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OUT & ABOUT Artistic Explorations show continues at Smith & Vallee PAGES 4-5

An-O-Chords, Oak Harbor musical groups team up PAGE 8

TUNING UP Knut Bell plays Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage on Saturday night PAGE 9

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Out & About.....................................4-5 Get Involved........................................ 6 Hot Tickets.......................................... 7 On Stage, Out & About....................8-9 New on DVD..................................... 10 Travel................................................. 12 Movies..........................................14-15 ON THE COVER Ksenia Popova (left) is Gretel and Sylvia Szadovszki plays Hansel in Skagit Opera’s “Hansel and Gretel,” playing this weekend at McIntyre Hall in Mount Vernon.

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Skagit Opera’s “Hansel and Gretel” plays Friday and Sunday at McIntyre Hall in Mount Vernon.

Skagit Opera stages ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Skagit Valley Herald staff

Sarah Mattox (left) plays the Witch and Sylvia Szadovszki is Hansel.

The two final performances of Skagit Opera’s 2015-16 opening-season production of “Hansel and Gretel” will take place Friday and Sunday, Nov. 13 and 15, at Mount Vernon’s McIntyre Hall.

The production features an international cast and a set based on paintings especially created for the production by noted Bellingham artist Susan Bennerstrom, according to a news release.

Families are invited to experience the magical world of opera in this children’s version of the Grimm brothers’ classic fairy tale. This is the familiar musical retelling of mischievous young siblings, an enchanted forest, a witch with a house of candy, and the delightful characters that help Hansel and Gretel on their journey home.

‘Hansel and Gretel’ When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Sunday, Nov. 13 and 15 Where: McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon Tickets: $25-$59. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org

What started as a chamber opera with a children’s libretto by the composer’s sister became an instant success, influenced by opera’s most famous composer, Richard Wagner, and championed by Richard Strauss, who conducted the premiere in 1893. Combining popular folk tunes with an endearing and lushly romantic score of Wagnerian scope, the opera takes audiences on a musical journey through a fanciful world.

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OUT & ABOUT ART FINE ART/CRAFTS: The Rexville Grange Art Show will feature the work of 26 local artists from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Nov. 13-15 and Nov. 21-22, at the Rexville Grange, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. An opening night artists’ reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, will feature traditional music of Ireland and Scotland performed by Campbell Road. Check out a wide range of traditional and unusual fine art and crafts including ceramics, paintings and prints, photography and cards, herbal products, fiber art, hand turned wood, jewelry, handwoven willow baskets, handmade paper, books and textiles, music CDs and more. Free admission. 360-466-0477 or rex villegrangeartshow.com.

Marguerite Goff, ceramics; Janet Hamilton, pastels, oils; Liz Hamlin, watercolors; Kathy Hastings, photo encaustics; Lynne Nielsen, mixed media; Patricia Resseguie, fiber; Jackie Roberts, book arts, photography; and Renate Trapkowski, acrylic mixed media.

Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday or by appointment. 360-293-6938 or scottmilo.com.

ARTISTIC EXPLORATIONS

from artists in Whatcom County and the surrounding area. Free exhibit tours are offered from 1 to 2:30 p.m. the second Wednesday and third Saturday each month. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Free admission. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

west, with emphasis on the Puget Sound and Plateau regions. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday. Free. 360-466-4446 or monamuseum.org.

BILINGUAL MUSEUM TOUR: The Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First QUILTS & MORE: SevSt., La Conner, will offer a eral new exhibits of quilts, Bilingual Spanish Exhibiwearables and other fiber tion Tour at 1:15 p.m. Saturarts continues through Dec. day, Dec. 19. Join educator 30 at the La Conner Quilt & Melody Young for a guided PAINTINGS EXPRESS Textile Museum, 703 S. Sec- tour and engaging discusLOSS: A show of paintings ond St., La Conner:

by Camano Island artist sion of the museum’s cur“Great Lakes Seaway: Michelle Bear continues rent exhibitions. Tours are War of 1812 International through Dec. 24 at Gallery family-friendly and geared Challenge”: This traveling Cygnus, 109 Commercial, for native speakers as well exhibition sponsored by the as students of the language.

La Conner. Bear’s paintings Great Lakes Seaway Trail are a poignant expression Free. 360-466-4446 or mona features 26 quilts, newly of loss. Her grounding is museum.org. made, but true to 1812-peria sense of place, a habitat od quilting patterns, fabrics that’s damaged and still FESTIVALS and colors. wildly beautiful. Gallery HOLIDAY FESTIVAL AND “Illusions & Shadows: hours are noon to 5 p.m. FriColleen Wise”: Wise’s quilts MARKET: The Bow Little day through Sunday, or by Market will host an event have a sense of depth that appointment. 360-708-4787 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturgoes beyond the surface. or gallerycygnus.com.

LOCAL ARTIST: Painter day, Nov. 14, at Beau Lodge, Elements seem to float Nicolette Harrington is the above the surface or recede 17581 Wood Road, Bow. The ARTISTS IN THE HOUSE: November featured artist in Fourth Corner Frames & into the depths of the quilt. Holiday Festival will feature a show at The Shop, 18623 some 40 local food produc“Best of the Festival Gallery features a showcase Main St., Conway. A recep- of original work from its 2015”: The first floor of the ers and artisans, music, hot tion for the artist will be cider and holiday cheer.

Gaches Mansion hosts the “in house” artists continuheld from 5 to 8 p.m. Satur- ing through Nov. 30 at 311 blue ribbon quilts, wearables Free admission. 360-724day, Nov. 21. Shop hours are W. Holly St., Bellingham. and fiber art from the 2015 3333 or bowlittlemarket.

11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ThursQuilt & Fiber Arts Festival. com.

Check out pastels, acrylics day through Saturday. 360The museum is open from and mixed media by Laurie 391-2691 or theshopconway. Potter; aquatints by Stephen A show of work by Jasmine Valandani and Andrew HOLIDAY FAIR: The 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday Vallee is on display through Nov. 30 at Smith & Vallee through Sunday. Admission: third annual Stillaguamish com.

McMillan; sculptures by $7, $5 students and military Grange Holiday Fair is set Shirley Erickson; pottery by Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. Valandani presents a series of material investigations of form and GROUP EXHIBITION: with ID, free for members for 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday Linda R Hughes; and phoformlessness, making and unmaking. Her delicate “Between — A Shared and ages 11 and younger. and Saturday, Nov. 27-28, at tography by Sheri Wright. drawings on silk tissue and found paper, collections of Experience” will continue 360-466-4288 or laconner Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to mirrors transformed by fire, and ink-soaked paper the Stillaguamish Grange through Dec. 1 at Scott Milo 5:30 p.m. Monday through quilts.org.

Hall, 6521 Pioneer Highway, constructions address the temporal, peripheral and Gallery, 420 Commercial Saturday. 360-734-1340 or Stanwood. Enjoy holiday uncontrollable. Vallee looks for unique and exceptional Ave., Anacortes. The show, CONTEMPORARY fourthcornerframes.com. décor, 50 craft vendors, food raw material for his geometric and organic which features work by INDIGENOUS ART: “Not and music, and visits from sculptures made from salvaged wood. Gallery 10 artists associated with Vanishing: Contemporary BILINGUAL MUSEUM Santa and Mrs. Claus and hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 360-766-6230 or Camano Island, explores Expressions in Indigenous TOUR: The Museum of Snowman Olaf from the smithandvallee.com. Pictured: “Black Walnut” by the artistic links between Art, 1977-2015” continNorthwest Art, 121 S. First Disney movie “Frozen.”

Andrew Vallee process and imagination, ues through Jan. 3 at the St., La Conner, will offer a Free admission and parking. between daily living and Museum of Northwest Art, facebook.com/stillaguamish Bilingual Spanish ExhibiFall Juried Exhibit continues 121 S. First St., La Conner. creating art, between love tion Tour at 1:15 p.m. Satur- geared for native speakers grange1058. as well as students of the through Nov. 24 at the Jan- The exhibit examines the and loss, art and community. day, Nov. 28. Join educator The show includes work evolution of the ContempoMelody Young for a guided language. Free. 360-466-4446 sen Art Center, 321 Front LECTURES or monamuseum.org.

St., Lynden. The exhibit

by Indy Behrendt, jewelry; rary Native American Arts tour and discussion of the features paintings by Susan Movement and the works of AND TALKS Susan Cohen Thompson, museum’s exhibitions. Tours ceramics, oils, watercolors; are family-friendly and JURIED ART SHOW: The Bennerstrom and artwork artists living in the NorthLOCAL RADIO: “Speak

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OUT & ABOUT Up! Speak Out!,” a halfhour 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), KSVU 90.1 FM (Hamilton), KMRE 102.3 FM (Bellingham) and KSJU 91.9 FM (Friday Harbor). speakupspeakout radio.org.

“We Do The Work,” a half-hour weekly radio show dedicated to the well-being of all workers, broadcasts at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays on KSVR 91.7 FM and KSVU 90.1 FM, and at 8:30 a.m.

Fridays on KSVU. ksvrwe dothework@gmail.com.

“THE REALLY BIG ONES: Earthquake Hazards of Skagit and Whatcom Counties”: The Skagit County Department of Emergency Management will offer a free presentation at 6:30 p.m. today at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. 360-3368955 or lincolntheatre.org.

“GHOSTS: What have we learned?”: 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, Stanwood Public Library, 9701 271st St. NW, Stanwood. Join award-winning author Jeffrey Marks and Dave King, president of the Washington State Ghost Society, as they reveal what years of researching spirits can tell us about those who make things go bump in the night. Experience spirits recorded on digital audio recorders, in photographs and on video. Free. 360-6293132.

HORS D’OEUVRES AND HISTORY: Learn about the Stillaguamish Tribe’s fight for federal recognition at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27130 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. Stanwood

Area Historical Society board member Penny Buse will tell the story of Stillaguamish member Esther Ross, who spent 50 years fighting the U.S. government for federal recognition for her tribe. Free. 360-6296110 or sahs-fncc.org.

first radio station in Seattle and his search for the element Measurium. Free with museum admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors and ages 6-12, $10 families. Free for members and ages 5 and younger. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

part biography, part action adventure story, the film weaves legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle’s unique personal history with the passion that consumes her today — creating a global parks system for the ocean.

N-scale indoor railroad lay- at 360-755-0760. outs. Admission is by donation to maintain and expand HOLIDAY CRAFT AND the layouts. whatcomskagit GIFT BAZAAR: 9 a.m. to mrc.org.

4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, Camano Center, 606 ArrowROCK & GEM SHOW: head Road, Camano Island.

The Skagit Rock and Gem Free admission. 360-387Club will present its annual 0222 or camanocenter.org.

TULIP FEST POSTER show and sale from 9 a.m.

“THE ART OF SOLITUDE: MUSIC UNVEILING: The Skagit to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 WINE AND BEER FEST: An Artist’s 500-Mile JourValley Tulip Festival Poster a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. The Skagit Wine & Beer ACOUSTIC CONCERT: ney on el Camino Frances”: Unveiling will be held at 14-15, at the Sedro-Woolley Festival will be held from 4 Folk and bluegrass duo The 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, 5:30 p.m. today at Skagit Community Center, 703 to 8 p.m. (VIP Hour from Quiet American will present Mount Vernon City Library, Valley Gardens, 18923 Peter Pacific St. Check out mem- 3 to 4 p.m.) Saturday, Nov. a family-friendly concert at 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Johnson Road, Mount Ver- ber displays, children’s 21, at the Best Western 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at the Vernon. Artist and teacher non. 360-428-5959 or tulip- activities, demonstrations Plus Skagit Valley Inn, 2300 Anacortes Senior Activity Christine Wardenburg-Skinfestival.org. and vendors of jewelry, Market St., Mount Vernon.

Center, 1701 22nd St, Ananer will share the advenlapidary tools, minerals and Enjoy wine, beer and spirit cortes. Aaron and Nicole ture, beauty and inspiration HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR: gems. Free admission, hour- tastings, and food, chocolate Keim provide a journey of her 500-mile walk along Skagit Regional Health’s ly door prizes. Facebook. and cheese sampling. Ages through traditional Amerithe El Camino (The Way) Holiday Craft Fair will be com/skagitrockandgem.

21 and older. $60 at the cana gems including banjo Frances across northern held from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. door, $50 presale ($90 per breakdowns, bluegrass, balSpain, illustrated with her today and Friday, Nov. HOLIDAY BAZAAR: The couple). VIP Presale $70, lads and gospel, with a varidrawings and photographs.

12-13, in the main hallway Bellingham Circus Guild $130 per couple, includes ety of instruments, including Free. 360-336-6209. near the north entrance will host a holiday bazaar early entry at 3 p.m., access ukulele and accordion. Tickto the hospital at 1415 E. from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, to the VIP lounge, interacets: $10 at the door or weekMUSHROOMS ON Kincaid St., Mount Vernon. Nov. 15, at the Cirque Lab, tion with wine and beer reps days at center’s front desk.

CAMANO AND BEYOND: 360-428-2189 or bcarter@ 1401 Sixth St., Suite 102, and additional food sam360-293-7473 or fidalgo Habitat steward Kate skagitvalleyhospital.org.

Bellingham. Free admission. plings. mountvernoncham ukulelenetwork.com.

Ambrus will discuss local Stick around for Circus ber.com or 360-428-8547. mushrooms and good ADULT SHOW & TELL: Guild Vaudvillingham perCHRISTMAS CONCERT: mushrooming areas around Join personal historian Teru formances at 7 and 9 p.m.

FAIR TRADE FAIR: WomEnjoy a Christmas concert Camano Island and the Lundsten from 6:30 to 7:30 for a $5 suggested donation. en’s Work International will featuring Skagit Valley Cascades at 7 p.m. Wednesp.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at the 360-421-7827 or bellingham present a Fair Trade Fair choirs, musicians and soloday, Nov. 18, at the Camano Anacortes Center for Hapcircusguild.com. from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturists from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Multipurpose Center, 141 N. piness, 619 Commercial Ave., day and Sunday, Nov. 28-29, Nov. 29, at Maple Hall, 104 East Camano Drive, CamaAnacortes. Bring a photo, MOVIE NIGHT: Enjoy a at the Mount Vernon Senior Commercial, La Conner. no Island. The presentation letter, family heirloom or free screening of “Mama Center, 1401 Cleveland Admission by donation. will include basic mycology, artifact and share its story.

Mia!” at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Ave., Mount Vernon. Enjoy 360-466-4778. kinds of mushrooms and Or just come and listen. Free. Nov. 15, at the Center for music and shop for handhow they reproduce and, 360-464-2229 or anacortes Spiritual Living, 1508 N. 18th made fair trade gifts from MORE FUN if possible, display of local centerforhappiness.org.

St., Mount Vernon. Bring around the world, includfinds. Free. 360-387-2236 or your own pillows/blankets/ ing naturally dyed wool FILMS WITH FRIENDS: camanowildlifehabitat.org. Environmental Film Series: PEARLS FOR MY GIRLS: snacks/water bottles (no rugs, handwoven scarves, Luncheon and purse aucother beverages permitted). designer clothing, jewelry Friends of Skagit Beaches SKAGIT TOPIC: “The Not handicapped accessible. and more. Free admission. and Trail Tales will present tion at 11 a.m. Saturday, Skagit Hydroelectric ProjDonations accepted. 360360-424-5854 or womens free feature-length films on Nov. 14, The Skagit Lodge ect: Six Dams and One 202-2329. workinternational.com. issues relevant to our Puget and Casino, 5984 Darrk Genius: with Dr. Jesse Ken- Sound/Salish Sea waters at Lane, Bow. Silent and live nedy III: 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 p.m. Fridays, at the North- auctions, mystery purse INTERNATIONAL GAMES MOVIE NIGHT: Enjoy a 22, at the Skagit County table and more. $25. 360DAY: The eighth annual cel- free screening of “Strange west Educational Services Historical Museum, 501 S. 724-3075 or mmcilmoyle@ ebration of gaming in librar- Brew” at 5:30 p.m. SunDistrict Building, 1601 R Fourth St., La Conner. Hear Ave., Anacortes. Short films gmail.com. ies will be held from 10 a.m. day, Dec. 20, at the Centhe story of Seattle City to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, ter for Spiritual Living, made by young local filmLight’s heroic construction makers will lead off each MODEL RAILROAD DISat the Burlington Public 1508 N. 18th St., Mount of the Skagit Hydroelectric screening. Doors open PLAY: The Whatcom-Skagit Library, 820 E. Washington Vernon. Bring your own Project, and learn about the at 6:30 p.m. for popcorn, Model Railroad Club will Ave., Burlington. Enjoy pillows/blankets/snacks/ little known driving force water bottles (no other drinks and to meet the film- host an open house from 11 table-top games and the behind the project, James beverages permitted). Not makers. Free. skagitbeaches. a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. second annual Minecraft Delmage Ross, from his 14, at 1469 Silver Run Lane, Hunger Games (ages 12-18 handicapped accessible. org. Next up: search for gold in the KlonNov. 20 “Mission Blue”: Alger. Check out the club’s only, registration required). Donations accepted. 360dike to the creation of the Part oceanic road trip, large, permanent HO- and For details, contact Jennifer 202-2329.

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GET INVOLVED ART CALL TO ARTISTS: The Skagit Art Association is accepting new member applications. Membership benefits include networking with area artists in a variety of mediums and participation in the association’s annual “Art in a Pickle Barn” show/sale held during the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Applications are available online at skagitart.org.

360-770-3660 or earth nclay@outlook.com.

to a variety of international music. Instruction begins at 7 p.m., followed by review and request dances until 9:30. The first session is free, $3 thereafter. No partners needed. For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360-766-6866.

In exchange, musicians will receive audience contributions and a meal.

360-853-8700 or email info@5bsbakery.com.

TIME FOR FIDDLERS: The Washington Old Time Fiddlers play acoustic oldtime music at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Fridays THURSDAY DANCE: Dance to The Skippers from of each month at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays Cleveland. St. Free; donaat Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For tions accepted. 360-630information, contact Gisela 1156. at 360-424-5696.

B.Y.O.G. (Bring Your Own ART COMMISSION Guitar): Beginner/intermeCLOG DANCING FOR MEETING: The Mount Verdiate acoustic guitar jam BEGINNERS: Free lesson non Arts Commission will from 10 to 11 a.m., followed from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, meet at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, North Cove Coffee, by regular clog dancing Nov. 19, in the conference from 11 a.m. to noon Thurs- 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., room at Hillcrest Park, 1717 Burlington. Free. 360-707days, at the Mount Vernon S. 13th St., Mount Vernon.

2683.

Senior Center, 1401 Cleve360-336-6215. land St., Mount Vernon.

ANACORTES OPEN MIC: No fee, no partner needed.

9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Brown AUDITIONS First three lessons are free.

Lantern Ale House, 412 Wear comfortable shoes.

For “MARY POPPINS”: AudiCommercial Ave., Anation for Theater Arts Guild’s information, call Rosie at cortes. 360-293-2544.

March production of “Mary 360-424-4608.

Poppins” on Nov. 17-18 OPEN MIC: Jam Night: SQUARE DANCE: 7 to 9 at Mount Baker Middle 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thursp.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, ConSchool cafeteria in Mount days, Conway Pub & Eatery, way Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Vernon. Information and sign-up at theaterartsguild. Main, Conway. $5. 360-445- 18611 Main St., Conway.

360-445-4733. org/auditions. 360-421-4173 3000. or cglenord@gmail.com.

DRUM CIRCLE: 6:30 to MUSIC 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, DANCE CALL FOR MUSICIANS: Center for Spiritual Liv5b’s Bakery, 45597 Main FOLK DANCING: Skagiting, 1508 N. 18th St., Mount St., Concrete, is looking Anacortes Folk Dancers Vernon. Bring your drum or meets most Tuesdays at the for musicians to perform borrow one. Handicapped easy-listening acoustic Bayview Civic Hall, 12615 accessible. Free. Freewill music from 10 a.m. to 2 C St. in Bayview, Skagit offering accepted. 360-305County. Learn to folk dance p.m. during Sunday Brunch. 7559.

RECREATION

shoes. No pets. Free. 360293-3725 or friendsoftheacfl.

TRAIL GUIDES, BIKE org. Next up: MAPS & MORE: Learn Senior/Adult Hike: Heart about opportunities to be Lake Old Growth: 10 a.m. to physically active in Skagit noon Friday, Nov. 13. Meet County, including trail at the base of Mount Erie guides, an activity tracker on Ray Auld Drive. Check and local resources at out the best remaining stand beactiveskagit.org. of Puget Sound lowland old growth forest.

SALMON HABITAT RESMount Erie Walkabout: TORATION: Join Skagit Fish10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, eries Enhancement Group Nov. 21. Enjoy an extra long to help restore native riparadventure beginning at the ian plants in the Skagit and base of Sugarloaf/Mount Samish watersheds. These Erie on Ray Auld Drive. plants provide shade and Bring a snack and water for cover for salmon and leaf this walk around the island litter for aquatic insects, mountains. which in turn provide food for salmon. These riparian BENEFIT TURKEY zones also improve water SHOOT: A turkey shoot to quality by controlling erobenefit Toys for Tots will sion and filtering pollutants. take place from 10 a.m. to All planting events take 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the Moose Old Skagit Gun Saturdays. For information, Club, 14933 Josh Wilson directions or to sign up, call Road, Burlington. Purchase 360-336-0172, ext. 304, or a turkey punch card for email education@skagit$30 and shoot six events. fisheries.org. Next up: Everyone guaranteed to win Nov. 14: Planting at something. The event also Skagit River at Dalles will include a “Pig Shoot” Bridge, near Concrete. where two shooters will win Nov. 21: Planting at Iron meat. All levels of shooters Mountain Ranch, Concrete. welcome. Note: No turkeys or pigs will be shot. Lunch SKAGIT VALLEY BOOT will be available. 360-757CAMP: 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays 4326. and Wednesdays, through Dec. 16, Burlington Parks JINGLE BELL RUN/ and Recreation Center, 900 WALK: Registration is open E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlfor the 2015 Skagit Jingle ington. The boot camp, for Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis, ages 18 and older, includes set for 8 to 11:30 a.m. Saturstrength and core trainday, Dec. 5, at the Burlinging, body weight exercises, ton Chamber of Commerce, plyometrics, HIIT intervals, 520 E. Fairhaven Ave., cardio conditioning and Burlington. To register and circuits. Sign up for an eightinquire about fees: 360-733class punch card, $64; drop 2866, ext. 1, or skagitjingle in, $10 per class. Preregistrabellrun.org. tion required: 360-755-9649 or burlingtonwa.gov/recre WORKSHOPS ation.

UKULELE STRUMMING WORKSHOP: 3 to 4:30 p.m.

FRIENDS OF THE FOREST HIKES: Join Friends of Friday, Nov. 13, Anacortes Senior Activity Center, the Forest for scenic hikes 1701 22nd St, Anacortes. in the forest lands around Learn Aaron Keim’s “Three Anacortes. Dress for the weather and wear sturdy Favorite Strums” for ukulele

players, advanced beginners and up. $25. 360-293-7473 or fidalgoukulelenetwork.com.

BELLY DANCE WORKSHOP: Enjoy an introduction to traditional dances from Tunisia, Morocco and the Middle East from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at the Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

Wear comfortable, ample clothing, like yoga pants or a long skirt, and a long scarf to attach over your hips. $20. 360-464-2229 or anacortescenterfor happiness.org.

GRATITUDE MANDALA WORKSHOP: 2 to 5 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 15, Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Create your own Gratitude Mandala using a combination of collage and creativity. $35, includes all materials. Optional: Bring a photograph or poem to place at the center of your mandala. 360-464-2229 or anacortescenterfor happiness.org.

PISTOL SHOOTING CLASS: The North Whidbey Sportsmen’s Association will offer the NRA Basic Pistol Shooting class from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20-21, at the NWSA Range, 886 Gun Club Road, Oak Harbor. The class will introduce students to the skills and attitude necessary for owning and using a pistol safely. Participants will learn about pistol parts and operation, ammunition, gun safety, pistol shooting fundamentals and more. Class includes shooting on the NWSA Pistol Range. $25, includes book. For questions or to register: 360-675-8397 or NWSA. Training@gmail.com. More info: northwhidbeysports men.org.

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HOT TICKETS HALSEY: Nov. 12, Showbox SoDo, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

WAKA FLOCKA FLAME: Nov. 12, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

KEIKO MATSUI: Nov. 12-115, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

YELLOWCARD, NEW FOUND GLORY: Nov. 13, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

STURGILL SIMPSON: Nov. 13, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

106.1 KISS FM FALL BALL: featuring Demi Lovato, Andy Grammer, R City, Omi and Daya: Nov. 14, WAMU Theater, Seattle. 800-7453000 or Ticketmaster.com.

EMANCIPATOR ENSEMBLE: Nov. 14, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

THE CULT, PRIMAL SCREAM: Nov. 14, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

LUCERO: Nov. 17, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

LEO KOTTKE: Nov. 17-19, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

DESAPARECIDOS: Nov. 18, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

MODERN BASEBALL: Nov. 18, Neumos, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

MISFITS: Nov. 18, Showbox SoDo, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

CHANCE THE RAPPER: Nov. 19, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

NIKKI LANE: Nov. 19, Neumos, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

KATE DAVIS: Nov. 19, Barboza, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

ROBERT DELONG: Nov. 20, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

TAJ MAHAL TRIO: Nov. 20-22, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

KARL DENSON’S TINY UNIVERSE, NICKI BLUHM AND THE GRAMBLERS: Nov. 21, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

PUBLIC IMAGE LTD/P.I.L.: Nov. 23, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MINUS THE BEAR: Nov. 24, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

RAC, BIG DATA: Nov. 24, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

TAJ MAHAL TRIO: Nov. 24-25, 27-29, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA: Nov. 28, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

REFUSED: Nov. 28, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

JOJO: Nov. 29, Neumos, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

DOM KENNEDY: Dec. 2, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

AVERAGE WHITE BAND Dec. 10-13, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com DRAGON SMOKE: Dec. 2, Neumos, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

PUSCIFER, LUCHAFER: Dec. 3, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation. com.

KAMELOT: Dec. 3, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

TRAVI$ SCOTT: Dec. 3, Showbox, SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

MYSTERY SKULLS: Dec. 3, Chop Suey, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

THE CHAINSMOKERS: Dec. 4, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxon line.com.

ODESZA: Dec. 5-7, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

DECK THE HALL BALL: featuring Death Cab For Cutie, Cage The Elephant, Twenty One Pilots, Walk The Moon, Alabama Shakes, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, X Ambassadors: Dec. 8, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

THE DANDY WARHOLS: Dec. 9, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxon line.com.

SLOW MAGIC, GIRAFFAGE: Dec. 11, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

MUSE: Dec. 12, KeyArena, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

THE ENGLISH BEAT: Dec. 12, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxon line.com.

FALLING IN REVERSE, ATREYU: Dec. 14, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SCOTT BRADLEE’S POSTMODERN JUKEBOX: Dec. 15, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

NIYKEE HEATON: Dec. 15, The Crocodile, Seattle. 877-987-6487 or thecrocodile.com.

CIARA: Dec. 16, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

X: Dec. 18, The Showbox, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

YELLOW CLAW: Dec. 18, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

THE 1975: Dec. 20, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

AMY SCHUMER: Dec. 31, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

FOREVERLAND (Tribute to Michael Jackson): Jan. 9, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com. n For complete listings, visit goskagit.com and click on “Entertainment.”

E8 Thursday, November 12, 2015

ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area November 12-19

TUNING UP Playing at area venues November 12-19

Thursday.12

Sunday.15

THEATER

THEATER

“The Lion in Winter”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“The Lion in Winter”: 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

MUSIC

OPERA

Friday.13

MUSIC

Jansen Jazz Band: 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. $10. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

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

“Sonate auf Concertenart: Part II” (chamber music): Miyo Aoki, Curtis Foster, Linda Melsted and Jonathan Oddie; 2 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. $20 suggested donation or pay-as-youare-able, free for ages 11 and younger.

206-420-4548 or salmonrun.wix.com/ salmon-run-concerts.

THEATER

“Prometheus Bound”: 7:30 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $10, $5 SVC students.

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

“ClassACT Radio Show”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. ACT veterans reenact classic radio shows of the 1930s and ‘40s. $10. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

SATURDAY.14

“The Lion in Winter”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

A CAPPELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL An-O-Chords Barbershop Chorus and Oak Harbor School musical groups, 7 to 9 p.m., Oak Harbor High School, 1 Wildcat Way, Oak Harbor.

Free, but donations will be accepted. anochords.org.

MUSIC

The Quiet American Acoustic Concert (folk, gospel, blues): 5 to 6:30 p.m., Anacortes Senior Activity Center, 1701 22nd St, Anacortes. $10. 360-293-7473 or fidalgoukulelenetwork.com.

“Marcia Kester: A Night of Music, A Life of Recovery”: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $15. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

Youth concert: 3 to 5 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. $5 adults, free for children. 360-354-3600 or jansen |artcenter.org.

Wednesday.18 MUSIC

Fall Gala Concert: Mount Vernon High School Instrumental Music Dept., 7 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $8 adults, $4 students.

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

Thursday.19 THEATER

OPERA

“Hansel and Gretel”: Skagit Opera: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-$59. 360-4167727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

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Saturday.14 THEATER

“Prometheus Bound”: 7:30 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $10, $5 SVC students.

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

“ClassACT Radio Show”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. ACT veterans reenact classic radio shows of the 1930s and ‘40s. $10. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“The Lion in Winter”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

MUSIC

Bayshore Symphony Fall Concert: with Betsy Stuen-Walker and Morgan Schwab, violas; 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. $15 suggested donation. 360-7247300 or bayshoremusicproject.com.

A Cappella Music Festival: An-OChords Barbershop Chorus and Oak Harbor School musical groups, 7 to 9 p.m., Oak Harbor High School, 1 Wildcat Way, Oak Harbor. Free, but donations will be accepted. anochords.org.

Mike Allen Quartet (jazz): 3 p.m., Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Gate 2, 8 Barnview Court, Bellingham. $20. 360671-1709 or FSWL.org.

“Mistatim”: Red Sky, 10 a.m. and noon, McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $7. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“Prometheus Bound”: 7:30 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $10, $5 SVC students.

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

“The Lion in Winter”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

THURSDAY.12 R.X. Bertoldi and Son CD release: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5.

360-445-3000.

Skinny Tie Jazz: 7 to 9 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Cheryl Hodge Trio: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360588-1720.

Jack Mattingly and Whiskey Fever: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., SedroWoolley. 360-982-2649.

Open Mic & Jam: 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover. 425-737-5144 or 360-629-6500.

Queen’s Bluegrass: 5 to 7 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

SATURDAY.14

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SATURDAY.14

6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-588-1720.

KNUT BELL 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner.

FRIDAY.13 Dedric Clark and the Social Animals (Americana, rock): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

Groove Thang (funk, top 40): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Meghan Yates and the Reverie Machine: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

North by Northwest: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

Friday Swing, with Duane Paul Klein: 8 p.m., Edison Melcher and Ken Vanderhyde Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edi(’30s, ’40s & ’50s classic son. No cover. 360-766-6266. tunes): 7 to 9 p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. No cover. 360-707-2683.

Lowdown Drifters: 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $10. 425-737-5144 or 360-629-6500.

Reptar, Breathers, Oh Rose: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $8.

360-778-1067.

Jukebox Duo: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

360-848-8882.

Acoustic night with J.P. Falcon with guest Bailey Ann Martinet: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360766-6330.

SATURDAY.14 William Pint and Felicia Dale, with the Whateverly Brothers: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

Knut Bell: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Nitecrew (top 40): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., North by Northwest: 8:30 p.m. to Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360- cover. 877-275-2448.

422-6411.

SUNDAY.15 Jenny & The TomCats: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-7666266.

The Good Life, Big Harp, Scarves: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10-$12. 360-778-1067.

WEDNESDAY.18 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

Wayne Hayton (’60s-’70s country rock, folk, Americana): 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Margaret Wilder Band: 8:30 p.m., Star Anna, Missile Man: 10 p.m., The Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., BellingNo cover. 360-766-6266. ham. $7. 360-778-1067.

Aaron Crawford (country): 9 p.m., Gin Gypsy: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $10. 425cover. 360-766-6330.

737-5144 or 360-629-6500.

THURSDAY.19 Randy Norris and Jeff Nicely (blues): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Parlor, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

Open Mic’ Night: with David Ritchie: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.

Joan Penney Jazz Quintet: 6 to 8:30 p.m., Bertelsen Winery, 20598 Starbird Road, Mount Vernon. $10 cover. 360540-2212.

Open Mic & Jam: 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover. 425-737-5144.

Deep Sea Diver, Sisters, Timmy Sunshine: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10. 360-778-1067.

Steve Loeffler (jazz): 5 to 7 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden.

No cover. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

BREWGRASS!: 12th annual Bluegrass and Microbrew Celebration FRIDAY, NOV. 13

Pearly Blue: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover.

360-588-1720.

The Shed Boys: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover.

360-755-3956.

Hot Damn Scandal: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover.

360-293-2544.

SATURDAY, NOV. 14 The Duntons: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., THURSDAY.18 Anacortes.

No cover.

360-588-1720.

Birdsview Bluegrass: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover.

360-755-3956.

Jackalope: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

No cover. 360-2932544.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area November 12-19

TUNING UP Playing at area venues November 12-19

Thursday.12

Sunday.15

THEATER

THEATER

“The Lion in Winter”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“The Lion in Winter”: 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

MUSIC

OPERA

Friday.13

MUSIC

Jansen Jazz Band: 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. $10. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

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

“Sonate auf Concertenart: Part II” (chamber music): Miyo Aoki, Curtis Foster, Linda Melsted and Jonathan Oddie; 2 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. $20 suggested donation or pay-as-youare-able, free for ages 11 and younger.

206-420-4548 or salmonrun.wix.com/ salmon-run-concerts.

THEATER

“Prometheus Bound”: 7:30 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $10, $5 SVC students.

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

“ClassACT Radio Show”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. ACT veterans reenact classic radio shows of the 1930s and ‘40s. $10. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

SATURDAY.14

“The Lion in Winter”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

A CAPPELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL An-O-Chords Barbershop Chorus and Oak Harbor School musical groups, 7 to 9 p.m., Oak Harbor High School, 1 Wildcat Way, Oak Harbor.

Free, but donations will be accepted. anochords.org.

MUSIC

The Quiet American Acoustic Concert (folk, gospel, blues): 5 to 6:30 p.m., Anacortes Senior Activity Center, 1701 22nd St, Anacortes. $10. 360-293-7473 or fidalgoukulelenetwork.com.

“Marcia Kester: A Night of Music, A Life of Recovery”: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $15. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

Youth concert: 3 to 5 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. $5 adults, free for children. 360-354-3600 or jansen |artcenter.org.

Wednesday.18 MUSIC

Fall Gala Concert: Mount Vernon High School Instrumental Music Dept., 7 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $8 adults, $4 students.

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

Thursday.19 THEATER

OPERA

“Hansel and Gretel”: Skagit Opera: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-$59. 360-4167727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

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Saturday.14 THEATER

“Prometheus Bound”: 7:30 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $10, $5 SVC students.

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

“ClassACT Radio Show”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. ACT veterans reenact classic radio shows of the 1930s and ‘40s. $10. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“The Lion in Winter”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

MUSIC

Bayshore Symphony Fall Concert: with Betsy Stuen-Walker and Morgan Schwab, violas; 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. $15 suggested donation. 360-7247300 or bayshoremusicproject.com.

A Cappella Music Festival: An-OChords Barbershop Chorus and Oak Harbor School musical groups, 7 to 9 p.m., Oak Harbor High School, 1 Wildcat Way, Oak Harbor. Free, but donations will be accepted. anochords.org.

Mike Allen Quartet (jazz): 3 p.m., Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Gate 2, 8 Barnview Court, Bellingham. $20. 360671-1709 or FSWL.org.

“Mistatim”: Red Sky, 10 a.m. and noon, McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $7. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“Prometheus Bound”: 7:30 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $10, $5 SVC students.

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

“The Lion in Winter”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

THURSDAY.12 R.X. Bertoldi and Son CD release: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5.

360-445-3000.

Skinny Tie Jazz: 7 to 9 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Cheryl Hodge Trio: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360588-1720.

Jack Mattingly and Whiskey Fever: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., SedroWoolley. 360-982-2649.

Open Mic & Jam: 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover. 425-737-5144 or 360-629-6500.

Queen’s Bluegrass: 5 to 7 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

SATURDAY.14

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SATURDAY.14

6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-588-1720.

KNUT BELL 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner.

FRIDAY.13 Dedric Clark and the Social Animals (Americana, rock): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

Groove Thang (funk, top 40): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Meghan Yates and the Reverie Machine: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

North by Northwest: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

Friday Swing, with Duane Paul Klein: 8 p.m., Edison Melcher and Ken Vanderhyde Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edi(’30s, ’40s & ’50s classic son. No cover. 360-766-6266. tunes): 7 to 9 p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. No cover. 360-707-2683.

Lowdown Drifters: 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $10. 425-737-5144 or 360-629-6500.

Reptar, Breathers, Oh Rose: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $8.

360-778-1067.

Jukebox Duo: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

360-848-8882.

Acoustic night with J.P. Falcon with guest Bailey Ann Martinet: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360766-6330.

SATURDAY.14 William Pint and Felicia Dale, with the Whateverly Brothers: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

Knut Bell: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Nitecrew (top 40): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., North by Northwest: 8:30 p.m. to Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360- cover. 877-275-2448.

422-6411.

SUNDAY.15 Jenny & The TomCats: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-7666266.

The Good Life, Big Harp, Scarves: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10-$12. 360-778-1067.

WEDNESDAY.18 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

Wayne Hayton (’60s-’70s country rock, folk, Americana): 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Margaret Wilder Band: 8:30 p.m., Star Anna, Missile Man: 10 p.m., The Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., BellingNo cover. 360-766-6266. ham. $7. 360-778-1067.

Aaron Crawford (country): 9 p.m., Gin Gypsy: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $10. 425cover. 360-766-6330.

737-5144 or 360-629-6500.

THURSDAY.19 Randy Norris and Jeff Nicely (blues): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Parlor, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-445-3000.

Open Mic’ Night: with David Ritchie: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.

Joan Penney Jazz Quintet: 6 to 8:30 p.m., Bertelsen Winery, 20598 Starbird Road, Mount Vernon. $10 cover. 360540-2212.

Open Mic & Jam: 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. No cover. 425-737-5144.

Deep Sea Diver, Sisters, Timmy Sunshine: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10. 360-778-1067.

Steve Loeffler (jazz): 5 to 7 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden.

No cover. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

BREWGRASS!: 12th annual Bluegrass and Microbrew Celebration FRIDAY, NOV. 13

Pearly Blue: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover.

360-588-1720.

The Shed Boys: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover.

360-755-3956.

Hot Damn Scandal: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover.

360-293-2544.

SATURDAY, NOV. 14 The Duntons: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., THURSDAY.18 Anacortes.

No cover.

360-588-1720.

Birdsview Bluegrass: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover.

360-755-3956.

Jackalope: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

No cover. 360-2932544.

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK Upcoming releases Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change: NOV. 17 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. We Are Your Friends The Stanford Prison Experiment NOV. 24 Ricki and the Flash Shaun the Sheep Movie American Ultra DEC. 1 Amy 90 Minutes in Heaven Mistress America Goodnight Mommy DEC. 8 Minions Ant-Man The Transporter Refueled Knock Knock n Tribune News Service

“Terminator Genisys”: Another attempt is made to stop Sarah Connor. The Terminator — as promised — is back.

It is a fun, exciting thrill ride — one of the best action movies of the year.

All you have to do is forget trying to decipher the timetraveling elements because, as always, the very familiar sci-fi gimmick always creates more questions than answers.

“Tangerine”: Sean Baker’s film finds pure energy in its frantic pacing and performances. Events unfold with blasts of energy on a warm Christmas Eve in Hollywood.

Kitana Kiki Rodriguez plays Sin-Dee, a complicated person dealing with her recent release from jail, a cheating boyfriend and a world that can be brutally evil toward transgender people.

She handles each with an unfaltering passion that makes her the emotional equivalent of the Tasmanian Devil.

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the deck-the-halls-to-the-wall performance by Rodriguez that turn the film into a controlled panic that occasionally finds peace in a manic world.

“Star Wars”: The initial six films will each be re-released as a commemorative Blu-ray steelbook. In addition to the collectible steelbook packaging, each single Blu-ray disc includes existing audio commentary with George Lucas and the film crew as well as audio commentary from archival interviews with the cast and crew.

“Better Call Saul: Season 1”: Bob Odenkirk stars in this prequel to “Breaking Bad.” “Trainwreck”: Amy Schumer plays a young woman who lives life to its fullest.

“WKRP in Cincinnati: The Final Season”: Includes 22 episodes of the TV comedy about life at a radio station.

“Mr. Holmes”: The great detective is haunted by an unsolved case from 50 years ago.

“Enchanted Kingdom”: Idris Elba narrates this film that looks at wildlife in Africa.

“Manimal: The Complete Series”: Short-lived series about a man who can turn himself into any animal.

“Bound to Vengeance”: Woman tries to free captives of depraved killer.

“Henry & Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History”: Historian Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb looks at the love affair.

“The Guilty”: Detective Maggie Brand (Tamsin Greig) investigates the disappearance of a 5-year-old girl.

“Automan: The Complete Series”: Computer geek creates crime-fighting hologram.

Includes 13 episodes.

“Two Men in Town”: Jose Giovanni’s scathing look at the death penalty.

“Rebus Collection”: Ken Stott stars as Detective Inspector John Rebus.

“Pay the Ghost”: Nicolas Cage stars in this story of one

man’s efforts to find his missing child.

“Ronaldo”: Documentary that follows a year in the life of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.

“The Jewish Journey: America”: Look at what it means to be part of a tight-knit Jewish community.

“Wild City”: Ex-cop becomes the target of a high-powered attorney and his thugs.

“Super Sentai: Gosei Sentail Dairanger: The Complete Series”: The second installment of the Japanese series that inspired the Power Rangers.

“Dinosaur Train: Dinosaurs Are Different”: Buddy learns how dinosaurs can be different.

“Restless”: Hayley Atwell stars in this adaptation of the William Boyd novel.

“Nathan for You: Seasons 1& 2”: Nathan Fielder’s series about an unorthodox small business consultant. n By Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

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10 movies to see this winter

By MICHAEL PHILLIPS Chicago Tribune

“Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens” takes place 30 years after the death of Darth Vader in a galaxy we know well by now. It opens Dec. 17. Already it’s a bigger deal than Christmas.

Speaking of which … earlier this month news came down, hard, on the “Star Wars” fanatics who are counting the days. Many, if not all, U.S. theater chains have banned moviegoers from attending the new “Star Wars” film accompanied by any “Star Wars” toy weaponry or storm trooper masks, or even from wearing face paint.

From the AMC corporate office: “Guests are welcome to come dressed in costume, but we do not permit masks. In short, bring your light saber, turn it off during the movie, and leave the blaster and Darth Vader mask at home.” The Cinemark chain goes a step further. At Cinemark theaters, “Star Wars costumes are welcome. However, no face coverings, face paint or simulated weapons (including light sabers/blasters) will be allowed in the building.”

The good news? A month prior to “The Force Awakens,” one of the best films of the year, “Spotlight,” opens and there’s no ban on attending “Spotlight” disguised as a style-neutral, unglamorous investigative journalist.

Here are 10 to watch this season. Dates reflect national release openings, and are subject to change: “Spotlight,” wide release Nov. 13. The most affirmative newspaper movie since “All the President’s Men” stars Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams and Brian d’Arcy James as the four-person Boston Globe investigative journalism unit that exposed the scarily wide-ranging Catholic archdiocese sexual abuse scandal.

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2,” Nov. 20. The trilogy (expanded to four, because the movies have made a tremendous amount of money) concludes with Jennifer Lawrence proving, once and for all, that Donald Sutherland does not know how to run a country!

“Creed,” Nov. 25. Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa eases into the Burgess Meredith gruff-but-wily mentor position in this story of Rocky training the son (Michael B. Jordan) of Apollo Creed for a title shot.

Directed and co-written by Ryan Coogler, who did the excellent “Fruitvale Station.”

“The Good Dinosaur,” Nov. 25. Disney/ Pixar’s latest ruthless assault on our emotions tells the tale of Arlo the Apatosaurus, his kindly preteen human savior and the value of interspecies friendship in a world

of predators as well as wonders. The voice cast includes the stalwart Jeffrey Wright and Frances McDormand.

“Chi-Raq,” Dec. 4. It’s already notorious and nobody’s seen it yet. Spike Lee’s brash update on the ancient Athenian anti-war comedy “Lysistrata” takes place in modernday, bullet-strewn Chicago, where the “gorgeous Nubian sistah” Lysistrata (Teyonah Parris of “Dear White People”) organizes a sex strike in response to an epidemic of gun violence. Following a limited theatrical release “Chi-Raq” will stream on Amazon Instant Video.

“Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens,” Dec. 17. Our national space folk tale continues with new characters, new light sabers and good ol’ Harrison Ford and Chewbacca.

“Joy,” Dec. 25. The woman who invented the Miracle Mop doesn’t sound like ripe biopic material. But writer-director David O. Russell told the Abscam story his own way, wonderfully, with “American Hustle,” and he’s reteaming with key collaborators with whom he’s scored in the past. Jennifer Lawrence, for starters. Robert De Niro, for seconds. Plus Bradley Cooper, hoping to put the flameout of “Burnt” behind him.

“The Revenant,” Dec. 25. Last year, “Birdman” co-writer and director Alejandro G. Inarritu gave us an egocentric movie star in crisis, and on Broadway. This year he’s going back to the wilds of early 19th century America, for a fact-based tale of frontiersman Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio), left for dead after a bear attack, and his vengeance on the trapper (Tom Hardy) who forged on without him.

“The Hateful Eight,” limited release Dec. 25, wide release Jan. 8. Quentin Tarantino’s latest, shot in old-fashioned widescreen 70-millimeter on the substance formerly known as “film,” reportedly mashes up elements of Agatha Christie, “Bonanza” and half of everything else once commonly sharing the same video store shelf. It’s a post-Civil War tale, set among a shifty cadre of snowbound characters with secrets, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Roth and Channing Tatum.

“Anomalisa,” limited release Dec. 30, wide release January. Wonderful, sad, trenchant, delicate. It’s also a more interesting animated achievement than “Inside Out,” though this is not for kids. The Duke Johnson/Charlie Kaufman collaboration, based on a stage project, tells of a customer service expert (voiced by David Thewlis) and his travails on the road, specifically his time spent in a (fictional) Cincinnati hotel named after a delusional paranoiac condition.

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5 of the best places to see the night sky in U.S. Paloma, where families can learn about the celestial world in the foothills of Arizona’s Santa CataEscape the bright lights of the lina Mountains. city and introduce your family A “cosmic concierge” will to the night sky. Here are five provide an educational preamble places to experience a star-filled while you enjoy fireside s’mores. landscape: Bolstered by your new informa1. Arizona skies. Expect tion and the fresh night air, go stellar stargazing as well as the forth to identify the sea of conchance to tour the Lowell Obser- stellations above. vatory in Flagstaff, which was the lowell.edu; flagstaffarizona. first city to be designated a Dark org; westinlapalomaresort.com Sky City by the International Dark-Sky Association.

2. Natural Bridges National See the telescope via which Monument, Utah. Home to some Pluto was discovered in the 1930s of the darkest skies in the counand peer through the centurytry, this scenic landscape was the old Clark Telescope. Head south first to receive the International to Tucson, often noted as the Dark Sky Park certification. Masastronomy capital of the world. sive natural bridges form starCheck in to the Westin La filled windows through which

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by Magellan in the 1520s, his namesake dwarf galaxies are best 4. Waikoloa, Hawaii. Relax on observed mid-December through the beach by day and learn about April. And Costa Rica, the home 3. Death Valley National the Pacific sky after the sun sets. of pura vida, is one of the few Park, California. The park’s 3.4 This Hawaiian island is home to places in the Northern Hemisphere where it’s possible to view million-acre expanse and the one of the world’s most importhe Large and Small Magellanic region’s clean, dry air combine tant observatories and inspires Clouds. Visit the Arenal volcano to provide an ideal vantage point the hotel’s interactive kids’ region for stunning vistas or relax for observing shooting stars, camps. During Cosmic Night, meteor showers and constellayour youngsters will gather with in a jungle resort, where guided tions galore. The conditions have astronomers for educational sto- walks through lush flora and earned the park Gold-Tier Dark ries of the night sky. Each week, fauna are paired with observations of the night sky.

Sky status. they’ll also have the option to visitcostarica.com The area shares a strong com- join “A Camping We Will Go” mitment to avoid light pollution and can learn to pitch a tent, n Lynn O’Rourke Hayes is the and keep the night sky visible. stargaze, play flashlight tag and editor of FamilyTravel.com. Email: lohayes@familytravel.com.

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“THE ART OF SOLITUDE: An “A Taste of Tanzania”: 7 p.m.

Artist’s 500-Mile Journey on el Camino Frances”: 6:30 p.m. Mon- Wednesday, Dec. 2. Gabe Martin will present a travel adventure to day, Nov. 16, Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Dubai and Tanzania, as well as a Vernon. Artist and teacher Christine climb up Mount Kilimanjaro.

Wardenburg-Skinner will share the SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon adventure, beauty and inspiration Parks and Recreation offers travel of her 500-mile walk along the El opportunities for ages 8 and older Camino (The Way) Frances across northern Spain, illustrated with her (adult supervision required for ages 17 and younger). Trips depart from drawings and photographs. Free. and return to Hillcrest Park, 1717 360-336-6209.

S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For information or to register, call 360 AT THE ANACORTES LIBRARY: 336-6215. Next up: Anacortes Public Library, 1220 Victorian Country Christmas: 10th St., Anacortes, will present the following free events (360-293- 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2. Visit the 28th annual Victo1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanarian Country Christmas Festival at cortes.org.): “The Spirit of the Coast Jourthe Washington State Fair Events ney”: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, Center in Puyallup. Transformed Videographer Don Jonasson offers into a Victorian village, it features a video presentation of a canoe old-fashioned streets lined with journey to find the spirit of the Brit- more than 500 Victorian stores, all ish Columbia coast and to connect tended by shopkeepers in Victorian with the First Nations Peoples. attire. Enjoy holiday entertainment “Shangahi: Yesterday and while shopping for crafts, gourmet Today”: 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30. food, wine and treats. $67-$69.

Local author Alex Kuo discusses Register by Nov. 25. his novel “shanghai.shanghai.

Granville Island and Van Dusen shanghai” exploring the people and Botanical Garden’s Festival of

Lights: 12:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16. Enjoy plenty of time for shopping and a no-host meal before heading to Van Dusen Gardens, transformed into a winter wonderland complete with elves, light shows, strolling carolers and more. The drive home will feature a detour to see some festive neighborhood displays. $72-$74. Register by Dec. 9.

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.

Future extended trips include a cruise through Alaska’s Inside Passage, a scenic rail tour of British Columbia hot springs and the Rockies, a fall trip to Ireland, a tour of Martha’s Vineyard and the Eastern Seaboard, and a visit to New Mexico’s annual Balloon Fiesta.

ESCORTED TOURS: The Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St., has several 2016 international trips planned: Tropical Costa Rica,

Feb. 29-March 8; a European River Cruise, Budapest to Amsterdam, Oct. 12-27; and Hawaii, Nov. 12-19. For information, contact Pat at pgardner@oakharbor.org or 360279-4582.

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. 1-800-5441800 or tourisminfo@watourismal liance.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.

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Wednesdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Passport forms and information on fees and how to apply are available at travel.state.gov, or pick up an application and passport guide at the library.

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MOVIES NEW THIS WEEK Ask anyone who has worked for a newspaper to name the best movie ever made about our profession, and it’s an upset when “All the President’s Men” isn’t the first title mentioned.

Tom McCarthy’s “SPOTLIGHT” isn’t quite as memorable as Alan J. Pakula’s 1976 gold-standard classic with Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman as Woodward and Bernstein, but it’s one of the best movies I’ve ever seen about the art and the science of newspaper reporting — and in particular that special breed of journalist who does important investigative work that involves a detective’s instinct, soul-sucking research, fierce determination, exhaustive hours and accepting the fact that almost nobody is happy to hear from you when

MINI-REVIEWS Rachel McAdams (from left), Mark Ruffalo and Brian d’Arcy James star in “Spotlight.”

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you call them and identify yourself.

The Boston Globe’s Spotlight crew consisted of an editor and a small handful of reporters who toiled in a subterranean office of the paper, working major stories for weeks or even months. When the Spotlight logo appeared in the Globe, there was a good chance someone was going to be indicted, or major changes would be enacted — or the greater Boston community would learn something they never knew about their beloved city.

“Spotlight” kicks off in 2001, as Liev Schreiber’s Marty Baron, formerly of the Miami Herald, arrived as the Globe’s new editorin-chief.

More than 50 percent of the Globe’s readership was Catholic; Marty was Jewish. Nearly everyone in the newsroom was from Boston or had family ties to the city; Marty didn’t. He was the ultimate outsider — not necessarily a disadvantage when it comes to marshaling objective reporting that could target previously untouchable institutions and figures, i.e., Cardinal Law and the Catholic Church.

Intrigued by a story about an abrasive, wild-card Armenian attorney named Mitchell Garabedian (Stanley Tucci), who is representing numerous families alleging their children were abused by priests, and tales of the church responding to

editor, one Ben Bradlee Jr., son of the Washington Post editor (played by Jason Robards in “All the President’s Men”). The mere mention of the Bradlee name is enough to remind us of “All the President’s Men,” and “Spotlight” is a confident enough film to embrace the comparison.

As the Spotlight team digs deep, finding victims and encouraging them to talk, uncovering evidence indicating dozens of priests in the Boston area were accused of abuse, “Spotlight” becomes a procedural about print journalism.

It’s not easy to make an emotionally involving film in which some of the most pivotal moments are about phone calls and making copies of documents and a source circling names on a document — but save for a few overly dry moments, “Spotlight” prevails. It’s one of the smartest and most involving movies of the years.

Keaton as Robby rocks every scene he’s in. Robby attended high school literally across the street from the Globe. He knows just about everyone in town, and just about everyone knows him.

High-ranking officials with Catholic Charities, attorneys who worked for the church, even the cardinal himself — they all trust Robby will do what’s best.

What they don’t understand is Robby is a journalist through and through, and for him what’s best is uncovering the truth, making sure that truth is extremely well-sourced — and sharing that truth with the city.

Running time: 128 minutes. Rated: R (for some language including sexual references. HHH½

these allegations by offering small cash settlements and transferring the offending priests to other parishes where they would have access to more children, Baron assigns the Spotlight team to investigate.

Is there a wide-ranging conspiracy to suppress the truth? Is the church hierarchy actually complicit in allowing monsters in collars to molest children? And would the Globe actually have the, um, nerve to go after the most revered and powerful institution in the city?

Michael Keaton (who starred as an ink-stained wretch in Ron Howard’s excellent “The Paper” in 1994) is Walter “Robby” Robinson, the beloved editor of the Spotlight team, which consists of Rachel McAdams’ Sacha Pfeiffer, Mark Ruffalo’s Michael Rezendes and Brian d’Arcy James’ Matt Carroll.

What a fine team of actors portraying such a fine team of journalists.

I believed every inch of all four performances, from Pfeiffer’s utter indifference to her wardrobe and her dogged efforts to obtain key interviews; to Rezendes’ obnoxiously aggressive methods; to Carroll’s feelings of conflict when family and journalistic ethics collide — to the terrible eating habits of one and all. Yep, they’re journalists all right.

John Slattery from “Mad n Richard Roeper, Chicago Men” is the Globe’s deputy Sun-Times

Compiled from news services Rating one to four stars “Bridge of Spies” — Steven Spielberg has taken the largely forgotten 1960 exchange of U.S. and Soviet spies and turned it into a gripping character study and thriller that feels a bit like a John Le Carre adaptation if Frank Capra were at the controls. Tom Hanks, in full modern-day Jimmy Stewart mode, stars as the genial U.S. negotiator. Historical thriller, PG-13, 142 minutes. HHHH “Burnt” — Sobered up a decade after his drug-fueled flameout, a visionary chef (Bradley Cooper) hopes his comeback can lead to a three-star Michelin rating.

As an often cliche-riddled tale of redemption, “Burnt” is the equivalent of a sleek, well-lit, trendy restaurant serving up mildly creative dishes on an otherwise predictable menu. ComedyDrama, R, 100 minutes.

HH½ “Crimson Peak” — Guillermo del Toro’s homage to 1950s Hammer films is one of the most beautiful and striking old-fashioned Gothic horror movies in recent memory -- but all the carefully orchestrated color schemes and dark corridors in the world can’t accelerate the slow patches, or make us care about lead characters who are either dim-witted or boring or both. Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain and Tom Hiddleston star. Gothic horror, R, 119 minutes. HH “Experimenter” — Peter Sarsgaard’s portrayal of Stanley Milgram, the professor who told his subjects to send increasingly painful electric shocks to testtakers, sometimes seems more about the mannerisms and the tics than giving us true insight into the character. Writer-director Michael Almereyda has a seemingly endless array of stylistic tricks up his sleeve, but when you have such rich material to work with, pushing it to the next level isn’t necessarily the best choice. Biographical drama, PG-13, 90 minutes.

HH½

“Heist” — It’s hard to recall a more terrible performance in Robert De Niro’s career than his weirdly off-key work as a very, very bad casino owner in this stilted and dopey thriller.

The screenplay is so clunky, not a single cast member manages to sound believable. Action thriller, R, 90 minutes. Zero stars.

“I Smile Back” — Known for comedy, Sarah Silverman is unforgettable in delivering a brave, vulnerable, irony-free dramatic performance that chilled me to the bone. She plays a wife and mother whose addiction is wreaking havoc on herself and just about everyone who matters to her. Drama, R, 85 minutes.

HHH “Meadowland” — Olivia Wilde and Luke Wilson deliver authentic performances as parents dealing with loss in different ways.

It is a well-photographed and sometimes surprising story, a character study about what happens to a marriage when a child has gone missing and in all likelihood will never be found.

Drama, R, 95 minutes.

HHH “Our Brand Is Crisis” — This mixed-bag satire stars Sandra Bullock as a washed-up U.S. political consultant recruited to help a long-shot candidate for president of Bolivia. Its ambitions veer wildly from sharp political insight to slapstick farce to inspirational semi-autobiography, but it never finds solid ground in any of those genres. Comedy-Drama, R, 107 minutes. HH “Rock the Kasbah” — Stranded in Afghanistan when a USO tour goes south, a burnt-out music manager (Bill Murray) turns his attention to a promising young singer in a remote village. This is an unholy mess -- a jumbled, tonedeaf satire in which every attempt at political commentary comes across as ham-handed and naive.

Comedy, R, 106 minutes. H “Room” — The shed where 5-year-old Jack (Jacob Tremblay) has spent his entire life with his mother (Brie Larson), a kidnapped captive, may be

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tiny and claustrophobic, but to his eyes it’s this big wide world. I’m not going to tell you this is the most entertaining movie of the year, but it just might be the most impressive piece of filmmaking I’ve seen in 2015.

Drama, R, 113 minutes.

HHHH “Spectre”: The 24th James Bond film is solidly in the middle of the all-time rankings, which means it’s still a slick, beautifully photographed, action-packed, international thriller with a number of ludicrously entertaining set pieces. Daniel Craig remains a tightly coiled, deadpan funny 007, and as the sadistic villain, Christoph Waltz is wonderfully insane. Action-thriller, PG-13, 148 minutes. HHH “The Last Witch Hunter” — This action fantasy, starring Vin Diesel as an immortal who protects the world from witches, doesn’t work as campy escapism or as a guilty pleasure. It’s just deadly and dreadful, loud and obnoxious, convoluted and irritating, horrible and dumb. Action fantasy, PG-13, 106 minutes. ½H “The Peanuts Movie” — A CGI, 3-D feature about Charlie Brown and his gang could

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have been a recipe for disaster, but to my great relief, this is a meticulously faithful and clearly loving tribute to America’s favorite blockhead. It’s a sweet, funny, smart, genuine all-ages movie with simple, timeless messages. Animated, G, 88 minutes HHH½ “Trumbo” — It’s great fun to watch the great Bryan Cranston chewing the scenery as Dalton Trumbo, the screenwriter imprisoned for refusing to testify about his communist ties in 1947.

This is a corny, well-made B-movie about an A-list screenwriter who had to take jobs writing B-movies after he was blacklisted. Historical drama, R, 124 minutes HHH “Truth” — Robert Redford plays Dan Rather with Cate Blanchett as his trusted producer Mary Mapes in a dramatization of their infamous and spectacularly flawed 2004 report about George W. Bush’s service in the National Guard. It’s a strange interpretation, in which the visuals nudge us in one direction as the screenplay tells us something quite different. Drama, R, 125 minutes.

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TIM MCGRAW, “Damn Country Music” — Tim McGraw isn’t the pop-honky-tonk interpreter of yore, the jocular country crooner good with a sly rejoinder. Like his new physique, McGraw’s music is all muscle, with a leaner, meaner aesthetic whose direct, coolly assured manner and surly but sensitive recent catalog are a relaxed fit for his smooth, distant voice.

As in his recent albums, “Damn Country Music” offers a not-overlysweet mix of subtle technological washes and midtempo Southern soul traditionalism. It’s hard to tell how cleaned-up McGraw’s voice is on the cool, serenely sentimental “Top of the World” (Auto-Tune on the r’s of “world”?), yet that effect doesn’t take you out of the song’s gently earthy romanticism. “Here Tonight” with his daughter Gracie is fine yet somewhat plastic. “Damn Country Music” surround-sounds McGraw’s soft bourbonand-water drawl, its repetitive melodic lilt and its look at the “neon fever for a small-town dreamer” swaddled in pedal steel guitars and a balladeer’s pacing. The singer’s longtime producer, Byron Gallimore, keeps “Everybody’s Lookin’” and “Kiss a Girl” sonically blissful yet blunt in the rendering.

CAR SEAT HEADREST, “Teens of Style” — Sometimes, closing the bedroom door doesn’t provide quite enough teenage privacy. On such occasions, 17-year-old Will Toledo got in the habit of hunkering down in the backseat of the family car to sing his songs in peace.

Five years later, Toledo has posted to his Bandcamp page 11 Car Seat Headrest albums of low-fi music inspired by such popular-at-thetime-of-his-birth heroes as Beck, Guided by Voices and Pavement.

Now that he has completed the circle by signing to 1990’s avatarof-cool Matador Records, he’s rerecorded enough of that material in not-so-low-fi fashion to make “Teens of Style” and is being introduced to the world at large as the indie-rock hero of the season.

Toledo’s music merits the attention. Still rough around the edges and often distorted, songs like the happily rampaging “psst, teenagers, take off your clothes” and swooning “Strangers,” in which Toledo confesses to Michael Stipe fandom (“I thought he must be speaking to me”) display an easy confidence with a variety of pop forms that points to a bright future.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD, “Storyteller” — Last song, last line: “Never pictured myself singing lullabyes,” Carrie Underwood confesses. It’s hard to imagine anyone picturing that after listening to “Storyteller.”

Underwood has nuclear-powered pipes; we get it. But forget lullabyes — once again the superstar consistently uses that voice as though she’s trying to wake an army. She has even upped the ante on that bludgeoning approach since her last album, 2012’s “Blown Away.”

It doesn’t help that, aside from some obligatory rootsy touches to maintain a tenuous connection to country, the predominant musical accompaniment is bombastic rock, with a thunderous, massively annoying drum sound straight out of the ‘80s.

It ruins even the few promising numbers here, ones that go for a Miranda Lambert-style feistiness.

That set closer, “What I Never Knew I Really Wanted,” is one of two songs — “Like I’ll Never Love You Again” is the other — on which Underwood displays restraint and subtlety throughout. No surprise they are her most affecting performances here.

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Rhythm on the rails: Music train draws fans from all over “You become addicted,” said Nakasone, who has been making the trips since BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. 2009 after reading a news — Stacey Nakasone had a story about a much-longer choice to make. Fly from Western trip. her home in Los Angeles Roots on the Rails grew to Japan to learn more out of a 2000 trip a group of about taiko drums, or take musicians took from Torona 50-mile train ride in Verto to a music conference in mont.

British Columbia. Along For Nakasone and about the way, the musicians just 50 other people this fall, wanted to play, said founder Vermont it was.

Charlie Hunter, a former The destination was the music promoter and a paintEast Coast’s first visit by the er of aging American infra“Roots on the Rails” series, structure. He soon began which since 2003 has devel- to run trains in the U.S. and oped a cult-like following Canada, most of which travthat combines rail trips with el for about a week. Since music, meanwhile bonding the program began, he has passengers to one another run about 40 trips on what and to the musicians. he calls “a carefully curated

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minimusic festival on board a train.”

“The rhythms of American music are inexorably tied in with the rhythms of the rails,” Hunter said on the Nov. 7 Vermont trip while the train — seven cars including four passenger cars — rattled over the tracks along the 50-mile route between Bellows Falls and Rutland. He dubbed the chartered Vermont train “The Green Mountain Express.” He hopes that next year the train can continue north from Rutland to Burlington and, perhaps after that, elsewhere on the state’s rail network.

The trips are marketed to fans of the specific musi-

cians who play the broad genre of country-folk.

Hunter called one of the musicians on this week’s trip, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, one of the most distinctive voices in the genre over the last 40 years. The other acts are all well-known in their own way, he said.

Jack and Claudia Gaffey of Kensington, Maryland, members of the American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners, rode the Amtrak Vermonter to Vermont so they could ride the music train. Unlike many who made the trip, this was their first Roots on the Rails trip, but they’ve already signed up for a longer trip next summer out west.

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