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Fabulous Roof Shakers play H20 in Anacortes on Saturday OUT & ABOUT PAGES 4-5 Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum featuring ‘For the Love of Children’

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK mentor, Father Ferreira “Fantastic Beasts Upcoming (Liam Neeson). What and Where to Find they find is a persecuThem”: Eddie Redmovie releases tion against Christianimayne stars in this Following is a partial ty that tests their faith. story based on the schedule of coming DVD “20th Century Hogwarts textbook. releases. Release dates Women”: Director/ If you are looking for are subject to change: writer Mike Mills has a fantastic movie and created a touching and don’t know where APRIL 4 well-crafted nod of love to find one, look no n Rogue One: A Star and appreciation to his further than “Fantastic Wars Story mother. Through the Beasts and Where to n Office Christmas semi-autobiographiFind Them.”

Party cal story set in Santa This new offering n Paterson Barbara, California, in from the creative mind n The Bounce Back 1979, Mills looks at the of J.K. Rowling is as fun n DCI Banks: Season 5 influence three women and entertaining as it is n Don’t Hang Up have on a teenage boy. visually stunning. n Don’t Kill It The entire film is a “Patriots Day”: n Book of Love series of contrasts, from Events of the Boston n We Don’t Belong the women in Jamie’s Marathon bombings Here life to the way Mills has are followed. Director shot the movie. He has Peter Berg, who wrote APRIL 11 no problem going from the screenplay with n Hidden Figures a standard image to Matt Cook and Joshua n Lion one where the world is Zeturner, has meticun Monster Trucks blurred into a flood of lously recreated everyn The Bye Bye Man colors. There are scenes thing from the morning n Toni Erdmann enveloped in black, of the attack to the n Walking With the while others pop with moments after the inEnemy primary hues. vestigation wrapped. It’s n Worlds Apart “A Monster Calls”: a very detailed telling of n Believe Boy looks for help from the story. n Brimstone a tree monster for his But because the n Mars: Season 1 dying mother. events were covered so n Silicon Valley: The “Arsenal”: Family thoroughly in the news Complete Third Season loyalty is tested in the media, this retelling n Tangled Before Ever thriller starring Adrian offers nothing new. Yet, Grenier. there was plenty new “Mystery Science that could have been Theater 3000: Vol. XXXVIII”: explored.

Includes “Invasion USA” and “High “Why Him?”: Father is upset his School Big Shot.” daughter wants to marry an outland“Archer: Season 7”: Archer faces ish billionaire. his most difficult mission in this aniThe name of the new film starring mated series.

Bryan Cranston and James Franco “Jack Taylor, Set 3”: Iain Glen is “Why Him?” A better question is plays the Irish private investigator.

“Why Us?” What horrific thing did “Planet Earth II”: Sir David Atmembers of the movie-going public tenborough narrates the look at the do to deserve such an unimaginative, planet. excruciatingly vile and worthless “A Tale of Love and Darkness”: comedy?

Woman (Natalie Portman) struggles “Silence”: Two young members of to raise her son in Jerusalem. the clergy make a dangerous journey “The Swan Princess: Royally to Japan to find their mentor. Adam Undercover”: Princess Alise and her Driver stars.

This is Martin Scorsese’s adaptation friends go on an adventure where they solve a royal mystery. of Shusaku Endo’s 1966 novel about “Americana”: Recovering alcoholic two Jesuit missionaries — Father Rodrigues (Andrew Garfield) and Father is pulled into the unsolved murder of his actress sister. Peter Coyote stars.

Garrpe (Adam Driver) — who go to — Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee 17th century Japan in search of their

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TULIP TIME!

34th Annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

March 30-April 6

BRANDY SHREVE

SKAGIT VALLEY TULIP FESTIVAL CALENDAR For the full month’s listing of events, maps and directions, visit tulipfestival.org.

GALA OPENING CELEBRATION Today, March 30: 5:30 to 9 p.m., Swinomish Casino & Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. Enjoy a performance by the Chris Eger Band, dinner, dessert auction and raffle items. Advance ticket purchase required: 360-428-5959 or tulipfestival.org.

LA CONNER DAFFODIL FESTIVAL March 30-31: For a complete listing of events and activities: 360-466-4778 or lovelaconner.com.

SPRING ART SHOW Through April 30: Featured artists and new artists create collectible art in the annual Spring Art Show at the River Gallery, 19313 Landing Road (off of Dodge Valley Road), Mount Vernon. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday. 360-466-4524 or rivergallerywa.com.

PHOTO CONTEST Through April 30: Visit Facebook.com/ SkagitValleyTulipFestival to submit photos and view entries. The winners will have their photos published in the 2018 brochure, win a prize package and be honored at a May 10 reception at Burlington Columbia Bank.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; 8:30 to 10 a.m.

Toddler Tuesday, 550 Cascade Mall Drive, Burlington. Activities for children ages 10 and younger. $6.25, free for members and ages younger than 1. 360-757-8888.

HERITAGE FLIGHT MUSEUM 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 15053 Crosswind Drive, Burlington. Check out flyable World War II-, Korea- and Vietnam-era aircraft, flight memorabilia and artifacts. $8 adults, $5 children, free for ages 5 and younger. 360-424-5151 or heritageflight.org.

MUSEUM OF NORTHWEST ART 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday, 121 S.

First St., La Conner. The museum’s collections include contemporary art from across the Northwest, including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and British Columbia. Free admission. 360-466-4446 or monamuseum.org.

DISPLAY GARDENS

Tulip Town, 15002 Bradshaw Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, later if weather permits. Gardens, flowers, gifts and more. $7, free for ages 6 and younger. No pets. 360-424-8152.

RoozenGaarde, 15867 Beaver Marsh Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Flowers, bulbs, gifts and more. $7, $6 military with ID, free for ages 5 and younger. No pets. 360-424-8531.

Azusa Farm and Gardens, 14904 Highway 20, Mount Vernon: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Display gardens, plants, flowers, art and more. 360-424-1580.

Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Gardens, greenhouses, plants, art and more.

360-466-3821.

Skagit Valley Gardens, 18923 Peter Johnson Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Gardens, plants, gifts, cafe and more. 360-424-6760.

WSU Discovery Garden, 16650 Highway 536, Mount Vernon: Dawn to dusk daily.

Gardens showcasing plants that do well in the Pacific Northwest. Docents on hand to answer gardening questions on the weekends.

POSTER SIGNING Tulip Festival poster artist Trish Harding will sign 2017 festival posters and offer other artwork from 11 am. to 3 p.m.: April 1: RoozenGaarde, 15867 Beaver Marsh Road, Mount Vernon.

April 2: Tulip Town, 15002 Bradshaw Road, Mount Vernon.

WOODFEST

April 1-2: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sedro-Woolley High School, 1235 Third St., Sedro-Woolley. Chain saw carving demonstrations and sales, professional woodcraft vendors, student competitions, silent auction and wood carving raffle.

Free. 360-855-1841 or sedro-woolley.com.

REXVILLE GRANGE ART SHOW

March 31-April 6: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Rexville Grange, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. Paintings, pottery, glass, photography, jewelry, baskets and clothing. An opening party will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.

Friday, March 31. Free. 360466-0477 or rexvillegrangeartshow.com.

ART BASH

March 31-April 6: Skagit Artists Together hosts its monthlong show featuring 20 local artists and a broad range of fine art and photography from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily in the upstairs gallery at The Farmhouse SCOTT TERRELL Restaurant, 13724 La Conner-Whitney Road, Mount Vernon. Free.

360-466-0382 or skagitart.com.

Friday, March 31: Meet the artists during an opening reception from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

KIWANIS ANNUAL SALMON BARBECUE

April 1-6: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Alder-grilled salmon with baked potato, coleslaw, garlic bread, beverages and dessert. $15 or 12. Visa/MC accepted. Groups of 15 or more, call for reservations 360-428-7028 or kiwanisbbq.com.

ANACORTES QUILT WALK

April 1-6: Hours vary. See a wide variety of traditional, contemporary, modern and art quilts on display in downtown Anacortes businesses during regular shop hours. Maps available at participating merchants and the Anacortes Visitors Center. Free. 360-4203462 or fidalgoislandquilters.com.

ART IN A PICKLE BARN

April 1-6: Azusa Farm & Gardens, 14904 Highway 20, Mount Vernon. The 25th annual Skagit Art Association show will feature award-winning artists in a variety of media, including paintings, glass, photography and more. Free. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 360-4241580 or skagitart.org.

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OUT & ABOUT ART LIBRARY ART: Join Library Director Jonalyn Woolf-Ivory and the Camano Island Library Friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at the Camano Island Library, 848 N Sunrise Blvd, Camano Island, to celebrate the dedication of four works of art by local artists Jack Archibald, Mark and Marcus Ellinger, Andrea K. Lawson and Jim Reinhardt.

“ON THE ROAD TO HEAVY MOUNTAIN”: Smith and Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison, will host the show in April featuring Gregg Laananen and Rob Vetter. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 1, and an artists talk will take place from 4 to 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 29.

Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

THE GOOD STUFF: The Good Stuff Arts Gallery, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, will present its spring show “Spring Has Sprung” through April, featuring work by Caroline Garland, acrylics; Robert Gigliotti, stone sculpture; Jan Gellatly, watercolor; Jill McDougall, acrylic and mixed media; Linde Husk, acrylic; Michael LaBoon, ceramic murals; Terry Mac Donald, acrylic; Cynthia Richardson, acrylic; and Annette Tamm, fused glass. Open daily. 360755-3152.

AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE: The 10th annual Stanwood-Camano Arts Guild at the Schoolhouse Art Show

will take place during April at Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon.

360-466-3821, 1-800585-8200 or christiansonsnursery.com.

SPRING ART SHOW: The annual show will take place during April at River Gallery, 19313 Landing Road, Mount Vernon. Paintings, sculptures, jewelry and glass art by local and regional artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. 360466-4524 or rivergallerywa.com.

FIRST THURSDAY ART WALK: The Mount Vernon Downtown Association kicks off the fourth season of First Thursday Art Walks from 5 to 8 p.m. April 6. Visit 14 locations exhibiting original works by local and regional artists. Featured artists Maria Wickwire and Dee Doyle will present “Figures and Faces — Private Scenes and Brilliant Dreams” at the Front Gallery, 420 Myrtle St. A group show, “Color Theory-Contemorary Abstraction” will be featured at Perry and Carlson, 508 S. First St. Free. 360-3363801.

“ANTIQUE QUILTS”: The show will take place during April at the Anacortes Museum, 1305 Eighth St., featuring quilts by the Fidalgo Island Quilters guild and the museum’s textiles collection.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday-Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday (closed Mondays). Free admission. 360-2931915.

Arlo Guthrie in concert

Arlo Guthrie will perform his Running Down the Road Tour at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 20, at Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $30.50 to $42.50. 360-734-6080 or tickets@mountbakertheatre.com.

FEMALE ARTISTS AT MONA: The Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner, will host three solo exhibits by female artists from April 1 through June 11.

An opening reception will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 1. Hours: 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. n Camille Patha, “Turn Up the Volume,” will feature an artist talk at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 30. The exhibit celebrates a 50-year career for Patha, who uses bold colors and pulsating energy. n Debora Moore, “Paphiopedilum,” will feature an artist talk at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 21. The exhibit features Moore’s realistic yet fanciful glass orchids. n Sara Siestreem, “Clockwork White: Light and Signs,” will feature an artist talk at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 1.

She uses photography, video and ancestral

indigenous weaving in her work.

ISIS BECKWITH: The Skagit Valley College Art Gallery will feature work by Isis Beckwith through April 20. The gallery is located in the Gary Knutzen Cardinal Center on SVC’s Mount Vernon campus, 2405 E. College Way, and is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

SPRING ART SHOW: The annual Spring Art Show continues through April 30 at the River Gallery, 19313 Landing Road, Mount Vernon. The show will feature paintings, sculptures, jewelry and glass art by local and regional artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. 360466-4524 or rivergallerywa.com.

REXVILLE ART SHOW: The Rexville Art Show, featuring fine arts and crafts by 23 local artists, will take place from Friday,

March 31, until Sunday, April 9. An opening night reception with the artists and live music is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 31, at 1929 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon.

Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. rexvillegrangeartshow.

ART BASH: A Skagit Artists Together show will be held upstairs at the Farmhouse Restaurant, 13724 La Conner Whitney Road, from March 31 to April 23.

An opening reception will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 31. skagitart.com.

CAR SHOWS OPEN HOUSE: The Whatcom-Skagit Model Railroad club will host an open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, April 8. For directions and details, visit whatcomskagitmrc.org.

LECTURES AND TALKS AT VILLAGE BOOKS: Village Books, 1200 11th St., Bellingham, will host the following readings: n Jon Morris will discuss his new graphic novel “The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains” at 7 p.m. Friday, March 31. n Brothers Richard Edkstedt and John Ekstedt will discuss their new book “Song of Eramus” at 4 p.m.

Sunday, April 2. n Abbe Rolnick will speak about the writing process for her latest book, “Tattle Tales: Essays and Stories Along the Way,” at 4 p.m.

Saturday, April 22.

GARDENING TALKS: The Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., will host a series of gardening programs presented by Skagit County Master Gardeners: n Learn tips and solutions for successfully growing roses from Vigene Link at 6 p.m.

Monday, April 3. n Valerie Rose will discuss growing vegetables and flowers from seeds” at 6 p.m.

Monday, April 17.

HITTIN’ ON ALL SIX — THE GREAT JAZZ GUITARISTS: 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. The free talk, illustrated with recordings from the library’s Manieri jazz CD collection, will be given by Steve Dolmatz, a member of the APL Jazz Committee. The program will follow the development of jazz guitar style and technique from the 1920s to today, highlighting the 10 most important contributors. 360-2937836.

WEDNESDAY EVENING PROGRAMS: Anacortes Public Library, 1220 Tenth St., hosts a series of Wednesday programs at 7 p.m. Free. n April 5: Feng Shui Tips for Home and Business. n April 12: Art, Therapy, Wellness: The Art of Journaling. n April 19: Whose Lane Is It? Sharing the Road with Cyclists. n April 26: Get the Best Shots from Your Camera.

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OUT & ABOUT WORLD ISSUES FORUMS: Western Washington University hosts a series of forums on world issues at noon each Wednesday at the Western Washington University’s Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies. The forums are free and open to the public. wwu.edu. n April 5, Theravada Buddhist Nationalism: Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Cambodia and Thailand, with Charles Keyes, Professor Emeritus, University of Washington. n April 12, Fairhaven’s Adventure Learning Grant Program, with Mikhail Thornton and Kathryn Durning, Becca Pelham, 2015 Adventure Learning Grant recipients. n April 19, Why History Matters: Race and National Identity, with Peter Onuf, Thomas Jefferson Foundation Professor, University of Virginia.

“ISLAND NATION OF PALAU”: 7 p.m. Thursday, April 6, Anacortes Public LIbrary, 1220 10th St. Barbara Smart, retired U.S. government geospatial analyst (cartographer), will talk about her travels to Palau, where she visited the World War II battlefield of Pelieu, walked through jungles and swam in a jellyfish lake.

SKAGIT VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 30TH ANNIVERSARY: 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 8, Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave. Burlington. Genealogist Donna-Poter Phillips will discuss the society’s achievements over the past three decades. Free, open to

the public. skagitvalleygenealogy.org.

FOR THE LOVE OF CHILDREN

state’s Secretary of State’s office, is joined by “The Skagit Home Front,” which presents stories of Skagitonians who served.

The museum is located at 501 S. 4th Street, La Conner. Admission: adults $5, seniors $4 and families $10. 360-4663365 or skagitcounty.net/ museum.

POETRY MONTH: Northwest poets Paul Hunter, Georgia Johnson and Jessica Gigot will read new work at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 9, at i.e. gallery, 5800 Cains Court, Edison. ieedison.com.

BETWEEN FRIENDS: COUSINS ACROSS THE BORDER: Celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation with genealogists from both sides of the border.

Author, lecturer and historian Dave Obee will give the keynote address, “Between Friends: Cousins Across the Border,” at 7 p.m.

Friday, April 21, at the Burlington Senior Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave. A seminar will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at First Methodist Church, 1607 Division St., Mount Vernon. A walking tour of Burlington will take place Sunday, April 23. $50-$60 (reception and walking tour free). genealogy0715@gmail. com or 360-755-9071.

MUSIC MUSIC OF FRANZ SCHUBERT: The Starry Night Chamber Orchestra will present the music of Franz Schubert at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 First St., Mount Vernon. Guest artist Hugh Davis, baritone, will perform songs and Schubert’s last work C major String Quintet, for two violins, viola, and two celli will be the grand finale. $10. lincolntheatre.org or 360-336-8955.

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Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner, will feature the exhibit “For the Love of Children,” 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.

Pictured: “We Are All Alive” by Noriko Koyama

VANESSA WILLIAMS: Vanessa Williams will perform at 8 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, April 21-22, at the Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. $76-$85. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

PLAYS “DON GIOVANNI”: The Pacific Northwest Opera will present “Don Giovannia” at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, March 31 and April 7, and at 3 p.m. Sundays, April 2 and 9, at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. The show will be performed in its original Italian with English supertitles projected over the stage.

360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“37 POSTCARDS”: The comedic farce “37 Postcards” will be performed at 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m.

Sundays, April 14-30, at Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd.

The story follows Avery Sutton, who returns home after traveling abroad to find nothing as he remembers it. $18. whidbeyplayhouse.com or 360-679-2237.

MORE FUN WASHINGTON REMEMBERS WORLD WAR II: The featured exhibit “Washington Remembers World War II” is on display at the Skagit County Historical Museum through June 25. The exhibit, on loan from Washington

HOUSTON BALLET II: Houston Ballet II, a touring division of the Houston Ballet, will perform a range of dance numbers, including excerpts from “The Sleeping Beauty” and “Swan Lake” and more contemporary numbers, at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 1, at Mount Baker Theatre, 104 North Commercial St., Bellingham. $20.50 to $49.50. 360-734-6080 or tickets@mountbakertheatre.com.

SKAGIT CHILI & CHOWDER COOK-OFF: The first Skagit Chili & Chowder Cook-off will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at Farmstrong Brewing Co., 110 Stewart Road, Mount Vernon. entry fee $25, professionals and amateurs are welcome.

Send your team name and check to P.O. Box 1007, Mount Vernon, WA 98273, or drop by the chamber office at 301 W. Kincaid St., Mount Vernon. For nonparticipants: $15 for six samples and a vote. Tickets: eventbrite.com or pay at the door. Contact Jeremy Kindlund at jeremy@ mountvernonchamber or 360-428-8547 for more information.

DAFFODIL FESTIVAL: The Freeborn Reserve’s annual Daffodil Festival will be held

from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturdays, April 1 and 8, at Freeborn Church & Bonhoeffer Botanical Gardens, 2300 300th St NW, Stanwood. The festival will feature more than 400,000 blooming daffodils, local art vendors, live music, native plants, art glass gallery, bake sale, unique raffle items, quilt sale and refreshments.

WHY NOT HOME?: A new film called “Why Not Home?” will be screened for free at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 6, at the Lincoln Theater, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. The film is hosted by the Mount Vernon Birth Center and midwives from the area and examines why many medical professionals are choosing to give birth at home. The film follows several pregnancies and focuses on questions around home birth. whynothome.com.

SCHMOOZE FAIR: The Schmooze Fair: Spotlight on Skagit will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 6, at Van Zyverden Bulb Warehouse, 12035 Higgins Airport Way, Burlington. The event is a business-to-business trade show that draws about 1,000 people. $5.

Visit schmoozefair2017. eventbrite.com to buy tickets or purchase tickets at the door.

GARRISON KEILLOR: Writer and humorist Garrison Keillor will be on stage at 3 p.m.

Sunday, April 9, at Mount Baker Theatre, 104 North Commercial St., Bellingham. $29.50 to $67.50. 360-734-6080 or tickets@mountbakertheatre.com.

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GET INVOLVED ART CALL FOR VENDORS: The Scrapbooking & More Swap Meet will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 29, at the Burlington Parks and Rec Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave. Registrations is being accepted for vendors, hobbyists, scrap bookers, crafters and artists looking to sell their extra inventory of scrapbooking paper, pens, stamps, equipment, stickers, and other various supplies through March 31 or until space is filled.

Booth space is $25 and includes a table. recreation@burlingtonwa. gov and 360-755-9649.

CALL FOR VENDORS: The Burlington Parks and Recreation’s Kids Giant Garage Sale will

be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 15, at the center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave.. Registration is being accepted from kids under age 18 until March 31 or until space is filled. recreation@burlingtonwa. gov and 360-755-9649.

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

Artists must live/have a studio in the 98221 ZIP code. Artists without a studio may be able to participate at the Depot Arts and Community Center. Applications due June 30. www.anacortesartscommission.com.

CALL FOR SCULPTURES: San Juan Islands Sculpture Park invites

sculptors to submit entries for its ongoing juried sculpture review.

All sculptures must be deemed “safe” and should be suitable for exhibition in an outdoor setting and capable of withstanding occasional high winds, rain and possible snow. Accepted sculptures will be installed for a two-year period (if not sold sooner) in the 20-acre park located near Roche Harbor on San Juan Island.

For complete submission guidelines, visit sjisculpturepark.com.

CALL FOR INSTRUCTORS: Burlington Parks and Recreation seeks qualified instructors to expand its enrichment classes for youths and adults. To download an instructor’s packet, visit burlingtonwa.gov and

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CALL FOR ART TEACHERS: The Good Stuff Arts, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, is looking for qualified, experienced beginning art teachers in watercolor, drawing, sketching and mixed media art forms. For more information, call Kat Peterson at 360-755-3152.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Peacehealth United General Medical Center seeks artists to display and sell art in its facility at 2000 Hospital Drive, Sedro-Woolley. Artwork must be framed and ready to hang, with a wire hanger — no sawtooth hooks. Attach a label with the artist’s name, title of work, size, medium and price. All artwork is subject to approval by committee.

Artists are responsible for hanging and removal of their work, which will be displayed for three months. Contact Barb Kaufman at 360-8567530 or bkaufman@ peacehealth.org.

AUDITIONS

SATURDAY, APRIL 1st • 9AM - 4PM SUNDAY, APRIL 2nd • 10AM - 3PM Sedro-Woolley High School Gym 1235 Third St. Sedro-Woolley, WA. Student competition, vendors, demonstrations by carvers & wood turners, featured speakers, silent auctions both days, raffle prizes and MORE!

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360.855.1841 WWW.SEDRO-WOOLLEY.COM

click on the “Instructors Needed” tab. 360-7559649 or recreation@ burlingtonwa.gov.

”A FEW GOOD MEN”: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 1-2, Star Studio at Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Boulevard, Oak Harbor. Seeking 14 men and one woman. Scripts can be checked out at the theater. Performances are June 9-25.

360-679-2237, whidbeyplayhouse.com.

THEATER ARTS GUILD 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Auditions (singers)

for the Theater Arts Guild 25th Anniversary Celebration and World’s Largest Cast Party, set for Aug. 26 at McIntyre Hall, will take place April 10 and 12 at Lincoln Elementary School. Ages 7-adult. Contact bandjskinner@comcast.net for an audition appointment. theaterartsguild.org.

DANCE BALLET & TAP CLASS: Ages 3 to 5, 10 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesdays, April 18 through May 23. $60. Offered by Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation. Preregistration: 360-336-6215.

MOMMY & ME DANCE CLASS: Ages 1 to 3 with their moms, 10:45 to 11:15 a.m.

Tuesdays, April 18 through May 23. $42.

Offered by Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation. Preregistration: 360-336-6215.

COMMUNITY DANCE: Camano Junction will play from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road. $10 adults, $8 students, at the door. 360-387-0222.

BEGINNING LINE DANCING: 7 to 8 p.m.

Tuesdays, starting May 2, Burlington Community Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave. Cost is $5 for drop-ins or $20 for a six-lesson punch card. recreation@ burlingtonwa.gov and 360-755-9649.

FOLK DANCING: Skagit-Anacortes Folk Dancers meet Tuesdays at the 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. No partners needed. For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360-766-6866.

SCOTTISH DANCING: Bellingham Scottish Country Dancers meet from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

Wednesdays at the Fairhaven Library auditorium (upstairs), 1117 12th St., Bellingham. Wear comfortable clothes and soft-soled shoes without heels. $8 per class. For information, call Mary Anderson at 360-933-1779 or visit bellinghamscd.org.

JOLLY TIME CLUB: Dance to live music from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Thursdays at Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. 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 SCOTTISH MUSIC SESSION: Join the Celtic Arts Foundation for its monthly Scottish music session from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 2, at Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon.

Free, open to the public.

Musicians welcome.

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GET INVOLVED

BARBERSHOP HARMONY: Attend a free, no-commitment rehearsal of the An-OChords, 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, 360-941-5733 or svenbob@cheerful. com.

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.

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.

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.

maps will be available at the walk for a suggested $1 donation. www. friendsofcamanoislandparks.org.

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.

TINYTYKES SOCCER: A 10-week TinyTykes Soccer session will be held from April 11 through June 13 at Skagit River Park, 1100 S. Skagit St., Burlington. Ages 2-3 are 9 to 9:45 a.m., and ages 4-5 are 10 to 10:45 a.m. or 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. $115. Player package includes uniform, size 3 ball, kicker stickers and graduation certificate after level completion. challengersports.com/tinytykes.

RECREATION FOCIP WINTER WALK: Join Friends of Camano Island Parks members on a guided community walk at Four Springs Lake Preserve at 9:50 a.m. Saturday, April 1. Meet in the parking area of the preserve. The perimeter trail includes two fairly robust 50-foot climbs with benches at the top. The walk is about 2 miles and will be completed by noon.

A tour of the day-rental Four Springs House, Meadow Room and Barn is available. Rain or shine. Wear appropriate clothes and sturdy shoes or boots. For safety reasons, no dogs are allowed on FOCIP guided walks. Trail booklets and

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.

KIDS CLUB: Nat Geo Kids teams with Cascade Mall Kids Club for fun, educational games and activities for kids from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. the third Thursday at the Cascade Mall center court, 201 Cascade Mall Drive, Burlington. Free.

360-558-3270 or shopcascademall.com.

FLYSWATTER VOLLEYBALL: 9 a.m. Thursdays, Sedro-Woolley Senior Center, 715 Pacific St., Sedro-Woolley.

All ages and all levels of ability welcome. Free.

360-855-1531.

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

TRAIL BUILDERS: Mount Vernon Trail Builders seeks volunteers to help with trail building and maintenance at Little Mountain Park in Mount Vernon. Work sessions are held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, rain or shine. Lunch, snacks, tools and training are provided. For information, call Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation at 360-336-6215 or visit mountvernontrailbuilders.com.

ANACORTES KIDS NIGHT OUT @ WESTERN: Grades K-6, 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, April 14, Shannon Point Marine Center, 1900 Shannon Point Road, Anacortes.

Kids enjoy hands-on science activities in the

Shannon Point Marine Center’s student lab and library. $20. 360-6503308 or wwu.edu/ee/ youth/know/index. shtml.

FREE PARK ADMISSION: In honor of State Parks’ 104th birthday, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will offer free admission to all state parks on Saturday, April 15. The Discover Pass will not be required to enter state parks, but is still required to access lands managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources. parks.wa.gov.

WORKSHOPS GAELIC LANGUAGE & SONG WORKSHOP: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 29, Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave, Mount Vernon. $20. events@ celticarts.org and 360416-4934.

CELTIC FIDDLE FESTIVAL GUITAR AND FIDDLE WORKSHOP: 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. $45. events@celticarts. org or 360-416-4934.

FIDALGO ISLAND QUILTERS PRESENT ANACORTES QUILT WALK 2017

29 PARTICIPATING MERCHANTS VINTAGE TO MODERN QUILTS AND WEARABLES APRIL 1-30 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Fidalgoislandquilters.com

Or call the Quilt Walk

Phone: 360-420-3462

1597607

1593300

IRISH MUSIC SESSION: Join the Celtic Arts Foundation for its monthly Irish music session from 1 to 3 p.m.

Sunday, April 16, at Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. Free, open to the public.

Musicians welcome. celticarts.org.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area March 30-April 6 Thursday.30 THEATER ”The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

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

Friday.31 THEATER ”Always... Patsy Cline”: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce St., Conway. $28. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com. ”The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

OPERA ”Don Giovanni”: Pacific Northwest Opera, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25$59. Opening night gala dinner $75.

360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall. org.

IMPROV Against All Odds: 8 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $10-$12. theupfront.com/shows/ against-all-odds.

Face Off: 10 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $10$12. theupfront.com/shows/face-off.

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FRIDAY.31, SUNDAY.2

”DON GIOVANNI” Pacific Northwest Opera, McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-$59. Check individual listings for times. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org. Pictured: Jose Rubio (left) is Don Giovanni, Craig Grayson is Commendatore and Jonathan Sylvia is Leporello.

Bellingham. $20.50-$49.50. 360-7346080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

Vernon. $10-$20. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

THEATER ”Always... Patsy Cline”: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce St., Conway. $28. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

IMPROV Against All Odds: 8 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $10-$12. theupfront.com/shows/ against-all-odds.

Sunday.2

”The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Face Off: 10 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $10$12. theupfront.com/shows/face-off.

Saturday.1

DANCE Houston Ballet II: 7:30 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St.,

MUSIC Music of Franz Schubert: The Starry Night Chamber Orchestra, 3 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount

THEATER ”The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”: 2 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-2936829 or acttheatre.com.

OPERA The MET: “Idomeneo” (Mozart): 1 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $17-$23. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org. ”Don Giovanni”: Pacific Northwest

Opera, 3 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-$59. mcintyrehall.org or 360-416-7727.

Thursday.6 THEATER ”The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

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

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues March 30-April 6 Thursday.30

The Yankee Drivers: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7. 360445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Friday.31

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

Kurt Lindsay: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720 or rockfishgrill.com.

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

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

The Lowest Pair: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7. 360445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Hall Pass: 9 p.m., Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

Thunder Creek: 7:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley. 360855-0520.

Jody Taylor Band: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Bow. Free. 360766-6330.

Doug Williams: 6 to 8 p.m., Rhodes River Ranch, 22016 Entsminger Road, Oso. $5 suggested. 360-4748313.

Saturday.1

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

SATURDAY.1

FABULOUS ROOF SHAKERS 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956 or anacortesH2O.com

Cee Cee James & Rob “Slideboy” Andrews: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Hall Pass: 9 p.m., Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

Thunder Creek: 7:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley. 360855-0520.

SATURDAY.1

FANTASY BAND 8 p.m., Max Dale’s, 2030 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon.

360-424-7171

The Winterlings: 7:30 p.m., Bastion Brewing Company, 12529 Christianson Road, Anacortes. No

cover. 360-399-1614 or bastionbrewingcompany.com.

Ave. NW, Stanwood. locobillys.com or 425737-5144.

Fabulous Roof Shakers: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956 or anacortesH2O.com.

Sunday.2

Rocky Vasalino: 8:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360-766-6266 or theoldedison.com.

Fantasy Band: 8 p.m., Max Dale’s, 2030 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon. 360-424-7171.

Cookie & The Cutters with special guests: 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s, 27021 102nd

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

Gary B’s Church of the Blues: open jam, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

Wednesday.5 Wayne Hayton: 5 p.m., The Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. Free.

360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com/entertainment-2.

Time3Jazz: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720 or rockfishgrill.com.

Thursday.6

Michael Howard, Caroline Cotter: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7. 360445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Jazz at the Center with Lavon Hardison: 7 p.m., Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20, students free with ID. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org.

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HOT TICKETS CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: LUZIA: March 30-April 30, Marymoor Park, Redmond. cirquedusoleil. com/luzia.

RUBEN STUDDARD: March 30-April 2, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

GAME OF THRONES LIVE: March 31, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

REGINA SPEKTOR: April 3, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

KENNY LATTIMORE: April 4-5, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

SLEAFORD MODS: April 5, Neumos, Seattle.

206-709-9442 or neumos. com.

GROUPLOVE: April 6, The Showbox SODO, Seattle. 888-929-7849 or

axs.com.

JOEY ALEXANDER TRIO: April 6-9 Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

HOWIE MANDEL: April 7-8, Tulalip Casino, Tulalip.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. ”KISS ME KATE”: April 7-30, Seattle Musical Theater, Seattle. seattlemusical.org.

THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS: April 8, Neumos, Seattle. 206-7099442 or neumos.com.

“AMPLIFY!: RAISING WOMEN’S VOICES”: April 13-Aug. 27, Sound Theatre Company, Seattle. soundtheatrecompany. org.

VANESSA WILLIAMS: April 21-22, Skagit Valley Casino, Pacific Showroom, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

SHEMEKIA COPELAND May 18-21, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com THE WEEKND: April 26, KeyArena, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation. com.

WAR: April 28, Tulalip Casino, Tulalip. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

LIONEL RICHIE, MARIAH CAREY: April 28, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livena-

tion.com.

THE 1975: April 30, WaMu Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

BILL CHARLAP TRIO: May 2-3, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

ELAINE ELIAS: MAY 4-7, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley,

Saturday April 8th 30 Wineries food pairings on-site wine shop General Admission Tickets available anacortes.org/spring-wine-festival

Don Giovanni

Pacific Northwest Opera March 31 April 2, 7, 9

5th Annual Drag Night!

Skagit Valley College April 22

Celebrating In Song Skagit Valley Chorale April 29

360.416.7727

mcintyrehall.org

Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY: May 5-6, Skagit Valley Casino, Pacific Showroom, Bow. 877275-2448 or theskagit. com.

PJ HARVEY: May 5, WaMu Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

CHRIS BROWN: May 11, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

U2: May 14, CenturyLink Field, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation. com.

SHEMEKIA COPELAND: May 18-21, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

GEORGE LOPEZ: May 19, Tulalip Casino, Tulalip.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

SESAME STREET LIVE: “Elmo Makes Music,” May 19-20, Xfinity Arena, Everett. 866-332-8499 or xfinityarenaeverett.com.

EUGE GROOVE: May 25-28, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

SASQUATCH! MUSIC FESTIVAL: With Chance the Rapper, Twenty One Pilots, Frank Ocean and more, May 26-28, The Gorge, George. sasquatchfestival.com.

MARTIN SHORT: May 26-27, Tulalip Casino, Tulalip. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

ELVIS COSTELLO: June 1, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

TOWER OF POWER: June 2-3, Skagit Valley Casino, Pacific Showroom, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

JOHN LEGEND: June 3-4, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

KASCADE: June 6, Par-

amount Theatre, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

JOE LOVANO CLASSIC QUARTET: June 6-7, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK: with Boyz II Men and Paula Abdul: June 7, KeyArena, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation. com.

DEF LEPPARD: with Poison and Tesla, June 9, White River Ampitheatre, Auburn. 360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

FUTURE: June 10, White River Ampitheatre, Auburn. 360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

KIDZ BOP KIDS: June 17, White River Ampitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

TOOL: June 17, Gorge Ampitheatre, George.

360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

MATCHBOX TWENTY, COUNTING CROWS: July 18, White River Ampitheatre, Auburn.

360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

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

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

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

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

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

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JIM LAUDERDALE, “London Southern” — The title of Lauderdale’s new album conjures the image of a trans-Atlantic hybrid, and, in a way, that’s what it is: The Nashville-based North Carolina native recorded it in London with the U.K. members of Nick Lowe’s band (along with assorted horn and strings players). The result, however, is pure Americana, and one of the best works of an artist who, over a long career, has maintained a consistently high quality while being exceedingly prolific.

Lauderdale delivers country (“Sweet Time”) and ringing, 12-string country-rock (“Don’t Let Yourself Get in the Way”), and also turns in a slice of elegant, supper-club balladry (“I Love You More”).

But like his sometimes partner Buddy Miller as well as Dan Penn, who co-wrote two of these songs, Lauderdale is at heart a soul man, and that comes through in iterations that lean toward country-soul (“What Have You Got to Lose”) and pop-soul (“You Came to Get Me”). And the

seductive “Different Kind of Groove Some Time” would fit on a very good Hall & Oates album — no surprise, as it’s one of two numbers co-written by John Oates.

— Nick Cristiano, The Philadelphia Inquirer DRAKE, “More Life” — According to Drake, his 2015 projects, “If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late,” and “What a Time to Be Alive (with Future)” were “mixtapes.” Last year’s “Views,” by contrast, was an “album.” “More Life” is a “playlist.”

What’s the difference? It has to do with expectation management and ambition.

“Views” spun off several hits and was a massive commercial success, but it disappointed artistically, weighed down by a sense of seriousness and a dearth of featured guests. Because it was an official album, the Toronto rapper, a marketing wiz who keeps his digital-age audience sated with various forms of content, felt the need to carry the creative load on his own.

“More Life” is much looser, more

freewheeling. It’s got standout guest raps from Young Thug and 2 Chainz, a gorgeous ballad snippet from Brit piano man Sampha, and contributions from UK grime luminaries Skepta and Giggs. It moves further into the Caribbean cultural appropriation game, most effectively on “Blem.” (That’s Jamaican slang for “really high,” and, surprise, surprise, when Drake gets blem, he tells you how he really feels.)

He seems largely over the beef with Meek Mill, though his tossed-off line on “Can’t Have Everything” that “(they) tried to serve me up a cheesesteak, I gave them back a clean plate” sounds like a subtle dig at the Philly rapper. That same song ends with a recording of a voicemail from Drake’s mother, Sandi Graham, quoting Michelle Obama and admonishing her son about “the confrontation I’m hearing in your tone these days.” On “More Life,” Drake lightens up and takes mom’s advice, and fun times are had by all.

— Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Vernon. Rabbits, chicks, goats, ponies, ducks and baby pigs. $5 donation. 360-202-5023.

ART AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE

FIRST THURSDAY ART WALK

April 1-6: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Members of the Stanwood Camano Arts Guild offer a variety of original artworks and demonstrations at the historic 1888 schoolhouse at Christianson’s Nursery & Greenhouse, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon. Free. 360-4663821 or stanwoodarts.com.

PETTING ZOO April 2: 4-H Club Petting Farm, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 1331 Avon Allen Road, Mount

April 6: The Mount Vernon Downtown Association kicks off the fourth season of First Thursday Art Walks from 5 to 8 p.m.

Visit 14 locations exhibiting original works by local and regional artists. Featured artists Maria Wickwire and Dee Doyle will present “Figures and Faces — Private Scenes and Brilliant Dreams” at the Front Gallery, 420 Myrtle St. A group show, “Color Theory-Contemorary Abstraction” will be featured at Perry and Carlson, 508 S. First St. Free. 360336-3801.

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TRAVEL

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

Local travel briefs

5 ways to stay safe on your outdoorsy family vacation

By LYNN O’ROURKE HAYES The Dallas Morning News

Before you and the family head for the great outdoors, tune up your skills and know how to play it safe. Here are five ideas to consider: 1. Snake smarts: Hiking, climbing and camping in many parts of the country mean a snake encounter is possible. Make sure kids know to steer clear of anything that resembles a snake.

According to the University of Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, approximately half of those bitten intentionally provoked the snake in some way.

Stay on hiking trails and keep hands and feet away from wood and rock piles, deep grass or crevices. Carry a flashlight and wear shoes after dark. “Time is tissue,” experts say. So if a bite does occur, call 911 and seek medical attention immediately. azpoison.com.

2. Be bear aware: Your goal during a hiking, fishing or camping experience is to avoid crossing paths with a bear. So while making plans, inquire about recent bear activity at your intended destination. Research shows that bear spray is effective, so have yours at the ready and know how to use it.

Travel in groups of three or more and sing, tell stories, or carry a bell to let bears know you are in the area.

Hike during daylight hours, stay on trails and avoid berry patches and animal carcasses.

Look for signs of bear activity including scat, tracks or overturned rocks. When camping, keep your tent and spaces clean and free of odors. (Remind the kids that stashing

candy bars in their sleeping bag is not a good idea.) Don’t sleep in clothes you cooked in. Be sure to hang food and trash away from sleeping areas or in bear-proof containers.

NPS.gov/Yell; grizzlydiscoveryctr.org/education/ bear-awareness-hiking-camping/ 3. Don’t let lightning strike: According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, some 400 people are struck by lightning each year in the U.S. Teach the kids that “when thunder roars, go indoors.”

When planning an activity, have a safety plan and know where you will meet should a storm develop. Watch for darkening skies, flashes of lightning and shifting and strengthening wind patterns.

If you hear thunder, even at a distance, it is time to move to a sturdy building or hard-topped metal vehicle with windows closed, advises NOAA. Stay away from tall, isolated trees, utility polls or open areas. Avoid wires and metal fencing. Wait for 30 minutes after the last thunderclap to move outside. If someone is struck by lightning, call 911 and get immediate medical attention. nws.noaa.gov/os/lightning/ resources/lightning-safety. pdf; weather.gov/nwr 4. Do the Stingray Shuffle: If you are headed to the beach, be sure the whole family practices the Stingray Shuffle before plunging into the sea. Stingrays bury themselves under a thin blanket of sand for protection. By shuffling into the water, you’ll create a vibration and the creature will be alerted and will

move off in a different direction. Stingrays are also most active at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., prime beach time, so ask the lifeguard or your resort’s front desk about stingray activity before splashing into the surf.

Should a sting occur, use hot water to clean the wound and seek medical attention. The Stingray City sandbar, home to the Southern Stingray, is a popular attraction in the Cayman Islands. caymanislands.ky/activities/attractions/stingraycity. aspx 5. Stay warm and dry: Whether you get caught in a downpour, lost on the trail, or stay in the boat too long, getting too cold and too wet is something to avoid. It is helpful to remember the acronym COLD to avoid hypothermia: Cover, Overexertion, Layers and Dry. It’s especially important to keep heads, hands and feet covered. Avoid overexertion that will cause sweating. The combination of wet clothes and cold temperatures will cause the loss of body heat. Dressing in loose fitting layers, with silk, wool or polypropylene closest to the body, is best for retaining body heat.

Stay dry whenever possible and remove wet clothing at the earliest opportunity.

Know that children (and older adults) chill more quickly and need one more layer in the same conditions.

Shivering, the body’s natural attempt to warm itself, is a first sign of hypothermia.

Bright red, cold skin and a weak cry are the first signs of hypothermia in an infant.

MayoClinic.org — Lynn O’Rourke Hayes (lohayes@familytravel.com) is the editor of FamilyTravel.com.

TRAVEL TALKS: The Anacortes Sister Cities Association will present the following talks at the Anacortes Public LIbrary, 1220 10th St.: n Island Nation of Palau: 7 p.m., Thursday, April 6: Barbara Smart, retired U.S. government geospatial analyst (cartographer), spent five years traveling throughout southeast Asia on the USS Blue Ridge with the Navy. She will talk about her travels to Palau. n Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program, 6 p.m. Monday, April 17: JET is an employment opportunity that allows young professionals to live and work in cities, towns and villages throughout Japan. Open to the public. jetprgramusa.org.

PACK LIKE A PRO: 10 a.m. Saturday, April 1, Mount Vernon AAA, 1600 E College Way, Suite A, Mount Vernon. RSVP: 360-848-2090.

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. n Annual Arboretum and Nurseries Tour: Friday, April 14. Visit the Evergreen Arboretum and Gardens then head to a variety of nurseries and garden stores. $55. Register by Friday, April 7.

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES: Recreation Without Borders offers recreational trips, tours and adventures throughout the Northwest and British Columbia. For information or to register: 360-766-7109 or recreationwithoutborders.com. n Thursdays in the Parks: 9 a.m. to noon. Adults can visit various parks, departing from the Burlington Senior Center. $65. Register

by Wednesday prior to each series. n Seattle Mariners 2017 home opener: 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 10. 8 years and older (under 18 with adult supervision). $85. n Astoria Heritage and Nature Tour: A bird-watching and nature tour down the coast of Washington and into Oregon. Friday-Sunday, April 28-30. 12 years and older (under 18 with adult supervision). $475 per person, double occupancy. Register by Friday, April 14.

SENIOR CENTERS: The following trips are offered through Skagit County senior centers. Participants may choose to depart from either the Anacortes Senior Center or the Burlington Senior Center.

Registration forms and flyers are available at all centers. For more information, call the Anacortes Senior Center at 360-293-7473: n “Murder for Two” at the ACT in Seattle: Tuesday, April 18. $89.

Register by Tuesday, April 4.

WHATCOM SENIOR TOURS: Whatcom Senior Tours hosts trips for seniors. 360-733-4030, ext. 1015: n Seattle Lake Union Spring Brunch and Cruise: Wednesday, April 12. $138. n Seattle Art Museum, Special Master Artist Exhibit: Wednesday, April 19. $89. n Best Place of Vancouver: Wednesday, April 26. $135.

ESCORTED TOURS: The Whatcom County Tour Program offers a variety of day trips and longer tours, with most trips departing from and returning to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck St., Bellingham. For information or to register: 360-733-4030, ext.

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AT THE LINCOLN The Hidden Truth: Untold Stories 7 p.m. today, March 30 Presented by the Mount Vernon Migrants Leaders Club, the evening will feature performances and reflections by migrant youths, as well as the premiere of the “Professionals in Progress” photo exhibit, a 2-year-long mentoring project that included migrant youths, professional mentors and small local businesses.

‘I Am Not Your Negro’ 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, March 31-April 1 5:30 p.m. Sunday, April 2 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 3 In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, “Remember This House.” The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the time of Baldwin’s death in 1987, he left behind just 30 completed pages of his manuscript. In this new documentary, filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book Baldwin never finished.

Rated PG-13. $10 general; $9 seniors, students and active military; $8 members; $7 ages 12 and under.

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1 p.m. Sunday, April 2 Mozart’s first operatic masterpiece returns to the Met in the Jean-Pierre Ponnelle production, conducted by James Levine. The ensemble includes Matthew Polenzani as the king torn by a rash vow; mezzo-soprano Alice Coote in the trouser role of his noble son Idamante; soprano Nadine Sierra as Ilia; and soprano Elza van den Heever as the volatile Elettra, who loves Idamante to the bounds of madness.

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The Starry Night Chamber Orchestra is a group of Northwest professional musicians, comprised of soloists and music educators who perform for the Starry Night Chamber Series centered in Mount Vernon. $20 adults, $10 ages 16 and under.

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Show-stopping performance from Jessica Chastain in ‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

The Holocaust film has become a genre unto itself, and sadly, there are more than enough stories from that era to continue the trend. Against ever-shifting, polarized political landscapes, the lessons gleaned from the horrors of this very recent past are never not relevant. But too often, many of these biopics fall prey to well-trod norms and conventions.

In Niki Caro’s “The Zookeeper’s Wife,” the backdrop of a Warsaw zoo offers a new angle, and features a show-stopping

performance from Jessica Chastain as the real-life Antonina Zabinski, but it otherwise follows a familiar path.

Caro, working from script by Angela Workman adapted from Diane Ackerman’s book, smartly places the focus on Antonina. The rest of the plot may go a bit muddy, but when we’re trained on our protagonist, it’s all crystal clear. In an opening sequence, we witness her unique bond with the animals of the zoo, the power she holds over them with her simple approach of open-hearted love and empathy for all. With tenderness and bravery,

she calms an elephant and rescues its baby, and those same qualities make her a hero for humans in the face of unspeakable evil.

The story is one we know, of ordinary people choosing to do extraordinary things to preserve a shred of humanity in times of war and human destruction. Antonina and her husband, Jan (Johan Heldenbergh), decide to harbor Jews from the Warsaw ghetto in the basement of their home while their zoo is occupied

by Nazi forces. They hide these “guests” in plain sight with a system of signals, transporting them from Jan’s garbage collect-

ing truck to underground tunnels.

Caro never quite achieves the razor’s edge suspense that such a scenario engenders, as their ruse is only one sneeze, one bad lie, one snitch away from discovery.

That danger is never fully rendered on screen in the way that it could be. The truly powerful moments come from Chastain’s soul-baring performance as a gentle woman who loves enormously, cares diligently, and always does the hard thing when the situation calls for it. She might be a bit too competent for the purposes of cinematic drama.

“The Zookeeper’s Wife” delivers a singularly female experience of this war. The male characters

are, of course, important, and Heldenbergh and Chastain express a strong chemistry as a couple that is both physically passionate as well as intellectually and ethically aligned. But the perspective is distinctly feminine, and Antonina is unquestionably the hero of the story.

The threat of sexual violence simmers throughout, underneath every interaction between Antonina and Lutz Heck (Daniel Bruhl), an overbearing and cruel Berlin zoologist turned military man, who imposes on their property in the form of supervision over an oxen breeding program he’s installed. It’s a stark reality that Antonina faces in her darkest times, as well as for Urszula, played by the

formidable young Israeli actress Shira Haas, a girl who has experienced the worst crimes of the Nazi soldiers in the Warsaw ghetto. Caro explores this theme unflinchingly but doesn’t exploit the material for salaciousness.

The film’s flaws in pacing and suspense are easily overlooked in the shadow of Chastain’s moving performance, as well as the performances of those around her. Caro unspools an evergreen tale about the clarifying power of empathy to diffuse fear and hatred.

— 2:04. Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, disturbing images, violence, brief sexuality, nudity and smoking. HHH (out of four stars)

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MOVIES MINI-REVIEWS Compiled from news services. Ratings are 1 to 4 stars.

“Life” — Despite an A-list cast headed by Jake Gyllenhaal and Rebecca Ferguson and one very cool and labyrinthine spaceship, this stylish and at times fantastically gory monster thriller eventually crashes and burns due to a script that requires really smart people to act like dopes far too often. Sci-fi thriller, R, 104 minutes. HH “Wilson” — In one of his less memorable performances, Woody Harrelson plays a middle-age misanthrope who, with his ex-wife, tracks down the daughter they had given up for adoption.

Like Wilson the man, “Wilson” the movie almost always takes a situation one step too far and one step too dumb, robbing the moment of potential humor. Comedy-Drama, R, 94 minutes. H½ “Song to Song” — In director Terrence Malick’s

latest, Natalie Portman, Michael Fassbender, Ryan Gosling and Rooney Mara make up a love quadrangle set against the backdrop of the Austin, Texas, music scene. What a miserable lot of beautiful, self-absorbed, emotionally stunted people, and what sweet relief we feel when the last bit of ponderous narration comes to a close. Drama, R, 129 mintues. HH “T2 Trainspotting” — Now living the straight life, Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) returns to Edinburgh to find his former best mates still seriously messed up. This sequel to the 1996 hit has one foot firmly planted in nostalgia and the other rooted in the present. Everything old feels new again, and everything new has the look of an original and blazing piece of art. Drama, R, 117 minutes. HHHH “Mean Dreams” — The late Bill Paxton gives a chilling performance as the monstrously abusive father of a teenage girl who goes on the run with her young lover. The

stark and bleak drama is a tribute of sorts to Terrence Malick’s 1973 classic “Badlands,” both in style and story. Drama, R, 105 minutes. HHH½ “Beauty and the Beast” — The live-action remake of Disney’s 1991 animated classic is almost overwhelmingly lavish, beautifully staged and performed with exquisite timing and grace by the outstanding cast headed

by Emma Watson and Dan Stevens. Fantasy musical, PG-13, 126 minutes.

HHH½ “Brimstone” — Guy Pearce delivers a strong performance as a pureevil monster of a man who finds ways to justify his horrific behavior, including rape, murder, incest, torture of humans and slaughter of animals. This needlessly confusing, pretentious Old West gore-fest is so harsh, so convoluted and so in-your-face with the gruesome imagery, it’s almost as if the director is daring you to keep watching. Western, R, 148 minutes. H½

At area theaters ANACORTES CINEMAS March 31-April 6 Ghost in the Shell (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:00, 3:45, 6:40, 9:10; Sunday: 10:20, 1:00, 3:45, 6:40, 9:10; Monday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:45, 6:40, 9:10 Power Rangers (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 12:55, 3:50, 6:35, 9:25; Sunday: 10:10, 3:50, 6:35; MondayTuesday: 12:55, 3:50, 6:35, 9:25; Wednesday: 12:55, 3:50, 9:25; Thursday: 12:55, 3:50, 6:35, 9:25 Beauty and the Beast (PG): Friday-Saturday: 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20; Sunday: 10:00, 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20; Monday-Thursday: 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 North by Northwest (1959) presented by TCM: Wednesday: 7 p.m.

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OAK HARBOR CINEMAS March 31-April 6 Ghost in the Shell (PG-13): 1:00, 3:35, 6:40, 9:20 Power Rangers (PG-13): Friday-Tuesday: 12:45, 3:30, 6:45, 9:30; Wednesday: 12:45, 3:30, 9:30; Thursday: 12:45, 3:30, 6:45, 9:30 Beauty and the Beast (PG): 12:30, 3:20, 6:30, 9:10 North by Northwest (1959) presented by TCM: Wednesday: 7 p.m.

360-279-2226 STANWOOD CINEMAS March 31-April 6 The Boss Baby (PG): 1:30, 4:20, 6:50, 9:10 Ghost in the Shell (PG-13): 1:10, 6:40 Ghost in the Shell 3D (PG-13): 4:00, 9:30 Life (R): 1:20, 4:10, 6:45, 9:15 Power Rangers (PG-13): Friday-Tuesday: 1:00, 3:50, 6:35, 9:25; Wednesday: 1:00, 3:50, 9:30; Thursday: 1:00, 3:50, 6:35, 9:30 Beauty and the Beast (PG): Friday-Thursday: 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 North by Northwest (1959) presented by TCM: Wednesday: 7 p.m.

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