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“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” a beautiful, epic, reverent tribute

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This sequel cares less about the spy ”George Gently: The Complete story and more about mixing as many Collection”: BBC detective drama unrelated elements as possible. There based on the novels of Alan Hunter are still some fun moments but this features Martin Shaw as Inspector follow-up effort no longer has the license to be killer entertaining. Direc- George Gently, North of England’s most upstanding detective. tor Matthew Vaughn, who was also a ”Game of Thrones: The Comco-writer of the script, just doesn’t put in the same balance of fun and guns as plete Seventh Season”: The latest season of the massive hit for HBO he did the first time. includes the most-watched season The movie about a secret spy ring, opener and finale in the premium hidden away behind a London tailor, cable channel’s history. stumbles as it reaches across the pond ”The Strain: Season 4”: Includes to the American version of the agency. the final 10 episodes of the cable series The addition of the Americans — from Guillermo del Toro. especially an annoying cowboy spy ”Home Again”: Reese Witherplayed by Channing Tatum — is not spoon stars in a modern romantic only stupidly offensive but so bland it comedy about love, family, and new taints the rest of the film. beginnings. ”Luke Cage: The Complete First — Rick Bentley, Tribune News Service Season”: Netflix has launched several

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THIS WEEKENDin the area SKAGIT VALLEY CHORALE AT MCINTYRE HALL

CRAIG ROMANO TRAIL TOUR Award-winning guidebook author Craig Romano will present a slideshow trail tour featuring Bellingham, western Whatcom County, Mount Vernon and trails throughout the Chuckanut Mountains recreation area, at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center, 52809 Rockport Park Road, Rockport. Romano will lead a guided hike at 1 p.m.

SALMON AND TROUT OF THE SKAGIT RIVER Richard Brocksmith, executive director of Skagit Watershed Council, will speak on “Salmon and Trout of the Skagit River” at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center, 52809 Rockport Park Road, Rockport. He will lead a guided hike at 11 a.m.

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Directed by Dr. Adam Burdick, the Skagit Valley Chorale will perform “The Misa Criolla” by Ariel Ramirez at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Patrick Roulet is the special guest percussionist. $16-$25. 360-416-7727 or mcintyrehall.org.

The AAUW-Anacortes 5K or 10K Run/Walk and Kids Dash to Santa will take place on Saturday, Dec. 16, at Seafarer’s Memorial Park, 601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. followed by the Kids’ Dash at 9:45 a.m. and the 5K and 10K run or walk at 10 a.m. Registration for the 5K/10K: $25/$28 ages 18 and older, $20/$23 ages 7 to 17; Kids Dash to Santa for ages 6 and younger, free with a nonperishable food item for the Salvation Army Food Bank. jinglebelldashanacortes.net.

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ART

THREE ARTISTS: Julie Paschkis (paintings, illustrations), Warren Dykeman (pencil, acrylic, digital printing, computer projections) and Joe Max Emminger (clay sculptures) are the featured artists in December at i.e., 5800 Cains Court, Edison.

The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday to Sunday.

LUMINOUS POP-UP SHOW: ACME Creative Gallery is hosting the Luminous Holiday Pop-Up Shop through January at the gallery, 705 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The show features artisans and artists Nikki McClure, M. Bueno Pottery, Isadoro, Barnacle Bags, Phil Elverum, Afterword, 112 James Street, Satterwhite Quilts, Things People Said, Slow Loris and more.

THE GOOD STUFF: The Good Stuff Arts Gallery, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, is featuring watercolorist Peggy Woods in December, as well as 26 regional arts in the show “NW Moody Expressions.” The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday to Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday.

JENNIFER BOWMAN: Paintings by Anacortes artist Jennifer Bowman are on display at a show at Scott Milo Gallery in Anacortes through January. Also showing: still-life photos

by Randy Dana, photos on canvas by Lewis Jones, pastel landscapes

by Christine Troyer, encaustic paintings by Marilee Holm and photo encaustic panels by Kathy Hastings. The gallery, located at 420 Com-

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Campbell Road, a Celtic band based in the Skagit Valley, will perform at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon.

mercial Ave., is open 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday through Saturday or by appointment. scottmilo.com.

OBJECTIFICATION 10: Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison, is hosting its annual Invitational Arts Installation: Objectification 10 during December, focusing on functional and 3-dimensional artwork.

The exhibit is curated as a revolving show, designed for holiday gift-giving that supports the arts, showcasing more 50 Pacific Northwest artists. The gallery is open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

SMALL WORKS: The Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island, is hosting “Honey, I Shrunk the Art,” its 27th annual small works show, until Jan. 14. The gallery is open 11 to 5 p.m.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday and weekdays by appointment (360387-2759). matzkefineart.com.

LECTURES AND TALKS

POETRY READING: The Robert Sund Poets

will host an evening of poetry and music featuring Georgia Johnson, John Brooks, Jeff Langlow, Brad Killion and Jeff Winston, at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at Pelican Bay Books & Coffeehouse, 520 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

CRAIG ROMANO: Award-winning guidebook author Craig Romano will present a slideshow trail tour around Bellingham, western Whatcom County, Mount Vernon and trails throughout the Chuckanut Mountains recreation area, at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center, 52809 Rockport Park Road, Rockport.

Romano will lead a guided hike at 1 p.m.

“SALMON AND TROUT OF THE SKAGIT RIVER”: Richard Brocksmith, executive director of the Skagit Watershed Council, will speak at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center, 52809 Rockport Park Road, Rockport. He will lead a guided hike at 11 a.m.

MUSIC

WINTER CONCERT:

A winter dinner concert featuring Pearl Django and Gail Pettis will be held from 5:30 to 9:15 p.m. today, Dec. 14, at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $35 adults, $15 students.

CELTIC TUNES: Campbell Road, a Celtic band based in the Skagit Valley, will perform at 6:30 p.m. today, Dec. 14, at the Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon.

SKAGIT VALLEY CHORALE: The Skagit Valley Chorale will perform “The Misa Criolla” by Ariel Ramirez at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 15, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Patrick Roulet is the special guest percussionist. $16-$25.

360-416-7727 or mcintyrehall.org.

“WINTER’S RETURN”: The musical event will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at Skagit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 500 W. Section St., Mount Vernon. The concert will feature Bryan Bowers on autoharp and performances by Felicia Dale, William Pint, Tania Opland and Mike Freeman. Suggested donation: $20. Advance tickets: wintersreturn. com.

PLAYS

MUSICAL: The holiday musical “Amahl and the Night Visitors” will be featured at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at Bellingham Covenant Church, 1530 E. Bakerview Road, Bellingham; and at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First

St., Mount Vernon.

Starry Night Chamber Orchestra will perform the instrumentation.

MORE FUN

TOUR OF LIGHTS: The seventh annual Holiday Tour of Lights in Marysville will be held at Cedarcrest Golf Course, 6810 84th St. NE, Marysville, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Dec. 13-16 and 20-23. Firstcome, first-served.

Board the Marysville Rotary Train for a 20-minute ride through rolling hills passing through polar bear forest, minion village and other holiday displays.

New displays include an animated nature scene, an animated march of the penguins and an enhanced lighting display.

The event will also feature a new family photo backdrop (families should bring a camera).

Suggested donation: $5 adults, $3 youths, $20 family. marysvillewa. gov or 360-363-8400.

JINGLE BELL DASH: The AAUW-Anacortes 5K or 10K Run/ Walk and Kids Dash to Santa will take place on Saturday, Dec. 16, at Seafarer’s Memorial Park, 601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. followed by the Kids’ Dash at 9:45 a.m. and the 5K and 10K run or walk at 10 a.m. Registration for the 5K/10K: $25/$28 ages 18 and older, $20/$23 ages 7 to 17; Kids Dash to Santa for ages 6 and younger, free with a nonperishable food item for the Salvation Army Food Bank. jinglebelldashanacortes. net.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA: Enjoy a pancake breakfast and have

your photo taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 16, at Eaglemont Golf Course, 4800 Eaglemont Drive, Mount Vernon. Additional activities include cookie decorating, letters to Santa and ornament making.

BOWMAN BAY HOLIDAY: The third annual holiday fundraiser at Deception Pass State Park will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at Bowman Bay. $5 admission per car. Parking is free with a Discover Pass, or $10 for a day pass.

Enjoy hot chocolate and baked goods, park cabins lit up with lights, pictures with Santa and story time with Mrs. Claus. There will be crafts for the kids and more. Remember to wear warm clothes, rain boots, and to bring a flashlight.

CHRISTMAS DINNER: Anacortes Lutheran Church will serve a free Christmas Dinner from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 25, at 2100 O Ave., Anacortes. For those who are homebound, home deliveries can be scheduled by calling 360-293-9586 by noon Friday, Dec. 22. Contact Anne Barry with questions: 360-299-8443.

PARENT NIGHT OUT: Ground Zero Gymnastics Booster Club will host Parent Night Out from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday Dec. 23, at Ground Zero Gymnastics, 2201 Continental Place, Mount Vernon. The event is for ages 6 and up to enjoy open gym time, pizza, making crafts, and watching the movie “Elf.” facebook.com/

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‘Last Jedi’ cast reveals 15 tidbits about next ‘Star Wars’ film

By RICK BENTLEY Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Director Rian Johnson (“Looper”) and 10 members of the cast of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” — Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, Domhnall Gleeson, Andy Serkis, Laura Dern and Kelly Marie Tran — face a small army to journalists to discuss the latest film in the galactic franchise.

There are only two small problems. The cast has been sworn to secrecy, so beyond admitting they are part of the movie, very little information can be shared. And, the members of the media can’t ask about details as they have not been shown the movie.

But, there are times when a lot can be said without saying anything. Add that to the tiny tidbits revealed and there are a few things that are known about “The Last Jedi.” Don’t worry.

None of this information is big enough to fall under the header of being a spoiler.

Here are 15 things revealed about “The Last Jedi.”

1. Look for the familiar rolling introduction. Laura Dern, who plays the new character of Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, says as soon as the cast saw the familiar opening for the “Star Wars” movie when they got to see the final print, everyone got excited.

2. The film continues to add strong female characters. Along with Dern’s role as the new leader of the Resistance, Tran will play the role of Rose Tico. The first film gained great praise for having Ridley’s character of Rey as the central hero.

“I knew it was a big deal, but the response was so beyond anything I could imagine. It was so monumental, the response and how people felt about it,” Ridley says.

3. The increase in strong females doesn’t faze one character. Serkis, who plays Supreme Leader Snoke, jokes that as the

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Laura Dern plays Vice Admiral Holdo in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”

leader of the First Order, “Snoke is very unimpressed with the huge female force that seems to be growing in the universe.”

4. Mark Hamill is back as Luke Skywalker. How much Luke gets involved with the upand-coming Jedi in Rey (Ridley) is a mystery.

“We are assuming that I train Rey. I have to be very careful.

People say ‘was it difficult to pick up and weld a lightsaber again?’ And, I go ‘Do I?’” The only thing Hamill will confirm is he will be in “The Last Jedi” at least twice as long as he was in “The Force Awakens.” He was in the 2015 “Star Wars” movie a total of 39 seconds.

5. The team of Rey and Finn is breaking up. One of the strongest parts of “The Force Awakens” was the relationship between the two characters. But, according to Ridley and Boyega, the two go in separate directions for “Jedi.”

Ridley says, “Because of the way people responded to John and I as a team, I was worried

about not being a team not so much in this one. So I think for me personally, it was a challenge — the film was a challenge — to be in different combinations of people.”

6. There will be no Ewoks.

When asked if the furry creatures from “Return of the Jedi” will make an appearance in the new film, Johnson says the only way a person will see Wicket and the gang in the movie depends on how many drugs they take before the screening.

7. More will be revealed about Kylo Ren (Driver) and General Hux (Gleeson). The background of the competition between the two major villains will be revealed. Driver praises Johnson for being able to put together a movie with so many big special effects and characters while being able to find time to provide a look at the personal stories.

Gleeson adds, “There’s a huge amount of bing and in-fighting.

It is really fun to see them hurt each other from the inside as well as the outside.”

8. Things aren’t going well.

The cast has been sworn to secrecy, so beyond admitting they are part of the movie, very little information can be shared.

Despite a big victory at the end of “The Force Awakens,” the Resistance is in trouble and on the verge of being defeated.

9. The death of Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in “The Force Awakens” will impact Rey deeply. Ridley points out that in the first film, Rey had lived on her own for years and never had a real parental figure in her life.

That changed when Solo came into her life.

“He was a figure that she had never dreamed of for her, and he was snatched away,” Ridley says.

10. “The Last Jedi” continues the trend of delivering messages about hope, courage, family, etc.

Driver says what message the moviegoer finds in the film will be up to the individual.

“There probably will be some

who will see nothing,” Driver says. “Whatever is happening in your life speaks to you in a different way than anyone else.”

11. The theme of growing up is continued. Johnson explains in all of the “Star Wars” movies the hero’s journey is not about becoming a hero, but about the transition from childhood into adulthood and finding your place in the world. That was the case with Luke Skywalker in the original trilogy, and now Rey is filling that role.

Hamill says the line that best explains his journey has been that “this is not going to go through the way you think.”

12. War is hell, even in space.

Boyega points out that all of the “Star Wars” movies have dealt with war, and “The Last Jedi” explores that theme more than any of the past installments.

13. There is a big difference between the film and all the other “Star Wars” movies.

According to Hamill, “The Last Jedi” is longer than the past installments. The running time is currently listed at two hours and 32 minutes. The running time of “Star Wars: The Last Hope” is two hours and five minutes.

14. Carrie Fisher had a massive impact on all members of the cast. Each applauded how much energy, talent, spunk and humor the actress brought to the set as General Leia. Christie was a huge fan of how Fisher was changing the world before being cast to be in a film with her.

“I was first shown ‘A New Hope’ when I was 6, and I remember thinking ‘Wow, that character is really different.’ It stayed with me through my formative years that she’s really smart, really funny. She’s courageous. She’s bold. And, she doesn’t care what people think and isn’t prepared to be told what to do,” Christie says.

“There was inspiration there that you could be an individual and celebrate yourself and be successful without making some big compromise.”

15. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” opens Friday.

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GET INVOLVED

ART

ARTS COMMISSION: The Mount Vernon Arts Commission meets at 4:30 p.m the third Tuesday of each month at the Hillcrest Park administration office, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon.

360-336-6215.

CALL FOR SCULPTURES: San Juan Islands Sculpture Park invites sculptors to submit entries for its ongoing juried sculpture review.

All sculptures must be deemed “safe” and should be suitable for exhibition in an outdoor setting and capable of withstanding occasional high winds, rain and possible snow. Accepted sculptures will be installed for a two-year period (if not sold sooner) in the 20-acre park located near Roche Har-

bor on San Juan Island.

For complete submission guidelines, visit sjisculpturepark.com.

CALL FOR INSTRUCTORS: Burlington Parks and Recreation seeks qualified instructors to expand its enrichment classes for youths and adults. To download an instructor’s packet, visit burlingtonwa.gov and click on the “Instructors Needed” tab. 360-7559649 or recreation@ burlingtonwa.gov.

CALL FOR ART TEACHERS: The Good Stuff Arts, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, seeks qualified, experienced beginning art teachers in watercolor, drawing, sketching and mixed media art forms. Call to schedule a meeting to show your work and discuss your experience. Call Kat Peterson at 360-755-3152.

ART CLASSES

HERALDING CHRISTMAS SKAGIT VALLEY CHORALE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17

HOLIDAY CONCERT

FIDALGO YOUTH SYMPHONY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16

HOLIDAY CONCERT SKAGIT SYMPHONY

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16

THE JOURNEY’S CHRISTMAS BRONN JOURNEY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21

360.416.7727

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CLASSES: The Good Stuff Arts Gallery, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, offers classes by Greg Dugan in drawing, pen and ink, colored pencil and watercolor, from beginning to advanced.

On Jan. 20, Golden Company representative Barbara De Pirro will present a free lecture on a multitude of Golden products. Attendees will receive information packets and free samples.

Reservations required.

360-755-3152.

HIDDEN NARRATIVE VTS TOUR: Experience the process of digging deeper into a painting, discovering meaning through a collaborative process using the Visual Thinking Strategies, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 15, at the

Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner. 360-466-4446 or kyraa@museumofnwart.org.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUILT AND FIBER ARTS MUSEUM: Varied exhibits and classes are available to the public at 703 S. Second St., La Conner. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Sunday. Admission: $7, $5 students and military, free for members and children ages 11 and under. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.org.

— Fiber Fridays: bring any type of fiber art project, quilting, knitting, embellishing, etc., to work on while visiting with other fiber artists from 9 a.m. to noon every Friday. Free and open to all.

ART CLASSES: Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts offers a variety of art classes and workshops for artists of every level at 12636 Chilberg Road, Mount Vernon. Online courses are also available. 360466-0110 or gailcreativestudies.com.

ART CLASSES: Choose from painting, photography, fiber and 3D art workshops taught by professional artists at the Pacific NorthWest Art School, 15 N.W. Birch St., Coupeville. 360-6783396 or pacificnorthwestartschool.com.

ART CLASSES: Dakota Art Center offers a variety of art classes and workshops at 17873 Highway 536, Mount Vernon. 360-416-6556, ext. 5, or dakotaartcenter.com.

STANWOOD CAMANO ARTS GUILD: A Guilded Gallery, 8700

271st St. NW, Stanwood, offers a variety of art classes and workshops. 360-629-2787 or stanwoodcamanoarts. com.

AUDITIONS

CANTABILE CHAMBER CHOIR AUDITIONS: Rehearsals are 6:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays at Bethany Covenant Church, 1318 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon.

Dues are $150 per year. Auditions are by appointment. Information: Jennie Bouma at 425-312-4565 or cantabilechamberchoir@ gmail.com.

BOOKS

BOOK GROUP: The Center for Spiritual Living book group meets at 6 p.m. on the first, second and fourth Thursdays, and at 5:30 p.m. on third Thursdays at 1508 18th St., Mount Vernon.

Participants read and discuss books in many areas of spirituality and personal growth. Free.

For more information, contact Gabrielle Conatore at 360-920-19995 and mtvernoncsl@ outlook.com.

GREAT BOOKS READING GROUP MEETING: The group examines passages from important writings in history. It meets from 6 to 8 p.m. the fourth Monday of each month at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave. All are welcome. 360-941-1437 or shunji.asari@gmail. com.

DANCE

SQUARE DANCING: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave. $4. All levels wel-

come. 360-424-4608 or rosie@valleyint.com.

FOLK DANCING: Skagit-Anacortes Folk Dancers meet Tuesdays at Bay View Civic Hall, 12615 C St., Mount Vernon. Learn to folk dance to a variety of international music.

Instruction begins at 7 p.m. followed by review and request dances until 9:30 p.m. The first session is free, $5 thereafter. All welcome. No partners needed. For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360766-6866.

SCOTTISH DANCING: Bellingham Scottish Country Dancers meet from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Fairhaven Library auditorium (upstairs), 1117 12th St., Bellingham. Wear comfortable clothes and soft-soled shoes without heels. $8 per class. For information, call Mary Anderson at 360-933-1779 or visit bellinghamscd.org.

JOLLY TIME CLUB: Dance to live music from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Thursdays at Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For information, contact Gisela at 360-424-5696.

CLOG DANCING FOR BEGINNERS: Free lesson from 10 to 11 a.m., followed by regular clog dancing from 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St., Mount Vernon. No fee, no partner needed.

First three lessons are free. Wear comfortable shoes. For information, call Rosie at 360-4244608.

MUSIC

UKULELE FUN & SONG CIRCLE: 1 to

2 p.m. Wednesdays, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St. Free. Beginners welcome and loaner ukuleles available.

Song sheets provided.

206-790-4862 or yogaheartspace0@gmail. com.

BARBERSHOP HARMONY: Join the An-OChords, a four-part barbershop harmony group that meets at 7 p.m.

Thursdays at Bethany Covenant Church, 1318 18th St., Mount Vernon. No experience necessary, no auditions required. Learn by rote, you don’t have to read music. All ages welcome. anochords.org.

360-466-0109.

TIME FOR FIDDLERS: The Washington Old Time Fiddlers play at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Fridays of each month at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland. St. Free; donations accepted.

360-630-1156.

SHELTER BAY CHORUS: Practices are held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays at the Shelter Bay Clubhouse, 1000 Shoshone Drive, La Conner. New members welcome. No need to be a Shelter Bay resident.

360-223-3230.

LOVE TO SING?: Join the women of Harmony Northwest Chorus from 6:30 to 9 p.m. every Monday at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave. Seeking women who like to sing a cappella music. All skill levels welcome.

ANACORTES OPEN MIC: 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-293-2544.

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PRESENTATIONS, LECTURES, TALKS SOCRATES CAFE:

Pacific

Arts

Market

RECREATION

SCOUT MEETING: Cub Pack 4001 and Boy Scout Troop 4001 meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at First United Methodist Church, 1607 E. Division, Mount Vernon.

New members are welcome.

JINGLE BELL DASH: The AAUW-Anacortes 5K or 10K Run/ Walk and Kids Dash to Santa will take place on Saturday, Dec. 16, at Seafarer’s Memorial Park, 601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. followed by the Kids’ Dash at 9:45 a.m. and the 5K and 10K run or walk at 10 a.m. Registration for the 5K/10K: $25/$28 ages 18 and older, $20/$23 ages 7 to 17; Kids Dash to Santa for ages 6 and younger, free with a nonperishable food item for the Salvation Army Food Bank. jinglebelldashanacortes.net.

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INDEPENDENT WREATH-MAKING: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (except Wednesdays) through Dec. 24, Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon.

Wreath forms and greens are available for purchase, or you may bring your own.

Reservations required: 360-466-3821.

WINTER DINNER CONCERT: Featuring Pearl Django and Gail Pettis, 5:30 to 9:15 p.m. today, Dec. 14, Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $35 adults, $15 students.

JINGLE BELL DASH: The AAUW-Anacortes 5K or 10K Run/Walk and Kids Dash to Santa will take place on Saturday, Dec. 16, at Seafarer’s Memorial Park, 601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. followed by the Kids’ Dash at 9:45 a.m. and the 5K and 10K run or walk at 10 a.m. Registration for the 5K/10K: $25/$28 ages 18 and older, $20/$23 ages 7 to 17; Kids Dash to Santa for ages 6 and younger, free with a nonperishable food item for the Salvation Army Food Bank. jinglebelldashanacortes.net.

CHRISTMAS DINNER: Anacortes Lutheran Church will serve a free Christmas dinner from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 25, at 2100 O Ave., Anacortes. For those who are homebound, home deliveries can be scheduled by calling 360-2939586 by noon Friday, Dec. 22. Contact Anne Barry with questions: 360-299-8443.

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WHIDBEY PLAYHOUSE 2017/2018 SEASON: The remaining schedule for Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd, Oak Harbor: ■ “The Producers” (musical), Feb. 9-March 4.

■ “The Hollow” (mystery/thriller), April 13-29.

■ “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka” (musical), June 1-24.

360-679-2237 and whidbeyplayhouse.com.

MONTHLY SPEAKER SERIES: The Hole in the Wall Paddling Club hosts a monthly speaker series at 7 p.m. second Wednesdays, through May, at the Breazeale Interpretive Center, 10441 Bayview-Edison Road, Mount Vernon. holeinthewallpaddlingclub.org.

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Join a moderated philosophical conversation on “What is hate speech” at the Socrates Cafe from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St. Free.

For more information, contact Ben McBroom at 360-299-0415 or benmcbroom@yahoo.com.

PHYLLIS L. ENNES POETRY CONTEST: Poets from Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia are invited to submit poems for the third biennial Phyllis L. Ennes Poetry contest.

Poets are asked to submit three previously unpublished works in a Word document to skagitcontest@gmail. com. In a separate Word document include contact information with the submission’s titles, name, home address, email and phone number. $20 entry fee. Make checks payable to SRPF, P.O. Box 238, La Conner, WA, 98257. Submission deadline: Dec. 15. First place: $500. First place (students): $100. The winner will be invited to read his or her work at the Skagit River Poetry Festival in May 2018.

Contact Molly McNulty at directorsrpp@gmail. com.

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OPEN MIC: Jam Night, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thursdays, Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway.

360-445-4733.

BRING YOUR OWN GUITAR: 6:30 to 8 p.m. first and third Wednesdays, North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Boulevard, Burlington. 360707-2683 or jauman@ northcovecoffee.com.

BRING YOUR OWN UKULELE FOR BEGINNERS: 6 to 6:30 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays, North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Boulevard, Burlington.

360-707-2683 or jauman@ northcovecoffee.com.

CHRISTMAS EVENTS IN THE AREA

Holiday Concert Saturday

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Information:

360-848-9336 McIntyre Hall Box Office www.SkagitSymphony.com 360-416-7727, ext. 2 Tuesday-Friday 12-4pm ConCert SponSor www.McIntyreHall.org MuSiC SponSor

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area December 14-24 Thursday.14

THEATER ”Anne of Green Gables”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Friday.15

MUSIC Heralding Christmas, Christmas Journeys II: Skagit Valley Chorale, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $14-$25.

360-416-7727 or skagitvalleychorale@ gmail.com.

THEATER ”Anne of Green Gables”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

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BALLET ”The Nutcracker”: Salish Sea Ballet, 7 p.m., Brickworks, 150 Nichols St., Friday Harbor. $25-$30. salishseaballet. com/friday-harbor-nutcracker.

THEATER ”Anne of Green Gables”: 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

MUSIC Skagit Symphony Holiday Concert: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $10-$45.

360-848-9336 or info@skagitsymphony.com.

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BALLET ”The Nutcracker”: Salish Sea Ballet, 2 p.m., Brickworks, 150 Nichols St., Friday Harbor. $25-$30. salishseaballet. com/friday-harbor-nutcracker.

MUSIC Heralding Christmas, Christmas Journeys II: Skagit Valley Chorale, 2 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $14-$25.

360-416-7727 or skagitvalleychorale@ gmail.com.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY.14-16 ”ANNE OF GREEN GABLES”

7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Winter’s Return — A Celebration in Music: 2 p.m., Skagit Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 500 W. Section St., Mount Vernon. Suggested donation $20. wintersreturn.com.

THEATER ”Amahl and the Night Visitors”: 7 p.m., Bellingham Covenant Church, 1530 E. Bakerview Road, Bellingham.

By donation.

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THEATER ”Amahl and the Night Visitors”: 7 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $20 adult, $10 student.

360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

Friday.22

”The Nutcracker”: Northwest Ballet, 7:30 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $12-$35, $10 under age 12. 360-7346080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

Saturday.23

”The Nutcracker”: Northwest Ballet, 2 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $12-$35, $10 under age 12. 360-7346080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

Sunday.24

”The Nutcracker”: Northwest Ballet, 2 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $12-$35, $10 under age 12. 360-7346080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues December 15-20 Friday.15

Enchantrix: 8:30 p.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

Joan Penney: 8 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Free. 360588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

Blake Angelos: 6 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-3923100 or hotelbellwether. com.

Soul Siren: 9 p.m., Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

Deception Connection: 6:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Members and signed-in guests only.

360-848-8882.

The Davanos: 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave., Stanwood.

425-737-5144 or locobillys.com.

Bailey Martinet: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen and Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805 or aneliaskitchenandstage@ gmail.com.

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Enchantrix: 8:30 p.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360422-6411.

Red House: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. anacortesh2o. com or 360-755-3956.

Baby Cakes: 8:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360-766-6266 or theoldedison.com.

Blake Angelos: 6 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-3923100 or hotelbellwether. com.

Soul Siren: 9 p.m., Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

Pat McHenry: 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave., Stanwood. $8. 425-737-5144 or locobillys.com.

Kareem Kandi: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen and Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805 or aneliaskitchenandstage@ gmail.com.

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Jukehouse Hounds: 5:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360-7666266 or theoldedison. com.

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Fat Fridays: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Angel of the Winds Casino, 3438 Stoluckquamish Lane, Arlington. angelofthewinds.com.

Tuesday.19

Christian Casolary Trio: 5 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Wednesday.20 Wayne Hayton: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Free. 360588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

SATURDAY.16 BABY CAKES

8:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360-766-6266 or theoldedison.com

SATURDAY.16 RED HOUSE

7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. anacortesh2o. com or 360-755-3956

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TRAVEL

Minnesota’s Hungry Hippie Hostel satiates North Shore travelers GETTING THERE The Hungry Hippie Hostel is located at 401 County Road 14, off Highway 61, northeast of Grand Marais and about 4 1/2 hours from the Twin Cities.

More info: hungryhippiefarm.com or to Airbnb.

To make a reservation, call 1-218-387-4827.

By KELLY SMITH Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

The candy-apple red barn sits on a hillside above Lake Superior, with panoramic views of the North Shore.

On a recent fall weekend, the bright setting sun lit up the golden leaves of aspens as hostel guests arrived.

“Oh, wow,” a Minneapolis woman said, gushing as co-owner Kate Keeble showed her to her room during a fall-color sightseeing trip.

Next, a St. Paul, Minn., family arrived with three kids eager for their first stay in a hostel. They were greeted by Charlie, the Keebles’ mellow but curious Karelian bear dog.

This renovated horse barn outside Grand Marais, Minn., has become a hot spot in its new life as the Hungry Hippie Hostel, drawing visitors from all over the world.

Since Kate and husband Jeremy Keeble opened the Hungry Hippie on their 10-acre farm nearly two years ago, they’ve struggled to keep up with the growing demand for the hostel.

“It’s getting busier and busier,” Kate Keeble said.

“It’s been overwhelmingly amazing.”

At first, the Keebles

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Kate and Jeremy Keeble created the Hungry Hippie Hostel in 2016 out of a former horse barn outside Grand Marais, Minn.

weren’t sure the concept of a year-round hostel would fit in on the North Shore.

“It’s not really a thing here,” Kate Keeble said, adding that they initially had to educate guests on the more communal, social nature of a hostel.

To her surprise, it’s turned into a not-so-hidden gem, with an estimated 4,500 guests — ranging in age from 20 to 80 — since opening in February 2016.

Last August, they had a 97 percent occupancy.

Inside, red pins fill a world map tacked to the wall, showing that guests have come from all over.

Two guestbooks are already filled up, mostly with visitors from the Twin Cities but also from as far away as France and

Malaysia. The couple’s Airbnb page has more than 400 reviews.

Outside, colorful Adirondack chairs give a front-row seat to the Lake Superior vista, and wooden benches circle a fire ring. Inside, North Woods decor covers the walls — from deer antlers to a map of the Superior Hiking Trail, which passes just a mile south of the hostel.

The couple said they chose the name of the hostel after the children’s game, Hungry Hungry Hippos. The “hippie” vibe also fits their eco-conscious efforts, using green cleaning products and installing fixtures to conserve water use.

They’re also self-professed “upcycle nerds,” salvaging

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wood from dilapidated local buildings for the inside walls. The tin ceiling is made of repurposed old panels from a local restaurant’s walk-in coolers.

Now it’s Instagrammable, hip lodging, with comfortable queen beds in five private bedrooms on the main floor, walled off with sliding doors and chalkboards listing each guest’s name.

The two-level building also has a bunkhouse upstairs in a former hayloft that can sleep 10 people.

The kitchenette displays a list of local restaurants and has cereal, pastas and willow walking sticks for sale for hikers.

SOCIABLE ATMOSPHERE After trading life in St. Paul for the quieter northland 13 years ago, Kate Keeble worked as a chef at the Gunflint Lodge before

she and Jeremy became caretakers of a resort in Grand Portage, Minn.

They bought this former apple orchard in 2012 with dreams of reviving it as a working farm.

Instead, the family’s laundry room now doubles as an office for Kate, who quit her full-time job within months of opening the hostel. Jeremy still works full time in construction as the couple raise their 2and 9-year-old daughters.

“I’m the plumber, the reservation lady and the housekeeper,” Kate said, adding that the couple are exploring opening another hostel on the North Shore.

“We like turning old buildings into fun lodging.”

A night in a hostel isn’t for everyone, though.

Guests arrive to find a package of earplugs in their room to combat noise from the thin walls and community space. And guests share two bathrooms, while the bunkhouse has a half-bath.

But for travelers on a budget, it’s an affordable stay (private rooms are $59 a night while a single bunk is $25) and, like all hostels, it’s a sociable atmosphere.

Already, the couple are working on expanding the business, building a shower house and open-

ing up sites for primitive camping and canvas tents next spring.

Inside the Hungry Hippie kitchenette one night, guests mingled as they poured coffee and made dinner. One Minneapolis man said he was a frequent guest while taking classes at the North House Folk School in Grand Marais.

A young woman traveling solo ate cheese and crackers for dinner while the St. Paul family roasted hot dogs on the campfire outside.

At dusk, the sky glowed with patches of pink and purple as temperatures dropped into the 40s.

Most guests retreated to bed while a few huddled around the campfire, mesmerized by flying sparks or the shimmering white full moon rising in the pitch-black sky.

A pair of St. Paul sisters grew impatient with the lack of cell service before finding a new distraction, lying down in the cool grass as they stared wideeyed at the sky. The young girls gawked at the Milky Way and squealed with excitement as they witnessed their first shooting star.

“Where we live, there’s like 10 stars,” the 10-yearold sister said to her younger sister. “Here, there are 50 — or 100!”

Local travel briefs SNOWSHOE ADVENTURE: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation is offering a trip through Recreation Without Borders to Cypress Mountain in Vancouver, B.C., from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27. $86. Fee includes trail pass, snowshoes, poles and guides. Proof of citizenship required. Ages 12 and older (under 18 with adult supervision). Registration deadline is Dec. 20. 360-336-6215.

SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers travel opportunities for ages 8 and older (adult supervision required for ages 17 and younger). Trips depart from and return to Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For information or to register, call 360-336-6215.

STATE VISITOR CALL CENTER: The Washington Tourism Alliance’s ExperienceWA Call Center is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. 1-800-544-1800 or tourisminfo@watourismalliance.com.

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HOT TICKETS AVERAGE WHITE BAND: through Dec. 17, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

THE SENATE: Dec. 1920, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

NORMAN BROWN WITH BOBBY CALDWELL, MARION MEADOWS: Dec. 21-23, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

SARA GAZAREK: Dec. 26-27, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA: Dec. 28, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or briansetzer.com.

HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS: Dec. 28, XFinity Arena, Everett. 866-3328499 or xfinityarenaeverett.com.

WAR Jan. 18-21, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

PONCHO SANCHEZ LATIN JAZZ BAND: Dec. 31, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

NEARLY DAN: Jan. 5-7, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

MARTIN TAYLOR AND ALLISON BURNS: Jan. 9-10, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729

or jazzalley.com.

MARK HUMMEL’S CHICAGO BLUES HARMONICA BLOWOUT: Jan. 11-14, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

PETER WHITE: Jan. 1114, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

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866-332-8499 or xfinityarenaeverett.com.

WAR: Jan. 18-21, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

HAROLD LOPEZ-NUSSA, RUY NUSSA: Jan. 2324, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

NAJEE: Jan. 25-28, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

DAVINA & THE VAGABONDS: Jan. 30-31, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

MIRANDA LAMBERT: Feb. 1, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

KATY PERRY: Feb. 3, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

JUDY COLLINS: Feb.

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8-11, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

MINDI ABAIR BAND: Feb. 13-14, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN: Feb. 15, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

ABDULLAH IBRAHIM, EKAYA, HUGH MASEKELA: Feb. 16-17, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

NEW POLITICS: March 4, The Showbox, Seattle.

888-929-7849 or livenation.com.

KENNY G: April 12-15, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

BILL MAHER: April 14, Paramount Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or

livenation.com.

JUDAS PRIEST, SAXON, BLACK STAR RIDERS: April 15, Accesso Showare Center, Kent.

866-973-9613 or livenation.com.

THE PRICE IS RIGHT LIVE: April 23, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. mountbakertheatre.com or 360-734-6080.

SHANIA TWAIN: May 3, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

KHALID: May 3, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

PINK: May 13, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

MAROON 5: May 30, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

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MUSIC

Best albums of 2017: From Jay-Z to St. Vincent and everyone in between

By DAN DELUCA The Philadelphia Inquirer

Confront the tumult of the times, or seek a sanctuary from it?

That was the challenge presented to pop music makers — and listeners — in a year in which getting as far away from the news as possible seemed like a great idea.

The artists gathered on this best albums list couldn’t always succeed in making the world go away and instead often engaged with a divided America in noble efforts to create artful sounds to rise above the din.

After years of free fall, 2017 continued an upward trend in music industry revenue due to the growth in popularity of streaming services. At midyear, the numbers were up 17 percent over 2016. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift, whose “Reputation” moved 1.2 million copies in its first week of release, seems to be the only one actually selling albums.

Speaking of Swift, she is on the cover of Time’s Silence Breakers Person of the Year issue after she testified in court that a Denver radio DJ groped her in 2013. In an industry where sexual misconduct has run amok since the early days of rock and roll, if not since the beginning of time, the

music world in 2017 has yet to be as fully rocked by harassment charges as might be expected, although Def Jam founder Russell Simmons and a number of indie rockers have been accused.

That’s likely to be a 2018 story.

On then, to the Top 10: 1. JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT, “The Nashville Sound”: My favorite record of the year came from the Alabama songwriter who was a startling talent when he was with the Drive-By Truckers, and he’s only gotten better in the decade since. “The Nashville Sound” contains the existential love song of the year in “If We Were Vampires,” sung with his wife, Amanda Shires. Along with plenty of keenly observed, poetically rhymed songs informed by fatherhood, it’s also a big, brawny rock record. Most important, in these fractured times, it’s marked by forthright intelligence and ever-present empathy, though not so much that Isbell doesn’t work himself into a rage in “White Man’s World,” in which he worries over his daughter’s future in a divided America and seeks to remind us: “We’re all carrying one burden, sharing one fate.”

2. KENDRICK LAMAR, “DAMN.”: The name of this album filled with one-word song titles works as its own single-syllable review, spoken out loud with emphasis and an exclamation point.

“DAMN.” is the rapper’s affirmation of his supremacy, an explosion of verbiage that comes at the listener from all angles, breaking away from the jazz funk psychedelic density of 2015’s brilliant “To

Pimp a Butterfly” to showcase Lamar’s unmatched way with words, which are delivered with dizzying energy, whether he’s holding forth on “Pride,” “God,” “Love” or the wisdom of his parents in “Duckworth.” Damn!

3. THE WAR ON DRUGS, “A Deeper Understanding”: The luxurious rock album of the year, by a wide margin. Conceived mostly in California, the opus by Philadelphia songwriter and guitarist Adam Granduciel fills up wide-open vistas with rich sonic detail — that is, lots of guitars, and some keyboards, too — while also looking inward to make internal inquiries. “I want to find what can’t be found,” he sings, always committed to the search.

Amazing driving music.

4. JAY-Z, “4:44”: Am I absolutely sure this is the fourthbest album of 2017? No, but its title fates it to be so. Beyoncé’s husband’s credibility as an artist was on the line after the rapper-mogul was the villain on 2016 album of the year “Lemonade.” He needed to man-up and apologize profusely, for sure, but also to come correct musically and re-establish relevance. “4:44” does the trick, with self-analytical smarts, as he teams with producer No I.D. throughout for a cohesive sound that lays bare his thoughts on his past, personal failings, and race in America.

5. ST. VINCENT, “Masseduction”: Shredding guitarist Annie Clark made her most challenging and most pop album with this one, whose portmanteau title is pronounced “Mass Seduction.” Teaming with Jack Antonoff, who also produced Lorde’s “Melodrama” and worked with Taylor Swift and Pink, Clark paints with bold primary colors on songs about compulsion and addiction. “I

can’t turn off what turns me on,” she sings. Nor can we.

6. MARGO PRICE, “All American Made”: Price grabbed attention last year with “Midwest Farmer’s Daughter,” in which she debuted with the honky-tonk drinking song “Hurtin’ (On the Bottle),” from an album on Jack White’s Third Man record label. She utilizes a full range of American roots music, includes a duet with Willie Nelson, addresses gender inequality on “Pay Gap,” and on the title cut wonders whether the American Dream is a scam.

7. KAMSAI WASHINGTON, “Harmony of Difference”: The Los Angeles jazz man works with an expansive palette on this six-song, expertly executed celebration of diversity, which uses musical counterpoint to “Desire,” “Humility,” “Knowledge,” “Perspective” and “Integrity” before bringing it all home on the 13-minute “Truth.”

8. JAPANESE BREAKFAST, “Soft Sounds from Another Planet”: The first album under the moniker Japanese Breakfast by songwriter Michelle Zauner was 2016’s “Psychopomp,” which the singer wrote while reeling from the death of her mother.

Grief still courses through “Soft Sounds,” which broadens its

scope musically and thematically with sci-fi narratives and dreamy soundscapes like the inspirational opener, “Diving Woman.”

9. ORCHESTRA BAOBAB, “Tribute to Diouga Dieng”: Senegal’s Orchestra Baobab is one of Africa’s greatest dance bands. Their first album of new material since 2007’s “Made in Dakar” is named in honor of a band member who died last year. The group currently ranges in age from 27 to 74, and the Afro-Cuban grooves don’t burn with the intensity they once did. That’s all to the good: this spirit-lifting, expertly played album is my favorite nerve-calming music of the year.

10. (tie) WAXAHATCHEE, “Out in the Storm”; ALLISON CRUTCHFIELD, “Tourist in This Town”: I’m cheating by including both of these albums

by Philadelphia sisters Katie Crutchfield — who is Waxahatchee — and her identical twin, Allison. This list goes up to 11, Nigel Tufnel of Spinal Tap might say. My reasoning is: Waxahatchee’s “Out in the Storm” is a bracing, direct breakup album that has landed on lots of best-of lists. Her sister’s smart, poppy Tourist (also a breakup album) came out in January and isn’t getting the year-end attention it deserves.

Honorable mention: Big Thief, “Capacity”; SZA, “Ctrl”; Robert Plant, “Carry Fire”; Laura Marling, “Semper Femina”; Justin Townes Earle, “Kids in the Street”; LCD Soundsystem, “American Dream”; Lee Ann Womack, “The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone”; Rhiannon Giddens, “Freedom Highway”; Chris Stapleton, “From a Room, Vol. 1”; Father John Misty, “Pure Comedy”; Randy Newman, “Dark Matter.”

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AT THE LINCOLN

Director Ang Lee creates a ground-breaking movie event about a young man who survives a disaster at sea and is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an amazing and unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.

The MET Live in HD: ‘Hansel and Gretel’ 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17

The Met presents a special encore presentation of Humperdinck’s fairytale opera “Hansel and Gretel.” Starring Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer, this 2008 Live in HD broadcast features a whimsically twisted production by Richard Jones and a new English translation.

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Three kings bearing gifts are on their journey to Bethlehem, when they stop for rest at the home of a widow and her young son, who is who is lame. The actions of the characters alternate between humor and pathos, over music performed by the Starry Night Chamber Orchestra.

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MOVIES

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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ is a grandiose, epic space opera

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Gwendoline Christie plays Capt. Phasma in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

Writer/director Rian Johnson goes for broke during his turn at bat in the “Star Wars” franchise, and he delivers an epic space opera with “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” a film that is as indebted to the previous installments and “Star Wars” canon as it is to classic Westerns, sword and sandal epics, and martial arts films. After this impressive showing, it’s no wonder producer Kathleen Kennedy has hired Johnson to make a trilogy of “Star Wars” films with a whole new cast of characters.

But first, in classic nonlinear “Star Wars” fashion, “Episode VIII.” Picking up where “The Force Awakens” left off, “The Last Jedi” reunites audiences with the host of new characters we fell in love with two years ago. Poe (Oscar Isaac), Finn (John Boyega), Rey (Daisy Ridley)

and BB-8 are back, still fighting in the Resistance against the First Order, led

by Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis), General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson), and prodigal Solo son Kylo Ren (Adam Driver).

Our heroes are scattered to the wind, as Rey has been dispatched to an isolated planet to recruit Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) to the cause, while hotshot flyboy Poe tangles with the pecking order of Resistance leadership.

Finn and a new ally, Rose (Kelly Marie Tran), have their own secret mission they’re undertaking to protect the Resistance fighters who are being chased all over the galaxy by the First Order.

“The Last Jedi” is a sweeping and grandiose film, and also, far funnier than possibly any other “Star Wars” film has attempted to be. Johnson pitches the tone just right, with actual jokes and visual gags peppered amongst the stunning action set

pieces, as well as earnest and emotionally moving moments of heroism and self-sacrifice.

Johnson leaves it all on the screen — everything you could want and more from a “Star Wars” film can be found in “The Last Jedi”. There are cute and mysterious creatures (don’t try to resist the porgs, the porgs will rule us all), gripping action sequences and fight choreography, a wacky party scene, spiritual discussions of the Force and what it means to be a Jedi, and most importantly, a group of heroes who know they will persevere if they save what they love, not destroy what they hate.

That desire to do it all and more in “The Last Jedi” does come with its drawbacks. Thankfully, the pace never lets up, with masterful editing by Bruce Ducsay, hopping nimbly from spaceship to planet and back again as we follow our space heroes dispersed among

the stars. But “The Last Jedi” is overstuffed with plot — by the time the last showdown happens, it feels like a set piece that should have been saved for the next film, as visually intoxicating and eye-popping as it is. At a whopping 2 hours and 32 minutes, “The Last Jedi” overstays its welcome just a tad.

For the fresh, unique visual style and lovable new characters of “The Last Jedi,” this is a film that ultimately pays beautiful tribute to the people who first made us fall in love with “Star Wars” — Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher.

Hamill is at a career best as the legendary Jedi Luke, stealing the film, while Leia’s journey receives a fitting finale. It’s the blend of reverence for its roots and embrace of the new that makes “The Last Jedi” a triumph.

— 2:32. Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action and violence. HHH½ (out of four stars)

Compiled from news services.

Ratings are 1 to 4 stars.

“Darkest Hour” — This look back at Winston Churchill’s leadership during the early days of World War II is filled with authentic touches, large and small. Most authentic of all is Gary Oldman’s performance as a flawed but deeply passionate man who summoned all of his courage, all of his oratory skills and all of his love for Britain at just the right moment. Historical biography, PG-13, 125 minutes. HHH½ “Wonder Wheel” — Knowing what we know about Woody Allen, it’s impossible not to think his film about an aspiring playwright (Justin Timberlake) romancing both a married waitress (Kate Winslet) and her stepdaughter (Juno Temple) is a commentary about the Mia Farrow/Soon-Yi story. On its own merits, though, it would still be a dud, a sluggish, uninspired retread of so many earlier and much better Allen films. Drama, PG-13, 101 minutes. H½ “The Shape of Water” — Sally Hawkins gives a sweet and moving performance as a maid in a top-secret government facility who falls in love with a mysterious sea creature in captivity there. Gorgeously color-coordinated, this fairy tale from director Guillermo del Toro is one of the most romantic and most breathtakingly beautiful movies of the year. Fantasy adventure, R, 118 minutes.

HHH½ “Thirst Street” — Lindsay Burdge is nothing short of sensational as a damaged soul who hooks up with a Paris bartender and determines they’re destined to be together. “Thirst Street” is a strange and sometimes chilling, lurid little gem. Comedy drama, not rated, 83 minutes. HHH “The Newspaperman” — In this documentary, the late Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee expresses regrets about some of his decisions. But overall, this is the story of an (admittedly) exciting, admirable and difference-making life, as told by ... the subject of the story.

Documentary, not rated, 90 minutes. HHH “Gilbert” — In Neil Berkeley’s fascinating, very funny and sometimes quite melancholy documentary, we get to see the hunched-over, eccentric, surprisingly thoughtful man behind the comedic myth. Documentary, not rated, 99 minutes. HHH½ “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” — After a long career of working behind the scenes for L.A.’s downtrodden, a socially inept legal savant (Denzel Washington) goes to work at a law firm run by a slick shark (Colin Farrell) who represents everything he despises. The strong performances are ultimately lost in the fog of a strange and confusing and bumpy and sometimes implausible story line. Crime thriller, PG-13, 129 minutes. HH “The Man Who Invented Christmas” — As Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) writes “A Christmas Carol,” the characters come to life — and in the case of Scrooge (Christopher Plummer, sensational), mocking him and challenging him. This unabashedly sentimental story is a lovely antidote to crassly commercial lumps of coal like “Daddy’s Home 2.” Holiday, PG, 104 minutes. HHH

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MOVIES “Coco” — Disney-Pixar’s “Coco” is a bouncy and heart-tugging adventure told through the experiences of a 12-year-old boy (Anthony Gonzalez) who crosses over, while alive, from his village in Mexico to the Land of the Dead, an exciting metropolis populated by deceased humans. The visuals jump off the screen. Animated adventure, PG, 104 minutes. HHH½ “Jim and Andy: The Great Beyond” — Whether you come to this documentary steeped in Andy Kaufman lore or with little or no knowledge of the background, this is a fascinating, suitably meta look at his mad genius and the mad extremes Jim Carrey indulged as he played Kaufman in “Man on the Moon.” Documentary, not rated, 93 minutes. HHH½ “Mudbound” — In

1940s Mississippi, the lives of a mean, stubborn farmer (Jason Clarke), his exhausted wife (Carey Mullilgan), his alcoholic brother (Garrett Hedlund) and the family’s sharecropper tenants (Rob Morgan and Mary J. Blige) are inextricably and tragically linked. If it sounds bleak, yes. It is. But when redemption and hope eventually shine through, it’s a beautiful thing. Drama, R, 134 minutes. HHH½ “Wonder” — What elevates this drama about a brave 10-year-old boy named Auggie (Jacob Tremblay), born with a genetic facial deformity, is the myriad ways in which “Wonder” catches us just a little off-guard and puts lumps in our throats even when Auggie is offscreen. With Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson. Drama, PG, 113 minutes. HHH

At area theaters ANACORTES CINEMAS Dec. 15-21 The Greatest Showman (PG): WednesdayThursday: 12:30, 3:30, 7:00, 9:30 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (PG-13): Wednesday-Thursday: 12:15, 3:00, 6:45, 9:25 Star Wars: The Last Jedi (PG-13): FridaySaturday: 12:00, 3:15, 6:30, 9:40; SundayMonday: 12:00, 3:15, 6:30; Tuesday-Thursday: 12:00, 3:15, 6:30, 9:40 Wonder (PG): Friday-Saturday: 12:15, 3:00, 6:45, 9:20; Sunday-Monday: 12:15, 3:00, 6:45; Tuesday-Thursday: 12:15, 3:00, 6:45, 9:20 Daddy’s Home 2 (PG-13): Friday: 12:30, 3:30, 7:00, 9:30; Saturday: 1:10, 3:30, 7:00, 9:30; Sunday-Monday: 12:30, 3:30, 7:00; Tuesday-Thursday: 12:30, 3:30, 7:00, 9:30 360-293-7000 CONCRETE THEATRE Dec. 15-17 Star Wars: The Last Jedi (PG-13): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 4 (3D) and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 5 p.m.

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STANWOOD CINEMAS Dec. 15-21 The Greatest Showman (PG): WednesdayThursday: 1:00, 4:05, 6:55, 9:20 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (PG-13): Wednesday-Thursday: 1:10, 3:55, 6:45, 9:25 Ferdinand (PG): Friday-Saturday: 12:25, 3:55, 6:30, 9:00; Sunday-Monday: 12:25, 3:55, 6:30; Tuesday: 12:25, 3:55, 6:30, 9:00; Wednesday-Thursday: 1:15, 3:45, 6:30, 9:00 Star Wars: The Last Jedi (PG-13): FridayTuesday: 12:15, 2:00, 5:15, 6:35, 8:30; Wednesday: 12:55, 2:00, 5:15, 6:35, 8:30; Thursday: 12:55, 2:00, 5:15, 6:35 BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN Star Wars: The Last Jedi 3D (PG-13): Oak Harbor Friday-Saturday: 3:25, 9:45; Sunday-Monday: Dec. 14-17 Star Wars: The Last Jedi (PG-13): Thursday: 3:25; Tuesday-Thursday: 3:25, 9:45 The Star (PG): 12:35 7:00 and 10:00; Friday-Saturday: 6 and 10:15; Wonder (PG): Friday-Saturday: 12:45, 3:45, Sunday: 6:00 6:55, 9:35; Sunday-Monday: 12:45, 3:45, 6:55; Coco (PG): Friday-Saturday: 8:30; Sunday: Tuesday: 12:45, 3:45, 6:55, 9:35 8:30 Murder on the Orient Express (PG-13): 360-941-0403 Friday-Saturday: 3:35, 6:45, 9:45; SundayMonday: 3:35, 6:45; Tuesday: 3:35, 6:45, 9:45 CASCADE MALL THEATERS Pitch Perfect 3 (PG-13): Thursday: 8:30 Burlington For showings: amctheatres.com/show360-629-0514 times/all/2017-06-23/amc-loews-cascademall-14/all

OAK HARBOR CINEMAS Dec. 15-21 Pitch Perfect 3 (PG-13): Thursday: 7:00 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (PG-13): Wednesday-Thursday: 1:20, 4:00, 6:45, 9:25 Star Wars: The Last Jedi (PG-13): Friday: 12:00, 3:00, 5:00, 6:30, 8:15, 9:40; SaturdayWednesday: 1:30, 3:00, 5:00, 6:30, 8:15, 9:40; Thursday: 1:30, 3:00, 5:00, 8:15, 9:40 Murder on the Orient Express (PG-13): 1:45, 4:20, 7:00, 9:35 360-279-2226

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