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Grammys

Tuning Up

At the Movies

Some head-scratching decisions, but at least the music was at its best

The Troy Fair Band plays the Edison Inn on Saturday night

“I, Frankenstein” graphic novel movie goof on the man-made monster

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

This Weekend / Page 5

Sample a variety of wines and fine chocolates during the ninth annual Red Wine and Chocolate Festival

Inside

SUBMISSIONS Email features@skagitpublishing.com, vrichardson@skagitpublishing. com (recreation items) Deadline: 5 p.m. Friday for the following Thursday edition Phone 360-416-2135 Hand-deliver 1215 Anderson Road Mount Vernon, WA 98274 Mailing address P.O. Box 578 Mount Vernon, WA 98273

Travel................................................8-9 On Stage............................................ 10 Tuning Up......................................... 11 Get Involved...................................... 12 New on DVD..................................... 13 At the Lincoln.................................... 13 Hot Tickets........................................ 14 Movie Listings, Reviews..............16-17 Out & About.................................18-19

Online events calendar To list your event on our website, visit goskagit.com and look for the Events Calendar on the home page HAVE A STORY IDEA? w For arts and entertainment, contact Features Editor Craig Parrish at 360-416-2135 or features@skagitpublishing.com w For recreation, contact staff writer Vince Richardson at 360-416-2181 or vrichardson@ skagitpublishing.com TO ADVERTISE 360-424-3251

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COMMUNITY

Skagit County’s historical Fourth Estate Skagit County Historical Museum showcases the history of local newspapers

By CRAIG PARRISH Entertainment/Lifestyles Editor

Blickensderfer typewriter

Printing equipment

Composing table

Newspaper sales box

Printing equipment Photos by Craig Parrish Skagit Valley Herald

Like almost any sizable community in the United States — and elsewhere — Skagit County’s history can be viewed through what was written and printed about it.

Celebrating that is the goal of “Extra! Extra! A History of Newspapers in Skagit County, a project that will be unveiled this week at the Skagit County Historical Museum in La Conner.

The project has been in the works for some time, but was put on hold until 2014 for good reason. Four local newspapers are celebrating milestones this year: The Skagit Valley Herald is 130 years old, the Anacortes American is 124, The Argus is 123 and The CourierTimes is 122.

The exhibit is co-sponsored by the museum and Skagit Publishing. Numerous examples of newspaper printing and composing equipment, newspaper pages and clippings — and much more — will be on display.

The exhibit opens Saturday, Feb. 1, and runs through April 6. An opening reception is scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. today.

“Mark Iverson, who is our executive director and curator of our exhibit, had the thought of doing something about newspapers,” said Jo Wolfe, the museum’s fundraising and publicity coordinator. “We were actually going to do it last year,

Extra! Extra!

A History of Newspapers in Skagit County Where: Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner When: Feb. 1 through April 6 Museum hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: $10 families, $5 adults, $4 seniors and children 6-12, under 6 and members free.

Information: 360-4663365, skagitcounty.net/ museum Opening reception: 5 to 8 p.m. today

but in conversations with (Skagit Publishing publisher) Heather (Hernandez), we discovered that the Skagit Valley Herald, the Argus, the Courier-Times and the Anacortes American are celebrating really significant anniversaries in 2014.

“So we postponed it to now, so we could help with the celebration of those anniversaries.”

“That’s going to be the major focus of the exhibit, but we’re also going to talk about those newspapers that no longer exist,” Wolfe added.

The museum’s librarian found a somewhat surprising amount of information, Wolfe said, regarding newspapers that are no longer published, and some with unusual origins.

“One of the things she found was that Northern State Hospital published its own newspaper,” Wolfe said. “So, they had their own publication, and all the small towns — every small town — had a paper.”

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MUSIC

By CRAIG PARRISH Entertainment/Lifestyles Editor

International Guitar Night, in 19 years, has grown from a fairly modest idea by Brian Gore — showcasing some of the world’s finest acoustic guitarists in a unique setting and format — into an annual tour that has made dozens of stops in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

IGN has visited Skagit County numerous times; Gore, who makes his home in northern California, estimates it’s been 10 or 12 shows. The tour returns to the Lincoln Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 1.

Gore puts together a show in which the four guitarists share some common ground, but not much, it appears, beyond the fact that each plays an acoustic guitar.

This time around, in addition to Gore, the featured artists include Pino Forastiere (from Italy), Mike Dawes (England) and Quique Sinesi (Argentina). Each will play solo, and in groups of two, three and all four.

The response has been good, Gore said on Monday as he was fighting a bit of a cold while in Phoenix for a concert. The tour has an established level of quality, and that results in repeat business.

“When people come to International Guitar Night, they usually want to come back again and again,” Gore said. “What you can count on is people who are very accomplished in their own individual, unique styles that nobody else has.

“For example, let’s take a look at Quique; he won a Latin Grammy last year.

He plays tango, which is kind of the recognized music of Argentina, but

Mike Dawes

Quique Sinesi

A quartet of virtuosos Pino Forastiere

International Guitar Night Featuring: Brian Gore, Pino Forastiere, Mike Dawes and Quique Sinesi When: 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 Where: Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon Tickets: $23-$32. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org

he’s also done something pretty special. He’s devoted a good chunk of his life to playing with artists throughout Argentina, so he could learn the various music styles in the country — and there’s a lot of them.”

Gore also lauded the playing of Forastiere and Dawes and their arranging and compositional approach.

Dawes, he said, “has got stuff that will really grab you, in terms of his virtuosity, but he’s a very sensible,

Brian Gore

well-rounded arranger.”

Performing solo on any instrument, Gore said, has its element of danger.

Players on the level of the ones at International Guitar Night are not immune to that consideration, and Gore said it would be an

easier option to rely on blinding technique, rather than overall musicality.

“I think what all the players in IGN are trying to do, is — rather than let the acrobatics drive the music — they are saying how can we use these

techniques to support good songwriting and interesting compositions.

“That’s what’s going to stick in people’s hearts and minds. You’ve got to look for ‘artistes’ who are really trying to make music that can touch people.”

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THIS WEEKENDin the area RED WINE &CHOCOLATE

Sample a variety of wines and fine chocolates during the ninth annual Red Wine and Chocolate Festival on Friday through Sunday, Jan. 31-Feb. 2, at several area wineries: Carpenter Creek Winery, 20376 E. Hickox Road, Mount Vernon. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday. 360-848-6673 or carpenter creek.com.

Pasek Cellars, 18729 Fir Island Road, Con-

WINTER FILM SERIES Enjoy free films at 7 p.m.

Fridays at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Nick Alphin, Academy Award nominee and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will introduce each film and provide background information. Free. Next up: Jan. 31: “Hondo”: Based on a Louis L’Amour short story, this Western stars John Wayne as Hondo, a dispatch rider for the Cavalry. He discovers a frontier woman (Geraldine Page) and her young son living alone in hostile Apache territory and becomes their protector. After some violent encounters, Hondo accompanies the woman and her son out of the territory. Nominated for two Oscars.

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

INTERNATIONAL DINNER, CONCERT Skagit Valley College will host an international evening with dinner, entertainment and more beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Join students from more than 20 countries for a 5 p.m. social hour and 5:30 p.m. dinner, followed by a concert performance by Zimbabwean musicians Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi & the Black Spirits. Dinner only: $35, $20 students. Dinner and concert: $49. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

SNOW GOOSE TALK Russian biologist Vasiliy way. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 888-350-9463 or pasekcellars.com.

Silver Bell Winery, 106 S. First St., La Conner.

Noon to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 360-7579463 or silverbellwinery.com.

Dusty Cellars, 529 Michael Way, Camano Island. Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

360-387-2171 or dustycellars.net.

Baranyuk will share his photos and knowledge of snow geese at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Rexville Grocery, 19271 Best Road, Mount Vernon. A second presentation will be held at 6 p.m. if the first talk is full. Admission by donation.

360-466-5522 or rexvillegrocery.com.

BLUEGRASS JAM The Skagit Bluegrass & Country Music Association’s Monthly Jam will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, at Evergreen Elementary School, 1007 McGarigle Road, SedroWoolley. Come and play along, dance or just enjoy listening. Free. 360-856-1058.

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MUSIC Lorde AP

COMMENTARY

Grammys: The music made up for the missteps

By MIKAEL WOOD / Los Angeles Times

T

he Grammy Awards, in keeping with long-established tradition, were in many ways a disaster for music fans who depend on trophies to reflect artistic quality. But “The 56th Grammy Awards,” which aired Sunday night on CBS? That show wasn’t half-bad.

Broadcast from Staples Center as a nearly four-hour TV special, the music industry’s premier awards ceremony put far too many prizes into the wrong hands, not least among them the three rap honors (and best new artist title) bestowed upon Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, the distressingly sanctimonious Seattle duo who diverted recognition from worthier, more vital acts such as Kanye West, Drake and Kendrick Lamar.

Other head-scratchers included the still-disbanded Led Zeppelin winning the rock album award with “Celebration Day,” a live recording of a one-off 2007 reunion gig, and best rock song honors, which went to a similarly inessential tune by Paul McCartney and the surviving members of Nirvana.

But if many of Sunday’s winners adhered all too predictably to Grammy protocol — in which the old-fashioned always trumps new — the all-star concert that surrounded them somehow managed to feel like a reasonable representation of pop music in 2014.

Beyonce set the bar high with a bold opening performance that was more stripped-down — and far sexier — than the spectacle-hungry Grammys typically lead with.

Obscured by fog, the singer moaned her way through “Drunk in Love” (from December’s surprise-release “Beyonce” album) as she writhed on a chair “Flashdance”style. Halfway through the song, her husband, Jay Z, joined her for his verse — a raunchy, realistic vision of married romance.

Lorde went similarly stark for “Royals,” the deadpan electro-pop cut rightfully named song of the year. The teenage New Zealander has made an appealing habit lately of jolting awards shows with her seriousness of purpose, and here she did it again, thrillingly stretching out the negative space in a tune about feeling disconnected from the ambition and glamour enshrined in so many pop hits.

Other strong performances came from Katy Perry and Juicy J, whose “Dark Horse” imagined “Game of Thrones” set inside a strip club, and the all-star quartet of Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson and Blake Shelton.

Harmonizing raggedly on “Okie from Muskogee” and “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys,” the foursome delivered a boozy enthusiasm that spoke to the classic country theme of endless nights in noname bars.

Even the night’s ballyhooed collaborations — what the Recording Academy calls “Grammy moments” — fared better than usual. An unwieldy seeming supergroup comprising Dave Grohl, Lindsey Buckingham and members of Nine Inch Nails and Queens of the Stone Age made an effective case for the digital-era usefulness of guitar-based rock in a synthed-up medley of NIN’s “Copy of A” and QOTSA’s “My God Is the Sun.” And though Daft Punk scored album of the year for “Random Access Memories,” the French dance group’s meticulous re-creation of ’70s disco-soul, its jam with Stevie Wonder on “Get Lucky” (which also won record of the year) felt winningly loose.

As the robot-masked duo looked on from a virtual recording booth onstage, Wonder worked his inimitable phrasing over Daft Punk’s exuberant groove and the trebly guitar of Chic’s Nile Rodgers.

Not every performance was as successful. Keith Urban and Gary Clark Jr. were forgettably dull in the latter’s “Cop Car,” while McCartney and Ringo Starr, each the recipient of a lifetime achievement award, added nothing to their legacies in a joint rendition of McCartney’s “Queenie Eye.” Starr’s solo “Photograph” seemed even more obligatory.

The production also sagged under too many wan piano ballads by the likes of John Legend and Hunter Hayes. True to her nature as a disrupter, Taylor Swift, a reliable Grammy favorite shut out of this year’s major prizes, began her song “All Too Well” in dreary tearjerker mode — but then kicked the song into overdrive with a bit of headbanging that instantly went viral online.

Macklemore AP

And then there was “Same Love,” perhaps the most hyped segment of the show, for which Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were joined not just by Madonna and Queen Latifah but by 33 couples who’d agreed to wed inside Staples Center as the duo played its hit song about the struggle for marriage equality.

Parts of the performance were irrefutably moving. Yet the presentation felt also like it had been designed to quell criticism of the group’s polarizing presence. Macklemore failed on that count, but just give him time. The Grammys are sure to have him back.

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I saw that I was ahead of him in the number of levels completed and therefore was a better and more successful human

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press being. “Just wait ‘til you get to Level 86,” I warned. I thought to myself after he left, wait until you get to the chocolate, which spreads like the plague until you run out of room to crush more candy.

The game is free. The first few levels are easy while you get the hang of things.

Swipe with a finger to line up three, four or NEW YORK — Many people rememfive candies in a row, and they disappear. ber where they were when man first There are ways to create special candies walked on the moon. I remember where with special powers that do special things.

I was when I passed Level 86 of “Candy The best one comes after you line up Crush Saga,” the maddeningly addictive five of the same color. It’s often called game that involves matching bright-hued the color bomb. It’s a chocolate ball with virtual candies to have them disappear, sprinkles. Swipe it against any other candy, only to be replaced by more. and it will shoot every other candy of that I had spent nearly two color into the netherworld. weeks trying to complete Poof. that level over the holidays You get five lives, five — on the plane, on the subchances to fail. There are way, in the car with my fama few options to get more, ily. I was matching candies in including asking your Facebed when I first woke up and book friends (no, thanks), before falling asleep. I tried paying for more (no, thanks), to conquer the sweets on the or waiting. Wait 30 minutes couch when I should have and you get a new life. been wrapping presents. I I have not spent any even brought my phone, um, money so far, tempted as I to the toilet. Don’t you? have been. You have to draw So it was a moment to the line somewhere. remember when, walking up I play on my iPhone, the stairs at the Columbus though there are versions Circle subway stop during available for Android and a slushy January commute, Candy Crush via AP Facebook. A Web version pits the words “sugar crush” you against strangers online. appeared on my screen, signaling that I I sometimes resort to that when I’m out of had passed Level 86. In my head, fellow lives on the iPhone. commuters stopped in their path to cheer my accomplishment. I am not sure this was DESCENT INTO THE VORTEX actually the case.

There are plenty of other addictive I’m on Level 95 now. There are curmobile games out there. There’s “Tetris,” rently about 500 levels, but more are con- of course, which I played on my brother’s stantly being added. It recalls Sisyphus, the GameBoy back in the day. There’s “Bejewmythical Greek king forced by the deities eled,” but the sparkly gems never held the to roll a stone up a mountain, only to see it same appeal for me as “Candy Crush.” fall back down. Forever.

And I don’t even like candy.

I’m not alone. “Candy Crush” was HOW DID IT COME TO THIS? the most downloaded free app on both It started innocently enough. PrepariPhones and iPads in 2013, beating Faceing for a long bus ride from New York to book, Google Maps and YouTube.

Philadelphia in November, I downloaded It’s also the app that made the most “Candy Crush” after months of mocking money on both. Put another way, even people who play it. I’d encounter them on with cheapskates like me, plenty of players my morning commute, methodically tapare spending the 99 cents here and there ping their phones while I occupied myself to get more lives or other perks. It’s also with more high-brow activities, such as the No. 1 application on Facebook going scanning through the day’s news or readby both monthly and daily users, according ing a book. to research firm AppData.

Not anymore. I’m on Team Candy now.

There are thousands of guides, cheats The other day, a guy sat next to me on and in-depth tips online by people who the subway. There was no secret handmake my obsession with the game seem shake. He simply glanced at my phone and like child’s play. exclaimed “Daaaaang, that ‘Candy Crush,’ Good luck. Now if you’ll excuse me, I huh?” I said yes, no kidding. am one quest away from Level 96.

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TRAVEL

SOUTH CAROLINA CAPITAL VIES FOR TOURISTS

Columbia summers certainly are, away from the state’s cool mountain regions and beach sea breezes.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s most “It is the new Southern hot spot and that is popular tourist destinations include Charlessomething we have carried through with our ton’s Historic District and Myrtle Beach. branding,” she said.

But now its capital city, Columbia, is redouColumbia’s Riverbanks Zoo, the Columbia bling efforts to attract visitors as it markets Museum of Art, the Congaree Riverwalk and itself as “Famously Hot.” nearby Congaree National Park are all attracColumbia has been best known for years tions the area promotes. simply as the seat of state government and The boyhood home of Woodrow Wilson is home to the University of South Carolina, said in Columbia and the historic site reopens next Kim Jamieson, spokeswoman for the Midlands month after almost $4 million in renovations.

Authority for Conventions, Sports and Tourism.

The South Carolina State Museum is located “We are trying to change that mindset that in an old 1893 textile mill. Later this year the people have about Columbia,” Jamieson said. museum opens “Windows to New Worlds,” an “It’s a challenge but it’s exciting to be able to addition including, among other attractions, an change that perception.” observatory, planetarium, theater and a gallery She said things began changing a few years of historic telescopes. Museum officials expect ago. Today there’s a marketing approach prothe new features to result in an additional moting the region as “Famously Hot,” which 75,000 visitors a year.

By BRUCE SMITH Associated Press

A jogger and her dog run across a bridge at Columbia Riverfront Park in Columbia, S.C. Photos by Bruce Smith / AP

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TRAVEL Local travel SEATTLE FLOWER SHOW: Buses to the

Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle will leave at 8:30 a.m. and return at 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, Feb. 5-7, from Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon. $53, includes show ticket and transportation. Reservations required: 360-466-3821.

CRUISE SEMINAR: Learn about upcoming Viking River Cruise options at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 19, at AAA Travel, 1600 E. College Way, Suite A, Mount Vernon. Free.

Members and non-members welcome.

RSVP: 360-848-2090.

The Horseshoe on the University of South Carolina campus.

The Columbia 63 effort has sponsored a series of events commemorating the civil rights movement. Markers noting key Columbia events will be unveiled this year on Main Street.

The marketing effort also promotes the city’s food, shopping and entertainment offerings along Main Street, the Congaree Vista and in Five Points near the university campus. The effort is working and the area now draws an estimated 1 million visitors a year, a number Jamieson said is probably conservative.

A study by the U.S.

n On the Web: columbiacvb. travelers spent $3.5 billion, almost a third of the state com

Travel Association for the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism shows that in 2012, domestic travelers spent almost $572 million in Richland County, where Columbia is located.

That was fifth among counties statewide and represented about 5 percent of the South Carolina total.

About 6,100 people in the county were employed in tourism.

By contrast in Horry County, where Myrtle Beach is located, domestic

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Jamieson said Columbia faces the same challenges being near Charleston and Myrtle Beach as other towns near big tourist destinations like Orlando and New York.

“We’re not so far off the map so people don’t know where we are, but we also have to make sure people are aware and we want to make sure to work to continuously to entice them,” she said.

Western faculty and gain an understanding of other cultures, including their art, ecology, food, history, language and more. Trips include: Mount Kilimanjaro Climb and Serengeti Safari Extension: July 5-19.

Serengeti Safari and Kilimanjaro Culture Tour: July 14-26.

Tuscany, Italy: Aug. 31-Sept. 14.

360-650-6409, global discovery@wwu.edu or wwu.edu/Global Discovery.

SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers travel opportunities for participants ages 12 and older (adult supervision required for ages 18 and younger). Trips depart from and return to TRAVEL TALK: “Lesser-Known National Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Park Properties,” 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. Vernon. For information or to register, call 26, Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th 360-336-6215. Next up: St., Anacortes. Roxanne Parish shares Northwest Women’s Show and Historic sites on her bucket list of 401 National Downtown Snohomish: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Park Service units, of which just 59 are Friday, March 21. Enjoy the 26th annual national parks. Free. 360-293-1910, ext.

NW Women’s Show with more than 400 21, or library.cityofanacortes.org. exhibits, three entertainment stages, seminars, shopping, fashion shows, food and MADAGASCAR: 7 p.m. Wednesday, wine sampling, beauty and spa services, March 12, Anacortes Public Library, 1220 giveaways and more. Then visit trendy 10th St., Anacortes. Biologist Julie Barber “new” historic Snohomish, with boutiques, will describe her adventures in Madagasantique stores, bakeries and more. $65car and the wildlife she saw there. Free. $67. Register by March 14.

360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofana- Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge: 8 cortes.org. a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 29.

Grab your camera and binoculars, pack THINKING ABOUT TAKING AN ALASKAN a sack lunch and join birder and raptor CRUISE?: Doug Woods will explain everyspecialist Sue Cottrell for a fun, educathing you want to know about planning a tional trip to the Nisqually National Wildlife cruise at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, at Refuge, home to more than 300 species the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th of birds, mammals, fish and amphibians.

St., Anacortes. Woods also will present Check out the viewing platforms, climb the landscape and wildlife photos from his vari- observation tower, walk along the trails and ous Alaskan cruises. Free. 360-293-1910, explore the visitor center and gift shop. ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes.org. $61-$63. Register by March 21.

WWU FACULTY-LED TRAVEL PROGRAMS: Western Washington University will offer three educational travel programs next summer in Italy and Africa. Global Discovery trips are not for university credit or restricted to Western students. People of all ages are invited to travel alongside

EXTENDED TRIPS: The Oak Harbor Senior Center is organizing several small-group trips for 2014: Trains of Colorado in July and Islands of New England in September.

Trips will depart from Oak Harbor/Mount Vernon. Contact Pat Gardner at 360-2794582 or email pgardner@oakharbor.org.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area January 30-February 6

TUNING UP Playing at area venues January 30-February 6

FRIDAYSUNDAY.31-2 “MAN OF LA MANCHA!” Alger Community Church, 1475 Silver Run Lane, Bellingham. $12-14. 360-424-5144 or altatheatre.com.

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“Gramercy Ghost” (comedy/drama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Book of Days” (mystery): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $16. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Friday.31 MUSIC

Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi & The Black Spirits: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25. 360416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

THEATER

“Gramercy Ghost” (comedy/drama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Book of Days” (mystery): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $16. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Man of La Mancha!” (musical): 7 p.m., Alger Community Church, 1475 Silver Run Lane, Bellingham. $12-14.

360-424-5144 or altatheatre.com.

International Guitar Night, with Brian Gore, Pino Forastiere, Mike Dawes and Quique Sinesi: 8 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $23-$32.

360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

THEATER

“Gramercy Ghost” (comedy/drama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Book of Days” (mystery): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $16. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Man of La Mancha!” (musical): 7 p.m., Alger Community Church, 1475 Silver Run Lane, Bellingham. $12-14.

360-424-5144 or altatheatre.com.

“Gramercy Ghost” (comedy/drama): 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Book of Days” (mystery): 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $16. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Man of La Mancha!” (musical): 2:30 p.m., Alger Community Church, 1475 Silver Run Lane, Bellingham. $12-14. 360-424-5144 or altatheatre.com.

Ana Popovic, with The Chris Eger Band: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $30. 360-3368955 or lincolntheatre.org.

DANCE “Positive” — Kuntz and Company:

7:30 p.m., Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham. $12-$15. 360-671-2626 or kuntzandco.org.

THEATER

“Gramercy Ghost” (comedy/drama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Book of Days” (mystery): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $16. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Fuddy Meers” (comedy): Western Washington University Department of Theatre and Dance, 7:30 p.m., WWU Performing Arts Center Mainstage, Bellingham. $8-$12. 360-650-6146 or tickets.wwu.edu.

SATURDAY.1

SATURDAY.1

TROY FAIR BAND 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

YOGOMAN BURNING BAND (pictured), BUYANI NGUNI 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10-$12. 360-778-1067.

THURSDAY.30

FRIDAY.31

Knut Bell: 6:30 p.m., Big Rock Café, 14779 Highway 9, Mount Vernon.

All ages. No cover.

360-424-7872.

Steve Rudy: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600.

Fenderbenders: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

1967: 9 p.m. to midnight, Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington.

No cover. 360-755-0165.

Brian Lee & The Orbiters (blues): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Solo Piano Night: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6266.

Jim Cull: 7 to 10 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360-848-8882.

SATURDAY.1 Bucula: 8:30 p.m., Max Dale’s Martini Lounge, 2030 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon.

No cover. 360-4247171.

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

Aaron Crawford (country rock): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover.

877-275-2448.

SUNDAY.2 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam Night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-4454733.

R.X. Bertoldi Trio (folk, roots, Americana): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5.

360-445-3000.

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

MONDAY.3 Kimball & The Fugitives, with Stickshift Annie: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6266.

Atomic Ape, Diminished Men, Bar Tabac: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

360-778-1067.

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

360-766-6266.

WEDNESDAY.5 Savage Jazz: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Alan Hatley Band: 9 p.m. to midnight, Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover.

360-766-6330.

Yogoman Burning Band, Buyani Nguni: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10-$12.

360-778-1067.

Sam Chue: 6:30 to 8 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden.

No cover. 360-3543600.

THURSDAY.6 Ana Popovic, with The Chris Eger Band: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $30.

360-336-8955.

Andy “Badd Dog” Koch: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area January 30-February 6

TUNING UP Playing at area venues January 30-February 6

FRIDAYSUNDAY.31-2 “MAN OF LA MANCHA!” Alger Community Church, 1475 Silver Run Lane, Bellingham. $12-14. 360-424-5144 or altatheatre.com.

Checking individual listing for time.

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THEATER

MUSIC

THEATER

MUSIC

“Gramercy Ghost” (comedy/drama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Book of Days” (mystery): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $16. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Friday.31 MUSIC

Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi & The Black Spirits: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $25. 360416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

THEATER

“Gramercy Ghost” (comedy/drama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Book of Days” (mystery): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $16. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Man of La Mancha!” (musical): 7 p.m., Alger Community Church, 1475 Silver Run Lane, Bellingham. $12-14.

360-424-5144 or altatheatre.com.

International Guitar Night, with Brian Gore, Pino Forastiere, Mike Dawes and Quique Sinesi: 8 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $23-$32.

360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

THEATER

“Gramercy Ghost” (comedy/drama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Book of Days” (mystery): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $16. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Man of La Mancha!” (musical): 7 p.m., Alger Community Church, 1475 Silver Run Lane, Bellingham. $12-14.

360-424-5144 or altatheatre.com.

“Gramercy Ghost” (comedy/drama): 2 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Book of Days” (mystery): 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $16. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Man of La Mancha!” (musical): 2:30 p.m., Alger Community Church, 1475 Silver Run Lane, Bellingham. $12-14. 360-424-5144 or altatheatre.com.

Ana Popovic, with The Chris Eger Band: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $30. 360-3368955 or lincolntheatre.org.

DANCE “Positive” — Kuntz and Company:

7:30 p.m., Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham. $12-$15. 360-671-2626 or kuntzandco.org.

THEATER

“Gramercy Ghost” (comedy/drama): 7:30 p.m., Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $18. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

“Book of Days” (mystery): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $16. 360-679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“Fuddy Meers” (comedy): Western Washington University Department of Theatre and Dance, 7:30 p.m., WWU Performing Arts Center Mainstage, Bellingham. $8-$12. 360-650-6146 or tickets.wwu.edu.

SATURDAY.1

SATURDAY.1

TROY FAIR BAND 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

YOGOMAN BURNING BAND (pictured), BUYANI NGUNI 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10-$12. 360-778-1067.

THURSDAY.30

FRIDAY.31

Knut Bell: 6:30 p.m., Big Rock Café, 14779 Highway 9, Mount Vernon.

All ages. No cover.

360-424-7872.

Steve Rudy: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600.

Fenderbenders: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

1967: 9 p.m. to midnight, Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington.

No cover. 360-755-0165.

Brian Lee & The Orbiters (blues): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Solo Piano Night: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6266.

Jim Cull: 7 to 10 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360-848-8882.

SATURDAY.1 Bucula: 8:30 p.m., Max Dale’s Martini Lounge, 2030 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon.

No cover. 360-4247171.

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

Aaron Crawford (country rock): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover.

877-275-2448.

SUNDAY.2 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam Night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-4454733.

R.X. Bertoldi Trio (folk, roots, Americana): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5.

360-445-3000.

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

MONDAY.3 Kimball & The Fugitives, with Stickshift Annie: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6266.

Atomic Ape, Diminished Men, Bar Tabac: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

360-778-1067.

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

360-766-6266.

WEDNESDAY.5 Savage Jazz: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Alan Hatley Band: 9 p.m. to midnight, Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover.

360-766-6330.

Yogoman Burning Band, Buyani Nguni: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $10-$12.

360-778-1067.

Sam Chue: 6:30 to 8 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden.

No cover. 360-3543600.

THURSDAY.6 Ana Popovic, with The Chris Eger Band: 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $30.

360-336-8955.

Andy “Badd Dog” Koch: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600.

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GET INVOLVED ART MV ARTS COMMISSION: The Mount Vernon Arts Commission will meet at 3:30 p.m. today in the conference room at Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. 360-3366215.

CALL FOR INSTRUCTORS: Burlington Parks and Recreation is looking for qualified instructors to expand its enrichment classes for youth and adults. To download an instructor’s packet, visit burlingtonwa.gov and click on the “Instructors Needed” tab. 360-755-9649 or recreation@burlingtonwa. gov.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Mount Vernon Downtown Association is developing a roster of artists from all media interested in showing art in downtown Mount Vernon galleries and businesses during a variety of 2014 Art Walks. Art will be displayed during open hours at participating businesses, with a gala opening advertised in print and social media. For information, email dep.mvda@ gmail.com.

CALL FOR SCULPTORS: DEADLINE EXTENDED: Northwest sculptors are invited to submit entries

by Friday, Jan. 31, for La Conner’s ninth annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, set to begin March 8.

Artists from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and British Columbia should submit digital images or slides of their work for jury review. Several sculptures will be selected for display, and the city will actively promote their sale during the two-year public display period. For a prospectus, entry form and more information, contact Lori at 360-466-3125, email plan-

ning@townoflaconner.org or visit townoflaconner. org.

5 and older at all skill levels and include guided walk-throughs of MoNA exhibitions. Limited to 15 participants per session.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Workshops are free with Skagit Artists Together seeks artists to participate museum admission. Admission: $8 adults, $5 seniors, in its 11th annual juried $3 students, free for studio tour on July 19-20 members and ages 11 and in Skagit County. Artists younger. For information must join or be a member of Skagit Artists Together, or to register: 360466-4446, ext. 106, or jas and studio sites must be minev@museumofnwart. located in Skagit County.

Apply by Feb. 28. Applica- org. Next up: “Basic Weaving”: 11 tions are available at skagitart.com. For information, a.m. to 1 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 8. Learn email communications@ skagitartiststogether.com. simple weaving techniques using affordable materials — basic techniques CALL FOR SCULPsuitable for young children TURES: San Juan Island Sculpture Park seeks suband more complex methmissions of original outods for those who love door sculptures for display puzzles and patterns. at its year-round 20-acre “Color in Painting”: park on San Juan Island.

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 2 to 4 Artists should submit digi- p.m. Saturday, March 8. tal photos of existing works Explore color in painting,

by April 1. Selected sculp- with inspiration from the tures will remain at the work of Henri Matisse and park for two years, unless other Fauves. Sketch, learn sold earlier. The park will watercolor techniques, retain a commission on then paint an exotic, all sculpture sales. For vibrant painting. complete details and submission instructions, visit MAKE-IT-MONDAYS: SJIsculpturepark.com.

“THE KNACK OF KNITTING”: 6 p.m. Monday, SEEKING GARAGE Feb. 3, Mount Vernon City SALE VENDORS: Skagit Library, 315 Snoqualmie County Fairgrounds in St., Mount Vernon. Adults Mount Vernon is seeking are invited to enjoy a vendors of all kinds for series of art and crafting its annual “World’s Largworkshops. No experience est Garage Sale, Antiques necessary; all materials will & More” event, set for 9 be provided. Preregistraa.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and tion is encouraged, but not Saturday, April 11-12. For required: 360-336-6249. a vendor application form, visit skagitcounty.net/fairAUDITIONS grounds. For information, CALL FOR DIRECTORS: call 360-336-9414 or email Shakespeare Northwest fairgrounds@co.skagit. seeks directorial proposals wa.us. for a Shakespeare comedy to round out the 2014 ART CLASSES Skagit River Shakespeare FAMILY ART DAYS AT Festival, set to perform this MoNA: The Museum of summer at the Rexville Northwest Art, 121 S. First Blackrock Amphitheatre, St., La Conner, offers Fam- located between Conway ily Art Days each month. and La Conner.

Sessions are open to ages The annual festival

includes two main-stage shows (traditionally one comedy and one history/ tragedy). The 2014 season’s tragedy will be “Macbeth,” with auditions held in March and rehearsals from April to June.

Directorial proposals should provide a vision statement and concepts for set design, staging dynamics and costumes, taking into consideration the outdoor performance venue with limited artificial lighting. Submit proposals to eal@shakesnw.org. Details: shakesnw.org. More information: 360-941-5744.

MUSIC SKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC CLUB: The club welcomes performers, listeners and guests to join the fun at 1:45 p.m. today 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 360757-4906.

OPEN MIC: 9 p.m. to midnight Wednesdays, 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Ages 21 and older.

No cover. 360-336-3012 or riverbelledinnertheatre. com.

RECREATION GUIDED WALK: Friends of Camano Island Parks will lead a guided community walk at 9:50 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Camano Ridge Forest Preserve. Meet at the Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 E. Camano Drive, Camano Island. The first one-half mile of trail has a 200-foot elevation gain; trails on top are level. The trail is 3.3 miles round-trip. The approximately 2-hour hike will take place rain or shine.

Wear appropriate clothes and sturdy shoes or boots.

No dogs. Trail booklets and maps will be available for a suggested $1 donation. For information, call 360-3870889, email focip.carolt@ gmail.com or visit friends ofcamanoislandparks.org.

TRAIL TALES OPEN HOUSE: Learn about the Trail Tales program and volunteer opportunities for other conservation, education and stewardship programs from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the Fidalgo RV Park, 701 Fidalgo Bay Road, Anacortes.

Hear about training opportunities, meet current volunteers and find out how to become involved.

For information, email volunteer coordinator Nancy Olsen at nancy. skagitbeaches@gmail.com or visit the Trail Tales link at skagitbeaches.org.

THEATER

YOUTH THEATRE: McIntyre Hall is offering a series of performing arts workshops for ages 6 to 12 at 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. All classes are held at 1 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are free but required and available by calling 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or by visiting mcintyrehall. org.

SHELTER BAY CHORUS: Feb. 9: Let’s Play: OPEN WATER RACE: Practices are held from Explore a variety of theSound Rowers will host 2:45 to 4:45 p.m. every the La Conner Open Water ater games and improvisaThursday at the Shelter tional exercises with Philip Race, set to begin at 9:45 Bay Clubhouse in La Prudhomme from the Anaa.m.

Saturday, Feb. 1.

The Conner. New members race is open to kayaks, cortes Community Theater. welcome. No need to be a canoes, stand-up paddle Shelter Bay resident. 360boards and other human466-3805.

WORKSHOPS powered craft.

WRITING FOR CHILThe 7-mile race course ON STAGE heads down the Swinomish DREN: Anacortes children’s ANACORTES OPEN Channel, past Goat Island, author Lois V. Harris will present “Shining the SpotMIC: 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, around the green marker light on Children’s Concept Brown Lantern Ale House, buoy and back. Ribbons Books, Picture Books and 412 Commercial Ave., Ana- will be awarded to the Storybooks” from 6:30 to cortes. 360-293-2544. top three finishers in each 8 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 30 category. A postrace meal and Feb. 6, at Skagit Valley BURLINGTON OPEN of soup and bread will be College, 2405 E. College MIC: 7 to 10 p.m. Saturserved at the Shelter Bay days, North Cove Coffee, Clubhouse. Advance regis- Way, Mount Vernon. Learn 1130 S. Burlington Blvd., tration: $10-$15; day of race: the guidelines for each category of young children’s Burlington. Hosted by $15-$20; boats with three literature and how to shape Daniel Burnson. Rock, or more competitors: $10 blues, funk, folk, ukelele, per person. For information your manuscript into what poetry and more. 360-707- or to register, call 206-295- editors want. $49. Register for 6076 CENGL 054 at COVE (2683) or north 7508 or visit soundrowers. covecoffee.com. org/LaConner.aspx.

360-416-7638.

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2”: The original “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” was a sweet treat of an adaptation of the 1982 book by Judi and Ron Barrett. From the visual smorgasbord — especially Flint Lockwood’s secret laboratory where such electronic gimmicks of the 1980s “Simon” game and an Atari joystick create the “Tron” look — to the food jokes, the movie worked for all ages. The sequel comes across like eating leftovers.

Directors Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn give the film the frantic pace and bright colors needed to keep the attention of kids. Adults who are looking for more will be left cold.

“Rush”: Director Ron Howard’s film — the story of one of the greatest rivalries in Formula 1 racing — is as sleek and streamlined in design as a Ferrari.

And it’s driven to its conclusion by highoctane performances supplied by Chris Hemsworth as the life-loving English racer James Hunt and Daniel Brühl as the fiercely focused Austrian driver Niki Lauda. The problem is that the lack of an emotional center leaves “Rush” feeling like it is stuck in second gear.

“Last Vegas”: The film’s proof that some things that happen in Las Vegas should stay in Las Vegas. Even the stellar cast of Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline can’t save this painfully predictable comedy from coming across like watching a landlocked version of “The Love Boat.”

Screenwriter Dan Fogelman has assembled a series of stories for the four men that play out so obviously, the finale can be predicted before the group checks into their hotel. It would have been nice to have had one plot element that hasn’t been beaten to death in countless past projects.

“Metallica: Through the Never”: A routine task for a Metallica roadie becomes a surreal odyssey.

“The Fifth Estate”: Story goes from the early days of Wikileaks to its end after a series of information leaks. Benedict Cumberbatch stars.

“The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross”: Henry Louis Gates Jr. recounts the full trajectory of AfricanAmerican history.

“The April Fools”: Jack Lemmon and Catherine Deneuve star.

“LincolnGettysburg”: Look at a major turning point in American history.

“Bonnie & Clyde”: Cable offering that looks at the famous bank robbers.

AT THE LINCOLN THEATRE Upcoming movie releases

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

Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change: FEB. 4 About Time - Universal Baggage Claim - Fox Cutie and the Boxer Starz / Anchor Bay Dallas Buyers Club - Universal Free Birds - Fox Escape Plan - Summit / Lionsgate The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete - Lionsgate Romeo & Juliet - Fox FEB. 11 All is Lost - Lionsgate The Armstrong Lie - Sony Austenland - Sony The Best Man Holiday - Universal The Counselor - Fox Diana - Entertainment One Ender’s Game - Summit / Lionsgate Grace Unplugged - Lionsgate How I Live Now - Magnolia Life of a King - Millennium Spinning Plates - Inception FEB. 18 Battle of the Damned - Starz / Anchor Bay Hellbenders - Lionsgate n McClatchy-Tribune News Service

“The Agatha Christie Hour: Complete Collection”: Ten tales of intrigue and romance from the mystery writer.

“Collison”: After a deadly accident in the Sahara, newlyweds must survive the journey back to civilization.

“Treme: The Complete Fourth Season”: New Orleanians continue to rebuild in the aftermath Katrina.

“Agatha Christie’s The Queen of Crime Collection”: Three feature-length Agatha Christie mysteries.

“Downton Abbey Season 4”: Episodes include return of Shirley MacLaine and new guest star Paul Giamatti.

“Nicholas Sparks Limited Edition DVD Collection”: Seven films based on the author’s novels.

“The War Between Men and Women”: Jack Lemmon comedy based on the writings of James Thurber.

“The State of Arizona”: A look at Arizona’s headline-grabbing struggle with illegal immigration.

“Snow Babies”: Wildlife footage provides look at the first year of life of a special group of baby animals. n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

Submitted photo

Idris Elba stars as Nelson Mandela in “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.”

International Guitar Night 2014

based on former South African President Nelson Mandela’s autobiography of the 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 same name, which chronicles his early life, For the January/February 2014 U.S. coming of age, education and 27 years in tour, IGN founder Brian Gore will be prison before becoming president and joined by Pino Forastiere of Italy, Mike working to rebuild the country’s once segDawes from England and Quique Sinesi regated society. Idris Elba stars as Nelson from Argentina. Forastiere and Dawes are Mandela. revered in contemporary steel string guiRated PG-13. $10 general; $9 seniors, tar circles for their unique mix of melody, students and active military; $8 members; improvisation and hand percussion using $7 children 12 and under. Bargain matinee the strings, the fretboard and the body prices (all shows before 6 p.m.): $8 generof the guitar. Sinesi is a master of many al, $6 members, $5 children 12 and under.

South American melodies and rhythms on both guitar and charango.

‘Doo Wop Wed Widing Hood’ Gore founded the International Guitar 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3 Night in 1995 as a forum for the world’s 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5 finest guitarists/composers to play their It’s the 1950s, hula hoops are in high latest original songs and share musical demand, and so is Little Red Riding ideas with their peers in public concert.

This has evolved into critically acclaimed Hood! Wise Prince Jason, winner of the annual tours in the U.S. (starting in 2000), Math Olympics; Strong Prince Justin, who can bench press his own mother; and Canada (starting in 2006) and the U.K. Loud Prince Frank all want to woo Red (starting in 2007).

Riding Hood. The king and queen hire Reserved tickets: $32, $29, $26 & $23 the Fairy Godmother to set three tasks for with $2 off for Lincoln members. the princes. Only the prince who can find the missing girl, defeat the dragon and ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’ awaken a castle visitor from her slumber 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31 earns the right to woo Wed Widing Hood 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2 … that is, Red Riding Hood.

“Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” is Free.

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HOT TICKETS MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT: Jan. 30-March 2, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle. 206-625-1900 or 5thavenue. org.

MYON & SHANE 54: Jan. 31, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT: with Brian Gore, Pino Forastiere, Mike Dawes and Quique Sinesi: Feb. 1, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

JUDY COLLINS: Feb. 1, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360734-6080 or mountbakertheatre. com.

THE DEVIL MAKES THREE: Feb. 1, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

MARY LAMBERT: Feb. 1, Showboxat the Market, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

ANA POPOVIC: Feb. 6, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

WHITE LIES: Feb. 7, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

TOAD THE WET SPROCKET: Feb.8, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BIFFY CLYRO: Feb. 9, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

IMAGINE DRAGONS: Feb. 11, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

2 CHAINZ: Feb. 13, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

KYARY PAMYU PAMYU: Feb. 13, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

MINDI ABAIR: Feb. 13-16, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

ERIC TINGSTAD & NANCY RUMBEL: Feb. 14, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360-336-8955 or lincolnthe atre.org.

KARMIN: Feb. 14, Neumos, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

USC LOVES YOU: Feb. 14, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Feb. 15, Showbox at the Market, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

MILEY CYRUS: Feb. 16, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS: Feb. 16, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866332-8499 or comcastarenaeverett. com.

BAND OF HORSES: Feb. 16, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

AMOS LEE: Feb. 17, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

BRIAN REGAN March 16, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham.

360-734-6080 or mountbaker theatre.com Brian Friedman photo

PAUL SIMON, STING: Feb. 19, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

ODYSSEO by CAVALIA: Feb. 19-March 9, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 866-999-8111 or cavalia. net.

PENTATONIX: Feb. 20, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

THE ENGLISH BEAT: Feb. 21, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

DOC SEVERINSEN, THE SAN MIGUEL FIVE: Feb. 21-22, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-2752448 or theskagit.com.

THE FALL OF TROY: Feb. 22, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

KEB’ MO’: Feb. 22, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

NEW POLITICS: Feb. 26, Neumos, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

ANI DIFRANCO: Feb. 26, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360734-6080 or mountbakertheatre. com.

THE WILD FEATHERS: Feb. 26, The Crocodile, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

WALK OFF THE EARTH: Feb. 26, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

JIM JEFFERIES: Feb. 27, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

MARCHFOURTH MARCHING BAND: Feb. 28, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THE MUSICAL BOX: Performing “Foxtrot” by Genesis: Feb. 28, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

GLASVEGAS: Feb. 28, Columbia City Theater, Seattle. 800-838-3006 or columbiacitytheater.com.

SKINNY PUPPY: March 1, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-

3000 or showboxonline.com.

DATSIK: March 1, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

DOM KENNEDY: March 2, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

“AS THE PALACES BURN”: Lamb of God documentary screening: March 6, The Showbox, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

G-EAZY: March 7, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THE ATARIS: March 12, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

GALACTIC: March 13, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

HERMAN’S HERMITS, starring Peter Noone: March 14-15, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-2752448 or theskagit.com.

BRIAN REGAN: March 16, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360734-6080 or mountbakertheatre. com.

BRING ME THE HORIZON: March 24, Showbox at the Market, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

LORDE: March 24, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

WIDESPREAD PANIC: March 25, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or livenation.com.

THE SING-OFF LIVE TOUR: March 25, Showbox at the Market, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

ROBIN THICKE: March 26, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

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

EMANCIPATOR ENSEMBLE: March 27, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

BIG HEAD TODD & THE MON-

STERS: March 28, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

KINGS OF LEON: March 28, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

THE DECIBEL MAGAZINE TOUR: featuring CARCASS: March 29, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS: April 2-3, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE: April 4, Showbox at the Market, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

YOUNG THE GIANT: April 4-5, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BASTILLE: April 8, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

VNV NATION: April 8, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

IL DIVO: April 9, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. 866-833-4747 or livenation. com.

YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND: April 10, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THE WAILIN’ JENNYS: April 12, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

VOLBEAT: Apil 14, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or tickets.com.

PINK MARTINI: April 15, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360734-6080 or mountbakertheatre. com.

DIANA KRALL: April 16, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

CHROMEO: April 16, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SWITCHFOOT: April 18, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

RICK SPRINGFIELD: April 18-19, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

DARK STAR ORCHESTRA: April 20, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

ELLIE GOULDING: April 23, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or livenation.com.

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS: April 23, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

THE 1975: April 24, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

FRANZ FERDINAND: April 24, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

ARLO GUTHRIE: April 25, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham.

360-734-6080 or mountbaker

theatre.com.

THE WANTED: April 26, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SUDDEN VALLEY JAZZ SERIES: April 26/Nov. 15, Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Bellingham. 360-6711709 or suddenvalleylibrary.org.

THE GLITCH MOB: May 3, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

IRA GLASS: May 3, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

STEPHEN “RAGGA” MARLEY: May 6, Showbox at the Market, Seattle.

206-224-5481 or aeglive.com.

STEVE MARTIN & THE STEEP CANYON RANGERS: Featuring Edie Brickell: May 10, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

KARLA BONOFF & JIMMY WEBB: May 15, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

LINDSEY STIRLING: May 21, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SASQUATCH! MUSIC FESTIVAL: May 23-25 and July 4-6, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. sasquatchfestival. com.

THE NYLONS: May 24, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-2752448 or theskagit.com.

LADY GAGA’S artRAVE — The ARTPOP Ball: May 28, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

BRIT FLOYD: June 9, McCaw Hall, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

ONEREPUBLIC: June 12, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-332-8499 or comcastarenaeverett.com.

PARADISO FESTIVAL: June 27-28, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

CHER: June 28, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS: July 2, Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

877-784-4849 or tickets.com.

JOURNEY, STEVE MILLER BAND: July 19, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

ARCADE FIRE: Aug. 8, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

BRUNO MARS: Aug. 9, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

JACK JOHNSON: with Amos Lee and Michael Kiwanuka: Aug. 23, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND: Aug. 29-31, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com. (tickets on sale Feb. 21) KATY PERRY: Sept. 13, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. aeglive.com.

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Thursday, January 30, 2014 - E15

Movie theater owners call for shorter trailers

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‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ to be inducted into Broadcasting Hall Los Angeles Times

“Everybody Loves Raymond” ended in 2005, but the love persists. This spring, the Ray Romano sitcom will be inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Broadcasting Hall of Fame at the NAB Show Television Luncheon on April 7.

Series stars Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, Brad Garrett and Monica Horan are expected to join series creator Phil Rosenthal for the induction ceremony at the luncheon in Las Vegas.

Peter Boyle, who played

Romano’s father in the series, died in 2006.

“Raymond” was a top 10 hit during much of its original run on CBS. Its final episode drew more than 32 million viewers.

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“These guidelines will Cinema owners have evolve in response to long complained about the technological innovations, length of movie trailers. marketing and advertising Now they’re clamping down. trends, competition in the New guidelines issued marketplace, and consumer Monday by the National demands,” the theater ownAssociation of Theatre ers association said. “The Owners call for limiting the guidelines are completely length of movie trailers to voluntary and will be two minutes. implemented through indiThe guidelines, which vidual exhibition company the trade group said were policies, which may vary.” designed to “maximize the In April 2013, the assoeffectiveness and efficiency ciation’s executive board of the industry’s marketvoted to create industrying efforts,” also call for wide guidelines to encomrestricting marketing time pass marketing lead-time for trailers to 150 days prior for in-theater marketing to the release date of the materials, and trailer length film, and 120 days for all and placement. other in-theater marketing The voluntary guidelines materials. Two exemptions will go into effect for any per distributor per year film released domestically would be allowed for both on or after Oct. 1.

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MOVIES

Lionsgate via AP

Aaron Eckhart stars in “I, Frankenstein.”

This ‘Frankenstein’ just won’t shut up

By ROGER MOORE McClatchy-Tribune News Service

Aaron Eckhart bears a distressing resemblance to the not late / not great Christopher Lambert in “I, Frankenstein,” a graphic novel movie goof on the man-made monster. Gaunt, scowling, covered in scars and sporting fingerless gloves, a tattered hoodie and biker boots, this “I” is an avenging brawler, sort of “Blade” in a blender, with “Underworld” and “Highlander” elements tossed in.

Rejected by his creator, we meet the Big Guy in a striking, Gothic past in which he avenges himself on Dr. Frankenstein. And just as he’s burying the guy, demons and then gargoyles show up to fight

‘I, FRANKENSTEIN’ H

Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Bill

Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto Running time: 1:33 MPAA rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense fantasy action and violence throughout

over the corpse — his corpse.

Why would they want this creation “of a dozen used parts from eight different corpses,” this living thing without a soul? The demon legions and their boss (Bill Nighy) have in mind some sort of demon reanimation project, a factory — DemonWorks SKG. And the Godly gargoyles, led

by Leonore (Miranda Otto), aim to stop them. Their battles, often around the Gothic cathedrals where the gargoyles sit in stony silence watching over an unsuspecting humanity, are specialeffects extravaganzas, with demons “descended” (killed) into disintegrating piles of hot coals and gargoyles getting “ascended” (killed) in beams of Rapture light straight out of “This is the End.” The whole affair goes straight to hell about four minutes in. The idea of a seemingly immortal monster, wandering the forests of central Europe, shedding the archaic English or German accent or whatever he would have learned to speak for the modern vernacular, is abandoned for nonstop

battles and endless, tedious pages of exposition.

“Adam,” as the monster is named, mentions a bit of his past.

Then the gargoyles spend the rest of the movie explaining who they are, what the demons are, how their world works and how much they love explaining things.

Most of this endless story takes place in a modern-ish EveryCity, where Adam stomps the darkened streets, an angry monster pawn looking for another demon or gargoyle to fix.

Yvonne Strahovski (of TV’s “Dexter”) is the fetching doctor who presides over modern-day efforts to replicate the late Dr. Frankenstein’s reanimation work — pretty enough to be a “com-

panion” to Adam, an actress given nothing to play, just a wardrobe.

It’s great seeing Otto all these years after “Lord of the Rings,” and Nighy does his usual welldressed villain thing, only less so.

Eckhart? His only job is to keep the makeup stitches from popping, to maintain a straight face when Leonore intones, “You’re only a monster if you behave like one.”

Mel Brooks had a lot of fun with this story, once upon a time.

And another, straight version of the Mary Shelley story is due in theaters shortly. The humorless, generic and chatty Frankenstein served up here makes you wonder if the good doctor, in all his patching-together of parts, didn’t forget the brains.

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Thursday, January 30, 2014 - E17

MOVIES MINI-REVIEWS Compiled from news services.

Ratings are one to four stars.

“American Hustle” — Christian Bale gives a transcendent performance as a con man who falls hard for hard-time gal Amy Adams.

Director David O. Russell and his “Silver Linings Playbook” stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence went right back to work together on this wild tale about con artists helping the FBI on a sting.

Comedy, R, 138 minutes.

HHHH “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” — It’s a marvel the way Will Ferrell flings himself into playing the loathsome idiot for the ages Ron Burgundy, hired in this sequel to anchor on a cable news network in the early 1980s. The gang all returns: Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner, Christina Applegate. Funnier than the original, “Anchorman 2” is also, in its own loony way, a sobering look at the television business then — and now. (Comedy, PG-13, 119 minutes). HHH1⁄2 “August: Osage County” — The dialogue is sometimes so sharp we wince, and the acting by an ensemble of world-class actors led by Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor and Chris Cooper is for the most part superb. But this adaptation of Tracy Letts’ play ultimately is sour, loud and draining.

Nearly everyone in this story would be the most horrific person at your average dinner party. Drama, R, 119 minutes. HH “Dallas Buyers Club” — Matthew McConaughey plays Ron Woodroof, a grimy, shady, homophobic, substanceabusing horndog in 1985 Texas who learns he’s HIVpositive and procures unapproved means of treatment.

McConaughey’s masterful job of portraying one of the more deeply flawed anti-heroes in recent screen history reminds us why he became a movie star in the first place.

We start out loathing this guy and learn to love him. Jared Leto disappears into the role of a transgender drug addict and Jennifer Garner is Ron’s empathetic doctor. Drama, R, 117 minutes. HHH1⁄2

AT AREA THEATERS ANACORTES CINEMAS Jan. 31-Feb. 6 Frozen (PG): Friday: 3:50; Saturday: 11:00, 3:50; Sunday-Thursday: 3:50 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:10, 3:30, 6:40, 8:55; Sunday-Thursday: 1:10, 3:30, 6:40 August: Osage County (R): 1:20, 6:30 American Hustle (R): Friday-Saturday: 1:00, 6:20, 9:10; Sunday-Thursday: 1:00, 6:20 Philomena (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 4:00, 9:00; Sunday-Thursday: 4:00 360-293-6620 BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN Oak Harbor Jan. 31-Feb. 1 The Nut Job (PG), Frozen (PG) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (PG-13): First movie starts at 6 p.m.

360-675-5667 CONCRETE THEATRE Jan. 31-Feb. 1-2 12 Years a Slave (R): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 5 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 4 and 6:30 p.m.

360-941-0403 CASCADE MALL THEATRES Burlington For listings: 888-AMC-4FUN (888-262-4386).

OAK HARBOR CINEMAS Jan. 31-Feb. 6 The Nut Job (PG): Friday-Saturday: 1:10, 3:30, 6:50, 8:50; Sunday-Thursday: 1:10, 3:30, 6:50 Ride Along (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:20, 3:40, 6:30, 8:40; Sunday-Thursday: 1:20, 3:40, 6:30 American Hustle (R): Friday-Saturday: 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30; Sunday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:50, 6:40 360-279-2226 STANWOOD CINEMAS Jan. 31-Feb. 6 That Awkward Moment (R): 1:30, 3:45, 6:20, 8:40 Nebraska (R): 1:20, 6:30 I, Frankenstein (PG-13): 1:40, 3:55, 6:25, 8:45 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (PG-13): 4:00, 9:05 The Nut Job (PG): 1:50, 4:05, 6:40, 8:55 Lone Survivor (R): 1:10, 3:50, 6:35, 9:10 360-629-0514

“Ender’s Game” — A firstrate cast of wily veterans (Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley) and fresh-faced youngsters (Asa Butterfield of “Hugo”) deliver a rousing, challenging adventure that should satisfy most young fans of the beloved sci-fi novel while keeping the adults engrossed as well. The simulated battles against scary aliens are beautifully shot and expertly choreographed. Sci-fi adventure, PG-13, 114 minutes.

HHH “Frozen” — When a queen with icy powers (voice of

Idina Menzel) accidentally freezes her kingdom, she runs away and her intrepid sister (Kristen Bell) goes to find her. Sure to delight kids and captivate adults, Disney’s musical “Frozen” is the instant favorite for the animated feature Oscar.

Animated musical, PG, 102 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Gimme Shelter” — Vanessa Hudgens does strong work as a pregnant teenager running away from her abusive mother. Writer-director Ron Krauss and a strong cast, including James Earl

Jones, Rosario Dawson and Brendan Fraser, elevate some sobering but fairly standard after-school-special material to the next level.

Drama, PG-13, 100 minutes.

HHH “Gravity” — An accident sets two astronauts, a veteran (George Clooney) and a rookie (Sandra Bullock), adrift in space. Both a stunning visual treat and an unforgettable thrill ride, director Alfonso Cuaron’s amazing space adventure evokes “Alien” and “2001: A Space Odyssey.” During some harrowing sequences, you’ll have to remind yourself to breathe. Thriller, PG-13, 91 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Her” — In writer-director Spike Jonze’s lovely and wondrous ultra-modern romance, a fragile fellow in the notso-distant future (Joaquin Phoenix) falls in love with the voice of an operating system (Scarlett Johansson). One of the more original, hilarious and even heartbreaking stories of the year. It works both as a love story and as a commentary on the ways technology isolates us from human contact. Comedyromance, R, 119 minutes.

HHH1⁄2 “Inside Llewyn Davis” — With this dry comedy about the American folk music scene of the early 1960s, Ethan and Joel Coen have crafted another unique period piece. Oscar Isaac gives a memorable performance as the title character, a thoroughly unlikable, selfish, socially poisonous miscreant. The music is terrific.

With Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan and John Goodman.

Comedy, R, 105 minutes.

HHH1⁄2 “Labor Day” — A depressed single mom (Kate Winslet) falls hard for a wanted man (Josh Brolin) in Jason Reitman’s adaptation of a Joyce Maynard novel.

Either you go with the almost dreamlike, sometimes logic-defying scenario, or you don’t. I was captivated from the opening sequence.

Romantic drama, PG-13, 111 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Lone Survivor” — This re-creation of a 2005 Navy SEAL mission builds to one of the most realistic, shocking, gruesome and devastating depictions of war ever put

on film. Instead of going for the big-picture perspective, director Peter Berg focuses on the unflinching bravery of soldiers executing their mission and looking out for one another. Mark Wahlberg stars, with Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster and Eric Bana. War drama, R, 121 minutes. HHH “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” — Idris Elba captures the fire and passion of Nelson Mandela as a young activist, his resilience as a political prisoner and his wisdom as a forgiving elder statesman in Justin Chadwick’s telling of Mandela’s epic life. This may be the most complete and compelling interpretation of Mandela the man and Mandela the symbol ever captured on film.

Biography, PG-13, 141 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Nebraska” — What a joy it is to watch Bruce Dern playing such a miserable SOB in the best role of his long career. Woody Grant is a crabby, boozy, sometimes delusional old guy on a road trip with his son (Will Forte) to collect a sweepstakes prize. Alexander Payne’s latest film is a modern American classic about the dynamic between a father from the generation that didn’t speak about its feelings and a grown son who’s still trying to get his father to explain himself. Stark, beautiful and memorable. Drama, R, 115 minutes. HHHH “Ride Along” — We’ve seen hundreds of variations on the mismatched buddy-cop movie, and few have been as uninspired and depressingly dreadful as this one. Kevin Hart, who can be fall-down funny at times, at least gets points for infusing boundless energy into his role as a pint-sized video game enthusiast riding around with the snarl-andgrowl cop (Ice Cube) whose sister he wants to marry.

Action comedy, PG-13, 100 minutes. H1⁄2 “Saving Mr. Banks” — Emma Thompson is a perfect choice to play prissy P.L. Travers, who wrote the Mary Poppins books and resists the efforts of Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) to give the magical nanny the Hollywood musical treatment. A lovingly rendered, sweet film, set in a

stylized and gorgeous rendition of 1961 Los Angeles.

Comedy-biography, PG-12, 125 minutes. HHH “The Book Thief” — A wondrous, richly textured, sometimes heartbreakingly effective movie about good Germans in World War II, including a remarkable little girl and the couple who took her in while sheltering a teenage Jewish boy in their basement. Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson deserve Oscar consideration for their lovely, layered performances. One of the year’s best movies.

Drama, PG-13, 131 minutes.

HHHH “The Invisible Woman” — Felicity Jones gives a fierce and moving performance as a 19th-century actress who knows her affair with Charles Dickens probably won’t end well, but cannot resist the charms and advances of a great (and greatly flawed) man. This is an exquisitely crafted film, and director Ralph Fiennes, who also plays Dickens, avoids fancy, attention-getting flourishes.

Biographical drama, R, 111 minutes. HHH “The Wolf of Wall Street” — Martin Scorsese directs the story of an amoral Wall Street hustler (the ever-charismatic Leonardo DiCaprio) -— a user, a taker, a rat and a scoundrel. Though the little bleep sometimes wears out his welcome, we stick around to see if he gets his comeuppance and to marvel at Scorsese’s continuing mastery. Jonah Hill overdoes it as DiCaprio’s right-hand man, and Matthew McConaughey is mesmerizing as his first mentor. Crime-comedy, R, 180 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “12 Years a Slave” — is a film about great bravery, featuring some of the bravest performances you’ll ever have the privilege to witness.

Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as a free man in New York state in the 1840s, who is kidnapped and shipped to the South, where he is beaten, given a new name and forced into slavery. Unflinchingly directed by Steve McQueen, “12 Years a Slave” is what we talk about when we talk about greatness in film. With Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch and Paul Giamatti. Drama, R, 134 minutes. HHHH

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OUT & ABOUT ART

mercial Ave., Anacortes.

The exhibition, commemGALLERY SHOW: “Of orating the 60th anniversary This World and Not,” feaof Northwest Designer turing artworks by Skagit Craftsmen (NWDC), will Valley artists Heidi Epstein, feature the mixed media Eddie Gordon and Allen work of six local NWDC Moe, will open with a artists — Lanny Bergner, reception from 5 to 8 p.m.

Danielle Bodine, Lynn Saturday, Feb. 1, and conDiNino, Lin McJunkin, Don tinue through March 16 at Myhre and Denise Snyder.

Gallery Cygnus, 109 ComDuring the opening mercial Ave., La Conner. reception, attendees are Gallery hours are noon to 5 invited to bring a small p.m. Friday through Saturobject to donate to the day. 360-708-4787 or Mixed Media Collection. gallerycygnus.com.

These objects will be incorporated into small new SPRING ART EXHIBIT: works by the artists during Check out the Spring ComFebruary, and offered for munity Exhibit, opening sale at the closing celebrawith a reception from 6 to tion on March 7. Suggested 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at donations include small the Jansen Art Center, 321 metal screens and scraps, Front St., Lynden. toys, glass objects, wood or The juried show will twigs, fibers, plastic recyinclude work by several cling, etc. Also: A show of large oils on canvas by Dederick Ward will regional artists and will n The gallery will host a open with a reception during the First Friday Gallery feature special showings by Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, and continue slideshow/panel discussion Katherine Payge and Verthrough March 4 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, non Leibrant, plus a retroAve., Anacortes. Ward’s works often represent Feb. 22. spective collection of work geological elements. Also showing are acrylics by n The closing celebration

by Michael Davenport.

Cynthia Richardson, pastels by Sandy Byers, oils by will take place from 6 to 9 Gallery hours are 9 a.m.

Lorna Libert and mixed media work by Martha Brouwer. p.m. Friday, March 7.

Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to 5 p.m. Monday through Gallery hours are noon through Saturday or by appointment. 360-293-6938 or to 5 p.m. Friday through Wednesday and 9 a.m. to scottmilo.com. Pictured: “Challenger,”by Dederick Ward. Sunday. 360-755-3140 or 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. 360-354-3600 or anchorartspace.org. jansenartcenter.org.

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Martha Tottenham, jewelry BIRD FESTIVAL INVIGALLERY WALK: Check Feb. 7-8, at the Gallery at

by Carole Cunningham and TATIONAL: In conjuncout a variety of art on disthe Depot, 611 R Ave., Ana- Debbie Aldrich, sculptures tion with the third annual play at several galleries and cortes.

by Tracy Powell, glass arty Edison Bird Festival, the other venues during the Some of the photographs by Bob Metke, gourds by Bird Festival Invitational First Friday Gallery Walk will be on display during Vicki Hampel, ceramics art show will open with a from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, February at Starbucks, at

by Patsy Chamberlain and reception for the artists Feb. 7, along Commercial 18th and Commercial.

Barbara Hathaway, baskets from 5 to 8 p.m. SaturAvenue and other locations

by Jane Hyde and paintings day, Feb. 8, and continue in downtown Anacortes.

“COLOR OF WINTER”: A by Cathy Schoenberg. Gal- through Feb. 23 at Smith & Featured artworks include show of paintings inspired lery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey paintings and prints, sculp- by Northwest color and Wednesday through Satur- Ave., Edison. tures, fiber arts, jewelry, light will open with a recep- day or by appointment. 360The bird-focused exhibiglass art, mixed media, pas- tion during the First Friday 293-3577 or mccoolart.com. tion will feature artwork Gallery Walk from 6 to 9 tels, photos and more. 360by more than 30 local and p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at NW DESIGNER CRAFTS- regional artists. Gallery 293-6938.

Anne Martin McCool Gal- MEN: “6 Celebrate Northhours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. lery, 711 Commercial Ave., west Designer Craftsmen PHOTO SHOWCASE: Wednesday through Sunday.

Anacortes. @ 60” will open with a The Anacortes Arts Com360-766-6230 or smithand In addition to new acrylic reception during the First mission will present “What vallee.com. paintings by McCool, the Friday Gallery Walk from 6 Were You Thinking?,” a SILK PAINTING DEMO: show will also feature wood to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, and tribute to Dick Garvey by 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, works by George Way and continue through March 9 at at Ann Hardee Gallery, 101 his photography students, from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday and Art Learmonth, fiber art by Anchor Art Space, 216 Com- N. First St., La Conner. Art-

WARD OIL PAINTINGS AT SCOTT MILO GALLERY

ist Sharon Shankland will demonstrate the process of designing and painting on silk as she creates one-of-a-kind wearable silk scarves. A selection of Shankland’s hand-painted scarves, pillows and meditation masks will be available for purchase, along with a wide variety of local art and handcrafted jewelry. Free admission. 360-399-1950 or annhardeegallery.com.

FIBER ARTS ON DISPLAY: Three new exhibits continue through March 23 at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner: “Creating Texture”: Selftaught stitcher, quilter and artist Sue Spargo is influenced by the beautiful, colorful work of primitive craft artists around the world.

Spargo’s folk art style is rich with embroidery.

“Out of the Blue”: The one-of-a-kind artworks created by members of Whidbey Island’s Surface Design Association blend many techniques — collage, weaving, felting, beading, basketry, hand-dyed fabric and contemporary quilting.

Each artist was challenged to literally or figuratively create artwork with “Out of the Blue” as its theme.

“Timeless Treasures: Crazy Quilts”: Each January, the museum features a selection of crazy quilts, a craze that became popular in America around the 1880s. While some Crazies might include fans or other recognizable patterns, the style often features randomsized patches sewn onto a foundation fabric with embroidery stitches around the patch edges. Patches also often include paintings, ink work or embroidery.

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

dren ages 11 and younger.

360-466-4288 or laconner quilts.org.

MoNA WINTER EXHIBITS: Two new exhibits continue through March 12 at The Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner.

“North American”: Film installation by Robinson Devor and Charles Mudede.

Working outside the traditional narrative structure, the film installation follows a mentally exhausted airline pilot wandering through a massive public park.

Visitors will experience the pilot’s journey on multiple screens. The project was filmed entirely in Seattle’s Olmstead-designed park system. Devor and Mudede will introduce their film installation before the opening reception at 1 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 11.

“Shoreline from the Permanent Collection”: The exhibit will offer a kaleidoscope experience of color, media and composition, including artwork by Guy Anderson, Bill Brennen, Kenneth Callahan, Richard Gilkey, Paul Havas, Charles Miller, Allen Moe, Mary Randlett, Jack Stangle, Mark Tobey and Hiroshi Yamano.

Curated by Lisa Young.

FESTIVALS SNOW GOOSE FESTIVAL: The ninth annual Port Susan Snow Goose & Birding Festival will take place Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 22-23, with many activities scheduled for the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27108 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood.

Events will take place both days at several locations in and around Stanwood and Camano Island. Enjoy guided and self-guided tours, speakers and demonstrations, vendors, children’s activities, bird art and more.

Free admission. snowgoose fest.org.

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OUT & ABOUT EDISON BIRD FESTIVAL: Check out the third annual Edison Bird Festival Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 8-9.

Enjoy presentations by the Sarvey Wildlife Care Center and Skagit Land Trust, duck decoy carving and painting with Tom Newell, painting with Todd Horton and Teresa Saia, duck call whistle-making with Buck Kilby, guided birding tours with naturalists from the North Cascades Institute, a chicken parade and more. edisonbirdfestival.com.

LECTURES AND TALKS FRIENDS OF THE FOREST ANNUAL MEETING: Friends of the Anacortes Community Forest Lands will hold its annual Membership Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 5, at the Depot, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. The meeting will begin with a brief annual report, city staff update and elections, followed a guest presentation

by Dr. David Wallin, professor at Western Washington University, Huxley College of the Environment, who will discuss mountain goat conservation and restoration in Washington. Dessert and refreshments will be provided. friendsoftheacfl.org.

WORLD ISSUES FORUM: Western Washington University’s Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies holds its annual World Issues Forum from noon to 1:20 p.m. Wednesdays (unless otherwise noted) in the Fairhaven College auditorium on the WWU campus in Bellingham. Presentations are free and open to the public. 360-650-2309 or wwu. edu/fairhaven/news/worldissuesforum. Next up: Feb. 5: “Global Food Production and Climate Change,” with David Battisti, professor of Atmospheric Sciences and Tamaki

Endowed Chair, University of Washington.

Feb. 12: “Climate Change and Human Rights: Lessons from Alaska,” with Nancy Lord, author and former Alaska State Writer Laureate.

how the Samish story pole project came to be 30 years ago. Free. 360-293-1910, ext.

21, or library.cityofanacortes. org.

School, 17145 Cook Road, Bow. Enjoy carnival games, a cake walk, bounce house and plenty of goodies to eat.

Proceeds will help pay for school supplies, field trips and other student needs.

360-757-3352.

at 360-416-7655 or email diane.johnson@skagit.edu.

and more. Free admission.

For information, contact Keith Ludemann at 360675-1837 or email rock9@ whidbey.net.

MUSIC/POETRY: Listen to the sounds of eagles, running rivers and other natural elements in a performance of “ONE BILLION RISING”: MUSIC music and poetry by Native Dance in the street at 6:30 SUNDAY JAZZ HOUR: American flutist Peter Ali p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, at StuSwingnuts Jazz will perform HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR: SCOTLAND TRIP BENand nature poet Andrea dio 1010, 1010 Sixth St., from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. Auschwitz-Birkenau death EFIT: The Skagit Valley Col- Weiser from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Anacortes. Join a billion 9, at the Anacortes Public camp survivor Noemi Ban lege departments of music Saturday, Feb. 8, at the North women (and men) around Library, 1220 10th St., Anawill speak at 6 p.m. Tuesday and drama will present “All Cove Coffee House, 1130 S. the world in a show of unity cortes. Free. 360-293-1910, and Wednesday, Feb. 11 and the World’s a Stage,” at 5:30 Burlington Blvd., Burlington. to end violence against ext. 21, or jazzatthelibrary.

12, in Arntzen Hall, Room p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, in the 360-873-2118 or awzipster@ women. 360-293-1860 or stucom.

100, at Western Washington atrium of the Gary Knutzen gmail.com. dio1010.net.

University, Bellingham. Ban Cardinal Center on the SVC BENEFIT CONCERT: The will tell how she lost most of campus, 2405 E. College ROCK & GEM SHOW: The PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT: South End String Band will her family in the Nazi death Way, Mount Vernon. The 49th annual “Sweetheart of Enjoy a night out while perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, camps, and how she shares evening will include silent Gems” rock and gem show your kids (ages 3 to 12) Feb. 15, at the Floyd Norher story to inspire current and live auctions, dinner will take place from 9 a.m. play games, make crafts and gaard Cultural Center, 27130 and future generations to and dessert. Tickets: $30. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. more from 5:30 to 10 p.m.

102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. prevent similar genocides Proceeds will help send SVC to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8-9, at Saturday, Feb. 15, at the $15 suggested donation. from happening. Free, but music and drama students to the Oak Harbor Senior Cen- Skagit Valley Family YMCA, Food will be provided and reservations required: 360the Edinburgh Fringe Festi- ter, 51 SE Jerome St., Oak 215 E. Fulton St., Mount beer and wine will be avail650-4529 or wce.wwu.edu/ val in August in Edinburgh, Harbor. Check out member Vernon. Children ages 6 to able for purchase. Proceeds Resources/NWCHE. Scotland. For those unable exhibits, demonstrations, 12 have the opportunity to will benefit the Floyd Norto attend the event, donadealers, rough and finished swim. $20-$30. 360-336-9622 gaard Cultural Center. 360tions will also be accepted. rocks and gems, slabs, silent or j.kerkvliet@skagitymca.

UNIFORM COLLECTOR: 629-6110 or southendstring Contact Dr. Diane Johnson auction, door prizes raffle org for more information.

Doug Charles will present band.com.

“Vintage Military Uniforms and the Men Who Wore Them” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, MORE FUN Feb. 12, at the Anacortes NEW MOON CELEBRAOliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi Public Library, 1220 10th TION: The event will take & the Black Spirits th St., Anacortes. Charles colplace at 7:30 p.m. today at World Music lects military uniforms from the Anacortes Center for season the Victorian period to the Happiness, 619 Commercial 2013-2014 From Zimbabwe present, then researches the Ave., Anacortes. Join Rev. Friday, January 31 people who served in those Elke Macartney to drum 7:30pm uniforms. Free. 360-293-1910, and set your intentions for ext. 21, or library.cityof the month ahead. $5-$10 anacortes.org. suggested donation. 360-4642229 or anacortescenterfor MARITIME SPEAKER happiness.org.

SERIES: Shipwright David Hartford will present “A KIRTAN: The monthly Commitment to the Prescelebration with chanting ervation of Tall Ships” at 4 and dancing will take place Peter Rowan’s p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at the at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, Anacortes Public Library, Bluegrass Band at the Anacortes Center for 1220 10th St., Anacortes.

Happiness, 619 Commercial Grammy-award Free. 360-293-1910, ext. 21, Ave., Anacortes. No experiwinning or library.cityofanacortes. ence necessary. All ages welbluegrass org. come. By donation. RSVP: 360-464-2229 or anacortesFriday, February 7 STORY POLE: “MAIDEN centerforhappiness.org.

7:30pm OF DECEPTION PASS”: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, WINTER CARNIVAL: The 2 5 0 1 E Co l l e g e Way, M o u nt Ve r n o n Anacortes Public Library, third annual Winter Carnival 1220 10th St., Anacortes. fundraiser will take place Carver Tracy Powell and from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Skagit Regional JSMF Public Facilities District Leslie Eastwood will explain Feb. 8, at Allen Elementary

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