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Reviews

Tuning Up

At the Movies

Music: The Civil Wars, Hugh Laurie Video Games: “Hotline Miami”

Johnny and the Moondogs to play The Heart of Anacortes on Saturday

Much-awaited “Elysium” delivers on imagination, but still falls short

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “The Place Beyond the Pines”: Lives of two different men intersect. Bradley Cooper, Ryan Gosling star. The film’s a three-act examination of how hard it is not to cross the line between good and evil. This deep concept starts brilliantly, but it slowly loses design and focus. By the third act, the writer/director has allowed the film to settle into what plays out as little more than a rejected script from a teen angst TV series. All three parts come together to make “The Place Beyond the Pines” a beautifully shot film, whether it be the chaos of a midway or the calm of a baby’s crib. It’s the story that fades, and no amount of photography can create enough distraction to overlook those flaws.

“Mud”: Jeff Nichols’ script is a lot like the Mississippi River that serves as a backdrop for the tale of unrequited love.

There are times it is big and powerful, and times when it becomes so serene it’s easy to forget the depths that hide below.

The flow of this film comes from the friendship that forms between lovesick teen Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Mud (Matthew McConaughey), a rambling man who has taken refuge on a small island in the middle of the river. Mud returns to the small Arkansas community where he grew up, a place where he killed a man who abused the love of his life, Juniper (Reese Witherspoon). Mud wants to reunite with Juniper, but he’s being hunted by the family of the man he killed.

“Mud” is a quiet movie about love and loss. Its strength comes from one of the best performances in McConaughey’s career.

“Oblivion”: Tom Cruise stars in this end-of-the-world science-fiction drama after an alien invasion more than a halfcentury ago. Director Joseph Kosinski has created a beautiful film, including the stark image of the moon broken into millions of pieces. But too often the movie comes across as a small story that’s just trying to look big.

“The Bruce Lee Legacy Collection”: The 11-disc box set not only includes the first Blu-ray presentation of “The Big Boss,” “Fist of Fury,” “Way of the Dragon” and “Game of Death,” but it also has three feature-length documentaries. This is a must own for any fan of the martial arts legend and a good way for those not familiar with his work to get caught up with his work.

“Strike Back: Cinemax Season 2”: Section 20 crosses the continent of Africa hunting down terrorists.

“Quicksilver”: Kevin Bacon’s film

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. 13 Olympus Has Fallen - Sony The Big Wedding - Lionsgate The Company You Keep - Sony Emperor - Lionsgate

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AUG. 20 Scary Movie V - Anchor Bay AUG. 27 The Great Gatsby - Warner Pain & Gain - Paramount SEPT. 3 Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie - Magnolia Stories We Tell - Lionsgate SEPT. 10 Love Is All You Need - Sony Star Trek Into Darkness - Paramount n McClatchy-Tribune News Service

about a bicycle messenger on a collision course with danger is available on Bluray.

“5 Souls”: Man discovers consequences of making a pact with the devil.

“The Borgias: the Third Season”: Jeremy Irons stars as Rodrigo Borgia, the cunning, manipulative patriarch of The Borgia family who builds an empire through the corruption of the church.

“Magic Magic”: Young tourist’s road trip across Chile with friends turns into a nightmare.

“The Twilight Zone: The Complete Fourth Season”: Guest stars include Bill Bixby, Burgess Meredith, Burt Reynolds, Dennis Hopper and Jack Klugman.

“The Dick Van Dyke Show: The Complete Fifth Season”: Includes 31 episodes, plus network promotional commercials and audio commentaries with Dick Van Dyke and Carl Reiner.

“Community: The Complete Fourth Season”: End of the summer brings the social misfits back to school. Joel McHale stars.

“A Boy and His Dog”: Dark trip through a post-apocalyptic world, where the friendship between a boy and his dog is the only currency that matters.

“Ishtar”: Director’s cut of the film about two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel.

“Tom and Jerry’s Giant Adventure”: The cat and mouse journey to Fairyland and confront a greedy giant. n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

Check out the fourth annual Skagit Woodstock Music Festival on Saturday near Conway

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COMMUNITY Skagit Valley Herald staff

Summer is the primary season for car enthusiasts, and this weekend provides ample evidence of that.

At three car shows on Saturday, Aug. 10, owners will show off their automobiles, which often turn out to be projects that can run for years.

Vintage rides — in addition to classic boats — can be seen at La Conner, along with car shows at Camano Island and Marysville.

LA CONNER

The 13th annual La Conner Classic Boat & Car Show will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the La Conner Marina, South Basin. Check out a variety of vintage autos and classic boats, vendor booths, raffles and more.

Registration for cars and boats on trailers: $15; boats in the water: $30. Vendor booths available. $3 admission, free for ages 11 and younger. 360466-4778.

CAMANO ISLAND

Rolling out the rides

Check out classic cars and trucks of all makes and models at the 22nd annual Collectors’ Car Show, Outdoor Market and Poker Run from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island.

Enjoy live entertainment, an art show, children’s activities and more. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

The third annual Poker Run will begin at 7:30 a.m. with prizes for the best and worst hands; $5 per card. Car show check-in begins at 9 a.m. Car registration: $20. Free admission for spectators. 360-3870222 or camanocenter.org.

MARYSVILLE

The ninth annual Hot August Car Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church of Lakewood, 11424 172nd St. NE, Marysville.

Check out a variety of hot (and cool) cars, prizes and trophies, music, family fun, food and more. Car registration: $20. Free admission for spectators. 360-652-9545 or smokey pointlutheranchurch.org.

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MUSIC

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press

T

AOS, N.M. — Snow and frigid temperatures didn’t stop thousands of screaming teenagers from crowding into the Washington Coliseum in the nation’s capital for the Beatles’ first live concert on American soil.

And not having a flash didn’t stop photographer Mike Mitchell, then just 18 years old, from using his unrestricted access to document that historic February night in 1964 using only the dim light in the arena.

Ghostly shadows and streams of light filled some negatives. With the help of modern technology and close to 1,000 hours in front of the computer screen, Mitchell was able to peel back decades of grunge and transform those old negatives into a rare, artful look at one of pop culture’s defining moments.

Mitchell’s portraits of the Beatles are the centerpiece of a monthlong exhibition at the David Anthony Fine Art gallery in Taos — the first time the prints have been exhibited since being unveiled in 2011 at a Christie’s auction in New York City.

“Just amazing,” gallery owner David Mapes said as he looked around the room at the large black and white prints and wondered aloud what it must have been like to be in Mitchell’s shoes that night.

Mapes pointed to a photograph of the four band members, their backs to the camera with a thin ribbon of light outlining their silhouettes. When he first saw it, he said he teared up. He knew he had to find a way to share it with others.

“It brought back memories of that time. I was a teenager and it was so much about love and everything

young people were looking for meaning in their lives.

“Much has been said and written about it,” Vance said of the Beatles’ influence.

“It’s a very significant point that the world after the Beatles was a radically different place than the world before the Beatles, and they did influence and change so many aspects of not just American life, but life everywhere.”

Mitchell can’t predict what role his photographs will play as historians and music fans continue to examine the evolution of American pop culture. Still, those moments captured by his camera that February night tell a grainy story of four young men who seemed to be having the time of their lives.

Mitchell remembers how hot it was inside the coliseum. The crowd was deafening but the resonating bass beats were unmistakable. He said the Beatles were “on fire” that night.

“They were really juiced.

It was obvious at the time that they were really, really, really into it and I think the pictures really benefit from that,” he said.

Mitchell said his goal was simple: He wanted to make great portraits of the Beatles while discovering a little more about who they really were.

With no flash, he was forced to wait for the perfect time to snap that shutter. His photographs immortalized the important CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP: A photo of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, taken by details of the moment in a Mike Mitchell, during The Beatles’ concert on Feb. 11, 1964, in Washington, D.C.; bath of light while the rest Ringo Starr takes a break; Starr; George Harrison; Lennon. faded into darkness. It was Photos courtesy of David Anthony Fine Art, Mike Mitchell the concert that marked the beginning of his fascination was optimistic feeling,” he music and haircuts to relias important as the music,” music. He was 11 years old said. gion and politics. said Norman Markowitz, a when the Beatles first came with light.

“I think that was the first It didn’t take long from “The Beatles came to history professor at Rutgers to the U.S. the time the Beatles released represent some of the yearn- University.

The Beatles had good tim- time in my life that I had to really look more deeply at their debut album in 1963 ings for peace and hope and For Paul Vance, who ing, he said, having arrived to go from a little British equality and a larger social teaches a class on the Beaat a time when America was light and take my queues from what the light was bar band to an international justice. In the United States tles at Winona State Univer- still heartbroken over the doing,” he said. “I learned to sensation. The Beatles’ reach and throughout the world, sity in Minnesota, the band assassination of then-Preseventually stretched beyond their personalities became was the reason he pursued ident John F. Kennedy and sort of feel from the light.”

A RARE LOOK AT THE BEATLES

Exhibit shines light on photos taken during 1964 concert

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THIS WEEKENDin the area STARLIGHT CINEMA “Here Comes the Boom” is next in Mount Vernon Parks & Recreation’s presentation of free movies this summer on Friday nights at Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millett Road, Mount Vernon.

The movie will begin at dusk Aug. 9. Bring your lawn chair or blanket for seating. Concessions will be available. Free admission. 360-336-6215.

PORTERHOUSE BREWFEST The event will take place from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, on Gates Street between First Street and the Skagit River, in downtown Mount Vernon. Sample beer and ales from more than a dozen brewers. Enjoy live music by Boneyard Preachers, Kim Field and the Titans of Tone and the C D Woodbury Band. Wine and food will also be available. $20 advance, $25 at the gate, includes five tastes. $15 designated driver ticket, without tastes. Ages 21 and older.

360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

FESTIVAL OF THE RIVER The 24th annual Stillagua-

Skagit Woodstock

The fourth annual Skagit Woodstock Music Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 10, at 20819 Starbird Road, near Conway. Take exit 218 off of Interstate 5 and head east on Starbird Road. Performers include Daddy’s Gotta Girlfriend, Birdsview Bluegrass, The Troy Fair Band (pictured), Scratch Daddy and Miles Harris & Blue Youth.

Food vendors, wine and beer garden and raffles. Admission: $10. Proceeds benefit Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation’s Cancer Care Patient Assistance Fund. For information, visit Skagit Woodstock on Facebook.

mish 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, 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.

FAMILY FUN FAIR Bring the family and enjoy train rides, games, music and hot dogs from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, at Alger Community Church, 1475 Silver Run Lane, Alger. Free.

360-724-5211.

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GET INVOLVED ART CALL FOR WHIDBEY ARTISTS: Whidbey Island artists and craftspeople are invited to submit boatthemed art through Aug. 15 for the Coupeville Art of the Boat, set for Sept.

14. The daylong celebration will include art, music, literary readings and classic boats on display. Works in any medium — paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, fiber arts or any other — will be accepted for display at various locations along Front Street and at the Coupeville Recreation Hall. The show will be juried if submissions exceed available space. For information and a prospectus, call Claire Acord at 360-240-1235 or email artoftheboat@gmail. com.

KIDS’ VIDEO CONTEST: Students in grades K-12

Friday Harbor

ART MARKET

OPEN

3:00-7:00 pm

Friday Evenings All Summer Long pigmansartworks@rockisland.com

BRICKWORKS PLAZA on Sunshine Alley

have until Sept. 15 to enter a short film on the theme “Why I Love My State Park” in a contest sponsored by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, Boys and Girls Clubs of Washington State and the Farrington Foundation. Students, individually or as a team, can enter a video about their favorite state park to compete for multiple prizes up to $500.

Rules, application: friendsof farrington.org.

CALL TO ARTISTS: United General Hospital’s Fine Art Committee seeks uplifting, healing art by local artists for display in the hospital’s Gallery Hall. Artwork, in any medium, can be for sale, with a portion of the proceeds going toward the purchase of a permanent art collection. Contact Patsy Prutzman by email: patsy prutzman@gmail.com.

SEEKING HOUSE MANAGERS: Whidbey Playhouse seeks volunteers to serve as house managers during performances at its Oak Harbor theater. House managers are in charge of the “front of the house” on a single night of performances and cater to the audience’s needs. Training is available through the theater’s mentoring program. 360-6792237 or office@whidbey playhouse.com.

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 handbuilding and pottery wheel techniques. Multichild discount available. For information, contact Phoenix at 360-202-2329 or visit handzinclay.com.

CAMANO SUMMER ART CAMPS: Art Quest for Kids Summer Art Camps will be held during August at the Delzell Studio, 2177 Highland Drive, Camano Island.

Camps meet from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and feature a variety of art projects, beachcombing and swimming. $160 per child per four-day session. Ages 7-17. 360-3872251 or camanoartcamp. com.

including tuition costs and rehearsal schedules, contact Sara Fisher at 360-682-6949 or Anita Tatum, 360-9691681 or visit fysmusic.org.

DANCE

SQUARE DANCE: The second annual Summer Square Dance Spectacular will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island.

Steve Noseck and Debbie Taylor will perform. $7, ART CLASSES, WORKSHOPS: Dakota Art Center includes a finger potluck. offers a variety of art classes Proceeds will benefit Camano Center. For information, and workshops at 17873 contact Dennis or Sandy at Highway 536, Mount Vernon. 360-416-6556, ext. 5, or 360-387-0165. dakotaartcenter.com.

THURSDAY DANCE: CLAY CLASSES: Ceramic Enjoy dancing to the music of the Skippers from 1 to artist Sue Roberts offers 3:30 p.m. Thursdays at Hilla variety of classes and crest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., workshops at Tower Arts Studio, 5424 S. Shore Drive, Mount Vernon. For information, contact Doris at 360Guemes Island. For information, call 360-293-8878 or 588-8239. visit towerartsstudio.com.

CLOG DANCING FOR BEGINNERS: Enjoy a free AUDITIONS lesson from 10 to 11 a.m., “JOSEPH AND THE followed by regular clog AMAZING TECHNICOLOR dancing from 11 a.m. to noon DREAMCOAT”: Auditions Thursdays, at the Mount for performers of all ages Vernon Senior Center, will be held Saturday and 1401 Cleveland St., Mount Sunday, Aug. 10-11, at the Vernon. No fee, no partner Whidbey Playhouse, 730 needed. First three lessons SE Midway Blvd., Oak are free. Wear comfortable Harbor. Prepare 16 bars of shoes. For information, call song appropriate to style, Rosie at 360-424-4608. and bring music scored for piano in the correct key. A two-minute monologue (can MUSIC be a poem) is also required.

IRISH MUSIC CAMP: Youths will audition from The Cascadia Irish Music 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday; adults Week will take place Aug. will audition from 6 to 9 11-16 at the Camp Casey p.m. Sunday. Appointments Conference Center on required: 360-679-2237. For Whidbey Island. The camp information, visit whidbey will feature daily classes playhouse.com. in fiddle, flute, guitar, button accordion, concertina, CALL FOR YOUNG MUSI- singing and more, taught by CIANS: The Mount Vernon- some of the world’s finest based Fidalgo Youth SymIrish musicians. The week phony offers opportunities will end with an Irish Music for musicians ages 5 to 21 to Camp Concert at 7 p.m. Fristudy and perform orchesday, Aug. 16. Concert tickets tral music. For information, are available at brownpaper

tickets.com. For information, visit cascadiairish.org.

land@gmail.com.

GOLF TOURNAMENT: The 18th annual Boys & Girls RECREATION Clubs of Skagit County Golf TRAIL TALES: Friends of Tournament will begin with Skagit Beaches lead a series a shotgun start at noon Friof informative walks along day, Aug. 16, at Avalon Golf the Tommy Thompson Trail Links in Burlington. Enjoy in Anacortes. For information, visit skagitbeaches.org. contests on every hole, putting and chipping contests, Next up: food, raffles and more. $125 Bike Ride: March Point History and Herons: 2 p.m. per person. Includes greens fees, carts, lunch and dinner.

Saturday, Aug. 17. Meet Dinner guests: $25. Proat Fidalgo RV Park, 4701 ceeds will benefit the Boys Fidalgo Bay Road. Learn & Girls Clubs of Skagit about early Coast Salish agriculture, the first location County. For registration or sponsorship information, homesteaded by pioneer call 360-428-5972 or email settlers in Skagit County and the West Coast’s largest info@cceventplanning.com. heron rookery — more than 400 nests. The ride will folTHEATER low a 10-mile loop around FREE ADULT ACTING March Point on fairly flat CLASSES: Anacortes Comterrain. munity Theatre offers free Tides & Currents at acting classes for adults Work and at Play: 2 p.m. from 10 a.m. to noon the Saturday, Aug. 24. Meet third Saturday each month at 34th Street. Learn how at 918 M Ave., Anacortes. tides and currents affect the Classes include scripted shape of the bay and the scenes and a variety of actamount of water it holds, as ing games, with a different well as the health of plants topic each month. Each and animals and our ability class is independent, so you to see them. The flat, paved don’t have to commit to trail is handicapped accesevery session. 360-293-4373 sible. or acttheatre.com.

Fidalgo: The Bay That Feeds Us: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28. Meet at Fidal- WORKSHOPS QUILTING: Sedro-Woolley go RV Park, 4701 Fidalgo resident Judy Niemeyer will Bay Road. teach a five-course quilting series based on her unique “RACE THE RESERVE”: foundation paper piercing The second annual halfmarathon and 10K/5K race technique from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the second Wednesday will be held Saturday, Aug. of each month, beginning 10, at Mickey Clark Field Sept. 11 and continuing at Coupeville Elementhrough Jan. 8. Participants tary School, 6 S. Main St., will make Niemeyer’s GlaCoupeville. Day-of-race cial Star Pattern, which is on registration and check-in display at Cascade Fabrics, begins at 6:30 a.m. Halfmarathon starts at 8:30 a.m., 824 Metcalf St., SedroWoolley. $50 per class, or followed by the 5K/10K at 9 a.m. Registration: $20, 5K; $200 if prepaid in full by Aug. 15. Class fee includes a $30, 10K; $45, half-marathon. Proceeds will benefit a complimentary lunch. Regsafe graduation party for the istration forms are available at Cascade Fabrics. For Register at racethereserve. com. For information, email information, contact 360855-0323. racethereservewhidbeyis

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REVIEWS MUSIC CDS Compiled from news services

The Civil Wars

Hugh Laurie

influenced “Change the World,” which takes after Michael Jackson’s “We Are “The Civil Wars” “Didn’t It Rain” the World.” “Ball & Chain,” written by Teena Marie for a jazz album she planned If nothing else, this It’s hard to listen with Duke, is one of the late powerhouse collection of NOLAto Joy Williams and singer’s last recorded performances. inspired rhythm and John Paul White sing Duke expresses his love for his late soul covers proves lyrics like “don’t say wife on the tender, piano-driven ballad how great taste the it’s over” on The “Missing You,” a romantic vocal duet with Civil Wars’ new disc and not think of the big actor has in music. Better yet is the fact that Rachelle Ferrell. The album ends by turnhe and his band can pull it all off with both picture. ing the cowboy ballad “Happy Trails” — ability and proficiency.

Just as they release their self-titled secDale Evans’ closing theme to “The Roy “Didn’t It Rain” is just a guy surrounded ond album — one that consolidates their Rogers Show” — into a soulful, heartfelt by some talented friends making some strengths and has the potential to be huge farewell to his wife, made even more poi— comes word that their professional rela- music they know they would enjoy listening gnant by the sudden death of guitarist Jef to. And in such a currently impatient world tionship may be irretrievably broken. No Lee Johnson shortly after he recorded the one knows if they will work together again. that has allowed the entertainment industry fadeout guitar solo.

If that’s the case, “The Civil Wars” will go to make millionaires out of people who Editor’s note: Duke died Monday in have no obvious discernible talent, what’s down as a pop music tragedy.

Los Angeles, where he was being treated so wrong about that? Besides, it’s not like Williams and White add more power to for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. He was their acoustic base here, and the lead single Hugh Laurie is lacking the ability to pull 67.

“The One That Got Away” fits comfortably these things off with success. Need proof?

These 13 songs should be all anyone could n Charles J. Gans, Associated Press within the music driving the current folkask for. rock commercial boom. Some increased instrumentation does not sacrifice the beau- n Colin McGuire, popmatters.com K.T. Tunstall ty of their vocal chemistry.

“Invisible Empire/ Their songs cast love and loss in spiritual Crescent Moon” terms. “Oh, Lord, what do I do,” Williams George Duke sings on “Devil’s Backbone.” ”I’ve fallen for “DreamWeaver” “We are fighters someone who’s nothing like you.” Prince in our prime,” K.T. would appreciate White’s sentiments on George Duke Tunstall sings to her the sensual “I Had Me a Girl” when he was left devastated father on her new sings: “That woman taught me to pray. I saw by the death of his album, and the words resonate with poiheaven every day.” wife, Corine, from gnancy now that he’s gone.

A little taste of success made this duo cancer a year ago “Invisible Empire/Crescent Moon” confident, not timid, as is often the case and unable to make music for months, but focuses on the death of Tunstall’s dad on second albums. This is an assured and the keyboardist and composer eventually last year, and from her sorrow sprung focused set of songs. If anything, it’s too overcame his grief to create an inspiring perhaps the best set of songs yet by the focused, and Williams goes a little overcollection of mostly original composiScottish singer. She recorded the album board on the breathy dramatics. tions called “DreamWeaver.” He weaves in Arizona, where the stark desert landIt’s toward the end where you sense the together the eclectic threads of his 40-plus scape depicted in the cover art perfectly real possibilities of this act. “Disarm” is year musical career: acoustic jazz, elecmatches the musical mood. a sublime cover of a Smashing Pumpkins tronic jazz-rock fusion, funk, R&B and Tunstall finds beauty amid the bleaksong, an unlikely choice by a band with one soul. ness, and her intimate alto eloquently foot firmly in acoustic country. “D’Arline” is The mid-tempo “Stones of Orion,” expresses her emotions as she contema stripped-back tune recorded on an iPhone which pairs Duke on acoustic piano with plates mortality. Co-producer Howe Gelb on Williams’ porch that shows off the duo’s longtime collaborator Stanley Clarke on provides graceful support with sparse but simple charms. upright bass, is a gently swinging modern distinctive wow-and-flutter arrangements.

The two songs prove they have the taste jazz composition that recalls his early days “We’re all made of glass … with one and ability to try many different directions with Cannonball Adderley’s band. Duke’s eye on the clock,” Tunstall sings in “Made in a full and satisfying career. Success on distinctive ability to make vintage syntheof Glass,” and there’s comfort in her cana large scale, which would certainly be in sizers — the ARP Odyssey, Minimoog, dor. reach if The Civil Wars worked hard over clavinet and Prophet 5 — sound bluesy The songs are neither sentimental nor an extended period to get this disc heard, and funky comes through on the 15-minheavily spiritual, although the final comwould give them the freedom to go anyute “Burnt Sausage Jam.” position offers an epitaph for her father as where they want musically.

Duke also assembled an impressive Instead, it looks like The Civil Wars may a choir swells, singing with angelic fervor lineup of soul and R&B vocalists, includbe the one that got away. at the end about the end. ing Lalah Hathaway, Jeffrey Osborne and BeBe Winans on the uplifting, gospeln David Bauder, Associated Press n Steven Wine, Associated Press

Chris Thile

“Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 1” For those willing to take the dive, this LP will prove to be a wonderfully defamiliarizing experience, both for the bluegrass and the art music fan.

Upon hearing the opening notes of the G minor Sonata, one’s mind goes to Chris Thile’s past in bluegrass; his identity as a world-class mandolinist is inextricably linked with it. The music that follows, however, is just as fit for a rustic country cabin as it is any of the great concert halls.

As critics continue to chart the progression of genres, especially ones that seem to be rooted in a particular time and ethos, guys like Thile will always be around, throwing a wrench in their neatly defined categories. n Brice Ezell, popmatters.com

The Polyphonic Spree “Yes, It’s True”

Since inception, Tim DeLaughter has treated his band’s music as hard-woven tapestry, prefixed accordingly and written in chronological order. If there’s an album truly deserving of such reverence, though, it’s “The Fragile Army,” a vaguely political album that pointed his motivational lifecoaching towards an actual problem.

“Yes, It’s True” is sucked dry of reasons for its maxims, not affected enough to make them count, not stimulating enough to let them breathe. All DeLaughter is left with is this record of weak do’s and strong don’ts.

DeLaughter can live in the past, but he certainly can’t recreate it. n Robin Smith, popmatters.com

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REVIEWS VIDEO GAMES Chris Campbell, Scripps Howard News Service

‘Hotline Miami’

guide the main character (forever nameless) into these dens of inequity where bad men do With the recent releases of “Far Cry bad things 3: Blood Dragon” and “Hotline Miami,” and must be those of us who grew up in the 1980s are killed with reveling in two blood-soaked trips back ruthless in time. abandon.

“Blood Dragon” revels more in lasers, aliens and off-color jokes. “Hotline You are Miami” struts around in the garish vioaided in this lence that made ’80s action movies with Mardi Gras of murder by creepy animal Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarmasks that give you various enhanced zenegger so bloody delightful. abilities (one gives you better sight; anothIn “Hotline Miami” you won’t find er strong melee skills). deep, meditative thought on violence in You’ll need these and copious checkmedia and its effect on society. Instead, points because you’re going to die. A lot. the release will likely spark more hysteria One shot is all it takes for you to die, and about senseless violence in gaming affect- you might replay levels more than dozen ing our youths. times before conquering them. The enemy But that misses the point. artificial intelligence mostly plays dumb Rather than glorifying violence, this (again, see any 1980s action movie), and game celebrates the excess of that decade the boss battles can frustrate you, but — loud clothing, heavy synthesizer music, really it just takes trial and error to move and movies bingeing on drug references on. and ridiculous shootouts. If you knew the In many ways, “Hotline Miami” plays ’80s, you’ll get the joke and laugh along. out like the last 20 minutes of “Scarface,” Each level opens with a phone message only drawn out over about three hours telling you what building to storm, and off of gaming full of nonstop shooting and you go with rifles, pistols and shotguns at the ready. The visuals and audio strike you bloodshed. This kind of game may not suit first, a pixelated top-down view of rooms everyone, but if you can appreciate the pixelated nostalgia and absurd gore, then and buildings, along with some fantastic slip on a mask and dive right in. music that feels pulled from any number of bad network TV shows or movies from n Follow Chris Campbell on Twitter @camp the era. bler or email him at game_on_games@mac.

This viewpoint never changes as you com.

Platforms: PlayStation 3, Vita, PC Genre: Action Publisher: Abstraction Games ESRB Rating: M for Mature Grade: 3.5 stars (out of 5)

Video game releases The following games are among those

scheduled for release this week, according to Gamestop.com. n Disney Planes (Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Wii U; rated E) n Dragon’s Crown (PS3, PS Vita; rated T)

n Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition (PC; rated M) n Tales of Xillia Limited Edition (PS3; rated T) n The Sims 3: Dragon Valley (PC; rated T). n Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (Nintendo 3DS; rated E 10+) n Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, Ky.)

Continue the cycle: Please recycle this newspaper

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area August 8-15

TUNING UP Playing at area venues August 8-15

THURSDAY.8 SATURDAY.10

SATURDAY.10 JOHNNY AND THE MOONDOGS 6 to 8 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. $7. 360-293-3515.

“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.

Pictured (from left): James Brown, Lydia Randall, David Cox, Trey Hatch, Carolyn Travis, Bjorn A. Whitney

SATURDAY.10 THE DUDLEY TAFT BAND 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

Mary Mae Hardt photo

THURSDAY.8

Thursday.8 THEATER

“Hamlet”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID. 206-317-3023 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.

Friday.9 MUSIC

Haynie Opry (country, bluegrass): Chelsea Mason, 3rd Generation and Matt Audette and The Circle of Friends Band, 7 p.m., The Haynie Grange, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $15. 360-336-3321, 360-3368066 or thehaynieopry.com.

Cap Sante Summer Concert Series: Cloverdayle (modern country), 7 p.m., Seafarers’ Memorial Park, Anacortes.

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

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.

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

Saturday.10 MUSIC

Haynie Opry Southern Gospel Matinee: Matt Audette and The Circle of Friends Band, 3 p.m., The Haynie Grange, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $10 at the door. 360-336-3321, 360-336-8066 or thehaynieopry.com.

“The Day The Music Died”: Haynie Opry presents a tribute to the music of Richie Valens, The Big Bopper and Buddy Holly, 7 p.m., The Haynie Grange, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $20 at the door. 360-336-3321, 360-336-8066 or thehaynieopry.com.

THEATER

“Hamlet”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID. 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

Tuesday.13 VARIETY

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

Ms. Betty Desire (pictured), Jason Daniel Wall: 8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $3 cover. 360-336-3012 or riverbelledinner theatre.com.

Sunday.11

Wednesday.14

THEATER

MUSIC

“The Merry Wives of Windsor”: Shakespeare Northwest, 2 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). 206-317-3023 or shakesnw. org.

“The Importance of Being Earnest”: 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Dana Lyons: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Bellingham Farmers Wednesday Market, Fairhaven Village Green, 1207 10th St., Bellingham. Free. bellinghamfarmers.org.

FRIDAY.9

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.

Ria Peth Vanderpool: 8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $5 cover. 360-3363012.

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

Joe Sneva & The Sweet Dominiques (surf, reggae, folk): 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. No cover. 360-7550165.

Slim Fat Lips: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-4453000.

Skip Hamilton: 6 to 9 p.m., Frida’s Gourmet Mexican Restaurant, 416 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-2992120.

Tommy Lee: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

360-848-8882.

SATURDAY.10 The Sardines: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon.

360-422-6411.

Quick Fixx (classic rock): 9 p.m., Draft Pics, 516 S. First St., Mount Vernon. No cover.

360-336-3626.

Br’er Rabbit: 2 p.m., Skagit County Fair, 1410 Virginia St., Mount Vernon. 360336-9414.

The Dudley Taft Band (blues): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10. 360-4453000.

Joe Sneva & The Sweet Dominiques (surf, reggae, folk): 9:30 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway.

360-445-4733.

Thursday.15 THEATER

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

Roy Kay Trio: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360766-6266.

Chris Eger Band: 9 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360755-3956.

Johnny and the Moondogs (blues, classic rock): 6 to 8 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. $7. 360-2933515.

Balmorhea: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360778-1067.

SUNDAY.11 Bow Diddlers: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-7666266.

The Atlantics (rock, boogie, pop): 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. $10.

360-354-3600.

WEDNESDAY.14 Trish Hatley Trio (jazz): 2 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, SedroWoolley. $8. Bring a chair or blanket for seating.

360-856-6248.

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., Sedro-Woolley.

360-855-2263.

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. 360466-4488.

Said The Whale, The Ames, Sarah in the Wild: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6.

360-778-1067.

Stilly River Band: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Skagit Woodstock Music Festival: Daddy’s Gotta Girlfriend, Birdsview Bluegrass, The Troy Fair Band, Scratch Daddy and Miles Harris & Blue Youth, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., 20819 Starbird Road, near Conway. Take exit 218 off of Interstate-5 and head east on Starbird Road. $10. For information, visit Skagit Woodstock on Facebook.

THURSDAY.15 Hillary Scott: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $8.

360-445-3000.

Paul Klein (of the Atlantics): 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 8-15

TUNING UP Playing at area venues August 8-15

THURSDAY.8 SATURDAY.10

SATURDAY.10 JOHNNY AND THE MOONDOGS 6 to 8 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. $7. 360-293-3515.

“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.

Pictured (from left): James Brown, Lydia Randall, David Cox, Trey Hatch, Carolyn Travis, Bjorn A. Whitney

SATURDAY.10 THE DUDLEY TAFT BAND 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

Mary Mae Hardt photo

THURSDAY.8

Thursday.8 THEATER

“Hamlet”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID. 206-317-3023 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.

Friday.9 MUSIC

Haynie Opry (country, bluegrass): Chelsea Mason, 3rd Generation and Matt Audette and The Circle of Friends Band, 7 p.m., The Haynie Grange, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $15. 360-336-3321, 360-3368066 or thehaynieopry.com.

Cap Sante Summer Concert Series: Cloverdayle (modern country), 7 p.m., Seafarers’ Memorial Park, Anacortes.

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

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.

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

Saturday.10 MUSIC

Haynie Opry Southern Gospel Matinee: Matt Audette and The Circle of Friends Band, 3 p.m., The Haynie Grange, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $10 at the door. 360-336-3321, 360-336-8066 or thehaynieopry.com.

“The Day The Music Died”: Haynie Opry presents a tribute to the music of Richie Valens, The Big Bopper and Buddy Holly, 7 p.m., The Haynie Grange, 3344 Haynie Road, Blaine. $20 at the door. 360-336-3321, 360-336-8066 or thehaynieopry.com.

THEATER

“Hamlet”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID. 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

Tuesday.13 VARIETY

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

Ms. Betty Desire (pictured), Jason Daniel Wall: 8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $3 cover. 360-336-3012 or riverbelledinner theatre.com.

Sunday.11

Wednesday.14

THEATER

MUSIC

“The Merry Wives of Windsor”: Shakespeare Northwest, 2 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). 206-317-3023 or shakesnw. org.

“The Importance of Being Earnest”: 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Dana Lyons: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Bellingham Farmers Wednesday Market, Fairhaven Village Green, 1207 10th St., Bellingham. Free. bellinghamfarmers.org.

FRIDAY.9

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.

Ria Peth Vanderpool: 8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $5 cover. 360-3363012.

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

Joe Sneva & The Sweet Dominiques (surf, reggae, folk): 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. No cover. 360-7550165.

Slim Fat Lips: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-4453000.

Skip Hamilton: 6 to 9 p.m., Frida’s Gourmet Mexican Restaurant, 416 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. No cover. 360-2992120.

Tommy Lee: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

360-848-8882.

SATURDAY.10 The Sardines: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon.

360-422-6411.

Quick Fixx (classic rock): 9 p.m., Draft Pics, 516 S. First St., Mount Vernon. No cover.

360-336-3626.

Br’er Rabbit: 2 p.m., Skagit County Fair, 1410 Virginia St., Mount Vernon. 360336-9414.

The Dudley Taft Band (blues): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10. 360-4453000.

Joe Sneva & The Sweet Dominiques (surf, reggae, folk): 9:30 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway.

360-445-4733.

Thursday.15 THEATER

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

Roy Kay Trio: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360766-6266.

Chris Eger Band: 9 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360755-3956.

Johnny and the Moondogs (blues, classic rock): 6 to 8 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. $7. 360-2933515.

Balmorhea: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360778-1067.

SUNDAY.11 Bow Diddlers: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-7666266.

The Atlantics (rock, boogie, pop): 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. $10.

360-354-3600.

WEDNESDAY.14 Trish Hatley Trio (jazz): 2 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, SedroWoolley. $8. Bring a chair or blanket for seating.

360-856-6248.

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., Sedro-Woolley.

360-855-2263.

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. 360466-4488.

Said The Whale, The Ames, Sarah in the Wild: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6.

360-778-1067.

Stilly River Band: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Skagit Woodstock Music Festival: Daddy’s Gotta Girlfriend, Birdsview Bluegrass, The Troy Fair Band, Scratch Daddy and Miles Harris & Blue Youth, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., 20819 Starbird Road, near Conway. Take exit 218 off of Interstate-5 and head east on Starbird Road. $10. For information, visit Skagit Woodstock on Facebook.

THURSDAY.15 Hillary Scott: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $8.

360-445-3000.

Paul Klein (of the Atlantics): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Firehall Cafe, 321 Front St., Lynden.

No cover. 360-3543600.

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TRAVEL

SHI SHI Hike to a pristine Washington beach

By MANUEL VALDES Associated Press

SHI SHI BEACH — First there’s a drive through windy seaside and tree-lined roads. Then there’s a peek at the farthest northwest point in the lower 48 states.

Finally, after a 2-mile hike along a wilderness trail with a descent down a 150foot bluff, the reward is one of the most pristine spots on the coastline of Olympic National Park: Shi Shi Beach.

Curved conifers stand behind the beach as a testament to wind power. Deer wander down the bluffs to nip at leaves. Eagles perch atop bare pine trees. Driftwood washed ashore by Pacific waves lines the sand banks. In all, the 2.3-mile beach located at the northern end is an unpolished gem, far less visited than other park beaches with easier access.

“I like it because you see the expanse and you can be alone,” said Tom Ammann, who’s been hiking this coastal area for eight years, mostly in winter and fall. “I think that’s one of the nicer places on the planet, actually.”

Farther along the beach, one of Shi Shi’s most striking features is Point of Arches, a collection of rock formations known as sea stacks standing tall above the surf.

Natural arches and caves decorate this part of the coast and provide exploring grounds for sea creatures once low tide comes in. Ambitious hikers can continue down the coastline, either on the beach

Shi Shi Beach Location: 8.5 miles south of Neah Bay, about 4.5 hours northwest of Seattle; nps.gov/olym/ planyourvisit/shi-shibeach-olympic-wilderness. htm.

Getting there: Shi Shi beach is reached via Highway 112, which snakes along Washington’s northwest border on the Olympic Peninsula and the Strait of Juan De Fuca across from Canada. Visitors must drive through the Makah Indian Reservation to get to Shi Shi, and overnight parking is only available at private lots on the reservation for about $10. Visitors must also purchase a pass from the tribe, $10 per vehicle, available at several locations in Neah Bay, including the reservation museum and minimart. A $5 per person National Parks pass must also be purchased, and for overnight stays, posted on tents.

Washington Trails Association: bit.ly/15ekSpC Bear canisters: The portable, animal-resistant food storage containers can be borrowed from the park’s Wilderness Information Center and some ranger stations, with a suggested $3 donation, or purchased at stores that sell camping supplies.

Photos by Manuel Valdes / AP

A couple walks down Shi Shi Beach in Olympic National Park. One of the most pristine beaches in Washington state, Shi Shi provides blissful disconnect to hikers and campers at the beach.

world intrudes in other ways.

The beach is sprinkled with debris washed up by ocean currents — including items you don’t normally find in everyday litter, like drums, child-sized blocks of Styrofoam, ropes and boots.

Some of it comes across the Pacific from Asia, including debris from the Japanese tsunami in March 2011, which park spokeswoman Rainey McKenna said is expected to continue to wash up for a number of years.

Camping is allowed on the beach, along with campor through the forest using fires as long as driftwood marked trails. is used to build the fire.

“We go out there in that Park rules require that all solitude with open space,” Ammann said. “You just sit food and garbage be stored there and you look — some- in bear-proof canisters, although a park ranger said thing that’s kind of lost in the most commonly seen this culture.” animals are raccoons and While your cellphone A doe emerges from the brush to eat leaves at Shi Shi Beach. won’t work here, the modern skunks.

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A young boy riding a block of styrofoam is pushed into the waves by a man at Shi Shi Beach.

Indeed, on our second night, a skunk was attracted to the smell of our roasting salami, scuttling about the campsite before disappearing back into the brush.

All supplies must be carried in — you won’t find concessions here — and all garbage must be carried out.

There are three pit toilets behind the beach but they don’t provide much privacy.

Shi Shi (pronounced shy shy) was one of the last additions to Olympic National Park in 1976. Public access to the beach was created only after a protracted struggle involving developers, land owners and

squatters, according to the Washington Trails Association.

And the trail to the beach can only be reached after driving through the Makah Indian Reservation, which visitors must pay to enter, and where they must also pay to park their cars. Shi Shi is a Makah term for surf or smelt beach — a reference to the small silvery fish still found on the coast.

“The only thing grander than Shi Shi’s natural beauty is its resilience in the face of forces that would have prohibited us from enjoying and admiring this national treasure,” a guide from the

Local travel YOGA ADVENTURE SERIES: Join Dawn

Jex for day trips and yoga. Each adventure includes fun activities at an area attraction combined with a yoga class. For information or to register: 360-631-0587 or yogagypsies.com. Next up: Aug. 11: Anacortes Kayak Yoga Trip: Join Jex at 9 a.m. in Anacortes for a six-hour kayak tour of the San Juan Islands that will include an hour of beach yoga. Bring your own lunch and water-safe shoes. $117.94, includes kayak rental, all gear and yoga.

ESCORTED TOURS: The Whatcom County Tour Program offers a variety of day trips and longer tours, with most trips departing from and returning to the Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck St., Bellingham.

For information or to register: 360-7334030, press #, ext. 47015, or wccoa.org/ index.php/Tours. Next up:

trails association states.

While natural beauty is the main reason to come here, Shi Shi offers other attractions. The waves are big enough to draw wetsuitclad surfers. A few kids swam freely in the waves despite water temperatures that are typically in the low 50s in summer, while young campers climbed a bluff after playing Frisbee.

On the weekend I visited, the fog disappeared early afternoon and gave way to searing sunshine. It got so hot it felt like I was on some tropical beach, instead of just a few hours from home and blissfully disconnected.

Vancouver Island Getaway: Aug. 13-16.

Take the B.C. ferry to Nanaimo, travel the scenic Island Highway beyond Campbell River to museums and activities, and shuttle to Quadra Island. Optional add-on tours include whale watching, wildlife and sunset cruises and spa. $775-$950. Includes three nights lodging, four meals, motorcoach and ferry transportation and escort.

“Sister Act”: Broadway musical performance at the Paramount Theatre, Seattle, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, departing from and returning to the Bellingham Senior Center. $125-$135. Includes round-trip transportation, escort, tickets, lunch.

EXTENDED TRIPS: The Oak Harbor Senior Center is organizing two small-group trips for 2014: Mississippi River Cruise: America’s Heartland, Nashville to New Orleans, March 19–30; and Scotland, June 2014. Trips will depart from Oak Harbor/Mount Vernon. Contact Pat Gardner at pgardner@oakharbor.org.

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E14 - Thursday, August 8, 2013

HOT TICKETS 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, Para-

mount 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. 877784-4849 or livenation.com.

AFI: Nov. 1, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MINUS THE BEAR: Nov. 8, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

GRETA METASSA, MILES BLACK TRIO, JOVON MILLER: Nov. 9, Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Bellingham.

360-671-1709 or suddenvalley library.org.

LAMB OF GOD, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: Nov. 11, ShoWare Center, Kent. 866-973-961 or showare center.com.

KREATOR, OVERKILL, WARBRINGER: Nov. 12, El Corazon, Seattle. 800-514-3849 or elcorazonseattle.com.

SELENA GOMEZ: Nov. 12, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

TORO Y MOI: Nov. 12, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

GRAMATIK: Nov. 15, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MARGARET CHO: Nov. 16, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or livenation.com.

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

JAMES BLAKE: Nov. 20, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

DIR EN GREY: Nov. 21, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

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E16 - Thursday, August 8, 2013

MOVIES

Jodie Foster stars in “Elysium.”

TriStar, Columbia Pictures-Sony via AP

‘Elysium’ is imaginative but falls just a bit short present-day Easthampton — is an enormous wheel, on the rim of HHH which its wealthy residents, hav Cast: Matt Damon, Jodie Of all the movie villains we’ve ing left the teeming and polluted Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice met lately, few are stranger than Earth, inhabit pristine white homes Braga, Diego Luna, Wagner Delacourt, Jodie Foster’s evil, with bright green manicured lawns.

Moura white-blonde, power-suited and Brilliant sunlight dapples the blue Rating: R for “strong power-hungry defense official in waters of their swimming pools. bloody violence and language throughout.”

“Elysium,” the much-awaited but Classical music and clinking glasses Running time: 109 minutes. ultimately somewhat disappointecho in the background. For some ing new film from director Neill reason, people seem to speak Blomkamp. in his intentions here. He’s making French.

From her command post on a obvious statements about immigraMost importantly, Elysium’s ritzy space station high up above tion and universal health care, and inhabitants are eternally healthy, 22nd-century Earth, a demitasse whether the frequent references because each home holds a “healof espresso at her side, Delacourt bother you or not will greatly influ- ing bay,” which looks like a tanning doles out orders in a foreign but ence how much you enjoy the film. machine, except it cures all illness. unrecognizable accent. “Send them One thing you can’t deny, Down on Earth, things are to deportation!” she barks, when though, is its visual beauty, and, as different. Los Angeles in 2154 is “undocumented” ships breach her in “District 9,” his masterful use of grimy, gritty and poor, with miniborders. “Get them off this habispecial effects. It’s not for nothing mal medical care. Children look tat!” that Blomkamp, at the tender age longingly to the sky, dreaming of Blomkamp, whose sci-fi parable of 33, has been called a visionary Elysium. In a flashback, Max, a artist of the genre.

“District 9” came out of nowhere young boy in an orphanage, promHis “Elysium” — that space sta- ises a young girl named Frey that four years ago to earn a besttion in the sky, looking a lot like picture Oscar nod, is crystal clear one day, they’ll go there together.

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‘EKYSIUM’

Frey grows up to be a nurse; Max, a car thief. But Max — portrayed by an earnest, committed and perhaps overly grim Matt Damon — has reformed himself when, one day, at the hands of a heartless boss, he’s exposed to a lethal dose of radiation in the factory where he works. Within five days, he will die.

To get to Elysium and save his life, Max makes a deal with an underground revolutionary (Wagner Moura) who runs a fleet of illegal shuttles. All Max needs to do is kidnap the evil billionaire who runs the factory (a creepy William Fichtner) and, oh yes, export data from his brain.

He gets the data, but up in the sky, Delacourt, desperate for the information now in Max’s brain, has activated an agent on the ground. Suddenly Max is being hunted by the vicious Kruger, a character so over-the-top, he takes

over the film. It’s fun to watch the manic Sharlto Copley, who played the hunted man in “District 9,” now play the hunter. “Did you think you could get through ME?” he crows, in an extremely heavy South African accent.

Eventually, Max will make it to Elysium, and so will the beautiful Frey (Alice Braga), with the critically ill daughter she’s desperate to save. There, despite the alwayssmart and crafted action scenes, the movie lets us down a bit with a reliance on action-hero formula and some pretty lame dialogue.

As for Foster, what could have been an interesting character never really gels into anything but an oddity.

But Blomkamp is talented enough that it doesn’t matter too much. If “Elysium” doesn’t nearly live up to “District 9,” it shows enough panache to leave us waiting enthusiastically for his next effort.

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Thursday, August 8 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.

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. Comedy, PG-13, 101 minutes. H1⁄2 “Lovelace” — This is a wellmade but grim film about a lost soul, 1970s porn actress Linda Lovelace (Amanda Seyfried) and the sadistic creeps who treated her as if she were a sub-human toy. Unlike a film such as “Boogie Nights,” there’s almost no lightness, no humor, no colorfully twisted comic relief. It’s just sadness and more sadness, and then a little bit of redemption. (Drama, R, 92 minutes.

HHH “Pacific Rim” — This ridiculously entertaining (and often just plain ridiculous) monsterrobot movie plays like a gigantic version of that Rock’Em, Sock’Em Robots game from the 1960s, combined with the cheesy wonderfulness of blackand-white 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.” 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 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

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nature of faith. (Comedy, R, 107 minutes. HHHH “2 Guns” — A hot mess that’s cool fun. Funny-as-hell Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg are undercover lawmen posing as criminals to each other until they have to team up against common adversaries. With slick pacing and a sharp if implausible script, “2 Guns” rises above standard action fare. Action, R, 109 minutes. HHH “We’re the Millers” — A movie about a pot dealer and his acquaintances posing as a family to haul a shipment from Mexico, is just good enough to keep you entertained, but not good enough to keep your mind from wandering from time to time. This is an aggressively funny comedy that takes a lot of chances, and connects just often enough. Comedy, R, 110 minutes. HHH “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, overthe-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” bigflag-on-the-barricades 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.

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7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 9-10 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12 In this follow-up to “Before Sunrise” and “Before Sunset,” we meet Jesse and Celine nine years later in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna. Directed by Richard Linklater; starring Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Ariane Labed, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Seamus DaveyFitzpatrick, Walter Lassally and Xenia Kalogeropoulou.

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.

Porterhouse Brewfest 2013 2-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10

The 11th annual Porterhouse Brewfest will feature blues bands Boneyard Preachers, 2-3:20 p.m.; Kim Field and the Mighty Titans of Tone, 3:50-5:10 p.m.; and CD Woodbury Band, 5:40-7 p.m. Dozens of premium microbreweries will be offering samples of their beer, and plenty of food from local eateries will be available.

Advance tickets are $20 and include five tastes; $25 day of event. Additional scrip for tastes will be available for $2 each; a special $15 ticket without scrip is available for designated drivers.

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OUT & ABOUT ART

“COLORS OF WHIDBEY”: The group show continues through Sept.

3 at the Rob Schouten Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. The exhibition features 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. 360-2223070 or robschoutengallery. com.

“LARRY HEALD: ACRYLICS”: A show of landscapes

by La Conner artist Larry Heald continues 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. 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 continues through Aug. 31 at 711 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The show features 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.

Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. 360-293-3577 or mccoolart.com.

“DRAWN IN”: The new art exhibit continues 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. anchorart space.org.

“AS ABOVE, SO BELOW”: The next show in

CLOVERDAYLE IN CONCERT Cloverdayle is next up at the sixth annual Cap Sante Summer Concert Series at Seafarers’ Memorial Park in Anacortes. The modern country band will play at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating. Free. 425-3031848 or snohomishartistguild.org. the Allied Arts Juried Artist Series continues through Aug. 31 at the Allied Arts of Whatcom County Gallery, 1418 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham. The show features 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 continues through Aug. 25 at Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial Ave., La Conner.

Fennel describes himself as a “water baby,” and his 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 gallery cygnus.com.

NEW ARTWORK: A show of new work by artists Lindsay Kohles and Jasmine Valandani continues through Aug. 31 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave, Edison. Kohles’ renderings meld two organisms together, resulting in an unnatural creature that, although never seen before, is strikingly familiar. Valandani presents two distinct bodies of work: “Song and Distance,” works on paper visually inspired by Persian poems, and “The World in the Palm of Your Hand,” a series of shell fragments applied with silver leaf and lacquer. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. 360-7666230 or smithandvallee. com.

more than 30 artist booths, youth arts activities and live entertainment. For information, contact Allied Arts of Whatcom County at 360-676-8548 or visit alliedarts.org.

WHIMSY ECLECTICA: “Whimsy Eclectica: Fanciful art by Mary Jo Oxrieder and Delightful Oils by Marcia Van Doren” continues through Aug. 30 at Raven Rocks Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank.

Oxrieder creates fantasy paintings and mixed media works; Doren creates oilon-paper pieces. For information, including gallery hours and directions, call 360-222-0102 or visit raven rocksgallery.com.

ART STUDIO TOUR: Whidbey Working Artists will present its annual Summer Studio Tour from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 24-25, and over Labor Day weekend, Aug. 31-Sept. 2. The free self-guided tour will include 30 working studios featuring the work of 31 artists.

Check out a variety of original artwork, including encaustic, fiber, glass, jewelry, painting, photography, print, pottery, sculpture, wood, multimedia and more. Pick up a map of participating studios at island visitor centers, shops and galleries or at whidbey workingartists.com.

SUMMER EXHIBIT: The juried show will continue through Sept. 4 at the Jansen Art Center, 321 Front BELLINGHAM ARTS MARKET: The Port of Bell- St., Lynden. ingham and Allied Arts of COLLAGE DISPLAY: Whatcom County present Three-dimensional paper the Bellwether Arts Marcollages by Ans Schot are ket from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on display through Aug. 31 Sundays, through Aug. 25, in the Lincoln Theatre Art at the Tom Glenn ComBar, 712 S. First St., Mount mon, Bellwether Way, on the Bellingham waterfront. Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

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OUT & ABOUT “SUMMER MOMENTS”: The art show continues through Sept. 8 at Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island. The show features glass, metal, stone, wood mosaics and Northwest paintings by Sabah Al-Dhaher, Liana Bennett, Robert Gigliotti, Julie Haack, Phillip Levine, Lanny Little, Merrilee Moore, Jennifer Phillips, Doug Randall, Frank Renlie, Hiroshi Yamano, Arno Zielke and Barbara Zielke.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends; weekdays by appointment. 360387-2759 or matzkefineart. com.

FRIDAY HARBOR ART MARKET: Check out artist booths, demonstrations, food and music from 3 to 7 p.m. Fridays, through Aug. 30, at the Brickworks Plaza in Friday Harbor. Free admission. 360-472-0216 or email pigmansartworks@ rockisland.com.

ART QUILTS, EMBROIDERY: Two new shows continue through Oct. 6 at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner.

“From Nature’s Studio: Regina V. Benson”: The show features Benson’s art quilts and installation textiles using techniques based on ancient processes she has redesigned to work more gently with the environment and her own health. Her dramatic surface designs incorporate her love of nature, both in design and process.

“Kaleidoscope: Fiber Embroidery by Liz Whitney Quisgard”: Using careful placement of hundreds of tiny stitches on a buckram base, Quisgard’s vibrant fiber embroideries — reminiscent of Byzantine and Islamic mosaics — feature a three-dimensional quality

captured on a two-dimensional surface.

Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Admission: $7, $5 students and military, free for members and ages 11 and younger.

360-466-4288 or laconner quilts.com.

St., Coupeville. The show will feature original works by artists representing every visual medium and a selection of wine to sample. $12 advance, $15 at the door. Includes a commemorative wine glass.

The festival will continue from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 10-11, on and around MoNA ART: “SelecFront Street in downtown tions from the Permanent Coupeville. Enjoy booths Collection: Reflections” continues through Sept. 29 featuring a wide variety of handmade arts, crafts at the Museum of Northand other items, artist west Art, 121 S. First St., demonstrations, live music La Conner. Inspiration from a memory, expression, and other entertainment, children’s activities, food environment or a person and more. Free admission. is the basis for “Reflections.” The exhibition com- coupevillefestival.com. bines new acquisitions on the large and small scale MUSIC and figurative works of BLUEGRASS IN THE art. Artists include Guy GARDENS: Meerkerk Anderson, Jim Ball, Robert Gardens will host its sixth Bragg, Kenneth Callahan, annual Bluegrass Concert Michael Clough, Gregory at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. Grenon, Mar Goman, Mor- 10, at 3531 Meerkerk Lane, ris Graves, Jane Hamilton Greenbank. Bluegrass Hovde, Brian Murphy, guitar and dobro workLucinda Parker, Rex Silshops will start at 11 a.m., vernail, Mark Tobey and followed by performances Veruska Vagen. Museum

by Bayview Sound, Blue hours are noon to 5 p.m.

Smoke and North Country Sunday and Monday, and at noon. Food and music 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday will be available for purthrough Saturday. $8 adults, chase. $15, free for ages 15 $5 seniors, $3 students, free and younger. Dogs on leash for members and ages 11 are welcome. 360-678-1912 and younger. 360-466-4446 or meerkerkgardens.org. or museumofnwart.org.

IRISH MUSIC CEREMONY: Cascadia Irish CAR SHOWS Music Camp musicians will CORVETTE SHOW: 11 gather at 4:30 p.m. Friday, a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, Challenger Ridge Aug. 16, at the 1860s Maylor headstone at Sunnyside Winery, 43095 Challenger Cemetery in Coupeville.

Road, Concrete. 425-422Irish tunes will be played 6988 or challengerridge. in honor of a woman who com. meant so much to her husband that he traveled FESTIVALS to Ireland to have her ARTS & CRAFTS: The headstone engraved in her annual Coupeville Arts native language before Festival will kick off with bringing it back to Whida juried art show and bey Island and having it erected over her grave. wine tasting from 7 to 10 The headstone, which p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at the carries an inscription in Coupeville Recreation Hall, 901 NW Alexander old Irish Gaelic type, was

inscribed in Ireland in the 1860s and brought to Whidbey Island where it was erected in memory of Máire Barrett Maylor, a native of Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, who died near Coupeville in 1861.

The public is invited to join the musicians at the headstone and for dinner afterward at nearby Camp Casey before the Friday evening Irish Music Camp Concert. Cost for the meal is $15. For more information on the headstone, visit irishclub.org/headstone.

MORE FUN SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK: Shakespeare Northwest will perform its touring show “To Be or Not TV” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Vaux Center, Bakerview Park, 3101 E. Fir St., Mount Vernon. Free. shakesnw.org.

STARLIGHT CINEMA: Mount Vernon Parks & Recreation will present free movies this summer on Friday nights at Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millett Road, Mount Vernon. Movies begin at dusk on the jumbo screen. Bring your lawn chair or blanket for seating. Concessions will be available. Bring a flashlight for when it’s time to leave.

Free admission. 360-3366215. Next up: Next up: Aug. 9: “Here Comes the Boom”

Aug. 16: “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” KIDS IN NATURE: An afternoon of play, discovery and exploration for kids, “Kids In Nature: Families Outdoors” will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at Pomona Grange Park, 5585 Old Highway 99 N., Burlington. Take a walk in the woods, explore the Friday Creek ecology, discover stream life, go on a nature scavenger hunt, build a fairy house village, make a bagel bird feeder and more. Light snacks will be provided; feel free to bring a lunch. Register by today: 360-428-4313 or kristi@skagitcd.org.

GARDEN GALA: The second annual Country Garden Gala & Auction to benefit Skagit Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Swinomish Casino and Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes. $45. skagitdvsas.org or 360-336-9591.

Bring your own blanket or low-backed lawn chair for seating. Rain or shine. fairhavenoutdoorcinema. com. Next up: Aug. 10: Music by Fritz & The Freeloaders at 7:30 p.m., followed by “Fantastic Mr. Fox” at dusk.

WHITE TRASH FOOD FEST: The 12th annual White Trash Food Festival will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Rexville Grocery, 19271 Best Road, Mount Vernon.

Win prizes for the best white trash food and best-dressed boy and girl, and enjoy Cheese Whiz tasting, Spam snacks, good ol’ boy beer, live music and more. Food judging at 2 p.m. Admission: $3 at the door for the band.

360-466-5522 or rexville grocery.com.

SAMISH GARDEN TOUR: The second annual Sustainable Samish Watershed Garden Tour will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, starting at the Alger Community Hall, FAIRHAVEN OUTDOOR 17835 Parkview Lane, Alger.

CINEMA: The 14th annual Maps and directions can be Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema picked up after 10:30 a.m. will present live entertainThe self-guided tour of six ment and big-screen movgardens will feature a mix of ies on Saturday evenings, fresh food production, bounthrough Aug. 24, at the Viltiful blooms, healthy living, lage Green in Bellingham’s and environmental and comFairhaven District. Admismunity responsibility. For sion is $5, free for ages 5 and information, contact Kristi younger. Pizza and popcorn Carpenter, 360-428-4313 or available for purchase. email: kristi@skagitcd.org

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