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Your one-stop wedding shop Movies Schwarzenegger, Stallone and Willis and still kicking tail after all these years PAGE 4

Reviews Music: Yo La Tengo, A$AP Rocky, Jessie Ware Video Games: “Little Inferno,” “DmC, Devil May Cry” PAGES 6-7

Tuning Up The Prozac Mountain Boys play the Conway Muse on Friday PAGE 11

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “The Possession”: The film is proof a movie can be scary without having to resort to an onslaught of blood, guts and profanity that would earn it an R rating. Director Ole Bornedal gets the maximum chills from gloomy weather, a foreboding soundtrack, lighting trickery, decent special effects and acting performances that sell each startle.

And it still comes in with a PG-13 rating. Jeffrey Dean Morgan continues to show his versatility. He’s gone from the outlandish superhero Comedian in “Watchmen” to the suave nightclub owner in “Magic City” to this believable father. His performance helps make the film work.

“Men of a Certain Age: The Complete Second Season”: The cable series looks at three average guys who wonder if their lives have been well spent. The focus is on males around the age of 50 but should reach viewers of all ages because of a first-rate cast and very smart writing. It works because of the honest dialogue between these men. They don’t suddenly know the meaning of life, but struggle just to get through another day. Those struggles are both funny and serious. Ray Romano, Scott Bakula and Andre Braugher turn in first-rate performances.

“Won’t Back Down”: This feels like a Lifetime film that lacks clarity.

It bounces through hot-button issues with such randomness that the central message ends up muddied. Buried under all of the distracting elements is a gem of an idea. But the numerous tangled plots leave this story of class struggle incomplete. At the heart is the story of two mothers (Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal) who decide to transform their children’s failing inner-city Pittsburgh school. They start the long bureaucratic process of taking over the school so they can run it, despite resistance from the faculty, administration, parents and the local teachers union. Those actions would be enough for any film. But the script

by Brin Hill and director Daniel Barnz piles on the emotional fodder with storylines about dyslexia, learning disorders, marital problems and poverty. In an effort to serve them all, none gets complete attention.

“Thomas & Friends: Muddy Matters”: Thomas and his friends go on a messy adventure.

“Perry Mason: Season Eight, Volume Two”: Raymond Burr continues

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

Upcoming movie releases Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change: JAN. 22 End of Watch - Universal Searching for Sugar Man - Sony

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JAN. 29 The Cold Light of Day - Lionsgate/Summit Hotel Transylvania - Sony Paranormal Activity 4 - Paramount Seven Psychopaths - Sony FEB. 5 Alex Cross - Lionsgate/ Summit Celeste and Jesse Forever - Sony Flight - Paramount Here Comes the Boom - Sony FEB. 12 Bully - Anchor Bay The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Lionsgate/Summit Robot & Frank - Sony The Sessions - Fox Silent Hill: Revelation - Universal FEB. 19 Anna Karenina - Universal Fun Size - Paramount Sinister - Lionsgate/ Summit

Enjoy crab, live entertainment and more at Crab Fest on Saturday at the Camano Center on Camano Island

Inside

MARCH 5 Wreck-It Ralph - Disney n McClatchy-Tribune News Service

his legal winning ways.

“I Am Bruce Lee”: Documentary on the life of the legendary martial artist.

“Jackie Chan: Crime Story / The Protector”: DVD includes two Jackie Chan films.

“Littlest Pet Shop: Little Pets, Big Adventures”: First DVD collection from the animated TV show.

“The Chicago 8”: Gary Cole headlines a stellar cast.

“Story of Math Collection”: Oxford professor Marcus du Sautoy offers a different look at the world of numbers.

“Merlin: The Complete Fourth Season”: British series starring Colin Morgan.

“Taken 2”: Liam Neeson stars in this sequel to the 2008 release “Taken.”

“Waking the Dead: The Complete Season Seven”: Trevor Eve stars.

“Bill Moyers: Becoming American”: The story of Chinese Americans.

“Stone of Destiny”: A college student reignites Scottish national pride with a raid on the heart of England. n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

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Music, Game Reviews..................6-7 On Stage........................................ 10 Tuning Up..................................... 11 Get Involved.................................. 12 At the Lincoln Theatre.................. 13 Hot Tickets.................................... 14 Out & About.............................16-17 Richard Roeper............................. 18 Movie Listings, Mini-Reviews...... 19

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WEDDINGS

SKAGIT WEDDING SHOW THE SHOWCASE TO MEET YOUR WEDDING NEEDS

Skagit Valley Herald staff

Given our current snap of chilly weather, it may not feel like wedding season, but preparations for spring, summer and fall nuptials are in full swing.

Everything that brides, grooms and planners may need will be on display Sunday, Jan. 20, at the Skagit Wedding Show, to be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Swinomish Casino & Lodge Wa Walton Event Center, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes.

The event will deliver an opportunity to connect with bridal vendors in a variety of categories, according to a news release.

Included on the schedule is a 3 p.m. fashion show, prize drawings and a “Man Cave� for grooms- and fathers-in-laws to be.

Tickets may be purchased online until Friday, Jan. 18, at www.skagitweddingshow.com for $8, or at the door for $10.

For more information, visit the website or call 360-428-5972.

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MOVIES

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OS ANGELES — Time to fish out that Planet Hollywood sweat shirt from the back of the closet, pull on the leg warmers and wriggle into those fingerless gloves.

The ’80s are back. Or, more specifically, in a trend that may raise your hair to teased heights of yesteryear, three vintage ’80s action heroes will be kicking down the doors of multiplexes in the coming weeks.

Can nostalgia and testosterone coexist? A look at the upcoming wisecracking, explosive adventures starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis.

Bruce Willis, 57 The movie: “A Good Day to Die Hard” (Feb. 14).

The (anticipated) catchphrase: “We’re not a hugging family.”

Saving the world from: Russki no-goodniks.

Last time in the saddle: Schooled Joseph GordonLevitt on life, love and vengeance in the bloody, trippy sci-fi mind-bender “Looper” last fall.

Obligatory AARPendorsed reference to aging: Riding up an elevator with Jai Courtney, playing Jack McClane, son to Willis’ John, a Muzak version of “Ode to Joy” tinkles in the background while father and son lock and load. “I guess you’ve done this before?” a passenger asks. Jack: “Don’t encourage him.”

Return to action: The fifth entry in the “Die Hard” franchise sends McClane to Moscow with a story that incorporates elements from a host of film formulas — the fish out of water, the buddy movie, the estranged father-and-son, apple-never-falls-far-fromthe-tree routine.

“It’s a little bit of a call-

owns nearly as much time in the trailer as the 65-yearold Schwarzenegger. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it doesn’t exactly signal that this movie will return the former governor to relevance. Then again, Kim has made six diverse movies, and they’re all solid.

Sylvester Stallone, 66 The movie: “Bullet to the Head” (Feb. 1).

The (anticipated) catchphrase: “Bang. Down.

Own.” Saving society from: Coldblooded condo builders.

Last time in the saddle: Stallone starred in the two fossil-fueled “Expendables” blow-‘em-ups, co-writing both and directing the first.

Forest Whitaker (left) and A third is in the works …

Arnold Schwarzenegger star with Jackie Chan! in “The Last Stand.”

Obligatory AARPLionsgate via MCT endorsed reference to aging: Stallone and partner sit in a car while Foreigner’s “Hot Blooded” plays on the stereo. Partner: “You mind if we listen to something from this century?” Stallone: Stony silence.

(Perhaps a single tear rolls down cheek afterward?)

Return to action: “It’s a retro movie, a homage to the action films of the 1980s,” says writer-director Walter Hill, who, as the man behind the “48 Hrs.” films, knows a thing or two Story by GLENN WHIPP / Los Angeles Times about the particular subset of this genre. “People call them buddy movies, but, back to the culture shock franchise sequel “Terdrug kingpin. He came to me, that doesn’t work.

Arnold John McClane felt in the minator 3: Rise of the away impressed with his They’re partners forced Schwarzenegger, 65 first movie as a New York Machines,” an efficient and, star. together. They don’t like The movie: “The Last cop in L.A.,” producer at times, exhilarating entry “I have always felt that each other. They’re antiWyck Godfrey says. “Only Stand” (Jan. 18). in the series. the best of any industry buddy movies, really.”

The (anticipated) catchnow he’s older, even more Obligatory AARPembodies unique qualiYippee ki-yay or yippee set in his ways, and in Rus- phrase: “I am the sheriff!” endorsed reference to ties, and Arnold was no ki-yawn? At its premiere Saving society from: sia. That’s a problem.” aging: Diner manager: exception,” Kim says. “If I in November at the Rome Mexican drug cartels.

Yippee ki-yay or yippee “How are you, Sheriff?” were to pick just three of Film Festival, the movie Last time in the saddle: Schwarzenegger: “Old!” ki-yawn? Marketing matethe smartest people I have earned solid reviews as Aside from cameos in Stalrials equally split between Return to action: Kore- met during my two years in a lively enough “48 Hrs.” explosions and Beethoven. lone’s old-dog “Expendan director Kim Jee-woon the United States, Arnold knockoff that showcased Willis already talking about ables” romps, Ah-nold’s makes his American debut would be one of them.”

Stallone’s timeless ability last starring role came in a sixth film. Die-hards in this tale of a border town Yippee ki-yay or yippee to dish out both punches the 2003 pre-Governator and tough-guy quips. might be satisfied. sheriff chasing an escaped ki-yawn? Luis Guzman

’80s heroes Stallone, Schwarzenegger and Willis take aim at new villains

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THIS WEEKENDin the area

Crab Fest

SWING DANCE The Mount Vernon High School jazz bands will present a swing dance from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 18, at Christ The King Church, 2111 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon. Enjoy dance lessons, live music, silent auction, dessert sale and raffle. $6, $10 couple, $20 family.

Proceeds will benefit the MVHS band and orchestra boosters. 360-428-6100, ext.

21417, or 360-848-7773

The annual event will take place from 3:30 to 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 19, at Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Enjoy a whole Dungeness crab, with side dishes, dessert and more. Swingnuts Jazz will provide live entertainment.

A cash bar will be available. $20. 360387-0222 or www. camanocenter.org

STAR PARTY Explore the

AP

WINTER FILM SERIES “Contact� is up next in the Anacortes Public Library series at 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 18, at 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Academy Award nominee Nick Alphin introduces and share insights about each selection in the Friday night series. Free. Jodie Foster (pictured) stars as Dr. Ellie Arroway, an astronomer who finds conclusive proof of intelligent extraterrestrial life. Chosen as a candidate to make first contact, she overcomes a number of challenges before embarking on a mind-blowing trip in a complex machine built from plans encrypted in the message from space. Adapted from a sci-fi novel by Carl Sagan. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes.org

night sky and view distant galaxies, planets and nebulas beginning at dark Friday, Jan. 18, at Fort Nugent Park, 2075 SW Fort Nugent Road, Oak Harbor. No telescope is needed and all ages are welcome. Dress warmly.

Canceled if cloudy. Free.

For information, call Dan Pullen at 360-679-7664 or www.icas-wa.webs.com.

JAZZ AT THE CAMANO CENTER The Brian Cunningham Quartet will perform from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20, $10 students ages 17 and younger.

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REVIEWS MUSIC CDS Compiled from news services

Dawn Richard “Goldenheart”

As a member of Diddy-Dirty Money and Danity Kane, Dawn Richard was impressive. As a solo artist, she’s extraordinary.

Her solo debut, “Goldenheart,” is an R&B field day of progressive, electronic and smooth sounds that play like one amazing musical adventure. Her unique voice — which echoes Brandy — glides over each song like magic as she sings about heartache and breaking through in the music industry (check out “Return of a Queen.”) And Richard, who co-wrote the 16-track independent release, doesn’t skip a beat.

“Goldenheart” isn’t just golden, it’s grand. n Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press

Yo La Tengo “Fade”

Yo La Tengo’s continued relevance 27 years into their career is remarkable.

The Hoboken, N.J., trio of Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew have yet to release a bad album, and they’ve made a handful of great ones. “Fade” is one of them. With producer John McEntire of postrock experimenters Tortoise, they’ve created an album that is intimate and thoughtful, urgent and fun.

The band hasn’t reinvented itself. No need, since Yo La Tengo’s expertise in catchy, jangly rock, gentle acoustic folkpop, and noisy feedback excursions allows endless room for triangulation. But they have added new colorations over the years.

Credit McEntire for helping with the swelling strings in “It’s Not Enough” and “Before We Run,” the precise, giddy funk of “Well You Better,” and the motorik chug of “Stupid Things.” And while the album eschews epic guitar solos, it has room for electric rave-ups such as “Ohm” and “Paddle Forward.”

Yo La Tengo is still looking to build on what they’ve perfected, to shine and not fade away. n Steve Klinge, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Christopher Owens

of script — musically and lyrically — and you’ve got quite a stunner.

What’s audacious about “Long Live” “Lysandre” is how eagerly A$AP jumps before sonic booms provided by producer/elecLast summer, tronic music-makers Skrillex and Danger Christopher Owens Mouse. announced that he The former provides A$AP with was breaking up a juiced-up mix of weird reggae and Girls, the kind-of-glammy rock band with screeching noise. The latter offers him whom he and chief collaborator J.R. White billowing rain clouds through which to released two terrific records, “Album” dance and loll.

(1999) and “Father, Son, Holy Ghost” Vocal guests such as Santigold (on the (2011). hooky “Hell”), Drake and Kendrick Lamar “Lysandre,” the lanky songwriter and are good, ample duet partners. But Rocky sometime fashion model’s first solo outing, is his own best friend, especially on “Sudis a concept album he has described as “a denly,” on which he co-produces the watery coming-of-age story, a road trip story, a love house track and its character-filled storystory.” In short, it’s an autobiographical tale line.

In 2013’s second week, we surely have a about falling in love with a French girl in year’s-end best.

San Francisco, following her home across the Atlantic, and — quelle surprise! — end- n A.D. Amorosi,The Philadelphia Inquirer ing up with a broken heart.

At many points, “Lysandre,” named after ‘The Return the paramour in question, is too precious by half, and its delicately baroque, borderof The Stuff ing-on-easy-listening arrangements lack That Dreams the muscle that put the power in Girls’ pop.

Owens is a classic-rock craftsman at heart, Are Made Of’ and there are plenty of pleasures to be had Various artists in sticky tunes such as the freewheeling This two-CD set “Here We Go Again” and the sax-happy of American tradi“New York City,” but “Lysandre” gets the tional music of the year in indie off to a mildly disappointing 1920s is a sequel start. that, instead of focusing on rarities as the n Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer 2006 original did, hones in on what the liner notes call “the great, iconic recordings A$AP Rocky that no collection should be without.”

Thus you get many well-known names, “Long Live A$AP” such as bluesmen Charley Patton, Blind Willie Johnson and Furry Lewis, and, on the A$AP Rocky country side, Uncle Dave Macon and His sums up the last few Fruit Jar Drinkers, Charlie Poole and the of his 24 years on North Carolina Ramblers, and Eck Robertthe plush and lovely son and Family.

“Suddenly” when he The mix of blues and country — Geeshie intones, with wonder, the phrase “from ugly Wiley’s haunting “Last Kind Words Blues” to comfortably.” followed by Carter Brothers and Son’s Just-out-of-the-gate rappers rarely Cajun-flavored fiddle tune “Old Jaw Bone,” espouse happy bewilderment so nakedly, Lulu Jackson’s wrenching “Little Rosewood busy as they are with hard heartlessness.

Casket” sandwiched between a polka and Such emotional openness is part of the a reel — make for a comprehensive and charm of rap/hip-hop’s $3 million man. highly entertaining overview of the sound The Harlem-raised Rocky shows gentle of rural America at the time, one that also shock and awe while remaining raw and illuminates the ties that run among the true to rap’s street code throughout this seemingly disparate musical strains. debut artist album. Add to that his fluid changes of speed and flow and his flips n Nick Cristiano, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Jessie Ware

“If You’re Never Gonna Move EP” Though she was first heard singing vocals for U.K. acts like Joker and SBTRKT, South Londoner Jessie Ware strikes out on her own — providing a much-needed injection into the British music scene and giving Emeli Sande some breathing space.

Ware’s U.S. debut EP, “If You’re Never Gonna Move,” is a collection of sophisticated nu-soul tunes, intelligent beats and blissful, soothing Sade-esque vocals. Relationships and lust are central themes, and the delivery is heartfelt, soulful and unobtrusive. The title track is a melodic dream about chasing love, and “Devotion” is a downtempo love letter. And “Sweet Talk,” a 1980s-laced groove, is a pop gem, much like Ware herself.

“Devotion,” her Mercury Prize-nominated U.K. full-length debut album, will be released April 2 in America. Can’t wait. n Reetu Rupal, Associated Press

Ryan Truesdell

“Notes on Centennial” Composer Ryan Truesdell has pulled off a monumental feat of detective work.

Working in archives for bandleaders such as Claude Thornhill and interviewing musicians such as trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, Truesdell has discovered more than 50 works by legendary composer and arranger Gil Evans that were neither recorded nor released.

Truesdell released what he considered the 12 best on this CD last year to honor the 100th anniversary of Evans’ birth.

Certainly anyone who knows Evans’ classic work for Miles Davis, such as “Sketches of Spain,” will appreciate what Truesdell has done. But I found the music a mixed bag, both intriguing and uninteresting.

Yes, it was great to have these works excavated, but some carried on too long.

So the result felt a bit academic, filling in important blanks but not adding much either. n Karl Stark, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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REVIEWS VIDEO GAMES Chris Campbell, Scripps Howard News Service

“DmC: Devil May Cry”

of the franchise. He’s younger, with an attitude that is just as heavy on revenge as it is on millennial aloofness toward the Platforms: Play world. When the ground suddenly opens Station 3, Xbox up and demons start threatening him and 360, PC his world, it takes massive earthquakes Genre: Action and explosions for him to decide to actuPublisher: Capcom ally put on clothes.

ESRB Rating: M, Looking past the character, the game for Mature play is top-notch. No matter what weapGrade: 3.5 stars on Dante wields, the act of taking out (out of 5) enemies by bullet or blade feels smooth and responsive. Linking up attacks into Almost a half-decade has passed since combos doles out heavy punishment that Dante sliced apart a “hellscape” full of rewards you both in carnage and the souls demons, and if I may say so, no one should you collect to purchase upgrades. have to wait that long again.

The boss battles, unfortunately, leave “DmC” does not offer up any classic you wanting more after all the work you 1980s hip-hop (sorry, I can barely even undertake to reach them. They all play out say or write the title of this game without as predictable wait-and-attack scenarios instantly conjuring up beats from Runthat we’ve all experienced countless times DMC). Instead, it serves up ghoulish crea- before and don’t add anything new to the tures that are primed and ready for the action. Once you complete the game, the sharp end of a sword, scythe or ax. option to replay at more difficult settings The Dante of “DmC” certainly fits with exists for those dedicated to slaying perthe intent of this game being a reboot fection.

“Little Inferno”

Platform: Wii U Genre: Arcade Publisher: Tomorrow Corporation ESRB Rating: T, for Teen Grade: 2.5 stars In the bleakness of winter, when your bones shiver and even the thickest of fleece fails to return feeling to your extremities, the warmth of a fire can bring feelings of comfort back to one’s life.

“Little Inferno” takes this notion and gives it a Tim Burton-like spin, thrusting you into a snowy and dingy city where temperatures are dropping quicker than the snowflakes. Your only way to survive is a fireplace cheekily advertised as a children’s toy, the Little Inferno Entertainment Fireplace. With it you burn everything in your possession, and I mean everything.

Toys, TVs, household appliances, office

equipment — anything you can get your hands on. As you burn, baby, burn, you earn money that you then spend in catalogs to buy more products and set them ablaze. The game won’t occupy your time for days on end since the whole story, if you wish to call it that, lasts less than 10 hours. This means the burn-somethingbuy-something-burn-something repetition doesn’t last long enough to become mindnumbing.

Visually, the game surprises with its inventive ways of how certain objects slowly turn to ash (or quickly, depending on the item). You can unlock more coins by pairing objects together and unlocking combos for greater reward, and in these moments the game creates the most glee by watching random items perish in the pyre together while racking up the coins.

A game all about putting things in a fire means it’s awfully accessible to just about anyone. The experience won’t come close to winning any Game of the Year awards, but the simple act of watching everything burn up does have merit.

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TRAVEL

Bangkok mapmaker still needed in digital age

Apichart Weerawong / AP

Nancy Chandler (left), a map creator, and her daughter Nima Chandler, who does primary research for the maps, talk during an interview at a hotel in Bangkok.

Savvy visitors simply ditch those digital devices in favor of a much simpler BANGKOK — Navigatnavigational aid: The handing the streets of Bangkok held paper maps of American challenge even the most can artist Nancy Chandler, seasoned of travelers. whose colorful descriptions Roads wind into each of Bangkok have gained other instead of running par- a cult-like following since allel. Narrow alleyways loop they launched nearly four into dead ends. decades ago.

The hodgepodge rouChandler produced the tinely stumps Google Maps first map in 1974 as in inset and GPS devices, and even in Sawaddi, a magazine prothe main waterway, the duced by the local American Chao Phraya River, weaves Women’s Club. “It was more through the city like a child’s like a group of women going messy squiggle as opposed to to the market and taking a clean, sharp line. notes,” recalled Chandler,

By ELISA MALA Associated Press

now 74, of the initial project.

But when the organization commissioned a second printing of the now-defunct magazine for “people who kept calling for the magazine with the map,” she said, members of the group insisted that she had a viable business on her hands.

The maps have been updated ever since, with the oldest of Nancy’s three daughters, Nima Chandler, acting as chief of research for the past 14 years. The business, called Nancy Chandler Graphics, also now offers maps of the smaller

neighborhood of Old Bangkok, the northern city of Chiang Mai, and later this year, the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi, and has expanded to sell greeting cards, wrapping paper, mugs and coloring books that portray aspects of Thai culture as well.

The maps have remained popular in part because they offer much more than just a way to get from one place to another. They also offer carefully curated recommendations.

Rather than depicting a traditional city layout, or

firing off a laundry list of attractions in the style of a guidebook, Chandler’s maps combine the best of both worlds, plotting destinations while adding pithy advice or useful tips about what to expect.

The expertise comes from meticulous research and well-placed connections. “If we stopped selling maps,” said Nancy Chandler, “we could become taxi drivers.”

Mother and daughter also offer contrasting approaches to what makes the cut.

Nancy Chandler remains nostalgic for classic sites like

the Chao Praya River “just for the fresh air,” and Chinatown, a neighborhood that she says has changed very little, “because I love old buildings.”

Nima Chandler, in contrast, is excited by newer, trendier places like the Bangkok Tree House, a rare eco-friendly hotel that also houses an organic restaurant, and Mr. Jones’ Orphanage Milk Bar, a high-concept dessert joint recently opened

by Ashley Sutton, an Australian entrepreneur who has launched several other successful eateries around town.

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TRAVEL Here are a few of the mapmaking Chandlers’ tips on how visitors to Bangkok can make sense of the city: n Thais love nicknames.

One of the city’s main thoroughfares, Sukhumvit Road, originates in Bangkok and extends more than 250 miles into the countryside. The Bangkok-based portion, popular for its street vendors, restaurants and nightlife, is intersected by dozens of sois, or streets, that are evenly numbered along one side and oddly numbered along the other.

But the even-and-odd pairs don’t always run parallel: soi 53, for example, becomes soi 36 once it passes through Sukhumvit. As the map notes, “when travelling to this area, refer to sois by their nicknames” if they exist.

Any mention of Thong Lo (soi 55) or Ekkamai (soi 63) will be instantly recognized by locals and taxi drivers.

Likewise, locals refer to Chinatown as Yaowarat, the name of the street that runs through it. n Get a phone number for your destination and know what’s nearby.

For example, it might be easier for your taxi driver to find the Little Home Bakery,

Local travel

a culinary mainstay since 1951, if you say that it’s a block from Wat Sakhet, a well-known temple.

Getting directions over the phone might also be preferable to whipping out your GPS. Taxi drivers often hail from poorer regions and might be newcomers themselves, and while “Thais learn provincial maps in school,” they mainly study political boundaries but not necessarily city layouts, according to Nima Chandler. n Opening hours can be unpredictable. Popular destinations might be open earlier or later than expected, or be closed on random days of the week.

Don’t grab lunch at Asiatique, a newly opened waterfront shopping complex — it’s only open from 5 p.m. until midnight. Chatuchak Weekend Market, a gigantic open-air bazaar and one of the city’s most popular attractions, is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, but hosts a flower market on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. n Beware of name changes. According to Nima Chandler, newly opened restaurants sometimes shut-

returning to Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead “ACROSS NORTHERN Road, Camano Island.

FRANCE”: 7 p.m. Wednes- 360-387-0222 or www. day, Jan. 30, Anacortes camanocenter.org.

Public Library, 1220 10th Frye Museum and St., Anacortes. Cultural Volunteer Park Consertraveler Rudy Gahler vatory Tour: Tuesday, describes his “Road Feb. 12: Enjoy a docent Scholar” trip to Brittany tour of the 60-year-old and Normandy, complete Frye Museum, lunch in with historical notes. Free. its cafe, and then tour the 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or 100-year-old conservatory. library.cityofanacortes. $21-$26, includes tour and org. transportation. Lunch on your own. Pay by Jan. 29.

DAY TRIPS: Camano Center offers trips SHORT TRIPS: Mount for seniors and othVernon Parks and Recreers, departing from and ation offers travel oppor-

ter or change names within a matter of weeks, which is why the Chandler women update their site — www. nancychandler.net — about once a month. Do what the mapmakers do: If in doubt, call ahead to confirm. n Look beyond the brochures. Near the backpacker haven of Khao San Road, Wat Bowonniwet is well-known as the Buddhist temple where the country’s beloved monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, served his monkhood.

Lesser-known facts are that he designed the onsite water wheel, and that the temple houses the country’s only library of ancient funeral books, tomes that document the lives of the dead. So keep an eye out — a site’s most memorable quirks might not be advertised. n Not everything goes in Bangkok. Sleeves are required for all Buddhist temples, while flip-flops are banned from most night clubs.

As the map points out, smoking is banned on the outdoor grounds of Chatuchak Market: “Step outside the market if you must, or risk at 2,000 baht fine.”

tunities for ages 12 and older (adult supervision required for ages 18 and younger). For information or to register, call 360336-6215.

Next up: Olympia Capitol Tour and Exploration: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, departing from and returning to Hillcrest Park, Mount Vernon.

Enjoy a private tour of the Legislature building, no-host lunch and exploration of more local and historical attractions around Olympia. $61-$63.

Register by Feb. 27.

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MUSIC

THEATER

Early Music Series: “The Sun King’s Music”: 7:30 p.m., Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27130 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $15 suggested donation, free for ages 18 and younger. 360-629-6110 or www.salishseafestival.org.

Friday.18 MAGIC

“The Magic Chamber”: Joey Pipia, 7 p.m., The Depot Arts Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. $20. Tickets at Watermark Book Company, 612 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, 360-293-4277; 800-8383006 or www.brownpapertickets.com.

MUSIC

Early Music Series: “The Sun King’s Music”: 7:30 p.m., Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes. $15, free for ages 12 and younger. 360-293-4930 or www.anacortesartsfoundation.org.

Saturday.19 MUSIC

Dailey & Vincent (bluegrass): 8 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $20-$42 plus applicable fees. 360-734-6080 or www.mount bakertheatre.com.

Sunday.20 MUSIC

Jazz at the Camano Center: Brian Cunningham Quartet, 4 to 7 p.m., Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20, $10 students ages 17 and younger. 360-387-0222.

Monday-Thursday.21-24 No events submitted

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George Bernard Shaw’s “Arms and the Man” (comedy): Alger Lookout Thespian Association, 7 p.m., Alger Community Church, 1475 Silver Run Lane, Alger. $14, $12 seniors (62 and older) and students. Includes dessert. 360-424-5144 or www.altatheatre.com.

“Steel Magnolias” (comedy/drama): 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com.

Saturday.26 COMEDY

Brian Boshes, Gabe Rutledge: 8 p.m., Max Dale’s Martini Lounge, 2030 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon. $10. 360-4247171 or www.maxdales.com.

“Whose Live Anyway”: featuring comedians Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Joel Murray and Jeff Davis, 9 p.m., WaWalton Event Center, Swinomish Casino & Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes.

Ages 21 and older. $35-$65. 855-794-6563 or www.swinomishcasinoandlodge.com.

THEATER

George Bernard Shaw’s “Arms and the Man” (comedy): Alger Lookout Thespian Association, 7 p.m., Alger Community Church, 1475 Silver Run Lane, Alger. $14, $12 seniors (62 and older) and students. Includes dessert. 360-424-5144 or www.altatheatre.com.

“Steel Magnolias” (comedy/drama): 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com.

Sunday.27 MUSIC

Skagit Symphony Family Concert: 2 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Children’s activities start at 1:15 p.m. followed by the concert featuring music by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Sousa and more. $10. Free for ages 15 and younger accompanied by a ticketholding adult. 360-416-7727 or www. mcintyrehall.org.

THEATER

George Bernard Shaw’s “Arms and the Man” (comedy): Alger Lookout Thespian Association, 2:30 p.m., Alger Community Church, 1475 Silver Run Lane, Alger. $10. 360-424-5144 or www. altatheatre.com.

TUNING UP Playing at area venues January 17-24

SATURDAY.26 “WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY” Featuring comedians Ryan Stiles (pictured), Greg Proops, Joel Murray and Jeff Davis, 9 p.m., Wa-Walton Event Center, Swinomish Casino & Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes.

Ages 21 and older. $35$65. 855-794-6563 or www.swinomishcasino andlodge.com.

FRIDAY.18 PROZAC MOUNTAIN BOYS 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7 cover. 360-445-3000.

THURSDAY.17 Rattletrap Ruckus: 8 p.m., Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham.

Free. 360-9271949 or www.redlight bellingham.com.

SATURDAY.19 JOE SNEVA AND THE SWEET DOMINIQUES CD RELEASE PARTY 10 p.m., Draft Pics, 516 S First. St., Mount Vernon. No cover. 360-336-3626.

FRIDAY.18 Jim Basnight Band: 9 p.m., Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. No cover. 360-7550165.

Prozac Mountain Boys (bluegrass): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7 cover. 360-4453000.

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

360-422-6411.

Tiller’s Folly: 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Red House: 8 p.m., Cyndy’s Broiler, 27021 102nd Ave NW, Stanwood. No cover. 360-6294800 or www.cyn dysbroiler.com.

Kithkin, Palisades, Specters: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360778-1067.

Wyatt Parks and the Mute Choir, Isaac Pierce: 10 p.m., Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

360-927-1949 or www.redlight bellingham.com.

$cratch Daddy: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., The Bullpen, 701 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley.

360-588-4508.

Marcia Kester (country, rock, blues, pop): 7 to 11 p.m., Anacortes Eagles Hall, 901 Seventh St., Anacortes. Call 360-757-9687 for guest sign-in.

SATURDAY.19 Tony & The Tigers: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-7666330.

Joe Sneva and the Sweet Dominiques CD Release Party (surf, reggae, folk): 10 p.m., Draft Pics, 516 S First. St., Mount Vernon. No cover.

360-336-3626.

Mia Vermillion & Kevin Sutton (blues, jazz, folk): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $12 cover. 360445-3000.

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

Joyride: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360755-3956.

SUNDAY.20 Gary B’s Church of the Blues (blues, classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf.

St., Sedro-Woolley. 360855-2263.

Bobby Holland & the Breadliners: 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Devotion, Rookery, So Adult: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

360-778-1067.

TUESDAY.22 Terry Nelson & Friends: 4 to 8 p.m., The Station House, 315 E. Morris St., La Conner. No cover.

360-466-4488.

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

Robert Blake, Nick Jaina, Esme Patterson: 10 p.m., Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-927-1949 or www.redlightbelling ham.com.

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

Jack Mattingly & Whiskey Fever: 7 to 9 p.m., Birdsview Brewing Co., 38302 Highway 20, Birdsview.

360-826-3406 or www.birdsviewbrewingcompany.com.

Southbound (Southern rock): 8 p.m., Cyndy’s Broiler, 27021 102nd Ave NW, Stanwood. No cover. 360-6294800 or www. cyndysbroiler. com.

WEDNESDAY.23 Fidalgo Swing: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Marcia Kester (country, rock, blues, pop): 7 to 11 p.m., Anacortes Eagles Hall, 901 Seventh St., Anacortes.

Call 360-7579687 for guest sign-in.

THURSDAY.24 Marcia Kester (country, rock, blues, pop): 6 to 8 p.m., Anacortes Eagles Hall, 901 Seventh St., Anacortes. Call 360-7579687 for guest sign-in.

Rattletrap Ruckus: 8 p.m., Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham.

Free. 360-927-1949 or www.redlightbelling ham.com.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area January 17-27 Thursday.17

Friday.25

MUSIC

THEATER

Early Music Series: “The Sun King’s Music”: 7:30 p.m., Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27130 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $15 suggested donation, free for ages 18 and younger. 360-629-6110 or www.salishseafestival.org.

Friday.18 MAGIC

“The Magic Chamber”: Joey Pipia, 7 p.m., The Depot Arts Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. $20. Tickets at Watermark Book Company, 612 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, 360-293-4277; 800-8383006 or www.brownpapertickets.com.

MUSIC

Early Music Series: “The Sun King’s Music”: 7:30 p.m., Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes. $15, free for ages 12 and younger. 360-293-4930 or www.anacortesartsfoundation.org.

Saturday.19 MUSIC

Dailey & Vincent (bluegrass): 8 p.m., Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St., Bellingham. $20-$42 plus applicable fees. 360-734-6080 or www.mount bakertheatre.com.

Sunday.20 MUSIC

Jazz at the Camano Center: Brian Cunningham Quartet, 4 to 7 p.m., Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20, $10 students ages 17 and younger. 360-387-0222.

Monday-Thursday.21-24 No events submitted

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George Bernard Shaw’s “Arms and the Man” (comedy): Alger Lookout Thespian Association, 7 p.m., Alger Community Church, 1475 Silver Run Lane, Alger. $14, $12 seniors (62 and older) and students. Includes dessert. 360-424-5144 or www.altatheatre.com.

“Steel Magnolias” (comedy/drama): 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com.

Saturday.26 COMEDY

Brian Boshes, Gabe Rutledge: 8 p.m., Max Dale’s Martini Lounge, 2030 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon. $10. 360-4247171 or www.maxdales.com.

“Whose Live Anyway”: featuring comedians Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Joel Murray and Jeff Davis, 9 p.m., WaWalton Event Center, Swinomish Casino & Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes.

Ages 21 and older. $35-$65. 855-794-6563 or www.swinomishcasinoandlodge.com.

THEATER

George Bernard Shaw’s “Arms and the Man” (comedy): Alger Lookout Thespian Association, 7 p.m., Alger Community Church, 1475 Silver Run Lane, Alger. $14, $12 seniors (62 and older) and students. Includes dessert. 360-424-5144 or www.altatheatre.com.

“Steel Magnolias” (comedy/drama): 8 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or www.acttheatre.com.

Sunday.27 MUSIC

Skagit Symphony Family Concert: 2 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Children’s activities start at 1:15 p.m. followed by the concert featuring music by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Sousa and more. $10. Free for ages 15 and younger accompanied by a ticketholding adult. 360-416-7727 or www. mcintyrehall.org.

THEATER

George Bernard Shaw’s “Arms and the Man” (comedy): Alger Lookout Thespian Association, 2:30 p.m., Alger Community Church, 1475 Silver Run Lane, Alger. $10. 360-424-5144 or www. altatheatre.com.

TUNING UP Playing at area venues January 17-24

SATURDAY.26 “WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY” Featuring comedians Ryan Stiles (pictured), Greg Proops, Joel Murray and Jeff Davis, 9 p.m., Wa-Walton Event Center, Swinomish Casino & Lodge, 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes.

Ages 21 and older. $35$65. 855-794-6563 or www.swinomishcasino andlodge.com.

FRIDAY.18 PROZAC MOUNTAIN BOYS 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7 cover. 360-445-3000.

THURSDAY.17 Rattletrap Ruckus: 8 p.m., Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham.

Free. 360-9271949 or www.redlight bellingham.com.

SATURDAY.19 JOE SNEVA AND THE SWEET DOMINIQUES CD RELEASE PARTY 10 p.m., Draft Pics, 516 S First. St., Mount Vernon. No cover. 360-336-3626.

FRIDAY.18 Jim Basnight Band: 9 p.m., Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. No cover. 360-7550165.

Prozac Mountain Boys (bluegrass): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7 cover. 360-4453000.

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

360-422-6411.

Tiller’s Folly: 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Red House: 8 p.m., Cyndy’s Broiler, 27021 102nd Ave NW, Stanwood. No cover. 360-6294800 or www.cyn dysbroiler.com.

Kithkin, Palisades, Specters: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360778-1067.

Wyatt Parks and the Mute Choir, Isaac Pierce: 10 p.m., Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

360-927-1949 or www.redlight bellingham.com.

$cratch Daddy: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., The Bullpen, 701 Metcalf St., Sedro-Woolley.

360-588-4508.

Marcia Kester (country, rock, blues, pop): 7 to 11 p.m., Anacortes Eagles Hall, 901 Seventh St., Anacortes. Call 360-757-9687 for guest sign-in.

SATURDAY.19 Tony & The Tigers: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-7666330.

Joe Sneva and the Sweet Dominiques CD Release Party (surf, reggae, folk): 10 p.m., Draft Pics, 516 S First. St., Mount Vernon. No cover.

360-336-3626.

Mia Vermillion & Kevin Sutton (blues, jazz, folk): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $12 cover. 360445-3000.

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

Joyride: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360755-3956.

SUNDAY.20 Gary B’s Church of the Blues (blues, classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf.

St., Sedro-Woolley. 360855-2263.

Bobby Holland & the Breadliners: 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Devotion, Rookery, So Adult: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

360-778-1067.

TUESDAY.22 Terry Nelson & Friends: 4 to 8 p.m., The Station House, 315 E. Morris St., La Conner. No cover.

360-466-4488.

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

Robert Blake, Nick Jaina, Esme Patterson: 10 p.m., Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham. $5. 360-927-1949 or www.redlightbelling ham.com.

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

Jack Mattingly & Whiskey Fever: 7 to 9 p.m., Birdsview Brewing Co., 38302 Highway 20, Birdsview.

360-826-3406 or www.birdsviewbrewingcompany.com.

Southbound (Southern rock): 8 p.m., Cyndy’s Broiler, 27021 102nd Ave NW, Stanwood. No cover. 360-6294800 or www. cyndysbroiler. com.

WEDNESDAY.23 Fidalgo Swing: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Marcia Kester (country, rock, blues, pop): 7 to 11 p.m., Anacortes Eagles Hall, 901 Seventh St., Anacortes.

Call 360-7579687 for guest sign-in.

THURSDAY.24 Marcia Kester (country, rock, blues, pop): 6 to 8 p.m., Anacortes Eagles Hall, 901 Seventh St., Anacortes. Call 360-7579687 for guest sign-in.

Rattletrap Ruckus: 8 p.m., Redlight, 1017 N. State St., Bellingham.

Free. 360-927-1949 or www.redlightbelling ham.com.

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GET INVOLVED ART ARTS COMMISSION OPENINGS: The Mount Vernon Arts Commission is accepting applications and letters of interest until Jan. 22 from volunteer candidates who live in the Mount Vernon School District and are interested in serving immediately on the 11-member commission.

The term expires Dec. 31, 2013.

An appreciation of public art, an ability to attend second-Thursday morning meetings monthly, and time to devote to fundraising are required. Send applications (from mountvernonwa.gov, or pick up at 1717 S. 13th St. or 910 Cleveland St.) and letters of interests to Mayor Jill Boudreau, P.O. Box 809, Mount Vernon, WA 98273. 360-336-6215.

cockatiels, chicken hens or roosters. A winner selected from each age group — 5-8, 9-12 and 13-16 — will be introduced during the April 6 evening auction, where the top 20 drawings will be featured as framed centerpieces and auctioned.

Names of all entries will appear in the auction catalog. Send or deliver drawings by March 1 to Ellie, Humane Society, 18841 Kelleher Road, Burlington, WA 98233, or call 360-7570445.

Join Kari Bishay to get creative and “play with stuff” at the Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

Workshops are held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. All materials are provided. $18 each class. Preregistration required: 360-464-2229 or www.anacortescenterfor happiness.org.

AUDITIONS

“TRUE WEST”: The Bellingham Theatre Guild will hold open auditions at 7 p.m. Sunday and Monday, FAMILY ART DAYS Feb. 3-4, at the Guild, 1600 AT MoNA: The Museum H St., Bellingham. This proof Northwest Art, 121 S. duction of Sam Shepard’s First St., La Conner, offers most-produced play has Family Art Days each parts for two male leads, month. Sessions are open ages 25-35; one female supto all ages and skill levels porting role, age 55-70; and and include guided walkone male supporting role, throughs of exhibitions. age 35-55. Auditions will Limited to 15 participants include cold readings from per session. To register: the script. For information, CALL FOR ARTISANS, 360-466-4446, ext. 108, or contact director Robert MUSICIANS, SPONSORS: FAD@museumofnwart.org. Cervantez at 360-671-5673 The Mount Vernon DownInformation: www.museuor email robertcervantez@ town Association is acceptmofnwart.org. Workshops ymail.com. ing new applications from are free with museum artisans and musicians admission. Admission: $8 through Jan. 25 for the 29th DANCE adults, $5 seniors, $3 stuannual Tulip Festival Street BEGINNER SQUARE dents, free for members Fair, set for April 19-21 in DANCE LESSONS: 7 p.m. and ages 11 and younger. downtown Mount Vernon.

Tuesdays at the Mount VerNext up: Participant selections will non Senior Center, 1401 Mixed Media Self Porbe made by March 1. SponCleveland St. Families, coutraits: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 2 sorships are available. For ples, singles welcome. First to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 26. information or an applicatwo weeks are free, then $4 Explore a variety of media tion prospectus, visit www. per lesson. 360-424-4608 or and put together a dimenmountvernondowntown.

360-424-9675. sional collage that reflects org/events.html or email your individualism. mvstreetfaircoordinator@ THIRD FRIDAY DANCE: Line Wash Drawing: 11 gmail.com. a.m. to 1 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m. Join the fun with a beginning Country Two-Step lesSaturday, Feb. 23. Try this ART CLASSES fun way to draw with india son at 7:30 p.m. followed by BLACK CAT CONTEST: ink and a twig as a drawing general dancing from 8:15 Kids can enter the Black tool, then add color with a to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, at the Sons of Norway Cat Drawing Contest by watercolor wash.

Hall, 9910 270th St. NW, March 1, as part of the 18th Stanwood. Dance to a variannual Black Cat AucART CLASSES: Dakota ety of music. No partner tion in April to benefit the Art offers a variety of art necessary. $8 at the door, Humane Society of Skagit classes and workshops at Valley. Children ages 5 to 17873 Highway 536, Mount includes the predance les16 can draw an animal or Vernon. 360-416-6556, ext. son. 360-387-6842 or adapt bird the shelter has offered 5, or www.dakotaart abledesigns@cs.com. for adoption, such as dogs, center.com. cats, rabbits, potbellied pigs, SWING DANCE: The hamsters, rats, parakeets, Mount Vernon High School PAPER PLAYSHOPS:

jazz bands will present a swing dance from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, at Christ The King Church, 2111 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon. Enjoy dance lessons, live music, silent auction, dessert sale and raffle. $6, $10 couple, $20 family. Proceeds will benefit the MVHS band and orchestra boosters.

360-428-6100, ext. 21417, or 360-848-7773.

MUSIC MUSIC-MAKING SESSIONS: Join instructor Sally Kirk for fun music making from 5:45 to 6:25 p.m. Wednesdays, through Jan. 30, at the Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial St., Anacortes.

The class includes easy improvisations and no music reading. $48. Registration required. 360-4642229 or www.anacortescenterforhappiness.org.

SKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC CLUB: The club welcomes performers, listeners and guests at 1:45 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at Vasa Hall, 1805 Cleveland St., Mount Vernon. Come and sing, play an instrument or just enjoy the music. Free. For information, call Marsha Pederson at 360-757-4906.

SECOND FRIDAY DRUM CIRCLE: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, Unity Church, 704 W. Division St., Mount Vernon. Shake off the energy of the week through drumming, songs, chants.

Love offering donation. For information, email skagitshaman@gmail.com.

FREE MUSIC JAMS: Come and play or just watch the fun at Cyndy’s Broiler, 27021 102nd Ave. N.W., Stanwood. Free for participants and spectators.

Teen jam: 7 p.m. second and fourth Tuesday each month.

Jam night: 8 p.m. Thursdays.

360-629-4800 or www. cyndysbroiler.com.

Theatre’s Class Act School for the Performing Arts is enrolling kids from preschool through 12th grade for winter classes on acting and theater arts. Classes RECREATION are held at ACT, 918 M FITNESS AND FUN Ave., Anacortes. 360-293AT THE Y: Skagit Family 6829 or www.acttheatre.

YMCA offers a variety of com/classact. activities for kids at 215 E. Imagination ExplorFulton St., Mount Vernon. ers (preschool age): 10 For information, call to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 360-336-9622 or visit 29-March 5, or Wednesdays, www.skagitymca.org.

Jan. 30-March 6. Students Next up: will take part in creative Winter YouthFit: Ages dramatic games designed 8 to 12, 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. to use their imagination, Tuesdays and Thursdays, improve self-confidence through Feb. 7. Healthy and provide social interactips, gym activities, group tion as they create crazy games and more. $10-$40. characters, sing and dance.

Superheroes in Training: $50.

Ages 3 to 6, 4:30 to 5:30 Are We There Yet? p.m. Fridays, through Feb. (grades 7-12: 3 to 4:30 p.m.

1. Each day kids will comTuesdays and Thursdays, plete a mission teaching Jan. 22-Feb. 28. This class the importance of being a starts with auditioning for superhero while developing a part and continues with basic motor skills. Creative creation of a character, superhero attire is encour- memorization of lines and aged. $20-$35. a full public performance Art at the Y: Creative with costumes and makeup Paper Crafting: Ages 7 to March 1-2 on ACT’s Sec12, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Mondays ond Stage. $100. and Wednesdays, through Feb. 6. Participants will WORKSHOPS complete six to eight projSCREENWRITING SEMIects, including origami, NAR: Hollywood script book building and more. doctor Aubrey M. Horton $45-$65. will present “ScreenwritY Fun Club: MLK Jr. Day: Kindergarten to sixth ing” at 11:45 a.m. Saturday, grade, noon to 5 p.m. Mon- Jan. 19, at the Pickford Cinema, 1318 Bay St., day, Jan. 21. Activities will Bellingham. Horton has include swimming, Youthconsulted on projects for Fit, LEGO Camp and more. $20-$30, second child Warner Bros., Paramount and HBO. Free. For infordiscount available.

Swim lessons: Ages 3 to mation, visit www.script doctor911.com.

13, weekday evenings and Saturday mornings. YMCA WRITERS WORKSHOP: staff members offer swimThe Skagit Valley Writers ming lessons year round.

League will host a workshop Winter Youth Indoor with Jane Alynn, “Writing Soccer: Ages 5 to 12, Jan. with the Mind of a Poet,” 28-March 16. Winter league from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursincludes a weekly practice. day, Jan. 24, at the Mount $55-$65.

Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St., Mount VerTHEATER non. Free. RSVP to Sharon at 360-391-2042 or visit THEATER CLASSES: www.skagitwriters.org.

Anacortes Community

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

“The Doors Live At The Bowl ’68” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18.

NT Live: ‘The Magistrate’ 7:30 p.m. today, Jan. 17

Academy Award nominee and Tony Award-winner John Lithgow (“Shrek,” “Third Rock from the Sun,” “The World According To Garp”) takes the title role in Arthur Wing Pinero’s Victorian farce, directed by Olivier Award-winner Timothy Sheader.

When amiable magistrate Posket (Lithgow) marries Agatha (Olivier Award-winner Nancy Carroll, “After the Dance”), little does he realize she’s dropped five years from her age — and her son’s. When her deception looks set to be revealed, it sparks a series of hilarious indignities and outrageous mishaps. $15 general; $13 seniors; $11 students, with $2 off for Lincoln members.

‘The Doors: Live at the Bowl ‘68’ 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18

“The Doors Live At The Bowl ’68” is widely held as the band’s best performance ever captured on film. Now fans can watch the complete version digitally re-mastered as the entire concert has been carefully restored from the original camera negatives to include the lost performances of “Hello I Love You,” “Texas Radio and the Big Beat” and “Spanish Caravan.”

The film opens with a special feature of interviews with the band talking about what it meant to perform at the Hollywood Bowl and the enduring significance of this concert. $14 with $2 off for Lincoln members.

The Met Live in HD: ‘Maria Stuarda’

9:55 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, one of the world’s most renowned singers, takes on the virtuosic bel canto role of the doomed Mary, Queen of Scots. Director David McVicar turns to the second opera of Donizetti’s Tudor trilogy, which explores regal characters at fateful moments of their lives. Elza van den Heever sings Elizabeth I, and Maurizio Benini conducts. Every Saturday live transmission features a pre-opera lecture with Stassya Pacheco 30 minutes before the start time.

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

‘Chasing Ice’

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21 In spring 2005, acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog headed to the Arctic on a tricky assignment for National Geographic: to capture images to help tell the story of the Earth’s changing climate.

That first trip north opened his eyes to one of the biggest stories in human history and sparked a challenge within him that would put his career and his very well-being at risk.

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E14 - Thursday, January 17, 2013

HOT TICKETS CIRQUE ZIVA: Jan. 17, Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds. 425275-9595 or www.ec4arts.org.

QUICKSAND: Jan. 18, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-7453000 or www.showboxonline.com.

JACKSON BROWNE: Jan. 20, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 206-2154747 or www.livenation.com.

MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL ON TOUR: Jan. 22, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 866-833-4747.

DOWN: Jan. 22, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.showboxonline.com.

PINBACK: Jan. 23, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-7453000 or www.showboxonline.com.

THE WALKMEN: Jan. 27, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or www.livebation.com.

“AMALUNA”: Cirque du Soleil: Jan. 31-Feb. 24, 2013, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 800-450-1480 or www.cirquedusoleil.com.

LEWIS BLACK: Jan. 31, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360734-6080 or www.mountbaker theatre.com.

LEWIS BLACK: Feb. 1, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or www.livenation.com.

MUSE: Feb. 1, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.live nation.com.

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT 2013: Feb. 2, with Martin Taylor, Solorazaf, Celso Machado and Brian Gore: Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. $23-$32. 360-336-8955 or www.lincolntheatre.org.

THE SONICS, MUDHONEY: Feb. 2, Showbox at the Market, Seattle.

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EXCISION: Feb. 2, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or www.livenation.com.

ELLIE GOULDING: Feb. 4, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.showboxonline.com.

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT: Feb. 6, Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds. 425-275-9595 or www.ec4arts.org.

BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH: Feb. 7, Columbia City Theater, Seattle. 800-838-3006 or www. brownpapertickets.com.

SOUNDGARDEN: Feb. 7-8, The Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877784-4849 or www.livenation.com.

RA RA RIOT: Feb. 8, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or www.livenation.com.

LED ZEPAGAIN: Feb. 8, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800745-3000 or www.showboxonline. com.

SUPER DIAMOND (Tribute to Neil Diamond): Feb. 9, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-7453000 or www.showboxonline.com.

TOMAHAWK: Feb. 12, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-7453000 or www.showboxonline.com.

MARILYN MANSON: Feb. 12, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or www.showboxonline.com.

LEFTOVER SALMON: Feb. 15, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 877784-4849 or www.livenation.com.

PILOBOLUS: Feb. 16, Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds. 425275-9595 or www.ec4arts.org.

THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Feb. 16-17, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www. showboxonline.com.

HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS: Feb. 17, Comcast Arena at Everett.

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COHEED AND CAMBRIA, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME: Feb. 19, Showbox SoDo, Seattle.

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EELS: Feb. 19, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.showboxonline.com.

FEED ME, TEETH: Feb. 20-21, Showbox at the Market, Seattle.

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GALACTIC: FEATURING COREY GLOVER: Feb. 22, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.showboxonline.com.

MICHAEL KAESHAMMER: Feb. 22, Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds.

STS9: Feb. 22, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www. showboxonline.com.

AARON NEVILLE: Feb. 23, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham.

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IVAN & ALYOSHA: Feb. 23, Showbox at the Market, Seattle.

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PENNYWISE, LAGWAGON: Feb. 23, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800745-3000 or www.showboxonline. com.

HEY MARSEILLES: March 1, Showbox at the Market, Seattle.

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MARC MARON (comedy): March 1, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 877784-4849 or www.livenation.com.

YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE!: March 1-2, The Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or www.livenation.com.

MOE: March 2, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.showboxonline.com.

ANBERLIN: March 3, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-7453000 or www.showboxonline.com.

G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE: March 6, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www. showboxonline.com.

FRIGHTENED RABBIT: March 8, Showbox at the Market, Seattle.

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BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA: March 9, Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds. 425-275-9595 or www.ec4arts.org.

MAROON 5, WITH NEON TREES & OWL CITY: March 11, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www. livenation.com.

LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO: March 13, Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds. 425-275-9595 or www.ec4arts.org.

LUCKY 2013: March 15, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

HOODIE ALLEN: March 20, Showbox at the Market, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or www.showboxon line.com.

VOLBEAT: March 22, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-7453000 or www.showboxonline.com.

BRIAN REGAN: March 13, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or www.livenation.com.

GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC: March 23, Showbox at the Market. 800-7453000 or www.showboxonline.com.

MAJOR LAZER: March 26, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or www.showboxonline.com.

LOTUS: March 30, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-7453000 or www.showboxonline.com.

RIHANNA: with A$AP Rocky: April 3, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-7453000 or www.livenation.com.

NANCI GRIFFITH: April 5, Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds. 425-275-9595 or www.ec4arts.org.

LORD OF THE DANCE: April 5, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham.

360-734-6080 or www.mountbaker theatre.com.

TECH N9NE: April 6-7, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.showboxonline.com.

THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT: April 8, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www. showboxonline.com.

AMERICA’S GOT TALENT LIVE: ALL STARS TOUR: April 14, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-3328499 or www.comcastarena everett.com.

CHRIS TOMLIN, LOUIE GIGLIO, KARI JOBE: April 20, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www. ticketmaster.com.

LOCAL NATIVES: April 26, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or www.livenation.com.

DR. DOG AND DAWES: April 26, Showbox at the Market, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or www.showbox online.com.

COWBOY JUNKIES: April 27, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 877784-4849 or www.livenation.com.

ALEX CLARE: April 29, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-7453000 or www.showboxonline.com.

MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE: April 30, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www. showboxonline.com.

FLEETWOOD MAC: May 20, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-7453000 or www.livenation.com.

THREE DOG NIGHT: June 7, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham.

360-734-6080 or www.mount bakertheatre.com.

VANS WARPED TOUR: June 15, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn.

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

ONE DIRECTION: July 28, 2013, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or www.livenation.com.

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

THE MISSION UK: Sept. 15, Showbox at the Market, Seattle.

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E16 - Thursday, January 17, 2013

OUT & ABOUT ART ART EXHIBIT: Original prints by Skagit Valley artists Natalie Niblack and Kris Ekstrand Molesworth will be on view until 7 p.m. daily during January at the Rexville Grocery, 19271 Best Road, Mount Vernon.

An informal gallery reception for the artists will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 23.

‘SHADES OF BLUE’

QUILT MUSEUM TEMPORARY CLOSURE: The La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum will be closed through mid-February, while contractors install a fire suppression system, restore the first level and refinish the museum’s floors. Watch for the museum to reopen in midFebruary with the exhibit “Color, Design & Inspiration: Kaffe Fassett & Brandon Mably in La Conner.”

360-466-4288 or www. laconnerquilts.com.

“FIELDS AND FIGURES”: A show of new work by Karen Kosoglad continues through Feb. 3 at Lisa Harris Gallery, 1922 Pike Place, Seattle. Kosoglad draws and paints from life, using models and composing her landscapes on site. Her gestural manner of working balances realism with abstraction, avoiding literal description. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. 206-443-3315 or www.lisaharrisgallery. com.

MORE SMALL PAINTINGS: A show featuring small paintings on canvas and paper by Anne Martin McCool continues through Jan. 31 at Anne Martin McCool Gallery, 711 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The show also includes paintings and prints by Cathy Schoenberg, sculptures by

The invitational art show celebrating the beauty of “blue” continues through Jan. 30 at Rob Schouten Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. Artists include Robert Adamson, Maryon Attwood, Anne Belov, Karen Bolstad, Dan Freeman, Dan Ishler, Pete Jordan, Barbara Mundell, Kathleen Otley, Rob Schouten, Sharon Spencer, Jan Swalwell, Lloyd Whannell and Angéle Woolery. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends (Tuesdays and Wednesdays by appointment). 360-222-3070 or www.robschoutengallery.com.

Pictured: “The Ascent” by Rob Schouten.

Tracy Powel, glass art by Bob Metke, ceramics by Patsy Thola Chamberlain,

jewelry by Carole Cunningham and Debbie Aldrich, turned wood by George

Way, baskets by Jane Hyde and handwoven scarves by Martha Tottenham. Gal-

lery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday or by appointment. 360-293-3577 or www. annemartinmccool.com.

Museum hours are noon to 5 p.m. Sundays and Mondays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. $8, $5 seniors, $3 students, free for members MEMBER SHOW: Allied and ages 11 and younger.

Arts of Whatcom County’s 360-466-4446 or www. annual Members Show con- museumofnwart.org. tinues through Jan. 26 at the Allied Arts Gallery, 1418 “CHICANITAS: SMALL Cornwall Ave., Bellingham. PAINTINGS FROM THE The show will feature work CHEECH MARIN COLLECfrom nearly 100 Allied Arts TION”: Works collected by members, including profes- actor/comedian Cheech sional artists, students and Marin are being featured new or emerging artists. through March 24 at the Gallery hours are 10 a.m.

Whatcom Museum’s Lightto 5 p.m. Monday through catcher Building, 250 Flora Friday, and noon to 5 p.m.

St., Bellingham. The show Saturday. 360-676-8548 or features 65 paintings from www.alliedarts.org.

Marin’s collection by 26 Mexican-American artNEW MoNA EXHIBIists – averaging 16 inches TIONS: Two new exhibits square and smaller and continue through March 13 ranging from photo-realism at the Museum of Northto portraits and landscapes. west Art, 121 S. First St., La Museum hours are noon to Conner.

5 p.m. Wednesday through “Eduardo Calderón: Sunday; open until 8 p.m.

Portraits of 20 Northwest Thursdays and at 10 a.m.

Artists”: Calderón interSaturdays. $10, $8 student/ viewed a cross section of senior/military, $4.50 ages Northwest artists rang4 and younger. $5 reduced ing in age, background admission on Thursdays. and mediums each uses 360-778-8930 or www.what to make art, and photocommuseum.org. graphed the artists in their homes. The exhibition NATIVE ARTISTS: Awardincludes Calderón’s audio winning Pacific Northwest and transcribed interviews artists will be featured at “A with the artists about influ- Gathering of Native Artences, backgrounds and ists 2013” from 11 a.m. to 5 what brought them to the p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Northwest (if the artist was Jan. 19-20, at the Skagit not already a native). The County Historical Museum, show also includes works 501 S. Fourth St., La Conby each artist. ner. Artists will show and “Black and White Color sell a variety of Native and Study from the Permanent Native-inspired art. A speCollection”: Presenting cial presentation Saturday black, a symbol for sophis- evening will feature “Neqáx tication and authority, and Kwélengsen” from the white, which suggests purity Samish Nation. Visitors are and neutrality, the exhibiinvited to watch and learn tion offers an atypical look as the artists carve, weave, at the Northwest palette. make baskets or hats, knit Plus, excerpts from studies and create. Visitors can also that tackle the question, participate in a silent auction “Are black and white colof the artists’ works. Admisors?” as well as the science sion: $5, $4 seniors, $10 famiand history behind black lies. 360-466-3365 or www. and white. skagitcounty.net/museum.

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OUT & ABOUT ONE-DAY SHOW: Gallery Cygnus will host a one-day show and sale of paintings by Clayton James from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at 109 Commercial St., La Conner. The show will feature more than 20 oil paintings, some previously unseen by the public. All proceeds will benefit the artist, who will turn 95 in February. 360-708-4787 or www. gallerycygnus.com.

more by 40 artists. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, or by appointment.

360-387-2759 or www.matzke fineart.com.

“CALIFORNIA IMPRESSIONISM, SELECTIONS FROM THE IRVINE MUSEUM”: The exhibit continues through Feb. 17 at the Whatcom Museum, 250 Flora St., Bellingham. The show features 50 paintings from the Impressionist ART SHOW CLOSING PARTY: Period (1890-1930) showcasing an array of California landscapes, The third annual potluck party from coastal beaches to vast desfor the closing of the show erts. Also called California plein “Honey, I Shrunk The Art” will take place from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. air painting, California ImpresSaturday, Jan. 26, at Matzke Fine sionism focused on capturing the special light and color of the Art Gallery & Sculpture Park, state’s landscape and helped to 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island. The show features small- define modern landscape paintformat paintings, sculptures, glass ing. Museum hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. and more by 40 artists. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Satur- $10, $8 student/senior/military, $4.50 children ages 5 and youngday and Sunday, or by appointment. The show’s final day is Feb. er, free for museum members.

360-778-8933 or www.whatcom 27. www.matzkefineart.com. museum.org.

ACRYLIC PAINTINGS: A show PAINTINGS ON DISPLAY: Oil of new paintings by Jennifer Bowman continues through Jan. paintings by Roger Small are on display at Skagit River Brewery, 29 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 404 S. Third St., Mount Vernon.

Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

The ongoing exhibit features Also showing are photographs Small’s ‘palette knife-style’ paintby Randy Dana, Dick Garvey ings, with a rotating selection and Lewis Jones; fused glass by Robin Larson; pastels by Aman- shown throughout the year. 360da Houston; and acrylics by Joel 941-1073 or www.artbyrogers mall.com.

Brock. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 360-293-6938 or FESTIVAL www.scottmilo.com.

SKAGIT EAGLE FESTIVAL: The event takes place every “FIRST SNOW”: Works by weekend during January in and Aleut artist Thomas Stream are around Concrete, Rockport and featured in a new show at ArcMarblemount. Enjoy indoor and tic Raven Gallery, 130 S. First outdoor activities including eagle St., Friday Harbor. Stream uses watching, free tours, walks and geometric designs embodied in educational programs, arts and his creatures to reflect the imporcrafts, wine tasting, river rafting, tance of Aleut spiritual beliefs. music, dance and more. Bring 888-378-3222 or www.arcticraven. your camera and dress for the com. unpredictable weather. For the latest information, contact the “HONEY, I SHRUNK THE Concrete Chamber of Commerce ART”: The 22nd annual show of at 360-853-8784 or visit www. small artworks continues through skagiteaglefestival.com.

Jan. 27 at Matzke Fine Art Gallery & Sculpture Park, 2345 LECTURES Blanche Way, Camano Island.

AND TALKS The show features small-format paintings, sculptures, glass and MARITIME SPEAKER SERIES:

“MODEL BOATS”: 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes.

Randy Flodquist will discuss the art and science of model boats.

Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes.org.

“IT’S ABOUT TIME! FIDALGO & FRIENDS TIMEBANK”: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, Skagit Valley Food Co-op, room 309, 202 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

Jan Woodruff from Transition Fidalgo & Friends will explain how the TimeBank helps people live well by trading time doing favors for each other. Free. Preregister with a co-op cashier, call 360-336-5087, ext. 139, or email jill@skagitfoodcoop.com.

“ICE AGE FLOODS NATIONAL GEOLOGIC TRAIL”: 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 23, Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Gene Kiver, professor emeritus of geology, details one of the largest documented floods in Earth history, sending 500 cubic miles of water across the Pacific Northwest. Free. 360-2931910, ext. 21, or library.cityofana cortes.org.

“THE VOLCANO IN OUR BACKYARD: MOUNT BAKER: ERUPTION HISTORY, HAZARDS, MONITORING”: 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, Phillip Tarro Theater, Skagit Valley College, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Volcanologist Dave Tucker, director of the Mount Baker Volcano Research Center, will offer a free presentation sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Skagit-Mount Vernon and Skagit Valley College Center for Learning and Teaching. http://mbvrc.wordpress. com.

MUSIC OPEN MIC: All ages, 7 p.m.

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

OPEN MIC NIGHT: VFW Post

7392 hosts an Open Mic Night from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, at 3037 N. Goldie Road, Oak Harbor.

Bring your musical instrument, acoustic or electric, or your vocal talents. If you can’t sing, dance or play, come and watch. Free. For information, call Myron at 360672-5166 or the Post, 360-6754048, or visit www.vfwpost7392. org.

MORE FUN

activist and author Raj Patel on Monday, Jan. 28, at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Social hour begins at 5 p.m., with dinner at 5:45 p.m. followed by Patel’s presentation “A Sustainable World Food System.”

Patel will speak about what is being done to address the inefficiencies and injustices in the world food system, with a focus on more sustainable ways of feeding ourselves and the rest of the world.

Dinner will feature global cuisine made with ingredients from local growers, with entertainment

by SVC’s international students.

Limited seating. $35, $20 students with ID. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, www.mcintyrehall.org.

WINTER FILM SERIES: 7 p.m.

Fridays at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes.

Academy Award nominee Nick Alphin will introduce and share insights about each selection.

Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes.org.

Next up: SEVENTH GENERATION SUPFriday, Jan. 18: “Contact” (see PER: 5:45 p.m Tuesday, Jan. 29, Page 5 for details).

Anacortes Senior Center, 1701 Friday, Jan. 25: “Under the 22nd St. Whidbey Island author Tuscan Sun” Vicki Robin will speak about sustainability issues. Suggested ANTIQUES DISCOVERY: donation: $5 adult, $3 children to American Association of Uniage 10. Bring your own place setversity Women will present the sixth annual Antiques Discovery tings. 360-293-7473. appraisal event from 10 a.m. to FISH HATCHERY TOURS: 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Mount Vernon Senior Center, Group will offer free guided 1401 Cleveland St. tours of the Marblemount Fish Bring in your potential treaHatchery facility from 10 a.m. to sures to be evaluated by certi2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, fied appraisers Don Jensen and through Jan. 27, at 8319 Fish Kathleen Victor. $10 per item.

Hatchery Road, Marblemount.

Proceeds support Skagit Valley Learn about the enhancement College women’s scholarships. group, hatchery operations, salm360-757-6500. on and their life cycle and other visitors to the area, such as bald DINNER/AUCTION: Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County will eagles. Tours start inside the visitors’ center. The hatchery is open hold a winter fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, in the daily for self-guided tours. 360Sedro-Woolley Community Cen- 336-0172, ext. 304, or education@ ter, 715 Pacific St. Gourmet pasta skagitfisheries.org. dinner provided by Cascade Job EAGLE WATCHING: View bald Corps Culinary Arts Program. eagles wintering on the Skagit Silent auction, raffle packages River from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and kids activities. Admission Saturdays and Sundays, through by donation at the door or durJan. 27, at three eagle watcher ing event. All proceeds benefit stations on Highway 20: Howard Sedro-Woolley Boys & Girls Miller Steelhead Park in RockClub programs. 360-419-5524 or port, Sutter Creek rest area at jreid@bgcskagit.org. milepost 100 and the Marblemount Fish Hatchery, 8319 Fish GLOBALFEST: Skagit Valley Hatchery Road. Volunteers will College’s popular annual event will kick off with an international provide spotting scopes and bindinner and keynote address by oculars. Free. 360-856-5700.

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hen people ask me about a particular movie, they don’t say, “Are the performances transcendent?” Or, “Is the direction sublime?” Or, “Is this an engrossing, life-enriching experience?”

They ask, “Is it any good?”

That’s what they always say.

I can’t tell you with a straight face that “Broken City” is “any good,” but I can make the case you’ll have a good time even when the screenplay is breaking bad.

You look at that cast — Oscar winners Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta-Jones, Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg, terrific supporting players such as Barry Pepper, Kyle Chandler, Jeffrey Wright and Griffin Dunne — and you figure at least some of these actors read the script and thought, OK, I can sink my teeth into this one, even if the cheese gets pretty binding at times.

From a lurid plot sometimes so predictable they could have inserted subtitles issuing a spoiler alert, warning of Russell Crowe’s thuggishly over-the-top performance as a power-thirsty New York mayor, “Broken City” is the sworn enemy of subtle.

Directed by Allen Hughes (who has teamed up with his brother, Albert, on films such as “Menace II Society,” “From Hell” and “The Book of Eli”), this is a big, juicy, sometimes clunky political crime thriller that plays like a 21st-century B-movie.

It’s pretty trashy and sometimes stupid. But there was never a moment when I wasn’t entertained on one level or another.

Mark Wahlberg has the Mark Wahlberg role as Billy Taggart, a streetwise, temperamental but basically goodhearted New York City cop who’s forced to resign from the force after a controversial shooting.

Flash forward to seven years later. Billy is scraping out a living as a low-level private detective

‘BROKEN CITY’ HHH

Billy Taggart........Mark Wahlberg Mayor Hostetler...Russell Crowe Cathleen....Catherine Zeta-Jones Colin Fairbanks.....Jeffrey Wright Jack Valliant...........Barry Pepper Paul Andrews....... Kyle Chandler Sam Lancaster...... Griffin Dunne Natalie............ Natalie Martinez n Running time: 109 minutes.

Rated: R (for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence).

tatious banter between Billy and his gorgeous, wise-cracking assistant, played by Alona Tal. (Now there’s a name, Jack Valliant!) I looked up Alona Tal because she’s such crackerjack fun in “Broken City.” According to the Internet Movie Database, she was born in Herzlia, Israel, once recorded a song with Wyclef Jean, came in second for the role of “Veronica Mars” and served in the Israel Defense Forces. So there’s that.

Back to the madness of “Broken City.” Hostetler stands to make millions from one of those real estate deals that will evict thousands of poor people and make way for luxury condos.

Billy’s hot on the trail, but he 20th Century Fox via AP can’t see the forest for the trees.

Just about everyone is hiding Catherine Zeta-Jones and Russell Crowe star in “Broken City.” one secret, if not more. Shots are fired, punches are exchanged, — peeping into windows, taking seem (though we usually figure pulls Billy aside at one point and speeches are speechified. photos of guys cheating on their that out well before Billy does), basically tells him what’s going Like many a movie villain, wives, that sort of thing. shady political deals and a mayon, but he still doesn’t buy it.

Crowe favors his dog over Not that life is too rough. Wait- oral campaign so vicious Rahm Come on, Billy! people. It’s a pretty great pering at home for him, with candles Emanuel would be shaking in We also get Jeffrey Wright as formance from Crowe, as he and warm baths and many kisses, his shoes. Hostetler’s more like the police commissioner, whose throws his ham hands about and is the beautiful, aspiring actress a beefy, modern-day Nucky intentions are well-disguised; lectures everyone who comes Natalie (Natalie Martinez), who Thompson than a slick politician, Barry Pepper as Hostetler’s within shouting distance. Wahlfell in love with Billy when he his eyes in permanent malevoopponent, whose name is actuberg is solid, Wright puts his came through for her family after lence mode as he stomps through ally Jack Valliant, I kid you not; usual unique spin on his role, and they suffered a horrific tragedy. the city like Godzilla in Prada. and Kyle Chandler as Jack’s slick Chandler is so good you want to Still, Billy jumps without Hostetler’s wife, Cathleen — campaign manager. Meanwhile, see more of his character. thinking when he gets a call from played by Catherine Zeta-Jones there’s a mostly irrelevant subThis is the kind of clicheMayor Hostetler (Crowe), who as if she watched one too many plot about Billy’s girlfriend and riddled movie where people print out incriminating documents just summons Billy to his richly pan- 1950s film noirs in her trailer the seemingly NC-17 indie film so someone can find them, and eled office and offers him a tricky while getting her hair and make- she’s doing, and did I mention job with a big payday. up done — is up to something Billy hasn’t had a drink in seven a falling-down-drunk character miraculously sobers up when he’s Boom! Just like that, Billy is shady. Is she having an affair, as years but he’s about to fall off summoned to a crime scene. plunged into a world of relathe mayor claims, or is it somethe wagon?

Is it any good? No. But yeah. tionships that aren’t what they thing deeper? Well, she actually Oh, and there’s a lot of flir-

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MOVIES MINI-REVIEWS

surrender of the Confederacy and his assassination.

Compiled from news services. Rarely has a film attended Ratings are one to four stars. more carefully to the details of politics. Daniel Day-Lewis “Broken City” — From a creates a Lincoln who is lurid and predictable plot, calmly self-confident, patient “Broken City” is the sworn and willing to play politics in enemy of subtle. It’s a big, a realistic way. Not about an juicy, sometimes clunky, icon of history, but about a political crime thriller that president who was scorned plays like a 21st-century by some of his opponents B-movie. It’s also pretty as a hayseed from the backtrashy and sometimes woods. He understood them stupid. But there’s never a better than they did him. moment when you won’t be Sure to win many Academy entertained on one level or Award nominations. Drama, another. Thanks to a great PG-13, 149 minutes. HHHH cast — Oscar winners Rus “LUV” — The film opens sell Crowe and Catherine on an African-American kid Zeta-Jones, Oscar nominee named Woody (Michael Mark Wahlberg and terrific Rainey Jr.), whose uncle supporting players Barry (Common) takes him on a Pepper, Kyle Chandler, Jeffrey day’s drive around Baltimore Wright and Griffin Dunne — that begins as a reassuryou’ll have a good time even ing portrait of a mentor and when the script is breaking his student, and descends bad. Crime drama, R, 109 steadily into bleak despair. minutes. HHH Drama, R, 94 minutes. HHH “Lincoln” — Steven Spiel- “Rise of the Guardians” berg’s new film focuses — Hyperactive 3D animated on only a few months of fantasy regarding the plight Lincoln’s life, including the of Jack Frost, who nobody passage of the 13th Amend- seems able to see. Called ment ending slavery, the upon in a crisis to help the

Guardians (Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, etc.), he saves the day. Younger children like the breakneck action, magical ability to fly, and the young hero who has tired of being overlooked.

Animated adventure, PG, 89 minutes. HHH “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” — “The Hobbit” is stuffed with Hollywood’s latest technology — 3-D, high-speed projection and Dolby’s Atmos surround sound system. The result is some eye candy that truly dazzles and some that utterly distracts, at least in its test-run of 48 frames a second, double the projection rate that has been standard since silent-film days. It’s also overstuffed with, well, stuff. Prologues and sidestepping backstory.

Long, boring councils among dwarves, wizards and elves.

A shallow blood feud extrapolated from sketchy appendices to J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” to give the film a bad guy. Fantasyaction, PG-13, 169 minutes.

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