THE GRISTLE, P.06 + FILM SHORTS, P.23 + BY THE SHORE,,P.30 c a s c a d i a PICKFORD CALENDAR INSIDE REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM SKAGIT ISLAND COUNTIES 05-30-2018* • ISSUE:*22 • V.13 Hiking Washington's Fire Lookouts, TRAIL TIME P.14 ADMINISTERING JUSTICE Inside the prosecutors race P.08 FIREFLY LOUNGE: BEYOND Opening up our entertainment CINDERELLA vistas, P.18 Fun with fairy tales P.15 A brief overview of this 30 FOOD THISWEEK week’s happenings 24 WEDNESDAY [05.30.18] DANCE Bellingham Scottish Gathering: 9am-6pm, Hov- ONSTAGE ander Homestead Park, Ferndale B-BOARD Junie B. Jones: 6:30pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Capstone Concert: 2pm and 7:30pm, Performing Vernon Arts Center, WWU Way North Comedy: 7pm, Culture Cafe Cinderella: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre 23 MUSIC MUSIC FILM Classical on Tap: 7pm, Chuckanut Brewery Fidalgo Youth Symphony: 1pm, McIntyre Hall Brad Shigeta Quartet: 7pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts Traditional Jazz: 2-5pm, VFW Hall Bayshore Symphony: 7:30pm, St. Paul’s Episcopal 18 THURSDAY [05.31.18] Church, Mount Vernon MUSIC ONSTAGE COMMUNITY Junie B. Jones: 6:30pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Blast from the Past: Through Sunday, throughout 16 Vernon Sedro-Woolley The Wolves: 7:30pm, Firehouse Performing Arts Center Farmers’ Day Parade: 10:30am, downtown Lynden ART The Aliens: 7:30pm, Lucas Hicks Theater Skits and Sketches: 7:30pm, Black Box Theatre, WCC GET OUT 15 Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Girls on the Run: 9am, Lake Padden The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre Doxie Walk: 10am, Fairhaven Train Station STAGE Splash Dash Color Run: 10am, Little Mountain MUSIC Elementary, Mount Vernon MVHS Finale Concert: 7pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Beach Fest & Feast: 11am-3pm, Birch Bay State Park 14 Vernon Ride to the Border: 11am-5pm, downtown Blaine Zombies Versus Survivors: 12pm, Maritime Heri- WORDS tage Park GET OUT The Green Reaper: 7pm, Village Books FOOD [06. .18] Farmers’ Day Breakfast: 8-10:30am, Lynden Com- 12 FRIDAY 01 munity Center ONSTAGE Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot Arts WORDS Oliver!: 7pm, BAAY Theatre Center The Wolves: 7:30pm, Firehouse Performing Arts Mount Vernon Market: 9am-2pm, Riverwalk Park Center Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot 8 Skits and Sketches: 7:30pm, Black Box Theatre, WCC Market Square The Aliens: 7:30pm, Lucas Hicks Theater It Can’t Happen Here: 7:30pm, Philip Tarro Theatre, VISUAL CURRENTS Mount Vernon Summer Art Walk: 10am-5pm, downtown Anacortes Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike: 7:30pm, Anacortes Jennifer McGill’s “Glowing Revue” Artists’ Studio Tour: 10am-5pm, San Juan Island 6 Community Theatre First Saturday Art Walk: 2-5pm, downtown Mount Improvised Musical: 8pm, Upfront Theatre can be seen at the Front Gallery Vernon VIEWS Backyard Brawl: 10pm, Upfront Theatre Sat., June 2 during the First Saturday Art SUNDAY [06.03.18] 4 DANCE Capstone Concert: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, Walk in downtown Mount Vernon ONSTAGE MAIL WWU Oliver!: 2pm, BAAY Theatre It Can’t Happen Here: 2pm, Philip Tarro Theatre, 2 2 COMMUNITY Mount Vernon Blast from the Past: Through Sunday, throughout Take Me to Church: 8pm, Rumors Cabaret DO IT DO IT Sedro-Woolley The Gateway Show: 8pm, Upfront Theatre GET OUT DANCE Naked Bike Ride: 6pm, downtown Bellingham Cinderella: 2pm, Mount Baker Theatre 05.30.18 Capstone Concert: 2pm, Performing Arts Center, VISUAL WWU Summer Art Walk: 6-9pm, downtown Anacortes .13 Black Drop Coffeehouse 22 Art Walk: 6-10pm, downtown Bellingham MUSIC # hosts its annual Save Our Mama Dirty Skirt: 1-5pm, Gilkey Square, La Conner SATURDAY [06.02.18] Whatcom Chorale: 3pm, First Congregational Church City: Zombies versus of Bellingham ONSTAGE Survivors water balloon Bayshore Symphony: 3pm, Central Lutheran Church Oliver!: 2pm and 7pm, BAAY Theatre The Wolves: 7:30pm, Firehouse Performing Arts Center tag event Sat., June COMMUNITY Skits and Sketches: 7:30pm, Black Box Theatre, WCC 2 starting at Maritime Blast from the Past: Through today, throughout CASCADIA WEEKLY The Aliens: 7:30pm, Lucas Hicks Theater Sedro-Woolley It Can’t Happen Here: 7:30pm, Philip Tarro Theatre, Heritage Park and 2 Mount Vernon FOOD Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike: 7:30pm, Anacortes continuing through the Edison Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Edison Granary Community Theatre downtown core Improvised Musical: 8pm, Upfront Theatre VISUAL Backyard Brawl: 10pm, Upfront Theatre Artists’ Studio Tour: 10am-5pm, San Juan Island THISWEEK 30 FOOD Contact Cascadia Weekly: 360.647.8200 24 mail TOC LETTERS STAFF Editorial B-BOARD Editor & Publisher: Tim Johnson ext 260 23 editor@ cascadiaweekly.com If you tried and failed to get your caramel macchiato or FILM iced coffee at Starbucks Tuesday afternoon, blame it on Arts & Entertainment racism. 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