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Skagit Valley Herald

Thursday

February 21, 2013

Roger EbertGreat modern novel “Bless Me, Ultima” makes for a worthy movie

PAGE 16

MoviesWhat level of fiction is acceptable for fact-based movies?

PAGE 4

ReviewsMusic: Beach Fossils, Iceage Video Games: ‘Sly Cooper: Thieves ...’

PAGES 6-7

A rock ‘n’ roll hall of famer

comes to the Skagit

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“Anna Karenina”: Keira Knightley stars in the latest film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel.

Movies like “Anna Karenina” are what people mean when they talk about Hollywood magic. Director Joe Wright has taken the much-told tale of the late 19th-century Russian hero-ine and cast a cinematic spell to make his film version as compelling as it is creative. Wright elevates the movie beyond the typical trappings of the genre by the way he staged the pro-duction. He’s created a theater space where the action weaves on and off the stage. It’s as if he’s found the previously unknown art form created by the union of a movie, stage production and ballet.

It’s not only one of the best and most beautifully staged movies of the past year, it easily belongs in that category for any movies released since the start of the 21st century.

“Argo”: An agent poses as a film-maker to save six Americans during the Iran hostage crisis in this Oscar-nomi-nated film for Best Picture. Ben Affleck stars and directs the film. The plot sounds like a rejected plot line for “Mis-sion: Impossible.” If the film weren’t based on a real story, the audacity and absurdity of what transpires would be almost too ridiculous even in a fictional story. But this fact-based story ends up as compelling and as exciting as any adventure James Bond ever had.

Affleck has shown again with his solid direction of “Argo” that he’s not just another actor who wants to sit in the director’s chair. His latest work is a brilliant blend of a first-rate story delivered with skill and attention to detail. He always get the most out of his actors, story and visuals.

“Sinister”: Home movies spark a nightmare experience for a family.

“Game of Thrones: The Complete Second Season”: Superb cable series starring Peter Dinklage.

“Top Gun”: The film about hot-shot pilots is available in 3D. Tom Cruise stars.

“Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome”: Takes place in the midst of the first Cylon war.

“The Six Million Dollar: Season 3”: Lee Majors plays the man with robotic parts.

“Special Forces”: A war correspon-dent must be saved.

“Swamp People: Season 3”: More tales of the Cajun characters.

“Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars”:

Richard Hammond celebrates spy vehicles.

“The Nest”: Cockroaches overrun a quiet town.

“The Mooring”: Girls headed to summer camp get stranded in the woods.

“The Factory”: Twisted thriller star-ring John Cusack.

“The Thief of Bagdad”: The 1924 film starring Douglas Fairbanks is available on Blu-ray.

“Atlas Shrugged: Part II”: A revolu-tionary motor could be the solution to economic problems.

“The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams: Season Two”: Dan Haggerty stars.

“Riddle”: College student is drawn to a mysterious small town.

“Hats Off to Dr. Seuss Collector’s Edition”: Includes five of the author’s tales.

“Missions That Changed the War: The Doolittle Raid”: Gary Sinise nar-rates the documentary.

n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK

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

FEB. 26Chasing Mavericks - FoxChicken With Plums - SonyHoly Motors - IndominaHow to Survive a Plague - MPI/ IFCThe Loneliest Planet - MPI/ IFCThe Master - Anchor Bay

MARCH 5The Bay - LionsgateThe Intouchables - Sony/ WeinsteinPlaying for Keeps - SonyRed Dawn - FoxWreck-It Ralph - DisneyGun Hill Road - Virgil

MARCH 12 The First Time - SonyLife of Pi - FoxSmashed - Sony

MARCH 19 Rust and Bone - SonyBachelorette - Anchor Bay

MARCH 22 This Is 40 - Universal

MARCH 26 The Collection - LionsgateKilling Them Softly - Anchor BayParental Guidance - Fox

n McClatchy-Tribune News Service

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

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HAVE A STORY IDEA?w For arts and entertainment, contact Features Editor Craig Parrish at 360-416-2135 or [email protected] For recreation, contact staff writer Vince Richardson at 360-416-2181 or [email protected]

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

Travel ...........................................8-9

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

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

Get Involved ................................. 12

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

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

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

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

Movie Listings .............................. 17

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

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British music group The Animals are seen on Jul. 1, 1964. From left to right are Hilton Valentine, John Steel, Eric Burdon and Chas Chandler. In the front is Alan Price. AP file

Eric Burdon performs

during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

induction ceremony on March

15, 2010, in New

York.AP file

MUSIC

ERIC BURDON AND THE ANIMALS TO GET WILD AT THE SKAGIT

By MARK STAYTONStaff Writer

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Eric Burdon and a new group of Animals will bring the band’s gripping brand of blues and rock to the Skagit Valley Casino Resort, playing sold-out shows Friday and Saturday nights.

Burdon and his original bandmates formed The Animals in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, in 1962 and hit the top of the charts two years later with a soulful, haunting rendition of “House of the Rising Sun.”

A driving force in the British Invasion of the mid-’60s, The Animals made their fame perform-ing gritty, electric covers of R&B and blues sta-ples like Sam Cooke’s “Bring it on Home to Me” and Nina Simone’s “Don’t Let Me Be Misunder-stood,” according to Burdon’s official website.

Burdon’s gravelly vocals combined with a heavy use of keyboards by Alan Price gave The Animals an unmistakably gruff, hard-edged sound that reflected the blue-collar coal mining town the band formed in.

The Animals produced eight Top 40 hits before breaking up in 1965, and Burdon went on to make six more as Eric Burdon and The Ani-mals.

Burdon released his first solo album in six years, “Til Your River Runs Dry,” on Jan. 29, and is promoting it on tour with guitarist Billy Watts, drummer Brannen Temple, keyboardist Red Young and bassist Terry Wilson.

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MOVIES

By JOCELYN NOVECKAP National Writer

NEW YORK — The scene: Teh-ran’s Mehrabad airport, January 1980. Six U.S. diplomats, disguised as a fake sci-fi film crew, are about to fly to freedom with their CIA escorts. But suddenly there’s a moment of panic in what had been a smooth trip through the airport.

The plane has mechanical diffi-culties and will be delayed. Will the Americans be discovered, arrested, even killed? CIA officer Tony Mendez, also in disguise, tries to calm them. Luckily, the flight leaves about an hour later.

If you saw the film “Argo,” no, you didn’t miss this development, which is recounted in Mendez’s book about the real-life opera-tion. That’s because director Ben Affleck and screenwriter Chris Terrio replaced it with an even more dramatic scenario, involving canceled flight reservations, suspi-cious Iranian officials who call the Hollywood office of the fake film crew (a call answered just in time), and finally a heart-pounding chase on the tarmac just as the plane’s wheels lift off, seconds away from catastrophe.

Crackling filmmaking — except that it never happened. Affleck and Terrio, whose film is an Oscar frontrunner, never claimed their film was a documentary, of course. But still, they’ve caught some flak for the liberties they took in the name of entertainment.

And they aren’t alone — two other high-profile best-picture nominees this year, Kathryn Big-elow’s “Zero Dark Thirty” and Ste-ven Spielberg’s “Lincoln,” have also been criticized for different sorts of factual issues.

Filmmakers have been mak-ing movies based on real events forever, and similar charges have been made. But because three fact-based films are in contention, the issue has come to the forefront of this year’s Oscar race, and with it a thorny cultural question: Does the audience deserve the truth, the whole truth and nothing but? Surely not, but just how much fic-tion is OK?

The latest episode involved “Lincoln,” and the revelation that Spielberg and his screenwriter, the

Pulitzer-winning playwright Tony Kushner, took liberties depicting the 1865 vote on the 13th amend-ment outlawing slavery. In response to a complaint by a Connecticut congressman, Kushner acknowl-edged he’d changed the details, having two Connecticut congress-men vote against the amendment when, in fact, all four voted for it.

In a statement, Kushner said he had “adhered to time-honored and completely legitimate stan-dards for the creation of historical drama, which is what ‘Lincoln’ is. I hope nobody is shocked to learn that I also made up dialogue and imagined encounters and invented characters.”

His answer wasn’t satisfying to everyone. New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd called on Spielberg this weekend to adjust the DVD version before it’s released — lest the film leave “students everywhere thinking the Nutmeg State is nutty.”

One prominent screenwrit-ing professor finds the “Lincoln” episode “a little troubling” — but only a little. “Maybe changing the vote went too far,” says Richard Walter, chairman of screenwriting at the University of California, Los Angeles. “Maybe there was another way to do it. But really, it’s not ter-ribly important. People accept that

liberties will be taken. A movie is a movie. People going for a his-tory lesson are going to the wrong place.”

Walter says he always tells his students: “Go for the feelings. Because the only thing that’s truly real in the movies are the feelings that people feel when they watch.”

Carson Reeves, who runs an influential screenwriting website called Scriptshadow, says writers basing scripts on real events face a constant problem: No subject or individual’s life is compelling and dramatic enough by itself, he says, that it neatly fits into a script with three acts, subplots, plot twists and a powerful villain.

“You just have to get rid of things that maybe would have made the story more truthful,” says Reeves, who actually gave the “Lincoln” script a negative review because he thought it was too heavy on conversation and lacking action. He adds, though, that when the subject is as famous as Abra-ham Lincoln, one has a responsibil-ity to be more faithful to the facts.

Screenwriter Dan Futterman, nominated for an Oscar in 2006 for “Capote,” has empathy for any screenwriter trying to write an effective script based on real events, as he did.

“This is fraught territory,” he

says. “You’re always going to have to change something, and you’re always going to get in some sort of trouble, with somebody.”

Futterman recalls seeing “Lin-coln” and wondering briefly why Connecticut would have voted the way the movie depicted it. On the other hand, he says, he has so much admiration for Kushner’s achieve-ment in writing an exciting movie about 19th-century legislative his-tory that he’s inclined to overlook the alteration.

Futterman also doesn’t begrudge the “Argo” filmmakers, because he feels they use a directorial style that implies some fun is being had with the story. “All the inside joking about Hollywood — tonally, you get a sense that something is being played with,” he says.

He recalls his own object les-son in the difficulty of writing about real people and events: In “Capote,” he combined three of Truman Capote’s editors into one, for the sake of the narrative. He ended up hearing from the son of New Yorker editor William Shawn, actor Wallace Shawn, who wasn’t totally pleased with the portrayal of his father. Futterman says he was sympathetic to those concerns and would certainly have addressed them in the script, had he antici-pated them.

Of the three Oscar-nominated films in question, “Zero Dark Thir-ty” has inspired the most fervent debate. The most intense criticism, despite acclaim for the filmmaking craft involved, has been about its depictions of interrogations, with some, including a group of senators, saying the film misleads viewers for suggesting that torture provided information that helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden.

There also have been questions about the accuracy of the depiction of the main character, a CIA officer played by Jessica Chastain; the real person — or combination of peo-ple, according to some theories — that she plays remains anonymous.

Mark Boal, the movie’s screen-writer, said in a recent interview that screenwriters have a double responsibility: to the material and to the audience.

“There’s a responsibility, I believe, to the audience, because they’re paying money, and to tell a good story,” he said. “And there’s a responsibility to be respectful of the material.”

The debate over “Argo” has been much less intense, though there has been some grumbling from former officials in Britain and New Zealand that their countries were portrayed incorrectly in the film as offering no help at all to the six Americans, whereas actually, as Mendez writes in his book, they did provide some help.

And as for the Canadians, the Toronto Star detailed late last year how Affleck (agreed to adjust the postscript to his film to more gener-ously credit Canada and its ambas-sador at the time, Ken Taylor, who protected the Americans at great personal risk.

To Walter, the screenwriting professor, keeping track of all the historical details is a losing battle.

“When I am hungry and crave a tuna fish sandwich, I don’t go to a hardware store.” he says. “When I seek a history lesson, I do not go to a movie theater. I loved ‘Argo’ even though I know there was no last-minute turn-around via a phone call from President Carter, nor were there Iranian police cars chasing the plane down the tarmac as it took off. So what? These con-ceits simply make the movie more exciting.”

In fact-based films, how much fiction is OK?THE OSCARS >> When: 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 TV: KOMO-4

‘ARGO’Warner Bros. via AP

‘ZERO DARK THIRTY’Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. via AP

‘LINCOLN’DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation via AP

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THIS WEEKENDin the area

Woodchoppers’ BallThe 26th annual Woodchoppers’ Ball will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb.

23, at the Guemes Island Community Center. Enjoy a potluck dinner at 6 p.m., followed by an open mic from 7 to 8 p.m. and live music by Polecat (pic-tured) from 8 to 11 p.m. The evening will also include a raffle, the popular wood-chucking contest and more. $8 adults, $7 seniors, $5 teens. For informa-tion, call Mike or Suzie at 360-293-5708.

“ARGO” GUESTS Mark Lijek and Cora Amburn-Lijek will speak at the 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, showing of “Argo” at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Ver-non. Both guests are survivors of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran, the central plot of “Argo.” “Argo” also will be shown (without Mark and Cora) at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21, 22 and 25, and 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24. www.lincolntheatre.org.

SNOW GOOSE, BIRDING FEST The eighth annual Port Susan Snow Goose & Birding Festival is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23-24, with a variety of activities at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27108 102nd Ave. NW, Stan-wood. Events are scheduled both days at sev-eral locations around Stanwood and Camano Island. Enjoy guided and unguided birding tours, art shows, displays and presentations, kids’ activities and more. Advance registra-tion is required for guided tours. Some events require a small fee. www.snowgoosefest.org.

WRITERS’ FORUM The Anacortes branch of AAUW will present a Writers’ Forum at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Pacific Northwest romance authors Marcella Burnard, Shannon Winslow, Kendra Elliot and Linda Hope Lee will speak about their process on the journey to publication, includ-ing publishing in e-book format. Books by the panelists will be available for purchase. Free admission. Bring a nonperishable food dona-tion for the local food bank.

HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FEST The 13th annual Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival will take place Feb. 21-March 2, with film screen-ings at the Fairhaven College Auditorium at Western Washington University, The Pick-ford Film Center and other locations around Bellingham. The opening evening will feature free screenings of “Bidder 70” at 7 and 9 p.m. at the Pickford Film Center, 1318 Bay St., Bellingham. A silent auction will benefit the festival.

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MUSIC CDS

Compiled from news services

REVIEWS

Bobby Long“Wishbone”

Bobby Long has come a long way from his busking days in England. The transplanted New Yorker’s sophomore album “Wishbone” takes the well-crafted lyrics from his debut “A Win-ter Tale” and drops them into much more developed surroundings.

There’s a Neil Young fuzziness to “She Won’t Leave,” and a bit of ’70s album-rock-radio to “All My Brothers” that suits Long’s voice well. He adopts a bit of Ryan Adams roughness on “Yesterday, Yester-day,” though the Coldplay-ish grandeur of “To the Light” makes a great argument for his next musical direction.

n Glenn Gamboa, Newsday

Tasha Cobbs“Grace”

Raw power doesn’t come only from Iggy Pop recordings, punk rock or grungy heavy metal. On occasion, God’s might — or at least his music, when it comes to gospel — has a gorgeously unrefined resonance.

Tasha Cobbs, the worship pastor at the dReam Center Church of Atlanta, has that fresh, unbridled force in her voice and in the way she manipulates a song’s every nuance — each lyric and twist of phrase. That voice, to say nothing of her improvisational skill, goes well with the will of the Holy Spirit.

For her major-label debut, Cobbs recorded in a live church setting. Between the room’s natural ambience, the familiar-ity of her surroundings and the rush of a live performance, these hallowed tunes come across like conversations among Cobbs, her savior and their congregation. Really loud conversations.

Oddly (and thankfully, for nonbelievers) these songs of praise have a contagious pop feel. When Cobbs sings, “There is power in the name of Jesus” at the beginning of “Break Every Chain,” she’s practically kick-

ing down the chapel doors. The aptly named “Confidence” and the richly enchanting “Get Up” seem to bubble up from Cobb’s toes and burst forth from her vocal cords.

n A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds“Push the Sky Away”

In December 2011, Nick Cave claimed to have disbanded Grin-derman, his noisy, raunchy reconfiguration of his longstand-ing band, the Bad Seeds. But his libidinous thoughts live on in “Push the Sky Away,” Cave’s 15th album with the Bad Seeds (and, it turns out, Grinderman lives on, too: They will reconvene for this spring’s Coachella festival in California).

This is an album of quiet tension and fatalistic resignation, with Cave in darkly poetic mode singing about seductive sirens and the men who long for them. The songs cross metaphoric and mythic overtones with 21st century details. Cave mentions Wiki-pedia, Hannah Montana, and Miley Cyrus. He titles one song “Higgs Boson Blues.” He describes iPod-wearing “city girls/ with white strings flowing from their ears.”

The music is thoughtful and restrained, full of sustained minor chords; slow, delib-erate rhythms; and ominous, subtle beauty. “And some people say it’s just rock and roll/ Oh but it gets you right down to your soul,” he sings in the title track. He’s right.

n Steve Klinge, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Terri Lyne Carrington“Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue”

Producer Terri Lyne Carrington follows up her Grammy-winning, all-female “The Mosaic Project” by offering a fresh take on the classic trio recording “Money Jungle” — the session released 50 years ago that

teamed pianist Duke Ellington, bass-ist Charles Mingus and drummer Max Roach.

Some of the strongest tracks — such as “Wig Wise,” which includes Brazil-ian rhythms and Mideastern motifs, and Clayton’s ballad “Cut Off” that references Ellington’s “Solitude” — spotlight the trio of drummer Carrington, pianist Gerald Clayton and bassist Christian McBride. And Carrington enhances “Fleurette Africain” with ex-Ellingtonian trumpeter Clark Terry’s scat/spoken-word vocals and “Backward Country Boy Blues” with Nir Felder’s earthy slide guitar intro and Lizz Wright’s wordless vocals.

The hard-swinging “Money Jungle” includes sound clips on the state of capi-talism from Martin Luther King Jr., Bill and Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, while the mellow “Rem Blues/Music” has Shea Rose reciting a poem comparing music to a seductive woman and Herbie Hancock quoting Ellington’s observations on the clash between jazz creativity and commerce.

n Charles J. Gans, Associated Press

Iceage“You’re Nothing”

Iceage’s stun-ning sophomore effort “You’re Nothing” builds on what it estab-lished on its brac-ing 2011 debut “New Brigade,” honing its chops and expanding a remarkably focused vision of how it wants to execute their music.

What’s most impressive about “You’re Nothing” is how Iceage adds layers of complexity and a subliminal catchiness to its sucker-punch blasts without attenu-ating the unflinching intensity that the group made its name with on “New Bri-gade.”

That newfound depth is something you notice even on the bashed-up singles “Ecstasy” and “Coalition,” which surge with taut bass, careening drums, and breakneck guitars, yet open up with enough room to breathe and find a release. —

n Arnold Pan, PopMatters.com

Richard Thompson“Electric”

True, Richard Thompson’s 14th solo album does contain more expansive lead guitar work than fans of the 63-year-old fretboard fiend have heard in quite some time. Credit that in part to producer Buddy Miller, a like-minded Nashville cat who’s a perfect fit for the acerbic Brit.

Still, Electric is somewhat misleadingly titled, since it’s rife not only with plugged-in rockers such as “Stony Ground” and “Good Things Happen to Bad People,” but also deftly picked acoustic ballads and brooding bummers like “Salford Sunday” and “Another Small Thing in Her Favour,” not to mention the closing “Saving the Good Stuff For You,” as tender a love song as the former Fairport Convention folkie has written.

Still consistently excellent, after all these years.

n Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Beach Fossils“Clash the Truth”

In the past, Beach Fossils has been a bit of a one-trick pony, as winsome as its music could be.

Under all that conspicuously dated reverb, “Clash the Truth” is a necessary step forward for the group, showing a more-rounded approach as instrumental-ists and greater variation in songcraft that will hold it in good stead once the appeal of merely sounding like a low-budget 1980s post-punk record loses its drawing power.

Despite the undying retromania, the gimmicky production and the at-times frustratingly short song times, “Clash the Truth” is tuneful and nuanced enough to warrant repeat listens even after other like-minded travelers are inevitably for-gotten in favor of the next musical revival.

n AJ Ramirez, PopMatters.com

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Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17th at 7pmThe Lincoln Theatre, Mount VernonReserved seating: 360-336-8955 and at www.lincolntheatre.org www.dervish.ie

Manic genius from Sligo in Northwest Ireland The preeminent traditional band in Ireland’s wild west!

‘Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time’Platform: PlayStation 3Genre: ActionPublisher: SonyESRB Rating: E, for EveryoneGrade: 3.5 stars (out of 5)

When your family history literally disappears off the page, you go to great lengths to restore that legacy — even if your lineage is a band of thieves. This sets up the adventures in “Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time,” where our hero must travel across time and space to reinstate his fam-ily’s name when it gets erased from the history books.

“Thieves in Time” plays like a finely tuned steppingstone game aimed at those not quite ready for more advanced plat-formers and action games. It is set in five open worlds spanning different eras, from the Ice Age to the Wild West. Adventures await and enemies lurk regardless of the setting, so as a proper thief it’s best to stay in the shadows.

This clearly looks to win over younger gamers looking for a step up from basic puzzle games. The dialogue brims with humor and the interactions have enough gags thrown in to engage them more broadly than a children’s game would. The main gameplay revolves around collecting (read: stealing) coins, traversing the loca-tions via rooftops and slinking through shadows to avoid detection, yet all in a

playful manner — as opposed to, say, “Assassin’s Creed.”

Thieves generally tend to avoid duking it out whenever possible, and this rings true with Sly and his companions as well, but for reasons other than altruism. The game makes a misstep with the combat system. With the characters a cunning lot who relay on stealth and evasion, it makes sense not to make them too powerful in the fighting department. When you inevi-tably get drawn into a battle, you’ll proba-bly win without much trouble. This shines a light on this lackluster aspect and the repetitive nature of just tapping a few but-tons until your enemy submits. Thankfully, the boss battles deliver a more rewarding experience, since they get increasingly dif-ficult.

The game wisely puts you in command of more characters than just Sly himself. Bentley, though in a wheelchair, gets some of the more exciting adventures to engage in (thank goodness for robotic arms and hovercraft capability), while baddies get a brutal punch from Murray or a rogue mis-sile from Carmelita. None of these is terri-bly complicated in the handling, but each injects some life at the right moments to keep the action from becoming stale.

Not every game has to be “Tomb Raider” or “Splinter Cell” and be rated M to deliver a worthwhile adventure. There is some nobility in deftly providing younger gamers a platform that enables them to grow into more adult fare over time. While easy by comparison, “Thieves in Time” does an admirable job and the franchise remains as solid as ever.

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

REVIEWS

VIDEO GAMES

Chris Campbell, Scripps Howard News Service

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TRAVEL

By CARYN ROUSSEAUAssociated Press

CHICAGO — A cen-tury after the Art Institute of Chicago became the first American museum to show work by Pablo Picasso, the institution is celebrating the Spanish artist with a major exhibition featuring his art and its relationship with the city.

“Picasso and Chicago” opened Wednesday, featur-ing 250 works — nearly half of the museum’s own Picasso collection along with pieces from private collections and the Phila-delphia Museum of Art. It’s the Chicago museum’s first major Picasso exhibi-tion in three decades.

“One of my hopes is that people can appreciate the art and enjoy it but then also at the same time sort of fall back in love with these works for the his-tory that they represent,” exhibit curator Stephanie D’Alessandro said.

One of Picasso’s designs is a well-known city attrac-tion, a 50-foot-tall steel sculpture at the downtown Richard J. Daley Center.

Children often play on the massive piece in summer, while visitors debate what the enigmatic artwork depicts.

But the artist and the city have a deeper relation-ship than simply a tourist attraction, museum presi-dent and director Douglas Druick said.

“There’s a link between Chicago and Picasso in terms of temperament,” Druick said. “A restless-ness, a desire to improve, a desire to change, a desire never to stand still.”

D’Alessandro believes Picasso’s art has a bound-ary-breaking, revolutionary vision similar to Chicago’s character and energy.

“That bold vision, that interest in the new and the modern and the tech-nologically interesting is something that Picasso was,” she said. “I think his personality was perfectly akin to that and I think that that kind of spirit really appealed to Chica-goans.”

An attendee checks out Pablo Picasso’s “The Red Armchair” during a Feb. 14 media preview for “Picasso and Chicago,” a major exhibition showcasing the works of Picasso at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Photos by Caryn Rousseau / AP

Art Institute of Chicago opens major Picasso show

n On the Web: www.artic.edu/exhibition/picasso-and-chicago

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Local travel TRAVELOGUE: Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St., Bellingham, offers the following events” “Thrill of the Chase”: 7 to 9 p.m. today, Feb. 21. Travel on a mountain search for hidden treasures through prehistoric ruins in the American South-west. Learn about the life of 82-year-old Forrest Fenn, who hid his collection of American West artifacts valued at $3 million dollars, then left cryptic instructions on how to find it. The thrill? Whoever finds the 11th-century chest brimming with treasure can keep it. “Peruvian Passages”: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 7. Stu-dents from Explorations Acade-my will share experiences and images from their volunteer experience at a high mountain orphanage near Cusco, Peru, including a trek into Machu Picchu, colonial architecture in Arequipa, exploring the “Poor Man’s Galapagos” of Islas Ballestas and more. “K2, Monarch of China’s Karakorum Mountain Range”:

7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 21. Follow this 18-day trek to K-2, rising 28,251 feet above the Chinese/Pakistan border. Surrounded by the immense Khartoum mountains, with its glaciers and perpetual snow-fields, 15 adventurers climbed a 16,000-foot pass and across ice-fringed streams to reach the rarely visited North Face. All events: $3 suggested donation, free for museum members. 360-778-8930 or www.whatcommuseum.org.

PACK LIKE A PRO: 3 and 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, AAA office, 1600 E. College Way, Suite A, Mount Vernon. AAA store manager Kathleen Col-lum will share tips on how to make the most of your packing space and fill you in on the latest travel accesories to help comply with flying regulations. Make a reservation at 360-848-2090.

SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers travel opportunities for partici-pants ages 12 and older (adult

supervision required for ages 18 and younger). For informa-tion or to register, call 360-336-6215. Next up: Olympia Capitol Tour and Exploration: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, departing from and returning to Hillcrest Park, Mount Ver-non. Enjoy a private tour of the Legislature building, no-host lunch and exploration of more local and historical attractions around Olympia. $61-$63. Register by Feb. 27. Bellevue Botanical Garden and Washington Park Arbore-tum: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 19, departing from and returning to Hillcrest Park, Mount Vernon. Enjoy a docent-led tour of the botanical gar-den’s 53 acres of cultivated gardens, restored woodlands and natural wetlands. After a no-host lunch, check out the seasonal flora and fauna of the arboretum’s 230 acres on the shores of Lake Washing-ton. Both tours include walking up to one mile and uneven surfaces. $61-$63. Register by April 12.

The museum became the first in the nation to feature Picasso when it decided to give space to the 1913 Armory Show, which the museum says introduced European modernism to an American audience. It was a move Druick describes as bold and daring for the time because even though the exhibit was presented in New York and Boston, it was only shown in a muse-um in Chicago.

“We were the only muse-um willing to take the risk to show the paintings and sculpture that had drawn so much criticism and ire when shown in New York,” Druick said.

“Picasso and Chicago” features paintings, draw-ings, works on paper, ceramics and sculptures, including “Old Guitar-ist,” ”Mother and Child” and Picasso’s 1906 self-portrait. It runs chronologi-

cally from the artist’s early years in Barcelona to his late years in the south of France.

The exhibit is open through May 12. It is accompanied by related exhibitions throughout the Art Institute’s other galleries, including instal-lations such as “Picasso and Cezanne,” ”Picasso, Paris and African Art” and “Picasso and American Art.”

An attendee checks out Pablo Picasso’s “Mother and Child” during a media preview Feb. 14 for “Picasso and Chicago,” an major exhibition showcasing the works of Picasso at the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Thursday.21THEATER

“A Rotten Demise”: 1920s murder mystery dinner theater, 7:30 p.m., First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $45 dinner and show, $30 dessert and show. Reservations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelle dinnertheatre.com.

Friday.22THEATER

“Late Nite Catechism:” 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or www.mcintyrehall.org.

“Seussical the Musical”: B-EHS Drama, 7:30 p.m., Burlington-Edison High School, 301 N. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. $5 students, $8 adults. 360-757-4074.

Saturday.23THEATER

“Late Nite Catechism”: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or www.mcintyrehall.org.

“Seussical the Musical”: B-EHS Drama, 7:30 p.m., Burlington-Edison High School, 301 N. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. $5 students, $8 adults. 360-757-4074.

Sunday.24THEATER

“A Rotten Demise”: 1920s murder mystery dinner theater, 6:30 p.m., First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $45 dinner and show, $30 dessert and show. Reservations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelle dinnertheatre.com.

Monday.25No events submitted

Tuesday.26VARIETY

Betty Desire: 9 p.m. to midnight, First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelledinnertheatre.com.

Wednesday.27No events submitted

Thursday.28THEATER

“A Rotten Demise”: 1920s murder mystery dinner theater, 7:30 p.m., First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $45 dinner and show, $30 dessert and show. Reservations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelle dinnertheatre.com.

Friday.1THEATER

“Ain’t Misbehavin’” (musical): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Mid-way Blvd., Oak Harbor. $14. 360-679-2237 or www.whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Seussical the Musical”: B-EHS Drama, 7:30 p.m., Burlington-Edison High School, 301 N. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. $5 students, $8 adults. 360-757-4074.

Saturday.2MUSIC

Skagit Swings, 18-piece big band, with Shelter Bay Chorus: 6:30 p.m., Shelter Bay Clubhouse, La Conner. $15, snacks included. 360-466-3805.

THEATER“Ain’t Misbehavin’” (musical): 7:30

p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Mid-way Blvd., Oak Harbor. $14. 360-679-2237 or www.whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Seussical the Musical”: B-EHS Drama, 7:30 p.m., Burlington-Edison High School, 301 N. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. $5 students, $8 adults. 360-757-4074.

Sunday.3THEATER

“Ain’t Misbehavin’” (musical): 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Mid-way Blvd., Oak Harbor. $14. 360-679-2237 or www.whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Seussical the Musical”: B-EHS Drama, 2 p.m., Burlington-Edison High School, 301 N. Burlington Blvd., Burling-ton. $5 students, $8 adults. 360-757-4074.

“A Rotten Demise”: 1920s murder mystery dinner theater, 6:30 p.m., First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $45 dinner and show, $30 dessert and show. Reservations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelle dinnertheatre.com.

THURSDAY.21

SATURDAY.23

SUNDAY.24

WEDNESDAY.27

Rattletrap Ruckus: 8 p.m., Red-light, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. Free. 360-927-1949 or www.red-lightbelling ham.com.

Band Showdown: with Face Police, Gala-pagos, Jeb McCoy and the Trigger Fingers, 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bell-ingham. No cover. 360-778-1067.

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

Steve Meyer, Ben Starner (piano): 8 to 10 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edi-son. 360-766-6266.

Alan Hatley Band: 9 p.m., Var-sity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burl-ington. No cover. 360-755-0165.

R Stevie Moore, LAKE, Part Wolf: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Belling-ham. $8-$10. 360-778-1067.

The Heligoats: 10 p.m. to midnight, Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Belling-ham. $5. 360-927-1949 or www.redlight belling ham.com.

Bayou Blast: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Mia Vermillion: 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

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

Jim Basnight Band: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.

The Atlantics: 7:30 p.m., Con-way Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Con-way. $10 cover. 360-445-3000.

Ann ‘n’ Dean (country): 7 to 10 p.m., Mount Ver-non Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Open to the pub-lic. 360-848-8882.

DON’T, P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S.: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-778-1067.

Fritz & The Freeloaders: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

Palisades: 10 p.m. to midnight, Red-light, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-927-1949 or www.redlight bellingham.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.

Knut Bell & The Blue Collars: 5 to 9 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Con-way. 360-445-4733.

Ron Bailey: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

Julian MacDonough, Josh Cook, Chuck Kistler Trio: 9 p.m., Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. Free. 360-927-1949 or www.redlightbellingham.com.

Fidalgo Swing: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commer-cial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Lloyd Jones: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Chris Eger Band, Aces Up: 9 p.m., The Underground, 211 E. Chestnut St., Belling-ham. $5. 360-738-3701.

Today is The Day, Black Tusk, KEN Mode, Fight Amp: 8 p.m., The Shake-down, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10-$12. 360-778-1067.

Nathaniel Talbot Quartet: 9:30 p.m., Green Frog Acous-tic Tavern, 1015 N. State St., Bellingham. 360-961-1438.

Rattletrap Ruckus: 8 p.m., Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. Free. 360-927-1949 or www.redlightbelling ham.com.

THURSDAY, SUNDAY. 21,24 & 28, 3“A ROTTEN DEMISE”1920s murder mystery din-ner theater, 7:30 p.m., First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Ver-non. $45 dinner and show, $30 dessert and show. Res-ervations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelle dinnertheatre.com.

THURSDAY.28

FRIDAY.22

FRIDAY.22ALAN HATLEY BAND 9 p.m., Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. No cover. 360-755-0165.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area February 21-March 3 TUNING UP Playing at area venues February 21-28

Thursday.21THEATER

“A Rotten Demise”: 1920s murder mystery dinner theater, 7:30 p.m., First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $45 dinner and show, $30 dessert and show. Reservations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelle dinnertheatre.com.

Friday.22THEATER

“Late Nite Catechism:” 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or www.mcintyrehall.org.

“Seussical the Musical”: B-EHS Drama, 7:30 p.m., Burlington-Edison High School, 301 N. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. $5 students, $8 adults. 360-757-4074.

Saturday.23THEATER

“Late Nite Catechism”: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or www.mcintyrehall.org.

“Seussical the Musical”: B-EHS Drama, 7:30 p.m., Burlington-Edison High School, 301 N. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. $5 students, $8 adults. 360-757-4074.

Sunday.24THEATER

“A Rotten Demise”: 1920s murder mystery dinner theater, 6:30 p.m., First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $45 dinner and show, $30 dessert and show. Reservations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelle dinnertheatre.com.

Monday.25No events submitted

Tuesday.26VARIETY

Betty Desire: 9 p.m. to midnight, First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelledinnertheatre.com.

Wednesday.27No events submitted

Thursday.28THEATER

“A Rotten Demise”: 1920s murder mystery dinner theater, 7:30 p.m., First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $45 dinner and show, $30 dessert and show. Reservations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelle dinnertheatre.com.

Friday.1THEATER

“Ain’t Misbehavin’” (musical): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Mid-way Blvd., Oak Harbor. $14. 360-679-2237 or www.whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Seussical the Musical”: B-EHS Drama, 7:30 p.m., Burlington-Edison High School, 301 N. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. $5 students, $8 adults. 360-757-4074.

Saturday.2MUSIC

Skagit Swings, 18-piece big band, with Shelter Bay Chorus: 6:30 p.m., Shelter Bay Clubhouse, La Conner. $15, snacks included. 360-466-3805.

THEATER“Ain’t Misbehavin’” (musical): 7:30

p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Mid-way Blvd., Oak Harbor. $14. 360-679-2237 or www.whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Seussical the Musical”: B-EHS Drama, 7:30 p.m., Burlington-Edison High School, 301 N. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. $5 students, $8 adults. 360-757-4074.

Sunday.3THEATER

“Ain’t Misbehavin’” (musical): 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Mid-way Blvd., Oak Harbor. $14. 360-679-2237 or www.whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Seussical the Musical”: B-EHS Drama, 2 p.m., Burlington-Edison High School, 301 N. Burlington Blvd., Burling-ton. $5 students, $8 adults. 360-757-4074.

“A Rotten Demise”: 1920s murder mystery dinner theater, 6:30 p.m., First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $45 dinner and show, $30 dessert and show. Reservations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelle dinnertheatre.com.

THURSDAY.21

SATURDAY.23

SUNDAY.24

WEDNESDAY.27

Rattletrap Ruckus: 8 p.m., Red-light, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. Free. 360-927-1949 or www.red-lightbelling ham.com.

Band Showdown: with Face Police, Gala-pagos, Jeb McCoy and the Trigger Fingers, 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bell-ingham. No cover. 360-778-1067.

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

Steve Meyer, Ben Starner (piano): 8 to 10 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edi-son. 360-766-6266.

Alan Hatley Band: 9 p.m., Var-sity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burl-ington. No cover. 360-755-0165.

R Stevie Moore, LAKE, Part Wolf: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Belling-ham. $8-$10. 360-778-1067.

The Heligoats: 10 p.m. to midnight, Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Belling-ham. $5. 360-927-1949 or www.redlight belling ham.com.

Bayou Blast: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Mia Vermillion: 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

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

Jim Basnight Band: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.

The Atlantics: 7:30 p.m., Con-way Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Con-way. $10 cover. 360-445-3000.

Ann ‘n’ Dean (country): 7 to 10 p.m., Mount Ver-non Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Open to the pub-lic. 360-848-8882.

DON’T, P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S.: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-778-1067.

Fritz & The Freeloaders: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

Palisades: 10 p.m. to midnight, Red-light, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-927-1949 or www.redlight bellingham.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.

Knut Bell & The Blue Collars: 5 to 9 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Con-way. 360-445-4733.

Ron Bailey: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

Julian MacDonough, Josh Cook, Chuck Kistler Trio: 9 p.m., Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. Free. 360-927-1949 or www.redlightbellingham.com.

Fidalgo Swing: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commer-cial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Lloyd Jones: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Chris Eger Band, Aces Up: 9 p.m., The Underground, 211 E. Chestnut St., Belling-ham. $5. 360-738-3701.

Today is The Day, Black Tusk, KEN Mode, Fight Amp: 8 p.m., The Shake-down, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10-$12. 360-778-1067.

Nathaniel Talbot Quartet: 9:30 p.m., Green Frog Acous-tic Tavern, 1015 N. State St., Bellingham. 360-961-1438.

Rattletrap Ruckus: 8 p.m., Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. Free. 360-927-1949 or www.redlightbelling ham.com.

THURSDAY, SUNDAY. 21,24 & 28, 3“A ROTTEN DEMISE”1920s murder mystery din-ner theater, 7:30 p.m., First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Ver-non. $45 dinner and show, $30 dessert and show. Res-ervations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelle dinnertheatre.com.

THURSDAY.28

FRIDAY.22

FRIDAY.22ALAN HATLEY BAND 9 p.m., Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. No cover. 360-755-0165.

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GET INVOLVED

ARTCALL FOR ARTISTS:

North Cascades National Park is accepting applica-tions for the 2013 Artist in Residence Program. Appli-cations for fall are due by July 1.

In recognition of the program’s 10th anniver-sary, the 2013 AIR pro-gram will celebrate “Artists as Residents.” This year the park and cooperating local communities may host traveling exhibits, workshops and commu-nity recognition of art through participating local artists, organizations and visitor centers. Community members and local artists working in all mediums are encouraged to submit proposals to showcase their inspirations from the North Cascades.

For information about Skagit Valley proposals, contact Cindy Bjorklund at 360-854-7303. Artists interested in applying for residencies in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area at Stehekin can call Mark Scherer at 360-854-7365, ext. 14.

POETRY CONTEST: The WinterStomp Farms and Food Poetry Contest is accepting entries from resi-dents of northwest Wash-ington through Feb. 28. Three winners will receive a gift card to the Skagit Valley Food Co-op and the opportunity to read their poem on the radio during “Skagit By Hand” on “Skagit Talks,” which will air at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 14, on KSVR 91.7 FM and KSVU 90.1 FM.

Submissions should be original, unpublished work on the theme “Ger-minate.” Limit: one poem per person, no more than three single-spaced, single-sided pages long. The author retains copyright

on the poem, but grants WinterStomp the right to read poems on the air, publish them online and in a potential anthology. Submit poems c/o Jodie Buller at the Skagit Valley Food Co-op, 202 S. First St., Mount Vernon, WA 98273, or email [email protected].

ART CLASSESSTONE CARVING

WORKSHOP AND RETREAT: Register by Monday, Feb. 25, for the weekend workshop set for Friday through Sunday, April 26-28, at Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island. The class is for beginning to advanced sculptors. Instruction will cover history, concepts, processes, techniques, materials and tools for the creation of forms in stone. $425, includes lunches, din-ners and lodging at Cama Beach Cabins. $365 with-out lodging. 360-387-2759 or www.matzkefineart.com.

BLACK CAT CONTEST: Kids can enter the Black Cat Drawing Contest by March 1 as part of the 18th annual Black Cat Auction in April to ben-efit the Humane Society of Skagit Valley. Children ages 5 to 16 can draw an animal or bird the shelter has offered for adoption, such as dogs, cats, rabbits, potbellied pigs, hamsters, rats, parakeets, cockatiels, chicken hens or roosters. A winner selected from each age group — 5-8, 9-12 and 13-16 — will be introduced during the April 6 evening auction, where the top 20 drawings will be featured as framed centerpieces and auctioned. Send or deliver drawings by March 1 to Ellie, Humane Society, 18841 Kelleher Road, Bur-lington, WA 98233, or call

360-757-0445.

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.

AUDITIONSFREE ADULT ACTING

CLASS: Anacortes Com-munity Theatre is pre-senting a series of acting classes for adults from 10 a.m. to noon the third Sat-urday each month, at 918 M Ave., Anacortes. Classes will include scripted scenes and a variety of acting games, with a different topic each month: March 16: rehearsal; April 20: developing character; May 18: stage presence; June 15: performance. Each class will be independent; you don’t have to commit to every session. Information: 360-293-4373 or www.act theatre.com.

DANCEFREE INTRO TO TANGO:

WITH TANGO POPOLARE: 7 p.m. today, Feb. 21, Ana-cortes Center for Hap-piness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Get a free taste of this popular dance style before regular classes begin on March 7. RSVP: 360-464-2229 or www.ana-cortescenterforhappiness.org.

CONTRA DANCE: 7 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2, Depot Arts Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. Learn the fundamentals of contra dance and practice dancing to live music. No partner needed. $8 at the door. 360-755-3969 or www.skagitcontra.org.

CREATIVE MOVEMENT DANCE CLASS: Ages 4 to 6, 4 to 4:50 p.m. Mondays, March 4-25, Hillcrest Park

Skylight Room, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. This ballet-based class will focus on coordina-tion, skipping, leaping and jumping with continual change of music rhythms. $40-$42. Register with Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation, 360-336-6215.

MUSICSKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC

CLUB: The club welcomes performers, listeners and guests at 1:45 p.m. Thurs-day, Feb. 28, at Vasa Hall, 1805 Cleveland St., Mount Vernon. Come and sing, play an instrument or just enjoy the music. Free. For information, call Marsha Pederson at 360-757-4906.

RECREATIONWINTER GARDENS

PHOTO CONTEST: Ama-teurs and professionals may submit up to two pho-tos of previously unpub-lished images in Christian-son’s Nursery’s 2013 Win-ter Gardens Photography Contest. Entries are due by 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, at the nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon. The entry form can be down-loaded at www.christian-sonsnursery.com. Winners will be announced March 2; all entries will be exhib-ited March 2-3 during the annual Winter Hellebore Festival. 360-466-3821.

SEEKING VENDORS: Skagit County fairgrounds officials are seeking ven-dors of all types for their World’s Largest Garage Sale, Antiques & More event, set for 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 12-13, at 1410 Vir-ginia St., Mount Vernon. Applications are available at www.skagitcounty.net/fairgrounds. For informa-tion, call 360-336-9414 or email [email protected].

CALL FOR SAILORS: The Girts Rekevics Foul Weather Cruise/Race will get under way at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, in Ana-cortes. The decades-long Anacortes Yacht Club tradition will set sail for Friday Harbor, with race awards, festivities and din-ner at the San Juan Island Yacht Club. Nonboaters can watch the start of the race from the top of Cap Sante. For information, contact race organizer Chris Roethle at 360-550-6496, Andy Schwenk at 360-770-7035, David Thom-son at 360-299-0417 or visit www.anacortesyachtclub.org.

2013 SMELT RUN: The 16th annual 5K/10K Run, 2-Mile Walk and Kids’ Dash will take place Satur-day, Feb. 23, at La Conner Middle School, 305 N. Sixth St., La Conner. Registra-tion starts at 8:30 a.m., with the Kids’ Dash at 9:30 a.m., followed by the 5K/10K runs and 2-Mile Walk at 10 a.m. Dogs on a leash are welcome to participate in the walk. Registration: 5K/10K, $30; 2K Walk, $20, $35 families. Day-of-race registration available. Kids’ Dash, free for ages 18 months to 8 years, must be accompanied by an adult. T-shirts: $20, lim-ited quantity day of race. Trophies and other prizes will be awarded to the top male and female 5K/10K runners, with ribbons to the top finishers in several age divisions. For informa-tion or entry forms, call 360-848-9336 or visit www.skagitsymphony.com.

THEATERTHEATER CLASSES:

Anacortes Community Theatre’s Class Act School for the Performing Arts is enrolling kids from pre-school through 12th grade

for winter classes on acting and theater arts. Classes are held at ACT, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com/classact.

WORKSHOPSDIGITAL PHOTO EDIT-

ING CLASSES: Alternative Focus will offer two classes on digital photo editing with Adobe Lightroom on Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce Boardroom, upstairs at 819 Commer-cial Ave., Anacortes. Both classes are suitable for nov-ices to intermediate users.

Part I: Adobe Lightroom Library: 10 a.m. to noon. The class will cover import-ing, organizing and rank-ing images, editing basics, batch edits, exporting images, exporting tricks, presets and collections.

Part II: Lightroom Develop Module: Digital Darkroom Techniques: 1 to 4 p.m. Class will cover local adjustments, advanced editing, explor-ing unique images with the presets, develop module workflow and when to use Adobe Photoshop.

Cost: $40 afternoon session only, $65 both ses-sions. To register, call Karla Locke at 360-588-6968 or email at [email protected].

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MOVIES

A lthough it was pub-lished only in 1972, Rudolfo Anaya’s “Bless

Me, Ultima” has achieved the iconic stature as such novels as “The Grapes of Wrath” and “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Now comes a movie to do it

justice. Carl Franklin’s film is true to the tone and spirit of the book. It is patient and in no hurry. It allows a balanced eye for the people in its hero’s fam-

ily who tug him one way and another.

The story involves a young boy in a small town in New Mexico at the end of World War II. With his brothers off to war, his parents invite an elderly relative named Ultima to come and live with them. She possesses magical powers — black powers, say some, who call her a witch. The old woman takes young Antonio under her care. At a time when the traditional culture of New Mexico is under siege from the modern, and young men transformed by war were returning home with strange ideas in their heads, Ultima hopes Antonio can learn his people’s way of living and carry it forward into his life.

I can imagine the pres-

sures Franklin, who also wrote the screenplay, must have experienced in making the film his way. “Bless Me, Ultima” is filled with ele-ments ripe for exploitation. There are magical spells and demonic possession, and a sequence where Ultima (Miriam Colon) takes along the boy (Luke Ganalon) to gather secret herbs and prepare a potion to drive an evil spirit from the body of another man’s son. The potion works, and after a ter-rifying struggle, the victim coughs out the spirit, which takes the form of a nasty lit-tle glob with wriggling black tendrils, still alive.

We’re close to “Alien” territory here, yet the scene plays out with quiet power. It reflects the essence of the film. Ultima does and says, and Antonio watches in wide-eyed solemnity. Franklin films the vomiting moment from a medium side angle, camera at a lowish level, the putrid black ball ending in a hollow of the blankets, its tendrils writhing. Not such a big deal. I imagine a 3-D horror picture spitting the blob into our faces.

“Bless Me, Ultima” is a coming-of-age story that has one hero but two comings of age. Antonio was born in rural territory; his father’s job was on horseback. When the old life died out, his par-ents moved into Guadalupe, where now his mother seems

a better fit. His older broth-ers want to keep moving, and for them the war draft is an opportunity. We see his favorite brother return, much changed, filled with restless-ness and no way to employ it.

Antonio attends Catholic school and is absorbed by the teachings of the church. Ultima seeks to demonstrate that not all answers come from Rome. Antonio is not an active protagonist, striv-ing and deciding. As played by the newcomer Ganalon, his typical role is as a wit-ness, seeing all, saying little, absorbing. That’s an unusual approach to hero-construc-tion.

Yes, things happen to Antonio when Ultima isn’t around. He attends school, walking the same dusty way every morning across a wooden bridge. Franklin establishes the district with an emphasis on the land. Sun, moon, morning stars, the frenzied twists of cactus against the sky. Here is the desert landscape of Willa Cather’s “Death Comes for the Archbishop.” Antonio and his classmates do stuff together. But after he meets Ultima, his life experiences a new tidal pull.

There isn’t one second in this film impossible to understand for anyone old enough to see it. There are some scenes of adult behav-ior difficult for children to understand, but that’s the story of life. If anyone

has trouble understanding “Bless Me, Ultima,” it will be the grown-ups, because so many modern movies have trained them not to understand. Some moviego-ers are reeling from the way they’re bludgeoned by the choices they make. Movies spell everything out, read it aloud to them, hammer it in, communicate by force. This film respects the deliber-ate nature of time slipping into the future. Sometimes Antonio doesn’t fully realize what’s happened until after it has happened to him. The payoff of a scene is shown in how Antonio’s behavior is reflected in later ones.

The movie is set at a time within current lifetimes. It seems like the ancient past. There’s a night of terror when Antonio and his fam-ily are awakened. A mob of

men has gathered before the house, many holding torches. This is soon after Ultima expelled the evil spirit, and word has raced around. The men say Ultima is a witch and must be turned over to them. Although Antonio’s mother (Dolores Heredia) was most responsible for inviting the old woman to stay with them, it is his father (Benito Martinez) who steps forward in front of his family.

The men carry clubs and firearms. Some are mounted. They don’t crowd the front porch, but form a large circle in the yard, which reflects their recognition of the fam-ily’s space. Into this space Antonio’s father steps, shirt-sleeves rolled up, to ask how dare these men come to his house in the middle of the night and awaken his family. In most movies today, this

scene would be quick and ugly. Here there is time. The mob knows Antonio’s father has a point. It seems logical to them that Ultima must be a witch, so they have a point, too. Much is not understood about witches. The man who had the demon exorcised is still alive. There are pros and cons here.

I like to think of two kinds of men in the mob: Those who eagerly subscribe to the comfort of prejudice, and those who hesitate because they prefer to come to their conclusions in their own ways. “Bless Me, Ultima” has that choice at its center. It says that in the formation of the place now named New Mexico, two peoples came together, the Indians and the Europeans, and formed a population that drew from two traditions.

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Luke Ganalon and Miriam Colon star in “Bless Me, Ultima.”Roger Ebert

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n Running time: 106 minutes. MPAA rating: PG-13 (for some vio-lence and sexual refer-ences).

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The Oscar-nominated film is based on the real-life rescue in 1980 of six Ameri-cans — including Mark Lijek and Cora Amburn-Lijek of Anacortes — from Iran. The movie follows a CIA and Canadian secret mission to extract the diplo-mats from the Iranian revo-lution. Lijek and Amburn-Lijek will talk about their experiences before and after the movie on Satur-day, Feb. 23.

Rated R. $10 general; $9 seniors, students and active military; $8 members; $7 children 12 and under. Bargain matinee prices (all shows before 6 p.m.): $8 general, $6 members, $5 children 12 and under.

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‘The Met: Live in HD – Rigoletto’ 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24

Director Michael Mayer places his new produc-tion of Verdi’s towering tragedy in 1960s Las Vegas. Inspired by the antics of the Rat Pack, Piotr Beczala is the womanizing Duke of Mantua, Željko Lucic is his tragic sidekick, Rigoletto, and Diana Damrau is Rigo-letto’s daughter, Gilda. $23 adults; $19 seniors; $16 stu-dents and children, with $2 off for Lincoln members.

slavery, the surrender of the Confederacy and his assas-sination. Rarely has a film attended more carefully to the details of politics. Daniel Day-Lewis creates a Lincoln who is calmly self-confident, patient and willing to play politics in a realistic way. Not about an icon of history, but about a president who was scorned by some of his opponents as a hayseed from the backwoods. He understood them better than they did him. Sure to win many Academy Award nominations. Drama, PG-13, 149 minutes. HHHH “Mama” — “Mama” succeeds in scaring the wits out of us and leaving some lingering, deeply creepy images, despite indulg-ing in many horror-film cliches. Movies like “Mama” are thrill rides. We go to be scared and then laugh, scared and then laugh, scared and then shocked. And of course, there’s almost always a little plot left over for a sequel. It’s a ride horror fans would take again. Horror, PG-13, 100 minutes. HHH “Safe Haven” — Directed by the versatile Lasse Hallstrom and starring the attractive duo of Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough, “Safe Haven” is yet another entry in the Nicholas Sparks book-to-movie factory that has given us “The Note-book,” “Message in a Bottle,” “Dear John,” etc. For 90 per-cent of the journey, it’s a solid movie for those in the mood for some good old-fashioned, great-looking-couple-gets-caught-in-the-rain romance. Then something

happens at the very end that’ll make you question the film’s sanity. Romantic thriller, PG-13, 115 minutes H1⁄2 “Side Effects” — Rooney Mara stars as an edgy young woman named Emily whose husband (Channing Tatum) has been released after four years in prison for insider trading. Things don’t go smoothly for Emily and she’s referred to a psychiatrist (Jude Law), who prescribes a new drug named Ablixa. The drug causes some alarming behavior as director Steven Soderbergh draws us into a vor-tex of whispers that something haunted and possessed is going on. Thriller, R, 105 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Warm Bodies” — Here’s a bloody, fresh twist on the most popular horror genre of this century, with none-too-subtle echoes of a certain star-crossed romance that harkens back to a certain Bard who placed a certain young Romeo under a certain balcony. A well-paced, nicely directed, post-apocalyptic love story, it has a terrific sense of humor and the, um, guts to be unabashedly romantic and unapologetically optimistic. Comedy horror, PG-13, 97 min-utes. HHH1⁄2 “Zero Dark Thirty” — Two hours of watching a loner CIA strategist who knows she is right — and the payoff that she is. Jessica Chastain stars as Maya, providing the film with a timely heroine. Lots of murky action in the big capture and death, but lacking the split-sec-

ond timing and relentless action of director Kathryn Bigelow’s “The Hurt Locker.” Thriller, R, 157 minutes. HHH

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ARTLORNA LIBERT: OILS:

The show of new paintings continues through Feb. 25 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Also showing are abstract oils by Carole Barrer, water-colors by Jan Gellatly, pho-tograph encaustics by Kathy Hastings and watercolors by Keith Sorenson. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Satur-day. 360-293-6938 or www.scottmilo.com.

NEW PAINTINGS: A show of new paintings on canvas and paper by Anne Martin McCool continues through Feb. 28 at Anne Martin McCool Gallery, 711 Commercial Ave., Ana-cortes. The show will also feature works by other gal-lery artists, including paint-ings and prints, sculptures, glass, ceramics, jewelry, turned wood, baskets and handwoven scarves. Gal-lery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday or by appoint-ment. 360-293-3577 or www.annemartinmccool.com.

“GHOSTS”: The exhibi-tion continues through Feb. 24 at Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Participating photographers and video artists reflect on the human desire to record and venerate our memories, exploring the ways memory shapes who we are and who we long to be. Featured art-ists include Bill Finger, Ford Gilbreath, Michelle Alexis Newman, Forrest Kahlil Per-rine, Justin Colt Beckman and Joe Rudko. Curated by Caitlin Argyle. Finger, Gilbreath and Rudko will speak about their work at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Fri-day through Sunday. www.anchorartspace.org.

ART FOR HEARTS & HAMMERS: The benefit

art show continues through Feb. 25 at Rob Schouten Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. More than 30 Whidbey Island artists will participate in the exhibit, with a portion of the pro-ceeds going to benefit South Whidbey’s Hearts and Hammers, whose volunteers help Whidbey residents who are unable physically or financially to care for their homes. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends (Tuesdays and Wednesdays

by appointment). 360-222-3070 or www.robschouten gallery.com.

“ARTISTS IN LOVE: With Life and Each Other”: The sixth annual “Love Month” art show continues through Feb. 28 at Raven Rocks Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. The exhibition features Mary Jo Oxrieder’s latest miniature paintings, handmade art cards and more; new paint-ings in Windwalker Taibi’s “Ravens in Love” series; and whimsical lizard and

fish pen and ink creations by Tim Potter. For infor-mation, including gallery hours and directions, call 360-222-0102 or visit www.ravenrocksgallery.com.

MASTERS OF CHI-NESE ART: Allied Arts of Whatcom County and the Chinese Cultural Festival is hosting “Masters of Chi-nese Art” through Feb. 23 at the Allied Arts Gallery, 1418 Cornwall Ave., Bell-ingham. The show features three well-known artists from China: Benxing Wang,

specializing in seal cutting, currently on exhibit at the United Nations; Lipeng Wang, a contemporary Chi-nese painter with studios in China, New York and Can-ada; and Zhensheng Liu, a prominent Chinese cal-ligrapher. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. 360- 676-8548 or www.alliedarts.org.

BIRD FESTIVAL INVITA-TIONAL: The second annual Edison Bird Festival Invita-tional Art Show continues through Feb. 24 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. Focusing on the subject of birds, this exhibition features artwork by more than 30 local and regional artists. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sun-day. 360-766-6230 or www.smithandvallee.com.

QUILT MUSEUM REOPENS: After weeks of interior restoration work, the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum has reopened with a new show, “Color, Design, & Inspi-ration: Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably,” which continues through March 24 at 703 Second St., La Conner. Fassett and Mably are well-known quilters, fabric designers, knitters and authors. The exhibit will feature both quilts and knitting. Sponsored by the Camano Island Quilters. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. $7, $5 stu-dents and military, free for members and ages 11 and younger. 360-466-4288 or www.laconnerquilts.com.

MEET THE ARTIST: Art-ist Sheila Klein will offer insights into what artists do at 3:45 p.m. today, Feb. 21, at the Edison School auditorium, 5801 Main Ave., Bow. Klein will pres-ent several projects tak-ing place in India, Seattle

and Baltimore that were thought up and made right in the Edison area. Free. www.sheilaklein.com.

“MOSTLY METAL”: Steven Bochinski’s works on metal are on display through April at Vartan-yan Estate Winery, 1628 Huntley Road, Bellingham. Meet the artist from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23. Show hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sun-day. www.bsteveb.com.

MoNA EXHIBITIONS: Two new exhibits continue through March 13 at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner.

“Eduardo Calderón: Por-traits of 20 Northwest Art-ists”: Calderón interviewed a cross section of North-west artists ranging in age, background and mediums each uses to make art, and photographed the artists in their homes. The exhibition includes Calderón’s audio and transcribed interviews with the artists about influ-ences, backgrounds and what brought them to the Northwest (if the artist was not already a native). The show also includes works by each artist.

“Black and White Color Study from the Permanent Collection”: Presenting black, a symbol for sophis-tication and authority, and white, which suggests purity and neutrality, the exhibi-tion offers an atypical look at the Northwest palette. Plus, excerpts from studies that tackle the question, “Are black and white col-ors?” as well as the science and history behind black and white.

Museum hours are noon to 5 p.m. Sundays and Mondays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. $8, $5 seniors, $3 students, free for members and ages 11 and younger. 360-466-4446 or www.museumofnwart.org.

‘IN THE SPIRIT OF OUR GRANDMOTHERS ...’The exhibit “In the Spirit of Our Grandmothers: Contemporary Art of the N.W. Coast and Ancestral Tradition” continues through March 24 at Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial St., La Conner. The show features artworks by John Goodwin, Macah and Peter Dunthorne from Upper Skagit. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. 360-708-4787 or www.gallerycygnus.com. A reception for the artists will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. 360-708-4787 or www.gallerycygnus.com.

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“SURFACE”: Artwork by Northwest printmakers Twila Tate, Theo Jonsson and Jean Behnke are on display through March 1 at the Skagit Valley College Art Gallery, located in the Gary Knutzen Cardinal Center on SVC’s Mount Vernon campus. The three Skagit Valley artists investigate surface tension through the use of pattern, texture, rhythm, line and color to create abstract and representational composi-tions. A closing reception will be held at 5 p.m. today, Feb. 21. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon-day through Friday. 360-416-7812.

BIENNIAL ART SHOW: Western Washington Uni-versity’s “Departments of Art and Design Biennial” continues through March 9 at the Western Gallery, located on the WWU cam-pus in Bellingham. The show features a variety of work by 18 artists — fac-ulty from Western’s Art and Design departments, including invited tempo-rary and past faculty and staff members. One over-arching theme is collabo-ration, not only in terms of focusing on the artist team, but also in allowing the viewer to participate. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Wednesdays when the gallery is open until 8 p.m., and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. 360-650-3900 or westerngallery.wwu.edu.

“CHICANITAS: SMALL PAINTINGS FROM THE CHEECH MARIN COLLEC-TION”: The show continues through March 24 at the Whatcom Museum’s Light-catcher Building, 250 Flora St., Bellingham. The show features 65 paintings from actor/comedian Cheech

Marin’s collection by 26 Mexican-American art-ists – averaging 16 inches square and smaller and ranging from photo-realism to portraits to landscapes. Museum hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday; open until 8 p.m. Thursdays and at 10 a.m. Saturdays. $10, $8 student/senior/military, $4.50 ages 4 and younger. $5 reduced admission on Thursdays. 360-778-8930 or www.what commuseum.org.

LECTURES AND TALKS

“STORMWATER: MAK-ING PUGET SOUND UNSOUND”: Seattle envi-ronmental attorney Brad Doll will speak at the Evergreen Islands’ annual meeting at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Doll will dis-cuss the negative impacts of stormwater on Puget Sound and the surrounding communities. As the lead-ing contributor to pollution of urban waterways, storm-water has affected virtually all urban creeks, streams and rivers in Washington state. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityof anacortes.org.

“PUSHING THE LIM-ITS”: The Sedro-Woolley Public Library is hosting a new four-part science discussion series for adults. Participants will meet for 75 minutes once a month for a book discussion, a short related video in a fun science café model, and a group discussion revolving around the monthly theme. Sessions will be led by scientist Barbara Johnson and library staff. The three remaining parts include:

Survival: “Arctic Drift” by Clive Cussler, March 19.

Connection: “Thunder-struck” by Erik Larson,

April 16.Knowledge: “Land of

Painted Caves” by Jean Auel, May 2.

Discussions will begin at 6:30 p.m. on designated Tuesdays at the library, 802 Ball St. Copies of the books will be available at the library’s front desk. RSVP: 360-855-1166.

MUSICOPEN MIC: Enjoy the

talents of others or share your own at 7:30 p.m. Fri-day, Feb. 22, at the Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. Singers/songwrit-ers/performers can sign up at 7 p.m. 360-445-3000 or www.theconwaymuse.com.

MORE FUN“SKAGIT SETS SAIL:

A MARITIME HISTORY OF SKAGIT COUNTY”: The exhibition continues through April 28 at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. From shovel-nose canoes to the America’s Cup, sternwheel-ers to sea-going tugs, check out Skagit County’s his-tory on the water. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. $5, $4 seniors and ages 6 to 12, $10 family, free for members and ages 5 and younger. 360-466-3365 or www.skagitcounty.net/museum.

FREE MOVIES: The Skagit Valley Food Co-op will screen a series of free “films to get you thinking” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, in room 309, 202 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Free pop-corn. 360-336-9777 or www.skagitfoodcoop.com.

Next up:Feb. 27: “We are Not

Ghosts”: Fifty years ago, Detroit was booming with 2 million hardworking people living the American Dream. When the auto industry crashed, so did the

Motor City. Most moved away; whole neighbor-hoods turned into waste-lands. But some didn’t give up on the city they love. This film tells the tales of Detroiters remaking their city with vision and spirit.

GLASS QUEST: The fourth annual Great Northwest Glass Quest, a treasure hunt for limited-edition, hand-blown glass snowballs, will be held through Feb. 24 in the Stanwood/Camano Island area. Clue balls are hidden at participating businesses and public places. When a ball is found, the finder returns it to the location noted inside to exchange it for an authentic Glass Quest 2013 Snowball, custom made and signed by renowned glass artist Mark Ellinger. Unsuccess-ful Quest-ers can enter a drawing to win a snowball. A guidebook identifying where the clue balls are hidden is available at the Stanwood and Camano chamber of commerce offices and participating businesses, or at www.thegreatnwglassquest.com.

S.P.O.T. AUCTION: Skagit County animal rescue organization Sav-ing Pets One at a Time (S.P.O.T.) will host its annual fundraising auction at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at St. Joseph Center, 215 N. 15th St., Mount Vernon. The auction will feature a variety of items for pets and their owners. Tickets: $25. 360-336-5388 or email teresas@savingpetsoneata time.org.

SMELT DERBY: The Rotary Club of La Con-ner’s 48th annual Smelt Derby will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, on the public docks along the Swinomish Channel in La Conner. The event is open to all ages,

with prizes for the largest and smallest smelt, strang-est catch and many other categories. $2 entry fee.

Other events include:n Pancake breakfast, 8

to 10 a.m. at Maple Hall, 108 Commercial St. $6 adults, $3 kids. Proceeds will benefit the La Conner High School senior class.

n 5K/10K Smelt Run at La Conner Middle School, 305 N. Sixth St. Registra-tion begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by a 10 a.m. start. Registration: $30. There’s also a free kids’ dash for ages 8 and younger at 9:30 a.m.

n Hot dog meal avail-able from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Bank of America parking lot.

n Free face painting and fish printing from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Maple Hall.

n Raffle tickets are also available for a variety of prizes donated by local merchants, with a $750 grand prize.

For information, call 360-466-4778 or visit laconner-rotary.org.

HOME-BASED BUSI-NESS EXPO: The Skagit County Home-Based Busi-ness Expo will take place from 10 a..m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Cascade Mall, 201 Cascade Mall Drive, Burlington. Check out a variety of products and services. Free. Admission. Limited vendor space available. 360-428-5972 or info@cceventplan ning.com.

HOLISTIC HORSE CLINIC: Double S Quarter Horses will host “Horse Harmonics: Alchemy Of Attunement” from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23-24, at 15216 Colony Road, Bow. Like a spa day for horse and rider, the weekend will include workshops and presenta-

tions including yoga on horseback, equine acu-puncture and chiropractic, hoof care, balanced nutri-tion for horses and other topics. The event will also feature an equine-inspired art show, vendors of a vari-ety of equestrian products and a game of “hoofball” — a version of soccer on horseback. For registration information and a com-plete schedule of events, call 360-661-5026, email [email protected] or visit www.horseharmonics.wordpress.com.

MODEL SHOW & SWAP MEET: The Performance Modeling Club of North-west Washington will pres-ent its 18th annual Show and Swap Meet from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, at the Best Western CottonTree Inn Conven-tion Center, 2300 Market St., Mount Vernon. Model builders can compete for prizes in several categories. Browse the swap meet for model kits, parts and acces-sories. Entry fee: $5 for up to three models, $1 each additional, includes admis-sion. Admission only: $3 adults, $2 ages 7 to 15 and 62 and older, free for ages 6 and younger. 360-939-2214, 360-652-9169 or www.performancemodelingclub.com.

HAVE A HEART FOR KIDS: The Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation will hold its 10th anniversary Have a Heart for Kids ben-efit dinner at 6 p.m. Mon-day, Feb. 25, at Il Granaio, 100 E. Montgomery St., Mount Vernon. Six-course Italian meal hosted by Il Granaio owner Alberto Candivi. $100 per person. Proceeds will benefit the Children’s Therapy Pro-gram at Skagit Valley Hos-pital. For tickets or infor-mation, call 360-814-5747 or visit www.skagitvalley hospital.org.

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