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‘Legally Blonde, The Musical’ in Anacortes Skagit Valley Herald Thursday March 28, 2013

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Recreation

Reviews

Roger Ebert

Saturday is free-admission day in state parks

Music: The Strokes, Blake Shelton Video Games: ‘LEGO City Undercover’

A new way for true love to struggle against itself

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Les Miserables”: This big-screen version of the musical based on Victor Hugo’s book stars Hugh Jackman. To transform the much-beloved musical from stage to screen, director Tom Hooper had to find a way to maintain — and amplify — the emotional power of the original words and music with the trappings of a big-screen production. His efforts have created a beautiful and moving version of the stage production that’s loyal enough to its origins to appease Broadway musical fans, yet is theatrical enough to stand as a feature film release. “Lincoln”: Steven Spielberg directs Daniel Day-Lewis in this drama about the 16th president’s battle to pass the 13th Amendment to abolish slavery. It’s a little-told story in the Abraham Lincoln oeuvre despite how much this effort defined his legacy. The task of portraying the ordinary man with a strong moral core goes to British actor Daniel Day-Lewis, whose makeup makes him look like he posed for the $5 bill. Day-Lewis plays Lincoln as a man of vision, often given to making his points through rambling stories. “Parental Guidance”: Billy Crystal plays Artie Decker, the veteran voice of the Fresno Grizzlies. After a life-changing moment, Decker and his wife, Diane (Bette Midler), head to Atlanta to babysit their three grandchildren — Harper (Bailee Madison), Turner (Joshua Rush) and Barker (Kyle Harrison Breitkopf) — while their parents (Marisa Tomei, Tom Everett Scott) are away at an awards ceremony for a week. “The Borgias: The Second Season”: Jeremy Irons stars in the cable series. “Continuum: Season One”: Time traveling cable series with Rachel Nichols. “Mystery Science Theater 3000 XXVI”: Includes “The Magic Sword” and “The Mole People.” “Star Trek: Enterprise — the Complete First Season”: The first year of the TV series about the early days of the Enterprise is available on Blu-ray. “House Arrest”: A woman (Stacey Dash) must adjust to a new life after being arrested. “Bangkok Revenge”: Man without emotions trains to be a killing machine. “Men at Work: The Complete First Season”: Four buddies count on each other to get through life. “Veep: The Complete First Season”: Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars in the political comedy.

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

Upcoming movie releases Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change: MARCH 26 The Collection — Lionsgate Killing Them Softly — Anchor Bay Parental Guidance — Fox

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APRIL 9 Hyde Park on Hudson — Universal Planet Ocean — Universal APRIL 16 Django Unchained — Anchor Bay APRIL 23 Broken City — Fox Gangster Squad — Warner A Haunted House — Universal APRIL 26 The Impossible — Lionsgate/ Summit APRIL 30 The Guilt Trip — Paramount Not Fade Away — Paramount MAY 7 Jack Reacher — Paramount Mama — Universal

“Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot: The Complete Series”: Includes 26 episodes of the series that original aired in 1967. “This is 40”: A couple take a look at their marriage. Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann star. “MADtv: The Complete Second Season”: Includes 22 episodes of the comedy series. “Futureworld”: The 1976 sequel to “Westworld” is on Blu-ray. “The Collection”: A madman collects humans in a booby-trapped house. “Day of the Falcon”: Action film about star-crossed lovers. “Party of Five: The Complete Fourth Season”: Matthew Fox headlines the family TV drama. “Stand Of”: A man’s misguided attempt to protect his family backfires. “The Carol Burnett Show: This Time Together”: A collection of comedy bits from Burnett’s variety series. “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries”: Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis) is a sly sleuth and thoroughly modern woman of the late 1920s. “Midsomer Murders: Tom Barnaby’s Last Cases”: Features 15 stand-alone mysteries in the series. “Shakespeare Uncovered”: Tells the stories behind the William Shakespeare’s greatest plays.

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Recreation....................................... 4 Get Involved.................................... 8 On Stage........................................ 10 Tuning Up..................................... 11 Music, Game Reviews..............12-13 Roger Ebert.................................... 16 Movie Listings............................... 17 Movie Mini-Reviews..................... 17 At the Lincoln Theatre.................. 17 Out & About.............................18-19

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ON STAGE

Blonde ambition

Anacortes Community Theater stages ‘Legally Blonde, The Musical’ Skagit Valley Herald staff @360_SVH

Elle Woods has a problem; a couple of them, actually. She’s just been dumped by her boyfriend Warner, but she’s not going to go quietly. In an attempt to win him back, she makes the least obvious course: she leaves sunny California and enrolls at Harvard Law School. Along the way, she gets help from her sisters at Delta Nu sorority, uses her newfound law knowledge to help others, and learns a great deal about herself. All of that is set to rollicking songs in Anacortes Community Theater’s production of “Legally Blonde, The Musical,” which opens Friday, March 29, and plays Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through April 27. The play is based on a novel by Amanda Brown, and Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon starred in the 2001 movie by the same name. The success of the first film led to a sequel, “Legally Blonde 2: Photos by Craig Parrish / Skagit Valley Herald Red, White & Blonde,” which was released in 2003. Included in the musical treatment are songs such Anacortes Community Theater presents “Legally Blonde, The Musical,” opening Friday and running through April 27. as “Whipped into Shape,” “Take It Like a Man” and “Chip on My Shoulder.”

‘Legally Blonde, The Musical’ w When: Runs March 29-April 27; Thursdays at 7:30 p.m; FridaySaturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. w Where: Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. Anacortes Community Theater, w Tickets: $20; 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre. com.

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RECREATION

State parks have free admission day Lakes primed with thousands of rainbow trout By VINCE RICHARDSON @Sports_SVH

The price will be right to visit a Washington state park on Saturday, so there’s no excuse not to stop by any number of parks in this neck of the woods. Visit any state park for free in recognition of state parks’ 100th birthday. The Discover Pass will not required to visit state parks on that day. Plan accordingly to visit Rasar, Rockport or Bay View state parks in Skagit County. Maybe Peace Arch, Birch Bay or Larrabee in Whatcom County. How about Deception Pass (the state’s most visited), Camano Island, Cama Beach, South Whidbey, Joseph Whidbey, Fort Ebey or Fort Casey state parks in Island County?In Snohomish County, spend time at Mount Pilchuck or Wallace Falls.

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With spring break fast approaching, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is stocking dozens of lakes in Western Washington with more than 250,000 rainbow trout ready to bite on a worm or lure. Averaging 10-12 inches in length, those fish will be released into 47 year-round fishing lakes in Grays Harbor, Thurston, Pierce, Mason, Kitsap, Island, King and Snohomish counties throughout the month. Chris Donley, WDFW inland fish program manager, said the trout release is timed to give fishing families an opportunity to

spend time outdoors during spring school holidays — and tune up their gear before the start of the state’s main trout season April 27. “Spring is coming, and a lot of people are eager to go fishing,” Donley said. “Our goal is to give them something to catch on both sides of the Cascades at a time when the weather is warming up and students have a break from school.” All of the lakes stocked in Western Washington are located in or near cities and towns, providing an easy getaway for families and young people. Hundreds of year-round lakes around the state have been — or soon will be — stocked for springtime fishing. Locally, two Island County lakes received plants. Cranberry Lake received 6,530 fish and Lone Lake was planted with 3,000. Lone Lake is a selective fishery. All anglers 15 and older must have a valid fishing license to fish in state waters. Current licenses expire at midnight March 31, so anglers planning to fish beyond that date must purchase a 2013-14 license.

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People stroll across the Deception Pass Bridge in this undated photo. Admission will be free to any state park Saturday in recognition of the state park system’s 100th birthday.

several weeks longer in various areas of the Sound, due to policy changes recently adopted by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission. Under the state’s updated policy, 70 percent of the non-tribal spot shrimp harvest is now allocated to the sport fishery, said Rich Childers, WDFW shellfish manager. In past years, the non-tribal harvest was divided approximately evenly between recreational and commercial fisheries. “Recreational shrimp fishers will see a real difference in the length of this year’s seasons, particularly in the San Juan Islands and the Strait of Juan de Fuca,” said Childers. “Sport fisheries in other areas are also likely to pick up some extra fishing days under Big shrimp the updated policy.” Recreational shrimp fishers will Spot shrimp, also known as get more days to fish and a larger prawns, are the largest shrimp in share of the catch in areas of Puget Sound and may grow to Puget Sound under fishing seasons nine inches in length. In all areas announced by the Washington of Puget Sound, fishers are limited Department of Fish and Wildlife to 80 spot shrimp per day, and (WDFW). a valid 2013-14 fishing license This year’s sport fishery for is required to participate in the spot shrimp, set to begin May 4, is fishery. expected to run from one day to In the San Juan Islands, the

recent change in the state’s spot shrimp policy will increase the sport fishery’s share of the catch from 15 percent to 80 percent. To accommodate that change, WDFW split Marine Area 7-North into two subareas — 7 West and 7 South — each with its own season. Under the higher sport quota, Childers said the new Marine Area 7-West could be open for more than a month this year, up from six days of fishing in those waters last year. The spot shrimp fishery in Marine Areas 7 East and 7 South, also open six days last year, is expected to run 13 days during the 2013 season, he said. The shrimp season in Marine Area 6 in the Strait of Juan de Fuca is also expected to expand by several weeks under the new allocation policy, which increased the sport fishery’s share of the catch in those waters from 15 percent to 22 percent this year. The sport fishery in Hood Canal has received 100 percent of the state shrimp allocation in previous years, so it is not affected by the change in the commission’s policy, Childers said. However, sport

shrimpers will have five days to fish — up from four days last year — because stock trends have been healthy in recent years, he said. Childers said the new policy does increase sport fishing allocations in other areas of central Puget Sound, but WDFW will determine whether that will translate into additional fishing days during the course of the season. “The question is whether the higher catch shares will be enough to add a third day of fishing in those areas,” he said. “We’ll be watching the catch totals during the season and will make that decision on an area-by-area basis.” Local recreational shrimp season opening days are: n Marine Area 7 East and South: Open May 4 at 7 a.m. for a one-day fishery and will reopen May 8-11, May 15-18, May 29 June 1. n Marine Area 7 West: Open May 4 at 7 a.m., open Wednesday through Saturday each week until June 1. After June 1 the area will be open Thursday through Saturday each week until the quota is reached or Sept. 15, whichever comes first.

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COMMUNITY

Easter events in the area this weekend EASTER EGG DASH: The annual egg hunt for kids ages 12 and younger begins at 6 p.m. Friday, March 29, at Storvik Park, 1110 32nd St., Anacortes. Bring your own basket. Free. 360-293-1918.

cessions. Free. 360-293-2219.

FIND EASTER EGGS: Children up to 12 years old can hunt for candy-filled Easter eggs starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at Riverfront Park, on River Road, Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-1841.

CHILDREN’S EGG HUNT: Hillcrest Christian Fellowship will host its annual Children’s Easter Egg Hunt from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 30, at 1830 S. 13th St., CMV EASTER EGG HUNT: Country Mount Vernon. Activities include egg hunts SPRING SPECTACULAR: Celebrate Meadow Village will host an Easter egg for children ages 12 and younger, children’s with a variety of activities all day Sathunt at 2 p.m. Friday, March 29, at the Vilstories and crafts, a bounce house and pho- urday, March 30, at several locations lage, 1501 Collins Road, Sedro-Woolley. tos with the Easter Bunny. Free. 360-424around Stanwood. Kids of all ages are welcome to join in the 3006 or www.hillcrestcf.org. n Pancake Breakfast: 8 to 11 a.m. at fun. Punch and cookies will be served. 360United Methodist Church, 27128 102nd 856-0404. EASTER STORY & EGG HUNT: Valley Drive NW Donations accepted. Baptist Church will have an Easter Egg n Easter Egg Hunt: 9 a.m. at StanKIWANIS EGG HUNT: 10 a.m. SaturHunt for children ages 12 and younger at 11 wood/Camano Fairgrounds, 6431 Pioday, March 30, at Maiben Park, 1011 E. a.m. Saturday, March 30, at the church, 710 neer Highway. Hosted by the Stanwood Greenleaf Ave., Burlington. Kids ages 8 John Liner Road, Sedro-Woolley. Children Eagles, children ages 12 and younger can and younger can hunt for more than 4,000 can enjoy an Easter story and songs, folhunt for 10,000 eggs. Lucky winners will eggs filled with candy and toys. Rain or lowed by the egg hunt. Free. 360-856-2469. receive one of 300 Easter baskets donatshine. Sponsored by the Burlington-Edison ed by local residents and businesses. Kiwanis Morning Club. Free. ADULT EASTER EGG HUNT: Skagit Valn Lions Hippity Hop Trot 5K Run & ley Gardens will host its 11th annual Adult Cottontail Fun Run: 10 a.m. start in the EASTER EGG HUNT: Family Life Easter Egg Hunt at noon Saturday, March parking lot at the old Thrifty store, 8815 Assembly will hold its annual Easter Egg 30, at 18923 Peter Johnson Road, Mount 272nd St. NW. Prizes for the top female/ Hunt from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Vernon. Ages 21 and older are invited to male finishers. Registration: $15 advance, March 30, at 1617 29th St., Anacortes. hunt for eggs among the blooming display $20 day of race. Fun Run: free for ages 12 Children ages 12 and younger will search gardens, with a prize for every egg, chiland younger. for 6,000 eggs, with prizes for each of four dren’s activities and more. 360-424-6760 or n Parade: 11 a.m. on 271st St. N.W. age groups. Enjoy puppets, music and con- www.skagitvalleygardens.com. Day of event registration and line-up at

10:30 a.m. in the parking lot behind the Police Department. n Lunch and family-friendly activities: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Viking Village. Enjoy pony and train rides, a bouncy house and more. Hot dogs by donation. n Spring Bonnet contest: noon at Candie’s Kids, 8620 271st St. NW. Show off your one-of-a kind creation and win prizes. Register in advance at Candie’s Kids or day of event at the parade registration table behind the Police Department. n Easter Bunny pictures: noon to 2 p.m. at the grassy knoll at Viking Village. Bring your camera for free photos or purchase 5-by-7s from the Stanwood High School Key Club for $2 or three for $5. For information, visit www.stanwood chamber.org. VFW EASTER EGG HUNT: An Easter egg hunt for ages 11 and younger will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 31, at the Whitehead-Muzzall VFW Post, 3037 N. Goldie Road, Oak Harbor. The hunt features prizes and a visit from the Easter Bunny. Free. 360-675-4048 or www.VFW Post7392.org.

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TRAVEL By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press

Online

Nome, Alaska: http:// www.visitnomealaska. com/

OME, Alaska — If you want to see mushers cross the finish line at the world’s most famous sled dog race in March 2014, better make your reservations soon. There aren’t many hotel rooms available at the end of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, leaving mushers and their families battling with fans, tourists and volunteers for a place to sleep. “Call early and get going,” advised Richard Beneville, a Nome tour company operator and chamber of commerce official. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race always starts the first Saturday in March in Anchorage with a ceremonial run. The competitive race starts the next day in Willow, about 50 miles north of Anchorage. Both events draw huge numbers of fans since both cities are accessible on Alaska’s limited road system. But getting to the end of the race might be as difficult for a fan as it is to a musher. Mushers will travel with their dog teams a thousand miles (1,600 kilometers) over treacherous Alaska wilderness to reach Nome, a Bering Sea coastal community located on Alaska’s wind-whipped western coast. The winner usually comes in about nine days after the Willow start. For fans traveling to Nome, flights aren’t a problem. What is tricky, however, is finding a place to stay. Nome, with a population of 3,500, has only three hotels. Altogether, there are 134 hotel rooms available. All three hotels have varying policies when it comes to reservations during Iditarod week. The Nugget Inn is located right in front of the burled arch, the famous finish line

Iditarod

Book early for next year’s finish AP file photos

Howard Farley speaks about the history of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race during a presentation at the Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum in Nome, Alaska. Farley, 80, was a co-founder of the Iditarod race, organizing the Nome portion of the race at the finish.

Musher Michael Williams Jr. nears the finish line of the Iditarod earlier this month in Nome, Alaska.

Iditarod fans greet Kotzebue musher John Baker as he nears the finish line earlier this month in Nome, Alaska.

for the Iditarod on Front Street, a block off the Bering Sea — which in March is still frozen and often serves as a runway for small airplanes. The inn has 46 rooms, but also serves as the home hotel for Iditarod officials and volunteers. Manager Thuy Nguyen said they require a stay of seven nights or longer for reservations made by Jan. 1. Then they will start accepting reservations for shorter stays. The Polaris Hotel has 34 rooms, all of which but a handful have already been booked for next year. Manager Tina Yi says the hotel, 20 steps from the finish line, has a sliding cancellation fee. It ranges from losing 25 percent of your deposit if you cancel more than 90 days out to no refund if the cancellation is within 30 days of the reservation. The city’s largest and newest hotel is the Aurora Inn. They don’t open reservations for Iditarod week until April 1, and always sell out the same day. Reservations for the inn’s 54 rooms are only accepted by email and on a first-come, first-served basis. The emails provide a time-stamp on the order that reservations come in. “People pretty much at the stroke of midnight send their emails,” said assistant manager Sean Knudsen. “There’s a real narrow window.” They do keep a waiting list, but Knudsen says he eventually closes it because it gets so long. Adding to a space crunch is that film crews are in Nome filming the popular cable show, “Bering Sea Gold.”

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TRAVEL Local travel “BRAZIL: MANAUS TO RIO DE JANEIRO”: 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Joan and Keith Magee describe their seven-week exploration of Brazil this winter — the cities, beaches and national parks of the Northeast, a cruise on the Amazon and a final flight south that took them to Rio de Janeiro and the colonial town of Ouro Preto. Free. 360293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes. org.

ers will also learn about China’s history and culture through visits to its modern capital, Beijing, and its ancient capital, Xi’an. For information, including cost, application instructions and photos from past trips, visit www.skagit. edu/chinatrip. College credit is available.

“NEPAL: A GLIMPSE INTO ANOTHER WORLD”: 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Hilary Walker maps out her recent five-week journey through the streets and mountains of Nepal. This photo travelogue explores the faces and landscapes that make Nepal one of the most culturally rich countries TRAVEL SEMINAR: “World Tours”: 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, AAA Mount Vernon office, in the world. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes.org. 1600 E. College Way, Suite A. Learn about world travel opportunities with Tauck World ART BUS TOUR: “The Masters” and Nicolai Tours. RSVP: 360-848-2090. Fechin. Sunday, April 28. The Skagit County Historical Museum will lead a bus tour from “EXPERIENCE CHINA”: Skagit Valley Colthe Farmhouse Restaurant in Mount Vernon lege is accepting applications through April to the Seattle Art Museum to see the exhibits 10 for a special trip to China Aug. 22-Sept. “Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: The 8. The primary focus of the tour is to journey Treasures of Kenwood House, London” and to the remote villages of Yunnan province to “European Masters: Their Treasures of Seatwork with a partner organization devoted to helping village communities empower minority tle.” Afterward the bus will take a short ride children through culture, art and music. Travel- to the Frye Museum to view the art of Nicolai

B&Bs are another option, but they also sell out quickly. “After all the hotels are booked and the B&Bs, we go into Plan B, which is overflow housing,” Beneville said. Beginning in February, once the commercial rooms are all taken, the Nome Visitors Center begins a file that will eventually match homeowners to travelers. Townspeople call the center, saying they have space for rent that week and what their requirements are: male or female, smoker or nonsmoker, partier or tea-totaler. When people call in looking for a room, visitors center staff try to match them up. Beneville described this makeshift hostelling as “kind of fun.” Be prepared though. Experiences, the type of room or space offered and prices vary by homeowner. You might be sharing your space with a toddler’s toys, rowdy housemates or lots of pets. If lucky enough to get a room, visitors will be

Nome is a very cool place. Period.”

Fechin. $50 covers bus ride, admission, box lunch and other refreshments. Register by April 21; 360-466-3365.

April 19, departing from and returning to Hillcrest Park, Mount Vernon. Enjoy a docent-led tour of the Bellevue Botanical Garden’s 53 acres of cultivated gardens, restored woodTRAVEL SEMINAR: “River Cruises”: 6 p.m. lands and natural wetlands. After a no-host Thursday, May 2, AAA Mount Vernon office, lunch, check out the seasonal flora and fauna 1600 E. College Way, Suite A. Learn about of the Arboretum’s 230 acres on the shores of the exciting world of river cruising. RSVP: 360- Lake Washington. Both tours include walking 848-2090. up to one mile and uneven surfaces. $61$63. Register by April 12. TRIP OF A LIFETIME: The Oak Harbor Senior Center is organizing a small group twoSTANWOOD SENIOR CENTER TRIPS: week trip to the Galapagos Islands and Machu The Stanwood Senior Center offers occaPicchu October 15-28. The all-inclusive trip will sional trips around the Puget Sound area and depart from Whidbey Island or nearby. Open beyond, departing from and returning to the to all adults. Space is limited, so contact Center, 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood. For Pat Gardner at 360-279-4582 or pgardner@ information or reservations, contact Sandy oakharbor.org. Kitchens at 360-629-7403. SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers several travel opportunities for participants ages 12 and older, adult supervision required for ages 18 and younger. For information or to register, call 360-3366215. Next up: n Bellevue Botanical Garden and Washington Park Arboretum: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday,

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS: The Anacortes Public Library accepts U.S. passport applications from noon to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays at 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Passport forms and information on fees and how to apply are available online at http://travel.state.gov or pick up an application and passport guide at the library.

Continue the cycle — please recycle this newspaper

— RICHARD BENEVILLE, A NOME TOUR COMPANY OPERATOR AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFICIAL

able to witness the end of the rugged Iditarod race. Besides the winner, the race’s other mushers will trickle in for a few days. But the Iditarod isn’t the only draw. Nome is still a frontier type of town, where downtown bars are as popular now as when Old West lawman Wyatt Earp owned the Dexter on Front Street at the turn of the last century. Beneville described the celebratory atmosphere of the Iditarod as “Mardi Gras with dogs.” For those needing a break from dogs or the bar, there’s a huge Alaska Native art and craft fair that goes on during Iditarod week. The town also hosts its annual basketball tournament, drawing 70 teams from Norton Sound communities. This year, Howard Far-

ley, an Iditarod founder who helped establish Nome as the race’s finish, gave daily talks at the city’s library, drawing overflow crowds and repeat listeners. Beneville, a former New York actor, has been known to don a top hat and recite the poetry of Robert Service — often called the “Bard of the Yukon” — to crowds at the Nome Convention Center waiting for the next musher to come in. Tour companies in the past also have arranged visits to Safety, the last Iditarod checkpoint 22 miles from Nome. Other winter tours take tourists outside town to look for musk oxen in the wild. You might even see the northern lights. “Nome is a very cool place. Period,” Beneville said.

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Roupen Shakarian, Music Director

NEW DISCOVERIES Concert Saturday, March 30th McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon

7:30 pm ~ Concert

Courtney Ruckman, Soprano J. C. Bach ~ Sinfonia in D Mozart ~ Exsultate, Jubilate Schubert ~ Overture in E Minor, “Unfinished” Symphony

To Order tickets:

Call McIntyre Hall Box Office Tuesday-Saturday, 12-6 pm (360) 416-7727 ext. 2 (866) 624-6897 $20 - $40

Pre-Concert Lecture Please join Roupen Shakarian for his pre-concert lecture.

6:45 pm Orchestra Seating

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GET INVOLVED ART

MINI-COMIC WORKSHOP FOR GIRLS: with Geneviève SKETCHING WORKSHOP: Castrée: 1 to 5 p.m. Satur“Line to Color,” a sketching workshop with urban sketch- day, April 6, at Anchor Art ers and UW instructors Frank Space, 216 Commercial Ave., Ching and Gail Wong, will be Anacortes. Young artists held at 9 a.m. Saturday, April ages 8 to 16 will be encouraged to make a small book 27, at the Front Gallery, 420 featuring their own original Myrtle St. Ching and Wong will lead students through the story, including tips on how to come up with ideas and process of making a sketch to inspire storytelling. Free. on location. $85. Registration deadline is April 8. gail@ www.anchorartspace.org. glwarc.com. ART CLASSES: Dakota Art offers a variety of art CALL FOR SCULPTURES: classes and workshops at San Juan Islands Sculpture 17873 Highway 536, Mount Park is seeking sculptures for Vernon. 360-416-6556, ext. 5, display and sale at its outdoor or www.dakotaartcenter.com. location near Roche Harbor on San Juan Island. Submit SPRING ART CLASSES: photos and contact informaThe Schack Art Center, 2921 tion by April 1. Selections will Hoyt Ave., Everett, offers be made by mid-April for a variety of classes in glassinstallation during May and blowing, jewelry, encaustic, June. Information on the submixed media, painting and mission and jurying process more. 425-259-5050 or www. is available online at www. schack.org. sjisculpturepark.com.

pieces of art, ready to display. Mary Anderson at 360-933n Basic Cartooning: 4 to 6 1779 or visit www.bellingp.m. Tuesdays, June 4-25. $40. hamscd.org. DRAWING FUNDAMENTALS: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, April 3-24, at Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. For ages 7-13 years old. Learn drawing basics using line, value and texture. Different themes applied each week with various art materials. $40, plus $20 supply fee payable to instructor. Register by March 29: 360755-9649. EPIC ILLUSTRATIONS AND CREATURE CREATIONS: 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, April 9-30, at Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. For ages 7-12 years old. Students will work on a different theme each week: Star Wars, Fantasy Anime, Avengers Assemble and Cartoon Comic Strip. $45, includes supplies. Preregister: 360-755-9649.

Fulton St., Mount Vernon. SPLASH is a program for non-swimmers or those who have not had prior swim lesCONTRA DANCE: 7 to 9:30 sons, designed to teach kids p.m. Saturday, April 6, at the to be safe in or around the Depot Arts Center, 611 R water. Free for members, Ave., Anacortes. Learn the $15 for program members. fundamentals of contra dance 360-336-9622 or email and practice dancing to live j.mcadams@skagitymca.org. music. No partner needed. $8 YOUTH SOCCER: Burlingat the door. 360-755-3969 or ton Parks and Recreation is www.skagitcontra.org. offering Mini Kickers Soccer for ages 3-5 on Friday mornMUSIC ings, March 29 to May 31, at SKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC Skagit River Park in BurlCLUB: The club welcomes ington. Mini Kickers teaches performers, listeners and basic soccer skills while guests at 1:45 p.m. today at developing strength, balance, Vasa Hall, 1805 Cleveland St., coordination, listening skills Mount Vernon. Come and and teamwork. $99, includes sing, play an instrument or jersey, shorts, soccer ball and just enjoy the music. Free. For player evaluation. Register information, call Marsha Pedonline at www.minikickersocerson at 360-757-4906. cer.com.

RECREATION

SPRING BREAK MAGIC CAMP: Kids ages 7 to 12 can learn how magic works from INTRO TO ILLUSTRATION 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through ART CLASSES ART CLASSES: Burlington Friday, April 1-5, at the FAMILY ART DAYS AT Parks and Recreation will YMCA Activity Center, 215 MoNA: The Museum of offer a series of art classes E. Fulton St., Mount Vernon. Northwest Art offers Famfor kids ages 7 to 12. Instruc- AUDITIONS Amaze your friends with ily Art Days each month at tor Max Elam will introduce “THE WOMAN IN BLACK”: your very own magic tricks. MoNA, 121 S. First St., La young artists to a variety of Auditions will take place Conner. Sessions are open styles and art mediums. Each from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Get five days of magic training and a magic kit to take to ages 5 and older at all skill four-session class costs $45. 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 6-7, home. $120 members, $150 levels and include guided Supplies are included. To reg- at Anacortes Community program members. 360-336walk-throughs of MoNA ister, call 360-755-9649. Theatre, 918 M Ave., Ana9622. exhibitions. Limited to 15 n Epic Illustrations and cortes. Parts are available for participants per session. To Creature Creations: 4 to 6 two men and one woman in Y KIDS SPRING BREAK register: 360-466-4446, ext. p.m. Tuesdays, April 9-30. this mystery thriller. Prepare CAMP: For ages kindergarten 108, or FAD@museumofna one-minute dramatic mono- through sixth grade: 6:30 a.m. wart.org. Information: www. Inspired art students will draw and create four master- logue in a standard British to 6 p.m. Monday through museumofnwart.org. WorkFriday, April 1-5, at Lincoln, shops are free with museum works, with a different focus accent. Scripts are available each week: Star Wars/black & at the ACT office. The play Lucille Umbarger and Whitadmission. Admission: $8 will run May 31-June 22. For ney Elementary Schools. Kids adults, $5 seniors, $3 students, white; fantasy anime/mixed information, call 360-941can enjoy crafts, team buildfree for members and ages 11 media; avengers assemble/ 5744 or email eal@innocent. ing activities, group play, field intro to color theory; and and younger. com. cartoon comic strip/intro to trips, swimming and more. Next up: writing and sequential art. $28 per day for members, $32 n Painting From Nature: n Mixed Media: 4 to 6 DANCE per day for program memwith Stephany Vogel: 11 SCOTTISH DANCING: bers. 360-419-9058, ext, 309, a.m. to 1 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m., p.m. Tuesdays, May 7-28. In this class, students will Bellingham Scottish Counor email t.acker@skagitymca. Saturday, March 30. Using try Dancers meet from 7 to org. traditional paints and brush- experiment with five dif9:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the es as well as unconventional ferent mediums other than pencil. They’ll use exciting Fairhaven Library auditoSPLASH SWIM: For ages techniques for applying paint to canvas, participants color partnered with dynamic rium (upstairs), 1117 12th St., 3 to 12: From 4 to 4:40 p.m. Bellingham. Wear comfortor 4:45 to 5:25 p.m. Monday will make original artworks drawings in markers, chalk, ink, watercolor and colored able clothes and leather-soled through Thursday, April 1-4, inspired by the natural pencil as they complete two shoes. For information, call at the YMCA Pool, 215 E. world.

TULIP RUN: The 28th annual event will get under way at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 6, at Skagit Regional Airport, 15400 Airport Drive, Burlington. Choose the 2- or 5-mile course and register in advance or day of race starting at 7:30 a.m. $12, or $22 with shirt. Free for ages 14 and younger and 70 and older. 360-540-1611 or www. tuliprun.com.

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IMPROV WORKSHOP: Check out a free improv class with Sheila Goldsmith from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 22, at Skagit Valley Food Co-op, 202 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Awaken the spontaneity within and develop confidence, flexibility and the ability to listen and respond. Preregister with a co-op cashier or call 360-336-5087, ext. 139. THEATER CLASSES: Anacortes Community Theatre’s Class Act School for the Performing Arts is now enrolling kids from preschool through 12th grade for winter classes on acting and theater arts. Classes are held at ACT, 918

M Ave., Anacortes. 360-2936829 or www.acttheatre.com/ classact. n Creative Characters: for preschool-age children: 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, March 26-May 7 (no class April 2), or 1 to 2 p.m. Fridays, March 29-May 10 (no class April 5). Students will take part in creative dramatic games designed to use their imagination, improve selfconfidence and provide social interaction as they create crazy characters, sing and dance. $50. n Save the Circus!: for kindergarten through second grade: 4 to 5:15 p.m. Fridays, March 29-May 10 (no class April 5). Students get to have fun with a circus character as they play fun theater games and work on their acting skills. Class will culminate in a performance May 10, on ACT’s Second Stage. $50. n How to Perform in a Musical: for third through sixth grade: 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, March 27-May 8 (no class April 3). Students will get practical experience in singing and choreography through solo/duet and group work. No need to be a good singer or dancer; just be ready for some fun, culminating in an evening “showcase” performance Friday, May 10, for family and friends, with the option to perform in Class ACT’s annual Music Revue. $50. n Triple Threat: for grades seven through 12: 3 to 4:30 p.m. Thursdays, March 28-May 9 (no class April 4). Each class session, students will get to explore acting, singing and dancing — the “triple threat” — through games, exercises and practical experience. Students will leave the class with a monologue and song to take to their next audition. Class will culminate with an evening performance for family and friends Friday, May 10, and the option to perform in Class ACT’s annual Music Revue. $100.

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HOT TICKETS DIRTYPHONICS: March 28, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www. showboxonline.com. BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND: March 29, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com. CLUTCH: March 29, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.showboxonline.com. COMMON KINGS: March 29, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.showboxonline.com. PHOENIX: March 29, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or LiveNation.com. LOTUS: March 30, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.showboxonline.com. ZEKE, FANG: March 230, El Corazon, Seattle. www.elcorazonseattle.com. KMFDM, LEGION WITHIN, NIGHTMARE FORTRESS: March 30, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.showboxonline.com. PEARL DJANGO, ANNE GRIFFITH: March 30, Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Bellingham. 360-671-1709 or www.suddenvalleylibrary. org. ANTHRAX, EXODUS, HIGH ON FIRE, MUNICIPAL WASTE, HOLY GRAIL: March 31, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.showboxonline.com. SUPER WHY LIVE: April 2, The Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or www. stgpresents.org. RIHANNA: with A$AP Rocky: April 3, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com. SOILWORK, JEFF LOOMIS: April 3, El Corazon, Seattle. www.elcorazonseattle. com. NANCI GRIFFITH: April 5, Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds. 425-275-9595 or www.ec4arts.org. LORD OF THE DANCE: April 5, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or www.mountbakertheatre.com. OMD: April 6, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.showbox online.com. TECH N9NE: April 6-7, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.showbox online.com. KATHLEEN EDWARDS, JOHN RODERICK, DAVID BAZAN: April 7, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www. showboxonline.com. JANIS IAN: April 7, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or www.lincoln theatre.org. STEPHEN LYNCH: April 7, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or LiveNation. com. NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS: April 7, The Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877784-4849 or LiveNation.com. THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT: April 8, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-7453000 or www.showboxonline.com. FITZ & THE TANTRUMS: April 8, Columbia City Theater, Seattle. 800-838-3006 or www.columbiacitytheater.com. A DAY TO REMEMBER: April 12, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www. showboxonline.com. FUTURE: April 12, Showbox at the Mar-

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THEATER

Friday.29 THEATER

“SEEDS OF CHANGE: Superhero Boy Band”: musical comedy: 8 p.m., Bellingham Circus Guild, 1401 Sixth St., Bellingham. Come in a superhero costume for post-show dance party. $15-$20, free for babies. www.superheroboyband.com. “Legally Blonde, the Musical”: 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com.

MUSIC

Karina Mitchell: First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $5 cover. 360-336-3012 or www. riverbelledinnertheatre.com.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues March 28-April 4 FRIDAY.29

THE BATTLEFIELD BAND (ANCIENT AND MODERN SCOTTISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC) 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $29 cover. 360-445-3000.

“Legally Blonde, the Musical”: 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com.

MUSIC

Spring Concert: Fidalgo Youth Symphony and Mount Baker Youth Symphony: 1 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $15, $10 seniors ages 62 and older, $1 students and children. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or www. mcintyrehall.org. New Discoveries Concert: Skagit Symphony: with soloist Courtney Ruckman, soprano: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20$40, discounts available for seniors, military, children ages 6 to 15. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or www.mcintyrehall.org. Heather Mahaffe (folk, pop, rock vocals): 9 p.m. to midnight, First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $5 cover. 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelledinnertheatre.com. Pearl Django, with Anne Griffith (jazz): 3 p.m., Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Gate 2, 8 Barnview Court, Bellingham. $20. 360-671-1709 or www.suddenvalley library.org.

THURSDAY.28 Today is The Day, Black Tusk, KEN Mode, Fight Amp: 8 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10-$12. 360778-1067.

THURSDAY.28 DANA LYONS 7 p.m., Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St., Concrete. $10. 360941-0403 or www. concrete-theatre.com.

THURSDAY.4 LEAH MANSFIELD 7 p.m., Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St., Concrete. $15. 360-941-0403 or www. concrete-theatre.com.

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VARIETY

THEATER

Betty Desire: 9 p.m. to midnight, First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $3 cover. 360-3363012 or www.riverbelledinnertheatre. com.

“Legally Blonde, the Musical”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com.

Paul Klein: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360354-3600. Dana Lyons: Great Coal Train Tour: 7 p.m., Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St., Concrete. $10. 360-9410403 or www.concretetheatre.com.

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Jammin’ Jeff: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-4226411.

Ann ‘n’ Dean (country): 7 to 10 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360848-8882.

Jammin’ Jeff: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-4226411.

Steve Meyer, Ben Starner (piano): 8 to 10 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266. $cratch Daddy: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. No cover. 360-755-0165.

Silver City Band: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.

T Town Aces: 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Austin Jenckes, James Redfern: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $8-$10. 360-778-1067.

Gary B’s Church of the Blues (blues, classic rock): 6-10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf. St., Sedro-Woolley. 360855-2263.

Kimball & The Fugitives, featuring Stickshift Annie: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360766-6266.

Knut Bell & The Blue Collars: 5 to 9 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-4454733.

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Savage Jazz: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720. The Clouds: 8:30 p.m., Edi- Seatown R&B: 9 p.m. to son Inn, 5829 Cains Court, 12:30 a.m., H2O, 314 ComEdison. 360-766-6266. mercial Ave., Anacortes. THURSDAY.4 360-755-3956. Johnny Bulldog: 8 p.m., Marvin J and Friends (piano): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Conway Muse, 18444 Ship to Ship, Falling Up Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600. Spruce/Main, Conway. $10 Stairs, Pan Pan, Part Wolf: cover. 360-445-3000. 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $3. 360-778-1067.