The Gristle, P.6 * Rumor Has It, P.20 * Peruvian Party, P.34 cascadia REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM SKAGIT ISLAND LOWER B.C. {04.04.12}{#14}{V.07}{FREE} »INSIDEINSIDEOUTOUT INMATE ART BREAKS FREE, P.18 Strip Search: Supreme Court erodes the Fourth Amendment, P.8 Chippendales: Bow ties and beefcake, P.16 :: Musical Mission: Passing the hat for Lucas Hicks, P.20 Show up early to watch 34 34 cascadia Mayor Kelli Linville toss FOOD the ceremonial cabbage at opening day of the 27 Bellingham Farmers B-BOARD Market April 7 at the Depot A glance at what’s happening this week Market Square 24 FILM FILM 2 ) .4[04.{.12] 20 DANCE Ballroom Dancing: 6-8pm, Leopold Crystal MUSIC Ballroom From now until April 30, head south to tiptoe WORDS through fields and soak up the seasonal beauty as 18 Joseph Green: 7pm, Village Books ART ART part of the annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival COMMUNITY Green Drinks: 5-7pm, the Redlight 16 GET OUT STAGE STAGE Tulip Festival: Through April 30, throughout the Skagit Valley 14 Bike to Work Meeting: 6pm, Whatcom Council of Governments GET OUT /#0-.4[04.|.12] 12 ONSTAGE Blast!: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre WORDS Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre 8 MUSIC Jeremy DesChane: 12:30pm, Whatcom Museum Logan Skelton: 8pm, Performing Arts Center CURRENTS CURRENTS Concert Hall, WWU 6 WORDS Oliver de la Paz, Stacey Lynn Brown: 7pm, Vil- VIEWS VIEWS lage Books 4 FOOD MAIL MAIL Wine & Tulip Festival: Various dates through April 30, Carpenter Creek Winery, Mount Vernon 2 DO IT IT DO DO IT 2 !-$4[04.}.12] ONSTAGE .12 04 Cabaret: 7:30pm, RiverBelle Theatre, Mount Vernon Out of Sight, Out of Mind: 8pm, Anacortes Com- munity Theatre .07 04. Hodgepodge: 8pm and 10pm, Upfront Theatre 14 # All’s Fair, Episode 3: 8pm and 10pm, iDiOM Gallery Walk: 6-9pm, downtown Anacortes Snow bunnies can Theater Art Walk: 6-10pm, downtown Bellingham head to the hill for MUSIC Jeremy DesChane: 7:30pm, Lairmont Manor a chance at Easter ./0-4[04.~.12] WORDS booty as part of the Used Book Sale: 10am-6pm, Everson Library ONSTAGE CASCADIA WEEKLY annual Golden Egg GET OUT Cabaret: 7:30pm, RiverBelle Theatre, Mount Vernon 2 Ladies Night Out: 7-9pm, Whatcom County Hunt happening Out of Sight, Out of Mind: 8pm, Anacortes VISUAL ARTS Community Theatre April 7 at the Mt. 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