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Tuning Up

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Music: Heather Headley, Daphni Video Games: “XCOM ...”

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“Smashed” is serious about its subject, but not in a depressing way

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted”: Except for the marvelous military-minded penguins, the first two “Madagascar” offerings were lame. The original 2005 film was a tepid offering that limped along like an aged, mangy lion with bunions. The sequel, three years later, ended up as little more than a crass menagerie. They must have been saving the best for part three. “Madagascar 3” is charming, beautifully animated and, best of all, side-splittingly funny. This is a rare occasion where the product has improved with age. “Alcatraz: The Complete Series”: The short-lived Fox series from J.J. Abrams looks at what happens when all of the guards and prisoners at the prison vanish, then begin reappearing years later. It’s “Lost” meets “Prison Break.” The series was canceled after only 13 episodes despite strong writing and acting. Sarah Jones portrays a strong hero, while Jorge Garcia offers just the right amount of humor to keep this show from being too dark. It also features the always reliable Sam Neill. “Chernobyl Diaries”: Other than the setting — a group of young people find terror at the site of the nuclear accident — there’s little about the film to distinguish it from all of the other horror films where a group of good-looking people find themselves in a deadly situation and make silly decisions as they are picked off one by one. As with so many of these films, it’s not the destination but the journey that either makes or breaks the movie. The journey here has six tourists taking a trip to the abandoned city of Pripyat. The extreme tourist trip goes bad when the group’s van won’t start, and they soon realize the city is not as abandoned as they thought. “Mad Men: Season 5”: Another superb season of the cable series about the lives and loves at an advertising agency. “Greystone Park”: Three filmmakers break into an asylum. “Waterloo Road”: Follows students and teachers at the Waterloo Road Comprehensive School. “Thomas Kinkade Presents A Christmas Miracle”: Eight strangers spend Christmas together. “Brave New World”: Five-part documentary series that looks at technology and biology. “Touch: The Complete First Season”: Fox series stars Kiefer Sutherland. “Psych: The Complete Sixth Season”: James Roday stars.

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:

This Weekend

OCT. 23 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - Fox Seeking a Friend for the End … - Universal

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OCT. 30 The Campaign - Warner

Enjoy dinner and drinks, live music, silent and live auctions featuring artwork and other goodies, and more at the annual Friends of the Forest benefit on Saturday at the Port of Transit Shed Event Center in Anacortes.

NOV. 6 Arthur Christmas - Sony Javier Bardem 3-Film Collection - Lionsgate NOV. 13 Brave - Disney Savages - Universal The Watch - Fox NOV. 20 The Expendables 2 - Lionsgate NOV. 27 Lawless - Anchor Bay ParaNorman - Universal NOV. 30 Men in Black 3 - Sony DEC. 4 The Odd Life of Timothy Green - Disney

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“Pete’s Dragon”: Disney film is on Blu-ray to mark its 35th anniversary. “Last Ride”: Fugitive takes 10-yearold son into the Australian outback. “Legendary Amazons”: Jackie Chan stars in film based on 1972’s “The 14 Amazons.” “Cagney & Lacey: The Complete Series”: Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless star in the TV cop drama. “Company”: Stories told through Broadway musical standards. “Back From Hell”: Country manor may not be idyllic for renters. “The Firm: The Complete First Season”: Josh Lucas headlines law drama. “2016: Obama’s America”: Film based on Dinesh D’Souza novel. “Lemon”: Story of Tony Award winner and felon Lemon Andersen. “You Can’t Do That On Film”: Documentary about “You Can’t Do That On Television.” “Simon & Simon: Season Seven”: Rick and A.J. are back for another season of sleuthing. n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

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ON STAGE

he story of the witch trials in 1692 in Salem, Mass., has become one of the United States’ more peculiar slices of history, with enough sordid elements to make Caligula blush: witchcraft, magic, mass hysteria. This week, Theater Arts Guild takes on all those — and adds a few more — as it presents “Witches! the Musical” at the Lincoln Theatre, starting Friday, Oct. 19, and running for nine performances through Nov. 3. “Witches” incorporates modern musical touches; expect to hear rock and roll, hip-hop and classical music. Conrad Askland wrote the book, music and lyrics, and Jane Skinner directs the cast of nearly 30. The music emanates from a number of sources, including recordings and a live band. Askland’s version of the story, Skinner says, explores, expands upon and clarifies details of the witch trials, many of which have evolved over the course of 300-plus years. “In the script that Conrad wrote, he tried to incorporate the different theories of what might have happened,” Skinner said. “We incorporated our own vision of what happened.” Some of the accusers in the conflict were young girls affected by “afflictions,” such as physical ailments like stomach aches, Skinner said. One theory is that a bad crop of rye that year made the girls hallucinate. “Conrad wrote the script based on historical facts; most of the characters that are highlighted in our show are names from history,” Skinner said. “A lot of the lines in the script are actually from historical documents. But he definitely put his own twist on it, and went with a couple of dif-

‘Witches! the Musical’ When: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Oct. 19 and 26, Nov. 2; Saturdays, Oct. 20 and 27, Nov. 3; Thursday, Oct. 25; Wednesday, Oct. 31; 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28 Where: Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon Tickets: $10-$24 Information: 360-3368955, www.lincolntheatre. org, www.witchesmusical. com Note: Opening night (Friday, Oct. 19) includes a complimentary champagne reception with the director and producers prior to the performance

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The trials of witches – with a musical touch Story by CRAIG PARRISH / Entertainment/Lifestyles Editor

ferent theories.” “It’s definitely entertaining, and not a total downer,” Skinner quipped. “It’s serious, we definitely have some very serious stuff in it, but it’s funny in places too. There’s some comedy in it, we’re going to have some special effects, and the music is really what drives a musical.” Combining all those elements makes her job a challenge, said Skinner, who has directed 10 plays. “It’s very, very challenging; it’s the most challenging show I’ve done,” she said. “One of the hardest parts was that the script was still being written when we started. Having to adjust to all those things, it was only things to make it better, to clarify, delete things that weren’t necessary; ‘cleaning’ and making it more entertaining and more able to be understood.” The result, Skinner said, is a high point for her. “It was the most creative process of anything I’ve ever been involved in,” she said. n Craig Parrish can be reached at 360-416-2135 or cparrish@skagitpublishing. com.

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POP CULTURE Q&A

Movies in color, ‘Harry’s Law’ By RICH HELDENFELS Akron Beacon Journal

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Steven Spielberg (from left), Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, whose last names represent the SKG in DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., said Tuesday they are donating $30 million each to the Motion Picture and Television Fund.

DreamWorks founders give $90 million to Motion Picture & Television Fund By RICHARD VERRIER Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — DreamWorks SKG founders Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen are each donating $30 million to the Motion Picture & Television Fund, giving a major boost to the fundraising campaign for one of Hollywood’s oldest charities. The total commitment of $90 million is part of a campaign launched earlier this year to raise $350 million for the fund and to support its charitable operations, including a nursing home

for retired entertainment industry workers that was once slated for closure. The campaign followed a decision by the fund’s board to re-admit patients to the nursing home, which was established to care for retiring actors and other performers. The board sparked a furor in Hollywood when it announced plans in January 2009 to shut down the nursing home because of heavy financial losses. But fund executives said cost-cutting and fundraising efforts made it possible for the charity to operate a smaller nursing home

with about 40 residents instead of the sine 130 it had in 2009. The fund also has partnered with UCLA Health System to operate a geriatric psychiatric unit at the skilled nursing home. Th e d o n a t i o n w a s announced Tuesday morning by George Clooney, an MPTF board member and co-chair of the fundraising campaign, which is part of an effort to secure long-term funding for an organization that has faced steep financial challenges in recent years. Other high-profile donors have included Barry Diller, chairman of IAC/Inter-

ActiveCorp., and his wife, fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, who contributed $30 million to the fund in June, and Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., which in July pledged $20 million to the charity. “Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen are each legendary for their philanthropy and individually have made immeasurable impact on charities and organizations ranging from arts and culture, healthcare, education, film preservation and social services in our Hollywood community and around the nation,” Clooney said.

Q: What determined which movies in the ’40s and ’50s were made in color or black-and-white, other than budget factors? A: In brief, it depended on what the filmmakers and the studio thought best for that production. But let’s look at the history. While color movies date back to the 19th century, “The Film Encyclopedia” notes that color became increasingly common after the introduction of the Technicolor process in the 1930s; in the ’40s, color boomed even more after a simplified Technicolor process “made it possible to shoot Technicolor films with ordinary motion picture cameras.” In fact, the Motion Picture Academy split both the cinematography and art-direction Oscars into color and black-andwhite categories in the early 1940s. Cost was still a consideration, with color film stock costing more to buy, develop and print than black-andwhite, so you still find plenty of low-budget films in the cheaper format. But as the movies battled television for audience in the ’50s, color was one more weapon, since both color TV sets and programming in color were relatively rare. Still, aesthetic considerations fueled some film choices. “The Oxford Companion to Film” says that color was so often used to excess in scenery and costumes that some cinematographers preferred not to use it and color “came to be regarded as inappropriate to serious or realistic subjects.” Only in the ’60s — after color had become common in TV, magazines and amateur photography — “did (color) become acceptable on the screen as naturalism,” the “Oxford Companion”

says. It was so typical — and black-and-white so rare — that by 1968 the Oscars were back to giving just a single Oscar each in cinematography and art direction. But some filmmakers still rely on black-and-white; there have been notable efforts by Steven Spielberg (“Schindler’s List”) and Martin Scorsese (“Raging Bull”), and the most recent winner of the best-picture Oscar was the black-and-white (and mostly silent) “The Artist.” Q: Is there any chance of “Harry’s Law,” starring Kathy Bates, ever returning to the air? I miss it and would love to hear that it will return. A: This is a question still getting asked months after the series ended its run, so a recap is in order. NBC canceled the drama in May. It had a relatively large audience, especially for NBC, but many of those viewers were well over 50 years old, and so not as desirable to NBC (or other networks) as younger adults. Now, you may want to argue that older adults have plenty of disposable income to spend on advertisers’ products. But older people are also seen as having long since established brand loyalty, whether to a toothpaste or a make of car, while younger viewers might be more disposed to trying out something new they see in a commercial. As I have said before, I don’t entirely buy that argument, but that’s how the TV business thinks. Bates, by the way, is recuperating from a double mastectomy after a breast-cancer diagnosis over the summer. “My doctors have assured me I’m going to be around for a long time,” she told People.com in September. And she tweeted: “I don’t miss my breasts as much as I miss ‘Harry’s Law.’”

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THIS WEEKENDin the area Friends of the Forest benefit The annual Friends of the Forest benefit will take place from 5:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center, First and Commercial, Anacortes. Enjoy dinner and drinks, live music, and silent and live auctions featuring artwork, vacation stays, goods and services. $50, $400 table of eight, $500 table of 10. Proceeds support forest education and stewardship programs. Tickets available at Watermark Book Company, the Friends of the Forest office or www.friendsoftheacfl. org. 360-293-3725.

“LISA’S FORREST” by Joel Brock

COD-TOBERFEST

Enjoy a Nordic Cod dinner and live musical entertainment from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at Abel Lodge, Sons of Norway Hall, downtown Conway. Accordion trio Leif, Lena & Lars will perform. $15. Proceeds will help preserve the historic Sons of Norway building. Reservations required: call Hilda at 360-445-1012.

HARVEST TIME Celebrate Harvest Time from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. Enjoy cider pressing, popcorn, face painting, games and more. Free with museum admission. $4, $3 seniors and ages 6 to 12, $8 families, free for members and ages 5 and younger. 360-466-3365 or www.skagitcounty.net/ museum.

CARDIAC ARREST FEST The fourth annual event will take place from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Birdsview Brewing Company, 38302 Highway 20, Concrete. Enjoy a day filled with live music, a spaghetti feed and a 50-50 raffle to benefit the cardiac unit at Seattle Children’s Hospital. 360-826-3406.

FALL BALL The Enchanting Fall Ball will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. or 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Maple Hall, 108 Commercial St., La Conner. Familiar princesses will be on hand to greet guests and take pictures. Bring a date or just some friends. Music, dancing, raffle, children’s activities and a dessert buffet. $20 adult, $15 child, free for ages 2 and younger. Proceeds will benefit the The Children’s Museum of Skagit County. Tickets can be purchased at www.EnchantingPrincessEvents.com/fall-ball. 360-757-8888.

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REVIEWS MUSIC CDS Compiled from news services

Heather Headley

release, “Traveler.” Unfortunately, in walking that tightrope between being a hot mess and a successful “Only One musical gumbo, the album cannot seem to in the World” find its footing. Think of it as that Phish show that takes a lot of chances, someHeather times soaring to new heights, but also layHeadley, who ing a few eggs along the way. is gearing up The horn-heavy first single, “Scabbard,” to star in “The feels half-baked, while “Pigtail” finds a Bodyguard: A New Musical” in London nifty groove, but falls short with lyrics that next month, has one of those soaring almost feel like place holders for better voices that reverberates in a theater and ideas that never come. smolders on a record. Anastasio has never been known for Then again, so do a lot of R&B singers. lyrical greatness and there’s not much on What has helped Headley distinguish her- “Traveler” that’s going to disabuse anyone self in her recording career has been her of that belief. material — well-crafted tunes with smart, That said, Anastasio does take chances mature lyrics that she made her own. and includes an impressively diverse They are largely absent on her fourth group of artists — including members of album, “Only One in the World.” Part The National and Mates of State — and of the problem is that Headley decides instruments that are really the driving to take on songs that others have made force of the album. “Land of Nod,” which famous. While she still has an amazing appropriately enough invokes a dreamy voice with great range, somehow when quality, like the rest of “Traveler,” feels singing songs like “Home” and “River like a near miss. Deep Mountain High,” she sounds more CHECK OUT THIS TRACK: Perhaps the like a really great karaoke singer. weirdest moment of the disc comes on a Headley doesn’t put her stamp on any cover of “Clint Eastwood” by the virtual of them and leaves the listener wistfully British band Gorillaz. Anastasio funks it thinking of the songs’ original performers. up with a heavy dose of horns, while stayNowhere is that more true than with her ing true to the song’s already eclectic mixversion of “Run to You,” which Whitney ture of rap, rock and electronica. Houston made famous in the movie “The n Scott Bauer, Associated Press Bodyguard.” Headley simply proves that no one sang a song like the late superstar. Martha While Headley does have original material (that she also had a hand in writ- Wainwright ing), most of it isn’t as strong or compel“Come Home ling as her R&B hits “I Wish I Wasn’t” to Mama” and “In My Mind.” Headley, who has won both a Tony and a Grammy Award, is a Twentywonderful singer who has previously pro- twelve is the duced wonderful work — but there’s no year of the wonderment here. Wainwrights. n Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Associated Press

Trey Anastasio “Traveler”

Phish frontman Trey Anastasio mixes the old and new with a couple of covers, strings, horns, synthesizers — and even a theremin — on his latest solo

she died in 2010. Her daughter’s version uses simple piano chords and strings, and its simplicity keeps the focus on the song’s touching lyrics and Wainwright’s soft vocal range. Another highlight is “All Your Clothes,” a beautiful open letter from Wainwright to her mother with lyrics like: “The baby is doing fine, my marriage is failing, but I keep trying” (Wainwright gave birth to her son in 2009). Wainwright’s voice works nicely on songs that take on an electronic direction, like “Four Black Sheep” and “Some People.” The latter is littered with emotional conflicts as she sings “I don’t love the way I used to” and “If only I believed in God, then I would ask God to help me find my way.” Honesty like that makes “Come Home to Mama” a must-listen. CHECK OUT THIS TRACK: Wainwright is hilariously tongue-in- cheek on “Can You Believe It?” n Sian Watson, Associated Press

Daphni

“Jiaolong”

Dan Snaith, who has released albums under the stage names Caribou and Manitoba, likes to tinker with musical projects. Under his latest performance moniker, Daphni, the musician delivers an ambiguous album of electronica that practically dares you to make sense of it. Perhaps sense isn’t the goal, however. At its base, “Jiaolong” is a dance-paced collection of repetitious grooves interspersed with varied spurts of sound that Rufus Wainwright gave us a smooth, weigh in more as experiment than accompoppy record with the Mark Ronsonplishment. Things start off in funky fashproduced “Out of the Game,” and now his little sister delivers a top-notch album ion with “Yes, I Know.” Snaith, as Daphni the producer, weaves with her third CD. an R&B vocal refrain in between a deep On “Come Home to Mama,” Martha Wainwright acknowledges there were two wobble of bass and some hand claps. main sources of inspiration for the album: Things stay heavy and rhythmic through “Cos-Ber-Zam Ne Noya (Daphni Mix)” becoming a mother and becoming mothand “Ye Ye.” erless. But the more Daphni tinkers, the more The album gets its title from the song it sounds like he’s in a basement toying “Proserpina,” a track written by her with VST plug-ins while listening to a mother, folk singer Kate McGarrigle. It was the last song McGarrigle wrote before Richie Hawtin disc. “Pairs” has a congo-

fueled beat, but the slapdash application of found sounds layered over the top goes on far too long, with little emotional payoff. In the end, “Jiaolong” doesn’t resonate as a finished product. Rather, it feels like a personal work in progress that Snaith decided to share. CHECK OUT THIS TRACK: “Long” has bass, fuzz and even an occasional something that sounds like spaceship shots from the old-school video game “Galaxian.” It’s one of the more dramatic songs on the album, and perhaps the best. n Ron Harris, Associated Press

Jerrod Niemann “Free the Music”

When Jerrod Niemann sings (or more accurately, raps) about freeing the music, he’s talking about loosening the bonds on country music “Twang town sound taking a trip.” It’s an approach that showed promise on Niemann’s hit debut, “Judge Jerrod and the Hung Jury.” Here, however, Niemann’s blend of neotraditionalism and postmodernism doesn’t jell quite so well, and ultimately, it’s a rather conservative effort that doesn’t follow through on the bold declaration of the leadoff title track. That’s not to say Niemann can’t be quite engaging. “Honky Tonk Fever” is most likely the only “honky-tonk” tune you’ll hear with a clarinet solo, but it works. Horns are also successfully incorporated into the old-school ballad “Whiskey Kinda Way.” Niemann uses horns a lot, in fact, including on the first single “Shinin’ on Me,” where they play nicely against the tangy, Dobro-spiced arrangement. For all the Jimmy Buffett-like breeziness, however, there’s not a lot of substance. And for a guy who wants to be cutting-edge, the ballads “Only God Could Love You More” and “I’m All About You” (with Colbie Caillat) are the lamest sort of Nashville schlock. n Nick Cristiano, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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REVIEWS VIDEO GAMES Chris Campbell, Scripps Howard News Service

‘XCOM: Enemy Unknown’

content comes from every nook and cranny, Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC giving you lots of detail Genre: Strategy and some occasional Publisher: 2K Games mini-games to break ESRB Rating: M for Mature up the dialogues and Grade: 4 stars (out of 5) menus you navigate. The excitement upon playing “XCOM” Out in the field got the best of me. I saw some pesky aliens exists a swarm of alien wandering near my base and charged them critters that are not like Pickett at Gettysburg. Not surprisingly, necessarily the smartmy squad of soldiers met a similar fate. est you’ve ever encountered in gaming. So I did what any respectable gamer does: They make up for a lack of brains with sheer I restarted the game. Next time I took the numbers and their own weapons, which can fog of war more seriously — “XCOM” relies pack a punch if you aren’t smart about your heavily on strategy and patience. Try to go movements. Patience is critical. Some camera another way, and you’ll be hosting a lot of glitches will ruin some of the dramatic cinememorial services for your comrades. matic shots that accompany your attacks, but The turn-based strategy game has two they stand out only because of how excellent focal points: managing your base and comthe visuals are otherwise. bat in the field. Keeping your base in order, Strategy game enthusiasts and even those buying/upgrading weapons and armor, and who dabble in the genre should snatch this keeping tabs on skirmishes around the globe game up right away. Just remember not to may sound tedious and boring, but it’s far rush into battle, lest you end up surrounded from it. With a cutout view of your base, on a battlefield all alone.

‘The Walking Dead: Episode 4 – Around Every Corner’ Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC Genre: Adventure Publisher: TellTale Games ESRB Rating: M for Mature Grade: 3 stars

with episodes dominated by taut tension and character choices that rarely paid off the way you expected. In reality, this episode plays out as a typical action game (and a good one at that), even if it doesn’t quite jell with its predecessors. Sequences take place that you would never expect to see, such as a massive shootout where ammo is not a precious resource but a means for zombie carnage. Again, plenty thrilling (including a big cliffhanger at the episode’s end), just not keeping with the tone previously set. I’m still filled with excitement to see how this series closes out when “Episode 5” is released, and even a hiccup along the way should not deter gamers from checking out this adventure’s penultimate chapter.

The end is nearing for the characters in “The Walking Dead” game series. And not in a slow, dragging-a-dangling-limb kind of way you’d expect from a zombie. Only one episode remains, which means it was probably time for a little bit of a letdown installment. You still play as Lee, keeping a watchful eye on may-as-well-be-your-child Clementine and ever-manic Kenny. Keeping Clementine safe and away from the fleshcraving hordes is always your top priority; reaching that supposed rescue boat on the coast is a close second. “Around Every Corner” is not horrible by any measure; it’s just a departure from n Follow Chris Campbell on Twitter @campbler what made this series so unforgettable, or email him at game_on_games@mac.com.

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sions are open to all ages and skill levels and include CALL FOR ARTISTS, guided walk-throughs of VENDORS, MUSIC & MoNA exhibitions. Limited MORE: The Boneshaker to 15 participants per sesBicycle Festival seeks artsion. To register: 360-466ists, vendors, musicians and 4446, ext. 108, or FAD@ volunteers to participate museumofnwart.org. Inforin the new event, set for mation: www.museumofFriday and Saturday, Oct. nwart.org. Workshops are 26-27, in and around La free with museum admisConner. A Halloweension. Admission: $8 adults, inspired celebration of all $5 seniors, $3 students, free things bicycles, the weekfor members and ages 11 end will include bike rides, and younger. a bike swap and expo, conNext up: tests, music, entertainment Exploring the Circle: 11 and more. For information a.m. to 1 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m. or to volunteer, call 360Saturday, Oct. 20. Discover 536-4801 or visit www.bone the possibilities of the shakerbikefest.com. circular form using watercolor, collage and pastel.

way 536, Mount Vernon. Beginning to intermediate students will learn to use pastels on a variety of paper surfaces. The class will also include an introduction to outdoor painting on location or “plein air” painting. $200. 888-345-0067, ext. 5, or www.dakotaartcenter.com. FELT HAT-MAKING WORKSHOP: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 20-21, at Tower Arts Studio, 5424 S. Shore Drive, Guemes Island. Learn how to use basic wet-felting techniques to shape, decorate and finish your own unique felt hat. $195, includes all materials. 360-293-8878 or www. towerartsstudio.com.

ington. Learn how to paint Christmas cards, Northwest style. $40. Preregistration required: 360-708-0818. Beginning painters: 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25. Experienced painters: 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, or Thursday, Nov. 1.

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 360-293-8878 or visit www.towerarts studio.com. Next up: ART CLASSES Ceramics For Everyone: FAMILY ART DAYS PASTELS: Award-winThe six-week class will AT MoNA: Skagit Artists ning artist Steve Hill will meet from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. WATERCOLOR CHRIST- Tuesdays, Oct. 23-Nov. 27, Together and the Museum present a four-day workMAS CARD WORKSHOP: of Northwest Art offer shop from noon to 5 p.m. and focus on making funcFamily Art Days each Saturdays and Sundays, Oct. with Karin Silvernale at the tional ware using a variety month at MoNA, 121 S. 20-21 and 27-28, at Dakota Burlington Senior Center, of hand-building tech1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burl- niques. Open to all levels of First St., La Conner. SesArt Center, 17873 Highexperience. $190, includes materials. McIntyre Hall Presents Mosaic Garden Forms: The class will meet for six weeks from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 24-Nov. 28. Learn how to build a simple vase or sphere out of clay, then turn it into a colorful mosaic piece using fragments of ceramic tiles, mirror, potter, found objects and trinkets. $190 includes most materials.

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Experience the Celtic Sounds of Spain by Galician Music Master, Carlos Núñez. One Performance Only - Friday, October 26 7:30pm

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RHYTHM/DANCE CLASSES: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation will offer Creative Rhythm and Movement for ages 4 to 6 from 4 to 4:50 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 22-Nov. 12, and Beginning Ballet and Tap for ages 7 to 9 from 5 to 6 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 22-Nov. 12. Tap shoes are not required. $40-$42. Preregistration required: 360336-6215. SCOTTISH DANCING: Bellingham Scottish Coun-

try Dancers meet from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Fairhaven Library auditorium (upstairs), 1117 12th St., Bellingham. Wear comfortable clothes and leather-soled shoes. For information, call Mary Anderson at 360-933-1779 or visit www. bellinghamscd.org.

St., Anacortes. Romano explores great autumn hiking destinations practically in our own backyard, from Guemes Island to the Snowy Lakes in the North Cascades, including hikes for all skill levels. Free. 360293-1910, ext. 21, or library. cityofanacortes.org.

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BONESHAKER BICYCLE FESTIVAL: Enjoy a HallowCALL FOR LOCAL MUSIeen-inspired celebration of CIANS & MUSIC ENTHUall things bicycle on Friday SIASTS: The Anacortes and Saturday, Oct. 26-27, Public Library’s Manieri in and around La Conner. Endowment will host a The family-oriented event local music roundtable diswill include a pre-event cussion at 7 p.m. Thursday, motivation gathering, postOct. 25, at the Anacortes ride celebration, bike swap Public Library, 1220 10th and expo, special guest St., Anacortes. Musicians, speakers, live music and operators of performance entertainment, kids parade, venues and recording stubike decorating, bike safety dios, event planners, etc., rodeo and lots of contests are invited to discuss ways with raffles and prizes. to promote and foster the Seven different self-guided love, performance and bicycle routes will follow production of all forms of mostly flat loops from 4 local music. Free. Use one to 25 miles starting and of the exterior doors to ending at the La Conner enter the library meeting Marina, 613 N. Second St. room. Costumes are encouraged, For information, conwith prizes for the best tact Chris Terrell (Heart human and bike costumes. of Anacortes and How it Entry fees: $45, $75 tanWorks) chris@howitworks. dem, $90 family, free for com, or Annette Woolsey ages 4 and younger. 360(Library Jazz & Swing 536-4801 or www.bone Endowment chairperson) shakerbikefest.com. awoolsey99@aol.com.

ON STAGE OPEN MIC: All ages, 7 p.m. Thursdays, The Soup Bowl at Common Ground, 351 Pease Road, Burlington. Signups begin at 6 p.m. All ages are welcome to perform or come to watch and listen. Free. For information, contact Tobie Ann at 425-870-6784.

RECREATION AUTUMN HIKING IN THE SKAGIT VALLEY: Award-winning guidebook author Craig Romano will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th

WORKSHOPS WOOLLEY FIBER FOLLIES: Woolley Fiber Quilters will present the Woolley Fiber Follies from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Sedro-Woolley. Multiple demonstrations on quilting and stitching methods will be held on the hour all day. Learn about basic quilting or specialty techniques, meet other local quilters and enhance your skills. $5. Preregistration requested: 360-422-3788. Visit www. woolleyfiberquilters. blogspot.com for more information.

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HALLOWEEN IN THE AREA CONCRETE GHOST WALK: The sixth annual Concrete Ghost Walk starts at 6 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 20 and 27, at the Historic Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St. You’ll hear about — and maybe even meet — some of the colorful characters from Concrete’s past, visit a number of haunted buildings and talk to the locals who’ll share their stories. For ages 13 and older only; minors must be accompanied by an adult. Dress for the weather, wear sturdy shoes and bring a flashlight if desired. $10. Reservations required. Call the Concrete Chamber of Commerce at 360-853-8784 or 360-853-8767 or email chamber@concrete-wa.com. HAUNTED FOREST: The Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation Department’s Haunted Forest will be open at 7:30 p.m. Fridays through Sundays, Oct. 19-21 and 26-28, at Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Take a scary walk through the forest filled with frightening fiends, ghostly ghouls and glaring goblins. Not recommended for ages 9 and younger. Advance tickets: $8 through Oct. 18, $10 at the gate. For more information or to volunteer, call 360-3366215. HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL: The 24th annual YMCA Halloween Carnival for ages 2-8 will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at the Skagit Valley Family YMCA, 215 E. Fulton St., Mount Vernon. Goblins and ghouls should bring their favorite adult to play carnival games, crafts, swimming and more. Costumes encouraged (preschool-friendly only). Tickets: four for $1. 360-336-9622 or www.skagitymca.org.

Thursday, October 18, 2012 - E9 HALLOWEEN DANCE: 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, Camano Senior and Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Music by Camano Junction. Costumes are optional. $10, $7 members. Light snacks provided, cash bar available. Tickets available at the door. 360-3870222 or www.camanocenter.org. ZOMBIE DANCE FOR TEENS: 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, Stillaguamish Grange, 6521 Pioneer Highway, Stanwood. Costume contest and a King and Queen Zombie will be crowned. $10, includes refreshments. 360629-0562 or www.stanwoodchamber.org. STANWOOD HAUNTED HOUSE: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26-27, at the Stanwood Community and Senior Center, 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood. Ride the elevator down to the basement of terror. $5. 360-6297403 or www.stanwoodseniorcenter.org. PUMPKIN PATCH: Stop by the United General Hospital parking lot from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at 2000 Hospital Drive, Sedro-Woolley, for pumpkins, games and cider. Sponsored by the hospital Auxiliary, proceeds will benefit United General patients and programs. 360-856-6021.

HAUNTED DEPOT: Bring the kids to a special Family Haunt from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or leave them at home during the “Scare Your Pants Off” haunt for teens and adults from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at The Depot, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. $5 at the door ($1 off with a nonperishable food donation for the food bank). Proceeds will benefit ACT Theatre and the Anacortes Farmers Market. 360-293 KIDS NIGHT OUT SPOOKTACULAR: Kids ages 6-12 can enjoy an evening of Halloween- 7922 or www.anacortesfarmersmarket.org. themed activities from 5:30 to 10 p.m. STANWOOD SPOOKTACULAR: 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Skagit Valley FamSaturday, Oct. 27, downtown Stanwood. Enjoy ily YMCA, 215 E. Fulton St., Mount Vernon. family-friendly activities at Viking Village, a Activities include swimming, crafts, playtime zombie parade, “Thriller” performance street and snacks. Members: $30, $10 for each dance, people and dogs costume contests, additional sibling. Program members: $40, pumpkin carving, trick-or-treating at downtown $15 for each additional sibling. Advance merchants and more. Free. 360-629-0562 or registration required. 360-336-9622 or www.stanwoodchamber.org. www.skagitymca.org. ZUMBA HALLOWEEN PARTY: The third annual Zumba Halloween Party will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at Cyndy’s Broiler, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. Enjoy a Zumba menu and drink specials. Best costume wins a 10-class Zumba pass. Free raffle. $10 at the door. 360-629-4800 or www.cyndysbroiler.com.

HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY: 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, Rexville Grocery, 19271 Best Road, Mount Vernon. A prize will be given for the best costume. Food and drinks available. 360-466-5522 or www.rexville grocery.com.

“BACK TO THE BROWN” 80S COSTUME AND DANCE PARTY: 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No Cover. 360-2932544.

HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY: Enjoy live music by Fanny Alger from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. No cover. 360-7550165.

HALLOWEEN PARTY: Heart to Heart Charity will host a Halloween party from 6 to 7:30 HALLOWEEN BASH & COSTUME CONTEST: p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the old Town Hall, 8405 S. Main St., Lyman. Game booths, 8 p.m. to midnight Friday, Oct. 26, at the pumpkin painting table, a raffle, cake walk, Skagit Valley Casino Resort Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. Enjoy music hay ride, photo booth and more. Children can receive small prizes and candy and take by Gold Digger, costume contest with cash home a pumpkin they decorate. $2 per child, prizes, dancing and more. Costumes that adults $1. Proceeds will benefit the upcoming disguise the identity of the wearer (full face Heart to Heart Christmas Angel Tree for chilpaint, masks, etc.) and real or toy weapons dren of low-income families. 360-826-3818 are not permitted on the casino floor. $18or HeartToHeartCharity@gmail.com. $20. 877-275-2448 or www.theskagit.com.

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Saturday.20

THEATER

MUSIC

“One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com.

Friday.19 MUSIC

Natalie MacMaster: 7:30 p.m., Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. $20-$40, $15 youths. 425-275-9595 or www.ec4arts.org.

PUPPET THEATER

Chinese Puppet Theater: Dragon Art Studio, 7:30 p.m., Croatian Cultural Center NW, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes. Chinese folk tales and other stories performed with traditional Chinese rod puppets handcrafted by the puppeteers. Tickets at the door: $7, $5 ages 11 and younger and 65 and older. 360-299-2525 or 206-3061181.

THEATER

Marcia Kester, Heart Lake Owl, Scott Thomson and Bethany Lynn: 6:30 p.m., Diversity Hall, 500 W. Section St., Mount Vernon. $7 donation, includes snacks and desserts. 360-540-0770.

THEATER

“My Fair Lady”: Lyric Light Opera, musical, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $19-$45, discounts available for ages 62 and older or 12 and younger. 360-416-7727 or www.mcintyrehall.org. “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”: 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or www.act theatre.com. “Witches! the Musical”: Theater Arts Guild, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $10-$24. 360-336-8955 or www.lincolntheatre.org.

Sunday.21 THEATER

“My Fair Lady”: Lyric Light Opera, musical, 2 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $19-$45, discounts available for ages 62 and older or 12 and younger. 360-416-7727 or www.mcintyrehall.org.

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“Witches! the Musical”: Theater Arts Guild, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $10-$24. 360-336-8955 or www.lincoln theatre.org.

Thursday.25

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“A Night of Stars and Dreams”: musical variety, 7 p.m., RiverBelle Theatre, 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.

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“Witches! the Musical”: Theater Arts Guild, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Festival seating. All seats $10, available at the door two hours prior to curtain. 360-336-8955 or www.lincolntheatre.org.

TUNING UP Playing at area venues October 18-25 FRIDAY.19 CHINESE PUPPET THEATER Dragon Art Studio, 7:30 p.m., Croatian Cultural Center NW, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes. Chinese folk tales and other stories performed with traditional Chinese rod puppets handcrafted by the puppeteers. Tickets at the door: $7, $5 ages 11 and younger and 65 and older. 360-299-2525 or 206-306-1181.

SATURDAY.20

THURSDAY.18

CANNERY UNDERGROUND CD release party and membership drive, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. Free with museum admission. $4, $3 seniors and ages 6 to 12, $8 families, free for members and ages 5 and younger. 360-466-3365 or www.skagitcounty. net/museum.

Randy Norris & Jeff Nicely (blues): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. 360-445-3000. Rattletrap Ruckus: 8 p.m., Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. Free. www. redlightwineand coffee.com.

TUESDAY.23 DANA LYONS: THE GREAT COAL TRAIN TOUR 7 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $8 suggested donation, free for students. 360-3368955 or www.transi tionfidalgo.org.

FRIDAY.19 The Randy Linder Band (classic rock): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. www.theskagit. com. Holmes Shea Band (rock, funk, R&B): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. 360-4453000.

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

Tony and the Tigers (rock): 9 p.m., Portage Bay Bar & Lounge, Silver Reef Casino, 4876 Haxton Way, Ferndale. No cover. 866383-0777.

The Bouchards: 9 p.m. to midnight, Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360588-1720.

Ben Baydo (rock, folk): 7 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 First St., La Conner. No cover. 360-399-1037.

Captain’s Orders: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-293-2544.

Reverend JD & The Blackouts: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. No cover. 360-755-0165.

The Sardines: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-4226411.

The Daffodils, Biagio Biondolillo: 10 p.m. to midnight, Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. www.redlightwineand coffee.com.

Triceracorn, Care Package, Mostafa with Walrus Mageever, DJ Idlhnds, A-Hale: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $3. 360-778-1067.

Steve Meyer and Ben Starner (piano): 7:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

SATURDAY.20 The Randy Linder Band (classic rock): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. www.the skagit.com. Jon Mutchler (piano): 6 to 9 p.m., Stars Restaurant at Semiahmoo Resort, 9565 Semiahmoo Parkway, Blaine. www.semiahmoo.com.

Rivertalk (reggae, world beat, rock): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $15. 360-4453000.

Cannery Underground: CD release party and membership drive, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. Free Tony Bridges: 9 p.m. Southbound: 9:30 p.m. with museum admisto midnight, Cyndy’s to 12:30 a.m., H2O, 314 sion. $4, $3 seniors Broiler, 27021 102nd Commercial Ave., Ana- and ages 6 to 12, $8 Ave NW, Stanwood. cortes. 360-755-3956 or families, free for memNo cover. 360-629-4800 www.anacortesH2O. bers and ages 5 and or www.cyndysbroiler. com. younger. 360-466-3365 com. or www.skagitcounty. net/museum.

SUNDAY.21 Gary B’s Church of the Blues (blues, classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., SedroWoolley. 360-8552263.

El Colonel and Doubleshot: 9 p.m. to midnight, Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-588-1720.

TUESDAY.23 Orville Johnson: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360766-6266.

Tim Easton, Whiting Tennis: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $8. 360778-1067.

Dana Lyons: 7 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $8 suggested donation, free for students. 360-336-8955 or www.tran sitionfidalgo. org.

Tony and the Tigers (rock): 9 p.m., Portage Bay Bar & Lounge, Silver Reef Casino, 4876 Haxton Way, Ferndale. No cover. 866-3830777. Amy Hindman (pop, rock, Americana): 7 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 First St., La Conner. No cover. 360-399-1037.

Valerie, with Special Guests: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-293-2544.

Swingnuts Jazz: 7 to Wired Band: 8:30 p.m., 10 p.m., Skagit River Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Brewery, 404 S. Third Court, Edison. No cover. St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-2884. Voyager, Halloqueen: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $8.

WEDNESDAY.24 Tea Seas: 8 to 11 p.m., Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. Free. www. redlight wineand coffee.com.

Dana Lyons: 7:30 p.m., The Roeder Home, 2600 Sunset Drive, Bellingham. $8-$12 suggested donation. 360738-1196.

Fidalgo Swing: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360588-1720.

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

THURSDAY.25 WWU Jazz Collective: 7 to 9 p.m., Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. Free. www. redlight wineand coffee.com.

Keaton Collective, Black Tommy, The Hoot Hoots: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. 360778-1067.

Wayne Hayton: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. 360445-3000.

Rattletrap Ruckus: 8 p.m., Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. Free. www. redlight wineand coffee.com.

Skagit Valley College Jazz Band: 7 to 9 p.m., Skagit River Brewery, 404 S. Third St., Mount Vernon. 360336-2884.