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Skagit Valley Herald Thursday August 7, 2014
Out & About
On Stage
Music Reviews
Annual Porterhouse Brewfest hits downtown Mount Vernon on Saturday
Shakespeare Northwest presents “MacBeth” on Thursday and Saturday
Billy Joe Shaver, Weird Al Yankovic, Spoon, Marsha Ambrosius
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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Divergent”: A became less interestyoung woman (Shailene Upcoming ing with each passing Woodley) finds herself year at the community movie releases in the middle of a war college. Following is a partial between factions in a The two-disc set for schedule of coming movies future world. season five features on DVD. Release dates are subject to change: Similarities to other the episodes, plus cast movies and big quesand crew commentary AUG. 12 tions about the story on every episode, outMuppets Most Wanted pile up so high the only takes and two behindBears thing that can save the A Haunted House 2 the-scenes features: The Railway Man film is the chemistry “Re-Animating the Locke between the main char’80s” and “Advanced Hateship Loveship acters. Woodley turns Television Production: Filth in a solid performance Breathe In 5 Days, 2 Scripts, No Frankie and Alice as the young woman Sleep.” Batman: Assault on Arkham facing major changes “The Trip To BountiBitten: Complete First Season in her life. And Theo ful”: TV movie that The Girl on the Train James is a dashing follows Carrie Watts Proxy Rage guardian to his young (Cicely Tyson), who Summer in February charge (maybe a tiny travels back to her Swelter bit too young for him). beloved hometown. Tekken: Kazuya’s Revenge There just aren’t any “Need for Speed”: The Blacklist: Season 1 sparks when they get Mechanic hits the road AUG. 19 together. after he is framed for a The Amazing Spider-Man 2 It looks at a world crime. The Quiet Ones filled with five factions: “Agatha Christie’s Only Lovers Left Alive Abnegation, Amity, The Sacrament Poirot Fan Favorites Jarhead 2: Field of Fire Candor, Dauntless and Collection”: Features Go for Sisters Erudite. For this review, sleuth’s finest invesP-51 Dragon Fighter Candor seems the best tigations selected by Rampage: Capital Punishment way to go: Honestly, Rosemary’s Baby fans. this is a film that will Toy Story of Terror “Discovery Chanplease fans of the book. nel’s MythBusters n McClatchy-Tribune News It’s not bad, but it feels Service Collection 11”: Contoo familiar and lacks tinuing myth-busting on-screen chemistry for efforts by Jamie Hyneit to win over those who haven”t read man and Adam Savage. the book. “Phantom of the Paradise”: Cult “Californication: The Final Season”: favorite from director Brian De Palma The last 12 episodes of the Showtime is now on Blu-ray. comedy series continue the wild ride “God’s Not Dead”: Freshman and that has been the life of Hank Moody devout Christian has his faith chal(David Duchovny). His portrayal of the lenged on his first day of philosophy flawed novelist has featured enough class. Kevin Sorbo stars. emotional highs and sexual lows to earn “Getting Go, The Go Doc Project”: A Duchovny a Golden Globe. look at modern dating and lust becomThrough each season, Moody has ing love. tried to adjust to being a New Yorker “Ironclad: Battle of Blood”: One in sunny California. It’s not been easy. of the survivors of the Great Siege of The final season finds him in the writer’s Rochester Castle fights to protect his room as his never-released feature film family’s estate. “Santa Monica Cop” has been turned “Perry Mason Movie Collection: Vol. into a television series. In typical Moody 3”: The wining attorney travels from fashion, he has trouble getting along Las Vegas to Paris. with the other writers. “My Herzl”: Two brothers explore the “Community: The Complete Fifth legacy of Theodor Herzl’s life and career. Season”: The NBC series that went “I’ll Follow You Down”: A sci-fi from great to mediocre should have exploration of wormholes, parallel unicome to an end with these 13 episodes. verses, love and the possibility of startBut there will be a sixth season thanks ing over. to Yahoo Screen. This fifth season is an example of how original characters n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee
YOUR ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION GUIDE TO WHAT’S GOING ON IN SKAGIT COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS
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THIS WEEKENDin the area SKAGIT COUNTY FAIR
CLASS BOATS AND CARS The 14th annual La Conner Classic Boat & Car Show will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, in the La Conner Marina’s south parking lot. Free parking and shuttle service will be available at La Conner Middle School, 305 N. Sixth St., La Conner. Check out a variety of classic cars and yachts, show cars, work boats, motorcycles, travel trailers, raffles, a poker walk, food vendors, music and more. Suggested donation: $3, free for ages 11 and younger. Come early and enjoy a pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at the La Conner Retirement Inn, 204 N. First St. $7. For information, including boat and vehicle entry forms, call 360-466-4778 or visit lovelaconner.com.
STILLAGUAMISH FESTIVAL OF THE RIVER The 25th annual Stillaguamish Festival of the River & Pow Wow will take place Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9-10, at River Meadows Park, 20416 Jordan Road, Arlington. Enjoy music and entertainment, arts and crafts, educational booths and activities, logging show, pow wow and Native vendors, food, children’s activities and more. Scheduled performers include Wallflowers, Joe Nichols, LeRoy Bell and His Only Friends, Jesse Taylor, The Nibblers, Marley’s Ghost, Dana Lyons, Austin Jenckes, Peter Ali, New Old Time Chautauqua and more. Gates open at 10 a.m. Picnics welcome; no alcohol allowed. Free admission and parking. festivaloftheriver.com.
CREATIVE ARTS EXHIBITION Research for Design graduates will showcase their work from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9-10, at the Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts, 12636 Chilberg Road, near La Conner. Celebrate the accomplishments of nine Level 4 Research for Advanced Design students and the resulting original body of artwork including wall hangings, 3-D items, design boards and sketchbooks. Free. 360-466-0110 or gailcreativestudies.com.
The Skagit County Fair continues from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today through Saturday, Aug. 7-9, at the Skagit County Fairgrounds, 1410 Virginia St., Mount Vernon. Enjoy farm animals, carnival rides, music and entertainment, kids’ zone, car show, vendors and displays, food and more. Admission: $7 adults, $6 ages 6-17 and 65 or older, $20 family, free for ages 5 and younger. One-day carnival wristbands: $28. Parking: $5. 360-336-9414 or skagitcounty.net/fair.
THEATER GARAGE SALE Anacortes Community Theatre will hold a fundraising garage sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at 918 M Ave., Anacortes. Browse through a variety of excess costumes and props, including vintage clothing and other cool items. Proceeds will help support local community theater classes and productions. 360-2936829 or acttheatre.com.
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COMEDY/MAGIC
‘The Mac King Comedy Magic Show’ When: 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9 Where: Skagit Valley Casino Resort, 5984 N Darrk Lane, Bow (I-5, Exit 236) Tickets: $25 preferred seating, $21 standard seating, through Ticketmaster or at the casino box office.
By SHANNEN KUEST @Shannen_SVH
“The Mac King Comedy Magic Show” comes to the Skagit Valley Casino Resort at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9. King has performed at Harrah’s Las Vegas Hotel and Casino for more than 14 years. He is known for his quirky, family-friendly mix of comedy and sleight of hand. “My show is not your typical magic act,” King said. “There are no dancing girls or tigers. It’s more personality focused.” King, 54, was introduced to magic at a young age; both his grandfathers taught him magic tricks as a boy, he said. One owned several how-to magic books. “He would show me a trick, and I would ask how it was done,” King said. “He’d tell me, ‘The secret’s in one of those books.’ The rest of my visit would be spent poring over the
books.” Magic started out as a hobby for King, while comedy was a way to put himself through college. Comedy clubs were just coming up in his home state of Kentucky, he said. Over the years, he’s developed a signature style, focusing on humor and engaging an audience. King prides himself on having a show with few big props. All the magic is attributable to him, he said, not boxes or trapdoors. King will be in Skagit County for just one evening, but back home in Vegas he does 10 shows a week. Almost 15 years ago, he started in the smaller theater in Harrah’s — one that held 200-300 people. Now,
King fills a 600-person theater for two shows a day, five days a week. He said, his job never gets old. “Every show is different because every audience is different,” he said. “If it was the same all the time, I’d be burnt out by now.” King has been featured on NBC’s “The World’s Greatest Magic” specials and co-authored three books on magic. He also broke the Guinness World Record for Longest Game of Telephone and performs at many private corporate events each year.
“Every so often, I’ll do a corporate event with Jay Leno, and he always tells me I should give up the magic and just be a comedian,” King said. “So I tell him he should be a mechanic! I want to be a magician.” To King, it’s very clear that he was always meant to do magic. “I’ve never had another job, and I hope I never have to,” he said. “I have an anthropology degree!”
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the beauty of nature, the artists take the basics of a PHOTO ENCAUSTICS: landscape and flowers, and Scott Milo Gallery presents through their imaginations a new collection of photo rearrange that image into encaustic work by Kathy something new. Gallery Hastings, opening with a hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. reception in conjunction Monday through Friday and with the Anacortes Arts Fesnoon to 5 p.m. Saturday. 360tival opening night from 6 676-8548 or alliedarts.org. to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, and continuing through Sept. FLETCHER PAINTINGS: 2 at 420 Commercial Ave., An exhibition of paintings Anacortes. Hastings brings by Skagit Valley artist Becky her renowned boat reflecFletcher continues through tions and her latest pieces Aug. 24 at Gallery Cygnus, featuring regional birds. 109 Commercial Ave., La Also showing: color phoConner. Gallery hours tographs by David Lucas, are noon to 5 p.m. Friday oils by Sandy Byers and through Sunday. 360-708Lorna Libert, and pastels 4787 or gallerycygnus.com. by Janice Wall, as well as a selection of jewelry, glass “SLOW TIME: LANDwork, sculptures and tables. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. SCAPES AND STILLS BY to 4:30 p.m. Monday through MARY FRODERBERG & RUTHIE V.”: Two friends Saturday. 360-293-6938 or show landscapes, portraits scottmilo.com. and stills in their new exhi“FIRE, WOOD & FIBER”: bition, continuing through Featuring a variety of vessels Aug. 31 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., — works of art that range Edison. With the outdoors from functional to purely decorative — the exhibition as her studio, Froderberg is inspired by light, atmowill run through Aug. 31 at sphere and the beauty of Raven Rocks Gallery, 765 the natural world. Ruthie V. Wonn Road, Greenbank. Check out Richard Alexan- takes a minimal approach to painting, working with a der’s hand-thrown, glazed limited palette and focusceramics; Bob Higbee’s hand-turned vases of found ing on line, shape, color and surface. Gallery hours are wood; and Karen Noblet’s 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday coil-wrapped fiber vessels including plates, lidded and through Sunday. 360-7666230 or smithandvallee.com. open bowls, baskets and more. Meet the artists durPAINTINGS & SCULPing a reception from 1 to 4 TURE: “The Ruthless Ones,” p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10. For featuring artwork by Andrea information, including galJoyce Heimer and Sarah lery hours and directions, Denby, will open with a call 360-222-0102 or visit reception from 6 to 9 p.m. ravenrocksgallery.com. Friday, Aug. 15, and continue “WING & PETAL”: Allied through Sept. 14 at Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Arts of Whatcom County’s Ave., Anacortes. Two art2014 Juried Artist Series ists reveal the haunting yet continues with a new show humorous side of human through Aug. 30 at Allied Arts Gallery, 1418 Cornwall beings in their two natural habitats: the suburbs and the Ave., Bellingham. “Wing & subconscious. Gallery hours Petal” features two-dimenare noon to 5 p.m. Friday sional artworks by Mira Kamada, Wade Marlow and through Sunday. 360-7553140 or anchorartspace.org. Kristen Gilje. Inspired by
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“IMAGES OF EMBLA”: Photographs by La Conner photographer R. Wyn Williams are on display at the Rexville Grocery, 19271 Best Road, Mount Vernon. Taken on the beaches of Fidalgo Island, the photographs are the artist’s attempt to record the work of nature uninfluenced by the human hand. 360-466-5522 or rexville grocery.com.
4288 or laconnerquilts.org. NEW EXHIBITIONS AT MoNA: New exhibits continue through Sept. 28 at The Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner. “Bradd Skubinna: Ten Ideas Worth Having”: Skubinna’s installation, drawings and mixed media inspired by consumer products and his surroundings will be shown in the Osberg and Safeco galleries. “Susan Skilling: Reading the World”: The show features new gouache paintings from Skilling’s studio. Her meditations of color, composition and content feature dense layering of subtle color with energetic highlights. “Benjamin Cobb: Natural Reflection”: Always fascinated by science and the natural world, Cobb’s most recent focus has been on the internal organs of the body. By creating abstract, stylized versions of stomachs, kidneys and lungs, he challenges the viewers’ thoughts and ideals of beauty. “Regional Perspectives: Nature to Manufacture from the Permanent Collection”: Discover how Northwest artists chronicle our environment, whether in the city or country. The exhibit includes works by Guy Anderson, Robert Buchanan, Kenneth Callahan, Lockwood Dennis, Richard Gilkey, Joseph Goldberg, Morris Graves, Paul Havas, Clayton James, Jack McLarty, Buster Simpson, Mark Tobey and Wesley Wehr. MoNA also features Walt Disney artist Bob Patterson‘s large painting of the La Conner waterfront. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday. Free admission. 360466-4446, monamuseum.org.
JAPANESE QUILTS & MORE: Three new exhibits are on display at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner: “Wishes Through Our Hands: Japanese Quilts”: “Quiltmaking is converting our wishes into tangible form through the use of our hands. It starts with pouring our wish and mind in the quilt for someone we care, for our own dreams or for serving our society… We sincerely hope you can read our wishes and thoughts, stitched and sewn in these quilts.” — Miwako Kimura. “Works of Junko Maeda”: Maeda has worked with Japanese natural fiber textiles such as silk, linen and cotton for nearly 45 years. In the past several years, she has been inspired by handicraft called “Pojagi,” Korean women’s traditional patchwork handed down from mother to daughter. “Fifty Years of Quiltmaking: Schlotterback Collection”: This exhibit features quilts and comforters by professional seamstress Josie Teeter Schlotterback (1882A show featuring new paintings by Anne Martin 1974). Her work includes McCool and other artists continues at McCool Galutility comforters made lery, 711 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Other featured of suiting samples in dark artists: Kevin Paul, wood carvings; Cathy Schoenberg colors suitable for everyday and Peter Belknap, paintings; Carole Cunningham use, crazy quilts and colorful and Debbie Aldrich, jewelry; George Way and Art cotton quilts. Learmonth, wood; Tracy Powell, sculpture; Patsy Museum hours are 11 Chamberlain, Cathy Schoenberg and Barbara Hathaa.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday way, ceramics; and Louise Harris, quilt art and more. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through through Sunday. $7, $5 stuSaturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. 360-293-3577 dents and military with ID, free for members and ages or mccoolart.com. Pictured: Wishing Rose, by Anne 11 and younger. 360-466Continued on Pages 6 and 7 Martin McCool
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OUT & ABOUT “SKAGIT WOMEN PRINT”: The exhibition continues through Aug. 10 at Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The show will feature a suite of original prints conceived and organized by Jules Remedios Faye and Natalie Niblack and involving 18 Skagit Valley artists. Participating artists include Jane Alynn, Jean Behnke, Eve Deisher, Heidi Epstein, Kathleen Faulkner, Jules Remedios Faye, Jessica Gigot, Kathryn Glowen, Nicolette Harrington, Theodora Jonsson, Ellen Jane Michael, Kris Ekstrand Molesworth, Natalie Niblack, Ann Chadwick Reid, Sue Roberts, Stella Spring, Twila Tate and Kristin Loffer Theiss. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday or by appointment. 360-755-3140 or anchorartspace.org. “PHOTOGRAPHIC PRESENCE AND CONTEMPORARY INDIANS: MATIKA WILBUR’S PROJECT 562”: The exhibition continues through Oct. 5, at the Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma. Photographer Matika Wilbur, member of the Swinomish and Tulalip tribes, has taken on the task of photographing every federally recognized indigenous nation in the U.S. — numbering some 562 tribes when her project began in 2012. Project 562 is
of collectors’ cars, trucks and motorcycles, as well as an outdoor market, art show, music, beer garden, barbecue and more. Vehicle registration: $20. Outdoor market space: $50-$60. Free admission. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org.
BREWFEST
The 12th annual Porterhouse Brewfest will take place from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, on Gates Street between First Street and the Skagit River, in downtown Mount Vernon. Sample beer from dozens of premium microbreweries and food from local eateries, while listening to music from the Margaret Wilder Band, Mary McPage and the Assassins (pictured), and The Chris Eger Band. Advance tickets: $20. Day of event: $25, includes five tastes. Scrip for additional tastes will be available for purchase. Designated driver tickets are $15, without scrip. Ages 21 and older only. Proceeds will benefit the Lincoln Theatre. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.
FAIRS
NORTHWEST WASHINGTON FAIR: The 104th annual fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday, Aug. 11-16, at 1775 Front St., Lynden. Check out livestock, art, flowers, 4-H, FFA and other displays, vendors, one of the only contempomembers and children ages carnival rides and games, 5 and younger. 253-272-4258 food and more. Grandstand rary photographic projects or tacomaartmuseum.org. performances include Gary of this magnitude to be Allan, Huey Lewis and The completed exclusively by a News and Collective Soul; CAR SHOWS Native photographer, and the only large-scale effort CAR SHOW & OUTDOOR other attractions include the 10th annual Lynden to capture the contempoMARKET: The 23rd annual PRCA Rodeo and a demolirary Native culture through Collectors Car Show and tion derby. Fair admission: interviews and the collection Outdoor Market will take $12 adults, $10 ages 62 and of stories. Museum hours are place from 10 a.m. to 3:30 older, $7 ages 6-12, free for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at through Sunday. $10 adults, Camano Center, 606 Arrow- ages 5 and younger. 360$8 students, military and head Road, Camano Island. 354-7777 or nwwafair.com. seniors, $25 family, free for Check out a wide range
2014 North Whidbey Car Show Presented by North Whidbey Lions Club Saturday, August 9 Registration/Staging: 7:30am-11am Open to the Public: 9am-5pm For more info:
WHIDBEY CAR SHOW: The North Whidbey Lions Club’s 2014 North Whidbey Car Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at Windjammer Park, 1600 S. Beeksma Drive, Oak Harbor. Vehicle registration begins at 7:30 a.m. For information, call 360-679-1595 or email nwcarshow@yahoo.com.
“North Whidbey Car Show”
Great FREE Family Fun, Renovated “Old Town” Oak Harbor, Playground & RV Hookup at Windjammer Park. Picnic Areas in Park, Motel, Great Restaurants, Food Vendors, Music & More! CALL: 360.679.1595 or EMAIL: nwcarshow@yahoo.com for info & registation
FESTIVALS
REEFNET FESTIVAL: The Lummi Island Reefnet Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9. Walk on the ferry at Gooseberry Point and ride a shuttle van to the festival site. Admission: $5, free for ages 12 and younger. 360791-6451 or lummiisland reefnetfestival.com. PARISH FESTIVAL: Immaculate Conception Church’s annual Parish
Festival will take place from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at St. Joseph Center, 215 N. 15th St., Mount Vernon. Enjoy multicultural food and desserts, stage performances, activities for all ages, Wet & Wild Teen Scene, bingo, music, cultural dancing, roving musicians, a beer garden, pony rides and more. Free admission and parking. Purchase tickets for food and games at the festival. Proceeds will benefit the new church building fund. 360-336-6622.
downtown Stanwood. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. For information, contact Joane at 425319-3102 or email jemsact@ hotmail.com. Next up: Aug. 9: Brian Lee & The Orbiters: 270th Street Block Party, West Stanwood. Aug. 23: Mark DuFresne Band: Port Susan Farmers Market, 8825 Viking Way, East Stanwood.
SKAGIT WOODSTOCK: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millett Road, Mount Vernon. Musical lineup: Troy Fair Band, LECTURES Daddy’s Got A Girlfriend, AND TALKS The Unknown, Chris Eger “OUR DILAPIDATED Band, Microscopic Giant, ROADS: HIGHWAY TO Bucula. Beer garden, food DISASTER?”: Todd Harand crafts vendors. $10; rison, assistant regional proceeds benefit cancer administrator at the Depart- care facebook.com/pages/ ment of Transportation, Skagit-Woodstock-Musicwill discuss roads at the Festival/191085367615015. next Fidalgo Democrats’ meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, MORE FUN Aug. 12, at the Anacortes BURLINGTON SUMMER Public Library, 1220 10th NIGHTS: Enjoy music, local St., Anacortes. Bring a nonvendors and more starting at perishable donation for the food bank. For information, 3 p.m. Fridays, through Aug. contact Corinne at 360-293- 29, at Railroad Park, 520 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. 7114. 360-757-0994 or burlingtonchamber.com.
MUSIC
SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: The seventh annual Cap Sante Summer Concert Series takes place at 7 p.m. Fridays at Seafarer’s Memorial Park, 601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes. Bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating. Free admission. 425-3031848 or snohomishartistguild.org. Next up: Aug. 8: Jessica Lynne (country). Aug. 15: Global Heat (hip hop, soul and groove). Aug. 22: Aaron Crawford (country). STANWOOD SUMMER CONCERTS: The Stanwood Summer Concert series presents free concerts from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturdays in
ARTS GALA: The Arts Council of Sedro-Woolley presents “Cascades to the Sound,” a fundraising gala from 6 to 9 p.m. today on the waterfront park at the Swinomish Casino & Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. Take in an art show and sale featuring works by Sedro-Woolley Plein Air artists in variety of art mediums, along with a nohost wine bar, buffet dinner and music by the John Savage Jazz Quartet. Tickets: $30 advance, $35 at the door; available at Simply Silver & More, 805 Metcalf St., or the Sedro-Woolley Chamber of Commerce, 714 Metcalf St., or call 360-8994683.
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OUT & ABOUT BIG LAKE HISTORY EXHIBIT: Big Lake Historical Society will offer its Big Lake Valley Historical Exhibit from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9-10, in the Big Lake Elementary School gym, 16802 Lake View Blvd., Mount Vernon. The exhibit will include pictures of Big Lake, Montborne, Ehrlich, Baker Heights, Finn Settlement and more. Presentations will be given at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, followed by walking tours at 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Sunday’s presentation will be at 1:30 p.m., followed by a tour around 2:30 p.m. Free admission. Donations appreciated. Marie Tingley, 88, will be honored for her many years of caring for school children and the community at 2:15 p.m. Sunday. A social hour will be held at 5 p.m. Sun-
ICE CREAM SOCIAL: Bring some ice cream and your favorite topping to share at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, at Washington Park, 6300 Sunset Ave., Anacortes. Build a frosty dessert, play a few games and blow some bubbles. RSVP: 360-464-2229 or info@anacortescenter forhappiness.org.
STARLIGHT CINEMA
Mount Vernon Parks & Recreation is presenting a series of films on Friday evenings at Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Movies begin at dusk. Bring your lawn chair or blanket for seating. Limited concessions available. Free admission. 360336-6215 or mountvernonwa.gov/parks. Next up: Aug. 8: “E.T.” (PG); Aug. 15: “Despicable Me 2” (PG); Aug. 22: “Frozen” (PG-13). day, followed by a potluck at 6 p.m. at Tingley’s home, 16597 Mountain View Road, Mount Vernon. 360-422-8922 or 360-422-6353. biglakehistory.com.
FULL MOON DRUMMING CEREMONY: 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, Valerie’s Metaphysical Gallery, 7031 Old Highway 99 N., Burlington. 360-707-0107.
GENEALOGY CONFER-
CASCADE DAYS: The annual event will begin with the parade at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, and the Mud & Stuff Fun Run at 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, in downtown Concrete. Other activities include the logger competition, car show, fireman’s muster, chain saw carving, kids’ activities, music, contests and more. Free admission. 360-853-7867 or
A Brews and Blues Block Party to benefit the Historic Lincoln Theatre in Downtown Mount Vernon next to the Skagit River
Come get your share.
Adventure Wonder Serenity Treasures Unique shops, a variety of hotels, restaurants, attractions and outdoor adventure await you in the charming town of Sidney, just 30 minutes from downtown Victoria. As the gateway to Vancouver Island, Sidney is located just 5 minutes from the Victoria Airport and the ferries from Vancouver and Washington State.
SHOW AND TELL FOR GROWN-UPS: Personal historian Teru Lundsten will host a Grown-Up Show & Tell at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Bring old photos, letters, family mementos or artifacts to show and tell the stories behind them, or just listen to others. Free. RSVP: 360-4642229 or anacortescenter forhappiness.org.
ENCE: Tickets are on sale for the Washington State Genealogy Conference, to be held Aug. 15-16 at the Byrnes Performing Arts Center in Arlington. D. Joshua Tyler of NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?” and “Genealogy Roadshow” on PBS will be the featured presenter, along with several other guest speakers. For a complete lineup of speakers, workshops and registration information, visit wsgs2014conference.com.
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cascadedays.com. WHITE TRASH FOOD FEST: The 13th annual event will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at Rexville Grocery, 19271 Best Road, Mount Vernon. Enjoy Cheez Whiz tasting, Spam snacks, music, contests and more. Prizes for best white trash food – appetizers, main course and dessert — and best dressed good ol’ boy and girl. $3 at the door. 360-466-5522 or visit rexville grocery.com. FLY DAY: Heritage Flight Museum will host its monthly Fly Day from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at the museum’s Skagit Regional Airport location, 15400 Airport Drive, Burlington. No pets. Suggested admission donation: $8 adults, $5 children, free for ages 5 and younger. 360-424-5151 or heritageflight.org.
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TUNING UP Playing at area venues August 7-14
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THEATER
Joe Sneva & The Sweet Dominiques (surf, reggae): 8:45 p.m., Skagit County Fair, 1410 Virginia St., Mount Vernon. Free with fair admission. skagitcounty. net/fair.
“Macbeth”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org. “Lend Me A Tenor” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.
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TRISH HATLEY QUARTET, WITH DARIN CLENDINEN 5 to 7:30 p.m., The Farmhouse Inn, 13724 La Conner Whitney Road, Mount Vernon. 360-466-4411.
JOE SNEVA & THE SWEET DOMINIQUES 8:45 p.m., Skagit County Fair, 1410 Virginia St., Mount Vernon. Free with fair admission. skagitcounty. net/fair.
Chunky Wonder: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $5. 360-4453000.
COMEDY
Nick Thune: 7:45 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10. 360-778-1067.
MUSIC
The Honeybees: 7 p.m., Haynie Grange Hall, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $15, free for ages 12 and younger. 360366-3321 or thehaynieopry.com.
FRIDAY.8 CC Adams Band: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-4226411.
THEATER
“Much Ado About Nothing”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org. “Lend Me A Tenor” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com. “Richard III”: Island Shakespeare Festival, 5 p.m., 723 Camano Ave., Langley. Free. 360-331-1939 or islandshake spearefest.org.
Saturday.9
Beth Greatorex (from left), Carolyn Travis and Cassandra Leon
“MACBETH” Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org.
THEATER
MUSIC
“Lend Me A Tenor” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.
“A Tribute to George Jones: Haynie Opry, 7 p.m., Haynie Grange Hall, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $20, free for ages 12 and younger. 360-366-3321 or thehaynieopry.com.
1967: 8 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1037.
Mia Vermillion (blues): 7:30 to 9 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.
Jessica Lynne (country): 7 p.m., Seafarer’s Memorial Park, 601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes. Bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating. Free. 425-3031848.
Hamilton/Cox: 8:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.
Sky Colony: 6 to 9 p.m., Bellewood Acres, 6140 Guide Meridian Drive, Bellingham. 360318-7720.
Jukebox Duo: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Open to the public. 360848-8882.
CC Adams Band: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-4226411.
Gold Digger (top 40 dance): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-2752448.
Margaret Wilder Band (R&B): 6 to 8:30 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. $8 cover. 360-293-3515.
The Halyards: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.
Mia Vermillion (blues): 7:30 to 9 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-3991805.
Copper & Coal: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. No cover. 360-7666266.
1967: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.
Eagle Teeth, The Photo Atlas, Chunky Wonder: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360-778-1067.
THURSDAY.7, SATURDAY.9
MAGIC
Southern Gospel Matinee: Matt Audette and the Circle of Friends Band, 3 p.m., Haynie Grange Hall, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $10, free for ages 12 and younger. 360-366-3321 or thehaynieopry.com.
Gold Digger (top 40 dance): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-2752448.
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“Macbeth”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org.
Mac King: 8 p.m., Pacific Showroom, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $21-$25. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.
Released from Quiet (blues): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-4453000.
“Richard III”: Island Shakespeare Festival, 5 p.m., 723 Camano Ave., Langley. Free. 360-331-1939 or islandshake spearefest.org.
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Thursday.14
THEATER
THEATER
“Much Ado About Nothing”: Shakespeare Northwest, 2 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org.
“Much Ado About Nothing”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org.
“Lend Me A Tenor” (comedy): 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.
“Lend Me A Tenor” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.
“The Taming of the Shrew” (Shakespeare’s classic set in the Wild West): Island Shakespeare Festival, 5 p.m., 723 Camano Ave., Langley. Free. 360-3311939 or islandshakespearefest.org.
“Richard III”: Island Shakespeare Festival, 5 p.m., 723 Camano Ave., Langley. Free. 360-331-1939 or islandshake spearefest.org.
SATURDAY.9 Muse Bird Cafe: Hilary Scott, Jasper Lepac and Val D’Alessio, 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.
SUNDAY.10 Justin Farren, Eric Miller (folk, pop, storytime): 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360445-3000.
WED.13 Trish Hatley Quartet, with Darin Clendinen: 5 to 7:30 p.m., The Farmhouse Inn, 13724 La Conner Whitney Road, Mount Vernon. 360466-4411.
Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band: 2 to 3 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. Free. 360-293-3515.
Orville Johnson: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.
Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam Night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.
Desperate Measures (classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. No cover. 360-855-2263.
Blues/rock jam with CC Adams and Friends: 4 to 9 p.m., La Conner Pantry & Pub, 315 Morris St., La Conner. 360-466-4488.
Big Band Sunday: 1 to 4 p.m., Bellewood Acres, 6140 Guide Meridian Drive, Bellingham. 360318-7720.
Sky Colony: 5:30 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360766-6330.
Stilly River Band: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.
THURSDAY.14 Nigel Egg & Chris Eger (funk, soul, blues): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.
Trish Hatley: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.
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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area August 7-14
TUNING UP Playing at area venues August 7-14
Thursday.7
THURSDAY.7
THEATER
Joe Sneva & The Sweet Dominiques (surf, reggae): 8:45 p.m., Skagit County Fair, 1410 Virginia St., Mount Vernon. Free with fair admission. skagitcounty. net/fair.
“Macbeth”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org. “Lend Me A Tenor” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.
Friday.8
THURSDAY.7
SUNDAY.10
TRISH HATLEY QUARTET, WITH DARIN CLENDINEN 5 to 7:30 p.m., The Farmhouse Inn, 13724 La Conner Whitney Road, Mount Vernon. 360-466-4411.
JOE SNEVA & THE SWEET DOMINIQUES 8:45 p.m., Skagit County Fair, 1410 Virginia St., Mount Vernon. Free with fair admission. skagitcounty. net/fair.
Chunky Wonder: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $5. 360-4453000.
COMEDY
Nick Thune: 7:45 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10. 360-778-1067.
MUSIC
The Honeybees: 7 p.m., Haynie Grange Hall, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $15, free for ages 12 and younger. 360366-3321 or thehaynieopry.com.
FRIDAY.8 CC Adams Band: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-4226411.
THEATER
“Much Ado About Nothing”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org. “Lend Me A Tenor” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com. “Richard III”: Island Shakespeare Festival, 5 p.m., 723 Camano Ave., Langley. Free. 360-331-1939 or islandshake spearefest.org.
Saturday.9
Beth Greatorex (from left), Carolyn Travis and Cassandra Leon
“MACBETH” Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org.
THEATER
MUSIC
“Lend Me A Tenor” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.
“A Tribute to George Jones: Haynie Opry, 7 p.m., Haynie Grange Hall, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $20, free for ages 12 and younger. 360-366-3321 or thehaynieopry.com.
1967: 8 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1037.
Mia Vermillion (blues): 7:30 to 9 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.
Jessica Lynne (country): 7 p.m., Seafarer’s Memorial Park, 601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes. Bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating. Free. 425-3031848.
Hamilton/Cox: 8:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.
Sky Colony: 6 to 9 p.m., Bellewood Acres, 6140 Guide Meridian Drive, Bellingham. 360318-7720.
Jukebox Duo: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Open to the public. 360848-8882.
CC Adams Band: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-4226411.
Gold Digger (top 40 dance): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-2752448.
Margaret Wilder Band (R&B): 6 to 8:30 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. $8 cover. 360-293-3515.
The Halyards: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.
Mia Vermillion (blues): 7:30 to 9 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-3991805.
Copper & Coal: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. No cover. 360-7666266.
1967: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.
Eagle Teeth, The Photo Atlas, Chunky Wonder: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360-778-1067.
THURSDAY.7, SATURDAY.9
MAGIC
Southern Gospel Matinee: Matt Audette and the Circle of Friends Band, 3 p.m., Haynie Grange Hall, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $10, free for ages 12 and younger. 360-366-3321 or thehaynieopry.com.
Gold Digger (top 40 dance): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-2752448.
Craig Parrish / Skagit Valley Herald
“Macbeth”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org.
Mac King: 8 p.m., Pacific Showroom, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $21-$25. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.
Released from Quiet (blues): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-4453000.
“Richard III”: Island Shakespeare Festival, 5 p.m., 723 Camano Ave., Langley. Free. 360-331-1939 or islandshake spearefest.org.
Sunday.10
Thursday.14
THEATER
THEATER
“Much Ado About Nothing”: Shakespeare Northwest, 2 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org.
“Much Ado About Nothing”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org.
“Lend Me A Tenor” (comedy): 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.
“Lend Me A Tenor” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.
“The Taming of the Shrew” (Shakespeare’s classic set in the Wild West): Island Shakespeare Festival, 5 p.m., 723 Camano Ave., Langley. Free. 360-3311939 or islandshakespearefest.org.
“Richard III”: Island Shakespeare Festival, 5 p.m., 723 Camano Ave., Langley. Free. 360-331-1939 or islandshake spearefest.org.
SATURDAY.9 Muse Bird Cafe: Hilary Scott, Jasper Lepac and Val D’Alessio, 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.
SUNDAY.10 Justin Farren, Eric Miller (folk, pop, storytime): 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360445-3000.
WED.13 Trish Hatley Quartet, with Darin Clendinen: 5 to 7:30 p.m., The Farmhouse Inn, 13724 La Conner Whitney Road, Mount Vernon. 360466-4411.
Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band: 2 to 3 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. Free. 360-293-3515.
Orville Johnson: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.
Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam Night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.
Desperate Measures (classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. No cover. 360-855-2263.
Blues/rock jam with CC Adams and Friends: 4 to 9 p.m., La Conner Pantry & Pub, 315 Morris St., La Conner. 360-466-4488.
Big Band Sunday: 1 to 4 p.m., Bellewood Acres, 6140 Guide Meridian Drive, Bellingham. 360318-7720.
Sky Colony: 5:30 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360766-6330.
Stilly River Band: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.
THURSDAY.14 Nigel Egg & Chris Eger (funk, soul, blues): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.
Trish Hatley: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.
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GET INVOLVED ART CALL FOR ARTISTS: That’s Knot All Artists’ Cooperative is accepting applications. Pick one up from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily at 128 S. First St., La Conner, or email thatsknotall artists@hotmail.com.
are welcome. No partners needed. For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360-766-6866.
in fifth grade through high school; and Special Friends Day Camp for adults age 15 and older with special needs. In addition, WBC offers High School Leadership Camp, a week-long, growth-focused camp for youths entering grades 10-12. Camp activities include swimming, outdoor exploration, crafts, games and more. 800-228-6724 or warmbeach.com.
MUSIC
SECOND FRIDAY DRUM CIRCLE: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, Unity Church, 704 W. Division St., Mount VerCALL TO COLLECTORS: non. Shake off the energy of the week through drumAnacortes Museum, 1305 ming, songs, chants. Freewill Eighth St., Anacortes, donation. For information, invites local collectors to participate in its “Anacortes email heatmiser@inbox. com. Presents” program by putting their treasures on display. Exhibits usually run ON STAGE about three months. 360ANACORTES OPEN MIC: 293-1915. 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 AUDITIONS Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-293-2544. CALL FOR SINGERS: Cantabile of Skagit Valley OPEN MIC: Jam Night, will hold auditions Monday, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. ThursAug. 18. For information or to schedule an audition, days, Conway Pub & Eatery, contact Executive Director 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733. Lynne Rheinhardt at 360466-1783 or visit cantabileofskagitvalley.org. RECREATION
STORYTIME YOGA FOR KIDS: Children ages 3 to 8 can enjoy songs, finger plays, stories, movement, breathing principles and peacefulness, while they improve listening skills, learn to handle stressful situations, challenge motor Whidbey Island Center for the Arts will hold open skills and develop confiauditions for its 2014-15 theater season from 6 dence in a noncompetitive to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 11-12, at 565 environment. Classes meet Camano Ave., Langley. Planned productions include at the Burlington Parks and “Into the Woods” by Stephen Sondheim; “A ChristRecreation Center, 900 E. mas Story,” based on the stories of Jean Shepherd; “Other Desert Cities” by Jon Robin Baitz; “White Liars Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. Ages 3 to 5: 10:30 to and Black Comedy” by Peter Shaffer; and “Emma,” adapted from Jane Austen by Michael Bloom. Partici- 11:15 a.m. Mondays, Aug. 11-25. CAMANO SUMMER ART pants should prepare two contrasting monologues. “A CHRISTMAS STORY”: Ages 5 to 8: 11:30 a.m. CAMPS: Art Quest for Kids For information or to reserve a five-minute audition slot: 360-221-8262 or deanaduncan@yahoo.com. Auditions for ages 6-12 will to 12:15 p.m. Mondays, Aug. Summer Art Camps meet be held starting at 4 p.m. 11-25. from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today and Friday, Aug. 7-8, Cost: $28.50 per threeMonday through Thursday, and Monday and Tuesday, week session or $10 drop-in week’s theme from 8 a.m. to Hillcrest and visit Skagit through Aug. 28, at DelAug. 18-19, at Whidbey 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Gleaners, a local food bank. rate. Discount for siblings. zell Studio, 2177 Highland Island Center for the Arts, Parents attend for free. Aug. 25-28: Best of the Drive, Camano Island. Each Thursdays at Hillcrest Park, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. Preregistration is requested, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Best: Enjoy the favorite four-day camp for ages 7 Parts are available for five but not required: 360-755Vernon. Two days: $75. Four games and activities of the to 17 includes a variety of males and two females. 9649 or burlingtonwa.gov/ days: $115. Preregistration summer as selected by the art projects, such as acrylic Rehearsals begin the week required: 360-336-6215 or campers. Take a field trip to recreation. painting, sculptures made of Oct. 13. The show will mountvernonwa.gov/parks. Riverside Lanes for a few from driftwood, wire or run Dec. 5-20. To schedule TRAIL TALES: Friends of Aug. 11-14: Around the games of bowling. clay, wooden puzzle piece an audition, contact Deana Skagit Beaches will lead a World: Play games, learn paintings, animal carouDuncan at 360-221-8276 or series of informative walks phrases, hear music and SUMMER CAMPS: sels, mask making, pastels, email deana.duncan@wica along the Tommy Thompmake art in the styles of Warm Beach Camp offers drawing and more. Kids online.com. son Trail in Anacortes. For a variety of summer camp also can go to the beach for other countries. Tour the COA Mexican Eatery and options for kids, youth and information, visit skagit swimming, playing in the beaches.org. DANCE make green salsa to eat young adults, from kinderdriftwood fort or finding Next up: FOLK DANCING: Skagit- driftwood and shells for art with chips. Finish the week garten through high school, “Samish Dept. of Natural with a potluck of traditional through Aug. 17, at 20800 projects. $160 per four-day Anacortes Folkdancers Resources – An Overview Marine Drive, Stanwood. session. For information or dishes from different culmeet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at tures. Options include Day Camp of Monitoring and Restorato register: 360-387-2251, Bayview Civic Hall, 12615 tion in Fidalgo Bay”: 10 Aug. 18-21: Community for kindergarten-fourth C St., Mount Vernon. Learn john@johndelzellart.com or a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, Fidalgo Builders: Focus on comgrade; W-Bar-B junior and to folkdance to a variety of camanoartcamp.com. munity service by accepting junior high overnight camp Bay Resort, 701 Fidalgo international music. A short Bay Road, Anacortes. Todd clothing and nonperishable for kids entering fourthSUMMER DAY CAMP: review begins at 7 p.m. folWoodard and Erin Licata food items to donate to the sixth grade and seventhKids entering grades K-6 lowed by request dances from the Samish Indian food bank; participate in ninth grade; horsemanship can enjoy a variety of until 9:30. The first session Nation’s Natural Resources a garbage cleanup rally at and vaulting for campers activities centered on each is free, $3 thereafter. All
OPEN AUDITIONS
Department will discuss the wide variety of monitoring and restoration projects conducted in Fidalgo Bay, including stormwater monitoring, climate change analysis and beach restoration projects. They will also highlight the numerous partnerships working together to preserve and enhance the Fidalgo Bay watershed. Free. TRAIL WORK: The Skagit, Whatcom, Island Trail Maintaining Organization (SWITMO) seeks volunteers for trail work through October. The next work party will be held Aug. 16. 360-424-0407 or jdmelcher@ comcast.net. FRIENDS OF THE FOREST HIKES: Join the Friends of the Forest for scenic hikes in the forest lands around Anacortes. Free. For information, call 360293-3725 or visit friend softheacfl.org. Next up: Northwest Whistle Lake: 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Aug. 8. Enjoy spectacular views and deep woods feel with just the right amount of physical challenge on this senior hike. Meet at the Whistle Lake parking lot. All around Heart Lake: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 9. Get to know the heart of the forest on this journey all the way around Heart Lake. Lush deciduous areas flow into an old growth grove. Meet at the Heart Lake parking lot. BARREL RACING: Put your equine athletes through their paces at the bi-weekly Friday Night Lights Open 4D Barrel Races at 5 p.m. Fridays, Aug. 8 and 22, and Sept. 12, at the Sedro-Woolley Riding Club, 24538 Polte Road, SedroWoolley. The events start at 5 p.m. with racing at 7:30 p.m. Rider entry: $30 plus
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GET INVOLVED $10 office fee; $5 each additional horse. Award series and added money. For information, contact Kristen at 360-770-3383 or visit sedrowoolleyrodeo.com. BEACH NATURALISTS: Visitors to Washington Park Sunset Beach can talk to beach naturalists on selected days this summer and learn about the colorful intertidal animals and lush seaweed they find along the shoreline. Look for naturalists trained through the Skagit Marine Resources Committee on the dates below or the schedule posted at the Park office: n 9:15 to 11:45 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9. n 9:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10. Beach naturalists can be scheduled for a group visit by contacting MRC Salish Sea Stewards coordinator Nancy Olsen at nancy. skagitbeaches@gmail.com or Washington Park manager Bob Vaux at bobv@ cityofanacortes.org. GOLF TOURNAMENT: The 19th annual Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County Golf Tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, at Avalon Golf Links in Burlington. The tournament features contests on every hole, putting and chipping contests and raffle. Registration: $125 per person, $500 for a
foursome, includes greens fees, carts, lunch, dinner and prizes. Dinner only: $25. All proceeds will benefit the four Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County. For registration or sponsorship forms, call 360-428-5972 or email info@cceventplanning.com. BIKE TO FARMS: Join the third annual Bike to Farms Tour from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, departing from and returning to the Skagit Valley Food Co-op, 202 S. First St., Mount Vernon. The family-friendly cycling tour will visit Skagit Flats Farm, J-4 Ranch, Ralph’s Greenhouse and Living Rain Farm before returning to the Co-op for free ice cream. Fat-tire bikes are recommended for the flat, 8-mile round trip, which includes gravel and dirt roads. Helmets are required. Bring water, a sack lunch or snacks. Free. Preregister at 360-336-5087, ext. 139, or email coopbiketofarm@ gmail.com. “KIDS IN NATURE: FAMILIES OUTDOORS”: Bring the kids for an afternoon of play, discovery and exploration from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at Pomona Grange Park, adjacent to the Samish Fish Hatchery, 5585 Old Highway 99 N., Burlington. Friday Creek Habitat Stewards, Skagit Conservation District,
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E12 - Thursday, August 7, 2014
MOVIES MINI-REVIEWS Compiled from news services. Ratings are one to four stars. “A Most Wanted Man” — In his last starring role, Philip Seymour Hoffman is nothing short of brilliant as a worldweary German intelligence operator on the trail of a man who escaped from a Russian prison. Based on a John le Carre novel, this is one of the best spy thrillers in recent years. Spy thriller, R, 121 minutes. HHHH “About Alex” — Some perfectly capable young actors, including Max Greenfield, Aubrey Plaza and Jason Ritter, star in this drama about the reunion of college friends. If you’ve seen “The Big Chill,” you’ve seen this movie, with older grown-ups. Even if you haven’t, you won’t be surprised by much. Comedy drama, R, 98 minutes. HH “And So It Goes” — Nothing unexpected happens in this film, the cinematic equivalent of comfort food, but the pleasure comes from experiencing the semi-frequent smile-inducing dialogue, bolstered in no small fashion by the wonderful comedic timing of Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton. This is one of the rare movies trying to connect with the older crowd that still loves to go to the cinema and watch great stars do their thing. Comedy, PG-13, 94 minutes. HHH “Begin Again” — Reeling from a breakup with her musical partner and longtime boyfriend, a songwriter in New York City has a chance encounter with a disgraced record label exec that blossoms into something more. With Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld and Adam Levine. Written and directed by John Carney. R, 104 minutes. HH “Get On Up” — It’s the powerful, raw, energized performance by Chadwick Boseman that makes this James Brown biopic worth seeing. The sanitizing of the influential artist’s story and the chronological bouncing back and forth are frustrating, but Boseman inhabits the persona of a larger-than-life icon without ever delving into caricature or mere impersonation. Music biopic, PG-13, 138 minutes. HHH “Guardians of the Galaxy” — Chris Pratt plays the leader of a misfit band of antiheroes, including a cynical raccoon and a walking tree, in this refreshing confection of
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The Woody Allen doppelganger in his latest romantic comedy is a thoroughly unlikable stiff who actually manages to become more insufferable with each passing scene. Played by Colin Firth, he’s an illusionist who succumbs to the charms of a prognosticator (Emma Stone) and progresses from “jerk” to “insanely irritating jerk.” Romantic comedy, PG-13, 98 minutes. HH “Tammy” — Directed by her husband, Ben Falcone, co-writer and star Melissa McCarthy plays a simpleton on the road with her alcoholic grandmother (Susan Sarandon). The movie attempts to balance cartoonlike slapstick with well-written, well-acted scenes that feel completely of this world, a tough balancing act that “Tammy” doesn’t consistently accomplish. 1 Comedy, R, 96 minutes. HH ⁄2 “The Fault in Our Stars” — With lesser source material, an average director and an OK cast, the adaptation of John Green’s novel about the glory and unfairness of life could have lost me. But everyone involved, from director Josh Boone to transcendent star Shailene Woodley and beyond, has talents way beyond the average. This is a lovely work.
Drama, PG-13, 125 minutes. HHHH “Think Like a Man Too” — Though filled with energy and a likable cast, the quick-turnaround sequel to the 2012 hit inspired by a Steve Harvey book suffers from a tired, uninspired, derivative screenplay that incorporates nearly every weekend-in-Vegas cliche explored in dozens of previous films. Comedy, PG-13, 105 minutes. HH “Wish I Was Here” — Director/co-writer/actor Zach Braff’s “Wish I Was Here” is a precious and condescending exercise in self-indulgent pandering, featuring one of the whiniest lead characters in recent memory. The supporting cast is rich with talented actors: Mandy Patinkin, Kate Hudson, Josh Gad. They just don’t have a fully realized movie to work with. Comedy1 drama, R, 120 minutes. ⁄2 “X-Men: Days of Future Past” — Thanks to first-class special effects, a star-packed cast taking the material seriously and director Bryan Singer’s skilled and sometimes electrifying visuals, this timetravel sci-fi thriller is flat-out, big-time, big summer movie fun. Sci-fi thriller, PG-13, 130 1 minutes. HHH ⁄2
NEW THIS WEEK The “TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES” earn a Michael Bay-produced 3-D re-boot that spares no expense in special effects and spares no Paramount Pictures via AP decibel in the volume that is the soundtrack to all their new mayhem. These digitally animated super-sized turtles have real-world presence and weight, stumping onto the scene like teenagers who haven’t learned to do anything quietly. Their brawls with their trigger-happy foes from the Foot Clan are a blur of body blows and bullets. Their wisecracks are up-to-date, their love of pizza unabated. The action beats are bigger and better than they’ve ever been in a Ninja Turtle film — brawls, shootouts, a snowy car-and-truck chase with big explosions and what not. But in between those scenes is an awful lot of chatter and exposition. For a film that aims younger (save for the diehards who grew up with this franchise), that’s deadly dull. So even though they “did justice” to this beloved franchise, there’s nothing here than won’t be forgotten by the time you’ve gotten home — AFTER you stopped for pizza on the way. “INTO THE STORM” is as close to a real tornado as most of us would ever want to get. Its effects are so spectacular that it makes “Twister” look like “The Wizard of Oz.” But as impressive as the effects can be, as effective as the blend of TV news helicopter POV shots, security camera footage, cellphone video and storm chaser images mimicked here turn out, the human stories are given short shrift in this “spend our budget on effects” action picture. Where “Into the Storm” makes you appreciate 1996’s “Twister” is in the ways the new film makes the victims mostly anonymous, even if their deaths are spectacular. There’s a reason movies are cast with movie stars, and this film makes you appreciate that, with every under-reaction to something this character or that one has never seen before, performances that lack urgency, panic or even awe. Movie stars have not just acting chops and screen presence, but that ineffable spark that creates instant empathy. Director Steven “Final Destination 5” Quale never gives his cast of unknowns the chance to achieve that empathy except very late in the picture. n Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service
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7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 8-9 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug 10 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 11 Prep school English teacher Jack Marcus (Clive Owen) laments his students’ obsession with social media and good grades rather than engaging with the power of the written word. A one-time literary star, Jack has not published in years, filling his spare time with drink vs. the art of language. He meets his match in Dina Delsanto (Juliette Binoche), an abstract painter and new teacher on campus, who was once celebrated for her art. From the start, the two flirt and provoke each other with equal relish. With a performance review looming and his teaching job on the line, Jack hatches an inspired plan for galvanizing student interest in their studies: he declares a war between Words and Pictures, confident that the former can convey greater meaning than the latter. Directed by Fred Schepisi; starring Owen, Binoche, Amy Brenneman and Bruce Davison. Rated PG-13. $10 general; $9 seniors, students and active military; $8 members; $7 children 12 and under. Bargain matinee prices (all shows before 6 p.m.): $8 general, $6 members, $5 children 12 and under.
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E14 - Thursday, August 7, 2014
HOT TICKETS LADY GAGA’S artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball: Aug. 8, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com. ARCADE FIRE: Aug. 8, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. BRUNO MARS: Aug. 9, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. ZZ TOP, JEFF BECK: Aug. 9, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. MAC KING (magic): Aug. 9, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com. 107.7 THE END’S SUMMER CAMP: Aug. 9, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888929-7849 or AXS.com. BROKEN BELLS: Aug. 10, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation. com. GROUPLOVE & PORTUGAL. THE MAN: Aug. 10, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS.com. COUNTING CROWS: with special guest Toad the Wet Sprocket: Aug. 12, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888929-7849 or AXS.com. RAY LAMONTAGNE: Aug. 13, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS.com. CO:LAB: Aug. 16, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showbox online.com. AEROSMITH: with special guest Slash, featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators: Aug. 16, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-7453000 or livenation.com. DIRTY HEADS & PEPPER: Aug. 17, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS.com. REBELUTION: with Iration, The Green, Stick Figure, DJ Mackle: Aug. 19, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-9297849 or AXS.com. GIPSY KINGS: Aug. 22, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. BASS ACADEMY: FIGURE WITH MR. CARMACK & DJEMBA DJEMBA: Aug. 23, The Showbox, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showbox online.com.
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EARTH, WIND & FIRE: Aug. 23, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster. com. AMERICAN IDOL LIVE! 2014 TOUR: Aug. 23, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888929-7849 or AXS.com. PETER FRAMPTON’S GUITAR CIRCUS: Peter Frampton & Buddy Guy: Aug. 24, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. AMERICAN IDOL LIVE! 2014 TOUR: Aug. 23, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888929-7849 or AXS.com. EAGLES: Aug. 25, Tacoma Dome. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. SLINT: Aug. 27, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline. com. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND: with Brandi Carlile, Shovels & Rope, Ana Tijoux, JD McPherson, Bombino, Dumpstaphunk, Moon Taxi, David Ryan Harris, Betsy Olson: Aug. 29-31, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800745-3000 or livenation. com. NINE INCH NAILS, SOUNDGARDEN, COLD CAVE: Aug. 30, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800745-3000 or livenation. com. BRAND NEW: Aug. 31, Showbox SoDo, Seattle.
800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com. “A CHORUS LINE”: Sept. 3-28, The 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle. 888-584-4849 or 5thavenue.org. SWANS: Sept. 4, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline. com. BOSTON: Sept. 5, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. FUNNY OR DIE PRESENTS ODDBALL COMEDY & CURIOSITY FESTIVAL 2014: with Aziz Ansari, Chris Hardwick, Demetri Martin, DJ Trauma, Hannibal Buress, Jeff Ross, Louis C.K., Sarah Silverman, Whitney Cummings, Brody Stevens and more: Sept. 5, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. PASSENGER: Sept. 6, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com. JENNIFER NETTLES: Sept. 8, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com. TIM & ERIC: Sept. 9, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation. com. CHICAGO/REO SPEEDWAGON: Sept. 9, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or
thefair.com. THE BREEDERS: Sept. 10, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com. CODY SIMPSON: Sept. 10, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com. BEST OF JETHRO TULL: performed by Ian Anderson: Sept. 12, McCaw Hall, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. AN EVENING WITH FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS: Sept. 12, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. FALL OUT BOY: Sept. 12, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com. KISW PRESENTS PAIN IN THE GRASS 2014: featuring Godsmack, Rob Zombie, Theory of a Deadman, Buckcherry, Pop Evil, New Medicine, Redlight King, Escape the Fate, Sons of Revelry, Amanda Hardy: Sept. 12, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. KATY PERRY: Sept. 13, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation. com. AUSTIN JENCKES: Sept. 13, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com. ATMOSPHERE: Sept. 13,
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 - E15
MUSIC REVIEWS
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Billy Joe Shaver
and does so on “They Want My Soul.” To sound this fresh after two decades of work speaks to the band’s smartness and savvy.
Old cowboys love to lament that contemporary country music’s in a sorry state and guilty of casting aside sage singers and songwriters — like Billy Joe Shaver. The crusty Texan trots out that trope at the start of his new album, and then spends the rest of the record showing he still has plenty to say. “Long in the Tooth” covers a wide range of topics in 10 songs and 32 minutes. Shaver sings about politics, war, the lessons of Jesus and the Garden of Eden, and that’s just in the space of four verses on the tune “The Git Go.” The title cut’s a hoot, with Shaver noting that as his 75th birthday approaches, “what I used to do all night, it takes me all night to do.” He sings about the rails on “Sunbeam Special,” then rails against America’s class divide on “Checkers and Chess.” Best of all is “I’m In Love,” a ballad beautiful in its simplicity as Shaver pledges everlasting devotion. The song’s a testament to this cowboy’s staying power.
n Ron Harris, Associated Press
n Steven Wine, Associated Press
Marsha Ambrosius
“Long In The Tooth”
Spoon
“They Want My Soul”
Weird Al Yankovic “Mandatory Fun”
An accordion-playing song parodist? Not a formula for career longevity. But here’s “Weird Al” Yankovic, 35 years after his recording debut, bigger and brassier than ever. Weird Al hasn’t changed his approach one bit with the chart-topping “Mandatory Fun.” He goes after pop’s big fish (in this case, Lorde, Pharrell, Iggy Azalea). The backing tracks are cheesy but instantly recognizable, and the mock lyrics are clever and cohesive. The best parody here: “Word Crimes,” a warped copy of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” but heavy on the grammar. The worst: “Inactive,” which sounds more like Linkin Park than it does its intended target — Imagine Dragons (“Radioactive”). n David Hiltbrand, The Philadelphia Inquirer
“Friends & Lovers”
On her second album, this Liverpool-to-Philly expatriate vocalist-composer known for co-penning Michael Jackson’s “Butterflies” (among other hits) is in a romantic, emotional, erotic vein recalling R&B great Millie Jackson — without the raunch. If Jackson is a hot trumpet, Ambrosius is a subtle tenor sax that can blare at a moment’s notice. As she did on her soulful, gut-wrenching “Late Nights & Early Mornings,” Ambrosius paints a sumptuous scene for romance. The aching chord changes and quietstorming whoosh of “Cupid (Shot Me Straight Through My Heart)” and the Teena Marie-like “La La La La La” signal that Ambrosius is up for a good, ruminative chat about loss and love. On “Friends & Lovers,” when Ambrosius pitches woo with her husky voice and poetic but explicit lyrics, the slow jams reveal a singer as emphatic as she is vulnerable. An eerie, sensual mash-up revolving around a Sade hit (retitled “Stronger”), a steamy duet with gruff Charlie Wilson, and several sexed-up interludes help make Ambrosius’ sophomore effort a marvel of modern carnal soul.
The Austin, Texas-born band Spoon is out with its eighth album, “They Want My Soul.” It’s a lush jangle of guitars, smart lyrics and catchy refrains that continues to set the band apart from, well, other bands you’re not quite sure you’ve heard of. Therein lives the mystery of Spoon. They’re just good enough to make a 20-year career out of music while producing albums and songs you’ve probably overlooked. That may not last much longer thanks to a couple of standout tracks that are certain to be late-summer earworms once “They Want My Soul” migrates into frequent rotation. “Do You” is the one song you must know about. It asks of the listener “”Do you want to get understood?/Do you want one thing or are you looking for sainthood?” It has a great pace and is delivered with matching emotion by the band’s electrifying lead singer, Britt Daniel. While “Do You” offers straight-ahead rock, “Outlier” has a more modern feel with its danceable backbeat and ghostly keyboard echoes. Spoon can do a little bit of everything, n A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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