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“Juliet, Naked” as charming, funny and smart as films come

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “American Animals”: Four bored University of Kentucky students decide to steal rare books from Transylvania University’s special collections library. Give “American Animals” director Bart Layton credit for turning what would have been a mildly interesting heist tale into a fascinating examination of crime and the unfettered thinking of youth. His accounts of a robbery gone bad works because the filmmaker best known for his documentary work took some big chances with his first foray into scripted moviemaking.

The story is played out by four young actors — Barry Keoghan, Evan Peters, Jared Abrahamson and Blake Jenner — but Layton elevates the movie by having the participants talk directly to the camera. This is nothing new, used as recently as in “I, Tonya.”

What makes Layton’s version different is the testimonial sections are done by the four actual participants.

The director was smart enough to listen to the documentarian in his head and trust that a tale of larceny conveyed through a strong restaging of the real events coupled with a recounting from the source is enough to be entertaining.

“Tag”: This is not only the latest example of how Hollywood is running out of original ideas, but proof no one seems to care that the imagination void is getting deeper and wider. The latest example of banal and boring material passed off as entertainment is the story of five friends who have been playing a game of tag in the month of May for 30 years.

Jerry (Jeremy Renner) is the king of tag having never been touched. The four other friends — Hoagie (Ed Helms), Callahan (Jon Hamm), Sable (Hannibal Buress) and Chilli (Jake Johnson) — decide this is the year the untouched string ends.

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Inside Out & About..................... 4-9, 12 On Stage....................................10 They have great hopes of succeeding as they know Jerry will be in a specific place dealing with his wedding.

“Tag” plods along banking on the cast’s likability to be enough distraction that the script could have been written on a message from a fortune cookie. And even the cast feels like the B-team that had to be called in when smarter actors passed on the project.

ALSO NEW ON DVD AND BLU-RAY AUG. 28 “Unikitty: Sparkle Party, Season 1, Part 1”: Fan-favorite character from “The LEGO Movie” goes on her own adventures.

“Chicago Med: Season Three”: The DVD set includes 20 episodes of the drama set in a Chicago hospital.

“Once Upon a Time: The Complete Seventh Season”: The final adventures of the fairy tale characters trying to deal with the real world is seen through the perspective of an adult Henry Mills (Andrew J. West).

“Criminal Minds: The Thirteenth Season”: The FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit deals with the most bizarre and dangerous cases. Matthew Gray Gubler stars.

“The Originals: The Fifth and Final Season”: Thousand-yearold vampires battle in the city that they built. Daniel Gillies stars.

“Flash: Season Four”: Included in the 23 episodes of the superhero series starring Grant

Gustin is the DC Comics crossover event.

“Scandal: The Complete Sixth and Seventh Seasons”: Kerry Washington stars in the network series that shows the scandalous side of politics.

“Star: Season 2”: Series follows three talented singers, desperate for a new start and with ambitions of stardom.

“S.W.A.T.: Season 1”: Shemar Moore stars in this series that follows an elite group of police officers in Los Angeles.

“Woman Walks Ahead”: Jessica Chastain plays a widowed artist who, in the 1880s, travels to North Dakota to paint a portrait of Chief Sitting Bull (Michael Greyeyes).

“Book Club”: Four lifelong friends attempt to shake things up by tackling “Fifty Shades of Grey.”

“RBG”: A look at the life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

“Brainscan”: High-tech wizardry of interactive video game enters subconscious of a lonely teenager (Edward Furlong).

“Mindgame”: This cult hit film shows how a near-death experience changes a person.

“Ready Jet Go!: Jet’s First Halloween”: Jet learns all of the classic Halloween to-dos, such as carving pumpkins, dressing up in costumes and trick-or-treating.

BEING RELEASED ON DIGITAL HD ON AUG. 28 “Superfly”: Career criminal

Upcoming DVD releases Following is a partial schedule of DVD releases (dates subject to change): SEPT. 4 n Hereditary n Adrift n Won’t You Be My Neighbor? n Ghost Stories n Cartoon Network: Adventure Time: The Final Seasons n Beast n Bull: Season Two n Damascus Cover n Dark River n Hawaii Five-O n Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Year Nineteen n Silicon Valley: S5 n Supernatural: The Complete Thirteenth Season n Superstore: Season Three n The Goldbergs – Season 05 n Timeless – Season 02 n Young Sheldon: Season 1 – Tribune News Service

faces numerous roadblocks in his efforts to change careers. Will be available on Blu-ray and DVD on Sept.

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“The Padre”: U.S. Judge (Nick Nolte) and his hired gun, Gaspar (Luis Guzmán), track down a small-time con man (Tim Roth).

– Rick Bentley, Tribune News Service

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CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST

LeRoy Bell and His Only Friends headline fundraiser

By TREVOR PYLE @Sports_SVH

LeRoy Bell and His Only Friends return to Skagit County to headline a fundraiser Saturday, Aug. 25, at Eagle Haven Winery in Sedro-Woolley.

The combination of Bell — a popular singer-songwriter — and the venue isn’t new, but the beneficiary of the fundraiser will be.

While previous incarnations of the event have raised money for Toys for Tots, this year’s will go toward the Skagit Valley Herald’s Christmas Fund, which has provided gifts and financial assistance for groceries to needy families since 1949.

Event director Colleen Smiley noted logistical difficulties made the event a tough fit this year for Toys for Tots alone. She said the Christmas Fund, in association with Toys for Tots, turned out to be a great — and similar — fit.

“It’s still about helping children at Christmas time. Now it’s meals and toys,” she said.

Anyone who wants to support that cause will have an additional reason to attend: a musical lineup headlined by Bell, whose local events have long been a favorite.

Bell has authored a long and varied career, much of it in association with Casey James, with whom he formed the soul duo Bell and James. The duo made three albums, and Bell and James wrote songs recorded by performers including The O’Jays,

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Gladys Knight & The Pips and Elton John.

Two of the songs they wrote for John became hits in 1977 and have remained popular since: “Mama Can’t Buy You Love” and “Are You Ready for Love”; the lattter was remixed by Fatboy Slim and became a hit in Europe.

Bell’s recent career as a singer-songwriter has included appearances with B.B. King, Leon Russell and Taj Mahal.

The Northwest-based Margaret Wilder Band will open for Bell. The band draws on a wide range of styles including rock, funk, blues and R&B. Music starts at 5 p.m.,

with Bell and his band slated to begin at about 7:30 p.m.

Food will be available for purchase, as will Eagle Haven Winery-provided wine. There will be a silent auction and raffle, and new unwrapped toys will be accepted as donations.

— Reporter Trevor Pyle:

CONCERT FOR KIDS When: 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25 Where: Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley Tickets: Available at My360tix.com. General admission lawn tickets cost $25. Group table seating is also available.

More info: 360-428-5972.

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OUT & ABOUT

ART

“THE WILD LIFE:” Smith & Vallee Gallery presents a collection celebrating animals through Aug. 26 at the gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave. Open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m daily.

JODY BERGSMA: Acryllic mixed-media artist Jody Bergsma is showing her latest paintings featuring floral and birds through Sept. 5 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The gallery is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY: Choose one of six artists to immortalize your pet at Fourth Corner Frames, 311 W. Holly St., Bellingham.

Examples of each artist’s work will be displayed during August.

“AUGUST WARMTH”: Four artists are featured during August at Hadrian Art Gallery, 5717 Gilkey Ave., Bow. ROBIN GREEN AND JEFF GUNN: The i.e. gallery, 5800 Cains Court, Edison, presents the work of Robin Green and Jeff Gunn during August. The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Saturday, or by appointment. 360-488-3458 or ieedison.com.

“WATER REFLECTIONS”: The Good Stuff Arts Gallery, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, presents a show highlighting the water of the Pacific Northwest. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturdays, and noon to 3 p.m. Sundays. thegoodstuffarts.com.

MUSIC

CREEKSIDE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: Trio Lumina will play at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at Creekside Continuing Care Community, 400 Gilkey Road, Burlington.

Free for seniors.

EAGLE HAVEN CONCERT SERIES: The Eagle Haven Winery presents its 2018 concert series, with performances at the winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. Events begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. 360856-6248 or eaglehavenwinery.com/events. n Aug. 31: CC Adams Band. n Sept. 8: Birdsview Bluegrass. n Sept. 15: Jill Newman Blues Band with special guest Margaret Wilder.

ANACORTES FREE CONCERT SERIES: 6 p.m (unless otherwise noted) Saturdays at Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. n Aug. 25: The Penny Stinkers (5 p.m.). n Sept. 1: Pazific.

CHILDREN’S CONCERT IN MV: Red Barn will play a children’s concert at noon Wednesday, Aug. 29, at Skagit Riverwalk Park in downtown Mount Vernon. Hosted by Mount Vernon Parks and Enrichment Services.

MOUNT VERNON RIVERWALK CONCERT SERIES: 6 to 8 p.m.

Thursdays, Riverwalk in downtown Mount Vernon. Free admission.

360-428-8547 or mount-

vernonchamber.com. n Aug. 23: Bobby Holland and the Breadline. n Aug. 30: The Sky Colony.

PEACE ARCH CONCERT SERIES: Srivani Jade Ensemble will play the final performance at the annual international concert series at Peace Arch Historical State Park, 1900 A St., Blaine, on the U.S.-Canadian border at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26. A Discover Pass is required for parking.

LA CONNER LIVE: The La Conner Live 2018 Sunday concert series features local and regional bands from 1 to 4 p.m. at Gilkey Square, Morris Avenue and First Street, downtown La Conner. Free admission. members.lovelaconner.com/events/ details/la-conner-livesunday-concert-series-06-03-2018-4777. n Aug. 26: The Walrus. n Sept. 2: Mary Ellen Lykins and the CC Adams Band.

BELLWETHER SUMMER SOUNDS: The Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham, presents the 2018 Blues, Brews and BBQ series with live music, microbrews on tap and an outdoor barbecue at 5 p.m. each Thursday during the summer. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com/featured/ blues-brews-bbq. n Aug. 23: Chris Eger Band. n Aug. 30: Baby Cakes. n Sept. 6: Miller Campbell. n Sept. 13: SpaceBand.

LECTURES & TALKS

AUDUBON AT THE

No autos on Open Streets in Anacortes

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Victorian couple Gabriel and Sarah Chrisman of Port Townsend with their penny farthings.

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

ANACORTES — Commercial Avenue in downtown Anacortes will be car-free for four hours Sunday, Aug. 26.

The annual event, called Anacortes Open Streets, encourages community members to bring their bikes, scooters, skates or just their legs to stroll the MUSEUM: Join experts from the North Cascades Audubon Society in the John M. Edson Hall of Birds from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, at the Whatcom Museum at Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St., Bellingham.

THE SECOND UPPER ROOM: A biblical-based presentation by Mike Riddle “exposing the march of secular humanism through the public education system,” according to a news release,

street without any cars in the way from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The event will feature a classic bike show, live music, activities, food and Victorian couple Gabriel and Sarah Chrisman, who will host a booth featuring their high-wheeled bicycles, also known as penny farthings. The Port Townsend couple celebrate the culture and lifestyle of the late 19th century in their everyday lives.

will take place at 6 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 26, at Summit Park Bible Church, 12700 Thompson Road, Anacortes. Free.

ANACORTES OPEN STREETS: Pedal, stroll, scoot, skate or roll down Commercial Avenue in Anacortes for car-free fun for all ages from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 26. Free.

THINK OUTSIDE THE BAG: Join Transition Fidalgo in a monthly meeting and talk about

the ways to break the addiction to plastic and facts about plastic, according to a news release, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, at Anacortes Senior Activity Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes.

LIVING WITH BEAVERS: Lake Stevens residents with beaver issues are invited to a free class from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at the Lake Stevens Senior Center, 2302 Sopher Hill Road, Lake Stevens.

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OUT & ABOUT TALKING GODOT: iDiOM Theater founder and Sylvia Center artistic director Glenn Hergenhahn-Zhao will speak about Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at the Sylvia Center, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham. $5.

THEATER

ISLAND SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: Shows are at 6 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday, through Sept. 2, in Langley. The lineup features “Sense and Sensibility,” “Othello” and “Twelfth Night.” islandshakespearefest.org.

MORE FUN

FAIRHAVEN OUTDOOR CINEMA: Fairhaven’s Village Green, 1207 10th St, Bellingham. $5, free for kids

under age 5. fairhavenoutdoorcinema.com or 360-733-2682. n Aug. 25: “The Princess Bride” with special guests.

HISTORY SUNSET CRUISES: Climb aboard San Juan Cruises’ Victoria Star for a twohour cruise departing at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, and learn from historians Brian Griffin and Doug Starcher. The cruise will depart from the Bellingham Ferry Terminal, 355 Harris Ave., Bellingham. $35.

LGBTQ COFFEE TALK: Black Drop Coffeehouse hosts an LGBTQIA social hour for the community from 9 to 10:30 a.m. every Saturday at 300 W. Champion St., Bellingham.

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STARLIGHT CINEMA: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation will present “Cars” at dusk Friday, Aug. 24, at Kiwanis Park, 500 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. Free.

“DRAMA AND DESSERTS”: Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St., Concrete, will present “Drama & Desserts: An Evening of Sweet Entertainment” at 7 p.m. today, Aug. 23. The event will feature local authors reading from their work, performances by local musicians, and sweet treats from local businesses. $5 admission; desserts are $5 each.

More info: concrete-theatre.com. Contact Valerie Stafford, 360466-8754 or valerie@ concrete-theatre.com.

TIME CAPSULE

WORKSHOP: The Anacortes Museum will host two all-ages time capsule workshops from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 23-24, at the museum, 1305 Eighth St., Anacortes. Free.

RSVP: coa.museum@ cityofanacortes.org.

FERNDALE STREET FESTIVAL: 6 to 11 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, Aug. 25, Second Avenue.

Vendors, beer, wine, live music and family fun.

YACHT CLUB ANNIVERSARY: Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Camano Island Yacht Club at 3 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 25, at the club, 129 N Sunset Drive, with live music and a gourmet dinner. $30. Tickets: call Teri at 206-713-9005 or Mike at 425-530-5943.

The joy of ‘Water Reflections’

BENJAMIN VANDERWERFF

“Wiley Slough-Fir Island” plein air oil by Benjamin Vanderwerff.

By Skagit Valley Herald Staff

ANACORTES — The natural ebb and flow of bodies of water in the Pacific Northwest are highlighted in the show “Water Reflections” at The Good Stuff Arts Gallery, 604 Commercial Ave. The show features tributes to the lakes, rivers and sloughs that make the Northwest home. The featured artist is oil artist Benjamin Vanderwerff, who uses color to express bold emotions in his work.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, and noon to 3 p.m. Sundays. More info: thegoodstuffarts.com.

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OUT & ABOUT COMMUNITY TRUNK SALE: Register to sell your items ($20$25) at the Community Trunk Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island.

Free to shoppers.

PSYCHIC ABILITIES DEMONSTRATION: 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, CDM Spiritual Center, 2402 Summit Ave., Everett. Free.

BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR: Visit the Burlington Lions Club’s Back to School Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at Maiben Park, Burlington. The club will serve hot dogs and raise money for school supplies and funding for clubs.

SUMMER DANCE PARTY: 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. Dancing, silent auction, raffle and more. Proceeds benefit the Rick Epting Foundation for the Arts.

STATE PARK FREE DAY: Enjoy a day in a state park without needing to purchase a day-use Discover Pass on Sunday, Aug. 25, in celebration of the National Park System’s 102nd birthday.

SPEAK EASY & SHINE A LIGHT: The La Conner Rotary Club will host a fundraising auction at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at Maple Hall, 104 Commercial St., La Conner. harvestinghopeauction.com.

SAFARI TO KENYA: Join Rehema Ministries for an outdoor, family-friendly event while

Summer Dance Party in Anacortes

By Skagit Valley Herald Staff

ANACORTES — Dance the day away at the Summer Dance Party on Saturday, Aug. 25.

Starting at 4 p.m. at the Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., the event will feature more than just the high-energy tunes of The Penny Stinkers.

There will be a silent auction, raffle, beer garden, barbecue and more. All of this raises funds for the Rick Epting Foundation for the Arts’ (REFA) mission to support the arts by providing grants and scholarships for artists and art-related projects.

Admission is free. More info: rickeptingfoundation.org.

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Penny Stinkers will provide the tunes at the Summer Dance Party fundraiser Saturday, Aug. 25, in Anacortes.

learning more about Kenyan culture and aiding the children in need in Kenya from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at Schell’s Riverfront Property, 18404 Skagit City Road, Mount Vernon. $25 adults, $10 children over age 5. Register: rehemainstep.com.

TASTE OF THE SEASON: Learn what fruits and vegetables are in this season at 2 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 26, at the Anacortes Food Co-op, 2308A Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Free for members, $5 for nonmembers. anacortesfoodcoop.com.

BACON & KEGS: Support children with special needs at this bacon- and beer-themed summertime celebration

from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 26, at the Depot Market Square, 1100 Railroad Ave. Bellingham. All ages in the afternoon, 21-plus in the evening. $5-$40. wcel.net.

CLASSIC BIKE SHOW: Skagit Bicycle Club will host a classic bike show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, in downtown Anacortes between Commercial Avenue and Fifth Street. skagitbicycleclub.org.

ANACORTES MUSEUM ANNIVERSARY: Celebrate 50 years of the Anacortes Museum at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at the museum, 1305 Eighth St., Anacortes.

BREWERS CRUISE:

Hop aboard the Victoria Star and taste a variety of local brews every Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in August and September. Must be 21 or over. $39. To register: whales.com, 1-800-4434552 or 360-738-8099.

Cruises depart from the Alaska Ferry Terminal, 355 Harris Ave., No. 104, Bellingham.

SIN & GIN WALKING TOURS: Learn about the history of Bellingham at these guided walking tours at 7 p.m. on weekends. Fairhaven tours are Friday nights, downtown tours are Saturday nights. $15. goodtimegirlstours.com.

LOOKING AHEAD

ART + WOOD = WOODPALOOZA

EXHIBITION: The Whidbey Island Woodworkers Guild presents its 15th annual show of fine woodwork from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday through Monday, Sept.

1-3, at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Zech Hall, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. Free.

QUILTING FOXES GRAND OPENING: Join this new quilt shop that offers weekday, weekend and evening classes as well as sewing spaces for its grand opening from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, at 822 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley.

FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALK: Walk the streets of downtown Anacortes from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, and see a variety

of local art at participating locations.

STEVE MAYO: Fourth Corner Frames & Gallery will present the nautical paintings of Steve Mayo on Sept.

7-29 at its downtown location, 311 W. Holly St., Bellingham. Meet Mayo at the Art Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, or during Seafest from 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 21. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. fourthcornerframes. com.

CAMANO ISLAND ROAMING ARTISTS: Paintings by over 25 artists will be available for purchase from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 1-2, at the Island County Multipurpose Building, 141 E. Camano Drive, Camano Island.

“I AM FROM”: Scott Milo Gallery will present the work of Ladies of the Island, a group of 10 female artists from Camano Island, in the exhibition “I Am From” from Sept. 7 through Oct. 2. There will be an artists’ reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at the gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

SCHACK-TOBERFEST: Schack Art Center, 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett., will host a glass pumpkin festival from Thursday, Sept.

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OUT & ABOUT FINE ART STUDIO TOUR: Visit studios on Camano Island via Island Transit bus on Friday, Sept. 28.

Free. RSVP: travel@ islandtransit.org or 360-678-9536.

HOVANDER HOMESTEAD BLUGRASS FEST: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 1-2, Hovander Homestead Park, Ferndale. Two stages of bluegrass music and entertainment, beer garden, camping and more. $25-$50. hhbgf. org.

WHATCOM JAZZ MUSIC CENTER: 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Sylvia Center for the Arts, 207 Prospect St., Bellingham. $5-$20. wjmac.org. n Sept. 5: Kevin Woods Quartet. n Sept. 12: Mike Allen Quartet. n Sept. 19: Arete Quartet with Will Bernard.

COMEDY FOR A CAUSE: The Panic Squad will perform family-friendly improv comedy from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at Skagit Center, 1000 Fountain St. Burlington. $5-$20 at the door, proceeds benefit Christ the King Skagit’s mission trip. ”THE UNDERSTUDY”: The comedy

by Theresa Rebeck will be presented at the Sylvia Center, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham, Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 6-8 and 13-15, presented by American Theater Northwest. $15-$20. sylviacenterforthearts. org.

WILLY WONKA IN SMELL-O-VISION: Enjoy a special screening of the 1971 movie “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

16, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Movie tickets are $8-$10 with an option to purchase a Forte Smell-O-Vision bag for $5 featuring goodies seen in the movie.

“AN AMERICAN IN PARIS — THE MUSICAL”: View a live broadcast of the award-winning Broadway musical at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 20, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $14-$18. lincolntheatre.org.

BICYCLE TRIP TO CUBA: The Anacortes Sister Cities Association will present a discussion led by Bill and Ann Testerman on their bicycle trip around Cuba at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 6, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Free.

GOOGLE TOOLS FOR FAMILY RESEARCH: George Ridgeway will present a talk on effective family history research from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, as part of the Skagit Valley Genealogical Society’s monthly meeting at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington. Free.

BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP WITH HEALING: Discuss the apple and blackberry and how they not only

make great pies but also are valuable medicines from ages past at “Building relationship with healing – getting to know your local herbs with Natasha Clarke,” at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Skagit Valley Food Co-op, 202 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

Taste of the season at Anacortes Coop

THE LIFE OF FRED PILKINGTON: Learn about the life of the World War II prisoner of war and Camano Island artist at 2 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Camano Island School House, Camano Island. Free.

FAMILY TO FAMILY: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Skagit County will offer a free class for family members and loved ones of an adult living with a mental illness at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17, at First United Methodist Church, 1607 E. Division St., Mount Vernon. Preregistration required: 360-420-7422.

“HOW TO CATCH A CHAMELEON”: Professor Rayne Allison will explore the history of Scotland in a one-hour lecture at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

22, at Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. $15. celticarts.org.

EXPLORING EQUITY AND CULTURAL HUMILITY: This workshop encourages participants to honor diversity, promote cultural self-awareness, examine institutional racism and more, from 2 to 5 p.m.

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ANACORTES — Learn how to cook in-season at the Anacortes Food Coop at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26.

The Coop, 2308 Commercial Ave., the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center, 13 Prospect St., Bellingham. $50. whatcomdrc. org.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Retired FBI agent Joe Davidson will speak on “Human Trafficking: A Global Perspective” from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

29, at Camano Island Library, 848 N. Sunrise Blvd., Camano. Free.

“THE RIVER”: Sandra Noel will read from her book of poems at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

30, at Village Books,

will bring out tastes of local, fresh produce for people to try. It will also show how to make recipes using those same ingredients.

It’s $5 for nonmembers and free for members. More information can be found at anacortesfoodcoop.com.

1200 11th St., Bellingham.

CAR SHOW: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, Stanwood Community and Senior Center, 7430 276th St. NW. Music, raffle prizes, food and a Kids’ Pedal car class.

Information: Ilene, 360-629-7403, ext.

123.

HOOTENANNY BENEFIT: 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2, Boundary Bay Brewery, 1107 Railroad Ave., Bellingham. Enjoy square dancing, music, an

eat-local presentation and more. $5-$20 donation at the door.

WASHINGTON STATE FAIR: Aug. 21-Sept. 3, Washington State Fair Events Center, 110 Ninth Ave. SW, Puyallup. thefair.com.

THE NEXT SHOW: Knut Bell will play favorites and chat with DJ Todd from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, at the Corner Pub, 14565 Allen West Road, Bow. The event will be streamed online at the anacortesmusicproject.org.

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OUT & ABOUT WHATCOM FARM TOUR WEEKEND: Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 8-9. Learn about sustainable farming with a free self-guided tour or pay $10 for a VIP Badge to support the Sustainable Connections Food & Farming Program. eatlocalfirst.org.

Saturday, Sept 8

■ Brunch: 8 to 10 a.m. Locally sourced ingredients make up this Benedict and pancake breakfast at Cosmos Bistro, 1151 N. State St., Bellingham. $20.

■ Pint Pairing: 6 to 10 p.m. Locally sourced beer and food pairings are served at this five-part family style dinner at Boundary Bay Brewery Mountain Room, 1107 Railroad Ave., Bellingham. $40.

Sunday, Sept. 9 ■ Wine,

Cheese and Chocolate: 2 to 6 p.m.

Enjoy wine paired with local cheeses and artisan chocolate at Samson Estates Winery, 1861 Van Dyk Road, Everson. $12.

OKTOBERFEST: Chuckanut Brewery and Kitchen will host its third annual Oktoberfest from 1 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

8, at its downtown location, 601 W. Holly St., Bellingham. Admission: $1.

TOUCH A TRUCK: Children can interact and learn more about a variety of large vehicles from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

8, at Asbery Field, 1605 Seventh St., Marysville.

Free.

FLOATING LANTERN PET MEMORI-

Bacon & Kegs features breakfast and beer

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

BELLINGHAM — The city will combine two great loves at a new festival on Sunday, Aug. 26: breakfast and beer.

The Bacon & Kegs Festival will take over the Depot Market Square for an entire day of indulgence.

The event is broken up into two sessions. The midday session ($18) will be from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and open to all ages. The evening session ($25) will be from 5:30 to 9 p.m. and only those 21 and over can enter. Tickets for children and nondrinking adults are $5. VIP tickets to both sessions can be purchased for an additional cost and have an array of perks.

Both sessions will feature live music, activities and plenty of AL: Join a personal and collective moment of reflection in honor of pets loved and lost from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, at Bloedel Donovan Park, 2114 Electric Ave., Bellingham.

Free to attend, $15 to purchase, decorate and float a lantern.

MAYOR’S COFFEE KLATCH: Join Marysville’s mayor for coffee at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept.

10, at the WhistleStop Sweet Shop, 1508 Third St., Marysville. RSVP by Sept. 6 to Leah Tocco: 360-363-8091 or ltocco@marysvillewa.gov.

BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF HOPE: Compass Health will host the gala from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Friday, Sept.

14, at Tulalip Resort Casino, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip. The event will feature a suicide prevention advocate as

The event is broken up into two sessions. The midday session ($18) will be from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and open to all ages. The evening session ($25) will be from 5:30 to 9 p.m. and only those 21 and over can enter. bacon and beer. Local breweries will provide ciders and beers and guests 21 and over will receive a commemorative cup.

The event is presented by Whatcom Center for Early Learning. For more information, visit wcel.net.

WHATCOM CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING

keynote speaker. Proceeds benefit specialized camp programs. $100 per person, $1,000 per table. compasshealth.org/bcoh.

FIDALGO BAY DAY: Enjoy the free, educational event at 11 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Fidalgo Bay RV Resort, 4701 Fidalgo Bay Road, to increase public awareness and foster environmental stewardship.

OAK HARBOR OKTOBERFEST: 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

22, downtown Oak Harbor. Performances include The Pickled Herring, High Voltage and Just n Thyme. Free admission.

FRIENDSHIP WALK: The 11th annual Friendship Walk and 5K Run will take place at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept.

22, at Legion Memorial Park, 114 N Olympic Ave., Arlington. Register at runsignup.com/ Race/WA/Arlington/ Friendship5KRunWalk ($20-25).

CAMP KIRBY COMMUNITY APPRECIATION DAY: Camp Fire Samish will host Community Appreciation Day from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, at Camp Kirby, Bow. Free.

MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL: View short films occurring simultaneously in 250 cities around the world at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28-29, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $8-$11.

SAVOR THE SYMPHONY: Celebrate the opening of the 43rd

season of the Whatcom Symphony at a benefit dinner at 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 29, at Ciao Thyme, 207 Unity St., Bellingham. $150. whatcomsymphony. com.

ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL: Support local and global charities from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 29, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 5782 Lawrence Road, Everson. Door prizes, raffles, a silent auction and more.

MOUNT VERNON CEMETERY TOUR: Enjoy an historic tour from noon to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 30, at the Mount Vernon Cemetery, 1200 E. Fir St., Mount Vernon. Actors will share the stories of some of the unique people for whom this is their final resting place. $10-$12.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area August 23 - September 2 Thursday.23

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”The Rover”: 7:30 p.m., Open Air Summer Rep in Maritime Heritage Park, 500 W. Holly St., Bellingham.

Free. sylviacenterforthearts.org.

COMEDY Push it to the Limit: 9 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $10. 360-733-8855 or theupfront. com.

”Sense and Sensibility”: 6 p.m., Island Shakespeare Festival, 5476 Maxwelton Road, Langley. 360-331-2939 or info@islandshakespearefest.org.

”Othello”: 6 p.m., Island Shakespeare Festival, 5476 Maxwelton Road, Langley. 360-331-2939 or info@islandshakespearefest.org.

COMEDY The GBU: 8 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $8.

360-733-8855 or theupfront.com.

Saturday.1

”Sense and Sensibility”: 6 p.m., Island Shakespeare Festival, 5476 Maxwelton Road, Langley. 360-331-2939 or info@islandshakespearefest.org.

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”Twelfth Night”: 6 p.m., Island Shakespeare Festival, 5476 Maxwelton Road, Langley. 360-331-2939 or info@ islandshakespearefest.org.

COMEDY Push it to the Limit: 9 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $10. 360-733-8855 or theupfront. com.

”The Rover”: 7:30 p.m., Open Air Summer Rep in Maritime Heritage Park, 500 W. Holly St., Bellingham.

Free. sylviacenterforthearts.org.

Sunday.2

”Twelfth Night”: 6 p.m., Island Shakespeare Festival, 5476 Maxwelton Road, Langley. 360-331-2939 or info@ islandshakespearefest.org.

COMEDY Push it to the Limit: 9 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $10. 360-733-8855 or theupfront. com.

COMEDY The Gateway Show: 8 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $14. 360-733-8855 or theupfront. com

Saturday.25

”Othello”: 6 p.m., Island Shakespeare Festival, 5476 Maxwelton Road, Langley. 360-331-2939 or info@islandshakespearefest.org. ”The Rover”: 7:30 p.m., Open Air Summer Rep in Maritime Heritage Park, 500 W. Holly St., Bellingham.

Free. sylviacenterforthearts.org.

COMEDY Push it to the Limit: 9 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $10. 360-733-8855 or theupfront. com.

Thursday-Sunday.23-26 ISLAND SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 5476 Maxwelton Road, Langley. 360-331-2939 or info@islandshakespearefest.org. See individual listings for plays and performance times.

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Thursday.30

”Twelfth Night”: 6 p.m., Island Shakespeare Festival, 5476 Maxwelton Road, Langley. 360-331-2939 or info@ islandshakespearefest.org.

COMEDY The GBU: 8 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $8.

360-733-8855 or theupfront.com.

”Sense and Sensibility”: 1 p.m., Island Shakespeare Festival, 5476 Maxwelton Road, Langley. 360-331-2939 or info@islandshakespearefest.org.

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”Sense and Sensibility”: 6 p.m., Island Shakespeare Festival, 5476 Maxwelton Road, Langley. 360-331-2939 or info@islandshakespearefest.org.

”Twelfth Night”: 6 p.m., Island Shakespeare Festival, 5476 Maxwelton Road, Langley. 360-331-2939 or info@ islandshakespearefest.org.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues August 23-30 Thursday.23

Swingnuts: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Free. 360588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

Bobby Holland and the Breadline: 6 p.m., Riverwalk, Mount Vernon. Free admission. 360-428-8547 or mountvernonchamber. com.

Saturday.25 MATT AUDETTE AND THE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS BAND

Chris Eger Band: 5 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-3923100 or hotelbellwether. com/featured/bluesbrews-bbq.

The Jellyman’s Daughter: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Red Elvises: 8 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 State St., Bellingham. $15-$18. 360-770-1067 or shakedownbellingham.com.

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Good Vibrations: 6:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Members and signed-in guests only.

360-848-8882.

Blues Out West: 7:30 p.m, Big Rock Roadhouse, 14779 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 206-618-4033 or bigrockroadhouse.com.

Wildabeast: 9:15 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-746-8733 or wildbuffalo.net.

Ben Starner: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. aneliaskitchenandstage. com.

3 and 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. $5. 360-416-1585, 360-366-3321.

Friday.24 CD WOODBURY TRIO 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse. com.

North by Northwest: 8:30 p.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

The Kaeli Earle Trio: 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. $15. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

Jonathan Foster: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. aneliaskitchenandstage.com.

CD Woodbury Trio: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Ann ‘N Dean: 6:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Members and signed-in guests only.

360-848-8882.

Fantasy Band: 8:30 p.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

James Lee Stanley: 8:30 p.m., Honey Moon, 1053 N. State St. alley, Bellingham. 360-7340728 or honeymoonmeads.com.

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Matt Audette and the Circle of Friends Band: 3 and 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. $5. 360-416-1585, 360366-3321.

Sky All Around, Mosstones, Karl Blau: 8:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. anacortesh2o. com or 360-755-3956.

Harvey Creek Band: 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. 425737-5144, 360-629-6500 or locobillys.com.

Kuinka: 7:30 p.m., Guemes Country Store, 7885 Guemes Island Road, Anacortes. $10-$15.

360-293-4548 or guemesislandgeneralstore.com.

Town Hall Brawl: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Mojo Cannon and the 13th Street Horns: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $12.

360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Tetrachromat, Gazelle(s), Schemes: 8 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 State St., Bellingham. $6. 360-770-1067 or shakedownbellingham.com.

Madz: 8:30 p.m., Honey Moon, 1053 N. State Street alley, Bellingham. 360-734-0728 or honeymoonmeads. com.

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

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

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Ron Bailey & The Tangents: 5:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360766-6266 or theoldedison.com.

Summer Baroque Concert: 7 p.m., 4606 Cypress Drive, Anacortes. $25. 360-2934930.

Wednesday.29 Nick Anthony: 7 to 9 p.m., Evelyn’s Tavern, 12667 Highway 9, Clear Lake. 360-399-1321.

Karen Scholten: noon, Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

Thursday.30

The Sky Colony: 6 p.m., Riverwalk, Mount Vernon. Free admission. 360-428-8547 or mountvernonchamber.com.

Baby Cakes: 5 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com/ featured/blues-brewsbbq.

Scarface: 9:30 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. $20. 360-746-8733 or wildbuffalo.net.

Sky All Around, Mosstones, Karl Blau: 8:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. anacortesh2o. com or 360-755-3956.

JP Falcon Grady: 6 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

The Staggers & Jaggs: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

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OUT & ABOUT FAMILY PROMISE BED RACE: The second annual bed race will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

30, at the Civic Field parking lot, 1255 Civic Field Way, Bellingham. The race benefits InterFaith Coalition’s outreach to assist children and families experiencing homelessness.

CIVIL DISCOURSE ON A STICKY TOPIC: Share, collaborate and learn from neighbors who hold differing viewpoints on sticky topics from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at PUD Aqua Room, 1415 Freeway Drive, Mount Vernon.

Free.

TOOLS FOR TOUGH CONVERSATIONS: Join a training series for past participants of conflict training programs at the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center, 13 Prospect St., Suite 201, Bellingham. Each session is from 5:15 to 7:15 p.m. whatcomdrc. org. n Oct. 16: Prepare

for and Respond to Stress and Conflict. n Oct. 23: Learn to Listen Fully. n Oct. 25: Explore Bias and Opportunities for Inclusion. n Oct. 30: Practice Speaking Up When it Matters Most. n Nov. 1: Find Common Ground in Times of Difference. n Nov. 6: Respond with Poise in Moments of Crisis.

Ferndale celebrates with Street Fest

MODEL TRAIN SHOW: The Lynden Lions Club will present its 34th annual model train show Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 6-7, at the Northwest Washington Fairground Henry Jensen Building, 1775 Front St., Lynden. $5$7. lyndentrainshow. com.

MACTOBERFEST: Join the search for the best Scottish Ale from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. $25$30, members of the Celtic Arts Foundation receive a $5 discount. celticarts.org.

FERNDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

FERNDALE — Celebrate the Ferndale community at the 15th annual Ferndale Street Festival this weekend.

The event will feature a pie-eating contest, car and motorcycle show, plenty of food and drink and many other activities.

The festival will take place from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, and

10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25.

On Saturday night the beer garden will turn into an outdoor nightclub.

More info: ferndalestreetfestival. com.

Prince’s estate releases 23 catalog albums to streaming platforms, plus a new anthology

By Los Angeles Times

Sony’s Legacy Recordings and the late pop icon Prince’s estate last week released more than 300 songs from 23 catalog titles on streaming services and digital service providers.

The launch includes rare and out-of-print recordings long sought after by fans and collectors. The music hails from

the artist’s albums including “The Gold Experience,” “3121,” “Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic” and more.

Legacy and the soul-funk musician’s estate struck an exclusive agreement in June to allow the launch, as well as the release of “Prince Anthology: 1995-2010,” a newly curated, 37-track album also available for streaming and through digital services.

“For Prince, 1995-2010 was

an unprecedented period of sustained and prolific creativity. Releasing fresh recordings at a rapid-fire pace through a variety of distribution strategies including his own online NPG Music Club, Prince was making some of the most provocative, experimental and soulful music of his career,” Legacy Recordings said in a statement.

“Freed from major label demands and expectations, Prince

was able to write, record and release his own music on his own terms,” the company said.

The album was assembled under the auspices of the Prince Estate, which has been handling the artist’s legacy and business since his untimely death in 2016. Last week’s launch also marks a new direction for his catalog; Prince fiercely protected and prevented his music from streaming online.

The new album opens with

“Emancipation,” which the artist considered his “most important record” when it was released in 2006. It closes with his “We March” anthem from 1995’s “The Gold Experience.”

“This new compilation provides a coherent musical chronicle of Prince’s artistic and spiritual evolution through the late 20th and early 21st centuries in songs that continue to resonant in the culture,” Legacy said

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GET INVOLVED

ART

PUBLIC ART PROPOSALS: The Port of Skagit and Town of La Conner are seeking proposals from artists for a public art installation.

Interested parties must submit four hard copies plus one digital drive with their proposal to Darla Pyke, Harbormaster, Port of Skagit, 613 N. Second St., P.O. Box 1120, La Conner, WA, 98257, by 5 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 15.

CALL TO ARTISTS: Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden, is opening registration for jewelry artists interested in participating in the “Falling Out of the Box Jewelry Challenge. Full information: jansenartcenter.org.

2018 HOLIDAY GREETING CARD CONTEST: Professional and hobby artists are encouraged to submit a digital image of original artwork (Christmas/ winter themed) for the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation’s holiday greeting card to be mailed to donors. The winning artist receives $100 honorarium.

Deadline: Sept. 17. skagitregionalhealth. org/hospital-foundation.

ART CLASSES

KREATE WITH KARA: Create your own painting with Kara. Be guided step by step, no experience necessary.

Contact: kreate.kara@ hotmail.com.

ANTIQUE BIRD CARVING: Create a black-bellied plover from 5 to 7 p.m.

Wednesdays, Sept. 5-26, at the Burlington Com-

munity Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington. $40. 360-755-0102.

schedule: 360-466-0110 or gailcreativestudies. com.

TRI DEE ARTS WORKSHOPS: Art classes on a variety of topics are available at Tri-Dee Arts, 215 S. First St., Mount Vernon. trideearts.com.

PACIFIC NW SCHOOL: Choose from painting, photography, fiber and 3D art workshops taught by professional artists at the Pacific NorthWest Art School, 15 NW Birch St., Coupeville.

For information and a complete schedule: 360-678-3396 or pacificnorthwestartschool. com.

ACRYLIC PAINTING CLASSES: For beginners to advance.

Classes: $150 for series of three classes with Logan Fox. Art supply list available. Classes at The Good Stuff Art, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. the goodstuffarts.com, 360-7553152 or kpeterson@ thegoodstuff.com.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUILT AND FIBER ARTS 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 children ages 11 and under. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.org. n Fiber Fridays: bring any type of fiber art project, quilting, knitting, embellishing, etc., to work on while visiting with other fiber artists from 9 a.m. to noon every Friday. Free and open to all.

GAIL HARKER CENTER: Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts offers a variety of art classes and workshops for artists of every level at 12636 Chilberg Road, Mount Vernon.

Online courses are also available. For information and a complete

DAKOTA: 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.

STANWOOD CAMANO ARTS GUILD: A Guilded Gallery, 8700 271st St. NW, Stanwood, offers a variety of art classes and workshops. For information or to register: 360-6292787 or stanwoodcamanoarts.com.

AUDITIONS

CANTABILE CHAMBER CHOIR: Audition for a choir of adult vocalists performing around Skagit Valley and beyond. Rehearsals are 6:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays beginning Sept. 9 at Bethany Covenant Church, 1318 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. Auditions by appointment: dustinwilletts@gmail. com and close Sept. 15.

Singers pay $75 in dues per semester.

BOOKS

TEEN SUMMER READING PROGRAM: Ages 13-18 with chances to win prizes. Events will also be hosted at the library,

820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington.

GREAT BOOKS READING GROUP MEETING: The Great Books Reading Group examines passages from important writings in history from 6 to 8 p.m. the fourth Monday of each month at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave. 360-941-1437 and shunji.asari@gmail. com.

DANCE

BEGINNING LINE DANCING: 7 to 8 p.m.

Tuesdays, Burlington Community Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington. $6 dropin, $25 for five classes. Teens and adults.

Register: burlingtonwa. gov/recreation or 360755-9649.

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

Learn to folk dance to a variety of international music. 7 to 9:30 p.m.

First session free, $5 thereafter. No partners needed. Gary or Ginny, 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.

JOLLY TIME CLUB: Dance to live music 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.

MUSIC

UKULELE FUN & SONG CIRCLE: 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St. Free. Beginners welcome and loaner ukuleles available.

Song sheets provided.

206-790-4862 or yogaheartspace0@gmail. com.

BARBERSHOP HARMONY: Join the An-OChords, a four-part barbershop harmony group that meets at 7 p.m.

Thursdays at Bethany Covenant Church, 1318 18th St., Mount Vernon. No experience necessary, no auditions required. Learn by rote, you don’t have to read music. All ages welcome. anochords.org.

360-466-0109.

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 5 to 7 p.m.

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

360-223-3230.

SING IN HARMONY: 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.

360-201-5861 or harmonynorthwest.org.

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

360-293-2544.

OPEN MIC: Jam Night, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thursdays, Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

VOX PACIFICA AUDITIONS: A new Bellingham choir seeking experienced soprano and altar singers will hold auditions at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23; 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24; 10 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 25; and 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27. voxpacifica.org.

RECREATION

STREAM TEAM TRAINING: Applications for the 2018-19 Skagit Stream Team Program are being accepted until Aug. 31.

The program provides a citizen-science opportunity for local residents, age 18 and up, to participate in “hands on” water quality monitoring and to gain an understanding of the relationship between natural factors, land-use impacts, and a stream’s health. The free training will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Sept.

5-6; and from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

8, at the Padilla Bay Research Reserve.

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TRAVEL

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

Plans do not need to end when school bell rings

By LYNN O’ROURKE HAYES

Local travel briefs SAN JUANS: Cruise and hike Vendovi Island Preserve in the San Juans with a local naturalist guide Thursday through Monday, through Sept. 30, departing from Anacortes. Details and reservations at Skagit Guided Adventures, 360-474-7479.

FOR THE BIRDS: Skagit Guided Adventures offers a variety of birding tours daily around Skagit Valley and surrounding areas. Reservations required: 360-4747479 or skagitguidedadventures.com.

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.

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When the school bell rings, must travel plans come to end? Here are five ways to keep your travel dreams on track while school is in session.

RECREATION WITHOUT BORDERS: The organization offers recreational trips, tours and adventures throughout the Northwest and British Columbia. 360766-7109 or recreationwithoutborders.com.

1. Know your options: Scan the school, sports and activity calendars to assess windows of opportunity.

Will your children participate in multiple sports, school theater productions or volunteer activities? Pair those results with your work and personal calendars for the best picture possible.

If you have multiple children in different schools, do their holiday and other school vacation times match up? Do any family members have milestone birthdays, reunions or anniversary celebrations in the works that you won’t want to miss? Once you’ve reviewed commitments and calendars you are ready to plan.

listing desired destinations, ask yourself what aspects of the world — geographically, spiritually and culturally — you want to share with your family. By crafting a strategy in advance and executing early, you’ll have more flight options, your pick of tour departures, the best cabins on a cruise ship and more options in popular resort areas.

2. Advance planning: Research reveals that by planning ahead, more families will actually take much-needed and longer vacations and thus reap a multitude of personal and professional benefits. Taking time to create a thoughtful bucket list can make it easier to plan for meaningful vacations, those that are a deliberate reflection of your values, hopes and dreams.

So before you begin

3. A day here. A week there?: It’s no secret that holiday weeks and spring break in popular destinations can be pricier than at other times of the year. So does it make sense to snag a few days from the school calendar to learn and experience the world outside the walls of the classroom? That’s a decision only parents can make given the requirements of individual schools, the temperaments and

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 360-279-4587.

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Hiking is one of many options for a family seeking quality time together.

needs of each child and the cost benefit analysis of each opportunity. If you do decide to travel while school is in session, you’ll find fewer crowds, better prices and expanded options.

4. The vacation mindset: The true value of a family vacation has less to do with boarding a snazzy cruise ship or checking in to a faraway resort. It’s more about the quality of a shared experience. So when time is short, make the most of the hours you do have available and put your plan on the calendar. Go fishing, hiking or horseback riding for a day. Visit a water or theme park. Spend the night at a nearby hotel. Camp in a state park or even your own backyard and enjoy the mini-getaway.

5. A family sabbatical: For

those who would like to travel deeper, learn a new language, immerse in a culture or simply see the world with the kids while they can, a longer adventure may fit the bill. Consider spending the months ahead planning a lengthy holiday — weeks, months or even a year — with the kids.

Consider an adventure that may involve road schooling, financial reconfiguration, the disposition of some belongings and some rigorous map study.

Many who have chosen this path report that the transformative experience was well worth upsetting the family apple cart.

– Lynn O’Rourke Hayes (www.LOHayes.com) is an author, family travel expert and enthusiastic explorer.

Gather more travel intel on Twitter @lohayes, Facebook, or via FamilyTravel.com

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.

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 by appointment from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and 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.

Burlington Municipal Court accepts passport applications from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 311 Cedar St., Suite A, Burlington. New and renewal forms are available. 360-755-0492.

Post offices in Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley and Oak Harbor accept passport applications by appointment. Contact individual offices for available days and times.

Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St., Oak Harbor, accepts passport applications Monday through Friday. Appointments are recommended.

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The Eagles’‘Greatest Hits’ best-selling album of all time

By Los Angeles Times

Move over Michael Jackson, ‘cause there’s a new album in town — and by new, we mean new to the top of the best-sellers list.

The Eagles’ greatest-hits album is now the No. 1 best-selling album of all time in the U.S., according to the Recording Industry Association of America.

The rock band’s 1976 album “Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975” has been certified 38x platinum in the U.S., meaning sales and streams of the album have

reached 38 million, the Associated Press reported.

Jackson’s “Thriller” now resides in second place at 33x platinum. The Eagles also own third place on the chart with the “Hotel California” album hitting 26x platinum, the RIAA said.

“We are grateful for our families, our management, our crew, the people at radio and, most of all, the loyal fans who have stuck with us through the ups and downs of 46 years. It’s been quite a ride,” founding member Don Henley said in a statement.

It’s been about 12

years since the industry organization checked the total on “Greatest Hits,” while “Thriller’s” total got an update in 2017; hence the big leap in the Eagles’ performance. The band has also gotten back on the road in recent years.

The RIAA began giving streaming performance gold and platinum status a few years back, then added those totals to the album-sales count starting in early 2016.

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HOT TICKETS STYX: Aug. 23, Tulalip Resort Casino Amphitheatre, Tulalip. 360-716-6000 or ticketmaster.com.

SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT: Aug. 23, Sunlight Supply Amphitheatre, Ridgefield. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

KEIKO MATSUI: Aug. 23-26, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

BEN HARPER AND CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE: Aug. 24, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: Aug. 24, KeyArena, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT: Aug. 24, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or kiswpaininthegrass.com.

ALICE IN CHAINS, THE CULT, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, BUSH: Aug. 25, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800745-3000 or kiswpaininthegrass.com.

STEVE MILLER BAND, PETER FRAMPTON: Aug. 25-26, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

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DAVINA AND THE VAGABONDS: Aug. 2829, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

JANE MONHEIT: Aug. 30-Sept. 2, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

ZAC BROWN BAND: Aug. 31, Safeco Field, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND: Aug. 31-Sept. 2, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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ROD STEWART: Sept.

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GAME OF THRONES LIVE CONCERT EXPERIENCE: Sept. 6, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

LEE RITENOUR AND DAVE GRUSIN: Sept. 6-9, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

RODRIGO Y GABRIELA: Sept. 7, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

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EVANESCENCE, LINDSAY STERLING: Sept. 7, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

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JOE NICHOLS: Sept. 8, Tulalip Resort Casino Amphitheatre, Tulalip.

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THE MAVERICKS, LOS LOBOS: Sept. 8, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

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LAKE STREET DIVE: Sept. 13, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

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THE AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW: Sept. 14, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

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TOBY KEITH, NED LEDOUX: Sept. 15, Washington State Fair, Puyallup.

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AVETT BROTHERS, THE HEAD & THE HEART: Sept. 15, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

LYLE LOVETT AND HIS LARGE BAND: Sept. 15, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 425-4881133 or ste-michelle.com/ visit-us/summer-concerts/list.

JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS, CHEAP TRICK: Sept. 19, Washington State Fair, Puyallup.

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BRETT ELDREDGE, RUNAWAY JUNE, DEVIN DAWSON: Sept. 20, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

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GABRIEL IGLESIAS: Sept. 22, Washington State Fair, Puyallup.

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JOURNEY, DEF LEPPARD: Sept. 29, Gorge Amphitheatre, George.

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CHILDISH GAMBINO: Sept. 29, KeyArena, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

WAR: Oct. 12, Tulalip Resort Casino Orca Ballroom, Tulalip. 360-7166000 or ticketmaster.com.

5 SECONDS OF SUMMER: Oct. 5, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 360-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

SHINEDOWN, GODSMACK, ASKING ALEXANDRIA: Oct. 10, Angel of The Winds Arena, Everett.

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LUKE BRYAN: Oct. 12, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

CAROL BURNETT: Oct. 21, Benaroya Hall, Seattle.

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TROYE SIVAN: Nov. 7, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

NICKI MINAJ AND FUTURE: Nov. 10, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

KIP MOORE: Nov. 10, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

GOO GOO DOLLS: Nov. 13, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 360-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE: Nov. 12-13, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

TWENTY ONE PILOTS: November 16, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

RON WHITE: Nov. 17, Tulalip Resort Casino Orca Ballroom, Tulalip. 360-7166000 or ticketmaster.com.

ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS: Dec. 3, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

MAC MILLER: Dec. 9, WaMu Theater, Seattle.

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BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND: Feb. 9, 2019, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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When Ms. Franklin calls: Reporter reflects on Queen of Soul

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY AP Global Entertainment Editor

NEW YORK — When I got the chance to interview Aretha Franklin for the first time in 2001, I was already a bundle of nerves: Even though it was just over the phone, I’d be talking to THE Queen of Soul! You could get no closer to rock ‘n’ roll royalty than the Queen herself.

So my trepidation was magnified when a colleague told me not to expect much: Franklin was famously guarded and known for giving short, to-the-point answers and little in the way of introspection.

Sure enough, when we spoke on the topic at hand — a VH1 Divas concert honoring her music — Franklin didn’t offer much at first. But then, I remembered that she was a huge “The Young and the Restless” fan, and in particular, of Victor Newman, as was I. So we chatted about that. And before long, she opened up a bit more, and while I didn’t get any big scoops that day, I got a bit of her flair, her personality and her regalness — when I asked her if she thought she was the ultimate diva, she retorted, “What do YOU think?”

Over the years, we’d have many more conversations. Sometimes, I’d get a note from her publicist, Gwendolyn Quinn, who’d let me know that Franklin would like to talk to me; she sometimes rang me on her own. She called me Ms. Moody, and I of course called her Ms. Franklin (though sometimes, just “Aretha” would pop out, revealing my lack of home training).

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Aretha Franklin performs at the inaugural gala for President Bill Clinton on Jan. 19, 1993, in Washington.

In some ways, our conversations weren’t particularly deep: She didn’t expound on the kind of life experiences that allowed her to convey emotion on a track like no other; we didn’t delve into the magic behind classics like “Ain’t No Way” or “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.”

We spoke when she was working on new music, or about an upcoming performance (like when she sang for the Pope in 2015) or even her fitness plan and weight loss. And her love of tennis (she was a frequent attendee at the U.S. Open).

But at times, our talks were revealing. In one 2007 interview, she vented her frustration that while she was among the greatest stars that popular music had ever produced, that never transferred to the big screen, despite small roles in movies like “The Blues Brothers.” She blamed it on racism.

“I don’t understand why it’s so hard for longtime artists in the music industry who have numerous awards and citations and things like that to even get a pittance of an offer from Hollywood. It just doesn’t happen. What is the problem?”

We also talked about her health. She had been very sick a few years ago, to the point where her friend the Rev. Jesse Jackson asked the public to pray for her; when she got better, I was one of the first she discussed her recovery with.

“My treatments are going very well. My last CAT scan, my doctor at the CAT scan and everyone who sees this says that this is miraculous, absolutely miraculous,” she told me.

However, when I pressed as to what her sickness actually was, she said: “I’m not one to go into my personal health things.” (It was only after her death that it was revealed she died of pancreatic cancer).

She gave me the first news of her engagement, to old friend Willie Wilkerson, in 2012. In an interview, she joyously talked about the wedding gowns (Donna Karan and Vera Wang were among the possibilities). She also let this nugget drop: She was once involved in an “intimate” affair with a late-night TV host whom she wouldn’t name.

My invite to that wedding never came — she announced the engagement was off soon after.

But I did get an invite to one of her celebrated birthday bashes in New York, at a swanky hotel overlooking Central Park.

Among the celebrities who would turn out over the years were Denzel Washington, Tony Bennett, Gayle King and Bette Midler; Franklin held court at a table, usually sitting next to music mogul Clive Davis, as people came by to give her her propers, as she would say.

Our last conversation, in April 2017, may have made the biggest splash.

She sent me a fax a day earlier lashing out at another diva, Dionne Warwick, for what she claimed were defamatory comments Warwick made about Franklin at Whitney Houston’s funeral — five years earlier.

I had missed the fax.

But soon, an email from an assistant came. When I called Franklin, she was still upset that Warwick announced at the funeral that Franklin was at the church that day — then said she didn’t show up — and also referred to Franklin as Houston’s godmother.

Franklin said Warwick knew Franklin wasn’t Houston’s godmother (she said while she had known Houston from a child, she was far too busy to be anyone’s godmother) and that she couldn’t come to the funeral because of swelling in her feet. Her anger apparently had been re-ignited when the two legends honored Davis at a recent event: Franklin said when Warwick asked for a hug, she told her: “Oh hell no. You couldn’t be serious.” (Warwick declined to comment on Franklin’s verbal tirade).

The story went viral, and became part of Franklin’s well-documented shade-throwing. Reaction to the story was huge, but I wondered if Franklin regretted speaking about it.

However, later that week, I got not one, but two bouquets of flowers with the inscription: “Thank you for the truth being told.

All the best, Aretha.”

I didn’t speak to her again after that. The same year, Franklin announced

she was retiring from the road and would do only select performances. At her last public performance, for the Elton John AIDS Foundation in New York City in November, she looked frail, and whispers about her health grew louder.

To be frank, I was worried about her. I wanted to call and see how she was, but if she was truly very sick, who was I to bother her at this time?

While as a journalist, you always want the scoop, as a person, I just wanted the Queen of Soul to be OK. So in March, I sent her a text, just to let her know she was on my mind. I was a new mom, and I had played her music for my baby boy, and I wanted her to know that I was hoping she got better soon, and wished her a wonderful year.

She wrote back, thanking me for reaching out, and congratulating me on my son. She said she’d been “under the weather but better now, coming along.” I sent a picture of my son and told her that someday, I hoped he’d be able to see her perform.

That was the last time we communicated. When her publicist gave The Associated Press the news that she died, while there was sorrow for her passing, I couldn’t help but feel enormously grateful that over the years, I had gotten the chance to glean into the personality of one of the most important cultural figures of our time — if only a tiny bit. And as I played her music, to see my 15-month-old happily clapping along to “Respect,” it reminded me that Ms. Franklin would be with us forever.

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Hawke brings charm, Byrne brings pathos to ‘Juliet, Naked’

By KENNETH TURAN Los Angeles Times

Its racy title notwithstanding, “Juliet, Naked” is not salacious but delicious.

A charming film of an engaging, adult nature about two very different people trying to press reset in their lives, it is comic, heartfelt and smart as they come — a rare combination these days.

Impressively directed with feeling for the material by Jesse Peretz, “Juliet, Naked” is acted with verve, passion and great skill by a cast toplined by Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke and Chris O’Dowd, all doing impeccable work.

Looming equally large as a creative force is Nick Hornby, author of the original book as well as the novels that inspired “High Fidelity” and “About a Boy.” Although Hornby wrote the adaptations of acclaimed period pieces “An Education” and “Brooklyn,” no one is better at comically exploring the modern condition, at reflecting how we live now.

Hornby has been wellserved here by screenwriters Evegenia Peretz and Jim Taylor & Tamara Jenkins, who’ve made expert use of his superb ear for dialogue and gift for playful situations that make you laugh while clandestinely engaging your deeper feelings.

“Juliet, Naked” begins by having its two protagonists essentially introduce themselves on-screen.

Up first is Duncan (the brilliantly comic O’Dowd), a Brit who redefines the limits of mu-

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Rose Byrne and Ethan Hawke star in “Juliet, Naked.”

sical obsession by being the world’s biggest fan of a man he considers “the most underappreciated figure in rock history.”

That would be cult favorite Tucker Crowe, an American singer-songwriter who recorded a dazzling album called “Juliet” and then completely dropped from sight decades ago after an abortive show at a decrepit Minneapolis club called the Pit. A smug and self-absorbed academic who teaches courses like American Cinema and the Alienated Male at the university in fictitious Sandcliff, a down-at-theheels British resort town, Duncan admits being “a little overzealous.” But his obliviousness to how bonkers he is is part of the film’s charm.

Duncan’s partner of 15 years is the sane and selfaware Annie (Byrne, letter perfect), heard in voiceover as she walks through town bemoaning her fate.

Annie left a promising career in London to return to Sandcliff to tend to her dying father, but her life of running the same local history museum he did is beginning to seem like a trap.

Though initially dazzled

by Duncan’s glibness, Annie has become disenchanted with the way “his obsessions dominate my life.” Though she initially agreed with Duncan’s desire not to have children, she is intensely regretting that decision and having “traded unconditional love for conditional affection.”

Tired as well of being the sensible one in her circle, which includes a wacky sister (stand-up comic Lily Brazier) with dreadful romantic instincts, Annie has no idea how to change her life until an unexpected package arrives at the house she and Duncan share.

Pretentiously labeled “Juliet, Naked,” it’s nothing less than the acoustic demo versions of the album that Duncan reveres as one of the great works of Western civilization.

Not being in the best of moods, Annie does not take to the new tunes the way her partner does, and in a beautifully set-up series of events, writes a disparaging review of it for Duncan’s fan website.

Duncan, of course, is not happy, but someone else is. Unbeknownst to anyone but herself, Annie’s

email has caught the attention of the real Crowe, who writes her back, which is where “Juliet, Naked” kicks into a higher gear.

Perfectly played by Hawke, who has never been more casually charming (which is saying a lot), Crowe turns out to be a feckless ex-rocker with numerous kids from several mothers who has always run the other way when responsibility was called for.

Now living in a garage behind the home of one of his exes, he is trying to turn over a new leaf with his youngest child, 6-year-old Jackson (a genuinely endearing Azhy Robertson).

More than that, he turns out to be a completely engaging email correspondent, and he and Annie (who has understandably kept all this hidden from Duncan) are soon confiding in each other left and right.

Inevitably, circumstances conspire to bring Tucker to Britain, but how the unavoidable meeting with Annie happens and the way the complex and completely unexpected ramifications of that play out are a treat to behold.

Not only has director Peretz ensured that the characters are both amusing and emotionally resonant, but he’s also used his experience as a founding member of the band Lemonheads to ensure that Tucker’s songs (Hawke sings them all, plus a version of the Kinks’ “Waterloo Sunset”) are convincing as well. As a playful romantic triangle with a shape all its own, “Juliet, Naked” shouldn’t be missed.

Compiled from news services.

Ratings are 1 to 4 stars.

“Mile 22” — An elite band of CIA paramilitary operatives led by black ops specialist James Silva (Mark Wahlberg) is charged with getting a human asset in Southeast Asia onto a plane to America. Though it crackles with energy and has some impressive albeit gratuitously bloody kill sequences, the big picture plot is a dud, up to and including the preposterous final scenes. Action, R, 94 minutes. HH “Crazy Rich Asians” — When the scion of a rich Singapore family (Henry Golding) brings his American love (Constance Wu) to his homeland, his mother (Michelle Yeoh) is not impressed. Bursting with energy and romance and sight gags and soapy melodrama, “Crazy Rich Asians” is pure escapist fun that gives us characters to root for. Romantic comedy, PG-13, 120 minutes. HHH½ “BlacKkKlansman” — Director-co-writer Spike Lee recounts the story of a 1970s police officer (John David Washington, in an immensely entertaining and powerful performance) who went undercover with the Ku Klux Klan, despite being black. Searing, electric and sometimes flat-out funny, it’s one of the best films of 2018.

Biographical comedy, R, 135 minutes. HHHH “Like Father” — Kristen Bell and Kelsey Grammer are wonderful playing off each other in a story that at times feels like tidy wish fulfillment for any adult who was abandoned by a parent at an early age and finally has the opportunity to reconnect with the jerk. Funny when the moment calls for funny, authentic and believable when the moment calls for substantive drama. Comedy-drama, unrated, 103 minutes. HHH “The Spy Who Dumped Me” — The spurned ex (Mila Kunis) of a secret CIA operative goes on the run with her best friend (Kate McKinnon), pursued by various agents and assassins. There’s so much noise and nonsense in this cheerfully violent action laffer that the two great comic actresses never get the full opportunity to establish chemistry. Action comedy, R, 113 minutes. HH “Christopher Robin” — In this live-action/CGI combo fairy tale, Winnie the Pooh has lost his friends and the grown-up Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor) has lost sight of what’s important and might just lose his family, unless somehow, some way, they can help each other! It’s simple. Sweet. Effective. Fantasy, PG, 104 minutes. HHH “Mission: Impossible — Fallout” — There’s nary a dull moment as Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise, in a big-time movie star performance) races through the streets of Paris on a motorcycle, jumps from building to building in London and gets mixed up in all manner of close-combat confrontations. Full of double- and triple-crosses, this is one of the most entertaining movies of the summer.

Action, R, 147 minutes. HHH½ “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” — The gang returns from the 2008 original for more deliberately nearcampy, candy-colored fluff with a plot dictated by Abba’s bubblegum hits, but it’s impossible to work up disdain because it’s harmless and it’s silly and it’s good-natured, and all those veteran actors are such gamers. Musical, PG-13, 113 minutes. HH

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MOVIES “The Equalizer 2” — The great Denzel Washington reprises his role as McCall in a brilliant performance that often rises above the pulpy, blood-soaked material. It’s slick, violent, fast-paced, well-acted but by-the-numbers summer fare. Action crime, R, 120 minutes. HHH “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot” — The sometimes experimental director Gun Van Sant delivers a conventional biopic of John Callahan, a hard-drinking free spirit who was paralyzed in a car accident but went on to produce some of the most memorable cartoons of the late 20th century. Joaquin Phoenix disappears into the role, avoiding Method madness as he depicts Callahan’s long, sometimes torturous journey to sobriety and self-actualization. Biography, R, 113 minutes. HHH “Eighth Grade” — Writer-director Bo Burnham has delivered something of a minor cinematic miracle: a sweet and intelligent portrait of a 13-year-old girl that never feels contrived. Elsie Fisher gives an authentic and utterly natural performance as Kayla, one of those painfully shy, nearly invisible kids without a clique or any close friends. Comedy drama, R, 93 minutes. HHH½ “Skyscraper” — In this cheesy and predictable semi-thriller, Dwayne Johnson climbs and jumps as a security consultant rescuing his family from a Hong Kong tower infiltrated by terrorists. It’s like “Die Hard,” but not nearly as smart or gritty or well-acted. Action, PG-13, 103 minutes. HH “Eating Animals” — Natalie Portman narrates this documentary telling the story of the independent farmer, who has been all but driven out of business by the industrial livestock-rearing complex. Documentary, not rated, 94 minutes. HHH½

REVIEW

Close, Pryce delve into the dark bargains of marriage in ‘The Wife’

By KENNETH TURAN Los Angeles Times

Made by adults for adults, “The Wife” is an intimate drama that offers an inside look at a marriage and the dark bargains couples sometimes have to make with each other.

Expertly pared by screenwriter Jane Anderson from Meg Wolitzer’s celebrated novel — and sensitively directed by Swedish filmmaker Björn Runge — “The Wife” features Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce, fine actors who can convey a lot without doing too much.

This strong acting, especially by Close, helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

“The Wife” is a revealing look into the 40-year relationship of Joan and Joe Castleman, played by Close and Pryce. When Joe wins the Nobel Prize for literature, the award exacerbates strains in the marriage and exposes arrangements that may have outlived their usefulness.

But, as its title indicates, “The Wife” is not a portrait of a marriage so much as a compassionate portrait of a mid-20th century creative woman and the compromises she felt she had to make to survive.

The film’s success is impressive because of two obstacles it had to overcome, starting with the absence of the witty, acerbic language Wolitzer created for Joan as the novel’s narrator.

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Also, because the book is something of an extended metaphor about the societal position of women, putting its story squarely in the real world — by having Joe win the Nobel instead of the novel’s fictitious “Helsinki Prize” — makes the movie’s underlining plot point more of a stretch than it otherwise would be.

But when Close and her co-stars command the screen, we can forgive problems and simply enjoy the proceedings.

It’s late at night in 1992 when we meet the Castleman couple in their Connecticut bedroom.

Joan is trying to sleep, but Joe is nervously awaiting an anticipated phone call.

“If it doesn’t happen,” he says crankily before he attempts to badger his wife into unwanted sex, “I don’t want to be around for the sympathy calls.”

The announcement, which of course does arrive, is from the Nobel Foundation, and Joe is

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congratulated for “writing with intimacy and depth, and changing the form.” Joan, in a division of labor and praise that is one of the film’s themes, is merely asked to monitor Joe’s calls. In effect, she is asked to be a “good wife.”

In the time leading up to their trip to Stockholm, Joe, convincingly played by Pryce, is revealed to be an arrogant and self-centered individual with blowhard tendencies. He may be one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, but he is also something of a big baby.

As masterfully played

by Close, Joan is something else again. An enigmatic woman of great personal dignity who keeps her own counsel, Joan always says and does just the right thing.

But despite her husband’s seeming affection for her, there is an almost indefinable air about Joan in the face of this great news, the troubling sense

that all is not right.

Unhappy in a more pronounced way is the couple’s son David (played by Max Irons, son of actor Jeremy Irons), an aspiring but antagonistic writer who yearns for good words from this father that never seem to be forthcoming.

On the Concorde flight to Stockholm, things heat up when Joe’s would-be biographer, Nathaniel Bone (played by an engaging Christian Slater), makes his presence known. Joe wants to blow him off, but Joan, always the diplomat, reminds Joe that “there is nothing more dangerous than a writer whose feelings are hurt.”

In Stockholm, Joe’s womanizing tendencies become apparent, as does Joan’s insistence that she does not want to be thanked for being the classic help meet. In fact, she would rather not be thanked at all.

What Joan’s bleak mood stems from —

what precisely is bothering her — is revealed in a series of flashbacks that alternate with scenes leading up to the Nobel ceremony.

These sequences — in which a young Joan is well-played by Annie Starke (Close’s actual daughter) and a young Joe by Harry Lloyd — show Joan as a promising writing student at Smith College and Joe as her unhappily married professor.

We also see Joan’s meeting with disenchanted novelist Elaine Mozell (an effective Elizabeth McGovern cameo) and how that conversation played out.

Many of these situations come to a head in Stockholm, and the adult Joan and Joe go at each other hammer and tongs in scenes of satisfying intensity that have been years in the making.

The plot reveals may not always be convincing, but the emotions certainly are.

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