************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Alan Rhodes, P.6 * Fuzz Buzz, P.12 * Free Will Astrology, P.33 cascadia REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM*SKAGIT*ISLAND*LOWER B.C. {09.11.13}{#37}{V.08}{FREE} SETTING STANDARDS: Shoreline restoration and the Cornwall cleanup, P.8 BEST OF BELLINGHAM: Your vote goes here, P.31 EAT LOCAL: A month of magic in Whatcom County, P.38 Party BREAKING RULES WITH MessiahANDREW W.K., P.22 40 Sip the cold stuff and FOOD FOOD cascadia meet area authors at 31 31 the inaugural “Books & Brews Festival” B-BOARD B-BOARD Sept. 14 at Boundary A glance at what’s happening this week 26 Bay Brewery FILM FOOD Lynden Farmers Market: 1-6pm, downtown 22 Lynden Get in on the sister act when “Late Nite VISUAL ARTS MUSIC Catechism Las Vegas” shows for the final After Hours Art: 6pm, Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher Building 20 week at various dates through Sept. 15 at Have a Seat Reception: 6-8pm, Skagit County ART Historical Museum, La Conner Mount Baker Theatre’s Walton Theatre 18 FRIDAY [09.13.13] STAGE ONSTAGE Grease Jr.: 7pm, Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth 16 Cheating Cheaters: 7pm, Nooksack Valley High School, Everson Late Nite Catechism Las Vegas: 8pm, MBT’s GET OUT Walton Theatre Music Box: 9pm, iDiOM Theater Genre Legends: 9pm, Upfront Theatre 14 DANCE WORDS Juyungo: 6:30pm, LaVenture Middle School, Mount Vernon 8 WORDS Fall Book Sale: 10am-5pm, Deming Library CURRENTS CURRENTS GET OUT 6 Ferry Farewell: 5:30pm, Community Boating Center VIEWS 4 Riders will be treated to SATURDAY [09.14.13] MAIL MAIL great views—and accelerated ONSTAGE Grease Jr.: 2pm and 7pm, Bellingham Arts 2 heart rates—during the Mt. Academy for Youth Late Nite Catechism Las Vegas: 3pm and 8pm, DO IT Baker Bicycle Club’s annual DO IT 2 MBT’s Walton Theatre Chuckanut Century ride Sept. Music Box: 9pm, iDiOM Theater .13 Genre Legends: 9pm, Upfront Theatre 11 15 throughout Whatcom County 09. DANCE Contra Dance: 7-10pm, Fairhaven Library .08 Tango by the Bay: 8-11pm, Squalicum Yacht 37 Club # WEDNESDAY [09.11.13] FOOD Mount Vernon Eat Local Month: Through September, Whatcom Cheating Cheaters: 7pm, Nooksack Valley High MUSIC ONSTAGE County School, Everson Chamber Music Society: 7pm, Whatcom Mu- Late Nite Catechism Las Vegas: 7:30pm, MBT’s Eat Local Month: Through September, Mount Late Nite Catechism Las Vegas: 7:30pm, MBT’s seum’s Old City Hall Walton Theatre Vernon Walton Theatre Bard on the Beach: Through Sept. 14, Vanier Wednesday Market: 12-5pm, Fairhaven Village Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre WORDS Park, Vancouver, B.C. Green Music Box: 9pm, iDiOM Theater Fall Book Sale: 10am-5pm, Deming Library Brews Cruise: 6:30pm, Bellingham Cruise Terminal The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre CASCADIA WEEKLY DANCE Peter Stockwell Signing: 11am-2pm, Cozy Corner BookS & Coffee Juyungo: 7pm, Cirque Lab MUSIC 2 Books & Brews Festival: 12-4pm, Boundary Bay Andy Koch: 5-7pm, Jansen Art Center, Lynden THURSDAY [09.12.13] Brewery COMMUNITY Music in the Garden: 6:30-8:30pm, Glen Echo Whatcom Water Weeks: Through Sept. 22, ONSTAGE Garden COMMUNITY throughout Whatcom County Community Open House: 4-7pm, McIntyre Hall, Northstars Car Show: 9am-3:30pm, Bellingham Christian School Community Fundraiser: 10am-4pm, Alger Com- munity Hall 40 Family Activity Day: 11am-4pm, Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher Building FOOD GET OUT Fairhaven Runners Waterfront 15K: 8:30am, 31 Fairhaven Village Green FOOD B-BOARD Mount Vernon Farmers Market: 9am-1pm, Skagit State Bank Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot 26 Arts Center Community Meal: 10am-12pm, United Church of FILM Ferndale Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot 22 Market Square Ferndale Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Centen- nial Riverwalk Park MUSIC Farm Tour: 10am-5pm, throughout Whatcom County 20 Fall in the Orchard: 10:30am-12pm, Cloud Moun- ART tain Farm Everson VISUAL ARTS 18 Art in the Park: 10am-5pm, Pioneer Park, Ferndale STAGE SUNDAY [09.15.13] 16 ONSTAGE Grease Jr.: 2pm, Bellingham Arts Academy for GET OUT Youth Cheating Cheaters: 2pm, Nooksack Valley High School, Everson 14 Late Nite Catechism Las Vegas: 3pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre WORDS Vaudevillingham: 7pm and 9pm, Cirque Lab Dynamo: 8pm, Upfront Theatre 8 MUSIC Mac Frampton Trio: 2pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon CURRENTS Miniatures and Masterpieces: 3pm, Firehouse Performing Arts Center 6 WORDS VIEWS J.A. 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If the record reflects other- 2 Barb Murdoch 35: Wellness Canada: Kristi Alvaran the need for coal exports are beginning to wise, or if the candidate is unwilling to follow DO IT 36: Slowpoke, Sudoku dwindle and the need for the port is in ques- through with what they said they would do, it is Letters tion, totally disregarding the fact that “the up to those who represent the labor community 37: This Modern World, Tom the Send letters to letters@ .13 proposed export terminals in the Northwest to send a clear message that this is not accept- cascadiaweekly.com. 11 Dancing Bug would ship coal that is better for the environ- able and therefore will not be supported. 09. 38: Local love ment in almost every way than the coal mined The Northwest Washington Central Labor in East Asian countries like China,” according Council goes through a thorough and compre- .08 37 ©2013 CASCADIA WEEKLY (ISSN 1931-3292) is published each Wednesday by to Fred Thompson, professor of Public Manage- hensive interview process to give all candidates # Cascadia Newspaper Company LLC. 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