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THIS WEEKENDin the area ART AND MUSIC The StanwoodCamano Arts Guild will present Art by the Bay from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12, at the Stanwood-Camano Community Fairgrounds, 6431 Pioneer Highway, Stanwood. The event will feature around 100 juried artists and craftspeople from around the Northwest, as well as plants, garden art and gourmet food and music. Free admission. Stanwoodcamanoarts.com.
UKULELE FUN The Fidalgo Ukulele Network (FUN) will host a Ukulele “FUN” Raiser from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 12, at the RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. Enjoy live ukulele music all afternoon. Picnic baskets and lawn chairs welcome; bring your own beverages. No dogs. $10. Buy tickets at tinyurl.com/ukerexville or pay at the gate. 360-420-5370.
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Highland Games and Celtic Festival The 21st annual Skagit Valley Highactive military; $40 families or group land Games and Celtic Festival will take of four ($8 each additional family place from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday member); free for Celtic Arts Foundaand 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 11-12, tion members and ages 4 and younger. at Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millet Weekend pass: $20 adults; $16 students, Road, Mount Vernon. Check out bagseniors and active military; $50 families pipers, fiddlers, Highland dancing, caber or group of four ($15 each additional tossing, sheepdog trials, arts and crafts, family member). children’s activities, vendors, a beer garden and whisky Additional parking and a free shuttle is available tent, Celtic food and lots more. at the county parking lot at Kincaid and South Third One-day pass: $15 adults; $12 students, seniors and streets. 360-416-4934 or celticarts.org.
Island’s Quilters on the Rock quilt guild will host the “Island Time” quilt show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at Coupeville Middle/High School, 501 S. Main St., Coupeville. Some 100 quilts will be on display, along with special exhibits from award-winning local artists Beth Whitman and Carolyn Weatherly, as well as the Quilters’ Boutique and vendor booths, “Gossip” and “Island Time” quilt challenges, door prizes and a raffle for a beautiful lap quilt to support the American Hero Quilt program. Admission: $5 suggested donation. quiltersontherock.com.
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Albert Lee with Cindy Cashdollar WHEN 8 p.m. Friday, July 10 WHERE Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon TICKETS $15-35. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.
music. Eric Clapton — man’s been known to This week presents a unique opporlay down a ripping lick or two — hired tunity to see two of finest guitarists to Lee to play lead guitar in his touring ever put on a six-string. Or eight-string or band. Lee, 71, made his first international 12-string, for that matter. splash with the Everly Brothers, and has Albert Lee, the veteran Englishman played with Joe Cocker, Emmylou Harwhose resume is an impressive as his ris, Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones and fleet-fingered chops, will perform with countless others. special guest Cindy Cashdollar on Friday, Cashdollar, who plays dobro, steel July 10, at the Lincoln Theatre in downguitar and lap steel, has worked with Bob town Mount Vernon. Dylan, Van Morrison, Dave Alvin, Rod Lee is a supremely talented legend, Stewart, Asleep at the Wheel, Marcia and rightfully so: He’s played with some Ball, Jorma Kaukonen, Leon Redbone, of the biggest names in the history of BeauSoleil, Daniel Lanois and Ryan Skagit Valley Herald staff
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Adams. Lee and Cashdollar, along with Lee’s band, will likely make a fire-breathing combination. Lee’s genius encompasses styles across the spectrum, but he’s most widely known for his country-music work; his performance at the Lincoln a year ago was a toe-curling guitar clinic. He sings and plays a magical piano as well. Cashdollar, who was inducted into the Texas Steel Guitar Hall of Fame in 2011 and the Texas Music Hall of Fame in 2012, specializes in bluegrass, blues and rhythm and blues.
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Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. A reception for the QUILTS, KNITTING, artists will be held from 5 TEXTILE ART: Several new to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 11. exhibits of quilts and other The gallery is open from fiber arts are on display 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 360at the La Conner Quilt & 766-6230 or smithand Textile Museum, 703 S. Sec- vallee.com. ond St., La Conner: “30 Quilts for 30 PHOTOS ON DISPLAY: Years”: Caryl Bryer Thaddeus Hink is showFallert-Gentry is internaing recent Piezography tionally recognized for her black and white prints by award-winning fine-art appointment, through July, quilts, which have appeared at Think Studios, 1010 Fifth in hundreds of national and St., Suite 320, Anacortes. international exhibitions, collections, and publicaMETICULOUS WHIMSY: tions. Continues through “SeaPunk & Friends,” a Oct. 4. show of new artwork from “Celebrating 20 Years Tim Potter, continues of Art”: The exhibit show- through Aug. 6 at Raven cases innovative, contemRocks Gallery, 765 Wonn porary multimedia textile Road, Greenbank. Workwork by graduate students ing with stylized seahorses, of the Gail Harker Center octopi, crows and fish, Potfor Creative Arts. Artists ter transforms the figures include Martha Kleihege, into creations rich with Susan Lenarz, Karen detailed symbolism and Nelson, Alba Romero, mythological themes, filled Jill Taylor, Maria Winner with complex patterns and Deborah Zibrik. The and interrelated shapes exhibit marks the center’s reminiscent of the works 20th anniversary. Continues of M.C. Escher and Rube through Oct. 4. Goldberg. “Creative Knitting”: For information, includTake a glimpse into the ing gallery hours and world of creative knitting directions: 360-222-0102 or in the Landmarks Galravenrocksgallery.com. lery, with works by Jacque Chase, Carol Harrington, ART AT MoNA: Three Amy Green, Jane Hyde, new shows continue Fran Jepperson, Lori Maul, through Sept. 24 at the Anita Luvera Mayer, Emily Museum of Northwest Art, McNeil, Jude Middleton, 121 S. First St., La Conner. Linda Peterson, Shannon A reception will be held Woodall, Kelli Wyll, Melis- at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 11. sa Wyll and others. Contin- The museum is open from ues through Aug. 2. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday The museum is open through Saturday and noon from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday and MonWednesday through Sunday. Free admission. 360day. Admission: $7, $5 stu- 466-4446 or monamuseum. dents and military with ID, org. free for members and ages “From The Artist’s 11 and younger. laconner Eye”: The artists in the quilts.org. show share “an instinct for what’s important.” The OILS & CERAMICS: images revealed in these Becky Fletcher, Kathleen works on paper allude to Faulkner, Chris Theiss: The long explorations of pershow continues through ceptions, experiences and July 26 at Smith & Vallee observations on the part of
LA CONNER LIVE!
The La Conner Live! Summer Music Series continues from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 12, with Tom Mullin on stage. The free weekly concerts will be held through August in downtown La Conner at Gilkey Square, outdoors on the waterfront. Here’s the rest of the lineup: July 19: Slim Fat Lips; 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. Free. laconnerlive.com people who have committed to art as a life’s work. The viewer is encouraged to seek the works’ meaning through the artists’ eyes. “Pilchuck Print Shop”: Printmaking with glass plates was introduced to the Pilchuck Glass School in the 1980s. Artists such as Harvey Littleton and Elizabeth Tapper have been credited with what has become a legacy studio on campus, the Pilchuck Print Shop. Known for forging relations with artists to further the use of glass as a medium, Pilchuck found it could adopt techniques
from other print disciplines, creating applications unique to transferring images from glass plates. “Richard Fairbanks, POTTER/POET”: At the time of his death in 1989, Fairbanks 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 fragART & GIFT SHOW: The ments of his thoughts and Whidbey Allied Artists photos of the artist at work. Art & Gift Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. NEW PAINTINGS: “Twi- Friday and Saturday and 10 light of the Wyrd Wood,” a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, July a new series of paintings 17-19, at the Coupeville by Skagit Valley artist Recreation Hall, 901 NW Todd Horton, will be on Alexander St., Coupeville. display July 10 to Aug. 30 Some 20 artists will show at Gallery Cygnus, 109 and sell a wide variety of Commercial, La Conner. A two- and three-dimensional reception for the artist will artworks, including both be held from 5 to 8 p.m. traditional and nontradiSaturday, July 11. Gallery tional art. Free admission. hours are noon to 5 p.m. sarilynn9@yahoo.com. Friday through Sunday or by appointment. 360-708SKAGIT ARTISTS’ STU4787 or gallerycygnus.com. DIO TOUR: Skagit Artists Together will host its 12th WHIDBEY QUILT SHOW: annual juried Artists Studio Whidbey Island’s Quilters Tour from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the Rock quilt guild Saturday and Sunday, July will host the “Island Time” 18-19, at artists’ studios quilt show from 10 a.m. to and galleries around Skagit 5 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at Valley. The tour features Coupeville Middle/High 30 artists in 18 locations. School, 501 S. Main St., Check out paintings, jewCoupeville. elry, photography, glass, Some 100 quilts will be ceramics, wood, fiber and on display, along with spe- more. Studio maps are cial exhibits from awardavailable at participating winning local artists Beth studios or at skagitartists Whitman and Carolyn together.com. Weatherly, as well as the Quilters’ Boutique and SAMISH ISLAND ARTS vendor booths, “Gossip” FESTIVAL: Todd Horton and “Island Time” quilt will be the featured artist challenges, door prizes and for the 19th annual Samish a raffle for a beautiful lap Island Arts Festival, set quilt to support the Ameri- for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturcan Hero Quilt program. day, July 25, at the Samish Admission: $5 suggested Island Community Center, donation. quilterson11292 Blue Heron Road, therock.com. Samish Island. Check out a wide range of original ART AND MUSIC: The artwork including paintings Stanwood-Camano Arts and prints, glass art, fiber Guild will present Art by arts, woodwork, jewelry, the Bay from 10 a.m. to 5 pottery, cards, photograp.m. Saturday and Sunday, phy, garden art and more. July 11-12, at the StanEnjoy live music and food. wood-Camano Community samishisland.net. Fairgrounds, 6431 Pioneer Highway, Stanwood. The CONWAY ART SHOW: event will feature around “Roger Small: Through 100 juried artists and the Eyes of a Dreamer” craftspeople from around continues through July 31 the Northwest, as well as at The Shop, 18623 Main plants, garden art and gour- St., Conway. The show met food and music. Free features Small’s signature admission. stanwood Continued on Page 6 camanoarts.com.
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OUT & ABOUT palette knife paintings, new mixed media paintings and metal sculptures. The Shop is open from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 360-391-2691 or theshopconway.com.
1220 10th St., Anacortes. Leah Bernstein, state lead for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, will present its Be SMART campaign for preventing child access to guns. A moderated period of questions and comments will follow FAIRS the presentation. The meetSTANWOOD-CAMANO ing is open to the public. COMMUNITY FAIR: The Bring a nonperishable food “Best Lil’ Fair in the West” bank donation. For informawill take place from 9 a.m. to tion, contact Corinne at 36010 p.m. Friday and Saturday 293-7114. and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 31-Aug. 2, at 6431 PioMUSIC neer Highway, Stanwood. Tickets: $10, $7 seniors and ROOTS MUSIC: The children, free for ages 4 and American Roots Music younger, $20 season pass. Series features free conBuy an all-day carnival pass certs at 7 p.m. Saturdays at for $22 until noon Thursday, Deception Pass State Park, July 30; $30 during the fair. West Beach Amphitheater, Tickets are available at the Oak Harbor. The Discover fair office from 10 a.m. to 3 Pass is required for park p.m. weekdays. Free parkentry. deceptionpassfounda ing is available at Stanwood tion.org/events. Next up: High School, 7400 272nd St. July 11: Dave & the DalNW, with a free shuttle to matians: All-male a cappella the fair. stanwoodcamano music from eastern Europe. fair.org. July 18: Kohala: Traditional and contemporary Hawaiian music and dance. FESTIVALS July 25: The Onlies: TraSHIPWRECK FESTIVAL: ditional old-time, Celtic and Fidalgo Island Rotary Club Canadian music trio. will host the 36th annual Shipwreck Day from 8 a.m. MV SUMMER CONto 4 p.m. Saturday, July 18, in downtown Anacortes. The CERTS: The City of Mount garage sale will cover eight Vernon and the Mount Verblocks of Commercial Ave- non Chamber of Commerce will host free concerts nue and some side streets from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, with around 200 vendor July 9-Aug. 27, on the new booths offering antiques, Mount Vernon Riverwalk arts & crafts, flea market Plaza. 360-336-6214. Next treasures of all kinds, food up: and more. Free admission. July 9: Rivertalk; July 16: Vendors can rent one or Alan Hatley Band; July 23: more 10x10 booth spaces. Check shipwreckfest.org for Holmes Shea Band; July 30: Bobby Holland & the applications and informaBreadline. tion.
org. Next up: Friday, July 10: Kalimba Band; Wednesday, July 15: A-Town Big Band; Friday, July 17: Creme Tangerine; Wednesday, July 22: Skagit Swings; Friday, July 24: Aaron Crawford; Wednesday, July 29: Fidalgo Swing; Friday, July 31: Cherry Cherry. PARTY AT THE PEAK: Enjoy a Summer Party at the Peak from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at Glacier Peak Winery, 58575 Highway 20, Rockport. Enjoy music by Bare Feet. Steak or salmon dinner available for $20, wine by the glass or bottle. Free admission. All ages welcome. 360-873-4073 or glacierpeakwines.com. UKULELE ‘FUN’: The Fidalgo Ukulele Network (FUN) will host a Ukulele “FUN” Raiser from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 12, at the Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. Enjoy live ukulele music all afternoon. Picnic baskets and lawn chairs welcome; bring your own beverages. No dogs. $10. Buy tickets at tinyurl.com/uke rexville or pay at the gate. 360-420-5370.
MUSIC FESTIVAL: Previously known as “What the Heck Fest” and “Anacortes Unknown Music Series,” the musical event will take place from 5 to 11:30 p.m. Friday and noon to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, July 17-18, in Anacortes. Evening performances will be held at the Anacortes Music Channel, 216 Commercial Ave., with FREE SUMMER CONseveral bands playing SaturLECTURES CERTS: The Port of Anaday afternoon in Causland AND TALKS cortes will host a series of Park, 710 N Ave., Anacortes. GUN SAFETY: “Keeping free outdoor concerts from Performers include Paleo, Guns Away From Kids” will 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays Advance Base, The Shibe the topic when the Fidal- and Fridays at Seafarers’ vas, Esmé Patterson, King Memorial Park, 601 Seafar- Friday, The Gift Machine, go Democrats meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, at the ers’ Way, Anacortes. 360Like A Villain, Gordon AshAnacortes Public Library, 293-3134 or portofanacortes. worth, Honey Bucket, Mope
Grooves, Fletcher Tucker, Fountainsun and Karl Blau’s Friendship Trail. All ages: $40. Tickets available at The Business, 402 Commercial Ave. or thebusinessana cortes.com. 360-293-9788.
MORE FUN CONCRETE YOUTH ACTIVITY DAY: Enjoy free family fun from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. today, July 9, at Silo Park in Concrete. Participate in games and hands-on activities, connect with resource providers and enjoy music, food and more. Free family movie at dusk. 360-853-8784. KIDS-R-BEST FEST: Kids can join in a variety of games and activities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at Storvik Park, 1110 32nd St., Anacortes. Enjoy entertainment, food, prizes and more. Free. 360-2931918 or anacortes.org. CHRISTMAS IN JULY: Get a jump on your Christmas shopping from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at the Lunch Box, 705 S. Second St., Mount Vernon. Shop for a variety of items including memory books, earrings, afghans and more. Receive a raffle ticket for each donation of a new or gently used book. Proceeds will benefit Kurt’s Cause. kurtscause.org. FAIRY HOUSE FESTIVAL: The annual event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at Meerkerk Gardens, 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank. Children of all ages can use natural materials to construct shelters for woodland fairies and other resident creatures. $5, free for ages 11 and younger. 360-678-1912. GLASS SCHOOL TOUR: The world-renowned Pilchuck Glass School will host an open house from noon
to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 12, at its private campus near Stanwood. Enjoy hot glass demonstrations, docent-led tours of the studios and gallery, live music and more. Hands-on activities, including glass-blowing, etching and printmaking, and an “off the beaten path” tour are available for additional fees. General admission: $20, free for ages 5 and younger. Advance reservations are required: 206-621-8422, ext. 26, or pilchuck.com.
beverages, music, raffles and a small silent auction. Tickets: $20 at skagitadultdayprogram.org or $25 at the door. 360-428-5972.
VINTAGE FLY-IN: The North Cascades Vintage FlyIn is set for Friday through Sunday, July 24-26, at Mears Field in Concrete. Numerous vintage, classic and antique aircraft will begin arriving at the air field on Friday. Saturday will see more airplane arrivals, with judging throughout the day. The day SHELLFISH-TIVAL: Check will also feature a showcase of classic vehicles from the out the third annual Taylor Skagit Valley Antique Car Shellfish-tival from 11 a.m. Club, vintage motorcycles, to 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, at Taylor Shellfish Farms, food vendors, big band music by Skagit Swings from 2182 Chuckanut Drive, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. and more. Bow. Learn about shellfish Sunday is departure day. and the water they grow Free. 360-770-4848 or in. Enjoy a variety of fun activities for the whole fam- vintageaircraftmuseum.org. ily including low tide beach MOTORCYCLE POKER walks, a touch tank, shell art, RUN: Sedro-Woolley Combutton-making, plankton macroscopy and more. Free munity Troop Support’s sixth annual Yellow Ribadmission. Food available bon Motorcycle Poker Run for purchase. 360-766-6002 will be held Saturday, July or taylorshellfish.com. 25, beginning at the SedroCHILDREN’S ART FESTI- Woolley Eagles Hall, 1000 Metcalf St. Breakfast and VAL: The annual event will registration start at 7 a.m.; take place from 10 a.m. to first rider out at 7:30 a.m., 4 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at last rider out at 9 a.m. Ride Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th ends at a party at Riverfront St., Mount Vernon. The Park in Sedro-Woolley, with family-friendly event will food vendors, live music and include a variety of local a bike show. Registration: children’s entertainment and some two dozen booths Online rider and motorproviding hands-on art and cycle registration $20, rider craft activities for kids. Free. with passenger $35; at the door, extra $5 per person. 360-336-6215 or mountverFee includes breakfast and nonwa.gov/parks. one poker hand. Proceeds help fund care packages SWINGING SATURDAY: for troops serving overseas. Support The Bradford House and Gentry House at swcommunitytroopsupport. Swinging Saturday from 4 to com or 360-305-8326. 8 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. The event will feature performances by the Trish Hatley Quintet, the Gail Pettis Group, the Hans Brehmer Quartet and The Songbirds, as well as no-host food and
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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Married With Children — The Complete Series”: The Fox Network owes its existence to this irreverent comedy that launched in 1987. The sitcom and “The Tracey Ullman Show” were the first primetime programs for the network. “Married” was such a wild show, it spawned numerous protests. Instead of getting the show run off the air, more viewers came to see what was causing all of the commotion. What they found was a family very different to any on TV. Dad (Ed O’Neill) had no good advice and mom (Katey Sagal) was not a perfect housekeeper. The show’s comedy was raw (especially for the time) and very funny. It should be in your collection as both a good TV series and for its historical value. “Archie Bunker’s Place: Season 1”: “All in the Fam-
It lasted four seasons. But despite a solid fan base from the original show, the series never came close to match Following is a partial ing the brilliance of “All in schedule of coming movthe Family.” ies on DVD. Release “Playing House: Season dates are subject to 1”: The cable comedy works change: because of the two stars: Lennon Parham and JesJULY 14 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 sica St. Clair. Parham plays The Longest Ride the more stable one of the The Second Best Exotic two best friends, who is on Marigold Hotel the verge of having her first Ex Machina baby. St. Clair is the jet-setIt Follows ting business wiz who is on JULY 21 the verge of her first martini Kung Fu Killer of the day. Starve The series tells the story Wild Horses of childhood best friends n Tribune News Service who end up living together to raise Maggie’s baby. The dad no longer is in the picily” was a ground-breaking ture because of an online series in how it found comfetish. The decision initially edy in some very sensitive areas. The spin-off series lost is tough on Emma, who a lot of the edge and eventu- leaves the international corally just became a place for porate world to move back Carroll O’Connor to keep to the hometown filled with playing the title character. all her secrets.
Upcoming movie releases
2015 STUDIO TOUR
This is both a fun show about parenthood and strong women. “House of Cards; Season 3”: Kevin Spacey stars in the 13-part political cable series. “Masterpiece: Poldark”: Remake of the classic “Masterpiece” series that stars Aidan Turner. “No Way Jose”: Adam Goldberg stars in this comedy about the life of a struggling musician. “Barney Miller: The Final Season”: Eighth and final season of the comedy set in a New York police precinct. “The Brokenwood Mysteries: Series 1”: Detective series filmed and set in New Zealand. “Alien Outpost”: Story of the aftermath of the first Earth War. ” ‘71”: Young British soldier gets caught behind enemy lines in Northern Ireland.
“The Road Within”: Two friends go on a road trip to spread ashes. “Awaken”: Group of young people wake up on a deserted island. Daryl Hannah stars. “Maggie”: Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in the post-apocalyptic story. “Touched by an Angel: Amazing Grace”: Monica is temporarily blinded during an assignment. “The Drop Box”: Documentary about the value of a single child’s life. “First Peoples”: The five-part program is a global detective story. “A Death of Innocence”: Made-for-television movie starring Shelley Winters. “Belle and Sebastain”: Young boy and his dog face the Nazis. “Slow West”: Teen goes in search of his fugitive girlfriend and her father. Michael Fassbender stars.
“Kill Me Three Times”: Crime thriller starring Simon Pegg. “Clarence Darrow”: Film version of Henry Fonda’s one-page Broadway play. “Tooken”: Comedy based on the film “Taken.” Reno Wilson stars. “Witches of East End: The Complete Season 2”: Beauchamps must find and destroy an evil presence. “5 Flights Up”: Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton star in this tale of love, life and real estate. “Underdog Kids”: MMA champion returns to his old neighborhood to help martial arts students. “Nickelodeon Bunch of Play Dates”: Includes seven hours of educational and musical material. “The Pact 2”: Woman believes a dead killer is after her. n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee
SEAFARERS’ MEMORIAL PARK 601 Seafarers’ Way, Anacortes
Free Summer Concert Series
JULY 10th FRIDAY • KALIMBA BAND JULY 15th WEDNESDAY • A�TOWN BIG BAND JULY 17th FRIDAY • CRÈME TANGERINE JULY 22nd WEDNESDAY • SKAGIT SWINGS BAND JULY 24th FRIDAY • AARON CRAWFORD JULY 29th WEDNESDAY • FIDALGO SWING SEAFARERS’ MEMORIALPARK•601Seafarers’Way,Anacortes JULY 31st FRIDAY • CHERRY CHERRY 14th FRIDAY •July JESSICA LYNNE Fidalgo Swing July 10th, Friday:AUGUST Kalimba Band 29th, Wednesday: July 15th, Wednesday: A’Town BigFRIDAY Band • STRANGE July 31st, Friday: Cherry Cherry AUGUST 21st TONES July 17th, Friday: Créme Tangerine 14th, Friday: Jessica Lynne AUGUST 28th FRIDAYAugust • TUBA LUBA July 22nd, Wednesday: Skagit Swings Band August 21st, Friday: Strange Tones July 24th, Friday: Aaron Crawford August 28th, Friday: Tuba Luba
12th annual StuDio tour Saturday, July 18 - Sunday, July 19 10 am to 6 pm www.skagitart.com
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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area July 10-19
TUNING UP Playing at area venues July 9-16 THURSDAY.9
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Open mic: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. Sign-ups start at 6:30 p.m. 360-445-3000.
RANDY PORTER TRIO 7 p.m., Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20 adults, free for students. Cash bar available. 360-387-0222.
Prozac Mountain Boys (bluegrass): 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649. Phil Hansen: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805. Eric and Anissa: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org. Rivertalk: Riverwalk Summer Concert Series, 6 to 8 p.m., Mount Vernon Riverwalk, downtown Mount Vernon. Free.
FRIDAY.10 THE LOWDOWN DRIFTERS (left), WES JONES BAND 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $10, $5 for girls wearing cowgirl hats. Dance lessons at 7 p.m. for $5. 425-737-5144.
FRIDAY.10 Swindler (funk jazz fusion): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5. 360445-3000.
North by Northwest: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.
Radio 80 (’80s pop and New Wave): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.
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Friday.10
Saturday.11
Friday.17
MUSIC
MUSIC
THEATER
Albert Lee, with Cindy Cashdollar: 8 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Tickets: $15-$35. 360-3368955 or lincolntheatre.org. Haynie Opry tribute to Hank Williams: Matt Audette and the Circle of Friends Band, 7 p.m., Haynie Opry, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $10, free for ages 12 and younger. 360-336-3321.
VARIETY
“IMPlosion”: IMPulse Circus Collective, 7 p.m., Bellingham Circus Guild CirqueLab, 1401 Sixth St., Bellingham. $20, $10 ages 15 and younger. brownpapertickets.com.
Haynie Opry, featuring Matt Audette and the Circle of Friends Band: Haynie Grange Hall, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. 360-336-3321: n Country gospel matinee: 3 p.m. $5. n Tribute to Hank Williams: 7 p.m. $10, free for ages 12 and younger.
VARIETY
“IMPlosion”: IMPulse Circus Collective: 3 and 7 p.m., Bellingham Circus Guild CirqueLab, 1401 Sixth St., Bellingham. $20, $10 ages 15 and younger. brownpapertickets.com.
Wednesday.15 MUSIC
Jazz at the Center: Randy Porter Trio, 7 p.m., Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20 adults, free for students. Cash bar available. 360-387-0222.
“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 available at brownpapertickets.com or at the gate. Information: 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.
Saturday.18 MUSIC
John Two-Hawks (Native American flute): 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $20, $15 elders and youths. VIP reception at 5:30 p.m.: $50, includes preferred seating, beverage and refreshments in the Art Bar. 360-3368955 or lincolntheatre.org.
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 available at brownpapertickets.com or at the gate. Information: 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.
Sunday.19 THEATER
“Romeo & Juliet”: Shakespeare Northwest, 4 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. Senior discount matinee: $12 adults, $10 seniors and students, $35 family (two adults, two children). Tickets at brownpapertickets.com or at the gate. Information: 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.
Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country dance): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-5111.
Richard & Turner: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.
Tommy Simmons: 7 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. $10, $5 wine club members and ages 12 and younger. 360856-6248.
Powwers, Ever So Android, Hillary Susz Band: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360-778-1067.
Jukebox Duo: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Open to the public. 360-8488882.
Wes Jones Band, The Lowdown Drifters (country): 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $10, $5 for girls wearing cowgirl hats. Dance lessons at 7 p.m. for $5.
Singer/songwriter night: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360766-6330.
SATURDAY.11 Margaret Wilder Band (funk): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000. North by Northwest: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.
Radio 80 (’80s pop and New Wave): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448. The Walrus: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-7666266.
Gertrude’s Hearse: 8 to 10 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805. Joe Sneva & The Sweet Dominiques (surf, reggae): 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.
SUNDAY.12 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.
Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country dance): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley. Draemhouse, Zen Mother, The Crawl: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6.
Benefit Concert & Silent Auction: The Julie Duke Band and GravelRoad, 5 to 8:30 p.m., Heart of Anacortes, Fourth Street and O Avenue, Anacortes. $10, free for ages 11 and younger. Proceeds will benefit Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. 360-293-3515.
Stanwood Summer Concert Series: The Chris Eger Band, 2 to 4 p.m., 270th St. NW, Stanwood. Free. ci.stanwood.wa.us. Bare Feet: 5 to 9 p.m., Glacier Peak Winery, 58575 Highway 20, Rockport. No cover. 360-873-4073.
THURSDAY.16 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.
Tom Mullin: 1 to 4 p.m., Gilkey Square, Morris and First streets, La Conner. Free. laconner live.com.
Roadside Relics (rock, blues, country): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-4453000.
CC Adams and Friends Sunday Jam: 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., La Conner Pantry and Pub, 315 E. Morris St., La Conner.
Steve Frame: 5:30 p.m., Nick Vigarino: 7:30 Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. 360-766-6266. First St., La Conner.
Rick Starr: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., SedroWoolley. 360-982-2649.
Joe Young: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.
Christian Mistress, Sabbath Assembly: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $8-$10. 360-7781067.
Alan Hatley Band: Riverwalk Summer Concert Series, 6 to 8 p.m., Mount Vernon Riverwalk, downtown Mount Vernon. Free.
Jam Night: with host Richard Williams, 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover. 425-737-5144.
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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area July 10-19
TUNING UP Playing at area venues July 9-16 THURSDAY.9
WEDNESDAY.15
Open mic: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. Sign-ups start at 6:30 p.m. 360-445-3000.
RANDY PORTER TRIO 7 p.m., Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20 adults, free for students. Cash bar available. 360-387-0222.
Prozac Mountain Boys (bluegrass): 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649. Phil Hansen: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805. Eric and Anissa: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org. Rivertalk: Riverwalk Summer Concert Series, 6 to 8 p.m., Mount Vernon Riverwalk, downtown Mount Vernon. Free.
FRIDAY.10 THE LOWDOWN DRIFTERS (left), WES JONES BAND 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $10, $5 for girls wearing cowgirl hats. Dance lessons at 7 p.m. for $5. 425-737-5144.
FRIDAY.10 Swindler (funk jazz fusion): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5. 360445-3000.
North by Northwest: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.
Radio 80 (’80s pop and New Wave): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.
Rosaura Sandoval photo
Friday.10
Saturday.11
Friday.17
MUSIC
MUSIC
THEATER
Albert Lee, with Cindy Cashdollar: 8 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Tickets: $15-$35. 360-3368955 or lincolntheatre.org. Haynie Opry tribute to Hank Williams: Matt Audette and the Circle of Friends Band, 7 p.m., Haynie Opry, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $10, free for ages 12 and younger. 360-336-3321.
VARIETY
“IMPlosion”: IMPulse Circus Collective, 7 p.m., Bellingham Circus Guild CirqueLab, 1401 Sixth St., Bellingham. $20, $10 ages 15 and younger. brownpapertickets.com.
Haynie Opry, featuring Matt Audette and the Circle of Friends Band: Haynie Grange Hall, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. 360-336-3321: n Country gospel matinee: 3 p.m. $5. n Tribute to Hank Williams: 7 p.m. $10, free for ages 12 and younger.
VARIETY
“IMPlosion”: IMPulse Circus Collective: 3 and 7 p.m., Bellingham Circus Guild CirqueLab, 1401 Sixth St., Bellingham. $20, $10 ages 15 and younger. brownpapertickets.com.
Wednesday.15 MUSIC
Jazz at the Center: Randy Porter Trio, 7 p.m., Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20 adults, free for students. Cash bar available. 360-387-0222.
“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 available at brownpapertickets.com or at the gate. Information: 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.
Saturday.18 MUSIC
John Two-Hawks (Native American flute): 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $20, $15 elders and youths. VIP reception at 5:30 p.m.: $50, includes preferred seating, beverage and refreshments in the Art Bar. 360-3368955 or lincolntheatre.org.
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 available at brownpapertickets.com or at the gate. Information: 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.
Sunday.19 THEATER
“Romeo & Juliet”: Shakespeare Northwest, 4 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. Senior discount matinee: $12 adults, $10 seniors and students, $35 family (two adults, two children). Tickets at brownpapertickets.com or at the gate. Information: 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.
Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country dance): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-5111.
Richard & Turner: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.
Tommy Simmons: 7 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. $10, $5 wine club members and ages 12 and younger. 360856-6248.
Powwers, Ever So Android, Hillary Susz Band: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360-778-1067.
Jukebox Duo: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Open to the public. 360-8488882.
Wes Jones Band, The Lowdown Drifters (country): 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $10, $5 for girls wearing cowgirl hats. Dance lessons at 7 p.m. for $5.
Singer/songwriter night: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360766-6330.
SATURDAY.11 Margaret Wilder Band (funk): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000. North by Northwest: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.
Radio 80 (’80s pop and New Wave): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448. The Walrus: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-7666266.
Gertrude’s Hearse: 8 to 10 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805. Joe Sneva & The Sweet Dominiques (surf, reggae): 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.
SUNDAY.12 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.
Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country dance): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley. Draemhouse, Zen Mother, The Crawl: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6.
Benefit Concert & Silent Auction: The Julie Duke Band and GravelRoad, 5 to 8:30 p.m., Heart of Anacortes, Fourth Street and O Avenue, Anacortes. $10, free for ages 11 and younger. Proceeds will benefit Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. 360-293-3515.
Stanwood Summer Concert Series: The Chris Eger Band, 2 to 4 p.m., 270th St. NW, Stanwood. Free. ci.stanwood.wa.us. Bare Feet: 5 to 9 p.m., Glacier Peak Winery, 58575 Highway 20, Rockport. No cover. 360-873-4073.
THURSDAY.16 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.
Tom Mullin: 1 to 4 p.m., Gilkey Square, Morris and First streets, La Conner. Free. laconner live.com.
Roadside Relics (rock, blues, country): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-4453000.
CC Adams and Friends Sunday Jam: 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., La Conner Pantry and Pub, 315 E. Morris St., La Conner.
Steve Frame: 5:30 p.m., Nick Vigarino: 7:30 Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. 360-766-6266. First St., La Conner.
Rick Starr: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., SedroWoolley. 360-982-2649.
Joe Young: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.
Christian Mistress, Sabbath Assembly: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $8-$10. 360-7781067.
Alan Hatley Band: Riverwalk Summer Concert Series, 6 to 8 p.m., Mount Vernon Riverwalk, downtown Mount Vernon. Free.
Jam Night: with host Richard Williams, 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover. 425-737-5144.
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is free, $3 thereafter. All are welcome. No partners “THE LION IN WINTER”: needed. For information, Auditions will be held from contact Gary or Ginny at 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday and 360-766-6866. Monday, Aug. 2-3, in the Whidbey Playhouse Star SCOTTISH DANCING: Studio, 730 SE Midway Bellingham Scottish CounBlvd., Oak Harbor. Parts try Dancers meet from 7 are available for five men to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays and two women. The draat the Fairhaven Library matic comedy will run Nov. auditorium (upstairs), 1117 6-22. 360-679-2237 or 12th St., Bellingham. Wear whidbeyplayhouse.com. comfortable clothes and
Fiddlers play acoustic oldtime music at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Fridays of each month at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St. Free; donations accepted. 360-630-9494.
variety of classes, including sessions on archery, freshwater fishing, fly fishing and fly tying, big game hunting basics, compass reading, first aid, survival skills and more. Participants must be age 18 or older and must have a SECOND FRIDAY DRUM current Washington recreCIRCLE: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, ational fishing license to July 10, Unity Church, 704 participate in the fly-fishW. Division St., Mount ing sessions. Partial scholVernon. Freewill donation. arships are available for heatmiser@inbox.com. soft-soled shoes without first-time participants. For “A DICKENS CHRISTheels. $8 per class. For information or to register, MAS CAROL” (A Traveling information, call Mary SHELTER BAY CHORUS: visit washingtonoutdoor Travesty in Two TumultuAnderson at 360-933-1779 Practices are held from women.org. ous Acts): Auditions will or visit bellinghamscd.org. 2:45 to 4:45 p.m. every be held from 10 a.m. to Thursday at the Shelter BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS: 12:30 p.m. Saturday and Bay Clubhouse in La THURSDAY DANCE: Registration is open at 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. Conner. New members Dance to The Skippers the Boys & Girls Clubs 22-23, in the Whidbey welcome. No need to be a from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursof Skagit County. SumPlayhouse Star Studio, 730 days at Hillcrest Lodge, Shelter Bay resident. 360mer programs in Mount SE Midway Blvd., Oak 466-3805. 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon, Anacortes and Harbor. Parts are available Vernon. For information, Sedro-Woolley will include for three men and four LOVE TO SING? Join contact Gisela at 360-424themed weeks at each women. The play will run the women of Harmony 5696. club and several field trips, Dec. 4-20. 360-679-2237 or Northwest Chorus from including a Northwest Trek whidbeyplayhouse.com. 6:30 to 9 p.m. every Monin Eatonville, a visit to Wild MUSIC day at the Mount Vernon Waves Theme Park and a BARBERSHOP HARSenior Center, 1401 Cleve- trip east of the mountains DANCE MONY: Attend a free, noland Ave. Seeking women to Gingko Petrified Forest DANCIN’ AT THE PARK: commitment rehearsal of who like to sing a cappella and the Columbia River at Cama Beach State Park, the An-O-Chords, a fourmusic. All skill levels welWanapum State Park. 1880 SW Camano Drive, part barbershop harmony. come. Monthly membership Camano Island, hosts danc- No experience necessary, fees are $25 and scholaring from 7 to 9 p.m. Satur- no auditions required. ANACORTES OPEN ships are available. Open days. Free. Discover Pass Learn by rote; you don’t MIC: 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, clubhouse hours are from required for park entry. have to read music. All camabeachfoundation.org. ages welcome. Drop in any Brown Lantern Ale House, 1:30 to 6 p.m. daily (6:30 412 Commercial Ave., Ana- p.m. in Sedro-Woolley). Next up: Thursday at 7 p.m. at the cortes. 360-293-2544. Clubs will offer an addiJuly 11: The Barn Owls Northwest Educational tional morning program with Gabe Strand, caller: Service Building, 1601 R OPEN MIC: Jam night, from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Old-time family square Ave., Anacortes. Rides 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thurs- including themed activities, dance. available. Contact Bob days, Conway Pub & Eatsnacks and meals, and field July 18: La Famille Lundquist, 360-941-5733 or ery, 18611 Main St., Contrips. The cost is $100 per Léger: Family dance with svenbob@cheerful.com. way. 360-445-4733. week. Clubs also have dedFrench Canadian music. icated teen-only centers July 25: Dances with CALL FOR MUSICIANS: RECREATION and hours featuring field John Corrigan, Caron 5b’s Bakery, 45597 Main trips, volunteer opportuniGrasso, Linda and Bob OUTDOOR SKILLS FOR St., Concrete, is looking for ties and homework help. Berka, callers. musicians to perform easy- WOMEN: Registration is open for Washington Out- Teen membership is $10 listening acoustic music for the entire year. FOLK DANCING: Skagit- from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. door Women’s annual fall Parents can sign up at Anacortes Folk Dancers during Sunday Brunch. In workshop, where women meet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at exchange, musicians will can learn the basics of fish- skagitclubs.org. New memBay View Civic Hall, 12615 receive audience contribu- ing, hunting and other out- bers must visit their corresponding club to register. C St., Bay View. Learn to tions and a meal. 360-853- door skills. The workshop 360-419-3723. folkdance to a variety of will be held Sept. 18-20 8700 or info@5bsbakery. international music. Dance com. at Camp Waskowitz near SHE BIKES: The Mount review begins at 7 p.m. folNorth Bend. Vernon Downtown Assolowed by request dances Experienced, certified TIME FOR FIDDLERS: until 9:30. The first session The Washington Old Time instructors will teach a ciation, in partnership with
Bike/Walk Mount Vernon, will offer 20- to 30-mile group bike rides at 5 p.m. every other Wednesday through August, from Riverfront Plaza in downtown Mount Vernon to destinations throughout the Skagit Valley. Can’t ride? Then meet at 7 p.m. at the destination for the social hour. Helmets required. 360336-3801 or mount vernondowntown.org. TRAIL BUILDERS: Mount Vernon Trail Builders seeks volunteers to help with trail building and maintenance at Little Mountain Park in Mount Vernon. Family-friendly work sessions are held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, rain or shine. Lunch, snacks, tools and training are provided. For information, call Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation at 360-336-6215 or visit mountvernontrailbuilders. com. Next up: July 11.
10. Meet at the base of Mount Erie on Ray Auld Drive. Orange trumpet honeysuckle and ocean spray will be blooming in the old growth forest. All Around Little Cranberry Lake: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 11. Take Georgia south off of Oakes and follow to the AFCL road; turn right and follow to the parking lot. Learn about this rich convergence of habitat, with bog islands, rocky shore and mixed forest. Explore beaver, river otter, raven and alligator lizard terrain on this challenging hike for all ages.
ART DASH: The 11th annual Art Dash Half Marathon, 10K and 5K Run/Walk is set for 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, starting near Anacortes City Hall, 904 Sixth St., Anacortes. Registration: $30-$50 (includes T-shirt and finisher medal or ribbon), $5 for ages 12 and younger or 70 and older. 360-299-1967 TRAIL TALES: Friends of or cityofanacortes.org. Skagit Beaches will lead a series of informative walks BIKE TO FARMS: Join along the Tommy Thomp- the fourth annual Bike to son Trail in Anacortes. For Farms Tour from 10 a.m. information, visit skagitto 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, beaches.org. Next up: departing from and returnSaturday Farmers ing to the Skagit Valley Market Stations: 9 a.m. Food Co-op, 202 S. First to 1 p.m. Saturday, July St., Mount Vernon. The 25, Anacortes Farmers family-friendly cycling Market, 611 R Ave. Trail tour for ages 8 and older Tales docents will share will visit Skagit Flats Farm, information about their Ralph’s Greenhouse and interpretive programs and Living Rain Farm — with new trail signs installed in a second option that contown. Free. tinues on to Hedlin Family Farm — before returning FRIENDS OF THE FORto the Co-op for free ice EST HIKES: Join Friends of cream. Fat-tire bikes are the Forest for scenic hikes recommended for the flat, in the forest lands around 8-mile or 20-mile roundAnacortes. Dress for the trip, which includes gravel weather and wear sturdy and dirt roads. Helmets shoes. No pets. Free. 360are required. Bring water, 293-3725 or friendsoft a sack lunch or snacks. heacfl.org. Next up: Free. Preregister at 360Senior/Adult Hike: 336-5087, ext. 139, or email Heart Lake Old Growth community@skagitfood Loop: 10 a.m. Friday, July coop.com.
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HOT TICKETS “GREASE”: July 9-Aug. 2, The 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle. 888584-4849 or 5thavenue.org. “DANCING WITH THE STARS”: July 9, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster. com. ALBERT LEE: with Cindy Cashdollar: July 10, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360336-8955 or lincolntheatre. org. JURASSIC 5: July 10, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com. LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND: July 11, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmas ter.com. ZAC BROWN BAND: July 11, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. ACCEPTANCE: July 11, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com. J. COLE: featuring Big Sean: with special guests YG and Jeremih: July 12, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation. com. DAVID GRAY & AMOS LEE: with Joseph: July 13, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888929-7849 or AXS.com. ONE DIRECTION: July 15, CenturyLink Field, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation. com. THE DECEMBERISTS: with Calexico: July 16, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-9297849 or AXS.com. WINTHROP R&B FESTIVAL: with Elvin Bishop, Los Lonely Boys, Bobby Rush, Kenny Neal, Too Slim & The Taildraggers, Duffy Bishop, Mary Flower, Samantha Fish, Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble and
more: July 17-19, Winthrop, Wash. 509-997-3837 or winthropbluesfestival.com. DARRINGTON BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: featuring The Gibson Brothers, The Gentlemen of Bluegrass, Gold Heart, Kids in Bluegrass and more: July 17-19, Darrington, Wash. 360-436-1006 or darrington bluegrass.com. TOUR DE COMPADRES: featuring NEEDTOBREATHE and Switchfoot: with Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors, Colony House: July 18, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888929-7849 or AXS.com. KMFDM: July 18, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com. HARRY CONNICK JR.: July 18-19, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com. JOHN MELLENCAMP: July 19, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. johnmellencamp.com. PARACHUTE: The Triple Door, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com. NEXTFEST: A Festival of New Musicals: July 20-Aug. 15, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle. 888-584-4849 or 5thavenue.org. BRUCE HORNSBY & THE NOISEMAKERS: July 21, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com. THIRD EYE BLIND, DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL: with Ex Cops: July 22, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-9297849 or AXS.com. JANE’S ADDICTION doing “Nothing Shocking”: July 22, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline. com. LUCINDA WILLIAMS: July 22, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or
RUSH July 19, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com. mountbakertheatre.com. SAY ANYTHING: July 23, The Showbox, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline. com. 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER: July 24, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation. com. MÖTLEY CRÜE: July 24, Tacoma Dome. 800-7453000 or livenation.com. JOHN FOGERTY: July 24, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. BLEACHERS & CHARLI XCX: July 25, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 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. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com. TRAIN: July 25, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800745-3000 or livenation.com. BARENAKED LADIES: with
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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. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com. IMAGINE DRAGONS: with Metric, Halsey: July 31, Tacoma Dome. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. WATERSHED MUSIC & CAMPING FESTIVAL: with Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line, Carrie Underwood and others: July 31-Aug. 2, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation. com. JACKSON BROWNE: Aug. 1-2, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.
FALL OUT BOY, WIZ Aug. 9, Marymoor Park, RedKHALIFA: Aug. 2, White River mond. 888-929-7849 or AXS. Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800com. 745-3000 or livenation.com. WALK THE MOON, MILKY MOVE LIVE ON TOUR: with CHANCE: Aug. 10, Marymoor Julianne Hough and Derek Park, Redmond. 888-929Hough: Aug. 2, Benaroya Hall, 7849 or AXS.com. Seattle. 866-833-4747 or WILCO: with Jenny Lewis: BenaroyaHall.org. Aug. 11, Marymoor Park, THE FUNKY METERS: Aug. Redmond. 888-929-7849 or 4-5, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, AXS.com. Seattle. 206-441-9729 or GEORGE EZRA: Aug. 11, jazzalley.com. Paramount Theatre, Seattle. IDINA MENZEL: Aug. 5, 877-784-4849 or livenation. Paramount Theatre, Seattle. com. 877-784-4849 or livenation. MICHAEL MCDONALD: com. Aug. 11, Mount Baker TheSLIGHTLY STOOPID: with atre, Bellingham. 360-734Dirty Heads, Stick Figure: 6080 or mountbakertheatre. Aug. 6, Marymoor Park, Redcom. mond. 888-929-7849 or AXS. KELLY CLARKSON: Aug. com. 12, KeyArena, Seattle. 800BRIT FLOYD: An Amazing 745-3000 or livenation.com. Journey Through Five Decades MIGOS, OG MACO: Aug. of Pink Floyd: Aug. 6, Chateau 14, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodin- 800-745-3000 or showbox ville. 800-745-3000 or ticket online.com. master.com. R5: with Jacob Whitesides SUMMER MELTDOWN: and Ryland: Aug. 14, Maryfeaturing STS9, Iration, Tycho, moor Park, Redmond. 888Greensky Bluegrass, Galactic 929-7849 or AXS.com. and many more: Aug. 6-9, GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD Whitehorse Mountain Amphi- STOPOVER: featuring Mumtheatre, Darrington. summer ford and Sons, Foo Fighters, meltdownfest.com. Flaming Lips & more: Aug. RISE AGAINST: Aug. 7, 14-15, Whitman College Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800- Athletic Fields, Walla Walla. 745-3000 or showboxonline. gentlemenoftheroad.com/ com. tickets. MOTHER MOTHER: Aug. 7, 107.7 THE END’s SUMMER Neumos, Seattle. 800-745CAMP: with Matt & Kim, Rob3000 or showboxonline.com. ert Delong, Glass Animals, STEVE MILLER BAND: Aug. Chet Faker, Saint Motel, Joy7-8, Chateau Ste. Michelle wave, Meg Myers and In The Winery, Woodinville. 800-745- Valley Below: Aug. 15, Mary3000 or ticketmaster.com. moor Park, Redmond. 888SAM SMITH: Aug. 8, Gorge 929-7849 or AXS.com. Amphitheatre, George. 800DAWES: Aug. 16, The 745-3000 or livenation.com. Showbox, Seattle. 800-745withU A 1ALABAMA 5 t h SHAKES: ANN Lor showboxonline.com. 3000 Chicano Batman: Aug. 8, n For the complete listings, Marymoor Park, Redmond. visit goskagit.com and click 888-929-7849 or AXS.com. OF MONSTERS AND MEN: on “Entertainment.”
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Carnival aims to launch Miami to Cuba cruises in May By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ AP Business Writer
The world’s largest cruise company could be heading to Cuba. Starting in May, Carnival Corp. plans to offer trips
The Associated Press in an email. “It begins our efforts from Miami to the Caribbe- brand, fathom, which focus- to shape a long sustained an island nation, the compa- es on trips where passengers industry experience in ny announced Tuesday. Car- sail to a destination in order Cuba.” The weeklong cruises nival says it would become to volunteer there. will be aboard the Adonia, the first American cruise “This is an important which carries 710 passencompany to visit Cuba since first step for our company gers. The ship is relatively the 1960 trade embargo. The and the cruise industry,” trips will be through its new CEO Arnold Donald told small for the industry; ships
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SUNSET HISTORY CRUISE: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, July 9-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 available at 800-838-3006, ext. 1, brownpapertickets. com, or at the museum. Information: whatcom museum.org. SENIOR CENTER TRIPS: Skagit County Senior Centers offer short, escorted trips departing from and returning to local senior centers. 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,
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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. 1-800-544-1800 or tourisminfo@watourismalliance.com. Staff members assist travelers who have questions, refer them to specific destination marketing organizations and other travel resources across the state for more detailed information, and take orders for the Washington State Visitors Guide. PASSPORT APPLICATIONS: Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes, accepts 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.
to the Dominican Republic starts at $1,540 per person. The itinerary is still being finalized as Carnival waits for approval from the Cuban government. The ship is expected to visit several ports and passengers will sleep onboard each night.
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AT THE LINCOLN Albert Lee with special guest Cindy Cashdollar 8 p.m. Friday, July 10 Albert Lee is “the guitar player’s guitar player,” universally recognized in music circles as one of the world’s finest, as well as one of the top rockabilly guitarists in history. LEE has not only worked with some of the biggest names in music, like Eric Clapton, Emmylou Harris and the Everly Brothers, but has also maintained a solo career of his own. “One of the finest guitar players who ever walked this earth …” says Vince Gill. Cindy Cashdollar has worked with notable names such as Ryan Adams, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Rod Stewart and more. She received five Grammy awards while playing with Asleep at the Wheel. Her “unerring ability to perfectly complement a song or step out with an imaginative solo” has made her one of the most in-demand musicians on the American roots music scene. $15-35.
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MOVIES NEW THIS WEEK “I don’t think I’ll be famous,” Amy Winehouse remarked in 2003. “I don’t think I could handle it.” She was half-right, but more than she knew. This month marks four years since Winehouse died from alcohol poisoning at the far-too-young age of 27. “Amy,” director Asif Kapadia’s absorbing documentary about the Grammy-winning British singer-songwriter, makes you feel the loss — quite acutely, at times — all over again. Employing archival footage and contemporary interviews with every major figure in Winehouse’s life, including her ex-husband, Blake Fielder, and her parents, Janis and Mitchell Winehouse, “Amy” traces the ascent of the fiercely talented and willful Winehouse from rebellious teenager to global superstar. Everyone interviewed speaks candidly about Winehouse, even as the story grows progressively more harrowing and sad. The performer was aptly described by one record executive as a “very old soul in a young body,” and “Amy” doesn’t offer many revelations, particularly as Winehouse’s downward spiral is concerned. After all, much of that grim drama played out in print, on TV and online. Instead, “Amy” gives a behind-the-scenes account of her rise to fame, and the few, fleeting moments where it seemed as if she was destined to become an artist for the ages. Curiously, Kapadia chooses to begin in Winehouse’s teenage years, and barring a few brief mentions, effectively avoids her childhood (despite her early life being mentioned repeatedly in the film as a source of trauma). He moves briskly through her discovery by her first manager, Nick Schmansky, and the recording of her 2003 debut, “Frank.” Particularly in the early part of Kapadia’s film, he luxuriates in Winehouse’s guileless performances, letting the film dwell on the concert footage grabbed at various pubs and industry functions, that matchless voice pouring out of her, as effortless as breathing. But even amid the beauty of Winehouse’s songwriting and singing, darkness begins to creep in. Bulimia and alcoholism are both waved off — Winehouse’s father, Mitchell, seems particularly callous, telling his daughter at one point that rehab isn’t necessary. Once Winehouse records her breakout sophomore album, 2006’s “Back to Black” (another event given oddly short shrift), the fame Winehouse never really sought descends with a vengeance, as she tumbles into a black hole of drinking and drug addiction. For as much as Kapadia traces Winehouse’s artistic evolution — there is talk, late in the film, of her desire to form a supergroup with the Roots’ Questlove, Raphael Saadiq and Mos Def (an early champion); the mind boggles at that array of talent — the director also fashions a subtle indictment of the tabloid media, as well as Winehouse’s oblivious, fame-drunk father. “Amy” proves truly shattering when providing glimpses of Winehouse with her guard down; watching Winehouse as her idol, Tony Bennett, announces one of her 2007 Grammy wins, is incredibly moving. The ugly unraveling of Winehouse’s life infuriates and saddens anew, as Kapadia’s poignant documentary reminds viewers of what was and what might have been, but was ultimately, tragically never to be. 2:08. Rating: R (language and drug material). HHH1⁄2 n Preston Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
MINI-REVIEWS Compiled from news services. Ratings are one to four stars. “Aloha” — Bradley Cooper is terrific as a defense contractor working in Hawaii, reconnecting with an ex (Rachel McAdams) and charmed by a fighter pilot (Emma Stone). Cameron Crowe has directed a great-looking movie with just enough bright spots to get us past the cloudy moments. Comedy/drama/romance, PG-13, 105 minutes. HHH “Big Game” — In the most fantastically ridiculous action movie of 2015, the president of the United States (Samuel L. Jackson) winds up in the unforgiving forests of Finland and teams up with a bow-andarrow-wielding boy to fend off a terrorist. “Big Game” never once feels credible, and that’s why it’s so entertaining. Action, PG-13, 90 minutes. HHH “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 “Infinitely Polar Bear” — Mark Ruffalo throws himself into the role of a mentally ill but often charming man caring for his two young daughters while his wife (Zoe Saldana, in one of her best performances) pursues an MBA out of town. Drama, R, 88 minutes. HHH “Jurassic World” — Pure, dumb, wall-to-wall fun, “Jurassic World” earns every inch of its PG-13 rating for some bonecrunching violence, numerous scenes of dinosaurs munching on humans and blood spraying here and there. Sci-fi action,1 PG-13, 124 minutes. HHH ⁄2 “Kingsman: The Secret Service” — In a very violent and very silly movie, Colin Firth gives a disciplined, serious performance as a spy from a super-secret British agency. “Kingsman,” a relentless, hardcore spoof of the old-school James Bond movies, is the craziest movie I’ve seen in a long
AT AREA THEATERS ANACORTES CINEMAS July 10-16 Minions (PG): 1:00, 3:35, 6:45, 8:55 Terminator Genisys (PG-13): FridayWednesday: 1:15, 3:55, 6:55, 9:30; Thursday: 1:15, 3:55, 9:30 Inside Out (PG): Friday-Monday: 1:30, 4:05, 6:30, 8:45; Tuesday: 1:30, 4:05; Wednesday-Thursday: 1:30, 4:05, 6:30, 8:45 Ant-Man (PG-13): Thursday: 7 p.m. The Impressionists (exhibition on screen) (NR): Tuesday: 7 p.m. 360-293-6620 BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN Oak Harbor July 9-15 Minions (PG) and Jurassic World (PG-13): First movie starts at approximately 9:30 p.m. 360-675-5667 CONCRETE THEATRE July 10-12 Spy (R): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 5 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 5 p.m. 360-941-0403
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time. Spy adventure, R, 129 1 minutes. HHH ⁄2 “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 “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” — Two teen friends are enlisted to make a film for a classmate with leukemia in a fanciful movie that’s grounded in reality, has just enough whimsy and soars to the stars. It’s one of the best films of 2015. Comedy/drama, PG-13, 104 minutes. HHHH
“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 “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. Sci-fi action, PG-13, 125 minutes. HH “The D Train” — Jack Black gives a heavy-on-the-mugging performance as a sad sack determined to recruit the star of his high school class (James Marsden) to the
20-year reunion. Nothing feels the least bit authentic, and worse, little about it is funny — a deadly recipe for a dark comedy. Comedy, R, 98 minutes. H “The Forger” — John Travolta murders his Boston accent as a world-class art forger hired to fake a Monet and swap it out with the real thing. Even with a terminally ill teenage son character, “The Forger” is consistently ineffective as a sentimental tearjerker -- and an even bigger failure as a heist movie. Crime drama, R, 92 minutes. 1 H ⁄2 “The Water Diviner” — Russell Crowe’s lifetime of experience on film sets shows in his directorial debut, a first-rate post-World War I drama with a heavy dose of sentiment and a gripping storyline. He stars as a grieving Australian who journeys to Turkey to find the remains of his sons, all killed in battle. Drama, R, 111 min1 utes. HHH ⁄2 “Tomorrowland” — A girl discovers a futuristic parallel universe in this great-looking, old-fashioned, at times soaring adventure ultimately brought down by a needlessly convoluted plot, some surprisingly casual violence and heavy-handed lectures about how we’re our own worst enemy. Fantasy adventure, PG, 130 minutes. HH
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MUSIC REVIEWS MIGUEL, “Wildheart” — Proud to be iconoclastic, Miguel Jontel Pimentel explains himself on “What’s Normal Anyway?”, the seventh track on “Wildheart,” the Los Angeles polymorphous and musically adventurous love man’s third album. He describes himself as “too proper for the black kids, too black for the Mexicans, too square to be a hood … What’s normal anyway?” Miguel, who moved past the straight-ahead R&B of his 2010 debut album, “All I Want Is You,” to open up to rock and other influences on 2012’s “Kaleidoscope Dream,” is as good an example of the benefits of refusing musical limitations as anyone on the pop charts. The Prince-influenced, often dirty-minded “Wildheart” is an ode to the sleaze and beauty of Los Angeles and takes a
NSFW detour to the porn hub of the San Fernando Valley. But it also works as a search for identity and an exploration of sociocultural in-between-ness. “I never feel I belong,” the 30-yearold genre-blender sings. “I wanna feel I belong.” This album does not peak as high as “Kaleidoscope Dream,” and neither the featured cameo by Dogg Pound rapper Kurupt on “NWA” nor that of Lenny Kravitz on “Face the Sun” bring added value. Still, the place Miguel belongs is in the company of the most compelling pop personalities working today. n Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer
“DOPE: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE,” various artists, curated by Pharrell Williams — When an artist gets an
opportunity to curate a soundtrack (let alone executive-produce the movie), he or she has a chance to do more than simply pick other people’s hits. For the soundtrack of “Dope,” set in South Central Los Angeles in the midst of nerd culture and ’90s hiphop, Über-producer/singer Pharrell Williams did pluck period smashes, songs from such standout acts as Digable Planets and A Tribe Called Quest. But Pharrell did more: He inhabited the minds and souls of this ominous comedy’s lead characters, the fictional hip-hop/punk band Awreeoh (pronounced “Oreo”) — and wrote, produced, and played songs shaped by the film’s circumstances and speaking, singing, and rapping in the characters’ voices. It’s a bold, funky move. Soul-rap-rocking numbers
such as “Can’t Bring Me Down,” “Go Head” and the singsong “It’s My Turn Now” sound radically reminiscent of N.E.R.D., Pharrell’s much-missed band with his Neptunes production partner, Chad Hugo. Best of show is the hard-hearted “Don’t Get Deleted” by Awreeoh. If you close your eyes, it sounds like a mix of N.E.R.D. hits “Lapdance” and “She Wants to Move.” Pharrell even uses songs by other “Dope” actors, such as George Ramirez (a.k.a. Kap G) and Zoë Kravitz (her band LolaWolf) as part of the mix. Nice. n A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer
“NINA REVISITED … A TRIBUTE TO NINA SIMONE,” various artists — This album is the companion piece to the Netflix documentary “What Hap-
pened, Ms. Simone?”, about the life of singular singer and pianist Nina Simone in the context of the civilrights movement of the 1960s. It deserves attention, on at least two counts. First, it recasts songs written and covered by Simone by contemporary acts such as Usher, Mary J. Blige, jazz man Gregory Porter, and Philadelphia R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan. A superb example that resonates in America’s particularly fraught moment in race relations in 2015 is Sullivan’s take on “Baltimore,” the Randy Newman song about the Charm City where “it’s hard, just to live.” The song was a part of Simone’s repertoire. And why no one thought to cover “Mississippi Goddamn,” Simone’s angriest, most arresting song, is an unanswered question. The second newsworthy
element about “Nina Revisited” is that it was executiveproduced and contains five songs by Ms. Lauryn Hill. The former Fugee hasn’t released a studio album in 17 years, but she’s clearly energized by the opportunity to honor one of her heroes. She raps over Simone’s “I’ve Got Life,” and she turns chanteuse en Francais on “Ne Me Quitte Pas.” And the dramatic interpretation of “Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair” is one of “Nina Revisited’s” three high points, along with Alice Smith’s hypnotic take on Screaming Jay Hawkins’ “I Put A Spell On You” and the lone track by Simone herself, Billy Taylor’s “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free,” which closes out the album with inimitable, unbowed spirit. n Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer
For music fans, Friday is now buy day Fan buys signed Grateful Dead guitar for $526,000 global release day levels outweigh the drawbacks. the playing field for music “The beginning of the By GLENN GAMBOA Newsday
The music industry is in for another shake-up, though this one is of its own choosing. Starting this week, the industry will, for the first time, release new albums around the world on the same day — Friday. “In today’s connected world, it simply makes no sense that an album could be released in Australia on a Friday, but not be available in the U.K. until the following Monday or in the U.S. until the subsequent Tuesday,” said Frances Moore, CEO of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which represents the music industry in 62 countries. “The
fans internationally. It can raise awareness of newly released tracks and albums globally. And it’s a celebration of new music on an international scale.” The plan, which took nearly a year of negotiations and preparation, already has its share of detractors. Some retailers complain that the Tuesday release date brought shoppers in on a slow day of the week. Some independent labels worry that their releases will have a harder time getting attention on Friday, where they will also have to battle with movies being released for the weekend. However, music industry officials believe the benefits of a single release day
weekend is fans’ favorite time of the week, and we hope to tap into that excitement with new music,” said Cary Sherman, CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America. “With this change, the objective is to better leverage weekend foot traffic in retail outlets and harness the growing buzz behind a new album or song that builds across national markets.” The IFPI decision has ramifications for those who cover the music business as well. Following the shift, Billboard magazine, which tracks sales and airplay of music, will change its schedule, releasing its charts on Tuesdays instead of Thursdays.
By GERRICK KENNEDY Los Angeles Times
A commemorative guitar signed by Grateful Dead members sold for more than half a million dollars at the band’s final 50th anniversary show Sunday at Chicago’s Soldier Field. Bids for the D’Angelico EX-DC guitar opened at $5,000 at the band’s first Fare Thee Well concert in Santa Clara, California, on June 27. Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir played the guitar during the second show before it was signed by the band’s four living original members and the three guest performers who joined them. Bill Rathburn of Dallas purchased the guitar for
$526,000 during intermission of the Grateful Dead’s Sunday concert in Chicago, a D’Angelico spokeswoman said. Proceeds from the guitar sale plus an additional $250,000 raised from auctioning signed posters, Remo drumheads and pit tickets will benefit 17 charities picked by the band — with each organization receiving approximately $30,000 from the guitar alone. The auction was organized by the nonprofit organization HeadCount as part of an effort called “Participation Row” that gave Grateful Dead-related charities a significant presence at the Fare Thee Well concerts.
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