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OUT AND ABOUT PAGES 4-5

Anacortes Home and Boat Tour celebrates 50th anniversary TUNING UP PAGE 9

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DVD REVIEW

Heath Ledger documentary gives poignant look at actor ON STAGE / Page 8

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carried a camera — either still or video — at nearly all times, and much of his

By RAFER GUZMÁN personal footage provides the basis for Newsday this film. Some of the segments are fascinating. We see a snippet of Ledger THE DOCUMENTARY: “I Am Heath practicing the twitch that would beLedger” come the Joker’s smile, WHEN, WHERE: Prealong with an extended miered May 17 on Spike Upcoming sequence of the actor TV. Available on digital racing through a hotel and DVD on May 23. movie releases on a secret “mission.”

WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Following is a partial (He never breaks charIt seemed the world schedule of coming DVD acter, even around bafwas just getting to releases. Release dates fled bellhops.) The first know Heath Ledger, an are subject to change: is an example of craft, Australian actor with the second an exercise rock-star charisma, when MAY 23 in commitment — two he died in January 2008. n Logan hallmarks of Ledger’s He was only 28 years n Get Out finest performances. old, but already he had n The Great Wall We also get a sense of rocketed through several n Rock Dog life within Ledger’s orbit, stages of his career: The n My Life as a Zucchini and it looks like fun. dreamy leading man n XX Naomi Watts and Ben in “10 Things I Hate n Call the Midwife: Mendelsohn (“Rogue About You,” the straight Season Six One”) describe Ledger’s star who played gay in n I Am Heath Ledger Los Angeles home as a “Brokeback Mountain” n Max 2: White House crash-pad for Aussie acand, most famously, the Hero tors of all stripes, be they psychotic Joker in Chrisn Outsiders — Season 2 successful or struggling. topher Nolan’s “The Dark “I had nothing going on, Knight.” That breathtakwork-wise,” says Mendelsohn. “And it ing performance seemed to announce sort of didn’t matter.” For the musician the arrival of a new Brando, Pacino or Ben Harper, a close friend, Ledger’s Daniel Day-Lewis. generosity came in the form of a grand Instead, Ledger became the new piano delivered to his home.

James Dean. While filming Terry There are two notable absences here.

Gilliam’s “The Imaginarium of Doctor One is Ledger’s former partner and Parnassus,” Ledger died of an accidenmother to his child, Michelle Williams tal overdose of prescription medica(though she has given this film her tions. “I Am Heath Ledger,” which blessing). The other is Nolan, who premiered at last month’s Tribeca Film Festival, makes the case that the young directed Ledger in a performance that earned a rare posthumous Oscar. Still, actor was only beginning to tap into family members and friends provide his full potential.

MY SAY: Any time a fast-rising talent a vivid picture of Ledger as a creative whirlwind whose next career move dies young, his story can become was to direct. (Ledger planned to adapt romanticized and mythologized. “I Walter Tevis’ cult novel “The Queen’s Am Heath Ledger” falls into that Gambit” into a film.) “The truth is, he trap at times, painting its subject as a was happy and living life,” says Ledger’s larger-than-life figure who burned too agent, Steve Alexander, of the actor’s bright for our world. Nevertheless, “I final months. “He wasn’t wanting to go Am Heath Ledger,” directed by Derik anywhere but forward.”

Murray (whose “I Am” series includes BOTTOM LINE: A poignant look at Chris Farley and Evel Knievel), offers several interesting angles on Ledger as an actor whose best work seemed yet an artist and as a person. to come.

The first surprise is that Ledger GRADE: B

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The Skagit Valley College Drama Department presents William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” starting Friday, May 19. The cast includes (from left): Derick Dong, Duncan Ring, Matthew Riggins (on floor), Jordan Mindt, Neco Settimo, Sam Guzik (above), Chauncey Drummond, Ziona Pettigrew, Carl K. Turner, Efrain Villa (kneeling) and Claire Hardt Andrews.

”TWELFTH NIGHT”

Where: Phil Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon.

Performances: 7:30 p.m. May 19, 20, 25, 26, 27; 2 p.m. May 28 Tickets: $5-$10. mcintyrehall.org or 360-416-7727, ext. 2, noon to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday

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he Skagit Valley College Drama Department continues its ambitious interpretations of William Shakespeare’s work as the group begins a six-performance run of “Twelfth Night,” starting Friday, May 19.

In the 1920s topsy-turvy world of Illyria, New Orleans, unforgettable characters engage in crossdressed love affairs and Mardi Gras highbrow highjinks in one of Shakespeare’s most loved romantic comedies, according to a news release.

“Twelfth Night” features live jazz and blues performed by the Twelfth Night Sextet, conducted by Vince Fejeran (trombone) and featuring Pat Rein (trumpet), Brad Spangler (percussion), Simeon Billick (bass), Josephine Wells (clarinet) and Steven Pilolla (keyboards).

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OUT & ABOUT ART LEO OSBORNE: The Scott Milo Gallery in Anacortes will host a show of acrylic and gold leaf paintings and new sculptures by Leo Osborne through the month of May at the gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Also showing are acrylics by Anne Martin McCool, oils

by Sandy Byers, hand pulled monoprints

by Marie Powell and pastels by Amanda Houston. The gallery is open 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday. scottmilo. com. ”DISCOVERIES”: ACME Creative welcomes Seattle artist Mary Molyneaux in an exhibition titled “Discoveries” through the month of May. The show will feature Molyneaux’s distinctive figurative paintings and sculptures.

ACME Creative is located at 705 Commercial Ave. ON DISPLAY: The Good Stuff Arts, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, features area artists specializing in Northwest flora, fauna, wildlife and scenery. Artists include Cynthia Richardson, textured acrylics; Terry Mac Donald; Randy Emmons, local watercolor scenes; Caroline Garland, oils and acrylic; and Suzanne Powers, who specializes in nautical and local scenes in light caught in oil.

SMITH AND VALLEY ANNIVERSARY SHOW: The Smith & Vallee

Home and Boat Tour The 2017 Anacortes Home and Boat Tour, put on by the Dr. Samuel G. Brooks Guild of Anacortes, this year is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The event is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 20, and includes five Anacortes homes (including one historic residence) and a “Seattle Tiny Home” being brought in for the event.

Boats on tour will include the historic W.T. Preston Snagboat/Heritage Museum and an interesting, custom-built, 46-foot trawler, the Lene Marie, at at Cap Sante Marina.

A complete description of homes and boats may be found on the Guild website: drsamuelgbrooksguild.org. This event is a fundraiser for the guild and all funds collected support uncompensated care at Seattle Children’s.

The Tea Room, located at the Croatian Cultural Center (805 Fifth St.), will open at 10 a.m. for purchase of tour and raffle tickets, and the enjoyment of complimentary refreshments throughout the day.

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased in advance at the Anacortes Visitor Information Center, 819 Commercial Ave, Anacortes, or online at brownpapertickets.com/event/2714864.

Additional Information: drsamuelgbrooksguild.org or 360-356-6607 or 360588-9652.

Gallery will host its 10th anniversary show until May 28 at the gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave, Bow. The show will feature more than 80 artists who have shown at the gallery over the past 10 years.

The Smith & Vallee Gallery is open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visit smithandvalleegallery.com.

MOTHER’S DAY OPEN HOUSE: The That’s Knot All Artist’s Cooperative at 128 S. First St. in La Conner will host an open house with demonstration of the artists’ crafts from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 13. Come see fiber art,

pottery, wood working, stained glasswork, lampworking, painting, and calligraphy on display.

SPEAKING IN A QUIET VOICE: The i.e. Gallery, 5800 Cains Court, Edison, will host two shows through May. The first, “Speaking in a Quiet Voice,” will feature the work of Marc Wenet. The other, “Shimmer,” will feature the work of Margy Lavelle. The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

HEALING WATERS:

The WaterWorks Gallery, located in Friday Harbor, will host “Healing Waters,” a show

by Jennifer Williams.

Her paintings include collaged surface of recycled paper layered with acrylic glazes. waterworksgallery.com/ shows.

FEMALE ARTISTS AT MONA: The Museum of Northwest Art will host three solo exhibits of female artists running through June 11. The Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday and Monday.

Free admission. 360-

466-4446 or monamuseum.org.

■ Camille Patha, “Turn Up the Volume,” will celebrate a 50-year career for Patha, who uses bold colors and pulsating energy.

■ Debora Moore, “Paphiopedilum,” will feature Moore’s realistic yet fanciful glass orchids.

■ Sara Siestreem, “Clockwork White: Light and Signs,” uses photography, video and ancestral Indigenous weaving.

FOR THE LOVE OF CHILDREN: The Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum will be exhibiting “For the Love of Children,”

featuring the work of Japanese fiber artist Miwako Kimura and 10 of her students through June 25.The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday.

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

The exhibit, which will feature 12 scultptures, will be up through Dec. 31.

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OUT & ABOUT PLAYS ”TWELFTH NIGHT”: The Skagit Valley College Drama Department presents “Twelfth Night” at 7:30 p.m. May 19, 20, 25 and 26 and at 2 p.m. May 28. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students with ID and free for Skavit Valley College students.

The performance is on campus.

LECTURES AND TALKS JAZZ SAXOPHONE: “Jazz Saxophone – From Marching Band to Modern Jazz” will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, May 19, at Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes.

The free talk, illustrated with recordings available from the library’s jazz CD collection and online streaming services, will given by John Anderson, popular local saxophonist. The program will follow the development of sax style and technique through jazz history.

This is the third in a series devoted to jazz history from the perspective of individual instrumentalists. This event is sponsored by the Anacortes Library Foundation Manieri Endowment. 360-2937836.

FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS: For generations, Skagit children responded to the toll of the school bell letting them know it was time to get to their desks. “For Whom the Bell Tolls” is a special exhibit highlighting those long-ago schools and the students who attended them

at the Skagit County Historical Museum.

The rehabilitation of the historic Skagit City School house is nearing completion.

As we await the grand re-opening in July, enjoy this exhibit celebrating these centers of community — the early school houses. The exhibit is open until Aug. 20 and a special discussion panel will be 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 20. The museum is located at 501 S. Fourth St., at the top of the hill in La Conner. Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, Families $10.

For more information call 360-466-3365 or visit skagitcounty.net/ museum.

GARDENING TALKS: The Mount Vernon City Library will host a series of gardening programs presented by Skagit County Master Gardeners. All talks are at Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie Street, Mount Vernon. n 6 p.m. Monday, May 22: Composting and Worm Bins: Class participants will learn basics of worm bin designs, care and feeding. With Callie Martin, Waste Reduction/Recycling Education Specialist for Skagit County Public Works-Solid Waste Division.

OUTDOOR ADVENTURE SERIES: The Marysville Opera House will host its outdoor adventure series of talks and presentations through May. Each presentation is from 6 to 8 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.) at the opera

house, 1225 Third St., Marysville. Entry is $3 at the door. marysvillewa.gov or 360-3638400. n Tuesday, May 23, Jennifer Hahn will present “Wild Food Forager Sea Kayaks Inside Passage.” She will speak about kayaking solo from Ketchikan, Alaska to Bellingham over two springs and summers. She supplmented dry foods with things she foraged along the way.

MUSIC THE PRESIDENTS OWN: Staff Sgt. Hiram Diaz, euphonium player with the U.S. Marine Band “The Presidents Own” in Washington D.C., will perform with the North Cascade Band at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at Brodniak Hall in Anacortes. Diaz will be featured on “Flight of the Bumble Bee,” “Napoli” and “Flower Song” by Bizet.

The North Cascades Concert Band euphonium section will join Diaz in performing “All Those Endearing Charms” and “The Melody Shop.” The North Cascades Concert Band is directed

by Rob Pattermann and Assistant Director Warren Hopkins.

MORE FUN WOMEN IN BUSINESS: The Skagit Women in Business annual scholarship awards dinner will be 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 19 at on La Conner Seafood and Prime Rib House, 614 1st Street, La Conner. Tickets are $25 each and are available at

skagitwomeninbusiness. com. The event is open to all.

CLASSIC MOVIE MONDAYS: Watch “Mr. Roberts” at 6 p.m.

Monday, May 23, at the Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville, as part of the opera house’s Classic Movie Mondays. Admission is $3 and doors open at 5:30 p.m. Popcorn and refreshments available for purchase. Information: marysvillewa.gov or call the Marysville Parks, Culture and Recreation Office at 360-363-8400.

MEMORIAL DAY: Memorial Day weekend kicks off Weekend Adventures in the Park that will continue for the months of June and July at Deception Pass State Park. On both Saturday and Sunday, May 27 and 28, join the Interpretive Rangers who will host a Nature Hike at 11 a.m. to view the sites that help deem this park the most visited in Washington state. Then, at 2 p.m. both days, attend the Junior Ranger Program in order to earn a new badge for your collection. In the evening on Sunday, the Skagit Audubon will provide the first evening program of the summer with their “Who Gives a Hoot” family friendly presentation. The program begins at 7 p.m.

The meeting spot for these events will be at West Beach Amphitheater, with parking at West Beach. For more information on events in the Park, check out Deception Pass Park Facebook page.

LOOKING FOR FUNCTIONAL ZERO: Attend a film screening and discussion about homelessness and fair housing in the community, and an opportunity to support homeless youths through Northwest Youth Services at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 31, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S First St., Mount Vernon. “Looking for Functional Zero” is a feature-length film from the Homeless in Bellingham Film Project. The film shares personal stories of people experiencing homelessness locally and explores issues like the role of supportive housing programs.

Following the film, a panel that includes the filmmakers and local experts on housing and homelessness will be available to answer questions and share their perspectives. Admission at the door is pay-you-can with a $20 suggested donation.

Advance tickets can be purchased through the Lincoln Theatre website. Proceeds from this event will benefit NWYS’ Skagit County programs, as well as help the Homeless in Bellingham Film Project continue to grow.

WASHINGTON REMEMBERS WORLD WAR II: The featured exhibit “Washington Remembers World War II” will be on display at the Skagit County Historical Museum through June 25. The exhibit, on loan from Washington 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. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

JUNE LECTURES AND TALKS OUR VALLEY, OUR FUTURE: The Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland group will host its third annual “Our Valley, Our Future,” breakfast from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1515 E College Way, Mount Vernon.

Featured speaker will be WSDA Director Derek Sandison. RSVP (required) to LindaT@ skagitonians.org or 360336-3974.

MORE FUN COMMUNITY SWAP MEET: Samish Valley Grange is hosting a Community Swap Meet from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 17, at the grange, 4320 Highway 9, Sedro-Woolley.

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

Open to all ages. Free, library card not required.

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GET INVOLVED PRESENTATIONS, LECTURES, TALKS WOMEN IN BUSINESS: The Skagit Women in Business Annual Scholarship Awards Dinner will be 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 19, at La Conner Seafood and Prime Rib House, 614 First St., La Conner.

The speaker will be former scholarship recipient Tina Hoxie, RN. Tickets are $25 at skagitwomeninbusiness. com.

GARDENING TALKS: The Mount Vernon City Library will host a series of gardening programs presented by Skagit County Master Gardeners. All talks are at Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualm-

Alice In Wonderland Northwest Ballet Theater May 20

At the Movies!

Mount Vernon High School Instrumental Music Dept.

June 1

Young Artists Finale Concert

Mount Baker-Fidalgo Youth Symphony June 3

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ie St., Mount Vernon. n 6 p.m. Monday, May 22: Composting and Worm Bins: Class participants will learn basics of worm bin designs, care and feeding.

With Callie Martin, Waste Reduction/Recycling Education Specialist for Skagit County Public Works-Solid Waste Division.

WILD FOOD FORAGER: Jennifer Hahn sea kayaked solo from Ketchikan, Alaska, to Bellingham over two springs and summers.

The naturalist/wilderness guide will speak 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, at the Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St. Cost is $3. Information: 360-363-8400 and marysvillewa.gov.

FOREST HEALTH: Learn about Western Washington tree mortality from 6 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, June 7, at Camano Center, 141 NE Camano Drive. Experts from Washington State University and the Washington Department of Natural Resources will talk about why trees die, how and when trees can be saved, preventing problems before they start and more. RSVP appreciated: 206-263-1128.

DIAMONDS IN THE ETHER: TUNING INTO NORTHWEST HISTORY: Using vintage audio, historic images and expert storytelling, radio historian and broadcaster Feliks Banel revisits the power of radio in the Evergreen State then and now, and looks ahead to the unpredictable future of local radio in our communities. Program is 3

to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at Mountain Glen Retirement Center, 1810 E. Division St., Mount Vernon. Information: 360-336-6209 and betsyc@mountvernonwa.gov.

730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. Show times are 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, June 28-30. Information 360-679-2237 and whidbeyplayhouse.com

BOOKS

BEGINNING LINE DANCING: Beginning line dancing is 7-8 p.m.

Tuesdays, at the Burlington Community Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave. Cost is $5 for drop-ins or $30 for a six lesson punch card. Information: recreation@ burlingtonwa.gov and 360-755-9649.

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

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

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

GREAT BOOKS READING GROUP MEETING: The Great Books Reading Group examines passages from important writings in history — currently reading passages from “Great Conversations, vol. 2,” published by the Great Books Foundation. The group meets at the Burlington Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., 6 to 8 p.m. the fourth Monday. All are welcome. Information: 360-941-1437 and shunji.asari@gmail. com.

AUDITIONS POSEIDON PLAYERS: The Poseidon Players will hold auditions for the next Black Box Theater presentation 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 19, and 3 to 5 p.m.

Saturday, May 20, in the Star Studio in back of the parking lot of the Whidbey Playhouse,

DANCE

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. All are welcome. 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: Have fun and dance to live music 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Thursdays at Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th

St., Mount Vernon. For information, contact Gisela at 360-424-5696.

CLOG DANCING FOR BEGINNERS: Free lesson from 10 to 11 a.m., followed by regular clog dancing from 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays, 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 360-4244608.

SWING DANCE CLASSES: Swing dance classes are 7 to 8 p.m. every Monday in March at the Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave. No experience or partner needed. $40 per person for the series or $12 per person at the door. Information at anacortescenterforhappiness.org and 360-464-2229.

MUSIC IRISH MUSIC SESSION: Join the Celtic Arts Foundation for its monthly Irish music session 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. For more information on instruments, music and guidelines, go to celticarts.org.

CALLING ‘80S COVER BANDS: The Mount Vernon Downtown Association invites cover bands with an ‘80s set list to play for the third annual Harvest Moon Festival: Retro on the River on Aug. 26. The 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. If interested in performing, send a link or recording to info@ mountvernondowntown.org or call 360336-3801.

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

St. Free; donations accepted. Information: 630-1156.

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

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

360-223-3230.

BRING YOUR OWN GUITAR: Bring your guitar and learn a wide variety of new songs with a fun and supportive guitar loving group of people. They meet 6:30-8 p.m. first and third Wednesdays at at North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Boulevard, Burlington.

Information at 360707-2683 and jauman@ northcovecoffee.com.

BRING YOUR OWN UKULELE FOR BEGINNERS: Bring your ukulele and learn a wide variety of new songs.

Meet 6 to 6:30 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays at North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Boulevard, Burlington. Information at 360-707-2683 and jauman@northcovecoffee.com.

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GET INVOLVED 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. For information, call 360-2933725 or visit friendsoftheacfl.org. Next up: n An all-ages hike to the wild west side with Friends of the Forest is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 20. Participants will climb the watertower road and enter the forest from the west on this 2-mile hike.

Meet at the intersection of Clyde Way and Cedar Glen Way. Hikes are free. Information: 360293-3725 or friendsoftheacfl.org. Please leave pets at home.

BAY VIEW WOMEN’S RUN/WALK: The 35th annual Bay View Women’s Run & Walk is Saturday, May 20, at the Padilla Bay Interpretive Center, 10441 Bayview-Edison Road, Mount Vernon. Registration begins at 8 a.m., followed by the 2-mile run and walk, 5K and 10K runs at 10 a.m.

Pre-registration is $20, $25 day of race. Free for ages 12 and younger.

Proceeds will benefit Skagit Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services and women’s health. For information or to register, visit bayviewwomensrun.com.

KIDS TO PARKS DAY: Celebrate Kids to Parks Day with a nature hike at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 20, at Deception Pass State Park, Anacortes.

After the hike, earn a Jr. Ranger badge at 2 p.m. Meet outside the

classroom at Rosario Beach at 10:45 a.m. for the hike. Bring water, snacks and a picnic lunch. Free. parktrust. org/kids-to-parks-day.

TREK FOR TREASURE: Join a hiking adventure that brings together people who care about their fitness, enjoy the outdoors and embrace healthy competition. Six hikes will be held throughout Skagit County and surrounding areas, the first hike is on June 2.

Teams of two or more people have two weeks to complete each hike, and at the end of each hike is a clue. Complete all six hikes and locate the treasure. For more information visit trekfortreasure.org.

FREE PARK ADMISSION: The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will offer free admission to all state parks on Saturdays, June 3 and 10, in honor of National Trails Day and National Get Outdoors Day. On these days, the Discover Pass will not be required to enter state parks. The pass is still required to access lands managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources. parks.wa.gov.

WEEKEND ADVENTURES AT DECEPTION PASS: Memorial Day weekend kicks off Weekend Adventures in the Park at Deception Pass State Park that will run through June and July. On Saturday, May 27, and Sunday, May 28, Interpretive Rangers host a nature hike at 11 a.m., and a Jr. Ranger

Program starts at 2 p.m.

The tentative meeting spot for these events will be at the Rosario Field Classroom at Rosario Beach. Information: 360-675-3767, dpbeachnaturalist@ gmail.com and the Deception Pass Park Facebook page.

available. The Camano Wildlife Habitat Project of Friends of Camano Island Parks sponsors the tour. Information: 360387-2236, camanowildlifehabitat@gmail.com and camanowildlifehabitat.org.

SAILING, WINDSURFING CAMPS: Enjoy your summer in an outdoor classroom on Lake Whatcom at WWU Lakewood Jr. camps for sailing and windsurfing June 20 through Aug. 18.

Participants must be 11 years or older, weigh more than 100 pounds and know how to swim.

Costs are $88 to $125.

Registration deadline is June 10. Information: 360-650-3308 and youth@wwu.edu.

DISCOVER SUMMER: Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County is accepting member enrollments for Discover More participants this Summer. Open to youths entering first through seventh-grade. The cost is $120 a week or $300 a week for a family of three or more, plus applicable membership fees. Discover More is part of the club’s Discover Summer program and runs 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. (6:30 p.m. in Sedro-Woolley) Mon-

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day through Friday. It is offered at the Anacortes, Mount Vernon, and Sedro-Woolley clubs, and at Maiben Park in Burlington. Included, are meals and snacks, as well as several field trips, such as the Seattle Aquarium, Woodland Park Zoo and Birch Bay Waterslides. Current members can register online at skagitclubs.org. New members can register at their corresponding club 2 to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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

ULTIMATE BEAD BOOK: Presented in a three-day session 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, June

30 to Aug. 1, this course focuses on learning the techniques and exploiting the dramatic design impact of beads and stitching. Cost is $1,180.

View the course brochure for full details at gailcreativestudies.com.

Information: 360-4660110 and gail@gailcreativestudies.com.

25+ WAYS TO CREATE ART FABRIC: Work with a spectrum of colored fabric paint to create texture and artistic pattern on fabric at this workshop 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, and 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, July 13, at Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts, 12636 Chilberg Road, Mount Vernon. Cost is $250. Information: 360-466-0110 and gail@ gailcreativestudies.com.

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

BACKYARD WILDLIFE HABITAT GARDEN TOUR: Visit wildlife gardens at the 10th annual Camano Island Backyard Wildlife Habitat Garden Tour 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 24.

The event is free. Pick up maps at Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 N East Camano Drive, the day of the event. Information on native plants, wildlife, composting, as well as challenges faced on particular properties will be

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area May 18-25

“The Curious Savage”

Thursday.18 MUSIC The Midtown Men: 7 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $20.50-$59.50. 360-7346080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

Danny Ward Quartet: 5:30 p.m., Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville. $5. 360-363-8408 or lwoodmansee@marysvillewa.gov.

THEATER “Godspell”: 7:30 p.m., Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St., Lynden. $12, senior/student $10, child $8.

360-354-4425 or clairevgtheatre.com. ”The Curious Savage”: 7 p.m., La Conner High School, 307 N 6th St, La Conner. $10 for adults, $7 for students and seniors. 360-466-3173.

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

Friday.19 THEATER “Godspell”: 7:30 p.m., Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St., Lynden. $12, senior/student $10, child $8.

360-354-4425 or clairevgtheatre.com. ”Twelfth Night:” 7:30 p.m., Phil Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $5-$10. mcintyrehall. org. ”The Curious Savage”: 7 p.m., La Conner High School, 307 N 6th St, La Conner. $10 for adults, $7 for students and seniors. 360-466-3173.

Saturday.20 BALLET ”Alice in Wonderland”: by Northwest Ballet Theater, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $24-35. mcintyrehall.org.

THEATER “Godspell”: 2 p.m., Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St., Lynden. $12,

senior/student $10, child $8. 360-3544425 or clairevgtheatre.com. ”Twelfth Night:” 7:30 p.m., Phil Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $5-$10. mcintyrehall. org. ”The Curious Savage”: 8 p.m., La Conner High School, 307 N 6th St, La Conner. $10 for adults, $7 for students and seniors. 360-466-3173.

Sunday.21 OPERA The MET: “Der Rosenkavalier” (R. Strauss): 1 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $17-23.

360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

MUSIC Baroque Music Concert: Salmon Run Concerts presents the new Early Music ensemble Nootka Rose in their Mount Vernon debut concert “Fantastic!” at 3 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St. Suggested donation $20. 12 and under free. 360630-7633 or salmonrun.wix.com/salmon-run-concerts.

Whatcom Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Magic: 3 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $33-49. Take a teen for free.

360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre. com.

North Cascades Concert Band: 3 p.m., Brodniak Hall, Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. Free with suggested donation. Staff Sgt. Hiram Diaz, euphonium player with

the United States Marine Band, is a featured guest soloist. nccband.org.

THEATER “Godspell”: 2 p.m., Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St., Lynden. $12, senior/student $10, children $8. 360354-4425 or clairevgtheatre.com.

Thursday.25 IMPROV The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly: 8 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $8. theupfront.com/ shows/gbu.

THEATER ”Twelfth Night”: 7:30 p.m., Phil Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $5-$10. mcintyrehall.org.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues May 18-25 Thursday.18

Alki Jones Band: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7. 360445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Tutwiler Station: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. Hat. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Deception Connection: 6 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Members and signed-in guests only.

360-848-8882.

Living Arrows: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 1st St., La Conner. 360-3991805.

Everyone Orchestra: 9 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St, Bellingham. $16. 360746-8733 or wildbuffalo.net.

Stephen Ray Leslie, Ron Hardesty, Louis Ledford: 8 p.m., The Green Frog, 1015 N. State St, Bellingham. $5. 360-306-8273 or acoustictavern.com/ shows.php.

Friday.19

Open Jam with Thunder Creek: 8-11 p.m., Evelyn’s Tavern, 12667 Highway 9, Clear Lake. 360-3991321.

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

Cee Cee James and the Mission of S.O.U.L.: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

Dogwood Duo: Ken Savage and Travis Rambo: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 1st St., La Conner.

360-399-1805.

Blues Out West: 7:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley. Members and guests. 360855-0520.

Randy Linder: 9 p.m., Winners Lounge at the Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-2752448.

Blake Angelos: 6-9 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Saturday.20

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

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

Stacy Jones Band: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956 or anacortesH2O.com.

Circus Alley: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 1st St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Wayne Hayton: 5-7:30 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

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

FRIDAY.19

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

Nick Vigarino’s Back Porch Stomp: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $12. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Mountain Flowers: 4:30 p.m., Aslan Brewing Company, Bellingham. 360-778-2088 or aslanbrewing.com.

Blues Out West: 7:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley. Members and guests. 360855-0520.

Sunday.21

Randy Linder: 9 p.m., Winners Lounge at the Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-2752448.

Blake Angelos: 6-9 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Cookie & The Cutters: 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $8. locobillys.com or 425737-5144.

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

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

Library. 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Free. 802874-0091 or rebecca@ hungrytown.net.

Fidalgo Swing: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-5881720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

Thursday.25

Levi Burkle: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 1st St., La Conner. 360-3991805.

Scott Cossu Duo featuring Lonnie Mardis: 7:30 p.m.

Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

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

Janette West Trio: 4:30-7:30 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Tuesday.23

Steve Rudy Trio: 5-8 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Wednesday.24 Hungrytown: 7 p.m.

Anacortes Public

Saturday.20

TROY FAIR BAND 8:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360-7666266 or theoldedison.com.

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HOT TICKETS 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.

DESTRUCTION, WARBRINGER, JUNGLE ROT: May 24, Studio Seven, Seattle. 206-286-1312 or studioseven.us.

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, Paramount 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 Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

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

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

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

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

TOOL: June 17, Gorge Amphitheatre, George.

360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

BRAD PAISLEY: June 30, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-825-

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

6200 or livenation.com.

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

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

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

ED SHEERAN: July 2, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

G-DRAGON: July 11, KeyArena, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation. com.

LOGIC: July 13, ShoWare Center, Kent.

866-973-9613 or livenation.com.

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

LYLE LOVETT: July 15, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

J. COLE: July 17, Ke-

yArena, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

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

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

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

DAN TDM: July 23, Paramount Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

BRUNO MARS: July 24, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

NEIL DIAMOND: July 26, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

WATERSHED: Featuring Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker, Chris Stapleton

and more July 28-30, The Gorge Amphitheatre, George. watershedfest. org.

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

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

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

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

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

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

STEVE MILLER BAND, PETER FRAMPTON: Aug. 5, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

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

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

MICHAEL MCDONALD, BOZ SCAGGS: Aug. 10, Chateau Ste. Michelle,

Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

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

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

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

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

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

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

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

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

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

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

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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

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

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

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TRAVEL

Solitude and majesty in Montana’s Beartooth Wilderness

By MIKE ECKEL Associated Press

RED LODGE, Montana — Crawl from your warm sleeping bag out the tent door, into the darkness and pre-dawn wind whipping across the plateau. Look up at the cathedral of the sky.

Watch the whirlpool of constellations spin overhead.

Hold your breath.

It’s hard not to feel vertigo in the majesty of Montana’s wilderness. Whether you seek the rocky heights of a 10,000-foot peak or an endless chain of lakes, pastels in a mountain meadow or the endless catch of trout, trek into the one of the state’s most magnificent ranges — the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness — to find solitude and grandeur.

Don’t be put off by the name of the best way to get in there: the Beaten Path, a 26-mile trail that climbs up and over the Gallatin National Forest watershed divide, wending its way past pond after lake, peak after cliff, meadow after plateau.

The trail has a reputation for high foot and horse traffic, but in the five days we backpacked through last summer, my hiking partner Ben Yeomans and I saw just a handful of others and embraced the solitude.

The trailhead sits at the southeastern edge of East Rosebud Lake. Accessible by car from the north via a 14-mile road from Roscoe, the lake’s shores are dotted with cottages and cabins, and make it an easy jumping-off point for the wilderness.

We decided, however, to access the path via Red Lodge, a tourist town east of the wilderness that is best known as the jumping-off point for the Beartooth

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In this Aug. 30, 2016 photo, Mike Eckel hikes above a lake along the Beaten Path, a 26-mile hiking trail that crosses through Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.

Highway, the breathtaking drive that climbs to 11,000 feet while winding along the border with Wyoming.

After spotting a car just west of Red Lodge, we hitchhiked two-thirds of the way up West Fork Road, until we got to a trailhead to climb north — and up — out of the river valley and onto the Red Lodge Creek plateau. Much of the valley and surrounding ridgeline is a moonscape of charred timber and ash on the forest floor, the result of an intense 2008 fire. Our boots and legs were gray and dusty by the time we reach tree line, and the parched vales and streambeds on the way up made us glad we packed extra water.

Up to 9,800 feet then down off the ridge, we camped on the marshy shores of Crow Lake, hemmed in by a seam of serrated peaks that turned crimson at sunset.

The following day, we climbed out of the valley and

crossed an amber meadow carpet, then descended a dusty switchback to arrive at East Rosebud Lake and the beginning of the north end of the Beaten Path.

The path wound south, past one lake after another, following East Rosebud Creek as it drains north.

The fishermen we passed carrying trout in plastic bags provided reassurance that even novice anglers like ourselves could catch something. At Elk Lake that night, we did not.

The next day we climbed, alternating between switchbacks and scree fields perched over the creek scouring the valley walls.

When the trail widened again, along Rainbow Lake, the sun had turned the waters into a sea of floating jewels. We took a couple of cliff dives from the overlooking ledges into the frigid alpine water, then apologized to the guy patiently casting flies just around corner.

One of the beauties of

the Montana alpine terrain is how easy it is to wander. That night, we bushwhacked off trail, upstream to Echo Lake. Pika Peak, named for the small, furry rodent that we saw occasionally darting along the trail, was bathed in a tangerine sunset, and we were astounded that, literally, with every cast of our reel, we pulled in brook trout well in excess of a foot. Panfried trout for dinner and for breakfast.

We reached the headwaters of East Rosebud Creek the next day, after a gradual climb up and across meadow after meadow, past Impasse Falls, the highest cascade along the path.

We topped out at the divide, at 10,200 feet , at Fossil Lake. After being baked red by the sun for three days, we welcomed the wind but not the spitting snow and hail. We bundled up and descended.

At Fulcrum Lake, above tree line but in the lee of a rocky knob, our luck with the trout was gone. Our consolation was eating dinner perched on a rock at water’s edge. Below us, mountains stretched to the horizon. And when the winds quieted at dusk, the lake’s surface swallowed the port sky. Pinprick starlight bounced back into the heavens from where it came.

On the final climb down, we passed so many lakes, we had to resist trying to fish every one of them. The lake names themselves are things to behold: Anvil, Sourdough, Stardust, Courthouse, Fossil, Fizzle, Froze to Death, No Bones, Dude.

The riot of wildflower reds, oranges and yellows beneath our feet took the edge off our wilderness farewell and re-entry to civilization.

Local travel briefs ADVENTURES: Recreation Without Borders offers recreational trips, tours and adventures throughout the Northwest and British Columbia. 360-766-7109 or recreationwithoutborders.com. n “Ostriches and Camels and Horses, Oh My”: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, May 21. The trip will include ostrich races, camel races, thoroughbred racing and family-friendly activities. Ages 8 years and older (under 18 with adult supervision). $61. Registration deadline is May 15. 360-336-6215 mountvernonwa.gov. n Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts and Granville Island: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 7. Gourmet eating, shopping and area exploration. Lunch included.

Proof of citizenship (valid passport, enhanced driver’s license or NEXUS card) is required to cross the border. Ages 12 years and older (under 18 with adult supervision). $81.

Registration deadline is May 31. 360336-6215 or mountvernonwa.gov.

ESCORTED TOURS: Whatcom Senior Tours will host a series of trips for seniors who want to get out and have fun. Sign up by calling 360-733-4030, ext. 1015 or visiting the tour office at 315 Halleck St., Bellingham. n Blake Island Cruise & Tillicum Village: June 21. Trip is $161, transportation included. n Best of New York City: June 16-20. $2,699 double occupancy; $2,999 single occupancy. n Haida Gwaii: June 19-25. $3,599 per double occupancy and $4,139 single price. n Rhine & Mosel River Cruise: Sept.

21-Oct. 1. $4,549 double occupancy outside cabin, $4,949 double occupancy vista balcony, $5,249 double occupancy exterior balcony. n Celebrity Hawaiian Cruise: Sept. 22Oct. 2. $2,699 double occupancy inside cabin, $3,099 double occupancy ocean view cabin, $3,599 double occupancy balcony cabin.

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.

For information or to register, call 360336-6215.

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At 61, Debra Winger has her best role in years

By GARY THOMPSON The Philadelphia Inquirer

Somehow, Debra Winger hadn’t heard the old joke about the three ages for women in Hollywood – babe, district attorney, and “Driving Miss Daisy.”

When I ran it by her, I heard the familiar Winger laugh.

“I think I skipped district attorney,” she cracked.

That isn’t really true — she was in the lawyer drama “Legal Eagles” — and it isn’t really true that her latest role falls into Category 3.

Winger stars in “The Lovers,” a movie that comes by its title honestly. The onetime ingenue star of “Urban Cowboy” and “An Officer and a Gentleman” has — at 61 — been given one of the most sexually candid roles of her career.

She prepared for it by being a 61-year-old woman.

“I think that I have an ego, but, look, if you’re altering your looks, working out more than any normal human can work out in order to achieve a certain, unreasonably perfect standard, you’re not going to be able to tell a whole bunch of stories. You’re going to end up limiting yourself. I’ve always been a poster child for ‘Let’s take the makeup down a notch,’ “ Winger said.

In “The Lovers,” she plays a woman in a long, fraught marriage to an inattentive and unfaithful man, played by Tracy Letts, the actor and playwright (he wrote “August: Osage County”). Both spouses are having affairs — she with a younger man (Aidan Gillen). His is acknowledged, hers is not, leading to intrigue that adds unexpected, unpredictable spice to their relationship.

For Winger, it means R-rated scenes with two different men.

Winger knows that’s unusual territory for an actress her age, but she says the constraining factors that affect actresses apply to women in all walks of life.

“You see the trap that’s there for women, to be desexualized. For one thing, you do it to yourself. You’re picking the kids up at school, you don’t want to be dressed provocatively. That’s not my thing, anyway. I

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Debra Winger at a special screening of Netflix original series “The Ranch” Season 1, Part 2 in September 2016.

play it kind of safe. I’m lucky to have a healthy marriage, a husband who’s always telling me I’m looking great.”

Winger is winning praise for the role (“her radiance shines through,” said Variety) and for her work in the Netflix series “The Ranch,” playing a bartender and sounding board for her son (Ashton Kutcher), a former pro athlete now adjusting to life out of the spotlight.

Winger knows all about that.

After a lucrative career and a trio of Oscar nominations (“Terms of Endearment,” “An Officer and a Gentleman,” “Shadowlands”), she grew weary of limited choices in Hollywood, and so she made a radical one.

She left.

“For me, the antidote for it was just to have a life. To choose the kind of life I wanted, not just the kind of role I wanted,” Winger said.

She married actor Arliss Howard, moved to a farm in Sullivan County, N.Y., and raised children — essentially taking 20 years off, though she returned from time to time to take supporting roles in movies like “Rachel Getting Married.”

It takes a lot to get her back — she mulled over “The Lovers” for five years, working with writer-director Azazel Jacobs (who directed the

HBO series “Doll & Em”), until the script was just right — for Winger, that meant a nod to the movies of the 1970s (John Cassavetes, Bob Rafelson) that made her want to be an actress.

“It’s a small story, a concise story, very low-budget, but it’s so full of life and so true, at least as far as these characters are concerned,” she said.

Winger is excited about new platforms like Netflix, new types of stories, and new specialty film companies like A24, which backed “The Lovers” and recently backed “Moonlight” all the way to a best-movie Oscar.

I asked her whether these new avenues will mean more opportunities for people who had been marginalized by the old Hollywood system she rejected.

“I think that’s probably true.

There’s that old adage, women should write more. And I’m all for more people having the opportunity to tell their own stories,” Winger said. “But I have to point out this story was written by a 43-year-old white guy, and it’s one of the best roles I’ve ever had.”

The cheating spouses in “The Lovers” are involved in lengthy affairs. The movie mines that situation for a strange sort of comedy – their dormant marriage becomes a refuge from the demands of extramarital affairs, and though the subtext remains unspoken, husband and wife begin to sense they have a lot in common.

“We’ve all bought into these ideas, the institution of marriage, owning a home, having a job,” she said.

“We’re told you need all of these things to have the American Dream, and so often part of it doesn’t work out, so you have this whole sector of America white-knuckling it.”

Winger said the movie was shot in the home of an Iraq war veteran who rented the place to help make ends meet.

“Believe me, they were happy to have the income. They were not making it, but we’re all under this pressure to look perfect.” she said.

Winger said her time on the farm keeps her away from the politics of Hollywood, and from politics in general.

On ‘SNL,’ Melissa McCarthy’s Sean Spicer act sealed with a kiss

By NINA METZ Chicago Tribune

I’m not sure “Saturday Night Live” is a show that generates much anticipation from week to week.

And yet I was legitimately curious to see what it had up its sleeve when amateur footage started popping up online Friday of Melissa McCarthy costumed as White House press secretary Sean Spicer — a memorably furious portrayal first introduced earlier this year — rolling through the streets of Midtown Manhattan on a mobile podium.

That brief glimpse of one of America’s favorite comedic actors taking her Spicey act on the road in real traffic suggested all sorts of outrageous possibilities.

In McCarthy’s hands, Spicer is a man for whom every utterance warrants an angry exclamation point — a sentiment that would be right at home, you might say, among stereotypical outraged New York drivers.

But this pre-taped segment (sandwiched into a larger live sketch that ended with Spicer in full existential breakdown) was all kinds of unrealized potential, in part because some of it was clearly green-screen. It would have been interesting to see McCarthy-as-Spicer interact with real New Yorkers who might have been delighted to see her and also annoyed that she was gumming up their commute.

The Spicer sketch was one of the night’s lon-

gest, opening with Aidy Bryant doing a bang-on Sarah Huckabee Sanders at the podium, only to be shoved aside by McCarthy’s Spicer, offering this description of the president: “If he’s crazy, he’s crazy like a fox … with mental problems.”

As for concerns with “this whole Russian thing,” the president’s hands are clean, per Spicer: “How do we know? Because he told us so! Period! Then he hired lawyers to agree with him! And they’re going to prove it with a certified letter, which you know is the truth because it costs an extra two dollars to have it certified! I’ve got a tracking number right here!”

At one point, Spicer’s wrath causes him to tear down a decorative column and toss it into the front row of assembled journalists. “Does that answer your question?” As to the reporter who asked the question: “I honestly hope to God I killed her.”

Spicer eventually leaves, in search of Trump and some answers, and if you had to guess which moment from this week’s show was most likely to rankle the president, it would have to be the image of Trump (Alec Baldwin) launching a makeout session with Spicer, as they both grab at one another’s bodies.

Though it is bound to stoke a certain somebody’s temper in real life, the kiss made no sense, and you have to wonder why sexual contact between two men is still a punchline in 2017.

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More thoughtful thrills in ‘Alien’ universe

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

The “Alien” franchise has always been battleground for the philosophical and physical tussles for dominance between human, alien and artificial intelligence.

While “Alien” set up the themes, character types, and iconography of this universe, 2012’s prequel “Prometheus” established an origin story and philosophy, bringing up questions of faith, spirituality and the risks of creating life.

“Alien: Covenant,” once again directed by Ridley Scott, is the second prequel in the series, chronologically following “Prometheus,” and exploring the fallout from the events of that film, while offering a rich terrain for an epic battle between the differing forces in this world.

The questions posed in the film are universal, and primal, and easy answers are never forthcoming.

The humans in the story are a plucky crew of space explorers; a tight-knit group of couples piloting a ship of colonists to a new planet that holds their dreams of a fresh start and new life. When a random shockwave hits the ship’s solar recharging sails, damage is incurred, lives are lost, and the team is diverted from its course.

A rogue, seemingly human, transmission offers the opportunity to explore a closer, previously hidden planet, so they decide to try their luck — though this roll of the dice is made under some objection.

Rogue transmissions, planets that seem too good to be true, and a motley crew of space explorers? It sounds a lot like the “Alien” we know. “Covenant” uses

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the mythology established by “Prometheus” and fuses it with the story and character types of “Alien.”

Scott explores the tensions between spirituality and science, faith and family, emotional and analytical intelligence, and manages to do all that in the style of a slasher horror film. “Covenant” rips through plot points and action set pieces with the speed of a xenomorph ripping through flesh.

The story is a whirlwind smash-and-grab as the group is slowly pulled in different directions and picked off one by one, until a final girl, or woman, is left standing.

The final woman is played her by Katherine Waterston, who has been toughened up with a bowl haircut and an odd little cap. She is broken, in mourning, trying to put herself back together and keep fighting for her dream.

It takes a bit of time, but Waterston ably fills the Ripley-sized shoes of Sigourney Weaver, both physically and mentally. In the “Alien” franchise, whether human, alien, or artificial, female intelligence is proven to be the most versatile and insightful,

and Waterston embodies that with finesse.

But no performance eclipses that of Michael Fassbender, who played the android David in “Prometheus” and here plays a later model of the same droid, Walter. From Ash in “Alien” to David, android intelligence has always been in many ways superior, but less easy to predict.

Fassbender is given the opportunity to give a wide-ranging and fascinatingly campy performance, and it’s no surprise he steals the show. Much of the spiritual questions about creation are wrapped up in Fassbender’s character, who questions his provenance and if he himself can create.

This desire for procreation and preservation of the self — human, alien, or artificial — is what motivates every being in the “Alien” universe, and in “Covenant,” Scott sets up a thrilling thunderdome in which we can watch this bloody battle unfold.

— 2:02. Rated R for sci-fi violence, bloody images, language and some sexuality/ nudity. HHH (out of four stars)

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“The Lovers” — Tracy Letts steps into a lead role in a dark, emotionally bruising and brutally insightful work about a marriage gone stagnant — and he is spectacularly good. Both Letts’ Michael and his wife, Mary (Debra Winger), are having affairs, until something unexpected transpires between them, throwing their lives into yet another level of chaos. Comedy, R, 94 minutes. HHH½ “Snatched” — When Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer are playing verbal tennis as mother and daughter, trading passive-aggressive criticism along with genuinely affectionate observations, it’s an absolute delight to witness. When they’re slogging through the jungle later, we find ourselves wishing they had a stronger script. Comedy, R, 91 minutes. HH “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” — Director Guy Ritchie spins the King Arthur legend as a superhero origins story, with our man (Charlie Hunnam) resisting the calling for as long as possible and then finally accepting his destiny to unseat the ruthless King Vortigern (Jude Law). In its finest moments, “King Arthur” is clever and exhilarating, but at its low points, it plays like a cheesy B-movie. Action adventure, PG-13, 126 minutes. HHH “The Wall” — A wounded U.S. soldier (Aaron Taylor-Young in a strong performance) communicates by radio with the Iraqi sniper threatening him in a psychological stalker-and-prey thriller. The longer we go without seeing the tormenter, the more terrifying he becomes. War thriller, R, 81 minutes. HHH “Chuck” — Liev Schreiber is outstanding as the hulking, rough-edged, amiable and charismatic Chuck Wepner, a journeyman heavyweight who was plucked out of semi-obscurity to fight the great Muhammad Ali — only to shock the world by knocking Ali down and inspiring Sylvester Stallone to pen the screenplay for “Rocky.” Sports biography, R, 101 minutes. HHH½ “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” — Like many a sequel to a slam-bang, much-liked mega-hit, the second adventure of the universe-saviors isn’t quite as much fun, not quite as clever, not quite as fresh as the original, but it still packs a bright and shiny and sweet punch. Superhero adventure, PG-13, 136 minutes. HHH “The Dinner” — Richard Gere, Rebecca Hall, Steve Coogan and Laura Linney play two couples getting together at an upscale restaurant to talk about their 16-year-old sons and the terrible thing they’ve done. It’s a welcome thing to experience the fireworks between three-dimensional, deeply flawed characters grappling with major issues in a civilized setting. Drama, R, 120 minutes. HHH “Risk” — As the follow-up to her Oscar-winning “CitizenFour,” director Laura Poitras gets extraordinary access to Julian Assange, the self-aggrandizing editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks. It’s a compelling documentary, filled with dramatic scenes straight out of a spy thriller. Documentary, not rated, 97 minutes. HHH½ “The Circle” — Emma Watson and Tom Hanks star in a cautionary Big Brother cyber thriller touching on themes explored many times before in films that were not this smug or condescending or muddled or inconsistent. One of the most crashing letdowns of 2017. Sci-fi drama, PG-13, 110 minutes. H½ “Sleight” — Jacob Latimore gives a star-making performance as a street magician who gets in too deep with a drug dealer in a story that’s part domestic drama, part romance, part crime thriller. Like “Moonlight” and “Get Out,” this is a nontraditional film with impressive cinematography, a smart screenplay with some creative twists, and brilliant performances from the lead players. Crime thriller, R, 90 minutes. HHH½ “The Promise” — This love triangle set against the backdrop of World War I veers into corny territory at times, but it’s a solid and sobering reminder of the atrocities of war, bolstered by strong performances from Oscar Isaac and Christian Bale, two of the best actors of their generation. War romance, PG-13, 134 minutes. HHH “The Lost City of Z” — Charlie Hunnam expertly conveys the bravery, spirit and sometimes reckless nature of an early 20th-century British explorer obsessed with finding proof of an ancient but advanced civilization deep in the Amazon. Director James Gray’s breathtaking and stunning epic should be seen on the biggest screen imaginable. Adventure, PG-13, 140 minutes. HHH½

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MOVIES “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” — Oprah Winfrey is a force playing the daughter of a real-life woman whose cancerous cells were the basis for some of the most important medical discoveries of the 20th century. It’s the best thing about this HBO movie, an informative and competently executed but uneven drama based on journalist Rebecca Skloot’s nonfiction book. Drama, not rated, 95 minutes. HHH “Norman” — The relentless, often irritating networking of a wouldbe power player (Richard Gere) finally pays off when his friend is elected prime minister of Israel and considers him a confidante.

It’s a tribute to Gere’s skill set that as Norman makes us cringe, we’re also kinda rooting for him. Drama, R, 118 minutes. HHH½

“The Fate of the Furious” — In the franchise’s eighth film, Vin Diesel now plays the bad guy, but Jason Statham has joined the heroes, and people have switched sides so many times it’s enough to give your brain a flat tire.

The plot is idiotic, the supposedly snappy quips are lame, and it’s all delivered in an extremely bloated package. Action, PG-13, 136 minutes. HH “Queen of the Desert” — Nicole Kidman does fine work as Gertrude Bell, the so-called “female Lawrence of Arabia,” whose trailblazing adventures starting in the late 19th century are the stuff of legend. Alas, the usually innovative director Werner Herzog has turned Bell’s story into a plodding biopic where very little happens for long stretches of time. Historical drama,

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PG-13, 127 minutes. HH “The Outcasts” — Led by geeky Jodi (Victoria Justice) and Mindy (Eden Sher), the high school outcasts wage a revolution against the popular kids in a broad, jokey “Mean Girls” knockoff with no interest in reflecting anything resembling anyone’s adolescent experience. Before it was even over, I was already forgetting about it. Comedy, PG-13, 96 minutes. H½ “Colossal” — Anne Hathaway is raw and real and pretty much sensational playing a perpetual screwup whose actions seem to relate to a humongous, reptilian monster demolishing the streets of Seoul. It’s surreal and it’s goofy and it’s exhilarating and it’s rather amazing to see where it all goes. Sci-fi comedy/drama, R, 110 minutes. HHH½

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Latest ‘Wimpy Kid’ film is miserable ride

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

From 2010 to 2012, a trilogy of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” films were released in rapid succession, starring Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris and Steve Zahn.

Adapted from the web comic turned kids novels by Jeff Kinney, the films featured the kinds of embarrassments and toilet humor that tend to make up most middle school lore.

Five years later, a fourth film, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul,” is hitting theaters, with a completely new cast making up the Heffley family.

Director David Bowers, who helmed the “Rodrick Rules” and “Dog Days” installments of the franchise, returns to wrangle this particular out-of-control-minivan down the freeway.

This story of a family vacation gone wrong could have just been subtitled “Road Trip,” but it turns out “The Long Haul” is an ironically apt descriptor for this film.

One hesitates to refer to it as a “comedy,” as the jokes are few and far between. No, “horror” was the word that popped into mind frequently during these grim ninety minutes.

“Diary of a Wimpy

Kid: The Long Haul” is a deft exploration of the horrors of modern life in the tech-obsessed, neoliberal, advanced capitalist 21st century America; a world where social media rules our brains and behavior, and constant connectedness means constant work.

This family’s road trip illustrates how America has become a polarized nation obsessed with nostalgia, gripping tight to the construct of a “real” America in light of rapid cultural change.

Some fun.

It’s also a terrifying cautionary tale about distracted driving — adults in the audience may cower every time one of the Heffley parents behind the wheel takes their eyes off the road or uses their phone while shepherding a teen, tween, toddler, spouse, piglet and boat trailer behind the cursed minivan.

Belly laughs? More like stomach lurches. It’s truly more harrowing than “Fate of the Furious” at times, and more frustrating, since Vin Diesel never texts while driving, and doesn’t bring a brood in the backseat.

Fittingly, the central conflict of the film is about technology and screen time. Mom Susan (Alicia Silverstone) confiscates all electronic devices so the family can enjoy real face time on their road trip —

but dad Frank (Tom Everett Scott) hasn’t taken the days off work, while titular wimpy kid Greg (Jason Drucker) and metalhead brother Rodrick (Charlie Wright) are scheming to get to a video game convention.

Greg’s determined to clean up his online reputation after he becomes the star of an embarrassing meme, and thinks a video with his hero, star gamer Mac Digby (Joshua Hoover) will do the trick. Their juvenile and selfish meddling takes the family trip from bad to apocalyptic.

The film seems to be aware of the terrors it inflicts on its audience in the name of a good time (or some kind of time… the intended effect is not clear).

There are several direct references to Hitchcock’s most iconic horror films, “Pyscho” and “The Birds,” for some inexplicable reason.

Though ostensibly presented as an hour and a half of raucous family adventure — a “Vacation” for the PG crowd — “Wimpy Kid” is instead a dirge of unfunny scatological material, techno-anxiety and child endangerment masquerading as familial bonding.

Settle in for the “Long Haul,” because this is one bumpy, miserable ride.

— 1:30. Rated PG for some rude humor. H (out of four stars)

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