GRISTLE & GOODMAN, P.6/# ($-' 2*-& -+x|RUMOR HAS IT, P.18 cascadia REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM*SKAGIT*ISLAND*LOWER B.C. 05.xy.10 :: #19, v.05 :: !- WILLIAM DIETRICH ON THE GULF DISASTER P.8 .#*2*!#). /' )/ /-$* !- 2$'' THE ART OF SUFFRAGE, P.16 IDIOT PILOT, THE GLOBES, ASTROLOGY WITH THE MISSION ORANGE, P.18 AN ACTION PLAN, P.27 TO HELP 30 30 - 4*0"( cascadia OUT THE WHATCOM DISPUTE FOOD RESOLUTION CENTER? IF SO, 24 24 SIGN UP TO TAKE PART IN THE “COMPETE FOR A CAUSE” BACKGAMMON TOURNEY MAY 15 CLASSIFIEDS A glance at what’s happening this week AT BOUNDARY BAY BREWERY 22 22 2 ) .4[05.xy.10] FILM FILM ON STAGE Intro to Improv: 7pm, 302 W. Illinois St. 18 Sin-n-Tonic: 7:30pm, Black Box Theater, WCC MUSIC WORDS Boynton Poetry Ceremony: 7pm, Bellingham Cruise Terminal 16 ART ART GET OUT Lady Washington Tours: Through Sunday, Squali- cum Harbor 15 STAGE STAGE /#0-.4[05.xz.10] ON STAGE 14 The Wizard of Oz: 7pm, Nooksack Valley High School GET OUT Keys to the School: 7pm, Sedro-Woolley High School The Miracle Worker: 7:30pm, Performing Arts 12 Center, WWU Sin-n-Tonic: 7:30pm, Black Box Theater, WCC What-A-Sho: 7:30pm, Bellingham High School WORDS Noises Off!: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, Lynden *) 4 - 8 Alice in Wonderland: 7:30pm, Squalicum High CASCADE CUTS OPENS UP ITS School WHOLESALE NURSERY TO THE Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Poison the Well: 8pm, iDiOM Theater PUBLIC. SO PUT THE SAT., MAY 15 CURRENTS CURRENTS The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre EVENT ON YOUR CALENDAR, BUY 6 MUSIC SOME COOL PLANTS AND HELP Linda Allen: 12:30pm, Whatcom Museum VIEWS VIEWS OUT SUSTAINABLE CONNECTIONS’ FOOD & FARMING PROGRAM 4 COMMUNITY Alumni and Family Weekend: Through Sunday, MAIL MAIL WWU 2 MUSIC Lynden COMMUNITY DO IT IT DO [05. .10] DO IT 2 !-$4 x{ Endfair 2010: 6-11pm, Fairhaven Courtyard, WWU Alice in Wonderland: 7:30pm, Squalicum High Ferndale Farmers Market: 10am-1pm, Centennial ON STAGE Theories of Gabriela: 7pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre School Riverwalk Park Taffeta Memories: 7:30pm, RiverBelle Dinner 10 Drag Show: 7pm, Syre Theater, WCC A Choral Tapestry: 7:30pm, Christ the Servant Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot Theatre, Mount Vernon .12. Popeye the Musical: 7pm, Bellingham Arts Acad- Lutheran Church Market Square Oklahoma!: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon 05 emy for Youth The Roots of Radio: 7pm, American Museum of Keys to the School: 7pm, Sedro-Woolley High Director’s Cut: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Radio Poison the Well: 8pm, iDiOM Theater .05 School ./0-4[05.x|.10] Gladiator: 10pm, Upfront Theatre 19 The Miracle Worker: 7:30pm, Performing Arts GET OUT # Center, WWU ON STAGE Miles for Memories: 8:30am, Fairhaven Village Sin-n-Tonic: 7:30pm, Black Box Theater, WCC Popeye the Musical: 2pm and 7pm, Bellingham DANCE Green What-A-Sho: 7:30pm, Bellingham High School Arts Academy for Youth Dance Blast: 7pm, Bellingham High School Cascade Cuts Sale: 9am-4pm, Cascade Cuts Noises Off!: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, Dead Parrots Society: 7pm and 9pm, Artnzen Bellingham Repertory: 7pm, Firehouse PAC Nursery Lynden 100, WWU The Little Mermaid: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre Bike Swap: 10am-4pm, Bellingham Sportsplex Alice in Wonderland: 7:30pm, Squalicum High The Wizard of Oz: 7pm, Nooksack Valley High Waterfront Festival: 10am-6pm, Anacortes School School MUSIC Adaptive Cycle Expo: 11am-2pm, Civic Field CASCADIA WEEKLY Taffeta Memories: 7:30pm, RiverBelle Dinner Keys to the School: 7pm, Sedro-Woolley High Endfair 2010: 2pm-midnight, Fairhaven Court- Bellingham Roller Betties: 5pm, Pavilion Gym, Theatre, Mount Vernon School yard, WWU WCC 2 Oklahoma!: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon The Miracle Worker: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Sweatshop Union: 9:30pm, Wild Buffalo Director’s Cut: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Center, WWU VISUAL ARTS Poison the Well: 8pm, iDiOM Theater Sin-n-Tonic: 7:30pm, Black Box Theater, WCC WORDS Studio Tour: 10am-5pm, Camano Island Gladiator: 10pm, Upfront Theatre Noises Off!: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, Sy Montgomery: 2pm, Village Books .0)4[05.x}.10] ON STAGE 30 Sin-n-Tonic: 2pm, Black Box Theater, WCC The Miracle Worker: 2pm, Performing Arts FOOD Center, WWU Noises Off!: 2pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 24 24 Lynden Alice in Wonderland: 2pm, Squalicum High School Oklahoma!: 2pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon Popeye the Musical: 3pm, Bellingham Arts CLASSIFIEDS Academy for Youth Comedy Night: 8pm, Fairhaven Pub 22 DANCE FILM The Little Mermaid: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre Carmona Flamenco: 7:30pm, American Museum 18 of Radio MUSIC MUSIC Chuck Pyle: 2pm, Nancy’s Farm 16 GET OUT ART Waterfront Festival: 10am-5pm, Anacortes VISUAL ARTS 15 Studio Tour: 10am-5pm, Camano Island STAGE STAGE (*)4[05.x~.10] 14 WORDS Gordon Edgar: 7pm, Village Books GET OUT Poetrynight: 8pm, Anker Café MUSIC 12 Mt. Baker Youth Symphony: 7pm, Squalicum High School WORDS 8 CURRENTS CURRENTS 6 VIEWS VIEWS 4 MAIL MAIL 2 2 DO IT IT DO DO IT 10 .12. 05 .05 19 # Seattle’s Carmona Flamenco—along with special guest Ana Montes—will heat things up May 16 at the American Museum of Radio & Electricity CASCADIA WEEKLY 3 TO GET YOUR EVENTS LISTED, SEND DETAILS TO CALENDAR@ CASCADIAWEEKLY.COM Contact THIS ISSUE Cascadia Weekly: E 360.647.8200 30 30 Editorial Editor & Publisher: FOOD Tim Johnson E ext 260 mail 24 24 ô editor@ cascadiaweekly.com CONTENTS ›› LETTERS ›› STAFF Arts & Entertainment Editor: Amy Kepferle CLASSIFIEDS Eext 204 ô calendar@ cascadiaweekly.com 22 22 On Monday, President Obama, along with VP Joe Biden, did Music & Film Editor: some bench pressing when they presented Solicitor General FILM FILM Carey Ross Elena Kagan as their nominee to be the nation’s 112th Eext 203 Supreme Court justice. 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