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Jordin Sparks

Reviews

Roger Ebert

“American Idol” winner sets her sights on another passion

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

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

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “The Raid: Redemption”: This ultraviolent story of a special tactical team’s ill-fated raid on a high-rise run by a crime boss is the best battle in a building since Bruce Willis blasted his way through “Die Hard.” Compare the violence in the two movies and “Die Hard” comes across like an evening in a luxury suite. This isn’t the kind of movie where you expect anything more than a superficial story line and stereotypical characters. Rama (Iko Uwais) is a rookie cop who is about to become a father. He’s assigned to a team invading a tenement and has to deal with a personal mission along the way. His mission is the secondleast-interesting part of the film behind the bland title. Plot and character development are beaten out of existence because it’s all about the action. There’s never a dull moment. “Dexter: The Sixth Season”: The cable series starring Michael C. Hall gets better with each season because of brilliant writing and the convincing performance by Hall as a serial killer who works in a Miami police department. The cliffhanger at the end will make you want to subscribe to Showtime just to see what happens in the next season. As always, Dexter’s killing rivals, played by Colin Hanks and Edward James Olmos, are solid and that makes for an engaging game of cat-and-killer mouse. “Community: The Complete Third Season”: Bonus material includes “A Glee-ful Community Christmas” feature. “Breathless”: Texas Gothic tale starring Gina Gershon and Kelli Giddish. “Jaws”: The Steven Spielberg film is now on Blu-ray. “Dance Moms: Season One”: Lifetime series looks at the pursuit of the ultimate National Dance title. “Elmo’s Alphabet Challenge”: Includes seven video game spoofs. “Titanic: 100 Years in 3D”: Combines 3-D imagery of the wreck with stories of passengers and crew. “Suddenly Single”: A contemporary love story starring Garcelle Beauvais. “Assassin’s Bullet”: Former FBI field agent (Christian Slater) investigates killings of high-priority terrorists. “Happy Endings: The Complete First & Second Seasons”: Elisha Cuthbert stars in this ABC comedy. “American Pickers: Volume Four”: Two antique hunters dig through homes and barns. “Pawn Stars: Season Five”: Rick

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Upcoming movie releases Following is a partial schedule of coming

movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change: AUG. 21 The Dictator - Paramount Chimpanzee - Disney A Separation - Sony

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AUG. 28 Battleship - Universal Darling Companion - Sony The Five-Year Engagement - Universal The Pirates! Band of Misfits - Sony Think Like a Man - Sony SEPT. 4 Piranha 3DD - Anchor Bay Safe - Lionsgate SEPT. 11 Girl In Progress -- Lionsgate What to Expect When You’re Expecting - Lionsgate Snow White and the Huntsman - Universal SEPT. 18 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - Fox The Cabin in the Woods - Lionsgate Strings - House Lights

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SEPT. 25 Damsels in Distress - Sony n McClatchy-Tribune News Service

Harrison and crew deal with more buyers and sellers. “Glee: The Complete Third Season”: Chris Colfer stars. “August”: A look at love and intimacy in the modern world. “Fresh Beat: The Wizard of Song”: Marina gets swept into the lands of Oz. “Stallone Collection”: Includes “Rambo: First Blood,” “Cop Land” and “Lock Up.” “Vega$: The Third Season Volume 2”: Robert Urich stars. “Marvel Knights Astonishing X-Men: Torn”: Emma Frost’s erratic behavior sends the team into a spiral. “Tonight You’re Mine”: Two feuding rockers get handcuffed together. “Jay & Silent Bob Get Old”: Jay and Silent Bob go to England. “Madness”: A quiet weekend is ruined by a murderer. “Juan of the Dead”: Alexis Diaz de Villegas stars. “Tai Chi — Discover the Ancient Art”: Jian Liu Jun offers help with exercise and meditation. “Traintastic Adventure”: Latest release in the “Chuggington” saga. n Rick Bentley, McClatchy Newspapers

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ON STAGE

Veteran bluesman headlines in Conway AL AGIT BLUES FESTIV SECOND ANNUAL SK and The Painkillers,

Castro Featuring: Tommy nd Ba e sn Fre Du k ar M nday, Aug. 19 When: 5 p.m. Su use Starlight Stage, M ay nw Where: Co ain St., Conway ts. 18444 Spruce/Mthe door or www.brownpaper ticke at 5, $2 s: et ck Ti 8 e.com or com/event/26135 www.conwaymus More information: 360-445-3000

Tommy Castro and The Painkillers to play Skagit Blues Festival By CRAIG PARRISH Entertainment/Lifestyles Editor

festival in Ritzville!” Castro’s band includes Randy McDonald (bass), Byron Cage (drums) and James Pace (keyboards). “We’re having a great time,” Castro said. “I’ve got a good bunch of guys; upbeat, and we’re happy to be here. We’re working on new material for some new releases coming out in the fall, stuff like that.” Castro is an award-winning performer, guitarist and composer, with a voice that brings to mind the legendary Delbert McClinton. He sports a stinging guitar style that oozes the same rhythm-and-blues blood as Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop. He’s recorded, performed and toured with some of the blues world’s elite: B.B. King, Carlos Santana, Joe Louis Walker and Rick Estrin. Castro’s recording catalog includes “Hard Believer,” a stirring set from 2009, and “Tommy Castro Presents: Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue — Live!,” in which Castro teams up with Estrin, Walker and Debbie Davies for a roaring 12-song celebration. “We’ve got a few of those Rhythm & Blues shows booked coming up here, so we’ve all got plenty of homework to do,” Castro said. “We’re just doing the music, trying to put on good shows. “We’ve done it about 2,000 times, so you would think that it would be no big deal,” he said of performing. “But I still get nervous, you know, before shows. I still try really hard to make sure that we really do one show at a time, and make sure that that show is as good as it can be. We try to keep it fresh.”

You get the sense that Tommy Castro doesn’t waste a lot of time sitting in one place. The veteran blues guitaristsinger, who will headline the second annual Skagit Blues Festival on Sunday at the Conway Muse, had just been picked up by his family Monday, from an airport near his northern California home. Castro had played the previous two nights in Colorado. The next destination? A three-night camping trip before Castro takes off for three weekend gigs in Oregon prior to playing in Conway. “It’s not so much ‘busy,’ as it’s sort of a family vacation,” he said. The Mark DuFresne Band, led by the veteran singer/harmonica player, will open Sunday’s show. DuFresne has been longtime mainstay in Seattle and on the West Coast, and fronted Roomful of Blues for several years. Although Castro has been touring constantly for going on 30 years, he said he hasn’t had many chances to spend time in the Northwest, but he’s looking forward to coming to town. “Yep, definitely Seattle and other parts of Washington over : d The Painkillers the years,” Castro said Tommy Castro an left), Tommy Castro, about his previous James Pace (fromand Byron Cage. Randy McDonald visits. “We’ve played Submitted photo a couple of festivals in the state, and we always pass through there when we do our Northn Craig Parrish can be reached west tours; Spokane, of course, at 360-416-2135 or cparrish@ Tacoma and Seattle. We did a skagitpublishing.com.

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MOVIES

hen most singers make the leap from recording artist to movie star, it’s usually a well-calculated career maneuver that requires show-business acumen from an army of agents, acting coaches, managers and publicists. However, for bubbly sixth season “American Idol” champion Jordin Sparks, the jump from stage to screen just, well, kinda happened. The way Sparks tells the story of how she became the title character in a remake of the 1976 musical “Sparkle” is that her music career was unexpectedly in flux last year while she was parting ways with her management and her label was undergoing a shake-up. Unable to record a new album and uncertain of her future, Sparks looked to another passion — acting. “I was in this weird limbo and ‘Sparkle’ just fell into my lap,” she says. “My agent sent it to me and said, ‘What do you think? Do you wanna audition?’ I read the script and fell in love with it. “I related a lot to Sparkle. She’s a girl with a dream, and she’s gonna do Story by DERRIK J. LANG AP Entertainment Writer whatever it takes to get to the top. I Photo by MATT SAYLES know something Invision via AP about a girl who that did that as well.” Sparks won the “Idol” crown at the age of 17 and is now 22. She’s grown up in that time, losing her chubby teen frame for a svelte sexy figure, and has a regular boyfriend in fellow singer Jason Derulo. “Sparkle” represents her growth as an actress as well. Sparks refers to herself as a “theater geek”: The Phoenix-born singer says she saw the musical revue “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” on Broadway “like seven or eight times” while growing up in New Jersey during football season (Sparks’ father, Phillippi Sparks, played for the New York Giants). Besides a couple of guest starring stints on tween TV shows and numerous drama club and community theater credits, she also had a 12-week run in the Broadway musical “In the Heights” in 2010. “Music always took precedence though,” Sparks says,

JORDIN SPARKS finds new light in ‘Sparkle’ debut

casually hugging her leg while parked on a chair inside a Beverly Hills hotel suite recently. “Sparkle,” which opens Friday, tells the story of a Detroit singing sibling group attempting to break into the music industry in 1968. Sparks first auditioned for the part last July, scored the role in August and started rehearsing in September. She didn’t have a chance to work with an acting coach, but she nervously memorized the entire script, including the parts of Sparkle’s older sisters, played by Carmen Ejogo (“Love’s Labour’s Lost”) and Tika Sumpter (“One Life to Live”). As if starring in her first feature film wasn’t nerve-racking enough, she learned that Whitney Houston, who had been working for 12 years with producer Debra Martin Chase to remake “Sparkle,” would be playing her strict churchgoing mother, Emma, who turned her life around after battling her own demons. “It was nice to see Jordin, who was new to this; Whitney, who was a veteran and an icon; and in between Carmen and Tika, who were willing to listen and learn from one of the best,” says director Salim Akil. “It was something to watch and something I didn’t want to mess with because it created an emotional bond that plays over into their performances.” Houston died Feb. 11 after accidentally drowning in a hotel room bathtub on the eve of the Grammy Awards; authorities said her death was complicated by cocaine use and heart disease. With Houston gone, “Sparkle” has become more than a potential breakout moment for Sparks. It’s serving as a tribute to the superstar. One of the toughest scenes for Sparks to film involved Houston’s character confronting her daughters after discovering that they have formed a group against her wishes. Sparks remembers that it was filmed late at night, and she was surprised that Houston was so effortlessly able to switch between yelling in character and joking around on set. “That was the scene where she says, ‘Was my life not enough of a cautionary tale for you?’ I remember standing there and her saying that and going, ‘Whoa. That’s crazy.’ Watching the movie now with her not here, it holds even more weight,” Sparks says, pausing to rub some goose bumps that have emerged on her arm. “I just got chills thinking about it.” Sparks learned Houston died just before they were due to walk the red carpet at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammys party. “It was going to be our first round of interviews to talk about ‘Sparkle,’” Sparks says. “Now, all of the things that she was going to do have fallen on my shoulders and the rest of the cast. I can feel it. My shoulders are a little tense, but at the same time, I feel like it’s just a blessing. I’m really lucky. I get to talk about Whitney Houston.” Sparks is already working on her next movie, an independent film called “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete” directed by George Tillman Jr. She’s also playing “an Afro-Latina from the Bronx” alongside Anthony Mackie and Oscar-winning “Idol” alum Jennifer Hudson. But Sparks, a Grammy nominee whose hits include “No Air,” is not finished with her music career. “I am growing and learning,” Sparks says. “There’s so much more that I want to accomplish and do. I’m gonna do it at whatever pace it happens. I’m not trying to rush anything or slow anything down.”

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THIS WEEKENDin the area CASCADE DAYS

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

HOT ROD CAR SHOW Shine up your ride and show your stuff from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Rexville Grocery, 19271 Best Road, Mount Vernon. Enjoy live music, hot dogs and cold beer. 360-466-5522 or www.rexvillegrocery.com MOVIES IN THE PARK As part of its Movies in the Parks series, Mount Vernon Parks & Recreation will present “Big Miracle” at dusk Saturday, Aug. 18, at Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millett Road. Free. Festival seating. Limited vendors onsite. No pets. 360-336-6215 or mvparks@ mountvernonwa.gov

OUTDOOR MASS AND PARISH FESTIVAL The

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

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

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

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REVIEWS MUSIC CDS Compiled from news services

Israel & New Breed “Jesus at the Center”

Israel & New Breed, the Grammy-nominated gospel act led by singer Israel Houghton, provide many superb praise and worship songs on their new album, “Jesus at the Center.” Houghton co-wrote the majority of songs on the double-disc album, offering solid, upbeat gospel tunes that are fused with jazz and rock melodies. The 21 tracks — some new, some old — flow easily as the group delivers a series of powerful messages about faith and empowerment. The musicians recorded the high-energy, well-produced album over three nights at Lakewood Church in Houston. Houghton’s voice is strong throughout, particularly on “I Call You Jesus” and “Your Presence Is

Heaven.” The singer collaborates with his wife, Mariah, on the pleasant and slowpaced “To Make You Feel My Love/Name of Love.” Numerous shouts and applause are heard on the energetic “Rez Power,” and “You Have Me/You Hold My World” featuring Michael Gungor is enjoyable. n Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press

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

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

example of this. The DVD/CD release chronicles a concert held earlier this year in Austin, Texas, to celebrate what would have been Cash’s 80th birthday. Drawing musicians from not just the world of country music, but also from rock, pop and folk, “We Walk the Line” shows just how wide-ranging an influence the American icon remains. The concert included a few key acts from the outlaw country music world like Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson, Cash’s longtime friends and collaborators. And Jamey Johnson and Shooter Jennings take over for Cash and Waylon Jennings in a moving re-imagining of The Highwaymen with Nelson and Kristofferson. The rest of the lineup comes from all over the map and includes Ronnie Dunn, Brandi Carlile, Andy Grammer, Shelby Lynne, Lucinda Williams, Sheryl Crow, Train’s Pat Monahan, Iron & Wine and the Carolina Chocolate Drops, who steal the show. Like all such tributes, some of the songartist pairings are head-scratchers. But there are some great moments: Nelson’s guitar playing, Johnson’s rumbling voice standing in for Cash on “Highwayman,” Grammer’s strangely beautiful shuffling take on “Get Rhythm,” Dunn’s sense of humor and horn section, and a crackerjack band led by Don Was and Buddy Miller. n Chris Talbott, Associated Press

Mexican Institute of Sound “Politico”

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

estado confiscado/ Con un gobierno involucrado en las ganacias del narco/ Es una nacion podrida con la poblacion herida,” meaning, “We’re all victims of a confiscated state/ With a government involved in narco profits/ It’s a nation at rot, with the population wounded.” On “Politico,” Lara departs from his earlier MIS albums that were overtly joyous in celebrating Mexico’s rich musical culture. Lara, who is president of EMI Mexico, uses his extensive knowledge of Latin music to smash up diverse sounds: tuba-driven banda rhythms, 1960s pop harmonics, vocal samplings and folk instruments. Mexicans take pride in an ability to pull together odds and ends, whatever is on hand to form creations that are unique, unexpected and delicious in an entirely new way. That “a la Mexicana” style is Lara’s charm, even as he mourns the corruption tearing apart his homeland. n Michelle Morgante, Associated Press

Tom Jones “Spirit in the Room”

Even when he became a big pop star and the quintessential Las Vegas showman in the ’60s, with hits such as “It’s Not Unusual” and “What’s New Pussycat,” Tom Jones was a more than credible singer of blues and R&B. It’s a talent he revealed again on 2010’s great, gospel-drenched “Praise and Blame,” and more recently on his Jack White-produced cover of Howlin’ Wolf’s “Evil.” On “Spirit in the Room,” the 72-year-old Welshman tackles bluesman Blind Willie Johnson’s “Soul of a Man,” but he also ventures into different territory. Most of the material comes from contemporary songwriters such as Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, Tom Waits, Richard Thompson and Joe Henry. Jones shows the old sexy strut on “Bad as Me,” but mostly he takes an understated approach that reflects the stripped-down but evocative arrangements. The mood is often autumnal or reflective, but thanks to Jones’ unerring and worldly wise interpretations, the performances still pulse with spirit. n Nick Cristiano, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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REVIEWS VIDEO GAMES Chris Campbell, Scripps Howard News Service

‘Sleeping Dogs’

‘New Super Mario Bros. 2’

Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC Genre: Shooter Publisher: Square Enix ESRB Rating: M, for Mature Grade: 4 stars (out of 5)

Platform: 3DS Genre: Platformer Publisher: Nintendo ESRB Rating: E, for Everyone Grade: 3 stars

“Sleeping Dogs” convinced me that if I ever have the pleasure of vacationing in Hong Kong, I best stick to the hotel pool and bar. Between the random fights that break out, the bullets whizzing through the air on nearly every street corner and the fools who have no problem driving cars and trucks up and down the sidewalks, there is no place for a happy-go-lucky tourist to feel safe. What? That mayhem’s not real? Wei Shen is our hero, and you guide him into the netherworld of Hong Kong’s organized-crime syndicate, all to avenge your sister’s murder. A noble cause, yet as all John Woo movies have taught us, revenge is always closely accompanied by violence. He also taught us to stare in awe as doves fly when guns are shot, but that is for another day. The game lacks the true open-world nature of “Grand Theft Auto” or “Saints Row.” Yes, you can mindlessly wreak havoc on John Q. Public, but you must live with yourself for murdering a hapless passer-by simply shopping for a good noodle dish. No, the game is best experienced sticking to the narrative and linear gameplay. The driving sections are arcadelike and fast: the combat borrows heavily from the “Batman” games; the minigames are a mishmash of fun (mahjong) and horrible (karaoke). All of this equates to a game that hits the high notes well while sometimes dragging you into a diversion that will likely disappoint. “Sleeping Dogs” is a pleasant surprise to close out summer, which is typically devoid of quality releases.

I can’t quit you, Mario. No matter how easy you are becoming. No matter that you recycle content, level design and gameplay. I bounce along on your colorful mushroom caps and glide along collecting coins using the raccoon tail, knowing it’s all something I’ve seen and done since I owned the first incarnation of Mario back in the 1980s. Just as I am done looking at one more koopa, something goofy and cheery will happen and I’m sucked back into loving this game again. I know Princess Peach needs better security (maybe reach out to the “Halo” crew or something). I know Bowser is unable to annoy someone else’s kingdom. I get it — I have to do some swimming, some diving down into pipes (Mario is a plumber, after all) and, of course, some traipsing through castles that feature more fire than my wood-burning pizza oven on full blast. Yet there I am, sitting on my couch or on the train giggling and quietly highfiving myself when I clear a level in record time or perfectly time that jump to collect just a few more coins while evading Bobomb just before he explodes. As a critic, I am constantly looking for the new, the trendsetting, the future. I know games should strive for originality and achieve greater heights, but this warm feeling in my heart says I’ll never tire of you. Well played, Mario, well played. n Follow Chris Campbell @campbler or email him at game_on_games@mac.com.

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GET INVOLVED ART

able for 12 men and 17 women who can sing and/ COMMUNITY ART or dance for the musical PROJECT: In conjunction Christmas show set to run with the Mayor’s Wellness Nov. 23-Dec. 22. Prepare a ART CLASSES Challenge, area residents minute-long classic Irving FAMILY ART DAYS are invited to help paint Berlin-esque song with one AT MoNA: Skagit Artists plywood ornaments to be verse and one chorus (no Together and the Museum hung on the city’s public songs from the show). CLAY CLASSES: Ceramof Northwest Art offer Christmas tree from 5:30 360-420-9517 or www.act ic artist Sue Roberts offers to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. Family Art Days each theatre.com. a variety of classes and month at MoNA, 121 S. 27, at Fire Station 1, 901 S. workshops at Tower Arts Second St., Mount Vernon. First St., La Conner. “BACK HOME ON THE Studio, 5424 S. Shore Drive, Sessions are open to Free. 360-336-6211 or TUMBLIN’ D”: Auditions Guemes Island. For inforall ages and skill levwww.ci.mount-vernon. for professional actors/ mation, call 360-770-6140 els and include guided wa.us. actresses will be held by or visit www.towerarts walk-throughs of MoNA appointment from 2 to 5 studio.com. exhibitions. Limited to 15 ARTS VENDORS: p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, and 6 Next up: participants per session. To Immaculate Conception ART CLASSES: Choose to 10 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27. Ceramics For Everyone: Regional School is accept- register: 360-466-4446, ext. from painting, photograParts are available for one The six-week class will ing vendors for its Autumn 108, or FAD@museumof phy, fiber and 3D art work- meet from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. man age 20-30, one man Arts Festival, set for 9 a.m. nwart.org. Information: shops taught by profesage 45-65 and one woman Tuesdays, beginning Sept. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, www.museumofnwart. sional artists at the Pacific 4. The class will focus on age 40-55. Prepare a monoorg. Workshops are free at St. Joseph Center, 215 NorthWest Art School, 15 making functional ware logue and a song. Ability to N. 15th St., Mount Vernon. with museum admission. NW Birch St., Coupeville. using a variety of handplay a musical instrument An 8-foot by 10-foot booth Admission: $8 adults, $5 For information and a helpful. building techniques. Open seniors, $3 students, free rents for $40-$45, with an complete schedule: 360The production will run to all levels of experience. for members and ages 11 additional fee for tables 678-3396 or www.pacific during December at The $190, includes materials. and younger. and electricity. For infornorthwestartschool.com. Baylight Dinner Theatre Mosaic Garden Forms: during the Lights of ChristThe class will meet for SVH_4.949x4.75_ AUGUST mas at Warm Beach Camp, six weeks from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, begin- south of Stanwood. Actors will be paid a stipend. For ning Sept. 10. 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Next up: Painting With Light: with Amy Griffin, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15. Explore different painting techniques, including watercolor, acrylic paint and mixed media. Exploring the Circle: with Barbara Silverman Summers, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. Discover the possibilities of the circular form using watercolor, collage and pastel.

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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.

DANCE DANCE & YOGA FOR BOYS AND GIRLS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation is offering several classes for kids this summer, including ballet, jazz dance and yoga with instructor Sylvia Trask. For information, including class times and fees, call 360-336-6215. EAST COAST SWING: 7:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 10-Oct. 1, Anacortes Center For Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Kim Hargrove will lead the four-week course in this versatile dance, also known as the Jitterbug. $38, $70 couple. 360-4642229 or www.anacortes centerforhappiness.org. CUBAN SALSA DANCE WORKSHOP: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, Anacortes Center For Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Join instructor Antonio Diaz for an evening of Salsa Cubana and Rueda de Casino. $10. 360-4642229 or www.anacortes centerfor happiness.org. CONTRA DANCE WORKSHOP: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, 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. 360-7553969 or www.skagitcontra. org. BELLY DANCE LESSONS: 5:30 to 6:30 Mondays, Anacortes Center For Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. $10 drop-in fee per class or $75 for eight classes. To register, call 360-464-2229 or visit www.anacortes centerforhappiness.org.

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several local farms at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, GYPSY JAZZ: Djangodeparting from the Skagit fest Northwest will feature Valley Food Co-op parking a full lineup of music worklot, 202 S. First St., Mount shops and performances Vernon. The 8-mile ride Wednesday through Sunon level terrain will stop day, Sept. 19-23, at the by Skagit Flats Farm, J4 Whidbey Island Center Ranch, Ralph’s GreenFor The Arts and Langley house and Living Rain Middle School, Langley. Farm before heading back For information, tickets along Penn Road. Enjoy and a complete schedule of free ice cream back at the events, call 800-638-7631 or Co-op after the ride. Bring visit www.wicaonline.com/ helmets and water. Free. DFNW2012.html. 360-336-5087, ext. 139.

RECREATION RETRO BIKE RIDE: Join members of the Skagit Bicycle Club for a vintage bicycle ride at 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, departing from the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 Fourth St., La Conner. Vintage bicycles and period costumes are encouraged. The ride will be followed by a screening of a vintage cycling movie in the museum’s east gallery. 360-4663365 or www.skagitcounty. net/museum. PUTTS AND PINTS: The Putts & Pints Million Dollar Golf Tournament will take place Friday, Aug. 17, at Eaglemont Golf Course in Mount Vernon. Checkin begins at 11 a.m. followed by a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Enjoy 18 holes of golf, driving-range balls, golf cart, lunch and dinner, goodie bags and a variety of prizes, followed by the Putts & Pints Brewfest with live music and beer. For registration information, contact the Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce, 360-428-8547 or www.mountvernoncham ber.com, or the Burlington Chamber of Commerce, 360-757-0994 or www. burlington-chamber.com. BICYCLE TO FARMS TOUR: Enjoy a familyfriendly bicycle ride to

KARATE OPEN HOUSE: Mount Vernon Soo Bahk Do will hold a Karate Open House from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 18, at 1100 Roosevelt Ave., Mount Vernon. Enjoy karate demonstrations, drawings, food and more. Free. 360-395-5123. “NATIVE CULTURES ALONG FIDALGO BAY”: 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, on the Tommy Thompson Trail in Anacortes. Meet at the Fidalgo Bay RV Park, in the parking area just past the junction with the Tommy Thompson Trail. Explore native cultures who made their homes along the shores of Fidalgo Bay and the surrounding area. Free. Easy 1-mile round trip walk on paved pathway. Free. www.skagit beaches.org.

Country Club, 16701 Country Club Drive, Burlington. Hors de’ oeuvres, prizes, raffle drawings and a crane drop will begin after the tournament at 5 p.m. $100 members, $125 nonmembers, $500 per team. Proceeds will benefit the Charles G. Dynes Memorial Scholarship Fund in the care of the BurlingtonEdison Education and Alumni Foundation. For information or to register, visit sites.google.com/site/ chuckdynestournament or email chuckdynestourna ment@gmail.com. FAMILY BIKE RIDE: Join the Mount Vernon Downtown Association for a scenic, family-friendly bike ride departing at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, from the Mount Vernon Farmers Market. Choose from a 3-mile ride or a 15-mile round trip to Conway. Bring your helmet and water. Bike shop staff will be available at the Farmers Market to make sure your bike is good to ride. Free. 360-336-3801.

GOLF TOURNEY: The North Puget Sound Golf Tour will hold its district championship Sunday, Aug. 26, at Eaglemont Golf Course in Mount Vernon. The two-man better-ball tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 2 p.m. Cost is $95 per golfer. The TRAIL HIKE: As part of the Mayor’s Wellness Chal- winner will receive money lenge, Mount Vernon Trail toward a Skagit Valley Builders will lead a family- youth team of the golfer’s choice, and a two-night friendly hike from 10 to golf trip to Las Vegas. For 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, information, call Ron at at Little Mountain Park, 300 Little Mountain Road, 360-770-1048. Mount Vernon. Free. 360336-6211 or www.ci.mountvernon.wa.us. MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNEY: The Chuck Dynes Memorial Golf Tournament will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24, at Skagit Golf and

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area August 16-26

TUNING UP Playing at area venues August 16-23

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FRIDAY.24

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

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

Friday.17 THEATER

“Make ’em Laugh”: musical comedy, 7:30 p.m., RiverBelle Theatre, The Old Town Grainery, 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Vernon. $40 dinner and show; $30 dessert buffet and show. Reservations required: 360-3363012 or www.riverbelledinnertheatre.com. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: Stone Town Theatre Works, 7:30 p.m., The Carrot & Stick Community Farm, 4104 Y Road, Bellingham. $10. 360-201-5922 or www.stone towntheatreworks.com.

Saturday.18 THEATER

“Make ’em Laugh”: musical comedy, 7:30 p.m., RiverBelle Theatre, The Old Town Grainery, 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Vernon. $40 dinner and show; $30 dessert buffet and show. Reservations required: 360-3363012 or www.riverbelledinnertheatre.com. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: Stone Town Theatre Works, 7:30 p.m., The Carrot & Stick Community Farm, 4104 Y Road, Bellingham. Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. $10. 360-201-5922 or www.stonetown theatreworks.com.

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

Sunday.19 MUSIC

“Harpsichord Duos: Old and New”: Barbara King and Monica Kim, 3 p.m., 4606 Cypress Drive, Anacortes. $15, free for ages 12 and younger. Reservations required: 360293-4930 or www.anacortesartsfoundation. org.

THEATER

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”: 8:15 p.m., Island Stage Left, 1062 Wold Road, Friday Harbor. Free. Donations appreciated. www.islandstageleft.org. Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Nile”: 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com. “Make ’em Laugh”: musical comedy, 2 p.m., RiverBelle Theatre, The Old Town Grainery, 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Vernon. $20, $18 seniors. Reservations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelledinner theatre.com.

Monday-Wednesday.20-22 No events submitted

Thursday.23 THEATER

Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Nile”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com. “Nunsense II: the Second Coming”: Skagit Valley College Department of Music and Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $7-$10. 360-416-7655 or diane.johnson@skagit.edu.

Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Nile”: 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-2936829 or www.acttheatre.com. “Make ’em Laugh”: musical comedy, 7:30 p.m., RiverBelle Theatre, The Old Town Grainery, 100 E. Montgomery, Mount Vernon. $40 dinner and show; $30 dessert buffet and show. Reservations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelledinnertheatre. com. “Nunsense II: the Second Coming”: Skagit Valley College Department of Music and Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $7-$10. 360416-7655 or diane.johnson@ skagit.edu. “Memories of You”: Wurlitzer theater organ concert featuring Jeff and Jody Fox, 3 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $10. 360-3368955 or www.lincolntheatre.org. Keola Beamer and Moanalani Beamer (Hawaiian guitar and dance): 8 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $20-$30. 360-336-8955 or www.lincolntheatre.org.

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Whatever’s Clever Variety Show: music, comedy, hulahooping, belly dancing and more, 8 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7. 360-778-1067. “Nunsense II: the Second Coming”: Skagit Valley College Department of Music and Theatre: 2 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $7-$10. 360416-7655 or diane.johnson@ skagit.edu.

FRIDAY.17

THURSDAY.16 Savage Jazz Band: 6 to 9 p.m., Seeds Bistro and Bar, 623 Morris St., La Conner. No cover. 360-466-3280.

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

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

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

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

SATURDAY.18

PUGET SOUND 7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. No cover.

FRIDAY.17 Snake Bite: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411. John Anderson (country): 7 and 9:30 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $28-$37. 877-275-2448 or www.theskagit.com.

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

Yogoman, Gallus Brothers, Red Raven Follies: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7. 360-7781067.

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

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

The Blackberry Bushes String Band: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000. Laura Overstreet, Dan Duggins (swing, country, R&B): 7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. No cover. 360-399-1037.

The Dogtones (classic rock): 9 p.m. to midnight, Cyndy’s Broiler, 27021 102nd Ave NW, Stanwood. No cover. 360-6294800 or www.cyndysbroiler. com. The Atlantics: 8 p.m., Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-671-2305 or www.bluehorsegallery.com.

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

SATURDAY.18 Snake Bite: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411. Marcia Kester (country, rock, blues, pop): noon to 2 p.m., Cap Sante Boat Haven Central Pier, 1019 Q Ave., Anacortes. 360-757-9687.

Care Package, The MC Type, The Knowgooders, Wizdumb: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-778-1067. Laura Overstreet: 6 to 9 p.m., Carpenter Creek Winery, 20376 E. Hickox Road, Mount Vernon. $7 cover. 360-848-6673 or www.carpentercreek. com.

Cloverdayle (modern country): 7 p.m., Riverfront Park, 1001 River Road, Sedro-Woolley. Free. 425-303-1848 or www.snohomishartist guild.org. Ever So Android: 10 p.m. to midnight, Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. www.redlightwine andcoffee.com.

SUNDAY.19 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.

Skagit Woodstock: Daddy’s Gotta Girlfriend, Miles Harris and Blue Youth, Troy Fair and Stone Country, and the Huckahoys, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., 20819 Starbird Road, Mount Vernon. $10, free for ages 12 and younger. www. skagitwoodstock.org. The Walrus: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

Guy Johnson Band (rock): 9 p.m. to midnight, Cyndy’s Broiler, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover. 360-6294800 or www.cyndys broiler.com. 907Britt: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-2932544.

Fat Tones: 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-7553956 or www.anacortes H2O.com.

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

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

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

WEDNESDAY.22 Ron Bailey: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

Skagit Blues Festival: Tommy Castro and the Painkillers, The Mark DuFresne Band, 5 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $25. 360-4453000 or www. conwaymuse. com.

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

Marcia Kester (country, rock, blues, pop): 6 to 8 p.m., Anacortes Eagles Hall, 901 Seventh St., Anacortes. Call 360-7579687 for guest sign-in.

The Still Bill Band (R&B, soul): 8 p.m., Blue Horse Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-6712305 or www.blue horsegallery.com. Chris Stevens’ Surf Monkeys: 9 p.m., Semiahmoo Resort, 9565 Semiahmoo Parkway, Blaine. www.semiahmoo.com.

THURSDAY.23 The Ames, Creech: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $3. 360-778-1067.

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

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

Tocato Tango: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360445-3000.

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

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