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Skagit Valley Herald Thursday July 10, 2014

This Weekend

On Stage

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Skagit Valley Highland Games and Celtic Festival celebrates 20 years

Polecat plays the Eagle Haven Winery in Sedro-Woolley on Friday night

Music: Chicago, Judas Priest Video Games: “Tomodachi Life”

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Bad Words”: It’s singer who moves back to St. Louis to time to break out Upcoming preach at his father’s the thesaurus to find movie releases church is an uneven enough adjectives to Following is a partial comedy. Cedric gives describe this comedy, schedule of coming movies the series a fun energy which has an adult on DVD. Release dates are and John Beasley, (Jason Bateman) comsubject to change: who plays his father, peting in a spelling bee JULY 15 anchors the show. for elementary school The Face of Love But Niecy Nash students. We’ll go with Open Grave doesn’t quite fit playthis: The film is splenRio 2 Under the Skin ing the preacher’s diferous. wife. Those problems Bateman also shows JULY 22 do get ironed out in great skill as a direcAll Cheerleaders Die later episodes but are tor as he mixes in light The Angriest Man in Brooklyn very problematic in Blue Ruin moments to keep the Cesar Chavez the first season. movie from collapsDom Hemingway “Prisoners of War: ing into a black hole Heaven Is for Real Season One”: Three of comedy. His pacing Make Your Move Israeli soldiers held Red Wing is just right to make Sabotage captive for 17 years try the stagnant world of Single Moms Club to rebuild their lives. a spelling bee come Transcendence “Jodorowsky’s across as exciting. He Dune”: A look at AleJULY 29 also allows the supCuban Fury jandro Jodorowsky’s porting cast to shine. Half of a Yellow Sun doomed attempt to For a novice direcLullaby film Frank Herbert’s tor, Bateman shows Noah “Dune.” The Other Woman tremendous courage by The Protector 2 “Wings: Sky Force selecting this as his feaHeroes”: Ace (Josh ture film debut. When a n McClatchy-Tribune News Duhamel) is a heroic Service film wades so deep into pilot seeking redemppolitical incorrectness, tion in this animated there is a good chance offering. of getting in over your “The Raid 2”: Cop goes undercover head. to work with a powerful criminal. Bateman, though, has a knack for “Lake Placid”: The horror film stargood story-telling and making it OK to ring Bill Pullman is now on Blu-ray. laugh at the most improper situations. “Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot “LeWeek-End”: This senior citizen One Ranger”: Two-hour premiere epianswer to “Before Midnight” follows sode that launched the Chuck Norris an aging married couple who make a series. weekend trip to Paris to look for the “Kid Cannabis”: Lives of losers are love and passion that brought them changed when they start trafficking together 30 years ago. Life has taken marijuana. its toll on their romance and now the “Stage Fright”: Young actress learns pair seek signs of emotional sanity in a that auditions can be deadly. world that’s rapidly deteriorating. “Don Peyote”: Mid-life crisis sends a Nick (Jim Broadbent) adores Meg stoner on the drug trip of a lifetime. (Lindsay Duncan) and wants to show “Southern Comfort”: The 1981 Walher through the trip. Instead, the couple ter Hill film starring Powers Boothe reveal how they feel about each other, and Peter Coyote is now on Blu-ray. their future and their place as parents. “The Class of ‘92”: Documentary Director Roger Michell shows complete about six working-class boys who find trust in Broadbent and Duncan, who soccer fame. give the script by Hanif Kureishi the “Hunting the Legend”: Three friends emotional spark needed to hold the look for the truth behind a mythical audience’s attention. Broadbent and beast. Duncan are so good that they make the “Hidden Kingdoms”: A look at the tale of love and marriage feel timeless. unique and unexplored miniature world “The Soul Man: The Complete First of the planet’s smaller heroes. Season”: The cable series starring Cedn Rick Bentley, Fresno Bee ric “The Entertainer” as a Las Vegas

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Get Involved........................................ 6 Hot Tickets.......................................... 7 On Stage, Tuning Up........................8-9 Movie Listings, Reviews..............10-11 At the Lincoln.................................... 11 Music, Video Game Reviews............ 12 Travel Briefs....................................... 13 Out & About.................................14-15 ON THE COVER: Bjorn A. Whitney (from left), Akilah Williams and Christopher C. Cariker are featured in “Much Ado About Nothing,” one of two plays produced this summer by Shakespeare Northwest as part of the 2014 Skagit River Shakespeare Festival. Craig Parrish / Skagit Valley Herald

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ON STAGE

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Performers in “Much Ado About Nothing,” one of two plays produced this summer by Shakespeare Northwest as part of the 2014 Skagit River Shakespeare Festival, include (from left): Bjorn A. Whitney and Lydia Randall; Trey Hatch (left) and Danny Herter; and Claire Hardt Andrews (left) and Cassandra Leon.

‘Much Ado’ and ‘Macbeth’ featured in Skagit River Shakespeare Festival 2014 Skagit River Shakespeare Festival When: July 10-Aug. 16 “Macbeth”: 7 p.m. July 10-11, 17, 19, 25-26, Aug. 1, 7, 9, 15; 2 p.m. Aug. 3 “Much Ado About Nothing”: 7 p.m. July 12, 18, 24, 31, Aug. 2, 8, 14, 16; 2 p.m. July 20, Aug. 10; 1 p.m. July 26 Where: Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon Tickets: $12, $10 with student ID; $30 family (2 adults, 2 children) Information: 206-317-3023, shakesnw.org

for 2014, including upgrading the walking paths and installing electrical power. Shakespeare Northwest presents its Both “Macbeth” and “Much Ado” run ambitious annual summer Skagit River several times until Aug. 16, and the performShakespeare Festival, starting this week with ers will also take the show on the road; “Macbeth” and “Much Ado About Nothing.” upcoming performances are scheduled for The company’s home stage is the Rexville- Seattle, and in Mount Vernon at this weekBlackrock Amphitheatre at 19299 Rexville end’s Highland Games and at Baker Park in Grange Road on the way to La Conner. It’s August. a truly unique venue, as the space has been Also, on Saturday, July 26, it’s “Iron Man” literally carved out of a rocky hill in the day, as both plays and “To Be Or Not TV 2” countryside. Improvements have been made will be performed, beginning at 1 p.m. Skagit Valley Herald staff

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MUSIC By JOHN J. MOSER The (Allentown, Pa.) Morning Call

Foreigner, the rock band that sold 35 million albums from 197787 to make it one of the top 50 best-selling acts of all time, has hit the road again this summer, continuing a touring schedule that hasn’t slowed down since its heyday. This time, the group has joined with Styx, which also had its heyday in the 1970s and ’80s, in a tour called The Soundtrack of Summer. What is it about Foreigner that gives it such a following, more than 25 years after its last Top 40 hit? “You know, I think it’s just great songs,” says Jeff Pilson, a former member of Dokken and Dio who became Foreigner’s bassist in 2004. “Timeless songs that resonate with people, and the songs that still mean something to people today. “The power of a great song is pretty eternal, and I think we are beneficiaries of having great songs.” Foreigner unquestionably has great songs — nine that made the Top 10 in that decade, including the platinum hits “Double Vision,” “Jukebox Hero” and the 1984 chart-topper “I Want to Know What Love Is,” and the gold singles “Feels Like the First Time,” “Hot Blooded” and “Cold as Ice.” The group has undergone multiple personnel changes that have left it with just one original member — guitarist Mick Jones, 69, whose health problems in recent years had kept him off the road for long stretches. Original singer Lou Gramm left in 2003; current singer Kelly Hansen joined in 2005. Pilson says Jones’ health has improved and he tours with the band, though he doesn’t play every show. “His health is fine, he’s all good,” Pilson says. “It’s just not recommended that he do all the shows. We have a little more grueling schedule, I think, than is necessary for him. But all is good, his health is great. He’s in great spirits, he’s playing great.” The nights Jones doesn’t play, guitarist Bruce Watson fills in, and the nights Jones plays, “then we

even talking about it till after this Soundtrack of Summer Tour. “The last record, we had to record a lot of it on the road; we’ll probably have to do the same for this next one. But still — you don’t want to let anything slide just because you’re having to do it that way. And it’s a little trickier — it takes a little more time, a little more care. But as long as the product ends up the same, we’re happy.” Pilson says that also has prevented him from doing another project he’s wanted to do: a reunion of T&N, the hard rock band that consists of the classic Dokken lineup, minus Don Dokken. He says he and Dokken lead guitarist George Lynch “talk all the time — we’re very, very good friends.” “We had originally hoped to write over (last) winter, but then things got really crazy in the Foreigner world, and we ended up getting all these opportunities. We ended up doing ‘The Tonight Show,’” he says. He says Lynch also “is very busy” with his other hard rock band, KXM. “So all these things came along that almost made it impossible to do a T&N thing,” Pilson says. “So, yes, we’re going to do it someday. I just don’t know — we don’t have an exact date.” Jones and Gramm, who had an acrimonious split, shared the joy to be part of a new Foreigner stage together for the first time in n Aug. 1: Foreigner and Styx, record and I’m looking forward to Marymoor Park, Redmond. a decade when, a year ago, they doing another one.” were inducted into the Songwriters 888-929-7849 or AXS.com. That next one may be coming Hall of Fame. soon. Pilson says Foreigner hopes sen trading off the lead vocals on Asked the relationship between it. And it starts off acoustically, but Foreigner’s founders these days, to get back into the studio once then by the end of the song it gets Pilson said, “I know that it was the Soundtrack of Summer Tour electric, and then you have Don is done. very formal when they saw each Felder, Tommy Shaw and Mick “We’ve talked about it, yeah,” other — and Mick hadn’t seen Jones doing the solos.” he says. “Hopefully there will be him in, I guess, a couple years. You Part of what has kept Foreigner know, they still have business from some new music next year. That from doing more new albums is would be great.” time to time, so it’s not like they’re For the tour, Foreigner and Styx the fact that it tours so much, Pilcomplete strangers, but as far as I repackaged many of their hits in a son says. know, it’s pretty friendly and all is “We get asked about it a lot, collection named for the tour, and good.” so yeah, the interest is definitely even together recorded a version He says he wouldn’t rule out of The Eagles’ “Hotel California” there,” he says. “It kind of comes Gramm singing with the band down to, we tour so much of the with former Eagles guitarist Don again. year that to take the time to really Felder, the show’s opening act. “Ah, I don’t think he’d ever make a Foreigner record — which, be full time again, but you never “I was kind of responsible for there’s a high bar set for Forthat,” Pilson says. “So we have know, he might come by and sing a Don Felder, (Styx guitarist / vocal- eigner records. So to do that, it’s song here and there,” Pilson says. tricky. And that’s why we’re not ist) Tommy Shaw and Kelly Han“You never know.”

FOREIGNER

Band keeps moving with old hits, new lineup have three guitar players,” Pilson says. “And we work out different little parts and we get to give you a little bit of some special stuff.” There have been 25 members in Foreigner’s 38-year history. Pilson, who is the third longest-serving player, says he feels like “an old veteran.” The irony is that Pilson has been on just one Foreigner album, 2009’s “Can’t Slow Down,” because that’s the only disc of new material the band has released in 20 years. (It included one new song, “Save Me,” on the 2011 acoustic collection “Acoustique.”) “It’s funny how that isn’t a huge deal for me, just because I know that so much of the legacy is from the music that we’ve done, that the band has done before I was in it,” Pilson says. “But it was sure a

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THIS WEEKENDin the area ART BY THE BAY Enjoy art, music, food and more from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 12-13, at the Stanwood-Camano Fairgrounds, 6431 Pioneer Highway, Stanwood. The event will feature more than 100 juried artists and craftspeople from around the Northwest offering paintings, ceramics, glass, metalwork, photographs, drawings, fiber arts and other media. Enjoy music performances every hour, plants, food and more. Free admission. stanwoodcamanoarts.com.

KIDS-R-THE-BEST FEST The free

Highland Games The 20th annual Skagit Valley Highland Games and Celtic Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 12-13, at Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millet Road, Mount Vernon. Check out bagpipers, fiddlers, Highland dancing, caber tossing, sheepdog trials, arts and crafts, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities, vendors, a beer garden and whisky tent, Celtic food and lots more. One-day pass: $13 adults; $10 students, seniors and active military; $30 families or group of four ($7 each additional family member); free for Celtic Arts Foundation members and ages 4 and younger. Weekend pass: $18 adults; $14 students, seniors and active military; $40 families or group of four ($7 each additional family member). Additional parking and a free shuttle is available at the county parking lot at Kincaid and South Third streets. 360416-4934 or celticarts.org.

event for kids will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 12, at Storvik Park, 1110 32nd St., Anacortes. Enjoy giant inflatable bouncers, games, live entertainment, crafts and more. Free. Food will be available for purchase. 360-293-1918.

STANWOOD SUMMER CONCERTS The Stanwood Summer Concert series features free concerts from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturdays in downtown Stanwood. Next up: July 12: Blues Playground, Port Susan Farmers Market, 8825 Viking Way, East Stanwood. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. For information, contact Joane at 425-319-3102 or email jemsact@ hotmail.com.

FREE CELLO CONCERT Cellist Louie Richmond, accompanied by Judith Gordon, will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 13, at Country Meadow Village, 1501 Collins Road, Sedro-Woolley. Free. 360-856-0404.

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OPEN AUDITIONS: Whidbey Island Center for the Arts will hold open auditions for its 2014-15 theater season from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 11-12, at 565 Camano Ave., Langley. The five planned productions include “Into the Woods” by Stephen Sondheim; “A Christmas Story,” based on the stories of Jean Shepherd; “Other Desert Cities” by Jon Robin Baitz; “White Liars and Black Comedy” by Peter Shaffer; and “Emma,” adapted from Jane Austen by Michael Bloom. Participants should prepare two contrasting monologues. For information or to reserve a five-minute audition slot, call 360-221-8262 or email deanadun

MUSIC SECOND FRIDAY DRUM CIRCLE: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 11, Unity Church, 704 W. Division St., Mount Vernon. Shake off the energy of the week through drumming, songs, chants. Freewill donation. For information, email heatmiser@ inbox.com.

RECREATION KIDQUEST CAMPS: Burlington Parks and Recreation will host several summer camps for kids ages 6-14. Camps meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave. For information or to register, call 755-9649 or email recre ation@burlingtonwa.us.

Next up: Trails, Tails and Pails: Ages 7-12, July 28-31. Hike the Shadows of the Sentinels Trail and go for a trail ride, visit Lang’s Pony Farm and Forest Park Animal Farm, and use your water pail to splash your friends at the Willis Tucker, Forest Park Waterparks and Birch Bay Waterslides. $140. Register by July 23. All Ball: Ages 6-12, Aug. 11-14. Play lots of ball games, including bowling, bocce ball, basketball, sand volleyball and tennis. Learn how to juggle, then get in the kitchen and make popcorn balls. Enjoy some famous cheese balls at Coconut Kenny’s and end the week having a ball at Birch Bay Waterslides. $120. Register by Aug. 6. SUMMER ART CAMPS: Mount Vernon Parks

11th ANNUAL STUDIO TOUR Saturday, July 19 - Sunday, July 20 10 am to 6 pm 31 ARTISTS IN 18 STUDIOS www.skagitart.com

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and Recreation will host several art camps with instructor Julene Brogran at the Vaux Retreat Center at Bakerview Park, 3011 E. Fir St., Mount Vernon. No experience required. All supplies are included. Limited enrollment. For information or to register, call 360-336-6215, email mvparks@mountvernonwa. gov or stop by the Parks and Rec office at Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St. Art Camp for Kids: This introductory camp for ages 4 to 6 will meet from 8:45 to 10 a.m. Monday through Thursday, July 14-17. Participants will be introduced to the foundations of painting and drawing. The final day of camp will include an art show, providing a platform for the kids’ art achievements to be recognized, building confidence and self esteem in your young artist. $67-$69. Art Camp for Youth: Ages 7 to 15 will meet from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 2 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, July 14-17. Students will experience a variety of painting and drawing techniques as the instructor works with each student to suit his or her skill level and to encourage their own unique artistic style. Projects may include canvas paintings, chalk and oil pastels, watercolor paintings, 3-D art and more. An art show on the final day will showcase the young artists’ accomplishments. $94-$96. Adult Paint Party: These beginner art classes for ages 16 and older will introduce participants to a variety of fun painting techniques. Classes meet from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Fee per day: $34-$36. n Monday, July 14: Dreaming Sailboat. n Tuesday, July 15: Drinks and a Good Read.

n Wednesday, July 16: Botanical Abstract. SUMMER DAY CAMP: Kids entering grades K-6 can enjoy a variety of activities centered on each week’s theme from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays at Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Two days: $75. Four days: $115. Preregistration required: 360-336-6215 or mountvernonwa.gov/parks. July 14-17: Art Escapades: Learn how to use a variety of mediums to create works of art to display at the Children’s Art Festival on July 19. Includes a tour and art lesson at the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner. July 21-24: Sports Extravaganza: Spend time outdoors playing group games, including basketball, soccer, Frisbee, capture the flag and more. Finish the week with roller skating at Skagit Skate. July 28-31: Barnyard Palooza: Enjoy animalthemed crafts and games, line dancing and a visit to Sky Harvest Produce at Youngquist Farms to take a tour, help with a chore or two, pick berries and stop for ice cream on the way back. TRAIL TALES: Friends of Skagit Beaches will lead a series of informative walks along the Tommy Thompson Trail in Anacortes. For information, visit skagitbeaches.org. Next up: “Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserve: A Marine Treasure in Our Own Backyard”: 10 a.m. today at Fidalgo Bay Resort, 4701 Fidalgo Bay Road. Join Trail Tales docents and a DNR aquatic reserve specialist to learn about Fidalgo Bay’s protected marine treasures – its habitats and the abundant species. Walk

out to the old train trestle across the bay at low tide to glimpse the valuable eelgrass habitat and learn how the reserve is managed and protected for the benefit of wildlife and our enjoyment. BEACH NATURALISTS: Visitors to Washington Park Sunset Beach can talk to Beach Naturalists on selected days this summer and learn about the intertidal animals and lush seaweed they find along the shoreline. Look for naturalists trained through the Skagit Marine Resources Committee on the dates below or the schedule posted at the park office: n 9:30 a.m. to noon Friday, July 11. n 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 12. n 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 13. n 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, July 14. n 9:15 to 11:45 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9. n 9:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10. Beach Naturalists can be scheduled for a group visit by contacting MRC Salish Sea Stewards coordinator Nancy Olsen at nancy. skagitbeaches@gmail.com or Washington Park manager Bob Vaux at bobv@ cityofanacortes.org.

THEATER FREE ADULT ACTING CLASSES: Anacortes Community Theatre offers free acting classes for adults from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the third Saturday each month at 918 M Ave., Anacortes. Hosted by Nello Bottari, classes include scripted scenes and a variety of acting games, with a different topic each month. Each class is independent, so you don’t have to commit to every session. 360-840-0089 or acttheatre. com.

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HOT TICKETS BAD LUCK, SEQUOIA ENSEMBLE: July 10, Chapel Performance Space, Seattle. 206-547-6763 or earshot.org. SLIGHTLY STOOPID: with Stephen “Ragga” Marley: July 10, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS.com. BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA: July 11, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-3368955 or lincolntheatre.org. RINGO STARR & HIS ALL-STARR BAND: July 16, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. THE GO-GOs, PATTY SMYTH & SCANDAL, MARTHA DAVIS & THE MOTELS, CUTTING CREW, NAKED EYES featuring PETE BYRNE: July 17, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND: with The Wood Brothers: July 17, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS.com. THE AQUABATS: July 17, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com. LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND: July 18, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. MODEST MOUSE: July 18, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com. THE JOHN CONLEE SHOW (classic country): July 18-19, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit. com. ANACORTES UNKNOWN MUSIC SERIES, Vol. IV: July 18-20, Anacortes Unknown. anacortesunknown.com. WINTHROP RHYTHM & BLUES FESTIVAL: July 18-20, Blues Ranch, Winthrop. 800-422-3048 or winthroptickets.com. GOO GOO DOLLS & DAUGHTRY: July 19, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. JOURNEY, STEVE MILLER BAND: July 19, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com. CHEECH & CHONG, WAR: “Up in Smoke 2014”: July 19, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS.com. SAY ANYTHING: July 19, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com. JOAN BAEZ: July 20, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com. NETCAT, THE TIM VOLPICELLAMICHAEL MARCUS QUARTET: July 24, Chapel Performance Space, Seattle. 206547-6763 or earshot.org. CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE FESTIVAL OF JAZZ: with The Manhattan Transfer, Spyro Gyra, Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin, Jessy J: July 26, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticket master.com. MÖTLEY CRÜE: July 27, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com. CHRIS ISAAK: July 27, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. BEYONCÉ, JAY Z: “On The Run Tour”:

CHRIS ISAAK July 27, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster. com. July 30, Safeco Field, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com. GREGG BELISLE-CHI, TRIMTAB: July 31, Chapel Performance Space, Seattle. 206-547-6763 or earshot.org. FOREIGNER, STYX: Aug. 1, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS. com. SANTANA: Aug. 1, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com. NICKEL CREEK: Aug. 1, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. THE VOICE TOUR: Aug. 2, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS. com. AUSTIN MAHONE: Aug. 4, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS. com. SARA BAREILLES: Aug. 5, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS. com. ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN: Aug. 6, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com. CHVRCHES: Aug. 7, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com. LADY GAGA’S artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball: Aug. 8, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com. ARCADE FIRE: Aug. 8, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation. com. BRUNO MARS: Aug. 9, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com. ZZ TOP, JEFF BECK: Aug. 9, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. MAC KING (magic): Aug. 9, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com. 107.7 THE END’S SUMMER CAMP: Aug. 9, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888929-7849 or AXS.com. BROKEN BELLS: Aug. 10, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com. GROUPLOVE & PORTUGAL. THE MAN: Aug. 10, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888929-7849 or AXS.com.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area July 10-20

TUNING UP Playing at area venues July 10-17

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THEATER

Wayne Hayton: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360445-3000.

FRIDAY.11 Trish Hatley: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Friday.11 MUSIC

The Blind Boys of Alabama: 8 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $30-$55. 360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org. Willie McCallum (Highland bagpipes): 7:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church, 1511 E. Broadway St., Mount Vernon. $10 suggested donation. Proceeds will benefit the Celtic Arts Foundation’s new Littlefield Celtic Center. celticarts.org. Polecat (bluegrass, Americana): 7 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. Bring a chair or blanket for seating. $10 cover ($5 for wine club members). 360-856-6248 or eaglehavenwinery.com.

THEATER

“Macbeth”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org. “Why Torture is Wrong and the People Who Love Them” (comedy): Outcast Productions, 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theater, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $14-$18. brownpapertickets.com or outcast productions.net.

SATURDAY.12 ERIC BIBB 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $29. 360-445-3000.

FRIDAY.11 POLECAT 7 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. Bring a chair or blanket for seating. $10 cover ($5 for wine club members). 360-856-6248 or eaglehavenwinery.com.

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Friday.18

THEATER

“Why Torture is Wrong and the People Who Love Them” (comedy): Outcast Productions, 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theater, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $14-$18. brownpapertickets.com or outcast productions.net.

The Fenderbenders: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-4226411.

Kelly Shirey, Jake Sand: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

Unified Culture (reggae): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

El Colonel and Mary de la Fuente: 8:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., SedroWoolley. 360855-5111.

Jukebox Duo: 7 to 10 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360848-8882.

SATURDAY.12

Saturday.12 “Much Ado About Nothing”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org.

Darla Bradshaw Lobb & Walt Burkett: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360354-3600.

“Much Ado About Nothing”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org. “Why Torture is Wrong and the People Who Love Them” (comedy): Outcast Productions, 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theater, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $14-$18. brownpapertickets.com or outcast productions.net.

Ruvara Marimba Ensemble: 2:15 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. Free. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter. org.

THEATER

Eric Bibb (acoustic folk blues): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $29. 360-4453000. The Fenderbenders: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

Nitecrew (top 40): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448. Still Bill Band: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-7553956.

Adrian Xavier (reggae): 6 to 8:30 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. $8 cover. 360-293-3515. Hamilton/Cox: 5 to 8 p.m., Anderson’s General Store & Restaurant, 7885 Guemes Island Road, Guemes Island. 360-293-4548.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., SedroWoolley. 360-8555111.

Wolves in the Throne Room, Nommo Ogo, A God or an Other: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10-$12. 360-778-1067. Chris Eger Band: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. No cover. 360-766-6266.

Biagio Biondolillo (folk guitar): 6:30 to 8 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600. Jim Basnight Band: 9 p.m. to midnight, Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.

SUNDAY.13

“An Evening With Joan Baez”: 8 p.m., Mt. Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $49-$79. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

Nuages Quartet (gypsy jazz): 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

“Two Hearts in Harmony”: Ryan and Amie Smit in concert, 3 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. $10, $5 ages 12 and younger. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

Trish Hatley (jazz): 2 to 3 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. Free. 360-293-3515.

Bow Diddlers: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

Tyler Morgan Clarke: 5:30 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.

Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam Night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

Desperate Measures (classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. No cover. 360855-2263.

Blues/rock jam with CC Adams and Friends, special guest Chris Eger: 4 to 8 p.m., La Conner Pantry & Pub, 315 Morris St., La Conner. 360-466-4488.

THEATER

“Much Ado About Nothing”: Shakespeare Northwest, 2 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org. “Why Torture is Wrong and the People Who Love Them” (comedy): Outcast Productions, 2 p.m., Black Box Theater, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $14-$18. brownpapertickets.com or outcast productions.net.

WEDNESDAY.16

SATURDAY.12 JIM BASNIGHT BAND 9 p.m. to midnight, Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.

Little Joe Argo: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

THURSDAY.17 Trish and Hans and John Anderson (jazz): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Skip Williams & Robert “Goldtooth” Ray (jazz): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600.