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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK Toby Jones, Gem“Sausage Party”: Upcoming ma Jones and Rachael This is comedy’s verStirling star. sion of a huge special movie releases “Kickboxer: Veneffects movie. Movies Following is a partial geance”: Jean-Claude that bank on big special schedule of coming Van Damme stars in effects don’t worry DVDs. Release dates are the update of the 1989 about being subtle with subject to change: classic film. the action. In the case “Bubba Ho-Tep”: of “Sausage Party,” the NOV. 15 Blu-ray version of the writers don’t just bank n Finding Dory 2002 cult classic staron jokes but push the n Army of One ring Bruce Campbell. envelope with every n Better Call Saul: “Into the Badlands: sentence to the point of Season 2 Season 1”: Teacher near-vulgar explosion. n Game of Thrones: and student face what This is not a movie The Complete Sixth lies beyond the Badfor everyone. If you go, Season lands. you should be ready for n Looking: The “L.M. Montgoma tale where characters Complete Series + Movie ery’s Anne of Green of a Native American n The Mindy Project: Gables”: Conservative variety go by the offenSeason Four head of an orphanage sive name of Firewahas a major affect on ter (Bill Hader) and NOV. 18 Anne Shirley.

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“Billions: The First Season”: Paul “Capital”: The BBC One three-part TV series works both as a mystery and Giamatti and Damian Lewis star in this drama about power politics in the as an examination of the human conworld of high finance. dition. This is all played out against “Five Nights in Maine”: Man a London street where a mix of new seeks help from his estranged motherrich and longtime residents find in-law after a tragic death. themselves in an unusual situation.

“Fire Song”: Young man is forced The growing price of property has to make a life-changing decision. made each of their homes worth mil“The Making of the Mob: Chicalions. Someone has noticed as each has go”: Miniseries that looks at the rise received a postcard with the phrase, of organized crime in Middle Amer“We want what you have.” The letters ica. continue to come, making the resi“Turn: Washington’s Spies: The dents more concerned for their safety.

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Joan Penney, with John Sanders and John Anderson, will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at the Edison Inn

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VETERANS DAY In the Area

SVC HONORS VETS AND SERVICE MEMBERS: Skagit Valley College’s Mount Vernon and Whidbey Island campuses will host special events to honor veterans and active service members: n The Whidbey Island Campus will construct a special exhibit in recognition of veterans. The Veteran’s Wall is on display through Nov. 14 in Oak Hall, 1900 SE Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor. n In Mount Vernon, the Veterans Club will host a free barbecue from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at Gary Tollefson Plaza, 2405 E. College Way. 360-416-7716 or skagit.edu/veterans.

FREE PARK ADMISSION: In recognition of Veterans Day, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will offer free admission to all state parks Friday, Nov. 11.

The Discover Pass will not be required to enter state parks, but still is required to access lands managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources. parks.wa.gov. The U.S. Forest Service will recognize Veterans Day by waiving fees for visitors to the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest on Friday, Nov. 11. Fees will be waived for most day-use sites in the forest. fs.usda.gov/mbs.

VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION: The annual celebration will begin at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at the Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center, 100 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The event will include local veteran speakers, Town Crier Richard Riddell, music by Skagit Swing and more. Free. 360-299-1818 or portofanacortes. com.

VETERANS DAY PROGRAM: The annual Oak Harbor Community Veterans Day program will take place at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at the Oak Harbor High School Performing Arts Center, 950 NW Second Ave., Oak Harbor. The event will feature guest speaker Capt. Brett Mietus, U.S. Navy; performances by the Oak Harbor Jazz Band and Harbor Singers; and the Oak Harbor High School NJROTC Color Guard. Free. 360-720-8398 or oakharbornavyleague.org.

VETERANS DAY PRESENTATION: Lemley Chapel will present “Arlington: In Eternal Vigil” at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at 1008 Third St., Sedro-Woolley. Learn about Arlington National Cemetery and “the greatest untold stories in American history today.” Free.

VETERANS DAY: A presentation to honor veterans featuring Sedro-Woolley Mayor Keith Wagoner, Commander, USN (Ret.), will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at Country Meadow Village, 1501 Collins Road, Sedro-Woolley. Free.

360-856-0404.

GROWING VETERANS AUCTION, DINNER: A Locavore Dinner and Auction to benefit Growing Veterans will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at Semiahmoo Resort Golf and Spa, 9565 Semiahmoo Parkway, Blaine. The evening will include a silent auction and reception, a three-course dinner featuring food grown by local veterans and prepared by guest chefs Roy Breiman and Patrick Glennon, and a live auction with KING 5’s Mark Wright. $95, $85 for veterans.

Proceeds will benefit Growing Veterans, a local nonprofit that works with returning veterans to develop sustainable agriculture. 360-318-2042 or semiahmoo.com.

22 SUN SALUTATIONS FOR 22 VETERANS: Participants are asked to get pledges for the amount of Yoga Sun Salutations to accomplish at the event from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 12, at Burlington-Edison High School, 301 N. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. All proceeds go to Connected Warriors Inc. to continue providing free yoga to veterans, active duty service members and their families. Pledge sheets can be picked up at Lululemon or Quantum Health and Yoga Lounge in Burlington. 360-320-7921 or lauriemg@connectedwarriors.org.

VETERANS DAY PARADE: Skagit County will hold its 21st annual Veterans Day Parade at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, along Fairhaven Avenue in Burlington. Before the parade, enjoy a pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at the American Legion Hall, 712 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington, and view a military display from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Burlington Visitor Center, 520 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington.

VETERANS DAY RECOGNITION: The city of Mount Vernon will hold a Veterans Recognition Ceremony from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at St. Joseph Center, 215 N. 15th St., Mount Vernon. Honor veterans with special music, color guard, guest speakers and recognition of all veterans in attendance. Complimentary lunch for veterans and their families at 1 p.m.

Free. 360-336-6211.

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OUT & ABOUT ART ‘SEASONS CHANGE’: Scott Milo Gallery presents a new landscape series in oil by Jeanne Levasseur through Nov. 29 at 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Also on display: oils by Ramona Hammerly, pastels by Christine Troyer, oils by Keith Sorenson and oils by the late Don deLlamas. The gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and by appointment.

Free. scottmilo.com.

‘AAM ADMI’: View portraits by Indian-born photographer Ankur Jain in his exhibition “Aam Admi The Unsung Heroes: Portraits of Northern India” through November at Perry and Carlson Gallery, 504 South First St., Mount Vernon. The series explores the lives of people residing in river cities along the Ganges and Yamina rivers. The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Free. perryandcarlson. com.

‘RHYTHM OF COLOR’: i.e. gallery presents the three-artist exhibi, “Rhythm of Color” at i.e., 5800 Cains Court, Edison. Ed Kamuda, Brian Cypher and Jef Morlan all have a striking facility with color, creating shapes and compositions in intriguing ways with an abstract nod to the world. Free. 360-4883458 or ieedison.com.

‘OIL AND WATER’: Smith and Vallee Gallery presents the art of Karen Hackenberg from

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, through Nov. 27, at 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison.

Hackenberg takes a lighthearted, subversive approach to the subject of ocean degradation, presenting a tonguein-cheek taxonomy of imaginary postconsumer sea creatures and mimics archeological artifact drawings and history paintings. Free. 360-7666230 or smithandvalleegallery.com.

REXVILLE GRANGE ART SHOW: The Rexville Grange Art Show will feature a collection of work by regional artists from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12-13 and Nov. 19-20, at the Rexville Grange, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. Featured artists provide a collection of fine art and crafts from traditional to unusual, including ceramics, paintings, photography, jewelry, books, textiles and more. Opening night will feature an artists reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, including traditional music of Ireland and Scotland by Campbell Road.

ART EXHIBITION: Original oil paintings and giclee reproductions by artist Gene Jaress of 12 Crows Studio will be on display through November at North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington.

North Cove Coffee is open 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. An artist reception will be

INTERNATIONAL FLUTE ARTIST

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International flute recording artist and storyteller Gary Stroutsos will perform at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, at the Mount Vernon Public Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon. Free. 360-336-6209.

held from 3 to 6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 12. Free.

360-632-8298.

‘FUN AND GAMES’: Work by artists Sue Roberts and Natalie Niblack will be on display Nov. 15-Jan. 6 in the Skagit Valley College Art Gallery, located in the Gary Knutzen Cardinal Center, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon.

The artists use a visual vocabulary of toys and games to explore more adult concerns such as gun violence, environmental degradation and the current lack of reasoned argument in politics mixed with the extremes of emotion in childish forms. An artists talk will take place at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the multi-

purpose room. Free. skagit.edu.

‘HONEY, I SHRUNK THE ART’: View more than 90 pieces of fine art glass, sculptures and paintings by 40 artists at the 26th annual “Honey, I Shrunk The Art” through Jan. 15 at Matzke Fine Art Gallery & Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island. An opening party and potluck will be held from 4 to 9 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 19. The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, and weekdays by appointment.

Free. 360-387-2759 or matzkefineart.com.

SECRET HARBOR HOLIDAY ART SHOW: See kids’ creations, purchase holiday gifts and

support Secret Harbor Kids and families during the Secret Harbor Holiday Art Show from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington.

Free. 360-755-5700, ext.

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ART EXHIBITION: ACME Creative, 705 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, welcomes artist Scott Kolbo to the gallery through November.

The exhibition features Kolbo’s drawing and projection works that explore the comedy and tragedy that he sees in the world and in himself. Free. 360-399-6333 or acmecreative.com.

“MAGGIE THE SHEEP” ART EXHIBITION: A series of

paintings by local artist Joann Ossewarde will be on display through November at Jennings Yarn and Needlecrafts, 612 S. First St., La Conner. View the paintings during store hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday. 360-466-3177.

OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBIT: The La Conner Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit is on display through March 1 at public locations around La Conner. The annual juried exhibition features work by some of the Northwest’s most accomplished artists. For information, including a map of the scul ptures and works available for sale: 360-466-3125 or townoflaconner.org.

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OUT & ABOUT ART EXHIBITION: More than 134 original etchings, woodblocks and mono prints by 24 artists, nude drawings

by Phillip Levine and paintings by Betty and Russell Frost are on display through Saturday, Nov. 12, at Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday through Sunday, weekdays by appointment. 360-387-2759, email matzke@camano. net. matzkefineart. com. ”LOCAL COLOR” ART EXHIBITION: New oil paintings by Mark Bistranin are on display through Wednesday, Nov. 30, at La Conner Seaside Gallery, 202 N. First St., La Conner.

Bistranin’s paintings capture the light and energy in the Northwest. Also on display: paintings by Kent Lovelace and Dave Nichols and photos by Mark Conley. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thursday through Sunday. 360-466-5141 or skagitvalleyartescape. com.

‘50 GREATEST PHOTOS’: “National Geographic’s 50 Greatest Photographs” exhibition continues through Jan. 15 at the Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora St., Bellingham.

Hours: noon to 5 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday. Admission: $10, $8 youth/student/ senior/military, $5 ages 2-5, free for children under 2 and museum members. 360-7788930 or whatcommuseum.org.

LECTURES AND TALKS LOCAL RADIO: “Speak Up! Speak Out!,” a half-hour weekly show committed to community, peace, justice and nonviolence issues broadcasts at 5 p.m. Wednesdays and 8 p.m. Sundays on Skagit Valley Community Radio Station KSVR 91.7 FM (Mount Vernon) and KSVU 90.1 FM (Hamilton). speakupspeakoutradio. org.

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Sen. Kevin Ranker and State Reps.

Kris Lytton and Jeff Morris will speak about the upcoming state Legislative sessions at the next Fidalgo Democrats meeting at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 22, at the Anacortes Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. A moderated discussion will follow. Free. 360293-7114.

MUSIC

BAND CONCERT: The North Cascades Concert Band and Skagit Chorale will present the fall concert “Listener’s Choice” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, at Brodniak Auditorium, 1600 20th St., Anacortes.

The program is based on audience requests from the spring 2016 concert. Music ranging from composers George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Alfred Reed, Glen Miller, John Philip Sousa and many more will be played. Free. skagitvalleychorale.org or nccband.org.

MORE FUN SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSE-

UM: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday-Sunday, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner.

Adults $5, seniors $4, families $10. 360-4663365 or skagitcounty. net/museum. n “Cast and Count”: The History of Voting: through Nov. 13: On loan from the Secretary of State’s Office of Elections, the exhibit tells the story of voting in Washington state. n “Mas Voces Del Valle: More Voices Of The Valley”: through Dec. 31: Latinos recount stories of their community in Skagit County from 1940 to recent history.

FILMS WITH FRIENDS: Friends Of Skagit Beaches presents the fourth annual Films with Friends film series from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Northwest Educational Service District Building, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes. Environmentally themed documentaries. Free.

206-399-6773 or skagitbeaches.org. Up next: “Sonic Sea,” Friday, Nov. 11.

DINNER WITH FRIENDS: Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County will host Dinner with Friends at area Boys & Girls Clubs. The annual dinner is each club’s kickoff event for the Youth of the Year program and an opportunity to recognize and honor club kids.

Attendees will enjoy dinner and hear presentations by each club’s Youth of the Year hopefuls and others. Tickets are $20. For information or to purchase tickets, visit skagitclubs. org or contact Ian Faley at 360-419-3723, ext. 7,

or ifaley@skagitclubs. org. n Sedro-Woolley Boys & Girls Club: 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, Sedro-Woolley Community Center, 703 Pacific St., Sedro-Woolley. n Mount Vernon Boys & Girls Club: 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, LaVenture Middle School, 1200 N. LaVenture Road, Mount Vernon.

SKAGIT VALLEY HOSPITAL CRAFT FAIR: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Friday, Nov. 10-11, Skagit Valley Hospital’s north main entrance lobby, 1415 E. Kincaid St., Mount Vernon.

For more information, contact Bev at 360-4282189.

CONCRETE FOOD BANK BENEFIT: 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, Birdsview Brewing Company, 32392 Washington 20, Concrete.

Features music by The Fender Benders and Barefeet. A $5 donation to the food bank is suggested, or a donation of a nonperishable food item. 360-826-3406.

CAMANO ISLAND CHAMBER CHILI AND CHOWDER COOK-OFF: 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island.

There will also be raffles, a live art auction and a beer and wine garden. $10 for 10 tastings. In honor of Veterans Day, all retired or active military and first responders in uniform receive five free tastings.

360-454-4592.

HOLIDAY CRAFT BAZAAR: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 12, La Conner Retirement Inn, 204 N. First St., La Conner. Shop from a variety of handcrafted items including, jewelry, candles and more. 360466-5700.

BAZAAR AND CRAFT FAIR: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 12, Freeborn Church, 2300 300th St. NW, Stanwood. 360-629-3149.

PET SANTA PICTURES: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, NOAH Center, 31300 Brandstrom Road, Stanwood. Bring the kids and pets to meet Santa. Photos are $10 per pose and all proceeds benefit the animals at NOAH. Cookies, cocoa and puppy treats provided.

360-629-7055.

KIDS GIANT GARAGE SALE: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 12, at Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. Toys, books, video games, bikes, sports, equipment, clothing and more will all be for sale. Free admission. 360-755-9649 or burlingtonwa.gov/ recreation.

SKAGIT MODEL RAILROAD CLUB OPEN HOUSE: The Whatcom-Skagit Model Railroad will hold an open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at Whatcom-Skagit Model Railroad Club, 1469 Silver Run Lane, Alger. Admission by donation. whatcomskagitmrc.com.

ROCK & GEM SHOW: The Skagit Rock and Gem Club will host

“Treasures of the Earth,” a gem, mineral, fossil and jewelry show, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12-13, at the Sedro-Woolley Community Center, 703 Pacific St., Sedro-Woolley. Free admission. skagitrockandgem@gmail.com or skagitrockandgem.com.

GLITZ AND GLAMOUR SALE: Hosted by 2nd Chance Thrift Shop, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island.

360-629-6142.

TULIP POSTER UNVEILING: The unveiling of the 2017 Tulip Festival poster, featuring artwork by Trish Harding, will take place at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Skagit Valley Gardens, 18923 Peter Johnson Road, Mount Vernon. The event will feature a Taste of Skagit with local eateries distributing samples of their wares, as well as the official wine, beer, cider, chocolate and coffee of the festival.

Festival fans also will get a first glimpse of the official festival merchandise, the 2017 Festival brochure and redesigned website.

Admission is free with an invitation available at Heritage Bank branches and at the Tulip Festival office. 360-428-5959 or info@tulipfestival.org.

LONG LIVE FARMS: Viva Farms will host a screening of the documentary film “Ingredients” at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

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GET INVOLVED ART CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Anacortes Arts Festival is accepting grant applications for 2017 through Friday, Nov. 11. Applications: anacortesartsfestival. com. For questions, contact Jennifer Wilson at 360-293-6211 or staff@anacortesartsfestival.com.

CALL FOR SCULPTURES: San Juan Islands Sculpture Park invites sculptors to submit entries for its ongoing juried sculpture review. All sculptures must be deemed “safe” and should be suitable for exhibition in an outdoor setting and capable of withstanding occasional high winds, rain and possible snow.

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be installed for a twoyear period (if not sold sooner) in the 20-acre park located near Roche Harbor on San Juan Island. For complete submission guidelines, visit sjisculpturepark. com.

KNITTER’S GUILD: North Sound Knitter’s Guild will meet from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, in the social room at the Stanwood Community and Senior Center, 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood. 360387-9611.

CALL FOR INSTRUCTORS: Burlington Parks and Recreation seeks qualified instructors to expand its enrichment classes for youth and adults. To download an instructor’s packet, visit burlingtonwa.gov and click on the “Instructors Needed” tab. 360-7559649 or recreation@ burlingtonwa.gov.

CALL TO COLLECTORS: Anacortes Museum, 1305 Eighth St., Anacortes, invites local collectors to participate in its “Anacortes Presents” program by putting their treasures on display. Exhibits usually run about three months. 360-293-1915.

CALL FOR CRAFT VENDORS: Craft vendors are invited to participate in the Camano Center Holiday Craft and Gift Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org.

CREATIVE PEOPLE AND UPCYCLERS

WANTED: Skagit Habitat for Humanity is looking for individuals who love Pinterest and making something out of nothing. The next meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, upstairs at the Skagit Habitat for Humanity Store, 1022 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon. Bring ideas and pictures of previous and future projects. volunteer@skagithabitat.com or 360-420-3649.

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

CALL FOR ARTISTS: PeaceHealth United General Medical Center seeks artists to display and sell art in its facility at 2000 Hospital Drive, Sedro-Woolley. Artwork must be framed and ready to hang, with a wire hanger — no sawtooth hooks.

Attach a label with the artist’s name, title of work, size, medium and price. All artwork is subject to approval by committee. Artists are responsible for hanging and removal of their work, which will be displayed for three months. Contact Barb Kaufman at 360-8567530 or bkaufman@ peacehealth.org.

ART CLASSES LA CONNER QUILT AND TEXTILE MUSEUM: Varied exhibits and classes are available to the public at 703 S.

Second St., La Conner. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Sunday. Admission: $7, $5 students and military, free for members and children ages 11 and under. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.org. n Fiber Fridays: Bring any kind of fiber art project, quilting, knitting, embellishing, etc., to work on while visiting with other fiber artists from 9 a.m. to noon.

Free and open to all.

SIP N PAINT: Paint your own wine glass while sipping on wine and eating chocolate from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, at La Conner Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. Must be 21 or older. $30, all supplies included.

Reservations required: 360-610-9773.

PAPEL PICADO: Create colorful cut-paper art projects using tissue and lightweight paper to decorate your home from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Nov. 16 and 30, at the Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. Papel Picado is a style of Mexican folk art.

Ages 7 to 12. $50 plus $15 supply fee. Registration required. 360-7559649. kd 9/21/16 BASIC ACRYLICS: Learn to use acrylics and complete two paintings from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at The Good Stuff Arts Gallery, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

All supplies are provided, no experience needed. $45, reservations required. 360-755-3152 or thegoodstuff.com.

ARTIST TRADING CARDS: Using the elements of art, kids ages 7 to 12 can create one-of-a-kind masterpieces to be traded from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Dec. 7-21, at the Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. $40 plus $10 supply fee. Registration required: 360-755-9649.

ART JUMP START: Start off 2017 with a sampling of painting, drawing and clay projects 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Wednesdays, Jan. 4-25, at the Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. Ages 7 to 12. $50 plus $20 supply fee. Registration required. 360-755-9649.

ART CLASSES: Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts offers a variety of art classes and workshops for artists of every level at 12636 Chilberg Road, Mount Vernon. Online courses are also available. 360-466-0110 or visit gailcreativestudies. com.

AUDITIONS

”YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU”: Auditions for Alger Lookout Thespian Association’s “You Can’t Take It With You” will be held at 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 19, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, at Alger Community Church, 1475 Silver Run Lane, Bellingham.

Seven women ages 2070 and nine men ages 20-70 are needed. Performances will be from Jan. 27-Feb. 12. 360510-0690 or altatheatre. com. ”KING JOHN”: Auditions for Shakespeare’s “King John” will be held at 3:30 and 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, and at 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 30, at Skagit Valley College, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. A one-minute audition piece is encouraged.

The production will run Feb. 24-March 5.

For more information, visit “SVC Drama” on Facebook.

ART CLASSES: Choose from painting, photography, fiber and 3D art workshops taught by professional artists at the Pacific NorthWest Art School, 15 N.W. Birch St., Coupeville. 360-6783396 or pacificnorthwestartschool.com.

”OF MICE AND MEN”: Auditions will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10-11, at the ACT Annex, 1020 11th St., Anacortes. Prepare for cold readings of the script; perusal scripts are available in the ACT office. Call to schedule an audition. Production runs Jan. 27-Feb. 8. 360293-6829 or acttheatre. com.

ART CLASSES: Dakota Art Center offers a variety of art classes and workshops at 17873 Highway 536, Mount Vernon. 360-416-6556, ext. 5, or dakotaartcenter.com.

”ARSENIC AND OLD LACE”: Open auditions will be held at 7 p.m.

Monday through Wednesday, Dec. 12-14, at the Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St., Lynden.

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GET INVOLVED DANCE MOMMY AND ME DANCE CLASS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation will offer a dance class for children ages 1 to 3 from 9:30 to 10 a.m.

Tuesdays, Nov. 15 and 22, at Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Child should be walking to participate. $30. Registration required: 360-336-6215.

BEGINNING CUBAN SALSA AND RUEDA CLASSES: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, through Dec. 28, The Studio@Riverside, 2226 Market St., Mount Vernon. Classes taught by Havana-born instructor Yasmare Gonzalez. $12 drop-in rate, or $40 for four classes. 360-2237151 or cubasere.com.

MOVING MEDITATIONS: The Dances of Universal Peace will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 13, at Skagit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 500 W. Section St., Mount Vernon. Dances include live music and singing with a focus on a particular sacred phrase, inspired by spiritual traditions from around the world, including Christian, Jewish, Native American, Hindu, Buddhist and others. No experience necessary. Dances are taught to the group each time. Donation requested, but no one is turned away for lack of funds. 360-629-9190.

SENIOR DANCE: 1 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third Street, Marysville.

Swing, tango, foxtrot, line dance and more.

Ages 50 and older. $3.

360-363-8400 or marysvillewa.gov.

TANGO PRACTICA: 8 to 10 p.m. Fridays, Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. $5. 360-464-2229 or anacortescenterforhappiness.org.

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 360766-6866.

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 360-9331779 or visit bellinghamscd.org.

JOLLY TIME CLUB: 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, 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 BARBERSHOP HARMONY: Attend a free, no-commitment rehearsal of the AnO-Chords, a four-part Barbershop harmony group. No experience necessary, no auditions required. Learn by rote, you don’t have to read music. Ages 12 and up.

Drop in any Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Northwest Educational Service Building, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes. Rides available. Bob Lundquist, 360-941-5733 or svenbob@cheerful.com.

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

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

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

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

360-223-3230.

LOVE TO SING? Join the women of Harmony Northwest Chorus from 6:30 to 9 p.m. every Monday at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave. Seeking women who like to sing a cappella music. All skill levels welcome.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area November 10-17 Thursday.10

Jill Whitman (harp): 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. $15 suggested donation. 360-724-7300 or bayshoremusicproject.com.

THEATER Warren Miller: “Here, There & Everywhere”, 8 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. From $22. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

DANCE Airings: The Voices of Our Youth: 7:30 p.m., Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham. $15. 360-510-4711 or kuntzandco.org.

”Our Town”: META, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

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”Boeing Boeing”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Boulevard, Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

THEATER “ClassACT Radio Show”: 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $10. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

DANCE Airings: The Voices of Our Youth: 7:30 p.m., Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham. $15. 360-510-4711 or kuntzandco.org.

”Boeing Boeing”: 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Boulevard, Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Friday.11 THEATER “ClassACT Radio Show”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $10. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com. ”Carmen”: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-59. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

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”OUR TOWN” META, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org. Pictured (from left): Willow Rothstein, Alexandra Bowen, Nate Wheeler, Claire Andrews and Moses Marlin.

”Our Town”: META, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org. ”Boeing Boeing”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Boulevard, Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

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FRIDAY.11, SUNDAY.13 ”CARMEN” McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-59. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org. Check listings for times.

Pictured: Sarah Mattox and Benjamin Cleveland.

MUSIC The Beach Boys: 7:30 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. From $65. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

DANCE Airings: The Voices of Our Youth: 7:30 p.m., Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham. $15. 360-510-4711 or kuntzandco.org.

Saturday.12 THEATER “ClassACT Radio Show”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $10. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com. ”Our Town”: META, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org. ”Boeing Boeing”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Boulevard, Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

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

OPERA ”Carmen”: 3 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-59. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Tuesday.15 MUSIC MVHS Instrumental Music Department Fall Gala: 7 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $5-10. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Thursday.17 THEATER ”Boeing Boeing”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Boulevard, Oak Harbor. $18. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

MUSIC Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. $25-30. 360-416-4934 or celticarts.org.

The Jive Aces: 7 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues November 10-17 Thursday.10

Sergio Rangel, Brenda Xu, Alex Ashley: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

Rabbit Wilde, Shook Twins: 9 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. $25. wildbuffalo.net.

Jam Night/Open Mic: 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover.

425-737-5144 or 360629-6500.

Joan Penney Jazz Quartet: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

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The Holmes Shea Band (pop, rock): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7. 360445-3000.

Shovels and Rope: 9 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. $25. wildbuffalo.net.

Christian Casolary Trio: 5 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

$cratch Daddy: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Main Street Bar and Grill, 2005 Main St., Ferndale.

Mount Vernon High School instrumental department: 7 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 students. mcintyrehall.org.

Nick Anthony and Friends: 8 to 11 p.m., Evelyn’s Tavern, 12667 Highway 9, Clear Lake.

360-399-1321.

Joan Penney with John Sanders and John Anderson (jazz): 8 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360766-6266.

Soul Siren: 9 p.m., Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

Highway 9 Band: 6:30 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $8. 425-

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FRIDAY.11

JOAN PENNEY WITH JOHN SANDERS AND JOHN ANDERSON 8 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266

737-5144 or 360-6296500.

Lizzie Weber: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Jukebox Duo: 6 to 9 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

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

Marvin Johnson: 6 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-3923100 or hotelbellwether. com.

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

360-766-6330.

FRIDAY.11

THE HOLMES SHEA BAND 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7.

360-445-3000

Wayne Hayton: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-5881720.

The Bleeding Tree: 8:30 to 12 p.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

Saturday.12

Jack Mattingly and Whiskey Fever (Americana, folk, rock): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

Soul Siren: 9 p.m., Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

The Swains and Cookie & The Cutters: 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $10. 425737-5144 or 360-6296500.

Harp Attack with Mark Dufresne, Paul Green, Bill Rhoades: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956 or anacortesh2o.com.

Richard Allen and the Louisiana Ex-

perience: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Marvin Johnson: 6 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-3923100 or hotelbellwether. com.

The Bleeding Tree: 8:30 to 12 p.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

Sunday.13

Sonja Lee Quartet: 4:30 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Tuesday.15

Nacho Picasso: 9:30 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. $5. wildbuffalo. net.

Mark Ashworth: 5 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-3923100 or hotelbellwether. com.

Thursday.17

A Tribe Called Red: 9:30 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. $15. wildbuffalo.net.

Jam Night/Open Mic: 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover.

425-737-5144 or 360629-6500.

The Highway 9 Blues Band: 5:30, Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville. $5. 360-3638400 or marysvillewa. gov.

Eric Apoe and Deseo Carmin’: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $8 360445-3000.

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TRAVEL

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

Local travel briefs

Kid-friendly resorts that will make your vacation a breeze

By LYNN O’ROURKE HAYES The Dallas Morning News

Staying in a hotel or resort means there is a support crew of welltrained pros that simplify your life, relieve stress and make way for family fun. Here are five places to consider: 1. Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Scottsdale, Arizona: A family stay at this Sonoran desert resort is full of fun surprises, beginning at the Kid’s Check-in desk. In no time, your gang can dig your toes in the sand at the new Sunset Beach pool or join the festivities at the Sonoran Splash pool where water slides, music, games and dive-in movies up the fun factor. Kids can fish in the lagoon, play golf or spend the day at the Trailblazers Kids Club where activities include ping pong, learning about desert wildlife, making s’mores in a solar oven and recreational games.

The day ends with an ice cream social. Sweet treats aside, parents will appreciate the Lifestyle Cuisine menu for adults and children that focuses on providing healthy choices. fairmont.com/ scottsdale; experiencescottsdale.com.

2. Hyatt Regency New Orleans, New Orleans: When staying at this and other select Hyatt properties, you won’t need to lug heavy gear or stash all your baby supplies in your carry on. Through a

partnership with Babies Travel Lite, the brand encourages parents to save time, space and stress by ordering diapers, formula and other special items from a list of more than 1,500 brand name products.

Upon arrival, your items will be delivered to your room. Pack ’n Play cribs are also available.

Option: Use the extra space in your bag to pack for an evening out on the town. Babysitting services are available upon request. neworleans.regency.hyatt.com.

3. Sheraton Carlsbad (California) Resort & Spa: As a resort guest in this picturesque, coastal community, you’ll enjoy a relaxing getaway plus VIP treatment when you visit Legoland.

You’ll have access to a private entrance when you head to the 128acre theme park where 60 interactive rides, shows and attractions await. Book the Great Indoors Package and the kids can chill out in an in-room, child-size tent where sleeping bags beckon or hang out in campsite-inspired canvas folding chairs.

Spend time at the beach, outlet shopping or taking advantage of the resort’s pool, fitness center and spa. sheratoncarlsbad.com. visitcarlsbad.com.

4. Acqualina Resort & Spa, Miami Beach: Your four-legged family members are treated like royalty when you check into this service-centered, 51-story, oceanside resort.

Web Buzz Name: Stamp app What it does: The app posts “stamps” of travel tips from around the world. Each stamp includes a photo, a description written by the traveler and a pin on a map.

Travelers can browse for travel tips before a trip or from a current location.

Available: In the App Store, requires iOS 8.0 or later.

Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Cost: Free What’s hot: It’s a simple way to share travel tips before, during and after a journey. You can get a feel for the app and stamps in the Home section, where there is a live feed. Use the “Explore” icon in the bottom navigation bar if you want to look for travel tips or “stamps” from a specific location. If it doesn’t have one for the exact location, you’ll see the next closest stamp with the number of miles it is from your search request. If you want to keep a stamp, click on the peach-colored bucket with a star on it.

Doing that will start your bucket list, which you can find in your “My Passport” section. The pins will show you the exact location the stamp was referring to.

What’s not: I wish I could make lists within my bucket list so I could keep them for a trip. I also would like one of those networking tools within the app so I could see if any of my friends from Facebook, email or Twitter were using it. Then it would be easier to build a “Friends” list.

— Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times

Expect a pet amenity upon arrival and a standing offer for pet walking services. Did you forget something?

Not a problem. Leashes, collars, food and other items are available for purchase. The concierge is also on hand to provide information regarding vet, pet sitting and grooming services.

Knowing the family pet is well cared for, it’s easy for the kids to take part in the marine biology-focused children’s program and for 12- to 16-year-olds to discover beach volleyball and hip hop lessons via the Teen Scene. acqualinaresort. com.

5. Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, Ko Olina, Hawaii: If you love spa vaca-

tions, parenthood is no reason to give up the soothing sessions you so enjoy. There are massages and facials for new and expectant moms. Spa guests, 12 and under, can sample the aloha way, learning new hairstyles using flowers and pixie dust, choosing a manicure and pedicure or getting a fresh haircut. Boys can opt for a new haircut or experiment with temporary tattoos. Teens have access to Painted Sky, their very own spa center, where age-appropriate treatments mix with wellness events. resorts.disney.go.com/ aulani-hawaii-resort.

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

PRESENTATIONS: Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes, will host the following events: n Yacht captain Philo Lund, “Flight of the Osprey and Other Adventures,” 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19. n Peter Martin, “The Mayan People of Copán, Honduras,” 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30. n Ronan Ellis, “Cuba 57 Years after the Revolution,” 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7. n Jake Beattie, executive director of the Northwest Maritime Center and creator of the R2AK race, 4 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 17.

360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes.org 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. Next up: n Enriching Edmonds: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19. Visit the Cascadia Art Museum and Edmonds Historical Museum. Enjoy a no-host lunch and get a head start on holiday shopping. Ages 12 and older. $72. Preregister

by Nov. 14. n “A Shopping We Will Go”: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 4. This trip will visit several unique locations including the Urban Craft Uprising, Seattle’s Largest indie craft show, and the Phinney Ridge Winter Festival and Craft Show. Ages 12 and older. $55. Preregister by Nov. 28.

ESCORTED TOURS: The Whatcom County Tour Program offers a variety of day trips and longer tours, with most trips departing from and returning to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck St., Bellingham.

For information or to register: 360-733-4030, ext. 1015, or wccoa.org/index.php/Tours n Victoria Holiday Escape Tour: Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 6-7. Enjoy holiday traditions with trademark British flair, witness a traditional Victorian Christmas, sightsee at Ogden Point and Clover Point, tour the Butchart Gardens decked out in holiday lights and more. $399.99 per double occupancy, or $461 per single occupancy. Trip includes hotel accomodation, admission at select stops, all ferry fees and all fees and taxes. Passport or enhanced driver’s license is required.

STATE VISITOR CALL CENTER: The Washington Tourism Alliance’s ExperienceWA Call Center is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. 1-800-544-1800 or tourisminfo@watourismalliance.com. Staff members assist travelers who have questions, refer them to specific destination marketing organizations and other travel resources across the state for more detailed information, and take orders for the Washington State Visitors Guide.

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

Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

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HOT TICKETS 3000 or ticketmaster.com.

WATSKY: Nov. 11, The Showbox, Seattle. 888929-7849 or axs.com.

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE: Nov. 11, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

JOHN HODGMAN: Nov. 11, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 206-682-1414 or ticketmaster.com.

TIMEFLIES: Nov. 11, The Crocodile Cafe, Seattle. 206-441-4618 or thecrocodile.com.

2016 EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL: SEATTLE SYMPHONY: SONIC EVOLUTION: Nov. 11, Benaroya Hall, Seattle.

206-215-4747 or earshot. org.

THE BEACH BOYS: Nov. 12, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 800-7453000 or stgpresents.org.

YELAWOLF: Nov. 12, The Showbox, Seattle.

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TAJ MAHAL Nov. 18-27, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley.com 888-929-7849 or axs.com.

SHOVELS AND ROPE: Nov. 12, The Showbox SODO, Seattle. 888-9297849 or axs.com.

GOLDROOM AND AUTOGRAF: Nov. 12, Neptune Theatre, Seattle.

206-682-1414 or ticketmaster.com.

THE SUDDERS: Nov. 12, The Crocodile Cafe, Seattle. 206-441-4618 or thecrocodile.com.

DAVE B: Nov. 12, Neumos, Seattle. 206-7099442 or neumos.com.

ANTHONY BOURDAIN: Nov. 13, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 800-7453000 or Ticketmaster.com.

TORY LANEZ: Nov. 13, The Showbox, Seattle.

888-929-7849 or axs.com.

LAPSLEY: Nov. 13, Neptune Theatre, Seattle.

206-682-1414 or ticketmaster.com.

RITTZ: Nov. 13, Neumos, Seattle. 206-7099442 or neumos.com.

DAMIEN ESCOBAR: Nov. 14, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 206-682-1414 or ticketmaster.com.

MONARCHY + HER: Nov. 14, The Crocodile Cafe, Seattle. 206-4414618 or thecrocodile.com.

QUEENSRYCHE: Nov. 15, The Showbox, Seattle.

888-929-7849 or axs.com.

GARRISON KEILLOR: Nov. 15, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 800-7453000 or stgpresents.org.

DENZEL CURRY: Nov. 15, Neumos, Seattle. 206709-9442 or neumos.com.

CHERRY POPPIN’ DADDIES: Nov. 15-17, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

CELTIC THUNDER: Nov. 16, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or stgpresents.org.

THE POSIES: Nov. 16, Neptune Theatre, Seattle.

206-682-1414 or ticketmaster.com.

DAVID SEDARIS: Nov. 16, Benaroya Hall, Seattle.206-215-4747 or benaroyahall.org.

SNAKEHIPS: Nov. 16, Neumos, Seattle. 206-7099442 or neumos.com.

A TRIBE CALLED RED: Nov. 16, The Crocodile Cafe, Seattle. 206-4414618 or thecrocodile.com.

KEYS N KRATES: Nov. 17, The Showbox SODO,

Presale Price VIP: $70 per person or $130 per couple

Presale Price: $50 per person or $90 per couple

Seattle. 888-929-7849 or axs.com.

CANDLEBOX: Nov. 17, Neptune Theatre, Seattle.

206-682-1414 or ticketmaster.com.

SOL’S HAITI RELIEF SHOW: Nov. 17, Neumos, Seattle. 206-709-9442 or neumos.com.

SCOTT BRADLEE’S POSTMODERN JUKEBOX: Nov. 18, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 800-7453000 or stgpresents.org.

37TH ANNUAL SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY COMPETITION SEMIFINALS: Nov. 18, Skagit Valley Casino, Pacific Showroom, Bow. 877275-2448 or theskagit. com.

JAI WOLF: Nov. 18, The Showbox, Seattle. 888929-7849 or axs.com.

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

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DISNEY ON ICE: WORLDS OF ENCHANTMENT: Nov. 10-13. Xfinity Arena, Everett. 866-3328499 or xfinityarenaeverett.com.

DORRANCE DANCE WITH TOSHI REAGON AND BIGLOVELY: Nov. 11-12, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

2016 EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL: EUGENIE JONES: Nov. 10, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle. 206654-3100 or earshot.org.

RISING APPALACHIA: Nov. 10, The Showbox, Seattle. 888-929-7849 or axs.com.

DISNEY ON ICE: WORLDS OF ENCHANTMENT: Nov. 10-13, Xfinity Arena, Everett. 866-3328499 or livenation.com.

STURGILL SIMPSON: Nov. 11, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 800-745-

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MUSIC REVIEWS HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER, “Heart Like a Levee” — With each Hiss Golden Messenger release, songwriter M.C. Taylor’s music gains more artistic heft.

“Heart Like a Levee” is the sixth album the North Carolina singer-guitarist has recorded under the awkward rubric, following 2014’s “Lateness of Dancers,” which took its name from a Eudora Welty story.

Taylor’s reedy voice fits into the Dylan-y troubadour tradition, and on the new album, his spiritually seeking, country-leaning Van Morrison-influenced songs are deepened with musical touches — a backing chorus here, a Hammond B-3 organ there — drawn from

the template of Stax and Muscle Shoals Southern soul.

Taylor began writing the record in response to the conflicted feelings he had in finally having the freedom, at 40, to make music his fulltime job, knowing it would mean leaving his family behind for long stretches. The entire record is suffused with that tenderness and anxiety. “Ace of Cups Hung Low Band” thunders and quakes yet makes room for vocals that are whispered in confidence. On “Highland Grace,” Taylor’s voice is shadowed by a sneaky saxophone in a song that describes personal turmoil while reaching for an exalted state.

— Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer

BON JOVI, “This House Is Not for Sale” — There’s a lot riding on Bon Jovi’s new album. It’s the first one since the well-publicized exit of guitarist Richie Sambora, the first album for a label that isn’t Mercury Records — Bon Jovi’s home for the previous 32 years — and the first to come at a time when there are questions about whether the band would continue.

So, of course, Jon Bon Jovi and friends hit it out of the park.

Once past the clunky title track, which trips over a chorus that is so defiantly bad it is has to have some personal meaning to the band, “This House Is Not for Sale” is no-nonsense, meat-and-potatoes Bon

Jovi hit-making rock.

“Born Again Tomorrow” and “New Year’s Day” sound like they could have come from pretty much any Bon Jovi album in the past 30 years. “Living With the Ghost” has that timeless quality too, though its subject matter seems pretty obviously related to recent events. “I wrote each word, you gave the toast,” Bon Jovi sings.

“But we were fire and gasoline. I ain’t living with the ghost.”

“Knockout” and “Rollercoaster” show that Bon Jovi has been listening to the radio, with their amped-up, pop-leaning choruses that would still fit nicely next to “Runaway.” But the tender “Labor of Love,” which showcases

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“This House Is Not for Sale” doesn’t have any country tinges, none of the experimentation that has marked recent Bon Jovi albums. There’s nothing wrong with that, though some will miss some of the hard-rocking edge that Sambora’s guitar used to bring.

Nevertheless, Bon Jovi knows how to be Bon Jovi and they still do it better than anyone else.

— Glenn Gamboa, Newsday ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO, “Burn Something Beautiful” — For his new album, Alejandro Escovedo

teamed with R.E.M.’s Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey, who produced the set, play on it, and co-wrote all the songs with the venerable Texas rocker. Nevertheless, the results of this full-on collaboration are vintage Escovedo: rocking yet reflective, raw yet beautiful.

“I got the Sunday-morning feeling in the middle of Saturday night,” Escovedo sings near the start, vividly encapsulating the tension at the heart of the album.

He expresses a weariness with the rock-and-roll life (“I Don’t Want to Play Guitar Anymore”) and contends at another point that “I’ve got nothing left to say.” The music, however, argues otherwise.

— Nick Cristiano, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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A moving tale of husband and wife who made history

By KENNETH TURAN Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — “Loving” is an unpretentious film about unassuming real people, but don’t let that mislead you.

Just as Richard and Mildred Loving ended up overturning the status quo and making American legal history, so this feature on their lives by writer-director Jeff Nichols turns out to be a film of quiet but quite significant strengths.

Nichols, responsible for “Mud,” “Take Shelter” and the underappreciated humanistic science fiction epic “Midnight Special,” has gone in a different, more historical direction here. He’s made an involving socially conscious drama about the interracial couple whose marriage, illegal in their home state of Virginia, led to the unanimous 1967 Supreme Court ruling that racist anti-miscegenation laws were unconstitutional.

But “Loving” is hardly a legal drama rife with attorney strategies and courtroom scenes. It’s concerned not with public lives but private ones, with how it happened that two ordinary people, distraught over being trapped for years in the coils of a pitiless system, came to feel enough was enough.

Nichols was born and raised in Arkansas, and his Southern background intensifies his familiarity with the material. He’s also helped greatly by his two stars, a luminous Ruth Negga, memorable

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Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga star in “Loving.”

in John Ridley’s “Jimi: All Is by My Side,” who is transcendent as Mildred, and Australian actor Joel Edgerton, whose involvement in the role of Richard grows as the film progresses.

“Loving” is based in part on Nancy Buirski’s moving 2011 documentary, “The Loving Story,” which includes potent excerpts from footage shot of the couple by ABC News in 1965 and 1967 as well as expressive black and white photographs taken for Life Magazine

by Grey Villet. Villet is played in the film by Michael Shannon.

Using that earlier documentary as a template, and with physical and emotional authenticity in both acting and look as his goal, Nichols and his team have made “Loving” as accurate as they could without making it feel like a copy of reality or compromising its considerable

emotional impact.

That impact starts with the opening scene on a back porch in deeply rural Virginia in 1958, when Mildred tells Richard she’s pregnant and he smiles and says “good.” Neither of these individuals is a big talker, but both actors are expert at conveying feeling with body language and facial expression, and at no point in the film do we doubt that these people love each other very much.

The Lovings’ tiny hamlet of Central Point is something of an anomaly in the Virginia of the time, an area where population patterns have developed in a way that racial equality is taken for granted.

Though his burr haircut and blank stare make bricklayer Richard look like an archetypal redneck, scenes of hanging out with Mildred’s family and being the mechanic

on a drag racing team demonstrate that he is genuinely color blind, someone who fits in with all races because it never occurs to him that he wouldn’t.

The state of Virginia, however, does not feel that way about race, and a few weeks after the Lovings return from being married in Washington, D.C., they are rousted at home at 2 a.m. by the police and arrested. When Richard points to his marriage license, framed on the wall, he’s curtly told by the sheriff, “That’s no good here.”

Sheriff Garnett Brooks (intensely played by Marton Csokas) and others in the Virginia legal system are not portrayed as drooling bigots but rather as individuals who genuinely believe that this dreadful system of racial separation is what God mandated.

Richard, baffled and

horrified, is imprisoned overnight before he can be bailed out, and his wife spends five terrifying days in prison. (“Loving” was shot in the same jail in Bowling Green, Virginia, where the real events took place.)

Though the Lovings could have been sentenced to a year in prison for “a crime against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia,” a deal brokered by their lawyer suspends the sentence if they agree to leave the state and not return for 25 years.

Feeling they have no choice, the Lovings depart for Washington in January 1959 and move in with Mildred’s cousin.

Children are born, life takes twists and turns, but raising a family far from her own never sits well with Mildred.

Finally, in 1963, after the March on Washington and a pep talk from her cousin telling her “you need to get you some civil rights,” Mildred writes a letter that results in conversations with two young ACLU lawyers, Bernard Cohen and Philip Hirschkop.

As played by Nick Kroll and Jon Bass, respectively, these lawyers are hardly saviors. Very young and without much experience, they barely know how to proceed. And the Lovings, for their part, are not interested in being zealots or martyrs for a cause.

Eager to live back home and raise their children, they just want the whole thing to go away of its own accord. Which it will not.

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“Arrival” — As confusing as it is enlightening, Denis Villeneuve’s high-end alien invasion movie tells of a linguistics expert (Amy Adams) called upon to communicate with extraterrestrial visitors. Even most of the what-the-heck moments are beautiful and challenging and cool in a thought-provoking, intergalactic kind of way. Sci-fi thriller, PG-13, 116 minutes. H H H ½ “Hacksaw Ridge” — Director Mel Gibson dishes out the symbolism and the sermonizing in blunt and unrelenting fashion in a gruesomely effective and ultraviolent World War II movie about a man (Andrew Garfield, rising to the occasion) who was so nonviolent he refused to pick up a gun, even during combat in Okinawa. War drama, R, 130 minutes. H H H “Almost Christmas” — A wonderful cast including Danny Glover, Gabrielle Union and J.B. Smoove is unable to rescue writer-director David E. Talbert’s family comedy/drama, which contains precious few genuine laughs and even fewer legitimately earned heart-tugging moments. Comedy drama, PG-13, 112 minutes. H ½ “Moonlight” — Gorgeous and yet bleak, uplifting and yet sobering, writer-director Barry Jenkins’ modern masterpiece chronicles pivotal periods in boyhood, adolescence and adulthood in the life and times of one person played by three skilled actors. This is a film brimming with memorable work. Drama, R, 110 minutes. H H H H “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” — The first “Jack Reacher” was a dud. This one’s worse. Nearly every scene plays like a near-parody of a Tom Cruise actioner.

Action, PG-13, 118 minutes.

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MOVIES “American Pastoral” — Ewan McGregor is the director and miscast lead actor in a ponderous, stagey-looking, emotionally uninvolving, unpleasant and often shrill adaptation that loses most of the memorably heartbreaking elegance and deep insight of Philip Roth’s novel. Drama, R, 126 minutes. H ½ “The Accountant” — Madness abounds in this intense, intricate, darkly amusing and action-infused thriller starring Ben Affleck as a seemingly mild-mannered accountant savant who also is arguably the most dangerous killing machine on the planet. It doesn’t always add up but who cares, it’s BIG FUN. Thriller, R, 128 minutes HHH½ “Kevin Hart: What Now?” — In a concert film shot at a Philadelphia stadium, cameras catch the

comedian in close-up as he mocks himself, imitates family members and spins outrageous anecdotes spun from kernels of real-life experiences. He’s really good, and he clearly enjoys what he’s doing. Stand-up comedy, R, 96 minutes. H H H “Desierto” — Gael Garcia Bernal plays the de facto leader of a group of Mexicans who have illegally crossed the U.S. border. From the moment a freelance migrant hunter (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) fires the first chilling shot, “Desierto” becomes nothing more than a well-filmed but sadistic thriller. Thriller, R, 94 minutes. H H “The Birth of a Nation” — Writer-director Nate Parker also stars in this violent historical drama as Nat Turner, leader of a slave rebellion in 1830s Virginia.

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for greatness and falls short, but this is nevertheless a solid, strong and valuable piece of work. Historical drama, R, 120 minutes. H H H “American Honey” — A crew of hard-partying adolescent runaways and misfits going from town to town selling magazine subscriptions is the launching point for this original, sometimes breathtaking depiction of a certain slice of American life.

A brilliant and startling slap to the senses. Drama, R, 162 minutes. H H H ½ “Denial” — A Holocaust denier sues one of his critics in a powerful but often stilted drama bolstered by great performances from Timothy Spall and Tom Wilkinson and nearly sunk by Rachel Weisz’ shaky New York accent.

Despite the drawbacks, the power of the story shines through. Drama, PG-13, 110 minutes. H H H

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