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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK cerers and fairies and “Money Monster”: Upcoming monsters and ogres.

Irate investor takes over “R. L. Stine’s Mostly a cable money show DVD releases Ghostly: One Night in and threatens to set off SEPT. 13 Doom House”: Only a massive explosion. n Captain America: Civil one enchanted jewel George Clooney and War is needed to release an Julia Roberts star. n The Conjuring 2 army of evil spirits.

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“Money Monster.” n Madam Secretary: “Equals”: Nicho“The Meddler”: A Season 2 las Hoult and Kristen widow (Susan Sarann Mauraders Stewart play stardon) tries to figure n Quantico: Season 1 crossed lovers. out how to live her life n Saving Hope: Season 3 “All the Way”: Bryan without her husband. n Scorpion: Season 2 Cranston stars as LynThe efforts drive her n The Big Bang Theory: don Baines Johnson. daughter crazy.

Season 9 “Nina”: Zoe Saldana “The Meddler” works portrays Nina Simone. because of Sarandon’s “9/11 Inside the ability to show so Pentagon”: Film looks at the attack much passive-aggressive love. From on the military complex 15 years ago. a distance, her actions all seem to be “Honey 3: Dare to Dance”: Young the efforts of a woman with a massive dancer struggles to keep her passion alive. heart who is willing to give big. Even “CSI: Cyber: The Final Season”: Ted her daughter’s friends wish that MarDanson joins the series about the team nie were their mother. that deals with computer-based cases.

“Now You See Me 2”: Notorious “Fishes ‘N Loaves: Heaven Sent”: magicians are forced into one more California preacher must adjust to life spectacular stunt. The sequel is much in Arizona. stronger than the first film.

“Road House”: The 1989 Patrick It starts out with another magiSwayze movie is on Blu-ray. cal concept, but instead of the story “The Dead Room”: Something sindroning to a lackluster end, the big ister guards a home’s horrifying secrets. reveal is both fun and full of original “Urge”: Exotic vacation takes a twists. It does not have nearly as many dark turn. problems as the first movie.

“Hard Target 2”: Disgraced mixed “Star Trek 50th Anniversary TV and Movie Collection”: Any true fan martial artist is in a deadly game of cat of the original TV series will want this and mouse.

“The Swan Princess: Princess as part of their collection. It includes Tomorrow, Pirate Today”: This is 30 Blu-ray discs that hold every the sixth installment in the Princess episode of the original series, every episode of the animated series and the Alise series.

“Friday the 13th: The Complete first six feature films.

Series”: Antique shop sells cursed items.

There’s also two hours of footage “Peanuts: A Boy Named Charlie chronicling the franchise’s 50-year Brown”: Charlie Brown enters a najourney. tional spelling bee.

“The Flash: The Complete Sec“South Park: The Complete 19th ond Season”: The team must find a Season”: The animated adventures of way to stop the evil Zoom.

“Tale of Tales”: Grown-up fairytale Cartman and the gang continue.

— By Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee full of princes and princesses, sor-

YOUR ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION GUIDE TO WHAT’S GOING ON IN SKAGIT COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

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THIS WEEKENDin the area MARIA MULDAUR RETURNS TO MOUNT VERNON Singer Maria Muldaur, whose 50-plus-year career includes the 1974 smash hit “Midnight at the Oasis,” returns to Skagit County for a show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Lincoln Theatre.

“Midnight at the Oasis,” which received several Grammy nominations, enshrined Muldaur in the hearts of Baby Boomers everywhere, according to a news release.

But despite her considerable pop music success, her career could best be described a long and adventurous odyssey through the various forms of American Roots Music. During the folk revival of the early ‘60s, she began exploring and singing early Blues, Bluegrass and Appalachian “Old Timey” Music, beginning her recording career in 1963 with the Even Dozen Jug Band and shortly thereafter, joining the very popular Jim Kweskin Jug Band, touring and recording with them throughout the ‘60s.

In the 42 years since “Midnight at the Oasis,” Maria has toured extensively worldwide and has recorded 40 solo albums covering all kinds of American Roots Music, including Gospel, R&B, Jazz and Big Band (not to mention several award-winning children’s albums), before settling comfortably into her favorite idiom, the Blues, in recent years. $30 first section; $25 second section; $20 third section; $15 fourth section, with $2 off for Lincoln Theatre members.

SKAGIT RIVER SALMON FESTIVAL Join in Spawn-taneous fun and celebrate the Skagit River and the return of the salmon from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Swinomish Casino and Lodge Waterfront Park, 12885 Casino Dr., Anacortes. Bring the family for activities, artisans, recreational and educational booths, food booths, raptor shows, face painters, and performances by Caspar Babypants and The Paperboys. Free.

360-336-0172 or skagitriverfest.org.

SH’BANG! 2016 Join the wild rumpus at the ninth annual Sh’Bang! from 3 p.m. to midnight Friday, Sept. 9; 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, Sept.

10; and 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Lookout Arts Quarry, 246 Highway 99 N., Bellingham. The event will feature 24 live bands, 43 performance acts and 15 workshops. Tent-camping sites and food vendors available. Be prepared for all weather, and bring a flashlight and your own water. Sunscreen will be provided. Costumes encouraged. No pets or alcohol. Ticket prices vary.

Visit shbangfest.com for more information.

BENEFIT WALK Humane Society of Skagit Valley’s 2-mile Dog Gone Walk-a-Thon in memory of Skagit County Deputy Anne Jackson will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Port of Skagit South Nature Trail on Crosswind Drive in Burlington. Kids and dogs are welcome. Call the shelter to ask about walking a shelter dog. Refreshments and Top Dog recognition will follow the walk. Registration: $15. Raise $50 or more in pledges and receive a free T-shirt and registration. 360-757-0445 or skagithumane.com.

BIKE MS “Deception Pass Classic”: The annual bicycling fundraiser for multiple sclerosis will take place Saturday and Sunday, Sept.

10-11, beginning and ending at the Skagit County Fairgrounds in Mount Vernon. Join as many as 2,000 cyclists to help raise money for MS research while riding scenic courses ranging from 22 to 100 miles through Skagit, Whatcom and Island counties. Enjoy full meals, stocked rest sites and after-ride activities. Registration: $75 plus a commitment to raise $250. 1-800-344-4867 or bikeMS.org.

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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-Saturday.

Free admission. Call 360-873-8355 for more information. n Artist reception: 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10. Wine and snacks available.

ARTIST EXHIBITION: View “Art Through the Generations,” an exhibition by WPA artist Ida Abelman and her son, Anacortes local Fred Abelman, through Sept. 30, at ACME Creative, 705 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Ida Abelman depicted scenes of NYC 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. n Artist talk with Fred Abelman at 6 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 23.

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 mountains, clouds and mist. Also on display are encaustic paintings

by Marilee Holm, oils

by Anne Martin McCool, pastels by Janice Wall and watercolors

by Peggy Woods.

Scott Milo Gallery is

open Monday through Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and by appointment. Closed Sundays. Free. 360293-6938 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 the month of September. The exhibition continues through Sept. 30. 360-299-1400.

ART EXHIBITION: Smith and Vallee Gallery presents “Pacific Inc.”, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Sept. 27, at the Smith and Vallee Gallery, 57432 Gilkey Ave., Edison. Artists Pieter VanZanden and Mandy Jene Turner create ocean-based sculpture, paintings and prints.

VanZanden’s sculptures of marine animals are made from construction waste and include a life-sized Orca whale.

His sculptures are accompanied by Turner’s blueprints. Free. 360766-6230 or smithandvalleegallery.com. n Artist talk: 4 to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept.

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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 “Beauty of Japan”

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

FALL ART SHOW: The River Gallery’s 2016 Fall Fine Art Show will open with a gala reception from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, and continue through Oct. 16, at 19313 Landing Road, off of Dodge Valley Road, Mount Vernon. The event will showcase 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 will feature unique photographs by Susan Middleton, opening Saturday, Sept. 17, and continuing through Dec. 31, at the Lightcatcher building, 250 Flora St., Bellingham.

This exhibition shows rarely or never-before-seen ocean dwellers, many of which inhabit Northwest waters and were photographed at Friday Harbor Marine Lab on San Juan Island. 360778-8930 or whatcommuseum.org. n Susan Middleton will give a lecture about her work and process at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, in the Rotunda Room of Old City Hall. $5 suggested donation.

BILLY BOB THORNTON & THE BOXMASTERS

Northwest Music Foundation presents Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters at a fundraiser at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, at Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave NW in Stanwood.

ART SHOW: ReHab Station presents the artwork of Roger Small from Thursday, Sept.

22, at their gallery, 503 Morris St., La Conner.

View Small’s “Idyllic Skagit Landscapes” including paintings and mixed media works.

Gallery is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Monday-Sunday.

Contact 360-661-5063 or rehabstation306@ gmail.com for more information. n Artist reception: Thursday, Sept. 22, 6-9 p.m.

ANNUAL ART AUCTION: The Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park presents the seventh annual “Art Auction for the Artists and Gallery” at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island.

Ninety-five pieces of fine art will be auctioned. Absentee bids will be accepted during the preview, Sept.

3-Oct. 1. The gallery is open to preview art through Septem-

ber from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays through Sundays; weekdays by appointment. $25. For information, contact 360-387-2759 or matzkefineart.com.

ART AT MoNA: Several exhibits run 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 MoNA at 35: Through Sept. 11: The 35th anniversary exhibit seeks to explore the trajectory of art in the Northwest. The exhibition features several large-scale works new to the permanent collection, including the William Cumming mural discovered at the Skagit County Fair two summers ago. The central theme of the exhibit is the different types of journeys individuals, artworks and institutions can embark

upon. Artists include Guy Anderson, Charles Laurens “Larry” Heald, Helmi Juvonen, Neil Meitzler, Viola Patterson and Barbara Straker James. n Voyager: Through Sept. 11: A Series by Steve Jensen: This series emerged after the death of Jensen’s best friend, who had requested that Jensen carve a boat for his ashes. The Voyager series grew out of his need to grieve losses. n Northwest Impressions: Through Sept.

11: Lilli Mathews and Art from the Permanent Collection: After completing her training at the Art Students League in New York, Lilli Mathews moved to the Northwest in 1958.

Viewers will be able to observe artworks from the Permanent Collection that depict both realistic and abstract impressions from natural surroundings. n Matched Makers: Northwest Artist Couples: Oct. 1-Jan. 1: A display of the work of 28 couples who have shared creative lives. The exhibition puts their art in the context of their lives, showing how divergent or complimentary styles are sustained in relationships. 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. n Reception: 2 p.m.

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OUT & ABOUT CAR SHOWS FALL CAR SHOWDOWN: The fourth annual Fall Car Showdown will take place during the “Garage Sale, Antiques and More” from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Skagit County Fairgrounds, 479 W. Taylor St., Mount Vernon. The first 50 registered cars will receive a commemorative dash plaque, and all participants will receive a certificate of recognition.

Car registration from 8:15 to 8:45 a.m.; awards announced at 2 p.m. No registration fee. Parking, $3; admission, $3. skagitcounty.net/fairgrounds.

FESTIVALS HARVEST MOON FESTIVAL: The Mount Vernon Downtown Association will present the second annual Harvest Moon Festival: Cider, Brews & Blues from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, on the Skagit Riverwalk in downtown Mount Vernon. Sample the bounty of local cideries and breweries and enjoy music by the Lloyd Jones Band, Stickshift Annie with Kimball and the Fugitives, and Nick Vigarino’s Back Porch Stomp. Bring your dancing shoes and lawn chairs. Age 21 and older.

Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the gate. 360-3363801 or mountvernondowntown.org.

HARVEST FEST: Marblemount’s Community Market celebrates the fall harvest season from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Marblemount Community Hall, milepost 106, Highway 20, Marblemount. The last market of the summer

includes craft vendors, local organic produce and Okanogan fruit, live music, cider pressing, squash toss, and more.

Vendors wanted. For more information contact 360-873-2323 or marblemountcommunitymarket.com/events.

HARVEST FESTIVAL & PUMPKIN PITCH: Bring your family and watch medieval-type machines hurl pumpkins, zucchini car races, and a pumpkin painting contest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

24, at 1100 S. Skagit St., Burlington. Opening ceremonies and pumpkin pitch start at 11:30 a.m. Enjoy the food vendors, free kids’ zone and live music provided by the Buckaroo Blues. Free.

360-757-0994 or burlington-chamber.com.

LECTURES AND TALKS ”THE BLUE GREEN ALLIANCE: What is it?”: Fidalgo Democrats will host Steve Garey of the Blue Green Alliance and Matt Petryni of ReSources for Sustainable Living from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Garey and Petryni will talk about the Alliance, an organization of environmentalists and labor leaders seeking common ground on climate change. Moderated discussion will follow.

Free. 360-293-7114.

LOCAL RADIO: “Speak Up! Speak Out!,” a half-hour weekly show committed to community, peace, justice and non-violence issues

UN-WINE’D WEDNESDAYS

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The Joan Penney Trio will perform Wednesday, Sept. 14, during an evening of wine and jazz from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 1225 Third St., Marysville. $5. 360-363-8400 or marysvillewa.gov.

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 OSCAR WINNER TO PERFORM IN STANWOOD: Northwest Music Foundation presents Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters at a fundraiser at 8 p.m. Monday, Monday Sept. 12, at Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave NW in Stanwood.

All ticket proceeds will go to help replenish grant funds for the foundation (nwmusicfoundation.org). A casual buffet will be available for all

ticket holders. General Admission (advance) $45, door $55. VIP Preferred Seating (advance) $85, $95 at the door. VIP packages include a Meet and Greet, photos with the band & other memorabilia; visit theboxmasters.com.

Doors open 6:30 p.m; the show begins at 8 p.m. For information, tickets and more, visit www.locobillys.com, call 425-737-5144 or email cookie@nwmusicfoundation.org.

DIXIE JAZZ AT THE CAMANO CENTER: Julian MacDonogh, Miles Black and a six-piece Louis Armstrong tribute band perform from 7 to 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island.

$20, students free with i.d. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org.

UN-WINE’D WEDNESDAYS: The Marysville Opera House and the Marysville Sunrise Rotary Club present an evening of wine and jazz from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month through Oct. at 1225 Third St., Marysville. Each evening features a local winery, and snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. $5. 360-363-8400 or marysvillewa.gov. n Sept. 14: The Joan Penney Trio.

BLUES AND BREWS THURSDAYS: The Marysville Opera House and the Marysville Kiwanis Club present local brews and blues music from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month through Oct. at 1225 Third St., Marysville.

Each evening features a local brewery, and snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. $5 tickets. 360-363-8400 or marysvillewa.gov. n Sept. 15: Margaret Wilder Band.

HEART OF ANACORTES OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES: Come to an intimate outdoor concert Saturdays through the summer, at the Heart of Anacortes, Fourth St. and O Ave., Anacortes. The concerts will be cancelled in the case of rain. 360-2933515 or theheartofanacortes.com. n Sept. 10: 6 to 8 p.m., The Hoe and the Harrow.

THURSDAY BLUES,

BREWS AND BBQ: The Hotel Bellwether’s Lighthouse Bar & Grill presents live music from 6 to 9 p.m. at 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. Free admission. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com. n September 8: The Naughty Blokes.

MORE FUN SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM: The museum hosts several new exhibits this summer, and is open to visitors from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, at 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. Admission: adults $5, seniors $4, families $10. 360-4663365 or skagitcounty. net/museum. n “Voces Del Valle: Voices Of The Valley”: through Sept. 25: In their own voices, Latinos recount stories of their community in Skagit County from 1940 to recent history. Learn what Latinos brought to the valley; their celebrations, gathering places, traditions and community leaders as well as the Braceros Program, La Guadalupe Club, Cine Rio, and Mexico Cafe.

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. n “Collecting Elections”: History buff John Kamb Jr. tells how he got started collecting campaign buttons, ribbons and artifacts, and tells stories about some of his more unusual items from 2 to 4 p.m.

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GET INVOLVED ART REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS: The Mount Vernon Arts Commission is requesting qualifications for a water-inspired piece of art for the Skagit Riverwalk.

Proposals should be mindful of the Skagit River’s significance to Mount Vernon and the Skagit Valley as a whole. The artwork budget is $30,000, with an additional $5,000 available for installation. Applications must be received by Sept. 14.

Washington state artists can submit qualifications and proposals by Sept. 14 at the CaFE website: callforentry. org.

CALL FOR SCULPTURES: San Juan

Islands Sculpture Park invites sculptors to submit entries for its ongoing juried sculpture review. All sculptures must be safe and suitable for exhibition in an outdoor setting and capable of withstanding occasional high winds, rain and possible snow.

Accepted sculptures will be installed for a two-year period (if not sold sooner) in the 20-acre park located near Roche Harbor on San Juan Island. For complete submission guidelines, visit sjisculpturepark.com.

ANACORTES ARTS COMMISSION: The Anacortes Arts Commission will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, in the Anacortes Library meeting

room, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. 360-2991950 or anacortesartscommission.com.

KNITTER’S GUILD: North Sound Knitter’s Guild meets from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, in the Social Room at the Stanwood Community and Senior Center, 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood. 360387-9611.

2016 HOLIDAY GREETING CARD CONTEST: The Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation invites professional and hobby artists of our region to submit a digital image of original artwork, thematic of the season or Christmas holiday, for the foundation’s annual year-end holiday greeting card.

Submissions are due via email by Monday, Sept. 19, at wragusa@ skagitvalleyhospital. org. The winning artist will receive a $100 honorarium for use of their artwork and will have their art featured on the card, which is mailed to all foundation donors. A winner will be announced on Oct. 14. For contest guidelines, visit skagitregionalhealth.org/ hospital-foundation or contact 360-814-5747 with questions.

CALL FOR ART: La Conner artists are invited to participate in the Art’s Alive! 2016 Open Show, hosted by the La Conner Arts Commission. This annual event celebrates visual, literary, musical

featuring:

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and culinary arts. The Invitational Exhibition and Open Show will be held Nov. 4-6 at Maple Hall, 104 Commercial St. Artists living in La Conner may pick up the Open Show entry form at La Conner Town Hall. The entry deadline is Oct. 15.

More information on Art’s Alive! is available online at artsalivelaconner.com or the La Conner Arts Commission page at townoflaconner. org.

AUDITIONS POSEIDON PLAYERS AND BLACK BOX: Open auditions to join the acting troupe take place from 2 to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE. Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. The group performs Nov. 26 and 27. They will perform three scripts and are looking for both men and women.

360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com. ”THE HAPPY ELF”: Open auditions at 7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Sept. 20-22, at the Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St., Lynden. The production will run Thursdays-Sundays, Nov. 25Dec. 11. 360-354-4425 or clairevgtheatre.com.

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

The production will run Thursdays-Sundays, Nov. 23-Dec. 17. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

DANCE BALLROOM WALTZ CLASSES: with Brandi Taylor: Learn Ballroom dance or improve your technique from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays, Sept.

9, 16 and 30, at the Skagit Valley Academy of Dance, 1522 Jay Way, Mount Vernon.

Whether you’re new or have been dancing for years, you’re sure to learn something new.

No partner needed. $36 for three weeks.

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

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

Sunday, Sept. 11, at the 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. No experience necessary. Donation requested, but no one is turned away for lack of funds. 360-6299190.

MOMMY AND ME DANCE CLASS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation will offer a dance class for boys and girls aged 1 to 3, from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept.

13, 20 and 27, at Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon.

Moms will love the exercise and kids will love learning dance, coordination, balance, rhythm and stretching.

Child should be walking to participate. $30.

Registration required.

Call 360-336-6215.

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GET INVOLVED MUSIC AUTUMN SMALLPIPES AND FIDDLE WORKSHOP: The Celtic Arts Foundation presents the sixth annual Smallpipes and Fiddle Workshop from Friday through Sunday, Sept. 30-Oct. 2, at the Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon.

The weekend features musical instruction with Fred Morrison, Iain MacDonald and Troy MacGillivray, and a concert with Fred Morrison Saturday evening. Ticket prices vary.

For more information, contact 360-416-4934 celticarts.org.

WHATCOM JAZZ MUSIC ART CENTER: The WJMAC opens the season in a new venue, with regular Wednesday night performances starting Oct. 5, at the Unity Spiritual Center, 1095 Telegraph Rd., Bellingham. WJMAC provides jazz classes for all ages, especially high school. Subscriptions are $30 per month, lessons $125 per month.

Both include free admission to local performances. wjmac.org. n Wednesday, Sept.

21: Steve Kaldestad, 7 p.m.

SEDRO-WOOLLEY BAND FUNDRAISER: The Sedro-Woolley Band parent group sponsors “In the Spotlight,” a performance night to help the high school band, at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Sedro-Woolley High School Gym, 1235 Third St. Proceeds benefit the purchase of new marching uniforms and support the band budget. Tickets may

be purchased from any S-WHS band student, Monroe’s Salon or Oliver-Hammer Clothes Shop in Sedro-Woolley.

Adults $10, Students $7, children under 6 free. swhsband.com.

BARBERSHOP HARMONY: Want to sing in a four-part barbershop harmony? Attend a free, no-commitment rehearsal of the An-OChords. No experience necessary, no auditions required. Learn by rote, you don’t have to read music. All ages welcome. Drop in any Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Northwest Educational Service Building, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes.

Rides available. Bob Lundquist, 360-9415733 or svenbob@ cheerful.com.

RECREATION 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 Senior/Adult Hike: Northwest Heart: 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Sept. 9. Explore a maze of trails in the Ace of Hearts Creek terrain.

The just-over-1-mile hike includes some gentle hills. n Erie View Trail: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 10. The 2.8-mile trail twists and turns through a wetland wildlife corridor all the way to a hidden meadow. Enjoy views of Lake Erie and Mount Erie. Meet at the base of Mount Erie on Ray Auld Drive.

KIDS CLUB: Nat Geo Kids teams with Cascade Mall Kids Club for fun educational games and activities for kids at 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. third Thursdays, at the Cascade Mall Center Court, 201 Cascade Mall Drive, Burlington.

Free. For details, contact 360-558-3270 or shopcascademall.com.

DRIVE FOR THE ARTS: The third annual Drive for the Arts Golf Tournament benefitting META Performing Arts, Lincoln Theatre and Theater Arts Guild will be held on Friday, Sept.

9, at Avalon Golf Links, 19345 Kelleher Road, Burlington. Shotgun start is at 1 p.m. Registration: $100, $400 per team of four. Price includes 18-holes of golf, cart, lunch and prizes for longest drive, closest to the pin, low score and hole in one.

Register online at lincolntheatre.org. Hole sponsorships are also available. For information, call Dan Toomey at 360-305-8455.

YOUTH SOCCER SHOOT: Mount Vernon Elks Lodge 1604 will hold its annual Soccer Shoot for boys and girls ages 9 and younger from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturdays, Sept. 10 and 17, at the Skagit River Park Playfields, 1100 S. Skagit St., Burlington.

The shoot is open to all from Skagit County or visiting from other parts of the state. Winners will compete at the Elks State Soccer Shoot Oct. 16, in Bremerton.

For information, call Sue Gregg at 360-8405334 or Jim Roney, 360-416-0240.

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

Wednesday.14

THEATER ”Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead”: 8 p.m., Bellingham Circus Guild, 1401 Sixth St., Bellingham. $15.

360-305-3524 or idiomtheater.com.

THEATER ”Playing Monopoly with God and Other True Stories”: 6:30 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, Harold and Irene Walton Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $21-$24. 360734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

MUSIC The Naughty Blokes: 6 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. Free admission. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Chris Eger Band and the Powerhouse Horns: 6 p.m., on the Riverwalk in downtown Mount Vernon.

Free. 360-424-6237 or mountvernonchamber.com.

Friday.9 THEATER Fringe Drama: “Recent Tragic Events”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $10. 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. ”Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead”: 8 p.m., Bellingham Circus Guild, 1401 Sixth St., Bellingham. $15.

360-305-3524 or idiomtheater.com. ”Opera Latte”: 7:30 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, Harold and Irene Walton Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $15. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

MUSIC Mac Frampton (piano): 7 p.m., Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org.

Thursday.15 Thursday.8 THE NAUGHTY BLOKES 6 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. Free admission. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Saturday.10 THEATER Fringe Drama: “Recent Tragic Events”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $10. 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. ”Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead”: 8 p.m., Bellingham Circus Guild, 1401 Sixth St., Bellingham. $15.

360-305-3524 or idiomtheater.com. ”Opera Latte”: 3 and 7:30 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, Harold and Irene Walton Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $15. 360-7346080 or mountbakertheatre.com. ”Magic Men Live!”: 9 p.m., “Opera Latte”: 7:30 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham.$27. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

MUSIC The How and the Harrow: 6 p.m., Heart of Anacortes, Fourth Street and O Ave., Anacortes. 360-293-3515 or theheartofanacortes.com.

Blues Playground: 2 p.m., 270th St., Stanwood, across from the Stanwood Café. Free. ci.stanwood.wa.us.

Maria Muldaur: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $13-30. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

Sunday.11 THEATER “Little Women, The Musical”: 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com. ”Opera Latte”: 3 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, Harold and Irene Walton Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham.$15. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

MUSIC Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra: 2 to 3:30 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, Fourth Street and O Ave., Anacortes.

Free. 360-293-3515 or jazzatthelibrary. com.

THEATER “Little Women, The Musical”: 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $20. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com. ”Playing Monopoly with God and Other True Stories”: 6:30 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, Harold and Irene Walton Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $21-$24. 360734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues Sept. 8-13 Thursday.8

The Naughty Blokes: 6 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

The Anissa Quintet (jazz, blues): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Parlor, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10 suggested donation.

360-445-3000.

Ebb Slack and Flood: 6 p.m., The Woolley Market, 829 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-982-2649.

The Hitmen: 9 p.m., Swinomish Casino & Lodge Main Stage, 12885 Casino Dr, Anacortes. 888-288-8883. or swinomishcasinoandlodge.com.

Rail: 7 p.m., Tulalip Casino, Canoes Cabaret, 10200 Quilceda Blvd., Tulalip. 888-2721111 or tulalipresortcasino.com.

Trish Hatley: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

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

The Afrodisiacs and Mr. Pink: 8:30 p.m., Tulalip Casino, Canoes Cabaret, 10200 Quilceda Blvd., Tulalip. 888272-1111 or tulalipresortcasino.com.

Michele D’Amour and the Love Dealers: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

Animals of Grace (folk): 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-3991805 or aneliaskitchenandstage.com.

Friday.9

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

Alley Gaterz (rockabilly, blues, country): 8:30 to 11:59 p.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

Jesse Taylor: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Mojo Cannon and the 13th St. Horns: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, Loft, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $12.

360-445-3000.

Dumpstaphunk: 9:30 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W Holly St., Bellingham. $18. wildbuffalo.net.

Baby Gramps, Hot Damn Scandal: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, Bard Room, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $15.

360-445-3000.

Too Slim and the Taildraggers: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-7553956.360-293-3515.

Chastity Belt, So Pitted, Babe Waves: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10-12.

360-778-1067.

Jukebox Duo: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Members and signed-in guests only.

360-848-8882.

Flannel: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham.

360-778-1067.

FRIDAY.9 MICHELE D’AMOUR AND THE LOVE DEALERS 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360445-3000.

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

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

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

Tom Sandblom: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 574 Caines Court, Bow. Free. 360-766-6330.

Saturday.10

The Fantasy Band: 2 p.m., The Beach at Birch Bay, 7876 Birch Bay Drive, Blaine. 360922-0816.

Alley Gaterz (rockabilly, blues, country): 8:30 to 11:59 p.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

Blues Playground: 2 to 4 p.m., 270th St., Stanwood, across from the Stanwood Cafe.

Free. ci.stanwood.wa.us.

The Hoe & The Harrow: 6 to 8 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, Fourth Street and O Ave., Anacortes. $8, free for ages 11 and younger. 360-2933515.

The Lowdown Drifters, Deception Past: 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $10. 425-737-5144 or 360-629-6500.

The Naughty Blokes: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

Nappy Roots: 9 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W Holly St., Bellingham. $12. wildbuffalo.net.

The Hitmen: 9 p.m., Swinomish Casino & Lodge Main Stage, 12885 Casino Dr, Anacortes. 888-288-8883. or swinomishcasinoandlodge.com.

Swindler (funk jazz fusion): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Parlor, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5. 360-4453000.

Professor Gall: 9:30 p.m., The Brown Lantern, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-293-2544.

Marvin Johnson: 6 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-3923100 or hotelbellwether. com.

Ol Town Tonic: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Hall Pass: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino & Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-2752448.

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

Ace of Spades: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

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

Sway: 9:30 p.m., Tulalip Casino, Canoes Cabaret, 10200 Quilceda Blvd., Tulalip. 888272-1111 or tulalipresortcasino.com.

Sunday.11

Whiskey River: (Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute): 8 p.m., Tulalip Casino, Canoes Cabaret, 10200 Quilceda Blvd., Tulalip. 888-272-1111 or tulalipresortcasino.com.

Ron Bailey and the Tangents: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6266.

Sonja Lee Quartet: 4:30 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

The Hitmen: 9 p.m., Swinomish Casino & Lodge Main Stage, 12885 Casino Dr, Anacortes. 888-288-8883. or swinomishcasinoandlodge.com.

Monday.12

Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters: 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $45-95. 425-7375144 or 360-629-6500.

Tuesday.13

Milo Petersen Trio: 5 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-3923100 or hotelbellwether. com.

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

888-272-1111 or tulalipresortcasino.com.

Blues Jam, Andy ‘Badd Dog’ Koch: 7:30 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W Holly St., Bellingham. Free. wildbuffalo.net.

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HOT TICKETS CARRIE UNDERWOOD: Sept. 8, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com.

SMASHMOUTH: Sept. 8, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-559-FAIR (3247) or tickets.thefair.com.

UNCLE BONSAI: Sept.

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

JAKE BUGG: Sept. 8, The Showbox, Seattle.

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

DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES: Sept. 9, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

THOMPSON SQUARE DANCIN IN THE DIRT PARTY: Sept. 9, Washington State Fair, Puyallup.

888-559-FAIR (3247) or tickets.thefair.com.

BOYCE AVENUE: Sept.

9, The Showbox SODO, Seattle. 888-929-7849 axs. com or stubhub.com.

COONE: Sept. 10, The Showbox SODO, Seattle.

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

PROPHETS OF RAGE: Sept. 10, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn.

800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

ROMANIAN CHAMBER CONCERT: Sept. 10, Benaroya Hall, Seattle.

866-833-4747 or seattlesymphony.org.

CHRIS JANSON SQUARE DANCIN IN THE DIRT PARTY: Sept. 10, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-559-FAIR (3247) or tickets.thefair.com.

JOE WALSH: Sept. 10, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster. com.

NEARLY DAN: Sept.

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

FOR KING AND COUNTRY, MATT MAHER SQUARE DANCIN IN THE

DIRT PARTY: Sept. 12, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-559-FAIR (3247) or tickets.thefair. com.

AUTUMN MELODY: Sept. 12, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 866-833-4747 or seattlesymphony.org.

BILLY BOB THORNTON AND THE BOXMASTERS: Sept. 12, Loco Billy’s, Stanwood. 425-737-5144, 360-629-6500 or locobillys.com.

FIFTH HARMONY: Sept. 13, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn.

800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

COHEED AND CAMBRIA: Sept. 13, The Showbox SODO, Seattle.

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

SILK ROAD MELODY: Sept. 13, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 866-833-4747 or seattlesymphony.org.

JOEY ALEXANDER TRIO: Sept. 13-14, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

DNCE, LUNCHMONEY LEWIS: Sept. 14, Washington State Fair, Puyallup.

888-559-FAIR (3247) or tickets.thefair.com.

TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND: Sept. 14, McCaw Hall, Seattle. 800-7453000 or LiveNation.com.

TALL HEIGHTS: Sept.

15, Sunset Tavern, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

X AMBASSADORS, RACHEL PLATTEN: Sept.

15, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-559-FAIR (3247) or tickets.thefair. com.

ATMOSPHERE: Sept.

15, The Showbox SODO, Seattle. 888-929-7849 axs. com or stubhub.com.

KARRIN ALLYSON: Sept. 15-18, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

BONNIE RAITT: Sept.

16, Chateau Ste. Michelle

Winery, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster. com.

CHARLIE WILSON, JOE: Sept. 16, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888559-FAIR (3247) or tickets. thefair.com.

DRAKE WITH SPECIAL GUESTS: Sept. 16, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

PAM TILLIS AND LORRIE MORGAN: Sept.

16-17, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-2752448 or theskagit.com.

ALAN JACKSON: Sept.

17, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-559-FAIR (3247) or tickets.thefair.com.

BLINK-182 WITH A DAY TO REMEMBER AND ALL AMERICAN REJECTS: Sept. 17, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

MAGNIFIQUE: with Kaskade, Chromeo, Duke Dumont & more: Sept.

17, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

THRICE: Sept. 17, The Showbox SODO, Seattle.

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

GEORGE WINSTON: Sept. 17, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 866-833-4747 or seattlesymphony.org.

MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER: Sept. 18, The Neptune Theatre, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

THE ODDBALL COMEDY & CURIOSITY FESTIVAL 2016: Sept. 18, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

TEARS FOR FEARS: Sept. 18, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

FIESTAS PATRIAS: Sept. 18, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888559-FAIR (3247) or tickets. thefair.com.

BONNIE RAITT Sept. 16, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville.

BAND OF SKULLS: Sept. 18, The Showbox, Seattle. 888-929-7849 axs. com or stubhub.com.

NARAE 2016: Sept. 18, McCaw Hall, Seattle. 800745-3000 or LiveNation. com.

BYRON SCHENKMAN & FRIENDS: BACH & THE MENDELSSOHNS: Sept.

18, Benaroya Hall, Seattle.

866-833-4747 or seattlesymphony.org.

CHRIS YOUNG, CASSADEE POPE: Sept. 19, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-559-FAIR (3247) or tickets.thefair. com.

GARBAGE: Sept. 19, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org.

WARPAINT: Sept. 19, The Showbox, Seattle.

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

17TH SISTER CITY JAZZ DAY: Sept. 19, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

THE SPECIALS WITH THE FAR EAST: Sept. 20, The Showbox, Seattle.

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

SIGUR ROS: Sept.

20, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org.

RICHARD BONA MANDEKAN CUBANO: Sept. 20-21, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

DOLLY PARTON: Sept.

21, ShoWare Center, Kent.

800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

GAVIN DEGRAW, ANDY GRAMMER: Sept.

21, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-559-FAIR (3247) or tickets.thefair. com.

O.A.R.: Sept. 21, The Showbox, Seattle. 888929-7849 axs.com or stubhub.com.

NEIL DEGRASSE: Sept. 21-22, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or stgpresents.org.

BRIAN CULBERTSON FUNK! TOUR: Sept. 22-25, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

DIERKS BENTLEY, TUCKER BEATHARD: Sept. 22, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888559-FAIR (3247) or tickets. thefair.com.

WHAT SO NOT: Sept.

22, The Showbox SODO, Seattle. 888-929-7849 axs. com or stubhub.com.

ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN: Sept. 23, The Moore Theatre, Seattle.

877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org.

FOALS: Sept. 23, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org.

JEFF FOXWORTHY, LARRY THE CABLE GUY: Sept. 23, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888559-FAIR (3247) or tickets. thefair.com.

DESCTRUCTO: Sept.

23, The Showbox, Seattle.

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

WANDA SYKES: Sept.

23-24, Tulalip Casino Amphitheatre, Tulalip.

888-272-1111 or tulalipresortcasino.com.

TRICOLORE: Sept.

23-Oct. 2, McCaw Hall, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

THIBAULT CAUVIN: Sept. 24, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 866-833-4747 or seattlesymphony.org.

FLO RIDA, NATALIE LA ROSE: Sept. 24, Washington State Fair, Puyallup.

888-559-FAIR (3247) or tickets.thefair.com.

ST. PAUL AND THE BROKEN BONES: Sept.

24, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or stgpresents.org.

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

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TRAVEL

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

Have a happy harbor holiday at these 5 spots

By LYNN O’ROURKE HAYES The Dallas Morning News

Colorful boats, fresh seafood and balmy breezes are yours to enjoy during a harbor-based holiday. Here are five to consider: 1. Montauk, N.Y: Head to the end of Long Island, just beyond the famed Hamptons, for a relaxed experience in a beachy enclave where fishermen, surfers, urban hipsters and families easily mix in the salty air.

Stroll along the docks to witness (and later sample) the arrival of the day’s fresh catch, as tony yachts and the occasional sightseeing boat, spouting the area’s seafaring history, inch into the harbor.

Stay at the historic Montauk Yacht Club Resort & Marina, where all things nautical will serve as your holiday backdrop.

A children’s playground, volleyball and tennis courts, stand-up paddle boards, kayaks and fishing expeditions provide plenty of opportunity for family fun.

Info: discoverlongisland.com; montaukyachtclub.com.

2. Half Moon Bay, Calif.: This small enclave is an ideal spot for a relaxing coastal getaway. Sample Dungeness crab and

other seafood offered by local fishermen.

Visit the historic main street for shopping, galleries and restaurants where nearby farms showcase their fresh offerings.

The state’s magnificent redwood forest is a short drive away. There, you and your family can hike and picnic under the canopy of awe-inspiring trees. Stay in small seaside inns or more luxurious cliffside digs.

Info: visithalfmoonbay.org.

3. Ketchikan, Alaska: Facing the Inside Passage on the state’s southeastern coast, this rugged frontier town welcomes visitors from cruise ships as well as other adventurers, eager to hear tales of the gold rush and to observe local wildlife.

Visit the Tongass Historical Museum, the Totem Heritage Center and the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center to learn about the area’s earliest residents — the native Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people.

Ketchikan is home to the largest collection of totem poles in the world, many of which are scattered throughout town.

Info: visit-ketchikan. com.

4. Baltimore: Decades ago, this spirited Maryland city bolstered a movement to transform industrial waterfronts into tourist meccas where

restaurants, shops and appealing attractions would soon energize the local economy.

Today, visitors flock to the Inner Harbor, which serves the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the U.S., bordered by the Susquehanna River on the north and the Atlantic Ocean on the south.

Family travel plans often include a visit to the National Aquarium, kayaking, sailing, windsurfing and feasting on the region’s famous blue crabs, oysters and clams.

Info: visitmaryland. org; baltimore.org; aqua.org.

5. Charleston, S.C.: Founded in 1670, this Southern city and its scenic harbor provide an appealing blend of old and new. Cobblestone streets, horse-drawn carriages and stories of Civil War-era prominence, beckon history lovers.

Meanwhile, a burgeoning food scene, stunning beaches, a topnotch aquarium and hip hotels nudge families to experience both. The Waterfront Park offers an ideal place to relax after an active day.

As colorful sailboats and ocean-worthy ships slip in and out of the harbor, take note of nearby Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the Civil War rang out across the water.

Info: charlestoncvb. com.

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MUSIC

Those chirps and chimes in your car have science behind them

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer

DEARBORN, Mich. — Whether it’s the pleasant greeting when you slide into the driver’s seat or a loud, annoying beep that warns you of an imminent crash, there’s science behind the noises that your car makes.

Nearly all automakers have engineers and others assigned to special groups that make sure musical greeting sounds are pleasant and that warnings like forward collision alert are so annoying they get a driver’s attention fast.

“It’s critical,” said Sean DeGennaro, a vehicle harmony engineer at Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn, Michigan. “If we get it wrong, you don’t know that you have low tire pressure, you don’t know that you’re low on fuel, and all of a sudden you’re stuck on the side of the road.”

As recently as a decade ago, there wasn’t much research behind the chirps, bells and chimes inside cars. Most automakers had a dedicated speaker for the sounds, and some even used the crude noise from electrical relays for turn signal clickers and other alerts. But as more features have been added in cars and trucks, the number of sounds has grown, and their functions have become more important.

The average car has 10 to 15 different sounds for anything from keys in the ignition with the door open to seat belt reminders. Some luxury vehicles, or even mainstream cars

MIKE HOUSEHOLDER / AP

In this Sept. 1 image taken from video, the visual display on a Cadillac sedan indicates the proximity of the vehicle to another as it backs up in a driveway.

with a lot of advanced safety features, can have as many as 20 noises. That’s only going to grow as more safety features are added on the way toward self-driving cars.

Teams at automakers, some with music backgrounds, come up with the sounds for the various devices. Then they are often tested with real drivers to find out if they’re annoying enough for emergencies and soothing enough for greetings. And the cars have to be programmed so the sounds coincide with dashboard text alerts.

On Ford and Lincoln vehicles, the sounds run through the audio system to produce chords, said DeGennaro. The frequencies of major chords tend to be more soothing, while minor chords can be annoying. “It’s up to us to pick the right frequencies that can deliver either the harsh or positive sound that we want,” said DeGennaro, an engineer who sang in the choir and took music theory classes in high school.

It’s then up to field tests with real drivers. Ford,

General Motors and other automakers play different frequencies for drivers in tests and ask them to rate how pleasant or annoying they are. Sometimes, they want annoying, as in the case of the shrill staccato beeps that warn GM drivers to brake because they’re nearing a collision.

Currently GM can only do two single-frequency tones played over the audio system speakers, but it’s testing more sophisticated sounds across the globe, said Andy Gellatly, the company’s technical fellow for user experience, who is in charge of sounds.

Multi-tone sounds can be more effective than single-frequency ones, and they also can give owners the feeling of quality, Gellatly said. They can even help establish a brand identity, which is what German automaker Audi has done, he said.

“We’ve come a long way with external styling, and now interior styling has matched,” he said.

“If you have a beautifully styled product, the sounds should match that.”

He wasn’t sure when the new sounds would be ready, but said initial research shows that many sounds convey the same meaning worldwide.

At Toyota, sounds are more regimented.

Engineers have a choice of pre-selected noises, many coming from a central speaker, and they assign them to different tasks based on the urgency of the alert. As demand for louder noises has grown due to pre-collision and other warnings, the speaker had to be modified for more output, said Engineer Nathan Secord.

Trucks generally have more sounds than cars because of four-wheel drive systems, Secord said. “You’ll have a buzzer for any kind of system that may have a malfunction, and there can be multiple triggers for the same buzzer,” he said. At the same time the buzzer sounds, text alerts flash on the dashboard to tell drivers what’s going on.

When the computer in Eric Snowberger’s new Honda Pilot figured out that he might hit the car in front of him in Augusta, Georgia, it flashed a big message in orange letters telling him to brake and sounded a rapid “ding” that got his attention.

“It’s not anything where cannons are going off in the car,” said Snowberger, director of the police academy at a technical college. “I wouldn’t call it unpleasant, but it’s enough to let you know ‘hey, I need you to do something now.’”

REVIEWS CASS MCCOMBS, “Mangy Love” — “No more cliché songs,” Cass McCombs sings on “Cry,” and the cryptic, empathetic, and funny “Mangy Love” lives up to that lofty goal. Although the music is an accessible but shape-shifting blend of loping Laurel Canyon rock, gently orchestrated folk, and understated psychedelic soul (in the vein of Shuggie Otis), the lyrics are hard to pin down.

At one moment, he’s proclaiming didactically, “Men, respect your sister and respect your queen.” In another, he’s singing ironically about a “rancid girl.” “Laughter is the Best Medicine,” according to one song, but elsewhere, he presents somber truths: “It is not wealth to have more than others / it is not peace when others are in pain.” “Mangy Love,” McCombs’ eighth album, has serious things to say about gender and race relations and the healing power of nature and love, but it does so in subtle, intriguing, and unstable ways.

— Steve Klinge, The Philadelphia Inquirer BANKS & STEELZ, “Anything But Words” — In a month when the cartoony “Suicide Squad” sound track has its share of swank rap/ electro-disco pairings (e.g. Rick Ross meets Skrillex) and old-school electronic producers are

hooking up with fresher indie voices for newly formed duos (Fudge, created by Prefuse 73 and MC Michael Christmas), why shouldn’t RZA and the singer from Interpol get in on the action?

RZA is famed as the de factor leader/ sonic conceptualist/ Shaolin provocateur for Wu-Tang Clan, and Paul Banks is a blond guy with a distingue vocal manner, and is partnered up with model Helena Christensen when he isn’t making moody punk-disco. Let’s get that together, gents.

With RZA rapping low and tough to Banks’ salted-caramel screech, “Anything But Words” is a back-and-forth bounce between what Tina Turner once called “the nice and rough.” Most of its songs, like “Giant,” have a pattern where RZA comes in gruff and mean with a fast rhythm and ghosty melody behind him, leaving Banks to slow things down and bring all of its elements to a lovely denouement.

There are eerie exceptions — the crepuscular operatic “Ana Electronic” and the scary movie-hop “Speedway Sonora,” in which Riz shouts, “I shot the wolf with a silver bullet” — but mostly, Banks & Steelz is fast/ slow, mean/cheerful, bang/pop that’s solid but never quite as amazing as you need it to be.

— A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Tom Hanks and crew soar in ‘Sully’

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

The sight of a passenger plane along the skyline of New York is an image that has been seared in the global collective consciousness.

It’s a memory that “Sully,” Clint Eastwood’s new film, acknowledges, but also attempts to redefine.

What if a plane skimming skyscrapers could conjure an image not just of unimaginable terror, but one of incredible heroism and skill?

That’s what “Sully” might accomplish, in committing to film the heartwarming story of “The Miracle on the Hudson,” when Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger made a forced water landing on the Hudson River with 155 passengers aboard a U.S. Airways flight to Charlotte.

Eastwood is an efficient, restrained and methodical filmmaker, an approach that lends well to the temperament and character of Sully, as he is portrayed by Tom Hanks.

What’s remarkable about the incident as we see it on screen, is just how calm everyone remains throughout the 208-second ordeal.

Perhaps because they didn’t know just how amazing this feat would be, but also because everyone is just doing their jobs very, very well.

From the air traffic controller to the ferry captains to Sully himself, along with his First Officer Jeff Skiles (Aaron Eckhart) and the flight attendants,

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Tom Hanks (right) and Aaron Eckhart are shown in a scene from “Sully.”

every player is professional, motivated and exceedingly helpful.

Helpfulness is a simple concept, but a powerful one, and “Sully” captures the essence of what made the Miracle on the Hudson so grippingly inspiring.

It’s a wonderful New York story, and Eastwood takes care to make it a story about the many different people who made it a miracle.

That is the emotional core of the film, a celebration of the simple act of reaching out a helping hand without a second thought.

Eastwood populates the cast with a host of New York character actors, from recognizable faces such as Michael Rapaport and Holt McCallany and Mike O’Malley, along with other less recognizable but no less authentic faces.

There’s a special kind of magic about a New York story where the big city suddenly becomes a small town over some strange or freak or serendipitous event, and Eastwood captures that.

The conflict of “Sully” is not the heartwarming story splashed across the cover of the New York Post, it’s the investigation and hearing by the National Transportation Safety Board, out to detect any human error in the 208 seconds, on behalf of the airlines and their insurance companies.

It proves difficult for reluctant hero Sully to embrace his own heroism when behind closed doors he’s being grilled about his personal life, confronted with computer simulations and data that demonstrate he could have made a landing at an airport.

Coupled with his own

traumatic memories and nightmares of the event, it’s hard for him to accept the hero label.

During the hearing, Sully urges the board to consider the human element — the humans making decisions under duress, not computer simulations.

“Sully” is about a hero, and a story that enthralled a nation desperate for good news, but it’s more about that intangible human element.

Good people doing their jobs thoughtfully and at the height of their abilities, working together under unprecedented and extraordinary circumstances. Sometimes all of those things come together to create a miracle, and “Sully” is a warm reminder of that.

— 1:36. Rated PG-13 for some peril and brief strong language. HHH 1/2 (out of four stars).

Compiled from news services.

Ratings are 1 to 4 stars.

“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-and-death is the equivalent of a singles hitter, accumulating one small and legitimately successful moment after another. Drama, no rating, 97 minutes. HHH ½ “Morgan” — 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.

Sci-fi thriller, R, 92 minutes. 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 well-spun, tight thriller, thanks in no small part to Radcliffe’s excellent, sharply focused performance. Thriller, R, 108 minutes. HHH ½ “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 “Sausage Party” — The raunchiest movie of the year is also one of the funniest, an animated adventure about a hot dog and other anthropomorphic grocery items learning their fate. The cursing and sexual stuff isn’t mean-spirited. It’s just ... stupid. But also pretty smart.

Animated comedy, R, 89 minutes. HHH

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“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 oppor-

tunity 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 “Bad Moms” — Written and directed by the team that penned the “Hangover” movies, “Bad Moms” had me laughing out loud even as I was cringing, thanks to some fantastically overthe-top hijinks, crass but hilarious one-liners and terrific performances from Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn as suburban moms taking a break from parenting and going wild.

Comedy, R, 101 minutes.

HHH “Captain Fantastic” — Viggo Mortensen stars as a well-meaning, counterculture father who takes his children to live in the woods — completely off the grid, to the point of almost no return. When tragedy strikes, their world is upended in an offbeat drama that suffers from terminal self-satisfaction. Drama, R, 119 minutes.

HH “Wiener-Dog” — A dachshund is passed from owner to owner, acting as the conduit for what is basically a series of weird and melancholy and stinging and funny and heartbreaking and slightly sick vignettes by writer-director Todd Solondz. Despite the pet at the center, this is strictly for adults with a strong stomach. Comedy, R, 90 minutes. HHH ½ “Ghostbusters” — This

gender-swapped reboot of the classic is a ghostly, ghastly mess. Cheesy special effects, bad acting and a terrible script combine for the perfect storm. With Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones. Comedy, PG-13, 117 minutes. H “The Infiltrator” — Bryan Cranston is perfection as a real-life U.S. customs agent who goes deep undercover to infiltrate one of the biggest drug cartels in the world. A great-looking, well-paced, wickedly funny and seriously tense thriller that is one of the year’s best films. Crime thriller, R, 127 minutes. HHHH “Cell” — A mysterious signal beams through cellphones and turns texting/ phoning humans into frothing-at-the-mouth zombies in this adaptation of a Stephen King novel. This is not a polished work of film-

making, but John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson are among the uninfected, and they’re good fun. Horror, R, 98 minutes. HH “The Secret Life of Pets” — This isn’t exactly the sweet and cute and utterly kid-friendly movie you might expect it to be.

Sure, there are moments of sheer exuberance and clever good fun sure to ring true with pet owners everywhere — but the film is also downright menacing at times. Animated adventure, PG, 90 minutes. HH “The BFG” — While the special effects are terrific in Steven Spielberg’s film about a 24-foot man taking an orphan into Giant Country, the film overall is painfully cutesy, silly and gross, rather than whimsical and funny. Fantasy adventure, PG, 110 minutes.

Fantasy adventure, PG, 110 minutes. HH

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