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MOVIES PAGES 14-15 Gal Gadot is a wonder in ‘Wonder Woman’ OUT & ABOUT PAGES 4-5

Catch ‘The Tale of Despereaux’ at the Lincoln Theatre

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK that gives the movie “The Shack”: The Upcoming depth. film starts with a parEven Deutch can’t ent’s greatest nightmovie releases help the troubled mare. A loving father Following is a partial ending. The final — on (Sam Worthington) schedule of coming DVD the surface — come takes his three children releases. Release dates across as being a happy on a camping trip that are subject to change: ending but it really only ends with his younggenerates a lot of pain est daughter being JUNE 6 and sorrow. The flaw kidnapped. The loss n A Cure for Wellness doesn’t take anything of the child tears the n A United Kingdom away from the skillfamily apart and makes n The Last Word ful performance by the father question his n The Sense of an Deutch. She handles a belief in God. Ending complicated role with He gets to ask his n Aftermath the kind of ease and questions directly to n All Nighter talent that should make God when he’s guided n Kill ‘em All her a big star. to a home in the woods. n Land of Mine “Fist Fight”: It is God appears to him in n Prison Break difficult to decide if the many forms including n Teen Wolf: Season 6, greatest failing of this a caring older womPart 1 so-called comedy is an played by Octavia n The Assignment the wasting of talented Spencer. This opens up n The Strain: Season 3 performers like Charlie a dialogue where the n The Ticket Day and Ice Cube or it’s movie becomes a semn The Young Pope the uninspired script inar on theology with n Van Helsing: Season by novice writers Van God answering direct One Robichaux and Evan questions with more n Voice from the Stone Susser. Both are equally questions or parables. at fault with making This script, written this story of two teachers scheduled

by John Fusco and Andrew Lanham for a fight in a school parking lot after based on the book by William P. school worse than a full year of detenYoung, is heavily faith based but it tion. The dependence on schoolyard also has a lot to say to those dealing humor to make up for any original with the stages of grief after such writing means filling the movie with soul-crushing losses. The film is at profanity, jokes about masturbation its best when they focus on the father and an endless barrage of male genitabecause they will resonate with anyone who is a parent — no matter their lia images and comments.

The writing and the unimaginative faith or lack of it. directing show no signs of intelligent “Before I Fall”: Because this life. “Fist Fight” is the kind of movie production looks at a young woman people argue shouldn’t be taken so reliving the last day of her life over seriously. This is not an attack on crass and over, the easy comparison is to “Groundhog Day.” It’s better to look at humor but there should be at least one glimmer of thought put into the work. it as being more about the five stages “Fist Fight” is the kind of movie that had of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, deto sound a lot funnier after lots of latepression and acceptance. That makes night drinking and no sleep. Sober and the screenplay by Maria Maggenti awake, it comes across like a production (based on the book of the same name that should have been held back.

by Lauren Oliver) more compelling.

“Major Crimes: The Complete It’s not as easy to dismiss this as mereFifth Season”: Seasoned team of ly a teen dramedy and makes it more detectives deal with a new boss. Mary like a story that is emotionally strong.

McDonnell stars.

The writing is solid but all of the “Staying Vertical”: Chance credit for making “Before I Fall” work encounter leaves a woman depressed goes to Zoey Deutch. She must play a and feeling abandoned. character who goes through multiple “The Blackcoat’s Daughter”: transformations during the continuThree young people face an evil force ing day and Deutch shows equal skill at an isolated prep school. whether playing a snarky teen or a — Rick Bentley, The Sacramento Bee loving friend. Deutch sells both and

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

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Explore Shakespeare with Betty Risser at the Mount Vernon City Library

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Tower of Power comes to town TOWER OF POWER When: 8 p.m. June 2-3 Where: Pacific Showroom, Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. Tickets: $48-58. theskagit.com/ entertainment or 877-275-2448.

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Tower of Power will play two shows at the Skagit Casino Resort.

By CRAIG PARRISH Entertainment/Lifestyles Editor

T

he consistent parade of legendary musical acts to visit Skagit County continues this week as Tower of Power plays two shows at the Skagit Casino Resort.

The timeless soul band — celebrating a staggering 49 years as a group — performs Friday and Saturday at the casino’s Pacific Showroom.

After nearly five decades together, the band shows little signs of stopping. Tower of Power just finished a week-plus schedule of shows in Japan and also worked in a performance in Seoul, South Korea, according to founder/tenor saxophonist/occasional vocalist Emilio Castillo, reached Tuesday at his home in Phoenix, Ariz.

Health is the key, Castillo said.

“You’ve got to take care of yourself or you can’t do your gig — that’s the bottom line around here,” Castillo said. “It’s a very physical gig, and the travel and the logistics of the whole thing can be very trying physically.”

The band may not have been the first of its kind in its genre, but Tower of Power have maintained a well-deserved reputation for being the world’s foremost soul/ funk hybrid, with a horn section by which all others are judged.

The group’s hits include numerous staples of modern soul music: “What Is Hip?,” “You’re Still A Young Man,” “Soul With a Capital S,” “Soul Vaccination,” “So Very Hard to Go” and “Down to the Nightclub.” As strong as the band is on record — 18 studio albums and seven live albums worth — there’s nothing quite like the fire-breathing machine the band becomes from its first note live on stage.

The list of performers with whom the band has worked is staggering: Elton John, Rod Steward, Bonnie Raitt, Little Feat, Huey Lewis & The News, Aerosmith, Heart, Santana and hundreds more.

The band keeps the horn section’s basic configuration intact — two trumpet/flugelhorn players, and three saxophonists including stalwart baritone saxophonist Steven ‘Doc’ Kupka — but expands freely upon that.

Trombones, clarinets and numerous woodwinds played

by Tower of Power members have found their way onto the recordings of their collaborators.

Even given its decades together, the band has faced more than its share of adversity. Longtime bassist Francis ‘Rocco’ Prestia has battled severe health issues for years, and underwent a kidney transplant in 2014.

In January, drummer Dave Garibaldi and interim bassist Marc van Wageningen were struck by a commuter train in Oakland, Calif., and suffered severe injuries.

Both are on the mend, Castillo said.

Staying true to the band’s longtime vision is a luxury for which they always try to be appreciative, Castillo said.

“For many, many years now, we’ve made the music exactly the way we want it to be,” Castillo said. “We don’t chase trends, we don’t listen to any outside sources trying to tell us to be like other people. We learned a long time ago, the hard way, that we sound like Tower of Power, and that’s a blessing, not a curse.

“So we make the music exactly the way we want it to be, and therefore it’s really easy to go to work, because we enjoy it. Every time we play, it feels good. It makes for a really great experience.”

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OUT & ABOUT JUNE ART

‘THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX’

STUDIO TOUR: The San Juan Island Artist’s Studio Tour will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 3-4, around San Juan Island. The self-guided tour features 20 studios at 61 participants. Visit sanjuanislandartists. com to learn more.

VESSELS AND VOYAGES: “Vessels and Voyages,” a show featuring Jeffrey Hanks and Steve Jensen, will be up until June 25 at the Smith and Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave. in historic Edison.

An opening reception will be from 5 to 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 3, and an artist talk will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 24. Jeffrey Hanks has worked with clay as a studio potter since the mid 1970s. Steve Jensen has been a working artist for over 30 years.

Smith & Vallee Gallery is open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

CONTEMPORARY PRIMITIVE: The Rob Schouten Gallery presents “Contemporary Primitive,” pieces

by Kathleen Otley, from June 3 to 26. An artist reception is 5 to 7 p.m. June 3. Kathleen works in mixed media, include willow sculpture and encaustics. Rob Schouten Gallery is located at 101 Anthes Ave., Langley.

Open daily from 10-6.

360-222-3070 or email info@robschoutengallery.com.

ACME CREATIVE: ACME Creative, 705 Commercial Ave., welcomes guest curator Natalie Niblack during

Mount Vernon Elks and Mount Vernon City Library will host a free showing of “The Tale of Despereaux” at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 First St., Mount Vernon.

The movie will be followed by a free barbecue in Pine Square.

the months of June and July. The exhibition titled “Landscape in the Anthropocene” seeks to introduce viewers to the current geologic age.

Artists include: Karen Hackenberg, Fred Holcomb, Mary Iverson, Molly Magai, Natalie Niblack, Ann Reid and Pieter Vanzanden.

to the night skies and beyond. The gallery, 5800 Cains Court, Edison, is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each Friday, Saturday and Sunday. i.e.edisonwa@gmail. com or ieedison.com.

THE GOOD STUFF ARTS: The Good Stuff Arts Gallery, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, will host a new show of regional artists. Featured artists include Carla Seaton, Ron Moore, Paul Lewing, Suzanne Powers, Greg Dugan, Jim Redding, Annette Tamm, Randy Emmons, Peggy Woods, Caroline Garland and Jan Gellatly. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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

LITTLE GEMS: The Plein Air Washington Artists will bring their “Little Gems” to the Scott Milo Gallery, 420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, from June 2 to July 29. This is the second annual “Little Gems” show featuring a juried exhibit of 70 small works of art in a variety of mediums. Member artists throughout the state of Washington are showcased with many genre and the awards were given by Lois Griffel, director of Cape Cod School of Arts. A reception with the artists is 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 2.

THE PLEIADES: i.e. gallery presents Thomas Wood: The Pleiades.

With 10 new paintings and several new prints this series takes visitors

FEMALE ARTISTS AT MONA: The Museum of Northwest Art will host three solo exhibits of female artists running through June 11. The

Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday and Monday.

Free admission. 360466-4446 or monamuseum.org. n Camille Patha, “Turn Up the Volume,” will celebrate a 50-year career for Patha, who uses bold colors and pulsating energy. n Debora Moore, “Paphiopedilum,” will feature Moore’s realistic yet fanciful glass orchids. She has a 20-plus-year career in glass. n Sara Siestreem, “Clockwork White: Light and Signs,” uses photography, video and ancestral Indigenous weaving.

FOR THE LOVE OF CHILDREN: The Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum will be exhibiting “For the Love of Children,” featuring the work of Japanese fiber artist Miwako Kimura and 10 of her students through

June 25.The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

MADRONA GROVE SCULPTURES: The Madrona Grove Sculpture Exhibition by Windermere, presented by the Anacortes Arts Commission, is up now in the madrona grove and surrounding areas near the Depot Arts & Community Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. The exhibit, which will feature 12 sculptures, will be up through Dec. 31.

PLAYS TRIED AS WITCHES: Tessa and Rita Schulze are descendants of ancestors tried for witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts. Using actual court records of the trial discovered during their research, they portray their ancestors in a fact-based drama “Tried as Witches! Bringing Our Ancestors to Life” at 1 p.m.

Saturday, June 10, at the Burlington Senior Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave. The event is hosted by the Skagit Valley Genealogy Society and is free to attend.

LECTURES AND TALKS ‘NURSING IN CALCUTTA’: The Anacortes Sister Cities Association presents “Mattie Keltner — Nursing in Calcutta” at 7 p.m. today, June 1, at the Anacortes Public Library Central Library, 110 10th St., Anacortes. Keltner traveled to Calcutta, India to participate in various activities related to her nursing curriculum at Northwest University.

For more information contact Barb at b.smart@juno.com.

EXPLORING SHAKESPEARE: Discover why Shakespeare is great, or not, at “What’s the Point? Exploring Shakespeare with Betty Risser” at 6 p.m.

Monday, June 5, at Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon.

The group will watch portions of six films ranging from a 1930s version to one of the latest films of Hamlet asking the question, “To be or not to be.”

OUR VALLEY, OUR FUTURE: Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland will host its third annual “Our Valley, Our Future,” breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1515 E College Way, Mount Vernon. Featured speaker will be WSDA Director Derek Sandison. RSVP (required) to LindaT@skagitonians. org or 360-336-3974.

DIAMONDS IN THE ETHER: Look — and listen — back to the people, stations, and stories that made radio broadcasting a vital part of the culture of the Pacific Northwest at “Diamonds in the Ether – Tuning in to Northwest History” at 3 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at Mountain Glen Retirement Center, 1810 Division St., Mount Vernon. Feliks Banel will revisit the power of radio then and now, and looks ahead to the unpredictable future of local radio in our communities. The event is free.

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OUT & ABOUT PREPARE FOR THE ECLIPSE: Bob Scott of the Island County Astronomical Society will be setting up a special solar telescope to learn how to safely view the solar eclipse that will occur in August at two events. The first “The Great American Eclipse of Aug. 21, 2017” will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, at Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon, and the second will be “Prepare for the Great American Solar Eclipse” at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 15, at Burlington Public Library, 820 E Washington Ave, Burlington.

& The T Rust Band. n July 16: Blues Playground. n July 23: The Naughty Blokes.

THROWBACK SOUNDS: The Stanwood-Camano Chorale will present “Feelin’ Groovy, Songs From the Sixties,” at 3 p.m.

Sunday, June 11, at the Stanwood United Methodist Church, 27128 102nd Drive NW. A free-will offering will be gratefully accepted. The director is Steve Jensen.

EAGLE HAVEN MUSIC: The Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley, presents its 2017 Concerts in the Pavilion Series. Concerts begin at 7 p.m. 360-856-6248 or eaglehavenwinery.com.

Next up: June 24: Jill Newman Blues Band.

LA CONNER SOUNDS: The La Conner Live 2017 Sunday concert schedule features local and regional bands through the summer, with performances from 1-4 p.m. at Gilkey Square, Morris Avenue and First Street in downtown La Conner.

Free admission, lovelaconner.com/featured/ la-conner-live-2017concert-series. Next up: n June 11: Jim Basnight Duo. n June 18: Chris Eger Band. n June 25: Brian Lee & The Orbiters. n July 2: Skagit Swings All-Stars. n July 9: Janie Cribbs

CANOE FAMILY CELEBRATION: The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission Folk and Traditional Arts in the Parks Program invites the public to the 12th Annual Salish Sea Native American Cultural Celebration at Deception Pass State Park.

The celebration runs from noon to 4 p.m.

Saturday, June 3, at the Bowman Bay picnic area on the Fidalgo Island side of Deception Pass State Park, 41020 State Route 20, Oak Harbor. The event celebrates the maritime heritage of the two participating Coast Salish

Breathe!” from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at Upper Skagit Library. 45770 Main St., Concrete. Free and open to the public. 360853-7939 or upperskagit.lib.wa.us.

COMMUNITY SWAP MEET: Samish Valley Grange will host a Community Swap Meet from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, June 17, at the grange, 4320 Highway 9, Sedro-Woolley.

MORE FUN COLT STARTING CHALLENGE: Come watch as five Natural Horsemanship Trainers compete to gentle, start, and ride five unbroken horses in a few hours.

This is a two-evening event at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 2 and 3, at Butler Hill Indoor Arena, 7478 Butler Hill Road, Burlington.

Admission is $15, $5 for kids ages 7 to 12 and free for those younger than 6.

MUSIC

EXPLORING SHAKESPEARE

Discover why Shakespeare is great, or not, at “What’s the Point?

Exploring Shakespeare with Betty Risser” at 6 p.m. Monday, June 5, at Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon. The group will watch portions of six films.

tribes. Proceeds from food sales at the Salish Sea Native American Cultural Celebration support the Samish and Swinomish canoe families’ participation in an intertribal canoe journey. The 2017 Canoe Journey will be hosted by the We Wai Kai and We Wai Kum Nations in British Columbia.

FREE MOVIE AND BARBECUE: Mount Vernon Elks and Mount Vernon City Library will host a free showing of “The Tale of Despereaux” at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 3, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 First St., Mount Vernon.

The movie will be followed by a free barbecue in Pine Square.

MERRYFEST: Attend MerryFest from 3 to 10 p.m. Friday, June

9; noon to 10 p.m.

Saturday, June 10; and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 11, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 4001 St. Mary Dr., Anacortes.

The event features the Cascade Amusements Carnival with rides for all ages, games and food. A beer garden will feature live music by Midlife Crisis and the Alimony Horns from 7 to 10 p.m. both Friday and Saturday. On Saturday, a salmon barbecue will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. Contact St. Mary Catholic Church at 2932101.

MYSTERY AUTHOR: Upper Skagit Library will host author and former Concrete School District administrator H.M. Bowker (Marie Phillips) for a reading and signing of her new mystery novel “I Can’t

”ROGUE ONE”: On Friday, June 16, following the Berry Dairy Days Fireworks Show, enjoy “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” on a 40-foot screen at Skagit River Park, 1100 South Skagit St., Burlington. Movie will start immediately after the fireworks, about 10 p.m.

The event is free. 360755-9649.

BEER TOUR: Take a free brewery tour at noon Saturday, June 17, at Chuckanut Brewery South Nut & Tap Room, 11937 Higgins Airport Way (Port of Skagit), Burlington.

This educational tour will feature information about brewing and Chuckanut Brewery’s European style lagers and ales. Valley Hand Pies food truck will be on site. info@chuckanutbrewery.com or 360-752-3377.

TOUCH A TRUCK: Children of all ages are invited to explore specialized vehicles that help build a better world from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 22, at Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave. The event will have vehicles ranging

from street sweepers to fire engines. Open to all ages. Free, library card not required.

FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS: For generations, Skagit children responded to the toll of the school bell — letting them know it was time to get to their desks. “For Whom the Bell Tolls” is a special exhibit highlighting those long-ago schools and the students who attended them at the Skagit County Historical Museum. The exhibit is open until Aug. 20 at 501 S. Fourth St. at the top of the hill in La Conner. Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, Families $10. For more information call 360466-3365 or visit skagitcounty.net/museum.

WASHINGTON REMEMBERS WORLD WAR: The featured exhibit “Washington Remembers World War II” will be on display at the Skagit County Historical Museum through June 25. The exhibit, on loan from Washington state’s Secretary of State’s office, is joined by “The Skagit Home Front,” which presents stories of Skagitonians who served. The museum is located at 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner. Admission: adults $5, seniors $4 and families $10.

360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

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GET INVOLVED PRESENTATIONS, LECTURES, TALKS FOREST HEALTH: Learn about western Washington tree mortality from 6-8 p.m.

Wednesday, June 7, at Camano Center, 141 NE Camano Drive. Experts from Washington State University and the Washington Department of Natural Resources will talk about why trees die, how and when trees can be saved, preventing problems before they start and more. RSVP appreciated: 206-263-1128.

DIAMONDS IN THE ETHER: Tuning into Northwest History: Using vintage audio, historic images and

At the Movies!

Mount Vernon High School Instrumental Music Dept.

June 1

Young Artists Finale Concert

Mount Baker-Fidalgo Youth Symphony June 3

Finale Concert

Mount Vernon High School Choirs June 5

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expert storytelling, radio historian and broadcaster Feliks Banel revisits the power of radio in the Evergreen State then and now, and looks ahead to the unpredictable future of local radio in our communities. Program is 3 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 8, at Mountain Glen Retirement Center, 1810 E. Division St., Mount Vernon. 360336-6209 and betsyc@ mountvernonwa.gov.

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

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

Contact Gabrielle Conatore at 360-920-19995 and mtvernoncsl@ outlook.com.

GREAT BOOKS READING GROUP MEETING: The Great Books Reading Group examines passages from important writings in history — currently reading passages from “Great Conversations, vol. 2,” published by the Great Books Foundation. The group meets at the Burlington Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., 6 to 8 p.m. the fourth Monday. All are welcome. Information: 360-941-1437 and shunji.asari@gmail.com.

ART OPEN STREETS, FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALKS: In the spirit of bringing the commu-

nity together, two local events, Open Streets and First Friday Artwalks, are joining forces to create a “Street Plaza” setting on Commercial Avenue between Fourth and Sixth streets June 2, July 7 and Sept.

1 in Anacortes. The downtown area will be closed to traffic from 6 to 9 p.m. to encourage participants to linger longer. Music will in the Commercial Avenue and Fifth Street intersection.

Restaurants will offer special sidewalk seating. anacortesart.com.

CALL FOR VENDORS: Samish Valley Grange is seeking vendors for three community swap meets from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, June 17, July 22 and Aug. 19, at the grange, 4320 Highway 9, Sedro-Woolley. The price is $25 for an outside spot, $30 for an indoor spot. If you sign up and pay for all three dates it is $60 for outside and $75 for inside. Contact Kim at 360-708-7434.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Anacortes Arts Commission is accepting applications for the 98821 Artist’s Studio Tour on Oct. 21 and 22.

Artists must live/have a studio in the 98221 zip code. Artists without a studio may be able to participate at the Depot Arts and Community Center. Applications due June 30. Information: anacortesartscommission.com.

ART CLASSES FREE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP: Join Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church and The Rev. Craig Goodwin

for a presentation and workshop that explores the intersections of Christian faith, experiences of God’s creation and the artistic pursuits that give expression to those encounters at Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church, 1511 E Broadway. Photography as a spiritual practice is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 9. Learning to pay attention is 9 to 11 a.m.

Saturday, June 10. Information and to register: mountvernonpres.org.

SUMMER ART & ADVENTURE CAMP: Enjoy art exploration each morning for two hours with instructor Deirdre Cozberek and afternoon field trips at Art-Rageous Adventures 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, June 26-29, at Burlington Parks & Rec Center. At the end of the week, parents are invited to the art show with creative food and drinks. Information and to register: 360-7559649.

AUDITIONS WHIDBEY PLAYHOUSE 2017/2018 SEASON: This season’s schedule for the Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd, Oak Harbor. n Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland, Jr.” (musical), directed by Stan Thomas, July 20-30.

Auditions: 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, June 3-4. n “Beehive,” the 60’s musical, co-Directed

by Allenda Jenkins and Eric George, Sept.

8- Oct. 1. Auditions: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, June 24, and 5-8 p.m.

Sunday, June 25, by appointment only.

n “Kill Me, Deadly” (noir comedy), co-directed by Christopher Scoggin and Kevin Wm. Meyer, Nov. 3-19. n “A Christmas Carol” at the Playhouse (musical). Directed by Stan Thomas, Dec. 1-17.

Information: 360679-2237 and whidbeyplayhouse.com.

DANCE BEGINNING LINE DANCING: Beginning line dancing is 7-8 p.m.

Tuesdays, at the Burlington Community Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave. Cost is $5 for drop-ins or $30 for a six lesson punch card. Information: recreation@ burlingtonwa.gov and 360-755-9649.

FOLK DANCING: Skagit-Anacortes Folk Dancers meet Tuesdays at the Bay View Civic Hall, 12615 C St., Mount Vernon.

Learn to folk dance to a variety of international music. Instruction begins at 7 p.m. followed by review and request dances until 9:30 p.m.

The first session is free, $3 thereafter. No partners needed. For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360766-6866.

SCOTTISH DANCING: Bellingham Scottish Country Dancers meet from 7-9:30 p.m.

Wednesdays at the Fairhaven Library auditorium (upstairs), 1117 12th St., Bellingham. Wear comfortable clothes and soft-soled shoes without heels. $8 per class. For information, call Mary Anderson at 360-933-1779 or visit bellinghamscd. org.

JOLLY TIME CLUB: Have fun and dance to live music 1-3:30 p.m.

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

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

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

SWING DANCE CLASSES: Swing dance classes are 7-8 p.m. every Monday in March at the Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave. No experience or partner needed. $40 per person for the series or $12 per person at the door. Information at anacortescenterforhappiness.org and 360-464-2229.

MUSIC CALLING ‘80S COVER BANDS: The Mount Vernon Downtown Association invites cover bands with an ‘80s set list to play for the third annual Harvest Moon Festival: Retro on the River on Aug. 26. The festival is a celebration of the bounty found in Skagit Valley and the local region. The event features live music, brews, ciders and local food. If interested in performing, send a link or recording to info@ mountvernondowntown.org or call 360336-3801.

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GET INVOLVED BARBERSHOP HARMONY: Attend a free, no-commitment rehearsal of the An-OChords. No experience necessary, no auditions required. Learn by rote, you don’t have to read music. All ages welcome. Drop in any Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Northwest Educational Service Building, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes.

Rides available. Bob Lundquist, 360-9415733 or svenbob@ cheerful.com.

TIME FOR FIDDLERS: The Washington Old Time Fiddlers play acoustic old time music at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Fridays of each month at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland.

St. Free; donations

accepted. Information: 630-1156.

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

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

360-223-3230.

SINGERS WANTED: Join the women of Harmony Northwest Chorus from 6:309 p.m. every Monday at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave. Seeking women who like to sing a cappella music. All skill levels welcome.

ANACORTES OPEN MIC: 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, at the Brown

Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-293-2544.

OPEN MIC: Jam Night: 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Thursdays, at the Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

BRING YOUR OWN GUITAR: Bring your guitar and learn a wide variety of new songs with a fun and supportive guitar loving group of people. They meet 6:30-8 p.m. first and third Wednesdays at at North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Boulevard, Burlington.

Information at 360707-2683 and jauman@northcovecoffee. com.

BRING YOUR OWN

c t i r s u A M g n i n i D Summer ArtwAlk in Old Town Anacortes Fri. June 2nd • 6-9pm Celebrate in a Street Plaza Setting with 25 Merchants, Live Music and Sidewalk Cafe Dining

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UKULELE FOR BEGINNERS: Bring your ukulele and learn a wide variety of new songs with a fun and supportive uke loving group of people.

They meet 6-6:30 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays at North Cove Coffee, 1130 S. Burlington Boulevard, Burlington. Information at 360-707-2683 and jauman@northcovecoffee.com.

RECREATION FRIENDS OF THE FOREST HIKES: Join the Friends of the Forest for scenic hikes in the forest lands around Anacortes. Dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes. No pets.

Free. For information, call 360-293-3725 or

visit friendsoftheacfl. org. Next up: n An all-ages hike to Little Cranberry Lake with Friends of the Forest is 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, June 3. Meet at the Little Cranberry Lake parking lot. Take Georgia Avenue south off Oakes Avenue to Little Cranberry Road and follow the gravel to parking lot. n A senior/adult hike to Heart Lake’s old growth with Friends of the Forest is 10 a.m.noon Friday, June 9.

Meet at the base of Mount Erie on Ray Auld Drive. n A fast-paced fitness hike with Friends of the Forest is 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 17. This 7-mile grand tour of the Whistle Lake Forest Lands led by Jean

Andrich is for people who want to move fast through the forest.

Bring water and meet at the Heart Lake parking lot.

ALL-COMERS TRACK MEETS: All-comers track meets for youths and adults, ages 1 to 70 plus, are Wednesday evenings, June 7, 14, 21 and 28, at the Burlington-Edison High School Kirkby Field, 301 N. Burlington Blvd.

Registration begins at 5 p.m., field events start at 5:30 p.m. and running events begin at 6 p.m. Cost is $5 a meet or $25 for a season pass, which includes fast pass check in and a 2017 All-Comers T-shirt.

Information: 360-7559649 and burlingtonwa. gov/recreation.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area June 1-11 Thursday.1 THEATER ”Fatal Attraction” dress rehearsal: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. Free. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

IMPROV The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly: 8 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $8. theupfront.com/ shows/gbu.

Friday.2 THEATER ”Fatal Attraction”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Saturday.3 MUSIC Mount Baker-Fidalgo Youth Symphony Young Artists’ Finale Concert: 1 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $15. 360416-7727 Ext. 2 or mcintyrehall.org.

Bayshore Symphony Spring Concert: 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 415 S 18th St., Mount Vernon. $15 suggested donation. Free for children 12 and under. 360-724-7300 or bayshoremusicproject.com.

THEATER ”Fatal Attraction”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Thursday.8 IMPROV The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly: 8 p.m., The Upfront Theatre, 1208 Bay St., Bellingham. $8. theupfront.com/ shows/gbu.

THEATER ”Fatal Attraction”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Friday.9 MUSIC John Van Deusen solo album

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”FATAL ATTRACTION” ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com. Check individual listings for days and times. Pictured: Dawn Meade, flanked by Charlie McCarthy (left) and Nello Bottari, appear in “Fatal Attraction.”

release: 7 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S 1st St., Mount Vernon. Advanced tickets $15. Day of show tickets $17. lincolntheatre.org.

THEATER ”Fatal Attraction”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Saturday.10 MUSIC Starry Night Chamber Orchestra: 3 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $20, $10 children and students. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

THEATER ”Fatal Attraction”: 7:30 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

Sunday.11 MUSIC Katie McNally Trio: 7 p.m., Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. $20-$25, 20 percent discount for Celtic Arts Foundation Members. 360-416-4934 or lindsay@celticarts.org.

Stanwood-Camano Chorale: “Feelin’ Groovy, Songs From the Six-

ties,” 3 p.m., Stanwood United Methodist Church, 27128 102nd Drive NW. Free-will offering.

THEATER ”Fatal Attraction”: 2 p.m., ACT Theatre, 918 M Ave., Anacortes. $20.

360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues June 1-7 Thursday.1

9 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-293-2544 or brownlantern.com.

Trish & Hans with John Anderson on sax: 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Sunday.4

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

Karen Lovely: 7:30 p.m., H2O. 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956 or anacortesH2O.com.

Tightwad Thursday jam/open mic: 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood.

Free. 425-230-3318 or locobillys.com.

Friday.2

Tower of Power: 8 p.m., Pacific Showroom, Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. $48-58. theskagit.com/entertainment or 877-2752448.

FRIDAY.2

BABY CAKES 8 p.m., H2O. 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956 or anacortesH2O.com.

8 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave. Free.

360-588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

The Sardines: 8:30 p.m to midnight, Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

Jodi Taylor Band: 8 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Bow. Free. 360766-6330.

Shoot Jake with Brett “Bad Blood” Benton: 7:30pm.

Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $8. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Funk Factory: 9 p.m., Winners Lounge at the Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. theskagit. com/entertainment or 877-275-2448.

Blake Angelos: 6-9 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Country Jim: 6 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon.

Members and signed-in guests only. 360-8488882.

Baby Cakes: 8 p.m., H2O. 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956 or anacortesH2O.com.

Old Town Tonic:

The Skablins: 10 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-293-2544 or brownlantern.com.

Saturday.3

Tower of Power: 8 p.m., Pacific Showroom, Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. $48-58. theskagit.com/entertainment or 877-2752448.

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

The Sardines: 8:30 p.m to midnight, Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-422-6411.

Mojo Cannon and the 13th St. Horns: 8 p.m. Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $12. 360-4453000 or conwaymuse. com.

Blake Angelos: 6-9 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether

Way, Bellingham. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Gin Gypsy: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Bow. Free.

360-766-6330.

ham. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Monday.5

Swingnuts: 11 a.m.3 p.m., Angel of the Winds, 3438 Stoluckquamish Lane, Arlington. 360-4747321 or swingnutsjazz. com.

Wednesday.7

International Blues Challenge Semi Final: 12:30 p.m., H2O. 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-755-3956 or anacortesH2O.com.

Wayne Hayton: 5 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. Free. 360392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com/entertainment-2.

Mike Bucy: 1-4 p.m., Gilkey Square, Morris Avenue and First Street, La Conner. Free. lovelaconner.com/featured/ la-conner-live-2017concert-series.

TimE3Jazz: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave. Free.

360-588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

Trish & Hans with John Anderson on sax: 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Belling-

Tom Savage: 9 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360293-2544 or brownlantern.com.

The Lowdown Drifters & Guns of Nevada: 9 p.m., Loco Billy’s Wild Moon Saloon, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood.

Free. 425-230-3318 or locobillys.com.

Funk Factory: 9 p.m., Winners Lounge at the Skagit Casino Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. theskagit. com/entertainment or 877-275-2448.

C.C. Adams Band featuring Mary Ellen Lykins: 3 p.m., Blast from the Past Sedro-Woolley. sedro-woolley.com.

Ebb, Slack & Flood:

SATURDAY.3

GIN GYPSY 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon, 5754 Cains Court, Bow. Free. 360766-6330.

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HOT TICKETS ELVIS COSTELLO: Today, June 1, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

TOWER OF POWER: June 2-3, Skagit Valley Casino, Pacific Showroom, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

JOHN LEGEND: June 3-4, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

KASCADE: June 6, Paramount Theatre, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

JOE LOVANO CLASSIC QUARTET: June 6-7, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK: with Boyz II Men and Paula Abdul: June 7, KeyArena, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation. com.

DEF LEPPARD: with Poison and Tesla, June 9, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

FUTURE: June 10, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

THE MOODY BLUES: June 10-11, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

MORBID ANGEL, SUFFOCATION, REVOCATION: June 12, Studio Seven, Seattle. 206-2861312 or studioseven.us.

VANS WARPED TOUR: June 16, CenturyLink Field, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

KIDZ BOP KIDS: June 17, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

TOOL: June 17, Gorge Amphitheatre, George.

360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

MATCHBOX TWENTY, COUNTING CROWS: July 18, White River Amphi-

theatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

STYX, REO SPEEDWAGON: June 21, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

PONCHO SANCHEZ: June 22-25, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

SANTANA: June 23-24, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

PAIN IN THE GRASS: Korn, Stone Sour, Babymetal and more, June 24, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

SAMMY HAGAR AND THE CIRCLE: June 29, Tulalip Casino, Tulalip.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

BRAD PAISLEY: June 30, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

QUEEN: with Adam Lambert, July 1, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

CHRIS ISAAC: July 1, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

BRIT FLOYD: July 1, Paramount Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

ED SHEERAN: July 2, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

DEFTONES, RISE AGAINST: July 3, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

G-DRAGON: July 11, KeyArena, Seattle. 800745-3000 or livenation. com.

LOGIC: July 13, ShoWare Center, Kent.

866-973-9613 or livenation.com.

BLONDIE, GARBAGE: July 13, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

BRAD PAISLEY June 30, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-825-6200 or livenation.com.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

TRAIN: July 15, The Gorge Amphitheatre, George. livenation.com.

LYLE LOVETT: July 15, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

J. COLE: July 17, KeyArena, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

LINDSAY BUCKINGHAM AND CHRISTINE MCVIE: July 19, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

GLADYS KNIGHT, THE O’JAYS: July 20, Tulalip Casino, Tulalip. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

JOHN MAYER: July 21, The Gorge Amphitheatre, George. livenation.com.

JACK JOHNSON: July 22, The Gorge Amphitheatre, George. livenation. com.

NATALIE MERCHANT: July 22, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

2CELLOS: July 23, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

DAN TDM: July 23, Paramount Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

BRUNO MARS: July 24, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

NEIL DIAMOND: July 26, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

WATERSHED: Featuring Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker, Chris Stapleton and more July 28-30, The Gorge Amphitheatre, George. watershedfest.org.

HERB ALPERT AND LANI HALL, DAVID SANBORN, MARC ANTOINE, KANDACE SPRINGS: July 29, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

BUDDY GUY, CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE, JOHN MAYALL, COLIN JAMES: July 30, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

DAVE GRUISIN, LEE RITENOUR: Aug 1-6, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

KENDRICK LAMAR: Aug. 1, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

GREEN DAY: Aug. 1, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

ALLEN STONE: Aug.

4, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

PRETTY LIGHTS: Aug 4-5, The Gorge, George.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

LADY GAGA: Aug. 5, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

KENNY ROGERS: Aug. 5, Tulalip Casino, Tulalip.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

STEVE MILLER BAND, PETER FRAMPTON: Aug. 5, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

MEEK MILL AND YO GOTTI: Aug. 8, WAMU Theater, Seattle. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

METALLICA: Aug. 9, CenturyLink Field, Seattle, 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

MICHAEL MCDONALD, BOZ SCAGGS: Aug. 10, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

KEIKO MATSUI: Aug. 10-13, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

YOUNG THE GIANT: Aug. 11, WAMU Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

BRYAN FERRY: Aug. 11, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, BEHEMOTH: Aug. 12, WaMu Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

PRIMUS, CLUTCH: Aug. 15, Marymoor Park, Redmond. axs. com/events/333786/ primus-tickets?skin=marymoor.

BAILEY BRYAN: Aug. 15, Tractor Tavern, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

MARK O’CONNOR: Aug. 17-20, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-

441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

INCUBUS: Aug. 19, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

ZAC BROWN BAND: Aug. 19, The Gorge Amphitheatre, George. livenation.com.

TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS: Aug. 19, Safeco Field, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

ONEREPUBLIC: Aug. 22, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn. 360-8256200 or livenation.com.

ZZ TOP, DOOBIE BROTHERS: Aug. 25, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

KINGS OF LEON: Aug. 26, The Gorge, George.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

FUEL, EVE 6, THE MARCY PLAYGROUND: Aug. 26, Comcast Arena, Everett. 866-332-8499 or www.xfinityarenaeverett. com.

CHICAGO: Aug. 26-27, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS: Aug. 26, Tulalip Casino, Tulalip. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

GIPSY KINGS: Sept.

1, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

GUNS N’ ROSES, ROYAL BLOOD: Sept. 3, The Gorge, George. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

AUSTRALIAN PINK FLOYD SHOW: Sept. 4, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or livenation.com.

STEVE WINWOOD: Sept. 8, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

— For complete listings, visit goskagit.com and click on “Entertainment”

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Gregg Allman blazed trails as frontman of Allman Brothers Band

By RANDALL ROBERTS Los Angeles Times

Call it the big bang of Southern rock: the convergence of forces that led brothers Duane and Gregg Allman to convene in Jacksonville, Fla., on March 26, 1969, for a jam session that would beget the Allman Brothers Band.

Even further, call it a defining moment of the jam band era, because what happened that day helped set the foundation for a uniquely American, and enduring, musical movement.

Gregg Allman, who died Saturday at age 69, served as a primary voice and face of that movement, and he helped carry the Allmans’ music to the masses through songs including the epic “Whipping Post,” “Midnight Rider” and “Melissa.” He became a gossip-column staple through his relationship with Cher, wrestled with various addictions and lived much of his life on the road playing music.

On that Wednesday in 1969, though, Gregg was hardly a hot property, and he arrived at drummer Butch Trucks’ house to face the skepticism. Gregg had been

AP

In this Saturday, Sept. 17, 2005 file photo, Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band performs at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, as part of their Antigone Rising Tour. On Saturday, May 27, a publicist said the musician has died.

living in Los Angeles, frustrated and signed to a fruitless deal with Liberty Records. His older brother Duane, who would die in a motorcycle crash in 1971, had his own label issues, and retreated to the Allmans’ hometown to start anew with his own band.

“It was real tense in there. You could have cut it with a knife,” Gregg wrote of that first rehearsal in his 2012 autobiography (with Alan Light), “My Cross to Bear.”

“Thank God they had a real good sound system set up, so when I started singing, they could hear me, and everything came together at that moment.”

What converged

mixed rock, blues, country and jazz. It was twangy but not folky like the Grateful Dead.

The Allmans’ music was tightly wound and urgent where the Dead’s was laid back, with extended solo and improvised moments that reveled in structural freedom.

How much freedom?

The Allmans’ Fillmore East version of “Whipping Post” earned heavy rotation on FM radio — despite it being longer than 22 minutes.

Through it all, Allman’s cigarette-strained voice, raspy and soulful, delivered originals and blues standards, a stew of influences transforming songs such as Blind Willie McTell’s “Statesboro Blues” and T-Bone

Walker’s “Stormy Monday” into rollicking rockers featuring the dueling guitar action of Duane Allman and Dickey Betts. The double-drumming of Trucks and Jai Johanny Johanson added rhythmic heft.

Gregg played organ and sang, uniting the competing textures under the guidance of spare keyboard chords, wicked solos and his husky voice.

Hailed as classics now, the band’s first few albums — with Gregg responsible for most of the songwriting — pleased the critics but barely made a dent on the charts. Although the band was incendiary live, its studio albums didn’t pack as much punch.

Those who want punch, though, should

blast the group’s breakout album, “At Fillmore East.” Recorded across a number of nights at the New York outpost of Bill Graham’s club, the four sides of the double album featured a mere seven songs.

Within those few songs, however, were mountainous improvised moments made possible by a well-practiced band that had been touring for nearly two years straight.

To say they jammed is an understatement.

Songs such as “You Don’t Love Me” and “Hot ‘Lanta” seemed to spring from the gate at full sprint and carried momentum without any noodling and little self-indulgence.

As a lyricist, Allman was hardly a genius and

may have relied too much on blues tropes about being short on money and time, about hard love and messy rejection. In “Whipping Post,” which he wrote, the singer bemoans losing a lover who “took all my money, wrecks my new car/ Now she’s with one of my good time buddies/ They’re drinkin’ in some cross-town bar.”

Despite the whipping post’s symbolism in the antebellum South, the song makes no reference to its use as a tool of slavery. A sin of omission, perhaps, but by its very nature the mostly white Southern rock movement could be a minefield, with some acts and their fans celebrating regional heritage by embracing the Confederate flag.

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TRAVEL

Philadelphia’s music legacy is vast but hard to find

By KRISTEN DE GROOT Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Detroit has the Motown Museum. Mississippi has a blues trail. Memphis has Graceland, Sun Studio and the Stax Museum of American Soul.

But in Philadelphia — birthplace of the lush acoustic style known as The Sound of Philadelphia and the hometown of “American Bandstand” and Chubby Checker’s “Twist” — there’s no major place of pilgrimage for music fans.

“Tourists come here expecting and hoping to experience our music legacy, and we leave them wanting,” said Patty Wilson Aden, president of The African American Museum.

A DIVERSE MUSICAL LEGACY Philadelphia doesn’t ignore music history entirely. A Walk of Fame, murals and historical markers honor musicians and the music industry. Opera stars Mario Lanza and Marian Anderson have mini-museums.

But there’s been no effort to paint a larger picture of a vibrant musical landscape that has included Patti LaBelle, Bobby Rydell, Fabian, Hall & Oates, Boyz II Men, the Dead Milkmen, Jill Scott and The Roots and John Coltrane.

“It does hurt a little bit that we don’t have (a museum) when we are one of the strongest cities musically,” said

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This May 8 photo shows the former home, third from left, of jazz musician John Coltrane in Philadelphia. Philadelphia has a rich musical legacy.

Nate Morris, a founding member of Boyz II Men. Part of the problem, says Temple University history professor Bryant Simon, “is the diversity of the sounds. They don’t lend themselves to coherence like Nashville or Motown. Which story would you tell?”

Philadelphia was one of three finalists for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but lost out to Cleveland. Music promoter Larry Magid, who brought the Live Aid concert to Philly in 1985 and booked shows at the storied Electric Factory venue, was involved in the failed effort to locate the Rock Hall here. Over the years he’s tried to rekindle the idea of a Philly music museum but funding has proven elusive.

“It’s not about a piano or a gold record or a piece of clothing,” he said. “It’s asking why did all these talented people come out of Philadelphia? How did

it work?”

VANISHING LEGACY Many touchstones in the city’s musical landscape have been torn down, burned down or turned into apartments and businesses. Others are in distant or rough parts of the city that see little tourism or business.

Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff ’s Philadelphia International Records, home of musicians like Teddy Pendergrass, Lou Rawls and the O’Jays, offered tours and a small gift shop before an arsonist nearly burned the place down in 2010.

Before they bought the building in 1970, it was home to Cameo Parkway Records, where Chubby Checker recorded the “The Twist” and Dee Dee Sharp recorded “Mashed Potato Time.”

A hotel and residence is now planned for that site. But the vision of a museum honoring The Sound of Philadelphia

— which Gamble, Huff and Thom Bell created — is still alive, according to Chuck Gamble, Kenny Gamble’s nephew. Most of the studio’s memorabilia was saved from the fire and could be displayed.

“Philadelphia needs the same kind of attention that Memphis gets and Detroit gets,” he said.

He’s working with the R & B Hall of Fame — a virtual hall of fame that has inducted over 100 artists — to bring the hall’s annual induction ceremony to Philadelphia in 2018. The hope is to build interest and perhaps establish a joint museum one day, he said.

The Uptown Theater is one of Philly’s last remaining historic theaters, part of the “Chitlin Circuit” that featured black performers over much of the 20th century.

“Everybody who was anybody played at the Uptown,” said Simon, whose courses at Temple included one about the Uptown. “Ray Charles, James Brown, Miles Davis, famous black comedians, all the Motown acts, all the Atlantic (Records) acts, all the Philly International acts.”

Linda Richardson has spent 25 years saving the Art Deco theater and bringing it back to life, along with the surrounding community near Temple. She’d like to raise money to renovate it and find “an impresario” to run the entertainment side.

“We used to have tour buses come past and

stop but it didn’t give them a flavor and wasn’t bringing any revenue,” she said.

MUSIC TOURISM SUCCESSES Music tourism has taken off in cities like Detroit and Memphis and even in the Mississippi Delta, birthplace of the blues.

At the Motown Museum — located in the house of the label’s founder, Berry Gordy — visitors glimpse the sofa where Marvin Gaye napped and the candy machine Stevie Wonder memorized the buttons for. They even learn the steps to “My Girl” in the studio where The Temptations recorded it. Motown Museum CEO Robin Terry says some 75,000 people visit annually.

In Memphis, Elvis Presley’s mansion, Graceland, became a tourist magnet after opening to the public in 1982. That spurred revitalization of a stretch of clubs and restaurants on Beale Street.

Two historic recording studios, Sun and Stax, also opened for tours.

Today Memphis is a major destination for music fans from around the world.

“Philadelphia is such a great city with a strong musical legacy similar to Detroit, New Orleans, Liverpool and Memphis,” said Regena Bearden, chief marketing officer of the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau. “All are still influencing artists today.”

Local travel briefs RECREATION WITHOUT BORDERS: The organization offers recreational trips, tours and adventures throughout the Northwest and British Columbia. 360766-7109 or recreationwithoutborders.com. n Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts and Granville Island: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday, June 7. Head to Granville Island for a day of gourmet eating, shopping and area exploration. Proof of citizenship (valid passport, enhanced driver’s license or NEXUS card) is required to cross the border. For ages 12 and older (under 18 with adult supervision). $81.

Registration deadline is May 31: 360-336-6215 or mountvernonwa.gov.

ESCORTED TOURS: The Whatcom County Tour Program offers a variety of day trips and longer tours. For information or to register: 360-733-4030, ext. 1015, or wccoa.org/ index.php/Tours. n Best of New York City: June 16-20. $2,699 per double occupancy, $2,999 single. n Blake Island Cruise & Tillicum Village: June 21. $161. n Haida Gwaii: June 19-25. $3,599 per double occupancy, $4,139 single. n Magical Bowen Island: June 27. $114. n Rhine & Mosel River Cruise: Sept. 21-Oct. 1. $4,549 per double occupancy outside cabin, $4,949 per double occupancy vista balcony, or $5,249 per double occupancy exterior balcony. n Celebrity Hawaiian Cruise: Sept. 22-Oct. 2. $2,699 per double occupancy inside cabin, $3,099 per double occupancy of ocean-view cabin, or $3,599 per double occupancy balcony cabin.

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GAL GADOT IS A WONDER IN ‘WONDER WOMAN’

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

It’s taken 76 years for the comic book character Wonder Woman to lasso her way onto the big screen in her very own standalone film, and it’s not a moment too soon.

“Wonder Woman” arrives in theaters under an intense amount of scrutiny. The first female-starring superhero film directed by a woman, Patty Jenkins, carries the burden of representing half the population, and her success could determine the fates of other female superhero films. Not only that, but after a string of superhero blockbusters that have been battered by critics, the DC Comics cinematic universe needs an acclaimed hit. So it’s a pleasure to report that “Wonder Woman” more than delivers on its promise. It is simply awesome.

The keys to its success lie in the two wonder women at the heart of the film, director Jenkins and star Gal Gadot. With her scene-stealing appearance in last year’s “Batman vs.

Superman,” it was clear Gadot could ably fulfill the duties of the hero: smart, sassy, strong, and in need of no man’s aid. She remains just as headstrong and physically formidable, but in “Wonder Woman,” we get to know Diana better, and she’s one of the most charming and lovable superheroes to come around in a long, long time.

Jenkins and writer Allan

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This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Gal Gadot in a scene from “Wonder Woman.”

Heinberg have sacked the dark and dour tone that began with the Christopher Nolan “Batman” trilogy, and has persisted through Zack Snyder’s Superman and Batman films. “Wonder Woman” engages with the heavy topics of war and the dark nature of mankind, with a story set during World War I, but the film is often lighthearted and funny, especially regarding Diana’s limited understanding of the modern world. Gadot plays off Chris Pine, who plays British intelligence spy Steve Trevor, beautifully. The two have a winning chemistry together, bringing a sense of ease and humor to their dramatic performances.

“Wonder Woman” isn’t perfect — there are a few wonky moments, especially some cartoonish early scenes of Diana growing up on the island of The-

myscira, among the Amazon warrior women. The film doesn’t quite hit its groove until Gadot shows up. A final battle sequence falls victim to the dreaded CGI sludge, but Jenkins maintains a steady hand on the story and character, so that each emotional journey remains engaging throughout all the digital fire and brimstone.

The action sequences starring Gadot and the other Amazons are absolute stunners. Robin Wright turns in a memorably athletic performance as Antiope, and Jenkins shoots the powerful, breathtaking stunts with clarity and vigor, effectively using slow-motion and speed ramping techniques to create a breathtaking ballet of strength and grace. Witnessing such feminine power is mind-boggling and awe-inspiring, but wistful,

too. It’s a shame that such instances are so rare to be exceptional.

“Wonder Woman” proves that Diana Prince, that wonder of a woman, is exactly the kind of superhero we need now, one we have been thirsting for. Unburdened by dark backstory and moral ambiguity, she’s optimistic, determined and driven to action by her stalwart belief that one should always fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. During times of fear, darkness and pain, the shining beacon that is Wonder Woman reminds us to fight for truth, love unabashedly and protect even those who might not deserve it. Thank goodness we have her.

— 2:21. Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, and some suggestive content. HHH1/2 (out of four stars).

Compiled from news services. Ratings are 1 to 4 stars.

“Black Butterfly” — I was all set to tell you about this nifty little Antonio Banderas chiller with a “Misery” vibe and a delicious twist I didn’t see coming. Alas, “Black Butterfly” didn’t have the good grace to exit on the right note. Thriller, R, 93 minutes. HH “War Machine” — This pitch-black wartime comedy in the tradition of “Dr. Strangelove” is a thinly disguised dramatization of the American war effort in Afghanistan as spearheaded by Gen. Stanley McChrystal. While over the top, Brad Pitt’s broadly comic performance as the fictional Gen. McMahon is a brazenly effective piece of work, well-suited to the material. Satire, not rated, 122 minutes. HHH½ “Baywatch” — When you make films from junk TV, more often than not you’re going to wind up with a junk movie. That’s the case for “Baywatch,” a sequence of plot developments even more over the top and ludicrous than the ding-dong-dumb storylines from the cheesy 1990s series. With Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron. Comedy, R, 119 minutes. H½ “The Wizard of Lies” — Robert De Niro never phones it in playing the Ponzi scheme operator who defrauded thousands. The movie is overlong and repetitive in some stretches, but thanks to De Niro’s fine work, Barry Levinson’s steady direction and the rich source material, this is a strong and engrossing piece of filmmaking. Biography, not rated, 133 minutes. HHH “Paris Can Wait” — In this light and frilly road-trip fantasy, a married, middle-aged woman (Diane Lane) hops into a car with her husband’s business partner and embarks on a journey through the French countryside marked by indulgent detours. The only missing ingredients are truly likable lead characters and something approaching an involving storyline. Comedy drama, PG, 92 minutes. HH “Everything, Everything” — This story of a teen boy falling for a girl trapped inside because of an autoimmune disease is spun in such a way we’re constantly thinking, “OK, wait a minute.” The characters are thinly drawn, and their reactions are out of tune with what we would expect from actual human beings. Romantic drama, PG-13, 96 minutes. H “Alien: Covenant” — At its core, this thriller about an emergency on a colonizing spaceship is a glorified monster movie, with some great “gotcha!” scare moments.

After the original “Alien” and sequel “Aliens,” it’s the third best “Alien” movie. Sci-fi horror, R, 123 minutes. HHH “The Lovers” — Tracy Letts steps into a lead role in a dark, emotionally bruising and brutally insightful work about a marriage gone stagnant — and he is spectacularly good. Both Letts’ Michael and his wife, Mary (Debra Winger), are having affairs, until something unexpected transpires between them, throwing their lives into yet another level of chaos. Comedy, R, 94 minutes. HHH½ “Snatched” — When Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer are playing verbal tennis as mother and daughter, trading passive-aggressive criticism along with genuinely affectionate observations, it’s an absolute delight to witness. When they’re slogging through the jungle later, we find ourselves wishing they had a stronger script.

Comedy, R, 91 minutes. HH

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MOVIES “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” — Even if you haven’t seen any of the previous entries in this initially entertaining but sometimes overblown Disney franchise, “Dead Men” works well enough as a stand-alone, swashbuckling comedic spectacle, thanks to the terrific performances, some ingenious practical effects and impressive CGI. Johnny Depp, Javiar Bardem and Geoffrey Rush ham it up. Comedy action, PG-13, 129 minutes. HHH “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” — Director Guy Ritchie spins the King Arthur legend as a superhero origins story, with our man (Charlie Hunnam) resisting the calling for as long as possible and then finally accepting his destiny to unseat the ruthless King Vortigern (Jude Law).

In its finest moments, “King Arthur” is clever

and exhilarating, but at its low points, it plays like a cheesy B-movie. Action adventure, PG-13, 126 minutes. HHH “The Wall” — A wounded U.S. soldier (Aaron Taylor-Young in a strong performance) communicates by radio with the Iraqi sniper threatening him in a psychological stalker-and-prey thriller.

The longer we go without seeing the tormenter, the more terrifying he becomes. War thriller, R, 81 minutes. HHH “Chuck” — Liev Schreiber is outstanding as the hulking, rough-edged, amiable and charismatic Chuck Wepner, a journeyman heavyweight who was plucked out of semi-obscurity to fight the great Muhammad Ali — only to shock the world by knocking Ali down and inspiring Sylvester Stallone to pen the screenplay for

“Rocky.” Sports biography, R, 101 minutes. HHH½ “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” — Like many a sequel to a slam-bang, much-liked mega-hit, the second adventure of the universe-saviors isn’t quite as much fun, not quite as clever, not quite as fresh as the original, but it still packs a bright and shiny and sweet punch. Superhero adventure, PG-13, 136 minutes. HHH “The Dinner” — Richard Gere, Rebecca Hall, Steve Coogan and Laura Linney play two couples getting together at an upscale restaurant to talk about their 16-year-old sons and the terrible thing they’ve done. It’s a welcome thing to experience the fireworks between three-dimensional, deeply flawed characters grappling with major issues in a civilized setting. Drama, R, 120 minutes. HHH

At area theaters ANACORTES CINEMAS June 2-8 Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (PG): Friday-Saturday: 1:10, 4:00, 6:55, 9:05; Sunday-Tuesday: 1:10, 4:00, 6:55; WednesdayThursday: 1:10, 4:00 Wonder Woman (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:00, 3:55, 6:30, 9:30; Sunday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:55, 6:30 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:05, 3:40, 6:35, 9:25; Sunday-Thursday: 1:05, 3:40, 6:35 The Godfather (1972), (NR): Wednesday 7:00 The Mummy (PG-13): Thursday: 7:00 360-293-7000 OAK HARBOR CINEMAS June 2-8 Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (PG): Friday-Saturday: 1:10, 4:05, 6:50, 9:00; Sunday-Tuesday: 1:10, 4:05, 6:50; Wednesday: 1:10, 4:05; Thursday: 1:10, 4:05, 6:50 Wonder Woman (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:05, 3:50, 6:30, 9:30; Sunday-Thursday: 1:05, 3:50, 6:30 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:00, 3:35, 6:40, 9:35; Sunday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:35, 6:40 The Godfather (1972), (NR): Wednesday 7:00 360-279-2226 CONCRETE THEATRE June 2-4 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (PG-13): Friday: 7:30; Saturday: 4:00; Sunday: 5:00 360-941-0403

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Humor in ‘Captain Underpants’ very elementary

By RICK BENTLEY Tribune News Service

“Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie” is childish and silly. Of course, anyone of the animated feature film’s target audience who has read one of the 70 million books sold around the world featuring the rotund hero and the elementary students who created him know that already.

The important thing is that while the production never reaches for intellectual grandeur, it is on a very basic level one of the funniest movies of the year. If you still giggle when someone mentions the seventh planet from the son is Uranus, then get ready to blow some laugh snot bubbles. If that planetary joke comes across as crass, then either skip the movie or lighten up a little.

The film follows relatively closely to the series of books written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey. Director David Soren opts to use a little higher quality computer-generated style of animation, but while it gives the characters more substance, the essence of the characters and stories remain true to the source.

The fruit of the lunacy starts with George and Harold (voiced with great childish glee by Kevin Hart and Thomas Middleditch), two elementary school buddies who spend more time pulling pranks than studying. It’s as if the pair are kindred spirits to Bart Simpson.

The big difference is that the two best buds are also the masterminds behind a series of comics featur-

DREAMWORKS ANIMATION

Left to Right: Harold (voiced by Thomas Middleditch) and George (voiced by Kevin Hart) crack up at the sight Captain Underpants (voiced by Ed Helms) in DreamWorks Animation’s “Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie.”

ing Captain Underpants, a hero who fights evil dressed in only his tighty whities.

All of their hijinks and the time spent on creating the comic books have attracted the wrath of the school’s principal, Mr. Krupp (Ed Helms).

His plan is to split the friends by putting them in different classes, but before he can make the move, George and Harold hypnotize Mr. Krupp into believing he’s Captain Underpants. This proves helpful when the school gets a mad scientist, Professor Poopypants (Nick Kroll), as the new science teacher. It’s only Poopypants’ day job as he has a diabolical scheme to end all laughter that will start with the students at the Jerome Horwitz Elementary School.

Casting Hart was a superb move as he always brings an energy to his acting roles that is on the same level as a third grader eating a bag of sugar for dinner.

Middleditch, Helms and Kroll also turn in solid work but the sparkplug of this production is Hart.

Nicholas Stoller’s screenplay (he wrote the script for the funny “Storks”) never gets

more complicated than good vs. evil. That’s in step with the books and keeps the movie from falling into a plot funk such as was the case with “The Boss Baby.” A simple story leaves more time for silly jokes and light-hearted humor.

Face it. You can’t have a story with a character named Poppypants and bog it down with intricate plot twists and layered stories.

Soren manages to keep the movie’s tempo high while still dealing with all of the origin information necessary for those who don’t have multiple “Captain Underpants” books on their Kindle.

The film starts with a bang and ends with a boom with little time to breathe in between.

And it has the kind of infectious fun that should prompt fans of the books to want to read more and spark those who have not read any tales to take a look. Any film that can be this much fun and act as a trigger for reading is a double winner.

The film’s lone weakness is that it’s extremely male-dominated with only a few female characters such as the lunch lady. But this is not that different from the books.

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