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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “The Pawnbroker”: The film directed

by Academy Award-winner Sidney Lumet features one of the greatest performances in the career of Rod Steiger.

He earned a 1965 Best Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal of the survivor of a World War II Nazi death camp who lives a life of misery and hatred.

Sol Nazerman (Steiger) has not been the same since he saw his parents, wife and children murdered in a concentration camp. His decision to open a pawn shop in Harlem - where the clients are mostly thieves and prostitutes - reflects the emptiness that he’s living with on a daily basis.

As if Steiger’s performance wasn’t enough, “The Pawnbroker” features a jazz-influenced score by Quincy Jones and a supporting cast of Geraldine Fitzgerald, Brock Peters, Raymond St. Jacques and a very young Morgan Freeman.

The black-and-white film - which was selected in 2008 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress - has been remastered in high definition.

“The Address”: Filmmaker Ken Burns takes a look at the students at the Greenwood School - a tiny Vermont learning institute for boys ages 11-17 who face a range of personal, academic and social challenges - and their annual task of learning Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.

It’s a moving story of how a speech given more than 150 years ago is helping heal these students. The documentary shows their growth and development as they dig into the history, context and importance of President Lincoln’s most powerful address.

“Stan Lee’s Mighty 7: Beginnings”: Marvel Comics guru Stan Lee has had a cameo role in the big-budget movies based on the characters he helped create. This animated film takes Lee from cameo to star.

The first person seven aliens meet when their spaceship crashes on Earth is Lee. After years of creating fictional costumed heroes, Lee realizes he can now write about real people who have special powers. Lee invites the aliens to live with him where he turns them into media stars while they deal with a great evil.

This different look at the superhero genre is fun plus introduces a group of new and interesting heroes. This is the first of a trio of films featuring Lee and

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

Upcoming movie releases Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:

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APRIL 29 Bad Country - Sony Devil’s Due - Fox Gimme Shelter - Lionsgate Labor Day - Paramount The Legend of Hercules Summit / Lionsgate Locker 13 - Arc The Rocket - Kino MAY 6 The Art of the Steal - Anchor Bay Burn - Passion River Still Mine - Fox Veronica Mars - Warner MAY 13 Her - Warner I, Frankenstein - Lionsgate Stalingrad - Sony That Awkward Moment - Sony n McClatchy-Tribune News Service

company. Along with Lee, voice talent includes Armie Hammer, Christian Slater, Mayim Bialik, Teri Hatcher, Flea, Darren Criss, Sean Astin, Jim Belushi and Michael Ironside.

“The Stan Lee’s Mighty 7: Beginnings” comes with a $6.25 e-Movie Cash, extended scenes and a Stan Lee trivia game.

“Doctor Who: The Web of Fear”: A 1968 six-part adventure featuring Doctor Who. “Nikita: The Complete Fourth and Final Season”: Last six episodes from the TV series.

“Big Bad Wolves”: Lives of three men go on a collision course after a series of brutal murders.

“The Hooping Life”: A look at the origins and rise of modern-day hulahooping.

“Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Neighbors From Hell (The Play)”: Madea goes against troubled new neighbors.

“The Suspect”: A small-town bank robbery leads to a showdown between a sheriff and a mysterious stranger.

“Sorcerer”: William Friedkin’s 1977 cult suspense thriller.

“The Good Witch’s Garden”: Cable movie starring Catherine Bell.

“Newhart: The Complete Third Season”: Bob Newhart plays the owner of an inn that’s filled with odd people. n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

Blueberry Hill is part of the Bluegrass for Oso benefit concert Sunday at Sedro-Woolley High School

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Tulip Festival Events........................... 4 Music, Video Game Reviews...........6-7 Get Involved........................................ 8 On Stage, Tuning Up....................10-11 Travel............................................12-13 Hot Tickets........................................ 14 At the Lincoln.................................... 15 Movie Listings, Reviews..............16-17 Out & About.................................18-19 ON THE COVER: The Northrop F-89J Scorpion is part of the Heritage Flight Museum collection at Skagit Regional Airport. Skagit Valley Herald file

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COMMUNITY

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ABOVE: Aircraft owned by the Heritage Flight Museum will be on display during the museum’s grand opening from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Skagit Regional Airport, west of Burlington. BELOW: A Cornell PT-19 from 1942.

Heritage Flight Museum to celebrate new home Skagit Valley Herald staff

Efforts to move the Heritage Flight Museum to Skagit County began months ago. Now complete, the museum will host a grand opening celebration from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Skagit Regional Airport, 15051 Crosswind Drive, Burlington.

The Cascade Warbirds will perform demonstration and formation flights in a variety of historic aircraft, starting at noon, weather permitting. On the ground, visitors can check out vintage World War II, Korean and Vietnam-era aircraft, along with a wide range of flight memorabilia and artifacts.

Founded in 1996 by Apollo 8 astronaut Maj. General William Anders, the Heritage Flight Museum is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and

flying of historic military aircraft, according to the museum website.

The museum settled at Bellingham International Airport in 2001 and has been developing its displays and community programs ever since.

During the celebration, flights will continue hourly. Author and veteran pilot Larry Partridge will sign copies of his book “Flying Tigers Over Cambodia,” and information will be available on the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program and on pilot training. The Skagit Swing Band will perform and refreshments will be available.

Admission Saturday is by donation — $5-$8 is suggested.

Ample street parking will be available.

360-424-5151 or heritageflight. org.

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DISPLAY GARDENS April 24-30: Check out display gardens filled with blooming tulips and more: Tulip Town, 15002 Bradshaw Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. $5, free for ages 10 and younger. No pets.

360-424-8152.

Roozengarde, 15867 Beaver Marsh Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. $5, $4 military with ID, free for ages 10 and younger. No pets. 360424-8531.

Azusa Farm and Gardens, 14904 Highway 20, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Display gardens, plants, flowers, art and more. 360-424-1580.

Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Gardens, greenhouses, art and more. 360-466-3821.

Skagit Valley Gardens, 18923 Peter Johnson Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Gardens, gifts, cafe and more. 360-424-6760.

WSU Discovery Garden, 16650 Highway 536, Mount Vernon: Dawn to dusk daily.

Gardens showcasing plants that do well in the Pacific Northwest. Docents are on hand to answer gardening questions on the weekends.

KIWANIS SALMON BARBECUE April 24-27: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Alder grilled salmon with baked potato, coleslaw, garlic bread, beverages and dessert. $12 adults, $10 child/senior plate.

Visa/MC accepted. Reservations required for groups of 15 or more: 360-202-0926 or kiwanisbbq.com.

POSTER SIGNING Tulip Festival poster artist Luke Tornatzky will sign 2014 festival posters and offer other artwork: Saturday, April 26: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at RoozenGaarde, 15867 Beaver Marsh Road, Mount Vernon.

Sunday, April 27: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tulip Town, 15002 Brad-

31st annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival APRIL 24-30 w For the full month’s listing of events, maps and directions, visit tulipfestival.org

shaw Road, Mount Vernon.

MASTER GARDENER ‘STEP-ON’ GUIDES Have a WSU Skagit County Master Gardener act as your tour guide to the Skagit Valley.

For reservations, email tonitulip@comcast.net.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM April 24-30: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; 8:30 to 10 a.m. toddler Tuesday; 550 Cascade Mall Drive, Burlington. Activities for ages 10 and younger. $5.25, free for ages younger than 1. 360-7578888.

HISTORICAL MUSEUM April 24-27, 29-30: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. Featuring “100 Years of Fashion” through April 28. $5 adults, $4 seniors and ages 6-12; $10 families.

Free for members and ages 5 and younger. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

bers and ages 11 and younger.

360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts. com.

MUSEUM OF NORTHWEST ART

ART BASH

April 24-30: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday, MoNA, 121 S. First St., La Conner. The museum’s collections include contemporary art from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and British Columbia. Free admission. 360-466-4446 or monamuseum.org.

April 24-30: Art League North’s annual Fine Art MultiMedia Exhibition is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily in the upstairs gallery at The Farmhouse Restaurant, 13724 La Conner-Whitney Road, Mount Vernon. Free admission. 360466-0382 or artleaguenorth. com.

ART IN A PICKLE BARN

April 24-30: Area artists display their work at various sites.

Maps available at La Conner Chamber of Commerce and participating merchants. Free.

360-466-3125.

April 24-30: Azusa Farm & Gardens, 14904 Highway 20, Mount Vernon. The 25th annual Skagit Art Association show features award-winning art in a variety of media. The show continues from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Free admission. 360-4241580 or skagitart.org.

ANACORTES QUILT WALK

J & L ART SHOW

LA CONNER SCULPTURE TOUR

April 24-30: See a wide variety of quilts and wearable art garments in downtown Anacortes businesses during regular shop hours. Maps available at participating businesses and the Anacortes Visitors Center.

Free. 360-333-9311 or fidalgo islandquilters.com.

DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON ART WALK April 24-30: Check out original artworks along Fairhaven Avenue in downtown Burlington. Tour brochures available at the Visitor Information Center, 520 E. Fairhaven. Free. 360-7559717 or 360-757-0994.

LA CONNER IN BLOOM: TULIP QUILT CHALLENGE April 24-30: Check out tulip-themed quilts and fiber artworks at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner. Created and donated by area quilters, all quilts are for sale, with proceeds to benefit restoration and repairs to the Gaches Mansion’s picket fence. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Admission: $7, $5 students and military with ID, free for mem-

April 24-30: Check out the fifth annual art show at Tulip Valley Winery & Orchard, 16163 Highway 536, Mount Vernon. Local artists show work in a variety of media.

Show hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Free admission and parking. 360-708-3170 or face book.com/JLArtShow.

SPRING ART SHOW April 24-27: Clayton James, Maggie Wilder and Marty Rogers are the featured artists in the annual Spring Art Show at the River Gallery, 19313 Landing Road (off of Dodge Valley Road), Mount Vernon. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. The show also includes works by more than two dozen other local artists.

360-466-4524 or rivergallerywa. com.

ART AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE April 24-27: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Members of the Stanwood Camano Arts Guild offer a variety of original artworks and demonstrations at the historic 1888 schoolhouse at Christianson’s Nursery & See FESTIVAL, Page E4

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THIS WEEKENDin the area Bluegrass for Oso

TULIP FESTIVAL STREET FAIR The 30th annual Tulip Festival Street Fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 25-27, along First Street in downtown Mount Vernon. Enjoy live entertainment, children’s activities and a variety of food, with hundreds of juried arts and crafts vendors. 360-336-3801 or mountvernondowntown.org for parking and shuttle information.

HOLLAND HAPPENING Enjoy arts and crafts, food, live entertainment and more Friday through Sunday, April 25-27, in downtown Oak Harbor. A family carnival will be held all three days. Saturday’s events include the Eagle 5K run and 1-mile Kids’ Eagle Dash at 8 a.m. and the Grand Parade at 11 a.m. down Bayshore Drive. The street fair will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday on Pioneer Way. 360-6753755 or hollandhappening.org.

VINTAGE BIKES & CARS The North Cascade Street Rod

Joyful Noise, Birdsview Bluegrass and Blueberry Hill (pictured) will perform from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 27, at Sedro-Woolley High School auditorium, 1235 Third St., SedroWoolley. Proceeds will benefit the Oso mudslide victims. 360-708-9897.

Association and Washington Vintage Motorcyclists will host the 33rd annual Automotive and Vintage Motorcycle Swap Meet from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Skagit County Fairgrounds, 1410 Virginia St., Mount Vernon. Check out cars, trucks, vintage motorcycles, tools, parts, accessories and more. Admission: $2.

Parking and admission: $5. Vendor space available: automotive (360-757-6333) and motorcycle (360-223-3190).

FANCY NANCY TEA PARTY The Tea and Craft Party for children ages 5 to 8 will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington. Children are encouraged to dress up in glamorous attire. Participants will make regal crowns, lovely purses and dapper boutonnieres to accessorize their wardrobes. Free. Reservations required: 360-755-0760.

“UNKNOWN MUSIC” Enjoy an evening of experimental music including a sound installation by Mount Eerie and performances by Arthur Bertrand and the Earwigs at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. $6. Proceeds will benefit Anchor Art Space. 360-755-3140 or anchorartspace.org.

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REVIEWS: MUSIC Daisy

“Do Be Do” Daisy O’Connor, a Ferndale native who is currently based in Austin, Texas, impresses with her writing and singing on “Do Be Do,” a five-song EP that highlights her bluegrassy-infused folk, served with a twist.

Not content to go for the easy phrase when a tune seems more suited to something a little on the odd side, O’Connor writes in a way that brings to mind a female Slaid Cleaves, another Austin singer/songwriter who is equally unpredictable.

Chord changes are familiar to the genre but occasionally skewed, and O’Connor’s got a way with lyrics that belie her breathy, pleasant vocal style: happy and kind of sad, optimistic but wary at the same time.

Accompanied by the spare instrumentation of banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin, string bass and percussion on “I Told You So,” a lazy-swinging romp, O’Connor sings, “You walk on by me, down on the beach, looking like you just had the sweetest taste of ‘I told you so.’ ” It’s joyous in a nearly imperceptible way.

That contrasts with “Change,” which rings with hopeful optimism; but the minor-chord despair is evident.

One of best things about the line of performers like O’Connor is that they’re presenting music behind which they cannot hide. When it’s done this well, you’re happy they’ve decided to appear, front and center.

Other notable releases n Neon Trees - “Pop Psychology” n Keb’ Mo’ - “BLUES Americana” n TEEN - “The Way and Color” n Ian Anderson “Homo Erraticus” n Francesca Battistelli - “If We’re Honest” n Black Prairie - “Fortune” n Eels - “Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett” n Future - “Honest” n The Whigs - “Modern Creation” n popmatters.com

cuisine-themed tunes, as she intertwines her love for food and music. Entirely produced by Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio, “Food” is her most mature album-to-date.

Kelis masters a mix of jazz funk (“Jerk Ribs,” “Hooch”), Afrobeat (“Cobbler,” “Change”) and gospel (“Breakfast,” “Biscuits n’ Gravy”) on her sixth album. Her smoky, sultry vocals perfectly match the blues-inspired “Floyd,” where she asks her lover to bring some surprise and excitement to romance. “I want to be blown away, blow me away,” Kelis angelically coos.

The remake of Labi Siffre’s “Bless the Telephone” is a welcome departure from the rest of the album with minimal acoustics and additional vocals by Sal Masekela that channel Simon & Garfunkel.

Kelis, who has launched a line of sauces called Feast, offers musical sustenance with “Food.” She continues to reinvent herself with each album, while refusing to be boxed into one music category.

Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” began his migration toward jazz while doing the music for “The Narcotic Farm,” a 2008 PBS documentary about the federal prison in Lexington, Ky., where he served two years in the 1970s for dealing cocaine.

With help from an eight-piece ensemble that includes a horn section led by trumpeter Charles Moore, he makes that migration complete in the eight instrumental tracks contained here.

And while the loud, screaming chords that once defined his signature work on albums like “Kick Out the Jams” are nowhere in sight, Kramer’s own deft use of quieter guitar runs played in counterpoint to piano and trumpet, show that at age 65 he’s lost none of the skill that led Rolling Stone magazine to declare him among rock music’s 100 greatest guitarists.

Listen closely, particularly to “Chasing a Fire Engine” and “Spectrum Suite,” which open and close the recording, and old fans will even discover some of the sonic distortion they once embraced. n John Rogers, Associated Press

Iggy Azalea

“The New Classic”

(just bypass the wealth-flashing “New (Expletive).”) Overall, this is a women’s empowerment record.

Rita Ora’s velvet voice adds another layer to the anti-love slow burn of the Stargate-produced “Black Widow,” a song that has a writing credit from Katy Perry.

Charli XCX — from “I Love It” fame with Icona Pop — contributes to the playful electro tune “Fancy,” while Azalea’s mentor, T.I., gives her a hand with that whole “Change Your Life” thing.

If Azalea doesn’t fall into the trap of rapping only about her designer clothes and wealth in the future, and keeps her eyes on the artsy prize, she might just become an old classic. n Cristina Jaleru, Associated Press

G. Love & Special Sauce “Sugar”

It’s been 20 years and G. Love & Special Sauce are still grooving with their blues-meets-hip-hop sound.

G. Love (born Garrett Dutton), Jimi “Jazz” Prescott and Jeffrey “Houseman” Clemens made the band’s self-titled debut album in 1994, winning over fans with G. Love’s harmonica and guitar, Jimi Jazz’s stand-up bass and Houseman’s drums.

The trio is back together on “Sugar,” with their signature mix of bluesy tracks and songs with more mainstream appeal.

As the name suggests, “Weekend Dance” will get you up off your feet while “Saturday Night,” “Cheating Heart” and the title track keep with G. Love’s longtime themes of good times and getting over heartbreak.

“Sugar” — G. Love’s first album since 2011’s “Fixin’ to Die” — features appearances from Ben Harper, Marc Broussard and New Orleans horn player Shamarr Allen. One track not to miss: “One Night Romance” pairs G. Love with gospel and soul singer Merry Clayton.

“Sugar” should give G. Love plenty of material for a summer tour that starts in July.

The blond ambitious rapper with a killer flow from the Australian outback has finally made it, and she’s not afraid to rap about it.

Iggy Azalea, 23, has been hustling to get to where she is since she first landed in Miami at 16, and the main theme of the 12-track “The New Classic” is her dream n Craig Parrish, Skagit Valley Herald of becoming accomplished in hip-hop n Stacy A. Anderson, Associated Press through hard work and unwillingness to be thwarted by bad deals, critics and Kelis industry pressures. That’s especially on Wayne Kramer “Food” tracks such as “Walk the Line,” “Don’t “Lexington” Need Y’all” and the dark “Impossible Is Hungry for good Nothing.”

It’s been 14 years music? Order Kelis’ “First deal changed me, robbed blind, since Wayne Kramer new album, “Food.” basically raped me … studied the Carters released an album, The R&B-poptill a deal was offered, slept cold on the and the former MC5 dance-soul singer, who had a breakfloor recording,” she spits on “Work,” not guitarist says he through with the 2003 adventurous hit “Milkshake,” returns with an album full of expects fans of his work with that seminal as a complaint, but as a badge of honor.

Musically, the album leans toward a punk-metal band might be annoyed with soulful horns, lush strings and thumping n Caryn Rousseau, Associated Press blend of pop and electro beats. The rappiano keys that feel grand. A huge depar- his journey into improv jazz in “Lexingpers of the heyday that led Azalea to this ton.” ture from 2010’s electronic dance album, “Flesh Tone,” Kelis’ latest release shows Baffled might have been a better word path may shake their heads at this softball CONTINUE THE version of their craft, but it’s not called she’s just as versatile as her Neptuneschoice, but those who stick around until “The New Classic” for nothing.

It’s a produced 1999 debut, “Kaleidoscope.” the end will be pleasantly surprised — and CYCLE – PLEASE fresher take of the rhyming arts, flipping With the success of “Milkshake,” it’s rewarded.

RECYCLE THIS its inherent misogyny and machismo on its fitting that the Le Cordon Bleu-certified Kramer, who in recent years has been NEWSPAPER head with a few disappointing exceptions chef and saucier finds success with busy scoring films such as “Talladega

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REVIEWS: VIDEO GAMES ‘Yoshi’s New Island’

sive metal egg that can be rolled forward to smash through barPlatform: Nintendo 3DS riers.

Rating: E Nintendo is aware that “New Cost: $39.99 Island” has a lot of complexity Stars: 2 out of 5 in it. Hint boxes appear all over the place, happy to remind you Back in the 1990s, the fans of how to progress through the of “Super Mario Bros.” grew next section. It’s unfortunate up a bit and wanted something that most of what Yoshi does is a little more challenging than not intuitive.

Mario’s run-to-the-right-andEven something as simple as jump style. Nintendo responded defeating a large baddie is prefwith “Super Mario World 2: aced with a text hint suggestYoshi’s Island” in 1995, taking that simple concept and adding have been separated just as the ing you “hit this enemy three a pile of complicated moves and stork was set to deliver them to times!” “New Island” sits in an uncomfortable place: It knows their parents. attacks. you have a lot to do but is sure Yoshi — more accurately, an With Yoshi the dinosaur’s you won’t be able to figure it fluttery jump, extendible tongue entire tribe of differently coland unexpected ability to create ored Yoshis — takes up the task out.

Similarly, it does not want to of carrying Baby Mario to safety and throw eggs, it was a whole tax you. If you come across an while searching for lost Baby new “Mario World.” area where you need to throw Luigi.

“Yoshi’s New Island,” now eggs, the game will have an egg Yoshi’s bag of tricks are out for Nintendo 3DS, is the latbox there. Again, it’s this whole est in the core Yoshi series, once also the same as before, with weird thing where the game the addition of the impressive again taking gamers back to doesn’t want you to get stuck, piloting Mario’s dinosaur buddy. Eggdozer. Every now and then so it helps you out whether you a giant-size enemy will appear, The story is still the same: the baby brothers Mario and Luigi which Yoshi can turn into a mas- need it or not.

The Eggdozers are treated in the same way. When you need one, there it is. The game does not generate a natural feeling to explore and discover; instead it funnels you from one scene to the next and tells you how to get through it.

The overall picture is that “Yoshi’s New Island” is very methodical and very dull.

The situation is not helped by a scribbly art style or the 3DS’ small, pixelated screen.

A sharper resolution would go a long way toward making this kindergarten coloring book more palatable, but the 3DS hardware just does not have the chops to pull off smooth watercolors.

“Yoshi’s New Island” paints by the numbers, ticking off all of the franchise’s classic elements without ever finding a cohesive path in which to present them.

(This review is based on product supplied by the publisher.) n Joe Fourhman, Chicago Tribune

Eminem, Outkast to headline Austin City Limits The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Eminem and Outkast are headlining another music festival.

The rap acts will perform at the Austin City Limits Music Festival in October in Austin, Texas. Pearl Jam, Skrillex, Beck and Lorde will also take the stage at the 13th annual festival in Zilker Park.

Lana Del Rey, Calvin Harris, Foster the People, Broken Bells, The Replacements, Iggy Azalea, the Avett Brothers and Zedd are also slated to perform.

The three-day event will feature eight stages. It will take place over two weekends, kicking off Oct. 3 and Oct. 10. Three-day passes are $225. Single-day tickets will go on sale at a later date.

Eminem and Outkast are also headlining the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago in August.

30TH ANNUAL TULIP FESTIVAL STREET FAIR Live Entertainment at the Rick Epting Stage DOWNTOWN MOUNT VERNON APRIL 25, 26, 27, 2014 Friday & Saturday 10 am-6 pm, Sunday, 10 am-5 pm Friday April 25th 10:00am-11:00am 11:00am-1:00pm 1:00pm-3:00pm 3:00pm-4:00pm 4:00pm-6:00pm

Saturday April 26th 10:00am-11:00am 11:00am-12:00pm 12:00pm-2:00pm 2:00pm-4:00pm 4:00pm-6:00pm

Voices of the Village Uncle Stinky Fire Inside Sub Gringo Band Sardines

Marcia Kester Fidalgo Swing Margaret Wilder Band Daddy Treetops Nick Vigarino

Sunday April 27th 10:00am-11:00am 11:00am-12:00pm 12:00pm-1:00pm 1:00pm-3:00pm 3:00pm-5:00pm

Marcia Kester Voices of the Village Uncle Stinky Puirt Na Gael Knut Bell

Free Parking & Shuttle Service Available • www.mountvernondowntown.org

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GET INVOLVED AUDITIONS MBT SUMMER REP: Auditions for the Mount Baker Theatre’s Summer Repertory Theatre will be held at 3 p.m.

Wednesday, April 30, at Theatre Puget Sound, Studio D, The Armory (formerly Center House) at the Seattle Center, and at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 1, in the Mount Baker Theatre encore room, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham.

Parts are available for several men and women in “Talley’s Folly” by Lanford Wilson, “Last of the Red Hot Lovers” by Neil Simon and “Becky’s New Car”

by Steven Dietz. Paid and unpaid roles are available. Casting in more than one show is possible.

Prepare two contrasting monologues, one comedic; no more than three minutes total.

Auditions may also include cold readings from the scripts.

Rehearsals will be held July 5-17; performances are July 15-Aug. 10, with varying days and times.

Homestays/housing provided for non-Bellingham actors. For information or to schedule an audition, email alison.terry@ mountbakertheatre.com.

DANCE COMMUNITY DANCE: Dance to the big band sounds of Camano Junction from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $10-$12, includes light snacks. 360-387-0222 or camano center.org.

FOLK DANCING: Skagit-Anacortes Folkdancers meet at 7 p.m. most Tuesdays at the Bayview Civic Hall, 12615 C St., Mount Vernon. Learn to folkdance to a variety of international music.

Instruction begins at 7 p.m. followed by review and request dances until 9:30.

The first session is free, $3 thereafter. All are welcome. No partners needed. For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360-766-6866.

THURSDAY DANCE: Enjoy dancing to the music of the Skip-

pers from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays at Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For information, contact Doris at 360-588-8239.

themes each week. The cost for day camp and regular club hours is $100 per week plus the monthly membership fee, which starts at $25. A reduced rate is available if your family qualifies for the free or reduced school lunch CLOG DANCING FOR BEGINNERS: Free lesson from 10 to 11 program. Registration is limited and closes May 30. To learn more a.m., followed by regular clog or sign up your child, stop by dancing from 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays, at the Mount Vernon your local club, visit skagitraisesgreatkids.org/summer or call Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland the club director listed below: St., Mount Vernon. No fee, no Anacortes: Cory Oppel, 360partner needed. First three les588-9045. sons are free. Wear comfortable La Conner: Kendrick Davisshoes. For information, call Rosie Pittmon, 360-466-3672. at 360-424-4608.

Mount Vernon: Vesta Anderson, 360-428-6995.

MUSIC Sedro-Woolley: John Garman, SKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC CLUB: 360-856-1830.

The club welcomes performers, listeners and guests at 1:45 p.m.

CALL FOR CAMPGROUND today at Vasa Hall, 1805 CleveHOSTS: The North Cascades land St., Mount Vernon. Come National Park seeks adult campand sing, play an instrument or ground hosts to assist visitors at just enjoy the music. Free. For Newhalem and Colonial Creek information, call Marsha Pedercampgrounds this summer. Hosts son at 360-757-4906. live in the campgrounds and work with staff to manage them, provide information to the public ON STAGE ANACORTES OPEN MIC: 9:30 and encourage resource protection. 360-854-7303. p.m. Thursdays, Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., HEALTHY KIDS DAY: Enjoy Anacortes. 360-293-2544. free family fun at the YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day from 10 a.m.

CONWAY OPEN MIC: Jam Night: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thurs- to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Bakerview Sports Center, days, Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445- 3101 E. Fir St., Mount Vernon.

Activities include a fun run 4733. around Bakerview Park, kids’ OAK HARBOR OPEN MIC: 9 to yoga and Zumba, YouthFit fun 11 p.m. today, Haze Lounge, 1090 and games, summer camp adventures, information booths, raffles, SE Pioneer Way, Suite 101, Oak prizes and more. Free. 360-336Harbor. Ages 18 and older. 3609622 or skagitymca.org.

682-2033 or oakharborhookah. com.

LIFEGUARD TRAINING: American Red Cross lifeguard training RECREATION classes will be held from 6 to 9 BOYS & GIRLS CLUB SUMp.m. Mondays through Fridays MER PROGRAMS: Registration and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays is open for summer programs and Sundays, April 28-May 4, at Skagit Valley Boys & Girls at Warm Beach Camp, 20800 Clubs. Children can participate Marine Drive, Stanwood. Prein educational programs from 7 requisites include swimming 300 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through yards of crawl or breast-stroke Fridays, June 23-Aug. 15. Proand retrieving a dive brick from grams that encourage academic the deep end, swimming the success, good character and length of the pool and treading citizenship, and healthy lifestyles water for two minutes without are designed around different use of arms. Class includes life-

guarding, first aid, CPR and AED certification. Minimum age is 16. $150, includes manual, all course materials and certificate. For information or to register, email Joe Wiederhold, jwiederhold@ warmbeach.com.

teach two photography courses at the Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave. $40 per course. To register, call 360-755-9649 or email recreation@burlingtonwa.gov.

Point-and-Shoot: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17.

SPRING PLANT WALKS: The Learn how to compose an interWashington Native Plant Society esting picture, whether you’re hosts plant walks from 10 a.m. to photographing people, pets or noon Tuesdays at area parks. For landscapes. The class will cover information, call Ann at 360-293- how to use lines, reflections and 3044 or Susan at 360-659-8792. framing, and use of the various Next up: shooting modes — landscape, April 29: Goose Rock in portrait and sports — to capture Deception Pass State Park. Meet the best images. Bring your camin the parking lot at the south era and user manual. end of the bridge. Enjoy a modDigital SLR: 10 a.m. to 12:30 erate walk through woods and p.m. Saturday, April 26, or 6 to open bluffs full of spring flowers. 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 14.

Includes some hills.

Learn how to shoot in manual mode, how to set aperture, shutFRIENDS OF THE FOREST ter speed and ISO to get the best HIKES: Join the Friends of the possible shots, how to bracket Forest for scenic hikes in the for- your exposure, the use of polarizest lands around Anacortes. Free. ers, benefits of capturing images 360-293-3725 or friendsoftheacfl. in the RAW format and more in org. Next up: this hands-on workshop. Bring Little Cranberry Lake Hike: your camera and user manual.

All ages, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 26. Take Georgia SHEET METAL SCULPTURE: south off of Oakes and follow to Sue Roberts will present “Sculptthe gravel road that leads to the ing With Sheet Metal” from 10 Little Cranberry Lake parking a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 26, lot. Start the spring wildflower at 5424 S. Shore Drive, two walkseason with a hike all the way able blocks from the ferry dock around Little Cranberry Lake. on Guemes Island. The workshop The trail is rugged in places. offers an introduction to workExplore some of the richest ing with sheet metal using simple habitat in the forest — the place hand tools and basic fastening where deep forest, swamp, rocky techniques. Students will bend, meadow, lake and bog islands form and cut sheets of metal converge. into shapes, which they will use to construct a small sculptural object, which can be embellished THEATER with metal screen and cutouts FREE ADULT ACTING CLASSattached with rivets, tabs, brads ES: Anacortes Community Theor hinges. $65, includes materials. atre offers free acting classes for 360-293-8878 or towerartsstudio. adults from 10 a.m. to noon the com. third Saturday each month at 918 M Ave., Anacortes. Classes SOUL COLLAGE WORKSHOP: include scripted scenes and a Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 27, variety of acting games, with a Anacortes Center for Happiness, different topic each month. Each 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. class is independent, so you don’t Create a deck of collaged cards have to commit to every session. that help you access your own 360-840-0089 or acttheatre.com inner wisdom and speak the language of your soul. $40, includes WORKSHOPS all supplies. To register, call Lucia PHOTOGRAPHY: Professional at 801-631-8915 or email luciaw photographer Andy Porter will gardner@hotmail.com.

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Cascade Warbirds will perform demoncom. stration and formation flights in a variety of historic aircraft, weather permitting. On STREET FAIR the ground, visitors can enjoy live music April 25-27: The 30th annual Tulip by the Skagit Swing Band and check out Festival Street Fair will take place from 10 vintage World War II-, Korean- and Vieta.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 nam-era aircraft as well as a wide range a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, along First Street of flight memorabilia and artifacts. Sugin downtown Mount Vernon. Enjoy live gested admission donation: $8 adults, $5 entertainment, children’s activities and a ages 6 and older. 360-424-5151 or variety of food, with hundreds of juried heritageflight.org. arts and crafts vendors. 360-336-3801 or mountvernondowntown.org.

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April 26-27: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., The Depot, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. Check out display gardens and vendors with a focus on backyard farming, gardening and garden art. Beer and wine garden, live entertainment, food and more. 360-293-1918 or anacortesfarmersmarket.org.

LINCOLN THEATRE OPEN HOUSE April 25-27: Get a behind-the-scenes look at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon, during the Tulip Festival Street Fair. 360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area April 24-May 1

TUNING UP Playing at area venues April 24-May 1 LOOKING AHEAD

Thursday.24 THEATER

“Les Miserables” (musicaldrama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Friday.25 MUSIC

Prozac Mountain Boys & Maggie’s Fury: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Free, ticket required. 360416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall. org.

“Pastorale: A Choral Feast of Spring”: Cantabile of Skagit Valley, 7:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 2201 H Ave., Anacortes. $15. Proceeds will be shared with the Oso Disaster Relief Fund. 360466-1783 or cantabileofskagit valley.org.

THEATER

“Les Miserables” (musicaldrama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“1776” (musical): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Drive, Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse. com.

“Leading Ladies” (comedy): 7 p.m., Nooksack Valley High School Performing Arts Center, 3326 E. Badger Road, Everson. $8.

360-988-4754 or susan.postma@ nv.k12.wa.us.

THURSDAY.24

MONDAY.28

Just In Time Jazz Duo: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Chandler’s Square Retirement Community, 1300 O Ave., Anacortes. Free.

360-293-1300.

“1776” (musical): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Drive, Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse. com.

“Leading Ladies” (comedy): 7 p.m., Nooksack Valley High School Performing Arts Center, 3326 E. Badger Road, Everson. $8.

360-988-4754 or susan.postma@ nv.k12.wa.us.

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FRIDAY.25

Knut Bell: 6:30 to 8 p.m., Big Rock Café, 14779 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. All ages. No cover. 360-424-7872.

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

Cheryl Hodge: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-3543600.

Michael Thomas, Knut Bell, Alfie Harpo (honky-tonk, blues, soul, funk, rock): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5-$10 donation to benefit Oso. 360-445-3000.

WEDNESDAY.30

CANTABILE OF SKAGIT VALLEY The ensemble will perform a series of concerts, with proceeds to be shared with the Oso Disaster Relief Fund. Cost: $15 FRIDAY.25: 7:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 2201 H Ave., Anacortes SATURDAY.26: 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon SUNDAY.27: 4 p.m., First Reformed Church, 250 SW Third Ave., Oak Harbor

Saturday.26 MUSIC

New Discoveries Concert: Skagit Symphony, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20-$40, $10 students, $5 ages 16 and younger 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“Pastorale: A Choral Feast of Spring”: Cantabile of Skagit Valley, 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. $15. Proceeds will be shared with the Oso Disaster Relief Fund.

360-466-1783 or cantabileofskagit valley.org.

“A Magical Evening of Cello and Viola”: Cellist Betsy Tinney accompanied by Geli Wuerzner on the viola, 7:30 to 9 p.m., Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. $10 advance, $15 at the door. 360-4642229 or anacortescenterfor happiness.org.

“Unknown Music”: Mount Eerie, Arthur Bertrand and Earwigs, 8 p.m., Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. $6.

Proceeds will benefit Anchor Art Space. 360-755-3140 or anchor artspace.org.

Champian Fulton Trio, with Adam Thomas and Julian MacDonough: 3 p.m., Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Gate 2, 8 Barnview Court, Bellingham. $20. 360-6711709 or suddenvalleylibrary.org.

THEATER

“Les Miserables” (musicaldrama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“1776” (musical): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Drive, Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse. com.

“Leading Ladies” (comedy): 7 p.m., Nooksack Valley High School Performing Arts Center, 3326 E. Badger Road, Everson. $8.

360-988-4754 or susan.postma@ nv.k12.wa.us.

Sunday.27 MUSIC

“Bluegrass for Oso”: Joyful Noise, Birdsview Bluegrass and Blueberry Hill, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley High School auditorium, 1235 Third St., SedroWoolley. Proceeds will benefit the Oso mudslide victims. 360-7089897.

“Pastorale: A Choral Feast of Spring”: Cantabile of Skagit Valley, 4 p.m., First Reformed Church, 250 SW Third Ave., Oak Harbor. $15.

Proceeds will be shared with the Oso Disaster Relief Fund. 360-4661783 or cantabileofskagitvalley.org.

Sanford-Hill Piano Series: Russian pianist Alexander Ghindin, 7:30 p.m., Western Washington University Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham. $18-$24, $9 students. 360-650-6146 or tickets.wwu.edu.

THEATER

“Les Miserables” (musical-drama): 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre. com.

“1776” (musical): 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Drive, Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse. com.

“Leading Ladies” (comedy): 2 p.m., Nooksack Valley High School Performing Arts Center, 3326 E. Badger Road, Everson. $8.

360-988-4754 or susan.postma@ nv.k12.wa.us.

“Simphonie”: Harpsichordist Elisabeth Wright, viola da gambist Susie Napper and Baroque flutist Jeffrey Cohan: 8 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. $15-$20 suggested donation, $5 students, free for ages 18 and younger.. 360424-1822 or candlelight seattle.org.

Scott Haynes: 8 to 11 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Voyager: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5-$7. 360-778-1067.

Jim Cull: 7 to 10 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360-848-8882.

SATURDAY.26

SATURDAY.26 THE HOLMES SHEA BAND 7 p.m., Conway Muse, Renaissance Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

THURSDAY.1

“All Shook Up!” (musical based on Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” featuring the songs of Elvis Presley): SedroWoolley High School Drama Department, 7 p.m., Sedro-Woolley High School Auditorium, 1235 Third St., SedroWoolley. $10, $5 students/ seniors. 360855-3510.

“Leading Ladies” (comedy): 7 p.m., Nooksack Valley High School Performing Arts Center, 3326 E. Badger Road, Everson. $8.

360-988-4754 or susan.postma@ nv.k12.wa.us.

Dynamite Limbo (pop, soft rock, classics): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Jenny and the Tomcats: 6 to 9 p.m., Carpenter Creek Winery, 20376 E. Hickox Road, Mount Vernon. $7 cover.

360-848-6673.

Goodson: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-4226411.

Ann ‘n’ Dean (country, rock): 7 to 10 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360848-8882.

The Fire Inside (Celtic music): 8 p.m., Trumpeter Public House, 416 Myrtle St., Mount Vernon.

360-588-4515.

The Chris Eger Band (R&B, rock, blues): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover.

877-275-2448.

Pearl Django (gypsy jazz): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Parlor, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $20.

360-445-3000.

Copperpot: 9 p.m. to midnight, Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

No cover.

360-766-6330.

The Holmes Shea Band (pop, rock): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, Renaissance Room, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway.

360-445-3000.

Steve Frame/ Country Dave: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360766-6266.

Jack Mattingly & Whiskey Fever: 8 to 11 p.m., Big Rock Café, 14779 Highway 9, Mount Vernon.

All ages. No cover. 360-4247872.

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

360-755-3956.

Fireballs of Freedom, The Lovesores, The Lucky Boys, Rookery: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7. 360-7781067.

Richard Tucker: 6:30 to 8 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600.

SUNDAY.27 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam Night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway.

360-445-4733.

Sharyn Peterson: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $12. 360-4453000.

WEDNESDAY.30

SATURDAY.26 BOBBY HOLLAND AND THE BREADLINE 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Hamilton/Cox: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Smoke Wagon: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6266.

Desperate Measures (classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., SedroWoolley. No cover.

360-855-2263.

Blues/rock jam with CC Adams and Friends: 4 to 9 p.m., La Conner Pantry & Pub, 315 Morris St., La Conner.

360-466-4488.

Zach Deputy, Dominic Sebastian Greer: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7.

360-778-1067.

THURSDAY.1 Scott Hanes: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Big Rock Café, 14779 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. All ages. No cover. 360-4247872.

The Spencetet Classic Jazz Quartet: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden.

No cover. 360-354-3600.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area April 24-May 1

TUNING UP Playing at area venues April 24-May 1 LOOKING AHEAD

Thursday.24 THEATER

“Les Miserables” (musicaldrama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Friday.25 MUSIC

Prozac Mountain Boys & Maggie’s Fury: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Free, ticket required. 360416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall. org.

“Pastorale: A Choral Feast of Spring”: Cantabile of Skagit Valley, 7:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 2201 H Ave., Anacortes. $15. Proceeds will be shared with the Oso Disaster Relief Fund. 360466-1783 or cantabileofskagit valley.org.

THEATER

“Les Miserables” (musicaldrama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“1776” (musical): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Drive, Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse. com.

“Leading Ladies” (comedy): 7 p.m., Nooksack Valley High School Performing Arts Center, 3326 E. Badger Road, Everson. $8.

360-988-4754 or susan.postma@ nv.k12.wa.us.

THURSDAY.24

MONDAY.28

Just In Time Jazz Duo: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Chandler’s Square Retirement Community, 1300 O Ave., Anacortes. Free.

360-293-1300.

“1776” (musical): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Drive, Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse. com.

“Leading Ladies” (comedy): 7 p.m., Nooksack Valley High School Performing Arts Center, 3326 E. Badger Road, Everson. $8.

360-988-4754 or susan.postma@ nv.k12.wa.us.

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FRIDAY.25

Knut Bell: 6:30 to 8 p.m., Big Rock Café, 14779 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. All ages. No cover. 360-424-7872.

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

Cheryl Hodge: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-3543600.

Michael Thomas, Knut Bell, Alfie Harpo (honky-tonk, blues, soul, funk, rock): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5-$10 donation to benefit Oso. 360-445-3000.

WEDNESDAY.30

CANTABILE OF SKAGIT VALLEY The ensemble will perform a series of concerts, with proceeds to be shared with the Oso Disaster Relief Fund. Cost: $15 FRIDAY.25: 7:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 2201 H Ave., Anacortes SATURDAY.26: 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon SUNDAY.27: 4 p.m., First Reformed Church, 250 SW Third Ave., Oak Harbor

Saturday.26 MUSIC

New Discoveries Concert: Skagit Symphony, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20-$40, $10 students, $5 ages 16 and younger 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“Pastorale: A Choral Feast of Spring”: Cantabile of Skagit Valley, 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. $15. Proceeds will be shared with the Oso Disaster Relief Fund.

360-466-1783 or cantabileofskagit valley.org.

“A Magical Evening of Cello and Viola”: Cellist Betsy Tinney accompanied by Geli Wuerzner on the viola, 7:30 to 9 p.m., Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. $10 advance, $15 at the door. 360-4642229 or anacortescenterfor happiness.org.

“Unknown Music”: Mount Eerie, Arthur Bertrand and Earwigs, 8 p.m., Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. $6.

Proceeds will benefit Anchor Art Space. 360-755-3140 or anchor artspace.org.

Champian Fulton Trio, with Adam Thomas and Julian MacDonough: 3 p.m., Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Gate 2, 8 Barnview Court, Bellingham. $20. 360-6711709 or suddenvalleylibrary.org.

THEATER

“Les Miserables” (musicaldrama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“1776” (musical): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Drive, Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse. com.

“Leading Ladies” (comedy): 7 p.m., Nooksack Valley High School Performing Arts Center, 3326 E. Badger Road, Everson. $8.

360-988-4754 or susan.postma@ nv.k12.wa.us.

Sunday.27 MUSIC

“Bluegrass for Oso”: Joyful Noise, Birdsview Bluegrass and Blueberry Hill, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., Sedro-Woolley High School auditorium, 1235 Third St., SedroWoolley. Proceeds will benefit the Oso mudslide victims. 360-7089897.

“Pastorale: A Choral Feast of Spring”: Cantabile of Skagit Valley, 4 p.m., First Reformed Church, 250 SW Third Ave., Oak Harbor. $15.

Proceeds will be shared with the Oso Disaster Relief Fund. 360-4661783 or cantabileofskagitvalley.org.

Sanford-Hill Piano Series: Russian pianist Alexander Ghindin, 7:30 p.m., Western Washington University Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham. $18-$24, $9 students. 360-650-6146 or tickets.wwu.edu.

THEATER

“Les Miserables” (musical-drama): 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre. com.

“1776” (musical): 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Drive, Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse. com.

“Leading Ladies” (comedy): 2 p.m., Nooksack Valley High School Performing Arts Center, 3326 E. Badger Road, Everson. $8.

360-988-4754 or susan.postma@ nv.k12.wa.us.

“Simphonie”: Harpsichordist Elisabeth Wright, viola da gambist Susie Napper and Baroque flutist Jeffrey Cohan: 8 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. $15-$20 suggested donation, $5 students, free for ages 18 and younger.. 360424-1822 or candlelight seattle.org.

Scott Haynes: 8 to 11 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Voyager: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5-$7. 360-778-1067.

Jim Cull: 7 to 10 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360-848-8882.

SATURDAY.26

SATURDAY.26 THE HOLMES SHEA BAND 7 p.m., Conway Muse, Renaissance Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

THURSDAY.1

“All Shook Up!” (musical based on Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” featuring the songs of Elvis Presley): SedroWoolley High School Drama Department, 7 p.m., Sedro-Woolley High School Auditorium, 1235 Third St., SedroWoolley. $10, $5 students/ seniors. 360855-3510.

“Leading Ladies” (comedy): 7 p.m., Nooksack Valley High School Performing Arts Center, 3326 E. Badger Road, Everson. $8.

360-988-4754 or susan.postma@ nv.k12.wa.us.

Dynamite Limbo (pop, soft rock, classics): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Jenny and the Tomcats: 6 to 9 p.m., Carpenter Creek Winery, 20376 E. Hickox Road, Mount Vernon. $7 cover.

360-848-6673.

Goodson: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-4226411.

Ann ‘n’ Dean (country, rock): 7 to 10 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360848-8882.

The Fire Inside (Celtic music): 8 p.m., Trumpeter Public House, 416 Myrtle St., Mount Vernon.

360-588-4515.

The Chris Eger Band (R&B, rock, blues): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover.

877-275-2448.

Pearl Django (gypsy jazz): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, Parlor, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $20.

360-445-3000.

Copperpot: 9 p.m. to midnight, Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

No cover.

360-766-6330.

The Holmes Shea Band (pop, rock): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, Renaissance Room, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway.

360-445-3000.

Steve Frame/ Country Dave: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360766-6266.

Jack Mattingly & Whiskey Fever: 8 to 11 p.m., Big Rock Café, 14779 Highway 9, Mount Vernon.

All ages. No cover. 360-4247872.

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

360-755-3956.

Fireballs of Freedom, The Lovesores, The Lucky Boys, Rookery: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7. 360-7781067.

Richard Tucker: 6:30 to 8 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600.

SUNDAY.27 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam Night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway.

360-445-4733.

Sharyn Peterson: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $12. 360-4453000.

WEDNESDAY.30

SATURDAY.26 BOBBY HOLLAND AND THE BREADLINE 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Hamilton/Cox: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Smoke Wagon: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6266.

Desperate Measures (classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., SedroWoolley. No cover.

360-855-2263.

Blues/rock jam with CC Adams and Friends: 4 to 9 p.m., La Conner Pantry & Pub, 315 Morris St., La Conner.

360-466-4488.

Zach Deputy, Dominic Sebastian Greer: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7.

360-778-1067.

THURSDAY.1 Scott Hanes: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Big Rock Café, 14779 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. All ages. No cover. 360-4247872.

The Spencetet Classic Jazz Quartet: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden.

No cover. 360-354-3600.

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E12 - Thursday, April 24, 2014

TRAVEL

Literary Dublin offers much more than Bloomsday

By HELEN O’NEILL Associated Press

DUBLIN — James Joyce immortalized this misty port city in his literary epic “Ulysses,” though many Dubliners freely admit they haven’t read a word of the stream-of-consciousness novel.

That doesn’t stop them from throwing a huge celebration every June 16, honoring the day in 1904 when the fictional Leopold Bloom perambulated through the streets of the author’s hometown.

Every year, thousands of Joyce lovers and tourists, many in period costume, flock to the capital to retrace Bloom’s steps. The faithful devour “innards of beasts and fowls” for breakfast, plunge into the once-famous gentlemenonly bathing spot called the Forty Foot, and descend on Davy Byrnes’ pub for that famous literary lunch: a gorgonzola sandwich and glass of Burgundy.

But while Bloomsday is the city’s largest and most colorful literary celebration, it is hardly the only one. With its old-world pubs filled with faded pictures of poets and rebels, clattery cafes and cobblestone alleys, centuries-old libraries and elegant museums, Dublin is a haven for those who want to immerse themselves in books and writers and words — washed down of course, with the obligatory pint of Guinness. (The old brewery storehouse on the banks of the River Liffey is a major tourist attraction.)

If there is a pub on every corner — Dublin boasts around 1,000 of them — it seems there is a poet too.

There are statues, busts

If you go Bloomsday: June 16, jamesjoyce.ie/blooms day/what-is-bloomsday.

Dublin Writers Museum: Parnell Square, writersmuseum.com/ default.asp.

James Joyce Centre: 35 N. Great George’s St., jamesjoyce.ie.

James Joyce Tower and Museum: Sandycove, jamesjoycetower. com.

Dublin Literary Pub Crawl: dublinpubcrawl. com.

Trinity College: Book of Kells display at Trinity’s Old Library, tcd.ie/ Library/bookofkells.

Marsh’s Library: St. Patrick’s Close, marsh library.ie.

The Samuel Beckett bridge across the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland.

The bridge is designed to evoke the image of a harp lying on its side. Many famous writers were born or lived in Dublin and the city is filled with plaques, statues and bridges commemorating them.

Photos by Helen O’Neill / AP

A bronze depiction of poet Patrick Kavanagh sitting by the Grand Canal in Dublin, Ireland. The statue is one of many commemorating writers throughout the capital city. This was inspired by Kavanagh’s poem about the canal: “O commemorate me where there is water, canal water preferably, so stilly greeny at the heart of summer.”

and plaques commemorating writers, and pubs and restaurants filled with literary references. Literarythemed walks transport visitors to the worlds of Joyce, Shaw and Wilde. Even the city’s newest bridges are named after writers — Joyce, Samuel Beckett and Sean O’Casey.

A life-size, colorful stone statue depicts Oscar Wilde lounging languidly on a crag in the park at Merrion Square. Joyce is depicted rather more severely in bronze, leaning on his cane as he strolls down North Earl Street.

And tourists love to pose for photos sitting next to

sculptures of two writers seated on benches: Brendan Behan by the Royal Canal and Patrick Kavanagh by the Grand Canal.

“O commemorate me with no hero-courageous tomb,” wrote Kavanagh, “just a canal-bank seat for the passer-by.”

“Walking through this city is like stepping back into a novel,” exclaimed Rohini Srinibasan, a Joycean scholar from Cincinnati after a recent day of sightseeing with her husband.

“It’s like reading Joyce or Shaw all over again.”

Other famous wordsmiths who were born or lived here include George

Bernard Shaw, Jonathan Swift, William Butler Yeats, Bram Stoker, Oliver Goldsmith, John Millington Synge, Oliver St. John Gogarty, Flann O’Brien and Seamus Heaney.

“There’s great history and storytelling and characters in these streets, and it’s a city of words and writers all right,” said Colm Quilligan, author of a book about literary pubs. But, he pointed out, “for a long time, we weren’t always that kind to them.” Joyce and Beckett, for example, emigrated to continental Europe, while Yeats relied on benefactors to pay his bills.

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TRAVEL Quilligan hosts a lively literary pub crawl that introduces visitors to The Bailey, The Brazen Head, The Bleeding Horse and other watering-holes frequented by writers or featured in their works. Actors re-enact passages from Joyce, Beckett, Wilde — “I have nothing to declare but my genius” — and Behan — the selfconfessed “drinker with a writing problem” — as visitors sip their Guinness and soak up history.

The tour begins in the 19th century Duke pub with actors reciting from Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot,” which one Irish theater critic famously described as “a play in which nothing happens, twice.” It moves to the cobblestone quad in Trinity College, where visitors learn about writers who studied there — Swift, Beckett, Stoker, Wilde and others — before meandering through more pubs and prose, ending at Davy Byrne’s.

If Dublin seemed a bit indifferent to writers in decades past, it has more than made up to them now.

Designated a UNESCO City of Literature in 2010, Dublin hosts literary festivals and celebrations throughout the year. Every April, for example, the city hosts a reading initiative called “one city, one book” encouraging everyone to read a book connected with the capital.

The Dublin Writers Museum — a beautifully restored Georgian mansion on Parnell Square — is filled with books, letters, portraits and personal belongings of famous scribes. Next door, the Irish Writers’ Centre offers a peaceful sanctuary for writers in stately old rooms filled with books and artwork.

There’s a James Joyce Centre in the city, but true Joyce lovers take a halfhour train ride south to Sandycove to visit the stone

Local travel EXPERIENCE CHINA:

Applications are being accepted for Skagit Valley College’s “Experience China” tour. A portion of the Aug. 23-Sept. 9 trip will be spent volunteering in a rural village in Yunnan province, working with children of the Jingpo minority.

Open to all students, faculty, staff and community members, 16 years or older. College credit is available. $3,200, including international airfare.

For more information or to apply: skagit.edu/ chinatrip, or contact Ted Maloney at ted.maloney@ skagit.edu, 360-4167774.

ABOVE: A group of people gather outside The Duke pub in Duke Street in Dublin, Ireland, at the start of a literary pub crawl.

LEFT: A stone version of Oscar Wilde lounging on a rock in Merrion Square.

tower featured in the opening scene of Ulysses, now a Joyce museum.

The 19th century Martello tower — just reopened after a renovation — was one of a series built along the coast to withstand an invasion by Napoleon. Joyce stayed here briefly, and the gun platform, with its panoramic view of Dublin Bay — “warm sunshine merrying over the sea,” as well as the living room, are preserved as he described them in “Ulysses.”

Nearby Sandymount, a pretty seaside town, was the birthplace of William Butler Yeats, a giant of 20th century Irish literature and winner in 1923 of the Nobel Prize in

Cathedral, the oldest public library in Ireland. Built in 1701, it is a beautifully preserved, old-world treasure of dark oak bookcases literature. Three more Irish filled with 25,000 books and writers won the prize: Shaw, manuscripts dating back 500 years.

Beckett and Heaney.

“Step to the 18th cenDublin is also home to tury,” cries caretaker Peter fabulous old libraries like Logue, as he opens the door. the one in Trinity College, Indeed, it’s easy to imagine home to the Book of Kells, Jonathan Swift, dean of St. a Latin version of the four Gospels written 1,200 years Patrick’s, sweeping past the bookcases, or penning his ago and considered one of satires with a quill in one of the most beautifully illusthe elegant wired alcoves trated manuscripts in the where “graduates and genworld. tlemen” were locked in with The Chester Beatty Library houses the elaborate rare books.

Outside the modern city collection of the 20th century American mining mag- bustles. Inside, there is just the ticking of an antique nate, including many priceless Islamic and Far Eastern grandfather clock, the musty smell of ancient leather and manuscripts and artifacts. all around, the ghosts of And then there Marsh’s Library next to St. Patrick’s scholars and writers past.

WEEKEND LANGUAGE INTENSIVES: The Northwest Language and Cultural Center offers weekend language and culture immersion sessions at its Whidbey Island facility in Langley.

Each two-day session includes 12 hours of language and cultural activities. Student at all levels are welcome. Tuition: $185 per session. 360321-2101 or programs@ nwlanguageacademy.com.

Next up: French, April 26-27: Greta D’amico. Cooking, games, film and outdoor activities are part of the program.

Italian, May 3-4: Roberto Tauriello Torgerson of Seattle’s Percorso Italiano language school.

12, free for ages 5 and younger. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. For information or reservations, call 206621-8422, ext. 26, or visit pilchuck.com.

WWU FACULTY-LED TRAVEL PROGRAMS: Western Washington University will offer several educational travel programs this summer in Italy and Africa. Global Discovery trips are not for university credit or restricted to Western students.

Trips include: Tuscany, Italy: Aug. 31-Sept. 14.

Mount Kilimanjaro Climb and Serengeti Safari Extension: July 5-19.

Serengeti Safari and Kilimanjaro Culture Tour Extension: July 14-26.

Details: 360- 650-6409, globaldiscovery@wwu. edu, wwu.edu/Global Discovery.

SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers travel opportunities for ages 12 and older (adult supervision required for ages 18 and younger). Trips depart from and return to Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. 360336-6215.

NEW ENGLAND TRIP: The Oak Harbor Senior Center is organizing a trip to New England from Sept. 26-Oct. 3. For more information, contact Pat Gardner at 360-279 GLASS SCHOOL TOUR: 4582 or email pgardner@ The Pilchuck Glass School oakharbor.org. will host an open house from noon to 5 p.m. Sun- PASSPORT APPLICAday, July 13, at its private TIONS: The Anacortes campus near Stanwood.

Public Library accepts Enjoy hot glass dempassport applications onstrations, docent-led from noon to 6:30 p.m. tours of the studios and Tuesdays and Wednesgallery, live music and days, and 1 to 4 p.m. more. Hands-on activities, Saturdays at 1220 10th including glass blowing St., Anacortes. Passport and printmaking, and an forms and information on “off the beaten path” tour fees and how to apply are are available for additional available at travel.state. fees. gov, or pick up an applica General admission: tion and passport guide at the library. $20, $10 ages 6 to

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HOT TICKETS ARLO GUTHRIE: April 25, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360734-6080 or mountbakertheatre. com.

THE WANTED, MIDNIGHT RED: April 26, Showbox SoDo, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

ONE MORE TIME: A Tribute to Daft Punk: April 26, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

VLADIMIR GORBACH (classical guitar): April 26, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 206-215-4747 or seattle guitar.org.

HIGGINS WATERPROOF BLACK MAGIC BAND: April 26, Columbia City Theater, Seattle. 800-8383006 or columbiacitytheater.com.

SUDDEN VALLEY JAZZ SERIES: April 26/Nov. 15, Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Bellingham. 360-6711709 or suddenvalleylibrary.org.

MASTODON: April 28, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

PENNYWISE: April 29, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THE GLITCH MOB: May 3, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

STEEL PANTHER: May 3, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

STEEL PANTHER: May 3, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

IRA GLASS: May 3, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-7346080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

THE GLITCH MOB: May 3-4, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

STEPHEN “RAGGA” MARLEY: May 6, The Showbox, Seattle. 206224-5481 or aeglive.com.

WHO’S BAD: “The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band”: May 8, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

LED ZEPAGAIN (tribute to Led Zeppelin): May 9, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

STEVE MARTIN & THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS: Featuring Edie Brickell: May 10, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

DANNY BROWN: May 10, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

OLD 97s: May 12, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

PRISCILLA AHN: May 13,

KISS, DEF LEPPARD June 29, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com Columbia City Theater, Seattle.

800-838-3006 or columbiacity theater.com.

RIFF RAFF: May 14, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MICKEY AVALON: May 15, The Crocodile, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

KARLA BONOFF & JIMMY WEBB: May 15, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

LIL JON - DJ SET: May 16, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

FLIGHT TO MARS: featuring Mike McCready of Pearl Jam: May 16, The Showbox, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

NICKEL CREEK: May 17, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

KYLE GASS BAND: May 18, The Crocodile, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

FAILURE: May 18, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

KISHI BASHI: May 20, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

LINDSEY STIRLING: May 21, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

BACKSTREET BOYS, AVRIL LAVIGNE: May 22, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticket master.com.

TECH N9NE: May 23-24, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THE NYLONS: May 24, Skagit Val-

ley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-2752448 or theskagit.com.

LANA DEL REY: May 27, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

BLACK FLAG: May 27, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

HOODIE ALLEN: May 27, The Crocodile, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

LADY GAGA’S artRAVE: May 28, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

LIONEL RITCHIE: with CeeLo Green: May 30, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

“IN MY LIFE”: A Musical Tribute to the Beatles: June 5, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360734-6080 or mountbakertheatre. com.

KUBE 93 SUMMER JAM: June 6-7, Gorge Amphitheatre, George.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

GRIEVES: June 7, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

BRIT FLOYD: June 9, McCaw Hall, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS: June 10, The Showbox, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

ONEREPUBLIC: June 12, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-3328499 or comcastarenaeverett.com.

ALLEN STONE: June 13, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster. com.

THE FRAY: with Barcelona and Oh Honey: June 17, Marymoor

Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS.com.

DIGITOUR: June 20, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES: June 20-21, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

SARAH McLACHLAN: June 20-21, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

RODRIGO AMARANTE: June 21, The Barboza, Seattle. 206-7099442 or thebarboza.com.

MERLE HAGGARD, EMMYLOU HARRIS: June 22, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

GAVIN DEGRAW AND MATT NATHANSON: with Mary Lambert: June 24, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS.com.

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: June 26, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

ROBYN + RÖYKSOPP: Do It Again Tour: June 26, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS.com.

FITZ & THE TANTRUMS: June 27, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MINUS THE BEAR: June 27, Columbia City Theater, Seattle.

800-838-3006 or columbiacity theater.com.

THE SOULSHINE TOUR: featuring Michael Franti & Spearhead, with SOJA, Brett Dennen and Trevor Hall: June 27, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS.com.

AN EVENING WITH JOHN LEGEND: June 27, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

PARADISO FESTIVAL: June 27-28, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

CHER: June 28, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

JOHN LEGEND: June 28, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

PETER MURPHY: June 28, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

STEVE WINWOOD: June 29, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticket master.com.

KISS, DEF LEPPARD: June 29, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

HEART: July 1, Marymoor Park,

Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS. com.

KRAFTWERK 3-D: July 1, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or tickets.com.

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS: July 2, Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

877-784-4849 or tickets.com.

STEELY DAN: July 5-6, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-9297849 or AXS.com.

MARK LANEGAN: July 3, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

NEW ORDER: July 6, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or tickets.com.

ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL: Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Asking Alexandria, Trivium, Cannibal Corpse, Body Count featuring Ice T, Suicide Silence, Emmure, Miss May I, Mushroomhead and more: July 8, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

JURASSIC 5: July 9, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SLIGHTLY STOOPID: with Stephen “Ragga” Marley: July 10, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888929-7849 or AXS.com.

BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA: July 11, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

RINGO STARR & HIS ALLSTARR BAND: July 16, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

THE GO-GOs, PATTY SMYTH & SCANDAL, MARTHA DAVIS & THE MOTELS, CUTTING CREW, NAKED EYES featuring PETE BYRNE: July 17, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND: with The Wood Brothers: July 17, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888929-7849 or AXS.com.

THE JOHN CONLEE SHOW (classic country): July 18-19, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877275-2448 or theskagit.com.

ANACORTES UNKNOWN MUSIC SERIES, Vol. IV: July 18-20, Anacortes Unknown. anacortes unknown.com.

WINTHROP RHYTHM & BLUES FESTIVAL: July 18-20, Blues Ranch, Winthrop. 800-422-3048 or winthroptickets.com.

JOURNEY, STEVE MILLER BAND: July 19, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

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Thursday, April 24, 2014 - E15

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E16 - Thursday, April 24, 2014

MOVIES

‘The Railway Man’ isn’t Firth’s finest hour

By ROGER MOORE McClatchy-Tribune News Service

In Hollywood parlance, they “meet cute” — he stumbles into her first-class seat on the train to Edinburgh.

She (Nicole Kidman) is a bit taken aback, but only for a moment. She offers, way too soon, that she’s “newly single.” He is bookish, awkward, slow to pick up on that. His encyclopedic knowledge of rail schedules gives away that he’s really into trains.

‘THE RAILWAY MAN’

HH1⁄2 Cast: Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgard, Jeremy Irvine, Sam Reid, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tanroh Ishida Running time: 1:54 MPAA rating: R for disturbing prisoner of war violence

His small talk is pattering on about the history of every village, hamlet and landmark they pass by.

“Lancaster — known as the hanging town.”

He is smitten, she is intrigued.

So it’s not really a coincidence when he runs into her homebound train some days later. Thus begins an adorable love affair and marriage.

But Eric has night terrors, paralyzing seizures of fear set off by a phrase, a song on the radio. Patti, who loves him, needs answers.

“The Railway Man” is about the horrors the people who lived through the “Keep calm and carry on” era didn’t talk about. This slow, uneven drama is a different sort of British prisoner of war movie. And even if it stumbles on its way to its fairly obvious, politically correct conclusion, it’s still worthwhile as a closer read on history than the decades of WWII movies that preceded it.

Because it’s good to remember that the construction of the bridge over the River Kwai wasn’t all British stiff upper lips, jolly-goodsport-playing head games with the

Colin Firth stars in “The Railway Man.” The Weinstein Company via AP

Japanese, whistling the “Colonel Bogey March.”

For those who lived through it — prisoners of war worked to death as slave labor under inhuman conditions in the jungles of Thailand — it was a fetid, living hell.

Patti Lomax has to pry information out of Eric’s peers, the men who meet to not talk about what they went through together building that Thai-Burma Railway. Finlay (Stellan Skarsgard) is dismissive, but eventually he fills her in on what they all have been living with for 40 years (the movie is set in 1980).

In a long flashback, we see the shameful, seemingly premature surrender of Singapore, which Churchill called “the worst

disaster” in British military history. The young radio operators, Eric and Finlay (played as young men by Jeremy Irvine and Sam Reid), pocket vacuum tubes and other radio parts as they line up to march into captivity. But once there, they see the awful consequences of getting caught doing that. They may be needed to keep the few machines the Japanese are using to build this rail line going.

But beatings, torture and summary executions are a constant threat.

Director Jonathan Teplitzky cast emaciated men to play many of the prisoners, and took care to get the Japanese right, too, historically.

These weren’t the best and the brightest. They were small men, physically, mentally and spiritually, raised on a diet of rice and racism.

And they behaved barbarically.

“The Railway Man” vividly, if unevenly, recreates that horrific past. And then Teplitzky and the screenwriters very clumsily document the way the real Eric Lomax came to terms with it and his chief tormentor, a secret police interpreter/ interrogator, played

by Tanroh Ishida in the war scenes and Hiroyuki Sanada in the 1980 “present.” Those scenes, whatever their moral rectitude, ring hollow and false. The actors bring no conviction to them.

Shifts in attitude and tone are abrupt, as Firth plays Lomax as utterly broken, teetering on the brink of madness at one moment, lucid and calculating the next. Kidman is beguiling in the courtship scenes, given too little to play in

the “Why won’t you talk to me?” ones.

Skarsgard brings gravitas to his fellow survivor role, and the younger players — Irvine, Reid and Ishida — acquit themselves nicely playing characters who are either dehumanized or dehumanizers.

But “The Railway Man” is more interesting as history rewritten than as the moral parable this true story became. As a generation dies out and the tests of those who lived through that era are forgotten, movies like this, even the less satisfying ones, help us remember and appreciate the great wrongs, the scars and the healing power of forgiveness in the face of World War II’s unspeakable cruelty.

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MOVIES MINI-REVIEWS Compiled from news services.

Ratings are one to four stars.

“Bad Words” — I loved the misanthrope played by Jason Bateman in his directorial debut, and you might, too, if your sense of humor is just sick enough. A loophole has allowed this big bowl of hate to compete against fourthgraders in a spelling bee, where he spews insults with a deadpan style that leaves his victims speechless. A pitchblack dark comedy. Comedy, R, 89 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” — The more screen time Chris Evans accrues as Captain America, the more engaging the performance. He’s terrific in this adventure, more complex and more compelling than in his 2011 debut. Amid well-choreographed action sequences and a couple of nifty twists and turns, we get another rock-solid chapter in the bigscreen story of Marvel. Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Redford co-star. Sci-fi action, PG-13, 136 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Draft Day” — The general manager of the hapless Cleveland Browns (Kevin Costner) tries to coax some star power during the NFL draft in this sentimental, predictable and thoroughly entertaining movie. I would have liked to see less soap-opera subplot (a pregnant girlfriend, an egotistical team owner) and more inside football machinations.

Jennifer Garner, Denis Leary, Frank Langella and Chadwick Boseman co-star. Sports drama, PG-13, 110 minutes).

HHH “Ender’s Game” — A firstrate cast of wily veterans (Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley) and fresh-faced youngsters (Asa Butterfield of “Hugo”) deliver a rousing, challenging adventure that should satisfy most young fans of the beloved sci-fi novel while keeping the adults engrossed as well. The simulated battles against scary aliens are beautifully shot and expertly choreographed. Sci-fi adventure, PG-13, 114 minutes. HHH “Fading Gigolo” — Writerdirector John Turturro casts himself as the lead in this offbeat and sometimes just plain nutso story about a flo-

AT AREA THEATERS ANACORTES CINEMAS April 25-May 1 The Metropolitan Opera: Cosi Fan Tutte (NR): Saturday: 9:55 a.m.

Transcendence (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:30, 6:20, 8:50; Sunday-Wednesday: 1:30, 6:20; Thursday: 1:30 Heaven Is for Real (PG): Friday: 1:50, 4:10, 6:40, 9:00; Saturday: 11:10, 2:10, 4:10, 6:40, 9:00; SundayThursday: 1:50, 4:10, 6:40 Rio 2 (G): 4:00 The Grand Budapest Hotel (R): Friday: 1:40, 3:50, 6:30, 8:40; Saturday: 11:30, 1:40, 3:50, 6:30, 8:40; Sunday-Thursday: 1:40, 3:50, 6:30 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG-13): Thursday: 7:00 360-293-6620 BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN Oak Harbor April 25-27 The Other Woman (PG-13) and Divergent (PG-13). First movie starts at approximately 8:30 p.m.

360-675-5667 CONCRETE THEATRE April 25-27 The Muppets (PG): Friday: 7:30 p.m. (3D) ; Saturday: 5 p.m. (2D) and 7:30 p.m. (3D); Sunday: 4 p.m. (2D) and 6:30 p.m. (3D) 360-941-0403 CASCADE MALL THEATRES Burlington For listings: 888-AMC-4FUN (888-262-4386).

OAK HARBOR CINEMAS April 25-May 1 The Other Woman (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:10, 3:50, 6:50, 9:20; Sunday-Thursday: 1:10, 3:50, 6:50 Transcendence (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:00, 3:30, 6:40, 9:10; Sunday-Wednesday: 1:00, 3:30, 6:40; Thursday: 1:00, 3:30 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13): FridaySaturday: 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:15; Sunday-Thursday: 12:50, 3:40, 6:30 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG-13): Thursday: 7:00 360-279-2226 STANWOOD CINEMAS April 25-May 1 The Metropolitan Opera: Cosi Fan Tutte (NR): Saturday: 9:55 a.m.

The Other Woman (PG-13): 1:30, 3:50, 6:45, 9:05 Transcendence (PG-13): 1:25, 3:55, 6:30, 9:00 Heaven Is for Real (PG): 1:35, 4:10, 6:35, 9:15 Draft Day (PG-13): Friday: 1:40, 8:55; Saturday: 8:55 p.m.; Sunday-Wednesday: 1:40, 8:55; Thursday: 1:40 Rio 2 (G): Friday-Wednesday: 4:00, 6:40; Thursday: 4:00 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (PG-13): 1:20, 3:40, 6:25, 8:45 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG-13): Thursday: 7:00 360-629-0514 rist who takes money to service beautiful women, including Sharon Stone and Sofia Vergara, and gives a cut to his pimp (Woody Allen). This improbable film is all over the

map, veering from pathos to absurdist comedy to romance to weirdness for the sake of weirdness. Comedy, R, 90 minutes. HH “Frozen” — When a queen

with icy powers (voice of Idina Menzel) accidentally freezes her kingdom, she runs away and her intrepid sister (Kristen Bell) goes to find her.

Sure to delight kids and captivate adults, Disney’s musical “Frozen” is the instant favorite for the animated feature Oscar. Animated musical, PG, 102 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Hateship Loveship” — Kristen Wiig’s performance as a caretaker duped into believing she’s being courted is so beautifully muted it takes a while to appreciate the loveliness of the notes she’s hitting. She’s playing someone a bit, well, crazy, but her quiet resolve is kind of heroic.

She’s pretty awesome. With Guy Pearce, Hailee Steinfeld, Nick Nolte. Drama, R, 101 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” — The old TV cartoon about a genius dog, his adopted son and their time-traveling adventures becomes a whipsmart, consistently funny and good-natured film with terrific voice performances led by Ty Burrell as Peabody. Lots of sight gags and goofy puns, with some clever one-liners intended for the parents in the audience. Animated adventure, PG, 90 minutes.

HHH “Nebraska” — What a joy it is to watch Bruce Dern playing such a miserable SOB in the best role of his long career. Woody Grant is a crabby, boozy, sometimes delusional old guy on a road trip with his son (Will Forte) to collect a sweepstakes prize.

Alexander Payne’s latest film is a modern American classic about the dynamic between a father from the generation that didn’t speak about its feelings and a grown son who’s still trying to get his father to explain himself.

Stark, beautiful and memorable. Drama, R, 115 minutes.

HHHH “Noah” — One of the most dazzling and unforgettable biblical epics ever put on film.

Director Darren Aronofsky has delivered an emotionally involving and sometimes loony interpretation of the tale of a God-loving man (Russell Crowe, ferocious and razor-sharp) and his ark. Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson and Anthony Hopkins round out a stellar cast. Biblical epic, PG-13,

131 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Oculus” — Here is a horror movie that will reach out and grab that spot on your spine that produces all the chills.

Thanks to the wonderfully twisted style of director Mike Flanagan and four terrific young actors playing brother and sister as children and adults, “Oculus” is one of the more elegant scary movies in recent memory. Horror, R, 105 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Sabotage” — After stealing $10 million from a drug cartel, elite DEA agents become targets in a brutal, bloody, dark and at times gruesomely funny thriller.

The team is played by a strong cast headed by Arnold Schwarzenegger, being typically Arnold, Sam Worthington, Olivia Williams and Terrence Howard. Action thriller, R, 109 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “RoboCop” — The 2014 version of “RoboCop” takes advantage of the superior technology available now, but doesn’t match up to the original when it comes to story and cast. As Alex Murphy, the wounded officer converted into RoboCop, Joel Kinnaman comes across as a wooden human being AND a wooden robot. Sci-fi action, PG-13, 118 minutes. HH “Son of God” — The first feature in recent memory telling us a life-spanning story of Jesus Christ recounts the events with great reverence but, alas, is not a good movie. The special effects are just OK, and in the title role, Portuguese-born heartthrob Diogo Morgado hits a lot of wrong notes. Historical drama, PG-13, 138 minutes.

H1⁄2 “That Awkward Moment” — Strives to straddle the line between breezy, bromantic comedy and “Hangover”esque guy humor – and fails miserably on both counts.

Talented, charismatic actors including Zac Efron and Michael B. Jordan star in a not particularly offensive but utterly unmemorable film.

Comedy, R, 94 minutes. H1⁄2 “The Bag Man” — One can’t help but wonder what Robert De Niro and John Cusack saw in the script for “The Bag Man” that made two of our most interesting actors sign up for this irritating mess of a movie. It’s warmed-over Tarantino mixed

with a third-rate tribute to the Coen brothers with a dose of David Lynch-ian madness.

Thriller, R, 108 minutes. H “3 Days to Kill” — The term “guilty pleasure” was invented for this kind of movie. Nearly every other scene is so audaciously terrible, you don’t know whether to cringe or chortle. But the star power of Kevin Costner as an aging CIA hit man turns schlock into pure entertainment. Action, PG-13, 117 minutes. HHH “The Railway Man” — Based on the true story of a British Army officer (Colin Firth) in World War II and the Japanese Imperial Army officer who tortured him. This is another prestige film that sometimes feels more like a history assignment than entertainment. Sometimes it’s hard to watch. It’s also hard to imagine anyone watching it and not being deeply moved. Drama, R, 108 minutes. HHH “Transcendence” — In a bold, beautiful, sometimes confounding flight of futuristic speculation, Johnny Depp plays a scientific visionary whose thoughts and personality are uploaded before he dies. He uses his everincreasing intelligence to cure the sick and heal the planet, but fears arise that he will accumulate so much power and intelligence he’ll become the greatest threat to freedom the world has ever known. What a stunning piece of work. Sci-fi thriller, PG-13, 119 minutes. HHHH “Under the Skin” — An alien on Earth (Scarlett Johannson) cruises Scotland in a van, hitting on young lads, in a stark mood piece that drills into your psyche and will stay there forever. It’s weird, polarizing work, but I found it the most memorable movie of the first few months of 2014. Sci-fi drama, R, 108 minutes. HHHH “Veronica Mars” — This big-screen update of the Kristen Bell TV series, the result of a Kickstarter campaign, looks and feels like a glorified TV movie, with mostly unexceptional performances and ridiculous plot developments no more innovative than you’d see on a dozen network TV detective shows.

Crime comedy, PG-13, 108 minutes. HH

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E18 - Thursday, April 24, 2014

OUT & ABOUT ART

Studios, 1010 Fifth St., Suite 320, Anacortes. The show features photos by Thaddeus Hink and Barb Thrall and paintings by Skagit Valley artist Bill Ball.

Complementary portraits for those who come in costumes. 360-770-4528.

NEW OIL PAINTINGS: Renowned Northwest artist Alfred Currier captures local scenes in “Celebrating the Valley,” an April show of 25 new oils celebrating the tulip fields and migrant farmworkers, through April 25, at La Conner Seaside Gallery, 101 First St., La Conner. Open daily. lacon nerseasidegallery.com.

IN THE ART BAR: Julie Bishop’s kaleidoscopes are on display through April 30 in the Lincoln Theatre’s Art Bar, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Bishop creates her kaleidoscopes from her photographs of local Skagit images, including tulips and other flowers.

360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

SOLO SHOW: Oil paintings by Sharon Eckhardt are on display through April 30 at the Rexville Grocery, 19271 Best Road, Mount Vernon. Eckhardt primarily paints landscapes, capturing farms and fields and small-town views in and around Skagit Valley.

360-466-5522 or rexville grocery.com.

ART WITH A TWIST: “Changes: What if there were no boxes?” continues through April 30 at Raven Rocks Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. The show features artwork with a different twist, including crystal trees by Bob and Lorena Higbee, unique driftwood feathers and a special dream catcher from Roger White, found object jewelry by Lynne Adams, “Shower of Memories” tapestry by Windwalker Taibi, knit hats and batik “Lucky Fish” from Mary Jo Oxrieder and many more surprises. For information, including gallery hours and directions, call 360-222-

PASTELS & MORE

“A Spring Floral Festival,” featuring pastels by Bellingham artist Laurie Potter, continues through April 29 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Also showing: color photographs by Randy Dana, pastels by Patty Forte Linna and Barbara Durbin Wean, and oils by Anne Belov, as well as a new selection of glass work, custom wood tables, sculptures, jewelry and a selection of quilts by the Fidalgo Island Quilters Guild. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 360293-6938 or scottmilo.com. Pictured: “We Belong in the Sun” by Laurie Potter 0102 or visit ravenrocks gallery.com.

FABRIC ART: Quilts by fabric artist Louise Harris are featured in a show that continues through April 30 at McCool Gallery, 711 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The show also features paintings by Anne Martin McCool, as well as work by other gallery artists. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. 360-2933577 or mccoolart.com.

“DRAW, STITCH AND BURN: EVE DEISHER AND LANNY BERGNER”: The exhibition is on display through May 18 at Gallery

Cygnus, 109 Commercial, La Conner. Deisher combines paper, fabric and thread as woven material becomes ethereal structure, woven thread and wire become line and all of it is her drawing. Bergner employs pyrography techniques on sheets of metal mesh causing the visible surfaces to shift, patterns appearing and disappearing as one’s gaze moves across the forms. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. 360-7084787 or gallerycygnus.com.

PHOTOS & PAINTINGS: Check out the 1010 Art Upstairs Red Planet show, by appointment, at Think

NEW WORK: A show of new work by Skagit Valley painter Dedrick Ward continues through April 27 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison.

Comprised of strikingly beautiful Northwest skies and the mists and light it reflects, Ward’s work can be described as tranquil, particularly this current body of work that explores aspects of nocturnes, prompted by the paintings of James McNeil Whistler.

Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Sunday. 360-766-6230 or smithandvallee.com.

“PIE”: The Edison Eye Gallery features illustrations by Jessica Bonin through May 4 at 5800 Cains Court, Edison. Check out Bonin’s original illustrations created for “A Commonplace Book of Pie,” written by Kate Lebo.

Attendees are invited to bring a pie to share. 360766-6276.

RECYCLED ART: Check out a variety of artwork created from recycled materials from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Concrete Center, 45821 Railroad Ave., Concrete.

All entries include at least 60 percent reused materials. Vote for your favorites in three categories: youth, adult and professional. Free admission. 360-853-8784.

of Northwest Art, 121 First St., La Conner. Anchor is a nonprofit art space in Anacortes that promotes education in the arts by hosting innovative exhibitions, workshops, musical events, performance and poetry.

MoNA supporters can check out the things Anchor is doing, such as the upcoming show “COAL,” a nonjuried open call for work around the controversial Cherry Point coal terminal and coal trains. Visitors can contribute their opinion by writing on a chalkboard in the shape of a giant piece of coal. MoNA will provide wine and snacks, and Anchor will host a drawing for prizes including a fourhour cruise around Anacortes and the San Juan Islands. Free. 360-755-3140 or anchorartspace.org.

“SPRING CAVORT”: The group art show will open with a potluck party from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 26, and continue through June 8 at Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island. The show will feature works in glass, metal, ceramic, stone, Northwest paintings and new sculptures in the gallery’s 10-acre sculpture park. Participating artists include Betty Frost, Patsy Thola Chamberlain, Charlie Bigger, Lance Carleton, Don Haggerty, Ria Harboe, Shirley Erickson, Janie Olsen, Karla Matzke, Alexandra Morocco, Merrilee Moore, Richard Nash, Susan Cohen Thompson, Donna Watson, Ruth Westra and Leon White. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, weekdays by appointment.

360-387-2759 or matzkefineart.com.

ANCHOR AT MoNA: Meet the people who make up Anchor Art Space from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, “ON THE BEACH”: An April 26, at the Museum exhibition featuring Karen

Hackenberg’s limitededition artist book “Watershed” continues through May 7 in the Skagit Valley College Art Gallery, located in the Gary Knutzen Cardinal Center, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. In Hackenberg’s ongoing painting series, she takes a lighthearted yet subversive approach to the serious subject of ocean degradation. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 360-4167812.

OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBIT: The La Conner Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit is on display through March 1, 2015, at public locations around La Conner. The annual juried exhibition features work by some of the Northwest’s most accomplished artists.

For information, including a map of the sculptures and works available for sale, call 360-466-3125 or visit townoflaconner.org.

SPRING ART SHOW: Clayton James, Maggie Wilder and Marty Rogers are the featured artists in the River Gallery’s annual Spring Art Show, which continues through April 27 at 19313 Landing Road (off of Dodge Valley Road), between Mount Vernon and La Conner. The show also includes works by more than two dozen other local artists. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. 360-466-4524 or rivergallerywa.com.

LECTURES AND TALKS WORLD ISSUES FORUM: Western Washington University’s Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies holds its annual World Issues Forum from noon to 1:20 p.m. Wednesdays

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OUT & ABOUT in the Fairhaven College auditorium on the WWU campus in Bellingham.

Presentations are free and open to the public. 360-6502309 or wwu.edu/fairhaven/ news/worldissuesforum.

Next up: April 30: “Water Everlasting?”: Julienne Gage, producer and multimedia journalist, will look at the management of Haiti’s most essential resource in the aftermath of its 2010 earthquake, a topic that opens a broader dialogue about development in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country. Can Haiti ever recover? Where do those billions of dollars in international aid funds go? What will it take to get Haiti moving toward a more sustainable future?

EARTH CARE SHARE: Enjoy a community potluck dinner and environmental discussion at 5 p.m. Friday, April 25, at the Concrete Center, 45821 Railroad Ave., Concrete. The potluck and idea-mingling boards will begin at 5 p.m., followed by an environmental panel discussion and public forum from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For information, contact the Concrete Chamber of Commerce at 360-8538784 or visit concrete-wa. com.

“POETRY ALIVE!”: Enjoy readings by contemporary poets Jim Bertolino, Nancy Canyon, Matthew Brouwer, Kevin Murphy and Susan Chase-Foster at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Whatcom Museum’s Rotunda Room, 121 Prospect St., Bellingham.

Suggested donation: $10, $5 students. Proceeds will benefit the Whatcom Juvenile Justice Creative Writing Project, which pairs

teaching artists with teens in the local juvenile justice system. 360-778-8930 or whatcommuseum.org.

of Eastern Skagit Earth Week, the Concrete Theatre will host screenings of “Who Bombed Judi Bari” and “Back to the Garden” at 6 p.m. today, April 24, at HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR: Auschwitz-Birkenau 45920 Main St., Concrete.

The first documensurvivor Noemi Ban will speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday and tary details environmental Wednesday, April 29-30, in activist Judi Bari’s lawsuit against the FBI after she Arntzen Hall, Room 100, was injured by a car bomb at Western Washington and accused of bombing University in Bellingham. her own car. In “Back to Ban will share how she the Garden,” filmmaker lost most of her family Kevin Tomlinson revisits a in the Nazi death camps, group of back-to-the-land and how she shares her “hippies” nearly 20 years story to inspire current after he first filmed them and future generations to living off-the-grid, isolated prevent similar genocides from mainstream culture. from happening. Free, but A question-and-answer reservations are required. session with the filmmaker Call 360-650-4529 or visit will follow. $10. Proceeds wce.wwu.edu/Resources/ will benefit community NWCHE. radio station KSVU 90.1 FM. 360-853-8784 or 360MORE FUN 853-8533.

“RELOCATION: THE IMPACT OF WORLD WAR FILM SCREENING: II ON SKAGIT COUNTY”: Enjoy the movie “What The exhibit continues The Bleep Do We Know” through June 29 at the at 7 p.m. Friday, April 25, Skagit County Historical at the Anacortes Center Museum, 501 Fourth St., for Happiness, 619 ComLa Conner. Learn how mercial Ave., Anacortes.

World War II affected the The award-winning film residents of Skagit County, explores the possibility including those who were of a spiritual connection relocated to internment between quantum physics camps. Museum hours are and consciousness as it fol11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday lows a photographer who through Sunday. Admisencounters emotional and sion: $5 adults, $4 seniors existential obstacles in her and children ages 6 to life and begins to consider 12, $10 families, free for the idea that individual members and children ages and group consciousness 5 and younger. 360-466can influence the material 3365 or skagitcounty.net/ world. Admission by museum. donation. 360-464-2229 or anacortescenterfor EARTH WEEK: Activihappiness.org. ties are scheduled daily, through April 26, in ConFIRST RESPONDERS crete and other eastern NIGHT: Children’s Museum Skagit County communiof Skagit County and ties. Check out the schedthe Imagine Children’s ule at concrete-wa.com or Museum will host a free call 360-853-8784. family night for Oso First ECO-FILM FEST: As part Responder families and

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volunteers from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, at the Imagine Children’s Museum, 1502 Wall St., Everett.

All first responders who have participated in the Oso mudslide rescue or recovery in any capacity and their families are welcome to attend this free event. The museums ask the public to please respect that this event is solely for first responders and their families. 425-258 1006 or imaginecm.org.

host bar; dinner tickets $35.

Pulled pork, BBQ chicken wings, baked beans, garlic and herb roasted potatoes, cole slaw, corn bread and choice of Texas sheet cake or Panna Cotta. All proceeds will fund Pacific Northwest Trail Association’s summer youth programs. 360-854-9415 or pnt. org.

her work. All proceeds will go toward AAUW’s annual scholarships, which are open to women graduates of Anacortes High School or to women living on Fidalgo or Guemes islands who plan to return to school. $15, includes a buffet of sweets and savories.

Tickets are available at Watermark Book Company, through AAUW SCHOLARSHIP FUNDmembers or at the door.

RAISER: Local painter Jen- For information about the nifer Bowman will present 2014 AAUW scholarship, “Color and Light from an contact Nelle Jacobson at Artist’s Prospective” at the 360-299-0429 or email COWBOY DINNER: The American Association of nelleaj@wavecable.com.

Rhodes River Ranch will University Women’s annual host a barbecue dinner, spring scholarship event at MVCS AUCTION: Mount auction and a cowboy sto- 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26, Vernon Christian School ryteller Friday, April 25, at at the Anacortes Senior will hold “Beyond the 22016 Entsminger Road, Center, 1701 22nd St., Ana- Bayou,” a benefit auction, Arlington. Doors open cortes. at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 26, Bowman, whose paintat the school, 820 W. Blackwith a silent auction at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at ings are shown in galleries burn Road, Mount Vernon. across the U.S., also will Tickets: $25. RSVP: 3607 with a live auction and offer a demonstration of 424-9157. storytelling to follow. No-

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Saturday, May 24 at 8 pm • Pacific Showroom

| 1-800-745-3000 Buy Show Tickets Service Charge Free at the Casino Box Office.

On I-5 at Exit 236 • theskagit.com • 877-275-2448

Casino opens at 9 am daily. Must be 21 or older with valid ID to enter casino, buffet or attend shows. *Must be a Rewards Club Member – Membership is FREE! Must be present to win. Skagit Player-Bucks are non-transferable and cannot be redeemed for cash. Management reserves all rights.

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