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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Star Wars: The not only deal with a lot Force Awakens”: Han of crime, but they get Upcoming Solo and General Leia to tell some personal movie releases are pulled into a new stories. Several stories Following is a partial battle between light touch on the 2001 terschedule of coming DVD and dark forces. rorist attacks in New releases. Dates are subThis film picks York. ject to change: up George Lucas’s “Identicals”: Comstrengths — the story of pany switches client APRIL 12 The Forest family, friendship, fight lives with a more Flight 7500 between good and evil, advantageous one.

Heroes Reborn: and the necessity of “Curveball”: Star Event Series finding your own place athlete must fight being Justice League in the galaxy. Abrams taken down a path to vs. Teen Titans takes those elements destruction.

Standoff and presents them Welcome to Sweden: “Stealing Cars”: Season 2 through a structure that John Leguizamo stars combines characters in this tale of a rebelAPRIL 19 from the 1977 film with lious teen who fights The Revenant an entertaining and for survival in a juveNorm of the North engaging group of new nile detention center.

Fifty Shades of Black players.

The Lady in the Van “Episodes: Season Ip Man 3 Seeing this movie Four”: Matt LeBlanc Haven: Complete is like going to a party series about the efforts Final Season made up of people you to turn a British TV Misconduct have known for years show into an American Pretty Little mixed in with an engagseries.

Liars: Season 6 ing group of new faces.

Silicon Valley: The “Dixieland”: StarComplete Second Season No matter the mixture, crossed lovers find their Top Gear 22 the result is magical. efforts to escape their Veep: Season 4 The movie is loaded dead-end town blocked. with great supporting n Tribune News Service Riley Keough stars. players, including those “The Odd Couple: turned in by Adam Season One”: Thomas Driver as Kylo Ren and Lennon and Mathew Perry star in Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, two men this latest version of the Neil Simon on different sides of the battle. Fans comedy. will never forget the performances “The Hoarder”: Storage unit proves

by Driver and Isaac that add another to be a deadly place. wicked level of fun. No character is “Twinkle Toes Lights Up New stronger, though, than Rey (Daisy York”: Teen tries to make her BroadRidley), the central player in the new way dreams come true. story.

“Meet the Hitlers”: Morgan SpurThe comedic force was strong in “A lock documentary about people with New Hope,” an element Lucas used a last name that gets them a lot of both well and poorly. Abrams has attention. lightly seasoned “The Force Awakens” “House of Lies: Season Four”: with humorous moments that are Don Cheadle plays the ruthless Marty skillfully played to either set up some Kaan in this Showtime series. tension or break it.

“A Film About Coffee”: ExaminaDon’t spend extra time pondering tion of what it takes for a coffee to be the numerous “what if” moments that designated as being a specialty. pop up. Instead, just sit back and go “Miss India America”: Woman on a ride that will be as much fun the decides the only way to win back her 10th time as it is the first. boyfriend is to become the new Miss Also included with the film is a India National. making of “Star Wars: The Force “Losing Ground”: Married couple Awakens” documentary and other come to a crossroads in their lives. bonus material.

“The Hallow”: Conservationist “NYPD Blue – Season Nine”: The must fight to save his family from series that changed TV cop shows demonic creatures. remains as good as ever. The men and women of New York’s 15th Precinct n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

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THIS WEEKENDin the area Robert Cray Band plays the Lincoln A contemporary legend of rhythm and blues returns to Skagit County this week as The Robert Cray Band plays the Lincoln Theatre at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 8.

Cray and his band have recorded 20 studio releases over the past 40-plus years, 15 of which have been on the Billboard charts, and played bars, concert halls, festivals and arenas around the world, according to a news release. He has a suitcase full of W.C. Handy blues awards, and four years ago Cray was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.

Growing up in the Northwest near Tacoma, Cray listened to the gospel of the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi, Bobby Bland’s soul, Jimi Hendrix’s rock guitar and the Beatles pop sounds. He would bring all of the influences into play throughout his career, but his teenage band was captivated

by Southern Soul and the blues. $35-$65. Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. 360336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

WINE FESTIVAL The Anacortes Spring Wine Festival will take place from noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at the Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center, 100 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Enjoy wine and food tasting and more. Ages 21 and older. Advance tickets $40, includes wine and food tasting, keepsake glass and live entertainment. Advance designated driver ticket: $25, includes food tasting and entertainment. At the door $5 additional. No pets. 360-2937911 or anacortes.org.

TEXTILES, FIBERS AND MORE The La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum’s StashFest 2016 will feature some two dozen artists and vendors offering textiles, embellishments, fibers and more, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at La Conner High School, 404 N. Sixth St., La Conner. Free admission.

360-466-4288 or laconner quilts.org.

SPRING GARAGE SALE Skagit County Fairgrounds’ 24th annual Spring Garage Sale, Antiques & More is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 8-9, at 479 W. Taylor St., Mount Vernon. Check out some 140 vendors offering antiques, collectibles, toys, art, crafts, books, automotive, sporting goods, camping, hunting and fishing equipment, glassware, household items, furniture, live music, food and more.

Rain or shine. $3 admission, $3 parking. Booth space available. 360-4161350 or skagitcounty.net/ fairgrounds.

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OUT & ABOUT ART “IN THIS WORLD”: View an exhibit of two master oil painters, William E. Elston and Ann Duffy, from Friday, April 8, through Sunday, May 15, at i.e., 5800 Cains Court, Edison. i.e. is open Friday through Sunday from 11 to 5 p.m. or by appointment.

Enjoy an artist’s opening reception from 4 to 6 p.m., Saturday, April 9. Free.

360-488-3458 or ieedison. com.

SANDY HAIGHT: WATERCOLORS: Haight, the official artist for the 2016 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, will be featured from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, through May 2, at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Haight is presenting a new body of floral watercolors to welcome tulip season, and has a collection of up-close abstract florals in addition to more traditional floral images.

Additional artists on display include Randy Dana, Lorna Libert, Melissa Jander, Leo Osborne and the Fidalgo Island Quilters Group. 360-293-6938 or scottmilo.com.

GALLERY EXTENDS SHOW: “From the Forest”, which includes a collection of art made with fungi and bones from local woodlands, will continue through April 24 at Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial, La Conner.

Also showing are paintings inspired by unique stands of trees. Gallery hours are Friday to Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Free. 360-708-4787 or gallerycygnus.com.

REXVILLE GRANGE ART SHOW: View works from local artists specializing in paintings, pottery, glass, photography, jewelry,

‘NORMA’ AT MCINTYRE HALL

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Jonathan Silvia (left) and Christina Kowalski appear in Skagit Opera’s production of “Norma,” which opens Friday, April 8, for a four-performance run at McIntyre Hall in Mount Vernon. For more information, visit skagitopera.org or ticketing.mcintyre hall.org.

Phoebe Toland presents a fascinating conglomeration of her wood block prints, collage, reconstruction and sculpture through April 30, at ACME Creative Space, 705 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday.

360-453-7663.

baskets and clothing from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through April 10, at the Rexville Grange, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. Free. 360-466-0477 or rexvillegrangeartshow. com.

Artists include Marguerite Goff, Beth Hailey, Dona Flora, Janet Hamilton, Linda Ballard, Steve and Carole Bryant, Indy Behrendt, Carole Cunningham, Nicholette Harrington, Kathy Hastings, Cathy Hoffman, Susie Howell, Lynne Irelan, Gayle Johnson, Molly LeMaster, Andrea Lawson, Irene Lawson, Katherine Lewis, Debbie Lowery, Maria Patrizzi, Dona Reed, Wendy Ross, Mary Simmons, Martha Tottenham, Jessamyn Tuttle, Dan Tuttle, Lucinda Van Valkenburg.

ARTIST TOUR: Enjoy a morning tour of Anita Luvera Mayer’s studio from 9:30 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, at the Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts, 12636 Chilberg Road., Mount Vernon.

Follow the tour with lunch, then explore Mayer’s exhibition “Clothing: Art and Embellishment” at the La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum. $50. 360-4660110 or gailcreativestudies. com.

PRINTS, COLLAGE, SCULPTURE: Artist Trust Fellowship recipient

ART WALK: The Mount Vernon Downtown Association kicks off the third

season of First Thursday Art Walks from 5 to 8 p.m., April 7. Stroll through downtown Mount Vernon and visit 14 locations exhibiting original works by local and regional artists. The featured artist at the Front Gallery is Mount Vernon native Elizabeth Bisegna, who will be exhibiting pieces created for the “This is YOUR Downtown” community support campaign. The Mount Vernon Downtown Association hosts art walks on the first Thursday of each month, from April through October. Free. 360-336-3801.

ARTIST EXHIBITION: View Anacortes artist Anne Schreivogl’s colorful, upbeat paintings April 6-27, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First Street, Mount Vernon. Meet the artist at the Mount Vernon Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 7.

Free. 360-293-8988 or linc olntheatre.org.

TEXTILES, FIBERS AND MORE: The La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum’s StashFest 2016 will feature more than two dozen artists and vendors offering textiles, embellishments, fibers and more from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at La Conner High School, 404 N. Sixth St., La Conner. Quilt artists, fiber artists and enthusiasts of any type of fiber art will find materials and inspiration galore. Free admission. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.org.

QUILT SHOW: Fidalgo Island Quilters presents its biennial 2016 Quilt Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 15-16, at the Swinomish Casino & Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. Katrine A. Eagling is this year’s featured artist. The show includes traditional, contemporary, modern and art quilts, and wearable art. A fashion show will be held at 1 p.m.

Saturday. Admission: $7.

360-333-9311 or fidalgois landquilters.com.

APPLIQUÉ AND EMBELLISHMENT: View three exhibits showcasing different and beautiful quilting techniques: “A Magical Journey of Hand Appliqué” by Kathy McNeil and “Clothing: Art & Embellishment”

by Anita Luvera Mayer, through June 19, and “La Conner in Bloom 2016: Flights of Fancy” by various artists, through May 1, at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner.

Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission: $7, $5 students and military, free for members and children ages 11 and younger. 360-466-4288 or

laconnerquilts.org.

EDISON STUDIO TOUR: Tour the private studios of many of Edison’s artists from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 24, throughout the town of Edison. Maps will be available in town businesses. Meet the artists, see their work and buy at studio level pricing. Look for yellow balloons at each studio. Free. edisoneye@ wavecable.com.

JACK GUNTER ART: In association with the Skagit County Historical Museum’s current exhibition, “Secrets of the Mount Vernon Culture,” a show of new works by Camano Island artist Jack Gunter will continue through April 16, at Cassera Arts Premiers, 106 First St., La Conner. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday or by appointment. 310-6919391.

NORTHWEST ARTISTS: A show of paintings and sculptures by the Puget Sound Group of NW Artists continues through April 10, at Matzke Fine Art Gallery & Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island.

Participating artists include Brandy Agun, Beth Van Faasen Betker, Mary Beneventi, Ned Block, Austin Dwyer, Mark Eaton, Charles Fawcett, Joy Hagen, Linda Hoyt, Hyosoon Jung, Cary Jurriaans, Phil Levine, Darlene Lucas, Joe Mac Kechnie, Ned Mueller, Paul Newman, Jon Pokela, Christine Sharp, Lolly Shera, Kathy Troyer, Irena Jablonski, Ann Vandevelde, John Ringen and John Ebner.

Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends, weekdays by appointment.

360-387-2759 or matzkefineart.com.

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OUT & ABOUT SPRING ART SHOW: The River Gallery’s annual Spring Art Show will continue through May 1, at 19313 Landing Road, Mount Vernon. The show features paintings, sculptures, jewelry and glass art by local and regional artists.

Participating artists include Sallie Lynn Davis, Vojtech Rada, Margaret C. Arnett, Jacqui Beck, Coizie Bettinger, Brooke Borcherding, Jennifer Bowman, Cynthia Richardson, Dedrian Clark, Ellen Dale, Chris Duke, Charlotte Decker, Renate Trapkowski, Pien Ellis, Dian Wilson, Nancy Fulton, Robert Gigliotti, Gary Giovane, Rita Hornbeck, Stephen Hunter, Gerald Johnson, Maggi Mason, Esther McLatchy, Louise Mango, Donna Nevitt, Rolf Oversvee, Suzanne Powers, Lavone NewellReim, Sharon Stapleton, Beth McGurren, Lynn Zimmerman, Peter Welty, Gail Thein, Christine Troyer, Peggy Olson and Linda Henley.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. 360-4664524 or rivergallerywa. com.

ART AT MoNA: Two new exhibitions continue through June 12, at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner.

The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday. Free admission.

360-466-4446 or monamus eum.org. n “Beyond Aztlán: Mexican and Chicana/o Artists in the Pacific Northwest”: Spanning the last six decades, this exhibition assembles a diversity of works by Chicana/o and Mexican artists that currently reside or formerly resided in the Pacific

‘TAMING OF THE SHREW’

Mount Vernon. Stroll the Riverfront Plaza, enjoy live entertainment every day on the Rick Epting Memorial Stage, and discover children’s activities, a variety of food booths and hundreds of juried arts and crafts vendors.

360-336-3801 or mount vernondowntown.org.

LECTURES AND TALKS

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Enjoy Shakespeare-inspired movies at 7 p.m. Fridays, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th Street, Anacortes. In honor of “Poetry and 400 Years of Shakespeare,” movie man Nick Alphin has selected four films inspired by the bard’s work. Free. Up next on April 8 is “Taming of the Shrew” (pictured).

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton star in this 1967 film.

Northwest. Some were born in Mexico and moved to this region at different points in their lives. Others, born in the United States, migrated from other states.

And a couple of them are PNW natives. Despite a common legacy, their individual experiences, sensibilities and identities vary enormously — as do their individual expressions. Their works embody a remarkable form of diversity within diversity.

Consequently, they come to challenge all stereotypes and essentialist notions about “Mexican” or “ethnic” art.

Artists include Cecilia Alvarez, Alfredo Arreguin, Arturo Artorez, Paul Berger, Mark Calderón, Daniel Carrillo, Daniel DeSiga, Alma Gómez, Boyer Gonzales, Jr., Jesús Guillén, Fulgencio Lazo, Jesús Mena, George Rodríguez, José Luis Rodríguez Guerra and

Rubén Trejo. Curated by Lauro H. Flores. n Robert Flynn: Art From the Permanent Collection: Born in 1930, Flynn worked in the Seattle area for 17 years and then another 40 years on the island of Kauai, where he still creates art today.

Originally employed as a sign painter with a pictorial style, Flynn decided to leave this job in order to devote more time to his art. In an interview with the curator for the exhibit, Flynn recounts how he “was blown away seeing Jackson Pollock’s work at Seattle Art Museum” sometime in the 1950s. He lists many international modern and contemporary artists as inspiration for his work, but places a heavy emphasis on Pollock and the romantic and tonal painter Albert Pinkham Ryder. Curated by Chloe Dye Sherpe.

FESTIVALS WINE FESTIVAL: The Anacortes Spring Wine Festival will take place from noon to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at the Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center, 100 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

Enjoy wine and food tasting and more. Ages 21 and older. Advance tickets $40, includes wine and food tasting, keepsake glass and live entertainment.

Advance designated driver ticket: $25, includes food tasting and entertainment.

At the door $5 additional.

No pets. 360-293-7911 or anacortes.org.

FAIRS STREET FAIR: The 32nd annual Tulip Festival Street Fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 15-17, along First Street in downtown

SKAGIT TOPIC: Jesse Kennedy, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Skagit County Historical Museum, will present “Lucinda Davis” at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 10, at the museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. Kennedy will share stories of the life and times of Lucinda J. Davis, a single mother who raised her three children and operated a roadhouse on Cedar Bar near the mouth of Stetattle Creek, near what is now Diablo, at the turn of the 19th century.

Free with museum admission. $5 adults, $4 seniors, $10 families. 360-4663365 or skagitcounty.net/ museum.

ACTIVIST STORIES: Fidalgo Democrats present “How did you become an activist? An evening of stories” from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Listen to local Democratic activists share how they became involved in political or environmental activism. Audience participation encouraged.

Bring a non-perishable food item to benefit the food bank. Free. 360-2937114.

RESTORATION OF ELWHA RIVER AND ESTUARY: Dr. Ian Miller, Ph.D., Coastal Hazards Specialist, Peninsula College, Port

Angeles, and other scientists are monitoring the unrestricted Elwha river and the resultant physical and ecological changes within the river basin and its estuary after the removal of two dams from the river. Dr. Miller will discuss observed changes that have occurred in the coastal environment adjacent to the Elwha River mouth at 7 p.m.

Friday, April 8, at Northwest Educational Service District Building, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by Friends of Skagit Beaches: skagitbeaches. org or cherrytree2@com cast.net.

BOOK LAUNCH: Award-winning author J.L. Oakley will launch her novel of WWII in Norway, “The Jøssing Affair,” at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at Village Books, 1200 11th St., Bellingham.

Norwegian intelligence agent Tore Haugland is a jøssing — a patriot — sent to a fishing village on Norway’s west coast to set up a line to receive weapons and agents from England via the “Shetland Bus.” Posing as a deaf fisherman, his mission is complicated when he falls in love with Anna Fromme, a German widow with secrets of her own. 360671-2626 or vill agebooks.com.

GEOLOGY TALK: Dan McShane, MSc, LEG, presents How The Last Ice Age Shaped Our Landscape at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, 10441 Bay View Edison Road, Bow. Discussion includes the Oso landslide and an overview of the Skagit and Samish flats. Free. 360-7576960 or ednasneighbors. wordpress.com.

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33rd annual SKAGIT VALLEY TULIP FESTIVAL

POSTER SIGNING Tulip Festival poster artist Sandy Haight will sign 2016 festival posters and offer other artwork from 11 am. to 3 p.m.

April 9: Tulip Town, 15002 Bradshaw Road, Mount Vernon.

April 10: RoozenGaarde, 15867 Beaver Marsh Road, Mount Vernon.

DISPLAY GARDENS Tulip Town, 15002 Bradshaw Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, later if weather permits.

Gardens, flowers, gifts and more. $6, free for ages 5 and younger. No pets. 360424-8152.

RoozenGaarde, 15867 Beaver Marsh Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Flowers, bulbs, gifts and more. $5, $4 military with ID, free for ages 5 and younger. No pets. 360-4248531.

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.

Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Gardens, greenhouses, plants, art and more.

360-466-3821.

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.

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.

SANDY HAIGHT WATERCOLORS Sandy Haight, the official artist for the 2016 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, will be featured from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday–Saturday at the Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Haight is presenting a new body of floral watercolors to welcome tulip season, and has a collection of up-close abstract florals in addition to more traditional floral images. 360-2936938 or scottmilo.com.

HISTORIC MUSEUM 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. Featured exhibit “Valley Girls — Notable Women of the Skagit,” March 24-June 20. $5 adults, $4 seniors and children ages 6-12; $10 families. Free for members and children ages 5 and younger. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

MASTER GARDENER ‘STEP-ON’ GUIDES Have a WSU Skagit County Master Gardener act as your tour guide to the Skagit Valley. WSU Research Center, 16650 state Route

536, Mount Vernon. For reservations, email tonitulip@ comcast.net.

KIWANIS SALMON BBQ 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, at Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon.

Alder grilled salmon with baked potato, coleslaw, garlic bread, beverages and dessert. $15 adults, $12 child/senior plate. Visa/MC accepted. Groups of 15 or more, call for reservations 360-428-7028 or kiwanis bbq.com.

PETTING ZOO April 9-10: The “Beaks, Noses, and Bills” 4-H Club Petting Farm from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1331 Avon Allen Rd., Mount Vernon.

Visit rabbits, chicks, goats, ponies, ducks, and baby pigs. $5 donation. 360-2025023.

ART BASH 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.

360-466-0382 or skagitart. com.

ART IN A PICKLE BARN Azusa Farm & Gardens, 14904 Highway 20, Mount Vernon. The 25th annual Skagit Art Association show will feature 25 awardwinning art in a variety of media, including paintings, glass, photography and more. Free. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. 360-424-1580 or skagitart.org.

ART AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE 9 a.m. to 6 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.

360-466-3821 or stanwood arts.com.

The area’s biggest event features dozens of entertainment options. For the entire April listing of events, maps and directions, visit tulipfestival.org

SPRING ART SHOW April 7-10: Featured artists and new artists create collectible art in the annual Spring Art Show at the River Gallery, 19313 Landing Road (off of Dodge Valley Road), Mount Vernon. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. 360466-4524 or rivergallerywa. com.

DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON ART WALK Check out original artworks on display along Fairhaven Avenue in downtown Burlington. Tour brochures are available at the Visitor Information Center, 520 E. Fairhaven Ave. Free.

360-757-0994.

ANACORTES QUILT WALK 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. 360-2023410 or fidalgoislandquilters.com.

April 9: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Enjoy family fun in downtown La Conner, with free entertainment, crafts, exhibits and more in Gilkey Square. 360-428-5959.

NOT SO IMPROMPTU TULIP PARADE April 9: 2 p.m. U.S. Bank sponsors the 31st annual Kiwanis Club of La Conner Not So Impromptu Tulip Parade. Starts by the Port and heads south on First Street. Join in the fun as a spectator or participant.

No entry is too small or too wacky. 360-428-5959.

PACCAR OPEN HOUSE April 9: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 12479 Farm to Market Road, Mount Vernon. See the trucks and how they’re tested. The 242-acre site provides test and development for all PACCAR divisions, including Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF trucks. Free. 360-7578311.

WINE FESTIVAL April 9: Noon to 4:30 p.m. The Anacortes Spring Wine Festival will take place at the Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center, 100 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Enjoy wine and food tasting and more.

Ages 21 and older. Advance tickets $40, includes wine and food tasting, keepsake glass and live entertainment. Advance designated driver ticket: $25, includes food tasting and entertainment. At the door: $5 additional. No pets. 360-2937911 or anacortes.org.

ANACORTES SPRING BOAT SHOW April 9-10: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: View more than 75 floating boats ranging up to 65 feet at Cap Sante Boat Haven, 1019 Q Ave., Anacortes. Equipment and marine service displays offered. Free. 888811-2252 or anacortesboatshow.com.

SCHMOOZE FAIR April 14: A Skagit County business to businesses networking opportunity from 4 to 8:30 p.m. at Van Zyverden’s Bulb Warehouse, 12035 Higgins Airport Way, Burlington. Join over 1,000 people for light fare and entertainment. $20. 360336-6114.

STASHFEST 2016 April 9: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum will feature more than two dozen artists and vendors offering textiles, embellishments, fibers and more at La Conner High School, 404 N. Sixth St., La Conner. Quilt artists, fiber artists and enthusiasts of any type of fiber art will find materials and inspiration galore. Free admission. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.org.

REXVILLE GRANGE ART SHOW April 7–10: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Rexville Grange, 19299 Rexville Grange Rd., Mount Vernon. Twice a year, the Grange shows local

artists specializing in paintings, pottery, glass, photography, jewelry, baskets, and clothing. Listen to Campbell Road, a local Celtic band, at the opening party from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, April 1. Free.

360-466-0477 or rexville grangeartshow.com.

Artists include: Marguerite Goff, Beth Hailey, Dona Flora, Janet Hamilton, Linda Ballard, Steve and Carole Bryant, Indy Behrendt, Carole Cunningham, Nicholette Harrington, Kathy Hastings, Cathy Hoffman, Susie Howell, Lynne Irelan, Gayle Johnson, Molly LeMaster, Andrea Lawson, Irene Lawson, Katherine Lewis, Debbie Lowery, Maria Patrizzi, Dona Reed, Wendy Ross, Mary Simmons, Martha Tottenham, Jessamyn Tuttle, Dan Tuttle, Lucinda Van Valkenburg.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; 8:30 to 10 a.m. Toddler Tuesday, at 550 Cascade Mall Drive, Burlington. Closed Easter.

Activities for children ages 10 and younger. $6.25, free for members and ages younger than 1. 360-7578888. Free admission Tuesday, April 12.

HERITAGE FLIGHT MUSEUM April 7-9: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday, 15053 Crosswind Drive, Burlington. Check out flyable World War II, Korea and Vietnam era aircraft, flight memorabilia and artifacts. $8 adults, $5 children, free for ages 5 and younger.

360-424-5151 or heritage flight.org.

MUSEUM of NORTHWEST ART 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday, 121 S. First St., La Conner.

The museum’s collections include contemporary art from across the Northwest, including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and British Columbia.

Free admission. 360-4664446 or monamuseum.org.

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Don Cheadle was the man in charge on Miles Davis biopic before even he knew it

By MARK OLSEN Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — Just as superheroes have their canon origin stories, so does the movie “Miles Ahead.” The tale of how Don Cheadle came to play Miles Davis has already passed into the stuff of legend.

“You’re not gonna make me say it again, right?” Cheadle asked with a laugh during a recent interview.

It was shortly before he had to leave to tape a pair of television appearances and then head to multiple postscreening Q&As for the kind of industry crowds that could help spread the word about the film.

When you star, direct, co-write and produce a daring and adventuresome movie like “Miles Ahead,” the promotional duties fall hard on you. The film is also Cheadle’s feature directing debut.

It all began 10 years ago. Just after Miles Davis was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, Davis’ nephew Vince Wilburn Jr. said Don Cheadle would play the iconoclastic musician in a movie.

This was news to Don Cheadle.

Nevertheless, he eventually found himself meeting with Wilburn and other representatives of the Miles Davis estate.

Cheadle had already appeared in a number of straightforward biopics — as disc jockey Petey Greene in “Talk to Me,” entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. in “The Rat Pack” and

humanitarian Paul Rusesabagina in “Hotel Rwanda,” the role that earned him an Cheadle Oscar nomination — so he wasn’t interested in a conventional telling of Davis’ life.

Instead of a straightahead narrative on how he worked with this person or that, overturned the conventions of jazz or his notoriously difficult personality in public and private, Cheadle pitched the family on an unusual idea that at its core would be a movie Davis himself might have wanted to star in.

“Even at that point I wasn’t thinking, ‘Oh, I’ll write it and produce it and direct it,’” Cheadle, 51, said. “I was thinking this is a better way to approach that person’s life. And as I was saying that out loud it became apparent it was going to be up to me to do that.”

The story hurtles from one time period to another with a relentless sense of forward momentum.

Based in the period in the late 1970s when Davis did not release any new music, the jazz legend seems haunted by memories of his ex-wife, the dancer Frances Taylor (played by Emayatzy Corinealdi).

A reporter named Dave Braden (Ewan McGregor) barges his way into Davis’ house, wanting to write the story of his lost years.

An unreleased tape of a recording session goes missing and as Davis and

Braden try to get it back, they repeatedly cross paths with a sleazy music biz hustler (Michael Stuhlbarg) and a promising young trumpeter (Lakeith Lee Stanfield).

With its mix of real incidents, fictionalized circumstances and an unpredictable, shifting tone that at times feels like a romantic reverie and then like a gangster chase movie, “Miles Ahead” is rife with Davis’ own restless energy.

“We wanted to lean into the idea that we were going to do something different, we were going to do an anti-biopic,” said Cheadle’s co-writer, Steven Baigelman, also credited on the James Brown picture “Get On Up.” “We felt like the kind of person and the kind of artist that Miles Davis was, it was not possible, nor did we even want to try, to tell a whole life’s story in an hour and a half or two hours. We felt it would have been an injustice to both the music and the man.”

“To me it’s saying, this is the best part of the Miles Davis that I know,” said Cheadle, “this creative energy, the quest to never stop trying to figure out the next thing to say.

For me as a first-time director, it was all kind of meta to me. I’m a firsttime director in a place that’s brand new and scary for me, and I am trying to figure out how to say the thing I want to say.”

Cheadle intensely studied the trumpet for the part and indeed plays on-screen — though the sounds heard are largely either vintage recordings of Davis or contemporary

Don Cheadle stars as Miles Davis in “Miles Ahead.”

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trumpeter Keyon Harrold, who recorded to match Cheadle onscreen. (The film’s score is likewise a mix of Davis recordings and original music by Robert Glasper.) Cheadle’s determination to really learn to play the trumpet underscored his commitment to the role.

“He just really inhabited that character,” Corinealdi said. “I did often feel he was still Miles even when he was giving me some direction. And I did often wonder how he was able to navigate that for himself. I honestly don’t know that I have the answer as to how he was able to balance it, but he did.”

“Miles Ahead” first premiered at the New York Film Festival last fall, ahead of this year’s Oscar nominations and the subsequent controversy over their lack of diversity.

Both Cheadle and his film, an Oscar-nominated black actor turned filmmaker promoting a movie about an iconic black musician, have since been swept up in the media uproar around the issues of Hollywood, inclusivity and representation.

“Everyone’s conflating events that feel, and maybe in a good way, that feel like they begin to stack up on each other,” he said. “It feels like we’re

having this watershed moment where the conversation and this idea is not something that in two months time recedes back and we don’t even talk about it again.

“No, we’re in sort of a movement right now, things moving in a direction where an issue like this or a question like this is something to be wrestled with, as uncomfortable as it may be or as inconvenient as it may be for people who just want it to be about entertainment,” he continued. “And for that I’m like, OK fine, have it out there, let’s talk about it.”

“House of Lies,” the Showtime series Cheadle stars in and executive produces, comes back on the air for its fifth season later this month, and he will also soon be seen reprising the character War Machine as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the upcoming “Captain America: Civil War.” He’s said he’s waiting for the dust to settle from “Miles Ahead” before he decides whether he might go right into another project as director.

The entire time Cheadle has been talking, his phone has been plugged in to a sound system and playing only Davis’ music

— “I still listen to Miles all the time,” he said.

Suddenly a quiet, traditional jazz tune shuffled to the jittery, heavy sound of Davis’ music from the early ‘70s.

“See, this is Miles,” Cheadle said, perking up with the shift in mood between songs. “This is Miles Davis music? Yeah.”

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area April 7-17

TUNING UP Playing at area venues April 7-14 LOOKING AHEAD FRIDAY.15

THURSDAY-SUNDAY.7-10 “THE DROWSY CHAPERONE” Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. acttheatre.com/8upcoming-shows/65-the-drowsy-chaperone. Check individual listings for times.

Pictured, from left: Tim McLaughlin as The Man In The Chair, Jessica Guzik as Janet and Andy Russell as Robert. Craig Parrish / Skagit Valley Herald

“Lost in Yonkers”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse. com.

“The Drowsy Chaperone”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. acttheatre. com/8-upcoming-shows/65the-drowsy-chaperone “Norma”: Skagit Opera, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-$29. 360-4167727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall. org.

NOAH Center’s third annual “Laugh Your Tail Off Benefit Comedy Show and Silent Auction”: 7 p.m., Tulalip Resort & Casino Orca Ballroom, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip. $95. 360-629-7055 or thenoahcenter.org.

SATURDAY.16

Thursday.7 THEATER

“Lost in Yonkers” (drama): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

“The Drowsy Chaperone”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. acttheatre.com/8-upcomingshows/65-the-drowsy-chaperone

MUSIC

Celtic Harps: Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter, 7 p.m., Littlefield Celtic Center Great Hall, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. $15-$20. 360-416-4934 or celticarts.org.

Friday.8 THEATER

“Lost in Yonkers” (drama): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

“The Drowsy Chaperone”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. acttheatre.com/8-upcomingshows/65-the-drowsy-chaperone

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OPERA

“Norma”: Skagit Opera, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-$29.

Opening night Gala Dinner: 5:30 p.m. $75.

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

Saturday.9

Thursday.14

“Lost in Yonkers”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse. com.

“The Drowsy Chaperone”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. acttheatre. com/8-upcoming-shows/65the-drowsy-chaperone Met Live: Roberto Devereaux (Donizetti): 9:55 a.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

Prices vary. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

THEATER

SUNDAY.17

OPERA

“Norma”: Skagit Opera, 2 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-$29. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall. org.

Met Live: “Madama Butterfly” (Puccini): 1 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Prices vary. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

THEATER

“Lost in Yonkers” (drama): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“The Drowsy Chaperone”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. acttheatre.com/8-upcomingshows/65-the-drowsy-chaperone

Sunday.10 THEATER

“Lost in Yonkers” (drama): 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

“The Drowsy Chaperone”: 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. acttheatre.com/8-upcomingshows/65-the-drowsy-chaperone

“Lost in Yonkers” (drama): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

“The Drowsy Chaperone”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. acttheatre.com/8-upcomingshows/65-the-drowsy-chaperone

“Lost in Yonkers”: 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse. com.

“The Drowsy Chaperone”: 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. acttheatre. com/8-upcoming-shows/65the-drowsy-chaperone “Norma”: Skagit Opera, 2 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-$29. 360-416-7727, ext.

2, or mcintyrehall.org.

SATURDAY.9

THURSDAY.7

HOT DAMN SCANDAL 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

No cover.

360-766-6266.

The Hoe and the Harrow (folk, Americana) and Ovando (lo-fi, folk): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $6. 360-445-3000.

Karl Blau: 6 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649.

Open Mic and Jam: 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover. 425-7375144 or 360-629-6500.

FRIDAY.8

POLECAT

POLECAT (CD RELEASE PARTY) AND SKY COLONY 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Loft, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

Brent Amaker and the Rodeo: 9 p.m., The Brown Lantern, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-2932544.

Cosmos Dream: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

FRIDAY.8 Amara Grace (soul): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

Polecat (CD release party) and Sky Colony: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Loft, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

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

J.P. Falcon Band/J.P. Falcon Grady: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 574 Caines Court, Bow. Free.

360-766-6330.

Marcia Kester: 6 p.m., Birdsview Brewing Company, 38302 Highway 20, Concrete. 360757-9687.

ACME Acoustics: 7 p.m., ACME Creative Space, 705 Commerical Ave., Anacortes. $10.

360-453-7663.

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

Joe Stanton (folk and blues): 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Mick Byrd (solo): 8 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

Ovando: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

The John & Dave Show: 9 p.m., The Brown Lantern, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-293-2544.

Nick Anthony and Friends: 8 to 11 p.m., Evelyn’s Tavern, 12667 Highway 9, Clear Lake.

360-399-1321.

Jukebox Duo: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

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

SATURDAY.9 Little Mountain: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon.

360-422-6411.

Eugenie Jones: 7 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

SUNDAY.10 Bow Diddlers: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-7666266.

Janie Cribbs and the T.Rust Band (blues): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

MONDAY.11 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360445-4733.

Swingnuts Jazz: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Angel of the Winds Casino, 3438 Stoluckquamish Lane, Arlington. No cover.

Hot Damn Scandal: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover.

360-766-6266.

WEDNESDAY.13

THURSDAY.14

Stilly River Band: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

The Freties (Celtic, folk, chamber): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $15.

360-445-3000.

Heron and Crow: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Dovetails: 6 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley.

360-982-2649.

Aaron Apple’s Farewell Party, Xavier’s School, Skymall, Tyrant Fly Catchers: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6.

Open Mic and Jam: 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover.

Sardines: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 574 Cains Ct., Bow. Free. 360-766-6330.

Joan Penney Jazz Band: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Blake Angelos: 6 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham.

360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Marcia Kester: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360445-3000.

Drew Ferraro: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.

E8 Thursday, April 7, 2016

ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area April 7-17

TUNING UP Playing at area venues April 7-14 LOOKING AHEAD FRIDAY.15

THURSDAY-SUNDAY.7-10 “THE DROWSY CHAPERONE” Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. acttheatre.com/8upcoming-shows/65-the-drowsy-chaperone. Check individual listings for times.

Pictured, from left: Tim McLaughlin as The Man In The Chair, Jessica Guzik as Janet and Andy Russell as Robert. Craig Parrish / Skagit Valley Herald

“Lost in Yonkers”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse. com.

“The Drowsy Chaperone”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. acttheatre. com/8-upcoming-shows/65the-drowsy-chaperone “Norma”: Skagit Opera, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-$29. 360-4167727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall. org.

NOAH Center’s third annual “Laugh Your Tail Off Benefit Comedy Show and Silent Auction”: 7 p.m., Tulalip Resort & Casino Orca Ballroom, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip. $95. 360-629-7055 or thenoahcenter.org.

SATURDAY.16

Thursday.7 THEATER

“Lost in Yonkers” (drama): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

“The Drowsy Chaperone”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. acttheatre.com/8-upcomingshows/65-the-drowsy-chaperone

MUSIC

Celtic Harps: Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter, 7 p.m., Littlefield Celtic Center Great Hall, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. $15-$20. 360-416-4934 or celticarts.org.

Friday.8 THEATER

“Lost in Yonkers” (drama): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

“The Drowsy Chaperone”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. acttheatre.com/8-upcomingshows/65-the-drowsy-chaperone

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OPERA

“Norma”: Skagit Opera, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-$29.

Opening night Gala Dinner: 5:30 p.m. $75.

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

Saturday.9

Thursday.14

“Lost in Yonkers”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse. com.

“The Drowsy Chaperone”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. acttheatre. com/8-upcoming-shows/65the-drowsy-chaperone Met Live: Roberto Devereaux (Donizetti): 9:55 a.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

Prices vary. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

THEATER

SUNDAY.17

OPERA

“Norma”: Skagit Opera, 2 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-$29. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall. org.

Met Live: “Madama Butterfly” (Puccini): 1 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Prices vary. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

THEATER

“Lost in Yonkers” (drama): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“The Drowsy Chaperone”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. acttheatre.com/8-upcomingshows/65-the-drowsy-chaperone

Sunday.10 THEATER

“Lost in Yonkers” (drama): 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

“The Drowsy Chaperone”: 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. acttheatre.com/8-upcomingshows/65-the-drowsy-chaperone

“Lost in Yonkers” (drama): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

“The Drowsy Chaperone”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. acttheatre.com/8-upcomingshows/65-the-drowsy-chaperone

“Lost in Yonkers”: 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse. com.

“The Drowsy Chaperone”: 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. acttheatre. com/8-upcoming-shows/65the-drowsy-chaperone “Norma”: Skagit Opera, 2 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-$29. 360-416-7727, ext.

2, or mcintyrehall.org.

SATURDAY.9

THURSDAY.7

HOT DAMN SCANDAL 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

No cover.

360-766-6266.

The Hoe and the Harrow (folk, Americana) and Ovando (lo-fi, folk): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $6. 360-445-3000.

Karl Blau: 6 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649.

Open Mic and Jam: 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover. 425-7375144 or 360-629-6500.

FRIDAY.8

POLECAT

POLECAT (CD RELEASE PARTY) AND SKY COLONY 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Loft, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

Brent Amaker and the Rodeo: 9 p.m., The Brown Lantern, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-2932544.

Cosmos Dream: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

FRIDAY.8 Amara Grace (soul): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

Polecat (CD release party) and Sky Colony: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Loft, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

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

J.P. Falcon Band/J.P. Falcon Grady: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 574 Caines Court, Bow. Free.

360-766-6330.

Marcia Kester: 6 p.m., Birdsview Brewing Company, 38302 Highway 20, Concrete. 360757-9687.

ACME Acoustics: 7 p.m., ACME Creative Space, 705 Commerical Ave., Anacortes. $10.

360-453-7663.

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

Joe Stanton (folk and blues): 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Mick Byrd (solo): 8 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

Ovando: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

The John & Dave Show: 9 p.m., The Brown Lantern, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-293-2544.

Nick Anthony and Friends: 8 to 11 p.m., Evelyn’s Tavern, 12667 Highway 9, Clear Lake.

360-399-1321.

Jukebox Duo: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

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

SATURDAY.9 Little Mountain: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon.

360-422-6411.

Eugenie Jones: 7 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

SUNDAY.10 Bow Diddlers: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-7666266.

Janie Cribbs and the T.Rust Band (blues): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

MONDAY.11 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360445-4733.

Swingnuts Jazz: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Angel of the Winds Casino, 3438 Stoluckquamish Lane, Arlington. No cover.

Hot Damn Scandal: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover.

360-766-6266.

WEDNESDAY.13

THURSDAY.14

Stilly River Band: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

The Freties (Celtic, folk, chamber): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $15.

360-445-3000.

Heron and Crow: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Dovetails: 6 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley.

360-982-2649.

Aaron Apple’s Farewell Party, Xavier’s School, Skymall, Tyrant Fly Catchers: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6.

Open Mic and Jam: 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover.

Sardines: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 574 Cains Ct., Bow. Free. 360-766-6330.

Joan Penney Jazz Band: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Blake Angelos: 6 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham.

360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Marcia Kester: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360445-3000.

Drew Ferraro: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.

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GET INVOLVED ART CALL FOR ARTISTS: Allied Arts of Whatcom County is accepting applications through June 3 for juried artist booths at SeaFeast, which will take place Oct. 1, in Bellingham. The event showcases and celebrates Bellingham’s marine heritage, working waterfront, commercial fishing and the culinary bounty of the Pacific Northwest. There is $15 jury fee. Complete entry guidelines are available at alliedarts.org/ seafeast. For questions, call 360-676-8548 or email katy@alliedarts.org.

CALL FOR FIBER ARTS: The La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum is accepting entries through June 30 for the 2016 Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival, set for Sept. 30-Oct. 2, in La Conner. This juried and judged exhibit is open to quilters and fiber artists of all levels. For entry guidelines, call 360-466-4288 or visit laconnerquilts.org.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Mount Vernon Downtown Association is developing a roster of artists interested in showing their art in downtown Mount Vernon galleries and businesses during First Thursday Art Walks, held the first Thursday of each month from April through October. The organization is seeking artisans from all media, including painters, photographers, sculptors, fabric artists and more. Call 360-336-3801 or email dep.mvda@gmail.com.

ART COMMISSION MEETING: The Mount Vernon Arts Commission will meet at 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19, in the conference room at Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St.,

Mount Vernon. 360-3366215.

KNITTER’S GUILD: North Sound Knitter’s Guild meets from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, April 11, in the Social Room at the Stanwood Community and Senior Center, 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood.

360-387-9611.

CALL FOR INSTRUCTORS: Burlington Parks and Recreation is looking for qualified instructors to expand its enrichment classes for youth and adults. To download an instructor’s packet, visit the Parks and Recreation Department webpage at burlingtonwa.gov and click on the “Instructors Needed” tab. For information, call 360-755-9649 or email recreation@burl ingtonwa.gov.

CALL TO COLLECTORS: The Anacortes Museum, 1305 Eighth St., Anacortes, invites local collectors to participate in its “Anacortes Presents” program by putting their treasures on display at the museum for the entire community to enjoy. Exhibits usually run about three months.

For information, call 360293-1915.

ART CLASSES FAMILY ART DAYS AT MoNA: The Museum of Northwest Art offers Family Art Days each month at MoNA, 121 S. First St., La Conner. Sessions are open to ages 5 and older at all skill levels and include guided walk-throughs of MoNA exhibitions. $5 per family, free for members. Limited enrollment. Preregistration is required. 360-4664446 or monamuseum.org.

Next up: n Colorful Silk Scarves:

with Deirdre Czoberek: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 16. Learn the process of stretching, designing, and painting a small silk scarf. n Memory Boxes: with Stephany Vogel: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, May 28. Using painting and drawing techniques, with added collage, found object and mixed media supplies, create a unique memory box to store special items or give as a gift.

MOSAIC YARD ART: Four-week class will meet from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, starting April 6, at the Anacortes Senior Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes. Create your choice of yard art projects. $50. Materials and tools provided. 360399-1180.

CORK & CANVAS PAINTING PARTY: Create your own masterpiece from 6 to 8 p.m. today, April 7, at Gretchens, 509 First St., Mount Vernon. All materials provided, including a 16 X 20 canvas, paint, brushes, instruction, snacks and wine. Ages 21 and older only. $45. 360-336-8747 or speckledhen.org.

ART CLASSES: Choose from painting, photography, fiber and 3D art workshops taught by professional artists at the Pacific NorthWest Art School, 15 N.W. Birch St., Coupeville. For information and a complete schedule: 360-678-3396 or pacificnorthwestartschool. com.

ART CLASSES: Dakota Art Center offers a variety of art classes and workshops at 17873 Highway 536, Mount Vernon.

360-416-6556, ext. 5, or dakotaartcenter.com.

FIBER ARTS: Terri Bibby will present “SAORI Freestyle Weaving” at the next meeting of the Whidbey Weavers Guild beginning at 10 a.m. today, April 7, at the Pacific Northwest Art School, 15 NW Birch St., Coupeville. Bring a brown bag lunch. whidbeyweavers guild.org.

BURLINGTON ART CLASSES: Burlington Parks and Recreation will offer these upcoming art classes for kids at the Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave. For information or to register, call 360-755-9649 or visit burl ingtonwa.gov/recreation. n Manga and Anime Drawing: with Max Elam: 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 3-24. Kids ages 8 to 13 will draw and ink their own version of subject matter.

Class will explore the use of comic strip panels, perspective, speed lines and the understanding of light and shadow. $45, includes all supplies and portfolio.

Register by April 26. n Colored Pencil Techniques: with Deirdre Czoberek: 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Wednesdays, May 4-25.

Kids ages 7 to 12 will work on drawing skills, color blending and illustration ideas in a journal they get to keep. $50, plus $20 supply fee. Register by April 26.

AUDITIONS “PROOF”: Auditions will be held at 2 p.m.

Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday, April 16-17, at the Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. Parts are available for two women ages 20s to 30s, and two men ages 20s to 50s+. Auditions will be by cold readings from the script. The production will run May 27-June 18. For

information or to schedule an audition, call 360-2936829 or visit acttheatre. com.

AUDITIONS FOR CHORAL SINGERS: Cantabile Chamber Choir seeks to audition experienced choral singers to join our fine ensemble. Rehearsals are Mondays, 6:30-9 p.m. in Mount Vernon. The group’s next concerts are April 23-24. Check us out on Facebook. Contact Jennie Bouma at cantabile chamberchoir@gmail.com or 425-312-4565.

DANCE CAMANO SPRING DANCE: Dance to the music of Camano Junction from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $15, includes snacks and nohost bar. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org.

FOLK DANCING PARTY: The Skagit-Anacortes Folk Dancers host a potluck and dance party at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at the Bayview Civic Hall, 12615 C St. in Bayview.

Live music by Orkestar RTW, playing traditional dance and folk music from Bulgaria, Macedonia and Serbia. $10 suggested donation. 360-766-6866.

FOLK DANCING: Skagit-Anacortes Folk Dancers meet Tuesdays at the Bayview Civic Hall, 12615 C St. in Bayview, Skagit County. 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. All are welcome. No partners needed. For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360-766-6866.

SCOTTISH DANCING: Bellingham Scottish Country Dancers meet from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Fairhaven Library auditorium (upstairs), 1117 12th St., Bellingham. Wear comfortable clothes and soft-soled shoes without heels. $8 per class. For information, call Mary Anderson at 360-933-1779 or visit bellinghamscd.org.

THURSDAY DANCE: Enjoy dancing to the music of The Skippers from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays at Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For information, contact Gisela at 360-4245696.

MOVING MEDITATIONS: The Dances of Universal Peace will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.

Sunday, April 10, at the Skagit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 500 W. Section St., Mount Vernon. Dances include live music and singing with a focus on a particular sacred phrase, inspired by spiritual traditions from around the world, including Christian, Jewish, Native American, Hindu, Buddhist and others. No experience necessary.

Dances are taught to the group each time. Donation requested, but no one is turned away for lack of funds. 360-629-9190.

CLOG DANCING FOR BEGINNERS: Free lesson from 10 to 11 a.m., followed by regular clog dancing from 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays, at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St., Mount Vernon. No fee, no partner needed.

First three lessons are free. Wear comfortable shoes. For information, call Rosie at 360-4244608.

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MUSIC REVIEWS

GET INVOLVED MUSIC BARBERSHOP HARMONY: Want to have fun singing four-part Barbershop harmony? Attend a free, no-commitment rehearsal of the An-OChords. 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, 360941-5733 or svenbob @cheerful.com.

TIME FOR FIDDLERS: The Washington Old Time Fiddlers play acoustic old time music 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. Information: 630-1156.

SKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC CLUB: The club welcomes performers (intermediate and above), listeners and guests to join the fun at 1:45 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 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 360-428-4228.

SHELTER BAY CHORUS: Practices are held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Mondays (except the first full week of each month, when practice is held on Friday) at the Shelter Bay Clubhouse, 1000 Shoshone Drive, La Conner. New members welcome. No need to be

a Shelter Bay resident.

360-770-7354.

HARMONY NORTHWEST CHORUS: Join the women of Harmony Northwest Chorus from 6:30-9 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.

B.Y.O.U. (Bring Your Own Ukulele): Beginner/ intermediate ukulele jam at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, at North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington.

Learn to play and jam with other local ukulele players. Free. 360-4216842.

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

360-293-2544.

OPEN MIC: Jam Night: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Thursdays, at the Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360445-4733.

DRUM CIRCLE: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at the Center for Spiritual Living, 1508 N. 18th St., Mount Vernon.

Bring your drum or borrow one. Handicapped accessible. Free. Freewill offering accepted. 360305-7559.

RECREATION FREE VOLLEYBALL CLINIC: Skagit Valley College Women’s Volleyball and the Puget Sound Region Women’s Professional Volleyball Team “Sound Premier” will host a free volleyball clinic for third to eighth grade students from 2 to

3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at Skagit Valley College, Dave Duvall Pavilion, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Email zachary.calles@skagit. edu to register with “volleyball clinic” in subject line. Place name, age and grade of participant in the body. Open to the first 36 registrants.

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.

LEADERSHIP SKAGIT: Each year, Leadership Skagit selects community leaders for a nine-month civic leadership and development program, starting September at Skagit Valley College, 2405 East College Way, Mount Vernon. Anyone can apply; the deadline is 5 p.m., June 16, with an early bird discount available until 5 p.m., Monday, May 16. Participants gain increased awareness and commitment to serve Skagit Valley, as well as a comprehensive understanding of the issues facing Skagit County, the resources available to address these issues, and the opportunities for leadership involvement. Each participant becomes part of a small team that plans, organizes and completes a service project that provides lasting benefit to the community. To register, contact Kathryn Bennett, Director, at 360-395-8727 or visit leadershipskagit. org.

POETRY CONTEST: In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Upper Skagit Library is sponsoring a “Change”

themed poetry contest.

Submissions will be accepted through April 23 at the Upper Skagit Library, 45770B Main St., Concrete. Activities during the month include a suggested “Poem-a-Week” challenge, a “Slam into Change” poetry slam at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, and a reading of the winning entries at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30. Skagit County residents of all ages and skill levels are eligible to participate. Prizes will be awarded. Free. 360-8537939 or upperskagit.lib. wa.us.

AAUW CROQUET TOURNAMENT: Play croquet and support the American Association of University Women at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 30, at the East College Campus Building, Skagit Valley College, 2727 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Men’s, women’s, teen’s and children’s divisions make it easy for anyone to play, compete, and have fun just a couple miles from the tulips. The $10 adult and $5 kids entry fees benefit scholarships. Register at 360-416-7044 or at 9 a.m. the day of event.

HEALTHY HIKES: Park staff or guests lead participants on the threemile Evergreen Trail from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Saturdays, through April 30, at Rockport State Park, 51095 Highway 20, Rockport. Participants who hike 100 miles in the park during 2016 will earn a hand-carved walking stick made by Don Smith, artist and senior park aide. Free, but a Discover Pass is required. 360-853-8461 or rockport@parks. wa.gov.

PARKER MILLSAP, “The Very Last Day”— In the most powerful number on his second album, “Heaven Sent,” Parker Millsap sings in the voice of a gay youth trying to win acceptance from his preacher father by using the father’s own teachings about love and tolerance. The music is as raw and stark as the emotion.

That’s just one instance of how Millsap builds on the great promise of his self-titled debut album.

The 23-year-old Oklahoman, who grew up in the Pentecostal church, is an arresting new voice whose bluesy songs are suffused with religious imagery and often delivered with edgy, rock-androll intensity, even though the music is acoustic. On the title song, he sends up the yearning for the Second Coming by welcoming the idea of nuclear annihilation. On the headlong “Hands Up,” he paints a sympathetic portrait of a battle-scarred Iraq vet turned stickup man. (“Preacher said Jesus would save my soul / But he never turned up out on patrol.”)

For all that, Millsap never comes across as cynical or condescending. And that is driven home by his mesmerizing, straight-up version of the album’s one non-original, the gospel-blues standard “You Gotta Move.” n Nick Cristiano, The Philadelphia Inquirer

ANTHONY HAMILTON, “What I’m Feelin’” — Hamilton’s sixth studio LP is a beauty: rich, diverse, smooth, and

soulful from the strong first track, “Save Me,” to the gospel-tinged, achingly pretty “Love Is an Angry Thing” finale. The 45-year-old singer-songwriter with North Carolina roots — and affiliations with Nappy Roots, D’Angelo, and Jill Scott — may never be mainstream, but this record has potential to grow his stardom. Soul-food and home-cooking analogies often get applied to his deep, raspy, and aweinspiring R&B pipes.

They aren’t inappropriate here, either; syrupy, sweet, satisfying, and fulfilling seem like apt descriptors for “What I’m Feelin’.”

His love of God, women, and nostalgia characterize these tracks.

Single “Amen” is a case in point: “Got me saying Amen / From the bed to the stove / From the church to the job / Best thing I know.”

There are some wonderfully produced tracks, like the slow-burning “Ever Seen Heaven” and the piano-tinkling throwback vibes of “Walk in My Shoes.” In “Save Me,” you can hear flecks of Parliament-Funkadelic, Prince and Sly Stone.

There’s a lovely flexibility to his voice, capable of expressing joy and sorrow in the same words, as in the devastatingly romantic “Still.”

This is music for babymaking, slow-dance cookouts, and top-down warm-weather cruising.

It’ll satisfy the old-heads who think music isn’t what it used to be. n Bill Chenevert, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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TRAVEL

From limos to junk, quirky museums tell Beijing’s history

By LOUISE WATT Associated Press

BEIJING — Stuffed into a tiny room off an alleyway are items that Wang Jinming readily admits were put out with the garbage: paper string, a needle holder, a metal pancake maker built for thrusting into a fire.

“These objects all look quite old and shabby,” he said. “But they record real history.”

Wang’s Beijing Old Items Exhibition in the heart of old Beijing is one of dozens of private museums that dot the capital’s backstreets and its suburbs. Their collections feature the grand and mundane — from items salvaged from the garbage to a limousine in which Mao Zedong once rode.

Entering these private museums is to peel off a largely forgotten layer of Beijing’s recent history.

While state-run museums seek mainly to legitimize the ruling Communist Party through its own highly selective interpretation of history, the capital’s private museums are born from their founders’ hobbies and obsessions, along with a sense of duty to keep alive a little bit of history others might dismiss as trivial.

“If you throw it on the street, people would say ‘What’s this?’ and maybe think it’s useless and throw it away,” said Wang, gesturing around the room packed with hundreds of household items and street objects

dating from the 1900s to the 1970s. “But we think it’s culture.”

Wang delights in telling visitors to guess what the objects are in their hands. They might include a popsicle holder used by street vendors or a bucket-shaped iron heated by charcoal. All form part of the collection that Wang and two co-founders began in the 1980s after asking foreign visitors why they were so interested in buying old everyday items.

“They said, ‘To collect.’

Now if you go to someone’s home you probably can’t find such things,” Wang said.

Picking up a doughnutshaped metal bell, Wang explained that before Beijing had many hospitals, itinerant doctors used to roam the streets. “When you heard this sound, the doctor was walking in the street, available, ringing the bell,” he said.

Liu Chen, 27, first visited the museum after reading about it on social media and has returned several times with friends.

“It’s not like big state-owned museums.

You don’t need to buy a ticket to enter some sort of grand hall and stroll through different chambers,” he said. “Here many of the old objects displayed might have been the kind of things used by Mr. Wang himself when he was a kid, so you can feel his enthusiasm, which is the key thing that distinguishes it from other museums.”

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Red Flag car models collected by Luo Wenyou are displayed at his private museum in the Huairou district of Beijing.

As China grows richer, wealthy citizens, banks and private businesses have invested in Chinese art and started museums to display their wealth or patriotism. Others, such as Luo Wenyou, opened their collections after their pastimes evolved into callings.

In 1998, when he already owned about 70 old cars, Luo took part in a 500-mile rally from the northeastern city of Dalian to Beijing, his iconic Red Flag sedan the only Chinese car in the event.

Having learned about vintage car associations and museums outside China, and inspired by shouts of “long live Red Flag” as he pulled up to Tiananmen Square, Luo decided he was honorbound to preserve the legacy of China’s early motoring history.

“I had a karting track, a transport company and a garage. After the rally I sold them off cheaply in order to immediately start a vintage car association and later found the museum, to fill the gap,” said Luo. “I felt this was my personal duty.” His museum opened in 2009 and he now boasts more than 200 vintage Chinese

and foreign cars.

Some of Luo’s cars have stories from China’s recent history. They include a car Mao refused to ride in until the brand’s Romanized name on the hood was replaced with Chinese characters and a car found in an overgrown patch of grass that had been assigned to former President Liu Shaoqi. The latter vehicle still had broken windows from when Liu was pursued by Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution after falling out of favor with Mao. Luo lives at the site with his wife so he can open up outside normal hours for visitors traveling from afar. “Even if just one person comes we will open, even though the entrance fee won’t cover the electricity,” he said.

Private collections like Luo’s offer a welcome alternative to state museums that seek to draw the visitor into a narrative about the greatness of China and the necessity of the Communist Party’s leadership, said Philip Tinari, director of the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing.

“You don’t really find publicly supported pockets of weirdness,” Tinari said.

SISTER CITIES PRESENTATION: The Anacortes Sister Cities Association invites the public to its next meeting at 7 p.m. today, April 7, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Dr. Steve Miller will present “Nepal Orthopedic Hospital: Comprehensive Response to Earthquake Disaster.” The nonprofit Nepal Orthopedic Hospital (NOH) in Kathmandu was built with the help of more than 110 Rotary Clubs in the U.S., Canada, Belgium, France and the Netherlands. Miller received ASCA’s Most Adventurous Traveler Award in 2014. Free.

360-873-8835.

PACK SMART: Learn the latest in packing ideas at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 9, at AAA Mount Vernon, 1600 E. College Way. RSVP: 360-848-2090.

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. For information or to register, call 360-336-6215.

Next up: Beautiful Bainbridge Island: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 16. Visit the award-winning Bainbridge Island Museum of Art and Bainbridge Island Historical Museum. Enjoy a no-host lunch, shopping, wine tasting and more. $69.

Register by April 11.

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 Activ-

ity Center, 315 Halleck St., Bellingham. For information or to register: 360-733-4030, ext.

1015, or wccoa.org/ index.php/Tours.

OAK HARBOR DAY TRIPS: The Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St., offers fun day trips for members.

For details, call the travel desk at 360-2794587.

ESCORTED TOURS: The Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St., has these trips planned: South Dakota, Sept. 4-10; Legendary Waterways of Europe, Budapest to Amsterdam, Oct. 12-27. For brochures and information: 360-279-4580.

STATE VISITOR CALL CENTER: The Washington Tourism Alliance’s ExperienceWA Call Center is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. 1-800-5441800 or tourisminfo@ watourismalliance.com.

Staff members assist travelers who have questions, refer them to specific destination marketing organizations and other travel resources across the state for more detailed information, and take orders for the Washington State Visitors Guide.

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS: Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes, accepts new passport applications and applications for passports that have been expired for more than five years from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and by appointment only from 1 to 4 p.m.

Saturdays. Passport forms and information on fees and how to apply are available at travel.state.gov, or pick up an application and passport guide at the library.

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AT THE LINCOLN

DINING GUIDE A mix of hearty polish family recipes and lighter fare menu items made in-house from FRESH, LOCAL ingredients.

Craft beer • PNW wines House infused vodkas

Weekend Brunch & Bloody Mary Bar!

Robert Cray

In just over 40 years, Robert Cray and his band have recorded 20 studio releases, 15 of which have been on the Billboard charts, and played bars, concert halls, festivals and arenas around the world.

There are five Grammys with Cray’s name on them, and he has a suitcase full of W.C. Handy blues awards. Four years ago Cray was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. $65, $50, & $35 plus applicable fees. Lincoln members receive a $2 discount.

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Kristine Opolais brings her interpretation of the title role in “Madama Butterfly” to Live in HD screens for the first time, in Anthony Minghella’s critically acclaimed 2006 production.

Roberto Alagna sings Lieutenant Pinkerton, the callous officer who crushes Butterfly’s dreams of love. Debuting conductor Karel Mark Chichon leads a cast that also includes Maria Zifchak as Suzuki and Dwayne Croft as Sharpless. $23 adults; $19 seniors; $16 students with $2 off for Lincoln members. n The Lincoln Theatre is located at 712 S. First St., downtown Mount Vernon.

360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.com.

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MOVIES

Brash and funny, ‘The Boss’ a winner

By CRAIG PARRISH Entertainment/Lifestyles Editor

One of the more unfortunate decisions in modern entertainment was the recent announcement that “Mike & Molly’ would not be returning to CBS-TV after six seasons.

The show, which catapulted Melissa McCarthy to stardom, has been an anomaly for network television: funny, sharply written, bawdy but not offensive, and with an element of genuine family warmth.

(And if any supporting character deserved a series of their own, it’s Vince Maranto, played by Louis Mustillo. Mustillo is a quick-witted marvel, and his exchanges with Billy Gardell and Swoosie Kurtz are the stuff from which legends are made.)

Back to the lecture at hand. McCarthy’s career arc — and it shows no sign of going anywhere other than up — gets another solid winner in “The Boss,” a brash comedy that has numerous laugh-out-loud moments.

As Michelle Darnell, a wildly successful businesswoman who has made numerous enemies on her climb to the top, McCarthy isn’t forced to stretch too much; she’s essentially playing a more-visible version of the characters she played in “Bridesmaids,” “The Heat,” “Tammy” and “Spy.” That familiar loud persona is well served in “The Boss,” and like the movies above, McCarthy is most effective when she has the right accomplices off which she can bounce: Sandra Bullock in “The

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Melissa McCarthy (left) and Kristen Bell star in “The Boss.”

‘The Boss’ HHH Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Ella Anderson, Kathy Bates, Tyler Labine, Peter Dinklage Rating: R for language, sexual content and brief drug use

Heat,” Jude Law in “Spy.” Here, that role is shared by Kristen Bell (playing the former overworked assistant Claire, who reluctantly joins Darnell in a risky brownie business after her empire crashes after an insidertrading conviction); and a hysterically funny Peter Dinklage, as Darnell’s former lover and colleague Renault (Darnell calls him “Ronald.”)

Renault still carries the angst of being betrayed, business-wise, by Darnell, and it’s his efforts that put Darnell in jail. But he can’t deny his lustful attraction to her, be it financial or otherwise.

When she’s released from white-collar prison,

Darnell — who has no place else to go — shows up at Claire’s tiny Chicago apartment. Claire is a single mother just trying to get through the days, but her daughter Rachel (a winning Ella Anderson) is smart and compassionate, and Darnell takes up residence on their couch.

Darnell — who still has a head for business, however twisted and calculating it may be — is smitten with Claire’s brownies, and sets up a devious plan. She recruits a local band of “Dandelions” (essentially a more aggressive version of the Girl Scouts), and launches a for-profit venture wherein the girls never

take “no” for answer — not when it comes to selling brownies.

But Darnell can’t help but ruffle many feathers in the process, and that may be her downfall.

Given her troubled childhood, she resists when Rachel and Claire start wanting her to be part of their family.

“The Boss” works best when its moves from the sentimental moments to the funny stuff, and there’s plenty of it: a street fight over who gets to sell treats on that block, McCarthy sparring with Annie Mumulo (as a Dandelions mother who takes it all very seriously), and Tyler Labine as Claire’s co-worker, a nice guy who’s willing to do just about anything to help.

“The Boss” breaks no new ground, but there’s no need. McCarthy and her cohorts bring the laughs, in a big way as usual.

MINI-REVIEWS Compiled from news services.

Ratings are 1 to 4 stars.

“A Perfect Day” — In the Balkans of the mid1990s, humanitarian aid workers are met with ludicrous roadblocks to their effort to save a village’s water well. Benicio Del Toro leads the terrific cast of this searing, rough-edged black comedy. Drama, R, 106 minutes. HHH½ “Creative Control” — Obsessed with a buddy’s girlfriend, a hipster ad exec creates an avatar of her and falls in love. This is a cool, smart, funny, sexy, disturbing and consistently provocative effort, shot in gorgeous, crisp widescreen black-and-white. Drama, R, 97 minutes. HHH½ “Demolition” — The best efforts of Jake Gyllenhaal, as an emotionally distant investment banker who reacts to his wife’s sudden death by smashing things, aren’t enough to save “Demolition” from itself. What a pretentious, uneven, off-putting, not-nearly-as-cleveras-it-thinks-it-is MESS. Drama, R, 100 minutes. H½ “Eddie the Eagle” — Taron Egerton gives a winning performance as an irritatingly upbeat underdog determined to make the British Olympics as a ski jumper and training under a washed-up ski bum (Hugh Jackman). Like “Rudy,” it’s an unapologetically sentimental, undeniably inspirational story. Sports biography, PG-13, 105 minutes. HHH “Everybody Wants Some!!” — College baseball players make bonds, renew bonds and party as the new school year begins in 1980. Writer-director Richard Linklater’s nonsequel of a sequel to “Dazed and Confused” features a large and likable ensemble cast of characters during a short but pivotal period in their lives. Rating: Comedy, R, 117 minutes. HHHH “Eye in the Sky” — The acting by Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman and others is world-class in this timely and tense, but sometimes heavy-handed drama set in the modern world of drone warfare. Mirren plays a British colonel whose attempt to take out terrorists is stymied by bureaucrats -- and a little girl near the target. Drama, R, 104 minutes. HHH “Midnight Special” — As a father on the run with his unusual 8-year-old son, Michael Shannon is up to the task and then some. It’s refreshing to find yourself immersed in a film that zigs and zags between genres -- and occasionally zaps your senses with an electric charge of shock and awe. Sci-fi adventure, PG-13, 111 minutes. HHH½ “Miles Ahead” — As director of a highly fictionalized version of the Miles Davis legend, Don Cheadle boldly goes for broke with mixed results. Alternately provocative, wickedly funny, repulsive, magnetic and mesmerizing in the title role, Cheadle the actor gives a brilliant performance worthy of an Oscar nomination. Music biography, R, 100 minutes. HHH “Mojave” — The first great performance of 2016 comes from Oscar Isaac, as a gun-toting drifter who encounters a famous actor (Garrett Hedlund) in the desert and becomes his stalker. Writer-director William Monahan gives the stars dozens of rich, intricate lines, and they’re both up to the task and then some.

Thriller, R, 93 minutes. HHHH “Pee-wee’s Big Holiday” — The weird hybrid of man and boy encounters oddballs aplenty on the way to the New York birthday party of his new friend Joe Manganiello. At times, Pee-wee’s trippy experiences are pretty funny; just as often, sequences die on the vine. Comedy, not rated, 89 minutes. HH

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OAK HARBOR CINEMAS April 8-14 The Boss (R): FridaySaturday: 1:30, 3:50, ANACORTES CINEMAS 6:35, 9:10; SundayApril 8-14 Thursday: 1:30, 3:50, The Boss (R): Friday6:35 Saturday: 1:10, 3:35, Hardcore Henry (R): 6:45, 9:05; SundayFriday-Saturday: 1:15, Thursday: 1:10, 3:35, 4:05, 6:45, 9:40; 6:45 Sunday-Thursday: 1:15, Batman v Superman: 4:05, 6:45 Dawn of Justice (PG Batman v Superman: 13): Friday-Saturday: Dawn of Justice (PG-13): 12:50, 3:20, 6:25, 8:55; Friday-Saturday: 1:00, Sunday-Thursday: 12:50, 3:30, 6:30, 9:00; Sun3:20, 6:25 day-Wednesday: 1:00, My Big Fat Greek Wed- 3:30, 6:30; Thursday: ding 2 (PG-13): Friday1:00, 3:30 Saturday: 1:00, 4:00, The Jungle Book (PG): 6:35, 9:35; SundayThursday: 7 p.m.

Wednesday: 1:00, 4:00, 360-279-2226 6:35; Thursday: 1:00, 4:00 STANWOOD The Jungle Book (PG): CINEMAS Thursday: 7 p.m.

April 8-14 360-293-7000 The Boss (R): 1:20, 3:50, 6:40, 9:20 CONCRETE THEATER Batman v Superman: April 8-10 Dawn of Justice (PG-13): Miracles from Heaven 3:30, 9:05 (PG): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Batman v Superman: Saturday: 5 and 7:30 Dawn of Justice 3D (PGp.m.; Sunday: 5 p.m.

13): 12:50, 6:25 My Big Fat Greek WedBLUE FOX DRIVE-IN ding 2 (PG-13): 1:10, Oak Harbor 4:00, 6:45, 9:40 360-675-5667 Zootopia (PG): 1:00, 3:40, 6:30, 9:00 CASCADE MALL Where to Invade Next THEATERS (R): 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, Burlington 9:30 For showings: 360-629-0514 888-AMC-4FUN (888-262-4386)

“Remember” — A widower in assisted living (Christopher Plummer) takes to the road to find and kill the Auschwitz officer who executed his family. Director Atom Egoyan delivers a typically stylish visual product, but the plot goes from eyebrow-raising to intriguing to outlandish to “you’ve got to be kidding me.” Drama, R, 95 minutes.

HH “The Bronze” — Melissa Rauch of “The Big Bang Theory” stars as a 2004 Olympic medal winner, a thoroughly unlikable brat convinced she’s still a celebrity in her Ohio hometown. This is one of those comedies that could have been a brilliant short film on “Funny or Die” or “Saturday Night Live,” but wears out its welcome as a feature-length film. Comedy, R, 100 minutes. HH “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” — The essential truth and overall tone of Kim Barker’s terrific war memoir shine through, thanks in large part to Tina Fey’s winning performance as a smart, well-intentioned and initially naive reporter, who plunges into an Afghanistan assignment with great gusto and a resolve to change the world. Comedy drama, R, 111 minutes. HHH “Zootopia” — In an all-animal world, a rabbit rookie cop (voice of Ginnifer Goodwin) suspects a sly fox (Jason Bateman) in a missing-mammals case. Brimming with gorgeous visuals and terrific one-liners, this is one of my favorite animated movies, period. Animated adventure, PG, 108 minutes. HHHH

HOT TICKETS LOS LOBOS: April 7-10, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

ROBERT CRAY BAND: April 8, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-3368955 or linc olntheatre.org.

IRON MAIDEN: April 11, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com. globalFEST: “Creole Carnival”: April 12, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbaker theatre.com.

“SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER: THE MUSICAL”: April 14, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

ELVIS COSTELLO: with Larkin Poe: April 17, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbak ertheatre.com.

GEORGE COLLIGAN TRIO FEATURING THOMAS MARRIOTT: April 18, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

“MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET”: April 20, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbaker theatre.com.

PATTI LUPONE: April 23, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-7346080 or mountbak ertheatre.com.

OZ NOY WITH DAVE WECKL AND JIMMY HASLIP: April 26-27, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

MELISSA MANCHESTER: April 29-30, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

CYRUS CHESTNUT TRIO: May 10-11, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

SELENA GOMEZ: May 13, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE: May 13-14, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

THE WHO: May 15,

JOEY DEFRANCESCO QUARTET May 3-4, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

KeyArena, Seattle. thewho. com.

BEYONCÉ: May 18, CenturyLink Field, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

SPYRO GYRA: May 19-22, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

BILLY JOEL: May 20, Safeco Field, Seattle. 800745-3000 or Live Nation.com.

LLOYD JONES: May 28, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincolnthe atre.org.

ARTURO SANDOVAL: May 26-29, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

PAUL SIMON: May 28-29, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or Ticketmaster. com.

“PAINT YOUR WAGON”: June 2-25, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle. 206-6251900 or 5thavenue.org.

BOB DYLAN & HIS BAND: with Mavis Staples: June 4-5, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or Ticketmaster. com.

LATIN LINEUP COMEDY NIGHT: June 10-11, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

SLIPKNOT: with Marilyn Manson, Of Mice & Men: June 11, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn.

800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

TEARS FOR FEARS: June 17, Chateau Ste.

Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

CHICAGO: June 18, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or ticket master.com.

JUSTIN HAYWARD (Moody Blues): featuring IGN’s Mike Dawes: June 24, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or linc olntheatre.org.

PARADISO FESTIVAL: June 24 and 25, Gorge Amphitheatre, 754 Silica Rd, George. 425-2481572 or LiveNati on.com.

BOSTON: July 1, WAMU Theatre, Seattle. 800-7453000 or Ticket master.com.

LYLE LOVETT AND HIS LARGE BAND: July 2, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

GOO GOO DOLLS WITH COLLECTIVE SOUL AND TRIBE SOCIETY: July 9 Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster. com.

ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK TASTE OF CHAOS TOUR: July 9, Xfinity Arena, Everett. 866-3328499 or Live Nation.com.

PHISH: July 15-16, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

29TH WINTHROP R&B FESTIVAL: July 15-17, 19190 Highway 20, Winthrop. 509-997-3837 or tickettomato.com.

DON HENLEY: July 19-20, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

STING & PETER GABRIEL: July 21, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation .com.

THE RIPPINGTONS: July 21-24, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

LEE ANN WOMACK: July 22-23, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877275-2448 or thesk agit.com.

DEAD & COMPANY: July 23, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-7453000 or LiveNation.com.

ALBERT LEE: with Kate Taylor: July 24, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon.

360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

ROB ZOMBIE, KORN: July 27, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn.

800-745-3000 or Live Nation.com.

WATERSHED FESTIVAL: with Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Keith Urban and more: July 29-31, Aug. 5-7, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. watershedfest.com.

CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE FESTIVAL OF JAZZ: Jonathan Butler and Gerald Albright, Bobby Caldwell, Mellie McKay and more, July 30, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com. n For complete lisitings, visit goskagit.com and click on “Entertainment.”

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