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Skagit Valley Herald Thursday December 11, 2014

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TUNING UP Jimmy Wright plays the Big Lake Bar & Grill on Friday night PAGE 9

“Dreamscapes for Guitar, Flute and Viola” at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in MV PAGE 8

MOVIES Strong and subtle with resolve, Reese Witherspoon a good reason to see “Wild” PAGE 14

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Guardians of the impossible challenge Galaxy”: Some thieves to try and top it.

Upcoming come together to save “I, Origins”: Couple movie releases the universe. Chris use eyes to test truth Following is a partial Pratt stars. about God. schedule of coming movies It’s “Star Wars” “The Mind of a on DVD. Release dates are meets “Farscape” — a Chef: Magnus Nilssubject to change: fun ride driven by topson”: Combines travel, notch performances, cooking, history and DEC. 16 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles a galaxy of funny science.

The Maze Runner moments and a wicked “The Only Folk ColThis Is Where I Leave You soundtrack. It’s the lection You’ll Ever Magic in the Moonlight latest film based on a Need”: Eclectic colMarvel Comics series. lection of traditional, DEC. 23 But even if you don’t classic folk music.

The Good Lie The Trip to Italy know the difference “Por Siempre Mi Pride between “Iron Man” Amor”: Telenovela and “Iron Fist, ” the remake of “Mi SegunDEC. 30 blend of action and da Madre.”

The Equalizer humor provides plenty “Search of Aliens: Tusk of entertainment.

Last Weekend Season One”: Giorgio With a mix of the Tsoukalos travels the n Tribune News Service dry wit of Han Solo globe to research and and the smugness of investigate evidence of Tony Stark, Pratt gives extraterrestrials. the movie the kind of flawed hero on “Power Rangers Super Megaforce which many a film franchise has been Volume 1: Earth Fights Back”: Team built. He is as quick with a quip as he is morphs into new super Ranger. with a weapon.

“Barney Miller: Season 6”: Con“When the Game Stands Tall”: The tains 22 episodes of the TV cop commovie starring Mount Vernon native edy.

Jim Caviezel tries to turn the high “Hart To Hart: Season 3”: Robert school football winning machine De La Wagner and Stefanie Powers play the Salle High School — the school won stylish detectives. a national prep record 151 games in a “Mister Ed: The Complete Series”: row from 1992-2003 — into the kind All six seasons of the talking horse of underdog that makes for a heartseries. tugging sports movie.

“The Jeffersons: The Complete It all comes down to this being a Series”: All 253 episodes about the movie about a storied sports franfamily who moved on up are in this set. chise that has a minor setback. It’s not “Frank”: Offbeat comedy about a enough of a tragedy to make this a musician who joins an avant-garde pop great sports film. When the film is over, band. you’re not likely to stand up and cheer.

“Mork & Mindy: The Complete “Dolphin Tale 2”: In 2011, director Series”: This comedy about an alien Charles Martin Smith blended a huge visitor made Robin Williams a star. number of deeply emotional moments “NOVA: Bigger Than T. Rex”: Scito make “Dolphin Tale” the king of entists look into possibility that T. Rex must-see movies for the year. wasn’t the largest dinosaur.

Compared to the depth of his work “RWBY: Volume 2”: Anime series on the first film, “Dolphin Tale 2,” the about young people who must save the follow-up story to the tale of Winter, world. a dolphin with a prosthetic tail, never “Secret Agent: The Complete gets out of the emotional kiddie pool.

Series”: Patrick McGoohan stars in To be fair, the original film not only this TV spy series. had that compelling dolphin story but “Get On Up”: Chadwick Boseman used a wounded war hero, a young boy stars in this film about the life of James growing up without a father, loads of Brown. children missing arms or legs, a dead “Doctor Who: The Complete Eighth mom, a crusading doctor and an aniSeries”: Peter Capaldi takes over as mal hospital on the brink of closing to the time traveler. churn up the waters of sentimentality.

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

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Holiday Events.................................3-4 Out & About.....................................5-6 On Stage, Tuning Up........................8-9 Travel Briefs, Hot Tickets.................. 10 At the Lincoln.................................... 11 Get Involved...................................... 12 Music Reviews................................... 13 Movies..........................................14-15

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COMMUNITY CELEBRATE THE SEASON: Anacortes Schools Foundation will host “Celebrate the Season,” a holiday fundraiser, from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec, 13-14, at the Port of Anacortes’ Event Center on First and Commercial.

Includes photos with Santa, crafts, holiday shopping, games and refreshments. $5 individual or $20 family.

360-293-1200 or celebrate@ anacortesschools foundation.org.

HOLIDAY YOUTH CONCERT: The Fidalgo Youth Symphony will present its holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. today at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $15 adults, $10 seniors, $1 for children and students. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

carols and see Santa at the museum. Tickets are $5 at the Oliver-Hammer store or the museum, 725 Murdock St., 360-855-0203.

PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT: Enjoy an evening out while your kids play games, make crafts and more during the Parent’s Night Out: Holiday Party from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Skagit Valley Family Cantabile of Skagit YMCA, 215 E. Fulton St., Valley will perform at Mount Vernon. For ages 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, 3-12; $20-$30, $8-$10 for at the Mount Vernon City each additional sibling.

Library.

Children ages 6-12 will have the opportunity to swim. RSVP: 360-336-9622 or j.kerkvliet@skagitymca. org.

HOLIDAY EVENTS IN THE AREA

Entries will line up at the Puget Sound Energy Building, then cross the bridge and continue along Main Street to the Concrete CenLUNCH WITH MRS. ter, 45821 Railroad Ave. CLAUS: The United GenThere, Santa will visit with eral Women’s Auxiliary will kids starting about 6:30 p.m. host lunch with Mrs. Claus and offer toys and bags of at noon Saturday, Dec. 13, candy and peanuts from the in the Coho Cafe at Peace- Concrete Fire Department.

SANTA BREAKFAST: Health United General To enter the parade, call Join Santa for the Beta Medical Center, 2000 Hos- 360-826-4848.

Sigma Phi Breakfast with pital Drive, Sedro-Woolley.

Santa on Saturday morning, For ticket and reservation VICTORIAN CARRIAGE Dec. 13, at the Sedro-Wool- information, call 360-856RIDES: Enjoy a horseWINTER CONCERT: ley Community Center, 7245. drawn carriage ride around Vocal quartet Angeli will Stanwood on Saturday, present “Carols by Candle- 703 Pacific St. Children can eat a breakfast of waffles, LIGHTED BOAT PARADE: Dec. 13, beginning on 271st light” at 7 p.m. Friday, sausage links, orange slices The Swinomish Yacht St. NW, across from the Dec. 12, at Oak Harbor Snow Goose Bookstore Lutheran Church, 1253 NW and choice of milk or apple Club’s annual Lighted Boat Parade will get begin in historic East Stanwood.

Second Ave., Oak Harbor. juice for free (parents can around 6 p.m. Saturday, Call the bookstore for the Freewill donation. 360-679- eat by donation). After breakfast, they can visit Dec. 13, departing from the schedule: 360-629-3631.

1561 or angeli_quartet@ with Santa and get their north basin of the Port of comcast.net. picture taken, also at no Skagit marina in La ConPHOTOS WITH SANTA: charge. 360-855-1841 or ner, turning south along the 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, WONDERLAND WALK: waterfront and ending up in Dec. 13, King Building, Enjoy Christmas lights, car- sedro-woolley.com.

Shelter Bay. 360-770-5640 8705 271st St. NW, Stanoling and more from 5 to 8 COOKIE WALK: Mount or swinomishyachtclub.org. wood. p.m. Friday and Saturday, Vernon Christian School’s Dec. 12-13, at Washington annual Cookie Walk will be CONCRETE CHRISTLIGHTS OF CHRISTMAS: Park, 6300 Sunset Ave., held from 9 a.m. to noon MAS: The “Santa Comes to Catch a free shuttle bus Anacortes. Free. 360-293Town” Christmas Parade from downtown Stanwood 1918 or cityofanacortes.org. Saturday, Dec. 13, at the school, 820 W. Blackburn in Concrete will begin at to Warm Beach for The Road, Mount Vernon. Pur- 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13.

Lights of Christmas on LIVING NATIVITY: The HOLIDAY SYMPHONY CONCERT: The Skagit Symphony and Skagit Symphony Chorus, with the Brass Menagerie quintet, will present their annual holiday concert at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 12, at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Advance tickets: $20-$40 from the McIntyre Hall box office, 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

public is invited to the walk-through Living Nativity from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Dec. 12-14, at Cedarhome Seventh-day Adventist Church, 28505 68th Ave. NW, Stanwood.

Hot drinks and cookies will be served inside. Free. 360629-2441.

chase cookies and specialty gift items. Small box $7, large $13. mountvernon christian.org.

“HERALDING CHRISTMAS”: The Skagit Valley Chorale will present its annual holiday choral Saturday, Dec. 13. Shuttles performance at 7:30 p.m. depart every 30-40 minutes Saturday, Dec. 13, and at from the Port Sudan Farm- 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, at ers Market Handmade McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. ColHoliday store in the Stanlege Way, Mount Vernon. wood Theatre Pavilion, $16-$25. Discounts avail6996 265th St. NW. The last able for seniors and stubus will leave Stanwood at dents. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, 8 p.m. and the last ride back or mcintyrehall.org. will leave Warm Beach at 10 p.m. ci.stanwood.wa.us.

CELTIC YULETIDE: The 36th annual concert will CHRISTMAS HOME take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, TOUR: The sixth annual Dec. 14, at the Lincoln TheOak Harbor Soroptimist atre, 712 S. First St., Mount Christmas Home Tour will Vernon. Join three generatake place from 4 to 8 p.m. tions of the Boulding famSaturday, Dec. 13. $15. Tick- ily and friends for Celticets are available at Upscale flavored holiday music with Resale, Casual House, singing, dancing, juggling, Jones Accounting, Whidbey caroling, storytelling and Printers and Banner Bank, more. $15-$24. $2 discount in Oak Harbor. sioak for Lincoln members. 360harbor.com.

336-8955 or lincolntheatre. org.

HOLIDAY HOME TOUR: The Sedro-Woolley MuseFREE HOLIDAY CONum Historic Holiday Home CERT: Navy Band NorthTour will start at 4 p.m. Sat- west will perform at 3 p.m. urday, Dec. 13, at the muse- Sunday, Dec. 14, in the um; the tour will take place Oak Harbor High School from 5 to 9 p.m. Pick up a Performing Arts Center, 1 walking tour guidebook at Wildcat Way, Oak Harbor. the museum. Bring a flash- Free. 360-257-2286. light. Ride in a Victorian carriage, listen to Christmas Continued on Page 4

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HOLIDAY EVENTS WINTER CONCERT: The Mount Vernon High School choirs will present their annual winter concert at 4 and 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $3-$8. 360-416-7727 or mcintyrehall.org.

HOLIDAY PAPERCRAFTING: Enjoy a holiday card and papercrafting class from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 17, at the Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington.

Create three Christmas cards and a Happy Winter card, plus a bonus 2x2 paper Santa gift box using basic stamping, dry embossing, masking, die-cutting and sponging techniques. $20 adults, $10 ages 12 to 15 with accompanying adult, plus additional $15 supply fee per person. Preregister

by Dec. 12. 360-755-9649.

HOLIDAY CONCERT: Cantabile of Skagit Valley will perform at 6 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 18, at the Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon. Free. 360-336-6209 or mountvernonwa.gov/ library.

YOUTH THEATER: The Would Be Players will perform “Christmas Capers and Carols” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, and at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Whidbey Playhouse Star Studio, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $10, $5 ages 2 to 11. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT: From Darkness Into Light”: The Seattle Choral Company will perform at 8 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 13, and Friday, Dec. 19, at St. Mark’s Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E., Seattle. One hour before the concert there will be a lecture about the program,

two about cooperating with Admission/skate rental fee others. $18. 360-293-6829 or applies. 206-684-7200 acttheatre.com. or seattlecenter.com/ winterfest.

CHRISTMAS TREES: The Mount Vernon Lions HORSE-DRAWN TROLClub will offer Christmas LEY RIDES: Enjoy free trees in exchange for a horse-drawn trolley rides donation through Dec. 20, from noon to 4 p.m. Satat 2111 Riverside Drive. urdays, through Dec. 20, Donations will be accepted around downtown Anaat all hours. Proceeds will cortes, starting from particibe used to provide eye pating Commercial Avenue exams, eyeglasses and hear- locations. For information, ing aids for those in need. call the Anacortes Cham360-424-1888. ber of Commerce at 360293-7911.

CHRISTMAS TREE SALE: The Anacortes THE LIGHTS OF CHRISTKiwanis Sunrisers Club is MAS: More than a million selling fresh-cut Christmas Christmas lights will be distrees from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. played at the annual Lights daily at Sebo’s Hardware & of Christmas, from 5 to 10 Rental, 1102 Commercial p.m. Thursdays through Ave., Anacortes. Regular Sundays, Dec. 11-14, and deliveries of fresh-cut daily Dec. 18-23 and Dec. Washington trees include 26-30 at Warm Beach noble, Douglas, Nordman Camp, 20800 Marine Drive, and Fraser firs in a wide Stanwood. range of sizes and prices.

The largest holiday 360-588-8846. light display in the Northwest covers 15 acres and LIONS CHRISTMAS features family-oriented TREES: The Oak Harbor entertainment, live music, Lions Club is selling Christ- theater, crafts, food, pony mas trees from 10 a.m. to rides, a petting farm, Polar 7 p.m. daily, through Dec. Express Train rides and 23, in the park across from overnight getaway options.

Craig Parrish / Skagit Valley Herald the Chamber of Commerce, Meet Santa Claus or talk 32630 Highway 20, Oak with “Bruce the Spruce” Martin Iverson plays Gord Ford and Elizabeth Booth is Fiona Putzle in the Anacortes Community Theatre production of “Bob’s Your Elf.” Harbor. Four- to nine-feet Christmas tree. General noble, Douglas, grand and admission: $10-$15. PayNordman fir trees cut in what-you-can nights are Washington. Proceeds ben- offered Dec. 4, 11, 29 and a carol sing-along for the the reign of Queen Victoria S. Fourth St., La Conner.

30. Season passes are availaudience and preconcert (1837-1901), with a tree Museum hours are 11 a.m. efit Lions causes, such as health screenings, eye and able. Theater events are carols by the Resonance for each decade along with to 5 p.m. Tuesday through ear exams, hearing aids, extra. Call 800-228-6724 or Hand Bell Choir. $25, free quilts and textiles popular Sunday. $5, $4 seniors and eyeglasses and more. 360visit warmbeachlights.com. for children and students. at the time. $7 admission, ages 6 to 12, $10 families, 206-363-1100 or seattle $5 students and military free for members and ages 675-6796.

“IT’S A WONDERFUL choralcompany.org. with ID, free for members 5 and younger. 360-466WINTERFEST: Enjoy LIFE: A Live Radio Play”: and children ages 11 and 3365 or skagitcounty.net/ free and affordable activiEnjoy the Lights of ChristVICTORIAN CHRISTyounger. 360-466-4288 or museum. ties and entertainment mas Holiday Theatre at MAS: Check out the hislaconnerquilts.com. through Dec. 31 at Seattle Warm Beach Camp, 20800 toric 1891 Gaches Mansion “BOB’S YOUR ELF”: Marine Drive, Stanwood. decorated for the holidays “SKAGIT CHRISTMAS: The Anacortes Community Center, 305 Harrison St., Seattle. Visit Center House Dinner theatre: Dec. 11-13, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Over The River … to Theatre will present this 18-20, starting at $39 per Wednesday through SunGrandmother’s House!”: holiday comedy Thursdays for free performances of music and comedy, jazz and person. Sunday dessert day, through Dec. 28, at the Check out special exhibits through Sundays, through dance, cultural celebrations, matinee: Dec. 7, 14, 21, La Conner Quilt & Textile showing how early Skagito- Dec. 20, at 918 M Ave., ice sculpting, student show- starting at $24 per person.

Museum, 703 S. Second St., nians celebrated the YuleAnacortes. Banished from cases and more.

For reservations, call 800La Conner. The main rooms tide season through Dec. the North Pole, an elf The Winterfest Ice Rink 228-6724 or visit warm on the first floor highlight 31 at the Skagit County named Bob is ordered by will be open through Jan. 4. beachlights.com. different decades during Historical Museum, 501 Santa to learn a lesson or

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OUT & ABOUT ART

cortes. The exhibition features Bowman’s brilliantly “A FESTIVE COLLECcolored floral, landscape TION”: A collection of new and nautical paintings. Also paintings by Anne Martin showing: acrylics by Cynthia McCool, McCool Gallery Richardson, oils and pastels artists and guests will conby Amanda Houston, photo tinue through December at encaustics by Kathy Hast711 Commercial Ave., Ana- ings, and photography by cortes. Participating artists Lewis Jones, Dick Garvey include Peter Belknap and and Randy Dana. The galCathy Schoenberg, paintings; lery is open from 10:30 a.m.

Tracy Powell, sculptures; to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Stephen Roxborough and Saturday or by appointment.

Bryce Mann, photography; 360-293-6938 or scottmilo.

Patsy Chamberlain, Cathy com.

Schoenberg and Barbara Hathaway, ceramics; George LOCAL ARTS & CRAFTS: Way and Art Learmonth, Eleven local artists offer wood; Carole Cunningham a variety of works from and Debbie Aldrich, jewelry; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays Martha Tottenham, handthrough Sundays, through woven scarves; Jane Hyde, Dec. 21, at Ballenger Studio, baskets; Vicki Hampel, 15502 Highway 9, Mount gourd art; and other artists. Vernon. Russ Rehm will Gallery hours are 11 a.m. demonstrate leather toolto 5 p.m. Monday through ing as he designs belts and Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. bags from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday. 360-293-3577 or Saturday, Dec. 13. The show annemartinmccool.com. features original creations in wood, ceramics, acrylics, ART EXHIBITION: “Kinda jewelry, photography, fiber, Vital/Slightly Precise” conleather and glass. 360-422tinues through Dec. 28 at 7030.

Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

NEW PAINTINGS: More Working across processes, than 40 new works by local Jean Behnke brings together artist Sharon Eckhardt are materials and objects to on display through Decemform a work with methods ber at Rexville Grocery, of drawing, assemblage 19271 Best Road, Mount and installation. Also on Vernon. Included are display is a selection of new original Christmas-themed work by Russell Prather, paintings, landscapes and Margaret Davidson and still-lifes, as well as ChristSandra Westford, as well mas cards. 360-466-5522 or as Julia Oldham’s recent rexvillegrocery.com. video work “Star Noise” and two earlier works. Gallery UPSTAIRS ART: Check hours are noon to 5 p.m. out a selection of artwork Friday through Sunday or by from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekappointment. 360-755-3140 days, through Dec. 31, at or anchorartspace.org.

Upstairs Art Studios and Gallery, 1010 Fifth St., AnaAnchor Art Space will cortes. Participating artists host a closing party and opening reception from 2 to include Paula Anderson, Jo Anderson, Cathy Schoen5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13. berg, John DeLourme, Sylvia Griffen, Thaddeus Hink, JENNIFER BOWMAN: Elizabeth Ockwell and guest ACRYLICS: The show will artists Caroline Garland and continue through Jan. 27 Lance Ekhart. paulaanderat Scott Milo Gallery, 420 sonart@gmail.com.

Commercial Ave., Ana-

Tim Potter’s “Escher-esque” pen and ink creations, couture clothing by Teri Jo Summer, Rich Alexander’s handthrown pottery, and kiln formed glass bowls, platters and more by Dale Reiger. For information, including gallery hours and directions, call 360-222-0102 or visit ravenrocksgallery. com.

2015 SKAGIT EAGLE FESTIVAL

The 2015 Skagit Eagle Festival will take place every full weekend during January, in and around Concrete, Rockport and Marblemount. Enjoy indoor and outdoor activities including eagle watching, free tours, walks and educational programs, arts and crafts, wine tasting, river rafting, music, dance and more. Bring your camera and dress for unpredictable January weather. For the latest information, contact the Concrete Chamber of Commerce at 360-853-8784 or visit skagiteaglefestival.com.

INVITATIONAL ART SHOW: “Objectification: 7” will continue through Dec. 28 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. Featuring more than 20 local and regional artists, the annual show focuses on functional and three-dimensional artwork — ceramics, textiles, haberdashery, housewares and furniture, as well as art objects and sculptures. Purchased items can be taken home immediately.

Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. The gallery will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24, closed on Christmas and open from noon to 5 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 26. 360-766-6230 or smithandvallee.com.

BRIGHT SHINY OBJECTS: “The Treasures of Winter” continues through Dec. 31 at Raven Rocks Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Langley.

Meet the artists during a reception from 1 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 14. Check out a wide range of handmade creations including Bob Higbee’s hand-turned wooden vases, Roger White’s driftwood feathers, Lynne Adam’s kicky jewelry, Mary Jo’s treasure bowls and hand knit hats, Windwalker’s “Ravens in Love” prints and cards, stained glass mosaics

by Sandy and Carl Bryant,

based photographer with 50 years’ experience in freelance, fashion, street, news and police photography.

Free admission. 360-3363882 or ululate.org.

PAINTINGS & VESSELS: A show of paintings by Becky Fletcher and vessels

by Allen Moe continues through Dec. 14 at Gallery Cygnus, 109 Commercial Ave., La Conner. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m.

Friday through Sunday. 360708-4787 or gallerycygnus. com.

STANWOOD POTTERY SHOW: The 14th annual Mark Eikeland Pottery Show is open by appointment through December, across from 10024 270th St. NW, Stanwood. Choose from SMALL ARTWORKS: a wide range of functional The 24th annual “Honey, and decorative handcrafted I Shrunk The Art” small ceramics. 360-708-3209. works show continues through Jan. 18 at Matzke NEW PAINTINGS: A show Fine Art Gallery & Sculpof paintings by Bellingham ture Park, 2345 Blanche artist Kathryn Hackney will Way, Camano Island. The open with a reception from show features creations by 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. some 40 artists working in 13, at The Shop, 18623 Main glass, ceramics, sculptures St., Conway. Also on display and paintings. The gallery are a variety of works by is open from 11 a.m. to 5 other gallery artists. Gallery p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays by appointment.

Thursday through Saturday. 360-387-2759 or matzke 360-391-2691 or theshop fineart.com. conway.com.

ISLAND ART SHOW: CRAFT FAIR: Studio “Fine Art in the Season of Outback’s annual Craft Fair Light” continues through will take place from 9 a.m.

Jan. 1 at Rob Schouten to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, at 801 Central Ave., SedroGreenbank. Choose from a Woolley. The event will fea- wide range of artworks by ture a variety of handmade Whidbey Island and Northgifts including stained glass, west artists, including glass, quilted items, hand-carved jewelry, paintings, sculptures, wooden birds, cloth baskets, encaustics, ceramics, fiber handmade soap and more. arts, woodwork, handmade 360-854-7873. prints and books, cards and more. A holiday recepPHOTO EXHIBIT: “SKY,” tion, featuring music by featuring 18 color photoKeith Bowers and Kristi graphs by Aldo Panzieri, will O’Donnell, will take place open with a reception from from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, Dec. 14. and continue through April Gallery hours are 11 a.m.

25 at Ululate Gallery, 924 to 4 p.m. weekdays and 10 S. 11th St., Mount Vernon. a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends. 360Each image connects the sky 222-3070 or robschouten to earth objects and then gallery.com. connects the viewer to both.

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OUT & ABOUT AT MoNA: Two exhibits continue through Jan. 4 at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner.

“Accreted Terrane”: Featuring work by 42 artists with ties to the Northwest, the exhibit explores processes of accumulation and erosion, dispersal and gathering. The passage of time is marked in a variety of ways, from layer upon layer of paint, to the archaeological exposure of 20th century artifacts, to the capture of hot-sculpted glass in the moment, to the interplay of light and shadow unfolding in a video loop. Guest curator David Francis suggests that the cumulative effect “evokes a world from which human beings are notably absent or indirectly present, perhaps even estranged.”

“To Be Alone Together”: The exhibition pairs 11

Holiday Concert Skagit Symphony December 12

Heralding Christmas

Skagit Valley Chorale December 13 & 14

Winter Concert MVHS Choirs December 17

The Nutcracker

Northwest Ballet December 20 & 21

360.416.7727 mcintyrehall.org

contemporary Northwest artists with 11 works chosen from MoNA’s permanent collection on the basis of three ideas: light, solitude and community, which the curators find to be prevailing themes in the philosophy and process of Northwest artists. The contemporary artists were asked to respond to a piece in the collection and to create new work based on that response. The exhibition looks closely at the ways in which both the ephemeral and the tangible experiences of living in a particular place influence communities of artists. “To Be Alone Together” is co-curated by artist Emma Jane Levitt and curator Shelly Leavens, through the Dana and Toni Ann Rust Curatorial Fellowship at the Museum of Northwest Art. Free admission. 360-4664446 or monamuseum.org.

HAWAIIAN QUILTS, UNIQUE TEXTILE ART: Two special exhibits are on display at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner.

“Vox Stellarum”: Textile artist Elin Noble has transformed the third-floor galleries into an installation using itajime-dyed silk organza. Her black and white silk panels, featuring irregular horizontal and vertical geometrical shapes, are hung in sets, allowing a play of overlapping shapes and moiré patterns. Also on view are pod-like threedimensional poetic forms.

The exhibition continues through Dec. 28.

“Hawaiian Quilting: Traditions Continue”: Grace Hawley first took up Hawaiian quilting in 1985, while living in Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. Hawaiian quilts traditionally feature hand applique work with designs from nature, and the quilting lines often echo the applique design, both on

and outside of the applique work. The exhibition continues through Dec. 28.

Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. $7, $5 students and military with ID, free for members and ages 11 and younger. 360-4664288 or laconnerquilts.org.

OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBIT: The La Conner Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit is on display through March 1, 2015, at public locations around La Conner. The annual juried exhibition features work by some of the Northwest’s most accomplished artists. For information, including a map of the sculptures and works available for sale: 360-466-3125 or townoflaconner.org.

ANACORTES IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION: “All in the Same Boat: Anacortes in the Great Depression” is on display in the Anacortes Museum’s Carnegie Gallery, 1305 Eighth St., Anacortes. The year-long exhibit depicts life in Anacortes after the 1929 stock market crash and the ensuing Great Depression, which dragged on for 12 years. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Free admission. 360-2931915 or museum.cityof anacortes.org.

NORTHWEST ART: Three new exhibits will open Saturday, Jan. 10, and continue through March 11 at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner.

An opening reception will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday.

Free admission. 360-4664446 or monamuseum.org.

“Still Life from the Permanent Collection”: Exhibitions Director Lisa Young

examines interiors through the historically rich tradition of the still life. Recent acquisitions are featured, along with works by Mark Tobey, Walter Isaacs, Maxine Martell, Spencer Moseley and contemporary artists drawn from the museum’s permanent collection.

“A Tree is a Kind of Big Flower: Flora C. Mace and Joey Kirkpatrick”: Mace and Kirkpatrick present botanical sculptures and sensitive casein paintings that pay homage to their deep reverence for the outside world. By capturing the essence of a flower or a tree stump, the artists invite the viewer to witness the elegance of a tiger lily or the husky texture of mosscovered bark.

“Adrianne Smits: Immersion Redux: Buiten (Outside)”: Smits’ painting style invokes similarities to artists of the “Mystic painters” movement in the Northwest, such as Mark Tobey, Morris Graves and Guy Anderson.

Smits says, “In larger compositions I interpret and emphasize visual details from my encounters with nature in order to communicate the complexity of natural systems beyond their cursory picturesque value.”

urday, Jan. 10, Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner. Painter, biologist Adrianne Smits is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Washington. Smits states her painting came first and the science second.

Discover how Smits balances her studies in the field, and learn about her process for recapturing memory with neighbor and gallery representative Bryan Ohno of Bryan Ohno Gallery in Seattle. Free. 360-466-4446 or monamuseum.org.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 360-853-7626 or skagiteagle.org.

CHEESE, CIDER & MORE: Sample locally made cheese, cider and more during a Holiday Open House from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, in the Guest House at Samish Bay Cheese, 15115 Bow Hill Road, Bow. 360-766-6707 or samishbay.com.

MODEL RAILROAD OPEN HOUSE: The WhatcomSkagit Model Railroad Club ANACORTES HOUSE HIS- will host a Christmas season TORY: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. open house from 11 a.m.

13, Anacortes Museum, 1305 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, Eighth St., Anacortes. Learn at 1469 Silver Run Lane, about the Anacortes House Alger. Check out the club’s History and Plaque Prolarge, permanent HO- and gram and how to research N-scale indoor railroad laythe history of your home outs. Admission is by donain a presentation by the tion to maintain and expand Anacortes Historic Presthe layouts. whatcomskagit ervation Board. Find out if mrc.org. your home is eligible for the Anacortes Historic Register, GATHERING OF REMEMand how you might qualify BRANCE: Hawthorne for tax breaks for your Funeral Home and Memorenovation project. Free. rial Park will hold a Holiday 360-293-1915 or museum.

Gathering of Remembrance cityofanacortes.org. at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, in the reception room at 1825 E. College Way, Mount MUSIC Vernon. The gathering will WINTER WALTZ: The allow attendees to rememMount Vernon High School ber those they have lost in Orchestra’s second annual past years. Attendees are Winter Waltz will be held invited to bring a picture or LECTURES from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. memorial object of their lost 12, in the MVHS cafeteria, AND TALKS loved one. Light refresh314 N. Ninth St., Mount VerCELEBRATE LIGHT: ments will be served. For “PechaKucha Night,” 6 p.m. non. Admission: $5, includes information, contact David free waltz lessons. Desserts Saturday, Dec. 20, Museum Lukov at 360-424-1154. will be available for purof Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner. Region- chase. 360-428-6100.

STAR PARTY: Explore the al artists will speak about night sky and view distant their work and the light that MORE FUN galaxies, nebulas and planets guides them through the beginning at dark Friday, EAGLE WATCHING: The darkest days as we celebrate Skagit River Bald Eagle Dec. 19, at Fort Nugent the role of light in art and in Interpretive Center hosts Park, 2075 SW Fort Nugent our lives, exploring themes guided walks at 11 a.m. Sat- Road, Oak Harbor. Island of inspiration, creativity and urdays and Sundays at How- County Astronomical Society members will provide an insight. Free. 360-466-4446 ard Miller Steelhead Park, or monamuseum.org.

52809 Rockport Park Road, assortment of telescopes for viewing. All ages welcome.

Rockport. The center also Free. The event will be canARTIST TALK: A Conver- features speakers at 1 p.m. celed if cloudy. 360-679-7664 sation with Adrianne Smits Saturdays. During January, and Bryan Ohno: 1 p.m. Sat- the center will be open from or icas-wa.webs.com.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area December 11-18 Thursday.11 MUSIC

Sedro-Woolley High School string orchestra, full orchestra, symphonic band and wind ensemble: 6:30 p.m., S-WHS Auditorium, 1235 Third St., Sedro-Woolley. Free. 360-855-3510.

TUNING UP Playing at area venues December 11-18

Tate Cohan photo

JEFFREY COHAN

Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” (mystery): Mount Vernon High School Drama Club, 7 p.m., MVHS auditorium, 314 N. Ninth St., Mount Vernon. $7, $5 students. 360-428-6100.

Friday.12 MUSIC

Skagit Symphony: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20-$40. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

THEATER

Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” (musical): Theatre Arts Guild, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $10-$24. 360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” (mystery): Mount Vernon High School Drama Club, 7 p.m., MVHS auditorium, 314 N. Ninth St., Mount Vernon. $7, $5 students. 360-428-6100.

“Bob’s Your Elf” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

SATURDAY.13

Saturday.13

Sunday.14

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MUSIC

MUSIC

“Heralding Christmas”: Skagit Valley Chorale, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $16-$25.

360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“Dreamscapes for Guitar, Flute & Viola”: Michael Nicolella, Jeffrey Cohan and Roxanna Patterson, 7 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. $15-$25 suggested donation, free for ages 18 and younger. 360-424-1822 or candlelightseattle.org.

THEATER

Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” (musical): Theatre Arts Guild, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $10-$24. 360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” (mystery): Mount Vernon High School Drama Club, 2 and 7 p.m., MVHS auditorium, 314 N. Ninth St., Mount Vernon. $7, $5 students. 360-428-6100.

“Bob’s Your Elf” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

VARIETY

“A Broadway Cabaret”: 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. $15. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

“Heralding Christmas”: Skagit Valley Chorale, 2 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $16-$25.

360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“Ring The Bells of Christmas”: Nancy Kirkner, solo English handbells; Janet Anderson, piano; 3 p.m., United Methodist Church of Anacortes, 2201 H Ave. $20 general admission, $30 family with children. 360-293-4930 or anacortes artsfoundation.org.

THEATER

“Bob’s Your Elf” (comedy): 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

VARIETY

“Celtic Yuletide”: 3 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $15-$24. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre. org

“DREAMSCAPES FOR GUITAR, FLUTE & VIOLA” Michael Nicolella, Jeffrey Cohan and Roxanna Patterson, 7 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. $15-$25 suggested donation, free for ages 18 and younger. 360-424-1822 or candlelightseattle.org.

SATURDAY.13

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

360-422-6411.

Deanne Savage and Friends: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

THEATER

Whidbey Improv Team: 7 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse Star Studio, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $10. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

FRIDAY.12

THURSDAY.11

MICHAEL NICOLELLA

Fidalgo Youth Symphony: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $15 adults, $10 seniors, $1 students and children. 360-416-7727, ext.

2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“Bob’s Your Elf” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

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Deep Sea Diver, BellaMaine, Ben Von Wildenhaus: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10.

360-778-1067.

RAFAEL TRANQUILINO 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Andy “Badd Dogg” Koch (blues): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden.

No cover.

FRIDAY.12

Thursday.18 MUSIC

Cantabile of Skagit Valley: 6 p.m., Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon. Free. 360336-6209 or mountvernonwa.gov/library.

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

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

360-422-6411.

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

Ginger UPs: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

M-80s (’80s pop, new wave): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-2752448.

Author & Punisher: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360-7781067.

Music Box Duo: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Open to the public. 360-848-8882.

THEATER

“Bob’s Your Elf” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Christmas Capers and Carols”: The Would Be Players, 7 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse Star Studio, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $10, $5 ages 2 to 11. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

SATURDAY.13 Cheryl Hodge (blues): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-4453000.

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

360-422-6411.

Lucas Hicks: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Tom Mullin: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Rafael Tranquilino: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-7553956.

M-80s (’80s pop, new wave): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Tacos!, Bright Weapons, Seminars, Dryland: 9:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360778-1067.

Joyride: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6330.

VARIETY

Wednesday.17 MUSIC

Mount Vernon High School choirs: 4 and 7 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $3-$8.

360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“An Evening of Stories & Song”: 7 p.m., Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St., Concrete, featuring writers/readers Nicola Pearson Murray, Jason Miller, Robert Van Wagoner and Peter Keim, and original music by Andrea Weiser, Linda Jordan and Corina Sahlin. $5.

360-941-0403 or concrete-theatre.com.

SUNDAY.14 Brass Menagerie Quintet and Nick Moyer: 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-4453000.

MONDAY.15 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway.

360-445-4733.

Sunday Brunch Jazz, John Savage and Duane Melcher (’40s & ’50s American jazz): 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. 360-707-2683.

Desperate Measures (classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. No cover. 360-855-2263.

Orville Johnson: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover.

360-766-6266.

Victims of Kool: 8:30 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley.

360-855-2263.

WEDNESDAY.17 Victims of Kool: 8:30 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley.

360-855-2263.

THURSDAY.18 Singer, Songwriters Open Mic Night: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-3991805.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area December 11-18 Thursday.11 MUSIC

Sedro-Woolley High School string orchestra, full orchestra, symphonic band and wind ensemble: 6:30 p.m., S-WHS Auditorium, 1235 Third St., Sedro-Woolley. Free. 360-855-3510.

TUNING UP Playing at area venues December 11-18

Tate Cohan photo

JEFFREY COHAN

Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” (mystery): Mount Vernon High School Drama Club, 7 p.m., MVHS auditorium, 314 N. Ninth St., Mount Vernon. $7, $5 students. 360-428-6100.

Friday.12 MUSIC

Skagit Symphony: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $20-$40. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

THEATER

Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” (musical): Theatre Arts Guild, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $10-$24. 360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” (mystery): Mount Vernon High School Drama Club, 7 p.m., MVHS auditorium, 314 N. Ninth St., Mount Vernon. $7, $5 students. 360-428-6100.

“Bob’s Your Elf” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

SATURDAY.13

Saturday.13

Sunday.14

IMPROV

MUSIC

MUSIC

“Heralding Christmas”: Skagit Valley Chorale, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $16-$25.

360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“Dreamscapes for Guitar, Flute & Viola”: Michael Nicolella, Jeffrey Cohan and Roxanna Patterson, 7 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. $15-$25 suggested donation, free for ages 18 and younger. 360-424-1822 or candlelightseattle.org.

THEATER

Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” (musical): Theatre Arts Guild, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $10-$24. 360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” (mystery): Mount Vernon High School Drama Club, 2 and 7 p.m., MVHS auditorium, 314 N. Ninth St., Mount Vernon. $7, $5 students. 360-428-6100.

“Bob’s Your Elf” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

VARIETY

“A Broadway Cabaret”: 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. $15. 360-354-3600 or jansenartcenter.org.

“Heralding Christmas”: Skagit Valley Chorale, 2 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $16-$25.

360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“Ring The Bells of Christmas”: Nancy Kirkner, solo English handbells; Janet Anderson, piano; 3 p.m., United Methodist Church of Anacortes, 2201 H Ave. $20 general admission, $30 family with children. 360-293-4930 or anacortes artsfoundation.org.

THEATER

“Bob’s Your Elf” (comedy): 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

VARIETY

“Celtic Yuletide”: 3 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $15-$24. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre. org

“DREAMSCAPES FOR GUITAR, FLUTE & VIOLA” Michael Nicolella, Jeffrey Cohan and Roxanna Patterson, 7 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. $15-$25 suggested donation, free for ages 18 and younger. 360-424-1822 or candlelightseattle.org.

SATURDAY.13

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

360-422-6411.

Deanne Savage and Friends: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

THEATER

Whidbey Improv Team: 7 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse Star Studio, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $10. 360-6792237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

FRIDAY.12

THURSDAY.11

MICHAEL NICOLELLA

Fidalgo Youth Symphony: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $15 adults, $10 seniors, $1 students and children. 360-416-7727, ext.

2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“Bob’s Your Elf” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

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Deep Sea Diver, BellaMaine, Ben Von Wildenhaus: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10.

360-778-1067.

RAFAEL TRANQUILINO 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956.

Andy “Badd Dogg” Koch (blues): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden.

No cover.

FRIDAY.12

Thursday.18 MUSIC

Cantabile of Skagit Valley: 6 p.m., Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon. Free. 360336-6209 or mountvernonwa.gov/library.

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

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

360-422-6411.

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

Ginger UPs: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

M-80s (’80s pop, new wave): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-2752448.

Author & Punisher: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360-7781067.

Music Box Duo: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Open to the public. 360-848-8882.

THEATER

“Bob’s Your Elf” (comedy): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Christmas Capers and Carols”: The Would Be Players, 7 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse Star Studio, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $10, $5 ages 2 to 11. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

SATURDAY.13 Cheryl Hodge (blues): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-4453000.

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

360-422-6411.

Lucas Hicks: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Tom Mullin: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805.

Rafael Tranquilino: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-7553956.

M-80s (’80s pop, new wave): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Tacos!, Bright Weapons, Seminars, Dryland: 9:30 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360778-1067.

Joyride: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6330.

VARIETY

Wednesday.17 MUSIC

Mount Vernon High School choirs: 4 and 7 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $3-$8.

360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“An Evening of Stories & Song”: 7 p.m., Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St., Concrete, featuring writers/readers Nicola Pearson Murray, Jason Miller, Robert Van Wagoner and Peter Keim, and original music by Andrea Weiser, Linda Jordan and Corina Sahlin. $5.

360-941-0403 or concrete-theatre.com.

SUNDAY.14 Brass Menagerie Quintet and Nick Moyer: 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7. 360-4453000.

MONDAY.15 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway.

360-445-4733.

Sunday Brunch Jazz, John Savage and Duane Melcher (’40s & ’50s American jazz): 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., Burlington. 360-707-2683.

Desperate Measures (classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley. No cover. 360-855-2263.

Orville Johnson: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. No cover.

360-766-6266.

Victims of Kool: 8:30 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley.

360-855-2263.

WEDNESDAY.17 Victims of Kool: 8:30 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley.

360-855-2263.

THURSDAY.18 Singer, Songwriters Open Mic Night: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner. 360-3991805.

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Web buzz Name: 12HRS Available: 12hrs.net What it does: Provides 12-hour itineraries for travelers who are fond of great discoveries and love design, music and fashion. Available for 13 destinations in Europe and North America, including Berlin; Copenhagen; Paris; Vancouver, British Columbia; San Francisco; Portland, Oregon, and more.

What’s hot: The giant magazine-quality photos are beguiling, but make sure you read the text. If you delve deeper, you’ll find experience-driven travel tips

Local travel

that hit the mark for romantic hipsters as well as practical travelers. Unlike most time-based travel itineraries, these are paced correctly. You might be tired at the end of the day, but you’ll have visited heaps of brag-worthy hot spots that may or may not be in the guidebooks.

What’s not: Sometimes 12 hours are not enough. Additional content on a city, for example, might have its own page.

Make sure you scroll all the way past the map to the bottom of the guide to link to additional content, if available, in the “Still Curious?” section. n Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times

Woods share details and photos from their travels across the Emerald Isle on AT ANACORTES LIBRARY: Anacortes a Rick Steves tour.

Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes, Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library. will offer the following travel talks: cityofanacortes.org: Favorite Northwest Cruising Destinations: 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13. Deane PASSPORT APPLICATIONS: Anacortes Hislop shares some favorite seaside Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anavillages, marinas and anchorages cortes, accepts passport applications between Olympia and the Broughton from noon to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Islands, British Columbia, and explains Wednesdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays. why they are favorites for Northwest Passport forms and information on fees boaters. and how to apply are available at travel.

Discovering Ireland in 14 Days: 7 p.m. state.gov, or pick up an application and Wednesday, Dec. 17. Doug and Gay passport guide at the library.

HOT TICKETS THE TEA PARTY: Dec. 12, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

SAY ANYTHING, SAVES THE DAY: Dec. 15, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SKINNY PUPPY: Dec. 15, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

THE GROUCH & ELIGH: Dec. 16, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

IN THIS MOMENT: Dec. 30, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

REIGNWOLF: Dec. 31, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

COMMON KINGS: Dec. 31, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

BUILT TO SPILL: Jan. 2-3, 2015, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS: Jan. 15, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

CHRIS HARDWICK: Jan. 16, The Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or LiveNation.com.

STEEL PANTHER: Jan. 17, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

E-40: Jan. 18, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles: Jan. 20, Mt. Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-7346080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

TRIBAL SEEDS: Jan. 22, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

WALE: Jan. 23, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

PIERCE THE VEIL, SLEEPING WITH SIRENS: Jan. 28, Showbox SoDo, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE: with Matt Costa: Jan. 30, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

“ROMEO & JULIET, THE MUSICAL”: Jan. 30-Feb. 15, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre. org.

BILL FRISELL: Jan. 31, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

LOGIC: Feb. 5, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

“RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CAROUSEL”: Feb. 5-March 1, 2015, The 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle.

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DR. DOG: Feb. 10, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

RU PAUL’S DRAG RACE: Feb. 11, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BILLY IDOL: Feb. 13, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or live nation.com.

MIRANDA LAMBERT: Feb. 13, Tacoma

THE ROOTS Dec. 29, The Showbox, Seattle.

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Dome. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

AUGUST BURNS RED: Feb. 16, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK: Feb. 17, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

COLD WAR KIDS: Feb. 20, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

IRATION: Feb. 20, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BORGORE: Feb. 21, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

3 REDNECK TENORS: “From Rags to Rednecks”: Feb. 21, Mt. Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mount bakertheatre.com.

LOTUS: Feb. 22, The Showbox, Seattle.

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GALACTIC: Feb. 27, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT: Feb. 28, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

JOSHUA RADIN: March 1, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

CARIBOU: March 4, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO: March 5, 2015, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbaker theatre.com.

KELLER WILLIAMS, THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS: March 6, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

“JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL & LIVING IN PARIS”: March 7-May 17, 2015, The 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle. 888-584-4849 or 5thavenue.org.

ECHOSMITH: March 21, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

SHPONGLE: March 22, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

DATSIK: March 27, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

BURTON CUMMINGS BAND: March 27-28, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

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

‘White Christmas’

national cast. $23 adults, $19 seniors, $16 students; $2 off for Lincoln members.

Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil’s former army commander. $24 first tier, $20 second tier, $10 third tier.

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James Levine returns to one of his signature Wagner works conducting this epic comedy — back at the Met for the first time in eight years — about a group of Renaissance “master singers” whose song contest unites a city. Johan Reuter, Johan Botha, and Annette Dasch lead the inter-

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Philip and Pam Boulding founded Magical Strings in 1978, the same year they began the Celtic Yuletide Concerts with their family.

They have performed throughout the U.S., Canada, Ireland and Japan, toured and recorded with Dan Fogelberg, appeared on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion,” and recorded 20 albums on four labels. $24 first section, $21 second section, $18 third section, $15 fourth section; $2 off for Lincoln members.

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CALL TO COLLECTORS: Anacortes Museum, 1305 Eighth St., Anacortes, invites local collectors to participate in its “Anacortes Presents” program by putting their treasures on display. Exhibits usually run about three months.

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1717 S. 13th St., Mount VerBRASS CHOIR: The Basically Brass Choir seeks non. For information, conCALL FOR ANACORTES tact Gisela at 360-424-5696. trombone, French horn and ARTISTS: The Anacortes tuba players to join a group Arts Commission seeks of about 12 musicians, BEGINNER SQUARE submissions from Anaplaying a variety of styles.

DANCE LESSONS: 7 p.m. cortes artists for a new Rehearsals are the first Tuesdays, beginning Jan. ongoing art exhibition at and third Mondays in Bur6, Mount Vernon Senior Anacortes City Hall. Twolington, with regular perCenter, 1401 Cleveland dimensional work will be formances. Contact David St. Couples and singles displayed in the main hallSoiseth at 360-757-0351 or welcome. First two weeks way and the council chamGENERAL AUDITIONS: are free, then $4 per lesson. dsois@comcast.net. bers, rotating twice a year. OutCast Productions will Sponsored by Mt. Baker The first themed exhibit, CALL FOR YOUNG MUSIhold a general audition for Singles and Skagit Squares.

“Anacortes Inside Out,” its 2015 season from 5:30 360-424-4608, 360-424-9675 CIANS: The Mount Verwill be installed in January to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. non-based Fidalgo Youth or rosie@valleyint.com. and hang for approximate- 15, at Black Box Theater at Symphony offers opportuly six months. Artists resid- the Whidbey Island Fairnities for musicians ages 5 CLOG DANCING FOR ing in the 98221 ZIP code to 21 to study and perform grounds, 819 Camano Ave., BEGINNERS: Free lesmay submit up to three orchestral music. For inforLangley. Roles are availson from 10 to 11 a.m., images for consideration by able for several women mation, including tuition followed by regular clog Dec. 31. costs and rehearsal schedages mid-20s to 60s and dancing from 11 a.m. to For information, includ- men ages mid-20s through ules, contact Sara Fisher at noon Thursdays, Mount ing complete submission 360-682-6949, Anita Tatum 50s. Auditions will be by Vernon Senior Center, guidelines, contact Mary cold readings from the 1401 Cleveland St., Mount at 360-969-1681, or visit Snyder at Anacortes Parks scripts. No appointment Vernon. No fee, no partner fysmusic.org. and Recreation, 360needed. ocp@whidbey.com. needed. First three lessons 293-1918; or Rita James, ANACORTES OPEN MIC: are free. Wear comfortable james123@wavecable.com.

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For information, call DANCE Lantern Ale House, 412 Rosie at 360-424-4608.

FOLK DANCING: SkagitPHOTOGRAPHY SCHOLCommercial Ave., AnaARSHIP: The Professional Anacortes Folkdancers cortes. 360-293-2544.

MUSIC meet at 7 p.m. most TuesPhotographers of Washdays at Bayview Civic Hall, ington is accepting appliTIME FOR FIDDLERS: OPEN MIC: Jam night, 12615 C St., Bay View. cations through Feb. 14, The Washington Old Time 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. ThursLearn to folkdance to a 2015, for its 2015 Student Fiddlers play acoustic old days, Conway Pub & Eatvariety of international Photographer of the Year time music at 6:30 p.m. ery, 18611 Main St., Conmusic. Instruction begins at the second and fourth Award, which is open to way. 360-445-4733.

7 p.m. followed by review Washington high school Fridays of each month at seniors graduating in 2015. and request dances until the Mount Vernon Senior SECOND FRIDAY DRUM 9:30. The first session is One student will receive Center, 1401 Cleveland. St. CIRCLE: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, free, $3 thereafter. No part- Free; donations accepted. the $2,000 scholarship Dec. 12, at Unity Church, ners needed. For informagrant, which will be used 360-630-9494.

704 W. Division St., Mount tion, contact Gary or Ginny to further the applicant’s Vernon. Shake off the at 360-766-6866. study in the photographic SHELTER BAY CHORUS: energy of the week through arts. For information or an Practices are held from drumming, songs, chants.

SCOTTISH DANCING: application, contact Anita 2:45 to 4:45 p.m. every Freewill donation. For Weston at 425-776-4426 or Bellingham Scottish Coun- Thursday at the Shelter information, email heat try Dancers meet from 7 to Bay Clubhouse in La visit ppw.org. miser@inbox.com.

9:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Conner. New members Fairhaven Library auditori- welcome. No need to be a CALL FOR INSTRUCRECREATION um (upstairs), 1117 12th St., Shelter Bay resident. 360TORS: Burlington Parks GUIDED INTERPRETIVE Bellingham. Wear comfort- 466-3805. and Recreation is looking WALKS: able clothes and soft-soled for qualified instructors n Skagit River Bald shoes without heels. $8 per to expand its enrichment LOVE TO SING? Join the class. Information: Mary classes for youth and women of Harmony North- Eagle Interpretive Center, Anderson at 360-933-1779 adults. To download an west Chorus from 6:30 to 9 Howard Miller Steelhead Park, 52809 Rockport Park or visit bellinghamscd.org. p.m. every Monday at the instructor’s packet, visit burlingtonwa.gov and click Mount Vernon Senior Cen- Road, Rockport. Join the Forest Service and trained THURSDAY DANCE: on the “Instructors Needter, 1401 Cleveland Ave. naturalists for a guided Dance to The Skippers ed” tab. Information: 360Seeking women who like eagle ecology walk near from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thurs755-9649 or recreation@ to sing a cappella music. burlingtonwa.gov. days at Hillcrest Lodge, All skill levels welcome. the Skagit River at 11 a.m.

Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 20-Jan. 31. The center also offers guest speakers each weekend, a warm fire, refreshments and a gift shop. Free. n Rockport State Park, 51095 Highway 20, Rockport. Join trained naturalists for a guided hike to learn about old-growth forests, eagle habitat and more from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays through Sundays, through Feb. 15. Visit the Discovery Center for crafts activities.

Refreshments provided.

Discover Pass required. n Marblemount Fish Hatchery, 8319 Fish Hatchery Road, Marblemount.

Tour the fish hatchery with Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through Feb. 1.

Learn about the salmon life cycle, hatchery operations, habitat needs of salmon and other local wildlife, including bald eagles. Free.

Sedro-Woolley Senior Center, 715 Pacific St., SedroWoolley. All ages and all levels of ability welcome.

Free. 360-855-1531.

SEEKING MODEL TRAIN ENTHUSIASTS: The Whatcom Skagit Model Railroad Club is seeking 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.

THEATER

FREE ADULT ACTING CLASSES: Anacortes Community Theatre offers free VOLLEYBALL CAMP: acting classes for adults The Skagit Spikers Winter from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the Volleyball Camp will take third Saturday each month place Saturday, Dec. 20, in at 918 M Ave., Anacortes.

Mount Vernon. First-time Hosted by Nello Bottari, players in grades 3-6 will classes include theme be introduced to volleyball monologues, scripted fundamentals and learn the scenes, improv games and right way to pass, set, hit, more, with a different topic block, serve and dig, with each month. Each class is an emphasis on teamwork. independent, so you don’t Third- and fourth-graders have to commit to every will meet from 10 a.m. to session. 360-840-0089 or noon, and fifth- and sixthacttheatre.com. graders will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. $28-$30. 360-3366215.

HORSESHOE PRACTICE: The Skagit Valley Horseshoe Club meets for practice at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at Skagit River Park, 1796 Whitmarsh Road, Burlington. Everyone welcome.

360-826-5520 or svhorse shoeclub.yolasite.com.

FLYSWATTER VOLLEYBALL: 9 a.m. Thursdays,

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MUSIC REVIEWS Well, a three-wheeled car is still a car, and Take That is like a luxury automobile “III” — a Jaguar, perhaps — humming along with neither surprises nor disappointments.

What to make of Take Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard That? The 1990s boy Donald still sound vocally at ease in each band was adored by a other’s company. The album’s opener and generation in its native lead single, “These Days,” is a well-tooled Britain. When Take That returned in 2005 as construction of tight vocal harmonies and a grown-up “man band,” fans embraced the up-tempo electro-beats. It’s easy to imagine group as if it had never been away. it filling dance floors, while “Get Ready” is “III” is the band’s sixth No. 1 studio an equally effective pop anthem. album in the U.K., its title a reference to The rest of the album, created with proTake That’s new status as a trio, with the ducers including Gary Kurstin and Stuart departure earlier this year of Jason Orange.

Price, is similarly polished, though musically The group earlier survived the loss of unadventurous and lyrically bland. original member Robbie Williams, but how n Jill Lawless, Associated Press much attrition can its chemistry bear?

Charli XCX

new “it” artist.

First single “Boom Clap” — also on the “Sucker” soundtrack of the film “The Fault in Our Stars” — is an electrifying synth with a Charli XCX, the punchy hook. The dark sound of “Break the British artist with a penRules” gives her an edge mitigated by the chant for teenage churlsomewhat childish chant, “I don’t wanna go ishness, knows a thing or to school/ I just wanna break the rules.” The two about warfare. With her second major song, however, works as a potent instigator label album, “Sucker,” she throws a smoke to party. grenade of rock-pop digestibles and runs The title track is another cheeky rock for cover while the listeners stumble around invective thrown at all those boring adults intoxicated and confused. who don’t know how to have fun.

Having made a name for herself in the This is petulant rock at its best and teenlast 18 months on collaborations such as age angst at its worst, with a good measure Icona Pop’s “I Love It” and Iggy Azalea’s of talent.

“Fancy,” the 22-year-old is one more weird n Cristina Jaleru, Associated Press and wonderful song short of becoming the

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MOVIES MINI-REVIEWS Compiled from news services.

Ratings are one to four stars.

Reese Witherspoon stars in “Wild.”

Fox Searchlight Pictures via AP

A riveting Witherspoon carries ‘Wild’ “Dallas Buyers Club” a year ago.

HHH1⁄2 And while McCo Cast: Reese WithIn the opening moments naughey’s portrayal of Ron erspoon, Laura Dern, of “Wild,” Cheryl Strayed Woodroof had a more panThomas Sadoski, Mich(played with slow-burning icky undertone than Withiel Huisman despair by Reese Withererspoon’s take on Strayed, Length: 115 minutes spoon) is forced to remove a there are similarities in tone Rating: R for sexual content, nudity, drug tattered and bloody toenail, and texture. use and language a direct result of hiking hunStrayed and her brother dreds of miles in shoes that Leif (Keene McRae) were are too small. raised by Bobbi (Laura She’s sitting on the crest lost soul, nearly broken, Dern), a single mother of a mountain, but she can- bleeding, hungry and admit- whose perpetually sunny not enjoy the view and the tedly pungent smelling — is outlook was defiantly breathtaking beauty. She about as far removed from positive. But the loss of her loses her shoes, shrieks an “Legally Blonde” as one can beloved mother pushes epithet that echoes across get.

Strayed over the edge, into the hills, and gamely moves A few shrill moments a blurred, aimless existence on. notwithstanding, Witherof heroin use and one-night It’s an obvious challenge spoon’s performance is not stands with strangers she to make Witherspoon look showy; it’s largely quiet and meets in bars. anything but adorable and reserved, and it effectively She tries counseling, one step removed from displays how Strayed came but quickly dismisses that glamorous. Her role — and to think a 1,100-mile hike approach. She notices a appearance — in “Wild” would be the next chapter in pamphlet in an office that has fueled the conversation her life. shows the idyllic Pacific about her stretching as an Jean-Marc Vellee, showCrest Trail, and an idea is actress. ing a restrained hand, direct- hatched: What better way It’s all undeniably true. ed Matthew McConaughey to recharge than digging Playing Cheryl Strayed — a to a an Academy Award for into the hills of the Mojave

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‘WILD’

Desert, with Oregon as the eventual goal?

She barely makes it through the first few days, as fatigue, hunger and soreness move her to wonder why she won’t quit. Her pack is far too large and heavy, she has the wrong fuel for her portable stove, and the people she meets on the way do not all have honorable intentions.

But she presses on, and the journey becomes an odyssey. As the miles and days pass, Strayed finds strength in the small victories (new footwear, helpful colleagues, a fox who gazes at her across a snowy path).

Witherspoon — also on board as a producer — does strong work, and she gets the most out of low-key expressions and actions: a raised eyebrow, a tired smile through the unrelenting fatigue.

The actress carries “Wild” on her back, with a resolve that few others could muster.

“Big Hero 6” — Disney’s animated story about a teenager befriending a health-care robot is a big, gorgeous adventure with wonderful voice performances, some dark undertones that give the story more depth, an uplifting message and more than a few laughout-loud moments. Animation action comedy, PG, 108 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Dumb and Dumber To” — Maybe it’s the “Jackass” world we live in, or maybe it’s the aging of stars Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, but the slapstick seems more forced and sadder in this sequel. I cracked up a good half-dozen times, but there were long stretches when the movie was just spinning its wheels. Comedy, PG-13, 110 minutes. HH “Foxcatcher” — Disturbing and memorable, “Foxcatcher” is based on a bizarre true story, and even if you know exactly what happens, when it does happen, it’s shocking. Steve Carell nails the role of a rich eccentric, with Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo revelatory as the wrestlers he mentors. Sports drama, R, 134 minutes.

HHH1⁄2 “Fury” — In his attempt to portray the horrors of war — even a war in its final days — writer/director David Ayer has squandered a great opportunity with “Fury.”

There is much to potentially like about the film, in particular the actors. But it draws far too heavily from the war-movie-cliché list: the grizzled, no-nonsense veteran; the dim Southern bully; the meek newcomer who gets a quick and brutal indoctrination. Stars Brad Pitt, Shia LeBeouf, Logan Lerman and Michael Pena.

War drama, R, 2:13, HH “Horrible Bosses 2” — The sequel to the mediocre, uneven “Horrible Bosses” is so lazy it’s not even about horrible bosses.

It’s a slapstick kidnapping yarn as the three dimwits (Jason Bateman, Charlie

Day, Jason Sudeikis) plot revenge against a thieving business kingpin. Also back is Jennifer Aniston as the sex-addicted dentist, one of the most poorly drawn, pathetic characters of the year. Comedy, R, 108 minutes. H1⁄2 “Interstellar” — What a beautiful and epic film is “Interstellar,” filled with great performances, tingling our senses with masterful special effects, daring to be openly sentimental, asking gigantic questions about the meaning of life and leaving us drained and grateful for the experience. Adventure/mystery/ sci-fi, PG-13, 169 minutes.

HHHH “Kill the Messenger” — Jeremy Renner’s performance as 1990s investigative journalist Gary Webb is one of the more authentic portrayals of an old-fashioned, telephone-working reporter in recent memory.

This movie, a solid tribute to his work, is as much about what happens to Webb after the story breaks as it is about his investigative heroics. Biographic drama, R, 112 minutes.

HHH “Men, Women & Children” — We can reach others constantly, but we still struggle to truly communicate with one another.

This is the abiding theme of Jason Reitman’s perceptive, moving slice of modern life -- a time capsule of a film that understands how much technology dominates the lives of teenagers, as well as the parents trying their best to keep up with the times. Comedy drama, R, 116 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Nightcrawler” — As a freelance vulture who records video of crime and crash scenes for TV news, Jake Gyllenhaal plays one of the most disturbing movie characters of the year. But the film veers from dark satire to tense crime thriller before the tires come off near the end, leaving the entire vehicle just short of worth recommending. Crime thriller, R, 117 minutes. HH1⁄2 “St. Vincent” — This story of a chain-smoking gambler baby sitting the neighbor kid is a prime

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MOVIES showcase for Bill Murray and his skill set. Nearly every scene is contrived, but writer-director Ted Melfi has a nice way with dialogue, and the cast -- including Melissa McCarthy and young Jaeden Lieberher -- is uniformly outstanding. Comedy, PG-13, 102 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “The Fault in Our Stars” — With lesser source material, an average director and an OK cast, the adaptation of John Green’s novel about the glory and unfairness of life could have lost me. But everyone involved, from director Josh Boone to transcendent star Shailene Woodley and beyond, has talents way beyond the average. Drama, PG-13, 125 minutes. HHHH “The Homesman” — Tommy Lee Jones directs and stars in “The Homesman,” a stark, beautiful, bleak portrait of a hardworking farmer (Hilary Swank) in the Midwest in the 1850s. With the help of a drifter (Jones), she escorts three women driven mad in the Nebraska territory on a journey across the plains and back to Iowa. It’s not an easy, comfortable viewing experi-

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360-941-0403 OAK HARBOR CINEMAS Dec. 12-18 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (PG-13): Tuesday: 7:00 White Christmas 60th Anniversary (NR): Sunday: 2:00; Monday: 7:00 Exodus: Gods and Kings (PG-13):

es a lot more on tragedies and setbacks than applausegenerating heroics. Ultimately it serves as a solid if unspectacular first lap around the track of a two-lap race. Fantasy adventure, PG-13, 123 minutes. HHH

You are invited to the Sedro-Woolley Museum’s

Annual Holiday Home Tour Come stroll the streets, visit historical homes, ride in a Victorian carriage, listen to carols by the Blankenship Family, see Santa at the Museum and get into the Holiday Spirit!

Tickets $5

All proceeds benefit the Sedro-Woolley Museum

Tickets can be purchased in advance at the SW Museum or at Oliver Hammer Clothing Store.

Tickets also available at the door.

Flashlights suggested, as this is a nonguided walking tour.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL

360-855-0203

725 Murdock St., Sedro-Woolley • 360.855.2390 • SedroWoolleyMuseum.org

STANWOOD CINEMAS Dec. 12-18 White Christmas 60th Anniversary (NR): Sunday: 2:00; Monday: 7:00

“The Theory of Everything” — Playing the young Stephen Hawking from reckless Cambridge student to brilliant physicist, Eddie Redmayne undergoes a remarkable transformation. But it’s a memorable performance in

The Metropolitan Opera: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (NR): Saturday: 9 a.m.

Exodus: Gods and Kings (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 12:30, 2:00, 3:30, 5:00, 6:30, 8:00, 9:30; Sunday: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 8:00, 9:30; Monday: 12:30, 2:00, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30; Tuesday-Wednesday: 12:30, 2:00, 3:30, 5:00, 6:30, 8:00, 9:30; Wednesday-Thursday: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Horrible Bosses 2 (R): Friday: 1:10, 9:00; Saturday: 9:00 p.m.; Sunday-Tuesday: 1:10, 9:00 Penguins of Madagascar (PG): 4:00, 6:40 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (PG-13): Friday-Monday: 12:40, 3:40, 6:50, 9:25; Tuesday: 12:40, 3:40, 9:25 Big Hero 6 (PG): 3:50, 6:45 Birdman (R): 12:50, 9:10 360-629-0514

a rather ordinary love story about his romance with future wife, Jane (Felicity Jones).

Biography,1 PG-13, 123 minutes. HH ⁄2 “You're Not You” — Hilary Swank plays a pianist who develops ALS and comes to

depend on her hot mess of a caregiver (Emmy Rossum).

Both performances are brilliant, and in its own unique way, "You're Not You" is one of the best buddy movies of the year. Drama, R, 104 minutes.

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