THE GRISTLE, P.6 (*1 /# *(+)4+x}ADVICE GODDESS, P.28 cascadia REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM*SKAGIT*ISLAND*LOWER B.C. 04.y~.11 :: #17, v.06 :: !- STEWARDSHIP VS OWNERSHIPWHEELING AND DEALING ON GALBRAITH,GA P.15 WAR AND PEACE: STORIES OF SUFFERING AND SALVATION, P.8 }} DOLLARS ON DISPLAY: OF ART AND MONEY, P.18 CORIN TUCKER: A FULL-FLEDGED RIOT WOMAN, P.20 34 34 cascadia FOOD /# '.# ). (' , comprised of throat singers and 27 instrumentalists from Mongolia, B-BOARD perform at an Anacortes Arts Festival A glance at what’s happening this week fundraiser April 29 at Brodniak Hall 24 [04. .11] Ladies Night After-Party: 8pm-12am, American FILM FILM 2 ) .4 y~ Museum of Radio ON STAGE 20 Hot Comedy Action: 7:30pm, Upfront Theatre Wonderland: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, ./0-4[04.z.11] MUSIC Lynden ON STAGE MUSIC Late Night Catechism: 7:30pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre 18 Johnny Clegg: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre US: 7:30pm and 10:30pm, PAC Underground Theater, ART ART Taylor Hicks: 7:30pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount WWU Vernon Evil Dead the Musical: 7:30pm and 10:15pm, NW Wash- ington Fairgrounds, Lynden 16 COMMUNITY Wonderland: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, Noemi Ban Tribute: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Lynden STAGE STAGE Center, WWU Finnegan’s Farewell: 7:30pm, RiverBelle Dinner The- atre, Mount Vernon GET OUT Games Galore: 8pm, Upfront Theatre 14 Skagit Tulip Festival: Through Saturday, through- Cagematch: 10pm, Upfront Theatre out Skagit Valley DANCE GET OUT Contra Dance: 7-10pm, Fairhaven Library /#0-.4[04.y.11] Informance: 8pm, Firehouse Performing Arts Center 13 ON STAGE COMMUNITY Anything Goes: 7pm, Nooksack Valley High School Pregnancy and Baby Kids Expo: 10am-6pm, Ferndale WORDS US: 7:30pm, PAC Underground Theater, WWU Events Center Wonderland: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Chestnut 8 Lynden Street and Railroad Avenue Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Wellness Fair: 11am-2pm, Skagit Food Co-op, Mount The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre Vernon Chinese Family Activity Day: 12-4pm, Whatcom Mu- CURRENTS CURRENTS WORDS seum’s Lightcatcher Building D.J. MacHale: 5pm, Village Books 6 WORDS Poetry Slam: 1pm, Blaine Public Library VIEWS VIEWS !-$4[04.y.11] Mary Barr: 1pm, Barnes & Noble Poetry Festival: 3-5pm, Ferndale Public Library 4 ON STAGE Bethany Maines: 7pm, Village Books Blue Skies Improv Benefit: 7pm, Meridian High MAIL MAIL School COMMUNITY Anything Goes: 7pm, Nooksack Valley High School Dirty Dan Days: Today and Sunday, historic Fairhaven 2 Late Night Catechism: 7:30pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre GET OUT DO IT IT DO DO IT 2 US: 7:30pm, PAC Underground Theater, WWU Plant Sale: 9am-2pm, Everson Elementary School Evil Dead the Musical: 7:30pm and 10:15pm, NW Plant Sale: 9am-12pm, Bellingham Public Library 11 Washington Fairgrounds, Lynden Recreation Equipment and Bike Swap: 10am-2pm, .27. Wonderland: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, Bellingham Sportsplex 04 Lynden Walk a Mile in Her Shoes: 11am, Maritime Heritage Finnegan’s Farewell: 7:30pm, RiverBelle Dinner Park .06 Theatre, Mount Vernon 17 # Games Galore: 8pm, Upfront Theatre FOOD Cagematch: 10pm, Upfront Theatre Community Meal: 10am-12pm, United Church of Ferndale MUSIC Renowned First Nations April Brews Day: 6:30-10pm, Depot Market Square Lynden Choral Society: 7pm, First Christian Reformed Church VISUAL ARTS Rashani: 7:30pm, Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship artist -* -/1$.*) Beach Cleanup and Art Installation: 10am-1pm, Alash Ensemble: 7:30pm, Brodniak Hall, Anacortes Locust Beach CASCADIA WEEKLY Harry Manx: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon offers a 40-year perspective Garden Art Fair: 10am-5pm, Depot Arts Center, Ana- Skagit Community Band: 7:30pm, Maple Hall, La cortes 2 Conner of his work May 3 at WWU’s Garden Party: 10am-6pm, Chuckanut Bay Gallery Procession Art Studio: 10am-6pm, Bloedel Donovan COMMUNITY Academic Instructional Center New York Inspirations Reception: 5-7:30pm, Heiner Ladies Night: 5-8pm, downtown Bellingham Center Lobby, WCC .0)4[05.x.11] ON STAGE 34 Into the Woods Auditions: 9am-1pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre FOOD Anything Goes: 2pm, Nooksack Valley High School Late Night Catechism: 3pm, MBT’s Walton 27 Theatre MUSIC B-BOARD Skagit Community Band: 3pm, Brodniak Hall, Anacortes Whatcom Symphony Orchestra: 7:30pm, 24 Mount Baker Theatre Kulshan Chorus: 7:30pm, Bellingham High FILM FILM School GET OUT 20 Plant Sale: 12:30-3pm, Fairhaven Middle School MUSIC VISUAL ARTS Garden Art Fair: 10am-5pm, Depot Arts Center, 18 Anacortes ART Procession Art Studio: 10am-6pm, Bloedel Donovan 16 (*)4[05.y.11] STAGE ON STAGE 14 Anything Goes: 7pm, Nooksack Valley High School MUSIC GET OUT U.S. Army Field Band: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre 13 Choral Masterpieces: 8pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU WORDS WORDS Poetrynight: 8pm, the Amadeus Project 8 VISUAL ARTS Another Day, Another Dollar Reception: 5-8pm, Lucia Douglas Gallery CURRENTS 6 /0 .4[05.z.11] VIEWS WORDS 4 Tod Davies: 7pm, Village Books Open Mic: 7pm, Blue Horse Gallery MAIL MAIL FOOD 2 2 Dine Out for Maple Alley Inn: Breakfast, lunch and dinner, throughout Bellingham DO IT IT DO DO IT 11 .27. 04 .06 17 # ( )$)# '. will help bring attention to the issue of violence against women at the annual “Walk A Mile In CASCADIA WEEKLY Her Shoes” march April 30 at 3 Maritime Heritage Park SEND EVENTS TO CALENDAR@ CASCADIAWEEKLY.COM THIS ISSUE Contact Cascadia Weekly: E 360.647.8200 34 34 Editorial FOOD Editor & Publisher: Tim Johnson E ext 260 27 mail ô editor@ cascadiaweekly.com CONTENTS LETTERS STAFF Arts & Entertainment B-BOARD Editor: Amy Kepferle Singer-songwriter Phoebe Snow, she of 1975’s hit “Poetry Eext 204 Man,” died Tuesday morning at the age of 60 from complica- ô calendar@ 24 tions related to a brain hemorrhage she suffered last year. cascadiaweekly.com Her passing came the morning after it was announced that FILM FILM Music & Film Editor: punk pioneer Poly Styrene had passed away at the age of 53 Carey Ross after a battle with breast cancer. 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