May 30 - Jun 6 - Cascadia Weekly
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May 30 - Jun 6 - Cascadia Weekly
Alan Rhodes, P.06 * The Hammers, P.14 * Advice Goddess, P.28 c a s c a d i a REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM SKAGIT ISLAND LOWER B.C. {05.30.12}{#22}{V.07}{FREE} 8 1 . P , G N I K A M E H T N A STAR I Appliance Art Revival: Down the street and on the walls, P.16 Ted Rall’s Reality: The age of revolt, P.8 :: Coppelia and Copland: Northwest Ballet’s double-header, P.15 FOOD 30 a s c a d i a B-BOARD 24 c FILM 22 A glance at what’s happening this week Scotland comes to Ferndale in the guise of the Bellingham Highland Games June 1-3 at Ferndale’s Hovander Homestead Park ART 16 MUSIC 18 2 ) .4[05.z.12] MUSIC Ferndale Sin and Gin Tour: 6:45pm, downtown Bellingham Sin and Gin Tour: 6:45pm, historic Fairhaven Band Pops Concert: 8pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU VISUAL ARTS WORDS Gallery Walk: 6-9pm, downtown Anacortes Art Walk: 6-10pm, downtown Bellingham Buffy Cram, Anakana Schofield: 7pm, Village Books STAGE 15 /#0-.4[05.zx.12] GET OUT 14 ./0-4[06.y.12] Bard on the Beach: Begins tonight, continues through Sept. 22 Briseis: 8pm, iDiOM Theater Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre ONSTAGE WORDS 12 DANCE Spring Dance Showcase: 7pm, Firehouse Performing Arts Center CURRENTS 10 Fidalgo Youth Symphony: 7pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon DO IT 2 MAIL 4 VIEWS 6 !-$4[06.x.12] Treasures of Aaron Copland: 2pm, Mount Baker Theatre Coppelia: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre Capstone Concert: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU Folk Dance Party: 7:30pm, Fairhaven Library ONSTAGE MUSIC Dead Parrots Society: 7:30pm and 9:30pm, Fraser 4, WWU Triples: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Briseis: 8pm, iDiOM Theater Thoroughly Modern Millie: 8pm, Anacortes Community Theatre Hodgepodge: 10pm, Upfront Theatre A Ninja Must Be Silent: 11pm, iDiOM Theater Ain’t No Heaven Seven Jazz Band: 2-5pm, VFW Hall Bellingham Sings Benefit Concert: 7:30pm, Amadeus Project WORDS Clete Barrett Smith Book Launch: 2-4pm, Whatcom Middle School James Brotherton: 7pm, Village Books 05.30.12 #22.07 DANCE MUSIC CASCADIA WEEKLY Shakespeare Northwest Fundraiser: 2-4pm, Rexville Grange Upright Citizens Brigade: 6pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU Triples: 8pm, Upfront Theatre Briseis: 8pm, iDiOM Theater Thoroughly Modern Millie: 8pm, Anacortes Community Theatre Hodgepodge: 10pm, Upfront Theatre A Ninja Must Be Silent: 11pm, iDiOM Theater DANCE MUSIC Spring Dance Showcase: 7pm, Firehouse Performing Arts Center Coppelia: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre Capstone Concert: 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, WWU 2 ONSTAGE Festival of Music and Art: 3-10pm, Maple Hall, La Conner Moon Mountain Music Festival: Today through Sunday, Moon Mountain Lodge, Sedro-Woolley COMMUNITY Bridge of Aloha Festival: 10am-8pm, Ferndale Events Center Farmers Day Parade: 10:30am, historic downtown Lynden Bellingham Roller Betties: 5pm, Orca Pavilion, WCC GET OUT headline two days of music happening at the COMMUNITY Highland Games: 7am-8pm, Hovander Homestead Park, Ferndale Girls on the Run: 10am, Fairhaven Park Doxie Walk: 10am, Fairhaven train station Anacortes Waterfront Festival: 10am-6pm, Cap Sante Marina Sin and Gin Tour: 6:45pm, downtown Bellingham 0( ! June 1-2 in every nook, Blast from the Past: Through Sunday, throughout Sedro-Woolley FOOD The perennially popular Acorn Project will WORDS Ann Spiers, Susan Erickson: 7pm, Village Books cranny and alley of the Wild Buffalo GET OUT Highland Games: 6pm, Hovander Homestead Park, Anacortes Farmers Market: 9am-2pm, Depot Community & Arts Center Bellingham Farmers Market: 10am-3pm, Depot DANCE Coppelia: 2pm, Mount Baker Theatre Silk Road Showcase: 6:30pm, Leopold Crystal Ballroom MUSIC Whatcom Chorale: 3pm, First Congregational Church Piano Recital: 7pm, Firehouse Performing Arts Center B-BOARD 24 .0)4[06.z.12] FILM 22 Summer Fine Art Exhibit Opening: 11am-4pm, Jansen Art Center, Lynden Printmakers Reception: 5-8pm, Smith & Vallee Gallery, Edison MUSIC 18 VISUAL ARTS FOOD 30 Market Square Marquee Celebration: 6:30pm, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon GET OUT Highland Games: 7am-8pm, Hovander Homestead Park, Ferndale Muddy Mayhem: 9am, Hannegan Speedway Anacortes Waterfront Festival: 10am-6pm, Cap Sante Marina STAGE 15 COMMUNITY GET OUT 14 Ted Rall: 2pm, Village Books ART 16 WORDS FOOD (*)4[06.{.12] WORDS 12 Community Breakfast: 8am-1pm, Rome Grange WORDS More than 30 established and emerging artists will show their works at an opening reception for “On to the Next One: NW Printmaker Open Call” June 2 at Edison’s Smith & Vallee Gallery CASCADIA WEEKLY #22.07 05.30.12 DO IT 2 MAIL 4 Adria L. Libolt: 7pm, Blaine Library Poetrynight: 8:30pm, Amadeus Project VIEWS 6 High School Choir Concert: 4pm and 7pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon CURRENTS 10 MUSIC 3 FOOD 30 thisweek B-BOARD 24 FILM 22 MUSIC 18 ART 16 STAGE 15 4: Mailbag 8: Rall’s reality Art Director: Jesse Kinsman ô jesse@ kinsmancreative.com 11: Police blotter, Index ARTS & LIFE GET OUT 14 15: Ballet double-header 16: Art and appliances 18: Tuneful time travel WORDS 12 CURRENTS 10 22: Aquatic abomination 23: Film Shorts REAR END 24: Bulletin Board, Sudoku 25: Wellness 26: Crossword 27: Free Will Astrology 28: Advice Goddess 29: This Modern World, Tom the Stefan Hansen ô stefan@ cascadiaweekly.com Send all advertising materials to [email protected] Advertising Account Executive: Scott Pelton E360-647-8200 x 253 ô spelton@ cascadiaweekly.com Distribution Frank Tabbita, JW Land & Associates ô distro@ cascadiaweekly.com Letters Send letters to letters@ cascadiaweekly.com. Alan Rhodes, P.06 * The Hammers, P.14 * Advice Goddess, P.28 c a s c a d i a REPORTING FROM THE HEART OF CASCADIA WHATCOM SKAGIT ISLAND LOWER B.C. Dancing Bug {05.30.12}{#22}{V.07}{FREE} DO IT 2 30: Time for Thai ING, P.18 A STAR IN THE MAK Appliance Art Revival: Down the street and on the walls, P.16 05.30.12 Ted Rall’s Reality: The age of revolt, P.8 :: Coppelia and Copland: Northwest Ballet’s double-header, P.15 #22.07 STA F F Graphic Artists: 20: Clubs CASCADIA WEEKLY L E T T E RS Music & Film Editor: Carey Ross Eext 203 ô music@ cascadiaweekly.com Production 10: Last week’s news TOC Arts & Entertainment Editor: Amy Kepferle Eext 204 ô calendar@ cascadiaweekly.com 6: Gristle & Rhodes 14: Fun on the field 4 mail Editor & Publisher: Tim Johnson E ext 260 ô editor@ cascadiaweekly.com VIEWS & NEWS VIEWS 6 Cascadia Weekly: E 360.647.8200 Editorial Seen in the skies above the Ski to Sea celebration in Fairhaven over the weekend. 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LETTERS POLICY: Cascadia Weekly reserves the right to edit letters for length and content. When apprised of them, we correct errors of fact promptly and courteously. In the interests of fostering dialog and a community forum, Cascadia Weekly does not publish letters that personally disparage other letter writers. Please keep your letters to fewer than 300 words. NEWSPAPER ADVISORY GROUP: Robert Hall, Seth Murphy, Michael Petryni, David Syre COLUMBIA’S BEST HILL I would like to support first grader Nathan Long’s plea to save the best sledding hill in Bellingham, above Squalicum Park and scheduled to be leveled. Nathan’s hill is great for more reasons than just sledding. There’s a great view from the hill—on clear days the Twin Sisters are visible to the east, plus it’s a great spot to watch a sunset. It’s a great place to sit and watch a game in the existing baseball diamond, or just have a picnic! But my number one reason for wanting to save the hill is that when I ride my bike, it’s really fun to ride up one side and down the other! To me and Nathan, it seems this hill is more valuable as a hill, than as another baseball field that’ll only be used a limited number of days each year. Thanks for writing, Nathan, and inspiring me to write. Sam Crawford, Kathy Kershner, Pete Kremen, Ken Mann, and Carl Weimer for voting to complete this project. —Eric Hirst, Bellingham FIREWORKS ARE SYMBOLS Criminalize fireworks on the Fourth of July?!? The notion is so fundamentally un-American that it would be laughable if the backers of that proposal weren’t serious. Coal trains rumble through our town every hour of every day and night. Their 100-decibel horns disturb the peace, shatter sleep, and irritate animals all year long. Amidst that reality, the Weekly ran a multipage opinion in support of an effort to criminalize fireworks on the Fourth of July. Truth is stranger than fiction because fiction has to be plausible. —Brad Howard, Bellingham —J. Shaw, old guy, Bellingham RECONVEYING THANKS I very much appreciate the Whatcom County Council’s work on and support for the transfer of land from the state Dept. of Natural Resources, known as the reconveyance. These 8,700 acres, mostly in the Lake Whatcom watershed, will serve the long-term interests of Whatcom County residents. Protection of this land from logging and creation of a backcountry park will help protect our most important water supply, provide wildlife habitat and create a terrific outdoor recreation opportunity. Special thanks to Fireworks aren’t toys, they are symbols. If the hazards and toxicity of fireworks are sufficient to warrant giving them up, then we should give them up completely. The symbolism of banning personal fireworks and giving them to the authorities is too offensive and disrespectful to their traditional meaning for Americans. It’s time to move on. 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Duplications will not be accepted. Coupon requires validation at Winners Club Booth to be redeemed. #22.07 Day-of Registration begins at 8:15am The River Goes Green! CASCADIA WEEKLY for Literacy at Village Books, Fairhaven Runners, or on-line at GetMeRegistered.com CURRENTS 10 5k Walk/Run VIEWS 6 Saturday, June 16th, 9am MAIL 4 Register NOW for the Thursday drawings from 7pm - 9pm Fri & Sat, hourly drawings from 7pm - 12am. Pick an envelope and let the bribes begin! New ways to earn entries. See winners club for details. ART 16 MUSIC 18 FILM 22 every thursday friday and saturday night! B-BOARD 24 FOOD 30 win up to 5 CASCADIA WEEKLY #22.07 05.30.12 DO IT 2 MAIL 4 VIEWS 66 VIEWS CURRENTS 10 WORDS 12 GET OUT 14 STAGE 15 ART 16 MUSIC 18 FILM 22 B-BOARD 24 FOOD 30 THE GRISTLE 6 views CITZENS UNITED AGAINST CITIZENS UNITED: Do states have rights? Do citizens have rights? Two dozen states—including Washington—appealed federal health care, arguing in part the new law raised the costs of state-provided health care. Now, similar numbers—including Washington—have joined with Montana to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to permit state-level restrictions on campaign expenditures and disclosures. Justices ruled out such restrictions in their sweeping January 2010 decision on Citizens United vs. the Federal Elections Commission. In Citizens United, the Supreme Court argued that money in elections equals a form of constitutionally protected free speech, which opened the floodgates for unlimited, anonymous corporate campaign donations. Unlimited dark money invites corruption, Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock asserted in his challenge to the decision. Corporate corruption through political spending could and did happen in Montana, Bullock argues, prompting the state’s Corrupt Practices Act, passed by referendum in 1912 by voters who’d lost trust in a political system in thrall to the state’s mining interests. The state has an interest in protecting its elections for state offices, he maintains. Washington voters had similar thoughts when they pressed for a referendum in 1970, believing the public had a right to know about the financing of political activity in this state. Initiative 276 became law in 1973 after being approved by 72 percent of voters. The state’s Public Disclosure Law establishes reporting requirements and sets limits on contributions to state and municipal elections. “The public’s right to know of the financing of political campaigns and lobbying and the financial affairs of elected officials and candidates far outweighs any right that these matters remain secret and private,” the Act argues in its preamble. The law does not seek to (and indeed could not) govern federal elections. Writing on behalf of 21 states and the District of Columbia, attorneys argue, “Although the states’ laws governing corporate campaign expenditures vary in important respects, they all seek to ensure that such expenditures do not undermine principles of accountability and integrity in state and local elections, while protecting residents’ rights to participate in the electoral process.” Particularly vulnerable in this regard are Washington’s high court elections. The state Supreme Court frequently rules on matters of profound interest to corporations. Even before Citizens United, unions and business interests in this state had aggressively stepped up their spending on those otherwise quiet races, in effect threatening to place justice itself on the auction block. Yet while Citizens United has flooded elections with a sea of millions of dollars in unregulated special-interest money, drowning out the voices of individual citizens, perhaps the ruling’s most immediately offensive aspect is its failure to distinguish between the individual and the corporation. One can vote, after all; the other cannot. In his dissent from the opinion of the majority, Justice John Paul Stevens wrote, “Corporations have no consciences, no beliefs, no feelings, no thoughts, no OPI N IONS T H E G R IST L E BY ALAN RHODES Rhodes for President RUSH LIMBAUGH AND ME THE REPUBLICAN Party has gotten itself into quite a fix. Their candidate will most likely be Mitt Romney, an empty suit that nobody seems excited about, including most Republicans. Tea Party Republicans were pretty fired up by Rick Santorum, a peppy cheerleader for the Christian Taliban, but he’s dropped out. Another dropout, Newt Gingrich, a morally rancid gasbag, never had a chance, of course, nor did Ron Paul, who keeps hanging around like a clueless party guest who won’t go home. I’m not a Republican, but I feel sorry for them since they’re getting stuck with Romney, a fumbling shapeshifter who looks like he wandered off the set of Mad Men. To help the GOP out, I recently announced on my blog that I’m going to the Republican convention this summer to offer myself as a dark horse presidential candidate. Apparently Rush Limbaugh reads my blog because he telephoned me. Here’s a partial transcript of our conversation: Rush: Are you even a Republican? Me: Not really, although I like Abe Lincoln, and Eisenhower was a nice guy. I guess I like dead Republicans. Most living Republicans are batshit crazy. Rush: So, you’re a Democrat? Me: Nah, the Democrats have turned into wimps. FDR must be rolling over in his grave. Rush: Well, what are you? A Libertarian? Me: Nope, most libertarian ideas are nutty. I do, however, agree with Ron Paul that drugs should be legalized. That would have been good for you, Rush, back when you were strung out on OxyContin and using your housekeeper to score your dope. Rush: (unintelligible sputtering) Look, Republicans need to run a real conservative against Obama. Do you have conservative credentials? Me: Absolutely. I’m a lifelong member of the American Civil Liberties Union, an organization passionately dedicated to protecting the First Amendment. How’s that for conservative? Rush: (more sputtering) Me: And I donate regularly to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. What’s more conservative than keeping big government out of women’s personal health care decisions? Rush: (angrily) Let’s move on. Global warming: a complete hoax, right? Me: Well, I realize you have to say that to run as a Republican, so I guess I can ignore irrefutable scientific evidence along with the best of ’em. In fact, I’ve had practice. My doctor keeps telling me that eating three bowls of Ben and Jerry’s Chubby Hubby ice cream every night is bad for me, and I’ve been ignoring him for years. VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF CASCADIA WEEKLY Rush: All right, skip it. Do you at least have solid Christian values? Me: Well, I like Jesus a lot—he said terrific things about being nice to each other—but I’m a secular humanist, which is good. I won’t persecute gay people because I think God approves, and I won’t start any wars because I think Jesus wants me to. Rush: You’re not conservative! You’re just exploiting conservatism for your own sick, perverted pleasure, you... slut! (Hangs up) Well, before long I’ll be off to the Republican convention to run as a dark horse. I don’t actually know where the Republicans are having their convention, so I’d better Google that. Oh, my god! They’re meeting in Tampa. In August! Have you ever been to Florida in August? These people really are crazy. Forget it. Maybe I should go to the Democratic convention instead and run as a dark horse there. It wouldn’t be an unreasonable thing to do, as I’ve been frequently disappointed by Obama. Let’s see where the Democrats are meeting. Charlotte! Have you ever been to Charlotte, North Carolina in the summer? These people are crazy, too. No wonder the country is a mess. The people making important decisions can’t think straight. Maybe I should scrap this idea and just stay in Bellingham where the summers are glorious. Unlike the Republicans and Democrats, I would be making a sane decision. I probably should be president. B-BOARD 24 FILM 22 MUSIC 18 #22.07 $12 for individuals, kids 12 and under free! Tickets on sale at Village Books, Community Food Co-op, The RE Store, Garden Spot Nursery and Bakerview Nursery For more information: 360 647-7093 www.sustainableconnections.org VIEWS 6 CURRENTS 10 Tickets (available early June) MAIL 4 June 23 & 24, 10am-4pm DO IT 2 Saturday & Sunday 05.30.12 WE SUPPORT THE ARTS Footwear Skiing Beer WORDS 12 Camping Climbing Clothing ART 16 Come celebrate our 6 years here in Bellingham with discounts up to 70% off selected items in: STAGE 15 ANNIVERSARY SALE GET OUT 14 214 W Holly Downtown Bellingham 360 543-5678 Mon-Sat 10-7 & Sun 12-5 Pick up a copy each Wednesday for our Art & Event Listings CASCADIA WEEKLY desires. Corporations help structure and facilitate the activities of human beings, to be sure, and their ‘personhood’ often serves as a useful legal fiction. But they are not themselves members of ‘We the People’ by whom and for whom our Constitution was established.” A large majority of Americans agree, believing that corporations already exert too much influence on our daily lives and our political process. An ABCWashington Post poll conducted in February, 2010, indicated that 80 percent of those surveyed opposed the court’s Citizens United decision. In equally strong terms, a Hart Research poll released last year found that nearly four in five of registered voters support passage of a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. Such an amendment—for indeed that is what it will take to reverse more than a century of legal thought—would distinguish the corporate from the biological. Resolutions calling for such an amendment have passed in several states and cities across the country. Bellingham may join the effort. City Council members Michael Lilliquist and Seth Fleetwood introduced the topic last week. “The first week of June has been named ‘Resolutions Week’ by a broad coalition of organizations nationwide’” Lilliquist said. “Dozens of cities, counties, and state legislatures across America have already passed resolutions calling for a Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.” If passed by council, the resolution would join Bellingham’s voice to other cities around the nation in support of “amending the United States Constitution to declare that corporations are not entitled to the constitutional rights of natural persons, and further to ensure that the expenditure of corporate money to influence the electoral process is no longer a form of constitutionally protected speech and may be subject to justifiable regulation for the common good,” the resolution asserts. Congress hasn’t authority to overturn a ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court; however, Congress can amend the foundational document upon which their rulings are based. An amendment clarifying who may participate in our democratic processes is well in keeping with the history of the Constitution and its amendments. Fully half of all amendments passed since 1860 have sought to define these matters. The last of these, lowering the age requirement of voters, was passed by Congress in 1971 in just four months. It can be done. FOOD 30 THE GRISTLE 7 Choose local businesses taking action for a healthy community. FOOD 30 currents P OL I T ICS F U ZZ BU ZZ I N DE X CASCADIA WEEKLY #22.07 05.30.12 DO IT 2 MAIL 4 VIEWS 6 CURRENTS NEWS 8 10 WORDS 12 GET OUT 14 STAGE 15 ART 16 MUSIC 18 FILM 22 B-BOARD 24 N E WS 8 BY TIM JOHNSON (NO)BAMA CHOICES WE MAKE IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS ARE NOT ENOUGH CLIMATE CHANGE. Mass species extinction. Sstemic poverty and discrimination. Inequality of wealth. Atrocious health care costs. Wall Street run amok. Congress paralyzed. “These are industrial-strength atrocities,” Ted Rall argues in the award-winning satirist’s newest book. “They cannot be eliminated or significantly mitigated by pressing those in charge for small-bore reforms.” Unfortunately, the powerful engine for social change, the progressive Left, has been conked out for a human lifetime. “There hasn’t been a Left in the United States since the late 1960s,” Rall argues. “We have liberals. But when elections roll around, liberals invariably roll over and vote for Democrats. When elected, Democrats have always sold out their nominal values.” A functioning Left, Rall maintains, represents the interests and desires of the common person, the ordinary working person whose labor is exploited for the benefit of capitalists and the ruling classes. “The Left fights for all that is good and right on the world,” the nationally syndicated cartoonist and author writes. “The Left represents the fundamental idea that everyone is equal and thus entitled to a share to the earth’s bounty. The Left pushes for better working conditions, higher wages, a better justice system, a government that serves the people rather than the other way around. The Left fights racists, misogynists, homophobes, and bigots of all stripes. The Left,” Rall says, “defends the natural environment.” But the Left has been gone for 50 years. The enerrgy of social change has faded. In the vacuum, “the rich got richer, the poor got poorer, the planet got hotter and dirtier, the media got more useless, and there was nothing we could do about it,” he says. For a brief moment in 2007, the Left thought perhaps they’d found their # WHO: Ted Rall “Hope and Change” agent in Barack WHAT: The Book Obama,. It's an illusion Rall’s book of O: From Hope, takes pains to explore. The real Hope the Disgust, to and Change resides within ourselves, he Revolt Under argues. The challenge is reigniting that Obama. WHEN: 2pm sense of collective outrage that can litSun., June 3 erally change the world. WHERE: Village “The rise of the Tea Party and Occupy Books movement, the general disenchantment INFO: www. of the country with the mainstream povillagebooks.com litical system, the polarization of left and right, abandonment of the vital center—is something that has resulted from Obama. He was the best that the system had to offer, and he still wasn’t good enough. Because of that, he exposed the fact that the system itself is the problem. Not the man. “Under George W. Bush,” Rall notes, “it was possible to consider that if you had elected a smarter, better intentioned president with better advisors that you would end up with better results. But, really, if anything—at least in the area of war policy and civil liberties—Obama is worse than Bush. So you have to ask yourself—this man is intelligent, he’s about as liberal as the system is going to give you. And he is not liberal enough. Cascadia Weekly: Your new books follows a thread intro- duced in your previous book, which called for a new American revolution. That book came out shortly after Obama was elected. Now you’re back with this book, just before Obama is seeking reelection, again calling for revolt. Someone might think you’ve got something personal against Obama. Ted Rall: No, I think the system is the problem. And if that’s the case, you have to get rid of the system. We thought in 2008 that we had a choice between a Democrat and a Republican. But what we really had was a choice between taking politics into the streets, where it belongs, or just sitting home on our asses and watching TV. Oh, and vote. We outsource our politics like we outsource our jobs. We vote, and then we think, “Well, we did our part. We’re done. Let’s watch sports.” Voting, as an isolated exercise, just doesn’t matter. What matters is starting to think about real politics, which—whether through the Occupy movement or Tea Party or something else—takes to the streets and demands accountability. CW: Someone who cursorily read your book might think it is an attack against Obama, the man. But, it strikes me as more of a critique against the Office of the President. TR: Make no mistake, I think Obama is a shitty president. But the point is, he is the best shitty president we’re going to get. More of a concern to me, there has been a constant shift to the Right regardless of who is in office. I don’t think that is representative of any real shift in the attitudes of Americans, but There has been a constant shift to the Right regardless of who is in office. I don’t think that is representative of any real shift in the attitudes of Americans, but a shift in the systems that elevate people to the Office of President. a shift in the systems that elevate people to the Office of President. The systems that we use to elect our president are no longer responsive to us, the individual voter. In 2007, every step of the way, Obama told us about himself and what he was going to do in office. And we chose to ignore that. In my lifetime, I confess I’ve not seen a presidential candidate who has lied less than this one. Obama lied, though. 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The coalition, including the League of Education Voters and Stand for Children, has until July 6 to collect nearly 250,000 valid voter signatures. 05.yz.12 VIEWS 6 WORDS 12 GET OUT 14 STAGE 15 ART 16 MUSIC 18 t k h e e Wa at s B-BOARD 24 FOOD 30 currents ›› last week’s news An Everett man suspected of murder is in Whatcom County Jail, accused of shoplifting. Derec Donnelly, 31, is suspected in 05.y{.12 THURSDAY Five people are arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a one-year-old child in Maple Falls. The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office reports Scott Vaughn, 32, allegedly kicked in the locked door of a loft cabin and attacked two men inside with a metal pry bar. Vaughn took the child from her crib, and threatened both men, saying that if they reported the assault to the police he would return and kill them. Vaughn is believed to be the child’s father. He was just released from an Oregon prison the previous day. Deputies say Vaughn was assisted by his father, his sister and two other accomplices. The child is recovered unharmed. Whatcom County Sheriff’s deputies arrest a man wanted on multiple felony charges including a drive-by shooting involving the use of an assault weapon in Skagit County. After Visente Galvez-Cruz refused orders to surrender, deputies entered an Everson home and found the 19-year-old hiding in a clothes dryer. They recovered cocaine and an AR-15 assault rife. A woman granted a medical release from Whatcom County Jail dies from hepatitis. The Bellingham Herald reports the 28-year-old resident of Lummi Island was last booked into jail April 2. A release was granted to her Tuesday to receive treatment for a condition reportedly stemming from intravenous drug abuse. 05.y|.12 FRIDAY The Washington State Patrol arrests a 38-yearold Everett man accused of threatening to kill Gov. Chris Gregoire. The agency says the threats were sent via the governor's web page. 05.y}.12 SATURDAY The U.S. Coast Guard rescues two divers caught in strong currents west of Whidbey Island. Then crews also rescue the people who were operating their dive boats. The dive boats had intentionally been grounded on Smith Island, and couldn't be re-launched due to rough weather. One diver is treated for hypothermia. 10.y~.12 SUNDAY Running neck and neck throughout the day with team Astromech, the team from Barron Heating wins first place for the second consecutive year at Ski to Sea. More than 500 teams competed in seven legs over the 93.5 mile course. 05.y.12 MONDAY A crane barge arrives in Penn Cove to help raise a sunken fishing vessel that's threatening Whidbey Island's famous mussel beds. The state Dept. of Ecology reports responders have already recovered 1,400 gallons of oil that leaked from the derelict boat after it caught fire and sank two weeks ago. The mussels' peak spawning season is now, and their harvest has been closed until they are cleared by toxicity tests. CASCADIA WEEKLY #22.07 05.30.12 DO IT 2 MAIL 4 WEDNESDAY the murder of 23-year-old Luis Verduzco in an apparent attempt to steal his drugs. Verduzco was found dead in the backyard of a vacant Everett house April 24. Donnelly was arrested Wednesday night at Macy’s in the Bellis Fair Mall for stealing clothes. He will be transferred to Everett custody. 10 Notary Public & ATM Propane & Charcoal Candy, Beer, Wine, Cheese, Meat, Bread Veggies, Spices, Deli Sandwiches, Espresso Jewelry, Hats, Decor Enjoy Country Life 360-592-2297 www.everybodys.com Hiway 9 – Van Zandt On May 21, a man was reported walking near Sunset and James streets to the hospital. He was not wearing pants. Bellingham Police gave him a ride the rest of the way. index 145 million tons of coal would cause as much carbon pollution as a year's worth of gasoline for the states shown in white. FOOD 30 FUZZ BUZZ CHEEKY BEHAVIOR SKI TO SEA WEEKEND On May 22, the business complained of another strange letter being left for them. On May 23, another business reported receiving suspicious letters. On May 27, Bellingham Police issued a ticket to someone drinking in public on Holly Street. On May 15, someone threw bricks through the windows of a business on West Magnolia Street in Bellingham. On May 27, Bellingham Police broke up a loud party of drunks on Garden Street at 12:54am. On April 23, an empty suitcase was found on the sidewalk of Potter Street in Bellingham. On May 28, Bellingham Police issued a ticket to someone drinking in public at 3:15pm on Holly Street. SLUMBER UNDER LUMBER On May 28, Bellingham Police issued another ticket to someone drinking in public on Holly Street at 9:30pm. On May 28, Bellingham Police issued another ticket to someone drinking in public on Holly Street. On May 5, an evening stroller in Blaine noted a buzzing and rustling sound coming from under a tarp. Police peeled back the tarp and discovered a transient peacefully dozing in his sleeping bag. ”The gentleman was offered and politely refused assistance,” police noted, “and promised to call if he changed his mind. He was left to his slumbers for the time being.” MAKING THE POINT On May 20, Bellingham Police responded to a report of an argument in which one man reportedly had a gun in his hand. On May 15, a man was reported firing a BB gun in the plaza of the Performing Arts Center on Western Washington University campus. University Police arrived. They took away his BB gun. SUSPICION OF BEING BOMBED On May 21, a man threatened to bomb a bar on Bellingham’s East Holly Street in the late evening. On May 22, Bellingham Police attempted to calm a customer who was bombed at a bar on West Holly Street in the early morning. B-BOARD 24 FILM 22 MUSIC 18 ART 16 STAGE 15 each year if all of several proposed coal export facilities are built, as much carbon pollution as produced by all the automobiles in all of the Western states combined. Powder River Basin coal generates 8,500 BTUs per pound, and that 1 million BTUs produces 212.7 pounds of CO2. { MILLIONS of tons per year of Peabody Energy coal proposed to be shipped from the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal at Cherry Point. z MILLIONS of tons per year of coal Kinder Morgan plans to ship from a proposed terminal at the Port Westward Industrial Park near Clatskanie, OR. y| x MILLIONS of tons per year of Ambre MILLIONS of tons per year of coal Energy coal proposed to be shipped from the proposed Millennium Bulk Terminals in Longview in its first phase of operation. proposed to be shipped out of central Oregon by “Project Mainstay” being considered by the Port of Coos Bay. | MILLIONS of tons of coal per year Ambre Energey plans to ship from a facility on the Columbia River in eastern Oregon that will transfer coal from rail to barges that will be towed downriver to Port Westward. MILLIONS of tons per year of coal Rail | x{| FIVE million tons of coal releases as much COMBINED total, in millions of tons per year of coal shipped from these proposed export terminals. climate-changing carbon pollution as all the gasoline burned in a year by 2.6 million residents of Washington. SOURCES: Sightline Institute America plans to ship from the Port of Grays Harbor’s Marine Terminal 3. GET OUT 14 MILLIONS of tons of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide that will be released into the atmosphere WORDS 12 On May 27, Bellingham Police returned to Maritime Heritage Park at 10pm to issue another ticket for drinking in public. On May 21, a Bellingham business reported they’d received a suspicious letter at the post office. CURRENTS NEWS 8 10 On May 27, Bellingham Police issued a ticket at 7:30pm to someone drinking in public at Maritime Heritage Park. y}y MYSTERY MAIL VIEWS 6 On May 27, Bellingham Police spoke to a disorderly drunk in Fairhaven. MAIL 4 On May 26, police issued tickets to two drunks swilling liquor near Bellingham High School. DO IT 2 On May 26, police arrested a minor who’d attempted to shoplift booze from a convenience store north of Bellingham. On March 24, Bellingham Police reported a woman had been aggressively panhandling in the parking lots of a shopping center on Meridian Street, resulting in numerous complaints. Four businesses requested that she be trespassed from the area. Officers located her and told her not to return to those businesses. She said she understood. 05.30.12 On May 26, Bellingham Police issued a ticket to someone drinking in public on Holly Street. #22.07 On May 26, Bellingham Police lectured a drunk in Birchwood neighborhood. On May 19, Bellingham Police received several reports of a man walking down the middle of Boulevard Street in the late evening, creating a traffic hazard. The man also created a hazard for the efforts of police to solve the problem. He was booked into jail. CASCADIA WEEKLY On May 26, Bellingham Police steadied a highly intoxicated person in the parking lot at Sunset Square. 11 doit currents ›› Ted Rall WOR DS CASCADIA WEEKLY #22.07 05.30.12 DO IT 2 MAIL 4 VIEWS 6 CURRENTS 10 WORDS WORDS12 12 GET OUT 14 STAGE 15 ART 16 MUSIC 18 FILM 22 B-BOARD 24 FOOD 30 WED., MAY 30 12 NOBAMA, WESTERN CONNEC T IONS: Wilson Library cataloguer Leslie Hall, the final speaker for the spring Western Connections brown bag series, leads a “Who Do You Think You Are? How My Book on Revolutionary Georgia Led Me to Atlanta and Paula Deen” at noon at Village Books, 1200 11th St. FROM PAGE 12 option in health care, that he’d close Guantanamo, that he’d rein in Wall Street. But he has lied less than many. He said he was going to expand the war in Afghanistan. He did. He said he was going to continue the war in Iraq. He did. He said he was going to continue many of the policies that began under Bush. And he has. We chose to ignore him. I think we do need to demystify Obama. There’s an effort in the book to do that. I think people do need to see Obama for who he is, to understand that he is not awesome, but that he is the man in charge. He is a right-wing Democrat. But the answer is not to vote for Romney, or some other deeply flawed character. The answer is to understand at a deep level that the system sucks. And this is what it produces. CW: For all the grievances the Right gins up about Obama, they ignore the complaints against him expressed by the Left. The civil liberties abuses, the increasing military/surveillance state—these are things it seems a united voice might roll back. TR: There are a lot of things you simply are not allowed to talk about in a two party system; and the parties largely agree on matters like torture and surveillance. Look at the trouble Obama has had even mentioning problems in the private equity markets. You cannot criticize that, you cannot even try to distinguish it from what we might call classic, functional capitalism. As president, you cannot say you are anti-war. You can’t say you are anti-home invasion. The parties have agreed upon these issues. Both are expansionist, militaristic, pro-violence. Both have agreed to expand domestic spying. Both have agreed to do nothing regarding the aggregation of wealth in fewer and fewer hands. Forget about solutions’ the system doesn’t even offer options. CW: I imagine at least one party will circle their wagons around this president and denounce the views expressed in your book. TR: The writings I’ve done against Obama have gotten me cancelled from countless liberal publications. WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM DOUBLE READING: Buffy Cram reads from Radio Belly and Anakana Schofield reads from Malarky at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. 671-2626 FRI., JUNE 1 POE TRY DUO: Ann Spiers and Susan J. Erickson read from their new poetry collections— What Rain Does and The Art of Departure, respectively—at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM JUNE 1-2 BOOKFAIR BENEFIT: Fifteen to 25 percent of purchases made by customers supporting a Bookfair to benefit Bellingham Public Schools will be donated after purchases are tallied up this weekend. The event happens from 9am-11pm both days at Barnes & Noble, 4099 Meridian St. 647-7018 The truth is, organized Democrats are just as blind in their obedience to their power structures as Republicans were blind to their own under Bush. Back in the day, we used to ask ourselves, “What would Bush have to do for Republicans to admit he was less than awesome?” If he was caught having sex with dogs, would that do it? I don’t think it would have. What would Obama have to do before Democrats would throw him under a bus? CW: Does the President’s “evolving position” on same-sex marriage suggest to you that he is able to be persuaded, that sufficient numbers might change his mind on a topic? He was himself a community organizer and must at some level believe in that process. TR: He can certainly be reached through public opinion. But realize, that is all that has happened. Among the majority of likely Obama voters, most favor gay marriage. The question really is, did he lead on this? No. If he hadn’t made a statement, would it have made any difference? Did he speed up acceptance of gay marriage by making the statement? I don’t think so. Would the absence of his statement of support slowed it down? I don’t think so, either. Because the polls really haven’t moved on this since he issued his statement, it suggests he took no political risks whatsoever. He has not advocated any change from current law on the subject. He just expressed support for what is now the default public opinion on gay marriage. If anything, the gay marriage issue is a perfect example of the dysfunction of the system. If you have a president who is just following the polls, adjusting to their adjustments, we don’t really need that president at all. That is not leadership on an issue. CW: If people were sufficiently informed and properly empowered, what should be their next steps? Options seem limited. TR: I personally believe that the Occupy movement needs to be taken to the next level, becoming a more active force for positive change. It’s not an engine for change, it’s a campground. Get out of the parks. Occupy the entire country. People need to stop thinking about the two-party system, and start thinking about what matters and propose solutions outside the box. We’re in such a permanent state of crisis, and it is not like there is an alternative set of conditions. The political class thinks it can ignore the people it purports to represent. And they’re right for now. But not forever. A reckoning is at hand. CW: We face a grim choice in November. Because it is either this man, and what we might agree have been his marginal advances, or a full rollback to the neocons. Not a breadth of options. TR: Voters are in a terrible place, yes. They have to stop thinking about themselves as voters and start thinking about themselves as citizens. SAT., JUNE 2 BOOK LAUNCH: Clete Barrett Smith launches his new book, Alien on a Rampage: Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast #2, from 2-4pm at the commons at Whatcom Middle School, 810 Halleck St. There will be a book signing and afterparty. Entry is free. WWW.CLETEBARRETTSMITH.COM RECLAIMING THE DEAD: Bellingham author James Brotherton reads from his debut novel, Reclaiming the Dead, at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. 671-2626 SUN., JUNE 3 TEEN POE TS: Talented young women from Shuksan Middle School will share their poetry at a reading to benefit the Brigid Collins Family Support Center at 5pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. Booklets of their poetry will be available for purchase. 671-2626 MON., JUNE 4 A WARDEN’S REFLEC T IONS: Adria L. Libolt shares stories and reflections from her autobiographical book, A Deputy Warden’s Reflections on Prison Work, at 7pm at the Blaine Library, 610 3rd St. 332-8146 POE TRYNIGHT: Read your original verse at poetrynight at 8:30pm at the Amadeus Project, 1209 Cornwall Ave. Sign-ups start at 8pm. WWW.POETRYNIGHT.ORG TUES., JUNE 5 NEX T HUSBAND: Bellingham author Rae Ellen Lee reads from her new memoir, My Next Husband Will Be Normal, at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. The book focuses on what happened after Lee’s husband realized he was really a she. WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM WED., JUNE 6 KINGDOM OF MEN: Idaho author Kim Barnes reads from her book of fiction, In the King- doit THURS., JUNE 7 REAMDE: Bestselling author Neal Stephenson reads from his new book of science fiction, Reamde, at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM B-BOARD 24 671-2626 FOOD 30 dom of Men, at 7pm at Village Books, 1200 11th St. BLAST FROM THE PAST: Sidewalk sales, arts and crafts, food vendors, a quilt show, bike races and fun rides, a children’s costume parade, live music, a car show and much, much more will be part of a “Blast from the Past” happening Fri.-Sun. throughout Sedro-Woolley. Most events are free. MUSIC 18 JUNE 1-3 FILM 22 COM M U N I T Y STAGE 15 FARMERS DAY PARADE: Head to Lynden for today’s Farmers Day Parade. Activities kick off at 9:30am with an open-air market, and the parade begins at 10:30am between Third and 10th streets in the town’s historic downtown district. The event honors the economic and social impact of the agricultural industry in Lynden and its surrounding area. Trucks, tractors and horse-drawn wagons will be interspersed with floats, bands and a variety of other entries. GET OUT 14 SAT., JUNE 2 ART 16 WWW.SEDRO-WOOLLEY.COM CURRENTS 10 VIEWS 6 MAIL 4 WWW.BELLINGHAMROLLERBETTIES.COM COT TAGE SCHOOL BENEFIT: A silent auction, live entertainment, food and more will be part of an annual benefit for the Cottage School starting at 7:30pm at the Leopold Crystal Ballroom, 1224 Cornwall Ave. Tickets will be $20 at the door. DO IT 2 WWW.NWHAWAIIOHANA.WEBS.COM ROLLER BE T T IES: The Bellingham Roller Betties will host a double-header starting at 5pm at Whatcom Community College’s Orca Pavilion. Tickets are $6 for kids and $14 for adults. WORDS WORDS12 12 WWW.LYNDEN.ORG ALOHA FESTIVAL: Northwest Hawai’i ‘Ohana presents the inaugural “Bridge of Aloha” Festival from 10am-8pm at the Ferndale Events Center, 5715 Barrett Rd. The event will feature Hawaiian music, hula and Polynesian performances, food vendor booths, cultural workshops and more. Admission is $5-$7. WWW.LINCOLNTHEATRE.ORG WED., JUNE 6 GREEN DRINK S: Network with likeminded environmentally aware folks at the monthly Green Drinks happening from 5-7pm at Backcountry Essentials, 214 W. Holly St. Entry is free. WWW.RE-SOURCES.ORG #22.07 SIGN CELEBRATION: Attend a celebration and lighting ceremony at 6:30pm for the new marquee at Mount Vernon’s Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St. The event is the culmination of more than a year of fundraising for “Project 85,” the effort to commission and install the sign on the front façade in honor of the Lincoln’s 85th birthday. CASCADIA WEEKLY SUN., JUNE 3 05.30.12 [email protected] 13 FOOD 30 Getout B-BOARD 24 H I K I NG RU N N I NG SK I I NG JUNE 1-2 GOOD T IME GIRLS: Remember the “Sin & Gin” tours from last summer? Well, the original Good Time Girls are back—along with a few new faces—for more lively historical walking tours. Things kick off this weekend with the original “Sin & Gin” tours happening at 6:45pm Fri.-Sat. in downtown Bellingham, a new “Sin & Gin” tour starting at 6:45pm Fridays at Fairhaven’s Sycamore Building, and an afternoon “Historical Walking Tour” beginning at 2pm every Saturday in Fairhaven. All tours will be offered through Aug. 25. Tickets are $10-$20. GET OUT 14 STAGE 15 ART 16 MUSIC 18 FILM 22 WWW.GOODTIMEGIRLSBHAM.COM DAVID WILLOUGHBY WORDS GET OUT1214 CURRENTS 10 VIEWS 6 MAIL 4 DO IT 2 05.30.12 #22.07 CASCADIA WEEKLY 14 C YCL I NG doit BY GRACE JACKSON The Hammers HOMEGROWN FUN ON THE FIELD A FEW weeks ago, I was part of a monumental event that rocked Bellingham’s foundation to the core. No, it wasn’t an earthquake; it was something far more substantial and beautiful than that. This unforgettable milestone was the first home game of the Bellingham United Football Club’s—also known as the “Hammers”—inaugural season. I, along with a crowd of about 1,400 other fans, witnessed the birth of our very own semi-professional, homegrown soccer team. Bellingham United is all about local people, local pride and local passion. Those of us in the stands were proud to see the Hammers embody the spirit of the world’s most popular game. It was a historic, tectonic-plate-shifting event. If you missed that inaugural game, or the two home games that followed, don’t miss the home game Sun., June 3. I’ve never been a big fan of sports, so I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this. The games are fast, furious, full of passion and beauti- ful soccer, which can be magical to watch. This local football club is the essence of Bellingham because they celebrate the values of community, courage and athleticism through the sport of soccer. According to head coach Lance Calloway, 16 players from a pool of 36 are from Bellingham or grew up in Whatcom County. Calloway said it took a lot of time to recruit players, create the framework of a strong team and do it the right way. He, along with Bellingham United club president and cofounder Jeff McIntyre, ATTEND hoped to create a fun WHAT: Bellingham environment where United Football young kids can watch Club takes on very talented players Khalsa Sporting and respect what they Club are doing on the field. WHEN: 3pm Sun., June 3 It’s a great opportunity WHERE: Civic for families to come Stadium out, see the team workCOST: $4-$8 ing hard and committed INFO: www.belling to the team goal of exhamunited.com cellence in soccer. Bellingham has a tremendous soccer legacy and culture. Starting at a young age, with the Whatcom Development League and then the Whatcom Football Club (the Rangers program), our kids have every opportunity to excel in soccer. My daughter plays for a Rangers team and it’s an impressive organization. She’s learned a lot, not only in terms of soccer, but also how to excel by setting goals and becoming the best possible person she can be. I went to that first game out of sheer curiosity, but I left as a converted and obsessive Hammers fan, having experienced the most fun I’ve had in a long time. We plan on going to every home game and possibly some away games as well. The Hammers are back in town this weekend at Civic Stadium. Tickets are cheaper than a movie and inherently more exciting. Attending a home game is the ultimate in “buying local.” Come see why Bellingham United is the highest-scoring team in the Pacific Coast Soccer league. Bring a date or bring your parents; just come out, rally the team and join the homegrown fun. JUNE 1-3 HIGHLAND GAMES: The annual Bellingham Highland Games take place Friday through Sunday at Ferndale’s Hovander Homestead Park, 5299 Nielsen Ave. In addition to Scottish athletic and dance competitions, there’ll be plenty of live Celtic music, a pipe band competition, games for kids, caber salutes, parades and much more. Entry is $10-$13. WWW.BHGA.ORG SAT., JUNE 2 TRAILS DAY PROJEC T: Join REI and the Washington Trails Association for a National Trails Day project from 8:30am-2:30pm on the Excelsior Pass Trail. WWW.WTA.ORG GIRLS ON THE RUN: All can participate in the “Girls on the Run 5K” starting at 9am at Bellingham’s Barkley Village. Cost is $15. WWW.WHATCOMYMCA.ORG SUN RACE: The Greater Bellingham Running Club hosts the annual “Race Beneath the Sun” starting at 10am at the upper pavilion at Fairhaven Park. Cost is $3-$8. WWW.GBRC.NET DOXIE WALK: Bring your dachshunds along to take part in the 8th annual Doxie Walk beginning at 10am at the Fairhaven train station, 401 Harris Ave. 303-9202 JUNE 2-3 BIG BIRD FLY-IN: The Bell Air RC Flyers hosts its 23rd annual Big Bird Fly-In from 9am-4pm Sat.-Sun. in Ferndale on Red River Rd. WWW.BELLAIRRCFLYERS.COM WATERFRONT FEST IVAL: Celebrate marine heritage at the annual Anacortes Waterfront Festival happen from 10am-6pm Sat. and 10am-5pm Sun. at the Cap Sante Marina and beyond. WWW.ANACORTES.ORG SUN., JUNE 3 MUDDY MAYHEM: Sign up for a three-mile race over dirt hills and mud pits at 9am at Hannegan Speedway, 4212 Hannegan Rd. Cost is $60-$75. WWW.MUDDY-MAYHEM.COM GARDEN TOUR: As part of Everybody Bikes Summer Rides series, take part in a School Garden Tour beginning at 1pm at the Youth Grown Garden, 1020 N. State St. WWW.EVERYBODYBIKE.COM TUES., JUNE 5 K AYAK BASICS: Sharmon Hill of Moondance Kayak Tours will lead a “Kayak Basics” clinic at 7pm at REI, 400 36th St. 647-8955 OR WWW.REI.COM WED., JUNE 6 BIKE BASICS: A “Bike Maintenance Basics” workshop begins at 7pm at REI, 400 36th St. Register in advance for the free workshop. 647-8955 doit MAY 31-JUNE 1 BARD ON TH THE BEACH: The Taming of the Shrew kicks off Bard on th the Beach’s new season with aan 8pm showing Thurs. at Vancouver, Van B.C.’s Vanier Park. The T Shakespearian offe offering shows in repertory wit with Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and King John thr through Sept. 22. Tickets are $2 $21-$40. SPRING DANCE SHOWCASE: Bellingham Dance Company presents its Spring Dance Showcase with shows at 7pm Thurs.-Fri. at the Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave. Tickets are $12-$15. WWW.BARDONTHEBEACH.ORG WWW.BARD JUNE 1-2 MIXED BAG: Through June, view showing showings of Triples at Upfront Theatre, 8pm at the U 1208 Bay St. At 10pm, stick around for “Hodgepodge” “H shows. Ticket Tickets are $8-$10. 733-8855 OR O WWW. THEUPFRONT.COM THEUPFRONT.C this weekend. How did that come about? JB: The collaboration first came about when I was asked by another ballet company in Bellevue to work with their dancers on a production this spring. It was a very diverse program, which included “Treasures,” which I choreographed. The three-part medley to Billy the Kid, Rodeo, and The Red Pony was set to Western themes from the American vernacular. CW: Isn’t it kind of crazy to produce two separate performances in one weekend? JB: It is a little stressful, but that is why I just love my dancers and my crew. They are always having a lot of fun, so the atmosphere is indescribably wonderful. Everyone realizes that to perform on a high level for the audience you have to being enjoying every minute of what you are doing or the audience won’t enjoy it. CW: Why should people come to your shows? JB: People always enjoy NBT performances. They can see the work that goes into every aspect of each production and the inspiration they feel from our dancers. IMPROVAGA IMPROVAGANZA: The Dead Parrots Socie Society performs “Behind the Improv,” I at 7:30pm and 9:30pm 9 Fri. at WWU’s Fraser 4. At 4:30pm the Dead Parrots SSat., t watch t h th perform with members of the Upfront Theatre. At 6pm, New York City’s Upright Citizens Brigade will perform at the Performing Arts Center Mainstage. Ticket prices vary. 650-6146 THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE: The musical known as Thoroughly Modern Millie opens this weekend with showings at 8pm Fri.-Sat. at the Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave. Tickets are $20. WWW.ACTTHEATRE.COM NINJA MUSICAL: View a tale of “love among the shadows” when Colossus! Theatre Productions presents A Ninja Must Be Silent: An Original One-Act Musical at 11pm Fri.-Sat. at the iDiOM Theater, 1418 Cornwall Ave. Tickets are $5. WWW.IDIOMTHEATER.COM WWW. BELLINGHAMDANCECOMPANY. FOOD 30 B-BOARD 24 COM JUNE 1-2 CAPSTONE CONCERT: Western Washington University’s theatre and dance departments present their annual “Capstone Concert” at 7:30pm Fri.-Sat. at the school’s Performing Arts Center (room 16). Tickets are $8. 650-6146 FOLK DANCE PART Y: Kafana Republic will perform at the Fourth Corner Folk Dancer’s monthly dance party from 7:30-10:30pm at the Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St. 380-0456 SUN., JUNE 3 AFRO-BRASILIAN FEST IVAL: Western Washington University’s Capoeria Club hosts an Afro-Brasilian Festival from 10am-4pm at the school’s Carver Gym. WWW.BELLINGHAMCAPOEIRA. BLOGSPOT.COM SILK ROAD SHOWCASE: Maggie Rose, Banat Sahar, Katy Houseman, Mahala Dancers, Alyssa Springs, Blonde Ambition, Portico Dance Company, and other special guests will perform at a “Silk Road Showcase” at 6:30pm at the Leopold Crystal Ballroom, 1224 Cornwall Ave. Admission is $5. WWW. BELLINGHAMBELLYDANCE.COM WORDS 12 to the stage, they do so in a big way. Elaborate sets, live music and contributions from a plethora of dancers and community members are par for the course. We caught up with artistic director John Bishop to see what’s happening with the dance company this weekend. Trust us, it’s a lot. Cascadia Weekly: Have you performed Coppelia—one of the world’s most produced ballets around—before? John Bishop: This is the second time we are performing Coppelia. We perATTEND formed it in 2000 and are excited WHAT: Coppelia about bringing it back. WHEN: 7:30pm June CW: What was the motivation for stag1-2 and 2pm Sun., June 3 ing it again? WHERE: Mount JB: I think it is a good fit for the Baker Theatre, 104 Northwest Ballet Theatre because N. Commercial St. it is a ballet that blends well with COST: $15-$24 dancers we have, giving even INFO: 734-6080 or www.mountbaker younger dancers the opportunity to theatre.com dance quite a bit in the production. WHAT: Treasures of And the story and choreography is Aaron Copland extremely enjoyable for both dancWHEN: 2pm Sat., ers and audience. June 2 WHERE: Mount CW: What’s it about? Baker Theatre JB: A young man sees a beautiful girl COST: $15-$24 reading a book on balcony and blows her a kiss as his fiance watches from behind. The girl turns out be a lifelike doll created by an eccentric inventor. There are lots of crazy and comical twists and beautiful dances throughout the whole ballet. CW: How many people are involved with putting this on? JB: Counting artistic staff, cast, crew, volunteers and contributors, I count about 150 on this weekend’s production. It also requires an incredible amount of time and energy over the course of six months to bring the production to the stage. CW: The Starry Night Orchestra is back for this show. Is it important to have live music for a ballet? JB: The orchestra really makes such a difference. In the overall ballet design of things, it provides the soul for the production. This is now the second time for Bellingham to have a full-length classical ballet with orchestra. In this way, NBT wants to serve this community by celebrating the marriage of ballet and live music. CW: You’re also presenting “The Treasures of Aaron Copland” FILM 22 MAY A 31-JUNE 31-J 7 WHEN THE Northwest Ballet Theatre brings classics MUSIC 18 DA NCE 201-5464 O OR WWW. ART 16 IDIOMTHEATER.COM IDIOMTHEATER STAGE 15 16 NORTHWEST BALLET THEATRE’S BUSY WEEKEND EEKEND WWW.ROOTEDEMERGING.ORG GET OUT 14 Coppelia and Copland BRISEIS: Ge Get a behind-thescenes peek aat the Trojan War when Glenn Hergenhahn’s H fabulous tragicomedy trag Briseis shows for the final weekend at 8pm Thurs.-Sat. Thurs at the iDiOM Theater, Theate 1418 Cornwall Ave. Tickets aare $10. BY AMY KEPFERLE CURRENTS 10 MAY A 31-JUNE 31-J 2 VIEWS 6 THEUPFRONT.COM THEUPFRONT.C WWW.SHAKESNW.ORG OPEN MIC: Comedians, dancers, thespians and other performers are invited to an all-ages Masquerade Open Mice starting at 5:30pm at the Old Foundry, 100 E. Maple St. Tickets are $7-$10 and proceeds will benefit Rooted Emerging programs. MAIL 4 733-8855 O OR WWW. DO IT 2 PROF I L ES 05.30.12 DA NC E 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 The Proje Project.” Entry is $4-$7. FEAST OF FOOLS: Shakespeare Northwest will host “Feast of Fools,” a fundraising kickoff event for this summer’s season, from 2-4pm in Skagit County at the Rexville Grange, 19299 Rexville Grange Rd. #22.07 T H E AT ER THURS., MAY 31 SAT., JUNE 2 CASCADIA WEEKLY staGe STAGE 15 doit FOOD 30 visual OPENINGS BY AMY KEPFERLE CREATIVITY IN ACTION of competitors checked their safety gear. Helmets were fastened, coveralls were zipped, knee and elbow pads were secured and goggles were affixed just so. Then, without further ado, the racers climbed into their washing machines—and a host of other derby cars fashioned out of old appliances and assorted parts—and proceeded to make their way down a semi-steep hill in a manner that wasn’t so much Indy 500 as it was pure vaudeville. Those lining the street howled and clapped as the racers haphazardly made their way to the finish line. After all, it’s not every day it’s possible (or legal) to see sane humans making their way down city streets in conveyances typically found only in utility rooms, kitchens, garages and basements. The spectacle was only one part of the Appliance Depot’s annual Appliance Art Revival, but it’s the one that, every June, puts the action in art and draws attention to the company’s mission, which is to keep our community healthy and to model environmental sustainability by reducing the number of appliances entering the waste stream. With creative reuse at its forefront, the event is meant to make sure CASCADIA WEEKLY #22.07 DO IT 2 Appliance Art Revival 05.30.12 MAIL 4 VIEWS 6 CURRENTS 10 WORDS 12 GET OUT 14 STAGE 15 ART 16 MUSIC 18 FILM 22 B-BOARD 24 GALLERIES 16 IN THE moments before the big race was to get underway, a gaggle PROFILES people know that recycling doesn’t have to just mean putting cans and bottles in one bin and plastics and newspapers in others. In other words, it can be fun. Those who want to get a closer look at the unique derby cars that will be careening down Maple Street before coming to a rest at Cornwall Avenue can do so from 10am-3pm Sat., June 2 during the Bellingham Farmers Market at the Depot Market Square. Then, after heading home to put their fresh produce away, they can come back downtown and line up to watch the action. But, as per the event’s art-related moniker, that’s not all that’s on the roster. For the past month, a variety of quirky and fabulous art pieces fashioned mostly out of used appliance parts—some of which are quite difficult to recognize once they’ve been repurposed—has been peppered throughout Boundary Bay Brewery. After the race, attendees are encouraged to // ) WHAT: 4th make their way to Boundary’s annual Appliance beer garden for an auction Art Revival of the pieces, which features WHEN: Derby works by a variety of area artstarts at 5pm Sat., ists including Karin K. MuelJune 2. From 6:308:30pm, there’ll ler, Shirley Erickson, Graham be an art auction. Schodda, and others. At 7pm, listen to Whether you go home with live music from the one of the pieces, there’s no Yogoman Burning doubt that—after watching Band and special guests the thrills of the race and WHERE: Maple checking out and bidding and State streets, on the crazily creative conBoundary Bay coctions—you’ll ever look at Brewery your toaster, refrigerator or COST: Entry is $6 for the art auction blender the same way again. and music But that’s kind of the INFO: http://reuse point. By keeping what could works.org be refuse out of the dump, those at the Appliance Depot are making sure people are aware of all that they do. Adding on to their aforementioned mission of culling items from the waste stream, they put this credo in motion by providing job-training programs through the salvage, repair and sale of reconditioned appliances. In the moments before the derby cart race gets underway, onlookers probably won’t be thinking about the do-good aspects of the Appliance Depot—but that’s as it should be. But if you see a dented washing machine coming to rest at the bottom of the hill, rest assured, it’ll be put to good use. U P COM I NG E V EN TS FRI., JUNE 1 GALLERY WALK: From 6-9pm, attend the monthly Gallery Walk throughout downtown Anacortes. Entry is free and open to all. WWW.ANACORTESNOW.COM ART WALK: Peruse a variety of galleries, businesses and restaurants from 6-10pm as part of the Art Walk happening throughout downtown Bellingham. Check out the listings below, get the roster online or pick up maps at participating locations. WWW.DOWNTOWNBELLINGHAM.COM ALLIED ARTS: View “Contrast & Harmony,” featuring works from Deb Steinkamp, Richard Nevels, Chris Murphy, and John D’Onofrio, from 6-9pm at Allied Arts, 1418 Cornwall Ave. The colorful multimedia exhibit can be viewed through June 30. WWW.ALLIEDARTS.ORG HONE Y SALON: Abstract artist Christopher Murphy will be on hand to show off his reverse glass oil paintings from 6-9pm at Honey Salon, 310 W. Holly St. The works will be on display through July 3. WWW.HONEYBELLINGHAM.COM AMADEUS PROJEC T: Emerging artists from WWU— Laurel Kam, Christopher Popek, Joe, Rudko, Jake Reller, Sam Case and Tyna Ontko—will show their works from 6-10pm at the Amadeus Project, 1209 Cornwall Ave. The art will be up through June, and there’ll be an artists’ talk June 15. WWW.THEAMADEUSPROJECT.ORG BUETHORN STUDIO: Candace N. Buethorn will unveil her new collage work, “Dawn of the Hot-N-Ready,” from 5-9pm at Buethorn Watercolor Studio, 301 W. Holly St. The celebration is a culmination of her fifteenth year in business and six months in her new downtown location. WWW.CANDACEBUETHORN.COM WATERFRONT ART ISTS: See the works of 17 of Bellingham’s most versatile artists exhibiting a variety of genres from 6-10pm at the Waterfront Artists’ Studios, 1220 Central Ave. (across from Jalapenos). WWW.WATERFRONTARTIST STUDIOCOLLECTIVE.BLOGSPOT.COM FISHBOY: Head out of downtown proper to view the works of R.R. Clark from 6-10pm at the Fishboy Gallery, 617 Virginia St. (near Trader Joe’s). WWW.FISHBOYGALLERY.COM SAT., JUNE 2 JANSEN ART OPENING: Attend opening day of a Summer Fine Art Gallery exhibit from 11am-4pm at Lynden’s Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St. WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG PRINTMAKERS OPENING: Attend an opening reception for “On to the Next One: NW Printmakers Open Call” from 5-8pm at Edison’s Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave. The works will be up through June 30. WWW.SMITHANDVALLEE.COM ONGOI NG E X H I BI TS ART ISANS NORTHWEST: View works from as many as 100 Whatcom County artists on a regular basis at Artisans Northwest Art Crafts & Eats, 1215 Cornwall Ave. WWW.ARTISANSBELLINGHAM.COM ART WOOD: View a “New Work Show” through June at Artwood, 1000 Harris Ave. Andrew L. Subin CRIMINAL DEFENSE WWW.ARTWOODGALLERY.COM CHUCK ANUT BREWERY: Works by photographer Jeanie McGee are currently on display at the Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen, 601 W. Holly St. LET THERE BE ROCK. FOOD 30 doit B-BOARD 24 WWW.CHUCKANUTBREWERYANDKITCHEN.COM CONCRE TE HERITAGE: In conjunction with the Skagit County Historical Museum, view “The Stump Ranch” through the summer at the Concrete Heritage Museum, 7380 Thompson Ave. FOURTH CORNER FRAMES: “Here’s Looking At You” will be up through May 31 at Fourth Corner Frames, 311 W. Holly St. 734-1340 GALLERY C YGNUS: View an exhibit featuring works by Becky Fletcher and Patty Detzer through June 24 at La Conner’s Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial Ave. WWW.GALLERYCYGNUS.COM FILM 22 MUSIC 18 CONSULTATION (360) 734-6677 www.andrewsubin.com ART 16 WWW.BELLINGHAMFOG.COM FREE Buy Dad a Beer on Dad’s Day Vienna Lager is Back! HoPPY Hour (Bar/Patio) Su-Th 4-6 Friday $8 Liter Stein Night GOOD EARTH: Irene Lawson’s “Pattern Play” can be viewed through June at Good Earth Pottery, 1000 Harris Ave. STAGE 15 714-0815 OR WWW.FISHBOYGALLERY.COM FOG: View a variety of works by noted artists at the Fairhaven Originals Gallery, 960 Harris Ave. Drug, Alcohol & Driving Related Offenses @;@=3E;4D7I;@9 5A?7G97@7AD79A@ GET OUT 14 (360) 853-7041 FISHBOY GALLERY: Check out the contemporary folk art of RR Clark from 12-5pm every Mon.-Fri. at the FishBoy Gallery, 617 Virginia St. WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM WORDS 12 JANSEN ART CENTER: Sign up for classes and workshops at Lynden’s new Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St. WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG CURRENTS 10 MONA: “Everett DuPen and His Legacy,” “Veruska Vagen: Somewhere in Time,” “Tulipieres: The Tulip Vase Revisited,” and “Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection” can be seen through June 10 at La Conner’s Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St. VIEWS 6 WWW.MUSEUMOFNWART.ORG MAIL 4 QUILT MUSEUM: “Deep Spaces” and Carol Taylor’s “Contemporary Art Quilts: Working in a Series” can be viewed through June 24 at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 Second St. Entry is $5-$7. WWW.LACONNERQUILTS.COM DO IT 2 SCOT T MILO GALLERY: The Women Painters of Washington’s “Summer Daze” can be viewed through June 28 at Anacortes’ Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave. th eV en era ble p Chog yan Trungpa Rin och e y #22.07 CASCADIA WEEKLY We offer other classes and events. Please see our website for up-to-date listings. b ng wi dra WWW.WHATCOMMUSEUM.ORG ink Rigon g-kha (pen and WWW.WESTERNGALLERY.WWU.EDU WHATCOM MUSEUM: “From the Melting Pot into the Fire: Contemporary Israeli Ceramics,” “Art of Recycling,” and “ARTIFACTual” can currently be viewed at the Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall and the Lightcatcher Building. Free Meditation Instruction at 6:30pm. Meditation from 7-7:45. Class from 8-8:45. The p eri lou s ro ute to WWW.SKAGITCOUNT Y.NET WESTERN GALLERY: Graduating art students will show their work at a “Senior Students Art Show” through June 9 at WWU’s Western Gallery. Monday Nights Open House Meditation and Talk 05.30.12 WWW.SCOTTMILO.COM SK AGIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM: “The Murrow Brothers: Peak of Their Professions” shows through Dec. 21 at La Conner’s Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 4th St. The exhibit celebrates the lives of the sons of Skagit County who made an impact on their world. 17 FOOD 30 music CASCADIA WEEKLY #22.07 05.30.12 DO IT 2 MAIL 4 VIEWS 6 CURRENTS 10 WORDS 12 GET OUT 14 STAGE 15 ART 16 MUSIC 18 MUSIC 18 FILM 22 B-BOARD 24 SHOW PREVIEWS › › RUMOR HAS IT 18 BY CAREY ROSS JD McPherson SOUNDS THAT SWING WHEN THREE separate people, unrelated to and independent of each other, reach out to me to tell me about an upcoming show, it’s a pretty clear sign I should listen to what they’ve got to say and who they’re saying it about. This is exactly what happened when JD McPherson decided to come to town. To be clear, the three people who passed on the recommendation were not Tom Waits, Nick Lowe, or John Prine— although it easily could’ve been (provided I was acquainted with any of those legendary songwriters, that is), as all three are reportedly big fans of this Oklahoma crooner. That’s pretty heady stuff for a guy who used earn his living in front of a classroom rather than behind a microphone. McPherson, however, seems to be taking it all in his Brylcreemed, analog-loving stride. To call McPherson a throwback artist would be an apt description, but if that description brings to mind another slammin’ soul singer from the Daptone roster a la Sharon Jones or Charles Bradley, you’ve found yourself lost in the wrong musical era. To meet up with the musical tradition from which McPherson draws and then so effortlessly channels, you’ll ATTEND have to travel back in time a little furWHO: JD ther, to the days of Buddy Holly and McPherson, Louis early Elvis Presley, perhaps. Because Ledford the music that speaks to McPherson is WHEN: 8pm Thurs., May 31 also the stuff that made the 1950s so WHERE: The Green great—and if you think a person raised Frog, 1015 N. State on punk rock and cattle ranching in the St. modern era can’t do Carl Perkins and COST: $10 Jerry Lee Lewis justice, you obviously MORE INFO: www.acoustic haven’t heard McPherson blow through tavern.com tracks like “North Side Gal” and “Scandalous” like a time traveler from a music scene past. The truth is, Bellingham has frequently embraced such nostalgia-inducing modern acts—and often long before the rest of the world catches on. In that sense, McPherson can be classed right alongside Jones and Bradley, which means all signs point to his upcoming Green Frog show presenting a prime get-in-on-the-ground-floor musical opportunity. What I’m trying to say is, see McPherson now before the whole world catches on, lest you have to buy a pass to next year’s incarnation of Bumbershoot or Sasquatch to see what you so regrettably missed. Rumor Has It IF YOU’VE BEEN following the Last Band Standing competition at the Underground (early rounds took place at the bar every Thursday night during May), you are probably already well aware that the final is upon us—it takes place Thurs., May 31 at the bar—and four local bands remain. Those bands are, in no particular order, the Bad Tenants, My Dad Bruce, Kowalski, and Black Beast Revival. In order to reach the finals, those four bands took down very many other bands, some you know and love, and some you’ve barely ever heard of. But if you’d like to swear allegiance to one of the remaining bands, I’m sure they’d love you forever (even if they don’t share their winnings with you) if you made your way to the final show and cast your vote accordingly. Because competitive democracy is the principle upon which this country was founded and it is the thing that BY CAREY ROSS makes us great. Or something. Also on the roster of worthy upcoming events is the Urban Music Festival, which will happen all weekend long (June 1-2) at the Wild Buffalo. The festival is in its eighth incarnation, so the mixture of music, art, circus performers and more is clearly one that fans find to be appealing. If nothing else, it’s an inexpensive, easy way to catch back-to-back sets by Acorn Project, who headline both nights of the festival. And to those who say (and I know you’re out there as some of you have said this very thing to me), “Really? Both nights? Come on,” to you I reply thusly: When you plan and execute your own festival with great success year after year, and your band works as hard and has the kind of mad draw Acorn Project does, you can headline two nights in a row too. And, when that day comes, if you’re anything like Acorn Project, fans will show up in droves to watch you do it. Probably I would add a "so there” onto the end of that statement, but that part is negotiable depending upon how childish I may or may not be feeling in the moment. But Acorn Project isn’t the only source of entertainment to be found at the Urban Music Festival. Also on hand (on stages both inside and out) will be Polecat, Snug Harbor, Dream Science Circus, Yogoman Burning Band, Medium Troy, My Dad Bruce, and many others, along with buskers, food vendors, a silent auction, family activities and more. Some of it is free, some of it isn’t, but all of it is pretty cheap at the price—especially the free stuff. And you can’t beat free stuff. Open Daily @ 11AM Best Happy Hour in the County 404 S. 3rd. Mt. Vernon www.skagitbrew.com 360-336-2884 Upstairs Banquet Loft To Go Orders GOURMET TRINITY TWENTY FREE WILLS AVAILABLE BAND POPS: The Whatcom Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and WWU band alumni will perform at a “Band Pops!” concert at 8pm at Western’s Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. The performance is free and open to the public. 650-3130 FAME CONCERT: Bellingham Sings will host a FAME (Female Artists for Music Education) benefit concert featuring local female musicians and a silent auction featuring the work of Whatcom County women artists from 7:309:30pm at the Amadeus Project, 1209 Cornwall Ave. Tickets are $20-$25. The First 20 Clients Who Wish To Leave a Gift of Any Size to a Local Community Group Can Have Their Wills Done Completely Free of Charge. Daniel Sobel GET OUT 14 WED., MAY 30 From A Community Focused Estate Planner VISIT WWW.DANIELSOBEL.COM TO LEARN MORE OR CONTAC T DANIEL SOBEL AT (360) 510-7816 WWW.MCINT YREHALL.ORG SUN., JUNE 3 WHATCOM CHORALE: “Comforting Words” will be the theme of a sacred music concert featuring the Whatcom Chorale and Whatcom Chorale Sinfonia at 3pm at the First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall Ave. Tickets are $5-$15. VIEWS 6 YOUTH SYMPHONY: Performers from the Fidalgo Youth Symphony will perform at the final concert of the season at 7pm at Mount Vernon’s McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way. Tickets are $15. CURRENTS 10 393-1687 OR WWW.BELLINGHAMSINGS.ORG THURS., MAY 31 WORDS 12 Snug Harbor, Staxx Brothers (pictured), Polecat, SpaceBand, and more will be part of the very first Moon Mountain Festival taking place June 1-3 at the Moon Mountain Lodge in Sedro-Woolley. The event takes place rain or shine, and camping is encouraged. STAGE 15 QuelFromage.com | 671.0203 | 1200 OLD FAIRHAVEN PARKWAY, SUITE 101 | Open Seven Days ART 16 MUSIC 18 MUSIC 18 cheese + wine + chocolate B-BOARD 24 Families Welcome FILM 22 Full Lunch & Dinner Menu FOOD 30 Great selection of Ales & Lagers musicevents WWW.WHATCOMCHORALE.ORG FRI., JUNE 1 DO IT 2 MAIL 4 PIANO RECITAL: David Brooks, Annie Brooks, and Karissa Zadinsky will perform at a Piano Recital beginning at 7pm at the Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave. Tickets are $5 for students and $15 general. 734-2776 (360) 387-0374 OR WWW.LOVELACONNER.COM WWW.PARADOX-NATION.COM CHOIR CONCERT: Mount Vernon High School choirs will present a celebration of music from around the world for their school year finale at 4pm and 7pm at the town’s McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way. Tickets are $6-$8. WWW.MCINT YREHALL.ORG WED., JUNE 6 MUSIC CLUB: Pianist Alexandra “Sasha” Tsirkel performs a variety of works at the Bellingham Music Club’s free monthly concert at 10:30am at Trinity Lutheran Church, 119 Texas St. 671-0252 SAT., JUNE 2 THURS., JUNE 7 TRADIT IONAL JAZZ: The Ain’t No Heaven Seven Jazz Band will perform during the Bellingham Traditional Jazz Society’s monthly dance from 2-5pm at the VFW Hall, 625 N State St. Entry is $6-$10. SEK ST I ENSEMBLE: Show up for an evening of Finnish music when two groups from Finland— the Seksti Ensemble and Jepokryddona—perform at 7pm at Lynden’s Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St. Suggested donation is $10. 734-2973 OR WWW.BTJS.WEBS.COM WWW.JANSENARTCENTER.ORG 05.30.12 MOON MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL: Snug Harbor, Staxx Brothers, Polecat, SpaceBand, and Pickle Toss will be among the many musicians taking part in the inaugural Moon Mountain Music Festival Fri.-Sun. in Sedro-Woolley at the Moon Mountain Lodge, 3980 Camp 2 Rd. There’ll also be entertainment by the likes of the DK and Morgan Show, local art exhibits, food and drink, a beer garden and much more. Cost is $45 for a weekend pass and $20-$50 for camping. MON., JUNE 4 Learn the Transcendental Meditation Technique June 1-4 For registration, times and directions, call 800 595-3186 www.tm.org/seattle Instructor: Annie Skipper Director, Seattle TM Program CASCADIA WEEKLY JUNE 1-3 0Z`V\Y =63=6 [OL),:; P[JHUIL& #22.07 MUSIC AND ART: The La Conner Festival of Music and Art presents music by the Swinomish Blues Review and others from 3-10pm at the town’s Maple Hall, 104 Commercial Ave. Tickets are $20 and include music, jazz, food, wine and art. :PUJL PU)LSSPUNOHT Diagnosis U Repair U Service U We Buy and Sell Volvos New & used parts in stock U Visa, MasterCard and Discover 360.734.6117 rainbowautoservice.com Open Monday to Thursday, 8-6 19 FOOD 30 B-BOARD 24 musicvenues See below for venue addresses and phone numbers FILM 22 05.31.12 WEDNESDAY THURSDAY ART 16 06.02.12 FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Cheryl Jewell, Saltwater Octet Lindsay Street Michael George Gonzales Trio Holmes-Shea Band Aaron Guest (Tap Room), Yogoman Burning Band (Beer Garden) Happy Hour Music Puirt na Gael Fish Fry Fryday w/The Ames Appliance Art Revival w/Yogoman Burning Band Open Mic The Super Saturated Sugar Strings Brown Lantern Ale House The Business Karl Blau Cabin Tavern STAGE 15 06.01.12 WWU Faculty Jazz Collective Blue Horse Gallery Boundary Bay Brewery MUSIC 18 MUSIC 18 05.30.12 Karaoke Conway Muse Open Mic Amara Grace Cyndy's Broiler Karaoke Jam Night Matney Cook and the Mudflat Walkers, The Jaded Lovers Green Frog Stephen Ray Leslie and Old Day Creek, Rainieros, 1 Uppers Paul Klein The Vonvettas, Topless He Whose Ox is Gored, In Aeona David Lee Howard & The Fabulous Volcanos Grover’s Tab The Clouds J.D. McPherson, Louis Ledford TUESDAY All-Ages Jam Ron Bailey Open Mic The City of Lost Children Soul Night w/DJ Yogoman CURRENTS 10 Buy One Get One Free Fish & Chips Every Friday! Winners Club Members get a FREE PowerBucks Lotto Ticket every day in June, with opportunities to win every Sunday and Tuesday! Choose your six numbers at the PowerBucks Kiosk, then bring your ticket(s) every Sunday and Tuesday att 7pm for the lotto drawings. Prizes are awarded for matching: Winners Club Members can get 2-for-1 Fish & Chip meals at Chefs or Thirst Bar every Friday in June! Ask your server for details. 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C O M 9 7 5 0 N O R T H W O O D R O A D U L Y N D E N WA 877.777.9847 WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Open Mic w/Scot Casey The Librarians Make.Shift Art Space Main St. Bar and Grill 06.01.12 06.02.12 FRIDAY SATURDAY East Coast Dave & Hillary Susz The Penny Stinkers Art Walk Human Infest, On the Ground, Ol' Doris, Cathoholix Country Karaoke McKay's Taphouse 06.03.12 06.04.12 06.05.12 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY The Shadies Chris Cochrane, Chambers, Mindmeld Rap Battle BALTIC COUSINS/June 2/ Shakedown Brian Hillman Old World Deli FOOD 30 05.31.12 FILM 22 Honeymoon 05.30.12 MUSIC 18 MUSIC 18 See below for venue addresses and phone numbers B-BOARD 24 musicvenues Chico's Paradise ART 16 Live Music DJ Jester DJ Jester DJ Jester Betty Desire Show, DJ Postal Throwback Thursdays w/ DJ Shortwave DJ QBNZA DJ Mike Tolleson Falcon Grady (Terrace) Falcon Grady (Packers) Across Tundras, Orcco, Chambers Baltic Cousins, Hounds of the Wild Hunt, Falling Up Stairs Midlife Crisis & the Alimony Horns Midlife Crisis & the Alimony Horns Bullet Creek Bullet Creek Steve Faucher Stirred Not Shaken Semiahmoo Resort The Shakedown Joe Sneva & the Neon Sharks, Ticktockman, Cat From Hue Emily Wells, 1939 Ensemble (early), '90s Night (late) Silver Reef Hotel Casino & Spa Skagit Valley Casino Skylark's Kid'sax Quartet Karaoke Karaoke DJ Postal, DJ Shortwave Tom Waits Monday Metal Tuesday w/DJs Dog Shredder MOGWAI/May 29/Commodore Ballroom Temple Bar The Village Inn Karaoke Washington Sips Wild Buffalo Live Music (early), DJ BamBam (late) Spin Jam Happy Hour (early), Wild Out Wednesday w/Blessed Coast (late) RAC, Wishbone Takes All Kinds (early), DJ BamBam (late) EMILY WELLS/ May 31/Shakedown Steve "Otis" Meyer SlimFatLips Urban Music Festival Urban Music Festival STAGE 15 #22.07 Last Band Standing (early), DJ BamBam (late) 05.30.12 Bar Tabac The Underground GET OUT 14 Kim Field and the Mighty Titans of Tone Frenchy Lounge Night WORDS 12 Gin Creek Open Mic CURRENTS 10 Boss Rhino, Boxcar Millionaires Jack Hamilton Royal Rumors Rattletrap Ruckus Karaoke VIEWS 6 Rockfish Grill DJ Ryan I MAIL 4 The Redlight DJ Clint DO IT 2 DJ Little Andre Nickatina, MUMBLS, Cool Nutz, Knucklehead Buster Blue, Dillon Warnek Conway Muse 18444 Spruce/Main St., Conway (360) 445-3000 | The Green Frog /4UBUF4UtXXXBDPVTUJDUBWFSODPN | Edison Inn $BJOT$U&EJTPOt | Glow&)PMMZ4Ut] Graham’s Restaurant.PVOU#BLFS)XZ(MBDJFSt Honey Moon/4UBUF4Ut]Jinx Art Space 'MPSB4Ut | Main Street Bar & Grill .BJO4U'FSOEBMFt 2982 | Nooksack River Casino.U#BLFS)XZ%FNJOHt | Poppe’s-BLFXBZ%St| The Redlight /4UBUF4UtXXXSFEMJHIUXJOFBOEDPGGFFDPN]Rockfish Grill $PNNFSDJBM "WF"OBDPSUFTt ]The Royal &)PMMZ4Ut]Rumors Cabaret3BJMSPBE"WFt| Semiahmoo Resort4FNJBINPP1LXZ#MBJOFt | The Shakedown 1212 /4UBUF4UtXXXTIBLFEPXOCFMMJOHIBNDPNSilver Reef Casino )BYUPO8BZ'FSOEBMFt ]Skagit Valley Casino Resort /%BSSL-BOF#PXt ]Skylark’s Hidden Cafe 1300 UI4Ut]Swinomish Casino$BTJOP%S"OBDPSUFTt |Temple Bar8$IBNQJPO4Ut] The Underground &$IFTUOVU4Ut | Underground Coffeehouse 7JLJOH6OJPOSE'MPPS886 | Village Inn Pub /PSUIXFTU"WFt | Watertown Pub $PNNFSDJBM"WF"OBDPSUFTt | Wild Buffalo 8)PMMZ4UtXXXXJMECVGGBMPOFU]5PHFU ZPVSMJWFNVTJDMJTUJOHTJODMVEFEJOUIJTFTUFFNFEOFXTQSJOUTFOEJOGPUPDMVCT!DBTDBEJBXFFLMZDPN%FBEMJOFTBSFBMXBZTBUQN'SJEBZ CASCADIA WEEKLY Poppe's 21 B-BOARD 24 FOOD 30 film STAGE 15 ART 16 MUSIC 18 FILM 22 MOVIE REVIEWS › › MOVIE SHOWTIMES DO IT 2 MAIL 4 VIEWS 6 CURRENTS 10 WORDS 12 GET OUT 14 The plot exposition and characterization is so botched and inadequate, consisting of either good or evil characters (with no middle ground) fending off piranha attacks in various disjointed scenes around a water park until the credits start to roll after barely 70 minutes CASCADIA WEEKLY #22.07 05.30.12 REVIEWED BY BEN RAWSON-JONES 22 the ramblings of a snooty reviewer who despises trashy fun. This aquatic abomination’s 2010 predecessor Piranha 3D supplied a good dose of enjoyable escapism that toyed with its lowbrow status and unleashed enough clever pop culture references to stay afloat. Piranha 3DD is merely stupid, as opposed to trashy—and no fun at all. You’d think that lines like “Josh cut off his penis because something came out of my vagina” would provide some melodramatic impact or camp humor, but the execution is so abysmally poor that such moments are botched. The direction and editing is so poor and incoherent that there is no visceral or dramatic impact when a piranha swims out of a young woman’s vagina while she is in the process of losing her virginity. There are also frequent moments of incongruity when there are cuts between long shots and close-ups that simply do not match up. The 3D is similarly a waste of space with no effort made to create any shots that create Piranha 3DD DON’T HASSLE THE HOFF A MAN stands in a swimming pool with his pants pulled down while gaining sexual pleasure from the pumps spraying water over his genitals, only for a flesh-eating piranha to leap up and lodge itself inside the man’s rectum. That sounds like a fairly embarrassing situation to be caught in. Yet it pales in comparison to the humiliation that will be felt by any cinemagoer who pays good money to see Piranha 3DD. Double dire, deflated and desperate, it is so far beyond redemption on every level that not even a gamely self-mocking supporting turn by David Hasselhoff can make a difference. The plot exposition and characterization is so botched and inadequate, consisting of either good or evil characters (with no middle ground) fend- ing off piranha attacks in various disjointed scenes around a water park until the credits start to roll after barely 70 minutes. That’s a merciful running time, with the credits fleshed out to unbearable length by behind the scenes footage of the making of this dud. It would have been wiser to let Vincent Price’s iconic cackle from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video play on a loop while the credits roll, an admission that the audience have been swindled. Don’t be fooled into thinking that these are the requisite immersive effect. Simply having a fish swim towards the camera and bear its fangs is not enough. As 3D films are significantly more expensive to watch than their 2D counterparts, this is unforgiveable. The only glimmer of hope surfaces when David Hasselhoff walks into shot midway through the movie, clutching a large glass of whisky in the morning and crooning a love song to two ladies in his hotel room bed. Fair play for sending himself up, but before long he is festooned on a lifeguard’s chair observing the piranha-produced bloodshed and doing little else apart from mocking his own existence. Even that video footage of him drunkenly scooping up a burger from the floor and scoffing it provides a more respectable outlet for his persona. No thought has gone into making this movie and contriving involving situations for the viewer. Sympathies go out to both the Hoff and Christopher Lloyd, who returns as the fearful fish expert, for their participation. Who’d have thought that a movie entitled Piranha 3DD could be so bereft of titillation? FOOD 30 film ›› showtimes BY CAREY ROSS B-BOARD 24 FILMSHORTS FILM 22 Battleship: I imagine the pitch meeting for this movie went something like this, "So, I know as board games go, this one isn't even much fun. But we can structure an entire script around the moment when someone says, 'You sank my battleship!' Just think of the possibilities." ★1(tISTNJO Call 676-9990 for theaters and showtimes. SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN Goon: What's better than a regular comedy? A comedy about hockey. Trust me on this one. Then see for yourself. ★★★★3tISNJO PFC's Limelight See www.pickfordfilmcenter.com for showtimes. The Hunger Games: As predicted, this movie is practically its very own economy, netting about eleventy gajillion dollars in box-office revenue so far. And it happens to be a decent film with nary a wand-waver or glittery vampire in sight. Team ,BUOJTTMZGF★★★★1(tISTNJO Call 676-9990 for theaters and showtimes. Mar vel's The Avengers: As this is a solid film, *hNTVSFUIF%WFSTJPOJTHSFBU#VUUIF%WFSTJPO is so bitchin' (not my typical stance when it comes UP% XIZOPUTFFUIBUPOF ★★★★1(t ISTNJO Call 676-9990 for theaters and showtimes. Mar vel's The Avengers 3D: Much like every Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog: This is the based-on-actual-events account of a blind man reluctant to accept help and Quill, the guide dog who changes his mind, heart and whole life. ★★★★★ 6OSBUFEtISNJO Pickford Film Center See www.pickfordfilmcenter. com for showtimes. MUSIC 18 ART 16 STAGE 15 Open Nightly Except Monday 1055 N State St SINCE 1988 B’ham 671-3414 Snow White and the Huntsman: Proving you never know just what is going to capture Hollywood's fickle fancy comes the second movie about Snow White this year. This one features Bella Swan, who will take a break from seducing vampires long enough to do battle with an evil queen who spends her spare time listening to her talking mirror. ★★★ 1(tISTNJO Call 676-9990 for theaters and showtimes. Sprout Film Festival: The goal of this film festival is "making the invisible visible" by highlighting the stories and films by and about people with developmental disabilities. Prepare to be enlightened and amazed. ★★★★★(tISNJO Pickford Film Center May 31 @ 11:00am & 6:00 What to Expect When You're Expecting: Great. An ensemble comedy based on a self-help book about child rearing. I don't want to point any fingers here, but He's Just Not that Into You, believe we're all holding you responsible for this. ★★ (PGtISNJO Call 676-9990 for theaters and showtimes. CURRENTS 10 WORDS 12 GET OUT 14 COOKING OUTSIDE THE BOX VIEWS 6 Piranha 3DD: See review previous page. ★3t ISNJO Call 676-9990 for theaters and showtimes. PEP PER SISTERS BE RNIE MAIL 4 The Dictator: Sacha Baron Cohen plays a ruthless dictator who somehow wants to save his country from democracy by exiling himself to the United States. Whatever the premise (does he really even need one BUUIJTQPJOU $PIFOBOEIJTMPXCSPXCSBOEPGTBUJSF seem equal to the task. ★★★★3tISNJO Call 676-9990 for theaters and showtimes. The Mountain Runners: Remember when you came to the Limelight to see this movie—which chronicles the story of the Mt. Baker Marathon— only to find it was sold out? Well, the fine folks at the theater have held it over for you. You are welcome. ★★★★★6OSBUFEtISNJO PFC's Limelight See www.pickfordfilmcenter.com for showtimes. DO IT 2 Dark Shadows: I do not generally favor remakes. And frankly, I'm growing weary of Tim Burton's and Johnny Depp's cinematic love affair. I think it's time to see other people, you two. ★★1(t ISNJO Call 676-9990 for theaters and showtimes. Men in Black III 3D: For everyone who has ever wanted to see Tommy Lee Jones in 3D, which also happens to be no one. ★★★1(tISNJO Call 676-9990 for theaters and showtimes. 05.30.12 Chernobyl Diar ies: Remember the good old days, when all movie villains were our Cold War enemies? Well, consider this a bizarro trip back in time, to a place called Chernobyl where the villains aren't so much burly Russian men as they are the hellish products of prolonged exposure to radiation. The found-footage genre goes nuclear. ★★★★3t ISNJO Call 676-9990 for theaters and showtimes. Men in Black III: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, and Josh Brolin reunite for the third installment in this alien-invasion franchise. Can a family-friendly hit song about the movie by the former Fresh Prince be far behind? ★★★1(tISNJO Call 676-9990 for theaters and showtimes. #22.07 The Best Exotic Mar igold Hotel: The fact that everyone on the planet converged at the PFC to see this movie during its opening weekend there should indicate that this excellently cast and acted ensemble dramedy is a must-see. Feel free to converge once again. ★★★★1(tISTNJO Pickford Film Center See www.pickfordfilmcenter. com for showtimes. single other person on the planet, I saw this movie during its debut weekend. And I'd like to commend the Nerd King, Joss Whedon, for capably helming this old-school superhero flick in such entertaining fashion. ★★★★1(tISTNJO Call 676-9990 for theaters and showtimes. Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center Celebrates 20 Years of Creative Conflict Resolution! 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Soul is just the way black folk sing when they leave themselves alone.” I urge you to experiment with this idea, Cancerian. In my astrological opinion, you need to whip up a fresh, hot delivery of raw soul. One of the best ways to do that might be to leave yourself alone. In other words, don’t badger yourself. Don’t pick your scabs and second-guess your enthusiasms and argue yourself into a knot. Create a nice big space for your original self to play in. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Where’s the most convenient place to discover a new species?” asks The Second Book of General Ignorance. What do you think the answer is, Leo? The Amazon Rainforest? The high mountainous forests of New Guinea? Northwest Siberia? None of the above. In fact, your best chance of finding a previously unidentified life form is in your own garden. There are hundreds of thousands of species that science still has no knowledge of, and quite a few of them are near you. A similar principle currently holds true for your life in general. It will be close to home that you are most likely to connect with fascinating exotica, unknown influences, and far-out adventures. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Now and then my readers try to bribe me. “I’ll give you $1,000,” said a recent email from a Virgo woman, “if you will write a sequence of horoscopes that predict I’ll get the dream job I’m aiming for, which will in turn make me so attractive to the guy I’m pursuing that he will beg to worship me.” My first impulse was to reply, “That’s all you’re willing to pay for a prophecy of two events AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Should you get down on your knees and beg for love and recognition? No! Should you give yourself away without seeking much in return? Don’t do that, either. Should you try to please everyone in an attempt to be popular? Definitely not. Should you dilute your truth so as not to cause a ruckus? I hope not. So then what am I suggesting you should do? Ask the following question about every possibility that comes before you: “Will this help me to master myself, deepen my commitment to what I want most, and gain more freedom?” PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Do you know why flamingos have their distinctive orange-pink color? It’s because of the carotene in the shrimp and other food they consume. If they change their diet, their feathers turn dull grey. That’s a dramatic example of the adage, “You are what you eat.” Let’s use it as a prompt to contemplate all the stuff you take into the holy temple of your body, Pisces. Not just the sandwiches and chocolate bars and alcohol, but also the images, sounds, ideas, emotions, and energy you get from other people. Is the cumulative effect of all those things giving you the shape and color and texture you want to have? If not, this would be a good time to adjust your intake. Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (NR) HD/100m. Fri: (1:00); Sat: (12:15) - A moving Japanese film Sprout Film Festival (G) DVD/90m. Thu: 11AM, 6:00 Presented by ARC of Whatcom County Bernie (PG-13) 35mm/104m. ALL AGES SCREENINGS Wed: (11:00 AM) - Mommy Matinee; Thu: (3:30), 8:15 NEW PICKFORD FILM CENTER: 1318 Bay St. | 360.738.0735 | PickfordFilmCenter.org Box Office Open 30 Min Before First Showtime - Mary’s Happy Hour: 4-6pm, M-F $1 Off Beer/Wine NEW PRICING FOR STUDENTS: Students with Valid ID: $7.50 PFC/$6.50 Limelight NOW SHOWING JUNE 1 - 7 at PFC’s Limelight Cinema at 1416 Cornwall NEW LOWER PRICES AT The Limelight! B-BOARD 24 B-BOARD 24 FILM 22 MUSIC 18 ART 16 STAGE 15 GET OUT 14 a psychotherapist, she may coax you to tell stories about what went wrong in your childhood. Seek a chiropractor’s opinion and he might inform you that most of your problems have to do with your spine. Consult a psychic and chances are she will tell you that you messed up in your past lives and need a karmic cleansing. And if you ask me about what you most need to know, I might slip you some advice about how to access your untapped reserves of beauty and intelligence. Here’s the moral of the story, Sagittarius: Be discerning as you ask for feedback and mirroring. The information you receive will always be skewed. WORDS 12 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG-13) 35mm/124m Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Maggie Smith “...what a charming, funny and heartwarming movie this is, a smoothly crafted entertainment that makes good use of seven superb veterans.” Roger Ebert Fri: (3:30), 6:15, 9:00; Sat: (2:45), 5:30, 8:15 Sun: (12:00), (2:45), 5:30, 8:15 Mon - Wed: (3:30), 6:15, 9:00 SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you go to CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The state of Kansas has a law that seems more confusing than helpful. It says the following: “When two trains approach each other at a crossing, both shall come to a full stop and neither shall start up again until the other has gone.” From what I can tell, Capricorn, a similar situation has cropped up in your life. Two parties are in a stalemate, each waiting for the other to make the first move. At this rate, nothing will ever happen. May I suggest that you take the initiative? The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG-13) 35mm Thu: (3:30), 6:15, 9:00 *Note: Thursday Screenings are 21 and Over CURRENTS 10 tion this week is Oscar Wilde’s belief that disobedience is a primal virtue. Be ingeniously, pragmatically, and cheerfully disobedient, Gemini! Harness your disobedience so that it generates outbreaks of creative transformation that improve your life. For inspiration, read this passage by Robert Anton Wilson: “Every fact of science was once damned. Every invention was considered impossible. Every discovery was a nervous shock to some orthodoxy. Every artistic innovation was denounced as fraud and folly. The entire web of culture and progress, everything on earth that is man-made and not given to us by nature, is the concrete manifestation of someone’s refusal to bow to Authority. We would be no more than the first apelike hominids if it were not for the rebellious, the recalcitrant, and the intransigent.” dribble out. Other secrets will spill forth. Still others may shoot out and explode like fireworks. You won’t be bored by this week’s revelations, Scorpio. People’s camouflage may be exposed, hidden agendas could be revealed, and not-quite-innocent deceits might be uncovered. So that’s the weird news. Here’s the good news: If you maintain a high level of integrity and treat the brouhaha as good entertainment, you’re likely to capitalize on the uproar. And that’s your specialty, right? VIEWS 6 GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your core medita- SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Some secrets will Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (NR) HD/100m. Sun: (12:10); Mon - Wed: (4:00) *See below for Fri & Sat Showtimes MAIL 4 feeling a warm fuzzy feeling in your money chakra? I hope so. The cosmos recently authorized you to receive a fresh flow of what we might call financial kundalini. Your insight into money matters should be increasing, as well as your ability to attract the information and influences you need to refine your relationship with prosperity. It may even be the case that higher levels of economic luck are operating in your vicinity. I’m not saying you will strike it rich, but you could definitely strike it richer. Bernie (PG-13) 35mm/104m. “I’m very serious about this - read nothing else about this movie. Every description out there, it seems, gives away the first half of the story. But you should have the opportunity to experience the movie the way I did, in complete ignorance, enjoying its every weird turn.” San Francisco Chronicle Fri: (4), 6:30, 9:10; Sat: (12:30), (3), 5:40, 9:10 Sun: (2:30), 5:00, 7:30; Mon - Wed: 6:30, 8:55 DO IT 2 TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Have you been BEER & WINE ALLOWED IN THEATRE 1: 21 & OVER ONLY 05.30.12 rumba,” said jazz musician Fats Waller, suggesting the seemingly impossible mix of two very different types of dancing. That’s an excellent clue for you to follow up on, Aries. I suspect that in the coming week you will have an unusual aptitude for hybridization. You could do folk dancing and hip-hop moves simultaneously. It will make sense for you to do the cha-cha as you disco and vice versa. You’ll have a knack for bringing the spirit of belly dance into the tango, and for breakdancing while you do the hokey-pokey. T1 #22.07 ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Let’s waltz the LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A solar eclipse happens when the moon passes in front of the sun and blocks much of its light from reaching our eyes. On a personal level, the metaphorical equivalent is when something obstructs our ability to see what nourishes us. For example, let’s say you’re in the habit of enviously comparing your own situation to that of a person you imagine is better off than you. This may blind you to some of your actual blessings, and diminish your ability to take full advantage of your own talents. I bring this up, Libra, because you’re in an especially favorable time to detect any way you might be under the spell of an eclipse—and then take dramatic steps to get out from under it. The Mountain Runners (NR) 90m. Continues! Fri: 6:30 PM; Sat: (2:00), 6:30 Sun: 3:30, 5:50; Mon - Thu: 6:30 Goon (R) 92m. Best Hockey Comedy Ever “Crude, violent and deeply enjoyable.” Movieline Fri: (4:15), 8:45; Sat: 4:15, 8:45 Sun: 8:00; Mon - Thu: (4:15), 8:45 CASCADIA WEEKLY FREE WILL ASTROLOGY T1: PLAYING IN THEATRE 1 THIS WEEK BY ROB BREZSNY FOOD 30 NOW SHOWING JUNE 1 - 7 that will supercharge your happiness and change your life?” But in the end, as always, I flatly turned her down. The truth is, I report on the music of the heavenly spheres, but I don’t write the music myself. Still, I sort of admire this woman’s feisty resolve to manipulate the fates, and I urge you to borrow some of her ferocity in the coming week. 27 The Merry Widow (From the Semperoper Dresden) (NR) Opera in High Definition Sun: 11:00 AM $16/$20 - Please note, this is not our Opera in Cinema series. FOOD 30 BY AMY ALKON B-BOARD 24 B-BOARD 24 THE ADVICE GODDESS WEDDING HER WHISTLE CASCADIA WEEKLY #22.07 05.30.12 DO IT 2 MAIL 4 VIEWS 6 CURRENTS 10 WORDS 12 GET OUT 14 STAGE 15 ART 16 MUSIC 18 FILM 22 I just turned 26, and I’m ready to be married. My previous two boyfriends dragged their feet and then said the blood-boiling line: “I will marry you…someday.” I met a guy online, and we initiated a relationship on the basis that he was ready for marriage. Four months after our first kiss, I broke up with him after he, too, expressed hesitation about marriage. He insisted that he loves me but is hesitating because I have a drinking problem and PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder). Once a month, I take everything that I love and tear it to shreds—as if in a werewolf state. I come to, devastated by my actions. I need structure and commitment from a loving partner for strength, and an engagement now would help me transcend my conditions. He wants me to do it alone and wants to see improvement before he commits. I want to make him realize how cruel he was in insisting in his profile that he was ready for marriage and not following through. —Unwed HI LO 28 www.ReuseWorks.org Pepper Sisters Bayport Financial Services What’s Up! Magazine Cascadia Weekly Copy Source Z Recyclers Bay City Supply Time In Play Cafe Cafe Rumba WFC Country Store Chuckanut Builders You’re a fierce advocate of truth in advertising—except when you’re the one engaging in the sins of omission: “I’m ready to be married. Oh, also, once a month, I’ll try to rip out your internal organs with a shrimp fork. Any takers?” Typically, when a man is ready for marriage, he’s looking to settle down with the right woman, not sprint to the altar with the first woman he meets who can fit into a size 8 long white dress. If marriage actually were a cure for alcoholism, people in AA would have florists instead of sponsors, and church basements would be packed with brides tearfully confessing to being powerless before a $10,000 wedding cake that releases a flock of white doves. You likewise don’t marry a guy because your hormones turn you into a werewolf once a month and you need somebody to bolt the exits so no sheep or cattle go missing. Per psychiatrist Dr. Emily Deans in one of my previous columns, biochemical options for dialing down turbo PMS include the 24-day or three-month birth control pill; the antidepressant bupropion; magnesium malate supplementation (500 milligrams at bedtime); and cycling from a low-carb diet to a higher-carb, lowprotein diet three days to a week before your period starts. At the moment, you’re married to escaping your problems. Addiction treatment specialist Dr. Frederick Woolverton writes in his very helpful book, Unhooked, that at the heart of any addiction is avoidance of suffering. Instead of feeling uncomfortable feelings and dealing with them, you hold their little heads down and drown them in a pond of cheap gin. And instead of doing the grown-up thing and working to overcome your addiction, you decide that the “power greater than yourself” will be the groom. But, only when you don’t need a man to feel whole are you healthy enough to choose one for the right reasons. Then you see, over time (a year, at the very least), whether you and he make sense together. Marriage is a lifetime commitment, not a lifeboat to rescue you from your troubles already in progress: “Do you take this woman…to have and to hold, and to hold her hair back as she’s driving the porcelain bus? O.K. then! You may now detox the bride!” YOUTH IS FLEEING My friend is constantly dragging me to parties to be her wing woman. She’s in her late 40s but hits on hot young guys in their early 20s who never reciprocate interest. Guys her age or older approach her, but she blows them off. I’m sick of these depressing evenings and of accompanying her to the mall so she can get “hipper clothes.” Is there a kind way to tell her she needs to rethink who she’s pursuing? —Frustrated How uplifting, spending your weekends watching Generation Y getting hit on by Generation Why Are You At This Party? Of course you want to clue in your friend, “You could wear head-to-toe Forever 21, and you’d still look 49 and counting.” And you could gently suggest she expand her dating horizons to include men who are actual possibilities. But her persistence in the face of failure suggests she’s pretty attached to believing that the answer to her datelessness can be found at the mall. What you can control is how you spend your time. Extending yourself to make a friend happy is nice; subjecting yourself to regular misery is too nice and leads to bubbling resentment. The next time she tries to drag you along, tell her you’re party-weary and tired of the mall…but how about lunch or a hike? Granted, out on the trail, you could still witness the uncomfortable sight of a cougar stalking its prey—but not by changing out of its mom jeans. Divorce is an ending, but not The End FOOD 30 Let us help you close one chapter of your life And build the next. Collaborative Divorce LAW OFFICE OF PAMELA E ENGLETT PLLC 119 N. 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CURRENTS 10 VIEWS 6 AMPM-ONDAYTHROUGH3ATURDAY ART 16 #ORNWALL!VENUEs"ELLINGHAM7! s!RT-ORE 05.30.12 DO IT 2 MAIL 4 With local Forrest Yoga instructors Wendy Bailey & Guy Ortiz #22.07 All levels welcome B-BOARD 24 B-BOARD 24 * Domestic Partnerships * Modifications FILM 22 *Paternity * Child Support CASCADIA WEEKLY rearEnd ›› comix 29 doit FOOD 30 30 FOOD chow B-BOARD 24 RECIPES REVIEWS SPAGHE T T I SAUCE TASTE-OFF: The La Conner Chamber of Commerce will host a “Spaghetti Sauce Taste-Off” from 4:307:30pm at the town’s Maple Hall, 104 Commercial Ave. Area restaurants and culinary classes will contribute sauces. Entry is $5 for kids, $8 for adults. WWW.LACONNERCHAMBER.COM STAGE 15 ART 16 MUSIC 18 FILM 22 JUNE 1-2 JESSAMYN TUTTLE GET OUT 14 WORDS 12 CURRENTS 10 VIEWS 6 MAIL 4 DO IT 2 05.23.12 #21.07 CASCADIA WEEKLY 30 PROF I L ES THURS., MAY 31 STORY AND PHOTO BY JESSAMYN TUTTLE Thai One On RACHAWADEE CAFÈ FILLS A NICHE IT WOULD be easy to miss Rachawadee Cafè, which is located in a tiny storefront next to an alley on a side street in downtown Mount Vernon. When someone describes a place as a hole in the wall, this is the sort of spot you might envision. A narrow room with a brick wall and a checkerboard floor, a long counter running down the middle fills the space. It looks like a diner, which is exactly what it was just a few years ago. Now, however, the prep counter is covered with fresh vegetables and a huge rice pot, the shelves above the kitchen are full of containers of fish sauce and curry paste, and the old fry-up station at the front features two huge woks. Young women move efficiently past each other in the narrow space with plates of noodles, cups of tea and bowls of rice. Given the limited seating, it’s not surprising that much of Rachawadee’s business is takeout, but given the opportunity I love to sit on one of the eight red stools and watch wokfuls of food being expertly flipped about, surrounded by the occasional burst of flame from the burners. Rachawadee offers all the usual Thai dishes, from spring rolls to Phad Thai, but everything is made fresh right in front of you, and flavors are consistently bright and clean with lots of vegetables. Spicy, too, if you ask for it—unlike many Thai places, Rachawadee means it when they give out heat stars. My husband and I occasionally order five-star meals here, but only if we have something milder to go with it, like a quart of rice. Fried tofu (Tao Hoo Tod, $4.95) is a typical appetizer in Thai restaurants and they do it well here: hot out of the wok and not too greasy. Served with a sweet chile peanut sauce, it’s a soothing start to a spicy meal. Fresh summer rolls ($6.95) are large, stuffed full of basil, noodles, vegetables and either prawns or tofu. I love Thai salads, and Rachawadee makes a very nice Larb Gai ($8.95), ground chicken tossed with shredded carrot and onion and fresh cilantro, served with chopped lettuce and a spicy dressing of fish sauce and lime juice. We recently ordered this with three star heat and my lips burned for hours afterward in a very gratifying way. Our very favorite dish here is one that we first ordered accidentally and now cannot do without. Phad Ba Mee ($9.25) is a dish of plump egg noodles stir-fried with egg, vegetables and meat, with a compellingly deep smoky flavor. We usually get it with pork, and if we could only order one dish forever this would be it. The Phad Kee Mao ($9.25) is another of our favorites, rice noodles with egg, tomatoes, peppers and basil. The soups here ($5.95 for a bowl, $9.50 for a pot) are fabulous. Hot and sour Tom Yum is the best cure for a / cold ever: a quart of it, taken WHAT: Rachahome and eaten by the fire, wadee Cafe will fix what ails you. I reWHEN: 11am-8pm Mon.-Sat. (closed cently tried their Num Sai, Sundays) which was a simple bowl of WHERE: 410 W broth with a few bean thread Gates St., Mount noodles, tofu, cabbage and a Vernon few rough meatballs of pork. INFO: (360) 336-6699 or Eaten plain, it’s comforting www.rachawadee and simple, but it’s also a cafe.com great canvas for the various condiments on offer. Curries ($9.25) are offered in a variety of types: red, green, panang, mussamun and pineapple. I find them pleasant enough, but not all that exciting, as they’re made with a prepackaged curry paste. They always seem to be popular though, especially at lunchtime. I much prefer the various stir-fries to the curries; these are always flavorful and full of mixed vegetables. Our usual order is the eggplant with beef, which we get very spicy, but I also like the ginger or basil stir-fries. Like most other dishes on the menu, all of these are available with chicken, pork, beef or tofu ($9.25), prawns or squid ($11.95) or scallops or “seafood” ($14.95). You also have a choice of white or brown rice, which is always a nice option. In an area where good, reliable Thai food can be hard to find, we’re delighted to have a place like Rachawadee. CRACKED CRAB CRUISE: San Juan Cruises begins its weekly Cracked Crab Cruise this weekend with sunset excursions from 6:30-9:30pm Fri.-Sat. throughout Bellingham Bay, Chuckanut Bay, and beyond. Cost is $59 and includes Dungeness crab, baked chicken, salads, bread and dessert. Outings happen weekend nights through Sept. 15. WWW.WHALES.COM SAT., JUNE 2 ANACORTES MARKET: The Anacortes Farmers Market takes place from 9am-2pm every Saturday through Oct. 27 at the town’s Depot Community & Arts Center, 611 R Ave. WWW.ANACORTESFARMERSMARKET.ORG BELLINGHAM MARKE T: Get the freshest produce—and much more—at the Bellingham Farmers Market from 10am-3pm every Saturday through December at the Depot Market Square on the corner of Chestnut Street and Railroad Avenue. 647-2060 OR WWW.BELLINGHAMFARMERS. ORG SUN., JUNE 3 COMMUNITY BREAKFAST: Dine on pancakes, French toast, sausage, eggs and more at the monthly Community Breakfast from 8am-1pm at the Rome Grange, 2821 Mt. Baker Hwy. Cost is $2 for kids and $5 for adults. FYI: This is the final breakfast of the season. The event will return in September. 739-9605 TUES., JUNE 5 PASTRY DEMYST IFIED: Chef Anne Dubert helms a “Puff Pastry Demystified” course at 6:30pm in Mount Vernon at Gretchen’s Kitchen, 509 S. First St. Cost is $40. WWW.GRETCHENSKITCHEN.COM JUNE 5-6 ALASK AN HALIBUT: Learn how to cook Alaska’s famous fish three innovative ways at “Alaskan Halibut” courses with Chef Robert Fong from 6:30-9pm Tues. at the downtown Community Food Co-op and 6-8:30pm Wed. at the Cordata Community Food Co-op. Cost is $45. 383-3200 WED., JUNE 6 SWEETENER ALTERNATIVES: Former nutritional consultant Janis Walworth leads a “Xyli-What? A Guide to Alternative Sweeteners” from 6:30-8:30pm at the Community Food Co-op, 1220 N. Forest St. Cost is $25. 383-3200 THURS., JUNE 7 MEXICAN GRILL: Pulled pork tacos and grilled mussels with tomatillo sauce will be on the menu when Ana Jackson teaches a “Mexican Grill” course from 6-9pm at the Cordata Community Food Co-op, 315 Westerly Rd. Cost is $39. 383-3200 VANCOUVER FOOD FOOD 30 30 K’NAAN Dan Mangan Ani DiFranco Sidi Touré Emel Mathlouthi MUSIC 18 ART 16 STAGE 15 Tickets: 604.602.9798 www.thefestival.bc.ca VFMF Box Office #100, 2425 Quebec Street, Vancouver BC Hey Rosetta! 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