- pointed. Although Lerner’s skill and B-BOARD B-BOARD denly Lerner had himself a band. die rocker, who will be joined at Jinx talent are undeniable, Telekinesis just These days, along with the help from by another Walla-endorsed band, the isn’t that kind of one-man band. 24 FILM showpreview 20 20 MUSIC BY CAREY ROSS MUSIC Chris Con Carne & Jen Westover

Jill Wolfe & David Jefferson 18 Matt Curtis & Wendy DeJong Petunia and the Vipers ART YOU OUGHTA KNOW 16 STAGE Petunia and the Vipers. Except that the band is just so very 14 good. Imagine that David Lynch and Nick Cave had a hillbilly baby. A hillbilly baby that yodeled. That’s Petunia. GET OUT Now imagine he’s backed by a band

whose talents match his own. That 12 would be the Vipers. Imagine that man

and that band can step onstage and WORDS hold a crowd in thrall song after song,

until the last note fades away, and that 8 would be Petunia and the Vipers at the Green Frog every month.

In Bellingham, we are fond of em- CURRENTS bracing bands from near and far, 6 adopting them and making them our own. In this way, at this point, Petunia PHOTO BY HOLLIE HUTHMAN VIEWS and the Vipers should be family. But,

I REALIZE this is not the ﬁ rst time No, I don’t know Petunia. Or his please, don’t take my many words for 4 I’ve extolled the virtues of Vancouver’s Vipers, for that matter. Aside from it. All you have to do is show up. Petu- Petunia and the Vipers. Whether it a single, brief interaction with him nia will handle the rest. MAIL

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18 LOVE, LOSS AND LETTING GO

ART diction, gives a moving speech about grief: At some point the weight of it becomes 16 tolerable, she says, like a brick that you carry around in your purse. You occasion- STAGE ally forget about it, but it’s always there because that’s what you have left instead

14 of your child. Exacerbating Becca’s anguish is the fact

GET OUT that her ne’er-do-well sister Izzy (Tammy Blanchard) has just become pregnant by her musician boyfriend (Giancarlo Esposi- 12 to). Izzy’s carefree, we’ll-worry-tomorrow attitude ﬂ ies in the face of Becca’s care- WORDS fully planned existence. Ostensibly, she’s worried that Izzy may 8 not be ready to be a parent, but we suspect her real fear is that she’ll prove a better mother than Becca herself. CURRENTS CURRENTS A few other characters slide into the

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VIEWS forms a bond with Howie; they take to smoking pot in her car to loosen up before 4 sessions (he continues to go even after

MAIL MAIL Becca quits). Unlike Becca, Gaby is upfront about the loss of her child, which appeals

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Teller), a 17-year-old who happened to be RABBIT HOLE is a fi lm that’s steeped in sorrow, but watching it is a Though Howie remains superfi cially gre- driving the car that killed Danny. It wasn’t 11 joyful experience—at least for those who appreciate fi nely drawn characters garious and productive, there’s a dark rage really his fault, but, like the others, Jason .16.

02 from fabulous actors who invest them with heft and heart. boiling inside him. On some level, he blames has come to internalize the tragedy. It’s il- Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart play Becca and Howie Corbett, a couple Becca for not watching Danny better, or he lustrated in a comic book he’s writing about

.06 in their late 30s who lost their 4-year-old son, Danny, eight months ago blames himself for leaving the gate open parallel universes that he shares with Bec- 07 # after he was hit by a car. Though the ﬁ lm is adapted from a play by David that allowed him to run into the street, or ca, which gives the movie its name. Lindsay-Abaire (who also wrote the screenplay), there’s no theatricality he blames the family dog for leading him Rabbit Hole is directed by John Cameron to their performances; Howie and Becca feel like real, ﬂ awed people who out that gate. Mitchell, whose two previous features — could be living next door. While better hidden, Howie’s sorrow is about a transvestite rock ‘n’ roller (Hedwig On the surface, Becca is the “problem” half of the couple. A homemaker who highly volatile, ready to erupt. and the Angry Inch) and an ensemble dra- gave up her job at Sotheby’s, she keeps the house and gardens ordered and Becca is the sort who, when in pain, tends ma featuring graphic, unsimulated sexual-

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8 it’s just another subpar rom-com. ★★ 1( t one who’s ever heard of this movie: “What on Earth gangster movie set in and around a noodle shop. It’s desire this because it also features Christoph Waltz, hr. 50 min.) would prompt Natalie Portman—a thoroughly gifted funny, it’s foodie and it’s so much more. Even the who so totally stole the show in Inglourious Basterds . Bellis Fair Call 676-9990 for showtimes. actress of typically sound judgment—to choose to trailer for the movie is amazing. Seriously. Amazing. But, as my mom always says, “You can want in one sign onto a rom-com opposite Ashton Kutcher?” ★★ Justin Bieber: Never Say Never: Sometimes, ★★★★★ 6OSBUFEtISNJO CURRENTS CURRENTS hand...” ★★★ 1(tISNJO 3tISNJO Sunset Square 1:30 | 4:15 | 7:00 when I’m bored, need a pick-me-up and am trying Pickford Feb. 22 @ 6:30 4VOTFU4RVBSF]]]]

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20 an alternate reality where all three of the above conditions will prevail—as well as other similar SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I would love to variants and mutations. see you play with your food this week. And draw MUSIC pictures on walls. And have conversations with TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Hua Chi, a Bud- winking statues and talking trees and magic toast- dhist monk in China, takes his devotions very seri- ers. I’ll be thrilled, Scorpio, if you watch cartoons 18 ously. For the last two decades he has performed about furry animals outwitting maniacal robots as many as 3,000 prayers every single day in the ART ART and if you entertain fantasies of yourself pushing same exact spot at his temple. Part of me admires his a cream pie in the face of an obnoxious authority profound commitment, while part of me is appalled ﬁgure. But given how digniﬁed and discreet you 16 at his insane addiction to habit. It’s great that he tend to be, I realize the chances of any of this ac- loves his spiritual work so deeply, but sad that he tually happening are miniscule. Can I at least coax can’t bring more imagination and playfulness to his STAGE STAGE you into hopping, skipping, and dancing around a efforts. I bring this up, Taurus, because I think it’s lot when no one’s watching? a good time, astrologically speaking, for you to take SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Better keep

14 inventory of the good things you do very regularly. See if you can inject more fun and inventiveness yourself clean and bright,” said George Bernard Shaw. into them. “You are the window through which you must see the world.” Take that advice to heart, Sagittarius. This is GET OUT GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “To the scientist an excellent time for you to do any necessary work there is the joy in pursuing truth which nearly to get yourself cleaner and brighter. I’m not at all counteracts the depressing revelations of truth,” implying that you’re a dusty, greasy mess. But like all

12 said science ﬁction writer H. P. Lovecraft. The clear of us, there’s a continuous build-up of foreign matter implication of this statement is that there’s always that distorts the view and that must be periodically a sense of loss that comes with discovering the

WORDS washed away. If you do it now, your work will be way things really are. I protest this perspective. extra smart and effective. I boycott it. As proof that it’s at least partially

8 wrong, I offer up the evidence provided by your CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The state of life in the days ahead. From what I can tell, the Wisconsin is famous for its cheese, so it wasn’t a gratiﬁcation that you feel while hunting down the big surprise when its state legislature decided to truth will be substantial, and yet it will ultimately honor the bacterium that’s essential in making ched-

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4 that time of year when it makes cosmic sense to ac- rifﬁng on the disappearance of privacy. Because knowledge and appreciate all of the small and hard- our lives are becoming interwoven with the Inter-

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.06 Keep a clear vision of the organizing principle that of mine came to believe she had died in a previous 07 informs your work. # incarnation by being thrown off a horse. From that time on, she felt stuck. She became convinced that PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Many people know her life energy would remain in a state of suspended John Mellenkamp’s song “This Is Our Country” be- animation until she learned to feel comfortable on cause it was used in a commercial for Chevy Sil- a horse. Fear kept her from even attempting that for verado trucks. But if they’ve only heard it that way, a long time, but recently she got up the courage to they may be under a mistaken impression about its begin. Her efforts were bumpy at ﬁrst, but rapidly meaning. The ad quotes just a fraction of the lyrics, improved. As she gained conﬁdence as a rider, every including “So let the voice of freedom / Sing out

CASCADIA WEEKLY other aspect of her life bloomed, too—just as she’d through this land / This is our country.” What the suspected. I think her experience could be useful ad doesn’t include are other lines like “And poverty 30 for you to learn from in the coming months, Leo. could be just another ugly thing / And bigotry would What’s your biggest, oldest fear? Is there anything be seen only as obscene / And the ones that run this you could do to start dissolving it? land / Help the poor and common man.” Let this serve as a cautionary tale for you, Pisces. Make sure VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “I’m not confused,” you get the rest of every story—not just the partial said poet Robert Frost. “I’m just well mixed.” I would truth, but the whole freaking thing. love that to be your motto in the coming weeks. attraction into an obsession. Anthro- BY AMY ALKON pologist Helen Fisher explains in Why

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