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CascadiaWeekly
Reporting from the heart of Cascadia
This Week
Visual
Sketches and Sculptures
Artifacts of time and place
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
The first thing you’ll notice about Whiting Tennis is his sincerity.
He talks about prehistoric art and science fiction and how nobody knows what ancient artifacts meant to the people who made them. The audience at a recent talk at La Conner’s Museum of Northwest Art loved it.
The tall, gangly guy looks like a displaced cowboy and works full-time at his unique approach to art.
Every week, Tennis attends a life-drawing class. His sketches, he admits, have little to do with the…
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Food
Dinner Plans
Catching up with ACME Farms + Kitchen
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Even though I was expecting to find it there, the brown ACME Farms + Kitchen box sitting on my front doorstep when I returned home from work on a recent Thursday gave me a thrill.
I’d ordered a small “Locavore” box ($59), but wasn’t sure what would be inside. However, knowing in advance that the contents of the cardboard container were nothing but locally and regionally sourced foodstuffs was a hint that plenty of goodness was to be found within.
I wasn’t disappointed. As…
Words
Summer Reading
The art of the memoir
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Summer is heralded as a time for the sort of escape provided by light, guilty pleasure beach-reading, but memoirs are the type of books I enjoy this time of year, when the longer days and more relaxed pace invite slipping into another’s skin for several afternoons. The following memoirs all share an intensity that lends a page-turner quality to the reading, and the stories are compelling in that the authors are, in many ways, outsiders to their native culture.
In The Long Haul: A…
On Stage
Field Guide
Of entertainment and expeditions
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
n a new “field guide” sent out by the Mount Baker Theatre, executive director Brad Burdick claims to have spent two-thirds of his adult life collecting experiences from around the globe for the historic hub—making him the perfect person to act as a liaison for those searching for entertainment-based expeditions.
“Consider this book a personal tour guide in your pocket as you map out new adventures for this year,” Burdick writes of the upcoming season’s offerings.
The…
Music
Marrowstone Music Festival
Hello mother, hello father
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
As a kid, I spent some time at summer camp. I’m proud to say I learned some things while I was there. One summer, I learned to sail a tiny, two-person sailboat. So, if you ever find yourself with a smooth lake, a small boat and a stiff breeze, but sans captain, I’m your girl. Another summer, I learned to make colorful friendship bracelets from skeins of embroidery floss. From that experiment, I reached the conclusion that it was preferable to never form friendships that reached the…
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Outdoors
Forest Facts
The wonder of the woods
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Pacific Northwesters may grumble about the lack of sunshine for nine months of the year, but when summer does bring its nonstop infusions of vitamin D, many residents choose to hide from the sun and seek cover in shady moss- and fern-filled forests—whether they’re in their backyards or a day trip away. A trio of events this weekend will provide even more relief from the heat.
For those whose acreage includes property with plenty of trees, a Forest Owners Field Day will take place…
