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A glance at what’s happening this week
ON STAGE
Little Shop of Horrors: 2pm and 7pm,
Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth
I Do, I Do!: 7:30pm, RiverBelle Dinner Theatre, Mount Vernon
The King and I: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall,
Mount Vernon
Richard Lewis: 8pm, Swinomish Casino,
Anacortes
Triples: 8pm, Upfront Theatre
Guys and Dolls: 8pm, Bellingham Theatre
Guild
I Love a Piano: 8pm, Anacortes Community
Theatre
Pulp Improv: 10pm, Upfront Theatre
MUSIC
Calyx: 12:30pm, Whatcom Museum
ART 20
STAGE 18
GET OUT 16
Abbe Rolnick: 7pm, Village Books
COMMUNITY
Wednesday Market: 12-5pm, Fairhaven
Village Green
VISUAL ARTS
Wild Lives Art Installation: 6-8pm,
INNATE
DANCE
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Dancing for Joy: 6:30pm, Mount Baker
Theatre
Bellydance Celebration: 8pm, Presence
Studio
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MAIL 4
VIEWS 6
CURRENTS 8
WORDS 14
ON STAGE
CASCADIA WEEKLY
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June 18-19 at the Swinomish Casino
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Bard on the Beach: Through September 30, Vanier Park, Vancouver, B.C.
I Love a Piano: 7:30pm, Anacortes
Community Theatre
Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre
Guys and Dolls: 8pm, Bellingham
Theatre Guild
The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre
MUSIC
Geoffrey Castle: 7-9pm, Boulevard Park
Variety Show: 7pm, Norway Hall
COMMUNITY
Swedish Pancake Breakfast: 8-11am,
Norway Hall
Lummi Farmers Market: 10am-1pm, Nugent
Drive
Ferndale Farmers Market: 10am-1pm,
Centennial Riverwalk Park
Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm,
Depot Market Square
Rockhounds Rendezvous: 10am-5pm, Birch
Bay Square, Blaine
WORDS
Chuckanut Radio Hour: 7pm, Boundary Bay Brewery
GET OUT
History Cruise: 6pm, Squalicum Harbor
Fitness Forum: 7:15pm, Fairhaven
Runners
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Run/Walk for Literacy: 9am, Fairhaven
Village Green
Kayak Symposium: 9am-4pm, Lake Padden
Get Movin’ Kickoff: 12-3pm, Civic Field
ON STAGE
Little Shop of Horrors: 7pm, Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth
I Do, I Do!: 7:30pm, RiverBelle Dinner
Theatre, Mount Vernon
Richard Lewis: 8pm, Swinomish
Casino, Anacortes
Triples: 8pm, Upfront Theatre
Guys and Dolls: 8pm, Bellingham
Theatre Guild
I Love a Piano: 8pm, Anacortes Community Theatre
Pulp Improv: 10pm, Upfront Theatre
GET OUT
Stommish Festival: Through Sunday,
Lummi Nation
VISUAL ARTS
Summer Solstice Walkabout: 5-9pm,
historic Fairhaven
VISUAL ARTS
Salmon at the Bay: 10am-3pm, Boundary
Bay Brewery
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ON STAGE
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will be one of the many movers and
shakers who will take part in a
performance dubbed “Satori” June 19
at Bellingham’s Presence Studio
Guys and Dolls: 2pm, Bellingham Theatre
Guild
I Love a Piano: 2pm, Anacortes Community
Theatre
The King and I: 1pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount
Vernon
Comedy Night: 8pm, Fairhaven Pub
DANCE
Dancing for Joy: 6:30pm, Mount Baker
Theatre
FOOD 38
CLASSIFIEDS 31
FILM 26
MUSIC 22
Stirred Not Shaken: 3:30pm, Big Rock Garden
Park
Fundraising Kirtan: 7pm, Presence Studio
WORDS 14
GET OUT 16
STAGE 18
ART 20
MUSIC
CURRENTS 8
different perspective—when
Brian Griffin leads the first
Bellingham Bay History
Cruise of the season June
17 leaving from Squalicum
HarborResort
VIEWS 6
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Poetrynight: 8pm, Anker Café
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Lucy Jane Bledsoe: 7pm, Village Books
DANCE
Dancing in the Park: 7-9pm, Elizabeth Park
GET OUT
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Solstice Labyrinth: 1-6pm, Fairhaven Park
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Solstice Eve Celebration: 6-9pm, Fairhaven
Village Green
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COMMUNITY
First Gear Bike Class: 6pm, REI
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MUSIC 22
FILM 26
CLASSIFIEDS 31
FOOD 38
THIS ISSUE
Country-music
star turned meat
magnate Jimmy
Dean, 81, died
Sunday in Varina,
Va. in front of his
television. Known
for going whole
hog, the singer/
sausage seller will
be laid to rest in
a $350,000 pianoshaped mausoleum
he purchased years
ago, which will be
inscribed with the
epitaph: “Here lies
one hell of a man.”
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ART 20
VIEWS & NEWS
4: Mailbag
6: The Gristle
8: Budget blowout
12: Last week’s news
13: Police blotter
ARTS & LIFE
14: Energy exploration
16: Burning daylight
VIEWS 6
CURRENTS 8
WORDS 14
18: Adults only
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ALL THAT GLITTERS
After reading the cheap shots taken against
him in your publication, I am tempted to write
a spirited defense of Mitch Friedman and Conservation Northwest. But I’m not sure more
comparisons of style and merit is what the environmental movement needs right now. Getting it all or getting nothing frequently invites
the latter.
Friedman is right when he points out the
greatest danger to our forests is not logging,
but conversion of those lands once they’re
logged to residential development.
For any victory to be permanent, it has to be
a political victory and offer small wins to many
sides. Mitch seems to offer a mature comprehension of land as aesthetic and resource; and
of the danger that land is being converted at an
alarming rate to neither. All that glitters is not
gold; and certain lands that have been logged
and logged and logged might be more suitable
kept as natural resource than staked as faux
wilderness.
We need more voices like his, not fewer.
—John Inmost, via email
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FACE A TAXING TOPIC, P.8
Cover: Art by Dario Castillejos
RECONVEYANCE A
SOLUTION FOR BLANCHARD
I appreciated Lisa McShane’s letter last issue,
which, among other things, floated the idea of
Skagit County exercising its right to reclaim
Blanchard Mountain as a park. Although she was
a little off in asserting that Skagit County owns
the land (Blanchard Mountain is still owned by
the state), she did make some good points.
A reconveyance of land on Blanchard Mountain for a county park would be similar to what’s
been proposed for about 8,000 acres of state
forest land in the Lake Whatcom watershed. Reconveying all or part of Blanchard Mountain’s
4,800 acres may be the least painful—and most
affordable—option out there for resolving an
otherwise endless debate.
It will be a bright, shiny day when Skagit
commissioners finally grasp the considerable
economic benefits of not logging Blanchard
Mountain, which in all likelihood far exceed any
revenue produced from logging.
For anyone who might be wondering (in the
aftermath of an unfortunate appeals court ruling in May), the battle is far from over, with a
whole host of legal issues remaining to be heard
in court. So if you still prefer your trees standing upright on Blanchard Mountain, please support www.chuckanutconservancy.org.
It bears repeating that Skagit County does
not own Blanchard Mountain. Rather, it is
owned by all citizens of the state, with certain local beneficiaries maintaining a revenue
interest. The Dept. of Natural Resources does a
good job explaining reconveyance and ownership status of trust transfer lands on its Lake
Whatcom trust land reconveyance webpage.
—Ken Wilcox, Executive Director,
Chuckanut Conservancy
(edited for length)
DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS
The Gristle was in error last week
in declaring the Lake Whatcom Policy
Group was a replacement body for the
watershed Interjurisdictional Coordinating Team. Both groups—one of
staff, the other of policymakers—
continue to meet and function. We
regret the error.
Errors and omissions accompanied
our adaptation of
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Internationalist coeditor Jess Worth’s “Taking on Tarmageddon” article from a recent issue
of the New Internationalist magazine
which focuses on the Tar Sands. You
can read it here: www.newint.org/
issues/2010/04/01/ We highly recommend this source material.
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Related to your article, there is a
reason why wind energy development
around the world causes people to
oppose wind farms: Improper siting.
The primary concern is noise and
low-frequency vibration, not aesthetics. Wind energy developers have lied
to communities regarding the effect
of siting large-scale wind turbines
too close to their homes. For example, in a small, rural island community in Vinalhaven, Maine, the residents
welcomed the turbines based upon
being energy dependent and their
trust with the developers saying the
turbines would be no louder than a
refrigerator. After the turbines went
online, the residents learned it was
simply not true.
Residents closest to the turbines
suffer health effects including dizziness, tinnitus, headaches, insomnia
and nausea. While it is easy to poke fun
at what has been called Wind Turbine
Syndrome or vibro-acoustic disease,
wind turbines are negatively affecting
people’s health around the world—that
is why the uproar is “universal.”
As the developers moved turbines
closer to residences so they could
increase their profits by being near
transmission lines, wind turbines’
effect on humans became evident.
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The State Revenue Departments’
ruling to stop charging Canadians
sales tax for goods purchased in
Whatcom County for use in Canada
is wrong on the legal merits and the
ethical merits.
On the legal side, Prosecutor Dan
Gibson is right when he argues that
B.C. residents do pay over 3 percent
sales tax, which is the threshold that
triggers the exemption. They just
don’t call it “sales” tax. Regardless of
what the tax is called, if it looks like
a duck, walks like a duck…..
On the ethical side, it is fair and
mutually beneficial for B.C. and Washington residents to pay sales tax on
both sides of the border. We use each
others’ parks, roads, public safety and
other services and infrastructure. I do
not request a GST rebate when I go to
Canada. I do not object to my Canadian relatives paying sales tax when
they come to visit me here.
Please contact the governor and
your state legislators. Jobs and services (parks, transit, public safety)
are at stake.
may make easy headlines, but the
truth is far different.
While developers say it is pseudoscience, World Health Organization
has recommendations for noise levels
for the health and safety of children
and adults. Let’s use their recommendations as the guide.
The better plan for long-term sustainable wind turbines is to site them
where there is strong, good, consistent wind (not present in Whatcom
County, even on Chuckanut, Squalicum, or Galbraith mountains) because
turbines only produce energy when
the wind is blowing. Wind energy cannot be stored.
Many studies recommend proper
siting of wind turbines to be more
than one mile from residences with
low-frequency noise requirements to
protect human health. Honestly, ask
if you would want a tower, one half
the size of the Space Needle, 420 feet
(as in the prior ordinance) or even
1,000 feet from your home? Kittitas
County, which already hosts commercial wind turbines, just rejected an
ordinance proposed for their community that had a setback of four times
the tower height.
Whatcom County needs an ordinance that protects the health of
the residents from commercial wind
turbines. Industrial wind turbines
should be located away from homes.
Projects around the world are now being sited offshore because the wind is
much stronger and far more sustainable out at sea, so let’s look at an offshore wind project for our community
rather than in someone’s backyard.
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THE GRISTLE
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PDRS AND TDRS (and the difference between them): Ken
Mann struggles to convince his fellow Whatcom County
Council members to agree to an extension of the temporary
ban on subdivisions around Lake Whatcom. In exchange, he
promises to work like the dickens to develop a transfer of
development rights (TDR) program that might reduce the
number of developable lots in the reservoir watershed while
still providing an economic benefit to landowners.
Mann seeks an economic, market-based solution so government doesn’t “continue these bruising philosophical
debates over property rights and resource protection. With
every election,” Mann observes, “we reverse past rules, initiate downzones or upzones, etc. If we can be the first to
implement a robust and successful program, it will be a tremendous benefit to the county.”
In May, County Council discussed continuing a purchase of
development rights (PDR) proposal to help preserve agricultural land. Through this program, the county uses money from
the Conservation Futures fund to acquire the rights to purchase ag land at risk for conversion to other uses—notably,
low-density subdivisions. Once purchased, a conservation
easement is placed on the property to prevent it from being
developed in the future. It remains in the ag land inventory.
A quiet but pricey success story, the county’s PDR efforts
have acquired about 90 development rights, protecting 671
acres of quality farmland from future development. The program, over the past six years, cost roughly $4.5 million, with
the county’s portion matched by state and federal grant money available for such purposes. Farmers thinking about parachuting into retirement through a land sale to speculators
now have an option instead to receive that economic benefit
while the public preserves a vital agricultural resource.
On the surface, the TDR program and the PDR program
seem analogous—they reduce the amount of residential
development in critical resource areas, while directing development to appropriate areas. Both assume that a public
good is worth paying for, and that the most equitable way
to make a public good permanent is through the market,
to buy it outright. Both use public money to produce a
beneficial public result.
But functionally, they’re quite different.
First, the public has a right to clean, safe water; and it is
a right that, for the past century, has been interpreted by
the courts to trump a property right. As we’ve noted before,
property owners in the Lake Whatcom watershed can still
place a home on five acres under the current zoning and sell
it for a modest profit. What they cannot do—unless allowed
by non-feasance of county government—is carve down their
lots for additional profits and, in doing so, further imperil a
drinking water resource for 91,000 people.
So one problem with Mann’s proposal is it treats citizens
as hostages, forcing them to pay a ransom on something
they’re entitled to by law—clean drinking water.
A brief history: In the ’90s, a culpable council rezoned
the county for subdivision. Advising them to this action
were advisory boards stuffed with members who owned
property in the affected areas, helping themselves to huge
profits from this rigged conversion of resource lands. The
zoning change that created this “divine right” to subdivide
lasted perhaps ten years before citizen action halted it in
the watershed in 2002.
Think of this as a gigantic transfer of wealth from thousands of county residents into the hands of perhaps two
dozen land speculators, in a game designed and refereed
by those same speculators. Should this be rewarded? Given
that taxpayers are already on the hook for tens of millions
of dollars for the environmental damage already created by
OPI N IONS › › T H E G R IST L E
BY ROBERT LOFTIN
BP = Bad Petroleum
BOYCOTT BP, WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO?
THERE’S A lot of people in
America today who feel strongly
enough about Immigration Policy to
boycott the state of Arizona. Many
Muslims in Pakistan and elsewhere
feel strongly enough about drawing
pictures of the Prophet Mohammed
to boycott Facebook. And I feel
strongly enough about a company
destroying the Gulf waters to boycott BP until they cap their well.
If you don’t like the word “boycott” because it sounds too socialist or whatever, call it a moratorium
on purchasing BP till things get
sorted out. And by sorted out, I
mean capping the leak and getting
the oil out of the ocean.
What constitutes a lethal amount
of destruction? How many buildings
and homes have to collapse before
a contractor or builder loses their
license to build? How many patients
does a doctor have to kill through
negligence or ineptitude before he
loses the right to practice medicine? How much oil has to erupt
from the seabed before BP is barred
from drilling? This company should
never drill again until they have
proven they are capable of controlling their actions. As of now, they
have failed at every turn to take responsibility for, and manage, what
they have wrought.
Now, I’m not naive enough to
think that a company that makes
$93 million a day is going to be
dissuaded from their game plan of
expansion and profit just because a
few people stop buying their gasoline. But, if you join the BP Boycott,
at least you’ll feel like you are doing something. Other than going to
Louisiana for the summer to scrub
birds and beaches, what can you do
to send the message that these oil
corporation’s hubris, mendacity and
utter disregard of others cannot,
will not, continue?
BP’s hubris was believing they
were too big to fail, too big to follow the permitting rules, too big to
outline the consequences of their
actions, too big to care. And the
mendacity of this foreign corporation lies in knowing that whatever
happens, they are on the hook for
just a few million dollars, the cost
of doing business, nothing more. Or
a song about the bees and suddenly I was airborne and then falling
into a expanse of spilled oil from
a 50-gallon drum cracked against
the curb. I hauled myself up from
the asphalt covered head to toe in
oil that smelled like rancid butter,
dripping into my eyes and mouth,
burning and blinding me to everything except my rage at the person
who dropped the barrel of oil in the
middle of my street and drove away
leaving the mess for someone else
to deal with.
I’M NOT NAIVE ENOUGH TO THINK THAT A
COMPANY THAT MAKES $93 MILLION A DAY IS
GOING TO BE DISSUADED FROM THEIR GAME
PLAN OF EXPANSION AND PROFIT JUST BECAUSE
A FEW PEOPLE STOP BUYING THEIR GASOLINE.
how about this bald-faced lie from
BP spokesmen that, “all the oil is on
the surface” knowing full well that
the dispersants BP spewed into the
oil column would keep most of the
petroleum out of sight, and I’m sure,
they hoped, out of mind.
I grew up in Texas in the middle
of oil country during the ‘80s and
‘90s. My high school buddies spent
their summers roughnecking on the
rigs with their fathers, my uncles
and cousins worked the oil fields as
drillers and geologists, my father
and brother are buried in the flickering shadows of pump-jacks and
gas flares. I grew up surrounded by
oil, nurtured and raised on mineral
rights and leases. I was even coated
in oil as a child, a kind of wicked
baptism, riding my bike home one
afternoon, seven years old, singing
VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY
Later, when I was in college at
University of Texas and couldn’t
stand Austin anymore, I would jump
in my truck and drive all night just
to watch the sun come up over the
Gulf of Mexico and do a little fishing
for red snapper.
If someone had told me then that
all my driving and gas consumption
would one day be implicated in the
destruction of the the Gulf waters I
would have called him crazy. But here
we are, 20 years later, relying on a
company whose base motive is to increase profit and expand production,
to solve a crisis of their own creation
that has never been seen before. And
they have no idea what to do.
Who’s crazy now? Boycott BP. What
else can you do?
Robert Loftin lives on Lummi Island
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this game, should it continue?
The second problem with Mann’s plan
is it has proven unworkable.
The county has had a TDR program in
place in the watershed since 1998. In
only one instance has the program ever
transferred a single development right
out of the watershed.
For a TDR to work, another area has
to be ready and willing to receive the
density increase. In effect, a willing
property owner in the receiving area
gets to build an additional dwelling or
two through the transfer. But wetlands
considerations, housing market forces
and similar challenges—to say nothing
of the resistance of neighbors in potential receiving areas to accept such
densities—have made the establishment of dedicated receiving areas all
but impossible. No agreement exists
with any city, or within any designated
urban growth area, to receive these
density transfers.
Indeed, in the only instance a development right was transferred, the county worked (with a willing land owner) to
create TDR receiving areas for the King
Mountain UGA. But in considering this
area for annexation in 2009, the City
of Bellingham reduced the requirement
for receiving areas out of concern the
program would further chill a depressed
housing market.
For TDRs to work, if it is even possible
for such things to work on a scale large
enough to make them effective, there
must be a constriction of developable
land in order to create market pressures
to cause density transfers to begin to
make economic sense; but the county—
and this council aggressively in particular—has been unwilling to consider
such constrictions, whether in UGAs or
in the county’s rural lands. Mayors of the
smaller cities—starved for construction
and real estate excise tax revenues—
declared war on council incumbents who
proposed such restrictions last year, endorsing the current majority.
Undaunted, Mann promises “to reach
out to every jurisdiction and work on
interlocal agreements.
“The incremental degradation of the
lake by a limited amount of possible
future development does not fall in the
category of an emergency,” he believes.
“The Lake Whatcom reservoir is a precious resource that past decisions by past
councils have jeopardized. We can take
steps now to remedy those mistakes, but
the blunt instrument of a downzone is
not one I am ready to take at this time.”
Hurry, Ken. The clock runs out in
August.
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last year and preliminary receipts for
the first quarter of this year continue
to be down reflecting a decrease last
year in sales throughout the county of
$300 million. That represents a huge
loss of both revenue to businesses and
income to families.”
The City of Bellingham reports similar challenges.
“Despite our citywide cost-cutting
and our hopes for an improved financial
picture, as we approach mid-year, our
financial challenges continue,” Bellingham Mayor Dan Pike said. “We have
been watching carefully, so this grim
news is no surprise, but certainly not
the turnaround we needed.”
General Fund revenues collected
by the City of Bellingham declined to
2006 levels, according to information
prepared by Bellingham Finance Director John Carter. The City Council approved balancing the 2010 budget with
the use of $1.8 million from General
Fund reserves. Based on the projected
revenue shortfall, without corrective
action, another $1.5 million would
need to be pulled out of our shrinking
cent of its revenue. Voters refused a WTA
request for a sales tax increase in April,
and WTA officials are now in the process
of deciding what routes they will cut.
Additional loss of transit funding could
decimate service.
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The gloom deepened following the
state Department of Revenue’s announcement last week that changes in
the state’s 45-year-old tax law would go
into effect immediately.
To offer competition against Oregon,
which charges no sales tax, Washington
lawmakers originally crafted a rule that
allows a sales tax exemption to residents
of jurisdictions that impose a sales tax
of 3 percent or less. It’s long kept retailers competitive along the southern portion of the state.
North of Seattle, British Columbia
has for years collected what it calls the
GST—the goods and services tax. The
tax was viewed by Washington officials
as equivalent to a sales tax, and it was
higher than the 3 percent threshold that
makes Oregonians eligible for a sales tax
refund. Canadians had to pay state and
local sales taxes when they shopped in
Washington.
But in July the province is scheduled
to replace the GST with an HST, or harmonized sales tax. The Washington state
Department of Revenue has interpreted
that to mean “a value-added tax,” with
no equivalent under Washington law.
The savings could amount to as much
as 9.5 per cent in some areas of the
state, which has a basic sales tax of 6.5
per cent. Particularly for big-ticket consumables, that offers quite a savings to
anyone who can show a B.C. drivers li-
“WHATCOM COUNTY’S GENERAL FUND SALES TAX
RECEIPTS WERE THE LOWEST WE HAVE SEEN IN
THE PAST FOUR YEARS. DROPPING MORE THAN
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS JUST LAST YEAR.”
–PETE KREMEN, WHATCOM COUNTY EXECUTIVE
FOR THE
third year running, local governments scramble to close gaping holes
in their operating budgets. But the state of Washington has thrown an additional
wrench in the gears—changes in British Columbia’s provincial tax code mean area
retailers need no longer charge sales tax to shoppers north of the border.
While economists and business leaders predict the tax law change may be a draw
to transborder commerce and a boon to individual retailers able to lower their prices
for visitors, starved local governments may lose additional hundreds of thousands
of dollars of needed revenue.
Whatcom County Executive Pete Kremen, in his annual address to county government last week, projected that, despite rainy-day reserves and frugal cost-cutting,
the county was looking at a $4 million shortfall in 2011, a shortfall that will persist
in coming years.
Faltering retail and a comatose construction industry (Whatcom’s number one
employer), coupled with record levels of unemployment, continue to gnaw the
local economy.
“Whatcom County’s General Fund sales tax receipts were the lowest we have seen
in the past four years,” Kremen said, “dropping more than half a million dollars just
reserves this year.
Whatcom County proposes similar
draws on its General Fund operating
revenues, a trend that cannot continue, county administrators say.
“We’re in an environment of increasing costs and fixed revenues,” Whatcom
County Deputy Administrator Dewey
Desler told Whatcom County Council. The
council met in a special budget session
this week to study these challenges.
Hardest hit of all may be the county’s
award-winning bus system, Whatcom
Transportation Authority. The agency
depends on sales tax for about 85 per-
cense at the sales counter.
The change will hit hard and fast in
markets north of Seattle, with perhaps
as much as 15 percent of their retail
transaction in transborder commerce.
Economists and business leaders scramble to assess the impacts.
“The timing is a concern,” Desler admitted. “When we’ve dealt with sales
tax policy before, the state has required months of notice and process.
In this case, the notice came out last
week, and it is expected to be in place
July 1. That is not a lot of time to craft
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Kremen drafted a strong letter to Gov.
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consequences to Washington counties.
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county, as well as all of our cities and
the Whatcom Transportation Authority,
will suffer huge revenue losses in the
millions of dollars at a time when we
can least afford to give away tax monies
which are already in decline. Even the
Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce has expressed its firm opposition
to this action,” he wrote.
The governor’s office indicated that,
based on the legal definitions of B.C.’s
HST and the Oregon exemption, the
state’s hands were tied. A change would
require the act of the Legislature.
“I’m assuming that underlying this,
both the state and federal government is trying to be more efficient
in the way they collect taxes,” Desler
speculated. “So instead of having two
bureaucracies—state and federal—
collect taxes, they now have just one,
passing revenues in some intergovernmental arrangement between the national and provincial government.”
Not all purchases are covered under
the exemption, Desler explained.
Goods and services consumed in
Whatcom County are still be taxed.
And, he noted, “the option of whether to tax remains with the individual
retailer. If they choose to allow the
exemption, retailers must file a fair
amount of paperwork. But,” Desler noted, “I expect most retailers will take
off the sales tax for their B.C. customers. A savings of more than 8 percent
could very well make the sale.”
Bellingham merchants, where Canadians account for as much as 50
percent of sales volume in some
stores—stand an increase in business
as visitors flood their store in search
of the discount. For Whatcom and Skagit cities, the uptick in the economy
may increase collections through the
business-and-occupations (B&O) tax.
County governments, however, do not
collect B&O taxes.
“The county has been struggling for
years to resize itself in response to
the millions of dollars of lost revenue
we’re currently collecting,” Desler said.
“We’ve been trying to do that without
causing a lot of disruption in services—without laying people off, relying
on attrition and furloughs—but we
are now reaching a point where we are
going to have to reduce staff.
Council member Barbara Brenner
criticized staff reductions to date,
saying the county has not adequately
prioritized what services and departments should receive those cuts. Other
council members agreed that acrossthe-board staff cuts may harm higher
priority, mandated programs.
Washington State is heavily dependent on sales tax to meet its revenue
requirements, to a far greater degree
than the other 49 states. A proposal
could place an initiative on November’s ballot to add a tax on high incomes to the state’s revenue portfolio,
taking the load off the highly regressive sales tax. Even then, revenues
from the proposed income tax are
targeted to state education. Counties would not see much in the way
of direct operating revenue arriving
through the tax change; although easing the state’s revenue commitments
might free up other monies that could
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for training paramedics. Disputes between Bellingham firefighters
and other districts have led to years of delays in training paramedics for a new Medic One unit in Ferndale. While dispute raged, the
county dodged paying its portion. But far from resolved now, the
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Sedro-Woolley Police officers shoot and kill a man who was
reportedly robbing an expresso stand. The 34-year-old was shot
after he allegedly indicated he had a gun. Officers find a knife
but no gun.
Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna polishes his conservative credentials at Bellingham’s Northwest Business Club.
The AG is an expected frontrunner for the governor’s office in
2012. McKenna tells listeners that the nation’s new health care
law is unconstitutional. He has less to say on his refusal to defend
the interests of the Dept. of Natural Resources against an action
by the Okanogan Public Utility District to forcibly acquire an easement over school trust lands for a transmission line. The Attorney
General is required by law to provide legal counsel when requested
to do so by a state agency. McKenna announced Tuesday he would
not defend DNR interests.
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to explosions and deaths in Anacortes, Texas, and
the Gulf of Mexico. Murray’s hearing falls on the
11th anniversary of the explosion of a gas pipeline that killed three youths in Bellingham.
In the early evening, the ship was taking on water and appeared
ready to capsize. The captain rowed out to a safe distance and
attempted to calm a frightened, scrambling crew. The leaking
Whatcom Chief ferry that services Lummi Island? No, the Kremen
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WEDNESDAY
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Bellingham City Council touches off a minor international flap.
Council resolved on Monday to avoid fuel sources for the city’s
vehicle fleet that are refined from high-carbon petroleum, such as
the bitumen found in Athabascan Oil Sands in northern Alberta,
Canada. Conservation groups hailed Bellingham as the first city
in North America to take action against the controversial fos-
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Out is in among Washington State Republicans, with candidates
who align themselves with the Tea Party and conservative causes
getting long and lengthy ovations at the party’s weekend convention
in Vancouver, Wash. More than 1,200 delegates applauded speech
after speech castigating socialist big government. Sisters Carol
L. Simmons, and Jo Ann Heay, alternate delegates from Whatcom
County, show off their T-shirts supporting the Washington Federation of Republican Women. The sisters expect to be promoted to
full delegate status because of absences at the Washington State
Republican Convention.
sil fuel. But Alberta’s premier and environmental
manager shrug off the decision as “unfortunate,”
declaring it ignores the province’s progressive advances in bitumen extraction.
The Tesoro Refinery in Anacortes will remain
closed at least through September, according to
company officials. Seven people were killed in an
explosion at the plant in April, including a Ferndale
man. Tesoro officials say it will take months to clean
the burned area and repair damaged equipment.
A 64-year-old man pleads guilty to threatening
to kill Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray
over her support for federal health care legislation. Charles Alan Wilson of Selah was arrested in
April after leaving voicemail messages laden with
expletives and threats to kill Murray. Federal prosecutors say Wilson faces up to 10 years in prison
at his sentencing in October.
Sen. Patty Murray holds a hearing on pipeline
and petroleum safety, citing failures that have led
The Bellingham Herald reports on an alarming increase of domestic violence in Whatcom
County. Agencies served 55 percent more domestic abuse clients in 2009 than in 2008, statistics
show, and fielded 32 percent more calls in that
same period. On Friday, Sheriff’s deputies took a
22-year-old Ferndale man into custody after he
threatened his estranged wife with a handgun.
His wife was living with another man, who was
also threatened by the man.
Washington state health officials close beaches in Whatcom County to recreational shellfish
harvesting because of potentially deadly levels of
paralytic shellfish poison, or red tide. The closures
affect clams, oysters, mussels, scallops and other
mollusks. Crabs are not included.
Days after the Building Industry Association of
Washington filed a lawsuit in federal court to
block new energy standards in home construction, Gov. Chris Gregoire announces a nine-month
delay for that energy policy. The standards were
set to go into effect July 1.
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A substation reportedly explodes and knocks
out power in downtown Bellingham for several
hours, leaving about 1,500 utility customers in
the dark. Puget Sound Energy blames the outage
on an “equipment failure.”
A fire breaks out at the Conoco Phillips refinery in Ferndale. The blaze is quickly extinguished
and no one is reported injured.
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UNITED STATES
SENATOR
(SIX-YEAR TERM)
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
40 (TWO-YEAR TERM)
POSITION 1
SNAKES AND SPOOKS
ROMEO AND JULIET,
MMDCCLXIII
On May 29, Blaine Police were called
to intercede in a dispute between
parents of two dating teenagers. “The
young man’s mom followed the young
girl back to her house,” police detailed. “The girl’s mom took offense
at this and an argument ensued.” Officers asked the ladies to avoid each
other and future confrontations.
TWO SUSPICIOUS
POSSESSIONS
TRAIN PAINS
On May 30, a pair of road racers
failed to beat a railroad crossing in
Blaine. Police arrived to find one vehicle caught between the control arm
CLINT DIDIER (R)
CHARLES ALLEN (D)
WILL BAKER
WILLIAM EDWARD CHOVIL (R)
MIKE LATIMER (R)
SCHALK LEONARD
NORMA D. GRUBER (R)
GOODSPACEGUY (D)
JAMES (SKIP) MERCER
MIKE THE MOVER (D)
MOHAMMAD H. SAID
PAT JERNS (D)
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DOUG ERICKSEN (R)
STATE
REPRESENTATIVE (TWOYEAR TERM)
POSITION 1
2ND CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT
(TWO-YEAR TERM)
On May 30, Bellingham Police noted a
man “was arrested after being found
in possession of heroin and U.S. currency.”
AL JENSEN (D)
JASON OVERSTREET(R)
CRAIG MAYBERRY
RICHARD MAY (D)
MICHAEL C. SMITH (R)
RETRIEVER
BEYOND RETRIEVAL
On June 4, a Canadian woman called
Blaine Police for help when Violet, her
12-year-old Golden Retriever, went for a
swim in Boundary Bay and disappeared.
Violet was last seen paddling across international waters toward Blaine. Officers unsuccessfully searched the area of
Marine Drive and the adjacent railroad
for signs of her. Animal control was advised, in case Violet came ashore somewhere else nearby.
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JEFF MORRIS (D)
JOHN SWAPP (R)
HOWARD PELLETT (G)
LEGISLATIVE
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STICKY HICKIES
On June 8, a girl made out with the intoxicated friend of her boyfriend. She
later suffered remorse and confessed
her indiscretion to her boyfriend. Her
boyfriend threatened physical harm
to the other fellow, Bellingham Police
reported.
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30 DAYS PASSES
LIKE 30 MINUTES
On June 8, a drunk woman, causing
problems at the downtown transit station, was marched off the property by
Bellingham Police and was told not
to return until she was sober. A short
while later, she returned to the station
lobby and caused further disruption in
the restroom. WTA requested that she
be banned from WTA property and buses for 30 days. Officers did so as they
again marched her off the property.
Less than half an hour later, she was
back. Police, having enough of her,
marched the 43-year-old much further
off the property, to jail.
KRIS LYTTON (D)
TOM PASMA (D)
CHUCK CARRELL (R)
DUSTY GULLESON (R)
THOMAS BOUCHER (D)
DONNA R MILLER (R)
MIKE NEWMAN (R)
YOSHE REVELLE
JUSTIN VAN DYK (D)
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On June 10, a mother and daughter
were quarreling as they traveled together along I-5 in Bellingham. The
mother eventually had had enough.
She pulled over and told her daughter
to get out. The daughter obeyed, but
took the keys to the car with her as
she left, leaving the mother stranded
in her own car. Officers located the
daughter a few blocks away, recovered the keys and returned them to
the mother.
On June 3, a pet owner called Bellingham Police to report his cat had been
stolen. The owner later called back to
advise that his cat, “Mr. Butthead,”
had returned home on his own.
DINO ROSSI (R)
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On June 5, a couple from Richmond,
B.C., slipped out of their car to stretch
at a Blaine service station. They accidentally locked their car with their keys
inside. ”They called for help,” police
observed, “because it would be at least
a couple of years before their sleeping
baby in the back seat could unlock the
doors.” Officers helped them find a tow
company with the right tools to save
the day.
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On May 31, a felonious feline once
again disrupted the peace of Blaine.
A concerned woman called police for
help after “neighborhood kids rescued
an injured baby bunny from the maw of
a hungry house cat,” police reported.
“An officer made some phone calls and
found a rescue agency able to take
care of the fuzzy little guy and his
cardboard home. The good samaritan
agreed to keep the bunny safe until
the caregiver arrived,” police reported.
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JOHN KOSTER (R)
JOHN CARMACK (R)
LARRY KALB (D)
DIANA MCGINNESS (D)
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KELLI LINVILLE (D)
VINCENT BUYS (R)
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Exploring Energies
NO CRYSTAL BALL REQUIRED
THE WORD
“energy” means different things to different people. For
some, it’s what powers their light bulbs and keeps the heat on. For psychic,
aura reader and healer Jill Miller, it’s a way to connect
with forces both cosmic and personal. We caught up
with Miller recently to find out more about what what
she does.
Cascadia Weekly: When you first started seeing auras in
your early 20s, was it frightening?
Jill Miller: No, it wasn’t scary to me at all—just very
exciting. I had read enough books to know it was auras
I was seeing, but I didn’t know how to interpret them
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at that point.
WHAT: “Exploring EnerCW: What was the initial experience you had that caused
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you to believe you were psychic?
WHEN: 3-6pm Sat.,
JM: I don’t think there was one defining moment when I
June 19
WHERE: 2221 James
thought, “Wow, I’m psychic.” I took classes in psychic
St., Bellingham
development when I was in my 20s and it was a gradual
COST: Entry is free;
process of opening up, practicing doing readings and
donations are welcome
validating myself more and more.
INFO: www.jillmill
CW: What’s your response to skeptics?
erpsyhic.com
JM: Even scientists tell us that everything is energy.
And, I believe, everyone has had the experience of getting a gut feeling
about something, or knowing who was on the phone when it rang, or sens-
ing a deceased loved one around, for
example. We are all intuitive, and a
psychic reader is just someone who
has taken the time to fine-tune these
abilities, and “see” and interpret energy patterns.
CW: Do you deal with stereotypes? Do
people expect you to whip out a crystal
ball? Do you own a crystal ball?
JM: No, I don’t own a crystal ball! And,
yes, sometimes I come across a person
who has stereotypical views of how a
psychic should read, or even what they
should look like. Luckily, over the
years, people are starting to realize
that psychics are often just normal,
everyday people who happen to read
energy. I tend to take a practical approach to reading—I mostly focus on
personal growth and healing. In fact,
I don’t make future predictions like
some psychics, because I feel that the
future isn’t set in stone and that we
are spirits who are constantly changing and creating our own futures.
CW: What’s the June 19 “Exploring Energies” event all about?
JM: We have many different energies
that we tap into all the time—energy from the earth, energy from the
cosmos, our own intuitions and feelings… to name a few. I will talk about
how we can tap into and “own” these
energies more for ourselves and lead a
meditation for the group as well.
CW: Do you think a lot of people have
clairvoyant abilities, but just haven’t
learned to use them?
JM: Absolutely, we are all psychic and
are using those abilities all the time.
But, we can learn to develop them
even more.
CW: What do you enjoy about what you
do? What are the challenges?
JM: I love being able to help others gain
insight into their lives. I see people
make so much change in their lives
and feel honored to be part of that. I
guess the challenges for me personally
is to make sure I’m also working on and
healing myself as well. Like all healing professions, it’s important to take
time for oneself—for the healer to be
healed, too!
RADIO HOUR: Village Books owner
Chuck Robinson will be the featured
author at tonight’s Chuckanut Radio
Hour, which starts at 7pm at Boundary
Bay Brewery, 1107 Railroad Ave. Entry
is free.
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FAMILY STORY NIGHT: Members of
the Bellingham Storyteller’s Guild will
tell tales at Family Story Night at 7pm
at the Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St.
Entry is free.
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SAT., JUNE 19
PRESCHOOL STORIES: Kids ages 3 to
5 and their parental counterparts can
come to the last Preschool Story Time
at 10:30am at Village Books, 1200
11th St.
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CHILDREN’S AUTHOR: Local children’s
author Lois V. Harris will read from and
sign copies of her new picture book,
Charlie Russell: Tale-Telling Cowboy, from
1-3pm at Barnes & Noble, 4099 Meridian
St. Entry is free.
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MON., JUNE 21
POETRYNIGHT: Sign up to read your
verse at the weekly poetrynight at
8pm at the Anker Café, 1424 Cornwall
Ave. Readings begin at 8:30pm. Tonight’s event is the last one at this
location, so stay tuned for further instructions.
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TUES., JUNE 22
BELLINGHAM READS: Discuss Elizabeth Strout’s Olive Kitteridge as part of
“Bellingham Reads” at 6:30pm at the
Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central
Ave.
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BIG BANG SYMPHONY: Lucy Jane
Bledsoe reads from her fourth novel,
The Big Bang Symphony: A Novel of Antarctica, at 7pm at Village Books, 1200
11th St.
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WED., JUNE 23
BODILY HARM: Bestselling author
Robert Dugoni reads from his latest
thriller, Bodily Harm, at 7pm at Village
Books, 1200 11th St.
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WED., JUNE 16
FAIRHAVEN MARKET: The Wednesday
Farmers Market is open from 12-5pm
at the Fairhaven Village Green. The
midweek market continues through
September.
647-2060 OR WWW.
BELLINGHAMFARMERS.ORG
SAT., JUNE 19
ROCKHOUNDS RENDEZVOUS: The
Mt. Baker Rock & Gem Club will host its
annual Rockhounds Recycling Rendezvous from 10am-5pm at Blaine’s Birch
Bay Square. Visitors are welcome, and
there’s no admission charge.
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FERNDALE MARKE T: Attend the Ferndale Farmers Market from 10am-1pm at
Centennial Riverwalk Park. The market
continues every Saturday through Oct.
9.
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LADYFEST BELLINGHAM: Discussion
panels, open mics, music, art, film
and bike workshops will be part and
parcel of the second annual Bellingham Ladyfest, which happens Thurs.Sun. at a variety of local venues (Jinx,
the Honeymoon, Bloom Café, the
Whatcom Museum, Maritime Heritage
Park, etc.). Celebrating and encouraging the participation of women in the
arts, Bellingham Ladyfest is billed as
a “feminist, queer-oriented community organization.”
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peruse local fruit and veggies and artistic offerings at the Bellingham Farmers Market from 10am-3pm at the Depot
Market Square at the corner of Railroad
Avenue and Chestnut Street.
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LUMMI MARKE T: The Lummi Island
Farmers Market occurs from 10am-1pm
every Saturday through the summer
next to the Islander grocery store.
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SUN., JUNE 20
SOLST ICE CELEBRAT ION: A “Solstice Eve Celebration” takes place from
6-9pm at the Fairhaven Village Green.
A costume contest for pets and people,
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Gem Club will hold its monthly meeting
at 7pm at Bloedel Donovan, 2214 Electric Ave. The public is welcome.
739-0769
FREE YOGA: Starting today, and continuing through June 27, take advantage of free, introductory classes at
Yoga Northwest, 1440 10th St. The annual offering includes 14 classes of all
levels, and is open to new students.
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HISTORY CRUISE: Brian Griffin
will lead the first Bellingham Bay
History Cruise of the season starting
at 6pm at Squalicum Harbor’s Island
Mariner Dock. Cruises are $30-$35
and happen every Thursday through
Aug. 19.
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FITNESS FORUM: Erik Bies will
lead a “Being Fit to Perform” fitness
forum at 7:15pm at Fairhaven Runners, 1209 11th St.
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HOW TO SPEND THE LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR
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“SUMMER’S ALMOST over” is a whiny phrase I simply can’t abide—
especially when the poor thing’s barely dressed and heading out the door to get to
work. Keep your traps shut, people, and make the most of the season ahead.
To kick off the coming months of hoped-for sunshine, I’ve come up with a
variety of free ways to spend June 20—also known as “summer solstice” or “the
longest day of the year.” If you’re looking for suggestions on how to fill the many
hours of daylight, stay tuned. (Oh, and it happens to be Father’s Day, so whatever
you do, bring pops along.)
After the patriarch’s been fed a hearty breakfast, inform him it’s time for the
family to finally learn to sea kayak and get him to the Bloedel-Donovan Park
boat launch. From 12-5pm, the oh-so-skilled guides of Elakah and the floaty
folks at the Community Boating Center (www.boatingcenter.org) will host an
Adaptive and Beginner Paddling Workshop. Get there early to sign up—the
gig’s on a first-come, first-served basis—and be prepared to receive approximately half an hour of instruction and ditto the amount of time on the water.
If dad can do it, you can too.
The next stop? Bid sayonara to spring by attending the 5th annual Summer
Solstice Labyrinth (www.projectlabyrinth.net). From 1-4pm at Fairhaven Park’s
upper pavilion, Project Labyrinth will have their circuitous pathway up and
running, so come see what it’s all about. If finding inner peace through the
LADIES NIGHT OUT: Wild Whatcom
Walks presents “Ladies Night Out”
starting at 8pm at REI, 400 36th
St. Cost is $7 and reservations are
required.
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resulting meditation of walking a labyrinth
doesn’t hold dad’s interest, there’ll also be
live music and art projects to attend to.
This is the last temporary labyrinth at the
site—the nonprofit will start construction of a permanent once come Aug. 2—so
keep that in mind, and donate if the spirit
moves you.
If the timing’s right, you’ll have a couple hours somewhere in the morning or
afternoon to work on your green thumb.
Whether you’re planting annuals or perennials, keep in mind this is the 25th year of
the Whatcom County in Bloom Competition (332-8040). Beginning this month and
continuing through August, the contest is
open to garden plots both small and large,
and includes categories for children. Can
you dig it?
When you’ve washed the loamy soil off
your hands and out of your toes, it might
be time for a musical reprieve. But don’t
worry, there’s no need to head inside. As
part of the Summer Concerts in the Park
Series put on by Bellingham Parks and Rec
(778-7000), Stirred Not Shaken will be performing jazz and vocals from 3:30-5pm at
Big Rock Garden Park. Bring a lawn chair
and settle in for the sweet sounds, or meander through the 2.5-acre garden while
perusing some of the finest outdoor sculptures the area has to offer.
At this point, you may be exhausted and
ready for a break. But don’t give up just yet,
as there are still approximately four or so
hours of sunlight left that you don’t want to
waste. If you’re tired, find a patio and have
a celebratory glass of something cold. If
not, keep going. Walk the Interurban. Form
a carpool, and watch the sunset on Chuckanut Drive. Play bocce ball. Grill something
for dad. Dance in your backyard. In short,
say hello to summer. After all, we’ve only
just begun.
STOMMISH 2010: The public is
invited to “Stommish 2010,” the annual gathering on the Lummi Nation
that pays homage to the return of
the tribe’s servicemen and women.
From Friday through Sunday, there’ll
be war canoe races, pow wows, a
parade, a fun run, “Stommish Idol,”
hoop jams, art, food and more.
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SAT., JUNE 19
RUN FOR LITERAC Y: Help raise
funds for the Whatcom Literacy
Council by taking part in the annual
5K Run/Walk for Literacy starting at
9am at the Fairhaven Village Green.
Day-of registration is $15.
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GE T MOVIN’: Families are invited to
take part in the “Get Movin’” kickoff
today from 12-3pm at Bellingham’s
Civic Field.
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FLY DAY: Military aircraft will take
to the skies as part of the monthly
“Fly Day” happening from 12-4pm at
the Heritage Flight Museum, 4164
Mitchell Way. Suggested donation
is $5.
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JUNE 19-20
BOAT SHOW: The La Conner Boat
Show & Swap Meet happens throughout the weekend at the La Conner
Marina.
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TUES., JUNE 22
NATURE BABIES: Wild Whatcom Walks
will host a “Nature Babies” outing
starting at 9:30am at Boulevard Park.
Admission is by donation.
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FIRST GEAR: EverybodyBIKE presents a “First Gear” class at 6pm at
REI, 400 36th St. This is the first of
a three-part Full Cycle course, the
second of which,“Fixing to Ride,"
happens tomorrow.
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THURS., JUNE 17
GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch “The
Good, the Bad and the Ugly” at 8pm
every Thursday at the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At 10pm, stick
around for “The Project.” Entry is $5
for the early show, $3 for the late
one.
733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM
JUNE 17-SEPT. 30
BARD ON THE BEACH: Head to Vancouver, B.C.’s Vanier Park for the 21st
season of Bard on the Beach. Much
Ado About Nothing opens the season,
and will be followed by Antony and
Cleopatra, Falstaff, and Henry V. Tickets are $19-$38 (Canadian).
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DIRTY DEEDS AND BIG GUNS
“EVER SINCE I ASKED
YOU TO BRING ME A GUN,
YOU’VE BEEN A REAL DICK.”
GUYS AND DOLLS: Singing, dancing and lots of love will hit the stage
when the musical comedy known as
Guys and Dolls shows at 8pm Thurs.Sat. and 2pm Sun. at the Bellingham
Theatre Guild, 1600 H St. Tickets are
$8-$12 and additional showings happen through June 27.
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guns. This was evident in the green room of the Upfront
Theatre prior to the first showing of “Pulp Improv,” a new improvised offering that brings to mind Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film that seamlessly
merged violence and humor in equal measure (not to mention being fully
responsible for reviving the then-sagging career of John Travolta).
“Don’t say 'boom’ when you’re shooting your gun,” reminded one of the
actors as he joined his fellow players—who all happened to be of the male
persuasion on this particular evening—in an extended round of make-believe gunplay in the minutes leading up to opening night. He also advised
them to stay focused on the story, be as witty and quick thinking as possible, and not to swear just for the sake of swearing.
That said, any theatrical foray giving nod to the wonder of Pulp Fiction
is going to contain not just a few F-bombs, but also more than a handful
of S-missiles and A-bullets as well. Because while it’s true the Academy
Award-winning movie was universally lauded for its spot-on portrayals of
small-time criminals, mobsters and lusty-but-flawed men and women, it
also contained no small measure of R-rated language, bloody showdowns
and monologues that touched on everything from oral sex to philosophical
meanderings on the tyranny of evil.
Like its namesake, the first showing of Pulp Improv began out of sequence;
the beginning was, in fact, the ending, and everything that followed took a
circuitous route on the pathway to arrive back where it started. (And, lest
you’ve forgotten the nature of the Upfront Theatre, keep in mind each and
every scene was made up on the spot.}
In this case, as was to be expected, it all began with a body. From there,
the audience was introduced to a cast of hapless criminals, smooth-talking
mob bosses and a clueless college student who somehow ended up killing
a cop and stuffing him in the trunk of an—
oops!—stolen car that contained a whole
bunch of grade-A cocaine.
Along the way, there were memorable
quotes worthy of Tarantino’s ilk. “Ever since
I asked you to bring me a gun, you’ve been
a real dick,” “Is dying a cliche?” and “Is this
America? Yeah, I’ve been to a fair” were just
a few of the gems.
While the main characters who had made
themselves known at the beginning of the
performance stuck with their roles, each actor also doubled as side characters that stuck
around for at least
part of the show. The
cop who got stabbed
up was only around
for a few minutes, but
the same guy played a
hood that showed his
human side through
phone conversations
with his estranged son
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telescope).
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or Samuel L. Jackson
to guide the way, Pulp Improv turned out
to be entertaining on a variety of levels—
and not just because of the titillation
factor inherent when gunplay and cursing
take center stage. The stories themselves
were what mattered, and they were there,
front and center.
As this is the Upfront’s first R-rated offering, please leave the kids at home. Seriously.
I LOVE A PIANO: The Irving Berlin musical, I Love a Piano, shows
at 7:30pm Thurs., 8pm Fri.-Sat., and
2pm Sun. at the Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave. Tickets are
$16 and additional showings happen
through June 26.
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I DO!: Watch a five-decade marriage
in action when the musical, I do! I
do! shows at 7:30pm every Fri.-Sat.
through June 26 at Mount Vernon’s
RiverBelle Dinner Theatre. Tickets
are $20-$40.
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RICHARD LEWIS: If you’re familiar
with the off-kilter comedic stylings
of Richard Lewis—who’s known for
making his neuroses laugh-out-loud
hilarious, most recently on Larry
David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm—show
up at 8pm Fri.-Sat. to see him at
the Swinomish Casino in Anacortes.
Tickets are $40-$45.
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PULP IMPROV, E TC.: Show up for
“Triples” shows at 8pm at the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St. At 10pm,
witness the opening of a new format
dubbed “Pulp Improv” (see story).
Tickets are $8-$10.
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SHOP OF HORRORS: Teens from the
Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth
will perform the musical, Little Shop
of Horrors, at 7pm Fri. and 2pm and
7pm Sat. at the BAAY Actor’s Studio,
1059 N. State St. Tickets are $10.
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SAT., JUNE 19
BERRY FUNNY: As part of Berry
Dairy Days, head to “Improv Night”
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SAT., JUNE 19
SATORI: A bellydance collaboration
dubbed “Satori” can be seen at a
performance at 8pm at Presence Studio, 1412 Cornwall Ave. (above the
Bellingham Bar & Grill). Instructors,
student troupes and special guests
will perform. Suggested donation
is $8-$10, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit DVSAS.
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SOLST ICE DANCE: All are welcome
at tonight’s “Summer Solstice Dance”
hosted by USA Dance Bellingham
from 8-10:45pm at Bellingham’s Blue
Moon Ballroom, 1213 Cornwall Ave.
A rumba lesson by Elliot Scott will
kick things off. Entry is $7-$10.
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U U DANCING FOR JOY: View an artful dance journey through the seven
days of creation when Dancing for
Joy presents “Let There Be…” performances at 6:30pm at the Mount
Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St.
Tickets are $10.
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DANCING IN THE PARK: The Bellingham Scottish Country Dancers
will continue a summer of “Dancing
in the Park” from 7-9pm at the Elizabeth Park gazebo. The event—which
will happen every Tuesday through
Aug. 10—is family-friendly. Donations are appreciated.
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FOLK DANCERS: The Fourth Corner Folk Dancers meet at 7pm every
Thursday at the Fairhaven Library,
1117 12th St. If you’re interested n
learning more about Balkan, Israeli,
Romani, and Greek dancing, show
up and learn more. Suggested donation is $5, but if it’s your first time,
there’s no fee.
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an English governess and a member
of the Siam royalty, The King and I,
shows at 7:30pm Sat. and 2pm Sun.
at Mount Vernon’s McIntyre Hall.
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IMMERSIVE ART: “Wild Lives: An Immersive Art Installation by John Sarkis”
happens from 6-8pm at INNATE, 1420 N.
State St. Live printing will be part of
the event, and you’re encouraged to
sport a piece of attire that represents
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The FOG Rolls In
A NEW FACE IN FAIRHAVEN
AMID THE ghost stories and longtime lore that surround
the history of Fairhaven, you probably haven’t heard the torrid
tale about the Vespa scooter store and service center that underwent a serious facelift and transformed itself into a sweet
new art gallery. That’s likely because it’s still in the midst of
happening.
Thanks to local entrepreneur and art enthusiast David McIn- SEE IT
nis, you’ll be able to see the changes for yourself when the WHAT: Grand
Fairhaven Originals Gallery (also referred to as FOG) officially opening of Fairhaven
opens its doors Fri., June 18 during the annual Solstice Walk- Originals Gallery
WHEN: 5-9pm Fri.,
About in the Southside hub.
June 18 (during the
With a full roster of artists already on the lineup—Peter Kiss, Solstice Walk-About)
Richard Bulman, Lea Kelley, Ann Fleming, Arunas Oslapas, Thad WHERE: 960 Harris
Markham, Sandy Keller, and Douglas Fisher are among them, and Ave.
are expected to be on hand at the grand opening—it’s clear the COST: Entry is free
spacious, well-lit exhibition space isn’t lacking for interest. But INFO: www.
bellinghamfog.com
what’s its aim?
“The principal behind the store travels a lot and began
visiting artists and galleries in various locations,” employee Joe Beaulaurier explains. “He discovered some amazing artists who were creating art that moved
him. He wanted to create a venue to
display these artists so that more
people could discover what he had
and make these works their own.”
With a mission to create emotional
connections between viewers and the
art they peruse, McInnis and company
are hoping creative connoisseurs will
be moved to both visit the new gallery and, hopefully, purchase pieces
that will enrich their lives on a variety of levels.
Curator Caitlin McInnis wants artists
to know that they’re more than welcome
to check it out, as well. “We invite artists working in a variety of media to
contact FOG about gallery representation,” she says. “Because of the high
ceilings and large window space, FOG
lends itself to bronze, assemblage, ceramic and wall sculpture.”
Rather than switching out displays
and highlighting just one artist every
month, FOG plans to keep a rotating
roster of artists on the floor at any
given time, bringing in new artists as
they find them, as opposed to sticking to a rigid schedule.
Another goal at FOG, employees say,
is allowing people to continue to be
able to find fine art nearby, rather than
having to travel to bigger cities to seek
it out.
“Fairhaven Originals Gallery is driven most by our desire to make available for purchase the best art we have
found,” Beaulaurier says. “Many in our
community are unable to travel to the
extent required to locate these artists. Bringing them together in our
spacious gallery makes it much more
feasible for people to locate the right
artwork of this caliber.”
If you’re just there to take a peek
at the new space, don’t feel obligated
to purchase a work right away. Part
of finding the right piece of art is
knowing what’s out there and making
sure it’s right for you. One thing’s
for sure: you can’t put a Vespa above
your dining room table.
SOLST ICE WALK-ABOUT: The 18th
annual Summer Solstice Walkabout
takes place from 5-9pm at 23 locations
in historic Fairhaven. In addition to a
plethora of art-related events such as
“Stilettos on Parade” and the FOG grand
opening, there’ll be plenty of food and
drink to be had, and the lighting of the
Elegant Flame on the Village Green.
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MONA ART AUCTION: More than 350
works by noteworthy Northwest artists
will be up for sale at the 18th annual
“Art Auction” happening from 5-10pm
Sat., June 19 at La Conner’s Museum of
Northwest Art, 121 S. First St. Tickets for
the gala are $95. If you’re not interested
in purchasing the art, but want to take a
look, you can preview the work for free
from 12-5pm Fri. and 11am-3pm Sat.
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SALMON AT THE BAY: The kickoff for
the 8th annual “Salmon at the Bay” art
show begins with an artist’s reception
from 10-11am at Boundary Bay Brewery,
1107 Railroad Ave. In addition to the
donated art, there’ll be a salmon barbecue happening from 11:30am-3pm. The
art will be up through Aug. 6.
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FATHER’S DAY ART: Creative youth
can take part in a Father’s Day Kids Art
Workshop from 12-3pm at the Center for
Expressive Arts & Experiential Education, 1317 Commercial St.
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free all day at La Conner’s Skagit County
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TEEN ART NIGHT: Young adults can
learn new art forms at the weekly “Teen
Art Nights” happening from 6-8pm every Tuesday at the Center for Expressive
Arts and Experiential Education, 1317
Commercial St., suite 201.
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ALLIED ARTS: Ron Pattern and James
Williamson’s “Bellingham by Land, Sea &
Sky” exhibit shows through the month
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LIT TLE GALLERY: Works by painter
and muralist Lanny Little and paintings
and floorcloths by Kay D. Little can currently be viewed at the new Little Gallery, 1220 Bay St.
LUCIA DOUGLAS: View ceramic works
by Charles Krafft and new paintings by
John Schaefer through July 24 at the
Lucia Douglas Gallery, 1415 13th St.
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viewed every Wed.-Sun. through June
27 at Edison’s Smith & Vallee Gallery,
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by the Whatcom Art Guild’s Art Market
at Fairhaven’s Waldron Building, 1314
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WORKS ON CANVAS: Ruthie V. and
Lisa McShane’s “Daily Painting Project” exhibit can be seen through June
at Works on Canvas Gallery, 301 W.
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“Hardware” and Sharon Baker and Elaine
Bowles’ “Collaborative Journey” can be
seen through June 27 at the La Conner
Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. 2nd St.
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throughout the Northwest will share
their images as part of the “Public
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DEPOT ARTS CENTER: The Cascade
Clay Artists will host the 6th annual
“Clay, Fire and Form” exhibit and sale
through June 26 at Anacortes’ Depot
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during these times of budgetary constraints,
the Concerts in the Parks program plays on,
something for which I, along with the thousands of folks who have made it part of their
summer schedule, am eminently grateful.
The best part about this city-sponsored al
fresco entertainment is the fact that every
concert is all-ages and totally free of charge.
The summer concert series kicks off at
maybe the most stunning setting of all the
areas on this seasonal roster: Boulevard Park.
Starting at 7pm Sat., June 19, Celtic soul violinist Geoffrey Castle will take the stage with
Darin Watkins and Eric Robert. Then, for intermittent Saturdays following that, the Walrus
(July 3), Picoso (July 17), Five Alarm Funk (July
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Music in the Air
HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE
a good time in Bellingham—maybe
even the best time. The students depart, the weather
goes from miserable to bearable to downright beautiful,
the pace of life slows a bit and everything starts to feel
more stripped down and elemental.
Those of us who’ve spent more than a few summers
here have learned that cherishing every single moment
of sun is our seasonal imperative—even those of us
who would otherwise look with suspicion upon outdoor pursuits. Because summer around these parts is
the definition of a limited-time-only offer.
This need to take in a steady diet of sunshine could
also conflict with our craving for aural entertainment
were it not for the fine folks at the Bellingham Parks and
Recreation Department, who have, for several years now,
made it their mission to make the hills—or the parks,
rather—come alive with the sound of music. In fact, even
I GUESS IT’S time to talk about Ladyfest.
Few things in this music community have been as polarizing or have generated as much heated debate as has
this “feminist, queer-oriented community organization.”
It seems some people love Ladyfest, which will manifest
itself as a giant music/art/potlucking/other celebration
June 17-20 all over town, while some people are decidedly more skeptical.
As I fall into the latter group, it was my first inclination
to simply leave Ladyfest alone under the guise of “if you
can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” But
then, after careful consideration—as well as a Ladyfest
event that I’m not willing to let go by without commentary of some kind—I’ve decided that silence, at least as
far as Ladyfest is concerned, isn’t always golden.
First of all, there is much
to say that is, in fact, nice
about Ladyfest, chief among
them is that the event is
something that can only be
termed a Massive Undertaking, which has required a
huge expenditure of time,
talent, dedication and organizational abilities on
the part of the Ladyfest
volunteers. And that levell
of dedication should not be
underestimated or underappreciated. Second, and
probably just as imporBY CAREY ROSS
tant, is that Ladyfest has
generated more discourse about the role of gender in the
local music scene than has probably ever existed in the
decade or so that I’ve been writing about music in this
town. That’s a pretty big deal for an organization that
has barely reached toddler status in terms of the time it’s
been in existence here.
But.
So, as I mentioned, there was a particular Ladyfestrelated event that has forced me to really determine exactly how I feel about the organization. To be clear, the
event is a fundraiser for Ladyfest, not part of the celebration proper, and the piece of it that got me all riled
up was a call to action to participate in said fundraiser,
not the actual fundraiser itself. However, all disclaimers aside, when you call something “Be a Prostitute for
Ladyfest” and invite women to “slut it up for feminism,”
you should know your actions might garner some commentary. So, here’s mine: WTF, Ladyfest? I’m not one to
get twitchy over semantics, but even if you were aiming
to be tongue in cheek, or your goal was to take back pejorative terminology and make it your own, at best it is
still an irresponsible action for a pro-feminist event with
a stated anti-sexual-assault component. At worst, it is
deeply offensive.
And, it, like everything associated with Ladyfest, is
thought-provoking, although, in this case, the thoughts
it provoked had more to do with my reluctance to speak
publically and critically about Ladyfest than anything
else. I realized that, it’s not that I believe my skepticism to be unfounded or overly cynical, it’s more that
the environment created by Ladyfest, which is one with
a stated purpose of being “safe,” is not so safe for those
of us not wholly in agreement with the “Ladyfesta.” Time
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While the shows at all of the Concerts in the Park locales are
all-ages, only those that take place on the lawn of the Bellingham Public Library as part of the Brown Bag Children’s Concert
Series were booked specifically with the wee ones in mind. This
series doesn’t get up and running until a little later in the summer—July 16—but when it does, perennial favorites Richard
and Helen Scholtz (July 16) and Alleyoop (July 23) can be found
there, as well as Z Juggling Rosenschnoz (July 30), Cowboy Buck
and Elizabeth (Aug. 6), and the Harmonica Pocket (Aug. 13).
I know I’ve often claimed my personal life motto to be “outside bad, inside good” time and again, but, truth be known,
even I can be lured into the great outdoors by a flash of sunshine and the sound of music. After all, I know well enough
to get it while it lasts, as it’s a long nine months until the next
concerts in the parks series.
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classic rock to Latin music to Celtic pop to the stage by the bay.
Not to be outdone, Big Rock Garden Park is also part of this
musical mix, with a trio of Sunday-afternoon concerts. This part of the series gets
its start on Father’s Day (June 20) with
Stirred Not Shaken. The Evolution Trio will
bust out some global fusion come July 18,
while the Makedonians plan to throw a
Balkan jazz party on Aug. 15.
A few years spent living within earshot
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every Thursday evening from June 24 unand Elizabeth parks,
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Bellingham Public
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Barnum Jack will waft through the park come July 29, while
Aug. 12 sees Dana “Cows With Guns” Lyons stopping by for a
performance. And that’s just a smattering of the music to be
found there all summer long.
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CALY X: The vocal trio known as Calyx will perform a variety of music at a brown
bag event at 12:30pm at the Whatcom Museum, 121 Prospect St. Entry is $3.
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VARIE T Y SHOW: The Damekor women’s chorus, the Manskor men’s chorus, fiddle
player Joanne Donnellan and others will perform at a fundraising “Variety Show”
at 7pm at Norway Hall, 1419 N. Forest. Admission is by donation.
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and again, I’ve heard women in the music community who are
not necessarily on board with the Ladyfest agenda speak of
feeling like “bad feminists” if they voice their criticism. This
is a feeling I can wholeheartedly empathize with.
I am a woman in the music scene. And, as I am pretty much
the only woman in the music scene that exists in my particular
capacity, it could be said that no one is more underrepresented than me. As such, according to the Ladyfesta, which seems
to take empowerment and make it a numerical equation (the
opening lines of the Ladyfesta, which can be found at www.
ladyfestbham.org, have to do with the number of women vs.
men involved in various segments of the arts), I should also
be the least empowered woman in the music scene. But it’s
just not that way.
As these things go, I feel pretty empowered. But I think
I have a vastly different idea of where empowerment comes
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from than does Ladyfest. To me, ability and accomplishment
beget empowerment, not the other way around. I am confident in my position in this music community, not because I
“made noise and claimed space” as the Ladyfesta would have
me do, but because I earned my right to be here, day in and
day out, one word and column at a time. I do not believe that
“expertise is a male-defined concept” in this music scene. I
believe that some things are good, some things aren’t, and the
ability to decide and judge isn’t necessarily a gendered thing.
I believe that creating art “without needing to evaluate it,”
doesn’t do anyone any favors. Art is not safe. Nor should it be.
And believing in your art enough to have it withstand scrutiny
is an object lesson in empowerment, regardless of gender.
I realize that nothing I’ve said here is going to earn me a Ladyfest Lifetime Achievement Award. I’m O.K. with that. I am,
after all, by my own definition, an empowered woman. And
a pretty decent feminist. Ironically, I probably owe Ladyfest
some gratitude for making me realize the latter. I guess, in a
way, that makes me a Ladyfest success story.
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WITH THE TRULY
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STORY 3 FIRING
ON ALL CYLINDERS
EXPECT THIS ONE TO
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Toy Story 3
PIXAR REMAINS PICTURE PERFECT
WOODY, BUZZ, and the gang are back on the screen and that’s cause for
major celebration for moviegoers. Disney/Pixar has again come up with the best
Toy Story ever—more laughs, more heart, more fun, more toys and all in stunningly
well-used 3D. What more could audiences want from a movie than this hilarious,
heartwarming entertainment for all ages? If you think this summer has gotten off to
a lukewarm start, you can count on Pixar (as usual) to come in and save the day with
this wonderful and unforgettable movie experience.
Eleven years since the first sequel in 1999 and fully 15 years since 1995’s landmark
original Toy Story, Pixar’s franchise has lost none of its charm or punch and, in fact,
only seems to have gained affection in the interim. Opening with a wild-and-woolly
action sequence that takes place in the mind of young Andy (John Morris), the story
quickly moves forward in time to reveal Andy is now heading off to college and his
mother (Laurie Metcalf) is insisting he clear out his room of all the old toys, which,
with the sentimental exception of cowboy
Woody (Tom Hanks), will be stuffed into a
garbage bag meant for the attic.
Sadly, mom mistakes the bag for trash,
sending the characters on a near-brush
with toy death that lands the gang (including Woody, who goes to rescue
them) at a daycare center. The toys initially relish their new home, as it means
getting played with again, unfortunately, the daycare students are the toddler
equivalents of water-torturing terrorists
and the place is run by a tough-as-nails
bear named Lotso (Ned Beatty) whose
slow Southern drawl belies his mob boss
persona. Using Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) as his brainwashed lackey, Lotso and
his cohorts, including a truly weird Big
Baby, wreak havoc on the new arrivals
that must find a way out and back to the
life they once cherished.
Director Lee Unkrich, working from his
story co-written by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and shaped by screenwriter
Michael Arndt (Little Miss Sunshine) is not
afraid to go to darker places this time,
emphasizing the abandonment issues of
Toy Story 2 and taking them further into
old-age and self-esteem issues. Still the
Pixar geniuses manage to continually
milk inventive and funny gags at every
turn, mixing them effortlessly with great
heart and soul. For this edition, the action/adventure quotient has been ratcheted up a few notches to summer movie
levels, particularly in the last half hour
when all hell breaks loose.
Hanks and Allen superbly recreate
Woody and Buzz with expected style and
skill, and it’s great to welcome back, in
top form, feisty cowgirl Jessie (Joan Cusack), Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head (Don
Rickles and Estelle Harris), Rex (Wallace
Shawn), Hamm (John Ratzenberger), and
Barbie (Jodi Benson) who meets the doll
of her dreams, a hilariously preening Ken
amusingly voiced by Michael Keaton. In
the large supporting cast of new toys,
Timothy Dalton scores laughs as a deliciously arch British, thespian hedgehog
by the name of Mr. Pricklepants.
Although Lasseter won a special
achievement Oscar for 1995’s Toy Story, the
animated feature Oscar category wasn’t in
existence for the first two films, but with
the truly awesome Toy Story 3 firing on all
cylinders expect this one to become an
instant frontrunner and without question
the movie to see this summer.
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2010 Oscar Winner, Best Foreign Language Film!
“What are the odds that the year’s most compelling
mystery would end up hanging its hat on the
year’s richest love story.” Chicago Tribune
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which does not fill me with optimism. ★★ (PG-13)
Sunset Square Call 676-9990 for showtimes.
The Karate Kid: Proof that every movie will soon
earn itself a remake—whether it needs one or not.
Crane kicks and catching flies with chopsticks aside,
in my opinion, if no one says, “Put him in a body bag”
and then cackles maniacally during this incarnation,
it can’t possibly be worth seeing. ★★ (PG)
Bellis Fair Call 676-9990 for showtimes.
Get Him to the Greek: Both Russell Brand and
Jonah Hill are in this Judd Apatow-produced movie,
and yet, somehow, it’s P. Diddy’s performance that
manages to steal the whole show. Well played, Puff.
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Killers: Ashton Kutcher makes a movie in which he
evidently plays some sort of intrepid super-spy/hitman. Yeah, right. That’s about as believable as him
falling in love with and marrying Demi Moore. Oh,
wait... ★★1(tISNJO
Iron Man 2: Robert Downey Jr.—the man also
known as “My Movie Star Boyfriend”—kicks off the
summer blockbuster season with this superhero sequel. Will his ironclad warrior suit and glow-in-thedark heart be enough to defeat the villainous Mickey
Rourke? Will Tony Stark outwit and out-sass everyone
who stands in his way? Will this movie raise the level
of my love for Downey to full-blown obsession? The
answer is yes. ★★★★1(tISTNJO
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Jonah Hex: This comic-book adaptation pits Josh
Brolin against John Malkovich, so it seems like it
could possibly stand a chance of not totally sucking.
But, then again, Megan Fox is involved in this mess,
Marmaduke: You know the story: he’s just a giant,
good-natured dog in a world too small to suit him.
So, for Marmaduke, making his way in the world today
takes everything he’s got. ★★1(tISNJO
AFRICAN QUEEN
Please Give: My favorite modern-day cinematic
pairing is not Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese. Nor is it Johnny Depp and Tim Burton. It’s
also not Judd Apatow and Jonah Hill. Instead, it is
Catherine Keener and Nicole Holofcener who have
The Secret in Their Eyes: See review on following
page. ★★★★3tISTNJO
Pickford Call 738-0735 for showtimes.
Sex and the City 2: Carrie and crew are back. And
this time they’re packing up the Manolos and inexplicably heading to Dubai. Why Dubai? Why not? Rest
assured, they’ll still remain impossibly fashionable,
their problems with men will remain ever present
and I will remain entertained by it all, despite the
fact that this movie totally blows. ★★ 3 t IST
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Shrek Forever Af ter: Far Far Away goes far far
away. The End. Thank god. ★★1(tISNJO
Toy Stor y 3: See review previous page. ★★★★★ (G
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Toy Stor y 3 in 3D: See review previous page. And
then watch the moviemaking magic that is Pixar + 3D.
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Creature From the Black Lagoon in 3D: All Gill
Man wants is to be left alone. Barring that, once he’s
roused and riled up, all he wants is to find love with
Kay, who quickly becomes the object of his obsession. So what if he has to resort to kidnapping to get
it? See Gill Man love, lust and lose—all in throwback
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Robin Hood: It’s been done and done and done
again, but if anyone can do it better, it’s Russell
Crowe (a man who is no stranger to tights) and Ridley
Scott. Throw in a little Cate Blanchett as Maid Marian and Sherwood Forest never looked so good. ★★★
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Babies: This movie is exactly what it sounds like:
a documentary about babies. Four of them, living in
different countries, being raised in vastly different
cultures, to be exact. And it is maybe the single most
adorable thing you will ever see on a big screen in
the entirety of your life. ★★★★★ 1( t IS min.)
Pickford Call 738-0735 for showtimes.
VIEWS 6
Ran: Akira Kurosawa’s epic masterpiece is back on
the big screen to celebrate what would have been
his 100th birthday. A decade-long dream, Kurosawa’s
adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear proved the
master’s flair for epic sweep and stylistic innovation
undimmed at the age of 75. ★★★★★6OSBUFEt
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The Afr ican Queen: Humphrey Bogart won his only
Oscar for this 1952 classic, and all he had to do to get
it was fight a bunch of Nazis, navigate an impossible
river and deal with the handful that was a revengeminded Katharine Hepburn. Piece of cake. ★★★★★
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Pr ince of Persia: The Sands of Time: They are
considered the bottom feeders of the summer movie
season. I’m speaking, of course, of the videogame
movies. This is one of those. However, as it stars a
bulked-up and buffed-out Jake Gyllenhaal, I’m more
inclined to forgive this one. ★★ 1( t IS min.)
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The A-Team: Instead of a snarky synopsis, I offer
you the opening words of every episode of the TV
series that spawned this movie: “Ten years ago, a
crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military
court for a crime they didn’t commit... Today, still
wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers
of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can
help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire...
The A-Team.” ★★ (PG-13)
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Amazing. They’re at it again, and this time they’ve
brought Catherine’s younger sister Elizabeth, as well
as Amanda Peet and Oliver Platt, along for the ride.
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FILMS THAT take us by surprise are rare enough. One that does
so with clockwork regularity is practically miraculous.
There’s nothing predictable about The
Secret in Their Eyes, the Argentine drama that won this year’s Oscar for foreign
language feature.
It’s a murder mystery, but one with
underpinnings of political evil, lost love
and revenge taken to extremes.
It’s also often quite funny, with an
acute ear for the way people who work
together often converse in crude, amusingly confrontational ways.
Writer-director Juan Jose Campanella’s movie unfolds simultaneously during the late ’90s and 25 years earlier.
We meet Benjamin Esposito (Ricardo
Darin), a retired investigator for the Buenos Aires prosecutor’s office. After years
of contemplation, he has decided to
write a novel based on the one case that
has always haunted him. And to serve as
his sounding board he has approached
Irene (Soledad Villamil), the judge who
was his boss way back then and for whom
he has been carrying a torch since.
Back in the mid-’70s, a beautiful
young woman was raped and beaten to
death in her apartment. Benjamin was
particularly moved by the plight of the
dead woman’s husband, Morales (Pablo
Rago). Morales was shattered by his
loss, and once Benjamin identified a
possible suspect from the woman’s past,
Morales spent every spare hour in train
stations on the off chance that he’d
spot his wife’s alleged killer.
Secret is filled with grabber moments,
like a tour de force chase of the suspect through a crowded soccer stadium.
But even better is a judge reaming out
Benjamin for failing to follow orders;
the tirade is so deliciously drenched in
cynicism and rage that it makes an unforgettable impression.
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habit that rendered him useless by 3pm
every day.
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the Peronist regime, which could always
use a conscienceless killer for its death
squads.
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justice has been served after all; the
other brings to a kind of resolution the
long-unspoken love between Benjamin
and the married Irene.
Technically, the film is first-rate;
not the least of its accomplishments
is that it so convincingly ages its cast
members.
But its real power lies in the passage of time, the dull ache of loss and
the grim satisfaction of revenge, and
yearnings of love unrealized. There’s
an awful lot going on in this film, and
all of it is good.
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I met a nice man (so I thought) who
lives about 40 miles away. On our second
date, we had drinks in my neighborhood.
He drank too much, and asked to hang
at my house so he wouldn’t drive under
the influence. I didn’t like this because
I’m used to guys using this ploy for sex,
but he said if I didn’t let him in, I was
making him drive drunk. I grudgingly
allowed him in, and he immediately
started making moves on me. Eventually,
I tried to send him home, but he said
he was still in no position to drive, so
I kicked him out early in the morning.
What were my obligations here? Every
man I asked said I shouldn’t have risked
letting him in. As one said, “Better a
strange drunk on the road than a strange
drunk in your home, where he could rape
you.” I have yet to ask a woman who
can give me a definitive answer; they’re
all as conflicted as I am. —Manhandled
If a stranger comes to your door
and says, “I’m too drunk to drive
home,” you don’t say, “No problem,
I’ll make up the bed!” Yet, this guy’s
a near stranger, one you didn’t want
in your home — even before he took
the post-date sex ploy to a remarkable new low. Yeah, forget the usual
lame lemme-in tactics like “I’d love
to meet that cat I’ve heard so much
about!” or “Mind if I use your bathroom?” No, it’s “Mind if I cause the
fiery death of a family of five?”
A guy might present you with an
either/or situation, but that doesn’t
mean those are your only choices.
In this case, you should’ve told
the guy to cab it to a motel. (To
borrow from your friend, “Better a
strange drunk cabbing to Motel 6
than a strange drunk turning your
home into Motel Sex.”) If your date
insists on driving drunk, call the
cops, report a drunk driver, and
give them a description of his car.
Of course, it’s possible he isn’t really drunk, just trying to con his way
in, but that’s for the cop who stops
him to determine: “I can touch my
finger to my nose just fine, Officer,
but I’m having real problems getting my hand up a girl’s shirt.”
It isn’t surprising that all your
girlfriends are “conflicted” about
what you should’ve done. In fact,
other women would have given in
like you did — not necessarily because they’re weak or dumb, but
because they’re women: the gender
that evolved to be the nurturers,
peacemakers, and consensus builders of the species. (All great until a
drunk guy swinging a set of car keys
is standing at your front door.)
Recognizing that, as a woman,
you have a hardwired tendency
to be a pleaser is the best way to
avoid succumbing to it. You have to
decide before you’re in a dicey situation that your comfort level and
safety take priority over possibly
coming across as rude or unsympathetic. Keep in mind, as Gavin de
Becker writes in “The Gift of Fear,”
that “’No’ is a complete sentence,”
and if you let somebody talk you out
of it, “you might as well wear a sign
that reads, ‘You are in charge.’” Get
his book, start a reading group with
your “conflicted” girlfriends, and in
the future, see to it that your door
policy is determined by you, not Jim
Beam and Captain Morgan.
ROGAINED ANOTHER FAN!
I was OUTRAGED that you criticized a
college guy for online dating, saying
it’s “for the Rogaine generation.” I’m
23 and met my wonderful fiance on
the Internet. A man isn’t less of a man
because he finds a girlfriend online!
—Couldn’t Be Happier
Sure, some college students find
dates online, but you’re OUTRAGED
that I advised against it? And, of all
the things in the paper you could
find to be OUTRAGED about? What
happened, seen one oil-soaked dead
baby duck, seen ‘em all?
Eventually, the pesky human aspect will probably be removed from
dating, and a guy’ll stay home repiping the sink while his avatar’s
out trying to unhook some other
avatar’s bra. For now, the humanto-human element remains, and a
guy in college will never again be
in a place so swarming with hot,
single, dateable women. It’s especially wise for this particular guy
to take a more analog approach to
hitting on girls if I’m right in my
suspicion that he online dates because he’s too big a wuss to deal
with face-to-face rejection. Opportunity (aka the hot girl down the
hall) is knocking on his dorm room
door, and he should be answering it, not calling out, “Not now!
I’m IMing with Im300LbsFatterThanMyPicture999!”
among all the parts, thereby energizing the whole.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): In 1965, two Russian cosmonauts orbited the Earth in the Voskhod
2 spacecraft. Due to equipment problems, they had
to land the vehicle manually. Instead of hitting the
target area, they mistakenly set down in rugged
mountainous country covered with deep snow. While
they waited overnight inside their capsule, wolves
gathered outside, howling and pacing. But the next
day their recovery team reached them and scared off
the hungry predators. Soon they were safely on their
way back home. Let this little tale be an inspiration
to you, Cancerian, as you come in for your landing.
Even though you may not end up quite where you
intended, there’ll be a happy ending as long as you
wait for your allies to be ready for you and you don’t
try to rush your re-integration.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The ancient Greek philosopher Plato advocated the use of dogs in courtrooms.
He thought that canines were expert lie detectors;
that they always knew when deceit was in the air. I
suspect you’ll display a similar talent in the coming
days, Leo. You will have a sixth sense about when the
truth is being sacrificed for expediency, or when delusions are masquerading as reasonable explanations,
or when the ego’s obsessions are distorting the hell
out of the soul’s authentic understandings. Harness
that raw stuff, please. Use it discreetly, surgically,
and with compassion.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): If you’ve been
aligned with cosmic rhythms these past few weeks,
Virgo, you’ve been rising higher and feeling bolder.
You’ve taken a stand on issues about which you had
previously been a bit weak and cowardly. You have
been able to articulate elusive or difficult truths
in graceful ways that haven’t caused too terrible a
ruckus. Your next challenge is to rally the troops. The
group that means the most to you is in need of your
motivational fervor. I suggest that you think deeply
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a fish that lives off the Pacific Coast of North America. Its fat content is so high that the Chinook Indians
used to dry it, thread it with a wick, and employ it
as a candle. The stink was bad, but the light was
good. Remind you of anything in your life right now,
Capricorn? Something that provides a steady flow of
illumination, even if it is a bit annoying or inconvenient? I say, treasure it for what it is and accept it
for what it isn’t.
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got bored with Norah Jones,” wrote critic Aidin Vaziri
in his review of her recent concert in San Francisco. For years she has tranquilized us with her safe,
soothing music, he said, but not any more. It was
like she was fresh from a “makeover reality show.”
Her new stuff, which included an “indie-rock jolt”
and quasi-psychedelic riffs, exuded grit and defiance
and weirdness. Norah Jones is your role model for the
next couple of weeks, Pisces. If there have been any
ways in which you’ve been boring yourself, it’s prime
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great joy. As much as I loved the arrival of each new
spring, I endured a mourning period as the ground’s
last patch of dirty sleet melted. Once in late March,
though, I talked my mom into letting me store five
snowballs in the freezer. It wasn’t until my birthday
in late June that I retrieved the precious artifacts. I
was slightly disappointed to find they had become
more like iceballs than snowballs. On the other hand,
their symbolism was deeply gratifying. I’d managed
to invoke the tangible presence of winter fun in the
summertime. I urge you to attempt a comparable alchemy, Aquarius. Figure out how to take a happiness
you have felt in another context and transpose it into
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more complicated. I don’t expect there to be any confrontations with evil or encounters with nasty messes,
but you may slip down a rabbit hole into a twilight
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er got the mothering they needed in order to grow up
into the confident, secure lovers of life they have the
potential to become. But even greater numbers suffer from a lack of smart fathering. And that happens
to be the deprivation that’s most important for you
Geminis to address right now. If there was anything
missing in the guidance and mentoring you got from
your actual daddy, I urge you to brainstorm about
how you could make up for it in the coming months.
For starters, here’s one idea: Is there any father figure
out there who could inspire you to become more of
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): If you have been
engaged in any S&M scenario, even metaphorically,
now would be a good time to quit it. Whether you’re
the person who’s whipping or being whipped, the
connection is no longer serving any worthy purpose.
The good news is that freeing yourself from compromising entanglements will make you fully available to explore new frontiers in collaboration. You
will also be blessed with an influx of intuition about
how to reconfigure bonds that have become blah and
boring. And what if you’re not currently involved in
any S&M scenario? Congrats! Your assignment is to
transform one of your pretty good relationships into
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Istanbul is the
world’s only mega-city that spans two continents.
Many Turkish commuters take the 15-minute ferry
ride across the Bosphorus Strait, traveling from
their suburban homes in Asia to the urban sprawl
in Europe. I’m seeing a comparable journey for you,
Aries: a transition that happens casually and quickly, but that moves you from one world to another.
Prepare yourself, please. Just because it unfolds
relatively easily and benevolently doesn’t mean you
should be nonchalant about the adjustments it will
require you to make.
a state of creativity 24 hours a day,” wrote Raoul Vaneigem in his book The Revolution of Everyday Life.
“People usually associate creativity with works of art,
but what are works of art alongside the creative energy displayed by everyone a thousand times a day?”
I say “amen” to that. All of us are constantly generating fresh ideas, novel feelings, unexpected perceptions, and pressing intentions. We are founts of
restless originality. But whether we use our enormous
power constructively is another question. Typically,
a lot of the stuff we spawn is less than brilliant and
useful. Having said that, I’m pleased to announce
that you’re entering a phase when you have the
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CAMP COOK ING: “Camp Cooking Basics”
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SWEDISH PANCAKE BREAKFAST: If
you’re interested in eating “Swedish pancakes made by Norwegians,” do so from
8-11am at Norway Hall, 1419 N. Forest St.
Cost is $3 for kids, $6 for adults. This is the
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Square for “Chefs in the Market” today. At
11am and again at 1pm, Whatcom County
chefs will highlight various edibles from
the market as they school you on what to
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SLIDING INTO SUMMER
WARM WEATHER and long days are telltale signs summer is finally here, but
nothing evokes the season quite like the savory scent of a sizzling barbeqcue.
Friends and family across the country gather for backyard bonanzas to celebrate summer
and traditional American holidays like Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day—but you
don’t really need a reason to congregate as long as the weather cooperates.
Here are a few ideas to help you throw a sensational summer soiree:
GUARD YOUR GUESTS: Shield your guests from the summer heat by setting up a large umbrella
over the patio table, place chairs under trees for shade or have an outdoor fan running.
When the sun sets, make sure the party is well lit by hanging festive lanterns and deter
pesky insects with citronella candles.
STAY CALM: To fully enjoy the day, plan in advance as much as possible. Be sure to stock
up on supplies like plates, napkins, utensils and ice. Get charcoal or refill the propane
tank beforehand, and clean and season the grill rack.
CREATE HOT SPOTS: Make different areas of interest around your yard to prevent everyone
from congregating in one place. Put your bar opposite of where you’re serving the food.
Set up games to encourage movement around the party and interaction with each other.
SUPER SIZE FUN WITH PETITE PORTIONS: Give guests petite portions of classic barbecue
favorites like sliders, mini sandwiches or hotdog bites.
Following is a recipe that will be sure to keep people talking about your party all
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dinner begins at 6pm at Ciao Thyme, 207
Unity St. The meals are served family
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Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association from 11:30am-3pm at Boundary Bay
Brewery, 1107 Railroad Ave. Live music
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COOKING OUT OF THE BOX: Cedarville
Farm’s Mike and Kim Finger will lead a
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happening at 6pm at St. Luke’s Community
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