THE GRISTLE, P.06 + FUZZ BUZZ, P.11 + BODIES OF WORK, P.16 c a s c a d i a REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM SKAGIT ISLAND COUNTIES 02-07-2018* • ISSUE:*06 • V.13 UP IN THE AIR My Circus Valentine, P.15 STEEP BLUE WALL Saying no to drilling, P.08 COMPETITION LAURA LOVE Breezy Johnson's path to A night to the Olympics, P.14 remember, P.18 MUSIC 30 A brief overview of this Swing Connection: 2-5pm, Leopold Crystal Ballroom Lucas Hicks Celebration: 7pm, Wild Buffalo FOOD week’s happenings Howard Rains, Trisha Spencer: 7pm, YWCA THISWEEK Ballroom We Banjo 3: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre 24 Greg Ruby, Nuages: 7:30pm, Unity Spiritual Center Pearl Django: 7:30pm, Jansen Art Center, Lynden African Strings Project: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, B-BOARD Mount Vernon Curtis Salgado: 7:30pm, Lincoln Theatre Laura Love: 8pm, Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship 22 COMMUNITY FILM Cupid’s Folly: 3-5pm, Bloedel Donovan Think and Drink: 7-pm, Van Zandt Community Hall 18 GET OUT Legendary Banked Slalom: Through Sunday, Mt. MUSIC Baker Ski Area Swan Watch: 7-10am, Tennant Lake, Ferndale 16 Two for the Road: 10am, Whatcom Falls Park Hearty Party 5K: 11am, Max Higbee Center ART Roller Derby: 5:30pm, Lynden Skateway Rough Stock Rodeo: 7pm, NW Washington Fair- 15 grounds, Lynden STAGE FOOD Anacortes Winter Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot Arts Center 14 Enjoy a sexy and sassy evening of Feast for the Senses: 5:30-8:30pm, Lairmont Manor VISUAL GET OUT dance, music and stories when Upcycled Valentines: 10am-12pm, Ragfinery Birds of Winter Art Walk: 2-5pm, downtown Mount ”Sugar: A Valentine’s Cabaret” Vernon 12 Winter Show: 2-9pm, FishBoy Gallery takes the stage Feb. 14-15 at the WORDS SUNDAY [02.11.18] Underground Nightclub ONSTAGE 8 My Three Angels: 2pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild Enchanted April: 2pm, Anacortes Community Theatre CURRENTS A Murder is Announced: 2pm, Claire vg Thomas THURSDAY [02.08.18] Grab your sweetie Theatre, Lynden 6 The Emperor’s New Clothes: 3pm, Birdhouse Studio ONSTAGE and get up early to Take Me to Church: 8pm, Rumors Cabaret VIEWS Invincible Ones: 7:30pm, DUG Theater, WWU My Three Angels: 7:30pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild watch trumpeter and tundra MUSIC 4 A Murder is Announced: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas swans form into small Whatcom Symphony Orchestra: 3pm, Mount Baker Theatre, Lynden Theatre MAIL Enchanted April: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community groups then lift off the Skagit Community Band: 3pm, Brodniak Hall, Theatre Anacortes 2 water at an annual Swan 2 Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre Watch Sat., Feb. 10 at COMMUNITY DO IT DO IT Let’s Talk: 2-4:30pm, Bellingham Unitarian Fellow- MUSIC Ferndale’s Tennant Lake ship Jazz Jam: 5:30-8:30pm, Illuminati Brewing Sweetheart Bingo: 4-8pm, Boundary Bay Brewery Intersection Trio: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, 02.07.18 WWU GET OUT Montreal Guitar Trio: 7:30pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Rabbit Ride: 8:30am, Fairhaven Bicycle Vernon DANCE SATURDAY [02.10.18] Legendary Banked Slalom: Through today, Mt. .13 Salsasere Salsa Night: 7:30pm, Bard Loft at the Baker Ski Area 06 # FOOD Conway Muse ONSTAGE Birch Bay Marathon: 9am, Birch Bay State Park Resilient Gardening: 8am-4:30pm, Bellingham Love is Love Dance: 8-11pm, Depot Market Square A Murder is Announced: 2pm, Claire vg Thomas Technical College Theatre, Lynden FOOD MUSIC Invincible Ones: 7:30pm, DUG Theater, WWU Garden Seed Swap: 3-5pm, the Majestic FRIDAY [02.09.18] Lucas Hicks Remembrance Ceremony: 6pm, Serial Killers: 7:30pm and 9:30pm, Sylvia Center Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship for the Arts VISUAL ONSTAGE Skagit Community Band: 7:30pm, Maple Hall, La My Three Angels: 7:30pm, Bellingham Theatre Raw Reception: 4-7pm, Cooper Lanza Gallery Invincible Ones: 7:30pm, DUG Theater, WWU Conner Guild CASCADIA WEEKLY My Three Angels: 7:30pm, Bellingham Theatre Guild Enchanted April: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community TUESDAY [02.13.18] A Murder is Announced: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre 2 WORDS Theatre, Lynden Jim Herrington: 7pm, Village Books Cupid’s Arrow: 8pm, Upfront Theatre ONSTAGE Enchanted April: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community Backyard Brawl: 10pm, Upfront Theatre Comedy Open Mic: 7:30pm, the Shakedown Theatre GET OUT Cupid’s Arrow: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Legendary Banked Slalom: Through Sunday, Mt. 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