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TUNING UP PAGE 9 Mary Ellen Lykins, Craig Adams perform at Anelia’s ON STAGE PAGE 8 Skagit Community Band to play in La Conner and Anacortes this weekend

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK majority leader to a “Only the Brave”: Upcoming powerless vice president.

Joseph Kosinski’s “Only “The Jackie Gleason the Brave” is a deeply movie releases Show in Color”: This moving recounting Following is a partial variety series starring of the events leading schedule of DVD releases Jackie Gleason was up to the deaths of 19 (dates subject to change): filmed in Miami. firefighters, known as “Keep Watching”: the Granite Mountain FEB. 13 Home invaders force a Hotshots, while trying n Wonder family to play a game of to protect the small n Roman J Israel, Esq. “kill or be killed.” town of Yarnell, Ariz., n Blade of the Immor“Walking Out”: A in 2013. A series of untal son must find a way to fortunate events put the n The Ballad of Lefty help his father after a crack firefighting team Brown terrible accident. Matt in the path of a massive n Animal Kingdom: Bomer stars. fire that overwhelmed The Complete Second “24 Hours to Live”: them, leaving only one Season Assassin is brought survivor. n Broad City: Season back to life and given 24 “Only the Brave” is a Four hours to get revenge for reminder of what real n Hey Arnold! The his death. Ethan Hawke heroes look like and Jungle Movie stars. how they act. They can n Monster Family “War of the Worlds: be your friends and n Pokemon the Movie: The Complete Series”: neighbors who are only I Choose You! The TV series is based different in how they n The Deuce: The Comon the novel by H.G. don’t hesitate when there plete First Season Wells. is a chance to help others.

— Tribune News Service “Day of the Dead: The loss of one such Bloodline”: Survivors hero is a tragedy. The fighting the walking loss of 19 is a devastating moment in time that should be honored dead discover what they know about the killer creatures is wrong. with this kind of loving film tribute.

“Battle Creek”: Young man who “Chris Claremont’s X-Men”: Direccan’t go out in sunlight meets someone tor Patrick Meaney takes a look at one who brings sunshine into his world. of the most influential writers in comic “Kill Order”: Chaos erupts when book history. Chris Claremont started armed men break into a high school at Marvel as a young man who had no classroom. intentions of working in the industry.

“Homeland: Season 6”: Carrie But that changed when he was assigned (Claire Danes) gets involved with the to write a book that no one else wanted aftereffects of the U.S. presidential because it was on the brink of cancellaelection. tion: X-Men. “Duckman: The Complete Series”: His work on the title over the next 17 years not only turned the comic into the Jason Alexander provides the voice of biggest franchise in comic book history, the rude, lewd defective detective.

“A Bad Moms Christmas”: Three but his stories have been adapted into overworked mothers are ambushed 10 films, three TV series and countless during the holidays by their own moms. video games. He also changed the way comics were written by going deep into Kristen Bell stars.

“Bosom Buddies: The Complete personal stories and showing a willingSeries”: Network comedy series that ness to take chances. The film points launched the career of Tom Hanks. out Claremont’s success with X-Men is “All I See Is You”: Blind woman sees one of the biggest stories in comic book the world differently once she regains history. her sight. Blake Lively stars.

Available only through video on “The Guardian: The Complete demand.

Series”: Nick Fallin (Simon Baker) is “Suburbicon”: A perfect suburban a hotshot attorney busted on a drug world in 1959 hides dark secrets. Matt charge and ordered to perform 1500 Damon stars.

“LBJ”: Woody Harrelson stars in this hours of community service. He uses that time to help the less fortunate. film that follows Lyndon B. Johnson as — Rick Bentley, Tribune News Service he goes from being a powerful Senate

YOUR ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION GUIDE TO WHAT’S GOING ON IN SKAGIT COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

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“Only the Brave” comes out on DVD this week.

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THIS WEEKENDin the area R&B legend Curtis Salgado returns to MV

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Legendary soul, blues and R&B vocalist/harmonicist/ songwriter Curtis Salgado, touring in support of his latest album with guitarist Alan Hager, “Rough Cut,” returns to Mount Vernon to perform at the Lincoln Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10.

With a career spanning 40 years, Salgado has fronted the Robert Cray Band, toured with Steve Miller and Santana, led his own band for decades and recorded nine solo albums.

He had a direct hand in the creation of the Blues Brothers;

when actor and Saturday Night Live star John Belushi was in Oregon filming the classic comedy “Animal House” in the late 1970s, he saw Salgado’s band perform numerous times, and shortly thereafter formed the Blues Brothers with Dan Aykroyd.

Salgado is back on the road after recovering from quadruple bypass surgery last March.

He recently won three Blues Music Awards: Soul Blues Album Of The Year (“The Beautiful Lowdown”), Song Of The Year (“Walk A Mile In My

Blues”) and Soul Blues Male Artist of The Year. Blues Blast Magazine named “The Beautiful Lowdown” the 2016 Soul Blues Album Of The Year.

FIR ISLAND AND CONWAY HISTORY Co-authors Patricia Hanstad Pleas and Janet K. Utgard will discuss “Fir Island and Conway History” at the monthly Skagit Valley Genealogical Society meeting from 1 to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Burlington Senior Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington. Free.

The public is invited. skagitvalleygenealogy.org or genealogy0715@gmail.com.

“BON APPETIT” Skagit Community Band presents “Bon Appetit” at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 9, at Maple Hall in La Conner, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb, 11, at Brodniak Hall on the Anacortes High School campus. The concert will begin with an Aperitivo fanfare by the band’s own brass choir and proceed through Antipasti, Primi, Secondi, Insalata, Formaggi e Frutta, Dolce and Caffe/Digestivo. Selections include Gustav Holst’s “Moorside Suite,” Owen Reed’s “La Fiesta Mexicana,” “American Overture” by Joseph Willcox Jenkins and a Salute to Spike Jones among others. Free, donations accepted.

BIRD MONITORING Join the Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserve Citizen Stewardship Committee and other birders for training for a new bird monitoring program from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Samish Clubhouse, Fidalgo Bay Resort, 4701 Fidalgo Bay Road, Anacortes. RSVP to Eleanor Hines: eleanorh@re-sources. org.

CURTIS SALGADO

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $15$30. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

ALLIGATOR RECORDS

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OUT & ABOUT ART

THE EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE OF LIGHT AND COLOR: Stephen R. Hill’s show “The Expressive Language of Light and Color” takes place during February at the Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The Lopez Island artist will show his latest plein air paintings from his many travels; this series focuses on light and color. Also showing: still-life oils by Barbara Benedetti Newton, Northwest landscapes in oil by Damon Brown, impressionistic oils by Donna Nevitt Radtke and nautical and bird paintings in oil by Lorna Libert.

The gallery is open Monday through Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or by appointment. scottmilo. com.

MILES AND WALTON: Paintings by Betty Miles and Katie Walton are being featured during February at Hadrian Stone Gallery, 5717 Gilkey Ave., Edison. Miles’ paintings on canvas and panel are colorful impressions of her garden. Walton’s paintings are of barns and features of the valley. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday. 360-722-9438 or at htroc.com.

BIRDS OF WINTER ART WALK: The event will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, in downtown Mount Vernon. Work by local and regional artists will be featured at 12 to 15 venues.

Email dep.mvda@

gmail.com for more information on downtown art walks. mountvernondowntown.org.

THE GOOD STUFF: The Good Stuff Arts, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, continues its two-month show “Art Dynamics,” featuring more than 30 local artists. Cynthia Richardson is the featured artist for February showcasing her Pacific Northwest scenes. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays.

SMITH AND VALLEE: Smith & Vallee Gallery’s sixth annual Bird Invitational features over 50 Pacific Northwest artists, exhibiting a variety of medium. The gallery is open daily 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison.

LECTURES AND TALKS

“EL CAMINO DE SANTIAGO”: Former Anacortes Police Chief Bonnie Bowers will present “Walking the El Camino de Santiago Trail” at 7 p.m. today, Feb. 8, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes.

Bowers’ 550-mile walking adventure began in southern France and ended 33 days later in Santiago, Spain.

TITLE IX: The Anacortes Branch of AAUW (American Association of University Women) will host the panel discussion “Title IX: It’s not just sports!” at 7 p.m. today, Feb. 8, at the Anacortes Senior

Activity Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes.

ECONOMIC FORECAST NIGHT: The EDASC 2018 Economic Forecast Night will be held from 5:30 to 9 p.m. today, Feb. 8, at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Event speakers include industry leaders in tourism, economic development and international economics, including Rita D. McClenny, president and chief executive of Virginia Tourism Corporation, and Christopher Lawless, chief economist of British Columbia Investment Management Corporation. Tickets: mcintyrehall.org. More information: skagit.org.

LEARN ABOUT LICHENS: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, Rockport State Park, 51905 Highway 20. Discover why the complex life forms are important to the forest ecosystem. The presentation begins at 11 a.m. at the Discovery Center and will proceed outside for a hike identifying and learning about lichens.

Free. Discover pass required for parking.

FIR ISLAND AND CONWAY HISTORY: The Skagit Valley Genealogical Society meets on the second Saturday of the month from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Burlington Senior Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington.

Feb. 10 program: “Fir Island and Conway History” discussed by co-authors Patricia Hanstad Pleas and Janet K. Utgard. Free.

The public is invited. skagitvalleygenealogy. org or genealogy0715@ gmail.com.

FIGHTING OPIOID USE: Join the Opioid Workgroup Leadership Team for a conversation about what community partners in Skagit County are doing to diminish the harmful impact of opioids, at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon.

HIGH-SPEED INTERNET IN ANACORTES: Jensen Lovelett of the Anacortes Internet Project will present “The Future of High-Speed Internet for the City of Anacortes” at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the Anacortes Library, 1220 10th Street.

PAINLESS DECLUTTERING AND ORGANIZING: 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 15, Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon. Led

by Cindy Jobs, a certified organizer coach, business productivity consultant and the owner of Organize to Simplify, a productivity and organizing business focused on finding ways to simplify, organize, downsize, declutter, and bring new processes to everyday work and home lives.

BIRDS AND THEIR NESTS: Birder, photographer and carpenter Joe Meche, author of “Beaks and Bills,” will discuss birds, their often-hidden nests and how the public can make species-appro-

priate nest boxes and enhance natural nesting habitat, at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 21, at the Island County Multipurpose Center (blue building), 141 N. East Camano Drive. Meche will share designs for predator-proof nest boxes for common Camano Island cavity-nesting birds. The Camano Wildlife Habitat Project hosts public presentations the third Wednesday of the month. 360-387-2236, camanowildlifehabitat. org or camanowildlifehabitat@gmail.com.

27: Dan Clements presents “BC’s Great Bear Rainforest: Home of Moksgm’ol – The White Spirit Bear.”

MUSIC

BRANDING GETS PERSONAL: Learn how you can personally brand yourself to make an impression at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St. Jacque Beamer of BrandQuery is a 30-plus year expert in branding and marketing.

MONTREAL GUITAR TRIO: The Montreal Guitar Trio returns to Skagit County for a performance at 7:30 p.m. today, Feb. 8, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

The trio, composed of guitarists Sébastien Dufour, Glenn Lévesque and Marc Morin, has given hundreds of concerts in some of the most prestigious venues across North America, Europe, New Zealand and Australia for more than 20 years. Their performances are marked by humor and interaction with the audience, according to a news release. $20-$35, with $2 off for Lincoln Theatre members.

OUTDOOR ADVENTURE SERIES: The Outdoor Adventure Speaker Series is held at the Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville, from 6 to 8 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month.

Local authors, outdoor enthusiasts and naturalists use their adventures and expertise on topics including hiking, kayaking, nature photography, boating and more. marysvillewa. gov or 360-363-8400.

Next up: n Tuesday, Feb. 27: Dave Elling presents “Paddle Pilgrim: Kayaking the Mississippi River.” Ellingson recounts his adventure down the Mississippi River. n Tuesday, March

“BON APPETIT”: The Skagit Community Band will present “Bon Appetit” at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 9, at Maple Hall in La Conner, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb, 11, at Brodniak Hall on the Anacortes High School campus. The concert begins with an Aperitivo fanfare by the band’s own brass choir and proceeds through Antipasti, Primi, Secondi, Insalata, Formaggi e Frutta, Dolce and Caffe/ Digestivo. Selections include Gustav Holst’s “Moorside Suite,” Owen Reed’s “La Fiesta Mexicana,” “American Overture” by Joseph Willcox Jenkins and a Salute to Spike Jones, among others. Free; donations accepted.

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OUT & ABOUT “THE ARTISTRY OF INGRID MATTHEWS”: The Anacortes Arts Foundation will present “The Artistry of Ingrid Matthews” at 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 9, at the Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes. Matthews, a violinist who is recognized as one of the country’s leading period instrument performers, will be featured with John Lenti, a lute, theorbo and guitar performer. $25 at the door, students and children free. anacortesartsfoundation. org

PLAYS

”THE PRODUCERS”: Whidbey Playhouse, 730 S.E. Midway Blvd, Oak Harbor, will present the Mel Brooks comedy-musical from Feb. 9 to March 4. Tickets: $20, whidbeyplayhouse.com or 360-679-2237. ”BEAUTY AND THE BEAST”: Presented by Theater Arts Guild and Skagit Valley College from Feb. 23 to March 4 at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20-$40. 360-416-7727.

MORE FUN

MOVIE NIGHT AT THE CO-OP: Skagit Valley Food Co-op, 202 S. First St., Mount Vernon, will host a series of free movie nights in February. Films start at 7 p.m. in Room 309. Next up: n Feb. 21: “Unbroken Ground.” n Feb. 28: “Before the Flood.”

BOOK LAUNCH: MoNA will host the launch of “What No One Ever Tells You,” Underground Writing’s first anthology, from 6 to 8 p.m. today, Feb. 8, at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner. Underground Writing is a literature-based creative writing program serving migrant, incarcerat-

ed, recovery and other at-risk communities. monamuseum. org.

RAILROAD OPEN HOUSE: The Whatcom-Skagit Model Railroad Club will host an open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at 1469 Silver Run Lane, Alger. whatcomskagitmrc.org.

BIRDING CRUISE: The Skagit Audubon Society will host an opportunity to observe seabirds, shorebirds, waterfowl and other wildlife on the Salish Sea onboard the Blackfish IV from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, departing from the Skyline Marina, Anacortes. $60, reservations required.

Contact Tim Manns at 360336-8753 or conservation@ skagitaudubon.org.

BIRD MONITORING: Join the Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserve Citizen Stewardship Committee and other birders for training for a new bird monitoring program from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Samish Clubhouse, Fidalgo Bay Resort, 4701 Fidalgo Bay Road, Anacortes. RSVP to Eleanor Hines: eleanorh@ re-sources.org.

TWILIGHT ZONE APPRECIATION: The Twilight Zone Appreciation Night and Viewing Party will take place at 6 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 15, at Seaport Books, 106 S. First St., La Conner. Enjoy three episodes, free admission and refreshments.

360-399-1800.

POETRY READING: Sam and Sally Green will read their poetry at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at Pelican Bay Books & Coffeehouse, 520 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Sam Green, the state’s first poet laureate of Washington State, most recently released the collection “All That Might Be Done” in 2014.

VALENTINE’S DANCE/ PARTY: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb.

16, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. Refreshments, raffle prizes, and a DJ playing variety of music. $2 suggested donation at door.

BELLINGHAM DIXIELAND ALL-STARS: The eight-piece band featuring vocalist Mary Michaelson will perform from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Depot Arts Center, 611 R Avenue, Anacortes. $5, under 18 free.

Snacks included, no-host bar.

360-293-7836.

MASQUERADE PARTY: 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, Grand Willow Inn, 17926 Dunbar Road, Mount Vernon.

Peterson Conservatory of Music and Arts is celebrating the 2017 achievements of its students. Delicacies, raffles and a silent auction. Prizes awarded for best costumes. $40.

BIRD YOUR WORLD: Visit with Birds of Prey and find out what these powerful aviary hunters are all about from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, at the Sedro-Woolley Community Center, 703 Pacific St. OLD TOOLS AND NEW-FANGLED FURNITURE: The exhibit kicks off with an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. The exhibit runs through May 13. skagitcounty. net/departments/historicalsociety.

BIRDING FOR KIDS — A BIRD BINGO ADVENTURE IN SKAGIT VALLEY: Skagit Guided Adventures offers a fun way to introduce kids to identifying and learning about winter birds in farm fields and bays from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. weekends through mid-March.

Weekday arrangements can be made for home schoolers. For details and reservations, call 360-474-7479.

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The Montreal Guitar Trio performs at 7:30 tonight at the Lincoln Theatre in downtown Mount Vernon.

Montreal Guitar Trio returns to Skagit to perform at Lincoln MOUNT VERNON — The Montreal Guitar Trio returns to Skagit County for a performance at 7:30 tonight, Feb. 8, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

The trio, composed of guitarists Sébastien Dufour, Glenn Lévesque and Marc Morin, has given hundreds of concerts in some of the most prestigious venues across North America, Europe, New Zealand and Australia for more than 20 years. Their performances are marked by humor and interacting with the audience, according to a news release.

Throughout the years, the trio has collaborat-

ed and shared the stage with world-renowned ensembles and artists, such as the Orchestre symphonique de Québec, Jorane and Solorazaf. One of their most memorable collaborations came when they joined forces with the California Guitar Trio to perform some of the greatest rock classics

by The Beatles, Radiohead and David Bowie, a few “spaghetti western” themes by Ennio Morricone, as well as some of their original compositions. $20-$35, with $2 off for Lincoln Theatre members.

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GET INVOLVED ART

CALL FOR MOSAIC ARTISTS: Northwest Garden Bling and Wolf Designs’ annual Mosaic Challenge will begin Feb. 12 and culminate with a juried presentation of artwork May 1-13.

First, second, third and People’s Choice awards will be given. 360-7083279, nwgardenbling@ frontier.com or stop in at Northwest Garden Bling at 44574 Highway 20 in Grassmere Village, Concrete.

BIRDS OF WINTER ART WALK: The Birds of Winter Art Walk will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 10, in downtown Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon art walks include 12 to 15 downtown venues featuring work by local

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and regional artists. dep.mvda@gmail.com. www.mountvernondowntown.org.

POSTER CONTEST: Sedro-Woolley Farmers Market is holding a contest for the market’s 2018 poster. All submissions must be 11 inches by 17 inches and in full color. Send submissions by Feb. 28 to Sedro-Woolley Farmers Market, P.O. Box 20, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284, or email sedrowoolleyfarmersmarket@gmail. com. Open to all ages and abilities. Winner receives $250.

CALL FOR ARTIST: The Anacortes Arts Commission is calling for entries to its second annual outdoor sculpture exhibition to be held in the madrona grove and surrounding area of the Depot Arts & Community Center, 611 R. Ave. in Anacortes. Sculptures must be durable enough to withstand outdoor conditions and should have means of being secured to a concrete platform.

All sculptures should be for sale. Artists need to live in Washington.

Entries are due Feb. 13.

Information: anacortesartscommission.com BIRD MONITORING: Join the Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserve Citizen Stewardship Committee and other birders for a kickoff training for a new bird monitoring program from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Samish Clubhouse, Fidalgo Bay Resort.

RSVP to Eleanor Hines: eleanorh@ re-sources.org.

ARTS COMMISSION: The Mount Vernon Arts Commission meets at 4:30 p.m the third Tuesday of each month at Hillcrest Park Administration Office, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. The commission needs two additional members.

360-336-6215.

CALL FOR SCULPTURES: San Juan Islands Sculpture Park invites sculptors to submit entries for its ongoing juried sculpture review. All sculptures must be deemed safe and should be suitable for exhibition in an outdoor setting and capable of withstanding occasional high winds, rain and possible snow.

Accepted sculptures will be installed for a twoyear period (if not sold sooner) in the 20-acre park located near Roche Harbor on San Juan Island. For complete submission guidelines, visit sjisculpturepark. com.

CALL FOR INSTRUCTORS: Burlington Parks and Recreation is looking for qualified instructors to expand its enrichment classes for youths and adults. To download an instructor’s packet, visit the Parks and Recreation Department webpage at burlingtonwa.gov and click on the “Instructors Needed” tab. For information, call 360-755-9649 or email recreation@burlingtonwa.gov.

CALL FOR ART TEACHERS: The Good Stuff Arts, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, is looking for qualified, experienced beginning art teachers in watercol-

or, drawing, sketching and mixed media art forms. Call to schedule a meeting to show your work and discuss your experience. Kat Peterson, 360-755-3152.

and 3D art workshops taught by professional artists at the Pacific NorthWest Art School, 15 N.W. Birch St., Coupeville. 360-6783396 or pacificnorthwestartschool.com.

ART CLASSES

ART CLASSES: Dakota Art Center offers a variety of art classes and workshops at 17873 Highway 536, Mount Vernon. 360-416-6556, ext. 5, or dakotaartcenter.com.

BEGINNING BRONZE METAL CLAY: 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner. monamuseum.org or 360-466-4446.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUILT AND FIBER ARTS MUSEUM: Varied exhibits and classes are available to the public at 703 S. Second St., La Conner. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Sunday. Admission: $7, $5 students and military, free for members and children ages 11 and under. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.org.

Fiber Fridays: bring any type of fiber art project, quilting, knitting, embellishing, etc., to work on while visiting with other fiber artists from 9 a.m. to noon every Friday. Free and open to all.

ART CLASSES: Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts offers a variety of art classes and workshops for artists of every level at 12636 Chilberg Road, Mount Vernon. Online courses are also available. For information and a complete schedule call 360-466-0110 or visit gailcreativestudies.com.

ART CLASSES: Choose from painting, photography, fiber

DANCE

SCOTTISH DANCING: Noon to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 24, Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon., Beginners and experienced dancers welcome. Free, open to the public. celticarts.org.

BEGINNING SQUARE DANCING: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St., Mount Vernon.

Couples and singles welcome. First two evenings are free, $4 thereafter. 360-4244608 (leave a message) or rosie@valleyint.com.

BEGINNING LINE DANCING: 7 to 8 p.m.

Tuesdays, through Feb. 27, Burlington Community Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave. $6 dropins, $20 per monthly session. For adults and teens 13 and older. recreation@burlingtonwa. gov and 360-755-9649.

FOLK DANCING: Skagit-Anacortes Folk Dancers meet Tuesdays at Bay View Civic Hall, 12615 C St., Mount Vernon. Learn to folk dance to a variety of

international music.

Instruction begins at 7 p.m. followed by review and request dances until 9:30 p.m. The first session is free, $5 thereafter. All welcome. No partners needed. For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360766-6866.

SCOTTISH DANCING: Bellingham Scottish Country Dancers meet from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Fairhaven Library auditorium (upstairs), 1117 12th St., Bellingham. Wear comfortable clothes and soft-soled shoes without heels. $8 per class. For information, call Mary Anderson at 360-933-1779 or visit bellinghamscd.org.

JOLLY TIME CLUB: Dance to live music from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

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

MUSIC

IRISH MUSIC: Join in for a monthly Irish music session from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, at Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave. Musicians and audience members welcome.

Free, open to the public. celticarts.org.

UKULELE FUN & SONG CIRCLE: 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St. Free. Beginners welcome and loaner ukuleles available. Song sheets provided. 206-790-4862 or yogaheartspace0@ gmail.com.

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

Thursdays at Bethany Covenant Church, 1318 18th St., Mount Vernon. No experience necessary, no auditions required. Learn by rote, you don’t have to read music. All ages welcome. anochords.org. 360-4660109.

TIME FOR FIDDLERS: The Washington Old Time Fiddlers play at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Fridays of each month at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland.

St. Free; donations accepted. 360-630-1156.

SHELTER BAY CHORUS: Practices are

held from 5 to 7 p.m.

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

360-223-3230.

LOVE TO SING?: Join the women of Harmony Northwest Chorus from 6:30 to 9 p.m. every Monday at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave. Seeking women who like to sing a cappella music.

All skill levels welcome.

An open house guest night will be held Monday, Feb. 12. 360-2015861 or harmonynorthwest.org.

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

Ave., Anacortes. 360293-2544.

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

360-445-4733.

PRESENTATIONS, LECTURES, TALKS NO MORE BOMBS MEETING: 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 16, Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. The meeting will focus on the latest updates on nuclear arsenals and writing postcards to Congress.

PRINTS WITH SAM DAVIDSON: Sam Davidson of Davidson

Galleries will discuss print techniques and how people acquire prints for their personal art collections at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner.

Davidson Galleries maintains the largest inventory of original prints in the Northwest and has both prints and works on paper from the 15th to 21st centuries.

WINTER BIRDS OF THE SALISH SEA: The presentation

by Skagit Audubon Society members will take place from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8, at the Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon.

RECREATION

BIRDING FOR KIDS — A BIRD BINGO ADVENTURE IN SKAGIT VALLEY: Skagit Guided Adventures offers a fun way to introduce kids to identifying and learning about winter birds in farm fields and bays from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. weekends through mid-March. Weekday arrangements can be made for home schoolers. For details and reservations, call 360-474-7479.

HEALTHY HIKES: Washington State Parks invites the public to get walking in 2018 with Healthy Hikes at Rockport State Park. Most hikes are self-guided.

Participants who hike

100 miles in the park during 2018 will earn a hand-carved walking stick. Free. 360-8538461 or parks.state. wa.us/574/Rockport.

SCOUT MEETING: Cub Pack 4001 and Boy Scout Troop 4001 meet at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesdays at First United Methodist Church, 1607 E. Division, Mount Vernon. New members are welcome.

STANDUP PADDLE BOARD YOGA CLASS: 9:30 to 11 a.m. second Sunday of each month, Fidalgo Pool and Fitness Center, 1603 22nd St., Anacortes.

No experience necessary. Preregistration required at 360-298-0293 or soundyogandsup@ gmail.com.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area February 8-18

Skagit Community Band

FRIDAY.9: “Bon Appétit, 7:30 p.m., Maple Hall, 104 Commercial, La Conner. Free.

SUNDAY.11: “Bon Appétit, 3 p.m., Brodniak Hall, Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. Free.

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Saturday.10

THEATER ”Enchanted April”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

THEATER “Enchanted April”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Friday.9

”The Producers”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

THEATER “Enchanted April”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

”The Producers”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

MUSIC Skagit Community Band: “Bon Appétit”, 7:30 p.m., Maple Hall, 104 Commercial, La Conner. Free. skagitcommunityband.org

“The Artistry of Ingrid Matthews in collaboration with John Lenti”: 7 p.m., Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes. $25 adults, free for children and students. Admission at door.

MUSIC Curtis Salgado: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $15-$30. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre. org.

African Strings Project: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-$35. 360-416-7727 or mcintyrehall.org.

MUSIC Skagit Community Band: “Bon Appétit,” 3 p.m., Brodniak Hall, Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St., Anacortes.

Free. skagitcommunityband.org

Thursday.15 THEATER ”Enchanted April”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

”The Producers”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Friday.16

Sunday.11

THEATER ”Enchanted April”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

THEATER ”Enchanted April”: 2 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

”The Producers”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

”The Producers”: 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

MUSIC Mavis Staples: 8 p.m., The Skagit Casino-Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

Saturday.17 THEATER ”Enchanted April”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

”The Producers”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

MUSIC Mavis Staples: 8 p.m., The Skagit Casino-Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

Bellingham Dixieland All-Stars: 7 to 9:30 p.m., Depot Arts Center, 611 R Avenue, Anacortes. $5, under 18 free.

360-293-7836.

Wes Jones: 6 to 8 p.m, Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. 360-856-6248 or eaglehavenwinery. com/events.html.

Sunday.18

”The Producers”: 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues February 8-14 Thursday.8

Prozac Mountain Boys: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805 or aneliaskitchenandstage.com.

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

Lucas Hicks Memorial Party with The Crow Quill Night Owls, The Sons of Rainier, Reeb Willms and Caleb Klauder, Happy Valley Sluggers: 8 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. $10.

360-746-8733 or wildbuffalo.net.

Montreal Guitar Trio: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $20-$35. 360336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

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

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

Friday.9

Mama Dirty Skirt: 8:30 p.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

Josh Clauson: 8 p.m., Cassera Gallery, 106 First St., La Conner. $10. 310-6919391 or casseranyc@ gmail.com.

Cover to Cover: 9 p.m., The Skagit Casino-Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877275-2448 or theskagit. com.

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

360-848-8882.

Sunday.11

SATURDAY.10

THE LOWDOWN DRIFTERS (pictured), MASSY FERGUSON 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $12. 425-737-5144, 360-629-6500 or locobillys.com.

Bilongo y Sabrina Gomez: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

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

Mary Ellen Lykins, Craig Adams: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805 or aneliaskitchenandstage. com.

Dimond Saints, Willdabeast, Squanch: 9 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. $12. 360-746-8733 or wildbuffalo.net.

Saturday.10

Curtis Salgado: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $15-$30. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

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

Sweet Lou’s Sour Mash: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-293-2544 or brownlantern.com.

The Enthusiasts, New Uniform, The Opines, Pearl Tottenham Band: Presented

by Anacortes Music Project, 8:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave, Anacortes. anacortesh2o.com or 360-755-3956.

Anissa Quartet: 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com

Highway 99 Band: 8:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360-7666266 or theoldedison. com.

Ron Bailey & The Tangents: 5:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360-766-6266 or theoldedison.com.

Cover to Cover: 9 p.m., The Skagit Casino-Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877275-2448 or theskagit. com.

Monday.12

Massy Ferguson, The Lowdown Drifters: 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $12.

425-737-5144, 360629-6500 or locobillys. com.

Stardrums & Lady Keys with Lonnie Williams: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $15. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Andre Feriante Valentines Day Concert: 6 p.m., Cassera Gallery, 106 First St., La Conner. $50 to $100. Includes light dinner, beer, wine, concert. 310-691-9391 or casseranyc@gmail. com.

David Johnson: 9 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-293-2544 or brownlantern.com.

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

Steve Meyer: 6 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805 or aneliaskitchenandstage. com.

Cashmere Cat, Darius, Pacifix: 9:30 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. $18. 360746-8733 or wildbuffalo.net.

Tuesday.13

Milo Peterson Trio: 5 to 8 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Wednesday.14 Nick Anthony: 6 to 8 p.m., Evelyn’s Tavern, 12667 Highway 9, Clear Lake. 360-3991321.

FRIDAY.9

MARY ELLEN LYKINS, CRAIG ADAMS 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805 or aneliaskitchenandstage. com.

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TRAVEL

Here’s five cures for spring fever

By LYNN O’ROURKE HAYES FamilyTravel.com

Make sure you’ve got a plan in place when spring fever hits. It’s time to plan your getaway. Here are five ideas to consider: 1. Denver: If you are seeking sun during your spring vacation, count on Denver to deliver. With more than 300 days of sunshine, a vibrant food and cultural scene and abundant outdoor activities, there is something for everyone in your gang.

Explore the city’s historic districts and emerging neighborhoods via the free bike-sharing system, visit the legendary Tattered Cover bookstore and enjoy a casual snack while people watching in the revitalized Union Station.

Take in a free festival, a sporting event or a music happening. At the downtown aquarium, kids can feed stingrays, swim with the sharks, see a mermaid show, become a marine biologist for a day or even spend the night amid the marine life. Stay at the centrally located Kimpton Hotel Born, next to Union Station, for easy access to the airport and the vibrant LoDo district. visitdenver.org; ihg.com/ kimptonhotels 2. Scottsdale, Ariz.: Plan a spring trip to this sunny Southwestern city and your biggest challenge will be finding time for all the activities you’ll find appealing. Expect hiking and biking trails, jeep rides and horseback outings in the Sonoran desert. Relax by a pool or enjoy a lazy river float. You’ll want to stop by the Butterfly Wonderland

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Union Station in Denver

and the new aquarium as well as the Contemporary Art museum and the Museum of the West. And if you visit during March, you’ll feel the heat generated by baseball fever as fans gather to watch their favorite teams warm up for the regular season. experiencescottsdale. com; cactusleague.com.

3. Keystone, Colo.: Spend your spring getaway on the slopes of this Rocky Mountain resort, offering 3,000 acres of easy-to-expert terrain on three impressive peaks.

From the friendly Reception Center and up-front parking reserved for families, to the hundreds of red wagons spread throughout the property to ease the transport of little ones plus gear, Keystone, a Vail Resort, is committed to making mountain time memorable for you and your clan.

The Kidtopia program offers a range of activities for children including giant snow forts, arts and

crafts, ice skating and scavenger hunts, as well as culinary and musical events. Stay two nights in resort lodging and kids 12 and under ski and ride free. Ask about private ski and boarding lessons for family groups. keystoneresort.com 4. Carlsbad, Calif.: Visit this seaside town where beach time pairs perfectly with outings to theme parks, the zoo and shopping. Go SoCal and take SUP or surf lessons or check out the local skate park. Be sure to make time for a trip to LEGOLAND, where the family will be entertained by more than 60 rides, shows and attractions including the popular LEGO Star Wars Miniland model display.

You’ll also want to check out the Sea Life Aquarium, home to some 5,000 living creatures. Kids can learn about ocean life through play zones and quiz trails. visitcarlsbad.com

5. New York City: Take in a Broadway play, choose from a long list of top-notch museums and sample cuisine in Little Italy and Chinatown.

Head to Central Park for a tour in an iconic carriage, rent bikes or boats, or roller blade along the paved pathways. Visit the carousel, the botanical garden and the zoo. You’ll want to spend time in the High Line, a beautiful, car-free respite from the busy street scene below.

It’s a family-friendly, linear park with views of the city, music and performances underway. Consider a visit to the Statue of Liberty and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum where an interactive exhibit provides firsthand stories from people who came through Ellis Island.

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

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

Local travel briefs

EL CAMINO DE SANTIAGO TRAIL: Former Anacortes Police Chief Bonnie Bowers will talk about walking the El Camino de Santiago Trail at 7 p.m. today, Feb. 8, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St, Anacortes. Bowers’ 550-mile walk began in southern France and ended 33 days later in Santiago, Spain. b.smart@juno.com.

FOR THE BIRDS: Skagit Guided Adventures offers a variety of birding tours daily around Skagit Valley and surrounding areas. Reservations required; 360-474-7479 or www.skagitguidedadventures.com.

SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers travel opportunities for ages 8 and older (adult supervision required for ages 17 and younger). Trips depart from and return to Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For information or to register, call 360-336-6215.

WHATCOM SENIOR TOURS: Whatcom Senior Tours hosts a series of trips for seniors. Sign up by calling 360-733-4030, ext. 1015 or visiting the tour office at 315 Halleck St., Bellingham.

RECREATION WITHOUT BORDERS: The organization offers recreational trips, tours and adventures throughout the Northwest and British Columbia. 360-766-7109 or recreationwithoutborders.com.

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

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.

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS: Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes, accepts new passport applications and applications for passports that have been expired for more than five years by appointment from noon to 6 p.m.

Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and from 1 to 4 p.m.

Saturdays. Passport forms and information on fees and how to apply are available at travel.state. gov, or pick up an application and passport guide at the library.

Burlington Municipal Court accepts passport applications from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 311 Cedar St., Suite A, Burlington. New and renewal forms are available. 360-755-0492.

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

Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St., Oak Harbor, accepts passport applications Monday through Friday. Appointments are recommended. 360-279-4580.

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HOT TICKETS MAVIS STAPLES: Feb. 16-17, Pacific Showroom, Skagit Casino and Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

TOBYMAC, DANNY GOKEY, MANDISA: Feb. 16, Key Arena, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

WALK THE MOON: Feb. 16-17, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

ABDULLAH IBRAHIM, EKAYA, HUGH MASEKELA: Feb. 16-17, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

DAVID BENOIT, MARC ANTOINE: Feb. 18, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

JACOB SARTORIUS, ZACH CLAYTON, HAYDEN SUMMERALL: Feb. 18, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or

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HERBIE HANCOCK March 1, McCaw Hall, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster. com. ticketmaster.com.

TINSLEY ELLIS: Feb. 20-21, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

GOGOL BORDELLO: Feb. 20, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

MAT KEARNY: Feb. 20, Moore Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticket-

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AFRICAN STRINGS PROJECT SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 7:30PM

“Some of the most exquisite music coming out of Africa today... Sublime & peaceful. “ ~ Zina Saro-Wiwa, BBC

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THE DOLLOP: Feb. 22, Neptune Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

JOEY ALEXANDER TRIO: Feb. 22-25, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

MILES ELECTRIC BAND: Feb. 23, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 360-

745-3000 or ticketmaster. com.

MARGO PRICE: Feb. 25, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

K.D. LANG: Feb. 26, Moore Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

BAHAMAS: Feb. 27, Neptune Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

HERBIE HANCOCK: March 1, McCaw Hall, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

WOOD BROTHERS: March 2, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 360-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

G-EAZY: March 3, Accesso Showare Center, Kent. 866-973-9613 or livenation.com.

RYAN MCKASSON AND ERIC MCDONALD: March 3, Phinney Center, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or

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HIGH SCHOOL & SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE TUDENTS FREE African Music SLecture 6:00pm

“Beattie and Owen know how to use their acting talents to captivate an audience.”

Explore African music through the insights of Kinobe, Jaja Bashengezi, and Derek Gripper. Learn about the meeting point of two different traditions - the written western classical music and the oral West African griots.

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NEW POLITICS: March 4, The Showbox, Seattle.

888-929-7849 or livenation.com.

ANDERSON COOPER: March 4, McCaw Hall, Seattle. 844-827-8118 or uniquelives.com.

STEEP CANYON RANGERS: March 4, Neptune Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

WALK OFF THE EARTH: March 5, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 360-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS: March 7, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 360-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

THE LONE BELLOW: March 9, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 360-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

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

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JUDY COLLINS: Feb. 8-11, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

MIKE GORDON: Feb. 9, Neptune Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

CURTIS SALGADO: Feb. 10, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

JESSE COOK: Feb. 10-11, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

MINDI ABAIR BAND: Feb. 13-14, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

MUMLY TROLL: Feb. 15, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN: Feb. 15, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

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MUSIC REVIEWS JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, “Man of the Woods” — When Justin Timberlake suggests he’s going back to his roots — as he has in regards to his new album, “Man of the Woods” — what should we take that to mean?

Sure, the pop superstar was born in Memphis, where he says he learned to sing by soaking up Southern music by Johnny Cash and Al Green.

But Timberlake spent a goodly stretch of his youth as a cast member on “The All New Mickey Mouse Club,” which means that show business was at least as crucial to his foundation as any fishing trips he may have taken with his beloved grandpappy.

And what are the hallmarks of a career in show business, particularly for a young performer? Flexibility and adaptability — skills Timberlake later put to use in ‘N Sync as that typically mutable boy band moved with assurance from sleek Europop to glistening white soul to squirming electronic funk.

It’s that background that truly shaped the 37-year-old entertainer. And it’s that song-and-dance man who we hear most clearly on “Man of the Woods,” Timberlake’s expertly appointed but emotionally inert homage to the place that he says made him.

For Timberlake, the American South may be home. But more than that it’s a collection of sounds and gestures — another

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Justin Timberlake performs at the Super Bowl on Sunday in Minneapolis.

piece of “sonic real estate,” as he put it in a recent interview with Apple’s Zane Lowe — just waiting to be colonized.

As always, his development of the place is an impressive, if shallow, aesthetic achievement. (Think of Timberlake as the Rick Caruso of big-ticket pop.)

Working primarily with his old friends Timbaland and the Neptunes, he blends gleaming synths with lush country vocal harmonies and layers twangy guitars over percolating electronic beats in tunes like “Flannel” and “Livin’ Off the Land.”

Chris Stapleton stops by for a duet on “Say Something,” extending the bromance that began when Timberlake joined the bearded country star on the CMA Awards stage in 2015; Stapleton co-wrote two additional songs on “Man of the Woods,” including “Morning

Light,” a shuffling soul cut featuring Alicia Keys.

Raphael Saadiq, the great R&B veteran, is also in the mix, playing deeply funky bass in “Wave” — one more sign that Timberlake will spare no expense to get the stage dressing right.

None of this, apart from the trap-inspired “Supplies,” has much to do with the current Top 40. That comes as something of a surprise given the obvious thirst for a hit the singer demonstrated less than two years ago when he reteamed with Max Martin, his former ‘N Sync producer, for the precision-crafted “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” (At that time Timberlake told me he’d been working on more music with Martin and Martin’s producing partner, Shellback, neither of whom are credited on “Man of the Woods.”)

But that’s OK. Sometimes an artist needs to venture from the established path to find his way to somewhere more personal or idiosyncratic.

Only that’s not what happens here.

As clever as the production can be, “Man of the Woods” contains Timberlake’s least convincing singing; in song after song, there’s a glazedover quality to his vocals that defeats the idea that he’s drawing from some raw-water reservoir of cherished down-home memories.

And his lyrics are even worse, with flimsy clichés about

country life — “Breeze Off the Pond” rhymes that phrase with “trees on the lawn” — and no shortage of condescension to those well-meaning simpletons struggling out in the heartland.

“Sometimes it’s hard / The backed-up bills on the credit card,” he actually sings in “Livin’ Off the Land,” which opens, believe it or not, with a bit of sound from the History Channel’s “Mountain Men.” In “Flannel,” the ratty shirt in question serves as a metaphor for the comfort that Timberlake and his wife, Jessica Biel (who delivers a spoken intro), provide each other.

But again Timberlake’s language is so faux-folksy — there’s mention of a “fancy record company man” — that all you hear is his remove from the world he says he’s trying to honor.

So why is Timberlake so much less successful in this mode than in the others he’s taken up?

Maybe he thought he didn’t need to work as hard as he has in the past, since this is familiar territory.

Maybe he oversold the album’s concept in the unintentionally laughable video clip he used to announce “Man of the Woods,” which had him inhaling campfire smoke and striking messianic poses in a river.

Anyhow, this is how this Southern misadventure comes across — as a flashy Hollywood depiction full of local color but

minus any feeling for the complexity of the place.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times MIGOS, “Culture II” — Even huge fans of Migos’ breakthrough smash “Culture” last year have to admit they didn’t want a nearly two-hour follow-up. They don’t call these double albums anymore, but even these innovators of the current standard signature flow in hip-hop can’t quite do what they do as successfully without judicious editing. Loaded with catchphrases and ad libs galore (“you’re a dork” is a fave), lush but rarely irresistible production, and endless hooks that do grow interchangeable and wearing after a while, Culture II botches its own chance at being a strong follow-up by never once justifying its length.

It does have peaks: the lovely opening “Higher We Go,” the humorously effacing “Too Much Jewelry,” the surprisingly saxophone-driven “Too Playa.” But sometimes the song-after-song effect is so homogeneous you can’t tell those from the valleys.

— Dan Weiss, The Philadelphia Inquirer CAMILA CABELLO, “Camila” — They may have been devised through NBC’s The X Factor in 2012, but hit-making girl-group Fifth Harmony is hardly a tidy proposition unless planned obsolescence was part of the deal (Lauren Jauregui just signed

to do a solo album).

Blame Camila Cabello for being the upstart in that revolution.

As the most charismatic and dramatic member of the group, Cabello has set out to make edgier solo endeavors and move away from the clean dance-soul clutches of Fifth Harmony. Oddly enough, however, the edge she goes for on “Camila” is quiet simplicity — subtle washes of Latin flavor, blissed-out emotional vocals (to go with her equally driven lyrics), and understated production. Once past her zesty rap-banging (and surprisingly romantic) “Havana” with Young Thug, the rest of Cabello’s solo debut is tender to the touch. Somnolent, yet deeply passionate, ballads such as “Consequences” and acoustic folkie moments “Real Friends” and “All These Years” show off her theatricality in hushed tones rather than grand fashion.

“She Loves Control” humbly looks at the need for individuality within girl group conformity.

Though she’s only 20, Cabello wants to sing about a past, a heritage, and her history, all of which flavors “Inside Out,” and — quite frankly — every element of “Camila.” And here’s something else — there’s not a bum cut on the album, which made its debut atop the Billboard charts.

That’s pretty great for any artist at any age.

— A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Rated PG-13. $10.50 general; $9.50 seniors, students and active military; $8 ages 12 and under.

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MOVIES

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MINI-REVIEWS

Mirren does what she can to enliven ‘Winchester’

By JUSTIN CHANG Los Angeles Times

Whenever a movie opens in wide release without screening in advance for critics, those of us with a professional duty to seek it out immediately brace ourselves — not without some eagerness — for an experience of epic, unprecedented awfulness.

Once in a while our expectations are satisfied — I still (vaguely) remember you, “Aeon Flux”! — but most of the time we find ourselves let down, longing for memorable turkeys and instead getting stuck with bland mediocrities like “Winchester.”

Directed by brothers Michael and Peter Spierig (“Daybreakers,” “Jigsaw”), who wrote the script with Tom Vaughan, this dour and derivative ghost story exploits the mysterious legacy of Sarah Winchester, the reclusive heiress who spent much of the early 1900s — and much of the fortune she inherited from her firearm-magnate husband — building an enormous seven-story estate in San Jose. The design for each room was inspired, or so she believed, by the whispers of those tortured souls who had the misfortune to perish at the end of a Winchester rifle, and who had returned from the grave to either heap punishment on the family or offer them redemption.

Depending on your perspective, then, you might

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Helen Mirren stars in “Winchester.”

describe “Winchester” as an unusually dull supernatural thriller or an unusually protracted gun-control PSA. In either case, I doubt that any staunch 2nd Amendment advocates would find it especially troubling.

It’s 1906 when representatives of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. invite a San Francisco psychologist named Dr. Eric Price (Jason Clarke) to assess Sarah Winchester’s mental state, hoping that he will declare her unfit to lead the company. This will require Dr. Price to spend a few nights at her legendary home, a labyrinthine Victorian Xanadu of stained-glass windows and German-imported silver chandeliers.

Construction workers toil on the rooftops day and night, tirelessly constructing new rooms and wings with a limitless budget but no apparent blueprint on hand.

But Sarah isn’t about to

relinquish her grip on either her sanity or her fortune, and Helen Mirren, among the canniest of screen actors, supplies a rational impulse for her every Miss Havisham-like eccentricity.

Clad in funereal black, still mourning the untimely deaths of her husband and their infant daughter years ago, Sarah stalks the house’s endless stairways and corridors with purpose and conviction, insistent in her belief that she is building a shelter for the spirits of the slaughtered — those who died at the Winchester company’s hands.

Sarah has an ardent defender in her widowed niece, Marian (Sarah Snook), whose young son, Henry (Finn Scicluna-O’Prey), has an unfortunate habit of sleepwalking with a bag over his head.

Dr. Price, for his part, seems similarly susceptible to the house’s dark visions. Like his hosts, he is no stranger

to untimely family tragedy.

He also has a weakness for booze and opium, making it initially unclear if the ghosts he’s seeing are genuine visions or mere figments of his druggy imagination.

In the right hands, that ambiguity — reminiscent of the conundrum at the heart of Henry James’ “The Turn of the Screw” and Jack Clayton’s brilliant 1961 film adaptation, “The Innocents” — might have yielded a slippery, spine-tingling study in the power of suggestion. The frustration of “Winchester” is that the Spierigs’ hands might, once upon a time, have been the right ones. Few audiences saw their 2014 time-travel thriller, “Predestination,” but on the evidence of that science-fiction tour de force, there was every reason to hope they might pull off a similarly ingenious cinematic parlor trick here.

“42 Grams” — A smartly executed, well-photographed and at times almost painfully raw profile of Chicago chef Jake Bickelhaupt and his wife, Alexa, whose underground restaurant went public and earned two Michelin stars before abruptly closing with no explanation. Documentary, not rated, 82 minutes.

HHH “A Futile and Stupid Gesture” — This is quite possibly the most self-referential meta movie I’ve ever seen. Sometimes that’s pretty great. At other times, it detracts from the core story at hand: a biopic of Douglas Kenney (Will Forte), the influential and troubled comedic genius who co-founded the National Lampoon magazine. Biography, not rated, 101 minutes. HHH “Mom and Dad” — More than a few viewers won’t find any humor in a worldwide epidemic that causes parents to suddenly turn on their children and stop at nothing to take them out. But the filmmakers are going for deep, blood-red satire, highlighted by a performance of operatic madness by the one and only Nicolas Cage. Horror, R, 83 minutes. HHH “Den of Thieves” — For the first hour or so, it appeared as if this Los Angeles-based heist thriller pitting badass sheriff’s lieutenant Gerard Butler against badass gang leader Pablo Schreiber would catch us off-guard in the best way. But just when things should have been heating up, the route grows bumpy and meandering and in some scenes drip-drip-drip SLOW. Crime action, R, 140 minutes. HH “12 Strong” — Chris Hemsworth plays the leader of the real-life U.S. Special Forces team that helped take out key Taliban and al-Qaida strongholds in Afghanistan after 9/11. But with a running time of two hours and 10 minutes, the action-packed but cliche-riddled adventure has at least 20 minutes of scenes that are either unnecessary or repetitive. War action, R, 130 minutes.

“The Commuter” — On his daily train ride home, an insurance salesman (Liam Neeson) agrees to an offer that sets off a chain reaction resulting in bloodshed and conspiracy theories and madness. Many ridiculous things happen on the train, and virtually every big twist and every major reveal is telegraphed well in advance.

Action thriller, PG-13, 104 minutes. H½ “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool” — Annette Bening is magnificent as Oscar-winning actress Gloria Grahame, who was beyond her glory days and living a quiet life when she struck up a friendship, then a passionate romance, with a much younger neighbor (Jamie Bell). The work grows more layered and more empathetic as we get deeper into the story. Biographic romance, R, 106 minutes.HHH½ “Phantom Thread” — Reteaming with his “There Will Be Blood” director Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Day-Lewis delivers another Oscar-worthy performance as a fashion designer in mid-20th-century London who has a very specific (and more than a little eccentric) way of doing things. The attention to detail, the use of certain colors, the lush and vibrant photography of the dresses made — they’re honestly breathtaking. Drama, R, 130 minutes. HHHH

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MOVIES

REVIEW

‘Peter Rabbit’ features gorgeous animation, violent mayhem

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

Hollywood studios have recently been pillaging the literary canon of beloved children’s literature, digging up fodder for animated feature films.

The best of these, like the “Paddington” movies, successfully meld nostalgia with modern and exciting filmmaking, while the more questionable ones, like the recent “Ferdinand” adaptation, manage to muddle the source material with too many pop songs and dirty jokes.

The new “Peter Rabbit” adaptation manages to land right in the middle — the animation technology

“Insidious: The Last Key” — The production elements and special effects are pretty cool in this installment of the horror franchise, a chapter about demons in the creepy childhood home of parapsychologist Elise Rainier (the wonderful Lin Shaye). The main problem— too many ghosts.

Good ghosts, bad ghosts, and ghosts that might not really be ghosts at all. Horror, PG-13, 103 minutes. HH “Hostiles” — Christian Bale is at the laser-focused top of his game (and perfectly cast) as an Old West soldier escorting a freed Cheyenne chief (Wes Studi) and his family to their ancestral land. The brutal violence is not for the faint of heart, but “Hostiles” winds up being about having a heart in a world that seems almost without hope. Western, R, 133 minutes. HHH½ “The Post” — Meryl Streep has often played the most

is top-notch, but the gentle spirit of Beatrix Potter’s books is subsumed into a chaotic, violent mayhem, manically soundtracked to the day’s hits.

Will Gluck directs and co-wrote with Rob Lieber this adaptation of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” the story of naughty rabbit Peter (James Corden), who can’t help but snack from Mr. McGregor’s garden. This version ups the ante significantly in the Garden Wars, especially when Mr. McGregor (Sam Neill) dies, and his fastidious nephew Thomas (Domhnall Gleeson) comes to Windermere.

Thomas, hoping to sell off his uncle’s property to fund his own toy shop,

confident of characters, but as 1970s Washington Post publisher Kay Graham, she does an astonishing job of showing us someone unsure of herself as she debates publishing the Pentagon Papers and risking jail. This is a love letter to journalistic bravery and to the First Amendment, and it is the best movie about newspapers since “All the President’s Men.” Historical drama, PG-13, 115 minutes. HHHH “Bright” — In what’s basically a tired buddy-cop movie dressed up in bizarre trappings, Will Smith and Joel Edgerton battle to prevent the evil Dark Lord from destroying the world. A truly terrible, mountainous pile of genre-blending garbage filled with transparent parallels to real-world racism and class differences. Fantasy action, not rated, 117 minutes.

H½ “Wonder” — What elevates this drama about a brave

finds the “vermin” have moved in. And in fact, the anthropomorphized, clothes-wearing wildlife of this country village have hosted quite the produce-fueled rager in the McGregor home.

The photorealistic animation by Animal Logic is truly breathtaking, especially in the first few moments of the film.

The rabbits are extraordinarily lifelike, with their individual strands of soft fur and shiny eyes. When Peter hops into the arms of neighbor Bea (Rose Byrne) for a cuddle, it’s as if she’s holding the actual animal. Gluck showcases the animated creatures with action-packed filmmaking featuring sophisticated

camera movements.

But those whiz-bang tracking shots are all put in service of a shockingly savage and brutal war between Peter and his crew (Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-Tail, Benjamin Bunny) and the fussy Thomas.

At first, Peter just wants to get at those sweet, sweet fruits and veggies.

Then it’s simply a matter of proving he can, and ultimately, of displaced jealousy over Thomas’ budding relationship with Bea, whom Peter sees as a mother (she’s a version of a modernized Potter, talking to and painting her furry friends).

The impish Peter takes the feud entirely too far, and “Peter Rabbit” de-

10-year-old boy named Auggie (Jacob Tremblay), born with a genetic facial deformity, is the myriad ways in which “Wonder” catches us just a little off-guard and puts lumps in our throats even when Auggie is off-screen. With Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson. Drama, PG, 113 minutes. HHH “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” — The story of a grieving mother (Frances McDormand) trying to shame the police chief (Woody Harrelson) into solving her daughter’s murder provides some of the strongest laughs and most poignant moments of heartbreak of any movie in recent memory. Somehow writer-director Martin McDonagh has taken the bleakest of subject matters and treated it seriously while also serving up one of the best dark comedies I’ve ever seen.

Dark comedy, R, 115 minutes.

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scends into a truly sadistic display of violence, as poor Gleeson is pounded, pummeled, battered, bruised, electrocuted and exploded at the paws of the brutal bunnies.

There’s a clever little meta streak that runs through “Peter Rabbit,” especially among the wildlife, who snark and joke and talk about their “character flaws,” make war movie references, and “pour one out” for their fallen homie Mr. McGregor, all while bopping along to endless pop and hip-hop tunes. There’s a whole essay to be written about the cultural appropriation of gangster rap symbols into this oh-sotwee British property, but

this is neither the time nor place.

Ultimately, after the dust has settled, the lesson at hand is one of peaceful coexistence with the environment. The more you try to shut something out, with gates and fences and dynamite, the more it will try to fight back.

There’s also a message about owning your actions and taking responsibility… even if you are a tiny talking bunny wearing a blue jacket. But when a bunny misbehaves like Peter does, apologies are necessary all around. Perhaps even to the audience of the film.

— 1:33. Rated PG for some rude humor and action. HH½

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