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REPORTING FROM THE
HEART OF CASCADIA
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Wicked
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Gas Grief: Easy oil’s grim realities, P.8 :: Green Scene: The sounds of St. Patrick’s Day, P.21
Sideshow Alert: Sword swallowing, music and more! P.16
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ONSTAGE
ONSTAGE
Lysistrata: 7:30pm, Syre Auditorium, WCC
JustinCredible Sideshow: 7pm, 9pm and 11pm,
The Fantasticks: 7:30pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre
Bellingham Flea Market
Persa Gitana: 7:30pm, Roeder Home
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A glance at what’s happening this week
Stevie Coyle, a former
member of the Waybacks and
a lauded fingerstyle guitarist,
performs March 21 at the
Roeder Home
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Cabaret: 7:30pm, RiverBelle Theatre, Mount
Vernon
Beer Week: Through March 17, throughout
The Wizard of Oz: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount
Mount Vernon
Vernon
Celebrate your love
of Japanese comics
and animation at an
Anime Convention
March 18 at the
Bellingham Public
Library
Harold: 8pm, Upfront Theatre
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Games Galore: 10pm, Upfront Theatre
DANCE
ONSTAGE
Dance Gallery Spring Concert: 7:30pm, Fire-
Tres Vidas: 7pm, Heiner Center Theater, WCC
house Performing Arts Center
feehouse, WWU
MUSIC
Diamond Rio: 8pm, Skagit Valley Casino Resort
WORDS
Good, Bad, Ugly: 8pm, Upfront Theatre
Family Story Night: 7pm, Fairhaven Library
Vaudevillingham: 8pm and 10pm, Depot Market
Kent Hartman: 7pm, Village Books
Aida: 7pm, Nooksack Valley School District
Dance Gallery Spring Concert: 7:30pm, Firehouse
GET OUT
Performing Arts Center
Nature Babies: 9:30-11am, Whatcom Falls Park
Square
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Stand-up Comedy Klub: 7pm, Underground Cof-
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“Owls Outback” will be one of the many featured topics at this year’s 2
*2 Northwest Birding Festival, which takes place both outdoors and in
March 17 throughout Blaine
The Project: 10pm, Upfront Theatre
MUSIC
Mockingbird: 12:30pm, Whatcom Museum
Lindsay Street: 6-8pm, Time in Play Café
Cabaret: 7:30pm, RiverBelle Theatre, Mount Vernon
VISUAL ARTS
The Wizard of Oz: 7:30pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount
Craft and Antique Show: 10am-8pm, NW Wash-
Vernon
ington Fairgrounds, Lynden
Harold: 8pm, Upfront Theatre
MUSIC
Diamond Rio: 8pm, Skagit Valley Casino Resort
Whatcom Wind Ensemble: 8pm, Performing Arts
Center
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Murder at Timber Cove: 8pm, Bellingham Arts
COMMUNITY
Farm to Table Meeting: 9am-3:30pm, Commu-
Antiques and Collectibles Evaluation: 11am-4pm,
Games Galore: 10pm, Upfront Theatre
Bellingham Senior Activity Center
nity Health Education Center
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Academy for Youth
VISUAL
ONSTAGE
DANCE
Craft and Antique Show: 10am-8pm, NW Wash-
JustinCredible Sideshow: 7pm, 9pm and 11pm,
St. Patrick’s Day Dance: 7-10pm, Blue Moon
ington Fairgrounds, Lynden
Ballroom
Family Activity Day: 12-4pm, Whatcom Museum
Fly Day: 12-4pm, Heritage Flight Museum
Bellingham Roller Betties: 5pm, Orca Pavilion
Gym, WCC
Snowshoe Fest: 10am-2pm, Silver Fir Campground
Wings Over Water Birding Festival: 10am-
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GET OUT
Runnin’ O’ the Green: 10am, Depot Market
Square
St. Patrick’s Day Parade: 12pm, downtown
Bellingham
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4pm, throughout Blaine
Swedish Pancake Breakfast: 8-11am, Norway
Hall
Reel Food Film Fest: 3pm, Everson Library
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FOOD
Craft and Antique Show: 10am-5pm, NW
Washington Fairgrounds, Lynden
MoNA Style: 10am-5pm, Museum of Northwest
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VISUAL ARTS
Scott Schuldt Talk: 1pm, Anchor Art Space,
Anacortes
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ONSTAGE
The Fantasticks: 2pm, MBT’s Walton Theatre
Murder at Timber Cove: 8pm, Bellingham Arts
Academy for Youth
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Gallery
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Yvonne Thomas Miller Talk: 1pm, CedarWorks
JustinCredible Sideshow: 5pm, 7pm, and 9pm,
DANCE
Dance Gallery Spring Concert: 7:30pm, Firehouse Performing Arts Center
MUSIC
Whatcom Chorale: 3pm, First Congregational
Church
MacGregor Family Benefit Concert: 7pm, Our
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Vernon
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The Wizard of Oz: 2pm, McIntyre Hall, Mount
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Aida: 2pm, Nooksack Valley School District
COMMUNITY
Wedding & Quinceanera Expo: 1-4pm, Hamp-
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Saviour’s Lutheran Church
VISUAL ARTS
Anime Convention: 12-6:30pm, Bellingham
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Postal Art Workshop: 1-4pm, Mindport
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Public Library
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: 10am and
12:15pm, Mount Baker Theatre
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Cara Black: 7pm, Village Books
Poetrynight: 8:30pm, Amadeus Project
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Chris Isaak: 7:30pm, Mount Baker Theatre
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Sixteen people died and five more were wounded last
Sunday when a rogue Army staff sergeant from Washington’s Lewis-McChord military base walked off a base in the
Kandahar province of Afghanistan and began shooting civilians in two nearby villages. The 38-year-old soldier, whose
identity is being withheld pending charges, had served
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JOIN THE CONVERSATION ON COAL
It’s not always clear how to contribute to the
future we seek. Many of us have watched the
debate surrounding the proposed GPT at Cherry
Point and wondered how we can fit in, particularly how we can help prevent this project from
being implemented in our community. I know
that I have. Hosting the nation’s largest coal
export facility so close to home contradicts our
community’s values of environmental and human
health, sustainable economic development and
a clean energy future. We each have our own
unique reasons to participate in the decisionmaking process of this project and to make sure
our voices are heard.
On March 20 from 6-8pm at the Bellingham
High School Theater, 2020 Cornwall Ave., there
will be an informational meeting with members
of the Department of Ecology and the Army
Corps of Engineers regarding the GPT, relevant
railroad projects and the environmental impact
scoping process. I invite you all to attend for
the chance to have our voices heard and to do
our part inensuring that the true cost of the
coal in our community is considered.
We have a choice. Let’s choose a healthy, clean
energy future for our community.
—Lauren Currin, Bellingham
I was pleasantly surprised to see, in your recent coal article, my old ship MV Indiana Har-
bor, downriver from the Blue Water Bridge at
Port Huron/Sarnia, just south of the Marysville
power plant.
Because of limited draft and length on the
Great Lakes, she’s carrying only 64,000 tons of
coal. The coal, originating in Wyoming, comes
from the terminal in Superior, Wis., the largest
coal facility on the Great Lakes.
Anyone interested in the effects of a coal terminal on the community should contact people
in Superior, Wis. From them you’ll get facts, not
speculation.
—Dick Lovas, Ferndale
STOP PADDEN DEVELOPMENT
Cluster housing, higher-density neighborhoods
and infill to reduce sprawl all are good ideas that
Bellingham citizens have worked with the city
government to design. But good ideas shoehorned into the wrong locations have no benefits, cause harm and set dangerous precedents
for our future growth.
The 113 acres Padden Trails wants to develop
as a higher-density subdivision on the southern
edge of Bellingham is the wrong location. It is
isolated, distant from employment and shopping
centers and lacks the basic infrastructures that
the citizens of Bellingham have said are essential in new development.
Padden Trails wants to build 492 units on
the end of a half-mile road that borders In-
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With the ongoing discussion on
PeaceHealth, I agree PH medical staff
provide great care. The big issue is PH’s
overpricing, not quality.
During last year’s contract impasse, Regence provided data showing PeaceHealth St. Joseph was the
most expensive full service hospital in
Washington greater than 100 beds for
subscribers, paying 27 percent above
average. Regence negotiates the lowest rates, so people with other insurers
have even higher costs. Above average
PH charges include Maternity, Radiology, and Laboratory work. Hospital
costs typically account for a third of
all health care costs and premiums, so
a high-cost hospital significantly impacts Whatcom citizens.
PeaceHealth’s Herald ad sidestepped
the problem by defending charged/
billed cost comparisons with hospitals,
rather than negotiated paid price. It’s
like comparing the car sticker prices,
rather than the final car cost.
With the growing health care crisis, I see teacher coworkers and their
families, including my own, financially
stressed with high out-of-pocket costs,
skyrocketing premiums and wage cuts.
I see school staff putting spouses on
lowest-coverage catastrophic plans, or
dropping coverage for their spouses
completely. Adding to this assault, I
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terstate-5. It is almost a mile from
the proposed entrance to the nearest bus stop and more than three
miles from the nearest grocery store.
And because there is only one road
to the area, these distances are the
best-case scenario; people living further in the development would have
even further to go. Nothing about it
encourages residents to walk, bike or
take public transport. Padden Trails is
a car-centric plan, a development that
once again would demand residents to
depend on their automobiles.
This contradicts the city’s legacy
statements and strategic commitments
adopted by the City Council in 2009,
which call for limiting sprawl and reducing dependency on single-occupancy
vehicles. It also threatens the health of
Padden Creek with its runoff, an affront
to another commitment to protect, improve and restore ecological functions
and habitat. Padden Trails does nothing
for a city that prides itself on protecting the environment.
City Council needs to recognize this a
bad decision, one that sets a dangerous
precedent and takes our growth in the
wrong direction.
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THE GRISTLE
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KELLI @ 60: Mayor Kelli Linville delivered a report on
her first 60 days in office at Bellingham City Council’s
evening session this week, describing proposed organizational changes and and promising a more transparent and responsive city administration. Organizational changes in her office, she said, will save the
City of Bellingham $55,000. She sketched the areas
she will concentrate on in coming months, including
economic development, and a focus on Bellingham’s
two waterfronts.
“One thing I made a commitment to early on was
that I would be committed to leading the administration and the daily operations,” Linville said, noting
she would not replace the position of deputy administrator vacated by David Webster. Webster left the
city administration earlier this year to direct the
Opportunity Council program for early learning and
family services. Linville will hire an executive assistant that can help coordinate departments while she
handles administrative matters.
“I think,” Linville said, “it is important that the mayor, as the manager of the city, do that job herself.”
Linville cautioned, “We still face the economic
downturn—perhaps it is starting to stabilize, I hope
so—but we face different economic times. Without
serious decisions about prioritization and how we
will pay for things, we will not be able to achieve
our goals in the 2013 budget,” she warned.
“I believe in fanatic discipline,” she said. “That
means in good times we plan for bad times, and in
bad times we can weather the storm.”
The mayor outlined her thoughts on economic
development, which she tied to fostering a vibrant
downtown and rededicated efforts to redevelop the
city’s central waterfront. Much of this, she said,
would be bound into a special chapter in the city’s
comprehensive plan.
Addressing the waterfront, the mayor warned there
were reduced resources moving forward.
“I believe we need to focus on environmental
cleanup, access and jobs. And I believe the Port
of Bellingham also agrees with that,” she said. She
predicted that as early as mid-April the council and
port commission might meet to craft broad areas
of agreement.
Linville predicted a development plan for the waterfront district could come before the Bellingham Planning Commission before the end of the year, restarting
a stalled public process. But, she cautioned, the public
dollars available for the waterfront are diminished in
the current economy.
Turning her remarks to Lake Whatcom, the mayor
observed a lack of action and a similar weakening
of partnerships that have delayed water quality improvements.
“We have had a lack of cooperation and teamwork on
Lake Whatcom,” she admitted. “I think it is important
that this is a shared plan and a shared responsibility
in funding.”
The mayor pledged the creation of a project manager
position for the Lake Whatcom reservoir.
“When you don’t have that coordination, you have
a lot of activities happening,” she said. “Unfortunately, sometimes these are redundant; sometimes
we have gaps.”
Continuing the topic of repairing eroded relationships, Linville pivoted to the unified Emergency Medi-
OPI N IONS
T H E G R IST L E
BY AMY GOODMAN
Fallout Bailout
THE BIPARTISAN NUCLEAR AGREEMENT
ONE YEAR ago, on March 11,
2011, the Tohoku earthquake and
tsunami hit the northeast coast of
Japan, causing more than 15,000
deaths, with 3,000 more missing and
thousands of injuries. Japan is still
reeling from the devastation—environmentally, economically, socially
and politically. Naoto Kan, Japan’s
prime minister at the time, said last
July, “We will aim to bring about a
society that can exist without nuclear
power.” He resigned in August after
shutting down production at several
power plants. He said that another
catastrophe could force the mass
evacuation of Tokyo, and even threaten “Japan’s very existence.” Only two
of the 54 Japanese power plants that
were online at the time of the Fukushima disaster are currently producing
power. Kan’s successor, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, supports nuclear
power, but faces growing public opposition to it.
This stands in stark contrast to the
United States. Just about a year before Fukushima, President Obama announced $8 billion in loan guarantees
to the Southern Company, the largest
energy producer in the southeastern
United States, for the construction
of two new nuclear power plants in
Waynesboro, Ga., at the Vogtle power
plant, on the South Carolina border.
Since the 1979 nuclear accident at
Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania,
and then the catastrophe at Chernobyl in 1986, there have been no
new nuclear power plants built in the
United States. The 104 existing nuclear plants are all increasing in age,
many nearing their originally slated
life expectancy of 40 years.
Political differences aside, Democrats and Republicans agree on one
thing: They’re going to force nuclear
power on the public, despite the astronomically high risks, both financial
and environmental.
While campaigning for president in
2008, Barack Obama promised that
nuclear power would remain part of
the United State’s “energy mix.” His
chief adviser, David Axelrod, had
consulted in the past for Illinois energy company ComEd, a subsidiary of
Exelon, a major nuclear-energy producer. Obama’s former chief of staff
Rahm Emanuel played a key role in
the formation of Exelon. In the past
four years, Exelon employees have
contributed more than $244,000 to
the Obama campaign—and that is
not counting any soft-money contributions to PACs, or direct, corporate contributions to the new super
PACs. Lamented by many for breaking
key campaign promises (like closing
Guantanamo, or accepting super PAC
money), President Obama is fulfilling
his promise to push nuclear power.
That is why several groups sued the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission last
month. The NRC granted approval to
the Southern Company to build the
new reactors at the Vogtle plant de-
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spite a no vote from the NRC chair,
Gregory Jaczko. He objected to the
licenses over the absence of guarantees to implement recommendations
made following the Japanese disaster. Jaczko said, “I cannot support
issuing this license as if Fukushima
never happened.”
Stephen Smith, executive director
of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, one of the plaintiffs in the suit
against the NRC, explained how advocates for nuclear power “distort market forces,” since private investors
simply don’t want to touch nuclear:
“They’ve asked the federal government for loan guarantees to support
the project, and they have not revealed the terms of that loan guarantee... it’s socializing the risk and
privatizing the profits.”
The Nuclear Information and Resource Service, noting the ongoing Republican attack on President
Obama’s loan guarantee to the failed
solar power company Solyndra, said,
“The potential for taxpayer losses
that would dwarf the Solyndra debacle is extraordinarily high... this
loan would be 15 times larger than
the Solyndra loan, and is probably 50
times riskier.”
As long as our politicians dance to
the tune of their donors, the threat
of nuclear disaster will never be far
off.
Amy Goodman is the host of “Democracy
Now!,” a daily international TV/radio
news hour airing on more than 1,000
stations in North America. Denis Moynihan contributed research to this column.
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cal Services program jointly managed by
the city and county. Whatcom County
Council, alarmed by rising costs in medical aid units, proposed sunsetting the
joint program as early as 2013.
“I believe that the best thing we can
do is keep our EMS unified,” she said. “I
think it is better fiscally, and I think it is
better for service delivery.”
Linville said she and Whatcom County Executive Jack Louws have reestablished the working group dedicated to
EMS and have revived discussion of the
components of a sustainable unified
systems and the associated costs. She
is focused on keeping the system together rather than planning around a
broken system.
“I choose not to put any energy
into that [split] right now,” she said.
“Sometime in April I hope we’ll determine whether we’re moving forward together, or if we’re not going to be able
to do that. Everything to me says we
are moving forward.”
Continuing to unwind some policies
of the previous administration, Linville
said she will champion a comprehensive strategy to create a capital facilities plan. Stalled efforts to construct a
new public library led instead to a plan
for capital facilities focused on maintaining, rather than expanding, public
assets. Linville pledged to complete
the multi-million dollar Post Point
wastewater treatment expansion and
redouble efforts to repair aging water
and sewer systems.
“We need to make sure we are investing in our infrastructure, we need to
review or establish a strategy for comprehensive implementation of a capital
facilities plan,” she said. “There are a lot
of things that we can fix, and I think
that is what we need to do.
The library strategic plan, she said,
is a further example of strategic partnering.
“When we had talked about hiring a
consultant to help the library complete
their plan, I wondered if there was another way to do it that wouldn’t cost us
$30,000 or $40,000,” Linville said. She
said the library director had found staff
at Western Washington University willing to develop a plan focused on providing additional library services.
“I think that’s the kind of creativity
and cost-effectiveness that we need to
see all through City Hall,” she asserted.
She summed up her administrative
goals by thanking City Council: “We’re
always going to have fair and respectful interactions. We are going to be
open and transparent in our process,
and we are going to be a responsible
and accountable government.”
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A TOUGH ACT TO
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WHY HIGH GAS PRICES ARE HERE TO STAY
OIL PRICES are now higher than they have ever been—
except for a few frenzied moments before the global economic
meltdown of 2008. Many immediate factors are contributing to
this surge, including Iran’s threats to block oil shipping in the
Persian Gulf, fears of a new Middle Eastern war, and turmoil in
energy-rich Nigeria. Some of these pressures could ease in the
months ahead, providing temporary relief at the gas pump. But
the principal cause of higher prices—a fundamental shift in the
structure of the oil industry—cannot be reversed, and so oil prices
are destined to remain high for a long time to come.
In energy terms, we are now entering a world whose grim nature
has yet to be fully grasped. This pivotal shift has been brought
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about by the disappearance of relatively acab
cessible and inexpensive petroleum—“easy
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oil,” in the parlance of industry analysts; in
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other words, the kind of oil that powered a
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staggering expansion of global wealth over
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the past 65 years and the creation of endless
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car-oriented suburban communities. This oil
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is now nearly gone.
The world still harbors large reserves of petroleum, but these are of the hard-to-reach,
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hard-to-refine, “tough oil” variety. From now
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on, every barrel we consume will be more
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costly to extract, more costly to refine—and
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so more expensive at the gas pump.
Those who claim that the world remains
“awash” in oil are technically correct: the
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planet still harbors vast reserves of petropla
leu
leum. But propagandists for the oil industry usually fail to emphasize that not all oil
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reservoirs are alike: some are located close
to the surface or near to shore, and are
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contained in soft, porous rock; others are
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located deep underground, far offshore, or
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trapped in unyielding rock formations. The
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former sites are relatively easy to exploit
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and yield a liquid fuel that can readily be refin
fined into usable liquids; the latter can only
be exploited through costly, environmenta
tally hazardous techniques, and often result
in a product that must be heavily processed
be
before refining can even begin.
The simple truth of the matter is this:
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most of the world’s easy reserves have alrea
ready been depleted—except for those in
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war-torn countries like Iraq. Virtually all
of the oil that’s left is contained in harderto-reach, tougher reserves. These include
deep-offshore oil, Arctic oil, and shale oil,
along with Canadian “oil sands”—which
are not composed of oil at all, but of mud,
sand, and tar-like bitumen. So-called unconventional reserves of these types can
be exploited, but often at a staggering
price, not just in dollars but also in damage to the environment.
DEEPWATER OIL
Oil companies have been drilling in offshore areas for some time, especially in the
Gulf of Mexico and the Caspian Sea. Until
recently, however, such endeavors invariably
took place in relatively shallow waters—a
few hundred feet, at most—allowing oil
companies to use conventional drills mounted on extended piers. Deepwater drilling, in
depths exceeding 1,000 feet, is an entirely
different matter. It requires specialized,
sophisticated and immensely costly drilling
platforms that can run into the billions of
dollars to produce.
The Deepwater Horizon, destroyed in April
2010 in the Gulf of Mexico as a result of a catastrophic blowout, is typical enough of this
phenomenon. The vessel was built in 2001 for
some $500 million, and cost about $1 million
per day to staff and maintain. Partly as a result of these high costs, BP was in a hurry to
finish work on its ill-fated Macondo well and
move the Deepwater Horizon to another drilling location. Such financial considerations,
many analysts believe, explain the haste with
which the vessel’s crew sealed the well—
leading to a leakage of explosive gases into
the wellbore and the resulting blast. BP will
now have to pay somewhere in excess of $30
billion to satisfy all the claims for the damage done by its massive oil spill.
Following the disaster, the Obama administration imposed a temporary ban on deepoffshore drilling. Barely two years later,
drilling in the Gulf’s deep waters is back to
pre-disaster levels. President Obama has also
signed an agreement with Mexico allowing
drilling in the deepest part of the Gulf, along
the U.S.-Mexican maritime boundary.
Meanwhile, deepwater drilling is picking up
speed elsewhere. Brazil, for example, is moving to exploit its “pre-salt” fields (so-called
because they lie below a layer of shifting salt)
in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean far off the
coast of Rio de Janeiro. New offshore fields
are similarly being developed in deep waters
off Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.
By 2020, says energy analyst John Westwood, such deepwater fields will supply 10
percent of the world’s oil, up from only 1
percent in 1995. But that added production
will not come cheaply: most of these new
fields will cost tens or hundreds of billions of
dollars to develop, and will only prove profitable as long as oil continues to sell for $90
or more per barrel.
Arctic Oil
The Arctic is expected to provide a significant share of the world’s future oil supply.
Until recently, production in the far north
has been very limited. Other than in the
Prudhoe Bay area of Alaska and a number of
fields in Siberia, the major companies have
largely shunned the region. But now, seeing few other options, they are preparing for
major forays into a melting Arctic.
From any perspective, the Arctic is the
last place you want to go to drill for oil.
Storms are frequent, and winter temperatures plunge far below freezing. Most ordinary equipment will not operate under these
conditions. Specialized (and costly) replacements are necessary. Working crews cannot
live in the region for long. Most basic supplies—food, fuel, construction materials—
must be brought in from thousands of miles
away at phenomenal cost.
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The Bellingham High School Alumni Band will march in its final parade at Ski-to-Sea this March, the organization announced. The band has marched in numerous parades, but now will only play concerts. The band was
formed in 1998 to carry on the memory of the Bellingham High School Band while the school was closed for a
two-year remodel.
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Taggers target Western Washington University. The university's
paint shop offers a $250 reward for information that leads to successful prosecution or disciplinary action for those involved with
an unprecedented streak of graffiti. Vandals have been targeting
the university's outdoor sculpture collection, as well as buses and
buildings. Last year, graffiti damage cost the university nearly
$32,000.
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Gov. Chris Gregoire calls for a special session as the Washington
state Legislature adjourns without passing a supplemental budget
plan. Her announcement comes minutes before the midnight deadline to officially close out the regular 60-day legislative session.
The Washington state Legislature does manage to pass a supplemental transportation budget with $57 million in new spending
paid for by increased fees for drivers. House Bill 2190 passes 85-13
in the House after earlier passing the Senate and goes next to the
governor for consideration. The new money in the two-year, $9.8
billion budget approved last year is a far cry from the $3.6 billion
increase in transportation funding over the next decade that the
governor called for in January.
The Washington State Liquor Control Board launches an online public auction to sell rights to a major
liquor license. Successful bidders
will have the exclusive right to sell
spirits at 167 locations less than the
10,000 square feet threshold established by Initiative 1183. Minimum
bid is $1,000 per store. The online
auction closes April 20.
The Washington State Supreme Court
finds local ballot initiatives cannot
block the installation of traffic cameras. The 5-4 ruling concludes that the
authority to install the cameras can
lie only with city governments. The
decision came after voters in Mukilteo
supported a ballot measure banning
the cameras. Bellingham supported a
similar initiative. The court will decide
later this month whether Bellingham’s
effort merits further consideration.
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A Western Washington University
student is recovering after being
hospitalized for a blood infection
caused by meningococcal pneumonia. The bacterial infection is contagious and fatal in approximately
12 percent of cases, according to the
Centers for Disease Control. Western
has not had another case identified
in the past decade.
Rep. Jay Inslee resigns
from Congress to focus
full-time on running for
governor of Washington.
The Democrat is in his
eighth term representing
a Seattle-area district in
the House. Inslee's 1st
District seat will remain
vacant until a new representative is elected in
November.
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Bellingham City Council authorizes
the purchase of 47.5 acres in the Lake
Whatcom watershed for $2.2 million,
borrowing from the fund used to purchase the city’s fleet of vehicles. The
purchase is one of last remaining large
purchases of developable land offered
to the city.
Add Samish Bay to the list of areas closed for commercial and recreational shellfish harvests. A fast rise
in river levels floods the bay with high
fecal coliform levels, the Washington
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On March 3, Anacortes Police arrested
a 31-year-old woman after she violated
the terms of a domestic violence protection order by having contact with
her husband in her motel room. Police
responded to reports of a quarrel in the
room. No assault had occurred, but the
woman was extremely intoxicated and
she kicked at officers while being placed
under arrest. The woman was handcuffed
and hobbled and had to be carried down
the stairs to a police car.
On March 5, Anacortes Police returned to
arrest the same 31-year-old woman after
she once again violated the terms of a
domestic violence no-contact order. The
order prohibited the woman from being
in the room or having contact with her
husband, who had rented the room. She
was again booked into jail.
PUNCHY DRUNKS
On March 10, police arrived to help boot
a customer from a tavern on East Holly
in downtown Bellingham. The 25-year-old
left the tavern when asked. Outside, he
turned and attacked the officer. “The suspect approached the officer and attempted
to punch him in the face,” police reported. “There was a glancing blow from the
suspect to the officer’s face. No injuries
were reported, however, and the suspect
was taken into custody.” He was booked
on charges of trespass and assault.
On March 11, a Bellingham bike patrol
officer spotted a few people drinking
booze in Maritime Heritage Park. When
approached, one of the men began pacing and acting aggressively. The officer
unholstered his taser and the 33-year-old
calmed his behavior. The patrol officer
walked the man up the hill to the nearby
jail and booked him for obstruction.
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On March 6, Bellingham Police searched
for an elderly man who reportedly exposed himself in Happy Valley.
On March 5, a Sunnyland neighbor awoke
to find a strange symbol painted on his
front storm door. “The same symbol was
painted at other locations and its meaning
On March 6, Bellingham Police arrested a
42-year-old who was exposing himself on
Lakeway Drive.
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EIGHT of the 100 richest people in the world live in Washington state, including seven of
the top 50 richest people. Forbes magazine’s annual list includes Microsoft co-founder Bill
Gates, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft co-founder Paul
Allen and Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz.
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On March 12, Bellingham Police checked
on a resident on Chuckanut Drive at the
request of the crisis line.
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On March 12, Bellingham Police took a
Birchwood resident to the emergency
room for a mental health evaluation after
learning of a suicide threat.
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On March 8, Bellingham Police responded
to a reported drug overdose at the Aloha
Motel on Samish Way. A woman reported
her husband had taken a bunch of his
pills and her pills while drinking alcohol.
Police eventually learned the woman was
just annoyed that her husband wanted to
go to a tavern.
Maplewood resident to the emergency
room for a mental health examination
following a reported crisis.
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On March 6, a man told Bellingham Police that his friend had “freaked out and
broken two windows” in her room at the
Lion’s Inn Motel. He said she was upset
because he wouldn’t get her a beer.
On March 12, Bellingham Police checked
on a resident near Meridian Street who
had made comments that alarmed a dispatcher monitoring the city’s crisis line.
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loud argument over shrubbery. Officers learned, “Party A had thought his
neighbor was going to prune a couple of
trees along a nearby property line. Party
B thought everyone had agreed that he
would cut down the trees, and that's what
he had done. Loud displeasure ensued,”
police reported. It eventually dawned on
officers that the two severed 7-foot trees
had actually been growing on city park
property. “Party A was still sad that the
trees were gone,” police noted. ”Party B
was even more sad to realize his mistake
was going to have to be reviewed by the
the Parks Department and prosecutor.”
resident near Whatcom Falls Park into protective custody after they determined he
posed a threat to himself and his mother.
He was transported to the emergency room
for a mental health exam after an attempt
at suicide. He was noncompliant with officers and ER staff, police reported.
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But the Arctic has its attractions:
billions of barrels of untapped oil, to
be exact. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the area north
of the Arctic Circle, with just 6 percent
of the planet’s surface, contains an
estimated 13 percemt of its remaining oil (and an even larger share of its
undeveloped natural gas)—numbers no
other region can match.
With few other places left to go, the
major energy firms are now gearing up
for an energy rush to exploit the Arctic’s riches. As with all such extreme
energy scenarios, increased production
in the Arctic will significantly boost
oil company operating costs. Shell, for
example, has already spent $4 billion
alone on preparations for test drilling
in offshore Alaska, without producing a
single barrel of oil. Full-scale development in this ecologically fragile region,
fiercely opposed by environmentalists
and local Native peoples, will multiply
this figure many times over.
Tar Sands and Heavy Oil
Another significant share of the
world’s future petroleum supply is
expected to come from Canadian tar
sands (also called “oil sands”) and the
extra-heavy oil of Venezuela. Neither
of these is oil as normally understood.
Not being liquid in their natural state,
they cannot be extracted by traditional drilling materials, but they do
exist in great abundance. According
to the USGS, Canada’s tar sands contain the equivalent of 1.7 trillion barrels of conventional (liquid) oil, while
Venezuela’s heavy oil deposits are said
to harbor another trillion barrels of oil
equivalent—although not all of this
material is considered “recoverable”
with existing technology.
Those who claim the Petroleum Age
is far from over often point to these reserves as evidence that the world can
still draw on immense supplies of untapped fossil fuels. And it is certainly
conceivable that, with the application
of advanced technologies and a total
indifference to environmental consequences, these resources will indeed
be harvested. But easy oil this is not.
Until now, Canada’s tar sands have
been obtained through a process akin
to strip mining, utilizing monster shovels to pry a mixture of sand and bitumen out of the ground. But most of the
near-surface bitumen in the tar-sandsrich province of Alberta has now been
exhausted, which means all future ex-
traction will require a far more complex
and costly process. Steam will have to
be injected into deeper concentrations
to melt the bitumen and allow its recovery by massive pumps. This requires
a colossal investment of infrastructure
and energy, as well as the construction of treatment facilities for all the
resulting toxic wastes. According to the
Canadian Energy Research Institute, the
full development of Alberta’s oil sands
would require a minimum investment
of $218 billion over the next 25 years,
not including the cost of building pipelines to the United States (such as the
proposed Keystone XL) for processing in
U.S. refineries.
The development of Venezuela’s heavy
oil will require investment on a comparable scale. The Orinoco belt, an especially dense concentration of heavy oil
adjoining the Orinoco River, is believed
to contain recoverable reserves of 513
billion barrels of oil—perhaps the larg-
“One thing is clear, the
era of easy oil is over.
New energy discoveries
are mainly occurring in
places where resources
are difficult to extract,
physically, economically,
and even politically.”
— David O'Reilly, CEO of
Chevron
est source of untapped petroleum on the
planet. But converting this molasseslike form of bitumen into a useable liquid fuel far exceeds the technical capacity or financial resources of the state oil
company, Petróleos de Venezuela S.A.
Accordingly, it is now seeking foreign
partners willing to invest the $10-$20
billion needed just to build the necessary facilities.
The Hidden Costs
Tough-oil reserves like these will provide most of the world’s new oil in the
years ahead. One thing is clear: even if
they can replace easy oil in our lives,
the cost of everything oil-related—
whether at the gas pump, in oil-based
products, in fertilizers, in just about
every nook and cranny of our lives—is
going to rise. Get used to it. If things
proceed as presently planned, we will
be in hock to big oil for decades to
come.
And those are only the most obvious costs in a situation in which hidden costs abound, especially to the
environment. As with the Deepwater
Horizon disaster, oil extraction in
deep-offshore areas and other extreme
geographical locations will ensure ever
greater environmental risks. After all,
approximately five million gallons of
oil were discharged into the Gulf of
Mexico, thanks to BP’s negligence,
causing extensive damage to marine
animals and coastal habitats.
Keep in mind that, as catastrophic as
it was, it occurred in the Gulf of Mexico, where vast cleanup forces could be
mobilized and the ecosystem’s natural
recovery capacity was relatively robust.
The Arctic and Greenland represent a
different story altogether, given their
distance from established recovery capabilities and the extreme vulnerability
of their ecosystems. Efforts to restore
such areas in the wake of massive oil
spills would cost many times the $30$40 billion BP is expected to pay for the
Deepwater Horizon damage and be far
less effective.
In addition to all this, many of the
most promising tough-oil fields lie in
Russia, the Caspian Sea basin, and conflict-prone areas of Africa. To operate in
these areas, oil companies will be faced
not only with the predictably high costs
of extraction, but also additional costs
involving local systems of bribery and
extortion, sabotage by guerrilla groups,
and the consequences of civil conflict.
And don’t forget the final cost: If all
these barrels of oil and oil-like substances are truly produced from the
least inviting of places on this planet,
then for decades to come we will continue to massively burn fossil fuels,
creating ever more greenhouse gases as
if there were no tomorrow. And here’s
the sad truth: if we proceed down the
tough-oil path instead of investing as
massively in alternative energies, we
may foreclose any hope of averting the
most catastrophic consequences of a
hotter and more turbulent planet.
So yes, there is oil out there. But no,
it won’t get cheaper, no matter how
much there is. And yes, the oil companies can get it, but looked at realistically, who would want it?
OPEN MIC: The Chuckanut Sandstone Writers
Theatre hosts an Open Mic for those who want
to read their written words at 7pm at the
Firehouse Performing Arts Center Café, 1314
Harris Ave.
734-2776
THURS., MARCH 15
BOYNTON POE TRY CONTEST: Submissions
will be accepted through March 31 for the 7th
annual Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest. All
residents of Whatcom County are welcome to
participate, regardless of age or experience.
Read more about the guidelines at the website
listed below.
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FRI., MARCH 16
FAMILY STORY NIGHT: Members of the
Bellingham Storyteller’s Guild will share tales
for all ages at Family Story Night at 7pm at the
Fairhaven Library, 1117 12th St. Entry is free.
778-7188
WRECK ING CREW: Author and music business insider Kent Hartman reads from his book
The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock &
Roll’s Best Kept Secret at 7pm at Village Books,
1200 11th St.
WWW.VILLAGEBOOKS.COM
SAT., MARCH 17
BIRD ENCHANTMENT: As part of the Wings
Over Water Northwest Birding Festival, author,
biologist and radio producer Dick Canning will
speak about “An Enchantment of Birds” (based
on his book of the same name) at 5pm at the
Blaine Performing Arts Center, 975 H St. Entry
is free.
WWW.BLAINECHAMBER.COM
INSAT IABLE CLOUD: Entrepreneur and
inventor M.A. Farrell shares ideas from his
book, The Insatiable Cloud: How Wall Street and
Washington Broke Capitalism, at 7pm at Village
Books, 1200 11th St.
671-2626
MARCH 17-18
POE TRY WORK SHOP: Wordsmith Paul Hunter
leads a “Farming the Arts” poetry workshop
from 10am-3pm Sat.-Sun. at Bow’s Harmony
Fields, 7465 Thomas Rd. Cost is $45.
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SUN., MARCH 18
WONDER AND WILDERNESS: LiDona Wagner
shares images and ideas from Pilgrimage:
Wonder, Encounter, Witness at 2pm at Village
Books, 1200 11th St. The book includes a
visual and verbal record of her multi-decade
quest throughout the world.
MON., MARCH 19
MURDER AND MYSTERY: Cara Black reads
from her latest Aimee Leduc mystery, Murder
at the Lanterne Rouge, at 7pm at Village Books,
1200 11th St.
671-2626
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
Michael T. Klare is professor of Peace and
World Security Studies at Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass. His newest book
is The Race for What’s Left: The Global
Scramble for the World’s Last Resources.
TUES., MARCH 20
LIFE CHOICES: Linda Weber explores the historical and spiritual aspects of abortion when
she reads from Life Choices at 7pm at Village
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FRI., MARCH 16
RAILWAY TALK: Mark Miller leads a presentation on “An Amtrak Journey from NYC/MSG
to SEA” at 7pm at the Bellingham Railway
Museum, 1320 Commercial St.
WWW.BELLINGHAMRAILWAYMUSEUM.ORG
SAT., MARCH 17
WOMEN VOTERS MEE T ING: The League of
Women Voters will host a general meeting
focusing on “Privatization as Public Policy”
from 9am-12pm at the Bellingham Public
Library, 210 Central Ave. Speakers include
Nora Leach and Gene Knutson.
WWW.LWVBELLINGHAMWHATCOM.ORG
ANT IQUES EVALUAT ION: Skilled evaluators
will review your items and tell you their value
and history at an “Antiques and Collectibles
Evaluation” event from 11am-4pm at the
Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck St. Entry is $6 per item or $15 for three.
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Skagit Human Rights Festival, attend a talk
on “Civil Liberties and E-Verify” at 7pm at the
Skagit Valley College’s Phillip Tarro Theatre.
Entry is free and other discussions take place
Thursdays throughout March.
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WEDDING, QUINCEANERA EXPO: Meet
more than 40 vendors and enjoy music, door
prizes, food and cake tasting and much more
at a Wedding and Quinceanera Expo from
1-4pm at Hampton Inn’s Fox Hall, 3985 Bennett Dr. Entry will be $5 at the door.
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CO-HOUSING OPEN HOUSE: Learn more
about the McKenzie Green Commons at an
Open House from 2-4pm at 1506 McKenzie
Ave.
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ROLLER BE T T IES: Get in on the action
when the Bellingham Roller Betties host
their second bouts of the season at 5pm at
Whatcom Community College’s Orca Pavilion,
237 W. Kellogg Rd. Entry is $6-$14 (kids 5
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FAMILY AC T IVIT Y DAY: Leap into spring
at a “Going Green!” Family Activity Day from
12-4pm at the Whatcom Museum’s FIG Gallery, 250 Flora St. In addition to photography
art, there’ll be collage making, performances
by the Clan Heather Dancers and tours of
the museum’s green energy rooftop garden.
Entry is $3.
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BACKGAMMON TOURNE Y: The Bellingham Backgammon Association offers up its
monthly match play starting at 6:30pm at
Pacific Martial Arts, 1308 N. State St. Cost
is $15.
MON., MARCH 19
ROCK S & GEMS: All are invited to the
monthly meeting of the Mt. Baker Rock &
Gem Club at 7pm at the Bloedel Donovan
Community Building, 2214 Electric Ave.
739-0769 OR WWW.MTBAKERROCKCLUB.ORG
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FITNESS FORUM: Physical therapist and
coach Daryl Smith leads a free Fitness
Forum focused on “Staying Injury Free”
at 7:15pm at Fairhaven Runners, 1209
11th St. You’ll leave with knowledge and
ideas on how to optimize your strength,
flexibility, range of motion and biomechanics.
WWW.FAIRHAVENRUNNERS.COM
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Going Green
HOW TO SPEND ST. PATRICK’S DAY
FOR SOME, St. Patrick’s Day is simply an excuse to belly up to the
bar and ask the resident leprechaun for a stiff Irish whiskey with a green
beer chaser. While that’s all well and good, perhaps you’d like to spend
the holiday—and part of the last weekend of winter—doing something
a little more active (at least until later in the day). Following are a few
suggestions.
Don’t forget to don your kilt along with your seasonal snow gear for the
inaugural Snowshoe Fest happening at Mt. Baker’s Silver Fir Campground
today. In addition to hosting a variety of fun runs, the folks at Whatcom
Events will also provide demos on everything from necessary gear to snow
cave-making as well as oversee treasure hunts, avalanche awareness presentations, games of Tug-of-War, sledding sojourns and much more. And
if you show up in St. Patrick’s Day attire, you’ll
be all the luckier, as those who give nod to the
celebratory nature of the day will be entered into
a separate raffle to win a variety of prizes. When:
10am-2pm Sat., March 17. Where: Silver Fir Campground, Mt. Baker, milepost 47. Cost: Free (fun
runs are $5). Info: www.snowshoewhatcom.com
Get the family in on the festivities when the
annual Runnin’ O the Green kicks off in downtown Bellingham. With divisions in every age
range—from 10 and younger to 70-plus—you
can bring along both the kids and the grandparents. While the wearing of green isn’t a dealbreaker, those taking part in either the 2.7 or
5-mile races are encouraged to don the requisite
colors to get in on the fun. By the way, if you’ve
taken part in this race before, you should know
the starting line and routes, have changed this
year so as to better align with the Paddy’s Day
parade, which you shoul be able to get to with
time to spare. When: 10am Sat., March 17. Where:
Depot Market Square, downtown Bellingham. Cost:
$20. Info: www.cob.org
In the past two years, the Bellingham St. Patrick’s Day Parade happened near the shamrockthemed holiday, but didn’t coincide directly with
the big event. This year, the stars have aligned and
those who choose to join the roster of celebrants
will be doing so on Paddy’s Day proper. Led by a
grand marshal—Mayor Kelli Linville—the line of
those taking part will include everyone from the
Yogoman Burning Band to a variety of outdoor entities, businesses, clubs, nonprofits, civic organizations, schools, musical groups and more. And,
since it’s free and open to all, it’s not too late
to get involved. The volunteer-led organization
is helmed, per usual, by Boundary Bay Brewery’s
Janet Lightner, who notes the parade is meant
to give nod to local law enforcement and safety
personnel. “It’s also about celebrating the great
businesses, organizations and people who make
this community so special,” she says. Additionally, she notes the annual event is going green in
a variety of ways, including encouraging participants to use alternative sources of energy for their
floats, recycling debris that gets left behind and
sourcing costumes from one of Bellingham’s many
thrift stores. And, just in case you’re wondering,
by the time the parade is over, the beer will indeed be flowing. When: 12pm Sat., March 17. Where:
The parade begins at the corner of Cornwall Avenue
and Ohio Street and continues through downtown,
ending at the parking lot at the Northeast corner
of E. Maple Street and Cornwall Avenue. Info: www.
stpatsbham.com
NATURE BABIES: Kids, adults and
adventurers can join Wild Whatcom Walks
for Nature Babies excursions from 9:3011am every Friday in March at Whatcom
Falls Park. Suggested donation is $5.
WWW.WILDWHATCOM.ORG
SAT., MARCH 17
DONUT RIDE: At 7am every Saturday
through September, meet with members
of the Mount Baker Bike Club for a
“Donut Ride” of anywhere from 25 to 45
miles leaving from Kulshan Cycles, 100
E. Chestnut St. Additional rides happen
throughout the week.
WWW.MTBAKERBIKECLUB.ORG
CHUCK ANUT 50K: Registration is now
closed for the Chuckanut 50k, but that
doesn’t mean you can’t cheer on participants along the route, which begins and
ends at Fairhaven Park.
WWW.WEB.ME.COM
WORK PART Y: Join the Whatcom
Land Trust and the Nooksack Salmon
Enhancement Group for a work party from
9am-12pm along the North Fork of the
Nooksack River. Go to the website listed
below for driving directions.
WWW.WHATCOMLANDTRUST.ORG
TRACKING CLUB: Head to the Snoqualmie River Valley for the monthly
Tracking Club from 9am-12pm starting at
the Wilderness Awareness School office.
Dress for a morning outside and be sure
to bring a pair of shoes you don’t mind
getting wet. Cost is $5.
WWW.WILDERNESSAWARENESS.ORG
TREE SALE: The Whatcom County Farm
Forestry Association hosts its annual
Tree Sale from 10am-12pm at Lynden’s
Northwest Washington Fairgrounds, 1775
Front St. Fourteen species of conifer
seedlings will be available for 85 cents
each (seedlings are two years old).
WWW.WAFARMFORESTRY.COM
WINGS OVER WATER: The 10th annual
Wings Over Water NW Birding Festival
takes place from 10am-5pm at a variety
of venues in Blaine. In addition to
guided field trips, there’ll be presentations, wildlife exhibits, cruises on the
historic Plover Ferry, a talk by biologist
and author Dick Canning, art and much,
much more. Most events are free.
WWW.BLAINECHAMBER.COM
MON., MARCH 19
BIKE BASICS: Learn how to change
a flat tire, deal with minor repairs and
more at a “Bike Maintenance Basics”
clinic at 6pm at REI, 400 36th St. Space
is limited, so register in advance for the
free workshop.
647-8955 OR WWW.REI.COM
TUES., MARCH 20
SOCIAL RIDE: Join the Mt. Baker Bike
Club for a Social Ride every Tuesday
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4:30pm James x 2/ 7:30pm Piurt na Gael
671-6910 OR WWW.MTBAKERBIKECLUB.
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360.734.1071
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Park. The 30- to 40-mile ride is chosen
based on where the riders want to
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into gardening particulars at an “All About
Soil” class Tues., March 20 at the RE Store’s
Sustainable Living Center
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WED., MARCH 21
BIKE SLIDESHOW: “Salish Sea and
Eastern Canada” will be the focus of a
Bicycle Travel Slideshow Series presentation at 7pm at Whatcom Middle School’s
Commons Area, 810 Halleck St. Suggested
donation is $3, and no registration is
required.
WWW.EVERYBODYBIKE.COM
THURS., MARCH 22
ANTARC T ICA SLIDESHOW: Cliff Leight
shares images from a trip to Antarctica
at a free slideshow at 7:30pm at Backcountry Essentials, 214 W. Holly St.
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ALL ABOUT SOIL: As part of a gardening series with certified horticulturist
and landscape pro Derek Duffy, sign up
for an “All About Soil” class at 6pm at RE
Sources’ Sustainable Living Center, 2309
Meridian St. Cost is $25.
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LYSISTRATA: Watch what happens when
women withhold sex from men (at least until the war ends) when Lysistrata shows at
7:30pm Thurs.-Sat. at Whatcom Community
College’s Syre Auditorium. Tickets to see
the fast-paced comedy, which is inspired by
the Aristophanes play, are $5-$10.
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SHOW TOUTS DARK SIDE OF THE CIRCUS
IT MAY not surprise you to learn that Justin Therrien once spent three
days at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center after attempting to stick the
blade of a 22-inch sword down his throat.
“It wouldn’t go down,” Therrien, 28, says of the accident, which, unfortunately, happened when he was front and center for a crowd at a farmers
market. “I pulled it up and there was blood on it. The doctors hadn’t really
seen anything like it before, and didn’t quite know what to do with me.”
Since the incident—which happened early in his stage career—Therrien
has become much more adept at navigating the ups and downs (and ins and
outs) of being a sideshow performer. Yes, he’s learned to be very careful when
attempting dangerous feats such as swallowing sharp implements or walking
on nails, but he’s also discovered more tricks, and secrets, of the trade.
Apparently, learning to become a sword swallower isn’t easy. Therrien
notes that when he first became interested in the phenomena, he carefully
researched the anatomy of the human body, looked up what the Sword Swallowers Association International had to offer and ultimately came to the
conclusion that he should ask someone who already knew what to do and
how to do it.
“I learned from a guy in Seattle named
Shmootzi the Clod,” Therrien says. “I told him,
‘You probably get this all the time, but can I
pay you to teach me how to swallow a sword?’
Turns out nobody had ever asked him, so he
taught me what he knows.”
Other performers have also entered and influenced Therrien’s life in the two years since
he left Anacortes to get involved with the Bellingham Circus Guild, and he’ll be bringing a
few of them along when
he debuts the “JustinCredible Sideshow” this
weekend in a special
tent in the parking lot of
O’Donnell’s Flea Market.
Hearkening back to the
days when traveling circuses would have a sideshow
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be treated to glass- and
nail-walking and other feats of danger, as well
as Balkan music by Bellingham band Skitnik,
and the incorporation of everything from science to space to the deep blue sea. “There’ll
be some stuff that hasn’t been seen before in
Bellingham,” Therrien says.
As this will be the debut of the tent Therrien hopes to use to perform up and down the
West Coast this summer, he’s looking forward
to setting it on its maiden voyage. He’s gone
through the permitting process to make sure
the performances are legit, and hopes big fun
gets crammed into the small space (the tent is
20’ by 30’, and its peaks are 14-feet tall).
“People should come to this show for a variety of reasons,” Therrien says. “For one thing,
you’re going to be inside a circus tent downtown. Plus, five dollars on the table gets you
a ticket for the most amazing sideshow tricks.
It’s an amazing educational show, as well,
acknowledging all the things that are just incredible about this world.”
MARCH 14-18
THE FANTAST ICK S: The song-and-dance
spectacular known as The Fantasticks
shows for the final week at 7:30pm Wed.Sat., and 2pm Sun. at the Mount Baker
Theatre’s Walton Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St. Tickets are $10-$20.
734-6080 OR
WWW.MOUNTBAKERTHEATRE.COM
THURS., MARCH 15
TRES VIDAS: Live music and theater
combine when Tres Vidas shows at 7pm at
Whatcom Community College’s Heiner Center Theater. The performance focuses on
the lives of painter Frida Kahlo, activist
Rufina Amaya, and poet Alfonsina Storni.
Entry is free.
WWW.CORREENSEMLE.COM
COMEDY KLUB: Western Washington
University’s funniest Vikings will take the
stage at the monthly Stand-Up Comedy
Klub Show at 7pm at the Viking Union’s
Underground Coffeehouse. Entry is free.
WWW.AS.WWU.EDU
GOOD, BAD, UGLY: Watch “The Good,
the Bad and the Ugly” at 8pm every
Thursday at the Upfront Theatre, 1208
Bay St. At 10pm, stick around for “The
Project.” Entry is $7 for the early show,
$4 for the late one.
733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM
VAUDEVILLINGHAM: The Bellingham
Circus Guild’s monthly anything-goes
variety show known as Vaudevillingham
can be seen at 8pm and 10pm at the
Depot Market Square. Suggested donation
is $5-$10.
WWW.BELLINGHAMCIRCUSGUILD.COM
MARCH 16-17
CABARE T: Head into the song-anddance world of the Kit Kat Club when
Cabaret shows at 7:30pm Fri.-Sat. at
Mount Vernon’s RiverBelle Theatre, 100 E.
Montgomery. Tickets are $30 and include
a dessert buffet. Additional shows happen
through April 7.
WWW.RIVERBELLEDINNERTHEATRE.COM
MIXED BAG: View a collection of scenes,
games and monologues at the long-form
improv format known as a “Harold” at
8pm Fri.-Sat. at the Upfront Theatre, 1208
Bay St. At 10pm, stick around for “Games
Galore.” Tickets are $8-$10.
733-8855 OR WWW.THEUPFRONT.COM
MARCH 16-18
THE WIZARD OF OZ: Skagit County’s
Theater Arts Guild presents the classic
tale of Dorothy and her magical travels
at showings of The Wizard of Oz at 7:30pm
Fri.-Sat. and 2pm Sun. at Mount Vernon’s
McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way. Tickets are $10-$30 and additional showings
take place March 22-25.
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MURDER AND MIRTH: ACT ONE Theater
Company—an adult offshoot of the Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth—presents
showings of the comedic Murder at Timber
Cove at 8pm Sat. and 2pm Sunday at
BAAY’s headquarters at 1059 N. State St.
Tickets for Saturday’s show are $15 and
include dessert and refreshments. Sunday’s show is a fundraiser for the family of
Caleb Kors.
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224-8168 OR WWW.BAAY.ORG
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MARCH 22-25
HANDFUL OF RAINBOWS: The Sehome
High School Drama Department presents
Jonathan Troy’s 1960s-era comedy, A
Handful of Rainbows at 7:30pm Thurs.-Sat.
and 2pm Sun. at the Sehome High School
Little Theatre, 2700 Bill McDonald Parkway. Thursday’s preview show is free, and
other showings will be $8-$10.
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INTRO TO IMPROV: Sheila Goldsmith
leads an introductory improv class from
7-9pm at Improv Playworks, 302 W. Illinois St. Register in advance for the free
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EDUCAT ION SERIES: As part of the
Mount Baker Theatre’s Education Series,
area youth are invited to watch Mufaro’s
Beautiful Daughters at 10am and 12:15pm
at the theater’s headquarters at 104 N.
Commercial St. Tickets are $5-$6.50.
360.671.2626
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MON., MARCH 19
FOLK DANCE: Learn Balkan, Israeli,
Romani and Greek dancing with the Fourth
Corner Folk Dancers from 7-10pm every
Thursday at the Fairhaven Library, 1117
12th St. Suggested donation is $5 (firsttime visitors and students are free).
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DANCE GALLERY: Thought-provoking
modern movement can be experienced
when the longtime community dance collective known as the Dance Gallery presents its annual Spring Concert at 7:30pm
Fri.-Sat. and 5pm Sun. at the Firehouse
Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave
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SAT., MARCH 17
SHAMROCK DANCE: USA Dance will host
a St. Patrick’s Day Dance from 7-10pm at
the Blue Moon Ballroom, 1213 Cornwall
Ave. Entry is $7-$10, and beginners and
singles are always welcome.
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AIDA: Discover more about forbidden
love and true devotion that transcends
the cultural differences between warring
nations when the contemporary musical,
Aida, shows at 7pm Fri.-Sat. and 2pm
Sun. at Everson’s Nooksack Valley School
District, 3326 E. Badger Rd.
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WEAVERS GUILD: “Colors in Weaving:
Go from Blah to Wow!” will be the focus
of a Whatcom Weavers Guild presentation at 7pm at St. James Presbyterian
Church, 910 14th St. The public is
welcome.
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Paper Cuts
CHAD TOLLEY’S INTRICATE VISIONS
GIVE A kid a piece of paper and
some scissors, and you never know
what will happen. Some will attack
the paper with gusto, obliterating
it with the scissors until all that
remains is a circle, square or a rudimentary figure. Others will fold and
cut, snowflake style, until they’re
left with mirror images of the slices
their sharp tools have rendered.
Give Utah artist Chad Tolley the
same tools—well, substitute the
kid-safe scissors with an X-Acto
knife and infuse artistic prowess—
and what happens is something
altogether different. While he appears to be using the basic premise
as those who choose to make paper
snowflakes do, it’s on a much more
sophisticated scale.
Lucia Douglas Gallery owner Linda
Gardner, who first heard of Tolley
through the Boston Printmakers and
asked him to be included in a prior
printmaking show, says she still
isn’t quite sure how he ultimately
achieved the works he sent her from
his home base in Salt Lake City.
On a recent walk-through of Tolley’s works, which are currently on display at the Fairhaven art space,
Gardner put her nose to the glass to take a closer
look at the intricate cutouts, which feature weirdbut-wonderful representations of humans, animals,
trees and hybrids of the three (plus a few top hats).
“How does he do that?” Gardner muttered. “I’m
not the only one wondering. People have been fascinated with these.”
While we talked about the basics behind the exhibit—specifically, folding and cutting—we both
wondered how the fact that although many of the
pieces appear to consist of mirror images that jibe
with each other to finalize the visions, there are
additions to each framed work that seem to be created independently of the process. Ultimately, we
couldn’t quite figure it out.
However, to clarify what the visions made of
paper symbolize, I read Tolley’s artist statement,
which explained, at least, what he was thinking
when he started them.
“These paper cuts were inspired by the paper cutouts of
demons and deities that the
Otomi Indians used in healing rituals,” Tolley writes. “I
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work, I discovered that I was
attempting to reconcile the
past with my present and diminish the sense of
loss and desire to return to the sacred wilderness
of my childhood.”
Tolley goes on to say that although his art typically has a narrative—whether it’s concerning paper cutouts, prints or etchings—he hopes the final
images will be suggestive of meaning, but ambiguous enough to allow each viewer to infuse them
with their own personal interpretation.
Although I sense a playfulness inherent in the
works currently on display, after reading Tolley’s
thoughts on them I’m more inclined to see the other side of the images—those that question if men
and beasts can co-exist together.
Calling Tolley’s work “sophisticated folk art,” Gardner went on to say that he’s not the only artist out
there making images come alive in this manner.
“All cultures do this kind of thing,” she noted.
“It’s a really contemporary art form right now, and
there are many, many ways of doing it.”
MARCH 15-17
CRAFT AND ANTIQUE SHOW: More than
100 artisans will display their wares at
the 26th annual Spring Craft and Antique
Show from 10am-8pm Thurs.-Fri. and
10am-5pm Sat. at Lynden’s Northwest
Washington Fairgrounds, 755 Front St.
Admission is $4-$5.
WWW.LYNDENCRAFTANTIQUESHOW.COM
MARCH 16-19
GREEN SALE: The Whatcom Art Guild
celebrates St. Patrick’s Day and their
second anniversary at the Art Market
from 10am-6pm Fri.-Mon. in McKenzie
Alley, 1314 12th St. A variety of demos
will happen throughout the event.
WWW.WHATCOMARTGUILD.ORG
SAT., MARCH 17
HOW BIZARRE: Peruse art, listen to music
and hang out by an outdoor fire at a “How
Bizarre” gathering from 10am-4pm at
Mount Vernon’s Rexville Grocery, 1927
Best Rd.
(360) 466-5522
MONA STYLE: More than 35 selected
artists from the Northwest will show
and sell their designed clothing,
jewelry, textiles and handcrafted items
at the 28th annual “MoNA Style” fundraiser from 10am-5pm at La Conner’s
Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First
St. Admission is free.
WWW.MUSEUMOFNWART.ORG
ARTIST TALK: Scott Schuldt discusses
his current “View from the Canoe”
project, among other things, at an Artist Talk at 1pm at Anacortes’ Anchor Art
Space, 216 Commercial Ave.
WWW.ANCHORARTSPACE.ORG
IMAGES AND STORIES: Lummi artist and
storyteller Yvonne Thomas Miller shares
stories about her bronze sculpture,
“Salmon Woman,” at 1pm at CedarWorks
Gallery, 217 Holly St. The work was
made after Miller lost her vision.
647-6933
SUN., MARCH 18
ANIME CONVENT ION: Celebrate your
love for Japanese comics and animation
at the Bellingham Anime Convention
from 12-6:30pm at the Bellingham Public
Library, 210 Central Ave. A timed and
themed art contest, a ramen speedeating competition, anime screenings,
Wii gaming and more will be part of the
free fun.
778-7323 OR WWW.
BELLINGHAMPUBLICLIBRARY.ORG
POSTAL ART WORKSHOP: Attend the
third Mail Art Workshop from 1-4pm
at Mindport Exhibits, 210 W. Holly St.
Entry is $10 and includes all materials.
441-7162 OR WWW.MINDPORT.ORG
393-7540
BLACK DROP: “The Lost Drawings of
Charles ‘Bonesy’ Jones” can be viewed
through March at the Black Drop Coffeehouse, 300 W. Champion St.
738-3767
BLUE HORSE: Valerie Collymore’s French
Riviera series, Dianna Shyne’s China series,
photographs by Lance Ekhart, and paintings by Troy Terpstra can currently be seen
at the Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St.
WWW.BLUEHORSEGALLERY.COM
CEDARWORK S: Peruse and purchase
a variety of Native American art from
10am-6pm Wed.-Sat. at the CedarWorks Art
Gallery, 217 Holly St.
647-6933
CHUCK ANUT BREWERY: Works by Laurie
Potter are on display through March 10 at
the Chuckanut Brewery and Kitchen, 601
W. Holly St.
WWW.CHUCKANUTBREWERYANDKITCHEN.COM
DEMING LIBRARY: View paintings by
Michael Davenport through March 24 at the
Deming Library, 5044 Mt. Baker Hwy.
592-2422
FISHBOY GALLERY: Check out the contemporary folk art of RR Clark from 12-5pm
every Mon.-Fri. at the FishBoy Gallery, 617
Virginia St.
714-0815 OR WWW.FISHBOYGALLERY.COM
FOG: View a variety of works by noted
artists at the Fairhaven Originals Gallery,
960 Harris Ave.
WWW.BELLINGHAMFOG.COM
GALLERY CYGNUS: “Natural & Supernatural:
Contemporary Art of the Northwest Coast”
can be viewed through March 25 at La Conner’s Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial St.
WWW.GALLERYCYGNUS.COM
GOOD EARTH: View “Put a Lid on It!, a
juried, multi-artist showing of lidded vessels, through March at Good Earth Pottery,
1000 Harris Ave.
WWW.GOODEARTHPOTS.COM
HISTORICAL MUSEUM: The Skagit Valley
734-5497
QUILT MUSEUM: “Ten Years of Beaded
Quilts,” “Variations on a Theme: Wearables
and Quilts,” and “Embroidered Beauties:
Old and New” are on display through
March 25 at the La Conner Quilt & Textile
Museum, 703 S. Second St.
WWW.LACONNERQUILTS.COM
SCOT T MILO GALLERY: Large format
photographs by Dick Garvey can be perused
through April 3 at the Scott Milo Gallery in
Anacortes.
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SK AGIT VALLE Y COLLEGE: As part of the
9th annual Skagit Human Rights Festival,
view works by Lee Mann through March at
the Skagit Valley College’s Multipurpose
Room. Local artists will also have their
works on display at the Lincoln Theatre’s
Art Bar.
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SMITH & VALLEE: The multi-artist exhibition “Of Birds & Flight” shows through
March 25 at Edison’s Smith & Vallee Gallery,
5742 Gilkey Ave. Hours are 11am-5pm
Wed.-Sun.
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BELLINGHAM RAILWAY MUSEUM:
The museum is open to the public from
noon-5pm Tues. and Thurs.-Sat. at 1320
Commercial St.
Rhododendron Cafe
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ART WOOD: “Take a Seat,” featuring
handmade chairs, benches and stools,
shows through March at Artwood, 1000
Harris Ave.
St. Paddy's Day Specials
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PACIFIC MARINE GALLERY: Artist James
Williamson displays a series of new original
watercolor miniatures and larger paintings
of Northwest wildlife on an ongoing basis
at Pacific Marine Gallery, 700 W. Holly
St. Watercolor classes take place every
Wednesday.
Saturday & Sunday
Brunch
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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.LUCIADOUGLAS.COM
MONA: View “Yesterday’s Tomorrow,” a
multi-artist exhibit of “old-fashioned
futuristic work” and “Study in Blue”
through March 14 at La Conner’s Museum of
Northwest Art, 121 S. First St.
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ANCHOR ACCESS: Schott Schuldt’s multidisciplinary exhibition, “The Wildness
Within,” will be on display until March 24
at Anchor Access, 216 Commercial Ave.,
Anacortes.
WWW.HONEYBELLINGHAM.COM
LUCIA DOUGLAS: View new paintings by
Susan Melrath and paper cuts by Chad Tolley through March 29 at the Lucia Douglas
Gallery, 1415 13th St.
Memphis Ribs
Catfish
Gumbo Oyster & Andouille Stew
Corned Beef & Cabbage
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ST. JOSEPH: The latest Healing Through
Art exhibit, “Spring Reflections: A Group
Show,” will be up through May 19 at the
PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center. The
works are by Shirley Erickson, Ruthie V.,
Yvette Newman, Mary Froderberg, and Mary
Jo Maute.
WWW.PEACEHEALTH.ORG
THE TABLE: Original prints of made-up
patron saints by Karie Jane Van Allmen can
be viewed and purchased through April 2 at
the Table, 100 N. Commercial St.
594-6000
WHATCOM ART GUILD: From 10am6pm every Friday through Sunday, stop
by the Whatcom Art Guild’s Art Market at
Fairhaven’s Waldron Building, 1314 12th St.
WWW.WHATCOMARTGUILD.ORG
WHATCOM MUSEUM: “Delivered Daily:
The News Photography of Jack Carver,” “Art
of Recycling,” and “ARTIFACTual” can currently be viewed at the Whatcom Museum’s
Old City Hall and the Lightcatcher Building.
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AMADEUS PROJEC T: View Lorna Libert’s
“Larger Than Life” exhibit through March at
the Amadeus Project, 1209 Cornwall Ave.
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HONEY SALON: Fiber artist Denise Snyder’s
“Following My Muse” exhibit can be viewed
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Cascade Clay when “Water’s Edge” shows
through March 31 at Allied Arts, 1418
Cornwall Ave.
Weavers Guild will display “Over ‘n Under”
through April 29 at La Conner’s Skagit
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BY CAREY ROSS
Chris Isaak
HE DID A BAD, BAD THING
FACT: IT is impossible to talk about Chris Isaak without also
talking about That Song. You know the one. It’s the one that led
to That Video.
Oh, that video.
The funny thing is, when Isaak originally recorded “Wicked Game”
for his 1989 album Heart Shaped World, it didn’t even register a blip
on the musical radar. Then David Lynch, who’d used two of Isaak’s
songs in his iconic classic Blue Velvet, got his hands on the track,
memorably featuring an instrumental version of it in the 1990 film
Wild at Heart. Then a Lynch-obsessed radio DJ started playing the
vocal version, and suddenly Isaak’s undeniably beautiful and weirdly distinctive song was blowing up airwaves everywhere.
Then came that video.
Its ingredients were deceptively simple. Isaak. Danish supermodel Helena Christensen. A black sand beach. A pair of white
cotton men’s briefs (for her). A white wife beater (for him). A
mournful guitar line. Isaak’s matinee-idol looks and a voice to
match. Abject desire. Wanton sensuality. An implied-yet-obvious
unhappy ending. The video had it all.
Directed in black-andwhite by legendary photographer Herb Ritts, the
was as breathtakATTEND video
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as
its two stars, and
WHO: Chris Isaak
remains
the dead sexiest
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for “Wicked Game”
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becoming
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the crooner? Probably. I’m
surprised that thing didn’t
get Isaak elected president.
But Isaak is the sum of more than just one
sexy video. Which is to say there’s another
sexy video in the entertainer’s arsenal.
Ten years after “Wicked Game”—time Isaak
spent releasing several more albums and etching several more of his songs into our collective
consciousness, as well showing off his acting
chops in such films as Silence of the Lambs and
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (as the ever-mem-
Rumor Has It
WELL HELLO, GREEN Frog. Welcome back. It's
been awhile. We've missed you.
After suffering the kinds of delays and setbacks
that would suggest the Green Frog had jumped
planets and then time traveled rather than simply
moving across the street, James Hardesty's little
slice of musical heaven officially opened its newly
renovated doors for business last Saturday. In typical Green Frog fashion, Hardesty forewent issuing
a press release, hanging a banner or doing anything splashy to announce the event, instead relying upon a couple of Facebook posts and word of
mouth to get people in the door. And that was all
it took to pack the place with familiar faces.
Steve Leslie (who remains easily one of the best
songwriters I've seen in this town) was tapped to
be the first musician to play on the new Green
Frog stage—an honor he'd earned several months
prior when he built the
thing from pieces of the
old Green Frog stage.
In looking around the
room, it was easy to
see where the old tavern left off and the new
bar began (and I'm not
just talking about the
BY CAREY ROSS
hard alcohol and grilled
cheese sandwiches now served there, or the amazing new back deck area), and the final result shows
the 10 months worth of hard work and real love
Hardesty and his mostly volunteer crew of laborers
put into the space. I encourage you wholeheartedly to check it out for yourself.
Last week was also a pretty good one for Dog
Shredder, who awoke Thursday morning to find
that mighty music website Pitchfork had gotten
their hands on the band's forthcoming Brass Tactics album, given it a listen and they didn't hate
it. Why the emphasis? Because if you know anything about the taste-making website, you know
being really good at hating nearly everything is
the currency of Pitchfork's very existence. But
they like Dog Shredder. And I think we're all O.K.
with that.
While this weekend heralds the shitshow known
as St. Patrick's Day, it is also the Shakedown's first
anniversary. As is the custom with such things,
they're throwing a party Fri., March 16 to celebrate. As well as a celebration of their continued
existence, the show—which features Leatherhorn, Ship to Ship, Cutlass Supreme, and Biagio
& the Argonauts in what has to be the weirdest
and most wonderful lineup ever (add to that the
pancake feed at 7pm that will kick the whole thing
off, and you've got yourself a night, folks)—will
also act as a benefit for yours truly to offset the
many thousands of dollars in medical expenses I
incurred when I foolishly busted my ankle to bits.
I owe a huge debt of gratitude to the Shakedown
for offering to share their birthday with me, as
well as the bands for donating their time and considerable talent. So, come on down Friday night,
wish the bar a happy birthday, eat a pancake or
two and see some great music. I may even let you
ride my scooter if you ask real nice.
LINDSAY STREE T: Kids and
their keepers can attend a preSt. Paddy’s Day Dance Party with
Celtic music by Lindsay Street
from 6-8pm at Time in Play Café,
311 E. Holly St. Entry is free.
PADDY WHACKERS
BY CAREY ROSS
BE WAY GREEN
I KNOW that, when it comes to hitting the town,
St. Patrick’s Day is regarded by many service-industry
and bar-rat types (of which I suspect I may be the latter) as amateur night. I know the crowds tend to be
large, and as the night goes on and the revelry intensifies, things can get obnoxious. I know these things,
yet still I really like St. Patrick’s Day. At this moment,
I am trying to figure a way to eat multiple helpings
of corned beef and cabbage from various restaurants
before foisting myself upon the many different entertainment offerings this town has in store for me. And
while what follows is in no way comprehensive, it’ll
be enough to get you started.
WHATCOM CHORALE: “Joyful
Accord: The Joys of Love and
Laughter” will be the theme of
a Whatcom Chorale concert at
3pm at the First Congregational
Church, 2401 Cornwall Ave.
Tickets are $5-$15.
752-1423 OR
WWW.TIMEINPLAY.COM
St. Patrick’s Day
SUN., MARCH 18
UKE GROUP: The Bellingham
Ukulele Group (BUG) hosts a song
circle from 7-9pm at the Herald
Building, 1155 N. State St. (on
the third floor conference room).
Suggested donation is $5-$10.
WWW.
BELLINGHAMUKULELEGROUP.COM
FRI., MARCH 16
EDDIE KILGALLON: A “Be the
Change” concert featuring musician and motivational speaker
Eddie Kilgallon begins at 7pm at
the Sedro-Woolley High School
Auditorium, 1235 3rd St. Tickets
are $10 and include tunes by the
high school band and choir.
WWW.EDDIEKSONG.COM
WWW.WHATCOMCHORALE.ORG
BENEFIT CONCERT: Musicians
from area organizations such as
the Whatcom Symphony, Sunrise
Strings, Western Washington
University, and more will
perform at a Benefit Concert at
7pm at Our Saviour’s Lutheran
Church, 1720 Harris Ave. Entry
is by donation. Funds raised will
go to the MacGregor family.
733-6749
WED., MARCH 21
STEVIE COYLE: Renowned
fingerstyle solo guitarist Stevie
Coyle performs at 7:30pm at the
Roeder Home, 2600 Sunset Dr.
Suggested donation is $8-$15.
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MOCKINGBIRD: Songs both
humorous and heartfelt can be
heard when Mockingbird rings in
spring with a 12:30pm concert
at the Whatcom Museum Old City
Hall, 121 Prospect St. Suggested
donation is $3.
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WIND ENSEMBLE: The Whatcom Wind Ensemble presents
its Spring Concert at 8pm at
Western Washington University’s
Performing Arts Center Concert
Hall. The event is free and open
to the public.
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671-4193
and Dudes will provide the music
at a St. Patty’s Day fundraiser
at 7pm at the Alger Community
Center, 18735 Parkview Lane.
The event is family-friendly and
includes a potluck.
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FLAMENCO AND PERSIAN:
Vedada Theophilus and Bob Clifton present “Persa Gitana,” an
evening of Flamenco and Persian
songs, at 7:30pm at the Roeder
Home, 2600 Sunset Dr. Suggested
donation is $8-$12.
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orable Special Agent Chester Desmond)—he
unleashed “Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing.” Much
as with “Wicked Game,” Hollywood gave the
singer a helping hand, except this time the
legendary director in question was Stanley
Kubrick instead of David Lynch, and the film
that featured the song was Eyes Wide Shut.
The video for “Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing”
relied upon many of the same elements that
ensured the success of “Wicked Game.” It was,
as before, directed by Ritts (albeit in rich,
deeply saturated color), and featured a supermodel (Victoria’s Secret model Laetitia Casta),
distinctive wardrobing (purple suit and white
wife beater for him, black lingerie for her) and,
of course, abject desire and wanton sensuality.
But where “Wicked Game” was a study in artistry and beauty, “Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing”
was nastier, grittier but somehow ultimately
more playful than its predecessor. The video
was naughty enough that VH1 demanded a
tamer version to be played before 9pm, which
gave the rock musician the air of being a dangerous man.
But Isaak as an artist is more than the sum of
even two (really sexy) videos. He continues to
write and record, pairing the distinctive guitar
tone that drew in David Lynch all those years
ago with his rangy voice (his falsetto remains
impeccable) and evocative lyrics about heartbreakers, the hearts that get broke and the
heartless don’t care about either one. As well,
his signature style (it takes a certain amount
of fearlessness to rock a wardrobe full of Nudie
suits) and razor-sharp wit (honed by years of
hosting his own television show) continue to
make him an in-demand artist whenever he decides to take his show on the road.
But if you really need a compelling reason
to catch one of Isaak’s shows, you need look
no further than That Video.
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WORDS 12
The film uses our willing
acceptance of ridiculous
genre conventions as
a clothesline on which
to hang its ruthlessly
immature sense of humor
VIEWS 6
MAIL 4
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and the popular kids (headed by Dave Franco)
all look like well-coiffed extras from the Disney
Channel. “I totally know the cause: Glee,” sneers
Tatum, who hasn’t looked this comfortable onscreen since Step Up, embracing the awkwardness as he attempts to blend in with the science nerds, while Hill’s character fumbles his
way through flirting with a student suspect.
The operative idea here is that two guys who
would have been rivals in high school have to
buddy up to make it as cops. But instead of
complementing one another, brainy Schmidt
and brawny Jenko merely bring each other
down, botching their first arrest attempt.
After that debacle, the duo is reassigned to
a canceled undercover project from the ”80s
overseen by a surly captain (Ice Cube). “All
they do now is recycle shit from the past and
expect us not to notice,” quips their chief, in
a line that hints at just how little respect the
script shows its source. (Just wait’ll you see
how it treats Depp’s cameo.)
Most of the humor concerns how inappropriate the language, behavior and attitudes are
for the high-school setting, especially coming
from grown men expected to act as role models: When it comes time to earn the drug dealers’ trust, they steal weed from the evidence
lockup and throw the ultimate high-school
party. These two may not look like teens, but
they sure as heck don’t behave like cops.
REVIEWED BY PETER DEBRUGE
21 Jump Street
THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON DRUGS
IN 1987,
new-kid-on-the-block Fox attracted a teenage demographic by programming a gritty primetime show about baby-faced
cops who go undercover at high schools. A quarter-century later, Columbia Pictures targets the over-17 set, reviving 21 Jump Street as a
raunchy R-rated comedy full of drug and dick jokes—an odd choice,
since the radical genre switch seems best suited to those too young to
have seen the original series. Still, by casting Jonah Hill and Channing
Tatum as fish-out-of-water buffoons, the irreverent result feels fresher
than most '80s-show reboots, effectively flipping the address Johnny
Depp made famous.
Hill, who pitched the film’s producers on attempting 21 Jump Street
as an action-comedy, was 23 when he shot Superbad, and already he
looked too old to pass as a high schooler. Now 28, the star has shed
his baby fat and appears undeniably adult. Pair him with Tatum, 31,
and there’s no way teens would mistake the duo as two of their own—a
paradox that sets the tone for the film’s patently absurdist approach,
which uses our willing acceptance of ridiculous
genre conventions as a clothesline on which to
hang its ruthlessly immature sense of humor.
High school was hell for Schmidt (Hill), a booksmart outcast with braces and a bad Eminemstyle dye job. Jocks like Jenko (Tatum) had it
relatively easy, though both were forced to sit
out prom. That’s why their first big assignment
after graduating from police academy—to infiltrate a high-school drug ring—feels less like
punishment than a chance for a “do-over.” Older
and wiser, the mismatched partners plan to apply the lessons learned the first time around
to the case, only to discover that things have
changed since they were in school.
Now, tolerance is cool, bullying is uncouth,
Given the cartoonish way co-directors Phil
Lord and Christopher Miller approach the
premise, it should come as no surprise that
the two got their start in animation. Together,
they made the disaster-movie spoof Cloudy
With a Chance of Meatballs, and they apply that
same wink-wink sensibility to their live-action
debut. Such a flip attitude serves the comedy
well (the action feels more clunky), but belies
just how insincerely everyone involved feels
toward the story’s emotional core.
Maybe those raised on a diet of Family Guy
don’t require the courtesy of a script that cares
about its main characters, but why bother
packaging the story as a male-bonding experience if the plan is merely to undermine it with
vulgarities and homophobia? Where Superbad
set the standard for mixing high-school sentimentality with gross-out humor, this lesser
effort seems content redefining audiences’
idea of “dirty cops.” Considering that hardly
anyone was asking for a 21 Jump Street reboot,
they’ve put a playful stamp on it—which just
goes to show what happens when a bunch of
pot-positive cut-ups get their hands on a relic
of Reagan-era anti-drug hysteria.
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WORDS 12
A Separation (PG-13) 35mm/120m. Best Foreign
Film of 2012. “It’s a thrilling domestic drama that offers
acute insights into human motivations and behavior
as well as a compelling look at what goes on behind a
particular curtain that almost never gets raised.”
Fri: (3:45); Sat: (2:50); Sun: (3:15); Mon-Thu: (3:45)
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when we needed it?
Remember what the choices were on
Valentine’s Day? There was The Vow, with
plenty of Channing Tatum abs-candy for
the women, and enough sudsy soap opera to make any self-respecting man gag.
Great. Oh, and there was This Means War,
with plenty of fights and loud explosions
for the guys, but a plot that seemed
barely interested in women, let alone its
female star. Lovely.
But now, a month late, comes the smart,
funny Friends With Kids. And this Friends
has benefits—among them a sprightly
cast, a smart script and characters who
show some real emotion, and a connection
to each other and to real life.
Imagine: a romantic comedy that’s actually both. It’s been a long, long time.
Thank director, writer and star Jennifer Westfeldt, whose first film, Kissing
Jessica Stein, came out of her desire to
create some material for herself. She’s
done it again, wonderfully, here.
Westfeldt plays Julie, a late-30s single
New Yorker who is clear-eyed about her
looks (“I’ve got good hair, and I can pull
it together”) and her age. But while she’d
like a kid, she doesn’t want to end up like
her friends who got married, had babies
and now seem to hate each other.
So best friend Jason—who is, unfairly,
cuter than she is, as well as uninterested
in a relationship—has an idea. Why not
just skip the relationship part (which always seems to go wrong anyway), have a
one-night stand and have a kid, together? While staying apart?
After a few drinks, it sounds like a
good idea.
It’s not, necessarily—and any romantic
comedy fan knows they’re going to find
that out. (We also know how the movie’s
going to end—as bright as Westfeldt is,
she still gives in to the usual third-act cliches, particularly in the last 10 minutes).
But it’s still great fun watching her
characters, particularly with this cast,
mostly borrowed from Bridesmaids—with
Kristen Wiig and Jon Hamm as a bitterly
feuding couple, and Maya Rudolph and
Chris O’Dowd as a semi-affectionately
squabbling one.
They’re all good—Rudolph and O’Dowd
especially—and some of that must come
from the comfort of having worked together before.
But a lot of it comes from Westfeldt’s
script, which captures the jealousies,
judgments and jabs that sometimes pass
among real friends. Because she knows
that’s the twisted truth—if you didn’t really like a group of people, you wouldn’t
care enough to be catty.
As Julie, Westfeldt is sweetly vulnerable without toppling over into distressingly needy. And the acerbic Adam Scott
gets a rare movie lead as the wolfish Jason, and nails it.
A fresh romantic comedy is a hard
thing to make, and Westfeldt isn’t 100
percent there. But she’s still miles ahead
of everyone else out there.
And if Jennifer Aniston is really, really
smart, she’s calling her right now. And
praying that Westfeldt doesn’t, again, save
her next great big part for herself.
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Friends With Kids
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The Artist (PG-13) 35mm/100m. Winner, 5 Oscars
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Friends With Kids
Pina in 2D (PG) A Wim Wenders masterpiece
“Most documentaries put us inside people’s
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REVIEWED BY STEPHEN WHITTY
Friends With Kids (R) 35mm/109m. New Hit!
“...an indelibly funny and touching comedy with
a real sting in its tail. The laughs leave scars. For
this, credit Westfeldt, an actress of rare wit and
grace, and now a filmmaker with a keen eye for
nuance. Westfeldt plays Julie, a thirtysomething
Manhattanite who can’t find a guy to make her feel
as alive as Jason (Adam Scott), her platonic BFF
from college. Her peers have already coupled up.
Missy (Wiig) and Ben (Hamm) are so hot for each
other, they sneak off for quickies. Leslie (Rudolph)
and Alex (O’Dowd), appalled at the sight of kids in
chic restaurants, live lives out of Sex and the City.”
Rolling Stone
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19 at Mount Vernon’s Skagit
Valley Food Co-op. Fleming
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Kathryn Lyons, LMHC,
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Monday,
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Find out more about “Living
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lecture with Morgaine Angelowe at 6pm Tuesday, March
20 at Bellingham’s Butterfly
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Kathleen Malnor, ARNP,
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Health, Vitality and Sexuality” at a free presentation for
seniors from 2-4pm Wednesday, March 21 at Bellingham
Unitarian Fellowship, 1207
Ellsworth St. More info: 7333837 or www.buf.org
Karl Mincin leads a “Tame
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clinic at 6:30pm Wednesday,
March 21 at Mount Vernon’s
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“The 10 Principles of Health
and Longevity” will be the
focus of a workshop with Dr.
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Thursday, March 22 at Mount
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important principles to improving and maintaining the
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“Cancer Prevention 101”
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“Living It Up! 40-Plus” will
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Learn more about Feng
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Chikeola Karimou leads the
class, which focuses on the
Chinese art of creating balance and harmony in one’s living space. Cost is $5-$6. More
info: 734-8158
“Allergies, Sensitivities,
Irritations and Limitations”
will be the focus of a presentation by homeopathic practitioner Monique Arsenault
from 6:30-8pm Wednesday,
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Learn how to incorporate
superfoods
and
internal
cleansing into your wellness
program at a “Creating Vibrant Health” workshop at
6:30pm Wednesday, March 14
at Mount Vernon’s Skagit Valley Food Co-op. HealthForce
Nutritionals rep Doug Walsh
will lead the way. More info:
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for those new to yoga, those
returning after time off or an
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who want to review the ABC’s
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at 6pm and 7:30pm Monday,
March 19 at the Red Cedar
Dharma Hall, 1021 N. Forest
St. Admission is by donation.
More info: 671-6586
and third Wednesday of the
month at psychic Jill Miller’s
offices at 1304 Meador Ave.
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of spring with sacred chants
and meditative movement
from 7-9pm Sunday, March
18 at Presence Dance Studio,
1412 Cornwall Ave. Suggested donation is $5-$10. More
info: 733-5745
As part of a “March
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): British writer
Kenneth Tynan asked a movie director about how
he’d film an advancing army. Did it matter whether
the action went from right to left across the frame
or left to right? “Of course!” said the director. “To
the Western eye, easy or successful movement is
left to right, difficult or failed movement is right
to left.” The director showed Tynan an illustrated
book as evidence. On one page, a canoe shooting
the rapids was going from left to right, while a man
climbing a mountain was headed from right to left.
Use this information to your benefit, Cancerian. Every day for the next two weeks, visualize yourself
moving from left to right as you fulfill a dream you
want to accomplish.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Hanadi Zakaria al-Hindi
is the first Saudi Arabian woman to be licensed to
fly a plane. But there’s an absurd law in her country that prohibits women from driving cars, so she
needs a man to give her a lift to the airport. Is there
any situation in your own life that resembles hers,
Leo? Like maybe you’ve advanced to a higher level
without getting certified on a lower level? Or maybe
you’ve got permission and power to operate in a
sphere that’s meaningful to you even though you
skipped a step along the way? Now would be a good
time to think about whether you should do anything
about the discrepancy, and if so, how to do it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Recent scientific
studies have confirmed what Native American folklore reports: Badgers and coyotes sometimes cooperate with each other as they search for food. The
coyotes are better at stalking prey above ground,
and the badgers take over if the hunted animal slips
underground. They share the spoils. I suggest you
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Writing in the
science magazine Discover, Corey S. Powell says,
“There’s an old joke: If you tell someone the universe
is expanding, he’ll believe you. If you tell him there’s
wet paint on the park bench, he’ll want to touch
it to make sure.” In accordance with the astrological omens, Capricorn, I invite you to rebel against
this theory. I think it’s quite important for you to
demand as much proof for big, faraway claims as for
those that are close at hand. Don’t trust anyone’s
assertions just because they sound lofty or elegant.
Put them to the test.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It’s an excellent
time to better appreciate your #@%(!)* vexations
and botherations. In fact, let’s go ahead and make
this Honor Your #@%(!)* Irritations and Annoyances Week. To properly observe this holiday, study
the people and things that irk you so you can extract from them all the blessings and teachings they
may provide. Are you too tolerant of an annoying
situation that you need to pay closer attention to?
Is it time to reclaim the power you’ve been losing
because of an exasperating energy-drain? Does some
jerk remind you of a quality you don’t like in yourself? Is there a valuable clue or two to be gleaned
from a passive-aggressive provocateur?
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Seahorses have an
unusual approach to reproduction. It’s the male of
the species that cares for the eggs as they gestate.
He carries them in a “brood pouch” on his front side.
Of course it’s the female who creates the eggs in the
first place. After analyzing the astrological factors
coming to bear on your destiny, Pisces, I suspect
you will benefit from having a seahorse-like quality
in the coming weeks. Whatever gender you are, your
archetypal masculine qualities should play an especially strong role as you nurture a project that’s in its
early developmental phases.
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were a spider in a previous life? If so, please call on
the abilities you developed back then. You need to
create an extra big, super-fine web, metaphorically
speaking, so that you can capture all the raw materials you will be needing in the coming weeks and
months. If you’re not sure whether you are the reincarnation of a spider, then simply imagine you were.
Stimulate daydreams in which you visualize yourself
as a mover and shaker who’s skilled at snagging the
resources and help you require.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Is it possible you
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): According
to my Sagittarius friend Jonathan Zap, the Greek
playwright Aristophanes had an ambivalent attitude
about divine blessings. He said that no great gift
enters the human sphere without a curse attached
to it. I’m sure you know this lesson well. One of last
year’s big gifts has revealed its downside in ways
that may have been confusing or deflating. But
now here comes an unexpected plot twist, allowing
you to add a corollary to Aristophanes’ formulation.
Soon you will find a second blessing that was hidden
within the curse in embryonic form. You’ll be able
to tease it out, ripen it, and add it to the bounty of
the original gift.
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But let the wings grow roots and the roots fly.” That
was written by Spanish poet Juan Ramon Jimenez,
and now I’m passing it on to you. It will serve as a
keynote for the turning point you’re about to navigate. In the coming weeks, you’ll generate good fortune by exposing your dark mysterious depths to the
big bright sky; you’ll be wise to bring your soaring
dreams down to earth for a pit stop. The highs need
the influence of the lows, Taurus; the underneath
will benefit from feeling the love of what’s up above.
There’s one further nuance to be aware of, too: I
think you will find it extra interesting to interweave
your past with your future. Give your rich traditions
a taste of the stories that are as-yet unwritten.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): If you set up two
mirrors in just the right way, you can get a clear look
at the back of your head. You’re able to see what your
body looks like from behind. I suggest you try that
exercise sometime soon. It will encourage your subconscious mind to help you discover what has been
missing from your self-knowledge. As a result, you
may be drawn to experiences that reveal things about
yourself you’ve been resistant to seeing. You could be
shown secrets about buried feelings and wishes that
you’ve been hiding from yourself. Best of all, you may
get intuitions about your soul’s code that you haven’t
been ready to understand until now.
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learn the real reason the tortoise beat the hare, why
two of the three blind mice weren’t really blind, and
the shocking truth about the relationship between
Cinderella’s fairy godmother and the handsome
prince. Myths will be mutating, Aries. Nursery rhymes
will scramble and fairy tales will fracture. Thor, the
god of thunder, may make a tempting offer to Snow
White. The cow’s jump over the moon could turn out
to have been faked by the CIA. An ugly duckling
will lay an egg that Chicken Little claims is irrefutable proof the 2012 Mayan Apocalypse is imminent.
Sounds like a rowdy good time for all!
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): How did the Vikings
navigate their ships through rough northern seas on
cloudy and foggy days? Medieval texts speak of the
mysterious “sunstone,” a “Viking compass” used to
detect the hidden sun. Modern theories suggest that
this technology may have been Iceland spar, a mineral that polarizes light, making it useful in plotting
a course under overcast skies. Do you have anything
like that, Libra? A navigational aid that guides your
decisions when the sun’s not out, metaphorically
speaking? Now would be an excellent time to enhance your connection with whatever it is that can
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draw inspiration from their example, Virgo. Is there
a person you know who’s skilled at a task you have
trouble with and who could benefit from something
you’re good at? It’s prime time to consider forming
symbiotic relationships or seeking out unusual partnerships that play to both parties’ strengths.
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was shocked Whatcom residents were
saddled with the additional burden of
an overpriced hospital.
PeaceHealth’s cost problem is enabled
by a near-monopoly in the county.
Reportedly, more than 60 percent
of medical billings are PH. A series of
mergers and sole ownership has created
low competition and market domination. Studies on hospital mergers “before and after” show a 10-20 percent
price increases. Even if a struggling
clinic willingly sells to PH, the outcome
for a patient’s cost is the same.
Interestingly, PeaceHealth settled in
an Oregon anti-competitive lawsuit. PH
was charged with being “dangerously
close” to achieving market domination
because of “market share, high barriers to entry, the lack of capacity of its
competitors, its technological advantages,” and its “acquisition of or affiliation with physician clinics and multiple
locations” (The Columbian).
I urge PeaceHealth executives to set
prices down to the average level, and
reign in the yearly cost increases for
Whatcom citizens.
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CHAIN THE WAR MACHINE
Your editorial cartoon last week depicted Bibi Netanyahu deceiving President Obama about the ultimate outcomes
of our unquestioning support for Israel.
First, let us please put to an end the
anti-semitic trope that Jews (or Israelis) secretly control our government.
Second, Obama is not a fool who can
be easily deceived.
This leaves us with the conclusion
that Obama’s support for Israel’s (ultimately self-destructive) violent actions, most recently its bombing in
Gaza which killed 21 people, is being
undertaken with a full understanding
of the consequences. Furthermore, it
is perfectly consistent with decades of
U.S. foreign policy, all of Obama’s public pronouncements and Congress’s routine yearly lavish funding of the Israeli
war machine.
It is perhaps comforting to think that
the problem lies with “those people
out there” who are deceiving our wellintentioned leaders. It is more accurate
(though uncomfortable) to realize that
the policy choices of our government
are determined at home by the militaryindustrial-congressional complex. It is
also hopeful to realize that this is so,
because we can actually have an impact
on our domestic decision-makers, if we
muster the numbers and the will.
—Matteo Tamburini, Bellingham
No St. Patrick’s Day conversation
could be had in this town without first
talking about Boundary Bay Brewery.
Not only is longtime brewpub manager
and brain trust Janet Lightner responsible for spearheading the now-annual
St. Patrick’s Day parade that will take
to the downtown streets Sat., March
17, but Boundary is also the place to
be if you want to be front and center
at the biggest St. Pat’s party in town.
It all kicks off at 11am (no, that’s not
a typo) with a menu full of Irish classics (corned beef, how I love you), and
the dancers will dance, the bagpipers
will bagpipe and the musicians—with
perennial favorites the Paddy Whackers
making their annual appearance—will
make music both traditional and non
well into the night.
Chuckanut Brewery will stick to a
similar program as its brewpub counterpart, and I can personally attest to the
tastiness of their corned beef dinner as
well. Its somewhat cozier confines only
contribute to the festive atmosphere,
and there’s a certain measure of fun to
be obtained from trying to watch Irish
dancers and musicians negotiate the
crowds and the servers while still managing to show everyone a good time.
The Shakedown also looms large on
my entertainment landscape. The bar
first opened its doors on St. Patrick’s Day
last year, and they’ll be celebrating their
birthday and the holiday all weekend
long. Saturday night will see ever-popular but rarely seen MacArra onstage with
the always-beloved Peadar MacMahon. If
you want to hit up what I predict could
be Bellingham’s most raucous good time,
this will be your likely locale.
Needless to say, St. Patrick’s Day is
a pretty big deal at Uisce, for reasons
obvious (it’s an Irish pub) and not (the
holiday marks their birthday, and they
have the distinction of hosting Bellingham’s post-parade party). Maggie’s
Fury, Peadar MacMahon, bagpipers,
dancers and more will provide the entertainment portion of the proceedings, while the expert bartenders will
make certain your Guinness tastes just
the way it’s supposed to.
If all this bagpiping ain’t your bag,
never fear—there’s no need for you
to hole up in your house. Simply take
yourself to the Wild Buffalo, where
the Yogoman Burning Band will be only
too happy to show you a nontraditional
good time. And, as Yogo himself is more
likely to don his typical red uniform
than he is to dress like a leprechaun,
the opportunity to give him a pinch
may act as incentive as well.
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When I got married, I was a slim 6’2”, but
I’ve gained a lot of weight. My wife gained
about 20 pounds but recently lost that and
more. I’ve been as high as 265, but I’m now
at 238 and losing about a pound a week,
which isn’t fast enough for my wife. When I
contemplate going on a stricter diet, what
comes to mind is feeling angry, tired and
hungry at my high-stress job. My wife said
that I obviously love food more than her,
and that if I won’t lose weight for her, maybe I’ll do it for our boys. She considers me
self-centered and narcissistic because I’m
not losing enough weight, and I consider
her self-centered and narcissistic for framing
every argument in terms of what she wants
and isn’t getting. What do you think? Does
being overweight mean you don’t love your
significant other?
—Fatso
Some women just can’t appreciate
their husband’s collections: comic
books, shot glasses, broken-down
cars, chins.
There’s your wife, wagging a carrot
stick at you, telling you that if you
loved her you’d be surviving on iceberg
lettuce sandwiches or going on the
Drink Your Own Urine Diet—whatever
it takes to drop flab fast. Probably because weight loss seems easier for her,
she assumes you’re lazy and self-indulgent. She’s now trying to guilt-ivate
you into losing weight (“Picture your
children fatherless…Doritobreath”),
which is more helpful than voicing the
other thing she’s probably thinking:
“I don’t want to have sex with you; I
want to harpoon you.”
Chances are, the problem isn’t that
your diet isn’t “strict enough”—as in,
you should be sniffing celery sticks instead of eating them—but that you’ve
been following the obesity-causing
dietary “science” promoted by the
government and much of the medical
establishment. The “weight loss” diet
they advise—high-carb, low-fat—is actually a weight-gain diet. Also, as Dr.
Mary Dan Eades, co-author of The Protein Power Lifeplan, writes, “Study after
study has shown the low fat diet to be
a failure in treating obesity, in solving
diabetes, in reducing blood pressure or
in decreasing heart disease risk.”
Investigative science journalist Gary
Taubes spent more than a decade digging through the body of research on
diet. As he writes in Why We Get Fat,
the evidence shows that it is carbohydrates—from sugar, flour, easily digested starchy vegetables like potatoes,
and juice and beer—that cause the insulin secretion that puts on fat. So, if
you want to drop pounds—and not just
one a week but like they’re stones falling off a truck—eat low-carb/high-fat
foods like cheeseburgers. Even bacon
cheeseburgers. (Just see that you feed
the bun to the pigeons.)
Unfortunately, it seems your love
handles have become resentment handles. Some of the ill will between you
may melt away as you lose the gut that
Ding Dongs and Mountain Dew built,
but it points to a bad pattern. You don’t
win marital arguments by clinging to
how right you are and how wrong your
spouse is; you win by working together
to make things as right as you can for
both of you (“us first” instead of “me
first”). Some problems aren’t solvable,
but you’ll be more able to shrug off an
impasse if you’re consistently putting
yourselves in each other’s place. That’s
the spirit that keeps you from striking out in revenge—for example, by
insisting you’re on the Zone diet (but
not mentioning that it’s the zone from
the outermost wall of Dunkin’ Donuts
to the outermost wall of Cinnabon).
MEMORY BANK FRAUD
I’m trying to start a relationship with a
woman, but I can’t stop thinking about my
last girlfriend. I want a family (eventually),
so I couldn’t marry her. She already has two
children, which is a dealbreaker for me, and
has other baggage: debt and baby daddy
drama. But, we developed a deep love, and
I’m having a hard time getting over her.
—Stuck
It was the best of times, it was the
best of times. And it’s called selective
remembering. Your mental projector
keeps playing this loop of your ex trying
on lingerie. There are never any misty
shots of the repo man or your ex emerging from the mist to chase the baby daddy with a big cleaver. And where are the
little mind movies of her children? Or as
you call them, “dealbreakers,” not “dealbenders.” Keeping this woman as your
fantasy girlfriend will be a wedge between you and any woman you’re with in
real life. To move on, harness the power
of negative thinking. Sure, go ahead and
indulge. Take that walk down memory
lane with your ex. Just be sure you ask
the cameraman to pull out to reveal the
stroller you’re pushing with some other
guy’s screaming kids in it.
©2012, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved.
(advicegoddess.com)
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potato dish)
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Jim Morrison and
Batman
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Anything” (Ani
DiFranco song)
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to ambush)
44 Started the pilot
45 “Orinoco Flow
(Sail Away)” singer
46 Field judges
47 Barton of “The
O.C.”
48 “Ed Wood” Oscar
winner Martin
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denial
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of Florence)
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22 Calligraphy need
24 Suffix for McCarthy
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31 Actor Gulager of
TV westerns
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6 Jenny of diet plans
7 Frigid temperature
range
8 File folder feature
9 Like a crooked smile
10 Exclamation
after trying on old
clothes, maybe
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12 More miffed
14 Simple roofing
material
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23 “Hooked on Classics” record company in old TV ads
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some residents)
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Dame coach
Parseghian
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diameter
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(“the lollipop
with the loop”)
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mall
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football games
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RECIPES
He places the eggs in a saucepan of cold
water on high heat, brings it to a boil and lets
the eggs boil for exactly one minute. Then he
removes the pan from the heat and lets the
eggs sit in the hot water for another minute,
before scooping them out with a spoon and
transporting them to egg cups (so English!)
with a spoon.
Quickly and without fanfare, the top third
of the egg (officially known as “the top,”)
is sliced off with a butter knife. The exposed surface of the egg in the cup, with
its firm white and slightly runny yolk, is embellished with pinches of salt and ground
pepper. Toasted slices of bread are buttered
and cut into fingers about a half-inch wide.
These bread slices, also known as soldiers,
are dipped into the rich and creamy yolk.
The rest of the egg is eaten with a small
spoon. Heaven.
The egg symbolizes fertility, rebirth and
renewal. Whether you boil them or make a
quiche, eggs are a symbol of spring, which is,
theoretically, right around the corner, making this is the perfect time to eat them. This
quiche recipe is quick and easy to prepare
and because it is crustless, a few extra calories and a fussy step are eliminated.
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Spring Quiche
ELEVATING THE HUMBLE EGG
AN EGG in its shell is a humble object—a silent little soldier standing quietly in the shadows of your fridge, awaiting its chance to serve.
Eggs do not clamor for your attention, like the saucy Tabasco or the
spicy lime pickle. No, the cool, curved egg is smooth to the touch, a
symbol of life and a whole world unto itself. When its shell is broken
and its contents whipped and beaten, the stoic and singular egg elevates to excellence even the simplest ingredients.
This is why I love to make quiche. With a few eggs and some basic
ingredients such as onions, cheese and sauteed greens, you can create
a mindful masterpiece that’s typically popular with the whole family.
Supposedly “real men don’t eat quiche,” but every man I know
eats quiche with reckless abandon and without shame, especially
if you toss in a few “manly” ingredients such as ham or bacon and
serve it with a smile.
In my world, real men not only eat quiche, but
they also prepare them. Because quiche is easy
to assemble, they make great dishes for potlucks
and ailing neighbors. Leftover quiche is the best
of all: cold from the refrigerator or reheated in a
microwave, I say quiche can be breakfast, lunch
and dinner in a pie plate.
Speaking of men and eggs, while my English husband loves and cooks quiche, he has also taught
me there is nothing as pure, simple and sensuous
as a soft-boiled egg for breakfast. He has his own
way of ensuring his boiled eggs are cooked perfectly every time—no cracked shells, and a yolk
that is hard at the edges and soft in the middle.
4 large eggs
1 ½ cups light cream
1 tablespoon chopped fresh herbs, or 1 teaspoon dried (optional)
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly grated or ground nutmeg
Ground black pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter
a 10” glass or ceramic pie plate.
For the filling: Use your imagination. Sautee
a little spinach, red onions and mushrooms in
butter, or add cooked bacon pieces or ham to
the custard. I always add cheese, so toss ¾
cup of any cheese you have on hand with a
tablespoon of flour to coat. Add the filling to
the custard mixture and stir well to distribute
evenly in the custard. Pour the mixture into the
prepared dish and bake until set, golden and a
knife inserted in the center comes out clean,
about 30 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes to
settle, then cut into wedges and serve.
—Adapted from The Joy of Cooking
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County for the inaugural Mount Vernon Beer
Week, which will take place through Saturday
at the Empire Alehouse, Trumpeter Public
House, the Porterhouse, Skagit River Brewery,
and North Sound Brewery. Food and drink specials, performances, a “Cask Crawl” and much
more will take place throughout the week.
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FARM TO TABLE MEETING: Find local products,
meet buyers and make connections at the 2012
Farm to Table Trade Meeting from 9am-3:30pm
at the Community Health Education Center,
3333 Squalicum Pkwy. Cost is $15 and includes a
light lunch and snacks. Panel topics will feature
farmers, chefs, food producers and buyers.
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POULTRY WORK SHOP: Sustainable Bellingham and the Bellingham Flying Chickens 4H
Clubs present a Backyard Poultry Workshop
from 1-4pm at the caretaker’s house at
Fairhaven Park.
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FOOD FILM FEST: As part of the Reel Food
Film Fest, watch King Corn at 3pm at the
Everson Library, 104 Kirsch Dr. The documentary follows two friends, one acre of corn and
the subsidized crop that drives our fast food
nation. Entry is free.
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INCOGNITO BEER DINNER: Watch culinary
skills in action at a St. Patty’s Day Beer Dinner
starting at 6pm at Ciao Thyme, 207 Unity St.
Cost is $85 and includes beer pairings.
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SUN., MARCH 18
SOUTHSIDE MEAL: Join the Happy Valley
Neighborhood Association for the monthly
Southside Community Meal from 5-6:30pm at
Our Saviours Lutheran Church, 1720 Harris Ave.
Everyone is invited to the free feast.
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TUES., MARCH 20
PAN-ASIAN PROSPEC TS: Spencer Santanello
from Prospect Street Café leads a “Pan-Asian
Prospects” course at 6:30pm at Ciao Thyme,
207 Unity St. Cost is $45.
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PAT T Y’S PART Y: Attend St. Patrick’s Day
celebrations starting at 11am at Boundary Bay
Brewery, 1107 Railroad Ave. In addition to
Irish fare and Dry Irish Stout, there’ll be dancers, bagpipers, live music and much more.
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TAPAS NUEVAS: Chef Peter Belknap will teach
participants about “little plates” of savory
snacks from the bodegas of Spain at a “Tapas
Nuevas” cooking course at 6:30pm in Mount
Vernon at Gretchen’s Kitchen, 509 S. First St.
Cost is $40 (includes wine).
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NIGHT IN BOLOGNA: Lisa Dixon leads a
“Night in Bologna” class from 6:30-8pm at the
Community Food Co-op, 1220 N. Forest St. Cost
is $35 with an optional $7 wine option.
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at the Cordata Community Food Co-op. Cost
is $39.
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FRUIT WORK SHOPS: Show up for a “Growing
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Everson’s Cloud Mountain Farm, 6906 Goodwin
Rd. At 1:30pm, there’ll be a “Growing Stone
Fruits: Cherries, Peaches, & Plums” workshop.
Entry is free and no registration is required.
nars on topics relevant to sustainable and
organic producers will take place as part of the
Northwest Washington Sustainable Agriculture
Conference from 8am-4pm at Lynden’s Mt.
Baker Rotary Building, 1775 Front St. Cost is
$50-$70.
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Swedish Pancake Breakfast from 8-11am at
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Carter leads a “Vietnam Soup and Sandwich:
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