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August 16, 2012

Roger Ebert“The Odd Life of Timothy Green” is a treat for the family

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Jordin Sparks“American Idol” winner sets her sights on another passion

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ReviewsMusic: Tom Jones, Israel & New Breed Video Games: “Sleeping Dogs”

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Tommy Castro to headline

Skagit Blues

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E2 - Thursday, August 16, 2012 Skagit Valley Herald / goskagit.com

YOUR ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION GUIDE TO WHAT’S GOING ON IN SKAGIT COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

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Music, Game Reviews .................6-7

Get Involved ................................8-9

On Stage ....................................... 10

Tuning Up..................................... 11

Travel .......................................12-13

Hot Tickets ................................... 14

Roger Ebert ................................... 16

At the Lincoln Theatre ................. 17

Movie Mini-Reviews .................... 17

Out & About ............................18-19

“The Raid: Redemption”: This ultra-violent story of a special tactical team’s ill-fated raid on a high-rise run by a crime boss is the best battle in a build-ing since Bruce Willis blasted his way through “Die Hard.” Compare the vio-lence in the two movies and “Die Hard” comes across like an evening in a luxury suite.

This isn’t the kind of movie where you expect anything more than a super-ficial story line and stereotypical charac-ters. Rama (Iko Uwais) is a rookie cop who is about to become a father. He’s assigned to a team invading a tenement and has to deal with a personal mission along the way. His mission is the second-least-interesting part of the film behind the bland title. Plot and character devel-opment are beaten out of existence because it’s all about the action. There’s never a dull moment.

“Dexter: The Sixth Season”: The cable series starring Michael C. Hall gets better with each season because of brilliant writing and the convincing per-formance by Hall as a serial killer who works in a Miami police department. The cliffhanger at the end will make you want to subscribe to Showtime just to see what happens in the next season. As always, Dexter’s killing rivals, played by Colin Hanks and Edward James Olmos, are solid and that makes for an engaging game of cat-and-killer mouse.

“Community: The Complete Third Season”: Bonus material includes “A Glee-ful Community Christmas” fea-ture.

“Breathless”: Texas Gothic tale star-ring Gina Gershon and Kelli Giddish.

“Jaws”: The Steven Spielberg film is now on Blu-ray.

“Dance Moms: Season One”: Life-time series looks at the pursuit of the ultimate National Dance title.

“Elmo’s Alphabet Challenge”: Includes seven video game spoofs.

“Titanic: 100 Years in 3D”: Com-bines 3-D imagery of the wreck with stories of passengers and crew.

“Suddenly Single”: A contemporary love story starring Garcelle Beauvais.

“Assassin’s Bullet”: Former FBI field agent (Christian Slater) investi-gates killings of high-priority terrorists.

“Happy Endings: The Complete First & Second Seasons”: Elisha Cuthbert stars in this ABC comedy.

“American Pickers: Volume Four”: Two antique hunters dig through homes and barns.

“Pawn Stars: Season Five”: Rick

Harrison and crew deal with more buy-ers and sellers.

“Glee: The Complete Third Season”: Chris Colfer stars.

“August”: A look at love and inti-macy in the modern world.

“Fresh Beat: The Wizard of Song”: Marina gets swept into the lands of Oz.

“Stallone Collection”: Includes “Rambo: First Blood,” “Cop Land” and “Lock Up.”

“Vega$: The Third Season Volume 2”: Robert Urich stars.

“Marvel Knights Astonishing X-Men: Torn”: Emma Frost’s erratic behavior sends the team into a spiral.

“Tonight You’re Mine”: Two feuding rockers get handcuffed together.

“Jay & Silent Bob Get Old”: Jay and Silent Bob go to England.

“Madness”: A quiet weekend is ruined by a murderer.

“Juan of the Dead”: Alexis Diaz de Villegas stars.

“Tai Chi — Discover the Ancient Art”: Jian Liu Jun offers help with exer-cise and meditation.

“Traintastic Adventure”: Latest release in the “Chuggington” saga.

n Rick Bentley, McClatchy Newspapers

NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK

Upcoming movie releases Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:

AUG. 21The Dictator - ParamountChimpanzee - DisneyA Separation - Sony

AUG. 28 Battleship - UniversalDarling Companion - SonyThe Five-Year Engagement - UniversalThe Pirates! Band of Misfits - SonyThink Like a Man - Sony

SEPT. 4Piranha 3DD - Anchor BaySafe - Lionsgate

SEPT. 11Girl In Progress -- LionsgateWhat to Expect When You’re Expecting - LionsgateSnow White and the Huntsman - Universal

SEPT. 18 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - FoxThe Cabin in the Woods - LionsgateStrings - House Lights

SEPT. 25 Damsels in Distress - Sony

n McClatchy-Tribune News Service

Skagit Valley Herald / goskagit.com Thursday, August 16, 2012 - E3

ON STAGE

By CRAIG PARRISHEntertainment/Lifestyles Editor

You get the sense that Tommy Castro doesn’t waste a lot of time sitting in one place.

The veteran blues guitarist-singer, who will headline the second annual Skagit Blues Festival on Sunday at the Conway Muse, had just been picked up by his family Mon-day, from an airport near his northern California home. Castro had played the previ-ous two nights in Colorado.

The next destination? A three-night camping trip before Castro takes off for three weekend gigs in Oregon prior to playing in Conway.

“It’s not so much ‘busy,’ as it’s sort of a family vaca-tion,” he said.

The Mark DuFresne Band, led by the veteran singer/harmonica player, will open Sunday’s show. DuFresne has been long-time mainstay in Seattle and on the West Coast, and fronted Roomful of Blues for several years.

Although Castro has been touring constantly for going on 30 years, he said he hasn’t had many chances to spend time in the Northwest, but he’s looking forward to coming to town.

“Yep, definitely Seattle and other parts of Washington over the years,” Castro said about his previous visits. “We’ve played a couple of festivals in the state, and we always pass through

there when we do our North-west tours; Spokane, of course, Tacoma and Seattle. We did a

festival in Ritzville!”Castro’s band includes Randy

McDonald (bass), Byron Cage (drums) and James Pace (key-boards).

“We’re having a great time,” Castro said. “I’ve got a good bunch of guys; upbeat, and we’re happy to be here. We’re working on new material for some new releases coming out in the fall, stuff like that.”

Castro is an award-winning performer, guitarist and com-poser, with a voice that brings to mind the legendary Delbert McClinton. He sports a stinging guitar style that oozes the same rhythm-and-blues blood as Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop. He’s recorded, performed and toured with some of the blues world’s elite: B.B. King, Carlos Santana, Joe Louis Walker and Rick Estrin.

Castro’s recording catalog includes “Hard Believer,” a stir-ring set from 2009, and “Tommy Castro Presents: Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue — Live!,” in which Castro teams up with Estrin, Walker and Deb-bie Davies for a roaring 12-song celebration.

“We’ve got a few of those Rhythm & Blues shows booked coming up here, so we’ve all got plenty of homework to do,” Castro said. “We’re just doing the music, trying to put on good shows.

“We’ve done it about 2,000 times, so you would think that it would be no big deal,” he said of performing. “But I still get ner-vous, you know, before shows. I still try really hard to make sure that we really do one show at a time, and make sure that that show is as good as it can be. We try to keep it fresh.”

n Craig Parrish can be reached at 360-416-2135 or [email protected].

Veteran bluesman headlines in ConwayTommy Castro and The Painkillers to play Skagit Blues Festival

Tommy Castro and The Painkillers:

James Pace (from left), Tommy Castro,

Randy McDonald and Byron Cage.

Submitted photo

SECOND ANNUAL SKAGIT BLUES FESTIVAL

Featuring: Tommy Castro and The Painkillers,

Mark DuFresne Band

When: 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19

Where: Conway Muse Starlight Stage,

18444 Spruce/Main St., Conway

Tickets: $25, at the door or www.brownpapertickets.

com/event/261358

More information: www.conwaymuse.com or

360-445-3000


W hen most singers make the leap from record-ing artist to movie star,

it’s usually a well-calculated career maneuver that requires show-business acumen from an army of agents, acting coaches, managers and publicists.

However, for bubbly sixth season “American Idol” champion Jordin Sparks, the jump from stage to screen just, well, kinda happened.

The way Sparks tells the story of how she became the title character in a remake of the 1976 musical “Sparkle” is that her music career was unexpectedly in flux last year while she was parting ways with her management and her label was undergoing a shake-up.

Unable to record a new album and uncertain of her future, Sparks looked to another passion — acting.

“I was in this weird limbo and ‘Spar-kle’ just fell into my lap,” she says. “My agent sent it to me and said, ‘What do you think? Do you wanna audition?’ I

read the script and fell in love with it.

“I related a lot to Sparkle. She’s a girl with a dream, and she’s gonna do whatever it takes to get to the top. I know something about a girl who that did that as well.”

Sparks won the “Idol” crown at the age of 17 and is now 22. She’s grown up in that time, losing her chubby teen frame for a svelte

sexy figure, and has a regular boyfriend in fellow singer Jason Derulo. “Sparkle” represents her growth as an actress as well.

Sparks refers to herself as a “theater geek”: The Phoenix-born singer says she saw the musical revue “Smokey

Joe’s Cafe” on Broadway “like seven or eight times” while growing up in New Jersey during football season (Sparks’ father, Phillippi Sparks, played for the New York Giants). Besides a couple of guest starring stints on tween TV shows and numerous drama club and community theater credits, she also had a 12-week run in the Broadway musi-cal “In the Heights” in 2010.

“Music always took precedence though,” Sparks says,

casually hugging her leg while parked on a chair inside a Beverly Hills hotel suite recently.

“Sparkle,” which opens Friday, tells the story of a Detroit singing sibling group attempting to break into the music industry in 1968. Sparks first auditioned for the part last July, scored the role in August and started rehearsing in September.

She didn’t have a chance to work with an acting coach, but she nervously memorized the entire script, including the parts of Sparkle’s older sisters, played by Carmen Ejogo (“Love’s Labour’s Lost”) and Tika Sumpter (“One Life to Live”).

As if starring in her first feature film wasn’t nerve-rack-ing enough, she learned that Whitney Houston, who had been working for 12 years with producer Debra Martin Chase to remake “Sparkle,” would be playing her strict churchgoing mother, Emma, who turned her life around after battling her own demons.

“It was nice to see Jordin, who was new to this; Whit-ney, who was a veteran and an icon; and in between Car-men and Tika, who were willing to listen and learn from one of the best,” says director Salim Akil. “It was some-thing to watch and something I didn’t want to mess with because it created an emotional bond that plays over into their performances.”

Houston died Feb. 11 after accidentally drowning in a hotel room bathtub on the eve of the Grammy Awards; authorities said her death was complicated by cocaine use and heart disease. With Houston gone, “Sparkle” has become more than a potential breakout moment for Sparks. It’s serving as a tribute to the superstar.

One of the toughest scenes for Sparks to film involved Houston’s character confronting her daughters after discovering that they have formed a group against her wishes. Sparks remembers that it was filmed late at night, and she was surprised that Houston was so effortlessly able to switch between yelling in character and joking around on set.

“That was the scene where she says, ‘Was my life not enough of a cautionary tale for you?’ I remember stand-ing there and her saying that and going, ‘Whoa. That’s crazy.’ Watching the movie now with her not here, it holds even more weight,” Sparks says, pausing to rub some goose bumps that have emerged on her arm. “I just got chills thinking about it.”

Sparks learned Houston died just before they were due to walk the red carpet at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammys party.

“It was going to be our first round of interviews to talk about ‘Sparkle,’” Sparks says. “Now, all of the things that she was going to do have fallen on my shoulders and the rest of the cast. I can feel it. My shoulders are a little tense, but at the same time, I feel like it’s just a blessing. I’m really lucky. I get to talk about Whitney Houston.”

Sparks is already working on her next movie, an inde-pendent film called “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete” directed by George Tillman Jr. She’s also playing “an Afro-Latina from the Bronx” alongside Anthony Mackie and Oscar-winning “Idol” alum Jennifer Hudson. But Sparks, a Grammy nominee whose hits include “No Air,” is not finished with her music career.

“I am growing and learning,” Sparks says. “There’s so much more that I want to accomplish and do. I’m gonna do it at whatever pace it happens. I’m not trying to rush anything or slow anything down.”

MOVIES

JORDIN SPARKS finds new light in ‘Sparkle’ debut

Story by DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment Writer

Photo by MATT SAYLES Invision via AP


THIS WEEKENDin the area

CASCADE DAYSSKAGIT WOODSTOCK The third annual event is set for 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at 20819 Starbird Road, Mount Vernon. Enjoy perfor-mances by local bands, including Dad-dy’s Gotta Girlfriend, Miles Harris and Blue Youth, Troy Fair and Stone Country, and the Huckahoys. Food vendors and raffle. $10 at the gate, free for ages 12 and younger. Proceeds benefit the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation Cancer Care Fund. www.skagitwoodstock.org

HOT ROD CAR SHOW Shine up your ride and show your stuff from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Rexville Gro-cery, 19271 Best Road, Mount Vernon. Enjoy live music, hot dogs and cold beer. 360-466-5522 or www.rexvillegrocery.com

MOVIES IN THE PARK As part of its Movies in the Parks series, Mount Vernon Parks & Recreation will present “Big Miracle” at dusk Saturday, Aug. 18, at Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millett Road. Free. Festival seating. Limited vendors on-site. No pets. 360-336-6215 or mvparks@

mountvernonwa.gov

OUTDOOR MASS AND PARISH FESTIVAL The second annual event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, on the grounds north and east of St. Joseph Center, 215 N. 15th St., Mount Vernon. An outdoor mass will take place at 10 a.m., followed by kids’ activities, mul-ticultural food booths, vendors, a silent auction, raffle and more. Proceeds will benefit the New Immaculate Conception Church. 360-336-6622

The annual event will get under way at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 18-19, in downtown Concrete. On Saturday, enjoy the parade at 11 a.m. down Main Street, then check out the car show, firemen’s muster, log-gers’ show, scaffold and duck races and more. Sunday will feature a chili cook-off, pet show,

jam contest, pie- and watermelon-eating contests, and a scavenger hunt for kids. Both days will include chain saw carving, music and entertainment, kids’ activities, food and more. Car show registration: $10. Free admission. 360-853-7867 or www.cascadedays.com.


REVIEWS

MUSIC CDS

Compiled from news services

Israel & New Breed“Jesus at the Center”

Israel & New Breed, the Grammy-nom-inated gospel act led by singer Israel Houghton, provide many superb praise and worship songs on their new album, “Jesus at the Center.”

Houghton co-wrote the majority of songs on the double-disc album, offering solid, upbeat gospel tunes that are fused with jazz and rock melodies. The 21 tracks — some new, some old — flow easily as the group delivers a series of powerful messages about faith and empowerment.

The musicians recorded the high-energy, well-produced album over three nights at Lakewood Church in Houston. Houghton’s voice is strong throughout, particularly on “I Call You Jesus” and “Your Presence Is

Heaven.” The singer collaborates with his wife, Mariah, on the pleasant and slow-paced “To Make You Feel My Love/Name of Love.”

Numerous shouts and applause are heard on the energetic “Rez Power,” and “You Have Me/You Hold My World” fea-turing Michael Gungor is enjoyable.

n Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press

‘We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash’Various artists

Johnny Cash was a big-tent artist, drawing followers from every corner. “We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash” is a perfect

example of this.The DVD/CD release chronicles a con-

cert held earlier this year in Austin, Texas, to celebrate what would have been Cash’s 80th birthday. Drawing musicians from not just the world of country music, but also from rock, pop and folk, “We Walk the Line” shows just how wide-ranging an influence the American icon remains.

The concert included a few key acts from the outlaw country music world like Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson, Cash’s longtime friends and collaborators. And Jamey Johnson and Shooter Jennings take over for Cash and Waylon Jennings in a moving re-imagining of The Highway-men with Nelson and Kristofferson.

The rest of the lineup comes from all over the map and includes Ronnie Dunn, Brandi Carlile, Andy Grammer, Shelby Lynne, Lucinda Williams, Sheryl Crow, Train’s Pat Monahan, Iron & Wine and the Carolina Chocolate Drops, who steal the show.

Like all such tributes, some of the song-artist pairings are head-scratchers. But there are some great moments: Nelson’s guitar playing, Johnson’s rumbling voice standing in for Cash on “Highwayman,” Grammer’s strangely beautiful shuffling take on “Get Rhythm,” Dunn’s sense of humor and horn section, and a cracker-jack band led by Don Was and Buddy Miller.

n Chris Talbott, Associated Press

Mexican Institute of Sound“Politico”

“Mexico, Mexico, ra ra ra.”

The cheer is familiar to Mexican sports fans as well as to film buffs who’ll know it as the ironic title of a 1970s cult movie that criticized Mexico as a nation decaying from within. On “Politico,” the darkly pointed new album by electronic artist Camilo Lara (aka the Mexican Institute of Sound), the cheer is a lopsided refrain anchoring the breakout single “Mexico,” which sadly declares that the stench of rot remains.

Layered over a drunken horn line, Lara chants “Todos somos victimas de un

estado confiscado/ Con un gobierno invo-lucrado en las ganacias del narco/ Es una nacion podrida con la poblacion herida,” meaning, “We’re all victims of a confis-cated state/ With a government involved in narco profits/ It’s a nation at rot, with the population wounded.”

On “Politico,” Lara departs from his earlier MIS albums that were overtly joy-ous in celebrating Mexico’s rich musical culture. Lara, who is president of EMI Mexico, uses his extensive knowledge of Latin music to smash up diverse sounds: tuba-driven banda rhythms, 1960s pop har-monics, vocal samplings and folk instru-ments. Mexicans take pride in an ability to pull together odds and ends, whatever is on hand to form creations that are unique, unexpected and delicious in an entirely new way. That “a la Mexicana” style is Lara’s charm, even as he mourns the cor-ruption tearing apart his homeland.

n Michelle Morgante, Associated Press

Tom Jones“Spirit in the Room”

Even when he became a big pop star and the quintessential Las Vegas show-man in the ’60s, with hits such as “It’s Not Unusual” and “What’s New Pussycat,” Tom Jones was a more than credible singer of blues and R&B. It’s a talent he revealed again on 2010’s great, gospel-drenched “Praise and Blame,” and more recently on his Jack White-pro-duced cover of Howlin’ Wolf’s “Evil.”

On “Spirit in the Room,” the 72-year-old Welshman tackles bluesman Blind Wil-lie Johnson’s “Soul of a Man,” but he also ventures into different territory. Most of the material comes from contemporary songwriters such as Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, Tom Waits, Richard Thompson and Joe Henry.

Jones shows the old sexy strut on “Bad as Me,” but mostly he takes an understated approach that reflects the stripped-down but evocative arrangements. The mood is often autumnal or reflective, but thanks to Jones’ unerring and worldly wise interpretations, the performances still pulse with spirit.

n Nick Cristiano, The Philadelphia Inquirer


VIDEO GAMES

Chris Campbell, Scripps Howard News Service

REVIEWS

‘Sleeping Dogs’Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PCGenre: ShooterPublisher: Square EnixESRB Rating: M, for MatureGrade: 4 stars (out of 5)

“Sleeping Dogs” convinced me that if I ever have the pleasure of vacationing in Hong Kong, I best stick to the hotel pool and bar.

Between the random fights that break out, the bullets whizzing through the air on nearly every street corner and the fools who have no problem driving cars and trucks up and down the sidewalks, there is no place for a happy-go-lucky tourist to feel safe.

What? That mayhem’s not real?Wei Shen is our hero, and you guide

him into the netherworld of Hong Kong’s organized-crime syndicate, all to avenge your sister’s murder. A noble cause, yet as all John Woo movies have taught us, revenge is always closely accompanied by violence. He also taught us to stare in awe as doves fly when guns are shot, but that is for another day.

The game lacks the true open-world nature of “Grand Theft Auto” or “Saints Row.” Yes, you can mindlessly wreak havoc on John Q. Public, but you must live with yourself for murdering a hapless passer-by simply shopping for a good noodle dish. No, the game is best experienced sticking to the narrative and linear gameplay.

The driving sections are arcadelike and fast: the combat borrows heavily from the “Batman” games; the minigames are a mishmash of fun (mahjong) and horrible (karaoke). All of this equates to a game that hits the high notes well while some-times dragging you into a diversion that will likely disappoint. “Sleeping Dogs” is a pleasant surprise to close out summer, which is typically devoid of quality releases.

‘New Super Mario Bros. 2’Platform: 3DSGenre: PlatformerPublisher: NintendoESRB Rating: E, for EveryoneGrade: 3 stars

I can’t quit you, Mario.No matter how easy you are becoming.

No matter that you recycle content, level design and gameplay.

I bounce along on your colorful mush-room caps and glide along collecting coins using the raccoon tail, knowing it’s all something I’ve seen and done since I owned the first incarnation of Mario back in the 1980s.

Just as I am done looking at one more koopa, something goofy and cheery will happen and I’m sucked back into loving this game again.

I know Princess Peach needs better security (maybe reach out to the “Halo” crew or something). I know Bowser is unable to annoy someone else’s kingdom. I get it — I have to do some swimming, some diving down into pipes (Mario is a plumber, after all) and, of course, some traipsing through castles that feature more fire than my wood-burning pizza oven on full blast.

Yet there I am, sitting on my couch or on the train giggling and quietly high-fiving myself when I clear a level in record time or perfectly time that jump to collect just a few more coins while evading Bob-omb just before he explodes.

As a critic, I am constantly looking for the new, the trendsetting, the future. I know games should strive for originality and achieve greater heights, but this warm feeling in my heart says I’ll never tire of you.

Well played, Mario, well played.

n Follow Chris Campbell @campbler or email him at [email protected].

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GET INVOLVED

ARTCOMMUNITY ART

PROJECT: In conjunction with the Mayor’s Wellness Challenge, area residents are invited to help paint plywood ornaments to be hung on the city’s public Christmas tree from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, at Fire Station 1, 901 S. Second St., Mount Vernon. Free. 360-336-6211 or www.ci.mount-vernon.wa.us.

ARTS VENDORS: Immaculate Conception Regional School is accept-ing vendors for its Autumn Arts Festival, set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at St. Joseph Center, 215 N. 15th St., Mount Vernon. An 8-foot by 10-foot booth rents for $40-$45, with an additional fee for tables and electricity. For infor-

mation or an application, call 360-421-0641 or visit www.icrsweb.org.

ART CLASSESFAMILY ART DAYS

AT MoNA: Skagit Artists Together and the Museum of Northwest Art offer Family Art Days each month at MoNA, 121 S. First St., La Conner.

Sessions are open to all ages and skill lev-els and include guided walk-throughs of MoNA exhibitions. Limited to 15 participants per session. To register: 360-466-4446, ext. 108, or FAD@museumof nwart.org. Information: www.museumofnwart.org. Workshops are free with museum admission. Admission: $8 adults, $5 seniors, $3 students, free for members and ages 11 and younger.

Next up:Painting With Light:

with Amy Griffin, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15. Explore different painting tech-niques, including watercol-or, acrylic paint and mixed media.

Exploring the Circle: with Barbara Silverman Summers, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. Discover the possi-bilities of the circular form using watercolor, collage and pastel.

ART CLASSES: Choose from painting, photogra-phy, fiber and 3D art work-shops taught by profes-sional artists at the Pacific NorthWest Art School, 15 NW Birch St., Coupeville. For information and a complete schedule: 360-678-3396 or www.pacific northwestartschool.com.

ART CLASSES: Dakota Art offers a variety of art classes and workshops at 17873 Highway 536, Mount Vernon. 360-416-6556, ext. 5, or www.dakotaartcenter.com.

CLAY CLASSES: Ceram-ic artist Sue Roberts offers a variety of classes and workshops at Tower Arts Studio, 5424 S. Shore Drive, Guemes Island. For infor-mation, call 360-770-6140 or visit www.towerarts studio.com.

Next up:Ceramics For Everyone:

The six-week class will meet from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Sept. 4. The class will focus on making functional ware using a variety of hand-building techniques. Open to all levels of experience. $190, includes materials.

Mosaic Garden Forms: The class will meet for six weeks from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, begin-ning Sept. 10. Learn how to hand-build a simple vase or sphere out of clay, then turn it into a colorful mosaic piece using frag-ments of ceramic tiles, mir-ror, potter, found objects and trinkets. $190 includes most materials.

CARTOONING FOR KIDS: 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 4-25, at Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. Kids ages 7-12 will learn basic draw-ing skills and leave with a portfolio of their favorite cartoon characters. $40. Register by Aug. 28: 360-755-9649.

AUDITIONS“A HOLIDAY SHOW” BY

IRVING BERLIN: 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 18-19, Anacortes Commu-nity Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. Parts are avail-

able for 12 men and 17 women who can sing and/or dance for the musical Christmas show set to run Nov. 23-Dec. 22. Prepare a minute-long classic Irving Berlin-esque song with one verse and one chorus (no songs from the show). 360-420-9517 or www.act theatre.com.

“BACK HOME ON THE TUMBLIN’ D”: Auditions for professional actors/actresses will be held by appointment from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, and 6 to 10 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27. Parts are available for one man age 20-30, one man age 45-65 and one woman age 40-55. Prepare a mono-logue and a song. Ability to play a musical instrument helpful.

The production will run during December at The Baylight Dinner Theatre during the Lights of Christ-mas at Warm Beach Camp, south of Stanwood. Actors will be paid a stipend. For information or an audi-tion appointment, call Tori Ritchey at 360-652-2233.

CALL FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS: Fidalgo Youth Symphony invites young musicians to audi-tion and register for the 2012-13 season on Thurs-day, Sept. 6, at Salem Lutheran Church, 2529 N. LaVenture Road,Mount Vernon. For information or an audition appointment, call 360-969-1681 or visit www.fysmusic.org.

CALL FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS: The Mount Vernon-based Fidalgo Youth Symphony offers opportunities for musicians ages 5 to 21 to study and perform orchestral music. For information, including tuition costs and rehearsal schedules, contact Mrs. Hobson at 360-293-8180 or visit www.fysmusic.org.

DANCEDANCE & YOGA FOR

BOYS AND GIRLS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recre-ation is offering several classes for kids this sum-mer, including ballet, jazz dance and yoga with instructor Sylvia Trask.

For information, includ-ing class times and fees, call 360-336-6215.

EAST COAST SWING: 7:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 10-Oct. 1, Anacortes Center For Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Ana-cortes.

Kim Hargrove will lead the four-week course in this versatile dance, also known as the Jitterbug. $38, $70 couple. 360-464-2229 or www.anacortes centerforhappiness.org.

CUBAN SALSA DANCE WORKSHOP: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, Anacortes Center For Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Ana-cortes.

Join instructor Antonio Diaz for an evening of Salsa Cubana and Rueda de Casino. $10. 360-464-2229 or www.anacortes centerfor happiness.org.

CONTRA DANCE WORK-SHOP: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, Depot Arts Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. Learn the fun-damentals of contra dance and practice dancing to live music. No partner needed. $8 at the door. 360-755-3969 or www.skagitcontra.org.

BELLY DANCE LES-SONS: 5:30 to 6:30 Mon-days, Anacortes Center For Happiness, 619 Com-mercial Ave., Anacortes. $10 drop-in fee per class or $75 for eight classes. To register, call 360-464-2229 or visit www.anacortes centerforhappiness.org.

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fest Northwest will feature a full lineup of music work-shops and performances Wednesday through Sun-day, Sept. 19-23, at the Whidbey Island Center For The Arts and Langley Middle School, Langley. For information, tickets and a complete schedule of events, call 800-638-7631 or visit www.wicaonline.com/DFNW2012.html.

RECREATIONRETRO BIKE RIDE: Join

members of the Skagit Bicycle Club for a vintage bicycle ride at 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, departing from the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 Fourth St., La Conner. Vin-tage bicycles and period costumes are encouraged. The ride will be followed by a screening of a vintage cycling movie in the muse-um’s east gallery. 360-466-3365 or www.skagitcounty.net/museum.

PUTTS AND PINTS: The Putts & Pints Million Dol-lar Golf Tournament will take place Friday, Aug. 17, at Eaglemont Golf Course in Mount Vernon. Check-in begins at 11 a.m. fol-lowed by a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Enjoy 18 holes of golf, driving-range balls, golf cart, lunch and dinner, goodie bags and a variety of prizes, followed by the Putts & Pints Brewfest with live music and beer. For registration informa-tion, contact the Mount Vernon Chamber of Com-merce, 360-428-8547 or www.mountvernoncham ber.com, or the Burlington Chamber of Commerce, 360-757-0994 or www. burlington-chamber.com.

BICYCLE TO FARMS TOUR: Enjoy a family-friendly bicycle ride to

several local farms at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, departing from the Skagit Valley Food Co-op parking lot, 202 S. First St., Mount Vernon. The 8-mile ride on level terrain will stop by Skagit Flats Farm, J4 Ranch, Ralph’s Green-house and Living Rain Farm before heading back along Penn Road. Enjoy free ice cream back at the Co-op after the ride. Bring helmets and water. Free. 360-336-5087, ext. 139.

KARATE OPEN HOUSE: Mount Vernon Soo Bahk Do will hold a Karate Open House from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 18, at 1100 Roosevelt Ave., Mount Vernon. Enjoy karate demonstrations, drawings, food and more. Free. 360-395-5123.

“NATIVE CULTURES ALONG FIDALGO BAY”: 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, on the Tommy Thompson Trail in Anacortes. Meet at the Fidalgo Bay RV Park, in the parking area just past the junction with the Tommy Thompson Trail. Explore native cultures who made their homes along the shores of Fidalgo Bay and the surrounding area. Free. Easy 1-mile round trip walk on paved pathway. Free. www.skagit beaches.org.

TRAIL HIKE: As part of the Mayor’s Wellness Chal-lenge, Mount Vernon Trail Builders will lead a family-friendly hike from 10 to 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, at Little Mountain Park, 300 Little Mountain Road, Mount Vernon. Free. 360-336-6211 or www.ci.mount- vernon.wa.us.

MEMORIAL GOLF TOUR-NEY: The Chuck Dynes Memorial Golf Tournament will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24, at Skagit Golf and

Country Club, 16701 Coun-try Club Drive, Burlington. Hors de’ oeuvres, prizes, raffle drawings and a crane drop will begin after the tournament at 5 p.m. $100 members, $125 nonmem-bers, $500 per team.

Proceeds will benefit the Charles G. Dynes Memo-rial Scholarship Fund in the care of the Burlington-Edison Education and Alumni Foundation. For information or to register, visit sites.google.com/site/chuckdynestournament or email chuckdynestourna [email protected].

FAMILY BIKE RIDE: Join the Mount Vernon Down-town Association for a scenic, family-friendly bike ride departing at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, from the Mount Vernon Farm-ers Market. Choose from a 3-mile ride or a 15-mile round trip to Conway. Bring your helmet and water. Bike shop staff will be available at the Farmers Market to make sure your bike is good to ride. Free. 360-336-3801.

GOLF TOURNEY: The North Puget Sound Golf Tour will hold its district championship Sunday, Aug. 26, at Eaglemont Golf Course in Mount Vernon. The two-man better-ball tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 2 p.m. Cost is $95 per golfer. The winner will receive money toward a Skagit Valley youth team of the golfer’s choice, and a two-night golf trip to Las Vegas. For information, call Ron at 360-770-1048.

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E10 Thursday, August 16, 2012 Skagit Valley Herald / goskagit.com Thursday, August 16, 2012 E11

ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area August 16-26 TUNING UP Playing at area venues August 16-23

Thursday.16THEATER

Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Nile”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: Stone Town Theatre Works, 7:30 p.m., The Carrot & Stick Community Farm, 4104 Y Road, Bellingham. $10. 360-201-5922 or www.stone towntheatreworks.com.

Friday.17THEATER

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: 8:15 p.m., Island Stage Left, 1062 Wold Road, Friday Harbor. Free. Donations appreciated. www.islandstageleft.org.

Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Nile”: 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com.

“Make ’em Laugh”: musical comedy, 7:30 p.m., RiverBelle Theatre, The Old Town Grainery, 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Ver-non. $40 dinner and show; $30 dessert buffet and show. Reservations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelledinnertheatre.com.


Saturday.18THEATER




“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: Stone Town Theatre Works, 7:30 p.m., The Carrot & Stick Community Farm, 4104 Y Road, Bellingham. Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. $10. 360-201-5922 or www.stonetown theatreworks.com.

Sunday.19MUSIC

“Harpsichord Duos: Old and New”: Bar-bara King and Monica Kim, 3 p.m., 4606 Cypress Drive, Anacortes. $15, free for ages 12 and younger. Reservations required: 360-293-4930 or www.anacortesartsfoundation.org.

THEATER



“Make ’em Laugh”: musical comedy, 2 p.m., RiverBelle Theatre, The Old Town Grainery, 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Ver-non. $20, $18 seniors. Reservations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelledinner theatre.com.

Monday-Wednesday.20-22No events submitted

Thursday.23THEATER


“Nunsense II: the Second Coming”: Skagit Valley College Department of Music and Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $7-$10. 360-416-7655 or [email protected].

THURSDAY.16

FRIDAY.17

SATURDAY.18

SUNDAY.19

Savage Jazz Band: 6 to 9 p.m., Seeds Bistro and Bar, 623 Morris St., La Conner. No cover. 360-466-3280.

Mark Hummel and the Blues Survivors: 8 to 11 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Ana-cortes. $10. 360-588-1720.

At The Brink (folk rock): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

Impossible Bird, with Nick Drummond and Tyler Carson: 7 p.m., Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-671-2305 or www.bluehorsegallery.com.

Snake Bite: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

John Anderson (country): 7 and 9:30 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Show-room, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $28-$37. 877-275-2448 or www.theskagit.com.

Cloverdayle (modern country): 7 p.m., Seafarers’ Memorial Park, Anacortes. Free. 360-293-3134 or www.portofanacortes.com.

Wolves in the Woods: 10 p.m. to midnight, Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. www.redlightwineandcoffee.com.

Yogoman, Gallus Brothers, Red Raven Follies: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7. 360-778-1067.

John Carswell and Blues Union: 9 p.m. to midnight, Rockfish Grill, 320 Commer-cial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-588-1720.

The Blackberry Bushes String Band: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

Laura Overstreet, Dan Duggins (swing, country, R&B): 7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Con-ner. No cover. 360-399-1037.

The Dogtones (classic rock): 9 p.m. to midnight, Cyndy’s Broiler, 27021 102nd Ave NW, Stanwood. No cover. 360-629-4800 or www.cyndysbroiler.com.

The Atlantics: 8 p.m., Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-671-2305 or www.bluehorsegallery.com.

Snohomish County Firefighters Pipes & Drums, South End String Band: 6 to 10 p.m. Leatherheads Pub & Eatery, 10209 270th St. NW, Stanwood. $5 cover. 360-629-5555 or www.leather headspub.com.


Marcia Kester (country, rock, blues, pop): noon to 2 p.m., Cap Sante Boat Haven Central Pier, 1019 Q Ave., Ana-cortes. 360-757-9687.

Care Package, The MC Type, The Knowgooders, Wizdumb: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-778-1067.

Laura Overstreet: 6 to 9 p.m., Carpenter Creek Winery, 20376 E. Hickox Road, Mount Vernon. $7 cover. 360-848-6673 or www.carpentercreek.com.

Cloverdayle (modern country): 7 p.m., Riverfront Park, 1001 River Road, Sedro-Woolley. Free. 425-303-1848 or www.snohomishartist guild.org.

Ever So Android: 10 p.m. to midnight, Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. www.redlightwine andcoffee.com.

Skagit Woodstock: Daddy’s Gotta Girl-friend, Miles Harris and Blue Youth, Troy Fair and Stone Coun-try, and the Hucka-hoys, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., 20819 Starbird Road, Mount Vernon. $10, free for ages 12 and younger. www.skagitwoodstock.org.

The Walrus: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

Guy Johnson Band (rock): 9 p.m. to midnight, Cyndy’s Broiler, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover. 360-629-4800 or www.cyndys broiler.com.

907Britt: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commer-cial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-293-2544.

Fat Tones: 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956 or www.anacortes H2O.com.

Hot Rod’s Blues Review: 9 p.m. to midnight, Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-588-1720.

Puget Sound (pop, rock): 7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. No cover. 360-399-1037.

Rivertalk (world beat, reggae): 5 to 8 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. $10. Proceeds benefit Rick Epting Founda-tion for the Arts. 360-293-3515.

The Still Bill Band (R&B, soul): 8 p.m., Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-671-2305 or www.blue horsegallery.com.

Chris Stevens’ Surf Monkeys: 9 p.m., Semiahmoo Resort, 9565 Semiahmoo Parkway, Blaine. www.semiahmoo.com.

Gary B’s Church of the Blues (blues, classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-2263.

Ron Bailey: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

Skagit Blues Festival: Tommy Castro and the Painkill-ers, The Mark DuFresne Band, 5 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $25. 360-445-3000 or www.conwaymuse.com.

The Dusty 45s: 5 to 8 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. $10. 360-293-3515.

Marcia Kester (country, rock, blues, pop): 6 to 8 p.m., Anacortes Eagles Hall, 901 Seventh St., Anacortes. Call 360-757-9687 for guest sign-in.

The Ames, Creech: 9 p.m., The Shake-down, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $3. 360-778-1067.

Fidalgo Swing: 9 p.m. to mid-night, Rockfish Grill, 320 Com-mercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-588-1720.

WWU Faculty Jazz Collective: 8 p.m., Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-671-2305 or www.blue horsegallery.com.

Tocato Tango: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

Joachim Nordensson: 6 to 9 p.m., Seeds Bistro and Bar, 623 Morris St., La Conner. No cover. 360-466-3280.

Thomas Harris: 7 p.m., Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-671-2305 or www.blue horsegallery.com.

WEDNESDAY.22 THURSDAY.23

FRIDAY.17DOGTONES 9 p.m. to midnight, Cyndy’s Broiler, 27021 102nd Ave NW, Stanwood. No cover.

SATURDAY.18PUGET SOUND

7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner.

No cover.

LOOKING AHEADFRIDAY.24 Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Nile”: 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com. “Make ’em Laugh”: musical comedy, 7:30 p.m., RiverBelle Theatre, The Old Town Grainery, 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Ver-non. $40 dinner and show; $30 dessert buffet and show. Reser-vations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelledinnertheatre.com. “Nunsense II: the Second Coming”: Skagit Valley Col-lege Department of Music and Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $7-$10. 360-416-7655 or [email protected].

SATURDAY.25 Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Nile”: 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com. “Make ’em Laugh”: musical comedy, 7:30 p.m., RiverBelle Theatre, The Old Town Grainery, 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Ver-non. $40 dinner and show; $30 dessert buffet and show. Reser-vations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelledinnertheatre.com. “Nunsense II: the Second Coming”: Skagit Valley Col-lege Department of Music and Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $7-$10. 360-416-7655 or [email protected]. “Memories of You”: Wurlitzer theater organ concert featuring Jeff and Jody Fox, 3 p.m., Lin-coln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $10. 360-336-8955 or www.lincolntheatre.org. Keola Beamer and Moanalani Beamer (Hawaiian guitar and dance): 8 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $20-$30. 360-336-8955 or www.lincolntheatre.org.

SUNDAY.26 Whatever’s Clever Variety Show: music, comedy, hula-hooping, belly dancing and more, 8 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7. 360-778-1067. “Nunsense II: the Second Coming”: Skagit Valley Col-lege Department of Music and Theatre: 2 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $7-$10. 360-416-7655 or [email protected].

SUNDAY.19“HARPSICHORD DUOS: OLD AND NEW”Barbara King and Monica Kim, 3 p.m., 4606 Cypress Drive, Anacortes. $15, free for ages 12 and younger. Reservations required: 360-293-4930 or www.anacortesartsfoundation.org.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area August 16-26 TUNING UP Playing at area venues August 16-23

Thursday.16THEATER



Friday.17THEATER





Saturday.18THEATER




“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: Stone Town Theatre Works, 7:30 p.m., The Carrot & Stick Community Farm, 4104 Y Road, Bellingham. Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. $10. 360-201-5922 or www.stonetown theatreworks.com.

Sunday.19MUSIC

“Harpsichord Duos: Old and New”: Bar-bara King and Monica Kim, 3 p.m., 4606 Cypress Drive, Anacortes. $15, free for ages 12 and younger. Reservations required: 360-293-4930 or www.anacortesartsfoundation.org.

THEATER



“Make ’em Laugh”: musical comedy, 2 p.m., RiverBelle Theatre, The Old Town Grainery, 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Ver-non. $20, $18 seniors. Reservations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelledinner theatre.com.

Monday-Wednesday.20-22No events submitted

Thursday.23THEATER


“Nunsense II: the Second Coming”: Skagit Valley College Department of Music and Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $7-$10. 360-416-7655 or [email protected].

THURSDAY.16

FRIDAY.17

SATURDAY.18

SUNDAY.19

Savage Jazz Band: 6 to 9 p.m., Seeds Bistro and Bar, 623 Morris St., La Conner. No cover. 360-466-3280.

Mark Hummel and the Blues Survivors: 8 to 11 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Ana-cortes. $10. 360-588-1720.

At The Brink (folk rock): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

Impossible Bird, with Nick Drummond and Tyler Carson: 7 p.m., Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-671-2305 or www.bluehorsegallery.com.


John Anderson (country): 7 and 9:30 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Show-room, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $28-$37. 877-275-2448 or www.theskagit.com.

Cloverdayle (modern country): 7 p.m., Seafarers’ Memorial Park, Anacortes. Free. 360-293-3134 or www.portofanacortes.com.

Wolves in the Woods: 10 p.m. to midnight, Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. www.redlightwineandcoffee.com.

Yogoman, Gallus Brothers, Red Raven Follies: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7. 360-778-1067.

John Carswell and Blues Union: 9 p.m. to midnight, Rockfish Grill, 320 Commer-cial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-588-1720.

The Blackberry Bushes String Band: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

Laura Overstreet, Dan Duggins (swing, country, R&B): 7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Con-ner. No cover. 360-399-1037.

The Dogtones (classic rock): 9 p.m. to midnight, Cyndy’s Broiler, 27021 102nd Ave NW, Stanwood. No cover. 360-629-4800 or www.cyndysbroiler.com.

The Atlantics: 8 p.m., Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-671-2305 or www.bluehorsegallery.com.

Snohomish County Firefighters Pipes & Drums, South End String Band: 6 to 10 p.m. Leatherheads Pub & Eatery, 10209 270th St. NW, Stanwood. $5 cover. 360-629-5555 or www.leather headspub.com.


Marcia Kester (country, rock, blues, pop): noon to 2 p.m., Cap Sante Boat Haven Central Pier, 1019 Q Ave., Ana-cortes. 360-757-9687.

Care Package, The MC Type, The Knowgooders, Wizdumb: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-778-1067.

Laura Overstreet: 6 to 9 p.m., Carpenter Creek Winery, 20376 E. Hickox Road, Mount Vernon. $7 cover. 360-848-6673 or www.carpentercreek.com.

Cloverdayle (modern country): 7 p.m., Riverfront Park, 1001 River Road, Sedro-Woolley. Free. 425-303-1848 or www.snohomishartist guild.org.

Ever So Android: 10 p.m. to midnight, Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. www.redlightwine andcoffee.com.

Skagit Woodstock: Daddy’s Gotta Girl-friend, Miles Harris and Blue Youth, Troy Fair and Stone Coun-try, and the Hucka-hoys, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., 20819 Starbird Road, Mount Vernon. $10, free for ages 12 and younger. www.skagitwoodstock.org.

The Walrus: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

Guy Johnson Band (rock): 9 p.m. to midnight, Cyndy’s Broiler, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover. 360-629-4800 or www.cyndys broiler.com.

907Britt: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commer-cial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-293-2544.

Fat Tones: 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956 or www.anacortes H2O.com.

Hot Rod’s Blues Review: 9 p.m. to midnight, Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-588-1720.

Puget Sound (pop, rock): 7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. No cover. 360-399-1037.

Rivertalk (world beat, reggae): 5 to 8 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. $10. Proceeds benefit Rick Epting Founda-tion for the Arts. 360-293-3515.

The Still Bill Band (R&B, soul): 8 p.m., Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-671-2305 or www.blue horsegallery.com.

Chris Stevens’ Surf Monkeys: 9 p.m., Semiahmoo Resort, 9565 Semiahmoo Parkway, Blaine. www.semiahmoo.com.

Gary B’s Church of the Blues (blues, classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-2263.

Ron Bailey: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

Skagit Blues Festival: Tommy Castro and the Painkill-ers, The Mark DuFresne Band, 5 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $25. 360-445-3000 or www.conwaymuse.com.

The Dusty 45s: 5 to 8 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. $10. 360-293-3515.

Marcia Kester (country, rock, blues, pop): 6 to 8 p.m., Anacortes Eagles Hall, 901 Seventh St., Anacortes. Call 360-757-9687 for guest sign-in.

The Ames, Creech: 9 p.m., The Shake-down, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $3. 360-778-1067.

Fidalgo Swing: 9 p.m. to mid-night, Rockfish Grill, 320 Com-mercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-588-1720.

WWU Faculty Jazz Collective: 8 p.m., Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-671-2305 or www.blue horsegallery.com.

Tocato Tango: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

Joachim Nordensson: 6 to 9 p.m., Seeds Bistro and Bar, 623 Morris St., La Conner. No cover. 360-466-3280.

Thomas Harris: 7 p.m., Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-671-2305 or www.blue horsegallery.com.

WEDNESDAY.22 THURSDAY.23

FRIDAY.17DOGTONES 9 p.m. to midnight, Cyndy’s Broiler, 27021 102nd Ave NW, Stanwood. No cover.

SATURDAY.18PUGET SOUND

7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner.

No cover.

LOOKING AHEADFRIDAY.24 Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Nile”: 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com. “Make ’em Laugh”: musical comedy, 7:30 p.m., RiverBelle Theatre, The Old Town Grainery, 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Ver-non. $40 dinner and show; $30 dessert buffet and show. Reser-vations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelledinnertheatre.com. “Nunsense II: the Second Coming”: Skagit Valley Col-lege Department of Music and Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $7-$10. 360-416-7655 or [email protected].

SATURDAY.25 Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Nile”: 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com. “Make ’em Laugh”: musical comedy, 7:30 p.m., RiverBelle Theatre, The Old Town Grainery, 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Ver-non. $40 dinner and show; $30 dessert buffet and show. Reser-vations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelledinnertheatre.com. “Nunsense II: the Second Coming”: Skagit Valley Col-lege Department of Music and Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $7-$10. 360-416-7655 or [email protected]. “Memories of You”: Wurlitzer theater organ concert featuring Jeff and Jody Fox, 3 p.m., Lin-coln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $10. 360-336-8955 or www.lincolntheatre.org. Keola Beamer and Moanalani Beamer (Hawaiian guitar and dance): 8 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $20-$30. 360-336-8955 or www.lincolntheatre.org.

SUNDAY.26 Whatever’s Clever Variety Show: music, comedy, hula-hooping, belly dancing and more, 8 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7. 360-778-1067. “Nunsense II: the Second Coming”: Skagit Valley Col-lege Department of Music and Theatre: 2 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $7-$10. 360-416-7655 or [email protected].

SUNDAY.19“HARPSICHORD DUOS: OLD AND NEW”Barbara King and Monica Kim, 3 p.m., 4606 Cypress Drive, Anacortes. $15, free for ages 12 and younger. Reservations required: 360-293-4930 or www.anacortesartsfoundation.org.


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Commemorative trowels used by

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Photos by Tim Roske / AP

Signatures of delegates, including Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, who ratified the U.S. Constitution, fill pages of a convention journal on display at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Historic artifacts that have been kept in storage for years are now on display in the corridors of the Capitol and the adjacent Empire State Plaza.

By MICHAEL GORMLEYAssociated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s Capitol has been the workplace of future presi-dents, Supreme Court jus-tices, premier thinkers and even scoundrels.

Now the statehouse is telling some of its long-hidden tales by filling its hallways with artifacts that are drawing thousands of visitors.

The newly displayed pieces of Americana include a 1762 slave bill of sale,

early abolitionist decrees, Gov. Nelson Rockefeller’s massively stretched Lincoln Continental from the “Mad Men” era, and a curious chunk of old iron: a 3-foot link from Gen. George Washington’s defense sys-tem, which strung a quarter-mile chain across the Hud-son River at West Point to stop British ships during the Revolutionary War.

In less than a year,

marble halls that for most of their 130 years had been used simply as routes between offices have been transformed into a museum. Every few steps, slices of American and state history give even veterans of these hallways pause.

It’s a fitting new role for the cavernous Capitol, which has hosted many presidents and other impor-tant figures — including at least one after death. A marker shows President Ulysses S. Grant’s body was viewed in state after he died

in upstate New York.For decades, most of the

artifacts were boxed in a warehouse in neighboring Schenectady County or stored in climate-controlled cabinets in the state Archives. But in the last year, New York has raided its attic.

The artifacts include an iron dumbbell-like device shot from cannons in the days of tall ships, a 1966 Harley-Davidson motor-cycle used by state police, Benedict Arnold’s treason papers and documents

New York raids its attic and finds U.S. historyn On the Web: www.hall ofgovernors.ny.gov/generic/VisitTheCapitol


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Local travel WILDLIFE TOURS: The Whale Museum, 62 First St., Friday Harbor, will offer land-based wildlife tours of San Juan Island from 2 to 5 p.m. Fridays, Aug. 24 and 31. A certified naturalist will escort you via shuttle to the west side of the island, where you will have the opportunity to see killer whales, if present, and learn about the biology, social structure, cul-ture, endangered status and threats of the Southern Resident killer whales. You may also see Dall’s and harbor porpoises, seals, sea lions, humpback whales, minke whales, bald eagles and various species of seabirds. The tours are free, but reservations are required: 360-378-4710, ext. 23, or stop by the museum. www.whalemuseum.org.

WHATCOM MUSEUM HISTORY SUN-SET CRUISE: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, through Aug. 30, departing from Squali-cum Harbor, 2621 S. Harbor Loop Drive, Bellingham. Tour guide Brian Griffin will lead a fun, informative evening onboard the 110-foot tour boat Island Caper. Bring binoculars, warm layers and a picnic din-ner. $35, $30 Whatcom Museum mem-bers. 360-778-8963 or www.whatcom museum.org.

DAY TRIPS: Camano Center is offer-ing several trips for seniors and others, departing from and returning to Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. 360-387-0222 or www.camano center.org. Granville Island, British Columbia: Tues-day, Aug. 28. Artful shopping. Passport or enhanced driver’s license required. $30-$35. Pay by Aug. 16. Japanese Botanical Garden at the Uni-versity of Washington: Tuesday, Sept. 11. Check out the City People’s Garden Store, near the arboretum, continue on to the Japanese Garden at the UW Arboretum, then dine out nearby. Price includes tour. $21-$26. “New Day Northwest” and studio tour: Monday, Sept. 17. Be part of the studio

audience for the TV show. $16-$21. Pay by Sept. 6. WWU Planetarium, Bellingham: Tues-day, Oct. 16. Enjoy a special showing on Indian star lore, then off to lunch and shopping. $22-$27. Pay by Oct. 1. Seattle Luau Cruise: Thursday, Oct. 18. Wear your best Hawaiian attire and enjoy a luau feast. $52-$57. Pay by Sept. 25. Dickens Carolers Lunch Cruise: Tues-day, Dec. 11. Enjoy a holiday feast accom-panied by Christmas carolers. $52-$57. Pay by Nov. 26.

SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers several travel opportuni-ties. For information or to register, call 360-336-6215.

WOMEN’S SAFETY IN HOME AND TRAVEL: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Island County Sheriff Mark Brown will discuss how to take control of your personal safety at home and away. For information, contact Ginny at Senior Services of Island County, 360-387-6201.

“VIETNAM AND LAOS: MAKING A DIFFERENCE AS A VOLUNTEER WHILE TRAVELING”: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, Whatcom Museum Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St., Bellingham. Analeise Volpe will share her impressions about the countries and people of Vietnam and Laos and how volunteering helped her meet “the locals,” experience their culture and create lasting friendships. $3 suggested donation, free for museum members. 360-778-8930 or www.what commuseum.org.

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS: The Ana-cortes Public Library accepts U.S. pass-port applications from noon to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays at 1220 10th St., Ana-cortes. Passport forms and information on fees and how to apply are available at http://travel.state.gov, or pick up an application and passport guide at the library.

related to important pro-grams created by Govs. Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt before they became presidents. There are also items from key moments in the women’s rights and labor move-ments.

The artifacts can be seen in regular tours of the Capitol or, as thousands of visitors are increas-ingly doing, by wandering through the working state-house. Detailed signs are augmented by audio expla-nations that can be heard by cellphone.

“It’s really beautiful, from the classic cars to the Assembly hall,” said Deepak Dhungana, 38, of Sydney, Australia, who was visiting family in Albany. “There’s a sense of freedom. You can go any-where.”

He and his family were admiring a 1924 Ford truck, the first model the com-pany offered with an open pickup truck design. Behind them, on the underground concourse of the Empire State Plaza that connects to the Capitol, was a long, blue 1931 Pierce-Arrow limou-sine. Also lining the halls is a longtime permanent exhibit that art historians have called the greatest col-lection of modern art out-side a museum, all collected by Rockefeller.

Dhungana’s sister, Arati Pathak, said the historic artifacts fit right in.

“It’s a kind of visual art,” said Pathak, 31, of Dallas. “It’s beautiful. Why not dis-play it?”

Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered the dusting off of these items. He wants New York’s rich history to remind Americans of the Empire State’s critical role in the past and to inspire New Yorkers to cut a simi-lar path for the future.

The free exhibit is intended to reveal history,

unvarnished and directly. The 1799 act to end slavery in New York, for example, shows the complicated pol-itics surrounding abolition, even in New York.

The display shows slavery was ended only gradually, with time for masters to keep slaves for years afterward. In an early example of political spin, slaves born before July 4, 1799, weren’t free but were legally redefined as inden-tured servants.

Other items on display include ceremonial trow-els used by Gov. Franklin Roosevelt, who favored the small hand tools that could be used from a sit-

ting position instead of the traditional ceremonial shovels. It was one of many ways Roosevelt and those around him masked his polio. Even the Capitol building kept his secret, from a tiny, private elevator to a secret door built into the ornate Red Room so he could welcome visitors while already seated.

“For decades, these treasures from our state’s rich history have been locked away and, at times, tragically forgotten,” said Cuomo, who recently hung the portrait of his father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, in the revamped Hall of Governors.

Photos by Tim Roske / AP

Weapons and a canteen from the Revolutionary and French and Indian wars sit on display at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y.

A stretched Lincoln Continental used by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller sits on display on the concourse of the Empire State Plaza in Albany, N.Y.


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‘T he Odd Life of Timothy Green” is a warm and lovely

fantasy, the kind of full-bodied family film that is being pushed aside in favor of franchises and slam-bang confusion. On a picture-postcard farm in the middle of endlessly rolling hills where it is always Indian summer, a lovable boy comes into the life of a child-less couple and brings along great joy and wisdom.

Timothy isn’t born and he isn’t adopted. He seems to have grown in the gar-den. The movie very wisely makes no attempt to explain how this happened. His new parents have tried every-thing to conceive a child of their own, and one desperate night they open a bottle of red wine and start making a list of the things their perfect child should have. This they

put in a box and bury in their garden, and after a torrential downpour and a lightning storm — why, there’s Timothy (CJ Adams), covered with

wet earth and with leaves growing from his legs. Makes perfect sense to me. How about you?

“You can call us Cindy and Jim,” say the bewildered Greens (Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton). Timothy says he’ll just call them Mom and Dad. Awww. This clear-eyed, beautiful little boy has a knack for saying tactful things, but a tendency to lack information you might think he’d know — for example,

the difference between the two goals in a soccer game.

The Greens hardly even attempt to explain his appearance in their house. During an untimely fam-ily reunion the very next day, Timothy is so direct and friendly people sort of accept him. Not so much his grandfather (David Morse, who was a demanding par-ent for Jim), but certainly his lovable Uncle Bub and Aunt Mel (M. Emmet Walsh and Lois Smith). The support-ing cast is rich with not only those actors, but a welcome selection of other familiar faces: Dianne Wiest as the mean-spirited supervisor of the local Pencil Museum, Shohreh Aghdashloo as an official of the state adoption agency, Ron Livingston and James Rebhorn as the son and father who own the pen-cil factory, and Common as

the soccer coach.About those pencils. The

movie is set in Stanleyville, “the Pencil Capital of the World.” Times are hard. Computers are making it tough on pencils, and the fac-tory is threatened with clo-sure. Timothy saves the day with an inspiration from his closest friend, a teenage girl named Joni Jerome, played by the transcendent Odeya Rush. She rides around with her bicycle basket filled with brightly colored leaves, and although her origin is not mystical as Timothy’s is, she’s an open-hearted nature girl who completely agrees that if you have leaves growing from your calves, you must sometimes spread your arms and lift your face to the sun.

“The Odd Life of Timothy Green” is accessible for all but the youngest children, and I suspect their parents

will enjoy it, too. It respects the integrity of its story by dealing with real emo-tions of loss and parting. It’s intelligently constructed by writer-director Peter Hedges (who wrote “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” and “About a Boy”), and instead of being

simpleminded like too many family films, it treats the characters with care and con-cern. Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton are appealing together as far-from-perfect parents, and CJ Adams has that ability of so many child actors to be pitch-perfect.

‘THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN’HHH1⁄2

Cindy Green ....................................... Jennifer GarnerJim Green ............................................ Joel EdgertonTimothy Green ............................................CJ AdamsFranklin Crudstaff ................................Ron LivingstonBernice Crudstaff ..................................Dianne WiestJoni Jerome ............................................Odeya RushBrenda Best...................................Rosemarie DeWittReggie .........................................Lin-Manuel MirandaUncle Bub ........................................M. Emmet WalshAunt Mel ...................................................Lois SmithJames Green Sr. .....................................David MorseCoach Cal ................................................... CommonEvette Onat ................................ Shohreh AghdashlooJoseph Crudstaff ................................James Rebhorn

n Running time: 104 minutes. MPAA rating: PG (for mild thematic elements and brief language).

‘Timothy Green’ a rarity among films today – one for the family

Roger Ebert

Cameron “CJ” Adams and Odeya Rush star in “The Odd Life Of Timothy Green.”

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Compiled from news services.Ratings are one to four stars.

“Hope Springs” — Tommy Lee Jones and Meryl Streep play a couple whose marriage has frozen into a routine. Every day starts with his nose buried in the newspaper and ends with him asleep in front of the Golf Channel. They haven’t slept in the same room for years. She convinces him over his own dead body to attend a couples therapy ses-sion at a Maine clinic run by Steve Carell. The movie con-tains few surprises, but one of them is Jones’ excellent per-formance -- vulnerable, touchy and shy. Comedy, PG-13, 100 minutes. HHH “Ice Age: Continental Drift” — Will perhaps be a delight for little kids, judging by their friendly reaction at a Satur-day morning sneak preview I attended. Real little kids. I doubt their parents will enjoy it much, especially after shell-ing out the extra charge for the 3-D tickets. In this fourth outing for the franchise, famil-iar characters are joined by a few new ones as continental drift breaks up families and the 3-D threatens to give them whiplash as they zoom back and forth and up and down. Animated adventure, PG, 87 minutes. HH “Step Up Revolution” — Kathryn McCormick of “So You Think You Can Dance” and newcomer Ryan Guzman co-star in the story of a new girl in Miami Beach who gets involved in his professional-grade flash mob just when her evil dad (Peter Gallagher) wants to tear down all their beloved hang-outs and erect a huge develop-ment. Lots of good dancing and choreography. The plot is moronic. (Dance, PG-13, 97 minutes. HH “Ted” — The funniest movie character so far this year is a stuffed teddy bear. And the best comedy screenplay so far is “Ted,” the saga of the bear’s friendship with a 35-year-old man-child. Mark Wahlberg stars as the teddy’s best friend, Mila Kunis is his long-suffering girlfriend, and director Seth McFarlane (“Fam-ily Guy”) does Ted’s potty-mouthed Beantown accent. The movie doesn’t run out of steam. McFarlane seems

unwilling to stop after the first payoff of a scene and keeps embellishing. (Definitely not for kids.) Comedy, R, 106 min-utes. HHH1⁄2 “The Amazing Spider-Man” — The Spider-Man franchise is back for a reboot only 10 years after its first picture and five years after the most recent one. This is a more thoughtful and carefully writ-ten remake of the 2002 origi-nal with more attention to the origin story of Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone have warm chemistry as Spidey and Gwen, and this new-generation Spidey is more impulsive and takes more chances; some-times he leaps from buildings with no clear plan in mind. Co-starring Rhys Ifans as the city-destroying Lizard, Denis Leary as Gwen’s father the police captain, and Sally Field and Martin Sheen as Aunt May and Uncle Ben. Action, PG-13, 136 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “The Bourne Legacy” — Jeremy Renner plays another secret super agent like Jason Bourne, who real-izes he’s been targeted for elimination. To save himself and the experimental medi-cation that gives him great physical and mental power, he travels from Alaska to Manila, fighting off wolves, drone missiles and assassi-

nation, while hooking up with Dr. Marta Shearing (Rachel Weisz), a biochemist who knows all about the medica-tion. The action scenes are gripping in the moment, but go on too long and don’t add up; the dialogue scenes (with Edward Norton, Stacy Keach and Scott Glenn), are well-acted; the plot is a murky muddle. Action, PG-13, 135 minutes. HH1⁄2 “The Campaign” — Rau-cous, bawdy comedy starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifi-anakis as opponents in a North Carolina GOP congres-sional primary. Ferrell is the incumbent, and Galifianakis is a doofus bankrolled by billionaire brothers who want to buy the district and resell it to China. The movie uses their campaign as a show-case of political scandals and dirty tricks that have become familiar in both par-ties. Sad fact: Some of the scandals in the movie would have been hard to believe until recent years, when -- well, they’ve happened. Com-edy, R, 85 minutes. HHH “The Expendables 2” — Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li and Terry Crews reunite for more head-banging exploits. This time, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris join the faded 1980s action-star

party, and Arnold Schwar-zenegger and Bruce Willis show up for more than just cameos. It’s all good fun and games and recycled catch-phrases. Action-adventure, R, 142 minutes. H1⁄2 “The Watch” — After the mysterious murder of a night security guard at a Costco store, its manager (Ben Stiller) enlists three other men (Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade) in a neighborhood watch orga-nization that discovers an invasion of Earth is being plotted by aliens who are headquartered in the Cost-co’s basement. Dumb slap-stick action, lots of green slime and truly versatile use of potty talk. Comedy, R, 100 minutes. HH “Total Recall” — Colin Farrell stars in a retread of the 1990 sci-fi classic, about a factory worker of the future who has his life pulled out from under him when he discovers none of his memories can be trusted. Well-crafted, high energy, but lacking the emo-tional tug I felt from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s earlier performance. Co-starring Kate Beckinsale, Jes-sica Biel, Bryan Cranston, Bokeem Woodbine, Bill Nighy and John Cho. Sci-fi action, PG-13, 121 minutes. HHH

AT THE LINCOLN THEATRE

712 S. First St., Mount Vernon360-336-8955 n www.lincolntheatre.org

‘Moonrise Kingdom’7:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Aug. 16-175:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 197:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the 1960s, the film follows a young boy and girl falling in love. When they are moved to run away together, vari-ous factions of the town mobilize to search for them and the town is turned upside down — which might not be such a bad thing.

The movies stars Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Harvey Keitel, Jared Gilman, Jason Schwartzman, Kara Hayward and Tilda Swinton.

Rated PG-13. $9 general; $8 seniors, students and active military; $7 members; $6 children 12 and under. Bargain matinee prices (all shows before 6 p.m.); $7 general, $5 members, $4 children 12 and under.

‘The Mountain Runners’7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18

The Lincoln presents an encore screening of “The Mountain Runners,” a movie by local filmmakers that tells the story of a group of hardy individuals who in 1911-13 braved snowstorms, foul weather and death to compete in the Mount Baker Marathon, which required that they summit Mount Baker and return to Bellingham for a winning purse of $100.

The story involves modified automobiles that went 60 mph, a speeding train derailed by a bull, a 28-mile run from the base to the 10,778-foot summit through waist-deep snow, and a 40-foot fall into a glacial cre-vasse.

$9 general; $8 seniors, students and active military; $7 members; $6 children 12 and under.

AT AREA THEATERSANACORTES CINEMASAug. 17-23 The Odd Life of Timothy Green (PG): 12:40, 3:05, 6:10, 8:30 The Bourne Legacy (PG-13): 12:30, 3:15, 6:00, 8:45 The Campaign (R): 12:50, 2:55, 6:20, 8:15 360-293-7000

BLUE FOX DRIVE-INOak HarborAug. 17-23 ParaNorman (PG), Snow White and the Huntsmen (PG-13): 9 p.m. $6.50 ages 11 and older, $1 children 5-10, free for kids 4 and under. 360-675-5667

CASCADE MALL THEATRESBurlington For listings and times, call 888-AMC-4FUN (888-262-4386).

CONCRETE THEATRE Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (PG): 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17; 5 and 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 18; 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19. Tickets: $6 general admission, $5 adults over 65 and kids under 12; $1 off all tickets on Sunday. 360-941-0403

OAK HARBOR CINEMASAug. 17-23 The Expendables 2 (R): 1:00, 3:15, 6:30, 9:15 ParaNorman (PG): 1:15, 3:45, 6:45, 8:45 The Bourne Legacy (PG-13): 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 9:00 360-279-2226

STANWOOD CINEMASAug. 17-23 The Expendables 2 (R): 1:05, 3:20, 6:35, 8:40 ParaNorman (PG): 1:25, 3:50, 6:35, 8:30 The Odd Life of Timothy Green (PG): 1:15, 3:40, 6:45, 9:00 The Bourne Legacy (PG-13): 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 8:50 The Campaign (R): 12:55, 3:10, 6:55, 9:10 360-629-0514


ARTPAINTINGS ON DIS-

PLAY: Paula Anderson’s acrylic paintings are fea-tured in a solo exhibition through Sept. 30 at North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Bur-lington Blvd., Burlington. Anderson, a lifelong Skagit Valley resident, captures the essence of the valley in her unique artwork. 360-707-2683 or www.north covecoffee.com.

DIANE AINSWORTH: OILS: The show continues through Sept. 4 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Com-mercial Ave., Anacortes. Ainsworth’s impressionistic paintings feature land-scapes, floral and nautical styles. Also showing: oils by Jeanne Levasseur, color photographs by Lewis Jones, pastels by Sandy Byers and oils by James Moore, as well as jewelry, glass, sculptures and more by other gallery artists. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday or by appointment. 360-293-6938 or www.scottmilo.com.

ANNIVERSARY ART SHOW: Anne Martin McCool Gallery’s 11th anniversary show will con-tinue through Aug. 31 at 711 Commercial Ave., Ana-cortes. Regular hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 360-293-3577 or www.mccoolart.com.

“SHELTER”: The exhibit continues through Sept. 16 at Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Ave., Ana-cortes. The show brings together visual artists, architects, designers, vid-eographers and photogra-phers to address the physi-cal, spiritual and emotional connections to the walls we build between our-selves and the world, and the ways identity can be

formed by these constructs. www.anchorartspace.org.

MIXED MEDIA PAINT-INGS, SCULPTURES: An exhibition of artworks by Karin Bolstad and Dan Freeman and continues through Sept. 5 at the Rob Schouten Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. Bolstad’s lush paintings are rich in symbolism, cre-ated with acrylic paint and embellished with found objects.

Freeman’s sculptures combine elements found in nature — wood and stone — with the unexpected textures of glass and steel. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 360-222-3070 or www.robschoutengallery.com.

“WRAPPED IN MEMO-RIES”: The show of hand-woven wraps by India Rassner-Donovan and oil

paintings by Marcia Van Doren continues through Sept. 4 at Raven Rocks Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. Rassner-Don-ovan’s wraps are created in a broad pallet of rich colors of bamboo, linen, silk cotton and wool fibers. Van Doren’s oils on paper evoke a sense of “hav-ing been there,” stirring memories of transitional or cherished times in our lives. For information, including hours and directions, call 360-222-0102 or visit www.ravenrocksgallery.com.

PAUL HAVAS: “MASH-CANS”: The show con-tinues through Aug. 26 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. This special exhibition features little-known work by the late Paul Havas (1941-2012) — a collection of paintings on smashed objects, such as cans or

buckets, that he found by the side of the road while painting plein air. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sun-day. 360-766-6230 or www.smithandvallee.com.

PLEIN AIR PAINTINGS: A show of artwork by Samish Island painter Karn Kenaston continues through Aug. 31 at the Rex-ville Grocery, 19271 Best Road, Mount Vernon. Most of Kenaston’s watercolors and oil paintings are done in “plein air,” or on-site. 360-466-5522 or www. rexvillegrocery.com.

PHOTOS ON DISPLAY: The photography of Damian Vines is featured through August in the Lin-coln Theatre Art Bar, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Vines strives to create images that capture the awe-inspiring beauty that

surrounds us every day. 360-336-8955 or www. lincolntheatre.org.

PAPER COLLAGES: Check out the three-dimensional paper collages of Ans Schot, on display Aug. 5-31 in the Evolu-tion Room Art Gallery at the Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce St., Conway. Based on a craft started in the late 17th/early 18th century in Venice and France, Schot’s collages offer a different perspective on the creative use of a print. Artworks by Charlotte Decker are also on display. For information, including gallery hours and directions, call 360-445-3000 or visit www.conway muse.com.

ART STUDIO TOUR: Whidbey Working Artists will present the “Three-Day Summer Art Studio Tour” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Aug. 24-26, at 18 artists’ studios from Greenbank to Oak Harbor. The self-guided tour will include a wide range of art-works by two dozen artists, many of them demonstrat-ing their work. Pick up a map at visitor centers and galleries around the island or visit www.whidbeywork ingartists.com.

STANWOOD ARTWALK: “Your Passport To Art,” Stanwood’s third annual artwalk, will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, in downtown Stan-wood. Participating restau-rants and businesses will showcase the work of local artists during the event. Meet the artists and enjoy music, appetizers, art and prizes. Free. 360-629-0562.

NEW STANWOOD GAL-LERY: A Guilded Gallery, the Stanwood Camano Arts Guild’s new coop-erative gallery, will host a

grand-opening celebration from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, at 8700 271st St. NW, Stanwood. The gallery features the work of more than 40 local artists and artisans, including metal and wood sculptures, paint-ings in a variety of media, jewelry, art glass and more. The gallery also plays host to a number of art classes, including life drawing, painting, silversmithing and other arts and crafts tech-niques. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 425-629-2787 or www.stanwood camanoarts.com.

“AMERICAN QUILTS: THE DEMOCRATIC ART 1780-2007”: The show continues through Oct. 28 at the Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora St., Bellingham.

Organized especially for the museum, and based on Robert Shaw’s 2009 book “American Quilts: The Democratic Art 1780-2007,” the exhibition offers an array of 30 quilt master-pieces spanning the entire history of American quilt-making, from its European origins to the present day.

The show includes prime examples from a variety of regional quiltmaking tradi-tions, as well as outstanding works by Amish, Hawai-ian, African-American and Native American quiltmak-ers. Museum hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. $10, $8 student/senior/military, $4.50 children ages 5 and younger, free for museum members. 360-778-8933 or www.whatcommuseum.org.

LECTURES AND TALKS

MT. BAKER-SNOQUALM-IE SUMMER SPEAKERS: Free programs about local history, where to find the best hikes and how to stay

OUT & ABOUT

‘THE ETHEREAL OF SKAGIT VALLEY’“The Ethereal of Skagit Valley,” a show of new paintings by Jay Bowen (pictued), will open with a reception from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at Jay’s Gallery, 105 S. Whatcom St., La Conner. Artworks by Ed Kamuda, Tom Pickett, Roger Small, Eve McCauley and Dan Soler will also be on display. 360-630-1433 or www.jaybowengallery.com.


safe in the outdoors are offered on Saturdays at the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest’s Gold Basin Campground Amphi-theater, located 2 1/2 miles east of Verlot Public Service Center on the Mt. Loop Highway. For infor-mation call 360-691-7791 or visit www.fs.usda.gov/mbs.

Next up:Aug. 18: About the

Mt. Loop Highway Trails: 8 p.m., Edith Farrell, Mt. Loop Tourism Bureau.

FILM SCREENING — “THE FAMILY MEAL”: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Presented in conjunction with the Mayor’s Well-ness Challenge, the short documentary film will be followed by guest speaker Marilyn McKenna, who will talk about her personal journey through weight loss and her upcoming book. Free. 360-336-6211 or www.ci.mount-vernon.wa.us.

FESTIVALSFARM TIME ARTS

FESTIVAL: The sixth quasi-annual Lo-Fi Arts Festival, “Farm Time 2012,” will take place from noon Saturday to noon Sunday, Aug. 25-26, at Smoke Farm, 12731 Smokes Road, Arlington. The 24-hour event will bring together more than 75 exhibiting artists and performers to present everything from life-sized bird nests to larger-than-life fairy tale sculptures, aerial dance, underground rituals and more. Overnight camping is encouraged. Bring everything needed to float the river, have a cook-out (grills and coals pro-vided) and sleep comfort-ably under the stars. Light refreshments will be avail-able for purchase. $40, $20 bike ticket, free for ages 11 and younger accompanied

by an adult. Tickets avail-able at the gate or online at www.strangertickets.com.

OAK HARBOR MUSIC & JAZZ FESTIVAL: Bring the family for musical fun from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Satur-day, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31-Sept. 2, on Pioneer Way in downtown Oak Harbor. Enjoy soft rock, jazz, gospel, R&B, folk, karaoke, vendors, food and more at this combina-tion street fair and music fest. Free admission. www.oakharbormusicfestival.com.

MUSICALL-AGES OPEN MIC: 7

p.m. Thursdays at The Soup Bowl at Common Ground, 351 Pease Road, Burling-

ton. Sign-ups begin at 6 p.m. Free. For information, contact Tobie Ann at 425-870-6784.

SUMMER CONCERTS: The Cap Sante Marina Summer Concert Series is offering free concerts at Seafarers’ Memorial Park in Anacortes. 360-293-3134 or www.portofanacortes.com.

Next up:Friday: Aug. 17: Circus

Cascadia, 11 a.m. Chil-dren’s performance and workshop for ages 5 to 12; Cloverdayle: 7 p.m.

MORE FUNFAIRHAVEN OUTDOOR

CINEMA: The 13th annual Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema will present live entertain-ment and big-screen mov-ies on Saturday evenings, through Aug. 25 at the Village Green in Belling-ham’s Fairhaven District. Admission is $5. Popcorn and snacks available for purchase. Bring your own blanket or low-backed lawn chair for seating. Rain or shine. www.Fairhaven OutdoorCinema.com.

Next up:Aug. 18: Music by The

Librarians at 7:30 p.m. fol-lowed by “Moneyball” at dusk.

Aug. 25: Shadow box-ing performance at 7 p.m. followed by “The Princess Bride” at dusk.

SENIOR DAY IN THE PARK: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, Aug. 16, Maiben Park, 1011 E. Greenleaf Ave., Burlington. This free event for seniors includes lunch for the first 550 seniors, health screenings, door prizes, vendor booths and live entertainment by Frank Sinatra tribute artist Arthur Alder. 360-755-0102.

OUTDOOR FAMILY NIGHT: Enjoy an evening outdoors from 5:30 to

7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at Pomona Grange Park, 5585 Old Highway 99 N., Burlington. Bring the family and take a walk in the woods, explore the wonders of Friday Creek, build a fairy house village, play games, create arts and crafts, make a bagel bird feeder, go on a nature scavenger hunt and meet Blossom the Treeture. Free. Hosted by Friday Creek Habitat Stewards, Skagit Valley Backyard Wildlife Habit Team and the Skagit Conservation District & Partners. Preregistration requested by Aug. 14. Contact Kristi Carpenter at 360-428-4313 or email [email protected].

FASHION SHOW: Check out an assortment of fash-ion ensembles made up of gently used clothing from New 2 You Consignment at 6 p.m. today, Aug. 16, at the Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St., Concrete. Fashions will be modeled by local women, along with music, refreshments and prizes. $10. Proceeds benefit the Concrete The-atre’s digital conversion campaign. 360-941-0403 or www.concrete-theatre.com.

FIRE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE: Fire Sta-tion 3 will open its doors to the public from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at 4701 E. Division St., Mount Ver-non. Meet your firefighters, participate in some of their tasks and view the depart-ment’s antique 1920 Amer-ican LaFrance fire engine. Free. 360-336-6211 or www.ci.mount-vernon.wa.us.

NEW MOON FAMILY DRUM CIRCLE: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The Rev. Elke Macartney will lead the event to drum in new ideas

and drum out the old. Bring your hand drums and rat-tles or borrow theirs. Dona-tions appreciated. 360-464-2229 or www.anacortes centerforhappiness.org.

THRESHING BEE: The Belleville Threshers and the Cascade Two Cylinder Club will present their annual Threshing Bee at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at Lagerwood Farms, 19095 Cook Road, Burlington. The 1930s Red River Spe-cial Threshing Machine will be threshing wheat. Antique tractors, cars and other farm machinery will also be on display. Free. 360-708-3886.

CIRCUS CASCADIA: Children’s performance and workshop at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at Riv-erfront Park, 1001 River Road, Sedro-Woolley. Kids ages 5 to 12 can watch and learn a variety of circus skills. Free. 425-303-1848 or www.snohomishartistguild.org.

POD NODS: Kids ages 6 to 10 can enjoy marine art projects, science labs, music, games and more during a pajama party sleepover starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, or Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Whale Museum in Friday Harbor. The event will include a flashlight tour of the Exhibit Hall, bedtime snack and light breakfast. Pick-up time is 8:30 a.m. $39-$49. Some scholarships available. Preregistration required: 360-378-4710, ext. 23, or email cindy@whale museum.org.

CONCRETE THEATRE REUNION, TOURS: Any-one who used to work at the Concrete Theatre, meet friends there or have special memories to share is invited to stop by dur-ing Cascade Days from

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at 45920 Main St., Concrete. Sign the guest book, tell your stories and enjoy free tours of the the-ater. 360-941-0403 or www.concrete-theatre.com.

EBEY’S LANDING TOURS: Ebey’s Land-ing National Historical Reserve will offer docent-guided tours and a picnic from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Historic Ebey’s Landing Ferry House, 420 Ebey Road, Coupeville. The event will include a catered picnic dinner, music and a raffle.

In addition to the Ferry House tour, a limited num-ber of Golden Tickets are available for an intimate tour from 3 to 5 p.m. of three other National Reg-ister properties located in the reserve. Renowned historic barn aficionado Harrison Goodall will lead the tour, which includes the Comstock Barn, circa 1939; Engle Water Tower, circa 1911; and Sheepherder’s House, circa 1900.

Docent tour and dinner, $75. Golden ticket, $200. 360-678-6084 or www.ebeysforeverfund.org.

WORKBOAT RACE & PIRATE FAIRE: The fourth annual Anacortes Work-boat Race and Pirate Faire is set for noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Port of Anacortes, 100 Commercial Ave. Watch working boats of all kinds run heats in the Guemes Channel, while onshore activities include pirate performers, a clas-sic car show, model boat and steam engine dem-onstrations, sea chantey singalongs, vendors, pirate contests, live music, food, grog and more. Proceeds will benefit the Seafarers’ Memorial Fund to aid the families of those lost at sea. 360-293-3134.

OUT & ABOUT

NORTHWEST WASHINGTON FAIRThe 102nd annual Northwest Washington Fair continues through Saturday, Aug. 18, at 1775 Front St., Lynden. Gates open at 10 a.m. each day. Billy Currington (pictured) will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17. Fair admission: $10 adults, $8 ages 62 and older, $5 ages 6-12, free for ages 5 and younger. 360-354-7777 or www.nwwafair.com.

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