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Skagit Valley Herald Thursday August 1, 2013

Recreation

Reviews

Arts

Deception Pass to host celebration of 100th anniversary of state parks system

Music: Backstreet Boys, Glen Campbell Video Games: “NCAA Football 14”

Gala benefit to feature evening of music, art and gourmet dining

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “G.I. Joe: Retaliation”: After most of the Joes are assassinated, the remaining members of the team retaliate. Writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have tightened the story — an improvement over the first film that felt like an extended commercial to sell action figures. The writers reduced the number of Joes, created an outlandish — but clear-cut — evil plot for the group to foil and capitalized on the dry humor of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (Roadblock) and the scene-stealing ways of Adrianne Palicki (Lady Jaye).

The result is a campy film — but not so campy to detract from the whiteknuckle action.

With a role in this film, “Red Dawn,” and a very brief stint as TV’s new Wonder Woman, Palicki’s becoming the queen of combat. It doesn’t hurt that she looks just as confident dressed in army fatigues as a red evening gown.

“Cloudburst”: Olympia Dukakis turns in a magnificent performance as the tough-talking Stella in this film adaptation of Thom Fitzgerald’s stage production. It’s the moving and funny story of two mature women, partners for 31 years, who head to Canada to get married.

Dukakis gets the standout role as the strong — but never silent — protector of the pair. In less experienced hands, the role might have become a cartoon character. But Dukakis knows exactly when to put on the hard-nosed persona and when to back off to show emotional cracks. Brenda Fricker’s low-key performance might have been overshadowed had not the veteran actor brought such strength and dignity to the role. Her performance is a snug fit with the work done by Dukakis.

“Fernando Di Leo: The Italian Crime Collection Vol. 2”: The three-DVD set includes “Shoot First, Die Later,” which has never been available on DVD. “Filly Brown”: Jenni Rivera’s final on-screen performance is this musical drama.

“The Bronte Sisters”: The 1979 film about the English literary giants stars Isabelle Huppert.

“Peggy Sue Got Married”: The ’80s romantic comedy is now available on Blu-ray.

“Black Rock”: A weekend getaway to a remote island turns into a fight for survival.

“Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Fourth Season”: The Blu-ray

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: AUG. 6 A Boy and His Dog - Shout! Factory Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal - Music Box Mud - Lionsgate Oblivion - Universal The Place Beyond the Pines - Universal West of Memphis - Sony

The Weekend / Page 5 The Mark Whitman Band will play the Cap Sante Summer Concert Series on Friday in Anacortes

AUG. 13 Olympus Has Fallen - Sony The Big Wedding - Lionsgate The Company You Keep - Sony Emperor - Lionsgate AUG. 20 Scary Movie V - Anchor Bay AUG. 27 The Great Gatsby - Warner Pain & Gain - Paramount n McClatchy-Tribune News Service

release of the sci-fi series is available.

“Rushlights”: Two teenage lovers travel to a small southern town to falsely claim a dead friend’s inheritance.

“Midsomer Murders”: Five seasons of the British series about a small town’s crimes have been released.

“Being Human: Season 5”: This is the final season of the UK version of the story about three strange housemates.

“The Angry Beavers: The Complete Series”: Beaver brothers leave their childhood home to begin living the life of wild and crazy bachelors.

“Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox”: The world’s turned upside down when the Flash wakes up devoid of his super speed powers.

“Touched by an Angel: The Eighth Season”: An earthbound angel (Roma Downey) continues her helpful ways.

“Blaze You Out”: A young woman must face a town’s dangerous drug underworld.

“The Fog”: John Carpenter’s 1980 film is now on Blu-ray.

“Assault on Wall Street”: A man looks for revenge after he loses his job.

“Flying Lessons”: A woman faces major changes when she returns home.

Maggie Grace stars.

“Teen Beach Movie”: Musical about two teens who find themselves in the middle of a battle between two beach factions. n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

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Travel............................................6-7 Music, Game Reviews..................8-9 On Stage, Tuning Up................10-11 Get Involved.................................. 12 Hot Tickets.................................... 14 Movie Reviews, Listings..........16-17 At the Lincoln................................ 17 Out & About.............................18-19

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COMMUNITY

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It’s Skagit County Fair time Skagit Valley Herald staff

The unmistakable sights, sounds and smells of the Skagit County Fair return to Mount Vernon on Aug. 7-10.

This year’s version of the Fair — which has its roots in the area beginning in 1898 — includes hours of entertainment and numerous attractions.

From live music that begins at 11 a.m. each day, to magicians and hypnotists, to livestock exhibits and judging, 4-H exhibits and contests, and the Car Show & Shine and the second annual Diaper Derby, there’s no shortage of entertainment.

Add to that the food options — gyros, burgers, barbecue, funnel cakes, fried Twinkies, crepes, cheese curds and more — and a dozen carnival rides, and one of the summer highlights of Skagit Valley will be in full swing.

When: WednesdaySaturday, Aug. 7-10, 10 a.m.10 p.m.

Where: Skagit County Fairgrounds, 479 W. Taylor St., Mount Vernon Tickets: Adults $7, advance tickets $5; youths (ages 6-17) and seniors (65+) $6; family (two youths, two adults) $20; 5 and under free. All tickets before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 7 are $4.

Advance carnival tickets: $20, can be purchased at the fair office, 315 S. 3rd St., to be exchanged at the Davis Amusement Carnival’s ticket booth for one all-day bracelet.

Phone: 360336-9414 Website: skagitcounty. net/fair

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RECREATION

A group of kayakers paddle Deception Pass in the spring of 2008.

File photo

Celebrating 100 years of state parks

By VINCE RICHARDSON @Sports_SVH

DECEPTION PASS — People of Washington have been camping, hiking, biking, boating, picnicking and fishing in state parks for a century. The state is home to one of the largest and most diverse state park systems in the country, as well as one of the first in the U.S. The Washington State Park System was established on March 19, 1913, and now features 117 parks.

One of most popular is Deception Pass State Park, which will be the host of a public celebration commemorating the 100th anniversary of the parks system from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3.

The celebration, which will take place in the East Cranberry Lake area near the park’s main entrance, is the signature Centennial 2013 event for Western Washington. Visitors are required

to display a Discover Pass to enter the park.

“It’s exciting,” said Deception Pass State Park Manager Jack Hartt. “It’s going to be a day to have fun, a lot of fun. It’s going to be a day where people can come and explore the park. It’s going to be something people can come to and say later, ‘I was a part of that.’”

The event will feature music as well as Junior Ranger and other activities for children, model sailboat races, park tours and a Volkssport walk. There will be information booths, crafts and a variety of food items available for purchase. A birthday ceremony will include remarks by dignitaries and a special birthday moment with an opportunity for crowd participation.

The stage schedule: 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Cannery Underground, folk music

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Still Bill Band, rhythm and blues 1-2 p.m.: Birthday celebration ceremony 2-4 p.m.: Jacobs Road, classic rock Deception Pass State Park receives about 1.75 million visits a year. The large marine and camping areas of the park consist of more than 4,000 acres. There is 77,000 feet of saltwater shoreline and 34,000 feet of freshwater shoreline on three lakes.

“In the early 1900s, Deception Pass was a gathering place for folks from Oak Harbor. We will certainly be recognizing that,” Hartt said. “Over the decades, it has become a part of the communities that surround it. It has touched a lot of people’s lives, and we are really looking forward to celebrating that.”

The park’s signature attraction is the dramatic 1930s-era bridge

connecting park land on Fidalgo and Whidbey islands over the turbulent North Puget Sound waters of Deception Pass.

Favorite areas within the park include Cornet Bay, Bowman Bay, Ben Ure Island and Rosario Beach, with the Maiden of Deception Pass story pole depicting the story of the Samish people and Kukutali, an area of the park managed in cooperation with the Swinomish Tribe.

The park also includes oldgrowth forest, abundant wildlife and structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.

“This park is a premier destination,” said Hartt. “And we’ve been building to this centennial celebration for quite some time.

Every park in the state has done one thing or another. There are two signature events, the second of which is right here at Deception Pass.”

The Legislature created the State Board of Park Commissioners on March 19, 1913, mainly to accept citizen donations of park lands. By 1929, the state system had expanded from a humble 26 acres to more than 8,000.

The ups and downs of budgets and the Great Depression took their toll, but the park system grew tremendously in the post-World War II expansion years, through the 1960s and beyond.

Today, the commission manages 117 developed parks and a total of about 120,000 acres of park lands.

Approximately one-third of the land has been donated by citizens over the years.

State parks receive an estimated 40 million visits a year statewide and generate a total annual direct contribution of more than $1 billion to state and local economies and more than $30 million in state tax receipts.

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THIS WEEKENDin the area SPLASHTACULAR The free children’s health and The sixth annual Cap Sante Summer Concert Series features live concerts at Seafarers’ Memorial Park in Anacortes. All shows start at 7 p.m. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating.

Free. 425-303-1848 or snohomishartistguild.org. Next up: The Mark Whitman Band (blues), Friday, Aug. 2.

safety event will take place from noon to 3 p.m. today, Aug. 1, at Washington Park, 6300 Sunset Ave., Anacortes. Sponsored by Skagit-Island Safe Kids Coalition, local organizations will provide games and activities focusing on fire safety, bike safety and helmet use, sun safety, CPR demos, heart health, poison prevention and more. There will also be face painting, a bouncey house and other activities. For information, contact Harveen Sandhu at 360-416-8338 or email hsandhu@skagit valleyhospital.org.

PIONEER PICNIC The Skagit County Pioneer Association’s 109th annual picnic and meeting is scheduled to begin at 11:15 a.m. today, Aug. 1, at Pioneer Park, near the Rainbow Bridge in La Conner. This year’s honorees are the Summers family of Fir Island and Bill Mitchell of Anacortes. A barbecued salmon lunch will be served, followed by the business meeting and a memorial tribute for departed pioneers. Admission: $12, includes lunch, membership in the Pioneer Association and free admission to the Historical Museum the day of the picnic at 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. 360466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

CONQUERING CANCER CONCERT Members of The

Summer concert series

Rocket Band and friends will perform at 6 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 3, at Anacortes First Baptist Church, 2717 J Ave. Free. Donations will help defray costs of cancer treatment for barber/musician Eric Neufeld. Donations can also be made at any Whidbey Island Bank branch.

BIRDSTOCK The seventh annual Music Festival and Fermentation Celebration will take place from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at Birdsview Brewing Company, 38302 Highway 20, Birdsview.

Enjoy music by Fanny Alger, Jack Mattingly & Whiskey Fever, Bare Feet, Apollo’s Mystic Caravan, Br’er Rabbit and Say Banzai. $5 cover. Food and beverages available for purchase. All ages welcome. Proceeds will benefit the Birdsview Fire Department. 360-826-3406 or birdsviewbrewing. com.

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TRAVEL

Ohio gallery is mini-Cooperstown for baseball fans

By DAN SEWELL Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ohio — Shoeless Joe Jackson might have asked if THIS is heaven.

Here was one of his thick-handled bats, being gripped lovingly and studied for cleat nicks and baseball smudges from games he played 100 years ago. Newly arrived, it soon will be carefully displayed, near a rare Jackson signature, and in the days and years to come, it will be viewed by dedicated fans who will also be mingling with stars of the game.

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Jackson, depicted in the movie “Field of Dreams,” was banned from baseball for his role in the 1919 “Black Sox” World Seriesfixing scandal, by lore disappointing a young fan who shouted: “Say it ain’t so, Joe!” But the ill-fated star has a place amid such greats as Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron in the Green Diamond Gallery in suburban Cincinnati.

The gallery showcases a top private collection of baseball memorabilia while hosting a small club of fans who in recent months have been able to ask pitcher Jack Morris about falling short of making the Hall of Fame, slugger Jose Canseco about illicit steroid use, and manager Tony La Russa about secrets of the St. Louis Cardinals’ success.

“There’s Cooperstown, then it’s Green Diamond, and I don’t know what would be a close third,” La Russa said, referring to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. The Hall’s president, Jeff Idelson, has visited the gallery and agrees it’s unlike anything else he’s seen outside Cooperstown.

The gallery’s roots are in a child’s first trip to a baseball game five decades ago.

Bob Crotty still savors memories of the sights, sounds and smells of Crosley Field, then home of the Cincinnati Reds. He was drawn to the souvenir stand, buying

Photos by Al Behrman / AP

Owner Bob Crotty holds a bat used by Shoeless Joe Jackson as he stands next to a display on the 1919 Chicago White Sox scandal inside the Green Diamond Gallery in Cincinnati. The club houses baseball memorabilia and allows members to hear inside stories from the game’s greats in monthly meetings. of all this stuff or do something with it,” said Crotty, now 54. He met with Kevin Manley, who had worked for a nonprofit that Crotty’s company supported, to brainstorm.

Most collectors by nature want to protect their privacy and valuables, so not many fans get to view what they have. “I always wanted to give this a home where I could display it, share it in A document from Greenville, S.S., shows the signature, some capacity, maybe create upper right, of Shoeless Joe Jackson. an environment where we could do something different,” said Crotty, who made buttons and other inexpenHe networked with colsive trinkets. lectors and learned the best Manley the manager of what And so it began. auction houses and authenti- opened in 2007. It included: n A one-floor exhibit area “Once I got the bug, I got cators while becoming a top packed with 4,000 items such it pretty bad,” Crotty said. executive in the family-run as autographed baseballs, The preteen boy cut lawns Van Dyne Crotty uniform game-used jerseys, ballpark for cash to fund his new company. When it was relics, rare documents, phopassion, and he spent hours bought in 2006 by industry tos and letters, organized writing letters to teams giant Cintas Corp., Crotty requesting yearbooks and suddenly had plenty of time into categories such as Hall of Famers, greatest teams, other items. His bedroom and money — and a very the Negro Leagues and a desk and shelves filled, then large collection. tribute to character and his entire bedroom, then the “I was pretty much at a courage honoring Jackie family’s basement. crossroads … either get rid

Robinson, Lou Gehrig and Roberto Clemente. n A private club, initially 100 dues-paying members, then upped to 250 with two levels of membership. The club, which includes female members, has a waiting list for the few spots in the toplevel Wright Society that open each year, at $2,000 annual dues. n A charitable foundation, supporting baseballrelated activities for economically disadvantaged youths and disabled and sick children. Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench has headlined fundraising events. n Monthly receptions, featuring question-andanswer sessions with baseball’s stars and characters.

Hall of Fame pitchers Steve Carlton, Bert Blyleven and Jim Bunning (also a former U.S. senator) were among last year’s speakers, and hitting star Rod Carew is coming up this month.

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EXPLORE it all

TRAVEL

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ABOVE: Signed players contracts, personal letters and signed checks from greats such as Henry Aaron, Walter Johnson, Lou Gehrig, and Honus Wagner.

BELOW: A collection of bats used by all the players who have hit 500 home runs, along with signed baseballs by the players.

“I was overwhelmed,” said La Russa, who spoke last month. “The collection is staggering, the whole concept of the club … You are surrounded by people who love the game.”

Among them: Buck Newsome, an investment adviser who was part of initial word-of-mouth membership recruiting.

“I was like a little kid again. It was just unbelievable,” Newsome recalled.

“Within five or 10 minutes, I asked, ‘How do I join?’”

Newsome tries to make every meeting, appreciating the chance to rub elbows with stars in a convivial atmosphere for hearing inside stories. Speakers like talking baseball with knowledgeable fans who aren’t hounding them for

meetings and wedding rehearsal dinners help cover operating costs. Tight space and security concerns restrict numbers of visitors, but the gallery opens once or twice a year for paid tours.

Crotty, meanwhile, keeps adding. Besides the Jackson bat, he just bought Warren Spahn’s Hall of Fame ring after the late pitcher’s son put memorabilia up for auction. He doesn’t disclose prices paid and said the only way to know the value of his collection would be to sell it. autographs; after visiting, “When you’re a collector, La Russa decided to help it can be a lonely journey,” arrange for a Cardinal preCrotty said. “The beauty decessor, Hall of Famer Red of having this model is I Schoendienst, to make an can continue to collect, and upcoming appearance.

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SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers travel opportunities for ages 12 and older (adult supervision Jex for day trips and yoga. Each adventure required for ages 18 and younger). For inforincludes fun activities at an area attraction combined with a yoga class. For information mation or to register, call 360-336-6215.

Next up: or to register, call Jex at 360-631-0587 or Abbotsford, B.C., International Airshow: visit yoga-gypsies.com. Next up: Aug. 11: Anacortes Kayak Yoga Trip: Join Jex 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, departing from and returning to Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. at 9 a.m. in Anacortes for a six-hour kayak tour of the San Juan Islands that will include 13th St., Mount Vernon. Proof of citizenship an hour of beach yoga. Bring your own lunch required (passport, DMV enhanced driver’s license or NEXUS card). $68-$70. Register and water-safe shoes. $117.94, includes kayak rental, all gear and yoga.

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REVIEWS MUSIC CDS Compiled from news services

Glen Campbell

talking about love and commitment, but the songs bleed into each other despite not “See You There” being similar. The group is too concerned to show us how they’ve matured to remember At 77 and stricken that it’s sexy vibes that sell. with Alzheimer’s “Breathe,” “Feels Like Home,” “Permadisease, Glen Campnent Stain” and “Make Believe” are averbell looks back at a age, but they provide the much-needed key lifetime of work on hooks for the dance floor. “Try” is too Eric “See You There.” He revisits classics such as Clapton-esque to stand out in this day and “Wichita Lineman” and “Galveston” with age, while acoustic downers “Madeleine” a contemplative, late-night feel, stripping and “Trust Me” bring the sex appeal facdown to small-combo arrangements based tor to a zero (thankfully “Show ‘Em (What on brushed rhythms, gently sustained organ You’re Made Of)” raises the temperature notes and twangy, single-note, electric guifor a bit). tar.

The album’s best moment is its first song: The vocals mostly were recorded a The Max Martin-produced lead single and few years ago, around the time Campbell title track has simple guitar chords that recorded “Ghost on the Canvas,” released draw you in and a catchy, wholesome beat in 2011. His voice is pure, strong and as soulful as ever, with only sporadic moments that keeps you tapping your feet.

But the rest of the album heads in one where his tone wavers. “Gentle on My direction — downhill.

Mind,” for example, finds Campbell’s voice sounding damp and slurred in places. n Cristina Jaleru, Associated Press Overall, though, this is a testament that Campbell has remained a potent interpreter Vince Gill & of good songs. Proof comes not only in how he hits the notes of a classic like “Hey Little Paul Franklin One,” but in the emotional layers he brings “Bakersfield” to songs written in recent years. In “What I For those disWouldn’t Give” and “There’s No Me . Without You” he acknowledges the melancholy mayed by contemporary country music’s of aging while assuring loved ones there is lack of steel guitar something better beyond this life for all of and shuffle rhythms, “Bakersfield” is your them. antidote. n Michael McCall, Associated Press With Vince Gill no longer competing for top radio hits, he turns his attention to Backstreet one of the bedrock styles of the traditional American music that he loves. Recruiting Boys Paul Franklin — by far the most recorded “In a World Like This” pedal steel guitarist in Nashville in the last 25 years — Gill swaggers into the TelecastBackstreet’s back, er-and-steel country sounds of Merle Hagall right! gard and Buck Owens, heroes to these two Not all right, actumusicians and millions of others who revere ally. brawny, succinctly poetic working-class The Backstreet Boys managed to bring music. fifth member Kevin Richardson back into Gill’s tender tenor swings into these clasthe fold for an eighth album and a world tour to celebrate 20 years of making music. sic lyrics in a manner that tips his hat to the distinctive styles of both masters, yet finds “In a World Like This” is also the first his own honky-tonk persona through them. to come out from under their own label, K-BAHN, after parting with longtime part- While his voice rises to the occasion, Gill’s Fender guitar and Franklin’s pedal steel ner, the now defunct Jive Records. are just as substantial, both coming up with The boys collaborate mostly with proinventive licks that pay tribute to the origiducers Martin Terefe and Morgan Taylor nals without being carbon copies.

Reid on the 12-track album that lacks the Balancing five songs from both the cataimmediate hooks that their earlier hits had. logs of Haggard and Owens, the selections BSB’s album is a grown-up mix of tunes

include standards such as Hag’s “Branded Man” and “The Bottle Let Me Down” as well as Owens’ “Together Again” and “Foolin’ Around.” But the album benefits from reaching beyond the well-known hits. Gill and Franklin dig out less familiar gems such as “Holding Things Together” by Haggard and “He Don’t Deserve You Anymore”

by Owens, both as good as anything on “Bakersfield” — a great country album in any era. n Michael McCall, Associated Press

Marc Anthony “3.0”

Marc Anthony has remained his own man. He married Jennifer Lopez and never got a stupid hybrid title (no J-Arc or Ma-Lo). He sang “God Bless America” at baseball’s All-Star Game and got Twitter grief for it (“How dare immigrants sing our song?”).

But he brushed it off, went on TV, and reminded audiences he was of Puerto Rican descent and born in New York. As a singer, he’s rarely succumbed to slick, gringo pop.

But salsa is where Anthony lives, where he made his bones, and where his pointedly expressive voice settles most handsomely. It is thrilling, then, that “3.0” is his first original tropical recording in eons (he covered salsa sensation Héctor Lavoe for his 2007 film “El Cantante”).

Make no mistake: There is lush pop in ballads such as “Espera.” For all the beauty of his voice and the rocky romanticism conveyed throughout “3.0,” there is swagger. “Hipocresía” is as gutsy as it is graceful.

The guaguanco grooves of “Flor Pálida” open wide for Anthony’s warning — that an untended flower is a dead one. Impresionante. n A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Robin Thicke “Blurred Lines”

After spending most of his decadelong recording career as one of R&B’s journeymen — a sensuous crooner with the occasional crossover hit — Robin Thicke has exploded into

pop’s consciousness with “Blurred Lines”: It’s the undeniable song of the summer and may turn out to be the single of the year.

The Marvin Gaye-inflected, sex-filled dance groove (and its naughty video counterpart) has become a cultural flashpoint, sparking parodies, commentaries, endless radio replays and an unknown number of hookups.

It’s a triumph for Thicke, to be sure — but the tricky part of having success is sustaining it. It’s not something Thicke has managed that well through the years, particularly after scoring with 2007’s smoldering “Lost Without U.” Will “Blurred Lines” end up being a transcendent, but very singular moment for the 36-year-old singer?

If it does, it won’t be because of his music.

Thicke has always created cohesive albums that are remarkably underrated; with his sixth album being released as its title track continues on its path to world domination, Thicke may finally get the audience his songs deserve.

With 11 tracks, “Blurred Lines” is tightly woven but still manages to bring different flavors, from electronic dance music to R&B anthems to between-the-sheets grooves. Thicke wrote or co-wrote every track, and while he enlists Pharrell for “Blurred Lines” and has names like Dr. Luke and will.i.am as contributors, he remains the star of his own show.

Thicke charms throughout, whether he’s using a sexy falsetto, smooth tenor or even a few raps, which he does fairly well on the retro-sounding “Top of the World” (showing he’s learned something from those numerous Lil Wayne pairings). He even succeeds when his lyrics fail, like some cringe-worthy attempted come-ons on the disco-ball whirring electrobeat tune “Give It 2 U” (Kendrick Lamar does a much better job with his verses, thankfully).

Thicke usually does romance right, though, and it’s where he shines on the album’s best track, “4 the Rest of My Life,” a gorgeous ode to the lady in his life that seems tailor-made for countless wedding first-dances (and honeymoon playlists). The song encapsulates everything that makes Thicke’s music so alluring: sexy, perfectpitch vocals, enticing lyrical foreplay and the music that delivers. With “Blurred Lines,” Thicke’s path to music’s top spot should be clear from now on. n Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Associated Press

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REVIEWS VIDEO GAMES Chris Campbell, Scripps Howard News Service

‘NCAA Football 14’

Don’t get me wrong. The Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 on-field action Genre: Sports still provides Publisher: EA Sports plenty of fun.

ESRB Rating: E, for Everyone By the time new Grade: 2.5 stars (out of 5) Kentucky coach Mark Stoops Just when I thought I’d seen role-playwas giving his ing elements invade every genre in video remarks at SEC games, the good folks at EA blindsided Media Days last me by making its college-football franweek, I’d already chise into an RPG game. guided my alma No, you won’t see a +7 Shield of Blitz Protection or get to cast a Hands of Glue mater to its second bowl game in Dynasty mode. The requisite improvements in spell on your receiving corps. Although, in-game player movement, tackling and man, that would be awfully hilarious and overall visuals are there, so whether you I’d be more inclined to go through the Create A Team feature and field a team of are playing alone in Dynasty or against players named after “Skyrim” and “Dun- friends competitively, the experience of college football feels alive and real in geons & Dragons” characters.

“NCAA Football 14.”

Instead, what you get is another year When you step away from the field, with a rather bland football game featurthough, the game starts (bad-pun alert!) ing minor tweaks and a new sheen on a committing penalties, the most egregious game you’ve played a million times.

being the Dynasty mode’s inclusion of experience points. Just like your standard strategy RPG, you earn points for wins and in-game achievements. You spend these points on a skill tree that improves your coaching staff, recruiting ability and team skills. I understand the need for skill trees and appreciate them when used properly, but the execution in “NCAA Football 14” feels like the result of needing to change the system for the sake of change, not for any real purpose.

It doesn’t make recruiting or improving your team more enjoyable or meaningful; you simply spend XP on upgrades to say you did.

On the other hand, EA did a wise thing in building a smart tutorial system to introduce gamers to the finer points of how to play. I’ve long mastered the art of virtually guiding my Wildcats to football glory despite being cellar dwellers in real life. Yet I was impressed with the way the tutorial can help teach even the most

savvy and cynical of gamers about blocking techniques, route running and so on.

The tutorial provides a decent amount of depth where sports franchises normally focus on action, action and more action at all times.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area August 1-8

TUNING UP Playing at area venues August 1-8

FRIDAY.2

THURSDAY.1 SATURDAY.3

AMARA GRACE & PHIL NAKANO 7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. No cover. 360-399-1037

“THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR” Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID. 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

THURSDAY.1

Thursday.1

Saturday.3

Sunday.4

THEATER

MUSIC

THEATER

“The Merry Wives of Windsor”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID. 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

Cap Sante Summer Concert Series: Cream Tangerine: (The Beatles and more), 7 p.m., Seafarers’ Memorial Park, Anacortes. Free. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating. 425-303-1848 or snohomishartistguild.org.

HAPA (pan-Polynesian music): 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $30-$35 advance, $40 at the door. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre. org.

Friday.2 MUSIC

Cap Sante Summer Concert Series: The Mark Whitman Band (blues), 7 p.m., Seafarers’ Memorial Park, Anacortes.

Free. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating. 425-303-1848 or snohomishartist guild.org.

THEATER

“Hamlet”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID. 206317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

“The Importance of Being Earnest”: 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris”: OutCast Productions, 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theater, Whidbey Island Fairgrounds, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $18, $14 students and seniors. brownpapertickets.com/event/313099 or email ocp@whidbey.com.

THEATER

TUESDAY.6 KIM ARCHER BAND 7 p.m., Seafarers’ Memorial Park, Anacortes. Free. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating. Part of Cap Sante Summer Concert Series: Kim Archer Band (blues), 425-303-1848 or snohomish artistguild.org.

“The Merry Wives of Windsor”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID. 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

“The Importance of Being Earnest”: 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris”: OutCast Productions, 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theater, Whidbey Island Fairgrounds, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $18, $14 students and seniors. brownpapertickets.com/event/313099 or email ocp@whidbey.com.

“Hamlet”: Shakespeare Northwest, 2 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). 206317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

SATURDAY.3 THREEISH 8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $5 cover. 360-336-3012.

FRIDAY.2

Jam Night: Open mic, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-4454733.

Waterbear: 7:30 to 10 p.m., The “New” Corner Pub, 14565 Allen West Road, Bow. No cover. 360-7576113.

Showdown at the Shakedown: 9:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $1.

360-778-1067.

Andy Koch (of Badd Dog Blues): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Firehall Cafe, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600.

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

360-422-6411.

Gentri Watson & Benjie Howard: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10. 360-4453000.

Skip Hamilton: 6 to 9 p.m., Frida’s Gourmet Mexican Restaurant, 416 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

No cover. 360299-2120.

Amara Grace & Phil Nakano (jazz, blues, Americana): 7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. No cover. 360-3991037.

Kodiak, Night Nurse, Agonizer: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

360-778-1067.

Jukebox Duo: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

360-848-8882.

Open to the public.

SATURDAY.3

Tuesday.6 MUSIC

Cap Sante Summer Concert Series: Kim Archer Band (blues), 7 p.m., Seafarers’ Memorial Park, Anacortes. Free.

Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating.

425-303-1848 or snohomishartistguild.org.

We Are Heros (rock): 9 p.m., Draft Pics, 516 S. First St., Mount Vernon. No cover. 360336-3626.

VARIETY

Ms. Betty Desire, Jason Daniel Wall: 8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $3 cover. 360336-3012 or riverbelledinnertheatre.com.

Thursday.8 THEATER

“Hamlet”: Shakespeare Northwest: 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID. 206317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

“The Importance of Being Earnest”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Threeish (folk, pop, rock): 8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $5 cover. 360336-3012.

The Sardines: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

Woodrush (alternative, Americana): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7.

360-445-3000.

Jaime Reynolds of 1967 (acoustic rock): 9 p.m. to midnight, Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. No cover. 360399-1037.

Troy Fair Band: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360766-6266.

SUNDAY.4 SmokeWagon: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6266.

Folichon Cajun Band: 7 to 10 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360755-3956.

MONDAY.5 Knut Bell & The Blue Collars: 5 to 9 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. $3 cover.

360-445-4733.

Gary B’s Church of the Blues (blues, classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., SedroWoolley. 360-8552263.

C.C. Adams and friends Sunday Jam, featuring $cratch Daddy, Coyote Blues and more: 4 to 8 p.m., Station House, 315 E. Morris St., La Conner. 360-4664488.

King Tuff, Bright Weapons, Candysound: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7.

360-778-1067.

Alicia Dauber Quartet: 6 to 8 p.m., Challenger Ridge Vineyard & Cellars, 43095 Challenger Road, Concrete.

Free admission with purchase of a bottle of wine per adult. 425422-6988.

WEDNESDAY.7 Savage Jazz: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Birdstock VII Say Banzai, Br’er Rabbit, Apollo’s Mystic Caravan, Bare Feet, Jack Mattingly and Whiskey Fever, Fanny Alger; noon to 9 p.m., Birdsview Brewing Co., 38302 Highway 20, Birdsview. $5 cover. All ages. 360-826-3406 or birdsviewbrewingcom pany.com.

Dog Shredder, Falling Up Stairs, Pan Pan, Totalizer, Navigator Communicator: 7 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5$10. 360778-1067.

John Dennis (acoustic folk, jazz, indie): 6:30 to 8 p.m., Jansen Art Center Firehall Cafe, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360354-3600.

THURSDAY.8 Randy Norris & Jeff Nicely (blues), with Ryan Bart (the Magic Man): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7.

360-445-3000.

Trish Hatley: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Cheryl Hodge (blues, jazz): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Firehall Cafe, 321 Front St., Lynden.

No cover. 360-3543600.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area August 1-8

TUNING UP Playing at area venues August 1-8

FRIDAY.2

THURSDAY.1 SATURDAY.3

AMARA GRACE & PHIL NAKANO 7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. No cover. 360-399-1037

“THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR” Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID. 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

THURSDAY.1

Thursday.1

Saturday.3

Sunday.4

THEATER

MUSIC

THEATER

“The Merry Wives of Windsor”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID. 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

Cap Sante Summer Concert Series: Cream Tangerine: (The Beatles and more), 7 p.m., Seafarers’ Memorial Park, Anacortes. Free. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating. 425-303-1848 or snohomishartistguild.org.

HAPA (pan-Polynesian music): 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $30-$35 advance, $40 at the door. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre. org.

Friday.2 MUSIC

Cap Sante Summer Concert Series: The Mark Whitman Band (blues), 7 p.m., Seafarers’ Memorial Park, Anacortes.

Free. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating. 425-303-1848 or snohomishartist guild.org.

THEATER

“Hamlet”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID. 206317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

“The Importance of Being Earnest”: 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris”: OutCast Productions, 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theater, Whidbey Island Fairgrounds, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $18, $14 students and seniors. brownpapertickets.com/event/313099 or email ocp@whidbey.com.

THEATER

TUESDAY.6 KIM ARCHER BAND 7 p.m., Seafarers’ Memorial Park, Anacortes. Free. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating. Part of Cap Sante Summer Concert Series: Kim Archer Band (blues), 425-303-1848 or snohomish artistguild.org.

“The Merry Wives of Windsor”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID. 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

“The Importance of Being Earnest”: 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris”: OutCast Productions, 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theater, Whidbey Island Fairgrounds, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $18, $14 students and seniors. brownpapertickets.com/event/313099 or email ocp@whidbey.com.

“Hamlet”: Shakespeare Northwest, 2 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). 206317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

SATURDAY.3 THREEISH 8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $5 cover. 360-336-3012.

FRIDAY.2

Jam Night: Open mic, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-4454733.

Waterbear: 7:30 to 10 p.m., The “New” Corner Pub, 14565 Allen West Road, Bow. No cover. 360-7576113.

Showdown at the Shakedown: 9:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $1.

360-778-1067.

Andy Koch (of Badd Dog Blues): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Firehall Cafe, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600.

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

360-422-6411.

Gentri Watson & Benjie Howard: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10. 360-4453000.

Skip Hamilton: 6 to 9 p.m., Frida’s Gourmet Mexican Restaurant, 416 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

No cover. 360299-2120.

Amara Grace & Phil Nakano (jazz, blues, Americana): 7:30 p.m., Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. No cover. 360-3991037.

Kodiak, Night Nurse, Agonizer: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

360-778-1067.

Jukebox Duo: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

360-848-8882.

Open to the public.

SATURDAY.3

Tuesday.6 MUSIC

Cap Sante Summer Concert Series: Kim Archer Band (blues), 7 p.m., Seafarers’ Memorial Park, Anacortes. Free.

Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating.

425-303-1848 or snohomishartistguild.org.

We Are Heros (rock): 9 p.m., Draft Pics, 516 S. First St., Mount Vernon. No cover. 360336-3626.

VARIETY

Ms. Betty Desire, Jason Daniel Wall: 8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $3 cover. 360336-3012 or riverbelledinnertheatre.com.

Thursday.8 THEATER

“Hamlet”: Shakespeare Northwest: 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID. 206317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

“The Importance of Being Earnest”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Threeish (folk, pop, rock): 8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $5 cover. 360336-3012.

The Sardines: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

Woodrush (alternative, Americana): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7.

360-445-3000.

Jaime Reynolds of 1967 (acoustic rock): 9 p.m. to midnight, Washington Sips, 608 S. First St., La Conner. No cover. 360399-1037.

Troy Fair Band: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360766-6266.

SUNDAY.4 SmokeWagon: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6266.

Folichon Cajun Band: 7 to 10 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360755-3956.

MONDAY.5 Knut Bell & The Blue Collars: 5 to 9 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. $3 cover.

360-445-4733.

Gary B’s Church of the Blues (blues, classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., SedroWoolley. 360-8552263.

C.C. Adams and friends Sunday Jam, featuring $cratch Daddy, Coyote Blues and more: 4 to 8 p.m., Station House, 315 E. Morris St., La Conner. 360-4664488.

King Tuff, Bright Weapons, Candysound: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $7.

360-778-1067.

Alicia Dauber Quartet: 6 to 8 p.m., Challenger Ridge Vineyard & Cellars, 43095 Challenger Road, Concrete.

Free admission with purchase of a bottle of wine per adult. 425422-6988.

WEDNESDAY.7 Savage Jazz: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Birdstock VII Say Banzai, Br’er Rabbit, Apollo’s Mystic Caravan, Bare Feet, Jack Mattingly and Whiskey Fever, Fanny Alger; noon to 9 p.m., Birdsview Brewing Co., 38302 Highway 20, Birdsview. $5 cover. All ages. 360-826-3406 or birdsviewbrewingcom pany.com.

Dog Shredder, Falling Up Stairs, Pan Pan, Totalizer, Navigator Communicator: 7 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5$10. 360778-1067.

John Dennis (acoustic folk, jazz, indie): 6:30 to 8 p.m., Jansen Art Center Firehall Cafe, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360354-3600.

THURSDAY.8 Randy Norris & Jeff Nicely (blues), with Ryan Bart (the Magic Man): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7.

360-445-3000.

Trish Hatley: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Cheryl Hodge (blues, jazz): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Firehall Cafe, 321 Front St., Lynden.

No cover. 360-3543600.

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GET INVOLVED ART CLASSES POTTERY CLASSES: Themed weeklong summer pottery camps for kids and teens will be held through Aug. 30 at Handz in Clay Pottery School, 525 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. Adult classes are available year-round. Learn hand-building and pottery wheel techniques. Multichild discount available. For information, contact Phoenix at 360-202-2329 or visit handzinclay.com.

are included. To register, call 360755-9649. Next up: “Fantastic Fantasy and Anime Aliens”: 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Aug. 6-27. Students will choose the subject matter as they learn cartooning and basic structured drawing, composition, structure/form, introduction to perspective and visualization. Register by Aug. 2.

AUDITIONS

CALL FOR MUSICIANS: Whidbey Playhouse seeks one or two CAMANO SUMMER ART cello players, a guitar player and a CAMPS: Art Quest for Kids Sum- violin player for its production of mer Art Camps will be held dur“The Last Five Years,” set to run ing August at the Delzell Studio, Aug. 15-24 at the Whidbey Play2177 Highland Drive, Camano house, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Island. Camps meet from 10 a.m.

Harbor. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through There is a minimal rehearsal Thursday and feature a variety of process and only six show dates. art projects, beachcombing and Call 360-679-2237 or email heathswimming. $160 per child per four- erbgood@gmail.com. day session. Ages 7-17. 360-387BRASS CHOIR: The Basically 2251 or camanoartcamp.com.

Brass Choir is seeking trumpet ART CLASSES, WORKSHOPS: and trombone players to join a group of about 12 musicians, playDakota Art Center offers a variing a varety of styles. Rehearsals ety of art classes and workshops are the first and third Mondays in at 17873 Highway 536, Mount Burlington, with regular perforVernon. 360-416-6556, ext. 5, or mances. Contact David Soiseth at dakotaartcenter.com.

360-757-0351 or dsois@comcast. net.

CLAY CLASSES: Ceramic artist Sue Roberts offers a variety of classes and workshops at Tower DANCE Arts Studio, 5424 S. Shore Drive, SQUARE DANCE: The second Guemes Island. For information, annual Summer Square Dance call 360-293-8878 or visit tower Spectacular will be held from 7 artsstudio.com. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead ART CLASSES: Sign up for a Road, Camano Island. Steve variety of art classes at A GuilNoseck and Debbie Taylor will ded Gallery (formerly Gallery perform. $7, includes a finger by the Bay), 8700 271st St. NW, potluck. Proceeds will benefit Stanwood. To register, stop by the Camano Center. For information, Stanwood Camano Art Guild’s contact Dennis or Sandy at 360cooperative gallery from 10 a.m.

387-0165. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 360-629-2787 or stanwood THURSDAY DANCE: Enjoy camanoarts.com. dancing to the music of the Skippers from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays INTRO TO ILLUSTRATION ART at Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., CLASSES: Burlington Parks and Mount Vernon. For information, Recreation offers a series of art contact Doris at 360-588-8239. classes for ages 8 to 13 at the Burlington Parks and Recreation MUSIC Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. Max Elam will introCALL FOR MUSICIANS, PERduce young artists to a variety of FORMERS: Soloists, duets or trios styles and art mediums. Each four- with low amplification are needed session class costs $45. Supplies to perform between 3 and 7 p.m.

Fridays, through Oct. 18, at the Port Susan Farmers Market, located at Viking Village, at the corner of Highway 532 and 88th Avenue NW, Stanwood. Performers can sign up for one-hour slots and may set out a tip jar and sell CDs. The market also offers a small stipend for each performance slot. The market supplies a 10-by-10-foot overhead canopy and two 110V outlets. Contact market manager Leslie Collings at 360-202-3932 or email leslie@portsusan.org.

IRISH MUSIC CAMP: The Cascadia Irish Music Week will take place Aug. 11-16 at the Camp Casey Conference Center on Whidbey Island. The camp will feature daily classes in fiddle, flute, guitar, button accordion, concertina, singing and more, taught by some of the world’s finest Irish musicians. The week will end with an Irish Music Camp Concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16. Concert tickets are available at BrownPaperTickets.com. For information, visit CascadiaIrish.org.

OPEN MIC: Jam Night, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thursdays, at the Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

ON STAGE OPEN MIC: 9 p.m. to midnight Wednesdays, 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Ages 21 and older. No cover. 360-336-3012 or river belledinnertheatre.com.

RECREATION SEEKING MODEL TRAIN ENTHUSIASTS: The Whatcom Skagit Model Railroad Club seeks new members for its On30 narrow gauge group in Bellingham. The club has constructed a modular layout with 14 modules, each 5 feet by 30 inches, designed to be set up in a variety of configurations. The modules still need some work and refinement, and the club is looking for new members interested in completing the work and showing the layout at area train shows. Contact Karl Kleeman at trainswas@gmail.com or Mike O’Brien at sales@xtrains.com.

FREE PARK ADMISSION: In recognition of National Get Outdoors Day, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will offer free admission to state parks on Sunday, Aug. 4. The Discover Pass will not be required to enter state parks, but is still required to access lands managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources. parks. wa.gov.

download a form at ncascade. com/events.php. For information, call 360-416-6735 or email alexb@ ncascade.com.

YOUTHNET GOLF: The 30th annual Youthnet Golf Tournament will be held Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Skagit Golf & Country Club, 16701 Country Club Drive, Burlington. The tournament, open to women and men, includes a luncheon, silent auction and gourmet basket raffle. $65. Proceeds benefit TRAIL TALES: Friends of Skagit at-risk youth and families. Register at the Golf Club pro shop or Beaches lead a series of inforcall 360-336-1610. mative walks along the Tommy Thompson Trail in Anacortes. For GOLF TOURNAMENT: The information, visit skagitbeaches.

18th annual Boys & Girls Clubs org. Next up: of Skagit County Golf TournaGetting to Know the Salish ment will begin with a shotgun Sea: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. start at noon Friday, Aug. 16, at 7. Meet at 34th Street. Learn Avalon Golf Links in Burlington. how our local waterways fit into Enjoy contests on every hole, puta unique and complex marine ting and chipping contests, food, ecosystem. The flat, paved trail is raffles and more. $125 per person. handicapped accessible.

Includes greens fees, carts, lunch and dinner. Dinner guests: $25.

GOLF TOURNEY: The second annual Fore the Kids Golf Tourna- Proceeds will benefit the Boys & ment will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, Girls Clubs of Skagit County. For registration or sponsorship inforAug. 2, at Skagit Golf & Country mation, call 360-428-5972 or email Club, 16701 Country Club Drive, info@cceventplanning.com.

Burlington. The tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. and features contests and THEATER silent auctions. Registration: $100 FREE ADULT ACTING CLASSper person or $400 for a foursome, ES: Anacortes Community Theincludes continental breakfast, atre offers free acting classes for greens fees, taco bar, beverages adults from 10 a.m. to noon the and prizes. Taco bar dinner only, third Saturday each month at 918 $25. All proceeds will benefit M Ave., Anacortes. Classes include uncompensated care for Seattle scripted scenes and a variety of Children’s Hospital. For registraacting games, with a different tion and sponsorship forms, call topic each month. Each class is 360-428-5972 or email info@ccev independent, so you don’t have to entplanning.com. commit to every session. 360-2934373 or acttheatre.com.

FUN RUN/WALK: Join North Cascade Eye Associates for the third annual 5K Run/2-mile Walk WORKSHOPS on Sunday, Aug. 4, at Hillcrest PHOTO CLASSES: Renowned Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount photographer Andy Porter will Vernon. The run will begin at 9 offer an intermediate photograa.m., followed by a celebration phy class for free from 6:30 to 8:30 with prizes and refreshments. p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, at the SedroRegistration: $25, includes T-shirt. Woolley Public Library, 802 Ball Free for ages 10 and younger.

St. Bring your advanced camera Youth T-shirt, $5. Proceeds and learn about manual modes, will benefit St. Jude Children’s shooting in RAW format, using Research Hospital. Register at polarizers, bracketing and more.

NCEA offices in Mount Vernon, For information or to register, call Sedro-Woolley or Stanwood, or 360-855-1166.

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E14 - Thursday, August 1, 2013

HOT TICKETS GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, WAR: Aug. 2, Mill Bay Casino, Manson.

800-648-2946 or colvillecasinos.com.

SEATTLE EROTIC ART FESTIVAL: Aug. 2-4, Showbox SoDo, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MOUNT BAKER RHYTHM & BLUES FESTIVAL: Featuring California Transit Authority, Anthony Gomes, Trampled Under Foot and many more. Aug. 2-4, Deming Log Show Grounds, Deming. bakerblues.com.

LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND: Aug. 2, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticket master.com.

MICKEY HART BAND: Aug. 3, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

TILTED THUNDER RAIL BIRDS: Banked Track Roller Derby: Aug. 3, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-3328499 or comcastarenaeverett.com.

PINK MARTINI: with China Forbes: Aug. 4, Marymoor Park, Redmond.

888-929-7849 or marymoorconcerts. com.

BAND OF HORSES: Aug. 5, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

KURT VILE: Aug. 6, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SUBLIME WITH ROME: Aug. 6, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-9297849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

GLADYS KNIGHT & THE O’JAYS: Aug. 8, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticket master.com.

SUBDUED STRINGBAND JAMBOREE: Aug. 8-10, Deming Log Show Fairgrounds, Deming. stringband jamboree.com.

BASS ACADEMY: featuring Zomboy and Eptic: Aug. 9, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

FITZ & THE TANTRUMS: Aug. 9, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

HARRY CONNICK JR.: Aug. 9-10, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster. com.

FIVE IRON FRENZY: Aug. 10, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

107.7 THE END’S SUMMER CAMP: Aug. 10, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoor concerts.com.

YEAH YEAH YEAHS: Aug. 12, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES: Aug. 13, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888929-7849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

TRAIN, THE SCRIPT, GAVIN DEGRAW: Aug. 14, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

REBELUTION, with MATISYAHU: Aug. 14, Marymoor Park, Redmond.

888-929-7849 or marymoor concerts.com.

HUNTER HAYES: Aug. 15, Northwest Washington Fair, Lynden. nwwafair.com.

STEELY DAN: Aug. 15, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

BIG & RICH, COWBOY TROY: Aug. 16, Comcast Arena at Everett.

866-332-8499 or comcastarena everett.com.

MONETA: Aug. 16, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MELVINS: Aug. 16-17, Neumos, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SUMMER SLAUGHTER: featuring The Dillinger Escape Plan: Aug. 19, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

MY BLOODY VALENTINE: Aug. 21, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

ANDREW STOCKDALE (of Wolfmother): Aug. 22, Neumos, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

COCO MONTOYA: Aug. 23, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-3368955 or lincolntheatre.org.

WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY: Aug. 23, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888929-7849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

CHRIS ISAAK: Aug. 24, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

BLACK SABBATH: Aug. 24, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

1964 THE TRIBUTE (Beatles tribute show): Aug. 25, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

PINBACK: Aug. 26, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THREE DAYS GRACE: Aug. 27, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

DANZIG: with Doyle: Aug. 28, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

SNOOP DOGG aka SNOOP LION: Aug. 29, Showbox SoDo, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

D.O.A.: Aug. 29, The Shakedown, Bellingham. 360-778-1067 or shake downbellingham.com.

RUSSELL BRAND: Aug. 30, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND: Aug. 30-Sept. 1, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

ONEREPUBLIC, SARA BAREILLES, CHURCHILL: Sept. 2, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

THE EAGLES: Sept. 4, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR: Sept. 5, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS: Sept. 6, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

CHVRCHES: Sept. 6, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

CRAIG MORGAN: Sept. 6, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-5593247 or thefair.com.

KISW PAIN IN THE GRASS: Alice in Chains, Avenged Sevenfold, Jane’s Addiction and more: Sept. 6-7, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

TRACE ADKINS: Sept. 7, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-5593247 or thefair.com.

ADAM ANT: Sept. 7, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

LITTLE BIG TOWN: Sept. 9, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888559-3247 or thefair.com.

THE CELTIC TENORS: with The Tacoma Symphony: Sept. 10, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888559-3247 or thefair.com.

KID CUDI: WaMu Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

CHEAP TRICK: Sept. 11, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-5593247 or thefair.com.

CEELO GREEN: Sept. 12, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-5593247 or thefair.com.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD: Sept. 13, Washington State Fair in Puyallup.

888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

MARIA BAMFORD: Sept. 12, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

BIG GIGANTIC: Sept. 13, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

LED ZEPAGAIN (Tribute to Led Zeppelin): Sept. 14, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

ZAC BROWN BAND: Sept. 14, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

TILTED THUNDER RAIL BIRDS: Banked Track Roller Derby: Sept. 14, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-3328499 or comcastarenaeverett.com.

THE MISSION UK: Sept. 15, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

ALABAMA: Sept. 16, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

BLONDIE: Sept. 17, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

JEREMY CAMP, TENTH AVENUE NORTH, KUTLESS, JARS OF CLAY: Sept. 17, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair. com.

SHINEDOWN: Sept. 18, Washington

State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

LARRY THE CABLE GUY: Sept. 19, Washington State Fair in Puyallup.

888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

BRIAN REGAN: Sept. 20, Pantages Theatre, Tacoma. 253-591-5894 or broadwaycenter.org.

CARLY RAE JEPSEN: Sept. 20, Washington State Fair in Puyallup.

888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

MARY STUART & HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES: Sept. 20-21, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-2752448 or theskagit.com.

THE LUMINEERS: Sept. 20-21, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-9297849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

AUSTIN MAHONE & BRIDGIT MENDLER: Sept. 21, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

MATT NATHANSON: Sept. 21, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

HALESTORM: Sept. 22, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

KID ROCK: Sept. 22, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

FURTHUR: Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, Sept. 24, Marymoor Park, Redmond.

888-929-7849 or marymoorconcerts. com.

DANE COOK: Sept. 25, Paramount Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

WAX TAILOR: Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

JAKE BUGG: Sept. 26, Neptune, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation. com.

SHABAZZ PALACES, THE HELIO SEQUENCE: Sept. 26, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

DRAKE: with special guest Miguel: Sept. 26, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

ZEPPARELLA (all-girl Led Zeppelin tribute): Sept. 27, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

JASON ALDEAN: with Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett: Sept. 27, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

LAILA BIALI TRIO: Sept. 28, Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Bellingham.

360-671-1709 or suddenvalleylibrary. org.

MAROON 5, KELLY CLARKSON: Sept. 28, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

ZEDD: Sept. 29, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

TECH N9NE: Sept. 29, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL: Oct.

1-Nov. 17, Seattle. 206-547-6763 or earshot.org.

PET SHOP BOYS: Oct. 2, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or livenation.com.

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: Oct. 2, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

DARK STAR ORCHESTRA: Oct. 3, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

“ANYTHING WE WANT: AN EVENING WITH FIONA APPLE AND BLAKE MILLS”: Oct. 4, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 866-833-4747 or livenation. com.

JOSH GROBAN: Oct. 4, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

STEREOPHONICS: Oct. 4, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BON JOVI: Oct. 5, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

BLUE OCTOBER: Oct. 6, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

DISCLOSURE: Oct. 9, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY’S “FULLY CHARGED”: Oct. 10-13, Comcast Arena at Everett.

866-332-8499 or comcastarena everett.com.

ADAM CAROLLA: Live Podcast Taping: Oct. 12, Neptune, Seattle. 877784-4849 or livenation.com.

JACK JOHNSON: Oct. 15, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or livenation.com.

PARAMORE, METRIC, HELLOGOODBYE: Oct. 15, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

MOODY BLUES: Oct. 19, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or livenation.com.

BOYCE AVENUE: Oct. 19, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

ZEDS DEAD: Oct. 19, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

PINK: Oct. 20, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenNation.com.

THE NAKED AND FAMOUS: Oct. 21, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

WALK THE MOON: Oct. 23, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BONOBO: Oct. 24, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME: Oct. 24, El Corazon, Seattle. 800514-3849 or elcorazonseattle.com.

OKKERVIL RIVER: Oct. 25, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

SARAH BRIGHTMAN: Oct. 26, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or livenation.com.

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Thursday, August 1, 2013 - E15

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Lodge with 13 Moons), a Deception Pass tour, art and photography classes and a gourmet wine basket.

Board treasurer Debra Peterson said the goal is “to bring art back into downtown anywhere we can.”

The fledgling group has been creative and busy promoting art in the year or so since it was officially named.

Among the art opportunities the council has provided throughout downtown are the Art Walks, featuring local works by amateur and professional artists, and Story Walk, in which volunteers read themed stories with quilt art in the same theme on display at various stores.

At a glance What: Starry Nights – a gala event for the Arts Council of Sedro-Woolley When: 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2 Where: Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, east of Sedro-Woolley Tickets: $35, at the Sedro-Woolley Chamber of Commerce or Simply Silver & More Information: 360-588-4384 or artscouncilsw.org

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An evening of music, art and gourmet dining awaits patrons of the arts in a gala benefit for the Arts Council of Sedro-Woolley.

A photograph by wellknown area photographer Andy Porter forms the backdrop for the council’s poster promoting the big event, to be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, at Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley.

More of Porter’s photographs and other art work will be featured in the evening’s art show. Porter will autograph framable posters of his night photography for anyone who purchases one.

But the event isn’t just about an art show, council President Elizabeth Fernando said. The Swinomish Casino and Lodge has offered the services of its 13 Moons staff to prepare appetizers, a buffet dinner and artistically decorated mini-desserts to whet the appetites of patrons hungry for more than visual art, she said.

With generous raffle prizes, live music by the Starry Night Trio and the no-host bar wine, up to 400 people can have a delightful evening, she said. Raffle packages include three luxurious “staycations” (Ovenell Heritage Inn bed and breakfast, Hampton Inn with Outback Steakhouse, and Swinomish

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E16 - Thursday, August 1, 2013

MOVIES Vexy (from left, voiced by Christina Ricci), Smurfette (Katy Perry), Gargamel (Hank Azaria) and Hackus (J.B. Smoove) are shown in a scene from “Smurfs 2.”

Sony Pictures Animation via AP

‘The Smurfs 2’ is Smurf-warmed over’

By ROGER MOORE McClatchy-Tribune News Service

Get yourself into a Smurfy frame of mind, hum a few notes of “The Smurf Song” and try to remember your cartoon-watching primary school years. Cross your fingers that actors Neil Patrick Harris, Hank Azaria, Jayma Mays and Brendan Gleeson will find something funny to do.

Awww, never mind.

Filled with Smurf wholesomeness, Smurf puns and posi-Smurf messages about never giving up

knows Papa Smurf’s magic formula and a little enhanced interroH1⁄2 gation by Gargamel and his digital Cast: Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Brendan cat (the movie’s best effect) and Gleeson, the voices of Jonathan Winters, Katy Perry, Christina Ricci, it’ll be “Smurf-a-geddon.”

Anton Yelchin “Oh, the Smurf-anity!”

Running time: 1:35 Unless Papa (the late Jonathan MPAA rating: PG for some rude humor and action Winters) and his motley “B-team” (voiced by George Lopez, Anton “on family,” “The Smurfs 2” still out of Smurf Essence for his shows. Yelchin and John Oliver) can stop sucks Smurfberries.

As he preps for his Paris Opera them, with the help of their human Gargamel the Smurf-hater is House debut, he conjures up a friends, Patrick (Harris) and Grace now a big-shot magician, filling couple of Naughties (voiced by (Mays) and Patrick’s clumsy, pushy venues around the world. But the Christina Ricci and J.B. Smoove), stepdad (Gleeson). wizard (Hank Azaria, who never who Smurf-nap Smurfette (Katy There are five credited writers lets us see the boredom) is running Perry) from Smurf Village. She in this retread, and the best line

‘THE SMURFS 2’

sounds as if it was improvised by Lopez, as Grouchy Smurf: “Every time a Smurf toots, somebody smiles.”

The puns are feebler (“I was Meryl Smurfing Streep in there!”), the animation passable, the special effects quite good and the 3-D utterly pointless. But if your tinytyke target audience has to see something, at least it’s harmless.

And if Harris isn’t getting better offers in between sitcom seasons and Tony Awards shows, and he’s got to perform blue material to get by, he could do worse.

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Thursday, August 1, 2013 - E17

MOVIES MINI-REVIEWS Compiled from news services.

Ratings are one to four stars.

“Blue Jasmine” — Cate Blanchett dives into a showcase role and knocks it out of the park. In Woody Allen’s latest, the upper-crust world of an investment guru’s wife falls apart, and she moves in with her working-class sister. With Alec Baldwin and Sally Hawkins. (Drama, PG-13, 98 minutes Rating: HHH1⁄2.

“Grown Ups 2” — Whatever comedic fires and bursts of genuinely inspired humor Adam Sandler once possessed have burned out long ago. Case in point: this toothless sequel, which presents a number of potential conflicts but doesn’t have the energy to pursue any of them. Over the last 10 years, Sandler has headlined more terrible comedies than anyone in Hollywood. You have to be REALLY successful to be able to keep churning out so many mediocrities over such a long period. Comedy, PG-13, 101 minutes. H1⁄2 “Pacific Rim” — This ridiculously entertaining (and often just plain ridiculous) monster-robot movie plays like a gigantic version of that Rock’Em, Sock’Em Robots game from the 1960s, combined with the cheesy wonderfulness of black-andwhite Japanese monster movies from the 1950s.

Director Guillermo del Toro has a weirdly beautiful visual style, and there’s rarely an uninteresting shot in “Pacific Rim.” He and the cast do a fine job of selling this madness, even as the talk of neural bridges and other scientific claptrap grows increasingly dense and meaningless. Sci-fi action, PG-13, 131 minutes. HHH “The Heat” — Give it up for Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. You’ll never see them work harder at comedy than in “The Heat,” a stumbling, aggressively loud and profane cop buddy picture where they struggle to wring “funny” out of a script that isn’t.

Plot? It’s more a collection of scenes that force the stars to riff and riff until something coarse and amusing comes out, topped by something else coarser and

AT THE LINCOLN THEATRE AT AREA THEATERS ANACORTES CINEMAS Aug. 1-6 The Wolverine (PG-13): Thursday-Tuesday: 1:00, 3:40, 6:30, 9:10 Red 2 (PG-13): Thursday: 1:10, 3:50, 6:50, 9:15 Turbo (PG): Thursday: 1:20, 6:40, 8:50 Despicable Me 2 (PG): Thursday: 3:30 2 Guns (R): Friday-Tuesday: (1:20), (3:45), 6:50, 9:20 World War Z (PG-13): Friday-Tuesday: 1:10, 3:35, 6:50, 9:15 360-293-6620 BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN Oak Harbor Aug. 1-6 The Smurfs 2 (PG) and The Wolverine (PG-13): First movie starts at approximately 9 p.m.

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more amusing. Bullock is the know-it-all, overly coiffed FBI agent Ashburn — a Miss Priss none of her fellow agents like. She is sent to Boston, ostensibly to prep for a promotion. Mainly, it’s to get her out of the hair of her boss (Demian Bichir).

That’s where Ashburn runs afoul of the foul-mouthed detective Mullins (McCarthy), a shambling train wreck of the American junk food diet run amok. She’s so irritable that her boss (Tom Wilson of “Back to the Future”) is as afraid of her as her favorite drug-dealing perp. R, 117 minutes. H1⁄2 “The Wolverine” — Dramatically ambitious and deliberately paced, “The Wolverine” is one of the better comic-book movies of 2013, thanks in large part to an electric performance by Hugh Jackman as the newly vulnerable mutant. Comic book action, PG-13, 126 minutes. HHH “The To Do List” — Aubrey Plaza is too mature to play a high school valedictorian suddenly determined to fulfill a bucket list of sexual

OAK HARBOR CINEMAS Aug. 1-6 The Wolverine (PG-13): Thursday-Tuesday: 1:00, 3:40, 6:30, 9:10 Turbo (PG): Thursday: 1:20, 3:30, 6:50 Pacific Rim (PG-13): Thursday: 1:10, 8:50 Despicable Me 2 (PG): Thursday: 3:50, 6:40; Friday-Tuesday: 1:10, 6:40 The Heat (R): Thursday: 9:00 The Conjuring (R): Friday-Tuesday: 1:20, 3:50, 6:50, 9:15 Grown Ups 2 (PG-13): Friday-Tuesday: 3:30, 8:50 360-279-2226 STANWOOD CINEMAS Aug. 1-6 The Smurfs 2 (PG): Thursday: 1:45, 4:00, 6:35, 8:55; Friday-Tuesday: 1:15, 3:40, 6:35, 8:50 The Wolverine (PG-13): Thursday: 1:00, 3:40, 6:30, 9:10; Friday-Tuesday: 1:05, 3:45, 6:30, 9:10 Red 2 (PG-13): Thursday: 1:10, 3:50, 6:40, 9:20; Friday-Tuesday: 1:00, 3:30, 6:50, 9:15 Turbo (PG): Thursday: 1:30, 6:50; FridayTuesday: 6:45 Grown Ups 2 (PG-13): Thursday: 3:35, 9:00 Despicable Me 2 (PG): Thursday: 1:20, 3:25, 6:45, 8:50; Friday-Tuesday: 1:20, 3:35, 8:55 2 Guns (R): Friday-Tuesday: 1:10, 3:25, 6:40, 9:00 360-629-0514

adventures. Genuinely funny moments are few in a comedy that wastes the talents of TV stars including Connie Britton, Donald Glover and Bill Hader.

Comedy, R, 104 minutes. H “This Is the End” — Here’s one of the most tasteless, ridiculous and funniest comedies of the 21st century.

In its own sloppy, raunchy, sophomoric, occasionally self-pleased and consistently energetic way, “This Is the End” is just about perfect at executing its mission, which is to poke fun at its stars, exhaust every R-rated possibility to get a laugh, and even sneak in a few insights into Hollywood, the celebrity culture and the nature of faith. (Comedy, R, 107 minutes. HHHH “White House Down” — If you see just one terroriststake-over-the-White-House thriller this year, make it “White House Down,” Roland “2012” Emmerich’s preachy, goofy, over-the-top take on “Die Hard” at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. From the earnest but earnestly funny president in jeopardy (Jamie Foxx) who doesn’t like bad

guys yanking on his sneakers (“Take your hands OFF my Jordans!”) to the eye-rolling image of a child having a “Les Miz” big-flag-on-thebarricades moment, “White House Down” is a corker, real competition for “Fast & Furious 6” as the dumbest fun you’ll have at the movies this summer. Action-thriller, PG-13, 117 minutes. HH “World War Z” — If you’re as zombie’d out as I am by now, and you feel “The Walking Dead” cable TV series has set the all-time standard for popular culture entertainment about the flesh-chomping undead, your reluctance to see “World War Z” is understandable.

All I can tell you is, there’s fresh blood here. “World War Z” traffics in a lot of familiar territory, but thanks to the wickedly vibrant source material (Max Brooks’ 2006 horror novel), some slick and darkly funny directorial choices by Marc Forster and terrific performances from Brad Pitt and the supporting cast, it’s entertaining as all get-up. Action thriller, PG-13, 116 minutes. HHH1⁄2

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

‘Frances Ha’

7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5 Frances lives in New York, but she doesn’t really have an apartment. Frances is an apprentice for a dance company, but she’s not really a dancer. Frances has a best friend named Sophie, but they aren’t really speaking anymore.

Frances throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as their possible reality dwindles. Frances wants so much more than she has but lives her life with unaccountable joy and lightness.

Directed by Noah Baumbach, starring Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner and Adam Driver.

Rated R. $10 general; $9 seniors, students and active military; $8 members; $7 ages 12 and under. Bargain matinee prices (all shows before 6 p.m.): $8 general, $6 members, $5 ages 12 and under.

‘Turandot’

1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4 Director Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Puccini’s last opera is a favorite of the Met repertoire. Maria Guleghina plays the ruthless Chinese princess of the title, whose hatred of men is so strong that she has all suitors who can’t solve her riddles beheaded. Marcello Giordani sings Calàf, the unknown prince who eventually wins her love and whose solos include the famous “Nessun dorma.” $16 adults, $14 seniors and $12 students with $2 off for Lincoln members.

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E18 - Thursday, August 1, 2013

OUT & ABOUT ART FIRST FRIDAY GALLERY WALK: In conjunction with the opening night of the Anacortes Arts Festival, check out a variety of artworks on display from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, at several galleries and other venues along Commercial Avenue and other locations in downtown Anacortes.

Enjoy paintings and prints, sculptures, photography, fiber arts, ceramics, jewelry, art glass and more. 360-2936938.

ART AT THE DEPOT: The Anacortes Arts Commission will feature artworks by members of Skagit Artists Together during the Anacortes Arts Festival, opening from 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 2, and continuing through Sunday, Aug. 4, at the Gallery at the Depot, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. The juried show will feature small works including twoand three-dimensional art. skagitart.com.

“LARRY HEALD: ACRYLICS”: A show of landscapes

by La Conner artist Larry Heald will open with a reception in conjunction with the opening night of the Anacortes Arts Festival from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, and continuing through Sept. 3 at the Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

Also showing are photographs by David Lucas, oils by Lorna Libert and Jeanne Levasseur, pastels

by Barbara Benedetti Newton and new glasswork by Robin Larson.

The gallery will have extended hours for the festival: 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, and 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Regular gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 360-293-6938 or scottmilo.com.

ANNIVERSARY SHOW: The Anne Martin McCool Gallery’s 12th Anniversary Show will open with a reception during the Anacortes Arts Festival’s opening from 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 2, and continue through Aug. 31 at 711 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The show will feature paintings and prints

by Anne Martin McCool and Cathy Schoenberg, sculptures by Tracy Powell, hand-turned wood by George Way, handwoven baskets by Jane Hyde, jewelry by Carole Cunningham and Debbie Aldrich, Bob Metke glass and work by other gallery artists. The gallery will be open during the arts festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. 360-2933577 or mccoolart.com.

“DRAWN IN”: The new art exhibit will open with a reception during the First Friday Gallery Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, and continue through Sept.

15 at Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Whether drawn in cloth, ink, space or light, these artists’ works address gesture and materiality in engaging ways. Artists include Rachel Brumer, Gail Grinnell, Tricia A. Stackle and Ellen Ziegler.

Curated by Jasmine Valandani. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday or by appointment. anchor artspace.org.

DOOR ART: Allied Arts of Whatcom County’s third annual Door Art Throwdown will take place during the First Friday Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 2, in the Federal Building parking lot,

paintings center on water as a liquid mirror. Hanks subjects his ceramic forms to elements of fire beyond his control. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. 360-7084787 or gallerycygnus.com.

STILLAGUAMISH FESTIVAL OF THE RIVER & POW WOW

SKAGIT VALLEY ART ESCAPE: Experience free art activities Friday and Saturday, Aug. 2-3, at galleries and other locations around Anacortes, Edison and La Conner. Enjoy gallery art walks from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday in Anacortes, and 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday in Edison and La Conner.

Cellist Lori Goldston will perform at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in Gilkey Square in La Conner. In case of rain, the performance will be held inside the Museum of Northwest Art. Free. For information, call 360-4664778.

The 24th annual Stillaguamish Festival of the River & Pow Wow will take place Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 10-11, at River Meadows Park, 20416 Jordan Road, Arlington. Enjoy live music and entertainment, arts and crafts, educational booths and activities, logging show, pow wow and Native vendors, food, children’s activities and more. Scheduled performers include Jonny Lang (pictured), Lee Brice, Leon Russell, The Henningsens, English Beat, Sarah Darling, New Old Time Chautauqua, Clinton Fearon & The Boogie Brown Band, Dana Lyons, The Chris Eger Band and more. Gates open at 10 a.m. Picnics welcome; no alcohol allowed. Free admission. $5-10 for parking. festivaloftheriver.com. located in the 1400 block of Cornwall Avenue in downtown Bellingham. Ten teams of artists will have two hours to create a masterpiece on a repurposed door. Art walk participants can watch the artists in action, then vote on their favorite by “tipping” their team of choice. The doors will be sold that evening through a silent auction.

Proceeds will benefit the participating artists and Allied Arts. 360-676-8548 or alliedarts.org.

“AS ABOVE, SO BELOW”: The next show in the Allied Arts Juried

Artist Series will open with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, and continue through Aug. 31 at the Allied Arts of Whatcom County Gallery, 1418 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham.

An exhibit walk-through with the artists will begin at 7 p.m. opening night. The show will feature work by Jayme Curley, Joe Jowdy, Steve Cunningham and Tore Ofteness. In addition, the gallery will host Liane Redpath Worlund in its Inside the Box Series. Worlund creates jewelry using stones, paints and metals.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through

Friday and noon to 5 p.m.

Saturday. 360-676-8548 or alliedarts.org.

In early September, the show will travel to the Hotel Bellwether for a month-long installation in its lobby, hallways and Lighthouse Bar & Grill.

“NICK FENNEL: WETSCAPES & JEFFREY HANKS: VESSELS”: The show will run Aug. 2-25 at Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial Ave., La Conner.

Meet the artists during a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. Fennel describes himself as a “water baby,” and his

MoNA ART: “Selections from the Permanent Collection: Reflections” continues through Sept. 29 at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner. Inspiration from a memory, expression, environment or a person is the basis for “Reflections.”

The exhibition combines new acquisitions on the large and small scale and figurative works of art. Artists include Guy Anderson, Jim Ball, Robert Bragg, Kenneth Callahan, Michael Clough, Gregory Grenon, Mar Goman, Morris Graves, Jane Hamilton Hovde, Brian Murphy, Lucinda Parker, Rex Silvernail, Mark Tobey and Veruska Vagen.

Museum hours are noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday. $8 adults, $5 seniors, $3 students, free for members and ages 11 and younger.

360-466-4446 or museumof nwart.org.

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OUT & ABOUT 13th annual La Conner ClasFree admission. 425-4226988 or challengerridge.com. sic Boat & Car Show will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 “LIZARD AND FISH p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the TALES: The Artwork of Tim La Conner Marina, south Potter”: The show concludes basin. Check out a variety today at Raven Rocks of vintage autos and classic Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, boats, vendor booths, raffles Greenbank. Self-described and more. Registration for as “meticulous whimsy,” cars and boats on trailers: Potter’s art — reminiscent $15; boats in the water: $30. of the works of M.C. Escher Vendor booths available. $3 and Rube Goldberg — is admission, free for ages 11 filled with complex patterns and younger. 360-466-4778. and interrelated shapes, rich with detailed symbolism COLLECTORS’ CAR and mythological themes.

SHOW: Check out clasFor information, including sic cars and trucks of all gallery hours and directions, makes and models at the call 360-222-0102 or visit 22nd annual Collectors’ Car ravenrocksgallery.com.

Show, Outdoor Market and Poker Run from 10 a.m.

SUMMER EXHIBIT: The to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. juried show will continue 10, at Camano Center, 606 through Sept. 4 at the Jansen Arrowhead Road, Camano NEW ARTWORK: A Art Center, 321 Front St., Island. Enjoy live entertainshow of new work by artLynden. ment, an art show, children’s ists Lindsay Kohles and activities and more. Food Jasmine Valandani will open COLLAGE DISPLAY: and beverages will be availwith a reception from 5 to Three-dimensional paper able for purchase. The third 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, and collages by Ans Schot are on annual Poker Run will begin continue through Aug. 31 display through Aug. 31 in at 7:30 a.m. with prizes for at Smith & Vallee Gallery, the Lincoln Theatre Art Bar, the best and worst hands; $5 5742 Gilkey Ave, Edison.

712 S. First St., Mount Verper card. Car show check-in Kohles’ renderings meld non. 360-336-8955 or begins at 9 a.m. Car registratwo organisms together, lincolntheatre.org. tion: $20. Free admission for resulting in an unnatural spectators. 360-387-0222 or creature that, although SCULPTURES ON DIScamanocenter.org. never seen before, is strikPLAY: Sculptures and paintingly familiar. Valandani ings by Guemes Island artist HOT CAR SHOW: The presents two distinct bodLeo E. Osborne are on ninth annual Hot August ies of work: “Song and display today at Burton Jew- Car Show will take place Distance,” works on paper elers, 620 Commercial Ave., from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Satvisually inspired by Persian Anacortes. The artworks will urday, Aug. 10, at Faith poems, and “The World in move to the Juried Arts at Lutheran Church of Lakethe Palm of Your Hand,” the Port exhibition during wood, 11424 172nd St. NE, a series of shell fragments the Anacortes Arts Festival, Marysville. Check out a applied with silver leaf and Aug. 2-4, and then embark variety of cars, prizes and lacquer. Gallery hours are on a three-year museum trophies, music, family fun, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday tour with the “Environmen- food and more. Car registrathrough Sunday. 360-766tal Impact” exhibition, which tion: $20. Free admission for 6230 or smithandvallee.com. features works by a number spectators. 360-652-9545 or of international artists. Set smokeypointlutheranchurch.

ARTIST SERIES: The to open in September at the org.

Challenger Ridge Summer Canton Museum of Art in Artist Series will feature Canton, Ohio, the “Environ- FAIRS Jane Penman, metalsmith mental Impact” show will and lapidary artist, from 1 STANWOOD-CAMANO also travel to museums in to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at COMMUNITY FAIR: The Louisiana, Michigan, VirChallenger Ridge Vineyard “Best Lil’ Fair in the West” ginia and South Carolina. & Cellars, 43095 Challenger will take place from 9 a.m.

Road, Concrete. Penman to 10 p.m. Friday and SatCAR SHOWS will offer a selection of her urday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. art jewelry creations for sale.

BOAT & CAR SHOW: The Sunday, Aug. 2-4, at 6431 “COLORS OF WHIDBEY”: The group show will open with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, and continue through Sept. 3 at the Rob Schouten Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank.

The exhibition will feature colorful paintings, pastels, sculptures, glass, jewelry, encaustics and fiber arts depicting the brightness of summer on Whidbey Island.

Artists include Annette Hanna, Frances Wood, Stacey Neumiller, Pete Jordan, Linnane Armstrong, Anne Belov, Angie Dixon, Jacob Kohn, Melissa Koch, Sandra Whiting, Mark Van Wickler and Angèle Woolery.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 360-222-3070 or robschoutengallery.com.

Pioneer Highway, Stanwood.

Enjoy live entertainment, nonprofit and commercial booth displays, youth and adult exhibits, livestock and pets, food, carnival rides and games and more. Tickets: $10 adults, $7 senior and children, free for ages 4 and younger. Season pass: $20.

Buy an all-day carnival pass for $20 until Aug. 1, then $28. Tickets are available at the fair office, Stanwood or Camano Island branches of Coastal Community Bank or at stanwoodcamanofair. org.

concerts at 7 p.m. Saturdays in the West Beach amphitheater at Deception Pass State Park. Discover Pass required for park admission. 360-6753767. Next up: Aug. 3: A Moment in Time: Seattle AfricanAmerican a cappella gospel quartet.

seating. Concessions will be available. Bring a flashlight for when it’s time to leave.

Free admission. 360-3366215. Next up: Aug. 2: “Escape from Planet Earth.”

JAPANESE TEA: Enjoy Japanese tea tasting at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. or 3 p.m. SatMUSIC FESTIVAL: The urday, Aug. 3, at Gretchens fourth annual Skagit Wood- Kitchen, 509 S. First St., stock Music Festival will Mount Vernon. Tatsuo be held from 11 a.m. to 10 Tomeoka of Charaku Fine p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at Japanese Tea Company in 20819 Starbird Road, near Seattle will teach about Conway. Take exit 218 off of Japanese tea and the tea cerInterstate-5 and head east emony. Students will taste on Starbird Road. Perform- seven to eight different JapFESTIVALS ers will include Daddy’s anese green teas and learn ANACORTES ARTS FESGotta Girlfriend, Birdsview about the history, culture TIVAL: The event will take Bluegrass, The Troy Fair and preparation surroundplace Friday through SunBand, Scratch Daddy and ing the tea ceremony. The day, Aug. 2-4, along ComMiles Harris & Blue Youth. class will end with tasting mercial Avenue in downof matcha, the tea used for town Anacortes. The festival Food vendors, wine and beer garden and raffles. traditional tea ceremonies, will feature 250 diverse Admission: $10. Proceeds and a Japanese sweet. $10. booth artisans. Extending benefit Skagit Valley Hosdown to the water, Arts at 360-336-8747 or gretchens the Port showcases some 30 pital Foundation’s Cancer kitchen.com.

Care Patient Assistance Northwest fine artists. The food and beverage areas will Fund. For information, visit NEW MOON CELEBRASkagit Woodstock on Face- TION: The event will take offer some 25 regional and book. ethnic food vendors plus place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. beer and wine gardens. The Monday, Aug. 5, at the musical lineup will include Anacortes Center for HapMORE FUN rock, country, blues, world piness, 619 Commercial STARLIGHT CINEMA: beat, Latin, jazz and folk on Mount Vernon Parks & Ave., Anacortes. Join Rev. two stages. anacortesarts Elke Macartney to drum Recreation will present festival.com. free movies this summer on in new ideas for the month Friday nights at Edgewater and drum out the old. Bring your own hand drums and MUSIC Park, 600 Behrens Millett AMERICAN ROOTS CON- Road, Mount Vernon. Mov- rattles or borrow hers. $5-$10 suggested donation.

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