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A SKAGIT SYMPHONY

‘MASTERPIECE’

Skagit Valley Herald Thursday March 15, 2018

TUNING UP PAGE 9 At the Muse: Birch Pereira and the Gin Joints ON STAGE PAGE 8 Mount Vernon High School stages “Henry the 4th, Part One”

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK

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

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“I, TONYA”: This tale of infamous ice skater Tonya Harding — from her first days on the ice to the aftermath of what is known as “the incident” — is a well-written, cleverly directed and fun look at a headline-making story that has been told before. The film is a weird hybrid of fact, fiction and documentary.

The main reasons to check out the DVD are the performances by Margot Robbie (pictured) as Harding and Allison Janney (“Mom”) as her mother. Robbie’s skill comes through on and off the ice as she gets across the blue collar elements of Harding that worked against her in competitions.

But it is Janney who steals the movie.

If Harding’s mother was one-millionth as cruel and brutal as Janney plays her, it’s a wonder Harding didn’t go around breaking kneecaps all the time. Her work alone makes this a wickedly fun film to watch.

“JUSTICE LEAGUE”: The two best things

going for “Justice League” is a running time of 119 minutes (including secret scenes) and that it came out in the wake of so many recent stumbles with DC Comics movies.

Buried under a stack of problems is a core of a good idea that could be used should the franchise continue. That core comes from a few of the members of the hero team and not from the tease after the closing credits that if used has the potential to make a “Justice League” sequel a flop.

“THE DISASTER ARTIST”: Depending on how much background you have with the 2003 feature film “The Room” (not to be confused with the 2015 Brie Larson film) will make the difference in watching “The Disaster Artist” of thinking James Franco is brilliant or he’s completely lost his acting mind. Those seeing it with no

Upcoming DVD releases MARCH 20

n Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle n Pitch Perfect 3 n Downsizing n Archer: Season 8 n Small Town Crime

MARCH 27

n Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi n Last Men in Aleppo n Acts Of Violence n The Americans Season 5 n The Last Movie Star

— Tribune News Service

knowledge of the original production will find “The Disaster Artist” to be a quirky look at the movie business. Anyone who has seen “The Room” — or at least looked at clips from the film on YouTube — will see this as an incredible peek at what happens when those with no business making movies produce a film.

“THE SHAPE OF WATER”: An otherworldly fairy tale is set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America circa 1962.

“Ferdinand”: After being mistaken for a dangerous beast and torn from his home, a bull rallies a team of friends to help him return to his family.

“FEAR THE WALKING DEAD: SEASON 3”: Families must come together to survive the apocalypse and combat the deadly threats on all sides as society collapses around them.

“THE HANDMAID’S TALE: SEASON ONE”: Series starring Elisabeth Moss based on Margaret Atwood’s award-winning,

best-selling novel.

“THE WONDER YEARS: THE COMPLETE SERIES”: The 26-Disc deluxe edition featuring all 115 episodes is being released to mark the 30th anniversary of the TV series.

“MAJOR CRIMES: The Sixth and Final Sea-

son”: Includes the last 13 episodes from the police drama plus a gag reel and never-before-seen deleted scenes.

“WHEN THE STARLIGHT ENDS”: Story of love, relationships and the struggle to find the perfect fairy tale ending. Sam Heughan stars.

“KICKBOXER RETALIATION”: One year after finding vengeance for his murdered brother, MMA champion Kurt Sloane finds himself back in Thailand — kidnapped and imprisoned there by a powerful gangster.

“THE GOOD FIGHT: SEASON ONE”: Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) is forced to put off retiring and join a new firm in the series that aired online at CBS All Access.

“Pastor Paul”: American tourist is possessed by a ghost after being cast in a low-budget production of “Hamlet.”

“BIRDBOY: THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN”: Tale of coming of age in a world gone to ruin told through gorgeous graphic imagery that brings to life a surreal and discordant world.

DIGITAL HD “BREAKABLE YOU”: Efforts by bitter ex-spouses to pick up the pieces of their lives post-divorce leads to unexpected personal romance and professional fraud.

Holly Hunter stars.

— Rick Bentley, Tribune News Service

Out & About .......................... 4-5 Get Involved .......................... 6-7 On Stage...................................... 8 Tuning Up................................... 9 Travel.........................................10 Hot Tickets ..............................11 Music.........................................12 At the Lincoln..........................13 Movies................................. 14-15 ON THE COVER Skagit Symphony to perform Saturday night at McIntyre Hall in Mount Vernon. John Yaeger photo

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THIS WEEKENDin the area A ‘Masterpiece’ by the Skagit Symphony

WINTER OPEN HOUSE

The Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner, will hold its winter open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 17. The event will feature an exhibit of artwork from the MoNA Link and Outreach programs, hands-on art activities for kids and families, local food, music and more. Educators can earn clock hours in a printmaking workshop with Nicolette Harrington and learn more about integrating art into the classroom. monamuseum.org, 360466-4446.

ARBOR DAY

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The Skagit Symphony takes center stage this week as the ensemble performs its Masterpiece Concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17, at McIntyre Hall on the Skagit Valley College campus in Mount Vernon.

The concert will feature Gustavo Camacho in a performance of Rosetti’s Horn Concerto. Symphonies by J.C. Bach and Haydn round off the program of masterpieces from the Classical period, according to a news release.

The program: Symphony Op. 18, No. 2,

by J.C. Bach; Horn

Concerto in Eb C49, by Antonio Rosetti with Gustavo Camacho on French Horn; and Symphony No. 104 by Franz Joseph Haydn.

Skagit Symphony music director Roupen Shakarian will present a preconcert lecture at 6:45 p.m.

IMPROV WORKSHOP

Sheila Goldsmith will lead an afternoon of play, creativity, storytelling and fun at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. The group will do a selection of games and exercises from improvisational theater. All levels welcome, adults and teens 14-plus. $5 newcomers, $20 for ongoing students.

360-756-0756.

MASTERPIECE CONCERT Skagit Symphony 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17, McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Reserved seating: $10-$45. skagitsymphony.com.

Join Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation for Arbor Day cleaning and planting from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at Hillcrest Park. Green pancakes will be served for breakfast in honor of Saint Patrick’s Day before work starts. RSVP required: 360-336-6215 or mvparks@mountvernonwa. gov.

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OUT & ABOUT ART

SPRING SHOW: River Gallery, 19313 Landing Road, Mount Vernon, will host a spring show featuring 40 artists and their paintings, sculptures, jewelry and glass, including new artists Denise Takahashi, Kathleen Ritz and Carol Evans. The show will open with a reception from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 24. The gallery will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesdays to Sundays, March 24-April 29. rivergallerywa.com.

WINTER OPEN HOUSE: The Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner, will hold its winter open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 17. The event will feature an exhibit of artwork from the MoNA Link and Outreach programs, hands-on art activities for kids and families, local food, music and more. Educators can earn clock hours in a printmaking workshop with Nicolette Harrington and learn more about integrating art into the classroom. monamuseum.org, 360-466-4446.

“WATERCOLORS AND ACRYLICS”: The Scott Milo Gallery is featuring renowned watercolorist Eric Wiegardt and his show “Watercolors and Acrylics” through April 3. Wiegardt is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society (Dolphin Fellow), National Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America (Master Status) and others. He has been awarded the 2012 AWS

Gold Medal of Honor and 2014 AWS Judge among many other national and international awards. Also showing: landscape oils by Karen Bakke, acrylics by Dianna Shyne, impressionistic pastels by Jan Wall and acrylics by Jim Walsh.

VINTAGE WATERCOLORISTS OF WASHINGTON: The show will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, March 17 and 24, at Sunnyshore Studio, 2803 SE Camano Drive, Camano Island. The show is a collaboration between Sunnyshore Studio and the Northwest Watercolor Society, one of the 10 most prominent regional watercolor societies in North America. The show will include work

by Nancy Axell, Thomas William Jones, Genny Rees, John Ringen and Jack Dorsey.

THE GOOD STUFF: The Good Stuff Arts, 604 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, presents “Flower Power,” with new works by 30 gallery artists featuring anything related to flowers.

The featured artist is Cynthia Richardson, with her water, mountain, cloud and farm scenes. Also on display: Susan Raymond, ceramic; Sarah Bledsoe Swietzer, ceramic sculpture and jewelry; Jill West, pyrography and designs on gourd eggs and vases; Ron Radtke, natural wood turnings with turquoise inlay; and Seattle Glassblowing Studio’s blown glass sculptured vases. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturdays. Closed Sundays through March.

LECTURES AND TALKS

THE SALISH SEA: Dr. Bert Webber, Professor Emeritus Environmental Science, Western Washington University, Huxley College and Founding Fellow WWU Salish Sea Institute, will explain how the Salish Sea got its name at 7 p.m.

Friday, March 16, at the Northwest Educational Services building, 1601 R Ave., Anacortes. Free, open to the public. skagitbeaches.org.

GEOFFREY CASTLE’S ST. PATRICK’S CELEBRATION

COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR: Mount Vernon Mayor Jill Boudreau will hold Mayor’s Coffee Hours at 10 a.m.

Saturday, March 17, at Fire Station 1, 901 S. Second St., and 10 a.m. Friday, March 30, at Mount Vernon City Hall, second floor conference room, 910 Cleveland Ave. 360336-6211.

GUN VIOLENCE: Indivisible Skagit’s March meeting, “Gun Violence in Our Communities,” will be held at 5:45 p.m.

Monday, March 19, at the Burlington Public Library, 820 Washington Ave., Burlington.

Guests include: Llyra Roe, Sedro-Woolley High School student organizing Skagit County #marchforourlives, survivors; Margy Lavelle, chairperson of Safe and Sane Skagit; Julie Wenzel, chairperson of Moms Demand Action Skagit; Cathy Munsen, coalition manager of Alliance for Gun Responsibility; and Krista Salinas, strategic emergency education.

The Rick Epting Foundation for the Arts presents Geoffrey Castle’s 13th annual St. Patrick’s Celebration at 8 p.m. Friday, March 16, at the Lincoln Theater, 712 S. First St., downtown Mount Vernon. The evening will feature the award-winning Seattle Irish Dance Company, Castle Celtic Night Band with Dan Connelly, Anacortes town crier Richard Riddell and Mount Vernon’s Don Wick as emcee. All ages. $25 adults; $20 seniors; $15 students and children.

360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

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OUT & ABOUT LITTLE MOUNTAIN PARK: Peter Wheeler, vice president of the Mount Vernon Parks Foundation, will provide information on the latest developments at Little Mountain Park, including the newly funded Heart of the Park Project, the Youth Educational Hiking Program and a new initiative at Edgewater Park, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, in the Mount Vernon Public Library resources room, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon. Free, open to the public. mountvernonwa.gov.

“NOT JUST FOR KIDS”: Anu Taranath, a member of the 2017-18 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau, will speak at “Not Just for Kids: How Children’s Literature Inspires Bold Conversations” at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 25, at the Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St., Concrete.

Hosted by the Upper Skagit Library Foundation and Humanities Washington. Free.

The event will include library updates and a brief business meeting. info@upperskagitlibraryfoundation.org.

OUTDOOR ADVENTURE SERIES: The Outdoor Adventure Speaker Series is held at the Marysville Opera House, 1225 Third St., Marysville, from 6 to 8 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Local authors, outdoor enthusiasts and naturalists use their adventures and expertise on topics including hiking, kayaking, nature photography, boating and more. marysvillewa.gov or 360-363-8400.

Next up: — Tuesday, March 27: Dan Clements presents “BC’s Great Bear Rainforest: Home of Moksgm’ol – The White Spirit Bear.”

MUSIC

GEOFFREY CASTLE’S ST. PATRICK’S CELEBRATION: The Rick Epting Foundation

ROCK & GEM SHOW

5:30 p.m. Friday, March 16, at the Littlefield Celtic Center, 1124 Cleveland Ave., Mount Vernon. $35. celticarts.org.

TEAM RALLY: An Anacortes Relay For Life team rally will be held at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, March 21, at Anacortes Christian Church, 1211 M Ave., Anacortes. Contact Chris at 360-293-1650 or visit relayforlife.org/anacortes. wa.

The 57th annual Mt. Baker Rock & Gem Club show will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 24-25, at the Bloedel Donovan Community Center, 2214 Electric Ave., Bellingham.

For more information, contact Lori Nettles, 360-961-7873, or Dick Carr, 360-398-7914. Free admission. mtbakerrockclub.org.

for the Arts presents Geoffrey Castle’s 13th annual St. Patrick’s Celebration at 8 p.m.

Friday, March 16, at the Lincoln Theater, 712 S. First St., downtown Mount Vernon.

The evening will feature the award-winning Seattle Irish Dance Company, Castle Celtic Night Band with Dan Connelly, Anacortes town crier Richard Riddell and Mount Vernon’s Don Wick as emcee.

All ages. $25 adults; $20 seniors; $15 students and children. 360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

JAZZ AT THE CENTER: The Gail Pettis Quartet will perform from 5:30 to 9 p.m. during a dinner concert on Wednesday, March 21, at 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $35, students $15. 360387-0222.

MORE FUN

“THE DAY AFTER”: The No More Bombs group will present the 1983 TV movie about nuclear war, “The Day After,” followed by a discussion of how people can work together to prevent such a ca-

tastrophe, at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 15, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes.

PILOTING COURSE: A United States Power Squadron Piloting Course will be taught by the Skagit Bay Sail & Power Squadron from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, April 4 to June 6, at the Anacortes Marina, 2415 T Ave., Anacortes.

Course materials include two books (USPS Piloting and The Weekend Navigator), a set of dividers, an USPS plotting tool, and information on how to download and start using the open source OpenCPN navigation software for laptops and tablets. $155 individual, $200 for two sharing a book. For more information, contact Debbie Richey at 360-387-1260 or drichey@rocketmail.com.

Registration closes today, March 15.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY CEILIDH-BRATION: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a traditional Irish dinner, Irish whisky, music and Irish dancing at

REGIONAL SPELLING BEE: The 40th annual Skagit Regional Spelling Bee will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 24, at the Philip Tarro Theatre at Skagit Valley College, 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon.

The regional champion will represent the Skagit region in the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee. FARM TO PINT: The Skagit Valley Farm to Pint Fest will be held from 2 to 6 p.m.

Saturday, March 31, at Skagit Valley Malting, 11966 Westar Lane, Burlington. The event will feature the first-ever gathering of all 11 Skagit breweries paired with Skagit Valley restaurants and/or farmers highlighting Skagit ingredients and featuring three Skagit-grown bands.

Skagit Farm to Pint Fest is the opening gala and kickoff party for Skagit Beer Week.

Bands include The Hoe & the Harrow, Sky Colony and Whiskey Fever. Tickets must be purchased in advance at eventbrite.com.

RESOURCE FAIR: A resource fair for ages 55 and over will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Resource topics include health, exercise, transportation, estate planning, housing, leisure, volunteer opportunities and more. Admission and lunch

are free.

ROCK AND GEM SHOW: The 57th annual Mt. Baker Rock & Gem Club show will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday, March 24-25, at the Bloedel Donovan Community Center, 2214 Electric Ave., Bellingham. The show will feature fine jewelry, rocks from worldwide sources, minerals, fossils, gems, 30 exhibits, fluorescent light shows, gold panning, dealers, door prizes, raffle, silent auctions, lapidary demonstrations in the club’s on-site shop, special activities for kids and more.

For more information, contact Lori Nettles, 360-961-7873, or Dick Carr, 360-398-7914. Free admission. mtbakerrockclub. org.

POETRY READING AND CONCERT: Bill Porter will read his poetry and Jacob Navarro will perform a concert at 7 p.m. Friday, March 30, at Pelican Bay Books and Coffeehouse, 520 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

EASTER EGG HUNT: Sedro-Woolley’s annual Easter egg hunt will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at Riverfront Park, 901 River Road. Ages 0-12. Free.

B-E KIWANIS EASTER EGG HUNT AT MAIBEN PARK: 10 a.m. Saturday, March 31. Ages up to 8 are welcome.

BIRDING FOR KIDS — A BIRD BINGO ADVENTURE IN SKAGIT VALLEY: Skagit Guided Adventures offers a fun way to introduce kids to identifying and learning about winter birds in farm fields and bays from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. weekends through mid-March. Weekday arrangements can be made for home schoolers. For details and reservations, call 360474-7479.

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GET INVOLVED ART

CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Friends of the Anacortes Library’s Art Committee is launching an art exhibit program in the community room of the Anacortes Public Library. Artists residing in the 98221 ZIP code are eligible to submit digital photos of their two-dimensional art for consideration. Email folartcommittee@gmail. com for information on how to apply. Submission deadline is April 20; the first exhibition will be May 10-Sept. 13.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Anacortes Arts Commission seeks new artists for a show April 6-7 at the Depot Arts & Community Center. The theme is “New Purpose” using any medium that incorporates something

recycled or repurposed.

Contact Karla Locke, kklocke1@mac.com or 360-588-6968. All spots are first-come, firstserved.

CALL FOR MOSAIC ARTISTS: Northwest Garden Bling and Wolf Designs’ annual Mosaic Challenge is underway and will culminate with a juried presentation of artwork May 1-13.

First, second, third and People’s Choice awards will be given. 360-7083279, nwgardenbling@ frontier.com or stop in at Northwest Garden Bling at 44574 Highway 20 in Grassmere Village, Concrete.

ARTS COMMISSION: The Mount Vernon Arts Commission meets at 4:30 p.m the third Tuesday of each month at Hillcrest Park Administration Office, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. 360-336-6215.

ART CLASSES

DERVISH

MCINTYRE HALL PRESENTS FRIDAY, MARCH 16

SPRING CONCERT

FIDALGO YOUTH SYMPHONY SATURDAY, MARCH 17

MASTERPIECE CONCERT

SKAGIT SYMPHONY SATURDAY, MARCH 17

THE BOOK OF MORON MCINTYRE HALL PRESENTS MARCH 23 & 24

360.416.7727

mcintyrehall.org

PHOTOGRAPHY COMPOSITION: 6 p.m.

Wednesday, March 28, Burlington Parks and Recreation Center, 900 E. Fairhaven Ave, Burlington. The class photo editing for any camera. $40. burlingtonwa.gov PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUILT AND FIBER ARTS MUSEUM: Varied exhibits and classes are available to the public at 703 S. Second St., La Conner. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission: $7, $5 students and military, free for members and children ages 11 and under. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.org.

— Fiber Fridays: bring any type of fiber art project to work on while visiting with other fiber

artists from 9 a.m. to noon every Friday. Free and open to all.

CLASSES: Gail Harker Center for Creative Arts offers a variety of art classes and workshops for artists of every level at 12636 Chilberg Road, Mount Vernon. Online courses are also available. For information and a complete schedule: 360-466-0110 or gailcreativestudies.com.

CLASSES: Choose from painting, photography, fiber and 3D art workshops taught by professional artists at the Pacific NorthWest Art School, 15 NW Birch St., Coupeville.

For information and a complete schedule: 360-678-3396 or pacificnorthwestartschool. com.

CLASSES: Dakota Art Center offers a variety of art classes and workshops at 17873 Highway 536, Mount Vernon. 360-416-6556, ext. 5, or dakotaartcenter.com.

STANWOOD CAMANO ARTS GUILD: A Guilded Gallery, 8700 271st St. NW, Stanwood, offers a variety of art classes and workshops. For information or to register: 360-629-2787 or stanwoodcamanoarts. com.

FOLK DANCING: The Skagit-Anacortes Folk Dancers will hold a dance party featuring the Eugene, Ore.-based band KEF on Saturday, Mar. 24. Potluck at 6 p.m., dancing begins at 7:15 p.m. at Bay View Civic Hall, 12615 C St., Mount Vernon. 360 202-3388. Requested donation $12.

The group meets Tuesdays at Bay View Civic Hall. 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, $5 thereafter. All welcome. No partners needed. For information, contact Gary or Ginny at 360766-6866.

JOLLY TIME CLUB: Dance to live music from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

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

AUDITIONS

MUSIC

“ROALD DAHL’S WILLY WONKA (MUSICAL)”: 1 to 4 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, March 24-25. 360-6792237, whidbeyplayhouse.com.

BOOKS GREAT BOOKS READING GROUP MEETING: The group

meets from 6 to 8 p.m. the fourth Monday at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave. All welcome. 360-941-1437, shunji.asari@gmail. com.

DANCE

UKULELE FUN & SONG CIRCLE: 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland St. Free. Beginners welcome and loaner ukuleles available.

Song sheets provided.

206-790-4862 or yogaheartspace0@gmail. com.

BARBERSHOP

HARMONY: Join the An-O-Chords, a four-part barbershop harmony group that meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at Bethany Covenant Church, 1318 18th St., Mount Vernon. No experience necessary, no auditions required. Learn by rote, you don’t have to read music. All ages welcome. anochords.org.

360-466-0109.

TIME FOR FIDDLERS: The Washington Old Time Fiddlers play 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. 360-630-1156.

SHELTER BAY CHORUS: Practices are held from 5 to 7 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.

LOVE TO SING?: Join the women of Harmony Northwest Chorus from 6:30 to 9 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.

360-201-5861 or harmonynorthwest.org.

ANACORTES OPEN MIC: 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360293-2544.

OPEN MIC: Jam Night, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thursdays, Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway.

360-445-4733.

PRESENTATIONS, LECTURES, TALKS SOCRATES CAFE:

Join a moderated philosophical conversation on “What are the precepts that underlie the social contract?” at Socrates Cafe from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St. Free. For more information, contact Ben McBroom at 360-299-0415 or benmcbroom@yahoo.com.

THE BUZZ ON BLUEBERRY POLLINATION: 6:30 p.m.

Monday, March 19, Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon.

LITTLE MOUNTAIN PARK: Peter Wheeler, vice president of the Mount Vernon Parks Foundation, will provide information on the latest developments at Little Mountain Park, including the newly funded Heart of the Park Project, the Youth Educational Hiking Program and a new initiative at Edgewater Park, at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 20, in the Mount Vernon Public Library resources room, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon.

Free, open to the public. mountvernonwa.gov.

“DISCOVER YOUR WILD BACKYARD”: Join a slideshow trail tour around Bellingham, Western Whatcom County, Skagit Valley and Fidalgo Island with award-winning guidebook author Craig Romano at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 27, at the Burlington Public Library, 820 Washington Ave., Burlington.

Romano is one of the most prolific trails writers in the Northwest, having authored 16 books and co-authored four others.

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ARBOR DAY: Join Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation for Arbor Day cleaning and planting from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at Hillcrest Park. Green pancakes will be served for breakfast in honor of Saint Patrick’s Day before work starts. RSVP required: 360-336-6215 or mvparks@mountvernonwa.gov.

SCHOLARSHIP: The Anacortes Branch of the American Association of University Women is offering $2,000 and $1,000 scholarships to women who are continuing an undergraduate degree program, a vocational certification program, or taking courses beyond the undergraduate level in preparation for an advanced degree.

The woman must either be an Anacortes High School graduate or have resided on Fidalgo Island or Guemes Island for the last three years.

Applications: aauwanacortes@gmail.com, anacortes-wa.aauw.net or the Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St. Deadline: April 6.

PILOTING COURSE: A United States Power Squadron

Piloting Course will be taught by the Skagit Bay Sail & Power Squadron from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Wednesdays, April 4 to June 6, at the Anacortes Marina, 2415 T Ave., Anacortes.

Course materials include two books (USPS Piloting and The Weekend Navigator), a set of dividers, an USPS plotting tool, and information on how to download and start using the open source OpenCPN navigation software for laptops and tablets. $155 individual, $200 for two sharing a book.

For more information, contact Debbie Richey at 360-387-1260 or drichey@rocketmail. com. Registration closes today, March 15.

OPEN PICKLEBALL GYM: Two sessions offered by Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation: Mondays (5:30 to 7:30 p.m., March 19-May 14) or Thursdays (5:30 to 7:30 p.m., March 8-May 3) at Washington Elementary School, 1020 McLean Road. $30 for either eight-week session. Preregistration required: 360-336-6215.

DO THE BLOOM: The annual “Do the Bloom” Color Run 5K

for all ages will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 14, at the Depot Arts Center, 611 R Ave., Anacortes. Runners are dusted with colorful powder throughout the race. Registration: $25; $10 ages 12 and younger.

Register at active.com.

BIRDING FOR KIDS — A BIRD BINGO ADVENTURE IN SKAGIT VALLEY: Skagit Guided Adventures offers a fun way to introduce kids to identifying and learning about winter birds in farm fields and bays from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. weekends through mid-March. Weekday arrangements can be made for home schoolers. For details and reservations, call 360-474-7479.

HEALTHY HIKES: Washington State Parks invites the public to get walking in 2018 with Healthy Hikes at Rockport State Park. Most hikes are self-guided.

Participants who hike 100 miles in the park during 2018 will earn a hand-carved walking stick. Free. 360-8538461 or parks.state. wa.us/574/Rockport.

STANDUP PADDLE BOARD YOGA CLASS: 9:30 to 11 a.m. second Sunday of each month, Fidalgo Pool and Fitness Center,

1603 22nd St., Anacortes. No experience necessary. Preregistration required at 360298-0293 or soundyogandsup@gmail.com.

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. 360-293-3725 or friendsoftheacfl.org.

CHRISTIAN MOTORCYCLISTS ASSOCIATION: Christian Motorcyclists Association Morning Star Chapter 39 meets the first Monday of every month at Royal Star Buffet, 2300 Freeway Drive, Mount Vernon. Dinner at 6 p.m. (optional) with meeting at 7 p.m. First-

time attendees get a free dinner. Contact President Dwight Kaestner at 425-770-6154 or cmachapter39@gmail. com.

FLYSWATTER VOLLEYBALL: 9 a.m. Thursdays, Sedro-Woolley Senior Center, 715 Pacific St., Sedro-Woolley. All ages and levels of ability welcome. Free. 360855-1531.

TRAIL GUIDES, BIKE MAPS & MORE: Learn about opportunities to be physically active in Skagit County, including trail guides, an activity tracker and local resources at beactiveskagit.org.

THEATER

ACTING CLASSES: The iDiOM Theater offers acting class-

es for all ages at the Sylvia Center for the Arts, 205 Prospect St., Bellingham. Prices vary. sylviacenterforthearts@ gmail.com or sylviacenterforthearts.org.

FREE ADULT ACTING CLASSES: Anacortes Community Theatre offers free acting classes for adults twice each month: from 7 to 10:30 p.m. the first Tuesday, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the third Saturday, at 918 M Ave., Anacortes.

Classes include monologue work, scripted scenes, improv games and more, with a different topic each month. Each class is independent, so you don’t have to commit to every session. 360840-0089 or freeadultactingclass.com.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area March 15-23 Thursday.15 THEATER ”Henry the 4th, Part One”: 7:30 p.m., Mount Vernon High School, 314 N. Ninth St., Mount Vernon. $10 adults, $5 students and seniors. Available for purchase at the door.

Friday.16 MUSIC Dervish: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $30-$40. 360-416-7727 or mcintyrehall.org.

THEATER ”Henry the 4th, Part One”: 7:30 p.m., Mount Vernon High School, 314 N. Ninth St., Mount Vernon. $10 adults, $5 students and seniors. Available for purchase at the door.

Saturday.17 MUSIC St. Patrick’s Day with The Mountain Flowers featuring Joe Sneva: 8 to 11 p.m., Eaglemont Golf Course / Fireweed Terrace, 4800 Eaglemont Drive, Mount Vernon. $5. 360-428-1954 or fireweedterrace. com

Skagit Symphony: Masterpiece concert, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $10-$45. skagitsymphony.com.

THEATER ”Henry the 4th, Part One”: 7:30 p.m., Mount Vernon High School, 314 N. Ninth St., Mount Vernon. $10 adults, $5 students and seniors. Available for purchase at the door.

Wednesday.21 THEATER ”Cinderella”: 7 p.m., LaVenture Middle School, 200 N. LaVenture Road, Mount Vernon. $5. 360-4286116 or laventure.mountvernonschools.org.

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DERVISH 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $30-$40. 360-416-7727 or mcintyrehall.org.

”The Rules of Comedy”: 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m., La Conner High School, 307 N 6th St., La Conner. $5-8. 360466-3173.

Thursday.22 THEATER ”Cinderella”: 7 p.m., LaVenture Middle School, 200 N. LaVenture Road, Mount Vernon. $5. 360-4286116 or laventure.mountvernonschools.org.

”The Rules of Comedy”: 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m., La Conner High School, 307 N 6th St., La Conner. $5-8. 360466-3173.

Friday.23 THEATER ”Cinderella”: 7 p.m., LaVenture Middle School, 200 N. LaVenture Road, Mount Vernon. $5. 360-4286116 or laventure.mountvernonschools.org.

”The Rules of Comedy”: 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m., La Conner High School, 307 N 6th St., La Conner. $5-8. 360466-3173.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues March 15-21 Thursday.15

John Hoover and the Mighty Quinns: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $7.

360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Soulection Radio Tour featuring Joe Kay, Sasha Marie, Klefto: 9:30 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. $10. 360746-8733 or wildbuffalo.net.

Friday.16

Dervish: 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $30-$40. 360-416-7727 or mcintyrehall.org.

Night Fever: 9 p.m., Winner’s Lounge, The Skagit Casino-Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

Jimmy Wright Band: 8:30 p.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-4226411.

Cascadia Groove: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner. 360-399-1805 or aneliaskitchenandstage.com.

Marcia Kester: 6:30 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks Lodge, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Members and signed-in guests only. 360848-8882.

Birch Pereira & the Gin Joints: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Chimney, The Dirty Ferns, Barnacle Party: 9:30 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham.

360-746-8733 or wildbuffalo.net.

Saturday.17

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

Night Fever: 9 p.m., Winner’s Lounge, The Skagit Casino-Resort, 5984 Darrk Lane, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

Jimmy Wright Band: 8:30 p.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-4226411.

Chris Eger Band: 8:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. anacortesh2o.com or 360755-3956.

SATURDAY.17

JOE SNEVA 8 to 11 p.m., Fireweed Terrace, 4800 Eaglemont Drive, Mount Vernon. 360-428-1954 or fireweedterrace.com.

Bob Fossil: 9:30 p.m., Brown Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-293-2544 or brownlantern.com.

Heron & Crow: 7:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805 or aneliaskitchenandstage.com.

FRIDAY.16

BIRCH PEREIRA AND THE GIN JOINTS 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Little Big Band: 8 p.m., Big Lake Bar and Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. Free. 360-422-6411.

Joe Sneva: 8 to 11 p.m., Fireweed Terrace, 4800 Eaglemont Drive, Mount Vernon. 360-428-1954 or fireweedterrace.com.

Tweety & The Tomcats: 8 p.m., Loco Billy’s, 27021 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood. $8. 425-737-5144, 360-6296500 or locobillys.com.

The Whateverly Brothers: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10. 360-445-3000 or conwaymuse.com.

Baby Cakes, Trabin: 9:30 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. $7.

360-746-8733 or wildbuffalo.net.

Sunday.18

Chad Peterson and Friends: 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham.

360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Bow Diddlers: 5:30 p.m., The Old Edison, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. 360-766-6266 or theoldedison.com.

The Motet, The Russ Liquid Test: 9 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. $20. 360-7468733 or wildbuffalo.net.

Tuesday.20

Christian Casoloary Trio: 5 to 8 p.m., Hotel Bellwether, 1 Bellwether Way, Bellingham. 360-392-3100 or hotelbellwether.com.

Deep Qualid, Tetrachromat, Confetti: 8:30 p.m., Wild Buffalo, 208 W. Holly St., Bellingham. $3. 360746-8733 or wildbuffalo.net.

Wednesday.21

Wayne Hayton: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Free. 360588-1720 or anacortesrockfish.com.

Nick Anthony: 6 to 8:30 p.m., Evelyn’s Tavern, 12667 Highway 9, Clear Lake. 360-399-1321.

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TRAVEL

FA M I LY T R AV E L FI V E

LOCAL TRAVEL BRIEFS

Inspirational ideas for the road

By LYNN

O’ROURKE HAYES

FamilyTravel.com

May what matters most inspire your family’s future travel plans.

Here are five ideas to consider: 1. Joy: Small feet splashing in the surf.

First tracks through powder. A really big tug on the fishing line.

Climbing to the top of the hill through personal pedal power. Those are the moments that bring joy to parents as they watch their children and grandchildren experience a rush of adrenaline and the unexpected thrill of a new experience.

Make plans to see the sparkle in their bright eyes today. acqualinaresort.com; moonlightbasin.com; hiddenmooselodge.com; montanatrout.com 2. Celebrate: Whether it’s a milestone birthday, an anniversary, a wedding, a new family member or your clan’s good health, there is reason to celebrate in the months ahead. Modern-day cruise itineraries are designed to help you put a plan in motion.

Whether you choose to cruise the Caribbean islands, the wilds of Alaska, the coast of California or in more exotic waters, there is something for every age group to experience every day and a way to toast to your collective good fortune every night. hollandamerica.com;

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Reduce the stress of daily life by taking a yoga class together as a family.

carnival.com, avalonwaterways.com; uncruise. com 3. Be well: Reduce the stress of daily life through endorphin-releasing adventures paired with wellness-promoting activities that will manifest happy memories as well as healthy habits. Unplug and learn to meditate. Take a yoga class together. Spend the day at the spa or in nature’s classroom. Head for the double hammock with a few good books.

Paddle across the lake.

Go for a family run or hike through the red rock canyons in Sedona. enchantmentresort. com; pawsup.com; broadmoor.com 4. Share: Perhaps the best we have to give is our time. So plan now to share your wealth with those you hold

dear. Plan a getaway with the grandparents, a romantic holiday with your spouse, a weekend with the cousins, and the best Spring Break ever with the kids. Meet your college friends and their families for the big game.

Embrace the idea of hanging out with theme park princesses or in a world of wizards while it still matters. Create a shared experience that will last for a lifetime. disney.com; universalstudioshollywood. com; graduateHotels.com; lonemountainranch.com 5. Love: Share the bounty with others. Volunteer vacations enable parents to model their most deeply held values while demonstrating compassion for others.

Develop new talents, brush off rusty skills and make a difference as a

family. For a day, a weekend or longer, help build a house, teach someone to read, uncover artifacts or improve an endangered habitat. Many resorts and hotels, such as the Andaz at Peninsula Papagayo in Costa Rica, offer the option to give back to the local community during your own holiday getaway. You may also want to consider including a less fortunate friend or family member in your next vacation. As they say, love makes the world go round. papagayo.andaz.hyatt. com; sandalsfoundation. org; habitat.org; readglobal.org — Lynn O’Rourke Hayes (www.LOHayes. com) is an author, family travel expert and enthusiastic explorer. Gather more travel intel on Twitter @lohayes, Facebook, or via FamilyTravel.com

DOWN UNDER: AAA, 1600 E. College Way. Mount Vernon, will offer a trip presentation on Australia and New Zealand at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 24. RSVP: 360-848-2090.

FOR THE BIRDS: Skagit Guided Adventures offers a variety of birding tours daily around Skagit Valley and surrounding areas. Reservations required: 360-474-7479 or skagitguidedadventures.com.

WHATCOM SENIOR TOURS: Whatcom Senior Tours hosts a series of trips for seniors.

Sign up by calling 360-733-4030, ext. 1015 or visiting the tour office at 315 Halleck St., Bellingham.

SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers travel opportunities for ages 8 and older (adult supervision required for ages 17 and younger). Trips depart from and return to Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For information or to register: 360336-6215.

RECREATION WITHOUT BORDERS: The organization offers recreational trips, tours and adventures throughout the Northwest and British Columbia. 360-766-7109 or recreationwithoutborders.com.

OAK HARBOR DAY TRIPS: The Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St., offers day trips for members. For details, call the travel desk at 360-279-4587.

STATE VISITOR CALL CENTER: The Washington Tourism Alliance’s ExperienceWA Call Center is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. 1-800-544-1800 or tourisminfo@watourismalliance.com.

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS: Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes, accepts new passport applications and applications for passports that have been expired for more than five years by appointment from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Passport forms and information on fees and how to apply are available at travel.state.gov, or pick up an application and passport guide at the library.

Burlington Municipal Court accepts passport applications from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 311 Cedar St., Suite A, Burlington. New and renewal forms are available. 360-755-0492.

Post offices in Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley and Oak Harbor accept passport applications by appointment. Contact individual offices for available days and times.

Oak Harbor Senior Center, 51 SE Jerome St., Oak Harbor, accepts passport applications Monday through Friday. Appointments are recommended. 360-279-4580.

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HOT TICKETS ELVIN BISHOP’S BIG FUN TRIO: March 15-18, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

DERVISH: March 16, McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon. 360-416-7727, ex. 2 or mcintyrehall.org.

PHILLIP PHILLIPS: March 16, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

JOHN HIATT & THE GONERS: March 17, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 360-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

FRED HERSCH, ANAT COHEN: March 20-21, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

BURT BACHARCH: March 22-25, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

THE OH HELLOS: March 23, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

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LEFTOVER SALMON, KELLER WILLIAMS: March 24, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

AIR: March 26, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 360-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

JOHN CLEESE: March 26, McCaw Hall, Seattle.

844-827-8118 or uniquelives.com.

MARCIA BALL: March 27-28, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

RUBEN STUDDARD: March 29-April 1, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle.

206-441-9729 or jazzalley. com.

BRANDI CARLILE, MARLON WILLIAMS: March 30-31, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

LYDIA PENSE & COLD BLOOD: April 3-4, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

TODRICK HALL: April 4, Moore Theatre, Seattle.

360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

TOWER OF POWER: April 5-8, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

THE TRAILER PARK BOYS: April 5, Paramount Theatre, Seattle. 360-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

PETER ASHER AND ALBERT LEE: April 7, Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon.

360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

KYGO: April 10, Accesso Showare Center, Kent.

866-973-9613 or livenation. com.

WHISKEY MYERS: April 12, Neptune Theatre, Seattle. 360-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

KENNY G: April 12-15, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

ERASURE: Aug. 14,

Moore Theatre, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

BILL MAHER: April 14, Paramount Theater, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation. com.

JUDAS PRIEST, SAXON, BLACK STAR RIDERS: April 15, Accesso Showare Center, Kent. 866-973-9613 or livenation.com.

ROBERTO FONSECA: April 16-17, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

OTTMAR LEIBERT, LUNA NEGRA: April 19-22, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-441-9729 or jazzalley.com.

DENNIS DEYOUNG: April 20-21, Pacific Showroom, Skagit Casino and Resort, Bow. 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

PINK MARTINI: April 22, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

RUBEN STUDDARD March 29-April 1, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Seattle. 206-4419729 or jazzalley.com.

THE PRICE IS RIGHT LIVE: April 23, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. mountbakertheatre.com or 360-734-6080.

MCINTYRE HALL PRESENTS

Masterpiece Concert

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

DERVISH

FRIDAY, MARCH 16 7:30PM

Saturday, March 17, 2018 7:30pm McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon, WA

Program to Include: Symphony, Op.18, No.2 - Johann Christian Bach Horn Concerto in E-flat Major, C49 Antonio Rosetti Gustavo CamaCho French horn Symphony No.104 in D Major, ‘London’ - Franz Joseph Haydn

Tickets:

Information:

McIntyre Hall Box Office Skagit Symphony 360-416-7727, ext. 2 360-848-9336 Tuesday-Friday 12-4pm www.SkagitSymphony.com www.McIntyreHall.org Music sponsor:

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MUSIC

The iHeartRadio Music Awards should have let awards season die

By MIKAEL WOOD Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — Even DJ Khaled appeared to throw in the towel at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.

More than his skills as a songwriter or a producer, it’s the hip-hop impresario’s sheer enthusiasm that’s made him a ubiquitous presence in pop over the last few years. He’s a striver, a refuse-to-quitter — a man for whom success is no reason to rest.

Or at least he is under the right circumstances.

Hosting Sunday’s show, Khaled at one point was set to introduce Jenna Dewan Tatum when he evidently decided the dancer’s name was too difficult to pronounce.

“I can’t say his name right,” Khaled said before grabbing a surprised-looking stagehand and directing him to read from the prompter.

The moment gave you a sense of how little effort folks seemed to be putting into this annual affair, broadcast live on TBS from the Forum in Inglewood.

Presented by the powerful radio conglomerate that runs Los Angeles’ KIIS-FM, among many other stations, the iHeartRadio Music Awards might be the lowest-stakes operation in an overcrowded field that also includes the Billboard Music Awards and the American Music Awards.

As at those shows, the prizes are based on popularity, rather than the whims of a voting group, which means they offer

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DJ Khaled, winner of Hip Hop Song of the Year, poses in the press room during the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Sunday at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif.

zero suspense. (Taylor Swift won female artist of the year, while Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” was named song of the year; other predictable winners included the Chainsmokers, Camila Cabello and Cardi B.) But because iHeartRadio took place the week after the Oscars — when awards season was supposed to have reached its merciful conclusion — the performances in this year’s production carried a whiff of fatigue.

There was Sheeran doing his acoustic ballad “Perfect” via video hook-up from Melbourne, where the time difference meant he was strumming away at 10:15 a.m., as he noted with apparent irritation.

There was Maroon 5 auto-piloting through “Wait,” the latest single from a widely ignored 2017 album

that Adam Levine and his bandmates probably can’t remember the title of.

And there was Bon Jovi, which had shown up to receive a lifetime-achievement award but whose creaky renditions of “It’s My Life” and “You Give Love a Bad Name” argued only that the group should be laid to rest.

Even reliably crafty performers took it easy, such as Cabello, who did her hit “Havana” as a half-hearted riff on Madonna’s “Material Girl” video without making clear what (if anything) connects that ‘80s classic to Cabello’s sensual ode to her hometown.

Eminem started strong with a fiery new introduction to his song “Nowhere Fast” in which he criticized what he sees as the harmful influence of the National Rifle Association.

REVIEWS JIMI HENDRIX, “From Both Sides of the Sky” — Jimi Hendrix has only been dead for 47 years, so naturally he’s just released a new album of (mostly) unreleased material. Or rather, the custodians of the late rock god’s estate continue to dig through the closets full of tapes he left behind in Electric Ladyland Studios.

“From Both Sides of the Sky” is by no means an essential addition to the catalog of the inimitable guitarist and underrated singer and songwriter.

But it is a worth-hearing document that’s of interest to both obsessive and casual fans, in part because of its patchwork oddsand-sods approach.

It’s rewarding to hear Hendrix cut loose on the blues, with Muddy Waters‘ “Mannish Boy” and Guitar Slim’s “Things I Used to Do.” He also plays a little sitar on “Cherokee Mist,” and settles in as axman only as he hands lead vocal duty off to Stephen Stills on “$20 Fine” and Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock” and to sax man Lonnie Youngblood on “Georgia Blues.”

— Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer HAYLEY HEYNDERICKX, “I Need to Start a Garden” — Like Jimi, Haley Heynderickx is a gifted guitar player hailing from the Pacific Northwest. And in fact, the Portland, Ore.-based six-

string stylist has told interviewers that her first musical inspiration was the peerless player whose last name is a homophone for hers. However, Heynderickx plays in a finger-picking style that owes more to such acoustic wizards as John Fahey and Leo Kottke.

She’s supported by a subtly inconspicuous band on her debut album, with the other musicians mostly staying out of the way of her precise playing and plaintive vocals.

At times “I Need to Start a Garden” loses momentum with too much quivering shimmer after the manner of folkies of yore like Nick Drake and Vashti Bunyan. But Heynderickx is both playful and profound as she muses about a feminine deity on “Untitled God Song” and effectively uses the title as a metaphor for putting one’s life in order and letting creativity flow on both “Jo” and the rocking, Velvet Underground-ish “Oom Sha La La.” — Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer AUGUST GREENE, “August Greene” — Chicago-born rapper, writer, actor and activist Common has always been in tune with his (to borrow a phrase from Ken Nordine) word jazz, a stately flow and heightened, halting technique that gave his conscientious lyrics their dramatic

heft. Sometimes that jibed with his melodies and production, sometimes he sounded stiff and dated because of his wordy jazz-hop éclat. In nu-jazz lion/pianist Robert Glasper and drummer/producer Karriem Riggins, however, Common met (or favorably found) his match, and a new trio, August Greene, is born.

At the start of its eponymous debut disc, the swishy aquatic tone of “Meditation” leads into the molten soulful sway of “Black Kennedy” and the emcee’s usual message of light.

Rather than fear “riding through the city with the top down,” Common’s rays of hope are motivational and free: “We ain’t got no ceilings to our thoughts now.”

Glasper and Riggins definitely get to show their improv chops (e.g. “Piano Interlude”), and “August Greene” really feels as if a trio unified by thought and dynamics is at work. Still, Common is its sole front man (save for pairing with vocalist Brandy on a heavenly harmonic version of Sounds of Blackness’ “Optimistic”), and hot topic moments such as “No Apologies” and “The Time” prove poetic and pragmatic, even beyond the rapper’s usual conscious cooing.

— A.D. Amorosi, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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AT THE LINCOLN

8 p.m. Friday, March 16 The evening will feature the award-winning Seattle Irish Dance Company, Castle Celtic Night Band with Dan Connelly, Anacortes town crier

Spectacular, Spectacular Film Series: ‘The Umbrellas of Cherbourg’

7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17 This simple romantic tragedy from 1964 begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery (Catherine Deneuve), an employee in her widowed mother’s chic but financially

Caine says he won’t work with Allen again which I did in complete innocence; but I wouldn’t work with him again, no.”

Allen, 82, has long denied the molestaAdd Michael Caine to the list of actors tion accusation, while Dylan Farrow, 32, who say they’ll never collaborate with has reiterated her claim over the years.

Woody Allen again.

Connecticut Caine said in a new interview that he’s “so Caine — who won the Oscar officials investigated molestation claim stunned” by the child for Best Supporting Actor for the after it was initially abuse claims made his performance in “Hannah made in 1992, but against Allen, whom never pressed he worked with on and Her Sisters” — joins Colin they charges despite a state the 1986 drama Firth, Mira Sorvino, Greta attorney determining “Hannah and Her Sisters.”

Gerwig and numerous other there was probable cause to prosecute.

Allen’s adopted celebrities who vow not to Caine — who won daughter, Dylan the Oscar for Best Farrow, has claimed work with Allen again.

Supporting Actor for for years that Allen his performance in molested her in 1992, when she was 7 “Hannah and Her Sisters” — joins Colin years old.

Firth, Mira Sorvino, Greta Gerwig and “I’m a patron of the NSPCC and have numerous other celebrities who vow not very strong views about pedophilia,” to work with Allen again.

Caine, 84, told The Guardian, referring Meanwhile, Timothee Chalamet, to National Society for the Prevention Rebecca Hall and Griffin Newman — of Cruelty to Children. “I can’t come to who each star in Allen’s latest film, “A terms with it, because I loved Woody Rainy Day in New York” — promised to and had a wonderful time with him. I donate their earnings from the movie to even introduced him to Mia (Farrow). charities that support women.

“I don’t regret working with him,

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embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She becomes pregnant and must choose between waiting for Guy’s return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant (Marc Michel).

Rated G. $10.50 general; $9.50 seniors,

students and active military; $8 ages 12 and under. Lincoln members receive a $2 discount.

Kanae, Bobby Moderow, Stephen Inglis, David Gans, Anela Lauren and a hula dance performance by Halau Hula O Lono Northwest. $25. Lincoln members receive a $2 discount.

— The Lincoln Theatre is located at 712 S. First St., downtown Mount Vernon. lincolntheatre.org or 360-3368955.

Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival

3 p.m. Sunday, March 18 The event will feature performances

by Kamuela Kahoano, Paul Togioka, Dwight

DINING GUIDE Saturday, March 17

Make s es R ervation! er st a E for

Noon

(above with Irish Potatoes, Parsnips & Carrots and Soda Bread)

Shepherd's

Drinks: Irish Coffee, Green Beer, Irish Mojito or O’Boyle’s Wager

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Geoffrey Castle’s 13th annual St. Patrick’s Celebration

Richard Riddell and Mount Vernon’s Don Wick as emcee.

All ages. $25 adults; $20 seniors; $15 students and children.

Coming up at The Rockfish Grill and H2O: Family Friendly

WEDS. 3/21 6PM WAYNE HAYTON FRI. 3/23 8PM THE GINGER UPS WEDS. 3/28 6PM FIDALGO SWING FRI. 3/30 8PM AMIGOS NOBLES

St. Patrick's Specials • Corned Beef & Cabbage • Lamb Shanks • Shepherd’s Pie • Corned Beef Sandwich Also Serving: Irish Potatoes, Parsnips & Carrots, and Soda Bread

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Saturday, 3/17 Noon - 8 p.m.

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FRI. 3/16 10PM DJ CLINT WESTWOOD SAT. 3/17 8:30PM CHRIS EGER BAND SUN. 3/18 7PM KARAOKE SAT. 3/24 7:30PM KNUT BELL and the BLUE COLLARS/ ZJ STRONGARM LATE NITE

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6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 15 The six-documentary series that shines a light on issues important to Skagit County continues tonight with its fifth installment.

Films are featured on Thursdays from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

“I Am a Girl” paints a picture of the reality of what it means to be a girl in the 21st century, according to a news release. Girls make up almost a quarter of the world’s population yet still face the greatest discrimination of any group in the world, according to the film’s

makers. The film follows six girls who have “found ways to persevere,” documenting “stories of strength, hope, courage and a refusal to be second best.” $5 suggested donation.

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Spotlight Film Festival — ‘I Am a Girl’

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MOVIES

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MINI-REVIEWS

‘Gringo’ lacks the intelligence to make a dark comedy work

By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

A mild-mannered middle-management stooge gets lost, only to find himself south of the border, in the mostly middling action-comedy “Gringo,” directed by Nash Edgerton, written by Anthony Tambakis and Matthew Stone.

David Oyelowo tests out his comedy chops as Harold, a nice-guy Nigerian immigrant scraping by and scrapping for his slice of the American Dream, which involves an inattentive wife (Thandie Newton), a tiny dog, a mountain of debt, and a couple of truly abusive, criminal individuals as bosses. Living the dream.

Harold and his bosses, basic bro Richard (Joel Edgerton) and wolf of Wall Street wannabe Elaine (Charlize Theron) work at a nebulous pharmaceutical company that’s secretly in a precarious financial position. Harold makes regular trips to check on the manufacturing in Mexico, and when Richard and Elaine come along, it results in trouble for Harold.

An under-the-table deal with a local drug cartel goes under and Harold becomes the No. 1 target.

But suddenly, Harold doesn’t want to go home anymore, and thus begins a cycle of Harold faking his own kidnapping, being kidnapped, escaping, being kidnapped again, and so on and so forth.

There’s an interesting question of “worth” that circulates around this cycle of kidnapping and negotiation. Harold is dismayed that his company would rather negotiate than pay a full ransom for him, and that they’ve let their kidnapping insurance lapse. When Harold continually evades capture, he suddenly accrues more worth because he’s scarce. It’s a fasci-

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David Oyelowo (from left), Charlize Theron and Joel Edgerton star in “Gringo.”

nating idea that’s explored with far more depth and nuance in the Danish drama “A Hijacking.”

Everything about “Gringo,” from the storytelling to the comedy to the cinematography, is incredibly lackluster. The film is dark and dim, like everything’s covered in a layer of dust. Oyelowo is quite endearing and funny as Harold, but he’s given very little to work with.

The film just feels like it’s missing crucial connecting tissue storywise. The drug that their company manufactures — a cannabis product called Cannabax — isn’t explained until halfway through, and we don’t even know what it does or why anyone wants it.

And as much as “Gringo” is missing parts of the story, there are completely superfluous elements as well. Amanda Seyfried and Harry Treadaway show up as a pair of American tourists — he’s smuggling Cannabax out of Mexico and she’s his unknowing girlfriend. The only purpose for this subplot seems to be Sunny (Seyfried) befriending Harold for a short while. “Gringo” feels both interminable and thin, and very

low-stakes — how can every single scene be both unnecessary and dull?

“Gringo” bills itself as a dark comedy, because it’s very violent (there’s almost no regard for human life, just Harold’s) and because corporate piranha Elaine says a lot of shockingly horrible things — racist, sexist, ableist, fat-shaming horrible things. Her worldview is the definition of the phrase “punching down.” The writers seem to think this makes her edgy, or tough, or worthy of admiration. If her character had any arc, it might make sense, but she doesn’t.

Her abusiveness doesn’t tell us anything about her character, but it does tell us everything about these writers. Dark comedy is a difficult needle to thread, and one absolutely necessary quality to do it well is intelligence. But the treatment of Elaine isn’t smart at all, just sensationalist and shocking. This “Gringo” is better off staying underground forever.

— 1:50. Rated R for language throughout, violence and sexual content. H½

Compiled from news services.

Ratings are 1 to 4 stars.

“The Strangers: Prey at Night” — Three masked villains from 2008’s “The Strangers” return to stalk their prey at a downscale summer resort that looks EXACTLY like the setting for a horror movie. This stylish and well-choreographed throwback splatter film doesn’t come close to avoiding a number of cliches. Horror, R, 85 minutes. HH “A Wrinkle in Time” — Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon star in this adaptation of the young adult classic

by Madeleine L’Engle. We should be moved and exhilarated by a story involving leaps of faith and the powerful magic of love, but this journey is felled by a torrent of New Age babble, underwhelming special effects and a final act that falls flat. Fantasy action, PG, 115 minutes. HH “Death Wish” — Bruce Willis takes over the Charles Bronson role as a civilian who takes up vigilantism after an attack on his wife and daughter. No doubt some will be startled and perhaps offended by the violence, not to mention the numerous instances in which first-degree murder is played for applause and even laughter. Again and again, “Death Wish” feels anything but real. Action drama, R, 107 minutes. HH “Half Magic” — Directing her own script inspired by the sexism she encountered in Hollywood, Heather Graham also stars in this uneven but timely and quite funny feminist satire. She trades some hilariously X-rated dialogue with co-stars Angela Kinsey (“The Office”) and Stephanie Beatriz (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”). Comedy, R, 99 minutes. HHH “Game Night” — When the Game Night that Max (Jason Bateman) usually hosts with his wife (Rachel McAdams) is commandeered by his cocky brother (Kyle Chandler), the merriment quickly spins out of control. The movie runs a little long, but there are more than enough laughs and clever surprises in this broad and sometimes violent farce to warrant a recommendation. Comedy, R, 100 minutes. HHH “Annihilation” — In this bold and innovative sci-fi horror thriller from the director of “Ex Machina,” Natalie Portman plays a biologist venturing into a mysterious environmental disaster zone to find her missing husband. Her work here rivals her Oscar-winning turn in “Black Swan.” Sci-fi thriller, R, 115 mintues. HHHH “Rogers Park” — This Chicago character study has such a comfortably lived-in feel, such an authentic vibe, you’ll feel as if you’re eavesdropping on the complicated, messy and sometimes heartbreaking and mildly absurd lives of the mostly sympathetic early middle-aged characters at the center of the story. Comedy drama, not rated, 87 minutes.

HHH½ “Looking Glass” — In a compelling and offbeat little thriller, Nicolas Cage plays the new owner of a desert motel frequented by vaguely menacing figures. Thriller, R, 103 minutes. HHH “Mercury in Retrograde” — Three Chicago couples drive to Michigan for a three-day mini-vacation of bonding and trysting and brutally honest confrontations. We get some absolutely beautiful if heartbreaking moments in this smart, funny, quietly effective and authentic slice of older millennial life. Comedy drama, not rated, 105 minutes.

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MOVIES “Black Panther” — Even if you’re not normally into the superhero genre, if you appreciate finely honed storytelling, winning performances and tons of whiz-bang action sequences and good humor, then you should see “Black Panther.” It’s one of the best times I’ve had at the movies this decade. Superhero action, PG-13, 140 minutes.

HHHH “Basmati Blues” — Yes, this is a real film, a quasi-Bollywood musical starring Brie Larson (made well before her Oscar-winning turn in “Room”) as a guitar-strumming American scientist who journeys to India to spread the word about a genetically modified rice. It’s terrible. And wackier than it sounds. Musical comedy, not rated, 105 minutes. H½ “The 15:17 to Paris” — In re-creating the 2015 Paris-bound train journey in which passengers subdued

a heavily armed gunman, director Clint Eastwood cast the real-life heroes as themselves, and the amateurs come across as such. Though there are a few pulse-quickening moments, the movie is slow-paced and feels padded. Action drama, PG-13, 94 minutes. HH “The Ballad of Lefty Brown” — Shot in Montana, to breathtakingly glorious effect, this largely traditional Western places the sidekick front and center, and in doing so gives reliable everyman supporting character actor Bill Pullman a rare chance to carry the film.

And what a fine job he does.

Western, R, 111 minutes.

HHH “The Cloverfield Paradox” — In this sequel to “Cloverfield” and “10 Cloverfield Lane,” there are some fine performances from a wonderful, international cast

At area theaters ANACORTES CINEMAS March 16-22 Tomb Raider (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:35; Sunday-Thursday: 1:40, 4:20, 7:00 A Wrinkle in Time (PG): Friday-Saturday: 1:50, 4:10, 6:40, 9:00; Sunday-Thursday: 1:50, 4:10, 6:40 Game Night (R): Friday-Saturday: 2:00, 4:30, 6:50, 9:10; Sunday: 2:00, 4:30, 6:50; Monday: 2:00, 4:30; Tuesday: 2:00, 4:30, 6:50; Wednesday: 2:00, 4:30; Thursday: 2:00, 4:30, 6:50 The Riot and Dance: Monday: 7 p.m.

Vertigo (1958): Wednesday: 7 p.m.

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OAK HARBOR CINEMAS March 16-22 Tomb Raider (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:30, 4:10, 7:00, 9:35; Sunday-Thursday: 1:30, 4:10, 7:00 The Hurricane Heist (PG-13): Friday-Sunday: 1:40, 6:50; Monday: 1:40; Tuesday: 1:40, 6:50; Wednesday: 1:40; Thursday: 1:40, 6:50 A Wrinkle in Time (PG): Friday-Saturday: 1:50, 4:20, 6:40, 9:00; Sunday-Thursday: 1:50, 4:20, 6:40 Game Night (R): Friday-Saturday: 4:30, 9:15; Sunday-Thursday: 4:30 The Riot and Dance: Monday: 7 p.m.

Vertigo (1958): Wednesday: 7 p.m.

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CONCRETE THEATRE March 16-18 Peter Rabbit (PG): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 5 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 5 p.m.

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BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN Oak Harbor March 15-18 Tomb Raider (PG-13): Thursday. Tomb Raider (PG-13) and A Wrinkle in Time (PG): Friday-Sunday. First movie starts at 7:30 p.m.

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of far superior films, most notably the “Alien” franchise.

Sci-fi thriller, not rated, 102 minutes. HH “42 Grams” — A smartly

STANWOOD CINEMAS March 16-22 Tomb Raider (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:10, 4:00, 7:00, 9:35; Sunday-Thursday: 1:10, 4:00, 7:00 The Hurricane Heist (PG-13): FridaySaturday: 1:20, 4:10, 6:50, 9:10; Sunday: 1:20, 4:10, 6:50; Monday-Wednesday: 1:20, 4:10; Thursday: 1:20, 4:10, 6:50 A Wrinkle in Time (PG): Friday-Saturday: 1:30, 4:20, 6:40, 9:00; Sunday-Thursday: 1:30, 4:20, 6:40 Black Panther (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:00, 3:50, 6:30, 9:25; Sunday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:50, 6:30 The Riot and Dance: Monday: 7 p.m.

Kirk Cameron: Connect: Tuesday: 7 p.m.

Vertigo (1958): Wednesday: 7 p.m.

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executed, well-photographed and at times almost painfully raw profile of Chicago chef Jake Bickelhaupt and his wife, Alexa, whose underground

restaurant went public and earned two Michelin stars before abruptly closing with no explanation. Documentary, not rated, 82 minutes. HHH

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