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TUNING UP PAGE 9 The Naughty Blokes play H2O on Saturday night OUT & ABOUT PAGES 4-5 Pumpkin pitch set for Sept. 30 at Skagit River Park in Burlington

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK to do was look to his “Wonder Woman”: Upcoming own life for inspiration Gal Gadot’s perforto become the film’s mance as Wonder movie releases central figure. He mixes Woman is less of an Following is a partial elements of his long exercise in theatrics schedule of coming DVD and storied career with and more an example releases. Release dates the powerful script by of what happens when are subject to change: director Brett Haley (“I’ll a performer takes on See You In My Dreams”) the role like a second SEPT. 26 and co-writer Marc skin. That was crucial n Transformers: The Basch to give the role in making the movie Last Knight a deep, dramatic soul. work because the script n 47 Meters Down In the process, the film

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— Tribune News Service ear storytelling or coThis would have moved herent imagery. Instead, the production along to she splatters the screen what is the heart of the with a concoction of ideas, people and film: the impressive action sequences. events that force the viewer to analyze “The Big Sick”: The story penned these elements in regards to what is

by Kumail Nanjiani (“Silicon Valhappening and draw their own conley”) and his wife Emily V. Gordon clusions of where it is all going. (“The Meltdown with Jonathan and “Glory”: A heroic act brings only Kumail”) based on their real-life problems in this film from directors courtship is one of the sweetest and Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov. funniest love stories of the year.

“Code Black: Season Two”: CBS Kumail wants to believe that the troubles he’s having at home are particular to series that’s a high-energy look at a his background but learns through Em- Los Angeles emergency room that is always working at maximum capacity. ily’s parents that those issues are shared “Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The by people around the world. Director Complete Series 20th AnniversaMichael Showalter makes some very ry Edition DVD Boxed Set”: All of serious points without tearing apart the the 144 episodes of adventures of the tapestry of the romance. vampire slayer (Sarah Michelle Gellar) Part of the reason Kumail’s performance is so good is Zoe Kazan, one of and her friends are in this boxed set.

“The Tonight Show Starring the most underrated actors working Johnny Carson: Johnny and in films. Just as she did in the 2012 feature “Ruby Sparks,” Kazan shows an Friends: The Complete Collection”: The 10-disc set includes the greatest incredible ability to play a character moments from the show’s 30-year run. that’s equally strong and vulnerable.

— Rick Bentley, Tribune News Service “The Hero”: All Sam Elliott had

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ever has the idea of re-animating life been so entertaining as in “Young Frankenstein,” the legendary comedy from the mind of Mel Brooks.

ACT Theatre in Anacortes continues its challenging list of productions in staging the rousing musical version of “Young Frankenstein,” opening Friday, Sept. 22, and running weekends through Oct. 21.

Based on the classic 1974 movie written

by Brooks and Gene Wilder and directed by Brooks, “Young Frankenstein” deftly spoofs the horror movie genre.

The story centers on Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, a university scientist who tries to avoid the fact that he’s the grandson of Dr. Victor von Frankenstein, who had some peculiar projects going in his laboratory.

Frederick Frankenstein learns that he has inherited his grandfather’s castle in Transylvania, and after arriving, he meets the excitable castle caretaker Igor, gorgeous lab assistant Inga, and Frau Blücher, a mysterious matron of the castle whose very name causes horses to whinny in fear.

The experiments of Frederick Frankenstein grow more erratic — and possibly dangerous — as he learns more about his grandfather’s work. The results are strange and uproarious.

PHOTOS BY CRAIG PARRISH / SKAGIT VALLEY HERALD

Rebecca Launius-Brown (from left), Stuart Marshall, Eowyn DaSilva and Tim Brown appear in “Young Frankenstein,” opening Friday, Sept. 22, at ACT Theatre in Anacortes.

‘Young Frankenstein’ Sept. 22 through Oct. 21, ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes.

Tickets: 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com Stuart Marshall (left) and Rebecca Launius-Brown appear in “Young Frankenstein.”

John Roberson (from left), Stuart Marshall, Ryan Linman, David Picht and Brooke Hofstetter appear in “Young Frankenstein.”

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OUT & ABOUT

ART

ART AUCTION: The eighth annual Art Auction for the Artists and Gallery will take place at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island. Throughout the month, visitors can leave a bid or purchase the art. The auction is $25 a person. More than 90 pieces of artwork will be displayed.

The gallery and sculpture garden are open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and weekdays by appointment. matzkefineart.com.

RIVER GALLERY: The River Gallery Fine Art show will feature artist Brooke Borcherding, plus the work of 40 local artists, including paintings, sculpture, glass and jewelry, at 19313 Landing Road, Mount Vernon. The opening reception will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

23, and the gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday through Sunday, Sept. 23-Oct. 22. rivergallerywa.com.

“WHIMSICAL FELTED FANTASIES”: Raven Rocks Gallery presents “Whimsical Felted Fantasies,” featuring the artwork of Kathleen Dodge-DeHaven, until Sept. 30.

Dodge-DeHaven is an award-winning felt artist from Coupeville who has long loved the visual arts, and has experimented with oil painting, origami, textile arts and Scherenschnitte, the art of

Pumpkin Pitch

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Watch medieval-type machines hurl pumpkins, zucchini car races, a pumpkin-painting contest and more from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at Skagit River Park, 1100 S. Skagit St., Burlington. Enjoy food vendors, a free kids’ zone and live music. Free. 360-757-0994 or burlington-chamber.com.

decorative paper-cutting. The gallery is located at Greenbank Farm, 765 Wonn Road C-101, Greenbank. For information and gallery hours: 360-2220102 or ravenrocksgallery.com.

“EVIDENCE”: The new art show featuring the work of David Blakesley and Kathleen Faulkner is being held at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. An artists talk will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. Blakesley, based in Edison, presents salvaged material sculptures and mystical gouache paintings.

Faulkner, who lives in Anacortes, will present painted oil pastels,

inspired by the deep tranquil forests that surround the area. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

“BLUE”: A four-woman show, defining personal relationships to “Blue,” runs through Sept. 30 at the Lincoln Theatre Art Bar, 712 First St., Mount Vernon.

Artists are Carol Ann Anderson, Diane Learmonth, Sherry Shipley and Suzanne Perlmutter. Many artists work through the ‘Blue Phase’ as a way to give expression to their many passages in life and also as a kind of comfort.

PASTEL SOCIETY: Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave.,

Anacortes, welcomes back the Signature Member Group of the NW Pastel Society for September. More than 30 members will exhibit work in various styles, including landscape, seascape, animals and birds, etc.

The gallery is open 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday through Saturday or by appointment. scottmilo.com.

TEXTURE AND LIGHT: The Good Stuff Arts Gallery, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, presents a show with new works by 25 local artists. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

ART FROM 98221: Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, will present “Art From 98221,” featuring Anacortes artists Keith Sorenson (oils), Mustafa Bilal (photo illustrations), Lewis Jones (photographs on canvas), Steve Nowicki and Les Eelkema (metal work), from Oct. 6-31.

There will also be a new selection of Jody Bergsma’s small gift collection and the newest notecards from Rakan Alduaij Photography, plus new glass, jewelry, tables and sculptures. A reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, and the gallery will be open extended hours for the 98221 Studio Tour hosted by the Anacortes Arts Commission from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 21-22.

The gallery is open 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday through Saturday or by appointment. scottmilo.com.

ANACORTES FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALK: The event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, at various locations in downtown Anacortes including ACME Creative, Burton Jewelers, The Good Stuff Arts, Pelican Bay Books and Coffee House, the Scott Milo Gallery, the Majestic Inn and Spa and the The Depot Arts and Community Center. For a full list of participating galleries, addresses and more information, visit anacortesart.com.

FESTIVALS

HARVEST FESTIVAL & PUMPKIN PITCH: Watch medieval-type machines hurl pump-

kins, zucchini car races, a pumpkin-painting contest and more from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 30, at Skagit River Park, 1100 S. Skagit St., Burlington.

Enjoy food vendors, a free kids’ zone and live music. Free. 360757-0994 or burlington-chamber.com.

LECTURES AND TALKS

OUTDOOR ADVENTURE SPEAKER: Maria Mudd Ruth will present “A Sideways Look at Clouds and Other Natural Wonders” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville. Ruth is the author of more than a dozen books on natural history topics. In addition to her latest book, she is the author of the critically acclaimed “Rare Bird: Pursuing the Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet.” Her program will highlight the value of curiosity, the common challenges of studying birds and clouds, and the importance of forging abiding connections to the natural world.

Highlights include a selection of slides and short readings from her two books.

On Tuesday, Oct. 24, Bill Thorness will present “Cycling the Pacific Coast: An Epic Adventure on Two Wheels.”

The Seattle author will share tips to make it an epic adventure whether you ride the entire route (2,000 miles) or just a key section depending on your time and interests.

He will speak about his book on the same subject, which is full of memorial cycling adventures.

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OUT & ABOUT FALL POETRY READING: Susan Rich, Michael Daley and Georgia Johnson will present an evening reading hosted by Jessica Gigot at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1, at i.e. gallery, 5800 Cains Court in Edison. ieedison.com.

INTERN IN LITHUANIA: The Anacortes Sister Cities Association will present “Katie Hudak – An Intern in the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania” at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes.

Hudak, a student in the University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, spent 12 weeks in Lithuania and surrounding countries.

For more information, contact Barb Smart at b.smart@juno.com.

MEET THE CANDIDATES: Get to know the candidates running for the Burlington, Mount Vernon and Sedro-Woolley city councils at a forum at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, at Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Way, Burlington.

This event is organized by the League of Women Voters of Skagit County and co-sponsored by many local nonpartisan groups.

BE PREPARED FOR DISASTER: Mount Vernon City Library staff member Barb Hudson will present the steps and skills necessary to be prepared for many of the different emergencies people may experience in the Pacific Northwest at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 10, at the library, 315 Snoqualmie

St., Mount Vernon.

NOXIOUS WEEDS: Laurel Baldwin, Whatcom County’s Noxious Weed Program coordinator, will share a selection of the more notorious and invasive plants known to Northwest Washington, with a focus on attractive ornamental plants that have become problems within and beyond our own backyards, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16, at Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon.

SASQUATCH: Author David George Gordon will evaluate the data gathered about the legendary Northwest icon at “Sasquatch: Man-Ape or Myth?” at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 17, at Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon.

Gordon is the author of “The Sasquatch Seeker’s Field Manual: Using Citizen Science to Uncover North America’s Most Elusive Creature.”

NATIVE PLANTS: Retired biologist Brenda Cunningham, master gardener and garden manager for Washington Native Plant Society, will talk about some of the lesser known native plants that thrive in Skagit County, as well as ones that can be used to solve landscaping problems, at “Native Plants in Your Home Landscape – Not Just for the Birds!” at 6 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 23, at Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon.

TOXIC PLANTS: Skagit County Master Gardener Diana Wisen

will present “The Sinister Garden-Deadly Charms in Your Own Landscape” at 6 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 30, at Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon

MUSIC

FARM TUNES: The BelleWood Acres Farm Tunes Summer Music Series will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays at BelleWood Acres, 6140 Guide Meridian, Lynden. Join in for food, spirits, lawn games and live music.

360-318-7720. n Sept. 22: Queens Bluegrass. n Sept. 29: Downtown Mountain Boys Barn Dance and season finale.

LIVE AT THE OH: The Jill Newman Band will play from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today, Sept.

21, at the Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville. $5. The Jill Newman Band covers Chicago blues in the styles of Freddie King and Bonnie Raitt. marysvillewa. gov or 360-363-8400.

RON JONES: Ron Jones and the Jazz Forest Band will perform from 7 to 9:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Jazz Forest features music director Ron Jones, Brian Monroney on guitar, Steven Kirk on guitar, Andy Omdahl on trumpet, Pete Christlieb on saxes, John Hansen on keyboard, Nate Omdal on bass, Susan Pascal on vibes, Matt Jorgensen on drums and Bob Rees on percussion. $20;

students are free. For tickets and information: 360-387-0222.

CITY AND COLOUR: City and Colour, aka singer, songwriter and performer Dallas Green, will perform at 9 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 28, at Mount Baker Theatre, 104 Commercial St., Bellingham. $35. tickets@mountbakertheatre. com or 360-734-6080.

MORE FUN

LITTLE MOUNTAIN TRAIL MIXER: Saturday, Sept. 23, at Carpenter Creek Winery, 20376 E. Hickox Road, Mount Vernon (across the street from Little Mountain Park’s south trailhead).

9 a.m. race check-in, 10 a.m. race start, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. picnic.

10K Pure Trail Challenge plus post-race mixer; 5K Fun/Run hike plus mixer; Zero K mixer only. www.databarevents.com/ littlemountain.

SEDRO-WOOLLEY BREWFEST: 2-7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 23, at Hammer Heritage Square, 118 Ferry Street, Sedro-Woolley. Music from Mama Dirty Skirt from 4-7 p.m. Come taste beer from over 10 local and regional breweries, play games and hear live music in the heart of Sedro-Woolley. $25. www. eventbrite.com/e/1st-annual-sedro-woolley-brewfest-tickets-35542981013#tickets.

GARAGE SALE, ANTIQUES AND MORE: Buy antiques, art, gently used items and more at the 25th annual garage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 22-23, at the Skagit Coun-

ty Fairgrounds, 479 W. Taylor St., Mount Vernon. Browse more than 140 vendors, food booths, live music and a Saturday car show. $3 per person, $3 parking.

360-416-1350 or skagitcounty.net/garagesale.

OKTOBER FEST: In celebration of the traditional season of fall brews, Skagit Valley College Professional/ Technical Programs and SVC Foundation will team up to host the second annual Oktober Fest from 4 to 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 29, in front of the main entrance of the Gary Knutzen Cardinal Center on the Mount Vernon campus, 2405 E. College Way. The Cardinal Craft Brew tastings will be paired with hors d’oeuvres prepared by SVC Culinary Arts student chefs, using ingredients grown by SVC Sustainable Agriculture students. Free, with $2 tasting tickets at the door.

AMERICAN LEGION OPEN HOUSE: American Legion George Baldridge Post 43 will host an open house at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, at 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley. Attendees can learn what the American Legion does and become a member.

A burger dinner and dessert will be sold from 4 to 7 p.m. for $8.

Southern Comfort will play music from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. 360-8550520.

GHOST WALK: The 12th annual Concrete Ghost Walk for ages 16 and older will be held at 6 p.m. every Saturday during October, begin-

ning at the Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St., Concrete. Learn about the characters, events and legends that shaped the Concrete community, as told by local residents, living and otherwise. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. No kids, pets or babies. $10, advance purchase only.

360-853-8784 or concrete-theatre.com.

SKAGIT SOCIAL: Join in a Fall Marketplace hosted by Marla Chapa Group, a Realtor, Homes for Heroes affiliate broker and Navy Veteran. There will be numerous local businesses setting up shops, displays, services, complimentary refreshments and fun from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at Farmstrong Brewing Company, 110 Stewart Road, Mount Vernon. Find the event on Facebook for more information.

BREW ON THE SLOUGH: Brew on the Slough will feature 10 breweries, food, entertainment and a silent auction Saturday, Oct. 21, at Maple Hall, 103 Commercial, La Conner. $30 per person, includes a souvenir tasting glass. lovalaconner.com.

CAMPTOBERFEST: Camp Kirby will host Camptoberfest, which will include beer, cider, brauts, music, a gift basket raffle and door prizes, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 28, at Camp Kirby in Bow. The event is for ages 21 and older. $20 suggested donation. campfiresamishcouncil.org/ camptoberfest.

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GET INVOLVED ART

VENDORS NEEDED: Creekside Continuing Care Community seeks vendors for its Fall Festival Craft Fair set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 21, at 400 Gilkey Road, Burlington.

360-755-5550.

ART CLASSES

DRAWING BOOT CAMP: Reboot your drawing skills with the basics from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays, Oct. 6-27, at A Guilded Gallery, Stanwood. $150. 360629-2787 or jlnichol@ wavecable.com.

YOUTH ART EXPLORATION CLASSES: A watercolor for kids class will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 3-24, at the Burlington Community Center,

1011 Greenleaf Ave. Cost is $50, $20 for supplies.

An oil pastel painting class will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Nov. 7-28. Cost is $50, $15 for supplies. Ages 7 to 12. Information and to register: 360-755-9649.

WATERCOLOR WITH MICHELE COOPER: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 19 to Nov. 16, A Guilded Gallery, Stanwood. $150. 360629-2787 or jnichol@ wavecable.com.

CAPTURE MORE AWESOME IMAGES WITH DSLR CAMERA: Intermediate level 2.

6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, or Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Burlington Parks and Rec Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave. $40. Ages 12 and older.

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PHOTOGRAPHY COMPOSITION AND BASIC EDITING: 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 1-2, Burlington Parks and Rec Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave. $80 for both classes, $40 for only day one or $40 for only day 2. Ages 12 and older. 16 and younger have to be with a parent. Information and to register: 360-755-9649.

DUCK DECOY CARVING: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Nov 1. through Dec. 20, Burlington Parks and Rec Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave. $30 for ages 10 to 17, $40 for adults. Information and to register by Oct. 25: 360-755-9649.

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be with a parent. Information and to register: 360-755-9649.

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AUDITIONS

“BEAUTY AND THE BEAST”: The Theatre Arts Guild and Skagit Valley College Drama will hold auditions from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 9-10, at Skagit Valley College’s Philip Tarro Theatre. theaterartsguild.org.

CANTABILE CHAMBER CHOIR AUDITIONS: Rehearsals are 6:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays at Bethany Covenant Church, 1318 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. Dues are $150 per year. Auditions are by appointment.

Information: Jennie Bouma at 425-312-4565 or cantabilechamberchoir@ gmail.com.

WHIDBEY PLAYHOUSE 2017-18 SEASON: This season’s schedule for Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd, Oak Harbor:

n “A Christmas Carol” (musical), Dec. 1-17. n “The Producers” (musical), Feb. 9-March 4. Vocal and reading auditions are 1 to 5 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 14, and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15. Dance auditions are 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16. Auditions are by appointment only by calling 360-679-2237 no later than 2:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 13. n “The Hollow” (mystery/thriller), April 13-29. n “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka” (musical), June 1-24.

360-679-2237 and whidbeyplayhouse.com.

DANCE

LINE DANCING: Ages 13 and older, 7 to 8 p.m.

Tuesdays, Oct. 3-24, Nov. 7-28 and Dec. 5-26, Burlington Community Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave. Cost is $20 for each four-week session. Information and to register: 360-755-9649.

SQUARE DANCING: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave. $4. All levels welcome. 360-424-4608 or rosie@valleyint.com.

BEGINNING LINE DANCING: 7 to 8 p.m.

Tuesdays, Burlington Community Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave. $6 drop-ins, $20 per monthly session. For adults and teens 13 and older. recreation@burlingtonwa.gov or 360-755-9649.

MUSIC

UKULELE FUN & SONG CIRCLE: 1 to 2 p.m.

Wednesdays, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St. Free. Beginners welcome and loaner ukuleles available. Song

sheets provided. 206-7904862 or yogaheartspace0@ gmail.com.

BARBERSHOP HARMONY: Join the An-O-Chords, a four-part barbershop harmony group that meets at 7 p.m.

Thursdays at Bethany Covenant Church, 1318 18th St., Mount Vernon.

No experience necessary, no auditions required.

Learn by rote, you don’t have to read music. All ages welcome. anochords. org. 360-466-0109.

TIME FOR FIDDLERS: The Washington Old Time Fiddlers play at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Fridays of each month at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland. St. Free; donations accepted. 360630-1156.

SHELTER BAY CHORUS: Practices are held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays at the Shelter Bay Clubhouse, 1000 Shoshone Drive, La Conner. New members welcome. No need to be a Shelter Bay resident.

360-223-3230.

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.

ANACORTES OPEN MIC: 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360293-2544.

OPEN MIC: Jam Night, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Thursdays, Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St.,

Conway. 360-445-4733.

BRING YOUR OWN GUITAR: Bring your guitar and learn a wide variety of new songs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays at North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Boulevard, Burlington. 360-707-2683 or jauman@northcovecoffee.com.

BRING YOUR OWN UKULELE FOR BEGINNERS: Bring your ukulele and learn a wide variety of new songs from 6 to 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays at North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Boulevard, Burlington. 360707-2683 or jauman@ northcovecoffee.com.

PRESENTATIONS, LECTURES, TALKS

MONTHLY SPEAKER SERIES: The Hole in the Wall Paddling Club hosts a monthly speaker series at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month, through May, at the Breazeale Interpretive Center, 10441 Bayview-Edison Road, Mount Vernon. holeinthewallpaddlingclub.org.

Next up: n Oct. 11: “Dressing for Cold Water Immersion” with Karl Kohagen from Kokatat Paddle Gear Manufacturing.

— Nov. 8: “Following the Raven – Lessons Learned” with Phyllis Woolwine of Shearwater University. Woolwine will share the story of her multiyear sectional paddle of the Inside Passage (still in progress), highlighting lessons learned about: paddling strategies, decision-making to cooking, managing life with wildlife.

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GET INVOLVED n Nov. 8: “Following the Raven – Lessons Learned” with Phyllis Woolwine of Shearwater University. Woolwine will share the story of her multiyear sectional paddle of the Inside Passage (still in progress), highlighting lessons learned about: paddling strategies, decision-making to cooking, managing life with wildlife.

RECREATION

CHRISTIAN MOTORCYCLISTS ASSOCIATION: Christian Motorcyclists Association Morning Star Chapter 39 meets the first Monday of every month at Royal Star Buffet, 2300 Freeway Drive, Mount Vernon. Dinner at 6 p.m. (optional) with meeting at 7 p.m. First time attendees get a free dinner. Information: President Dwight Kaestner at 425-770-6154 or cmachapter39@gmail. com.

BOARD MEMBER SEARCH: The Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center seeks board members. Meetings are held at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Annie’s Pizza Station 44568 Highway 20, Concrete.

Contact Cora Thomas at srbeatic@frontier.com or 360-722-0229.

FRIENDS OF THE FOREST HIKES: Join Friends of the Forest for scenic hikes in the forest lands around Anacortes.

Dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes.

No pets. Free. 360-2933725 or friendsoftheacfl. org. Next up: n All-ages hike to Big Beaver Pond, 10 a.m. to

noon Saturday, Sept. 30.

Meet at the 37th Street and A Avenue kiosk entrance to the ACFL. n Senior/adult hike to big Beaver Pond, 10 a.m. to noon, Friday, Oct. 13. The gentle, just over 1-mile hike will lead past three distinct wetlands and through two watersheds. Meet at the end of 32nd Street west off D Avenue. n All-ages hike to Sugarloaf Mountain is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 14. Meet at the trailhead on Ray Auld Drive at the bottom of Mount Erie just off Heart Lake Road. n An extra gentle hike to Sugarloaf Mountain’s old growth will take place from 5 to 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 18.

Meet at the base of Mount Erie on Ray Auld Drive. n An all-ages hike to see night animals of the forest near Heart Lake will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 28. Costumes and flashlights are welcome at the annual Halloween exploration.

Meet at the Heart Lake parking lot. n A senior/adult hike to Heart Lake’s old growth will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Nov. 10. Meet at the base of Mount Erie on Ray Auld Drive. n An extra gentle hike to Whistle Lake Madrona Point will take place from 9 to 10 a.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 15.

Meet at the Whistle Lake parking lot. n An all-ages hike to Whistle Lake will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 18. Meet at the Whistle Lake parking lot at the end of Whistle Lake Road.

n A senior/adult hike to Whistle Lake will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Dec. 8. Meet at the Whistle Lake parking lot at the end of Whistle Lake Road.

FREE PARK ADMISSION: The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will offer free admission to all state parks on Saturday, Sept. 30, in honor of the National Park Service’s 101st birthday. On this day, the Discover Pass will not be required to enter state parks, but still will be required to access lands managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources. parks.wa.gov.

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WORKSHOPS

SOUL REALIGNMENT/AKASHIK RECORDS READINGS WITH KATHLEEN SWEENEY: Find out about what might just be a life-changer for you and your loved ones at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

23, at the Center for Holistic Wellness, 609 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. Call to sign up.

Information: 360-4202630 and sedrowoolleyholisticwellness. wordpress.com.

AUTUMN SMALLPIPES & FIDDLES WORKSHOP: The Celtic Arts Foundation will present the seventh annual Autumn Smallpipes Workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, at Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave, Mount Vernon. 360-416-4934 or events@celticarts.org.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area September 21-30 Thursday.21

ILLUSION Jay Owenhouse: 7:30 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $29.50$69.50. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

THEATER “Young Frankenstein”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. Dress rehearsal; free, first come, first served. 360293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

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THEATER ”Young Frankenstein”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com. ”Forever Plaid”: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $26. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse. com.

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THEATER ”Young Frankenstein”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com. ”Forever Plaid”: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $26. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse. com.

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THEATER ”Forever Plaid”: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $26. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse. com.

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MUSIC The Ron Jones Jazz Forest Band: 7 p.m., Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20; students free with student ID. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org.

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”FOREVER PLAID” 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $26. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com. Pictured (from left): Jason Leander, Mark Wenzel, Matt Bianconi and T.J. Anderson.

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MUSIC City and Colour: 9 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $35-$39.50. 360734-6080 or mountbakertheatre. com.

THEATER ”Young Frankenstein”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com. ”Forever Plaid”: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $26. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse. com.

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”Forever Plaid”: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $26. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse. com.

”Forever Plaid”: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $26. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse. com.

THEATER ”Young Frankenstein”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

COMEDY Paula Poundstone: 8 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N Commercial St., Bellingham. $38.50$46.50. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

THEATER ”Young Frankenstein”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

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Rane Nogales Trio: 5 to 8 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Jill Newman Band: 5:30 p.m., Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville. $5. marysvillewa.gov or 360-363-8400.

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

The Fat Fridays: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Angel of the Winds Casino, 3438 Stoluckquamish Lane, Arlington. angelofthewinds.com.

The Mountain Flowers: 8 p.m., Boundary Bay Brewery, 1107 Railroad Ave., Bellingham. $5-$10 suggested donation. bbaybrewery.com.

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Steve Rudy Trio: 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Friday.22

The Sardines with Eric Stendal: 8:30 p.m. to midnight, Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

St. John and the Revelations: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave. Free.

360-588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

Good Vibrations: 6 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

Members and signed-in guests only. 360-8488882.

Cosmos Dream: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner. aneliaskitchenandstage. com.

Joseph Hein Band: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7. 360445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Highway 9 Band: 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s,

Ron Jones and the Jazz Forest Band: 7 p.m., Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20; students free with student ID. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org.

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

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Steve Meyer: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner. aneliaskitchenandstage. com.

Trish and Hans and John Anderson: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-4453000 or conwaymuse. com.

The Mountain Flowers: 7 p.m., Aslan Brewery, 1330 N. Forest St., Bellingham. aslanbrewing.com.

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THE NAUGHTY BLOKES 8 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. anacortesh2o.com or 360-755-3956

27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $8. locobillys.com.

Queens Bluegrass: 6 to 9 p.m., BelleWood Acres, 6140 Guide Meridian, Lynden. 360318-7720 or bellewoodfarms.com.

Chris Eger: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Bow. Free.

360-766-6330.

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The Sardines with Eric Stendal: 8:30 p.m. to midnight, Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9,

Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

360-428-1954 or info@ fireweedterrace.com.

The Naughty Blokes: 8 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. anacortesh2o.com or 360755-3956.

The Mountain Flowers: 7 p.m., The Green Frog, 1015 N. State St., Bellingham. $7. acoustictavern.com.

Lia Menaker: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Chris Eger Band: 6 to 10 p.m., Eaglemont Golf Course/Fireweed Terrace, 4800 Eaglemont Drive, Mount Vernon. Free.

J.P. Falcon Band: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Bow. Free. 360766-6330.

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File Gumbo with Orville Johnson: 5:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360-766-6266 or theoldedison.com.

THURSDAY.21

THE MOUNTAIN FLOWERS 8 p.m., Boundary Bay Brewery, 1107 Railroad Ave., Bellingham. $5-10 suggested donation. bbaybrewery.com

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TRAVEL

Budget-friendly getaways that are perfect for solo travel the beach is the main draw here, so is the 1.2-mile boardwalk, including all of its amusement park rides, unique shops and restaurants, and many other attractions.

Not far from the boardwalk, you’ll also find Brookgreen Gardens, Hopsewee Plantation and Myrtle Beach State Park. Whatever you decide to do, Myrtle Beach is a great place to explore on your own — no partner or group of travelers necessary.

By ALICE KINGSTON GOBankingRates.com

Traveling alone doesn’t have to be lonely or expensive. In fact, it can be perfect for travelers on a budget, those seeking adventures and especially those who like to vacation at their own pace.

Solo travel can be as relaxing or thrilling as you make it, whether you want to lounge by the beach, hit the slopes, go for a hike or spend the day fishing.

Here are some of the most affordable destinations that can help you save money on your solo trip.

WHISTLER, CANADA Lodging: $390 for a three-night stay, or $130 per night, at Alpenglow Lodge Best time to visit: June through September, December to March World-renowned Whistler is known for its majestic mountains, and they’re perfect for skiing and snowboarding in the winter months.

Whistler is consistently ranked as a top ski resort by publications like SKI Magazine and Condé Nast Traveler, and the resort’s village is filled with great restaurants, boutiques and day spas, attracting approximately 3 million visitors every year.

In June, you can still go glacier skiing at Blackcomb Mountain, and the rest of the mountain resort is open for hikers and

DREAMSTIME

From mountains to beaches, there are getaways perfect for solo travelers.

campers looking to enjoy a slice of summer surrounded by nature. While hiking is popular in the summer, so are bungee jumping, biking and water sports.

The fall is the perfect time to take in some festivals, such as the Whistler Film Festival, Whistler Village Beer Festival and the Whistler 50 Relay and Ultra Marathon. You don’t have to travel with a group or partner to enjoy the lively events that take place year-round at one of North America’s most popular mountain retreats.

BRECKENRIDGE, COLO. Lodging: $433 for a three-night stay, or $144 per night, at Der Steiermark Condominiums Best time to visit: November through April, May to October

In the winter, Breckenridge is a skier and snowboarder’s dream, with 300 inches of annual snowfall and weather that’s just cold enough for great snow.

In the summer, Breckenridge is a great place to go on beautiful hikes, ziplining, whitewater rafting or biking. Downtown Breckenridge also has plenty of great bars and restaurants to enjoy, too. There’s no shortage of activities for solo travelers to do on their own.

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. Lodging: $465 for a three-night stay, or $155 per night, at First Tracks Best time to visit: June and August, December to March During the summer, Steamboat Springs is ideal for hiking and cycling along the Yampa River Core Trail. And once winter arrives, it’s

perfect for skiing.

For solo travelers on a budget, late March or early April — just before the end of the ski season — is a great time to visit, too. If you love the great outdoors, this is the place to escape to — especially if you’re traveling solo.

Other fun activities include fishing, kayaking and tubing in the summer, as well as ice climbing, dog sledding and snowmobiling in the winter. And for relaxation, there’s nothing better than taking a nice dip at Strawberry Park Hot Springs.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. Lodging: $526 for a three-night stay at Gulfstream Cottages (through Wyndham Vacation Rentals) Best time to visit: June through August Myrtle Beach is a classic destination for a relaxing yet exciting beach vacation. While

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLA. Lodging: $485 for a three-night stay, or approximately $162 per night, at Boardwalk Beach Resort Best time to visit: May to October Located in the Florida Panhandle, this scenic beach city is known for its long, glistening white-sand beaches and its popular amusement parks. Solo travelers who love the beach and exploring nature will love taking it all in. And to save money, solo travelers should check out these vacation rental options.

From the shore, you can sometimes even spot dolphins and sea turtles swimming in the ocean. Nearby Shell Island is home to St. Andrews State Park, where you have even more beaches and nature trails to explore. The historic St. Andrews district in Panama City, across the bay, is home to a bustling marina and top-notch seafood restaurants.

Local travel briefs AAA CRUISING SHOW: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 7, Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. Get the latest tips and trends from travel experts, attend cruise presentations and take advantage of special savings. RSVP: 360-848-2090.

WHATCOM SENIOR TOURS: Whatcom Senior Tours offers trips for seniors. Sign up by calling 360-733-4030, ext. 1015, or visit the tour office at 315 Halleck St., Bellingham. n New Orleans and Cajun Country: Nov. 5-11. $2,399 per double occupancy, $3,049 single.

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. 360-336-6215.

RECREATION WITHOUT BORDERS: The organization offers recreational trips, tours and adventures throughout the Northwest and British Columbia.

360-766-7109 or recreationwithoutborders.com.

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

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.

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.

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HOT TICKETS MODEST MOUSE, BUILT TO SPILL: Sept. 21, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-559-FAIR or thefair.com.

TAKE SIX: Sept. 21-24, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

LOVERBOY, SURVIVOR: Sept. 22, XFinity Area, Everett. 866-3328499 or xfinityarenaeverett.com.

EARTH, WIND & FIRE: Sept. 22, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888559-FAIR or thefair.com.

GEORGE WINSTON: Sept. 22, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 206-215-4747 or benaroyahall.org.

MARLON WAYANS: Sept. 23, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888559-FAIR or thefair.com.

JASON ALDEAN, KANE BROWN: Sept. 24, Washington State Fair,

Puyallup. 888-559-FAIR or thefair.com.

SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA: Sept. 26-27, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

JANET JACKSON: Sept.

27, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

VICTOR WOOTEN TRIO WITH DENNIS CHAMBERS, BOB FRANCESCHINI: Sept. 28-Oct. 1, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

COLIN HAY: Sept. 2829, Benaroya Hall, Seattle.

206-215-4747 or benaroyahall.org.

KIDZ BOP BEST TIME EVER: Sept. 29, Paramount Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

CITY AND COLOUR: Sept. 29, Mount Baker

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JASON ALDEAN Sept. 24, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-559-FAIR or thefair.com Theatre, Bellingham. tickets@mountbakertheatre. com or 360-734-6080.

SCORPIONS, MEGADETH: Sept. 30, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

GORILLAZ: Sept. 30, KeyArena, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation.

com.

EAGLES, DOOBIE BROTHERS: Sept. 30, Safeco Field, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation. com.

STANLEY JORDAN: Oct. 3-4, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

NAOMI WACHIRA: Oct. 5, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE: Oct. 6, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn.

360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

IMAGINE DRAGONS: Oct. 6, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

BONEY JAMES: Oct. 6-8, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

EVIL DEAD — THE MUSICAL: Oct. 7, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

LAUREN HILL, NAS: Oct. 10, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

LUCKY PETERSON: Oct. 10-11, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-

441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

ALT-J: Oct. 12, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

SUN NIL MOON: Oct. 12, Benaroya Hall, Seattle.

206-215-4747 or benaroyahall.org.

DAVID SANBORN ELECTRIC BAND: Oct. 1215, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

EMMYLOU HARRIS: Oct. 13-14, Skagit Casino, Bow. 8777-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

LINKIN PARK, SNOOP DOGG: Oct. 14, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

ARCADE FIRE: Oct. 15, KeyArena, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation. com.

— For complete listings, visit goskagit.com and click on “Entertainment.”

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MUSIC

The 11 sisters of Siervas are a rock band like ‘nun’ other

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.

— Eleven nuns take the stage wearing traditional black-and white habits but are anything but old school as they belt out songs to the ringing of electric guitar and a rock ‘n’ roll beat.

Known as “Siervas,” the band was born in a Peruvian convent three years ago and now travels far and wide to perform.

Of all the extraordinary things about Siervas the most remarkable may be they are not just a novelty. They have a genuine international following.

Their songs of love and faith have earned over a million YouTube views and led to the release of two CDs. Siervas recently traveled to Southern California and drew 4,000 people when they headlined a Spanish-language Catholic music festival.

“Everyone was calling our office saying we want to see these nuns, when are they singing?” said Ryan Lilyengren, spokesman for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, which organized the event. “They’re sharing their message in a way people are willing to hear it.”

The nuns, who come from eight countries and range in age from 20s to 40s, insist they aren’t rock stars. But they certainly act the part when on stage performing to the electric guitar, steady drumbeat and catchy lyrics, uniformly smiling as silver crosses dangle from their necks.

Their name Siervas — Spanish for “the servants” — comes from the convent where the band was formed and still lives.

At first, they composed and played music together as a hobby after spending days praying with incarcerated women and the poor in Peruvian shantytowns.

When Siervas had enough original music they compiled a CD. That led to a concert

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Members of “Siervas,” a Peruvian-based rock ‘n’ roll band comprised entirely of Catholic nuns, rehearse a day ahead of their performance at the Christ Cathedral campus in Garden Grove, Calif.

performance that attracted local media attention in Peru and then invitations to perform in nearby Colombia and Ecuador.

Interest skyrocketed on the internet and the group released a second CD. Now, they rehearse together twice a week, melding upbeat lyrics with Latin pop and rock.

Each nun also practices daily on her own, honing skills on instruments ranging from cello to electric guitar.

A YouTube video of the group standing on a rooftop helipad overlooking Lima, Peru, and belting out their song “Confía en Dios” — or “Trust in God” — has more than 1 million views.

The band’s popularity comes at a time when the Catholic Church and other religious organizations are seeking to draw younger people. Among America’s so-called millennial generation, more than a third reported no religious affiliation and only 16 percent identified as Catholic, according to a 2014 study by the Washington-based Pew Research Center.

“Modern times have modern music,” said Sister Monica Nobl, a 40-year-old vocalist. “Poprock music is a kind of music we’ve heard all or lives. We grew

up with that kind of music, so it’s also just natural to use it.”

Sister Andrea Garcia, 47, remembers listening to Michael Jackson when she was a college student. She thought she’d pursue a career in biology, but found faith instead.

“We think this music, or this genre, resonates with young people today,” said Garcia, a composer and vocalist from Argentina. “Our goal is that through the melodies, our lyrics will reach people.”

They sing in Spanish and their themes are Christian, but fans post messages to them on social media from Asia and Europe as well as Latin America. And while many fans are devout Catholics, others are from different denominations or even atheists, Garcia said.

Milagros Izagara, a 53-yearold real estate agent in Simi Valley, California, said she isn’t particularly religious but was drawn to the band’s songs encouraging unity.

“I am not a churchgoer, but I love this music,” said Izagara, who helped start a Peruvian community organization in Southern California. “I love it because they are breaking a paradigm. They are out of the box.”

NEW ALBUMS GREGG ALLMAN, “Southern Blood” — The last albums great singers labor over before they die share an eerie quality — their voices retain depth and richness, but they substitute weariness for power. Like Alzheimer’s-afflicted Glen Campbell or cancer-stricken Leonard Cohen over the past year, Gregg Allman, who died at 69 in May, must have known the time was near, as he canceled 2016 concerts due to illness around the time he was laying down vocals for “Southern Blood” (Rounder).

This sad acknowledgment haunts his solo album of mostly covers: “I can’t tell my pillow from a stone,” he sings on the Grateful Dead’s “Black Muddy River”; “I don’t really care what happens next,” he adds on Bob Dylan’s “Going Going Gone.”

The former Allman Brothers Band frontman’s famously gnarled vocals fit beautifully with a sympathetic band and gospel harmonies on Little Feat’s “Willin”‘ and his own “My Only True Friend.”

He lacks the sharp hunger of early Allmans classics or the blissedout soul of his recent work, but “Southern Blood” has a lean, bluesy persistence, especially on “Song for Adam” (with Jackson Browne) or Jack Avery’s spooky “Blind Bats and Swamp Rats,” which Johnny Jenkins recorded in 1970 with Allman’s late brother, Duane, on guitar.

— Steve Knopper, Newsday FOO FIGHTERS, “Concrete and Gold” — It was pretty clear that the Foo Fighters were looking for some inspiration in recent years.

“Wasting Light,” in 2011, was recorded using only analog equipment. “Sonic Highways,” in 2014, was recorded entirely on the road, with each song written and recorded in a different city — a process that was captured in an HBO documentary series.

However, for the Foos’ ninth album, “Concrete and Gold,” there are no gimmicks. They aren’t needed.

Starting with the opener “T-Shirt” — which goes from

acoustic sweetness, as Dave Grohl sings, “I don’t want to be queen, just trying to keep my T-shirt clean,” to massive Queen-styled rock bombast in a split second — it is clear the creative flame is now burning bright.

The first single, “Run,” goes from a swirl of Beatlesque harmonies to heavy metal shrieking and back again, managing to always still sound like the Foo Fighters.

“La Dee Da” pulls the Foos into protest anthems with a bit of swagger, one of the many examples of how producer Greg Kurstin, best known for his work with Adele, Sia and Kelly Clarkson, makes these songs sound crisper and more pointed. The opening of “The Line” could have come from one of Kurstin’s pop collaborators before it bashes its way back into a hard rock powerhouse.

— Glenn Gamboa, Newsday PROPHETS OF RAGE, “Prophets of Rage” — Prophets of Rage, the supergroup of members from Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy and Cypress Hill, is clearly built to last on its eponymous debut.

“Prophets of Rage” is packed with future political anthems, fueled by both Tom Morello’s raucous guitar riffs and heated rhymes from Public Enemy’s Chuck D and Cypress Hill’s B-Real.

“Hatred, lies divided people, gorgeous anger deeds of evil,” Chuck rhymes in “ the World,” where he trades lines with Morello over grinding guitar and trades grand verses with B-Real.

“I’m elated to get y’all elevated.

God remains God, yeah, and they hate it.”

Chuck’s thunderous style fits nicely next to B-Real’s more nimble flow, while also standing up to the wall of rock power coming from Morello, Tim Commerford, Brad Wilk and DJ Lord on the turntables. It’s what drives “Radical Eyes,” but it also allows for shifting gears to hit the groove-driven “Living on the 110,” a potent anthem for the homeless, and the unifying “Strength in Numbers.”

— Glenn Gamboa, Newsday

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Billie Piper (“Penny Dreadful,” “Great Britain”) returns in her award-winning role. A young woman is driven to the unthinkable by her desperate desire to have a child in Simon Stone’s radical production of Lorca’s powerful masterpiece.

Contains mature content. $18 adults, $16 seniors, $14 students and children, with $2 off for Lincoln members.

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tries to become the first in their families to attend college, the girls strive to make their dancing a success against the backdrop of social unrest in the troubled city.

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MOVIES

NEW THIS WEEK

MINI-REVIEWS

Jolie’s look at Khmer Rouge era is more disturbing than compelling

By KENNETH TURAN Los Angeles Times

How do you depict a nightmare? How do you re-create — and do justice to — events completely outside ordinary human experience?

Filmmakers who represent the Holocaust have dealt with this dilemma for decades, and Angelina Jolie faces it in “First They Killed My Father,” her examination of the nightmarish horrors of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime. The results are always impressive but not emotionally compelling, a film whose integrity you admire but aren’t swept away by.

Impeccably made by a team that includes Oscar-winning cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle and Cambodia’s top filmmaker, Rithy Panh, as a producer, the movie certainly works hard to do everything right.

Taken from the memoir subtitled “A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers” by Loung Ung (who co-wrote the screenplay with Jolie), “First They Killed My Father” is accurate to the terrifying 1975 story of what happened when the Khmer Rouge took over a country undermined after the U.S. dropped 2.7 million tons of bombs on it during the Vietnam War. Ideological zealots, the militarized Khmer movement determined to destroy everything modern and/or Western and create a theoretically classless agricultural society where everyone would be turned into a peasant.

An estimated 1.7 million Cambodians died in this

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turmoil, roughly a quarter of the population, and Jolie has made sure that the re-creations of the period are as accurate as possible.

The picture is not only shot in the Khmer language with some 500 Cambodians working as part of the production team but the cast, including some 3,500 background actors, is entirely Cambodian as well.

Jolie herself has intense personal connections to the material, having adopted her son Maddox from a Cambodian orphanage, being awarded Cambodian citizenship by royal decree, and, according to an article in Vanity Fair, being a close friend with co-writer Ung. One of the things “First They Killed My Father” does well, aided by a Marco Beltrami score, is create the sense of dread, unease and disorientation that 5-year-old Loung and her family felt as their lives were forcibly ripped from their moorings and cast adrift in a pitiless sea.

Before that dislocation, however, we see the happy, middle-class life led by Loung, her five siblings, her army captain

father (Phoeung Kompheak) and her warm and loving mother (Sveng Socheata) in the country’s capital city of Phnom Penh.

Then on April 17, 1975, the Khmer Rouge entered the city, chanting “unity, unity” and “we are all Cambodians.” Disheartened by what America had done, people felt, as someone in the movie says, “If there is a chance to rebuild, we have to take it.”

Rebuilding, however, was not on the mind of the Khmer Rouge leadership. Under the pretext that an American bombing was imminent, the capital’s residents were told they had to evacuate their homes at once.

But rather than the promised return after three days, Loung and her family were never to go home. They were part of a massive relocation program, taken deeper and deeper into the countryside to a series of labor camps that the movie meticulously re-creates.

Extreme regimentation was the order of the day at these locations, with hair cut short and all clothing dyed the same drab shade of dark green and

loudspeakers and party leaders blaring sentiments like, “It is better to make a mistake and kill an innocent person than leave an enemy alone.”

The Khmer Rouge, which called itself Angkar, did all it could to break the normal bounds of society, telling children, “Angkar is your mother and father now,” and not hesitating to break up families to further its aims.

Loung herself, played by Sareum Srey Moch, is portrayed as a young woman with impressive presence.

“First They Killed My Father” shows us everything — the litany of depredations visited on this child, her siblings and her parents — through her eyes. Sareum can handle the screen time, but focusing the film on a character who is more watcher than actor creates a kind of distance that does not help things.

Though this story couldn’t mean more to Jolie, she hasn’t been able to make it mean as much to us. Scrupulous and perhaps constrained at the thought of overdoing things, Jolie has allowed the enormity of the story to get the best of her, creating a film that is more disturbing than moving.

In the final analysis, “First They Killed My Father” does not get under the skin like the documentaries of her producer, Rithy Pran, haunting films like “S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine” and the Oscar-nominated “The Missing Picture.”

For those wanting a more affecting, even overwhelming sense of the terrors of Khmer Rouge rule, those would be the place to go.

Compiled from news services.

Ratings are 1 to 4 stars.

“Stronger” — Jake Gyllenhaal’s portrayal of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary guy fighting to recover after the Boston Marathon bomb shatters his legs, is a finely calibrated performance, one of the best of his career and deserving of nomination talk. What elevates “Stronger” above the triumph-over-adversity norm is the pitch-perfect feel for the dynamic of a loud and dysfunctional but fiercely loyal and loving extended family. Biography, R, 119 minutes.

HHH ½ “Rebel in the Rye” — In a solid, well-acted and basically standard biopic of “Catcher in the Rye” author J.D. Salinger, Nicholas Hoult plays “Jerry” as cocky and smart-alecky but fragile and self-centered. Unfortunately, we don’t see the full transformation of Salinger into the ever-more-eccentric author who all but disappeared from the world (and from publishing) for nearly a half-century. Biography, PG-13, 109 minutes. HHH “American Assassin” — A new recruit (Dylan O’Brien) training with a Secret Ops legend (Michael Keaton) is sent with a band of warriors to take out a terrorist mastermind. Unwise casting and ludicrous plotting mar the action, and at best I was buying about half of what “American Assassin” was selling.

Action thriller, R, 112 minutes. HHH “mother!” — The lives of a passive young woman (Jennifer Lawrence) and her much older husband (Javier Bardem) go from unsettling to bizarre after the arrival of a strange and rude couple (Ed Harris and Michelle Pfeiffer). In this pounding, throbbing feature-length metaphor, director Darren Aronofsky assaults our senses with shocking and sometimes almost sickening imagery. It’s all staged with impressive craftsmanship, but to what end? Horror thriller, R, 121 minutes. HH “Home Again” — A recently separated mother (Reese Witherspoon) of two daughters moves into her luxurious childhood home and becomes involved with one of the young men crashing in the guesthouse. In this breezy bit of escapist fare, it’s hard not to feel a sense of disconnect with the characters in their bubble of upper-middle-class privilege. Comedy drama, PG-13, 97 minutes. HH

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MOVIES “It” — This R-rated interpretation of Stephen King’s masterful 1986 novel is a bold, intense, beautifully paced, wickedly hilarious, seriously scary and gorgeously terrifying period-piece work that instantly takes its place among the most impressively twisted horror movies of our time. Horror, R, 135 minutes.

HHHH “Gun Shy” — As a washed-up rocker ineptly trying to rescue his wife from a kidnapping in Chile, Antonio Banderas opted to go big or go home, and he would have been better off going home.

This bombastic thriller is loud and dumb and irritating and forgettable. Action comedy, R, 86 minutes. H ½ “Bushwick” — A college student (Brittany Snow) and Iraq War veteran (Dave Bautista) fight to reach their loved ones in a Brooklyn under siege by a mysterious militia.

The tight, intense, relatively low-budget thriller plays like a video game, with Snow and Bautista as the two main avatars. Action thriller, not rated, 94 minutes. H H H “Unlocked” — Enlisted to prevent a biological attack on London, an undercover CIA agent (Noomi Rapace) scrambles to survive as the mission is repeatedly compromised.

It’s a mess of a thriller, but you may be amused by the cliched characters and spy-movie tropes. Thriller, R, 98 minutes. HHH “The Layover” — Nothing can prepare one for how amateurish stars Kate Upton and Alexandra Daddario are playing best friends vying to impress a dopey hunk as their plane is diverted to St. Louis.

This is less a movie than an excruciating, embarrassing, profoundly unfunny, poorly shot and astonishingly tonedeaf screech-fest. Comedy, R, 88 minutes. H “Leap!” — Elle Fanning does wonderful voice work as an 11-year-old orphan

dreaming of dancing ballet in 1880s Paris. Aside from one murderous misstep, this lovely and breezy animated adventure is thoroughly enchanting.

Animated adventure, PG, 89 minutes. H H H “Wind River” — An FBI investigator (Elizabeth Olsen) needs help from a wildlife agent (Jeremy Renner) to find a girl’s killer in the snows of Wyoming. It’s a stark and beautiful and haunting 21st-century thriller, filled with memorable visuals and poetic dialogue — and scenes of sudden, shocking, brutal violence.

Western thriller, R, 111 minutes.

HHHH “Logan Lucky” — In what plays like a biscuits-and-gravy take on “Ocean’s 11,” a couple of twang-talkin’ dirt-kickers (Channing Tatum and Adam Driver) plan to steal the cash from a North Carolina speedway vault. Steven Soderbergh’s breezy heist romp is great fun and one of the most purely entertaining movies of the year. Crime caper, PG-13, 119 minutes. H H H ½ “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” — Should you really go to the theater and pay 2017 prices for the new 3-D version of a 1991 movie? Absolutely.

The 3-D is occasionally impressive, but what matters most is the brilliance of the film itself, a time-traveling sci-fi actioner with stunning special effects and a nifty, at times wonderfully, head-spinning plot.

Sci-fi action, R, 130 minutes.

HHHH “Marjorie Prime” — In this unique psychological journey, Lois Smith gives a nomination-worthy performance as a woman near the end of her life who spends many an hour hashing over the past with a computer-generated hologram of her late husband. It’s one of the strangest, most disturbing and most thought-provoking films of 2017. Sci-fi drama, not rated, 99 minutes. H H H ½ “The Big Sick” — In a

fictionalized version of real events in his life, Kumail Nanjiani plays a comedian whose new girlfriend (Zoe Kazan) falls ill and goes into a medically induced coma.

Funny and smart and wise and silly, it is without a doubt one of the best romantic comedies I have seen in a long time. Romantic comedy, R, 119 minutes. H H H H “Ingrid Goes West” — An obsessed stalker (Aubrey Plaza, alternately charming and sad and pathetic and absolutely insane) meets the internet trendsetter she worships (perfectly cast Elizabeth Olsen) and manages to become her bestie. It’s a smart and darkly amusing comedy that grows crazier and crazier. Comedy, R, 97 minutes. H H H ½ “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” — Through a series of contrived circumstances, a security specialist (Ryan Reynolds) is enlisted to transport an assassin (Samuel L. Jackson) to a war criminal’s trial. There’s nothing and no one to like in this blunt, ultraviolent, obnoxious empty vessel of a movie. Action comedy, R, 111 minutes. H ½ “Good Time” — A bank robbery by a sociopath (Robert Pattinson) and his mentally challenged brother (Benny Safdie, also the co-director with his brother Josh) sets off a chain of bizarre and occasionally wickedly funny events. Ultimately, the sometimes clever story runs out of steam and limps across the finish line. Crime drama, R, 101 minutes. H H ½ “Logan Lucky” — In what plays like a biscuits-and-gravy take on “Ocean’s 11,” a couple of twang-talkin’ dirt-kickers (Channing Tatum and Adam Driver) plan to steal the cash from a North Carolina speedway vault. Steven Soderbergh’s breezy heist romp is great fun and one of the most purely entertaining movies of the year. Crime caper, PG-13, 119 minutes. H H H ½

At area theaters ANACORTES CINEMAS Sept. 22-28 Kingsman: The Golden Circle (R): FridaySaturday: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30; Sunday-Thursday: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 The LEGO Ninjago Movie (PG): Friday-Saturday: 12:40, 2:20, 5:00, 7:10, 9:20; Sunday-Thursday: 12:40, 2:20, 5:00, 7:10 It (R): Friday-Saturday: 12:35, 3:40, 6:35, 9:35; Sunday-Thursday: 12:35, 3:40, 6:35 360-293-7000

CONCRETE THEATRE Sept. 21-24 Rough Night (R): Thursday: 7 p.m. (Tickets online only; join Facebook group for more details) Wind River (R): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 5 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 5 p.m.

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HIGH SCHOOL & SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE STUDENTS FREE TRIO DA KALI UNITES THREE OUTSTANDING MUSICIANS FROM THE MANDE CULTURE OF SOUTHERN MALI WHO COME FROM A LONG LINE OF DISTINGUISHED GRIOTS. FORMED OF VOICE, BALAFON, AND BASS NGONI, THE TRIO AIMS TO BRING A CONTEMPORARY TWIST TO ANCIENT AND NEGLECTED REPERTOIRES.

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SENIOR RESOURCE FAIR

Serving our Anacortes & Island Residents

Join us for Senior Resources ~ Health Screenings ~ Music Tote Bags ~ Refreshments ~ Door Prizes and much more!

Tuesday, October 3, 2017 10 am to 1 pm

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