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ON STAGE SVC Drama Department presents “Death, the Final Irony” PAGE 8

Brian Lee and the Orbiters play the Edison Inn on Saturday PAGE 9

MUSIC REVIEWS Fetty Wap, Janet Jackson and George Strait PAGE 15

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THIS WEEKENDin the area FALL POW WOW 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 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. 360540-3450 or svcpowwow.com.

HOMELESS BENEFIT St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will host a concert to benefit Friendship House and Family Promise of Skagit Valley at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, at 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. Enjoy an evening of music, food and wine, as well as an auction of artwork by local and regional artists. $15 suggested donation. 360-428-8522.

Walter Trout and The Radicals

Walter Trout and The Radicals, led by the longtime blues guitarist, return to the Northwest at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Skagit Center, 1000 Fountain St., Burlington.

Trout is widely regarded by blues fans around the world for his signature sound of a stinging Stratocaster. He’s played with Canned Heat, Percy Mayfield, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, John Lee Hooker and Joe Tex. Opening the show is Ayron Jones & The Way, a rising trio from Seattle. $35, $40 at the door. Tickets: tickettomato.com, Hugo Helmer Music in Burlington and Avalon Music in Bellingham. bakerblues.com.

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. Hear the stories as actors portray the folks who are buried there. $10, $8 for Skagit County Historical Society members. 360-466-3365 or skagit county.net/museum.

BENEFIT AUCTION Bethlehem Lutheran Church will hold its 30th annual benefit auction from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, at 1006 Wicker Road, Sedro-Woolley. Enjoy bidding on a variety of live and silent auction items. Proceeds will benefit The Community Kitchen, Family Promise of Skagit Valley and El Camino de Emaus. Free admission. 360-856-6181.

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OUT & ABOUT ART

by Chad Houtz continues through Oct. 31 at La ConMONOTYPES: A show of ner Seaside Gallery, 101 N. monotypes by Marie Powell First St., La Conner. Houtz continues through Nov. 3 explores the life of street at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 musicians, a community who, Commercial Ave., Anacortes. though in the public eye, Powell’s monotype prints spend much of their time in include nautical, floral and their own world. 360-466abstract styles. Also featured 5141 or laconnerseaside are contemporary glass gallery.com. tables by Lanny Bergner, incorporating his signature MONOTYPES & PLEIN “flame paint” technique on AIR: A show of new work by the wire mesh bases, as well Kris Ekstrand Molesworth as a selection of his woven continues through Oct. wire mesh pieces. Oils by 31 at Museo Gallery, 215 Brooke Borcherding, pastels First St., Langley. The show

by Amanda Houston, oils by includes monotypes and Keith Sorenson and pastels plein air paintings inspired

by Janice Wall round out by the islands and estuarthe show. Gallery hours are ies of Padilla Bay and the 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon- Skagit flats. The gallery is day through Saturday. 360open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

293-6938 or scottmilo.com.

Wednesday through Monday. 360-221-7737 or museo.

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SCULPTURE: A show of sculptures by Ann Morris QUILTS & MORE: Several and Allen Moe continues new exhibits of quilts, wearthrough Oct. 31, at Smith & ables and other fiber arts Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey will open today, Oct. 8, and Ave., Edison. continue through Dec. 30 at Morris has always been the La Conner Quilt & Texinterested in how human life tile Museum, 703 S. Second is interwoven with nature.

St., La Conner: In her Lummi Island studio, “Great Lakes Seaway: she creates delicate, lightWar of 1812 International weight boats from materials Challenge”: The traveling gathered on walks in the exhibition sponsored by the woods and by the sea — Great Lakes Seaway Trail seaweed, cedar, willow and features 26 quilts, newly other organic matter. made, but true to 1812-periMoe has lived and worked od quilting patterns, fabrics in Skagit Valley, including and colors. Interpretive panthe neighboring islands els tell each quilt’s “story” for 27 years. Educated as a — some real, some imagined biologist, Allen has carried — and its relevance to what that into his exploration many historians consider as an artist using a variety America’s second war for of mediums — clay, skins/ independence. bones, encaustic and cast “Illusions & Shadows: cement. His current castings Colleen Wise”: Wise’s quilts were made on sandbars less have a sense of depth that than a mile from his shack goes beyond the surface. on the Skagit River Delta.

Elements seem to float The gallery is open from above the surface or recede 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 360into the depths of the quilt.

766-6230 or smithandvallee. She feels compelled to com. assign a private narrative to every piece, starting with a “PLAYIN’ FOR PENNIES”: title and story, and building A show of oil paintings the work from there.

Oct. 9-11, at the Coupeville Recreation Hall, 901 NW Alexander St., Coupeville.

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.

varied selection of pottery, photography, glass, mixed media, calligraphy, painting, fiber art and jewelry crafted by local artisans. 360-3991660.

BILINGUAL MUSEUM TOUR: The Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner, will offer a Bilingual Spanish ExhibiAUTUMN ARTS FESTItion Tour at 1:15 p.m. SaturVAL: Immaculate Concepday, Oct. 24. Join educator tion Regional School will Melody Young for a guided host its annual Autumn tour and discussion of the Arts Festival from 9 a.m. museum’s exhibitions. Tours to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, are family-friendly and at St. Joseph Center, 215 N. geared for native speakers 15th St., Mount Vernon. The as well as students of the festival will feature a variety language. Free. 360-466-4446 of handcrafted items, home or monamuseum.org. decorations and jewelry, as well as entertainment, food STERNWHEELER’S FALL and hourly raffle drawings.

HOURS: The sternwheeler Free admission. 360-421W.T. Preston and the Ana0641 or icrsweb.org. cortes Maritime Heritage Center, 713 R Ave., AnaCONTEMPORARY INDIG- cortes, have announced ENOUS ART: “Not Vanishnew hours for fall. The W.T. ing: Contemporary Expres- Preston is designated as a sions in Indigenous Art, National Historic Landmark, 1977-2015” will open Satur- and the Heritage Center day, Oct. 10, and continue features an exhibit exploring through Jan. 3 at the Muse- the maritime community’s “Visual Poetry and Abstract Expressionism” will open um of Northwest Art, 121 S. rich traditions and the First St., La Conner. Curated evolution of the Anacortes with a party and potluck from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday,

by Gail Tremblay and waterfront. Hours are 10 Oct. 10, and continue through Nov. 8 at Matzke Fine Miles R. Miller, the exhibit a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Art Gallery and Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, examines the evolution of 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays Camano Island. Opening night festivities will include the Contemporary Native through October. Admisa poetry reading at 6 p.m. The show features sion to the Preston is $1-$3. paintings, stone and glass sculptures by Lin McJunkin, American Arts Movement Tracy Powell, Milo White, Reg Akright, Hiroshi Yamano, and the works of artists liv- Heritage Center admission is free. 360-293-1916 or Ann Vandervelde, Anne Martin McCool, Shannon Kirby ing in the Northwest, with museum.cityofanacotes.org. and Scott Jamieson, as well as new sculptures in the emphasis on the Puget 10-acre park. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sound and Plateau regions. weekends; weekdays by appointment. 360-387-2759 Co-curator Gail Tremblay “ANACORTES PRESor matzkefineart.com. Pictured: “Infraction” by Lin will discuss the exhibit from ENTS!: MODEL MACHINMcJunkin & Jill McCabe Johnson.

1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, ERY”: The Anacortes Musefollowed by the opening. um is featuring a collection Museum hours are 10 a.m. of miniature machines in its “Anacortes Presents!”

“Best of the Festival $7, $5 students and military to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. display case, at 1305 Eighth 2015”: The first floor of the with ID, free for members Sunday and Monday. Free.

St., Anacortes. Owned by Gaches Mansion hosts the and ages 11 and younger.

360-466-4446 or mona Frank Orr and Eric Erickblue ribbon quilts, wearables 360-466-4288 or laconner museum.org. son, many of the items in the and fiber art from the 2015 quilts.org.

Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival. case look like toys, but are ARTISTS’ OPEN HOUSE: accurate models of engines, Included are traditional WHIDBEY ART & GIFT quilts, art quilts, wearable SHOW: The Whidbey Allied That’s Knot All Artists construction equipment and Co-op will host an open arts and fiber arts.

Artists Art & Gift Show farm machinery. Admission The museum is open from will be held from 10 a.m. to house starting at 11 a.m. Sat- to the museum is free. Hours urday, Oct. 24, at 128 First 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission: and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, St., La Conner. Check out a through Saturday, and 1 to

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OUT & ABOUT “HISTORY FROM A TIN 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed MonCAN”: Doug Rhodes will days. 360- or 293-1915 or museum.cityofanacortes.org. offer a program on the art and history of tin cans at 6 p.m. today, Oct. 8, at the “WHAT IS IT?”: Check Stanwood Public Library, out an exhibit of mystery items on display through 9701 271st St. NW, StanNov. 8 at the Skagit County wood. Author of “Labels, Historical Museum, 501 Leadville and Lore,” S. Fourth St., La Conner.

Rhodes’ tin cans have been Museum hours are 11 a.m. featured on “Antiques to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Roadshow” on PBS. Free.

Sunday. Admission: $5 360-629-3132. adults, $4 seniors and children ages 6-12, $10 families, “PICTURES OF THE free for members and ages 5 PAST”: Elaine Walker, ediand younger. 360-466-3365 tor of “Pictures of the Past: or skagitcounty.net/museum. Celebrating 125 Years of Anacortes History” by Wal“BACK TO OUR ROOTS: lie Funk, will present a slideThe History of Farm to show at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. Table Skagit County” con13, at the Anacortes Senior tinues through Oct. 11 at the Activity Center, 1701 22nd Skagit County Historical St., and at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., Oct. 28, at the Anacortes La Conner. For thousands Public Library, 1220 10th St., of years, the people of the Anacortes.

Skagit County — from fishWalker will discuss the ermen to farmers, from First making of the book and Peoples to pioneer settlers share many of the historic — have harvested food from images published in it, as some of the richest soils and well as photos that were painfully left out. Books will most abundant waterways be available for purchase. in the country. “Back to Free admission. 360-293Our Roots” celebrates this 1915 or museum.cityof culture of hunting, gatheranacortes.org. ing, growing and preparing our own food from the MEGAQUAKE: “The Big headwaters of the Skagit River to the bays of the Sal- One: In Our Lifetime?” will be the topic at the Fidalgo ish Sea. Museum hours are Democrats’ next meeting 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission: at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Anacortes Public $5 adults, $4 seniors and Library, 1220 10th St., Anaages 6-12, $10 families, free for members and ages 5 and cortes. Rob Johnson, FEMA Disaster Assistance reservist, younger. 360-466-3365. will talk about the Cascadia and the megaquake LECTURES AND TALKS Fault that could occur along it in LOCAL RADIO: “Speak our lifetime. A moderated Up! Speak Out!,” a halfquestion/comment period hour weekly show commitwill follow. Bring a nonperted to community, peace, jusishable food bank donation. tice and nonviolence issues, 360-293-7114. broadcasts at 5 p.m. Wednesdays and 8 p.m. Sundays MORE FUN on KSVR 91.7 FM (Mount PUMPKIN PATCH & Vernon), KSVU 90.1 FM CORN MAZE: 9 a.m. to 5 (Hamilton), KMRE 102.3 FM (Bellingham) and KSJU p.m. daily, Oct. 1-31, Foster’s Produce & Corn Maze, 5818 91.9 FM (Friday Harbor). speakupspeakoutradio.org. Highway 530 NE, Arlington.

Enjoy u-pick pumpkins, “Wizard of Oz” corn maze, animal barn, kids’ activities and more. Additional activities available for additional fees. Free admission to the farm. Corn maze: $6, free for ages 3 and younger. 360-4356516 or fosterscornmaze. com.

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EXPLORE THE NIGHT SKY: The Island County Astronomical Society will host a free Star Party beginning at dark Friday, Oct. 9, at Fort Nugent Park, 2075 SW Fort Nugent Road, Oak Harbor. Explore the night sky and view distant galaxGHOST WALK: The 10th ies, planets and nebulas. No annual Concrete Ghost telescope needed. All ages Walk for ages 16 and older welcome. Dress warmly. The will begin at 6 p.m. every event will be canceled if it’s Saturday in October, depart- cloudy. 360-679-7664 or ing from the Concrete icas-wa.webs.com.

Theatre, 45920 Main St., Concrete. Indoor Ghost ENVIRONMENTAL FILM Stories will be offered at 7 SERIES: Friends of Skagit p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in the Beaches and Trail Tales will theater. Local residents — present free feature-length living and otherwise — will films on issues relevant to tell stories and legends of our Puget Sound/Salish Sea the town’s past as you tour waters at 7 p.m. Fridays at haunted hot spots. Dress the Northwest Educational for the weather and bring a Services District Building, flashlight. $10. Reservations 1601 R Ave., Anacortes. required: 360-941-0403 or Short films made by young concrete-wa.com. local filmmakers will lead off each screening. Doors FALL AUCTION: The Ana- open at 6:30 p.m. for popcortes Rotary Club will hold corn, drinks and to meet the its annual fall fundraiser, filmmakers. Free. skagit“Corks, Kilts and Kegs,” beaches.org. Next up: at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, Oct. 9: “Just Eat It: A at Swinomish Casino and Food Waste Story”: After Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, catching a glimpse of the Anacortes. Enjoy dinner billions of dollars of good and beverages from local food that is tossed each year wineries and breweries, a in North America, filmmaklive auction, raffle and Celtic ers Jen and Grant pledge to entertainment. $80. Tickets quit grocery shopping cold available through Rotary turkey and survive only on members or at corkskilts foods that would otherwise andkegs.com. More informa- be thrown away. tion: 360-391-2846 or kev Oct. 23: “Maiden of inmeenaghan@gmail.com.

Deception Pass: Guardian of Her Samish People”: The BENEFIT FILM SCREEN- Samish Indian Nation will ING: The Lincoln Theatre screen their new 30-minute will screen the 2000 black documentary that tells the comedy “Sordid Lives” story of the carving of the at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, Maiden of Deception Pass at 712 S. First St., Mount story pole that overlooks Vernon. Enjoy premovie Rosario Bay. The film entertainment, giveaways includes interviews with from local LGBT-friendly Tracey Powell, who carved businesses and from the the pole, and tribal members writer and one of the stars there when it was installed, of the movie. $15 suggested as well as footage from the donation. 360-399-7045 or installation and from Samish hairandbodymechanix@ events and celebrations.

MODEL RAILROAD DISPLAY: The Whatcom-Skagit Model Railroad Club will host its first open house of the season from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at 1469 Silver Run Lane, Alger.

Check out the club’s large, permanent HO- and N-scale indoor railroad layouts.

Admission is by donation to maintain and expand the layouts. whatcomskagitmrc.org.

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.

Wild mushroom identification class begins at 1 p.m.

Free admission, donations appreciated. scmsfungi.org.

“BREW ON THE SLOUGH”: Enjoy a beer crawl through La Conner from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, along 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 AfterParty” 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 tasting glass. love laconner.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. 360-610-4526, 360293-9892 or sifidalgoisland.

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WILD, SCENIC FILMS: Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group will present the Wild and Scenic Film Festival at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Enjoy a reception in the Lincoln’s Art Bar followed by a series of short films that capture the spirit of environmental movements across the globe. $15$25, includes a raffle ticket.

360-336-0172 or skagitfisher ies.org.

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.

MOVIE NIGHT: Enjoy a screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at the Center for Spiritual Living, 1508 N. 18th St., Mount Vernon. Bring your own snacks, water bottles (no other beverages allowed), pillows, blankets, etc. Free.

Donations accepted. Venue is not handicapped accessible. 360-202-2329.

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Michael Shannon going from real estate bad guy to Elvis explaining Carver’s lot in life, how the character fell into his specialty after the CHICAGO — In “99 2007 real estate bust. The Homes,” 41-year-old movie’s set in 2010, when Michael Shannon gives his foreclosures were peaking. latest fiercely accomplished “Everybody involved in performance as an Orlando the movie wanted to presreal estate broker whose ent an accurate and authenname, Rick Carver, indicates tic depiction of what this a knife-like ability to slice experience is like for these up the economic opportuni- people. Andrew and Laura ties of the moment.

(Dern, who plays the conCo-writer and director struction worker’s mother) Ramin Bahrani structures represent people who don’t his film as a moral thriller have a voice. We felt a sense and a seduction. of responsibility, a sense of One homeowner evicted obligation to those people.

The last thing you want early in the film, a construction worker played by to do is take this subject matter and use it for your Andrew Garfield, is desown advantage, for ‘great perate for cash. He does a one-off job for Carver as yet drama.’ “ Shannon pauses. “Rick’s another foreclosure scavenged by Carver is readied a broker, but nobody has any money, so the money’s for a quick flip and a nice profit. Then he becomes his in evictions. And even the business partner, at a price. devil needs a friend.”

Shannon has plenty of “Nobody trains to be an friends, and as busy a proevictionologist,” Shannon fessional and personal life as says to me. It’s late mornone Chicago-bred stage and ing and we’re sitting in an empty restaurant at the Vir- screen actor, who also has a band (Corporal), can comgin hotel in Chicago. He’s

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Michael Shannon (right) portrays Rick Carver in a scene from “99 Homes.” fortably manage. He shot six films in the last eight months. Now he’s taking off again for another month to make “Nocturnal Animals” for “A Single Man” writerdirector Tom Ford. His costars will be Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams.

Then he’ll return to Chicago, where Shannon and his partner, Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member Kate Arrington (currently in “East of Eden”), recently purchased a condo in Chicago’s Old Town neighbor-

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hood where they live with their two daughters, 7 and 1.

He’ll then dive back into final preparations for a new play, rehearsing around Shannon’s schedule, at the theater Shannon co-founded. A Red Orchid Theatre’s world premiere of “Pilgrim’s Progress” by Brett Neveu begins previews Nov. 4.

When their respective productions conclude, the Shannon/Arringtons relocate back to the place they’re renting in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. In the spring, Shannon will play Jamie Tyrone in the Broadway revival of “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” starring Jessica Lange and Gabriel Byrne.

One of the films in the can: “Elvis & Nixon,” in which Shannon dons the most famous sideburns in American history. Kevin Spacey plays the president.

“Ideally,” Shannon says of his back-to-back projects, “most people if they were going to play someone like Elvis, they probably wouldn’t

be working on something else right before that. They’d take, like, a year. I didn’t have that luxury. I had a couple of weeks.” Pause.

“Sometimes I look at Daniel Day-Lewis and think: That guy’s really figured it out. He makes one super-amazing movie every three, four years, and everybody thinks he’s a god. Which he is.

Sometimes I think I should give that a shot. I’m not at that level, but … you know, I’m trying to get there.”

Gratitude for his opportunities, combined with a detectable undertow of guilt, helps drive Shannon’s maniacal work pace. Four years ago, he acknowledged that his increasingly rich film career (this was before he played General Zod in “Man of Steel”) was clouded somewhat by the knowledge that so many of his acting pals and colleagues struggle to make the rent.

As he told the National Post in 2011, around the time he made Jeff Nichols’ “Take Shelter,” which remains Shannon’s favorite

film experience to date: “A lot of my friends are still in Chicago and they are as talented and as gifted as I am, maybe more so, but they are still there. And they can’t make a living out of doing what they love, so I feel I owe it to them, out of respect, to take every opportunity I get and treat it very seriously.”

It helps, Arrington says, to have what Shannon has: “a supernatural constitution. Mike can function on so little sleep. He actually doesn’t understand people who need a lot of sleep and good nutrition.” She laughs.

“I don’t understand that at all.” Arrington and Shannon met in Chicago, and began dating when he was doing “The Pillowman” at Steppenwolf and she was doing “King Lear” at the Goodman. “I think he’s absolutely something that no one else in the world is,” she says.

“He has something no one else in the world has. You don’t forget Mike. On stage, on film, he’s honest and scary and so, so committed.”

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Avengers: Age of of Saint Marie.

Ultron”: The heroes reunite “Amnesiac”: Man with Upcoming to stop a creation with memory loss soon suspects movie releases artificial intelligence out his wife is not his real wife.

Following is a partial to destroy the world. Chris Kate Bosworth stars. schedule of coming movEvans, James Spader star.

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Dope and tossed in some massive “Batkid Begins”: San Ascension action scenes. All of this Francisco helps make heroic OCT. 20 makes for a good action wish come true.

Jurassic World movie. It just falls short of “The Code: Season 1”: Paper Towns the first “Avengers” movie.

Mystery of a girl’s death Dragon Ball Z: “Insidious: Chapter 3”: brings several people Resurrection ‘F’ Young woman is haunted by together.

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Southpaw trated entirely on this battle “Pee-wee’s Playhouse: The Gift between the living and Christmas Special”: PeeMax dead. Director Leigh Whanwee learns the true meaning n Tribune News Service nell balances the terror with of Christmas. complicated characters.

“Gravy”: Costumed trio “Me and Earl and the take over a Mexican restauDying Girl”: Too often movies about the rant. agony and ecstasy of growing up feature “Out of the Vault Christmas Collecactors who are so young they seem like tion”: Includes episodes of “Angry Beapreschoolers or are so mature they come vers,” “CatDog” and “Hey Arnold.” across like they’re getting Social Security “Particle Fever”: Film follows six scichecks. Neither gives a story the life it entists as they launch the Large Hadron needs to rise above the ponderous comingCollider. of-age fluff.

“Happyish: Season 1”: Middle-aged But director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon has man (Steve Coogan) tries to adjust to used the script by Jesse Andrews to pull changes at work. engaging — and age-appropriate — per“Old 37”: Two crazed brothers do horformances out of the cast. From the quirky rific medical procedures. home movies the best buddies make to “Greatest Heroes of the Bible: The dealing with death, the production is full of Complete Series”: Includes 12 hours of heart, hope and humor. epic stories.

“What We Did on Our Holiday”: One “My Little Pony & Littlest Pet Shop: family has an unforgettable summer vacaWinter Vacation”: Ponies and pets go on tion. six wintry adventures.

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The “Will to Love”: Happy bachelor must Complete First and Second Seasons”: find a bride in order to get huge inheriIncludes 24 hours of total turtle fun. tance.

“South Park: The Complete 18th Sea“Horror Classics Collection: Volume 1”: son”: The four friends get lost in virtual One of the four films included in the set is reality.

“The Mummy.”

“Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Com“Dead Rising: Watchtower”: Jesse Metplete Series”: Contains all 61 episodes of calfe stars in this tale of a group of people the animated series. trapped in a quarantined area after the “Air”: Norman Reedus and Djimon government falls.

Hounson play two engineers tasked with “Science & Word Play: Blaze and the guarding last pieces of mankind.

Monster Machines: Blaze of Glory & Wal“In the Courtyard”: Ex-musician finds lykazam!”: Educational material aimed at new life as a building caretaker. those headed to kindergarten.

“Death in Paradise: Season 3”: Imposn Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee sible murders strike the Caribbean island

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E8 Thursday, October 8, 2015

ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area October 8-15 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.

TUNING UP Playing at area venues October 8-15 THURSDAY.8

THURSDAY-SUNDAY.8-11

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

360-445-3000.

“OLIVER!” 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Aaron J. Shay and Bellow.Wing: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-4453000.

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

Poseidon Players Black Box Theater: 7 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. Free; donations appreciated. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

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

Friday.9

Janette West: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-5881720.

COMEDY

Stand-up Comedy: Diaz Mackie, Sean McBride, Tim Gaither; hosted by Simon Kaufman; 7 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

THEATER

Poseidon Players Black Box Theater: 7 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. Free; donations appreciated. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

“Dead Man’s Cell Phone” (comedy thriller): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $22 adult, $18 senior, $15 youth.

360-221-8268 or wicaonline.org.

Saturday.10 COMEDY

The Skagit-Mount Vernon Kiwanis “Original Comedy Night”: Larry Reeb, Brian Moote and Silas Lindenstein: 8 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $20. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

Eddy and the Touks: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649.

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

Rosetta, Braveyoung, A God or an Other, X Suns: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6.

360-778-1067.

Joe Young: 5 to 7 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360354-3600 or jansen artcenter.org.

SATURDAY.10 BRIAN LEE & THE ORBITERS 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

SUNDAY.11 JENNY & THE TOMCATS 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

FRIDAY.9

“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.

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Roosevelt Road (Americana, bluegrass): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $5.

360-445-3000.

Judy Crane (from left), Chris Pelletier, August Wolff, Malcolm Taylor, Noah Olin and Michael Hanrahan Craig Parrish / Skagit Valley Herald

THEATER

“Girls Night: The Musical”: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $30-$40. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“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.

Poseidon Players Black Box Theater: 7 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. Free; donations appreciated. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Dead Man’s Cell Phone” (comedy thriller): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $22 adult, $18 senior, $15 youth.

360-221-8268 or wicaonline.org.

Sunday.11 THEATER

“Oliver!”: 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

THEATER

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

Funk Factory (’80s-’90s party dance music): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover.

877-275-2448.

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

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

Mark Riley and Paul Green: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Wayne Hayton (classic country rock, folk, Americana): 8 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover.

360-766-6266.

The Troy Fair Band: 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $5. $5 line dance lessons start at 7 p.m. 425737-5144 or 360629-6500.

SATURDAY.10 Joe T. Cook (blues): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

“Dead Man’s Cell Phone” (comedy thriller): 2 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $15. 360-221-8268 or wicaonline.org.

Thursday.15

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.

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

360-848-8882.

SUNDAY.11 Brian Lee & The Orbiters: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

No cover. 360-7666266.

WEDNESDAY.14 Prozac Mountain Boys: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Red House: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956.

Desperate Measures: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

Cee Cee James (blues, rock): 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Funk Factory (’80s-’90s party dance music): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover.

He Whose Ox is Gored, Drunk Dad: 9:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7.

360-778-1067.

Jenny & The TomCats: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

No cover. 360-7666266.

THURSDAY.15 Musical showcase: local singer/songwriters, 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

Jenny & The Tomcats: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649.

Uncle Doug Cooper (Neil Young tribute): 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

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

425-737-5144 or 360-6296500.

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

E8 Thursday, October 8, 2015

ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area October 8-15 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.

TUNING UP Playing at area venues October 8-15 THURSDAY.8

THURSDAY-SUNDAY.8-11

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

360-445-3000.

“OLIVER!” 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Aaron J. Shay and Bellow.Wing: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-4453000.

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

Poseidon Players Black Box Theater: 7 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. Free; donations appreciated. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

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

Friday.9

Janette West: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-5881720.

COMEDY

Stand-up Comedy: Diaz Mackie, Sean McBride, Tim Gaither; hosted by Simon Kaufman; 7 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

THEATER

Poseidon Players Black Box Theater: 7 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. Free; donations appreciated. 360-679-2237 or whidbey playhouse.com.

“Dead Man’s Cell Phone” (comedy thriller): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $22 adult, $18 senior, $15 youth.

360-221-8268 or wicaonline.org.

Saturday.10 COMEDY

The Skagit-Mount Vernon Kiwanis “Original Comedy Night”: Larry Reeb, Brian Moote and Silas Lindenstein: 8 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $20. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

Eddy and the Touks: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649.

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

Rosetta, Braveyoung, A God or an Other, X Suns: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6.

360-778-1067.

Joe Young: 5 to 7 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360354-3600 or jansen artcenter.org.

SATURDAY.10 BRIAN LEE & THE ORBITERS 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

SUNDAY.11 JENNY & THE TOMCATS 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

FRIDAY.9

“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.

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Roosevelt Road (Americana, bluegrass): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $5.

360-445-3000.

Judy Crane (from left), Chris Pelletier, August Wolff, Malcolm Taylor, Noah Olin and Michael Hanrahan Craig Parrish / Skagit Valley Herald

THEATER

“Girls Night: The Musical”: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $30-$40. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“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.

Poseidon Players Black Box Theater: 7 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. Free; donations appreciated. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Dead Man’s Cell Phone” (comedy thriller): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $22 adult, $18 senior, $15 youth.

360-221-8268 or wicaonline.org.

Sunday.11 THEATER

“Oliver!”: 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

THEATER

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

Funk Factory (’80s-’90s party dance music): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover.

877-275-2448.

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

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

Mark Riley and Paul Green: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Wayne Hayton (classic country rock, folk, Americana): 8 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover.

360-766-6266.

The Troy Fair Band: 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $5. $5 line dance lessons start at 7 p.m. 425737-5144 or 360629-6500.

SATURDAY.10 Joe T. Cook (blues): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

“Dead Man’s Cell Phone” (comedy thriller): 2 p.m., Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, 565 Camano Ave., Langley. $15. 360-221-8268 or wicaonline.org.

Thursday.15

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.

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

360-848-8882.

SUNDAY.11 Brian Lee & The Orbiters: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

No cover. 360-7666266.

WEDNESDAY.14 Prozac Mountain Boys: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Red House: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956.

Desperate Measures: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

Cee Cee James (blues, rock): 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Funk Factory (’80s-’90s party dance music): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover.

He Whose Ox is Gored, Drunk Dad: 9:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7.

360-778-1067.

Jenny & The TomCats: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

No cover. 360-7666266.

THURSDAY.15 Musical showcase: local singer/songwriters, 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

Jenny & The Tomcats: 6 to 8 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649.

Uncle Doug Cooper (Neil Young tribute): 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

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

425-737-5144 or 360-6296500.

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

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GET INVOLVED AUDITIONS “THE LION IN WINTER”: Whidbey Theater needs one or two lighting technicians to run the lights and four men to serve in guards in nonspeaking roles for its November production. Rehearsals will continue through October, with shows running over three weekends from Nov. 5-22. Stan Thomas, 360-632-5090.

DANCE FOLK DANCING: SkagitAnacortes Folk Dancers meet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the Bayview Civic Hall, 12615 C St., Bay View.

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

THURSDAY DANCE: Dance to The Skippers from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays at Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Gisela, 360-424-5696.

MUSIC CALL FOR MUSICIANS: 5b’s Bakery, 45597 Main St., Concrete, is looking for musicians to perform easylistening acoustic music from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. during Sunday Brunch. In exchange, musicians will receive audience contributions and a meal. 360-8538700 or info@5bsbakery. com.

tions accepted. 360-6309494.

SKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC CLUB: The club welcomes performers (intermediate and above), listeners and guests to join the fun at 1:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at Vasa Hall, 1805 Cleveland St., Mount Vernon. Come and sing, play the club’s piano or organ, play your own instrument or just enjoy a variety of music — ’20s to ’70s classical, popular, western and gospel. Free. Elaine, 360428-4228.

SHELTER BAY CHORUS: Practices are held from 3 to 5 p.m. every Monday (except 2 to 4 p.m. the first Monday each month) at the Shelter Bay Clubhouse, 1000 Shoshone Drive, La Conner. New members welcome. No need to be a Shelter Bay resident. 360770-7354.

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

RECREATION

TEEN ACTIVITIES: Ages 12 to 19 can participate in after-school activities from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Thursdays, through Dec. 17, at the Burlington Public Library’s Rotary Community Meeting Room, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington.

Themes and activities will change each week and TIME FOR FIDDLERS: include old-school board The Washington Old Time games; help with homeFiddlers play acoustic oldwork resources; hands-on time music at 6:30 p.m. the science, technology and art second and fourth Fridays of each month at the Mount activities; and celebrations Vernon Senior Center, 1401 of pop culture fandoms Cleveland. St. Free; donawith trivia, games and

crafts. Participation does not require a library card.

360-755-0760 or burling tonwa.gov/library.

TRAIL GUIDES, BIKE MAPS & MORE: Learn about opportunities to be physically active in Skagit County, including trail guides, an activity tracker and local resources at beactiveskagit.org.

friendsoftheacfl.org. Next up: Senior/Adult Hike: Ace of Hearts Creek: 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Oct. 9. Meet at the Heart Lake parking lot.

Sugarloaf Mountain: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 10. Meet at the trailhead on Ray Auld Drive at the bottom of Mount Erie just off of Heart Lake Road.

month at 918 M Ave., Anacortes. (M Ave. & 10th St.) Hosted by Nello Bottari, classes include monologue work, scripted scenes, improv games and more, with a different topic each month. Each class is independent, so you don’t have to commit to every session.

360-840-0089 or visit free adultactingclass.com.

Horses for Clean Water will discuss how to keep your horses out of the mud, make your life chore-efficient and get your pastures in shape for the upcoming wet, cold, dark months.

Free. Preregister by today, Oct. 8: 360-428-4313 or kristi@skagitcd.org.

SMART CYCLING: Skagit Regional Health will offer “Smart Cycling: Traffic SALMON SIGHTINGS: WORKSHOPS HORSEBACK RIDING: A Join Skagit Fisheries Safety 101 for Adults” SPECIAL EFFECTS variety of riding opportufrom 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Enhancement Group to MAKEUP CLASS: The nities for horses and their Oct. 15, and 8:30 a.m. to view salmon from 11 a.m. two-part class will be held humans of all skill levels 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Fridays, at Skagit Valley Hospital, are offered at Fire Mounat the Marblemount Boat Oct. 9 and 16, at the Vaux tain Trail Course, located 1415 E. Kincaid St., Mount Launch. Local experts Retreat Center, Bakerview Vernon. The class will just north of Sedro-Woolwill be available to help Park, 3011 E. Fir St., Mount include 10 hours of instrucley. firemountaintrail spot and identify salmon Vernon. Learn the basics course.com. tion and practice, including in the Skagit River. Free. of special effects makeup, on-bike instruction and a For information, including including fake blood reciTRAIL BUILDERS: road ride on Saturday. Pardirections, visit skagit pes, 3-D wounds, creature Mount Vernon Trail Build- fisheries.org. ticipants must be at least effects and mold-making. ers seeks volunteers to 18 years old and have their $22. Preregistration help with trail building own bicycle and helmet.

BONESHAKER BICYCLE required: 360-336-6215 or and maintenance at Little Free for Skagit County FESTIVAL: The fourth mountvernonwa.gov/parks. residents, $75 nonresidents.

Mountain Park in Mount annual Halloween-inspired Vernon. Family-friendly For information or to regcelebration of all things DREAM CATCHER work sessions are held ister, call 360-428-2331 or bicycle will be held SaturWORKSHOP: 2 to 4:30 p.m. email lcrowl@skagitvalley from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. day, Oct. 31, in and around Saturday, Oct. 10, Center of hospital.org.

Saturdays, rain or shine.

La Conner. Day-of-event Holistic Wellness, 609 MurLunch, snacks, tools and registration and pre-event dock St., Sedro-Woolley. training are provided. For NRA PERSONAL PROfestivities begin at 8 a.m.

Create your own dream information, call Mount TECTION CLASS: The The family-oriented event catchers — great for SolVernon Parks and RecreNorth Whidbey Sportswill include three selfstice gifts. 360-420-2630 or men’s Association will offer ation at 360-336-6215 or guided, mostly level bicycle sedrowoolleyholisticwell visit mountvernontrail the NRA Personal Protecroutes ranging from 16 to 62 builders.com. Next up: Oct. miles, starting at 9 a.m. and ness.wordpress.com. tion in the Home class from 10.

6 to 9 p.m. Friday and 8 ending at the La Conner BASICS OF HISTORIa.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. Channel Lodge, 205 N. First CAL RESEARCH: 9 a.m.

“YOGA FOUNDATIONS: 16-17, at the NWSA Range, St. After the ride, enjoy a to noon Saturday, Oct. 10, Getting Confident with 886 Gun Club Road, Oak post-event celebration with Floyd Norgaard Cultural Yoga”: 4 to 5 p.m. ThursHarbor. Building on skills magical potions, witches’ Center, 27130 102nd Ave. days, through Oct. 22, already gained in other brews, crazy contests and NW. Learn the basic steps Burlington Parks and shooting classes, for which more at Hellam’s Vineyard, for gathering information Recreation Center, 900 E. the student must show 109 N. First St., La ConFairhaven Ave., Burlington. ner. Costumes are strongly you need to investigate and documentation or compeinterpret a historical topic. tency, the class emphasizes The four-week series will encouraged. Advance regFree. 425-564-3950 or sos. prepare participants to defensive shooting skills. istration: $35, $60 tandem, attend regular yoga classes. $70 family ($5 more day of wa.gov/archives/records Class includes shooting on management/trainingsign $30. 360-755-9649. the NWSA pistol range, ride); free for children. up.aspx. as well as a thorough legal FRIENDS OF THE FORbrief on laws pertaining THEATER WINTER HORSE PASEST HIKES: Join the to ownership and use of a FREE ADULT ACTING TURE MANAGEMENT: Friends of the Forest for firearm. $25, includes book.

CLASSES: Anacortes Com- 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. For questions or to register: scenic hikes in the forest munity Theatre offers free 12, Padilla Bay Interprelands around Anacortes.

360-675-8397 or NWSA. tive Center, 10441 Bay Dress for the weather and acting classes for adults Training@gmail.com. More from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every View-Edison Road, Mount info: northwhidbeysports wear sturdy shoes. No pets. Free. 360-293-3725 or third Saturday of each Vernon. Alayne Blickle of men.org.

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HOT TICKETS COMMON KINGS: Oct. 8-9, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

SEATTLE SINGS! CHORAL FESTIVAL: Oct. 8-10, Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle. seattlesings.org.

CASH CASH, TRITONAL: Oct. 9, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL: Oct. 9-Nov. 18, various venues, Seattle. 206-547-6763 or earshot.org.

BLUES TRAVELER: Oct. 10, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

MAX SCHNEIDER: Oct. 12, The Crocodile, Seattle. 877-987-6487 or thecrocodile.com.

DEAN WEEN GROUP: Oct. 13, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

NEW POLITICS, ANDREW MCMAHON IN THE WILDERNESS: Oct. 13, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

DOOMTREE: Oct. 14, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

COLONY HOUSE, COIN: Oct. 14, Chop Suey, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

MADISEN WARD & THE MAMA BEAR: Oct. 14, Columbia City Theatre, 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

MATOMA: Oct. 16, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BOOSIE BADAZZ: Oct. 16, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

REBEL SOULJAHZ: Oct. 17, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

SOMO: Oct. 17, Showbox SoDo, Seattle.

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ALT-J: Oct. 18, KeyArena, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

TECH N9NE: Oct. 18, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

KURT VILE AND THE VIOLATORS: Oct. 18, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

DJANGO DJANGO: Oct. 20, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

GWAR, BORN OF OSIRIS: Oct. 20, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

TYLER WARD: Oct. 21, Chop Suey, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

DEERHUNTER: Oct. 21, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD: Oct. 21, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

STEEL PANTHER: Oct. 22, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

FIDLAR: Oct. 23, The Showbox, Seattle.

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COHEED AND CAMBRIA: Oct. 23, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

BRET MICHAELS: Oct. 23-24, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, Bow.

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TREY ANASTASIO Nov. 10, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

2 CHAINZ: Oct. 24, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

ALBERT HAMMOND JR.: Oct. 25, The Crocodile, Seattle. 877-987-6487 or thecrocodile.com.

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE: Oct. 27, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

AWOLNATION: Oct. 27, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation. com.

ALL TIME LOW, SLEEPING WITH SIRENS: Oct. 28, ShoWare Center, Kent. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

GRIMES: Oct. 28, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SEETHER: Oct. 28, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

DIGITOUR: Oct. 29, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THE WONDER YEARS, MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK: Oct. 31, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

DIR EN GREY: Nov. 2, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

L7: Nov. 3, The Showbox, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MARIANAS TRENCH: Nov. 4, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

LUNA: Nov. 5, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

CHERUB: Nov. 6, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MAYDAY PARADE: Nov. 7, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY: Nov. 7, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

CIRCA SURVIVE: Nov. 8, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

THE FRONT BOTTOMS: Nov. 9, Chop Suey, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

THE STRUTS: Nov. 9, The Crocodile, Seattle. 877-987-6487 or thecrocodile.com.

MAC MILLER: Nov. 9, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

HALSEY: Nov. 12, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com. n For complete listings, visit goskagit.com and click on “Entertainment.”

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TRAVEL FAMILY TRAVEL FIVE

Taking a deeper look at nature

By LYNN O’ROURKE HAYES The Dallas Morning News

What lies beneath can be cold, damp and compelling.

Learn about dry and wet caves, the creatures that live in them and the characteristics that create these natural settings. Here are five places to explore underground: 1. Kartchner Caverns, Benson, Arizona. In 1974, two University of Arizona students and amateur cavers spotted a narrow crack in the bottom of a sinkhole.

They followed the unusually moist air and discovered more than 2 miles of unspoiled cave passages.

The caverns, carved from limestone, were not opened to the public until 1999 and are part of the Arizona State Park system.

Visit this living or “wet” cave, to experience stalactites, stalagmites, “cave bacon” and small white helectites. Many of the resident minerals are not found in any other cave in the world. Among the cave’s highlights: a 22-footlong “soda straw” stalactite, reported to be the second longest in the world. azstate parks.com/parks/KACA/ index.html 2. Luray Caverns, Luray, Virginia. On a summer day

Web Buzz Name: Contexttravel.com What it does: Connects docents — not guides — with travelers who seek in-depth experiences in historically rich destinations around the world.

What’s hot: Browsing through the website will open your eyes to travel experiences you might not know are available. Walk through Florence, Italy, with a docent who’s written a book about the Duomo, have dim sum with a local food writer in Hong Kong, or stroll through the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., with an art history professor, to name a few tours. Have deep conversations. Enjoy the attention that a tour with no more than six people can offer. Prices vary, but I found several tours for less than $100 per person. If you’re willing to splurge, go for a full private tour.

What’s not: I was excited to “Meet Context docents,” but when I clicked the link from the home page I found broken images and place-holder photos. You can also find information about docents on the individual tour pages, but those photos were inconsistent too. n Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times

in 1878, the local tinsmith and several adventuresome friends were exploring the countryside in search of a cave. What they found is now one of the most widely visited cavern systems in the eastern half of the U.S. It is perhaps most wellknown for its Great Stalacpipe Organ, a lithophone that produces tones similar to musical instruments. Visitors can tour cathedral-size rooms and see towering stone formations from a paved walking path. Check out several on-site museums, including Toy Junction,

which is popular with the junior set. luraycaverns.com 3. Mammoth Cave National Park, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. This park in the hill country of southcentral Kentucky preserves the world’s largest known cave system. Explore 400 miles of vast chambers and complex labyrinths on a variety of tours designed to appeal to multiple ages and abilities. If you are not sure spelunking is for you and your family, consider the short, small-group Introduction to Caving tour. Later enjoy camping and canoe-

ing along the scenic Green River. nps.gov/maca 4. Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, New Mexico. Underneath the magnificent desert landscape of southeastern New Mexico and West Texas are some 300 known caves. Visitors to the park, two-thirds of which is a designated wilderness area, can inspect more than 100, including some of the largest caves in North America. The 8.2acre Big Room is partially wheelchair accessible. The Queen’s Chamber is considered the most beautiful and scenic. Self-guided and guided tours are available. nps.gov/cave 5. Castleguard Cave, Banff, Alberta. This remote underground marvel is known for its nest of extremely rare cubic cave pearls and an extensive array of flagged “soda straw” stalactites. Experienced explorers can stay in the cave at one of two underground camping sites within Banff National Park and study the unique plugs of glacial ice pushed into the cave from the sole of a surface ice field. pc.gc.ca n Lynn O’Rourke Hayes is the editor of FamilyTravel. com. Email: lohayesfamily travel.com.

‘Scary Lucy’ statue gets new role in mall Halloween display this year for its unflattering depiction of the “I Love LAKEWOOD, N.Y. — Lucy” star will be placed It’s a role “Scary Lucy” was in a mall near her western born to play: Frightening New York town as part of people at Halloween. the shopping center’s annuA bronze statue of al haunted house event.

Lucille Ball that drew The life-size statue was worldwide scorn earlier unveiled in 2009 in a park The Associated Press

in the village of Celoron, on Chautauqua Lake. In April, a statue replacement campaign launched on Facebook gained renewed interest in the wake of local media stories on the statue, which was dubbed “Scary Lucy” for its grimace-like

facial features.

A Massachusetts businessman has donated $20,000 to replace the nowinfamous statue, which will be on display at the Chautauqua Mall in neighboring Lakewood during weekends through Halloween.

Local travel AAA CRUISE SHOW: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, 5984 N Darrk Lane, Bow. Free admission, expert presentations and cruise specials. The show will include 12 ocean and river cruise lines and a packing seminar. RSVP, 360848-2090.

“THE SPIRIT OF THE COAST JOURNEY”: 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 18, Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Videographer Don Jonasson will offer a video presentation of a canoe journey to find the spirit of the British Columbia coast and to connect with the First Nations Peoples. Free. 360-2931910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes.org.

SENIOR CENTER TRIPS: Skagit County Senior Centers offer short escorted trips departing from and returning to local senior centers. For information, call the Anacortes Senior Center at 360-293-7473 or sign up at your local senior center 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. Next up: Whatcom Winery & Distillery Tour: 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. Whatcom County is home to more than a dozen award-winning wineries and distilleries. Tour a variety of locations featuring wine, mead, spirits and more. Ages 21 and older. $61-$63, additional tasting fees may apply.

Bring money for food and other purchases and wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes.

ESCORTED TOURS: The Whatcom County Tour Program offers a variety of day trips and longer tours, with most trips departing from and returning to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck St., Bellingham. For information or to register: 360-7334030, ext. 1015, or wccoa.org/index.php/tours.

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

ESCORTED TOURS: The Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St., has several international 2016 trips planned: Tropical Costa Rica, Feb. 29-March 8; a European River Cruise, Budapest to Amsterdam, Oct. 12-27; and Hawaii, Nov. 12-19. For information, contact Pat at pgardner@oakharbor.org or 360-2794582.

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS: Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes, accepts passport applications from noon to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

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

Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St., Oak Harbor, accepts passport applications, by appointment, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday.

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AT THE LINCOLN

DINING GUIDE

Sordid Lives - ‘Come Out and Be Happy’ 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9

In celebration of Coming Out Day, Hair + Body Mechanix presents the 2000 cult classic film, “Sordid Lives,” a fundraiser for Skagit PFLAG and Skagit Valley College Rainbow Alliance.

A colorful family from a small Texas town must come to grips with the accidental death of the elderly family matriarch during a clandestine meeting in a seedy motel room with her much younger, married neighbor. The woman’s family must deal with their own demons while preparing for what could be an embarrassing funeral.

Rated R. Advance tickets are $15 plus applicable fees.

The Original Comedy Night 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10

Reeb

Moote

Here’s the lineup for the Skagit-Mount Vernon Kiwanis’ Original Comedy Night: n Known as “Uncle Lar’,” Larry Reeb is the wise-cracking black sheep, politically incorrect relative everyone knows. n Brian Moote started performing standup in 2005 while he was working as a teacher in the Seattle School District. He has made TV appearances on the USA Network’s “Characters Welcome,” Nickelodeon’s “Nickmom’s Nite Out,” MTV’s “Money from Strangers” and AXS TV’s “Gotham Live.” n Silas Lindenstein was a semifinalist in the 2014 Sacramento Comedy Festival, a finalist in the 2013 Shades of Laughter Comedy Competition and the 2012 Make Jack Laugh Comedy Competition, and performed at the EMP 2013 New Years Eve Bash in Seattle. $20.

‘Il Trovatore’

1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11

Anna Netrebko makes her Met role debut as Leonora, the tortured heroine of Lindenstein “Il Trovatore.” Dmitri Hvorostovsky sings Count di Luna in the first pairing of the two Russian superstars at the Met since 2002, with Yonghoon Lee as Manrico, the title character, Štefan Kocán as Ferrando, and Dolora Zajick in her signature role of the demented gypsy Azucena. $23 adults; $19 seniors; $16 students with $2 off for Lincoln members plus applicable fees. Discounted season passes available.

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MOVIES NEW THIS WEEK We’re deep into the conflict at the heart of “FREEHELD” when Steve Carell comes barreling into the picture as a selfdescribed “big loud gay Jew” who turns protest into performance art, calls everyone “honey” and “sweetheart,” and then reminds us again he’s a “big loud gay Jew.” Sometimes a scenestealing comic relief performance is just what a tearjerker needs. Sometimes it’s indicative of the film itself in that it’s a little too onesided and lacking in nuance.

“Freeheld” is a classic example of a well-made, well-acted film with the best of intentions, but a disappointingly heavy-handed method of delivering its message. We’re left admiring the hell out of the real-life

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characters on which the movie was based, but also wishing this fictionalized version of their story wasn’t so obvious about its mission.

Inspired by Cynthia Wade’s Oscar-winning documentary short, “Freeheld” recounts the story of Laurel Hester, a decorated, 23-year veteran of the Ocean County, New Jersey, police department, who in the mid2000s petitioned to leave her pension to her legal domestic partner, Stacie Andree.

Before the battle lines have been drawn, director Peter Sollett (“Raising Victor Vargas”) and screenwriter Ron Nyswaner (“Philadelphia”) lay a foundation made of two movies: one a standard-issue cop flick showing Hester (Julianne Moore) and her partner, Dane Wells (Michael Shannon), busting drug dealers and working homicide cases in Ocean County; the other a meet-cute romance between Hester, who is

firmly ensconced in the closet, and Stacie (Ellen Page), a feisty mechanic with a chip on her shoulder.

Some of the courtship scenes are tender and funny; at least two ring false.

(A scene in which Stacie wins a mechanic’s job in a garage by taking on the local record-holder in a tirerotation competition is just goofy.)

It seems like Laurel and Stacie have just moved into their fixer-upper of a house, acquired a lovably oversized dog and settled into their domestic partnership when Laurel says she “pulled a muscle” — leading to a visit to the doctor, which leads to the dreaded phone call a few days later, which leads to a shocking diagnosis.

Laurel is in the advanced stages of lung cancer, and she has less than a 10 percent chance of surviving.

Enter the struggle. Laurel wants her pension to go to Stacie so Stacie can keep the house where they built

a life together. This leads to more than one character delivering variations on the line, “But those benefits are for married people!” as well as a number of scenes in which five white male county commissioners find it increasingly difficult to explain why a heterosexual spouse can receive a deceased spouse’s full pension, while the loving partner of a dedicated police detective has no rights.

The county commissioners are officially known as “Freeholders.” Symbolism noted, as they’re clearly withholding freedom from some.

There’s a lot of talk about the century-plus history of the Freeholders, and the staunch conservative voting base in the county, and how these men would be committing political suicide and (in some cases) betraying their religious beliefs by voting in favor of Stacie receiving the benefits — which, in fact, they have the

right to do.

“How could I face my family and friends? What would I say to them?” wails one Bill Johnson (Tom McGowan), the most conservative member of the group (he wears a tiny crucifix pin on his lapel.)

Meanwhile, the most sympathetic of the five council members (Josh Charles) has dinner with his daughter, who dreams of becoming a police detective just like Laurel and is horrified by her father’s reluctance to take a stand. Hmmm, wonder if he’ll see the light.

As the political battle heats up and Carell’s Steven Goldstein buses in protesters and courts the media, the relationship between Laurel and Stacie takes a back seat. Laurel’s cop partner Dane urges his colleagues — including a closeted gay cop and a homophobic moron who calls Laurel “the dyke” — to join him in supporting her.

At some point it appears

as if the cops are no longer working any cases; they’re too busy debating this issue.

Michael Shannon plays one of the more sympathetic characters of his career in Dane, who will do anything for Laurel because he knows she’d do the same if their situations were reversed. Moore sports a Farrah Fawcett “Charlie’s Angels” hairdo and lays on the Jersey accent to the point of distraction, but she’s her usual excellent self, whether she’s awkwardly allowing Stacie into her life or struggling to catch enough breath to utter a single sentence. Ellen Page is playing a flannel-wearing mechanic who loves to ride motorcycles and Stacie isn’t the most richly layered of characters, but the performance is steady.

103 minutes. Rated: PG-13 (for thematic elements, language and sexuality). HH

MINI-REVIEWS

and the result is an amiable, lightweight and thoroughly predictable buddy movie.

Comedy, R, 98 minutes. HH “Black Mass” — Johnny Depp, who stars as real-life Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger, is just too huge of a talent for “Black Mass” to be a total letdown, but given the lineup of other top-tier actors in the cast, a feeling of mild disappointment sets in long before the credits roll.

This is a good, solid, wellexecuted crime story. Nothing more, nothing less. Drama, R, 122 minutes. HHH “Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead” — Douglas Tirola’s documentary is a frenetic, rough-edged, unapologetic tribute to the bible of brilliant, tasteless humor, the National Lampoon. First as a 1970s magazine and then with stage, radio and movie spinoffs, the Lampoon

helped launch the careers of some of the sickest and best comedic minds of a generation. Documentary, not rated, 92 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Everest” — Based on true events, filled with stunning visuals and featuring more than a half-dozen of our best actors delivering solid performances, “Everest” is a high-altitude roller coaster ride that will leave you drained. AdventureDrama-Thriller, PG-13, 121 minutes. HHH “Knock Knock” — An encounter with teenage temptresses turns to terror for a family man (Keanu Reeves) in a campy, lurid, erotic horror thriller directed

by Eli Roth (“Hostel”). This is a movie that doesn’t try to be anything more than what it is: a slick, twisted, extended sick joke. Thriller, R, 95 minutes. HHH

“Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation” — This is the rare instance of the later movies in a series easily exceeding the quality of the original. As Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt performs harrowing stunts and engages in clever banter with his adversaries, we essentially get the best James Bond movie since “Casino Royale.” Action, PG-13, 131 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Mississippi Grind” — As gambling buddies on the road, Ben Mendelsohn and Ryan Reynolds look like they know what they’re doing in the poker room and at the blackjack table. Savvy and melancholy, this is one of the better movies in recent years about the gambling culture. Drama, R, 108 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “99 Homes” — Andrew Garfield does fine work as a good guy who takes a job with the

opportunistic real estate broker (Michael Shannon) who got him evicted. Though it becomes overwrought toward the end, this is a provocative, visceral, sometimes heartbreakingly relevant drama/ thriller. Drama, R, 112 minutes. HHH “Pawn Sacrifice” — Tobey Maguire gives the performance of his career in an enthralling piece of mainstream entertainment that captures the essence of chess champion Bobby Fischer’s mad genius, perfectly re-creates the tenor of the times AND works as a legit sports movie. Drama, PG-13, 116 minutes. HHHH “Shanghai” — A miscast John Cusack gives a Bad Nicolas Cage-type performance as an American spy in tumultuous Shanghai in October of 1941. Some of the actors -- among them

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“A Brilliant Young Mind” — One of the purest, most tender and most beautiful performances of the year comes from Sally Hawkins as the loving single mother of an off-the-charts brilliant teenager incapable of expressing love. It’s the best thing in a conventional but well-crafted story of a boy unlikely ever to have a normal social life. Drama, not rated, 111 minutes. HHH “A Walk in the Woods” — Two former movie golden boys finally share the big screen -- and they’re stuck in a middling sitcom. Robert Redford stars as a travel writer hobbling his way down the Appalachian Trail with his outof-shape friend (Nick Nolte),

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Thursday, October 8, 2015 - E15

MOVIES

MUSIC REVIEWS

AT AREA THEATERS ANACORTES CINEMAS Oct. 9-15 Pan (PG): Friday-Saturday: 1:30, 3:50, 6:50, 9:10; Sunday-Thursday: 1:30, 3:50, 6:50 The Martian (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:20, 4:00, 6:30, 8:55; Sunday: 4:00, 6:30; Monday-Thursday: 1:20, 4:00, 6:30 Everest (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:10, 9:25; Sunday-Thursday: 1:10 Hotel Transylvania 2 (PG): Friday: 4:15, 6:40; Saturday: 4:15; Sunday-Momday: 4:15, 6:40; Tuesday: 4:15; WednesdayThursday: 4:15, 6:40 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: (R): Tuesdays: 7:30 p.m.

360-293-6620 CONCRETE THEATRE Oct. 9-11 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (PG-13): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 4 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 5 p.m.

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Gong Li and Ken Watanabe -- are quite good, and the production values are impressive, but the mystery is muddled and the romance is tepid. Drama, R, 105 minutes. HH “Sicario” — In examining the dominance of drugs in our culture, Denis Villeneuve’s complex, sometimes sickeningly violent “Sicario” mixes big-picture issues, grindhouse pulp and pure, rough entertainment, bolstered by an excellent ensemble cast led by Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin. Crime action, R, 121 minutes. HHHH “Sleeping With Other People” — Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie play attractive, noncommittal people who expend an awful lot of emotional energy on remaining friends even though it’s perfectly obvious they should be together. After all the twisted

OAK HARBOR CINEMAS Oct. 9-15 Pan (PG): Friday-Saturday: 1:30, 4:00, 6:35, 8:55; Sunday-Thursday: 1:30, 4:00, 6:35 The Martian (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:00, 3:30, 6:30, 9:25; Sunday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:30, 6:30 Sicario (R): Friday-Saturday: 1:15, 3:45, 6:40, 9:15; Sunday: 3:45, 6:40; Monday: 1:15, 3:45, 6:40; Tuesday: 1:15, 3:45; Wednesday: 1:15, 3:45, 6:40; Thursday: 1:15, 3:45 Bridge of Spies (PG-13): Thursday: 7 p.m.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: (R): Tuesdays: 7:30 p.m.

360-279-2226 STANWOOD CINEMAS Oct. 9-15 Pan (PG): 1:20, 9:25 Pan 3D (PG): Friday-Wednesday: 4:00, 6:30; Thursday: 4:00 The Martian 3D (PG-13): Friday-Thursday: 1:00, 8:55 The Martian (PG-13): 3:40, 6:35 Sicario (R): Friday: 1:10, 3:50, 6:45, 9:25; Saturday: 1:10, 3:50, 9:25; SundayWednesday: 1:10, 3:50, 6:45, 9:25; Thursday: 1:10, 3:50, 9:25 Hotel Transylvania 2 (PG): 1:40, 3:45, 6:40, 8:40 The Intern (PG-13): Friday-Monday: 1:30, 3:55, 6:50, 9:15; Tuesday: 1:30, 3:55, 9:15; Wednesday: 1:30, 3:55, 6:50, 9:15; Thursday: 1:30, 3:55, 9:15 Bridge of Spies (PG-13): Thursday: 7 p.m.

Goosebumps (PG): Thursday: 6 p.m.

Goosebumps 3D (PG): Thursday: 6 p.m.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: (R): Tuesdays: 7:30 p.m.

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hard-R shenanigans, you just want to give them all a hug and thank ‘em for sharing a slice of their lives. Comedy, R, 95 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Straight Outta Compton” — The early dreams, the big breaks and the in-fighting are told to great effect in F. Gary Gray’s enthralling, energized tribute to N.W.A. Also something of a docudrama about Los Angeles in the wake of the Rodney King verdict, this is one of the better musical biopics of the last 20 years. Music biography, R, 147 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “The Intern” — Despite the high-concept premise -- retired exec (Robert De Niro) interns for e-commerce mogul (Anne Hathaway) -- “The Intern” is a lovely comfort movie, nestled softly in a cynicism-free zone. De Niro and Hathaway mesh in terrific fashion and deliver utterly charming performanc-

es. Comedy, PG-13, 121 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “The Martian” — A visual stunner, “The Martian” also is a hopeful love letter to science and math, American resolve, the power of friendship and international unity.

And it features Matt Damon giving one of his best performances as a botanist stranded on Mars and using all his ingenuity to establish communications and stay alive. Sci-fi adventure, PG-13, 141 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “The Walk” — While it doesn’t live up to the brilliant 2008 documentary “Man on Wire,” this solid fictionalized version of Philippe Petit’s illegal 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers boasts breathtaking visuals and a charming lead performance by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Biographical adventure, PG, 123 minutes.

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FETTY WAP, “Fetty Wap” — New Jersey rapper Fetty Wap’s self-titled album is a testament to how romantic the trap is willing to get.

Although many songs are already familiar — like “Trap Queen,” “My Way,” “679,” “RGF Island,” and “Again” — the album still has some great surprises.

Throughout the project, Wap shows his love for trap, trapping, his crew Remy Boyz, and his love for women. In “Time,” a sure romantic favorite, Wap croons with passion, asking a lady if she has “some time to spare.”

“Boomin” goes hard as he yells, “Boomin down yah block, Fetty Wap!” Wap switches like this throughout. One moment the bravado demands your attention, and the next he’s showing a soft, almost boyish side of himself.

On “RGF Island,” he declares: “There’s gon’ be a house party on this island!” And that’s exactly what this album is: songs for red cups raised to the roof. A few tracks bleed into the next ones, but the standouts make up for the merging.

Congratulations: You just found the sound track for your next house party. n Sofiya Ballin, The Philadelphia Inquirer

JANET JACKSON, “Unbreakable” — Jackson family sister Janet has worked too hard to get where she is — establishing her own right as a superstar; brooking the controversies surrounding a talented but troubled family; earn-

ing platinum smashes like “Control” — to let a few bumps in the road stop her.

She has some bum records, to be sure. And these days, her brouhaha with CBS censors over her Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime wardrobe malfunction looks stupid in the face of what Miley Cyrus wears regularly. Face it: Janet Jackson hasn’t always had it easy.

Now, she presents “Unbreakable,” with copilots/producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. There are heavenly, breathily over-processed tremblers such as “Night,” “The Great Forever,” and “No Sleep.” The last one, a percussive cut with rapper J. Cole, is exquisitely sensual rather than gaudily sexual (no Madonna-like spanking for Janet).

The sound is somewhat dated, especially on “2 B Loved” or such moments as when gruff guest rapper Missy Elliott comes to play on the speedy “Burnitup!”

Yet that oxygenated sound is a gorgeous frame for lush slow tunes like the title track, where Janet employs brother Michael’s quivering vocal delivery as she sings, “I lived through my mistakes, it’s just a part of growing” through arching, dynamic harmonies. n A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer

George Strait, “Cold Beer Conversation” — Part of the enduring appeal of George Strait is that the country superstar seems like a guy you’d like to have a cold-beer conversation with — a man’s man who isn’t afraid to show his feelings, but also a rocksteady presence you can lean on as well as have a

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good time with.

After three and a half decades, the steadfast Texan shows no inclination to change his musical approach, and why should he? “Cold Beer Conversation” is another on-themoney mix of sober and stirring ballads, midtempo numbers such as “It Was Love” and “Everything I See,” and party-ready honky-tonkers, including “Goin’ Goin’ Gone” and “Cheaper Than a Shrink” (” … you just pour and drink”).

With “It Takes All Kinds,” Strait also delivers his requisite track of western swing while delivering a message of tolerance and a subtle reminder that he’s quite happy in his own niche: “You keep doing your thing/ I’m doing mine right now.” n Nick Cristiano, The Philadelphia Inquirer McIntyre Hall Presents

NOAH GUTHRIE Friday, October 16 From Glee’s 6th Season, bluesy-pop singer songwriter performs with his band one night only.

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