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OUT & ABOUT Check out the Mount Vernon Downtown Association First Thursday Art Walk

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THIS WEEKENDin the area BIER ON THE PIER The sixth annual event will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2-3, at the Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center, 100 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Enjoy beer from some 30 breweries, six cideries, food, live music and more. Ages 21 and older only. Admission: $25 advance, $30 at the door; two-day pass, $45 advance, $50 at the door. Includes commemorative glass and six taste tokens. Tokens for additional tastes will be available for purchase. Free admission for designated drivers. 360-2937911 or anacortes.org/beer.

DINNER/AUCTION Burlington Rotary’s annual dinner and auction, “Melt the Ice With Warm Hearts,” will be held from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Swinomish Casino & Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. Enjoy dinner and bidding on a wide variety of donated goods, services and more. $80, includes dinner and two libations. 360-770-4986 or burlingtonrotary.org.

Skagit Valley Festival of Family Farms The 17th annual Skagit Valley Festival of Family Farms will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3-4. Check out educational exhibits, gardening demonstrations, farm tours, kids’ activities, corn and hay mazes, farm animals, pumpkin patches, free samples and more. Free admission and parking. Optional $25 VIP festival pass provides access to exclusive VIP farm activities and goodies, including a bag filled with Skagit goods and coupons. farmtour.com.

GREEN, BLACK & WHITE TAILGATE NIGHT Mount Vernon Youth Football Association’s 22nd annual Dawg Dinner and Auction will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Bertelsen Winery, 20589 Starbird Road, Mount Vernon. A preview and silent auction will begin at 5 p.m. followed by dinner and a live auction at 7 p.m. Tickets, information: 360-982-3083 or jparunakul@gmail.com.

NW CHOCOLATE FEST The 2015 Northwest Chocolate Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3-4, at Bell Harbor, Pier 66, 2211 Alaskan Way, Seattle. The event will feature dozens of chocolate exhibitors and vendors, and about 70 seminars, workshops, tastings and hands-on chocolate learning opportunities. Day pass: $30. Friends Pack (four adults): $90. Weekend pass: $50. VIP weekend pass: $125, includes early entry, Friday night awards party, full weekend pass and complimentary food truck snacks. nwchocolate.com.

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OUT & ABOUT ART

same name, features works by a handful of regional FIRST THURSDAY ART: artists who have created a Jennifer Bowman is the feashadowy museum of the tured artist for the Mount outré. Gallery hours are 10 Vernon Downtown Assoa.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday ciation’s First Thursday Art through Saturday. 360-734Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. today, 1340 or fourthcornerframes. Oct. 1. Bowman’s paintings com. will be on display at the Front Gallery, 420 Myrtle NATURE-INSPIRED St. About 20 participating SCULPTURE: A show of downtown venues will host sculptures by Ann Morris work by local and regional artists during the event. 360- and Allen Moe will open with a reception from 5 to 336-3801 or mountvernon 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, and downtown.org. continue through Oct. 31, at Smith & Vallee Gallery, FLORAL ART: The Chuckanut District Garden 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. Morris has always been Clubs will present “Let interested in how human life the Celebrations Begin,” a is interwoven with nature. juried floral design show In her Lummi Island studio, during the First Thursday she creates delicate, lightArt Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. today, Oct. 1, at 307 First St., weight boats from materials Mount Vernon. Garden club gathered on walks in the members will exhibit a vari- woods and by the sea — ety of artistic floral designs seaweed, cedar, willow and and horticultural specimens. other organic matter. Moe has lived and Free. worked in Skagit Valley, including the neighbor“DIVAS: ABOVE THE NECK”: The Anacortes Arts ing islands for 27 years. Educated as a biologist, Commission will present Allen has carried that into the Fidalgo Island Quilters Divas’ fiber art show, open- his exploration as an artist using a variety of mediums ing during the First Friday — clay, skins/bones, encausArt Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, and continuing tic and cast cement. His current castings were made from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at The Depot, 611 on sandbars less than a mile R Ave., Anacortes. The show from his shack on the Skagit will feature handcrafted jew- River Delta. The gallery is open from elry and knitted and woven 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 360scarves and hats. A portion 766-6230 or smithandvallee. of sales will benefit the com. Anacortes Family Center. anacortesartscommission. “PLAYIN’ FOR PENNIES”: com. A show of oil paintings “THE NIGHT GALLERY”: by Chad Houtz will open with a reception from 6 to Check out an invitational show of eerie images open- 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, and ing with a reception during continue through Oct. 31 at the Downtown Bellingham La Conner Seaside Gallery, 101 N. First St., La Conner. Artwalk from 6 to 10 p.m. Houtz explores the life of Friday, Oct. 2, and constreet musicians, a commutinuing through Oct. 31 at nity who, though in the pubFourth Corner Frames & lic eye, spend much of their Gallery, 311 W. Holly St., time in their own world. Bellingham. “The Night 360-466-5141 or laconner Gallery,” a takeoff on Rod seasidegallery.com. Serling’s TV series of the

MONOTYPES

A show of monotypes by Marie Powell will open with a reception during the First Friday Art Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, and continuing through Nov. 3 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Powell’s monotype prints include nautical, floral and abstract styles. Also featured are contemporary glass tables by Lanny Bergner, incorporating his signature “flame paint” technique on the wire mesh bases, as well as a selection of his woven wire mesh pieces. Oils by Brooke Borcherding, pastels by Amanda Houston, oils by Keith Sorenson and pastels by Janice Wall round out the show. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 360-293-6938 or scottmilo.com. Pictured: “Riding the Wave” by Marie Powell MONOTYPES & PLEIN AIR: A show of new work by Kris Ekstrand Molesworth will open with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, and continue through Oct. 31 at Museo Gallery, 215 First St., Langley. The show includes monotypes and plein air paintings inspired by the islands and estuaries of Padilla Bay and the Skagit flats. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Monday. 360-221-7737

ville. Some 20 artists will show and sell a wide variety of two- and three-dimensional artworks, including both traditional and nontraditional art. Free admission. sarilynn9@yahoo.com or whidbeyalliedartists.com.

Vanishing: Contemporary Expressions in Indigenous Art, 1977-2015” will open Saturday, Oct. 10, and continue through Jan. 3 at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner. Curated by Gail Tremblay and Miles R. Miller, the exhibit examines the evolution of the Contemporary Native American Arts Movement and the works of artists living in the Northwest, with emphasis on the Puget Sound and Plateau regions. Co-curator Gail Tremblay will discuss the exhibit from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10. 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.

theshopconway.com. RIVER GALLERY: The River Gallery’s 2015 Fall Fine Art Show continues through Oct. 18 at 19313 Landing Road, Mount Vernon. The gallery is showcasing some 200 small works by 32 local artists, including paintings, sculptures, glass and jewelry. Specially featured are sculptures by Robert Gigliotti and a collection of small bird paintings by various artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. rivergallerywa.com.

A FEAST OF PAINTINGS: New paintings by Maggie Wilder are on display through Nov. 1 at Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial, La Conner. Can paint be delicious? Can the image of ARTISTS’ OPEN HOUSE: food be enough to satisfy? That’s Knot All Artists What does local food look Co-op will host an open like in local landscape? house starting at 11 a.m. Find the answers to these Saturday, Oct. 24, at 128 and other painterly inquiFirst St., La Conner. Check ries. Gallery hours are noon out a varied selection of to 5 p.m. Friday through pottery, photography, glass, Sunday or by appointment. mixed media, calligraphy, 360-708-4787 or gallery painting, fiber art and jewel- cygnus.com. ry crafted by local artisans. 360-399-1660. “INSPIRED BY NATURE”: A show featuring twoBILINGUAL MUSEUM dimensional work by Philip TOUR: The Museum of McCracken, three-dimenNorthwest Art, 121 S. First sional work by Peregrine St., La Conner, will offer a O’Gormley and fine jewelry Bilingual Spanish Exhibiby Doug Burton continues tion Tour at 1:15 p.m. Satur- through the end of the day, Oct. 24. Join educator year at the Burton GalMelody Young for a guided lery, 620 Commercial Ave., tour and discussion of the Anacortes. Gallery hours museum’s exhibitions. Tours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. are family-friendly and Monday through Saturday. geared for native speakers 360-293-6469 or burton as well as students of the jewelers.com. language. Free. 360-4664446 or monamuseum.org.

AUTUMN ARTS FESTIVAL: Immaculate Conception Regional School will host its annual Autumn Arts Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at St. Joseph Center, 215 N. 15th St., Mount Vernon. The festival will feature a variety WHIDBEY ART & GIFT of handcrafted items, home SHOW: The Whidbey Allied decorations and jewelry, as Artists Art & Gift Show “BIG FAT FUN”: Quinn well as entertainment, food will be held from 10 a.m. to and hourly raffle drawings. K. Thompson is the fea6 p.m. Friday and Saturday Free admission. 360-421tured artist in a show at and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. SunThe Shop, 18623 Main St., 0641 or icrsweb.org. day, Oct. 9-11, at the CoupeConway. Shop hours are 11 ville Recreation Hall, 901 CONTEMPORARY a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and NW Alexander St., Coupe- INDIGENOUS ART: “Not Saturday. 360-391-2691 or

LECTURES AND TALKS

LOCAL RADIO: “Speak Up! Speak Out!,” a halfhour weekly show committed to community, peace, justice and nonviolence issues, broadcasts at 5 p.m.

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OUT & ABOUT Wednesdays and 8 p.m. Sundays on KSVR 91.7 FM (Mount Vernon), KSVU 90.1 FM (Hamilton), KMRE 102.3 FM (Bellingham) and KSJU 91.9 FM (Friday Harbor). speakupspeakoutradio. org. “PICTURES OF THE PAST”: Elaine Walker, editor of “Pictures of the Past: Celebrating 125 Years of Anacortes History” by Wallie Funk, will present a slideshow at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the Anacortes Senior Activity Center, 1701 22nd St., and at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Walker will discuss the making of the book and share many of the historic images published in it, as well as photos that were painfully left out. Books will be available for purchase. Free admission. 360-2931915 or museum.cityof anacortes.org. HORS D’OUEVRES & HISTORY: Chuck Fowler will discuss “Tugboats on Puget Sound” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27030 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. Fowler, the author of several books and articles on maritime history in the Pacific Northwest, will speak and answer questions about this early transportation era in our state’s history. Free. 360629-6110 or sahs-fncc.org.

MUSIC “MR. TAMBOURINE MAN”: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Paul “Buck” Stierle plays guitar and sings songs tracing Bob Dylan’s progress through folk, protest, rock and Christian music. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes.org. LYNDEN MUSIC FESTIVAL: The seventh annual

Lynden Music Festival will feature music by local, national and international artists in free and paid performances Tuesday through Sunday, Oct. 13-18. For a complete schedule and ticket information, visit lyndenmusicfestival.com.

of pets that aren’t able to attend. Free. 360-420-7380.

FALL AUCTION: The Anacortes Rotary Club will hold its annual fall fundraiser, “Corks, Kilts and Kegs,” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, at Swinomish Casino and Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. Enjoy dinner MORE FUN and beverages from local PUMPKIN PATCH & wineries and breweries, a CORN MAZE: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Oct. 1-31, Foster’s live auction, raffle and Celtic Produce & Corn Maze, 5818 entertainment. $80. Tickets Highway 530 NE, Arlington. available through Rotary members or at corkskiltsandEnjoy u-pick pumpkins, kegs.com. More information: “Wizard of Oz” corn maze, animal barn, kids’ activities 360-391-2846 or kevinmeen and more. Additional activi- aghan@gmail.com. ties available for additional HOMELESS BENEFIT: fees. Free admission to the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church farm. Corn maze: $6, free for ages 3 and younger. 360-435- will host a concert to benefit Friendship House and 6516 or fosterscornmaze. Family Promise of Skagit com. Valley at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. GHOST WALK: The tenth 9, at 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. Enjoy musical perannual Concrete Ghost formances by the St. Paul’s Walk for ages 16 and older choir and area youth musiwill begin at 6 p.m. every Saturday in October, depart- cians. Yard art sculpture raffle, art auction, food ($5 ing from the Concrete for dessert) and wine ($5 a Theatre, 45920 Main St., glass). $15 suggested donaConcrete. Indoor Ghost tion. 360-428-8522. Stories will be offered at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in the BENEFIT FILM SCREENtheater. Local residents — living and otherwise — will ING: The Lincoln Theatre will screen the 2000 black tell stories and legends of comedy “Sordid Lives” at the town’s past as you tour 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, at 712 haunted hot spots. Dress for the weather and bring a S. First St., Mount Vernon. flashlight. $10. Reservations Enjoy premovie entertainment, giveaways from local required: 360-941-0403 or LGBT-friendly businesses concrete-wa.com. and from the writer and one of the stars of the movie. $15 BLESSING OF THE ANIsuggested donation. 360-399MALS: Trinity Anglican 7045 or hairandbodymecha Church will host a special nix@gmail.com. ceremony to bless pets and exotic animals in honor of EXPLORE THE NIGHT St. Francis of Assisi at 4 SKY: The Island County p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, at the Astronomical Society will church, 1200 Cleveland host a free Star Party beginAve., Mount Vernon. Area residents and their pets are ning at dark Friday, Oct. 9, at Fort Nugent Park, 2075 invited to receive a blessSW Fort Nugent Road, Oak ing and explore church grounds. Refreshments and Harbor. Explore the night sky and view distant galaxhomemade pet treats will be served following the out- ies, planets and nebulas. No door service. Bring a picture telescope needed. All ages

welcome. Dress warmly. The event will be canceled if it’s cloudy. 360-679-7664 or icas-wa.webs.com. FALL POWWOW: The Skagit Valley College Fall Powwow will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, 1 to 10 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9-11, in the Dave DuVall Pavilion at Skagit Valley College, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Enjoy a weekend filled with Native American drummers and dancers in full regalia from across the U.S. and Canada. The Grand Entry will take place at 6 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday, and 1 p.m. Sunday. Activities will include dance performances by CeAtl Tonally Aztec dancers and Tlingit dance group Náakw, a kids’ corner for arts and crafts, and vendors selling traditional crafts, Native American art and food. Free admission. 360-540-3450 or svcpowwow.com. ENVIRONMENTAL FILM SERIES: Friends of Skagit Beaches and Trail Tales will present free feature-length films on issues relevant to our Puget Sound/Salish Sea waters at 7 p.m. Fridays at the Northwest Educational Services District Building, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes. Short films made by young local filmmakers will lead off each screening. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for popcorn, drinks and to meet the filmmakers. Free. skagit beaches.org. Next up: Oct. 9: “Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story”: After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in North America, filmmakers Jen and Grant pledge to quit grocery shopping cold turkey and survive only on foods that would otherwise be thrown away. Oct. 23: “Maiden of Deception Pass: Guardian

of Her Samish People”: The Samish Indian Nation will screen their new 30-minute documentary that tells the story of the carving of the Maiden of Deception Pass story pole that overlooks Rosario Bay. The film includes interviews with Tracey Powell, who carved the pole, and tribal members there when it was installed, as well as footage from the installation and from Samish events and celebrations. HISTORIC CEMETERY TOUR: Enjoy an historic tour of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery – the oldest cemetery in Skagit County – from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, at 17666 Valentine Road, Mount Vernon. $10, $8 for Historical Society members. 360-466-3365 or skagitcoun ty.net/museum. MUSHROOM SHOW: The Snohomish County Mycological Society will hold its 44th annual Fall Mushroom Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, at Floral Hall in Forest Park, 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett. Check out displays of freshly collected wild mushrooms, mushroom identification and more. Wild mushroom identification class begins at 1 p.m. Free admission. scms fungi.org. “BREW ON THE SLOUGH”: Enjoy a Beer Crawl through La Conner from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, along historic First Street in downtown La Conner. Ten hosts will offer a unique blend of boutique shopping, rare finds, custom made treasures, getaway opportunities and culinary offerings. An “Oktoberfest After-Party” will follow at Anelia’s Kitchen and Stage. Tickets: $25, includes 10 pours from a variety of Pacific Northwest breweries. The first 200 ticket holders will receive a souvenir tast-

ing glass. lovelaconner.com. AUCTION & WINE TASTING: Soroptimist International of Fidalgo Island will host its 11th annual “Hallowine” Auction and Wine Tasting at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Swinomish Casino and Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. Enjoy a silent auction, wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres followed by a live auction. Tickets: $40 advance, $45 at the door. 360610-4526, 360-293-9892 or sifidalgoisland.blogspot.com. LOBSTERS & MORE: “Lobsta Mania” is set for 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Enjoy a whole lobster dinner, live music and more. $25. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org. “UNA FESTA SICILIANA”: The Northwest Language Academy and Cultural Center’s fifth annual NWLA Gala will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at a private residence on Sunlight Beach, Whidbey Island. Enjoy an evening of Sicilian food, music and culture, including a variety of traditional southern Italian food and wine, along with musical performances by tenor Frank Poretta, soprano Jennifer Poretta and mezzo soprano Eleni Matos. Tickets, information: 360-321-2101 or info@ nwlanguageacademy.com. OLD MOVIES: Historian Bret Lunsford will offer a screening of short films from the Anacortes Museum at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Check out a collection of short films shot in and around Anacortes between the 1930s and the 1960s. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityof anacortes.org.

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TELEVISION By ROBERT LLOYD Los Angeles Times

Monday night, as prime time crept off to bed, Trevor Noah began his tenure as host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.” His celebrated predecessor, Jon Stewart, had handed in his keys after 16 years, apparently to have a life, a decision some still regard as unfair to them and to America. Life is change. Change is hard. Nothing I say about Noah here should be taken as anything more than a first impression. This is just the beginning of what, fingers crossed, will be a long voyage of discovery, and he is not even out of the harbor yet. But he held the wheel steady, the ship did not run aground. And it’s true of all new late-night talk show hosts that they are liable to be found wanting when they arrive. Armchair and professional critics alike are overly alert to the smallest fumbles, the pause that takes too long, the stumbled-over word; every joke that falls flat is like a bomb going off. There is the sense, with every show that has become “historical,” that history is being made when a change like this happens, and that history might somehow end if the players are not up to the game. Noah arrived with some extra baggage. He was roasted on the spit of social media for some unfunny jokes he posted on Twitter several years ago; he had appeared on “The Daily Show” only three times — they were all good bits — and is otherwise not especially well-known here. And he comes from another continent and two other hemispheres and speaks with an accent. And there’s this. Stewart, Noah said, was like our

Comfortable and confident Trevor Noah takes over as host of ‘The Daily Show’ … and survives

In this image taken from video, Trevor Noah appears on the set of his new show, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” in New York. “political dad, and it’s weird, because dad has left, and now it feels like the family has a new stepdad. And he’s black.” But there were cheers. His more significant disadvantage, as it would be anyone’s, is that our entire idea of a “Daily Show” host comes at the end of an equation that runs “Jon Stewart + time = most trusted man in fake news.” With a couple of minor changes — new graphics, new desk — Noah’s first show kept everything in place. The theme song, the correspondents, the Moment of Zen.

The bent remains political. It is not a case, as in some late-night handovers, of a new broom sweeping clean. He is charming and composed — almost inevitably low-key compared with the habitually antic and astonished Stewart, as Larry Wilmore is low-key compared with Stephen Colbert, whose old time slot his “Nightly Show” now occupies. New correspondent Roy Wood Jr., in a bit about Mars, and returning correspondent Jordan Klepper, in a bit that conflated the John Boehner resignation

with Stewart’s, were more animated — but a certain amount of what Noah has to do is just partnering. Other people can yell. As with every new host since the beginning of hosts, he was the least comfortable in the interview segment — with “comedic rock star” Kevin Hart. It made him seem young in a way the rest of the show did not. But even the old hands fail at it from time to time. Noah acknowledged that offers were made to other people — women, Americans. But if he wasn’t a first choice, neither was he a last resort.

To think that there’s anything reckless in this choice, though he made a joke about that too, would be wrong. The franchise is too important to the network to throw at the first handsome 31-year-old biracial South African comedian who has had a movie made about him to come along. The times cry for satire. But we are not without political comedy, even putting aside the comedy the political world creates without any help from the professionals. There is John Oliver, doing his HBO variation on themes from “The Daily Show”; there is

a compact version of “The Colbert Report” embedded into the heart of his new “Late Show”; while Wilmore’s “The Nightly Show” is cool and confident. Do not panic! What else? They covered the pope. There were more sex jokes than usual, it seemed to me. The host noted that some of his audience would be watching on their phones — it’s a new age. “And the Mets made the playoffs,” Noah said to cheers. “I don’t know what that is, but Jon told me that would work.” What a country!

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Spy”: Deskbound CIA analyst volunteers for an undercover mission. Melissa McCarthy stars. Director Paul Feig demonstrates with “Spy,” his latest collaboration with McCarthy, that “Heat” wasn’t a fluke. It’s the controlled and creative performance from McCarthy that makes “Spy” work. Feig lets her have big comic moments and never pushes the character to cartoonish levels. That includes several fight scenes that McCarthy handles with action film star skills. McCarthy turns in one of the funniest performances of her career in this espionage spoof. It’s one of the funniest films of the year. “Entourage The Movie”: There was something slightly charming about the selfindulgence that was so rabid in the HBO series “Entourage.” It was OK to watch the group of knucklehead buddies make their way through the Hollywood swill of stardom and celebrity cameos because the guys were likable. Now, the guys have gone big-time. The big-screen version of “Entourage” puts the longtime buddies in familiar Hollywood situations, except this time more could be spent on the swill. Instead of capitalizing on what made the TV show interesting — the guys’ friendship — the movie cranks up the special guests, tosses in some villains who look like Looney Tunes extras and spends too much time behind the scenes of the film world. “iZombie: The Complete First Season”: Rose McIver is part “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and part “Walking Dead” in this comic book-inspired series. Each of the 13 episodes in the midseason series is both a strong action show and light comedy. “Outlander: Season 1, Volume 2”: Conclusion of the cable series from executive producer Ron Moore. “Return to Sender”: A woman’s world is shattered by the man she thought was a perfect blind date. “George Gently: Series 7”: Martin Shaw returns to the role of Inspector George Gently. “The Duke of Burgundy”: A twisted tale of erotic obsession. “Tiger-tastic 3 Pack”: Includes 24 tales from “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.” “Dislecksia: The Movie”: A look at how people learn to deal with dyslexia. “Rock ‘n’ Roll Revue/Rhythm & Blues Revue”: Two-disc set that features 54 musical performances. “Dear Sofia: A Royal Collection”: Features appearances by four Disney princesses. “Vera: Set 5”: Series based on the novels by Ann Cleeves. “Christine”: The film based on the Ste-

McIntyre Hall Presents Upcoming movie releases Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change: OCT. 2 The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron OCT. 6 Magic Mike XXL Insidious: Chapter 3 Me and Earl and the Dying Girl When Marnie Was There Manglehorn OCT. 13 San Andreas Tomorrowland The Gallows Dope OCT. 20 Jurassic World Paper Towns Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ The Vatican Tapes OCT. 27 Pixels Southpaw The Gift Max n Tribune News Service

phen King novel is now on Blu-ray. “Cop Car”: Corrupt sheriff hunts for two runaways. “Poltergeist”: Remake of the 1982 horror classic. “A Murder in the Park”: Story of Anthony Porter’s arrest for a crime he didn’t commit and the man who later confessed. “Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls”: Based on the scary writings of R.L. Stine. “The Slap”: The NBC miniseries was based on this Australian short series. “I’ll Have What Phil’s Having”: Phil Rosenthal goes on six offbeat culinary adventures. “Famous Nathan”: Director Lloyd Handwerker’s film about the New York restaurateur. “Aloft”: Accident sends mother and son on different paths. Jennifer Connelly stars. “Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot”: Look at the success story of Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki. “Bones: Season 10”: Includes episodes where Booth is framed for the murder of three FBI agents. “Fresh Off the Boat: Season 1”: ABC comedy about what happens when the family of Eddie Huang moves from D.C.’s Chinatown to Orlando. n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area October 1-8

TUNING UP Playing at area venues October 1-8 THURSDAY.1

THURSDAY.1-4

MuseBird Cafe: Jessa Young, Aaron English and Forest Beutel, 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

“OLIVER!” Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com. Check individual listings for times.

Open Mic Night: hosted by David Ritchie, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805. Rattletrap Ruckus: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649.

Northwest Music Foundation Fundraiser: Gilby Clarke, Sin Circus, Stoned America, 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $10 advance, $15 at the door. 425-737-5144 or 360-6296500. Telekinesis, Say Hi, Vacationeer: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $12. 360-778-1067. Erik & Anissa: 5 to 7 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

FRIDAY.2 TONY FURTADO STEPHANIE SCHNEIDERMAN 7 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Room, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $17 advance, $20 at the door. 360-445-3000.

SATURDAY.3 FABULOUS ROOF SHAKERS 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

FRIDAY.2 Tony Furtado, Stephanie Schneiderman: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $17 advance, $20 at the door. 360445-3000.

Malcolm Taylor and Judy Crane Craig Parrish / Skagit Valley Herald

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FILM

THEATER

COMEDY

THEATER

“Godspell”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

“Romeo and Juliet: The Musical”: 7 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Free video screening from the Feb. 14 world premiere performance at the Lincoln. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org. “Oliver!”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com. “Godspell”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

“Oliver!”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Comedy Night: Travis Nelson and Susan Jones, 8 p.m., Max Dale’s Martini Lounge, 2030 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon. $10. 360-424-7171 or maxdales. com.

MUSIC

Mount Baker Toppers Men’s a cappella Chorus (pop, rock, doo-wop, gospel): 7:30 to 9 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. $10. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

THEATER

“Oliver!”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com. “Godspell”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

“Oliver!”: 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com. “Godspell”: 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

Thursday.8 THEATER

“Death, The Final Irony”: Skagit Valley College drama department, 7:30 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $10, free for SVC students. Additional donations accepted at the door. 866-624-6897, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org. “Oliver!”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Kelly Brightwell and Michael Henchman (Northwest Americana): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5. 360445-3000.

Latigo Lace (contemporary country dance): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

The Ginger Ups: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.

Andrew Norsworthy: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Blues Union: 8 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360766-6266.

Chelsea Wolfe, Mamiffer: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $13-$15. 360-778-1067.

The Jimmy Wright Band: 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 Melcher and Ken Vanderhyde (’30s, ’40s & ’50s classic tunes): 7 to 9 p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. No cover. 360-707-2683.

J.P. Falcon and friends: 8:30 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360766-6330.

SATURDAY.3 Stardrums and Lady Keys (blues): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

SUNDAY.4 File Gumbo Zydeco Band: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-7666266.

Brothers K Duo: Paul Klein and Mark Kelly, 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5. 360-4453000.

MONDAY.5 Childbirth: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360778-1067.

Latigo Lace (contemporary country dance): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

WEDNESDAY.7 Time 3 Jazz: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Fabulous Roof Shakers: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360755-3956.

The Chris Eger Band: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360766-6266.

Chantel Pedicone and Bailey Martinez: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-3991805.

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

Voyager, The JV, Alien Probe: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $8. 360-7781067.

Gin Creek: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.

THURSDAY.8 Dudley Taft (blues, rock): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Room, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10. 360-4453000.

Aaron J. Shay and Bellow. Wing: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360445-3000.

Bob Bertoli: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360399-1805.

Janette West: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Eddy and the Touks: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., SedroWoolley. 360982-2649.

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

Rosetta, Braveyoung: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360778-1067.

Joe Young: 5 to 7 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. jansenart center.org.