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Cascadia Magazine’s Almost Summer Reading Event is June 1!
It’s the time of year to order a mojito, relax, and open your mind!
To celebrate the arrival of summer, Cascadia Magazine – the Pacific Northwest’s online magazine of ideas and culture – is hosting an evening of readings by writers we’ve published! Join us at 6:30 pm, Friday June 1 at Vermillion on Seattle’s Capitol Hill.
You’ll hear Donna Miscolta and Anca Szilágyi read new fiction, listen to poetry from Michael Schmeltzer and Montreux Rotholtz, view photographs by Daniel Hawkins, and hear journalists Niki Stojnic and Matt Stangel talk about issues that matter to people living in the Cascadia bioregion. Plus, it’s free!
Cascadia Magazine Almost Summer Reading
Friday, June 1, 6:30-8 p.m.
Vermillion
1508 11th Ave., Seattle WA
(206) 709-9797
You can find more info and RSVP at Cascadia Magazine’s Facebook page.
Primary election results from Oregon and Idaho
The biggest primary election news in Cascadia comes from Idaho’s primary to select a Democratic candidate for governor. According to Boise Weekly, former state rep Paulette Jordan pulled off an upset to defeat a millionaire candidate. Jordan is a member of Coeur d’Alene Tribe, and if elected she would be the first Native American elected governor of a US state. The Atlantic has a Q&A with Jordan about her historic run. Meanwhile in the race for Portland’s open city council position, activist and former state rep Jo Ann Hardesty led with about 40 percent of the vote. She’ll face Multnomah county commissioner Loretta Smith in the general election. And in the Oregon governor’s race, Knute Buehler, a moderate Republican, defeated two more conservative candidates to face off against Democrat Kate Brown in November
As flooding continues, Eastern WA dam could fail
As floodwaters continue to rise in Eastern WA and BC, Northwest Public Broadcasting reports that a dam located in wilderness areas above Leavenworth, Washington is at risk of collapse. Local water districts and the US Forest Service are feuding over who should fix it, and if it fails, it could wipe out campgrounds, roads, and 50 homes.
Fish farm company wants “no-go” zone around its BC sites
Andrew Nikiforuk, writing for The Tyee, reports that the fish farming company Marine Harvest is seeking a court order to prevent anyone from going within 20 meters of its 34 open-pen Atlantic salmon farms in British Columbia. Marine Harvest has been the target of activists and First Nations protesters upset about the farms’ impact on native salmon runs.
Measuring impact of concussions in OR high school sports
Investigate West looks into rates of concussions in high school sports across Oregon. Though men’s football is the big culprit, there are surprisingly high rates in women’s sports as well, including soccer. “…only 109 of 291 Oregon high schools provide access to an athletic trainer, a certified medical professional who can help identify and treat concussion symptoms immediately following injury.”
Christie Charles: Vancouver’s first Indigenous poet laureate
Christie Charles, a Musqueam hip-hop and spoken word artist, was appointed Vancouver’s fifth poet laureate. She’s a member of the Musequeam Nation, and is the first Indigenous poet to serve in the role. Her work includes raps in hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, her native language. You can read a profile at Pitchfork about her work as Miss Christie Lee amid the Indigenous hip-hop scene in Vancouver.
An interview with Seattle author Nicola Griffith
At Crosscut, Michael Upchurch interviews Seattle writer Nicola Griffith, author of the new novel, So Lucky. Griffith talks about writing her first novel featuring a character with Multiple Sclerosis (Griffith has been diagnosed with MS for more than 30 years), as well as her writing process. “I’m sweating about having to represent everybody, being responsible for carrying some kind of kind of banner for disabled people or, more particularly, people with MS. I foolishly hadn’t expected that.”
That’s the day’s news, arts, and culture from the Great Northwest. –Andrew Engelson
Photo credits: Paulette Jordan courtesy of Paulette Jordan for Governor