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Vanessa Williams performs this weekend at the Skagit Casino Resort On Stage, Page 9 Skagit Valley Herald Thursday April 20, 2017

TUNING UP PAGE 9 Brian Lee and the Orbiters to perform at H2O ON STAGE PAGE 8 ACT presents “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK woman who starts an “A League of Their Upcoming equestrian club in her Own”: The film starnew school. ring Tom Hanks, Geena movie releases “In the Doghouse”: Davis, Rosie O’Donnell Following is a partial Divorced mom’s efforts and Madonna is being schedule of coming DVD to start dating again re-released to mark its releases. Release dates upsets her kids and 25th anniversary. are subject to change: family dog.

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Hawaii has often paid tribute to the “Arctic Adventure: On Frozen original that aired for 12 seasons on Pond”: Frog princess goes on a misCBS. Now, with the release of the 72disc set, the elements that inspired the sion to save legendary warrior Crystal Frog. new series can be seen.

“Tales from the Hood”: Cult There have been several TV shows horror anthology from director Rusty shot in Hawaii, but this was the first.

Just like the current version, the series Cundieff and executive producer Spike Lee. was built around former U.S. naval “Bigger Fatter Liar”: Habitual officer Steve McGarrett, played by teenage liar tries to prove his idea for a Jack Lord in the original. video game was stolen.

He too was the head of an elite state “Apocalypse Child”: Filipino surfpolice unit with the young officer, er may or may not be the love child of Danny “Danno” Williams (James Francis Ford Coppola.

MacArthur), at his side. The biggest “Donnie Darko: Limited Edidifference between the original series tion”: Troubled high school student and new version is the lack of bickering between the two central characters. predicts the end of the world.

“The Handmaid’s Tale”: Futuristic “Sleepless”: Undercover police thriller base on Margaret Atwood’s officer is caught between mob and novel. corrupt cops.

“Ocean Waves”: Animated coming-of-age tale from Studio Ghibli.

AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL HD “The Founder”: Michael Keaton “A Dog’s Purpose”: Canine brings stars in this look at the man who took joy to numerous families through his McDonald’s to legendary status in the multiple existences. fast-food business.

“Gold”: Failing businessman strikes “A Cowgirl’s Story”: Bailee it rich. Matthew McConaughey stars.

Madison stars in this story of a young — Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

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The Skagit Valley Chorale will perform “Celebrating in Song” on April 28 and 30 at McIntyre Hall.

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TULIP FESTIVAL STREET FAIR T he 33rd annual Tulip Festival Street Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 21-22, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 23, on South First Street in downtown Mount Vernon.

Hundreds of arts and crafts vendors from six states and British Columbia will offer art, photography, jewelry, clothing, gourmet food and more.

Musicians will perform on the Rick Epting Memorial Stage in Pine Square. mountvernondowntown.org, dep. mvda@gmail.com or 425-321-7433.

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MUSICAL LINEUP Friday, April 21 10 a.m.-noon: Marcia Kester Noon-2 p.m.: Ranger and the “Re-Arrangers” 2-4 p.m.: CC Adams Band 4-6 p.m.: The Naughty Blokes Saturday, April 22 10 a.m.-noon: Brittany Collins and the Bad Vibes Noon-2 p.m.: The Alkis 2-4 p.m.: Chris Eger Band 4-6 p.m.: Stacy Jones Band Sunday, April 23 10-11 a.m.: Julian “The White Glove” Trevino 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: The Ryders Band 1-3 p.m.: Prozac Mountain Boys 3-5 p.m.: Jimmy Wright Band

Chris Eger Band

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Brittany Collins and the Bad Vibes The Ryders Band

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OUT & ABOUT ART MADRONA GROVE SCULPTURES: The Madrona Grove Sculpture Exhibition by Windermere, presented by the Anacortes Arts Commission, is featured in the madrona grove and surrounding areas near the Depot Arts & Community Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes.

A reception will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 22. anacortesartscommission.com.

“CULTIVATING FIGURES”: Thor Mhyre’s “Cultivating Figures” sculpture series and T. Michael Gardiner “Low — level Trapezoids” painting series is being shown during April at i.e., 5800 Cains Court, Edison. Gardiner has “wacky, informed, and beautifully energetic style of painting that swings to political and social commentary,” according to a news release.

“ON THE ROAD TO HEAVY MOUNTAIN”: Smith and Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison, is hosting an April show featuring Gregg Laananen and Rob Vetter. An artists talk will take place from 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 29. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

THE GOOD STUFF: The Good Stuff Arts Gallery, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, presents its spring show “Spring Has Sprung” through April, featuring work by Caroline Garland, acrylics; Robert Gigliotti, stone sculpture; Jan Gellatly, watercolor; Jill McDougall, acrylic and

mixed media; Linde Husk, acrylic; Michael LaBoon, ceramic murals; Terry Mac Donald, acrylic; Cynthia Richardson, acrylic; and Annette Tamm, fused glass. Open daily. 360755-3152.

AT SCOTT MILO: Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, presents “Tulip Poster Artists, Past and Present” in April. The show includes oils on metal by 2017 poster artist Trish Harding, watercolors by 2016 artist Sandy Haight, vibrant oil pastels by 2005 artist Brett Varney and color photographs by 2000 and 2003 artist Randy Dana. Also showing are quilts by Fidalgo Island Quilters and new jewelry, sculptures and glass work.

SPRING ART SHOW: The annual show continues during April at River Gallery, 19313 Landing Road, Mount Vernon. Paintings, sculptures, jewelry and glass art by local and regional artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. 360466-4524 or rivergallerywa.com.

“ANTIQUE QUILTS”: The show continues during April at the Anacortes Museum, 1305 Eighth St., featuring quilts by the Fidalgo Island Quilters guild and the museum’s textiles collection. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday (closed Mondays). Free admission. 360-293-1915.

ART BASH: The Skagit Artists Together show

continues upstairs at the Farmhouse Restaurant, 13724 La Conner Whitney Road, until April 23. skagitart.com.

FEMALE ARTISTS AT MONA: The Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner, will host three solo exhibits by female artists through June 11.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday and Monday.

Free admission. 360466-4446 or monamuseum.org. n Camille Patha, “Turn Up the Volume,” will feature an artist talk at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 30. The exhibit celebrates a 50-year career for Patha, who uses bold colors and pulsating energy. n Debora Moore, “Paphiopedilum,” will feature an artist talk at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 21. The exhibit features Moore’s realistic yet fanciful glass orchids. n Sara Siestreem, “Clockwork White: Light and Signs,” uses photography, video and ancestral indigenous weaving.

SPRING ART SHOW: The annual Spring Art Show continues through April 30 at the River Gallery, 19313 Landing Road, Mount Vernon. The show features paintings, sculptures, jewelry and glass art by local and regional artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday. 360-466-4524 or rivergallerywa.com.

“FOR THE LOVE OF CHILDREN”: Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum,

703 S. Second St., La Conner, is featuring the exhibit featuring the work of Japanese fiber artist Miwako Kimura and 10 of her students through June 25. Museum hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

EXHIBITS AT QUILT MUSEUM: Two new exhibits — “It’s Not Easy Being Green” and “Elemental” by the Millinery Artisan Guild of the Pacific Northwest — is showing at the Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner.

The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday to Sunday. qfamuseum.org.

LECTURES AND TALKS WEDNESDAY EVENING PROGRAMS: Anacortes Public Library, 1220 Tenth St., hosts a series of Wednesday programs at 7 p.m. Free. n April 26: Get the Best Shots from Your Camera.

WORLD ISSUES FORUMS: Western Washington University hosts a series of forums on world issues at noon each Wednesday at the Western Washington University’s Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies. The forums are free and open to the public. wwu.edu. n April 26, Stoning, Women’s Rights, and Western Attitudes in Northern Nigeria: The Infamous Case of Amina Laval, with Sarah Eltantawi, assistant professor, Evergreen State College. n May 3, Migrants,

Refugees, and Citizens: Some Hard Questions for Immigration Policy, with Hiroshi Motomura, Susan Westerberg Prager Professor of Law, UCLA. n May 10, Rastafari Political Theology, with Neil Roberts, associate professor, Williams College. n May 17, Immigration and Women Employment: Outlook from Madagascar, with Estelle Antilahy. n May 24, Media in Armed Conflicts, with Olivier Ndikumana, graduate student, University of Washington.

BETWEEN FRIENDS: COUSINS ACROSS THE BORDER: Celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation with genealogists from both sides of the border.

Author, lecturer and historian Dave Obee will give the keynote address, “Between Friends: Cousins Across the Border,” at 7 p.m.

Friday, April 21, at the Burlington Senior Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave. A seminar will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at First Methodist Church, 1607 Division St., Mount Vernon. A walking tour of Burlington will take place Sunday, April 23. $50-$60 (reception and walking tour free). genealogy0715@gmail. com or 360-755-9071.

AT VILLAGE BOOKS: Village Books, 1200 11th St., Bellingham, will host the following readings: n Abbe Rolnick will speak about the writing process for her latest book, “Tattle Tales: Essays and Stories Along

the Way,” at 4 p.m.

Saturday, April 22.

BEER WEEK: Chuckanut Brewery & Kitchen, 601 W Holly St, Bellingham, will host a lecture series for Bellingham Beer Week. Each talk will start at 7 p.m.: n Monday, April 24, Canadian beer writer Joe Wiebe will discuss his book “Craft Beer Revolution: The Insiders Guide to BC.” n Tuesday, April 25, Skagit Valley Malting Company representatives will talk about their malting house featuring malts made from grains grown in Skagit and Whatcom counties. n Wednesday, April 26, members of the Whatcom Symphony will play classical music.

OUTDOOR ADVENTURE SERIES: The Marysville Opera House’s outdoor adventure series of talks and presentations takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. on the following dates at the opera house, 1225 Third St., Marysville. $3. marysvillewa.gov or 360-363-8400. n Tuesday, April 25: Andy Porter, “Wilderness Photography.” His award-winning images have been displayed in the Smithsonian and in many magazines. He is based in the North Cascades and teaches photography at Burlington-Edison High School. n Tuesday, May 23: Jennifer Hahn, “Wild Food Forager Sea Kayaks Inside Passage.”

She will speak about kayaking solo from Ketchikan, Alaska, to Bellingham over two springs and summers.

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OUT & ABOUT BLAST OPEN THE PAST: Randy Rankin will present “Blast Open the Pass: Tales of the North Cascades” from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. Stories will focus on the North Cascades Mountains and the people who live there. $5 adults, $4 seniors, $10 families. 360-4663365 or skagitcounty. net/museum.

MUSIC GUTHRIE IN CONCERT: Arlo Guthrie will perform his Running Down the Road Tour at 7 p.m. today, April 20, at Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $30.50 to $42.50. 360-734-6080 or tickets@mountbakertheatre.com.

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION: Tim McHugh and Mockingbird will headline the Earth Day Celebration, scheduled from noon to 3 p.m.

Saturday, April 22, at Maritime Heritage Park, 500 W. Holly St., Bellingham. McHugh is a composer, musician and author, and plays a mix of folk and rock music, with social commentaries woven in, according to a news release. The acappella trio Mockingbird plays songs about life, unity and peace.

The afternoon will feature other musical acts, a public barter faire and kids activities. contact@ GPOWC.org, 360-2243727 or 360-592-0935.

JAZZ AT THE CENTER: The Thomas Marriott Quartet will perform a dinner concert from 5:30 to

9:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $35, $15 students. 360387-0222.

‘CELEBRATING IN SONG’

“CELEBRATING IN SONG”: The Skagit Valley Chorale will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 28, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 30, at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon.

360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

CLASSICS CONCERT: The Skagit Symphony will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon.

The symphony’s music director, Roupen Shakarian, will host a lecture at 6:45 p.m.

360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

SKY VALLEY PRAIRIE BAND: The Sky Valley Prairie Band will play cajun and creole Louisiana music from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon.

PLAYS “37 POSTCARDS”: The comedic farce will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays, through April 30, at Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd.

The story follows Avery Sutton, who returns home after traveling abroad to find nothing as he remembers it. $18. whidbeyplayhouse.com or 360-679-2237. ”SNOW WHITE”: Cascade Middle School

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Conductor Dr. Adam Burdick (right) leads a rehearsal of the Skagit Valley Chorale on Tuesday night. The group will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 28, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 30, at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. 360416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

presents “Snow White and the 7 Fairy Godmothers” at 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 22, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 23, at the school, 905 McGarigle Road, Sedro-Woolley. $5.

MORE FUN “THEY CALL US MONSTERS”: A screening of the documentary will be held at 7 p.m. today, April 20, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 First St., Mount Vernon.

The event is hosted by Underground Writing, a literature-based creative writing program serving migrant, incarcerated, recovery, and other at-risk communities in Skagit Valley through literary engagement and personal restoration. undergroundwriting.org.

FIRE DISTRICT OPEN HOUSE: Skagit County Fire District No. 6 will hold an open house from 1 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, April 22, at

16220 Peterson Road, Burlington. aferrell@ skagitfire6.com or 360757-2891.

CHEESE TOUR: The tour on Saturday, April 22, will feature Skagit Maid, 4890 Mercer Road, from 1 to 1:30 p.m.; Gothberg Farms, 15203 Sunset Road, from 1:45 to 2:30 p.m.; and Samish Bay, 15115 Bow Hill Road, 2:45 to 4 p.m.

The tour will conclude at Samish Bay Cheese with a cheese-tasting social that includes cheese from all three creameries. $30. rhonda@gothbergfarms.com or 360-202-2436.

MOTORCYCLE SWAP MEET: Washington Vintage Motorcyclists and North Cascade Street Rod Association will sponsor a swap meet and show from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at the Skagit County Fairgrounds, 479 W. Taylor St, Mount Vernon. $5

parking, $2 admission. marcuscc@comcast.net or 360-223-3190.

EARTH DAY BLOCK PARTY: The party featuring the Bellingham Farmers Market, Sustainable Connections, Aslan and Boundary Bay will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 22, Railroad Avenue in Bellingham.

SOCK HOP: La Conner Retirement Inn, 204 N. First St., La Conner, will host a 1950s Sock Hop from 12 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, April 22. Food will be served from noon to 1 p.m., and an Elvis impersonator will perform at 3 p.m. Suggested donation $10.

PAPER SHREDDING: Sorptimist International of Burlington will host a paper-shredding event from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 22, in the Les Schwab parking lot, 903 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. Safely and securely shred documents. Suggested donation $5-$100, depending on amount of papers. 360-620-7309 or siburlington@sorpotimist.net.

DRAG NIGHT: Hosted by the Skagit Valley College Rainbow Alliance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon.

360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

MARCH FOR SCIENCE: Citizens and scientists will march to support scientific research and evidence-based policies at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at Bellingham City Hall, 210 Lottie St. The march will be

one of 400 nationwide celebrating Earth Day. There will also be a science fair from 2 to 4 p.m. sciencemarchbellingham.com.

HISTORY OF BURLINGTON: Take a walking tour of historic Burlington between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 23. Meet at the Burlington Chamber of Commerce, 520 E. Fairhaven Ave. The tour is about a half-mile and crosses railroad tracks and uneven pavement. rootsproject@frontier. com or 360-757-6224.

EUGENE ONEGIN: A Met Live: 9:55 a.m.

Saturday, April 22, and 1 p.m. Sunday, April 30, Lincoln Theatre, 712 First St., Mount Vernon. The show is Tchaicovky’s setting of Pushkin’s verse novel. $23 adults, $21 seniors, $19 students and children. lincolntheatre.org or 360-336-8955.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL: 2 p.m. Sunday, April 23, Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham.

The closing event of the Cascadia International Women’s Film Festival will feature a recently restored silent film not seen in more than a century made by Lois Weber, the highest-paid director working in Hollywood during the silent-film era and into the 1920s. “The Dumb Girl of Portici,” made in 1916, was the first blockbuster film directed by a woman. It features ballet dancer and choreographer Anna Pavlova. $10.50. tickets@mountbakertheatre. com or 360-734-6080.

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SKAGIT VALLEY TULIP FESTIVAL: APRIL 20-27 DISPLAY GARDENS n Tulip Town, 15002 Bradshaw Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, later if weather permits. Gardens, flowers, gifts and more. $7, free for ages 6 and younger. No pets. 360424-8152. n RoozenGaarde, 15867 Beaver Marsh Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

Flowers, bulbs, gifts and more. $7, $6 military with ID, free for ages 5 and younger. No pets.

360-424-8531. n Azusa Farm and Gardens, 14904 Highway 20, Mount Vernon: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Display gardens, plants, flowers, art and more.

360-424-1580. n Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon:

5th Annual Drag Night!

Skagit Valley College April 22

Celebrating In Song Skagit Valley Chorale April 28 & 30

Classics Concert Skagit Symphony April 29

360.416.7727

mcintyrehall.org

9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Gardens, greenhouses, plants, art and more.

360-466-3821. n Skagit Valley Gardens, 18923 Peter Johnson Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Gardens, plants, gifts, cafe and more.

360-424-6760. n WSU Discovery Garden, 16650 Highway 536, Mount Vernon: Dawn to dusk daily.

Gardens showcasing plants that do well in the Pacific Northwest.

Docents are on hand to answer gardening questions on the weekends.

KIWANIS ANNUAL SALMON BARBECUE April 20-23: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Alder-grilled salmon with baked potato, coleslaw, garlic bread, beverages and dessert. Two serving sizes offered: $15 and $12. Visa/MC accepted. Groups of 15 or more asked to make reservations: 360-4287028 or kiwanisbbq. com.

ART BASH April 20-23: Skagit Artists Together hosts its month-long show featuring 20 local artists and a broad range of fine art and photography from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily in the upstairs gallery at The Farmhouse Restaurant, 13724 La Conner-Whitney Road, Mount Vernon. Free. 360-4660382 or skagitart.com.

SPRING ART SHOW Featured artists and new artists create collectible art in the annual Spring Art Show at River Gallery,

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19313 Landing Road (off of Dodge Valley Road), Mount Vernon.

Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday. 360-466-4524 or rivergallerywa.com.

ANACORTES QUILT WALK April 20-27: Hours vary. See a wide variety of traditional, contemporary, modern and art quilts on display in downtown Anacortes businesses during regular shop hours. Maps available at participating merchants and the Anacortes Visitors Center. Free. 360-420-3462 or fidalgoislandquilters. com.

ART IN A PICKLE BARN April 20-27: Azusa Farm & Gardens, 14904 Highway 20, Mount Vernon. The 25th annual Skagit Art Association show features award-winning artists in a variety of media, including paintings,

glass, photography and more. Free. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 360-4241580 or skagitart.org.

ART AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE April 20-27: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Members of the Stanwood Camano Arts Guild offer a variety of original artworks and demonstrations at the historic 1888 schoolhouse at Christianson’s Nursery & Greenhouse, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon. Free. 360-4663821 or stanwoodarts. com.

STREET FAIR April 21-23: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, along First Street in downtown Mount Vernon.

Enjoy live entertainment, children’s activities, a variety of food booths and hundreds of juried arts and crafts vendors. 425-321-7433 or mountvernondowntown.org.

USED BOOK SALE April 21-22: Friends of the Mount Vernon Library will host its annual book sale from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Fire Station No. 1 (behind Mount Vernon City Library), 901 S. Second St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-6209.

DO THE BLOOM April 22: “Do the Bloom” Color Run 5k for all ages, 10 a.m., Depot Arts Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes.

Proceeds benefit public art projects. Runners are dusted with colorful powder throughout the race. Friendly dogs welcome. $10 to $30. To register: anacortesartsfestival.com. 360-2936211.

SPRING FEST April 22-23: Anacortes Arts Festival’s Spring Fest, Depot Arts Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. Explore variety of regional booth artisans, live music,

food trucks, youth activates and more. anacortesartsfestival.com or 360-293-6211.

POSTER SIGNING Tulip Festival poster artist Trish Harding will sign 2017 Festival posters and offer other artwork from 11 am. to 3 p.m.: n April 22: Tulip Town, 15002 Bradshaw Road, Mount Vernon. n April 23: RoozenGaarde, 15867 Beaver Marsh Road, Mount Vernon.

PETTING ZOO April 22-23: 4-H Club Petting Farm, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 13391 Avon Allen Rd., Mount Vernon. Rabbits, chicks, goats, ponies, ducks and baby pigs. $5 donation.

360-202-5023.

— On the Web: For the full month’s listing of events, maps and directions, visit tulipfestival.org.

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MUSIC

New Pornographers find new ways to rev up songs

By GREG KOT Chicago Tribune

The New Pornographers have a small problem that most bands would love to face: The band has been around so long (two decades), and been so consistent in putting out one pop-perfect rock album after another (seven since 2000, including the recent “Whiteout Conditions”) that it’s possible for even some of their fans to take them for granted.

Which means that A.C. Newman, the band’s founder, primary songwriter and co-producer, can never feel fully confident that

even a record as accomplished as “Whiteout Conditions” will be a success.

“I don’t fret as much as I once did, but it’s my job,” he says. “If it sells zero copies, I can’t go, ‘Whatever will be will be.’ I can get over my hurt feelings, but I can’t afford to lose my job.

I need to support my family. I realize there is only so long you can be a ‘new band,’ then you’re the old guard.”

Newman has no illusions about where the Pornographers fit in the rock pantheon.

“There’s a bar you have to reach, and then you’re just called a legend permanently, but few bands get there,” he

says. “Somebody like Radiohead, it doesn’t matter what they do, they’ll get attention because they’re Radiohead. Arcade Fire is there — no one will take them for granted.

(Bob) Dylan still gets massive attention — he’s the only artist from the ‘60s like that. I see myself as a fan, but I take bands for granted.

I was obsessed with Sonic Youth for years, I would always say Sonic Youth is an alltime great band. But I stopped buying their records after a certain point. I’m just amazed we’re still here and there’s still an audience out there for us.”

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over what he can’t control, Newman burrows into each New Pornographers album with fresh enthusiasm by challenging himself and his bandmates to keep moving musically. The septet, which formed in Vancouver in the late ‘90s, was initially framed as something of a revolving-door collective around Newman’s songwriting.

Soon it had four distinct vocalists — Newman, Neko Case, Dan Bejar and Kathryn Calder — and Bejar became a bigger part of his songwriting. Case and Bejar spun off successful solo careers while continuing to contribute to the Pornographers over

the years. Though Case remains a vocalist on “Whiteout Conditions,” Bejar took the album off because it conflicted with a solo album he was making at the same time.

“I called Bejar and told him I wanted to make this ‘bubblegum Krautrock’ album — hyper but in a weird, laid-back way,” Newman says. “He said he was writing nothing but weird, quiet songs and couldn’t think of anything that would fit with this kind of record.

He said, ‘If I had a ‘Myriad Harbor’ (from the 2007 ‘Challengers’ album) or ‘War on the East Coast’ (from the 2014 ‘Brill Bruisers’) I’d

give them to you.’”

Newman says he valued Bejar’s contributions but was always prepared for the possibility that he would eventually move on. “It was a strength but also a weakness” having so many vocalists in the band, he says. “Some liked us for that, but it also was more difficult to get a handle on us.

When the band was just a concept, that’s what I wanted, that the Pornographers would be like a computer program, not some weird cult of personality band — like Coldplay with one guy in front and three guys you don’t know in back. I wanted it to be a group.”

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area April 20-29 Thursday.20

THEATER ”37 Postcards”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., $18. whidbeyplayhouse.com or 360-6792237.

MUSIC Arlo Guthrie: 7 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $30.50-$42.50. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

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IMPROV The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly: 8 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $8. theupfront.com/ shows/gbu.

MUSIC ”Celebrating in Song”: Skagit Valley Chorale, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $16-$25. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

THEATER ”37 Postcards”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., $18. whidbeyplayhouse.com or 360-6792237.

Mozart & the Bachs: 7 p.m., Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes. $25, children free. anacortesartsfoundation.org.

”The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Friday.21 MUSIC Vanessa Williams: 8 p.m., Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. $76-$85. 877-275-2448 or theskagit. com.

IMPROV ”Baywatch”: 8 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $10$12. theupfront.com/shows/improvised-baywatch.

THEATER ”37 Postcards”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., $18. whidbeyplayhouse.com or 360-679-2237. ”The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Saturday.22 OPERA The MET: “Eugene Onegin” (Tchaikovsky): 9:55 a.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $17-$23. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

MUSIC Vanessa Williams: 8 p.m., Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow.

IMPROV ”Baywatch”: 8 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $10$12. theupfront.com/shows/improvised-baywatch.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY.21-22

VANESSA WILLIAMS 8 p.m., Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. $76-$85. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

$76-$85. 877-275-2448 or theskagit. com.

IMPROV ”Baywatch”: 8 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $10$12. theupfront.com/shows/improvised-baywatch.

Pirates: 10 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $10$12. theupfront.com/shows/pirates.

THEATER ”The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360293-6829 or acttheatre.com. ”37 Postcards”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., $18. whidbeyplayhouse.com or 360-6792237. ”Snow White and the Seven Fairy Godmothers”: 7 p.m., Cascade Middle School, 905 McGarigle Road, Sedro-Woolley. $5. 360-855-3520.

Sunday.23 THEATER ”37 Postcards”: 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., $18. whidbeyplayhouse.com or 360-6792237. ”Snow White and the Seven Fairy Godmothers”: 2 p.m., Cascade Middle School, 905 McGarigle Road, Sedro-Woolley. $5. 360-855-3520.

Thursday.27 IMPROV The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly: 8 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $8. theupfront.com/ shows/gbu.

MUSIC Celtic Fiddle Festival Concert: 7 p.m., Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. $20$25. celticarts.org/celtic-events/celtic-fiddle-festival-concert.

Pirates: 10 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $10$12. theupfront.com/shows/pirates.

THEATER ”37 Postcards”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., $18. whidbeyplayhouse.com or 360-6792237.

Saturday.29 MUSIC Skagit Symphony: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20-$40. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

IMPROV ”Baywatch”: 8 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $10$12. theupfront.com/shows/improvised-baywatch.

Pirates: 10 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $10$12. theupfront.com/shows/pirates.

THEATER ”37 Postcards”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., $18. whidbeyplayhouse.com or 360-6792237.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues April 21-26 Friday.21

Sunday.23

North by Northwest: 8:30 p.m. to midnight, Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

Bow Diddlers: 5:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360-766-6266 or theoldedison.com.

Janette West Trio: 4:30 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Surround Sound Band: 9 p.m., Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

Gary B’s Church of the Blues: open jam, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

Hoyer Brothers Duo: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720 or rockfishgrill.com.

Tuesday.25

Steve Rudy Trio: 5 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-3923100 or hotelbellwether. com.

Open Jam with Thunder Creek: 8 to 11 p.m., Evelyn’s Tavern, 12667 Highway 9, Clear Lake. 360-399-1321.

Deception Connection: 6 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Members and signed-in guests only.

360-848-8882.

Marvin Johnson: 6 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-3923100 or hotelbellwether. com.

Brett Benton: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Bow. Free.

360-766-6330.

Saturday.22

Sudden Valley Jazz Concert: 3 to 5 p.m., Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Gate 2, Sudden Valley. Featuring jazz vocalist Greta Matassa and husband, bassist Clipper Anderson. $20. Tickets at Village Books, YMCA in Sudden Valley, fswl.org or

Wednesday.26

SATURDAY.22

SUDDEN VALLEY JAZZ CONCERT 3 to 5 p.m., Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Gate 2, Sudden Valley. Featuring jazz vocalist Greta Matassa (pictured) and husband, bassist Clipper Anderson. $20. Tickets at Village Books, YMCA in Sudden Valley, fswl.org or K.C. Sulkin at 360-671-1709.

K.C. Sulkin at 360-6711709.

North by Northwest: 8:30 p.m. to midnight, Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

Surround Sound Band: 9 p.m., Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

The Alkis: 7:30 p.m., Bastion Brewing Company, 12529 Christianson Road, Anacortes.

No cover. 360-399-1614 or bastionbrewingcompany.com.

Brian Lee and the Orbiters: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956 or anacortesH2O.com.

Marvin Johnson: 6 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Jody Taylor Band: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Bow. Free. 360766-6330.

Fidalgo Swing: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720 or rockfishgrill.com.

Adrian Clarke: 5 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

The Walrus: 8:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360-766-6266 or theoldedison.com.

Ann ‘N Dean: 6 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

Members and signed-in guests only. 360-8488882.

SATURDAY.22

BRIAN LEE AND THE ORBITERS 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956 or anacortesH2O.com.

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GET INVOLVED AUDITIONS WHIDBEY PLAYHOUSE 2017-18 SEASON: Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd, Oak Harbor: n Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland, Jr.” (musical), 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 3-4.

Show runs July 20-30. n “Beehive, the 60’s Musical” (musical), 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 17, and 5 to 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 18, by appointment only. Show runs Sept. 8-Oct. 1.

360-679-2237, whidbeyplayhouse.com.

DANCE FOLK DANCING: Skagit-Anacortes Folk Dancers meet Tuesdays at Bay View Civic Hall, 12615 C St., Mount Vernon. Learn to folk dance to a variety of international music.

Instruction begins at 7 p.m. followed by review and request dances until 9:30 p.m. The first session is free, $3 thereafter. No partners needed. For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360-766-6866.

MUSIC BARBERSHOP HARMONY: Attend a free, no-commitment rehearsal of the AnO-Chords, a four-part barbershop harmony group. No experience necessary, no auditions required. Learn by rote, you don’t have to read music. All ages welcome. Drop in any Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Northwest Educational Service Building, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes.

Rides available. Bob Lundquist, 360-9415733 or svenbob@ cheerful.com.

TIME FOR FIDDLERS: The Washington Old Time Fiddlers play at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Fridays of each month at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland. St. Free; donations accepted.

360-630-1156.

SKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC CLUB: The club welcomes performers (intermediate and above), listeners and guests to join the fun at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 27, at Vasa Hall, 1805 Cleveland St., Mount Vernon. Come and sing, play the club’s piano or organ, play your own instrument or just enjoy a variety of music — ’20s to ’70s classical, popular, western and gospel.

Free. For information, call Elaine at 360-4284228.

SHELTER BAY CHORUS: Practices are held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays at the Shelter Bay Clubhouse, 1000 Shoshone Drive, La Conner. New members welcome. No need to be a Shelter Bay resident.

360-223-3230.

LOVE TO SING? Join the women of Harmony Northwest Chorus from 6:30 to 9 p.m. every Monday at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave. Seeking women who like to sing a cappella music.

All skill levels welcome.

ANACORTES OPEN MIC: 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-293-2544.

OPEN MIC: Jam night, 9 p.m. to

12:30 a.m. Thursdays, Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

DRUM CIRCLE: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. today, April 20, Center for Spiritual Living, 1508 N. 18th St., Mount Vernon. Bring your drum or borrow one. Handicapped accessible. Free. Freewill offering accepted. 360305-7559.

CALLING ‘80S COVER BANDS: The Mount Vernon Downtown Association invites cover bands with an ‘80s set list to play at the third annual Harvest Moon Festival: Retro on the River on Aug. 26. The festival is a celebration of the bounty found in Skagit Valley and the local region. The event features live music, brews, ciders and local food. Send a link or recording to info@mountvernondowntown.org or call 360-336-3801.

BRING YOUR OWN GUITAR: Bring your guitar and learn a wide variety of new songs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays at North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Boulevard, Burlington. 360-7072683 or jauman@northcovecoffee.com.

BRING YOUR OWN UKULELE FOR BEGINNERS: Bring your ukulele and learn a wide variety of new songs from 6 to 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays at North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Boulevard, Burlington. 360-7072683 or jauman@northcovecoffee.com.

RECREATION EARTH DAY SERVICE PROJECT: Pull non-native European beachgrass to help native dune grasses thrive from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 22, at Deception Pass State Park’s West Beach. From 12:30 to 2 p.m., enjoy Junior Ranger programs for kids and a guest appearance by Gracie the Gray Whale Skull. Bring work gloves and a lunch.

Meet at the West Beach shelter by the bathrooms at 9:45 a.m. 360-6753767, ext. 231, deceptionpass.interpreter@parks. wa.gov and the park’s foundation Facebook page.

RUN FOR THE BEES 5K: Saturday, April 29, BelleWood Acres, 6140 Meridian, between Bellingham and Lynden. 9 a.m. check-in, 11 a.m. race. $24 adults, $12 children through 10 years old, $40 for a family. 360-318-7720 or bellewoodfarms.com.

LIFEGUARD CLASS: Fidalgo Pool & Fitness Center will hold an American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification class at various times Tuesday, May 2, through Saturday, May 13. Participants have to be at least 15 years old and strong swimmers. $200. 360293-0673 or cbigelow@ fidalgopool.com.

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION: Celebrate Earth Day 2017 with educational and service-oriented activities that include removing plant protectors, a demonstration of juvenile fish surveys, archaeological presentations and more, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Satur-

day, April 22, at Howard Miller Steelhead Park, 52804 Rockport Park Road. Gloves and tools will be provided. Parking is limited; please carpool. 360-336-0172, wcc@skagitfisheries.org and skagitfisheries.org/ event/earth-day-2.

FREE TAI CHI CLASS: In honor of World Tai Chi and Qigong Day, Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation will offer a free Tai Chi class from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 29, at the Hillcrest Park gazebo, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. No experience necessary. 360-336-6215.

KIDS FISHING DERBY: The Wildcat Steelhead Club’s annual Kids Fishing Derby will take place from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Northern State Pond, 2200 Thompson Drive, Sedro-Woolley.

Free for youths 14 and under. The 2-acre pond will be stocked with more than 1,000 trout the day before the derby. Hundreds of prizes and free hot dog lunch.

360-630-1621 and bob. nielsen@hotmail.com.

FRIENDS OF THE FOREST HIKES: Join the Friends of the Forest for scenic hikes in the forest lands around Anacortes. Dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes. No pets.

Free. 360-293-3725 or friendsoftheacfl.org. n All-ages hike to Whistle Lake’s northwest shore, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 22. Learn about the history of the day, the Forest Lands and the important role people play in taking care of the forest in perpetuity. Meet at the Whistle

Lake parking lot. This hike is approximately 2.5 miles with some hills and uneven terrain. n An extra gentle hike to Sugarloaf Mountain’s old growth forest, 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 26. Tucked into the bottom of Sugarloaf Mountain lies a trail through ancient trees. Meet at the base of Mount Erie on Ray Auld Drive. This hike is a mile or less on a gentle trail and will last about an hour.

TRAIL GUIDES, BIKE MAPS & MORE: Learn about opportunities to be physically active in Skagit County, including trail guides, an activity tracker and local resources at beactiveskagit.org.

TRAIL BUILDERS: Mount Vernon Trail Builders seeks volunteers to help with trail building and maintenance at Little Mountain Park in Mount Vernon.

Work sessions are held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Saturdays, rain or shine.

Lunch, snacks, tools and training are provided.

For information, call Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation at 360336-6215 or visit mountvernontrailbuilders.com.

WOMEN’S RUN & WALK: The 35th annual Bay View Women’s Run & Walk will take place Saturday, May 20, at the Padilla Bay Interpretive Center, 10441 Bayview-Edison Road. The event supports Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services and Women’s Health. Registration begins at 8 a.m.

Race starts at 10 a.m.

Preregister by May 7 at bayviewwormensrun. com. More information: 360-757-4815.

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HOT TICKETS

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JOHN LEGEND June 3-4, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

30, White River Ampitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

QUEEN: with Adam Lambert, July 1, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

CHRIS ISAAC: July 1, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

BRIT FLOYD: July 1, Paramount Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

GLADYS KNIGHT, THE O’JAYS: July 20, Tulalip Casino, Tulalip. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

JOHN MAYER: July 21, The Gorge Ampitheatre, George. livenation.com.

JACK JOHNSON: July 22, The Gorge Ampitheatre, George. livenation. com.

NATALIE MERCHANT: July 22, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

2CELLOS: July 23, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

DAN TDM: July 23, Paramount Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

— For complete listings, visit goskagit.com and click on “Entertainment”

33rd Annual Tulip Festival Street Fair Live Entertainment at the Rick Epting Stage in Pine Square DOWNTOWN MOUNT VERNON APRIL 21 - 23, 2017 Friday & Saturday, 10am - 6pm • Sunday, 10am - 5pm Stacy Jones Band

Friday April 21st 10:00am-12:00pm 12:00pm-2:00pm 2:00pm-4:00pm 4:00pm-6:00pm

Marcia Kester Ranger and the “Re-Arrangers” CC Adams

Chris Eger Band © Judy Tilley

SUFFOCATION, REVOCATION: June 12, Studio Seven, Seattle. 206-2861312 or studioseven.us.

VANS WARPED TOUR: June 16, CenturyLink Field, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

KIDZ BOP KIDS: June 17, White River Ampitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

TOOL: June 17, Gorge Ampitheatre, George.

360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

MATCHBOX TWENTY, COUNTING CROWS: July 18, White River Ampitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

STYX, REO SPEEDWAGON: June 21, White River Ampitheatre, Auburn. 360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

PONCHO SANCHEZ: June 22-25, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

SANTANA: June 23-24, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

PAIN IN THE GRASS: with Korn, Stone Sour, Babymetal and more, June 24, White River Ampitheatre, Auburn.

360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

SAMMY HAGAR AND THE CIRCLE: June 29, Tulalip Casino, Tulalip.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

BRAD PAISLEY: June

livenation.com.

ED SHEERAN: July 2, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

DEFTONES, RISE AGAINST: July 3, White River Ampitheatre, Auburn. 360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

BLONDIE, GARBAGE: July 13, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

TRAIN: July 15, The Gorge Ampitheatre, George. livenation.com.

LYLE LOVETT: July 15, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

J. COLE: July 17, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

LINDSAY BUCKINGHAM AND CHRISTINE MCVIE: July 19, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

Naughty Blokes

The Alkis © Kaitlyn Dirkes

DESTRUCTION, WARBRINGER, JUNGLE ROT: May 24, Studio Seven, Seattle. 206-286-1312 or studioseven.us.

EUGE GROOVE: May 25-28, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

SASQUATCH! MUSIC FESTIVAL: With Chance the Rapper, Twenty One Pilots, Frank Ocean and more, May 26-28, The Gorge, George. sasquatchfestival.com.

MARTIN SHORT: May 26-27, Tulalip Casino, Tulalip. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

ELVIS COSTELLO: June 1, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

TOWER OF POWER: June 2-3, Skagit Valley Casino, Pacific Showroom, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

JOHN LEGEND: June 3-4, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

KASCADE: June 6, Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

JOE LOVANO CLASSIC QUARTET: June 6-7, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK: with Boyz II Men and Paula Abdul: June 7, KeyArena, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation. com.

DEF LEPPARD: with Poison and Tesla, June 9, White River Ampitheatre, Auburn. 360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

FUTURE: June 10, White River Ampitheatre, Auburn. 360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

THE MOODY BLUES: June 10-11, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

MORBID ANGEL,

© Todd Bradley

LIZZ WRIGHT: April 2527, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

THE WEEKND: April 26, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

WAR: April 28, Tulalip Casino, Tulalip. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

LIONEL RICHIE, MARIAH CAREY: April 28, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

LARRY CARLTON: April 28-30, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

THE 1975: April 30, WaMu Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

BILL CHARLAP TRIO: May 2-3, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

ELAINE ELIAS: MAY 4-7, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY: May 5-6, Skagit Valley Casino, Pacific Showroom, Bow. 877-2752448 or theskagit.com.

PJ HARVEY: May 5, WaMu Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

CHRIS BROWN: May 11, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

U2: May 14, CenturyLink Field, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation. com.

SHEMEKIA COPELAND: May 18-21, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

GEORGE LOPEZ: May 19, Tulalip Casino, Tulalip.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

SESAME STREET LIVE: “Elmo Makes Music,” May 19-20, Xfinity Arena, Everett. 866-332-8499 or www.xfinityarenaeverett. com.

Saturday April 22nd 10:00am-12:00pm BrittanyCollinsandtheBadVibes 12:00pm-2:00pm The Alkis 2:00pm-4:00pm Chris Eger Band 4:00pm-6:00pm Stacy Jones Band

Sunday April 23rd 10:00am-11:00am Julian “The White Glove” Trevino 11:00am-1:00pm The Ryders Band 1:00pm-3:00pm Prozac Mtn Boys 3:00pm-5:00pm Jimmy Wright Band

Thanks to our Title Sponsor Elsewhere On The Street: Quichua Mashis, Wapo the Clown & One Fine Fool Juggling Free Parking & Shuttle Service Available • www.mountvernondowntown.org 1599420

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TRAVEL

FA M I LY T R AV E L FI V E

Local travel briefs

5 resorts where both grown-ups and kids feel welcome

By LYNN O’ROURKE HAYES The Dallas Morning News

Finding a resort where both grown-ups and kids feel welcome can be tricky. Here are five that fit the bill: 1. The Sebastian, Vail, Colorado: This cozy Rocky Mountain resort offers families a year-round, home-away-fromhome in a world-class destination.

During the winter months, the Base Camp’s ski-in, ski-out valet service makes accessing the area’s legendary terrain stress free. The kids can also take part in game and movie nights and put snowman-making supplies to good use.

During the summer months, the Sebastian’s center-of-the-action location means opting in for hiking, biking, concert-going, festivals and shopping is a breeze. The Battle Mountain Kids Club and the Tykes Room will keep youngsters engaged while the grownups sample treatments from the Bloom Spa menu or burn calories in the fitness center. thesebastianvail.com 2. Grand Wailea Resort, Maui, Hawaii: Set within 40 lush, tropical acres, you’ll want to check out the expansive water wonderland via the “river.” Float past curvy slides, pulsing waterfalls, caves, a water elevator, a swim-up bar, rope swing and more. Take advantage of beach cruiser bikes, yoga sessions and scuba classes. Opt in for adventure camps and discover teen and youngster hangout spots. New for adrenaline junkies is the Fishpipe, a unique water ride that simulates a milelong water slide. grandwailea.com 3. Ritz Carlton, Grande Lakes, Orlando: Catch a glimpse of Old Florida and the abundant wildlife that make the Headwaters

WEB BUZZ

Name: TripRepublic.com What it does: The website is a simple plug-and-play travel planner (with iOS and Android apps coming soon) that can organize trips for you and your group. Search your destination for flights, activities, food and hotels. Your search results will appear as photo cards with price tags (where applicable). Drag and drop them into individual dates on your itinerary or click on the card to move and prioritize its placement. Ready to book? Click through to the booking partners and make your itinerary come true.

What’s hot: Most itinerary apps and websites attempt to make trip planning easier, but TripRepublic actually succeeds. You can schedule your day with places to eat, sleep and play and can involve multiple users in the planning. I was able to transfer notes I had already gathered in Google Docs (such as links to Airbnb accommodation options) into my plans for a trip to Mexico City. The links turned into their own cards and were easy to organize in my new TripRepublic travel itinerary.

What’s not: When I was researching accommodations for my Mexico City trip, I found only one picture of the hotel I was considering. When I clicked on “Choose your room,” it led me to booking.com, which only sometimes connected to the hotel. Other times I would need to restart my search on the travel website. Direct access to room selection, or the correct hotel, would smooth this process.

— Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times

of the Florida Everglades their home. Shingle Creek, just minutes from the Ritz Carlton Grande Lakes, is a world away from the bustling, Italian palazzo-inspired resort. Nestle into a kayak for a leisurely two-hour paddle during which your guide will point out the resident native species and share the region’s history. For contrast, spend the following days at the pool, in the 40,000-squarefoot spa, on the golf course or at nearby theme parks. ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/ Orlando/Recreation/Kayaking. htm 4. Curtain Bluff Resort, Antigua, West Indies: Intimate and charming yet family-friendly, this laid-back, luxurious island resort has been welcoming clans to the stunning sanctuary since 1962.

Guests return time and again for beautiful beaches, outstanding service and the expansive all-inclusive options that include water skiing, sailing, rafting, deep-sea fishing, paddle-boating, diving

and kayaking. Kids will make a beeline to the shaded base camp, where they will learn to make chocolate and “mocktails” or sail a Hobie Cat. curtainbluff.com 5. Caneel Bay, St. John, Virgin Islands: Once a favored getaway for Laurance Rockefeller and family, this 170-acre island paradise is tucked within the Virgin Islands National Park, a protection made possible by Rockefeller’s land donation to the government in 1956. Today, family travelers can hike park trails and swim, snorkel, dive, kayak and sail in the pristine waters of the resort’s bays and inlets. Youngsters head to Turtle Town for a learning-based kids club experience while parents opt for tennis, relaxation on one of seven beaches or a massage in an open-air cabana. Club Calabash offers teens and tweens their own refuge. caneelbay.com — Lynn O’Rourke Hayes is the editor of FamilyTravel.com

ANACORTES HIGH SCHOOL FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS: Anacortes Sister Cities Association will host a presentation by Anacortes High School’s foreign exchange students at 7 p.m.

Thursday, May 4, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St. Students are Anna-Sophie Wolf of Hanover, Germany; Leonardo Marano of Catania, Italy; Nadege Rontani of Belgium; Romina Guerena of Los Mochis, Mexico; Deniz Aktas of Istanbul, Turkey; and Alessandro Curtolo of Breda di Piave, Italy. More info: b.smart@juno.com.

DESTINATION AFRICA: 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, Mount Vernon AAA, 1600 E. College Way, Suite A, Mount Vernon. RSVP: 360-848-2090.

WHATCOM SENIOR TOURS: Whatcom Senior Tours hosts trips for seniors. 360-733-4030, ext. 1015: n Best Place of Vancouver: Wednesday, April 26. $135.

SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers travel opportunities for ages 8 and older (adult supervision required for ages 17 and younger). Trips depart from and return to Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. 360-3366215.

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES: Recreation Without Borders offers recreational trips, tours and adventures throughout the Northwest and British Columbia. For information or to register: 360-766-7109 or recreationwithoutborders.com. n Thursdays in the Parks: 9 a.m. to noon. Adults can visit various parks, departing from the Burlington Senior Center. $65. Register by Wednesday prior to each series.

ESCORTED TOURS: The Whatcom County Tour Program offers a variety of day trips and longer tours, with most trips departing from and returning to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck St., Bellingham. For information or to register: 360-733-4030, ext. 1015, or wccoa.org/index.php/ tours. n Alaska Inside Passage Cruise: May 13-20. $1,319 inside cabin, $1,769 outside cabin, $2,025 cabin with balcony. n Best of New York City: June 16-20. $2,699 double occupancy; $2,999 single occupancy. n Haida Gwaii: June 19-25. $3,599 per double occupancy and $4,139 single price. n Rhine & Mosel River Cruise: Sept. 21-Oct. 1. $4,549 double occupancy outside cabin, $4,949 double occupancy vista balcony, $5,249 double occupancy exterior balcony. n Celebrity Hawaiian Cruise: Sept. 22-Oct. 2. $2,699 double occupancy inside cabin, $3,099 double occupancy ocean view cabin, $3,599 double occupancy balcony cabin.

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Not rated. $10 general; $9 seniors, students and active military; $8 members; $7 ages 12 and under. Sunday bargain prices: $8 general, $6 members, $5 ages 12 and under.

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7 p.m. Friday, April 21 The show will feature jazz bands from Burlington-Edison, Concrete, Mount Vernon and Sedro-Woolley high schools. $10 adults, $5 seniors and students.

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Skagit Jazz Night

9:55 a.m. Saturday, April 22 Tchaikovsky’s setting of Pushkin’s timeless verse novel is presented on the Met stage in Deborah Warner’s moving production, starring Anna Netrebko and Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Tatiana and Onegin. Alexey Dolgov sings the role of Lenski, and Robin Ticciati conducts.

Adults $23, seniors $21, students (with I.D.) $19, children (12 and under) $19. Lincoln members receive $2 off all price levels.

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7 p.m. Thursday, April 20 The movie screening is hosted by Underground Writing, a literature-based creative writing program serving migrant, incarcerated, recovery and other at-risk communities in Skagit Valley through literary engagement and personal restoration. undergroundwriting.org.

Not rated. Free, $5 suggested donation.

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‘They Call Us Monsters’

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MOVIES

NEW THIS WEEK

MINI-REVIEWS

Hathaway takes on her strangest role in the monster-mash comedy ‘Colossal’

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Jason Sudeikis and Anne Hathaway star in “Colossal.”

By GARY THOMPSON The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Colossal” can be seen as a ground-breaking movie, either for its strange twists or for the damage done by the giant monster that shows up to stomp around downtown Seoul.

The kaiju stuff comes a bit later. The story starts half a world away, in Manhattan, where Gloria (Anne Hathaway) wakes up with a monster hangover. She drinks too much.

Her boyfriend (Dan Stevens) hates it, and kicks her out. She’s sloppy on the job and loses that, too.

Gloria has no money, no place to stay, and so she leaves New York for her upstate hometown and the empty, neglected house she grew up in.

A decade in the big city has left her unimproved — she shuffles down the street as if still returning

from a high school kegger.

Maybe that’s why one-time schoolmate Oscar (Jason Sudeikis) recognizes her.

He gives her a lift in his pickup, then a waitressing job in his local-fixture tavern.

Gloria consumes as much beer as she serves — she and Oscar close up and drink till dawn with a pair of regulars (Tim Blake Nelson, Austin Stowell). Among the topics of conversation: the 40-story creature that has begun to appear in Seoul, materializing out of thin air, then disappearing.

Gloria is particularly fixated, as if there is some spiritual parallel between her and the creature, which bears a loose resemblance to Godzilla (the Toho Studios people thought so and filed suit).

There is an ingenious theory to explain Godzilla’s enduring popularity with children: Like the

monster, they blunder ignorantly and clumsily into the grown-up world, destroy things without meaning to, and so are kindred spirits.

Does Gloria also sense a Seoul mate?

“Colossal” probes these head-scratching parallels for offbeat laughs. Gloria has her own record of collateral damage — carelessly throwing away, for instance, the most handsome guy in “Downton Abbey.”

Now here she is, beautiful and single and tipsy, in a bar with three guys, at least two of whom are interested.

She’s a one-woman wrecking crew, and Hathaway has fun playing the kind of heedless sexual opportunist that men usually get to play, shrugging off last night’s hookup and wondering what all the fuss is about.

And then, suddenly, the subject of the movie becomes masculinity and its

inability to handle women like Gloria. It’s an abrupt turn in story and mood — what had been looselimbed and affable curdles into something unpleasant and disturbing. It left me wondering where the good movie went.

Just about everything goes haywire except Hathaway, who emerges from the wreckage with Gloria intact (up to and including her final gesture). “Colossal” feels a couple rewrites away from finished, but you can see why Hathaway loves Gloria, why she worked so hard to get the movie made (she’s executive producer).

She gets to have the male freedom to be a mess, and she does it in a way no man could ever do it — Hathaway was four months pregnant when she made it.

— 1 hours, 50 minutes.

Rating: R (for language).

HH½ (out of four stars)

Compiled from news services.

Ratings are 1 to 4 stars.

“The Fate of the Furious” — In the franchise’s eighth film, Vin Diesel now plays the bad guy, but Jason Statham has joined the heroes, and people have switched sides so many times it’s enough to give your brain a flat tire. The plot is idiotic, the supposedly snappy quips are lame, and it’s all delivered in an extremely bloated package. Action, PG-13, 136 minutes. HH “Queen of the Desert” — Nicole Kidman does fine work as Gertrude Bell, the so-called “female Lawrence of Arabia,” whose trailblazing adventures starting in the late 19th century are the stuff of legend. Alas, the usually innovative director Werner Herzog has turned Bell’s story into a plodding biopic where very little happens for long stretches of time. Historical drama, PG-13, 127 minutes.

HH “The Outcasts” — Led by geeky Jodi (Victoria Justice) and Mindy (Eden Sher), the high school outcasts wage a revolution against the popular kids in a broad, jokey “Mean Girls” knockoff with no interest in reflecting anything resembling anyone’s adolescent experience.

Before it was even over, I was already forgetting about it.

Comedy, PG-13, 96 minutes. H½ “Colossal” — Anne Hathaway is raw and real and pretty much sensational playing a perpetual screwup whose actions seem to relate to a humongous, reptilian monster demolishing the streets of Seoul. It’s surreal and it’s goofy and it’s exhilarating and it’s rather amazing to see where it all goes. Sci-fi comedy/drama, R, 110 minutes. HHH½ “Win It All” — From the leads to the bit players, everyone in this movie about an addicted gambler (Jake Johnson, also the co-writer) comes across as someone living a real life in a real time and place. One of the many pleasures in director/co-writer Joe Swanberg’s smart, funny, just-edgy-enough, thoroughly entertaining slice of Chicago life is the sure-handed feel of the gambling scenes. Comedy, not rated, 88 minutes.

HHH½ “Ghost in the Shell” — Scarlett Johansson is in full mode as a cyborg equipped with the brain of a badly injured terrorism victim. Just about every scene is a visual wonder to behold, but the plot machinations and the action in the foreground are largely of the ho-hum retread variety. Sci-fi fantasy, PG-13, 106 minutes. HH½ “The Zookeeper’s Wife” — The latest story of unsung World War II heroes tells of Antonina Zabinski (a glowing performance by Jessica Chastain) and her husband, Jan, who risked their own lives as they harbored hundreds of people in their bombed-out Warsaw zoo and helped funnel them to safety. It’s powerful, gauzy, sentimental and almost too restrained. Drama, PG-13, 126 minutes. HHH “The Discovery” — In director Charlie McDowell’s ambitious, unnerving, slightly loopy and beautifully ambivalent gem, Robert Redford stars as a renowned scientist who has discovered proof there is some form of life after death. Until the very end, we’re kept guessing.

Sci-fi drama, not rated, 102 minutes. HHH½

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MOVIES “Life” — Despite an A-list cast headed by Jake Gyllenhaal and Rebecca Ferguson and one very cool and labyrinthine spaceship, this stylish and at times fantastically gory monster thriller eventually crashes and burns due to a script that requires really smart people to act like dopes far too often. Sci-fi thriller, R, 104 minutes. HH “Wilson” — In one of his less memorable performances, Woody Harrelson plays a middle-age misanthrope who, with his ex-wife, tracks down the daughter they had given up for adoption. Like Wilson the man, “Wilson” the movie almost always takes a situation one step too far and one step too dumb, robbing the moment of potential humor. Comedy-Drama, R, 94 minutes. H½ “Song to Song” — In director Terrence Malick’s latest, Natalie Portman, Michael Fassbender, Ryan Gosling and Rooney Mara make up a love quadrangle set against the backdrop of the Austin, Texas, music scene. What a miserable lot of beautiful, self-absorbed, emotionally stunted people, and what sweet relief we feel when the last bit of ponderous narration comes to a close. Drama, R, 129 mintues. HH “T2 Trainspotting” — Now living the straight life, Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) returns to Edinburgh to find his former best mates still seriously messed up. This sequel to the 1996 hit has one foot firmly planted in nostalgia and the other rooted in the present.

Everything old feels new again, and everything

new has the look of an original and blazing piece of art. Drama, R, 117 minutes. HHHH “Mean Dreams” — The late Bill Paxton gives a chilling performance as the monstrously abusive father of a teenage girl who goes on the run with her young lover. The stark and bleak drama is a tribute of sorts to Terrence Malick’s 1973 classic “Badlands,” both in style and story.

Drama, R, 105 minutes. HHH½ “Beauty and the Beast” — The live-action remake of Disney’s 1991 animated classic is almost overwhelmingly lavish, beautifully staged and performed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast headed by Emma Watson and Dan Stevens. Fantasy musical, PG-13, 126 minutes. HHH½ “Brimstone”: Guy Pearce delivers a strong performance as a pure-evil monster of a man who finds ways to justify his horrific behavior, including rape, murder, incest, torture of humans and slaughter of animals. This needlessly confusing, pretentious Old West gore-fest is so harsh, so convoluted and so in-your-face with the gruesome imagery, it’s almost as if the director is daring you to keep watching. Western, R, 148 minutes. H½ “The Ottoman Lieutenant” — The most objectionable thing about this drama set in World War I Turkey isn’t the flat acting or the cliche of a wartime romantic triangle or the cheap and schmaltzy score. It’s the revisionist history of the Armenian Genocide. War romance, R, 106 minutes. H

At area theaters ANACORTES CINEMAS April 21-27 The Fate of the Furious (PG-13): Friday: 1:20, 3:45, 6:35, 8:55; Saturday: 10:30, 3:45, 6:35, 8:55; Sunday-Tuesday: 1:20, 3:45, 6:35; Wednesday: 1:20, 3:45; Thursday: 1:20, (3:45), 6:35 Gifted (PG-13): Friday: 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:30; Saturday: 11:00, 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:30; SundayThursday: 1:30, 4:00, 6:30 The Boss Baby (PG): Friday-Saturday: 1:25, 4:15, 6:45, 9:05; Sunday-Thursday: 1:25, 4:15, 6:45 The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin (NR): Saturday: 9:55 a.m.

The Graduate (50th anniversary) (1967): Wednesday, 7 p.m.

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CONCRETE THEATRE April 21-23 Kong: Skull Island (R): Friday: 7:30; Saturday: 5:00 and 7:30; Sunday: 5:00 360-941-0403

STANWOOD CINEMAS April 21-27 The Fate of the Furious (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 12:55, 3:30, 6:35, 9:05; Sunday-Thursday: 12:55, 3:30, 6:35 Gifted (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:05, 3:55, 6:50, 9:15; Sunday-Thursday: 1:05, 3:55, 6:50 Going in Style (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:10, 3:35, 6:45, 9:30; Sunday-Thursday: 1:10, 3:35, 6:45 The Boss Baby (PG): Friday-Saturday: 1:00, 3:20, 6:40, 9:20; Sunday-Tuesday: 1:00, 3:20, 6:40; Wednesday: 1:00, 3:20; Thursday: 1:00, 3:20, 6:40 OAK HARBOR CINEMAS Beauty and the Beast (PG): Friday-Saturday: April 21-27 The Fate of the Furious (PG-13): Fri & Sat: 12:45, 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:00; Sunday-Thursday: 12:50, 3:30, 6:30, 9:15; Sunday-Thursday: 12:45, 3:30, 6:30 3:40, 6:30 The Graduate (50th anniversary) (1967): Going in Style (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:15, 3:45, 6:45, 9:00; Sunday-Thursday: 1:15, 3:45, 6:45 Wednesday, 7 p.m.

360-629-0514 The Boss Baby (PG): Friday: 1:00, 3:40, 6:40, 8:50; Saturday: 3:40, 6:40, 8:50; Sunday-Tuesday: CASCADE MALL THEATERS 1:00, 3:40, 6:40; Wednesday: 1:00, 3:40; Thursday: Burlington 1:00, 3:40, 6:40 For showings: 888-AMC-4FUN (888-262-4386) The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin (NR): Saturday: 9:55 a.m. * Times subject to change The Graduate (50th anniversary) (1967): Wednesday, 7 p.m.

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REVIEW

‘The Promise’ falls flat

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

History is rife with horrific events that somehow manage to demonstrate true humanity and heroism.

Many of these events are underreported, underrepresented and misunderstood, such as the Armenian Holocaust — the systemic extermination of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire, starting in 1915.

Knowledge of this genocide isn’t universal, and the Republic of Turkey still refuses to acknowledge it. Cinema has always been a useful tool for creating understanding and empathy in mass audiences, and the epic melodrama “The Promise,” based on these events, seeks to remedy popular understanding of the horror. It’s a noble undertaking that only partially succeeds.

Written by Robin Swicord and Terry George, directed by George, “The Promise” has all the trappings of a romantic wartime epic — movie stars, love triangles, exotic destinations. With all of the talent behind the camera and in front of it, it’s confounding then that “The Promise” falls so flat. The film boasts Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale, gorgeous European shooting locations, and experienced talent steering the ship, but somehow all of that adds up to very, very little.

The film is a color-by-numbers wartime drama. Isaac plays Mikael, a young medical student from a small Armenian village, pursuing his fortune in Constantinople.

There he befriends a young Turk (Marwan Kenzari) and an American reporter (Bale) and falls in love with a worldly and well-traveled Armenian woman, Ana (Charlotte Le Bon), though he’s promised to a young woman back home.

When Turkey enters World War I, the group is torn apart by hatred, racism and violence.

At least, that’s what we can

somewhat glean from the events depicted onscreen. Throughout its entire two-plus hour running time, there is nary an explanation of the political machinations behind the persecution of the Armenians.

There’s a bit of chit chat and singing with some German soldiers, a mean Turkish father, and then suddenly everyone’s being executed and shipped off to labor camps while villages burn.

The lack of explanation could be intended to align us with Mikael’s naive perspective. But you’ll definitely leave “The Promise” with far more questions than you might have started with. Perhaps we can never really answer why one group commits genocide against another, but it feels slightly irresponsible to make a film shedding light on this atrocity and then not attempt to explain it in the least.

Instead, “The Promise” is mostly concerned with the love triangle between Ana, Mikael and Chris, the reporter. And yet, even the love triangle itself is a disappointment, as these men never seem too concerned that the other is romancing his girl.

The usually charismatic Isaac is saddled with a dud of a character. Mikael spends most of the film buffeted to and fro by forces beyond his control, like the Turkish Army and his mother (Shohreh Aghdashloo), deferring to the desires of others. It’s not until the third act that he starts to make his own decisions. The swaggering heroics are given to Bale as the Hemingway-esque American foreign correspondent.

With seemingly all the right pieces, it’s a disappointment that “The Promise” lacks the energy and originality needed to sustain itself.

It might be fresh material, but the approach is decidedly stale.

— 2:12. Rated PG-13 for thematic material including war atrocities, violence and disturbing images, and for some sexuality. HH (out of four stars)

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