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ON STAGE Anacortes Community Theater presents “To Kill A Mockingbird” tonight PAGE 8

Hell’s Belles to play Loco Billy’s in Stanwood on Saturday night PAGE 9

TUNING UP Trish Hatley plays the Rockfish Grill in Anacortes tonight PAGE 9

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COMINGUP ST. MERRYFEST St. Mary Catholic Church will host the annual St. Merryfest and Cascade Amusement Carnival from noon to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 12-14, at the church, 4001 St. Mary Drive, Anacortes. Other features include a salmon barbecue from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday and music

by Midlife Crisis and the Alimony Horns from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Carnival ride tickets: $15 advance for an all-day wristband, $5 more at the gate. Call 360-293-2101 for sale locations.

Bark in the Park

SIGN DEDICATION/GUIDED WALKS Friends of

Dogs and their favorite humans are invited to join the fun from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at Storvik Park, 1110 32nd St., Anacortes. Check out dog demos, silly dog contests, vendors and more. Free.

360-299-1967 or cityof anacortes.org.

Skagit Beaches, Anacortes Parks and Recreation and the Port of Anacortes will celebrate new Trail Tales interpretive signs along the northwest shore of Fidalgo Bay with a ribboncutting ceremony and refreshments at 10 a.m.

Saturday, June 13, at Seafarer’s Memorial Park, 601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes. A guided walk will follow at 10:30 a.m. Trail Tales docents will share facts and stories from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the new discovery points along the trail, including the Marine Technology Center, which will host an open house in conjunction with the celebration. Free. skagitbeaches.org.

STAR PARTY Explore the night sky and view distant galaxies, planets and nebulas beginning at dark Friday, June 12, at Fort Nugent Park, 2075 SW For Nugent Road, Oak Harbor. Island County Astronomical Society members will be on hand with a variety of telescopes available for use by attendees. Free. The event will be canceled if cloudy. 360-679-7664 or icas-wa.webs. com.

CELTIC CENTER OPENING The Celtic Arts Foundation will host an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, at the new Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. The open house will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m., with the ribbon cutting at 5:30 p.m. RSVP by June 12: 360-416-4934 or beth@celticarts.org.

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OUT & ABOUT ART MAGICAL REALISM: Maggie Wilder explores the possibilities of a local mythology in a show of paintings at Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial Ave., La Conner. Angels, goddesses and saints appear in cabbage fields and swamps in a body of work spanning several years. The gallery is open from noon to 5 p.m.

Friday through Sunday.

360-708-4787 or gallery cygnus.com.

“SHADES OF THE NORTHWEST”: Works by local fiber artist Andi Shannon are on display through June 28 in the Landmarks Gallery at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner. The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

WOMEN PAINTERS OF WASHINGTON: The juried group show continues through Aug. 4 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The exhibit features the artwork of 49 women, ranging from ultra-realism to abstraction.

The gallery is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 360293-6938 or scottmilo.com.

ART GLASS SHOW: “Liquid Magic: The Glass Art of Dale W. Reiger” continues through July 2 at Raven Rocks Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank.

The show features Reiger’s kiln-formed glass creations.

He fuses, combs, slumps and casts glass in a variety of shapes and designs, including sculptures, bowls, plates and tables. The gallery also shows the latest

works by Mary Jo Oxrieder, DM Windwalker Taibi and other gallery artists. For information, including gallery hours and directions: 360-222-0102 or raven rocksgallery.com.

PRINTS, PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE: A show of new work by Kris Ekstrand Molesworth, Elizabeth Tapper and Brian O’Neill continues through June 28 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison.

Ekstrand Molesworth’s new work, for the most part, looks out over an estuarine landscape where cultivated farmland meets the saltwater tidelands, stitched together by power lines, manmade ditches, dikes, wire fences and the remnants of farm trees now set adrift by eroding dikes.

Tapper’s prints include a retrospective of work from the past to the present, illustrating her technical virtuosity: prints in five different media including etching, silkscreen, woodcut, linoleum block and lithograph created during a studio career between 1981 and 2006.

Most of O’Neill’s sculptures are vessels, though not always “functional” in the traditional sense. The visible form and the more hidden space inside is an anthropomorphic relationship O’Neill enjoys exploring.

The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 360766-6230 or smithandvallee. com.

cars, with music by Barry and Kathy Rix. Bring your own classic auto 30 years or older and earn free admission for two adults. Regular admission: $5, free for ages 15 and younger. 360-6781912 or meerkerkgardens. org.

CONWAY ART SHOW

“Roger Small: Through the Eyes of a Dreamer” will open with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 13, and continue through June 27 at The Shop, 18623 Main St., Conway. The show features Small’s signature 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. Pictured: “Samish Landscape.”

Saturday. 310-691-9391.

Lavelle. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday or by OPEN HOUSE/STUDIO appointment. i.e.edisonwa@ SALE: Artist Sue Roberts will host an open house and gmail.com. studio sale from 10 a.m.

“SUMMER MOMENTS”: to 4 p.m. Saturday, June The summer art show will 13, at Tower Arts Studio, open with a potluck party 5424 South Shore Drive, a from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, walkable block from the Guemes Island ferry dock. June 27, and continue The event will feature new through Aug. 23 at Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpsculptures, colorful functional ceramics, cast bronze ture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island. The crab and octopus belt show features glass, sculpbuckles, special deals and tures and paintings by jewelry by Terry Frankel.

Alissa Durling, Ruth Hesse, 360-610-7107 or tower “FRIENDS OF ALDEN Sharon Kingston, Hiroshi MASON”: An artists’ recep- artsstudio.com.

Yamano, Kevin Pettelle, tion will be held from 6 NEW GALLERY: “Lavelle Dan Freeman and others. to 10 p.m. today June 11, The gallery is open from and Gunn” is the debut at Cassera Arts Premiers 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends, exhibit open through July Gallery, 106 First St., La 18 at i.e., 5800 Cains Court, weekdays by appointment.

Conner. The group show Edison. A artists reception 360-387-2759 or matzke featuring Pat Howie, Jim will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. fineart.com.

Matthew and David Jayne will continue through June Sunday, June 14. The show CAR SHOWS 26. Gallery hours are noon features original works to 7 p.m. Thursday through by Jef Gunn and Margy FATHERS DAY PARTY/

BIKE SHOW: Check out a wide variety of import, classic, antique and custom motorcycles from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at North Cascades HarleyDavidson, 1337 Goldenrod Road, Burlington. Enjoy a free barbecue and entertainment. Registration takes place from 9 to 11 a.m. with trophies awarded at 3 p.m. Entry fee: $10.

Free for spectators. 360757-1515 or northcascades harley.com.

CLASSIC CARS: The fifth annual Classic Auto Display will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at Meerkerk Gardens, 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank. The Whidbey A’s and Whidbey Cruzers clubs will be joined by vintage auto enthusiasts from Everett and Bellingham to display their classic

STANWOOD CAR SHOW/CONTROLLED CRUISE: The 13th annual Twin City Idlers Car Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 28, along 271st Street NW, in downtown Stanwood.

Check out hundreds of classic, antique and custom cars, trucks and motorcycles on display. Trophies, awards and more. Registration: $15 through June 15, $20 day of show. Free for spectators. twincityidlers.org.

A controlled cruise will take place from 7 to 9 p.m.

Saturday, June 27, starting at the Thrifty Foods parking lot, 90th Avenue NW at 271st Street NW. Trophies will be awarded at the end of the cruise for the best lights/neons.

LECTURES AND TALKS COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECT: Skagit Food for Skagit People will host a discussion about access to healthy food from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at the WSU Mount Vernon Research Center, Sakuma Auditorium, 16650 Highway 536, Mount Vernon. Includes presentations by local food activists. Lunch included.

Free, but registration is required: eventbrite.com. For information, call Diane at 360-428-4270, ext. 235.

SEVENTH GENERATION SUPPER: Brock Ward of Citizens Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be the guest speaker at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, at the Anacortes Senior

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OUT & ABOUT Activity Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes. Ward will present “This Beautiful and Hazardous World,” the newest earthquake research on Puget Sound.

Suggested supper donation: $5 adult; $3 for ages 10 and younger. Bring your own place settings. transition fidalgo.org.

MUSIC MUSIC IN LA CONNER: The La Conner Live! Summer Music Series will take place every Sunday in June, July and August from 1 to 4 p.m. in downtown La Conner at Gilkey Square outdoors on the waterfront.

Free. laconnerlive.com.

June 14: Gentri Watson; June 21: Pioneer Highway; June 28: David Ritchie and John Meier; July 5: Wild Rabbit; July 12: Tom Mullin; 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.

MORE FUN STERNWHEELER OPEN FOR SUMMER: The sternwheeler W.T. Preston and the Anacortes Maritime Heritage Center, 713 R Ave., Anacortes, have reopened for the summer. The W.T. Preston is designated as a National Historic Landmark, and the Heritage Center features a new exhibit exploring the maritime community’s rich traditions and the evolution of the Anacortes waterfront. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday. Admission to the Preston is $1-$3. Heritage Center admission is free.

360-293-1916 or museum. cityofanacortes.org.

“SALT OF THE EARTH”: The special exhibit continues through July 12 at the

Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. The exhibit features items from the museum’s permanent collection including more than 500 salt cellars. The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors and ages 6-12, $10 families, free for members and ages 5 and younger. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

FISHING PHOTO EXHIBIT: The Wallie Funk Fishing Photo Exhibit continues at the Anacortes Maritime Heritage Center, 703 R Ave., Anacortes. The exhibit features Funk’s midcentury photos of the Anacortes fishing fleet, with an emphasis on a 1958 trip in which he was “shanghaied” by a crew as a prank. Instead of leaving the boat after a few hours, Funk chose to stay aboard with his camera — all the way to Alaska. Free admission. 360-293-1915 or museum.cityofanacortes.org.

“BACK TO OUR ROOTS: The History of Farm to Table Skagit County” will open with a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today, June 11, and continue through Oct. 11 at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner.

For thousands of years, the people of the Skagit County have harvested food from some of the richest soils and most abundant waterways in the country.

“Back to Our Roots” celebrates this culture of hunting, gathering, growing and preparing our own food from the headwaters of the Skagit River to the bays of the Salish Sea. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors and ages 6-12, $10 families, free for members and ages

5 and younger. 360-4663365 or skagitcounty.net/ museum.

Community Building, 2214 Electric Ave., Bellingham.

The evening will include door prizes, refreshments, a MOVIE NIGHT: “A Man silent auction of rocks and Named Pearl” will be rock literature and a brief screened at 7 p.m. Saturday, business meeting. Visitors June 13, at the Anacortes are welcome, with or withCenter for Happiness, out rocks. 360-734-3994 or 619 Commercial Ave., mtbakerrockclub.org.

Anacortes. The documentary chronicles the story of SUMMER SOLSTICE “Pearl Fryar’s garden as DRUMMING & HEALING: well as his life, tracing his Celebrate the arrival of journey from a small-town summer at 7:30 p.m. Friday, sharecropper’s son to an June 19, at the Anacortes internationally acclaimed Center for Happiness, 619 artist, and from his initial Commercial Ave., Anagoal to win the Bishopville, cortes. $10, free for ages 16 South Carolina, “Yard of and younger. 360-464-2229 the Month Award” — a or anacortescenterfor goal instigated by a bigoted happiness.org. remark — to the many accolades that followed, SQUARE AND FOLK including museum exhibiDANCING: The 63rd Washtions and his status as the ington State Square & Folk celebrated cultural icon of Dance Festival will take his impoverished town.” By place all day Friday and donation. 360-464-2229 or Saturday, June 19-20, at the anacortescenterforhappiSkagit County Fairgrounds, ness.org.

479 W. Taylor St., Mount Vernon. The event will ROCKHOUND SWAP include square and round MEET: The Mt. Baker dancing, clogging, contra Rock & Gem Club’s annu- dance, youth activities and al Rockhound Recycling more. Registration: $35 Rendezvous will be held adults, $25 youth, $95 famfrom 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ily. One-day registration Saturday, June 13, at Bloe- available at the door. Ondel Donovan Community site RV camping: $25/night; Center, 2214 Electric Ave., tent camping: $10/night.

Bellingham. Come to buy, 425-337-3658 or life swap or sell rock-related sadance2015.org. material including handmade and fine jewelry, fosART AUCTION: The sils, petrified wood, thunder Museum of Northwest Art eggs, mineral specimens will hold its 23rd annual from around the world, lap- Art Auction on June 19-21. idary tools and equipment The museum’s largest funand more. Rent a vendor draiser of the year features space for $25 or just come more than 250 works by to shop. Free admission. artists of all talents and 360-366-0121 or mtbaker media. Enjoy a silent aucrockclub.org. tion, picnic and dance party on June 19; silent and live FAVORITE ROCKS: auctions and an artisan dinMembers will share stories ner on June 20; and a Bid, about their favorite rocks, Brunch & Buy on June 21. gems, minerals and fossils For ticket pricing and more at the Mt. Baker Rock & information, visit monamuGem Club’s next meeting seum.org, call 360-466-4446 at 7 p.m. Monday, June 15, or visit the museum at 121 at the Bloedel Donovan S. First St., La Conner.

MV BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: Help the city of Mount Vernon celebrate its 125th birthday on Saturday, June 20, at Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St. Participate in the Geocoin Challenge starting at 7:30 a.m., buy lunch from a variety of food trucks from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and join the mayor and other local dignitaries for free birthday cake at 1 p.m. 360-336-6215 or mountvernonwa.gov.

“achievers” from far and wide to drink White Russians, listen to Creedence and compete in bowling on the big screen, followed by a showing of “The Big Lebowski” at 8 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for costumes in several categories. Ages 21 and older. $10 advance, $12 at the door. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

ORCA SING: Enjoy an evening of music and more at the 16th annual “Orca VINTAGE AIRCRAFT FLY Sing,” a celebration of southDAY: Vintage warbirds will ern resident orca whales, take to the sky during the beginning around 6 p.m. monthly Fly Day from noon Saturday, June 20, at Lime to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 20, Kiln Point State Park on San at the Heritage Flight Muse- Juan Island. The free event um, 15053 Crosswind Drive, will feature a performance Burlington. Check out flyby Seattle’s City Cantaable World War II-, Koreabile Choir. Participants are and Vietnam-era aircraft, encouraged to bring a picnic. flight memorabilia and arti- Tours of the historic lightfacts. $8 adults, $5 military house will be offered before or children, free for ages 5 and after the concert. A and younger. 360-424-5151 Discover Pass is required for or heritageflight.org. parking. Round-trip shuttle transportation will be availFATHER’S DAY TRAIN: able through San Juan TranLake Whatcom Railway sit. 360-378‐4710, ext. 30, or will let dads ride for half whalemuseum.org. price when accompanied by one fare-paying companBOAT SHOW & SWAP ion on a special train trip MEET: La Conner Yacht at noon Saturday, June 20. Sales will host the annual The train will leave from Fathers Day Weekend Boat Wickersham, located 10 Show and Swap Meet from miles north of Sedro-Wool- 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday ley on Highway 9. The ride and Sunday, June 20-21, aboard full-size antique at the La Conner Marina, train cars will last about South Moorage Basin. two hours and include live Check out the swap meet banjo music. $25 ages 18 on Saturday only, and a and older; $12.50 children; variety of boats on display free for ages 1 and younger. both days. Swap meet space Tickets may be purchased is available to sell marinein advance at the Bellingrelated items, household ham Railway Museum, goods, artwork, apparel, 1320 Commercial St., Bell- automotive or what-haveingham. 360-449-0719 or you. Skagit Bay Search and lakewhatcomrailway.com.

Rescue will sell raffle tickets on Saturday: $1 each DUDESTOCK: Enjoy the or six for $5. Prizes include fifth annual Dudestock haul-outs, restaurant cerparty at 7 p.m. Saturday, tificates, hotel stays, jewelry June 20, at the Lincoln The- and other items from local atre, 712 S. First St. Mount businesses. Free admission.

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TELEVISION

‘SNL’ exhibit lets fans retrace comic past

By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer

NEW YORK — Tune in NBC any Saturday at 11:30 p.m. Eastern time, and, whether live or a repeat, you know what you’ll find.

It’s been that way since October 1975 and, having just wrapped 40 years on

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the air, “Saturday Night Live” is long overdue for a fitting shrine.

Now it has one. “Saturday Night Live: The Exhibition” has just opened in (where else) New York, and it’s a riches-filled destination for the program’s three generations of fans — those, that is, who can cover the rich admission ($29 for adults, $26 for children under 12).

Located on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue a dozen blocks south of “SNL”’s home at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the exhibition is a satisfyingly immersive experience, steering visitors step by step, room to room, through the improbable yet tried-and-true process of putting together each show in just six days.

“We’ve taken a little bit of 30 Rock — places on the eighth and ninth and 17th floors that the public never gets to see — and brought it here,” says Mark Lach, the exhibition’s creative director.

The tour nears its end in a mock-up of the TV control room, just before ushering visitors into a downsized version of fabled Studio 8H for a cleverly staged eightminute simulation of being at a live broadcast as hosted by “SNL” alum Tina Fey, who declares from a video screen, “I’m where most

ABOVE: Costumes worn by the cast of “Saturday Night Live,” are displayed at the “Saturday Night Live: The Exhibition” in New York.

LEFT: A red carpet leading to Studio 8H. Brian Ach / Premier Exhibitions via AP

actresses my age end up — on display in a museum exhibit.”

The exhibition resonates with showmanship. But let’s face it: What makes a visit worthwhile is the vast collection of props, costumes and other artifacts from the past four decades.

Premiere Exhibitions has put this all together working closely with Broadway Video, the producer of “Saturday Night Live,” as well with as the man who created and continues to

steward it, Lorne Michaels.

Happily, they are dedicated packrats.

The exhibit begins with Michaels’ desk (until recently, at least) and, even more impressive, a first wave of documents that include a Mailgram he drafted months before “SNL” debuted outlining the sort of show he had in mind — pretty much the show that has aired ever since.

A few steps farther, the visitor encounters the

show’s first “home base” set, in front of which each host in its early months presided. And the tour goes from there.

The oldest artifacts are truly part of TV history, and, especially for senior “SNL” devotees, they are thrilling ghosts from a distant past: the wily Land Shark head, the Killer Bees’ get-ups, the Bass-O-Matic blender and so many more, invoking characters the “SNL” performers, living and dead, who gave them immortality.

The dozens of costumes include Mister Robinson’s cardigan sweater, Steve Martin’s King Tut finery, and — look out — Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake’s matching outfits from their notoriously hilarious

music video.

Full-scale sets long stored in some warehouse include those for Celebrity Jeopardy and the Church Lady skits. Even better, visitors can sit at the Weekend Update desk or on the actual couch in Wayne and Garth’s basement setting for their “Wayne’s World” show.

This cache of antiquities is pretty great to behold, but fans will also love seeing items fresh from recent broadcasts.

“That’s the good thing about ‘SNL’ still being on the air: We can grab stuff to display after the show every week,” says Britta von Schoeler, president of Broadway Video Enterprises.

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Kingsman: Secret bler join forces.

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“Debug”: Six hackers JUNE 16 Chappie The source material, Mark working on space freighter Run All Night Millar’s snarky comic book must face the ship’s artificial The Lazarus Effect “Secret Service,” calls for intelligence.

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THEATER

Open mic: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. Sign-ups start at 6:30 p.m. 360-445-3000.

“To Kill A Mockingbird”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre. com.

Trish Hatley: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

“Pirates of Penzance” (comic operetta): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

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

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Prozac Mountain Boys (bluegrass): 6 to 9 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley.

MUSIC

Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives (sold out): 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow.

Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives (sold out): 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow.

“To Kill A Mockingbird”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre. com.

SATURDAY.13

“Pirates of Penzance” (comic operetta): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

ST. PETERSBURG MEN’S ENSEMBLE Russian conncert, 7 p.m., Oak Harbor Lutheran Church, 1253 NW Second Ave., Oak Harbor. Freewill offering. 360-679-1561 or oakharborlutheran.org.

Social Network (top 40 dance radio pop): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

“Emma”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $22 adults, $18 seniors, $15 youth.

800-638-7631 or wicaonline.org.

“The Sleeping Beauty”: Northwest Ballet Theater, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $24-$35.

360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

MUSIC

Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives (sold out): 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. Russian Concert: St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble, 7 p.m., Oak Harbor Lutheran Church, 1253 NW Second Ave., Oak Harbor. Freewill offering. 360-679-1561 or oakharborlutheran.org.

Trish, Hans and Phil, with Ken French (jazz): 3 p.m., Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Gate 2, 8 Barnview Court, Bellingham. $20.

360-671-1709 or wcls.org.

HELL’S BELLES (ALL-FEMALE AC/DC TRIBUTE BAND) 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $15 advance, $20 at the door. 425-737-5144.

TRISH HATLEY 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

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THEATER

BALLET

THURSDAY.11

Tin Foil Cat, Mobina Galore, The Medix: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

Country Gospel and Americana Music Extravaganza, with the Andreasons, the McNeelys and the Honey Bees: 7 p.m., Haynie Opry, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $10, free for ages 12 and younger. 360-3363321.

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Country Gospel and Americana Music Extravaganza, with the Andreasons, the McNeelys and the Honey Bees: 7 p.m., Haynie Opry, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $10, free for ages 12 and younger. 360-3363321. A country gospel matinee will take place at 3 p.m., $5.

THEATER

“To Kill A Mockingbird”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre. com.

“Pirates of Penzance” (comic operetta): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Emma”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $22 adults, $18 seniors, $15 youths.

800-638-7631 or wicaonline.org.

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MUSIC

MUSIC

“Something Good: Songs You Thought You Forgot”: Stanwood-Camano Chorale, 7 p.m., Stanwood United Methodist Church, 27128 102nd Drive NW, Stanwood.

Freewill offering. 360-445-2721.

THEATER

“To Kill A Mockingbird”: 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre. com.

“Pirates of Penzance” (comic operetta): 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Emma”: 2 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $15. 800-638-7631 or wicaonline.org.

Jazz at the Center: Entre Mundo and Adrianna Giordano, 7 p.m., Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20 adults, free for students. 360-387-0222

Thursday.18 THEATER

“To Kill A Mockingbird”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre. com.

“Pirates of Penzance” (comic operetta): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Jimmy Wright: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

Olli Hirvonen and Saku Mattila, with Sharyn Peterson and Matthew Rehfelt: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $15.

360-445-3000.

Gary and Brandon Baugh, with Jean Mann: EP release party, 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Morphic Dream: Jessa Young and Aaron English, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Girl Guts, Ol’ Doris, Actionesse, The Shows: 9:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6.

360-778-1067.

Norris and Nicely: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country dance): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., SedroWoolley American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., SedroWoolley. 360-855-5111.

Jukebox Duo: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

Open to the public. 360-8488882.

Pacific High: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.

Marcia Kester: 6 to 8 p.m., Rhode’s River Ranch Restaurant, 22016 Entsminger Road, Arlington, 360-4748313.

SATURDAY.13 Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives (sold out): 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow.

Polly O’Keary (blues): 7:30 p.m., Jordyn Johnson, Fanny Alger: Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, 7 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

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

Social Network (top 40 dance radio pop): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Jimmy Wright: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country dance): Little Mountain Band: 9 p.m., 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover.

St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-5111.

360-766-6330.

The Naughty Blokes: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

SUNDAY.14 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway.

360-445-4733.

WED.17 John Savage, Duane Melcher (’40s & ’50s American jazz): 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington.

Jean Mann (Americana): Noon to 2 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.

Gentri Watson: 1 to 4 p.m., Gilkey Square, Morris and First streets, La Conner. Free. laconnerlive. com.

CC Adams and Friends Sunday Jam: 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., La Conner Pantry and Pub, 315 E. Morris St., La Conner. 360466-4488.

Bow Diddlers: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-7666266.

Little Joe Argo: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Hell’s Belles (all-female AC/DC tribute band): 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $15 advance, $20 at the door. 425-737-5144.

THURSDAY.18 Brothers K. Duo: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $5. 360-4453000.

Open Mic, hosted by David Ritchie: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.

Griffin Family Band: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-9822649.

Andy Koch: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-3543600 or jansen artcenter.org.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues June 11-18

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THURSDAY.11

THEATER

Open mic: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. Sign-ups start at 6:30 p.m. 360-445-3000.

“To Kill A Mockingbird”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre. com.

Trish Hatley: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

“Pirates of Penzance” (comic operetta): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

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

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Prozac Mountain Boys (bluegrass): 6 to 9 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley.

MUSIC

Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives (sold out): 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow.

Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives (sold out): 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow.

“To Kill A Mockingbird”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre. com.

SATURDAY.13

“Pirates of Penzance” (comic operetta): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

ST. PETERSBURG MEN’S ENSEMBLE Russian conncert, 7 p.m., Oak Harbor Lutheran Church, 1253 NW Second Ave., Oak Harbor. Freewill offering. 360-679-1561 or oakharborlutheran.org.

Social Network (top 40 dance radio pop): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

“Emma”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $22 adults, $18 seniors, $15 youth.

800-638-7631 or wicaonline.org.

“The Sleeping Beauty”: Northwest Ballet Theater, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $24-$35.

360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

MUSIC

Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives (sold out): 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. Russian Concert: St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble, 7 p.m., Oak Harbor Lutheran Church, 1253 NW Second Ave., Oak Harbor. Freewill offering. 360-679-1561 or oakharborlutheran.org.

Trish, Hans and Phil, with Ken French (jazz): 3 p.m., Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Gate 2, 8 Barnview Court, Bellingham. $20.

360-671-1709 or wcls.org.

HELL’S BELLES (ALL-FEMALE AC/DC TRIBUTE BAND) 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $15 advance, $20 at the door. 425-737-5144.

TRISH HATLEY 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

FRIDAY.12

THEATER

BALLET

THURSDAY.11

Tin Foil Cat, Mobina Galore, The Medix: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

Country Gospel and Americana Music Extravaganza, with the Andreasons, the McNeelys and the Honey Bees: 7 p.m., Haynie Opry, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $10, free for ages 12 and younger. 360-3363321.

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Country Gospel and Americana Music Extravaganza, with the Andreasons, the McNeelys and the Honey Bees: 7 p.m., Haynie Opry, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $10, free for ages 12 and younger. 360-3363321. A country gospel matinee will take place at 3 p.m., $5.

THEATER

“To Kill A Mockingbird”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre. com.

“Pirates of Penzance” (comic operetta): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Emma”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $22 adults, $18 seniors, $15 youths.

800-638-7631 or wicaonline.org.

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Wednesday.17

MUSIC

MUSIC

“Something Good: Songs You Thought You Forgot”: Stanwood-Camano Chorale, 7 p.m., Stanwood United Methodist Church, 27128 102nd Drive NW, Stanwood.

Freewill offering. 360-445-2721.

THEATER

“To Kill A Mockingbird”: 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre. com.

“Pirates of Penzance” (comic operetta): 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Emma”: 2 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $15. 800-638-7631 or wicaonline.org.

Jazz at the Center: Entre Mundo and Adrianna Giordano, 7 p.m., Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20 adults, free for students. 360-387-0222

Thursday.18 THEATER

“To Kill A Mockingbird”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre. com.

“Pirates of Penzance” (comic operetta): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Jimmy Wright: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

Olli Hirvonen and Saku Mattila, with Sharyn Peterson and Matthew Rehfelt: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $15.

360-445-3000.

Gary and Brandon Baugh, with Jean Mann: EP release party, 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Morphic Dream: Jessa Young and Aaron English, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Girl Guts, Ol’ Doris, Actionesse, The Shows: 9:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6.

360-778-1067.

Norris and Nicely: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country dance): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., SedroWoolley American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., SedroWoolley. 360-855-5111.

Jukebox Duo: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

Open to the public. 360-8488882.

Pacific High: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.

Marcia Kester: 6 to 8 p.m., Rhode’s River Ranch Restaurant, 22016 Entsminger Road, Arlington, 360-4748313.

SATURDAY.13 Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives (sold out): 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow.

Polly O’Keary (blues): 7:30 p.m., Jordyn Johnson, Fanny Alger: Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, 7 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

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

Social Network (top 40 dance radio pop): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Jimmy Wright: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country dance): Little Mountain Band: 9 p.m., 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover.

St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-5111.

360-766-6330.

The Naughty Blokes: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

SUNDAY.14 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway.

360-445-4733.

WED.17 John Savage, Duane Melcher (’40s & ’50s American jazz): 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington.

Jean Mann (Americana): Noon to 2 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.

Gentri Watson: 1 to 4 p.m., Gilkey Square, Morris and First streets, La Conner. Free. laconnerlive. com.

CC Adams and Friends Sunday Jam: 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., La Conner Pantry and Pub, 315 E. Morris St., La Conner. 360466-4488.

Bow Diddlers: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-7666266.

Little Joe Argo: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Hell’s Belles (all-female AC/DC tribute band): 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $15 advance, $20 at the door. 425-737-5144.

THURSDAY.18 Brothers K. Duo: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $5. 360-4453000.

Open Mic, hosted by David Ritchie: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.

Griffin Family Band: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-9822649.

Andy Koch: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-3543600 or jansen artcenter.org.

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TRAVEL FAMILY TRAVEL FIVE

Recharge yourself, not your devices

By LYNN O’ROURKE HAYES The Dallas Morning News

Take a break from the hustle and bustle of daily life and recharge with your family. Here are five places where you can relax: 1. Gunflint Lodge, Gunflint Trail, Minnesota.

Adventure has been on the menu since 1930 when the Kerfoot family began offering their personal brand of hospitality at the Gunflint Lodge.

Located at the “end of the road” on the historic Gunflint Trail National Scenic Byway, the northwoods lodge offers lakeside, family-friendly accommodations and daily dining options that include plenty of walleye. Your clan may choose to play games in front of the massive stone fireplace, learn about edible plants, local history and the impact of fire on a forest with the on-site naturalist, or zip through the canopy with a sky guide. Paddle across glacier-carved lakes or hike to a nearby overlook for a view of Gunflint Lake and Canada in the distance. gunflint.com; visitcookcounty. com 2. Singletree Gun & Plough, Westfield, North Carolina. Check in to the lodge or secluded cabins at

Web Buzz Name: Everfest.com What it does: Tell the site which topics you’re interested in, and it gives you a page of festival options. Topics include cultural, historic, arts and crafts, faith, food and wine, books and music. Add whether you’ve been to the festival, want to save it for later or are already going, and it will make a calendar list for you. Click on your profile to see your year outlined in festivals.

What’s hot: The site includes more small-town festivals and celebrations than other sites I’ve seen.

Maybe it was the giant picture or the allure of a festival I had never heard of, but I found that the site reignited interest in activi-

this elegantly rustic resort to start your digital detox.

Guests are encouraged to turn off technology and become “intoxicated with nature” through hiking, relaxing on the lawn or “the fine art of Southern porch sittin’,” all while surrounded by 1,000 acres of wilderness.

After a game of pick-up sticks or Parcheesi, wander toward the riverfront and cast a line in the Dan River or visit the adjacent Hanging Rock State Park. singletreegunandplough.com

4. Raft the Snake River, Idaho. You won’t find a cellphone connection while floating through America’s deepest (8,000 feet) river gorge on Idaho’s Snake River. Rather, you and your family will be focused on splashing through rapids and observing the stunning landscape of Hells Canyon.

Later, hike to check out American Indian rock art and pioneer homesteads, fly-fish, swim and share stories while roasting s’mores around the campfire. rowadventures.com 5. Walters Cove Resort, Kyuquot, British Columbia.

Visit this remote coastal wilderness for the opportunity to explore hundreds of n Jen Leo, Los Angeles islands, inlets and a VancouTimes ver Island coastline that’s all but deserted, except for the diverse population of 3. Sail the coast of wildlife. Kayak or paddleMaine. Put your to-do board among sea otters, list aside because once on with mist-covered peaks as board, only the wind, tide backdrop. Set out to fish for and your captain’s whim salmon, halibut, lingcod and will dictate the day’s destituna, and discuss the meannation. Sail from island to ing of sustainably harvested island, enjoying sunrises, sunsets, stargazing and lob- seafood when you return home with your catch, ster bakes. Look for seals, eagles and porpoises, as well frozen for your enjoyment throughout the year ahead. as the occasional whale or puffin. Each day, guests can walterscoveresort.com explore uninhabited islands, n Lynn O’Rourke Hayes is coastal villages or a hike the editor of FamilyTravel. along a national park trail. com. Email: lohayesfamily sailmainecoast.com travel.com. ties I had forgotten I liked or sparked excitement for new ones. I was surprised there was a Ramen Yokocho Festival in the Los Angeles area — and that I would want to go. You can search for festivals all over the world, but I found that the results were better if I mentioned a city hub in a country rather than the country itself.

What’s not: The first time I browsed the site, the search results were heavy on Texas events. I knew Everfest’s founders were from Austin, so that made sense. But I kept at it, trying different search terms and adding themes and the results widened.

Don’t give up too early in the process.

Colorado sees first camp resort for pot users DURANGO, Colo.

— Colorado is full of allinclusive ranch resorts where guests hike, fish, play horseshoes and roast marshmallows. This one has a new offering — smoking pot.

The 170-acre CannaCamp

opening July 1 in Durango in southwest Colorado calls itself the nation’s first cannabis-friendly ranch resort.

The resort allows guests to bring their own pot and use it while at the resort. In addition to horseshoes and

ting where visitors can enjoy marijuana in a safe, comfortable, social environment,” hiking, guests are offered yoga sessions and workshops Joel Schneider, head of the management group opening on marijuana cultivation.

CannaCamp, said in a state“We’re bringing an element. ment of luxury to that Rates start at $395 per adventurous, exploratory person per night. vibe of childhood summer camp —in a beautiful set— The Associated Press

Local travel TRAVEL & LEARN: Skagit Valley College will offer a travel-based Integrative Experience course to Italy from July 7-27. “Living Italy” will explore the symbiotic relationship that exists between nature and civilization in Italy. Offered as a 10-credit course for SVC students, a noncredit option is available for community members. The trip fee of $5,000 covers meals, lodging and in-country ground travel. Airfare is not included. For information, contact Cliff Palmer at 360-416-7656 or cliff.plamer@skagit.edu.

SENIOR CENTER TRIPS: Skagit County Senior Centers offer short escorted trips. For information, call the Anacortes Senior Center at 360-293-7473 or sign up at your local senior center.

ESCORTED TOURS: The Whatcom County Tour Program offers a variety of day trips and longer tours.

For information or to register: 360-733-4030, ext.

1015, or wccoa.org/index.php/tours. Next up: Top of Olympic Peninsula: Tuesday through Friday, June 23-26. Take in the natural beauty of the Straits of Juan de Fuca, views of Olympic National Park and a ferry cruise as you visit Hurricane Ridge, Madison Falls, Lake Crescent, Salt Creek, Marymere Falls, the Elwha River Dam, Olympic Game Farm, Port Angeles and more. $650-$890, includes round-trip motorcoach transportation, ferry fees, hotel, five meals, activities, tours, park entry and escort.

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

ESCORTED TOURS: Collette Vacations will give travel presentations at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, at the Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St. Topics: Italy in November 2015; Costa Rica in February-March 2016; America’s Music Cities: Nashville, New Orleans in April 2016; and European river cruises for 2016. For brochures and information, contact Pat at pgardner@oakharbor.org or 360-279-4582.

STATE VISITOR CALL CENTER: The Washington Tourism Alliance’s ExperienceWA Call Center is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. 1-800-5441800 or tourisminfo@watourismalliance.com. Staff members assist travelers who have questions, refer them to specific destination marketing organizations and other travel resources across the state for more detailed information, and take orders for the Washington State Visitors Guide.

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS: Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes, accepts passport applications from noon to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 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 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. 360-279-4580.

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Camano Island. Free. Discover Pass required for “DEAD MAN’S CELL park entry. camabeach PHONE”: Whidbey Island foundation.org. Next up: Center for the Arts will July 11: The Barn Owls hold auditions from 6 to 9 with Gabe Strand, Caller: p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Old-time family square June 22-23, at 565 Camano dance.

Ave., Langley. Parts are July 18: La Famille available for 10 actors — at Léger: Family dance with least four women and at French Canadian music. least two men. AuditionJuly 25: Dances with ers should prepare a short John Corrigan, Caron Grasmonologue, and may sing so, Linda and Bob Berka, up to 16 bars from a song of callers. their choice, without accompaniment. The comedy will MUSIC run in October. 360-221SONGWRITING WORK8262 or wicaonline.org.

SHOP: Musician Allison Preisinger will present a “OLIVER”: Auditions songwriting workshop from will be held from 6 to 9 3 to 4:30 p.m. followed by a p.m. Saturday and Sunday, performance at 6 p.m. SatJune 27-28, at Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M urday, June 13, just outside Bellingham. Beginning- to Ave., Anacortes. Parts are intermediate-level songwritavailable for several male and female performers ages ers are invited to explore youth to senior. Auditioners the tools and techniques of should prepare a solo song songwriting followed by a performance in a private from the show and a dralocation. matic monologue. Perusal Attendees are invited scripts and music/CDs are available in the ACT office. to bring their own songs The musical production will — concepts, in progress or completed — to work run Sept. 25-Oct. 24. 360through as part of the work293-6829. shop. Topics will include “GODSPELL”: Auditions producing a song starting from just a title and estabwill be held at 1:30 p.m.

Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday, lishing rhyming schemes.

June 27-28, in the Star Stu- Workshop registration limdio at Whidbey Playhouse, ited to five to eight people. $20. The concert is free, 730 SE Midway Ave., Oak Harbor. Be prepared to sing but requires registration at allisonpreisinger.com/ 32 bars of a song of your workshops. Location spechoice that highlights your cifics will be emailed after vocal range and abilities.

Wear comfortable clothing registration. for the dance combination BARBERSHOP HARMOand scene improvisations.

NY: Attend a free, no-comDirector Allenda Jenkins is looking for unique individu- mitment rehearsal of the An-O-Chords, a four-part als with strong voices who barbershop harmony group. can move well. 360-679No experience necessary, no 2237 orwhidbeyplayhouse. auditions required. Learn com. by rote, you don’t have to read music. All ages welDANCE come. Drop in any Thursday DANCIN’ AT THE PARK: at 7 p.m. at the Northwest 7 to 9 p.m. Saturdays at Educational Service Building, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes.

Cama Beach State Park, 1880 SW Camano Drive, Rides available. Bob Lun-

dquist, 360-941-5733 or svenbob@cheerful.com.

360-445-4733.

Outdoors Day, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will offer RECREATION CALL FOR MUSICIANS: free admission to all state ALL-COMERS TRACK 5b’s Bakery, 45597 Main parks on Saturday, June 13.

MEETS: All ages can comSt., Concrete, is looking The Discover Pass will not pete in a variety of track for musicians to perform be required to enter state and field events at 5 p.m. easy-listening acoustic parks, but will be required music from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, through July 8, to access lands managed at Burlington-Edison High by the Washington Departduring Sunday Brunch. In School, 301 N. Burlington exchange, musicians will ment of Fish and Wildlife receive audience contribu- Blvd., Burlington. Registra- and the Department of tion opens at 5 p.m., foltions and a meal. 360-853Natural Resources. parks. lowed by field events at 5:30 wa.gov.

8700 or info@5bsbakery. p.m. and running events at com.

The U.S. Forest Service 6 p.m. $5 per meet or get a will recognize National Get season pass and a T-shirt for Outdoors Day by waiving TIME FOR FIDDLERS: $30. 360-755-9649 or burl The Washington Old Time fees for visitors to the Mt. ingtonwa.gov/recreation.

Fiddlers play acoustic oldBaker-Snoqualmie National time music at 6:30 p.m. the Forest Saturday, June 13.

SHE BIKES: The Mount second and fourth Friday of Fees will be waived at most Vernon Downtown Assoeach month at the Mount day-use sites on the forest.

Vernon Senior Center, 1401 ciation, in partnership with fs.usda.gov/mbs.

Bike/Walk Mount Vernon, Cleveland. St. Free; donawill offer 20- to 30-mile tions accepted. 360-630FRIENDS OF THE FORgroup bike rides at 5 p.m.

9494.

EST HIKES: Join Friends of every other Wednesday the Forest for scenic hikes SECOND FRIDAY DRUM through August, from Rivin the forest lands around CIRCLE: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, erfront Plaza in downtown Anacortes. Dress for the Mount Vernon to destinaJune 12, Unity Church, weather and wear sturdy tions throughout the Skagit shoes. No pets. Free. 360704 W. Division St., Mount Vernon. Freewill donation. Valley. Up next: La Conner 293-3725 or friendsoftheacBrewing Company on June fl.org.Next up: heatmiser@inbox.com.

24. Can’t ride? Then meet Senior/Adult Hike: SHELTER BAY CHORUS: at 7 p.m. at the destination Northwest Whistle: 10 a.m.

Practices are held from 2:45 for the social hour. Helmets to noon Friday, June 12. to 4:45 p.m. every Thursday required. 360-336-3801 or Meet at the Whistle Lake mountvernondowntown. at the Shelter Bay Clubparking lot. Visit a deep org. house in La Conner. New water oasis. The trails north members welcome. No need and west of the lake make “TREK FOR TREASURE”: for a hike at the peak of to be a Shelter Bay resident.

The fourth annual hiking 360-466-3805. fresh, lush green growth. challenge and treasure LOVE TO SING? Join the hunt is underway. The Trek GUIDED WALK: Trail women of Harmony North- includes six hikes through- Tales docents will host a out Skagit County and the west Chorus from 6:30 to guided walk from 10:30 surrounding area. Your 9 p.m. every Monday at a.m. to noon Thursday, June team of two or more people 18, at Seafarer’s Memorial the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave. will have two weeks to Park, 601 Seafarers Way, Seeking women who like to complete each hike, at your Anacortes. Learn how our own pace and convenience. maritime history shaped the sing a cappella music. All Hidden at the end of each skill levels welcome. character of Anacortes and hike is a treasure chest with left its legacy on this level, ANACORTES OPEN MIC: a riddle inside. Complete handicapped-accessible 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Brown all six hikes, solve the riddle walk around the marina to and find the treasure. For Lantern Ale House, 412 the Rotary Park Gazebo. information or to register, Commercial Ave., AnaFree. skagitbeaches.org. call the United General Fitcortes. 360-293-2544. ness Center at 360-856-7524 BERRY DAIRY DAYS or visit trekfortreasure.org. RUNS: The Berry Dairy OPEN MIC: Jam night, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. ThursDays Half Marathon, 5K FREE PARK ADMISSION: and 10K Runs will take days, Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway.

In honor of National Get place Saturday, June 20, at

520 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. Race-day registration will begin at 6:30 a.m.

Early start for half marathon walkers and slower runners: 7:30 a.m. followed by the regular start at 8:30 a.m. and the 5K and 10K start at 9 a.m. Registration through June 18: half marathon, $30; 10K, $15; 5K, $12. Day of race: half marathon, $35; 10K, $20; 5K, $15. T-shirts: $15 while supply lasts. Register in person at Skagit Running Co., 724 S First St., Mount Vernon; Fairhaven Runners, 1209 11th St., Bellingham; Klicks Running, 1431 N. State St., Bellingham; or online at active.com (search for “Berry Dairy Days”).

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

WORKSHOPS WRITERS CONFERENCE: The fifth annual Chuckanut Writers Conference, “Inspiration into Action,” will be held Friday and Saturday, June 26-27, at Whatcom Community College, Bellingham. Designed to inspire writers of all experience levels, the conference will include a range of workshops, meetings with agents and publishing consultants, author readings and book signings, as well as several preconference master classes. 360-383-3200 or chucka nutwritersconference.com.

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HOT TICKETS EARSHOT JAZZ SPRING SERIES: Through June 28, Seattle. 206-547-6763 or earshot.org.

YO GOTTI: June 12, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

ARTURO SANDOVAL: June 11-14, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

EMILY KINNEY: June 12, Columbia City Theater, Seattle.

800-838-3006 or columbia citytheater.com.

A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION: featuring Garrison Keillor: June 13, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or ticket master.com.

A.R. RAHMAN: June 14-15, Marymoor Park, Redmond.

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PURITY RING: June 16, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

FRED HERSCH TRIO: June 16-17, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

SCOTT BRADLEE & POSTMODERN JUKEBOX: June 18, The Showbox, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

THE BAD PLUS JOSHUA REDMAN: June 18-21, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

SMASHMOUTH, TOAD THE WET SPROCKET, TONIC: June 19, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

DEATH GRIPS: June 19, The Showbox, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

PINS: June 19, Showbox SoDo Lounge, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

CHICAGO: June 20, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

KUBE 93 SUMMER JAM: featuring T.I., Kid Ink, Tech N9ne: June 20, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

JOEY BADA$$: June 20, The Showbox, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

THE MOVIE MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS: with the Seattle Symphony: June 24, Marymoor Park, Redmond.

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PARADISO FESTIVAL 2015: with Armin Van Buuren, Knife

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.

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. 800-745-3000 NICKELBACK or Livenation.com.

June 20, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com JOHN FOGERTY: July 24, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or Party, Martin Garrix, Skrillex, 800-745-3000 or livenation.

Boys, Bobby Rush, Kenny ticketmaster.com.

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Neal, Too Slim & The TaildragBLEACHERS & CHARLI June 26-27, Gorge Amphithe“GREASE”: July 9-Aug. 2, gers, Duffy Bishop, Mary XCX: July 25, Showbox SoDo, atre, George. 800-745-3000 The 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Flower, Samantha Fish, Curley Seattle. 800-745-3000 or or Livenation.com.

Fifth Ave., Seattle. 888-584Taylor & Zydeco Trouble and showboxonline.com.

MOTOPONY: June 27, The 4849 or 5thavenue.org. more: July 17-19, Winthrop, CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE Showbox, Seattle. 800-745“DANCING WITH THE Wash. 509-997-3837 or FESTIVAL OF JAZZ: with 3000 or showboxonline.com. STARS”: July 9, Marion Oliver winthropbluesfestival.com.

Chris Botti, Bob James, Earl WILLIE NELSON & FAMMcCaw Hall, Seattle. 800DARRINGTON BLUEGRASS Klugh, Morgan James: July 25, ILY, ALISON KRAUSS WITH 745-3000 or ticketmaster.

FESTIVAL: featuring The GibChateau Ste. Michelle Winery, UNION STATION: June 27, com. son Brothers, The Gentlemen Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or Marymoor Park, Redmond.

ALBERT LEE: with Cindy of Bluegrass, Gold Heart, Kids ticketmaster.com.

888-929-7849 or AXS.com.

Cashdollar: July 10, Lincoln in Bluegrass and more: July TRAIN: July 25, Gorge THE B-52s: June 29, Mount Theatre, Mount Vernon. 36017-19, Darrington, Wash. 360- Amphitheatre, George. 800Baker Theatre, Bellingham.

336-8955 or lincolntheatre.

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BARENAKED LADIES: with bakertheatre.com.

JURASSIC 5: July 10, The TOUR DE COMPADRES: Violent Femmes, Colin Hay of ROB THOMAS: June 29, Showbox, Seattle. 800-745featuring NEEDTOBREATHE Men At Work: July 26, MaryParamount Theatre, Seattle.

3000 or showboxonline.com. and Switchfoot: with Drew moor Park, Redmond. 888877-784-4849 or livenation.

LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE Holcomb and The Neighbors, 929-7849 or AXS.com. com.

BAND: July 11, Chateau Ste. Colony House: July 18, MaryWINE COUNTRY BLUES ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK Michelle Winery, Woodinville. moor Park, Redmond. 888FESTIVAL: with Taj Mahal, MAYHEM FESTIVAL: featuring 800-745-3000 or ticket 929-7849 or AXS.com.

Blind Boys of Alabama, Slayer, King Diamond, Hellymaster.com.

KMFDM: July 18, The Charlie Musselwhite, Doug eah, The Devil Wears Prada, ZAC BROWN BAND: July Showbox, Seattle. 800-745MacLeod: July 26, Chateau Whitechapel and more: June 11, Gorge Amphitheatre, 3000 or showboxonline.com. Ste. Michelle Winery, Wood30, White River Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or HARRY CONNICK JR.: July inville. 800-745-3000 or ticket Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

18-19, Chateau Ste. Michelle master.com. livenation.com.

ACCEPTANCE: July 11, The Winery, Woodinville. 800-745DANZIG: July 28, Showbox FRANKIE GRANDE: July 1, Showbox, Seattle. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 The Crocodile, Seattle. 8773000 or showboxonline.com.

JOHN MELLENCAMP: July or showboxonline.com.

987-6487 or thecrocodile.

J. COLE: featuring Big 19, Benaroya Hall, Seattle.

IMAGINE DRAGONS: with com.

Sean: with special guests YG johnmellencamp.com.

Metric, Halsey: July 31, TacoTYLER THE CREATOR: July and Jeremih: July 12, White RUSH: July 19, KeyArena, ma Dome. 800-745-3000 or 1, Showbox SoDo, Seattle.

River Amphitheatre, Auburn.

Seattle. 800-745-3000 or Livenation.com.

800-745-3000 or showbox 800-745-3000 or livenation. livenation.com.

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PARACHUTE: The Triple CAMPING FESTIVAL: with GREGG ALLMAN: July 3, DAVID GRAY & AMOS LEE: Door, Seattle. 800-745-3000 Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, with Joseph: July 13, Maryor showboxonline.com.

Line, Carrie Underwood and Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or moor Park, Redmond. 888NEXTFEST: A Festival of others: July 31-Aug. 2, Gorge ticketmaster.com.

929-7849 or AXS.com.

New Musicals: July 20-Aug. Amphitheatre, George. 800VAN HALEN: July 5, White ONE DIRECTION: July 15, 15, 5th Avenue Theatre, 745-3000 or livenation.com.

River Amphitheatre, Auburn.

CenturyLink Field, Seattle.

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800-745-3000 or livenation.

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BRUCE HORNSBY & THE Winery, Woodinville. 800-745SHERYL CROW: July 8, THE DECEMBERISTS: with NOISEMAKERS: July 21, 3000 or ticketmaster.com.

Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Calexico: July 16, Marymoor Mount Baker Theatre, BellFALL OUT BOY, WIZ Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or Park, Redmond. 888-929ingham. 360-734-6080 or KHALIFA: Aug. 2, White River ticketmaster.com.

7849 or AXS.com. mountbakertheatre.com.

Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800STEELY DAN: July 9, White WINTHROP R&B FESTIVAL: THIRD EYE BLIND, DASH745-3000 or livenation.com.

River Amphitheatre, Auburn. with Elvin Bishop, Los Lonely BOARD CONFESSIONAL: with MOVE LIVE ON TOUR: with

Julianne Hough and Derek Hough: Aug. 2, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 866-833-4747 or benaroyahall.org.

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

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

877-784-4849 or livenation. com.

SLIGHTLY STOOPID: with Dirty Heads, Stick Figure: Aug. 6, Marymoor Park, Redmond.

888-929-7849 or AXS.com.

BRIT FLOYD: An Amazing Journey Through Five Decades of Pink Floyd: Aug. 6, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticket master.com.

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

RISE AGAINST: Aug. 7, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

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

STEVE MILLER BAND: Aug. 7-8, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

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

ALABAMA SHAKES: with Chicano Batman: Aug. 8, Marymoor Park, Redmond.

888-929-7849 or AXS.com.

OF MONSTERS AND MEN: Aug. 9, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS. com.

WALK THE MOON, MILKY CHANCE: Aug. 10, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-9297849 or AXS.com.

WILCO: with Jenny Lewis: Aug. 11, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS. com.

GEORGE EZRA: Aug. 11, Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

877-784-4849 or livenation. com.

MICHAEL MCDONALD: Aug. 11, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

KELLY CLARKSON: Aug. 12, KeyArena, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

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Together with her inexperienced but plucky young lawyer Randy Schoenberg (Ryan Reynolds), she embarks upon a major battle that takes them all the way to the heart of the Austrian establishment and the U.S. Supreme Court, and forces her to confront difficult truths about the past along the way.

Starring Helen Mirren, Jonathan Pryce, Katie Holmes, Max Irons, Ryan Reynolds, Tatiana Maslany, Charles Dance, Daniel Brühl and Elizabeth McGovern.

Rated PG-13. $10 general; $9 seniors, students and active military; $8 members, $7 children 12 and under.

Sunday bargain prices: $8 general, $6 members, $5 children 12 and under.

‘Blazing Paddles: A Paddling Film Festival’ 7 p.m. Saturday, June 13

Action, documentary, humor and environmental films will feature sea kayaking, whitewater kayaking, surf skiing, canoeing, rafting, stand-up paddle boarding and more. The third annual film festival showcases the challenges, beauty and community inherent in the world of paddling. $15. Proceeds benefit the Washington Water Trails Association. n The Lincoln Theatre is located at 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

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MOVIES

Check your brain at the door, and get ready for a wild ride

By RICHARD ROEPER Chicago Sun-Times

MINI-REVIEWS Compiled from news services.

Ratings are one to four stars.

‘Jurassic World’

HHH ⁄2

They never learn.

Cast: Chris Pratt, The megalomaniacal bilBryce Dallas Howard lionaire wants to play God and Vincent D’Onofrio and create life.

Running time: 124 The brilliant scientist is minutes.

Rating: PG-13 (for susceptible to greed and intense sequences of blind ambition. science-fiction violence The wisecracking geek at and peril). the computer keeps saying, “Something’s not right,” and “Wait a minute,” but is “Godzilla” meets, well, the “Jurassic Park” movies, and ineffectual.

I love the way “Jurassic The rigid, numbersWorld” pays tribute to the crunching administrator in groundbreaking original. charge doesn’t care about (A small example: A Jurasthe human element in the sic World staffer has just profit equation.

The representative of the scored a vintage “Jurassic military-industrial complex Park” T-shirt on eBay for $150. The ones in mint conis interested only in creatdition go for $300.) ing the ultimate fighting Set on the same island machine.

And nobody ever listens near Costa Rica that was home to Jurassic Park, to the bearded, macho Jurassic World is a monrogue in the J. Peterman leather vest — the guy who strous, sprawling tourist keeps warning them they’re destination for more than 20,000 visitors every day. making a BIG mistake by The children can ride messing with the natural docile Triceratops. You order of things. can roam the lush grounds “Jurassic World” is in a rotating gyro device pure, dumb, wall-to-wall that allows you to almost fun. About 80 percent of become one with a pack of the movie is dedicated Stegosauruses. There’s an to the thundering action sequences, with the remain- enormous aquatic attraction featuring a huge Mosasauing time devoted to the rus that nibbles on a whole usual Spielbergian sci-fi shark like it’s a cheese goldthriller tropes, from the fish snack. Everywhere you siblings who bond because look in the aviary, there’s a Mom and Dad might be flying Pteranodon. splitting up, to an icy adult And yet we’re told the who learns to love in time people are bored. As the of crisis to the obligatory no-nonsense executive profit-driven villain who refuses to shut things down named Claire (Bryce Dallas even as the body count piles Howard) puts it, for today’s generation, a living, breathup. (Remember the mayor ing dinosaur is no more in “Jaws”? It’s just a little fish problem! Let’s keep the exciting than an elephant.

What to do, what to do. beaches open.)

How about creating a whole This is “Jaws” meets 1

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Nick Robinson (left) and Ty Simpkins are shown in a scene from “Jurassic World.” new, super-scary species of dinosaur, containing DNA strands of dozens of creatures? What could possibly go right?

Chris Pratt plays Owen, a former Navy man who’s now something of a Velociraptor whisperer. No kidding — using just a little clicker device, a stern voice and the promise of treats in the form of mice, Owen has a special bond with the Raptors, most notably the one he calls Blue, who communicates with Owen almost as if they’re in a Pixar movie.

The moment Owen hears about the 50-foot “Indominus Rex,” and how ol’ Rexy ate his only sibling when he was but a lad, he tells Claire and everyone else they’ve made a big, big, big mistake.

Think anyone listens?

Meanwhile, sulking teenager Zach (Nick Robinson) and his annoyingly precocious little brother, Gray (Ty Simpkins), have escaped from Aunt Claire’s assistant and are separated from the pack, so to speak, at just the wrong moment. Indominus Rex is on the loose and he’s hunting for sport!

“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. There’s one fairly sick and wickedly funny scene in

which a character is plucked from the ground by a Pteranodon and then dropped in mid-air, only to land in the clutches of ANOTHER Pteranodon, Cirque du Soleil-style, and that’s not the end of her dilemma.

Director Colin Trevorrow and the team of screenwriters have some fun turning summer thriller cliches sideways, producing some major laughs as we catch our breath from the action. Howard is wonderful as Claire, who goes from uptight bureaucrat to badass action hero, and Vincent D’Onofrio has fun hamming it up as Hoskins, the military strategist who actually thinks it would be a good idea for the U.S. military to use trained Velociraptors as weapons.

I’m a big Chris Pratt fan, but he’s so focused on playing the action hero with a smirk on his face and a hankering for the girl who can’t resist his charms, Owen ends up being kind of a stiff.

Also, it’s hard not to look a little goofy when you’re pretending to be squaring off against a bunch of Raptors who of course won’t really be in the scene until postproduction.

That said, the special effects are indeed pretty special. Rare is the occasion when it doesn’t feel as if humans and dinosaurs are sharing the same space. (It does happen once or twice.)

“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 “Avengers: Age of Ultron” — Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and the rest are back in a giant superhero adventure that’s sometimes daffy, occasionally baffling, surprisingly touching and even romantic with one kinetic thrill after another. It earns a place of high ranking in the Marvel Universe. Superhero action,1 PG-13, 142 minutes.

HHH ⁄2 “Every Secret Thing” — If you’re going to make a movie about two 11-year-old girls who are put away for murdering an infant, that film should be something special. Otherwise, why delve into such subject matter? Instead we’re left with a pedestrian crime-thriller that never goes beyond the surface of its challenging themes.

Crime drama, R, 93 minutes.

HH “Entourage” — The TV show about a movie star (Adrian Grenier), his agent (Jeremy Piven) and his hangers-on was already spinning its wheels when its HBO run ended in 2011. This big-screen update feels more like a rerun than a fully formed, stand-alone movie. Comedy, R, 104 minutes. HH “Furious 7” — This is one of the most ridiculous thrillers I’ve ever seen, but I have to admit I was entertained by the sheer audacity of the car chases and battle sequences -- and there were even some genuinely touching moments. Action, PG-13, 137 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 “I Am Big Bird” — Complete with old home movies, behind-the-scenes footage and testimonials from colleagues, this documentary is a loving, respectful (if at times shame-

lessly sentimental) portrayal of Caroll Spinney, the man who has been inside the yellow “Sesame Street” costume for 46 years and counting.

Documentary, not rated, 90 1 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 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 “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 “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 1 minutes. H ⁄2 “The Gunman” — Rarely have two Oscar-winning actors been so stunningly off the mark as Sean Penn (ripped and deeply bronzed) and Javier Bardem are in this international thriller. “The Gunman” follows a predictable pattern: cheesy, semitense dialogue followed by either a shootout or a “Bourne”-type fight scene.

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MOVIES Action thriller, R, 115 minutes. H “The Longest Ride” — These Nicholas Sparks movies tend to get jumbled into one big cliche-riddled story. This time around, we get two romances -- one set in modern times, one dating back to the 1940s -with a twist that’s so ridiculous I think we’re almost supposed to laugh. Romance, PG-13, 139 minutes. HH “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

MUSIC REVIEWS 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

AT AREA THEATERS ANACORTES CINEMAS June 12-18 Jurassic World (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:25, 4:00, 6:40, 9:15; Sunday-Wednesday: 1:25, 4:00, 6:40; Thursday: 1:25, 4:00, 6:40, 9:15 Spy (R) – Friday-Saturday: 1:15, 3:45, 6:30, 9:00; Sunday-Wednesday: 1:15, 3:45, 6:30; Thursday: 1:15, 3:45, 9:10 Far From the Madding Crowd (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:40, 4:15, 6:50, 9:25; Sunday-Wednesday: 1:40, 4:15, 6:50; Thursday: 1:40, 4:15, 6:50, 9:25 Inside Out (PG): Thursday: 7 p.m.

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OAK HARBOR CINEMAS June 12-18 ​ Jurassic World (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 12:45, 3:30, 6:40, 9:15; Sun-Monday: 12:45, 3:30, 6:40; TuesdayThursday: 12:45, 3:30, 6:40, 9:15 Spy (R): Friday-Saturday: 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:00; SundayMonday: 1:00, 3:45, 6:30; Tuesday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:00 San Andreas (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:10, 3:55, 6:50, 9:25; Sunday-Monday: 1:10, 3:55, 6:50; Tuesday-Wednesday: 1:10, 3:55, 6:50, 9:25; Thursday: 1:10, 3:55, 9:25 Inside Out (PG): Thursday: 7 p.m.

360-279-2226 STANWOOD CINEMAS June 12-18 Jurassic World (PG-13): 12:50, 2:15, 5:00, 7:45, 9:20 Jurassic World 3D (PG-13): 3:45, 6:20 Spy (R): 1:00, 4:00, 6:30, 9:10 Entourage (R): Friday-Wednesday: 1:40, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30; Thursday: 1:40, 4:10, 9:30 San Andreas (PG-13): 3:30, 6:40 San Andreas 3D (PG-13): 1:15, 9:00 Inside Out (PG): Thursday: 7 p.m.

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MUSE, “Drones” — While “Drones” finds Muse peddling in trite iterations of Glenn Beck-worthy bumper sticker sentiments, musically this is the strongest and most consistent the group has been since “Black Holes and Revelations.”

“Drones” rightly refocuses the songwriting on the actual songs themselves; what rise to the forefront here are anthemic choruses (“Mercy” and “Aftermath”), flashy guitar parts (the Joe Satriani-esque minor key shredding on “Reapers”), and Bellamy’s falsetto (“Dead Inside”). For now, “Drones” can be chalked up as one step forward, one step back for this British trio.

If Muse is able to find a way to express its political concerns in a manner that doesn’t bash the listener over the head, it might just find a way to get both feet headed in the same direction.

A$AP Yams and moves on in style with collaborations with Mark Ronson, Danger Mouse and Kanye West, as well as Joe Fox, the homeless Brit singer-guitarist whom Rocky met outside a London studio who is his new BFF. Rocky (real name Rakim Mayers) doesn’t pretend to be anything but a scoundrel, and he’s particularly callous in his treatment of singer Rita Ora in “Better Things.” But he’s certainly a charismatic and inventive cad throughout “A.L.L.A.,” whether expressing his affection for hallucinogens in “L$D,” trading verses with Schoolboy Q on “Electric Body,” or on “Everyday,” which puts the soul voices of both Rod Stewart and Miguel to use in casting a woozy spell. n Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer

ELLE KING, “Love Stuff” — Elle King wants you to know she’s one tough chick. “I’m not America’s sweetheart,” the singer and songwriter declares midway JENNY HVAL, “Apocalypse, Girl” — As on her prethrough this brash and terrific full-length debut (followvious two albums, “Viscera” (2011) and “Innocence ing an EP). That warning comes several songs after her Is Kinky” (2013), Hval embraces aspects of popular love-’em-and-leave-’em anthem, “Ex’s and Oh’s”: “I’m music while also disregarding the limiting expectations the best baby that they never got to keep.” that come tied to such forms. Still, “Apocalypse, Girl” It’s not all one-dimensional, however. Occasionally, might be, musically speaking, her most concise collecKing lets some vulnerability break through the heavily tion of songs yet, if also the most thematically loose and tattooed surface, as on the introspective “Song of Sordiverse. row”: “I’ve no idea which direction to go.”

Wild shifts, dramatic declamations and the risks that The daughter of comedian Rob Schneider doesn’t Hval is willing to take with her vocal delivery make seem to have that problem when it comes to her music.

“Apocalypse, Girl” so singular. You may squirm at times, The sound is usually as big and raw as her attitude — but it is almost impossible to look away. rock spiced with healthy doses of blues and echoes of girl-group pop, with arrangements that at times make n Ian King, popmatters.com room for her own banjo playing. It’s a scintillatingly fresh take on the bad-girl rock-and-roll archetype. As ASH, “Kablammo!” — It’s 2015 and Ash is back, King puts it after telling us she’s not America’s sweetnow teetering on the brink of its 40s. “Kablammo!” heart: “But you love me anyway.” had the potential to be grossly embarrassing for all concerned, but fortunately it’s pretty much a triumph. n Nick Cristiano, The Philadelphia Inquirer There’s an admirable “All-In! Death or glory!” attitude to “Kablammo!” which proves inspiring, and also quite FAITH NO MORE, “Sol Invictus” — Faith No More thrilling. Thankfully more rebirth than retread, the first hit the charts with “Epic” at the dawn of the MTV album is an adrenaline assault with an infectious gung’80s. So it’s crazy that “Sol Invictus,” the band’s first ho spirit that deserves a hearty rock ‘n’ roll salute. album in 18 years, has landed atop Billboard’s Top 200 with a bloody, pulpy bullet. n Matt James, popmatters.com The avant-garde mix of hard rap-rock and prog — combined with singer Mike Patton’s booming, operatic SONNY LANDRETH, “Bound by the Blues” — voice and incendiary lyrics — doesn’t feel right in the “Bound by the Blues” is exactly what the title implies. same list with, say, the sound track to “Pitch Perfect 2.”

Landreth doesn’t take any measures to redefine the Yet here’s “Sol Invictus”: pulsating, dramatic, ferocious, material, and aside from his explosive playing, it pretty and eerily aggressive. Same as it ever was. much hews to a traditional template.

What makes “Sol Invictus” so, um, epic? Where PatThe sense of déjà vu is inescapable, thanks to the ton has had a career’s worth of personal projects — e.g., fact that many of these tracks have been covered quite frequently by nearly every guitarist who ever expressed Tomahawk, Fantomas, Peeping Tom, John Zorn sessions — this album sounds like a band work, with big meloa desire to fully bask in the blues. Whether considered a basic blues primer or simply another example of Lan- dies, ragingly precise rhythms, and frenetic complexity.

Faith No More 2015 don’t eschew manic theatricality dreth’s deftness and dexterity, “Bound by the Blues” provides a clear connection to an essential musical form. (“From the Dead”), nor do they shun pop (the contagiously paranoid “Separation Anxiety”) or slick riffing n Lee Zimmerman, popmatters.com (“Matador”). But there’s noise and skronk throughout, and Patton joins in with a will on hard-core numbers A$AP ROCKY, “At.Long.Last.A$AP” — Harlem such as the jack-hammering “Superhero.” Odd-rock’s rapper and part-time fashion model gets trippy on most gorgeous voice since Bowie sounds as though it’s “A.L.L.A.,” the surprisingly psychedelic follow-up to found a comfortable home among old friends.

2013’s “Long.Live.A$AP.” n A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer The album mourns the January death of producer n Brice Ezell, popmatters.com

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