**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Alan Rhodes, P.6 * Skagit Scenes, P.18 * Free Will Astrology, P.31 cascadia REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM*SKAGIT*ISLAND*LOWER B.C. {07.18.12}{#29}{V.07}{FREE} l Wild WORDS Lost and found with Cheryl Strayed, p.12 Rail Fail: The economics of transporting coal, p.8 Summer Repertory: The play’s the thing, p.16 ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** *******************************************************************************************************************************Mission Music Festival: ******************************************************************************* ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** *******************************************************************************************************************************Folk in all its forms, p.20 ******************************************************************************* ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** The globetrotting 34 34 cascadia percussionists known FOOD as Talavya perform 27 music by Indian mae- stro Pandit Divyang B-BOARD A glance at what’s happening this week July 19 at the Pickford Film Center 24 FILM FILM 2 ) .4[07.x.12] Summer Spectacular!: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, Lynden 20 ONSTAGE On Golden Pond: 8pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre My Fair Lady: 7pm, Bellingham Arts Academy All My Children: 8pm, iDiOM Theater MUSIC for Youth Jim Breuer: 8pm, Skagit Valley Casino Resort Chapter Two: 8pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre Theatresports: 9pm, Upfront Theatre 18 MUSIC MUSIC ART ART Cumulus: 12pm, Performing Arts Center Plaza, Mission Folk Music Festival: Fraser River Heri- WWU tage Park, Mission, B.C. Downtown Sounds with Polecat: 6-9:30pm, Bay Cheryl Bear: 6pm, Nooksack Community Build- 16 Street ing, Everson Bellingham Festival of Music Concert: 7:30pm, Cole Anderson: 7:30pm, Whatcom Museum STAGE STAGE Performing Arts Center, WWU WORDS FOOD Summer Book Sale: 10am-5pm, Lynden Library 14 Wednesday Market: 12-5pm, Fairhaven Village Family Story Night: 7pm, Fairhaven Library Green Sam Kean: 7pm, Village Books Wine Cruise: 6:30pm, Bellingham Cruise Ter- Speakeasy Seven: 7:30pm, Amadeus Project GET OUT minal COMMUNITY 12 Northwest Raspberry Festival: Through Satur- /#0-.4[07.x.12] day, throughout Lynden WORDS ONSTAGE GET OUT Bard on the Beach: Continues through Sept. 22, Tall Ship Tours and Sails: Through Tuesday, 8 Vanier Park, Vancouver, B.C. Squalicum Harbor My Fair Lady: 7pm, Bellingham Arts Academy Sin and Gin Tour: 6:45pm, downtown Belling- for Youth ham Julius Caesar: 7pm, Rexville-Blackrock Amphi- Sin and Gin Tour: 6:45pm, Fairhaven CURRENTS CURRENTS theater, Mount Vernon 6 Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre FOOD Proof: 8pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre Cracked Crab Cruise: 6:30-9:30pm, Bellingham The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre Bay VIEWS VIEWS DANCE 4 Contra Dance Workshop: 7:30pm, Depot Arts ./0-4[07.yx.12] MAIL MAIL Saturday Night Live alum % —also Center, Anacortes ONSTAGE 2 known as “Goat Boy”—brings on the funny MUSIC My Fair Lady: 2pm and 7pm, Bellingham Arts Mission Folk Music Festival: Fraser River Heri- Academy for Youth DO IT IT DO tage Park, Mission, B.C. Hansel & Gretel: 3pm and 7pm, Mount Baker DO IT 2 at performances July 20-21 at the Skagit Lindsay Street: 6-8pm, Elizabeth Park Theatre Hot Damn Scandal: 6-8pm, Community Food Julius Caesar: 7pm, Rexville-Blackrock Amphi- .12 Co-op theater, Mount Vernon 18 Valley Casino Resort Bellingham Festival of Music Concert: 7:30pm, Candidate Jeopardy: 7:30pm, iDiOM Theater Bellingham Cruise Terminal Summer Spectacular!: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Talavya: 8pm, Pickford Film Center Theatre, Lynden .07 07. Chapter Two: 8pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre 29 # COMMUNITY Jim Breuer: 8pm, Skagit Valley Casino Resort Norwegian Cultural Fair: 1-4pm, Lakeway Inn Theatresports: 9pm, Upfront Theatre A “Berry Fair” Street GET OUT DANCE Market will be one of History Cruise: 6-8:30pm, Bellingham Bay and USA Dance Bellingham: 8-10pm, Blue Moon beyond Ballroom the many community Experience Tango: 8-11:30pm, Presence Dance Studio CASCADIA WEEKLY events happening July !-$4[07.y.12] MUSIC 2 20-21 in Lynden as part ONSTAGE Mission Folk Music Festival: Fraser River Heri- My Fair Lady: 7pm, Bellingham Arts Academy tage Park, Mission, B.C. of the annual Northwest for Youth Cheryl Bear: 1pm, Light of the World Prayer Raspberry Festival A Midsummer Night’s Dream: 7pm, Rexville- Center Blackrock Amphitheater, Mount Vernon Cabin Fever NW: 6-8pm, Vartanyan Winery Festival of Music Finale: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU Wil Campa: 9pm, Eagle’s Hall FILM 34 The Muppets: Dusk, Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema FOOD COMMUNITY Northwest Raspberry Festival: Throughout Lynden 27 Discovery Days: 10am-7pm, Birch Bay SummerFest: 10am-dusk, Van Zandt Community B-BOARD Hall and Josh Vander Yacht Memorial Park Zombie Crawl: 8pm, throughout downtown Mount Vernon 24 GET OUT Wind Horse Half Marathon: 8:30am, Fairhaven FILM Park Padden Duathlon: 9am, Lake Padden 20 Sail-A-Bration: 10am-4pm, Semiahmoo Marina, Blaine MUSIC FOOD Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot 18 Community & Arts Center ART ART Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot Market Square Ferndale Public Market: 10am-3pm, Centennial 16 Riverwalk Park STAGE STAGE VISUAL ARTS Skagit Artists Together Studio Tour: 10am- 6pm, throughout Skagit County 14 Brian Cypher Talk: 1pm, Amadeus Project GET OUT .0)4[07.yy.12] ONSTAGE 12 My Fair Lady: 2pm, Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth WORDS A Midsummer Night’s Dream: 2pm, Rexville- Blackrock Amphitheater, Mount Vernon 8 Proof: 3pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre MUSIC Mission Folk Music Festival: Fraser River Heri- CURRENTS tage Park, Mission, B.C. Alma Villegas: 2-5pm, Fairhaven Village Green 6 COMMUNITY VIEWS Discovery Days: 10am-5pm, Birch Bay 4 FOOD Brewers by the Bay: 6-8:30pm, Depot Market MAIL Square 2 2 VISUAL ARTS DO IT IT DO DO IT Skagit Artists Together Studio Tour: 10am- 6pm, throughout Skagit County .12 18 (*)4[07.yz.12] WORDS .07 07. Martin Limon: 7pm, Village Books 29 Poetrynight: 8:30pm, Amadeus Project # /0 .4[07.y{.12] ONSTAGE Murder Mystery Dinner Sail: 5:30pm, Squali- cum Harbor CASCADIA WEEKLY Chapter Two: 8pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre 3 WORDS Chuckanut Radio Hour: 7pm, Leopold Crystal Ballroom thisweek Contact Cascadia Weekly: E 360.647.8200 34 34 Editorial FOOD Editor & Publisher: Tim Johnson E ext 260 27 ô editor@ mail cascadiaweekly.com TOC LETTERS STAFF Arts & Entertainment B-BOARD Before