The Gristle, 3.Ɇ * Summer School, 3.ɁɆ * Film Shorts, 3.ɂɆ c a s c a d i a REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM *SKAGIT*ISLAND COUNTIES {06.17.15}{#24}{V.10}{FREE} THE SECOND PAYCHECK What's it worth to live here?, P.08 Between KILLING THE BUOYS Race day on US Bellingham Bay, P.14 SOFTLY INSIDE Roberta Flack's superstar success, P.08 OUT Dinner with a view, P.34 The Art of Modulation: 7:30pm, St. Paul’s Episcopal cascadia Church 34 Week This FILM FOOD FOOD A glance at this Grease: Dusk, Fairhaven Village Green COMMUNITY 27 week’s happenings Antique Fair: 9am-5pm, Christianson’s Nursery, Mount Vernon Family Activity Day: 10am-4pm, Whatcom Museum’s B-BOARD B-BOARD Lightcatcher Building Berry Dairy Days: Through Sunday, throughout Burlington 24 GET OUT FILM Feed the Need 5K: 9am, Hovander Homestead Park, Ferndale 20 Boat Show & Swap Meet: 9am-4pm, La Conner Marina Pet Parade: 11am, Maritime Heritage Park MUSIC Fairy Day: 11am-2pm, Garden Spot Nursery Sin & Gin Tour: 7pm, downtown Bellingham 18 ART FOOD Pancake Breakfast: 8-11am, Ferndale Senior Center Mount Vernon Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Water- 16 front Plaza Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot Arts STAGE Center Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot Market Square 14 Farm Fiesta: 11am-7pm, Viva Farmers, Burlington Bring your four-legged, feathered, finned and furry friends to Bellingham Parks VISUAL ARTS GET OUT and Rec’s inaugural Pet Parade Sat., June 20 at Maritime Heritage Park Art Auction: 4-9pm, Museum of Northwest Art SUNDAY 21 12 [06. .15] WEDNESDAY [06.17.15] Strawberries will ONSTAGE WORDS The Drowsy Chaperone: 2pm, Bellingham Theatre ONSTAGE take center stage at Guild Shrek, the Musical: 2pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 8 New Old Time Chautauqua: 7:30pm, Cirque Lab Burlington’s Lynden FOOD Laughing at the Stars: 8:30pm, Star Club Wednesday Farmers Market: 12-5pm, Fairhaven Berry Dairy Days June CURRENTS CURRENTS Village Green DANCE Sedro-Woolley Farmers Market: 3-7pm, Hammer Dancing for Joy: 6:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre 6 19-21. Car and fireworks Heritage Park Brewers Cruise: 6:30pm, Bellingham Bay shows, a carnival, magic MUSIC VIEWS Concert of the Century: 3pm, Bellingham High School THURSDAY 18 acts, a grand parade and 4 [06. .15] COMMUNITY ONSTAGE more will also take place Father’s Day Car Show: 9am-3pm, BelleWood Acres MAIL MAIL Shrek, the Musical: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas throughout the weekend Antique Fair: 9am-5pm, Christianson’s Nursery, Theatre, Lynden Mount Vernon 2 2 To Kill a Mockingbird: 7:30pm, Anacortes Com- Berry Dairy Days: Through today, throughout munity Theatre Burlington DO IT IT DO DO IT IT DO Truth Be Told: 8pm, Upfront Theatre SATURDAY [06.20.15] Bard on the Beach: Though September, Vanier Park, Pulp Improv: 10pm, Upfront Theatre GET OUT Vancouver, BC ONSTAGE Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Boat Show: 9am-4pm, La Conner Marina DANCE The Drowsy Chaperone: 7:30pm, Bellingham Improvised Bollywood: 10pm, Upfront Theatre DancePlay: 7:15-9:15pm, Presence Studio Theatre Guild 06.17.15 FOOD Friday Night Dance Party: 7:30-10pm, Bellingham 100 Lunches: 7:30pm, Quality Inn Grand Suites COMMUNITY BellingHAM BaconFest: 12-3pm, Depot Market Dance Company Shrek, the Musical: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas .10 Berry Dairy Days: Through Sunday, throughout Square Theatre, Lynden 24 Ferndale Public Market: 2-7pm, Pioneer Park # Burlington COMMUNITY To Kill a Mockingbird: 7:30pm, Anacortes Com- FOOD Open House: 11am-2pm, Whatcom Community munity Theatre MONDAY 22 College Truth Be Told: 8pm, Upfront Theatre [06. .15] Lynden Farmers Market: 12-5pm, Front Street Berry Dairy Days: Through Sunday, throughout Pulp Improv: 10pm, Upfront Theatre ONSTAGE Burlington FRIDAY [06.19.15] DANCE Guffawingham: 9:30pm, Green Frog GET OUT Dancing for Joy: 1pm and 6:30pm, Mount Baker ONSTAGE DANCE Ferry Farewell Flotilla: 5pm, Community Boating Theatre CASCADIA WEEKLY The Drowsy Chaperone: 7:30pm, Bellingham Dancing for Joy: 6:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre Center Spring Dances: 2pm, Hillcrest Meeting Hall Theatre Guild Relay for Life: 6pm today until 12pm tomorrow, NW Contra Dance: 7-10:30pm, Glen Echo Community Club 2 100 Lunches: 7:30pm, Quality Inn Grand Suites TUESDAY: 23 Washington Fair Grounds, Lynden Salsa Night: 9:30pm, Cafe Rumba [06. .15] Shrek, the Musical: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Sin & Gin Tour: 7pm, historic Fairhaven COMMUNITY Theatre, Lynden MUSIC To Kill a Mockingbird: 7:30pm, Anacortes Com- Wings Over Skagit: 6-8pm, Heritage Flight Museum, VISUAL ARTS Five Local Flavors of Music: 6-9pm, Heart of munity Theatre Burlington Solstice Art Walkabout: 5-8pm, historic Fairhaven Anacortes Prize packages get better as the night goes on. goes asthenight better get packages Prize FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND DAY FATHER’S Buffet Saturday and Free Play Sunday. 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