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OUT & ABOUT Mears Field in Concrete hosts North Cascades Vintage Fly-In this weekend

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ON STAGE Samish Island Art Festival set for Saturday featuring Todd Horton PAGE 8

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THIS WEEKENDin the area POLO TOURNAMENT The 10th annual Governor’s Cup Polo Tournament will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at 16278 La Conner-Whitney Road, Mount Vernon. $8. Bring your own lawn chairs.

253-732-3111.

MOTORCYCLE POKER RUN Sedro-Woolley Community Troop Support’s sixth annual Yellow Ribbon Motorcycle Poker Run will be held Saturday, July 25, beginning at the Sedro-Woolley Eagles Hall, 1000 Metcalf St. Breakfast and registration start at 7 a.m.; first rider out at 7:30 a.m., last one out at 9 a.m. Ride ends at a party at Riverfront Park in Sedro-Woolley, with food vendors, music and a bike show. Registration: Online rider and motorcycle registration $20, rider with passenger $35; at the door, extra $5 per person. Fee includes breakfast and one poker hand. Proceeds help fund care packages for troops serving overseas. swcommunitytroopsupport.com or 360-305-8326.

ABOVE: Amanda McCartney (left) and Jessica Guzik.

BELOW: Tim McLaughlin and Jessica Guzik.

Comedy in Anacortes “Three Times A Bridesmaid,” an Anacortes Community Theatre presentation, opens at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, July 24, and runs through Aug. 15.

The comedy focuses on the dilemma of an engaged young woman as she recounts the many trials, tribulations and farcical tragedies in weddings she has participated in, leaving her with a question: Does she really want to go through with her own wedding plans?

The original play by ACT’s Willow McLaughlin is directed by Michelle Stahl Prud’homme, according to a news release.

Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

MV SIDEWALK SALE The Mount Vernon Downtown Association will present its annual Sidewalk Sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 24-25.

Look for bargains at participating merchants along South First Street, arts and crafts vendors, live entertainment and more. Friday will feature a demonstration by the Clan Heather Dancers at noon in Pine Square. On Saturday, check out antique cars and trucks from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. parked next to the Farmers Market along the Riverwalk, a Garden Party with free samples from local farmers and producers from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Skagit Valley Food Co-op, and a National Dance Day performance by the Skagit Valley Academy of Dance at 2:15 p.m. in Pine Square. 360-336-3801 or mountvernon downtown.org.

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OUT & ABOUT ART QUILTS, KNITTING, TEXTILE ART: Several new exhibits of quilts and other fiber arts are on display at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner: “30 Quilts for 30 Years”: Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry is internationally recognized for her award-winning fine-art quilts, which have appeared in hundreds of national and international exhibitions, collections, and publications. Continues through Oct. 4.

“Celebrating 20 Years of Art”: This exhibit showcases innovative, contemporary multimedia textile work by graduate students of the Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts. Artists include Martha Kleihege, Susan Lenarz, Karen Nelson, Alba Romero, Jill Taylor, Maria Winner and Deborah Zibrik. The exhibit marks the center’s 20th anniversary. Continues through Oct. 4.

“Creative Knitting”: Take a glimpse into the world of creative knitting in the Landmarks Gallery, with works by Jacque Chase, Carol Harrington, Amy Green, Jane Hyde, Fran Jepperson, Lori Maul, Anita Luvera Mayer, Emily McNeil, Jude Middleton, Linda Peterson, Shannon Woodall, Kelli Wyll, Melissa Wyll and others. Continues through Aug. 2.

The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday. Admission: $7, $5 students and military with ID, free for members and ages 11 and younger. 360-4664288 or laconnerquilts.org.

OILS & CERAMICS: Becky Fletcher, Kathleen Faulkner, Chris Theiss: The show continues through July 26 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave.,

Edison. A reception for the artists will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 11.

The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

360-766-6230 or smith andvallee.com.

from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at the La Conner Retirement Inn, 204 N. First St.; vendor and exhibitor booths; raffle prizes and a Poker Walk. Free parking and a shuttle to the event will be available at the La Conner School District campus, 305 N. Sixth St. For information, contact the La Conner Chamber of Commerce at 888-642-9284 or visit lacon nerchamber.com.

PHOTOS ON DISPLAY: Thaddeus Hink is showing recent Piezography black and white prints by appointment, through July, at Think Studios, 1010 Fifth St., Suite 320, Anacortes.

360-770-4528.

METICULOUS WHIMSY: “SeaPunk & Friends,” a show of new artwork from Tim Potter, continues through Aug. 6 at Raven Rocks Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. Working with stylized seahorses, octopi, crows and fish, Potter transforms the figures into creations rich with detailed symbolism and mythological themes, filled with complex patterns and interrelated shapes reminiscent of the works of M.C. Escher and Rube Goldberg. For information, including gallery hours and directions: 360-222-0102 or ravenrocksgallery.com.

SAMISH ISLAND ARTS FESTIVAL

Todd Horton (pictured) will be the featured artist for the 19th annual Samish Island Arts Festival, set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at the Samish Island Community Center, 11292 Blue Heron Road, Samish Island. Check out a wide range of original artwork including paintings and prints, glass art, fiber arts, woodwork, jewelry, pottery, cards, photography, garden art and more. Enjoy live music and food. samishisland.net.

ted to art as a life’s work.

The viewer is encouraged to seek the works’ meaning ART AT MoNA: Three through the artists’ eyes. new shows continue “Pilchuck Print Shop”: through Sept. 24 at the Printmaking with glass Museum of Northwest Art, plates was introduced to 121 S. First St., La Conner. the Pilchuck Glass School A reception will be held in the 1980s. Artists such as at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 11. Harvey Littleton and ElizaThe museum is open from beth Tapper have been 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday credited with what has through Saturday and noon become a legacy studio on to 5 p.m. Sunday and Mon- campus, the Pilchuck Print day. Free admission. 360Shop. Known for forging 466-4446 or monamuseum. relations with artists to org. further the use of glass as “From The Artist’s a medium, Pilchuck found Eye”: The artists in the it could adopt techniques show share “an instinct from other print discifor what’s important.” The plines, creating applications images revealed in these unique to transferring works on paper allude to images from glass plates. long explorations of per“Richard Fairbanks, ceptions, experiences and POTTER/POET”: At the observations on the part of time of his death in 1989, people who have commitFairbanks left a body of

some 1,500 ceramics, extensive educational material, 1,000 drawings, photographs of his work, and European travel research photos and journals. For two decades, his wife, painter Dixie Parker-Fairbanks, has worked to heighten the awareness of this treasure trove. This exhibition unites Fairbanks’ elegantly strong ceramics, meaningful fragments of his thoughts and photos of the artist at work.

Sumi technique in order to create organic interpretations of rocks, boulders, animals, plants and earth.

The gallery is open from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday or by appointment. 310-691-9391 or casseranyc@gmail.com.

CARS & MOTORCYCLES: The Lyman Elementary Parent Groups will host the “Kruisin’ For The Kids” Show and Shine Car and Motorcycle Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, at Lyman Elementary School, 8183 Lyman Ave., Lyman. Enjoy an oldies band, 50/50 raffle, raffle prizes, food and drinks and fun family games. Registration: $10, with dash plaques for the first 100 cars. Free admission for spectators.

For information, call Dale at 360-770-7193 or Dornita at 360-391-2713.

FAIRS

SILVANA FAIR: The 68th annual Silvana Community Fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at the Viking Hall and adjacent grounds, 1331 Pioneer Highway, Silvana.

Check out a variety of livestock, produce, arts and crafts, displays and demCAR SHOWS onstrations, vendors, kids’ games, food, music and BOAT & CAR SHOW: The 15th annual La Conner more. Free admission.

Classic Boat and Car Show silvanafair.com. will take place from 10 a.m.

STANWOOD-CAMANO to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, ART SHOW: “Rock COMMUNITY FAIR: The at the end of La Conner’s Hard,” a show of recent business district and along “Best Lil’ Fair in the West” paintings by Janet Laurel, will take place from 9 the Swinomish Channel. will be on display July Check out classic cars and a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and 30-Aug. 29 at Cassera Arts motorcycles, classic yachts Saturday and 9 a.m. to 6 Premiers Gallery, 106 First and collector boats, workp.m. Sunday, July 31-Aug. St., La Conner. A reception ing boats and more. Admis- 2, at 6431 Pioneer Highfor the artist will be held way, Stanwood. Check out sion: $3, free for ages 11 from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, animal exhibits and demand younger.

Aug. 1. Laurel has adapted onstrations, entertainment, Other activities include acrylic paints to her ancient a pancake breakfast ($7) art and garden displays,

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OUT & ABOUT craft and vendor booths, carnival rides and games, food, music and more. Tickets: $10, $7 seniors and children, free for ages 4 and younger, $20 season pass. Buy an allday carnival pass for $22 until noon Thursday, July 30; $30 during the fair. Tickets are available at the fair office from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. Free parking is available at Stanwood High School, 7400 272nd St. NW, with a free shuttle to the fair. stanwoodcamanofair.org.

LECTURES AND TALKS CLIMATE CHANGE: Roger Fuller, ecosystem ecologist and project manager at Western Washington University’s Huxley College of the Environment, will speak on “Climate Change and Skagit County” at the Transition Fidalgo & Friends’ community supper at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, at the Anacortes Senior Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes. Fuller will summarize some of the research on climate change and ecosystems that has been completed in the Skagit basin, and how this information can inform the decisions communities make. Open to all, no reservations necessary. Suggested supper donation: $5 adult, $3 ages 10 and younger. Bring your own place settings. transitionfidalgo.org.

MUSIC MUSIC IN LA CONNER: The La Conner Live! Summer Music Series presents weekly concerts every Sunday in June, July and August from 1 to 4 p.m. in downtown La Conner at Gilkey Square, outdoors on the waterfront. Free. laconnerlive.com. Next up: July 26: Mike Bucy; Aug. 2: Geoffrey Castle; Aug. 9: Preacher’s Wife; Aug. 16: Chris Eger Band; Aug. 23: John Meier; Aug. 30: TBA.

open and craft vendors will be on hand. Tickets: $20 advance, $25 at the gate.

800-838-3006 or brownpa pertickets.com. larcnudists. com.

MORE FUN “ANACORTES PRESENTS!: MODEL MACHINERY”: Anacortes Museum, 1305 Eighth St., Anacortes, is featuring a collection of miniature machines in its “Anacortes Presents!” display case. Owned by Frank Orr and Eric Erickson, many of the items look susSkagit Valley Herald file piciously like toys, but they also are accurate models of engines, construction equipment and farm machinery.

The North Cascades Vintage Fly-In is set for Friday through Sunday, July 24-26, at Free admission. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday Mears Field in Concrete. Numerous vintage, classic and antique aircraft will begin through Saturday, and 1 to arriving at the air field on Friday. Saturday will see more airplane arrivals, with judging throughout the day. The day will also feature a showcase of classic vehicles 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed Mondays. 360-293-1915 or muse from the Skagit Valley Antique Car Club, vintage motorcycles, food vendors, big um.cityofanacortes.org. band music by Skagit Swings from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. and more. Sunday is

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organizations will provide safety education on house fires, wildfires, bicycle safety, poison prevention and more. Sponsored by the Safe Kids Northwest Coalition.

Free. 360-416-8338 or kallshouse@skagitvalleyhospital. org.

SAUK-SUIATTLE POW WOW: The Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe will host the 2015 Celebration of Generations Pow Wow from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 31-Aug. 2, at 5318 Chief Brown Lane, Darrington. The event will include song and dance contests, food, drinks and vendors on site. Free admission, parking and camping.

No drugs/alcohol. 360-4360333 or facebook.com/ events/102203906788136.

FREE OUTDOOR MOVIES: Celebrate summer nights STAR PARTY BENEFIT: with free family movies Island County Astronomical under the stars on Fridays, BURLINGTON SUMMER ROOTS MUSIC: The July 31: Cherry Cherry; Aug. Society will host a benefit July 31-Aug. 28, at Hillcrest NIGHTS: Check out market 14: Jessica Lynne; Aug. 21: American Roots Music Star Party for HELP House, or Kiwanis parks in Mount vendors beginning at 5 p.m. Strange Tones; Aug. 28: Tuba weather permitting, from 7 Series features free conVernon. Bring your lawn and enjoy live music from certs at 7 p.m. Saturdays at Luba. p.m. to midnight Friday, July chairs or blankets and a 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays, through Deception Pass State Park, 24, at Windjammer Park, flashlight for when it’s time Aug. 28, at Railroad Park in West Beach Amphitheater, S-W SUMMER CON1600 S. Beeksma Drive, Oak to leave. Movies start at downtown Burlington. Free. CERTS: Enjoy music and Oak Harbor. The Discover Harbor. Explore the night dusk. Concessions will be Vendor applications are Pass is required for park more from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunsky and view distant galaxavailable. No pets. For inforentry. deceptionpassfounda- available at the Burlington days at Riverfront Park, ies, nebulas, planets and the mation, call Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce, 520 1001 River Road, Sedrotion.org/events. Next up: moon through an assortParks and Recreation at July 25: The Onlies: Tra- E. Fairhaven Ave. 360-757Woolley. The festivities will ment of telescopes. ICAS 360-336-6215. Next up: ditional old-time, Celtic and 0994. Next up: include food vendors, face members will be on hand July 31: “Earth to July 24: Chris Eger; July Canadian music trio. painting, circus performers to answer questions and Echo”(PG): Hillcrest Park, 31: Knut Bell; Aug. 7: Mo and more. Free. portal.club- collect donations of canned 1717 S. 13th St.; Aug. 7: “CinTrouble; Aug. 14: Sky Colo- runner.ca/807. Next up: food or money for local food derella” (PG): Kiwanis Park, MV SUMMER CONAug. 2: Scratch Daddy; bank North Whidbey HELP 500 S. 18th St. CERTS: The City of Mount ny; Aug. 21: Little Mountain Vernon and the Mount Ver- Band; Aug. 28: The Naughty Aug. 9: The Walrus; Aug. 16: House. All ages welcome.

Troy Fair Band.

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MOVIES IN THE PARK: webs.com. will host free concerts from Enjoy free movies under FREE SUMMER CON‘ROCKIN’ THE PARK’: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, July the stars at Church Creek Lake Associates Recreation SPLASHTACULAR: Enjoy Park, 27116 72nd Ave. 9-Aug. 27, on the new Mount CERTS: The Port of Anacortes will host a series of Club will present “Rockin’ free kids’ activities and get Vernon Riverwalk Plaza.

NW, Stanwood. Activities the Park” from noon to 8:30 information on a variety of begin at 7:30 p.m. followed Bring your lawn chairs or a free outdoor concerts from p.m. Saturday, July 25, at its safety topics at the annual blanket, a picnic supper and 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays by movies on the 20-foot and Fridays at Seafarers’ family-friendly, clothing“Splashtacular” from noon screen at approximately the whole family. 360-336Memorial Park, 601 Seafar- optional park, 21700 Highto 3 p.m. Thursday, July 30, 8:30 p.m. Children must be 6214. Next up: ers’ Way, Anacortes. 360way 9, Mount Vernon. The at Washington Park, 6300 accompanied by an adult.

July 23: Holmes Shea 293-3134 or portofanacortes. musical bill includes Big Sunset Ave., Anacortes. ci.stanwood.wa.us. Next up: Band; July 30: Bobby Holorg. Next up: City, Motown Cruisers and Activities will include face Thursday, Aug. 6: “The land & the Breadline; Aug. Friday, July 24: Aaron Pretty Twisted. Bring towels, painting, a bouncy house, Wizard of Oz”; Thursday, 6: Stilly River Band; Aug. 13: games and a visit from Crawford; Wednesday, July chairs and your favorite Aug. 20: “Willy Wonka & Chris Eger Band; Aug. 20: Smokey the Bear. Local 29: Fidalgo Swing; Friday, The Chocolate Factory.” beverages. The grill will be Rabbit Wilde.

departure day. Free. 360-770-4848 or vintageaircraftmuseum.org.

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A ripped Gyllenhaal tough to recognize in ‘Southpaw’

By STEVEN REA The Philadelphia Inquirer

If you thought Jake Gyllenhaal’s transformation for last year’s “Nightcrawler” was extreme — losing weight and gaining a creepy intensity to play a feral freelance video cameraman trolling the streets of L.A. — look at the actor in “Southpaw.”

You may not recognize the man.

As Billy “The Great” Hope, a pro boxer who grew up in a Hell’s Kitchen foster home and now owns the title of lightheavyweight champion of the world, 34-year-old Gyllenhaal is all muscle, sinew, tattoos, bling. He’s a prizefighter who prides himself on the punishment he can take in the ring — before he delivers the final blows to his opponents.

Billy’s record? 43 and 0.

And to see Gyllenhaal in “Southpaw,” which opens Friday, is to believe it.

Harvey Weinstein, whose eponymous company is distributing the Antoine Fuqua-directed drama, has declared that this is the role that will win Gyllenhaal his Oscar.

While hyperbole is typical of the veteran showman, he may have to be taken seriously this time around.

Gyllenhaal trained six hours a day, seven days a

week for six months, running, jumping, weightlifting and sparring under the tutelage of former boxer Terry Gyllenhaal Claybon.

“I was a Mike Tyson fan as a kid — it’s kind of hard not to be when you grew up in the ’90s,” Gyllenhaal says. “But I was a man who knew very little about boxing. … And I knew that to pull it off, I was going to have to learn how to do it.”

In “Southpaw,” Gyllenhaal’s Billy is living the life: a mansion in the ‘burbs, a beautiful wife (Rachel McAdams), a daughter (Oona Laurence) who loves him, a posse of friends — including his longtime manager, played by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson — at his side.

Billy’s bouts have earned him millions, but to assuage his wife’s fears that he’s damaging his body, and his brain, he agrees to a hiatus.

Then, one evening, it all collapses. His title, his family, his respect, his property, his bank accounts — gone.

“Southpaw,” co-starring Forest Whitaker as the neighborhood boxing-gym owner who trains Billy in his against-the-odds comeback try, is classic pugilist

the thing that’s original about this movie is Billy Hope. It’s who he is, and what he goes through, and what he experiences. A guy who’s trying to get his life back together and learn how to become a dad and learn how to become a man. …

“That’s what’s at the heart of this movie — a guy who’s been through the system, knows how it works, used his rage to beat the system, but ultimately, it’s that same rage that destroys him. And he has to find his way back, learn how to grow up and do good.”

Gyllenhaal says that he The Weinstein Company via AP first met Fuqua, the direcJake Gyllenhaal stars as tor of “Training Day” and “The Equalizer,” a halfBilly Hope “Southpaw.” dozen years ago at one of “those Hollywood lunch melodrama. meetings where somebody Life is brutal. Punching tells you how much they somebody over 12 rounds want to work with you, and in the ring? Brutal. Going to court to fight for custody you don’t believe them.”

So the actor, nominated of your child? Brutal. for an Academy Award for “There are so many his work opposite Heath things that we’ve seen Ledger in 2005’s cowboy before in boxing movies,” love story, “Brokeback says Gyllenhaal, on the Mountain,” went about his phone from Los Angeles last weekend and not even business — business that included some very fine feeling the need to mention those movies by name. work in “End of Watch” (We will: “Rocky,” “Raging (2012) and “Prisoners” (2013).

Bull,” “The Fighter,” “The “And then, about a year Champ,” “Somebody Up and a half ago, we met There Likes Me,” “Body again about this project, and Soul.”)

“So, how do you make and Antoine was like, ‘I it seem original?” he asks. told you when we met last “For me, and for Antoine, time there is something I

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see in you that I want to bring out.’ And I was like, ‘Really?’”

Really.

So, Gyllenhaal began his training — with Fuqua, who has boxed for years, right alongside him. And the actor came to appreciate what boxing was about.

“Obviously, it’s a brutal sport,” Gyllenhaal says.

“But I also think it’s a sport full of grace, and at the highest level … it’s about an exchange of the minds.”

Boxing, he says, is about “being alone in a space” — physical space, mental space — and for all its primal ferocity, it is a sport that involves science, geometry, speed.

“You have to be hyperprepared and hyper-intune, and it is unlike really any other sport because it requires both offense and defense simultaneously.”

Gyllenhaal has more than 30 credits on his CV now (his first was as Billy Crystal’s kid in 1991’s “City Slickers”). But when he looks over the films he has done, a few stand out — for the experience of making them, not for the success they may, or may not, have seen at the box office. “‘Nightcrawler’ is one,” he says of the drama written and directed by Dan Gilroy. “I’m really proud of that movie. Sometimes, when I think about it, I

can’t believe we pulled it off. We shot it for a very small budget in a very short time. … That’s the kind of stuff that inspires me.”

“Jarhead,” the 2005 combat drama based on Anthony Swofford’s Marine Corps memoir, was “lifechanging.” Gyllenhaal puts “Donnie Darko” (the 2001 cult hit), “Zodiac” (David Fincher’s 2007 serial-killer thriller), and “Brokeback Mountain” on his list, too.

The actor, whose sister is actress Maggie Gyllenhaal (“Secretary,” “Crazy Heart”) and whose parents are both in the business (Stephen Gyllenhaal a director, Naomi Foner a screenwriter), hasn’t taken much of a break since shooting “Southpaw.”

He’s got “Everest,” a mountain-climbing thriller, coming in September and “At Risk,” with Naomi Watts and Chris Cooper, scheduled for release in the spring. Gyllenhaal’s about to start with director Tom Ford on an adaptation of the Austin Wright novel “Nocturnal Animals.”

And he and Fuqua have plans to reteam — outside the boxing ring — for “The Man Who Made It Snow,” about Max Mermelstein, the “Jewish street kid from Brooklyn” who would go on to serve as the American agent for the Colombian Medellin cocaine cartel.

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Scooby-Doo! & KISS: Rock & Roll Mystery”: A KISS concert is in jeopardy.

Upcoming movie releases Something is keeping concertgoers from Following is a partial schedule of getting to the venue where the band is coming movies on DVD. Release dates scheduled to perform. are subject to change: There’s only one thing to do — call Scooby-Doo and his friends. The gang is JULY 28 Home eager to help, especially since Daphne Comet has an enormous crush on KISS member Justice League: Gods and Monsters Starchild. They must stop the Crimson The Water Diviner Witch or no one will get to see the group perform.

JULY 31 Descendants It’s an odd mix of pop culture to have these two groups come together. But, the AUG. 4 Scooby Squad has always been ready and Insurgent willing to help any celebrity from Batman Do You Believe? and Robin to the Harlem Globetrotters.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area July 24-30

TUNING UP Playing at area venues July 23-30 SATURDAY.25

THURSDAY.23 Marcia Kester: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway.

360-445-3000.

Skinny Tie Jazz: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Barefeet: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., SedroWoolley. 360-982-2649.

Jam Night: with host Richard Williams, 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover.

Holmes Shea Band: Riverwalk Summer Concert Series, 6 to 8 p.m., Mount Vernon Riverwalk, downtown Mount Vernon. Free.

BEE GEES GOLD: THE TRIBUTE, STARRING JOHN ACOSTA AS BARRY GIBB 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $24.

877-275-2448.

Queen Bluegrass: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

FRIDAY.24 The New Iberians (zydeco blues): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $12.

360-445-3000.

SATURDAY.25

Bee Gees Gold: The Tribute, starring John Acosta as Barry Gibb: 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $24. 877-2752448.

Photo by Craig Parrish / Skagit Valley Herald

Friday.24

Saturday.25

Sunday.26

Thursday.30

THEATER

THEATER

THEATER

THEATER

“The Two Noble Kinsmen”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12 adults, $10 students, $35 family (two adults, two children). Tickets: brownpapertickets. com or at the gate. Information: 206-3173023 or shakesnw.org.

“Romeo & Juliet”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12 adults, $10 students, $35 family (two adults, two children). Tickets: brownpapertickets.com or at the gate. Information: 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

“Three Times A Bridesmaid” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“The Two Noble Kinsmen”: Shakespeare Northwest, 4 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12 adults, $10 students, $35 family (two adults, two children). Tickets: brownpapertickets. com or at the gate. Information: 206-3173023 or shakesnw.org.

Decade X (top 40 dance, ’70s-’00s): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877275-2448.

Joe Sneva & The Sweet Dominiques (surf, reggae): 9:30 p.m., The Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. 360755-0165.

Andrew Norsworthy: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Margaret Wilder Band: 7 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. $10, $5 wine club members and ages 12 and younger.

Hoe and the Harrow (folk, Americana, roots): 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.

Jim Adkins (of Jimmy Eat World), S Duo (Jenn Ghetto): 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $15.

360-778-1067.

Keith LaBounty: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

360-848-8882.

Singer/songwriter night: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

No cover. 360766-6330.

SATURDAY.25

“ROMEO & JULIET” Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12 adults, $10 students, $35 family (two adults, two children). Tickets: brownpapertickets.com or at the gate. Information: 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org. Pictured: Sage Hoag and Cassandra Leon.

“Three Times A Bridesmaid” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

North by Northwest: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon.

360-422-6411.

“The Two Noble Kinsmen”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12 adults, $10 students, $35 family (two adults, two children). Tickets: brownpapertickets. com or at the gate. Information: 206-3173023 or shakesnw.org.

“Three Times A Bridesmaid” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Sugar Rush Jazz,” “The Missing: Episode 2” and “Blackout” (one-act plays): Poseidon Players, 7 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. Donations encouraged. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Ann ‘n’ Dean (country, classic rock): 7 to 10 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Open to the public.

360-848-8882.

Decade X (top 40 dance, ’70s-’00s): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover.

877-275-2448.

“Blues & Brews at the Muse”: with Cee Cee James and Rob “Slideboy” Andrews, Duffy Bishop Trio: 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $18 advance, $20 at the door.

360-445-3000.

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

CD Woodbury: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Troy Fair: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

SUNDAY.26 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

Sunday Swing, with John Savage and Duane Melcher (’30s, ’40s & ’50s classic tunes): 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. 360-707-2683.

Anacortes Brewery 21st Birthday Celebration: featuring comedy improv with Brian Geer and Mike Jenkins, Anacortes Music Channel showcase hosted by Karl Blau, Bellingham Circus Guild, Little Joe Argo and Rick Star, Anacortes Community Theater Players, Wide Willie Washburn, Fanny Alger and more: 2 to 7 p.m., Heart of Anacortes, Fourth Street and O Avenue, Anacortes.

Ages 21 and older. Free admission. 360-588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

MONDAY.27 CC Adams and Friends Sunday Jam: 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., La Conner Pantry and Pub, 315 E. Morris St., La Conner.

360-466-4488.

Mike Bucy: 1 to 4 p.m., Gilkey Square, Morris and First streets, La Conner. Free. laconner live.com.

Bow Diddlers: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover.

360-766-6266.

HarvestFest: featuring six Christian bands (gospel, blues, rock, rap, heavy metal): noon to 6:30 p.m., Riverfront Park, 1001 River Road, Sedro-Woolley. Free.

503-780-1842.

Swingnuts Jazz: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Angel of the Winds Casino, 3438 Stoluckquamish Lane, Arlington. angelofthewinds.com. 360474-9740.

Wartime Blues: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

South Fork Zoo (classic country rock): 7 to 9 p.m., Birdsview Brewery, 38302 Highway 20, Concrete. No cover. 360-826-3406.

WEDNESDAY.29 Swingnuts Jazz: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Marcia Kester: 6 p.m., Anacortes Eagles, 901 7th St., Anacortes. 360757-9687.

Urban Fantasy, C-legz & Pascal, Jamaican Queens, Pappa Smirk: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-7781067.

Stanwood Summer Concert Series: Brian Lee and The Orbiters, 2 to 4 p.m., 271st St. NW, Stanwood. Free. ci.stanwood.wa.us.

Naughty Blokes: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

No cover. 360-766-6330.

THURSDAY.30 MuseBird Cafe: Devin Sinha and Nelson “Nelly” Emokpae, 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-4453000.

Bobby Holland & The Breadline: Riverwalk Summer Concert Series, 6 to 8 p.m., Mount Vernon Riverwalk, downtown Mount Vernon.

Free.

Matney Cook and the Mudflat Walkers: 6 to 8:30 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-9822649.

Brian Pi’ikea Vasquez (Hawiian ukulele): 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area July 24-30

TUNING UP Playing at area venues July 23-30 SATURDAY.25

THURSDAY.23 Marcia Kester: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway.

360-445-3000.

Skinny Tie Jazz: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Barefeet: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., SedroWoolley. 360-982-2649.

Jam Night: with host Richard Williams, 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover.

Holmes Shea Band: Riverwalk Summer Concert Series, 6 to 8 p.m., Mount Vernon Riverwalk, downtown Mount Vernon. Free.

BEE GEES GOLD: THE TRIBUTE, STARRING JOHN ACOSTA AS BARRY GIBB 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $24.

877-275-2448.

Queen Bluegrass: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

FRIDAY.24 The New Iberians (zydeco blues): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $12.

360-445-3000.

SATURDAY.25

Bee Gees Gold: The Tribute, starring John Acosta as Barry Gibb: 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $24. 877-2752448.

Photo by Craig Parrish / Skagit Valley Herald

Friday.24

Saturday.25

Sunday.26

Thursday.30

THEATER

THEATER

THEATER

THEATER

“The Two Noble Kinsmen”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12 adults, $10 students, $35 family (two adults, two children). Tickets: brownpapertickets. com or at the gate. Information: 206-3173023 or shakesnw.org.

“Romeo & Juliet”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12 adults, $10 students, $35 family (two adults, two children). Tickets: brownpapertickets.com or at the gate. Information: 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

“Three Times A Bridesmaid” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“The Two Noble Kinsmen”: Shakespeare Northwest, 4 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12 adults, $10 students, $35 family (two adults, two children). Tickets: brownpapertickets. com or at the gate. Information: 206-3173023 or shakesnw.org.

Decade X (top 40 dance, ’70s-’00s): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877275-2448.

Joe Sneva & The Sweet Dominiques (surf, reggae): 9:30 p.m., The Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. 360755-0165.

Andrew Norsworthy: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Margaret Wilder Band: 7 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. $10, $5 wine club members and ages 12 and younger.

Hoe and the Harrow (folk, Americana, roots): 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.

Jim Adkins (of Jimmy Eat World), S Duo (Jenn Ghetto): 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $15.

360-778-1067.

Keith LaBounty: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

360-848-8882.

Singer/songwriter night: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

No cover. 360766-6330.

SATURDAY.25

“ROMEO & JULIET” Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12 adults, $10 students, $35 family (two adults, two children). Tickets: brownpapertickets.com or at the gate. Information: 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org. Pictured: Sage Hoag and Cassandra Leon.

“Three Times A Bridesmaid” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

North by Northwest: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon.

360-422-6411.

“The Two Noble Kinsmen”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12 adults, $10 students, $35 family (two adults, two children). Tickets: brownpapertickets. com or at the gate. Information: 206-3173023 or shakesnw.org.

“Three Times A Bridesmaid” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Sugar Rush Jazz,” “The Missing: Episode 2” and “Blackout” (one-act plays): Poseidon Players, 7 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. Donations encouraged. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Ann ‘n’ Dean (country, classic rock): 7 to 10 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Open to the public.

360-848-8882.

Decade X (top 40 dance, ’70s-’00s): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover.

877-275-2448.

“Blues & Brews at the Muse”: with Cee Cee James and Rob “Slideboy” Andrews, Duffy Bishop Trio: 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $18 advance, $20 at the door.

360-445-3000.

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

CD Woodbury: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Troy Fair: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

SUNDAY.26 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

Sunday Swing, with John Savage and Duane Melcher (’30s, ’40s & ’50s classic tunes): 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. 360-707-2683.

Anacortes Brewery 21st Birthday Celebration: featuring comedy improv with Brian Geer and Mike Jenkins, Anacortes Music Channel showcase hosted by Karl Blau, Bellingham Circus Guild, Little Joe Argo and Rick Star, Anacortes Community Theater Players, Wide Willie Washburn, Fanny Alger and more: 2 to 7 p.m., Heart of Anacortes, Fourth Street and O Avenue, Anacortes.

Ages 21 and older. Free admission. 360-588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

MONDAY.27 CC Adams and Friends Sunday Jam: 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., La Conner Pantry and Pub, 315 E. Morris St., La Conner.

360-466-4488.

Mike Bucy: 1 to 4 p.m., Gilkey Square, Morris and First streets, La Conner. Free. laconner live.com.

Bow Diddlers: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover.

360-766-6266.

HarvestFest: featuring six Christian bands (gospel, blues, rock, rap, heavy metal): noon to 6:30 p.m., Riverfront Park, 1001 River Road, Sedro-Woolley. Free.

503-780-1842.

Swingnuts Jazz: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Angel of the Winds Casino, 3438 Stoluckquamish Lane, Arlington. angelofthewinds.com. 360474-9740.

Wartime Blues: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

South Fork Zoo (classic country rock): 7 to 9 p.m., Birdsview Brewery, 38302 Highway 20, Concrete. No cover. 360-826-3406.

WEDNESDAY.29 Swingnuts Jazz: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Marcia Kester: 6 p.m., Anacortes Eagles, 901 7th St., Anacortes. 360757-9687.

Urban Fantasy, C-legz & Pascal, Jamaican Queens, Pappa Smirk: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-7781067.

Stanwood Summer Concert Series: Brian Lee and The Orbiters, 2 to 4 p.m., 271st St. NW, Stanwood. Free. ci.stanwood.wa.us.

Naughty Blokes: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

No cover. 360-766-6330.

THURSDAY.30 MuseBird Cafe: Devin Sinha and Nelson “Nelly” Emokpae, 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-4453000.

Bobby Holland & The Breadline: Riverwalk Summer Concert Series, 6 to 8 p.m., Mount Vernon Riverwalk, downtown Mount Vernon.

Free.

Matney Cook and the Mudflat Walkers: 6 to 8:30 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-9822649.

Brian Pi’ikea Vasquez (Hawiian ukulele): 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.

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E10 - Thursday, July 23, 2015

GET INVOLVED AUDITIONS

Auditions will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Satur“THE LION IN WINTER”: day and 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Auditions will be held from Aug. 22-23, in the Whidbey 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday and Playhouse Star Studio, 730 Monday, Aug. 2-3, in the SE Midway Blvd., Oak HarWhidbey Playhouse Star bor. Parts are available for Studio, 730 SE Midway three men and four women.

Blvd., Oak Harbor. Parts are The play will run Dec. 4-20. available for five men and 360-679-2237 or whidbey two women. The dramatic playhouse.com. comedy will run Nov. 6-22.

360-679-2237 or whidbey DANCE playhouse.com.

DANCIN’ AT THE PARK: OPEN AUDITIONS: Whid- Cama Beach State Park, 1880 SW Camano Drive, bey Island Center for the Arts will hold open auditions Camano Island, hosts dancing from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturfor its 2015-16 season at 6 days. Free. Discover Pass p.m. Monday and Tuesday, required for park entry.

Aug. 10-11, at WICA, 565 camabeachfoundation.org.

Camano Ave., Langley.

Next up: Callbacks will be held Aug. July 25: Dances with 12-14. Auditioners should John Corrigan, Caron Grasprepare two contrasting monologues, memorized, or so, Linda and Bob Berka, callers. Sponsored by the one monologue and 16 to Fidalgo Fogcutters.

24 bars of a show tune, not to exceed 5 minutes total.

FOLK DANCING: SkagitSeveral monologues from Anacortes Folk Dancers the plays will be available for people who do not have meet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at an audition piece prepared. Bay View Civic Hall, 12615 C St., Bay View. Learn to To sign up for a 5-minute slot, call 360-221-8262, email folkdance to a variety of international music. Dance deana.duncan@wicaonline. review begins at 7 p.m. folorg or stop by the WICA administration office. Walk- lowed by request dances ins are also welcome and will until 9:30. The first session be fit in at the first available is free, $3 thereafter. All are welcome. No partners time slot. wicaonline.org. needed. For information, contact Gary or Ginny at “DEAD MAN’S CELL 360-766-6866.

PHONE”: Whidbey Island Center for the Arts needs two actors of any age or gender to play multiple nonspeaking characters in the Oct. 9-24 production at WICA, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. Notably, the actors will be part of a dance/movement piece at the climax of the show.

Formal dance training is not required, but the ability to move and to take direction is important. 360-221-8262 or wicaonline.org.

THURSDAY DANCE: Dance to The Skippers from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays at Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For information, contact Gisela at 360-424-5696.

MUSIC

BARBERSHOP HARMONY: Attend a free, no-commitment rehearsal of the An-O-Chords, a fourpart barbershop harmony.

No experience necessary, no “A DICKENS CHRISTMAS auditions required. Learn CAROL” (A Traveling Traves- by rote; you don’t have to ty in Two Tumultuous Acts): read music. All ages wel-

come. Drop in any Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Northwest Educational Service Building, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes.

Rides available. Contact Bob Lundquist, 360-9415733 or svenbob@cheerful. com.

cortes. 360-293-2544.

Trail Tales docents will share information about their interpretive programs and OPEN MIC: Jam night, new trail signs installed in 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thursdays, Conway Pub & Eatery, town. Free.

Guided Walk: Sharing 18611 Main St., Conway.

Samish Culture Along the 360-445-4733.

Shores of Fidalgo Bay: 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, RECREATION Aug. 20, Fidalgo Bay Resort, CALL FOR MUSICIANS: TRAIL BUILDERS: Mount 4701 Fidalgo Bay Road.

5b’s Bakery, 45597 Main Vernon Trail Builders seeks Samish community members St., Concrete, is looking for volunteers to help with trail will share traditions, pracmusicians to perform easylistening acoustic music from building and maintenance tices and visions for coming 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. during Sun- at Little Mountain Park generations. Free. in Mount Vernon. Familyday Brunch. In exchange, friendly work sessions are musicians will receive FRIENDS OF THE FORaudience contributions and held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 EST HIKES: Join Friends of p.m. Saturdays, rain or shine. the Forest for scenic hikes in a meal. 360-853-8700 or Lunch, snacks, tools and info@5bsbakery.com. the forest lands around Anatraining are provided. For cortes. Dress for the weather information, call Mount Ver- and wear sturdy shoes. No TIME FOR FIDDLERS: non Parks and Recreation at pets. Free. 360-293-3725 or The Washington Old Time 360-336-6215 or visit mount- friendsoftheacfl.org. Next Fiddlers play acoustic old vernontrailbuilders.com. time music at 6:30 p.m. the up: Next up: July 25. second and fourth Fridays All Around Heart Lake: of each month at the Mount 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, FREE PARK ADMISSION: July 25. Meet at the Heart Vernon Senior Center, 1401 In honor of the National Cleveland. St. Free; donaLake parking lot. tions accepted. Information: Park Service’s 99th birthday, the state Parks and Recre630-9494.

GOLF TOURNEY, FESation Commission will offer TIVAL: The 2015 EDASC free admission to all state SECOND FRIDAY DRUM Golf Tournament and Beer, parks on Tuesday, Aug. 25.

CIRCLE: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Wine & Spirits Festival will The Discover Pass will not Aug. 14, Unity Church, be held Friday, July 24, at be required to enter state 704 W. Division St., Mount Avalon Golf Links, 19345 parks, but is still required Vernon. Drumming, songs, Kelleher Road, Burlington. to access lands managed by The scramble format tournachants. Freewill donation. the Washington Department ment will begin with lunch heatmiser@inbox.com. of Fish and Wildlife and and registration at 10:30 SHELTER BAY CHORUS: the Department of Natural a.m., a shotgun start at noon, Practices are held from 2:45 Resources. parks.wa.gov. festival (for ages 21 and The U.S. Forest Service to 4:45 p.m. every Thursday older) at 5:30 p.m. with food, will recognize National Pub- games, contests, freebies at the Shelter Bay Clublic Lands Day by waiving house in La Conner. New and fun. Festival tickets are members welcome. No need fees for visitors to the Mt. $50 advance, $60 day-of and to be a Shelter Bay resident. Baker-Snoqualmie National include a commemorative Forest Saturday, Sept. 26.

360-466-3805. beer or wine glass, beverage Fees will be waived at most scrip and hors d’oeuvres. All day-use sites on the forest.

LOVE TO SING? Join proceeds benefit EDASC fs.usda.gov/mbs. the women of Harmony programs and services. To Northwest Chorus from register or inquire: skagit.

TRAIL TALES: Friends of org/events or 360-336-6114.

6:30-9 p.m. every Monday at the Mount Vernon Senior Skagit Beaches will lead a Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave. series of informative walks ART DASH: The 11th Seeking women who like to along the Tommy Thompson annual Art Dash Half MaraTrail in Anacortes. For infor- thon, 10K and 5K Run/Walk sing a cappella music. All mation, visit skagitbeaches. is set for 8 a.m. Saturday, skill levels welcome. org. Next up: Aug. 1, starting near the Saturday Farmers Market Anacortes City Hall, 904 ANACORTES OPEN MIC: 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Brown Stations: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sixth St., Anacortes. RegSaturday, July 25, Anacortes istration: $30-$50 (includes Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., AnaFarmers Market, 611 R Ave. T-shirt and finisher medal

or ribbon), $5 for ages 12 and younger or 70 and older.

360-299-1967 or cityofanacortes.org.

BIKE TO FARMS: Join the fourth annual Bike to Farms Tour from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 1, departing from and returning to the Skagit Valley Food Co-op, 202 S. First St., Mount Vernon. The family-friendly cycling tour for ages 8 and older will visit Skagit Flats Farm, Ralph’s Greenhouse and Living Rain Farm — with a second option that continues on to Hedlin Family Farm — before returning to the Co-op for free ice cream. Fat-tire bikes are recommended for the flat, 8-mile or 20-mile roundtrip, which includes gravel and dirt roads. Helmets are required. Bring water, a sack lunch or snacks. Free. Preregister at 360-336-5087, ext.

139, or email community@ skagitfoodcoop.com.

WHIDBEY TRIATHLON: Registration is open for the 19th annual Whidbey Island Triathlon, set for Saturday, Aug. 1. The course starts off with a half-mile swim in Goss Lake, followed by a 19.5-mile bike course and a 3.8-mile run. Open to individual participants and relay teams. whidbeytriathlon.com.

THEATER FREE ADULT ACTING CLASSES: Anacortes Community Theatre offers free acting classes for adults from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every third Saturday of each month at 918 M Ave., Anacortes.

Hosted by Nello Bottari, classes include monologue work, scripted scenes, improv games and more, with a different topic each month. Each class is independent, so you don’t have to commit to every session.

360-840-0089 or freeadult actingclass.com.

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HOT TICKETS “THREE TIMES A BRIDESMAID”: July 24-Aug. 15, Anacortes Community Theatre, Anacortes. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“ROMEO & JULIET”: through Aug. 15, RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, Mount Vernon. 206-3173023, shakesnw.org, brown papertickets.com.

“TWO NOBLE KINGSMEN”: through Aug. 14, RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, Mount Vernon. 206-3173023, shakesnw.org, brown papertickets.com.

“GREASE”: through Aug. 2, The 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle.

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SAY ANYTHING: July 23, The Showbox, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

5 SECONDS OF SUMMER: July 24, KeyArena, Seattle.

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MÖTLEY CRÜE: July 24, Tacoma Dome. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

JOHN FOGERTY: July 24, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

BLEACHERS & CHARLI XCX: July 25, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE FESTIVAL OF JAZZ: with Chris Botti, Bob James, Earl Klugh, Morgan James: July 25, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster. com.

TRAIN: July 25, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

BARENAKED LADIES: with Violent Femmes, Colin Hay of Men At Work: July 26, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888929-7849 or AXS.com.

WINE COUNTRY BLUES FESTIVAL: with Taj Mahal, Blind Boys of Alabama, Charlie Musselwhite, Doug MacLeod: July 26, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticket master.com.

DANZIG: July 28, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

GARY LIGHTBODY: July 29, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

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WATERSHED MUSIC & CAMPING FESTIVAL: with Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line, Carrie Underwood and others: July 31-Aug. 2, Gorge Amphitheatre, George.

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JACKSON BROWNE: Aug. 1-2, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

PHASES: Aug. 2, Barboza, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

MOVE LIVE ON TOUR: with Julianne Hough and Derek Hough: Aug. 2, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 866-833-4747 or BenaroyaHall.org.

THE FUNKY METERS: Aug. 4-5, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

IDINA MENZEL: Aug. 5, Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

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SLIGHTLY STOOPID: with Dirty Heads, Stick Figure: Aug. 6, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS.com.

BRIT FLOYD: An Amazing Journey Through Five Decades of Pink Floyd: Aug. 6, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

SUMMER MELTDOWN: featuring STS9, Iration, Tycho, Greensky Bluegrass, Galactic and many more: Aug. 6-9, Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheatre, Darrington. summer meltdownfest.com.

LA LUZ RECORD RELEASE: Aug. 7, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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MOTHER MOTHER: Aug. 7, Neumos, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

STEVE MILLER BAND: Aug. 7-8, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville.

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SAM SMITH: Aug. 8, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

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E12 - Thursday, July 23, 2015

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Museum at Nixon’s presidential library gets makeover California’s Orange County are getting a $15 million YORBA LINDA, Calif. upgrade to add more audio — A museum dedicated and video features and to Richard Nixon’s presiinclude interactive touchdency is getting a makeover screens common to most that will include interacmodern museum exhibits. tive exhibits appealing to Another $10 million will younger, tech-savvy visitors, be spent to expand proofficials said Monday. gramming and educational The galleries at the activities.

Richard Nixon Presidential The galleries have Library and Museum in changed little since the The Associated Press

museum opened in 1990, except for an exhibit on the Watergate scandal that opened in 2011.

“It’s all panels and photos and content. It’s good stuff, but it is just not up to par with what museums are like nowadays,” said Joe Lopez, a spokesman for the Richard Nixon Foundation, a private organization that supports the library. More

than half of the country’s current population didn’t live through Nixon’s presidency, Lopez noted.

The exhibits are scheduled to close on Sept. 28 and reopen in fall 2016.

Gregory Cumming, a spokesman for the presidential library and museum, could not immediately say how the content might change.

Local travel DISCOVER THE WEST:

John King will present “Western Wanderings,” showcasing national parks, scenic routes and more, at 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 2, at AAA Travel Store, 1600 E. College Way, Suite A, Mount Vernon. RSVP: 360-848-2090.

WHATCOM MUSEUM SUNSET HISTORY CRUISE: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 27, departing from Islander Mariner Cruises, 2621 S. Harbor Loop Drive, Bellingham. Tour guide Brian Griffin will lead a fun, informative evening on board the 110-foot tour boat Island Caper. Bring sunglasses, a light jacket (or raincoat) and a picnic dinner.

Wine and beer will be available for purchase. $35, $30 Whatcom Museum members. Tickets: 800-838-3006, ext.

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SENIOR CENTER TRIPS: Skagit County Senior Centers offer short, escorted trips.

For information, call the Anacortes Senior Center at 360-293-7473 or sign up at your local senior center.

ESCORTED TOURS: The Whatcom County Tour Program offers a variety of day trips and longer tours, with most trips departing from and returning to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck St., Bellingham. For information or to register: 360733-4030, ext. 1015, or wccoa.org/index.php/

tours.

Future extended trips include a cruise through Alaska’s Inside Passage, a scenic rail tour of British Columbia hot springs and the Rockies, a fall trip to Ireland, a tour of Martha’s Vineyard and the Eastern Seaboard, and a visit to New Mexico’s annual Balloon Fiesta.

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. 1-800-5441800 or tourisminfo@ watourismalliance.com.

Staff members assist travelers who have questions, refer them to specific destination marketing organizations and other travel resources across the state for more detailed information, and take orders for the Washington State Visitors Guide.

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS: Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes, accepts passport applications from noon to 6:30 p.m.

Tuesdays, noon to 5 p.m.

Wednesdays and 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.

Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St., Oak Harbor, accepts passport applications, by appointment, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Thursday. 360-279-4580.

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Thursday, July 23, 2015 - E13

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E14 - Thursday, July 23, 2015

MOVIES NEW THIS WEEK Anyone who has ever seen a glimpse of a sports movie can realize where the boxing drama “SOUTHPAW” is headed well before the final bell. Boy grabs brass ring, boy loses brass ring, boy tears soul and sinew trying to get it back.

But that doesn’t matter. In the latest deep dive into the testosterone-drenched world of director Antoine Fuqua (“The Equalizer,” “Training Day”) and writer Kurt Sutter (“Sons of Anarchy,” “The Shield”), it’s not as much about the what but the how. “Southpaw” doesn’t try to reinvent the boxing-movie game — in fact, it pretty much indulges every cliche — but it’s the intense central performance from a beefed up, ripped-to-the-core Jake Gyllenhaal that gives it distinction and heart.

Gyllenhaal is Billy Hope, a strutting rooster in the ring who may not have a lot of style and grace but that doesn’t matter when he pile-drives his fist into your jaw. The orphan kid who once had nothing now has it all: enough money to make Midas say “whoa”; a house as big as a shopping mall; a beautiful wife, Maureen (Rachel McAdams), a cute daughter, Leila (Oona Laurence) who adores him; and, of course, a championship.

But feisty up-and-comer Miguel Escobar (Miguel Gomez) haunts Billy like a phantom, showing up at press conferences to taunt him, asking why Billy won’t fight him.

Billy’s manager, Jordan (50 Cent), doesn’t want his client to take the bait. But when Miguel and his crew start puffing their chests around Billy and his boys during a dressy gala, someone pulls a weapon and, in the instant, Maureen is killed and Billy’s world crashes to the ground.

He can’t fight anymore and as his life, mental state and finances spin out of control, the courts take Leila away because he’s a danger to himself and others.

After the long slide down, he decides to get his act together, starts working out with a past-his-prime trainer (Forest Whitaker) at a rundown gym, learns that fighting is about more than sheer power, and attempts a comeback.

Because, in movies like this, aging trainers in squalid gyms always have a few life secrets they can impart to the once successful and foolish.

It’s hard to know what “Southpaw” would have been like if the filmmakers’ got their first choice for the role, Eminem. But it’s doubtful he could have had any of the sheer swagger and palpable vulnerability Gyllenhaal manages over the course of the film.

Gyllenhaal is one of this era’s best young actors, something he has proven through a variety of tough roles over the years, from “Brokeback Mountain,” “End of Watch” and “Enemy” to “Nightcrawler,” where his turn as an ambitious and insidious video journalist should have garnered an Oscar nomination. He brings to Billy a sense of humanity that goes beyond the script, even when the plot careens into melodrama.

The rest of the cast is good as well, with the always solid Whitaker turning in an especially strong performance.

And the film moves quickly through its two hours, with Fuqua shooting the boxing scenes with a visceral, in-yourface sensibility, eschewing any artier, “Raging Bull” intentions. But it’s Gyllenhaal — bloody, beaten, yet unbowed — who burns deepest in the memory once the sound of the bell has faded.

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MINI-REVIEWS Compiled from news services.

Ratings are one to four stars.

“Accidental Love” — Begun in 2008 by director David O. Russell and later patched together by others, this health -care satire is an unmitigated disaster, not even worth a spin as a curiosity piece. Jessica Biel stars as a waitress who gets shot in the head with a nail gun and takes her plea for coverage to Congress.

Rating: Comedy, PG-13, 100 minutes.H “Ant-Man” — The casting of likable, verbally nimble Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man seemed inspired, but what we have is a lightweight, clicheriddled origins story that veers between inside-joke comedy, ponderous redemption story lines and nifty CGI sequences that still seem relatively insignificant. Superhero action, PG-13, 117 minutes. HH “Good Kill” — Ethan Hawke delivers a superb, intense performance as a veteran pilot now controlling drones that kill Taliban fighters a world away.

“Good Kill” is never subtle and occasionally veers into implausibility, but the visuals pack a visceral punch. War drama, R, 103 minutes. HHH “Heaven Knows What” — Giving a natural, unaffected performance, a heroinaddicted street kid re-enacts her own story in an authentic, sometimes painfully accurate portrait of life in New York City as experienced by homeless, ever-hustling teenagers.

Drama, R, 94 minutes. HHH “Irrational Man” — In a dark, wickedly funny and sometimes flat-out wiggy little number starring Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone, writerdirector Woody Allen returns to a favorite idea: the planning of the perfect murder.1 Comedy, R, 96 minutes. HHH ⁄2 “Jurassic World” — Pure, dumb, wall-to-wall fun, “Jurassic World” earns every inch of its PG-13 rating for some bone-crunching violence, numerous scenes of dinosaurs munching on humans and blood spraying here and there. Sci-fi action, PG-13, 1 124 minutes. HHH ⁄2 “Lila and Eve” — With the help of another grieving mom (Jennifer Lopez), Lila (Viola Davis) sets out to find the scum who killed her college-bound son in a lurid and ultimately implausible thriller. Davis gives a strong performance, but this dreck is

AT AREA THEATERS ANACORTES CINEMAS July 24-30 Vacation (R): Tuesday: 7:00; WednesdayThursday: 1:00, 3:30, 6:40, 8:50 Paper Towns (PG-13): 1:25, 4:00, 6:50, 9:10 Ant-Man (PG-13): Friday-Monday: 1:15, 3:45, 6:30, 9:00; Tuesday: 1:15, 3:45, 6:30, 9:05; Wednesday: 1:15, 3:45, 6:30, 9:00; Thursday: 1:15, 3:45 Minions (PG): Friday-Monday: 1:00, 3:35, 6:40, 8:55; Tue: 1:00, 3:35, 8:55 Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (PG13): Thursday: 8:00 360-293-6620 BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN Oak Harbor July 24, 26, 28, 30 Ant-Man (PG-13) and Minions (PG): First movie starts at approximately 9:30 p.m.

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beyond saving. Drama, R, 94 minutes. HH “Love & Mercy” — In an energizing, meticulously crafted, nearly pitch-perfect biopic of Brian Wilson, Paul Dano plays the Beach Boys genius as a young man, and John Cusack plays him some 20 years later, when the voices in his head are overwhelming his very being. Rarely have two actors been so effective playing the same character while taking totally different approaches. Biography, PG-13, 1 120 minutes. HHH ⁄2 “Magic Mike XXL” — Channing Tatum returns as the titular character in a movie that is so excruciatingly dumb I felt as if someone had shaved 10 points off my IQ by the time I bolted for the exits. It was like being at a drunken bachelorette party where you not only have to sit through endless Chippendales dance routines, you also have to listen to the dancers TALK ABOUT LIFE between routines. Comedy, R, 115 minutes. H “Self/less” — A dying tycoon (Ben Kingsley, in a ridiculous Noo Yawk accent) has his memories and personality transplanted into a young, healthy human (Ryan

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Reynolds). The film raises some fascinating issues and offers a tease or two of a better movie before devolving into a medley of chases and shootouts. Sci-fi thriller, PG-13, 116 minutes. HH “Spy” — A deskbound CIA agent (Melissa McCarthy) is sent on an undercover mission in a foul-mouthed, often hilariously disgusting, slightly padded comedy that soars on the bountiful comedic talents of McCarthy, Rose Byrne and Jason Statham. Comedy, R, 120 minutes. HHH “Strangerland” — In this frustrating, sordid mood piece, Nicole Kidman and Joseph Fiennes play neglectful parents whose children go missing in a bleak Australian town. Maybe a dingo ate the screenplay. Mystery thriller, R, 111 minutes. H “Ted 2” — With an overwrought, disappointingly preachy story line, “Ted 2” feels like far too many other sequels: born of box office expectations more than a bona fide reason to return to the characters we loved the first time around. Comedy, R, 116 minutes. HH “Terminator Genisys” — A well-made and action-packed

but ridiculously convoluted and sometimes even off-putting parallel-universe version of the Terminator world presents a whole new timeline for Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke), her son, John (Jason Clarke), and the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger). Nearly every curveball isn’t as interesting or as original as the timeline we loved in the first place. Scifi action, PG-13, 125 minutes.

HH “Trainwreck” — The performance of Amy Schumer, in her feature film lead debut as a New Yorker trying her first grown-up romance, is a tour de force of razor-sharp comedic timing. Despite (or maybe because of) “Trainwreck’s” sharp edges and cynical set pieces, it’s a movie you want to wrap your arms around.

Romantic comedy, R, 124 min1 utes. HHH ⁄2 “Unexpected” — A Chicago teacher bonds with one of her students as both prepare to have babies. Thanks to pure and true performances by Cobie Smulders and newcomer Gail Bean, and some fine directing, “Unexpected” avoids the made-for-TV potholes (for the most part). Drama, R, 85 minutes. HHH

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Thursday, July 23, 2015 - E15

MUSIC REVIEWS JASON ISBELL, “Something More Than Free” — Jason Isbell’s fifth album is not quite as soul-searing as 2013’s clear-eyed and newly sober “Southeastern,” but the former Drive-By Trucker continues to sharpen his songwriting skills and expand his musical range on the surprisingly folkie and highly accomplished “Something More Than Free.”

The lead single, “24 Frames,” grabs the attention with Dylan-worthy poetic mystery (“You thought God was an architect, now you know / He’s something like a pipe bomb getting ready to blow”) and an instantly memorable guitar hook, and there’s plenty more meat on “Something More Than Free’s” bones, from the soaring “Children of Children,” to the solitary-working-man’s-saga title cut, to the grocery-store heartbreaker “Speed Trap Town.”

Throughout, Isbell gives articulate voice in his understated Alabama twang to everyman characters with the acumen of an ace short-story writer — and a songwriter who’s smart enough always to put the music first. n Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer

TAME IMPALA, “Currents” — “Yes, I’m changing,” croons Kevin Parker on track four of “Currents,” Tame Impala’s third album. It’s a statement of purpose set to a slow soul jam, but by that point in the record, he’s declaring the obvious: While Tame Impala used to traffic in neo-psychedelia with heavy guitars and woozy vocals, now Parker (who recorded “Currents” alone) is interested in the keyboard-based grooves of ’80s R&B and the production manipulations of contemporary hip-hop. It’s a radical change, although maybe not entirely surprising, given his work on Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Special.”

“Currents” opens with “Let It Happen,” a nearly eight-minute, continually morphing track that rides a steady disco beat. It wouldn’t sound out of place on a Daft Punk or a Caribou album. Lyrically, “Currents” is largely a breakup record: Parker could as well be separating from Tame Impala’s past musical style as from a lover. n Steve Klinge, The Philadelphia Inquirer

PRINCE ROYCE, “Double Vision” — For his first English-language album, the Bronx-born, Dominican-American bachata artist Prince Royce goes beyond his Tropical R&B hits and Latino hip-hop collaborations to the sleek mix of pop,

hop, EDM, and soul. To be sure, “Double Vision” is still laced with the Dominican vibe of Royce Prince’s past smashes such as “Corazón Sin Cara,” and the bachatero’s breathy baritone is as seductive as ever. (He’d be an elegant crooner if he sang in some guttural tongue.) “Double Vision” does, however, use more salt than smoked cayenne.

The album has guests, some of whom seem more at home than others. Snoop Dogg brings a taste of reggae toasting to “Stuck on a Feeling.” J-Lo and Pitbull stop by the slick dance-pop of “Back It Up” — but, though fun, it’s also predictable. Prince Royce does best when alone, as on the moody “Handcuffs,” the sensual salsa of “Chemical,” and “Paris on a Sunny Day” — the most disarming, charming moment on any album this year. n A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer

JOSS STONE, “Water for Your Soul” — Joss Stone has never hid her ambitions to conquer the globe. In her public statements and on her recordings, Stone’s persona has always been boastful and proud.

She’s currently on a world tour in which she plans to visit 204 countries in three years.

Stone is also taking on world music on her reggae-based new album, “Water for Your Soul.” The results are somewhat mixed. Sometimes the “riddims” set her free to pursue her muse in creative ways.

Other times, the beats seem to slow her down when she should be frolicking harder. It varies from cut to cut, but on the whole Stone’s music provides a pleasant soundtrack for everyday living. n Steve Horowitz, popmatters.com

FRANK ZAPPA, “Dance Me This” — Completed in 1993 and released in 2015, “Dance Me This” is a modern smorgasbord of sounds that somehow doesn’t turn the page to navel noodling. What initially comes across as chaotic will eventually reveal an impressive overall arc. It is wild and coherent — you know, a Frank Zappa album. When discussing the content of “Dance Me This,” you have to dive into an area of the album where guitars and throat singers are absent. This is the musique concrète-esque suite “Wolf Harbor,” whose five movements take up just a little more than half the album’s length.

This collection of sampled sounds may not be, at its core, an electro-acoustic work, but it certainly behaves like one. n John Garratt, popmatters.com

Jason Aldean performs during a concert at Levi’s Stadium in May in Santa Clara, Calif.

Anda Chu / Bay Area News Group via TNS

Jason Aldean: ‘It’s not smoke and mirrors with me’

By JON BREAM Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

Whether he raps with Ludacris, rocks with Lenny Kravitz or sings one of his 13 No. 1 country songs, Jason Aldean throws his kind of party. The 38-year-old country superstar answered some quick questions from Nashville.

the song, they hear the drum loop and the electronic stuff that’s going on in the song.

But to me, I listen to the melody; it’s in my wheelhouse, and it’s pretty country. Lyrically, it’s good.

Q: Your music is not on Spotify. Why? A: I make the majority of my money on shows, not on a streaming site. Whether you’re a songwriter, artist or producer, Q: You’re headlining some stadiums and you should be fairly compensated for the arenas on your own. Why do 10 stadium work you put in. The pay (from Spotify) is shows opening for Kenny Chesney? laughable at best; I’ve seen the statements.

A: Baseball stadiums are my favorite That’s why I got involved with Tidal. It’s just because I’m such a huge baseball fan. not a one-sided deal.

Kenny and I have been friends for a while Over the past 10 years, we’ve cheapened and talked about touring before. We’ve music down so people think they’re supnever had a chance to go out together. I posed to have it for nothing. You don’t thought it would be cool. To have two acts get to watch a new movie for free. I don’t that size, fans don’t get to see that every expect fans to understand how this busiday. ness works. I’m the one country guy taking grenades for everybody. I was raised to Q: It was just announced that you’ll be stand up for whatever I believe in. playing a “Today” show summer concert on July 31. What is it like singing so early Q: What is the real Jason Aldean like? in the morning?

A: I’d say what you see is what you get. I A: It’s not easy. We’re used to going to go full throttle, try to give 110 percent and work at 9 o’clock at night. It takes a while leave the people wanting more. When you for your voice to warm up and to sing see our shows, it’s not smoke and mirrors these songs the way they’re supposed to with me. sound. Sometimes your range is a little limited that early in the morning. You get up Q: When will you record a duet with early, like 3 or 4 in the morning, drink a lot your new wife, Brittany Kerr, former of coffee and do a lot of talking. I don’t do “American Idol” contestant? vocal exercises. I don’t know what they are.

A: I don’t know if she wants any part of the music business anymore. She’s a great Q: Your No. 1 single from last year, singer and would probably do fairly well.

“Burnin’ It Down,” had the vibe of a sexy She had a little taste of all of that stuff. She midtempo R&B song. What were you can sing in the car and in the shower and thinking? here in the house, but I don’t know if she A: It was different. When people hear cares to pursue it as a career.

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