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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2”: The Cullens must find a way to stop a war between the vampires. Robert Pattinson stars. Edward and Bella are not only newlyweds, but proud parents of bouncing baby Renesmee (Mackenzie Foy) who, because of her odd DNA, grows and matures at an incredible rate. Jacob has now shifted his focus from Bella to Renesmee, which will eventually lead to some awkward Thanksgiving meals. “Red Dawn”: The remake of the 1984 film about a group of teens who band together to fight an invading army features the same patriotic bravado and coming-of-age emotions that made the original so popular. It’s like waving the American flag each time this rag-tag team of teens show maturity beyond their years to make life miserable for the North Korean army that’s taken over Spokane, Wash. “Wreck-It Ralph”: The villain of a classic arcade game wants to be a hero. This likable movie will entertain old and young because of the wide range of video games that serve as the backdrop for the stories. Director Rich Moore has done a masterful job of blending all of the varied degree of visuals that come with arcade games. Life in Ralph’s game is a little blocky and the characters have choppy movements. Once the action moves to a high-tech military game, the graphics vastly improve. Moore blends these different looks to create a perfect union. “The Intouchables”: Film based on the true-life friendship between a quadriplegic and the man he hires to care for him. “Seven Year Hitch”: Two best friends discover they are legally married. “Sofia the First: Once Upon A Princess”: Animated series featuring the youngest Disney princess. “NOVA: Inside the Megastorm”: A look at the impact of Hurricane Sandy. “Harry O: The Complete Second Season”: Detective TV drama starring David Janssen. “Regular Show: Party Pack Volume 3”: Features 16 episodes from all three seasons of the Emmy-winning animated series. “Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Friends Forever”: Friends must attend the very formal Berry Bitty Buggy Derby. “Eaters”: Three men are the last hope against hordes of zombies. “Midnight Stallion”: A young girl and her family are rescued from their financial struggle by an unexpected guest. “Playing for Keeps”: A man returns

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 12 Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away - Paramount The First Time - Sony Life of Pi - Fox Smashed - Sony

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MARCH 19 Rust and Bone - Sony Bachelorette - Anchor Bay Zero Dark Thirty - Sony MARCH 22 This Is 40 - Universal MARCH 26 The Collection - Lionsgate Killing Them Softly - Anchor Bay Parental Guidance - Fox APRIL 9 Hyde Park on Hudson - Universal APRIL 23 A Haunted House - Universal

The 34th annual Edison School Carnival

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APRIL 30 The Guilt Trip - Paramount

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MAY 14 Cloud Atlas - Warner Texas Chainsaw 3D - Lionsgate

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home to rebuild a relationship with his son. Gerard Butler stars. “Interview with a Hitman”: Luke Goss plays an elite hitman who tries to erase his past. “She-Wolves: England’s Early Queens”: Documentary explores the lives of seven English queens. “Tom and Jerry: Pint-Sized Pals”: Includes 30 shorts. “Power Rangers: Clash of the Red Rangers — The Movie”: The Red Rangers go head to head. “Ben 10 Omniverse: A New Beginning”: Ben’s a little older but not always a little wiser. “Barney: Play With Barney”: Barney teaches the importance of being a team player. “The Marine 3: Homefront”: Mike “The Miz” Mizanin stars. “Murdoch Mysteries Collection, Seasons 1-4”: Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) investigates the most n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

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Matthew Posner and Krista Gibbon are two of 14 seeking a spouse in “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” a Lyric Light Opera production opening Saturday at McIntyre Hall in Mount Vernon.

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ON STAGE

‘Seven Brides’ romps at McIntyre Hall Skagit Valley Herald staff @360_SVH

Lyric Light Opera continues its long tradition of providing challenging, enthralling musical productions when “Seven Brides For Seven Brothers” opens Saturday at McIntyre Hall for an 8-show run. “Seven Brides” isn’t staged as often as other classic musicals, Lyric Light Opera director Brenda Mueller said, primarily because of the rugged dance numbers. “It’s a huge dance show, so it’s seldom done,” Mueller said. “One of the songs is five minutes long!” The story takes place in the Oregon countryside in the 1850s, when Adam, one of seven brothers, goes into town seeking a wife to help manage his unruly household. It is there that he meets Milly, a waitress at a local restaurant. The two fall madly in love and soon return to Photos by Neil Rodgers Adam’s mountain ranch, where Milly soon realizes ABOVE: Matthew Posner and Krista Gibbon are two of 14 seeking a spouse in “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” a Adam shares his brothers’ Lyric Light Opera production opening Saturday at McIntyre Hall. unkempt ways. She decides BELOW: The cast of “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” a Lyric Light Opera production opening Saturday at McIntyre Hall. they need her guidance when it comes to their disorderly conduct. The adventures continue ‘Seven Brides For Seven Brothers’ at a barn raising, at which the brothers meet and are When: 7:30 p.m. March 9, 15-16, 22-23; 2 p.m. March 10, 17, 24 immediately smitten with Where: McIntyre Hall, McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. six sisters. College Way, Mount Vernon. Other suitors have Tickets: $19-$45. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or set their sights on the www.mcintyrehall.org. sisters, however, setting off a chain of events that includes spouses butting heads, a harsh winter ordeal and rollicking songs such as “Goin’ Courtin’,” “Wonderful, Wonderful Day” and “Love Never Goes Away.”

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RECREATION

Now’s the time to get hunting, fishing credentials Current licenses expire at midnight March 31 Resident hunting licenses vary with package options, ranging from a small-game Spring chinook salmon license at $40.50 to a deer/ are moving into the lower elk/cougar/bear combinaColumbia River, dozens of tion license for $95.50. eastside lakes opened for Most annual licenses trout fishing March 1, and include a WDFW vehiclepair of razor-clam digs are access pass, which gives the tentatively scheduled later bearer access to more than in the month — including 600 WDFW recreational the first morning dig of the access sites throughout the season. state. Or for $35, individuThese fisheries are just als can purchase an annual the first of many set to Discover Pass, which also open in the weeks ahead, provides vehicle access to and the year’s first hunting state parks and other state seasons aren’t far behind. lands. A spring wild turkey seaWith steelhead fishson for hunters under age ing closed in the region, 16 is scheduled April 6-7, anglers are turning to prior to the start of the other species, including general spring turkey hunt rainbow trout in many April 15. of the region’s lakes and With a new season of blackmouth salmon in outdoor adventures about Puget Sound. to begin, consider purchasAnglers fishing marine ing 2013-14 fishing and areas 7 (San Juan Islands), hunting licenses before 8-1 (Deception Pass, Hope current licenses expire at Island and Skagit Bay), midnight March 31. 8-2 (Port Susan and Port “We encourage people Gardner), and 9 (Admito renew their fishing and ralty Inlet) have a twohunting licenses early,” salmon daily limit, but said Bill Joplin, licensing must release wild chinook manager for the Washing- salmon. ton Department of Fish Steve Thiesfeld, Puget and Wildlife (WDFW), “so Sound salmon manager for they can take advantage of the WDFW, said anglers all the great recreational fishing for blackmouth opportunities available have had the most success throughout the year. in the San Juan Islands. There’s no advantage in “Central Puget Sound waiting and letting those has been slow,” he added. opportunities slip by.” “But anglers fishing the San Juans have done really well this winter.” No cost increase The cost of fishing and Competitive fishing hunting licenses remains Anglers looking for the same as last year. All some competition might fees included, a resident want to enter the Everett adult freshwater fishing license is $29.50; saltwater Blackmouth Derby on is $30.05; shellfish/seaweed March 16. Prizes include $3,000 for the largest fish, is $16.30; and a combi$1,500 for second place nation license is $54.25. By VINCE RICHARDSON @Sports_SVH

and $500 for third place. If trout fishing is what you seek, despite the fact lowland lakes trout season doesn’t officially get under way until late-April, anglers in the region can get an early start on the action. Twenty-three lakes that are open to fishing yearround will be stocked with 97,000 fish in March, and include Cranberry and Lone in Island County. “Whether you’re new to the sport or a veteran, there are plenty of fishing opportunities for both boat and shore anglers,” said Justin Spinelli, fisheries biologist for WDFW. Fishing for kokanee should pick up this month, particularly at Angle, Stevens, Cavanaugh and Samish lakes. “Because kokanee feed near the surface in low light conditions, and then move deeper as the day progresses, successful anglers vary their depth and tackle throughout the day,” Spinelli said. Fishing for bass, yellow perch, catfish, black crappie, and bluegill is also an option. In March, these species can still be found around bottom structure (rocky outcroppings, points, and humps) in deep water, said Danny Garrett, fisheries biologist for WDFW. “Anglers should slowly work their gear and plan to change location regularly because these fish are on the move in spring,” said Garrett. “As water temperatures warm later in the month, yellow perch begin to congregate in schools in shallower depths

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Fishing is just one of the many outdoor activities to take part in as winter slowly gives way to spring. to spawn, while bass and other warm-water species aggressively feed in preparation for spawning in May and June.”

deer permits and 1,000 multiple-season elk permits. Farther south, sightings of snowy owls continue to be reported in the Stanwood area. Hunting The large, white, yellowpermits drawing eyed owls are most freDeer and elk hunters quently seen in the winter have until March 31 to in Whatcom County, but enter their name in a draw- can be found in the coastal ing for a 2013 multipleareas of Skagit, Grays Harseason permit, which can bor, and Pacific Counties as well. greatly increase their The annual gray whale opportunities for success in migration is under way the field. and whalewatchers could In mid-April, WDFW will randomly draw names have several opportunities in March to spot the large for 8,500 multiple-season

marine mammals. In fact, there have already been reports of gray whale sightings in the Whidbey and Camano Island areas. The whales are making their annual journey north from the coast of Mexico to the Arctic Ocean, where they spend the summer feeding before heading south again. While most continue on to Alaska, some gray whales linger in the waters of the Pacific Northwest during the spring and summer months, dipping into the Strait of Juan de Fuca and other areas of Puget Sound.

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THIS WEEKEND in the area STORY WALK The second annual

event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 9, in a dozen locations around downtown Sedro-Woolley. Celebrity readers will read children’s books with a “food” theme on the hour and half hour at each location. Schedules will be posted in downtown windows and guides will be on hand to help you find your favorites. Foodthemed quilts created by the Woolley Fiber Quilters will also be on display. Free. 360-855-1166.

BIG BAND DANCE The Moonlight

Swing Orchestra will provide the music for a big band dance from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27130 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. Enjoy music, dancing and hors d’oeuvres. $20, $35 couple, $100 table of six. Beer and wine will be available for purchase. Proceeds will benefit the Stanwood Area Historical Society. For tickets, call Rose King at 360-387-1278 or email wbkeller@ hotmail.com.

MOUNTAIN SCHOOL FUNDRAISER

Centennial Elementary School will hold a silent and live auction starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Common Ground coffee house, 351 Pease Road, Burlington, to raise money for Fifth Grade Mountain School. Tickets: $15, includes hors d’oeuvres. RSVP: Gretchen Magnuson at gmagnuson@mv.k12.wa.us.

JAZZ AT THE LIBRARY Brian Cun-

ningham Quartet: 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 10, Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Brian is joined by saxophonist Josh Cook, Tom Anastasio on bass and Jud Sherwood on drums as they play original music as well as jazz standards from Bird to Miles and beyond. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 30, or www. jazzatthelibrary.com.

EDISON SCHOOL CARNIVAL “A Trip Around The World,” the 34th annual Edison School Carnival, will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Edison Elementary School, 5801 Main Ave., Bow/Edison. Enjoy family fun for all ages, including more than 20 activity booths and games, a large inflatable slide, bouncy obstacle course, a maze, silent auction, food and raffles. Tickets are 35 cents each, 15 for $5 or 50 for $15. Most booths use one or two tickets. 360-757-3375.

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TRAVEL

OKLAHOMA

can’t miss its 258-foot tower, holding court at the city’s southeastern edge. Somehow the building, erected in 1929, manages to look like a church and a skyscraper all at once. Straight down Boston Avenue from the church sits another beauty: the Philtower Building, 427 S. Boston Ave., which was commissioned by prominent oilman Waite Phillips and opened in 1928. Look for the gargoyles above the Boston Avenue entrance, and look way up to see the colorful tiled roof, a splash of strange, almost lovably outdated hues that floats above the city as a relic of the past. Also worth a look are the Atlas Life Building, 415 S. Boston Ave.; the Mayo Hotel (where you can book a room or grab a gourmet meal), 115 W. Fifth St.; and the Philcade building, 509 S. Boston Ave. The building facades are only the beginning: On a weekday afternoon, it’s fun to wander into the lobbies for stunning views of ceilings and chandeliers. For more information, visit www. tulsapreservationcommission.org.

Art deco style, music and more in Tulsa

By HILLARY SPEED Associated Press

ULSA, Okla. — As an Oklahoma transplant — a native New Englander who moved here for love — I’ve had fun getting to know the Sooner State. I also host the occasional out-oftown visitor, so I’m always on the hunt for colorful history, interesting art, quirky shopping and a great meal. I have found it all, plus some surprises, in Oklahoma’s secondlargest city: Tulsa. Tulsa was initially occupied by Native American tribes forced to relocate here from their home territories by the Indian Removal Act of 1830. But the modern city was built from oil money in the early 20th century. There was already a railroad station here serving the cattle industry when oil was discovered in nearby Red Fork in 1901, so Tulsa became the logical place for oilmen — from tycoons to middlemen to so-called wildcatters looking for the next big well— to settle with their families. What you find here now is an eclectic mix of new and old: artsy hangouts that show off Tulsa’s

thriving hipster culture as well as well-preserved historic gems that harken back to the oil boom of the early 1900s. As somebody who seeks out both highbrow art and underground subculture, I love this about Tulsa.

Downtown architecture

At first glance, downtown Tulsa can seem quiet and a little rugged at the edges. But if you know where to go and you practice the art of looking up at the buildings instead of down at your feet, you’ll find a great display of art deco architecture and other turn-of-thecentury styles. Tulsa was a “young city … experiencing unprecedented growth and prosperity in the Roaring Twenties, just as the Art Deco movement came into vogue,” according to the Tulsa Preservation Commission’s website. “Flush with oil money, prominent Tulsans started building the skyscrapers that would spur one of the pre-eminent Art Deco collections in the United States.” The most striking example of Tulsa’s art deco treasures might be the Boston Avenue Methodist Church at 1301 S. Boston Ave. You

In addition to its architectural gems, Tulsa boasts two wonderful major art museums. Ten minutes northwest from downtown, Gilcrease Museum, 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road, houses an expansive collection of Don Sibley / Tulsa Regional Chamber via AP art from the American West (the largest worldwide, they say) and an This undated photo provided by the Tulsa Regional Chamber shows the Philtower Building in Tulsa, Okla. It’s one of a number array of Native American artifacts of notable Art Deco treasures in Tulsa mostly built in the 1920s such as glass-beaded moccasins, during an oil boom. The Philtower was commissioned by oilman feather headdresses and leather Waite Phillips and is known for its colorful tiled roof. clothing.

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TRAVEL Grown out of the private collection of Tulsa oilman Thomas Gilcrease, the museum is now home to more than 10,000 paintings, prints and sculptures from prominent American artists such as Frederic Remington and Thomas Moran. Meanwhile, 10 minutes south of downtown, the Philbrook Museum of Art, 2727 S. Rockford Road, houses an equally magnificent collection in what was once the 72-room private villa of Waite Phillips’ family. Perhaps even more impressive than the fine artwork displayed at this renowned Tulsa attraction is the sprawling 23-acre garden behind the museum. I attended a wedding last summer that embodied the romantic European spirit of this Italian-style estate.

Local travel

Shopping, music and food

motorists on historic Route 66, is a small but bustling corner of downtown that The shopping in Tulsa, attracts artists and others like everything else, can be with a bohemian bent. fancy or casual, depending Dwelling Spaces sells on your whim. I always like quirky handmade items such to browse through the luxas T-shirts, decorative pillows ury home-goods store T.A. and posters that tend to feaLorton, 1343 E. 15th St., on a ture offbeat Oklahoma- and bustling street known locally Tulsa-centric designs. as Cherry Street. It’s where you can buy all It’s quite expensive, but your Flaming Lips merchanyou are guaranteed to find dise (the world-famous rock items you’ve never seen band started in Oklahoma) before, from indulgent chil- and the latest copy of the dren’s gifts to high-end linpopular bimonthly broadens to unique lamps, tables sheet magazine, “This Land and dinnerware. Press.” Read it over a freshly For a store with lower brewed cup of Joe at the cofprices and an edgier flair, I fee bar. recommend Dwelling SpacMy favorite casual spot es, 119 S. Detroit Ave., in the for eating is El Rio Verde, 38 Blue Dome District. N. Trenton Ave., an authenThe neighborhood, tic Mexican restaurant in named after the bluethe otherwise unassuming painted dome of an old gas region northeast of downstation that originally served town. Boat And Enjoy The Best Time Of Your Life” at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Stone retired after 30 years and lived aboard and sailed her own boat from Desolation Sound to Mexico. She has authored six books, including “Doggy on Deck: Life at Sea with a Salty Dog.” Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library. cityofanacortes.org.

TRAVELOGUE: “Peruvian Passages”: 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St., Bellingham. Students from Explorations Academy will share experiences and images from their volunteer experience at a high mountain orphanage near Cusco, Peru, including a trek into Machu Picchu, colonial architecture in Arequipa, “A CELEBRATION IN ITALY: From exploring the “Poor Man’s Galapagos” of Islas Ballestas and more. $3 suggested Venice to the Sole of the Boot”: 7 p.m. donation, free for museum members. 360- Wednesday, March 20, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. 778-8930 or www.whatcommuseum.org. Gary and Karen Bruno share their experiences as they traversed Italy seeking TRAVELOGUE: “K2, Monarch of the small town where Gary’s grandfather China’s Karakorum Mountain Range”: was born. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at the library.cityofanacortes.org. Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St., Bellingham. Follow this TRAVEL SEMINAR: “Down Under amazing 18-day trek to K-2, rising 28,251 feet above the Chinese/Pakistan border. Answers”: 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, AAA Mount Vernon office, 1600 E. ColSurrounded by the immense Khartoum mountains, with its glaciers and perpetual lege Way, Suite A. Learn about travel options to Australia, New Zealand and snowfields, 15 adventurers climbed a more. RSVP: 360-848-2090. 16,000-foot pass and across ice-fringed streams to reach the spectacular but TRAVEL SEMINAR: “World Tours”: 6 rarely-visited North Face. $3 suggested donation, free for museum members. 360- p.m. Wednesday, April 10, AAA Mount Vernon office, 1600 E. College Way, Suite 778-8930 or www.whatcommuseum.org. A. Learn about world travel opportunities with Tauck World Tours. RSVP: 360RETIRE ON A BOAT: Jessica Stone, Ph.D., will present “How To Retire On A 848-2090.

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GET INVOLVED ART

artists working in all mediums are encouraged to submit proposals to showcase their inspirations from the North Cascades. For information about Skagit Valley proposals, contact Cindy Bjorklund at 360-854-7303. Artists interested in applying for residencies in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area at Stehekin, call Mark Scherer at 360-854-7365, ext. 14.

RESOURCES FOR ARTISTS: Artist Trust At Large: with Jean Behnke: 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Behnke will discuss how Washington artists of all disciplines can utilize Artist Trust’s resources, grants, career training and tips, exhibition and performance opportunities to make the next (or first) step in their arts career. Free. For information, email jbehnke@rockisland. com.

STOREFRONTS MOUNT VERNON: Artists and creative entrepreneurs can submit applications through March 17, for the Storefronts program, a joint project of Shunpike, the City of Mount Vernon and the Downtown Association. The program offers artists temporary storefront display space for two- and three-dimensional or new media artwork. Participants in the program’s Creative Enterprise option can access a space for three to six months to experiment and test out new creative business ideas. For information, call 206-905-1026 or visit www.storefrontsmountvernon.com and click on the “Opportunities” tab.

munity Theatre will present a series of acting classes for adults from 10 a.m. to noon the third Saturday each month, at 918 M Ave., Anacortes. Classes will include scripted scenes and a variety of acting games, with a different topic each month: March 16: rehearsal; April PASTEL DRAWING FOR 20: developing character; CALL FOR ARTISTS: KIDS: Animals!: 4:30 to 6 May 18: stage presence; North Cascades National p.m. Wednesdays, March June 15: performance. Each Park is now accepting 6-27, at the Burlington class will be independent; applications for the 2013 Community Center Craft you don’t have to commit Artist in Residence ProRoom, 1011 Greenleaf to every session. For inforgram. Applications for fall CALL FOR ARTISTS: Ave., Burlington. Kids ages mation, call 360-293-4373 are due by July 1. Skagit Artists Together 7 to 13 will learn how to use or visit www.acttheatre. In recognition of the seeks artists to participate soft and oil pastels. Draw com. program’s 10th anniversary, in its 10th annual juried ARTS CO-OP SEEKS animals on special pastel the 2013 AIR program will studio tour on July 20-21 in MEMBERS: That’s Knot paper, with a differect focus BOATING celebrate “Artists as ResiSkagit County. Artists must All Artist’s Co-op in La each week: animals/pets, BOATING COURSE: U.S. dents.” This year the park join or be a member of Conner is accepting applizoo creatures, in the wild, Power Squadron will offer and cooperating local com- Skagit Artists Together, and cations for new members out to sea. $40 plus $20 America’s Boating Course munities may host traveling studio sites must be located through March 14. An one-time supply fee payfrom 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays exhibits, workshops and in Skagit County. Apply by organizational meeting will able to instructor. Register and Wednesdays, March community recognition of March 8. Applications are take place Friday, March by Feb. 27 with Burlington 11-27, at the Anacortes ART CLASSES art through participating available at www.skagitart. 15. For information, call Parks and Recreation: 360- Marina. The Coast GuardART CLASSES: Dakota local artists, organizations com. For information, email Jeanne Gardner at 360-766- Art offers a variety of art 755-9649. and state-approved course and visitor centers. Comcommunications@skagi6419 or email jimjean8@ classes and workshops at qualifies attendees for the munity members tartiststogether.com. gmail.com. BASIC CARTOONING SVH_4.949x4.75_ MARCH Week1 and local 17873 Highway 536, Mount Washington Boater EducaVernon. 360-416-6556, ext. FOR KIDS: 4 to 6 p.m. tion Card and for insur5, or www.dakotaartcenter. Tuesdays, March 5-26, ance discounts. Boaters at Burlington Parks and com. age 50 and younger were Recreation Center, 900 Paying Out Up To $7.3 Million required to have the card E. Fairhaven Ave., BurlART CLASSES: Sign up Jan. 1. Topics include boatington. In this four-week for a variety of art classes handling, navigation rules, at A Guilded Gallery (for- class, kids ages 7 to 12 will aids to navigation, GPS, merly Gallery by the Bay), learn basic drawing skills safety, adverse conditions, step by step. New popular emergencies, communica8700 271st St. NW, Stancartoon characters will be tions, knots and more. $55, wood. To register, stop by $2,500 the Stanwood Camano Art introduced each week. $40, $65 for two sharing a book. includes supplies. 360-755- For more information or $2,000 CHARMED Guild’s cooperative galEASTER EGG HUNT 9649. SHAMROCK CASH lery from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to register, contact George HOT SEAT DRAWING HOT SEAT DRAWING Tuesday through Saturday. Johnson at 360-588-8125 HOT SEAT DRAWING TUESDAYS 360-629-2787 or www.stanAUDITIONS or email georgeandsandy@ MARCH 5, 12, 19 & 26 SUNDAY MONDAYS 7PM woodcamanoarts.com. “DRIVING MISS DAISY”: comcast.net. MARCH 31 MARCH 4, 11, 18 & 25 Alger Lookout Thespian (4) winners drawn at (4) winners will be drawn at (2) winners drawn each the 7PM session prior to PAPER PLAYSHOPS: Association (ALTA) will DANCE each session. Each winner session halftime. Each halftime and each lucky Join Kari Bishay to get cre- hold auditions at 6:30 p.m. will choose an “egg” to winner will choose a CREATIVE MOVEMENT winner will choose a “Lucky determine prize. “Shamrock” to determine ative and “play with stuff” Saturday, and 3 p.m. SunDANCE CLASS: For ages 4 Charm” to determine cash cash prize. at the Anacortes Center day, March 16-17, at Alger prize. to 6: 4 to 4:50 p.m. Mondays for Happiness, 619 ComCommunity Church, 1475 through March 25, at HillWinners must be present and playing Winners must be actively playing a Winners must be present and with a valid receipt to claim prize. mercial Ave., Anacortes. Silver Run Lane, Alger. bingo slot machine to claim prize. playing with a valid receipt to claim crest Park Skylight Room, No Seat Hopping Allowed. No seat hopping allowed. prize. No Seat Hopping Allowed. Workshops are held from 1 Parts are available for one 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Verto 4 p.m. Sundays. All mate- older white lady, one Afri- non. This ballet-based class rials are provided. $18 each. can-American man and one will focus on coordination, Valid 3/5/13 - 3/11/13 WINNERS CLUB CARD SVH BNG0313 Preregistration required: white man. The play will skipping, leaping and jumpMARCH OFFER 360-464-2229 or www.ana- run May 3-19. 360-424-5144 ing with continual change Present your Winners Club card to cashier and cortescenterfor happiness. or www.altatheatre.com. receive $5 Off any 11am or 7pm session of music rhythms. $40-$42. org. Register with Mount VerOne coupon per guest per week • Redeem at cashier window - Not valid with any other Next up: FREE ADULT ACTING non Parks and Recreation, offer. No cash value. Only original ad will be honored for special offers - no copies. n It’s The Write Time: CLASS: Anacortes Com1-800-631-3313 360-336-6215. Management reserves the right to cancel or amend promotion at any time. MV ARTS COMMISSION: The Mount Vernon Arts Commission will meet from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in the Hillcrest Park Conference Room, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-6215.

MARCH AT TULALIP BINGO

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March 10. Create a recycled paper journal. The recipe calls for a mix of paper types and sizes, as well as a few envelopes, all bound together to create one unique book. Garden journal? Scrapbook? Travelogue? You choose.

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GET INVOLVED

CLOG DANCING FOR BEGINNERS: Free lesson from 10 to 11 a.m., followed by regular clog dancing from 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays, at the 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

SECOND FRIDAY DRUM CIRCLE: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 8, at Unity Church, 704 W. Division St., Mount Vernon. Shake off the energy of the week through drumming, songs, chants. Love offering donation. For information, email skagit shaman@gmail.com.

ON STAGE

OPEN MIC: All ages: 7 p.m. Thursdays, at The Soup Bowl at Common Ground, 351 Pease Road, Burlington. Sign-ups begin at 6 p.m. All ages are welcome to perform or come to watch and listen. Free. For information, contact Tobie Ann at 425870-6784. OPEN MIC: 9 p.m. to midnight, Wednesdays, at the First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. 360-3363012 or www.riverbelle dinnertheatre.com.

RECREATION

SEEKING VENDORS: The

Skagit County Fairgrounds is seeking vendors of all types for its World’s Largest Garage Sale, Antiques & More event, set for 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 12-13, at the fairgrounds, 1410 Virginia St., Mount Vernon. Applications are available online at www.skagitcounty.net/fair grounds. For information, call 360-336-9414 or email fairgrounds@co.skagit. wa.us. CALL FOR YOUNG VENDORS: Kids ages 18 and younger can rent a table for $15 and sell their stuff at the Burlington Parks and Recreation Kids Giant Garage Sale from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 20, at the Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave. Free admission. 360-755-9649.

March 15 for those interested in helping to share the history and ecology of Fidalgo Bay with local residents and visitors. Lead bike rides, guide interpretive walks along the Tommy Thompson Trail, staff information booths at summer events and offer presentations to other groups interested in learning about the area. Docents receive professional interpreter training and work with veteran volunteers. Group training days are in March and April. To apply or learn more, email nancy. skagitbeaches@gmail.com, friends@skagitbeaches.org or visit www.skagitbeaches. org.

POLAR PLUNGE: The Special Olympics fundraiser will take place at noon Saturday, March 9, at Seafarer’s Park in Anacortes. ANACORTES SALMON Form a team, challenge DERBY: Tickets are on your friends or go it alone. sale for the seventh annual Run into cold water, get Anacortes Salmon Derby, the T-shirt, have some food. set for March 30-31. The Prizes for most money derby will feature $25,000 raised, best team theme in guaranteed purse money and individual costumes. and thousands more in mer- $50 minimum fundraising chandise prizes, with special pledge. Proceeds benefit prize categories for women, local Special Olympics athyouth and active military. letes. 360-293-4684 or www. $60 entry fee, includes free specialolympicswashington. launching at Cap Sante com. Marina, three night’s moorage, free Friday night fishing INTERPRETIVE WALK: film festival, Saturday night “Winter Birds Along no-host social and Sunday Fidalgo Bay”: Trail Tales barbecue lunch; limited to docents will lead a shore1,000 tickets. Proceeds will line interpretive walk along benefit scholarships for the Tommy Thompson students pursuing careers Trail at 8:30 a.m. Wednesin fishery management and day, March 13, beginning related science. Tickets can at Fidalgo Bay RV Park, be purchased at: Ace Hard- 4701 Fidalgo Bay Road, ware in Anacortes and Fri- Anacortes. Learn which day Harbor, Holiday Sports bird species call Fidalgo in Burlington, LFS in Bell- Bay their winter home and ingham and other locations. the importance of the bay For information, visit www. to these seasonal residents. anacortessalmonderby.com. The hour and a half walk is free, open to the public and TRAIL TALES: The handicapped accessible. For Friends of Skagit Beaches information, click on the Trail Tales program seeks Trail Tales link at skagit volunteer applications by beaches.org.

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CISCOE MORRIS Sunday, March 10 at 1:00pm

OVER $10,000 IN PRIZES GIVEN AWAY!

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BEGINNING BALLET & TAP: For ages 7 to 9: 5 to 6 p.m. Mondays through March 25, at Hillcrest Park Skylight Room, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. This class provides focus and detail for ballet and tap movements, with a focus on coordination and fun. Tap shoes are not required. $40$42. Register with Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation. 360-336-6215.

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CRAFT BEER TASTING & HOME BREW TALKS Friday and Saturday night For all demonstrations throughout the weekend, and more information, visit www.whatcomhomeshow.com

Adults 16 and older - $7

Seniors 55 and older - $6

Children under 16 - FREE

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area March 7-14

TUNING UP Playing at area venues March 7-14

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Thursday.14

THEATER

“Ain’t Misbehavin’” (musical): 7:30 p.m., The Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $14. 360-679-2237 or www.whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”: Lyric Light Opera: 2 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $19$45. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or www.mcintyre hall.org.

“Ain’t Misbehavin’” (musical): 2:30 p.m., The Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $14. 360-679-2237 or www.whidbeyplayhouse.com. “A Rotten Demise”: 1920s murder mystery dinner theater: 6:30 p.m., First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $45 dinner and show, $30 dessert and show. Reservations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelledinnerthe atre.com.

Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”: Western Washington University Department of Theatre and Dance: 7:30 p.m., WWU Performing Arts Center Mainstage Theater, Bellingham. $8-$12. 360-650-6146 or www. tickets.wwu.edu. “Captain Bree, Scourge of the Sea” (comedy): Skagit Learning Center: 7 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Free. 360-336-8955 or www.linco lntheatre.org.

COMEDY

Vince Valenzuela: 7 p.m., Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St., Concrete. Rated R. $15. 360-941-0403 or www.concretetheatre.com.

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MONDAY.11 DAVE NACHMANOFF (GUITAR) 7 p.m., Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington. Free. 360755-0760.

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THEATER

“Ain’t Misbehavin’” (musical): 7:30 p.m., The Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $14. 360-679-2237 or www.whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”: Lyric Light Opera: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $19-$45. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or www. mcintyrehall.org.

“Ain’t Misbehavin’” (musical): 7:30 p.m., The Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $14. 360-679-2237 or www.whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”: Western Washington University Department of Theatre and Dance: 2 p.m., WWU Performing Arts Center Mainstage Theater, Bellingham. $8-$12. 360-650-6146 or www. tickets.wwu.edu.

“A Rotten Demise”: 1920s murder mystery dinner theater: 7:30 p.m., First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $45 dinner and show, $30 dessert and show. Reservations required: 360-336-3012 or www.riverbelledinnerthe atre.com. “Monty Python’s Spamalot”: musical comedy: Anacortes High School Performing Arts Department: 7:30 p.m., Brodniak Hall, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. $15 adults, $7 students. 360-293-2166 or www.anacor tesdrama.com. “Ain’t Misbehavin’” (musical): 7:30 p.m., The Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $14. 360-679-2237 or www.whidbeyplayhouse.com.

VARIETY

Deadman Wonderland Circus: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $12.50, $10.50 seniors and students, $5.50 ages 11 and younger.

MUSIC

Jazz at the Library: Brian Cunningham Quartet: 2 to 3 p.m., Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Free. 360293-1910, ext. 30, or www.jazzatthelibrary. com.

Onyx Chamber Players: 7:30 p.m., Maple Hall, 104 Commercial St., La Conner. $15-$17, free for ages 17 and younger. 360-466-2665 or www.laconnerarts.com.

Marvin Johnson (blues, jazz): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600. Battle of the Bands: Br’er Rabbit, Fire Organ, King of Crows: 9:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $1 cover. 360-778-1067.

FRIDAY.8 Barefeet: 9 p.m., Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. No cover. 360755-0165.

Jean Mann, Alicia Healey, Amber Darland: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7-$10 suggested donation. 360-445-3000.

Jammin’ Jeff: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Highway Nine: 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411. Conway. No Cover. 360-445-4733. Paul Klein (piano): 8 to 10 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766- Scott Kelly and The Road Home, Medici CD release party, Animal Inside: 10 6266. p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-778-1067.

SATURDAY.9 Jammin’ Jeff: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Woodrush: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Luke Warm and the Moderates: 9 Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445- p.m. to 12:30 a.m., H2O, 314 Commer9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411. 3000. cial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956. Tony & The Tigers: 9 p.m., Longhorn Highway Nine: 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main cover. 360-766-6330. St., Conway. No Cover. 360-445-4733.

Maggie’s Fury: 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Wreckless Spenders: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

Telekinesis, Bellamaine: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10. 360-778-1067.

SUNDAY.10 Gary B’s Church of the Blues (blues, classic rock): 6-10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf. St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-2263.

Carver Audain, Mindmeld: 8 p.m., Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Room 16, WWU campus, Bellingham. Free. 360-650-3711.

Orville Johnson: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360766-6266.

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FRIDAY.8 BR’ER RABBIT, PERFECT BY TOMORROW, AFFORDABLE LAWYERS 7:30 p.m., Mirkwood & Shire Cafe and Bar, 117 E. Division St., Arlington. $5. 360-403-9020.

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Navigator/Communicator, Lowmen Br’er Rabbit, Wyatt Parks & The Mute Choir: 9:30 p.m., Wild Buffalo House of Music, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. $3 cover. Markos: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-778-1067.

VARIETY

Betty Desire: 9 p.m. to midnight, First Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-3012 or www. riverbelledinnertheatre.com.

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MUSIC

THURSDAY.7

Stilly River Band: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

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THURSDAY.14 GEOFFREY CASTLE IN CONCERT 7 p.m., Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St., Concrete. $25, $20 seniors, $15 youth. 360-941-0403 or www.concrete-theatre. com.

Gail Pettis: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Steve Rudy (jazz): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600.

SUNDAY.10 KNUT BELL & THE BLUE COLLARS 5 to 9 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.