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“13 Minutes” explores life of man who tried to kill Hitler

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK starts with a solid core of “The Zookeeper’s Upcoming one or two actors — in Wife”: “The Zoothis case that would be keeper’s Wife” is the movie releases America Ferrera and latest in a long series of Following is a partial Ben Feldman — and movies that recounts schedule of coming DVD then surrounding them the unimaginable evils releases. Release dates with a weird and funny committed during are subject to change: supporting cast.

World War II. It’s faJULY 4 There’s a nice chemistry miliar material but has n The Zookeeper’s Wife between Ferrera and Felda fresher feel because n Song to Song man that doesn’t always director Niki Caro pays n Awakening the Zodiac happen when there are less time looking at the n Drone two central characters in broad story of war and n Vincent-N-Roxxy a comedy. More often one more time focusing on JULY 11 of those two will eventualthe people who lived n The Fate of the Furious ly take over the spotlight. through the horrors. n Smurfs: The Lost Village But the ease in which Caro has delivered to n The Lost City of Z Ferrera and Feldman play the screen a beautifully n Their Finest a scene together makes shot version of Diane n Norman them enjoyable to watch Ackerman’s book, “The n A Quiet Passion and one never overshadZookeeper’s Wife: A n Spark: A Space Tail ows the other.

War Story.” Antonina n American Fable Among the top and Jan Zabinski, ownn The Magicians: Seasupporting players are ers of the Warsaw Zoo son Two Lauren Ash and Colton in 1939, dealt with the n The Missing Dunn for very different Germans who occun The Tunnel: Saboreasons.

Ash goes after pied their country. The tage, Season 2 laughs with an aggressive couple not only found n Underground and broad style. Dunn’s a way to stay alive but character is more subtle. also managed to convert That contrast plays as an their zoo into a hiding advantage for the program. place for Jews escaping the country.

Where this workplace comedy has Jessica Chastain’s performance as Antonina is what gives the film so much an advantage over programs like “The Office” or “Murphy Brown” is having heart. The actress already has picked up the stories unfold in the massive store. a pair of Oscar nominations — “Zero This opens natural possibilities for Dark Thirty” and “The Help” — but quirky customers and gives the cast a the work she does in “The Zookeeper’s Wife” is better than both of those efforts. variety of areas to play.

“Homicide: Life on the Street: What Chastain does is play a woman so in love with life that she embrac- The Complete Series”: Contains 122 episodes of the TV crime drama from es animals with the same compassion Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson. and care as humans. Caro balances Andre Braugher stars. out the hopefulness Antonina shows “Song to Song”: Tales of love and with the pain and suffering Jan (Johan music unfold in Austin, Texas.

Heldenbergh) deals with.

“Drone”: Sean Bean plays a man “The Zookeeper’s Wife” has a lot of living two very different lives. positives but there are a few negatives “Awakening the Zodiac”: Couincluding a pacing problem. The ple’s discovery of a box of old tapes director spends more time establishchanges their lives forever. ing Antonina’s love of animals than “Vincent-N-Roxxy”: Efforts by dealing with her pregnancy and birth. a couple to start a new life fail when The bumps along the way don’t take away from the stark drama of this true their past catches up with them.

“The Tonight Show Starring Johnstory of bravery, hope, love and war as ny Carson: Johnny and Friends Feaseen through smaller moments. turing Steve Martin, Robin Williams “Superstore: Season Two”: If & Eddie Murphy”: Along with having you are just looking for a light comic distraction, this NBC comedy about the a super long title, the DVD includes nine episodes of the NBC late-night workers at a big box store finally found in its second season the right formula to talk show spotlighting the comics.

— Rick Bentley, Tribune News Service make it a solid workplace comedy. That

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Fireworks regulations in Skagit County

FOURTH OF JULY IN THE AREA SATURDAY, JULY 1 ORCAS ISLAND — The Orcas Chamber Community Parade will begin at noon.

For information, call the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce at 360-376-2273 or visit orcasislandchamber. com.

MONDAY, JULY 3 ANACORTES — Celebrations will begin with the Patriotic Community Event honoring those who have served our country at 5:30 p.m. at the Heart of Anacortes, located at Fourth and O Avenue. Music, entertainment and food. cityofanacortes.org.

BIG LAKE — The 54th annual Big Lake Fire Fighters Association fireworks display will begin around dark at Big Lake. Suggested donation helps support the cost of the fireworks and funding for fire department equipment and training. biglakefire.org/ association.html or biglakefirerescue@gmail.com.

TUESDAY, JULY 4 ANACORTES — The annual Independence Day Parade will begin at 11 a.m. at the corner of Third Street and Commercial Avenue and end at The Depot on R Avenue. Family-friendly fun continues at Anacortes’ “Rock the Dock” event at 5 p.m. at Seafarers Memorial Park, 601 Seafarers Way. Enjoy music, food, a beer garden and more. The evening

concludes with fireworks at dusk over Fidalgo Bay. Free admission.

Prior to the parade, at 10 a.m., the Anacortes American staff will take a town photo at Fifth Street and Commercial Avenue.

Anacortes residents are encouraged to participate.

For information, call Jennifer at 360-588-1108.

BELLINGHAM — The Haggen Family Fourth of July Celebration will take place from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Zuanich Point Park, Squalicum Harbor. Old-time games, live music, “Hoop It Up” 3-on-3 basketball tournament, beer garden and more, followed by fireworks at 10:30 p.m. Free. 360-7338720 or bellingham.com.

BLAINE — The annual Old Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration will take place in downtown Blaine. Enjoy a pancake breakfast at 8 a.m., a parade at noon along Peace Portal Drive, live music, a street fair, show-andshine car show, live entertainment, Plover ferry rides and fireworks at 10:15 p.m. at Blaine Marine Park. 360332-4544 or blainechamber. com.

CONCRETE — The annual Fourth of July parade will begin at 11 a.m. on Main Street. After the parade there will be a community picnic and a by-donation barbecue at Veterans Memorial Park, with live

music by Barefoot. At 2 p.m.

Concrete Theatre will hold a special showing of “Wonder Woman.” 360-853-8784 or concrete-wa.com.

at 10 p.m. A beer and wine garden and food vendors will be available starting at 5 p.m. 360-466-3125 or lovelaconner.com.

EVERETT — Check out marching bands, dance and drill teams, stilt walkers, clowns and more at the Colors of Freedom Parade at 11 a.m. on Colby and Wetmore avenues between Wall and 26th atreets. The Colors of Freedom Festival featuring live music, kids’ activities and a food fair will be held from 1 to 11 p.m. at Legion Memorial Park, 145 Alverson Blvd. Park at Everett Station and take the free shuttle. Fireworks begin at dark over Port Gardner Bay. Free. 425-257-7107 or enjoyeverett.org.

LOPEZ ISLAND — The Lopez Island Fourth of July will start with a Lions Club Fun Run/Walk at 8:30 a.m. beginning at Islanders Bank.

The parade begins at 11 a.m. starting between the Galley Restaurant and the Islander Resort, winding through the Village on Lopez Road.

A barbecue after the parade will be held at the Lopez Center Outdoor Pavilion.

Fireworks start at 10:30 p.m. over Fisherman Bay. 360468-4664 or lopezisland. com.

FRIDAY HARBOR — Enjoy the Fourth of July Parade down Spring Street at 10:30 a.m. followed by the Pig War Picnic at the San Juan Historical Museum. Enjoy lunch, live music, games and more. The fireworks show starts at dusk. sanjuanisland.org.

LA CONNER — The children’s parade will start at noon, followed by a community picnic and children’s events at Pioneer Park. Enjoy a free outdoor concert featuring Geoffrey Castle and his all-star band, and Terry Nelson featuring BroHaM starting at 6 p.m. at the marina, followed by fireworks over the Swinomish Channel

MOUNT VERNON — The annual music festival with live music by the Mountain Flowers and Rivertalk will begin at 7 p.m. at Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millett Road. Bring your own food and barbecue, or try something from one of the food vendors. A fireworks show will start at dark; bring a lawn chair and flashlight.

360-336-6215 or mountvernonwa.gov.

OAK HARBOR — Events, centered in and around Windjammer Park, SW Beeksma Drive, will include the Grand Parade at 11 a.m. on Bayshore Drive, arts and crafts fair from noon to 10 p.m., live music, barbecue, beer garden and more.

Fireworks start at dark.

Unless local regulations are more restrictive, state law allows the sale of approved fireworks from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.

June 29-July 4, and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. July 5. Discharge is permitted from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. June 29July 3, 9 a.m. to midnight July 4, and 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. July 5.

While the state law applies to unincorporated areas of Skagit County (as well as the city of Oak Harbor), some cities in the county have enacted more restrictive laws or entirely banned the sale and discharge of fireworks.

Fireworks are banned in Anacortes, Burlington and Concrete. Sales and discharge of fireworks are not permitted at any time within those cities.

LA CONNER: Sales are banned, but discharge is permitted from 9 a.m. to midnight on July 4.

MOUNT VERNON:

Sales are restricted to 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. June 29-July 4. Discharge is permitted from noon to midnight July 4.

SEDRO-WOOLLEY:

Sales are restricted to 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. June 29-July 4. Discharge is permitted from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on July 4.

360-675-3755 or oakharborchamber.com.

A family carnival will be held June 30-July 4 at Windjammer Park.

ORCAS ISLAND — Fireworks in Eastsound will begin at dusk. The community band will perform at Waterfront Park beginning at 9 p.m. 360-376-2273 or

orcasislandchamber.com.

SEDRO-WOOLLEY — The annual Loggerodeo Grand Parade will start at 11 a.m. on Third Street by Sedro-Woolley High School.

Fireworks will begin at dusk at Riverfront Park. Activities all weekend include a carnival, logging show, twoday rodeo, classic car show, barbecue, music and more.

360-770-8452 or loggerodeo.org.

The 40th annual Great Sedro-Woolley Footrace will start at 9:30 a.m. at the Sedro-Woolley High School gym, 1235 Third St..

Check-in and day-of-race registration will begin at 7:30 a.m., followed by the 5.17-mile race and 2-mile fun run/walk. Preregistration through July 1: $25, includes T-shirt. Registration after July 1: $25 without T-shirt.

Free for ages 14 and younger and ages 70 and older (T-shirt not included), but registration is still required.

Day-of-race T-shirts: $10 while they last. Register at sedrowoolleyfootrace.com.

For information, call Kyle at 360-856-4465.

STANWOOD — The Fourth of July Parade will start at 11 a.m. at the Josephine Sunset Home Parking Lot, 9901 272nd Place NW, and end at noon with an ice cream social at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27108 102nd Ave. NW. Costume contest for children ages 11 and younger, with prizes for the top costume depicting a patriotic or U.S. history theme. Free. 360629-6110 or sahs-fncc.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 8 ALGER — Skagit Speedway, 4796 Highway 99 North, will present its midseason championship and fireworks extravaganza.

The grandstands will open at 5 p.m., racing will start at 7 p.m. and the fireworks will start after the races. 360724-3567 or skagitspeedway.com.

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ART

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

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

Artists include Karen Hackenberg, Fred Holcomb, Mary Iverson, Molly Magai, Natalie Niblack, Ann Reid and Pieter Vanzanden.

THE GOOD STUFF ARTS: The Good Stuff Arts Gallery, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, features new work from 24 regional artists.

Some of the newest are Sheila Saxon, wearable art pieces; Berthiel Evens, sterling silver jewelry; Jim Redding, woodcut prints; Kay Smith, hand-quilted art cards; Dave Smith, photography art cards; and Annette Tamm, hand-beveled glass pendants. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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

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

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

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

near the Depot Arts & Community Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. anacortesartscommission.com.

FIRST FRIDAY GALLERY WALK: The First Friday Gallery Walk in Anacortes will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 7.

The event will feature new work at six venues and a street plaza with music by Mia and Ben Starner and Crazy Like a Fox, as well as outdoor dining and a pedestrian corridor. artinanacortes. com.

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

ART BY THE BAY: The 25th annual Art By the Bay Festival will take place from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, July 7-9, in downtown Stanwood. The show is a varied display of handmade crafts and artwork representing more than 100 juried artists and vendors.

Free admission.

QUILT SHOW: The Woolley Fiber Quilters’ eighth annual quilt show is set for July 1416 at Cascade Middle School, 905 McGarigle Road, Sedro-Woolley. $3 admission. woolleyfiberquilters.blogspot. com.

NW ART BEAT: The 14th annual self-directed Skagit County NW Art Beat artist studio tour, sponsored by Skagit Artists Togeth-

FAIRHAVEN OUTDOOR CINEMA

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The movie “Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them” and the band The Brass Patriots will be featured at the Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema on Saturday, July 1, at Village Green, 1207 10th St., Bellingham. Admission is $5, which includes live entertainment and giveaways. The movie will begin at dusk. For more information, visit fairhaven.com/event/summer-outdoor-cinema.

er, will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 15-16. Free admission. nwartbeat.com.

ARTS AT THE PORT: Arts at the Port, held in conjunction with the Anacortes Arts Festival, will open at 6 p.m.

Saturday, July 29, and run daily through Aug. 6 (closed on July 30).

Based on the theme “Resonance,” it will include the Allen Family Focus Gallery showcasing invitational work of three Orcas Island artists and the juried exhibition featuring 39 regional artists selected

by Pablo Schugurensky, founder of META ARTE Artist Trust board president. An Emerging Artist Show will feature work from selected high school and college age artists. anacortesartsfestival. com.

CAR SHOWS

CAR SHOW: The Knights of Columbus will host a car show in

honor of late community member Karl Sturdy from noon to 4 p.m.

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

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

FAIRS

LOGGERODEO: Celebrate the longest running Fourth of July celebration in Washington from June 30-July 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.

LECTURES AND TALKS

PREPARE FOR THE ECLIPSE: Bob Scott of the Island County Astronomical Society will present “The Great

American Eclipse of Aug. 21, 2017” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 6, at Sedro-Woolley Public Library, 802 Ball St. The program will cover basic eclipse history and facts, how and where to view it, a timetable and what to expect.

MUSIC

LA CONNER SOUNDS: The La Conner Live 2017 Sunday concert series features local and regional bands during the summer, with performances from 1 to 4 p.m. at Gilkey Square, Morris Avenue and First Street, in downtown La Conner. Free admission. lovelaconner.com/ featured/la-conner-live2017-concert-series. n July 2: Skagit Swings All-Stars. n July 9: Janie Cribbs & The T Rust Band. n July 16: Blues Playground. n July 23: The Naughty Blokes.

SUMMER JAMS:

The Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham, will present the 2017 Blues, Brews and BBQ series with live music, microbrews on tap and an outdoor barbecue, at 5 p.m. each Thursday during the summer. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com/ featured/blues-brewsbbq. n July 6: Stacy Jones Band. n July 13: Baby Cakes. n July 20: The Atlantics. n July 27: Naughty Blokes. n Aug. 3: Spaceband. n Aug. 10: Jasmine Greene. n Aug. 17: Chris Eger Band. n Aug. 24: The Atlantics.

EAGLE HAVEN MUSIC: The Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley, will present its 2017 Concerts in the Pavilion Series. Concerts begin at 7 p.m. 360-856-6248 or eaglehavenwinery. com. Next up: n July 8: Troy Fair Band. n July 22: Margaret Wilder Band.

STANWOOD SUMMER CONCERTS: The 2017 Summer Concert Series will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturdays at 270th St. NW in Stanwood. Free admission, family-friendly. 360629-2181 or ci.stanwood.wa.us. n July 8: The Naughty Blokes. n July 22: Shaggy Sweet.

HOLIDAY GROOVES ON THE WATER: The Mountain Flowers will play surf/pop from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4, at Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millet Road, Mount Vernon. Free.

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OUT & ABOUT JAZZ AT THE CENTER: Jazz at the Center continues with the EntreMundos Quarteto at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 6, at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20, students free with ID card.

360-387-0222.

GEOFFREY CASTLE: Geoffrey Castle will offer original R&B, funk, jazz, blues and Celtic music on a six-string, electric violin at 11 a.m.

Thursday, July 13, at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington.

All ages. Free admission.

AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC SERIES: The 12th annual American Roots Music Series at Deception Pass State Park on Whidbey Island will be held every Saturday in July at the park, 41020 Highway 20, Oak Harbor. The concerts feature folk and traditional music representing a variety of communities from around the Pacific Northwest. Free admission. A Discover Pass is required for vehicle access to the park.

All performances will be held in the West Beach amphitheater on the Whidbey Island side of the park. In case of rain, performances will move to the East Cranberry Lake picnic shelter, also on the Whidbey Island side of the park. n July 1: 133D National Army Reserve Band – General’s 7 Dixieland Band. n July 8: Obe Quarless and the Caribbean Connection Steelband. n July 15: Bays Family Irish Band. n July 22: Squirrel Butter. n July 29: La Famille Léger.

OUTDOORS IN

ANACORTES: The 2017 Heart of Anacortes outdoor concert series will be held during the summer the corner of Fourth Steet and O Avenue. Performances run 6 to 8 p.m.; admission is free and families are welcome. 360-293-3515 or heartofanacortes.com. n July 8: Johnny Bulldog. n July 15: The Fieldboats. n July 22: The Hoe and the Harrow. n July 29: SeaBear’s Diamond Anniversary Concert with Three-ish and Hamilton/Cox. BURLINGTON SUMMER NIGHTS CONCERT SERIES: Held every Friday night in July and August at the Burlington Visitor Center Downtown Amphitheater, 520 E. Fairhaven Ave. Activities begin at 5 p.m., concerts start at 7 p.m. Free. 360755-9649. n July 7: Chris Eger Band. n July 14: Gin Gypsy. n July 21: Ranger and the Re-Arrangers. n July 28: Whiskey Fever.

MOUNT VERNON CONCERT SERIES: The 2017 Mount Vernon Riverwalk Concert Series is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays during the summer at the Riverwalk in downtown Mount Vernon. Free admission. 360-428-8547 or mountvernonchamber.com. n July 13: Chris Eger Band & The Powerhouse Horns. n July 20: Mojo Cannon & The 13th Street Horns. n July 27: Stacy Jones Band. n Aug. 3: The Walrus. n Aug. 10: The Naughty Blokes.

n Aug. 17: Whiskey Fever. n Aug. 24: Polecat. n Aug. 31: Rivertalk.

PLAYS

SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK: Shakespeare Northwest presents its annual free summer touring production of “Once Upon a Shakespearean Tale,” an original work that asks the question: What if William Shakespeare had written children’s stories? The schedule: n 4 p.m. Sunday, July 16, Seattle Outdoor Theatre Festival, Volunteer Park, 1247 15th Ave. E., Seattle. n 4 p.m. Saturday, July 29, Iron Man, Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon.

MORE FUN

BOW FARMERS MARKET: The Bow Farmers Market will be held each Thursday through Aug. 31 at Samish Bay Cheese, 15115 Bow Hill Road, Bow. SMALL GRAINS DAY: Small Grains Field Day will teach people about research fields and production of small grains for food, feed and malt from 1 to 3 p.m.

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

Free, open to the public.

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

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

PRIDE BY CANDLELIGHT: An evening “celebrating and recognizing the value of diversity, the importance of dignity and the rich contribution of LGBTQIA folks in our communities” will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, June 30, at the Center for Spiritual Living, 1508 N. 18th St., Mount Vernon, according to a news release. The Rev. Maggie Wattle will lead an evening of readings, meditations and music.

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

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

FAIRHAVEN OUTDOOR CINEMA: The Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema series will be held from June 24-Aug. 26.

Movies are shown at dusk at the Village Green, 1207 10th St., Bellingham.

Admission is $5, which includes live entertainment and giveaways. n July 1: “Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them” with The Brass Patriots. n July 8: “Hidden Figures” with The Sweet Goodbyes. n July 15: “Moana” with Aloha Hula NW. n July 22: “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” with Strangely. n July 29: “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” (1971) with Chocolate Game Show.

n Aug. 5: “Raiders of the Lost Ark” with Wren & Della. n Aug. 12: “Finding Dory” with Brian Ernst. n Aug. 19: “La La Land” with Bellingham Dance Company. n Aug. 26: “The Princess Bride” with Claymazing. fairhaven.com/event/ summer-outdoor-cinema ANACORTES EAGLES: Anacortes Eagles No. 249, 901 Seventh St., Anacortes, will hold a grand reopening party at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 1. A pig roast/luau will be available at $10 per plate, with music by Steve Ellis at 2 p.m. and Scratch Daddy Blues at 7 p.m. Open to members and guests, new memberships are $45, free to active U.S. Military and veterans. 360-293-3012.

HERO QUILTS: Hero Quilts — made in red, white and blue for wounded U.S. military members in Afghanistan waiting for evacuation by air to the hospital in Germany — will be on display from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, July 4, at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27130 102nd Ave NW, Stanwood. More than 1,200 quilts have been made by the Stanwood/Camano Hero Quilters group since 2007. Free admission.

ANNUAL FIELD DAY: The WSU Mount Vernon NWREC Annual Field Day, which began in the 1940s and is free and open to the public, will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 13, at WSU Mount Vernon NWREC, 16650 Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon. Faculty and graduate students will host a walking

tour of some of the nearly 150 acres of active research plots at the center. Hear about current research projects and learn how work at the Center impacts growers, consumers, agricultural businesses and local economies throughout the region.

A tractor-driven wagon ride will be available for non-walkers. Field tours will conclude at 6 p.m.

Visitors are invited to stay for a barbecue in the center’s auditorium. mtvernon.wsu.edu.

CHILDREN’S ART FESTIVAL: The 33rd annual Children’s Art Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. The event will feature local children’s entertainment, hands-on arts and crafts, face painting, and more.

360-336-6215. Free admission.

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

Saturday, July 15, at the Sedro-Woolley Community Center, 703 Pacific St. Skagit County companies and organizations will offer hands-on exploration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. centralskagitlibrary.org/ index.html or 360-7553985.

LAVENDAR FESTIVAL: The Lavender Festival and Arts Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 15-16, on San Juan Island. Create wands, wreaths, crowns and more out of organic lavender, and visit the tents of more than 30 artists. pelindabalavender.com/lavender-festival-a/282.htm.

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ART

OPEN STREETS, FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALKS: In the spirit of bringing the community together, two local events, Open Streets and First Friday Artwalks, will join forces to create a “Street Plaza” setting on Commercial Avenue between Fourth and Sixth streets from July 7 to Sept. 1 in Anacortes. The downtown area will be closed to traffic from 6 to 9 p.m. to encourage participants to linger longer.

Music will played in the Commercial Avenue and Fifth Street intersection. Restaurants will offer special sidewalk seating. anacortesart. com.

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tion seeks artists from all media, including painting, photography, sculpting and fabrics, to show their art in downtown galleries and businesses during First Thursday Art Walks.

The art walks are held from 5 to 8 p.m. through September and include about a dozen venues. Contact Cathy Stevens at dep.mvda@ gmail.com or 360-3363801.

CALL FOR VENDORS: Samish Valley Grange seeks vendors for community swap meets from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, July 22 and Aug. 19, at the grange, 4320 Highway 9, Sedro-Woolley. $25 outside, $30 indoor.

Contact Kim at 360708-7434.

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

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

Applications due June 30. anacortesartscommission.com.

ART CLASSES

PAINT AND SIP: 3 to 4:30 p.m. Monday, July 10, Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave. Free.

Ages 13-18. Information and registration: 360-755-0760 or jennyc@burlingtonwa. gov.

CONTINUED DRAWING CLASS: The four-class series will start Tuesday, July 11, at A Guilded Gallery in Stanwood. $150. 360639-2787.

BEGINNERS INTRO TO BASIC DRAWING: The four-class series for ages 7 to 12 will start Saturday, July 22, at A Guilded Gallery in Stanwood. $90. 360639-2787.

ADULT BEGINNERS INTRO TO BASIC DRAWING: The fourclass series for ages 13 to adult will begin Saturday, July 22, at A Guilded Gallery in Stanwood. $90. 360639-2787.

LA CONNER QUILT AND TEXTILE MUSEUM: Varied exhibits and classes are available to the public at 703 S. Second St., La Conner. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Sunday. Admission: $7, $5 students and military, free for members and children ages 11 and under. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.org. n Fiber Fridays: bring any type of fiber art project, quilting, knitting, embellishing, etc., to work on while visiting with other fiber artists from 9 a.m. to noon every Friday. Free and open to all.

CLASSES: Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts offers a variety of art classes and workshops for artists of every level at 12636 Chilberg Road, Mount Vernon.

Online courses are also available. 360-466-0110 or gailcreativestudies. com.

CLASSES: Choose from painting, photography, fiber and 3D art workshops taught by professional artists at the Pacific Northwest Art School, 15 NW Birch St., Coupeville.

360-678-3396 or pacificnorthwestartschool. com.

AUDITIONS

CANTABILE CHAMBER CHOIR AUDITIONS: Rehearsals are 6:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays at Bethany Covenant Church, 1318 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon.

Dues are $150 per year. Auditions are by appointment. Information: Jennie Bouma at 425-312-4565 or cantabilechamberchoir@ gmail.com.

WHIDBEY PLAYHOUSE 2017-18 SEASON: This season’s schedule for Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd, Oak Harbor: n “Kill Me, Deadly” (noir comedy), Nov. 3-19. n “A Christmas Carol” (musical), Dec. 1-17. n “The Producers” (musical), Feb. 9-March 4. n “The Hollow” (mystery/thriller), April 13-29. n “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka” (musical), June 1-24.

360-679-2237, whidbeyplayhouse.com.

DANCE

DANCE CAMP: Skagit Valley Academy of Dance, 1522 Jay Way, Mount Vernon, is offering a variety of summer dance camps and classes from July 17-Aug. 17. skagitvalleyacademyofdance.com.

BEGINNING LINE DANCING: 7 to 8 p.m.

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

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

international music.

Instruction begins at 7 p.m. followed by review and request dances until 9:30 p.m. The first session is free, $3 thereafter. All welcome. No partners needed. For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360766-6866.

SCOTTISH DANCING: Bellingham Scottish Country Dancers meet from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Fairhaven Library auditorium (upstairs), 1117 12th St., Bellingham. Wear comfortable clothes and soft-soled shoes without heels. $8 per class. For information, call Mary Anderson at 360-933-1779 or visit bellinghamscd.org.

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

For information, contact Gisela at 360-4245696.

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

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

MUSIC

PIPES WORKSHOP: Pipe major Stuart Liddell will present the workshop from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, July 7, at Littlefield Celtic Center, 1123 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. $55. Participants are asked to bring practice chanters and pipes;

music will be handed out at the workshop.

360-416-4934 and lindsay@celticarts.org.

CALLING ‘80S COVER BANDS: The Mount Vernon Downtown Association invites cover bands with an ‘80s set list to play for the third annual Harvest Moon Festival: Retro on the River on Aug. 26. The event will feature live music, brews, ciders and local food. If interested in performing, send a link or recording to info@mountvernondowntown.org or call 360-336-3801.

BARBERSHOP HARMONY: Attend a free, no-commitment rehearsal of the AnO-Chords, a four-part barbershop harmony group. No experience necessary, no auditions required. Learn by rote, you don’t have to read music. All ages welcome. Drop in any Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Northwest Educational Service Building, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes. Rides available. anochords.org or 360466-0109.

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 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Shelter Bay Clubhouse, 1000 Shoshone Drive, La Conner. New members welcome. No need to be a Shelter Bay resident. 360-2233230.

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GET INVOLVED 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.

BRING YOUR OWN GUITAR: Bring your guitar and learn a wide variety of new songs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays at North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Boulevard, Burlington. 360-7072683 or jauman@northcovecoffee.com.

BRING YOUR OWN UKULELE FOR BEGINNERS: Bring your ukulele and learn a wide variety of new songs from 6 to 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays at North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Boulevard, Burlington. 360707-2683 or jauman@ northcovecoffee.com.

RECREATION

CHRISTIAN MOTORCYCLE ASSOCIATION: CMA Morning Star Chapter 39 meets the first Monday of each month at Royal Star Buffet, 2300 Freeway Drive, Mount Vernon.

Meals are paid for firsttime visitors. Dinner at 6 p.m. (optional), followed by meeting at 7 p.m. Contact: Dwight Kaestner, 425-770-6154 or cmachapter39@gmail. com.

MARTIAL ARTS: Pacific Northwest Martial Arts Academy, 511 S. First St., Mount Vernon, is offering four weeklong summer camps for kids and teens. Camps offered include WashuKung Fu Camp, Parkour Camp, Girl Power Camp and PNMAA Deluxe Camp. pnmaa.com/summer-camps.

FREE PARK ADMISSION: The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will offer free admission to all state parks on Friday, Aug. 25, in honor of the National Park Service’s 101st birthday. The Discover Pass will not be required to enter state parks. The pass is still required to access lands managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources. parks.wa.gov.

S-W FOOTRACE: The annual Great Sedro-Woolley Footrace will begin at 9:30 a.m.

Monday, July 4, at the Sedro-Woolley High School gym, 1235 Third St., Sedro-Woolley.

Check-in and day-ofrace registration will begin at 7:30 a.m., followed by the 5.17-mile race and 2-mile fun run/ walk. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three men and women in each event, with recognition awards for the top three finishers in several age groups.

Preregistration through July 1: $25, includes T-shirt. Registration after July 2: $20 without T-shirt. Free for ages 14 and younger and ages 70 and older (T-shirt not included), but registration is still required.

Day-of-race T-shirts: $10 while they last. Register at sedrowoolleyfoot-

race.com or pick up a registration form at the Sedro-Woolley Chamber of Commerce, 714-B Metcalf St. For more information, call Kyle at 360-856-4465.

ONCE AROUND LAKE CAVANAUGH: An 8-mile run, walk or bike around Lake Cavanaugh will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 5. $15 and up.

360-422-9510 or jkp96@ frontier.com.

KIDS CLUB: Nat Geo Kids teams with Cascade Mall Kids Club for fun, educational games and activities from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at the Cascade Mall Center Court, 201 Cascade Mall Drive, Burlington.

Free. 360-558-3270 or shopcascademall.com.

TRAIL GUIDES, BIKE MAPS & MORE: Learn about opportunities to be physically active in Skagit County, including trail guides, an activity tracker and local resources, at beactiveskagit.org.

THEATER

FREE IMPROV WORKSHOPS: 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, and Tuesday, July 25, Improv Playworks, 1011 Girard St., Bellingham.

Ages 14 to adult. All levels welcome, no experience necessary. Free.

Preregistration appreciated: 360-756-0756.

ACTING CLASSES: The iDiOM Theater offers acting classes for all ages at the Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham.

Prices vary. sylviacenterforthearts@gmail.com or sylviacenterforthearts. org.

FREE ADULT ACTING CLASSES: Anacortes Community Theatre of-

fers free acting classes for adults twice each month: from 7 to 10:30 p.m. the first Tuesday, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the third Saturday, at 918 M Ave., Anacortes. Classes include monologue work, scripted scenes, improv games and more, with a different topic each month. Each class is independent, so you don’t have to commit to every session. 360-8400089 or freeadultactingclass.com.

WORKSHOPS

FIVE-WEEK CHAIR YOGA WORKSHOP: Tuesdays, July 18-Aug. 15, Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Gentle yoga using the chair as a prop. Registration deadline is Monday, July 10. $27. 360-387-0222.

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

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

Park Zoo and Birch Bay Waterslides. Current members can register at skagitclubs.org. New members can register at their corresponding club from 2 to 5:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

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

ULTIMATE BEAD BOOK: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, July 30-Aug. 1.

The course will focus on learning the techniques and exploiting the dramatic design impact of beads and stitching. $1,180. View the course brochure for full details at gailcreativestudies. com. More information: 360-466-0110 or gail@ gailcreativestudies.com.

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Corey Feldman is back, and it’s — weird result was a question: “Is Corey Feldman running an all-girl sex cult?”

A: Yeah, and you know why that happens, don’t you?

By ALLISON STEWART Chicago Tribune

When Corey Feldman was a 3-year-old going on acting auditions, he would sing for casting agents because he couldn’t yet read lines. Feldman, now 45, soon became a reluctant teenage movie star (“Stand

by Me,” “The Goonies”) with an overlooked musical career. He released his first single in 1989, played in the hard rock band Truth Movement and now traffics in EDM and pop on his new two-disc set “Angelic 2 The Core,” which features Fred Durst and Snoop Dogg.

Feldman’s turbulent personal life (he battled heroin addiction and, he has said, was the repeated victim of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of Hollywood insiders) overshadowed his career ambitions — until his endearingly weird appearance in September on the “Today” show, backed by a band of scantily clad, halo-wearing Corey’s Angels, divided the internet and relaunched his musical career. He returned to the show a few weeks later.

Corey’s Angels, who are part of Feldman’s stage act, are a matter of some dispute: Feldman says he is providing the women, who sometimes live at his house, with work opportunities they might not otherwise have had. An infamous article in Vice, to which Feldman appears to be referring below, positioned him as an offbrand Hugh Hefner.

In a recent telephone interview, Feldman talked about the article, which still rankles, his friendship with Michael Jackson and life after the “Today” show. The following is an

COREYFELDMAN.NET

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edited transcript of that conversation.

Q: The “Today” show backlash must have been hard, but aren’t you glad you did it?

A: It was a bittersweet backlash that one could never have guesstimated or expected. We expected a few people to notice; we didn’t expect the world to stop, and everybody to notice.

Q: It was brave of you to go back.

A: It was (laughs). There was the nervousness of, “Oh God, don’t let this happen again,” and then it kind of did happen again, although all they could pick on that time was me dropping my American flag, which is fine. Do what you feel you must, but at the end of the day, the public has spoken.

Two hundred fifty million people watched the first appearance, the second appearance, I know it was over 100 million. So we’ve kind of made our mark.

Q: There are rumors you made a new jack swing album back in the day.

A: That’s what people were calling the last solo album, “Former Child Actor.” I do have horn sections in a lot of my stuff. … Billy Preston was actually on the album, and he was part of the Beatles. All through my music career, I’ve worked with the greatest musicians in the world. When you’re friends with someone like Michael Jackson — let’s go back to 1991. I’m sitting in a car with Michael Jackson, I play him my new single, “What’s Up With Youth,” I say, “What do you think?”

He said, “Corey, this song is a hit. This is a No. 1 hit, guaranteed.” He said, “Let me walk this in to Tommy Mottola at CBS, because if you do, I promise you it’ll be a No. 1 song.” That’s when I knew I was on the right track.

Q: So, did he take it in to Tommy Mottola?

A: No. I didn’t allow him to.

Q: What was your thinking at the time?

A: My thinking was correct. I didn’t want to be known as the Michael Jackson protege, I didn’t want to be known as the kid who got grandfathered in, or took a back door. I wanted to be known as an artist who created because he was a creator, not because he was a leech or a hanger-on, or part of a crew. My dignity was more important to me. That’s probably one of the things that felt so disheartening when I did the “Today” show, was, wow, I took the tough road. I did the hard work, I waited for the right moment. Now I’m getting this success, and you guys can’t even give me that.

Q: You weren’t able to choose your own path when you were very little.

A: That is correct. Most people in society are all given equal rights to decide what their future should be. I never had that opportunity.

Q: Is Corey’s Angels about you trying to help women find their own path, when you weren’t able to?

A: It’s also about giving them another chance in life. There’s a very misleading idea out there, that if a woman is beautiful, she can’t possibly — have any real talent. When we did the “Today” show the first time, everybody was convinced that they were miming it, a la Robert Palmer.

Q: Yeah, but you’re wearing all your clothes, and they’re not. Does that take away from it, in 2017?

A: No, that’s the beauty of it. The whole point is, sex sells. Does it not?

Yes. Basically, in our own tongue-in-cheek, ironic way, we are pushing that idea right back in their face — because God forbid a beautiful woman should be proud of her body and proud of who she is, by feeling sexy when she’s onstage.

Q: When I Googled you, the second-highest

Q: Why? A: Because there’s something called the dark media, who would love nothing more than to keep people confused, and make them think there’s something dirty or wrong about the beautiful thing that we’re creating here, and to me, I find it very offensive. There’s certain companies out there — that have kept those stories at the top of the Google search for five years now. There’s one company in particular that’s done these terrible, disgusting stories on me and my company, that has tried to make it sound like a whorehouse, they’ve tried to make it sound dirty.

Q: So we should take that as a “No”?

A: No, no, no, you’re missing my point, honey: They’re spending money to keep them at the top of the Google search, which means that this is a concerted effort to brainwash people into the idea that there’s something wrong in what we’re doing.

Q: So what is it about what you’re doing that draws such fire?

A: Somebody has to be spending millions of dollars to keep a story at the top of the Google search for five to seven years, when there’s been hundreds and hundreds of (more positive articles) that have come out in the meantime. That’s not right. And one day, all the truth will be revealed.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues June 29-July 9 Thursday.29 Emilia Glaser: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805.

Friday.30

Mark Riley and Paul Green: Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

Free. 360-588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

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

Country Jim: 6 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

Members and signed-in guests only. 360-8488882.

Solo Lew: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

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

Thunder Creek: 7:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley. Members and guests. 360-8550520.

Chris Eger: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Bow. Free.

360-766-6330.

THURSDAY.6

STACY JONES BAND

5 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether. com/featured/blues-brews-bbq.

FRIDAY.30

Tuesday.4

JIMMY WRIGHT BAND

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

Saturday.1

Jeff Peters: 8:30 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Bow. Free.

360-766-6330.

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

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

Thunder Creek: 7:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley. Members and guests. 360-855-0520.

Old Town Tonic: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-293-2544 or brownlantern.com.

Sunday.2

Bow Diddlers: 5:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360-766-6266 or theoldedison.com.

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

Gary B’s Church of the Blues: open jam, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-4454733.

The Mountain Flowers: 7 to 8 p.m., Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millet Road, Mount Vernon. Free.

Wednesday.5

Wayne Hayton: 5 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. Free. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com/entertainment-2.

Jacob and Alex: 9 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-293-2544 or brownlantern.com.

Thursday.6

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

Friday.7

4More: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. theskagit. com/entertainment or 877-275-2448.

Saturday.8

Troy Fair Band: 7 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley.

360-856-6248 or eaglehavenwinery.com.

4More: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. theskagit. com/entertainment or 877-275-2448.

Fanny Alger’s Secret Birthday Bash: 10 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-293-2544 or brownlantern.com.

Sunday.9

Jenny & The TomCats: 5:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360-7666266 or theoldedison. com.

Janie Cribbs & The T Rust Band (blues, rock and funk): 1 to 4 p.m., Gilkey Square, Morris Avenue and First Street, La Conner.

Free. lovelaconner.com/ featured/la-conner-live2017-concert-series.

Gary B’s Church of the Blues: open jam, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-4454733.

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HOT TICKETS SAMMY HAGAR AND THE CIRCLE: June 29, Tulalip Casino, Tulalip. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster. com.

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

BRAD PAISLEY: June 30, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

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

CHRIS ISAAC: July 1, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

BRIT FLOYD: July 1, Paramount Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

ED SHEERAN: July 2, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

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

G-DRAGON: July 11, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

LOGIC: July 13, ShoWare Center, Kent. 866-973-9613 or livenation.com.

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

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

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

LYLE LOVETT: July 15, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

J. COLE: July 17, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

GLADYS KNIGHT, THE O’JAYS: July 20, Tulalip Ca-

sino, Tulalip. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

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

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

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

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

2CELLOS: July 23, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

DAN TDM: July 23, Paramount Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

BRUNO MARS: July 24, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

NEIL DIAMOND: July 26, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

WATERSHED: Featuring Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker, Chris Stapleton and more July 28-30, The Gorge Amphitheatre, George. watershedfest.org.

HERB ALPERT AND LANI HALL, DAVID SANBORN, MARC ANTOINE, KANDACE SPRINGS: July 29, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

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

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

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

GREEN DAY: Aug. 1, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

LYLE LOVETT July 15, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

ALLEN STONE: Aug. 4, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

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

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

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

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

STEVE MILLER BAND, PETER FRAMPTON: Aug. 5, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

MEEK MILL AND YO GOTTI: Aug. 8, WAMU Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

MICHAEL MCDONALD, BOZ SCAGGS: Aug. 10, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

KEIKO MATSUI: Aug. 1013, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

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

BRYAN FERRY: Aug. 11, Chateau Ste. Michelle,

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

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

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

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

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

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

MARK O’CONNOR: Aug. 17-20, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

INCUBUS: Aug. 19, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

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

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

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

ONEREPUBLIC: Aug. 22, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

ZZ TOP, DOOBIE BROTHERS: Aug. 25, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

FUEL, EVE 6, THE MARCY PLAYGROUND: Aug. 26, Comcast Arena, Everett.

866-332-8499 or www. xfinityarenaeverett.com.

CHICAGO: Aug. 26-27, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS: Aug. 26, Tulalip Casino, Tulalip. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

GIPSY KINGS: Sept.

1, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW: Sept. 4, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

FOREIGNER, CHEAP TRICK: Sept. 9, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn.

360-825-6200 or livenation. com.

PINK MARTINI: Sept.

9-10, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

ARTURO SANDOVAL: Sept. 14-17, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

GOO GOO DOLLS, PHILLIP PHILLIPS: Sept.

15, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

TAKE SIX: Sept. 21-24, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

LOVERBOY, SURVIVOR: Sept. 22, XFinity Area, Everett. 866-332-8499 or xfinityarenaeverett.com.

TOM JONES: Sept. 23, Paramount Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

JANET JACKSON: Sept.

27, KeyArena, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

KIDZ BOP BEST TIME EVER: Sept. 29, Paramount Theater, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

CITY AND COLOUR: Sept. 29, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. tickets@ mountbakertheatre.com or 360-734-6080.

SCORPIONS, MEGADETH: Sept. 30, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

GORILLAZ: Sept. 30, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE: Oct. 6, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360825-6200 or livenation.com.

IMAGINE DRAGONS: Oct. 6, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

LAUREN HILL AND NAS: Oct. 10, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

ALT-J: Oct. 12, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

LINKIN PARK AND SNOOP DOGG: Oct. 14, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

ARCADE FIRE: Oct. 15, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

DEPECHE MODE: Oct. 21, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

LEO KOTTKE: Oct. 31-Nov. 1, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

HALSEY: Nov. 10, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

FALL OUT BOY: Nov. 12, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

KATY PERRY: Feb. 3, 2018, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

HARRY STYLES: July 7, 2018, KeyArena, Seattle.

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TRAVEL

FA M I LY T R AV E L FI V E

Tips on how to navigate air travel for your children

By LYNN O’ROURKE HAYES FamilyTravel.com

School breaks mean more kids are on the move. Whether heading to camp, to visit family or connecting with friends, solo flights often become part of a family’s travel plan. Here are five tips to consider when putting your child on a plane: 1. Is your child ready to fly solo?: Consider your youngster’s maturity, travel experience and ability to handle new situations when making plans. Will he or she be comfortable taking direction from airline representatives? How will your child manage during take-off, landing and down time while in the air? Should weather or other unpredictable events cause a delay, will your child be able to cope?

Consider a practice trip to the airport if he or she has little air travel experience.

2. Airlines and age restrictions: When checking flight options know that policies, prices and possibilities vary by carrier. Children as young as 5 typically may fly as “unaccompanied minors” (UMs) on direct flights.

Those eight to 14, depending on the carrier, can fly on connecting flights.

Again, depending on the airline, young people 12

to 17 need not fly with assistance, although it is available upon request.

Some carriers will not allow an unaccompanied minor to travel with a connection on the last flight of the day, in an effort to avoid issues should delays occur.

3. At the airport: Bring proper ID for you and your child as well as information about who will meet the young traveler at the destination. Most airlines will provide a form requesting all necessary information. You’ll be able to get a gate pass to accompany your child through security and into the gate area and even on to the plane. Arrive with plenty of time to solve any last-minute problems and provide reassurance before departure. Be sure he or she is familiar with the itinerary and feels comfortable asking questions when necessary.

4. On the flight: Your child may be aware of the unusual incidents that have garnered publicity on recent flights. Before departure day, spend time with your child explaining what to expect onboard the aircraft. Talk about seating, bathroom breaks, and how to ask for assistance. Explain that a flight attendant will check in, but will not be their designated travel companion.

Web Buzz Name: thefamilybackpack.com What it does: The easy-to-use website curates the best of family travel blogs for tips, advice, information and inspiration.

What’s hot: The website is not just about where to go; it is also stocked with articles about allergies, vaccinations, bedbugs and illness. The site is particularly good for new parents and families who have not traveled a lot with young kids. Find articles such as “Six Tips for Surviving Airline Travel With a Baby” and “Flying With an Infant: Long-Haul.” The tips section aims to relieve stress with articles such as “How to Get Your Kids More Excited About Vacation” and “Advice From Seven Years of Traveling With My Kids.” Don’t miss the Educational Resources section for activities and games, photography tips, printables and more.

What’s not: The Destination section is divided into North America, Africa, Asia, Europe, South America and Oceania. There are plenty of posts within each, but the section could benefit from a city directory or a map of articles within.

— Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times

Send snacks, a sweater or jacket and in-flight entertainment tucked in an easy to access carry-on. If possible, include a cellphone loaded with appropriate contact numbers. Otherwise, send a paper list of contacts, flight and travel details and emergency numbers.

5. Upon arrival: As an unaccompanied minor, a flight attendant will accompany your young traveler off the plane and make the connection with your designated family member or guardian in the

gate area. A photo ID will be required and matched with the information provided on the unaccompanied minor form. Ask your child or the person meeting him or her to notify you upon arrival so you can breathe easy. transportation.gov/airconsumer/air-travel-tips — Lynn O’Rourke Hayes (LOHayes.com) is an author, family travel expert and enthusiastic explorer.

Gather more travel intel on Twitter @lohayes, Facebook, or via FamilyTravel. com.

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

WHATCOM SENIOR TOURS: Whatcom Senior Tours offers trips for seniors. Sign up by calling 360-733-4030, ext.

1015 or visit the tour office at 315 Halleck St., Bellingham. n Rhine & Mosel River Cruise: Sept. 21-Oct. 1. $4,549 per double occupancy outside cabin, $4,949 per double occupancy vista balcony, or $5,249 per double occupancy exterior balcony. n Celebrity Hawaiian Cruise: Sept. 22-Oct. 2. $2,699 per double occupancy inside cabin, $3,099 per double occupancy of ocean-view cabin, or $3,599 per double occupancy balcony cabin. n New Orleans and Cajun Country: Nov. 5-11. $2,399 per double occupancy, $3,049 single.

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

360-766-7109 or recreationwithoutborders.com.

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

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

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

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

360-279-4587.

STATE VISITOR CALL CENTER: The Washington Tourism Alliance’s ExperienceWA Call Center is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. 1-800-544-1800 or tourisminfo@watourismalliance.com.

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

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

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 311 Cedar St., Suite A, Burlington.

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MUSIC

‘We … blew our own minds’ Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie explain how they wound up as a duet

By MIKAEL WOOD Los Angeles Times

It was an only-in-Hollywood moment: Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie, two members of perhaps the most famously fractious rock band of all time, rehearsing inside a Sony Pictures soundstage where “The Goldbergs,” ABC’s sitcom about a dysfunctional family, is filmed.

But this wasn’t Fleetwood Mac running through its twisted catalog on a recent afternoon.

Instead, Buckingham and McVie were using the stage, equipped with the kind of lights and sound system they’ve long favored, to get ready for a tour behind their new self-titled duets album. The record marks the first full-length collaboration between the two singer-songwriters since Buckingham and his then-girlfriend, Stevie Nicks, joined Fleetwood Mac in 1974.

Accompanied by several backing musicians, Buckingham, 67, and McVie, 73, started the rehearsal with “In My World,” a thrumming pop-rock tune whose polish belied Buckingham’s claim that they hadn’t yet figured out how to play the music live.

“OK — time for a break?” he joked when they finished the opener, and the room broke out in knowing laughter.

The easygoing vibe was in keeping with the sunny quality of the duo’s album, which sets thoughts of love and devotion against bouncy grooves that recall mid-‘80s hits like “Hold Me,” “Little Lies” and “Everywhere.”

In the years after Fleetwood Mac’s heyday, that stuff wasn’t remembered quite as fondly as the thornier sound and the gothic-hippie iconography of the

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Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham rehearse on May 17 in Culver City, Calif.

band’s 1977 smash, “Rumours.”

But it’s those dreamy love songs, all written by McVie, that have come back into vogue lately among stylish young admirers such as Haim and Phoenix.

And that’s what makes “Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie,” with its crisp beats and carefully sculpted synth textures, feel surprisingly current, even as the two prepare — somewhat begrudgingly — to indulge Mac fans’ nostalgia at next month’s Classic West and Classic East shows.

“I think our dynamic making this record was actually more effective than it had ever been,” Buckingham said, gesturing to McVie as the two sat on a sofa during a break from practice.

“We kind of blew our own minds.”

The album began taking shape when McVie, who’d left Fleetwood Mac in 1998 (due in part to a fear of flying she’s since defeated), came back to the band in 2014. Before the launch of a lengthy reunion tour, she and Buckingham got together at the Village Studios in West Los Angeles, each with songs they’d been working on individually.

“We were just laying a foundation of familiarity,” Buckingham said, “exploring the landscape of what we used to be about.”

The recording studio was where Fleetwood Mac made “Tusk” in 1979. And the two singers got the band’s trusty rhythm section — drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist

John McVie (also Christine’s ex-husband) — to flesh out the music. But if the tunes were once destined for Fleetwood Mac, which last put out an album in 2003, that quickly changed, according to Buckingham.

“Could this have been a Fleetwood Mac album? Possibly,” he said. “There was no agenda for it to be any one thing.” (Nicks, for her part, was busy making a solo record at the time.) “But within the first week, we started to become protective about what it should be. We started saying to each other, ‘This feels like a duets album.’”

“Why hadn’t we done it before?” McVie added.

Although Buckingham and Nicks’ relationship tends to dominate the Fleetwood Mac mythology, McVie said she and the guitarist formed an “intense” bond as soon as he joined the group.

“We were the only people in the band that actually played more than just a single note,” the keyboardist said with a dry chuckle. “He and I play chords,” which resulted in a “shared harmonic understanding,” as Buckingham described it.

That musical connection reached a high point on “Tango in the Night,” Fleetwood Mac’s 1987 album that was its last featuring both McVie and Buckingham, the latter of whom quit later that year before returning in the ‘90s.

Glossier and more electronic than the band’s earlier records, it’s a sophisticated soft-rock production in which Buckingham’s inventive arrangements draw out the wistful romance in McVie’s melodies.

That happens again on the duo’s album, in songs like the funky, percussive “Too Far Gone” and “Feel About You,” in which McVie compares a lover to “the sky at night” over an elaborate pattern of wordless backing vocals.

Buckingham said the record

has a lot of heart; McVie said it was soul. Either way, they’re happy enough with their work that they plan to play eight of its 10 songs on their tour.

That’s more new material than many veteran acts do on the road, but Buckingham said his solo gigs have shown him that his audience is eager to follow him wherever he goes.

“You ever get people screaming out for Fleetwood Mac songs?” McVie asked.

“No, never,” he replied. “The people that come to see me — all 12 of them — they appreciate not only what I’m doing but why I’m doing it.”

Still, the requests for “Landslide” and “Don’t Stop” are sure to come when Buckingham and McVie team with their old bandmates for the Classic West and Classic East festivals: a pair of two-day concerts — July 15-16 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and July 29-30 at New York’s Citi Field — with Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles, Steely Dan, Journey, the Doobie Brothers and Earth Wind & Fire. (Think of the event as music-industry veteran Irving Azoff’s response to last year’s super-successful Desert Trip festival in Indio.)

Asked how he felt about playing a show explicitly geared to evoke memories of the old days, Buckingham cringed.

“It doesn’t necessarily speak of the aspiration to present anything in the way that Fleetwood Mac would want to present it on its own terms,” he said. “But we’re all very close to Irving, so it was just sort of a ‘Why not?’”

Pretty diplomatic for a rock star.

“I was going to put it less diplomatically, but I stopped myself,” he said.

“Do the undiplomatic version,” McVie chimed in. “What were you going to say?”

“I was going to say, ‘Just close your eyes and take the money,’” Buckingham answered, and the soundstage rippled with laughter again.

REVIEWS LORDE, “Melodrama” — Being wise beyond your years gets old before you know it, Lorde finds out on “Melodrama.” The New Zealand songwriter was 16 in 2013 when she took the charts by surprise with “Royals,” a song that signaled that she was an uncommonly accomplished teenage craftswoman not the least bit interested in the accoutrements of commercial success.

“Gold teeth, Grey Goose … ball gowns, trashin’ the hotel room”: the singer born Ella Yelich-O’Connor was having none of it.

Four years later, and Lorde is now a celebrity megastar finally releasing a follow-up album that announces itself as autobiographical and that often makes the emotional cost of too many nights on the town its subject. Working with producer Jack Antonoff of Bleachers, the now-20-year-old songwriter’s task on this breakup album that mixes electro-beat euphoria and self-examination is not to prove she’s an artist of depth. She did that already. Instead, it’s to maintain a credible outsider’s perspective while still coming up with catchy, alienated songs that move in the disorienting grown-up world of strange bedrooms and broken hearts. Lorde uses those experiences, and other emotional torments, to continue to make compelling alt-pop.

— Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer FLEET FOXES, “Crack-Up” — After two acclaimed albums of lush, heavenly harmonies and gentle, Laurel Canyon orchestration, Fleet Foxes went into hibernation. “Crack-Up” is their first since 2011; in the interim, leader Robin Pecknold took classes at Columbia, and their former drummer Josh Tillman grabbed the spotlight as Father John Misty. “Crack-Up” is a more complex, darker album than their first two. Songs are full of questions: “If I don’t resist / will I understand?”; “Who stole the life from you?”; “Can you be slow for a little while?”

Several songs are suites that stretch past seven minutes and move from lonely, solo ruminations into densely orchestrated grandeur, but whereas in the past the tone was triumphant and affirming, here it is often dissonant and conflicted.

The signature harmonies are still there, as are moments of beauty in songs such as “If You Need to, Keep Time on Me” and the title track. The sun-dappled melodies have given way to something deeper and more demanding but still rewarding.

—Steve Klinge, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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AT THE LINCOLN

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“Beauty and the Beast” will play Friday through Monday at the Lincoln Theatre.

By THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

Kevin Bacon is going back to Perfection as part of a TV reboot of the 1990s monster movie “Tremors,” with SyFy announcing this week that it has ordered a pilot for the potential series.

Bacon will reprise his role as Valentine McKee from the original flick, while the proposed series will show the film’s setting, Perfection, Nev., 25 years after the events of the first movie, according

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Now, a quarter-century into the future, Bacon’s McKee is “battling age, alcohol and delusional hero complex” as Graboids descend upon Perfection once again, the Hollywood Reporter writes.

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Stars Dan Stevens, Emma Watson, Gerard Horan, Hattie Morahan, Haydn Gwynne, Josh Gad, Kevin Kline, Luke Evans and Ray Fearon.

Rated PG. $10.50 general; $9.50 seniors, students and active military; $8 children 12 and under.

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MOVIES

NEW THIS WEEK

MINI-REVIEWS

‘13 Minutes’ the story of man who tried to kill Hitler

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

Oliver Hirschbiegel’s Academy Award-nominated 2004 film “Downfall” was all about Hitler, his final days, in fact. Hirschbiegel’s latest, “13 Minutes,” is also about Hitler, though the man is scarcely in the film at all.

“13 Minutes” takes place six years before Hitler’s demise, and documents an incident that could have thwarted Hitler’s reign of terror throughout Europe in the 1940s.

In 1939, a man named Georg Elser planted a bomb at the site of one of Hitler’s speeches in an assassination attempt.

He missed the Fuhrer by 13 minutes, but the blast killed eight people and injured scores more. Elser was tortured, imprisoned and eventually killed in the Dachau concentration camp in 1945, and it wasn’t until the 1990s that he was hailed as a resistance fighter in Germany.

Hirschbiegel’s film, written by father-daughter duo Léonie-Claire and Fred Breinersdorfer, attempts to answer the question of why Elser (played by Christian Friedel) did what he did, acting alone. The Nazi interrogators, including police head Arthur Nebe (Burghart Klaussner), can’t believe he acted alone, and attempt to pull this information out of him by increasingly violent means.

But as Elser says, he can’t

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Christian Friedel stars as Georg Elser in “13 Minutes.”

give them information that doesn’t exist. It’s simply that he was motivated by his own personal beliefs and obsession with killing Hitler as a means to avoid war and improve conditions for workers.

Through a series of flashbacks, the writers and Hirschbiegel construct a movie-appropriate motivation for Elser, one that involves complicated love stories, small-town politics, and friendships torn apart by oppression and violence.

The Elser that they sketch through these flashbacks is a bit of a pleasure-seeking hedonist — a musician, a womanizer, a passionate man who falls in love with a married woman when they tango on the lawn.

Friedel, possessed of a thick mop top, and large, expressive eyes, gives a fiery,

embodied performance as the determined Elser, particularly during the brutal interrogation scenes.

“13 Minutes” is firmly in the camp that Elser was a freedom fighter, an individual so strong in his convictions and commitment to combating injustice that he did what no one else was brave enough to do, even if it was a failure, even if it was a sinister act of terrorism. That complexity is flattened out in the film. If he was associated with a larger cause or group, that could be easily understood — the alternative, less so, and they attempt to question, drug and beat that easier answer out of him.

Yet the answer the film provides seems a bit easier than what the real story must have been. It’s presented as a love story, first

and foremost. The worst part about his fixation on and preparation for the deed is that it separates him from his love, Elsa (Katharina Schuttler).

Georg is a lover, a sensualist, flighty, impulsive, determined. Hirschbiegel reflects Georg’s experience, shooting the flashbacks with a warm light and fluidity among the village and nature; the interrogations are harshly lit, confined.

World War II continues to give forth unique tales of resistance under authoritarianism, of heroism, bravery; individuals driven to extremes under oppression.

Elser demonstrates the way that our understanding of history evolves over time.

— 1:50. Rated R for disturbing violence and some sexuality. (HHH) out of four stars.

Compiled from news services.

Ratings are 1 to 4 stars.

“Okja” — In an uneven but never complacent mix of fairy tale, social satire and bizarro action film, a girl raises and bonds with a genetically engineered super-pig and fights to save the creature from slaughter. The over-thetop performances include Tilda Swinton as a madly lisping corporate chief. Sci-fi action, not rated, 118 minutes. HHH “Baby Driver” — Edgar Wright’s “Baby Driver,” about a savant of a getaway driver (Ansel Elgort) working for a criminal mastermind (Kevin Spacey), crackles with originality and dark humor and teems with perfectly timed action sequences. If you see this movie and tell me you didn’t have a great time, we’re going to have to talk about your idea of a great time. Action, R, 113 minutes. HHHH “Maudie” — Treated as an outcast, a fisherman’s housekeeper (Sally Hawkins) in Nova Scotia becomes something of a celebrity for her paintings. This is one of the most beautiful, life-affirming, uplifting movies of the year, capable of moving us to tears of appreciation for getting to know the title subject. Biography, PG-13, 117 minutes. HHH½ “The Bad Batch” — In a dystopian future, a young woman (Suki Waterhouse) is dumped into a fenced-in wasteland reserved for the unacceptable. The sometimes darkly funny film eventually falls apart due to directorial self-indulgence, excessive grotesquery, a bloated running time and too many half-baked messages. Sci-fi, R, 115 minutes. HH “Once Upon a Time in Venice” — Bruce Willis and a host of other recognizable faces meander about in a cheerfully depraved private eye comedy. At times it’s funny as hell. At other times it’s pretty much a disaster. But it never commits the crime of being tedious. Action comedy, not rated, 94 minutes. HHH “Rough Night” — Scarlett Johansson and Kate McKinnon are among the bachelorettes whose wild party takes a deadly turn when a stripper is accidentally killed.

The attempts at outrageous comedy play like “Weekend at Bernie’s” or “Bridesmaids,” but without the originality.

Comedy, R, 100 minutes. H½ “The Hero” — This low-key charmer stars Sam Elliott as a variation on himself, a faded former star of Western movies and TV shows prompted to re-engage with life after receiving some bad medical news. What a treat it is to see the beloved veteran actor in a lead role at this stage of his career, and having so much fun with it. Comedy drama, R, 96 minutes. HHH “Beatrix at Dinner” — As the outspoken dinner guests — a socially conscious Mexican immigrant (Salma Hayek) and a Trumpian billionaire (John Lithgow) — go increasingly over the top, their confrontations in this well-written and well-acted social satire grow less interesting. If your default cable news channel is MSNBC, odds are you’re going to love this movie. Comedy, R, 83 minutes. HH½ “All Eyez on Me” — Thanks to a blazing lead performance by Demetrius Shipp Jr. as Tupac Shakur and a screenplay that never sugarcoats some hard truths, this straightforward biopic is enthralling, exhilarating and at times maddening. Biographic drama, R, 140 minutes. HHH½

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MOVIES

REVIEW

‘Despicable Me 3’ is wacky, yet dull

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

Back in 2010, Illumination Entertainment released the Minions into the world via the first “Despicable Me” film. They were the supporting characters to reformed super-villain Gru (Steve Carell). But it was the impudent little yellow creatures — their featureless bodies shaped like rubbery tater tots, chattering gibberish language somewhere between Italian and alien, with bawdy senses of humor — who

invaded our minds, hearts, homes and memes, and became a cultural phenomenon. Things were never the same again. Yellow took on a new meaning.

Though the Minions now have their own film (of the same name), they still pull back-up duty in the “Despicable Me” franchise, and yes, they are somewhat awkwardly shoehorned into “Despicable Me 3,” a serviceable stop on the inevitable way to “Despicable Me 4.” As a couple of hours of kidtertainment, you could do worse, but it’s nothing to write home about.

“Cars 3” — Just when you thought this Disney-Pixar franchise was out of gas, along comes a lovely, clever and entertaining generational tale with tons of heart, a simple and effective storyline, wonderful candy-colored visuals and winning voice work from the talented cast of returning regulars and welcome newcomers.

Animated adventure, G, 100 minutes.

HHH “It Comes at Night” — In this unconventional horror film, a family hides out in a secure, isolated home as something apocalyptic occurs outside.

After much debate, they decide to take in some visitors. The superb cast does a wonderful job of keeping us guessing as to everyone’s motives. Horror, R, 95 minutes. H H H “Wakefield” — In this haunting, darkly funny and elegiac mood piece, Bryan Cranston plays a mild-mannered attorney who drops out of his life, but spies on his wife (Jennifer Garner) and children from an attic window. Drama, R, 109 minutes. H H H ½ “The Mummy” — Given the A-list cast led by Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe, it’s astonishing this attempted horror reboot is so wall-to-wall awful, so cheesy, so ridiculous, so convoluted,

“Despicable Me 3,” directed by Pierre Coffin, Eric Guillon and Kyle Balda, and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, relies on pre-established audience familiarity with the characters and universe of the franchise, and then just throws subplots on top of subplots on top of that. Each story is so shallow that it feels like a series of shorts, with only the flimsiest of narrative threads stitching the whole thing together.

Two new characters are introduced: Balthazar Bratt, voiced by Trey Parker, is the antagonist, a washed up child actor from the ‘80s turned super-villain, with a serious axe to grind against the industry that rejected him as a pimply, pubescent teen. He’s got a mullet, a keytar, a purple suit with shoulder pads, and one heck of a music licensing budget (it’s packed with snippets of hits from Michael Jackson to Van Halen).

so uninvolving and so, so stupid. Action adventure, PG-13, 110 minutes. H “Megan Leavey” — A failing Marine (Kate Mara) makes a connection with a fierce but temperamental K-9 military dog and takes on dangerous assignments in Iraq in this sometimes overly sentimental but inspirational and moving redemption story. Drama, PG-13, 116 minutes. H H H ½ “Churchill” — The commanding Brian Cox is a natural choice to play Winston Churchill during the four days leading up to D-Day. But the man we see in this sometimes effective but more often tedious history lesson only rarely comports himself like one of the greats. Far too often, he actually seems like the smallest man in the room.

Drama, PG, 98 minutes. H H “Wonder Woman” — Director Patty Jenkins’ origin story is packed with heart and empathy, and we have the endearing lead performance of Gal Gadot to thank for that. It’s a fully realized, three-dimensional characterization of a superhero that has never gotten her due — until now. Fantasy/ action-adventure, PG-13, 141 minutes.

HHH½ “Dean” — In this terrific film with echoes of Woody Allen’s romantic

The other new character is a sidekick, Dru (also Steve Carell), Gru’s long-lost twin brother.

After losing their jobs, Gru, wife Lucy (Kristen Wiig) and their girls head to Fredonia to meet Dru, the head of the family pig farming business, which is actually a front for super-villainy, except Dru is terrible at it. While Gru shows him the ropes, the women-folk sample the local Fredonian culture, and go unicorn hunting. Eventually, it all comes together as they have to unite to fight Balthazar, who is intent on destroying Hollywood with bubble gum and lasers.

As for the Minions, unsatisfied with Gru’s domestic bliss, they go to jail, in one of the film’s most random subplots, after they invade a singing competition. It gives them something to do, and it gives the studio the opportunity for some seriously

comedy/drama work from the 1970s and 1980s, writer-director-star Demetri Martin does a stellar job of balancing sketch-comedy-style laughs with genuinely touching moments. “Dean” produced as many smiles as any movie I’ve seen this year. Drama/Comedy, PG13, 87 minutes. H H H ½ “War Machine” — This pitch-black wartime comedy in the tradition of “Dr. Strangelove” is a thinly disguised dramatization of the American war effort in Afghanistan as spearheaded by Gen. Stanley McChrystal. While over the top, Brad Pitt’s broadly comic performance as the fictional Gen. McMahon is a brazenly effective piece of work, well-suited to the material. Satire, not rated, 122 minutes. H H H ½ “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” — Even if you haven’t seen any of the previous entries in this initially entertaining but sometimes overblown Disney franchise, “Dead Men” works well enough as a stand-alone, swashbuckling comedic spectacle, thanks to the terrific performances, some ingenious practical effects and impressive CGI. Johnny Depp, Javiar Bardem and Geoffrey Rush ham it up. Comedy action, PG-13, 129 mintues. H H H

questionable marketing decisions — because nothing says family fun like jokes about America’s prison culture. That’s pretty despicable, in fact.

Parker’s ‘80s-inspired super-villain is probably the most entertaining part of the film, aside from perhaps the Fredonian cheese festival. But “Despicable Me 3” is somehow less than the sum of its parts.

The shrill, raspy-voiced shouting from Carell and Parker turn into a jumble of noise, and it’s difficult to pick out punchlines.

The whole thing might as well all be written in Minions chatter.

It’s wacky, but somehow dull, kind of like conversing with a Minion. But don’t tell our new yellow overlords we said that.

— 1:30. Rated PG for action and rude humor. H½ (out of four stars)

At area theaters ANACORTES CINEMAS June 30-July 5 Despicable Me 3 (PG): 12:40, 3:40, 6:50, 9:40 Transformers: The Last Knight (PG-13): 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:05 Wonder Woman (PG-13): Friday-Wednesday: 12:50, 3:50, 6:40, 9:35; Thursday: 12:50, 3:50, 9:35 Spider-Man: Homecoming (PG-13): Thursday: 7:00 360-293-7000

CASCADE MALL THEATERS Burlington For showings: amctheatres. com/showtimes/all/2017-06-23/ amc-loews-cascade-mall-14/all

STANWOOD CINEMAS June 30-July 5 Despicable Me 3 (PG): 1:40, 6:50 Despicable Me 3 3D (PG): 4:10, 9:05 The House (R): 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50 Baby Driver (R): 1:20, 3:50, 7:00, 9:40 OAK HARBOR CINEMAS Transformers: The Last June 30-July 5 Knight (PG-13): Friday-WednesDespicable Me 3 (PG): 1:00, day: 1:00, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20; 4:00, 6:40, 8:55 Thursday: 1:00, 3:40, 9:20 Transformers: The Last Wonder Woman (PG-13): Knight (PG-13): 12:50, 3:40, 1:10, 4:00, 6:40, 9:30 6:30, 9:40 Spider-Man: Homecoming Wonder Woman (PG-13): Friday-Wednesday: 12:40, 3:30, (PG-13): Thursday: 7:00 360-629-0514 6:50, 9:50; Thursday: 12:40, 3:30, 9:50 BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN Spider-Man: Homecoming Oak Harbor (PG-13): Thursday: 7:00 June 29-July 3, 5 360-279-2226 Despicable Me 3 (PG) and Transformers: The Last Knight CONCRETE THEATRE (PG-13): First show starts at June 30-July 2, 4 approximately 9:40 p.m.

Snatched (R): Thursday: 7:00 360-941-0403 Wonder Woman (PG-13): Friday: 7:30; Saturday: 5:00 and 7:30; Sunday: 5:00; Tuesday: 2:00 * Times are subject to change 360-941-0403

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