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TUNING UP PAGE 9 The Receiver plays the Conway Muse tonight OUT & ABOUT PAGES 4-5 Terrell Stafford Quartet plays the Majestic in Bellingham on June 29

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “The Wave”: Never judge a film by the description. This is a film from Norway that looks at what happens when a tsunami hits. That isn’t the greatest lure to watch the DVD. The idea that a giant wave could hit the coast of the country just seems too unbelievable. But the giant waves are a real threat the country faces because of all the mountains that line the fjords. When there is a major avalanche, a giant wave can be sent rushing down the waterway. Geiranger is one of Norway’s top tourist draws. But the mountain Akerneset looms over the village. Geologist Kristian (Kristoffer Joner) is going to a new job with an oil company after several years at Geiranger’s warning center. Before he can leave, the moment he has feared happens. That’s what happens in this 2015 film that was Norway’s official submission for the 88th Academy Awards. It didn’t get nominated, but a quick look at the acting, special effects and emotional impact and it’s obvious why the movie was so heavily touted. Director Roar Uthaug has put together a movie that takes time to establish the players and pulls no punches when the disaster happens. The blend makes for a great production even with the subtitles. “The Crush”: The 1993 film starring Cary Elwes and Alicia Silverstone is played with so much campiness it turns a very serious topic into a sadly laughable offering. It wanted to be a 1990s answer to “Lolita” but never finds that serious tension. What you get is Silverstone playing a 14-year-old who fixates on her much older neighbor (Elwes). It starts with flirting but when the teen is rejected she takes a page from “Fatal Attraction.” The problem is Silverstone doesn’t have the acting skills to make the scenario come across as real. Elwes plays his part with such coolness you can almost see the frost. It’s the collision of these two misfires that makes this movie a camp classic. “Janet King: Series 1: The Enemy Within”: The eight-part Australian series focuses on a senior crown prosecutor.

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

Upcoming movie releases Following is a partial schedule of coming DVD releases. Release dates are subject to change: JUNE 28 n Kung Fu Panda 3 n Whiskey Tango Foxtrot n Eye in the Sky n Adventures in Babysitting n DCI Banks: Season Four n Fastball n Precious Cargo n The Sound and the Fury — Tribune News Service

“How to Get Away With Murder: The Complete Second Season”: Viola Davis stars in the ABC drama. “Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz”: The cat and mouse face a new foe in Oz. “Midnight Special”: Father goes on the run to protect his young son. “Knight of Cups”: Writer goes in search of love. Christian Bale stars. “Rollercoaster”: America’s amusement parks become the target of terrorists. “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2”: It’s wedding bells again in the sequel to the romantic comedy hit. “Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Other Fairytale Adventures”: Four stories to teach reading skills. “Wondrous Boccaccio”: Ten young men and women leave plague-stricken Florence to visit the countryside. “Workaholics: Season Six”: Adam, Ders and Blake are back in 10 episodes. “Transformers Rescue Bots: Heroes of Tech”: Chase, Heatwave, Blades and Boulder return for five new adventures. “The Black Jacket”: Former Black Panther teaches course that brings gangs, community together. “I’ll Take Sweden”: This 1965 Bob Hope film also stars Tuesday Weld and Frankie Avalon. “Power Rangers: Ninja Storm”: Power Rangers must save Earth from the evil Lotho. — Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

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Terry Evans plays H2O in Anacortes on Friday night

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THIS WEEKENDin the area A LEGENDARY ROCKER JUSTIN HAYWARD COMES TO THE LINCOLN

Singer-songwriter Justin Hayward, who led The Moody Blues to more than 60 million albums sold and wrote some of the band’s biggest hits, makes a rare appearance in Skagit County when he plays at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 24, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. International Guitar Night’s Mike Dawes opens the show, along with Julie Ragins on keyboards. Hayward has enjoyed success both within The Moody Blues and as a solo artist, according to a news release. He has written songs such as “Nights In White Satin,” “Tuesday Afternoon” and “Your Wildest Dreams,” to name a few. His most recent solo album, “Spirits Of The Western Sky,” received critical praise, and led to the release of his “Spirits Live – At The Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta” in 2014. $28-60. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

RELAY FOR LIFE

Walk to raise funds for cancer research and cancer patients from 1 to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at Anacortes High School’s Memorial Field, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. relayforlife.org/anacorteswa.

DARRINGTON TIMBERBOWL RODEO

The Darrington Horse Owners Association will host a rodeo at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 25, and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 26, at the Timberbowl Rodeo Grounds, 42109 Highway 530 NE, Darrington. $10 adults, $7 seniors and military (with ID), free for ages 5 and under. $5 parking (benefits school and community programs.) darringtonrodeo@msn.com or darringtonrodeogrounds. com.

LIBRARY CELEBRATIONS

A centennial celebration at two libraries starts at noon Saturday, June 25, with a tour of Carnegie Library, 901 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. The celebration continues from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Burlington Public Library, 820 Washington Ave., with an opening of a 100-year-old time capsule. Free. 360-7576224 or hubhistory.burlingtonwa.gov.

A ROSY DAY OUT

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The 13th annual Rose Festival features lectures by author Lorene Edwards Forkner and John Christianson from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon. An ice cream social and rose show round out the festivities. Free. 360-466-3821 or christiansonsnursery.com.

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OUT & ABOUT

TERRELL STAFFORD QUARTET

ART

COFFEEHOUSE ART EXHIBIT: View Stephanie Banasza’s pen and ink plus prints show from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Thursday, June 30, at North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. Banasza’s work features a variety of media. 360707-2683 or northcovecoffee.com. Free admission. DATE AND PAINT NIGHT: Join other arts enthusiasts for a party night painting your masterpiece from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 24, at COPIA … on the Boulevard, 1174 S. Burlington Blvd, Burlington. An art instructor will provide canvas, paints, brushes and instruction. Food, wine or espresso and vinyl-spun music. Reservations required. 360-856-5793 or dateandpaint.com. FAREWELL AND THANK YOU PARTY: View Todd Horton and Caitlin Ahern’s show “Wilderness Wars” and celebrate the final two days at the Gallery Cygnus storefront from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial St., La Conner. The show ends Sunday, June 26, when Gallery Cygnus closes. The website, gallerycygnus.com, will continue with a show entitled, “Heart.” MARCEIL DELACY AND LINDSAY KOHLES EXHIBIT: Smith & Vallee Gallery presents new works by Kohles, whose detailed paintings combine species to create absurd creatures, and DeLacy,

The Terrell Stafford Quartet will play at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, at the WJMAC Room at the Majestic, 1027 N. Forest Street, Bellingham. $10-20. www.wjmac.org/calendar.asp.

at 1000 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. Check out a wide range of classic and custom vehicles, live music, beer garden, great food, 50/50 drawing, raffles and more. Entry fee: $15. 360-8550530. CLASSIC CAR CRUISE-IN: San Juan Lanes Bar & Grill hosts a classic car event from 5 to 8 p.m. on the first Friday of each month, at 2821 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Enjoy a brewer’s night sponsored by Pelican Brewing Co., bowling and great food. Free admission. Next up: July 1. 2. 360-293-5185 or sanjuanlanes.com.

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whose sculptures feature smooth renderings of animals emerging from salvaged pieces of wood, through June 28 at 5719 Gilkey Ave., Edison. The gallery is open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Free admission. 360-305-4882 or smithandvallee.com. MARGY LAVELLE ART SHOW: Lavelle’s new work paintings and sculpture will be on display from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays through Sundays through June 26, at i.e., 5800 Cains Court, Edison. Her oil paintings and three-dimensional constructions are inspired by the Samish Bay shoreline and fields. 360-4883458 or ieedison.com. LA CONNER QUILT AND TEXTILE MUSEUM: Varied exhibits and classes are available to the public at 703 S. Second St., La Con-

ner. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission: $7, $5 students and military, free for members and ages 11 and younger. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.org. n Exhibit: “Creative Knitting”: Through July 3. n Exhibit: “Colonial Revival Quilts”: Through Aug. 28. n Exhibit: “Beauty of Japan” and “Images of Japan”: Through Oct. 2. SCOTT MILO GALLERY: View over 70 small works of art in an array of genres, styles and mediums at Plein Air Washington artists’ inaugural juried art show through July 30 at 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Gallery is open Monday through Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and by appointment. Closed Sundays. Free. 360-293-

6938 or scottmilo.com. PILCHUCK GLASS SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE: Tour Pilchuck Glass School’s Stanwood campus from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 10, at 1201 316th St. NW, Stanwood. Browse the art sale, watch hot glass demonstrations by renowned artists, and experience docent-led hikes and tours of the facilities and scenic campus. Several further activities are available; costs vary. Registration required to attend: $20 admission, children 5 and under are free. Cash or check only for activities and concessions the day of the event. 206-254-1966 or pilchuck.com.

CAR SHOWS

S-W CAR SHOW: The Sedro-Woolley Eagles car show will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 2,

FAIRS

LOGGERODEO: Celebrate the longest running 4th of July celebration in Washington from July 1-4, throughout Sedro-Woolley. Parades, logger exhibitions, rodeo, carnival, beard contest, live music, firefighter contest, food, fireworks and more. Free admission. 360-770-8452 or loggerodeo.org. KLA HA YA DAYS: The annual old-fashioned summertime festival’s theme is “Game On, Snohomish!” from July 9-17. Parade, street fair, vintage fair block, car & motorcycle show, music stage, beer garden and more. 425-493-7824 or klahayadays.com. An arts & crafts festival and vintage fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 16, between Union, Glen, Pearl and Cedar streets. A car & motorcycle show will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday, July 17, on First St. from Maple to Ave. A and on Union, Glen, Pearl and Cedar. There will be parking on the streets for vintage and custom cars and motorcycles, and prizes for people’s choice winners. Participants are encouraged to preregister before July 1 at klahayadays.com/car-motorcycle-show.

FESTIVALS

22ND ANNUAL HIGHLAND GAMES: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 9, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 10, Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millet Road, Mount Vernon. Part of an annual circuit of Scottish competitions, with expert solo bagpiping and drumming, bagpipe bands, fiddling, traditional Scottish athletics and Scottish Highland dancing. Prices vary. 360-416-4934 or celticarts.org. 32ND ANNUAL CHILDREN’S ART FESTIVAL: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 16, Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Children can experience activities from fish prints to sand art. Concessions are available or bring your own picnic. Free. 360-336-6215 or mountvernonwa.gov. 36TH ANNUAL SHIPWRECK FESTIVAL: 8 a.m. (some vendors start at first light) to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 16, along Commercial Street from 10th to Third streets, Anacortes. This event features over 200 vendors. Free admission. 360-299-9390 or shipwreckfest.com.

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OUT & ABOUT NORTH CASCADES VINTAGE AIRCRAFT FLY-IN: Friday, July 22, to Sunday, July 24, North Cascades Vintage Aircraft Museum, 7879 Mears Field at the Concrete Airport, S. Superior Ave., No. 6, Concrete. Food trucks, live music and more. Free. 360-7704848 or vintageaircraftmuseum.org.

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MUSIC

LA CONNER LIVE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays at Gilkey Square, corner of Morris Avenue and First Street, La Conner. Free. 360-395-8540 or laconnerlive.com. Next up: n June 26: The Sky Colony. n July 3: Hot Damn Scandal. n July 10: Marcia Kester. n July 17: Pioneer Highway. SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, Riverwalk in downtown Mount Vernon. mountvernonchamber.com. Next up: n July 7: Chris Eger Band and the Powerhouse Horns. n July 14: Rivertalk. n July 21: Rabbit Wilde. n July 28: Geoffrey Castle Trio. AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC SERIES: Enjoy free performances at 7 p.m. Saturdays at Deception Pass State Park, West Beach Amphitheater, 41020 Highway 20, Oak Harbor. Discover Pass or day-use permit required for park access. 360-675-3767 or parks. state.wa.us/folkarts. n July 9: Miho & Diego: Sounds of Japan

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Rivertalk will play at 7 p.m. Friday, June 24, at Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. Food by Billy’s Café. $10, $8 for wine club members, includes 20 percent off your first bottle of wine. Children under 12 free. Reserved tables available. 360-856-6248 or eaglehavenwinery.com.

and South America. n July 16: Erin Fristad and John Van Amerongen: Fisher poetry, songs and true stories. n July 23: Sedentary Sousa Band: World’s only seated marching band. n July 30: Dunava: Women’s a cappella folk music of Eastern Europe. 40TH DARRINGTON BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: Friday through Sunday, July 15-17, Darrington Bluegrass Music Park, Highway 530, Darrington. Gates open on July 9. Prices vary. 360-436-1179 or darringtonbluegrass.com. SOUNDS OF SUMMER CONCERTS: Marysville Parks and BNSF Railway sponsor tribute bands playing a series of concerts celebrating the music of America’s favorite bands at 7 p.m. Fridays, at Jennings Park, Lions Centennial Pavilion, 6915 Armar Road, Marysville. Free. 360363-8400 or marysvillewa.gov.

July 15: “Wasted Words,” The Allman Brothers Band. n July 22: “The Walrus,” The Beatles. n

WEDNESDAY CHILDREN’S CONCERTS: Marysville Parks presents kids’ favorite bands performing at noon Wednesdays at Jennings Park, Lions Centennial Pavilion, 6915 Armar Road, Marysville. Free. 360-363-8400 or marysvillewa.gov. n July 13: Johnny Bregar & The Country Dawgs. UN-WINE’D WEDNESDAYS: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month through October at 1225 Third St., Marysville. Each evening features a local winery, and snacks and nonalcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. $5. 360-363-8400 or marysvillewa.gov. n July 13: The Joan Penney Trio. JAZZ AT THE CENTER: Trish Hatley and friends will perform

from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20, students free with student i.d. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org. PORT OF ANACORTES SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: Bring a lawn chair and enjoy music from 6 to 8 p.m. at Seafarers Memorial Park, 601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes. Free. portofanacortes.com. n Friday, July 8: Dusty 45s. HEART OF ANACORTES OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES: Saturdays from July to September at the Heart of Anacortes, Fourth Street and O Avenie, Anacortes. The concerts will be cancelled in the case of rain. 360293-3515 or theheartofanacortes.com. n July 16: 2 to 3 p.m., Newton’s Law. n July 23: 6 to 8 p.m., The Walrus. n July 30: 6 to 8 p.m., Hot Damn Scandal. DOWNTOWN SOUNDS: The free concert series is held from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, July 6-Aug. 3, on the 1300 block of Bay St., Bellingham. Activities, food, vendors and beer garden. 360-527-8710 or downtownbellingham.com. n July 6: The Dip with The Austerman File. n July 13: Marmalade with Snug Harbor. n July 20: Fruition with Vaudeville Etiquette.

MORE FUN

FAIRHAVEN OUTDOOR CINEMA: The Bellingham summer outdoor movie series runs Saturday evenings, June 25–Aug. 27, at the Fairhaven Village Green, 1207 10th St., Bellingham. Come early and enjoy a selection of live music, dance and circus-style entertainment; food and drink available for purchase. Times for seating and entertainment vary and the movies start at dusk. Bring a blanket; chairs are not allowed on the grass. $5 admission; ages 5 and under are free. fairhavenoutdoorcinema.com. SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM: The museum hosts several new exhibits this summer, and is open to visitors from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday at 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum. n “Voces Del Valle: Voices Of The Valley”: Through Sept. 25: Latinos recount stories of their community in Skagit County from 1940 to recent history. Learn what Latinos brought to the valley; their celebrations, gathering places, traditions and community leaders as well as the Braceros Program, La Guadalupe Club, Cine Rio, and Mexico Cafe. n “Cast and Count”: The History of Voting: June 30-Nov. 13: On loan from the Secretary of State’s Office of Elections, this exhibit tells the story of voting in Washington state with information panels and artifacts.

KIDS’ DAY: Animal Encounters introduces kids to varied animals to help reinforce positive traits such as kindness and empathy, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at Seafarers’ Memorial Park, 601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes. Other activities include face painting and a bouncy house. Free. 360-299-1822 or portofanacortes.com. RAILROAD BRIDGE BIRTHDAY PICNIC: Mark the 100th birthday of the Skagit River Railroad Bridge from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at the Skagit River Playfields covered shelter, 1100 S. Skagit St., Burlington. Sandwiches and cake will be provided. Free. 360-305-5079 or alex@stand.earth. HERITAGE FLIGHT MUSEUM FLY-IN: View war birds from around the region in an array of flights, one demo every hour, from noon to 4 p.m., Saturday, July 16, at the Skagit Regional Airport, 15053 Crosswind Drive, Burlington. $8 adults, $5 child and military, free for members and ages 4 and younger. 360-424-5151 or heritageflight.org. LA DOLCE VITA THE SWEET LIFE: Enjoy an Italian fete featuring local wines paired with Italian fare from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 17, at the Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. Event features singer Tony La Stella, and Assunta Napoleone, an Italian who guides the group through a la bella Italia trip to Tuscany. $30. 360-856-6248 or slate. adobe.com/cp/V6vKE.

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Gibraltar: A historic port with more to offer than monkeys By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press

GIBRALTAR — Barbary macaque monkeys are the star attractions in Gibraltar. Still, this historic port town is steeped in military history around the landmark Rock of Gibraltar. The town wears its scars well with plenty to offer visitors who make the trip. The British territory next to Spain has a striking and unique landscape with sweeping views of Europe and Africa. Its long military

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history stems from being a strategic point between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The ancient Greeks referred to the Rock as one of the two “Pillars of Hercules.” Britain acquired Gibraltar from Spain in 1704 during the War of Spanish Succession. Spain has persistently sought its return ever

up to the Rock, which includes a stop at the Apes’ Den. They have lived in Gibraltar since the British first captured the Rock in 1704 and have remained through many sieges. Folklore says the British will leave the Rock only when the monkeys do. During World War II, Winston Churchill ordered that their numbers not drop

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A Barbary macaque (lower right) pauses, with the Rock of Gibraltar looming in the background on in Gibraltar.

since. The territory has lately been in the news: On June 16, British Prime Minister David Cameron made a brief visit, the first serving British prime minister to step foot in Gibraltar since 1968. Here are some highlights to take in during a visit. BARBARY MACAQUES Europe’s only free-ranging monkeys are sure to enliven an afternoon enjoying the views from its famous Rock. While some regard tourists calmly, others can be astute opportunists — eager to pounce and snatch items out of hands and bags. They were known as Barbary apes, but they are actually tailless monkeys. They are now found on Gibraltar and in Morocco and parts of Algeria, a region once known as the Barbary Coast. Visitors can reach them by a cable car

below 24. Warning: They have long canine teeth and can bite if disturbed. THE TUNNELS Gibraltar features a labyrinth of tunnels some 32 miles in total that were built for military purposes. Some were dug by hand and gunpowder blasts during The Great Siege between 1779 and 1783, when France and Spain tried to recapture the Rock from the British during the American Revolutionary War. They were built to get guns to cover a vulnerable spot off the northern face of the Rock of Gibraltar. Visitors can walk in the tunnels, which have cannons pointing out of openings in the rock. During World War II, the British added on to the Great Siege Tunnels out of concern Gibraltar would be attacked. These tunnels were built between 1939 and 1944 by the Royal Engineers. Tours are available.

THE MOORS The Moors occupied Gibraltar between 711 and 1309 and between 1350 and 1462. The Tower of Homage remains from an original castle complex that once stretched to the sea. The structure’s outside walls bear the scars of conflicts during the many sieges on the peninsula. The Gibraltar Museum, which provides a historical overview of the town, includes well-preserved Moorish baths in the museum basement. The baths were built in the 14th century. ST. MICHAEL’S CAVE Gibraltar is home to a network of limestone caves in the town’s Upper Rock Nature Reserve. It’s used for concerts and plays. ROCK HISTORY Beatle John Lennon married Yoko Ono at The Rock Hotel in Gibraltar in 1969. The line from “The Ballad of John and Yoko” goes, “You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain.” GETTING THERE AND GETTING AROUND Gibraltar gets a number of visitors on port calls from cruise ships. You can also fly directly to Gibraltar from various British airports, or walk or drive across the border from Spain. Malaga, Spain, is about 85 miles away. Most visitors get their sightseeing done on foot but there are taxis.

Local travel EXPERIENCES ON THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL: Vicki Stasch and Maria Small recap their hike on the renowned Appalachian Trail in the Pocono Mountains of New Jersey and Pennsylvania with Road Scholar at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, at the Anacortes City Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Free. 360-293-1910 or library.cityofanacortes.org. WHATCOM MUSEUM HISTORY SUNSET CRUISES: The museum has partnered with San Juan Cruises for a series of summer history cruises along Bellingham Bay. Cruises start boarding at 6:15 p.m. and return to port at 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, July 12-Aug. 30., from the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 355 Harris Ave., Bellingham. Guests are welcome to bring a picnic-style dinner and beverages (non-alcoholic.) Ticket prices vary. 800-838-3006 ext. 1 or brownpapertickets.com. NEWHALEM BY NIGHT: Relive the early days of Newhalem and Seattle City Light from 4:30 to 11:30 p.m. Thursday, July 14, departing from Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Stroll through Ladder Creek Gardens, learn about the history of the area’s water ways and hydroelectric projects, and enjoy a light show illuminating three waterfalls. Fee includes chicken dinner. $75. Register by June 30 at 360-336-6215 or mountvernonwa.gov. TILLICUM VILLAGE AND BLAKE ISLAND: From Seattle’s Pier 55, board the Argosy Cruise’s Goodtime II and enjoy a 45-minute narrated cruise to Blake Island from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, departing from the Burlington Senior Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington, or 9 a.m to 6 p.m. departing from the Anacortes Senior Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes. Feast on fire-roasted fish for lunch while watching a live stage performance and Northwest Native American storytelling. Lunch is included in the fee. $125. Register by July 6, at 360-766-7109 or recreationwithoutborders.com. NORTH OF THE BORDER OUTLET SHOPPING: Visit outlet and factory stores from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 17, meeting at the Chuckanut Park and Ride Lot, exit 231 off I-5, park in the middle of the lot. Stops include StormTech, Champion, Roots, Arc’teryx and more. Proof of citizenship required. $40. Register by July 11 at 360-766-7109 or recreationwithoutborders.com. HISTORICAL SAILINGS: Two visiting historical ships, the Lady Washington and the Hawaiian Chieftan, bring maritime history to life with adventure, battle and evening excursions. Times vary; the ships dock at the Squalicum Harbor Marina, 2600 N. Harbor Loop Drive, Bellingham, from July 21 through Aug. 3. Ship tours are also available. $39-$75. 800-200-5239 or historicalseaport.org. NFNF HIKE: CHERYL’S CHOICE: Cheryl shares her favorite hike from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 24, meeting at the Cook Road Park and Ride, exit 232 off I-5, park by Starbucks. Participants should be able to hike approximately 7-8 miles with an elevation gain of up to 1,200 feet. $50. Register by July 18 at 360-766-7109 or recreationwithoutborders.com.

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MUSIC REVIEWS VAN MORRISON, “It’s Too Late to Stop Now … Volumes II, III, IV & DVD” — Like snowflakes, or the free-wheelin’ jazz horn players he vocally emulates, no two Van Morrison concert performances are exactly alike. Reason this newly unearthed, four-disc collection of 1973 shows at the Troubadour in L.A., the Santa Monica Civic Center, and London’s Rainbow Theatre — all with the roaring lion bouncing off the walloping 11-piece, hornand string-rich Caledonia Soul Orchestra — are such a joy. Even multiple renderings of “Brown Eyed Girl,” “Caravan,” “Domino,” and “Cypress Avenue” don’t wear out their welcome. And equally fun are one-offs of Buddy Johnson’s “Since I Fell For You,” Ray Charles’ “I Believe to My Soul,” Hank Williams’ “Hey Good Lookin’,” and the Louis Prima hit “Buona Sera,” offering a road map to the Celtic soulster’s roots.

Credit the artist’s personal catalog takeover and transfer for finally getting these gems out. And thank a top-notch Legacy engineering team for fine-tuning though never sweetening the tapes. The job’s done so well you can differentiate performance spaces and track the band congealing in tightness and sass as the tour evolves. I do wish there’d been some color correcting of the bathedin-red video set, so typical of ‘70s concert shoots. Does put a glow on the “Moondance” man’s pasty complexion, though.

—Jonathan Takiff, The Philadelphia Inquirer

WILLIAM BELL, “This Is Where I Live” — On the verge of his 77th birthday and the 10th anniversary of the rejuvenated Stax label, Memphis’ William Bell is heading home. “This is where I live / This is where I give / All my love, all

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my time / all my money, every dime,” he sings in a cool, yet passionate howl on the title track of his new album. This is a record whose deep soul resonates with every funky element of his past — the molasses-thick Tennessee R&B and the raw, silken blues classics he’s penned such as “You Don’t Miss Your Water” and “Born Under a Bad Sign.” Bell’s tenor voice was always on the sweet side of the rough Stax continuum (as opposed to the gruff Otis Redding), and his craft as a writer leaned on the hard art of the tortured romantic ballad. He uses that lovely, simmering tone best on his acknowledgment of failures and prayer for forgiveness, “The Three of Me,” backed simply by a gritty horn chart and a humming Hammond organ. For a humble romancer, Bell is also a pragmatist as he calls out a potentially shipwrecked marriage with the line, “There’s

more rooms in a house … than the bedroom” on “More Rooms.” It’s when he revisits “Born Under a Bad Sign” — a treasure co-written by Booker T. Jones for guitarist Albert King — that Bell shines, reconfiguring it into his own weary lament. Welcome back.

—A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, “The Getaway” — The Red Hot Chili Peppers are long past being the Los Angelino rude boys renowned for making jolting, head-thrusting punk-funk. Singer Anthony Kiedis, drummer Chad Smith and bassist Flea are in their 50s. They’re certainly still spry enough to do the “freaky styley” if they so desire (new guitarist in a series of many, Josh Klinghoffer, is just 38), yet after 10 soundalike studio albums, a radical change was in order for No. 11. Hence, “The Getaway,” a refreshingly spa-

cious, often experimental work produced by Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton. RHCP takes to the Mouse’s atmospheres and rhythmic twists with ease. As with the chart-breaking ballad “Under the Bridge,” Kiedis’ crooning and Flea’s fluid bass line make “Dark Necessities” a smoothyet-salty adult cut. Though his idea of romance on “Goodbye Angels” and “The Longest Wave” is creepy (lyrics like “Under my skin and half my age”), Kiedis sings with calm, Beatles-ish lilts. Not that RHCP doesn’t let its stammering, freak flag fly. “Go Robot” is a rhythmic workout driven by Danger Mouse’s frizzled synths. “Dreams of a Samurai” is Flea at his jamband best, and the wonky title track rocks crisp and hard. The Red Hot Chili Peppers have finally grown from boys to men. Good.

—A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area June 23-30 Thursday.23 THEATER

Friday.24 THEATER

”South Pacific”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com. ”The Flick”: 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theater, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $14-18. outcastproductions.net. ”Fables and Fairy Tales”: 7 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. $14. 360-7346080 or mountbakertheatre. com.

MUSIC

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

Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues: 4 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $28-60. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

DANCE

Les Dames Dangereux (burlesque cabaret): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $25. 360-4453000.

FRIDAY.24 TERRY EVANS

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

Saturday.25 THEATER

”South Pacific”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com. ”Shakespeare’s Wonderland”: 2 p.m., Gilkey Square, Morris Avenue and First Street, La Conner. Free. 360317-3023 or shakesnw.org. ”The Flick”: 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theater, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $1418. outcastproductions.net. ”Fables and Fairy Tales”: 7 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. $14. 360-7346080 or mountbakertheatre. com.

DANCE

Les Dames Dangereux (burlesque cabaret): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $25. 360-4453000.

Sunday.26 THEATER

”South Pacific”: 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com. ”Shakespeare’s Wonderland”: 1 p.m., Maiben Park, 1011 E. Greenleaf Ave., Burlington. Free. 360-317-3023 or shakesnw.org. ”Shakespeare’s Wonderland”: 4 p.m., Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount

Vernon. Free. 360-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

Tuesday.28

”The Flick”: 4 p.m., Black Box Theater, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $14-18. outcastproductions.net.

”The Flick”: 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theater, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $14-18. outcastproductions.net.

”Fables and Fairy Tales”: 2 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. $14. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

Monday.27 THEATER

”The Flick”: 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theater, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $14-18. outcastproductions.net.

THEATER

Wednesday.29 THEATER

”The Flick”: 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theater, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $14-18. outcastproductions.net.

Thursday.30 THEATER

”The Flick”: 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theater, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $14-18. outcastproductions.net.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues June 23-30 Thursday.23

The Receiver (eclectic duo): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $6. 360445-3000. Woody Virgil: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

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J.P. Falcon and guests: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 574 Caines Court, Bow. Free. 360-766-6330. Musebird Cafe with Wayne Hayton, Paul Roberts and David McGuire: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

THURSDAY.23

THE RECEIVER 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $6. 360-445-3000.

Brian Ernst (world music): 9:30 p.m., The Brown Lantern, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-293-2544.

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

The Royal We: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino & Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-275-2448.

Disco Ballz: 9 p.m., Swinomish Casino & Lodge, Main Stage, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. 888-2888883 or swinomishcasinoandlodge.com.

Saturday.25 TUESDAY.28

Les Dames Dangereux (burlesque cabaret): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $25. 360-445-3000. Alley Gaterz (rockabilly, blues, country): 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411. Morphic Dream: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-5881720.

JAMES HOWARD BAND 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Big Business, Andy the Doorbum: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10-$12. 360-778-1067. Tom Harding: 8 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360766-6266.

Lizzie Weber: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805. Marcia Kester: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Members and signed-in guests only. 360-848-8882.

Nashville Northwest: 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $10. 425-737-5144 or 360-629-6500. Snug Harbor: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360766-6266. Guy Johnson Band: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

Disco Ballz: 9 p.m., Swinomish Casino & Lodge, Main Stage, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. 888-2888883. or swinomishcasinoandlodge.com.

Sunday.26

Les Dames Dangereux (burlesque cabaret): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $25. 360-445-3000.

Tuesday.28

CD Woodbury Band (blues): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Terrell Stafford Quartet: 7 p.m., WJMAC Room at the Majestic, 1027 N. Forest Street, Bellingham. $1020. wjmac.org/calendar. asp.

Ken Pickard and Zydeco Explosion: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956. Muppet Fetish, Acid Teeth, Boxcutter, Pinned Red: 9:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7. 360-778-1067. Antonette Goroch: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805. The Royal We: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino & Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-275-2448.

Ron Bailey and The Tangents: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266. James Howard Band: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Wednesday.29

Swingnuts: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720. Pit Folk (alternative, Americana, Indie): 9 p.m., The Brown Lantern, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-293-2544.

Thursday.30

Elizabeth Park Summer Concert: CC Adams Band featuring Mary Ellen Lykins, 6 to 8 p.m., Elizabeth Park, 1000 Walnut St., Bellingham. Free, donations accepted. 360-305-0536.

Ann n Dean: 7 to 10 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360848-8882.

Trish Hatley, Reuel Lubag and John Anderson (jazz): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Scratch Daddy: 8 to 11 p.m., Evelyn’s Tavern, 12667 Highway 9, Clear Lake. 360-399-1321.

Wes Jones: 6 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649. Tanya Hladik: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

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ART

KULSHAN TRAIL ART: Celebrate four new metal sculpture installations designed and made by students from Skagit Valley College and Burlington-Edison High School at 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 24, at the 12th Street access point to Kulshan Trail in Mount Vernon. The sculptures are titled “Maple Tree”, “Maple Leaf ”, “Bikes” and “Marsh to Mountain.” mountvernonwa. gov. CALL FOR FIBER ARTS: The La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum is accepting entries through June 30 for the 2016 Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival, set for Sept. 30Oct. 2 in La Conner. The juried and judged exhibit is open to quilters and fiber artists of all levels. For entry guidelines, call 360-466-4288 or visit laconnerquilts.org. CALL FOR ANACORTES ARTISTS: The Anacortes Arts Commission is accepting applications through July 15 for the first Anacortes and Guemes Island Artist’s Studio Tour, set for Oct. 22-23. Artists must live or have studio space in the 98221 ZIP code to participate. Artists without a studio may have the opportunity to participate at the Depot, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. For entry guidelines, contact 360-293-1918 or anacortesartscommission.com. “GHOST STORIES”: A film by five Anacortes High School students and filmed aboard Anacortes’ “W.T. Preston” snag boat will premier at 10 p.m.

Thursday, July 21, on KCTS 9’s Reel NW. The National Film Festival for Talented Youth announced that “Ghost Stories,” a three-minute movie with flashbacks to historical characters and animation, is one of the films selected to be broadcast for a web premiere. 360-293-1915 or yerbyl@cityofanacortes.org. CALL FOR POSTER ARTIST: The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is seeking artist applications for the 2018 festival poster. Applications are due Aug. 8 and should include a letter of interest and two or three examples of work. The artist will be selected this fall, receive $2,000 and be featured on festival merchandise and advertising materials. 360-428-5959 or cindy@ tulipfestival.org. CALL TO COLLECTORS: The Anacortes Museum, 1305 Eighth St., Anacortes, invites local collectors to participate in its “Anacortes Presents” program by putting their treasures on display. Exhibits usually run about three months. 360-293-1915.

DANCE

SUMMER DANCE CLASSES: 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, June 28, and Thursday, June 30, at the Skagit Valley Academy of Dance, 1522 Jay Way, Mount Vernon. Many classes available: tots, tumble, play & sing, ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, acrobatics, lyrical and contemporary. Ages 2 1/2 to adult, cost varies. 360-424-6677 or skagitvalleyacademyofdance. com.

A CHANCE TO DANCE: The Skagit Valley Academy of Dance presents a program for children ages 7-12 who may have physical challenges or unique needs from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Wednesdays, June 29July 20, at 1522 Jay Way, Mount Vernon. $50 for the four-week program. 360-424-6677 or skagitvalleyacademyofdance. com.

MUSIC

BARBERSHOP HARMONY: Attend a free, no-commitment rehearsal of the AnO-Chords, a four-part barbershop 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. Contact Bob Lundquist at 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. SHELTER BAY CHORUS: Practices are held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays (except the first full week of each month, when practice is held on Friday) at the Shelter Bay Clubhouse, 1000 Shoshone Drive, La Conner. New members welcome. No need to be a Shelter Bay resident. 360-770-7354.

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. ANACORTES OPEN MIC: 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360293-2544. OPEN MIC: Jam night, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thursdays, Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

PARADES

CONCRETE FOURTH OF JULY: Parade entries are needed for the Fourth of July celebration in Concrete. Contact the Concrete Chamber of Commerce at 360-853-8784 or concretechamber@gmail. com.

RECREATION

ALL-COMERS TRACK MEETS: Athletes of all ages can compete in a variety of track and field events at 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, at Burlington-Edison High School, 301 N. Burlington Blvd., Burlington, in the final meet of the season. Registration opens at 5 p.m., followed by field events at 5:30 p.m. and running events at 6 p.m. $5 per meet. T-shirts can be purchased for $10; vintage shirts are available for $5 while they last. Ribbons awarded for each event entered. “Dallas Kloke” Jogger’s Mile Winner T-shirts awarded to those who

correctly predict their time within three seconds. For information, contact Burlington Parks and Recreation at 360755-9649 or burlingtonwa.gov/recreation. CORNET BAY WEEDING PARTY: Help pull weeds and learn about native beach plants and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, at Cornet Bay, Deception Pass State Park, 200 Cornet Bay Road, Oak Harbor. 360-336-0172 or skagitfisheries.org. 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. TESORO MARCH POINT RUN AND WALK: Join Tesoro’s 22nd annual road race around March Point on Saturday, June 25, at the Tesoro Refinery, 10200 W. March Point Road, Anacortes. Kids’ race starts at 8:45 a.m., 10K and 5K run/walk starts at 9 a.m. All entry funds include a free picnic lunch and benefit United Way. $30 on race day. 360-293-4852 or databarevents.com/ marchpointrun. FIX-IT DAYS: Specialists mend broken appliances, lamps that need attention or chipped items from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the last Saturday of each month, at the Anacortes Farmers Market, the Depot, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. Donations for repairs benefit the Deception Pass Park Foundation. Call if you need pick-up

arrangements. 360-6753767 or deceptionpassfoundation.org. FREE FLIGHTS FOR KIDS: The Young Eagles Program will provide free airplane rides for youths ages 8-17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at the Skagit Regional Airport, 15400 Airport Drive, Burlington. Twenty-minute flights will be provided by experienced pilots. skagiteaa.org. Register at cherylscub@ gmail.com. TRAIL BUILDERS: Mount Vernon Trail Builders seeks volunteers to help with trail building and maintenance at Little Mountain Park in Mount Vernon. Work sessions are held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, rain or shine. Lunch, snacks, tools and training are provided. For information, call Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation at 360-336-6215 or visit mountvernontrailbuilders.com. Next up: Saturday, June 25.

THEATER

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. 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.

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MOVIES

A bond that spans generations: Norman Lear and son Ben bonded over ‘South Park’ By JOSH ROTTENBERG Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — When he was growing up, Ben Lear had a general sense that his dad was a big deal. He just wasn’t entirely clear on why. The trailblazing TV sitcoms that Norman Lear had produced in the 1970s — shows such as “All in the Family,” “Good Times” and “Maude” — were all long off the air before Ben was even born. “I knew he was a pretty big-time guy from very early on, but it had already been a whole generation since those shows were filling the airwaves,” Ben Lear, 27, said on a recent morning as he shared breakfast at a Brentwood cafe with his father, who is 93. “I knew the characters. I had seen scenes of them. I could feel his humor and perspective in them. But I hadn’t really dug in.” Instead, Ben has fond memories of bonding with his dad over episodes of “South Park.” “That was the ‘All in the Family’ for us,” he said. The elder Lear smiled and nodded. “For me, too.” These days the Lears have something very different to bond over. Ben is making his directorial debut with the documentary “They Call Us Monsters,” a wrenching and thought-provoking look at the lives of three juvenile offenders that premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival earlier this month. Meanwhile, his father is the subject of

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the forthcoming documentary “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You,” directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, which premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival and will begin rolling out in theaters next month. “The fact that I’m putting my first thing out and they’re both documentaries — there’s a synergy there that feels really special to me,” said Ben, who began making short films when he was in middle school before eventually going on to study music composition at New York University. “We’re proud of each other.” The younger Lear is the fourth of Norman Lear’s six children — his mother, Lyn, is Lear’s third wife, to whom he’s been married for nearly 30 years — and was born when his father was 66. With such a vast difference in age, it would be

easy to imagine some unbridgeable Archie Bunker-and-Meathead generation gap between the two. But for Norman Lear, who credits yoga and a penchant for eating salad for breakfast in part for his continued good health, age has always been a relative thing. “I didn’t feel my age at all — I didn’t think I was 66 the way I hear other people who are turning 60 carry on,” said the elder Lear. “I feel I’m the peer of whoever I’m talking to. If I’m with a 6-year-old, that’s the level I’m dealing with. So I was kind of growing up with my kids.” That’s not to say Ben wasn’t keenly aware growing up that he had an elderly dad. “I have a cousin who’s the same age as me, and my uncle would be like, ‘Let’s hop in the speedboat and we’ll jet ski,’” he said. “I remember thinking, ‘Man, I wish my dad drove a speedboat and took us inner-tubing and stuff.’ But then I’d quickly come back around to: Would I trade it? And the answer was always no.” Speedboat or no speedboat, as the years have passed, Norman and Ben Lear have found deeper ways to commune with each other. “In the course of writing my book (the 2014 memoir ‘Even This I Get to Experience’), I went into therapy to help me dig as deep as I could and I grew up a lot,” Norman said. “Ben and I were both growing up at the same time. One of the great secrets is that the journey to adulthood never ends.”

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HOT TICKETS 29TH WINTHROP R&B FESTIVAL with ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND, ALLEN STONE, the The FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS with KIM WILSON: July 1517, 19190 Highway 20, Winthrop. 509-9973837 or tickettomato. com, www.winthropbluesfestival.com.

”PAINT YOUR WAGON”: Through June 25, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle. 206-625-1900 or 5thavenue.org. ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY: June 23-26, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com. JUSTIN HAYWARD: featuring IGN’s Mike Dawes: June 24, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org. MICHAEL CARBONARO LIVE: June 24, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 866-833-4747 or seattlesymphony.org. PARADISO FESTIVAL: June 24-25, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 425-248-1572 or livenation.com. LAUREN HILL: June 27, The Swowbox, Seattle. ANA POPOVIC: June 27-28, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com. STEVE TYRELL: June 29-July 3, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com. NEKO CASE, K.D. LANG, LAURA VEIRS: June 30, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle. 206548-2500 or zoo.org/ zootunes. BOSTON: July 1, WAMU Theatre, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. LYLE LOVETT AND HIS LARGE BAND: July 2, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

ALICE IN CHAINS July 8, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org.

DIANA ROSS: July 2, The Tulalip Amphitheatre, Marysville. 800745-3000 or livenation. com. GREG ADAMS AND EAST BAY SOUL: July 5-7, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com. STEVEN TYLER: July 8, McCaw Hall, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. ALICE IN CHAINS: July 8, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or stgpresents. org. FOREIGNER: July 8, The Tulalip Amphitheatre, Marysville. 800745-3000 or livenation. com. BONEY JAMES: July 8-10, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com. BRIAN REGAN: July 9, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org.

GOO GOO DOLLS WITH COLLECTIVE SOUL AND TRIBE SOCIETY: July 9, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster. com. ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK TASTE OF CHAOS TOUR with DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, TAKING BACK SUNDAY: July 9, Xfinity Arena, Everett. 866-332-8499 or livenation.com.

40TH DARRINGTON BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: July 15-17, Darrington Bluegrass Music Park, Darrington. 360-4361179 or darringtonbluegrass.com. MEGHAN TRAINOR: July 16, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. PHILLIP PHILLPS, MATT NATHANSON WITH A GREAT BIG WORLD: July 17, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle. 206-548-2500 or zoo.org/zootunes. MARCIA BALL: July 18, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

PEARL DJANGO: July 12-13, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

PATTI LABELLE: July 19, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 866-833-4747 or seattlesymphony. org.

SERGIO MENDES: July 14-17, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO: July 19-20, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

BRIT FLOYD: July 15, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

DON HENLEY: July 19-20, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

PHISH: July 15-16, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

UB40: July 21, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle. 206-548-2500 or zoo.org/zootunes.

STING & PETER GABRIEL: July 21, KeyArena, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation. com. WAILIN’ JENNYS: July 21, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 866-833-4747 or seattlesymphony. org. THE RIPPINGTONS: July 21-24, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley. com. LEE ANN WOMACK: July 22-23, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com. DEAD & COMPANY: July 23, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800745-3000 or livenation. com. STEVE MARTIN AND MARTIN SHORT: July 23, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org. KENNY CHESNEY: July 23, CenturyLink Field, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation. com. B-52s, THE ENGLISH BEAT: July 24, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle. 206-548-2500 or zoo.org/zootunes. ALBERT LEE: with Kate Taylor, July 24, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org. STYX: July 24, The Tulalip Amphitheatre, Marysville. 888-2721111 or ticketmaster. com.

ADELE: July 25-26, KeyArena, Seattle. 800745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com. SHAWN MENDES: July 26, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. ”WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC: July 26-27, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle. 206-548-2500 or zoo.org/zootunes. ALBERT LEE: with Kate Taylor, July 26-27, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com. ROB ZOMBIE, KORN: July 27, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. PSYCHADELIC FURS, THE CHURCH: July 27, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 866-833-4747 or seattlesymphony.org. MANHATTAN TRANSFER: July 2831, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com. MODEST MOUSE, BRAND NEW: July 30, KeyArena, Seattle. 800745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com. JOHN FOGERTY: July 29, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. WATERSHED FESTIVAL: Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Keith Urban and more, July 29-31, Aug. 5-7, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. watershedfest.com. — For complete listings, visit goskagit.com and click on “Entertainment.”

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“The Meddler” will be shown Saturday, Sunday and Monday at the Lincoln Theatre.

7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 23

The documentary, which features Holly Weller of Mount Vernon, is the fruit of a groundbreaking concept utilizing a video contest and crowd-funding campaign to send five people to Medjugorje, a little-known village between two mountains along the border of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, to film their experiences. Millions visit Medjugorje each year to see whether the legend is true: that Mary, the mother of Jesus, has appeared to a select group of natives with regularity for the past 35 years. $12 general, $10 for Lincoln members.

Justin Hayward 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 24

As one of the most prolific singer-songwriters in music, Justin Hayward has enjoyed success both within The Moody Blues (which sold over 60 million albums during his near 50-year tenure), and as a solo artist. He has written such songs as “Nights In White Satin,” “Tuesday Afternoon,” “Question,” “The Voice” and “Your Wildest Dreams,” to name a few. His most recent solo album, “Spirits Of The Western Sky,” received

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‘Genius’ is more average than brilliant By MICHAEL PHILLIPS Chicago Tribune

“Genius” is one of those movies where, 20 minutes in, you realize: So. It’s one of those movies. Neat and tidy and well-mannered and dull, and not even Colin Firth and Jude Law and Laura Linney and Nicole Kidman and some very sharp fedoras can enliven it. The film marks the screen debut for acclaimed stage director and Donmar Warehouse alum Michael Grandage, working from John Logan’s script adapted from the 1978 biography “Max Perkins: Editor of Genius.” For a few fraught and fruitful years, from 1929 to 1938, novelist Thomas Wolfe collaborated with his Scribner’s publishing house mentor, editor and friend, William Maxwell Evarts Perkins. The relationship produced Wolfe’s “Look Homeward, Angel” and “Of Time and the River,” and placed Wolfe in the august company of Perkins’ other “finds,” F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, both of whom roll in and out of “Genius” as supporting characters. So far, so good. You could get a terrific little period drama, dripping with literary class but also full of life, out of this stuff. The problems with “Genius” aren’t ones of radical missteps either in the material or the interpretation.

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Jude Law (left) and Colin Firth star in “Genius.”

Rather, it’s the gray, smudgy timidity of the overall that hurts. Taking a cue from Ben Davis’ curiously inexpressive, halfway-to-sepia digital cinematography, Grandage’s movie — filmed in Manchester, England, and filled in with a few digital Manhattan details — plods along, setting up the next round of contentious, verbose meetings between its principal players, charting the rise and fall of Wolfe, dead before he turned 38. Some actors have a way of subtly indicating their questions, shall we say, about the screenplay at hand. Firth is one of them. Logan’s version of Perkins turns him into a recessive, tightly routinized character

whose life is upended, but also made richer, by the tumultuous North Carolina expat Wolfe. In scene after scene Firth is required simply to watch and listen and take in Wolfe’s latest gassy reiterations of the problems he’s having with his writing, or his resistance to cutting any of his precious jewels of poetic prose. While Firth does a fine and honorable job interpreting Perkins, it’s a tight performance with very, very few offhanded moments. Meantime Law gives it his all, acting up a storm, going whole hog with Wolfe’s Carolina dialect. Linney has criminally little to do as Louise Perkins; Kidman plays the married Aline Bernstein, whose controversial, messy relation-

ship with Wolfe brings her to the brink of suicide. The extremes you never fully believe; the movie’s strictly a middler by temperament, and when Guy Pearce shows up as Fitzgerald, we see oddly little of the alcoholic, narcissistic train wreck Fitzgerald had already become by the time Wolfe burst onto the scene. I do like Logan’s idea (or Firth’s?) of the key moment Perkins feels compelled to remove his hat indoors. It’s telling, and effective. And unfortunately in “Genius,” it stands out all too clearly. 1:44. Rating: PG13 (for some thematic elements and suggestive content). HH (out of four stars)

Compiled from news services. Ratings are 1 to 4 stars. “Free State of Jones” — While it depicts slavery and race with a white man (Matthew McConaughey) as the leading hero, this important movie is primarily an immensely gripping tale rooted in historical fact and filled with unforgettable images and, yes, lessons that ring hard and true a century and a half later. Drama, R, 139 minutes. HHH 1/2 “Finding Dory” — Once again, the magic-makers at Pixar have created a gorgeous underwater (and occasionally above-ground) universe and a heart-tugging story involving parents and children and the true meaning of family. It’s a solid, entertaining, well-paced sequel that just doesn’t quite reach the soaring heights of the original. Animated adventure, PG, 95 minutes. HHH “Genius” — Even as I was rolling my eyes at the amped-up storytelling, I was digging just about every stylized visual flourish and every big performance in this fictionalized telling of the relationship between editing guru Maxwell Perkins (Colin Firth) and his most treasured, most beloved and most troublesome author: Thomas Wolfe (Jude Law). Biographic drama, PG-13, 103 minutes. HHH½ “Central Intelligence” — You can’t help but laugh at Dwayne Johnson’s endearing performance as a hulking spy who still flashes back to high school traumas and the classmate (Kevin Hart) he used to worship. But this aggressively loud buddy movie is so formulaic and dumb, you’ll probably forget you’ve seen it by the end of the year. Action comedy, PG-13, 108 minutes. H½ “Now You See Me 2” — None of this smug sequel’s impressive stars — Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo — escapes the chains of a nearly indecipherable plot, loads of clunky dialogue and so many special effects there’s nothing magical at all about the magic. Rating: Action comedy, PG-13, 129 minutes. HH½ “Careful What You Wish For” — Pop idol and OK actor Nick Jonas does what he can with the underwritten part of a high school grad drawn to a wealthy man’s trophy wife. The erotic thriller is going for lusty, lurid, B-movie titillation, but it’s not nearly as sexy or clever as it would like to be. With Dermot Mulroney and Isabel Lucas. Thriller, R, 91 minutes. HH “The Conjuring 2” — In the sequel to his razor-sharp supernatural thriller, director James Wan retains his touch for ratcheting up the tension and providing doses of comic relief, but the scary moments aren’t as fresh this time around, and “The Conjuring 2” is at least a half-hour too long. Horror, R, 133 minutes. HH½ “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” — Andy Samberg, who stars as a dim-bulb singer from a boy band, has collaborated with his Lonely Island partners on a pitch-perfect satire of modern-day pop stardom that clearly has a genuine admiration and affection for the very subject it hilariously skewers. It’s funny because it gets it RIGHT without ever being too mean-spirited. Comedy, R, 86 minutes. HHH½ “Money Monster” — On live TV, a finance whiz (George Clooney) is taken hostage by a gunman who lost everything following his advice. Once the premise is established, “Money Monster” kicks into a high-energy, sometimes very funny and occasionally legitimately tense thriller. Julia Roberts co-stars. Thriller, R, 98 minutes. HHH½

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MOVIES “Me Before You” — Though it stars Emilia Clarke and Charles Dance from “Game of Thrones” and Sam Claflin from “The Hunger Games,” this tearjerker is nowhere near as entertaining. The beautifully filmed and well-intentioned weeper about a bitter quadriplegic and his cheery caretaker does everything to make you cry short of flooding theaters with the overwhelming scent of onions. Romance, PG-13, 110 minutes. HH “A Hologram for the King” — The great Tom Hanks is in prime form as an American salesman in Saudi Arabia trying to secure an IT contract from the king. Writer-director Tom Tykwer skillfully presents a series of fantastical scenes in a way that has us thinking, “Sure, that could happen.” This is quite simply a beautiful film to behold. Drama, R, 97 minutes. HHH½ “Alice Through the Looking Glass” — Riddled with mediocre, out-of-tune work from normally outstanding actors including Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Mia Wasikowska, the sequel to Tim Burton’s 2010 mega-hit “Alice in Wonderland” is loud, frantic and stunningly unfunny. It’s one of the great movie disasters of 2016. Fantasy, PG-13, 108 minutes. H½ “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising” — This sequel’s inyour-face gags aren’t funny, just juvenile, desperate and disgusting. Even worse, “Neighbors 2” cynically tries to make a feminist statement amidst lots of downright nasty behavior by the fledgling sorority sisters who have moved next door to the hapless Rudners (Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne). Comedy, R, 92 minutes. H½ “The Meddler” — Susan Sarandon’s performance as the needy mother of a newly single TV producer (Rose Byrne) is something

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lovely to behold. A sitcom of a premise is imbued with depth, intelligence and numerous sweet, melancholy moments that feel just ... right. Comedy, PG-13, 100 minutes. HHH½ “Captain America: Civil War” — At odds over collateral damage, Captain America (Chris Evans) and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) pick rival allstar superhero teams in a classic example of what the big-ticket summer movie experience is all about. “Civil War” keeps things moving along, with a solid balance of character soul-searching and kinetic action sequences. Superhero action, PG-13, 147 minutesHHH½ “The Nice Guys” — In this loony, blood-spattered 1970s period piece, Russell Crowe is a deadpan hoot as a hulking thug and Ryan Gosling scores big laughs with some perfectly timed physical shtick. They’re the funniest duo of the year so far. Action comedy, R, 116 minutes. HHH “X-Men: Apocalypse” — A visual feast brimming with stellar performances,

this sequel/prequel/standalone adventure breaks no fresh ground. But it contains perhaps my favorite scene of any movie this year, a super-duper-duper-duper-speed rescue by Quicksilver that’s beautiful, funny and altogether magical. Superhero action, PG-13, 135 minutes.HHH “Zootopia” — In an all-animal world, a rabbit rookie cop (voice of Ginnifer Goodwin) suspects a sly fox (Jason Bateman) in a missing-mammals case. Brimming with gorgeous visuals and terrific one-liners, this is one of my favorite animated movies, period. Animated adventure, PG, 108 minutes.

HHHH “Love and Friendship” — Whit Stillman has done a marvelous job of adapting Jane Austen’s novella “Lady Susan” and capturing the author’s tart, rapier-sharp sense of humor. As a cruel widow scheming to marry off herself and her daughter, Kate Beckinsale delivers one of the best performances of her career. Comedy, PG, 92 minutes. HHH½ “Maggie’s Plan” — Greta

Gerwig, Ethan Hawke and Julianne Moore star in one of those movies where we eavesdrop on smart, self-involved, deeply flawed and consistently interesting people who remind us of people WE know. It’s a fine brew, equal parts cynical and whimsical, dark and sunny. Comedy, R, 98 minutes. HHH½ “Barbershop: The Next Cut” — Almost everything clicks in the new story about the regulars at a Chicago barbershop, thanks in no small part to the wonderful performances from the deep cast including Ice Cube, Common, Regina Hall and Cedric the Entertainer. Not only is it one of the funniest movies in recent years, it’s a poignant and timely drama about neighborhood crime. Comedy, PG-13, 112 minutes. HHH½ “Creative Control” — Obsessed with a buddy’s girlfriend, a hipster ad exec creates an avatar of her and falls in love. This is a cool, smart, funny, sexy, disturbing and consistently provocative effort, shot in gorgeous, crisp widescreen black-and-white. Drama, R, 97 minutes. HHH½ “Demolition” — The best efforts of Jake Gyllenhaal, as an emotionally distant investment banker who reacts to his wife’s sudden death by smashing things, aren’t enough to save “Demolition” from itself. What a pretentious, uneven, off-putting, not-nearly-as-clever-as-itthinks-it-is MESS. Drama, R, 100 minutes. H½ “Elvis & Nixon” — Michael Shannon plays Elvis and Kevin Spacey is Nixon in one of the most entertaining movies I’ve seen this year — a whip-smart slice of strange history bolstered by their excellent performances, pitch-perfect period-piece references and a brisk sense of pacing. Historical comedy, R, 87 minutes. HHH½

Voice work can be draining for Eugene Levy By RICK BENTLEY The Fresno Bee

Eugene Levy has carved out a varied acting career, from comedy to improvisation to impersonation, television to film. Nothing, he says, is as draining as voice work. “You do kind of get exhausted. I didn’t realize how much I was hammering away at lines until the end. The squealing and crying and going over and over — it takes its toll,” Levy says. (That squealing and crying is for a character and not the director.) Levy is a veteran of voice work (“Dilbert,” “Astro Boy,” “Curious George”) but says there’s something special about his latest movie, “Finding Dory.” He’s cast as Dory’s dad in the sequel to “Finding Nemo.” “The film should reach out to adults, because the parents (in ‘Dory’) are trying to deal with an adversity. I felt an emotional swell that is right there in the story. I got that by just reading the script for the first time,” Levy says. “When I saw the movie, I really got that. It’s a nice emotional moment.” The adversity is that Dory and her parents have been separated. This is complicated by Dory’s faulty short-term memory. When Dory begins to remember small things about her parents, she goes on a trek to find them. Levy says he likes the flexibility voice work gives him as he can play any creature, a car or a tree. “You just try to hit a

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Eugene Levy is cast as Dory’s dad in “Finding Dory.”

line and give the director enough options.” Normally, he would do a lot of improvising, but in the case of “Finding Dory,” Levy did very little. He would only start trying something different if he got the go-ahead from the director. Recording sessions for feature films generally are one actor and the director. Levy was excited when he got to work with Diane Keaton, who provides the voice of Dory’s mom. Levy was in Toronto working on his cable series “Schitt’s Creek” while Keaton was in Los Angeles. A video monitor allowed the actors to see each other at work. Recording together helped Levy because he could change his lines to fit better with the way Keaton was delivering her line. “It was fun for me to get to watch her work. I was mesmerized,” Levy says. “I don’t recall a recording session like that before.” Of course, he’s got 45 years of TV and film work to his credit to remember.