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TUNING UP PAGE 11 Jill Newman plays the blues at Eagle Haven MOVIES PAGES 18-19

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”: Three years after the Jurassic World theme park was destroyed when the dinosaurs escaped, the island home of the park is on the verge of being destroyed by a volcano that would create the second extinction for the creatures.

Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) is recruited to mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs.

Either the “Jurassic” film franchise is showing its age or the team members behind the latest offering are showing their lack of originality. No matter which is the major culprit, the final result is little more than a cut-and-paste version of past productions (especially “The Lost World: Jurassic Park”).

The movie isn’t a complete waste, especially for those looking for pure escapism.

“Fahrenheit 451”: Ramin Bahrani’s efforts to adapt Ray Bradbury’s 1953 novel, “Fahrenheit 451,” into a new movie for HBO came with a major obstacle. When Bradbury penned the tale of a future where all books are outlawed and burned, there was no internet, so eliminating the printed word was a less complicated proposition.

In writing the screenplay with Amir Naderi, Bhrani had to factor in how Bradbury’s “firemen” could do their job when everyone has access to any book ever printed through the cellphone they carry in their pocket.

He gets around those problems and gets some help from Michael B. Jordan (“Black Panther”) as Montag, a young and enthusiastic fireman who begins to question his beliefs as he is exposed more and more to a world where words are so precious to some, they are willing to give their lives to protect them. His emotional turmoil lights a fire under the story.

“Supergirl: Season 3”: Melissa Benoist plays one of Earth’s mightiest heroes in this CW Network series.

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“Masterpiece: The Miniaturist”: Anya Taylor Joy stars in this adaptation of Jessie Burton’s best-selling novel.

“Ben 10: Omni-Tricked”: A 10-year-old discovers an alien watch that gives him the ability to transform into any one of 10 powerful aliens.

“Damsel”: Robert Pattinson and Mia Wasikowska star in this tale of the West where a simple journey becomes treacherous.

“The Looming Tower”: The events that led to the deadliest terrorist attacks ever to take place on American soil are chronicled in this 10-part drama.

“The Toybox”: Travelers must fight to survive when dealing with a haunted RV. Denise Richards stars.

“The X-Files: Season 11”: Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Mulder (David Duchovny) continue to look for the truth out there.

“The Gifted: Season One”: Mutants must find a way to survive in a world that treats them like inferiors.

“Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Concert: Encore”: Includes 44 performances by inductees such as Genesis, The Stooges and The Hollies.

“Murdoch Mysteries: Home for the Holidays”: Detective

William Murdoch’s (Yannick Bisson) plans for a quiet holiday turn into a murder investigation. ”MacGyver: Season 2”: Secret government operative uses his talent for unconventional problem-solving to save lives. ”Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead”: The 1994 film that has the Tall Man returning with a vengeance is being re-released.

“Anne of Green Gables – Fire and Dew”: This is the third installment of the Lucy Maud Montgomery story of a free-spirited teenager on Prince Edward Island.

“Madam Secretary: Season Four”: Téa Leoni stars as Elizabeth McCord, the Secretary of State who deals with international diplomacy and domestic issues.

“Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: Family Fun Collection”: The DVD set features episodes about the importance of love and family.

“Siberia”: Keanu Reeves plays a diamond merchant whose life is in danger when he goes to Russia.

“An American Murder Mystery Collection”: Takes in-depth looks at the cases of Casey Anthony, JonBenét Ramsey, Scott Peterson and Natalie Wood.

“Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum”:

Upcoming DVD releases Following is a partial schedule of DVD releases (dates subject to change): SEPT. 25 n Solo: A Star Wars Story n Uncle Drew n Gotti n The Seagull n Sollers Point n 911: Season 1 n Billions: Season Three n Hot Summer Nights n DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete Third Season n The Occupation n Preacher Season 3 n The Gifted: Season 1 — Tribune News Service

Crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast.

“Scream for Help”: Terror invades an upper-class New York community.

BEING RELEASED ON DIGITAL HD SEPT. 18 “Sicario: Day of the Soldado”: Federal agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) gets help starting a war between drug lords.

Will be available on DVD and Blu-ray Oct. 2.

— Rick Bentley, Tribune News Service

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Thelma Houston brings classic soul to the Skagit

By LEAH ALLEN @Leah_SVH

The legendary Grammy-winning R&B sensation Thelma Houston will be gracing the Skagit Valley Casino Resort with her powerful vocals Friday and Saturday, Sept. 14-15.

Houston’s show, “My Motown Memories & More,” chronicles her life from her teenage years through her 1977 hit “Don’t Leave Me This Way,” which snagged her a Grammy award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

“The show will take you down memory lane and features some of my favorite Motown songs you all know and love,” Houston said in an email.

You can expect a lot of singing and dancing in your seat, she said.

For Houston, music has always been a staple. Growing up in Southern California, the future icon — who would later dazzle at Woodstock, on “American Idol” and before Pope John Paul II — started out singing at her church.

From there, Houston began performing gospel-rock with the Art Reynolds Singers and eventually signed with Capital Records in 1967, where she recorded her first hit song.

Ten years later, the powerhouse further solidified her mark on the music world by taking home her 1977 Grammy.

Those who snag seats in the casino’s Pacific Showroom will be witness to a true star.

“I still love the spontaneity and immediate feedback from a live audience,” Houston said in an email. “I give 150 percent when I perform.” ​— Reporter Leah Allen: 360416-2149, lallen@skagitpublishing.com, Twitter: @Leah_SVH THELMA HOUSTON When: 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Sept. 14-15 Where: Skagit Valley Casino Resort Pacific Showroom Tickets: theskagit.com

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OUT & ABOUT

ART

BLUE FANTASY: Featuring the work of Ria Harboe and Judy Arntsen of Lummi Island, Alex Kargopoltsev of La Conner and Liane Redpath Worlaund of Bellingham. The show is at Hadrian Art Gallery, 5717 Gilkey Ave., Bow. SMITH & VALLEE: Smith & Vallee Gallery is showcasing work by Caryn Friedlander, Jean Behnke and Jennifer Anable through Sept.

30 at the gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave. FALL JURIED EXHIBIT: The Jansen Art Center’s fall juried exhibit is at the center, 321 Front St., Lynden.

The exhibits are open to the public. jansenartcenter.org.

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

BONEYARD & BLOOM: Cynthia Camlin debuts a new exhibit at the Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. The exhibit will be on display until Sept.

30. jansenartcenter.org.

CHARLES GORRELL: See the new exhibition “Places I’ve Painted”

by Charles Gorrell at Wood’s Coffee, 1135 Railroad Ave., Bellingham, STEVE MAYO: Fourth Corner Frames & Gallery presents the nautical paintings of Steve Mayo through Sept. 29 at the downtown location, 311 W. Holly St., Belling-

ham. Meet Mayo during Seafest from 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 21. Open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Monday through Saturday. fourthcornerframes. com.

Visions from the Valley

ACOUSTIC MUSIC IN THE LIBRARY: Enjoy background music at the Anacortes Public Library from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, 1220 10th St., Anacortes.

I AM FROM: Scott Milo Gallery presents the work of Ladies of the Island, a group of 10 female artists from Camano Island, in a exhibition called “I Am From” through Oct. 2, at the gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

JAZZ AT THE CENTER: Jazz at the Center presents the Kareem Kandi Band from 7 to 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. General admission tickets are $20 and are available online at Eventbrite.com or in person at the Camano Center. 360-387-0222.

SCHACK-TOBERFEST: Schack Art Center is hosting a glass pumpkin festival through Sunday, Sept.

23. Pick and purchase a glass pumpkin from over 700 or make your own at the center, 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett.

E&E COUNTRY SHOWCASE: E&E Lumber is bringing local band Polecat to the Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., for a genre-blending night at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22. $10.

ART AUCTION: Join the ninth annual Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park’s art auction and potluck party from 5 to 8 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 15, at the gallery, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano. Bid or buy art every weekend from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. until the live auction at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6.

FINE ART STUDIO TOUR: Visit studios on Camano Island via Island Transit bus Friday, Sept. 28. Free. RSVP: travel@islandtransit.org or 360-678-9536.

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

GARY BROWN

“Tulip Harvest” by Gary Brown.

By Skagit Valley Herald Staff

Skagit Valley is on display at this photography and art show.

Skagit Land Trust presents “Visions from the Valley,” a collection of work inspired by Skagit Valley’s beauty. The exhibit is running each weekend until Sept. 30 at the Old Gretchens Building, VISIONS FROM THE VALLEY: A presentation featuring local photography from Gary Brown, Steve Baughn, Eric Hall and Kevin Hartman runs each weekend through Sept.

30 at The Old Gretchens Building, 509 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

MUSIC

EAGLE HAVEN CONCERT SERIES: The Eagle Haven Winery presents its 2018 concert series with performances throughout the summer at the winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. Events begin at 7 p.m. unless

509 First St., Mount Vernon.

Featured artists include Gary Brown, Steve Baughn, Eric Hall and Kevin Hartman. A portion of the proceeds benefit Skagit Land Trust, a wildlife conservation organization. Prints of the work on display are available for purchase online as well.

Learn more at skagitlandtrust.org.

otherwise noted. 360856-6248 or eaglehavenwinery.com/events.

Sept. 15: Jill Newman Blues Band with special guest Margaret Wilder.

WHATCOM JAZZ MUSIC CENTER: The center welcomes performances from jazz groups. All concerts held at 5 p.m. Wednesdays at the Sylvia Center for the Arts, 207 Prospect St., Bellingham. $5-20. wjmac.org. n Sept. 19: Arete Quartet with Will Bernard.

BELLWETHER SUMMER SOUNDS:

The Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham, presents the 2018 Blues, Brews and BBQ series with live music, microbrews on tap and an outdoor barbecue at 5 p.m. each Thursday during the summer. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com/featured/ blues-brews-bbq. n Today, Sept. 13: SpaceBand BORROWED TIME: THE MUSIC OF STYX: Enjoy a tribute to Styx from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St. $15.

THEATER

THE UNDERSTUDY: “The Understudy,” a comedy by Theresa Rebeck, comes to the Sylvia Center, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham, for two weekends of shows Thursday-Sunday, Sept. 13-15, presented

by American Theater Northwest. $15-20. sylviacenterforthearts.org. ”WILLY WONKA” IN SMELL-O-VISION: Join the Lincoln Theatre and Forte Chocolates in this special screening of the 1971 movie “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Movie tickets are $8-10 with an option to purchase a Forte Smell-O-Vision bag for $5 featuring goodies seen in the movie.

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OUT & ABOUT AN AMERICAN IN PARIS – THE MUSICAL: View a live broadcast of this Broadway musical at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

20, at Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $1418. lincolntheatre.org.

LECTURE & TALKS

BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP WITH HEALING: Discuss the apple and blackberry and how they not only make great pies but also are valuable medicines from ages past at “Building Relationship with Healing — Getting to know your local herbs with Natasha Clarke.” The talk is at 6:30 p.m. today, Sept. 13, at the Skagit Valley Food Co-op,

202 S. First St, Mount Vernon.

GET INTO GERE: Anacortes American Association of University Women hosts Mayor Laurie Gere for a conversation at 7 p.m. today, Sept.

13, at the Community Room of the Anacortes Housing Authority, 719 Q Ave. VOTING RIGHTS ACT LISTENING SESSION: Information and public input on the 2018 Washington State Voting Rights Act and its impact on the city of Mount Vernon’s voting process will be at 6 p.m. today, Sept. 13, at Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St. Presented by Peter Donovan.

Live music at BelleWood Acres

By Skagit Valley Herald Staff

BelleWood Acres summer music series is winding down with only three performances left in the season.

Ruby Flambe is taking the stage from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at the farm, 6140 Guide Meridian, Lynden. There’s no cover charge and the BelleWood Distillery is there to provide numerous beverage choices.

Ruby Flambe combines soul, blues, jazz and retro tunes to deliver a distinct sound. Bailey Ann Martinet supplies the vocals and ukulele and Bob Paltrow jumps in on the piano and keyboard.

The last two Friday night music performances at the farm will be Lost at Last on Sept. 21 and Hot Damn Scandal to close out the season on Sept. 28.

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THE SWEET REMAINS Saturday, September 29 7:30pm

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OUT & ABOUT THE LIFE OF FRED PILKINGTON: Learn about the life of World War II prisoner of war and Camano Island artist Fred Pilkington at this presentation at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

15, at the Camano Island School House, Camano. Free.

INVASIVE FOREST WEED CONTROL FIELD PRACTICUM: The Washington State University Extension Forestry program is offering an invasive forest weed control field practicum.

The event is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at Skagit River Woods in Concrete. $15-$25. forestry.wsu.edu/nps/ events/weeds_skagit/ MARY ROBERTS RINEHART: Mystery

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writer Mary Roberts Rinehart has traveled the world, started her own publishing company, was a war correspondent and, in 1916, crossed Cascade Pass. A discussion about her will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

19, at Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St.

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HOW TO CATCH A CHAMELEON: Professor Rayne Allison explores the history of Scotland in this onehour lecture at 6 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 22, at Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. $15. celticarts.org.

ALLEN MOE ARTIST TALK: Hear artist Allen Moe speak on his new venture in oil paintings from 4 to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 22, at the i.e. gallery, 5800 Cains Court, Edison. ”MIKE & ME”: Hear Rosalys Peel read from her book “Mike & Me” about her husband’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis and how they dealt with the challenges as a cou-

PAUL HANSEN: Author, painter and Chinese translator Paul Hansen will speak at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, at Pelican Bay Books, 520 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Retired FBI agent Joe Davidson will speak on “Human Trafficking: a Global Perspective” from 1 to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 29, at Camano Island Library, 848 N. Sunrise Blvd., Camano. Free.

CAMANO WILDLIFE PROGRAM: Learn about the variety of whales that live in and travel through our waters at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the Island County Multipurpose Center, 141 E. Camano Drive.

HATTIE STROTHER CHAPTER MEETING: Learn about Juan Quesday’s pottery endeavors at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, carpooling from the Pickett House Museum, 910 Bancroft St., Bellingham. RSVP: 360-293-1082.

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THE RIVER: Sandra Noel will read from her book of poems at 4 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 30, at Village Books, 1200 11th St., Bellingham.

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“Sunset Ferry,” 36x42 by Jack Gunter is for auction.

By Skagit Valley Herald Staff

Place your bid or even buy one of over 90 pieces of fine art at Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park during its ninth annual Art Auction.

The auction runs through Saturday, Oct. 6, at the gallery, 2345 Blanch Way, Camano Island. ple at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, at Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St. Free.

WILLS AND PROBATE: Tim Lehr of Stiles Law, Inc. will present “Wills & Probate: What You Need to Know” at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept.

26, at Central Skagit Library, 802 Ball St., Sedro-Woolley. This presentation is free and open to the public.

BEACHES AND

The gallery and park is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday and the silent auction items will be on display and available for bidding or buying during that time.

To close out the silent auction month, there will be a live auction at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. The entry cost is $25 and includes sandwiches, wine and desserts.

BLUFFS: Coastal geologist Hugh Shipman will present a talk about the beaches and bluffs on Camano Island at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

26, at Camano Island Library, 848 N. Sunrise Blvd., Camano. Free.

BLACK HOLES: Join Anacortes Public Library at the Depot Arts Center for a special NASA @ My Library presentation by scientist Richard Savage of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave

Observatory (LIGO) in Hanford. “Black Holes, Einstein, LIGO, and the Nobel Prize” will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, at the center, 611 R Ave. EXPLORING EQUITY AND CULTURAL HUMILITY: Promote cultural self-awareness, examine institutional racism and more from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, at the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center, 13 Prospect St., Bellingham. $50. what-

MORE FUN

RUMMAGE SALE: Shop for treasures from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Sept. 13, at the Burlington Senior Center’s Rummage Sale, 1011 Greanleaf Ave., Burlington.

BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF HOPE: Compass Health is hosting a gala from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Friday, Sept.

14, at Tulalip Resort Casino, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip. This year the gala features a suicide prevention advocate as keynote speaker and proceeds benefit specialized camp programs. $100 per person or $1,000 per table. compasshealth.org/bcoh.

CARNIVAL: The Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., will host a CARnival from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14. Free.

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OUT & ABOUT SOCK HOP DANCE: Dress up like it’s the 50s or 60s and dance to music by Ann ‘n Dean at this sock hop from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at the Mount Vernon Elks Club, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Open to members and guests of signed-in members.

SCIENCE OF GREAT FOOD AND WINE: Join wine-educator Steven Gomez for an evening of paired food and wine from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at Magnolia Grill, 208 Ferry St., Sedro-Woolley. $60 per person. 360-873-8938.

WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S: The North Sound Walk to End Alzheimer’s will take place Sept. 15 in Mount Vernon’s Pine Square.

Registration for the walk begins at 8 a.m. followed by an opening ceremony at 9 a.m. and the 2-mile walk at 9:30 a.m. Free to attend; participants who donate or raise $100 or more will receive a Walk to End Alzheimer’s T-shirt.

FIDALGO BAY DAY: This free, educational event will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept.

15, at the Fidalgo Bay RV Resort, 4701 Fidalgo Bay Road, to increase public awareness and foster environmental stewardship. Activities typically include interactive displays, games, kid-friendly crafts, Samish canoe rides, free seafood samples and more.

BABYSITTING BASICS: Learn all the basic skills to become a great babysitter from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

15, at the Burlington

Bring on the brew at Oktoberfest

By Skagit Valley Herald Staff

Don’t put those lederhosen away — Oktoberfest season is in full swing and Bellingham breweries are celebrating.

From 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

From 3 15, join in the to 8 p.m. festiviSaturday, ties and try beer Sept. 15, from six join in the different festivities Bellingham and try brewerbeer ies. The from six fun is hosted at different Kulshan Bellingham Brewing’s Roosevelt breweries. location, 1538 Kentucky St., and it’s free to enter.

As the festival is geared mostly toward the celebration of beer, the event is 21-plus. Limited edition steins will be available for purchase, as well as brats and pretzels.

A costume contest will award the best dressed for the occasion, and plenty of others have the opportunity to win prizes during festival giveaways.

OPEN LIBRARY: Celebrate everything the library has to offer from 4 to 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the Anacortes Public Library, 12220 10th St. 360-293-1910 or library. cityofanacortes.org.

GATHERINGS: Join a free and informational evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the historic Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville.

OAK HARBOR OKTOBERFEST: Oak Harbor’s annual Oktoberfest will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

22, in downtown Oak Harbor. Performances include The Pickled Herring, High Voltage and Just ‘n Thyme. Free.

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Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven. $42. 360-755-9649.

HARVEST PARTY: Harvest food from the Central Skagit Library’s Kids’ Garden and plant things for winter and spring harvest from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept.

15, at the library, 802 Ball St., Sedro-Woolley.

this women’s event from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 15, at North Cascades Christian Fellowship, Highway 20 and Ball St., Sedro-Woolley.

REGENERATION PROJECT: The Anacortes Regeneration Project is taking donated weapons and turning them into artwork for public display to honor first responders and victims of gun violence.

Donate guns or other weapons from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

15, at the Seafarer’s Me-

morial Park, 601 Seafarer’s Way, Anacortes.

There will also be intake from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Gentry House, 1208 Seventh St., Anacortes.

AnacortesRegenerationProject.com.

SHRED-A-THON: Bring old documents, disc drives and memory

sticks to be destroyed at the Anacortes Family Center’s Shred-a-Thon from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Anacortes Walgreens’s Parking Lot, 909 17th St., Anacortes. Free.

WOMEN HAND IN HAND: Study with Beth Moore and worship with Travis Cottrell in

FRIENDSHIP WALK: The 11th Annual Friendship Walk and 5k Run will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept.

22, at Legion Memorial Park, 114 N. Olympic Ave., Arlington. Register at runsignup.com/ Race/WA/Arlington/ Friendship5KRunWalk ($20-25).

MOVIE NIGHT: Enjoy a family movie night watching “Like Arrows” from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at Camano Chapel, 867 SW. Camano Drive, Camano. Free. Childcare is available by donation but preregistration required: lukelaures@ camanochapel.org.

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OUT & ABOUT BIRDING BY BUS: Take Island Transit to Whidbey Audubon’s Bird in Hand Event at Bayview Saturday, Sept. 22. RSVP: travel@ islandtransit.org or 360-678-9536.

CAMP KIRBY COMMUNITY APPRECIATION DAY: Camp Fire Samish is hosting a Community Appreciation Day from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, at Camp Kirby, Bow. Free.

FOOD ATLAS LAUNCH PARTY: Celebrate the launch of a new online interactive map to aid the community in finding local farms and foods at the Food Atlas Launch Party from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept.

24, at the Pickford Film Center, 1318 Bay St., Bellingham. Free, must RSVP: sara@sustainableconnections.org.

AUTUMN BOOK SALE: The Friends of the Bellingham Public Library are having an Autumn Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Wednesday through Friday, Sept. 26-28, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central Ave. Questions: friendslibrary3@gmail.com.

MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL: View short films during this film celebration occurring simultaneously in over 250 cities around the world at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28-29, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $8-11.

PUMPKIN PITCH: Pumpkin pitch, zucchini races, free kids activities, food vendors, wagon rides, inflatables, pony rides and pumpkin painting will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 29, at Skagit River Park, 1100 S. Skagit St., Burlington. Free.

SAVOR THE SYMPHONY: Celebrate the opening of the 43rd season of the Whatcom Symphony at a benefit dinner at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at Ciao Thyme, 207 Unity St., Bellingham. $150 per person. whatcomsymphony.com.

ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL: Support local and global charities at this festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 29, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 5782 Lawrence Rd., Everson. There will be door prizes, raffles, a silent auction and more.

RAINSCAPING EXPO: Learn about rainscaping solutions from a variety of local experts in a mixture of talks and booths from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE Everett.

HISTORIC CEMETERY TOUR: Enjoy a historic tour of the Mount Vernon Cemetery from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

30, at Mount Vernon Cemetery, 1200 E. Fir St., Mount Vernon. $10-12.

FAMILY PROMISE BED RACE: The second annual bed race is from

2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, at the Civic Field parking lot, 1255 Civic Field Way, Bellingham. The race benefits InterFaith Coalition’s outreach to assist children and families experiencing homelessness.

BREWERS CRUISE: Hop aboard the Victoria Star and taste a variety of local brews on these two-hour cruises every Wednesday evening from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in September. Must be 21 or over to attend. $39. Book online at whales.com or call 1-800-443-4552 or 360-738-8099. Cruises depart form the Alaska Ferry Terminal, 355 Harris Ave., No. 104, Bellingham.

SIN & GIN WALKING TOURS: Learn about the history of Bellingham at these guided walking tours at 7 p.m. on weekends. Fairhaven tours are Friday nights, downtown tours are Saturday nights. $15. goodtimegirlstours. com.

LGBTQ COFFEE TALK: Black Drop Coffeehouse hosts an LGBTQIA social hour for the community from 9 to 10:30 a.m. every Saturday at 300 W. Champion St., Bellingham.

OCTOBER

ART

MODEST FORMS OF BIOCULTURAL HOPE: Four art installations explore the relationships between biology and culture at Western Gallery, 516 High St., Bellingham.

The exhibit runs from Sept. 16 to Dec. 8.

CARnival features classic rides

SKAGIT VALLEY HERALD FILE

By Skagit Valley Herald Staff

Celebrate all that is automobiles at CARnival on Friday, Sept. 14.

A car show will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., and will include vehicles from the Skagit Speedway, Mo-

torcars Limited and SVC Autotech.

The event will also have plenty of interactive events such as a remote control obstacle course, carnival games, Mario Kart battles on a Wii, Hot Wheels races, food trucks and more.

The carnival is free and open to the public.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area September 13-20 Thursday.13 THEATER ”Daddy Long Legs”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com. ”The Understudy”: 7:30 p.m., Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham. $15-20. 360-305-3524 or sylviacenterforthearts.org. ”La Cage aux Folles”: 7:30 p.m., Bellingham Theatre Guild, 1600 H St., Bellingham. bellinghamtheatreguild. com.

COMEDY The GBU: 8 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $8.

360-733-8855 or theupfront.com.

The Love Boat: 10 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $5. 360-733-8855.

Friday.14 THEATER ”Daddy Long Legs”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“The Understudy”: 7:30 p.m., Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham. $15-20. 360-305-3524 or sylviacenterforthearts.org. ”La Cage aux Folles”: 7:30 p.m., Bellingham Theatre Guild, 1600 H St., Bellingham. bellinghamtheatreguild. com.

48hr Theater Festival #50: 7:30 and 10 p.m., Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham. $5-12. 360305-3524 or sylviacenterforthearts.org.

COMEDY Internetland: 9 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $10.

360-733-8855 or theupfront.com.

Saturday.15 THEATER ”Daddy Long Legs”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

THURSDAY.20 ARETE QUARTET WITH WILL BERNARD 7 p.m., Kennelly Keys Performance Hall, 1904 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. cityofanacortes.org.

”The Understudy”: 7:30 p.m., Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham. $15-20. 360-305-3524 or sylviacenterforthearts.org.

48hr Theater Festival #50: 7:30 and 10 p.m., Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham. $5-12.

360-305-3524 or sylviacenterforthearts. org. ”La Cage aux Folles”: 7:30 p.m., Bellingham Theatre Guild, 1600 H St., Bellingham. bellinghamtheatreguild. com.

COMEDY Internetland: 9 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $10.

360-733-8855 or theupfront.com.

Sunday.16 THEATER ”Daddy Long Legs”: 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com. ”La Cage aux Folles”: 2 p.m., Bellingham Theatre Guild, 1600 H St., Bellingham. bellinghamtheatreguild.com.

Thursday.20 THEATER ”Daddy Long Legs”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com. ”La Cage aux Folles”: 7:30 p.m., Bellingham Theatre Guild, 1600 H St., Bellingham. bellinghamtheatreguild. com.

COMEDY The GBU: 8 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $8.

360-733-8855 or theupfront.com.

Mash-Up Thunderdome: 10 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $5. 360-733-8855 or theupfront.com.

Shtty TED Talks: 7:30, Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham. $5-12. 360-305-3524 or sylviacenterforthearts.org.

MUSIC Arete Quartet with Will Bernard: 7 p.m., Kennelly Keys Performance Hall, 1904 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. cityofanacortes.org.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues September 13-20 Thursday.13

Wednesday.19

SpaceBand: 5 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com/ featured/blues-brewsbbq.

Nick Anthony: 7-9 p.m., Evelyn’s Tavern, 12667 Highway 9, Clear Lake. 360-3991321.

Terry Robb: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Trish Hatley: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Free. 360588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

Scrub Herner: 6 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

Monstress, Crytamnesia, Rose’s Thorn: 8 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 State St., Bellingham. $6. 360-77-1067 or shakedownbellingham.com.

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Thelma Houston: 8 p.m., Pacific Showroom, Skagit Casino and Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-2752448 or theskagit.com.

The T Town Aces: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Ann ‘N Dean: 6:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Members and signed-in guests only.

360-848-8882.

Zach Bryan: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Free. 360588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

SATURDAY.15 JILL NEWMAN BLUES BAND WITH SPECIAL GUEST MARGARET WILDER 7 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley.

360-856-6248 or eaglehavenwinery.com/events.

THURSDAY.13 SPACEBAND 5 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com/featured/blues-brewsbbq.

Prozac Mountain Boys: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805 or aneliaskitchenandstage. com.

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The Walrus: 7 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham.

360-746-8733 or wildbuffalo.net.

Clozee: 9 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360746-8733 or wildbuffalo.net.

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Uncle Doug: 9 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805 or aneliaskitchenandstage.com.

Borrowed Time: 7:30 p.m., Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville. $15. 360-363-8400. marysvillewa.gov.

Mark Farina: 9 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham.

360-746-8733 or wildbuffalo.net.

Thelma Houston: 8 p.m., Pacific Showroom, Skagit Casino and Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-2752448 or theskagit.com.

Edlyn Clevenger: 8:30 p.m., Honey Moon, 1053 N. State St. Alley, Bellingham. 360-7340728 or honeymoonmeads.com.

Christy McWilson and the West Seattle 2: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

The Tavern Crawlers: 8:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360-7666266 or theoldedison. com.

Psychedelic Cowboys: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Bow. Free. 360766-6330.

Saturday.15

Jill Newman Blues Band with special guest Margaret Wilder: 7 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. 360-856-6248 or eaglehavenwinery.com/ events.

Vote For Pedro: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave, Anacortes. anacortesh2o. com or 360-755-3956.

Thunder Creek: 8-11 p.m., Bullpen Sports Bar and Grill, 701 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-5884508.

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

Highway 9 Band: 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. 425-7375144, 360-629-6500 or locobillys.com.

Ron Bailey & The Tangents: 5:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360766-6266 or theoldedison.com.

Uncle Taddy: 8 p.m., Honey Moon, 1053 N. State St. Alley, Bellingham. 360-734-0728 or honeymoonmeads.com.

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Los Lonely Boys: 8 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. 360-746-8733 or wildbuffalo.net.

Steve Itterly with Ivan Sandomire: 8 p.m., Honey Moon, 1053 N. State St. alley, Bellingham. 360-7340728 or honeymoonmeads.com.

Thursday.20

The Jukehouse Hounds: 5:30 p.m., Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville. $5. 360-3638400. marysvillewa.gov.

The Real McKenzies, Black Beast Revival: 7:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 State St., Bellingham. $13-15.

360-77-1067 or shakedownbellingham.com.

Michael Jerome Brown: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Luca Mar: 9 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham.

360-746-8733 or wildbuffalo.net.

Arete Quartet with Will Bernard: 7 p.m., Kennelly Keys Performance Hall, 1904 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. cityofanacortes.org.

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OUT & ABOUT

LECTURES & TALKS

SY MONTGOMERY: Sy Montogery, author of “The Soul of an Octopus,” will present a free talk from 4 to 6 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 7, at Maple Hall, 104 Commercial Ave., La Conner.

Compass Health holds annual gala

FILM SCREENING: Join a screening of the Sundance-winning documentary “Alive Inside” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Sedro-Woolley Senior Center, 715 Pacific St., Sedro-Woolley.

QUICKBOOKS CLASS: Attend a free class to learn the ins and outs of QuickBooks from 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Oct. 3, or Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Anacortes Chamber of Commerce, 819 Commercial Ave. RSVP: quickbooks-workshop-anacortes. eventbrite.com.

CIVIL DISCOURSE ON A STICKY TOPIC: Share, collaborate and learn from neighbors who hold differing viewpoints from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at PUD Aqua Room, 1415 Freeway Drive, Mount Vernon.

Free.

THE ALTITUDE JOURNALS: David Mauro, author of “The Altitude Journals,” will speak on his experience as one of the 65 Americans who survived the Seven Summits Quest from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St. $5.

NORTHWEST CANCER PATIENT SUMMIT: Local doctors and patient advocates will speak on various aspects of cancer at this summit from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Health Education

ton Fairground Henry Jensen Building, 1775 Front St., Lynden. Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. $5-7. lyndentrainshow.com.

COMPASS HEALTH

By Skagit Valley Herald Staff

Help build a community of hope at Compass Health’s second annual gala at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at Tulalip Resort Casino.

The Building Communities

of Hope Gala raises money for Compass Health’s programs for children, Camp Outside the Box and Camp Mariposa. Tickets are $100 per person or $1,000 per table and includes dinner, a cocktail reception, stories, silent auction and more.

The keynote speaker for this

Center, PeaceHealth St. Joseph’s Hospital, 3333 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham. Free.

for Inclusion. n Oct. 30: Practice Speaking Up When it Matters Most.

TOOLS FOR TOUGH CONVERSATIONS: Join a training series for past participants of conflict training programs at the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center, 13 Prospect St. Suite 201, Bellingham. Each session is from 5:15 to 7:15 p.m. whatcomdrc. org. n Oct. 16: Prepare for and Respond to Stress and Conflict. n Oct. 23: Learn to Listen Fully. n Oct. 25: Explore Bias and Opportunities

JESSICA GIGOT & BILL RANSOM: These local authors will speak at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at Pelican Bay Books, 520 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

MORE FUN

BIDS FOR BUILDS: Enjoy a dinner and bid on auction items to support Habitat for Humanity Snohomish from 6 to 10 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 5, at the Future of Flight Museum, 8415 Paine Field Blvd.,

year is Kevin Hines, a mental health advocate, author, filmmaker and speaker. Hines speaks about spreading hope and encouraging mental health in his position as a survivor of attempted suicide.

Cocktail attire is requested.

Tickets available at compasshealth. org/bcoh.

Mukilteo. $60. habitatsnohomish.org.

PUYALLUP FESTIVAL OF BOOKS: The fifth annual Festival of Books will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, and from 1 to 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Puyallup Public Library, 324 S. Meridian. Free.

E-CYCLE: Donate old computers, TVs and monitors to the Stanwood Camano Kiwanis Aktion Club to be e-cycled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at 27001 94th Drive NW, Stanwood. Free.

CAMP KIRBY 5K

RUN: Join Camp Kirby in the first 5K Fun Run Dash to Disney at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at the camp in Bow. Proceeds support youth programs and each participant earns a chance to win entrance tickets to Disneyland.

Registration is $20 for adults, $15 for youth and $60 for a family of four. Campkirby.org or 360-733-5710.

MODEL TRAIN SHOW: The Lynden Lions Club presents its 34th annual model train show Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 6-7, at the Northwest Washing-

HARVEST FOR HOMES: Attend a fundraiser and auction for the Home Trust of Skagit Community Land Trust at 5 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 12, at Maplehurst Farms, 18495 Dike Road, Mount Vernon. $50. hometrustofskagit or 360-428-0014.

MACTOBERFEST: Join the search for the best Scottish ale from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. $25-30, members of the Celtic Arts Foundation receive a $5 discount. celticarts.org.

CHILDREN’S AUTHOR EVENT: Author Lois V. Harris will sign her book “Lotta Crabtree: Gold Rush Fairy Star” from 1 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 13, at Barnes & Noble, 4099 Meridian, Bellingham.

KIDS NIGHT OUT: Students grade K-5 can explore hands-on science activities from 7 to 9:45 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at Western Washington University, 516 High St., Bellingham. $25-30.

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HOT TICKETS GOAPELE: Sept. 13-16, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

LAKE STREET DIVE: Sept. 13, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 425488-1133 or ste-michelle. com/visit-us/summer-concerts/list.

THREE DOG NIGHT: Sept. 14, Snoqualmie Casino, Snoqualmie. snotickets.com.

THE AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW: Sept.

14, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 425-4881133 or ste-michelle.com/ visit-us/summer-concerts/ list.

JILL NEWMAN BAND WITH MARGARET WILDER: Sept. 15, Eagle Haven Winery, Sedro-Woolley. my360tix.com.

TOBY KEITH, NED LEDOUX: Sept. 15, Washington State Fair, Puyallup.

888-559-3247 or thefair. com.

AVETT BROTHERS, THE HEAD & THE HEART: Sept. 15, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

LYLE LOVETT AND HIS LARGE BAND: Sept.

15, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 425-4881133 or ste-michelle.com/ visit-us/summer-concerts/ list.

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE NEW JAWN QUARTET: Sept. 17-19, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS, CHEAP TRICK: Sept. 19, Washington State Fair, Puyallup.

888-559-3247 or thefair. com.

SKAGIT’S BEST 2018: Sept. 19, Eaglemont Golf Course, Mount Vernon. my360tix.com.

CRAIG FERGUSON: Sept. 20, Snoqualmie Casino, Snoqualmie. snotickets.com.

BRETT ELDREDGE,

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE NEW JAWN QUARTET Sept. 17-19, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

RUNAWAY JUNE, DEVIN DAWSON: Sept. 20, Washington State Fair, Puyallup.

888-559-3247 or thefair. com.

ROMEO SANTOS: Sept.

20-21, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

LARRY CARLTON: Sept.

21-23, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

KEITH SWEAT: Sept. 22, Snoqualmie Casino, Snoqualmie. snotickets.com.

GABRIEL IGLESIAS: Sept. 22, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-5593247 or thefair.com/fun/ details/gabriel-fluffy-iglesias.

HAROLD LOPEZ-NUSSA: Sept. 24, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

DELVON LAMARR ORGAN TRIO: Sept. 25-26, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

JOURNEY, DEF LEPPARD: Sept. 29, Gorge Amphitheatre, George.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

CHILDISH GAMBINO: Sept. 29, KeyArena, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

STANLEY JORDAN: Oct. 2-3, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

BOB JAMES TRIO: Oct. 4-7, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

AARON LEWIS: Oct. 5, Snoqualmie Casino, Snoqualmie. snotickets.com.

WAR: Oct. 12, Tulalip Resort Casino Orca Ballroom, Tulalip. 360-7166000 or ticketmaster.com.

5 SECONDS OF SUMMER: Oct. 5, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 360-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

SHINEDOWN, GODSMACK, ASKING ALEXANDRIA: Oct. 10, Angel of The Winds Arena, Everett.

866.332.8499 or angelofthewindsarena.com.

LUKE BRYAN: Oct. 12, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

CHRIS D’ELIA: Oct. 19, Snoqualmie Casino, Snoqualmie. snotickets.com.

CAROL BURNETT: Oct. 21, Benaroya Hall, Seattle.

206-215-4747 or benaroyahall.org.

TROYE SIVAN: Nov. 7, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

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

KIP MOORE: Nov. 10, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

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

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE: Nov. 12-13, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

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GET INVOLVED

ART

PUBLIC ART PROPOSALS: The Port of Skagit and town of La Conner are seeking proposals from artists to provide a public art installation. Interested parties must submit four hard copies plus one digital drive with their proposal to by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, to Darla Pyke, Harbormaster, Port of Skagit, 613 N. Second St., P.O. Box 1120, La Conner, WA, 98257.

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

2018 HOLIDAY GREETING CARD CONTEST: Professional and hobby artists are encouraged to submit a digital image of original artwork (Christmas/ winter themed) for the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation’s holiday greeting card to be mailed to donors. Winning artist receives $100 honorarium. Deadline is Sept. 17. skagitregionalhealth.org/hospital-foundation.

with your DSLR camera at this recurring workshop at the Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E Fairhaven Ave. Each class costs $40. n 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18. n 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27. n 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. n 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11.

DSLR NEXT STEPS: Dive deeper into advanced photographic techniques with your DSLR at this workshop at the Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E Fairhaven Ave. Each class costs $40. Must have taken beginner DSLR class or be very comfortable shooting in manual mode. n 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16. n 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27.

FREE ADULT ART CLASSES: Learn to do art for free during four beginning adult art classes from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Mondays, Sept. 17 through Sept.

26, at Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon.

painted in distressed antique style and learn simple carving and techniques to make a carving appear older.

Classes are from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Sept. 26 at the Burlington Community Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington. $40.

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

PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUILT AND FIBER ARTS MUSEUM: Varied exhibits and classes are available to the public at 703 S. Second St., La Conner. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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

KREATE WITH KARA: Create your own painting with Kara. Be guided step by step, no experience necessary.

Contact: kreate.kara@ hotmail.com. n 6 p.m., Empire Ale House, 314 W. Gates St., Mount Vernon. $33.

COMPOSITION AND PHOTO EDITING: Learn how to compose and edit photos at this workshop from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E Fairhaven Ave. $40.

GAIL HARKER CENTER: Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts offers a variety of art classes and workshops for artists of every level at 12636 Chilberg Road, Mount Vernon. Online courses are also available. For information and a complete schedule: 360-466-0110 or gailcreativestudies.com.

USING YOUR DSLR CAMERA: Learn how to take amazing pictures

ANTIQUE BIRD CARVING: Create a black-bellied plover

PACIFIC NW SCHOOL: Choose from painting, photogra-

ART CLASSES

Unique pumpkins at Schack-toberfest

By Skagit Valley Herald Staff

Pick out a permanent pumpkin from Schack Art Center’s glass pumpkin patch during ‘Schack-toberfest’ this week.

From today, Sept.

13, to Sunday, Sept.

23, Schack Art Center, 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett, is celebrating the world of pumpkins. The glass pumpkin patch has over 700 pumpkins to choose from. Kids aged 8 and up can also make their own glass pumpkin for $60.

SCHACK ART CENTER Not all of the fun is for the kids.

From 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, adults over 21 are invited to join Pints & Pumpkins, a catered night of live music, art and beer. Admission is $20 for Schack members and $25 for nonmembers.

A silent auction featuring over 40 original pieces will be up for sale starting today, Sept. 13, and wrapping up at 7:45 p.m. Sept. 20. phy, fiber and 3D art workshops taught by professional artists at the Pacific NorthWest Art School, 15 NW Birch St., Coupeville.

For information and a complete schedule: 360-678-3396 or pacificnorthwestartschool. com.

DAKOTA: Dakota Art Center offers a variety of art classes and workshops at 17873 Highway 536, Mount Vernon.

360-416-6556, ext. 5, or dakotaartcenter.com.

STANWOOD CAMANO ARTS GUILD: A Guilded Gallery, 8700 271st St. NW, Stanwood, offers a variety of art classes and workshops. For information

or to register: 360-6292787 or stanwoodcamanoarts.com.

AUDITIONS

CALL FOR DIRECTORS AND PLAYS: Whidbey Island Playhouse is seeking seasoned directors for the 2019-2020 Playhouse Season. Visit whidbeyislandplayhouse. com for more details or email kevinwm. meyer@gmail.com with questions.

CANTABILE CHAMBER CHOIR: Audition for a choir of adult vocalists performing around the Skagit Valley and beyond. Rehearsals are 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Mondays at Bethany Covenant Church,

1318 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. Auditions by appointment: dustinwilletts@gmail.com and close Sept. 15. Singers pay $75 in dues per semester.

BOOKS

WRITING FOR CHILDREN: Receive feedback and learn the advantages and disadvantages of different points of view at this workshop with Lois V. Harris from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, at Skagit Valley College, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $49.

GREAT BOOKS READING GROUP MEETING: The Great Books Reading Group examines passages from important writings in history from 6-8 p.m. the fourth Monday of each month at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave. 360-941-1437 and shunji.asari@gmail. com.

DANCE

INTRO TO SCOTTISH DANCING FOR ADULTS: Taught by Clan Heather Dancers Director Heather Richendrfer. Advance registration is required.

Classes are at 7 p.m.

Wednesdays, Sept. 19 to Oct. 10, at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave. BEGINNING LINE DANCING: 7 to 8 p.m.

Tuesdays, Burlington Community Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington. $6 dropin, $25 for five classes.

Adults and teens 13 and older. Register: burlingtonwa.gov/recreation or 360-755-9649.

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“Puzzle” is a closely observed portrait of Agnes, who has reached her early 40s without ever venturing far from home, family or the tight-knit immigrant community in which she was raised by her widowed father.

That begins to change in a quietly dramatic fashion when Agnes receives a jigsaw puzzle as a birthday gift and experiences the heady thrill of not only doing something she enjoys, but being very, very good at it.

Directed by Marc Turtletaub; cast includes Kelly Macdonald, Irrfan Khan, David Denman, Bubba Weiler, Austing Abrams and Liv Hewson.

Rated R. $10.50 general; $9.50 seniors, students and active military; $8 ages 12 and under. Sunday bargain prices: $9 general; $7.50 ages 12 and under.

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and the Chocolate Factory,” and treat your taste buds to delicious treats in Forte’s Smell-O-Vision bags available for purchase for $5.

Smell-O-Vision was a system that released odor during the projection of a film so that the viewer could “smell” what was happening in the movie. The technique was created by Hans Laube and made its only appearance in the 1959 film “Scent of Mystery.”

Sing a long with Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket and Grandpa Joe, as the last of five coveted “golden tickets” falls into the hands of a sweet but very poor boy. He and his grandpa then get a tour of the strangest chocolate factory in the world.

The owner leads five young winners — Charlie, Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt and Mike Teavee — on a thrilling and often dangerous tour of his factory.

Rated G. Advance tickets plus applicable fees $10.50 general; $9.50 seniors, students and active military; $8 children 12 and under. Lincoln Theatre Members get a $2 discount. Gift bags, sponsored by Cascade Natural Gas, are $5.

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

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TRAVEL

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

Local travel briefs

Exotic, diverse experiences without going abroad

MARY ROBERTS RINEHART: Mystery writer Mary Roberts Rinehart traveled the world, started her own publishing company, was a war correspondent and, in 1916, crossed Cascade Pass. A discussion about her will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St. SAN JUANS: Cruise and hike Vendovi Island Preserve, the “Hidden Jem” of the San Juans, with a local naturalist guide Thursday-Monday through Sept. 30, departing from Anacortes. Details and reservations at Skagit Guided Adventures, 360-474-7479.

WHATCOM SENIOR TOURS: Whatcom Senior Tours is hosting a series of trips for seniors who want to get out and have fun. Sign up by calling 360-733-4030, ext. 1015 or visiting the tour office at 315 Halleck St., Bellingham.

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.

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RECREATION WITHOUT BORDERS: The organization offers recreational trips, tours and adventures throughout the Northwest and British Columbia. 360766-7109 or recreationwithoutborders.com.

The Santuario de Chimayo in Chimayo, New Mexico, is considered a sacred pilgrimage to many.

By LYNN O’ROURKE HAYES FamilyTravel.com

Throughout the year, families can uncover exotic and culturally diverse experiences without leaving the United States.

Here are five ideas to consider: 1. Lourdes, France, in Chimayo, N.M. Pilgrims visit this “Lourdes of America” in search of physical and spiritual healing. A National Historic Monument, El Sanctuario de Chimayo is a modest adobe church that draws nearly 300,000 visitors a year to this northern New Mexican community.

The faithful collect “holy dirt” and leave behind crutches, photographs and stories of miraculous transformations. A welcome center provides an historical perspective. Consider a stop at the nearby, family-owned Rancho de Chimayo restaurant and local galleries while in the area. elsantuariodechimayo.us/Santuario/windex.html; https://www.nps. gov/nr/travel/american_latino_heritage/el_santuario_de_chimayo.html

2. Iceland in Spanish Fork, Utah The first wave of 400 or so Icelanders arrived in the region in the mid-1800s. Every February their descendants congregate for a mid-winter feast of shark meat, dried fish and sheep. Families are also welcome to join in the festivities surrounding Iceland’s Independence Day (June 17), which includes a parade with costumes and performances by the children’s choir.

UtahIcelanders.org 3. Basque culture in Boise Explore the unique Basque culture, food and art in the heart of Idaho’s capital city. Shop for traditional fare such as olive tapenade, port-poached figs and squid ink in the Basque Market. Visit the Basque Museum & Cultural Center to learn more about the Basque heritage through exhibits, collections, tours and special events.

Boise.org; BasqueMuseum.com 4. Germany in Leavenworth, Wash.

Put a little oompah in your

travels with a stop in this Pacific Northwest hamlet modeled after a quaint Teutonic village. With snowcapped mountains as a backdrop, the four-season destination offers hiking, skiing, rafting and fishing, similar in style to their European counterpart. Sample genuine Bavarian stollen at the local bakery and listen to authentic music. Consider a visit during Oktoberfest or the Christmas holidays, when the town really shows its stuff. leavenworth.org 5. Amsterdam in Albany, N.Y. Imagine a sea of more than 150 varieties of colorful tulips. It may sound like a dreamy Dutch scene, but you can gaze upon such beauty during this city’s annual flower festival held within an 81-acre park.

Every May, more than 140,000 tulips blossom and visitors celebrate a Tulip Queen as well as the city’s rich culture. Expect arts and crafts, plentiful children’s activities, as well as traditional food, drink and music. albanyevents.org.

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

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

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS: Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes, accepts new passport applications and applications for passports that have been expired for more than five years by appointment from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Passport forms and information on fees and how to apply are available at travel.state.gov, or pick up an application and passport guide at the library.

Burlington Municipal Court accepts passport applications from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 311 Cedar St., Suite A, Burlington. New and renewal forms are available. 360-755-0492.

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MUSIC

Albums you may have missed over the summer

By MIKAEL WOOD Los Angeles Times

Fall may officially be a few weeks away, but with Labor Day behind us, summer feels all but finished.

That said, here are some albums you may have missed in a season when it could be hard to hear anyone not named Drake or Ariana Grande.

JAKE SHEARS, ‘JAKE SHEARS’

A newly minted Broadway star thanks to his recent turn in the Tony-winning “Kinky Boots,” the frontman of New York’s Scissor Sisters nails his latest role as a hedonistic rock god on this solo debut full of scuzzy guitars and stomping grooves. But there’s an unexpected earnestness to tunes like “Big Bushy Mustache” that suggests Shears isn’t merely goofing on a wild look; he brings real emotion to the act of dress-up, just like David Bowie and Prince before him.

VARIOUS ARTISTS, ‘KING OF THE ROAD: A TRIBUTE TO ROGER MILLER’

Country stars young and old — from Kacey Musgraves and Lennon & Maisy to Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn — crowd this double-disc set to honor the late Nashville songwriter best known for the oft-covered “King of the Road.” (Some non-country types show up too, including Ringo Starr and, uh, Toad the Wet Sprocket.) If anybody was worried about being

overshadowed, though, you can hardly tell: What distinguishes the project is the care each act takes to respectfully showcase Miller’s top-shelf wordplay. The result is the rare tribute album with class to spare.

PEABO BRYSON, ‘STAND FOR LOVE’

The veteran R&B singer is still in fine voice on his 21st studio album — as fine, more or less, as in the pair of Disney hits (“Beauty and the Beast” and “A Whole New World”) that vastly expanded his renown a quarter-century ago. But the polished and funky “Stand for Love” is also recommended to followers of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the genre-defining duo who produced the record with their usual attention to detail — and took the project seriously enough to relaunch their Perspective Records label to put it out.

JAMES WILLIAMSON AND THE PINK HEARTS, ‘BEHIND THE SHADE’

Williamson is best remembered as a member of the Stooges, the seminal proto-punk band with whom he made 1973’s “Raw Power” before quitting music to become a tech exec. And at points this debut by the guitarist’s new band certainly echoes the earlier group’s famously chaotic energy. But thanks in part to the presence of Petra Haden — familiar to L.A. music fans from her days in That Dog and the Haden Triplets — “Behind the Shade” strikes a yearning roots-rock chord as well. Punks have feelings too, you know.

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Borrowed Time channels Styx at Marysville Opera House

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Come sail away to the Marysville Opera House and listen to the sweet tunes of Styx cover band Borrowed Time this weekend.

The music kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

15, and the hits will keep on coming. The band keeps things fresh with a mixture of classic Styx

songs and their own humor and personality.

Tickets are $15 and

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MOVIES

NEW THIS WEEK

MINI-REVIEWS

‘White Boy Rick’ a tragic, tender tale of legendary teen drug kingpin

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

Even in the well-trod genre that is the ‘80s drug movie, the true life story of teen drug kingpin Ricky Wershe Jr., aka White Boy Rick, stands out.

The baby-faced baller moved serious weight in Detroit in the mid-’80s, and the legend surrounding him is larger than the real, tragic story. Director Yann Demange’s film “White Boy Rick” balances these details, both outlandish and intimate, carefully.

For the film adaptation, Demange conducted a search for a non-professional actor to embody the young, streetwise Rick and discovered the remarkable 15-year-old Richie Merritt from Baltimore to star, his first acting role ever.

Merritt is charming, authentic and incredibly watchable, but he gets a heavy-duty assist from his most frequent scene partner, Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey, in his full sleazebag mode as Rick Sr., a shady gun dealer.

Demange crafts an intoxicating world of ’80s Detroit, at once a ghost town and a vibrant scene all its own, and it’s clear why Rick wants in. Scenes at the local party spot, the Skate and Roll, are appealingly dizzying, hazy neon lights illuminating the dancers and dookie chains, the babes in sequins, the corrupt cops and city officials fraternizing with the dealers.

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Matthew McConaughey and Richie Merritt in “White Boy Rick.”

Rick, a daring, tough, but ultimately sweet kid who boasts an entrepreneurial streak like his dad, insinuates himself with the baddest crews in town.

He’s an ideal mark for a pair of FBI agents (Jennifer Jason Leigh and Rory Cochrane), who groom him as a criminal informant for cash. Along with a narcotics officer (Brian Tyree Henry), they even push Rick into slinging rock himself to authenticate his cover.

It’s never clear if he fully understands the possible outcomes of his snitching, just trying to stay one step ahead of the gangs and the feds.

Written by Logan and Noah Miller and Andy Weiss, the story of White Boy Rick has been a hot commodity since the publication of the 2014 article “The Trials of White Boy Rick” by Evan Hughes,

which was nominated for a National Magazine award.

Hughes details the myth of the teen Scarface, and the bewildering series of events and political corruption that led to his life imprisonment at age 17 under Michigan’s draconian 650 Lifer Law, which specified a mandatory life sentence for possession of 650 or more grams of cocaine (it has since been overturned).

“White Boy Rick” finds the best version of itself in its familial moments. Rick Sr. is ever the optimist, often to the detriment of his own family, but he never gives up on his kids.

Bel Powley co-stars as Rick’s sister Dawn, a junkie for whom her father and brother never stop searching throughout Detroit’s crack houses. Bruce Dern and Piper Laurie also give memorable turns as his grandparents.

From the high life to life behind bars, this is ultimately a father-son story, and McConaughey transcends the wilder aspects of his character to deliver a stripped-down and touching performance of a man utterly devoted to his children, ultimately devastated by the failures of the state that led to his son’s imprisonment.

This film doesn’t hit hard enough as a drug-dusted fairy tale or a gritty criminal justice system indictment. But as a portrait of a family coming together and falling apart while beset by outside forces too strong to combat, it’s tender and tragic among the glitz and the grime.

— 1:50. Rated R for language throughout, drug content, violence, some sexual references, and brief nudity. HHH

Compiled from news services.

Ratings are 1 to 4 stars.

“Peppermint” — In this stylishly directed but gratuitously nasty and cliche-riddled revenge movie, Jennifer Garner plays essentially two characters cut from the same person. At first she’s a smart, caring mother and wife. But after thugs kill her family and evade prosecution, she becomes a skilled assassin akin to her “Alias” role. Crime action, R, 102 minutes. HH “Next Gen” — In a futuristic animated Netflix feature, an experimental robot befriends a rebellious teenage girl who would prefer to be left alone. It’s a chore just to keep up with all the shifts in tone, and by the time “Next Gen” reaches the finish line, we’re more exhausted than exhilarated. Animated sci-fi, not rated, 105 minutes. HH½ “Destination Wedding” — What a strange little movie this is, with Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder spending some 90 minutes yammering at each other and testing our patience. They play two very attractive but not particularly interesting strangers who meet on the way to a wedding and bond over their mutual resentment of the groom. Romantic comedy, R, 90 minutes. HH “Minding the Gap” — Director Bing Liu is one of three longtime friends in Rockford, Illinois, whose skateboarding feats and day-to-day lives over several years are chronicled in this gritty and raw documentary. Time and again, we see how domestic abuse has been a common theme in all of their lives. Documentary, Unrated, 93 minutes. HHH½ “The Little Stranger” — As a doctor making frequent visits to a decrepit and seemingly haunted mansion in the English countryside, Domhnall Gleeson leads a tight ensemble also including Charlotte Rampling, Ruth Wilson and Will Poulter. Some of the developments don’t add up ... until they do. Quite nicely and quite eerily.

Horror-Mystery, R, 111 minutes. HHH “Operation Finale” — In a tightly controlled performance, Ben Kingsley plays Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, captured in Argentina by an Israeli intelligence agent (Oscar Isaac) and his team of Mossad operatives.

This is a well-made but formulaic, by-the-numbers drama. Drama, PG-13, 123 minutes. HH “The Wife” — As a famous author (Jonathan Pryce) accepts the Nobel Prize, his wife (Glenn Close) reassesses her longtime role as his assistant and chief parent to their children in a sharply written, character-driven, intense domestic drama. Both actors are transcendent.

Drama, R, 100 minutes. HHH½ “Papillon” — Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek star in a solid, straightforward, blood-sweat-and-tears remake of the 1973 prison escape hit. It is an impressively staged and appropriately rain-soaked, mud-splattered, bone-crunching tale, more violent and filled with rougher language than its predecessor, if not quite as powerful or moving. Drama, R, 133 minutes. HHH “Juliet, Naked” — Playing a mostly forgotten ‘90s singer-songwriter in this light and breezy pop music confection, Ethan Hawke slips ever so comfortably into the persona of a charming but sometimes infuriatingly irresponsible free spirit. A chain of events leads to his befriending Annie (Rose Byrne), the ex of his biggest fan (the very funny Chris O’Dowd). Comedy, R, 105 minutes. HHH

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MOVIES

Alfonso Cuarón delves into childhood for ‘Roma’ Shot in black and white inspirational as anything I to terms with the conflict “This film only works with a cast mixing profeshad heard in a long time.” between my present and because of the two of As Cuaron worked on sional actors and non-actors them,” Cuaron said, beam- the past. Because in the Los Angeles Times the script, he conducted process there was a conand a scope at once intimate ing at the women who TELLURIDE, Colo. form the emotional core of stant tension: I’m trying to extensive interviews with and epic, “Roma” received — Over the course of his Libo to better underportray those memories “Roma.” rapturous reviews in its filmmaking career, Alfonstand what she had gone but through the prism For 10 years, Cuaron initial outings at the Venice so Cuaron has explored through all those years of my understanding of had mulled the idea of a and Telluride film festivals everything from outer space for its blend of naturalism ago. Then he set about today.” film about his childhood (“Gravity”) to a dystopian trying to find the right Two and a half years in the Roma neighborand poetry and its sensitive future (“Children of Men”) hood of Mexico City women to bring the film’s ago, finally feeling ready handling of difficult issues to a world populated by that would center on his central roles to life. to tackle the project, of class and race. Even as wizards and fantastical crea- the film is set to screen at beloved nanny, Libo, who “It was a long, long, long Cuaron pitched the idea AtPotter area tures (“Harry and theaters the the Toronto International was like a second mother process,” Cuaron said. for “Roma” to Participant Prisoner of Azkaban”). to him. But even as he “We met with thousands Media, which agreed to Film Festival on Monday, THEATRE STANWOOD CINEMAS ANACORTES CINEMAS With his CONCRETE newest film, of women. Actors and many are already predicting Aug. 24-26 Aug. 24-30 tackled ever more ambi- Aug.partner 24-30 with him on the the 56-year-old director is non-actors — it didn’t film’s production. the film could bring Netflix, Mission: Impossible - Fallout (PG-13): Crazy Rich tious AsiansHollywood (PG-13): 1:40,films, 4:15, Crazy Rich Asians (PG-13): 12:50, 3:30, somewhereFriday: that’s7:30 closer toSaturday: p.m.; 5 and 6:50, 9:25 becoming the first Mex- 7:00, 9:30 matter. But they had to look “I felt that the story which will7:30 release it theatp.m.; Sunday: 5 p.m. rically and via streaming The Meg (PG-13): 1:50, Mission: Impossible - Fallout home but no less rich in ican toFriday-Tuesday: win the director Alfonso was telling was (PG-13):just the same as the char360-941-0403 Wednesday-Thursday: 3:20, 6:30, 9:20; acters in real life and also mystery or magic: his own in December, its first4:25, best7:00, 9:40; Oscar for 2013’s “Gravity,” Friday-Tuesday: something12:30, that actually 1:50, 4:25, 9:40 Wednesday-Thursday: 12:30, 3:20, 9:20 past. have the same qualities.” picture nomination. Slender Manhe(PG-13): found2:00, the4:35, prospect of The resonated even 7:10, 9:30 OAK HARBOR CINEMAS Equalizerwith 2 (R): me Friday-Tuesday: Set in Mexico City One of several highOn a drizzly Sunday mining his memories though I grew up in Disney’s Christopher Robin (PG): on 12:40, Aug. 24-30 6:40, 9:40; Wednesday-Thursday: Friday-Tuesday: 1:30, daunting.

4:05, 6:30, 8:55; Mile 22and (R): 1:35, 4:10, 6:50, 9:20 in between 12:40, 6:40 Ore.,” said Parin the early 1970s ly anticipated movies afternoon, screen Eugene, Wednesday-Thursday: 1:30, 4:05, 6:30 Crazy Rich Asians (PG-13): 1:25, 4:25, Leave No Trace (PG): 3:40 inspired by his childticipant Chief Executive Netflix is releasing this screenings at the Telluride “I think that I didn’t The Spy Who Dumped Me (R): 1:20, 7:00, 9:30 South Pacific 60than anniversary (1958): hood memories, Cuaron’s David Linde, executive fall — including the Coen Film Festival, Cuaron and have the emotional tools 3:55, 6:40, 9:20 The Meg (PG-13): Friday-Tuesday: 1:15, Wednesday: 7:00 upcoming drama “Roma” producer on “Roma. ” “It brothers’ western antholthe film’ s lead actresses to do the film, ” said CuaSouth Pacific 60th anniversary (1958): 4:00, 6:40, 9:10; Wednesday-Thursday: The Landing: Thursday: 7:00 follows a year the life of — Yalitza Aparicio, who ron, who had not made ogy film “The Ballad of felt very personal but also Wednesday: 7:00 1:15,in4:00 360-293-7000 The Thursday: 7:00 since South Pacific a middle-class family and60th anniversary a film in Mexico Buster Scruggs” and Paul very timely at the moplays Cleo, (1958): and Marina deLanding: 360-629-0514 Wednesday: 7:00 FOX DRIVE-IN its nanny, Cleo, chroniment.

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“Mile 22” — An elite band

area oftheaters CIA paramilitary operatives led by black ops specialist

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Searing, electric and South Pacific 60th anniversary (1958): sometimes funny, it’s (Mila Kunis) of a secret CIA Wednesday:flat-out 7:00 operative goes on the run one the bestThursday: films of 2018.

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ious agents and assassins.

There’s so much noise and nonsense in this cheerfully

violent action laffer that the two great comic actresses never get the full opportu-

KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH

Director Alfonso Cuaron holds aloft the Golden Lion Best Film award for ‘Roma’ at the awards photo call of the 75th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 8.

ing service decides to give it. According to a recent story in the Hollywood Reporter, Netflix is mulling a possible exclusive theatrical run for the film, which would mark a major break in precedent for the company. A Netflix representative declined to comment on the report.

nity to establish chemistry.

Action comedy, R, 113 minutes. HH

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CONCRETE THEATRE Sept. 14-16 Crazy Rich Asians (PG-13): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 5 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 5 p.m.

360-941-0403

STANWOOD CINEMAS For showings: farawayentertainment.com/ location/stanwood-cinemas or call 360-6290514.

CASCADE MALL THEATERS Burlington For showings: amctheatres.com/show times/all/2017-06-23/amc-loews-cascade-

OAK HARBOR CINEMAS For showings: farawayentertainment.com/ location/oak-harbor-cinemas or call 360-2792226.

ANACORTES CINEMAS For showings: farawayentertainment.com/ location/anacortes-cinemas or call 360-2937000.

— Times are subject to change

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