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FAIR TIME!

The Skagit County Fair enters the second day of its four-day run today, promising “Absolute GRINsanity” from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. through Saturday, Aug. 13, at the county fairgrounds, 479 W. Taylor St., Mount Vernon.

The fair will showcase a full slate of music and entertainment, carnival games and rides, 4-H and FFA exhibits, animal judging, vendor booths, a car show, kids’ activities, daily contests, food and more.

New to the fair is the Cantina, presented by the Sedro-Woolley Chamber of Commerce with support from Skagit River Brewery. The Cantina will serve up local craft brews, domestic beers and cider to patrons ages 21 and older from 2 to 10 p.m. today and noon to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Two stages will feature a lineup of music, magic, hypnotism and other acts starting at 10:30 a.m. each day.

Bellingham Circus Guild members will offer up a variety of performances with three shows daily next to the Kids’ Zone. Expect to see juggling, tumbling, comedy and more.

Animal judging will take in the various animal barns and arenas. And the Horse Arena will feature daily equine activities and competitions.

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SKAGIT COUNTY FAIR Tickets: Regular admission prices are $8 adults, $6 ages 6-17 and 65 or older, $20 family (two youth, two adults), free for ages 5 and younger.

Carnival one-day wristbands, $30.

More information: 360-416-1350 or skagitcounty.net/fair

county fair without all your favorite fair food — corn dogs, burgers, tacos, tamales and other ethnic specialties, kettle corn, funnel cakes, ice cream, smoothies, espresso and more — and the vendor demonstrations and displays. In Building C you’ll find local vendors offering a variety of products and services, including a free drawing for prizes.

Today is Family Connections Day; from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. find out more about community resources, interactive booths, giveaways, free kids’ activities and more.

On Saturday, the fifth annual Skagit County Fair Show and Shine will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. at Sherman Anderson Field, adjacent to the fairgrounds. Check out the classic cars or bring your own ride to show off.

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OUT & ABOUT ART SCOTT MILO GALLERY: Scott Milo Gallery presents an installation exhibition titled “Celestial Core Samples” by Lanny Bergner, through Aug. 30, at 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Art pieces are made from flame-treated, stainless steel mesh with aluminum and brass mesh inside the forms.

Bergner will also show flame-painted tables and vessels. Also on exhibit: acrylics by Dianna Shyne, photo encaustics

by Kathy Hastings, color photographs by Randy Dana and oils by Donna Nevitt Radtke. The gallery is open Monday through Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and by appointment. Closed Sundays.

Free. 360-293-6938 or scottmilo.com.

ARTIST EXHIBITION: Smith & Vallee Gallery presents “Bob’s Boats,” an exhibition of new works by renowned assemblage artist R. Allen Jensen, through Aug. 30, at 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. The exhibition features a series of collages, sculptures and the full size “H.M.S. JollyBob” (His Mortal Ship JollyBob). The gallery is open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Mondays through Fridays. Free admission. 360-766-6230 or smithandvallee.com.

ARTIST EXHIBITION: View an art exhibition

by Ora Mae Peterson titled “Flirting with the Whirlpool,” through Aug. 31, at ACME Creative, 705 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Peterson’s display includes paintings, textiles and sculptures. Gallery is open 10 a.m to 4 p.m.

Tuesday through Satur-

day. Free. 360-399-6333 or acmecreative.com.

SUMMER IN THE SAN JUANS: The Good Stuff continues its summer art exhibit through Tuesday, Aug. 23, at 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

The show features prints, sculptures, paintings, wood pyrography and more by Randy Emmons, Jacqueline De Gavia, Peggy Hunnicutt, Michael Jean, Kay Peterson, Suzanne Powers, Claire Prenton, Susan Raymond and Cynthia Richardson.

The Good Stuff is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday-Friday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. 360-7553152 or thegoodstuff.com.

LIVE PAINTING SHOW: Acrylic painter Will Brown turns the coffeehouse into an artist’s studio from 5 to 7 p.m.

Thursdays, through Aug. 18, at North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. 360-707-2683 or northcovecoffee.com.

WHIDBEY ISLAND STUDIO TOUR: The Whidbey Working Artists Summer Open Studio Tour will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27-28, at 37 artist studios and galleries.

Pick up a tour catalog at participating studios and local businesses or download from whidbeyworkingartists.com.

LA CONNER QUILT AND TEXTILE MUSEUM: Varied exhibits and classes are available to the public at 703 S. Second St., La Conner.

Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

Admission: $7, $5 students and military, free

for members and ages 11 and under. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.org. n “Colonial Revival Quilts”: through Aug. 28. n “Beauty of Japan” and “Images of Japan”: through Oct. 2.

SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM: The museum hosts several new exhibits this summer, and is open to visitors from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday at 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. Admission: adults $5, seniors $4, families $10. 360466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum. n “Voces Del Valle: Voices Of The Valley”: through Sept. 25: Latinos recount stories of their community in Skagit County from 1940 to recent history. Learn what Latinos brought to the valley: their celebrations, gathering places, traditions and community leaders as well as the Braceros Program, La Guadalupe Club, Cine Rio, and Mexico Cafe. n “Cast and Count”: The History of Voting: through Nov. 13: On loan from the Secretary of State’s Office of Elections, the exhibit tells the story of voting in Washington state.

CAR SHOWS SKAGIT COUNTY FAIR FIFTH ANNUAL CAR SHOW AND SHINE: 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, Skagit County Fairgrounds, 479 W. Taylor St., Mount Vernon. The first 50 registered cars will receive a commemorative plaque. Awards will be announced around 8 p.m. on the main stage.

Registration is free, but participants must purchase $5 reduced-price

BREWFEST ON THE SKAGIT

The Lincoln Theatre will sponsor BrewFest on the Skagit from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, on Mount Vernon’s Riverwalk Park, 735 Mount Vernon Terminal Railroad. Featuring dozens of local craft brews, local food trucks, and folk stomp music from Scarlet Locomotive (pictured), the Prozac Mountain Boys, and the Blackberry Bushes. $25 ticket, $30 day of, includes five tastes. Scrip for additional samples available for purchase.

“Designated Driver” ticket, without scrip, $15. Proceeds benefit the Lincoln Theatre. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

fair tickets at the car show gate. 360-416-1350 or skagitcounty.net.

25TH ANNUAL COLLECTORS CAR SHOW AND OUTDOOR MARKET: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m Saturday, Aug. 13, Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Raffle prizes, beer garden, DJ entertainment and a barbecue lunch. Free admission. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org.

HERITAGE FLIGHT MUSEUM “PROPS AND PONIES” MUSTANG-MUSTANG SHOW: Skagit Regional Airport, 15053 Crosswind Drive, Burlington.

— Props, Ponies & Popping Corks: 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, Flyers Brewhouse.

Enjoy music and more.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Free admission. n Mustang-Mustang show: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 20. Check

out 100 Ford Mustangs of all vintages lined up on the tarmac, and aircraft of all types and vintages in the skies, flying solo and in formation. $10 adults, $5 children, $8 members.

Register your Ford Mustang for $70. 360-4245151 or heritageflight.org.

FAIRS SKAGIT COUNTY FAIR: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today through Saturday, Aug. 11-13, Skagit County Fairgrounds, 479 W. Taylor St., Mount Vernon. Carnival, live music, a magician, a hypnotist, eating contests, farm animals, area events, educational displays, kids’ zone, diaper derby, car show and more. Ticket prices $6-$8, $20 family, ages 5 and under free.

360-416-1350 or skagitcounty.net/fair.

NORTHWEST WASHINGTON FAIR: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Aug. 15-20, Northwest Washington Fairgrounds, 1775 Front St., Lynden. Gate tickets

$7-12, carnival wristbands $33. nwwafair.com.

FESTIVALS SUMMER MELTDOWN: Thursday to Sunday, Aug. 11-14, Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheater, 42501 Highway 530 NE, Darrington. Choose concerts from three stages, including a late-night venue open until 3:30 a.m.

RV and tent camping available as well as a Kids’ Zone, food vendors and a beer garden. Weekend pass prices vary (some sold out). Ages 8 and under free. summermeltdownfest.com.

CASCADE DAYS: 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 2021, downtown Concrete.

A parade starts at 11 a.m.

Saturday, followed by a car show, chain saw carving, fireman’s muster, car bash and log show. The day ends with a duck race on Main Street. Sunday starts at 10 a.m. with Dump Runs, eating contests, ice carving, button drawing and more. Purchase $5 ducks or $2 buttons to participate in a fundraiser benefiting the event. Free admission. 360-853-7867 or cascadedays.com.

The Dump Run, a dash through a 3K obstacle course with mud, will take place at 10 a.m. and noon Sunday, Aug. 21, starting at the Veterans Memorial Park on Main Street. If enough people register, a third run will be added at 1 p.m.

Registration is $30, and includes a T-shirt. Add $5 on the day of the event.

The Upper Skagit Library Foundation Used Book Sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday at 45770 Main St., Concrete.

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OUT & ABOUT MUSIC ADRIANNA GIORDANO, ENTRE MUNDO QUARTETO: Listen to jazz at a summer barbecue concert from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $35, students $15. Cash bar. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org.

LA CONNER LIVE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 1 to 4 p.m.

Sundays at Gilkey Square, corner of Morris Avenue and First Street, La Conner.

Free. 360-395-8540 or laconnerlive.com. n Aug. 14: Brian Ernst. n Aug. 21: Brian Lee & The Orbiters. n Aug. 28: The Naughty Blokes.

RIVERWALK CONCERT SERIES: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays on the Riverwalk in downtown Mount Vernon. n Today: Knut Bell and the Blue Collars. n Aug. 18: Polecat.

BURLINGTON SUMMER NIGHTS: Enjoy market goods and local music from 7 to 9 p.m.

Fridays at the Burlington Visitor Center, 520 E. Fairhaven Ave. Free admission. 360-757-0994 or burlington-chamber.com. n Aug. 12: Baby Cakes. n Aug. 19: Jody Taylor Band EAGLE HAVEN WINERY 2016 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: Enjoy a variety of outdoors performances at the winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. $10, $8 for wine club members, includes 20 percent off your first bottle of wine.

Children under 12 free.

Reserved tables available. 360-856-6248 or eaglehavenwinery.com. n Whiskey Fever (rocky-tonk, acousta-billy): 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19. n Benefit concert for Toys for Tots: Leroy Bell and his only friends: 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27.

SOUNDS OF SUMMER CONCERTS: Marysville Parks and BNSF Railway sponsor tribute bands playing a series of concerts celebrating the music of America’s favorite bands at 7 p.m. Friday evenings at Jennings Park, Lions Centennial Pavilion, 6915 Armar Road, Marysville.

Free. 360-363-8400 or marysvillewa.gov. n Aug. 12: “American Fool,” John Cougar Mellencamp.

BLUES AND BREWS THURSDAYS: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month, through October, at the Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville. $5. 360-363-8400 or marysvillewa.gov. n Aug: 18: Highway 9 Blues Band.

PORT OF ANACORTES SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 6 to 8 p.m. at Seafarers Memorial Park, 601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes. Free. portofanacortes.com. n Friday, Aug 12: Chris Eger Band with the Powerhouse Horns. n Friday, Aug. 19: Rabbit Wilde.

HEART OF ANACORTES OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES: Heart of Anacortes, Fourth St. and O Ave., Anacortes.

The concerts will be cancelled in the case of rain. 360-293-3515 or theheartofanacortes.com.

n Aug. 13: 6 to 8 p.m., The Fabulous Roof Shakers.

RIVERFRONT PARK 2016 SUMMER CONCERTS: 6 to 8 p.m.

Sundays, Riverfront Park, 1001 River Road, Sedro-Woolley. In addition to music, enjoy food vendors, free face painting, balloon fairies and circus performers. Free. n Aug. 14: Marlin James Band.

SKAGIT WOODSTOCK CONCERT: Help “Rock out Cancer” from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 20, at Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millett Road, Mount Vernon. Enjoy live music all day with beer gardens, a classic car show, food and craft vendors. All proceeds benefit Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation to help those battling cancer. Tickets: $10, under 12 free. Facebook.com/ Skagit-Woodstock-Music-Festival.

STANWOOD SUMMER CONCERTS BLOCK PARTY: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Free. ci.stanwood.wa.us. n Aug. 13: Mark Dufresne, 270th St., Stanwood, across from the Stanwood Café. n Aug. 20: Chris Eger Band, 271st St., Stanwood, by the Stanwood police station.

SUNDAY JAZZ: The Hotel Bellwether’s Lighthouse Bar & Grill presents music on the Waterfront Terrace from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. Free admission. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com. n Aug. 14: Sonja Lee Quartet.

n Aug. 21: Rane Nogales Trio.

TUESDAY JAZZ: The Hotel Bellwether’s Lighthouse Bar & Grill presents live music from 5 to 8 p.m. at 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. Free admission. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com. n Aug. 16: Christian Casolary Trio.

WEDNESDAY ACOUSTIC: The Hotel Bellwether’s Lighthouse Bar & Grill presents live music from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. Free admission. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com. n Aug. 17: Adrian Clarke.

THURSDAY BLUES, BREWS AND BBQ: The Hotel Bellwether’s Lighthouse Bar & Grill presents music from 6 to 9 p.m. at 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham.

Free admission. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com. n Aug. 11: The Walrus. n Aug. 18: Chris Eger Band.

MORE FUN CONCRETE MUSEUM SUMMER EXHIBITS: The Concrete Heritage Museum, 7380 Thompson Ave., Concrete, features a variety of exhibits showing early life in and around Concrete, including logging history, a bunkhouse, blacksmith shop, concrete production, regional dam construction, outdoor machinery and more. Noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays, through Sept. 24. 360853-8347 or concreteheritagemuseum.org.

STILLAGUAMISH FESTIVAL OF THE RIVER The event will be held Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13-14, at River Meadows Park, 20416 Jordan Road, Arlington. Music and entertainment, arts and crafts, educational booths and activities, logging shows, pow wow and Native vendors, food, children’s activities and more. Scheduled performers include Aaron Neville (pictured), English Beat, Skablins, Dana Lyons and more on Saturday, and Chase Rice, Hallstrom, Marley’s Ghost and others on Sunday; David Nellis, Peter Ali, New Old Time Chautauqua and others both days. Gates open at 10 a.m. Free admission. Parking: $10. festivaloftheriver.com.

DATE AND PAINT PARTY: 7 to 9 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 12, Copia … on the Boulevard, 1174 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. Includes easy instruction, use of art materials, and your masterpiece on a 16x20 canvas.

Food, wine or espresso beverages served.

ELKS & PANCAKES: The Mount Vernon Elks Club will prepare a Swedish pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 13, at 2120 Market St. Ham, scrambled eggs, pancakes and beverages will be served. $7.50 donation will benefit Elks community programs. Open to the public. 360-848-8882.

BIG LAKE HISTORY EXHIBIT: The Big Lake Historical Society’s biennial exhibit will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 13-14, at Big Lake Elementary School, 16802 Lakeview Blvd., Mount Vernon.

The exhibit includes photos and artifacts representing the early years of the Big Lake area and the communities of Montborne, Walker

Valley, Ehrlich, Finn Settlement, Big Rock and Baker Heights; tours of the Day Lumber Company town site; classic cars, refreshments and more. The society’s new book and calendar will be available for purchase.

Free admission, donations accepted. biglakehistory.org/events.

SENIOR DAY IN THE PARK: 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, Maiben Park, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington. Enjoy music

by Marcia Kester, free information about how to lead a healthy senior lifestyle and a dance performance by Rosie’s Cloggers. The first 500 seniors will receive a free sack lunch and tote bag. 360-755-0102.

SUMMER POETRY: Georgia Johnson and Jessica Gigot will read their prose from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, at i.e. Gallery, 5800 Cains Court, Edison. Johnson is a poet and culinary arts instructor with the La Conner School District Food Program. Gigot is a poet and farmer in Bow. Free. 360-941-8196.

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‘Big Bang Theory’ star on working with Streep

By AMY KAUFMAN Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — Imagine you’re a really bad singer. You don’t just miss a note occasionally — you miss almost every note. You sound like a dying goose. But you have no idea how terrible you are because you hear only positive things about your voice.

That’s the plot of “Florence Foster Jenkins,” in which Meryl Streep brings to life the story of an actual 1940s New York socialite who sold out Carnegie Hall despite being an awful singer.

Her husband (Hugh Grant) paid critics to write positive reviews.

And her pianist — played

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with comic elan by “The Big Bang Theory’s” Simon Helberg — attempted to make up for her vocal shortcomings via his musical dexterity.

The role of the pompous but empathetic pianist could be a career changer for Helberg, best known for playing nerdy aerospace engineer Howard Wolowitz on CBS’ long-running sitcom hit.

A few blocks from the Los Feliz home he shares with his wife and two children, the 35-year-old discussed his own reputation in Hollywood, what it was like working opposite the almighty Streep and the lack of respect for multicam sitcoms.

Q: One of the themes of the movie is self-image. Do you think most actors in Hollywood have a sense of how they are truly perceived in the industry?

A: I think it depends on the level you’re at and how much money you pay your agents to lie to you. Earlier on, I felt like I got some pretty straightforward feedback from people. When you’re starting out, there’s no incentive to tell you anything but the truth. You’ll get feedback that’s like, “You’re not handsome enough.” They will dress up those things a little bit too by saying, “You’re too character-y,” which means too ugly or too Jewish or too short. Those are hard things to hear. But in the beginning, I was probably more like Florence. Just blind, pure passion.

Q: Say you were in Florence’s position: Would you want to know that everyone actually thought you were a bad actor?

A: I’m sweating. I feel like that’s happened.

There’s a part of you that has to care — if you’re trying to tell a story, you want to know if the story got across. Critics are definitely operating in a vacuum and will be brutally honest. I just don’t know if their honest opinion is the honest opinion that I’m craving the most. It’s just that they’re the ones with the loudest voice. If Florence was so passionate about singing, and it brought her such a tremendous amount of joy — telling her that the experience people were having was different than the one that she intended on them having and then she stops pursuing her dream. Is that worth it?

Q: Every actor in the world is so obsessed with Meryl. Having worked with her, do you get why?

A: Aside from this almost divine, supernatural ability that she has — which is ironic, that she is playing someone who is completely free of ability or talent — she also has the most incredible generosity. The most simple way to describe it is that being with her on set, you feel like you’re with someone who sees in 360 degrees.

Q: OK, but she sings so badly in the movie. That must have gotten on your nerves occasionally.

A: What she’s doing is so insanely hard. She was singing literally the most complicated, most well-revered canon of operatic music in four or five languages. And what’s amazing is she was actually singing it kind of well. That’s what makes it

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Simon Helberg stars in “Florence Foster Jenkins” with Meryl Streep.

so bad. She is coming up right next to the note, or passing through it.

Q: You played jazz piano in high school. Did that help you get the part?

A: When I first met with Stephen (Frears, the director), I was just going in to say, “Hey, I played piano. I can probably play some of these things. But at the very least, I can put my hands exactly where they should be and you can fix it in post.” But by the end of the meeting, I was like, “I’m a professional classical pianist and I can play anything.”

Q: Whoa. So how did you live up to that promise?

A: I rented an apartment to practice the piano and to work,

because that’s how scared I was to make this movie.

It had a piano, and I had to practice for, like, three or four months. Aside from learning the pieces, it was more about the technique — watching a lot of Vladimir Horowitz and (Arthur) Rubinstein videos seeing how they sat and held themselves.

Q: This year, “The Big Bang Theory” has averaged over 20 million viewers an episode. And yet it doesn’t seem like the show gets talked about as much as, say, “Game of Thrones.”

A: I don’t think Hollywood respects multi-camera television.

Well, I don’t think they disrespect it, but I don’t think it gets respect for its artistry. If you’re talking

about “Game of Thrones” and “Breaking Bad” and “Transparent” — every episode looks like a film.

They are beautifully shot, and they’re making eight or 10 episodes over the course of six months. We shoot for nine months.

We make 24 episodes. We shoot one every five days, and we shoot for three hours live in front of an audience.

We are one of the few multicams that year after year keeps ending up at the Emmys and the Globes and the SAG Awards. We’re there, which to me is a sign of acclaim. But I think there is something about doing broadcast television on a network at 8 o’clock that is going to have to remove certain elements of grit and nuance and style.

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MUSIC

WYE OAK, “Tween” — Wye Oak rebooted with 2014’s “Shriek,” which found Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack embracing artful synths more than the guitar/ drum dreampop that dominated their first four records. “Tween’s” eight songs were written and abandoned for “Shriek,” but Wasner and Stack have chosen to revisit them with a fresh perspective. Good choice: They’re some of Wye Oak’s best, combining resonant walls of guitars with electronics that propel many songs to greater heights than on 2011’s “Civilians,” the band’s previous high-water mark.

At times, “Tween” seems like a Cocteau Twins homage, never more so than on the near-perfect “If You Should See.” But the sudden dynamic shifts — a favorite move on Wye Oak’s early albums — and the occasional detours into electronic dissonance make songs like “Trigger Finger” and “Watching the Waiting” sound contemporary rather than nostalgic. Tween sounds more like a collection of singles than a set of outtakes; it’s the sound of a band doubling down on its expanding strengths.

— Steve Klinge, The Philadelphia Inquirer ANGIE STONE, “Covered in Soul” — Once upon a funky time, Angie Stone had a career trajectory on par with Erykah Badu, Marsha Ambrosius and India.Arie. While Badu became a poli-psyche-

delic goddess, Ambrosius a nasty mistress of song-craft and Arie an ethereal jazz-bo, Stone — neo-soul’s huskily emotive powerhouse — drifted nebulously into tag-free music-making.

No longer the woman behind grouchy D’Angelo’s late ‘90s output, her definition of soul was guided only by the strength of her trendless songs and dynamic, rangy vocals.

Now, Stone’s voice is a model of nuanced adult-contemporary R&B, with salty, peppery bits thrown in for sex and texture’s sake.

So why not do a soul cover album that includes updates of your own classics, such as a sultrier “Brotha!” and “Wish I Didn’t Miss You”?

Skip Stone’s effort is tepid on UB40’s “Red Red Wine” (itself a Neil Diamond cover), but one misstep don’t stop no show. Her slithery, synthetic take on Stevie Wonder’s “I Believe” is a marvel of understated vibe and controlled spirituality that’s just begging for a big club remix. Stone’s version of the Five Stairsteps’ “O-O-H Child” is holy and rolling, as is Carole King’s “It’s Too Late.” And if you ever imagined Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight” as an unsteadying gospel hymn, well, that’s here, too.

— A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer DJ KHALED, “Major Key” — The ubiquity of Palestinian American spinner/producer DJ Khaled is almost a

mystery. Since the late ‘90s, he has become an incrementally bigger part of hip-hop’s star fabric, mostly by hollering and hyping himself up to rap’s top roster. Still, everybody loves a great cheerleader, and Khaled created a sonic brand laced with Southern beats and poppishly anthemic melodies. That’s his thing. No record in his recent catalog, however, is more rah-rah-rousing than this one.

More like a Now That’s What I Call Music club compilation than personal statement, “Major Key” and the now-writing Khaled provides Jay Z with the catchiest track he has had in ages (“I Got the Keys”). Same with maudlin rappers Drake and Nas, who benefit from Khaled’s cheery riffs and grimy rhythms on, respectively “For Free” and “Nas Album Done.” Using MGM Studio’s rubric, “more stars than heaven,” Khaled enlists Nicki Minaj and Jeremih for a sultry midnight stroll, and Meghan Trainor and Wiz Khalifa for some sugar pop-hop.

Luckily, that sugar makes some mad medicine go down smooth when Khaled brilliantly brings socio-conscious Kendrick Lamar together with righteous, nasty R&B shouter Betty Wright on “Holy Key.” You might not learn anything about Khaled the man from “Major Key,” but he surely throws one great party.

— A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Bow Wow announces retirement from rap, but promises fans a final album

By RANDY LEWIS Los Angeles Times

Rapper-actor Bow Wow, a.k.a. Shad Moss, sent out a series of tweets over the weekend announcing his retirement from rap 16 years after getting started as teenage hip-hop prodigy.

“I always said I’d retire from music before 30,” Moss said in one of the tweets. “I just can’t see myself at 30 years old rapping.”

His second career as an actor has included television and film roles in “Entourage,” “Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family” and “Like Mike,” and he is a regular on the “CSI: Cyber” series as the character Brody “Baby Face” Nelson.

In an additional Instagram message to fans, he said he’ll release his final album, “NYLTH,” and that the executive producer will be Snoop Dogg, who helped usher Bow Wow onto that national stage in 2000 at age 13 with his debut album “Beware of Dog.”

He made no mention of a release date for “NYLTH.” “Beware of Dog” included the singles “Bow Wow (That’s My Name)” featuring Snoop Dogg, “Puppy Love” and “Ghetto Girls,” and eventually sold more than 2 million copies.

“Made over 20 million off rap. Why be greedy?”

Moss wrote in another tweet. “I’m good with everything I accomplished. I made it to the White House.”

Snoop Dogg also bestowed the name “Lil’ Bow Wow” on Moss, who dropped the “Lil’” appellation in 2002. Record producer Jermaine Dupri also was instrumental in launching Moss’ career, collaborating with him on the track “The Stick Up,” which Dupri included on the soundtrack to the Will Smith film reboot of “The Wild, Wild West.”

His success as a recording artist, however, has declined since his peak in the early 2000s.

His 2006 album, “The Price of Fame,” was certified gold for sales of 500,000 copies, but his

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Shad Moss, also known by his stage name, Bow Wow, announced his retirement from rap on social media on Aug. 7.

2009 follow-up, “New Jack City II,” sold just over 30,000.

His new album, “Underrated,” was released July 22 for the Cash Money/Universal Republic and is ranked No. 24,545 on Amazon’s list of best-selling pop-rap albums, and No. 795,915 in music releases overall.

“Retirement only means that it is time for a new adventure,” Moss wrote in yet another tweet. “Over 10 million sold. This the last one.

THANK YOU.”

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MUSIC REVIEWS

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area Aug. 11-18 “That’s Not My Department”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Hairspray”: 7:30 p.m., Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett. 425-257-8600 or villagetheatre.org.

THURSDAY. 11 KNUT BELL AND THE BLUE COLLARS 6 p.m., Riverwalk, downtown Mount Vernon. Free.

Thursday.11 THEATER ”Merchant of Vegas”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $10-$35. 206317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

“That’s Not My Department”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

COMEDY Ron Stubbs, hypnotist: 7:30 p.m., Skagit County Fair, 479 W. Taylor St., Mount Vernon. 360-416-1350 or skagitcounty.net.

MUSIC Chris Eger Band: 8:45 p.m., Skagit County Fair, 479 W. Taylor St., Mount Vernon. 360-416-1350 or skagitcounty.net.

Knut Bell and the Blue Collars: 6 p.m., Riverwalk, downtown Mount Vernon. Free. 360-424-6237 or mountvernonchamber.com.

The Walrus: 6 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. Free.

360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Friday.12 THEATER ”Cymbeline”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $10-$35. 206317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

MUSIC ”American Fool,” tribute to John Cougar Mellencamp: 7 p.m., Lions Centennial Pavilion, 6915 Armar Road, Marysville. Free. 360-363-8400 or marysvillewa.gov.

Chris Eger Band with the Powerhouse Horns: 6 p.m., Seafarers Memorial Park, 601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes. Free. portofanacortes.com.

Troy Fair Band: 7:15 p.m., Skagit County Fair, 479 W. Taylor St., Mount Vernon. 360-416-1350 or skagitcounty.net.

SATURDAY.13 THE FABULOUS ROOF SHAKERS 6 p.m., Heart of Anacortes, Fourth Street and O Ave., Anacortes.

Bailadores de Bronce: 8:15 p.m., Skagit County Fair, 479 W. Taylor St., Mount Vernon. 360-416-1350 or skagitcounty.net.

Zona Kalida: 8:45 p.m., Skagit County Fair, 479 W. Taylor St., Mount Vernon.

360-416-1350 or skagitcounty.net.

Comando G3: 9 p.m., Skagit County Fair, 479 W. Taylor St., Mount Vernon. 360-416-1350 or skagitcounty. net.

Baby Cakes: 7 to 9 p.m., Burlington Visitor Center, 520 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. Free. burlington-chamber.com.

Mark Dufresne: 2 p.m., 270th St. NW, Stanwood, across from Stanwood Café. Free. ci.stanwood.wa.us.

Saturday.13 THEATER ”Merchant of Vegas”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $10-$35. 206317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

“That’s Not My Department”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Hairspray”: 7:30 p.m., Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett. 425-257-8600 or villagetheatre.org.

MUSIC The Fabulous Roof Shakers: 6 p.m., Heart of Anacortes, Fourth Street and O Avenue, Anacortes. 360293-3515 or theheartofanacortes.com.

Third Stage (Boston tribute): 6:30 p.m., Skagit County Fair, 479 W. Taylor St., Mount Vernon. 360-4161350 or skagitcounty.net.

Sunday.14 THEATER “Hairspray”: 2 p.m., Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett. 425-257-8600 or villagetheatre.org.

MUSIC Brian Ernst: 1 to 4 p.m., Gilkey Square, Morris Avenue and First Street, La Conner. Free. 360-395-8540 or laconnerlive.com.

Marlin James Band: 6 p.m., Riverfront Park, 1001 River Road, Sedro-Woolley. portal.clubrunner.ca.

Sonja Lee Quartet: 4:30 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Tuesday.16 MUSIC Christian Casolary Trio: 5 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Wednesday.17 THEATER “Hairspray”: 7:30 p.m., Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett. 425-257-8600 or villagetheatre.org.

MUSIC Adrian Clarke: 5 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham.

360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Adrianna Giorgano, Entre Mundo Quarteto: 7 p.m., Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $35, students $15. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org.

Thursday.18 THEATER “Hairspray”: 7:30 p.m., Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett. 425-257-8600 or villagetheatre.org.

MUSIC Polecat: 6 p.m., Riverwalk, downtown Mount Vernon. Free. 360-4246237 or mountvernonchamber.com.

5 Rights Brewing Company and Highway 9 Blues Band: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville. $5. 360363-8400 or marysvillewa.gov.

Chris Eger Band: 6 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham.

Free. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether. com.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues Aug. 11-18 Thursday.11

Trish Hatley: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Joan Penney Jazz Quartet: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Rambleweed: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805.

The Breaks (hip hop): 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham.

Free. 360-778-1067.

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Reflections: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

J.P. Falcon: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 574 Caines Court, Bow. Free. 360-766-6330.

Levi Burkle: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Hilary Scott (Americana, Indie-folk, rock): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Chris Eger Band, Powerhouse Horns: 6 to 8 p.m., Seafarers’ Memorial Park, 601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes. portofanacortes. com.

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

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

Rivers to Roads (CD release party): 10 p.m.

The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360-778-1067.

Uncle Doug Cooper: 7 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805.

Brian Ernst: 9:30 p.m., The Brown Lantern, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-293-2544.

The Skeptix: 8 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

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

Knut Bell & the Blue Collars: 9 p.m., Swinomish Casino & Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. 888-2888883 or swinomishcasinoandlodge.com.

Reflections: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

Nashville Northwest: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino & Resort, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-2752448.

J.P. Falcon: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 574 Caines Ct., Bow. Free.

360-766-6330.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY.12-13

NASHVILLE NORTHWEST 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino & Resort, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow.

SATURDAY.13

DONNA DUPRAS OF SCRATCH DADDY 8 to 11 p.m., Evelyn’s Tavern, 12667 Highway 9, Clear Lake.

Saturday.13

Reflections: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

Blues Playground: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Richard Allen and the Louisiana Experience: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360766-6266.

Knut Bell & the Blue Collars: 9 p.m., Swinomish Casino & Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. 888-2888883 or swinomishcasinoandlodge.com.

Nashville Northwest: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino & Resort, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-2752448.

CC Adams Band (blues and rock): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

Marcel & Nakos: 9:30 p.m., The Brown Lantern, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-293-2544.

WorldRunner, The Gallow Swings, The Tom Price Desert Classic, Purple Mage: 9:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6.

360-778-1067.

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

The Walrus: 7:30 p.m., Wild Buffalo House, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. $7. wildbuffalo.net.

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

Doug Williams: 6 p.m., The Restaurant at Rhodes River Ranch, 22016 Entsminger Road, Arlington. therestaurantatrhodesriverranch.com or 360-4748313.

Reflections: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

Scratch Daddy: 8 to 11 p.m., Evelyn’s Tavern, 12667 Highway 9, Clear Lake. 360-399-1321.

Sunday.14

Julian MacDonough: 2 to 3:30 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, Fourth Street and O Avenue, Anacortes. $8, free for ages 11 and younger.

360-293-3515.

Tuesday.16

Jamestown Revival: 9 p.m., Wild Buffalo House, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. $15. wildbuffalo.net.

Wednesday.17 Wayne Hayton: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-5881720.

Dane Dudley: 6 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-3991805.

Thursday.18

Cannon and the Lion of Judah: 6 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-9822649.

Sonny and the Sunsets, Candysound: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10-$12.

360-778-1067.

Prozac Mountain Boys (bluegrass): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7. 360445-3000.

T.J. Donohue: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805.

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GET INVOLVED AUDITIONS ”A CHRISTMAS STORY”: Theater Arts Guild will hold open auditions for “A Christmas Story, The Musical” at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 16-17, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Come prepared to sing a song of your choice — bring sheet music or your own accompanist, or instrumental CD or iPod recording — and tell a one-minute joke or funny story. The production will run Nov. 26-Dec. 10 at the Lincoln Theatre. To register, contact riapeth@hotmail. com. 360-421-4173 or theaterartsguild.org. ”BOEING, BOEING”: Open auditions will be held from 1 to 3 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27-28, at the Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE. Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. Looking for four women, ages late teens to 60s, and two men. The production will run Nov. 4-20.

360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

DANCE FOLK DANCING: Skagit-Anacortes Folk Dancers meet Tuesdays at Bay View Civic Hall, 12615 C St. in Bay View.

Learn to folk dance to a variety of international music. Sessions begin with a review at 7 p.m., followed by 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.

THURSDAY DANCE: Dance to The Skippers from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Thursdays at Hillcrest

Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For information, contact Gisela at 360-424-5696.

CLOG DANCING FOR BEGINNERS: Free lesson from 10 to 11 a.m., followed by regular clog dancing from 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays, 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 360-424-4608.

MUSIC B.Y.O. BUCKET AND STICKS: Join an introductory workshop on the basics of bucket drumming from 3 to 4:30 p.m.

Sundays, through Aug. 28, at North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. Free. 360707-2683 or northcovecoffee.com.

BARBERSHOP HARMONY: Attend a free, no-commitment rehearsal of the AnO-Chords, a four-part barbershop harmony group. No experience necessary, no auditions required. 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, 360-941-5733 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.

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.

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.

DRUM CIRCLE: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, Center for Spiritual Living, 1508 N. 18th St., Mount Vernon. Bring your drum or borrow one.

Handicapped accessible.

Free. Freewill offering accepted. 360-305-7559.

RECREATION CORNET BAY WEEDING PARTY: Help pull weeds and learn about native beach plants from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 23, at Cornet Bay, Deception Pass State Park, 200 Cornet Bay Road, Oak Harbor. 360-336-0172 or skagitfisheries.org.

PADILLA BAY’S AMAZING EELGRASS: Learn about the secrets of Padilla Bay’s eelgrass meadows and get a closeup look at the plants and animals that live there from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, at Where the Heart is, 410 S. Norris St., Burlington. Presented by the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research

Reserve. Free. 360-7558007.

FIX-IT DAYS: Specialists mend broken appliances, lamps that need attention or chipped items from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the last Saturday of each month, at the Anacortes Farmers Market, the Depot, 611 R Ave., Anacortes.

Donations for repairs benefit the Deception Pass Park Foundation.

Call if you need pick-up arrangements. 360-6753767 or deceptionpassfoundation.org.

BLUFF DAYS: Watch for harbor porpoises with an expert naturalist and learn about the Salish Sea ecosystem from 1 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 20, at Washington Park Overlook, 6300 Sunset Ave., Anacortes. Free. 509996-2490 or pacificbio. org.

SUPERWHOLOCK FEST: Games and trivia for “Supernatural”, “Dr. Who”, and “Sherlock” fans from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. today, Aug. 11, Burlington Public Library, 820 E Washington Ave., Burlington.

Trivia, crafts and a costume contest. Free.

360-755-0760 or burlingtonwa.gov/library.

GOLF TOURNAMENT: A tournament to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County will be held on Friday, Aug. 12, at Avalon Golf Links, 19345 Kelleher Road, Burlington. Sign up as a single player or put together a team of four. $125 per person; sponsorships available. Register at 360-419-3723, ext. 7, or ifaley@skagitclubs.org.

BIKE TO FARMS: Join the fourth annual Bike to Farm Tour from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 13, departing from and returning to the Skagit Valley Food Co-op, 202 S. First St., Mount Vernon. The family-friendly cycling tour for ages 8 and older will visit Skagit Flats Farm, Living Rain Farm, Ralph’s Greenhouse and Hedlin Family Farms before returning to the Co-op. Fat-tire bikes are recommended for the trip, which includes gravel and dirt roads.

Helmets required. Bring water and light snacks.

Free. Preregister at skagitfoodcoop.com.

BIG LAKE HISTORY EXHIBIT: The Big Lake Historical Society will present a biennial display of Big Lake history memorabilia from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 13 and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, at Big Lake Elementary School, 16802 Lake View Blvd., Mount Vernon. The event will feature a presentation of a new book, “Images of America — The Big Lake Valley,” written by the members of the society. Enjoy exhibits, photos, walking tours, antique and classic cars and refreshments. Free. biglakehistory.org.

STILLAGUAMISH TRIBE FESTIVAL OF THE RIVER AND POW WOW: 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13-14, Snohomish County River Meadows Park, 20416 Jordan Road, Arlington. Learn how to create a healthier environment while enjoying Native American traditional culture.

Entertainment includes Aaron Neville, Chase

Rice, the circus troupe The New Old Time Chautauqua, a salmon bake and cultural events. Free admission, $10 parking. festivaloftheriver.com.

The Stilly 5K Fun Run will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13. Prizes for top three finishers in each category. $15 adults, $10 ages 17 and under. Register at raceentry.com/races/ stilly-5k-fun-run/2016/ register.

FREE PARK ADMISSION: In honor of the National Park Service’s 100th birthday, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will offer free admission to all state parks on Thursday, Aug. 25. The Discover Pass will not be required to enter state parks, but will be required to access lands managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources. parks. wa.gov.

THEATER FREE ADULT ACTING CLASSES: Anacortes Community Theatre offers free acting classes for adults twice each month: from 7 to 10:30 p.m. the first Tuesday, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the third Saturday, at 918 M Ave., Anacortes. Hosted

by Nello Bottari, classes include monologue work, scripted scenes, improv games and more, with a different topic each month. Each class is independent, so you don’t have to commit to every session.

360-840-0089 or freeadultactingclass.com.

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HOT TICKETS SUMMER MELTDOWN FESTIVAL: Aug. 11-14, Darrington Bluegrass Music Park, Darrington. summermeltdownfest.com WARPED TOUR ‘16: Aug. 12, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

JOHN PIZZARELLI QUARTET WITH JESSICA MOLASKEY: Aug. 11-14, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

JACKSON BROWNE: Aug. 12-13, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

GUNS N’ ROSES: Aug. 12, CenturyLink Field, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

WEST COAST SUMMER JAMZ-A TRIBUTE TO EASY-E: Aug. 13, Xfinity Arena, Everett.

866-332-8499 or livenation.com.

FESTIVAL OF THE RIVER WITH AARON NEVILLE, CHASE RICE: Aug. 13-14, Arlington.

360-547-2687 or www. festivaloftheriver.com.

107.7 THE END’S SUMMER CAMP 2016: Aug. 13-14, Marymoor Park, Redmond, 888-9297849 or axs.com.

FREDDIE JACKSON: Aug. 16-17, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

PERIPHERY: Aug. 17, The Showbox, Seattle.

888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

311: Aug. 17, The Showbox SODO, Seattle.

888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

BAND OF HORSES: Aug. 18, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or livenation.com.

GAITHER VOCAL BAND: Aug. 18, Northwest Washington Fair, Grandstand, Lynden. nwwafair.com.

O’CONNOR BAND: Aug. 18-21, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

LOVERBOY: Aug. 19, Northwest Washington Fair, Grandstand, Lynden. nwwafair.com.

LORD HURON AND TRAMPLED BY TURTLES: Aug. 19, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or stgpresents.org.

ROCK AGAINST THE TPP RALLY AND CONCERT: Aug. 19, The Showbox, Seattle.

888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

JOSH TURNER: Aug. 20, Northwest Washington Fair, Grandstand, Lynden. nwwafair.com.

THE CHRIS MITCHELL EXPERIENCE: Aug. 20, Benaroya Hall, Seattle.

866-833-4747 or seattlesymphony.org.

FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS: Aug. 20, Marymoor Park, Redmond, 888-929-7849 or axs.com.

MARGARET CHO: Aug. 19-20, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-2752448 or theskagit.com.

DEMI LOVATO, NICK JONAS: Aug. 21, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

KISW PAIN IN THE GRASS 2016: Aug. 21, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

JEFF BECK: Aug. 21, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle. 206-548-2500 or zoo. org/zootunes.

BETHEL MUSIC TOUR: Aug. 21, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or stgpresents.org.

LEE RITENOUR AND DAVE GRUSIN: Aug. 2328, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

BRANDI CARLILE WITH THE SECRET SISTERS: Aug. 23-24, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle.

BAND OF HORSES Aug. 18, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

206-548-2500 or zoo.org/ zootunes.

GWEN STEFANI: Aug. 24, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000. livenation. com.

ERIC ANDRE LIVE!: The Showbox, Seattle.

888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

THE GIPSY TWINS: Aug. 25, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

RIFF RAFF: Aug. 25, The Showbox, Seattle.

888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

ZAKK WYLDE: Aug. 26, The Showbox SODO, Seattle. 888-929-7849 axs. com or stubhub.com.

PARQUET COURTS: The Showbox SODO, Seattle. 888-929-7849 axs. com or stubhub.com.

STEVE MILLER BAND: Aug. 26-27, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

I LOVE THE 90S: Aug. 27, Marymoor Park, Redmond, 888-929-7849 axs. com or stubhub.com.

DRIVE LIKE JEHU: Aug. 27, The Showbox, Seattle.

888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

5 SECONDS OF SUMMER: Aug. 28, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

PAT BENATAR, NEIL

GIRALDO: Aug. 29, Evergreen State Fair, Grandstand, Monroe. 800-5143849 or evergreenfair.org.

HUNTER HAYES: Aug. 30, Evergreen State Fair, Grandstand, Monroe. 800514-3849 or evergreenfair.org.

JA RULE AND ASHANTI: Aug. 30, The Showbox, Seattle. 888-929-7849 axs. com or stubhub.com.

OTIS TAYLOR: Aug. 3031, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

SKY, ROSS FROM MORCHEEBA: Aug. 31, The Showbox, Seattle.

888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

THEORY OF A DEAD MAN: Aug. 31, Evergreen State Fair, Grandstand, Monroe. 800-514-3849 or evergreenfair.org.

OLD DOMINION WITH LOCASH: Sept. 1, Evergreen State Fair, Grandstand, Monroe. 800-5143849 or evergreenfair.org.

DURAN DURAN: Sept.

1, Xfinity Arena, Everett.

866-332-8499 or livenation.com.

NEED TO BREATHE: Sept. 1, Marymoor Park, Redmond, 888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

KEIKO MATSUI: Sept.

1-4, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

JEREMY CAMP AND MERCYME: Sept. 2, Ever-

green State Fair, Grandstand, Monroe. 800-5143849 or evergreenfair.org.

BAYSIDE: Sept. 2, The Showbox, Seattle.

888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

J. COLE, BAS: Sept. 2, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-559-FAIR (3247) or tickets.thefair. com.

SNOOP DOGG AND WIZ KHALIFA — THE HIGH ROAD SUMMER TOUR: Sept. 2, White River Amphitheater, Auburn.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS: Sept. 2, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND: Sept. 2-4, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. davematthewsband.com.

COUNTING CROWS AND ROB THOMAS: Sept.

3, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

KID ROCK, UNCLE KRACKER: Sept. 3, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-559-FAIR (3247) or tickets.thefair.com.

DANA CARVEY: Sept.

3, Tulalip Casino Amphitheatre, Tulalip. 888-2721111 or tulalipresortcasino.com.

TIM MCGRAW: Sept. 4, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-559-FAIR (3247) or tickets.thefair.com.

CHRIS ISAAK: Sept.

4, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster. com.

RAY MONTAGNE: Sept.

5, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster. com.

VOLBEAT: Sept. 5, WaMu Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

A1A: JIMMY BUFFET

TRIBUTE: Sept. 5, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-559-FAIR (3247) or tickets.thefair.com.

JOURNEYS: Sept. 6, The Showbox SODO, Seattle. 888-929-7849 axs. com or stubhub.com.

TOWER OF POWER: Sept. 9-10: Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

GAD ELMALEH: Sept.

7, Benaroya Hall, Seattle.

866-833-4747 or seattlesymphony.org.

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVISITED: Sept.

7, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-559-FAIR (3247) or tickets.thefair. com.

SWANS WITH BABY DEE: Sept. 7, The Showbox, Seattle. 888-9297849 axs.com or stubhub. com.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD: Sept. 8, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com.

SMASHMOUTH: Sept.

8, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-559-FAIR (3247) or tickets.thefair. com.

JAKE BUGG: Sept. 8, The Showbox, Seattle.

888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES: Sept. 9, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

THOMPSON SQUARE DANCIN IN THE DIRT PARTY: Sept. 9, Washington State Fair, Puyallup.

888-559-FAIR (3247) or tickets.thefair.com.

BOYCE AVENUE: Sept.

9, The Showbox SODO, Seattle. 888-929-7849 axs. com or stubhub.com.

COONE: Sept. 10, The Showbox SODO, Seattle.

888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

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

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TRAVEL

FA M I LY T R AV E L 5

Sleep amid seafaring history at these 5 lighthouses

By LYNN O’ROURKE HAYES The Dallas Morning News

For centuries, lighthouses have provided a beacon of light for ships seeking safe passage through fog, storms and treacherous waters.

Today, many of those towering structures also offer safe harbor for families interested in sleeping amid seafaring history. In honor of National Lighthouse Day (Aug. 7), here are five to consider: 1. Heceta Head Lighthouse, Yachats, Oregon: Spend the night and take family selfies in front of what some say is the most photographed lighthouse in the U.S. Set high above the Pacific Ocean, the working lighthouse casts a beam 21 miles out to sea.

An interpretive center, located on the first floor of the nearby Keeper’s House, offers free, docent-led, guided tours during the summer months. The lighthouse offers tours year round.

A seven course breakfast awaits B&B guests. hecetalighthouse.com 2. Saugerties Lighthouse, Saugerties, New York: Stunning beauty and rich history beckon visitors to this alluring locale where the Catskill Mountains meet the Hudson River.

Learn how whale oil lamps kept the beacon burning. Discover what

it means to be a modern lighthouse keeper. Wander along nature trails where beaver, eagles and heron make their home.

Docent-guided tours are available on Sunday afternoons during summer.

A documentary film also illuminates the lighthouse history for visitors. saugertieslighthouse. com.

3. Big Bay Point Lighthouse, Big Bay, Michigan: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this lighthouse is run by avid preservationists eager to share local history.

Their goal is to maintain the romance of an era when mariners relied on the skill of a lightkeeper to bring them safely through this challenging stretch of Michigan coastline.

Today visitors enjoy the peaceful solitude of the pristine, cliffside location overlooking Lake Superior. Hiking, biking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing are available on 40 acres of trails. A full breakfast is included. For safety reasons, children must be 16 or older. bigbaylighthouse.com 4. Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Pescadero, California: Just 50 miles south of San Francisco, enjoy panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean as you and your family learn how mariners once navigated the central California coast

Web Buzz Name: Safeture What it does: The global safety app gives travelers real-time alerts about flight delays, fires, floods and other natural disasters, outbreaks of disease, political protests and terrorist acts such as bombings and shootings that would cause them to change their destination or reroute their travel plans.

Available: In the App Store, requires iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. In Google Play, requires 4.0.3 and up.

Cost: From $3.99 for two weeks of service to $21.99 for one year.

What’s hot: Timeliness. The app has features that enable travelers to track their positions and share them with friends and family. There are country-specific overviews of safety and security issues as well as medical advice, travel information from Lonely Planet and TripAdvisor, embassy locations, emergency contact numbers and click-to-call buttons. Safeture is made by Global Warning System, which has developed a website (riosafety2016. com) for those traveling to Brazil for the Olympics. It also is offering Safeture free to the first 10,000 travelers in Rio who download or activate the app during the Games.

What’s not: If you are an individual traveler, don’t bother downloading the Safeture Pro version.

Although “Pro” usually means a more advanced or adfree version of the app, in this case the app requires an enterprise or business subscription.

— Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times

with the help of the 115foot lighthouse.

Be on the lookout for whales, wade into tide pools and catch the star show overhead. An affordable seaside option, the unique hostel offers shared and private rooms.

Cook your own meals in the fully equipped kitchen. Free history talks are offered on weekends. norcalhostels.org 5. Two Harbors Light Station, Two Harbors, Minnesota: Spend the night in the oldest operating light-

house in the state, overlooking Lake Superior.

Constructed in 1892 to provide safe passage into the Agate Bay harbor, the lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today visitors and overnight guests can learn about modern navigation as well as steep in the region’s sea-faring history through the onsite museum. lighthousebb.org — Lynn O’Rourke Hayes is the editor of FamilyTravel.com. Email: lohayes@familytravel.com.

Local travel briefs SALMON DINNER SAIL: Join the Schooner Zodiac, a classic 1920s sailing yacht, for a three-hour excursion from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays, through Sept. 2, departing from the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris Ave., Bellingham. $79 adults, $59 children. For reservations: 206-719-7622 or schoonerzodiac.com.

WHATCOM MUSEUM HISTORY SUNSET CRUISES: The museum has partnered with San Juan Cruises for a series of summer history cruises on Bellingham Bay. Cruises start boarding at 6:15 p.m. and return to port at 8:30 p.m.

Tuesdays, through Aug. 30, departing from the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris Ave., Bellingham. Ticket prices vary. 800-838-3006, ext. 1, or brownpapertickets.com.

RAFTING THE SKAGIT RIVER: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 24, departing from the Burlington Senior Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington; or 8:30 a.m to 5 p.m. departing from the Anacortes Senior Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes. Lunch included. A complete supplies list will be available at registration. $125. Register by Aug. 17 at 360-7667109 or recreationwithoutborders.com.

WHIDBEY ISLAND ARTISTS SUMMER OPEN STUDIO TOUR: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, departing from Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Time will be set aside for a no-host lunch in Langley. $61. Register by Aug. 22 at 360-336-6215 or mountvernonwa.gov.

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. 360-336-6215.

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.

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 day trips for members.

360-279-4587.

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. 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. 1-800-544-1800 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.

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Musical lineup: The Scarlet Locomotive, 4 to 5 p.m.; Prozac Mountain Boys, 5:30 to 7 p.m.; Jes Raymond and the Blackberry Bushes, 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Advance tickets are $25 and include five tastes. Admission is $30 day of event. Additional scrip for tastes will be available for $2 each at the fest. A special $15 ticket without scrip is available for designated drivers.

— The Lincoln Theatre is located at 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

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7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 12-13 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15 Curmudgeonly widower Nat Dayan (Jonathan Pryce) clings to his way of life as a Kosher bakery shop owner in London’s East End. Understaffed, Nat reluctantly enlists the help of teenager Ayyash (Jerome Holder), who has a secret side gig selling marijuana to help his immigrant mother make ends meet.

When Ayyash accidentally drops his stash into the mixing dough, the challah starts flying off the shelves and an unlikely friendship forms between the old Jewish baker and his young Muslim apprentice.

“Dough” is a warmhearted and humorous story about overcoming prejudice and finding redemption in unexpected places.

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MOVIES MINI-REVIEWS

NEW THIS WEEK

‘Hell or High Water’ an intense modern Western

“The Little Prince” — Jeff Bridges and Rachel McAdams lead a talented cast who lend their voices in this beautifully animated adaptation of the classic novella — with an ingenious twist. Animated adventure, PG, 108 minutes. HHH “Suicide Squad” — Writer/director David Ayer has missed a golden opportunity with a top-notch cast. Comic book villains are tapped to do good in a film that never lives up to its DC Universe inspiration. Superhero action, PG-13, 130 minutes. HH “Jason Bourne” — At 45, Matt Damon still kicks butt in serious fashion in his fourth appearance as the tightly wound, perpetually restless and conflicted Jason Bourne.

This is the best action thriller of the year so far, with a half-dozen terrific chase sequences and fight scenes.

Action, PG-13, 121 minutes. HHH½

CBS FILMS VIA AP

Ben Foster and Chris Pine star in “Hell Or High Water.”

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

In the desolate Texas of “Hell or High Water,” a bank clerk (Dale Dickie) gently sasses the skimasked robbers with the condescending assessment, “y’all are new at this.”

That’s the world created by director David Mackenzie and writer Taylor Sheridan in this postrecession Western, which plays like a Johnny Cash song come to life. All the adventures and angst of the good bad guys that Cash sang about are on screen, in this tale of men fighting for prosperity in a world that’s no longer made for them.

“Hell or High Water” is a film of parallel pairs — bank-robbing brothers Toby (Chris Pine) and Tanner (Ben Foster), and the Texas Rangers on their tail, Marcus (Jeff Bridges) and Alberto (Gil Birmingham). Both are odd couples, volleying nuggets of folksy, genial wisecracks back and

forth, on an ambling collision course toward violence and blood. But they agree on a common enemy that also happens to be a victim here — Texas Midlands Bank.

Toby has enlisted his fresh-out-of-the-clink brother Tanner for a mission that’s two parts desperation, one part revenge. He brings the motivation and moral compass while Tanner brings his wild, adrenaline-ravaged energy and the gumption to pull off these heists. Foster is electrifying as Tanner, disappearing into the role with a few extra pounds and a pair of wrap-around sunglasses. He’s coiled like a rattler ready to strike, alternating between outbursts of aggressiveness, country-fried charm, and stillness, maintaining a mostly steady hand on his cool.

The brothers stick up banks and launder money in Comanche casinos in order to pay off the lien on their family ranch, and the

Texas Rangers wait patiently to collar their perps. It’s all a part of an ancient cycle, as Alberto explains — his ancestors, Native Americans, had their land stolen from them by the ancestors of the white Texans, whose towns are dying out as banks steal their land from them. “Hell or High Water” captures this culture in its death throes, in the transition from cowboys who ride horses to the ones who drive shiny Ford pickups.

It’s a story of cowboys and Indians and bank robbers and shootouts, hewing closely to the iconography and conventions of the Western, which has traditionally allowed us to grapple with contemporary events through a historical filter. But this Western eschews allegory for direct confrontation with the issues of the day — foreclosure, poverty, crime, gun violence.

This Western offers not a filter but a frame through which to see

the financial effects on small-town America.

Like many Westerns, women exist at the edges of the story, though their presence looms large. Tanner refers to their spoils as “Debbie money,” child support for Toby’s dour ex-wife and their teenage sons. Toby and Tanner are working through the death of their mother, trying to hold onto her ranch for their progeny.

Women boss them, guide them, love them; serve as the figures of home and hearth for which every man is fighting. But this is a film about men, and the state of masculinity in a world that has made providing for a family, and lifting yourself out of poverty nearly impossible. The result is a dusty, blood-soaked myth of crime and punishment far from fantasy, a finger planted on the pulse — and the trigger.

1:42. Rated R (for some strong violence, language throughout and brief sexuality). HHHH (out of four stars)

“Tallulah” — As a drifter who kidnaps a baby on a whim and passes herself off as the infant’s mother, Ellen Page develops a beautiful, messy mother-daughter dynamic with Allison Janney as her boyfriend’s mom. This is one of the most moving films of 2016. Every 20 minutes or so, it grabs you and puts a lump in your throat. Drama, not rated, 111 minutes. HHH½ “Star Trek Beyond” — In a welcome break from all the “heaviosity” of so many recent franchise films, this whizbang sci-fi adventure saga plays like an extended version of one of the better episodes from the original TV series, and I mean that in the best possible way. There’s nearly as much light comedy as gripping drama, nearly as much talk of family unity as end-of-the-world gloom and doom. HHH “Nerve” — There’s no huge onscreen spark between Emma Roberts and Dave Franco, cast as partners in a wildly popular online game in which players are rewarded for completing risky dares. The overall vibe is of a film trying too hard to be right-now relevant. Mute. Unfollow.

Block. Delete. Log off. Thriller, PG-13, 96 minutes. HH “Bad Moms” — Written and directed by the team that penned the “Hangover” movies, “Bad Moms” had me laughing out loud even as I was cringing, thanks to some fantastically over-the-top hijinks, crass but hilarious one-liners and terrific performances from Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn as suburban moms taking a break from parenting and going wild. Comedy, R, 101 minutes. HHH “Captain Fantastic” — Viggo Mortensen stars as a well-meaning, counterculture father who takes his children to live in the woods — completely off the grid, to the point of almost no return. When tragedy strikes, their world is upended in an offbeat drama that suffers from terminal self-satisfaction. Drama, R, 119 minutes. HH “Wiener-Dog” — A dachshund is passed from owner to owner, acting as the conduit for what is basically a series of weird and melancholy and stinging and funny and heartbreaking and slightly sick vignettes by writer-director Todd Solondz. Despite the pet at the center, this is strictly for adults with a strong stomach. Comedy, R, 90 minutes. HHH½

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MOVIES “Ghostbusters” — This gender-swapped reboot of the classic is a ghostly, ghastly mess.

Cheesy special effects, bad acting and a terrible script combine for the perfect storm. With Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones. Comedy, PG-13, 117 minutes. H “The Infiltrator” — Bryan Cranston is perfection as a real-life U.S. customs agent who goes deep undercover to infiltrate one of the biggest drug cartels in the world. A great-looking, well-paced, wickedly funny and seriously tense thriller that is one of the year’s best films. Crime thriller, R, 127 minutes.

HHHH “Cell” — A mysterious signal beams through cellphones and turns texting/phoning humans into frothingat-the-mouth zombies in this adaptation of a Stephen King novel. This is not a polished work of filmmaking, but John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson are among the uninfected, and they’re good fun. Horror, R, 98 minutes. HH “The Secret Life of Pets” — This isn’t exactly the sweet and cute and utterly kid-friendly movie you might expect it to be. Sure, there are moments of sheer exuberance and clever good fun sure to ring true with pet owners everywhere — but the film is also downright menacing at times.

Animated adventure, PG, 90 minutes. HH “The BFG” — While the special effects are terrific in Steven Spielberg’s film about a

At area theaters ANACORTES CINEMAS Aug. 12-18 Pete’s Dragon (PG): 1:20, 4:05, 6:30, 8:55 Suicide Squad (PG-13): 1:00, 3:45, 6:35, 9:20 Jason Bourne (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:10, 3:55, 6:40, 9:25; Sunday: 3:55, 6:40, 9:25; Monday-Thursday: 1:10, 3:55, 6:40, 9:25 Animal House (R): Sunday: 2 p.m.

360-293-7000 CONCRETE THEATRE Aug. 12-14 The Secret Life of Pets (PG): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 5 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 5 p.m.

360-941-0403 BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN Oak Harbor 360-675-5667 CASCADE MALL THEATERS Burlington For showings: 888-AMC-4FUN (888-262-4386) OAK HARBOR CINEMAS Aug. 12-18 Pete’s Dragon (PG): 1:20, 3:55, 6:50, 9:10 Suicide Squad (PG-13): 1:00, 3:35, 6:30, 9:05 Jason Bourne (PG-13): Friday-Tuesday: 1:10, 3:45, 6:40,

24-foot man taking an orphan into Giant Country, the film overall is painfully cutesy, silly and gross, rather than whimsical and funny. Fantasy adventure, PG, 110 minutes. Fantasy adventure, PG, 110 minutes. HH “Marauders” — As violent and derivative as this noir mystery is, there’s something almost comforting about wading through the lurid muck and trying to figure out which good guys are really bad guys, and what’s up with Bruce Willis and that goatee, anyway? Crime action, R, 107 minutes. HHH “Swiss Army Man” — One of the weirdest movies you’re going to be concerns a stranded man (Paul Dano) and the

9:15; Wednesday: 1:10, 3:45, 9:15; Thursday: 1:10, 3:45, 6:40, 9:15 Animal House (R): Sunday: 2 p.m.

360-279-2226 STANWOOD CINEMAS Aug. 12-18 Pete’s Dragon (PG): Friday: 3:40, 9:25; Saturday-Sunday: 10:25, 3:40, 9:25; MondayThursday: 3:40, 9:25 Pete’s Dragon in 3D (PG): 1:00, 6:30 Nine Lives (PG): Friday: 1:20, 4:00, 6:35, 8:45; Saturday-Sunday: 10:45, 1:20, 4:00, 6:35, 8:45; Monday-Thursday: 1:20, 4:00, 6:35, 8:45 Suicide Squad (PG-13): 1:10, 6:40 Suicide Squad 3D (PG-13): Friday: 3:30, 9:00; SaturdaySunday: 10:15, 3:30, 9:00; Monday-Thursday: 3:30, 9:00 Bad Moms (R): Friday: 1:05, 3:45, 6:50, 9:15; Saturday-Sunday: 10:40, 1:05, 3:45, 6:50, 9:15; Monday-Tuesday: 1:05, 3:45, 6:50, 9:15; Wednesday: 1:05, 3:45, 9:15; Thursday: 1:05, 3:45, 6:50, 9:15 Jason Bourne (PG-13): Friday: 1:15, 3:55, 6:45, 9:30; SaturdaySunday: 10:35, 1:15, 3:55, 6:45, 9:30; Monday-Thursday: 1:15, 3:55, 6:45, 9:30 Animal House (R): Sunday: 2 p.m.

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corpse (Daniel Radcliffe) he treats as a friend and multipurpose tool. Stick with it, and it might grow on you as it grew on me — and you’ll be rewarded with maybe the best ending of any movie so far this year. Adventure comedy, R, 95 minutes.

HHH “The Legend of Tarzan” — Alexander Skarsgard manages to not look silly in the most expensive and the most epic adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ King of the Jungle. But there’s always been something a bit ridiculous about the whole Tarzan premise, and there’s very little about this film that screams, YOU GOTTA SEE THIS. Adventure, PG-13, 110 minutes. HH ½

Toronto Film Festival will showcase Amanda Knox doc

By STEVEN ZEITCHIK Los Angeles Time

Leonardo DiCaprio interviewing President Barack Obama about the environment.

Revisiting the Amanda Knox case from the perspectives of both the prosecution and famous defendant.

A look at the socalled 6th Beatle.

Documentaries on these subjects — as well as new work from Errol Morris, Steve James and Werner Herzog — will be among the movies playing when the Toronto International Film Festival kicks off next month.

Toronto’s doc section is one of the best-regarded on the global festival circuit. The 2016 edition will focus on a mix of social topics and boldfaced personalities, with many movies seeking to offer a measure of timely clarity.

Among the most intriguing is “The Turning Point.” The film has DiCaprio and actor-director Fisher Stevens offering a kind of “Inconvenient Truth” for a new age, with DiCaprio touring the world interviewing global leaders and other well-known figures on the subject of the environment.

The film is notable both for its celebrity interviewer — DiCaprio is not often seen on camera outside his acting roles — and its potential to engage viewers on more wonky matters of policy. The star has been working

on the film for years and reportedly can be seen in the film conducting some of the interviews while still wearing his “The Revenant” beard.

National Geographic, a longtime doc player that recently returned to the space, is expected to air the film across its global platforms in the fall.

A different hot-button issue comes to the fore with “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail,” James’ look at the 2008 financial crisis through the prosecution of a bank in New York’s Chinatown. The director, who has an eclectic career with films as diverse as “Hoop Dreams” and “Life Itself,” focuses on the roiling waters of urban enclaves, as he did in his 2011 Chicago-set “The Interrupters.”

Meanwhile, global politics takes center stage with “The War Show,” Andreas Dalsgaard and Obaidah Zytoon’s exploration of the Syrian civil war from a more intimate perspective, while “Karl Marx City” has doc veterans Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker examining the current state of U.S. surveillance via the GDR native Epperlein’s inquiry into her supposedly Stasi-affiliated father.

And because the only subject perhaps more potent than politics is politics and sports, TIFF will offer a rare hat trick of films that combine both elements: Maya Zinshtein’s “Forever Pure,” about the controversial fans of Israeli soccer club

Beitar Jerusalem; Erin Heidenreich’s “Girl Unbound,” which focuses on a talented female Pakistani squash player defying the Taliban’s edicts in her hometown; and “Gaza Surf Club,” in which Philip Gnadt and Mickey Yamine look at the wave-riders of the embattled region.

Nor are foreign issue-based films always strictly about people.

In “The Ivory Game,” from Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani, the filmmakers use a dense narrative and thriller conventions to go undercover and tell of the ivory cartels that traffic in African elephants.

Meanwhile, Morris — while known in recent years for charged government-themed investigations like “The Fog of War” and “Standard Operating Procedure” — takes a break from politics to chronicle the portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman in “The B-Side.” Dorfman is known for her innovation, and ongoing practice, in using uncommonly large-sized Polaroids. Longtime friend Morris walks viewers through her career and deep archive in the movie whose details had until now been kept under wraps.

Documentaries currently occupy an unusual place in pop culture, surging in interest thanks to longform crimethemed pieces such as “The Jinx,” “Making a Murderer” and, most recently and broadly,“O.J.: Made in America.”

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