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Petunia and the Vipers play the Firefly Lounge in Bellingham

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB”: Some of the qualities that made Lisbeth Salander so fascinating and compelling in books and 2011’s “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” have been slightly watered down for “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” because the film’s based on the writings of David Lagercrantz, who took over the series after Stieg Larsson’s death. As so often happens when a new writer takes over a book series, the tendency to put an original spin on the work ends up shifting tone and texture.

Even a slightly lighter version of the character is compelling to watch, particularly because of the standout performance by Claire Foy in the title role (played in “Dragon Tattoo”

by Rooney Mara). Director Fede Alvarez (“Don’t Breathe”) amplifies Foy’s performance with a beautifully stylized look to the production that embraces the dark and gloomy with ferocity.

Overall, the new DVD release loses a few beats because of the different approach Lagercrantz uses.

The changes aren’t bad, but feel disconcerting when compared to the original books and the previous film adaptations.

“THE GRINCH”: Benedict Cumberbatch provides the voice of the grumpy character who wants to make Christmas miserable for those in Whoville. The biggest question surrounding this new feature-length animated release is why there was a need to make a new version.

The answer is money, and “The Grinch” accomplished that feat. But the original 1966 offering told the story in a more compact way. All the feature-length movie did was stretch the tale three times the size of the

Upcoming DVD releases Following is a partial schedule of DVD releases (dates subject to change):

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“SCOOBY-DOO! AND THE CURSE OF THE 13TH GHOST”: The gang heads to the Himalayas to track down a lost chest that contains the spirits of 12 captured ghosts.

“WHEN IT COMES AROUND”: Man (Brad James) who is accustomed to winning finally meets his match.

“GOSNELL: THE TRIAL OF AMERICA’S BIGGEST SERIAL KILLER”: Story of the arrest and trial of America’s most prolific serial killer. Dean Cain stars.

“AUDREY HEPBURN 7-MOVIE DVD COLLECTION”: Titles in the set include “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “My Fair Lady” and “War and Peace.”

“WE’LL MEET AGAIN, SEASON TWO”: Features more stories in history told through the eyes of everyday men and women.

“WIDOWS”: Director Steve McQueen’s story of four women who take fate into their own hands.

“THE COVERFIELD PARADOX”: Third film in producer J.J. Abrams’ “Cloverfield” franchise.

“THE SISTER BROTHERS”: Two brothers working as hired guns hunt down a chemist who has stolen a valuable formula from their employer. Jake Gyllenhaal stars.

“ALL THE DEVIL’S MEN”: Team of military operatives goes on a relent-

less manhunt through the backstreets of London.

“POETIC JUSTICE”: The 1993 film starring Janet Jackson is being rereleased.

“PAUL NEWMAN 6-MOVIE DVD COLLECTION”: Includes “Hud,” “Road to Perdition” and “Fat Man and Little Boy.” “LETTERS FROM BAGHDAD”: The program follows Gertrude Bell’s life from her time at Oxford University in 1886 to her death in Baghdad in 1926.

“PJ MASKS BUTTERFLY BRIGADE”: Catboy, Owlette and Gekko work together to stop the baddies.

“NOVA: THAI CAVE RESCUE”: A look at the rescue of the 12 boys and their soccer coach from the Tham Luang cave in Thailand.

“BERNIE THE DOLPHIN”: After siblings make friends with a dolphin, they come up with a plan to save the beach and protect sea life.

“THE GUILTY”: Danish thriller about a police officer who must find a kidnapped woman without being able to leave the precinct.

“IMAX AIRCRAFT CARRIER: GUARDIAN OF THE SEAS”: First-hand look at the operations of the USS Ronald Reagan.

“THE DEUCE: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON”: HBO series continues to trace the evolution of

n Bohemian Rhapsody n Nobody’s Fool n Shoplifters n At Eternity’s Gate n The Front Runner n Maria by Callas n The Happy Prince n American Vandal:

Season One n Nightflyers: Season One — Tribune News Service

the porn industry in New York’s Times Square in the 1970s.

“MAQUIA: WHEN THE PROMISED FLOWER BLOOMS”: Woman who will live for centuries must deal with the pain of the real world.

“GUNSMOKE: THE FOURTEENTH SEASON: VOLUMES ONE & TWO”: James Arness plays legendary Marshal Matt Dillon, who is determined to tame the Old West.

“LU OVER THE WALL”: A twist on the classic fairy tale about a little mermaid who comes ashore to join a middle-school rock band and propel them to fame.

BEING RELEASED ON DIGITAL HD FEB. 5 “OVERLORD”: Team of American paratroopers who come face to face with Nazi super-soldiers. Will be available on DVD and Bluray Feb. 19.

“ROBIN HOOD”: Taron Egerton stars in this latest production based on the British rogue who stole from the rich to help the poor. Jamie Foxx costars.

Set for a Feb. 19 release on DVD and Blu-ray.

– Rick Bentley, Tribune News Service

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

Inside Out & About........................... 4-7 On Stage...................................... 8 Tuning Up................................... 9 Get Involved.............................10 Hot Tickets...............................11 Travel.........................................12 At the Lincoln..........................13 Movies................................. 14-15 ON THE COVER Comedian Brian Regan will perform Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Mount Baker Theatre in Bellingham. Brian Friedman photo

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BUSTING A GUT WITH BRIAN REGAN Veteran comic returns to the Mount Baker Theatre

By KIMBERLY CAUVEL @Kimberly_SVH

Standup comedian Brian Regan, who in recent years has become a television and Netflix sensation, has been making crowds laugh for decades.

“What is that: 40 or 50, maybe 60 or 70 years?”

Regan quipped while admitting he had just recently awoken. A microwave dinged in the background, perhaps heating coffee or breakfast.

It’s been 38 years, actually, a time during which Regan has performed at venues across the U.S. and abroad.

A show scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, will mark his eighth show at Bellingham’s historic Mount Baker Theatre.

“I love the area and I’m looking forward to coming back,” Regan said on the morning of Jan. 23, the day before launching his latest national tour.

Between Jan. 24 and May 11, Regan will perform at 32 locations in 15 states, according to his website.

After performing at the Mount Baker Theatre, Regan will head south to Seattle’s Paramount Theatre and then on down the West Coast.

And while Regan has drawn accolades from audiences, critics and fellow comedians, he humbly recalls the first time he passed an audition as the highlight of his career.

“I went to this come-

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Comedian Brian Regan will perform on Thursday, Feb. 7, at Mount Baker Theatre in Bellingham.

BRIAN REGAN

When: 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 7 Where: Mount Baker Theater, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham Tickets: mountbakertheatre.com or 360734-6080. $42.75-49.75.

More online: brianregan.com

dy club and they had an open mic night, and I knew I wanted to be a comedian but I didn’t know if anybody else thought I

was any good at it,” Regan said.

He said after five nights of auditions, the club manager, Joe Mullen — with whom he remains friends — told him he passed the audition and invited him to perform.

“That will always be the biggest night of my career because if he hadn’t asked me, none of the other stuff would have ever happened,” Regan said.

“The other stuff ” includes his whirlwind

tours, several standup albums, television appearances including on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” a role in AT&T Audience Network’s “Loudermilk” and multiple Netflix specials.

Regan said he’s proud to have a role in “Loudermilk,” which is directed

by Golden Globe winner Peter Farrelly.

“It’s a dark comedy about substance use,” Regan said of the series, which is set in Seattle and

filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia. “The third season should be out later this year.”

On Netflix, Regan’s four-part comedy series “Stand Up and Away!

With Brian Regan” premiered on Christmas Eve and the first of two hourlong specials — “Nunchucks and Flamethrowers” — is also streaming.

Jerry Seinfeld, one of the comedians Regan said he himself turns to for a good laugh, is involved in

the Netflix shows.

With Vanity Fair deeming Regan “The funniest standup alive” and Entertainment Weekly calling him “Your favorite comedian’s favorite comedian,” his upcoming performances are guaranteed to spur the giggles.

— Reporter Kimberly Cauvel: 360-416-2199, kcauvel@skagitpublishing. com, Twitter: @Kimberly_SVH, Facebook.com/ bykimberlycauvel

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OUT AND ABOUT

ART

GREGORY S. WALSH: The work of abstract expressionist Gregory Walsh is on display until Feb. 24 at Pegasus Gallery, 301 W. Holly St., Bellingham.

MOUNTAINEERING EXHIBIT: Western Washington University’s Libraries Heritage Resources is hosting an exhibition exploring the relationship between humans’ love of high altitudes and issues of gender, race and class until March 22 in the Special Collections floor of the Wilson Library, 516 High St., Bellingham. Free.

TERRY MACDONALD: Acrylic and mixed media artist Terry MacDonald is the featured artist at The Good Stuff Arts, 604 N. Commercial Ave., Anacortes. She and other artists are featured in the exhibit “Birds of Winter.”

ARTISTS CHOICE 2019: Fourth Corner Frames has chosen the finest photographs in the Northwest to be featured at its gallery, 311 W. Holly St., Bellingham.

CURATOR’S CHOICE: i.e. gallery, 5800 Cains Court, Edison, presents the strongest work of 2018 during January.

LUMINARIES AND SPELL OF THE WEST: The opening of the Spell of the West and the Luminary Award-winning artists exhibition continues through March 24 at the Museum of the Northwest, 121 S. First St., La Conner. monamuseum.org.

BIRDS OF WINTER:

Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, will host an exhibit featuring the work of six artists. A reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, at the gallery.

Salish Sea Early Music Festival

PEARL DJANGO: Pearl Django will play at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. $35. jansenartcenter.org.

WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: Join Hadrian Art Gallery’s reopening reception from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at 5717 Gilkey Ave., Bow. The work of 11 local artists will be on display through Feb. 24.

YOUNG MUSICIANS: Listen to the music of young, semiprofessional artists at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. Admission by donation.

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK: Explore art in a variety of businesses, shops and galleries in downtown Anacortes from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1.

DONA REED: Mixed media artist Dona Reed is the featured artist for February at the Good Stuff Arts Gallery, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. She will do a free demo from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1.

“ART ALOFT”: Stanwood Camano Art Guild will present “Art Aloft” from Feb. 1-14 at A Guilded Gallery, 8700 271st St NW, Stanwood.

STRANGE BIRDS: Nearly fifty artists are on exhibit at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison, until Feb. 24.

An opening reception will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2.

THE REVERIE: Join the grand opening of The Reverie Art Studio & Gallery from 5 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 1, at 301 W. Holly St., Suite M-5, Bellingham.

QUILT MUSEUM:

the NeXt Show at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 7, at anacortesmusicchannel. com.

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ALEX ZERB THE ZANIAC: Enjoy this one-man variety show for families at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, at the Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville. $6.

highlight the music of 18th century Germany, France and Italy.

The festival will continue through June 21 with performances in Conway and Anacortes.

Saturday’s concert is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Fir-Conway Lutheran Church, 18101 Fir Island Road, Conway. Suggested donation is $15-$25, under 18 free.

WINTERSTOCK: Pacific Northwest bands Sky Colony, Joshua Clauson and Lizzie Weber will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Tickets are $20, available at the venue or lincolntheatre. org.

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By Skagit Valley Herald staff

CONWAY — The ninth annual Salish Sea Early Music Festival begins this weekend.

Kicking off the start of the musical season is “Baroque Flute & Lute,” with John Lenti on the theorbo and baroque guitar and Jeffrey Cohan on the baroque flute. The performance will An exhibit featuring heirlooms dating back to the Civil War is being featured until April 28 at the Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner. Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. $5-$7.

THE FLIGHT OF GABRIEL: New paintings

by Margy Lavelle are on display until Feb. 24 at i.e. gallery, 5800 Cains Court, Edison. An artist’s reception will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2.

MUSIC

LIGHTIN’ LUKE: Traveling singer and songwriter Lightin’ Luke will play at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalfe St., Sedro-Woolley. Free.

SOUTHERN EXPOSURE: Enjoy this musical tour of Italy, Spain, Brazil and Argentina at 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 1, at the Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes.

SOUTH END STRING BAND: The South End String Band will play tra-

ditional old-time music at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27102 102 Ave. NW, Stanwood.

Free, suggested donation $15.

SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL: A baroque flute and lute concert will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at Fir-Conway Lutheran Church, 18101 Fir Island Road, Conway. Suggested donation $15-$25.

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MORE FUN

BRIAN REGAN: Comedian Brian Regan will perform at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $40-$50. mountbakertheatre.com.

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES: Skagit Guided Adventures offers a variety of birding tours daily through March in the Skagit Valley and surrounding areas.

Reservations required: 360-474-7479 or skagitguidedadventures.com/ winter-birding-for-kids.

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OUT AND ABOUT NPR SHOW: A live broadcast of “All Things Considered” with Ed Ronco and Geoffrey Redick of Tacoma radio station KNKX 88.9 FM will be held from 3 to 6 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 31, at the Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St. An all-ages listener happy hour will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Skagit River Brewery, 404 S. Third St., where listeners can mingle with Ronco and Redick.

LECTURES & TALKS

FORAGE FISH IN ISLAND COUNTY: The Island County Marine Resources Committee will host a free presentation on forage fish at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at the Island County Multipurpose Center, 141 NW Camano

Drive, Camano Island.

HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC: Mandy Walters Whitaker will speak on the history of Western music from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 5 and 12, at Ristretto Coffee Lounge, 416 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $20 adults, $10 children.

ANACORTES SISTER CITIES: A presentation on Nancy Wong and Tom Decker’s September 2018 trip to Slovenia and Croatia will be held at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Anacortes Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes.

JAZZ LECTURE: Ross deRoche will present an illustrated talk on his experiences as a score supervisor and orchestra member in films and TV

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

The art of winter birds

EDISON — The flight of winter birds can be odd, or weird. Smith & Vallee Gallery would say it’s strange, even.

The exhibit “Strange Birds” kicks off Friday, Feb. 1, and runs through Feb. 24.

The work of nearly 50 local artists using a variety of mediums will be featured at the gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave. The collection highlights and celebrates the annual migration of winter birds and the people they attract to Skagit Valley each year.

There will be a reception for the artists from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. The finale of the exhibit falls on Sunday, Feb. 24, to coincide with the World Famous Edison Chicken Parade at noon. from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes.

SACRED SPACE: Emily Russamenti will take listeners on a tour

through the sacred spaces throughout Asia, Africa and the Middle East at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at the Whatcom Museum, 121 Prospect St., Bellingham. $5.

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GENEALOGY: Mary Kathryn Kozy will discuss resources to help discover Jewish ancestors from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Burlington Public Library, 820 Washington Ave., Burlington.

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OUT AND ABOUT KAYAKING THE FJORDS OF NORWAY: Dave Ellingson will show photographs and tell stories of his travels at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, at the Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St. $5.

NATURAL HISTORY OF ORCAS: The Friends of Skagit Beaches will present a talk on Southern resident Orcas history and current conditions at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at the Northwest Education Services Building, 1601 R St., Anacortes.

BLOEDEL RESERVE: Take a tour of Bloedel Reserve at 1 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 18, at the Skyline Beach Club, 6041 Sands Way, Anacortes. $5.

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Burton Jewelers The Good Stuff Arts Red Salon Aveda Pelican Bay Bookstore & Coffee Shop Fine Art Photography

by Mark Gardner Studio Scott Milo Gallery The Majestic Inn and Spa The Depot www.anacortesart.com

FARM TO TABLE: All food businesses, artisans and growers are invited to the NW Washington Farm-to-Table Meeting from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Bellingham Technical College, 3028 Lindbergh Ave., Bellingham. $45$55. sustainableconnections.org/events.

Musical perspective from Ross deRoche

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

ANACORTES — Score supervisor and orchestra member Ross deRoche will speak about his experiences working in the TV and film industry at 2 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St. DeRoche worked on a variety of films including “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” and “300.” He is now retired and plays the tuba and trombone in local bands.

This is the latest installment of the library’s jazz music series and is free to attend.

EVOLUTION OF A BOOK: Author Abbe Rolnick will cover the journey of a bringing a book into the world at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at Whatcom Community College, 237 W. Kellogg Road, Bellingham. $45.

THEATER

”ONCE ON THIS ISLAND”: Watch the original and theatrical adaptation of the popular fairy tale, “The Little Mermaid,” by Ludus Performing Arts at the Snohomish County PUD Theatre, 2320 California St., Everett. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays from Feb. 1-16, as well as select matinee times. $12-$15. ludusperformingarts. org. ”THE CHOIR OF MAN”: Enjoy live music, dance and percussion in this interactive show at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at the Mount Baker Theater, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $28-56.

360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com. ”KINKY BOOTS”: 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commerical St., Bellingham. $45-$100.

360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

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TOURS: Explore the Old Bellingham City Hall (now Whatcom Museum), 121 Prospect St., Bellingham, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Sundays in February. The tours are included in admission price.

WINTER POETRY READING: i.e. gallery, 5800 Cains Court, Edison, will host a poetry reading with Don Kruse, Jessica Gigot and Georgia Johnson at 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 1.

CAT’S MEOW OPEN HOUSE: Celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Cat’s Meow, 803 Fourth St., Anacortes, from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2.

ECONOMIC FORECAST NIGHT: The Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County will host a dinner and night of speakers on the economic status of Skagit County at 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Swinomish Casino &

Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. $125. skagit.org.

DINE AND SHOP: The fifth annual Dine and Shop to End Homelessness will take place all day Thursday, Feb. 7, at participating restaurants and businesses in Anacortes. A portion of proceeds will be donated to the Anacortes Family Center’s mission to end homelessness. To purchase raffle tickets or participate, contact

Heather Geer, development director, at 2932993, ext. 114, or e-mail heather@anacortesfamily.org.

BIRD YOUR WORLD: Join a free bird showcase featuring educational bird programming and a birds of prey show from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 8, at the Sedro-Woolley Community Center, 703 Pacific St., Sedro-Woolley.

BOARD GAME NIGHT: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave. Ages 18 and older.

BENEFIT DINNER AND CONCERT: Bellingham Festival of Music and Ciao Thyme are teaming for a night of food and music to support the festival. Dinner will start at 5 p.m. and cellist Joshua Roman will be the featured performer at Ciao Thyme, 207 Unity St., Bellingham, $200. bellinghamfestival.org.

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE CONFERENCE: Five award-winning children’s and young adult book authors and illustrators will speak from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m Saturday, Feb. 23, at Western Washington University’s Performing Arts Center, 516 High St., Bellingham. $175. wwuclc.com.

VISIONS AND VOICES: The forgotten films from cinema’s female directors will be played in this silent film series presented by CASCADIA International Women’s Film Festival at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, at Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden.

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OUT AND ABOUT

‘Once on This Island’ weaves a musical tale

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

LUDUS PERFORMING ARTS

“DAWNLAND”: See a screening of the documentary “Dawnland” at 3 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner.

RELAY KICK OFF: The Anacortes Relay For Life kickoff will take place at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Marathon Refinery TERA Building on March Point Road. 360 293-1650 or relayforlife.org/anacortes.wa.

HISTORIC PICKETT HOUSE MUSEUM: Tour the historic home of Captain Pickett, built in 1856, from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at 910 Bancroft St., Bellingham. Free admission, donations accepted.

RECREATION NW EXPO: Over 70 exhibitors will be featured from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris Ave., Bellingham. Free admission. recreationnwexpo.com.

A NIGHT AT THE AWARDS: Watch the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S.

EVERETT — Prepare to be immersed in this adaptation of the fairy tale “The Little Mermaid” at Ludus Performing Arts’ production of “Once on This Island.”

The musical tells the love story of a young woman who falls for a young man and stops at nothing to pursue him. “Once On This Island” is a 360-degree theatrical experience that features breezy Caribbean winds and a live orchestra.

Shows are at the Snohomish PUD, 2320 California St., from Friday, Feb. 1, to Saturday, Feb. 16. Tickets are $12-$18.

First St., Mount Vernon.

NORDIC HERITAGE TOUR: The Skagit County Historical Museum is organizing a bus trip on Wednesday, Feb. 27, to view the exhibit “The Vikings Begin” at the Nordic Heritage Museum, 2655 NW Market St, Seattle. $55 for Historical Society members, $65 for nonmembers. Reservations close Feb. 13. 360-4663365, museum@co.skagit. wa.us.

HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FEST: View 23 films shown at 12 venues from Feb. 21 to March 3 as part of the 19th annual Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival. Full schedule at bhrff.webs.com.

LOOKING AHEAD

QUILTERS ANONYMOUS SHOW: The 38th annual show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m Friday and Saturday, March 15-16, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave. SE, Monroe.

REID JAMIESON:

Vancouver’s Reid Jamieson will perform in an album release concert at 7 p.m.

Friday, March 1, at Firehouse Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham. $20.

RANGER AND THE RE-ARRANGERS TRIO: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21, Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville.

THE NOT-ITS!: Join the family-friendly concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 24, at the Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville. $6. ”SPAMALOT”: See the Tony Award-winning musical at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 10, at the Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $45-$80. 360-7346080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

A FAMILY IMMIGRATION STORY: Explore the human story of human immigration to America with Carlos Gil at 11 a.m.

Saturday, March 9, at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area January 31 – February 7 Thursday.31 MUSIC LYLE LOVETT, JOHN HIATT: 7:30 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $59-$89. 360734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

COMEDY THE GBU: 7:30 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $12. 360-7338855 or theupfront.com.

Friday.1 MUSIC ”ALWAYS ... PATSY CLINE”: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $28. 360-445-3000, conwaymuse.com or brownpapertickets.com.

THEATER ”SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

”ONCE ON THIS ISLAND”: 7:30 p.m., Snohomosh County PUD Theatre, 2320 California St., Everett. $12-$15. ludusperformingarts.org.

“SERIAL KILLERS 2.0”: 7:30 p.m., Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham. 360-305-3524 or sylviacenterforthearts.org. ”ALMOST, MAINE”: 7:30 p.m., Bellingham Theatre Guild, 1600 H St., Bellingham. $8-$16. 360-733-1811 or bellinghamtheatreguild.com.

COMEDY ”CUPID’S ARROW”: 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $8-12. 360-733-8855 or theupfront.com.

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”ALWAYS ... PATSY CLINE” 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $28. 360-445-3000, conwaymuse.com or brownpapertickets.com. Pictured: Ria Peth Vanderpool (left) as Patsy Cline and Kelly Visten as Louise Seger.

Saturday.2 MUSIC ”ALWAYS ... PATSY CLINE”: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $28. 360-445-3000, conwaymuse.com or brownpapertickets.com.

THE POSIES DUO SHOW FEATURING KEN STRINGFELLOW AND JON AUER: 8 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $21. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

THEATER ”SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-2936829 or acttheatre.com.

”ONCE ON THIS ISLAND”: 7:30 p.m., Snohomosh County PUD Theatre, 2320 California St., Everett. $12-$15. ludusperformingarts.org.

“SERIAL KILLERS 2.0”: 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham. 360-305-3524 or sylviacenterforthearts.org. ”ALMOST, MAINE”: 7:30 p.m., Bellingham Theatre Guild, 1600 H St., Bellingham. $8-$16. 360-733-1811 or bellinghamtheatreguild.com.

COMEDY CUPID’S ARROW: 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $812. 360-733-8855 or theupfront.com.

Sunday.3 THEATER ”ALMOST, MAINE”: 2 p.m., Bellingham Theatre Guild, 1600 H St., Bellingham. $8-$16.

360-733-1811 or bellinghamtheatreguild.com.

Thursday.7 THEATER ”SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-2936829 or acttheatre.com.

”ALMOST, MAINE”: 7:30 p.m., Bellingham Theatre Guild, 1600 H St., Bellingham. $8-$16. 360-733-1811 or bellinghamtheatreguild.com

COMEDY BRIAN REGAN: 7:30 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $42.75-$49.75. 360734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

THE GBU: 7:30 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $12. 360733-8855 or theupfront.com.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues January 31 – February 7

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PETUNIA AND THE VIPERS 9 p.m., Firefly Lounge, 1015 N. State St., Bellingham. thefireflylounge.com or facebook.com/TheFireflyBham

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THE POSIES DUO FEATURING KEN STRINGFELLOW AND JON AUER 8 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $21. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

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LYLE LOVETT & JOHN HIATT: 7:30 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N Commercial St., Bellingham. 360-7346080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

DAN WEBER: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

BEGGARS CANYON WITH WICKED SHALLOWS: 9 p.m., Firefly Lounge, 1015 N. State St., Bellingham. thefireflylounge.com or facebook. com/TheFireflyBham.

EMO THERAPY: 9 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham.

360-746-8733 or wildbuffalo.net.

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THE WINGMEN: 9 p.m., Winner’s Lounge, Skagit Casino and Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

PETUNIA AND THE VIPERS: 9 p.m., Firefly Lounge, 1015 N. State St., Bellingham. thefireflylounge.com or facebook. com/TheFireflyBham.

WILLIAM PINT & FELICIA DALE: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway.

360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

SUNSQUABI, YAK ATTACK: 9 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-7468733 or wildbuffalo.net.

”ALWAYS ... PATSY CLINE”: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. 360-4453000 or conwaymuse. com.

MAX HAY: 7:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

SOUTHERN EXPOSURE: 7 p.m., Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes. $25. anacortesartsfoundation.

WICKED SHALLOWS: 8 p.m., Local 20 Taproom, 102 Woodworth St., Sedro-Woolley.

Free.

Saturday.2

THE POSIES DUO SHOW FEATURING KEN STRINGFELLOW AND JON AUER: 8 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $21. 360734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

THE WINGMEN: 9 p.m., Winner’s Lounge, The Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

KY BURT BAND: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

BATCHELOR NO. 4: 8:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360-766-6266 or theoldedison.com.

AIRPORT STRANGERS: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805 or aneliaskitchenandstage.com.

SOUTH END STRING BAND: 7 p.m., Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27130 102nd Ave NW, Stanwood. Suggested donation $15. sahsfncc.org/?page_id=11.

STEEL COUNTY: 8:30 p.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-4226411.

THE DAVANOS: 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $8. 425-7375144, 360-629-6500 or locobillys.com.

Sunday.3

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

DAYMARK: 7 p.m., Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. $20-$25. celticarts.org.

Wednesday.6 200 TRIO: 7 p.m., Sylvia Center for the Arts, 207 Prospect St., Bellingham.

DAVE LERVIK: 9 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360293-2544 or brownlantern.com.

TIME3JAZZ: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

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ANDY COE BAND: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 State St., Bellingham. $8. 360-770-1067 or shakedownbellingham.com.

WHISKEY FEVER: 8 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham.

360-746-8733 or wildbuffalo.net.

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GET INVOLVED

ART

CALL TO ARTISTS: The Jansen Art Center is now accepting submissions for the 2019 Spring Juried Exhibit until midnight Monday, Feb. 11.

There is a $30 submission fee for up to five works.

Submit: jansenartcenter. org/exhibits/submit-yourart/ CALL TO ARTISTS: The City of Anacortes is looking for entries for the third annual eightmonth outdoor sculpture exhibition. Sculptures must withstand outdoor conditions. Information: anacorteswa.gov.

POETRY CONTEST: The Sue C. Boynton Poetry contest will accept single-poem submissions from Whatcom County residents during the month of March.

Winners will be invited to read their poems at an awards ceremony at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris Ave., Bellingham. Information: boyntonpoetrycontest. wordpress.com.

ART CLASSES

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

Prices include all classes in a series. n Drawing Two: 9 a.m. to noon Fridays, Feb. 15-March 8. $150. n Intro to Expressive Painting: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturdays, Feb. 16-March 9. $150. n Mosaics in Vintage China and Stained Glass: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 2 and 9. $95.

TRI DEE ARTS WORK-

SHOPS: Art classes on a variety of topics are available at Tri Dee Arts, 215 S 1st St., Mount Vernon. trideearts.com.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUILT AND FIBER ARTS MUSEUM: Varied exhibits and classes are available to the public at 703 S. Second St., La Conner. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission: $7, $5 students and military, free for members and children ages 11 and under. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.org. n Fiber Fridays: bring any type of fiber art project, quilting, knitting, embellishing, etc., to work on while visiting with other fiber artists from 9 a.m. to noon every Friday. Free and open to all.

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

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

For information and a complete schedule: 360678-3396 or pacificnorthwestartschool.com.

DAKOTA: Dakota Art Center offers a variety of art classes and workshops at 17873 Highway 536, Mount Vernon. 360-4166556, ext. 5, or dakotaartcenter.com.

Boundary Bay celebrates “Groundhog Day”

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

BELLINGHAM — It is once again time for a marmot to decide what season it is, and what better way to celebrate than by watching “Groundhog Day.” Boundary Bay Brewery, 1103 Railroad Ave., will host a special screening on Saturday, Feb. 2, in its Mountain Room.

The room opens up at 6 p.m. and the movie starts at 6:30 p.m. Entrance fee is $5 and attendees must be over 21.

STANWOOD CAMANO ARTS GUILD: A Guilded Gallery, 8700 271st St. NW, Stanwood, offers a variety of art classes and workshops. 360-629-2787 or stanwoodcamanoarts. com.

held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, and 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Anacortes Community Theatre annex, 1020 11th St., Anacortes. The cast features four women and one man.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

AUDITIONS

CALL FOR DIRECTORS AND PLAYS: Whidbey Island Playhouse is seeking seasoned directors for the 2019-20 season. Visit whidbeyislandplayhouse.com for more details or email kevinwm.meyer@gmail. com with questions.

”SHE LOVES ME”: Auditions for the Whidbey Playhouse’s production of the comedy “She Loves Me” will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 3-4, at the Star Studio, 730 SE Midway Boulevard, Oak Harbor.

To schedule a 10-minute audtion, contact Gaye: whidbey995@comcast. net. whidbeyplayhouse. org.

“SILENT SKY”: Auditions for “Silent Sky,” a drama about Henrietta Leavitt, an astronomer who went to work for Harvard in 1898, will be

BOOKS

SILENT BOOK CLUB: Share a book you have read and silently read another at 4 p.m. on the first Monday of each Month at Pelican Bay Books, 520 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

GREAT BOOKS READ-

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

POETRY OPEN MIC: The Anacortes Poetry Group meets the second Saturday of the month for poetry open mics at 7 p.m. in the Anacortes Public Library meeting room, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Poets, songwriters, acoustic musicians, storytellers, a capella singers all welcome.

THE DOGS IN THE NIGHTTIME: The Anacortes Sherlock Holmes Society meets at 5 p.m. the first Monday of each month at Village Pizza, 807 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

DANCE

BEGINNING CLOGGING LESSONS: 11 a.m.

Saturdays, until April 27, at The Cloggin’ Place, 14641 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. $20 for 10 lessons. cloggingdanceclassesmountvernonwas. com.

BEGINNING LINE DANCING: 7 to 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 360755-9649.

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

Learn to folk dance to a

variety of international music. 7-9:30 p.m. First session free, $5 thereafter.

No partners needed. Gary or Ginny, 360-766-6866.

SCOTTISH DANCING: Bellingham Scottish Country Dancers meet from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

Wednesdays at the Fairhaven Library auditorium (upstairs), 1117 12th St., Bellingham. Wear comfortable clothes and softsoled shoes without heels. $8 per class. For information, call Mary Anderson at 360-933-1779 or visit bellinghamscd.org.

SCOTTISH HIGHLAND AND IRISH STEP DANCE: The Clan Heather Dancers offer year-round Scottish Highland and Irish step dance classes in Bellingham, Everett and Mount Vernon. clanheather.com.

THURSDAY DANCING: Dance to the The Skippers or Good Vibrations from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Thursdays at Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. 360-4245696.

MUSIC

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.

MUSIC LESSONS: Three professional instructors at the Peterson Conservatory of Music & Arts, 314 S Section St., Mount Vernon, are offering a variety of classes for music students from youth aged 6-10 ($10) to ages 11 to adult ($40-50). pcmusical.org.

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Sensational Song and Dance!

HOT TICKETS DIERKS BENTLEY: Feb. 1, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or livenation. com. ”ROCK OF AGES”: Feb. 1-24, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle. 206-625-1900 or 5thavenue.org.

KISS: Feb. 2, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-7453000, livenation.com or kissonline.com.

JOSEPHINE COUNTY: Feb. 3, Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, Snohomish. thumbnailtheater.org.

JAMES HUNTER SIX: Feb. 5-6, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

REVEREND HORTON HEAT, BIG SANDY, VOODOO GLOW SKULLS: Feb. 6-8, Tractor Tavern, Seattle.

206-789-3599 or tractortavern.com.

MANHATTAN TRANSFER: Feb. 7-10, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

MICHELLE OBAMA: Feb. 8, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND: Feb.

9, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE: Feb. 10-11, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

RONAN FARROW: Feb. 11, McCaw Hall, Seattle. 844827-8188 or uniquelives. com.

DELFONICS FEATURING GREG HILL: Feb. 12-13, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

MINDI ABAIR & THE BONESHAKERS: Feb. 1417, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

THE BAD PLUS: Feb. 19-20, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

ARTURO SANDOVAL: Feb. 21-24, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

SINNE EEEG: Feb. 25, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

TERENCE BLANCHARD, E-COLLECTIVE: Feb. 2627, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley,

Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

JOEY ALEXANDER: Feb. 28-March 3, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

JOE LOVANO TRIO TAPESTRY: March 12-13, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

NICK MASON: March 13, Paramount Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

CATHERINE RUSSELL: March 14-17, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

SARAH BRIGHTMAN: March 16, Paramount Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

AZIZ ANSARI: March 19, Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

ANTONIO SANCHEZ AND MIGRATION: March 19-20, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

VICTOR WOOTEN: March 21-24, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

MBT turns into a London pub with sing-alongs, incredible dance and even the reigning BBC UK poetry slam champion!

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DRAMATIC FUSION OF DANCE, MARTIAL ARTS AND ACROBATICS!

As seen on NBC’s Dancing With the Stars

The surreal world of ‘Almost, Maine’

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

BELLINGHAM — The residents of Almost, Maine, live in a surreal world where love and loss affect them in equal measure.

Showings of “Almost, Maine” run from Feb. 1-17.

The Bellingham Theatre Guild production is a series of short plays where each one features new characters in the town of Almost.

Tickets are $8-$14.

Evening showtimes are at 7:30 p.m. with matinees at 2 p.m. at the guild, 1600 H St., Bellingham. For the complete schedule, visit bellinghamtheatreguild.com.

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*Plus applicable fees. Mount Baker Theatre is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the performing arts.

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TRAVEL

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

Elevating the winter getaway

By LYNN

O’ROURKE HAYES

FamilyTravel.com

Whether you are bunny-slope bound or headed for the back bowls, these five family-friendly ski resorts are sure to elevate your winter getaway.

1. VAIL, COLO. With more than 5,200 acres of legendary terrain to challenge snow enthusiasts at every level, this high mountain hot spot combines history, luxury and adventure in one destination. Access extraordinary beginner

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terrain or head straight to the challenging back bowls for a powder-fueled adventure.

Families can convene at Adventure Ridge, where views of the surrounding Gore and Sawatch ranges serve as backdrop for an afternoon or evening spent tubing, riding junior snowmobiles, snowshoeing, zip lining or careening on snow bikes. Stay at the town’s first hotel, The Lodge at Vail, an alpine-style inn, located in Vail Village and just steps from Gondola One. Compare notes on the day’s adventures in the outdoor, fireside apre setting where cocktails, hot cocoa and s’mores are popular, Questions?

Just ask Emma. New this year, the world’s first digital mountain assistant can advise guests on available terrain and lift-line wait times as well as delivering the day’s skier stats. vail.com; lodgeatvail. com; emmaisepic.com 2. KEYSTONE, COLO. Spend your snowy 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 upfront parking reserved for families, to the scores 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 3. SANTA FE, N.M. Head to this capital city in the Sangre de Cristo mountains to take advantage of family-friendly offers that include discounted hotel packages and free admission for kids to some of Santa Fe’s best attractions. During March, kids ski free on Wednesdays at Ski Santa Fe, a world-class area offering terrain for the most adventuresome powder hounds as well as groomers, glade skiing and a freestyle terrain park. Other offers, available through April 21, include free admission to hands-on classes, scavenger hunts, museums, climbing walls and chocolate factory tours. skisantafe.com; santafe. org 4. WHITEFISH, MONT. A well-kept secret, the Whitefish Mountain Resort is a family-friendly gem, offering ski and board lessons for multiple age groups and skill levels. Open since

1947, when outdoor enthusiasts accessed the slopes via a T-Bar, the resort remains a place where families can avoid excessive crowds and enjoy the extraordinary scenery found in Northwestern Montana. Take a day off from the steeps to explore neighboring Glacier National Park on nordic skis or snowshoes. skiwhitefish.com; visitmontana.com 5. SMUGGLERS’ NOTCH, VT. This New England resort is committed to making family vacations just that — a vacation for every member of the family. All-day children’s programs are an option for those parents who want their kids to learn to ski or board in small groups of similar ages and skills.

There are first-timer programs and multiple ways for teens to enjoy the mountain by day and to take part in dodge ball and ping pong tournaments, laser tag, dance parties and teen jeopardy when not shredding on the mountain. The resort also offers an extensive adaptive program, providing therapeutic recreation for children and adults of all abilities. smuggs.com – Lynn O’Rourke Hayes (www.LOHayes.com) is an author, family travel expert and enthusiastic explorer. Gather more travel intel on Twitter @ lohayes, Facebook, or via FamilyTravel.com

Local travel briefs OUTDOOR ADVENTURES: Skagit Guided Adventures offers a variety of birding tours daily through March in the Skagit Valley and surrounding areas. Reservations required: 360-474-7479 SKAGIT SENIOR TOURS: Skagit Guided Adventures offers a variety of local nature and hiking day tours for seniors.

Reservations required: 360-474-7479.

SKAGIT GUIDED ADVENTURES: Offers a variety of local nature and hiking day tours. 360-474-7479.

WHATCOM SENIOR TOURS: Sign up by calling 360-7334030, ext. 1015, or visiting the tour office at 315 Halleck St., Bellingham.

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. 360336-6215.

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 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. 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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7:30 P.M. FRIDAY, FEB. 1 The event will feature three Pacific Northwest performers: The Sky Colony: Since the Cascadian indie folk rock group’s formation in 2012, the story behind their sound has organically grown into one of personal empowerment and discovery.

Joshua Clauson: Clauson began experimenting with a variety of genres, mixing jam, funk, rock and soul with work beats and African drums. The

result was Flowmotion, a Seattle-based group that performed for well over a decade. During a hiatus from the band, Clauson recorded a collection of self-written acoustic tunes and released a self-titled album.

Lizzie Weber: Weber traveled to Iceland last March to collaborate with the Academy Award-winning artist Marketa Irglova; together they recorded two songs, “River” and “Free Floating,” released in November and described

by Glide Magazine as “a quiet folk song with an-

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gelic harmonies and lush instrumentation that swells into a dramatic, beautiful soundscape.”

This release comes after Lizzie’s EP, “You.” $20 advance, $25 day of show

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Even in a business that is rife with unique and interesting stories, the tale of Morglbl has more than its share of eyebrow-raising qualities.

The French trio celebrated its 20th year in 2018, and if its new album “The Story Of Scott Rötti” is any indication, the band keeps getting more and more innovative and imaginative.

Morglbl’s music defies a simple description, but that is one of the band’s many charms. The trio (guitarist Christophe Godin, bassist Ivan Rougny, drummer Aurélien Ouzoulias) possesses offthe-charts chops, but they temper the flame-throwing with taste and restraint.

Godin deftly combines a grand sense of soaring melodies with sledgehammer riffs (“Anarchytektür”) and ripping legato solos (on “Les Légions Du Rhum,” among others.). The Steve Vai influence is strong in this one, with obvious nods to Frank Zappa and Guthrie Govan and their wry sense of humor.

Upon initial listenings, there is the sense that Morglbl takes comfort in the fact that they don’t feel the need to burn the house down in every measure. Unlike some

instrumental groups that have the gall to combine elements of metal, jazz, blues and soul, Morglbl isn’t afraid to be a bit tender — “Dar Vädim,” for example, during which Godin lays down a deceptively simple main riff that leads to a couple of sections of ripping shredfest.

The surprises are many: “La Lèpre À Elise” opens with a startlingly simple guitar/bass line, but the airy synth-type line that serves as the eventual main motif gives way at the 1:40 mark to a crunchy droptuned staccato section that wouldn’t be out of place on a tech-death workout from Archspire or Revocation.

“Panzer Kökötier” has a almost-samba feel that brings to mind Steve Smith & Vital Information’s better days, until a blistering harmonized guitar line veers quickly back into Vai territory; and “Prog Töllög” is a fretless-bass funk workout that could have been a twisted outtake from the late, great Tribal Tech.

“The Story Of Scott Rötti” is state of the art when it comes to instrumental progressive music — although that description is woefully inadequate given all that this album brings. You can’t simply ask for more than chops, songs, and an album that surprises with every change of direction it so skillfully takes.

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MOVIES

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MINI REVIEWS

A thriller that entertains, challenges

By RICHARD ROEPER Chicago Sun-Times

My first thought after seeing “Serenity” was: Can’t wait to see it again.

I’m keen to return to the beginning and see how the fascinating, Rubik’s Cube of a plot was assembled; were certain clues and hints dropped along the way?

Writer-director Steven Knight’s “Serenity” is a 21st-century neo-noir mystery with echoes of 1980s thrillers such as “Jagged Edge,” “Body Heat,” “Eyewitness,” “Dead Calm” and “Fatal Attraction.” (Even the main poster for “Serenity” is reminiscent of the posters for “Jagged Edge” and “Fatal Attraction.”)

A perfectly cast Matthew McConaughey spends much of the movie shirtless and soaking wet playing one Baker Dill, a fishing boat captain scraping out a living on Plymouth Island, a remote slice of tropical paradise in the middle of nowhere.

Baker has an Ahab-level obsession with reeling in a legendary, some say mythical tuna he has named “Justice.” The 600-pound sharks and the lucrative swordfish Baker catches are child’s play compared to the mighty tuna, who has muscled free from Baker’s line three times now.

Wait. Make that four.

Plymouth Island is tiny, with only one bar and only one cop, and a small group of locals who know everybody else’s businesses.

Every time Baker walks into the bar or the local bait shop, he’s hit with an earful of (frighteningly accurate) gossip about what he’s been up to and what he’s got

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Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway star in “Serenity.”

going on. Even the local morning radio guy seems to be speaking almost directly to Baker.

Writer-director Knight does a beautiful job of letting us get to know Baker, a decorated war veteran who is haunted by dreams (or are they visions?) of his young son, Patrick, whom he hasn’t seen in years, and various locals including the lovely Constance (Diane Lane), who knows Baker will most likely come calling when he’s tapped out, and doesn’t mind handing him a wad of post-coital cash, and Baker’s first mate Duke (Djimon Hounsou), a man of deep faith who takes it seriously when Baker tells him to please help him resist temptation.

Desperate for cash and feeling increasingly lost and without purpose, Baker is drowning his issues one night when a blonde dressed as if she’s seen “Casablanca” one too many times sashays in.

This is Karen (Anne Hathaway), Baker’s ex-wife, who left Baker 10 years ago and is remarried to a connected guy with a mean temper.

“You were right, I was wrong,” Karen tells Baker.

Karen says her husband regularly abuses her. She says Patrick spends nearly every hour locked away in his room, fixated on his computer, trying to drown out the sounds of the monster down the hall.

Karen knows Baker is broke and lost. She knows he still has a special connection with their son.

Karen has a plan. She has arranged a fishing excursion for her husband, who will be arriving shortly.

(Baker fell off the grid and changed his name years ago, so it’s not as if Karen’s husband will know this guy was once married to his wife.)

If Baker kills the husband, he will have saved Karen and his son. And she’ll pay him $10 million.

“I know you have a special connection to our son,” says Karen. She’s not wrong. There are times when it appears as if Baker and Patrick have some kind of telepathic link.

Oh, and by the way, as if things couldn’t get more complicated, there’s a little bespectacled guy in a suit who is clutching a briefcase as if his life depended on it and is forever chasing after Baker, who for a long

time stays a step ahead of this weird and intense little dude. What’s that all about?

How in the world does this guy connect to the story?

McConaughey’s performance becomes more impressive with each scene, as Baker agonizes over the proposition, and begins to question not only his place in the world, but his memories — especially after the war in Iraq effed him up, as he puts it.

At first it appears as if Hathaway is overdoing it with the femme fatale routine, but when she’s required to switch gears she does so seamlessly, leaving us wondering just what Karen is really up to and where her loyalties truly lie.

Karen’s husband, Frank (the always solid Jason Clarke), shows up on Plymouth Island looking like he’s dressed for a movie mobster con — expensive loafers, flashy clothes, gleaming jewelry — and is so grotesquely evil, we’d certainly root for any shark that might happen upon Frank should he “fall” into the water.

But even if it’s justified, murder is murder, as Duke reminds Baker, and there’s a heaven and a hell, and what we do in this life will have consequences in the next life.

The spiritual angle in “Serenity” is just one of the many elements making this one of the most ambitious, one of the most challenging, and one of the most entertaining thrillers in recent years.

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Compiled from news services.

Ratings are 1 to 4 stars.

“An Acceptable Loss” — The architect of a brutal U.S. military strike on Syria (Tika Sumpter) gets a hostile reception at her new academic job. This is a B-movie with some A-level acting, particularly by Sumpter and Jamie Lee Curtis as the take-no-prisoners vice president, whose thirst for war is all-consuming. Thriller, R, 102 minutes. HHH “Egg” — With a piercingly sharp screenplay that has echoes of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” this is a whipsmart social satire about two couples hurling verbal daggers about their differing views on parenthood. Comedy, not rated, 90 minutes. HHH “Don’t Come Back From the Moon” — Small things transpire and life-changing events happen in a broken-down California resort town where fathers have a way of disappearing. From its opening moments through its pitch-perfect closing notes, this is a stunning and stark and beautiful thing to behold. Drama, not rated, 82 minutes. HHH½ “Canal Street” — Just days after a transplanted black teen enrolls in an elite suburban high school, a classmate is killed and he is suspected of murder. It’s a work of fiction, but it contains so many recognizable situations and characters, it rings as true as a documentary. Drama, PG-13, 89 minutes. HHH½ “Glass” — M. Night Shyamalan’s jigsaw puzzle of a trilogy that began with “Unbreakable” and “Split” ends in disappointment with this underwhelming, half-baked, slightly sour and even off-putting finale. Despite the game efforts of Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson and James McAvoy, the plot begins to crack early in the first act and shatters to pieces in the last moments. Sci-fi thriller, PG-13, 129 minutes. HH½ “The Upside” — Kevin Hart delivers a sincere and relatively low-key performance as a convict hired to assist a billionaire business genius (Bryan Cranston) paralyzed from the neck down. He and Cranston mesh well together, but the overlong story is stuffed with unnecessary and momentum-blocking detours. Comedy, PG-13, 125 minutes. HH “Stan & Ollie” — Thanks to the subtle brilliance of Steve Coogan as Stan Laurel and John C. Reilly as Oliver Hardy, even someone who’s never heard of the 1930s movie comedy duo likely would see how magical these two were together. This Hollywood biopic is sweet-natured, occasionally melancholy and thoroughly entertaining. Biopic, PG, 97 minutes. HHH “Vice” — This darkly funny, absurdist biopic of former Vice President Dick Cheney places him in a spotlight that continually changes colors and tones but is almost never flattering. In the title role, Christian Bale nails the impression, but there are times when it feels like he’s playing to the audience instead of genuinely interacting with other people in the room. Comedy biography, R, 132 minutes.

HHH “On the Basis of Sex” — This is a well-intentioned and occasionally inspirational but mostly flat “origins story” about Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s nascent career and her lifelong love affair with her husband, Marty. The British actress Felicity Jones never seems particularly well-suited for the role of the future Supreme Court justice. Biography, PG-13, 120 minutes. HH

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MOVIES “If Beale Street Could Talk” — Based on a novel by James Baldwin and adapted

by Barry Jenkins (“Moonlight”), this gripping movie — a timeless romance, a social commentary and more — features some of the most artfully crafted dialogue and some of the finest performances of any movie this year. Newcomer KiKi Layne makes a spectacular screen debut as a teen in love with a man (Stephan James) falsely accused of rape. Drama, R, 119 minutes. HHHH “Bird Box” — In this gripping apocalyptic thriller, Sandra Bullock delivers one of her best performances as a blunt and blindfolded woman seeking sanctuary from a mysterious force that turns deadly once it’s seen.

Sci-fi thriller, R, 124 minutes.

HHH½ “Second Act” — Denied a promotion because of her lack of education, a top-

notch retail worker (Jennifer Lopez) moves on to a cushier job with help from a doctored resume. It’s as though somebody found a forgotten print of a long-lost J. Lo comedy from 2002, dusted it off and presented it as a 2018 release. Comedy, PG-13, 104 minutes. HH “Welcome to Marwen” — Leave it to Steve Carell to deliver a subtle, layered, empathetic and memorable portrayal of both a brain-damaged artist and his alter ego, a soldier action figure waging World War II among other dolls in his backyard. Although Mark’s world springs from darkness, there’s something profoundly uplifting and inspirational about the movie, and the man who inspired it. Biography, PG-13, 116 minutes.

HHH½ “Aquaman” — The saving grace of this reasonably entertaining and sometimes truly

At area theaters ANACORTES CINEMAS Feb. 1-7 The Upside (PG-13): 1:25 Vice (R): Friday-Saturday: 1:00, 4:10, 6:30, 9:25; Sunday-Thursday: 1:00, 4:10, 6:30 The Favourite (R): Friday-Saturday: 3:50, 7:00, 9:45; Sunday-Monday: 3:50, 7:00; Tuesday: 3:50, 6:45, 9:45; Wednesday-Thursday: 3:50, 7:00 Green Book (PG-13): Friday: 1:10, 4:00, 6:45, 9:35; Saturday: 4:00, 6:45, 9:35; SundayMonday: 1:10, 4:00, 6:45; Tuesday: 1:10, 4:00; Wednesday: 1:10, 4:00, 6:45; Thursday: 1:10, 4:00 Legend of the Demon Cat (Kûkai) (NR): Tuesday: 7:00 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (PG): Thursday: 6:45 The Metropolitan Opera: Carmen (NR): Saturday: 9:55 a.m.

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ridiculous origin story is that everyone seems to get the sheer, waterlogged lunacy of the concept, so why not have fun with it? As the fish-man, Jason Momoa has the phys-

CONCRETE THEATRE Feb. 1-3 A Dog’s Way Home (PG): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 5 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 5 p.m.

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Vice (R): Friday-Saturday: 1:00, 9:35; 360-675-5667 Sunday-Tuesday: 1:00; Thursday: 1:00 The Favourite (R): Friday-Tuesday: 3:55, OAK HARBOR CINEMAS 6:40; Thursday: 3:55, 6:40 360-279-2226 Green Book (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 12:40, 3:30, 6:30, 9:25; Sunday-Tuesday: CASCADE MALL THEATERS 12:40, 3:30, 6:30; Thursday: 12:40, 3:30, 6:30 Burlington Legend of the Demon Cat (Kûkai) (NR): For showings: amctheatres.com/showTuesday: 7:00 times/all/2017-06-23/amc-loews-cascadeThe LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (PG): mall-14/all Thursday: 7:00 360-629-0514

icality and the willingness to make himself look silly, and the natural charisma of a Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

Superhero action, PG-13, 143 minutes. HHH

“The Mule” — Clint Eastwood directs and stars as a 90-ish horticulturalist who takes a delivery job and later learns what he’s hauling is drugs. This isn’t close to be-

ing on a par with Eastwood’s past triumphs, but it’s an entertaining enough offbeat crime story featuring an amazing cast. Crime comedy/ drama, R, 116 minutes. HHH

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