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OUT & ABOUT PAGES 4-5 La Conner Live to feature Chris Eger Band on Sunday TUNING UP PAGE 9

Daddy Treetops to play Longhorn Saloon on Friday night

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK it’s this sequel to the “The LEGO Batman Upcoming Keanu Reeves high-ocMovie”: “The LEGO tane production. There Movie” showed that the movie releases is so much death and same colorful bricks Following is a partial destruction in the that have been under schedule of coming DVDs follow-up film that if the feet of parents for (dates subject to change): turned into a video decades can be used to game, it would give create a fun, sweet and JUNE 20 players carpel tunnel action-filled movie. n Life syndrome in less than It also showed how n Everybody Loves a day. This is a good Batman (voiced by Somebody thing because the only Will Arnett) could be n Wilson way the plot could be so popular as a cameo n Railroad Tigers any thinner is if it had character, he would get n Altitude been created from a his own movie. n Colony: Season Two script that featured The “LEGO Batman only two words: keep Movie” is not only fun, JUNE 27 shooting. touching and full of acn Power Rangers “3 Generations”: tion but also a great trip n CHIPs Transgender teen is down memory lane for n The Belko Expericoming to terms with Batman fans whether ment his identity. Elle Fanthey date back to the n T2 Trainspotting ning stars.

Adam West days or n Absolutely Anything “Bitter Harvest”: are new to the comics. n Dirty Dancing: TeleviResidents in the The film needs to have sion Special Ukraine must adapt to the big nostalgia factor n Autopsy of Jane Doe Soviet Union rule. because it’s less awen The Strain: Season 3 “Table 19”: Anna some than the “LEGO Kendrick plays a wedmovie.” ding guest who gets seatBatman comes across as the coolest superhero on the planet. ed at the worst table at the reception.

“Grimm: Season Six”: Includes the Anyone who has read a Batman conclusion of the NBC series about comic, seen one of the TV shows or how fairy tales are based in reality. watched a film with the Dark Knight “Shooter: Season One”: Ryan can tell you the cool exterior is hiding Phillippe stars in the cable series about the heart of a man who’s haunted by a military hero who is framed for a the death of his parents. crime.

Longtime Batman fans will get a “The Wedding Party”: Groomslot of the jokes while the colorful man must take control of a reception animation and frantic action will that’s falling apart. entertain younger viewers. That’s “Growing Up Smith”: Family from reason enough to recommend buying India must deal with changes that this film. come when they move to America.

But wait, there’s more. The movie “Dragonheart: Battle for the is loaded with so many jokes (most Heartfire”: When Drago’s source of them visual gags) the only way to of power is taken, the kingdom is in appreciate the production fully is to danger. be able to watch the movie repeatedly “Aquarius: Season 2”: David through the DVD release. That makes Duchovny series that looks at the life the home version better than the one and crimes of Charles Manson. that was in theaters.

“South Park: The Complete All of those jokes look to replace the sense of innocence that the first movie Twentieth Season”: Cartman and his buddies continue their unorthocaptured so successfully through the dox comedy ways. character of Emmet (Chris Pratt). His “The Vampire Diaries: The Comwide-eyed look at the LEGO world plete Eighth and Final Season”: has been replaced by Arnett’s graveThe final episodes of the series starly voicing of Batman that does get ring Ian Somerhalder feature murders tiresome. and more biting ways.

“John Wick: Chapter 2”: If ever — Rick Bentley, Tribune News there was a movie that lived or died Service because of nonstop action sequences,

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

TUNING UP / Page 9 Nick Vigarino to play Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery on Friday night

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THIS WEEKENDin the area Burlington celebrates 80 years of Berry Dairy Days B

urlington’s 80th annual Berry Dairy Days Festival will take place Friday through Sunday, June 16-18.

FRIDAY Festivities will kick off with shortcake available from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Burlington Visitor Center, 520 E. Fairhaven Ave. At 5 p.m., the fun shifts to Skagit River Park, 1100 S. Skagit St., where attendees can enjoy salmon barbecue, shortcake and the Troy Fair Band from 7 to 10 p.m., followed by a fireworks show at dusk and a free outdoor showing of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” on a 40-foot screen at 10:30 p.m.

SATURDAY Events will begin at 8:30 a.m. with the half-marathon, followed by 5K and 10K runs at 9 a.m., all starting and finishing at the Visitor Center.

The Grand Parade will begin at 11 a.m. on Fairhaven Avenue.

Other events: n Strawberry Shortcake Booth, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Visitor Center. n Festival in the Park, noon to 7 p.m., Railroad

BARK IN THE PARK Saving Pets One at a Time (SPOT) will hold the annual Bark in the Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 17, at Stovik Park in Anacortes. The event will include games, demonstrations, dog contests and vendor booths. Rescue dogs will be available for adoption. SPOT is in need of canned and dry kitten food; all donations are appreciated. savingpetsoneatatime.org.

ORCA HISTORY “Orca History, Then and Now” will be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 17, at the West Beach Ampitheater at Deception Pass State Park in Oak Harbor.

Admission: free for Discover Pass holders, $10 for others. deceptionpass.interpreter@parks. wa.gov or 360-675-3767.

REMEMBERING WORLD WAR II Park, 520 E. Fairhaven Ave. Live music and entertainment, kids’ activities, food, vendors and more. n Kiwanis Salmon Barbecue, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Burlington Community Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave. n Rolling Thunder Big Rigs Racing, 7 p.m., Skagit Speedway, 4796 Old Highway 99 N.

SUNDAY n Strawberry Shortcake Booth, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Visitor Center. n Berry Cool Car Show.

The 16th annual event will feature more than 100 classic and custom cars and trucks from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. along Fairhaven Avenue.

For more information, visit berrydairydays.com.

“Remembering World War II with Carl Molesworth” will be held from 2 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, June 17, at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner.

Molesworth will talk about his 14 books covering his specialty of World War II aircraft.

Museum admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors, $10 families, free for members. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/ museum.

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OUT & ABOUT ART LIFE DRAWING ART SHOW: June 17-26, A Guilded Gallery, 8700 271 St. NW, Stanwood.

These artists meet weekly at the gallery to draw and paint. An artists’ reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 17. 360629-2787.

“VESSELS AND VOYAGES”: The show featuring Jeffrey Hanks and Steve Jensen runs through June 25 at Smith and Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. An artists’ talk will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 24. Jeffrey Hanks has worked with clay as a studio potter since the mid-1970s. Steve Jensen has been a working artist for over 30 years.

Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

CONTEMPORARY PRIMITIVE: The Rob Schouten Gallery presents “Contemporary Primitive,” pieces by Kathleen Otley, until June 26. Otley works in mixed media, including willow sculpture and encaustics. The gallery is located 101 Anthes Ave., Langley, and open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 360-222-3070 or info@robschoutengallery.com.

ACME CREATIVE: ACME Creative, 705 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, welcomes guest curator Natalie Niblack during June and July.

“Landscape in the Anthropocene” seeks to introduce viewers to the current geologic age.

Artists include Karen Hackenberg, Fred Holcomb, Mary Iverson,

Molly Magai, Natalie Niblack, Ann Reid and Pieter Vanzanden.

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THE GOOD STUFF ARTS: The Good Stuff Arts Gallery, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, features new work from 24 regional artists. Some of the newest are Sheila Saxon, wearable art pieces; Berthiel Evens, sterling silver jewelry; Jim Redding, woodcut prints; Kay Smith, hand-quilted art cards; Dave Smith, photography art cards; and Annette Tamm, hand-beveled glass pendants. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

“THE PLEIADES:” i.e. gallery, 5800 Cains Court, Edison, presents “Thomas Wood: The Pleiades,” featuring 10 new paintings and several new prints taking to the night skies and beyond. The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday. i.e.edisonwa@ gmail.com or ieedison. com.

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

“FOR THE LOVE OF CHILDREN”: Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner, is featuring

CAR SHOW: The Knights of Columbus will host a car show in honor of late community member Karl Sturdy from noon to 4 p.m.

Sunday, July 9, at the St. Joseph Center, 215 N. 15th St., Mount Vernon.

Rat rods, lowriders and other pre- and postwar vintage vehicles. $15 to enter a vehicle, $20 day of show. $5 admission, under 16 free with parent. 360-336-2744 or 360-630-3892.

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The Chris Eger Band will play the La Conner Live 2017 Sunday Series from 1 to 4 p.m. June 18 at Gilkey Square, Morris Avenue and First Street in downtown La Conner. Free admission. lovelaconner.com/featured/la-conner-live2017-concert-series.

the exhibit featuring the work of Japanese fiber artist Miwako Kimura and 10 of her students through June 25. Museum hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday.

MADRONA GROVE SCULPTURES: The Madrona Grove Sculpture Exhibition by Windermere, presented by the Anacortes Arts Commission, is featured in the madrona grove and surrounding areas near the Depot Arts & Community Center,

611 R Ave., Anacortes. anacortesartscommission.com.

ART BY THE BAY: The 25th annual Art By the Bay Festival will take place from 2 to 7 p.m.

Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 7-9, in downtown Stanwood.

The show is a varied display of handmade crafts and artwork representing more than 100 juried artists and vendors. Free admission.

CAR SHOWS

PREPARE FOR THE ECLIPSE: Bob Scott of the Island County Astronomical Society will set up a special solar telescope to instruct people how to safely view the August solar eclipse. “Prepare for the Great American Solar Eclipse” will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 15, at Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington. The program will cover basic eclipse history and facts, how and where to view it, a timetable and what to expect.

DISCOVER THE ORCAS: Learn about orcas, aka killer whales, at “Discover the Orcas of Puget Sound” at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 21, at the Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 N. East Camano Drive. Cindy Hansen, Education and Events coordinator with Orca Network, will discuss the biology, social structure, culture, and endangered status of Puget Sound’s southern residents. camanowildlifehabitat.org or camanowildlifehabitat@ gmail.com.

MUSIC SUMMER JAMS: The Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham, will present the 2017 Blues, Brews and BBQ series with live music, microbrews on tap and an outdoor barbecue, at 5 p.m. each Thursday during the summer. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com/ featured/blues-brewsbbq. n June 15: Naughty Blokes. n June 22: Jasmine Greene. n June 29: Chris Eger Band.

EAGLE HAVEN MUSIC: The Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley, will present its 2017 Concerts in the Pavilion Series. Concerts begin at 7 p.m. 360-856-6248 or eaglehavenwinery. com. Next up: n June 24: Jill Newman Blues Band.

PLAYS SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK: Shakespeare Northwest presents its annual free summer touring production of “Once Upon a Shakespearean Tale,” an original work that asks the question: What if William Shakespeare had written children’s stories?

The schedule: n 2 p.m. Sunday, June 24, Gilkey Square, Morris and First streets, La Conner. n 2 p.m. Sunday, June 25, Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. n 6 p.m. Sunday, June 25, Anacortes Community Theatre annex, 1020 11th St., Anacortes.

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OUT & ABOUT

Beer tour

n 4 p.m. Sunday, July 16, Seattle Outdoor Theatre Festival, Volunteer Park, 1247 15th Ave. E., Seattle. n 4 p.m. Saturday, July 29, Iron Man, Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. shakesnw.org.

munity Wildlife Habitat with nearly 900 properties certified as Backyard Wildlife Habitats. camanowildlifehabitat. org, 360-387-2236 or camanowildlifehabitat@ gmail.com.

SMALL GRAINS DAY: Small Grains Field Day will teach people about research fields and production of small grains for food, feed and malt from 1 to 3 p.m.

Friday, June 30, at the Bread Lab, WSU Mount Vernon, 16650 Highway 536, Mount Vernon.

Free, open to the public.

MORE FUN BOW FARMERS MARKET: The Bow Farmers Market will be held each Thursday through Aug. 31 at Samish Bay Cheese, 15115 Bow Hill Road, Bow. COMMUNITY SWAP MEET: Samish Valley Grange will host a community swap meet from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, June 17, at the grange, 4320 Highway 9, Sedro-Woolley.

SANDWICH GENERATION: The Sandwich Generation is a time when families face caring for both their children and their parents, and are pressed for time, money and resources.

Washingtonians for a Responsible Future will host a screening of the documentary “The Sandwich Generation” at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 17, at Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington. There will be a panel discussion after the screening. responsiblefuture.org/joinus.

LADIES NIGHT: An event featuring shopping and other fun will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 24, at Skagit Seedlings: Growing in the Arts, 1909

Tour the Chuckanut Brewery South Nut & Tap Room, 11937 Higgins Airport Way (Port of Skagit), beginning at noon Saturday, June 17. info@chuckanutbrewery.com or 360-752-3377.

S. Second St., Mount Vernon. Free admission. info@skagitseedlings. com or 425-238-6286.

WAY NORTH: Way North, a monthly standup comedy show featuring sets from some of Western Washington’s top comedians, will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 18, at Farmstrong Brewing, 110 Stewart Road, Mount Vernon.

Free. Seating is limited and content is uncensored.

TOUCH A TRUCK: Children of all ages are invited to explore specialized vehicles that help build a better world from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 22, at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave. The event will feature vehicles ranging from street

sweepers to fire engines.

All ages. Free, library card not required.

GARDENS OF NOTE: Skagit Symphony’s annual “Gardens of Note” fundraiser, which includes six gardens throughout the region, will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, June 25. Tickets, $25, are available online through Brown Paper Tickets, the Skagit Symphony office (360-848-9336), or at Christianson’s Nursery (15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon), D Avenue Nursery (1502 D Ave, Anacortes), Skagit Valley Gardens Nursery (18923 Johnson Road, Mount Vernon) or Wells Nursery (1201 Blodgett Road, Mount Vernon). skagitsymphony.com.

SAMISH ISLAND

GARAGE SALE: The 12th annual Samish Island Garage Sale will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 24. Maps with participating homes can be found at the island entrance. Pink flamingos will also mark each sale location.

CAMANO ISLAND BACKYARD WILDLIFE HABITAT GARDEN TOUR: The 10th annual Camano Island Backyard Wildlife Habitat Garden Tour will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 24. Pick up maps at Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 N. East Camano Drive, on the day of the event.

Camano Island is the 10th community in the nation to be certified by the National Wildlife Federation as a Com-

ENGINEER IT: Pacific Science Center’s Science On Wheels program will bring the excitement of science, math and technology from 11 a.m. to noon Friday, June 30, at the Sedro-Woolley Community Center, 703 Pacific St., Sedro-Woolley. Kids will get a chance to design, test and redesign inventions inspired by the world around them.

Learn about the process engineers follow to build anything from electricity-making wind turbines to rockets. Free admission.

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

WASHINGTON REMEMBERS WORLD WAR II: The featured exhibit “Washington Remembers World War

II” is on display at the Skagit County Historical Museum through June 25. The exhibit, on loan from Washington state’s Secretary of State’s office, is joined by “The Skagit Home Front,” which presents stories of Skagitonians who served. The museum is located at 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. Admission: adults $5, seniors $4 and families $10.

360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

FAMILY STEM FAIR: The 2017 Family STEM Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, July 15, at the Sedro-Woolley Community Center, 703 Pacific St. Skagit County companies and organizations will offer hands-on exploration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. centralskagitlibrary.org/index.html or 360-755-3985.

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

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GET INVOLVED ART LIFE DRAWING ART SHOW: A life drawing art show will be held during gallery hours June 17-26 at A Guilded Gallery, 8700 271st St. NW, Stanwood. Artists meet weekly to draw and paint. An artists reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 17. 360-6292787.

OPEN STREETS, FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALKS: In the spirit of bringing the community together, two local events, Open Streets and First Friday Artwalks, will join forces to create a “Street Plaza” setting on Commercial Avenue between Fourth and Sixth streets July 7 and Sept. 1 in Anacortes.

The downtown area will be closed to traffic from 6 to 9 p.m. to encourage participants to linger longer. Music will play in the Commercial Avenue and Fifth Street intersection, and restaurants will offer special sidewalk seating. anacortesart.com.

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

The art walks are 5 to 8 p.m. through September and include about a dozen venues. Contact Cathy Stevens at dep. mvda@gmail.com or 360-336-3801.

CALL FOR VENDORS: Samish Valley Grange

seeks vendors for community swap meets from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturdays, June 17, July 22 and Aug. 19, at the grange, 4320 Highway 9, Sedro-Woolley. $25 outside, $30 indoor. All three dates: $60 outside, $75 inside. Contact Kim at 360-708-7434.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Anacortes Arts Commission is accepting applications for the 98821 Artist’s Studio Tour on Oct. 21-22.

Artists must live/have a studio in the 98221 zip code. Artists without a studio may be able to participate at the Depot Arts and Community Center. Applications due June 30. anacortesartscommission.com.

CALL FOR SCULPTURES: San Juan Islands Sculpture Park invites sculptors to submit entries for its ongoing juried sculpture review. All sculptures must be deemed “safe” and should be suitable for exhibition in an outdoor setting and capable of withstanding occasional high winds, rain and possible snow.

Accepted sculptures will be installed for a twoyear period (if not sold sooner) in the 20-acre park located near Roche Harbor on San Juan Island. For complete submission guidelines, visit sjisculpturepark. com.

CALL FOR INSTRUCTORS: Burlington Parks and Recreation seeks qualified instructors to expand its enrichment classes for youths and adults. To download an instructor’s packet, visit burlingtonwa.gov and click on the “Instructors

Needed.” 360-755-9649 or recreation@burlingtonwa.gov.

AUDITIONS WHIDBEY PLAYHOUSE 2017-18 SEASON: This season’s schedule for Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd, Oak Harbor: n “Beehive,” 60’s musical, Sept. 8-Oct. 1.

Auditions: 1 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, June 24, and 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 25, by appointment only. n “Kill Me, Deadly” (noir comedy), Nov. 3-19. n “A Christmas Carol” (musical), Dec. 1-17. n “The Producers” (musical), Feb. 9-March 4. n “The Hollow” (mystery/thriller), April 13-29. n “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka” (musical), June 1-24.

360-679-2237, whidbeyplayhouse.com.

DANCE BEGINNING LINE DANCING: 7 to 8 p.m.

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

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

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

Gary or Ginny at 360766-6866.

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

Wednesdays at the Fairhaven Library auditorium (upstairs), 1117 12th St., Bellingham. Wear comfortable clothes and soft-soled shoes without heels. $8 per class. For information, call Mary Anderson at 360-933-1779 or visit bellinghamscd.org.

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

For information, contact Gisela at 360-4245696.

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

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

MUSIC IRISH MUSIC SESSION: A free Irish music session offered by the Celtic Arts Foundation will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 18, at Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon.

360-416-4934 or celticarts.org.

PIPES WORKSHOP: Pipe major Stuart Liddell will present the workshop from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, July 7, at

Littlefield Celtic Center, 1123 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. $55.

Participants are asked to bring practice chanters and pipes; music will be handed out at the workshop. 360416-4934 and lindsay@ celticarts.org.

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

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

360-223-3230.

CALLING ‘80S COVER BANDS: The Mount Vernon Downtown Association invites cover bands with an ‘80s set list to play at the third annual Harvest Moon Festival: Retro on the River on Aug. 26.

The festival is a celebration of the bounty found in Skagit Valley and the local region.

The event features live music, brews, ciders and local food. Send a link or recording to info@mountvernondowntown.org or call 360-336-3801.

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

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

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

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

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

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

360-293-2544.

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

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

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

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MARTIAL ARTS: Pacific Northwest Martial Arts Academ, 511 S. First St., Mount Vernon, is offering four weeklong summer camps for kids and teens. pnmaa. com/summer-camps.

BOARD MEMBER: The Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center seeks individuals to serve as a board member. Meetings are held at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Annie’s Pizza Station, 44568 Highway 20, Concrete. Contact Cora Thomas at srbeatic@frontier.com or 360-722-0229.

SELF-DEFENSE EMPOWER HOUR: A self-defense class for ages 12 and older will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 24, at Pacific Northwest Martial Arts Academy, 511 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Wear loose fitting, comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle. 360-6301472 and info@pnmaa. com.

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

Free. 360-293-3725 or friendsoftheacfl.org. n A fast-paced fitness hike will be held from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 17. The 7-mile tour of the Whistle Lake Forest Lands is for people who want to move fast through the forest and already know they can. Bring water and meet at the Heart

Lake parking lot. n An extra gentle hike to Whistle Lake Madrona Point will be held from 5 to 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 21.

Participants will walk to the lake on a wide gravel road. The hike is a mile or less on gentle trails and will last about an hour. Meet at the Whistle Lake parking lot. n An adult ethnobotany field seminar will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, June 23. Ethnobotany is the study of native plants and the traditional uses of the plants by people.

Adults only, must register by phone or email.

360-293-3725, info@ friendsoftheacfl.org or friendsoftheacfl.org.

ALL-COMERS TRACK MEETS: All-comers track meets for youths and adults, ages 1 to 70 plus, are Wednesday evenings, June 21 and 28, at Burlington-Edison High School, 301 N. Burlington Blvd.

Registration begins at 5 p.m., field events start at 5:30 p.m. and running events begin at 6 p.m. $5. 360-7559649, burlingtonwa.gov/ recreation.

TREK FOR TREASURE: Six hikes will be held throughout Skagit County and surrounding areas; the first hike was June 2. Teams of two or more people have two weeks to complete each hike, and at the end of each hike is a clue. Complete all six hikes and locate the treasure. trekfortreasure.org.

LITTLE KICKERS SOCCER PROGRAM: Mount Vernon Parks

and Recreation will offer a Little Kickers Soccer Program for ages 3 to 6. $50. Registration deadline is June 30. There will be two weeks of practice before four weeks of weekday evening games. Volunteer coaches and team sponsors are needed.

Information and to register: 360-336-6215 or mountvernonwa. gov.

SKYHAWKS SOCCER CAMP: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation will offer a Skyhawks Soccer Camp for ages 6-12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 26-30. $145.

Designed for beginner and intermediate players. Participants receive a T-shirt, soccer ball and player evaluation.

Information and registration: 360-336-6215 or mountvernonwa.gov.

SAILING, WINDSURFING CAMPS: WWU Lakewood Jr. camps for sailing and windsurfing, June 20 through Aug. 18. Participants must be 11 years or older, weigh more than 100 pounds and know how to swim. $88 to $125. Registration deadline is June 10. 360650-3308 and youth@ wwu.edu.

CAMANO CRAB DASH: Camano Crab Dash 5K/10K walk/run, Saturday, June 24. Sign up at runsignup.com.

The event is stroller and pet friendly. Run begins and ends at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island.

360-387-0222 and camanocenter.org.

CHUM RUN: The 20th annual Chum Run

5k will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 24, at South Whidbey Community Park in Langley. The run takes place entirely within the park. Cost is $25 by June 15, $30 day of race. swparks.org.

THEATER YOUTH THEATER SUMMER CAMP: The show Stoppers Summer Youth Theatre Workshop for ages 6 to 18 will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Monday through Thursday, July 10-Aug. 3, in the STAR studio behind Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Boulevard, Oak Harbor. $125, due Friday, June 30. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

ACTING CLASSES: The iDiOM Theater offers acting classes for all ages at the Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham. Prices vary. sylviacenterforthearts@ gmail.com or sylviacenterforthearts.org.

FREE ADULT ACTING CLASSES: Anacortes Community Theatre offers free acting classes for adults twice each month: from 7 to 10:30 p.m. the first Tuesday, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the third Saturday, at 918 M Ave., Anacortes. 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

DISCOVER SUMMER: Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County is accepting member enrollments for Discover More participants this summer. Open to youths entering first through seventh grade.

The cost is $120 a week or $300 a week for a family of three or more, plus applicable membership fees. Discover More is part of the club’s Discover Summer program and runs 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. (6:30 p.m. in Sedro-Woolley) Monday through Friday. It is offered at the Anacortes, Mount Vernon, and Sedro-Woolley clubs, and at Maiben Park in Burlington. Included are meals and snacks, as well as several field trips, such as the Seattle Aquarium, Woodland Park Zoo and Birch Bay Waterslides. Current members can register at skagitclubs.org. New members can register at their corresponding club from 2 to 5:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

Burlington participants must register at the club’s administration office, 1605 William Way, Ste B, Mount Vernon. skagitclubs.org.

ZERO WASTE LIFESTYLE: 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Wednesdays, July 12 and 19, Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington. Join Jenica Barrett, creator of the blog Zero Waste Wisdom, to learn how to make small changes to move toward a zero waste lifestyle. The July 12 workshop will explore a zero waste bathroom routine and how to make your own deodorant. July 19 will focus on a zero waste makeup routine

and how to make body scrubs. Free. 360-7550760.

25+ WAYS TO CREATE ART FABRIC: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday, July 12, and 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thursday, July 13, at Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts, 12636 Chilberg Road, Mount Vernon. $250. 360-4660110, gail@gailcreativestudies.com.

PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER: RADICAL ROBOTS: 4 to 5 p.m.

Tuesday, July 18, Sedro-Woolley Community Center, 703 Pacific St. Complete challenges while learning about robotics and program design. For ages 5-10.

Free. 360-755-3985.

Be the Legend...

You Were Meant to Be Skagit Valley Academy of Dance June 21-24 Have a GREAT Summer!

Coming in August: Watch your mail for the 2017-2018 Season Brochure

360.416.7727

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area June 15-25 Thursday.15 MUSIC Joan Penney Trio: 5:30 p.m., Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville. $5. 360-363-8408 or lwoodmansee@marysvillewa.gov.

VARIETY Vaudevillingham: 7 p.m., Bellingham Circus Guild’s Cirque Lab, 1401 Sixth St. $5-$10. bellinghamcircusguild.com.

IMPROV The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly: 8 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $8. theupfront.com/ shows/gbu.

THEATER ”Fatal Attraction”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Friday.16 THEATER “Fatal Attraction”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Saturday.17 THEATER ”Fatal Attraction”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Sunday.18 THEATER ”Fatal Attraction”: 2 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Thursday.22

”Fatal Attraction”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Friday.23 THEATER ”Fatal Attraction”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

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THURSDAY-SUNDAY.15-18

“FATAL ATTRACTION” ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. Check individual listing for time. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com. Pictured: Charlie McCarthy (left) and Nello Bottari.

DANCE The Dance Studio: Off the Charts!: 7 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $15. claudia.wagener@mountbakertheatre.com.

Saturday.24 THEATER ”Fatal Attraction”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Commercial St., Bellingham. $15. claudia.wagener@mountbakertheatre.com.

Sunday.25 DANCE The Dance Studio: Off the Charts!: 2 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $15. claudia.wagener@mountbakertheatre.com.

Once Upon a Shakespearean Tale: 2 p.m., Gilkey Square, La Conner. Free. shakesnw.org.

THEATER Once Upon a Shakespearean Tale: 2 p.m., Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Free. shakesnw.org.

DANCE The Dance Studio: Off the Charts!: 7 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N.

Once Upon a Shakespearean Tale: 6 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre annex, 1020 11th St., Anacortes. Free. shakesnw.org.

THURSDAY.15

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

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues June 15-22 Thursday.15

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

Salvador Dali Llama: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360293-2544 or brownlantern.com.

Silk Road Swing: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805.

Troy Fair Band: 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $8. 425-230-3318 or locobillys.com.

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

Friday.16

Nick Vigarino: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Free. 360588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

The Fantasy Band: 3-7 p.m., The Beach at Birch Bay, 7876 Birch Bay Drive, Blaine. 360922-0816.

Dakota Poorman: 9 p.m., Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. theskagit. com/entertainment or 877-275-2448.

Sunday.18

Ron W. Bailey & Tangents: 5:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360-7666266 or theoldedison. com.

Deception Connection: 6 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Members and signed-in guests only.

360-848-8882.

Cannon & Lion of Judah: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360293-2544 or brownlantern.com.

Grizzley Troubadour: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805.

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

Jimmy Wright Band:

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FRIDAY.16

NICK VIGARINO 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Free. 360-5881720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

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

Lost at Last: 5 p.m., The Beach at Birch Bay, 7876 Birch Bay Drive,

Blaine. 360-922-0816.

Saturday.17

El Colonel and Doubleshot with Mary de la Fuente: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956 or anacortesH2O.com.

Dakota Poorman: 9 p.m., Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. theskagit. com/entertainment or 877-275-2448.

Chris Eger Band: 1 to 4 p.m., Gilkey Square, Morris Avenue and First Street, La Conner. Free. lovelaconner.com/featured/ la-conner-live-2017concert-series.

Wednesday.21 Wayne Hayton: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Free. 360588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

Crazy Mountain Billies: 9 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-2932544 or brownlantern. com.

Thursday.22

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

Chris Knight: 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $20 advance, $25 door.

425-230-3318 or locobillys.com.

Heather Platts: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805.

Replayzmentz: 3 p.m., The Beach at Birch Bay, 7876 Birch Bay Drive, Blaine. 360922-0816.

Monday.19

Trish and Hans: 2 to 3 p.m., Chandlers Square Retirement Community, 1300 O Ave., Anacortes. 360419-4699 or milestoneretirement.com.

FRIDAY.16

DADDY TREETOPS 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Bow. Free. 360-766-6330.

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TRAVEL

Showtime on Snake River

By DAVID MONTERO Los Angeles Times

TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Winding down the steep, narrow road alongside dark rock cliffs required a driver’s full attention. But then distraction appeared in the form of a bright rainbow.

Sharp and full, it arched over the Snake River not far from where Evel Knievel attempted to clear the canyon on a daredevil jump more than 40 years ago.

Windshield wipers were advised in the parking lot. It wasn’t raining. But rising from below was a heavy mist that kept trails, stairs and observation decks wet for months.

Then there was the sound, deep and thunderous. It is felt more than heard.

Shoshone Falls — 900 feet wide, 212 feet high and dubbed “the Niagara of the West” — was putting on a show unlike it has in years.

Water tumbled over its edge at a furious rate after an excessively wet winter.

“It’s impressive,” said Henry Roberts, who grew up in Twin Falls and had come back from Albuquerque, N.M., to take photographs. “I’ve never seen it like this before.”

Wendy Davis, Twin Falls parks and recreation director, said word had spread in late February that Shoshone was shaping up to be a spectacular spring sight.

People began driving

WEB BUZZ

Name: Storytrail.co What it does: Jason, your friendly host and urban explorer, recounts each city’s history by walking the viewer to points and places of interest.

What’s hot: The videos are short, informative and easily digested by an armchair traveler or someone who wants to visit curious corners, bars, architecture, colorful historic hotels, bookstores, street art and more. I like the site’s organization: Watch the video trailer for each city and learn what’s to come. A trail map at the bottom of each video outlines which stories are next on your visual meander through the city. This site is for you if you love history or are interested in the stories behind popular street murals in Venice Beach, painted caves in Rome or an 18th century New York tavern. It’s worth noting that there was no buffering or site crashing while I was watching the videos.

What’s not: It was difficult to scroll horizontally through the videos for a given place, such as San Francisco’s Chinatown. The trail map tells you which video is next, but clicking on it didn’t get me a video. How about making the trail link to videos?

— Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times

from Boise, Salt Lake City and eastern Oregon to catch it. The city decided to open the gate to the parking lot in mid-March, two weeks earlier than usual.

Traffic “hit like a tidal wave,” Davis said.

Some 3,300 vehicles showed up that first weekend. The parking lots filled. The next weekend, the crowd was even larger — 4,800 vehicles.

Between 1998 and last year, park officials have deemed only three years “great water flows”: 2006, 2009 and 2011. Eight years were determined to be “low flow” and eight were considered average. In some years, the flow has been so low that rock has been visible.

This spring was off the chart.

Melissa Barry, executive director for Southern Idaho Tourism, a marketing group, said the water has been at the highest levels seen in two decades — cascading at a peak rate of more than 21,300 cubic feet per second. That’s

more than 70 times the minimum flow the park requires during the tourist season.

On its website, Southern Idaho Tourism began touting the falls’ impressive display so early in the season and featured a picture — complete with the rainbow glowing in the morning sun.

The falls are part of the 1,078-mile Snake River, which originates in Wyoming near Yellowstone National Park, cuts west through canyons and wide swaths of agricultural land and feeds into the Columbia River.

Barry said the winter was so wet that all of the agricultural needs had been met above the falls, leading to more water being released by dams into the Snake River.

But the excessive flow also wreaked havoc with other outdoor activities in the area.

Paddle-boarding, swimming and fishing were delayed because of the swift currents created by the high water

volume. Once fishing season starts, Barry said, it should be excellent, as high water flows increase spawning.

Its maintenance budget is solely determined by vehicle admissions, and in good years Davis manages to squirrel away money for future improvement projects.

The current maintenance budget is about $100,000 — slightly less than 10 percent of the total for the entire park.

For a small city and a small staff, keeping Shoshone Falls an international draw while maintaining it on a local budget is a challenge.

“From our mindset, we’re handling swing sets, managing ball fields and keeping city parks used for picnics maintained while also managing one of the largest tourist attractions in the state,” Davis said. “This isn’t your typical park.”

Thanks to Shoshone Falls, March and April brought the park a record $133,919 in revenue.

A windfall.

Local travel briefs SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers travel opportunities for ages 8 and older (adult supervision required for ages 17 and younger). Trips depart from and return to Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-6215.

RECREATION WITHOUT BORDERS: The organization offers recreational trips, tours and adventures throughout the Northwest and British Columbia.

360-766-7109 or recreationwithoutborders.com.

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

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

1015, or wccoa.org/index.php/Tours. n Blake Island Cruise & Tillicum Village: June 21. $161. n Haida Gwaii: June 19-25. $3,599 per double occupancy, $4,139 single. n Rhine & Mosel River Cruise: Sept. 21-Oct. 1. $4,549 per double occupancy outside cabin, $4,949 per double occupancy vista balcony, or $5,249 per double occupancy exterior balcony. n Celebrity Hawaiian Cruise: Sept. 22-Oct. 2. $2,699 per double occupancy inside cabin, $3,099 per double occupancy of ocean-view cabin, or $3,599 per double occupancy balcony cabin.

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

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS: Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes, accepts new passport applications and applications for passports that have been expired for more than five years by appointment from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Passport forms and information on fees and how to apply are available at travel.state.gov, or pick up an application and passport guide at the library.

Burlington Municipal Court accepts passport applications from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 311 Cedar St., Suite A, Burlington. New and renewal forms are available. 360-755-0492.

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

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

360-279-4580.

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.

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HOT TICKETS VANS WARPED TOUR: June 16, CenturyLink Field, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

TOOL: June 17, Gorge Amphitheatre, George.

360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

MATCHBOX TWENTY, COUNTING CROWS: July 18, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

STYX, REO SPEEDWAGON: June 21, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

PONCHO SANCHEZ: June 22-25, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

SANTANA: June 23-24, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

PAIN IN THE GRASS: Korn, Stone Sour, Babymetal and more, June 24, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

BUSTER WILLIAMS QUARTET: June 27-28, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

SAMMY HAGAR AND THE CIRCLE: June 29, Tulalip Casino, Tulalip.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

SERGIO MENDES: June 29-July 2, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

BRAD PAISLEY: June 30, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

QUEEN: with Adam Lambert, July 1, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

CHRIS ISAAC: July 1, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

BRIT FLOYD: July 1, Paramount Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

KORN With Stone Sour, Babymetal and more, June 24, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

ED SHEERAN: July 2, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

DEFTONES, RISE AGAINST: July 3, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

G-DRAGON: July 11, KeyArena, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation. com.

LOGIC: July 13, ShoWare Center, Kent.

866-973-9613 or livenation.com.

BLONDIE, GARBAGE: July 13, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

TRAIN: July 15, The Gorge Amphitheatre, George. livenation.com.

LYLE LOVETT: July 15, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

J. COLE: July 17, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

LINDSAY BUCKINGHAM AND CHRISTINE MCVIE: July 19, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or livena-

tion.com.

GLADYS KNIGHT, THE O’JAYS: July 20, Tulalip Casino, Tulalip. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

JOHN MAYER: July 21, The Gorge Amphitheatre, George. livenation.com.

JACK JOHNSON: July 22, The Gorge Amphitheatre, George. livenation. com.

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

DAN TDM: July 23, Paramount Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

BRUNO MARS: July 24, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

NEIL DIAMOND: July 26, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

WATERSHED: Featuring Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker, Chris Stapleton and more July 28-30, The

Gorge Amphitheatre, George. watershedfest. org.

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

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

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

GREEN DAY: Aug. 1, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

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

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

800-745-3000 or livena-

tion.com.

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

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

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

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

MICHAEL MCDONALD, BOZ SCAGGS: Aug. 10, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

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

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

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

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

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

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

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

INCUBUS: Aug. 19, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

ZAC BROWN BAND: Aug. 19, The Gorge Amphitheatre, George. livenation.com.

TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS: Aug. 19, Safeco Field, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

ONEREPUBLIC: Aug. 22, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

ZZ TOP, DOOBIE BROTHERS: Aug. 25, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

KINGS OF LEON: Aug. 26, The Gorge, George.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

FUEL, EVE 6, THE MARCY PLAYGROUND: Aug. 26, Comcast Arena, Everett. 866-332-8499 or www.xfinityarenaeverett. com.

CHICAGO: Aug. 26-27, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS: Aug. 26, Tulalip Casino, Tulalip. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster. com.

GIPSY KINGS: Sept.

1, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

GUNS N’ ROSES, ROYAL BLOOD: Sept. 3, The Gorge, George. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW: Sept. 4, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

STEVE WINWOOD: Sept. 8, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

FOREIGNER, CHEAP TRICK: Sept. 9, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

— For complete listings, visit goskagit.com and click on “Entertainment”

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MUSIC

Road warriors James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt team up this summer

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press

NEW YORK — James Taylor might just be the happiest road warrior touring today, so what makes him happier?

Bringing on old friend Bonnie Raitt this summer for concerts that include the ultimate in Americana, some of the country’s most storied baseball parks.

“I’ve loved her music and her for a long, long time,” Taylor told The Associated Press in a recent interview. “I’ve interacted with Bonnie, and happily so, at numerous benefits for numerous causes — environmental, social, political causes — over the years. We’re very much in sync in that way. She’s an incredible giver.”

Among their stops will be Boston’s Fenway Park, where Taylor’s home-state team, the Red Sox, live and where Raitt last joined him on the road in 2015. And the first time? Well, that was back in 1970, when he invited the Harvard junior and budding blues singer, guitar player and songwriter onstage for a campus gig at Sanders Theatre after the two met through a mutual friend.

“I was nervous to play because I hadn’t really broken my chops in for concerts that much,” Raitt said by phone from Toronto while on a swing through Canada. “But I was so excited. It was an honor to be both at my school and opening for him. He couldn’t have been warmer and more

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Bonnie Raitt and James Taylor are teaming up this summer for concerts that include the ultimate in Americana, some of the country’s most storied baseball parks.

friendly. It was intimidating to meet one of my heroes but he was just so down to earth.”

Raitt got her first recording contract and dropped out of school around that time.

Though she was based on the West Coast and Taylor on the East, the two stayed in touch over the decades.

“The affection between us is so clear and so palpable. Our two bands love each other.

James and I are both social activists and we’re really proud that a dollar of every ticket will be donated to various causes,” Raitt said.

The two haven’t worked up their sets yet but Raitt just may include Taylor’s 1968 “Rainy Day Man,” from his debut album and one of her all-time Taylor favorites, written by him and Zach Wiesner.

It’s old-school Taylor, desperate and lonely, focused on making a dope connection soon after he tried opiates for the first time in real life, setting him on a 20-year path of addiction.

Raitt covered the

song in 1974 on her “Streetlights” album.

“What good is that happy lie/All you wanted from the start was to cry/It looks like another fall/Your good friends they don’t seem to help at all/When you’re feeling kind of cold and small/Just look up your rainy day man.”

“It’s so complex and deep as a point of view, especially for someone as young as James when he wrote it,” Raitt said.

“He was so insightful and so deeply in touch with the inner workings and the darker side of the human soul and relationships, and so much of that point of view was so beautifully expressed in his music.

That song just speaks to me and always has.”

The summer tour has the two working together for six weeks, kicking off July 6 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, and winding up at Fenway, Taylor’s third turn there, on Aug. 11.

Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., Wrigley Field in Chicago and AT&T Park in San Francisco are among

their other ballpark stops.

Taylor, 69, and Raitt, 67, will play hour sets, guesting for each other as well. Come fall, Taylor will come off the road, where he’s averaged about half of each year for the last three years, to begin work on a new studio album, this one a look back at his musical influences.

“I don’t have a release date. We haven’t started recording yet. Past experience has shown me that if you set a deadline you’re just setting yourself up for a fall. I’m not writing these songs. I’m looking at the songs that basically were the source for my musical education. The way I want to record them is just my guitar arrangements,” he said.

His last album of original material was in 2015, “Before This World,” some of which explored his road to recovery. The album didn’t come easy. He left the family, including twin teen boys, to hole up in Newport, Rhode Island, following a 13-year gap for release of new songs.

Raitt put out a studio album last year called “Dig in Deep” and generally works in five-year cycles for recording.

“It’s a lot more fun to be out here on the road playing than it is looking for ideas for a new record,” she said. “Some people enjoy writing and it’s always satisfying, but really the payoff for me is being able to travel around and make people happy every night, including me.”

— Online: jamestaylor.com; bonnieraitt.com

REVIEWS CHUCK BERRY, “Chuck”: Berry’s legacy as “The Father of Rock and Roll” has been secure for decades.

For those who still have questions, even after all the testimonials that came with his death in March, Berry has left behind “Chuck”, his first new studio album since 1979’s “Rock It” to silence the doubters.

When Berry announced the album’s completion on his 90th birthday, dedicating it to his wife of 68 years, Themetta Berry, he added, “Now I can hang up my shoes!”

It’s an understandable thought. As final statements go, “Chuck” is a doozy — filled with the passion and inventiveness of his early work, as well as his sense of humor.

Berry even keeps up with the times, joking in his version of Tony Joe White’s “3/4 Time (Enchiladas),” “All of my life, there’s one thing I’ve been hoping to find a woman like you, honey, whose software matches this hard drive of mine.” Later, he sings about cars and guitars, making it a near-perfect capsule of all his early interests.

Berry’s guitar still drives “Lady B. Goode,” the sequel to his classic about Johnny. And he is definitely in control of the roaring first single, “Big Boys,” which features Tom Morello on guitar and Nathaniel Rateliff on booming backing vocals. Berry tells the tale of how nerdy guys can turn into legendary musicians in slightly more than 3 minutes.

However, Berry also sings from his older, wiser point of view. “Darlin’,” his duet with daughter Ingrid Berry, is poignant, as they tell each other “The good times come, but do not stay.”

The potent combination makes “Chuck” one of Berry’s best albums, possibly his strongest ever from start to finish.

— Glenn Gamboa, Newsday LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM & CHRISTINE McVIE, “Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie”: Buckingham and McVie aren’t just two of the most recognizable voices in rock from their time in Fleetwood Mac. The legends behind “Go Your Own Way” and “Over My Head” are also two of the most influential songwriters of the ‘70s.

So it’s no small development for them to join forces for “Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie”, especially when the Fleetwood Mac rhythm section, drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie, help out.

“Sleeping Around the Corner” shows the duo at their best, with Buckingham taking the kind of chances he would on his solo material in the verses, and McVie’s trademark keyboard riffs pushing him toward classic Mac sounds in the chorus. McVie is in classic form on the sweet “Feel About You,” which sounds like it could have come from the band’s “Tango in the Night” era, and the wistful “Red Sun.” “Lay Down for Free” shows how the interplay between Buckingham and McVie’s voices still sounds fresh, a welcome addition to the Fleetwood Mac legacy even as it conjures up memories of the band’s heyday.

— Glenn Gamboa, Newsday

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‘The Hero’ fits Sam Elliott like a glove, and to a fault

By JUSTIN CHANG Los Angeles Times

The opening scene of “The Hero” offers a welcome reminder of what many a moviegoer already knows: namely, that Sam Elliott’s voice is one of the wonders of the cinematic world.

The beneficiary of that voice this time around is a guy named Lee Hayden, a fading 71-year-old actor whom we first see and hear in a studio, recording voice-over for a barbecue-sauce commercial.

Even in this context, it’s entrancing to listen to Elliott’s deep, sonorous drawl, whether it’s in service of a condiment slogan or a big-screen vehicle as predictably and creakily sentimental as this one.

Written and directed by Brett Haley, “The Hero” is both a follow-up and a companion piece to his charming 2015 dramedy, “I’ll See You in My Dreams,” which starred Blythe Danner as a retired widow embarking on a life of renewed romantic possibility. Elliott popped up in that film as one of a few possible Mr. Rights, stealing her heart and the movie through the sheer force of his courtly, mustachioed charm. The performance seemed to herald a post-“Tombstone,” post“Big Lebowski” career resurgence for the actor, one that his recent roles in the independent film “Grand-

ma” and the Netflix shows “The Ranch” and “Grace and Frankie” have beautifully borne out.

These recent successes aside, there’s little irony in the fact that in “The Hero,” Elliott is playing a hasbeen celebrity. (Playing a has-been celebrity is often a sign you’ve arrived.)

The jewel of Lee’s resume, which echoes and departs from Elliott’s in a number of ways, is an iconic cowboy performance in a Western (also titled “The Hero”). The goodwill engendered by that star turn has done little for his career lately, apart from earning him a lifetime achievement award from the Western Appreciation and Preservation Guild, which provides the movie with both its comic high point and its elegiac centerpiece.

Elsewhere, Lee is still trying to repair his relationships with his ex-wife (played by Katharine Ross, Elliott’s wife of more than three decades) and his daughter, Lucy (Krysten Ritter), who remains sullen after years of neglect.

Even worse, Lee has just learned that he has pancreatic cancer and doesn’t know whether he should bother seeking treatment.

But just as death seems to be looming, a possible reason to live emerges when Lee goes to commiserate and smoke weed with an old friend and former co-star, Jeremy (Nick Offerman, with whom Elliott appeared on “Parks

and Recreation”). Into the room comes Charlotte (Laura Prepon), a darkhaired woman in her 30s who enjoys stand-up comedy, recreational drug use, the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay and older dudes. Her wry initial flirtation with Lee makes it instantly clear they’ll be seeing each other again.

With her husky voice, Amazonian build and penetrating stare, Prepon makes a commanding camera subject — and in that respect, she’s well matched by Elliott, whose eyes, peering out from that magnificently weathered face, have lost none of their sly and suggestive twinkle. It’s no great stretch to believe that, despite their three-decade age gap, these two uniquely magnetic individuals might develop a strong mutual attraction.

But there’s a difference between plausibility and inevitability, and not even Charlotte and Lee’s unforced chemistry can dispel the nagging sense that “The Hero” is cleaving to a predictable and all-too-familiar fantasy of male redemption. If you’ve seen “Crazy Heart,” the richer, thornier 2009 drama starring Jeff Bridges as an aging country musician, you’ll recognize the template immediately, in which the pleasures of a May-December romance serve as a catch-all remedy for life’s bitter regrets and future uncertainties.

There are, of course, all sorts of ways to complicate and enliven a narrative formula, and in this case, a bit more time spent getting to know Charlotte for Charlotte’s sake would not have been misplaced. (The same might be said of the other two women in Lee’s life, who, despite the best efforts of Ross and especially Ritter, come across as cliches of long-suffering femininity.) As it is, very little about Charlotte, from her love of quoting Millay to her comedic aspirations, seems to exist for any reason other than to provide a prism on the man she finds herself falling for.

More clumsy than knowing in its portrait of an industry that Lee no longer knows how to navigate (the news that one of his latest appearances has “gone viral!” provokes the movie’s biggest eye-roll), Haley’s movie is ultimately a feature-length valentine to his star, and as such it’s something of a mixed blessing. Elliott’s droll delivery and laconic charm are very much in evidence; he probably couldn’t turn them off if he tried, though “The Hero” leaves you wondering if maybe he should have. A role that fits an actor like a glove is one thing; a project that has been this painstakingly tailored to flatter him is quite another.

— 1:36. Rating: R, for drug use, language and some sexual content. HHH (out of 4 stars)

Compiled from news services. Ratings are 1 to 4 stars.

“It Comes at Night” — In this unconventional horror film, a family hides out in a secure, isolated home as something apocalyptic occurs outside. After much debate, they decide to take in some visitors. The superb cast does a wonderful job of keeping us guessing as to everyone’s motives. Horror, R, 95 minutes. HHH “Wakefield” — In this haunting, darkly funny and elegiac mood piece, Bryan Cranston plays a mild-mannered attorney who drops out of his life, but spies on his wife (Jennifer Garner) and children from an attic window.

Drama, R, 109 minutes. HHH½ “The Mummy” — Given the A-list cast led by Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe, it’s astonishing this attempted horror reboot is so wall-to-wall awful, so cheesy, so ridiculous, so convoluted, so uninvolving and so, so stupid.

Action adventure, PG-13, 110 minutes. H “Megan Leavey” — A failing Marine (Kate Mara) makes a connection with a fierce but temperamental K-9 military dog and takes on dangerous assignments in Iraq in this sometimes overly sentimental but inspirational and moving redemption story. Drama, PG-13, 116 minutes. HHH½ “Churchill” — The commanding Brian Cox is a natural choice to play Winston Churchill during the four days leading up to D-Day. But the man we see in this sometimes effective but more often tedious history lesson only rarely comports himself like one of the greats. Far too often, he actually seems like the smallest man in the room. Drama, PG, 98 minutes. HH “Wonder Woman” — Director Patty Jenkins’ origin story is packed with heart and empathy, and we have the endearing lead performance of Gal Gadot to thank for that.

It’s a fully realized, three-dimensional characterization of a superhero that has never gotten her due — until now.

Fantasy/action-adventure, PG-13, 141 minutes. HHH½ “Dean” — In this terrific film with echoes of Woody Allen’s romantic comedy/drama work from the 1970s and 1980s, writer-director-star Demetri Martin does a stellar job of balancing sketch-comedy-style laughs with genuinely touching moments. “Dean” produced as many smiles as any movie I’ve seen this year. Drama/Comedy, PG-13, 87 minutes. HHH½ “War Machine” — This pitch-black wartime comedy in the tradition of “Dr. Strangelove” is a thinly disguised dramatization of the American war effort in Afghanistan as spearheaded by Gen. Stanley McChrystal. While over the top, Brad Pitt’s broadly comic performance as the fictional Gen. McMahon is a brazenly effective piece of work, well-suited to the material. Satire, not rated, 122 minutes. HHH½ “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” — Even if you haven’t seen any of the previous entries in this initially entertaining but sometimes overblown Disney franchise, “Dead Men” works well enough as a stand-alone, swashbuckling comedic spectacle, thanks to the terrific performances, some ingenious practical effects and impressive CGI. Johnny Depp, Javiar Bardem and Geoffrey Rush ham it up. Comedy action, PG-13, 129 mintues. HHH

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At area theaters ANACORTES CINEMAS June 16-22 Cars 3 (G): Friday-Saturday: 1:25, 3:55, 6:30, 9:00; Sunday-Tuesday: 1:25, 3:55, 6:30; WednesdayThursday: 1:00, 3:50, 6:40 The Mummy (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:10, 4:00, 6:40, 9:35; Sunday-Monday: 1:10, 4:00, 6:40; Tuesday: 1:10, 4:00 Wonder Woman (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:00, 3:40, 6:35, 9:10; Sunday-Tuesday: 1:00, 3:40, 6:35; Wednesday-Thursday: 12:40, 3:30, 6:50 Transformers: The Last Knight (PG-13): Tuesday: 8:00; Wednesday-Thursday: 12:30, 3:40, 6:30 360-293-7000 OAK HARBOR CINEMAS June 16-22 Cars 3 (G): Friday-Tuesday: 1:20, 3:50, 6:30, 9:00; Wednesday-Thursday: 1:00, 4:00, 6:40, 9:10 The Mummy (PG-13): Friday-Monday: 1:10, 4:00, 6:40, 9:35; Tuesday: 1:10, 4:00, 9:35 Wonder Woman (PG-13): Friday-Monday: 1:00, 3:40, 6:35, 9:10; Tuesday: 1:00, 3:40, 6:35; Wednesday-Thursday: 12:40, 3:30, 6:50, 9:50 Transformers: The Last Knight (PG-13): Tuesday: 8:00; Wednesday-Thursday: 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:40 360-279-2226 CONCRETE THEATRE June 16-18 Alien: Covenant (R): Friday: 7:30; Saturday: 5:00 and 7:30; Sunday: 5:00 360-941-0403 CASCADE MALL THEATERS Burlington For showings: 888-AMC-4FUN (888-262-4386)

“Baywatch” — When you make films from junk TV, more often than not you’re going to wind up with a junk movie.

That’s the case for “Baywatch,” a sequence of plot developments even more over the top and ludicrous than the dingdong-dumb storylines from the cheesy 1990s series. With Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron.

Comedy, R, 119 minutes. H½ “The Wizard of Lies” — Robert De Niro never phones it in playing the Ponzi scheme operator who defrauded thousands.

The movie is overlong and repetitive in some stretches, but thanks to De Niro’s fine work, Barry Levinson’s steady direction and the rich source material, this is a strong and engrossing piece of filmmaking. Biography, not rated, 133 minutes. HHH “Paris Can Wait” — In this light and frilly road-trip fantasy, a married, middle-aged woman (Diane Lane) hops into a car with

STANWOOD CINEMAS June 16-22 Cars 3 (G): Friday-Saturday: 1:15, 4:10, 6:50, 8:50; Sunday-Monday: 1:15, 4:10, 6:50; Tuesday: 1:15, 4:10, 6:50, 8:50; Wednesday-Thursday: 1:15, 4:10, 6:50, 9:25 Rough Night (R): Friday-Saturday: 1:20, 4:20, 6:30, 9:40; Sunday-Monday: 1:20, 4:20, 6:30; Tuesday: 1:20, 4:20, 6:30, 9:40; Wednesday-Thursday: 1:20, 4:20, 6:55, 9:40 The Mummy (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:05, 4:00, 6:45, 9:15; Sunday-Monday: 1:05, 4:00, 6:45; Tuesday: 1:05, 4:00, 6:45, 9:15; Wednesday-Thursday: 1:10, 4:15, 6:45, 9:55 Wonder Woman (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:20; Sunday-Monday: 1:00, 3:50, 6:40; Tuesday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:20 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:10, 3:40, 6:35, 9:25; Sunday-Monday: 1:10, 3:40, 6:35; Tuesday: 1:10, 3:40 Transformers: The Last Knight (PG-13): Tuesday: 8:00; Wednesday-Thursday: 3:40, 9:15 Transformers: The Last Knight 3D (PG-13): Wednesday-Thursday: 1:05, 6:45 360-629-0514 BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN Oak Harbor June 16-18 Cars 3 (G), Wonder Woman (PG-13), The Mummy (PG-13): First show starts at approximately 9:30 p.m.

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her husband’s business partner and embarks on a journey through the French countryside marked by indulgent detours.

The only missing ingredients are truly likable lead characters and something approaching an involving storyline. Comedy drama, PG, 92 minutes. HH “Everything, Everything” — This story of a teen boy falling for a girl trapped inside because of an autoimmune disease is spun in such a way we’re constantly thinking, “OK, wait a minute.” The characters are thinly drawn, and their reactions are out of tune with what we would expect from actual human beings. Romantic drama, PG-13, 96 minutes. H “Alien: Covenant” — At its core, this thriller about an emergency on a colonizing spaceship is a glorified monster movie, with some great “gotcha!” scare moments. After the original “Alien” and sequel

“Aliens,” it’s the third best “Alien” movie. Sci-fi horror, R, 123 minutes. HHH “The Lovers” — Tracy Letts steps into a lead role in a dark, emotionally bruising and brutally insightful work about a marriage gone stagnant — and he is spectacularly good. Both Letts’ Michael and his wife, Mary (Debra Winger), are having affairs, until something unexpected transpires between them, throwing their lives into yet another level of chaos. Comedy, R, 94 minutes. HHH½ “Snatched” — When Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer are playing verbal tennis as mother and daughter, trading passive-aggressive criticism along with genuinely affectionate observations, it’s an absolute delight to witness. When they’re slogging through the jungle later, we find ourselves wishing they had a stronger script. Comedy, R, 91 minutes. HH

‘Cars 3’ is merely a sketch of a movie

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

The wheel on that screen keeps on turning, as a third installment of the “Cars” franchise rolls into theaters, in an obvious attempt to churn out more grist for the merchandising mill.

It’s ironic then, that one of the plot points in the film involves the distasteful option that Lightning McQueen might have to sell out, slapping his number and likeness on everything from mud flaps to detergent. It’s part of the “brand,” his new sponsor purrs, and we’re to understand that this is bad; it takes away from McQueen’s individuality and personal freedom. And yet, what is a “Cars” sequel if not a brand extension? It certainly isn’t quite a movie.

Directed by Brian Fee, it’s merely a sketch of a movie, a series of familiar tropes and characters known from the prior two “Cars” films, or the Disneyland ride, or perhaps a Happy Meal toy glimpsed once. Even if you’ve never seen a “Cars” movie, you know the buck-toothed tow truck that could only be voiced by Larry the Cable Guy, one mister Tow Mater.

Legendary racer Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) is a washed-up old race car, made obsolete by the tricked-out new rides that hit the speedway, equipped with new technology, new training and the willingness to talk smack. His nemesis is rookie Jackson Storm (Armie Hammer), and though Lightning should really hang up his tires, he insists that he’ll decide when he’s done.

After a nasty crash, he snaps up a new sponsor, Sterling (Nathan Fillion), and starts trying to beat the young guns at their own game, with his own state-

of-the-art training facility and trainer, Cruz (Cristela Alonzo).

She’s the vehicular version of a SoulCycle instructor, urging her charges to push harder, while thinking of fluffy clouds. But Lightning is old school, and wants to get his wheels dirty, so the duo set off for some unconventional outdoor training.

Within this surreal world of talking cars, on top of the sports movie clichés and the training montages there has been laid a hollow storyline about female empowerment. Cruz, you see, never dreamed of being a trainer, but a racer, as she eventually reveals to Lightning. Her subsequent fight to achieve this dream, and ultimate success, feels hollow because the male cars spend more time berating her than empowering or uplifting her, and her success is only granted through their channels of power. The subplot feels hollow because, again, it’s clearly just more brand extension — little girls can be consumers of toy cars too! — than any sort of story development with heartfelt meaning.

The one thing the writers nail, however, is the sense of impostor syndrome that Cruz feels in this masculine world — because the male cars literally tell her she’s an impostor. The way that Lightning and Jackson speak to her, the way they manipulate her when they are feeling threatened, and her bursts of anger are all too real, perhaps even a little too real for a lighthearted, supposedly inclusive kids’ movie.

It’s fascinating that in this wild and wacky world, the one thing that’s all too easy to make realistic is the ways in which men will belittle women. Cruz’s ultimate redemption is far too little too late in a movie that’s too thin to sustain any sort of real earned emotion.

— 1:49. Rated G. H½ (out of 4 stars)

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