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Tuning Up

At the Movies

Music: George Michael Video Games: “Titanfall”

The Chris Eger Band plays the Skagit Valley Casino on Saturday

“Muppets Most Wanted”: Kids will like it – parents will love it

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Frozen”: Anna (Kristen Bell) must find a way to thaw her sister’s cold heart in this year’s Oscar winner for Best Animated Film.

The production, based on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen,” has the successful Disney combination of a solid story, strong animation, breakout characters and memorable music. That’s the blend that has worked for decades and continues to work here.

The movie has the strongest soundtrack since the 1996 release of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.”

“American Hustle”: A con man (Christian Bale) is forced to work for a wild FBI agent.

Director David O. Russell has taken the emotional rawness central to his “Silver Linings Playbook” and added layers of seduction and corruption, painted against the excessiveness that was the late ’70s, to create a production that’s even more Oscar-worthy than “Playbook.”

Jennifer Lawrence turns in a performance as a passive-aggressive realworld answer to the Mad Hatter. She is electrifying, whether she’s manipulating her husband or performing a cleaning scene to “Live and Let Die.” Russell strips Amy Adams down to an emotional raw nerve to play a stripper turned con artist.

“Saving Mr. Banks”: Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) fights to get the rights from the author of the Mary Poppins books so he can make them into a movie.

The overall strength comes from Hanks and Emma Thompson, who once again transform themselves to portray the spirit of their characters with such honesty and courage that the movie is never in danger of being a dry tale of Hollywood politics.

Thompson brilliantly faces every challenge, from a quiet — but extremely touching — moment when the author first sees the film to her unlikely connection with the man (Paul Giamatti) assigned to be her driver. Thompson finds that razor-sharp edge of being cantankerous while leaving enough room for her humanity to slip out as needed.

“Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”: Film based on Nelson Mandela’s autobiography. Idris Elba stars.

“Reasonable Doubt”: A lawyer throws a case only to find the man he helps free has some dark secrets.

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

Upcoming movie releases Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:

This Weekend

MARCH 25 Chinese Zodiac -- Universal Delivery Man -- Disney Walking With Dinosaurs -- Fox Welcome to the Jungle -- Universal The Wolf of Wall Street -- Paramount

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APRIL 1 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues -- Paramount At Middleton -- Starz / Anchor Bay The Bag Man -- Universal 47 Ronin -- Universal

Seahawk Music Boosters will host the big band dance “Swing Into Spring” on Friday at the Anacortes Eagles Hall

APRIL 8 August: Osage County -- Anchor Bay Best Night Ever -- Magnolia Grudge Match -- Warner The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug -- New Line Justin Bieber’s Believe -- Universal n McClatchy-Tribune News Service

“Green Lantern: The Complete Animated Series”: Josh Keaton is the voice of Green Lantern in this 26-episode series.

“Jeff Dunham: Achmed Saves America”: Animated movie based on the comedians characters.

“Kill Your Darlings”: Recounts the pivotal year that changed Allen Ginsberg’s life.

“Monsters: The Complete Series”: TV series brings to life the monsters of which nightmares are made.

“20 Ft. Below: The Darkness Descending”: Dangerous world is hidden in shadows of New York’s abandoned subway tunnels.

“Almost Sharkproof”: Two friends risk it all to strike it rich. Jon Lovitz stars.

“Kingdom of Conquerors”: A look at the rise of Genghis Khan.

“The Patience Stone”: Adapted from the best-selling novel by Atiq Rahimi.

“The Horror at 37,000 Feet”: William Shatner, Buddy Ebsen and Chuck Connors star in made-for-TV thriller.

“Atlantis: Season One”: When Jason sets out to find his father, he could never have anticipated where his journey would lead.

“To Catch a Trader”: Story of the government investigation that led to the largest insider trading case in U.S. history. n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

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Music Reviews..................................... 6 Video Game Review............................ 7 Travel................................................8-9 On Stage............................................ 10 Tuning Up......................................... 11 Hot Tickets........................................ 12 Get Involved...................................... 13 At the Lincoln.................................... 14 Movie Listings, Mini-Reviews.......... 17 Out & About.................................18-19 ON THE COVER Dakota Daley (left) is Smee and Kyle Fitzgerald is Mr. Darling/Captain Hook in Lyric Light Opera’s production of “Peter Pan,” which opens Saturday at McIntyre Hall in Mount Vernon.

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ON STAGE

A musical, magical ‘Peter Pan’

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Taylor Clark (from left) plays John, Chauncey Trask is Wendy, Kyan Zielinski plays Michael and Carly Hebert is Peter Pan in Lyric Light Opera’s production of “Peter Pan,” which opens Saturday, March 22, at McIntyre Hall in Mount Vernon

‘Peter Pan’

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When: 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 22 and 29, April 5; 2 p.m. Sunday, March 23 and 30, April 6 Where: McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon Tickets: $22-$45.

416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Lyric Light Opera takes on another challenging musical production for its annual springtime show, combining childhood whimsy, colorful and cunning villains, and the magic of pixie dust.

The Camano Island-based company presents a six-show run of “Peter Pan,” opening Saturday at McIntyre Hall on the campus of Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon.

Executive and artistic direc-

Dakota Daley (left) plays Smee and Kyle Fitzgerald is Mr. Darling/Captain Hook.

tor Brenda Mueller leads a cast of nearly 30. John Kelleher is the musical director and Michael Corey conducts.

and John, three inquisitive children who yearn for high adventure, team up with Peter Pan and his tiny minion Tinkerbell on a voyage to NevMandi Asplund A Moment’s Focus Photography erland that has them crossing paths with a fierce Indian tribe, a hungry crocodile, and a group of pirates led Lyric Light Opera has produced numerous timeless musicals, putting by the one and only Captain Hook.

The leads include Taylor Clark its own creative and rollicking spin on “The Sound of Music,” “The King (John), Chauncey Trask (Wendy), and I,” “Seven Brides for Seven Kyan Zielinski (Michael), Carly Brothers,” “Annie,” “South Pacific” Hebert (Peter Pan), Kyle Fitzgerald and “My Fair Lady.”

(Mr. Darling/Captain Hook) and In “Peter Pan,” Wendy, Michael Dakota Daley (Smee).

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MOVIES

AP: The first time you saw the film adaptation of “Divergent,” did it look the way you’d envisioned it?

Roth: Not until I saw the shot of the Sears Tower (now Chicago’s Willis Tower) and the characters going into the choosing ceremony did I really go, ‘Oh that’s really it.’

I got really emotional. And I was happy because I didn’t want any sleek or super polished future and

Q&A

VERONICA ROTH

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EVERLY HILLS, Calif.

— “Divergent,” the latest young-adult novel poised to become a blockbuster movie, meets all the criteria for the YA genre: The movie is adapted from a best-seller; the story is rooted in sci-fi; and the cast consists of hot, young stars-to-be.

But unlike the “Twilight” and “The Hunger Games” series, this one was actually written by someone under 30.

In 2011, writer Veronica Roth was just 22 when her book hit shelves. Based on a future dystopian society where people are segregated by their values, her debut landed on the New York Times children’s best-seller list, where it remained for 11 weeks.

She followed it up with the sequel “Insurgent” and completed her trilogy with “Allegiant.” Her books have sold more than 11 million copies.

Summit Entertainment, the same studio behind the “Twilight” franchise, acquired the film rights before the first copy of “Divergent” was sold.

“It’s been surreal,” Roth said during a recent interview. “When I found out Summit wanted to make a movie, I was like, ‘They want to do what?’ I was really nervous, but I was relieved when it started doing well. That they were interested was really encouraging.”

Starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James and Kate Winslet, the film opens Friday.

During an interview with The Associated Press, Roth talked about letting the studio take her book and run with it, the inevitable comparisons with “The Hunger Games,” and how she’s grown as a writer:

A YA novelist actually under 30

By JESSICA HERNDON AP Film Writer

Actress Shailene Woodley (from left), author Veronica Roth and director Neil Burger are shown on the set of the film, “Divergent.”

Summit Entertainment photos via AP

it does look kind of destroyed.

You can’t micromanage the movie adaptation of your book. First of all, they won’t let you. Second of all, I didn’t want to.

AP: Your stories have been compared to writer Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games” series.

Both focus on heroines in dystopian societies. Feel any pressure to match the box-office numbers of those adaptations?

Roth: I think it’s a doubleedged sword. I try not to think about it, but I don’t succeed most of the time. “The Hunger Games” did something remarkable. So in

that sense, it’s a flattering comparison. But you can’t hope to replicate that experience. It was unique.

AP: What are your thoughts on the casting choices of Shailene Woodley as the character Tris and Theo James as Four?

Roth: (Shailene and Theo) transported me right away. They had great chemistry. That is what I was most concerned about because that has to carry the story.

AP: What was the inspiration for the story?

Roth: My freshman year of college I learned about exposure therapy, which is a method of treating anxiety and phobia.

Someone is repeatedly exposed to the thing that makes them afraid, so they become habituated to it. I wanted to use it in a sci-fi context.

AP: Writer Stephenie Meyer was 31 when her first book from the “Twilight” collection came out.

Suzanne Collins was 46 when the first novel from her “The Hunger Games” trilogy released. How does it feel to be a young adult generating young-adult material?

Roth: I feel acutely aware of how young I am. In a way that is good. It’s productive. It makes me realize that I should be growing as a writer and a person.

AP: How have you grown as a writer?

Roth: I take things that I am putting on the page more seriously now. In the subsequent books I thought more about violence and young people. It’s very serious.

That doesn’t mean I’m limiting the content. I just handle it different.

In terms of writing skill, I think more detail and less repetition.

AP: Does the pressure to produce a good follow-up weigh on you?

Roth: It depends on the day. The only time I’m able to write is when I can let that go. It’s been helpful to have a series finished and think that whatever I do next just gets to exist between me and my screen for as long as I want it to. It’s a way of coaching myself into relaxing.

AP: Have you finished your next book?

Roth: I wrote a collection of short stories that’s coming out in July. (The collection is told from Four’s perspective.) It’s kind of a prequel to “Divergent.” I’m just finishing them now.

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COMING UPin the area Swing dance & dessert Seahawk Music Boosters will present “Swing Into Spring,” a big band dance beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 21, at the Anacortes Eagles Hall, 901 Seventh St., Anacortes.

Enjoy cheesecake and coffee at 6:30 p.m., followed by swing dance lessons at 7 p.m. and live music and dancing at 7:30 p.m., with music by the A Town Big Band and the Anacortes High School intermediate and advanced jazz bands. Advance tickets: $12 adults, $8 students.

At the door: $15 adults, $10 students. For tickets, contact Tracy at 360-929-3340, Ginny at 360-333-9715 or 1972. ginny@gmail.com, or Cat at catweech@comcast.net.

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FLOATING BOAT SHOW The 18th annual Spring Boat Show will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, March 21-23, at Cap Sante Boat Haven, 1019 Q Ave., Anacortes.

Check out more than 75 new and pre-owned boats up to 65 feet long, as well as the “Big White Tent” filled with electronics, rigging and marine services. Free admission. 360-333-8382 or anacortesboatshow.com.

EDISON SCHOOL CARNIVAL The Edison School Booster Club will hold the 35th annual Edison School Carnival with the theme of “Seuss on the Loose” from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at Edison Elementary School, 5801 Main Ave., Edison.

Tickets: 35 cents each or 15 for $5.

360-757-3375.

DISCO DANCE PARTY Bring out your legwarmers, glittery headbands and your inner Travolta and dance from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at the Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. All ages welcome. $10 in advance, $15 at the door, free for ages 11 and younger.

360-464-2229 or anacortescenterfor happiness.org.

SEVENTH GENERATION SUPPER Join Transition Fidalgo & Friends for its monthly community supper at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at the Anacortes Senior Center, 1701 22nd St. Dr. Daniel Najera will present “Lessons Learned from the Honeybees,” which encourages us to look at how bees model sustainability. Suggested supper donation: $5 adults, $3 ages 10 and younger. Bring your own place settings. transitionfidalgo.org.

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REVIEWS: MUSIC Kylie Minogue

The style and phrasings are all his own, confident and understated, and the sparse “Kiss Me Once” arrangements allow ample room for his hypnotic voice to soar. By instinct, he shies Another year, way from self-dramatizing vocal pyrotechanother Kylie nics, letting the melodies and lyrics carry Minogue album. The the day. wheel still hasn’t There is a simple clarity to this approach, been reinvented, nor but it also means the new release can seem should anyone expect it to be at this point. a bit slow in places. The beat is too subdued, Those anticipating Minogue’s latest the tempo too languid, and the production album and her recent signing to Jay Z’s too lush at times. The collection could use Roc Nation management to exhibit some a showstopper, a hint of R&B, a touch of overwhelming artistic maturation or chamecruelty or anger to set off its mellow tone. leon-esque identity overhaul, haven’t been It would benefit from a bit more tension, following her career for the past 14 years or more of a climax toward the end. so. While many artists in the business have But the quality of the singing puts needed to reinvent their image and persoMichael head and shoulders ahead of nas each time they return to the spotlight in the other middle-aged and older English order to survive, Minogue has consistently rockers looking to the Great American released one album after another of habitSongbook for inspiration.

Michael sounds forming pop confections, without changing effortless and free, as if he could do this for her image too drastically. decades to come. n Ryan Lathan, popmatters.com

George Michael “Symphonica”

Forget about the health issues and personal problems — George Michael sounds just fine, super in fact, on his first new album in seven years, recorded live during his 2011-12 “Symphonica” tour in Europe.

Time has not taken a toll on Michael’s voice, which if anything sounds more supple and emotive than during his earlier pop incarnations. Gone is the swagger and blatant “come and get it” sexuality, replaced by a more subtle singer happy to pay homage to Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye and other giants as the album unfolds. He strikes a wistful tone, lamenting lost youth, in “John and Elvis Are Dead,” and captures the yearning and loss at the heart of the old standard “Wild Is the Wind.” There’s a jazzy feel, with some swing, to his cover of the timeless “My Baby Just Cares for Me,” and he captures perfectly, without overdoing it, the pathos of the American depression-era classic “Brother Can You Spare a Dime.”

Michael avoids a number of traps on this album, which was produced by the late Phil Ramone, who also teamed with the singer in 1999 on “Songs From the Last Century.”

Michael deserves credit for moving deftly into big band and orchestral territory without in any way trying to imitate the master, Frank Sinatra, or taking on the vocal tics of the many other artists who have turned to American standards as a mid-career tonic.

n Gregory Katz, Associated Press

‘Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’ Various artists

The latest dystopian young-adult, big-screen adaptation, “Divergent,” has high expectations for the box office, though its soundtrack offers an uneven bag of tracks.

The film, highlighted by teenage angst overwrought by societal structure, could translate into a group of edgy, resonating songs, but the reality is that few rise up to the challenge. Ellie Goulding overcontributes with her brand of manic pixie dream girl electro pop on four tracks (three only on the nondigital version).

The first single — Zedd’s piano ballad turned triumphant dance song “Find You” — is neither convincing nor very inspiring to anyone other than the Saturday night club crowd. And Goulding’s “Beating Heart” is a stroke away from flatlining.

The album starts off slow with run-ofthe-mill dance tracks before it gets bizarre and wonderful with Tame Impala and Kendrick Lamar’s “Backwards,” which mixes a hypnotic ’60s sound with some epic rapping. M83’s “I Need You” takes a weird sax and blends it with an even weirder wailing Auto-Tune. A$AP Rocky’s contribution, “In Distress,” is probably the most alienating and enticing of the whole album — the barky electro background is stabilized by

Other notable releases n Foster the People - “Supermodel” n Eliza Gilkyson - “The Nocturne Diaries” n Enrique Iglesias - “Sex and Love” n Madlib & Freddie Gibbs - “Pinata” n George Michael - “Symphonica” n Elvis Presley - “Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis” n The Pretty Reckless - “Going to Hell” n Skrillex - “Recess” n Young Money - “Rise of an Empire” n popmatters.com

his rapping, which turns into a melodic howl. Pretty Lights’ “Lost and Found” adds another layer of meditative sounds, skipping back and forth from uplifting pop to an exotic string sound.

Overall, though, the soundtrack barely passes the aptitude test into the Dauntless. n Cristina Jaleru, Associated Press

The War on Drugs

“Lost in the Dream” “Lost in the Dream” is an elegant, triumphant album and perhaps the pinnacle of the ambient Americana sound Granduciel and Kurt Vile invented with “Wagonwheel Blues” and Vile’s “Constant Hitmaker,” respectively. It’s an alternate universe in which ’80s Bruce Springsteen began using synthesizers to approximate dream states for anthems like “Born in the USA” and “Dancing in the Dark” instead of using them in service of pop melodies.

“Wagonwheel Blues” took the indie world by storm with its re-appropriation of classic rock. Those albums were great, but “Lost in the Dream” is not only a growth, but a perfection of that sound. With their third album, the War on Drugs continue to recreate classic rock in their own image and in doing so they created a classic album of their own. n Eric Goldberg, popmatters.com

Black Lips

“Underneath the Rainbow” Ramshackle seems to be a pretty good adjective for the rock music released this year.

There was the five-seconds-till-the-end-

of-the-world insanity of Silver Mt. Zion’s “F**k off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything,” the Men’s love letter to classic rock in “Tomorrow’s Hits” and now, the most off the rails of them all, Black Lips’ “Underneath the Rainbow.” The Atlantabased lunatics let us in on a whole lot of debauchery that they’ve undertaken. n Nathan Stevens, popmatters.com

Juanes

“Loco de Amor” Much like love itself, Juanes’ new album “Loco de Amor” is deceptive.

At first glance, the pop-flavored album seems as upbeat and sweet as a teenage crush. For longtime fans of the Colombian rocker, the sound is unlike the Juanes we know. But on a deeper dive, the album shows itself to be something else.

Under the radio-friendly hooks and major chord progressions, there is Juanes’ powerful voice reaching new corners. And, a careful listen to popular rock producer Steve Lillywhite’s mix reveals surprising layers.

Keyboard flourishes familiar to Latin dance floors, such as on the opening track “Mil Pedazos” or the single “La Luz,” manage to sound fresh when combined with the album’s driving percussion and Juanes’ passionate vocals. The title track, which features the fantastic Emmanuel del Real of Café Tacvba on keyboard, is especially fun.

Juanes is on an acoustic guitar, creating an understated performance.

The Grammy-winning singer — who once led the rock band Ekhymosis — has moved away from the social activism he previously embraced to take on the universally approachable theme of love on his sixth solo album. It may be new territory for Juanes fans, and it’s a place likely to pull in listeners just discovering one of Latin America’s biggest stars. n Michelle Morgante, Associated Press

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REVIEWS: VIDEO GAMES ‘Titanfall’ Platform: Electronic Arts, for the Xbox One, PC Price: $59.99 On the Web: titanfall.com Rating: 4 (stars our of 4)

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Pilots begin most matches without a Titan sidekick. They can speed up its construction occurring in a ship overhead by shooting down foes and completing objectives in the game’s five multiplayer modes — from the death match-like “Attrition” to the rock-’em-sock-’em “Last Titan Standing” — that are spread across 15 of the most vertical levels ever depicted in a shooter.

The expansive battlefields aren’t merely populated with other human pilots. There are also dozens of computer-controlled foot soldiers whose presence imbues “Titanfall” with the feeling of an epic war.

Enemies serve as fodder.

Their deaths shave off time until the next Titan is ready, while allies helpfully lead pilots to the next closest kerfuffle on the map.

It might all seem complicated. It’s not. There are so many different ways to play as either a free-running pilot on the ground or inside a lumbering Titan that it’s always entertaining, no matter if you’re a shooter newbie or hardcore “Halo” and “Call of Duty” devotee. Heck, even losing is fun because the missions end with an adrenaline-pumping race to an escape vessel.

An unfulfilling but necessary campaign mode attempts to make sense of the man-versus-machine conflict that’s waging between the militia and the IMC. It’s inadequate because it provides zero background on how or why these factions are at each other’s steel throats, but it’s paramount because playing completely through the mode unlocks two of the game’s three Titans.

No, “Titanfall” isn’t “2001: A Space Odyssey.” It’s Space Mountain. By relinquishing a true plot and instead masterfully blending guns, robots, parkour and sci-fi cliches into a giant interactive thrill ride, Respawn Entertainment has put together an innovative toy box where players can act out their own stories on otherworldly front lines.

I fear I won’t survive. My vision is blurred. I’m being chased by a pistol-packing militia member across the rooftops of an abandoned neighborhood. He’s already shot me.

One more shot and I might be dead.

Then I hear: “Your Titan is ready to drop.

Signal when ready.” I point to a nearby parking lot below me and — boom! — a Transformers-like robot descends from the sky.

Leaping from the building’s roof, I slide into my mechanized beast’s chest and quickly assume the controls, swinging the 24-foot-tall walking tank around to my pursuer and blasting him to smithereens.

That’s just one breakneck moment among the dozens I’ve experienced while playing the frenetic “Titanfall.”

“Titanfall” is the ambitious inaugural game from Respawn Entertainment, a studio that includes developers who worked on the landmark “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” series.

It’s clear after spending a few days clashing with Titans that they’ve changed the game again, refreshing the static shoot-‘em-up genre with this fabulously fluid sci-fi shooter.

Any notion of interactive storytelling has been ejected into space in favor of a strictly online-only affair where each matchup between the game’s warring Frontier Militia and the Interstellar Manufacturing Corp. is comprised of real players portraying balletic gun-toting pilots.

They’re each equipped with jet packs and can call on those behemoth Titans for sup- n Derrik J. Lang, Associated Press

New video game releases These games are scheduled for release this week, according to Gamestop.com: n Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360; rated M) n Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360; rated M) n Final Fantasy X-X2 HD (PlayStation 3, PS Vita; rated T) n inFamous Second Son (PlayStation 4; rated T) n Terraria (Xbox 360; rated T) n Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, Ky.)

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TRAVEL

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ARBERT, Scotland — I don’t have much to tell you about Scotland, really. It’s true, they have whisky, and kilts, and some people speak with an accent so thick that you wonder whether you’re hearing English or Gaelic.

All of that’s fun. But I’m just here to tell you about the walks I took.

If you’ve heard anything about the weather in Scotland, you’ve heard the word “wet.” Or perhaps “boggy.”

Or “ever-changing.”

These conditions make even more impressive the large collection of wellknown footpaths that are the best way to explore the stunning countryside.

The most famous one is the West Highland Way, a 95-mile trail from the outskirts of Glasgow into the remote and moody Highlands.

It ends shortly past the foot of the highest mountain in the UK, Ben Nevis, which can be walked up and down as a day hike, if you’re fit. Near the summit, I saw small children and dogs.

The Way was my appetizer for more walks to come. I did its northern half, skipping the lowland part of the hike and heading straight into the landscape so heart-skippingly shown in the James Bond movie “Skyfall.” It’s easy; there are hotels or hostels at every stage, and even baggage transport service.

The single most useful tool for planning walks in Scotland is the popular website WalkHighlands. com. The site breaks down dozens of trails, with frank talk about muddy or risky conditions. It also links to that other essential tool, Ordnance Survey topographical maps.

And then there are the photos. WalkHighlands does what other trail guides don’t: It shows what the

IN REMOTE SCOTLAND, TAKE A WALK ON THE MILD SIDE Story and photos by CARA ANNA / Associated Press

scenery looks like at several different stages of each walk. Before leaving for Scotland, I spent hours clicking through trails and shopping for landscapes.

That’s how I came across the path to a place called Rhenigidale.

It looked like a modest walk, just about 5 miles long, but the details that emerged made it more and more intriguing. It seemed the tiny seaside village in the string of islands called the Outer Hebrides had a hostel, one that didn’t take advance bookings but rarely would turn anyone away, especially if they arrived on foot.

It seemed so remote, somehow so unlikely, that I emailed to make sure. The reply was prompt.

“The hostel door is never closed,” replied Peter Clarke, the chair of something called the Gatliff Hebridean Hostels Trust. “You may put your overnight fees in cash, or by cheque, in the honesty box. If it is not in the hostel, the warden usually visits in the morning and early evening.”

To this triple-locked Manhattan resident, it had the whiff of a fairy tale.

The next sign that I might be on to something came in an article by British author Robert Macfarlane, who

has written movingly about nature and exploring it on foot.

He called the winding old postman’s path to Rhenigidale, its only land route to the outside world until a road was completed in 1989, “one of the most beautiful paths I know.”

And once in Scotland, after finishing the West Highland Way and happily making day hikes around the Isle of Skye, I found that speaking of Rhenigidale could have a profound effect. One especially excited bus driver nearly ran off the road. A hostel manager beamed and confided, “No tourist has mentioned that

for months!”

There’s something satisfying in taking a vacation and actually getting away from it all. As my ferry left Skye for the Outer Hebrides, it was decided: No Internet. No phone, even if it had signal.

After the ferry docked in the village of Tarbert, I bought simple provisions at a small grocery — oats, tea, lentils — because Rhenigidale has no shops, just a handful of homes. And the next day, Sunday, everything on the stoutly Protestant island would be closed, except the churches.

The path soon split from the paved road out of Tarbert and climbed into the

Clockwise, from upper left: w Hikers in Holyrood Park overlook Edinburgh, Scotland, from Arthur’s Seat.

It is the highest point in Edinburgh and a lovely echo of the Highlands within a short walk of the city’s downtown. w An intricate pattern in the sand is shown at the wide beach in Berneray. w The Gatliff Trust-run hostel on the island of Berneray, Scotland. The hostel is steps from the sea. low, stony hills. It eventually topped a rise, and there was the sea, which the track began to follow. There were ruined stone houses, the snuffling of porpoises, rabbits skittering out of sight.

It’s a lovely place to watch for the aurora borealis, and the stars.

In my two days at the hostel, no one appeared but the friendly warden, Kate Langley, who lives with her husband and small children across the road. She knelt in the cozy sitting room of faded maps and old cushioned chairs and lit the coal stove. On a little radio, BBC Scotland played bagpipe music and folk songs.

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Loch Coruisk, a lake on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, is seen from the vantage point of a 15-mile round-trip trail.

I almost wished for a pipe and slippers. I spent a startling amount of time just standing outside with a mug of tea.

The modest Gatliff Hebridean Hostels Trust also runs two other rustic hostels in stellar locations for those who wander through the islands, many of them by bike in the bracing winds.

Some say the repurposed farmhouse on the small island of Berneray is the best, with its front doors and outdoor benches just a few steps from the sea. But there’s no pilgrimage-like approach, since the public bus service stops a couple minutes’ walk away.

The third hostel, on the island of South Uist, is next to a ruined churchyard and a short walk from the Atlan-

On the Web Walkhighlands: walk highlands.co.uk Gatliff Herbridean Hostels Trust: gatliff.org.uk West Highland Way: west-highland-way.co.uk

The tiny village of Rhenigidale is viewed from a small approaching motorboat. The only road to the village was built less than two decades ago. tic, past rich stretches of colorful machair, or shell-sand and wildflowers.

The hostels make excellent bases for walks on sprawling white-sand beaches and climbs of the nearby hills. In the summer tourist season, the islands bloom

with galleries, B&Bs and local seafood.

While the Gatliff hostels don’t have the perks of more traditional getaways, notably laundry or the drying rooms that many places have for wet gear, each has the essentials — full kitch-

ens, heat, electricity, hot water. That’s in addition to simplicity, a sense of place and stunning, changing skies.

“Three weeks … in Scotland?” more than one person had asked, with a touch of doubt. Absolutely.

CRUISE?: Doug Woods will explain everything you want SHORT TRIPS: Mount Ver- to know about planning a cruise at 7 p.m. Wednesnon Parks and Recreation day, March 26, at the Anaoffers travel opportunities cortes Public Library, 1220 for participants ages 12 and older (adult supervision 10th St., Anacortes. Woods also will present landscape required for ages 18 and younger). Trips depart from and wildlife photos from his and return to Hillcrest Park, various Alaskan cruises.

Free. 360-293-1910, ext.

1717 S. 13th St., Mount 21, or library.cityof Vernon. For information or anacortes.org. to register, call 360-3366215. Next up: Nisqually National Wildlife “SIGHTS, SOUNDS & Refuge: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. TASTES OF MONGOLIA: A Peace Corps Adventure”: Saturday, March 29. Grab your camera and binoculars, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27, Upper Skagit pack a sack lunch and join Library, 45770B Main St., birder and raptor specialist Concrete. Library director Sue Cottrell for a fun, educational trip to the Nisqually Brooke Pederson will share stories about life in MonNational Wildlife Refuge, home to more than 300 spe- golia. She will cook tradicies of birds, mammals, fish tional food, show traditional and amphibians. Check out clothing, talk about cultural the viewing platforms, climb taboos and more. Free.

360-853-7939 or upper the observation tower, walk skagit.lib.wa.us. along the trails and explore the visitor center and gift shop. Stop for an afternoon ISLANDS OF NEW ENGtreat or coffee break on the LAND: Enjoy a free preway home. $61-$63. Regis- sentation about this Sept.

26-Oct. 3 trip at 1 p.m. ter by March 21.

Wednesday, April 2, at the Oak Harbor Senior Center, WWU FACULTY-LED TRAVEL PROGRAMS: West- 51 SE Jerome St., Oak Harbor. For information, contact ern Washington University Pat Gardner at 360-279will offer several educa4582 or email pgardner@ tional travel programs this summer in Italy and Africa. oakharbor.org.

Global Discovery trips are TRAVEL PACKING WORKnot for university credit or SHOP: 11 a.m. Saturday, restricted to Western stuApril 12, AAA Travel Store, dents. Trips include: 1600 E. College Way, Suite Tuscany, Italy: Aug. A, Mount Vernon. Kathleen 31-Sept. 14.

Mount Kilimanjaro Climb Collum will share tips on and Serengeti Safari Exten- how to make the most of your packing space and the sion: July 5-19. latest accessories and gear Serengeti Safari and to help you comply with new Kilimanjaro Culture Tour flying regulations. RSVP: Extension: July 14-26.

360-848-2090.

Details: 360- 650-6409, globaldiscovery@wwu.edu or PASSPORT APPLICAwwu.edu/GlobalDiscovery.

TIONS: The Anacortes Public Library accepts passport CHINA TOUR: Skagit applications from noon to Valley College is accept6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and ing applications for its Wednesdays, and 1 to 4 Experience China Tour on p.m. Saturdays at 1220 Aug. 23-Sept. 9. The tour 10th St., Anacortes. Passis open to students, facport forms and information ulty, staff and community members ages 16 or older. on fees and how to apply are available at travel.state.

College credit is available. gov, or pick up an applicaThe cost is $3,200 includtion and passport guide at ing international airfare. the library. The Oak Harbor Applications and a $300 Senior Center accepts deposit are due by April 1.

For information, contact Ted passport applications, by appointment, from 10 Maloney at 360-416-7774 or ted.maloney@skagit.edu. a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 51 SE Jerome St., Oak Harbor.

THINKING ABOUT TAKING AN ALASKAN 360-279-4580.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area March 20-27 Thursday.20

TUNING UP Playing at area venues March 20-26 CHRISTINE WILKINSON BECKMAN

THEATER

“Duck Hunter Shoots Angel” (comedy): Anacortes High School Theatre Department, 7:30 p.m., Brodniak Hall, Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. Rated PG-13 (mild language). Admission by donation at the door. 360-293-2166.

SATURDAY.22 CHRIS EGER BAND 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

JEFFREY COHAN

Friday.21 COMEDY

Comedy Night: Joe Fontenot, Alfred Carieri and Randall Ragsdale, 8 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. $10. 360-755-3956.

THEATER

“Always… Patsy Cline” (musical): Ria Peth Vanderpool and Kelly Bohon, Theater Arts Guild; 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $20.

Tickets: tagpatsy@gmail.com or theater artsguild.org.

“Blackbeard the Pirate”: Bay View Elementary School and Missoula Children’s Theatre, 7 p.m., Bay View Elementary School, 15241 Josh Wilson Road, Burlington. Tickets available at the door: $6 adults, $4 children. v-vc@be.wednet. edu.

“Duck Hunter Shoots Angel” (comedy): Anacortes High School Theatre Department, 7:30 p.m., Brodniak Hall, Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. Rated PG-13 (mild language). Admission by donation at the door. 360-293-2166.

Saturday.22 MUSIC

Shelter Bay Chorus (Broadway music): 6:30 p.m., Shelter Bay Clubhouse, 1000 Shoshone Drive, La Conner. $15, includes wine, dessert and silent auction. 360-466-1783.

Michael Tolf: 7 p.m., Bethany Covenant Church, 1318 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. Freewill offering. michaeltolf. com, 360-424-9399.

FRIDAY.21

TUESDAY.14 “THE LITTLE EVENING CONCERTS FOR LOUIS XIV” Jeffrey Cohan, one-keyed flute; Anna Marsh, baroque bassoon; Christine Wilkinson Beckman, baroque violin; and Steven Creswell, baroque viola; 3 p.m., Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes. $20 at the door. 360-293-4930 or anacortesartsfoundation.org.

MIA VERMILLION 8 to 11 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

THURSDAY.20 THEATER

“Scrambled McManus”: One-man show performed by Tim Behrens (comedy), 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $23-$25.

360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

“Peter Pan” (musical): Lyric Light Opera, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $22-$45.

416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“Blackbeard the Pirate”: Bay View Elementary School and Missoula Children’s Theatre, 1 p.m., Bay View Elementary School, 15241 Josh Wilson Road, Burlington. Tickets available at the door: $6 adults, $4 children. v-vc@be.wednet.edu.

“Always… Patsy Cline” (musical): Ria Peth Vanderpool and Kelly Bohon, Theater Arts Guild; 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $20. Tickets: tag patsy@gmail.com or theaterartsguild.org.

“Duck Hunter Shoots Angel” (comedy): Anacortes High School Theatre Department, 7:30 p.m., Brodniak Hall, Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St., Anacortes.

Rated PG-13 (mild language). Admission by donation at the door. 360-293-2166.

Sunday.23 MUSIC

“The Little Evening Concerts for Louis XIV”: Jeffrey Cohan, one-keyed flute; Anna Marsh, baroque bassoon; Christine Wilkinson Beckman, baroque violin; and Steven Creswell, baroque viola; 3 p.m., Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes. $20 at the door.

360-293-4930 or anacortesartsfoundation. org.

Keola Beamer and Moanalani Beamer (traditional and contemporary Hawaiian music and dance): 7 p.m., Western Washington University Concert Hall, Bellingham. Tickets: $32 at tickets.wwu. edu or at the door.

THEATER

“Peter Pan” (musical): Lyric Light Opera, 2 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $22-$45.

416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Nick Vigarino: 7 to 9 p.m., Big Rock Cafe, 14779 Washington 9, Mount Vernon. No cover, all ages. 360424-7872 or bigrock cafe.com.

FRIDAY.21 Prozac Mountain Boys (bluegrass): 8:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7.

360-445-3000.

Marlin James (country, classic rock): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

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

360-422-6411.

Chris Eger Band: 9 p.m. to midnight, Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. No cover.

360-755-0165.

Mia Vermillion: 8 to 11 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

The Trees (Rush tribute), Flannel (’90s tribute): 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $3.

360-778-1067.

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

360-848-8882.

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

360-422-6411.

Karen Lovely (blues): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

Chris Eger Band (R&B, rock, blues): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Kim Field and the Mighty Titans of Tone: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956.

Equal Opportunity: 9 p.m. to midnight, Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.

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

360-766-6266.

Ether Xoxo album release party, with Jesus Chris Willis, Deadly D, Heist: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

360-778-1067.

Thursday.27 COMEDY

“Knee Deep in Concrete”: Jason Stewart, 7 p.m., Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St., Concrete. Ages 18 and older. $15. 360-941-0403 or concrete-theatre. com

SATURDAY.22 Jim Basnight: 7 to 10 p.m., Big Rock Cafe, 14779 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. No cover, all ages.

360-424-7872.

SUNDAY.23 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam Night: 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

WEDNESDAY.26 Daddy Treetops: 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5. 360-445-3000.

Bow Diddlers: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-7666266.

Sleepy Sun: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $8-$10. 360-778-1067.

Desperate Measures (classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., SedroWoolley. No cover.

360-855-2263.

Blues/rock jam with CC Adams and Friends: 4 to 9 p.m., Station House, 315 Morris St., La Conner. 360-4664488.

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

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area March 20-27 Thursday.20

TUNING UP Playing at area venues March 20-26 CHRISTINE WILKINSON BECKMAN

THEATER

“Duck Hunter Shoots Angel” (comedy): Anacortes High School Theatre Department, 7:30 p.m., Brodniak Hall, Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. Rated PG-13 (mild language). Admission by donation at the door. 360-293-2166.

SATURDAY.22 CHRIS EGER BAND 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

JEFFREY COHAN

Friday.21 COMEDY

Comedy Night: Joe Fontenot, Alfred Carieri and Randall Ragsdale, 8 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. $10. 360-755-3956.

THEATER

“Always… Patsy Cline” (musical): Ria Peth Vanderpool and Kelly Bohon, Theater Arts Guild; 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $20.

Tickets: tagpatsy@gmail.com or theater artsguild.org.

“Blackbeard the Pirate”: Bay View Elementary School and Missoula Children’s Theatre, 7 p.m., Bay View Elementary School, 15241 Josh Wilson Road, Burlington. Tickets available at the door: $6 adults, $4 children. v-vc@be.wednet. edu.

“Duck Hunter Shoots Angel” (comedy): Anacortes High School Theatre Department, 7:30 p.m., Brodniak Hall, Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St., Anacortes. Rated PG-13 (mild language). Admission by donation at the door. 360-293-2166.

Saturday.22 MUSIC

Shelter Bay Chorus (Broadway music): 6:30 p.m., Shelter Bay Clubhouse, 1000 Shoshone Drive, La Conner. $15, includes wine, dessert and silent auction. 360-466-1783.

Michael Tolf: 7 p.m., Bethany Covenant Church, 1318 S. 18th St., Mount Vernon. Freewill offering. michaeltolf. com, 360-424-9399.

FRIDAY.21

TUESDAY.14 “THE LITTLE EVENING CONCERTS FOR LOUIS XIV” Jeffrey Cohan, one-keyed flute; Anna Marsh, baroque bassoon; Christine Wilkinson Beckman, baroque violin; and Steven Creswell, baroque viola; 3 p.m., Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes. $20 at the door. 360-293-4930 or anacortesartsfoundation.org.

MIA VERMILLION 8 to 11 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360-588-1720.

THURSDAY.20 THEATER

“Scrambled McManus”: One-man show performed by Tim Behrens (comedy), 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. $23-$25.

360-336-8955 or lincolntheatre.org.

“Peter Pan” (musical): Lyric Light Opera, 7:30 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $22-$45.

416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

“Blackbeard the Pirate”: Bay View Elementary School and Missoula Children’s Theatre, 1 p.m., Bay View Elementary School, 15241 Josh Wilson Road, Burlington. Tickets available at the door: $6 adults, $4 children. v-vc@be.wednet.edu.

“Always… Patsy Cline” (musical): Ria Peth Vanderpool and Kelly Bohon, Theater Arts Guild; 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $20. Tickets: tag patsy@gmail.com or theaterartsguild.org.

“Duck Hunter Shoots Angel” (comedy): Anacortes High School Theatre Department, 7:30 p.m., Brodniak Hall, Anacortes High School, 1600 20th St., Anacortes.

Rated PG-13 (mild language). Admission by donation at the door. 360-293-2166.

Sunday.23 MUSIC

“The Little Evening Concerts for Louis XIV”: Jeffrey Cohan, one-keyed flute; Anna Marsh, baroque bassoon; Christine Wilkinson Beckman, baroque violin; and Steven Creswell, baroque viola; 3 p.m., Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes. $20 at the door.

360-293-4930 or anacortesartsfoundation. org.

Keola Beamer and Moanalani Beamer (traditional and contemporary Hawaiian music and dance): 7 p.m., Western Washington University Concert Hall, Bellingham. Tickets: $32 at tickets.wwu. edu or at the door.

THEATER

“Peter Pan” (musical): Lyric Light Opera, 2 p.m., McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. $22-$45.

416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyrehall.org.

Nick Vigarino: 7 to 9 p.m., Big Rock Cafe, 14779 Washington 9, Mount Vernon. No cover, all ages. 360424-7872 or bigrock cafe.com.

FRIDAY.21 Prozac Mountain Boys (bluegrass): 8:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $7.

360-445-3000.

Marlin James (country, classic rock): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

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

360-422-6411.

Chris Eger Band: 9 p.m. to midnight, Varsity Inn, 112 N. Cherry St., Burlington. No cover.

360-755-0165.

Mia Vermillion: 8 to 11 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

The Trees (Rush tribute), Flannel (’90s tribute): 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $3.

360-778-1067.

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

360-848-8882.

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

360-422-6411.

Karen Lovely (blues): 8 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $10.

360-445-3000.

Chris Eger Band (R&B, rock, blues): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Kim Field and the Mighty Titans of Tone: 7:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956.

Equal Opportunity: 9 p.m. to midnight, Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. No cover. 360-766-6330.

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

360-766-6266.

Ether Xoxo album release party, with Jesus Chris Willis, Deadly D, Heist: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

360-778-1067.

Thursday.27 COMEDY

“Knee Deep in Concrete”: Jason Stewart, 7 p.m., Concrete Theatre, 45920 Main St., Concrete. Ages 18 and older. $15. 360-941-0403 or concrete-theatre. com

SATURDAY.22 Jim Basnight: 7 to 10 p.m., Big Rock Cafe, 14779 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. No cover, all ages.

360-424-7872.

SUNDAY.23 Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam Night: 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway. 360-445-4733.

WEDNESDAY.26 Daddy Treetops: 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main, Conway. $5. 360-445-3000.

Bow Diddlers: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison. 360-7666266.

Sleepy Sun: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $8-$10. 360-778-1067.

Desperate Measures (classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., SedroWoolley. No cover.

360-855-2263.

Blues/rock jam with CC Adams and Friends: 4 to 9 p.m., Station House, 315 Morris St., La Conner. 360-4664488.

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

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HOT TICKETS MOISTURE FESTIVAL: March 20-April 13, at venues around Seattle. 206-297-1405 or moisturefestival.org.

MONETA: March 22, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

BRING ME THE HORIZON: March 24, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

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

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

THE SING-OFF LIVE TOUR: March 25, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

INVSN: March 25, The Crocodile, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

ROBIN THICKE: March 26, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

GUNGOR: March 26, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

TOADIES, SUPERSUCKERS, BATTLEME: March 26, El Corazon, Seattle. 206-262-0482 or elcorazonseattle.com.

BROAD CITY LIVE: March 26, Neumos, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

EMANCIPATOR ENSEMBLE: March 27, The Showbox, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS: March 28, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

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

THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE: March 28, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-7346080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

THE DECIBEL MAGAZINE TOUR: featuring Carcass: March 29, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD: April 2, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS: April 2-3, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE: April 4, The Showbox, Seattle. 800745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

YOUNG THE GIANT: April 4-5, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

WHITE LIES: April 23, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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

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

ARLO GUTHRIE: April 25, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360734-6080 or mountbakertheatre. com.

THE WANTED, MIDNIGHT RED: April 26, Showbox SoDo, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or showboxonline. com.

ONE MORE TIME: A Tribute to Daft Punk: April 26, The Showbox, MASTODON Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show April 28, Showbox SoDo, boxonline.com.

Seattle. 800-745-3000 HIGGINS WATERPROOF BLACK or showboxonline.com.

MAGIC BAND: April 26, Columbia City Theater, Seattle. 800-8383006 or columbiacitytheater.com.

BETTY WHO: April 5, The BarSCHOOLBOY Q: April 14, The SUDDEN VALLEY JAZZ SERIES: boza, Seattle. 206-709-9442 or Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 April 26/Nov. 15, Sudden Valley thebarboza.com. or showboxonline.com.

BEATS ANTIQUE: April 5, ShowPINK MARTINI: April 15, Mount Dance Barn, Bellingham. 360-6711709 or suddenvalleylibrary.org. box SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360MASTODON: April 28, Showbox or showboxonline.com.

734-6080 or mountbakertheatre.

SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or MIA VERMILLION AND JASON com. showboxonline.com.

EDWARDS: April 5, Tim Noah THE AFGHAN WHIGS: April 15, PENNYWISE: April 29, The Thumbnail Theater, Snohomish.

The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 360-568-9412 or www.brown 3000 or showboxonline.com. or showboxonline.com. papertickets.com.

DIANA KRALL: April 16, ParaTHE GLITCH MOB: May 3, The CHUCK RAGAN & THE CAMAmount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 RADERIE, THE WHITE BUFFALO: 4849 or livenation.com. or showboxonline.com.

April 7, The Showbox, Seattle. 800CHROMEO: April 16, The Show STEEL PANTHER: May 3, Show745-3000 or showboxonline.com. box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or box SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 BASTILLE: April 8, Showbox showboxonline.com. or showboxonline.com.

SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: April IRA GLASS: May 3, Mount Baker showboxonline.com.

16, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800Theatre, Bellingham. 360-734VNV NATION: April 8, The Show- 745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

6080 or mountbakertheatre.com. box, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or SWITCHFOOT: April 18, The THE GLITCH MOB: May 4, The showboxonline.com.

Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 IL DIVO: April 9, Benaroya Hall, or showboxonline.com. or showboxonline.com.

Seattle. 866-833-4747 or live RICK SPRINGFIELD: April 18-19, STEPHEN “RAGGA” MARLEY: nation.com.

Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. May 6, The Showbox, Seattle. 206PETTY FEST: April 9, The 877-275-2448 or theskagit.com.

224-5481 or aeglive.com.

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April 19, WaMu Theater, Seattle.

CANYON RANGERS: Featuring Edie YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.

Brickell: May 10, Mount Baker TheBAND: April 10, The Showbox, com. atre, Bellingham. 360-734-6080 or Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show MASSIVE MONKEYS: April 19, mountbakertheatre.com. boxonline.com.

The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745DANNY BROWN: May 10, The INFECTED MUSHROOM: April 3000 or showboxonline.com.

Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 11, The Showbox, Seattle. 800DARK STAR ORCHESTRA: April or showboxonline.com.

745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

20, The Showbox, Seattle. 800OLD 97s: May 12, The Showbox, KRIS ORLOWSKI: April 12, The 745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 SLEEPER AGENT: April 22, The boxonline.com. or showboxonline.com.

Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 PRISCILLA AHN: May 13, THE WAILIN’ JENNYS: April or showboxonline.com.

Columbia City Theater, Seattle.

12-13, Lincoln Theatre, Mount VerELLIE GOULDING: April 23, Para- 800-838-3006 or columbiacity non. 360-336-8955 or lincoln mount Theatre, Seattle. 877-784theater.com. theatre.org.

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MICKEY AVALON: May 15, The VOLBEAT: Apil 14, Paramount DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS: April 23, Crocodile, Seattle. 800-745-3000 Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745- or livenation.com. tickets.com.

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KARLA BONOFF & JIMMY

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

LIL JON - DJ SET: May 16, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

NICKEL CREEK: May 17, Moore Theatre, Seattle. 877-784-4849 or livenation.com.

LINDSEY STIRLING: May 21, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

BACKSTREET BOYS, AVRIL LAVIGNE: May 22, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticket master.com.

TECH N9NE: May 23-24, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

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

THE NYLONS: May 24, Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow. 877275-2448 or theskagit.com.

LANA DEL REY: May 27, WaMu Theater, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.

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

LIONEL RITCHIE: with CeeLo Green: May 30, KeyArena, Seattle.

800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

“IN MY LIFE”: A Musical Tribute to the Beatles: June 5, Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360734-6080 or mountbakertheatre. com.

GRIEVES: June 7, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

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

ONEREPUBLIC: June 12, Comcast Arena at Everett. 866-3328499 or comcastarenaeverett.com.

ALLEN STONE: June 13, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

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MERLE HAGGARD, EMMYLOU HARRIS: June 22, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville. 800-7453000 or ticketmaster.com.

PARADISO FESTIVAL: June 27-28, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800-745-3000 or live nation.com.

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GET INVOLVED ART

ham Theater Guild, 1600 H St., Bellingham.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Saturday, March 29: 11 Mount Vernon Downtown a.m. to 1 p.m. at Postal and Association is developing More, 1500-B East College a roster of artists from all Way, Mount Vernon. media interested in showCallbacks will be held ing their art in downtown from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Mount Vernon galleries March 30, at the Rexville and businesses during a Grange, 19299 Rexville variety of 2014 Art Walks.

Grange Road, Mount VerArt will be displayed non. during open hours at parPrepare two contrasting ticipating businesses, with one-minute monologues a gala opening advertised (one comic, one dramatic); in print and social media. one must be Shakespeare For information, email dep. or heightened language. mvda@gmail.com.

Neither should use material from either of this season’s CALL FOR ARTISTS/ shows: “Macbeth” and GALLERIES: The Whidbey “Much Ado About NothArt Trail, a self-guided arting.” Actors should wear ist studio tour, is accepting clothing they can comfortapplications, through April ably move in. Performances 1, from Whidbey Island will run Thursdays through artists, galleries and others Sundays, July 10-Aug. 16, who want to participate at the Rexville-Blackrock in promoting the artistic Amphitheatre. To request a bounty of Whidbey Island.

10-minute audition slot, call For information or an 206-317-3023 or email audiapplication, visit whidbey tion@shakesnw.org with arttrail.com. your preferred date and time. shakesnw.org.

SEEKING GARAGE SALE VENDORS: The Skagit ON STAGE County Fairgrounds in ANACORTES OPEN MIC: Mount Vernon is seeking 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Brown vendors of all kinds for the annual “World’s Larg- Lantern Ale House, 412 Commercial Ave., Anaest Garage Sale, Antiques cortes. 360-293-2544. & More” event, set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and OPEN MIC: Jam Night, Saturday, April 11-12. For a vendor application form, 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thursdays, Conway Pub & Eatvisit skagitcounty.net/fairery, 18611 Main St., Congrounds. For information, way. 360-445-4733. call 360-336-9414 or email fairgrounds@co.skagit. wa.us.

RECREATION

counties. Prizes, compensation and responsibilities for Miss Lynden Rodeo will be detailed at the meeting. A second mandatory meeting is scheduled for at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, April 8. The Miss Lynden Rodeo Pageant will be held Saturday, April 26, at the Mt. Baker Rotary Building in Lynden. The 10th annual Lynden PRCA Rodeo will take place Aug. 12-13 during the Northwest Washington Fair. For information about the pageant or rodeo, call 360-354-4111.

required: 360-755-9649 or burlingtonwa.gov/recre ation.

eighth annual Anacortes Salmon Derby on March 29-30. Prizes: $25,000, thousands in merchandise.

SALMON HABITAT RES- $60 entry fee includes free launching at Cap Sante TORATION: Join Skagit Marina, three nights’ moorFisheries Enhancement age, fishing film festival Group to help restore native riparian plants in the admission, no-host social and a Sunday BBQ lunch.

Skagit and Samish watersheds. These plants provide Proceeds fund scholarships shade and cover for salmon for fishery management and related science. Tickand leaf litter for aquatic ets: only 1,000; available at insects, which in turn proHoliday Sports in Burlingvide food for salmon.

These riparian zones also ton and Ace Hardware in Anacortes. anacortessalimprove water quality by controlling erosion and fil- monderby.com.

MV PARKS FOCUS tering pollutants. All plantSPRING BREAK DAY GROUPS: The Mount Ver- ing events take place from CAMP: Kids in kindergarnon Parks and Recreation 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. ten through sixth grade Department invites comFor information or to sign can enjoy a variety of munity members to discuss up, call 360-336-0172, ext. activities and adventures ways to improve Mount 304, or email education@ from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Vernon’s city parks. The skagitfisheries.org.

Monday through Friday, final in a series of meetings Next up: March 31-April 4, at Hillwill take place for teens March 22: Planting at crest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, the Samish River, Grip Mount Vernon. Activities March 25, at the Vaux Road. include arts and crafts, field Retreat Center at Bakertrips and more. $35-$44 per view Park, 3011 E. Fir St., BACKYARD CONSERday. Registration deadline: Mount Vernon.

VATION: The Backyard For information, call Conservation Short Course March 21. For a complete schedule of daily themes 360-336-6215 or email conducted by the Skagit and registration informamvparks@mountvernonwa. Conservation District will tion, call 360-336-6215 or gov. be held from 6 to 8:30 visit mountvernonwa.gov. p.m. Wednesdays, March STORYTIME YOGA FOR 26-April 30, at the Padilla TULIP RUN/WALK: CHILDREN: Children ages Bay National Estuarine Choose the 5-mile run or 3 to 10 can enjoy songs, Research Reserve, 10441 2-mile run/walk starting at finger plays, stories, move- Bay View Edison Road, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 5, ment, breathing principles Bay View. Two Saturday at Skagit Regional Airport, and peacefulness, while field trips are scheduled 15400 Airport Drive, Burlthey improve listening for April 12 and 26. Learn ington. Register in advance skills, learn to handle about native plant landor day of race starting at stressful situations, chalscaping, environmentally 7:30 a.m. Advance regislenge motor skills and friendly gardening pracdevelop confidence in a tices, composting, attracting tration: $13, or $24 with shirt. Free for ages 14 and noncompetitive environbirds to your backyard, younger and 70 and older. ment. Classes meet at bees as pollinators, landALL FOR MISS RODEO Shirt only, $11. Day of race: AUDITIONS the Burlington Parks and scaping for wildlife, water CONTESTANTS: Potential $22, $33 with shirt. Shirt Recreation Center, 900 E. conservation tips, low Miss Lynden Rodeo conSHAKESPEARE AUDIonly, $13. 360-540-1611 or Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. impact development practestants and their parents TIONS: Shakespeare tuliprun.com.

Ages 3 to 6: 11 a.m. tices and stormwater runoff are invited to attend a Northwest will hold audito noon Mondays, March from area experts. Free to mandatory informational tions for its upcoming THEATER meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, 24-April 14. county residents ages 17 season in Mount Vernon, Ages 6 to 10: 4:30 to March 27, in Peoples Place and older. Preregistration Bellingham and Seattle: SPRING BREAK DRAMA Saturday, March 22: 10 at the Northwest Washing- 5:30 p.m. Mondays, March required by today, March CAMP: Theater Arts Guild 20, at 360-428-4313 or a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Seattle ton Fair and Event Center, 24-April 14. will offer a Spring Break $40 per four-week ses1775 Front St., Lynden.

Center House, Studio I, email: kristi@skagitcd.org. Drama Camp for ages 6 to sion or $12 drop-in rate.

Contestants must be 18 to Seattle.

17 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

23 years old and a resident Parents are free. PreregisSunday, March 23: 11 Monday through Friday, SALMON DERBY: TickMarch 31-April 4, at Mount a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bellingof Skagit or Whatcom tration is requested, but not ets are on sale for the

Vernon Presbyterian Church, 1511 E. Broadway.

Classes will include audition workshop, dance and movement, acting, singing, visual arts and Shakespeare. A final performance for friends and family will take place Friday, April 4. $175. For information or to register, contact Matthew at 206-819-1889 or email killercrouton@gmail.com. theaterartsguild.org.

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

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

WORKSHOPS KNITTING ROUNDTABLE: For teens, 5 to 6 p.m.

Thursday, March 27, Mount Vernon City Library, 315 Snoqualmie St., Mount Vernon. All skill levels are invited to this workshop hosted by a knitting professional from WildFibers. All material provided. Free.

360-336-6209.

SPRING BREAK CAMPS: The Children’s Museum of Skagit County will host morning and afternoon Spring Break Camps March 31-April 4 for ages 3-9 at the museum, 550 Cascade Mall Drive, Burlington. The camps will feature a variety of hands-on activities with a different theme for each session. $10 per session; members save 10 percent. For information or to register, call 360-7578888 or visit skagitchildrens museum.net.

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E14 - Thursday, March 20, 2014

Good grief: Charlie Brown gets the CG, 3-D treatment Charlie Brown looks. The answer? Slick and a little strange.

Everything else is going Apparently aware of 3-D and CG. Why not Lucy, how some purists might Snoopy and the rest of the react, Charles Schulz’s son “Peanuts” gang?

Craig, who’s involved in the At least, that’s what film, told USA Today that those behind a November he’s “way more protective 2015 release starring Char- than my father would have lie Brown and his beloved been. Our No. 1 goal was canine are hoping. always to be authentic to Directed by “Ice Age: his work and legacy.”

Continental Drift” helmer Those who remember Steve Martino, “Peanuts,” Schulz’s sly, sweet handwhich uses various 21st drawn cartoons from the century technologies, looks page and the screen may to tap into the interest we nonetheless be a little taken typically have for “Peanuts” aback to see their beloved around the holidays, this characters so digital and time on the big screen. crystalline, rather than Blue Sky and Fox’s with the minimalist, rough“Peanuts” reboot unveiled around-the-edges look. The a teaser Tuesday on ABC’s handmade quality, and the “Good Morning America” resistance to new trends in after debuting images in animation and technology, USA Today. There wasn’t is, after all, exactly what has much in the teaser, a quick made “Peanuts” so timeless.

“2001” nod followed by Then again, this may also Snoopy getting overly divide along generational affectionate with his lesslines. School-age viewers than-hirsute owner. The are already so conditioned USA Today piece also to seeing animation in CG, revealed that Charlie’s and may primarily have lightly seen love interest, been exposed to Peanuts “the little red-haired girl,” characters through an will have a prominent role occasional holiday special in the film. as well as those Met Life But more important than ads on their parents’ shows, the what is the how — spe- and who sheds tears over cifically, how a CG-ified changes to those?

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Questions on ‘Boss,’ ‘The Newsroom,’ ‘Rizzoli & Isles’ Q: Are “Boss” and “The Newsroom” returning?

A: “Boss,” the Starz series starring Kelsey Grammer as the mayor of Chicago, is done after two seasons. “The Newsroom,” the TV-news drama starring Jeff Daniels, will be back for a third and final season on HBO in the fall.

understand if the show decided to kill off Young’s character — and the series has had its share of painful moments before — but I would prefer a quieter departure, such as picking up the new season with Frost gone to China with his girlfriend.

Q: Damian McGinty was a part of Celtic Thunder and then had a part on “Glee” as an exchange Q: Lee Thompson Young student. from “Rizzoli & Isles” died Has he returned to perlast August. I believe the forming with Celtic Thunlast episode from last seader? son was dedicated to him.

A: According to his webI was surprised to see him site, damianmcginty­official. in the first episodes in the com, the singer from new season. When will his Northern Ireland is perlast episode air and how forming, though not with will the show explain his Celtic Thunder. absence?

Instead, he is doing a A: As I have said here tour with 13-year-old phebefore, the TV season has nom Ethan Bortnick, havbecome a very flexible ing appeared in a Bortnick thing, with episodes from TV special. a single season airing in The tour features Bortsmall chunks across a long nick as the headliner and period of time, or a batch McGinty a “special guest.” of episodes shot together being defined by their Q: What is the rationale network as taking up two behind ending shows severseasons. The small recent al minutes after the hour? batch of “Rizzoli & Isles” This causes the viewer to episodes are considered either leave one show early, the end of the fourth seaor miss a show entirely, and son, which also includes the advertiser loses out. As shows in the summer of a byproduct, it messes up 2013. being able to record shows Young, who played as well.

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E16 - Thursday, March 20, 2014

MOVIES Muppet characters (from left) Gonzo, Miss Piggy, Kermit, Floyd Walter and Scooter in a scene from “Muppets Most Wanted.”

Disney Enterprises, Inc. via AP

Your kids aren’t into the Muppets? Hire a sitter running of the bulls” and the like — nobody’s the wiser. Interpol’s HHH silliest Frenchman (Ty Burrell of “Muppets Most Wanted” is Cast: The Muppets, with Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Jemaine “Modern Family”) and the CIA’s funnier than the last Muppets Clement, Celine Dion, Ray Liotta Sam the Eagle are slow to catch Running time: 1:52 movie, with far better songs (by on as well.

MPAA rating: PG for some mild action Bret McKenzie), punnier puns Meanwhile, Kermit’s the one and all manner of geo-political dragged back to the Gulag, where gags, cultural wisecracks and star Usher may need no 10-and-under charge of “The Muppet Show.” fellow inmates Liotta, Jemaine introduction. But Salma Hayek, Constantine, “the world’s cameos.

Clement and Trejo accept him as Sure, you can take the kids. But Josh Groban, Ray Liotta, Saoirse most dangerous frog,” breaks their murderous leader — sort of.

Ronan, Danny Trejo, “Thor” vilout of a Russian gulag, covers his And camp commandant Nadya will they get the Swedish Chefin-a-remake-of-Ingmar Bergman- lain Tom Hiddleston (in light red facial mole in green makeup and (Tina Fey, terrific) puts him to hair), Tony Bennett and Frank tries to twist his Russian accent film-“The Seventh Seal” joke? work casting and planning the into Kermit speech to make Will they know who Celine Dion Langella? They’re going to give prison’s musical revue. the switcheroo work. Somehow, is, and why Miss Piggy wanting to grown-ups a giggle.

The production numbers are Kermit and the Muppets have almost everybody is fooled, even epic — from the “everybody sing a duet with her is funny? barely reunited as a group when the insistently lovesick Miss And clocking in at a kidknows a sequel is never quite as Piggy. patience-testing 1:52, you have to a predatory manager (Ricky good” opener, to a Gervais duet Constantine and Badguy wonder if Disney doesn’t realize, Gervais) lures them into a world with Constantine, Miss Piggy tour with promises of sold-out schedule Muppet shows in Berlin, sharing a song with her idol after the 2011 Muppet revival, shows and worldwide Muppet Madrid and Dublin in an effort that it’s making these films not Celine and Fey’s ’60s girl groupadoration. But the tour is basito rob next-door museums. And for children, but for the people style prison show stopper, “Big cally a plot by Dominic Badguy with the villains indulging every who loved the TV show back House.” (“It’s pronounced ‘Bad-gee.’ It’s lunatic vanity project of every when Liberace and Liza MinThe Boris & Natasha accents lunatic in the company — Piggy’s that Fey and the hilarious Clemnelli were guest starring with Jim French.”) to put a criminal masHenson & Co. Lady Gaga and termind and Kermit look-alike in Celine songs, Gonzo’s “indoor ent (“Dinner for Schmucks,” TV’s

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“Flight of the Conchords”) sling are just hilarious, as is much of what pops up here.

The new voices don’t quite match your memories of the original cast, a good reason to keep Kermit off camera for much of the film. And “Most Wanted” is entirely too long, which puts a strain on the slight sight gags (towering Ty Burrell and Sam the Eagle stuffed into a tiny Interpol police car) and time-worn puns.

There’s a Pixar “Monster’s University” short, “Party Central,” that has about as many laughs as last summer’s feature length snoozer, to make the trip to the cinemas even longer.

But “Most Wanted” is amusing enough to make you think, “So what if the kids don’t dig it? Hire a sitter!” This is what PG comedy was meant to be, with the giggles mixed with the groans, something only “Macarena”-dancing Muppets can deliver.

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Thursday, March 20, 2014 - E17

MOVIES MINI-REVIEWS Compiled from news services.

Ratings are one to four stars.

“The Art of the Steal” — Kurt Russell and Matt Dillon, two actors who just make you smile when they show up in a movie, play halfbrothers in a jaunty caper film that, alas, doesn’t work.

Writer-director Jonathan Sobol keeps things moving, the editing is tight and crisp, and the cast do their best to sell every scene, but it’s a tough sell when the payoff is neither all that stunning nor all that plausible. Crime caper, R, 90 minutes. HH “August: Osage County” — The dialogue is sometimes so sharp we wince, and the acting by an ensemble of world-class actors led

by Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor and Chris Cooper is for the most part superb. But this adaptation of Tracy Letts’ play ultimately is sour, loud and draining. Nearly everyone in this story would be the most horrific person at your average dinner party. Drama, R, 119 minutes. HH “Ender’s Game” — A firstrate cast of wily veterans (Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley) and fresh-faced youngsters (Asa Butterfield of “Hugo”) deliver a rousing, challenging adventure that should satisfy most young fans of the beloved sci-fi novel while keeping the adults engrossed as well. The simulated battles against scary aliens are beautifully shot and expertly choreographed.

Sci-fi adventure, PG-13, 114 minutes. HHH “Frozen” — When a queen with icy powers (voice of Idina Menzel) accidentally freezes her kingdom, she runs away and her intrepid sister (Kristen Bell) goes to find her. Sure to delight kids and captivate adults, Disney’s musical “Frozen” is the instant favorite for the animated feature Oscar.

Animated musical, PG, 102 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Her” — In writer-director Spike Jonze’s lovely and wondrous ultra-modern romance, a fragile fellow in the not-so-distant future (Joaquin Phoenix) falls in love with the voice of an operating system (Scarlett

Johansson). One of the more original, hilarious and even heartbreaking stories of the year. It works both as a love story and as a commentary on the ways technology isolates us from human contact. Comedy-romance, R, 119 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Her” — In writer-director Spike Jonze’s lovely and wondrous ultra-modern romance, a fragile fellow in the not-so-distant future (Joaquin Phoenix) falls in love with the voice of an operating system (Scarlett Johansson). One of the more original, hilarious and even heartbreaking stories of the year. It works both as a love story and as a commentary on the ways technology isolates us from human contact. Comedy-romance, R, 119 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Inside Llewyn Davis” — With this dry comedy about the American folk music scene of the early 1960s, Ethan and Joel Coen have crafted another unique period piece. Oscar Isaac gives a memorable performance as the title character, a thoroughly unlikable, selfish, socially poisonous miscreant. The music is terrific. With Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan and John Goodman. Comedy, R, 105 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “Lone Survivor” — This re-creation of a 2005 Navy SEAL mission builds to one of the most realistic, shocking, gruesome and devastating depictions of war ever put on film. Instead of going for the big-picture perspective, director Peter Berg focuses on the unflinching bravery of soldiers executing their mission and looking out for one another. Mark Wahlberg stars. War drama, R, 121 minutes. HHH “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” — The old TV cartoon about a genius dog, his adopted son and their time-traveling adventures becomes a whip-smart, consistently funny and goodnatured film with terrific voice performances led by Ty Burrell as Peabody. Lots of sight gags and goofy puns, with some clever one-liners intended for the parents in the audience.

Animated adventure, PG, 90 minutes. HHH “Nebraska” — What a joy it is to watch Bruce Dern playing such a miserable

AT AREA THEATERS ANACORTES CINEMAS March 21-27 Divergent (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30; Sunday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:50, 6:40 Muppets Most Wanted (PG): Friday-Saturday: 1:10, 4:00, 6:30, 8:55; Sunday-Thursday: 1:10, 4:00, 6:30 Non-Stop (PG-13): Friday-Saturday: 1:20, 3:15, 6:50, 9:05; Sunday-Tuesday: 1:20, 3:15, 6:50; Wednesday: 1:20, 3:15; Thursday: 1:20, 3:15, 6:50 Elton John: The Million Dollar Piano (NR): Wednesday: 7 p.m.

360-293-6620 BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN Oak Harbor 360-675-5667 CONCRETE THEATRE March 21-23 Divergent (PG-13): Friday: 7:30 p.m.; Saturday: 5 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 4 and 6:30 p.m.

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OAK HARBOR CINEMAS March 21-27 Divergent (PG-13): Friday: 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20; Saturday: 10:00, 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20; Sunday: 10:00, 12:50, 3:40, 6:30; Monday-Thursday: 12:50, 3:40, 6:30 Muppets Most Wanted (PG): Friday: 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:15; Saturday: 10:20, 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:15; Sunday: 10:20, 1:10, 4:00, 6:50; Monday-Thursday: 1:10, 4:00, 6:50 Need for Speed (PG-13): Friday: 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25; Saturday: 10:10, 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25; Sunday: 10:10, 1:00, 3:50, 6:40; Monday-Thursday: 1:00, 3:50, 6:40 360-279-2226 STANWOOD CINEMAS March 21-27 Divergent (PG-13): 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20 Muppets Most Wanted (PG): 1:10, 3:50, 6:40, 9:00 Need for Speed (PG-13): Friday-Wednesday: 1:15, 3:55, 6:35, 9:15; Thursday: 1:15, 3:55, 9:15 300: Rise of an Empire (R): Friday-Tuesday: 4:05, 6:55; Wednesday: 4:05; Thursday: 4:05, 6:55 Mr. Peabody & Sherman (PG): 1:20, 7:00 Non-Stop (PG-13): 4:00, 9:05 Son of God (PG-13): 1:00, 9:10 Elton John: The Million Dollar Piano (NR): Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Noah (PG-13): Thursday: 7:00 360-629-0514 SOB in the best role of his long career. Woody Grant is a crabby, boozy, sometimes delusional old guy on a road trip with his son (Will Forte) to collect a sweepstakes prize. Alexander Payne’s latest film is a modern American classic about the dynamic between a father from the generation that didn’t speak about its feel-

ings and a grown son who’s still trying to get his father to explain himself. Stark, beautiful and memorable.

Drama, R, 115 minutes.

HHHH “Non-Stop” — I can’t pretend the checklist of cliches didn’t tickle me in this genre thriller about a mysterious terrorist threatening midflight murder. As the federal air

marshal onboard, Liam Neeson continues his late middleage run as the baddest action hero on the planet. (Thriller, PG-13, 107 minutes HHH “RoboCop” — The 2014 version of “RoboCop” takes advantage of the superior technology available now, but doesn’t match up to the original when it comes to story and cast. As Alex Murphy, the wounded officer converted into RoboCop, Joel Kinnaman comes across as a wooden human being AND a wooden robot.

Sci-fi action, PG-13, 118 minutes. HH “Son of God” — The first feature in recent memory telling us a life-spanning story of Jesus Christ recounts the events with great reverence but, alas, is not a good movie. The special effects are just OK, and in the title role, Portuguese-born heartthrob Diogo Morgado hits a lot of wrong notes. Historical drama, PG-13, 138 minutes. H1⁄2 “That Awkward Moment” — Strives to straddle the line between breezy, bromantic comedy and “Hangover”esque guy humor – and fails miserably on both counts.

Talented, charismatic actors including Zac Efron and Michael B. Jordan star in a not particularly offensive but utterly unmemorable film.

Comedy, R, 94 minutes. H1⁄2 “The Bag Man” — One can’t help but wonder what Robert De Niro and John Cusack saw in the script for “The Bag Man” that made two of our most interesting actors sign up for this irritating mess of a movie. It’s warmed-over Tarantino mixed with a third-rate tribute to the Coen brothers with a dose of David Lynch-ian madness.

Thriller, R, 108 minutes. H “The Monuments Men” — One of the most oldfashioned and at times almost breezy World War II films in recent memory is about middle-aged curators recovering art stolen by the Nazis. George Clooney directs himself and his costars (including Matt Damon and Bill Murray) as if he had watched “The Dirty Dozen” on a continuous loop for a week. Historical action, PG-13, 118 minutes. HHH “3 Days to Kill” — The term “guilty pleasure” was

invented for this kind of movie. Nearly every other scene is so audaciously terrible, you don’t know whether to cringe or chortle.

But the star power of Kevin Costner as an aging CIA hit man turns schlock into pure entertainment. Action, PG-13, 117 minutes. HHH “300: Rise of an Empire” — If you loved the gloriously and gratuitously blood-spattered visual style of Zack Snyder’s epic “300,” you’ll probably enjoy the heck out of “300: Rise of an Empire,” which manages to be something of a prequel, a sequel and a parallel story all at once. The performances, especially Eva Green as the warrior Artemisia, are uniformly good, but this epic is foremost a triumph of design and CGI. Action fantasy, R, 103 minutes. HHH1⁄2 “12 Years a Slave” — is a film about great bravery, featuring some of the bravest performances you’ll ever have the privilege to witness.

Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as a free man in New York state in the 1840s, who is kidnapped and shipped to the South, where he is beaten, given a new name and forced into slavery. Unflinchingly directed by Steve McQueen, “12 Years a Slave” is what we talk about when we talk about greatness in film. With Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch and Paul Giamatti. Drama, R, 134 minutes. HHHH “Veronica Mars” — This big-screen update of the Kristen Bell TV series, the result of a Kickstarter campaign, looks and feels like a glorified TV movie, with mostly unexceptional performances and ridiculous plot developments no more innovative than you’d see on a dozen network TV detective shows. Crime comedy, PG-13, 108 minutes. HH “Winter’s Tale” — A good old-fashioned train wreck of a film. Despite the beloved source material, a talented writer-director (Akiva Goldsman) and an A-list cast headed by Colin Farrell and Russell Crowe, there’s no stopping the tide of the overwhelmingly cheesy story of love, romance and our place in the universe. It’s a gooey mess. Romance, PG-13, 118 minutes. H

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OUT & ABOUT ART

metal statues by Roger Small during March at INTERACTIVE ART Skagit Running Company, INSTALLATION: #picture702 S. First St., Mount Vermethere, a fully interactive non. Store hours are 10 a.m. installation by Jessica Bonin to 6 p.m. Monday through and James Reisen, is on disThursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. play through Friday, March Friday and Saturday. artby 21, in the Skagit Valley College Art Gallery, located in rogersmall.com. the Gary Knutzen Cardinal SCULPTURE ON Center, 2405 E. College DISPLAY: Peregrine Way, Mount Vernon. Using O’Gormley’s original wood hand-painted backdrops sculpture “How Much Lonand handmade objects, #picturemethere creates a play- ger?” is on display through ground for the imagination March 31 at KP Studios, 705 Commercial Ave., Anawhere viewers can become cortes. The city of Anacortes an active participant in the is raising funds to purchase artwork. Visitors can pick the bronze version of the up the props, take a photo sculpture, which is on temwith their smartphone and render their own version of porary loan to the city and on display in front of How the story. By uniting all of It Works, located on Fourth the work with a common Street between Commercial hashtag, #picturemethere participants collectively cre- and O avenues. ate a body of photographs “ATMOSPHERES”: A that exists outside the galshow of new paintings by lery walls. The gallery is Tyree Callahan, Todd Horopen from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ton and Sharon Kingston Monday through Friday. continues through March 30 360-416-7812. at Smith & Vallee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey Ave., Edison.

OUTDOOR SCULPTURE The exhibition concentrates EXHIBIT: The La Conner Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit on the artists’ expressions is on display through March of the interplay between atmospheric light and the 1, 2015, at public locations Northwest landscape. Galaround La Conner. The annual juried exhibition fea- lery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 tures work by some of the p.m. Wednesday through Northwest’s most accomSunday. 360-766-6230 or plished artists. For informa- smithandvallee.com. tion, including a map of the sculptures and works availNW ARTISTS: A show able for sale, call 360-466of work by 25 of the 100 3125 or visit town artists featured in the new oflaconner.org. book, “100 Artists Of The Northwest,” continues IN THE ART BAR: In through April 13 at Matzke celebration of International Fine Art Gallery and SculpWomen’s Day, the Linture Park, 2345 Blanche coln Theatre is featuring Way, Camano Island. The a collaborative art display book, co-authored by Karla showcasing the creativity of Matzke, features contemwomen through March 31 porary Washington and in the Art Bar, 712 S. First Oregon artists working St., Mount Vernon. 360-336- in sculpture, glass, paint8955 or lincolntheatre.org. ing, clay, wood and other mediums. Gallery hours are PAINTINGS & SCULP11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays TURES: Check out palette and Sundays; weekdays by appointment. 360-387-2759 knife paintings and small

while stopping along the path between here and there. 360-770-4528.

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“OUTSIDE IN”: An exhibition of artworks by Christopher Gildow, Thomas Christopher Haag and Fred Holcomb continues through April 20 at Anchor Art Space, 216 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. The exhibition addresses the intermediate place between then and now/outside and inside and the travelers who find themselves there.

Curated by Greg Tate, the show includes landscape scenes from a moving car, mixed media composed of old ticket stubs and maps, and collaged works on modern forms that allude to a cultural past. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

A curator’s talk will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 4. 360-755-3140 or anchorartspace.org.

SPRING ART SHOW: Clayton James, Maggie Wilder and Marty RogHawaiian slack key guitarist Keola Beamer and his ers are the featured artpartner, hula dancer Moanalani Beamer, will perform ists in the River Gallery’s at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 23, at Western Washington annual Spring Art Show, University’s Concert Hall in Bellingham. Tickets: $32 which open with a gala at tickets.wwu.edu or at the door. reception from 2 to 5 p.m.

Saturday, March 22, and continues through April or matzkefineart.com.

Martin McCool contin27 at 19313 Landing Road ues through March at the (off of Dodge Valley Road), McCool Gallery, 711 ComPHOTO EXHIBIT: Dick between Mount Vernon and Garvey — Photography: “A mercial Ave., Anacortes.

La Conner. The exhibition Collector’s Dream” contin- The show also will feature ues through April 1 at Scott work by other gallery artists will showcase oil paintings

by Clayton James, now Milo Gallery, 420 Commer- including sculptures, glass celebrating his 96th year, and ceramics, baskets and cial Ave., Anacortes. The along with oils by Magshow features a collection of fiber art, jewelry, paintings photographs from the estate and more. Gallery hours are gie Wilder and watercolor of Dick Garvey (1952-2011), 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday works by Marty Rogers. The through Sunday. mccoolart. show also includes works by with special pricing for all more than two dozen other com. work hanging in the show. local artists. The gallery is Gallery hours are 10:30 open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday PHOTOS ON DISPLAY: Wednesday through Sunday. through Saturday or by Think Studios, 1010 Fifth 360-466-4524 or river appointment. 360-293-6938 St., Suite 320, Anacortes, is gallerywa.com. or scottmilo.com. showing images from photographer Barb Thrall by EXHIBITIONS AT MoNA: NEW PAINTINGS: A show appointment during March.

Three new exhibits will of new acrylic paintings on The collection, “Places,” open with a reception at 2 canvas and paper by Anne presents contemplations

p.m. Saturday, March 22, and continue through June 15 at The Museum of Northwest Art, 121 S. First St., La Conner: “Lucy Mae Martin: Hands On”: The artworks in the exhibition are wrapped and sandblasted stones representing a new side of the Skagit Valley artist’s heavy, creative work life. Martin says, “I am inspired to engrave relief-style because there are millions of years tucked behind the surface of every beautiful, unique stone, and the sandblasting reveals these layers. I enjoy engraving Braille because it encourages total interaction with my work … I believe that everybody should be able to enjoy the arts in their own individual way.”

“Shapes of Abstraction from the Permanent Collection”: The exhibit offers a study of form and color of new acquisitions with an ekphrastic poem (description of a visual work of art)

by Kathleen Flenniken.

Curated by exhibitions director Lisa Young.

“John Cole: A Historical Perspective”: Recognized as one of the Pacific Northwest’s leading landscape artists, John Cole (1936-2007) painted in the region for almost four decades. Favoring abstraction over literal description, Cole’s distinctive, muscular style sublimely expresses the quintessential features of the majestic Northwest landscape — water, mountains and trees. This historical survey includes not just iconic landscapes, but important figurative and still-life works that are less known, and traces the major influences on the artist as reflected in his oils, prints and drawings. Cocurated by Lisa Harris and Sarah Harvey of Lisa Harris Gallery with support from Lucille Cole, the John D. Cole Estate, Patty Stonesifer and Michael Kinsley.

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OUT & ABOUT The museum 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 museum ofnwart.org.

Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes.

Dana Brandt of Ecotech Energy Systems will talk about renewable energy systems for homes during the 90-minute meeting. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. 360-755QUILTS & TEXTILES: Two 0777. exhibits will open Wednesday, March 26, and continue LOCAL RADIO: “Speak through June 29 at the La Up! Speak Out!”: 5 p.m.

Conner Quilt & Textile Wednesday, March 26, Museum, 703 S. Second St., KSVR 91.7 FM radio. Host La Conner. jim justice will talk with “Made by Hand: MariMatt Adams, legal director anne Burr”: Meet the artist of the Northwest Immigrant at a reception from 1 to 4 Rights Project in Seattle, p.m. Saturday, March 29. about detainee bond hearBurr handpaints her designs ings, bed quotas for detenon silk and then creates a tion centers and conditions complex design with hand in the Northwest Detention stitching and applique, Center in Tacoma. (Show creating a rich surface that will repeat at 8 p.m. Sunday, catches the light and seems March 30). speakupspeak to glow from within. outradio.org.

“Suzanis and Crazy Quilts: Recent Acquisitions “THE SALISH BOUNTY: from the Miriam Wosk Fam- TRADITIONAL NATIVE ily Trust”: This exhibit high- AMERICAN FOODS OF lights a collection of crazy PUGET SOUND”: 2 p.m. Satquilts and embroidered urday, March 29, Stanwood suzanis that were collected Public Library, 9701 271st

by California artist Miriam St. NW, Stanwood. Rick Wosk over her lifetime Castellano of the Island (1947-2010), and served as County Historical Society inspiration pieces for her will discuss the original elaborate collage and paint- “Eat Local” lifestyle. For ed works. The museum will thousands of years before also have images of select the first foreign settlers works from Miriam Wosk appeared in our area, local as examples of how textiles Indian tribes enjoyed a influenced her art. diverse diet of wild vegRegular museum hours etables, herbs, roots, berries are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and animal protein. This Wednesday through Sunday program explores some of (during April, the museum those foods, including how will be open from 11 a.m. to they were gathered, hunted, 5 p.m. daily). $7, $5 students preserved, stored and used and military with ID, free in daily life. Free. 360-629for members and ages 11 3132. and younger. 360-466-4288 or laconnerquilts.com.

soul/R&B sound of Cold Blood with local R&B vocal sensation Margaret Wilder. $15-$35. Proceeds will benefit the Epting Foundation’s efforts to keep the arts alive in Skagit Valley. 360-3368955.

LECTURES AND TALKS

FASHION EXHIBIT: Check out “100 Years of Fashion” through April 28 at the Skagit County Historical Museum, 501 S. Fourth St., Anacortes. The special exhibit showcases items from the museum’s extensive collection of wedding wear, including wed-

MUSIC

MUSICAL BENEFIT: The Rick Epting Foundation For The Arts will present Lydia AFFORDABLE HOUSPense & Cold Blood and ING: Home Trust of Skagit, The Margaret Wilder Band which promotes affordable at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March workforce housing, will hold 29, at the Lincoln Theatre, its sixth annual public mem- 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. The concert pairs the bership meeting at 6 p.m. late ’60s/early ’70s funk/ Tuesday, March 25, in the

MORE FUN FILM SCREENING: Enjoy the award-winning movie “Happy” at 7 p.m.

Friday, March 21, at the Anacortes Center for Happiness, 619 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Celebrate the arrival of spring and International Happiness Day. Admission by donation. 360-464-2229 or anacortescenterforhappiness. org.

MUSEUM EXHIBIT: “We’re Still Here: The Survival of Washington Indians” continues through May 18 in the Anacortes Museum’s Carnegie Gallery, 1305 Eighth St., Anacortes.

The main exhibit, created by the Washington State Heritage Center, follows Washington’s original inhabitants through a war over land, a clash over culture and a revival of Native tradition today. Anacortes Museum staff worked with representatives of the Samish and Swinomish tribes to develop exhibit panels and artifact displays interpreting the experiences of Fidalgo and Guemes islands’ first people. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Free admission.

360-293-1915 or museum. cityofanacortes.org.

ding dresses, bridesmaid frocks and grooms’ suits.

The exhibit also features a tribute to Mount Vernon fashion trendsetter Anne Richards. The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Sunday. $5 adults, $4 seniors and ages 6 to 12, $10 families, free for members and ages 5 and younger. 360-466-3365 or skagitcounty.net/museum.

10 for $550 or get five percent off individual tickets through March 14. 360-4285959.

GALAXIES, NEBULAS & PLANETS: Explore the night sky beginning at dark Friday, March 28, at Fort Nugent Park, 2075 SW Fort Nugent Road, Oak Harbor.

Island County Astronomical Society members will provide an assortment of teleTULIP FEST GALA: scopes for viewing. All ages “Kaleidoscope of Nature,” welcome. Free. The event the 2014 Tulip Festival Gala will be canceled if cloudy.

Opening Celebration, will 360-679-7664 or icas-wa. take place from 5:30 to 9 webs.com. p.m. Thursday, March 27, at the Skagit Valley Casino NEW MOON CELEBRAResort, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, TION: The event will take Bow. Celebrate the start of place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, the 31st annual Tulip FesMarch 29, at the Anacortes tival with music by Marcia Center for Happiness, 619 Kester, a sit-down dinner, Commercial Ave., Anadessert auction, raffles and cortes. Join the Rev. Elke more. $60. Advance purMacartney to let go of past chase required. Early bird thoughts and feelings and specials: Reserve a table for set your intentions for the

coming month. Bring your own hand drums and rattles or borrow hers. $5-$10 suggested donation. 360-4642229 or anacortescenter forhappiness.org.

STASHFEST: Choose from a unique selection of fabrics and wearables for quilting, fashion and home décor from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 29-30, at the La Conner Civic Garden Club, 622 S. Second St., La Conner. The fundraiser for the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum will feature a trunk show of artisan and vintage fabrics, a book and notions sale and hourly door prizes.

Free admission.

A preview sale for 100 shoppers will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday. $12. Get tickets at stashfest.com, 360-466-4288 or laconner quilts.com.

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