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Skagit Valley Herald Thursday July 3, 2014

Music Reviews

On Stage

Movies

Robin Thicke, Colt Ford, Sam Smith

The Blind Boys of Alabama appear at the Lincoln on July 11

Melissa McCarthy pulls her punches in “Tammy”

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Helix: The Comgood. But if you only plete First Season: want to own the best Upcoming of the series, this The cable series from movie releases collection includes Ronald D. Moore is a Following is a partial those episodes: gripping thriller about schedule of coming movies “Time Enough at a team of scientists on DVD. Release dates are Last,” “The Monsters on an Arctic expedisubject to change: Are Due on Maple tion to research a viral JULY 8 Street,” “To Serve outbreak. The search Bad Words Man” and “Nightfor answers proves as Don Peyote mare at 20,000 Feet.” deadly as the virus.

Favor Le Week-End Other episodes Billy Campbell and Nymphomaniac Vol, 1 in the set include: Kyra Zagorsky turn Nymphomaniac Vol. 2 “Walking Distance,” in first-rate perforThe Raid 2 “The Hitch-Hiker,” mances.

Stage Fright “The Monsters 10 Rules for Sleeping Around The set includes are Due on Maple all 13 episodes of the JULY 15 Street,” “A Stop at cable series, plus cast The Face of Love Willoughby,” “The and crew commentarOpen Grave After Hours” and Rio 2 ies, deleted scenes Under the Skin “The Midnight Sun.” and four featurettes.

“Vinyl”: Based on “Dissecting the CharJULY 22 Mike Peters’ rock ‘n’ acters” studies the All Cheerleaders Die roll hoax of 2004.

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn dynamic interpersonal Blue Ruin “Afflicted”: A jourrelationships that fuel Cesar Chavez ney around the world the series. “The Art Dom Hemingway takes a horrifying of Isolation” explores Heaven Is for Real turn.

Make Your Move the approach to creatRed Wing “The Lunchbox”: ing a realistic Arctic Sabotage Two lonely people in research center.

Single Moms Club India have their mail “The Future of Transcendence mixed up.

Disease” examines n McClatchy-Tribune News “Operation Pettiadvancements in the Service coat”: The 1950s film field of medicine, from director Blake while “Ronald D. Edwards is being reMoore: The Outlier of released.

Science Fiction” features Moore’s per“Anna Karenina”: BBC’s 10-episode spective on creating the new series. version of Leo Tolstoy’s masterpiece.

“Lovejoy, Series 1”: In recent “Hinterland, Series 1”: Welsh years, Golden Globe winner Ian detective drama.

McShane has become known for play“A Young Doctor’s Notebook: ing dark and crusty characters with Season One”: Jon Hamm and Daniel roles in “Deadwood” and “Pirates of Radcliffe star in the comedy based on the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.”

Mikhail Bulgakov’s writing.

Before he went down the dark paths, “Wild Brazil: Land of Fire and McShane played the likable Lovejoy Flood”: A look at the home to more in this BBC mystery series that aired specials than any other country. on A&E in the early 1990s.

“No Vacancy”: Stop at a roadside Lovejoy is to antiques dealing as motel proves deadly.

Jessica Fletcher is to mystery writing.

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Along with his gift for being able to The Good, The Bad, And Casey spot real and fake art treasures, LoveJones”: Six episodes featuring Leonjoy also has a skill for solving mysterardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelies. These puzzles often take place in a angelo. world filled with aristocrats, con men “The Final Terror”: The ’80s horror and criminals. movie starring Daryl Hannah is now The set includes 10 episodes. on Blu-ray.

“Twilight Zone: Essential Epi“The Legend of Korra — Book Two: sodes (55th Anniversary CollecSpirits”: Tells the story of the very tion)”: It would make more sense to first Avatar. own the entire collection of “Twilight Zone” episodes because each is so n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

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

This Weekend / Page 5 Smith & Vallee Gallery unveils a new exhibit featuring Tracy Powell and Kris Ekstrand Molesworth on Saturday

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Fourth of July Events.......................... 6 Music Reviews..................................... 7 On Stage, Tuning Up........................8-9 Movie Listings, Reviews..............10-11 At the Lincoln.................................... 11 Get Involved...................................... 12 Hot Tickets........................................ 13 Out & About.................................14-15

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COMMUNITY Loggerodeo schedule Many activities are held on Metcalf and State streets in Sedro-Woolley.

TODAY, JULY 3 n Wood Carving, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. n Wood Carving Quick Carve, 10:30 a.m. to noon n Food & Crafts, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Riverfront Park n Carnival, 1 p.m. to midnight at Riverfront Park n Wood Carving Auction, 5 p.m. n Kiddie Parade, 6 p.m. n S-W Riding Club Rodeo, 7 p.m. on Polte Road

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Future rodeo princesses parade down Metcalf Street during the 2012 Kiddie Parade in Sedro-Woolley.

LOGGERODEO Not just logging and horses

held July 3-4 at the Sedro-Woolley Riding Club on Polte Road, Nearly every kind of activand a logging exhibition — with a ity awaits visitors and county pole-climbing demonstration — is residents during the weeklong slated for July 4-5. Two parades celebration of Sedro-Woolley’s will be held: the Kiddies Parade logging and rodeo history. at 6 p.m. today, and the Grand Sedro-Woolley staged its first Parade at 11 a.m. Friday.

Fourth of July celebration in 1886, The grand marshal of this making it the oldest continuous year’s parade is the Joy family celebration in the state, according — Mike and Janet Joy, Erin Joyto the Sedro-Woolley Chamber Balam and Kimberly Joy-Mellich of Commerce. The town is also — who own and operate Joy’s considered the chain saw carving Bakery on Metcalf Street. All capital of Washington, the cham- are Sedro-Woolley High School ber said. graduates, according to LoggeroActivities fill the weeklong deo officials.

Loggerodeo celebration, resumAlso Friday: Robyn’s Pancakes ing today and ending with the for Kids breakfast will be served Quick Carve awards and a fitness from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the competition midday on Sunday, Sedro-Woolley Senior Center; the July 6. annual Sedro-Woolley Footrace Rodeo competitions will be will start at 9 a.m.; and a noon Skagit Valley Herald staff

barbecue is scheduled for the Eagles lodge. Music and fireworks at Riverfront Park will brighten the night on Independence Day. The Eagles Classic Car Show at 9 a.m. and the Beard Contest at the Sedro-Woolley Museum at noon are two Saturday highlights.

An old-fashioned street dance with music at Hammer Heritage Square will jazz up main street starting at 7 p.m.

Fitness Throwdown, a new event, will begin about 2 p.m.

Sunday and feature a 30-minute circuit workout and lifting competition in a “battle of the sexes” by Crossover Fitness staff.

The annual July celebration, which has been called Loggerodeo for many years, staged its first chain saw carving competition in 1996, according to the chamber.

Cedar, readily available in Western Washington, is in high demand by the chain saw carvers, both for the main carving event and the quick carve contests.

Slabs used by the carvers are milled on site. The event still uses all cedar, the chamber said.

The chain saw carving offers several days of family fun, bringing carvers from all over the world to the invitation-only competition. Visitors can watch the carvers mold the cedar into sculptures and purchase many of them at the daily auctions.

Many carvings are scattered throughout town. Tourists stop to take photos with them throughout the year, the chamber said.

Visit loggerodeo.com or stop by the Chamber of Commerce for a map and schedule of events.

FRIDAY, JULY 4 n Kids’ Pancake Breakfast 6:3010:30 a.m. at the senior center n Wood Carving, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. n Rotary Footrace, 9:30 a.m. n Wood Quick Carve, 10:30 a.m. to noon n Grand Parade, 11 a.m. n Food & Crafts, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. n Carnival, 11 a.m. to midnight n Eagles BBQ, noon n Tugboats film, 1:15 and 2:15 p.m. at the Sedro-Woolley Museum n Logging Exhibition, 2 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge n S-W Riding Club Rodeo, 2 p.m. n Wood Carving Auction, 5 p.m. n Music and Fireworks Show, dusk (about 10 p.m.)

SATURDAY, JULY 5 n Wood Carving, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. n Classic Car Show, 9 a.m. n Wood Quick Carve, 10:30 a.m. to noon n Carnival, 11 a.m. to midnight n Food & Crafts, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. n Tugboats film, 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. at the Sedro-Woolley Museum n Beard Contest, 1 p.m. at the Sedro-Woolley Museum n Logging Exhibition, 2 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge n Wood Carving Auction, 5 p.m. n Street Dance, 7-10 p.m.

SUNDAY, JULY 6 n Wood Carving, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. n Wood Quick Carve, 10:30 a.m. to noon n Carnival, 11 a.m. to midnight n Food & Crafts, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. n Wood Carving Auction, 1 p.m. n Fitness Throwdown, 2 p.m.

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Q&A: McCarthy and Falcone, goofballs in matrimony

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer

NEW YORK — “There’s the Mooch,” says Ben Falcone brightly as his wife, Melissa McCarthy, enters the room.

It’s a term of endearment, a long-used nickname between the two who have been paired in love and comedy since they were aspiring performers at the Groundlings, the Los Angeles improv school. Their long partnership reaches a professional crescendo Friday with the release of “Tammy,” a road trip comedy they wrote together that McCarthy stars in and Falcone directs.

McCarthy and Falcone, who married in 2005 and have two daughters, are incredibly sweet together — riffing easily and warmly complimenting each other — but you wouldn’t know their marital harmony from their movies. Their on-screen relationship is far more combustible.

Falcone was the undercover air marshal in McCarthy’s breakout, “Bridesmaids,” and he played McCarthy’s clingy former lover in “The Heat.”

In “Tammy,” she hurls putdowns and ketchup packets at him after Falcone, playing her boss, fires her from a fast-food joint.

“Tammy” was born when Falcone woke up one morning, groggy from a dream envisioning McCarthy and her alcoholic grandmother (played by Susan Sarandon) embarking on a journey away from their small Illinois town. After six years of working on it (and buoyed by McCarthy’s now considerable box-office clout), their personal little comedy (both are from Illinois) is opening in the heart of summer blockbuster season.

Wife and husband Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone star in “Tammy.”

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AP: Melissa, you went to college in Ben’s hometown, Carbondale, Illinois. Did you ever meet there?

Falcone: I knew who she was. She went through a Goth phase.

McCarthy: I didn’t know it but he said we were at the same parties together — which I just find the most bizarre thing. It wasn’t until 10 years later that we met.

Falcone: After a year of being friends, we started putting it together. She had blue hair and clown makeup.

McCarthy: I prefer to say kabuki white. “Clown” has sort of a negative connotation.

“Listen! Listen! I was super popular!” I storm out of the interview and jump through the glass windows.

times, like, “Hey Todd. How you doin’ Todd? Anyway, Todd, I just need a couple more copies.” And it was obvious she was not there AP: So you actually met for copies at all. She was later in Los Angeles? just there to talk to Todd. It McCarthy: We met at a was a super funny and great Groundlings class. We imme- character — spazzy and fun. diately were improvising with each other and immediAP: Were you crafting ately gravitating toward each volatile characters from the other, writing-wise. The first start? day, everybody’s doing their McCarthy: I love to have biggest, probably most unre- a character with a firm belief alistic, poorly done characin their point of view, no ters. And Ben got up there matter what it is. It doesn’t and did this very strange always have to be aggressive. inmate that sat on a chair It can be a really shy person quietly. I just thought it was who really wants a cul-dethe funniest thing. I thought: sac on the end of her block.

I like that creepy guy.

Falcone: She steals from AP: Did you have similar everybody. Bits and pieces upbringings?

AP: Ben, do you remem- and then she puts them Falcone: She was probber the first time you saw inside herself. People that ably more popular than me. Melissa perform? she grew up with or relaMcCarthy: I don’t know Falcone: It was in that tives. about that. class. … Her character kept McCarthy: The fun is, if Falcone: I definitely think going to the same Kinko’s you can justify it, then it can so. I wasn’t, like, unpopular. and talking to a guy name make sense. I always think (McCarthy starts cackling.

Todd. She said the name in real life, people do so Ben shifts into character.) about forty hundred billion many strange things.

AP: In “Tammy,” you throw ketchup packets at your real-life husband.

Falcone: Her suggestion.

McCarthy: You were screaming, “My eyes!” because of those corners, which may have kind of fueled my fire. Which is terrible because in real life, I would never do that. If anything hurt, I would be like, “Oh my god.”

Falcone: I would hope that you’d never be throwing ketchup packets at me in the first place.

AP: Given your success together, these must be good times.

McCarthy: We’ve been doing it for 20 years for free, with cheaper wigs. We would have kept doing it. If the opportunities that we have now wouldn’t have come up, I still think we’d be at the Groundlings doing the same thing: building crazy costumes and crazy sets that do or don’t work.

Local travel TALL SHIP EXPEDITION VOYAGES: Tall ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain will offer their annual Expedition Voyages Family and Youth Camps in the San Juan Islands on July 21-25, departing from and returning to Anacortes.

Participants will learn to set sail, stand watch and take the helm of a replica 18th century tall ship. Trained naturalists will lead island explorations. The voyage is not recommended for children younger than 5. 800-200-5239 or historicalseaport.org.

GLASS SCHOOL TOUR: The Pilchuck Glass School will host an open house from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 13, at its private campus near Stanwood.

Enjoy hot glass demonstrations, docent-led tours of the studios and gallery, live music and more. Hands-on activities, including glass blowing and printmaking, and an “off the beaten path” tour are available for additional fees. General admission: $20, $10 ages 6 to 12, free for ages 5 and younger. Information or reservations: 206-621-8422, ext. 26, or pilchuck.com.

EXTENDED TRIPS: Oak Harbor Senior Center is organizing several extended trips: New England, Sept. 26-Oct. 3; “Southern Charm,” Dec. 14-19; Panama, February 2015; “Blue Danube,” April 14-28, 2015; and Portugal, fall 2015. For information, contact Pat Gardner at 360-279-4582 or pgardner@oakharbor. org.

STATE VISITOR CALL CENTER: The ExperienceWA Call Center, which offers visitor information and assistance, is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. 1-800-5441800. Visitors can also email the call center at tourisminfo@watourism alliance.com.

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THIS WEEKENDin the area AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will present the eighth annual American Roots Music Series, with free outdoor concerts each Saturday at Deception Pass State Park, 41020 Highway 20, Oak Harbor. All performances will be held in the WestBeach amphitheater on the Whidbey Island side of the park. In case of rain, performances will move to the East Cranberry Lake picnic shelter.

The first concert will start with a special performance by The General’s 7 Dixie Band to celebrate Independence Day weekend at 5 p.m. Saturday, July 5. A second concert of traditional Irish music by Crumac will follow at 7 p.m.

Admission is free to the performances. The Discover Pass is required for vehicle access to the park. For information, visit parks.wa.gov/ calendar.aspx.

NEW EXHIBITIONS AT MONA New exhibits will open Saturday, July 5 at The Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner.

‘ON THE CUSP,’ KRIS MOLESWORTH

At Smith & Vallee A selection of work by Skagit-based artists Tracy Powell and Kris Ekstrand Molesworth will open with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m.

Saturday, July 5, and continue through July 27 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. Molesworth’s monotypes focus on the estuarine edges of the Skagit landscape where

farmlands meet the tidelands. Powell, an accomplished sculptor working in both wood and stone, is best known for his work that illuminates the celebration of life. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

360-766-6230 or smithandvallee.com.

“Bradd Skubinna: Ten Ideas Worth Having”: Skubinna’s installation, drawings and mixed media inspired by consumer products and his surroundings will be shown in the Osberg and Safeco galleries.

“Susan Skilling: Reading the World”: The show will feature new gouache paintings from Skilling’s studio. Her meditations of color, composition and content feature dense layering of subtle color with energetic highlights.

FAIRY HOUSE FESTIVAL The annual event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 5, at Meerkerk Gardens, 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank. Children of all ages can use natural materials from Meerkerk’s woods and gardens to construct shelters for woodland fairies and other resident creatures. Take your creation home with you or leave it as part of Meerkerk’s attractions. $5, free for ages 12 and younger. 360-6781912 or meerkerkgardens.org.

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THURSDAY, JULY 3

BELLINGHAM — The Haggen Family Fourth of July Celebration will take place from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Zuanich Point Park, Squalicum Harbor. Enjoy old-time games, an art and photo gallery, live music, a beer garden and more, followed by fireworks at around 10:30 p.m. Free. 360733-8720.

BIG LAKE — The 51st annual Big Lake Fire Fighters Association fireworks display will get begin around dark at Big Lake.

Your suggested donation helps support the cost of the fireworks. biglakefire.org.

BLAINE — Get a jump on the Fourth of July celebrations with a free outdoor concert at 7 p.m. at the G Street Performance Plaza, located on Peace Portal Drive between G and F streets, in downtown Blaine. Enjoy music by the 133rd Army Band. 360332-4544 or blainechamber.com.

FREELAND — Celebrate America with family fun beginning at 2 p.m. at Freeland Park on Holmes Harbor on the south end of Whidbey Island. Enjoy inflatable big toys, face painting, food and entertainment. Food booths open at 4 p.m., entertainment begins at 6 p.m. and fireworks start at dark. Free. Donations accepted. 360-221-1656 or swag-online.org.

JULY 3-5

ORCAS ISLAND — Check out fireworks beginning at dusk today over Deer Harbor.

Enjoy more fireworks at 10 p.m. Friday, July 4, at Eastsound Waterfront Park.

The Orcas Chamber Community Parade begins at noon Saturday, July 5.

For information, call the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce at 360-376-2273 or visit orcasisland chamber.com.

JULY 3-6

OAK HARBOR — The Old Fashioned Fourth OH July! celebration gets underway with a family carnival from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Windjammer Park. The festivities continue at 11 a.m.

Friday, July 4, with the Grand Parade on Pioneer Way, and a vendor marketplace, carnival and more at Windjammer Park.

Enjoy food, games and arts and crafts and more. Fireworks start at dark. The marketplace and carnival also will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, July 5-6.

360-675-3755 or oakharbor chamber.com.

EVENTS IN THE AREA FRIDAY, JULY 4

ANACORTES — The annual Fourth of July Parade and Patriotic Program will begin at 11 a.m. The parade will start from the corner of Third Street and Commercial Avenue and end in Causland Memorial Park, where there will be a patriotic program.

The celebration concludes with fireworks at dusk over Fidalgo Bay. At 10 a.m. the Anacortes American staff will take a town photo at Fifth Street and Commercial Avenue. Anacortes residents are encouraged to participate. For information, call Jennifer at 360-588-1108.

ANACORTES — ROCK THE DOCK: Check out the “Rock the Dock” Community Concert from 5 to 10 p.m. at Seafarers Memorial Park, 601 Seafarers Way. Enjoy music, kids’ activities, food, a beer garden and more, ending with the City of Anacortes fireworks display.

Performers include the Steve Kelly All Star Band, Bobby Holland and The Breadline and Cascade Range. In case of rain, the event will move to the Port Transit Shed Event Center, 100 Commercial Ave. Free admission, with a suggested donation of a nonperishable food item or donation for the Anacortes Seafarers Memorial Foundation. Beer garden proceeds will benefit the Anacortes Seafarers’ Memorial Foundation. 360-7087770.

BELLINGHAM — Western Washington University’s Language and Culture Programs will host a potluck-style picnic celebrating the Fourth of July from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center Plaza on the WWU campus. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring food dishes.

360-650-3308.

BLAINE — The annual Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration in downtown will feature a pancake breakfast at 8 a.m., a parade at noon, an arts and crafts fair, show and shine car show, live entertainment, historic Plover Ferry rides (by donation) and more. The fireworks show over Semiahmoo Bay takes place at dusk. 360-332-4544 or blaine chamber.com.

CAMANO ISLAND — Celebrate Independence Day at 3 p.m. at Freedom Park, Terry’s Corner. The program will include presentations by NAS Whidbey, Pearl Harbor survivors and widows and remembrance of local veterans. Limited seating; bring a folding chair.

CONCRETE — The annual Fourth of July parade will begins at 11 a.m. on Main Street. Line up at 10 a.m. near the post office.

Everyone welcome. No entry fee.

360-853-8784 or concrete-wa.com.

EVERETT — Check out marching bands, dance and drill teams, giant puppets, stilt walkers, clowns and more at the Colors of Freedom Parade at 11 a.m. on Colby and Wetmore avenues between Wall and 26th streets.

Then check out the Colors of Freedom Festival featuring live music, kids’ activities and a food fair from 1 to 11 p.m. at Legion Memorial Park, 145 Alverson Blvd. Park at Everett Station or

Everett Community College and take the shuttle. Fireworks begin at dark over Port Gardner Bay. Free. 425-257-8700 or enjoyever ett.org.

FRIDAY HARBOR — Enjoy the Fourth of July Parade down Spring Street at 10:30 a.m. followed by the Pig War Picnic at the San Juan Historical Museum.

Enjoy lunch, live music, games and more. “Rock the Dock” will feature music, food and drinks starting at 6 p.m. at the Port of Friday Harbor. The annual harbor fireworks show starts at dusk. sanjuanisland.org.

LA CONNER — Fourth of July Parade will start at 11:30 a.m. at the corner of First and State streets. A community picnic, with music, fun and prizes, will follow the parade in Pioneer Park. Bring your own picnic or buy hot dogs from the Kiwanis.

Games for kids and adults begin at 12:30 p.m. 360-466-4778 or laconnerchamber.com.

LOPEZ ISLAND — The Lopez Island Old Fashioned Fourth of July Parade will begin at 11 a.m., starting between the Galley Restaurant and the Islander Resort, winding through the Village on Lopez Road. A barbecue after the parade at the Lopez Center Outdoor Pavilion will benefit the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts. Fireworks start around 10:30 p.m. over Fisherman Bay. 360-4684664 or lopezisland.com.

MOUNT VERNON — Enjoy a community barbecue from noon to 2 p.m. at Mount Vernon Church of the Nazarene, 2710 E. Fir St. The event will include activities for all ages. 360-4287974 or mountvernonnaz.org.

MOUNT VERNON — Come to Edgewater Park, 600 BehrensMillett Road, for the City of Mount Vernon’s Fabulous Fourth of July Celebration. Live music

by Br’er Rabbit and Knute Bell & The Blue Collars starts at 6 p.m., fireworks begin at dark.

Bring a picnic or buy food there.

Don’t forget a lawn chair and a flashlight to assist when leaving in the dark. Free. 360-336-6215

or mountvernonwa.gov.

S-W FOOTRACE: The annual Great Sedro-Woolley Footrace will begin at 9:30 a.m. at SedroWoolley High School, 1235 Third St., Sedro-Woolley. Check-in and day-of-race registration will begin at 7:30 a.m., followed by the 5.17-mile race and 2-mile fun run/walk. Registration: $20 without T-shirt. Free for ages 14 and younger and ages 70 and older (T-shirt not included), but registration is still required. Day-ofrace T-shirts: $10 while they last.

Register at sedrowoolleyfoot race.com or pick up a registration form at the Sedro-Woolley Chamber of Commerce, 714-B Metcalf St. For information, call Kyle at 360-856-4465.

SEDRO-WOOLLEY — The Sedro-Woolley Schools Foundation will host its annual Pancakes for Kids breakfast fundraiser from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Sedro-Woolley Senior Center, 715 Pacific St. (next to the library), Sedro-Woolley. Suggested donation: $5. 360-855-3594.

SEDRO-WOOLLEY — The annual Loggerodeo Grand Parade will start at 11 a.m. on Third Street by Sedro-Woolley High School. Fireworks at dusk at Riverfront Park. Activities all weekend. 360-770-8452 or loggerodeo.com.

STANWOOD — The Fourth of July Mini-Parade will start at 11 a.m. at the Josephine Sunset Home parking lot, 9901 272nd Place NW, and end with an ice cream social at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27108 102nd Ave NW. 360-629-6110 or sahs-fncc.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 5

BURLINGTON — Skagit Speedway, 4796 Highway 99N, will present the Les Schwab Tires Fireworks Extravaganza in conjunction with the Les Schwab Midseason Championships. The gates will open at 5 p.m., racing will start at 7 p.m. and the fireworks will start after the races.

For ticket prices and information, call 360-724-3567 or visit skagitspeedway.com.

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MUSIC REVIEWS Sam Smith

“In the Lonely Hour” The “male Adele” label hung around 22-year-old Brit Sam Smith’s neck extends to music-business strategy. As with Adele’s mega-selling “21,” Smith’s album, “In The Lonely Hour,” has been held off streaming services such as Spotify. If you want to get your hands on the debut album by the blue-eyed soul singer with the attention-getting voice, you’ll have to buy it.

Which plenty of people are. Smith’s path to stardom began with his vocal turn on “Latch,” the breakout single from dance duo Disclosure, fellow Brits. A “Saturday Night Live” gig this spring sealed the deal.

“In The Lonely Hour” is an auspicious beginning built on sincerity and vulnerability. Smith possesses a supple tenor that moves startlingly up into falsetto range.

From start to finish here, he uses it express his regrets over a love affair that never came to fruition. “I put everything out there, and I got nothing at all,” he sings in “Good Thing.” At a young age, Smith is a seasoned vocalist who knows how to employ his voice with subtlety, and while his one-dimensional writing could use a little work, he’s already got the knack for the time-honored practice of singing it like he means it. n Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Colt Ford

“Thanks for Listening”

American South. There’s not much storytelling to it, but perhaps Ford fans don’t require as much.

Ford’s lyrics aren’t always the meatiest, but his approach is not to dwell too deeply on the human condition. He’s here to have fun and let us all know how he had it.

Mission accomplished, Colt Ford. n Ron Harris, Associated Press

Robin Thicke “Paula”

It’s easy to fall in line with the crowd that believes Robin Thicke’s attempt to win back his wife by calling his new album “Paula” is desperate and ridiculous. In some ways it is.

But if we’re judging strictly on the music — and not on the over-the-top, awkward and somewhat creepy public pleas by Thicke everywhere from the BET Awards to the Billboard Music Awards — Paula Patton might want to reconsider.

The 14-track “Paula,” where Thicke spills his feelings, confesses his sins and insists he’s a changed man, is a return to Thicke’s R&B roots. It is also a reminder that he was a talented, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter pre-“Blurred Lines” hysteria.

The sexy number “You’re My Fantasy” helps the album start on the right foot, and the piano mixed with Thicke’s aching voice on “Still Madly Crazy” is impeccable. “Lock the Door” is dramatic and theatrical, while the horn-heavy “Love Can Grow Back” is a winner.

Thicke ditched the glossy electro beats and catchy hooks on last year’s “Blurred Lines” for a more stripped-down, acoustic and simple sound on “Paula” — a much better fit for the 37-year-old crooner.

“Blurred Lines” made Thicke an international star and helped him tap into a younger audience that constantly streams music, buys digital tracks and can determine today and tomorrow’s next pop star. But the song has also been a bit of a curse: It has pigeon-holed Thicke, propelled him to one-hit-wonder status (despite having success in the past) and alienated the singer from the R&B fans who help him reach platinum status. And the tracks on “Paula” don’t sound like songs that will play on Top 40 radio per se.

“Get Her Back,” the smooth lead single, has yet to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but the song is still a winner: Even if he doesn’t get Paula back, his old fans will return.

Country music’s pre-eminent singer/ rapper Colt Ford is out with his fifth studio album, “Thanks For Listening,” a release thick with featured vocals from other artists and a keen ear toward the caricature of the country lifestyle.

This is mostly good old boy territory, with an occasional hip-hop backing beat thrown in for good measure. “The High Life,” featuring Chase Rice alongside Ford, says as much. There’s football-watching, harddrinking and late-night living to be had, and Ford’s having it all at high speed.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area July 3-12

TUNING UP Playing at area venues July 3-10 THURSDAY.10

FRIDAY.4

TRISH HATLEY 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

FOURTH OF JULY PARTY WITH MIA VERMILLION 6 p.m., Anderson’s General Store & Restaurant, 7885 Guemes Island Road, Guemes Island.

360-293-4548.

THURSDAY.3 Crooked Trailer (country, bluegrass): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7.

360-445-3000.

FRIDAY.11 THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA 8 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $30-$55. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

Thursday.10

Friday.11

Saturday.12

THEATER

THEATER

MUSIC

THEATER

Saturday.5 THEATER

“Border Songs”: Bellingham Theatreworks, 7:30 p.m., Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham. $15. 360-296-1753 or bellingham theatreworks.org.

“Macbeth”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., SedroWoolley. 360-8555111.

Nuages (gypsy jazz): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600.

The Sweet Dominiques: 6 p.m., Bertelsen Winery, 20598 Starbird Road, Mount Vernon. 360540-2212.

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

360-422-6411.

Expertease (top 40): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Fourth of July Party with Mia Vermillion: 6 p.m., Anderson’s General Store & Restaurant, 7885 Guemes Island Road, Guemes Island. 360-293-4548.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., SedroWoolley. 360-8555111.

SATURDAY.5

Thursday.3 “Border Songs”: Bellingham Theatreworks, 7:30 p.m., Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham. $15. 360-296-1753 or bellingham theatreworks.org.

FRIDAY.4

The Blind Boys of Alabama: 8 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $30-$55. 360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

Polecat (bluegrass, Americana): 7 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. Bring a chair or blanket for seating. $10 cover ($5 for wine club members). 360-856-6248 or eaglehaven winery.com.

THEATER

“Macbeth”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org.

“Much Ado About Nothing”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org.

Expertease (top 40): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-2752448.

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

Kerry and the Keepers (blues, country, rock): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7. 360-4453000.

The Chris Eger Band (R&B): 6 to 8:30 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. $8 cover. 360293-3515.

Margaret Wilder Band: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360755-3956.

SUNDAY.6 Muse Bird Cafe with Misty Flowers, Allison Preisinger, Lee Lindsey: 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-4453000.

El Colonel & Double Shot: 5 to 8 p.m., Anderson’s General Store & Restaurant, 7885 Guemes Island Road, Guemes Island. 360293-4548.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., SedroWoolley. 360855-5111.

WEDNESDAY.9 Jenny & The TomCats: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

Coulby Stiles: 5 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6330.

Stilly River Band: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Offshoots: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. No cover.

360-766-6266.

The Grizzled Mighty, The Comettes: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360778-1067.

Chuck Dingee (classic rock, folk rock): 6:30 to 8 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600.

Jim Basnight Band: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. 360766-6330.

THURSDAY.10 Wayne Hayton: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

Trish Hatley: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Darla Bradshaw Lobb and Walt Burkett: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600.

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Thursday, July 3, 2014 E9

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area July 3-12

TUNING UP Playing at area venues July 3-10 THURSDAY.10

FRIDAY.4

TRISH HATLEY 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

FOURTH OF JULY PARTY WITH MIA VERMILLION 6 p.m., Anderson’s General Store & Restaurant, 7885 Guemes Island Road, Guemes Island.

360-293-4548.

THURSDAY.3 Crooked Trailer (country, bluegrass): 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7.

360-445-3000.

FRIDAY.11 THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA 8 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $30-$55. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

Thursday.10

Friday.11

Saturday.12

THEATER

THEATER

MUSIC

THEATER

Saturday.5 THEATER

“Border Songs”: Bellingham Theatreworks, 7:30 p.m., Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham. $15. 360-296-1753 or bellingham theatreworks.org.

“Macbeth”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., SedroWoolley. 360-8555111.

Nuages (gypsy jazz): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360-354-3600.

The Sweet Dominiques: 6 p.m., Bertelsen Winery, 20598 Starbird Road, Mount Vernon. 360540-2212.

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

360-422-6411.

Expertease (top 40): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Fourth of July Party with Mia Vermillion: 6 p.m., Anderson’s General Store & Restaurant, 7885 Guemes Island Road, Guemes Island. 360-293-4548.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., SedroWoolley. 360-8555111.

SATURDAY.5

Thursday.3 “Border Songs”: Bellingham Theatreworks, 7:30 p.m., Firehouse Performing Arts Center, 1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham. $15. 360-296-1753 or bellingham theatreworks.org.

FRIDAY.4

The Blind Boys of Alabama: 8 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $30-$55. 360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

Polecat (bluegrass, Americana): 7 p.m., Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley. Bring a chair or blanket for seating. $10 cover ($5 for wine club members). 360-856-6248 or eaglehaven winery.com.

THEATER

“Macbeth”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., Rexville-Blackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org.

“Much Ado About Nothing”: Shakespeare Northwest, 7 p.m., RexvilleBlackrock Amphitheatre, 19299 Rexville Grange Road, Mount Vernon. $12, $10 students with ID, $30 family (two adults, two children). shakesnw.org.

Expertease (top 40): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-2752448.

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

Kerry and the Keepers (blues, country, rock): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7. 360-4453000.

The Chris Eger Band (R&B): 6 to 8:30 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. $8 cover. 360293-3515.

Margaret Wilder Band: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360755-3956.

SUNDAY.6 Muse Bird Cafe with Misty Flowers, Allison Preisinger, Lee Lindsey: 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-4453000.

El Colonel & Double Shot: 5 to 8 p.m., Anderson’s General Store & Restaurant, 7885 Guemes Island Road, Guemes Island. 360293-4548.

Lloyd Hooper and the Cascade Ramblers (classic country): 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 701 Murdock St., SedroWoolley. 360855-5111.

WEDNESDAY.9 Jenny & The TomCats: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6266.

Coulby Stiles: 5 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. 360-766-6330.

Stilly River Band: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Offshoots: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. No cover.

360-766-6266.

The Grizzled Mighty, The Comettes: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6. 360778-1067.

Chuck Dingee (classic rock, folk rock): 6:30 to 8 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600.

Jim Basnight Band: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. 360766-6330.

THURSDAY.10 Wayne Hayton: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. 360-445-3000.

Trish Hatley: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

Darla Bradshaw Lobb and Walt Burkett: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover.

360-354-3600.

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E10 - Thursday, July 3, 2014

MOVIES

McCarthy lets it all hang out, and then pulls it back in, as ‘Tammy’

By ROGER MOORE McClatchy-Tribune News Service

Say this for Melissa McCarthy: A couple of years into her stardom, and not all that far past the dust-up over critics’ deriding her comic reliance on the sight gag that is her physique, she puts it all out there in the opening moments of “Tammy,” a star vehicle she co-wrote for herself.

From the moment we meet her, Tammy is a slovenly, morbidly obese vulgarian, from the top of her home-dye-job mop to the bottom of her omnipresent Crocs.

She’s not just another nametag at Topper Jack’s, the bottom step on the ladder of American fast food.

Stuffing her face with Doritos, distracted, she runs her ancient Toyota into a deer.

She’s late for work — again — and fired for it.

Her gross and profane “exit interview” is the highlight of the movie. Because whatever those riotous opening moments promise — swearing, food-abuse — “Tammy” and McCarthy have their sentimental side.

This is a rude, crude comedy with a hard candy shell on the outside, soft and squishy on the inside.

Tammy catches her husband (Nat Faxon) sort-of cheating with a neighbor (Toni Collette) and tosses

‘TAMMY’

HH1⁄2 Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, Gary Cole, Mark Duplass, Sandra Oh, Alison Janney Running time: 1:37 MPAA rating: R for language including sexual references

a fit. She rants to her mom (Allison Janney), and tries to storm out. But she has no money and no car.

Enter Granny, played

by Oscar winner Susan Sarandon. Tammy needs a change of scene. Granny has always wanted to see Niagara Falls. And Granny has an old Cadillac and a few thousand dollars saved up. How hard can it be to get from small-town Illinois to the New York/Canadian border? When you’re an idiot with anger-management issues, pretty hard.

They stumble south into Missouri, where Tammy lets on she’s never heard of the guy the Mark Twain National Forest is named for. But she has heard of the Allman Brothers, when Granny brags that she used to date one of them (“the dead one”).

Much of the pleasure from “Tammy” derives from Sarandon, decades removed from playing someone this uninhibited, learning to let her hair down from McCarthy — a butchered duet of the All-

Melissa McCarthy stars in “Tammy.”

Warner Bros. Pictures via AP

mans’ “Midnight Rider,” a “most outrageous thing I’ve done” confession contest, lots of drinking.

Tammy drinks and drives. And Granny washes her pills down with cheap bourbon, so Tammy’s got nothing on her in terms of “outrageous.”

The joy of McCarthy’s comedy is the way she ignores the fact that she’s as wide as she is tall, even if we can’t. She’s cocky about her sexuality. Hit a bar, a BBQ joint, she thinks she owns it.

“I can get ANY guy in this room.”

When Granny Pearl is pursued by a randy farmer (Gary Cole), Tammy figures the farmer’s son (Mark Duplass) should be a pushover. Not so fast.

Indie screenwriter/actor Duplass has a deer-in-theheadlights look about him opposite McCarthy, which undercuts the chemistry the script insists they have.

All Tammy has to do is lose the “ugly inside” and he’ll see the real her, right?

And maybe ignore the stupidity that’s as obvious as every sentence she utters.

“I’m kinda like a Cheeto,” she purrs. “Ya can’t eat just one.”

That’s Lay’s Potato Chips.

“Noooo. Me? I love a Cheeto!”

There are health issues, mean drunk moments, a “lesbian Fourth of July party” (Kathy Bates is Tammy’s hip aunt, with Sandra Oh in the mirthless role of Auntie’s partner), a stick-up, jail time.

All packed into a movie that’s more sentimental than sloppy silly. Because we all just want to be loved, deep down, right? Especially the more outrageous among us.

It is crowd-pleasing, in its own way, mixing girth gags and slapstick with clueless come-ons.

But for a movie that comes out swinging, “Tammy,” in the end, feels like a pulled punch. McCarthy promises a haymaker she never quite delivers.

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Thursday, July 3, 2014 - E11

MOVIES MINI-REVIEWS Compiled from news services.

Ratings are one to four stars.

“A Million Ways to Die in the West” — With its endless blue skies and familiar-sounding score, writer-director-star Seth MacFarlane’s Western has the right classic-movie feel, along with an abundance of jokes that range from clever to disgusting to SERIOUSLY disgusting. Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried and Liam Neeson co-star in what is basically one long joke about how much it would have sucked to live (and die, at a relatively young age) in the Old West. Comedy, R, 116 minutes. HHH “Begin Again” -- Reeling from a breakup with her musical partner and longtime boyfriend, a songwriter in New York City has a chance encounter with a disgraced record label exec that blossoms into something more. With Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld and Adam Levine. Written and directed by John Carney. R, 104 minutes.

“Blended” — The third comedy pairing Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore is so much worse than the others, it’s difficult to put into words beyond something along the lines of: This is a cliched, cynical, occasionally offensive, pandering, idiotic film that redefines shameless. Comedy, PG-13, 117 minutes. H “Edge of Tomorrow” — “Groundhog Day” is the most obvious influence as Tom Cruise plays a novice warrior who dies in battle, but keeps waking up to relive the day. That said, this movie has its own merits as an ingenious, wicked-smart and thrilling sci-fi adventure.

Sci-fi action, PG-13, 113 minutes. HHHH “Frozen” — When a queen with icy powers (voice of Idina Menzel) accidentally freezes her kingdom, she runs away and her intrepid sister (Kristen Bell) goes to find her. Sure to delight kids and captivate adults, Disney’s musical “Frozen” is the instant favorite for the animated

feature Oscar. Animated musical, PG, 102 minutes.

HHH1⁄2 “God’s Pocket” — Directed by John Slattery (“Mad Men”), this is a film about third-rate criminal Mickey (Philip Seymour Hoffman), hard-drinking construction workers, casually corrupt business owners and guntoting florists. In the wrong hands it might have come across as condescending, but “God’s Pocket” is unblinking without pandering. Drama, R, 88 minutes.

HHH1⁄2 “Godzilla” — While this reboot has its baffling plot developments and the human characters aren’t exactly Shakespearean in depth, there’s some pretty impressive CGI monster destruction here. It’s leaps and bounds ahead of the two main “Godzilla” movies that Americans have seen in the past. Sci-fi action, PG-13, 123 minutes. HHH “Jersey Boys” — At times this adaptation captures the electric excitement of the hugely entertaining Broadway musical, but for every soaring moment, there are 10 minutes of bickering or brooding.

Though he seems indecisive about the right way to tell the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, director Clint Eastwood gives us a nice feel for their era. Music biography, R, 134 minutes. HH “Maleficent” — An admittedly great-looking, sometimes creepy, often plodding and utterly unconvincing re-imagining of “Sleeping Beauty” as a female empowerment metaphor.

Angelina Jolie looks great, but she delivers a one-note performance as the villain from the 1959 Disney classic. Sometimes it’s best to let Sleeping Beauty lie. Fantasy, PG, 97 minutes. H1⁄2 “Night Moves” — Selfstyled revolutionaries Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning and Peter Sarsgaard reveal their narcissism as they conspire to blow up a dam in the name of environmentalism. This is a quietly gripping gem from director Kelly Reichardt, who expertly doles out the tension. Thriller, R, 112 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “The Amazing Spider-Man

AT AREA THEATERS ANACORTES CINEMAS July 2-10 Tammy (R): Thursday-Friday: 1:20, 4:15, 6:45, 9:35; Saturday-Sunday: 10:25, 1:20, 4:15, 6:45, 9:35; Monday-Thursday: 1:20, 4:15, 6:45, 9:35 Transformers: Age of Extinction (PG13): Thursday-Friday: 1:00, 3:30, 6:20, 8:55; Saturday-Sunday: 10:05, 1:00, 3:30, 6:20, 8:55; Monday–Thursday: 1:00, 3:30, 6:20, 8:55 Jersey Boys (R): Thursday–Friday: 1:10, 3:55, 6:35, 9:20; Saturday-Sunday: 10:15, 1:10, 3:55, 6:35, 9:20; Monday–Wednesday: 1:10, 3:55, 6:35, 9:20; Thursday: 1:10, 3:55, 6:35 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (PG13): Thursday: 10 p.m.

360-293-6620 BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN Oak Harbor July 2-3, 5-9 Earth to Echo (PG) and Transformers: Age of Distinction (PG-13). First movie starts at approximately 9:15 p.m.

360-675-5667 CONCRETE THEATRE July 4-6 How to Train Your Dragon 2 (PG): Friday: 5 p.m. (2D) and 7:30 p.m. (3D); Saturday: at 5 p.m. (2D) and 7:30 p.m. (3D); Sunday 4 p.m. (2D) and 6:30 p.m. (3D) 360-941-0403 CASCADE MALL THEATRES Burlington For listings: 888-AMC-4FUN (888-2624386).

2” — It’s difficult to imagine how “The Amazing SpiderMan 2” could have been any worse. Long gone are the elements that made the Tobey Maguire/Kirsten Dunst “Spider-Man” series so effective: genuine charm and humor, breathtaking action, and the correct amount of darkness and menace. In its place is a wildly connected cacophony, alternately chaotic and would-be serene, baffling in its lack of originality and its reliance on worn cliches. Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Sally Field.

Action-adventure, PG-13, 140 minutes. H “The Fault in Our Stars” — With lesser source material, an average director and

OAK HARBOR CINEMAS July 2-10 Tammy (R): Thursday-Friday: 1:10, 4:15, 6:30, 9:30; Saturday-Sunday: 10:20, 1:10, 4:15, 6:30, 9:30; Monday-Thursday: 1:10, 4:15, 6:30, 9:30 Transformers: Age of Extinction (PG13): Thursday-Friday: 1:00, 3:20, 6:20, 8:40; Saturday-Sunday: 10:00, 1:00, 3:20, 6:20, 8:40; Monday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:20, 6:20, 8:40 22 Jump Street (R): 8:50 p.m.

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (PG): Thursday-Friday: 1:20, 3:35, 6:40; Saturday-Sunday: 10:10, 1:20, 3:35, 6:40; Monday-Thursday: 1:20, 3:35, 6:40 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (PG13): Thursday: 10 p.m.

360-279-2226 STANWOOD CINEMAS July 2-10 Deliver Us From Evil (R): 1:20, 3:50, 6:50, 9:20 Earth to Echo (PG): Thursday-Friday: 1:10, 4:20, 6:30, 8:50; Saturday-Sunday: 11:10, 1:10, 4:20, 6:30, 8:50; MondayThursday: (1:10), (4:20), 6:30, 8:50 Tammy (R): Thursday-Friday: 1:40, 4:10, 6:40, 9:35; Saturday-Sunday: 10:50, 1:40, 4:10, 6:40, 9:35; Monday-Thursday: 1:40, 4:10, 6:40, 9:35 Transformers: Age of Extinction (PG13): Thursday-Friday: 1:00, 3:10, 6:20, 8:30; Saturday-Sunday: 10:20, 1:00, 3:10, 6:20, 8:30; Monday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:10, 6:20, 8:30 Jersey Boys (R): Thursday–Friday: 9 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday: 10:35, 9:00; Monday-Thursday: 9 p.m.

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (PG): Thursday-Friday: 1:30, 4:00, 6:45; Saturday-Sunday: 11:10, 1:30, 4:00, 6:45; Monday-Thursday: 1:30, 4:00, 6:45 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (PG13): Thursday: 10 p.m.

360-629-0514

an OK cast, the adaptation of John Green’s novel about the glory and unfairness of life could have lost me.

But everyone involved, from director Josh Boone to transcendent star Shailene Woodley and beyond, has talents way beyond the average. This is a lovely work. Drama, PG-13, 125 minutes. HHHH “They Came Together” -- A corporate executive for a large candy store chain is tasked with shutting down a mom-and-pop sweet shop run by a woman he’s falling for. With Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd and Ed Helms. Written by Michael Showalter and David Wain. Directed by Wain. R, 84 minutes.

“Think Like a Man Too”

— Though filled with energy and a likable cast, the quickturnaround sequel to the 2012 hit inspired by a Steve Harvey book suffers from a tired, uninspired, derivative screenplay that incorporates nearly every weekend-inVegas cliche explored in dozens of previous films.

Comedy, PG-13, 105 minutes. HH “X-Men: Days of Future Past” — Thanks to firstclass special effects, a star-packed cast taking the material seriously and director Bryan Singer’s skilled and sometimes electrifying visuals, this time-travel sci-fi thriller is flat-out, big-time, big summer movie fun. Sci-fi thriller, PG-13, 130 minutes.

HHH1⁄2

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

‘A Hard Day’s Night’ 50th Anniversary 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, July 4-5 5:30 p.m. Sunday, July 6 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 7

This summer marks half a century since the release of “A Hard Day’s Night,” the Beatles’ first feature film and one of the most important pieces of musical cinema ever made.

Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen: “A Hard Day’s Night,” in which the bandmates play slapstick versions of themselves.

Rated G. $10 general; $9 seniors, students and active military; $8 members; $7 children 12 and under. Bargain matinee prices (all shows before 6 p.m.): $8 general, $6 members, $5 children 12 and under.

Verdi’s Otello

6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 9

In Verdi’s retelling of Shakespeare’s towering tragedy, Renée Fleming gives a captivating performance as the innocent Desdemona, a role long considered one of her calling cards. As the title hero, Johan Botha, delivers an imposing portrayal of a proud warrior brought down by jealousy, and Falk Struckmann is thrilling as the villainous Iago.

Advance tickets : $15 adults, $13 seniors, $11 students, with $2 off for Lincoln members.

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GET INVOLVED AUDITIONS OPEN AUDITIONS: Whidbey Island Center for the Arts will hold open auditions for its 2014-15 theater season from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 11-12, at 565 Camano Ave., Langley.

The five planned productions include “Into the Woods” by Stephen Sondheim; “A Christmas Story,” based on the stories of Jean Shepherd; “Other Desert Cities” by Jon Robin Baitz; “White Liars and Black Comedy” by Peter Shaffer; and “Emma,” adapted from Jane Austen by Michael Bloom.

Participants should prepare two contrasting monologues. For information or to reserve a five-minute audition slot, call 360-2218262 or email deanadun can@yahoo.com.

DANCE FOLK DANCING: SkagitAnacortes Folkdancers meet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Bayview Civic Hall, 12615 C St., Mount Vernon. Learn to folkdance to a variety of international music. A short review begins at 7 p.m. followed by request dances until 9:30.

The first session is free, $3 thereafter. All are welcome. No partners needed.

For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360-7666866.

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

THURSDAY DANCE:

Dance to the music of the Skippers from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays at Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For information, contact Doris at 360-588-8239.

com or visit camanoart camp.com.

KIDQUEST CAMPS: Burlington Parks and Recreation will host several summer camps for kids ages 6-14. Camps meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. MonMUSIC day through Thursday at SECOND FRIDAY DRUM the Burlington Parks and CIRCLE: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Recreation Center, 900 E. July 11, Unity Church, 704 Fairhaven Ave. For inforW. Division St., Mount Ver- mation or to register, call non. Shake off the energy 755-9649 or email recre of the week through drum- ation@burlingtonwa.us. ming, songs, chants. FreeAnimal Planet: Ages will donation. For informa- 6-12, July 14-17. Learn tion, email heatmiser@ about beach wildlife at inbox.com.

Padilla Bay and Mukilteo Lighthouse Park, volunON STAGE teer for the Skagit Valley ANACORTES OPEN MIC: Humane Society at its new 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Brown facility, learn about rescued pets from S.P.O.T., see the Lantern Ale House, 412 barn animals at Hovander Commercial Ave., AnaPark, hop over to the cortes. 360-293-2544.

Kangaroo Farm and end the week at Absolute Air OPEN MIC: Jam Night, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thurs- Park. Make critter crafts in between. $135. Register by days, Conway Pub & EatJuly 9. ery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

GIRLS SUMMER CAMP: Skagit Twilight, a volunRECREATION teer-led Girl Scout sumCAMANO SUMMER ART mer camp open to girls in CAMPS: Art Quest for kindergarten through sixth Kids Summer Art Camps grade, will hold afternoon will meet from 10 a.m. to summer camps July 7-11.

2:30 p.m. Monday through Skagit Twilight is for girls Thursday, through Aug. 28, with no previous Scoutat the Delzell Studio, 2177 ing experience who still Highland Drive, Camano want to experience a fun Island. summer camp program.

Each four-day camp for Contact Rebecca Southages 7 to 17 includes a vari- er, CommDevNorth@ ety of art projects such as girlscoutsww.org or 360acrylic painting, sculptures 658-8083. made from driftwood, wire or clay, wooden puzzle BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS piece paintings, animal CAMPS: Registration is carousels, mask making, open for summer camps pastels, drawing and more. offered through the Skagit Kids also can go to the County Boys & Girls Clubs. beach for swimming, play- Programming from 7 a.m. ing in the driftwood fort to 6 p.m. and runs through or finding driftwood and Aug. 15. Price is $100 per shells for art projects. $160 week, plus a $25 monthly per session. registration fee. Families For information or to who qualify for free or register, call 360-387-2251, reduced lunch may get speemail john@johndelzellart. cial rates. skagitraises

greatkids.org.

TRAIL TALES: Friends of Skagit Beaches will lead a series of informative walks along the Tommy Thompson Trail in Anacortes. For information, visit skagit beaches.org. Next up: “Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserve: A Marine Treasure in Our Own Backyard”: 10 a.m. Thursday, July 10, Fidalgo Bay Resort, 4701 Fidalgo Bay Road. Join Trail Tales docents and a DNR aquatic reserve specialist to learn about Fidalgo Bay’s protected marine treasures – its habitats and the abundant species. Walk out to the old train trestle across the bay at low tide to glimpse the valuable eelgrass habitat and learn how the reserve is managed and protected for the benefit of wildlife and our enjoyment.

TRAIL WORK: The Skagit, Whatcom, Island Trail Maintaining Organization (SWITMO) seeks volunteers for trail work through October. The next work party will be held July 5. 360-424-0407 or jdmelcher@comcast.net.

BARREL RACING: Put your equine athletes through their paces at the bi-weekly Friday Night Lights Open 4D Barrel Races at 5 p.m. Fridays — July 11 and 25, Aug. 8 and 22, and Sept. 12 — at the Sedro-Woolley Riding Club, 24538 Polte Road, Sedro-Woolley. The events start at 5 p.m. with racing at 7:30 p.m. Rider entry: $30 plus $10 office fee; $5 each additional horse.

For information, contact Kristen at 360-770-3383 or visit sedrowoolleyrodeo. com.

FREE ‘POUND’ WORKOUT: Stick-It Fitness will present a free 45-minute

community POUND fitness class at 9 a.m. Friday, July 4, at 1100 Roosevelt, Suite C, Mount Vernon.

POUND is a full body cardio jam session combining light resistance with constant simulated drumming.

360-770-7513 or facebook. com/StickItFit.

Sun-style Tai Chi, 2:15 p.m.; External-style martial arts (Shaolin Quan, Nan Quan, Chang Quan, and San Da), 3:30 p.m.

For information, visit pnmaa.com.

FREE MARTIAL ARTS CLASSES: Pacific Northwest Martial Arts Academy will offer free classes for ages 4 to adult during its grand opening Saturday, July 5, at Skagit Valley Dimensions of Gymnastics, second floor studio, 2201 Continental Place, Mount Vernon.

For kids: Chinese Martial Arts (Shaolin Quan, Nan Quan and Chang Quan): Ages 4 to 7, 10 a.m.; ages 8 to 12, 11 a.m.

Ages 13 and older: Yang-style Tai Chi, 1 p.m.;

THEATER

BEACH NATURALISTS: Visitors to Washington Park Sunset Beach can S-W FOOTRACE: The talk to Beach Naturalists annual Great Sedroon selected days this sumWoolley Footrace will mer and learn about the begin at 9:30 a.m. Friday, intertidal animals and lush July 4, at Sedro-Woolley seaweed they find along High School, 1235 Third St., the shoreline.

Sedro-Woolley. Check-in Look for naturalists and day-of-race registratrained through the Skagit tion will begin at 7:30 a.m., Marine Resources Comfollowed by the 5.17-mile mittee on the dates below race and 2-mile fun run/ or the schedule posted at walk. Cash prizes will be the park office: awarded to the top three n 9:30 a.m. to noon Frimen and women in each day, July 11. event, with recognition n 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturawards for the top three day, July 12. finishers in several age n 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. groups.

Sunday, July 13.

Registration: $20 withn 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monout T-shirt. Free for ages day, July 14.

14 and younger and ages n 9:15 to 11:45 a.m. Sat70 and older (T-shirt not urday, Aug. 9. included), but registration n 9:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. is still required. Day-ofSunday, Aug. 10. race T-shirts: $10 while Beach Naturalists can be they last. Register at sedscheduled for a group visit rowoolleyfootrace.com by contacting MRC Salish or pick up a registration Sea Stewards coordinaform at the Sedro-Woolley tor Nancy Olsen at nancy.

Chamber of Commerce, skagitbeaches@gmail.com 714-B Metcalf St. For or Washington Park maninformation, call Kyle at ager Bob Vaux at bobv@ 360-856-4465. cityofanacortes.org.

FREE ADULT ACTING CLASSES: Anacortes Community Theatre offers free acting classes for adults from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the third Saturday each month at 918 M Ave., Anacortes.

Hosted by Nello Bottari, classes include scripted scenes and a variety of acting games, with a different topic each month. Each class is independent, so you don’t have to commit to every session. 360-840-0089 or acttheatre.com.

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HOT TICKETS

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LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND July 18, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

WINTHROP RHYTHM & BLUES FESTIVAL: July 18-20, Blues Ranch, Winthrop. 800-422-3048 or winthroptickets.com.

GOO GOO DOLLS & DAUGHTRY: July 19, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

JOURNEY, STEVE MILLER BAND: July 19, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

CHEECH & CHONG, WAR: “Up in Smoke 2014”: July 19, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS.com.

SAY ANYTHING: July 19, Showbox SoDo, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showbox online.com.

JOAN BAEZ: July 20, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE FESTIVAL OF JAZZ: with The Manhattan Transfer, Spyro Gyra, Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin, Jessy J: July 26, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

MÖTLEY CRÜE: July 27, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

CHRIS ISAAK: July 27, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

BEYONCÉ, JAY Z: “On The Run Tour”: July 30, Safeco Field, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

FOREIGNER, STYX: Aug. 1, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS.com.

SANTANA: Aug. 1, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn.

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NICKEL CREEK: Aug. 1, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

THE VOICE TOUR: Aug. 2, Marymoor Park, Redmond.

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AUSTIN MAHONE: Aug. 4, Marymoor Park, Redmond.

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SARA BAREILLES: Aug. 5, Marymoor Park, Redmond.

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NEW ORDER: July 6, Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

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ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL: with Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Asking Alexandria, Trivium, Cannibal Corpse, Body Count featuring Ice T, Suicide Silence, Emmure, Miss May I, Mushroomhead and more: July 8, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

JURASSIC 5: July 9, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline. com.

SLIGHTLY STOOPID: with Stephen “Ragga” Marley: July 10, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS.com.

BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA: July 11, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon.

360-336-8955 or lincoln theatre.org.

RINGO STARR & HIS ALL-STARR BAND: July 16, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

THE GO-GOs, PATTY SMYTH & SCANDAL, MARTHA DAVIS & THE MOTELS, CUTTING CREW, NAKED EYES featuring PETE BYRNE: July 17, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or ticket master.com.

TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND: with The Wood Brothers: July 17, Marymoor Park, Redmond. 888-929-7849 or AXS.com.

THE AQUABATS: July 17, The Showbox, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND: July 18, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

MODEST MOUSE: July 18, The Showbox, Seattle.

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THE JOHN CONLEE SHOW (classic country): July 18-19, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

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OUT & ABOUT ART “COAL”: The show continues through July 6 at Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. See what area artists, students, sculptors and neighbors have to say about the coal export facility at Cherry Point and the open coal trains moving through the Northwest.

360-755-3140 or anchor artspace.org.

FIBER ARTS: “Fantasia of Fiber in Fabric & Tapestry” continues through July 31 at Raven Rocks Gallery, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank. Check out coil wrapped bowls, baskets, wall hangings and other unique fabric pieces by Karen Noblet; handwoven tapestries, wall hangings and purses by Windwalker Taibi; and a variety of original artworks by Mary Jo Oxrieder and other gallery artists. Meet the artists during a reception from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 13. For information, including gallery hours and directions, call 360-222-0102 or visit ravenrocksgallery.com.

JAPANESE QUILTS & MORE: Three new exhibits are on display at the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. Second St., La Conner: “Wishes Through Our Hands: Japanese Quilts”: “Quiltmaking is converting our wishes into tangible form through the use of our hands. It starts with pouring our wish and mind in the quilt for someone we care, for our own dreams or for serving our society…

We sincerely hope you can read our wishes and thoughts, stitched and sewn in these quilts.” — Miwako Kimura.

“Works of Junko Maeda”: Maeda has worked with Japanese natural fiber textiles such

work by Skagit-based artists Tracy Powell and Kris Ekstrand Molesworth will open with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 5, and continue through July 27 at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison. Molesworth’s monotypes focus on the estuarine edges of the Skagit landscape where farmlands meet the tidelands. Powell, a sculptor working in both wood and stone, is best known for his work that illuminates the celebration of life. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Sunday.

360-766-6230 or smithand vallee.com.

will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 12.

“Regional Perspectives: Nature to Manufacture from the Permanent Collection”: Discover how Northwest artists chronicle our environment, whether in the city or country. The exhibit includes works by Guy Anderson, Robert Buchanan, Kenneth Callahan, Lockwood Dennis, Richard Gilkey, Joseph Goldberg, Morris Graves, Paul Havas, Clayton James, Jack McLarty, Buster Simpson, Mark Tobey and Wesley Wehr. MoNA also features Walt Disney artist Bob Patterson‘s large painting of the La Conner waterfront.

NEW EXHIBITIONS AT The museum is open MoNA: New exhibits will from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesopen Saturday, July 5, and day through Saturday and continue through Sept. 28 noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and at The Museum of NorthMonday. Free admission. west Art, 121 S. First St., La 360-466-4446 or mona Conner. museum.org.

“Bradd Skubinna: Ten Ideas Worth Having”: LANDSCAPE PHOTOS: Skubinna’s installation, “Landescapism,” a collecThe exhibition continues through Aug. 31 at Matzke drawings and mixed media tion of photos by Stephen inspired by consumer prod- Roxborough, will open Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island. Enjoy music by Alex Olson and ucts and his surroundings with a reception from 6 to Madeline Owen and check out artworks in glass, will be shown in the Osberg 9 p.m. Friday, July 11, and stone and Northwest paintings by Steve Klein, Wayne and Safeco galleries. continue through July 31 Maslin, Merrilee Moore, Madeline Owen, Tracy Powell, at Anne Martin McCool “Susan Skilling: ReadRoss Richmond, David Ridgway, Bill Sargent, Edward Gallery, 711 Commercial ing the World”: The show Schmid, Delores Taylor and Hiroshi Yamano, as well Ave., Anacortes. Through features new gouache as new sculptures in the park by Dan Freeman, Dan his photos, Roxborough paintings from Skilling’s Koffman, Sue Taves, Richard Nash and Stephen studio. Her meditations of strives to reveal the mysRock. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. color, composition and con- tery beyond the surface as Saturday and Sunday and weekdays by appointment. he attempts to nudge the 360-387-2759 or matzkefineart.com. Pictured: Skagit tent feature dense layering viewer toward a new way of subtle color with enerValley Fields,” hot sculpted glass by Ross Richmond of seeing. Gallery hours are getic highlights.

A reception for Skubin- 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday na and Skilling will be held through Saturday and noon as silk, linen and cotton includes utility comforters at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 12. to 4 p.m. Sunday. 360-293for nearly 45 years. In the made of suiting samples 3577 or mccoolart.com.

“Benjamin Cobb: Natupast several years, she has in dark colors suitable for ral Reflection”: Always been inspired by handicraft everyday use, crazy quilts ART BY THE BAY: Enjoy fascinated by science and called “Pojagi,” Korean and colorful cotton quilts. art, music, food and more the natural world, Cobb’s women’s traditional patchMuseum hours are 11 most recent focus has been from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. work handed down from a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday Saturday and Sunday, July mother to daughter. through Sunday. $7, $5 stu- on the internal organs 12-13, at the Stanwood“Fifty Years of Quiltmak- dents and military with ID, of the body. By creating Camano Fairgrounds, ing: Schlotterback Collec- free for members and ages abstract, stylized versions 6431 Pioneer Highway, of stomachs, kidneys and tion”: This exhibit features 11 and younger. 360-466Stanwood. The event will quilts and comforters by 4288 or laconnerquilts.org. lungs, he challenges the viewers’ thoughts and ide- feature more than 100 jurprofessional seamstress ied artists and craftspeople als of beauty.

Josie Teeter Schlotterback MONOTYPES/SCULPfrom around the Northwest A reception for Cobb (1882-1974). Her work TURES: A selection of

‘SUMMER MOMENTS’

offering paintings, ceramics, glass, metalwork, photographs, drawings, fiber arts and other media. Enjoy live music performances every hour, plants, food and more. Free admission. stan woodcamanoarts.com.

GLASS SCHOOL TOUR: The Pilchuck Glass School will host an open house from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 13, at its private campus near Stanwood.

Enjoy hot glass demonstrations, docent-led tours of the studios and gallery, live music and more. General admission: $20, $10 ages 6 to 12, free for ages 5 and younger. Hands-on activities, including glass blowing and printmaking, and an “off the beaten path” tour are available for additional fees. For information or reservations, call 206-6218422, ext. 26, or visit pilchuck.com.

SKAGIT ARTISTS’ STUDIO TOUR: Skagit Artists Together will host its 11th juried Artists Studio Tour from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, July 19-20, at artists’ studios and galleries. Check out paintings, sculpture, photography, glass, ceramics and more. Maps are available at participating studios or at skagitart.com.

SAMISH ISLAND ARTS FESTIVAL: Sharon O’Brien is the featured artist for the 18th annual Samish Island Arts Festival, set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at the Samish Island Community Center, 11292 Blue Heron Road, Samish Island. Check out a wide range of original artworks including paintings and prints, glass art, fiber arts, woodwork, jewelry, pottery, cards, photography, garden art and more. Enjoy live music, food and free door prizes. samishisland.net.

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Thursday, July 3, 2014 - E15

OUT & ABOUT OIL PAINTINGS: Oils

by Jeanne Levasseur are being featured in a show through July 29 at Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Also showing are photographs

by Lewis Jones, acrylics by Jacqui Beck and encaustics and mixed media by Lilli Mathews, as well as a new selection of jewelry. During June, the gallery will show acrylics by Jennifer Bowman, and oils by Don de Llamas will be on display during July. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday through Saturday or by appointment. 360293-6938 or scottmilo.com.

FESTIVALS KLA HA YA DAYS: The annual Kla Ha Ya Days Festival will be held Wednesday through Sunday, July 16-20, in and around Snohomish. The event will feature a special Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl Victory Celebration at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 20. Fans are encouraged to wear their Seahawks gear as Snohomish Mayor Karen Guzak hands the key to the city to a distinguished Seahawk at the Avenue A Gazebo.

The five-day festival will include a street fair with arts and crafts and commercial vendors, a carnival, car show, airplane rides and skydiving demonstrations, chain saw carving, live music, beer and wine garden, food and more. A free shuttle will haul visitors between events. Free admission. klahayadays. com.

MUSIC

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES The seventh annual Cap Sante Summer Concert Series will take place at 7 p.m. Fridays, at Seafarer’s Memorial Park, 601 Seafarers Way, Anacortes.

Bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating. Free admission. Presented by the Snohomish Artist Guild. 425-303-1848 or snohomishartistguild.org.

Next up: July 18: Scott Cossu (pictured), pianist and composer; July 25: Strangetones, rockabilly; Aug. 1: Cream Tangerine, Beatles and more.

Commercial Avenue and some side streets with more than 200 vendor booths offering antiques, arts and crafts, flea market treasures of all kinds, food and more.

SHIPWRECK FESTIVAL: Free admission. Vendors Fidalgo Island Rotary Club can rent one or more booth spaces. Visit shipwreckfest. presents the 35th annual Shipwreck Day from 8 a.m. org for applications and to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 19, information. Booth sale proceeds benefit Fidalgo in downtown Anacortes.

The huge garage sale event Island Rotary community and international projects. covers eight blocks of

produced by Danny Vandenburg will be shown at STANWOOD SUMMER 1:15 and 2:15 p.m. Friday CONCERTS: The Stanwood and 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. SatSummer Concert series urday. Visitors can explore presents free concerts from museum exhibits before 2 to 4 p.m. Saturdays in and after the show. Admisdowntown Stanwood. Next sion is by donation. All up: proceeds will benefit the July 12: Blues PlayHelping Hands Food Bank ground: Port Susan Farmers in Sedro-Woolley. 360-855Market, 8825 Viking Way, 2390.

East Stanwood.

FAIRY HOUSE FESTIVAL: FREE CELLO CONCERT: The annual event will take Cellist Louie Richmond, place from 11 a.m. to 3:30 accompanied by Judith p.m. Saturday, July 5, at Gordon, will perform at Meerkerk Gardens, 3531 2 p.m. Sunday, July 13, at Meerkerk Lane, GreenCountry Meadow Village, bank. Children of all ages 1501 Collins Road, Sedro- can use natural materials Woolley. The hourlong con- from Meerkerk’s woods cert of European classics and gardens to construct will feature a piece by J.S. shelters for woodland fairBach for cello. Free. 360ies and other resident crea856-0404. tures. Take your creation home with you or leave BENEFIT CONCERT: it as part of Meerkerk’s Concrete Heritage Museattractions. $5, free for ages um will present a concert 12 and younger. 360-678by Celtic group Maggie’s 1912 or meerkerkgardens.

Fury at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, org.

July 19, at the Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St., OIL BY RAIL: Protect Concrete. $15, two for $25; Skagit will host a remem$10 ages 12 and younger. brance event for victims of last year’s oil train exploProceeds will benefit the sion in Quebec at 5:15 museum’s new roofing project. For tickets or infor- p.m. Monday, July 7, at the Skagit Transit Center, 105 mation, call 360-853-7439 E. Kincaid St., Mount Veror visit concreteheritage non. The group will walk to museum.org. the Skagit County courthouse to hear remembrancMORE FUN es of the 47 men, women BURLINGTON WATER and children who died in a PARK: The City of Burling- fiery oil train explosion one ton Parks Department has year ago in Lac-Megantic, repaired and reopened the Quebec, along with inforBurlington-Edison Kiwanis mation about transporting Water Park at Maiben Bakken crude oil through Park, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., our communities.

Burlington. 360-755-9649 or burlingtonwa.gov/parks.

BARREL RACING: Check out equine athletes and S-W FILM SCREENINGS: their riders at the bi-weekly Sedro-Woolley Museum, Friday Night Lights Open 725 Murdock St., will 4D Barrel Races at 5 p.m. host several screenings of Fridays — July 11 and 25, “Tugboats, River Rats and Aug. 8 and 22, and Sept.

Log Rafts” on Friday and 12 — at the Sedro-Woolley Saturday, July 4-5, during Riding Club, 24538 Polte Road, Sedro-Woolley. The Loggerodeo. The video

event start at 5 p.m. with racing at 7:30 p.m. Rider entry: $30 plus $10 office fee; $5 each additional horse. For information, contact Kristen at 360-7703383 or visit sedrowoolley rodeo.com.

KIDS-R-BEST FEST: The free event for kids will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 12, at Storvik Park, 1110 32nd St., Anacortes. Enjoy giant inflatable bouncers, games, live entertainment, crafts and more. Free. Food will be available for purchase.

360-293-1918.

SALMON BBQ: Lake McMurray Fire Department will hold its 52nd annual Salmon BBQ from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 13, in the Norway Park Pavilion off Highway 9 at the north end of town. $15 at the door; hot dogs available. 360-445-4044.

and more than two dozen booths providing hands-on art and craft activities for kids. Free. Bring a picnic lunch or buy food there.

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FLY DAY: Heritage Flight Museum will host its monthly Fly Day from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at the museum’s Skagit Regional Airport location, 15400 Airport Drive, Burlington. Fly Days allow visitors to see aircraft in action, including vintage warbirds, single-ship fighters, a formation of T-6s and more. Food and drinks available for purchase. No pets. Suggested admission donation: $8 adults, $5 children, free for ages 5 and younger. 360-424-5151 or heritageflight.org.

STARLIGHT CINEMA: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation will present a series of films on Friday SKATEFEST: Bring your evenings at Edgewater Park, 600 Behrens Millett board and show off your best skateboard tricks from Road, Mount Vernon. The 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 18, movie begins at dusk on at Ben Root Skate Park, the jumbo screen. Bring 2313 R Ave., Anacortes. your lawn chair or blanket After a warmup, you’ll for seating. Concessions get one 60-second run to will be available. Bring a impress the judges with the flashlight for when it’s time tricks you land, use of the to leave. Free admission. park and your skating style. 360-336-6215 or mount Prizes will be awarded to vernonwa.gov/parks. the top three finishers in Next up: three categories — beginJuly 25: “The Lego ner (ages 12 and younger), Movie” (PG). intermediate and advanced.

Helmets required. No entry BITE OF SKAGIT: The fee. Free for spectators. sixth annual Bite of Skagit 360-293-1918 or cityof will take place from noon anacortes.org. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at Swinomish Casino & CHILDREN’S ART FESLodge Waterfront Park, TIVAL: The 30th annual 12885 Casino Drive, AnaChildren’s Art Festival will cortes. Sample the best take place from 10 a.m. to tastes Skagit County has 4 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at to offer. Proceeds benHillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th efit Community Action of St., Mount Vernon. The Skagit County’s Food Bank family-friendly event will Distribution Center. 360include a variety of local 395-4009 or biteofskagit. children’s entertainment org.

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