THE GRISTLE, P.06 + FUZZ BUZZ, P.11 + ART FOR MOM, P.16 c a s c a d i a REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM SKAGIT ISLAND COUNTIES 05-09-2018* • ISSUE:*19 • V.13 VAGINA MONOLOGUES 20 years and counting, P.15 WORLDS OF Skagit River Poetry Festival, P.12 WORDS INFILL INSIGHTS The down-low on DADUs, P.08 AURAL ADVENTURES A worthy weekend of music, P.18 MUSIC Breaking Silence: 2pm and 7pm, Bellingham High 30 A brief overview of this School Haynie Opry: 7pm, Haynie Grange, Blaine FOOD week’s happenings Kathy Kallick Band: 7:30pm, Jansen Art Center, THISWEEK Lynden Chamber Music Concert: 7:30pm, First Congrega- 24 tional Church WEDNESDAY [05.09.18] Collegium Musicum: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU B-BOARD ONSTAGE Guitar Festival: Through Sunday, throughout La Into the Woods: 7:30pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Conner Vernon 23 Kyle Kinane: 8pm, the Underground GET OUT Lost Lake Ultras: 8am, Larrabee State Park FILM MUSIC Plant Fair: 8am-2pm, Skagit County Fairgrounds Tardo Hammer Trio: 7pm, Sylvia Center for the Arts Skagit Spring Classic: 9am, Bayview Elementary School 18 THURSDAY [05.10.18] Master Gardener Sale: 9am-2pm, Hovander Home- stead Park, Ferndale MUSIC ONSTAGE Small Boat Messabout: 10am-4pm, Seafarers Park, Annie: 7pm, Sehome High School Little Theatre Anacortes 16 Hello! My Baby: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, Sea Skills Boating Festival: 10am-5pm, Blaine Lynden Marina ART Into the Woods: 7:30pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Roller Betties: 5pm, Whatcom Community College Vernon Pavilion 15 Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre FOOD Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot Arts STAGE FOOD Center Spring Food Forum: 9am-12pm, Squalicum Boathouse Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot 14 Market Square FRIDAY [05.11.18] VISUAL GET OUT ONSTAGE Spring Show: 2-9pm, FishBoy Gallery The Vagina Monologues: 7pm, Firehouse PAC Teen Art Showcase: 3:30-5pm, Deming Library Annie: 7pm, Sehome High School Little Theatre 12 Really Rosie: 7pm, BAAY Theater SUNDAY [05.13.18] 48 Hour Theater Festival: 7:30pm and 10pm, Lucas Hicks Theater WORDS ONSTAGE Hello! My Baby: 7:30pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, The Vagina Monologues: 2pm, Firehouse PAC Lynden Really Rosie: 2pm, BAAY Theater 8 Into the Woods: 7:30pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Hello! My Baby: 2pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, Vernon Lynden Improvised Baywatch: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Into the Woods: 2pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount CURRENTS Backyard Brawl: 10pm, Upfront Theatre Vernon Take Me to Church: 8pm, Rumors Cabaret 6 DANCE Opus Spring Showcase: 7pm, Mount Baker Theatre WILLOUGHBY DAVID BY PHOTO MUSIC VIEWS Salsa Night: 7:30pm, Conway Muse Guitar Festival: Through today, throughout La Awkward Love: 8pm, Cirque Lab Conner 4 Skating will take center stage at a The Ranney Brothers: 2pm, Anacortes Public MUSIC Library MAIL Guitar Festival: Through Sunday, throughout La semifinal bout with the Bellingham The Girsky Quartet: 3pm, First Congregational Conner Church of Bellingham 2 2 Roller Betties Sat., May 12 at the Whatcom April Versch Band: 7pm, Nancy’s Farm FOOD DO IT DO IT Spring Wine Walk: 5:30-9pm, downtown Bellingham Community College Pavilion FOOD Mother’s Day Brunch: 10am-2pm, Boundary Bay SATURDAY [05.12.18] Brewery Edison Market Opening: 10am-3pm, Edison Granary Mother’s Day Brunch: 10am-3pm, BelleWood Acres 05.09.18 ONSTAGE Annie: 2pm, Sehome High School Little Theatre Hello! My Baby: 2pm, Claire vg Thomas Theatre, VISUAL .13 Lynden Mother’s Day Art Event: 1-4pm, Big Rock Garden 19 # Really Rosie: 2pm and 7pm, BAAY Theater Park The Vagina Monologues: 7pm, Firehouse PAC Annie: 7pm, Sehome High School Little Theatre Andre Feriante will be one of MONDAY [05.14.18] 48 Hour Theater Festival: 7:30pm and 10pm, Lucas Hicks Theater many musicians performing as FOOD Into the Woods: 7:30pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount part of the La Conner Guitar Culinary Career Fair: 1-3pm, Bellingham Technical Vernon College Improvised Baywatch: 8pm, Upfront Theatre CASCADIA WEEKLY Festival taking place May 11-13 Backyard Brawl: 10pm, Upfront Theatre throughout the Skagit town TUESDAY [05.15.18] 2 DANCE ONSTAGE Opus Spring Showcase: 2pm, Mount Baker Theatre Vaudevillingham: 7pm and 9pm, Cirque Lab Awkward Love: 6pm and 9pm, Cirque Lab Contra Dance: 7-10:30pm, Fairhaven Library SEND YOUR LISTINGS TO [email protected] THISWEEK 30 FOOD Contact Cascadia Weekly: 360.647.8200 24 mail TOC LETTERS STAFF Editorial B-BOARD Editor & Publisher: Tim Johnson ext 260 23 editor@ Award-winning beer is the norm in Bellingham, and this was cascadiaweekly.com FILM proven once again at last week’s World Beer Cup in Nash- Arts & Entertainment ville, where Chuckanut Brewery took home two gold medals Editor: Amy Kepferle for its bohemian-style pilsner (left) and German-style Kolsch ext 204 18 (right). 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