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Skagit Valley Herald Thursday July 24, 2014

Weird Al

On Stage

Movies

The prince of parody songs scores with “Mandatory Fun”

MV’s Cheryl Bentyne of Manhattan Transfer fame to appear at Lincoln

“Sex Tape” should have been more; “Lucy” disappointments in the end

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Heaven Is for story of a father strugReal”: A 4-year-old gling to stay connected Upcoming boy says he has visited with his family. But movie releases heaven. Greg Kinnear it also shows signs of Following is a partial schedstars. having a tight budget ule of coming movies on DVD. Director Randall and an inexperienced Release dates are subject to Wallace shows that the director. This is a change: strength of a movie story that’s long been comes from a focus JULY 29 needed to be told and, Cuban Fury on family. Even when under Diego Luna’s Half of a Yellow Sun “Heaven Is For Real” guidance, the film, genLullaby slips into theological erally, is a solid tribute Noah mode, Wallace quickly to Cesar Chavez. The Other Woman pulls the attention “Transcendence”: The Protector 2 back to how the family The mind of the greatAUG. 5 members deal with all est expert on artificial Divergent that is being thrown at intelligence is downGod’s Not Dead them. loaded into a computNeed For Speed The film is not wither. Johnny Depp stars. Oculus out flaws. The biggest It’s sad that a movie Anna mistake in the script Around the Block about artificial intelCalifornication: Season 7 by Wallace and Chris ligence isn’t smarter. Community: Season 5 Parker is the decision With a plot that looks I’ll Follow You Down to actually show on like a prequel to the Ironclad: Battle for Blood film what the youngster apocalyptic world of Mythbusters: Collection 11 says he saw in heaven. the NBC series “RevoPing Pong Summer “Dom Hemingway”: Tarzan lution” and a love Top Gear 21 Director Richard story that gives new Shepard has gone meaning to “computer n McClatchy-Tribune News down such a dark, Service dating,” this cautiontwisted and quirky ary tale ends up being path with his “Dom a few bytes short of a Hemingway,” the film download. comes across as the Brit’s answer to “The Suspect”: Gong Yoo plays a “Pulp Fiction.” top Special Forces agent. Jude Law turns in the most compel“Sabotage”: Members of DEA are ling and disturbing performance of his killed after they rob a drug cartel safe career as the central figure in this tale house. of lust, larceny and lunacy. From the “The Magic School Bus: Takes a moment his character appears on screen Dive”: Look at the ocean exploration of in a venom-filled monologue, there’s “The Magic School Bus” gang. no question Law has crawled inside the “The Garfield Show: Best Friends creepy skin of this character and given it Forever”: Cartoon Network series terrifying life. based on the cat comic strip. “Tyler Perry’s The Single Mom’s “Detour”: Taking on another man’s Club”: Five women from different identity creates deadly problems. backgrounds bond over maternal issues. “The Human Race”: Eighty strangers Tyler Perry directs. are forced to participate in a brutal race He trades the over-the-top antics of to the death. Madea for a sometimes serious — and “Dalziel & Pascie: Season Ten”: often funny — look at what it means Mismatch partners continue to solve to be a single mom as seen through crimes. the perspective of a variety of women. “Aerial America: Southwest CollecAlthough Perry does offer a couple of tion”: Showcases beauty of a region Madea moments through the character and the equally captivating history. played by Cocoa Brown, the film gener“The Angriest Man In Brooklyn”: ally is an interesting look at a group of Robin Williams plays a man with neverMILKs (Moms I’d Like to Know). ending problems. “Cesar Chavez”: A look at the efforts “Made in America”: Celebration of to organize farmworkers to get better both the unifying power of music and wages. pursuit of the American dream. The film is an inspirational tale of the fight for human rights and a tender

n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

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

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Music Reviews..................................... 6 Hot Tickets.......................................... 7 On Stage.............................................. 8 Tuning Up........................................... 9 Movie Listings, Mini-Reviews.....10-11 Get Involved...................................... 12 At the Lincoln.................................... 13 Out & About.................................14-15

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COMMUNITY

Vintage planes to return for North Cascades Vintage Fly-In More than 100 planes expected; activities to peak on Saturday By DANIEL DeMAY @Daniel_SVH

A veritable flying squadron of history will return to Mears Field in Concrete this weekend as the North Cascades Vintage Fly-In touches down once more. More than 100 planes, mostly from the 1930s to the 1950s, will begin flying in Friday night for the three-day event that has taken over the air field one weekend a summer for more than 25 years. Organized by Jack Mears, Larry Mitchell and the North Cascades Vintage Aircraft Museum, the free fly-in will showcase an addition to the museum’s collection: a rare 1930s racing plane this year, said Barry Smith, museum president. The 1937 Clipped Wing Monocoupe 110 Special is one of just seven built and is among the two or three that still fly, Smith said. The hot rod racer was built as Monocoupe’s answer to Ryan Aircraft and GeeBee racers that were just too much for the company’s production racer to take down, Smith said. The museum already owns both a Ryan STA and a GeeBee that raced against the Monocoupe in 1937, so the new (old) plane fits nicely in the col-

lection, he added. For anyone heading out to see the antique aircraft, parking at the field is free (though organizers ask that cars not park on the air field), as is camping. Vendors including Java Jo’s On the Go, Reverie BBQ and Donut Seed Co. will be on hand to feed and

quench all. A breakfast will be served from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday in the pilots’ lounge and the Skagit Valley Swing Band will perform from 1:30 to 4 p.m. the same day. Planes taking part in the fly-in can register for free and judges will look them

over throughout the day Saturday. Mears said he expects a good turnout this year, as the weather should be in cooperation. “With this weather projection, I don’t think we’ll have to worry,” he said. As the fly-in peaks on Saturday, Smith said the

field could get pretty busy. “With (the airplanes’) crews, families and visitors coming to see these classics, we expect a decent crowd,” he said. n Reporter Daniel DeMay: 360-416-2148, ddemay@ skagitpublishing.com, Twitter: @Daniel_SVH, Facebook. com/byDanielDeMay

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E4 - Thursday, July 24, 2014

MOVIES

AT THE LINCOLN THEATRE

Actor Willem Dafoe on Wisconsin, Philip Seymour Hoffman and ‘A Most Wanted Man’ By COLIN COVERT (Minneapolis) Star Tribune

There are actors with range and then there’s Willem Dafoe. The sharpfeatured Dafoe has played roles as diverse as Jesus (in Martin Scorsese’s controversial “The Last Temptation of Christ”) and the bloodsucking ghoul Nosferatu (a deliciously over-the-top turn in “Shadow of the Vampire”). He repeatedly has bared body and soul in Lars von Trier’s intense sex dramas, writhed with Madonna in the erotic thriller “Body of Evidence” and voiced animated children’s characters in “Finding Nemo” and “Fantastic Mr. Fox.” “The thing is to find a work situation that really feeds you, really challenges you,” he said by phone last week. In “A Most Wanted Man” Dafoe plays a shady German banker enmeshed in an international terrorist investigation. The film, opening Friday, stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as a German spy chief, in one of his final screen roles. “A Most Wanted Man,” is spycraft without motorcycle chases and explosions. Based on the novel by John Le Carre, it views the West’s intelligence bureaucracy as a futile runaway machine that does evil in defense of good. Dafoe’s character is a Le Carre specialty, a man of decent impulses enriched by laundering crooked money. By phone Dafoe, who turned 59 Tuesday, said he was drawn to the character’s moral complexity. “I don’t watch a lot of television, but Le Carre’s work inspired the greatest TV drama I have ever seen,” the BBC production of “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”

Willem Dafoe (left) and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman star in “A Most Wanted Man.” starring Alec Guinness. He also was impressed by director Anton Corbijn’s drama “Control,” which charted the last days of the suicidal Ian Curtis, singer of the late-1970s English postpunk band Joy Division. “Wanted Man” was an opportunity to go toe to toe with Hoffman, another powerhouse New York actor. Through the shoot, there was no sign of turmoil in the late star’s offstage life, Dafoe said. “He was very easy to work with, he was smart, absolutely solid and reliable every day, a pleasure to work with. A good colleague and of course a great actor.” The Appleton, Wis., native has become something of a stock player in Wes Anderson’s films, playing a pleasant oceanographer in “The Life Aquatic,” a temperamental rat in “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and a Golem-like thug in “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” “I like to work with a

director who has a strong vision, and his is very personal and precise. It’s a very complete vision. He’s passionate about it. It’s a pleasure to be part of helping him make the movie he wants to make. The opposite of work is fun,” he said. “I was always interested in performing, but where I grew up in Wisconsin, nobody I knew was an artist. It really didn’t enter into my imagination. I guess you could say I was a kind of a realist as a kid. I never decided to be an actor, because I didn’t train so much formally. I went to university for three semesters. Then when I started performing I didn’t know it was going to be a career. It was something I enjoyed that seems almost temporary. When I realized it was more than temporary, being a working actor was my only ambition.” Dafoe, who appears on stage regularly, is currently appearing in a two-man play

with Mikhail Baryshnikov. “The Old Woman,” an absurdist nightmare comedy staged by avant-garde dramatist Robert Wilson, recently finished a celebrated run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House. Dafoe, who confessed “I like to dance more than everything,” said he relished working alongside the internationally renowned ballet star. For his part, Baryshnikov gets to sing. “To shorthand it, I’d call it surrealist vaudeville. We’re dressed alike so we look quite similar. We sort of share a role. Sometimes I’m him, sometimes he’s me,” he said. The actors run through their playful paces in whitefaced kabuki-style makeup. “We’re preparing to take it on the road in South America,” Dafoe said. “We’re calling it ‘The Misery Tour’ because we’re touring Brazil and Argentina,” still smarting from their World Cup losses. “Just kidding,” he added.

712 S. First St., Mount Vernon 360-336-8955 n www.lincolntheatre.org

Albert Lee

7:30 p.m. today, July 24

British legend Albert Lee is regarded as one of the world’s finest guitar players, with a career spanning more than 50 years. Widely hailed for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique, Lee helped to redefine country guitar for a whole generation of players. His many career highlights include two Grammy wins, five years in the Eric Clapton band, and stints with the Rolling Stones’ Bill Wyman, The Crickets, The Everly Brothers (for 25 years), Joe Cocker, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell and many more. $30, $25, $20 and $10 with $2 off for Lincoln members.

‘Locke’

7:30 p.m. Friday, July 25 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 28

Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) has worked diligently to craft the life he has envisioned, dedicating himself to the job that he loves and the family he adores. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that will unravel his family, job, and soul. Rated R. $10 general; $9 seniors, students and active military; $8 members; $7 children 12 and under. Bargain matinee prices (all shows before 6

p.m.): $8 general, $6 members, $5 children 12 and under.

‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ 3 p.m. Saturday, July 26

Presented by the Mount Vernon Library as part of its Summer Reading Program, the adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Rated PG-13. Free admission. Books will be provided. There will be a barbecue and ice cream social in Pine Square at 6 p.m.

‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’

7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 26

Presented by the Mount Vernon Library as part of its Summer Reading Program. Thorin and company have reached Laketown and it is time for the hobbit Bilbo Baggins to fulfill his contract with the dwarves. Rated PG-13. Free admission.

Cheryl Bentyne

5 p.m. Sunday, July 27

A Grammy Award-winning singer and a member of the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer, Bentyne will be in town briefly while touring with the group. Bentyne is a Mount Vernon native who joined The Manhattan Transfer in 1979, helping them to become one of the biggest vocal groups in the world. $20 general admission. VIP reception at 3:30 p.m. with reserved seating for the concert available for $50.

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THIS WEEKENDin the area 4X4 SHOW AND SHINE Rainier Ridge Rams’ third annual 4X4 Show and Shine will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at Discount Tire, 2054 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. Vehicles will be judged in a number of categories, including street legal, 4-wheeler, show rig and ugliest truck. Activities will include a ramp travel exhibition, truck teetertotter, raffles, food and more. Entry fee: $15 per truck. Free admission. RRR4X4.com.

SAMISH ISLAND ARTS FEST Sharon O’Brien is the featured artist for the 18th annual Samish Island Arts Festival, set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at the Samish Island Community Center, 11292 Blue Heron Road, Samish Island. Check out a wide range of original artworks including paintings and prints, glass art, fiber arts, woodwork, jewelry, pottery, cards, photography, garden art and more. Enjoy live music, food, kids’ activities and free door prizes. samishisland.net.

OPERATION HONOR Riverside Health Club will

Bite of Skagit The sixth annual Bite of Skagit will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at the Swinomish Casino & Lodge Waterfront Park, 12885 Casino Drive,

Anacortes. Proceeds benefit Community Action of Skagit County’s Food Bank Distribution Center. 360-395-4009 or biteofskagit.org.

hold a community event in honor of veterans from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 26, at the club, 2225 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon. Free activities include haircuts, face painting, bouncy house, hot dogs, beverages. A special physical challenge for military personnel will award $500 for the best score. 360-424-4200.

POLO TOURNEY The ninth annual Northwest Circuit Governor’s Cup Polo Tournament will take place Saturday and Sunday, July 26-27, at George Dill’s Farm, 16278 La Conner-Whitney Road, La Conner. Games start each day at 8:30 a.m., with the amateur flight followed by a four-goal game at 10 a.m. and high-goal games at noon and 3 p.m. The Northwest Mustang Car Club will showcase more than 100 vintage automobiles. General admission, $8; hospitality cabana, $10; private luxury cabana, $25. Proceeds benefit the La Conner Regional Library Building Fund. 360-466-2492.

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MUSIC Q&A

OS ANGELES — Attention pop stars: If “Weird Al” Yankovic shows up at your concert or has tracked down your personal email address, you’re likely his next parody conquest. Such was the case for artists like Pharrell and Iggy Azalea, who are covered by Yankovic in his latest album, “Mandatory Fun.” For his 14th studio effort, released last week, Yankovic had his heart set on Williams’ No. 1 smash “Happy.” When he didn’t hear back from Pharrell’s camp, he decided to go straight to the source. “I somehow got Pharrell’s home email address — I won’t say how — and I emailed him and asked if I could do the parody,” recalled the 54-year-old comedian. “He couldn’t have been nicer and he said he was honored to have me do the parody.” Sometimes a face-to-face plea was necessary. Yankovic flew to Denver and waited backstage at Azalea’s concert to get permission to use her summer hit “Fancy.” “I talked to her as she was literally walking offstage. I introduced myself, ‘Hi. I’m ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic and I would love to do a parody of “Fancy,’” he said. “The next morning I was in the studio recording.” Yankovic’s efforts paid off: Billboard reported that “Mandatory Fun” will debut at No. 1 — his first — this week with more than 80,000 units sold. That’s almost double the amount his last album, “Alpocalypse,” sold in its debut week in 2011. In a recent interview, Yankovic discussed the surprise success of his new album — which also features covers of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” and Lorde’s “Royals” — and the accompanying music video-turned-viral hits.

MUSIC REVIEWS Lee Nains III & The Glory Fires

‘Weird Al’ on his weirdly successful week in music

“Dereconstructed”

Alabama-born, gospel-reared rocker Lee Bains spends a lot of time thinking about Southern identity on the excellently titled “Dereconstructed.” You might not immediately notice the soul-searching nature of songs like “The Weeds Downtown” and “The Kudzu & The Concrete,” however. That’s because Bains, a former member of the much-loved Dexateens, rocks with such bracing abandon, as he brings howling garage-punk intensity to the Southern rock lineage that runs from Lynyrd Skynyrd to the Alabama Shakes. The sonic assault can be too undifferentiated from track to track, but Bains’ best intentions, in singing songs as a proud Southerner horrified by the bloodstained past of the land he loves, still comes ringing through, very loud if not always crystal clear.

Story by NICOLE EVATT Associated Press Photo by CASEY CURRY Invision via AP

n Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer

NRBQ

“Brass Tacks”

because, you know, three years ago, when my last album came out, I did a video for every single song on the album, released it all at once, and nobody was saying to Beyonce, ‘Oh you’re doing a little “Weird Al” there are you?’ So, you know, I’m sure I wasn’t the first one to do that, but I did it before Beyonce. I just want to set the record straight.

ances it out. AP: Will this be your last album? Yankovic: I hate to draw lines in the sand and say this is absolutely the last album, but it sure looks that way. It’s the end of my record deal. I’ve been under contract since 1982 and I just kind of feel like especially with the kind of music that I do, the album format isn’t the best way to deliver that music. … I’m going to try to jump on new hits and new trends as soon as I can (with singles) and try to be a little bit more competitive with everybody else in the world on YouTube.

AP: Unlike other parodies, you’ve never gone the mean-spirited route. Yankovic: I’m a fan like everybody AP: Can you believe the album’s initial else. When I do my parodies it’s not success? meant to mock these people. It’s not Yankovic: This has been an amazing meant to belittle them or make them look week. I can’t even tell you. I have been bad. It’s an homage. … I don’t think you AP: Who’s next on your parody wish doing roughly the same thing for many, need to be hurtful to be funny. list? many years, and this is the best week of Yankovic: Even if I knew I couldn’t tell my life in terms of like the response from AP: Not everyone is as good-natured as you. But after I’ve mastered an album people. It’s just insane and it’s extremely you are, especially on social media. How and it’s done and in the can I really shut gratifying. It’s hard for me to wrap my do you deal with negative feedback? my brain off. I don’t think about parodies head around (it). Yankovic: There’s always going to be for a while. AP: You released eight music videos in trolls and people being negative and, AP: What about Beyonce? You have eight days. Were you inspired by Beyonce, you know, it’s hurtful. I wish I could say yet to cover her music. who dropped 17 videos with her surprise that it bounces right off of me, but part of it sticks. But thankfully I’ve got so Yankovic: She’s on the list. I’ll get there album last year? many other people on Twitter that are eventually because then they will say, ‘Oh Yankovic: It irks me this much when extremely positive that it more than bal- you did a Beyonce.’ people say, ‘Oh you’re doing a Beyonce’

It was a nervy move by keyboardist and founding member Terry Adams to take the NRBQ name for his own group a few years ago. The New Rhythm and Blues Quartet had built up a loyal following and cherished legacy over more than four decades of smart and freewheeling musicmaking. This new iteration, however, manages to retain a lot of the old NRBQ flavor. Naturally it all starts with Adams: He still exudes a shaggy charm as he blends pop classicism and virtuosic musicianship with an offbeat lyrical perspective, while also taking the occasional detour into jazzy meditations (“Places Far Away”) or the Rodgers and Hammerstein songbook (“Getting to Know You”). Guitarist Scott Ligon also has a sure touch for effervescent pop, as he shows right out of the box with the opener, “Waitin’ on My Sweetie Pie,” and new bassist Casey McDonough provides a bracing slab of twang-fueled country with “Fightin’ Back.” What’s still missing is the boisterous bar-band side of the old ‘Q. (Of course, for many longtime fans, that rock-and-roll aspect was best personified by swashbuckling guitarist Big Al Anderson, who left more than 20 years ago.) But when this version gets down to “Brass Tacks,” there’s still a lot to like. n Nick Cristiano, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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HOT TICKETS NETCAT, THE TIM VOLPICELLAMICHAEL MARCUS QUARTET: July 24, Chapel Performance Space, Seattle. 206-547-6763 or earshot.org. CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE FESTIVAL OF JAZZ: The Manhattan Transfer, Spyro Gyra, Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin, Jessy J: July 26, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticket master.com. MÖTLEY CRÜE: July 27, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800745-3000 or livenation.com. CHRIS ISAAK: July 27, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. BEYONCÉ, JAY Z: “On The Run Tour”: July 30, Safeco Field, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com. GREGG BELISLE-CHI, TRIMTAB: July 31, Chapel Performance Space, Seattle. 206-547-6763 or earshot.org. FOREIGNER, STYX: Aug. 1, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888929-7849 or AXS.com. SANTANA: Aug. 1, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

Thursday, July 24, 2014 - E7 JACK JOHNSON: with Amos Lee and Michael Kiwanuka: Aug. 23, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. NICKEL CREEK: Aug. 1, ChaEARTH, WIND & FIRE: Aug. 23, teau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodin800-745-3000 or ticketmaster. ville. 800-745-3000 or ticket com. master.com. THE VOICE TOUR: Aug. 2, AMERICAN IDOL LIVE! 2014 Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888TOUR: Aug. 23, Marymoor Park, 929-7849 or AXS.com. Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS. AUSTIN MAHONE: Aug. 4, com. Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888PETER FRAMPTON’S GUITAR 929-7849 or AXS.com. CIRCUS: Peter Frampton & Buddy SARA BAREILLES: Aug. 5, Guy: Aug. 24, Chateau Ste. Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745929-7849 or AXS.com. ticketmaster.com. RAY LAMONTAGNE: Aug. 13, 3000 or ticketmaster.com. ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN: Aug. MAC KING (magic): Aug. 9, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888EAGLES: Aug. 25, Tacoma 6, The Showbox, Seattle. 800Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 929-7849 or AXS.com. Dome. 800-745-3000 or live 745-3000 or showboxonline.com. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com. AEROSMITH: with special CHVRCHES: Aug. 7, Showbox 107.7 THE END’S SUMMER guest Slash, featuring Myles Ken- nation.com. SLINT: Aug. 27, The Showbox, SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or CAMP: Aug. 9, Marymoor Park, nedy and the Conspirators: Aug. showboxonline.com. Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS. 16, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showLADY GAGA’S artRAVE: The com. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. boxonline.com. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND: with ARTPOP Ball: Aug. 8, KeyArena, BROKEN BELLS: Aug. 10, DIRTY HEADS & PEPPER: Aug. Brandi Carlile, Shovels & Rope, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or live Moore Theatre, Seattle. 877-784- 17, Marymoor Park, Redmond. Ana Tijoux, JD McPherson, Bomnation.com. 4849 or livenation.com. 888-929-7849 or AXS.com. ARCADE FIRE: Aug. 8, Gorge GROUPLOVE & PORTUGAL. REBELUTION: with Iration, The bino, Dumpstaphunk, Moon Taxi, David Ryan Harris, Betsy Olson: Amphitheatre, George. 800-745THE MAN: Aug. 10, Marymoor Green, Stick Figure, DJ Mackle: Aug. 29-31, Gorge Amphitheatre, 3000 or livenation.com. Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or Aug. 19, Marymoor Park, RedGeorge. 800-745-3000 or livenaBRUNO MARS: Aug. 9, Gorge AXS.com. mond. 888-929-7849 or AXS. tion.com. Amphitheatre, George. 800-745COUNTING CROWS: with specom. NINE INCH NAILS, SOUNDGAR3000 or livenation.com. cial guest Toad the Wet Sprocket: GIPSY KINGS: Aug. 22, ChaDEN, COLD CAVE: Aug. 30, White ZZ TOP, JEFF BECK: Aug. Aug. 12, Marymoor Park, Redteau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800mond. 888-929-7849 or AXS. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster. 9, Chateau Ste. Michelle, com. com. Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or 745-3000 or livenation.com.

RAY LAMONTAGNE Aug. 13, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS.com

Free! Saturday July 26th 6 - 8 pm

Over 40 regional fine artists

Please Join Us!

the fabulous kingpins Free Concert!

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Darrington - Old School Park 7-10PM Keith Sorenson

Festival Dates

August 1-3

This is a free concert for surrounding communities and everyone who has been in support at this difficult time. THANK YOU! LeT’s DANce! We Deserve THis ONe! sponsored by Darrington renewal Project and A World feast

E8 Thursday, July 24, 2014

ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area July 24-31

TUNING UP Playing at area venues July 24-31

Thursday.24

Gallowglass (traditional and contemporary Irish music): 6:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Parlor, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

THEATER

SUNDAY.27 CHERYL BENTYNE VIP reception at 3:30 p.m., followed by a concert at 5 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $50 VIP reception and reserved concert seating; $20 concert only. Proceeds will benefit the Skagit County Historical Museum and the Lincoln Theatre. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

Comedy Nite: Lisa Curtis, Alex McKay, Neill McLaughlin, Timmy Riney, Claire Jones, G. Anthony Johnson, host Randall Ragsdale and DJ Clint Westwood; 8 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. $10. 360-755-3956 or anacortesh2o.com.

THEATER

Austin Jenckes (Americana, southern rock, alternative country): 7 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, SedroWoolley. Bring a chair or blanket for seating. $10 cover ($5 for wine club members). 360-856-6248 or eaglehavenwinery.com.

FRIDAY.25 Jim Cull: 7 to 10 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360-8488882.

Mia Vermillion (blues, jazz): 7 to 9:30 p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. No cover. 360-707-2683.

The Sardines: 8:30 p.m. to The Scott Pemberton Trio 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar (rock): 8 p.m., Conway & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411. Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

COMEDY

MUSIC

TOO SLIM AND THE TAILDRAGGERS 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Peter Ali (Native American flute): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600.

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THURSDAY.31

Gallus Brothers: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-778-1067.

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

THE SCOTT PEMBERTON TRIO 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Dervish (traditional Irish music): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $29. 360-445-3000.

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

“Lend Me A Tenor” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

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THURSDAY.24

MUSIC

“Macbeth”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org.

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Harmonious Funk (R&B, funk, top 40): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Strangetones (rockabilly): 7 p.m., Seafarer’s Memorial Park, 601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes. Bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating. Free. 425-303-1848.

Morty Webb and the Broken Heart Rodeo (country, rock): 7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1037.

Skip Hamilton and Erin Hyre: 8:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

The Trees (a Rush tribute), Minor Plains: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-7781067.

Mia Vermillion: 7 to 9 p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. 360-707-COVE, northcovecoffee.com.

Chris Eger Band: 8 p.m., Big Rock Cafe & Grocery, 14779 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 21 and over after 10 p.m. bigrockcafe or 360-424-7872.

CC Adams Band with Mary Ellen Lykins: 7 to 9 p.m., Burlington Visitor Information Center Amphitheater, 520 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. burlington-chamber.com.

SATURDAY.26

THEATER

Shakespeare Northwest Iron Man Marathon Performance: “Much Ado About Nothing” at 1 p.m., “2Be or Not TV” at 4 p.m. and “Macbeth” at 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $30, includes all three shows plus Iron Man T-shirt. shakesnw.org. “Lend Me A Tenor” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com. “The Taming of the Shrew” (Shakespeare’s classic set in the Wild West): Island Shakespeare Festival, 5 p.m., 723 Camano Ave., Langley. Free. 360-3311939 or islandshakespearefest.org. “Why Torture is Wrong and the People Who Love Them” (comedy): Outcast Productions, 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theater, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $14-$18. brownpapertickets.com or outcast productions.net.

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Wednesday.30

MUSIC

Cheryl Bentyne: VIP reception at 3:30 p.m., followed by a concert at 5 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $50 VIP reception and reserved concert seating; $20 concert only. Proceeds will benefit the Skagit County Historical Museum and the Lincoln Theatre. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

THEATER

“Lend Me A Tenor” (comedy): 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com. “The Taming of the Shrew” (Shakespeare’s classic set in the Wild West): Island Shakespeare Festival, 5 p.m., 723 Camano Ave., Langley. Free. 360-3311939 or islandshakespearefest.org.

Jazz at the Center: Miles Black and Greta Metassa, 7 p.m., Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20, free for students. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org.

Stardrums & Lady Keys (blues): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $15. 360-445-3000.

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

Ann ‘n’ Dean (country, rock): 7 to 10 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Open to the public. 360-848-8882.

Harmonious Funk (R&B, funk, top 40): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Ford Giesbrecht (jazz): 7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1037.

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Gertrude’s Hearse: 9 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360755-3956. 1967: Noon to 3:30 p.m., Viking Bar & Grill, 8820 Viking Way, Stanwood. 360-283-5944.

THEATER

“Much Ado About Nothing”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org. “Lend Me A Tenor” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

SUNDAY.27 Kyle Miller: 5:30 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. 360766-6330.

Anacortes Brewery 20th Anniversary Celebration: Stilly River Band, Hamilton/Cox, Fidalgo Swing, Little Joe Argo, Savage Jazz Trio with Trish Hatley; noon to 7 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. Free.

MONDAY.28 Ben and Mia Starner: 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

Bow Diddlers: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-7666266.

Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam Night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360445-4733.

Desperate Measures (classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. No cover. 360-855-2263.

Blues/rock jam with CC Adams and Friends: 4 to 9 p.m., La Conner Pantry & Pub, 315 Morris St., La Conner.

The Donkeys, Keaton Collective, Slacks: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360778-1067.

Wreckless Spenders: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. No cover. 360-766-6266.

WED.30 Hamilton/ Cox: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Defenestrator, Swine Grinder, Ashes of Existence, The Ludovico Treatment: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $4. 360778-1067.

Bob Sanders (jazz): 6:30 to 8 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-3543600.

El Colonel Doubleshot with Mary De La Fuente: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. 360766-6330.

THURSDAY.31 The Ori Naftaly Band (blues): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $12. 360-445-3000.

Too Slim and the Taildraggers: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Anissa Caprina & Erik Snyder (jazz): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

Lil Joe Argo: 7 p.m., Big Rock Cafe & Grocery, 14779 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. All ages. bigrock cafe or 360424-7872.