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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK doesn’t go well.

“Beauty and the Upcoming Despite a rather Beast”: This is a tale simple story, the script that’s been told many movie releases by Stuart Ross Fink has times before. The Following is a partial numerous problems. live-action version schedule of coming DVD The story needs to of the 1991 animated releases. Release dates move quickly but there movie features Belle are subject to change: are more leaps of faith (Emma Watson) made in this story than falling in love with the JUNE 13 at a high school track handsome prince (Dan n The Lego Batman meet.

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You are better served picking up the run from a tragic event. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars. animated version as it is magical.

“The Young Pope: Season One”: “A United Kingdom”: The film Jude Law stars in this cable series is based on the real events of Seretse about an American who becomes Khama (David Oyelowo), the first pope. president of Botswana, who in 1947 “The Assignment”: Walter Hill married Ruth Williams (Rosamund film about a man who seeks revenge Pike), a London office worker. The after he goes through a major change. marriage was seen as a problem by “Aaron’s Blood”: Father tries to the British and South African governments. Despite extreme resistance, the find what is causing his son to start turning into one of the undead. couple remained strong in their love “Wentworth: Season 3”: Austrafor each other. lian prison drama starring Danielle Pike is the kind of timeless beauCormack. ty who can play this kind of period “A Cure for Wellness”: New hire role. Her acting effort in “A United discovers trip to pick up the CEO at a Kingdom” is one of her best and that spa is not as good as it sounds. includes her Oscar-nominated work “Enter the Warriors Gate”: in “Gone Girl.”

Teenager’s video game skills help him “The Last Word”: Shirley Mawhen he’s transported to China. cLaine is the only reason to see this “Land of Mine”: German begins to story about an aging woman who care for POWS forced to remove land late in life begins to think about her mines. legacy. She hires a writer (Amanda — Rick Bentley, Tribune News Seyfried) to put together her obit Service so she can have final approval. That

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THIS WEEKENDin the area David Lindley brings uncanny talent to the Lincoln

TRIED AS WITCHES Tessa and Rita Schulze are descendants of ancestors tried for witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts. Using court records of the trial discovered during their research, they portray their ancestors in a factbased drama, “Tried as Witches! Bringing Our Ancestors to Life,” at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at the Burlington Senior Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave. Free.

MERRYFEST The annual event will take place from 3 to 10 p.m. Friday, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 9-11, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 4001 St. Mary Drive, Anacortes. The event features the Cascade Amusements Carnival with rides for all ages, games and food. A beer garden will feature music by Midlife Crisis and the Alimony Horns from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. On Saturday, a salmon barbecue will be served from 5 to 7 p.m.

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kagit County music fans have been a bit spoiled lately, with all of the world-class talent that has visited.

That welcome news continues at 7:30 p.m.

Monday, June 12, as legendary multi-instrumentalist David Lindley visits the Lincoln

Theatre, 712 S. First St., downtown Mount Vernon.

Lindley, well known for his many years as the featured accompanist with Jackson Browne — that’s his ubiquitous slide guitar on “Running On Empty” — and leader of his own band El Rayo-X, has long championed the concept of world music, according to a news release.

His live performances combine Ameri-

can folk, blues and bluegrass traditions with elements from African, Arabic, Asian, Celtic, Malagasy and Turkish musical sources.

Lindley incorporates a wide array of stringed instruments, including but not limited to Kona and Weissenborn Hawaiian lap steel guitar, Turkish saz and chumbus, Middle Eastern oud, and Irish bouzouki. $20, $25, $30 and $35, with $2 off for Lincoln members.

THROWBACK SOUNDS The Stanwood-Camano Chorale will present “Feelin’ Groovy, Songs From the Sixties” at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 11, at Stanwood United Methodist Church, 27128 102nd Drive NW. A freewill offering will be accepted.

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OUT & ABOUT ART AT MONA: The last chance to see the spring exhibits at the Museum of Northwest Art is Saturday, June 11: Sara Siestreem’s “Clockwork White,” Debora Moore’s “Paphiopedilum” and Camille Patha’s “Turn Up the Volume.” monamuseum.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions. The museum, 121 S. First St., La Conner, 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.

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

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

Saturday, June 17. 360629-2787.

“VESSELS AND VOYAGES”: The show featuring Jeffrey Hanks and Steve Jensen runs through June 25 at Smith and Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. An artists’ talk will be held at 4 p.m.

Saturday, June 24. Jeffrey Hanks has worked with clay as a studio potter since the mid1970s. Steve Jensen has been a working artist for over 30 years. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

CONTEMPORARY PRIMITIVE: The Rob Schouten Gallery presents “Contemporary Primitive,” pieces

by Kathleen Otley, until June 26. Otley works in mixed media, including willow sculpture and

SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL

Guilianid: The Guitar-Flute Duos of Mauro Guiliani will be held at 5 p.m. Monday, June 12, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. Music will be played on instruments from Beethoven's day with John Schneiderman (right) on the early 19th-century guitar and Jeffrey Cohan (left) on an eight-keyed flute made in London in 1820. Suggested donation of $15-$25; free for ages 18 and under. salishseafestival/mountvernon or 360-424-1822.

encaustics. The gallery is located 101 Anthes Ave., Langley, and open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

360-222-3070 or info@ robschoutengallery.com.

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

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

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

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

Some of the newest are Sheila Saxon, wearable art pieces; Berthiel Evens, sterling silver jewelry; Jim Redding, woodcut prints; Kay Smith, hand-quilted

art cards; Dave Smith, photography art cards; and Annette Tamm, hand-beveled glass pendants. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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

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

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

“FOR THE LOVE OF CHILDREN”: Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner, is featuring the exhibit featuring the work of Japanese fiber artist Miwako Kimura and 10 of her students through June 25. Museum hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

MADRONA GROVE SCULPTURES: The Madrona Grove Sculpture Exhibition by Windermere, presented by the Anacortes Arts Commission, is featured in the madrona grove and surrounding areas near the Depot Arts & Community Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. anacortesartscommission.com.

FESTIVALS BERRY DAIRY DAYS: Burlington will celebrate the 80th annual Berry Dairy Days on June 16-18. The event

will feature the area’s strawberries along with food vendors, a salmon barbecue and live music. Other events include a free showing of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” on a 40foot screen on Friday, June 16, a grand parade at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 17, and a car show at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 18.

360-757-0994 or burlington-chamber.com/ community-events/berry-dairy-days.

PLAYS SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK: Shakespeare Northwest presents its annual free summer touring production of “Once Upon a Shakespearean Tale,” an original work that asks the question: What if William Shakespeare had written children’s stories? The schedule: n 2 p.m. Sunday, June 11, Fairhaven Green, 10th St., Bellingham. n 2 p.m. Sunday, June 24, Gilkey Square,

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

For more information, visit shakesnw.org.

LECTURES AND TALKS HISTORY ON THE RADIO: “Diamonds in the Ether — Tuning in to Northwest History” will take place at 3 p.m. today, June 8, at Mountain Glen Retirement Center, 1810 Division St., Mount Vernon. Feliks Banel, a broadcaster, filmmaker, lecturer and historian based in Seattle, visits the power of radio in the Washington state, then and now, and looks ahead to the unpredictable future of local radio in our communities. Free.

HARBOUR PORPOISE: “Uncovering the Lives of the Harbour Porpoise” will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at the West Beach Ampitheater at Deception Pass State Park in Oak Harbor. The day will also feature a nature walk at 11 a.m. and a talk with the junior Ranger program at 2 p.m. Free. deceptionpass.interpreter@parks. wa.gov or 360-675-3767.

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OUT & ABOUT PREPARE FOR THE ECLIPSE: Bob Scott of the Island County Astronomical Society will set up a special solar telescope at two events to instruct people how to safely view the August solar eclipse. “The Great American Eclipse of Aug. 21, 2017” will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, at Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon. “Prepare for the Great American Solar Eclipse” will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 15, at Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington.

The programs will cover basic eclipse history and facts, how and where to view it, a timetable and what to expect.

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

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

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

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

MUSIC LA CONNER SOUNDS: The La Conner Live 2017 Sunday concert schedule will feature 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 June 11: Jim Basnight Duo. n June 18: Chris Eger Band. n June 25: Brian Lee & The Orbiters.

n June 22: Jasmine Greene. n June 29: Chris Eger Band.

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

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.

SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL: Guilianid: The Guitar-Flute Duos of Mauro Guiliani will be held at 5 p.m.

Monday, June 12, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. Music will be played on instruments from Beethoven’s day with John Schneiderman on the early 19th-century guitar and Jeffrey Cohan on an eight-keyed flute made in London in 1820.

Suggested donation of $15-$25; free for ages 18 and under. salishseafestival/mountvernon or 360-424-1822.

MYSTERY AUTHOR: Upper Skagit Library will host author and former Concrete School District administrator H.M. Bowker (Marie Phillips) for a reading and signing of her new mystery novel “I Can’t Breathe!” from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at Upper Skagit Library, 45770 Main St., Concrete. Free and open to the public. 360853-7939 or upperskagit.lib.wa.us.

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

YOGA TO CELEBRATE SUMMER: Yoga to Celebrate Summer, a class at the Museum of Northwest Art, will be held at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, June 11, and will give attendees a chance to participate in a mini-retreat to recharge the batteries with asana (poses), pranayama (breath) and meditation. $25. The Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner,

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.

COMMUNITY SWAP MEET: Samish Valley Grange will host a Community Swap Meet from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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

BEER TOUR: Noon Saturday, June 17, Chuckanut Brewery South Nut & Tap Room, 11937 Higgins Airport Way (Port of Skagit), Burlington. info@ chuckanutbrewery.com or 360-752-3377.

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

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

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

Saturday, June 24, at Skagit Seedlings: Growing in the Arts, 1909 S. Second St., Mount Vernon. Free admission. info@skagitseedlings. com or 425-238-6286.

TOUCH A TRUCK:

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

All ages. Free, library card not required.

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

Each week will feature a special guest. Movies are shown at dusk at the Village Green, 1207 10th St., Bellingham.

Admission is $5, which includes live entertainment and giveaways. n June 24: “Ghostbusters” (1984). n July 1: “Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them” with The Brass Patriots. n July 8: “Hidden Figures” with The Sweet Goodbyes.

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

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

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

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

Camano Island is the 10th community in the nation to be certified by the National Wildlife Federation as a Community Wildlife Habitat with nearly 900 properties certified as Backyard Wildlife Habitats. camanowildlifehabitat.org, 360387-2236 or camanowildlifehabitat@gmail. com.

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

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

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ART BY THE BAY: The 25th anniversary of the Art by the Bay Festival is July 7-9 in downtown Stanwood. The show will feature a varied display of high quality handmade crafts and artwork representing more than 100 artists and vendors.

360-387-3541.

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

The downtown area will be closed to traffic from

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

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

Auditions: 1 to 4 p.m.

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

360-679-2237, whidbeyplayhouse.com.

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BOOK GROUP: The Center for Spiritual Living book group meets at 6 p.m. first, second and fourth Thursdays, and at 5:30 p.m. on third Thursdays at 1508 18th St. Mount Vernon.

Participants read and discuss books in many areas of spirituality and personal growth. Free.

For more information, contact Gabrielle Conatore at 360-920-19995 and mtvernoncsl@ outlook.com.

DANCE BEGINNING LINE

DANCING: 7 to 8 p.m.

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Gisela at 360-424-5696.

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 360-424-4608.

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

360-416-4934 or celticarts.org.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

360-223-3230.

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.

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

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

RECREATION QUIDDITCH FEST: The Burlington Quidditch Fest will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 22, at Skagit River Park, 1100 S. Skagit St. Contact Jennifer

Bell or Jenny Cole at the Burlington Public Library: 360-755-0760 and www.burlingtonwa. gov/library.

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

Free. 360-293-3725 or friendsoftheacfl.org. n A senior/adult hike to Heart Lake’s old growth will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, June 9. Orange trumpet honeysuckle and ocean spray will be blooming as this 1.7mile hike slows to the ancient rhythm of old growth forest. Meet at the base of Mount Erie on Ray Auld Drive. n A fast-paced fitness hike will be held from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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

ALL-COMERS TRACK MEETS: All-comers track meets for youths and adults, ages 1 to 70 plus, are Wednesday evenings, June 14, 21 and 28, at Burlington-Edison High School, 301 N. Burlington Blvd. Registration begins at 5 p.m., field events start at 5:30 p.m. and running events begin at 6 p.m. Cost is $5 a meet or $25 for a season pass, which includes fast pass check in and a 2017 All-Comers T-shirt. 360-755-9649, burlingtonwa.gov/recreation.

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

Complete all six hikes and locate the treasure. trekfortreasure.org.

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

Designed for beginner and intermediate players. Participants receive a T-shirt, soccer ball and player evaluation. Information and registration: 360-336-6215 or mountvernonwa.gov.

SAILING, WINDSURFING CAMPS: WWU Lakewood Jr. camps for sailing and windsurfing, June 20 through Aug. 18. Participants must be 11 years or older, weigh more than 100 pounds and know how to swim. $88 to $125. Registration deadline is June 10. 360-650-3308 and youth@wwu.edu.

CAMANO CRAB DASH: Camano Crab Dash 5K/10K walk/run, Saturday, June 24. Sign up at runsignup.com. The event is stroller and pet friendly. Run begins and ends at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Information: 360-387-0222 and camanocenter.org.

CHUM RUN: The 20th annual Chum Run 5k will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 24, at South Whidbey Community Park in Langley. The run

takes place entirely within the park. Cost is $25 by June 15, $30 day of race. swparks.org.

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

Monday through Thursday, July 10-Aug. 3, in the STAR studio behind Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Boulevard, Oak Harbor. $125, due Friday, June 30. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

FREE ADULT ACTING CLASSES: Anacortes Community Theatre offers free acting classes for adults twice each month: from 7 to 10:30 p.m. the first Tuesday, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the third Saturday, at 918 M Ave., Anacortes. Classes include monologue work, scripted scenes, improv games and more, with a different topic each month. Each class is independent, so you don’t have to commit to every session. 360-840-0089 or freeadultactingclass.com.

WORKSHOPS DISCOVER SUMMER: Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County is accepting member enrollments for Discover More participants this summer.

Open to youths entering first through seventh grade. The cost is $120 a week or $300 a week for a family of three or more, plus applicable membership fees. Discover More is part of the club’s Discover Summer program and runs 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. (6:30 p.m. in

Sedro-Woolley) Monday through Friday. It is offered at the Anacortes, Mount Vernon, and Sedro-Woolley clubs, and at Maiben Park in Burlington. Included are meals and snacks, as well as several field trips, such as the Seattle Aquarium, Woodland Park Zoo and Birch Bay Waterslides.

Current members can register at skagitclubs.org.

New members can register at their corresponding club from 2 to 5:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

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

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

Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, June 30 to Aug. 1. The course focuses on learning the techniques and exploiting the dramatic design impact of beads and stitching. $1,180. View the course brochure at gailcreativestudies.com. Information: 360-466-0110, gail@ gailcreativestudies.com.

25+ WAYS TO CREATE ART FABRIC: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, and 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, July 13, at Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts, 12636 Chilberg Road, Mount Vernon. $250. 360-4660110, gail@gailcreativestudies.com.

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

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

Free. 360-755-3985.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area June 8-18 Thursday.8 IMPROV The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly: 8 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $8. theupfront.com/ shows/gbu.

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

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Friday.9 MUSIC John Van Deusen solo album release: 7 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Advanced tickets $15, day of show $17. lincolntheatre.org.

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

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Saturday.10 MUSIC Starry Night Chamber Orchestra: 3 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $20, $10 children and students. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

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

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Sunday.11 MUSIC Katie McNally Trio: 7 p.m., Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. $20-$25. 360416-4934 or lindsay@celticarts.org.

Monday.12 MUSIC David Lindley: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $20-$35. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

Thursday.15 MUSIC Joan Penney Trio: 5:30 p.m., Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third

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FRIDAY.9

JOHN VAN DEUSEN Solo album release, 7 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Tickets: $15 advanced, $17 day of show. lincolntheatre.org.

St., Marysville. $5. 360-363-8408 or lwoodmansee@marysvillewa.gov.

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

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

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

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

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

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

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

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

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

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues June 8-15 road Ave., Bellingham.

360-647-5593.

Emerald City Throwdown: 9 p.m., Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. theskagit.com/entertainment or 877-2752448.

Forest Beutel: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-2932544 or brownlantern. com.

Prozac Mountain Boys: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805.

Sunday.11

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

SATURDAY.10

THE MOUNTAIN FLOWERS 8 p.m., Boundary Bay Brewery, 1107 Railroad Ave., Bellingham. 360-647-5593.

Thursday.8

Trish & Hans with John Anderson on sax: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Free.

360-588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

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

Friday.9

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

Terry Evans: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956 or anacortesH2O.com.

Lykins: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

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

Jukebox Duo: 6 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

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

Emerald City Throwdown: 9 p.m., Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. theskagit.com/entertainment or 877-2752448.

J.P. Falcon: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Bow. Free.

360-766-6330.

C.C. Adams Band featuring Mary Ellen

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

360-399-1805.

Saturday.10

Old 99 Band: 7:30 p.m., The Corner Pub, 14565 Allen West Road, Bow. bowcornerpub.com.

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

Trish, Hans & Phil Quartet with John Anderson on sax: 5 to 7:30 p.m., Farmhouse Restaurant, 13724 La Conner Whitney Road, Mount Vernon. thefarmhouserestaurant.net.

Wednesday.14 Stilly River Band: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Free. 360588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

Yoshi Gish: 9 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360293-2544 or brownlantern.com.

Thursday.15

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

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

360-399-1805.

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

Soulfunktion: 8 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956 or anacortesH2O.com.

The Mountain Flowers: 8 p.m., Boundary Bay Brewery, 1107 Rail-

SATURDAY.10

PROZAC MOUNTAIN BOYS 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805.

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HOT TICKETS DEF LEPPARD: with Poison and Tesla, June 9, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

FUTURE: June 10, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

THE MOODY BLUES: June 10-11, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

MORBID ANGEL, SUFFOCATION, REVOCATION: June 12, Studio Seven, Seattle. 206-2861312 or studioseven.us.

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

TOOL: June 17, Gorge Amphitheatre, George.

360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

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

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

ED SHEERAN July 2, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. or livenation.com.

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

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

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. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

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

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

GLADYS KNIGHT, THE

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

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

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

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

DAN TDM: July 23, Paramount Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

BRUNO MARS: July 24, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

NEIL DIAMOND: July 26, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

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

BUDDY GUY, CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE, JOHN MAYALL, COLIN JAMES:

July 30, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

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

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

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

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

800-745-3000 or 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. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

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

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

MICHAEL MCDON-

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

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

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

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

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

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

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

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

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

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

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

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

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

FUEL, EVE 6, THE

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

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

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

GIPSY KINGS: Sept.

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

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

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

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

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. 206441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

GOO GOO DOLLS, PHILLIP PHILLIPS: Sept.

15, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 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. 866-3328499 or xfinityarenaeverett.com.

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

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TRAVEL

Eight rules for an epic road trip

By HOLLY JOHNSON TravelPulse

You’ve packed your bags and loaded your family and gear into the car. Now you’re off.

Where to, exactly?

Well, that’s negotiable.

When you embark on a real road trip, all that’s required is a rough idea of where you’re going and how long you’ll stay. The magic is the spontaneity this kind of trip affords you.

If you stick to the script, that’s perfectly fine. But if you end up on an unexpected adventure, that’s OK, too.

To get the most out of the journey, however, it does help to plan ahead.

You might get lost in the Black Hills of South Dakota on the way to the Corn Palace, but you’ll be better equipped to handle it if you have the right gear and the right attitude.

If you’re prepping for a summer road trip, here are eight rules you should adhere to for maximum fun and adventure: 1. Check for major conventions and events before you leave.

Summer is the perfect time for a road trip, yet it’s also the perfect time for huge events and conventions. Before you embark on a journey with the tentative plan of finding a hotel in a major city, make sure there aren’t any huge conventions or events planned.

If there are, you could pay out the nose for a room or, worse yet, find

that everything is sold out.

2. Make sure your car is in good working order. Or, rent one.

Your car might be great for trips to the grocery store, but is it ready to trek thousands of miles over the course of a few weeks? If you’re unsure, take it in for a tune-up or inspection.

If you’re on the fence about it, consider renting an economy car on the cheap. It’s better to spend money for a car (whose wear-and-tear repairs would all be covered by the rental company) than spend money on a tow truck.

3. Pack plenty of snacks and drinks.

Long road trips in the middle of nowhere can leave us all crabby, but especially the kids.

(Crabby kids make for crabby adults, by the way.) Throw a lack of food and drink into the mix and you have a potential nightmare on your hands.

To keep everyone happy, pack the car with snacks and drinks … even if you’re unsure you’ll need them.

4. Stay connected to the web.

It’s normal to want to leave your cellphone at home, but we caution against it. Even if you’re annoyed by email and need a break, you could wind up needing to call for help or access Google Maps if you get lost.

5. Bring an atlas.

Speaking of maps, you need to bring a paper

WEB BUZZ Uncover the day-to-day life (and the actual cost) as a couple backpack on less traveled roads through Afghanistan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Georgia and Iran.

Name: Lostwithpurpose.com What it does: A twentysomething couple encourage cross-cultural understanding and inspire travel through sharing experiences and tips on visas, budgeting, transportation and more.

What’s hot: The first thing you’ll notice is the large, almost cinematic quality of the photos. Dig into the “Guides” section and you’ll find detailed info such as, “Here’s exactly how much it costs to backpack in Kyrgyzstan,” or “Over land from Armenia to Iran via the Agarak/ Norduz border crossing.” Blogs by global backpackers are not new, but Alex and Sebastiaan have mastered online travel content. Even if your adventures won’t take you to these remote destinations, check out their general tips such as “essential camera advice for beginner travel photographers.”

What’s not: Adult language is sometimes used. It’s not a big deal, considering their audience is mostly twentysomethings, but parents looking to expand their children’s travel horizons should exercise caution.

— Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times

atlas along for the ride. If your electronics fail and you get lost, you’ll be glad you did.

6. Learn to play license plate poker.

Part of the fun of road trips is learning how to entertain yourself. Bring a deck of cards. Play license plate poker, a game where you choose license plates and play your best “poker hand.”

Or, play “Eye Spy” where you look for items that match a called-out color. You’ll have hours of fun, and the kids will barely notice how the time flies.

7. Leave some free time in your itinerary.

The best part about a road trip is having the license to go off the beaten track. For this to work, however, you need some

“free time” built into your plans. While there’s nothing wrong with having a set list, make sure you leave some extra time to be spent wherever the wind (or the road) takes you.

8. Get off the freeway.

This is a good one: Get off the freeway, at least part of the time.

Some of the most beautiful towns and sights in the country are far off the beaten path. So, get off the freeway and see where that path takes you. That’s what road trips are for, right?

— TravelPulse is a leading travel authority on the web, providing consumer travel news and insider tips and advice for an ever-changing travel world. Read more stories at travelpulse.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.

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 Best of New York City: June 16-20. $2,699 per double occupancy, $2,999 single. n Haida Gwaii: June 19-25. $3,599 per double occupancy, $4,139 single. n Bowen Island: June 27. $114. 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 oceanview cabin, or $3,599 per double occupancy balcony cabin.

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

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS: Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes, accepts new passport applications and applications for passports that have been expired for more than five years by appointment from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and from 1 to 4 p.m.

Saturdays. Passport forms and information on fees and how to apply are available at travel.state.gov, or pick up an application and passport guide at the library.

Burlington Municipal Court accepts passport applications from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 311 Cedar St., Suite A, Burlington. New and renewal forms are available.

360-755-0492.

Post offices in Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley and Oak Harbor accept passport applications by appointment.

Contact individual offices for available days and times.

Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St., Oak Harbor, accepts passport applications Monday through Friday. Appointments are recommended. 360-279-4580.

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MUSIC

Chuck Berry’s final album was made on his own terms

By JIM SALTER Associated Press

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. — Chuck Berry did things his own way, right up to his final album, a 10-song set nearly four decades in the making.

The St. Louis native widely hailed as the father of rock ‘n’ roll announced plans for the album “CHUCK” in October on his 90th birthday. The music took on added poignancy when Berry died in March. The album will be released Friday.

It’s a fitting finale from the guitar master who melded blues, R&B and country music into a sound that took over the 1950s, forever changing the cultural landscape. Some of the new songs, like “Wonderful Woman” and “Big Boys,” feature the same driving rhythm of his earliest hits like “Maybellene” and “Roll Over Beethoven.” In fact, one of the new songs, “Lady B. Goode,” offers the perspective of the woman left behind by his legendary “Johnny B. Goode.”

But Berry’s son, Charles Berry Jr., said his father did not set out to make a legacy album.

“I think this was just his next body of work, and it just took a lot longer than the other albums to get released,” Charles Berry Jr., 55, said in an interview with The Associated Press.

That’s an understatement. Jim Marsala, who played bass guitar in Berry’s band for 41 years, said Berry began

AP FILE

Chuck Berry dances on stage at the Presidential Gala for President-elect Clinton and Vice President Al Gore in 1993 in Landover, Md. Berry died March 18, 2017, at the age of 90. His last album, “Chuck,” will be released on Friday.

working on new material soon after the release of his previous album, “Rock It,” in 1979.

Always marching to his own beat, Berry was in no particular hurry. For 10 years, he recorded songs, or riffs for songs, or whatever came to mind. All of the tracks were destroyed in a 1989 fire at a studio near his home in Wentzville, Missouri, a St. Louis suburb.

At that point, “he has nothing,” Charles Berry Jr. said. “So, he builds another studio and goes back to work, re-creating and creating new music.”

In the meantime, Berry continued to perform, including monthly shows for nearly two decades at Blueberry Hill, a venue in another St. Louis suburb, University City, until age 88. Marsala directed the band, Charles Berry Jr. played guitar, and the always unpredictable frontman commanded the stage, taking his bandmates on a nightly trip they could never

anticipate.

“The show was completely ad-libbed,” Marsala said. “You never knew what was coming next. We usually started out with ‘Roll Over Beethoven,’ ‘School Days,’ and then ‘Sweet Little Sixteen,’ and then from there it was whatever he felt like playing.”

Marsala made sure he stood to Berry’s left, better to see where Berry’s hands were on the neck of his guitar “so I knew what key he was in. So when he would do his four-bar intro I had hand signals.

I would flash to the keyboard player so he would know what key we were in. And we’d come in on the fifth bar.

It worked great.”

Charles Berry Jr. smiled as he recalled those shows.

“He’d be up onstage and just start doing stuff,” he said. “And it’d be, ‘OK, let’s just follow him wherever he’s going.’”

“CHUCK” was a

family affair. Charles Berry Jr. plays guitar, as does his own son, Charles Edward Berry III, who turns 23 this week. Ingrid Berry-Clay, one of Chuck’s three daughters, sings and plays harmonica.

She sings along with her dad on “Darlin’,” a country-tinged ballad that resonates as a final message to his children.

“Darlin’, your father’s growing older each year,” Berry sings. “Strands of gray are showing bolder/ Come here and lay your head upon my shoulder/ My dear, the time is passing fast away.”

Typical of Berry, the lyrics of “CHUCK” are at times poetic, at other times playful.

“Big Boys” harkens to his earlier odes to teenage cravings. “The girls wanna stay and the boys wanna play/So let’s rock ‘n’ roll ‘til the break of day,” he sings.

But in the closing song, “Eyes of Man,” Berry warns philosophically of worshipping false idols.

“So be the temples men have cherished/ Crumble in ruins to rot and rust/Low lies each pillar and arch to perish/Doomed to decay and rot to dust.”

Berry’s impact on music was evident, said Joe Edwards, the owner of Blueberry Hill and a close friend of Berry’s.

“But the fact that he changed culture around the world by bringing black kids and white kids together through music was an even greater accomplishment, perhaps,” Edwards said.

“It was just unbelievable the influence he had.”

REVIEWS DAN AUERBACH, “Waiting on a Song” — Even though they’re a garage-blues duo, the Black Keys got big enough to sell out arenas because Dan Auerbach turned out to have a far greater facility and comfort level with pop hooks than your typical would-be blues guitar hero. The song craftsman aspect of his musical personality was emphasized to a certain extent with his 2015 side project the Arcs, but it really flourishes on this charming throwback pop record, for which Auerbach’s Nashville pals John Prine and Pat McLaughlin co-wrote the title track and legit guitar hero Duane Eddy dropped by for two cameos.

Some of the boppier numbers, such as the jingle-jangling “Shine on Me” and equally optimistic “Show Me” recall the casual 1980s master craftsmanship of the Traveling Wilburys and Dire Straits. (Mark Knopfler also was a guest.)

Since moving to Nashville from Akron, Ohio, in 2010, Auerbach has thrived as a songwriter and producer, with Dr. John, Lana Del Rey, Bombino and many more. As long-timein-coming solo albums go (Auerbach’s last was “Keep It Hid” in 2009), “Waiting on a Song” doesn’t play the usual confessional “this is the real me” card. Except in the sense that it does show the real Dan Auerbach doing what he does best: making pop songs.

—Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer

SHAKIRA, “El Dorado” — For her first (mostly) Spanish-language album since “Sale el Sol” (2010) and first studio release since her eponymous album of 2014, Shakira sticks with the rattling, zesty percussion indigenous to her Colombian upbringing, as well as her slinky signature baritone purr of a voice.

That’s splendid, as Shakira’s name doesn’t often get included in the pantheon of top-tier female artists (Bey, Ri Ri, Katy) when clearly she’s there.

What makes “El Dorado” different from more experimental works such as “Laundry Service” or loosely conceptual ones like “She Wolf ” is that this one feels as though Shakira has matured, as the songs are sultrier, subtler and usually midtempo. The stuttering acoustic romp of “La Bicicleta” with Carlos Vives is cool and breezy, and the electro bump of “Chantaje” costarring the cocksure Maluma simmers to a boil then bubbles over, all allowing Shakira ample room for her vocal tics and yelps, albeit at a less frenzied pace. “Coconut Tree” could be a Stevie Nicks toss-off, and “Amarillo” has the click and boom of a Phil Spector girl-group hit, until a clinking piano and several cavalier swishing guitars make a (fabulous) mess of what could’ve become formulaic and dull.

Never fear. Shakira is never dull.

— A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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‘Megan Leavey’ a unique movie about war

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

Based on a true story, “Megan Leavey” is a unique movie about war.

It’s a story of heroism, sacrifice and connection forged on the battlefield, but it’s remarkable in how the story it tells is so deeply personal that it obfuscates the political.

The focus is on the troops, as it should be, and in this case, troops whose stories haven’t always been seen on screen — the women, and the canine.

Named after the woman who protected soldiers in Iraq with her IED-detecting K9 officer, Sergeant Rex, “Megan Leavey” might be a story about war, but it’s much more a tale about the bond between humans and animals. “Blackfish” director Gabriela Cowperthwaite was recruited to direct her first narrative feature by star Kate Mara, who was inspired by Cowperthwaite’s animal advocacy with the Sea World documentary. In placing the relationship between K9 dogs and their handlers at the forefront of this story, this film about war is far more a story about compassionate connection under fire than the circumstances that lead to such events.

Leavey (Mara) signs up for the Marines as a way out of her dead-end life, and there, she finds a purpose, and a soul mate, in Rex. As a female K9 handler in Iraq during the height of the conflict in the early 2000s, she is out in front of the front lines

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Kate Mara stars in “Megan Leavey.”

before women were even allowed in combat, and Cowperthwaite captures that queasy sense of unease and terror of walking out into unknown territory, bombs potentially anywhere underfoot. Wounded in an explosion, Leavey is awarded a Purple Heart, and leaves the Marines, but is separated from Rex, who is redeployed. Thus, she begins an odyssey to reunite with and adopt her best friend.

Though the film starts in 2001, the events of 9/11 don’t factor into the story.

The writers, Pamela Gray, Annie Mumolo and Tim Lovestedt, focus on the interpersonal motivations, keeping the world and perspective honed in on Megan’s experience with Rex. The unspoken yet ever-present undercurrent running throughout is a

theme of mental health struggles. Whether or not that was something that the real Megan Leavey faced, it’s undoubtedly an issue that plagues veterans.

For the purposes of the film, these mental health challenges make up the dramatic dynamic of the film’s story — her depression is what motivates her to join up, her trauma bonds her to Rex, her postwar grief spurs her into action.

While that theme bubbles below the surface, some of the expositional dialogue can prove to be a bit on the nose. Animals make for good screenwriting devices, as characters can speak their inner feelings to them, but that doesn’t make for the most subtle or efficient screenwriting.

As a director, Cowp-

erthwaite doesn’t lean into overly dramatic moments, and in fact, they can often waft by surprisingly quickly. While sometimes this results in a personal motivation that feels a bit scanty and shallow, it’s actually refreshing for this genre. “Megan Leavey,” despite its story of wartime heroism, isn’t a jingoistic, sentimental slice of pure patriotism.

It’s far more an intimate drama about a personal journey, a story about true love and companionship — how showing up for others can help you to show up for yourself.

Those lessons are universally useful, and always inspiring.

— 1:56. Rated PG-13 for war violence, language, suggestive material, and thematic elements. HH½ (out of four stars).

Compiled from news services.

Ratings are 1 to 4 stars.

“Churchill” — The commanding Brian Cox is a natural choice to play Winston Churchill during the four days leading up to D-Day. But the man we see in this sometimes effective but more often tedious history lesson only rarely comports himself like one of the greats. Far too often, he actually seems like the smallest man in the room. Drama, PG, 98 minutes. HH “Wonder Woman” — Director Patty Jenkins’ origin story is packed with heart and empathy, and we have the endearing lead performance of Gal Gadot to thank for that.

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

Fantasy/action-adventure, PG-13, 141 minutes. HHH½ “Dean” — In this terrific film with echoes of Woody Allen’s romantic comedy/drama work from the 1970s and 1980s, writer-director-star Demetri Martin does a stellar job of balancing sketch-comedy-style laughs with genuinely touching moments. “Dean” produced as many smiles as any movie I’ve seen this year. Drama/Comedy, PG-13, 87 minutes. HHH½ “War Machine” — This pitch-black wartime comedy in the tradition of “Dr. Strangelove” is a thinly disguised dramatization of the American war effort in Afghanistan as spearheaded by Gen. Stanley McChrystal. While over the top, Brad Pitt’s broadly comic performance as the fictional Gen. McMahon is a brazenly effective piece of work, well-suited to the material. Satire, not rated, 122 minutes. HHH½ “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” — Even if you haven’t seen any of the previous entries in this initially entertaining but sometimes overblown Disney franchise, “Dead Men” works well enough as a stand-alone, swashbuckling comedic spectacle, thanks to the terrific performances, some ingenious practical effects and impressive CGI. Johnny Depp, Javiar Bardem and Geoffrey Rush ham it up. Comedy action, PG-13, 129 mintues. HHH “Baywatch” — When you make films from junk TV, more often than not you’re going to wind up with a junk movie. That’s the case for “Baywatch,” a sequence of plot developments even more over the top and ludicrous than the ding-dong-dumb storylines from the cheesy 1990s series. With Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron. Comedy, R, 119 minutes. H½ “The Wizard of Lies” — Robert De Niro never phones it in playing the Ponzi scheme operator who defrauded thousands. The movie is overlong and repetitive in some stretches, but thanks to De Niro’s fine work, Barry Levinson’s steady direction and the rich source material, this is a strong and engrossing piece of filmmaking. Biography, not rated, 133 minutes. HHH “Paris Can Wait” — In this light and frilly road-trip fantasy, a married, middle-aged woman (Diane Lane) hops into a car with her husband’s business partner and embarks on a journey through the French countryside marked by indulgent detours. The only missing ingredients are truly likable lead characters and something approaching an involving storyline. Comedy drama, PG, 92 minutes. HH

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MOVIES

REVIEW

Brian Cox stars in an overly theatrical ‘Churchill’

By GARY THOMPSON The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Churchill” is a clipped biopic. It attempts to sketch the persona of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Brian Cox) by examining his actions in the week or so leading up to the Normandy invasion when, we are told, he was a major irritant to Allied leaders planning D-Day. The movie shows the prime minister as a man who sees the plan to be a disaster, influenced by his memory of WWI — the botched seaborne assault on Gallipoli, the trench warfare in France and

“Everything, Everything” — This story of a teen boy falling for a girl trapped inside because of an autoimmune disease is spun in such a way we’re constantly thinking, “OK, wait a minute.” The characters are thinly drawn, and their reactions are out of tune with what we would expect from actual human beings. Romantic drama, PG-13, 96 minutes. H “Alien: Covenant” — At its core, this thriller about an emergency on a colonizing spaceship is a glorified monster movie, with some great “gotcha!” scare moments. After the original “Alien” and sequel “Aliens,” it’s the third best “Alien” movie. Sci-fi horror, R, 123 minutes. HHH “The Lovers” — Tracy Letts steps into a lead role in a dark, emotionally bruising and brutally insightful work about a marriage gone stagnant — and he is spectacularly good. Both Letts’ Michael

its infamous carnage.

Several scenes show Churchill making his objections known to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (John Slattery), supreme commander of the Allied forces. The theatrical quality of these conversations is by design — Churchill is seen scripting and rehearsing what he wants to say.

This appears to be a habit with Churchill. In the movie, all interactions with friends, foes, staff, family have the pitch of performance — he works his cigar and cane and hat like a performer, and every intonation sounds like a radio broadcast (Cox is very game here, in a role that could

and his wife, Mary (Debra Winger), are having affairs, until something unexpected transpires between them, throwing their lives into yet another level of chaos. Comedy, R, 94 minutes. HHH½ “Snatched” — When Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer are playing verbal tennis as mother and daughter, trading passive-aggressive criticism along with genuinely affectionate observations, it’s an absolute delight to witness.

When they’re slogging through the jungle later, we find ourselves wishing they had a stronger script. Comedy, R, 91 minutes. HH “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” — Director Guy Ritchie spins the King Arthur legend as a superhero origins story, with our man (Charlie Hunnam) resisting the calling for as long as possible and then finally accepting his destiny to unseat the ruthless King Vortigern (Jude Law). In its

have used some modulation).

He never lets up (and neither does the movie), whether he’s talking to Eisenhower, British Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery (Julian Wadham), his wife (Miranda Richardson) or God. Churchill, in his pajamas, drops to his knees one night in an attempt to get the Almighty to see things his way.

To no avail. The invasion, of course, carried on without Churchill’s approval, and the war in Europe would be over a year later, with the Allies in Berlin.

“Churchill” isn’t a history rehash, though. It’s a movie that looks for poignancy in

finest moments, “King Arthur” is clever and exhilarating, but at its low points, it plays like a cheesy B-movie.

Action adventure, PG-13, 126 minutes. HHH “The Wall” — A wounded U.S. soldier (Aaron Taylor-Young in a strong performance) communicates by radio with the Iraqi sniper threatening him in a psychological stalker-andprey thriller. The longer we go without seeing the tormenter, the more terrifying he becomes. War thriller, R, 81 minutes. HHH “Chuck” — Liev Schreiber is outstanding as the hulking, rough-edged, amiable and charismatic Chuck Wepner, a journeyman heavyweight who was plucked out of semi-obscurity to fight the great Muhammad Ali — only to shock the world by knocking Ali down and inspiring Sylvester Stallone to pen the screenplay for “Rocky.” Sports biography, R, 101 minutes. HHH½

the prime minister’s waning influence. He galvanized and inspired the British people during the darkest days of the war, stood as its most indispensable citizen, and now looms as a troublesome relic.

Ike is correct when he says Churchill doesn’t understand the realities of modern warfare — its speed and machinery and technology.

The movie suggests that the prime minister’s bruised ego contributes to his obstinance, but he also comes by his conviction honestly – a prologue shows Churchill alone on the beach, confronted by a vision of the water turning to blood, aware

of his awesome responsibility as an advocate for British interests, haunted by the tragic mistakes of WWI. And the Allied leaders need him and his unique ability to rally the public and the troops. “Churchill” culminates with the prime minister, in a final test of leadership, setting his reservations aside to give the speech the nation requires.

It would be nice to say the movie reaches an emotional peak at this point, but its succession of Big Moments takes its toll — the movie is exhausted, and so are we.

—1:38. Rating: PG (war).

HH (out of four stars).

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