cascadia REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA 07/11/07 :: 02.28 :: FREE The Gristle, p. 6 Chowder Charter, p. 17 Yogoman’s Band, p. 20 OF THE5 CLOSET /BELLINGHAM4 PRIDE, P.16 ELECTION DIRECTION: COUNCIL CANDIDATES STEP UP TO THE PLATE, P. 8 SUMMER STOCK: A RABBIT, A SHIPWRECK AND A KING, P. 18 HARRY POTTER: THE FINER POINTS OF WAND WORK, P. 24 35 | Food 28-34 Western Washington’s | Classifieds Best Kept Secret in Automotive 24-27 Parts & Service | Film 20-23 | Music 19 | Art 18 Striving to serve the community of | On Stage 17 Whatcom, Skagit, Island Counties and British Columbia | Get Out 16 8038 Guide Meridian, Lynden, WA, (360) 354-1000 . !. 66 " 66 !.*66 ! | Words & Community !!! ! ! 8-15 !!$!! $! | Currents 6-7 &(618 6 '6 (6 6- 6-/ | Views 4-5 | Mail 3 &(635 6) 6+ 6) 6 Do it '06( 6,- 62 616 (,6 #6 .07 % 6!) 11 07. ! !!"! 7 "# #) 6 '626)-$ )((6)766-66),(7 6-/ 6,)6,6 6) 626(696, )66696( 6,- )#6!)#(6 6966)$6 6.) ,6 696 ,)696),6 6 Cascadia Weekly #2.28 )4646) 6. ,46.)696*()6 ,,6) 6!696*()6 ( 66))6696,)6696 46)696 6#)6- 2 %6.696!6% 6!)696.) ,6) 6!696.) ,6)6 (696. %6 c . a . s . c . a . d . i . a THE ALWAYS-POPULAR CABER 35 TOSSING will be among the many events happening July 14-15 at Mount | Food Vernon’s Edgewater Park as part of the 28-34 13th annual Skagit Valley Highland EEKLY eds A glance at what’s happening this week Games and Celtic Festival | Classifi VISUAL ARTS 24-27 07.11.07 Hills to Mills Show: 9am-6pm, Deming Log Show Grounds WEDNESDAY | Film 20-23 ON STAGE 07.15.07 Same Time, Next Year: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Studio Theatre | Music Romeo and Juliet: 8pm, Vanier Park, Vancouver B.C. SUNDAY 19 Timon of Athens: 8pm, Vanier Park, Vancouver B.C. ON STAGE The Tempest: 2pm, Larrabee State Park | Art MUSIC The Shape of Things: 3pm, Mount Baker Studio Theatre 18 Maggie’s Fury: Noon, Performing Arts Center Plaza, A MUD RUN, Timon of Athens: 7pm, Vanier Park, Vancouver B.C. WWU CRAB RACES, The Taming of the Shrew: 7pm, Vanier Park, Vancouver Flowmotion: 7-9pm, Downtown Sounds Summer Alley B.C. Concert OYSTER SHUF- Great Matassa: 7:30pm, Bellingham Cruise Terminal | On Stage FLEBOARD, live MUSIC 17 tunes and more Mockingbird: 3:30pm, Big Rock Garden Park WORDS Yambique: 4-7pm, Fairhaven Village Green Amanda Lumry: 7pm, Village Books will be part of the aptly named COMMUNITY | Get Out COMMUNITY Mt. Baker Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Kendall Elemen- 16 Wednesday Market: 3-7pm, Fairhaven Village Green Bivalve Bash hap- tary School pening June 14 Pride Parade: 11am, Bellingham High School Bellingham Pride: 12-5pm, Depot Market Square at Taylor Shell- 07.12.07 fi sh Farms VISUAL ARTS Hills to Mills Show: 10am-5pm, Deming Log Show Grounds THURSDAY | Words & Community ON STAGE The Tempest: 6pm, Semiahmoo Resort MUSIC Romeo and Juliet: 8pm, Vanier Park, 07.16.07 8-15 The Shape of Things: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Studio Student Showcase: 7:30pm, Blaine Perform- Vancouver B.C. Theatre ing Arts Center Julius Caesar: 8pm, Vanier Park, Vancouver Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Nonsequitur: 8pm, Good Shepherd Center B.C. MONDAY Upfront Unscripted: 9pm, Upfront Theatre The Taming of the Shrew: 8pm, Vanier Park, Vancou- | Currents ver B.C. WORDS WORDS Poetry Night: 8:30pm, Fantasia Espresso 6-7 Nooksack Stories: 7pm, Lynden Pioneer DANCE MUSIC Museum Jane Austen Celebration Dance: 7:30pm, Amber Darland: 6-8pm, Elizabeth Park J. Ruth Gendler: 7pm, Village Books Bellingham Senior Center COMMUNITY Bocce Ball: 5pm, Fairhaven Village Green | Views A String of Pearls: 7:30pm, Blaine Performing Arts Tango by the Bay: 8pm, Squalicum Yacht Club Center COMMUNITY 4-5 Raspberry Festival: 5-8pm, downtown Lynden COMMUNITY MUSIC Student Showcase: 1-4pm, Blaine Perform- | Mail History Cruise: 6:30pm, Squalicum Harbor 3 07.17.07 3 VISUAL ARTS ing Arts Center Hills to Mills Show: 10am-6pm, Deming Log Global Heat: 7-9pm, Boulevard Park IT Show Grounds TUESDAY DO COMMUNITY Do it 07.13.07 Raspberry Festival: 8am-5pm, downtown ON STAGE .07 Lynden The Tempest: 6pm, Fairhaven Park 11 07.14.07 Pancake Breakfast: 8-11am, Bellingham Same Time, Next Year: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Studio 07. FRIDAY Senior Center Theatre Highland Games: 9am-7pm, Edgewater Park, Timon of Athens: 8pm, Vanier Park, Vancouver B.C. ON STAGE SATURDAY Mount Vernon Animal Tales: 12pm, Old Main Theatre, WWU Bivalve Bash: 9:30am-5pm, Taylor Shellfi sh The Tempest: 6pm, Maritime Heritage Park ON STAGE MUSIC Farms, Bow Jeremy Deschane: 12:30pm, Whatcom Museum Brigadoon: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon Animal Tales: 11am, Old Main Theatre, WWU Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot Market The Three D’vas: 6pm, Fairhaven Village Green 48 Hour Theater Festival: 8pm and 10pm, iDiOM Robinson Crusoe: 3pm and 7pm, Mount Square Theater Baker Theatre Bayfest: 10am-5pm, Zuanich Point Park Brilliant Traces: 8pm, Mount Baker Studio Theatre The Tempest: 6pm, Whatcom Falls Park Queer Family Potluck: 2-5pm, Whatcom COMMUNITY Ice Cream Social: 7-9pm, St. Luke’s Health Education The Taming of the Shrew: 8pm, Vanier Park, Vancou- Brigadoon: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Falls Park Center Cascadia Weekly #2.28 ver B.C. Vernon Rainbow Pride: 8pm, Rumors Cabaret Timon of Athens: 8pm, Vanier Park, Vancouver B.C. 48 Hour Theater Festival: 8pm and 10pm, Makeovers and Martinis: 8pm, Depot Upfront Unscripted: 9pm, Upfront Theatre iDiOM Theater Market Square TO GET YOUR EVENTS LISTED, SEND INFO Same Time, Next Year: 8pm, Mount Baker TO [email protected] Studio Theatre 3 THIS ISSUE Contact 35 Cascadia Weekly: D 360.647.8200 | Food Editorial 28-34 28-34 Editor & Publisher: Tim Johnson mail eds D ext 260 CONTENTS CREDITS LETTERS { editor@ cascadiaweekly.com | Classifi WITH TEMPERATURES in Whatcom and Skagit coun- Arts & Entertainment ties expected to hit record highs this week—think Editor: Amy Kepferle 24-27 upper 80s and lower 90s—don’t forget about keep- Dext 203 ing all the members of your family cool and collect- {calendar@ ed as the temperatures soar (and be glad you’re not cascadiaweekly.com | Film in Las Vegas, where July 10 temperatures reached a steamy 106 degrees). Music & Film Editor: 20-23 Carey Ross D ext 204 Views & News {music@ | Music cascadiaweekly.com 4: Dancing: better than sex 19 6: What’s in a name? Interns: Kimberly Champley, | Art 8: Entering the election John C. Davies 18 12: Debris, dating, drinking Production 15: Weather woes, White House foes Art Director: Jesse Kinsman | On Stage 17 Art & Culture {graphics@ 16: The Pride of Bellingham cascadiaweekly.com 17: A three-hour tour Graphic Artist: Stefan Hansen | Get Out 18: Stocking up on stage time {stefan@ 16 19: Art that gives pause cascadiaweekly.com 20: Yogoman starts the fi re Send All Advertising Materials To [email protected] 23: All live, all the time 24: Playtime with Potter Advertising 25: An anime adventure Advertising Director: Marc McCoy D360.201.9760 | Words & Community Rear End {marc@ 8-15 8-15 cascadiaweekly.com 28: Help Wanted, Buy/Sell/Trade & BUFFALO LOVE None. I just can’t understand continues to book great acts, Rentals, This Modern World, Marisa Papetti This letter has been a long why the place isn’t packed ev- stay out of trouble (sorry, Mannkind, Perry Bible Fellowship D360.224.2387 time coming: I don’t know ery weekend night. James: you are innocent and { marisa@ why I haven’t written it be- John has always been de- totally undeserving of yours), | Currents 29: Real Astrology, Rentals, Rentals cascadiaweekly.com fore; why it hasn’t occurred to termined to support local mu- and pay their taxes. Often 6-7 6-7 Wanted Frank Tabbita me. I love to dance. 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