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OPENING DAY Your guide to fishing in Skagit County w A primer for the newbie w Bait or lure? w Where they’re biting PAGES 11-14

Skagit Valley Herald Thursday April 25, 2013

Tulip Festival

Reviews

At the Movies

End of the month provides final chance to take in Skagit’s signature event

Music: The Flaming Lips, Fantasia Video Games: “Luigi’s Mansion ...”

“At Any Price” is captivating, but also somewhat over the top

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “The Impossible”: Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor embrace their emotionally challenging and physically draining roles in this account of a family’s effort to survive after the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004.

If this film hadn’t been based on a true story, it would seem impossible.

There are some events that seem outlandish, but the only changes director Juan Antonio Bayona made to the story — other than not making the family Spanish — is the condensing of some of the timelines for dramatic effect. Even if the timelines had played out longer, there’s enough power in the story that there wouldn’t have been a dull moment.

Bayona gets a terrific performance out of 16-year-old Tom Holland that reflects the perfect tipping point of a boy becoming a man, and that’s where the heart of the film lies.

“Jurassic Park”: The film’s being rereleased because 3-D was added. Even without the visual gimmick, it pulls together all of the themes and big ideas that director Steven Spielberg has used in previous films to make it one of his greatest cinematic accomplishments.

“Promised Land”: Matt Damon and Frances McDormand try to convince residents of a small community to lease their land to a gas company for deep drilling, while an environmental activist (John Krasinski) shows up with evidence of the disasters of past drillings.

The film casts a relatively even light over the unwinnable choice many farmers face when they have to decide between two evils. What makes this movie is Damon, who effortlessly slips from a man of conviction to a man of the people.

“Gangster Squad”: A group of police officers try to stop organized crime from taking over Los Angeles in the 1940s. Josh Brolin stars.

“A Haunted House”: Marlon Wayans stars in this spoof of scary movies.

“Car’s Life 3: The Royal Heist”: Sparky returns for more animated adventures.

“Assassins Run”: A ballerina must use her skills to save her daughter.

“Iron Man Armored Adventures: Season 2 Vol. 4”: Animated series featuring Iron Man, Nick Fury and other Marvel characters.

“Touched By An Angel: The Seventh Season”: Roma Downey stars.

“The Central Park Five”: Ken Burns film on the five black and Latino teen-

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: APRIL 30 The Guilt Trip - Paramount Not Fade Away - Paramount

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MAY 7 Jack Reacher - Paramount Mama - Universal Safe Haven - Fox MAY 14 Back to 1942 - Well Go USA Cloud Atlas - Warner A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III - Lionsgate If I Were You - Kino Lorber Texas Chainsaw 3D - Lionsgate MAY 21 Beautiful Creatures - Warner The Last Stand - Lionsgate Parker - Sony Side Effects - Universal Stand Up Guys - Lionsgate Yossi - Strand MAY 28 Dark Skies - Anchor Bay

The Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble will host its annual Spring Festa on Saturday evening in Anacortes

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agers wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park in 1989.

“The Great Gatsby”: The film version starring Robert Redford is rereleased.

“The Killing: The Complete Second Season”: Cable murder mystery series.

“Nova: Who Killed Lindbergh’s Baby?”: A look at the famous kidnapping story.

“Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie”: Film based on the comedy team’s albums.

“Family Weekend”: An overachieving teen has grown frustrated with her parents’ lack of support and guidance.

“Happy People: A Year in the Taiga”: Werner Herzog’s look at the tiny village of Bakhta in Siberia.

“Maverick: The Complete Second Season”: James Garner plays a card shark traveling the Old West.

“Mr. Selfridge”: Jeremy Piven plays Harry Gordon Selfridge, father of the renowned London department store that bears his name.

“Pawn”: A cop walks in on a robbery in progress.

“Magic Journey to Africa”: A visual trek across the mysterious continent. n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

SUBMISSIONS Email features@skagitpublishing.com vrichardson@skagitpublishing. com (recreation items) Phone 360-416-2135 Hand-deliver 1215 Anderson Road Mount Vernon, WA 98274

Tulip Festival Schedule.................. 3 Travel............................................6-7 Music, Game Reviews..................8-9 Get Involved.................................. 10 2013 Fishing Guide..................11-14 At the Lincoln Theatre.................. 15 On Stage........................................ 16 Tuning Up..................................... 17 Movie Listings............................... 19 Movie Mini-Reviews..................... 19 Hot Tickets.................................... 20 Out & About.............................22-23

Mailing address P.O. Box 578 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Online events calendar To list your event on our website, visit goskagit.com and look for the Events Calendar on the home page HAVE A STORY IDEA? w For arts and entertainment, contact Features Editor Craig Parrish at 360-416-2135 or features@skagitpublishing.com w For recreation, contact staff writer Vince Richardson at 360-416-2181 or vrichardson@ skagitpublishing.com TO ADVERTISE 360-424-3251

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Thursday, April 25,2013 - E3

COMMUNITY DISPLAY GARDENS

MASTER GARDENER ‘STEP-ON’ GUIDES

April 25-30

Tulip Town, 15002 Bradshaw Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. $5, free for ages 10 and younger. 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. 360424-8531.

Azusa Farm and Gardens, 14904 Highway 20, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. 360-4241580.

Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. 360-4663821.

Skagit Valley Gardens, 18923 Peter Johnson Road, Mount Vernon: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. 360424-6760.

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

Have a WSU Skagit County Master Gardener act as your tour guide to the Skagit Valley. For reservations, call 360848-9053 or email tonitulip@comcast.net.

STUDENT ART April 25-30: See the top four designs from the 2013 Student Design Outreach program, which showcases Skagit Valley high school artists, at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday and Monday. $8, $5 seniors, $3 students, free for members and ages 11 and younger. 360-466-4446 or www.museumof nwart.org.

ANACORTES QUILT WALK

KIWANIS 26TH ANNUAL SALMON BARBECUE April 25-28: 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 ice cream. $12 adults, $10 child/senior plate. Visa/MC accepted. Groups of 15 or more, call for reservations 360-428-5959.

POSTER SIGNING Tulip Festival poster artist Karen Sistek will sign 2013 festival posters and offer other artwork on the following dates: Saturday, April 27: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tulip Town, 15002 Bradshaw Road, Mount Vernon.

Sunday, April 28: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., RoozenGaarde, 15867 Beaver Marsh Road, Mount Vernon.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM April 25-30: 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 children ages 10 and younger. $5.25. Free for ages younger than 1. 360-757-8888.

LA CONNER SCULPTURE TOUR April 25-30: Area artists display their work at various sites around La Conner. Maps available at La Conner Chamber of Commerce and participating merchants. Free. 360-466-3125.

HISTORICAL MUSEUM April 25-28, 30: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. Featuring “Skagit Sets Sail: A Maritime History of Skagit County.” $5 adults, $4 children ages 6-12; $10 families. Free for members and ages 5 and younger.

360-466-3365 or www.skagitcounty.net/museum.

APRIL 25-30

2013 SKAGIT VALLEY TULIP FESTIVAL

One last chance to take in Skagit County’s signature event

ART IN A PICKLE BARN April 25-30: Azusa Farm & Gardens, 14904 Highway 20, Mount Vernon. The 24th Skagit Art Association show features award-winning art in a variety of media.

Free admission. The show continues from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. www.skagitart.org.

Sunday, April 28: Artist demonstration with Sherry Shipley, afternoon.

J&L ART SHOW April 25-30: Tulip Valley Winery & Orchard, 16163 Highway 536, Mount Vernon. The show continues from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday through April 30. Free admission and parking. 360428-6894.

ART AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE

April 25-30: See a wide variety of quilts and wearable art garments on display in downtown Anacortes businesses during regular shop hours. Maps available at participating businesses and the Anacortes Visitors Center. Free. 360-333-9311 or www.fidalgoislandquilters.com.

April 25-30: 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 & Greenhouse, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon. 360-466-3821 or www.stanwood arts.com.

DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON ART WALK

SPRING WINE AND TULIP FESTIVAL

April 25-30: Check out original artwork along Fairhaven Avenue in downtown Burlington. Tour brochures available at the Visitor Information Center, 520 E. Fairhaven. Free. 360-755-9717 or 360-7570994.

April 25-28: Sample premium wines, local gourmet foods and specialty products from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays at Carpenter Creek Winery, 20376 E. Hickox Road, Mount Vernon.

Saturday, April 27: Enjoy live music with Jenny and the Tomcats from 6 to 9 p.m. $7 band donation. 360-848-6673 or www.carpentercreek.com.

LA CONNER IN BLOOM: TULIP QUILT CHALLENGE April 25-30: Check out tulip-themed quilts and fiber artwork 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 the installation of the Commemorative Brick Pathway. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. $7 admission. 360-466-4288 or www.laconnerquilts. com.

ART BASH April 25-28: Art League North’s annual Fine Art Multi-Media Exhibition is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily in the upstairs gallery at The Farmhouse Restaurant, 13724 La Conner-Whitney Road, Mount Vernon. Free admission. Weekly raffles will benefit scholarships for local students. 360-466-0382.

THE ART OF GARDENING Saturday and Sunday, April 27-28: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Depot, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. Check out display gardens and vendors with a focus on backyard gardening and garden art. Beer and wine garden, children’s activities, live entertainment and more. 360-293-1918 or www. anacortesfarmersmarket.org.

TULIP SALE April 25-27: The Mount Vernon Lions Club will sell fresh-cut tulips from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily at Lions Park, 501 Freeway Drive, Mount Vernon. Tulips will also be available for delivery. Proceeds benefit community residents who require financial assistance for eye and hearing exams, eyeglasses and hearing aids. 360-424-1888.

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E4 - Thursday, April 25, 2013

MOVIES

Bay takes a holiday from ‘Transformers’ with ‘Pain & Gain’

By JULIE HINDS Detroit Free Press

DETROIT — Everyone knows what you mean when you say you’re going to see a Michael Bay movie. Very few directors get to become adjectives, but Bay, who’s filming the fourth installment of the “Transformers” mega-franchise in Detroit this spring, has a name that is synonymous with huge special effects-driven extravaganzas for mass audiences.

So how come Bay’s latest effort, the darkly comic “Pain & Gain” — which opens Friday — is so, well, un-Bay-like?

The way he describes it, he was ready for a change.

About 12 years ago, he read about the real-life Miami crime spree that’s the basis for the darkly comic movie. But it was put on the shelf while he was busy with those robotsfrom-space mega-hits.

“It was that cool project that kind of sat there and I had wanted to do. The studios wanted me to keep doing these blockbustertype movies,” says Bay, whose “Transformers” franchise has earned more than $2 billion in global box office revenue.

After filming the third “Transformers” installment, he says, “I’m thinking, you know what, I’m going to make this little movie.

‘Why do you want to do that?’ Because there’s an interesting movie in here

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Director Michael Bay and it’s going to be fun.”

It’s interesting, all right, and not just because it’s a chance to watch Bay venture into edgy, funny, disturbing territory usually occupied by filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino and the Coen brothers. “Pain & Gain” stars Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Anthony Mackie in the bizarre story of three bodybuilders who have some deeply warped ideas about how to achieve and live the American dream.

The movie begins with Wahlberg’s character, an ambitious gym trainer, reciting some typical bromides about hard work leading to success. But it becomes clear that his glutes are bigger than his smarts or his scruples.

Through kidnapping and extortion, he sets out to acquire the money and

Paramount Pictures via AP

Dwayne Johnson (from left), Mark Wahlberg and Anthony Mackie star in “Pain & Gain.” social position he thinks he deserves.

Wahlberg’s bumbling accomplices are an ex-con who’s found religion and rehab (Johnson) and a steroid-loving gym junkie (Mackie). Together, they target one of Wahlberg’s rich clients (the marvelous Tony Shalhoub), and their crimes descend into gruesome territory.

The script by the writing team of Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (“Captain America: The First Avenger”) is inspired by Miami New Times articles by Pete Collins that covered the stranger-than-fiction 1990s saga of the notorious Sun Gym gang.

The characters played by Wahlberg and Mackie are on death row for two mur-

ders. Johnson’s character is a fictional composite. The cast also includes Ed Harris as a detective who tracks the gang and Rebel Wilson as a woman who falls for Mackie’s character.

The bizarre story made a big impression on Bay, who was drawn in by the idea of characters looking for the American dream in all the wrong ways.

“It was something that I just had a style in my head — right when I read the articles — of how I wanted to shoot a movie like this,” he recalls. “It’s not your normal movie. It’s a wild ride. You go into the criminals’ minds and sometimes you sympathize with them and you see their psychoses.”

Some involved with the real case have expressed

concerns that the movie will trivialize the brutal nature of what happened.

But the makers of the film have been clear that they’re not out to make the perpetrators of the crimes sympathetic or play down the horrible things they did.

The movie’s focus is the mind-set of the criminals.

“It’s showing all these gray areas of criminals where they think they’re better than other people.

They think they can have a wonderful, loving wedding and the very next day they can have a guy tied up in a factory or warehouse and try to extort him. It’s a bizarre lifestyle.”

Bay had talked to Johnson about eight years ago about doing the movie.

He’d been looking for a while for a project to work

on with Wahlberg — the actor the screenwriters had in mind for the lead while they were creating the script. Wahlberg wound up putting on 40 pounds of muscle for the role.

Recalls Bay, “Mark just said, ‘I grew up in the gym.

I know this guy. I’ve been a convicted felon, I’ve gone to prison. Mike, I know these type of guys.’”

Bay says he wanted the audience to be conflicted about the characters, pointing out that Wahlberg’s character, in the midst of his horrible activities, forms a neighborhood watch at one point. “There’s a sweet side to this guy, but he’s so bad. That’s what I was really trying to show. There’s different levels to life, and darkness sometimes lurks in real places.”

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THIS WEEKENDin the area FOOD BANK RACE The third annual Alger Food Bank Race will be held at 7 p.m. (practice at 4 p.m.) Friday, April 26, at Skagit River Raceway, 1730 E. Whitmarsh Road, Burlington.

Enter your remote-control car to race for a cause. Main entry fee: $10. Raffle tickets $1 each, or an equivalent nonperishable food item. Proceeds benefit the Alger Food Bank. Call Lester at 425345-4395 or visit skagitriverrace way.com for RC car racing rules and more information.

HEALTHY KIDS DAY Enjoy this fam-

2013 Spring Festa The Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble will host its annual Spring Festa at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes.

Dine on baked salmon, Dalmatian-style pasta, salad, Croatian pastries and libations.

Enjoy music by Dave & the Dalmatians, Ruze Dalmatinke and Bonaca, dancing and more. $50, $10 ages 12 and younger. 360-299-2525 or www.velaluka.org.

SPRING FILM SERIES 7 p.m. Fridays, Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Movie man Nick Alphin will introduce the film and offer his insights. Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes.org. Next up: Friday, April 26: “My Man Godfrey”: William Powell and Carole Lombard star in this screwball comedy about a flighty socialite who hires a vagrant as the butler for her wealthy but eccentric family. Madcap antics ensue, the young socialite falls in love with the butler, and the well-informed servant unexpectedly saves the day. First film to receive Oscar nominations in all four acting categories.

ily event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday, April 27, at the YMCA Sports Center at Bakerview Park, 3101 E. Fir St., Mount Vernon.

Mayor Jill Boudreau will kick off the event with a half-mile Fun Run around the park, followed by a variety of activities, booths, games and fun for the family.

Free. 360-336-9622 or www.skagit ymca.org

SHORELINE ACADEMY Friends of Skagit Beaches will present the second annual Fidalgo Shoreline Academy from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Fidalgo Bay Resort, 4701 Fidalgo Bay Road, Anacortes.

Dr. Ron Lindsay will present the keynote address, “The Changing Arctic.” The day will also include several presentations and interpretive walks about shoreline education, research and stewardship. Registration: $25. Optional lunch: $10. www.skagitbeaches.org

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TRAVEL

R

ecent images of a cruise ship limping back to port after an engine malfunction didn’t do the cruise industry any favors heading into the summer vacation season. And cringe-worthy accounts from passengers who had to make do without power or working toilets for five days may have turned some travelers off cruising for good.

But for those undeterred by the mishap that befell the Carnival Triumph in February, nor that of several other headline-grabbing woes that afflicted some of Carnival Corp.’s other ships over the past year, this is a good time to save money on a cruise vacation, experts say.

And it’s not just Carnival that has had to discount its fares to coax back passengers. An economic slowdown in Europe has

Join Washington Shakespeare Festival’s audience-interactive dramatic reading of Shakespeare’s Masterpiece THE TEMPEST

www.WaShakespeare.org Friday April 26th:

7pm – Tempest Saturday April 27th:

4:30pm – Ben Franklin 7pm – Tempest Sunday April 28th:

2pm – Tempest 5pm – Ben Franklin In addition, visit with BENJAMIN FRANKLIN – LIVE

This 1st-person interactive program has been seen across the US and has engaged and entertained thousands!

www.Ben-Franklin.org PAY WHAT YOU WILL - Sugg $10

Diversity Hall

500 W. Section Street, MV (one block behind Post Office)

opened the door to savings on cruises that sail around ports in the Mediterranean Sea, says Carolyn Spencer Brown, editor-in-chief of Cruise Critic, an online cruise reviews guide published by The Independent Traveler Inc. “A lot of Europe is feeling the pinch of the recession,” she says. “There are some low prices and there’s a lot of availability.”

Ready to set sail? Here are eight tips for saving money on a cruise vacation:

1. BOOK EARLY

The cruise industry touts offer-packed deals during its annual “Wave Season,” which runs from January through March. If you know exactly when you want to travel, say specifically in the summer when kids are out of school, it pays to book as soon as possible.

Although you may get a lower price attempting to book at the last minute, by booking early you can often get perks, such as free airfare to the departure city, or on-board credits to spend on extras like a massage, or an upgraded cabin.

In general to take advantage of these added incentives, travelers need to book at least four to six months in advance to get the ship, travel dates and state room of choice, adds Carrie Finley-Bajak, CEO of cruising information site CruiseBuzz.net. Also, if you aren’t picky about which cabin you get, you can save by accepting an unspecified cabin guarantee.

2. AVOID PEAK TIMES

High season is generally during the summer and other times of the year when school is out.

That includes spring break, around the December holidays, Thanksgiving, etc.

For the best deals, book travel for other times of the year: During the school

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tips on saving money on a cruise vacation

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer

AP / May 3, 2010

Majesty of the Seas heads out to sea in Miami Beach, Fla. Saving money on a cruise vacation requires timing and knowledge. year. After Thanksgiving and before Christmas. And, incidentally, right now.

“This is the season,” Spencer Brown says. “Spring is a great time after the Easter holidays to nab a deal.”

At this time of the year, different cruise ship itineraries become more affordable, too. With summer still a couple months away, Caribbean and Mediterranean cruises are more affordable, as is an Alaskan voyage, Spencer Brown says.

3. SAIL OLD SCHOOL

Select a cruise with an older ship. It may not have as many amenities, but it also won’t have nearly as many of the cabins with balconies, which are pricier than the smaller, windowless interior cabins.

Finley-Bajak recommends doing some research on the cruise line to find what year a given ship was built.

Many of the older ships tend to run all year long on the three-day itineraries and are more affordable.

cruises can be significantly cheaper than a regular itinerary that hits several stops before returning to a home port. All told, you could pay from $35 to $65 per person, per day on a repositioning cruise, says Spencer Brown.

4. LOOK FOR However, one should REPOSITIONING CRUISES consider that repositioning Cruise lines move their cruises are only one-way. ships from their rotation The voyage also can take in one region to another 10 days to two weeks, with every few months, usually fewer stops at ports of call as the high season in one along the way. region cools off and before the next destination heats 5. LOOK BEYOND PRICE up. For example, a ship will When selecting a cruise, shift from the Mediterraprice isn’t the only considnean to the Caribbean for eration, by far. the winter, or vice versa.

There are the perks and Or from the Caribbean to incentives that could end Alaska for the summer. up making the trip a betBooking a vacation on ter value. But a key facone of these repositioning tor is whether the cruise

you select is right for you.

That’s because cruise lines cater to different niches of travelers. An older traveler looking for a refined cruise probably wouldn’t be happy on a party ship festooned with nightclubs, basketball courts and other attractions aimed at younger passengers.

Experts recommend you read up about specific ships and their itineraries to get a sense of whether the cruise fits what you’re looking for.

6. TARGET CHEAPER ITENIRARIES

The shorter the voyage, the less costly the cruise.

If you’re looking for ultracheap, go for a three-day cruise, which tends to compete more on price.

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TRAVEL The weak economy in Europe makes a seven-day Mediterranean cruise a good value. Plus, as more cruise lines reposition ships there, competition will increase. That’s good for the consumer.

Other ways to find deals: Monitor sites that advertise deals. Some of them include Cruisebuzz.net, Cruise.com and Cruise deals.com In addition, getting on cruise company mailing lists can tip you off to sales in advance.

access to all the ships and current pricing and promotions,” says Finley-Bajak.

8. ACCOUNT FOR EXTRAS

The term all-inclusive is often associated with a cruise vacation, but in most cases, it’s far from the truth.

“If anybody says cruising is all-inclusive, they’re crazy,” says Spencer Brown, adding that one always pays extra to gamble in the casino, visit the spa, use the Internet, eat at certain restaurants and onshore excursions.

There may also be a 7. CONSIDER A TRAVEL AGENT hotel stay before your A cruise vacation has a departure, government lot of components to sort taxes, fees and gratuities to out, from air travel to the cover. departure port, to offshore Here’s a tool to help add activities that often are up potential travel costs not included in your cruise when you book a cruise: costs. Travel agents can www.independenttraveler. help sort out the details. com/travel-budget“A travel agent will have calculator.

Local travel

attraction combined with a yoga class. For information TRAVEL SEMINAR: or to register, call Dawn at “Viking River Cruises”: 360-631-0587 or visit www.

6 p.m. Thursday, May 2, yoga-gypsies.com.

AAA Mount Vernon Next up: office, 1600 E. College June 15: Theo ChocoWay, Suite A. RSVP: 360late Factory Tour and 848-2090.

Troll Yoga. Meet at 10:15 GALAPOGOS TRIP: The a.m. at the Theo ChocoOak Harbor Senior Cen- late Factory, 3400 Phinney Ave., Seattle. Tour ter is organizing a smallgroup trip to the Galapa- the factory, taste a little chocolate and then head gos Islands and Machu Picchu on Oct. 15-28. The up to the Troll under the Fremont bridge for some group will depart from Whidbey Island or nearby. “Troll Yoga.” Afterward, explore Fremont for Open to all adults. Space lunch, shopping or sightis limited; contact Pat seeing. $20.

Gardner at 360-279-4582 July 13: Vancouver or pgardner@oakharbor.

Granville Island Tour and org.

Yoga. Travel via Amtrak to Vancouver, B.C., ride the YOGA ADVENTURE foot ferry to the markets SERIES: Join Dawn Jex and bistros of Granville for day trips and yoga.

Island, then enjoy practicEach adventure includes ing yoga in Ron Basford fun activities at an area

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Park. Sample the confections of the island markets, then make your way back to the train station and home, or make a weekend of it and stay awhile in Vancouver. Purchase train tickets through Amtrak ($44). False Creek Ferry round trip tickets ($10) must be purchased at the terminal. Ron Basford Park yoga and Granville Island guided tour, $40.

day trips and longer tours, with most trips departing from and returning to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck St., Bellingham. For information or to register: 360-733-4030, press #, ext.

47015, or wccoa.org/index. php/Tours.

Next up: Oregon Coast and Yosemite: May 29-June 7. Check out the California coastline and loop SHORT TRIPS: Mount through Oregon’s wine Vernon Parks and Recre- and lake region. Enjoy ation offers travel oppor- sites like Seaside, Gold tunities for participants Beach, Yosemite and Redages 12 and older (adult wood National Park, San supervision required for Francisco’s Chinatown ages 18 and younger). For and the Embarcadero information or to register, waterfront. $2,650-$3,450. call 360-336-6215.

Includes roundtrip motorcoach, hotel accommodaESCORTED TOURS: The tions, 14 meals, entrance Whatcom County Tour fees, tour guides and Program offers a variety of escort.

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E8 - Thursday, April 25, 2013

REVIEWS MUSIC CDS Compiled from news services

Charli XCX

perfect fit. Brickell’s ability to create vivid characters and spin a tale in the confines “True Romance” of a 3-minute song melds well with Martin’s five-string banjo stylings.

Charli XCX may Brickell lets her native Texas twang not be a household come out on songs like “Sarah Jane and name, but if you’re a the Iron Mountain Baby,” while Martin, fan of HBO’s “Girls” following up his 2009 Grammy-winning then you would have debut bluegrass album, finds melodies and heard her vocal and songwriting prowess tunes that hearken to an earlier time but already. still sound contemporary.

The British singer co-wrote Icona Pop’s The title track has a particularly haunt“I Love It,” which is featured in a hedoing feel that grabs a hold after multiple lisnistic clubbing scene in the second season tenings, proving once again that Martin is of the show. Charli XCX’s debut album, more than just a comedic actor and Brick“True Romance,” also fits in with that ell is an underrated singer-songwriter. vibe with songs focusing mainly on optin Scott Bauer, Associated Press mism with a youthful detachment, which is hardly surprising considering the girl is only 20.

Hymn for Her However irrelevant age is to music, “Lucy and Wayne’s an immaturity shines through in Charli’s Smokin Flames” lyrics, which are often nonsensical and annoying.

Lucy Tight’s cigar Musically, however, the record is varbox guitar is the ied. “What I Like” opens with an almost Devil, whispering sintechno beat. “Take My Hand” opens with ful thoughts in your a pounding rhythm and then merges into ear. electronica that could have been taken Tight, half the husband-wife duo Hymn directly from an ’80s computer game, and for Her, does more with three strings and the combination of pounding bass and a slide than most guitarists can with six twinkling synth is pretty addictive. strings. Combine that with the quirky sense And sampling the already perfect of humor and songcraft she shares with “You” by Gold Panda is also a good move: Wayne Waxing, who plays kick drum and “You (Ha Ha Ha)” is the best song on the an acoustic guitar or banjo throughout, and record. you’ve got yet another rockin’ lightningstrike two-piece outfit to check out. n Sian Watson, Associated Press “Lucy and Wayne’s Smokin Flames” is the second album they’ve put out since Steve Martin being given the guitar by a friend (who and Edie did not sport a pair of horns). It completely changed their sound — and we’re Brickell guessing their fortunes. The new album “Love Has finds Lucy and Wayne in an experimenCome For You” tal mood, expanding arrangements and taking chances on the follow-up to the It’s clear from the opening line on the first song “When You fiery punk blast “Lucy & Wayne and The Amairican Stream.”

Get To Asheville” that “Love Has Come If you’re looking for loud, they pay tribFor You” isn’t your grandfather’s banjo ute to the desert on the acid-fried “Mojave” record. and unleash an epic, 7-minute sci-fi jam “When you get to Asheville,” singer about saving the planet by launching garEdie Brickell intones after a beguilbage into the sun on “Trash the Sun.” No ing banjo introduction by Steve Martin, kidding — and it’s awesome. But that gui“please send me an email.” tar’s not just a bludgeon, it’s also a scalpel Mixing the traditional with the modern, and used to make delicate incisions on Brickell and Martin find a comfortable “Landescape” and “Dark Deeds.” groove on what may seem like an unlikely n Chris Talbott, Associated Press collaboration but that turns out to be a

Michael Buble

heartfelt anthem, and she delivers her vocals with intense emotion.

“To Be Loved” Having faced her fair share of public scrutiny over the years, it’s evident FanCanadian crooner tasia is singing from experience and the Michael Buble projmessage here is clear. ects a strange dichot“Without Me,” a killer track with Kelly omy in his eighth Rowland and Missy Elliott, has a captivatstudio album, “To Be ing chorus, while “Supernatural Love,” Loved.” It combines old and new, happy featuring rapper Big K.R.I.T., bumps with and blue, romance and more romance. His evident penchant for the golden standards, great hip-hop flavor.

Fantasia also shines on the reggaewhich he covers with aplomb, is what saves the record from sounding too mod- influenced R&B jam “Ain’t All Bad” and ernly hollow. It’s also the reason it sounds the title track, a ballad written by breakthrough Scottish singer Emeli Sande. On uneven, meandering from harried contemporary pop like “Close Your Eyes” to the latter track, you’ll feel Fantasia’s pain and appreciate her realness. the smooth, seductive Dean Martin tune “Nevertheless (I’m in Love With You).” n Bianca Roach, Associated Press The four originals on the 14-track album were all co-written by Buble, but The Flaming apart from his joie de vivre and emoLips tive voice, they mostly fail to capture the “The Terror” imagination. Not even the Bryan Adams collaboration on “After All,” or Buble’s Expectations for deceivingly upbeat single, “It’s a Beautiful a new Flaming Lips Day,” can save it from a big yawn chain.

Buble is at his best when reclaiming record are soaring beloved classics as his own. Frank Sinahigh, mostly based on tra’s “Come Dance With Me” becomes the fact the band always delivers brilliant playful and electric in his interpretation. music.

Some songs, like the unexpected duet with The feeling is you can always rely on a Reese Witherspoon on “Something StuFlaming Lips record. pid,” are wild cards that can bring down Or can you? the house.

I think the feeling we are left with after Yet it’s Buble’s love for middle 20thlistening to “The Terror,” however, is we century music that keeps this album in miss the sound of singer Wayne Coyne’s the middle of the road: As an artist, Buble undistorted voice and the variation seen needs to become his own man. on other records by The Flaming Lips.

And that feeling is there from the openn Cristina Jaleru, Associated Press ing track — usually a strength for The Lips.

Fantasia “Look . The Sun is Rising” seems over“Side Effects produced with distorted lyrics and conof You” tinuous drumming that makes it work well as background music but nothing striking Fantasia’s fourth as a track. album, “Side Effects The album’s title track sits solidly in of You,” reminds us the middle of the record with a repetiexactly why she captive drum beat that’s intoxicating. But the tured our hearts to win 2004’s “American vocals are lost and it’s hard to even hear Idol.” what Coyne is singing.

The Grammy winner, who mostly Phantogram guest on “You Lust,” but collaborates with producer Harmony can’t change the direction either. The song Samuels on the new album, declares a is again is loaded with synth and drums, whole new lease on life, delivering a more and doesn’t stand out from any other mature, no-nonsense version of her fortrack on the record. mer self. n Sian Watson, Associated Press The lead single, “Lose to Win,” is a

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REVIEWS VIDEO GAMES Chris Campbell, Scripps Howard News Service

‘Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon’ Platform: Nintendo 3DS Genre: Action Publisher: Nintendo ESRB Rating: E, for Everyone Grade: 2.5 stars (out of 5)

Since the dawn of the “Super Mario Bros.” franchise, poor Luigi has proudly accepted the role of second fiddle to brother Mario. That tends to happen when your name isn’t included in the franchise title.

“Luigi’s Mansion” gives our greenclad hero a chance to shine, and for the most part he does the family name proud. Equipped with a flashlight and a “Ghostbusters”-like backpack featuring a powerful vacuum rather than particle streams, Luigi must canvass mansions to locate items, solve puzzles and capture pesky specters.

In all, the game presents a playful tone but unravels at times due to questionable gameplay choices.

The plot follows a steady course. Luigi gets tasked by professor E. Gadd to capture angry ghouls who are none too pleased and are wreaking havoc in five nearby mansions. The game’s best features are highlighted by the design and aura of the mansions. The use of the flashlight gives a creepy vibe to the nooks and hallways where ghosts linger, ready to pounce.

The slapstick comedy — though it doesn’t always provide huge laughs — and visuals on the whole make for a suitably creepy trek while giving you enough lighthearted moments to keep it all in good fun.

The ghosts Luigi encounters come in several forms. They require different tac-

tics to lure them in and snatch them up with the PolterGust 5000 vacuum. Everything stays relatively easy and fun until the mansions throw hordes of ghosts at you, which even the most savvy gamer will find difficult to manage.

The lack of save checkpoints means that if you get 90 percent through a particular level and then get defeated, you must restart the entire level. For a game aimed at younger players, this wouldn’t seem taxing, but several of the later levels are actually quite challenging and lengthy, and the act of replaying long, arduous sections repeatedly drains your patience and enjoyment.

Still, “Dark Moon” remains a welcome change of pace that allows Luigi to hog the spotlight for a spell. He certainly holds his own when called upon to clean up a situation without the aid of his more popular brother. n Follow Chris Campbell at twitter.com/ campbler or email him at game_on_games@ mac.com.

Video game releases

The following games are among those scheduled for release this week, according to Gamestop.com: LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (3DS, rated E) Star Trek (Xbox 360 and PS3, rated T) Dead Island Riptide (Xbox 360 and PS3, rated M) Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen (Xbox 360 and PS3, rated M) n Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, Ky

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GET INVOLVED ART CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Anacortes Arts Commission seeks boating-themed artwork in all mediums for the “On The Water” art show, set for June 1-2, at the Depot Art & Community Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. For information, contact Karla Locke at 360-588-6968 or email kklocke1@ mac.com.

ART CLASSES FAMILY ART DAYS AT MoNA: The Museum of Northwest Art offers Family Art Days each month at MoNA, 121 S. First St., La Conner. Sessions are open to ages 5 and older at all skill levels and include guided walkthroughs of MoNA exhibitions.

Limited to 15 participants per session. To register: 360-466-4446, ext. 108, or FAD@museumofnwart.org. Information: www. museumofnwart.org. Workshops are free with museum admission.

Admission: $8 adults, $5 seniors, $3 students, free for members and ages 11 and younger.

Next up: Earthscapes: with Deirdre Czoberek: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 27.

Using acrylic polymer medium, natural materials and some imagination, participants will create low-relief, textural landscapes as seen from above.

Textured Clay Tiles: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18. Create your own textured clay tile, with added glass for a touch of color. Fired tiles can be picked up from MoNA after June 15.

ART CLASSES: Dakota Art offers a variety of art classes and workshops at 17873 Highway 536, Mount Vernon. 360-4166556, ext. 5, or www.dakotaart center.com.

Recreation is offering a series of art classes for ages 7 to 12.

Instructor Max Elam will introduce young artists to a variety of styles and art mediums. Each four-session class costs $45. Supplies are included. To register, call 360-755-9649.

Mixed Media: 4 to 6 p.m.

Tuesdays, May 7-28. Students will experiment with five mediums other than pencil. They’ll use color partnered with drawings in markers, chalk, ink, watercolor and colored pencil as they complete two pieces of art, ready to display.

Basic Cartooning: 4 to 6 p.m.

Tuesdays, June 4-25. $40.

SMALL CLAY PORTRAIT BUSTS: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 27, Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Sue Roberts will demonstrate building a 10-inch portrait bust out of clay using slab and coil techniques, and will guide students in creating their own portrait. Completed sculptures will be bisque fired and ready to be picked up two weeks after the workshop. $50, includes materials. To register, email info@anchorartspace. org.

MOSAIC GARDEN ART: with Sue Roberts: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, May 11-12, at Harmony Fields, 7465 Thomas Road, Bow. Students will make a colorful mosaic garden piece by covering premade forms with pottery shards, mirror, toys, trinkets and found objects. Students are encouraged to bring their own special mementos or found objects to use in their mosaic.

Open to all levels of experience. $95 plus $15 materials fee. 360941-8196 or www.hfproduce.com.

AUDITIONS

BRASS CHOIR: The Basically CLAY CLASSES: Ceramic art- Brass Choir seeks trumpet and ist Sue Roberts offers a variety of trombone players to join a group of about 12 musicians, playing a classes and workshops at Tower Arts Studio, 5424 S. Shore Drive, variety of styles. Rehearsals are Guemes Island. 360-293-8878 or the first and third Mondays in www.towerartsstudio.com.

Burlington, with regular performances. Contact David Soiseth at INTRO TO ILLUSTRATION ART 360-757-0351 or dsois@comcast.

CLASSES: Burlington Parks and net.

CALL FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS: The Mount Vernonbased Fidalgo Youth Symphony offers opportunities for musicians ages 5 to 21 to study and perform orchestral music. For information, including tuition costs and rehearsal schedules, contact Mrs. Hobson at 360-293-8180 or visit www.fysmusic.org.

DANCE DANCE, LAUGH & EAT CHOCOLATE: “Receive”: An introduction to the Nia Technique: 9 a.m.

Saturday, April 27, Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Learn about this unique way to get in shape while feeling peaceful. $5, or bring chocolate. 360-464-2229 or www.anacortescenterforhappi ness.org.

MUSIC SKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC CLUB: The club welcomes performers, listeners and guests at 1:30 p.m. today, April 25, at Vasa Hall, 1805 Cleveland St., Mount Vernon.

Come and sing, play an instrument or just enjoy the music.

Free. For information, call Marsha Pederson at 360-757-4906.

ON STAGE FREE ADULT ACTING CLASSES: Anacortes Community Theatre will present a series of acting classes for adults from 10 a.m. to noon the third Saturday each month at 918 M Ave., Anacortes.

Classes will include scripted scenes and a variety of acting games, with a different topic each month: May 18: stage presence; June 15: performance. Each class will be independent, so you don’t have to commit to every session. 360-293-4373 or www.acttheatre.com.

OPEN MIC: All ages, 7 p.m.

Thursdays, The Soup Bowl at Common Ground, 351 Pease Road, Burlington. Sign-ups begin at 6 p.m. All ages are welcome to perform or come to watch and listen. Free. For information, contact Tobie Ann at 425-870-6784.

OPEN MIC: 9 p.m. to midnight, Wednesdays, 1st Street Cabaret &

Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-3012 or www. riverbelledinnertheatre.com.

RECREATION SEEKING VENDORS OF GARDEN ART AND MORE: Burlington Parks & Recreation seeks vendors for its Spring Garden and Gift Show, set for Friday and Saturday, May 17-18, at the Parks & Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. Sell your garden art, handmade jewelry, artwork, flowers, vegetable starts and more. For information or to reserve a vendor space, call 360-755-9649.

Department at 360-755-9649 or visit www.ci.burlington.wa.us.

WORKSHOPS WRITING WORKSHOP: Skagit Valley Writers League will present “Story Development,” with Q Lindsey Barrett, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St., Mount Vernon. Free. RSVP: 360-391-2042 or www.skagitwrit ers.org.

WWU WRITING COURSES: Western Washington University’s Extended Education program will offer a series of professional studies courses to help students, SHORELINE ACADEMY: faculty and community members Friends of Skagit Beaches will build skills in writing and editing. present the second annual Classes will meet in Western’s Fidalgo Shoreline Academy from Communications Facility in Bell8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ingham. For program details and April 27, at the Fidalgo Bay registration information, call 360Resort, 4701 Fidalgo Bay Road, 650-3308, email ExtendedEd@ Anacortes. Dr. Ron Lindsay will wwu.edu or visit www.extended present the keynote address, ed.wwu.edu.

“The Changing Arctic.” The day will include several presentations HDR & DRI PHOTOGRAPHY: and interpretive walks about Learn about these advanced shoreline education, research and photographic techniques from stewardship. Registration: $25.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April Optional lunch: $10. Register 27, at the Anacortes Chamber of by today. April 25. www.skagit Commerce boardroom, upstairs beaches.org. at 819 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Learn what HDR and ALL-COMER TRACK MEETS: DRI are, how to set up your Athletes of all ages can compete camera to shoot them and how to in a variety of track events at 5 process your images using Adobe p.m. Wednesdays, June 5-26, at Lightroom, Photoshop and other Burlington-Edison High School, software. $65. To register, call 301 N. Burlington Blvd., BurlKarla Locke at 360-588-6968 or ington. Registration opens at 5 email at kklocke1@mac.com. p.m., followed by field events at 5:30 p.m. and running events at WRITING FOR CHILDREN: 6 p.m. Running events for ages Local children’s author Lois V. 13 and older start around 6:45 Harris will present “A Simple p.m. $5 per meet. $20 season pass Structure for a Strong Story” includes entry for all four nights from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, plus a T-shirt and faster check-in. today and May 2, at Skagit ValField events include long jump, ley College, 2405 E. College standing long jump, triple jump, Way, Mount Vernon. Using fairy softball throw, pole vault, shot tales and contemporary picture put and high jump. books as examples, students will Running events include learn about a story’s key ele50-meter hurdles, 50M dash, ments: character, plot, conflict, 100M dash, 100/110M hurdles, resolution and ending. Students 800M, 400M “all ages” relay, jog- will then follow an easy outline, ger’s mile, 200M, 1,600M, 400M filling in the key parts to craft a and 3,200M. successful story. $49. Register for For information, contact Burclass 6075 CENGL 013. 360-416lington Parks and Recreation 7638 or www.skagit.edu.

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Where they’re biting in Skagit County

LEFT: Morgan Creek Outfitters in Sedro-Woolley stocks rod and reel combos that fit the pocketbook. With the fishing season approaching, it’s time to get that gear ready for opening day.

BOTTOM: Holiday Sports manager Kevin John holds a rod and reel combo that will fit most anyone’s budget.

Scott Terrell / Skagit Valley Herald

A primer for the novice fisherman What will you need and how much will it cost?

Glad you asked.

Opening day of the lowland lake Following are the necessities for trout fishing season is a highlight a successful day at the lake. for many fishermen.

Hundreds of thousands will Fishing license descend Saturday on lakes that Without a license, your day of have been stocked with 17 million fishing could get really expensive. trout and kokanee to kick off the Licenses are required for ages state’s biggest outdoor event.

15 and older. The cost of a freshWhat if you’re new to fishing? water fishing license is $29.50 for

By VINCE RICHARDSON @Sports_SVH

Bait or lure – which to use?

By VINCE RICHARDSON @Sports_SVH

It’s a question fishermen have to ask themselves: Bait or lure? Which is better?

Often, it comes down to personal preference. At other times, the situation — where you’re fishing and the time of the season — will make the

Washington residents; for 15-yearold it’s $10.25, and for 70 and older it’s $7.50. Licenses are available at fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov, 1-866-2469453 and from licensed dealers. A list of dealers is available at www. wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/vendors.

And don’t think you can simply buy a one-day $10 license and fish on opening day. One-day licenses aren’t good for the first eight days of the lowland lakes season.

decision for you.

“Both bait and lures have their particular time to shine,” said Kevin John, manager of Holiday Sports in Burlington.

Bait, however, tends to shines brighter on opening day.

“PowerBait, it works excellent, particularly at the start of the season,” said John. “For the first couple weeks of the

Reels

Holiday Sports manager Kevin John always tells fishermen to decide on the reel first and build from there.

“You want it to feel good in your hand and not feel like you are using a club to try and fish with,” he said. “You want everything to feel comfortable and natural.”

Then it’s a matter of whether the fisherman wants a push-button

season, it’s going to be all about bait fishing. Even those guys fishing from boats are going to look for those rising fish and cast some bait at them.”

And just why is the sticky, smelly, multicolored goo so darn effective? It comes down to trout being creatures of habit.

“PowerBait works so well

style, the type we all grew up using, or a conventional, open-faced spinning reel.

“There are plenty of brands to choose from in regards to reels,” said John. “It’s whatever one’s wallet can handle. Reels can go for $30, $40, $60, $80, $100, $130. If you are willing to go up to around $80, then you can really get yourself

because it mimics what the fish have seen and eaten in the hatcheries for their entire life,” said John. “Get yourself a couple of different colors, dependent on what your daughter likes because it’s pretty, and just go with it. You’ll be fine.”

Tyler Sundstrom of Morgan Creek Outfitters in SedroWoolley said trout tend to stay close to the area where

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they were initially planted and often struggle to find food from the start.

“I’ve opened up fish on opening day and even days after it and found their gut full of pine needles,” he said.

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Season: April 27 to Oct. 31 Size: 114.2 acres Location: Three miles south of Anacortes, just west 3 of Heart Lake Road and north of Rosario Road.

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4. LAKE CAMPBELL Season: Year-round Size: 390.8 acres Location: Four miles south of Anacortes, just west of Highway 20.

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Season: April 27 to Oct. 31 Size: 43.3 acres Location: Two miles east of Conway, about a halfmile north of Highway 534 What to know: Fishing opportunities include catchable-size rainbow trout that are stocked in the spring, and cutthroat trout. There is a boat launch and toilets.

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a nice reel and then it just goes up from there. That kid-friendly (push-button) Zebco, you can pick that up for $15.”

Rods

Tyler Sundstrom of Morgan Creek Outfitters said a rod of 6 or 7 feet is standard.

“A 6-foot pole is a good size,” he said. “Remember, the lighter the pole, the more entertaining it will be to catch trout.”

There are some setbacks to using shorter, lighter rods. For one, you can’t cast as far. Casting distance can be important for those who fish from shore.

“I always tell people to buy the best rod they can afford,” said John.

John said a good trout rod can be purchased for $30. A top-ofthe-line rod will set you back at least $100.

Line and leader

Now that you have the reel and rod, it’s time to put something on that reel if it didn’t come with line included.

A 6-pound test line is more than adequate for the kind of fish one can expect to catch on opening day. Make sure the line is matched to the rod’s rating.

For leader, a 4-pound test will do the trick. Go a little heavier if you plan to cast lures.

“Fish tend to hit lures much harder than they do bait,” John said. “It’s just the way it is and you don’t want that line to break.”

How much line to buy depends

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(From left): Some popular trout flies; Holiday Sports stocks rod and reel combos for youngsters. on the size of the reel. Sixty yards tends to be the standard.

Using a barrel swivel is the easiest way to connect leader to line. A No. 10 barrel swivel is the ticket.

Tie the closed end of the swivel to the line and the snapping end to the leader.

Sinkers

Slide sinkers are key, usually in the Nos. 9 or 10 range. They’ll provide some weight to the end of your line.

grabs it, it takes some effort to pull that bobber down and that can set the hook.

“You are waiting to see that bobber twitch. If it (the bobber) is too big, you aren’t going to see that.”

Hooks

If you are going to use PowerBait, then a size 8 single-egg hook is perfect.

There are even hooks with leaders attached, which makes it just a matter of attaching it to swivel and you’re ready to go.

You are going to have to work a little harder with a lure. It’s cast and crank, cast and crank.

Movement is optimum here whether one is using a Dick Nite Spoon or a Rooster Tail. And don’t shy away from using a fly.

“Off the bank,” said John, “rooster tails give you a combination of a spinner and a fly as well as some weight on the end of the line. You don’t need any (additional) weight, just it. Cast it out and reel it in. That can be very effective.”

John said on opening day anglers may be better off with a bobber with either a worm or some PowerBait below it.

“PowerBait works excellent, particularly at the start of the season,” he said. “PowerBait is the overwhelming preference out there, whether it’s pellets, dough or eggs.

“It works so well because it mimics what the fish have seen in the hatcheries. Plus, it’s basic.”

As far as a particular color of PowerBait, John said rainbow and sherbet are the two favorite colors. “Red, white and blue is also very popular,” he said.

“Those three are our biggest sellers.”

going to have a lot of stuff left over to use the next year. So all you have to do is just pick up what you need. It’s just that initial cost you have to really deal with.”

There are some must-have basic items for every angler: a net, a creel or stringer, a pair of pliers, hook remover and a trusty pocket knife.

“Don’t forget the camera, and a tape measure,” John said about proving your catch.

Clothing

In a perfect world, every time you go fishing it would be in shorts and T-shirt. But this is the Northwest.

“Around here, you might as well figure it is going to be raining,” said John. “So rain pants and a windbreaker will do the trick.”

And don’t forget the sunscreen and bug spray. Getting burned or bitten can turn a good day of fishing into several days of misery.

Bottom line

“For rod, reel and all the necessary tackle, you can get your basic combo for $40,” said John.

“A license for $30, then $30 in Bobbers gear. So for under $100 for everyTackle box Bobbers are those red and End of the line thing, you are ready to go.”

You can keep things in your white or orange and yellow floats Some sort of an attractant, Sundstrom said fishing for that bob up and down when a whether it be bait or a lure, must pockets, but that can get dicey trout is pretty simple. when it comes to hooks. fish nibbles. be used. If it’s bait, cast it out “Rod, reel, line, swivel, leader So either use some sort of fish“There are lots of different with a little weight and let it sit and hook,” he said. “Add some ing vest with plenty of pockets sizes,” said John. “You want to on the bottom. or a tackle box. It’s important to weight and some bait and you’re use the smallest bobber you pos“Or toss it out and let it sit ready to go. For the whole shekeep your stuff organized since sibly can and still keep your bait below a bobber,” said John. suspended. Remember, your bob- “That’s a good strategy if the bot- fishing gear is notorious for get- bang, we’re talking $40 or $50 for gear. Then $20 for line, $5 for ting into knots. ber also provides resistance, so tom is real weedy. Then you can “The thing about tackle,” said some PowerBait, and for right there is the advantage of a little just suspend the bait above all more tension on the line with a that and keep it right in the zone. John, “is you aren’t going to blow around $100, you are more than ready.” through it in a season. You are bobber. That means when a fish Then you just sit and wait.”

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very hungry. So I guess they come to the surface and eat what’s floating around.”

Bait is simple to use — just put it on the hook and cast.

John and Sundstrom said lures have their place and time when it comes to catching trout, particularly

later in the season when planted trout are more acclimated to their surroundings and move farther out in the water in search of food.

And because lures act as their own weight, anglers can cover more water “The fish are going to start to cover more ground and so you are going to have to start covering more water. You are going to want to get things moving. It’s that moving lure that is going to trigger a reaction

from that fish,” said John.

Lures have another benefit.

Because fish tend to gulp bait, it isn’t the best for those who hope to release the fish either on principle or to search for larger quarry.

So, which way will you go? Bait or lures?

You can start to figure it all out on Saturday. Just make sure you have a little bit of everything in your tackle box.

PowerBait comes in all kinds of colors. It is often used suspended below a bobber.

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POP CULTURE Q&A

Soaps online, James Arness, ‘B&B’s’ Ridge 84th birthday.

Here’s how the New York Times summed up Arness’ Q: I am still trying to family life after he died: “In understand how to watch 1948 he married Virginia the new versions of “All My Chapman and adopted her Children” and “One Life son by a previous marriage, to Live” if you do not have Craig. The couple had two Hulu or iTunes, and if you children, Jenny and Rolf, don’t have something like and were divorced in 1963. that, then what?

In 1978 he married Janet A: When “All My ChilSurtees; they lived in the dren” and “One Life to Brentwood section of Los Live” begin new telecasts on Angeles. She and Rolf April 29, they will be online Arness survive him, along shows available through with a stepson, Jim Surtees.

Hulu, Hulu Plus and iTunes. Survivors also include six That means you need a grandchildren and a greatcomputer or a smart TV grandchild. Jenny Arness connected to the Internet, died in 1975, and Craig in or other devices, including 2004.” phones and tablets, that have access to Hulu or Q: What happened to iTunes. If you can connect Ridge on “The Bold and the your computer or other Beautiful?” device to your TV, you can A: Ronn Moss, who then watch on your televiplayed Ridge Forrester on sion screen. the CBS daytime drama for Hulu is a service carrying 25 years, left the show in recent and old movies and 2012. In an interview with episodes of TV shows; Hulu Entertainment Weekly, he does not charge a fee but said, “I felt that I needed to Hulu Plus does. The Apple go in this new direction to empire includes iTunes, give myself the chance to do a download service with all the creative things that music, movies, TV shows I haven’t had a chance to and other material you can do in 25 years, because I’ve obtain for your iPod and dedicated so much of my other devices. life to this.” The part has not been recast so far.

Q: I would like to know if James Arness is still alive.

Q: What is the status on The one from “Gunsmoke.” the TV show “Make It Or I know Ken Curtis, Amanda Break It?” Blake and Milburn Stone A: ABC Family decided died. I would also like to not to continue the series know where Arness lives, about the ups and downs of how old he is and if he had a gymnastics team in April any family.

2012 after three seasons. The A: Bad news first. Arness last telecast premiered in died in June 2011 at the age May of that year, and took of 88. His younger brother, the gymnasts through the Peter, also became an actor Olympic trials. If you want — as Peter Graves. You may to revisit the show, the first remember him from “Mistwo seasons are on DVD sion: Impossible” and other and the all three are on shows and movies; Graves Amazon Instant Video and died in 2010, days before his Netflix.

Thursday, April 25,2013 - E15

AT THE LINCOLN THEATRE 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon 360-336-8955 n www.lincolntheatre.org

By RICH HELDENFELS Akron Beacon Journal

“Bless Me, Ultima” will play at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2.

‘The Secret Garden’

7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, April 25-27 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28

This enchanting classic of children’s literature is re-imagined in musical style. Orphaned in India, 11 year-old Mary Lennox returns to Yorkshire to live with her embittered, reclusive Uncle Archibald and his invalid son, Colin. The estate’s many wonders include a magic garden that beckons the children with haunting melodies and the “Dreamers,” spirits from Mary’s past who guide her through her new life, dramatizing “The Secret Garden’s” compelling tale of forgiveness and renewal.

Reserved seating; $24, $20, $16 and $10.

David Daniels, sings the title role opposite Natalie Dessay as an irresistibly exotic Cleopatra. Baroque specialist Harry Bicket conducts.

Every Saturday live transmission features a pre-opera lecture with Stassya Pacheco 30 minutes before the start time.

In Italian with English subtitles. $23 adults, $19 seniors, $16 students and children with $2 off for Lincoln members.

and crew – the remaining seats open to the public on a first-come, festival seating basis.

‘Bless Me, Ultima’ 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2

Carl Franklin (“One False Move,: “Devil in a Blue Dress”) directs this adaptation of Rudolfo Anaya’s controversial novel about a young boy and the enigmatic healer who opens his eyes to the wonders of the spiritual realm. In the early 1940s in ‘Witches! the Musical’ New Mexico, as the entire world is Video presentation plunged into war for a second time, 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 Antonio Márez (Luke Ganalon) The free public video presentation grapples with the harsh realities of “Witches! the Musical” is a fundall around him. His life is forever raising event for the Lincoln Theatre changed by the sudden arrival of Digital Futures Initiative, a campaign Ultima (Miriam Colon), a woman to secure a new digital compliant with supernatural healing powers, projection system to keep Art House who has come to his family on a misThe Met: Live in HD: cinema alive in Skagit Valley. The sion of kindness.

‘Giulio Cesare’ event will include silent auctions, preRated PG-13. $10 general; $9 9 a.m. Saturday, April 27 sentations by Theater Arts Gild and seniors, students and active military; The opera that conquered London the Lincoln, and a chance to meet $8 members; $7 children 12 and in Handel’s time comes to the Met in the cast and creative team behind under. Bargain matinee prices (all “Witches! the Musical.”

David McVicar’s lively production. shows before 6 p.m.): $8 general, $6 The world’s leading countertenor, Sixty seats will be reserved for cast members, $5 children 12 and under.

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E16 - Thursday, April 25, 2013

ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area April 25-May 2 Thursday.25 THEATER

“The Secret Garden” (musical): META Performing Arts, 7 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

“Pay-as-you-can” night. 360-336-8955 or www.lincolntheatre.org.

“Legally Blonde, the Musical”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com.

Friday.26

SATURDAY-SUNDAY.27-28

MUSIC

“CELEBRATING IN SONG” Spring concert, Skagit Valley Chorale, McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $14-$16. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or www.mcintyrehall.org.

Checking individual listings for times.

On Ensemble: 8 p.m. Brodniak Hall, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. $12-$15, free for ages 9 and younger. 800-838-3006 or www. brownpapertickets.com/event/343326.

THEATER

MUSIC

Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”: audience-interactive dramatic reading, Washington Shakespeare Festival, 2 p.m., Diversity Hall, 500 W. Section St., Mount Vernon. $10 suggested donation. www.washakespeare.org.

Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”: audience-interactive dramatic reading, Washington Shakespeare Festival, 7 p.m., Diversity Hall, 500 W. Section St., Mount Vernon. $10 suggested donation. www.washakespeare.org.

“Music Made in America”: North Cascades Concert Band, 7:30 p.m., Bellingham High School Performing Arts Center, 2020 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham. $12, $10 seniors, $5 students. www.nccband.org.

“Benjamin Franklin - LIVE!”: 5 p.m., Diversity Hall, 500 W. Section St., Mount Vernon. $10-$15. www.washakespeare. org.

“Legally Blonde, the Musical”: 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com.

THEATER

“The Secret Garden” (musical): META Performing Arts, 7 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $10-$24. 360-336-8955 or www.lincoln theatre.org.

VARIETY

Amateur Drag Show: Mount Vernon Skagit Valley College Rainbow Alliance, 6:30 p.m., Phillip Tarro Theatre, SVC campus, Mount Vernon. Free admission, donations accepted. 360-416-7836.

Saturday.27 DANCE

Ciudades Northwest Flamenco Tour: Savannah Fuentes, Gypsy singer Jesus Montoya and master guitarist Pedro Cortes, 8 p.m., Brodniak Hall, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. $12-$20, $35 VIP. www.brown papertickets.com/event/360583.

MAGIC

“Delusions of Grandeur”: Joey Pipia, 8 p.m., Bellingham Circus Guild Cirque Lab, 1401 Sixth St., Bellingham. $15, $10 seniors and ages 11 and younger. 800838-3006 or www.brownpapertickets.com.

“Celebrating In Song”: spring concert, Skagit Valley Chorale, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $14-$16. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or www.mcintyrehall.org.

FRIDAY.26

“The Secret Garden” (musical): META Performing Arts, 7 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $10-$24. 360-336-8955 or www.lincoln theatre.org.

ON ENSEMBLE 8 p.m. Brodniak Hall, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. $12-$15, free for ages 9 and younger. 800-838-3006 or www.brownpapertickets.com/event/343326.

“Benjamin Franklin: LIVE!”: 4:30 p.m., Diversity Hall, 500 W. Section St., Mount Vernon. $10-$15. www.washakespeare. org.

Sunday.28

Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”: audience-interactive dramatic reading, Washington Shakespeare Festival, 7 p.m., Diversity Hall, 500 W. Section St., Mount Vernon. $10 suggested donation. www.washakespeare.org.

“Legally Blonde, the Musical”: 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com.

MUSIC

“Celebrating In Song”: Skagit Valley Chorale, 2 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $14-$16. 360416-7727, ext. 2, or www.mcintyrehall.org.

“A Tribute to America”: North Cascades Concert Band, 3 p.m., Brodniak Hall, Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. $12, $10 seniors, $5 students. Buy tickets at Watermark Book Company, Anacortes, or at the door. www.nccband.org.

THEATER

“The Secret Garden” (musical): META Performing Arts, 2 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $10-$24. 360-336-8955 or www.lincoln theatre.org.

Tuesday.30 VARIETY

Betty Desire: 9 p.m. to midnight, 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $3 cover. 360-3363012 or www.riverbelledinnertheatre. com.

Wednesday.1 THEATER

“Cinderella Waltz”: 7:30 p.m., Mount Vernon High School auditorium, 314 N. Ninth St., Mount Vernon. $6, $5 seniors and students. 360-428-6100.

Thursday.2 THEATER

“Cinderella Waltz”: 7:30 p.m., Mount Vernon High School auditorium, 314 N. Ninth St., Mount Vernon. $6, $5 seniors and students. 360-428-6100.

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Thursday, April 25, 2013 - E17

TUNING UP Playing at area venues April 25-May 2 SATURDAY.27 STACY JONES BAND 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

FRIDAY.26 JIM BASNIGHT BAND 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington.

No cover.

360-755-0165.

THURSDAY.25

FRIDAY.26

Duo Lido: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600.

Jim Basnight Band: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. No cover. 360-7550165.

The Sardines: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon.

360-422-6411.

Ben Starner (piano): 8 to 10 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

Joyride: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-7666330.

Ben Starner (piano): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway.

360-445-3000.

The Sardines: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon.

360-422-6411.

Levi Ware: Melodic Caring Project fundraiser, 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10 cover. 360-445-3000.

SATURDAY.27 Stacy Jones Band: 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Voodoo Chile (Hendrix tribute): 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956.

Fat James: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6266.

SUNDAY.28 Knut Bell & The Blue Collars: 5 to 9 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

Rivertalk (world beat, reggae): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10 cover. 360-4453000.

WEDNESDAY.1 Gary B’s Church of the Blues (blues, classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. 360-855-2263.

Bow Diddlers: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

Savage Jazz: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

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

360-848-8882.

Guns of Nevada, More America, Trainwreck (country, rock): 8 p.m., the old Cyndi’s Broiler, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $5 cover.

Proceeds benefit Northwest Music Foundation.

425-737-5144 or www.nwmusic foundation.net.

Br’er Rabbit: 8 p.m., Stella, 311 E. Holly St., Bellingham.

360-920-3606.

THURSDAY.2 Wayne Hayton (country, rock, folk): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

Andy Koch (of Badd Dog Blues): 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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E18 - Thursday, April 25, 2013

MOVIES

Zac Efron (from left), Dennis Quaid and Kim Dickens star in “At Any Price.”

Sony Pictures Classics via AP

The ‘trouble on the farm’ movie gets taken to melodramatic heights a grinning, back-slapping hustler.

The new “expand or die” ethos in farming isn’t new to him. “When “At Any Price” is an engrossa man stops wanting, a man stops ing if somewhat over-the-top living” he preaches, even show“trouble on the farm” meloing up at funerals to get an inside drama. The troubles facing this track on a dead man’s acreage. corner of Iowa fall just short of Henry learned this from his Biblical as they pack in everyhard-bitten old man (Red West thing but a drought and plagues of “Goodbye Solo”). “Don’t you of locusts.

LOSE what my daddy started,” Indie director Ramin Bahrani the old man barks. leaves behind the spare, mournHenry has plans to pass on his ful character studies that made farm to his oldest, but that kid his name — films like “Chop hasn’t come home from college.

Shop” and “Goodbye, Solo.”

There’s no point in pitching the Here, he’s a kid in a cinematic legacy to his youngest son, Dean candy store, delivering an embar- (Zac Efron). Dean is ashamed rassment of character-actor of what his dad has become, and is hellbent on becoming a NASriches.

Dennis Quaid is Henry Whip- CAR star, learning his craft at ple, not the stoic, righteous farm- the local dirt track. He rejects Dad’s overtures and busts into er of our collective memory but

By ROGER MOORE McClatchy-Tribune News Service

out-of-town auto parts stores to customize his race car.

His high school-age girlfriend Cadence (Maika Monroe, a real find) is from a troubled home and lives with the Whipples, where Henry tries to give her “life lessons.” But with Dad cheating the genetically modified seed company he works for and cheating with the co-op secretary (Heather Graham, playing another in a long line of tramps), only Mom (Kim Dickens, terrific) seems to grasp what they all miss: “Why can’t you be happy with what’s right in front of you?”

The film grapples with a household full of broken dreams.

Henry, given a marvelous bravefront-on-a-drowning-man take

by Quaid, is losing his hold on his bio-seed client base to another

‘AT ANY PRICE’

HHH Cast: Dennis Quaid, Zac Efron, Kim Dickens, Heather Graham, Clancy Brown, Maika Monroe Running time: 1:45 MPAA rating: R for sexual content including a strong graphic image, and for language

aggressive salesman farmer (Clancy Brown). Mom ruefully watches PBS travel shows and wonders if she’ll ever get to take a trip with this round-the-clock business they’ve bought into.

Dean’s NASCAR hopes and Cadence’s dreams of Dean are all in for a test.

Bahrani piles melodramatic flourishes on top of this solid base of characters and almost overwhelms the film at times. But then Quaid’s Henry will flinch in the presence of his taskmaster father, or Brown will show us a side never seen in his lifetime of character roles. Graham will wince at the realization of what her character is and Monroe will

wear the hurt of one last “life lesson” that isn’t from Henry.

Beneath all the melodrama, beyond the fine performances, what sets “At Any Price” apart is the depiction of farming as it is today, the salesmanship, the traditions and ideals abandoned for greater profits and easier work and the ruthless world these patented “high yield” seeds have made. If the Whipples aren’t the poor but proud Joads of “The Grapes of Wrath,” or the embattled Ivys of “Country,” it’s because they’ve been remade by the changing landscape they work in and twisted by what it takes to thrive in this toxic environment.

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Thursday, April 25,2013 - E19

MOVIES AT AREA THEATERS ANACORTES CINEMAS April 26-May 2 Iron Man 3 (PG-13): sneak preview, Thursday: 9 p.m.

Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me! Live (NR): Thursday: 8 p.m.

The Metropolitan Opera: Giulio Cesare (NR): Saturday: 9 a.m.

Oblivion (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:10, 3:50, 6:40, 9:15; Sunday-Thursday: 1:10, 3:50, 6:40 42 (PG-13): Friday: 1:00, 3:40, 6:30, 9:10; Saturday: 10:30, 1:00, 3:40), 6:30, 9:10; Sunday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:40, 6:30 Quartet (PG-13): Friday: 1:20, 3:30, 6:50, 9:00; Saturday: 10:45, 3:30, 6:50, 9:00; Sunday-Thursday: 1:20, 3:30, 6:50 BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN Oak Harbor 360-675-5667 CONCRETE THEATRE April 26-28 Jurassic Park in 3-D (PG): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 4 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: and 7:30 p.m.

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MINI-REVIEWS

OAK HARBOR CINEMAS April 26-May 2 Iron Man 3 (PG-13): sneak preview, Thursday: 9 p.m.

Oblivion (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:10, 3:50, 6:40, 9:15; Sunday- Thursday: 1:10, 3:50, 6:40 42 (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:00, 3:40, 6:30, 9:10; Sunday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:40, 6:30 Olympus Has Fallen (R): Friday-Saturday: 1:20, 4:00, 6:50, 9:20; Sunday-Thursday: 1:20, 4:00, 6:50 360-279-2226 STANWOOD CINEMAS April 26-May 2 Iron Man 3 (PG-13): sneak preview, Thursday: 9 p.m.

Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me! Live (NR): Thursday: 8 p.m.

The Metropolitan Opera: Giulio Cesare (NR): Saturday: 9 a.m.

The Big Wedding (R): 1:30, 4:10, 7:10, 9:20 Pain & Gain (R): 12:50, 3:30, 6:30, 9:10 Oblivion (PG-13): 1:10, 3:50, 6:50, 9:25 42 (PG-13): 1:00, 3:40, 6:40, 9:15 G.I. Joe: Retaliation (PG-13): 1:20, 9:00 The Croods (PG): 4:00, 7:00 360-629-0514

video game for the big screen is to insult a number of video Compiled from news services. games that are far more creRatings are one to four stars. ative, challenging and betterlooking. The first installment

“Admission” — In this disap- of this series, “The Rise of Cobra” (2009), at least had a pointingly flat comedy, Portia sense of its own absurdity, but Nathan (Tina Fey), a Princeton the sequel is a heavy-handed, admissions counselor, runs into her past. No doubt there’s explosion-riddled, ear-piercing disaster with an insanely a film to be made about the stupid plot and an endless intense pressure to get into a top-tier college, but that seems stream of mostly generic fight more like dramatic fodder than sequences that straddle the the launching point for a great PG-13 line.1 Action, PG-13, 110 minutes H ⁄2 comedy. Then there’s a problem with Portia, who’s basically “Oblivion” — An extremely likable and then not so likable, well-crafted, at times engrossing but ultimately standardand then we’re asked to be issue futuristic epic with happy for her at the end, but some big ideas and spiritual she hasn’t given us enough touches separated by some good reason. If there were an very loud and explosive chase admissions test, we’d send Portia packing. Romantic com- scenes, high-powered gun battles and even some good edy, PG-13, 117 minutes. HH old-fashioned hand-to-hand “Evil Dead” — Not a strict remake of Sam Raimi’s hugely combat involving Tom Cruise.

It’s the sci-fi movie equivalent influential 1981 horror clasof a pretty darn good cover sic, but it does include the band. You’re not getting the basic framework and some real deal, but you’re getting visual nods to the original. a medley of hits performed On its own, it’s an irredeemable, sadistic torture chamber by some talented artists who clearly have great affection reveling in the bloody, cringefor the original material. Sci-fi inducing deaths of some of action, PG-13, 126 minutes. the stupidest people ever HHH to spend a rainy night in a “Olympus Has Fallen” — remote cabin in the woods.

Bystanders and tourists, solHorror, R, 91 minutes. H “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” — To diers, cops and Secret Sersay “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” is a vice agents fall by the score

in a movie about the unthinkable — a terrorist ground assault on Washington, D.C. For all the bursts of blood, the gunplay and executionstyle head-shots that punctuate scores of deaths, it’s hard to see “Olympus Has Fallen” (that’s Secret Service code) as much more than another movie manifestation of a firstperson shooter video game.

Stars Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, Rick Yune and Morgan Freeman. Action, R, 113 minutes. HH “Oz the Great and Powerful” — Like “The Phantom Menace” trilogy, “Oz the Great and Powerful” precedes a beloved classic on the fictional timeline, but makes full use of modern-day technology, which means everything’s grander and more spectacular. Director Sam Raimi and his army of special-effects wizards have created a visually stunning film that makes good use of 3-D, at least in the first hour or so. The film finally breaks free of its beautiful but artificial trappings and becomes a story with heart in the final act. Fantasy adventure, PG, 130 minutes.

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HOT TICKETS LOCAL NATIVES: April 26, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or www.livenation.com.

DR. DOG AND DAWES: April 26, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www. showboxonline.com.

COWBOY JUNKIES: April 27, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or www.live nation.com.

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PRODUCT RUNWAY: The Design Event of 2013: May 3, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800745-3000 or www.showboxonline.com.

THE CAVE SINGERS: May 4, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www. showboxonline.com.

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SIMON AMSTELL: May 5, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www. showboxonline.com.

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RICHARD THOMPSON ELECTRIC TRIO: May 12, Showbox at the Market, Seattle.

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BRIT FLOYD: World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Show: May 18, Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

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OZOMATLI: May 26, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www. showboxonline.com.

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NEW FOUND GLORY: June 2, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www. showboxonline.com.

ALKALINE TRIO: June 7, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.show boxonline.com.

THREE DOG NIGHT: June 7, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or www. mountbakertheatre.com.

JOSEPHINE HOWELL: June 8, Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Bellingham. 360-671-1709 or www.suddenvalleylibrary.org.

ANTHONY JESELNIK (comedy): June 8, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or www.livenation.com.

ONE MORE TIME: A TRIBUTE TO DAFT PUNK: June 8, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.showbox online.com.

KUBE 93 SUMMER JAM: featuring T.I., Trey Songz, 2 Chainz, Wale and J. Cole, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis: June 8, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com.

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS: June 12, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www. showboxonline.com.

GIN BLOSSOMS: June 14-15, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or www. theskagit.com.

VANS WARPED TOUR: June 15, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or www. livenation.com.

FALL OUT BOY: June 19, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.showboxonline.com.

DAMIAN “JR. GONG” MARLEY, STEPHEN MARLEY: featuring the Ghetto Youths Crew: June 19, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888929-7849 or www.marymoorconcerts.com.

BAD COMPANY, LYNYRD SKYNYRD: June 20, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800745-3000 or www.livenation.com.

THE DANDY WARHOLS: June 21, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www. showboxonline.com.

CAMERA OBSCURA: June 22, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.showboxonline.com.

CODY SIMPSON: June 23, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or www. livenation.com.

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OUT & ABOUT ART

sculptural works, like the installation at 511 S. First St., start as remnants of wood lath salvaged from demolition sites across the Northwest. She paints and arranges the pieces into bright, colorful, celebratory pieces. Her installation will remain on display through May 24.

Celeste Cooning’s installation, “Heaven and Earth,” at 602 S. First St., serves up a three-dimensional environment created out of cut-paper panels.

Her storefront display will continue through May 31. www.storefrontsmount vernon.com.

WATERCOLORS ON DISPLAY: Watercolor paintings

by Ginny Ternsten are on display through May at United General Hospital, 2000 Hospital Drive, Sedro-Woolley. Ternsten is a member of Skagit Artists Together.

NEW PAINTINGS: New artwork by Ron Farrell is on display through April at Riverclay Studio, 513 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

Farrell’s new work combines views of downtown Mount Vernon, the Skagit River and surrounding farmland into colorful, original compositions. Also on display: handcrafted pottery and ceramic art by local artisans. 360-420-8559.

IN THE ART BAR: Watercolors by Saundra Knapp are on display during April at the Lincoln Theatre Art Bar, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

Knapp is a member of the Stanwood/Camano Art Guild. 360-336-8955 or www.lincolntheatre.org.

“FIELDS OF COLOR”: The show of photos, paintings and textiles continues through April at Starbucks, 18th and Commercial, Anacortes. 360-293-6938.

“ALL ABOUT WINE”: The wine-themed art show continues through April 30 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Amanda Houston is the featured artist, exhibiting oils and pastels of Italian vineyards from a recent trip to the region.

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by Keith Sorenson. Guest artists include Kathy Hastings with photo encaustics,

OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBIT: The La Conner Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit is on display through March 1, 2014, 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 show of new pastels by Lopez Island artist Steve Hill (pictured) will open with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday, May 3, and continue through June 4 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Also showing: a map of the sculptures color photographs by Randy Dana, a collaborative theme of oils by Dederick Ward and photographs by poet Jane and works available for Alynn, oils by Anne Belov and acrylics by Cynthia Richardson. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday sale, call 360-466-3125 or visit www.townoflaconner. through Saturday. 360-293-6938 or www.scottmilo.com. org.

‘STEVE HILL: PASTELS’ color photographs by David Lucas and quilts by the Fidalgo Island Quilters Guild. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday through Saturday.

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Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 360-293-3577 or www.annemartinmccool. com.

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Horton and O’Gormley think deeply about their subjects and their human relationship to the rest of WATERCOLORS: “Here the world, according to a And There,” watercolors news release.

by Frank Bettendorf, will Horton practices a kind “SPRINGING FORcontinue through May 10, of “catch and release” form WARD”: A show of quilts, at the Front Gallery, 420 of painting, daring to nearly photos and paintings Myrtle St., Mount Vernon. destroy what he has so percontinues through April Meet the artist at a recepfectly rendered in paint. at Anne Martin McCool tion from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, O’Gormley’s work Gallery, 711 Commercial April 26. Gallery hours are involves a study of the life Ave., Anacortes. The show 6 to 8 p.m. Fridays, and 1 to and times of his subject, will feature Susan Carlisle’s 4 p.m. Saturdays. 360-588often delving into deeper quilts, Bryce Mann photo- 4515. issues of well-being that graphs and photographs touch our own. from the Lee Mann colNOT JUST NATURE Gallery hours are noon lection, as well as colorful ART: New work by Todd to 5 p.m. Friday through paintings on canvas and J. Horton and Peregrine Sunday, or by appointment. paper by Anne Martin O’Gormley continues 360-708-4787 or www.gal McCool. through May 19 at Gallery lerycygnus.com.

“STUDIO X: FRANCIS X DONOVAN & BILL SNOW”: The show continues through April 28 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison.

Donovan and Snow share a studio space by the Bellingham wharf and hold similar philosophies on art, nature and life. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday. 360-766-6230 or www. smithandvallee.com.

STOREFRONTS MOUNT VERNON: View the Storefronts Mount Vernon program’s first two “pop-up” art projects at 511 S. First St. and 602 S. First St., downtown Mount Vernon.

Julia Haack’s large-scale

NEW MoNA DIRECTOR: Meet Christopher Shainin, newly appointed executive director of the Museum of Northwest Art, at a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Shainin previously served as executive director of Kirkland Arts Center and has managed a number of performing arts and classical music ensembles. www.anchorart space.org.

FINAL FRIDAY ART WALK: Check out artworks in a variety of mediums from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 26, on display in galleries and shops around La Conner. 888-642-9284.

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OUT & ABOUT METAL MESH SCULPTURE: “Nature’s Matrix,” sculpture in metal mesh by Lanny Bergner, will open with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 26, and continue through July 8 at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art, 235 A St., Friday Harbor.

Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m.

Sunday. 360-370-5050 or www.sjima.org.

LECTURE AND TALKS BOOK READING: Vicki Halper will read from the new book, “Morris Graves: Selected Letters,” at 2 p.m.

Sunday, April 28, at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner.

Co-edited by Halper and Lawrence Fong, the book includes a selection of the famed Pacific Northwest artist’s correspondence with his friends, family and colleagues dating from his teenage years until his death in 2001 at the age of 90. Free with museum admission. 360-466-4446 or www.museumornwart.org.

“PUSHING THE LIMITS”: The final part of the Sedro-Woolley Public Library’s four-part science discussion series for adults will take place at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 2, at 802 Ball St. The theme and book: Knowledge: “Land of Painted Caves” by Jean Auel.

Participants meet for 75 minutes for a book discussion, a short related video in a fun science café model, and a group discussion revolving around the monthly theme. The session will be led by scientist Barbara Johnson and library staff. Copies of the books will be available at the library’s front desk.

RSVP: 360-855-1166.

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NEW S-W LIBRARY BOARD: The Sedro-Woolley BEYOND TAIKO DRUMPartial County Library MING: The Anacortes Arts Board will hold its first Festival will present On meeting at 7 p.m. today in Ensemble at 8 p.m. Friday, the Sedro-Woolley MuniciApril 26, at Brodniak Hall, pal Building Council ChamAnacortes High School, ber, 325 Metcalf St. The new 1600 20th St., Anacortes. library district was created On Ensemble combines the by voter approval in the powerful rhythms of JapaNov. 6, 2012, general election nese drumming with eleand covers the unincorpoments of hip-hop, rock and rated areas of the Sedroelectronica to create a comWoolley School District. pletely original sound experience. $12-$15, free for ages For information, call Mindy 9 and younger. 800-838-3006 Coslor at 360-391-0481. or www.brownpapertickets.

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The NWLA Cultural Center will host several events PLAYS today through Saturday, “CINDERELLA WALTZ”: April 25-27, at 5023 Langley Mount Vernon High Road, Langley: School’s spring play will Cooking class: 2 to 5 p.m. offer a twisted, yet touchSaturday, April 27. Aster ing, interpretation of the Bihon and family will share Cinderella story at 7:30 p.m. ancient Ethiopian recipes Wednesday through Satand preparation techniques. urday, May 1-4, in the high Learn about the use of t’eff, school auditorium, 314 N. the first grain to be domesNinth St., Mount Vernon. ticated by humans. $35. PreTwo casts of ninth- through registration required.

12th-grade students will The Language of Food: perform on alternate nights. Discover Ethiopia: 5:30 to $6, $5 seniors and students.

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Enjoy an evening of food, dance and music, featuring a communal Ethiopian feast, MORE FUN followed by entertainment MARITIME HERITAGE by members of the EthioCENTER REOPENS: The Anacortes Museum’s Mari- pian Community Association of Seattle Youth Dance time Heritage Center and Group. $65. Preregistration the W.T. Preston steamrequired. boat have reopened for Package pricing is availspring hours at 713 R Ave., able for participation in Anacortes. The Maritime multiple events. Overnight Heritage Center features accommodations are availexhibits on local fishing and shipbuilding industries, able in the Cultural Center’s guesthouse. For information including artifacts, models and more. The W.T. Preston or reservations, call 360-321was the last sternwheeler to 2101 or visit www.nwlang work in Puget Sound. Hours uageacademy.com. are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. SaturMUZZLE LOADERS days and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays.

Admission to the Maritime RENDEZVOUS: The Skagit Heritage Center is free. W.T. Muzzle Loaders’ 34th annual Spring Rendezvous Preston steamboat admis& Mountain Man Encampsion is $3 adults, $2 ages ment will take place from 65 and older, $1 for ages 8 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and to 16, free for ages 7 and Saturday, and 9 a.m. to noon younger. 360-293-1915 or museum.cityofanacortes.org. Sunday, April 26-28, on F&S

Grade Road, 3.7 miles east of the Skagit Casino, exit 236 off of Interstate 5. Check out costumed mountain men, Indian princesses, Canadian Voyageurs, colonial housewives and others; target shooting with flintlocks, bows and arrows, knives and tomahawks; vendors offering period crafts, clothing and trinkets; children’s activities, a candy cannon and more.

Registration: $15 per camp, $15 for shooters, free for juniors and peewee shooters.

Free admission for spectators. Information: Cindy, 360-631-6799, or Sherry, 360610-5225.

jewelry, food items, health and beauty, home decor, gifts and other items. Free admission. Vendors can reserve an 8-by-8-foot space for $30. 360-755-9649.

“THE LOST CITIES OF FIDALGO”: Dr. Scott Harrison, chief of staff at Island Hospital, will present an illustrated talk at the Anacortes AAUW spring scholarship tea from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Senior Activity Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes.

Harrison will focus on the local history and settlements, with an emphasis on railroads, including an electric DÍA DE LOS NIÑOS/CHIL- railroad, logging and fishing.

DREN’S DAY: The Mount Twenty copies of “The #1 Vernon City Library and Ladies Detective Agency” the Foundation for Early

by Alexander McCall Smith Learning will present the will be given away. $15. Tickfree family event from 1 to ets available at Watermark 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27, Book Co., from AAUW at the Washington Elemen- members and at the door. tary School cafeteria, 1020 360-333-8018.

McLean Road, Mount Vernon. Multicultural crafts, DINNER AND AUCTION: games, entertainment, bilin- Mount Vernon Christian gual storytelling and free School will host “Imagine books for all children who 2013,” its annual fundraising attend. 360-336-6209. auction and dinner, at 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 27, at 820 VENDOR PARTY: BurlW. Blackburn Road, Mount ington Parks & Recreation Vernon. The silent auction will present the Order UP will begin at 5 p.m. followed Vendor Party! from 10 a.m. by the live auction and dinto 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27, ner at 7 p.m. $25 per person, at the Parks & Recreation $175 for a table of eight.

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Sunday, April 28, Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1515 E. College Way, Mount Vernon.

Don and Fran Van Polen will offer a photographic trip around the world as they share the stories of 18 familiar hymns, including “Amazing Grace,” “Rock of Ages,” “I Love to Tell The Story” and more. Freewill offering.

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“WITCHES! THE MUSICAL”: Theater Arts Guild and the Lincoln Theatre will host a video presentation at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

View the original musical production on-screen, meet the cast, bid on silent auction items and more.

Free admission. Donations accepted. 360-336-8955 or www.lincolntheatre.org.

SEVENTH GENERATION SUPPER: Join Transition Fidalgo & Friends for supper at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at the Senior Activity Center, 1701 22nd St., Anacortes. A series of 10-minute “table talks” will focus on reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, including issues relating to food, energy, transportation, local economy, health, housing, emergency preparedness, recreation and and more.

Suggested supper donation: $5 adult, $3 ages 10 and younger. Bring your own place setting. 360-293-4048 or www.transitionfidalgo.org.

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