In addition to her teaching responsibilities at Western Washington University, Cynthia Camlin continues an active artistic output. Her works on view through June 27 at Perry and Carlson Gallery on First Street in Mount Vernon combine landscape and abstraction, experimental and traditional techniques to express outrage at racist terrorism from slavery times to the 20th century.

Camlin’s “Swamp/Garden” exhibit employs drawing, painting and cutouts on panel, over-painted with green Flashe…

Cecilee and Nathan Romano didn’t need to swipe right when it came to finding their perfect match. The duo (pictured) first noticed each other when they were both involved in various aspects of the now-closed Upfront Theatre, and nearly 10 years later they’re still making each other laugh. We caught up with the couple recently to find out more about Bellingham Entertainment, the production company they started during the dark days of the pandemic.

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When the summer solstice coincides with Father’s Day—as it does this Sunday, June 20—it’s a clear sign from the universe that the important men in your life deserve a day of celebration. Throw in a warm-weather forecast with nary a drop of rain in sight, and the odds for a successful open-air outing are amplified. Following are a few suggestions of places to host a “pop”-up picnic.

In past years, my boyfriend and I discovered that packing a lunch and heading to Zuanich Point Park to…

Michelle Zauner, the indie rock sensation who records as Japanese Breakfast, was only 25 years old when she lost her mother to cancer. Her mother, Chongmi, was 56 when she died. “It was the year her life ended and mine fell apart,” Zauner states.

In the aftermath of the loss, Zauner published a New Yorker essay entitled “Crying in H Mart” that went viral; this 2018 essay forms the basis for the first chapter of her new memoir by the same name. In it, Zauner explores her…