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cascadia REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA 08/29/07 :: 02.35 :: FREE TORTURED TENURE, P. 6 KASEY ANDERSON, P. 20 GLOBAL WARNING, P. 24 BELLINGHAM’S NOT-SO- PROUD PAST, P.8 HOUND JAZZ FESTIVAL: BELLINGHAM HOEDOWN: DOG AURAL ACUMEN IN TRAVERSE: DAYS OF SUMMER, P. 16 ANACORTES, P. 21 SIMULATING THE SALMON, P. 17 NURSERY, LANDSCAPING & ORCHARDS Sustainable ] 35 UNIQUE PLANTS Communities ][ FOOD FOR NORTHWEST & land use conference 28-33 GARDENS Thursday, September 6 ornamentals, natives, fruit ][ CLASSIFIEDS ][ LANDSCAPE & 24-27 DESIGN SERVICES ][ FILM Fall Hours start Sept. 5: Wed-Sat 10-5, Sun 11-4 20-23 Summer: Wed-Sat 10-5 , Goodwin Road, Everson Join Sustainable Connections to learn from key ][ MUSIC ][ www.cloudmountainfarm.com stakeholders from remarkable Cascadia Region 19 development featuring: ][ ART ][ Brownfields Urban waterfronts 18 Modern Furniture Fans in Washington &Canada Urban villages Urban growth areas (we deliver direct to you!) LIVE MUSIC Rural development Farmland preservation ][ ON STAGE ][ Thurs. & Sat. at 8 p.m. In addition, special hands on work sessions will present 17 the opportunity to get updates on, and provide feedback to, local plans and projects. ][ GET ][ OUT details & agenda: www.SustainableConnections.org 16 Queen bed Visit us for ROCK $699 BOTTOM Prices on Home Furnishings ][ WORDS & COMMUNITY WORDS & ][ 8-15 ][ CURRENTS We will From 6-7 CRUSH $699 Anyone’s Prices ][ VIEWS ][ on 4-5 ][ MAIL 3 DO IT IT DO $569 .07 29 A little out of the way… 08. But worth it. 1322 Cornwall Ave. Downtown Bellingham Striving to serve the community of Whatcom, Skagit, Island Counties & British Columbia CASCADIA WEEKLY #2.35 (Between Holly & Magnolia) 733-7900 8038 Guide Meridian (360) 354-1000 www.LeftCoastFurnishings.com Lynden, Washington www.pioneerford.net 2 *we reserve the right not to sell below our cost c . a . s . c . a . d . i . a SILVERSMITH TED MORK will ] be one of more than 25 artisans 35 showing and selling their wares Sept. 1-2 at the semiannual ][ FOOD EEKLY Lummi Island Artists Studio Tour 28-33 A glance at what’s happening this week ][ CLASSIFIEDS ][ 08.29.07 PASSIONATELY 09.02.07 WEDNESDAY PERCUSSIVE SUNDAY 24-27 PIANIST ON STAGE HENRY BUTLER ON STAGE FILM ][ The Taming of the Shrew: 8pm, Vanier Park, The Taming of the Shrew: 7pm, Vanier Park, Vancouver Vancouver B.C. brings his New B.C. 20-23 Orleans roots to COMMUNITY MUSIC Wednesday Market: 3-7pm, Fairhaven Village Green the stage as part Bumbershoot: 11am-11pm, Seattle Center MUSIC ][ of the Anacortes Anacortes Jazz Festival: Various venues, Anacortes 19 08. .07 Jazz Festival 30 COMMUNITY ART ][ happening Aug. Pancake Breakfast: 8am-1pm, Rome Grange 18 THURSDAY Flea Market: 9am-3pm, Depot Market Square 31—Sept. 3 Pitch Regatta: 10am, Bellingham Yacht Club ON STAGE Mt. Baker Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Kendall Elemen- Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre at a variety of tary School Romeo and Juliet: 8pm, Vanier Park, Vancouver B.C. venues in the ON STAGE ][ Sumas Jr. Rodeo: 10am-3pm, Howard Bowen Park 17 Timon of Athens: 8pm, Vanier Park, Vancouver B.C. waterfront town Dog Days of Summer: 10am-3pm, Lake Padden MUSIC VISUAL ARTS Howlin’ Wood: 6-8pm, Elizabeth Park Studio Tour: 10am-6pm, Lummi Island GET ][ OUT Art Show: 10am-5pm, Milano’s, Glacier 16 WORDS Artist Salon: 6-8pm, Center for Expressive Arts Poetry Night: 7pm, Barnes & Noble James Meetze: 7pm, Village Books 09.03.07 COMMUNITY Bellingham Laughter Club: 10:30am, Bellingham MONDAY Senior Center Family Fun Night: 6:30-10pm, Depot Market Square MUSIC WORDS ][ & COMMUNITY Bumbershoot: 11am-11pm, Seattle Center 8-15 Anacortes Jazz Festival: Various venues, Anacortes A Merry Evening of Opera: 2pm and 7pm, Vanier Park, Vancouver B.C. Julius Caesar: 8pm, Vanier Park, Vancouver 08.31.07 B.C. CURRENTS ][ WORDS 6-7 FRIDAY Director’s Cut: 9pm, Upfront Theatre Poetry Night: 8:30pm, Fantasia Espresso ON STAGE MUSIC COMMUNITY Bumbershoot: 11am-11pm, Seattle Center VIEWS ][ Minor Infraction: 8pm, Christ the King Lynde 500: 11am, downtown Lynden Anacortes Jazz Festival: Various venues, 4-5 Church Anacortes Romeo and Juliet: 8pm, Vanier Park, VISUAL ARTS Yambique: 6pm, Taylor Avenue Dock Vancouver B.C. Art Show: 10am-5pm, Milano’s, Glacier Moonlight Hafl a: 6:30pm, Twisp City Park MAIL ][ 3 Timon of Athens: 8pm, Vanier Park, Van- 3 couver B.C. IT DO Director’s Cut: 9pm, Upfront Theatre WORDS 09.04.07 IT DO Book Sale: 10am-4pm, Maple Falls Library MUSIC TUESDAY .07 Alleyoop: Noon, Bellingham Public Library COMMUNITY 29 Anacortes Jazz Festival: Various venues, Padden Relay: 10am, Lake Padden MUSIC 08. Anacortes Pitch Regatta: 10am, Bellingham Yacht Club Walt Germaine: 12:30pm, Whatcom Museum Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot Market COMMUNITY Square COMMUNITY Hog Rally: Harley Davidson of Bellingham Sumas Jr. Rodeo: 10am-3pm, Howard Bowen PNA Talk: 7pm, REI Park Bellingham Traverse: 12:30pm, Depot 09.01.07 Market Square Hog Rally: Harley Davidson of Bellingham Bumbershoot ain’t all mainstage music: witness the CASCADIA WEEKLY #2.35 Cyclecide Bike Rodeo, a club of alter-bike mechan- SATURDAY ics, mariachi-punk musicians and psychotic clowns VISUAL ARTS who will present their pedal-powered carnival during ON STAGE Studio Tour: 10am-6pm, Lummi Island Romeo and Juliet: 3pm, Vanier Park, TO GET YOUR EVENTS LISTED, SEND INFO the expansive event, which happens Sept. 1-3 at the Art Show: 10am-5pm, Milano’s, Glacier Vancouver B.C. Seattle Center TO [email protected] 3 THIS ISSUE Contact IN MEMORIAM: Her ] offi cial title was Diana, Cascadia Weekly: 35 Princess of Wales, E 360.647.8200 but to the world at Editorial large the humanitar- ][ FOOD ian and fashion icon Editor & Publisher: mail 28-33 28-33 was simply known as Tim Johnson “Princess Di.” Fri., E ext 260 CONTENTS CREDITS LETTERS Aug. 31, marks the 10- ô editor@ year anniversary of the cascadiaweekly.com untimely death of “the people’s princess,” Arts & Entertainment ][ CLASSIFIEDS ][ which occurred during Editor: Amy Kepferle a high-speed paparazzi Eext 203 24-27 chase in Paris. ô calendar@ cascadiaweekly.com ][ FILM ][ Music & Film Editor: Carey Ross 20-23 20-23 VIEWS & NEWS E ext 204 4: Matters of life and death ô music@ cascadiaweekly.com 6: Adios, Alberto ][ MUSIC ][ 19 8: A history of hatred Interns: Jory Mickelson, Katie 13: Open cases Boody, Gary Raugust, ][ ART ][ Lane Koivu 18 18 14: Legal limits Production ART & CULTURE Art Director: Jesse Kinsman ][ ON STAGE ][ 16: Every dog has its day 17 ô graphics@ 17: Make like a salmon cascadiaweekly.com 18: Life is a cabaret Graphic Artist: 19: Stacked Stefan Hansen ][ GET ][ OUT 16 ô stefan@ 20: Acoustic Anderson cascadiaweekly.com 21: Jazz hands Send All Advertising Materials To 24: Is it hot in here? [email protected] Advertising 25: Keeping it real GROW OR DIE practice has been defi ned, any past 60 years, the population 26: Zombie makes murder Advertising I had to chuckle when I attempt to hijack the process of Whatcom County has grown Director: Marc McCoy read the column by Alan Rho- would be transparently obvi- from 66,000 to 167,000. E360.201.9760 ][ WORDS ][ & COMMUNITY des, “Grow or Die?,” having ous. I was privileged to hear a REAR END ô marc@ 8-15 8-15 cascadiaweekly.com just submitted a letter to the —John C. Ruth, Bellingham dialogue that resonated with 28: Help Wanted, Buy/Sell/Trade & Rent- Herald that also questioned me: research says the answer als, This Modern World, Mannkind, Marisa Papetti how the growth debate is be- How refreshing to read Alan is not the economic or edu- Perry Bible Fellowship E360.224.2387 ô marisa@ ing framed. Although instead Rhodes’ outside-the-box ideas cational status of women but ][ CURRENTS ][ 29: Real Astrology, Rentals, Rentals cascadiaweekly.com of saying dumb clichés, I used in “Grow or Die?” the liberation of women that 6-7 6-7 Wanted hollow episodic slogans to de- We have grown up believ- creates population stability Frank Tabbita scribe the current situation. ing the corporate ideology of thomhartmann.com. That is, 31: Crossword, Troubletown, E 360.739.2388 Real Estate, Bulletin Board ô frank@ Rather than using smart cli- “growth is inevitable;” more where women have the same ][ VIEWS ][ cascadiaweekly.com chés as an antidote, my sug- (people) always equals big- rights as men, the population 4-5 4-5 4-5 35: Trail mix Distribution gestion was “an over-reaching ger and better (profi ts). Just does not continue to spiral MAIL CASCADIA thematic vision.” as cancer is a malignant tu- out of control. David Cloutier, Robert ][ MAIL ][ Rhodes does correctly point mor of unlimited growth that If we can stabilize our 3 Bell, JW Land & As- ©2007 CASCADIA WEEKLY (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by out that the Growth Manage- eventually kills its host, un- growth and with Sustainable Cascadia Newspaper Company LLC. Direct all correspondence to: Cascadia Weekly sociates DO IT IT DO PO Box 2833 Bellingham WA 98227-2833 | Phone/Fax: 360.647.8200 ô distro@ ment Act does allow for seri- limited population growth is Connections already leading [email protected] Though Cascadia Weekly is distributed free, please take just one copy. Cascadia cascadiaweekly.com ous planning, like “community killing not only the future of the way toward a healthy, lo- .07 Weekly may be distributed only by authorized distributors. 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