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“Make American Grin Again” coming to Mount Baker Theatre

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “CHRISTOPHER ROBIN”: The production features the familiar characters from the books by British author A.A. Milne. The big difference is that Christopher Robin in this film, played by Ewan McGregor, has grown up and lost the childhood innocence he had when he would play in the Hundred Acre Wood. Pooh comes back into Christopher’s life in hopes of rekindling the youthful exuberance Christopher once had and in the process make him a better husband and father.

There’s a sweetness to “Christopher Robin” that could fill a heffalump load of honey pots. It’s a good reminder that life moves swiftly and it’s important to remember the very important.

“THE INCREDIBLES 2”: The family elements – especially having to do with baby Jack-Jack’s budding powers – make for the best moments in the animated sequel. From a training session with the no-nonsense Edna or the fun battle between the laser-shooting, dimension-hopping, fire-throwing baby and a raccoon, Jack-Jack steals the show.

How Elastigirl deals with the pressure of being the last, great hope for superheroes and the strain of her being away — especially from JackJack — are strong enough building blocks to carry the movie. Director Brad Bird had so many years to think about the story, the central strength of the family dynamic gets muddled by plot threads of young love gone wrong, a cautionary tale of technology and the introduction of a bevy of new characters with super powers.

The only one of the new characters that is developed enough to be interesting is Voyd (Sophia Bush). Her story would make for a full movie.

“DESTINATION WEDDING”: Frank (Keanu Reeves) and Lindsay (Winona Ryder) meet when they are headed

Upcoming DVD releases Following is a partial schedule of DVD releases (dates subject to change):

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to a destination wedding.

The only thing they have in common is they are both unhappy with having to make the long trip to watch the couple get married against a perfect sunset.

“GETTING GRACE”: Teenage girl dying of cancer and awkward funeral director (Daniel Roebuck) learn about life and death.

“SESAME STREET – THE MAGICAL WAND CHASE”: Elmo, Abby and friends take to the skies in colorful hot-air balloons.

“THE WOMAN IN WHITE”: The five-part screen adaptation of Wilkie Collins’ novel brings to life elements that made the mystery thriller a success when it was published in 1868.

“WHO IS AMERICA”: Sacha Baron Cohen’s comedy series that features candid interviews with political leaders.

“THE GOOD FIGHT: Season 2”: Members of the law firm find themselves under psychological assault when a client at another firm kills his lawyer for overcharging.

“BLACKKKLANSMAN”: Spike Lee film that offers a true-life examination of race relations in 1970s America that is just as relevant in today’s tumultuous world.

“BREAKING BROOKLYN”: Homeless young dancer and his brother are taken in by an old Broadway showman when their father is arrested.

“BLOOD, SWEAT AND TERRORS”: Lethal combination of gangsters, hit men,

crooked cops and guerilla fighters head for the ultimate showdown.

“SUCCESSION: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON”: Series follows the Roy family, owners of one of the biggest media communications and entertainment conglomerates in the world.

“MARA”: Criminal psychologist discovers a group of people have been terrorized by a shadowy menace.

“MIDAQ ALLEY”: Salma Hayek stars in the film adapted from the 1947 novel “The Alley of the Miracles” by Nobel Prize laureate Naguib Mahfouz.

“AMERICAN DRESSER”: Vietnam veteran decides to confront the mistakes of his past by fulfilling a lifelong dream.

“LA BOYITA”: Argentinean drama about the connection between sisters from director Julia Solomanoff.

“BEYOND THE SKY”: Skeptic about alien abduction has his mind changed by a young woman.

“MASTERPIECE: POLDARK: SEASON 4”: To defend Cornwall and those he loves from an empowered George, Ross must play the political game on a journey that takes him to the nation’s capital.

“SLEEPWALKERS”: Brian Krause and Alice Krige star in this tale of modern-day vampires who move from small town to small town to prey on young women.

“NATIVE AMERICA”: This

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series combines history and science with living indigenous traditions.

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Jennifer Bromagen plays Mimi and Ernesto Ramirez is Rodolfo in the Pacific Northwest Opera production of “La Bohéme.”

Photo by Craig Parrish / Skagit Valley Herald

BEING RELEASED ON DIGITAL HD NOV. 6

“CRAZY RICH ASIANS”: A woman must battle the family of the man she loves during a wedding weekend.

Out on DVD and Blu-ray Nov. 20.

“RED VS. BLUE: THE SHISNO PARADOX”: Trip out for pizza ends with the Reds and Blues scattered and lost in time. Available on Bluray Jan. 1.

“KIN”: Ex-con and his adopted teenage brother find themselves on the run from a vengeful criminal with only a mysterious weapon to protect themselves. Will be available Nov. 20 on DVD. “BLINDSPOTTING”: Parolee facing his final three days of probation needs to stay clear of trouble but witnesses a police shooting. On Blu-ray and DVD Nov. 20.

— Rick Bentley, Tribune News Service

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A soaring ‘La Boheme’ at McIntyre Hall

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

MOUNT VERNON — Voices of uncommon strength will shake the walls of McIntyre Hall as Pacific Northwest Opera presents “La Bohéme” on Friday, Nov. 2, and Sunday Nov. 4.

The performances are the the final two in a fourshow run. Pacific Northwest Opera has staged numerous ambitious productions in past years, under the direction of artistic and general director Mitchell Kahn.

Patrons looking to perhaps experience their first taste of opera would be well advised to start with “La Bohéme,” Kahn said in an email. “’La Bohéme’ is wonderful piece that even people who don’t like opera will like — it is

‘LA BOHÉME’

When: 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 2; 3 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 4 Where: McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon Tickets: $25-$65.

360-416-7727 or mcintyrehall.org.

More information: pnopera.org.

probably the best first opera for anyone who has never been to an opera,” Kahn said.

“One of the most beloved and romantic operas of all time, ‘La Bohéme’ is an enduring tale of young love and tragic loss set in Paris, the city of light,” according to a news release. The cast includes Seattle Opera star soprano Jennifer Bromagen and the debut of international tenor Ernesto Ramirez.”

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James Harrington (from left) as Colline, Mark Davies-Early as Schaunard, Jennifer Bromagen as Mimi, Ernesto Ramirez as Rodolfo, and Kwangsuk Ku as Marcello are shown in the Pacific Northwest Opera production of “La Bohéme,” playing Friday and Sunday at McIntyre Hall in Mount Vernon.

LEFT: Ernesto Ramirez is Rodolfo and Jennifer Bromagen plays Mimi in the Pacific Northwest Opera production of “La Bohéme.”

RIGHT: Mark Davies-Early (left) plays Schaunard, Kwangsuk Ku is Marcello, James Harrington is Colline and Ernesto Ramirez is Rodolfo in “La Bohéme.”

Lizzy Shoen (from left), Kwangsuk Ku and Daniella Garner perform as Pacific Northwest Opera presents “La Bohéme” at McIntyre Hall in Mount Vernon.

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OUT AND ABOUT

ART

MODEST FORMS OF BIOCULTURAL HOPE: Four art installations explore the complex relationships between biology and culture at Western Gallery, 516 High St., Bellingham. The exhibit runs through Dec. 8.

VOYAGER: The work of artist Steve Jensen is on display through Nov. 3 at Schack Art Center, 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett. schackartcenter.com.

SELF-CENTRIC: Fourth Corner Frames & Gallery, 311 W Holly St., Bellingham, presents a new show through Nov. 10.

LEO OSBORNE: The gold-leaf acrylic paintings and sculptures by Leo Osborne are featured at Scott Milo Gallery, 420

MOUNTAINEERING EXHIBIT: Western Washington University’s Libraries Heritage Resources is hosting an exhibition exploring the relationship between humans’ love of high altitudes and issues of gender, race and class through March 22 in the Special Collections floor of the Wilson Library, 516 High St., Bellingham. Free.

ART WALK

Nov. 2 6-9pm Burton Jewelers The Good Stuff Arts Red Salon Aveda

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Capitol Steps skewers politics

STUDIO TOUR SHOWCASE: See the work from many of the artists participating in the 2018 Whatcom Artists Studio Tour at the Jansen Art Center through Friday, Nov. 30.

TEN MILE MOON: The oil paintings of Lisa McShane and the wood and broze sculptures of Andrew Vallee are featured at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. An artists’ talk will be held at 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 3, followed by a reception at 5 p.m.

The gallery is open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

THE ART OF MILLINERY: Social Fabric, 1302 Commercial St., Bellingham, is hosting a hat exhibit during November.

The exhibit opens at the art walk from 5 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 2, and contin-

the Anacortes Library’s Art Committee calls for artists for the next art exhibit in the community room of the Anacortes Public Library. Artists residing in the 98221 zip code are eligible to submit digital photos of their 2-D art for consideration.

Information: folartcommittee@gmail.com requesting information on how to apply. Submission deadline is Nov. 9.

RISING: Fourth Corner Frames & Gallery, 311 W. Holly St., Bellingham, presents a new exhibition of work ranging from traditional to avant-garde. The exhibition opens with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, and runs to Dec. 31.

FALL JURIED EXHIBIT: The Jansen Art Center’s Fall juried exhibit is at the center, 321 Front St., Lynden. jansenartcenter.org.

FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALK: Various businesses in downtown Anacortes will be participating in the First Friday Artwalk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2.

FIRST FRIDAY

Scott Milo Gallery The Majestic Inn and Spa

Commercial Ave., Anacortes, along with other new works.

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BELLINGHAM — Capitol Steps is coming to the Mount Baker Theatre to “Make America Grin Again” on Sunday, Nov. 4.

The political satire group is from Washington, D.C., and ripe with cutting commentary on the state of the ues until Dec. 2. socialfabricart.com.

SURGE: The Museum of Northwest Art, 121 First St., La Conner, is hosting an exhibition designed to draw attention to climate change featuring 21 artists.

It is open until Jan. 6.

KAITLYN BUSKIRK: The photography of Kaitlyn Buskirk will be displayed at Woods Coffee, 1135 Railroad Ave., Bellingham, until December.

LORNA LIBERT: Work from oil artist Loina Libert is featured at the Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes,

nation. The troupe performs musical comedy, skits and satire. Its members have 62 collective years of House and Senate work experience.

The show is at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. Tickets are $30-$50. Students with valid ID can purchase tickets for 50 percent off one hour before showtime.

until Dec. 4. A reception for the artist will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2.

SUZANNE POWERS: Oil artist Suzanne Powers will be featured at The Good Stuff Arts Gallery, 620 Comercial Ave., Anacortes, in November.

Powers will demonstrate her technique from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2.

from around the region are featured in this juried art show at the La Conner Garden Club, 622 Second St., La Conner. The show opens Friday, Nov. 9, with a reception and awards ceremony and continues until 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11. skagitartists.com.

NORTHERN EXPOSURE: The oil paintings of Mark Bistranin are on display through Nov. 30 at the La Conner Seaside Gallery, 101 N. First St.

INSPIRED BY DESIGN: Art from local artists representing the area’s beauty will be on display at WaterWorks Gallery, 315 Argyle Ave., Friday Harbor, from Nov.16Jan.5. A reception will take place from 4 to 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 16.

SKAGIT ARTISTS’ ARTS ALIVE: Artists

LIBRARY ARTISTS NEEDED: The Friends of

EXHILARATING TEXTURES: Acrylic and mixed media artist Terry MacDonald’s work is featured at the Good Stuff Arts Gallery, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

BALLENGER STUDIO: See the work of Melissa Ballenger, Ron King, Ellen Dale and Annette Tamm at the Ballenger Studio Show Room, 15502 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

MUSIC

DICK WARWICK: Poet and songster Dick Warwick will perform at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 3, at Guemes Island Community Center, 7549 Guemes Island Road, Anacortes. $15.

KARL BLAU: Local musician Karl Blau will perform with The Easy Leaves at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville. $18. marysvillewa.gov.

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OUT AND ABOUT SUNDAY AT THREE: The Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden, will present a youth concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4.

JANSEN JAZZ BAND: The Jansen Jazz Band will perform at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 18, at Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. The band is a 20- to 30-member community band. $10. jansenartcenter.com.

WESTWIND: Traditional country music will be performed at 6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 10, at Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. $10.

HERMAN CONTI CELLO CONCERTO: Cellist Clive Greensmith joins the Whatcom Symphony for a performance at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, at Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $15. mountbakertheatre.com.

MIKE ALLEN QUARTET: Saxophonist Mike Allen will be joined by friends for a jazz concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, at the Sylvia Center for the Arts, 207 Prospect St., Bellingham. $5-$10. wjmac.org.

POSTMODERN JUKEBOX: Watch as pop music

travels back in time at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, at Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $24-56. mountbakertheatre.com.

LIVE AT THE PIANO LOUNGE: The Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden, hosts free live music at 6 p.m. Thursdays in the piano lounge.

WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME MUSIC: The Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden, hosts free live music at noon on Wednesdays in the piano lounge.

LECTURES & TALKS

VISIONARY INDUSTRIALIST: James Delmage Ross believed that access to electricity was a right of all people. Jesse Kennedy will share the story of J.D. Ross and the development of the Skagit Hydroelectric Project during its earliest years at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington.

AUTHOR PRESENTATIONS: Renee Sarojini Saklikar, co-author of “Listening to the Bees,” and Kristiana Kahakauwila, author of “This is Paradise,” will read from their

books at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Village Books, 1200 11th St., Bellingham.

Cowboy poet performs on Guemes Island

LAUREN DANNER: Author Lauren Danner will read from her book “Crown Jewel Wilderness: Creating North Cascades National Park” at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Upper Skagit Library, 45770 B Main St., Concrete.

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

GUEMES ISLAND — Cowboy. Poet. Fiddler. Artisan.

Dick Warwick’s talents cross the board, and he’s coming to Guemes Island to show off a few of them.

The performance starts at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Guemes Island Community Center, 7549 Guemes Island Road. Warwick will be singing and reading some of his poems.

The cowboy has recorded nine albums and has the honor of winning the Cowboy

THE BATTLE AT LITTLE BIGHORN: Learn about the characters and events that shaped this historic American battle at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Stanwood Camano Community Resource Center, 9612 271st NW Stanwood St., Stanwood.

TESOL CERTIFICATE INFO SESSION: Learn more about earning a certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Landuages (TESOL) at this info session from 5 to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, at Miller Hall Room 115, Western Washington University, 516 High St., Bellingham. Free.

Idol Poetry competition at the Columbia River Cowboy Festival, among other cowboy-themed poetry

achievements.

Attendees are encouraged to dress up in cowgear. Suggested donation is $15.

“An uproariously funny new musical.”

—The Seattle Times

FOCUS ON FARMING CONFERENCE: 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave. SE, Monroe. $60-$65. focusonfarming.org.

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OUT AND ABOUT TITANS OF TENOR SAX: Attend a free, illustrated talk on the swing-era greats at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes.

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AMBERLEY SNYDER: Hear the story of Amberley Snyder, who did not let a car accident that paralyzed her from the waist down stop her from competing in rodeos, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Tickets $1, available only at Mount Vernon Country Store, 900 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon.

EVENING WITH AN AUTHOR: Mystery writer Rosemary Reeve will read from and sign her new Bellingham-based legal thriller “Only the Good” at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at Village Books, 1200 11th Ave., Bellingham.

PILCHUCK AUDUBON SOCIETY: Rick Taylor and a well-known active birder will present a talk on the society’s annual Christmas Bird Count and on penguins and pelagic birds from South America, at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, at Everett Firefighters Hall, 2411 Hewitt Ave., Everett.

YOUNG ADULT AUTHOR: New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer will read from her new book “Archenemies” at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Village Books, 1200 11th St., Bellingham. Dress up as a character from her books to be entered to win a prize.

HOW CHILDREN’S LITERATURE INSPIRES BOLD CONVERSA-

TOOLS FOR TOUGH CONVERSATIONS: Join a training series for past participants of conflict training programs at the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center, 13 Prospect St. Suite 201, Bellingham. Each session is from 5:15 to 7:15 p.m. whatcomdrc.org.

■ Nov. 1: Find Common Ground in Times of Difference.

■ Nov. 6: Respond with Poise in Moments of Crisis.

PLAY AND LEARN WITH LISA: An all-age storytime that focuses on the five early literacy skills — singing, talking, reading, playing and writing — takes place at 10 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington.

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“South Fork Skagit,” oil on linen by Lisa McShane.

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

EDISON — Lisa McShane works with oil. She works in a studio surrounded by the forests and fields of Samish Island and TIONS: Anu Taranath will showcase a variety of children’s books at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING: The Hope Unlimited Anti-Trafficking Initiative invites parents and children to attend a presentation on the dangers of human trafficking and methods used to trap children at 1 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Camano Island Library, 848 N. Sunrise Blvd,

she paints what she sees.

Andrew Vallee works with wood and bronze. Nature plays a big role in his sculptures, much like it inspires McShane’s paintings.

Both have work on display at

Camano Island.

WORLD ISSUES FORUM SLATE: Western Washington University will host a lecture series on a variety of world issues at noon every Wednesday in the Fairhaven College Auditorium, 516 High St., Bellingham. Free.

■ Nov. 7: How to Stop a Dam with Indigenous Resistance.

■ Nov. 14: Human Rights Norms, Institutions and Enforcement in Reality: with a Focus on Enforced Disappearances.

■ Civil Society De-

Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave. The exhibit, “Ten Mile Moon,” runs until Nov. 25.

At 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, both artists will speak about the collection in the gallery. A reception follows.

velopment in the EU Eastern Partnership Countries.

THEATER

THE CAPITOL STEPS: A troupe of bipartisan ex-staffer comedians take the stage to “Make America Grin Again” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St. $30-$50. mountbakertheatre.com.

“A CHORUS LINE”: The Skagit Valley College Drama Department will present the Tony Award-winning musical

“A Chorus Line” from Nov. 9-18 at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $18$28, $5 with student ID. mcintyrehall.org.

THE NOTEWORTHY LIFE OF HOWARD BARNES: See what happens when an ordinary man’s life becomes a musical in this satire/ rom-com at Village Theatre, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett. It runs Wednesdays through Sundays until Nov. 18. $54-$69. villagetheatre.org.

MORE FUN

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE: Burlington Chamber of Commerce will host an awards ceremony for those who have made a positive impact in the community from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at The Skagit Casino Resort. burlington-chamber.com.

GREAT FUTURES GALA: Support the Boys & Girls Club of Skagit at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at Corporate Air Center, 15452 Airport Drive, Burlington. $200. skagitclubs.org.

SCIENCE OF GREAT FOOD: Wine educator Steven Gomez will lead The Science of Great Food and Wine, a fourcourse pairing dinner, at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at Magnolia Grill’s banquet room, 208 Ferry St., Sedro-Woolley. $60. info@ eaglehavenwinery.com or 360-856-6248.

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OUT AND ABOUT WARM BEACH SENIOR HOLIDAY BAZAAR: Shop through a huge assortment of Christmas decorations and gifts from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2-3, at the Beachwood Room at Warm Beach Senior Community, 20420 Marine Drive, Stanwood.

MUSEUM ANNIVERSARY PARTY: The Skagit County Historical Museum will host a 1968-themed 50th anniversary party from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Maple Hall in La Conner. $50 per person, $350 for a table of eight. Prices include two drink tickets per person.

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MATTRESS SALE: Support the Anacortes High School and Middle School choirs at their fourth annual mattress sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Anacortes Middle School, 2202 M Avenue, Anacortes.

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VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION: 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, Hillcrest Park Lodge, 1717 South 13th St., Mount Vernon.

CAMANOCON COSPLAY: Cosplayers and LARPers of all genres and fandoms are invited to attend the second annual CamanoCon from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. The event is for all ages, free and features panels and prizes.

FREE MICROCHIP CLINIC: The Camano Animal Shelter Association (CASA) will host a free microchip clinic for cats and dogs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at CASA, 198 Canku Road, Camano Island.

PASSPORT FAIR: Bring your documents and apply for a passport, no appointment necessary, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes.

KIDS GIANT GARAGE SALE: Kids 17 and under can sell and purchase “kid-related” things from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. $15 for a booth, free entry. 360755-9649 or burlingtonwa.gov/parksandrec.

FRIENDS OF THE FOREST BENEFIT: Enjoy drinks, music and auctions while supporting the Friends of the

Camano Island. The dinner is free for veterans and their families and those who support veterans’ services in the community.

RSVP with Lynda Buehring: Goldracket@aol.com or 206-550-4409.

TEEN SUSHI: Kids ages 12 to 18 can create sushi from candy at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave. No need to register, but supplies are first-come, first-served.

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

CAMANO ISLAND — CamanoCon is coming to Camano Island.

From 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, will be bustling with costumed cosplayers from all kinds of fandoms.

Forest from 5 to 11 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Port of Anacortes Event Center, 100 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. $65 per person, $500 for a table of eight. friendsoftheacfl. org.

E-CYCLE: Donate old computers, TVs and monitors to the Stanwood Camano Kiwanis Aktion Club to be e-cycled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at 27001 94th Drive NW, Stanwood.

Free.

SKAGIT VETERANS DAY PARADE: Honor veterans at this parade, featuring activities before and after, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Burlington Visitor

It’s a free, all-ages event for everyone in the community. Leave the costumes with weapons at home for this one.

CamanoCon will have panels featuring authors, reenactment groups, cosplay tips and workshops and more.

There will be games and chances to win prizes as well.

Center, 520 E. Fairhaven Ave. FACE OF WINTER: Great athletes come together to pay tribute to winter sport filmmaker Warren Miller in the film “Face of Winter” at 8 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $22.

SANTA PICTURES FOR PETS: Bring your pet to the Skagit Farmers Country Store, 8815 272nd ST. NW, Stanwood, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 11, to get a picture of your pet with Santa. For $20 you receive a CD with four pictures.

Proceeds support local animal shelter CASA.

FLAG DAY: The Mount Vernon Lions Club will display military flags to honor and thank veterans and taps will be played at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, at Lions Park, 501 Freeway Drive, Mount Vernon.

VETERANS DAY FLAG RETIREMENT: The Boy Scouts of Troop 46 on Camano Island will honor and retiring a large number of American flags from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, at Freedom Park, Camano Island.

VETERANS DAY DINNER: The Camano Chapel HIS Veterans Day Dinner will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at 867 SW Camano Drive.

HISTORIC PICKETT HOUSE MUSEUM: Tour the historic home of Captain Pickett, built in 1856, from 1 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 11, at 910 Bancroft St., Bellingham.

Free admission, donations accepted.

CRAFT BAZAAR: The American Legion Post 43’s annual Craft Bazaar will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16-17, at the Sedro-Woolley American Legion Post 43, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley.

Proceeds benefit the Christmas basket program.

SHOP AND WINE: Enjoy a glass of wine while shopping for Christmas gifts from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 17-18, at Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley.

HOLIDAY BAZAAR: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, Stanwood Fairgrounds Bonnie Cole Building, 6431 Pioneer Highway.

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OUT AND ABOUT COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING: Join the Alger community for a Thanksgiving potluck from 1 to 4 p.m. the Saturday following Thanksgiving, Nov. 24, at Alger Community Hall, 18735 Parkview Lane, Burlington. Bring a side dish, dessert or drink to share.

Cash donations will be collected for the Alger Food Bank.

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FESTIVAL OF TREES OPENING NIGHT: Join the opening night of the weeklong Festival of the Trees at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Tulalip Resort, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd. $65. A free community open house will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28.

“A CHRISTMAS CAROL ...

MORE OR LESS”: This twist on a Christmas classic written

by Stefano LoVerso and Mary Irey will be presented during the Lights of Christmas Festival at Warm Beach Camp & Conference Center, 20800 Marine Drive, Stanwood. $38-$59.

Schedule at thelightsofchristmas.com.

CHUCKANUT RADIO HOUR: Attend a recording of local variety show the Chuckanut Radio Hour at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Whatcom Community College’s Heiner Theater, 237 W. Kellogg Road, Bellingham. $5. brownpaper-

FESTIVAL OF TREES GALA: Attend an elegant gala event with champagne, a threecourse dinner, live auction, tree viewing and more at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at Tulalip Resort, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip. $250.

LOOKING AHEAD

“THE NUTCRACKER”: The Northwest Ballet Theater presents the 20th anniversary of “The Nutcracker” at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 1, and 2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Mount

Baker Theater, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. Also at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $12-$35.

SWANS OF SKAGIT: Martha Jordan, wildlife biologist and executive director of the Northwest Swan Conservation Association, will present a lecture on swans from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 1, at Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon. She will also present lecture on snow geese from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 8 $8, reservations required: 360-466-3821.

CHILDREN’S SHOPPING EXTRAVAGANZA: Kids are invited to go shopping on a budget from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Hillcrest Park recreation building, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. All items are priced $5 or under.

THE LIGHTS OF CHRISTMAS: Enjoy the holiday season at this festival boasting over one million lights at Warm Beach Camp & Conference Center, 20800 Marine Drive, Stanwood. The festival is open from 5 to 10 p.m. Thursday through Sunday from Nov. 29-Dec. 16 and 5 to 10 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday from Dec. 19-29. $16. thelightsofchristmas.com.

The story of a local power boss

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

BURLINGTON — Hear the story of the father of Seattle City Light, James Delmage Ross, at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave. Ross was a visionary industrialist and champion of the people’s’ right to accessing electricity. Jesse Kennedy will share the story of Ross as well as the development of the Skagit Hydroelectric Project.

The project is a series of dams that employ hydroelectric power generating stations on Skagit River. It provides electric power to the surrounding communities.

E-CYCLE: Donate old computers, TVs and monitors to the Stanwood Camano Kiwanis Aktion Club to be e-cycled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at 27001 94th Drive NW, Stanwood. Free.

SURVIVAL SKILLS CAMP: This camp will teach kids basic outdoor survival skills from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, at Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven, Burlington. $42.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area November 1–8 Thursday.1 MUSIC MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ AND MARIACHI BANDS: 7 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Free. 360-3368955 or lincolntheatre.org.

THEATER ”WAITING FOR GODOT”: 7:30 p.m., Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham. $5-$10. 360-3053524 or sylviacenterforthearts. org.

Saturday.3

COMEDY THE GBU: 7:30 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. 360-733-8855 or theupfront.com.

STAND UP: 9:30 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. 360-733-8855 or theupfront.com.

Friday.2 MUSIC A’TOWN BIG BAND — NOTHING BUT NESTICO: 7 p.m., Kennelly Keys Performance Hall, 1904 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Free. 360588-4521.

OPERA ”LA BOHEME”: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-$65.

360-416-7727 or mcintyrehall. org.

THEATER ”WAITING FOR GODOT”: 7:30 p.m., Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham. $5-$10. 360-3053524 or sylviacenterforthearts. org.

”THE FEMALE PERSUASION”: 7 p.m., Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham. $15, cash only, at the door. 360-305-3524 or sylviacenterforthearts.org.

BRIAN LEDBETTER

6 to 8 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. $8-$10. 360-856-6248 or eaglehavenwinery.com/events.

Thursday.8 Friday.2, Sunday.4 ”LA BOHEME”

McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-$65. 360-416-7727 or mcintyrehall.org. Check individual listings for times. Pictured: Ernesto Ramirez as Rodolfo and Jennifer Bromagen as Mimi.

COMEDY DOUBLE UH OH SEVEN: 7:30 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham.

360-733-8855 or theupfront. com.

COMEDY DOUBLE UH OH SEVEN: 7:30 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham.

360-733-8855 or theupfront. com.

COMEDY THE GATEWAY SHOW: 8 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $14.

360-733-8855 or theupfront. com.

LOL-APALOOZA: 9:30 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham.

360-733-8855 or theupfront. com.

LOL-APALOOZA: 9:30 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham.

360-733-8855 or theupfront. com.

Saturday.3

MIND READING BRIAN LEDBETTER: 6 to 8 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. $8-$10. 360-856-6248 or eaglehavenwinery.com/events.

MUSIC THE MET: LIVE IN HD BROADCAST OF LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST: 1 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Advance tickets: $17-$23. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

THEATER ”WAITING FOR GODOT”: 7:30 p.m., Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham. $5-$10. 360-305-3524 or sylviacenterforthearts.org.

”THE FEMALE PERSUASION”: 7 p.m., Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham. $15, cash only, at the door. 360-305-3524 or sylviacenterforthearts.org.

Sunday.4 THE CAPITOL STEPS: 3 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $31-$50. 360-7346080 or mountbakertheatre. com.

OPERA ”LA BOHEME”: 3 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-$65.

360-416-7727 or mcintyrehall. org.

AMBERLEY SNYDER: 6 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org. $1 at Mount Vernon Country Store, 900 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon.

THEATER ”WAITING FOR GODOT”: 7:30 p.m., Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham. $5-$10. 360-3053524 or sylviacenterforthearts. org.

”THE FEMALE PERSUASION”: 7 p.m., Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham. $15, cash only, at the door. 360-305-3524 or sylviacenterforthearts.org.

COMEDY THE GBU: 7:30 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. 360-733-8855 or theupfront.com.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues November 1–8 Thursday.1

SONS OF RAINIER: 9:30 p.m., Firefly Lounge, 1015 N. State St., Bellingham. thefireflylounge.com or facebook.com/TheFireflyBham.

EL COLONEL AND DOUBLESHOT WITH MARY DE LA FUENTE: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

KEVIN CARROLL: 5 p.m., Anacortes Senior Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes. $10.

HARPDOG BROWN & THE TRAVELIN’ BLUES BAND: 8:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360-766-6266 or theoldedison.com.

Friday.2

Sunday.4

A’TOWN BIG BAND — NOTHING BUT NESTICO: 7 p.m., Kennelly Keys Performance Hall, 1904 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Free. 360588-4521.

Monday.5

ROOSEVELT ROAD: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Free.

360-588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

TEN FOOT POLE, PROUD FAILURES, MANEKEN HAND: 7 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 State St., Bellingham. 360-770-1067 or shakedownbellingham.com.

JAVIER ANDERSON, DENIS GLOVER, JASPAR LEPAK: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

REVEREND RAGDOLLS BAND: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805 or aneliaskitchenandstage.com.

ORVILLE JOHNSON: 5:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360766-6266 or theoldedison.com.

Saturday.3 HARPDOG BROWN & THE TRAVELIN’ BLUES BAND

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

THUNDER CREEK: 8 to 11 p.m., Evelyn’s Tavern, 12667 Highway 9, Clear Lake.

360-399-1321.

JODY TAYLOR BAND: 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood.

425-737-5144, 360-629-6500 or locobillys.com.

DAYNA KURTA: 7 p.m., Firefly Lounge, 1015 N. State St., Bellingham. thefireflylounge.com or facebook.com/ TheFireflyBham.

BLEEDING TREE: 8:30 p.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

DANIEL VAN KIRK: 9 p.m., Firefly Lounge, 1015 N. State St., Bellingham. thefireflylounge.com or facebook.com/ TheFireflyBham.

KARL BLAU AND THE EASY LEAVES: 7:30 p.m., Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville. 360-3638400. marysvillewa.gov.

Saturday.3 JOE T. COOK BLUES BAND: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

HIGH MOUNTAIN STRING BAND: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Free. 360-588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

Tuesday.6 KEITH HARKIN AND JACK TEMPCHIN: 7 p.m., Firefly Lounge, 1015 N. State St., Bellingham. thefireflylounge.com or facebook.com/ TheFireflyBham.

Wednesday.7 TIME3JAZZ: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Free. 360-588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

MC TUFF WITH JOE DORIA: 7 p.m., Sylvia Center for the Arts, 207 Prospect St., Bellingham. $5-$10. wjmac.org.

Saturday.3 JOE T. COOK BLUES BAND

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

DICK WARWICK: 7 p.m., Guemes Island Community Center, 7549 Guemes Island Road, Anacortes. $15.

SNEAKY BONES: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805 or aneliaskitchenandstage.com.

Thursday.8 WAYNE HAYTON: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

JANSEN JAZZ BAND: 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. $10. jansenartcenter.org.

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New documentaries tackle the question: How did Trump win?

By AMY KAUFMAN Los Angeles Times

When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, his victory stunned millions. For months, nearly every prognosticator and major media outlet predicted that Hillary Clinton would easily win the election.

And yet Trump — the man best known to many as the host of the reality show “The Apprentice” — had beaten the odds.

“It was a very dark day when those election returns came in,” said filmmaker Errol Morris.

“For me, it represented a disaster on so many levels. I had most certainly feared the possibility of Donald Trump being elected, and my worst fears were realized.”

Morris, an Academy-Award winning documentarian behind films like “The Thin Blue Line,” was not the only one of his peers who felt that way, which is why nearly two years after Trump’s victory, a slew of documentaries examining how the businessman-turned-politician managed to become president are headed to theaters.

The first, by Michael Moore, has been out for a month: “Fahrenheit 11/9,” which trains its lens on how the media and the Electoral College contributed to Trump’s victory. Moore was one of the few liberal Democrats who said Trump had a real shot at becoming president, and in promoting the movie he suggested that a radical type of activism would be needed to flip the House in the Nov. 6 midterm elections.

But if the box office receipts for “Fahrenheit 11/9” are any indication, Americans may not have the bandwidth — or interest — in exploring the country’s political climate in a movie theater. Since its release Sept. 21, Moore’s latest film has collected $6.3 million — a strong number for the nonfiction genre, but a disappointment considering the ultra-wide release, heavy marketing and track record of the

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Errol Morris

filmmaker. (Moore’s George W. Bush indictment, “Fahrenheit 9/11,” remains the highest-grossing documentary ever with $222 million worldwide.)

Morris, meanwhile, is still seeking distribution for his post-election film, “American Dharma,” about Trump’s former chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon. Despite high-profile screenings at key fall film festivals in Venice and Toronto, the veteran documentarian has been unable to convince buyers that moviegoers will be interested in an entire film about the polarizing figure. (Cinetic Media, which is handling press for the movie, said the film’s sales team is “talking with multiple theatrical companies and broadcasters as well as international distributors.”)

Simply giving Bannon a platform to speak has drawn intense criticism from some quarters. Just before “American Dharma” debuted in Italy in September, Bannon was embroiled in U.S. controversy when it was announced he would be a headliner at the New Yorker Festival. After celebrity participants like John Mulaney, Judd Apatow and Jim Carrey learned that Bannon was on the lineup, they announced on social media that they would pull out of the event if the political adviser would be speaking. Subsequently, the magazine’s editor, David

Remnick, canceled Bannon’s appearance.

Similarly, some film critics were puzzled as to why Morris had given Bannon so much attention. While the filmmaker has grilled political figures before — Robert S. McNamara in “The Fog of War,” Donald Rumsfeld in “The Unknown Known” — reviewers felt he went light on Bannon. “(W) atching ‘American Dharma,’ it’s hard to escape the feeling that Errol Morris got played,” Variety wrote. “The filmmaker comes off as a die-hard liberal romantic who’s desperate for Steve Bannon to reveal himself as a reasonable man.”

Morris pushed back on that criticism, saying he was interested in learning what makes Bannon “tick, why is he doing this, what really is his agenda” because “like it or not, he’s had a tremendous influence on the world around us, and it’s at our peril that we don’t try to come to grips with it.

“Bannon was interested in publicizing himself, clearly, and that fact alone gives pause for thought: Am I being used by him, or playing into his hand?”

Morris said. “Am I offering him more of the publicity which he clearly craves? I would say that what I am trying to do is something that reveals something about him. For me, making movies is part of my curiosity

about what the hell is going on in the world and trying to figure out things — at least for myself, if not others.”

Alexis Bloom, whose film “Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes” focuses on the late Fox News chairman, said she was driven by a similar impulse.

While her movie, which will be released by Magnolia Pictures Dec. 7, was in the works long before Trump’s election, his win added a new dimension to the documentary.

“Large pockets of the East and West Coast genuinely thought a Trump presidency would never be possible, so when the impossible happens, you’ve got to retrace your steps and go: ‘What happened? Why did we so fundamentally misjudge this?’” she said. “Trump is a convenient sort of figurehead, but if you think he’s the problem, he isn’t.

He’s just one part of it.”

Initially, Bloom wanted to make a documentary about Rupert Murdoch, who owns Fox News. But after reviewing footage of the media mogul, she decided he wasn’t as “colorful or introspective” as Ailes.

And she felt Ailes’ impact on the political landscape had yet to be examined — the way in which he’d been “making his presence known and massaging the political landscape for decades” through his work on Ronald Reagan’s and George W. Bush’s presidential campaigns.

But the film also argues that it was Ailes’ rule at Fox News that played a major role in Trump’s win, noting that while newspaper readership is down, certain portions of the U.S. only get their news from the conservative-leaning network.

“I think Roger could have sunk any Republican candidate easily, and he was acutely aware of this,” she said. “Well before the election, Trump had a weekly call-in show every single Monday. He didn’t get another platform to do this. So when he announced his candidacy, they knew him.”

It’s an exploration of a media landscape far different from the one depicted in Charles Ferguson’s “Watergate: Or How We Learned to Stop an Out of Control President.” The fourhour movie, which will air as over three nights on the History Channel beginning Nov. 2, details the scandal of Richard Nixon’s presidency and never explicitly mentions Trump. But as its title implies, Ferguson hopes viewers will recognize correlations between the events of 1972 and 2018.

“It’s about how America handled a systemic and constitutional crisis once upon a time, and certainly I hope that people will think about that when they think about our current situation,” Ferguson said.

The documentarian had been at work on his project for years when Trump was elected, and he was wary of “artificially” changing the movie to explicitly emphasize parallels. What he did do, however, was shift the tone. Initially, he said, “Watergate” was meant to be a political thriller with shades of dark comedy. But when Trump won, he made the film “more about the gravity of what occurred.

Because whatever one’s opinions of Mr. Trump and his conduct are, what’s going on now is not funny. It’s very serious, and what might happen next year is also very serious.”

Given the churn of the 24/7 news cycle, the filmmakers say they understand why Americans might want to use a trip to the movies to escape instead of analyze. But Morris, for one, believes that comes at a cost.

“We live in a time so horrendously polarized, fearful and angry, where people argue you’re not supposed to talk about X or Y,” he said. “And I think the only way out is by examining it and talking about it. Pretending it didn’t happen is certainly not a solution. And it’s more than just condemning it. Increasing awareness of what’s going on, to me, is better than remaining silent.”

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GET INVOLVED

ART

CALL TO ARTISTS: Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden, is opening registration for jewelry artists interested in participating in the “Falling Out of the Box Jewelry Challenge. More information: jansenartcenter.org.

ART CLASSES

PACIFIC NW SCHOOL: Choose from painting, photography, fiber and 3D art workshops taught by professional artists at the Pacific NorthWest Art School, 15 NW Birch St., Coupeville. For information and a complete schedule: 360-678-3396 or pacificnorthwestartschool.com.

ABCS OF CALLIGRAPHY: Learn the basics of calligraphy at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at Camano Island Library, 848 N. Sunrise Blvd., Camano Island.

Free.

DAKOTA: Dakota Art Center offers a variety of art classes and workshops at 17873 Highway 536, Mount Vernon. 360-4166556, ext. 5, or dakotaartcenter. com.

GRUMBACHER DRAWING AND WATERCOLOR: 6:30 p.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, Nov. 1-Dec. 27, Michael’s, 1567 S. Burlington Ave. Each class is $15.

STANWOOD CAMANO ARTS GUILD: A Guilded Gallery, 8700 271st St. NW, Stanwood, offers a variety of art classes and workshops. For information or to register: 360-629-2787 or stanwoodcamanoarts.com.

COMPOSITION AND PHOTO EDITING: 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 8, Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave. $40.

TRI DEE ARTS WORKSHOPS: Art classes on a variety of topics are available at Tri Dee Arts, 215 S. First St., Mount Vernon. trideearts.com.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUILT AND FIBER ARTS 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. 360466-4288 or laconnerquilts.org. n Fiber Fridays: bring any type of fiber art project, quilting, knitting, embellishing, etc., to work on while visiting with other fiber artists from 9 a.m. to noon every Friday. Free and open to all.

GAIL HARKER CENTER: 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. For information and a complete schedule: 360-466-0110 or gailcreativestudies.com.

AUDITIONS

”A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE”: Auditions for the Whidbey Playhouse production of “A Streetcar Named Desire” will be held from 1 to 4 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 17-18, at the Star Studio, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. whidbeyplayhouse.org. ”RICHARD II”: The Skagit Valley College Drama Department will hold auditions for Shakespeare’s “Richard II” at 3 and 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, in the Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon.

Rehearsals begin in January and the play debuts in February. facebook.com/SVCdrama. ”MAMMA MIA”: Auditions for Theater Arts Guild’s production of “Mamma Mia,” with performances March 29-April 13, 2019, at McIntyre Hall, will be held Nov. 13-14 at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Audition times are 6, 7 and 8 p.m. To schedule an audition or for more information: theaterartsguild.org/auditions.

CALL FOR DIRECTORS AND PLAYS: Whidbey Island Playhouse seeks seasoned directors for the 2019-2020 season. Visit

whidbeyislandplayhouse.com for more details or email kevinwm. meyer@gmail.com with questions.

BOOKS

SILENT BOOK CLUB: Share a book you have read and silently read another at 4 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at Pelican Bay Books, 520 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

GREAT BOOKS READING GROUP MEETING: The Great Books Reading Group examines passages from important writings in history from 6 to 8 p.m. the fourth Monday of each month at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave. 360-9411437 and shunji.asari@gmail. com.

DANCE

BEGINNING LINE DANCING: 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Burlington Community Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington. $6 drop-in, $25 for five classes.

Adults and teens 13 and older.

Register: burlingtonwa.gov/recreation or 360-755-9649.

info: clanheather.com.

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

Thursdays at Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon.

For information, contact Gisela at 360-424-5696.

MUSIC

SCOTTISH MUSIC SESSIONS: Musicians from around the valley meet at 3 p.m. the first Sunday of each month at Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon.

The jam session generally focuses on Scottish music.

BEGINNER UKULELE LESSONS: 2:45 p.m. Thursdays, Nov. 8-March 14, Anacortes Senior Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes. $5 suggested donation. Register: zuke.uke@gmail.com.

MUSIC LESSONS: Three professional instructors at the Peterson Conservatory of Music & Arts, 314 S. Section St., Mount Vernon, are offering a variety of classes for music students from ages 6-10 ($10) to ages 11 to adult ($40-50). pcmusical.org.

FOLK DANCING: Skagit-Anacortes Folk Dancers meet Tuesdays at Bay View Civic Hall, 12615 C St., Bay View. Learn to folk dance to a variety of international music from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

First session free, $5 thereafter.

No partners needed. Gary or Ginny, 360-766-6866.

UKULELE FUN & SONG CIRCLE: 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St. Free.

Beginners welcome and loaner ukuleles available. Song sheets provided. 206-790-4862 or yogaheartspace0@gmail.com.

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 softsoled shoes without heels. $8 per class. For information, call Mary Anderson at 360-933-1779 or visit bellinghamscd.org.

BARBERSHOP HARMONY: Join the An-O-Chords, a fourpart barbershop harmony group that meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at Bethany Covenant Church, 1318 18th St., Mount Vernon.

No experience necessary, no auditions required. Learn by rote, you don’t have to read music. All ages welcome. anochords.org.

360-466-0109.

SCOTTISH HIGHLAND AND IRISH STEP DANCE: The Clan Heather Dancers offer year-round Scottish Highland and Irish step dance classes in Bellingham, Everett and Mount Vernon. More

TIME FOR FIDDLERS: The Washington Old Time Fiddlers play at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Fridays of each month at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland. St. Free; donations accepted. 360-630-1156.

SHELTER BAY CHORUS: Practices are held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Shelter Bay Clubhouse, 1000 Shoshone Drive, La Conner. New members welcome. 360-223-3230.

SING IN HARMONY: 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. 360-201-5861 or harmonynorthwest.org.

ANACORTES OPEN MIC: 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-293-2544.

OPEN MIC: Jam Night, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thursdays, Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

RECREATION

JINGLE BELL RUN: The Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell Run will begin at 7 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 8, at Bellingham High School, 2020 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham. jbr.org/Bellingham.

WINTER-SPRING WALK PROGRAM: The Friends of Camano Island Parks is hosting a series of winter-spring walks for the public. All walks are on Saturdays and start at 9:50 a.m., done by noon. No dogs. n Nov. 3: Camano Island State Park, 2.6 miles. Meet at the picnic shelter near the boat ramp at the park. n Dec. 1: Elger Bay Preserve, 2.5 miles. Meet at the junction of Elger Bay Road and Dry Lake Road. n Jan. 5: Cama Beach State Park, 3.9 miles. Meet at the junction of Ivy Road and Dry Lake Road. n Feb. 2: Camano Ridge Forest Preserve, 2.4 miles. Meet at the new Camano Ridge’s West entrance parking lot. n March 2: Cama to CISP, 3.3 miles one way with shuttle service available. Meet at Ivy Road and Dry Lake Road junction.

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TRAVEL

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

Hit the road, expand your horizons

By LYNN O’ROURKE HAYES FamilyTravel.com

The freedom to explore the world around us is something to savor. Here are five reasons to be grateful for family travel: 1. TRAVEL BROADENS OUR PERSPECTIVE: Whether you travel to the next county or around the world, moving out of your comfort zone or everyday routine will enhance your family’s understanding of our world. Appreciate the language, dress, recreational and culinary differences and similarities of your fellow global citizens when you venture into new territory.

Make an effort to see the view through the eyes of others. And observe how a friendly smile is welcome currency in nearly every corner of the world. intrepidtravel.com 2. TRAVEL BUILDS CHARACTER: Travel provides parents and grandparents the opportunity to model what matters most.

Will you exhibit patience when the line snakes around the corner, your hotel room is not ready, or the restaurant server accidentally spills a drink on your table? Delayed flights, weather changes, poor service or a rocky road help all of us learn to live in the moment, share resources, manage unexpected consequences and see the bright side of the occasional travel mishap.

How the adults respond to challenging scenarios will influence the devel-

Local travel briefs SKAGIT GUIDED ADVENTURES: Offers a variety of local nature and hiking day tours.

360-474-7479 or skagitguidedadventures.com.

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 360-336-6215.

RECREATION WITHOUT BORDERS: The organization offers recreational trips, tours and adventures throughout the Northwest and British Columbia. 360-766-7109 or recreationwithoutborders.com.

OAK HARBOR DAY TRIPS: The Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St., offers day trips for members. 360-279-4587.

WHATCOM SENIOR TOURS: Sign up by calling 360-733-4030, ext. 1015, or visiting the tour office at 315 Halleck St., Bellingham.

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oping character of young adventurers. tsa.gov 3. TRAVEL SERVES UP NATURE’S BOUNTY: A super moon rising over the mountain tops, eagles lofting in a barren tree, the gentle mist from a nearby waterfall, the crunch of the trail under hiking boots. Awe-inspiring experiences in the natural world are nurturing to the youngest of souls.

Make time to travel to nature preserves, national parks, deep canyons and shimmering lakes, where dark skies allow the starry expanse to light your world. nps.gov; wildernesstravel. com; darkskies.org 4. TRAVEL IS INSPIRING AND EDUCATION-

AL: Feed your children’s natural curiosity through travel. Do they yearn to learn more about art, history or science? Is there a burgeoning chef, musician or engineer in your midst?

How about a language immersion class? Are your kids curious about other religions, cultures or lifestyles? Whether you opt for magnificent museums, nature’s classroom or immersive experiences, expand their knowledge (and your own) by exploring new ideas together. roadscholars; globeaware.org; nationalgeographice.com 5. TRAVEL ENHANCES CONNECTION: Leave the laundry, homework and to-do lists behind and reconnect in a cozy cabin, on a blustery beach or on

a small ship at sea. Keep technology and the news of the day to a minimum and enjoy each other’s company and conversation. Take walks in the woods, listen to the birds sing, the owls hoot and the wind whistle. Remind yourselves that the best things in life are free.

You’ll return home knowing your time well spent will last longer than the latest gadget or a trendy fashion item. Because time flies, be “glad you did” rather than “wishing you had.”

— Lynn O’Rourke Hayes (www.LOHayes.com) is an author, family travel expert and enthusiastic explorer.

Gather more travel intel on Twitter @lohayes, Facebook, or via FamilyTravel. com

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. 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.

Burlington Municipal Court accepts passport applications from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 311 Cedar St., Suite A, Burlington. New and renewal forms are available. 360-755-0492.

Post offices in Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley and Oak Harbor accept passport applications by appointment. Contact individual offices for available days and times.

Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St., Oak Harbor, accepts passport applications Monday through Friday. Appointments are recommended. 360-279-4580.

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‘The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes’

AT THE LINCOLN

By Skagit Valley Herald staff

EVERETT — Imagine waking up to discover your once-average life is now a musical.

That premise is lived out onstage at the Village Theatre production of “The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes.”

The show follows Barnes as he desperately tries to return to a normal life but must search through the realm of musical theater. Village Theatre describes the show as “equal parts satire, romantic comedy and love letter to the American musical.”

It runs Wednesdays through Sundays until Nov. 18 at the Everett Performing

“The Wife” will play Friday through Monday at the Lincoln.

1 P.M. SUNDAY, NOV. 4 Soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek sings Giacomo Puccini’s gun-slinging heroine in this romantic epic of the Wild West, alongside star tenor Jonas Kaufmann in the role of the outlaw Dick Johnson. Baritone Željko Lučić is the vigilante sheriff Jack Rance. $17-$23. Lincoln members receive $2 off.

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‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ 7 P.M. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7 Jamie New is 16 and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Supported by his brilliant loving mum and surrounded by his friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight. Inspired by the true story of Jamie Campbell.

Winner of three WhatsOnStage Awards including Best New Musical and nominated for five Olivier Awards. $12. Lincoln members receive $2 off.

— The Lincoln Theatre is located at 712 S. First St., downtown Mount Vernon. lincolntheatre.org or 360-336-8955.

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7:30 P.M. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, NOV. 2-3 5:30 P.M. SUNDAY, NOV. 4 7:30 P.M. MONDAY, NOV. 5 After nearly 40 years of marriage, Joan and Joe Castleman (Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce) are complements. Where Joe is casual, Joan is elegant. Where Joe is vain, Joan is self-effacing. And where Joe enjoys his very public role as Great American Novelist, Joan pours her considerable intellect, grace, charm, and diplomacy into the private role of Great Man’s Wife. Joe is about to be awarded the Nobel Prize for his acclaimed and prolific body of work. Joe’s literary star has blazed since he and Joan first met in the late 1950.

“The Wife: interweaves the story of the couple’s youthful passion and ambition with a portrait of a marriage, thirty-plus years later — a lifetime’s shared compromises, secrets, betrayals and mutual love.

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7 P.M. THURSDAY, NOV. 1 The Mount Vernon High School jazz bands will perform the music of Sammy Nestico, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Marvin Fisher, Count Basie and much more. The school’s mariachi band will also perform.

Free admission, donations appreciated.

Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave., Everett. Tickets are $49 for students, $59 for seniors and $64 for general audiences.

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MVHS Jazz Night

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HOT TICKETS TOWER OF POWER: Nov. 1-4, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

SMOKEY ROBINSON: Nov. 1, Snoqualmie Casino, Snoqualmie. www.snotickets.com.

DAVID CROSBY: Nov. 2, Neptune Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

TOMMY JAMES AND THE SHONDELLS: Nov. 2, Tulalip Resort Casino Orca Ballroom, Tulalip. 360-716-6000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

GOO GOO DOLLS: Nov. 3, Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

TANK AND THE BANGAS & BIG FREEDIA: Nov. 6, Neptune Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

KARRIN ALYSONN: Nov. 6-8, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

TROYE SIVAN: Nov. 7, Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

FRANKIE COSMOS, KERO KERI BONITO: Nov.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Nov. 12-13, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

9, Neptune Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

‘A CHORUS LINE’: Nov. 9-11, 16-18, McIntyre Hall, 2501 College Way, Mount Vernon. 360.416.7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

BONEY JAMES: Nov. 9-11, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

NICKI MINAJ AND FUTURE: Nov. 10, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

KIP MOORE: Nov. 10,

Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

GOO GOO DOLLS: Nov. 13, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE: Nov. 12-13, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT: Nov. 14, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

TWENTY ONE PILOTS: Nov. 16, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or

livenation.com.

FLEETWOOD MAC: Nov. 17, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

RON WHITE: Nov. 17, Tulalip Resort Casino Orca Ballroom, Tulalip. 360-7166000 or www.ticketmaster. com.

EXCISION: Nov. 23, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA: Nov. 25, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

NEKO CASE: Nov. 29, Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

PENN & TELLER: Nov. 30, Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

MAVIS STAPLES: Dec. 1, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

LVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS: Dec. 3, Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

MIKE STERN/DAVE WECKL BAND: Dec. 4-5, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley,

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

TOMMY EMMANUEL, JERRY DOUGLAS: Dec. 5, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster. com.

ROSEANNE CASH: Dec. 7, Moore Theatre, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

KURT VILE AND THE VIOLATORS: Dec. 15, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

MYLES KENNEDY & CO: Dec. 16, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

ALLEN STONE: Dec. 17, Neptune Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

JOHN LEGEND: Dec. 18, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

PONCHO SANCHEZ LATIN JAZZ BAND: Dec. 31, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

KISS: Feb. 2, 2019, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-7453000, livenation.com or kissonline.com.

BOB SEGER & THE

SILVER BULLET BAND: Feb. 9, 2019, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

SARAH BRIGHTMAN: March 16, 2019, Paramount Theater, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

TOWER OF POWER: April 11-14, 2019, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

KENNY G: April 18-21, 2019, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

BILL AND HILLARY CLINTON: May 3, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK: June 1, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

JEFF LYNNE’S ELO: June 28, 2019, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

ERIC CHURCH: June 2829, 2019, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

ELTON JOHN: Sept. 1718, 2019, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

MUSIC REVIEWS LORETTA LYNN, “Wouldn’t It Be Great” — On “Ain’t No Time to Go,” one of the new self-penned songs on her latest album, Loretta Lynn confesses, “I ain’t as strong as you think I am.” From a musical standpoint, the evidence on “Wouldn’t It Be Great” is solidly to the contrary.

The 86-year-old country legend sounds as vital as ever.

Through newly recorded versions of new and old originals (including her signature “Coal Miner’s Daughter”) and one traditional number, Lynn presents the full dimension of her indomitable personality and underscores what a great writer she has been across the decades.

She can be achingly tender and vulnerable as she is on the new “I’m Dying for Someone to Live For” (“The love of my life is long gone”) and the title song, an ’80s gem that

she also revived in the ’90s with Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette.

But she can also still be a real spitfire: The new “Ruby’s Stool” exudes all the feistiness of, well, her first No. 1 hit, “Don’t Come Home A-Drinking,” which is also reprised here.

– Nick Cristiano, The Philadelphia Inquirer JON BATISTE, “Hollywood Africans” — Louisiana keyboardist and late-night talk show bandleader Jon Batiste was famous for a signature brand of fussy funk before ever coming to television. Now, he must act as an entertainer and collaborator (to host Stephen Colbert) as well as arranger/orchestrator. The needs of guests and their themes (Harrison Ford, “Star Wars”) are as much a part of his clever aesthetic as his star-clustered jazz and sedate swamp soul have been through his career.

With Hollywood Africans and producer T Bone Burnett, however, Batiste takes his usually musky music into a spare, dynamic-rich place where flash meets the subtly subdued, and aged concepts of the “black entertainer” are turned on their head.

With that in mind — and named for a 1983 Basquiat painting — Batiste’s piano-heavy album spins the happy-go-lucky legend of a smiling Louis Armstrong (a remodel of Satchmo’s “What a Wonderful World”) into a tensely elegiac tone poem with fragrant hints of Stevie Wonder’s “Black Orchid” thrown in. Other usually chipper moments — also guided by Batiste’s Satie-meets-Jelly Roll Morton-influenced sound — like the New Orleans traditional “St. James Infirmary Blues” get the feel of the weight of

the world on their shoulders. Yet it’s Batiste’s handsome self-penned and sung ballads such as “Mr. Buddy,” and the classical “Don’t Stop” that are most impressive, especially during the stately soul of the latter when Batiste leans on some old-fashioned Orleans Parish stride piano.

– A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer USHER and ZAYTOVEN, “A” — The interminable wait for 2016’s “Hard II Love” found Usher discarding such A-list material as 2014’s excellent “Good Kisser,” so streamlining his approach is a good look for the now 40-year-old R&B idol. His ninth album, “A,” appeared within a day of its surprise announcement, and it’s just eight songs entirely produced by Migos/Future whisperer Zaytoven, whose up-to-date trap ’n’

B style is best consumed in under 30 minutes anyway (you listening, Migos?).

After a too-typical Future duet for an opener, “A” is all aces, with the proudly Young Thug-influenced “Ye-la-le-le-la-la-le-le-le” hook of “Ata” flowing into the sexy sparseness of “Peace Sign” and “You Decide,” which sounds like a Black Panther soundtrack deep cut gone a bit reggae. The gorgeous but lurid “Birthday” caps off one of the strongest sequences in Usher’s catalog, so why does “A” still feel meaningless in its full effect? Maybe because 2012’s thrilling “Looking 4 Myself” promised more innovations than just chasing the current sounds again, but this guy was also once Beyoncé’s peer.

– Dan Weiss, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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MOVIES

Famously secretive, MPAA pulls back the curtain on ratings — a little bit

By DAVID NG Los Angeles Times

In the eyes of many filmmakers, the Motion Picture Association of America should be rated R — for reticent. The MPAA has long kept its rating methods a tightly guarded secret as it continues to wield enormous power over the types of explicit content that can been shown in U.S. cinemas.

Now the MPAA is drawing back the curtain on its rating system, at least partially. In a new report published Monday, the Washington-based trade organization representing Hollywood’s major studios is releasing data on all films rated since the system was created five decades ago. The MPAA’s Classification and Rating Administration has rated 29,791 movies, the majority of which have received an R rating, which requires children under 17 to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

The most films the MPAA has reviewed in any given year was in 2003, when it rated 940 titles (compared with just 563 last year). The organization attributed the surge to the popularity of DVDs at the time.

R-rated movies account for nearly 58 percent of all titles rated by the MPAA, followed by PG at 18 percent. The dreaded NC-17, and its predecessor the X, accounted for less than 2 percent of titles, though they have garnered the vast share of negative publicity whenever a director has sought an appeal. NC-17 prohibits children younger than 17 from entry into a

DREAMSTIME

The Motion Picture Association of America has long kept its rating methods a tightly guarded secret as it continues to wield enormous power over the types of explicit content that can been shown in U.S. cinemas. Now the MPAA is drawing back the curtain on its rating system, at least partially.

movie theater.

The MPAA said that of the nearly 30,000 films it has rated, only 1.4 percent, or 428, have been appealed, and a scant 0.6 percent have had their rating overturned. Filmmakers often appeal NC-17 and R ratings in an effort to reach the largest audience possible. Recent successful appeals include Clint Eastwood’s “The 15:17 to Paris,” which went from R to PG-13, and the upcoming Rebel Wilson comedy “The Hustle,” which was also reduced to a PG-13.

The last time the MPAA assigned an NC-17 was in 2015, though some movies such as the 2016 animated comedy “Sausage Party” were re-edited after being slapped with the rating.

The NC-17 was created in 1990 to replace the X. Notable films that have received an NC-17 include “Henry & June,” “Showgirls,” “Crash” (the 1996

film directed by David Cronenberg) and the acclaimed French lesbian drama “Blue Is the Warmest Color.”

The identities of MPAA’s ratings board members remain shrouded in secrecy for the most part.

Although the names of a few senior raters are publicly known, the majority of the board continues to operate in anonymity in order to insulate the decision-making process from outside influence.

The MPAA said the rating board is composed of eight to 13 raters who are parents. With the exception of senior raters, members must have children ages 5 to 15 when they join, and must leave when their children reach 21. They can serve as long as seven years.

Currently, there are nine full-time and part-time raters, consisting of five mothers and four fathers

who come from California, Illinois, New York, Ohio, Maryland and Hawaii, according to the report.

Among the jobs they have held are positions in finance, social work, construction, education, customer service and chiropractic care.

During their time as raters, they reside in the Los Angeles area and watch movies together during the rating process. After screening a movie, the first votes are cast without discussion. A senior rater then announces the results and a discussion ensues during which the members eventually agree on a rating.

An appeal requires a two-thirds majority vote from the appeal board to pass.

The new report doesn’t shed any additional light on their methodology, an issue that has long vexed filmmakers who have

called for more transparency in the rating process.

“I think it’s been a misperception of our system to call it secretive,” MPAA Chairman Charles Rivkin said in an interview. “We need to capture what America is thinking. We listen to our consumers. We survey, and we amend and adjust the system over time.”

The rating system was created in 1968 by the late Jack Valenti, who headed the MPAA for decades.

“I think (Valenti) would be pleased to know what he put in place 50 years ago has not only survived but thrived,” Rivkin said.

The report provides some clues as to how the Classification and Rating Administration assigns ratings when it comes to profanity, violence and sexual content.

The division commissioned a study polling outside parents, not raters, as to how they would rate a movie based on content. The study showed that most parents would assign an R to a movie when it contains three or more uses of the F-word.

In terms of sex, a movie will tend to get an R when it features more than one scene of nudity or sex.

The study showed that parents are more concerned with sexual content than with violence or language. Because the study was based on a survey of parents not affiliated with the MPAA, the exact methods used by the organization remain mostly unclear.

The MPAA said that context remains a crucial factor in evaluating a scene of sex or violence. It said that male and female nudi-

ty aren’t treated differently, despite claims from some filmmakers that male nudity is penalized more harshly.

“Context, what happens on the screen, and how a theme or scene is depicted, are key,” the organization said. “The most important thing is how persistent and graphic the nudity is and how parents may perceive it.”

The method behind the MPAA’s rating system was criticized in the 2006 documentary “This Film Is Not Yet Rated,” which revealed some of the rating board members’ identities.

Coincidentally, the movie was hit with an NC-17 rating.

Formed in 1922 as the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, the MPAA is today involved with a wide range of industry issues that extend far beyond rating movies.

Its work includes piracy protection, lobbying Congress and promoting the U.S. film industry around the world. The organization counts the major Hollywood movie studios among its members: Walt Disney, Paramount, Sony, 20th Century Fox, Universal and Warner Bros.

The new report focuses exclusively on the MPAA’s rating system. Although submitting a film for rating remains voluntary, many movie theater chains won’t show unrated movies.

“The MPAA ratings’ primary mission is to provide parents with advance information about content in films to help them make appropriate viewing choices for their children,” the organization said in the report.

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NEW THIS WEEK

MINI REVIEWS

More to story than the surface pleasures of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

At the center of the long-gestating Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” is the kind of performance that’s less acting than it is the channeling of a spirit from another realm. Rami Malek takes to the role of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury with a studious intensity, making manifest the dueling relationship between the twin poles of Mercury’s personality: his confidence and his insecurity. It’s the centrifuge around which the rather uneven film whirls, and Malek keeps it going with his sheer will and talent, aided by a parade of legendary Queen hit singles.

Director Bryan Singer’s name appears on a single title card during the opening credits, thanks to the Director’s Guild, even though he took leave from the film midshoot to attend to personal matters (family issues and looming #MeToo accusations). Dexter Fletcher took over, and at times, “Bohemian Rhapsody” feels like a film unmoored, searching for direction.

A mesmerizing, beat-for-beat recreation of Queen’s legendary set at Live Aid bookends the film, with breathtakingly tricky camerawork, and an execution of Mercury’s performance by Malek that captures every last gesture. Completed at the beginning of the shoot, one gets a sense of what Singer had in mind — a bright, shiny, almost cartoonishly perfect version of Queen and Freddie, performing in perfect harmony.

The biopic reaches out for the very last row, and in doing so, it becomes unfortunately basic, flattening out the fascinating character while sanding down and rearranging elements of the story to serve the band.

It’s produced by Graham King, who fought for years to bring the story to the screen, pushing through

TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX

Rami Malek stars as rock icon Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

Singer’s absence, as well as by Queen guitarist and drummer Brian May and Roger Taylor, who provided the music and stories about the band to writers Anthony McCarten and Peter Morgan (as well as the cast). So “Bohemian Rhapsody” is less about Freddie Mercury, and much more about Queen. The actors who play Freddie’s bandmates — Gwilym Lee as May, Ben Hardy as Taylor, and Joe Mazzello as bassist John Deacon — are perfectly cast, and the best parts of the film are with the band: writing and recording music, playing live shows, even the arguments.

However, “Bohemian Rhapsody” doesn’t know how to grapple with the parts of Freddie’s life that so greatly informed who he was and the music he made. Ultimately, there’s no denying the greatest rock god of all time was a queer kid from Zanzibar with an overbite, and that’s pretty remarkable. As much as “Bohemian Rhapsody” wrestles with itself over Mercury’s identity, it’s his identity that made him. His arrogance and self-aggrandizement and notions of grandeur are entirely earned, but also clearly his

coping mechanisms to deal with his insecurities, marginalization and the outright racism that’s tossed his way.

His queerness is positioned not as a radical act of personal freedom and happiness, but as his downfall. He’s shepherded into a world of drugs by evil gay manager Paul Prenter (Allen Leech), who isolates Freddie away from the happy heteronormativity espoused by his straight, white bandmates and former fiancee Mary Austin (Lucy Boynton), who as Freddie’s lifelong friend is his beacon of morality.

The film always goes back to the band, because it argues Freddie wasn’t so much of a musical genius without them, that it was their collaboration that led to the endless hits that parade throughout the film. Thanks to the catalog of classics and deep cuts, it’s impossible not to enjoy the surface pleasures of “Bohemian Rhapsody.” It’s just hard to shake the feeling there’s a far more interesting film about Mercury that’s yet to be made.

— 2:14. Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, suggestive material, drug content and language. HH½

Compiled from news services.

Ratings are 1 to 4 stars.

“Hunter Killer” — In this bombastic political thriller, Gerard Butler stars as a military man investigating the sinking of an American submarine by a Russian sub. The incessantly ping-ponging plot bounces from Butler’s sub to the Pentagon to Russia, rinse and repeat. Come on, “Hunter Killer,” why are you making this nonsense so needlessly complicated? Action thriller, R, 121 minutes. HH “What They Had” — There’s something quite beautiful and quite melancholy and sometimes achingly relatable about this story of a Chicago woman (Blythe Danner) losing her memory and the effect on her husband (Robert Forster), son (Michael Shannon) and daughter (Hilary Swank). HHH½ “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” — In the performance of her career, Melissa McCarthy plays a washed-up, desperate celebrity biographer who resorts to forging letters “written” by famous authors and selling them to collectors for cash. She’s aided by a nomination-worthy script, vibrant cinematography and memorable supporting performances. Biography, R, 107 minutes. HHHH “Halloween” — Four decades after Michael Myers killed five people on the night of Oct. 31, survivor Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis, so terrific) is now a tightly wound, heavily armed grandma convinced the imprisoned Myers will escape and kill again — and so he does.

This is the B-movie sequel the original “Halloween” has always deserved. Horror, R, 106 minutes. HHH “Studio 54” — Some four decades after New York’s Studio 54 blazed like a comet across the nightlife landscape, this documentary is an energetic, colorful, warts-and-all reminder it was arguably the most famous (and infamous) American establishment of its kind. It’s fun and campy, but sometimes sobering and occasionally melancholy. Documentary, not rated, 98 minutes. HHH “The Oath” — As the deadline nears for Americans to sign the president’s Patriot’s Oath, a self-righteous liberal (Ike Barinholtz) argues with his family over Thanksgiving dinner in this blunt instrument of social satire. Toward the end, the story takes an absurd turn.

Action comedy, R, 93 minutes. HHH “Beautiful Boy” — Though showered with love and attention as he grows up, Nic (Timothee Chalamet) becomes a crystal meth addict, prone to lashing out at anyone who tries to help him, including his dutiful father (Steve Carell). We’ve seen this story many times before, but it’s the fine writing and the heartfelt performances that elevate “Beautiful Boy” to something more than just another well-made cautionary tale.

Drama, R, 120 minutes. HHH “The Hate U Give” — A teen who lives in a poor neighborhood but goes to a rich school (Amandla Stenberg) faces pressure from all sides when a police officer shoots and kills her friend. This fictional but wholly authentic slice of American life in the 2010s is filled with immediacy and urgency, but also so much heart, soul and love. Drama, PG-13, 132 minutes.

HHH½

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MOVIES

REVIEW

‘A Private War’ is a deft look at the human cost of storytelling

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

In 2015, filmmaker Matthew Heineman embedded himself with a Mexican drug cartel for his visceral documentary “Cartel Land.” His follow-up, “City of Ghosts,” documented the bloody struggle of Syrian journalists to share information and images from their home, besieged

by ISIS. So it’s no surprise Heineman’s first narrative feature would be the biopic “A Private War,” about the life and work of Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin, who died in Syria in 2012, exploring the burden on journalists to bear witness.

Arash Amel adapts Marie Brenner’s posthumous Vanity Fair profile of Colvin, and Rosamund

Pike, a character actor in the form of Grace Kelly, has modified her voice, face and posture to embody the grizzled reporter. She’s a boilerplate hard-charging lady journalist — heavy-drinking, chain-smoking, competitive and tougher than any man. She charms dictators, fights to write about the

effect of war on civilians, and with her black eye patch (the result of a grenade in Sri Lanka), cuts a striking figure.

Enabled by her editor, Sean (Tom Hollander), the brash American reporter in London returns to the thrill of the chase, the high of the scoop, the adrenaline rush of the war theater

“Bad Times at the El Royale” — Even with the A-list cast including Jeff Bridges, Chris Hemsworth and Dakota Johnson, this thriller and occasional musical about a faded hipster hotel in 1969 is a B-movie — a lurid, darkly funny, period piece that feels like a Quentin Tarantino film from the 1990s. Thriller, R, 140 minutes. HHH “First Man” — For this alternately operatic and intimate moon-mission film, director Damien Chazelle gives the Neil Armstrong role to Ryan Gosling, who has a natural affinity for playing characters who internalize their feelings. Put it right up there with “The Right Stuff” and “Apollo 13” in the ranks of the best movies ever made about NASA. Biography, PG-

13, 138 minutes. HHHH “Venom” — The great Tom Hardy flounders his way through a terrible clunker about a man inhabited by a bloodthirsty alien. The special effects are underwhelming, and the villains — human and extraterrestrial — are forgettable. Action/sci-fi, PG-13, 112 minutes. H½ “All About Nina” — A self-destructive New York stand-up comic with a chip on her shoulder (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) takes the plunge and moves to Hollywood, where she tries to overcome doubts about her career and a decent guy (Common). The movie is sharp and funny and dark and so very timely. Comedy-Drama, R, 97 minutes.

HHH “The Old Man & the

Gun” — Inspired by true events, this whimsical film stars Robert Redford in a damn good performance as a career criminal who keeps on committing crimes, keeps on getting caught — and keeps on escaping. It’s said to be Redford’s final film as an actor and serves as a fitting curtain call. Comedy-Drama, PG-13, 93 minutes. HHH½ “A Star Is Born” — In his directorial debut, Bradley Cooper (also the leading man) strikes the perfect balance between a showbiz fable and an intimate story with universal truths. As the protege who rockets to fame, Lady Gaga is a winning, natural presence, even in the scenes where she’s nowhere near a piano or a microphone. Drama, R, 136 minutes. HHHH

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Rosamund Pike stars in “A Private War.”

like an addict returns to their drug of choice.

Despite the accolades, the work takes a searing toll on Marie’s life.

An early scene illustrates what we need to know about the Marie of the film. Recovering in a Sri Lankan hospital bed, her left eye destroyed, she fights off a nurse and scrambles for her recorder and notebook. There are stories to tell and copy to file, even soaked in her own blood. The unrelenting Marie and her photographer, Paul (Jamie Dornan), are less fully-realized characters than they are vehicles for the thesis of the film. We only get the quick hits of their backgrounds, because it’s not necessarily about who they are as people, but what they have adopted as their purpose — seeing, record-

ing, transcribing, telling.

“Let me tell your story” is Marie’s constant refrain.

“A Private War” is her story, bedeviled by the question of why she returns to the thing that destroys her body and psyche with bombs, booze and bloody imagery. It must be cathartic for Heineman to explore that impulse, to dig deep into the psychological trenches of the war correspondent and dredge out all the darkness, especially with such a legend as Colvin.

It’s clear Heineman knows the ins and outs of this world well, and there is an easy verisimilitude in the military briefings, far-flung hotel lobbies and fancy press awards dinners.

He has legendary director of photography Robert Richardson behind the lens, and the world they

create of long, slow takes juxtaposed with jittery handheld, is one where Marie is always at war.

The portrait, as dark and often troubling as it is, is a tribute to war correspondents who push past fear to tell stories. While the reporters collect records of the human cost of war, “A Private War” looks at the human cost on these storytellers. Marie was called to bear witness, and what made her a legend, and what perhaps cost her life, was both her boldness and her humanity as a reporter.

“A Private War” never lets you forget this woman contained both in spades.

They certainly don’t make them like her anymore.

— 1:57. Rated R for disturbing violent images, language throughout, and brief sexuality/nudity.

HHH½

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famous, as director Ethan Hawke recounts in this carefully crafted character study.

In the title role, musician Ben Dickey gives a magnificent

and natural performance as a gentle, contemplative bear prone to drunken outbursts.

Biography, R, 128 minutes.

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