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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK about her life eliminates “Gifted”: Any Upcoming any chance of the film production — whether rising about the level of it be a TV show or film movie releases standard cop drama.

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Instead she allows her to just stare off On the other end of the argument is blindly. And while Dawson gives it her Mary’s grandmother, Evelyn (Lindsey Duncan), who is certain Mary would be best shot, the film keeps falling back better off in an environment that would into hackneyed dialogue, plot points older than the pyramids and a pacing challenge her brilliant mind. Tom Flynn’s script is well-balanced as it presents that is so slow there’s time for a nap between dramatic pauses. valid arguments on both sides.

“The Boss Baby”: A young boy “Ghost in the Shell”: The live-acfeels threatened when a briefcase-cartion version of the manga series by rying baby arrives.

Masamune Shirow blends extreme “Black Butterfly”: Writer’s act of visual highs with some writing lows. kindness could be a deadly mistake.

If you only watch the film for the art Antonio Banderas stars. direction, it’s one of the most effective “Emerald City: Season One”: visually since the future world of “Blade Vincent D’Onofrio stars in this new Runner” was created in 1982. Serving version of the tales of the “Wizard of as a backdrop to the story is a cityscape Oz” that aired on NBC. that looks like an android’s dream.

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t’s the time of year to look to the skies again, as the 35th annual Concrete Vintage Fly-In will be held July 21-23.

The event draws a breathtaking array of aircraft — vintage, classic and unusual. Spectators and visitors have a unique opportunity to see the aircraft up close and personal.

The events begin officially at 9 a.m. Friday, July 21, but aircraft are expected to arrive in Concrete throughout the week. The festival is centered at Mears Field and the North Cascades Vintage Aircraft Museum at Hangar 6, 7879 South Superior Ave. There will be live music, a beer and wine garden hosted by Anacortes Brewery, free children’s activities, a pancake breakfast hosted by the Grassmere Fire Department, and food trucks, according to a news release. vintageaircraftmuseum.org/concrete-vintage-aircraft-fly-in

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OUT & ABOUT ART TEEN ART INTENSIVE, SESSION I: Ages 14 to 18, noon to 4 p.m. today, July 20, Museum of Northwest Art, 121 N. First St., La Conner. Free. The event is designed to allow young people to grow and develop their artistic practice, meet fellow artists and art professionals and explore art and environments of the Pacific Northwest. monamuseum.org/ event/teen-art-intensive-session-i.

THE GOOD STUFF: The Good Stuff Arts Gallery, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, presents a new show “Sunshine and Rainbows,” featuring the light and colors of the Northwest, through July. New artists are Steve Hill, pastels, and Ralph Bladt, watercolor. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. 360-755-3152 or thegoodstuff.com.

“LITTLE GEMS”: The Plein Air Washington Artists will host their “Little Gems” exhibit to the Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, until July 29. The second annual show will feature a juried exhibit of 70 small works of art in a variety of mediums.

SMITH AND VALLEE: Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison, is hosting a new show “PNW Contemporary Glass Invitational” until July 30. It features several renowned Northwest glass artists

and is a survey of work shown nationally and internationally. The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

BURLINGTON SUMMER NIGHTS

SAMISH ARTS FEST: The Samish Island Arts Fest will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, July 29, at 11272 Blue Heron Road. Forty-five artists will be showcasing etched glass, photography, wood, Raku and jewelry. There will also be Irish and acoustical music, a beer garden, locally sourced cuisine

by Corner Pub and a children’s activity booth.

Free admission. samishisland.net, ARTS AT THE PORT: Arts at the Port, held in conjunction with the Anacortes Arts Festival, will open at 6 p.m.

Saturday, July 29, and run daily through Aug. 6 (closed on July 30).

Based on the theme “Resonance,” it will include the Allen Family Focus Gallery showcasing invitational work of three Orcas Island artists and the juried exhibition featuring 39 regional artists selected

by Pablo Schugurensky, founder of META ARTE Artist Trust board president. An Emerging Artist Show will feature work from selected high school and college age artists. anacortesartsfestival. com.

ACME CREATIVE: ACME Creative, 705 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, welcomes guest curator Natalie Niblack during July. “Landscape in the Anthropocene” seeks to introduce viewers to the current geologic age. Artists

family-oriented event will feature a car show, outdoor market, raffle prizes, beer garden, DJ entertainment and a barbecue lunch. 360387-0222.

MUSIC AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC SERIES: The 12th annual American Roots Music Series at Deception Pass State Park on Whidbey Island will be held at 7 p.m. every Saturday in July at the park, 41020 Highway 20, Oak Harbor.

The concerts feature folk and traditional music representing a variety of communities from around the Pacific Northwest. Free admission. A Discover Pass is required for vehicle access to the park. n July 22: Squirrel Butter. n July 29: La Famille Léger.

Ranger and the Re-Arrangers will play the Burlington Summer Nights Concert Series on Friday, July 21, at the Burlington Visitor Center Downtown Amphitheater, 520 E. Fairhaven Ave. Activities will begin at 5 p.m., followed by the concert at 7 p.m. Free. 360-755-9649.

include Karen Hackenberg, Fred Holcomb, Mary Iverson, Molly Magai, Natalie Niblack, Ann Reid and Pieter Vanzanden.

MADRONA GROVE SCULPTURES: The exhibition, featuring 12 sculptures and presented by the Anacortes Arts Commission, occupies the madrona grove and surrounding areas near the Depot Arts & Community Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes.

CAR SHOW LYMAN CAR SHOW:

The 17th annual Car and Craft Show will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 22, in downtown Lyman. Vehicle registration will be from 8 a.m. to noon and is $15 per vehicle. The event will include a raffle, silent auction, craft booths and live music.

COLLECTORS CAR SHOW: The 26th annual Collectors Car Show and Outdoor Market will be held from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. The

OUTDOORS IN ANACORTES: The 2017 Heart of Anacortes outdoor concert series will be held during the summer the corner of Fourth Steet and O Avenue. Performances run 6 to 8 p.m.; admission is free and families are welcome. 360-293-3515 or heartofanacortes. com. n July 22: The Hoe and the Harrow. n July 29: SeaBear’s Diamond Anniversary Concert with Three-ish and Hamilton/Cox. n Aug. 12: Janie Cribbs and the T.Rust Band. n Aug. 19: 5 to 8 p.m., REFA Benefit Concert with The Walrus. n Aug. 26: Hot Damn Scandal. n Sept. 2: Stacy Jones Band.

EAGLE HAVEN MUSIC: The Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley, will present its 2017 Concerts in the Pavilion Series. Concerts begin at 7 p.m. 360-856-6248 or eaglehavenwinery. com. Next up: n July 22: Margaret Wilder Band. n Aug. 5: Austin Jenckes. n Sept. 9: Birdsview Bluegrass.

LA CONNER SOUNDS: The La Conner Live 2017 Sunday concert series features local and regional bands during the summer, with performances from 1 to 4 p.m. at Gilkey Square, Morris Avenue and First Street, in downtown La Conner. Free admission. lovelaconner.com/ featured/la-conner-live2017-concert-series. n July 23: Swingnuts. n July 30: The Naughty Blokes. n Aug. 6: Pioneer Highway. n Aug. 13: Local Youth Jazz Ensemble. n Aug. 20: Amigos Nobles. n Aug. 27: The Heebie Jeebies. n Sept. 3: CC Adams Band featuring Mary Ellen Lykins.

SUMMER JAMS: The Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham, will present the 2017 Blues, Brews and BBQ series with live music, microbrews on tap and an outdoor barbecue, at 5 p.m. each Thursday during the summer. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com/ featured/blues-brewsbbq. n July 20: The Atlantics.

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OUT & ABOUT n July 27: Naughty Blokes. n Aug. 3: Spaceband. n Aug. 10: Jasmine Greene. n Aug. 17: Chris Eger Band.

BURLINGTON SUMMER NIGHTS CONCERT SERIES: Held every Friday night in July and August at the Burlington Visitor Center Downtown Amphitheater, 520 E. Fairhaven Ave. Activities begin at 5 p.m., concerts start at 7 p.m. Free. 360-7559649. n July 21: Ranger and the Re-Arrangers. n July 28: Whiskey Fever. n Aug. 4: Miller Campbell n Aug. 11: Rich Wetzel’s Groovin’ Higher Orchestra n Aug. 18: The Naughty Blokes n Aug. 25: The Dog Tones MOUNT VERNON CONCERT SERIES: The 2017 Mount Vernon Riverwalk Concert Series is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays during the summer at the Riverwalk in downtown Mount Vernon.

Free admission. 360428-8547 or mountvernonchamber.com. n July 20: Mojo Cannon & The 13th Street Horns. n July 27: Stacy Jones Band. n Aug. 3: The Walrus. n Aug. 10: The Naughty Blokes. n Aug. 17: Whiskey Fever.

STANWOOD CONCERT SERIES: The fourth annual series will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. in two locations.

It showcases local and

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The movie “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and music by Strangely will be the featured entertainment at the Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema on Saturday, July 22, at the Village Green, 1207 10th St., Bellingham. The movie starts at dusk. $5 admission.

regional bands playing family friendly rock, blues and roots music.

Free. n July 22: Shaggy Sweet (East Stanwood, 271st St.) n Aug. 12: Blues Playground (West Stanwood, 270th St.) ANACORTES CONCERTS: The Port of Anacortes Summer Concert Series features several concerts from 6 to 8 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) on various dates at Seafarers Memorial Park, 601 Seafarers Way. portofanacortes.com. n July 21: Rivertalk. n July 26: A’Town Big Band. n July 28: The Naughty Blokes. n Aug. 11: Baby Cakes (11 a.m.-noon.) n Aug. 18: Mojo Cannon.

JAZZ AT THE CENTER: The piano duo Miles Black and Randy Porter will play at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, July 26, at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20, students free with ID card. 360-387-0222.

ROCKIN THE PARK:

LARC (Lake Associates Recreation Club) will host Rockin in the Park featuring three bands from noon to 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 29, at the clothing-optional park, 21700 Highway 9. The grill will be open from noon to 7 p.m. and vendors will be set up. $20 advance brownpapertickets.com, $25 at the gate. Information: larcnudists.com.

PLAYS SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK: Shakespeare Northwest presents its annual free summer touring production of “Once Upon a Shakespearean Tale,” an original work that asks the question: What if William Shakespeare had written children’s stories? The schedule: n 4 p.m. Saturday, July 29, Iron Man, Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Rd, Mount Vernon.

See shakesnw.org for more information about the annual Skagit River Shakespeare Festival, which runs until Aug. 19, featuring “The Comedy of Errors” and Christopher Marlowe’s “Edward II.”

MORE FUN FAIRHAVEN OUTDOOR CINEMA: The Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema series runs until Aug. 26. Each week will feature a special guest. Movies are shown at dusk at the Village Green, 1207 10th St., Bellingham. $5 admission, includes live entertainment and giveaways. n July 22: “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” with Strangely. n July 29: “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” (1971) with Chocolate Game Show. n Aug. 5: “Raiders of the Lost Ark” with .Wren & Della. n Aug. 12: “Finding Dory” with Brian Ernst. n Aug. 19: “La La Land” with Bellingham Dance Company.

LONG LIVE FARMS: Feast and Frolic in the Field: Celebrate farmers and the legacy of farming in Skagit Valley at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 22, at Viva Farms, 16470 Highway 20, Burlington. The event will include a dinner prepared by chef Ryan Ross and music. $90 per person before July 7, $110 after. Tickets: vivafarms.org or 360969-7191, ext. 5.

QUIDDITCH FEST: 10 a.m. Saturday, July 22, Skagit River Park, 1100 S. Skagit St., Burlington. Enjoy Hogwarts-inspired games and activities. 360-7550760 or burlingtonwa. gov/library.

SHOPS AND HOPS: Saturday, July 22. Shop from local vendors for handmade creations, makeup and other

items at Farmstrong Brewing, 110 Stewart Road, Mount Vernon.

Kid-friendly. nwsocialchameleon.com.

ICE CREAM DAY: Anacortes Center For Happiness will host Ice Cream Day from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, at Washington Park, 6300 Sunset Ave., Anacortes. Bring a topping to share. Free. anacortescenterforhappiness.org.

REPTILE MAN: Reptile Man Scott Petersen will present 12 live reptiles in a 40-minute free show on the following dates: n 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, Hillcrest Park Lodge grassy area, 1717 13th St., Mount Vernon. n 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 26, Burlington Public Library, 820 E Washington Ave., Burlington. n 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, Central Skagit Library, 716 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. n 1 p.m. Friday, July 28, Sedro-Woolley Community Center, 703 Pacific St. FIREFIGHTER STORYTIME: Children of all ages are invited to join the Burlington Fire Department for a half-hour storytime at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, July 27, at Maiben Park in Burlington. Learn about fire safety and explore a fire engine (subject to availability.)

Free, drop in.

SIDEWALK SALE: The Mount Vernon Downtown Association will host its annual Sidewalk Sale in downtown Mount Vernon from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 28-

29. 425-321-7433 or events@mountvernondowntown.org.

ABEL LODGE CELEBRATION: Sons of Norway Abel Lodge No. 29 will celebrate its 85th anniversary at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 30, at 21098 Second St., Conway. A potluck will be held outdoors, weather permitting, and displays will be indoors.

Descendants of families who were charter members of the lodge will be present to share stories.

All welcome. Free.

“FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS”: The exhibit highlights those long-ago schools and the students who attended them until Aug. 20 at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. Adults $5, seniors $4, families $10. 360466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

WAY NORTH: Way North, a monthly standup comedy show featuring some of Western Washington’s best comedians, will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20, at Farmstrong Brewing, 110 Stewart Road, Mount Vernon. Seating is limited and content is uncensored.

ALGER SUNDAY MARKET: noon to 4 p.m. Sundays, July 30 to Oct. 29, Alger Community Hall, 18735 Parkview Lane, Burlington.

BOW FARMERS MARKET: 1 to 6 p.m.

Thursdays, through Aug. 31, Samish Bay Cheese, 15115 Bow Hill Road, Bow. bowlittlemarket.com.

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GET INVOLVED ART ANACORTES BUSKERFEST 2017: The event, presented by the City of Anacortes and Anacortes Arts Festival, will take place during Open Streets from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27. Main street will closed and people are encouraged to bike, roller skate, skateboard, walk — whatever their preference and just play in the streets. Buskers (a person who entertains in a public place for donations) will be featured along Commercial Avenue. All buskers must submit an application to participate. Approved buskers will be a part of a People’s Choice Competition and eligible to win one of two prizes ($250

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first place, $100 second place). Applications are due Aug. 11. anacortesartsfestival.com/buskerfest.

COMMUNITY HANG-UP CALL FOR ARTIST: Artists ages 16 and older are invited to submit one work of art for the fourth annual Community Hang-Up gallery exhibit as part of the Downtown Mount Vernon First Thursday Art Walk on Aug. 3.

The People’s Choice Award winner will collect $250. Art media accepted includes painting, drawing, sculpture and glass (provide display pedestal), fiber, prints, photography, ceramics and mixed media. Work should not exceed 36 inches in any direction including mat and frame, and should be professionally presented, ready for hanging. 425-321-7433, mountvernondowntown.org or dep.mvda@ gmail.com.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Mount Vernon Downtown Association seeks artists from all media, including painting, photography, sculpting and fabrics, to show their art in downtown galleries and businesses during First Thursday Art Walks.

The art walks are held from 5 to 8 p.m. through September and include about a dozen venues. Contact Cathy Stevens at dep.mvda@ gmail.com or 360-3363801.

CALL FOR VENDORS: Samish Valley Grange seeks vendors for community swap meets from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, July

22 and Aug. 19, at the grange, 4320 Highway 9, Sedro-Woolley. $25 outside, $30 indoor.

Contact Kim at 360708-7434.

AUDITIONS BLACK BOX THEATER: The Poseidon Players will hold auditions for the next Black Box Theater presentation from 3 to 5 p.m. Sept. 9 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 10 in the Star Studio, behind the Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Boulevard, Oak Harbor.

The Black Box Theater is open to anyone interested in honing their acting, directing, playwright or technical skills. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse. com.

CANTABILE CHAMBER CHOIR AUDITIONS: Rehearsals are 6:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays at Bethany Covenant Church, 1318 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon.

Dues are $150 per year. Auditions are by appointment. Information: Jennie Bouma at 425-312-4565 or cantabilechamberchoir@ gmail.com.

WHIDBEY PLAYHOUSE 2017-18 SEASON: This season’s schedule for Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd, Oak Harbor: n “Kill Me, Deadly” (noir comedy), Nov. 3-19. n “A Christmas Carol” (musical), Dec. 1-17. n “The Producers” (musical), Feb. 9-March 4. n “The Hollow” (mystery/thriller), April 13-29. n “Roald Dahl’s Willy

Wonka” (musical), June 1-24.

360-679-2237, whidbeyplayhouse.com.

DANCE SQUARE DANCE: All levels, 7 to 9 p.m.

Tuesdays, through Sept.

5, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave. $4. 360-424-4608 or rosie@valleyint.com.

DANCE CAMP: Skagit Valley Academy of Dance, 1522 Jay Way, Mount Vernon, is offering a variety of summer dance camps and classes from through Aug. 17. skagitvalleyacademyofdance.com.

BEGINNING LINE DANCING: 7 to 8 p.m.

Tuesdays, Burlington Community Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave. $5 drop-ins, $30 six-lesson punch card. recreation@burlingtonwa. gov and 360-755-9649.

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

Instruction begins at 7 p.m. followed by review and request dances until 9:30 p.m. The first session is free, $3 thereafter. All welcome. No partners needed. For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360766-6866.

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

Wednesdays at the Fairhaven Library auditorium (upstairs), 1117 12th St., Bellingham. Wear comfortable

clothes and soft-soled shoes without heels. $8 per class. For information, call Mary Anderson at 360-933-1779 or visit bellinghamscd. org.

JOLLY TIME CLUB: Dance from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays, Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon.

For information, contact Gisela at 360-4245696.

CLOG DANCING FOR BEGINNERS: Free lesson from 10 to 11 a.m., followed by regular clog dancing from 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St., Mount Vernon. No fee, no partner needed.

First three lessons are free. Wear comfortable shoes. For information, call Rosie at 360-4244608.

MUSIC SONG TREE SERIES: 5 to 8 p.m. first and last Wednesday, July and August, Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St. Instrumental songs, poetry and spoken word poetry are welcome in addition to lyrical songs. Songwriters are encouraged to bring one or two songs to share and be ready to talk about the qualities of each others’ songs.

Free. lalipke@comcast. net.

UKULELE FUN & SONG CIRCLE: 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St. Free. Beginners welcome and loaner ukuleles available.

Song sheets provided.

206-790-4862 or yo-

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BARBERSHOP HARMONY: Attend a free, no-commitment rehearsal of the AnO-Chords, a four-part barbershop harmony group. No experience necessary, no auditions required. Learn by rote, you don’t have to read music. All ages welcome. Drop in any Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Northwest Educational Service Building, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes.

Rides available. anochords.org or 360-4660109.

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

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

SHELTER BAY CHORUS: Practices are held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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

360-223-3230.

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

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

360-293-2544.

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

BRING YOUR OWN GUITAR: Bring your guitar and learn a wide variety of new songs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays at North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Boulevard, Burlington. 360-707-2683 or jauman@northcovecoffee.com.

BRING YOUR OWN UKULELE FOR BEGINNERS: Bring your ukulele and learn a wide variety of new songs from 6 to 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays at North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Boulevard, Burlington. 360-7072683 or jauman@northcovecoffee.com.

RECREATION FOREST OWNERS FIELD DAY: WSU Extension Forestry Puget Sound Forest Owners Field Day, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 22, Alexander Ross Tree Farm, 3783 Y Road, Bellingham. $30 to $60.

425-357-6023 or ian. fawley@wsu.edu.

GREEN & WHITE OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT: 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 4, Eaglemont Golf Course, 4800 Eaglemont Drive, Mount Vernon. Registration will be accepted up to the day of the event. $115 tournament and dinner, $35 dinner only. info@supportmvschools.org or supportmvschools.org.

JUNIOR GOLF CAMP: Fifth- through eighth-graders, 2 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 31-Aug. 11, Avalon Golf Links, 19345 Kelleher Road, Burlington. Hosted by Burlington Parks and Recreation. $86, includes green fees. Loaner clubs available. 360-755-9649, recreation@burlingtonwa.gov or burlingtonwa. gov/recreation.

CHRISTIAN MOTORCYCLE ASSOCIATION: CMA Morning Star Chapter 39 meets the first Monday of each month at Royal Star Buffet, 2300 Freeway Drive, Mount Vernon.

Meals are paid for firsttime visitors. Dinner at 6 p.m. (optional), followed by meeting at 7 p.m. Contact: Dwight Kaestner, 425-770-6154 or cmachapter39@ gmail.com.

BOARD MEMBER SEARCH: The Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center seeks individuals to serve as a board member.

Meetings are held at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Annie’s Pizza Station 44568 Highway 20, Concrete. Contact Cora Thomas at srbeatic@ frontier.com or 360722-0229.

QUIDDITCH FEST: The Burlington Quidditch Fest will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, July 22, at Skagit River Park, 1100 S. Skagit St. Contact Jennifer Bell and Jenny Cole at the Burlington Public Library, 360-7550760 and burlingtonwa. gov/library.

FRIENDS OF THE FOREST HIKES: Join Friends of the Forest for scenic hikes in the forest lands around Anacortes. Dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes. No pets.

Free. 360-293-3725 or friendsoftheacfl.org. n An all-ages hike to Erie View Trail, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 29. The hike is approximately 2.8 miles. Meet at the base of Mount Erie on Ray Auld Drive. n A senior/adult hike

to northwest Whistle Lake, 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Aug. 11. Meet at the Whistle Lake parking lot. Just over 2 miles. n An all-ages hike to Mitten Pond, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 12.

A 2.4-mile hike through beaver pond territory.

Meet at the ACFL kiosk on A Avenue and 37th Street. n A senior/adult hike to northwest Heart Lake, 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Sept. 8. Explore a maze of trails in the Ace of Hearts Creek terrain. There will be some gentle hills on this 1-mile hike.

Aug. 25, in honor of the National Park Service’s 101st birthday. The Discover Pass will not be required to enter state parks. The pass is still required to access lands managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources. parks.wa.gov.

FREE PARK ADMISSION: The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will offer free admission to all state parks on Friday,

ANACORTES ART DASH: The 12th annual Art Dash half-marathon, 10K and 5K will start at 7 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at City Hall, 904

ONCE AROUND LAKE CAVANAUGH: An 8-mile run, walk or bike around Lake Cavanaugh will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 5. $15 and up. 360422-9510 or jkp96@ frontier.com.

Sixth St., and end at the Port of Anacortes at the north end of Commercial Avenue. Register at anacortesartsfestival. com. Cost is $5 to $50.

Information: 360-2936211 and aafdirector@ anacortesartsfestival. com.

TRAIL GUIDES, BIKE MAPS & MORE: Learn about opportunities to be physically active in Skagit County, including trail guides, an activity tracker and local resources, at beactiveskagit.org.

FLYSWATTER VOLLEYBALL: 9 a.m. Thursdays, Sedro-Woolley Senior Center, 715 Pacific St., Sedro-Woolley.

All ages and all levels of ability welcome. Free.

360-855-1531.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area July 20-29

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FRIDAY, SUNDAY.21, 23

”The Comedy of Errors” Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. Check individual listings for times. shakesnw.org. Pictured: Jaime Mastromonica (left) and Jeannine Early.

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Saturday.22

MUSIC Soulevard: 5:30 p.m., Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville. $5. 360-363-8408 or lwoodmansee@marysvillewa.gov.

MUSIC The Hoe and the Harrow: 6 to 8 p.m., Heart of Anacortes, Fourth and O streets, Anacortes. Free. 360-2933515 or heartofanacortes.com.

Friday.21

THEATER ”Edward II”: 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $10-$35. shakesnw.org.

THEATER ”The Comedy of Errors”: 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $10-35. shakesnw.org.

Sunday.23 THEATER ”The Comedy of Errors”: 4 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre,

19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. Free. shakesnw.org.

Thursday.27 THEATER ”The Comedy of Errors”: 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $10-$35. shakesnw.org.

Friday.28 THEATER ”Edward II”: 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $10-$35. shakesnw.org.

Saturday.29 THEATER Once Upon a Shakespearean Tale: 4 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $10-$35. shakesnw.org. ”Edward II”: 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $10-$35. shakesnw.org.

MUSIC Three-ish and Hamilton/Cox: 6 to 8 p.m., Heart of Anacortes, Fourth and O streets, Anacortes. Free. 360-2933515 or heartofanacortes.com.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues July 20-27 Thursday.20

18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

The Atlantics: 5 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham.

360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com/featured/ blues-brews-bbq.

Shaggy Sweet: 4 to 6 p.m., Stanwood Summer Concert Series, 271st St., east Stanwood.

Free.

Mojo Cannon & The 13th Street Horns: 6 to 8 p.m., Mount Vernon Riverwalk. 360-4288547 or mountvernonchamber.com.

Duffy Bishop Band, Brian Lee and the Orbiters: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $20/$22 at door. 360445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Randy Mcallister: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $20-$22.

360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Lizzie Weber: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner. aneliaskitchenandstage. com.

John Elliott with Chris Chandler: 8 p.m., The Green Frog, 1015 N. State St., Bellingham. 360-306-8273 or acoustictavern.com/ shows.php.

Mike Bucy: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner. aneliaskitchenandstage.com.

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Raucous: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. theskagit. com/entertainment or 877-275-2448.

Sean Bendickson: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

Little Mountain: 8:30 p.m. to midnight, Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

Deception Connection: 6 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount

Daddy Treetops: 8:30 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Bow. Free. 360766-6330.

SATURDAY.22

Duffy Bishop Band (pictured), Brian Lee and the Orbiters 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $20/$22 at door. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Vernon. Members and signed-in guests only.

360-848-8882.

Joan Penney Jazz Quartet: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Scratch Daddy: 8 p.m., Evelyn’s Tavern, 12667 Highway 9, Clear Lake. 360-399-1321.

RX Bertoldi & Son: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner. aneliaskitchenandstage.com.

Chuck Dingee:

8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Bow. Free. 360766-6330.

Saturday.22

Margaret Wilder Band: 7 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. 360856-6248 or eaglehavenwinery.com.

Raucous: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. theskagit. com/entertainment or 877-275-2448.

Ann ‘N Dean: 6 p.m.,

Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

Members and signed-in guests only. 360-8488882.

The Aristocrats: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-293-2544 or brownlantern.com.

Jill Newman Band: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave, Anacortes. anacortesh2o. com.

Little Mountain: 8:30 p.m. to midnight, Big Lake Bar & Grill,

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

Wednesday.26 Rambleweed: 9 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-293-2544 or brownlantern.com.

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

Thursday.27

Naughty Blokes: 5 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-3923100 or hotelbellwether. com/featured/bluesbrews-bbq.

Stacy Jones Band: 6 to 8 p.m., Mount Vernon Riverwalk. 360428-8547 or mountvernonchamber.com.

Trish & Hans & John Anderson on Sax: 6:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

C.C. Adams Band with Mary Ellen Lykins: 6 p.m., Sedro-Woolley Summer Concert Series, Riverfront Park, Sedro-Woolley.

Swingnuts Jazz: 1 to 4 p.m., Gilkey Square, Morris Avenue and First Street, La Conner.

Free. lovelaconner.com/ featured/la-conner-live2017-concert-series.

Gary B’s Church of the Blues: open jam, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-4454733.

FRIDAY.21

Joan Penney Jazz Quartet 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-4453000 or conwaymuse.com.

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TRAVEL

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

Local travel briefs

Sweet! July is National Ice Cream Month

By LYNN O’ROURKE HAYES FamilyTravel.com

It is reported that nearly 90 percent of Americans love ice cream. Whether in our hometown or on the road, a trip to the local sweet shop is often on the itinerary. If you and your family are in the majority, consider incorporating the cool confection into your next holiday.

1. Mount Rushmore, South Dakota: Thomas Jefferson was a man of many talents. Among them? Ice cream making. At Mount Rushmore, the memorial commemorates Thomas Jefferson’s legacy by serving vanilla ice cream based on his original recipe from 1780. Instructions for his version of the cold concoction now reside in the Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress. But you can taste for yourself at the park’s Memorial Ice Cream Shop. According to records, Jefferson helped popularize ice cream by serving the sweet treat at Monticello and the President’s House. travelsouthdakota.com; NPS.gov 2. Salt & Straw. Portland, Oregon; Los Angeles and San Francisco: Billed as

“farm-to-cone ice cream,” the delectable and creative flavors regularly result in lines out the door as patrons debate their new favorite concoction.

Launched by cousins Kim and Tyler Malek, the pair use local, sustainable and organic ingredients to deliver handmade, small batches of Goat Cheese Marionberry Habanero (a fan favorite), Meyer Lemon Buttermilk with Blueberries, Strawberry Cilantro Lime Cheesecake and Double Fold Singing Dog Vanilla. saltandstraw.com

taste treats, crafted within a 28 foot-tall silver cream can. In addition to putting smiles on the faces of their local customers, Little Man has been committed to a Scoop for Scoop program. Since 2008, for every scoop of ice cream purchased, the organization has provided a scoop of rice or beans to those less fortunate in developing parts of the world. littlemanicecream.com

3. Velvet Ice Cream. Utica, Ohio: Located on 20 picturesque acres in Licking County, the Velvet Ice Cream Center at Ye Olde Mill hosts some 150,000 visitors each year. A museum, musical entertainment, nature trails, an historic 1817 grist mill with a water wheel, a 19th century-style ice cream parlor and a children’s playground entice ice cream-loving families to this Midwestern sweet spot. This year’s favorite flavors include Lemon Cheesecake, Spicy Caramel and Sticky Pudding. velveticecream.com

5. Ben & Jerry’s. Waterbury, Vermont: Two guys named Ben and Jerry turned their mail order, values-driven ice cream business into the state’s No. 1 tourist attraction.

The kids will have fun outside engaging in fun activities that include spin art, a tie-dye tent, temporary tattoos and a playground. Inside the “cow to cone” process will mesmerize them. Don’t miss the ice cream graveyard where has-beens and wanna-be flavors are given their due with colorful grave markers. Word is that employees at Ben & Jerry’s can’t avoid the “Ben Ten.” Testing the latest flavor innovations is a hazard of the job. benjerry.com

4. Little Man Ice Cream.

Denver: Visit this Coney Island-inspired creamery for handmade and locally sourced

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

Robot helps passengers through Seattle airport security SEATTLE (AP) — A robot named Tracey is greeting passengers at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, providing tips to get them smoothly through security checkpoints.

The red and white human-sized robot carries a large electronic sign and can speak to passengers in six different

languages.

Airport officials say the robot isn’t designed to replace human workers, but to allow them to spend more time on critical security work.

Tracey was created by Advanced Robot Solutions.

CEO Paul McManus said it is a demonstration model, but

future versions could recognize when a traveler is wearing sunglasses or a hat and ask them to take it off before the security checkpoint.

The robot is temporarily on duty at the Seattle airport as it hosts a meeting of airport executives from around the country.

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. 360-336-6215.

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

WHATCOM SENIOR TOURS: Whatcom Senior Tours offers trips for seniors. Sign up by calling 360-733-4030, ext. 1015 or visit the tour office at 315 Halleck St., Bellingham. n Celebrity Hawaiian Cruise: Sept. 22-Oct. 2. $2,699 per double occupancy inside cabin, $3,099 per double occupancy of ocean-view cabin, or $3,599 per double occupancy balcony cabin. n Rhine & Mosel River Cruise: Sept. 21-Oct. 1. $4,549 per double occupancy outside cabin, $4,949 per double occupancy vista balcony, or $5,249 per double occupancy exterior balcony. n New Orleans and Cajun Country: Nov. 5-11. $2,399 per double occupancy, $3,049 single.

ESCORTED TOURS: The Whatcom County Tour Program offers a variety of day trips and longer tours. For information or to register: 360-733-4030, ext. 1015, or wccoa.org/index.php/Tours. n Rhine & Mosel River Cruise: Sept. 21-Oct. 1. $4,549 per double occupancy outside cabin, $4,949 per double occupancy vista balcony, or $5,249 per double occupancy exterior balcony. n Celebrity Hawaiian Cruise: Sept. 22-Oct. 2. $2,699 per double occupancy inside cabin, $3,099 per double occupancy of ocean-view cabin, or $3,599 per double occupancy balcony cabin.

OAK HARBOR DAY TRIPS: The Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St., offers day trips for members. 360-279-4587.

STATE VISITOR CALL CENTER: The Washington Tourism Alliance’s ExperienceWA Call Center is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. 1-800-544-1800 or tourisminfo@watourismalliance.com.

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS: Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes, accepts new passport applications and applications for passports that have been expired for more than five years by appointment from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

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

Burlington Municipal Court accepts passport applications from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 311 Cedar St., Suite A, Burlington.

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

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

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HOT TICKETS GLADYS KNIGHT, THE O’JAYS: July 20, Tulalip Casino, Tulalip. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

DARRINGTON BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: July 2123, Darrington Bluegrass Music Park, Darrington. darringtonbluegrass.com.

JOHN MAYER: July 21, The Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

JACK JOHNSON: July 22, The Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

NATALIE MERCHANT: July 22, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

2CELLOS: July 23, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

DAN TDM: July 23, Paramount Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

BRUNO MARS: July 24, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

NEIL DIAMOND: July 26, KeyArena, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation. com.

WATERSHED: with Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker, Chris Stapleton and more, July 28-30, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. watershedfest.org.

BRIAN REGAN: July 29, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

HERB ALPERT AND LANI HALL, DAVID SANBORN, MARC ANTOINE, KANDACE SPRINGS: July 29, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

BUDDY GUY, CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE, JOHN MAYALL, COLIN JAMES: July 30, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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BRIAN REGAN July 29, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

RITENOUR: Aug 1-6, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

KENDRICK LAMAR: Aug. 1, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

GREEN DAY: Aug. 1, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

ALLEN STONE: Aug. 4, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

PRETTY LIGHTS: Aug 4-5, The Gorge, George.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

LADY GAGA: Aug. 5, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

KENNY ROGERS: Aug. 5, Tulalip Casino, Tulalip.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

STEVE MILLER BAND, PETER FRAMPTON: Aug. 5, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

MEEK MILL AND YO GOTTI: Aug. 8, WAMU Theater, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

METALLICA: Aug. 9, CenturyLink Field, Seattle, 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

MICHAEL MCDONALD, BOZ SCAGGS: Aug. 10, Chateau Ste. Michelle,

Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

KEIKO MATSUI: Aug. 10-13, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

YOUNG THE GIANT: Aug. 11, WAMU Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

BRYAN FERRY: Aug. 11, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

MARSHALL TUCKER BAND: Aug. 11-12, Skagit Casino, Bow. 8777-2752448 or theskagit.com.

SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, BEHEMOTH: Aug. 12, WaMu Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

PRIMUS, CLUTCH: Aug. 15, Marymoor Park, Redmond. axs. com/events/333786/ primus-tickets?skin=marymoor.

BAILEY BRYAN: Aug. 15, Tractor Tavern, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

MARK O’CONNOR: Aug. 17-20, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

INCUBUS: Aug. 19, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

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MUSIC

Detroit’s ‘67 riots halted music, helped recalibrate sound

By JEFF KAROUB Associated Press

DETROIT — It wasn’t sweet music that brought Martha Reeves to the microphone at the Fox Theatre that day in July 1967; it was brutal reality.

Detroit was burning.

Headlining a string of shows for a hometown crowd, the singer of “Heatwave,” ‘’Dancing in the Street” and other hits announced that rioting had spread through the city. Leave calmly, she said, and return safely to your homes.

Fifty years later, the leader of Martha and the Vandellas still can’t quite believe it happened. “Imagine going out there lighthearted and ready to work,” she said. “My heart was beating so fast after returning to the dressing room.”

In the days that followed, Motown’s “Sound of Young America” — on the stage and in the studio — was silenced by the sights and sounds of sirens, gunshots, fires and military tanks along Detroit’s streets. For about a week, as the city was convulsed in violence that began when police arrested black patrons at an after-hours bar, the studio went dark.

Motown was near the epicenter but largely spared during unrest that enveloped 25 city blocks and claimed 43 lives.

What happened in the streets was a wakeup call for many at the

label that churned out hits by the Vandellas, as well as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Temptations, Four Tops and others. The rioting, the deadliest of dozens that raged that summer in U.S. cities, raised consciousness and even recalibrated the music alongside the Vietnam War and assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy.

At the time of the riots, Motown truly was “Hitsville USA.” According to author and Motown expert Adam White, the labels that comprised the company had eight singles in the Billboard Hot 100 that week, including two songs in the top 20 and a couple more that were covered by others.

Although Motown tunes continued to play on the radio during those deadly days of unrest, it was the first time in years that the studio at 2648 W. Grand Boulevard, famous for manufacturing music around-the-clock, had gone quiet for such a long period.

Motown’s recording session logs, now kept in a New York City vault maintained by the Universal Music Group, show work halted on July 22 and didn’t resume until July 31, according to company officials.

As chaos descended, loyal Motown staffers thought it would be business as usual.

“All day Sunday ...

TV was totally involved

AP

Martha Reeves stands outside the Fox Theatre in Detroit.

Fifty years after the 1967 Detroit riots, the leader of Martha and the Vandellas still can’t quite believe it happened.

in covering as much as they could — in spite of that there were some of us who got up Monday morning and made our way to work,” said Pat Cosby, who worked in the studio’s tape library.

“We did hear gunfire as we’re on the Lodge (freeway) and even then we’re thinking, ‘I got to get to work.’ We did not realize the overall destruction that was going on.”

Cosby recalled that she and her colleagues were met and “basically turned around at the door” by Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. The man who founded the label in 1959 with an $800 family loan told his employees that, much to his dismay, the sonic assembly line had stopped.

“Berry says, ‘You’re putting your lives in danger. What are you doing here?’” Cosby recalled. “He was both proud that we were remaining true to the task, but at the same time it was like, ‘You better get in safe

harbor.’”

Otis Williams, the lone surviving original member of the Temptations, recalls hearing “a .50-caliber machine gun being fired” on the street where he lived.

“My girlfriend and I laid down on the floor of the apartment building — we didn’t want to be want to be hit,” he said.

A few days later, he remembers taking a drive through “the city that was under fire and on fire,” and he wanted to see for himself “if they didn’t burn down Motown.”

“Amazingly enough ... it was untouched,” Williams said. “I could not believe that Motown didn’t suffer. It was almost like somebody said, ‘No, you can do whatever else to Detroit, but leave Motown alone.’”

Claudette Rogers Robinson, a member of the Miracles who was then married to Smokey Robinson, recalls living on the city’s northwest side blocks

from Livernois Avenue, a riot-stricken major thoroughfare.

“This guy was rolling a baby grand piano out of the store and down the street,” she said.

“Everyone was saying, ‘Don’t go out, don’t go out,’ but I’ve always been way too curious. ...

I only saw a small portion of it — I went back home because Smokey was not happy with me doing that.”

The Miracles “were the love singers” not “message singers,” Robinson said, but her group responded to the violence in its way. A year later, the Miracles recorded “I Care About Detroit” as a public service in a bid to promote harmony. The act also scored a hit in 1969 with a cover of Dion’s “Abraham, Martin and John,” which memorialized slain leaders, including King and the Kennedys.

“It had an effect, definitely. You can’t live in this world and not be affected by the things that surround us,” Robinson said.

Motown wouldn’t be as lyrically direct as “Motor City Is Burning” (recorded by legendary bluesman and Detroiter John Lee Hooker a couple months after the riots and covered a year later by Michigan-based punk pioneers MC5) or Gordon Lightfoot’s “Black Day in July,” which the Canadian folk singer released in 1968. But spurred by some artists, Gordy sought to tune the tension between being reliable hitmakers and

reflecting what was happening — literally and figuratively — outside his door.

“The songs were beginning to reflect the turbulence in America,” said White, who wrote 2016’s “Motown: The Sound of America” with Barney Ales, former company executive vice president and general manager. “Motown was willing to address those difficult topics more in ‘68 — producers, songwriters, artists. That was a consequence of the political and cultural upheavals happening in America.”

Wade Marcus, a Motown musician, producer and arranger, soon saw the futility of music-making amid the mayhem.

“What we tried to do, the first day or so ... we tried to make things stay normal, but we just couldn’t,” he said.

For Marcus, those days are not so easily forgotten. He lived on Clairmount Street, down an alley from where the riots began, and dread lingers in his voice as he narrates scenes: A sniper across the street from his home shooting at police officers and National Guard troops, people rampaging through stores and the streets, “young guys” pulling into gas stations and filling cans to set fires, “some fella” in an alley trying on a pair of shoes among many he had stolen from a store.

“He asked me if I needed a pair,” Marcus said. “I said ‘No, no thank you.’”

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AT THE LINCOLN

DINING GUIDE

FDFT7 by Full Draw Film Tour 7 p.m. Friday, July 21 The tour, now in its seventh year, puts the spotlight on bowhunters, the outdoors and archery. $15 adults, $10 ages 4-17.

‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 22 “The Grand Budapest Hotel” is the fourth installment in the Lincoln’s series of films meant to be seen on a big screen.

The movie recounts the adventures of M. Gustave, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.

The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune — all against the backdrop of a suddenly and dramatically changing continent.

Rated R. Lincoln members get a $2 discount on the following prices: $10.50 general; $9.50 seniors, students

and active military; $8 children 12 and under.

NT Live: ‘Angels in America, Part 1, Millennium Approaches’ 2 p.m. Sunday, July 23 America in the mid1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. Andrew Garfield (“Silence,” “Hacksaw Ridge”) plays Prior Walter along with a cast including Denise Gough, Nathan Lane, James McArdle and Russell Tovey.

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by Olivier and Tony award-winning director Marianne Elliott. “Part Two: Perestroika” will be broadcast on July 30. $18 adults, $16 seniors, $14 students and children, with $2 off for Lincoln members.

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5 p.m. Saturday, July 22 6:30 p.m. Sunday, July 23 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 24 “The Exception” follows German soldier Stefan Brandt (Jai Courtney) as he goes on a mission to investigate exiled German Monarch Kaiser Wilhelm II (Christopher Plummer) during World War II. The Kaiser lives in a secluded mansion in The Netherlands, and as Germany is taking over Holland, the country’s authorities are concerned that Dutch spies may be watching the Kaiser.

As Brandt begins to infiltrate the Kaiser’s life in search of clues, he finds himself drawn into an unexpected and passionate romance with Mieke (Lily James), one of the Kaiser’s maids whom Brandt soon discovers is secretly Jewish. When Heinrich Himmler (Eddie Marsan), head of the SS, decides to come for an unexpected visit with a large platoon of Nazis in tow, the stage is set for a breathtaking showdown, as secrets are revealed, allegiances are tested, and Brandt is forced to make the ultimate choice between honoring his country and

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‘Dunkirk’ is an instant war classic

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

Not much can prepare you for the heart-stopping immersion of Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk,” his tribute to the World War II battle that looms large in the history and heart of England. The 1940 evacuation of more than 300,000 British soldiers from a French beach, under heavy fire from German soldiers and planes, was aided by a flotilla of small boats captained by civilians from across the English Channel. That show of bravery and solidarity is still spoken of today as “the Dunkirk spirit,” which Nolan presents beautifully in this simply astonishing cinematic achievement.

On a towering IMAX screen the film swallows you whole, and puts you in the middle of the action — on land, on sea and in the air. Nolan puts you on the beach with these young men, as bombs and sand shower down, and gives us a bird’s-eye view from the cockpit of Spitfires dogfighting in the sky. We’re planted on a deserted village street with a group of British soldiers tip-toeing amongst a snowfall of Nazi propaganda fliers. The booming gunshots reverberate through your bones.

Nolan and cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema have crafted a film that places us in this heightened reality, shooting with IMAX cameras on large format film stock. Everything about “Dunkirk” is bigger, realer, in images

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Kenneth Branagh in shown a scene from “Dunkirk.”

that are equally breathtaking in their beauty and in their terror. Nolan eschewed computer special effects for the most part, striving for as authentic a representation as possible, even strapping IMAX cameras to vintage planes to capture those soaring, vertiginous shots over the open sea.

There are three storylines: “1. The Mole: One Week,” which takes place on the beach in Dunkirk; “2. The Sea: One Day,” following the small boats from England; and “3.

The Air: One Hour,” the story of a pair of Royal Air Force pilots. Nolan intercuts between these events until they all become inextricably intertwined together.

In the script, Nolan has done away with exposition. The story is all that happens there, and we become emotionally bonded

to these characters in just witnessing their fight for survival. On the beach, we follow a young soldier, played by Fionn Whitehead in his first feature film, in a nearly wordless performance, through an unspeakably harrowing survival tale, from the streets of Dunkirk, to the belly of a destroyer, through the oil-soaked, fiery sea.

The dramatic scope never wavers from the individual, interpersonal level, though the enormity of the task at hand is never far from mind. Aboard a pleasure yacht en route to Dunkirk, a civilian (Mark Rylance) and his son (Tom Glynn-Carney) and friend (Barry Keoghan) spar with a shell-shocked soldier (Cillian Murphy) they’ve fished out of the sea, who refuses to return to France.

On the mole, Navy Commander Bolton (Kenneth

Branagh) quietly makes the toughest decisions. In the sky, RAF pilots Farrier (Tom Hardy) and Collins (Jack Lowden) are all that stands between the defenseless soldiers on the beach and German bombs.

Hans Zimmer has composed a score that whines and vibrates with high anxiety. A constant “ticktick-tick” reminds us of the imminent threat that grows with each passing moment, each bomb and torpedo and bullet, but it’s almost scarier when that ticking clock stops. Nolan almost never lets up the intensity in the remarkable “Dunkirk,” an instant war classic that finds its power in individual tales of heroism and renders them larger than life.

— 1 hour, 46 minutes.

Rated PG-13 for intense war experience and some language. HHHH (out of four stars)

Compiled from news services.

Ratings are 1 to 4 stars.

“Blind” — For participating in her husband’s financial misdeeds, a socialite (Demi Moore) is sentenced to read to a cantankerous novelist (Alec Baldwin) who has lost his sight, and sparks fly. It’s something of a B-movie treat to see the two veteran stars throwing themselves into a lurid thriller with great gusto. Thriller, R, 106 minutes.

HHH “A Ghost Story” — Killed in a car crash, a musician (Casey Affleck) is reborn as a mute, silent presence witnessing the grief of his wife (Rooney Mara) at their house, and much more. It’s roughly 60 percent disturbingly beautiful and 40 percent achingly self-conscious.

Fantasy drama, R, 93 minutes. HHH “The Little Hours” — Aubrey Plaza knocks it out of the park as the most foul-mouthed of the nuns at a convent offering refuge to a man on the run (Dave Franco). The ribald tale has some wonderfully anachronistic and tart dialogue, an outstanding ensemble cast and, yes, a few salient albeit obvious points about organized religion. Comedy, R, 90 minutes. HHH “War for the Planet of the Apes” — Vengeful after a human attack on their compound, Caesar (Andy Serkis, brilliant and heartbreaking) and his ape allies go on a mission to take out the officer responsible (Woody Harrelson). The result is a war movie more serious and much darker than most big-budget midsummer blockbusters.

And a whole lot more captivating. Sci-fi action, PG-13, 133 minutes. HHH½ “Hickok” — Luke Hemsworth delivers a grade-B take on Clint Eastwood in the title role of a grade-B Western dotted with big names, including Bruce Dern and Kris Kristofferson. It’s not without its corny, borderline-cheesy moments of fun, but it eventually loses steam due to the increasingly cliche-riddled story developments. Western, not rated, 90 minutes. HH “Spider-Man: Homecoming” — The best thing about the latest Spider-Man (the terrific and well-cast Tom Holland) is that he’s still more of a kid than a man. Even with a goodly amount of explosions and action, this scaled-down adventure plays less like an ultimate-stakes battle than a John Hughes teen-angst romance/comedy meshed with a superhero saga. Action adventure, PG-13, 133 minutes. HHH½ “The House” — Despite the pairing of the eminently likable and talented Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler as the leads, and about a dozen recognizable (and usually funny) supporting players, this broad farce about a couple opening an illegal casino in their house is a fetid, cheap-looking, depressing and occasionally even mean-spirited disaster. Comedy, R, 88 minutes. H “The Big Sick” — In a fictionalized version of real events in his life, Kumail Nanjiani plays a comedian whose new girlfriend (Zoe Kazan) falls ill and goes into a medically induced coma. Funny and smart and wise and silly, it is without a doubt one of the best romantic comedies I have seen in a long time. Romantic comedy, R, 119 minutes. HHHH

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MOVIES “The Beguiled” — Colin Farrell delivers one of his finest performances as a wounded Union soldier nursed to health by the headmistress (Nicole Kidman), teacher (Kristen Dunst) and students of a school for girls in the Civil War South.

Sofia Coppola’s beautifully filmed, languorous and haunting period piece focuses very little on the battle at hand while delving deep into psycho-sexual issues. Drama, R, 94 minutes. HHH½ “Okja” — In an uneven but never complacent mix of fairy tale, social satire and bizarro action film, a girl raises and bonds with a genetically engineered super-pig and fights to save the creature from slaughter. The over-the-top performances include Tilda Swinton as a madly lisping corporate chief. Sci-fi action, not rated, 118 minutes.

HHH “Baby Driver” — Edgar Wright’s “Baby Driver,” about a savant of a getaway driver (Ansel Elgort) working for a criminal mastermind (Kevin Spacey), crackles with originality

and dark humor and teems with perfectly timed action sequences. If you see this movie and tell me you didn’t have a great time, we’re going to have to talk about your idea of a great time. Action, R, 113 minutes.

HHHH “Maudie” — Treated as an outcast, a fisherman’s housekeeper (Sally Hawkins) in Nova Scotia becomes something of a celebrity for her paintings. This is one of the most beautiful, life-affirming, uplifting movies of the year, capable of moving us to tears of appreciation for getting to know the title subject.

Biography, PG-13, 117 minutes.

HHH½ “The Bad Batch” — In a dystopian future, a young woman (Suki Waterhouse) is dumped into a fenced-in wasteland reserved for the unacceptable. The sometimes darkly funny film eventually falls apart due to directorial self-indulgence, excessive grotesquery, a bloated running time and too many half-baked messages. Sci-fi, R, 115 minutes. HH

REVIEW

An interesting look at life interrupted

By CARY DARLING Fort Worth Star-Telegram

David Lowery seemed well on his way to blockbuster territory with his last film, a stylized update of the ‘70s Disney hit “Pete’s Dragon.”

That destination seemed even more a certainty when word came out that he’d be remaking “Peter Pan.” But, for Lowery, “A Ghost Story,” a hypnotic, melancholic low-budget meditation on love, heartbreak and memory, is about as far away from Neverland as could be imagined.

“A Ghost Story” is instinctively vintage Lowery, the same guy who gave us “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” in 2013, the film that introduced the broader art house audience to

his talents. It even features the same stars as “Saints” — Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara — but also shows emotional growth from that period and a darkly funny sense of humor.

First of all, “A Ghost Story” is not a horror film so don’t get it twisted. It’s even shot in a nostalgic, square aspect ratio, meaning it possesses none of the wide-screen, sensory overload of a summer blockbuster. And, while it’s a love story about the world beyond our plane intersecting with the mundane and the mortal, the ghost in question is not a Patrick Swayze hunk but Affleck in a sheet with eye holes.

Affleck and Mara are a couple who find themselves split over whether to move out of their house but then

the decision is made for them when Affleck is killed in a car wreck.

But he’s not ready to go.

Shrouded in a sheet, he rises from the coroner’s slab and — in a beautifully shot sequence — walks across the bottom of a river to get back to the life he once knew.

He can see Mara but she can’t see him and he watches not just her life unfold — her descent into grief and binge pie-eating and then her bringing a new man into her life — but all the lives of those who move in even after she has long moved out. He’s not just in love with her, but a sense of place, a sense of home.

— 1:32. Rated R (brief strong language, a disturbing image). HHH (out of four stars)

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