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THIS WEEKENDin the area Eagle Haven Summer Concert Series

GIRLS’ WEEKEND GETAWAY The Mount Vernon Downtown Association will present the Girls’ Weekend Getaway on Friday and Saturday, June 26-27, in downtown Mount Vernon.

Special events include “Run Like a Girl,” wine and chocolate tasting, a Cork and Canvas Painting Party with Jennifer Bowman and more. There will also be free drawings and coupon discounts at 26 businesses. Swag bags containing surprises and valuable coupons are available now. Coupon book, $5; coupon book with limited edition swag bag, $15. For a complete listing of events and participating locations, visit mountvernondowntown.org or email dep.mvda@gmail.com.

BENEFIT RUN/WALK The 21st annual Tesoro Rivertalk kicks off the Eagle Haven Winery Summer Concert Series at 7 p.m. Friday, June 26, at the winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. Rivertalk features a variety of brass, drums, percussion and harmony vocals. Seating is first-come, so bring a chair or a blanket.

Catered food will be available. $10, $5 wine club members. eaglehavenwinery. com or 360-856-6248.

March Point Run and Walk will take place Saturday, June 27, at the Anacortes Tesoro Refinery on March Point Road. Registration will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 am. The free kids’ half-mile race starts at 8:45 a.m. followed by the 5K and 10K Run/Walk at 9:15 a.m. $15 day of race; kids’ race is free. Shirts: $15 day of race, while supplies last. Proceeds will benefit United Way of Skagit Valley and The American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

360-293-9143 or marchpointrun.com.

CAMANO CRAB DASH The Crab Dash 5K/10K NAS WHIDBEY OPEN HOUSE Check out the EA-6B Prowler Sunset Fly-off, static aircraft displays, kids’ activities, food and more from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor. Enter Ault Field via the Charles Porter Gate, located just west of the Ault Field and Goldie roads intersection. A 5K run along the base’s flight line will be held at 8 a.m.

Aviation memorabilia will be available for purchase as well as food and beverages.

Aircraft displays include the EA-18G Growler, EA-6B Visitors ages 18 and older must have state- or governProwler, P-3C Orion, MH-60 Knighthawk helicopter, the ment-issued ID. Large bags, backpacks, weapons, coolers, new C-40 Clipper and a visiting P-8A Poseidon, which will drugs and pets are prohibited. Strollers, diaper bags, purssoon replace the P-3Cs. There will be other visual displays, es, wheelchairs, cameras and other items will be subject to guided bus tours, search and rescue/K-9 working dog dem- search. 360-257-2286 or facebook.com/NASWhidbey onstration, bouncy toys for children and a climbing wall.

Island.

Family Fun Run will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 27, at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. followed by the race at 9 a.m. $15, free for ages 8 and younger.

Proceeds will support programs and services offered at the center. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org.

KIDS’ DAY The Port of Anacortes will host a free Kids’ Day at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 27, at Seafarers’ Memorial Park, 601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes. The event will feature a showcase of wild animals by Predators of the Heart. 360-299-1822 or portofanacortes.com.

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

Friday through Sunday. 360708-4787 or gallerycygnus. com.

IN THE ART BAR: Paintings by Bill Ball are on display during June at the Lincoln Theatre Art Bar, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

With no formal training in art, Ball discovered his artistic talents in 2013 when he was given a wall to decorate at the Burning Man Festival in the Nevada desert. He paints in a variety of styles including abstract expressionism and surrealism. 360336-8955 or lincolntheatre. org.

through Saturday. 360-2936938 or scottmilo.com.

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

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

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

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

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

Ekstrand Molesworth’s new work, for the most part, looks out over an estuarine “SHADES OF THE landscape where cultivated NORTHWEST”: Works by farmland meets the saltlocal fiber artist Andi Shan- water tidelands, stitched non are on display through together by power lines, June 28 in the Landmarks manmade ditches, dikes, Gallery at the La Conner wire fences and the remQuilt & Textile Museum, nants of farm trees now set 703 S. Second St., La Conadrift by eroding dikes. ner. The museum is open Tapper’s prints include a from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. retrospective of work from Wednesday through Sunday. the past to the present — $7, $5 students and military and it vividly illustrates her with ID, free for members technical virtuosity: prints and ages 11 and younger. in five different media 360-466-4288 or laconner including etching, silkscreen, quilts.org. woodcut, linoleum block and lithograph created durWOMEN PAINTERS OF ing a studio career between WASHINGTON: The jur1981 and 2006. ied group show continues The gallery is open from through Aug. 4 at Scott Milo 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 360Gallery, 420 Commercial 766-6230 or smithandvallee.

Ave., Anacortes. The exhibit com. features the artwork of 49 women, ranging from ultra“FRIENDS OF ALDEN realism to abstraction. The MASON”: The group show gallery is open from 10:30 featuring artwork by Pat a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday Howie, Jim Matthew and

ART AT MoNA: Three new shows continue through Sept. 24 at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner. A reception will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 11. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday. Free admission. 360-466-4446 or monamuseum.org.

“From The Artist’s Eye”: The artists share “an instinct for what’s important.” The images revealed in these works on paper allude to long explorations of perceptions, experiences and observations on the part of people who have committed to art as a life’s work.

The viewer is encouraged to seek the works’ meaning through the artists’ eyes.

“Pilchuck Print Shop”: Check out a free screening of “Despicable Me 2” at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 27, Printmaking with glass at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Presented as part of the plates was introduced to the Mount Vernon City Library’s Summer Reading Program, the film is rated PG. A Pilchuck Glass School in the free barbecue and ice cream social sponsored by the Mount Vernon Elks Club in 1980s. Artists such as Harpartnership with the library will follow the film from 4 to 5 p.m. 360-336-8955 or vey Littleton and Elizabeth lincolntheatre.org.

Tapper have been credited with what has become a legacy studio on campus, the David Jayne continues lery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 through Aug. 23 at Matzke through June 26 at Cassera p.m. Friday through SunFine Art Gallery and Sculp- Pilchuck Print Shop. Known for forging relations with Arts Premiers Gallery, 106 day or by appointment. ture Park, 2345 Blanche artists to further the use First St., La Conner. Gallery i.e.edisonwa@gmail.com.

Way, Camano Island. The of glass as a medium, Pilhours are noon to 7 p.m. show features glass, sculpchuck found it could adopt Thursday through Saturday.

“ART OF THE GARDEN”: tures and paintings by 310-691-9391.

The annual garden-themed Alissa Durling, Ruth Hesse, techniques from other print disciplines, creating applicaart show continues through Sharon Kingston, Hiroshi tions unique to transferring CONWAY ART SHOW: Aug. 1 at Schack Art CenYamano, Kevin Pettelle, images from glass plates.

“Roger Small: Through the ter, 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Dan Freeman and others.

“Richard Fairbanks, POTEyes of a Dreamer” conThe show includes work by The gallery is open from tinues through June 27 at about 70 artists created in a 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends, TER/POET”: At the time of his death in 1989, FairThe Shop, 18623 Main St., variety of media including weekdays by appointment. banks left a body of some Conway. The show features ceramic, glass, photography, 360-387-2759 or matzke 1,500 ceramics, extensive Small’s signature palette cement casting, painting fineart.com. educational material, 1,000 knife paintings, new mixed and sculptures suitable for drawings, photographs of his media paintings and metal indoors or out. The galOILS & CERAMICS: work, and European travel sculptures. Hours: 11 a.m. to lery is open from 10 a.m.

Becky Fletcher, Kathleen research photos and jour4:30 p.m. Tuesday through to 6 p.m. Monday through Faulkner, Chris Theiss: A Saturday. 360-391-2691 or Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. new show opens Friday, July nals. For two decades, his wife, painter Dixie Parkertheshopconway.com.

Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. 3, and continues through Fairbanks, has worked to Sunday. 425-259-5050 or July 26 at Smith & Vallee heighten the awareness NEW GALLERY: “Lavelle schack.org.

Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., and Gunn” is the debut Edison. A reception for the of this treasure trove. This exhibit open through July “SUMMER MOMENTS”: artists will be held from 5 to exhibition unites Fairbanks’ 18 at i.e., 5800 Cains Court, The summer art show will 8 p.m. Saturday, July 11. The elegantly strong ceramics, Edison. The show features open with a potluck party gallery is open from 11 a.m. meaningful fragments of his original works by Jef Gunn from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, to 5 p.m. daily. 360-766-6230 thoughts and photos of the and Margy Lavelle. GalJune 27, and continue or smithandvallee.com. artist at work.

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

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

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

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

CLASSIC CAR ‘CRUISE IN’: San Juan Lanes Bar & Grill, 2821 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, will host a Classic Car “Cruise In” from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 3. Shine up your classic ride and cruise on in. Free. 360293-5185 or sanjuanlanes. com.

PLAYS SHAKESPEARE ON THE MOVE: Shakespeare Northwest presents “Shakespeare’s Wonderland: An Elizabethan View Through the Looking Glass,” a free touring show. Enjoy this original mashup of two authors, William Shakespeare and Lewis Carroll.

Next up: June 27: 2 p.m. Gilkey Square, La Conner; June 28: 1 p.m., Hillcrest Park, Mount Vernon; June 28: 4:30 p.m.. Riverfront Park, Sedro-Woolley. shakesnw. org.

LECTURES AND TALKS SKAGIT TOPIC: “Farming in Skagit Valley”: Allen

Rozema of Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland will speak on farming in the Skagit Valley and Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland’s approach to farmland preservation from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 28, at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner.

Born and raised in Skagit Valley, Rozema has more than 19 years’ experience in natural resource management, land-use planning and economic development at the federal, state, city and tribal government level.

Free with museum admission. $5 adults, $4 seniors, $10 families. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/ museum.

Aug. 23: John Meier; Aug. 30: TBA.

at the Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount ROOTS MUSIC: The Vernon. Enjoy live ukulele American Roots Music music all afternoon. Picnic Series features free conbaskets and lawn chairs certs at 7 p.m. Saturdays at welcome; bring your own Deception Pass State Park, beverages. No dogs. $10.

West Beach Amphitheater, Prepurchase tickets at Oak Harbor. The Discover tinyurl.com/ukerexville or Pass is required for park pay at the gate. 360-420entry. deceptionpassfounda- 5370. tion.org/events. Next up: July 4: Brass Patriots MUSIC FESTIVAL: Previ133rd Army Reserve Band ously known as “What the from Joint Base Lewis Heck Fest” and “Anacortes McChord. Big band music. Unknown Music Series,” July 11: Dave & the the musical event will take Dalmatians. All-male a cap- place from 5 to 11:30 p.m. pella music from eastern Friday and noon to 11:30 Europe. p.m. Saturday, July 17-18, in July 18: Kohala. TradiAnacortes. Evening perfortional and contemporary mances will be held at the Hawaiian music and dance. Anacortes Music Channel, July 25: The Onlies.

216 Commercial Ave., with SEVENTH GENERATION Young old-time music trio. several bands playing SatSUPPER: Brock Ward urday afternoon in CausMV SUMMER CONof Citizens Emergency land Park, 710 N Ave., AnaResponse Team will be the CERTS: The City of Mount cortes. Performers include Vernon and the Mount Ver- Paleo, Advance Base, The guest speaker at 5:45 p.m. non Chamber of Commerce Shivas, Esmé Patterson, Tuesday, June 30, at the will host free concerts Anacortes Senior ActivKing Friday, The Gift from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, Machine, Like A Villain, ity Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes. Ward will pres- July 9-Aug. 27, on the new Gordon Ashworth , Honey Mount Vernon Riverwalk ent “This Beautiful and Bucket, Mope Grooves, Plaza. Bring your lawn Hazardous World,” the Fletcher Tucker, Founnewest earthquake research chairs or a blanket, a picnic tainsun and Karl Blau’s on Puget Sound. Suggested supper and the whole fam- Friendship Trail. All ages: ily. 360-336-6214. supper donation: $5 adult; $40. Tickets available at The Next up: July 9: River$3 for ages 10 and younger.

Business, 402 Commercial talk; July 16: Alan Hatley Bring your own place setAve. or thebusinessanatings. transitionfidalgo.org. Band; July 23: Holmes Shea cortes.com. 360-293-9788.

Band; July 30: Bobby Holland & the Breadline.

MUSIC

MUSIC IN LA CONNER: The La Conner Live! Summer Music Series presents weekly concerts every Sunday in June, July and August from 1 to 4 p.m. in downtown LaConner at Gilkey Square, outdoors on the waterfront. Free. laconnerlive.com.

June 28: David Ritchie and John Meier; July 5: Wild Rabbit; July 12: Tom Mullin; July 19: Slim Fat Lips; July 26: Mike Bucy; Aug. 2: Geoffrey Castle; Aug. 9: Preacher’s Wife; Aug. 16: Chris Eger Band;

MORE FUN

PARTY AT THE PEAK: Enjoy a Summer Party at the Peak from 5 to 9 p.m.

Saturday, July 11, at Glacier Peak Winery, 58575 Highway 20, Rockport. Enjoy music by Bare Feet. Steak or salmon dinner available for $20, wine by the glass or bottle. Free admission. All ages welcome. 360-873-4073 or glacierpeakwines.com.

UKULELE ‘FUN’: The Fidalgo Ukulele Network (FUN) will host a Ukulele “FUN” Raiser from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 12,

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

360-293-1915 or museum. cityofanacortes.org.

“BACK TO OUR ROOTS: The History of Farm to Table Skagit County” continues through Oct. 11 at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner.

For thousands of years, the people of the Skagit County — from fishermen to farmers, from First Peoples to pioneer settlers — have harvested food from some of the richest soils and most abundant waterways in the country. “Back to Our Roots” celebrates this culture of hunting, gathering, growing and preparing our own food from the headwaters of the Skagit River to the bays of the Salish Sea. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors and ages 6-12, $10 families, free for members and ages 5 and younger. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

AMATEUR RADIO FIELD DAY: Radio Amateurs of Skagit County will participate in the annual ARRL Field Day on Saturday and Sunday, June 27-28, at 536 W. State St., Sedro-Woolley.

The public is welcome from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday to meet and talk with local ham radio operators.

During the 24-hour event, operators try to make as many contacts by radio and Morse code as they can with other radio amateurs around the world. rascon line@gmail.com.

KEYS FOR KIDS: A piano-dueling benefit for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County will be held Saturday evening, June 27, at La Conner Flats, 15978 Best Road, Mount Vernon.

The social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. with appetizers, wine and beer. A silent auction will feature club members’ award-winning photographs. After games,

activities and a gourmet dinner, two piano masters will duel it out with classic and contemporary favorites. $75 or $500 for a table of eight. RSVP: skagitclubs. org, 360-419-3723, ext. 7.

AKC DOG SHOW: Bell Vernon Kennel Association will present its annual AKC All-Breed Dog Show and Obedience Trials on Saturday and Sunday, June 27-28, at the Skagit County Fairgrounds in Mount Vernon.

Use the south entrance at Taylor and Harrison streets.

Judging begins at 8 a.m. each day and continues all day, with Best in Show at approximately 4 p.m. Obedience and rally competitions will take place from 8 a.m. to around 1 p.m. in a separate area of the grounds. Children welcome, but no pets. Free admission. $5 parking. Parking and catalog: $10. 360-422-5499 or bellvernonkennelassn. com.

GARDENS OF NOTE: The seventh annual Skagit Symphony Garden Tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 28, in and around Mount Vernon.

The self-guided tour for ages 13 and older features well-designed small private gardens and larger properties, including the Master Gardener Demonstration Gardens, outside the city limits. Summer flowers are in full bloom, along with live music from 10 a.m. to noon and from 2 to 4 p.m. at each site. If you want, bring a picnic lunch to eat. Many gardens feature sensitive landscapes with uneven terrain. Tickets: $25 in advance at 360-848-9336, brownpapertickets.com or skagitsymphony.com. A few tickets will be available the day of the event at the WSU Discovery Garden, 16650 Highway 536, Mount Vernon.

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MOVIES

Why ‘Jaws’ had real bite – the human element $200-million T. rex-sized franchise films dominate studio slates.

In an early scene in In a business sense, “Jurassic World,” park exec- “Jurassic World” is the undeutive Claire Dearing (Bryce niable grandbaby of another Dallas Howard) explains movie with Spielberg’s name to potential sponsors of a on it at the box office this terrifying new theme park week — “Jaws,” which Fathattraction that “no one’s om Events is re-releasing in impressed by a dinosaur select theaters for its 40th anymore. Consumers want anniversary as part of its them bigger, louder, more “TCM Presents” series. teeth.”

“Jurassic World” has Under that credo, Claire established a massive new could just as easily have benchmark for a hit, the been running a contem$500 million global opening porary movie studio as a weekend, by building on the fictional theme park built lesson Hollywood learned in on dinosaur DNA. “Juras1975 — how to brand a sumsic World,” from executive mer movie a must-see event producer Steven Spielberg, with saturation marketing both mocks and embodies and widespread theater the more-is-more philosophy booking. The industry has driving the modern movie an icky word for this now: business, where lumbering, “eventizing.”

But the other lesson from “Jaws” — the one that’s mentioned far less often and seems to have been discarded like a pair of used 3-D glasses — is that while Spielberg’s humble creature feature minted the modern blockbuster, it also became a lasting classic on the strength of its human characters. there were the chillDanCelebration ingYes, shots of swimmers’ legs Skagit Valley flailing underwater, the proAcademy of Dance pulsive John Williams score, the slow, suspense-building Recital reveal of the giant gaping June 24 - 27 mouth of the shark.

But really, what separates “Jaws” from most of the B Sounds of monster movies that preit, and from so many Summer Concert ceded of the summer films that Mount Baket Baker have followed, is the distinct, memorable characters Youth Symphony played by Roy Scheider, August 8 Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss and written by screenwriters Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb.

Nowhere in “Jurassic 360.416.7727 World,” “Avengers: Age of mcintyrehall.org Ultron” or “Furious 7,” to

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A scene from the Steven Spielberg 1975 classic movie, “Jaws.” name this year’s three biggest hits so far, is there a scene like the Ahab-esque monologue in which Shaw’s coarse shark hunter, Quint, relays his story of going down with the U.S. heavy cruiser Indianapolis during World War II. Instead of the naturalistic acting that sold the peril in “Jaws” — Scheider’s reluctantly heroic, water-averse police chief, Dreyfuss’ arrogant oceanographer, Shaw’s weather-beaten ship captain — there are muscled stars mugging against photo-real CG destruction.

The performances in “Jaws” evolved in part due to serendipity. Because the special effects sharks didn’t work properly, Spielberg had to minimize their use, suggesting instead the power of the animal through shots of its dorsal fin, and selling the danger through the reactions of his actors.

Spielberg’s problem was the exact opposite of the one that plagues contemporary directors of big-budget films like “Jurassic World’s” Colin Trevorrow. Today, with digital tools, crews of hundreds of visual effects artists can conjure any monster, devastate any cityscape and defy any law of physics. When literally anything is visually possible, almost nothing is

plausible, or truly scary.

By now, the trouble young Spielberg faced on the “Jaws” set is the stuff of Hollywood lore.

Fresh off his debut feature, the noir-ish Goldie Hawn drama “The Sugarland Express,” and a thrilling TV movie, “Duel,” which pitted Dennis Weaver against a predatory tanker truck driver, Spielberg was hired to direct an adaptation of Benchley’s bestselling 1974 novel about a great white shark terrorizing a resort town.

Spielberg’s $9 million Martha’s Vineyard shoot doubled its original budget due to problems with the mechanical sharks, script changes, wet cameras and seasick actors; the set was so beset by obstacles, the crew took to calling it “Flaws.”

When Universal Pictures released the film on 464 North American screens on June 20, 1975, the studio spent $700,000 on TV advertising in a few days, or roughly $3 million in 2015 dollars. On a modern marketing budget, that would barely cover the junketing cast’s travel and minibar expenses, but at the time, the advertising reach was, as The Times wrote in 1975, “a promotion man’s dream.”

In just 78 days, “Jaws”

overtook “The Godfather” as the highest-grossing film in North America, to become the first picture to reach $100 million in rentals, ultimately earning $470 million worldwide, the equivalent of $2.1 billion today.

Licensees sold $3 sharktooth pendants, inflatable pillows and tie-dye “Jaws” T-shirts, while studios distributed fliers of shark facts, “provided as a public service by the producers of Jaws.”

“See it before you go swimming,” the trailer warned.

Most critics praised “Jaws” for its deft storytelling, and the movie went on to win three Oscars, for Williams’ score, Verna Fields’ editing, and the sound by Robert L. Hoyt, Roger Heman, Earl Madery and John Carter, as well as earn a best picture nod. Spielberg, of course, went on to make movies that shaped a generation of audiences and filmmakers. At age 68, he just finished a Cold War thriller, “Bridge of Spies,” starring Tom Hanks, and due from Disney in October; and he’s shooting a Roald Dahl adaptation about man-eating giants, “The BFG,” in addition to producing multiple films and TV shows.

Perhaps spoiled by the extraordinary studio filmmaking of the era or irritated by the ubiquity of the publicity, neither The Los Angeles Times’ Charles Champlin nor the New York Times’ Vincent Canby was a fan of “Jaws.”

“While I have no doubt that ‘Jaws’ will make a fortune for Universal and producers Richard Zanuck and David Brown,” Champlin wrote, “it is a coarse-grained and exploitative work which depends on excess for its impact.”

Little did he know that

that was just the start of it; “Jaws” spawned three sequels, none of which approached the success of the original, three video games and two theme park rides.

If “Jaws” is excessive, the last 20 minutes of nearly every 2015 studio summer movie will induce an aneurysm, so deafening is the sound and so chaotic are the visuals. The characters barely merit a mention, unless to be ranked by their dumbness.

There have been a few studio films with rich characters this summer — “Mad Max: Fury Road’s” Furiosa (played by Charlize Theron) and “Inside Out’s” Sadness (voiced by Phyllis Smith) come to mind. But most resemble “Jurassic World’s” Claire Dearing, who has endured ridicule for, among other things, spending hours running away from monsters in high heels. (For future reference, male filmmakers, most professional women keep a pair of flats under our desks in case the apocalypse hits.)

“Jaws” merits rewatching not because it helped revolutionize the business of movies, together with another little sleeper hit two summers later called “Star Wars,” but because it’s a model of efficient, character-driven storytelling. If Spielberg had had the digital tools of 2015 at his disposal as a young director, maybe he wouldn’t have learned to tell a story through an actor’s widened eyes or a barrel bobbing in the water.

Maybe handing today’s young directors gargantuan visual effects budgets does them no favors. Maybe with less, they’d end up giving Claire Dearing a Quint-like back story and a sensible pair of shoes.

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

PARADISO FESTIVAL 2015: with Armin Van Buuren, Knife Party, Martin Garrix, Skrillex, Alesso, Dash Berlin and more: June 26-27, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or Livenation.com.

MOTOPONY: June 27, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY, ALISON KRAUSS WITH UNION STATION: June 27, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS.com.

THE B-52s: June 29, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mount bakertheatre.com.

ROB THOMAS: June 29, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation. com.

ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL: featuring Slayer, King Diamond, Hellyeah, The Devil Wears Prada, Whitechapel and more: June 30, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

FRANKIE GRANDE: July 1, The Crocodile, Seattle. 877-987-6487 or thecrocodile.com.

TYLER THE CREATOR: July 1, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

GREG ADAMS AND EAST BAY SOUL: July 2-3, 5, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

GREGG ALLMAN: July 3, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

VAN HALEN: July 5, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

SHERYL CROW: July 8, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

STEELY DAN: July 9, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

“GREASE”: July 9-Aug. 2, The 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle. 888-5844849 or 5thavenue.org.

“DANCING WITH THE STARS”: July 9, Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

ALBERT LEE: with Cindy Cashdollar: July 10, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-3368955 or lincolntheatre.org.

JURASSIC 5: July 10, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND: July 11, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

ZAC BROWN BAND: July 11, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

ACCEPTANCE: July 11, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

J. COLE: featuring Big Sean: with special guests YG and Jeremih: July 12, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

DAVID GRAY & AMOS LEE: with Joseph: July 13, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-9297849 or AXS.com.

ONE DIRECTION: July 15, CenturyLink Field, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

THE DECEMBERISTS: with Calexico: July 16, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849

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WINTHROP R&B FESTIVAL Elvin Bishop (pcitured), Los Lonely Boys, Bobby Rush, Kenny Neal, Too Slim & The Taildraggers, Duffy Bishop, Mary Flower, Samantha Fish, Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble and more: July 17-19, Winthrop, Wash. 509-997-3837 or winthropbluesfestival.com. or AXS.com.

DARRINGTON BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: featuring The Gibson Brothers, The Gentlemen of Bluegrass, Gold Heart, Kids in Bluegrass and more: July 17-19, Darrington. 360-436-1006 or darringtonbluegrass.com.

TOUR DE COMPADRES: featuring Needtobreathe and Switchfoot, with Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors, Colony House: July 18, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS.com.

KMFDM: July 18, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

HARRY CONNICK JR.: July 18-19, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

JOHN MELLENCAMP: July 19, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. johnmellencamp.com.

RUSH: July 19, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-7453000 or Livenation.com.

PARACHUTE: The Triple Door, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

NEXTFEST: A Festival of New Musicals: July 20-Aug. 15, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle. 888584-4849 or 5thavenue.org.

BRUCE HORNSBY & THE NOISEMAKERS: July 21, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham.

360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

THIRD EYE BLIND, DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL: with Ex Cops: July 22, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS.com.

JANE’S ADDICTION doing “Nothing Shocking”: July 22, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

LUCINDA WILLIAMS: July 22, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mount bakertheatre.com.

SAY ANYTHING: July 23, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

5 SECONDS OF SUMMER: July 24, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

MÖTLEY CRÜE: July 24, Tacoma Dome.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

JOHN FOGERTY: July 24, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. n For complete listings, visit goskagit.com and click on “Entertainment.”

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8 am-2 pm: Firefighter Competition at SWHS football field

★ JULY 2-5 CARNIVAL, Riverfront Park JULY 2, 5 pm-Close • JULY 3, 4 & 5,11 am-Close

★ JULY 2-5

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WOODCARVING EVENT, corner of State & Murdock JULY 2-4, 8 am-5 pm, Auction at 5 pm JULY 5, 8 am-1pm, Auction at 1 pm

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★ JULY 3RD 2 pm: GREG BISBEY LOGGING EXHIBITION, Walley Street (show presented by the Sedro-Woolley Loggerodeo Team) 3-6 pm: HWY 20 BAND, Riverfront Park 5 pm: KIDDIE PARADE, Metcalf Street 6 pm: PROWEST RODEO 7 pm-10 pm: STREET DANCE, Heritage Square

★ JULY 4TH

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6:30-10:30 am: ROBIN’S PANCAKES FOR KIDS at Sedro-Woolley Senior Center

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9:30 am: Start of S-W FOOTRACE (see Program for route) 11 am: GRAND PARADE (WILDCAT STEELHEAD CLUB FLYOVER around Noon) 2 pm: GREG BISBEY LOGGING EXHIBITION EAGLES BBQ after the Parade, Eagles Parking Lot

FIREWORKS SHOW at RIVERFRONT PARK, Dusk

★ JULY 5TH Noon: BEARD CONTEST, in front of the S-W Museum with other events listed above

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SEE OUR LOGGERODEO PROGRAM FOR MORE INFORMATION!

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area June 25-28

TUNING UP Playing at area venues June 25-July 2 THURSDAY.25

FRIDAY.26

Swil Kanim: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Parlor, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-4453000.

Open mic: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway.

Sign-ups start at 6:30 p.m. 360-445-3000.

Nathan McCartney: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-3991805.

The Colleen Raney Band, featuring Hanz Araki and Ryan Davidson: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $12 advance, $15 at the door.

360-445-3000.

Heather Keizur: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-5881720.

Jacob Navarro: 8 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country): 6:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., M-80s (’80s pop, new wave): Mount Vernon. Open to the 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valpublic. 360-848-8882. ley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Slacks, Katterwaul, HeadBow. No cover. 877-275-2448. lock, Panda Panda Panda: 9:30 p.m., The Shakedown, DouGlas Palenshus: 7 to 9 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 $6. 360-778-1067.

Burlington Blvd., Burlington.

360-707-2683.

Paid’n Full: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover.

360-766-6330.

SATURDAY.27 GIN GYPSY 8 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

No cover. 360-766-6266.

Durazzo, Dinofour & Jenni Potts, Heist, MP & Vokab: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-778-1067.

SATURDAY.27

THURSDAY-SATURDAY.25-27 DANCELEBRATION!: SKAGIT VALLEY ACADEMY OF DANCE SPRING RECITAL 7 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $15-$32. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Thursday.25

Friday.26

Saturday.27

Sunday.28

DANCE

DANCE

DANCE

THEATER

THEATER

THEATER

MUSIC

“Pirates of Penzance, Youth Production” (comic operetta): 7 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $15, $10 ages 12 and younger.

360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

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

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

Eddy and the Touks: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649.

DanCelebration!: Skagit Valley Academy of Dance Spring Recital: 7 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $15-$32. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Market Street Dixieland Jazz Band: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

DanCelebration!: Skagit Valley Academy of Dance Spring Recital: 7 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20-$35. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

DanCelebration!: Skagit Valley Academy of Dance Spring Recital: 7 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20-$35. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“Pirates of Penzance, Youth Production” (comic operetta): 7 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $15, $10 ages 12 and younger.

360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Solo piano concert: John Nilsen, 3 p.m., First Christian Reformed Church, 701 W. Blackburn Road, Mount Vernon.

Admission by donation. 503-657-4018.

“Emma”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $22 adults, $18 seniors, $15 youths. 800-638-7631 or wicaonline.org.

“Pirates of Penzance, Youth Production” (comic operetta): 7 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $15, $10 ages 12 and younger.

360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

THEATER

“Emma”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $22 adults, $18 seniors, $15 youths. 800-638-7631 or wicaonline.org.

“Pirates of Penzance, Youth Production” (comic operetta): 2 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $15, $10 ages 12 and younger.

360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

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

Janie Cribbs and the T. Rust Band: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

Marcia Kester (country, rock, pop, blues): 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Downtown Mount Vernon Farmers Market, Riverwalk Plaza.

M-80s (’80s pop, new wave): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Eric Taylor: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $15.

360-445-3000.

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

360-422-6411.

Tom Savage (blues, rock, jazz): 6 to 9 p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 Burlington Blvd., Burlington. 360-707-2683.

Rattletrap Ruckus: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-3991805.

Dikki Du and the Zydeco Krewe: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Gin Gypsy: 8 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

No cover. 360-7666266.

SUNDAY.28 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway.

360-445-4733.

Stanwood Summer Concert Series: Blues Playground, 2 to 4 p.m., 271st St. NW, east Stanwood.

Free. ci.stanwood. wa.us.

Desperate Measures: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Wild Blueberry, 31439 Highway 20, Lyman. 360-6305440.

Blood Drugs, Sashay, Wylde Mercy: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7. 360-778-1067.

Daddy Treeptops: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

No cover. 360-7666330.

South Fork Zoo: 7:30 p.m., The Corner Pub, 14565 Allen West Road, Bow. 360-757-6113.

THURSDAY.2 Sunday Brunch Jazz, with John Savage and Duane Melcher (’40s & ’50s American jazz): 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington.

No Tonic Press: Noon to 2 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805.

David Ritchie and John Meier: 1 to 4 p.m., Gilkey Square, Morris and First streets, La Conner. Free. lacon nerlive.com.

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

360-466-4488.

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

Jenny and Her Tomcats: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley.

360-982-2649.

Trish and Hans and John Anderson (jazz): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

Gallowglass (traditional folk, Irish): 7 to 9 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805.

Lenny Caplan: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter. org.

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Thursday, June 25, 2015 E9

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area June 25-28

TUNING UP Playing at area venues June 25-July 2 THURSDAY.25

FRIDAY.26

Swil Kanim: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Parlor, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-4453000.

Open mic: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway.

Sign-ups start at 6:30 p.m. 360-445-3000.

Nathan McCartney: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-3991805.

The Colleen Raney Band, featuring Hanz Araki and Ryan Davidson: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $12 advance, $15 at the door.

360-445-3000.

Heather Keizur: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-5881720.

Jacob Navarro: 8 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country): 6:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., M-80s (’80s pop, new wave): Mount Vernon. Open to the 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valpublic. 360-848-8882. ley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Slacks, Katterwaul, HeadBow. No cover. 877-275-2448. lock, Panda Panda Panda: 9:30 p.m., The Shakedown, DouGlas Palenshus: 7 to 9 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 $6. 360-778-1067.

Burlington Blvd., Burlington.

360-707-2683.

Paid’n Full: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover.

360-766-6330.

SATURDAY.27 GIN GYPSY 8 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

No cover. 360-766-6266.

Durazzo, Dinofour & Jenni Potts, Heist, MP & Vokab: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-778-1067.

SATURDAY.27

THURSDAY-SATURDAY.25-27 DANCELEBRATION!: SKAGIT VALLEY ACADEMY OF DANCE SPRING RECITAL 7 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $15-$32. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Thursday.25

Friday.26

Saturday.27

Sunday.28

DANCE

DANCE

DANCE

THEATER

THEATER

THEATER

MUSIC

“Pirates of Penzance, Youth Production” (comic operetta): 7 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $15, $10 ages 12 and younger.

360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

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

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

Eddy and the Touks: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649.

DanCelebration!: Skagit Valley Academy of Dance Spring Recital: 7 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $15-$32. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Market Street Dixieland Jazz Band: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

DanCelebration!: Skagit Valley Academy of Dance Spring Recital: 7 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20-$35. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

DanCelebration!: Skagit Valley Academy of Dance Spring Recital: 7 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20-$35. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“Pirates of Penzance, Youth Production” (comic operetta): 7 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $15, $10 ages 12 and younger.

360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Solo piano concert: John Nilsen, 3 p.m., First Christian Reformed Church, 701 W. Blackburn Road, Mount Vernon.

Admission by donation. 503-657-4018.

“Emma”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $22 adults, $18 seniors, $15 youths. 800-638-7631 or wicaonline.org.

“Pirates of Penzance, Youth Production” (comic operetta): 7 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $15, $10 ages 12 and younger.

360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

THEATER

“Emma”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $22 adults, $18 seniors, $15 youths. 800-638-7631 or wicaonline.org.

“Pirates of Penzance, Youth Production” (comic operetta): 2 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $15, $10 ages 12 and younger.

360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

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

Janie Cribbs and the T. Rust Band: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

Marcia Kester (country, rock, pop, blues): 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Downtown Mount Vernon Farmers Market, Riverwalk Plaza.

M-80s (’80s pop, new wave): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Eric Taylor: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $15.

360-445-3000.

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

360-422-6411.

Tom Savage (blues, rock, jazz): 6 to 9 p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 Burlington Blvd., Burlington. 360-707-2683.

Rattletrap Ruckus: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-3991805.

Dikki Du and the Zydeco Krewe: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Gin Gypsy: 8 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

No cover. 360-7666266.

SUNDAY.28 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway.

360-445-4733.

Stanwood Summer Concert Series: Blues Playground, 2 to 4 p.m., 271st St. NW, east Stanwood.

Free. ci.stanwood. wa.us.

Desperate Measures: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Wild Blueberry, 31439 Highway 20, Lyman. 360-6305440.

Blood Drugs, Sashay, Wylde Mercy: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7. 360-778-1067.

Daddy Treeptops: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

No cover. 360-7666330.

South Fork Zoo: 7:30 p.m., The Corner Pub, 14565 Allen West Road, Bow. 360-757-6113.

THURSDAY.2 Sunday Brunch Jazz, with John Savage and Duane Melcher (’40s & ’50s American jazz): 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington.

No Tonic Press: Noon to 2 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805.

David Ritchie and John Meier: 1 to 4 p.m., Gilkey Square, Morris and First streets, La Conner. Free. lacon nerlive.com.

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

360-466-4488.

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

Jenny and Her Tomcats: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley.

360-982-2649.

Trish and Hans and John Anderson (jazz): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

Gallowglass (traditional folk, Irish): 7 to 9 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805.

Lenny Caplan: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter. org.

Skagit Valley Herald / goskagit.com

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Skagit Valley College will offer a travel-based Integrative Experience course to Italy from July 7-27. “Living Italy” will explore the symbiotic relationship that exists between nature and civilization in Italy. Offered as a 10-credit course for SVC students, a noncredit option is available for community members.

The trip fee of $5,000 covers meals, lodging and in-country ground travel. Airfare is not included. For information, contact Cliff Palmer at 360-416-7656 or cliff. plamer@skagit.edu.

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

ESCORTED TOURS: The Oak Harbor Senior Center will host a travel presentation at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, at 51 SE Jerome St. Upcoming trips include Costa Rica in February 2016, with early price deposits due in August; and the WHATCOM MUSEUM European Legendary SUNSET HISTORY River Cruise Amsterdam CRUISE: 6 to 8:30 p.m. to Budapest in October Thursdays, July 9-Aug. 2016, with an early price 27, departing from deposit due July 14. For Islander Mariner Cruises, information, contact Pat 2621 S. Harbor Loop at pgardner@oakharbor.

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Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes, accepts ESCORTED TOURS: The passport applications Whatcom County Tour from noon to 6:30 p.m.

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Thursday, June 25, 2015 - E11

NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “The Water Diviner”: Russell Crowe plays Connor, a father who four years after the bloody battle of Gallipoli travels to Turkey to find the remains of his three sons who were lost in battle.

He is driven to make this journey by both a fatherly instinct and a commitment to the mother of the boys who fell prey to the madness of grief.

Connor’s skill at being able to find water proves a big help when he gets to the battlefield where thousands died.

At the same time, he is finding out a lot about himself.

Not only does Crowe bring a sensitive performance to the film, as the movie’s director he also manages to balance the horrors of war with the power of hope.

He shows the emotional depths of gutwrenching loss.

The movie has multiple layers of emotional angst.

“Young Hercules: The Complete Series”: The short-lived TV series (50 episodes) took a look at the life of Hercules while he was still a teen. It originally aired from 1998-99 as part of the Fox Kids Network.

This series pales compared to “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,” but it has one thing going for it: a very young Ryan Gosling who was cast to play the halfman, half-god warrior. He’s a better actor than the cheesy plots deserve.

Along with a young Hercules, the series features a very youthful Prince Jason (Chris Conrad) and Iolaus (Dean O’Gorman).

It’s a fun watch overall but gets its rear kicked by Hercules and “Xena: Warrior Princess.”

“Ripper Street: Season Three”: Inspector Edmund Reid (Matthew Macfadyen) returns to the seedy criminal underworld of London.

“Workaholics: Season 5”: Adam, Blake and Ders return for another season of misguided schemes.

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“When Calls the Heart: Heart and Soul”: Jack and Elizabeth must part company so Jack can return to his duties as a mountie.

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E12 - Thursday, June 25, 2015

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until 9:30. The first session is free, $3 thereafter. All are welcome. No partners needed. For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360-766-6866.

ART COMMISSION MEETING: The Mount Vernon Arts Commission will meet at 3:30 p.m. today, June 25, in the conference room at Hillcrest Park, 1717 THURSDAY DANCE: S. 13th St., Mount Vernon.

Dance to The Skippers from 360-336-6215.

1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays at Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. AUDITIONS 13th St., Mount Vernon. For “OLIVER”: Auditions will information, contact Gisela at 360-424-5696. be held from 6 to 9 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, June CLOG DANCING FOR 27-28, at Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., BEGINNERS: Free lesson from 10 to 11 a.m., followed Anacortes. Parts are availby regular clog dancing able for several male and from 11 a.m. to noon Thursfemale performers, youths days, Mount Vernon Senior to seniors. Auditioners should prepare a solo song Center, 1401 Cleveland St., Mount Vernon. No fee, no from the show and a drapartner needed. First three matic monologue. Perusal lessons are free. Wear comscripts and music/CDs are available in the ACT office. fortable shoes. For information, call Rosie at 360-424The musical production will run Sept. 25-Oct. 24. To 4608. schedule an audition, call 360-293-6829.

MUSIC BARBERSHOP HAR“GODSPELL”: Auditions MONY: Attend a free, will be held at 1:30 p.m. no-commitment rehearsal Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday, of the An-O-Chords, a fourJune 27-28, in the Star Stupart barbershop harmony. dio at Whidbey Playhouse, No experience necessary, no 730 SE Midway Ave., Oak auditions required. Learn Harbor. Be prepared to sing by rote; you don’t have to 32 bars of a song of your read music. All ages welchoice that highlights your come. Drop in any Thursday vocal range and abilities. at 7 p.m. at the Northwest Wear comfortable clothing Educational Service Buildfor the dance combination ing, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes. and scene improvisations.

Rides available. Contact Director Allenda Jenkins is Bob Lundquist, 360-941looking for individuals with 5733 or svenbob@cheerful. strong voices who can move com. well. The musical production will run Sept. 11-Oct. 4.

TIME FOR FIDDLERS: 360-679-2237 or whidbey The Washington Old Time playhouse.com.

Fiddlers play acoustic old time music at 6:30 p.m. the DANCE second and fourth Fridays FOLK DANCING: Skagit- of each month at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Anacortes Folk Dancers Cleveland St. Free; donameet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at tions accepted. 360-630Bayview Civic Hall, 12615 9494.

C St., Bay View. Learn to folkdance to a variety of SHELTER BAY CHORUS: international music. Dance review begins at 7 p.m. fol- Practices are held from 2:45 lowed by request dances to 4:45 p.m. every Thursday

at the Shelter Bay Clubhouse in La Conner. New members welcome. No need to be a Shelter Bay resident.

360-466-3805.

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. 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.

RECREATION ALL-COMERS TRACK MEETS: Athletes of all ages can compete in a variety of track and field events at 5 p.m. Wednesdays, through July 8, at Burlington-Edison High School, 301 N. Burlington Blvd., Burlington.

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. For information, contact Burlington Parks and Recreation at 360-7559649 or burlingtonwa.gov/ recreation.

SHE BIKES: The Mount Vernon Downtown Association, in partnership with Bike/Walk Mount Vernon, offers 20- to 30-mile group bike rides at 5 p.m. every other Wednesday through August, from Riverfront Plaza in downtown Mount Vernon to destinations throughout the Skagit Valley. Up next: La Conner Brewing Company on June 24. Can’t ride? Then meet at 7 p.m. at the destination

for the social hour. Helmets the waterfront. The route is required. 360-336-3801 or flat, paved and handicapped mountvernondowntown. accessible. Free. org.

FRIENDS OF THE FORSMART CYCLING: Skagit EST HIKES: Join Friends of Regional Health will offer the Forest for scenic hikes the two-part class “Smart in the forest lands around Cycling: Traffic Safety 101 Anacortes. Dress for the for Adults” from 6 to 9 p.m. weather and wear sturdy today, June 25, and 8:30 a.m. shoes. No pets. Free. 360to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 293-3725 or friendsoftheac27, at Vaux Retreat Center, fl.org. Next up: 3011 E. Fir St., Mount VerSenior/Adult Hike: non. Participants must be Heart Lake Old Growth age 18 or older and have Loop: 10 a.m. Friday, July their own bike and helmet. 10. Meet at the base of Free for Skagit County resi- Mount Erie on Ray Auld dents; $75 for nonresidents. Drive.

For information, contact Liz McNett Crowl at 360-428TRAIL TALES: Fidalgo 2331 or lcrowl@skagit Bay Cleanup: Learn about valleyhospital.org. the historic mill site and site cleanup work performed INTRO TO PICKLEBALL: by the Washington DepartMount Vernon Parks and ment of Ecology from 11 Recreation will offer an a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June introduction to pickleball 27, at the Discovery Stafrom 6 to 7:30 p.m. Montion located on the Tommy days, July 6-20, at Hillcrest Thompson Trail just south Park, 1717 S. 13th St., of 34th Street, Anacortes.

Mount Vernon. Classes Free. skagitbeaches.org. will include the history of the game, stretching and GREAT S-W FOOTRACE: warmup, explanation of The annual Great Sedrorules and equipment and Woolley Footrace will begin various skill exercises, with at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July slow-paced games to prac4, at Sedro-Woolley High tice. Suitable for all ages.

School, 1235 Third St., $15-$17. Preregistration Sedro-Woolley. Check-in required: 360-336-6215. and day-of-race registration will begin at 7:30 a.m., TRAIL TALES: Friends of followed by the 5.17-mile Skagit Beaches will lead a race and 2-mile fun run/ series of informative walks walk. Cash prizes will be along the Tommy Thompawarded to the top three son Trail in Anacortes. For men and women in each information, visit skagit event, with recognition beaches.org. Next up: awards for the top three finGuided Walk: History ishers in several age groups. and Habitat on a Working Preregistration through Waterfront: 10:30 a.m. to July 2: $20, includes T-shirt. noon Thursday, July 16, at Registration after July 2: Quiet Cove, located at the $20 without T-shirt. Free for end of O Avenue at the ages 14 and younger and Guemes Channel. Learn ages 70 and older (T-shirt about the history of the not included), but registraGuemes waterfront and tion is still required. Day-ofcharacters central to the race T-shirts: $10 while they story. Officials from the Port last. Register at sedrowoolof Anacortes and Departleyfootrace.com or pick up ment of Ecology will talk a registration form at the about the redevelopment of Sedro-Woolley Chamber of

Commerce, 714-B Metcalf St. For information, call Kyle at 360-856-4465.

CLEAR LAKE TRIATHLON: Register by Friday, July 3, for the 28th annual Clear Lake Triathlon, set to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 11, at the Clear Lake Swim Beach, 12925 S. Front St., Clear Lake. The iron person and team course includes a 1/3-mile swim, 14.8-mile bike course and 4-mile run. $70 individual, $95 teams.

The youth triathlon starts at 11 a.m. and includes a 100-yard swim, 1.5-mile bike ride and half-mile run.

Preregistration is requested, but day-of-race registrations will be accepted for the youth event. $25. For information or to register, contact Skagit County Parks and Recreation at 360-336-9414 or skagit county.net/parks.

ART DASH: The 11th annual Art Dash Half Marathon, 10K and 5K Run/Walk is set for 8 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 1, starting near Anacortes City Hall, 904 Sixth St., Anacortes.

Registration: $30-$50 (includes T-shirt and finisher medal or ribbon), $5 for ages 12 and younger or 70 and older. 360-299-1967 or cityofanacortes.org.

WORKSHOPS WRITERS CONFERENCE: The fifth annual Chuckanut Writers Conference, “Inspiration into Action,” will be held Friday and Saturday, June 26-27, at Whatcom Community College, Bellingham. The conference will include workshops, meetings with agents and publishing consultants, author readings and book signings, as well as several preconference master classes. 360383-3200 or chuckanut writersconference.com.

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Thursday, June 25, 2015 - E13

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7:30 p.m. today, June 25 Helen Mirren reprises her Academy Award-winning role as Queen Elizabeth II in the West End production of “The Audience,” as part of National Theatre Live.

For 60 years, Elizabeth II has met each of her 12 prime ministers in private in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace. Both parties have an unspoken agreement never to repeat what is said, not even to their spouses.

“The Audience” breaks this contract of silence — and imagines a series of pivotal meetings between the Downing Street incumbents and their queen. From Churchill to Cameron, each prime minister has used these private conversations as a sounding board and a confessional — sometimes intimate, sometimes explosive. $16 adults, $14 seniors, $12 students and children, with $2 off for Lincoln members.

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7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, June 26-27 5:30 p.m. Sunday, June 28 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 29 What happens when a young woman with Borderline Personality Disorder wins the lottery? In the case of Alice Klieg (Kristen Wiig), she quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show. Inspired by Oprah Winfrey, she broadcasts her dirty laundry as both a form of exhibitionism and a platform to share her peculiar views on everything from nutrition to relationships to neutering pets.

Starring Kristen Wiig, Linda Cardellini, Tim Robbins, Wes Bentley and James Marsden.

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E14 - Thursday, June 25, 2015

MOVIES NEW THIS WEEK “Semper fidelis,” the Romans used to purr into their dogs’ ears, long before the Marine Corps adopted the Latin for “Always faithful” as their motto.

Most faithful of all? Marine Corps war dogs.

That’s the message of “MAX,” a touching if somewhat clunky crowd pleaser about one such dog who comes to live with the family of the soldier who died serving with him in Afghanistan.

One day, Max, a Belgian Malinois, is serving with his handler, Kyle (Robbie Amell) in Kandahar, sniffing out arms caches in villages controlled by the Taliban. An ambush leaves Kyle dead and Max refuses to leave his side.

Kyle’s Texas family, played by Lauren Graham, Thomas Haden Church and Josh Wiggins, are still in shock over the awful news when Max is brought to Kyle’s funeral. I don’t know if this really happens at military funerals. But you’d have to be an ISIS sympathizer not to be tear up at this moving final reunion.

Trouble is, Max is in shock, inconsolable and too erratic to return to duty. The Wincott family — onelegged Corps vet dad, mourning mom and rebellious teen Justin — take him in.

“He’s your dog now,” dad (Haden Church) growls.

Justin (Wiggins) has to put down the video games and try to calm a distraught animal that howls in the night, shakes in fear at fireworks and only will bond with the boy who smells like his beloved Kyle.

Justin gets little help from his sassy pal Chuy (Dejon LaQuake), a lot more from Chuy’s even sassier cousin, Carmen (Mia Xitlali). Their family is part of a long line of chihuahua hoarders.

Director and co-writer Boaz Yakin, whose best credit was “Remember the Titans,” shoves weighty subplots about Justin getting mixed up with crooks, thanks to his talent for burning copies of unreleased new video games, and the nefarious activities of one of Kyle’s comrades from the Corps. That gives Max a chance to battle the bad guys’ dogs and perform almost supernatural feats of tracking.

All the eye-rolling melodramatics may be crowdpleasing, but it lengthens and clutters up the film.

The script, co-written by combat vet turned hack screenwriter Sheldon Lettich (“Lionheart,” “Legionnaire,” “Rambo III”), shoehorns in promising ideas like Justin’s dad’s intolerance and how “war hero” is sometimes an overstatement. And the film wraps itself in the flag like a lazy country music song.

But the heart of Max is a boy growing up and learning to understand an always faithful dog. As sentimental and manipulative as their bonding moments are, they make “Max” work. You don’t have to speak Latin to know a darned good dog, and a passable dog movie, when you see one.

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Ratings are one to four stars.

“Aloha” — Bradley Cooper is terrific as a defense contractor working in Hawaii, reconnecting with an ex (Rachel McAdams) and charmed by a fighter pilot (Emma Stone).

Cameron Crowe has directed a great-looking movie with just enough bright spots to get us past the cloudy moments.

Comedy/drama/romance, PG-13, 105 minutes. HHH “Avengers: Age of Ultron” — Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and the rest are back in a giant superhero adventure that’s sometimes daffy, occasionally baffling, surprisingly touching and even romantic with one kinetic thrill after another. It earns a place of high ranking in the Marvel Universe. Superhero action,1 PG-13, 142 minutes.

HHH ⁄2 “Entourage” — The TV show about a movie star (Adrian Grenier), his agent (Jeremy Piven) and his hangers-on was already spinning its wheels when its HBO run ended in 2011. This big-screen update feels more like a rerun than a fully formed, stand-alone movie. Comedy, R, 104 minutes. HH “Furious 7” — This is one of the most ridiculous thrillers I’ve ever seen, but I have to admit I was entertained by the sheer audacity of the car chases and battle sequences -- and there were even some genuinely touching moments. Action, PG-13, 137 minutes. HHH “Good Kill” — Ethan Hawke delivers a superb, intense performance as a veteran pilot now controlling drones that kill Taliban fighters a world away.

“Good Kill” is never subtle and occasionally veers into implausibility, but the visuals pack a visceral punch. War drama, R, 103 minutes. HHH “Infinitely Polar Bear” — Mark Ruffalo throws himself into the role of a mentally ill but often charming man caring for his two young daughters while his wife (Zoe Saldana, in one of her best performances) pursues an MBA out of town.

Drama, R, 88 minutes. HHH “Jurassic World” — Pure, dumb, wall-to-wall fun, “Jurassic World” earns every inch of its PG-13 rating for some bonecrunching violence, numerous scenes of dinosaurs munching on humans and blood spraying here and there. Strap on the seat belt and let the silly greatness of it all wash over you. Sci-fi action, PG-13, 124

AT AREA THEATERS ANACORTES CINEMAS June 26-July 2 Terminator Genisys (PG-13): Tuesday: 7:00; Wednesday-Thursday: 1:15, 3:55, 6:50, 9:30 Inside Out (PG): 1:30, 4:05, 6:30, 8:45 Jurassic World (PG-13): Friday-Monday: 1:00, 3:45, 6:40, 9:25; Tuesday: 1:00, 3:45, 9:25; Wednesday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:45, 6:40, 9:25 Spy (R): 3:55, 6:50, 9:20 Far From the Madding Crowd (PG-13): 1:15 360-293-6620

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STANWOOD CINEMAS June 26-July 2 Magic Mike XXL (R): Tuesday: 7:10; Wednesday-Thursday: 1:40, 4:05, 6:50, 9:20 Terminator Genisys (PG-13): Tuesday: 7:15; Wednesday-Thursday: 1:10, 6:30 Terminator Genisys 3D (PG-13): Tuesday: 7:05; Wednesday-Thursday: 3:25, 9:05 Ted 2 (R): Friday-Tuesday: 1:30, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30; Wednesday-Thursday: 1:30, 4:00, BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN 6:40, 9:15 Oak Harbor Inside Out (PG): Friday-Sunday: 1:10, 4:15, June 26-July 2 Inside Out (PG) and Avengers (PG-13): First 6:20, 8:30; Monday: 1:10, 4:15, 6:20, 9:00; Tuesday: 1:10, 4:15; Wednesday-Thursday: movie starts at approximately 9:30 p.m.

3:55, 8:55 360-675-5667 Inside Out 3D (PG): Friday-Monday: 3:35, 6:30; Tuesday: 3:35; Wednesday-Thursday: CONCRETE THEATRE 1:20, 7:00 June 26-28 Jurassic World (PG-13): Friday-Tuesday: San Andreas (PG-13): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; 1:40, 3:20, 6:40, 9:15; Wednesday-ThursSaturday: 5 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 4 and day: 1:00, 3:35, 6:20, 9:00 6:30 p.m.

Jurassic World 3D (PG-13): Friday-Sunday: 360-941-0403 1:00, 8:40; Monday: 1:00, 8:35; Tuesday: 1:00, 9:35 CASCADE MALL THEATRES Spy (R): Friday-Monday: 1:20, 3:55, 6:50, Burlington For listings: 888-AMC-4FUN (888-262-4386). 9:20; Tuesday: 1:20, 3:55, 9:20 360-629-0514 – Show times subject to change

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minutes. HHH ⁄2 “Kingsman: The Secret Service” — In a very violent and very silly movie, Colin Firth gives a disciplined, serious performance as a spy from a super-secret British agency.

“Kingsman,” a relentless, hardcore spoof of the old-school James Bond movies, is the craziest movie I’ve seen in a long time. Spy adventure, R, 129 1 minutes. HHH ⁄2 “Love & Mercy” — In an energizing, meticulously crafted, nearly pitch-perfect biopic of Brian Wilson, Paul Dano plays the Beach Boys genius as a young man, and John Cusack plays him some 20 years later, when the voices in his head are overwhelming his very being. Rarely have two actors been so effective playing the same character while taking totally different approaches. Biography, PG-13, 1 120 minutes. HHH ⁄2 “Spy” — A deskbound CIA agent (Melissa McCarthy) is sent on an undercover mission in a foul-mouthed, often hilariously disgusting, slightly padded comedy that soars on the bountiful comedic talents of McCarthy, Rose Byrne and Jason Statham. Comedy, R, 120 minutes. HHH “The D Train” — Jack Black gives a heavy-on-the-mugging

performance as a sad sack determined to recruit the star of his high school class (James Marsden) to the 20-year reunion. Nothing feels the least bit authentic, and worse, little about it is funny — a deadly recipe for a dark comedy. Comedy, R, 98 minutes. H “The Forger” — John Travolta murders his Boston accent as a world-class art forger hired to fake a Monet and swap it out with the real thing. Even with a terminally ill teenage son character, “The Forger” is consistently ineffective as a sentimental tearjerker -- and an even bigger failure as a heist movie. Crime drama, R, 92 1 minutes. H ⁄2 “The Gunman” — Rarely have two Oscar-winning actors been so stunningly off the mark as Sean Penn (ripped and deeply bronzed) and Javier Bardem are in this thriller. “The Gunman” follows a predictable pattern: cheesy, semitense dialogue followed by either a shootout or a “Bourne”-type fight scene.

Action thriller, R, 115 minutes.

H “The Longest Ride” — These Nicholas Sparks movies tend to get jumbled into one big cliche-riddled story. This time around, we get two romances -- one set in modern times, one dating back to the 1940s --

with a twist that’s so ridiculous I think we’re almost supposed to laugh. Romance, PG-13, 139 minutes. HH “The Overnight” — Some of the most hilarious sexual hijinks in recent memory ensue when a couple (Jason Schwartzman and Judith Godreche) hosts a pizza party for some newcomers to L.A. (Adam Scott and Taylor Schilling) that turns surreal. This is one terrifically twisted parental playdate. Comedy, R, 80 1 minutes. HHH ⁄2 “The Water Diviner” — Russell Crowe’s lifetime of experience on film sets shows in his directorial debut, a first-rate post-World War I drama with a heavy dose of sentiment and a gripping storyline. He stars as a grieving Australian who journeys to Turkey to find the remains of his sons, all killed in battle. Drama, R, 111 min1 utes. HHH ⁄2 “Tomorrowland” — A girl discovers a futuristic parallel universe in this great-looking, old-fashioned, at times soaring adventure ultimately brought down by a needlessly convoluted plot, some surprisingly casual violence and heavy-handed lectures about how we’re our own worst enemy. Fantasy adventure, PG, 130 minutes. HH

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MUSIC REVIEWS THE ORB, “Moonbuilding 2703 AD” — After a collaboration with Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and two collaborations with reggae producer Lee Scratch Perry, The Orb still sounds like The Orb. “Moonbuilding 2703 AD” is as deep and eerie as anything its members have recorded before, maybe more so.

“Moonbuilding 2703 AD,” like many other Orb albums, is tailored for the close listener in all of us — not to pick up on the details themselves, but to witness the many details interacting with one another as they wash over you in a mental state of zero gravity. They did it again, those guys, and it will put you over the moon.

bassist Jonathan Maron, drummer Mark Guiliana and electronic musician Shigeto, walks closer to the heels of Douglas’ Keystone project. Where one influence ends and another one begins is a mystery, and that’s what will guarantee “High Risk’s” status as a wholly unique album. With any justice, it will also serve as a template for future electro-jazz. n John Garratt, popmatters.com

The music, however, is anything but sweet.

The atmospheric, acoustic-textured arrangement hints at something dark beneath the sultry surface, and the sense of foreboding gives the song a delicious tension that makes it anything but a syrupy ode.

So it goes throughout “Sundown Over Ghost Town,” Jewell’s first album since moving from Boston back to her hometown of Boise, Idaho. She’s always been one of the most arresting of Americana singersongwriters, and here she weds vivid imagery to similarly spare and evocative music without the overt retro touches of some of her past work. If she feels as though she doesn’t quite fit back in — she identifies with a “Half Broke Horse” — that seems only to keep her muse sharp.

And if the album title reflects the downbeat nature of much of the material, Jewell concludes on a note of optimism with “Songbird.”

“You illuminate, renew,” she sings to her baby daughter, using a line that could apply just as well to the singer and her work.

DESAPARECIDOS, “Payola” — “Read Music/Speak Spanish,” the first Desaparecidos album, came out in 2002. Conor Oberst had taken a break from Bright Eyes to join some friends from Omaha to play loud, pointed punk rock, and the record seethed n John Garratt, popmatters.com with Bush-era political venom. The band soon went on hiatus, however, to let Oberst SON LUX, “Bones” — Son Lux is now a trio, with drummer Ian Chang and guitarist devote himself to other projects, until a few Rafiq Bhatia coming into the fold. The band years ago, when a reunion show led to some topical new singles. And now we have “Payalso recently joined Glassnote Records, which houses Mumford and Sons and Phoe- ola,” the second Desaparecidos full-length. nix, but neither of those structural changes It rocks, rants, and roars.

Opening with “The Left is Right,” Payola seem to be the culprits. Rather, “Bones” is a rails against racism (“MariKKKopa”), ques- n Nick Cristiano, The Philadelphia Inquirer collimation of all the faults of Lott’s previtions invasions of privacy in the name of ous work. national security (“Search the Searches”), “Bones” is even more gaudy than “LanMAJOR LAZER, “Peace is the Mission” endorses the hacker group Anonymous, terns,” Lott’s near operatic voice is pushed — For all the cartoonish multinationalism and encourages meaningful activism in even further forward and he’s relying on and dance-hall-reggae decor of “Major “Radicalized” and “Slacktivist.” Like the many of the same rhythmic tricks from his last record. “Bones” is such a profound step lyrics, the riffs are blunter and sharper this time, which makes the songs all the better back for Son Lux that it’s hard to see the as shout-along anthems. Oberst shreds his group recovering. These are the bones of vocal cords screaming; the guitars crash, something once promising. crackling with feedback; and the songs reckn Nathan Stevens, popmatters.com lessly hurtle forward. It’s a thrilling, provocative ride.

DAVE DOUGLAS, “High Risk” — Music n Steve Klinge, The Philadelphia Inquirer via electrodes is nothing new to trumpeter Dave Douglas. He’s blended jazz with elecEILEN JEWELL, “Sundown Over Ghost tronic music before and the results were about as consistently good as anything else Town” — “If sweetness had a sound, it would sound like my hometown,” Eilen he had recorded.

“High Risk,” Douglas’ collaboration with Jewell sings midway through her new album.

Lazer,” the adult swim animated series, it’s all pop at heart. That’s because the act called Major Lazer and its creator, Wes Pentz (a.k.a. Philadelphia expat DJ/producer Diplo), loves pop, plain and simple.

Diplo always loved big pop, throwing scores of trashy ’80s hits into Hollertronix DJ sets and giving Madonna a luxurious synth-pop shimmy throughout “Rebel Heart,” recalling her glory days. As Diplo pops, so pops Major Lazer.

The dance-hall vibe of previous Major Lazer works is still part of “Peace is the Answer.” Thus we have hip-hoppity tracks such as “Blaze Up the Fire.” The new single “Lean On” is caramel-coated dance hall, with a playful soul jive. The meeting of MC Pusha T and toaster Mad Cobra on “Night Riders” is a new hybrid: Kingston gangsta rap. Beyond the Jamaica flavor, “Peace” is gentle, sinsemilla-scented EDM pop, perfect for new-school divas working on their emotive yearning skills. Thus, we have turns by Ariana Grande (an epic “All My Love”), Wild Belle’s Natalie Bergman (“Be Together”), and Ellie Goulding with crooner Tarrus Riley (“Powerful”). The title says it all: For Diplo, dance-hall pop is the way to the Top Ten. n A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Berlin Philharmonic names new chief conductor The Associated Press

BERLIN — The Berlin Philharmonic has named Kirill Petrenko as its next chief conductor — one of the most prestigious jobs in the world of classical music.

Petrenko takes over from Simon Rattle, who is leaving to take over the London Symphony Orchestra.

Orchestra members

select their own conductor.

They held several rounds of voting in May but failed to agree until a vote Sunday.

The Berlin Philharmonic has had just three chief conductors in six decades — Herbert von Karajan from 1954-89, followed by Claudio Abbado and then Rattle, who arrived in 2002.

Petrenko was born into a musical family in Omsk,

Russia, in 1972. They immigrated to Austria in 1990, where he studied conducting at the University of Music in Vienna. He is currently general music director of the Bavarian State Opera and led Berlin’s Comic Opera from 2002-07.

Petrenko won the job despite having guest-conducted the Berlin Philharmonic only three times.

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