THE GRISTLE, P.6/# . -#*)/$)0 .+x{RUMOR HAS IT, P.24 cascadia REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM*SKAGIT*ISLAND*LOWER B.C. 06.10.09 :: #23, v.04 :: !- TIMELINE OF A TRAGEDY, P.8 .)/0-4$/4 NOT IN OUR BACKYARD, P.16 .'(*)//# 4 OF ART AND ACTION, P.22 * 0-)(0.$! ./$1' A SOUND INVESTMENT, P.24 cascadia #/*'' 4. 38 38 “BUTTERFLY BUDDIES”IS ONE OF FOOD THE MANY WORKS YOU CAN SEE AT THE OPENING OF THE “PRINT 32 32 INVITATIONAL” JUNE 13 AT THE A glance at what’s happening this week LUCIA DOUGLAS GALLERY. CLASSIFIEDS 28 28 06.10.09 FILM FILM WEDNESDAY 24 ON STAGE Lincoln Elementary Talent Show: 7pm, Lincoln MUSIC Theatre 22 22 WORDS Writers’ Theater: 7pm, Firehouse Café ART ART COMMUNITY 19 Wednesday Market: 12-5pm, Fairhaven Village Green STAGE STAGE A Decade of Healing: 6pm, Maritime Heritage Park 18 06.11.09 GET OUT THURSDAY ON STAGE 16 Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre The Boys from Syracuse: 8pm, Bellingham The- WORDS atre Guild Bard on the Beach: Continues through Sept. 26 at Vanier Park, Vancouver, B.C. 8 The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre MUSIC Williams and Ree: 8pm, Silver Reef Casino CURRENTS CURRENTS GET OUT 6 Stommish Festival: Through Sun., Lummi Reservation VIEWS VIEWS MUSIC COLLIDE—IN 06. .09 '$./ )/*$-$.#( 3$))-**/. 4 12 A GOOD WAY—WHEN THE PAPERBOYS KICK OFF A SUMMER SERIES OF MUSIC IN THE GREAT MAIL MAIL FRIDAY OUTDOORS WITH A JUNE 13 CONCERT AT BOULEVARD PARK 2 ON STAGE Spitfire Grill: 7:30pm, RiverBelle Dinner Theatre, Mount Vernon Douglas Gallery DO IT IT DO DO IT 2 Mount Vernon COMMUNITY The Boys from Syracuse: 8pm, Bellingham Smith and Vallee Reception: 5-8pm, Smith and The Boys from Syracuse: 8pm, Bellingham The- Deming Logging Show: 11am-7pm, Deming Log- Theatre Guild Vallee Gallery, Edison atre Guild ging Showgrounds 09 09 Rooster: 8pm, Melody Hall The Children’s Hour: 8pm, Anacortes Community Ferndale Farmers Market: 9am-3pm, the River- .10. The Children’s Hour: 8pm, Anacortes Community Theatre walk 06 Theatre Cagematch: 9pm, Upfront Theatre Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot Cagematch: 9pm, Upfront Theatre 06.14.09 Market Square .04 DANCE Metaphysical Fair: 10am-6pm, Center for Spiritual 23 SUNDAY # Summer Love Dance: 9-11pm, U & Me Dance DANCE Living Dancing for Joy: 6:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre Street Law: 1-4pm, Railroad Avenue ON STAGE MUSIC The Boys from Syracuse: 2pm, Bellingham Theatre Lee Tyler Post: 7pm, Stuart’s at the Market MUSIC GET OUT Guild The Paperboys: 7-9pm, Boulevard Park Human Race: 10am, Maritime Heritage Park Comedy Night: 8pm, Fairhaven Pub BHS Alumni Band: 7pm, Bellingham Golf & Country Bark in the Park: 10am-3pm, Storvik Park, Ana- Club cortes DANCE 06.13.09 Janne Mertanen: 7pm, Whatcom Museum Dancing for Joy: 6:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre CASCADIA WEEKLY Seattle Men’s Chorus: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, VISUAL ARTS SATURDAY Mount Vernon Grand Opening: 11am-4m, the Ground Floor MUSIC 2 The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore: Salmon at the Bay: 12pm-12am, Boundary Bay Northern Lights Jazz Orchestra: 1:30-3:30pm, ON STAGE 8pm, WWU Performing Arts Center Brewery Fairhaven Village Green Spitfire Grill: 7:30pm, RiverBelle Dinner Theatre, Print Invitational Reception: 5-7pm, Lucia Swing Connection: 2-4pm, the Leopold 38 38 FOOD 32 32 CLASSIFIEDS 28 28 FILM FILM Jericho Beach Park 24 EARLY BIRD DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MIDNIGHT JUNE 14!* MUSIC Featuring over 60 artists from 14 countries 22 Justin Adams & Juldeh Camaras,OSDE!BAJOsMatt Anderson s!RRESTED$EVELOPMENTs$AROL ART Anger & Mike Marshall w/ Väsens"ELLOWHEADs'EOFF"ERNERs-ARK"ERUBETHE0ATRIOTIC&EW 19 "LUE6OO$OOs"OP%NSEMBLE s"REAKMENs"ASIA"ULATsCanefires %LIANA #UEVASs%BONY(ILLBILLIESs*ONATHAN%DWARDSsJoel Fafard s2OY STAGE &ORBESsFito Garcias!MOS'ARRETT4RIOs,IZA'ARZAs$ICK'AUGHAN 'REAT ,AKE 3WIMMERSs(!0! s #OREY (ARRIS s 6EDA (ILLE s Iron 18 and Wines*AMES+EELAGHANs,ABESSs0ATTY,ARKINs!NNE,OREE $AN-ANGANsJorge Miguel Flamenco,OS-ISIONEROSDEL.ORTEs4ONY GET OUT Looking for a berry good time? The Wednesday Market McManuss:AL)DRISSA3ISSOKHO"UNTALOs-R3OMETHING3OMETHING at the Fairhaven Village Green is now open for busi- ness, and we’re guessing they’re on the menu -UTABARUKAs!RT.APOLEANs)DY/ULOs0ACIlKAs3TEVEN0AGEs0APERBOYS 4HE0ROCLAIMERS s*OE0UGs,ESTER1UITZAUs+ATE2EIDs3ARA2£N£LIK 16 2EVEREND0EYTONS"IG$AMN"ANDs2OCK0LAZA#ENTRALs-AVIS3TAPLES Scot Ranney: 2pm, Whatcom Museum WORDS 4ARHANA s 3HARI 5LRICH s 3UZIE 6INNICK 2ICK &INES s 6ISHT£N WORDS 6/# 3OUL 'OSPEL #HOIR s 4HE 7EAKERTHANS s #HERYL 7HEELER BBQ for Literacy: 12-3pm, Cordata Co-op 8 7OMEN IN $OCS s *AMYANG 9ESHI s DBIYOUNG !.$ -/2% COMMUNITY Deming Logging Show: 11am-7pm, Deming TICKETS: 1.604.602.9798 Logging Showgrounds CURRENTS Open House: 1-4pm, Pickett House "OX/FFICE(OURS -ONTO3ATAM PM 6 www.thefestival.bc.ca VIEWS 06.15.09 /NLINEORDERSONLY 4 MONDAY Umalali ON3UNDAY*UNE MAIL MAIL MUSIC 2 Symphony of Infamy: 6:30pm, Heiner Audito- 2 rium, WCC Little Folks DO IT IT DO DO IT [12 + Under] Free! 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He comes to it, however, Account Executives: INCORRECTNESS confused about the nature of the mission. 8 REAR END Rosemary Guarino Tim Johnson, writing of his former teacher, Having signed on at a public university, he is E360-647-8200 x 254 Perry Mills, tells a complicated story well and contracted to teach, not only those of his stu- 32: Services, Wellness ô rosie@ with sympathy for Mills, whom he apparently es- dents whose presence he finds worthy of his el- CURRENTS CURRENTS 33: Ogg’s World, Troubletown cascadiaweekly.com caped unmaimed. In the end, it seems, we are evated standards, but also all of those duly regis- Marisa Papetti to accept Mills as a latter day Lenny Bruce op- tered for his classes. Any teacher deserving of the 6 34: Advice Goddess ` E360-647-8200 x 252 erating at Western Washington University under calling knows this. I fear Mills may be, if his habit 35: Crossword ô marisa@ cascadiaweekly.com a license from the state, ambushing unknowing is truly to laugh at students whom his approach VIEWS VIEWS 36: This Modern World, Tom the Dancing Frank Tabbita students with “challenges” they may or may not offends, unable to manage the power of the posi- 4 Bug E360-739-2388 4 be able to see as such; said “challenges” appar- tion, seeking his own gratification at the expense ô frank@ ently requiring exceptional ego strength and/or of some he is counted upon to serve. 37: Free Will Astrology cascadiaweekly.com MAIL MAIL MAIL There is no law against a teacherly loss of pa- 38: Sunday brunch a rhino-like hide, among other survival aids. Distribution Mills is said to charm some students, while tience or, should it come to that, overt anger 2 cascadia others “stumble from his classes bewildered, directed at some student shortcoming or other. David Cloutier, Robert DO IT IT DO Bell, JW Land & insulted, even feeling cheated. He laughs at However, students have a right to expect such Associates ©2009 CASCADIA WEEKLY (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by them.” displays to be inflicted without malice and in Cascadia Newspaper Company LLC. Direct all correspondence to: Cascadia Weekly ô distro@ 09 09 I don’t know Perry Mills and I do think it the hope of a curative effect. If that is the in- PO Box 2833 Bellingham WA 98227-2833 | Phone/Fax: 360.647.8200 cascadiaweekly.com .10. [email protected] of significance if, indeed, no student has ever tent in Mills’ classroom, let him save his sting- Though Cascadia Weekly is distributed free, please take just one copy. Cascadia 06 Weekly may be distributed only by authorized distributors. Any person removing Letters lodged a grievance against him. 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