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ON STAGE PAGE 8 George Winston in concert Saturday at McIntyre Hall TUNING UP PAGE 9

Cookie & The Cutters perform Friday at Loco Billy’s in Stanwood

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK since “Jupiter As“Central IntelliUpcoming cending” managed to gence”: Director Rawsurpass the bloated son Marshall Thurber DVD releases and pitiful “Battlefield (“Dodgeball: A True OCT. 4 Earth” as the worst Underdog Story”) X-Men: Apocalypse big-budget science ficallows Kevin Hart to The Purge: Election Year tion film of all time. play scenes with high Swiss Army Man The special effects energy. But he never alThe Wailing with the Orcs work lows him to completely Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy generally well, but fall into annoying rant XV there are times during mode. The result: This Complete Unknown battle scenes where the is one of Hart’s the best Into the Forest computer-generated acting jobs.

Amateur Night characters have a glitch.

Thurber’s script, American Horror Story: The landscape looks written with Ike Hotel like it was lifted off a Barinholtz and David Banshee: The Complete game screen and lacks Stassen, doesn’t depend Fourth Season any touch of realism. on muscle-bound jokes Constantine: The ComIt’s game over for and mixes in plenty plete Series another attempt to turn of smart writing, such Ithaca a video game into a the scene where it is Joshy movie. suggested Joyner go to Laid in America “The Shallows”: couple’s therapy, but he Penny Dreadful: The Final Surfer is stuck on a rock explains that African Season a short distance from Americans don’t go to Preacher shore but a shark is in therapy to talk: “We Satanic the way. go to the barbershop Sharknado: The 4th “Valley of the to talk. Or we watch Awakens Dolls”: The 1967 film is ‘Barbershop.’”

Vikings: Season 4: Volume 1 being re-released.

“Mike and Dave “Beyond Valkyrie: Need Wedding Dawn of the Fourth Dates”: A pair of Reich”: Allied special ops team prehard-partying brothers use the interpares to extract the man destined to net to find dates. Zac Efron stars. lead a Fourth Reich.

You can tell from the title that the “The Neon Demon”: Group of film deals with two guys who don’t women will do anything to regain want to be alone at their sister’s nuptials. There’s a lot the name doesn’t tell youth and vitality.

“Howard Lovecraft and the Froyou. Mike and Dave need a story that doesn’t insult anyone over the age of 3 zen Kingdom”: Animated tale of the early life of the noted horror writer.

“City of Gold”: If you are the kind “Masterpiece: Indian Summers of person who would prefer to collect Season 2”: Stories of love and death recipe books rather than eat at a new set in British India’s summer capital in restaurant, this documentary is perfect for your cinematic palate. The ex- the 1930s.

“Two Films by Douglas Sirk”: amination of Los Angeles Times food Includes “A Scandal in Paris” and writer Jonathan Gold is more about the process of writing about food than “Lured.”

“Cell”: Two men race to stop a the actual experience of a meal being group of killers. John Cusack stars. prepared and served up with all its “Edge of Winter”: Family day trip seductive qualities. goes bad when the group gets lost.

The film tags along with Gold as “The Seventh Fire”: Looks at he eats his way through the small history of injustice leveled at Native ethnic pockets in the Los Angeles Americans. area. Gold’s standard is to look deep “Power Rangers Dino Charge: into as many cuisines as possible to dish up the particulars about food that Rise”: Power Rangers must overcome their differences and work together to often sounds more like a parody than defend the Earth. a loving dish.

“Transpecos”: Routine stop chang“Warcraft”: The release has es everyone’s lives. achieved a lofty goal: There hasn’t — Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee been a movie as unrelentingly bad

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The Fall Colors art show continues through Oct. 31 at The Good Stuff Arts in Anacortes

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THIS WEEKENDin the area FESTIVAL OF FAMILY FARMS The 18th annual Skagit Valley Festival of Family Farms will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1-2. Check out educational exhibits, gardening demonstrations, farm tours, kids’ activities, corn and hay mazes, farm animals, pumpkin patches, free samples and more. Free admission and parking; some activities require an additional fee. Optional $25 VIP festival pass provides access to exclusive VIP farm activities and goodies, including a bag filled with Skagit goods and coupons. For participating farms, visit farmtour.com.

FRESH CIDER PRESSING Enjoy freshly made, complimentary apple cider from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon. See picturesque and functional buildings that are preserving the valley’s rich agricultural heritage, and visit the llamas, sheep, chickens, rabbits and birds at the nursery. Free. 360-466-3821.

FILMS WITH FRIENDS Friends Of Skagit Beaches presents the fourth annual Films with Friends film series from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Fridays at the Northwest Educational Service District Building, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes. Bring the family and enjoy environmentally themed documentaries, popcorn and drinks. Free. 206-3996773 or skagitbeaches.org. Next up: “Eating Alabama,” Sept. 30.

‘HUMAN: THE MOVIE’ 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. This documentary

by French environmentalist Yann Arthus-Bertrand was produced over a period of three years, with Arthus-Bertrand and a team of 20 interviewing more than 2,000 people in 60 countries.

Each person was asked the same 40 questions and was presented on a plain black background without any musical score or details about their identity and locale. Arthus-Bertrand hoped that removing personal identifiers would draw focus to our similarities, explaining that they “... wanted to concentrate on what we all share.” Admission by donation. RSVP: 360-464-2229 or anacortescenterforhappiness.org.

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FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY American Legion Memorial Post 91 will host a flag retirement ceremony at noon Saturday, Oct. 1, at Maiben Park, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington.

A community barbecue will follow, with free food for veterans, community members by donation. 360-755-1202.

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OUT & ABOUT ART ART EXHIBITION AT THE REXVILLE: The Salish Sea Plein Air Painters Show will exhibit their artwork through Sept. 30 at the Rexville Grocery, 19271 Best Road, Mount Vernon. The Rexville is open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday-Monday, and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday. Free admission.

360-873-8355.

AT THE LINCOLN: The Lincoln Theatre Art Cafe is featuring the glassworks of Suzanne Permutter through September at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. The Cafe is open noon to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

ARTIST EXHIBITION: View “Art Through the Generations,” an exhibition

by WPA artist Ida Abelman and her son, Anacortes artist Fred Abelman, through Sept.

30 at ACME Creative, 705 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Ida Abelman depicts scenes of New York City in the 1930s and Fred Abelman constructs abstract wood compositions.

Acme Gallery is open 10 a.m to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

Free. 360-399-6333 or acmecreative.com.

ART EXHIBITION: i.e. gallery presents an exhibition of the works of David C. Kane and Launi Lucas through Oct. 30 at i.e., 5800 Cains Court, Edison.

The exhibit showcases new work from Kane, a Northwest artist and

resident of Skagit Valley who recently picked up the brush after a threeyear hiatus. Lucas’ debut at i.e. gallery displays her 3-D assemblages of found objects. The gallery is open Fridays to Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission. 360-488-3458 or ieedison.com.

SCOTT MILO GALLERY: Scott Milo Gallery presents an exhibition by Dederick Ward through Oct. 4 at 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Ward’s oil paintings capture the mystery of mountains, clouds and mist. Also on display: encaustic paintings by Marilee Holm, oils by Anne Martin McCool, pastels

by Janice Wall and watercolors by Peggy Woods. The gallery is open 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and by appointment. Closed Sundays. Free. 360-2936938 or scottmilo.com.

PAINTINGS ON DISPLAY: Caroline Garland’s oil and acrylic paintings are featured at the Majestic Inn and Spa, 419 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, during September. 360-299-1400.

LA CONNER QUILT AND TEXTILE 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 Exhibit: “Beauty of Japan” and “Images of

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The works of 12 Skagit County artists are on display through Oct. 31 at the Fall Colors art show at The Good Stuff Arts, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Free. The Good Stuff Arts is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. 360-755-3152. Pictured: Claire Prenton, hand-formed clay in embroidery style.

Japan”: through Oct. 2. n Exhibit: “A Quiltmaker’s Journey Continues: Quilt Designs with Natural Fibers, 20002016”: by Rayhola Pakusich, through Oct. 2. n Exhibit: “See Jane Sew Challenge”: through Oct. 2.

FALL ART SHOW: The River Gallery’s 2016 Fall Fine Art Show continues through Oct. 16 at 19313 Landing Road, Mount Vernon.

This former greenhouse provides a showcase for works by 38 local artists, including paintings, pastels, sculptures, glass and jewelry. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday through Sunday. rivergallerywa.com.

‘SPINELESS: PORTRAITS OF MARINE INVERTEBRATES’: The Whatcom Museum is featuring photographs

by Susan Middleton through Dec. 31 at the Lightcatcher building, 250 Flora St., Bellingham. The result of several years of work across the Pacific Ocean, and showcasing the photographic techniques Middleton has developed over the past three decades, this exhibition shows rarely or never-before-seen ocean dwellers, many of which inhabit Northwest waters and were photographed at the Friday Harbor Marine Lab. 360-778-8930 or whatcommuseum.org.

Middleton will give a lecture about her work at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, in the Rotunda Room of Old City Hall. $5 suggested donation.

ART AT MoNA: Work by Northwest artists is featured at the Museum of Northwest

Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday. Free admission. 360-466-4446 or monamuseum.org. n Matched Makers: Northwest Artist Couples: Oct. 1-Jan. 1: A display of the work of 28 couples who have shared creative lives.

Among the couples represented: Jacob Lawrence and Gwendolyn Knight, Robert Sperry and Patti Warashina, Fay Jones and Robert Jones, Flora Mace and Joey Kirkpatrick, Sheila Klein and Ries Niemi, Deborah Butterfield and John Buck, Daniel Mihalyo and Annie Han, and Claire Cowie and Leo Berk. A reception will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1.

ART AUCTION: Ninety pieces of fine artwork will be auctioned off at the seventh annual Art Auction for the Artists and Gallery at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island. The auction begins at 5 p.m. $25. 360-387-2759 or matzkefineart.com.

ART WALK: The Mount Vernon Downtown Association’s last art walk of the season will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, in downtown Mount Vernon. This month’s walk features Italian photographer Frederico Busonero, showing photographs commissioned

by UNESCO, and Eve McCauley-Chomiak, whose work is included in the SURGE exhib-

it at the Museum of Northwest Art. Work by other local and regional artists will also be on display. 360-336-3801 or mountvernondowntown.org.

PHOTOGRAPHS

BY FEDERICO BUSONERO: The Perry and Carlson Gallery will present Federico Busonero’s work photographing sites in Palestine featured in his book, “The Land that Remains,” from Oct. 5-30 at 508 First St., Mount Vernon.

Busonero will be on hand for a book signing at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1. The work was commissioned by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to “document culturally significant sites in occupied Palestine with neutrality,” according to a news release.

ART EXHIBITION: Smith and Vallee Gallery presents the art of Kris Ekstrand Molesworth and Jan Hoy from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Oct. 31, at 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. Ekstrand is a painter and printmaker whose work reflects her interes in the Skagit and Samish watersheds. Hoy works in clay, bronze and steel, combining organic forms with a touch of linear. Free. 360-7666230 or smithandvalleegallery.com.

ANACORTES ART WALK: 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 7. Various downtown locations will exhibit original works by local and regional artists. anacortes. org.

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OUT & ABOUT ‘50 GREATEST PHOTOS’: “National Geographic’s 50 Greatest Photographs” will open Saturday, Oct. 1, and continue through Jan. 15 at the Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora St., Bellingham. The exhibition includes Steve McCurry’s Afghan girl, Nick Nichols’ iconic image of Jane Goodall with a chimpanzee and Thomas Abercrombie’s view of Mecca. Visitors will learn the stories behind the photos through text panels and video interviews with the photographers.

The Lightcatcher is open from noon to 5 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday. Admission: $10, $8 youth/student/senior/ military, $5 ages 2-5, free for children under 2 and museum members. 360778-8930 or whatcommuseum.org.

FESTIVALS NORTHWEST TEA FESTIVAL: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 2, Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., Seattle. Tea-lovers will experience 10 stage presentations, 30 workshops and 50 tea-tasting experiences, led by some of the leading tea experts in the country. $10 oneday pass, $15 two-day pass. Ticket includes a porcelain tasting tea cup; select workshops may require additional fees. nwteafestival.com.

FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL: Sedro-Woolley Public Library will host its Fall Harvest Festival in the Kids’ Garden from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 8, at the library, 802 Ball St., Sedro-Woolley. Join in harvesting

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crops, cleaning up the garden and planting winter crops. There will be activities, crafts, refreshments and music.

Free. 360-855-1166.

SWIB FALL BALL: Skagit Women in Business will present “That’s Amore,” a benefit from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at the Skagit Center, 1000 Fountain St., Burlington. The evening includes an Italian dinner, music, raffle, live and silent auctions, dessert dash and more. $45 tickets available at skagitwomeninbusiness. com. More info: 360707-5422.

CAMPTOBERFEST: Adults 21 and older are invited to Camp Kirby’s Camptoberfest party from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at Camp Kirby, 4734 Samish Point Road, Bow. Enjoy beer, cider, bratwurst, music, a gift basket raffle and door prizes. $20 suggested donation. campkirby.org.

PLAYS ‘WESTWARD HO’S!’: Enjoy an interactive evening of comedy, live music, drag and a spaghetti dinner from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 6-8 and Oct. 13-15, at The Lookout Arts Quarry, 246 Old Highway 99 N., Bellingham. Ages 14 and older. $25. Purchase tickets at universe.com/ westwardhos.

LECTURES AND TALKS

your sightings. For more information: pacificbio. org/initiatives/salish-sea/ activities.html.

FRANÇOIS DUHAMEL / DREAMWORKS

The Anacortes Public Library offers free film screenings at 7 p.m. Fridays at the library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Next up: Oct. 7: “The Hundred-Foot Journey,” starring Helen Mirren and Om Puri (rated PG); Oct. 14: “Somewhere in Time,” starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour (PG); Oct. 21: “The Mission,” starring Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons (PG); Oct 28: “The High & the Mighty,” starring John Wayne and Claire Trevor (not rated). 360-293-1910, ext.

21, or library.cityofanacortes.org.

the Skagit Valley from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Burlington Community Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington. Free. 360757-6224 or skagitvalleygenealogy.org.

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

Wednesdays and 8 p.m.

Sundays on Skagit Valley Community Radio Station KSVR 91.7 FM (Mount Vernon) and KSVU 90.1 FM (Hamilton). speakupspeakoutradio.org.

MUSIC

TELL US YOUR ANCESTOR’S STORY: Skagit Valley Genealogical Society members will share true stories of twists of fate uniting families and pioneers of

MORE FUN

UN-WINE’D WEDNESDAYS: The Marysville Opera House and the Marysville Sunrise Rotary Club will present an evening of wine and jazz by the Danny Ward Trio from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 1225 Third St., Marysville. $5. 360-363-8400 or marysvillewa.gov.

SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM: The museum is open to visitors from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, at 501 S. Fourth

St., La Conner. Admission: adults $5, seniors $4, families $10. 360-4663365 or skagitcounty.net/ museum. n “Mas Voces Del Valle: More Voices Of The Valley”: through Dec. 31: Latinos recount stories of their community in Skagit County from 1940 to recent history. Come and share your own stories, too. n “Cast and Count”: The History of Voting: through Nov. 13: On loan from the Secretary of State’s Office of Elections, this exhibit tells the story of voting in Washington state with information panels and artifacts.

GHOST WALK: The 11th annual Concrete Ghost Walk for ages 16 and older will take place at 6 p.m. every Saturday in October, departing from 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.

PORPATHON: Join Pacific Biodiversity Institute for Porpathon, a Salish Sea observation blitz, on Saturday, Oct. 1. Watch the waves or join a wildlife observation citizen scientist at a designated lookout and take note of marine wildlife. No training or experience required.

Sign up by emailing porpoise@pacificbio.org to receive a free marine wildlife species ID guide, a list suggested viewing locations and designated lookouts and instructions on how to submit

BACHTOVERFEST: The Skagit Symphony will present a fundraiser inspired by Octoberfest from 4 to 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon.

A silent auction and dinner will be accompanied by the Upfront Theatre improv troupe and a Skagit Symphony ensemble. Ticket includes two beverage tickets. $75. 360-848-9336 or skagitsymphony.com.

SKAGIT COUNTY BUDDY WALK: Join Skagit County Parent to Parent for the annual Down syndrome awareness event, which includes music, harvest games, crafts, a photo booth, silent auction and a 1.25-mile awareness walk, from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 8, at the YMCA Sports Center at Bakerview Park, 3301 E. Fir St., Mount Vernon. Limited quantities of superhero capes and T-shirts available for purchase.

Free to attend, cash and check donations accepted. 360-416-7570 or p2pskagit.org.

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HOT TICKETS MARCUS MILLER: Sept.

29-Oct. 2, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

PENNYWISE: Sept. 30, Showbox SODO, Seattle.

888-929-7849 or axs.com.

NEW ORLEANS FOOD & FUNK FESTIVAL: Sept.

30, WaMu Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

TWIN PEAKS: Sept. 30, Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison, Seattle. 877-9876487 or ticketfly.com.

GEORGE WINSTON: Oct. 1, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon. 360-416-7727 Ext. 2 or mcintyrehall.org.

TANNAHILL WEAVERS: Oct. 1, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon.

360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

DEF LEPPARD: with REO Speedwagon, Tesla: Oct. 1, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

SIR MIX-A-LOT, GUESTS: Oct. 1, Wild Buffalo House, Bellingham. wildbuffalo.net.

DINOSAUR JR.: Oct. 1, The Showbox, Seattle.

888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

FESTIVAL OF PRAISE TOUR: Oct. 1, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or stgpresents.org.

KAYTRANADA: Oct. 1, The Showbox SODO, Seattle. 888-929-7849 axs. com or stubhub.com.

BASIE BASH: Oct. 1,

Benaroya Hall, Seattle.

866-833-4747 or seattlesymphony.org.

CASTING CROWNS WITH HANNAH KERR: Oct. 2, ShoWare Center, Kent. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

SQUEEZE: Oct. 2, Benaroya Hall, Seattle.

866-833-4747 or seattlesymphony.org.

GTA TOUR: Oct. 2, The Showbox SODO, Seattle.

888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

TECH N9NE: Oct. 2, The Showbox, Seattle.

888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

FLIGHT FACILITIES: Oct. 4, The Showbox, Seattle. 888-929-7849 axs. com or stubhub.com.

CHICK COREA TRIO: Oct. 4-5, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

THIEVERY CORPORATION: Oct. 5, The Showbox, Seattle. 888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

JESSICA HERNANDEZ AND THE DELTAS: Oct. 5, Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison, Seattle. 877-9876487 or ticketfly.com.

THE DEVIL MAKES THREE: Oct. 6-7, The Showbox SODO, Seattle.

888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

CATHERINE RUSSELL: Oct. 6-9, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

PHANTOGRAM: Oct.

CHICK COREA TRIO Oct. 4-5, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com 7, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org.

MAN OF LA MANCHA: Oct. 7-30, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle. 888-5844849 or 5thavenue.org.

VNV NATION: Oct. 7, The Showbox, Seattle.

888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

THE JULIE RUIN: Oct. 8, The Showbox, Seattle.

888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

EARLY MUSIC GUILD: Oct. 5, 8-9, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 866-833-4747 or seattlesymphony.org.

BRIAN WILSON PRESENTS PET SOUNDS: Oct. 8, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org.

SEVEN LIONS: Oct. 8, WaMu Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL: Oct. 7-Nov. 11,

Seattle. 206-547-6763 or earshot.org.

BEACH FOSSILS: Oct. 9, Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison, Seattle. 877987-6487 or ticketfly.com.

THE QUEBE SISTERS: Oct. 10, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

MAROON 5: Oct. 11, KeyArena, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation. com.

GOJIRA: Oct. 11, The Showbox SODO, Seattle.

888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

GLASS ANIMALS: Oct. 11, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org.

EX-CULT: Oct. 11, Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison, Seattle. 877-987-6487 or ticketfly.com.

BENNY GOLSON QUARTET: Oct. 11-12, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or

jazzalley.com.

JAMES BLAKE: Oct. 12, Moore Theatre, Seattle.

877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

HOPSIN: Oct. 12, The Showbox, Seattle.

888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

2016 EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL: JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: Oct. 13, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 206-547-6763 or earshot.org.

2016 EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL: KAREEN KANDI TRIO: Oct. 13, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle. 206547-6763 or earshot.org.

NAHKO AND MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE: Oct. 13, The Showbox, Seattle. 888-929-7849 axs. com or stubhub.com.

KERO KERO BONITO: Oct. 13, Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison, Seattle. 877987-6487 or ticketfly.com.

MCCOY TYNER: Oct.

MCINTYRE HALL PRESENTS

ANACORTES

“honest music, shot through with coed harmonies, sweeping fiddle, mandolin, acoustic guitar, and the sort of unfakeable intimacy that bonds simpatico musicians like Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.” ~ American Songwriter

WITH

LEIF VOLLEBEKK TO OPEN

Saturday, October 8 360.416.7727

13-16, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

COLD WAR KIDS: Oct. 14, The Showbox SODO, Seattle. 888-929-7849 axs. com or stubhub.com.

COMMON KINGS: Oct. 14, The Showbox, Seattle.

888-929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

HANNIBAL BURESS: Oct. 15, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or stgpresents.org.

HANSEL & GRETEL: Oct. 15-30, McCaw Hall, Seattle. 206-389-7676 or livenation.com.

THE FRAY: Oct. 15, Moore Theatre, Seattle.

877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

2016 EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL: KRIS BOWERS AND NONVISUALS: Oct. 16, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle. 206-547-6763 or earshot.org.

PURITY RING: Oct. 17, The Showbox SODO, Seattle. 888-929-7849 axs. com or stubhub.com.

ENSIGN SYMPHONY AND CHORUS: Oct. 17, Benaroya Hall, Seattle.

866-833-4747 or seattlesymphony.org.

2016 EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL: NAOMI MOON SIEGEL: Oct. 18, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle. 206-547-6763 or earshot.org.

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

mcintyrehall.org 2501 E College Way, Mount Vernon

A Junker’s Paradise with over 40 Vendors! Saturday Shopping 9am-4pm. Tickets available Online and at the door

VINTAGE MARKET

Saturday October 15th Port Transit Event Center 100 Commercial Avenue

www.AnacortesVintageMarket.com

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Why 2016 is the year of the horror flick It has been a year of big-budget busts at the multiplex as gigantanormous pics such as “Ghostbusters,” “Ben-Hur,” “X-Men: Apocalypse,” and Steven Spielberg’s “The BFG” barely broke even — if that. The epic disaster “Ben-Hur” cost $100 million to make and has returned an embarrassing $26 million.

Let studio execs, Wall Street investors and superstar directors fret and feel the angst. Serves ‘em right, say we few, we proud, we horror geeks.

Things are different on the side of the demons.

“Don’t Breathe,” the brilliant sophomore effort

by Fede Alvarez (“Evil Dead”) cost a mere $9.9 million and returned $75 million in domestic receipts to become the 25th best-grossing film of the year.

Two other horror films are now in the Top 25 for the year – “The Purge: Election Year” (No. 23, grossing $79 million) and “The Conjuring 2” (No. 19, bringing in $102 million).

With Halloween just around the corner, I think 2016’s best-performing bloodcurdlers are still to come, including two eagerly awaited sequels: “Rings” (Feb. 3), the latest entry in the mother of all Japanese-horror-inspired franchises; and the more old-fashioned séance sequel “Ouija: Origin of Evil” (Oct. 21) from one of horror’s top new auteurs, Mike Flanagan (“Hush,” “Before I Wake”).

This year, even a horror flick that underperforms can tank better than a

unbelievably raw social satire “The Invitation.”

There’s also filmmaker Danny Perez’s seriously gross freakout, “Antibirth.”

It’s one of my favorites, with a stunning turn by Natasha Lyonne as a stoner who becomes pregnant with an alien baby.

What’s driving the hordes toward the blood and the dread, and away from the chariot racers and misunderstood diarists? This year’s best screamfests have captured viewers’ imagination by going back to basics.

Both the home-invasion cautionary tale “Don’t Breathe” and the supernatural thriller “Lights Out” plunge the viewer into that most-elemental, visceral cause of fear: darkness.

“Don’t Breathe” traps three young burglars inside the home of a vicious, blind war veteran (Stephen Lang). It’s set almost entirely in the vet’s claustrophobic, labyrinthine — and pitch-black — house.

The impressively cast “Lights Out,” which stars Maria Bello and Teresa Palmer, is about a murderous female creature — she has long, dark hair, claws, and eyes that burn like fire — that exists in darkness, feeding on darkness itself.

Psychologically, it doesn’t get more basic than “10 Cloverfield Lane,” which generates intense anxiety and paranoia by staging a confrontation among three people locked in an underground bunker.

That genre thriller boasts terrific performances from Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, and John Gallagher Jr. proving that horror is no longer the exclusive domain of noname teenage thesps.

Indeed, more and more horror films are using acclaimed actors, including Ethan Hawke and James Ransone (“Sinister”), Radha Mitchell and Rupert Graves (“The Sacrifice”), and Elle Fanning (“The Neon Demon”).

Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall bring class to the recent surrogate pregnancy shocker “When the Bough Breaks,” about a young woman (Jaz Sinclair) who goes all “Fatal Attraction” on a couple after agreeing to bear their child.

A superb cast — Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Frances O’Connor and Franka Potente — also powered “The Conjuring 2” to its great big box office haul.

“The Conjuring” franchise is the glaring exception to the less-is-more rule: Directed by James Wan, of the “Saw” films, it takes a page from Marvel’s superhero flicks. This year’s entry was the second in a projected series of movies and spin-offs set in an elaborate mythical world populated by ghost hunters, mediums, ghosts and demons.

I guess blockbusters did have something to teach horror.

I’m not sure today’s horror renaissance would have been possible were it not for the work of two men on either side of the continent.

New York auteur Larry Fessenden (“The Last Winter,” “Wendigo”) has helped prepare a genera-

tion of genre filmmakers through his radically democratic production collective Glass Eye Pix, where directors contribute to one another’s films by pitching in as cinematographers, editors even actors.

The group has been cited as an influence by “Blair Witch” director Wingard and his writing partner Simon Barrett.

One of their previous collaborations was the smart slasher “You’re Next,” which featured a cameo by Fessenden.

Across the continent, producer Jason Blum has kept the indie spirit alive in his corner of Hollywood. Few people have done more for the proliferation of high-concept, high-impact, low-budget genre fare.

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star-studded romcom, as the found-footage-sequel “Blair Witch” proved last week, besting one of the year’s most-anticipated romcoms, “Bridget Jones’s Baby.”

Director Adam Wingard’s $5 million witchy sequel made $10 million on its opening weekend to land at No. 2 on the box office charts, and the $35 million comedy featuring Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth and Patrick Dempsey opened with an anemic $8.6 million.

It’s just the latest sign that horror — the much-derided, scruffy cousin of drama, the illbred sibling of comedy, the uncomfortable neighbor of pornography — officially owns the year.

And that’s just the money side of the Hollywood equation. Creatively, it’s also been a banner year for the genre, with a crop of entries that are more sophisticated, smarter and more beautiful (as it were) than ever.

In addition to the immensely inventive “Don’t Breathe,” 2016’s horror highlights include Robert Eggers’ remarkable, literate, historic chiller “The Witch,” the claustrophobic paranoia poem “10 Cloverfield Lane” and the

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area Sept. 29 - Oct. 7 Thursday.29 THEATER “The Miracle Worker”: 7:30 p.m., Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St., Lynden. $12, senior/student $10, child $8. 360-354-4425 or clairevgtheatre.com.

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

“Little Women, The Musical”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Friday.30 THEATER “The Miracle Worker”: 7:30 p.m., Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St., Lynden. $12, senior/student $10, child $8. 360-354-4425 or clairevgtheatre.com.

SATURDAY.1

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

the door. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Little Women, The Musical”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Fred Morrison: 7 p.m., Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. $20-$25. 360-416-4934 or celticarts.org.

Wednesday.5

COMEDY ”Hellingham”: An Improvised Murder Mystery: 8 and 10 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $10 and up. theupfront.com.

George Winston: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-35. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Saturday.1

COMEDY ”Hellingham”: An Improvised Murder Mystery: 8 and 10 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $10 and up. theupfront.com.

THEATER “The Miracle Worker”: 2 p.m., Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St., Lynden. $12, senior/student $10, child $8.

360-354-4425 or clairevgtheatre.com.

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

“Little Women, The Musical”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

MUSIC Tannahill Weavers: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $25 advance, $30 at

GEORGE WINSTON 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25-35. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org

Sunday.2 THEATER “The Miracle Worker”: 2 p.m., Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St., Lynden. $12, senior/student $10, child $8. 360-354-4425 or clairevgtheatre.com.

“The Music Man”: 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Little Women, The Musical”: 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE

THEATER ”Doktor Kaboom: It’s JUST Rocket Science”: 10 a.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $6 and up. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

Highway 99 N., Bellingham. $25, includes spaghetti dinner. universe.com/ westwardhos.

Friday.7 THEATER “The Miracle Worker”: 7:30 p.m., Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St., Lynden. $12, senior/student $10, child $8. 360-354-4425 or clairevgtheatre.com.

MUSIC Wayne Hayton: 5 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham.

360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

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

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COMEDY ”Westward Ho’s!”: 6 to 8:30 p.m., The Lookout Arts Quarry, 246 Old Highway 99 N., Bellingham. $25, includes spaghetti dinner. universe.com/ westwardhos.

THEATER “The Miracle Worker”: 7:30 p.m., Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St., Lynden. $12, senior/student $10, child $8. 360-354-4425 or clairevgtheatre.com.

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

COMEDY ”Westward Ho’s!”: 6 to 8:30 p.m., The Lookout Arts Quarry, 246 Old

”Hellingham”: An Improvised Murder Mystery: 8 and 10 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $10 and up. theupfront.com.

MUSIC Fat Fridays (jazz-infused rock and blues): 7 p.m., Pub 282, 370 NE Camano Drive, Camano Island. pub282.com.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues Sept. 29 - Oct. 6 Thursday.29

Friday.30

Ryan Ayers: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Parlor, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $15. 360-445-3000.

Disco Ballz: 9 p.m., Swinomish Casino & Lodge Main Stage, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. 888-2888883. or swinomishcasinoandlodge.com.

Manatee Commune: 9 p.m., Wild Buffalo House, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. $8. wildbuffalo.net.

The Afrodisiacs and Mr. Pink: 8:30 p.m., Tulalip Casino, Canoes Cabaret, 10200 Quilceda Blvd., Tulalip. 888-272-1111 or tulalipresortcasino. com.

K.A. Ambrose: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-3991805 or aneliaskitchenandstage.com.

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

425-737-5144 or 360629-6500.

The Neil Youngs: 7 p.m., Tulalip Casino, Canoes Cabaret, 10200 Quilceda Blvd., Tulalip.

888-272-1111 or tulalipresortcasino.com.

Radioactive: 9:30 p.m., Tulalip Casino, Canoes Cabaret, 10200 Quilceda Blvd., Tulalip. 888-272-1111 or tulalipresortcasino.com.

The Sardines: 8:30 to 11:59 p.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

The Winterlings (indie, folk): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway.

360-445-3000.

Polecat (bluegrass, world, country): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Loft, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Country Jim: 6 to 9 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

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

SATURDAY.1 MARK DUFRESNE BAND 8 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Loft, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $12. 360445-3000.

Little Joe Argo and Rick Star: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Blake Angelos: 6 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

The Royal We: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino & Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-275-2448.

Bobby Holland and the Breadline: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

FRIDAY.30 COOKIE & THE CUTTERS 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $8, includes dance lessons. 425-737-5144 or 360629-6500.

The Royal We: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino & Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-275-2448.

Heron & Crow: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-3991805 or aneliaskitchenandstage.com.

J.P. Falcon: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Bow. Free.

360-766-6330.

Cadillac Ranch: 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley.

360-855-5111.

Wayne Hayton: 8 to 10 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. Free. 360-7666266 theoldedison.com.

Cookie & The Cutters, with special guests: 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $8, includes dance lessons.

425-737-5144 or 360629-6500.

Saturday.1 The Sardines: 8:30 to 11:59 p.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

Disco Ballz: 9 p.m., Swinomish Casino & Lodge Main Stage, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. 888-2888883 or swinomishcasinoandlodge.com.

Richard Allen (solo piano): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7 suggested donation.

360-445-3000.

Mark DuFresne Band (blues): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Loft, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $12.

360-445-3000.

Sir Mix-A-Lot, guests: 9:30 p.m., Wild Buffalo House, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. $20. wildbuffalo.net.

Blake Angelos: 6 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Chapter 5: 9:30 p.m., Tulalip Casino, Canoes Cabaret, 10200 Quilceda Blvd., Tulalip. $10. 888-272-1111 or tulalipresortcasino.com.

Cadillac Ranch: 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-5111.

Rick Thorvilson, Doug Williams: 7 p.m., Port Gardner Bay Winery, 2802 Rockefeller Ave, Everett. 425-3390293 or portgardnerbaywinery.com.

Cookie & The Cutters, with special guests: 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $8.

425-737-5144 or 360629-6500.

Sunday.2 Desperate Measures: 8 p.m., Overflow Bar, 109 Ferry St., Sedro-Woolley, 360840-0891.

Tengger Cavalry, Incite: 7:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10-12. 360-778-1067.

Monday.3 Swingnuts Jazz: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Angel of the Winds Casino, 3438 Stoluckquamish Lane, Arlington. No cover. 360-474-9740.

Selector Dub Narcotic, Hartle Road: 8 p.m., Bellingham Alternative Library, 929 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. bellingham.alternative.library@gmail.com.

Tuesday.4 The Popoffs: 10 p.m., Tulalip Casino, Canoes Cabaret, 10200 Quilceda Blvd., Tulalip.

888-272-1111 or tulalipresortcasino.com.

Thursday.6

Triple Duo “MuseBird Cafe”: The Scarlet Locomotive, William Pint, Felicia Dale and Squirrel Butter: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

The Afrodisiacs and Mr. Pink: 8:30 p.m., Tulalip Casino, Canoes Cabaret, 10200 Quilceda Blvd., Tulalip. 888-272-1111 or tulalipresortcasino. com.

Intuitive Compass: 6 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360982-2649.

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

425-737-5144 or 360629-6500.

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GET INVOLVED

AUDITIONS

“THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER”: Open auditions will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday and 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1-2, at the Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes.

The production will run Thursdays-Sundays, Nov. 23-Dec. 17. 360293-6829 or acttheatre. com. ”CHRISTMAS AT THE PLAYHOUSE”: Auditions, by appointment only, will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8-9, at the Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE. Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor.

Looking for all ages vocal and instrumental music, dance and readings. The production will run Dec. 1-18. To schedule an audition, contact Stan Thomas at 360-632-5090. More info: 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com. ”INTO THE WOODS”: Auditions, by appointment only, will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 15-16, at the Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE. Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. Looking for actors and singers ages 15-70. The production will run Feb. 10-March 5. For more information or to schedule an audition: 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com. ”OF MICE AND MEN”: Auditions at 2 p.m. Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1011, ACT Annex, 1020 11th St., Anacortes. Prepare for cold readings of the script; perusal scripts are available in the ACT office. Call to schedule an audition.

Production runs Jan. 27-Feb. 8. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

DANCE

BALLET AND TAP CLASS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation will offer a dance class for ages 3 to 5, from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 4-25, at Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. $30.

Registration required: 360-336-6215.

MOMMY AND ME DANCE CLASS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation will offer a dance class for ages 1 to 3 from 9:30 to 10 a.m.

Tuesdays, Oct. 4-25, at Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon.

Child should be walking to participate. $30.

Registration required: 360-336-6215.

MOVING MEDITATIONS: The Dances of Universal Peace will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 9, at Skagit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 500 W. Section St., Mount Vernon.

Dances include live music and singing with a focus on a particular sacred phrase, inspired by spiritual traditions from around the world, including Christian, Jewish, Native American, Hindu, Buddhist and others. No experience necessary. Donation requested, but no one is turned away for lack of funds. 360-6299190.

BALLROOM SALSA CLASSES: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays, Oct. 7, 21 and 28, Skagit Valley Academy of Dance, 1522 Jay Way, Mount Vernon. $36.

360-424-6677 or skagitvalleyacademyofdance. com/ballroom.

BALLROOM EAST

COAST SWING DANCE CLASSES: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays, Nov. 4-18, Skagit Valley Academy of Dance, 1522 Jay Way, Mount Vernon. $36. 360424-6677 or skagitvalleyacademyofdance. com/ballroom.

TANGO PRACTICA: 8 to 10 p.m. Fridays, Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. $5. 360-464-2229 or anacortescenterforhappiness.org.

FOLK DANCING: Skagit-Anacortes Folk Dancers meet Tuesdays at Bay View Civic Hall, 12615 C St. in Bayview, Skagit County. Learn to folk dance to a variety of international music.

Sessions begin at 7 p.m., followed by review and request dances until 9:30 p.m. The first session is free, $3 thereafter. All are welcome. No partners needed. For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360766-6866.

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

Thursdays at Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For information, contact Gisela at 360-424-5696.

CLOG DANCING FOR BEGINNERS: Free lesson from 10 to 11 a.m., followed by regular clog dancing from 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St., Mount Vernon. No fee, no partner needed. First three lessons are free. Wear comfortable shoes. For information, call Rosie at 360-424-4608.

MUSIC

AUTUMN SMALLPIPES AND FIDDLE

WORKSHOP: The Celtic Arts Foundation will present the sixth annual Smallpipes and Fiddle Workshop Friday through Sunday, Sept.

30-Oct. 2, at the Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. The weekend will feature world-class musical instruction with Fred Morrison, Iain MacDonald and Troy MacGillivray, and a concert with Fred Morrison on Saturday.

Ticket prices vary. 360416-4934 or celticarts. org.

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

360-630-1156.

SKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC CLUB: The club welcomes performers (intermediate and above), listeners and guests to join the fun at 1:45 p.m. today, Sept.

29, at Vasa Hall, 1805 Cleveland St., Mount Vernon. Come and sing, play the club’s piano or organ, play your own instrument or just enjoy a variety of music — ’20s to ’70s classical, popular, western and gospel. Free. For information, call Elaine at 360-428-4228.

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.

RECREATION

SPAWNING SURVEY WORKSHOP: Join Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group’s team of citizen scientists to learn the techniques used during weekly monitoring sessions in the Samish and Skagit watersheds from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at Cascades Job Corps Campus, 7782 Northern State Road, Sedro-Woolley. Volunteers will learn salmon species and identification, as well as stream condition identification and documentation techniques.

Following the classroom session, there will be a stream site visit to apply what was learned. After attending, volunteers will be qualified to join weekly monitoring sessions from October through January. Free.

Registration required. outreach@skagitfisheries.org.

FRIENDS OF THE FOREST HIKES: Join the Friends of the Forest for scenic hikes in the forest lands around Anacortes. Dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes. No pets.

Free. For information, call 360-293-3725 or visit friendsoftheacfl. org. Next up: n Sugarloaf Mountain: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 8. Hike from the dark woods at the base of the mountain to the summit view.

Meet at the trailhead on Ray Auld Drive at the bottom of Mount Erie

just off of Heart Lake Road.

THEATER

CALL FOR DIRECTORS: The Play Selection Committee of the Whidbey Playhouse requests all qualified directors to send play submissions for the 2017-18 season. Each director may submit a maximum of two plays for consideration.

Deadline is Oct. 15.

Portions of selected submissions will be performed at Play Day on Feb. 25., where viewers will vote for the best musical, comedy and noncomedy. The Board of Directors will determine the final plays selected for the 2017-18 season on April 2. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

WORKSHOPS

CULTURAL COOKING AND CRAFTS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers cultural cooking and craft classes for preschool and elementary kids. Travel around the world speaking Spanish and learning about different countries through language and culture at Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Each week participants will explore a new county, practice basic Spanish and create a craft or recipe. $100. Registration required. 360-336-6215. n Elementary: 5-8 years, with or without parents: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 20-Nov. 17. n Preschool: 2- 5 years, with parents: 10 to 11 a.m. Fridays, Oct. 21-Nov. 18.

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MUSIC REVIEWS BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, “Chapter and Verse” — Psychoacoustics is the scientific study of how physical and psychological factors affect the way each individual processes the sounds that we hear.

One of the field’s many findings is that there is something called a “phantom fundamental,” a tone that our brains process as something we hear even when it’s not there because of the other tones that are being played.

There is no real psychological equivalent to the “phantom fundamental,” but if there was, it would be the primary valid reason for Bruce Springsteen fans to pick up “Chapter and Verse,” the companion album to his much-anticipated autobiography, “Born to Run,” which hit stores Tuesday. Springsteen chose the 18 songs on “Chapter and Verse” to reflect the themes of the book and to help trace his musical journey from a teenager in The Castiles to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer he is today.

For Springsteen collectors, the album offers five previously unreleased tracks. From The Castiles’ archives come the Beatlesque “Baby I” and garage rock take on Willie Dixon’s “You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover.” Steel Mill’s prog-rock jam “He’s Guilty (The Judge Song)” and the Bruce Springsteen Band’s “Ballad of Jesse James,” which owes a bit to The Band. None of those tracks will merit more than a few listens for curiosity’s sake, though Springsteen’s “Henry Boy” will likely draw some interest because it sounds like an early version of “Rosalita.”

The remaining 13 songs are tried-and-true

Springsteen. Yes, “Born to Run” is here, so is “Born in the U.S.A.” in case you forgot what those sound like. But maybe that’s where the “phantom fundamental” comes in.

After all, it’s impossible to hear those songs or “Badlands” or “Wrecking Ball” and not recall a glorious concert where Springsteen turned them into indelible memories.

— Glenn Gamboa, Newsday USHER, “Hard II Love” — Yes, the most pliable R&B singer and dancer since Michael Jackson has released yet another solid album that furthers his entry into nu-soul hop with varying degrees of hipness.

At age 37, that’s crucial.

With that comes the mandatory appearance of au courant rappers Future and Young Thug on the hulking, pushy, just-OK “Rivals” and “No Limit,” respectively.

The tracks are chatty and cool but disposable.

Yes, “Hard II Love’s” cover image of a damaged sculpture is easily the stupidest of the 2010s, meant to pique interest in Usher’s film debut as boxer Sugar Ray Leonard in “Hands of Stone.” Luckily, these stumbling blocks can’t stop the listener from falling in love, like, lust all over again with sensualist Usher Raymond’s swerving, curving voice.

The sultan of chic, mid-tempo, occasionally Auto-Tuned R&B sex songs offers silken romancers such as “Missin U” and “Let Me.” When it comes to upping the BPMs, PRs and HBs on the licentious likes of “Bump” (his signature “What?!” catchphrase intact) and the sportily anthemic (and Latin-lilted) “Champions,” from the

Sugar Ray film, there’s a teasing, playful zeal to his voice that smooth operators such as Maxwell and Frank Ocean try for but can’t achieve.

Usher is often ignored or underappreciated. That’s stupid. Despite its cover, “Hard II Love” is an easy point of groovy entry.

— A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer ST. PAUL AND THE BROKEN BONES, “Sea of Noise” — St. Paul and the Broken Bones’ second album is bookended by a moodily impressionistic piece called “Crumbling Light Posts,” which also recurs halfway through the set and contains the album-title phrase. It lends a vague conceptual framework to an album that otherwise continues the Alabama eight-piece’s dynamic updating of vintage soul and R&B. Singer Paul Janeway remains a marvel, able to range from the sweet falsetto of Al Green to the gospel-fired grit of Otis Redding. The voice is more than a match for the band’s even more expansive sound, which includes horns, strings, and a choir, and gives slowly building numbers such as “Sanctify” and “Burning Rome” inexorable power.

As “Crumbling Light Posts” suggests, there’s not a lot that’s upbeat in the subject matter of the songs, which grapple with struggles within (“All I Ever Wonder”) and without (the Curtis Mayfield-esque “Midnight on the Earth”). It gets heavy at times, but this is soul, so release from all those burdens is delivered through music that sometimes soothes and sometimes soars.

Ultimately, it’s a joyful “Noise.”

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Maintaining a sense of connection on the road

By MYSCHA THERIAULT Tribune News Service

Long-term travel may be a dream come true, but talk to anyone who’s been doing it for any length of time and chances are you’ll hear something about feeling untethered or disconnected at some point during the conversation. Paired with the desire to continue experiencing all of the amazing sights, phenomenal international food and unique cultural events is a yearning for community, connections and an eventual sense of belonging.

Globe-trotting to parts unknown typically doesn’t occur with your entire support system in tow.

Over time, the lack of local support can begin to take its toll. This is especially true after a challenging travel day when the only person around you can take out for a beer is yourself. Following are a few strategies for maintaining some sense of connection on the road.

Video: Apps like Skype or Facebook Messenger provide the opportunity to actually see your friends when you are able to connect across time zones. After long periods of time, audio chats alone just don’t cut it. Getting together for a video chat over beverages can be the next best thing to actually meeting at the local pub back home for beer and bonding.

Video also gives you a chance to share the kinds of things you would normally share anyway, such as the introduction of a new pet, seeing a

nephew’s art project or offering opinions about new jewelry accessories.

Language: Five months of having only utilitarian conversations conducted through your favorite translation software can leave you feeling less than fulfilled.

Staying with locals to deepen the destination connection or filtering the online booking of your private, short-term rentals to only include those operated by people who speak your mother tongue will alleviate this to a certain degree.

However, if you’ve been on the road for so long that these strategies still leave you feeling unfulfilled, you may want to skip the communication barrier altogether. Native speakers of English, French, Spanish or Arabic have numerous options available when it comes to traveling to other countries where theirs is the national language. In my case, I popped up to the United Kingdom for a couple of months in order to have a break from feeling like basic conversation was a major chore.

Being able to communicate with people on the street and have conversations with fellow vacationers at my chosen lunch establishment felt like a huge perk, and left me feeling refreshed and ready for the next country on the itinerary.

Familiarity: While I am one of the biggest toads in the travel puddle when it comes to wanting to check off as many countries as possible from my bucket list, there’s a reason many people

Web Buzz Name: theguestbook.com What it does: The reward program offers 5 percent cash back through PayPal or e-payment sources and gift cards such as Visa, American Express, bitcoin, Amazon, iTunes, Best Buy, Bloomingdale’s, Target, Starbucks, Toys R Us and more.

What’s hot: Travelers who use this hotel loyalty program have even more options for rewards. Travelers also can choose a 10 percent back reward for using Guestbook’s “Trip Cash” feature, which is applied to a stay at a hotel in its portfolio. The hotels include four- and five-star independent and boutique properties that are not part of mainstream chains. There are plentiful luxury options in large cities, but budget travelers shouldn’t be discouraged.

I found three-star hotels in the $100-ish-a-night range in California and London. Guestbook has more than 500 hotels in 50 countries and is planning on expanding to 600 to 650 hotels by year-end.

What’s not: The results were inconsistent when I typed in my destination in the “Where are you headed?” search bar. I had more accurate results when I used the “Browse Hotels” link and honed in on a city or region on the global map.

— Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times

return to their favorite destinations again and again. Once you know you’ll enjoy a particular place, the sense of familiarity you develop over the course of a longer visit creates a comfort zone.

This comfort zone removes no small amount of the stress that comes with independent travel to an unfamiliar location. Being able to hit the ground running without problem solving the bus schedule, grocery availability or the location of the nearest cash machine is practically priceless to vacationers in need of immediate relaxation.

The other solution we are thinking of implementing once we finish up our second year on the road is the establishment of at least a small home base. There are a few international

locations in the running for this potential landing zone, but wherever it ends up being, it will provide a place to regroup in between more extensive periods of travel. While there is no longer any need for a large space after all of our downsizing efforts, there is something to be said for periodically having access to your own kitchen, face-to-face visits with local friends, and not having to haul personal belongings out of storage every time you need a few months off from adventure.

— Trekhound.com founder Myscha Theriault has sold her home, all her furniture and most of her other belongings to travel the world full time with her husband. You can follow her adventures on Instagram via @MyschaTheriault.

Local travel briefs AAA CRUISE SHOW: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. There will be cruise specials, up to $100 onboard spending credits, and hourly presentations by 11 cruise lines. Free admission. Register at 360848-2090 or aaawa.com/goshows/rsvp.

TRAILMEISTER: CAMPING WITH YOUR HORSE: Robert “Trailmeister” Eversole, blogger at trailmeister.com, Ed Haefliger, author of back country packing books, and Andy Breland of TrailheadSupply. com, will lead a clinic of hands-on horse camping Oct. 14-16 in Sedro-Woolley. Suitable for beginning campers to those looking to grow skills for back country travel. Bringing a horse is optional. Breland has been featured in National Geographic’s TV series “Dead End Express.” $120 weekend, $175 with a horse. RSVP: marilyn@firemountaintrailcourse.com.

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HARVEST DINNER 2016: Join the North Cascades Institute for a feast featuring local harvest, followed by an evening presentation on the glaciers of the North Cascades with National Park Service geologist Jon Riedel and photographer John Scurlock, at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center, 1940 Diablo Dam Road, Diablo. Comfortable overnight lodgings are available for an extra fee. $60. ncascades.org.

GEOLOGY UNDERFOOT: Author Dave Tucker will discuss geologic sites in Western Washington at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Free. 360-2931910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes.org.

MARITIME SPEAKER SERIES: Peter Vassilopoulos, author of a number of cruising guides, will speak at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes.org.

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. n “Exploring Lower B.C.: Surrey’s Serpentine Trail”: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9. Enjoy a fall walk along one of Lower B.C.’s most popular trails. Great for bird watching and wetland exploration. Ages 12 and older. Valid passport, DMV enhanced approved driver’s license or NEXUS card required to cross the border. $55. Preregister by Oct. 3. n Wild Horse Wind and Solar Farm and Downtown Ellensburg: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. Enjoy a tour of this green energy complex, followed by a no-host lunch and shopping. Ages 12 and older. $72. Preregister by Oct. 17.

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7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3 Set in the 1930s, Woody Allen’s bittersweet romance follows Bronx-born Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenberg) to Hollywood, where he falls in love, and back to New York, where he is swept up in the vibrant world of high society nightclub life. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell and Blake Lively.

Rated PG-13. $10 general; $9 seniors, students and active military; $8 members; $7 ages 12 and under.

Sunday bargain prices: $8 general; $6 members; $5 ages 12 and under.

Tannahill Weavers 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 The Tannahill Weavers are one of Scotland’s premier traditional bands.

Their diverse repertoire spans the centuries with fire-driven instrumentals, topical songs and original ballads and lullabies. They were inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame in 2011. $25 advance, $30 at the door.

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Rory Kinnear is Mack the Knife in a new version of this landmark 20th century musical, broadcast live from the stage of the National Theatre.

As London’s East End scrubs up for the coronation, Mr. and Mrs. Peachum gear up for a bumper day in the beggary business, keeping tight control of the city’s underground — and their daughter’s whereabouts.

With Olivier Award-winner Rory Kinnear (“Hamlet,” “Othello,” “James Bond”) as Macheath, alongside Rosalie Craig (“As You Like It,” “My Family and other Animals”) as Polly Peachum and Haydn Gwynne (“The Windsors,” “Drop the Dead Donkey”) as Mrs. Peachum.

Contains filthy language and immoral behavior. $18 adults, $16 seniors, $14 students and children, with $2 off for Lincoln members.

— The Lincoln Theatre is located at 712 S. First St., downtown Mount Vernon. 360-3368955 or lincolntheatre. org.

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‘Miss Peregrine’ is familiar, yet fun

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

The very best Tim Burton films feature a charismatic weirdo at the center of the story who is either preternaturally innocent (Edward Scissorhands, Pee-Wee Herman), or charged with the protection of innocence (Batman).

Enter Miss Alma LeFay Peregrine (Eva Green) into the canon of Burton heroes of this kind. She’s the headmistress of a Home for Peculiar Children, which is a sort of mashup of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

“Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” follows the story template of its youngadult and comic book predecessors — child misfits find a home with others who are just as different as they are, and learn to use their unique powers as a team in order to protect themselves and their loved ones. The story is not going to break any new ground, but this age-old tale is gripping nonetheless when in the right hands.

In Burton’s hands, the film has a wickedly wry sense of humor, and an enchanting aesthetic of old-fashioned yet thoroughly modern steampunk spookiness.

Green, with her flashing eyes and menacingly toothy grin, is the perfect performer to take

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Eva Green portrays Miss Peregrine in “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.”

on this quintessentially Burton role. Miss Peregrine is stylish, dangerous and mysterious, but above all, protective of the children in her care.

We arrive at the home through the curiosity of Jake (Asa Butterfield) a Florida teen who grew up listening to the tales of peculiar children from his grandpa Abe (Terence Stamp).

Having long ago abandoned such fantastical ideas, Jake plunges into his grandfather’s past after Abe’s violent and troubling murder at the hands of dark forces.

His questions take him to a Welsh island, with his doltish father (Chris O’Dowd) in tow.

Jake’s own peculiarity allows him to find the home, located inside the time loop of an almost-perfect 1943 day. His grandfather’s old friends are there, protected by Miss Peregrine’s time loop from the same evil, power-hungry tyrants that targeted Abe. It’s clear that Burton and team revel in the world of “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Pecu-

liar Children,” where the young ones have turned their peculiarities into super powers. Emma (Ella Purnell) tames her floating with lead boots, and her control of air allows her to soar through the sky and explore underwater shipwrecks off the coast. Enoch (Finlay MacMillan) breathes life into grotesque inanimate objects, Frankenstein-style, with his bare hands, and Olive (Lauren McCrostie) has an incendiary caress; other children’s peculiarities remain initially hidden.

Burdens of difference become strengths in this idyllic, protected setting.

The role of Jake is ideal for Butterfield’s onscreen maturation; he brings a twinge of romance and doses of teen angst and heroism in equal parts.

Butterfield makes Jake curious, sensitive and principled, far more than just a cookie-cutter hero.

— 2:07. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of fantasy action/violence and peril. HH 1/2 (out of four stars)

Compiled from news services.

Ratings are 1 to 4 stars.

“Deepwater Horizon” — Mark Wahlberg and Kurt Russell play the real-life good guys aboard the oil rig before and after the explosion and fire that created the largest offshore oil spill in history. This is a well-made, sometimes horrifyingly realistic re-creation of events, but it often feels like a formulaic disaster film. Disaster action, PG-13, 97 minutes. HHH “Queen of Katwe” — This uplifting story of a poor Ugandan girl with a knack for chess follows the formula of Disney sports movies, but works because of Mira Nair’s energetic direction and an endearing cast led by Lupita Nyong’o and newcomer Madina Nalwanga. Sports drama, PG, 124 minutes. HHH “The Magnificent Seven” — A team of mercenaries is hired to protect a mining town in a rousing, albeit sometimes cheesy, action-packed Western bolstered

by Denzel Washington’s baddest lead performance and some of the most impressively choreographed extended shootout sequences in recent memory. Western action, PG-13, 133 minutes. HHH “Snowden” — Who better than master filmmaker/agitator Oliver Stone to direct, in sometimes rambling fashion, the story of the techno-whiz who leaked thousands of classified documents? Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s performance in the title role is so good we can understand most of the moves Snowden makes — even if we’re not buying the hagiography Stone is selling. Biography-Drama-Thriller, R, 138 minutes. HHH “Bridget Jones’s Baby” — From start to finish, the third “Bridget Jones” movie seems strangely out of touch. It’s so predictable and so cloying and so insulting to the audience, it’s a wonder star Renee Zellweger and all parties involved didn’t just shrug their shoulders and walk off the set in defeat halfway through the movie. Comedy, R, 122 minutes. H ½ “Sully” — Director Clint Eastwood gives us an electrifying thriller, a wonderful in-depth character study and a fascinating airline safety procedural, while Tom Hanks delivers another in a long line of memorable performances, playing the pilot who made an emergency crash-landing on the Hudson River.

An absolute triumph. Biography-Drama, PG-13, 96 minutes. HHHH “Other People” — Jesse Plemons of “Breaking Bad” is a deadpan delight as

a writer who travels cross-country to be with his dying mother (Molly Shannon).

This smart and lovely slice of life-anddeath is the equivalent of a singles hitter, accumulating one small and legitimately successful moment after another. Drama, no rating, 97 minutes. HHH ½ “Morgan” —(Sci-fi thriller, R, 92 minutes). In the most infuriating movie of the year, the supposedly advanced minds that created a frighteningly realistic artificial superhuman commit such egregious blunders you’ll be tempted to throw your popcorn at the screen. One of the worst movies of 2016. H “The Hollars” — John Krasinski directs and stars in this uneven, ineffective and self-conscious dysfunctional family comedy/drama with a Sundance-y vibe.

In scene after scene, the greatly talented and usually quite likable cast including Anna Kendrick, Richard Jenkins and Margo Martindale keeps stepping in big piles of wrong choices. Comedy/drama, PG-13, 88 minutes. H ½ “The Light Between Oceans” — A decision made by a couple (Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander) on an isolated Australian island is at the core of this gorgeous but plodding and borderline ludicrous period-piece weeper.

We’re supposed to feel for them, but what they’ve done isn’t just criminal; it’s cruel.

Drama, PG-13, 130 minutes. HH “Ben-Hur” — This admittedly impressive-looking version of the fictional biblical legend often plays like the next chapter of the “Fast and Furious” franchise rather than a serious period epic. Well-intentioned efforts to achieve moving, faith-based awakenings are undercut by casually violent action sequences. Instead of having the strength of its convictions, it comes across as a film hedging its bets.

Epic drama, PG-13, 125 minutes. HH “War Dogs” — Two 20-something potheads (Jonah Hill and Miles Teller) appoint themselves arms dealers and work their way up to scoring a $300 million government contract in a slick and sometimes glib but undeniably entertaining, wickedly funny and justifiably cynical satire. Comedy satire, R, 114 minutes.

HHH ½ “Imperium” — We believe Daniel Radcliffe as an intense, idealistic, somewhat naive FBI agent who goes undercover as a white supremacist to infiltrate a potential domestic terrorist threat. This is a wellspun, tight thriller, thanks in no small part to Radcliffe’s excellent, sharply focused performance. Thriller, R, 108 minutes.

HHH ½

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MOVIES “Hell or High Water” — Veteran Texas Rangers (Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham) pursue bank-robbing brothers (Chris Pine and Ben Foster) in an instant classic modern-day Western, traveling down familiar roads, but always, always with a fresh and original spin. This is the best film I’ve seen so far this year. If you tell me you love movies, I can’t imagine you not wanting to see it. Western drama, R, 102 minutes.

HHHH “The Little Prince” — Jeff Bridges and Rachel McAdams lead a talented cast who lend their voices in this beautifully animated adaptation of the classic novella — with an ingenious twist. Animated adventure, PG, 108 minutes.

HHH “Suicide Squad” — Writer/director David Ayer has missed a golden opportunity with a top-notch

cast. Comic book villains are tapped to do good in a film that never lives up to its DC Universe inspiration.

Superhero action, PG-13, 130 minutes. HH “Jason Bourne” — At 45, Matt Damon still kicks butt in serious fashion in his fourth appearance as the tightly wound, perpetually restless and conflicted Jason Bourne. This is the best action thriller of the year so far, with a half-dozen terrific chase sequences and fight scenes. Action, PG-13, 121 minutes. HHH ½ “Tallulah” — As a drifter who kidnaps a baby on a whim and passes herself off as the infant’s mother, Ellen Page develops a beautiful, messy mother-daughter dynamic with Allison Janney as her boyfriend’s mom. This is one of the most moving films of 2016.

Every 20 minutes or so, it grabs you and puts a lump in your throat. Drama, not

rated, 111 minutes. HHH ½ “Star Trek Beyond” — In a welcome break from all the “heaviosity” of so many recent franchise films, this whiz-bang sci-fi adventure saga plays like an extended version of one of the better episodes from the original TV series, and I mean that in the best possible way.

There’s nearly as much light comedy as gripping drama, nearly as much talk of family unity as end-of-the-world gloom and doom. HHH “Nerve” — There’s no huge onscreen spark between Emma Roberts and Dave Franco, cast as partners in a wildly popular online game in which players are rewarded for completing risky dares.

The overall vibe is of a film trying too hard to be right-now relevant. Mute.

Unfollow. Block. Delete.

Log off. Thriller, PG-13, 96 minutes. HH

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STANWOOD CINEMAS Sept. 30-Oct. 6 Deepwater Horizon (PG-13): Friday: 1:05, 3:35, 6:45, 9:15; Saturday: 10:30, 1:05, 3:35, 6:45, 9:15; Sunday: 10:30, 1:05, 3:35, 6:45; MondayThursday: 1:05, 3:35, 6:45 Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar ChilCONCRETE THEATRE dren (PG-13): Friday: 3:25, 8:45; Saturday: 10:20, Sept. 30-Oct. 2 3:25, 8:45; Sunday: 10:20, 3:25; Monday-ThursSully (PG-13): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: day: 3:25 4 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 5 p.m.

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Chil360-941-0403 dren 3D (PG-13): 1:10, 6:30 The Magnificent Seven (PG-13): Friday: 1:00, BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN 3:40, 6:40, 9:35; Saturday: 10:10, 1:00, 3:40, 6:40, Oak Harbor 9:35; Sunday: 10:10, 1:00, 3:40, 6:40; Monday360-675-5667 Thursday: 1:00, 3:40, 6:40 Storks (PG): 1:15, 6:35 CASCADE MALL THEATERS Storks 3D (PG): Friday: 4:00, 9:20; Saturday: Burlington For showings: 888-AMC-4FUN (888-262-4386) 10:25, 4:00, 9:20; Sunday: 10:25, 4:00; MondayThursday: 4:00 Sully (PG-13): Friday: 1:20, 3:55, 6:50, 9:10; OAK HARBOR CINEMAS Saturday-Sunday: 10:40, 1:20, 3:55, 6:50; MonSept. 30-Oct. 6 day-Thursday: 1:20, 3:55, 6:50 Deepwater Horizon (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:10, 3:40, 6:50, 9:25; Sunday-Thursday: 360-629-0514

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