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Skagit Valley Herald Thursday September 13, 2012

Tuning up

Reviews

Roger Ebert

The Still Bill Band plays Bellingham’s Blue Horse Gallery

Music: Bob Dylan, Kathy Mattea Video Games: “Mark of the Ninja”

Richard Gere heartless, but identifiable in “Arbitrage”

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “For Greater Glory”: Andy Garcia stars in this story of a Mexican war over religious freedom. Director Dean Wright faced a major hurdle in putting together his epic feature. It wasn’t enough that he had to create interesting characters to carry moviegoers through the story of Mexico’s Cristero War of the 1920s. He also realized many moviegoers will have no knowledge of this conflict. Wright had to provide enough explanation for the film to be understood, but not so much that he bored those already aware of this dark period. In general, he succeeds. Wright uses a structure that looks at three very different characters linked by a deep need to right government wrongs. “Snow White and the Huntsman”: Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth star in this dark version of the classic fairy tale. The latest grim look at a Grimm story features the ever-dour Stewart and the charismatic Hemsworth. Just like in the fairy tale of yore, it’s the Wicked Queen (Charlize Theron) who steals the show. Director Rupert Sanders loads this very dark version with all the traditional elements: a talking mirror that strokes egos like a Hollywood agent; a group of vertically challenged heroes; the powerful effects of a true love’s kiss; and the battle between the Wicked Queen and Snow White. “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”: Four women deal with how their lives will change because of motherhood. Cameron Diaz stars. Their stories meander and occasionally bump into one another. Director Kirk Jones is like a one-armed juggler. He can’t seem to figure out how to get a scene started, then he lets everything come to a crashing end. He never finds the kind of rhythm necessary to keep so many story lines going. “Terra Nova: The Complete Series”: Much of what little buzz there was for the 2011-12 TV season had to do with this series, the story of a group of pioneers who escape a dying Earth by going back in time 85 million years. Along with fresh air and plenty of open spaces, the travelers also have to deal with dinosaurs. Despite Steven Spielberg’s connection, the series never found solid footing and became extinct after one season. “30 Rock: Season 6”: Tina Fey’s award-winning comedy. “Lewis Black: In God We Rust”:

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

Upcoming movie releases

Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change: SEPT. 18 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel — Fox The Cabin in the Woods — Lionsgate Hysteria — Sony Katy Perry: Part of Me — Paramount Strings — House Lights

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SEPT. 25 Damsels in Distress — Sony OCT. 2 Dark Shadows — Warner OCT. 9 The Raven — Fox OCT. 16 Moonrise Kingdom — Universal That’s My Boy — Sony OCT. 23 Savages: Unrated Edition — Universal NOV. 13 Brave — Disney

More rants from Black. “Spartacus: Vengeance — The Complete Second Season”: Liam McIntyre stars. “Kojak: Season Five”: Telly Savalas plays the cool 1970s detective. “Private Practice: The Complete Fifth Season”: Medical drama starring Kate Walsh. “Up All Night: Season One”: Being parents is a test of wills. “Barbie: The Princess & The Popstar”: A princess would rather sing and dance than perform royal duties. “Castle: The Complete Fourth Season”: Nathan Fillion plays the mysterysolving writer. “Blue Bloods: The Second Season”: TV drama about a New York police family. “6 Bullets”: A mercenary is in a battle where every bullet counts. “The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Fifth Season”: Acclaimed comedy about four nerd buddies. “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters: Season 3”: Includes 13 episodes of the animated series. “October Baby”: A young woman searches for her birth parents. “Strawberry Shortcake Jammin’ With Cherry Jam”: Strawberry and her friends meet Cherry Jam. n Rick Bentley, McClatchy Newspapers

OKTOBERFEST from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Rexville Grocery in Mount Vernon.

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Travel............................................6-7 Get Involved.................................8-9 On Stage........................................ 10 Tuning Up..................................... 11 Music, Game Reviews..............12-13 Roger Ebert.................................... 16 At the Lincoln Theatre.................. 17 Movie Listings............................... 17 Out & About.............................18-19

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COMMUNITY Skagit River Salmon Festival When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 15 Where: Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millett Road, Mount Vernon Cost: Free admission; $5 for on-site parking Information: 360428-5972 or www. skagitriverfest.org

ALL ABOUT SALMON Skagit Valley Herald staff

One of the region’s most valuable industries — represented by an iconic animal — will be celebrated Saturday at the first Skagit River Salmon Festival at Edgewater Park. The festival, which runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., will have booths of many kinds: arts and crafts and other goods, and food and beverages. In addition, “Conservation Alley” will be the centerpiece of education and information, with booths representing preservation and conservation efforts, wildlife and ecology offices, fisheries enhancement, habitat restoration and more. There will be entertainment throughout the day on the Main Stage, with performances by Swil Kanim, Peter Ali, Sharon Abreu & Friends, Rivertalk, Trainwreck and more. The family-friendly event will also have a number of kids activities, a silent auction, and a beer and wine garden.

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COMMUNITY

Elegance mingles with practicality in Anacortes Home and Boat tour By KATHY BOYD Communities Editor

Not many home tours include boats as part of the options. However, the Anacortes House and Boat Tour has — for about 30 years — and this year’s tour from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, includes two boats. The sightseeing and selfguided tour will begin at the the historic Croatian Cultural Center, a converted church owned by Maria Petrish and Marija and Edwin Anderson. The center will serve as the tour’s complimentary tea room, tour ticket center and meeting place. “I’m excited (about the tour),” said Tour Chair Liz Huseby. “It’s a little different; we have an inn, when we usually have homes, and the Gentry House, also a little outside the box, but I’m confident everyone will be pleased.” Huseby said the annual tour is organized by the Dr. Samuel G. Brooks Guild of Anacortes, as a benefit for the Seattle Children’s Hospital’s Uncompensated Care Program to help patients cover treatment costs. Huseby said some 60 percent of all patients, including many local children, at Seattle Children’s require some financial assistance. She said 1,973 children from Skagit County received care at the hospital in 2011, and many of those patients received

a share of $3,208,924 from the Uncompensated Care Program. As a way to raise awareness about local children who have been helped, Huseby said a photo and story of an Anacortes child who has been helped by Seattle Children’s will be on display at each site. “Funds that are raised through Guild projects help to ensure that Seattle Children’s Hospital will be able to continue a 104-year tradition of care, regardless of a family’s ability to pay,” Huseby said. Tour-goers will see something unique at each stop on the self-guided tour. Members of the Salish Sea Plein-air Artists will be on site, creating original artwork. Huseby said the artists also painted scenes of each tour venue, and their works will be on display in the Croatian Center, with 20 percent of the proceeds from art sold will go to the uncompensated care fund. “There are some really nice paintings,” Huseby said. “They’ve done a really, really good job.” Huseby said several of the tour’s six homes are located in historic old town Anacortes and the two “very interesting” boats are moored in the Cap Sante Boat Haven. The boats will be open at 11:30 a.m. at B Dock on tour day. One of them, the Loose Wire II, is a 55-foot Tollycraft owned by Bill and Carolyn Chowanec since 2000. It was built and com-

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The Gentry House, owned by Skagit Adult Day Care, sits on property that was formerly the site of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. The building was the nuns’ residence.

At a glance

What: Anacortes Home and Boat Tour When: 12:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16 Where: starting at the Croatian Cultural Center, 805 Fifth St., Anacortes Tickets: $20, at the Anacortes Visitor Information Center, 819 Commercial Ave., or online at brown papertickets.com/event/256107 or, day of, at the Croatian Center. For information: drsamuelgbrooksguild.weebly.com or 360-299-0641.

missioned in 1993 and has three staterooms, two heads, an enclosed flying bridge, a galley and a salon. “It’s a beautiful boat,” Huseby said. “It was purchased in Florida and shipped here cross-country.” Next at the dock is the Nor’wester, a yacht originally owned in the 1950s by the late John Wayne of TV

and motion-picture fame. She was always moored at his Newport Beach home and played host to many of his entertainment industry friends. Restored to her former rustic glory, the 76-foot Classic Motor Yacht has found her home in Anacortes. Huseby said visitors will see the original logbook entries of guests Ray

This house, owned by Adrienne and Wayne Murray, features an individual deck on each level. Milland, Bette Davis and others. Each of the six homes on the tour are unique, Huseby said. n At the edge of Guemes Channel, only the

foundation and fireplace remain of the original 1955 home owned by Nels Strandberg and Colleen Craig. See TOUR, Page E14

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THIS WEEKEND in the area CAR SHOW

Stanwood Community & Senior Center will host its annual Classic Car Show from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood. Enjoy breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m., then check out arts & crafts vendors, door prizes, food, entertainment and more. Vehicle registration: $15 until Sept. 10, then $20. Free admission for spectators. Proceeds will benefit the Life Enhancement Assistance Program, which assists seniors in staying independent. Sponsorships and vendor booths available. 360629-7403 or www.stanwoodseniorcenter.org.

DECOY SHOW

The second annual Fall Decoy Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Best Western Conference Center, 33175 Highway 20, Oak Harbor. Check out a variety of decorative and working decoys on display and for sale, decoy painting demos, silent auction and more. Free admission and raffle. Sponsored by Ducks Unlimited, Washington Brant Foundation, Washington Waterfowl Association and Pacific Northwest Decoy Collectors. Vendor tables available. 360-678-4868.

PIONEER DAYS

Celebrate Pioneer Days from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum, 20722 67th Ave. NE, Arlington. The event will include hands-on activities for all ages, including milking a cow, washing clothes, working a 19th-century sewing machine, viewing old-fashioned toys and games, shake shingles, churn butter, grind wheat and more. Pioneer Days activities: free. Museum admission: $5 adults, $2 ages 12 and younger. For information, call 360-435-7289 or visit www. stillymuseum.org.

WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MOTORCYCLE RIDE

OKTOBERFEST

The 12th annual event will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Rexville Grocery, 19271 Best Road, Mount Vernon. Enjoy traditional German food and beer, with live music by Hugoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Accordion Band. $3 at the door for the band. 360-466-5522 or www. rexvillegrocery.com.

The 18th annual Women Riding for Women Motorcycle Ride will take place Sunday, Sept. 16, at the Hometown Cafe, 818 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. Registration begins at 8 a.m., with the last bike out by 10:30 a.m. The ride ends with lunch at Wildcat Steelhead Picnic Grounds, 24910 River Road, Sedro-Woolley. $15 per bike, $10 for passengers. All proceeds benefit Skagit Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services. For information, contact Erin Smith at 360-336-9591 or email erins@skagitdvsas.org.

MODEL RAILROAD OPEN HOUSE

The WhatcomSkagit Model Railroad Club will host an open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at 1469 Silver Run Lane, Alger. The club operates large, permanent HO- and N-scale model railroad layouts. Admission is by donation to help continue building the layouts. www.whatcomskagitmrc. org.

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TRAVEL

Niagara-on-the-Lake: Wineries, theater October are among the busiest months of the year in Niagara-on-the-Lake. There NIAGARA-ON-THEare more than 30 wineries in LAKE, Ontario — Mention Niagara-on-the-Lake and 80 Niagara and most travelers altogether in the region, and think of the famous falls, fall is the season when visiwhich deserve their reputa- tors can see and experience tion as the mother of all the harvest and the pressing tourist attractions. of the grapes. But there’s another place Visitors can also find with Niagara in its name just locally grown produce, a half-hour drive from the depending on what’s in seafalls that should be part of son, including peaches, pears any visit to the area: Niagand apples, along with jams, ara-on-the-Lake, a lovely juices and other products, town known for wineries, an for sale in places like Kurtz annual theater festival and a Orchards Country Market charming downtown. (16006 Niagara Parkway) And while summer is and at a Saturday morning high season for visiting the farmers market, through waterfalls, September and Oct. 6 at 111 Garrison VilBy BETH J. HARPAZ AP Travel Editor

lage Drive. Fall is also the last chance to catch performances at the Shaw Festival, a popular annual event that takes place in three theaters in Niagara-on-the-Lake, staging works by George Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries, plus new plays written about his era (18561950). The season began in May, with productions ranging from “Ragtime,” through Oct. 14, to “Hedda Gabler,” through Sept. 29. Noel Coward’s “Present Laughter” and Bernard Shaw’s “Misalliance” run through October. For leaf-peepers, the area has “stunning fall color,”

Saturday September 15th 2 pm to 6 pm at the

Depot Arts Community Center

14 Restaurants

Beer and Wine Garden, Live Music, Family Style Seating Food and Beverage Tickets are $1.00 each • All bites between 2-5 tickets 611 “R” Avenue Anacortes • (360) 293-7911 • anacortes.org

Inniskillin via AP

This undated photo from Inniskillin Wines shows visitors at Niagara-on-theLake’s annual winter icewine festival in Ontario, Canada. While the fall harvest season is a busy time for tourism in Niagara-on-the-Lake, located in Ontario, Canada, its more than two dozen wineries are best-known for a specialty wine called icewine that’s made from frozen grapes and is celebrated during the annual January festival. usually peaking in early October, according to Janice Thomson, executive director of Niagara-on-the-Lake’s chamber of commerce. The town’s leafy waterfront areas include both the Niagara River and Lake Ontario (the waterfalls flow into the river, which flows into the lake). Niagara Parkway, which follows the river, offers a “spectacular drive,” according to Tina Truszyk, spokeswoman for the Tourism Partnership of Niagara. There are also cycling routes along the river and the nearby Welland Canal. Niagara-on-the-Lake has a number of bike rental companies including some like Zoom Leisure Bike (https:// zoomleisure.com) that offer guided bike tours of the wineries. The Niagara region’s wine industry began only about 35 years ago, when winemakers realized that the area’s unique Great Lakes climate

If You Go

Niagara-on-the-Lake: www.niagaraonthelake.com Shaw Festival: www.shawfest.com. Annual theater festival through late October. Wine route planner: winecountryontario.ca/niagaraon-the-lake Taste of the Season: wineriesofniagaraonthelake. com/taste-the-season. Touring pass, $44.25 Canadian per person plus taxes, for use any Friday, Saturday or Sunday in November, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., for tastings, events and food-and-wine pairings at 28 wineries in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Designated driver passes, $30, for food and non-alcoholic beverages. Icewine Festival: wineriesofniagaraonthelake.com/ icewine-festival. January 2013. Niagara Historical Society Museum: 43 Castlereagh St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, www.niagarahistorical. museum.

and soil was well-suited to grape-growing, especially for cool-climate grapes used in table wines like pinot noir, riesling and chardonnay. But the region is bestknown for icewine, a specialty product made from grapes frozen on the vine in winter. The frozen grapes are nearly dehydrated so the juice is concentrated, which makes the wine sweeter than

table wine. It’s considered a dessert wine, but it can also be served with savory and even spicy entrees. I bought a bottle of icewine from the Trius Winery at Hillebrand (1249 Niagara Stone Rd.) to take home after tasting it at the Trius Winery Restaurant. Served at the end of a family barbecue, the icewine’s rich fruity flavor was enjoyed by

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TRAVEL an after-dinner treat, providing a sophisticated palateclearing contrast to our casual meal of hot dogs, burgers and corn. Icewines are sold in halfbottles — 375 milliliters rather than 750 — and are generally more expensive than ordinary table wines, in the $40-$60 range. A popular icewine festival takes place in the area each January with tastings, seminars, contests and other events. Wineries range from smaller rustic properties like Ravine Vineyard to larger estate-style wineries like Peller, Inniskillin and Trius. A number of newer wineries, like Southbrook Vineyards, are focusing on sustainability and agricultural techniques that have a low impact on the environment. Bus tours and private guided tours are available, or you can make your own itinerary using the Wine Route Planner at http:// WineCountryOntario.ca.

But the wineries are so well-signed that you can easily just drive around and stop when you see one that looks interesting. Many of the wineries are located along three major thoroughfares, Niagara Parkway, Niagara Stone Road and Lakeshore Road, surrounded by flat, grapevine-covered fields and crisscrossed by a numbered grid, with roads bearing names like “Concession 7” or “Line 5.” Concession roads run north-south; line roads run east-west. Some tasting rooms charge a small fee, some don’t. I was offered complimentary sips at several winery counters before making my purchases. Niagara-on-the-Lake is also embracing culinary tourism and was recently named Canada’s No. 1 wine and culinary destination by TripAdvisor. A number of wineries, like Peller, Strewn and Trius, have upscale onsite

restaurants, many of which use locally sourced products in their menus. Strewn is also home to a wine country cooking school. Forty percent of tourists to Niagara-on-the-Lake come from the U.S., with Ohio, Pittsburgh and New York among its biggest feeder markets, Thomson said. After agriculture, tourism is the second-biggest industry in this town of 15,400 people, and it has the lodging to prove it: 1,000 rooms in B&Bs and 1,000 hotel rooms, many of them high-end boutique hotels, though there is one Hilton and a Best Western, according to Thomson. That creates a lot of alternatives to the many brandname, high-rise hotels that dominate downtown Niagara Falls, promising “falls views.” The waterfalls are less than 20 miles from Niagara-onthe-Lake, 35 miles from Buffalo, N.Y., and 80 miles from Toronto.

Local travel

n Boeing Airplane Factory & Future of Flight Museum Tour: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19. Get a close-up SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon Parks and view of jumbo jet assembly. Try your pilot Recreation offers several travel opportuniskills in the two-passenger flight simulaties. For information or to register, call 360tor. Explore the new Future of Flight Center 336-6215. with interactive exhibits. $81, includes Next up: n Dale Chihuly’s Garden, Glass and More: round-trip transportation, Future of Flight Center and airplane factory tours, lunch 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, departing from Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount and escort. n Britannia Mine & Train Museum: 8 Vernon. Visit the new Chihuly Garden and a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27. Enjoy Glass exhibit at Seattle Center and the historic Volunteer Park Conservatory on Capitol living history at the Britannia Mine Museum. This tour features an underground train ride, Hill. $75-$77. ESCORTED TOURS: The Whatcom County gold panning pavilion, visit to the historic mill Tour Program offers a variety of day trips and building, lunch at the Squamish River, a film longer tours, with most trips departing from featuring climbing history and the Stawamus and returning to the Bellingham Senior Activ- Chief Mountain, and time at the Squamish Adventure Center. $95-$100. Passport or ity Center, 315 Halleck St., Bellingham. For enhanced driver’s license required. Trip information or to register: 360-733-4030, includes transportation, museum admispress #, ext. 47015, or wccoa.org/index. sions, underground train ride, lunch, Chief php/Tours. Mountain feature film and escort. n Mt. St. Helens and Mount Rainier: n Panama Rainforest and Rail ExploraSept. 11-13. Enjoy a journey to the Johntion: Nov 8-14. Enjoy the views at the Panaston Ridge observatory to watch a theater ma Canal, take a ride on the Panama Canal presentation depicting the 1980 eruption that changed the landscape forever. Head to Railway, discover beautiful plants and animals in the tropical rainforest, and discover Windy Ridge to see the floating forest, then venture up 14,410 feet to Sunrise Lodge on historic Spanish ruins. $1,949-$2,349. Add $299 for an extension tour to Playa Bonita Mount Rainier to see the Cascade Range and Emmons Glacier. $550-$680. Passport Beach Resort. Trip includes Bellingham to Seatac bus transfer, roundtrip airfare, all or enhanced driver’s license required. Trip includes bus transportation, lodging, luggage lodging, eight meals, transit taxes and fees, and escort. handling, parks admissions and six meals.

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GET INVOLVED ART

to 15 participants per session. To register: 360-466-4446, ext. ART SALE: Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, Noo- 108, or FAD@museumofnwart.org. Information: www. kachamp Hills, 17193 Chinook Court, Mount Vernon. museumofnwart.org. Workshops are free with museum Altered Lives Art Studio is cleaning house. Mixed-media admission. Admission: $8 adults, $5 seniors, $3 students, works by studio artist Susan free for members and ages 11 Stopinski in sizes 12 x 16 to and younger. 16 x 20 and canvas collages Next up: in 8 x 10. All artwork $15 to n Painting With Light: $275, checks or cash only. with Amy Griffin: 11 a.m. to Proceeds benefit the local 1 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Children of the Valley proSept. 15. Explore different gram as well as the Damian Carmona Primaria Escuela in painting techniques, including watercolor, acrylic paint and Mexico. 360-422-6015. mixed media. CALL FOR VINTAGE PHOTOS: The city of Sedro-Woolley needs some help from the public to finish a collection of photos of former mayors to mount on the walls at City Hall. Good-quality photos are still needed for six of the town’s 17 former mayors. Their names and the dates they served are: Norris Ormsby, 1898-1899; William Curry, 1915; Frank Douglass, 19161918; Paul Rhodius, 19191920; L. Britchford, 19311932; and Gus Gilbertson, 1939-1944. The photos will be scanned to create prints, then returned to their owners. Contact City Supervisor Eron Berg at 360-855-9922.

ART CLASSES

ART WORKSHOPS: Jeanne Gardner will offer a series of two-hour workshops for ages 7 to adult at That’s Knot All Artists’ Co-op, 128 S. First St., La Conner. $20 per session, includes materials; 10 percent discount for additional family members. Register at the Artists’ Co-op or call 360-766-6419. FAMILY 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 levels and include guided walk-throughs of MoNA exhibitions. Limited

ART CLASSES: Choose from painting, photography, fiber and 3D art workshops taught by professional artists at the Pacific NorthWest Art School, 15 N.W. Birch St., Coupeville. For information and a complete schedule: 360678-3396 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: Ceramic artist Sue Roberts offers a variety of classes and workshops at Tower Arts Studio, 5424 S. Shore Drive, Guemes Island. For information, call 360-770-6140 or visit www. towerartsstudio.com. Next up: n Ceramics For Everyone: The six-week class will meet from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Class will focus on making functional ware using a variety of hand-building techniques. Open to all levels of experience. $190, includes materials. n Introduction to Mosaics: 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 15-16. Students will make a colorful mosaic item using fragments of ceramic tile, mirror, trinkets and found objects. All materials are provided, but students are

encouraged to bring their own special mementos to use in the mosaic. $120.

design. All levels of experience welcome. $150. n Needle Felting: with Sharon Dodge: 10 a.m. to 4 ART CLASSES: Sign up p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22. Make for a variety of art classes at your own needle-felted purse. A Guilded Gallery (formerly $45 plus $25 materials fee. Gallery by the Bay), 8700 n Abstract Painting: 271st St. NW, Stanwood. To with Dotti Burton: 10 a.m. register, stop by the Stanto 1 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. wood Camano Art Guild’s 19-Oct. 10. Develop your cooperative gallery from own style while growing your 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday skills with new ideas. $115. through Saturday. 360-629n Kids’ Crafts: with Bob2787 or www.stanwood bye Miller: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. camanoarts.com. Kids ages 8 and older can n Life Drawing: 11 a.m. to explore their creativity. $7 in 2 p.m. Mondays. Draw from a advance; $9 drop-in. live model. Poses are mixed, gesture, short and long poses. PAPER PLAYSHOPS: Join Sessions are facilitated by Kari Bishay to get creative experienced professional art- and “play with stuff” at the ists. No instruction provided. Anacortes Center for Hap$12 per drop-in session or $10 piness, 619 Commercial Ave., a week when you sign up for Anacortes. Workshops are a month at a time. held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays. n Introductory GlassAll materials are provided. blowing Session: with Mark $15 each, $40 for all three. Ellinger: Choose a day and Preregistration required: 360time, weekdays from 4 to 6 464-2229 or www.anacortes p.m. or 6 to 8 p.m., at Glass centerforhappiness.org. Quest Studio near Stanwood. Create your own blown-glass Next up: float or ornament. $60. n MAIL ART 101: Sept. 23. n Watercolor For Young Using a variety of papers and People: with Bobbi Samples. embellishments, participants 2:45 to 4:45 Fridays, Sept. will make whimsical, one-of14-Oct. 26. Learn to paint a-kind pieces of art that can landscapes in color. For ages be sent via snail mail. 8 and older. $55 plus $7 supply fee. AUDITIONS n Fused Glass Jewelry: CALL FOR YOUNG MUSIwith Patti Pontikis: 2 to 4 p.m. CIANS: The Mount VernonThursday, Sept. 13. Learn based Fidalgo Youth Symglassworking techniques, phony offers opportunities including designing, cutting for young musicians ages 5 and grinding glass, as you to 21 to study and perform make a fused glass pendant. orchestral music. For inforNo experience necessary. $35 mation, including tuition plus $10 materials fee. costs and rehearsal schedn Marketing Strategies: ules, contact Mrs. Hobson at with Gayle Picken: 10 a.m. 360-293-8180 or visit www. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15. fysmusic.org. Learn how to market your art. $30. DANCE n Watercolors: with BEGINNER SQUARE Michele Cooper: 5-week ses- DANCE LESSONS: The sion from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mount Baker Singles Square Thursdays, beginning Sept. Dance Club will offer les13. Subjects will include the sons at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the natural landscape, still life, Mount Vernon Senior Center, flowers, coastal scenes, water 1401 Cleveland St. Families, and buildings, with helpful couples or singles welcome. handouts on techniques and First two weeks are free, then

$4 per lesson. 360-424-4608 or chimes. Music will be on loan 360-424-9675. and available for purchase. Bring lunch; fruit and beverDANCE & YOGA FOR ages provided. Registration: BOYS AND GIRLS: Mount $20. 360-797-7417 or www. Vernon Parks and Recreation bellsangels.info. will offer several classes for kids this summer, including GYPSY JAZZ: Djangofest ballet, jazz dance and yoga Northwest will feature a with instructor Sylvia Trask. full lineup of music workFor information, including shops and performances class times and fees, call 360- Wednesday through Sunday, 336-6215. Sept. 19-23, at the Whidbey Island Center For The Arts FALL DANCE CLASSES: and Langley Middle School, Harper & I will offer interLangley. For information, mediate and advanced tickets and a complete schedballet technique, pointe, ule of events, call 800-638contemporary and hip-hop 7631 or visit www.wicaonline. dance classes this fall at The com/DFNW2012.html. Bell Tower Studios, 1430 N. Garden St., Bellingham. For FREE MUSIC JAMS: information, call 360-908Come and play or just watch 1653 or visit www.facebook. the fun at Cyndy’s Broiler, com/harperandi. 27021 102nd Ave. N.W., Stanwood. Free for participants EAST COAST SWING: 7:30 and spectators. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Teen Jam: 7 p.m. second Oct. 1, at the Anacortes and fourth Tuesday each Center For Happiness, 619 month. Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Jam Night: 8 p.m. ThursKim Hargrove will lead the days. four-week course in this ver360-629-4800 or www. satile dance, also known as cyndysbroiler.com. the Jitterbug. $38, $70 couple. 360-464-2229 or www.ana ON STAGE cortescenterforhappiness.org. OPEN MIC: All ages: 7 p.m. Thursdays, at The Soup CUBAN SALSA DANCE Bowl at Common Ground, WORKSHOP: 7:30 p.m. Fri351 Pease Road, Burlington. day, Sept. 14, Anacortes Cen- Sign-ups begin at 6 p.m. All ter For Happiness, 619 Com- ages are welcome to perform mercial Ave., Anacortes. Join or come to watch and listen. instructor Antonio Diaz for Free. For information, contact an evening of Salsa Cubana Tobie Ann at 425-870-6784. and Rueda de Casino. $10. 360-464-2229 or www.ana PERFORMING ARTS cortescenterforhappiness.org. CLASSES: The Western Arts Preparatory Academy at MUSIC Western Washington UniREAD & RING: Bells versity will offer classes for Angels will present a Read youth in dance and violin and Ring event for hand beginning in September on bell ringers from novice to the WWU campus in Bellingexperienced from 8:30 a.m. ham. Presented by Western’s to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, College of Fine and Performat Trinity United Methodist ing Arts, the program helps Church, 100 N. Blake Ave., students develop confidence, Sequim. The event is geared awareness, discipline, commufor ringers to have fun while nication and organizational being introduced to a large skills. Enrollment is limited. amount of new music. Supply For information, call 360-650your own bells, pads, music 3308 or visit www.wwu.edu/ stands, gloves, mallets and wapa.

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HUNTER EDUCATION CLASSES: The Central Whidbey Sportsman’s Association will offer a fourday shooter training/safety education course from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 12-15, at the CWSA clubhouse near Coupeville. Attendance all four days is mandatory to receive credit. There is no charge for the classes, but donations are accepted to cover the cost of materials. For information or to register, call Sam Weatherford at 360-914-0354 or John Boling at 360-969-2440. FIDALGO BAY DAY: Enjoy family fun from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at Fidalgo Bay Resort & RV Park, 4701 Fidalgo Bay Road, Anacortes. Learn about coastal sea life with the undersea zoo from Shannon Point Marine Center, beach seining, kids’ activities, movies, chowder and shellfish samples and more. Free admission. Traditional salmon barbecue available for purchase. 360-293-6264.

WATERSHED MASTERS: The Watershed Masters Volunteer Training Program is accepting applications through Sept. 20 for eight Tuesday evening classes, Sept. 25 through Nov. 13, plus three Saturday field tours, at the Padilla Bay Research Reserve, 10441 Bayview-Edison Road. The 40 hours of free training will cover local geology, salmon and marine life and biology, estuaries, stream ecology, soils and wetlands, agriculture and water quality. In exchange, participants agree to provide 40 hours of public service over two years. For information or to register, contact Kristi Carpenter, 360-428-4313 or Kristi@ skagitcd.org. TRAIL TALES: The last of this summer’s interpretive walks will be Sept. 15. All walks are free, open to the public, and handicapped accessible. For more information, go to the Trail Tales link at skagitbeaches.org. n Saturday, Sept. 15: 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the 34th Street crossing of the Tommy Thompson Trail, Anacortes. Learn about the history and cleanup of the old plywood mill site at the east end of 34th Street. Also learn about Washington Ecology’s current cleanup project to remove toxins and restore a healthy shoreline. About 1 mile of walking in total. n Saturday, Sept. 15: 3 to 4:30 p.m., Fidalgo Bay RV Park, 4701 Fidalgo Bay Road, Anacortes. Walk along the Tommy Thompson Trail and identify and discuss about a dozen different plants along the trail, including how they fit into the environment and how they were used by humans of different backgrounds. The walk is along a paved, flat trail.

FALL BIRDING FIELD TRIP: Tour Stanwood and Camano Island birding hotspots from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, Sept. 23, starting from the Terry’s Corner Park and Ride, 860 N. Sunrise, Camano Island. Pam Pritzl of Skagit Audubon and Habitat Steward Roxie Rochat will lead the tour. Meet at 9 a.m. to form carpools and get directions. Tour will take place rain or shine. Dress in layers appropriate for the weather, wear sturdy shoes and bring binoculars or scopes. No dogs. Discover Pass may be required at some stops on the tour, but carpooling is available. For information, ANNE JACKSON MEMOcall 360-387-7024 or visit www.camanowildlifehabitat. RIAL RUN/WALK: The fourth annual 5K/10K run org.

and 2-mile walk will take place Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Humane Society of Skagit Valley, 18841 Kelleher Road, Burlington. Day-ofrace registration: 7 to 9 a.m. Walk starts at 9:15 a.m., followed by the run at 9:30 a.m. Awards for the top three race winners, plus additional random prizes. Registration: $12, $22 with T-shirt, in advance; $5 additional, day of event. Free for ages 14 and younger or 70 and older. Shirt only: $10. Walk participants: collect $50 or more in pledges to get free T-shirt and registration; dogs welcome. Proceeds benefit the Humane Society of Skagit County. 360-757-0445 or www.skagithumane.com. CROQUET TOURNAMENT: Put on your best sporting costume and join the fun at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Rexville Grocery, 19271 Best Road, Mount Vernon. Enjoy live music, food and drink. Prizes for the best costume. 360466-5522 or www.rex villegrocery.com. LITTLE MOUNTAIN EXPLORATION: Youth ages 8 to 12 can hike, explore and letterbox from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Sept. 18 and 20, at Little Mountain Park, Mount Vernon. Kids can create their own letterboxing stamp, decorate a notebook, look for hidden letterboxes, play nature Bingo and enjoy the beautiful trails and viewpoints. $14$16. Preregistration required. Call Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation at 360-3366215.

WORKSHOPS

E-PUBLISHING WORKSHOP: Skagit Valley Writers League will host “e-Publishing with Karla Locke” from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at Washington Federal Bank, 300 E. Fairhaven, Burlington. Free. 360-391-2042 or www. skagitwriters.org.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area September 14-23

TUNING UP Playing at area venues September 13-20 THURSDAY.13 Trish Hatley: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-588-1720.

Jammin’ Jeff (country, rock): 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

“BEHIND CLOSED DOORS”: After Midnight Cabaret Group: 7:30 p.m., RiverBelle Theatre, The Old Town Grainery, 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Vernon. $40 dinner and show; $30 dessert buffet and show, $20 show only. Reservations required: 360-3363012 or www.river belledinnertheatre. com.

Fresh & Onlys, Terry Malt, Hooves: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7. 360-778-1067.

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Saturday.22

COMEDY

MUSIC

THEATER

“QUE SERA! Celebrating Doris Day”: with Kristi King and the Hans Brehmer Quartet: 5:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $24-$28. 360-3368955 or www.lincolntheatre.org.

“Legally Blonde: The Musical”: Seattle Musical Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Magnuson Park, 7120 62nd Ave. NE, Seattle. $35-$40. 206-363-2809 or www.seattlemusical theatre.org.

THEATER

Saturday.15

Monday.17-Thursday. 20

THEATER

No events submitted

“Legally Blonde: The Musical”: Seattle Musical Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Magnuson Park, 7120 62nd Ave. NE, Seattle. $35-$40. 206-363-2809 or www.seattlemusicaltheatre.org.

COMEDY

Duane Goad, Jen Seaman: 8 p.m., Max Dale’s Martini Lounge, 2030 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon. $10. 360424-7171 or www.maxdales.com.

CABARET

“Behind Closed Doors”: After Midnight Cabaret Group: 7:30 p.m., RiverBelle Theatre, The Old Town Grainery, 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Vernon. $40 dinner and show; $30 dessert buffet and show, $20 show only. Reservations required: 360-336-3012 or www. riverbelledinnertheatre.com.

Ian Hendrickson-Smith, Cory Weeds, Miles Black, Julian MacDonough (jazz): 8 p.m., Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-6712305 or www. bluehorsegallery. com.

Shay Mailloux (country-rock): 9 p.m. to midnight, Cyndy’s Broiler, 27021 102nd Ave N.W., Stanwood. No cover. 360-6294800 or www. Nick Moyer (one-man band): cyndysbroiler. com. 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360445-3000. Red House: 9 p.m. to midnight, Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360588-1720.

SATURDAY.15 THE STILL BILL BAND 8 p.m., Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-671-2305 or www. bluehorsegallery.com.

SATURDAY.15

Friday.14

THEATER

El Colonel: 6 to 9 p.m., Seeds Bistro and Bar, 623 Morris St., La Conner. No cover. 360-4663280.

FRIDAY.14

SATURDAY.15, SATURDAY.22

Jeff Foxworthy: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at the Puyallup Fair. $25-$65, includes Fair admission. 888-559-3247 or www.thefair.com/concerts.

Wayne Hayton: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

“Legally Blonde: The Musical”: Seattle Musical Theatre: 2 p.m., Magnuson Park, 7120 62nd Ave. NE, Seattle. $35-$40. 206-363-2809 or www.seattlemusicaltheatre.org.

Friday.21 THEATER

“Legally Blonde: The Musical”: Seattle Musical Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Magnuson Park, 7120 62nd Ave. NE, Seattle. $35-$40. 206-363-2809 or www.seattlemusical theatre.org.

OPERA

“Pagliacci”: Skagit Opera: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $15-$59. Pre-performance gala dinner: $75. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or www. mcintyrehall.org.

“A Fine & Pleasant Misery: The Humor of Pat McManus”: Performed by Tim Behrens: 7:30 p.m., Darrington High School Auditorium, 1085 Fir St., Darrington. $25. Proceeds benefit the Darrington Community Center. 360-436-0140 or 360-436-1930. “Legally Blonde: The Musical”: Seattle Musical Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Magnuson Park, 7120 62nd Ave. NE, Seattle. $35-$40. 206-363-2809 or www.seattlemusical theatre.org.

CABARET

Sunday.23 THEATER

“Legally Blonde: The Musical”: Seattle Musical Theatre: 2 p.m., Magnuson Park, 7120 62nd Ave. NE, Seattle. $35-$40. 206-363-2809 or www.seattlemusicaltheatre.org.

OPERA

“Pagliacci”: Skagit Opera: 2 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $15-$59. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or www.mcintyrehall.org.

Jammin’ Jeff (country, rock): 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411. Smoke Wagon: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

Nigel Mustafa: 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956 or www. anacortesH2O.com. w/art The Paul Klein Trio: 9 p.m., Packers Lounge at Semiahmoo Resort, 9565 Semiahmoo Parkway, Blaine. www.semiahmoo.com.

Jon Mutchler (piano): 6 to 9 p.m., Stars Restaurant at Semiahmoo Resort, 9565 Semiahmoo Parkway, Blaine. www.semiahmoo.com.

The Scott Pemberton Trio: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000. The Cops, Kinski, Uh-Oh, Bali Girls: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, Equal Opportunity: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Shortcutz (rock): 9 p.m. to mid1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7. Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burl- night, Cyndy’s Broiler, 27021 102nd 360-778-1067. ington. No cover. 360-755-0165. Ave N.W., Stanwood. No cover. 360-629-4800 or www.cyndys broiler.com.

SUNDAY.16 Titans of Twang: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266. Little Jane & The Pistol Whips, Alicia Healey: 7 p.m., Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-671-2305 or www.bluehorse gallery.com.

THURSDAY.20 TOO SLIM AND THE TAILDRAGGERS 8 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956 or www. anacortesH2O.com.

MONDAY.17 The White Buffalo, The Crying Shame: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $8. 360-7781067. Ben Starner (piano): 6:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

Lost Lander, Ravenna Woods, Royal Canoe: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360778-1067.

Robbie Laws: 9 p.m. to midnight, Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-5881720.

MONDAY.17 Los Straitjackets, Lonebird: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10. 360-778-1067.

WEDNESDAY.19-SUNDAY.23 Spoonshine Duo: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-588-1720. Fat Lips Slim: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

Djangofest Northwest (gypsy jazz): Whidbey Island Center For The Arts and Langley Middle School, Langley. Times and prices vary. 800638-7631 or www.wicaonline.com/ DFNW2012.html.

THURSDAY.20 Trish, Hans & Phil: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, Lane Fernando: 6 to 9 p.m., Seeds Bistro 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445- and Bar, 623 Morris St., La Conner. No 3000. cover. 360-466-3280.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area September 14-23

TUNING UP Playing at area venues September 13-20 THURSDAY.13 Trish Hatley: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-588-1720.

Jammin’ Jeff (country, rock): 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

Fresh & Onlys, Terry Malt, Hooves: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7. 360-778-1067.

Sunday.16

Saturday.22

COMEDY

MUSIC

THEATER

“QUE SERA! Celebrating Doris Day”: with Kristi King and the Hans Brehmer Quartet: 5:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $24-$28. 360-3368955 or www.lincolntheatre.org.

“Legally Blonde: The Musical”: Seattle Musical Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Magnuson Park, 7120 62nd Ave. NE, Seattle. $35-$40. 206-363-2809 or www.seattlemusical theatre.org.

THEATER

Saturday.15

Monday.17-Thursday. 20

THEATER

No events submitted

“Legally Blonde: The Musical”: Seattle Musical Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Magnuson Park, 7120 62nd Ave. NE, Seattle. $35-$40. 206-363-2809 or www.seattlemusicaltheatre.org.

COMEDY

Duane Goad, Jen Seaman: 8 p.m., Max Dale’s Martini Lounge, 2030 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon. $10. 360424-7171 or www.maxdales.com.

CABARET

Ian Hendrickson-Smith, Cory Weeds, Miles Black, Julian MacDonough (jazz): 8 p.m., Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-6712305 or www. bluehorsegallery. com.

SATURDAY.15 THE STILL BILL BAND 8 p.m., Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-671-2305 or www. bluehorsegallery.com.

SATURDAY.15

Friday.14

THEATER

El Colonel: 6 to 9 p.m., Seeds Bistro and Bar, 623 Morris St., La Conner. No cover. 360-4663280.

FRIDAY.14

SATURDAY.15, SATURDAY.22

Jeff Foxworthy: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at the Puyallup Fair. $25-$65, includes Fair admission. 888-559-3247 or www.thefair.com/concerts.

Wayne Hayton: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

“Legally Blonde: The Musical”: Seattle Musical Theatre: 2 p.m., Magnuson Park, 7120 62nd Ave. NE, Seattle. $35-$40. 206-363-2809 or www.seattlemusicaltheatre.org.

Friday.21 THEATER

“Legally Blonde: The Musical”: Seattle Musical Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Magnuson Park, 7120 62nd Ave. NE, Seattle. $35-$40. 206-363-2809 or www.seattlemusical theatre.org.

OPERA

“Pagliacci”: Skagit Opera: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $15-$59. Pre-performance gala dinner: $75. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or www. mcintyrehall.org.

CABARET

Sunday.23 THEATER

“Legally Blonde: The Musical”: Seattle Musical Theatre: 2 p.m., Magnuson Park, 7120 62nd Ave. NE, Seattle. $35-$40. 206-363-2809 or www.seattlemusicaltheatre.org.

OPERA

“Pagliacci”: Skagit Opera: 2 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $15-$59. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or www.mcintyrehall.org.

Jon Mutchler (piano): 6 to 9 p.m., Stars Restaurant at Semiahmoo Resort, 9565 Semiahmoo Parkway, Blaine. www.semiahmoo.com.

THURSDAY.20 TOO SLIM AND THE TAILDRAGGERS 8 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956 or www. anacortesH2O.com.

Lost Lander, Ravenna Woods, Royal Canoe: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360778-1067.

Robbie Laws: 9 p.m. to midnight, Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-5881720.

MONDAY.17 Los Straitjackets, Lonebird: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10. 360-778-1067.

Djangofest Northwest (gypsy jazz): Whidbey Island Center For The Arts and Langley Middle School, Langley. Times and prices vary. 800638-7631 or www.wicaonline.com/ DFNW2012.html.

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REVIEWS MUSIC CDS Compiled from news services

Little Big Town

Dire Straits, returns with his seventh solo record, the subtle “Privateering” that’s a moody and entrancing musical travelogue “Tornado” spread over two discs. Employing world-class musicians like By the first Tim O’Brien on mandolin, the 63-year-old chorus of opening Knopfler uses his increasingly world-weasong “Pavement ry voice to spin tales of gamblers, lovers Ends,” Little Big and seafarers from across the globe over Town makes it the 20 original tracks. obvious they are taking a more modern, O’Brien is just one of several guests more adventurous approach on their fifth who add layers to the sound not typically album, “Tornado.” heard in popular music, including whistle, One of country music’s most rousing flute, pedal steel, harmonica, fiddle and live acts, the vocal group hasn’t achieved accordion. Along the way Knopfler delves the success at country radio that its repu- into country, blues, Celtic folk and rock, tation suggests. “Little White Church,” melding the different styles into a cohefrom their 2010 album “The Reason Why,” sive whole. was only their third Top Ten hit, and the CHECK THIS TRACK OUT: On “Seatnext two releases didn’t crack the Top 40. tle,” Knopfler picks his acoustic guitar to So the four vocalists — Karen Fairchild, tell the story of two people falling out of Kimberly Schlapman, Philip Sweet and love, despite their shared affection for the Jimi Westbrook — switched producers to rainy city. Ruth Moody of the Wailin’ JenJay Joyce, who has guided the albums of nys provides lovingly aching backup singCapitol labelmate Eric Church. ing, perfectly fitting the mood. The change works wonders: The band’s n Scott Bauer, Associated Press recent single “Pontoon” has become the first No. 1 hit in the group’s 10-year history. The musical sound is decidedly more Kathy Mattea modern. “Leavin’ In Your Eyes” employs “Calling Me a rhythm-machine beat and swirling key- Home” boards, which brings more focus to the warmth and emotion of Little Big Town’s The album vocal arrangement. opens with a forWhatever the motivation — desperalorn fiddle, feverish tion for a hit or simply wanting to try and fidgety until something new — the changes on “Torit finally settles on nado” blow fresh energy into Little Big a D. Town. With that, the tone is set. CHECK OUT THIS TRACK: Amid all Bluegrass rarely gets more bluesy than the out-loud transformations, the new on “Calling Me Home.” This is mountain album’s most stunning track is “On Your music, sorrowful and restless and strugSide Of The Bed,” a quiet ballad about gling to make sense of its surroundings one member of a couple confronting the and the way they’ve changed. other about the growing distance between In 11 well-chosen covers, West Virginia them. It brings out the timeless beauty in native Kathy Mattea sings eloquently the group’s individual voices and in their about the complicated relationship remarkable harmonies. between the people of Appalachia and the n Michael McCall, For the Associated Press land they’ve long loved but also abused. It’s a place where the roots are deep, and the scars are, too. Mark Residents of the region have often sung about such things, but seldom better than Knopfler Mattea does here. Her commanding alto “Privateering” gracefully bears the weighty subject matter, whether she’s singing about wildlife or Mark Knopfler, the afterlife. the British guitarMost of these songs are also about coal, ist best known as to one degree or another. Included are the frontman for

tunes by revered mountain music songwriters Hazel Dickens, Alice Gerrard and Jean Ritchie, along with fine contributions from such contemporary artists as Larry Cordle and Laurie Lewis. Stuart Duncan and Bryan Sutton lead a stellar cast of musicians backing Mattea. While the album grabs the listener from that first fiddle lick from Duncan, the finish is also something to savor. A trio of concluding tunes serves as a lovely benediction by extolling the beauty of faith, the earth and music. CHECK THIS TRACK OUT: Deathbed songs can be tough to pull off, but “Agate Hill” is a splendid spiritual that benefits from Alison Krauss’ divine harmony vocals.

rubbery and ominous bass line by Tony Garnier, Dylan’s bass player for more than 20 years and 2,000 concerts. That bass line is an example of the musical signature of the disc — arrangements that create momentum through repetition. On “Long and Wasted Years,” it’s a descending guitar lick. The hook on “Narrow Way” rocks hard. The pedestrian blues of “Early Roman Kings” shows that approach doesn’t work every time but otherwise, the effect is mesmerizing and directs attention straight to the lyrics. Dylan’s voice is a guttural growl now, that’s no secret, but he knows how to enunciate and sing. None of the words pass by unnoticed. There’s plenty to be engrossed by. Serious study would take a New Yorkern Steven Wine, Associated Press length article, when one song alone has more verses than most modern albums. Bob Dylan Dylan shows quite a violent streak, with “Tempest” one song’s key line being “I pay in blood, but not my own.” The lovely tribute to “Tempest” John Lennon begins with his murder. is no doubt the Yet the parsing of lyrical clues to disbest album you’ll cern What Dylan is Thinking is a fool’s ever hear from a errand. Better just to enjoy the story71-year-old. telling and hidden delights. A phrase like If that sounds “you’re like a time bomb in my heart” like damning Bob Dylan with faint praise, sneaks up and detonates. Dylan’s humor rest assured this is one of the best discs is sly and often overlooked, like on this you’ll hear by anyone this year, at any age. couplet: “Last night I heard you talking in Rather, the point is made to marvel at your sleep, saying things you shouldn’t say. the vitality of a man who’s been making Oh, baby, you just might have to go to jail albums for 50 years and still manages to someday.” be relevant. Dylan is an American musicologist, and Bob Dylan has led his fans, and the the variety of styles on “Tempest” adds to entire music community, on many jourthe enjoyment. The opening “Duquesne neys over a half century, even a few dead Whistle” swings. “Soon After Midnight” is ends. After a detour with 2009’s largely a love song led by pedal steel guitar. “Pay unsatisfying “Together Through Life,” the in Blood” mixes the pedal steel with a new “Tempest” continues the improbsoulful backbeat and “Roll on John” has a able late-career renaissance of America’s stately, weary gait that matches the subject greatest living songwriter. matter. The title cut is the centerpiece, a CelticDecades ago, Dylan’s characters, alluflavored telling of the Titanic story, both sions and turns of phrases were the subhistorically accurate and fanciful. Its 45 ject of academic study. That this inscrutaverses — no chorus, no bridge — even ble lyricist can continue to amaze, amuse, reference Leonardo DiCaprio. The cinbefuddle and bedazzle past retirement age ematic look at all manners of behavior in is something to behold. the face of impending doom stretches on Nobody makes discs like this anymore. for 14 minutes. A watchman who missed CHECK THIS TRACK OUT: “Long and the trouble ahead is an indelible, recurring Wasted Years” is a marvelously-written character. tale of a love lost to time, with the neat “Tempest” is not even the first epic writer’s trick of ending on a title phrase on the record. “Tin Angel” is an oldthat’s not heard elsewhere in the song. fashioned murder ballad, a bloody tale of n David Bauder, AP Entertainment Writer a tragic love triangle that advances on a

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REVIEWS VIDEO GAMES Chris Campbell, Scripps Howard News Service

“Mark of the Ninja”

Platform: Xbox Live Arcade Genre: Action Publisher: Microsoft ESRB Rating: M, for Mature Grade: 4 stars (out of 5)

Silence persists as darkness falls, and only a street lamp or the moon lights your surroundings. You feel comfort in light, safety. That peace shatters when the cool steel pierces your flesh and you fall quietly to the ground. The silence continues. Silence, and the stealth it requires, feed the enjoyment machine that is “Mark of the Ninja.” You play as a nameless assassin of the night who is propelled by red tattoos that give him unique powers but, conversely, drive him toward madness. The story feels rather blah (since it feels too close to “God of War”), but the cutscenes and level design pick up the slack with its visual style paying tribute to the excellent “Batman: The Animated Series.” Like that show, the game is almost enveloped in darkness. Play this game at night and feel yourself slipping into the shadows, avoiding lasers and guard dogs that show no remorse when taking you down. The silences in “Mark of the Ninja” are brilliant — make a mistake or eliminate a guard too loudly and the piercing alarms will jolt you out of your seat. A female partner sometimes accompanies you but your true sidekicks are the potted plants, ventilation shafts and other nooks that provide you cover. You’ll never survive this game trying to hack and slash your way through, so when in doubt always look for the slow, circuitous route. It’s more time-consuming but richly rewarding when you clear the room without having to unsheathe your blade. Know there will be blood. Sometimes death must be dispelled, and the way you go about eviscerating those in your path is thrilling and messy. Side-scrolling 2-D games done this well give you reason to believe a renaissance is happening with the genre, and we don’t have to join a shadow organization to enjoy it.

“Way of the Samurai 4”

Platform: PlayStation 3 Genre: Action Publisher: Xseed Software ESRB Rating: M, for Mature Grade: 1 star

I still am not sure what to make of “Way of the Samurai 4.” Is this a legitimate samurai game that is just poorly produced on nearly every scale possible? Could this honestly be something the developers were taking seriously? Perhaps the truth lies elsewhere. Maybe, in fact, this is the first attempt at gaming in the mold of “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” where all aspects of the game are so fine-tuned in their ludicrousness that you instead sit back, play and laugh along with what is taking place. How else could I explain a game where one minute the action involves sexual torture and the next the European invasion of Japan? The pointlessness in this game oozes from every bamboo tree and dojo. With multiple storylines to play through, you experience the unfolding events from different perspectives (though, again, none really makes a lick of sense). The game has no grounding in reality, just a series of bizarre sketches that play themselves out depending on whose story you are experiencing. At one point I found myself standing still just watching random citizens get mauled by a train because they walked right into its path. I couldn’t save them, but I couldn’t stop watching the mayhem, either. This is theater of the absurd taken to the highest peak, a “Groundhog Day” where nothing goes right. I wanted to laugh; I wanted to cry; I wanted to feel something, anything. By the time I stopped playing I felt nothing, except satisfaction that I didn’t have to play again.

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COMMUNITY

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An Old Town cottage built in 1945 on Eighth Street is now owned by Lyn and Chuck Flagg.

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view home built in 1999, now owned by Adrienne and Wayne Murray. Gardens and a waterfall rim the entry to the spacious home with classic, elegant interior Continued from Page E4 features, such as etched glass in a marine design. The home has three fireplaces, They have rebuilt and expanded four bedrooms and six bathrooms, includthe home with many custom features. ing two mother-in-law suites, and a large Designed for easy living with slate floorkitchen suited to entertaining numerous ing, peaceful water views, an outdoor firepit and deck, the home also features a guests. The homeowner’s 1927 Model-T chef’s kitchen with Shaker-style cabinets, Ford is also on display. n Nantucket Inn was built in 1925 by spacious master suite with walk-in shower Morrison Mill manager William T. Morand a private guest suite. rison as a spacious colonial home with six n An Old Town cottage built in 1945 bedrooms and four bathrooms, two dinon Eighth Street is now owned by Lyn ing rooms, a parlor and a library. The Inn, and Chuck Flagg. Once-defining walls under the care of innkeepers Matt and were removed to create open, unifying Caren McKay, has been remodeled with space for a growing family, yet maintaina kitchen, dining room and great room. ing privacy and comfort for guests. The Yet many features of the original home lower level theater room offers an enterremain — the stately brick fireplace, decotainment getaway with a big-screen TV, rative painting and plasterwork, and some fireplace and wet bar. The deck off the kitchen caters to relaxation with surround original fixtures. Eight guest suites offer views of Mt. Baker and Fidalgo Bay or the sound, fireplace and Guemes Channel landscaped garden. views. n Sunset views of Thatcher Pass and n The Gentry House, owned by the nonprofit Skagit Adult Day Care, opened Rosario Strait can be seen from Roy and on Seventh Street in December 2009. The Jacquie Christiansen’s covered patio. The property was formerly St. Mary’s Catholic 2,900-square-foot condominium features a two-sided fireplace within the open Church, and this building was the nuns’ main living spaces. Natural light pours residence. Walls downstairs were opened to improve traffic flow and allow for ADA through expansive windows and double improvements. The upstairs remains intact sliders from the living room and master — the knotty pine paneled stairway leads bedroom. The home’s sophisticated darkto-light color scheme and use of abstract to the nuns’ bedroom and the bathroom art completes the overall dramatic enviretains its original glass-block window. ronment. Residents can enjoy painting, music and Tickets for the tour are $20 and tickets gardening outdoors in the raised beds. for the 10 raffle prizes are $2 each. n Along Burrows Bay is an island-

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MOVIES

Tim Roth stars in the Roadside Attractions film “Arbitrage.” AP photo

Gere identifiable, yet heartless in ‘Arbitrage’ W e tend to identify with the leading character of a film, even if he is heartless. Few films illustrate this curiosity better than Nicholas Jarecki’s “Arbitrage,” and few actors might have been better at making it work than Richard Gere. Here is a man involved in Roger a multimillion-dollar Ebert fraud, who cheats on his wife, tries to cover up the death of his mistress, and would throw his own daughter under a bus. Yet we are tense with suspense while watching him try to get away with it. Gere has always been an actor good at suggesting secrets under the surface. Improbably handsome, he has aged here into the embodiment of a Wall Street lion, worth billions,

“ARBITRAGE”

HHHH Robert Miller...........................................Richard Gere Ellen Miller....................................... Susan Sarandon Det. Michael Bryer.........................................Tim Roth Brooke Miller............................................Brit Marling Julie Cote............................................. Laetitia Casta Jimmy Grant............................................. Nate Parker n Running time: 107 minutes. MPAA rating: R (for language, brief violent images and drug use).

charming, generous, honored, and a fraud right down to his bones. He plays Robert Miller, whose face must have beamed reassuringly from the covers of many magazines. As the story opens, he’s involved in the merger of his venture capital empire, and has hidden $400 million in debt not only from the investors, but even from his daughter, Brooke (Brit Marling). She is the CFO of his empire. Young, smart, she doesn’t suspect her father has cooked the books. If the deception is revealed, she’ll be left hanging out to dry. We’re left with memo-

ries of Bernie Madoff’s associates and family members. Both Madoff and Miller, who in many ways is inspired by Madoff, inspired trust, affection and respect from many who should have looked closer. Robert Miller has another problem, a high-maintenance mistress named Julie Cote (Laetitia Casta), who has opened an art gallery. Miller is the kind of man who requires a prestigious lover even if she must remain a secret. His wife, Ellen (Susan Sarandon), knows he plays around, and accepts that as one of the rules of the game. She is

classy and well-maintained, the kind of “corporate wife” who must have understood the Supreme Court decision that a corporation is a person. Julie knows how to push Miller’s buttons, which is why very late one night he is driving her somewhere as a favor when he dozes off, the car crashes, and she is killed. He thinks to make a cell call (to 911 or his lawyer? we can wonder), thinks better, walks away from the crash in some pain, and uses a pay phone to call Jimmy Grant (Nate Parker), the son of a former chauffeur for whom Miller did personal favors. Grant comes to the rescue, making him a witness after the fact. Miller has internal pain but ignores it, somehow holds himself together, projects his usual sleek confidence, and continues his juggling act with the business deal. But Michael Bryer (Tim Roth), a scruffy police detective, investigates the accident

scene, something doesn’t feel right, and to Miller’s surprise, turns up to question him. Roth projects indifferent, chatty curiosity that conceals menace. We may have seen elements of this scenario before, but the young writer-director Nicholas Jarecki, making his first feature, proves himself a master craftsman with a core of moral indignation. He knows how to make a gripping thriller, so well-constructed I felt urgently involved. Here is an example of good writing and sound construction at the service of plausible characters. It tells a story rather than rely on thirdact action. It is in a classic tradition. Hitchcock called his most familiar subject “The Innocent Man Wrongly Accused.” Jarecki pumps up the pressure here by giving us a Guilty Man Accurately Accused, and that’s what makes the film so ingeniously involving.

We can’t help identifying with the protagonist. It’s coded in our moviegoing DNA. Yet we watch in horror as Miller is willing to betray anyone — Jimmy Grant, his daughter, his wife — in order to win at any price. This film, especially its ending, literally could not have been released under the old Production Code. It represents a radical revision of traditional values. It is an attack on new American ethics that value wealth above morality. Many of us may regard Robert Miller as an example of financial executives who knowingly sell worthless investments to people who trust them, and then bet against them themselves. This was one of the crimes of Wall Street that brought about the collapse. Charges were never filed against those thieves. They’re still at work. “Arbitrage” is not only a great thriller, but a convincing demonstration about how the very rich can get away with murder.

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7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 13-15 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17 From the directors of Lincoln favorite “Juno” comes this insightful and emotional curveball of a romantic comedy, “Ruby Sparks.” Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person. Rated R. $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.

NT Live: ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept 15

Mark Haddon’s celebrated, multiaward-winning novel is adapted into a stage play for the first time. Christopher, 15, stands beside Mrs. Shears’ dead dog Wellington. It has been speared with a garden fork, it is seven minutes after midnight and Christopher is under suspicion. He records each fact in his book to solve the mystery. He has an extraordinary brain, exceptional at math but illequipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched and he distrusts strangers. But his detective work takes him on a frightening journey that upturns his world. $15 adults, $13 seniors and $11 students, with $2 off for Lincoln Theatre members.

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Skagit River Salmon Festival

$3,000 SUNDAY - September 30 ALL SESSIONS

A Family Event Celebrating Our Skagit River

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OUT & ABOUT ART

Rocks Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. The final installment in Trimbath’s five-year photo essay “Twelve Months at Double Bluff,” features the natural environment of Whidbey Island. For information, including gallery hours and directions, call 360222-0102 or visit www.raven rocksgallery.com.

LA CONNER QUILT WALK: Check out a variety of hand-crafted quilts from the Washington State Quilters Spokane Chapter on display through Oct. 14, in shops around La Conner. The Quilt Walk is presented in conjunction with the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum’s annual Quilt Festival, set for Oct. 5-7, at Maple Hall, the La Conner Civic Garden Club and the Museum. 360466-4288 or www.laconnerquilts.com. NOW SHOWING IN THE ART BAR: Janel Bragg’s abstract artworks are on display through Sept. 30, in the Lincoln Theatre’s Art Bar, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Inspired by famous artists Robert Henri, Andy Warhol and Vincent Van Gogh, Bragg enjoys experimenting with different mediums, including oils, pastels, charcoal and India ink. 360336-8955 or www.lincolntheatre.org. “ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND BACK”: A show of new artwork by Lisa Gilley will continue through Sept. 30, at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. Originally from the Skagit Valley, Gilley’s new work explores her familiar tidelands as well as the warmer palettes of the Palouse, Yakima and Methow Valleys. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. 360-766-6230 or www.smithandvallee.com. PHOTOS AND SCULPTURE: Photos by featured artist Craig Sullivan and sculptures by guest artist Travis Gerard Kuehn will continue through Sept. 30, at Whidbey Art Gallery, 220 Second St., Langley. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 360-221-7675 or www. whidbeyartists.com. FIRST FRIDAY GALLERY

FINAL FRIDAY ARTWALK

Paintings by Roger Small will be featured during the artwalk from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, at Jay’s Gallery, 105 S. Whatcom St., La Conner. The show also includes artworks by Ed Kamuda, Tom Pickett, Jay Bowen, Dan Soler and others. 360-630-1433. Pictured: “A Winter’s Dream”: by Roger Small WALK: Check out a variety of art as several galleries and other venues host receptions from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, along Commercial Avenue in downtown Anacortes. Featured artworks include paintings and prints, pastels, sculpture, fiber arts, glass, ceramics, wood, photography, jewelry and more. 360-293-6938.

day. 360-293-3577 or www. mccoolart.com.

“CAREFUL BALANCE”: The Allied Arts Juried Artist Series continues with an exhibition of works by Adele Eustis, Emma Jane Levitt, Eileen Reardanz and Faye Hayes, continuing through Sept. 29 at the Allied Arts of Whatcom County Gallery, NEW PAINTINGS: Anne 1418 Cornwall Ave., BellMartin McCool Gallery’s ingham. Join the artists for “New Paintings Show” will an exhibit walk-through at continue through September 7 p.m. opening night. Each at 711 Commercial Ave., piece in the show represents Anacortes. The show features a balance of materials, subject paintings and prints by Anne and expression, culminating Martin McCool and Cathy in stunning works of art with Schoenberg, sculpture by specific intent and wild creTracy Powell, hand-turned ativity. wood by George Way, handIn addition, Allied Arts woven baskets by Jane Hyde, Inside the Box Series will jewelry by Carole Cunningfeature work from Mary ham and Debbie Aldrich and McKinstry. who creates wearother gallery artists. Gallery able jewelry pieces from hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. high quality polymer and Monday through Saturday semi-precious stones. Gallery and noon to 4 p.m. Sunhours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. 360676-8548 or www.alliedarts. org. PAINTINGS AND GLASS: The new show continues through Oct. 3 at Rob Schouten Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. The exhibition includes new and select paintings by Wendy Wees, whose whimsical artworks play with the idea of birds and birdhouses in completely original and magical ways. The sculptural glass of Robert Adamson and Janis Swalwell includes hand-blown, pate de verre, cast and deeply carved glass forms. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 360-222-3070 or www. robschoutengallery.com. “DOUBLE BLUFF: SOUTH WHIDBEY’S PLAYGROUND”: A photo essay by Tom Trimbath, the show will continue through Oct. 2 at Raven

“LIVING ON BEAUTY”: The show of new paintings by Maggie Wilder and assemblage temples by Jules Remedios Faye will open with a reception from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, and continue through Oct. 21, at Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial, La Conner. The show’s title comes from a remark made to Wilder 15 years ago when she pleaded with a property owner to preserve some large cedar trees. The owner replied, “Well, you know Maggie, we cannot live on beauty.” Maggie and Jules contend that we are, indeed, largely living on beauty. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday or by appointment. 360-708-4787 or www.gallerycygnus.com.

2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Organized by a Community Corrections officer with the Washington State Department of Corrections, the show includes some 30 pieces of artwork created by clients of a number of public and private agencies around the Sound. 425-259-5050. “JUST ENOUGH”: The public is invited to meet participating artists during the opening reception from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at the River Gallery, 19313 Landing Road, between Conway and La Conner. The show, which continues through Nov. 4, features small format paintings, sculptures and glass by 32 artists, including Alfred Currier, Anne Schreivogl, Robert Gigliotti and others. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. For information, call 360-4664524 or visit www.rivergallerywa.com.

WINE & GLASS TALK: Enjoy wine tasting and an enjoyable discussion with Northwest glass artist Benjamin Moore from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at QUILT ADVENTURE: Quilt the Museum of Northwest lovers will be enlightened and Art,121 S. First St., La Conentertained at this day-long ner. Moore was an early event from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 innovator in the studio glass p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at movement and one of the the Whatcom Museum Old first Educational CoordinaCity Hall, 121 Prospect St., tors for the Pilchuck Glass and Lightcatcher Building, School, starting in 1974. $15, 250 Flora St., Bellingham. $10 members. 360-466-4446 Enjoy guided tours of the or www.museumofnwart.org. exhibition “American Quilts: The Democratic Art” and STANWOOD ARTWALK: lively quilt presentations by “Your Passport To Art,” Stancurators Bob Shaw and Julie wood’s third annual artwalk Silber, and author, quiltmaker will take place from 5 to 8 and teacher Joe Cunningham. p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, in down$95. Preregistration required. town Stanwood. Participating 360-778-8930 or www.quiltad restaurants and businesses venture.com. will showcase the work of local artists during the event. “EXPRESSIONS”: A show Meet the artists and enjoy featuring artwork by menmusic, appetizers, art and tal health consumers from prizes. Free. 360-629-0562. around Puget Sound will have a grand opening from “WILD EAST MEETS WILD 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. WEST: Photographs from 15 at the Schack Art Center, Nakhodka, Russia by Georgy

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OUT & ABOUT Pakin”: Opening Sunday, Sept. 30, continuing through Jan. 6, 2013, at the Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora St., Bellingham. Nakhodka news photographer Georgy Pakin’s photos vividly portray daily life in and around Nakhodka during Soviet and post-Soviet times, including the presence of Americans in Nakhodka, its large fishing operations and other activities. Museum hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. $10; $8 students, military, seniors ages 62 and older, $4.50 ages 5 and younger. 360-778-8930 or www.whatcommuseum.org. Photojournalist Georgy Pakin will lead a walkthrough of the exhibit at 2 p.m. on opening day. Free with museum admission.

LECTURES & TALKS

MARITIME SPEAKER SERIES: Skagit Bay Search & Rescue Officer Ron Shrigley will present “Help on the Water” at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 Tenth St., Anacortes. Free. For information, call 360-2931910, ext. 21, or visit library. cityofanacortes.org. WINGS OF BEAUTY: Butterflies: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 E. Camano Drive, Camano Island. Discover the difference between moths and butterflies and learn about the life cycle of these winged beauties, from egg to adult development. Idie Ulsh of the Washington Butterfly Association will share her wonderful nature photographs identifying many species which frequent Island and Skagit counties. Ulsh will also present butterfly gardening ideas. Hosted by the Camano Wildlife Habitat Project and sponsored by Friends of Camano Island Parks as part of the Island County watershed project.

Car Show from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood. Enjoy breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m., then check out arts and crafts vendors, door prizes, food, entertainment and more. Vehicle registration: $15 until Sept. 10, then $20. Free admission for spectators. Proceeds will benefit the Life Enhancement Assistance Program, which assists seniors in staying independent. Sponsorships and vendor booths available. 360-629-7403 or www. stanwoodseniorcenter.org.

with Indian tribes that set off the region’s Indian Wars and still create controversy today. Designed for the lobby of the office of the Secretary of State, the exhibit covers Stevens’ actions as governor and their impacts, his subsequent appointment as Territorial delegate to Congress, his service as a general in the Civil War and other Washington connections to that conflict. The exhibit also includes information on Stevens’ local impact and the city’s own Civil War veterans. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through SatFESTIVALS urday (closed Wednesday) and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Free OKTOBERFEST: The 12th admission. 360-293-1915 or annual event will take place museum.cityofanacortes.org. from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, NORTHERN STATE HOSSept. 15, at the Rexville PITAL CENTENNIAL: CelGrocery, 19271 Best Road, ebrate the 100th anniversary Mount Vernon. Enjoy traof the opening of Northern ditional German food and State Hospital at a reception beer, with live music by from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, The show of new oils by Anne Belov will open with Hugo’s Accordion Band. $3 Sept. 14, at the Hub/Theater a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, and at the door for the band. Building at the center of continue through Oct. 2, at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Also showing are mixed 360-466-5522 or www. the hospital campus, 24909 media collages by Barbara Dollahite, oils by Matt rexvillegrocery.com. Hub Drive, Sedro-Woolley. Dollahite, color photographs on paper by Dick Garvey The reception will honor and acrylics by Larry Heald, as well as jewelry, glass, MORE FUN individuals and families who sculptures and more by other gallery artists. Gallery received services at the hosMOVIES IN THE PARKS: hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through pital, as well as employees Mount Vernon Parks & Saturday or by appointment. 360-293-6938 or www. Recreation will present free whose careers included work scottmilo.com. Pictured: “Summer Greening” acrylic movies this summer in parks there. on canvas by Anne Martin McCool Walking tours of the hosaround Mount Vernon. Movpital grounds will be offered ies begin at dusk. Festival Free. 360-387-2236 or www. San Juan County. Bring your from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Satseating. Limited vendors camanowildlifehabitat.org. own place setting. Suggested on-site. No pets. For informa- urday, Sept. 15, beginning at donation: $5 adult, $3 chilthe Hub/Theater. For inforRAINWATER HARVESTtion, call 360-336-6215 or dren 10 and younger. Transimation, call 360-407-9211 or ING: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, email mvparks@mountvertionFidalgo.org. email steve.valandra@des. at the Anacortes Senior Cennonwa.gov. wa.gov. ter, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes. Next up: PROTECTING YOURSELF Join Transition Fidalgo n Saturday, Sept. 22: FROM FRAUD, SCAMS & WINE TASTING & MORE: and Friends for a Seventh “Mirror Mirror”: Hillcrest FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION: 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, Generation Supper and a Park, 1717 S. 13th St. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. at Azusa Farm and Gardens, presentation by author and 26, at the Anacortes Public 14904 Highway 20, Mount water conservationist Tim NEW EXHIBIT IN ANALibrary, 1220 10th St., AnaVernon. Stroll through Pope from Friday Harbor. CORTES: “Young Man in cortes. Expert advice from display gardens with ornaAn alternative water source a Hurry: The Life of Isaac “Shining a Light on Fraud” expert and licensed water Stevens and the 150th Anni- mental plants and plan your columnist Sandy Perkins. system designer, Pope has versary of the Civil War” will fall landscape designs, while Free. For information, call listening to local acoustical designed and installed over open Friday, Sept. 14, at the 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or visit 230 rainwater catchment sysAnacortes Museum’s Carn- guitarist Jack Hubbart and library.cityofanacortes.org. tems. He also actively trains egie Gallery, 1305 Eighth St., sampling a selection of wines from Tulip Valley Winery. both individuals and groups Anacortes. As Washington All proceeds will benefit the CAR SHOWS in the proper construction Territory’s first Territorial winter outreach for orphan CAR SHOW: Stanwood of rainwater catchment Governor and Superintenchildren in Thailand and Community & Senior Center dent of Indian Affairs, Stesystems and is a licensed will host its annual Classic water system designer in vens pushed through treaties Burma through Displaced

“CLOSE TO HOME: PLACES I LIVE AND PLACES I LOVE”

Orphans International. Tickets: $25 for three samples, chance drawing, a bouquet of flowers and a $10 Azusa voucher. Contact: Cassie Lupien, 360-929-1692, or www.azusafarm.com or www.displacedorphans.com. NEW MOON FAMILY DRUM CIRCLE: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, 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 rattles or borrow theirs. Suggested donation: $5-$10. 360-464-2229 or www.anacortescenterfor happiness.org. PIONEER DAYS: Celebrate Pioneer Days from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum, 20722 67th Ave. NE, Arlington. The event will include hands-on activities for all ages, including milking a cow, washing clothes, working a 19th century sewing machine, viewing old-fashioned toys and games, shake shingles, churn butter, grind wheat and more. Pioneer Days activities: free. Museum admission: $5 adults, $2 ages 12 and younger. For information, call 360-435-7289 or visit www.stillymuseum.org. WOMEN’S MOTORCYCLE RIDE: The 18th annual Women Riding for Women Motorcycle Ride will take place Sunday, Sept. 16, at the Hometown Cafe, 818 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. Registration begins at 8 a.m., with the last bike out by 10:30 a.m. The ride ends with lunch at Wildcat Steelhead Picnic Grounds, 24910 River Road, Sedro-Woolley. $15 per bike, $10 for passengers. All proceeds benefit Skagit Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services. For information, contact Erin Smith at 360-336-9591 or email erins@skagitdvsas. org.