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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “QUEEN & SLIM”: After a painfully awkward first (and decidedly last) Tinder date, a young black man and woman (Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith) get pulled over by a hostile white police officer (Sturgill Simpson). As tension escalates, the man shoots and kills the officer in self-defense. Dubbed “the black Bonnie and Clyde,” the couple go on the run and become a cultural symbol of the consequences of systemic racism and police brutality. Kaluuya and Turner-Smith give masterful performances, as both characters’ initially diverging philosophies ultimately transform and intertwine. And director Melina Matsoukas and cinematographer Tat Radcliffe present a dreamy, music video-esque aesthetic to the timely and tragic story, wrote Tribune News Service critic Katie Walsh in her review. “Whipsawing between hope and devastation, ‘Queen & Slim’ speaks to this specific cultural moment,” Walsh wrote. “It’s not with a grounded realism, but with an almost operatic sense of melodrama, in the writing, performances and with Matsoukas’ daring cinematic style, where beauty and politics are inextricably intertwined.” “DARK WATERS”: An attorney who had previously worked on behalf of chemical corporations takes on behemoth DuPont in this expert legal thriller based on a true story. Robert Bilott (Mark Ruffalo) finds himself in a quandary when a farmer friend of his grandmother’s (Bill Camp) comes to him with an eerie issue: His

tinue their fight for good in this DC Universe series based on the Teen Titans team.

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cows are mysteriously dying and he can’t figure out why. After poring over decades of Dupont’s records, Bilott discovers that PFOA (or C8), a chemical in Teflon, is poisonous to both animals and humans and is causing massive health issues, and he spends years fighting to hold the company accountable. Ruffalo was inspired to get the rights to the story after reading a 2016 New York Times Magazine story about the ordeal and approached director Todd Haynes to make the film. “An actor whose presence is always welcome, Ruffalo is splendid at projecting the unusual combination of bred-in-the-bone idealism with mulish stubbornness that made it impossible for Bilott to walk away,” wrote Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan in his review. “Seeing ‘Dark Waters’ makes you wonder not why more people don’t call corporations to account, but why anyone does. And makes us all the more grate-

ful when they do.” ALSO NEW ON DVD MARCH 3 “PLAYMOBIL: THE MOVIE”: A brother and sister end up a part of the Playmobil universe after encountering an exhibit in a toy museum in this computer-animated film. “2 GRAVES IN THE DESERT”: A man and woman discover they’re being held hostage in a truck’s trunk. Stars William Baldwin and Michael Madsen. “ANA”: A girl (Dafne Keen) and a car dealer (Andy Garcia) embark on a trip to locate the girl’s father. “THE FURIES”: Kayla (Airlie Dodds) is forced into a game wherein masked men hunt down women. “THE SONATA”: A violinist (Freya Tingley) inherits her composer father’s estate and discovers a sinister plan. “TITANS: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON”: A group of teen heroes con-

OUT ON DIGITAL HD MARCH 3 “BLACK CHRISTMAS”: A college student (Imogen Poots) and her sorority sisters seek revenge against a campus killer. Out on DVD and Blu-ray March 17. “HOLLY SLEPT OVER”: A former roommate of a married couple stays for the weekend amid stressful social situations. Stars Nathalie Emmanuel, Erinn Hayes and Ron Livingston. “RICHARD JEWELL”: A security guard (Paul Walter Hauser) is accused of being the prime suspect in the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. Look for it on DVD and Blu-ray March 17. OUT ON DIGITAL HD MARCH 6 “THE DARK RED”: A young woman (April Billingsley) is placed in a psychiatric hospital after claiming her baby has been kidnapped by a cult. “ESCAPE FROM PRETORIA”: In the country’s apartheid era, a group of white South African political prisoners (Daniel Radcliffe, Daniel Webber) makes a plan to escape. “FINAL KILL”: A mercenary must protect a couple from a crime family in Costa Rica. Stars Billy Zane, Randy Couture and Ed Morrone. “RUN THIS TOWN”: A young reporter (Ben Platt) uncovers a scandal centered on Toronto Mayor Rob Ford (Damian Lewis). – Katie Foran-McHale, Tribune News Service

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A spiritual musical journey

Steven Curtis Chapman brings solo tour to MBT By Skagit Valley Herald staff

Steven Curtis Chapman, one of the most celebrated and successful Christian musicians of all time, makes a local stop next week when he performs Wednesday, March 4, at the Mount Baker Theatre in Bellingham. The theme of the show is “Hits, History and Influences,” a celebration of over three decades of music from Chapman, who is the most-awarded Christian artist and a best-selling author, according to a news release. It’s the fifth season for the solo tour. The 57-year-old Chapman has been honored with 58 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, five Grammy awards, and an American Music Award. He has sold over 11 million albums and has 48 No. 1 singles and 10 RIAA-certified gold or platinum albums to his credit. He has been on “Good Morning America,” “CBS Sunday Morning,” CNN, MSNBC, “60 Minutes,” “E! Entertainment”, “The Today Show,” “Fox & Friends,” “CBS This Morning” and “The Tonight Show,” as well as appearing in the pages of People, Billboard, Parents Magazine and more, according to the release. “I’ve had such a great time on the SCC Solo tour, sharing stories and taking my friends on a musical journey in cities across the country,” Chapman said. “Since I haven’t squeezed in all the places I want to visit, I’m excited to be coming back with more dates for SCC Solo in 2020.”

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What: Steven Curtis Chapman: SCC Solo — Hits, History and Influences When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4 Where: Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham Tickets: $25.20-$77. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

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OUT AND ABOUT

ART

TRISH HARDING: Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden, is featuring Trish Harding’s exhibit “Separated from Normal.” FRANCES X. DONOVAN: View the new collection “Off the Wall” by artist Francis X. Donovan at Fourth Corner Frames and Gallery, 311 W. Holly St., Bellingham. NATALIE NIBLACK: FOLLY: Natalie Niblack’s solo exhibit “Folly” is being featured at i.e. gallery, 5800 Cains Court, Edison, until March 1. EMPOWERMENT OF ART: The emotions and strengths of artists are on display at Good Stuff Arts Gallery, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. DAFFODIL FESTIVAL ARTIST RECEPTION: An artists reception for the finalists for the Daffodil Festival will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at the Lux Art Center, 603 Morris St., La Conner. BIRDS OF WINTER: Photo encaustics by Kathy Hastings, photographs on metal by Vince Streano and works by other artists are featured at this birdthemed exhibition at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, until March 3. BIRD’S-EYE VIEW: With the return of birds to Skagit Valley comes a celebration of these seasonal flocks with art from Leo Osborne at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison, until March 1.

MUSIC

THE A’TOWN BIG BAND: The free dance

concert will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at the Anacortes Senior Activity Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes.

La Conner Daffodil Festival

THEATER

BEST OF SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY COMPETITION: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave. $25. wicaonline.org. ”MY FAIR LADY”: Ferndale High School drama students bring this classic musical to the stage with showtimes at 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 27-29, at the high school, 5830 Golden Eagle Drive, Ferndale. Tickets are $10 general admission, $8 for students and seniors. ”GODSPELL”: The Burlington-Edison High School drama department will present the contemporary musical about the power of Jesus Christ at 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 27-29 and March 5-7, at the high school, 301 N. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. $6-9.

LECTURES & TALKS

ELAINE WEISS: Author Elaine Weiss will give a talk at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Performing Arts Center at Western Washington University, 516 High St., Bellingham.

JAZZ ON THE SILVER SCREEN: Dmitiri Matheny, flugelhornist and educator, will present an illustrated talk on the movies that feature great jazz performances at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. BOOK READING:

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

It might be the rainy winter season here in the Pacific Northwest, but at least the flowers in the area are getting all the hydration they need to stun visitors with their beauty. The La Conner Daffodil Festival returns for another year of fields filled with natural beauty. Kicking off this weekend with an art show from all the finalists for the festival poster, the festiA collection of essays compiled by late curator Jake Seniuk will be read by editors Donna James and Kathleen Moles at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at the Museum of Northwest Art, 114 First St., La Conner.

MORE FUN

BELLINGHAM HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL: The 20th annual Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival continues through Saturday, Feb. 29, at various venues throughout the city with multiple showtimes for over two dozen films relating to human rights issues. All

val has a full schedule of events in and around the La Conner area for March. From 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, check out an artist reception for the poster finalists at Lux Art Center, 603 Morris St., La Conner, and vote for your favorite entry. The fields are free to tour, and the route is designed as a driving tour since the farms are spread out. An interactive map and full festival details are at lovelaconner.com.

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WHATCOM CULTURAL ARTS FESTIVAL: Noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28-29, at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris Ave. alliedarts.org/whatcom-cultural-arts-festival.

DAFFODIL FESTIVAL ARTIST RECEPTION: View finalists’ artwork and vote for your favorite for the Daffodil Festival poster at the Lux Art Center, 603 Morris St., La Conner, until March 15. lovelaconner.com/la-conner-daffodil-festival.

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE CONFERENCE: Western Washington University will host four award-winning children’s and young-adult book authors and illustrators from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at the PAC, 516 High St., Bellingham.

LOOKING AHEAD

STEVEN R. HILL: The pastel work of Lopez Island artist Steven Hill is featured at the Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, until March 31. A reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday, March 6. VINTAGE WATERCOLORISTS OF WA: John Ebner, Carla O’Connor, Joan Pinney, Joan Reeves, Tony Turpin and Jack Dorsey will be featured in this invitational watercolor show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, March 7, 14 and 21, at Sunnyshore Studio, 2803 SE Camano Drive, Camano Island. The opening reception will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 7. sunnyshorestudio.com. ESPECIALLY SPECIAL: Betty Black’s collection of art has been curated for display at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner, until March 15. LISA MCSHANE: The interaction between water, land and light is the main element of Lisa McShane’s paintings, which are featured until March 29 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. An artist talk, followed by an artist reception, will begin at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7. SAMANTHA BOSHNACK QUINTET: 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, Sylvia Center for the Arts, 207 Prospect St., Bellingham. $5-15. sylviacenterforthearts.org. JAZZ ALLEY CONCERT: Paul Sorenson and the Swing Street Jazz Orchestra, Trish Hatley and other musical friends will play from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Maple Hall, 104 Commercial St., La Conner. C. Tuohy’s Jazz Trio will play at 6:30 p.m. the same day at the La Conner Channel Lodge, 205 N. First St., for $15.

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OUT AND ABOUT TEADA CONCERT: Traditional Celtic band will play at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. $20-25. INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT: Acoustic guitar players Mike Dawes, Cenk Erdoğan, Olli Soikkeli and Jim Kimo West will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 8, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $24-39. lincolntheatre.org. JOVINO SANTOS NETO TRIO: Enjoy Brazilian music at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. MENACE ON THE

MIC: COMEDY SHOWCASE: Chris Mejia, Brady Secules, Kris Anderson and Elliot GB will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 4, at Menace Brewery, 2529 Meridian, Bellingham. Free, age 21plus venue. “GENRE LEGENDS”: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in March at the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. The audience will suggest genres, and the cast will select three to perform. $12. theupfront.com. MUSICAL IMPROV WITH LAURA HALL: Laura Hall, best known for her musical improv on the show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” will join the main-stage cast as they make up songs and lyrics

to her music at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. theupfront.com. ”SAGA OF THE VOLSUNGS”: iDiOM Theater brings a new three-play adaptation of the Norse epic “The Saga of the Völsungs” from March 13-April 4 at the Sylvia Center for the Arts, 207 Prospect St., Bellingham. sylviacenterforthearts.org. CREATIVE WOODWORKING: Russ Riddle will speak about his personal journey with creative woodworking at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at the Camano Island Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island.

Learn to be a Salish Sea Steward By Skagit Valley Herald staff

Local experts are seeking a group of citizen-scientists to become stewards of the Salish Sea. Some of the region’s most scientific minds will be on hand to train folks with 40 hours of information and field work to be applied to stewardship. The lecture-style classes cover topics including intertidal habitats, forage fish, climate change, marine mammals, coastal processes, and more. It also includes some handson training in the field. After training, volunteers can work on projects through the Skagit County Marine Resources Committee.

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Classes are from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, March 10-May 12, at the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, 10441 Bayview Edison Road, Mount Vernon. Applications for the program are available at skagitmrc.org.

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OUT AND ABOUT FAMILY BIKE TOURING, BEFORE AND AFTER KIDS: Civil engineer Freeman Anthony is an avid cyclist who toured Asia, Europe and North America with his partner Iris before they started a family. They continued to tour after having children with tweaks to their approach that he will share at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at Whatcom Museum, 121 Prospect St., Bellingham. $5. whatcommuseum.org. ACROSS GENERATIONS: WOMEN IN POLITICS: Noon Thursday, March 12, Whatcom Museum, 121 Prospect St., Bellingham. whatcommuseum.org. ”MY ANXIOUS LIFE”: Kayla Day, a young woman living with cerebral

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palsy, total blindness and a generalized anxiety disorder who wrote a memoir about her experiences, will host a book talk at 7 p.m. Friday, March 13, at Village Books, 1200 11th St., Bellingham. ALZHEIMER’S COMMUNITY FORUM: The public event, hosted by the Alzheimer’s Association Washington state chapter, will take place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Burlington Senior Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington. SEALS AND SEA LIONS: Friends of Skagit Beaches presents a talk on Seals and Sea Lions: Pinnipeds of the Salish Sea from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 20, at Northwest Educational Services District, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes. Free. WOMEN HAND IN HAND: Author, speaker and mother-of-three Rebekah Metteer will be the featured speaker at the Dwelling in Hope women’s conference from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at Inspire Church, 805 Township St., Sedro-Woolley. $20, includes lunch. womenhandinhand.com. AUTHOR TALK: Abbe Rolnick, author of the “Generation of Secrets” series, will present the third book “Founding Stones” with a talk at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 22, at Village Books, 1200 11th St., Bellingham. CHINESE IN EARLY NORTHWEST AMERICA: Authors Chuimei Ho and Bennet Bronson will talk about the history of Chinese immigration in the Northwest at 7 p.m.

Country Dance Party at Loco Billy’s By Skagit Valley Herald staff

You know what they say ... there’s no party like a country dance party because a country dance party has line dancing lessons. At least they say that at Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon. Taught by dance instructor Kim Hargrove from Happy Valley Dance Studio, these dances turn regular Joes into dancing pros. Lessons will be taught Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28-29, at the club, 27102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. On Friday, folks can request to learn all kinds of dances, including line dances, couple dances, Country Two Step, Schottische, Cowboy Cha Cha, Western Swing, Horseshoe and more. Wednesday, March 25, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. AN ARTIST’S APPROACH TO WRITING: Prominent Pacific Northwest artist and writer Jack Gunter will talk about how to write a memoir at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington. BELLINGHAM HANDMADE MARKET: Local artisans will gather from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at Kulshan Brewing Company, 2238 James St., Bellingham. GARAGE SALE: A fundraising garage sale will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 7, in the cafeteria at Jefferson Elementary School, 1801 E. Blackburn Road, Mount Vernon. All proceeds go to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; monetary also donations accepted. 360-428-6128.

LOCO BILLY’S WILD MOON SALOON

Saturday will feature a live band with an open dance before and after the music. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. both nights and lessons cost $5. This is a 21-plus venue. For more information, visit locobillys.com.

RESOLUTION EVOLUTION: Learn tools to make resolutions stick from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Options High School, 2015 Franklin St., Bellingham. $75 general admission, $150 VIP access including swag and a meetand-greet. Funds support the Bellingham Schools Foundation. resolutionevolution.org.

my360tix.com. MODEL RAILROAD OPEN HOUSE: The Whatcom Skagit Model Railroad Club will host an open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at 1469 Silver Run Lane, Alger, off Old Highway 99. $3 suggested donation.

PIE AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL: Enjoy pie and ice cream, bid in a silent auction and raise money for the La Conner town flower baskets from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at Maple Hall, 104 Commercial St., La Conner.

PECHAKUCHA NIGHT: Stories are shared in a fast-paced presentation of 20 slides for 20 seconds each at this unique event from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 First St., La Conner. The theme is “Especially Special.”

EN VOGUE FASHION SHOW: The 10th annual fashion show and benefit auction for the Friendship House will take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at Swinomish Casino & Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. skagitfriendshiphouse.org/envogue. Tickets $5-75 at

GARDENING WORKSHOP: The Master Gardeners of Island County presents the 32nd annual Whidbey Gardening Workshop on March 13-14 at Oak Harbor High School. The event, featuring internationally known keynote speaker Richie Steffen, offers classes for both novice

and experienced gardeners, a floral design competition, a marketplace and raffle, two lunch options, and a pre-Workshop Field Trip Day. For more information and to register: whidbeygardening.org. ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Celebrate the Irish holiday by dancing to the South End String Band at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. There will be leprechauns, appetizers and a bar. $20. GENEALOGICAL SEARCHERS: Whidbey Island Genealogical Searchers will present “Women In History” from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, at Oak Harbor Lutheran Church, 1253 NW Second Ave., Oak Harbor. 360-675-5035. DAFFODIL TWEED RIDE: Dress in tweed, or any smart-looking outfit, to ride through a scenic route into daffodil fields to enjoy a picnic lunch with friends and families, at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 21, leaving from the La Conner Coffee Co., 604 S. First St., La Conner. Return at 2 p.m. to join a party until 6 p.m. at Hellam’s Vineyard, 109 N. First St., La Conner. This a British-themed event. sprocketscience.com/ thedandydaffodil. DECADES BINGO: Dress up and represent your favorite decade and play bingo at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $16 for 10 games of bingo.

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OUT AND ABOUT MEET YOUR FARMER CSA FAIR: Join Sustainable Connections for a CSA Fair for Bellingham and Whatcom residents to learn about getting farm fresh food in a weekly box, at noon Saturday, March 28, at Boundary Bay Brewey Mountain Room, 1107 Railroad Ave., Bellingham. CAMP FIRE SAMISH DINNER AUCTION: The 14th annual Camp Fire Samish and Camp Kirby dinner and auction event will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at the Swinomish Casino & Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. $75 per person, $600 per table. campfiresamish. org/annual-auction. ANACORTES SPRING GIFT SHOW: 10 a.m. Saturday, March 28, Anacortes Senior Activity Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes. ”HANSEL & GRETL & HEIDI & GUNTER”: Village Theatre will present a new musical penned by two Northwest natives from April 24-May 17, at the Everett location, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett.

villagetheatre.org. DEEP SEA VOLCANOES: Friends of Skagit Beaches will present a talk on “Deep Sea Volcanoes: A Fiber-optic Look at Eruptions, Hot Springs & Life Forms” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday. April 17, at Northwest Educational Services District, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes. Free. INTERWOVEN LIVES: Candace Wellman will present “Interwoven Lives” Indigenous Mothers of Salish Coast Communities” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. MODEL RAILROAD OPEN HOUSE: The Whatcom Skagit Model Railroad Club will host an open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at 1469 Silver Run Lane, Alger, off Old Highway 99. $3 suggested donation. VILLAGE GALA 2020: The nonprofit Village Community Services will host its annual black tie fundraising gala with dinner, raffles and a live auction on Satur-

day, April 18, at Angel of the Winds Casino Resort, Arlington. $75 per person or $500 for a table. villagegala2020. eventbrite.com. SPAGHETTI OPEN HOUSE: Get to know the Camp Kirby grounds and enjoy some spaghetti from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 19, at the camp, 4734 Samish Point Road, Bow. $10 suggested. SCHMOOZE FAIR: Win prizes, sample foods and connect with friends and colleagues at this business-to-business trade show from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at Van Zyverden Bulb Warehouse, 12035 Higgins Airport Way, Burlington. $15. skagit. org. BUILDING DREAMS AUCTION: The second annual Building Dreams dinner and auction to support families and affordable homes will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, April 24, at the Swinomish Casino and Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. There will be live and silent auctions. $60 per person, proceeds support Home Trust. my360tix.com.

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Whatcom Cultural Arts Festival By Skagit Valley Herald staff

Arts and culture; is there a better combination? Not according to the Allied Arts of Whatcom County, which is working with organizations around the county to bring a two-day Cultural Arts Festival to Bellingham. For more information, visit alliedarts. org/whatcom-cultural-arts-festival. The festival will take place from noon to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at

the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris Ave., Bellingham. The festival coincides with the monthly Fourth Friday Art Walk in the Fairhaven

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area February 27-March 5 Thursday.27

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THEATER ”GODSPELL”: 7 p.m., Burlington-Edison High School cafetorium, 301 N. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. Adults $9, B-ESD staff/students/seniors/ military $6, family of four $27. 360-757-4074.

THEATER ”THE CURIOUS SAVAGE”: 2 p.m., Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St., Lynden. $10-14. 360-354-4425 or theclaire.org.

”FAME, THE MUSICAL”: 2 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $1828. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

”THE CURIOUS SAVAGE”: 7:30 p.m., Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St., Lynden. $10-14. 360-354-4425 or theclaire.org.

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COMEDY THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY: 7:30 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. 360-7338855 or theupfront.com.

MUSIC STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN: 7:30 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

IMPROV MASH-UP: 9:30 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. 360-733-8855 or theupfront. com.

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THEATER ”ALADDIN”: 6 p.m., Conway School gym, 19710 Highway 530, Conway. Admission by donation. 360-445-5785.

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”GODSPELL”: 7 p.m., Burlington-Edison High School cafetorium, 301 N. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. Adults $9, B-ESD staff/students/seniors/ military $6, family of four $27. 360-757-4074.

COMEDY CUPID’S ARROW: 7:30 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. 360-733-8855 or theupfront. com.

”THE CURIOUS SAVAGE”: 7:30 p.m., Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St., Lynden. $10-14. 360-354-4425 or theclaire.org. ”FAME, THE MUSICAL”: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $18-28. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

”FAME, THE MUSICAL” 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $18-28. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org. Pictured (from left): Sierra Mierzeski, Tyanna Wittman and Riely Burrows.

50 SHADES OF VELVET: 9:30 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. 360-733-8855 or theupfront. com.

Saturday.29 THEATER ”ALADDIN”: 3 and 5 p.m., Conway School gym, 19710 Highway 530, Conway. Admission by donation. 360-4455785.

”GODSPELL”: 2 and 7 p.m., Burlington-Edison High School cafetorium, 301 N. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. Adults $9, B-ESD staff/ students/seniors/military $6, family of four $27. 360-7574074. ”THE CURIOUS SAVAGE”: 7:30 p.m., Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St., Lynden. $10-14. 360-354-4425 or theclaire.org. ”FAME, THE MUSICAL”: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $18-28. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

SERIAL KILLERS: 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham. $10-12. 360-3053524 or sylviacenterforthearts. org. COMEDY CUPID’S ARROW: 7:30 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. 360-733-8855 or theupfront. com.

50 SHADES OF VELVET: 9:30 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. 360-733-8855 or theupfront. com.

THEATER ”GODSPELL”: 7 p.m., Burlington-Edison High School cafetorium, 301 N. Burlington Blvd, Burlington. Adults $9, B-ESD staff/students/seniors/ military $6, family of four $27. 360-757-4074.

”FAME, THE MUSICAL”: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $18-28. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org. COMEDY THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY: 7:30 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. 360-7338855 or theupfront.com.

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CHRIS EGER BAND 6:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. New membership drive, open to the public. 360-8488882.

Thursday.27 BOBBY PETITE: 8:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 State St., Bellingham. 360-7701067 or shakedownbellingham.com.

Friday.28 MARCIA KESTER: 6:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Members and signed-in guests only. 360-848-8882. CURLEY TAYLOR AND ZYDECO TROUBLE: 7:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com. REEL DEAL: 9 p.m., Winner’s Lounge, The Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

TWIN WHISTLE AND BELLOW WING: 8 p.m., Honey Moon, 1053 N. State Street Alley, Bellingham. 360734-0728 or honeymoonmeads.com. THE HAGUE: 8 p.m., Make.Shift Project, 306 Flora St., Bellingham. 360-933-1849 or makeshiftproject.com. JESSE JAMES: 6 p.m., Birdsview Brewing Co., 38302 Highway 20, Concrete. 360-8263406 or birdsviewbrewingcompany.com.

Saturday.29 CHRIS EGER BAND: 6:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. New membership drive, open to the public. 360-848-8882. CC ADAMS BAND: 7:30 p.m., Crossroads Sports Bar, 1263 Barkley Blvd., Bellingham. 360306-3624.

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

T.S.O.L.: 8:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 State St., Bellingham. 360-770-1067 or shakedownbellingham.com. ABOUT TIME: 8 p.m., Honey Moon, 1053 N. State Street Alley, Bellingham. 360-734-0728 or honeymoonmeads. com. CASCADIA GROOVE: 7:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com. THE ATLANTICS: 8:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360-766-6266 or theoldedison.com.

REEL DEAL: 9 p.m., Winner’s Lounge, The Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com. WB REID AND BONNIE ZAHNOW: 8 p.m., Honey Moon, 1053 N. State Street Alley, Bellingham. 360-734-0728 or honeymoonmeads. com. LITTLE BIG BAND: 7 p.m., 122 West Brewing Co., 2416 Meridian St., Bellingham. 360306-3285 or 122westbrew.com/events.

QUEEN’S BLUEGRASS: 6 p.m., Birdsview Brewing Co., 38302 Highway 20, Concrete. 360-826-3406 or birdsviewbrewingcompany.com.

Sunday.1 RON BAILEY & THE TANGENTS: 5:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360766-6266 or theoldedison.com.

Tuesday.3 BURNEY’S TRAVELS: 7 p.m., Fir-Conway Lutheran Church, 18101 Fir Island Road, Mount Vernon. $15-25. 360445-5396 or salishseafestival.org.

Wednesday.4 STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN: 7:30 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. 360-7346080 or mountbakertheatre.com. HIKES: 7:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 State St., Bellingham. 360-770-1067 or shakedownbellingham.com.

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GET INVOLVED

ART

98221 STUDIO TOUR CALL TO ARTISTS: Applications for the fifth annual 98221 Studio Tour through the Anacortes Arts Commission are available to artists living or operating out of a studio within the 98221 Zip code. Available at anacortesartscommission.com or various art shops around town. Applications due by Tuesday, May 15; the tour is Oct. 17-18. S-W POSTER CONTEST: Artists from the area are encouraged to submit to the 2020 Sedro-Woolley Farmers Market poster contest. Artists must include the market logo, start and end dates of the market, location and the name. Must be 11 by 17 inches and in color. The deadline for submissions is at 8 p.m. March 10. Submit via email to sedrowoolleyfarmersmarket@gmail. com or in the mail to P.O. Box 20, Sedro-Woolley, WA, 98284. Information at sedrowoolleyfarmersmarket.com.

ART CLASSES

MUSEUM OF NORTHWEST ART: 121 S. First St., La Conner. monamuseum.org. n Whimsical Watercolors: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28. n My Adult & Me Painting Class: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18. For kids (ages 3-9) and parents to learn together. $25 per pair. n Color Theaory with Acrylic Paints: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9. $18, ages 13-plus. n My “Dad” and Me: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 16. Open to children and any male figure. n Drawing in the Gal-

leries with Jean Behnke: 1-4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 30. $30. THE GOOD STUFF ARTS GALLERY: 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3152. ANACORTES SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER: The senior center hosts a variety of art programs each week at the center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes. 360-293-7473. n Creative Circle: 9 a.m. Mondays. n Woodcarving: 9 a.m. Mondays. n Acrylics: 9:30 a.m. Mondays. n Rock Painting: 1 p.m. Mondays. n Miracle of Art: 1 p.m. Tuesdays. n Mosaics/Stained Glass: 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays. n Color Me Calm: 10 a.m. Thursdays. n Drawing Animals: 2:15 p.m. Thursdays. n Watercolor: 9:30 a.m.

WRITING

WOOLLEY WRITERS GROUP: The Woolley Writers meet twice per month for workshops, exercises and breaking-through blocks. Sessions are 5 p.m. first Tuesdays and third Wednesdays at Central Skagit Library, 802 Ball St., Sedro-Woolley. TEEN POETRY CONTEST: Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to enter original poems for the annual anthology “A Forest of Words” until March 15. Selected poets receive a copy of the book, which is also distributed to schools and libraries in the area. Apply at wcls.org. POETRY CONTEST: Area poets are invited to apply to the fourth annual

Phyllis L. Ennes Poetry Contest. Poets should submit three unpublished works in a word document to skagitcontest@ gmail.com by April 30. In a separate document, include contact information. $20 submission fee. The winner will be notified in August and invited to read his or her work at the Skagit River Poetry Festival, Oct. 1-4, and will receive $500 in cash. Details at skagitriverpoetry.org.

BOOKS

BOOKS N’ BREWS: Talk about books while sipping local beer at this community book club held 6 to 8 p.m. the last Sunday of each month at Skagit River Brewery, 404 S Third St., Mount Vernon. SILENT BOOK CLUB: Share a book you have read and silently read another at 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at Pelican Bay Books, 520 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

DANCE

JAZZ VALLEY SWING LESSONS: 2 to 2:45 p.m. Saturday, March 7, Maple Hall, 104 Commercial St., La Conner. SKAGIT SEEDLINGS: Learn a variety of different dances at Skagit Seedlings, 1909 S. Second St., Mount Vernon. Next up: n Adult West Coast Swing: 5-7 p.m. the first Sunday of each month. $7 per class. n Adult Ballet: 3-4 p.m. Wednesdays until June 3. $65. n Adult Belly Dancing: 5:45-6:45 p.m. Mondays through March 30. $75. DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE: Join

an spiritual practice that draws inspiration from sacred traditions around the world at this guided dance class from 5:458 p.m. the first Sunday of each month at the Skagit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 500 W Section St., Mount Vernon. By donation. BEGINNING LINE DANCING: 7-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Burlington Community Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington. $6 drop-in, $25 for five classes. Adults and teens 13 and older. Register: burlingtonwa.gov/recreation or 360-755-9649. FOLK DANCING: Skagit-Anacortes Folk Dancers meet Tuesdays at Bay View Civic Hall, 12615 C St., Bay View. Learn to folk dance to a variety of international music from 7 to 9:30 p.m. First session free, $5 thereafter. No partners needed. Gary or Ginny, 360-7666866. MONDAY DANCING: Dance to The Skippers or Good Vibrations from 1-3 p.m. Mondays at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. Public welcome. Information: Kenneth Kossman (360-336-3682) or the center (360-416-1585). $7 per person.

MUSIC

SWEET ADELINES INTERNATIONAL: Harmony Northwest Chorus, a women’s a cappella group singing four-part harmony barbershop style, welcomes all voice parts ages 15 and up. Meet from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. Contact Carol Ward:

425-232-9171 or contact@ harmonynorthwest.org. SCOTTISH MUSIC SESSIONS: Musicians from around the valley meet at 3 p.m. the first Sunday of each month at Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. The jam session generally focuses on Scottish music. UKULELE FUN & SONG CIRCLE: 12:301:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St. Free. Beginners welcome and loaner ukuleles available. Song sheets provided. 206-790-4862 or yogaheartspace0@gmail. com. BARBERSHOP HARMONY: Join the An-O-Chords, a fourpart barbershop harmony group that meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at Bethany Covenant Church, 1318 18th St., Mount Vernon. No experience necessary, no auditions required. Learn by rote, you don’t have to read music. All ages welcome. anochords. org. 360-679-7473. TIME FOR FIDDLERS: The Washington Old Time Fiddlers play at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Friday of each month at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St. Free; donations accepted. 360-630-1156. SHELTER BAY CHORUS: Rehearsals from 5-7 p.m. Thursdays at the Shelter Bay Clubhouse, 1000 Shoshone Drive, La Conner. New members welcome. 360-223-3230. ANACORTES OPEN MIC: 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave.,

Anacortes. 360-293-2544. OPEN MIC: Jam Night, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thursdays, Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

RECREATION

SPIRITUAL MOVEMENTS EXPLORATION CLASS: 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays in March, Skagit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 500 W. Section St., Mount Vernon. A nonsecular time of light instruction about how the human body moves. All ages. Suggested donation: $5 each week or $20 for five weeks. For more information, call Andra at 541-619-2675. BEGINNING BIRDING CLASS: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 6, Anacortes Senior Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes. Local birding guide Stephanie Fernandez will provide insights into choosing binoculars and a field guide book to help you start identifying birds. Bring binoculars and bird books. Binoculars will be available. $10. Registration at senior center open, until class time. Skagit Guided Adventures (360-474-7479). DAYS FOR GIRLS SEW DAY: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. the second Friday of every month, beginning March 13, at Anacortes Lutheran Church 2100 O Ave., Anacortes. Days for Girls has empowered over 1.5 million women and girls in over 141 countries by providing sustainable feminine hygiene products, health education and income-generating opportunities. Free. anacortes@ daysforgirls.org or daysforgirls.org.

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HOT TICKETS â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;FAME, THE MUSICALâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Feb. 28-March 1, March 5-7, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org. WILLIAM DUVALL: Feb. 29, The Triple Door, Seattle. 206838-4333 or thetripledoor.net. â&#x20AC;?STU FOR SILVERTONâ&#x20AC;?: Jan. 31-Feb. 23, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle. 206-6251900 or 5thavenue.org. BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OBITUARY: March 3, Showbox Sodo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com. BLACK JACKET SYMPHONY: March 4, Rialto Theater, Tacoma. 253-591-5894 or tickets.broadwaycenter.org. RICK SPRINGFIELD: March 6, Tulalip Resort Casino Orca Ballroom, Tulalip. 360-7166000 or tulalipresortcasino. com. COCO MONTOYA: March 7, Admiral Theatre, Bremerton. 360-373-6743 or admiraltheatre.org. HAYLEY KIYOKO: March 8, Showbox Sodo, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation.com. THE STROKES: March 9, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation.com. VICTOR WOOTEN: March 12-15, Dimitriouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com. BURTON CUMMINGS: March 13-14, Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit. com. â&#x20AC;?SISTER ACTâ&#x20AC;?: March 13-April 5, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle. 206-625-1900 or 5thavenue.org. CARNIFEX: March 16, El Corazon, Seattle. 206-2620482 or elcorazonseattle.com. THE ACACIA STRAIN: March 18, El Corazon, Seattle. 206-262-0482 or elcorazonseattle.com. AMANDA SHIRES: March 20, The Crocodile, Seattle. 877-987-6487 or eventbrite. com. TYLER FARR: March 27, Angel Of The Winds Casino Resort, Arlington. 360-474-9740 or angelofthewinds.com.

BURTON CUMMINGS March 13-14, Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com. ORLEANS, FIREFALL: March 27, Tulalip Resort Casino Orca Ballroom, Tulalip. 360-716-6000 or tulalipresortcasino.com. TOWER OF POWER: April 2-5, Dimitriouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com. AMY GRANT: April 4, Pantages Theater, Tacoma. 253-591-5894 or tacomaartslive.org. CORB LUND: April 10, Tractor Tavern, Seattle. 866-7778932 or ticketweb.com. GRAND FUNK RAILROAD: April 10, Tulalip Resort Casino Orca Ballroom, Tulalip. 360716-6000 or tulalipresortcasino.com. BILLIE EILISH: April 10, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800745-3000 or livenation.com. CARLY RAE JEPSEN: April 14-15, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation. com. ALICE COOPER: April 20, McCaw Hall, Seattle. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com. DAUGHTRY 2020: April 24, Tulalip Resort Casino Orca Ballroom, Tulalip. 360-7166000 or tulalipresortcasino. com. MILKY CHANCE: April 24, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 800-

745-3000 or livenation.com. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH: April 23, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. DARKEST HOUR, MISERY SIGNALS: April 25, El Corazon, Seattle. 206-262-0482 or elcorazonseattle.com. ALLAGAEON, FALLUJAH, ENTHEOS, ETHERIUS : April 29, Club Sur, Seattle. 206-6074929 or seattleclubsur.com. STURGILL SIMPSON, TYLER CHILDERS: May 20, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation. com. DEAD CAN DANCE: May 3, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster. com. CHER: May 4, Angel of The Winds Arena, Everett. 866332-8499 or angelofthewindsarena.com. COMMODORES: May 8, Tulalip Resort Casino Orca Ballroom, Tulalip. 360-7166000 or ticketmaster.com. ROLLING STONES: May 12, BC Place, Vancouver, B.C. rollingstones.com. â&#x20AC;?ONCE ON THIS ISLANDâ&#x20AC;?: May 12-24, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle. 206-625-1900 or 5thavenue.org. APOCALYPTICA: May 14,

Showbox at The Market, Seattle. 888-929-7849 or axs.com, JOURNEY, THE PRETENDERS: May 16, Gorge Amphi-

theatre, George. 800-7453000 or livenation.com. TESTAMENT, BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, MESHIAAK: May 24, Showbox, Seattle. testamentlegions.com, 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: May 29, El Corazon, Seattle. 206-262-0482 or elcorazonseattle.com. SHAUN CASSIDY: May 30, Tulalip Resort Casino Orca Ballroom, Tulalip. 360-7166000 or tulalipresortcasino. com. SYMPHONY X: June 1, El Corazon, Seattle. 206-2620482 or elcorazonseattle.com. HALSEY: June 2, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation. com. ALANIS MORISSETTE: June 3, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. STEELY DAN, STEVE

WINWOOD: June 4, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation. com. HALL & OATES, SQUEEZE, KT TUNSTALL: June 5, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster. com. BRANDI CARLILE, SHERYL CROW, YOLA: June 6, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800745-3000 or livenation.com. â&#x20AC;?EVITAâ&#x20AC;?: June 12-July 4, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle. 206-625-1900 or 5thavenue. org. ULI JON ROTH: June 6, El Corazon, Seattle. 206-2620482 or elcorazonseattle. com. BON JOVI, BRYAN ADAMS: June 10, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. CHRIS STAPLETON: June 20, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

THE PAPERBOYS Friday, March 6 7:30pm â&#x20AC;&#x153; ...a blend of country-folk-celtic-bluegrass-rock with a bit of traditional Mexican music thrown in for good measure. It defies labelling but hey, who cares, it is just brilliant music!â&#x20AC;? ~ Patrick Donaghy, Rock n Reel Magazine

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TRAVEL

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

Exploring our underwater world By LYNN O’ROURKE HAYES FamilyTravel.com

Introduce your family to the beauty and wonder of our underwater world. Here are five places where you can swim, snorkel and learn to dive. 1. AMBERGRIS CAYE, BELIZE Belize is home to the second largest coral reef system in the world, luring scuba enthusiasts eager to dive the Great Blue Hole, the large submarine sinkhole once explored by Jacques Cousteau. If you team up with an experienced and reputable outfitter, it’s also a great place for beginners and more proficient family members to appreciate the glory of our underwater world. Las Terrazas Resort is a family-friendly condo-style hotel adjacent to the White Sands Dive Shop, where Professional Association of Diving Instructors-certified (PADI) instructors will ensure your dive experience is top-notch. lasterrazasresort.com; whitesandsdiveshop.com; travelbelize.org 2. HARBOUR VILLAGE, BONAIRE Children ages 5 to 12 can join the resort’s Kids’ Great Adventure program where they will learn about the Bonaire Marine Park, snorkel, identify fish, and get comfortable with the SASY (Supplied Air Snorkeling for Youth) program, a wonderful precursor to SCUBA. Children 8 and over can take part in the PADI Bubblemaker program, which enables young enthusiasts to breathe with a regulator in shallow ocean water. At 10, kids can earn their Junior Scuba Certification. Currently,

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A fishing boat heads out from Cabbage Key, Fla., to test the waters in 2008.

the second diver in your party dives free when you book the Dive into Luxury Package. Children under 16 stay free in the room with their parents. When not pursuing underwater adventure, families can use complimentary kayaks and paddleboards. harbourvillage.com

submerged wrecks, all within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Certified divers can explore a string of sunken vessels and artificial reefs, some of which are easy, shallow dives, with local dive instructors. fla-keys.com/diving; pigeonkey.net

3. THE FLORIDA KEYS Explore the only living coral reef system in the continental U.S. during a visit to this scenic South Florida region. For kids 8 and older, the Summer Marine Science Camp at Pigeon Key, an historic site 100 miles southwest of Miami, offers programs that include information about reef fish, coral reef systems, underwater photography and the gathering of specimens. Kids can get scuba certification during a camp session or brush up if already certified. The Keys are also home to more than 1,000 shipwrecks. The Florida Keys Shipwreck Trail includes nine

4. BRAC REEF, CAYMAN BRAC From this small, family-friendly island, families can enjoy a dive vacation that includes exploring the 70 named dive sites in the waters around Cayman Brac as well as the Russian Frigate and the Bloody Bay Wall near Little Cayman Island. The on-site dive shop provides personalized attention to the soon-to-be certified as well as the seasoned diver. The all-inclusive, beachfront resort also offers free bike rentals to explore the island, spa services and volleyball. Ask about special packages for families.

bracreef.com 5. GRAND WAILEA RESORT, MAUI For families who choose to blend a luxury resort holiday with a scuba experience, this resort fits the bill. Give the sport a try by joining instructors twice daily in the comfort of Hawaii’s only specially designed scuba pool. Interested in learning more? Certification classes are offered at every level. Once the instruction is complete, escorted ocean dives are available. Meanwhile, families can enjoy the super-cool pool where rapids, a rope swing and water slides entertain, beach yoga and meditation, as well as a spa and numerous family-focused resort programs of interest to youngsters and teens. grandwailea.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 Winter Birding for Kids: An “I Spy” Adventure in Skagit Valley. Through March, Saturdays and Sundays, 2:30-4:30 pm. Transportation and binoculars provided. Reservations required by phone, 360-474-7479. 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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Whatcom READS at Mount Baker Theatre

AT THE LINCOLN

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

Calling all bibliophiles: There is one week left to finish this year’s Whatcom READS selection and take part in a countywide book group. The featured book is “To the Bright Edge of the World” by Eowyn Ivey, who will discuss the book at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at the Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. Participation in the literary program is free and the book is available at the Whatcom libraries.

MVHS Jazz & Mariachi Night

7 P.M. THURSDAY, FEB. 27 These bands are part of the nationally known Fine Arts department at Mount Vernon High School. Enjoy the music of Sammy Nestico, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Marvin Fisher, Count Basie and more. Admission by donation. Proceeds will support the music boosters of all the participating schools.

‘Fame, the Musical’

7:30 P.M. SATURDAY, FEB. 29 2 P.M. SUNDAY, MARCH 1 7:30 P.M. THURSDAY, MARCH 5 META Performing Arts presents the vibrant highs and lows of the final class of New York City’s High School for the Performing Arts from their first year in 1980 to their graduation in 1984. It tells the story of several of the students, depicting their struggles, triumphs and tempestuous relationships. $19, $22.50, $28.

For more information, visit whatcomreads.org.

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7:30 P.M. MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2-4 Writer-director Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”) has crafted a “Little Women” that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, and unfolds as the author’s alter ego, Jo March, reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig’s take, the beloved story of the March sisters — four young women each determined to live life on her own terms — is both timeless and timely. The film stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Timothée Chalamet, Laura Dern and Meryl Streep. Rated PG. $11 general; $10 seniors, students, and active military; $8.50 children 12 and under. — The Lincoln Theatre is located at 712 S. First St., downtown Mount Vernon. lincolntheatre.org or 360-336-8955.

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A bitingly satirical aim at fast-fashion mogul By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

“Greed” might be the most plainly obvious social-action message film that British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom has made yet. The director, who has glided with ease from literary dramas (“Jude”) to pop commentary (“24 Hour Party People”) and humorous travelogues (“The Trip” series) to suspense thrillers (“The Killer Inside Me,” “The Wedding Guest”), has, in his latest film, crafted a scathing satirical portrait that burbles with barely contained rage. Frequent Winterbottom collaborator Steve Coogan portrays Sir Richard McCreadie, known as the “King of High Street,” a lightly fictionalized fast-fashion tycoon largely accepted to be a portrayal of Topshop mogul Sir Philip Green. As McCreadie, Coogan, outfitted with a set of glaringly white, tile-sized fake teeth, is often referred to by a school nickname, “McGreedy,” a sociopathic entrepreneur, an inveterate gambler obsessed with the art of the deal. Not that there’s anything artful about his deals. Getting his start in the fashion business in the late ’70s, young McCreadie discovers the price of labor in Sri Lanka and sets out to exploit it for every penny he can. “Greed” is told through several narrative layers. The main plot follows McCreadie’s hapless and

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rather gullible biographer, Nick (David Mitchell), as he conducts a sort of observation of his subject in Mykonos during preparations for his lavish, celebrity-studded 60th birthday celebration. Interviews with McCreadie’s nearest and dearest offer the opportunity for flashbacks to his youth, though the myth is frequently pierced by sobering moments from a parliamentary hearing regarding his shady business practices. All the while the party planning starts to spin out of control, thanks to McCreadie’s excessive demands, including a live lion, housed in a coliseum built for the occasion, a shortage of celebrity guests requiring realistic doubles to be hired, and his desire to remove a group of Syrian refugees camping on a public beach. His daughter also happens to be filming a highly scripted reality

show among the chaos. The film is bitingly funny, thanks to Winterbottom’s script and supporting performances from comedic genius Mitchell, and Isla Fisher, who is unparalleled when it comes to playing the ridiculous ex-(or not?) wives of wealthy men (see also: “The Beach Bum”). Fischer brings a knowing specificity to the ostentatious swanning of Samantha McCreadie but leaves a glimmer of her humanity intact, for better or for worse, as she’s a far more knowing participant in her husband’s schemes than she lets on. “Greed” walks a treacherous tightrope of seething satire and earnest social commentary. Among the extended family members and staffers, Dinita Gohil plays Amanda, a young woman who has family ties to the Sri Lankan garment factories from

which McCreadie has wrung his billions. She is the one person of reason and empathy within the circus of money-grubbing ghouls. The film sometimes wobbles while toeing the line between sarcasm and sincerity. Over the credits, Winterbottom suddenly splashes statistics about the grueling, underpaid reality for garment workers, linking data to facts about gender and income inequality. It’s arresting, but the rapid shift in tone could give one whiplash. Winterbottom prioritizes the urgent message over holding the film steady, delivering a powerful call to action about the economic injustice of the fashion industry, landing a direct shot on Green’s empire of exploitation. – 1:44. Rated R for pervasive language and brief drug use. HHH (out of four stars)

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“Ordinary Love” — While the performances by Lesley Manville as a cancer patient and Liam Neeson as her supportive husband are finely calibrated and the script never feels anything less than believable, there’s something a little bit stagey and underwhelming about a film so heavily dependent on dialogue. Drama, R, 92 minutes. HH½ “Standing Up, Falling Down” — There’s something wonderful, albeit borderline shameless, about a movie that gives Billy Crystal a hall pass to indulge his corniest instincts playing a dermatologist who befriends a would-be stand-up comic half his age (Ben Schwartz). Comedy drama, not rated, 91 minutes. HHH “The Call of the Wild” — Nobody has been better suited to the role of prospector John Thornton than Harrison Ford. But the dogs and wolves he encounters in this film are computer-generated, and there’s something unsettling and artificial about their overly expressive eyes. Adventure, PG, 105 minutes. HH “The Lodge” — I suppose we should thank the dad (Richard Armitage) who leaves his children at an isolated mountain home in the care of his troubled fiancee (Riley Keough), because his terrible decisions set the table for this smart, increasingly chilling horror gem. Horror, R, 108 minutes. HHH½ “Fantasy Island” — I loved the idea of turning the cheesy “Fantasy Island” TV series into a horror film, but this movie is all empty calories. It feels like someone planted a half-dozen different scripts all over the island, and the attempt to tie all the stories together is such a stretch, it’s a wonder nobody pulled a hamstring. Horror adventure, PG-13, 109 minutes. HH “Downhill” — In this pale, tame, broad and softedged remake of the far superior Swedish film “Force Majeure,” a dad (Will Ferrell) on a ski vacation ditches his family in a moment when an avalanche seems imminent, to the disgust of his wife (Julia Louis-Dreyfus). Comedy drama, R, 86 minutes. HH “Come As You Are” — Three men with physical disabilities embark on a road trip to a Montreal bordello in a charming film that’s alternately laugh-out-loud funny and reach-for-the-tissues emotional without resorting to maudlin manipulations or shameless grabs for laughs. Comedy drama, not rated, 106 minutes. HHH½ “Birds of Prey” — Now that she’s free of the Joker from “Suicide Squad,” Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) becomes a lot more interesting, a lot more complex, and at times downright likable. Surrounded by a fantastic ensemble cast, she’s front and center in this bone-cracking visual feast, filled with screen-popping sets and costumes. Action fantasy, R, 104 minutes. HHH½ “The Assistant” — Julia Garner (“Ozark”) gives a quietly powerful performance as an entry-level assistant at a movie studio run by an abusive, predatory mogul clearly based on Harvey Weinstein. No blood is shed, and yet “The Assistant” is one seriously chilling monster movie. Drama, R, 87 minutes. HHH

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‘Once Were Brothers’ documents a dream gone up in smoke It’s Bruce Springsteen who says it best: “It was like you’d never heard them before and like they’d always been there forever and ever.” Springsteen is talking about the Band, a dazzling group that for a brief period in the late 1960s used a combination of rock, country and blues to jump-start the Americana sound and set the popular music world on its ear. Then, seemingly just as suddenly, they were gone. The story of the rise and disintegration of the Band turns out to be as compelling as its spectacular music, and it’s good to have the tale told and the group’s formidable sounds heard one more time, in the documentary “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band,” directed by Daniel Roher. As the title indicates,

this is the group’s story from the point of view of Robertson, its most prolific songwriter and the man whose post-Band career has been the most noteworthy, and while that situation is inevitable, it’s not quite ideal. Inevitable because not only is Robertson the band member most comfortable with what Joni Mitchell called “the star maker machinery behind the popular song,” but three of his bandmates (Rick Danko, Levon Helm and Richard Manuel) have died, and the fourth, Garth Hudson, is very much not comfortable in the public eye. But though he is in effect the last man standing, Robertson and his comrades did not see eye to eye toward the end, and though “Brothers” acknowledges that situation, giving him pride of place invariably unbalances the film. Add to that the not surprising deference the

25-year-old director shows to a 76-year-old superstar with a willingness to self-mythologize, and regretting that the other Band members could not be seen and heard more than they are in archival interview clips is unavoidable. But it is a measure of the singularity of the Band’s story, and the way their music remains such a tonic to experience, that “Brothers” still demands to be seen. Just watching and listening to the group tearing through their classic “Up on Cripple Creek” near the documentary’s opening, alive with the pleasure of making great music with one another, is enough to joyously lift you out of your seat. Because “Once Were Brothers” also functions as a Robertson biography, we begin with tales of his Toronto background as the child of a mother born on the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario and a Jewish

gambler who died before he was born. Rock music captivated Robertson, and when he was 15 his band opened in Toronto for the wild and crazy rockabilly group Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks. At age 16, he took a train by himself to Fayetteville, Arkansas, and joined the group, becoming fast friends with the group’s drummer and fellow teen, Levon Helm. Under their influence, Hawkins hired three other Canadian youths — Danko, Hudson and Manuel — and the group was soon playing in bars they were too young to patronize. More than that, as Hawkins, at age 85 one of the film’s most engaging interviews, avows, once they were playing together the five Hawks “shot past me musically like a bolt of lightning.” The group took a leap forward in visibility when it came to the attention of Bob Dylan and became

“Coda” — A legendary pianist (Patrick Stewart, perfectly cast) battling stage fright finds encouragement from a journalist (Katie Holmes, equally effective) shadowing him for a profile in a somber and quite lovely film with the subtle pacing and existential angst of a 1970s Scandinavian drama. Drama, not rated, 96 minutes. HHH “The Rhythm Section” — The convoluted screenplay for this international spy thriller has a grieving heroin addict (Blake Lively) transforming into an expert assassin under the tutelage of a former

MI-6 agent (Jude Law). If that sounds like a ludicrous, logic-defying premise, that’s because it is. Action thriller, R, 109 minutes. H½ “The Gentlemen” — Watch Matthew McConaughey, Henry Golding, Hugh Grant, Charlie Hunnam and Colin Farrell sink their teeth into bloody rich character roles in Guy Ritchie’s crime-comedy-thriller, and you get the feeling they had as much fun making this movie as we’re having watching it. Crime comedy, R, 113 minutes. HHH½ “Color Out of Space” —

Playing a farmer altered by the meteorite that crashed in his yard, Nicolas Cage hits more showy electric notes than Eddie Van Halen onstage circa 1985. He’s a major reason why this wackadoodle sci-fi horror film is so darn fun. Horror, not rated, 110 minutes. HHH “The Last Full Measure” — This moving and powerful story about the Vietnam War toggles back and forth between the intense 1966 heroics of a U.S. Air Force pararescueman (Jeremy Irvine) and his fellow servicemen’s recollections in the

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late 1990s. The outstanding ensemble cast includes William Hurt, Ed Harris, Samuel L. Jackson and the late Peter Fonda. Drama, R, 115 minutes. HHHH “Bad Boys for Life” — Though their buddy cop characters have slowed down some, Will Smith and Martin

the band that backed him and faced hostile crowds on the infamous going electric tours, leading Dylan, interviewed briefly here, to call them “gallant knights standing behind me.” When Dylan ended up moving to Woodstock, the group followed and even persuaded Helm, who’d left during the Dylan tour, to join them in a brightly painted house that became iconic when the group, having decided to call itself the Band, released “Music From Big Pink” in 1968. What happened next, involving great musical success, drinking, serious car crashes and the inevitable hard drug use, is so complex and so frenetic you almost wish “Brothers” had the length of a limited series to deal with it all. At a certain point Robertson, alone among the group to have married and started a family (former wife Dominique is spoken

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to) began to get bigger ideas. He went out to Los Angeles, took meetings with David Geffen, moved to Malibu (as did Dylan and other Band members) and became friendly with Martin Scorsese. “The Last Waltz,” the concert and Scorsese film commemorating the official end of the Band in its original incarnation, was apparently Robertson’s idea, and the rest of the gang did not necessarily love it. Soon to come were disputes, referred to briefly in the film, over who should be getting songwriting credit and the royalties that went with it, and it’s sad to watch the wheels falling off this once glorious enterprise. As Robertson himself puts it, “it was such a beautiful thing, and it went up in flames.” – 1:42. Rated R, for some language and drug references

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who brings his animal friends on a seafaring quest to find a mysterious curative fruit. By the time the doc operates on a flatulent dragon, “Dolittle” has solidified its standing as a spectacularly terrible multivehicle pileup. Fantasy adventure, PG, 101 minutes. HH

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