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ALGER ‘FUN’RAISER’ PACKS A LOT OF FUN INTO AN AFTERNOON PAGE 4

Sir Mix-a-Lot plays the Swinomish Casino PAGE 3

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OUT & ABOUT PAGE 5 Lakedale Music Festival offers a weekend of jazz TUNING UP PAGE 9

Blues Out West plays the Big Rock Roadhouse

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL”: If it weren’t for Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson, the sequel to the popular series starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones would be little more than a cheap knockoff. Shifting the action to Europe does little except to open up the Eiffel Tower as a backdrop.

A lack of interesting story forces Hemsworth to crank up the charm and Thompson’s storyline about equality for women to be pushed heavily.

Both try, but the effort ends up being a bland tale of strangers in a strange land.

“INTO THE ASHES”: Small budget films can’t blind an audience with dazzling special effects or exotic locations. A movie like “Into the Ashes” relies heavily on the performances and the story. Half that is provided through acting efforts that rise above the material, but it’s not enough to keep the faulty story from taking the focus.

Director Aaron Harvey (“The Neighbor”) goes down such a familiar plot road the final result lacks anything that makes it a memorable excursion.

The acting by Luke Grimes, Frank Grillo and Robert Taylor is first rate, and the lonesome backwoods setting has a way of enveloping every scene with a cloak of despair. It’s Harvey’s script that creates such an uninspired trek. He takes a direct line approach when looking at the choices a man must make when he reaches a crossroads that connect his miserable past life with his potentially happy future. The story is predictable to the point of being painful.

“MARY MAGDALENE”: The film follows Mary Magdalene (Rooney Mara) as she flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding a sense of purpose in a radical new movement led by the charismatic, defiant preacher

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Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth star in “Men in Black: International.”

Jesus of Nazareth. Her joining Jesus and his followers defied her patriarchal society, but her choice gives her a spiritual awakening.

Mara’s performance makes this a deeply emotional and moving experience. She gets surprisingly strong support from Joaquin Phoenix as Jesus. Phoenix plays the role both with a deep serenity and passion.

ALSO NEW ON DVD AND BLU-RAY SEPT. 3 “BOOKSMART”: Best friends and academic overachievers (Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein) realize they’ve missed out on pretty much all fun during high school.

“MA”: What looks to be a dream situation for a teen becomes a nightmare. Octavia Spencer stars.

“MARTIN CLUNES’ ISLANDS OF AMERICA”: Clune goes on a journey around the coast of America to discover what life is like on the surrounding islands.

“THE GOLDBERGS: SEASON 6”: Mama Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey) is thrilled all her family members are back under the same roof.

“SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU!: THE COMPLETE SERIES LIMITED EDITION 50TH ANNIVERSARY MYSTERY MANSION”: Box set includes all 41 episodes of the original series.

“NCIS: THE SIXTEENTH SEASON”: Mark Harmon stars in the long-running CBS series about a crack team investigating crimes connected to the Navy and Marines.

“YOUNG SHELDON: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON”: The 10-year-old Sheldon Cooper (Iain Armitage) deals with being a genius growing up in East Texas.

“RAMBO”: The fourth movie in the franchise that’s set 26 years after Rambo made his big screen debut is being released in 4K Ultra HD. “CANAL STREET”: When a young man becomes the suspect of a mysterious death of a classmate, it’s up to his father to

defend his son in court.

“BULL: SEASON THREE”: CBS series that looks at the importance of selecting juries.

Michael Weatherly stars.

AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL HD SEPT. 3.

“X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX”: Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) is transformed into the Dark Phoenix during a rescue mission in space. It will be released on DVD and Blu-ray Sept. 17.

“THE DEAD DON’T DIE”: Quiet town finds itself under attack from the undead. Bill Murray and Adam Driver star.

Will be available on DVD and Blu-ray on Sept. 10.

“THE FALL OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE”: Deliveryman with a degree in philosophy gets caught up in a mob robbery gone wrong.

“SQUADRON 303: THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN”: True story of the Polish pilots who were heroes in the epic World War II battle.

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Looking ‘Back’ Sir Mix-a-Lot brings his unique rap to the Swinomish Casino

By JACQUELINE ALLISON @Jacqueline_SVH

After Sir Mix-a-Lot recorded “Baby Got Back” in 1992, radio stations rejected it initially and deemed it sexist. To this day, Mix-a-Lot said he keeps those rejection letters at his house.

“When the song took off on radio, it took off like wildfire,” Mix-a-Lot said in an interview.

“People still didn’t know what the song was about. They thought it was about butts. I think MTV banned the song, because people started picking up on what I was saying.”

Mix-a-Lot said he wanted to address the issue of representation of African-American women on TV at the time.

“They said they banned it because it was too raunchy and sexual,” he said. “However, when they came out with (other songs) with no depth behind them, those songs were all over MTV. But the one that puts women of color in a positive light was no longer on MTV. It worked, it pissed somebody off.”

He said he believes today’s climate is different.

“Actually there’s too much butt out there,” he said.

Mix-a-Lot will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, at the Swinomish Casino & Lodge in Anacortes.

While his biggest hit, “Baby Got Back,” isn’t his favorite song, Mix-a-Lot said the audience can expect a full version.

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Sir Mix-a-Lot performs Friday, Aug. 30, at the Swinomish Casino & Lodge.

“It’s all about the fans for me,” he said. “They come first. So I give them a long ‘Baby Got Back.’”

Mix-A-Lot said his favorite song is “Testarossa,” also from 1992. He describes it as his “most challenging” and that it showcases more skill than other songs.

The 56-year-old Seattle native said growing up, he was inspired

by funk artists such as James Brown and Parliament. He said he gravitated toward rap because he couldn’t sing.

Today, Mix-a-Lot said he listens to more hip-hop than ever before.

“I love trap (music) and I love the stuff Drake does,” he said.

“And it’s smaller groups. Stream-

ing has changed the way people consume music.”

He said he is seeing a new generation of artists who are writing “poignant words and words that actually mean something.”

Mix-a-Lot is wrapping up a 37city tour. This will be his first time playing at the Swinomish Casino; he encourages guests to check out

the Mix-a-Lot slot machines.

“It’s a lot of fun, self-deprecating humor, we play with the crowd,” he said of his show. “I don’t come up with a limousine with a red carpet.”

— Reporter Jacqueline Allison: jallison@skagitpublishing.com, 360-416-2145, Twitter: @Jacqueline_SVH

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OUT AND ABOUT

ART

SHIFTING TIDES: The Studio Art Quilt Association presents “Shifting Tides: Convergence in Cloth,” focusing on the current state of the Pacific Ocean ecosystem, through September at the Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner.

Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesdays through Sundays. Other exhibits include “Works of Our Hands,” about textiles, and “Remembering Kitty: Quilts by Kitty Pippen.”

SMALL IS GOOD: Over 25 local artists have created small or miniature paintings that are on display during August at The Good Stuff Gallery, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

MARIE POWELL: Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, is featuring new mixed media mono prints on canvas

by Marie Powell until Sept. 3.

KRIS EKSTRAND AND MARCEIL DELACY: Paintings by Kris Ekstrand and carved sculptures by Marceil DeLacy are being featured in August at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison.

WOODPALOOZA: The Whidbey Island Woodworkers Guild will presents the “Art + Wood = Woodpalooza” exhibition from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday through Monday, Aug. 31-Sept.

2, at the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley.

from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at Alger Community Hall, 18735 Parkview Lane, Burlington. Music, games, beer and more. Proceeds used for maintenance on the hall and special projects.

Tons of fun in Alger

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

ALGER — Raise money and the spirits of the Alger community at this “Fun’raiser” on Saturday, Aug. 31.

The event packs a day of fun into five hours, starting at noon.

Alger Community Hall, 18735 Parkview Lane, will host the event that includes raffles, food and drink vendors, a bake sale, garage sales, kids’ games and more.

Proceeds will go toward maintaining the hall and funding special projects.

MUSIC

FREE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: Joe Blue and the Roofshakers will play from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, at Seafarer’s Memorial Park, 601 Seafarer’s Way, Anacortes. portofanacortes.com RIVERWALK SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: Chris Eger Band with the Powerhouse Horns will play from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Riverwalk in downtown Mount Vernon. Free admission.

360-428-8547 or riverwalkconcerts.com.

FARMTUNES: 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays at Bellewood Acres, 6140 Guide Meridian, Lynden. Free. n Aug. 30: The Lowest Pair. n Sept. 6: Handsome and Gretyl & Moody Bear. n Sept. 13: Pickled Okra.

HEART OF ANACORTES SUMMER

NORTHWEST SASQUATCH CONFERENCE AND FESTIVAL: 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 31-Sept. 1, Marblemount Community Hall, 60155 Highway 20. $10.

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Alger Community Hall has been a fixture and gathering place in Alger since 1921.

CONCERTS: 6 to 8 p.m., unless otherwise noted, at the Heart of Anacortes, Fourth Street and O Avenue, Anacortes.

360-293-3515, heartofanacortes.com. n Aug. 31: The Atlantics. n Sept. 8, 2 p.m.: Dmitri Matheny Group.

MUSIC AT THE MARINA: Clinton Fearon will play from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at Port Gardner Landing, 1700 Marina View Drive, Everett.

Free.

FRIDAY NIGHT RHYTHMS: The Thomas Harris Quartet will play from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 30, at the Waterfront Terrace at the Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham.

OAK HARBOR MUSIC FESTIVAL: Two stages will host more than 30 bands over Friday, Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day

weekend, Aug. 30-Sept.

1, at the Oak Harbor Music Festival, SE Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor.

Beer garden and activities. Free.

THE SKY COLONY ALBUM RELEASE PARTY: Celebrate the release of the new album from The Sky Colony and the end of the Sound + Hearing Campaign at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Free.

BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: The North Cascades Bluegrass Festival will take place Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 31Sept. 1, at the Deming Logging Show Grounds, 3295 Cedarville Road, Bellingham. Camping is available starting Thursday, Aug. 29, with a musical instrument swap and open mic on Friday, Aug. 30, and the festival from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday. $25-$50. ncbf.fun.

THURSDAY DANCING: Dance to The Skippers or Good Vibrations from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Public welcome. Information: Kenneth Mossman, 360336-3682.

MORE FUN

MAKER AND GROWER MARKET: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, Stevens Homestead, 30709 68th Ave. NW, Stanwood.

CAR AND MOTORCYCLE SHOW: The 10th annual Stanwood Community and Senior Center Car and Motorcycle show will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at the center, 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood. Registration $15-$20, free for spectators. Hot dog lunch.

ALGER COMMUNITY FUN’RAISER: The annual event will be held

LOOKING AHEAD

ED BEREAL: The exhibit “Wanted: Ed Bereal for Disturbing the Peace” featuring six decades of work from the Bellingham-based artist will open Sept. 7 at the Whatcom Museum Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora St., Bellingham. A curator’s tour will take place at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

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ENCAUSTIC PAINTINGS: Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, will feature encaustic paintings by Orcas Island artist Marilee Holm from Sept. 6-Oct. 1. An artist’s reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 6.

ANACORTES FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept.

6, local businesses and galleries in downtown Anacortes.

DIANNA SHYNE: Northwest artist and teacher Dianna Shyne is the featured artist for September at The Good Stuff Arts Gallery, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

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OUT AND ABOUT DRIE CHAPEK: SOUL JUICE: Drie Chapek is the featured artist at i.e. gallery, 5800 Cains Court, Edison, for September.

An opening reception will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, followed by an artist talk.

BEER + GLASS TOUR: 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

7, Pilchuck Glass School, 1201 316th St. NW, Stanwood. pilchuck.com.

Lakedale Music Festival presents the allure of jazz

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

FRIDAY HARBOR — Lakedale Resort at Three Lakes is known for its pristine location along the lake, surrounded by natural beauty of the Northwest — and this weekend they’re adding music to he equation.

The Lakedale Music Festival is a celebration of jazz music spanning Labor Day Weekend, Aug. 30-Sept. 1.

SHACK-TOBERFEST: Attend a glass pumpkin festival from Sept. 12-22 at Schack Art Center, 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett.

Free. schack.org.

on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14. There will be an exhibition of embroidered art and gold work.

GAIL HARKER ART CENTER GRAND OPENING: Join the Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts at its new venue, 503 Morris St., La Conner,

LA CONNER LIVE: Mary Ellen Lykins & the CC Adams Band will play from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, at Gilkey Square, Morris Avenue and First

The event kicks off with an evening jam session on Friday, Aug. 30, and picks up at 1 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 31, for seven hours of nonstop music. On Sunday, the fun continues from noon to 4 p.m.

This year, the jazz festival is bringing in jazz guitarist Brian Nova and his trio as the featured artists. Others scheduled to play include Greta Matassa, Fred Radke, Stephanie Porter, Max

Street, downtown La Conner. Free. www.facebook.com/LaConnerLive.

GEORGE WINSTON: Renowned pianist George Winston, who has played for 40 years and sold 15 million albums, will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, at McIntyre

Holmberg, Terry Miller, Primo Kim and Oliver Strasser.

The all-ages festival is hosted upon the lawns of the resort, 4313 Roche Harbor Road, Friday Harbor.

A variety of lodging is available through the resort including yurts, cabins, cottages, campsites and traditional rooms in the lodge.

Tickets are $25 per person per day; proceeds support Terry’s

Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $30$40. mcintyrehall.org or 360-416-7727.

AT EAGLE HAVEN: Trish Hatley will play at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, at Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. $12-$15.

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Greta Metassa

Kids at the San Juan Islands School Music Program.

For more information, visit lakedale.com/music-festival.

LE VENT DU NORD: Award-winning band Le Vent du Nord, a leading force in Quebec’s progressive francophone folk movement, will perform at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. $20-$25. celticarts. org or 360-416-4934.

SKOOKUM ROCKS THE FARM: Folk/pop artist Marc Sciblia will play a benefit concert for Skookum Kids at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, at Bellewood Acres, 6140 Guide Meridian, Lynden. $45. skookumrocksthefarm.brownpapertickets. com.

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OUT AND ABOUT SEA NOTES BIG BAND: Dance and listen to 13-piece big band Sea Notes at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Elks Lodge, 155 NE Ernst St., Oak Harbor. $10, includes dance lesson from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. ”BROADWAY BOUND”: The tale centering on two brothers trying to break into the comedy writing scene in the 1940s will show Sept.

6-22 at Whidbey Playhouse, 730 S.E. Midhway Blvd., Oak Harbor.

Showtimes are 7:30 p.m.

Thursday-Friday and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. $1618. whidbeyplayhouse. com or 360-679-2237. ”MURDER AT THE MANOR”: The Anacortes Community Theatre presents an audience-in-

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teractive murder mystery with a different murderer at each performance and detectives chosen from the audience at “Murder at the Manor” at 7:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, Sept.

13-14, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, at the theatre, 1020 11th St., Anacortes. $10. acttheatre.com.

PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL: The San Juan Community Theatre’s Playwrights Festival will take place at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 19-21 and 26-28, and at 2 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 22 and 29, at the Gubelman Theatre, 100 Second St. N., Friday Harbor. sjctheatre.org.

PANIC SQUAD IMPROV COMEDY: 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, Skagit Center, 1000 Fountain St., Burlington. There will also be a silent auction. The night benefits Global Outreach’s mission team. $15-$20. ctkskagit. net/comedy.

1959: A RECORD YEAR IN JAZZ: Brent Jensen, saxophonist and jazz historian, will present a free talk illustrated with video on four breakout jazz albums released in 1959 at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes.

ARE SALMON DOOMED?: Climatologist Nick Bond will speak on the state of salmon at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, at Central Skagit Library, 802 Ball St., Sedro-Woolley. Free.

WASHINGTON’S UNDISCOVERED FEMINISTS: In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of women’s

Sasquatch Conference welcomes enthusiasts and skeptics

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

MARBLEMOUNT — The Northwest Sasquatch Conference and Festival is all about Sasquatch, or Bigfoot, and theories on where this creature might be.

The conference will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, at the Marblemount Community Hall, 60155 Highway 20.

This year’s keynote speaker is Thom Cantrall, a Sasquatch investigator and author.

There will be speakers, an open mic, sufferage, writer Mayumi Tsutakawa will talk about five unsung Pacific Northwest women hailing from arts and journalism, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner. Free.

BURLINGTON’S BOUNTY: OUR FARMING HERITAGE: Steve Sakuma and Lyle Wesen will speak at the opening of the historic exhibit “Burlington’s Bounty: Our Farming Heritage” from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Burlington Visitors Information Center, 520 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. The exhibit will run for six months.

THE DECLINE OF FREE PRESS: Skagit Valley College professor Kurt Dunbar will address the Fidalgo Democrats on the decline of free press at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. A moderated discussion will follow.

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flutist Peter Ali, a Sasquatch river-rafting guide, Sasquatch calling contest, raffles and door prizes.

Admission is $10 per day, children under 12 are free.

COME AN AUTHOR: Abbe Rolnick explains the qualities needed to write compelling stories at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Sumas Library, 451 W Second St., Sumas.

STUCK IN THE MUD: Local author, historian and retired Stanwood teacher Penny Hutchinson Buse will discuss her book on Warm Beach and the surrounding area at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Community Resource Center of Stanwood/ Camano, 9612 271st St. NW, Stanwood.

MARINE CENTER OPEN HOUSE: Western Washington University’s Shannon Point Marine Center will host a free open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

14, at the center, 1900 Shannon Point Road, Anacortes.

DNA PAINTER: Learn about a free tool that helps explain how DNA matches are related at the Skagit Valley Genealogical Society’s monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14,

at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington.

TRAVELOGUE: NAMBIA: Lawrence Wong will share stories, photos and videos from his 23-day guided trip to Nambia and Victoria Falls at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Whatcom Museum, 121 Prospect St., Bellingham. $5 suggested donation. ”AM I CRAZY?”: Human trafficking survivor Mary Knight will present her 55-minute personal documentary “Am I Crazy? My Journey to Determine if My Memories Are True” at 2 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 21, at New View Church, 808 272nd NW, Stanwood.

AUDUBON AT THE MUSEUM: Join experts from the North Cascade Audubon Society in the John M. Edson Hall of Birds to learn about migration, conservation, birds in peril and the importance of studying birds, at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, at the Whatcom Museum, 121 Prospect

St., Bellingham. Included with museum admission ($5-$10).

WHATCOM FARM TOUR WEEKEND: Get the full farm-to-table experience and visit local farms during the Whatcom County Farm Tour Weekend from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7-8. Guests can visit 13 farms, each with educational activities and food to offer. Tour is self-guided and free, but $12 Farm Tour VIP badges are available to support the tour and get special offers on products. eatlocalfirst.org. Special events: n Camber Natural Wine Tasting and Bites: 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, Camber, 221 W. Holly St., Bellingham. $28. n Aslan Farm-Infused Beer Tasting: 5 to 10 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 7, Aslan Depot, 1322 N. State St., Bellingham. $16. n Cosmos Bistro Farm Tour Brunch: 8 to 10 a.m.

Sunday, Sept. 8, Cosmos Bistro, 1151 N. State St., Bellingham. $21.

SKAGIT RIVER SALMON FEST: Enjoy a day filled with music, food, activities, beer and the return of the salmon to Skagit River from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

7, at Edgewater park, 600 Behrens-Millet Road, Mount Vernon. $5, kids under 18 free. skagitriverfest.org.

MILITARY APPRECIATION PICNIC: Enjoy free food and drinks, live music and family activities at the Military Appreciation Picnic from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

7, next to the Oak Harbor Chamber, 32630 Highway 20, Oak Harbor.

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OUT AND ABOUT MARVELOUS MOVIES AT MAIBEN PARK: “Black Panther” will be shown at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at Maiben Park, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington. Free.

BALLOONS AT THE LIBRARY: Enjoy an afternoon of family fun with Bill “The Clown” Testerman and his balloons from 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, by the playground near the Anacortes Public Library, 1219 10th St., Anacortes.

BRIGADOON SERVICE DOGS LIVE AUCTION AND DINNER: 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

7, Four Points by Sheraton, 714 Lakeway Drive, Bellingham. $95. brigadoondogs.org.

FAMILY PROMISE

BED RACE: The second annual event will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, 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. mightcause.com/event/Bedrace2019.

HISTORIC PICKETT HOUSE MUSEUM: Tour the historic home of Captain Pickett, built in 1856, from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at 910 Bancroft St., Bellingham. Free admission, donations accepted.

FAMILY PALOOZA: Bright Beginnings Family Palooza is for expectant parents and families with infants and toddlers. The

The beauty of woodworking at Woodpalooza

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

LANGLEY — What happens when art and woodworking come together? A three-day celebration called Woodpalooza happens.

From Saturday to Monday, Aug. 31-Sept. 2, over 20 of Whidbey Island’s finest woodworkers will display their art.

The 16th annual show runs from noon to 5 p.m. over the weekend, event will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Skagit County Fairgrounds, 479 W. Taylor St., Mount Vernon. Informational booths, games and prizes.

Free.

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with a special reception at 6 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 30, at the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Avenue, Langley.

During the show, participants will have the opportunity to engage with the art more than simply viewing the pieces, and woodworking artisans will be on hand to discuss and shed light on their respective processes.

Celebrate the fourth birthday of Farmstrong Brewing from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

14, at the brewery, 110 Stewart Road, Mount Vernon. There will be two special beer releases, live music, games, limited edition steins and

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“Deep Moves” by Gary Leake

cake. Free.

WILLY WONKA IN SMELL-O-VISION: Enjoy the fifth annual screening of the 1971 family musical “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” in Smell-OVision at 3 p.m. Saturday

and Sunday, Sept. 14-15, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Smell-O-Vision releases odors during the film so viewers can smell what’s happening in the movie. $8-$10.50. lincolntheatre.org or 360-336-8955.

IT’S SO LEAVENWORTH IT

From the Bavarian-inspired culture, charm, and experiences, to the alpine adventures here in the heart of the Cascades. Don’t just escape the everyday. Leavenworth it.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area August 29 - September 7 Thursday.29 THEATER ”THE ILIAD”: 7:30 p.m., Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham.

360-305-3524 or sylviacenterforthearts.org.

COMEDY THE GBU: 7:30 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. 360-733-8855 or theupfront.com.

Friday.30 THEATER ”THE ILIAD”: 7:30 p.m., Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham.

360-305-3524 or sylviacenterforthearts.org.

AN EVENING WITH LOUISE PENNY: 7 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham.

360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

COMEDY DYNAMIC DUOS: 9 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $12. 360733-8855 or theupfront.com.

Saturday.31 MUSIC MARK DUFRESNE: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

THEATER ”THE ILIAD”: 7:30 p.m., Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham.

360-305-3524 or sylviacenterforthearts.org.

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MARK DUFRESNE BAND 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

COMEDY DYNAMIC DUOS: 9 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $12. 360733-8855 or theupfront.com.

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COMEDY THE GBU: 7:30 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. 360-733-8855 or theupfront.com.

COMEDY IMPROV EVOLUTION: 9 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. 360733-8855 or theupfront.com.

COMEDY IMPROV EVOLUTION: 9 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. 360733-8855 or theupfront.com.

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PRAIRIE FIRE: 8:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360-7666266 or theoldedison. com.

THE ATLANTICS: 5 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

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CHRIS EGER BAND: 6 to 8 p.m, downtown Riverwalk, Mount Vernon. Free.

360-428-8547 or riverwalkconcerts.com.

MARY ELLEN LYKINS & THE CC ADAMS BAND: 1 to 4 p.m., Gilkey Square, Morris Avenue and First Street, La Conner. Free. facebook. com/LaConnerLive.

CLINTON FEARON: 6:30 p.m., Port Gardner Landing, 1700 Marina View Drive, Everett.

TRISH HATLEY & HANS WITH JOHN ANDERSON: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway.

360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

FILOMENA, WRESTLER, AKRASIA: 9 p.m., Firefly Lounge, 1015 N. State St., Bellingham. thefireflylounge.com or facebook.com/TheFireflyBham.

Friday.30 BLUES OUT WEST: 5 p.m., Big Rock Roadhouse, 14779 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 206618-4033 or bigrockroadhouse.com.

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

360-848-8882.

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BLUES OUT WEST 5 p.m. Big Rock Roadhouse, 14779 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 206-618-4033 or bigrockroadhouse.com.

THOMAS HARRIS QUARTET: 5:30 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether. com.

SKY COLONY ALBUM RELEASE: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

THE ATLANTICS: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. 360445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

BLEEDING TREE: 9 p.m., Winner’s Lounge, The Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877275-2448 or theskagit. com.

MUSEBIRD CAFE WITH GARY BAUGH, DENISE GLOVER & RANDY WEEKS: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. 360445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Saturday.31 THE ATLANTICS: 6 to 8 p.m., Heart of Anacortes, Fourth Street and O Avenue, Anacortes. 360-2933515, heartofanacortes.com.

ZYDECO LOWDOWN: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway.

360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

FILE GUMBO: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. 360445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

MARK DUFRESNE: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-5881720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

TRISH HATLEY 2 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. 360-8566248 or eaglehavenwinery.xudle.com/ Reservation-Events.

GREAT AMERICAN TRAINWRECK: 6:30 p.m., Guemes Island General Store, 7885 Guemes Island Road, Anacortes. 360293-4548 or guemesislandgeneralstore.com.

MARCIA KESTER: 7 to 9 p.m., La Conner Sips, 608 First St., La Conner. 360-610-9773.

RANDY HAMILTON: 7 to 10 p.m., Anacortes Eagles, 901 Seventh St., Anacortes.

360-293-3012.

BLEEDING TREE: 9 p.m., Winner’s Lounge, The Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877275-2448 or theskagit. com.

TRISH HATLEY: 2 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. 360-856-6248 or eaglehavenwinery. xudle.com/Reservation-Events.

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

Wednesday.4 JOAN PENNEY: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-5881720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

Thursday.5 CHRIS EGER BAND: 5 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

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GET INVOLVED

RECREATION

ALZHEIMER’S WALK: The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, at Riverwalk Plaza, 506 Mount Vernon Terminal Railroad. The two-mile walk is free to attend, but those who donate or raise $100 or more will receive a Walk to End Alzheimer’s t-shirt. alzwa.org.

CROP HUNGER WALK: Walk to end hunger locally and globally at the CROP Hunger Walk at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

29, starting at Mount Vernon Christian School, 820 W. Blackburn St., Mount Vernon. Walkers can pledge money to support local food banks and global efforts to end hunger. crophungerwalk. org/mountvernon.

TRAIL WORK: Skagit-Whatcom-Island Trail Maintenance Organization are looking for volunteers to join their trail maintenance work parties on the first and third Saturday of each month until October (Sept. 7 and 21, Oct. 5 and 19). Meet at 8 a.m. at the Cook Road Park and Ride, 9501 Old Highway 99, Burlington. Information: 360-424-0407 or jdmelcher@comcast.net.

PICKLEBALL: Registration for men’s, women’s, mixed doubles and singles teams is being accepted for a fall pickleball league in Marysville.

Matches take place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, Sept. 7-Oct. 12, at Cedarcrest Middle School. $30 singles, $50 doubles.

Register: 360-363-8400.

MEN’S GARDEN CLUB: The Skagit Men’s

Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at WSU Mount Vernon Research Station, 16650 Memorial Highway 536.

GENEOLOGY: Whidbey Island Genealogical Searchers meetings are held at 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Heller Road Fire Station, 2720 Heller Road, Oak Harbor. whidbeygensearchers@gmail.com.

LACROSSE: The Skagit Valley Flyers is a lacrosse club for boys and girls, grades 2-12.

Participation is free and no experience is necessary. svflyers.uslaxteamsw.com. Questions?

Email: svflyers2009@ gmail.com GRUMPY OLD MAN’S YOGA: Build strength and flexibility at this accessible yoga class from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Thursdays at the Burlington Senior Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington. Despite the name, women are welcome. $5 donation.

FRIENDS OF THE FOREST HIKES: Join the Friends of the Forest for scenic hikes in the forest lands around Anacortes.

Dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes. No pets. Free. 360-293-3725 or friendsoftheacfl.org.

CHRISTIAN MOTORCYCLISTS ASSOCIATION: Christian Motorcyclists Association Morning Star Chapter 39 meets the first Monday of every month at Royal Star Buffet, 2300 Freeway Drive, Mount Vernon.

Dinner at 6 p.m. (optional) with meeting at 7 p.m.

First-time attendees get a

World of Outlaws weekend at Skagit Speedway

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

ALGER — Careful, rumor has it outlaws are coming to Skagit Valley. That’s right, this weekend the World of Outlaws will be at Skagit Speedway.

The touring series featuring the top sprint car drivers in the world will be kicking up dirt on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 30-31.

The action on the track kicks off at 7 each night. On Saturday, Aug.

free dinner. Contact President Dwight Kaestner at 425-770-6154 or cmachapter39@gmail.com.

FLYSWATTER VOLLEYBALL: 9 a.m.

Thursdays, Sedro-Woolley Senior Center, 715 Pacific St., Sedro-Woolley. All ages and levels of ability welcome. Free.

360-855-1531.

TRAIL GUIDES, BIKE MAPS & MORE: Learn about opportunities to be physically active in Skagit County, including trail guides, an activity tracker and local resources at www.wta.org/ go-hiking/hikes/port-ofskagit-nature-trails.

BACK COUNTY HORSEMEN OF WASHINGTON: Join the Skagit chapter of the Horsemen at 7 p.m. every second Tuesday of the month at Sedro-Woolley Eagles No. 2069, 1000 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley.

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31, the fan fest party will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. complete with souvenirs, autographs from drivers, food, live music and more.

Two-day tickets are $54-$74 or $27-$37 for a single-day pass.

AT CHRISTIANSON’S: Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road. RSVP: 360-4663821, christiansonsnursery.com or at the nursery.

ART

GREETING CARD CONTEST: The Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation is looking for amateur and professional artists to submit a digital image of original artwork (Christmas theme) to be featured on the foundation’s annual year-end greeting card.

The winning artist will receive a $100 honorarium. Submit by Sept. 9: wragusa@skagitregionalhealth.org.

ANACORTES COMMUNITY THEATRE: Help paint the interior of the Anacortes Community Theatre annex, 1020 11th St., Anacortes, at noon on Saturday, Sept. 7.

ART CLASSES

MONOTYPE WORKSHOP: Local artist Kris Ekstrand will teach the basics of monotype in her studio, 5718 Gilkey Ave., Edison, for adults new to printmaking from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Oct. 18-20. $325, includes all supplies and materials.

THE GOOD STUFF ARTS GALLERY: 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3152. n Kid’s Drawing Class Series: 12:30 to 2 p.m.

Wednesdays. Kids ages 8-11. n Beginning Acrylic Workshop: Two-day workshop with Diana Shyne on Sept. 13-14.

Most supplies provided. $200. n Collage and Layering: Combine paper, found materials and paint on Nov. 16. Golden supplies provided in fee. $135.

A GUILDED GALLERY: Art classes on a variety of topics are available at A Guilded Gallery, 8700 271st St. NW, Stanwood. aguildedgallery. com. Prices include all classes in a series.

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 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.

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.

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.

DAKOTA: Dakota Art Center offers a variety of art classes and workshops at 17873 Highway 536, Mount Vernon. 360-4166556, 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: 360-629-2787 or stanwoodcamanoarts. com.

AUDITIONS

”I NEVER SAW ANOTHER BUTTERFLY”: The San Juan Theatre is casting for the family theatre production of “I Never Saw Another Butterfly.” Audition times are 3 to 5 p.m. Sept. 9-10 (kindergarten through sixth grade) and 3 p.m.

Sept. 12-13 (grades 7-12) at the theatre, 100 Second St. N., Friday Harbor. For more information, visit sjctheatre.org.

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HOT TICKETS REO SPEEDWAGON: Aug. 29, Tulalip Resort Casino Amphitheatre, Tulalip. 360-7166000 or ticketmaster.com.

MACEO PARKER: Aug. 29-Sept. 1, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

STEVE MILLER BAND, MARTY STUART & HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES: Aug. 30-31, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 425-488-1133 or ste-michelle.com/visit-us/ summer-concerts/list.

BLINK 182, LIL WAYNE: Aug. 31, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND: Aug. 30-Sept. 1, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

WALT WAGNER TRIO: Sept. 3-4, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

HEART, JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS, ELLE KING: Sept. 4, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

IRON MAIDEN: Sept. 5, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

SERGIO MENDES: Sept.

5-8, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

BON IVER, SHARON VAN ETTEN: Sept. 6, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

PINK MARTINI: Sept.

6, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 425-488-1133 or ste-michelle.com/visit-us/ summer-concerts/list.

CHRIS ISAAK: Sept.

7, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 425-488-1133 or ste-michelle.com/visit-us/ summer-concerts/list.

TONY BENNETT: Sept. 7, Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

PATTI LABELLE, POINTER SISTERS: Sept. 8, Tulalip Resort Casino Amphitheatre, Tulalip. 360-716-6000 or ticketmaster.com.

DEEP PURPLE: Sept. 11, Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

GARY CLARK JR.: Sept.

11, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 425-488-1133 or ste-michelle.com/visit-us/ summer-concerts/list.

WARBRINGER, ENFORCER: Sept. 12, El Corazon, Seattle. 206-262-0482 or elcorazonseattle.com.

DIANA KRALL: Sept.

12, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 425-488-1133 or ste-michelle.com/visit-us/ summer-concerts/list.

DIE ANTWOORD: Sept.

12, Paramount Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

THE AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW: Sept. 13, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 425-488-1133 or ste-michelle.com/visit-us/ summer-concerts/list.

MISFITS, THE DISTILLERS, THE DAMNED, CRO-MAGS: Sept. 14, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn.

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

AVRIL LAVIGNE: Sept. 14, Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

POST MALONE: Sept. 14, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

MARK KNOPFLER: Sept.

14-15, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

INCUBUS: Sept. 17, Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

ELTON JOHN: Sept. 17-18, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

BRYAN ADAMS: Sept. 18, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

GHOST: Sept. 19, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

LARRY CARLTON: Sept.

19-22, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

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Iron Maiden, Sept. 5, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

ALICE IN CHAINS: Sept.

20, WaMu Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

EARTH, WIND & FIRE: Sept. 20-21, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 425488-1133 or ste-michelle. com/visit-us/summer-concerts/list.

BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND: Sept. 21, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

AIR SUPPLY: Sept. 21, Tulalip Resort Casino Orca Ballroom, Tulalip. 360-7166000 or ticketmaster.com.

GEORGE WINSTON: Sept.

22, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon. 360.416.7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

BREAKING BENJAMIN, CHEVELLE, THREE DAYS GRACE, DOROTHY, DIAMANTE: Sept. 22, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

REVOCATION, VOIVOD, PSYCROPTIC: Sept. 25, El Corazon, Seattle. 206-2620482 or elcorazonseattle. com.

BANKS: Sept. 25, Showbox Sodo, Seattle. 888-929-7859 or showboxpresents.com.

LANA DEL REY: Oct. 2, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation.com. ”AUSTEN’S PRIDE”: Oct. 4-27, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle. 206-625-1900 or 5thavenue.org.

NF: Oct. 5, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or

livenation.com.

THE ALCHEMY TOUR: Oct. 5, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

JONTAVIOUS WILLIS: Oct. 6, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

LOGIC: Oct. 8, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

PETER FRAMPTON: Oct. 9, Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

JONAS BROTHERS: Oct. 12, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

BRING ME THE HORIZON: May 1, WaMu Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

BUSH, LIVE: Oct. 16, Accesso Showare Center, Kent.

866-973-9613 or livenation. com.

THE WHO, LIAM GALLAGHER: Oct. 19, T-Mobile Park, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

GLORIA TREVI: Oct. 19, Accesso Showare Center, Kent. 866-973-9613 or livenation.com.

HOZIER: Oct. 19, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

SARA BAREILLES: Oct. 22, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-

745-3000 or livenation.com.

JON PARDI: Oct. 24, Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

DRI: Oct. 26, El Corazon, Seattle. 206-262-0482 or elcorazonseattle.com.

ALESSIA CARA: Nov. 5, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

YOUNG THUG, MACHINE GUN KELLY: Nov. 10, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

NILE: Nov. 21, El Corazon, Seattle. 206-262-0482 or elcorazonseattle.com.

THE BLACK KEYS: Nov. 23, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800745-3000 or livenation.com. ”SHREK THE MUSICAL”: Nov. 26-Dec. 29, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle. 206-6251900 or 5thavenue.org.

THE CHAINSMOKERS: Dec. 3, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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TRAVEL

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

Venture on out to the boardwalk

By LYNN O’ROURKE HAYES FamilyTravel.com

Stroll along an historic walkway where coastal views pair with seaside fun. Here are five to consider: 1. SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK, SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. Offering affordable family fun since 1907, this West Coast boardwalk features free entertainment as well as the chance to hop aboard two rides that proudly claim National Historic Landmark status. The Giant Dipper, a red and white wooden roller coaster built in 1924 and featured in several films, is a fan favorite. Don’t miss the Looff Carousel, open since 1911, featuring one of few remaining working ring tosses.

Riders on outside horses can grab rings from a dispenser as they spin, then toss them into a large clown’s gaping mouth, resulting in bells and flashing lights. Take a break from games, mini-golf and laser tag to look toward the sea. You are likely to see dolphins, sea lions and otters swimming offshore. beachboardwalk.com 2. ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK, ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. Stroll along this historic promenade, considered the oldest and longest boardwalk in the country. Since the first wooden planks were placed in 1870, the walkway has served as the centerpiece of this resort city. Today, families can ride bikes in the morning hours, sample an endless menu of confections,

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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, Calif.

and wander through the arcade halls and museums.

During the summer months, family-friendly movies, Broadway on the Boardwalk and other musical entertainment gets underway. Adjacent to the famed Boardwalk is Steel Pier, home to a flashy amusement park sure to appeal to kids of all ages.

Call to request a free visitor’s guide or download yours from the website. atlanticcitynj.com 3. MYRTLE BEACH BOARDWALK, MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. The 2010 addition of this 1.2-mile walkway added a new vibrancy to this beach town and provided a hub for entertainment and activity.

Expect plenty of dining options, shopping and music as well as views of the sea and intermittent green spaces

for picnics or play. Kids will enjoy the weekly carnival that promises face painters, bounce houses, balloon artists and stilt walkers. Other seasonal fun includes fireworks displays, live bands, acrobats and fire shows. visitmyrtlebeach.com 4. OCEAN FRONT WALK, VENICE BEACH, CALIF. Rollerblade, bike or simply stroll along this scenic stretch of boardwalk where beachfront beauty combines with surf-culture commerce and bohemian style to create an eye-popping array of colorful activity. Expect farmers market-style jewelry and art as well as aura readers, tattoo artists and intermittent performances by jugglers, human statues and magicians.

Stop for breakfast or lunch in any of the beachfront cafes and keep your eyes peeled

for your favorite celeb. venicebeach.com 5. REHOBOTH BEACH BOARDWALK. REHOBOTH, DEL. Visit this family-friendly beach community for a relaxing seaside getaway.

The festive boardwalk, first built in 1873, has not lost its celebrated vintage vibe. After a day on the wide expanse of beach, sample sweets from Dolle’s Salt Water Taffy, ride the Jolly Trolley and make time for the kids to enjoy the retro Funland amusement center where rides, shooting galleries, pinball machines and arcade games may offer a glimpse of the kind of fun you enjoyed as a child. rehobothboardwalk.com – Lynn O’Rourke Hayes (www.LOHayes.com) is an author, family travel expert and enthusiastic explorer.

Local travel briefs OUTDOOR ADVENTURES: Skagit Guided Adventures offers a variety of tours daily in the Skagit Valley and surrounding areas. Reservations required: 360-474-7479. n Explore n’ Cruise to Vendovi Island Preserve, Thursdays-Mondays, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Departs from Skyline Marina, Anacortes. Kidand dog-friendly. Reservations required. n Hike n’ Cruise to Cypress Island, daily, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Departs from Skyline Marina, Anacortes. Kid- and dog-friendly. Reservations required.

SKAGIT SENIOR TOURS: Skagit Guided Adventures offers a variety of local nature and hiking day tours for seniors. Reservations required: 360-474-7479.

WHATCOM SENIOR TOURS: Sign up by calling 360-733-4030, ext. 1015, or visiting the tour office at 315 Halleck St., Bellingham.

OAK HARBOR DAY TRIPS: The Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St., offers day trips for members. For details, call the travel desk at 360-279-4587.

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. 360755-0492.

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. 360-279-4580.

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AT THE LINCOLN

DINING GUIDE

The Sky Colony album release

360.466.4411

La Conner Whitney Rd. & Hwy. 20

Coming Up: Family Friendly A menu of Polish family recipes and Northwest faremade madein-house in-housefrom from eclectic fare fresh, local ingredients

Craft Beer • PNW Wines House-Infused Vodkas

Stemma Brewery hosts block party

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

BELLINGHAM — Stemma Brewery is the latest addition to the Bellingham brewery scene, and now it has something to celebrate: 13 beers on tap.

This occasion will be celebrated in true Bellingham brewery style, with a block party.

From 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, the party will be pumping at Stemma, 2039 Moore St. Seventy Six The Band

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from Vancouver, Wash., will headline the event, and lawn games will be aplenty.

A Cornhole tourna-

ment will kick off the day. Registration is free, and prizes are available for the top displays of athleticism.

Starting at 11 a.m., up to 16 teams can register and play using tradition 21 American Cornhole Association rules and scoring, with the game beginning at noon.

First place wins two $50 gift cards, and a choice of either a Stemma hat or shirt for each player. Second places gets a hat or shirt as well, and third place wins two $12 gift cards.

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Rated R. $10.50 general; $9.50 seniors, students and active military; $8 ages 12 and under.

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A rich, revealing look at passionate, writerly love affair

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

Writer/director Chanya Button crafts a swooning and surreal, subjective and subversive portrait of the affair between writers Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West in her sophomore feature “Vita & Virginia.”

Button adapted Eileen Atkins’ play for the screen, which was adapted from the letters between Woolf and Sackville-West during the height of their romantic relationship. Button’s film asserts it was as passionately intellectual as it was sensual, as creatively inspiring as it was, at times, emotionally debilitating.

Set in 1920s London, Gemma Arterton stars as the rebellious aristocrat Vita Sackville-West, wife of diplomat Harold Nicolson (Rupert Penry-Jones), and muchgossiped-about seducer of women. Entranced by the genius of author Virginia Woolf (Elizabeth Debicki), Vita sets out to infiltrate her bohemian group of artists and writers. Meeting at a debauched costume party, the solemn, brilliant but troubled Virginia is no match for the entreaties of the impudent, imprudent and adorable Vita.

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Gemma Arterton and Elizabeth Debicki star in “Vita & Virginia.”

begin a correspondence, a working relationship, a friendship and finally a romance in full view of their husbands and friends. Their marriages aren’t so much of convenience but of “understanding,” especially for Vita and Harold, whose marriage allows them both to function in the upper-class world of society and politics while also pursuing their various affairs.

Woven around the words of the women, Button crafts a film that expresses their inner worlds cinematically.

Expressive cinematography captures the tactility of the written word in its many different forms: Vita’s missives rat-a-tatting from her typewriter, Virginia’s flowing from her pen and ink the same way she writes her novels. Button shoots each woman reciting their letters in dreamy closeups directly to camera to create an intimacy that

reaches beyond the page.

Yet there’s a reverence for the technologies that enable their words to reach a wider audience, via radio, or carefully hand-set, letter by letter, in a printing press.

While some computer-generated hallucinations attributed to Woolf ’s mental illness don’t always seem necessary, the film’s visual language is rich and revealing. The carefully crafted compositions by cinematographer Carlos De Carvalho, working in conjunction with the production design by Noam Piper and sumptuous costume design by Lorna Marie Mugan, visually underline the emotional states and cultural context of each woman. Vita’s daring clothing, fashionable pants, kimonos and exotic headpieces communicate as much about her personality and station in life as her own demeanor and dialogue. In one striking

scene, a bereft Virginia runs through a dusty hall of big game trophies, a room full of dead things an apt setting for this woman fixated on her own death. The electronic score by Isobel WallerBridge brings an anachronistic and bold sense of edge and modernity to the period piece, but it never feels out of place or jarring.

As the cerebral writer who finally finds bodily pleasure with the fiery, unpredictable Vita, Debicki demonstrates a grounded nuance and new elements to her range. Arterton’s performance is more arch and over the top, but one gets the sense that perhaps she’s just Virginia’s subjective perspective of Vita, so different from her, and a muse and inspiration for her genre-blending work “Orlando: A Biography.” Taking the film from Virginia’s point of view helps elide its uneven moments and lack of character depth (but not its sometimes sludgy pace). This peek into a famous love story makes the audience a participant in the affair, inspiring questions of perspective and truth in love and art, where the only truth worth anything is one deeply felt.

– 1:50. No MPAA rating. HHH (out of four stars)

Compiled from news services.

Ratings are 1 to 4 stars.

“The Peanut Butter Falcon” — Shia LaBeouf and Zack Gottsagen, an actor with Down syndrome, star in this generally warmhearted and sweet-natured take on “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” a sun-dappled fable punctured with intermittent harsh realities. Adventure, PG-13, 93 minutes. HHH “After the Wedding” — A wealthy exec (Julianne Moore) has ulterior motives in inviting an orphanage worker (Michelle Williams) to New York to discuss a grant.

It’s a morose and slow-paced and off-putting drama, in which even the joyous moments seem brittle and draped in melancholy. Drama, PG-13, 112 minutes. HH “Ready or Not” — In a warped and audacious and absolutely ridiculous slapstick gorefest, Samara Weaving plays a bride forced to battle her groom’s family in a homicidal wedding-night game of hide and seek. It’s like “Crazy Rich Asians,” only much, much crazier. Horror, R, 95 minutes. HHH½ “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” — This take on the novel by Maria Semple, directed by the great Richard Linklater and starring Cate Blanchett as a stay-at-home mom who despises almost everyone, is one of the year’s major disappointments. The attempts at broad comedy are hitand-miss at best, and the social satire offers no new food for thought. Comedy, PG-13, 104 minutes. HH “The Nightingale” — The director of the brilliant “The Babadook” follows up with the horrific but also gripping and masterfully filmed story of an Irish woman in Australia hunting down the sadistic British officer who killed her husband and child. We’re shaken by what we’ve seen but also greatly admire her courage and resilience. Drama, R, 136 minutes. HHH½ “Blinded by the Light” — Viveik Kalra delivers a winning performance as a British high school student of Pakistani descent who finds salvation in the music of Bruce Springsteen. Its shifting tones are corny at times, but it’s easy to forgive the bumpy moments in favor of enjoying the old-fashioned, inspirational, coming-of-age tale. Comedy drama, PG-13, 114 minutes. HHH “Good Boys” — Yes, this is a raunchy, edgy, hard-R comedy about a trio of 12-year-old boys who drop the f-bomb every other sentence and get involved in all sorts of predicaments featuring sex toys and beer and molly, but even the most hardcore jokes have a good-natured and even sweet larger context. Comedy, R, 90 minutes.

HHH “Light of My Life” — Casey Affleck writes, directs and stars as a father protecting his 11-year-old daughter after a pandemic kills most of the world’s females. It’s wellfilmed and occasionally brutally effective, but Affleck dilutes the power of the story with too many self-indulgent, patience-testing scenes. Drama, R, 119 minutes.

HH½ “Brian Banks” — In a powerful lead performance, Aldis Hodge plays a star high school football player who is falsely accused of rape and sent to prison. His fight for justice is recounted in a well-constructed, well-acted, solidly told tale that almost never surprises us. Biography drama, PG13, 99 minutes. HHH

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REVIEW

‘Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles’ speaks to the heart How successful has “Fiddler on the Roof” been?

Maybe a little reminder is in order.

Winner of nine Tonys, for almost 10 years the longest-running musical in Broadway history and revived there a full five times, its appeal is so universal that it’s playing somewhere in the world every single day, playing more than any other show.

Given all that, it’s easy to lose track of how hugely unlikely a success this adaptation of a group of Yiddish short stories was and the struggles that were necessary before all those good things happened. Which is where “Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles” comes in.

As directed by Max Lewkowicz, this engaging and enlightening documentary is stuffed with anecdotes,

history and information. It makes excellent use of both new interviews and carefully selected archival footage to reveal the building blocks of all this accomplishment.

It also offers visual evidence of exactly how extensive the show’s reach has been, the way multiple cultures around the world feel this story is specifically about them.

We see clips from productions in Japanese, Thai and Dutch, and we hear everyone from opera legend Bryn Terfel to the Temptations singing the show’s iconic songs.

And for those who can’t get to Manhattan, we even hear star Steven Skybell singing a song (translated as “If I Were a Rothschild”) from New York’s current red-hot Yiddish-language production.

All this is especially ironic given that when the original “Fiddler” was trying to get produced, voices were loud

and persistent that nobody was going to want to see it.

Based on short stories from the great Yiddish writer Sholom Aleichem about a milkman named Tevye and his relationship with God, his wife and his family of marriageable daughters, it was a landmark in American musical theater because outsiders told their own story and made it the center of popular culture.

Because the outsiders were Jewish, it was widely assumed no one outside the faith would come to see it.

“What am I going to do for an audience,” one producer asked, “once I run out of Hadassah members?”

The show’s creators, book writer Joseph Stein, composer Jerry Bock and lyricist Sheldon Harnick, were mightily discouraged from pursuing their idea.

“Jews fleeing pogroms?” they were told. “Are you out of your mind?”

It was Harnick who got

things started when he read another Sholom Aleichem work, “Wandering Stars,” and thought there might be a musical there. Stein steered the trio to the Tevye stories, and the three men worked on it in their spare time as a passion project they refused to abandon.

One of the treats of the documentary, in fact, are excerpts from the tapes Bock, who did extensive research in traditional Jewish melodies, sent to lyricist Harnick when he reworked something that he thought had possibilities.

So it’s almost chilling, after hearing Bock’s voice saying he’s come up with something “bubbly and spirited and kind of kooky,” to hear the unmistakable strains of “If I Were A Rich Man” played for the first time.

“Fiddler” was brought to Broadway by legendary producer Harold Prince, and all the voices in the

“The Kitchen” — Strong work by Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss as mob wives who take over the collection racket when their husbands go to prison. But the story favors instant plot developments, quick-shock moments and gruesome violence until it becomes downright impossible to empathize with these women. Crime thriller, R, 103 minutes. HH “The Art of Racing in the Rain” — Thanks in large part to Kevin Costner’s voice work as a dog taking us through the life of his race car-driver

owner (Milo Ventimiglia), this adaptation of the best-selling novel comes close to winning us over.

But eventually it feels as if we’ve been inundated with TOO many scenes designed to turn on the waterworks. Drama, PG, 109 minutes. HH½ “Them That Follow” — This is a harrowing and chilling deep dive into an isolated religious community in the Appalachian mountains. The daughter (Alice Englert) of the pastor (Walton Goggins) is engaged to one man but in love with another, a romantic triangle that ig-

nites a series of life-changing and sometimes horrifying developments. Thriller, R, 98 minutes. HHH½ “Luce” — A former child soldier from war-torn Eritrea is adopted by a Virginia couple (Naomi Watts and Tim Roth) and grows to be a loving son and a top high school student (Kelvin Harrison Jr.). But evidence of residual effects of war starts to emerge in a film that doesn’t always need dialogue to expertly communicate valuable insights. Drama, R, 109 minutes. HHH½ “Mike Wallace Is Here” — This terrific and insightful

documentary about the “60 Minutes” journalist is made up of just archival footage — no new interviews or voice-of-God narration. But when you’re talking about this compelling a figure, the record speaks for itself.

Documentary, PG-13, 90 minutes. HHH½ “Hobbs & Shaw” — This loud and lazy and lumbering actioner is a sequel/ spinoff to the “Fast and Furious” franchise, reuniting the Hulk-ish American lawman Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) with the outlaw loner Shaw (Jason Statham) on a mission to stop a terrorist threat recycled from other

By KENNETH TURAN Los Angeles Times

documentary agree that his decision to hire Jerome Robbins as director/choreographer was key even though, Robbins biographer Amanda Vaill notes, “he had a complicated and conflicted feelings about his Judaism.”

Robbins’ key idea, as we see in a handwritten memo, was to “celebrate and elevate the life of the shtetl,” the small communities where Eastern European Jews lived. In fact, it was Robbins who encouraged the writing of the key song “Tradition.”

Things went less smoothly with star Zero Mostel, who had issues with Robbins because he’d named names of communists during the blacklist era; something he did, the film posits, because he was threatened with exposure as a homosexual.

Among the other aspects of the show that are hard to believe is that when it opened in Detroit for an

out-of-town tryout, Variety opined that it had no memorable songs. Robbins worked tirelessly to improve things, adding “Do You Love Me” and cutting a number called “When Messiah Comes.”

In addition to people intimately involved with “Fiddler,” such as original cast members Austin Pendleton and Joanna Merlin, the documentary interviews random cultural figures like Abraham Foxman of the Anti-Defamation League, not always to fascinating effect.

The most engaging person is “Hamilton’s” Lin-Manuel Miranda, who supplies movies of his own wedding celebration where he and his father-in-law surprise his bride with a rousing rendition of “To Life.”

It’s a moment to treasure, a further reminder of a show whose reach continues to expand.

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