THE GRISTLE, P.06 + FUZZ BUZZ, P.09 + HIROSHIMA LIBRARY, P.10 c a s c a d i a PICKFORD CALENDAR INSIDE REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM*SKAGIT*SURROUNDING AREAS 07-31-2019 • ISSUE: 31 • V.14 SEEING STARS SUBDUED Outdoor dancing P.13 STRINGBAND CREATIVE CONUNDRUMS JAMBOREE Anacortes Arts Join the pickin’ party P.16 Festival P.14 SSINGS BIGFOOT O FESTIVAL Biped blowout in Maple Falls CR P.12 A brief overview of this Much Ado About Nothing: 7:30pm, Marine Park 26 Noises Off: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community Theatre Dynamic Duos: 9pm, Upfront Theatre FOOD week’s happenings THISWEEK DANCE Graffiti Dance Theater: 7:30pm, Firehouse Arts and Events Center Salsa Night: 9pm, Cafe Rumba In addition to activities REAR END 21 MUSIC Music at MoNA: 10:30am-5pm, Museum of North- such as face painting, west Art, La Conner 20 arts and crafts and Marrowstone Chamber Ensembles: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU FILM bounce houses, an FILM annual Kid’s Fest Jurassic Park: Dusk, Fairhaven Village Green 16 happening Sat., Aug. COMMUNITY MUSIC Vintage Farming Days: 7am-6pm, Berthusen Park, 3 at Civic Stadium Lynden 14 will offer details Drayton Harbor Days: 10am-5pm, Blaine Marina and beyond ART about recreational Kid’s Fest: 11am-3pm, Civic Stadium 13 opportunities in GET OUT Whatcom County. Boat and Car Show: 10am-3pm, La Conner Marina STAGE FOOD Mount Vernon Market: 9am-2pm, Riverwalk Park 12 Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot Arts Center Saturday Market: 10am-1pm, Lummi Island GET OUT Lynden Farmers Market: 10am-2pm, Centennial Park Blaine Farmers Market: 10am-2pm, H Street Plaza 10 Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot Market Square WORDS VISUAL Plein Air Paint Out: 10am-4pm, Waypoint Park 8 WEDNESDAY [07.31.19] Anacortes Arts Festival: 10am-6pm, throughout A pirate costume Anacortes MUSIC Art in the Alley: 5:30pm-9pm, Judson Alley, Lynden CURRENTS Downtown Sounds: 5:30pm-9pm, Bay and Prospect contest will be streets SUNDAY [08.04.19] 6 A Town Big Band: 6pm-8pm, Seafarers’ Memorial Park, part of Drayton Anacortes Harbor Days ONSTAGE VIEWS Noises Off: 2pm, Anacortes Community Theatre activities Aug. Sunnyland Circus: 2pm and 7pm, Twin Sisters THURSDAY [08.01.19] 4 3-4 at the Blaine Brewing Company ONSTAGE Twelfth Night: 4pm, Rexville-Blackrock Amphi- MAIL A Midsummer Night’s Dream: 7pm, Rexville-Black- Marina and theater rock Amphitheater Comedy Club: 8pm, Aslan Depot 2 beyond. 2 Good, Bad, Ugly: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre The Odyssey: 7:30pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts DANCE DO IT DO IT Much Ado About Nothing: 7:30pm, Marine Park Burlesque 101 Graduation Showcase: 7:30pm, Noises Off: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community Theatre Firefly Lounge Graffiti Dance Theater: 7:30pm, Firehouse Arts MUSIC and Events Center 07.31.19 Space Band: 5pm-9pm, Hotel Bellwether Dr. Jimmy and the Swing Time Serenaders: 6pm- MUSIC 8pm, Elizabeth Park Twelfth Night: 7pm, Rexville-Blackrock COMMUNITY Swing Connection Big Band: 12pm-3:30pm, .14 Brian Lee and the Orbiters: 6pm-8pm, Skagit River- Amphitheater Vintage Farming Days: 7am-6pm, Berthusen Fairhaven Village Green 31 # walk Plaza The Odyssey: 7:30pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts Park, Lynden La Conner Live!: 1pm-4pm, Gilkey Square Much Ado About Nothing: 7:30pm, Marine Park Concerts on the Border: 2pm, Peach Arch Histori- COMMUNITY Noises Off: 7:30pm, Anacortes Community Theatre VISUAL cal State Park, Blaine Vintage Farming Days: 7am-6pm, Berthusen Park, Dynamic Duos: 9pm, Upfront Theatre Anacortes Arts Festival: 10am-7pm, throughout Marrowstone Festival Orchestras: 3pm, Perform- Lynden Anacortes ing Arts Center, WWU Hot Thursday Nights: 5:30pm-11pm, downtown DANCE Art Walk: 6pm-10pm, downtown Bellingham Lynden Dancing on the Green: 7pm-9:30pm, Fairhaven COMMUNITY Village Green Drayton Harbor Days: 10am-5pm, Blaine Marina CASCADIA WEEKLY SATURDAY [08.03.19] VISUAL Graffiti Dance Theater: 7:30pm, Firehouse Arts and beyond First Thursday Art Walk: 5pm-8pm, Mount Vernon and Events Center Bigfoot Festival: 10am-6pm, Maple Falls Park 2 ONSTAGE School House Rock Jr.: 10am and 12pm, Lincoln FRIDAY [08.02.19] MUSIC Theatre, Mount Vernon VISUAL Gin Gypsy: 6pm-8pm, Burlington Visitor Center A Midsummer Night’s Dream: 7pm, Rexville- Plein Air Paint Out: 10am-4pm, Waypoint Park ONSTAGE Amphitheater Blackrock Amphitheater Anacortes Arts Festival: 10am-5pm, throughout Snow White: 3pm and 7pm, Mount Baker Theatre One Lane Bridge: 6pm-9pm, Bellewood Acres The Odyssey: 7:30pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts Anacortes Farm Tour Weekend inthe Weekend Tour Farm Enjoy a variety of bites celebrating local foods localfoods celebrating ofbites avariety Enjoy Friday, September 6th from 6-8pm 6thfrom September Friday, Support (360) 788-2628 •[email protected] (360) 788-2628 from from Available at at Available Unity Care NW Unity Care Whatcom farms Whatcom Tickets -$135 Tickets unitycarenw.org/gala . 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