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Reviews

Tuning Up

At the Movies

Music: Pet Shop Boys, Court Yard Hounds Video Games: “New Super Luigi U”

Tommy Castro and the Painkillers play the Conway Muse

“Turbo” entertaining enough, but comes up a gear or two short

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “42”: There’s a natural beauty and romanticism about baseball that transitions to the silver screen as perfectly as a well-turned double play. If you add in a powerful story that resonates through history as sharply as the crack of the bat on a warm spring day, then what you have is this new DVD release.

Director and writer Brian Helgeland recounts how Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947 when he was offered a contract by owner Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) to play with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Helgeland shows a deep respect for the game and for what Robinson accomplished by telling this story through the human drama.

Boseman hits a home run showing Robinson as a leader on and off the field. It’s one thing to cast an actor who can show emotions. Sports movies live or die on how well the actor can handle the physicality of the role. Boseman looks comfortable on the field. There’s a naturalness to his portrayal of Robinson that goes beyond playing a role to the point of embodying the spirit of Robinson.

“Evil Dead”: The remake of the classic 1981 horror film “The Evil Dead” is proof that more isn’t always better.

When it comes to the blood and guts that saturate both movies, there’s a line between scarily gory and just plain disgusting, and the new “Dead” crosses the line on multiple occasions.

Director Fede Alvarez hits the majority of the terror beats of the original movie, from the creepy-looking cabin to rivers of blood. Because he had a larger budget, Alvarez cranks up the special effects. But the results are not as much fun. Despite its filmmaking demons, “Evil Dead” has its moments. It’s just that an overdependence on the gore is distracting.

“Hell on Wheels: The Complete Second Season”: Cable series that follows a former soldier (Anson Mount) involved with the building of the transcontinental railroad.

“Arthur Stands Up To Bullying”: Four episodes starring the world’s most famous aardvark.

“Bill Moyers: On the Hudson — America’s First River”: Moyers discusses the river’s 315-mile course from its source in the Adirondacks to its outlet at New York harbor.

“The Smurfs: Smurfs to the Rescue!”: Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Dreamy and others star in six adventures.

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: JULY 23 Detention of the Dead - Anchor Bay Ginger & Rosa - Lionsgate New World - Well Go USA Trance - Fox Twixt - Fox

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JULY 30 Black Rock - Lionsgate G.I. Joe: Retaliation - Paramount AUG. 6 A Boy and His Dog - Shout! Factory Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal Music Box Mud - Lionsgate Oblivion - Universal The Place Beyond the Pines - Universal West of Memphis - Sony AUG. 13 The Big Wedding - Lionsgate The Company You Keep - Sony Emperor - Lionsgate

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“Tom and Jerry: No Mice Allowed!”: Includes 30 cartoons featuring the animated duo.

“Doctor Who — The Doctors Revisited”: A look at the first for men who played the iconic character.

“Letters From Jackie: The Private Thoughts of Jackie Robinson”: Documentary chronicles Robinson’s thoughts and ambitions both as an athlete and symbol of the civil rights movement.

“The Definitive Guide to the Mob”: History Channel special that looks into the world of the country’s most dangerous men.

“Power Rangers Samurai: The Ultimate Duel — Volume 5”: The Red Ranger finally faces off with Deker for the ultimate duel.

“God Don’t Make the Laws”: An accident and a deal with the devil leave a small town frozen in time.

“Hecho en Mexico”: Documentary featuring 50 of Mexico’s most influential artists, musicians and personalities.

“Regular Show: The Complete First & Second Seasons”: Contains all 40 episodes.

“Matlock: The Ninth and Final Season”: The country lawyer (Andy Griffith) faces his last cases.

“The Bookdock Saints II: All Saints Day”: The director’s cut includes 27 minutes of extended footage. n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

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Music, Game Reviews..................6-7 Travel............................................8-9 On Stage, Tuning Up................10-11 Get Involved.................................. 12 At the Lincoln Theatre.................. 13 Hot Tickets.................................... 14 Movie Listings, Mini-Reviews...... 17 Out & About.............................18-19 ON THE COVER

Mount Vernon author Craig Romano observes the terrain on Bald Mountain in the Kettle River Range near Republic. Aaron Theisen photo

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MV author Craig Romano pens tribute, guide to Eastern Washington hiking options

By VINCE RICHARDSON @Sports_SVH

MOUNT VERNON — Craig Romano has hiked a lot of trails, in a lot of areas, while researching his “Day Hiking” series of guidebooks.

His latest endeavor, “Day Hiking Eastern Washington, kettlesselkirks/columbia plateau/ blue mountains” a collaborative effort with Rich Landers, outdoor editor for The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, is the one nearest and dearest to his heart.

The reason? Well, it includes Romano’s favorite area in which to hike — the Kettle River Range. n On the shelves: “Day Hiking Eastern Washington” is available at local bookstores and mountaineersbooks.org.

“I love that area,” he said. “I took my wife camping there before we got married. Then we got married there. So Eastern Washington has always been special. My wife won’t let us move there because it’s just too far off the grid.”

There is plenty of professional history between Romano and Landers.

“I’ve known Rich for years,” said Romano. “The first guide book I bought when I came out here in the fall of 1989 was his “100 Hikes.” He really introduced me to the area.

And the idea to do a book on Eastern Washington, well, I’ve wanted to do it for years. It was cool that Rich and I were able to coauthor it. It was just a great collaborative effort.”

“Day Hiking Eastern

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Craig Romano walks on the Ridge Trail at Little Mountain. He just released his newest book, “Day Hiking Eastern Washington.”

Washington” details 125 hikes, each rated for quality and difficulty. The pair split the research responsibilities, each taking a particu-

lar area and putting boot to tread as well as snapping the photos and providing detailed maps. Rich, of course, took the Spokane

area, Selkirks, Palouse Hills and Channeled Scablands.

Romano volunteered for his beloved Kettles as well as hikes in the Tri-Cities,

Columbia Plateau and ules were so busy, we actuColumbia/Okanogan High- ally only hiked together lands. The two divided up once,” said Romano. the Blue Mountains.

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“I’d go to Spokane, meet with Rich and then put the plans together. His daughter graduated from Western (Washington University), so he’d come over here and we’d meet. It was great, and worked out very well.”

Romano said the most recent book in the popular “Day Hiking” series was a simple progression.

Thus far, it has been met with plenty of interest. The pair’s book tours have been well received.

“There just needed to be a book on Eastern Washington,” he said. “People are really excited about it. And so are we.”

The area east of the mountains offers numerous attractions, from the thunderous 186-foot plunge over Palouse Falls to the dimunitive and rare Okanogan fameflower.

Only the best trails were included in the book. Romano said there was plenty of “cherry picking.”

“What we ended up doing was putting 25 more hikes that didn’t make the cut, but are still very worthwhile, online,” he explained.

“In the beginning, it was easy. We knew we had to get to the highest point in Eastern Washington, for instance. But as we went on, it got more and more difficult.

“Sometimes, I am able to wiggle hikes in. In other instances, we just add them under the header ‘Extending your trip.’ Then you can find a completely new trail like the one outside Republic.

“It’s tough. You want to try and keep the material fresh. That’s why you start with a smaller print run at the start. Then you can go back and add stuff if you need to.

But this book is very comprehensive. I mean, this is the first time many of these hikes have been included in a guidebook.”

And the folks in Republic appreciated seeing trails in their neck of the woods highlighted, so much so that 50 citizens showed up to hear Romano’s presentation in town. He admitted to having no idea how many folks would show up; he was pleasantly surprised with the turnout.

In the meantime, Landers had 51 people show up for his presentation — in Spokane, a town of 200,000.

“I love going to those types of small towns,” said Romano.

“Chewelah, Republic, Port Townsend (from another book).

Republic and Port Townsend, they were my two big winners. I had some great crowds there. Plus, there is just a lot of recreational opportunities in those areas.”

Hiking in Eastern Washington comes with its own set of hazards, particularly heat, ticks and snakes. He hiked areas he could in the winter because, “you don’t want to be hiking the Columbia River plateau in July. It’s a lot more comfortable in October or November.”

“As far as animals are concerned, I saw a cougar in the Blue Mountains and I was tracked by another in the Kettles,” he said. “It was nothing like when I was hiking on the Olympic peninsula and I saw 13 bears in one day. I did encounter rattlesnakes while researching the book. Only two, and they were on the same trail about 1/3 of a mile apart.”

Romano relished the solitude he encountered in many of the areas. Many of the places are sparsely populated and he loves the fact that facilities are at a minimum.

There are populous centers such as Spokane, the Tri-Cities, Walla Walla, Lewiston-Clarkston, Republic and Colville, for example; they just happen to be few and far between.

“Ferry County has a population of 7,500,” he said. “That’s for the entire county. You go out on trails there and you aren’t going to run into anyone. You are going to be the only one out there. You, and a lot of open space and a lot of wild country.”

Romano said he was a bit surprised about the trails located in the Tri-Cities.

“The first time I was there, I was not impressed,” he said. “But as I spent more time in the area, three things stood out. The people are really friendly, there is a growing park and trail system. Then there is the Hanford Reach; that

place is amazing. It’s really the last virgin sagebrush-steppe in Washington.

“And of course, since I am a history buff, there is plenty of that. On one side you have a spot where Chief Moses sat and on the other, you have the beginning of the atomic age. In between, you have the Columbia River freeflowing for 51 miles.

“There is a lot to see there. And no, you aren’t wading through plutonium, as many people believe. It’s really an unbelievably beautiful place.”

The Blue Mountains also impressed Romano. The range boasts an impressive river system supported by plenty of natural springs. He said there is no fear of dehydration while hiking the area.

“There is a lot of wildlife,” he said, “including Rocky Mountain elk. The access is hard and it’s federal wilderness. There is no quick way to get there, but it is certainly worth the effort.

“There are just a lot of good hikes in Eastern Washington. And you are going to see a lot of interesting things you don’t see on the west side of the mountains.”

TOP: Puffer Butte is in Filed Spring State Park near the Oregon-Idaho borders.

LEFT: The image of Hanford Reach National Monument is one of the striking images in “Day Hiking Eastern Washington.”

Submitted photos

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THIS WEEKENDin the area STONE SCULPTURES The Northwest Stone Sculptors Association will hold its annual show and sale from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at Camp Brotherhood, 24880 Brotherhood Road, Mount Vernon. The show is part of the NWSSA’s 26th annual symposium, where stone carvers from the Pacific Northwest and beyond gather for eight days of workshops, stone carving and more. nwssa.org.

SHIPWRECK FESTIVAL The 34th annual Shipwreck Festival will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, July 20, in downtown Anacortes. More than 200 vendors will offer antiques and treasures, food, kids activities and more at this antique flea market and giant community garage sale. Booth space is still available. 360-2999390 or shipwreckfest.org.

CHILDREN’S ART FESTIVAL The event

Concrete Fly-In Check out a variety of vintage, classic and antique airplanes at the Concrete North Cascades Vintage Fly-in on Friday through Sunday, July 19-21, at Mears Field, located just southwest of Concrete on Highway 20. Early arrivals will be landing on Friday, and aircraft judging will take place all day Saturday, with departures on Sunday.

Breakfast will be available from 7 to 11 a.m.

Saturday at Concrete High School, across the street from the airport. Food vendors will be on site all day Saturday. skagitaero.com.

will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Kids can enjoy a variety of hands-on arts and crafts, face painting, free balloons, roving characters and more. Free. Bring your own lunch or purchase food there. 360-336-6215.

ICE CREAM SOCIAL Enjoy an ice cream social with music by Brass Band Northwest from 2 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, July 20, at Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $10 adults, $5 seniors and students. Proceeds will benefit the band and Camano Center. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org.

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REVIEWS MUSIC CDS Compiled from news services

Pet Shop Boys “Electric”

A dozen records into a 30-plus-year career and the British synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys sound as vital, catchy and frustrated as ever.

Modern without feeling forced and filled with the melodic bounce that typifies their best work, “Electric,” in a word, bangs, and sees the Pet Shop Boys at their most celebratory and wittiest. “Love Is a Bourgeois Construct” giddily denounces love with a big thumping dance beat while in the background a men’s choir offers majestic harmony. “Shouting in the Evening” builds to a crescendo while Neil Tennant sings of a simple pleasure: “What a feeling, shouting in the evening.”

Most impressive is the album’s freshness, no doubt ferried along by producer Stuart Price, best known for his work with, among others, Madonna, the Killers and Scissor Sisters. In fact, were this exact record released by two handsome 21-year-olds with a hot label, the young dance freaks would go crazy.

But two young dudes couldn’t make a synthpop record so polished and seamless, one with a maturity matched only by the constant quest for surprise. Only the Pet Shop Boys can do that, as evidenced by “Electric.” n Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times

Mayer Hawthorne

“Where Does This Door Go” Mayer Hawthorne might be asking “Where Does This Door Go,” despite the fact that it’s more of a command than a question, and the obvious answer is wherever he wants to lead us down. Whether the sex vibes are good or bad, Hawthorne has the “it” sound that’s a favorite of coffee shop baristas everywhere.

“Where Does This Door Go” improves over his last effort, which was already pretty good to begin with, and may go down as one of the year’s most exceptional releases.

“Where Does This Door Go” is as refreshing as a tropical breeze, if not a good cup of joe at your favorite hangout. n Zachary Houle, PopMatters.com

Court Yard Hounds “Amelita”

The Court Yard Hounds open their second album, “Amelita,” with a portrait of a friend who wallows in negativity. But the arrangement and lyrics of “Sunshine” express how this sisterly duo isn’t going to let their downer friend dampen their day.

The breezy, buoyantly melodic song is a perfect introduction to a collection of songs that find two members of the Dixie Chicks expressing joy in music once again — a drastic shift from their self-titled first album and from the dark musings found on the recent solo debut of their longtime singing partner, Natalie Maines.

Sisters Emily Robison and Martie Maguire keep on the sunny side for most of “Amelita,” concocting a distinct acoustic blend rife with life-affirming energy and clever, engaging lyrics to match. Robison sounds more confident as a lead vocalist. And the writing of the two sisters, sometimes with guitarist Martin Strayer, Robison’s recently wed husband, takes on a shine reminiscent of the blissful elation of early Chicks hits such as “Wide Open Spaces.”

They occasionally bring rock swagger to their acoustic sound, as in the wonderful “Rock All Night,” about the excitement of the moments leading up to attending an eagerly anticipated concert.

In “The World Smiles,” the sisters say they are determined to put the blues behind them. “Amelita” implies that, musically at least, these former country stars have a spring back in their step — and their infectious way of conveying it will lighten the souls, and soles, of listeners, too. n Michael McCall, Associated Press

Matt Nathanson

“Last of the Great Pretenders” “The only one that’s left to trust / My faithless heart wasted us…” Wow. To describe the highlighted lyric as merely poetic would an understatement. Matt Nathanson possesses the wonderful gift to

compose songs that are thoughtfully conceived, in the singer/songwriter vein. Not only can Nathanson pen ’em, he can also sing them with great passion and nuance.

On his 2013 effort, “Last of the Great Pretenders,” Nathanson delivers a set of 11 songs that soundly represent his musical talents. n Brent Faulkner, PopMatters.com

Robert Randolph & The Family Band “Lickety Split”

“Turn it up to 10 and get loud in here,” Robert Randolph sings early in “Amped Up,” the opening track on “Lickety Split,” his first studio album with his Family Band in three years and his debut for Blue Note Records. It’s a declaration of purpose: “Lickety Split” is an amped-up party album that rarely pauses for breath.

Randolph is a peerless pedal steel player, and his roots in the sacred steel church tradition surface in “Born Again,” a secular love song that crosses classic gospel lyrics with Stephen Stills’ “Love the One You’re With.” Throughout the album, Randolph’s leads dazzle, but the songs themselves are secondary, and he’s much more forceful and personable as a guitarist than as a singer, which is less of a distraction when heard live than from the studio.

This is an album built for the jam-band circuit, foregrounding rousing blues and funk grooves, from a perky cover of the Ohio Players’ “Love Rollercoaster” to the note-bending guitar jam “Brand New Wayo,” one of two tracks with Carlos Santana. n Steve Klinge, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Daughn Gibson “Me Moan”

Deep, deeper, deepest: Daughn Gibson’s baritone rumbles low, way down in Waylon Jennings-Sleepy LaBeef territory. Gibson has a resume suited to a country-noir experimentalist tough guy. He used to man the counter in an adult bookstore, work as a

long-haul trucker, and play drums in the heavy-rock band Pearls & Brass, back when he went by his given name, Josh Martin.

“Me Moan” is his second solo album.

This Daughn jawn builds on the Portishead-goes-hillbilly-baroque, one-manband approach of his 2012 debut “All Hell” by fleshing out the sinister sound with bagpipes, among other intriguing touches, and the aid of musicians like Baroness guitarist John Baizley.

Sometimes Gibson’s stylized, stentorian delivery gets lugubrious (see “All My Days Off”). But he has a way with a melody and an alternately jaundiced and bemused eye for the seedy underbelly of this sordid existence, and “Me Moan” is a grower. n Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Wale

“The Gifted” Despite his cool flow and strong songs, Wale is in danger of being known mostly as Rick Ross’ foil, something more than a hype man but less than a full partner to the CEO/MC (Philly Maybach signing Meek Mill, beware).

“The Gifted” then, with its occasional self-reflections, gospel swell and caramel vintage-soul arrangements, is Wale’s shot at separating himself from Ross’ stripclub-hop.

Certainly, there are club-pop bangers like “Clappers” and “Rotation,” Wale’s most contagious stoner soliloquy yet.

“Bad” is a handsome cross of rap and slick soul.

But the more mature Wale (the one pulling away from Ross) comes with singsong spiels, churchy backgrounds, and the plush, organic strings and keys of ’70s R&B. Wale does a nice job with Stevie Wonder’s vibe on “Sunshine.”

“Simple Man” and “Golden Salvation (Jesus Piece)” feel richly antique. Lyrically, though, Wale is awkward. He can’t truly commit to emotional breadth or depth. His duet with Jerry Seinfeld (!?) on “Black Heroes / Outro about Nothing” sums up “Gifted” nicely: at times stately, but more often shallow and naive. n A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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REVIEWS VIDEO GAMES Chris Campbell, Scripps Howard News Service

‘New Super Luigi U’

Platform: Wii U Genre: Platforming Publisher: Nintendo ESRB Rating: E, for Everyone Grade: 4 stars (out of 5) I’m not sure I will ever let my wife play “New Super Luigi U.” No, this is no rejection of the game. I’m just not sure I can deal with her peppering me with questions about the fate of Luigi’s brother — and my wife’s personal gaming hero — Mario.

You see, “New Super Luigi U” doesn’t simply put Luigi in the spotlight. Other games for the Wii and 3DS have done that successfully. Instead, Nintendo remade the wildly popular “New Super Mario Bros.” game for the Wii U with Luigi as the star — and Mario oddly (and eerily) missing.

The opening scenes match “New Super Mario” almost exactly, except you see Mario’s cap as resting in the place he normally sat. Pay attention throughout levels of the game, and you’ll notice hedges, ice sculptures and other statuesque homages to the longtime star of the Nintendo franchise.

“Bros.” is blatantly X-ed out of the game’s cover. Is Mario dead? Did Bowser kill him? Did he take one too many tumbles down one of the game’s infamous black voids, never to return? Worse still, did Luigi play a role? These are the scenarios I’d be defending to my wife, and I’d prefer to avoid her going crazy that Nintendo went all “Breaking Bad” with its most famous character.

The action gets noticeably different from the original game once you start

Video game releases The following games are among those scheduled for release this week, according to Gamestop.com: n Turbo: Super Stunt Squad (Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PS3, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360; rated E) n Serious Sam Collection (Xbox 360; rated M) n Dynasty Warriors 8 (PS3, Xbox 360; rated T) n Time and Eternity (PS3; rated T) n Shin Megami Tensei IV Limited Edition Box Set (Nintendo 3DS; rated M) n Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, Ky.)

bounding about the Mushroom Kingdom.

Luigi, as series fans know, sports green overalls and jumps farther and higher than his brother. This makes for new and interesting tactics throughout each level.

Mario jumped with more precision and speed, while Luigi at times floats through levels, narrowly missing the chomp of a Piranha Plant or the spikes of a Koopa.

With Luigi lacking the stopping and starting power of his brother, this means more deaths but also more exhilarating runs through levels. Hitting the right spots on cleverly designed platforms and collecting the right amount of star coins in the nick of time left me cheering more than once.

Luigi not only takes a starring role, but shows how radically different his playing style affects the unfolding of classic levels, and the newly designed areas complement his moves while never taking you away from the fun. And if Mario has indeed fallen to the hands of Bowser, 1) I sure as heck want to see that game; and 2) Luigi’s hellbent M-rated revenge tale also warrants developing. n Follow Chris Campbell on Twitter @camp bler or email him at game_on_games@mac. com.

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TRAVEL Phoenix-area deals

n Westin Kierland Resort and Spa in Scottsdale has summer rates of $139 that include a $30 daily credit for the resort’s FlowRider wave machine. Available through Labor Day. kierland resort.com. n The Hotel Palomar, located in downtown Phoenix’s CityScape shopping and entertainment hub, is offering “Laugh Like a Local,” with two tickets to Stand Up Live from $129. There’s also the “Downtown Discovery Family Package” where guests get two children’s tickets to the Children’s Museum of Phoenix or Arizona Science Center, along with two welcome packs for kids, starting from $124.

Available through Sept. 3. hotelpalomar-phoenix.com. n The Marriott Courtyard Phoenix has a “Baseball Fan Package” for Arizona Diamondbacks fans. It includes room, breakfast for two adults and children under 12, a baseball souvenir and complementary hotel parking. Baseball tickets are not included.

Valid through Sept. 30. marriott.com. n The JW Marriott Desert Ridge in north Phoenix offers the “Family Fling & Swing,” which includes unlimited free golf, free meals for kids 12 and under with paying adult, no resort fee, daily $50 resort credit, complimentary appetizer or dessert with an entree, free parking, inroom Wi-Fi and free access to the Family Escape Center. Starting at $149 and good through Sept. 5. jwdesertridgeresort.com. n The Hermosa Inn in Paradise Valley offers a summer package starting at $169 a night that includes a $25 food and beverage credit, a free room upgrade, daily cabana rental, afternoon snack and two welcome drinks. Through Sept. 2. hermosainn.com. n The Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa in Phoenix has a “Guilt-Free Getaway” with a half-day of edu-tainment at the Sheraton Adventure Club for kids starting at $99. Through Sept. 8. wildhorsepass resort.com. n The Associated Press

Arizona summer the perfect time for great desert deals

By JOHN MARSHALL Associated Press

PHOENIX — Winter turns the Valley of the Sun into a destination, luring visitors from colder climates around the world to the warmth of the desert.

Once the searing heat of summer hits, the tourists tend to stay away and even the locals look to escape, heading off to the mountains of Flagstaff or beaches of Southern California.

But here’s a little secret for you value-conscious travelers out there: Summer is the best time to get deals in the desert.

Rooms up to 70 percent off, deals on spa and golf packages, resort and dining credits — all at the same luxury resorts with same stellar service others pay hundreds of dollars more for during the high season.

If you can stand the heat, or at least find a way to avoid it, the bargain-basement price for high-end leisure is more than worth it.

“The services don’t change, it’s the same resort, the same great location whether it’s March or July,” said Shane Allor, director of sales and marketing at JW Marriott Camelback Inn Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, a suburb of Phoenix.

“From a value standpoint, you’re experiencing the same staff, the same very high service levels in the summer that you would get during the peak season when folks are paying $500-600 a night for those same packages.”

Just 20 years ago, many

Phoenix-area resorts shut down for the summer because of the heat. That changed when resort operators realized they could get people to still come out by lowering the prices — a lot.

From around the start of June into September, rates at resorts drop precipitously, starting around $109 up to about $199 at the higherend places.

And included in those rates are a variety of amenities: a round of golf, an hour massage, $100 credit toward dining or shopping, and activities for kids and adults.

Many of the guests who

ABOVE: Children play at the pool of the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa via AP

LEFT: The golf course at the Wildfire Golf Club in Phoenix, Ariz.

The JW Marriott Desert Ridge via AP

go to the Valley’s resorts during the summer are locals looking for a short getaway, but more out-of-

prices.

It’s also a great time for meeting planners to take advantage of low rates, towners have headed to the booking meetings at luxury desert in recent years to resorts they might not have take advantage of the high- been able to afford during end pampering at low-end the winter season.

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TRAVEL Local travel

The Jack Rabbit pool at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz.

JW Marriott Camelback Inn Resort & Spa via AP

“So much of it is these wonderfully affordable rates,” said Ann Lane, senior director of advertising and public relations at Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch. “Sometimes people will be here on meetings and they go home and rave about it, and say ‘Hey, let’s try it.’ And they can do it with rates that are within reach.”

Potential visitors unfamiliar with Arizona may be concerned about the recent spate of fires. Those aren’t an issue in the Valley; the Yarnell fire that killed 19 firefighters is 85 miles northwest of Phoenix and most of the resorts here are

far away from the mountains where lightning-strike blazes usually spark.

The heat is another story.

The running joke about the desert is that it’s a dry heat, but when the mercury soars over 110 degrees Fahrenheit, it doesn’t matter how dry the air is — it’s uncomfortable.

The key to summer trips in the Valley is finding ways to cool off and avoid the hottest part of the day.

Most of the resorts in the area have spectacular pools — the Hyatt at Gainey Ranch has 10 pools and a 30-foot water slide — so cooling off is usually not a problem.

Anyone wanting to play

golf or any outside activity that doesn’t involve the water should do it early, before things heat up. Dining or 5 p.m. happy hours, those are better indoors than outside on the patio.

And drinking plenty of water is always vital in the desert.

“People usually know that the rates are discounted for a reason and we make sure we keep folks hydrated and don’t have any ill guests, make sure they have the best time when they’re here,” Allor said.

As long as they can handle the heat, it’s hard not to have a good time, especially at these prices.

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Riverbelledinnertheatre.com 1st.street.cabaret@gmail.com 612 S. 1st Street Mount Vernon, WA ~ 360.336.3012

SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers travel opportunities for participants ages 12 and older (adult supervision required for ages 18 and younger). For information or to register, call 360-336-6215. Next up: Abbotsford, B.C., International Airshow: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, departing from and returning to Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Wear weatherappropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes. Proof of citizenship required (passport, DMV enhanced driver’s license or NEXUS card). $68-$70. Register by Aug. 2.

YOGA ADVENTURE SERIES: Join Dawn Jex for day trips and yoga. Each adventure includes fun activities at an area attraction combined with a yoga class. For information or to register, call Dawn at 360-6310587 or visit yoga-gypsies.com. Next up: Anacortes Kayak Yoga Trip: Join Jex at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, in Anacortes for a six-hour kayak tour of the San Juan Islands that will include an hour of beach yoga.

Bring your own lunch and water-safe shoes. $117.94, includes kayak rental, all gear and yoga.

ESCORTED TOURS: The Whatcom County

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

For information or to register: 360-7334030, press #, ext. 47015, or wccoa.org/ index.php/Tours. Next up: Fall Foliage Mississippi River Steamboat Cruise: Oct. 4-12. $3,199-$3,999. Includes Bellingham-to-Seatac transfer, airfare, firstnight hotel stay, seven-day cruise, all meals on cruise, shore activity at all ports, daily lecture by onboard naturalist, nightly entertainment, taxes, gratuities and escort.

New York City and Upstate New York Fall Colors Tour: Oct. 4-13. $2,999-$3,799, includes round-trip airfare, deluxe motorcoach transportation, hotel accommodations, 14 meals, NYC guided tour, optional Broadway show, attractions, two day-cruises and escort. $300 deposit due at sign-up.

Final payment due in August.

EXTENDED TRIPS: The Oak Harbor Senior Center is organizing two small-group trips for 2014: Mississippi River Cruise: America’s Heartland, Nashville to New Orleans: March 19–30, 2014.

Scotland: June 2014.

Trips will depart from Oak Harbor/Mount Vernon. Contact Pat Gardner at pgardner@ oakharbor.org.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area July 18-25

TUNING UP Playing at area venues July 18-25 THURSDAY.18

FRIDAY.19

Muse Bird Cafe: Jaspar Lepak, Janelle Loes and Rebecca Cohen, 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Jam Night: Open mic, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway.

360-445-4733.

FRIDAY.19 THE HITMEN 7 p.m., Seafarers’ Memorial Park, Anacortes.

Free. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating.

425-303-1848 or snohomishartistguild.org.

Saturday.20

Sunday.21

THEATER

COMEDY

THEATER

Friday.19 COMEDY

Tom Papa and Rodney Sherwood: 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $20-$27. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

MUSIC

Haynie Opry presents Don Maddox: 7 p.m., Stillaguamish Grange, 6521 Pioneer Highway, Stanwood. $20. 360-336-3321, 360-336-8066 or thehaynieopry.com.

Cap Sante Summer Concert Series: The Hitmen (NW soul band revue), 7 p.m., Seafarers’ Memorial Park, Anacortes. Free.

Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating.

425-303-1848 or snohomishartistguild.org.

THEATER

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

“Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris”: OutCast Productions, 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theater, Whidbey Island Fairgrounds, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $18, $14 students and seniors. brownpapertickets.com/event/313099 or email ocp@whidbey.com.

SATURDAY.20 SCOTT COSSU TRIO 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

Knut Bell & The Blue Collars: 7:30 to 10 p.m., The “New” Corner Pub, 14565 Allen West Road, Bow. No cover. 360-7576113.

Thursday.18 “The Merry Wives of Windsor”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID. 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

TOMMY CASTRO AND THE PAINKILLERS 8 p.m., Conway Muse, Renaissance Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $25.

360-445-3000.

Tom Papa and Rodney Sherwood: 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $20-$27. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

MUSIC

Marcia Kester (country, rock, blues, pop): 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cement City Street Fair & Motorcycle Show, downtown Concrete. 360-757-9687.

Haynie Opry Southern Gospel Matinee: Matt Audette and The Circle of Friends Band, 3 p.m., Stillaguamish Grange, 6521 Pioneer Highway, Stanwood. $10 at the door. 360-336-3321, 360-336-8066 or thehaynieopry.com.

Haynie Opry presents Don Maddox: 7 p.m., Stillaguamish Grange, 6521 Pioneer Highway, Stanwood. $20. 360-336-3321, 360-336-8066 or thehaynieopry.com.

“Hamlet”: Shakespeare Northwest, 2 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID. 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

“Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris”: OutCast Productions, 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theater, Whidbey Island Fairgrounds, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $18, $14 students and seniors. brownpaper tickets.com/event/313099 or email ocp@ whidbey.com.

VARIETY

The First Street Follies presents “The Back Alley Cats”: 8 to 10 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $5 cover. 360-336-3012 or riverbelledinnertheatre.com.

FRIDAY.19

“Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris”: OutCast Productions, 2 p.m., Black Box Theater, Whidbey Island Fairgrounds, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $18, $14 students and seniors. brownpaper tickets.com/event/313099 or email ocp@ whidbey.com.

Tuesday.23 VARIETY

Ms. Betty Desire, Jason Daniel Wall: 8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. 360-3363012 or riverbelledinnertheatre.com.

THEATER

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

Paul Klein (of the Atlantics): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Firehall Cafe, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600.

Wednesday.24 MUSIC

Marcia Kester (country, rock, blues, pop): 6 to 8 p.m., Anacortes Eagles Hall, 901 Seventh St., Anacortes. For guest signin, call 360-757-9687.

Thursday.25 THEATER

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

SATURDAY.20 TOM PAPA (pictured) and RODNEY SHERWOOD 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $20-$27. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

Tommy Castro and the Painkillers: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, Renaissance Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $25.

360-445-3000.

Kori Quinn & The Comrades (Americana, folk, rock): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

James & Rose (piano/guitar duo): 8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $5 cover.

360-336-3012.

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

Sardines: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington.

No cover. 360-7550165.

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

Dessa: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $13$15. 360-778-1067.

Tommy Lee: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360-8488882. Open to the public.

John Dennis: 6 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Firehall Cafe, 321 Front St., Lynden.

No cover. 360-3543600.

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

Scott Cossu Trio: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-4453000.

Heggy Cheak Band: 9 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-4454733.

Jasmine Greene Band: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

J.P. Falcon Band: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-7666330.

Peter Karp and Sue Foley: 7 to 10 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360755-3956.

Br’er Rabbit: 2 p.m., Birdsview Brewing Co., 38302 Highway 20, Birdsview. 360826-3406.

Rookery, The Great *******, Seminars, Protogeist: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

360-778-1067.

SATURDAY.20 Joe Sneva and The Sweet Dominiques (surf, reggae, folk): 10 p.m., Draft Pics, 516 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

No cover. 360-3363626.

SUNDAY.21 Ron Bailey/Al Kaatz: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-7666266.

MONDAY.22 Knut Bell & The Blue Collars: 5 to 9 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. $3 cover. 360-4454733.

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

360-855-2263.

David Correa (Spanish guitar): 2 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. $8. Bring your own chair or blanket. 360856-6248.

C.C. Adams and friends Sunday Jam, featuring $cratch Daddy, Coyote Blues and more: 4 to 8 p.m., Station House, 315 E. Morris St, La Conner. 360466-4488.

feral fauna: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

360-778-1067.

WEDNESDAY.24 Fidalgo Swing: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

THURSDAY.25 Ria Peth Vanderpool: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360445-3000.

Jam Night: Open mic, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-4454733.

Steve Rudy: 5;30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Firehall Cafe, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-3543600.

E10 Thursday, July 18, 2013

Thursday, July 18, 2013 E11

Skagit Valley Herald / goskagit.com

ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area July 18-25

TUNING UP Playing at area venues July 18-25 THURSDAY.18

FRIDAY.19

Muse Bird Cafe: Jaspar Lepak, Janelle Loes and Rebecca Cohen, 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000.

Jam Night: Open mic, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway.

360-445-4733.

FRIDAY.19 THE HITMEN 7 p.m., Seafarers’ Memorial Park, Anacortes.

Free. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating.

425-303-1848 or snohomishartistguild.org.

Saturday.20

Sunday.21

THEATER

COMEDY

THEATER

Friday.19 COMEDY

Tom Papa and Rodney Sherwood: 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $20-$27. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

MUSIC

Haynie Opry presents Don Maddox: 7 p.m., Stillaguamish Grange, 6521 Pioneer Highway, Stanwood. $20. 360-336-3321, 360-336-8066 or thehaynieopry.com.

Cap Sante Summer Concert Series: The Hitmen (NW soul band revue), 7 p.m., Seafarers’ Memorial Park, Anacortes. Free.

Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating.

425-303-1848 or snohomishartistguild.org.

THEATER

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

“Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris”: OutCast Productions, 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theater, Whidbey Island Fairgrounds, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $18, $14 students and seniors. brownpapertickets.com/event/313099 or email ocp@whidbey.com.

SATURDAY.20 SCOTT COSSU TRIO 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

Knut Bell & The Blue Collars: 7:30 to 10 p.m., The “New” Corner Pub, 14565 Allen West Road, Bow. No cover. 360-7576113.

Thursday.18 “The Merry Wives of Windsor”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID. 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

TOMMY CASTRO AND THE PAINKILLERS 8 p.m., Conway Muse, Renaissance Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $25.

360-445-3000.

Tom Papa and Rodney Sherwood: 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $20-$27. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

MUSIC

Marcia Kester (country, rock, blues, pop): 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cement City Street Fair & Motorcycle Show, downtown Concrete. 360-757-9687.

Haynie Opry Southern Gospel Matinee: Matt Audette and The Circle of Friends Band, 3 p.m., Stillaguamish Grange, 6521 Pioneer Highway, Stanwood. $10 at the door. 360-336-3321, 360-336-8066 or thehaynieopry.com.

Haynie Opry presents Don Maddox: 7 p.m., Stillaguamish Grange, 6521 Pioneer Highway, Stanwood. $20. 360-336-3321, 360-336-8066 or thehaynieopry.com.

“Hamlet”: Shakespeare Northwest, 2 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 with student ID. 206-317-3023 or shakesnw.org.

“Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris”: OutCast Productions, 7:30 p.m., Black Box Theater, Whidbey Island Fairgrounds, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $18, $14 students and seniors. brownpaper tickets.com/event/313099 or email ocp@ whidbey.com.

VARIETY

The First Street Follies presents “The Back Alley Cats”: 8 to 10 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $5 cover. 360-336-3012 or riverbelledinnertheatre.com.

FRIDAY.19

“Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris”: OutCast Productions, 2 p.m., Black Box Theater, Whidbey Island Fairgrounds, 819 Camano Ave., Langley. $18, $14 students and seniors. brownpaper tickets.com/event/313099 or email ocp@ whidbey.com.

Tuesday.23 VARIETY

Ms. Betty Desire, Jason Daniel Wall: 8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. 360-3363012 or riverbelledinnertheatre.com.

THEATER

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

Paul Klein (of the Atlantics): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Firehall Cafe, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600.

Wednesday.24 MUSIC

Marcia Kester (country, rock, blues, pop): 6 to 8 p.m., Anacortes Eagles Hall, 901 Seventh St., Anacortes. For guest signin, call 360-757-9687.

Thursday.25 THEATER

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

SATURDAY.20 TOM PAPA (pictured) and RODNEY SHERWOOD 8 p.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. $20-$27. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

Tommy Castro and the Painkillers: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, Renaissance Room, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $25.

360-445-3000.

Kori Quinn & The Comrades (Americana, folk, rock): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

James & Rose (piano/guitar duo): 8 p.m., 1st Street Cabaret & Speakeasy, 612 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $5 cover.

360-336-3012.

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

Sardines: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington.

No cover. 360-7550165.

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

Dessa: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $13$15. 360-778-1067.

Tommy Lee: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. 360-8488882. Open to the public.

John Dennis: 6 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Firehall Cafe, 321 Front St., Lynden.

No cover. 360-3543600.

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

Scott Cossu Trio: 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-4453000.

Heggy Cheak Band: 9 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-4454733.

Jasmine Greene Band: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

J.P. Falcon Band: 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-7666330.

Peter Karp and Sue Foley: 7 to 10 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360755-3956.

Br’er Rabbit: 2 p.m., Birdsview Brewing Co., 38302 Highway 20, Birdsview. 360826-3406.

Rookery, The Great *******, Seminars, Protogeist: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

360-778-1067.

SATURDAY.20 Joe Sneva and The Sweet Dominiques (surf, reggae, folk): 10 p.m., Draft Pics, 516 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

No cover. 360-3363626.

SUNDAY.21 Ron Bailey/Al Kaatz: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-7666266.

MONDAY.22 Knut Bell & The Blue Collars: 5 to 9 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. $3 cover. 360-4454733.

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

360-855-2263.

David Correa (Spanish guitar): 2 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. $8. Bring your own chair or blanket. 360856-6248.

C.C. Adams and friends Sunday Jam, featuring $cratch Daddy, Coyote Blues and more: 4 to 8 p.m., Station House, 315 E. Morris St, La Conner. 360466-4488.

feral fauna: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

360-778-1067.

WEDNESDAY.24 Fidalgo Swing: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

THURSDAY.25 Ria Peth Vanderpool: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360445-3000.

Jam Night: Open mic, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-4454733.

Steve Rudy: 5;30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Firehall Cafe, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-3543600.

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GET INVOLVED ART CALL TO ARTISTS: Skagit Regional Health seeks permanent art for its new medical office building, Skagit Regional Clinics Riverbend, which is scheduled to open in mid-2014 in north Mount Vernon. Artwork must be of superior quality, and may include a wide range of styles and mediums. Artists may submit up to six images of original artworks

by Sept. 30. Submissions may be either existing work for sale or representative work that can be completed by Feb. 1, 2014. Include the name of each work, its medium, size and asking price. Send submissions by email to wragusa@skagitvalleyhospital.org. For information, contact Wendy Ragusa at 360-814-5747.

CALL TO ARTISTS: United General Hospital’s Fine Art Committee seeks uplifting, healing art by local artists for display in the hospital’s Gallery Hall.

Artwork, in any medium, can be for sale, with a portion of the proceeds going toward the purchase of a permanent art collection.

Contact Patsy Prutzman by email: patsyprutzman@ gmail.com.

SEEKING VENDORS: Skagit County Fair officials seek vendors of all types for the annual event, set for Aug. 7-10 in Mount Vernon. For information, call 360-336-9414, email fairgrounds@co.skagit.wa.us or visit skagitcounty.net/fair.

ART CLASSES POTTERY CLASSES: Themed weeklong summer pottery camps for kids and teens will be held through Aug. 30 at Handz in Clay Pottery School, 525 E. Fairhaven Ave., Burlington.

Adult classes are available

year-round. Learn handbuilding and pottery wheel techniques. Multichild discount available. For information, contact Phoenix at 360-202-2329 or visit handz inclay.com.

variety of art projects, beachcombing and swimming. $160 per child per four-day session. Ages 7-17.

360-387-2251 or camano artcamp.com.

Bellingham Contra Dance Society members for a contra dance with live music on board the ferry, which will depart at 2 p.m.

Saturday, July 20, from Anacortes and return CLAY CLASSES: Ceram- from Friday Harbor at 5 ic artist Sue Roberts offers p.m. $15, includes dance KIDS’ SUMMER ART CAMPS: Tower Arts Studio a variety of classes and and foot passenger ferry is offering summer “Island workshops at Tower Arts ticket. Purchase your ticket Studio, 5424 S. Shore Drive, from the dance organizers Art Camp Adventures” for kids on Guemes Island. Guemes Island. For inforoutside the main terminal. mation, call 360-293-8878 Local professional artists Bring finger food to share. or visit towerartsstudio. will teach a variety of art bellinghamcountrydance. com. techniques to kids ages org.

6 to 12 during weeklong sessions from 9:30 a.m. to CLOG DANCING FOR AUDITIONS 2:30 p.m. Monday through BEGINNERS: Free lesson CALL FOR MUSICIANS: Friday at Tower Arts Stufrom 10 to 11 a.m., folWhidbey Playhouse seeks dio, 5424 S. Shore Drive, lowed by regular clog dancone or two cello players, a Guemes Island. Kids can ing from 11 a.m. to noon guitar player and a violin work with clay, acrylics, Thursdays, at the Mount player for its production sculpture, mosaic and more.

Vernon Senior Center, of “The Last Five Years,” $295 per session, includes set to run Aug. 15-24 at the 1401 Cleveland St., Mount all art materials and chapVernon. No fee, no partner Whidbey Playhouse, 730 eroned ferry transportation needed. First three lessons SE Midway Blvd., Oak from Anacortes. For inforHarbor. There is a minimal are free. Wear comfortable mation, call 360-293-8878 rehearsal process and only shoes. For information, call or visit towerartsstudio.

Rosie at 360-424-4608. six show dates. Call 360com.

679-2237 or email heather bgood@gmail.com.

MUSIC ART CLASSES, WORKCALL FOR MUSICIANS, SHOPS: Dakota Art CenBRASS CHOIR: The PERFORMERS: Soloists, ter offers a variety of art Basically Brass Choir seeks duets or trios with low classes and workshops at trumpet and trombone amplification are needed 17873 Highway 536, Mount players to join a group of to perform between 3 and Vernon. 360-416-6556, ext. about 12 musicians, playing 5, or dakotaartcenter.com. a variety of styles. Rehears- 7 p.m. Fridays, through Oct. 18, at the Port Susan als are the first and third Farmers Market, located ART CLASSES: Sign up Mondays in Burlington, at Viking Village, at the for a variety of art classes with regular performances. corner of Highway 532 and at A Guilded Gallery (for- Contact David Soiseth at 88th Avenue NW, Stanmerly Gallery by the Bay), 360-757-0351 or dsois@ wood.

8700 271st St. NW, Stancomcast.net.

Performers can sign wood. To register, stop by up for one-hour slots and the Stanwood Camano Art CALL FOR YOUNG may set out a tip jar and Guild’s cooperative gallery MUSICIANS: The Mount sell CDs. The market also from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Vernon-based Fidalgo offers a small stipend for Tuesday through Saturday. Youth Symphony offers 360-629-2787 or stanwood opportunities for musicians each performance slot. The market supplies a 10-bycamanoarts.com. ages 5 to 21 to study and 10-foot overhead canopy perform orchestral music.

CAMANO SUMMER ART For information, including and two 110V outlets. Contact market manager Leslie CAMPS: Art Quest for tuition costs and rehearsal Collings at 360-202-3932 or Kids Summer Art Camps schedules, contact Sara email leslie@portsusan.org. will be held during July and Fisher at 360-682-6949 or August at the Delzell StuAnita Tatum, 360-969-1681, SKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC dio, 2177 Highland Drive, or visit fysmusic.org.

CLUB: The club will not Camano Island. Camps meet during July. For informeet from 10 a.m. to 2:30 DANCE mation, call Marsha Pederp.m. Monday through Thursday and feature a FERRY DANCE: Join son at 360-757-4906.

ON STAGE 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.

paved trail is handicapped accessible.

ROCKIN’ THE WILD: The Pacific Northwest Trail Association, U.S. Forest Service and Washington State Parks present “Rockin’ The Wild,” a free, outdoor summer day camp for 8- to 12-year-old youth, JAM NIGHT: Open with sessions set for July mic, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

29-Aug. 2 and Aug. 5-9 at Thursdays, Conway Pub Rockport State Park. & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Campers will arrive Conway. 360-445-4733. at the park at 9 a.m. and depart at 2:30 p.m. daily.

RECREATION They will participate in hiking, wilderness safety trainMARINE NATURALIST ing, study of natural sysTRAINING: The Whale tems and hands-on learning Museum, 62 First St. N., projects. Pickup service is Friday Harbor, is acceptavailable in Sedro-Woolley, ing applications for its Concrete and Darrington Marine Naturalist Trainfor $20 per week. Camping Program. Class will be held July 22-24. The course ers will need good outdoor clothing and walking shoes, includes presentations on cetaceans, pinnipeds, otters, a water container and a sack lunch. To register, call intertidal invertebrates, 360-854-9415 or email pnt@ marine birds, geology, pnt.org. marine conservation and current research projects. $375, includes an orca THEATER adoption and a museum FREE ADULT ACTING membership.

CLASSES: Anacortes ComFor information or to munity Theatre offers free register, call 360-378-4710, acting classes for adults ext. 23, email cindy@whalfrom 10 a.m. to noon the emuseum.org, or visitwhale third Saturday each month museum.org. at 918 M Ave., Anacortes.

Classes include scripted TRAIL TALES: Friends scenes and a variety of actof Skagit Beaches lead a ing games, with a different series of informative walks topic each month. Each along the Tommy Thompclass is independent, so you son Trail in Anacortes. For don’t have to commit to information, visit skagitevery session. 360-293-4373 beaches.org. or acttheatre.com.

Next up: The Changing Face of Fidalgo Bay: 2 to 3:30 p.m. WORKSHOPS RELIEF PRINTMAKING Saturday, July 20. Meet WORKSHOP: 1 to 5 p.m. at Fidalgo RV Park, 4701 Sunday, July 21, Anchor Fidalgo Bay Road. Find out how human habitation Art Space, 216 Commercial and industry have changed Ave., Anacortes. Learn how to design, carve, ink and the bay, both above and print linoleum block prints, below the water’s surface. including the creation of a Learn about the imporsimple registration jug and tance of the Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserve and plans printing with a press and by hand. $50. To register, email for improving the quality of this resource. The flat, info@anchorartspace.org.

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Adaptation of Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’ headed to theaters in ’15

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clue-solving and did well at the box office, though also showed a dropoff, tallying $486 million worldwide.

LOS ANGELES — Sony Pictures is The dating of “Inferno” means Sony skipping over “The Lost Symbol” and is skipping over the third Langdon book, heading into an “Inferno,” announcing 2009’s “The Lost Symbol,” which has Tuesday that the 2013 Dan Brown novel been in development for several years. will be its next Robert Langdon movie.

Danny Strong (“Recount”) has been The studio has hired writer David among the writers who have worked on Koepp, who penned the 2009 hit “Angels the script. Ron Howard parted ways with & Demons” based on Brown’s novel of the franchise after directing the first two the same name, and aims to release the films. movie in December 2015. Tom Hanks is It’s rare but not unheard of for a attached to return in the Langdon role; film adaptation to skip over a book in a no director has been announced. series or go out of order; in fact, “Angels Released in May, the “Inferno” novel & Demons” was published three years centers on Langdon and his partner before “Da Vinci.”

Sienna, who are off on an adventure in Sony has been looking to shore up its Florence, Italy, sparked by a clue on a franchises in the years ahead, announcmodified rendition of Botticelli’s “Map ing a pair of new “Amazing Spider-Man” of Hell.” The book, the fourth in the movies that will take the franchise to Langdon series, quickly became a bestfour total films by 2018. seller upon its release.

Based on Brown’s smash “The Da Vinci Code,” the first Langdon movie, in 2006, took in $758 million around the world. The second film, “Angels & Demons,” continued his globe-hopping

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Skagit Artists Together 2013 Studio Tour

‘Epic’

Farrell and Josh Hutcherson. Rated PG. As part of 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, the Lincoln’s Bridge Buster July 19-20 5:30 p.m. Sunday, July 21 Special, admission will be 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 22 $5 with a receipt from a Skagit County business.

“Epic” tells the story of an ongoing battle between Gretchen’s Film the forces of good, who keep the natural world and Food Series: alive, and the forces of ‘Julie and Julia’ evil, who wish to destroy it.

1 p.m. Saturday, July 20 When a teenage girl finds In the second film of the herself magically transported into this secret universe, monthly Film and Food Series, “Julie and Julia,” she teams up with an elite band of warriors and a crew two women come to realize that with the right combiof comical, larger-than-life nation of passion, fearlessfigures, to save their world ness and butter, anything is … and ours. Featuring the voices of Amanda Seyfried, possible. Afterward, attendBeyoncé Knowles, Colin ees can head to Gretchens

Kitchen to eat and learn how to make food from the film. Rated PG-13. $10 to attend the film (tickets available at the door), $40 to the attend the film and cooking class.

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1 p.m. Sunday, July 21 Natalie Dessay stars as Verdi’s most beloved heroine in Willy Decker’s production. Matthew Polenzani is her lover, Alfredo, and Dimitri Hvorostovsky sings his stern father, Germont. $16 adults, $14 seniors and $12 students, with $2 off for Lincoln members.

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HOT TICKETS WINTHROP RHYTHM & BLUES FESTIVAL: with Johnny Winter, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Too Slim & The Taildraggers and more, July 19-21, Winthrop. 800-422-3048 or winthropbluesfestival.org.

PAUL McCARTNEY: July 19, Safeco Field, Seattle. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

PETER MURPHY (of Bauhaus): July 19, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

BLACK FLAG: July 19, El Corazon, Seattle. elcorazonseattle.com.

AMERICAN IDOL LIVE 2013: with Amber Holcomb, Angie Miller, Burnell Taylor, Candice Glover, Curtis Finch Jr., Devin Velez, Janelle Arthur, Kree Harrison, Lazaro Arbos, Paul Jolley and Aubrey Cleland: July 19, ShoWare Center, Kent. 866973-961 or showarecenter.com.

DARRINGTON BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: featuring Ralph Stanley II, The Chapmans, Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice: July 19-21, Darrington Bluegrass Music Park. 360-4361006 or darringtonbluegrass.com.

JOHN MAYER: July 20, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

AMY GRANT, BRANDON HEATH: July 20, Overlake Christian Church, Redmond. 855-443-8499 or lmgconcerts.com.

BRUNO MARS: July 21, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

NATALIE MAINES: July 22, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticket master.com.

COURTNEY LOVE: July 23, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

WE THE KINGS: July 23, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

PHISH: July 26-27, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE FESTIVAL OF JAZZ: with Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum, Norman Brown, Peter White, David Benoit, David Pack, Marion Meadows, Vincent Ingala and Paul Taylor: July 27, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

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

GIPSY KINGS: July 28, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville.

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THE CULT: July 30, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

GIGANTOUR 2013: with Megadeth, Black Label Society, Device, HELLYEAH, Newsted, Death Division: July 30, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-332-8499 or

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

MOUNT BAKER RHYTHM & BLUES FESTIVAL: Featuring California Transit Authority, Anthony Gomes, Trampled Under Foot and many more. Aug. 2-4, Deming Log Show Grounds, Deming. baker blues.com.

LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND: Aug. 2, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

MICKEY HART BAND: Aug. 3, Showbox at the Market, Seattle.

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TILTED THUNDER RAIL BIRDS: Banked Track Roller Derby: Aug. 3, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-3328499 or comcastarenaeverett.com.

PINK MARTINI: with China Forbes: Aug. 4, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

KURT VILE: Aug. 6, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SUBLIME WITH ROME: Aug. 6, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888929-7849 or marymoorconcerts. com.

GLADYS KNIGHT & THE O’JAYS: Aug. 8, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

BASS ACADEMY: featuring Zomboy and Eptic: Aug. 9, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

FITZ & THE TANTRUMS: Aug. 9, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

HARRY CONNICK JR.: Aug. 9-10, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

FIVE IRON FRENZY: Aug. 10, Showbox at the Market, Seattle.

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107.7 THE END’S SUMMER CAMP: Aug. 10, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

YEAH YEAH YEAHS: Aug. 12, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888929-7849 or marymoorconcerts. com.

DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES: Aug. 13, Marymoor Park, Redmond.

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TRAIN, THE SCRIPT, GAVIN DEGRAW: Aug. 14, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

REBELUTION, with MATISYAHU: Aug. 14, Marymoor Park, Redmond.

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HUNTER HAYES: Aug. 15, North-

west Washington Fair, Lynden. nwwa fair.com.

STEELY DAN: Aug. 15, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or marymoorconcerts.com.

BIG & RICH, COWBOY TROY: Aug. 16, Comcast Arena at Everett.

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

MELVINS: Aug. 16-17, Neumos, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

SUMMER SLAUGHTER: featuring The Dillinger Escape Plan: Aug. 19, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

MY BLOODY VALENTINE: Aug. 21, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

ANDREW STOCKDALE (of Wolfmother): Aug. 22, Neumos, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

COCO MONTOYA: Aug. 23, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon. 360336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY: Aug. 23, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888929-7849 or marymoorconcerts. com.

CHRIS ISAAK: Aug. 24, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville.

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BLACK SABBATH: Aug. 24, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

1964 THE TRIBUTE (Beatles tribute show): Aug. 25, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

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

THREE DAYS GRACE: Aug. 27, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

RUSSELL BRAND: Aug. 30, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or livenation.com.

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND: Aug. 30-Sept. 1, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

ONEREPUBLIC, SARA BAREILLES, CHURCHILL: Sept. 2, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Woodinville. 800745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

THE EAGLES: Sept. 4, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR: Sept. 5, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS: Sept. 6, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

CRAIG MORGAN: Sept. 6, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888559-3247 or thefair.com.

KISW PAIN IN THE GRASS: Alice

in Chains, Avenged Sevenfold, Jane’s Addiction and more: Sept.

6-7, Gorge Amphitheatre, George.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

TRACE ADKINS: Sept. 7, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888559-3247 or thefair.com.

ADAM ANT: Sept. 7, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

LITTLE BIG TOWN: Sept. 9, Washington State Fair in Puyallup.

888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

THE CELTIC TENORS: with The Tacoma Symphony: Sept. 10, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888559-3247 or thefair.com.

CHEAP TRICK: Sept. 11, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888559-3247 or thefair.com.

CEELO GREEN: Sept. 12, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888559-3247 or thefair.com.

CARRIE UNDERWOOD: Sept. 13, Washington State Fair in Puyallup.

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ZAC BROWN BAND: Sept. 14, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

TILTED THUNDER RAIL BIRDS: Banked Track Roller Derby: Sept. 14, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-3328499 or comcastarenaeverett.com.

THE MISSION UK: Sept. 15, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

ALABAMA: Sept. 16, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-5593247 or thefair.com.

JEREMY CAMP, TENTH AVENUE NORTH, KUTLESS, JARS OF CLAY: Sept. 17, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

LARRY THE CABLE GUY: Sept.

19, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

BRIAN REGAN: Sept. 20, Pantages Theatre, Tacoma. 253-591-5894 or broadwaycenter.org.

CARLY RAE JEPSEN: Sept. 20, Washington State Fair in Puyallup.

888-559-3247 or thefair.com.

MARY STUART & HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES: Sept. 20-21, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

THE LUMINEERS: Sept. 20-21, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888929-7849 or marymoorconcerts. com.

AUSTIN MAHONE & BRIDGIT MENDLER: Sept. 21, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-5593247 or thefair.com.

KID ROCK: Sept. 22, Washington State Fair in Puyallup. 888-5593247 or thefair.com.

FURTHUR: Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, Sept. 24, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or mary moorconcerts.com.

JAKE BUGG: Sept. 26, Neptune, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or live nation.com.

DRAKE: with special guest Miguel: Sept. 26, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

ZEPPARELLA (all-girl Led Zeppelin tribute): Sept. 27, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

JASON ALDEAN: with Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett: Sept. 27, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

LAILA BIALI TRIO: Sept. 28, Sudden Valley Dance Barn, Bellingham.

360-671-1709 or suddenvalley library.org.

MAROON 5, KELLY CLARKSON: Sept. 28, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

PET SHOP BOYS: Oct. 2, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or livenation.com.

JOSH GROBAN: Oct. 4, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

STEREOPHONICS: Oct. 4, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BON JOVI: Oct. 5, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

DISCLOSURE: Oct. 9, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY’S “FULLY CHARGED”: Oct. 10-13, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-332-8499 or comcast arenaeverett.com.

ADAM CAROLLA: Live podcast taping, Oct. 12, Neptune, Seattle.

877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

JACK JOHNSON: Oct. 15, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or livenation.com.

MOODY BLUES: Oct. 19, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877-7844849 or livenation.com.

BOYCE AVENUE: Oct. 19, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

PINK: Oct. 20, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

THE NAKED AND FAMOUS: Oct. 21, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

WALK THE MOON: Oct. 23, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

BONOBO: Oct. 24, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

OKKERVIL RIVER: Oct. 25, Showbox at the Market, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

SARAH BRIGHTMAN: Oct. 26, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 877784-4849 or LiveNation.com.

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

360-671-1709 or suddenvalley library.org.

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also managed to become an active young man, and to pursue acting.

Before “The Blind Side,” he had roles in the movie “Hancock,” the “Friday Night Lights” TV series and on “Law & Order: Special VicBy RICH HELDENFELS tims Unit.” More recently, he was body, Jae was given a 25 percent Akron Beacon Journal chance to live shortly after his birth the voice of the title character in on Dec. 27, 1996. … Doctors rerout- “Cody the Robosapien,” a film now Q: Who was the young actor who ed Jae’s bloodstream to where it on DVD and Blu-ray as a Walmart portrayed S.J. in the movie “The bypassed his aorta. They also began exclusive, and has worked on Blind Side?” Did he stay in the act- a three-stage, three-year process of “Strings,” an upcoming movie with ing field? building an aorta, using his own pul- Josh Duhamel and Maria Bello.

A: Jae Head, who played S.J. monary vein combined with body Tuohy in the drama starring Sandra tissue from cadavers. Jae endured Q: What’s happening with Bullock, has had a dramatic life off- his first open-heart surgery when “Inspector Lewis?” It doesn’t look screen as well. The Abilene (Texas) he was 2 months old and a second like it will be back. Also, before he Reporter News noted in 2011 that, when he was 14 months old.” was Inspector, he was Sgt. Lewis to “born without an aorta, which disthe guy with the white hair, drove There has been more medical treatment since then, but Jae has tributes oxygenated blood to the a classic (red) car and listened to

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classical music. Who was he?

A: Kevin Whately, 62, has played Inspector Robbie Lewis off and on since 1987, beginning on the police series “Inspector Morse,” which starred John Thaw as the classicalloving, Jaguar-driving Morse until it ended in 2000; Thaw died in 2002.

The Lewis series was launched in 2006 and both Whately and Laurence Fox, who played Lewis’s sidekick James Hathaway, have grown weary.

Fox reportedly planned to focus on work in Hollywood after the end of the most recent “Lewis” season — which finished airing on “Masterpiece Mystery!” in June.

Whately has said that at minimum he needs a long break. In an inter-

view with the Daily Beast, the actor said, “I haven’t had a summer off for 31 years, which is half my life. So I want a year off for real.”

After that, he and Fox may be willing to do one or two “Lewis” specials a year, but even those cannot go on forever. “I don’t want to be still playing [Robbie] when I’m 70,” he told the Daily Beast, “because you have to retire [from the police] at 60 and everybody knows that. So, at some point soon, he’s got to stop. To be in the regular police force at 70 isn’t really on.”

That said, the “Morse”/“Lewis” franchise is not done; the new “Mystery” series “Endeavour” is a prequel focusing on the young Morse.

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MOVIES

DreamWorks Animation via AP

Turbo, voiced by Ryan Reynolds, is shown in a scene from the animated movie “Turbo,” about an underdog snail whose dreams kick into overdrive when he miraculously attains the power of super-speed.

‘Turbo’ needs to hit a higher gear the only excitement in this overorganized, limited world.

He watches races on TV and In animation shorthand, works hard to improve his time “Turbo” is “‘Cars’ with snails.” over the measured yard — 17 It’s light on the jokes, but cute, minutes is a personal best. with animation so vivid it looks Speed? “It’s IN me,” declares photo-real.

Theo, who prefers the nickname It’s another “impossible “Turbo.” “It’s NOT,” says his dream” tale, this time of a moto- brother Chet (Paul Giamatti), rhead mollusk who has a need who knows what he’s talking for “terrifying, blinding speed.” about. “Not every dream is Theo (Ryan Reynolds) is an meant to come true.” auto-racing obsessed garden snail Turbo is constantly taking who longs to escape his colony of risks that are sure to shorten his tomato-munchers. The occasional life, and sometimes even he can terror by a Big Wheel-riding see that. Dejected, he slimes his tyke nicknamed “Shell Crusher” way to the dry bed of the Los and the odd assault by crows is Angeles River, where he’s caught

By ROGER MOORE McClatchy-Tribune News Service

up in some drag racing and is sucked into the turbocharger of a Nitrous Oxide-boosted Camero.

Darned if he isn’t transformed into the World’s Fastest Snail, sliming a literal blue streak down L.A. streets and up L.A. walls.

Darned if a Latino taco maker (Michael Pena) doesn’t enter Turbo in his rundown strip mall’s nightly snail races. Darned if Turbo doesn’t chew up the souped-up local snails, led by Whiplash (Samuel L. Jackson) but including Smoove Move (Snoop Dogg).

And darned if that doesn’t have the taco maker and his fellow failing small-business owners

(Ken Jeong of “The Hangover” voices a nail parlor operator, Richard Jenkins a hobbyshop owner and Michelle Rodriguez an auto body shop operator) thinking “Indianapolis 500.”

The first big laughs arrive when Jackson’s character purrs that Turbo has “clearly got the skills to pay the bills … If snails had bills.” Bill Hader vamps up the French Indy car champ who inspires Turbo but who could not bear to lose to a snail in The Brickyard.

The situations are more amusing than the dialogue and shrieking Jeong one-liners. And as vivid as the race scenes are — zooming

‘TURBO’

HH1⁄2 Cast: The voices of Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Giamatti, Luis Guzman, Michael Pena, Michelle Rodriguez, Bill Hader Running time: 1:35 MPAA rating: PG for some mild action and thematic elements.

over, through and under Indy cars — if we want to watch photo-real auto-racing we can turn on the TV. So while small children may be enchanted by this little gastropod that could, adults will be more sorely tested. For all the horsepower the “Turbo” boasts about, the movie tends toward the sluggish — as in “slow as a slug.”

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MOVIES MINI-REVIEWS Compiled from news services.

Ratings are one to four stars.

“Grown Ups 2” — Whatever comedic fires and bursts of genuinely inspired humor Adam Sandler once possessed have burned out long ago. Case in point: this toothless sequel, which presents a number of potential conflicts but doesn’t have the energy to pursue any of them. Over the last 10 years, Sandler has headlined more terrible comedies than anyone in Hollywood. You have to be REALwLY successful to be able to keep churning out so many mediocrities over such a long period. Comedy, PG-13, 101 minutes. H1⁄2 “Monsters University” — A slight and underwhelming prequel that isn’t nearly as inventive, funny or involving as the original, “Monsters Inc.” (2001). Though colorful and sweet-natured and occasionally capable of producing the mild chuckle, this is a safe, predictable, edge-free, nearly bland effort from Pixar, a studio that rarely hedges its bets. It’s better than “Cars 2,” but not in the same league as the “Toy Story” sequels. Animated comedy, G, 110 minutes. HH1⁄2 “Pacific Rim” — This ridiculously entertaining (and often just plain ridiculous) monsterrobot movie plays like a gigantic version of that Rock’Em, Sock’Em Robots game from the 1960s, combined with the cheesy wonderfulness of blackand-white Japanese monster movies from the 1950s. Director Guillermo del Toro has a weirdly beautiful visual style, and there’s rarely an uninteresting shot in “Pacific Rim.” He and the cast do a fine job of selling this madness, even as the talk of neural bridges and other scientific claptrap grows increasingly dense and meaningless. Sci-fi action, PG-13, 131 minutes. HHH “The Heat” — Give it up for Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. You’ll never see them work harder at comedy than in “The Heat,” a stumbling, aggressively loud and profane cop buddy picture where they struggle to wring “funny” out of a script that isn’t. Plot? It’s more a collection of scenes that force the stars to riff and riff until something coarse and amusing comes out, topped by something else coarser and more amusing. Bullock is the know-it-all, overly coiffed FBI agent Ashburn — a Miss Priss none of her fellow agents like.

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Runner” cartoon with a villain so bloodthirsty, he literally cuts out the heart of a vanquished foe and eats it. Everything that ANACORTES CINEMAS could go wrong with this movie July 19-25 does go wrong, from a rare bad Red 2 (PG-13): 2:00, performance from the great 4:25, 6:50, 9:15 Johnny Depp, who plays Tonto Turbo (PG): 2:10, 4:15, as a crazy desert vaudeville 6:30, 8:40 performer, to the decidedly Despicable Me 2 (PG): unmemorable work from the 2:20, 4:35, 6:40, 8:50 promising talent Armie Ham 360-293-6620 mer as the title character, to a script that feels like some sort BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN of mash-up of every attempt Oak Harbor to reboot a storied franchise.

July 18-21 Western, PG-13, 149 minutes.

Turbo (PG), Despicable H 1⁄2 Me 2 (PG), Pacific Rim “This Is the End” — Here’s (PG-13): First movie starts one of the most tasteless, at approximately 9 p.m. ridiculous and funniest com 360-675-5667 edies of the 21st century. In its own sloppy, raunchy, sophoCONCRETE THEATRE moric, occasionally self-pleased July 19-21 and consistently energetic way, Turbo (PG): Friday: 7:30 “This Is the End” is just about p.m. (3D); Saturday: 5 (2D) perfect at executing its misand 7:30 (3D) p.m.; Sunsion, which is to poke fun at day: 4 p.m. (3D) its stars, exhaust every R-rated 360-941-0403 possibility to get a laugh, and even sneak in a few insights CASCADE MALL THEATRES into Hollywood, the celebrity Burlington culture and the nature of faith.

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HHHH “White House Down” — If OAK HARBOR CINEMAS you see just one terroristsJuly 19-25 take-over-the-White-House Turbo (PG): 2:05, 4:10, thriller this year, make it “White 6:40, 8:50 House Down,” Roland “2012” Pacific Rim (PG-13): Emmerich’s preachy, goofy, over1:55, 4:20, 6:50, 9:15 the-top take on “Die Hard” at Despicable Me 2 (PG): 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. From 1:45, 6:30 the earnest but earnestly funny The Heat (R): 4:00, 9:00 president in jeopardy (Jamie 360-279-2226 Foxx) who doesn’t like bad guys yanking on his sneakers (“Take STANWOOD CINEMAS your hands OFF my Jordans!”)

July 19-25 to the eye-rolling image of a Red 2 (PG-13): 1:30, child having a “Les Miz” big4:00, 6:40, 9:05 flag-on-the-barricades moment, Turbo (PG): 1:20, 4:10, “White House Down” is a cork6:50, 8:55 er, real competition for “Fast & Grown Ups 2 (PG-13): Furious 6” as the dumbest fun 1:10, 3:30, 7:00, 9:25 you’ll have at the movies this Pacific Rim (PG-13): summer. Action-thriller, PG-13, 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 117 minutes. HH Despicable Me 2 (PG): “World War Z” — If you’re 1:40, 3:50, 6:20, 8:30 as zombie’d out as I am by 360-629-0514 now, and you feel “The Walking Dead” cable TV series has set the all-time standard for popusibly to prep for a promotion. lar culture entertainment about Mainly, it’s to get her out of the flesh-chomping undead, the hair of her boss (Demian your reluctance to see “World Bichir). That’s where Ashburn War Z” is understandable. All runs afoul of the foul-mouthed I can tell you is, there’s fresh detective Mullins (McCarthy), blood here. “World War Z” trafa shambling train wreck of the fics in a lot of familiar territory, American junk food diet run but thanks to the wickedly amok. She’s so irritable that her boss (Tom Wilson of “Back vibrant source material (Max Brooks’ 2006 horror novel), to the Future”) is as afraid of her as her favorite drug-dealing some slick and darkly funny directorial choices by Marc Forperp. R, 117 minutes. H1⁄2 “The Lone Ranger” — In the ster and terrific performances unholy mess that is “The Lone from Brad Pitt and the supportRanger,” we finally have a movie ing cast, it’s entertaining as hell. Action thriller, PG-13, 116 that combines the slapstick minutes. HHH1⁄2 antics of a live-action “Road

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feature her quintessential houses, trailers and buildings along with a selection of autobiographical cake paintings. Wall interlays cut maps, charts and diagrams using encaustic-like resins to seal and add dimension to each artwork. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. 360-766-6230 or smithandvallee.com.

“SCENES OF SKAGIT COUNTY”: The Cultured Palette Artists of Skagit County will exhibit their artworks in watercolor, acrylics and other media through July 31 in the mezzanine dining area at the Skagit Valley Food Co-op, 202 S. First St., Mount Vernon.

“A EUROPEAN TOUR”: The show featuring oil paintings by Whidbey Island artist James Moore continues through July 30 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Moore’s café scenes and landscapes present a “tourist’s view of Tuscany.” Also working in the European theme are artists Cindy Briggs and Theresa Goesling, watercolors; Elizabeth Ockwell, etchings and prints; and Jan Wall, pastels. The gallery will also offer new jewelry

by Cate Grinzell, as well as new glasswork, sculptures and custom tables. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 360-293-6938 or scottmilo.com.

BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL

Ralph Stanley II will be one of the featured performers at the 37th annual Darrington Bluegrass Festival, which will take place Friday through Sunday, July 19-21, at the Darrington Bluegrass Music Park, located on Highway 530, 3 miles west of Darrington. Weekend pass: $55.

Day passes: $20-$25. Camping available. 360-4361006 or darringtonbluegrass.com.

Art Space, 216 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The show features work by four artists using very different media, but who use themselves as the subject.

Not self-portraits in the traditional sense, in these works personal identity is submerged and larger themes are explored. Artists include Nancy Johnson, “BIRTHDAY SHOW”: Anne Martin McCool and Ben Moreau, Scott Kolbo and Tip Toland. Curated Debbie Aldrich celebrate with their annual art show by Natalie Niblack. Hours continuing through July 31, are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday or by at Anne Martin McCool appointment. anchor Gallery, 711 Commercial artspace.org.

Ave., Anacortes. Check out paintings and prints “LIZARD AND FISH

by Martin McCool and TALES: THE ARTWORK OF jewelry by Aldrich, both TIM POTTER”: The show of whom have birthdays continues through Aug. 1 at in July. The gallery will also feature work by other Raven Rocks Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. artists. Gallery hours are Self-described as “meticu11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon lous whimsy,” Potter’s art — reminiscent of the works to 4 p.m. Sunday. 360-2933577 or annemartinmccool. of M.C. Escher and Rube Goldberg — is filled with com. complex patterns and interrelated shapes, rich with “OTHER/SELF”: The detailed symbolism and exhibition continues through July 28 at Anchor mythological themes. For

information, including gallery hours and directions, call 360-222-0102 or visit ravenrocksgallery.com.

“MIXED MEDIA, MIXED MESSAGES”: The next show in the Allied Arts Juried Artist Series continues through July 27 at the Allied Arts of Whatcom County Gallery, 1418 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham.

The show features work from Anita Aparicio, Mary Dudley, Heather Salsbury, Richard Bulman and Julia Loyd. All of the artists use nontraditional techniques.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m.

Saturday. 360-676-8548 or alliedarts.org.

ART EXHIBIT: A show of new work by Terry Leness and David Wall continues through July 28 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. Leness considers herself a photo-realist; however, she is not a slave to reproducing every detail. The exhibition will

with the gardens, there will be new original artworks, limited-edition gicleés, images on ceramic tiles and coasters and Ebner’s newest idea, images reproduced on metal for indoor or outdoor use. There will also be a drawing for a limited edition gicleé print. 425-3089055 or johnebner.com.

ART STUDIO TOUR: Skagit Artists Together OIL PAINTINGS: A selec- will present its 10th annual tion of oil paintings by Studio Tour from 10 a.m. award-winning artist Caro- to 6 p.m. Saturday and line Garland are on display Sunday, July 20-21, with through July in the lobby work by 29 artists on disof The Majestic Inn & play at 17 locations around Spa, 419 Commercial Ave., Skagit Valley. Check out Anacortes. Formerly from paintings, ceramics, jewelry, Alaska, Garland’s works glass, fiber art, sculpture, reflect her appreciation of woodwork and more as the beauty of her home in artists around the valley Skagit County. carolinegar- open their studios to the land.fineartstudioonline. public for the weekend. com.

Free admission. Find a studio map at skagitart.com SCULPTURES ON DISor pick up a copy at parPLAY: Sculptures and ticipating studios and other paintings by Guemes Island locations. artist Leo E. Osborne are on display through Aug. SALMON FESTIVAL 1 at Burton Jewelers, 620 POSTER UNVEILING: The Commercial Ave., AnaSkagit River Salmon Fescortes. The artwork will tival will unveil its 2013 move to the Juried Arts Poster and Artistic Rain Barrels from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Port exhibition durThursday, July 25, at the ing the Anacortes Arts Festival, Aug. 2-4, and then Front Gallery, 420 Myrtle St., Mount Vernon. Bellingembark on a three-year ham photographer Jessica museum tour with the Newley, this year’s poster “Environmental Impact” artist, will be on hand to exhibition, which features sign posters purchased at works by a number of international artists. Set to the event. Additionally, rain barrels decorated by eight open in September at the local artists and students Canton Museum of Art in from Madison Elementary Canton, Ohio, the “EnviSchool will be on display. ronmental Impact” show The rain barrels were will also travel to museums in Louisiana, Michigan, Vir- turned into works of garden art as a fun way to ginia and South Carolina. educate the community on the benefits of using rain ART STUDIO/GARDEN barrels to conserve water, TOUR: Artist John Ebner prevent runoff and protect will host his annual stuthe resources of the Skagit dio and garden tour from River. The barrels will be 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, July 19-21, displayed during August at locations around Skagit at 808 Holbeck Drive, County, then will be sold Camano Island. Along

via silent auction at the Skagit River Salmon Festival on Saturday, Sept. 7, at Edgewater Park. Proceeds will support the Children’s Museum of Skagit County’s construction of a new “Mighty Skagit: Watershed exhibit. 360-428-5972 or skagitriverfest.org.

MoNA ART: “Selections from the Permanent Collection: Reflections” continues through Sept. 29 at the Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner. Inspiration from a memory, expression, environment or a person is the basis for “Reflections.” The exhibition combines new acquisitions on the large and small scale and figurative works of art. Artists include Guy Anderson, Jim Ball, Robert Bragg, Kenneth Callahan, Michael Clough, Gregory Grenon, Mar Goman, Morris Graves, Jane Hamilton Hovde, Brian Murphy, Lucinda Parker, Rex Silvernail, Mark Tobey and Veruska Vagen. Museum hours are noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday and Monday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. $8 adults, $5 seniors, $3 students, free for members and ages 11 and younger. 360-466-4446 or museumofnwart.org.

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

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

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

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

360-466-4288 or laconner quilts.com.

FAIRS CEMENT CITY STREET FAIR: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, July 20, downtown Concrete. Check out arts and crafts booths, live entertainment, a roller derby demo, free films at the Concrete Theatre, and the “touch-a-truck” exhibit where kids can explore a fire truck, ambulance, dump truck and construction equipment.

Other features: free health screenings, car seat and bike helmet safety checks and more. Free. Sponsored

by United General Hospital in collaboration with the Concrete Chamber of Commerce, PSE and local businesses. For information, call 360-856-7245 or visit unitedgeneral.org.

including glass art, fiber arts, woodwork, jewelry, pottery, cards, photography and garden art. 360-7578771 or samishisland.net.

MUSIC AMERICAN ROOTS CONCERT SERIES: Discover the roots of American music at a series of free summer concerts at 7 p.m. Saturdays in the West Beach amphitheater at Deception Pass State Park.

Discover Pass required for park admission. 360-6753767. Next up: July 20: La Famille Léger. Acadien and Québécois house music from eastern Canada.

July 27: Canote Brothers. Traditional AngloAmerican old-time fiddle tunes and country and swing songs.

Aug. 3: A Moment in Time. Seattle AfricanAmerican a cappella gospel quartet.

“Shall We Gather” continues through Aug. 4 at the museum, 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. For information, including museum hours and admission charges, call 360-466-3365 or visit skagitcounty.net/museum.

SUMMER CELEBRATION: The Rick Epting Foundation’s Summer Celebration will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at the Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. Dance to the music of Rivertalk, and enjoy silent auctions and no-host food and drinks. $10 suggested donation.

Proceeds will benefit the Rick Epting Foundation for the Arts. 360-724-7355 or rickeptingfoundation. org.

“ROCKIN’ THE PARK”: Lake Associates Recreation Club will present “Rockin’ the Park” from noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at its family-friendSUMMER CONCERT ly clothing-optional park, SERIES: The sixth annual 21700 Highway 9, Mount Cap Sante Summer ConVernon. The musical bill cert Series will feature includes She’s Not Dead, live concerts at Seafarers’ Motown Cruisers and Steal Memorial Park in AnaThunder. Bring towels, cortes. All shows start at chairs and your favorite 7 p.m. Bring a blanket or beverages. The grill will be lawn chair for seating. Free. open and food vendors will 425-303-1848 or snohomish be on hand. Tickets: $20 in artistguild.org. advance, $25 at the gate.

Next up: 800-838-3006 or brownpapFriday, July 19: The Hitertickets.com. For informamen, NW soul band revue. tion, visit larcnudists.com.

Friday, July 26: Black Vinyl All-Stars: Seattle’s FESTIVALS MORE FUN Led Zeppelin Band.

SUMMER ARTS FESFAIRHAVEN OUTDOOR TIVAL: The 17th annual HYMN SING: 3 to 5 CINEMA: The 14th annual Samish Island Arts Festival p.m. Sunday, July 21, Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema will be held from 10 a.m.

Salem Lutheran Church, will present live entertainto 5 p.m. Saturday, July 2529 N. LaVenture Road, ment and big-screen mov27, at the Samish Island Mount Vernon. Presented ies on Saturday evenings, Community Center, 11292 in conjunction with the through Aug. 24, at the Blue Heron Road, Samish Skagit County Historical Village Green in BellingIsland. Doris Rempel is this Museum’s current exhibit, ham’s Fairhaven District. year’s featured artist. The “Shall We Gather: Centen- Admission is $5, free for festival will feature live nial Churches of Skagit ages 5 and younger. Pizza music, door prizes, kids’ County,” Dave Cross will and popcorn available for crafts, food and a wide lead attendees in a century purchase. Bring your own range of original artworks, of hymns. Freewill offering. blanket or low-backed

lawn chair for seating. Rain or shine. fairhavenoutdoorcinema.com. Next up: July 20: Circus acts by Strangely & Jeremiah at 8 p.m., followed by “Pitch Perfect” at dusk.

AMAZE-A-THON: Skagit Habitat for Humanity will host a mobile scavenger hunt beginning at 10 a.m.

Saturday, July 20, at WalMart, 2301 Freeway Drive, Mount Vernon. Teams of two to four people will search for clues at locations around the county as they compete for prizes. The public is invited to enjoy games, entertainment, raffles, food and more beginning at 11 a.m. Registration: $100 for a team of two, $125 for three and $150 for four. 360-708-1162 or amaze-a-thon.com.

local wines and spirits to taste, live music, games, a barbecue and more.

Advance tickets: $20 at brownpapertickets.com/ event/400197. At the door: $25. Includes eight tasting tickets and a commemorative glass. Additional tasting tickets will be available for purchase. Proceeds will benefit Sustainable Connections. 360-647-7093 or sustainableconnections.org/ events.

SHELLFISH-TIVAL: Taylor Shellfish Farm will host the Taylor Shellfishtival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wednesday, July 24, at 2182 Chuckanut Drive, Bow. Geared around water-quality education, the free family event will include booths and activities for kids, including a live touch tank, low tide beach walks, shell COMMUNITY CELEBRA- art, water-quality testing, TION, OPEN HOUSE: Puget button and card making, a Sound Energy will host a watershed model, toss the celebration and open house turd game and more. Free from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satadmission. Food will be urday, July 20, at the Baker available for purchase. 360River Project and Visitor 766-6002 or taylorshellfish Center, 46110 E. Main St., farms.com.

Concrete. Enjoy free tours, fish and wildlife demonGOLF/WINE FEST: strations, kids’ activities, The 26th annual EDASC refreshments and more.

Golf & Wine Festival will Free. Limited parking be held Friday, July 26, at available on-site. Shuttles Avalon Golf Club, 19345 will be available from the Kelleher Road, Burlington.

Cement City Street Fair Lunch and registration at and Fly-in.

10:30 a.m., shotgun start PSE will also offer at noon and wine festival behind-the-scenes guided at 5:30 p.m. on the driving bus tours of the Baker range. Scramble format River Hydroelectric Projgolf tournament, 55 teams. ect including state-of-theFood, games, contests, freeart. fish-enhancement facil- bies and fun. Wine festival ities. Reservations recomincludes live band and mended: call 360-766-5656 raffle. Sponsorships are or email tours@pse.com. available. For information or to register, call 360-336WINE & SPIRITS: The 6114 or visit skagit.org. first Whatcom Wine & Spirits Fest will take place MUSIC AND BARBEfrom 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, CUE: “For Love and CounJuly 21, at Bellewood try,” the An-O-Chords’ Acres, 6140 Guide Merid58th annual Summer Show, ian, Bellingham. The event will take place at 1:30 p.m. will feature more than 40 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July

27, at Brodniak Hall, Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. Enjoy vocal performances by champion quartet Madison Park, a capella chorus Valley Voices and the 45-voice An-O-Chords barbershop chorus. Tickets: 1:30 p.m. performance, $12-$22; 7:30 p.m. performance, $16-$25.

360-679-7473 or anochords. org.

The An-O-Chords famous Salmon Barbecue and Sing Out will take place from noon to 4 p.m.

Sunday, July 28, at Washington Park, 6300 Sunset Ave., Anacortes. Enjoy the Novice Quartet Contest beginning at 1:30 p.m. Feast on salmon, baked beans, cole slaw and bread for $13.

Kids can get a gourmet hot dog, chips and small drink for $7.

BITE OF SKAGIT: North Coast Credit Union will host the Bite of Skagit on Saturday, July 27, in downtown Mount Vernon. The annual outdoor fundraising event will feature live music, sidewalk sales, a beer and wine garden and dishes from a variety of local restaurants. Proceeds benefit the Skagit Food Distribution Center, which helps connect local farms to local food banks. North Coast has set a fundraising goal of $25,000 this year. To learn more about making a donation to sponsor the Bite, visit skagitcap.org or biteofskagit.org.

POLO: Twelve teams are scheduled to compete in the annual Pacific Northwest Polo Association Governor’s Cup, slated for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 27-28, at 16278 La Conner-Whitney Road, La Conner. Bring a picnic lunch and lawn chairs or purchase lunch on-site. $5-$10 parking fee.

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